The San Francisco call., 1898-12-12
Serious PrediCament
 of the Webfoot.
STEAMSHIP LINE IN TROUBLE
DISSOLUTION WANTED BY LA.
 PANESE SHAREHOLDERS.
A New Central American Steamship Company-Narrow Escape of the T. H. Anderson From
 Destruction.

The schooner Webfoot went on Anita Shoal off the Presidio yesterday. She was on her way to Grays Harbor and was sailing out. Below Black Point the ' wind died out and in spite of all Captain FDonnelly and his crew could do the Web foot drifted bow on to the shoal. There she hung, hard and fast, but when the tug Monarch offered assistance Captain Donnelly refused it, saying, the vessel was in no danger and would get on at high water. Later one Of the 1edStack tugs went down and lowed her off.
 News from Japan is to the effect that some of the shareholders of the Ioyo kisen Kaisha (Oriental Steamship Com pany) are asking for dissolution or the concern. The company 1t will be remem, bered, from the exclusive story published in The Call, has gone into partnership with the Pacific Mail and Q. ana O' ming three steamers in conjunction pe- tween San Francisco, Hawaii, Japan ana China. The Toyo Risen Kaisha had three steamers built in England, and, one or them, the Nippon Maru, will be que here January 13 next. The America Maru Will leave Yokohama for San Franclsco on January 9 and the Hongkong Maru on February IS.
 When the fourth installment on the shares in these steamers became que 20. 900 shares became delinquent and the holders made a demand that the company be wound up. By hard work the prln- cipal owners in the concern succeeded in
 
 paid and then proposed to sell the other l0 900 at auction. This the holders objected to most decidedly, as that would mean a heavy loss for them Ihey haye reneW6e df t6a \. company, and are preparing to nght the matter in the courts.
 The America Maru had her trial trip in English waters a few days ago and her mean speed was T71a knots. She is a splen- did steamship, with a dead weight capa- city of 46OO tons. She is 412 feet long, 5o,6 feet broad and 32.6 feet deep. She has ac- commodations for GA first class passen- gers, exclusive of special suite Of rooms, 70 second class passengers and over 1OO0 Chinese. She has twin screws, inverted triple condensing engines, and her cylin- ders are 2Sl4 inches and 75 inches. with 4S-inch stroke. They take steam from five boilers, four double enders and one single ender, at pressure of 1SO pounds. She is lighted throughout with electricity and fitted out in the very best style for comfort. The Nippon Maru and Hong kong Maru are fitted out in similar
 The Pacific Mail Company's steamer City of Panama arrived from Central American ports yesterday. Among her cabin passengers were Mrne. Algeria de Reina Barrios, Clemencia de Reina Bar rios and Consuelo de Reina Barrios and secretary. Lieutenant N M Howard of the Ii. Nj. s. Pheasant and Lieutenant E. II. Durrell of the United States ship Phil Rdelphia were also passengers. The Pan- anna brings the news that the Pacific Steam Navigation Company and the Cia Sud American de Vapors have completed arrangements by which a weekly service between Valparaiso Panama and Ocos will begin at once. It is believed that the steamer Arequipa has already left Val paraiso and is expected at Panama on the 17th Inst. This weekly service will carry merchandise for Europe via the Straits of Magellan and will tap all the Central American coffee districts.
 The bark Big Bonanza was caught in the mortimer while on her way here from