The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
MONGOL|
ON THE CHINA
co ON STRIKE
Insisted on Being Paid
in Gold Coin.
REFUSED MEXICAN MONEY
MAIL COMPANY COMPELLED TO
GRANT THEIR DEMANDS.
REFUSED MEXICAN MONEY
MAIL COMPANY COMPELLED nc
GRANT THEIR DEMANDS.
The Naval Reserve Steamer Marior
Will Not Be Moved From How
ard Street Wharf for
While.

The Pacific Mall Company experienced
great trouble In getting the steamer Chi
ma away for the Orient. In the first place
there was a strike among the Chinese
and Japanese crew and then there was
such rush of steerage passengers that q
large quantity of freight had to be put
ashore in order to make room for them
In consequence the vessel was nearly six
hours late in getting away.
When the China was taken as a trans
port the Chinese and Japanese crew was
engaged for the trip on a gold basis. The
regular run between here and the Orient
was on the Mexican dollar basis. When
the transport got back the coolies were
all paid off in United States gold coin
much to their delight. The company was
satisfied, as Uncle Sam footed the bills
the Chinese were delighted and "all went
merry as marriage bell.
Wednesday was the time set for the
crew to sign on" for the voyage &c
Hongkong, and then the trouble began
The Chinese refused to sign the articles
until their pay up to that time was forth
coming in gold. They were not going to
wait until the vessel reached Hongkong
and then be paid In Mexican dollars.
mot muchee," said the boss Chinese. The
company was In a quandary. The Chinese
would have to be taken. whether as pas
the chances of getting a new crew here
were problematical. All kinds of ruses
were tried to circumvent the willy Celes-
tials, but they all failed, and Wednes-
coin and the Chinese signed the ships
articles. Yesterday about fifteen money
changers were busy around the ship
changing the American money into Mexi-
During the Manila voyage the Japanese
were paid the same wages as white men.
When the Yokohama Hongkong run was
resumed they refused to accept the old
no n nd work
quence the China Is carrying eight of
them as passengers as far as Yokohama.
The China took away "a cabin passen-
gers, 35 second-class and $50 Chinese. The
rush of the latter came at the last mo-
ment and in consequence an immense
quantity of freight had to be put ashore
to make room for them. Nearly thou-
sand barrels of beer and large consign-
ments of cigarettes were among the goods
put ashore and somebody will have to go
short of those articles.
Madeleine Bouton, the actress, and Mrs.
Reid. her chaperone, were to have sailed
on the China, but Cancelled their tickets at
the last moment. Among the Honolulu
passengers were the Rev. Fathers Lund-
tor. They will make a tour of the Islands
and will do some missionary work while
there. -,
rescinded the order moving the Marion
into the stream yesterday When the
presented the state with the
vessel for naval reserve snip II was
with the understanding that she should
be kept moored alongside wharf The
commissioners will now communicate
with the Secretary of the Navy and get
his permission to move the vessel into
the stream before any further action Is
taken in the matter.
The Mexican schooner Novolato sailed
for Grays Harbor on the 18th inst. While
at work on deck, Lorenzo Silva fell over
a coil of rope and broke his foot. He was
mt aboard the pilot boat Bonita and
brought back to the city. He was sent to
the Marine Hospital.
THE British ship Wallacetown, from
Antwerp for San Francisco, has been
compelled to put into Coquimbo with her
steering gear badly damaged.
The Blairmore is no more. Yesterday
that hoodoo name was blotted out and
the vessel renamed John Palmer.
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Lurline Salt Water Baths.