The San Francisco call., 1898-02-21
Captain Baker Says the Marguerite Molinos
 Ran Away.
C. A. Hansen, a Sailor on the M. P. Grace, Came Into
 Port in Irons.
Mates of Seagoing Steamers Must Be Licensed.


 York, and Susquehanna, from Balti- more, were not long after the Kenil- worth in making port. They took nearly month longer on the trip. how ever but nevertheless their captains consider that the vessels made good av- craze passages. The Wentworth made the run in 11S days, or just about twen- ty-four hours longer than it took her to make the same passage last year. On the occasion prior to that she only took 115 days, and on her next trip Captain Baker says If he gets anything of show he will bring her here in 100 days or less.
 There is only one vessel that Captain Baker will concede is faster than his own, and he says he must take off his hat to Captain Mahe of the French bark Marguerite Molinos. Both ves- sells were in company off the Horn, but when fair wind came along the Mo limos ran away from the Wentworth, in spite of all the canvas Captain Baker could spread, and in fifteen hours was out of sight, and was not seen again until both vessels met off the Faral- lones in the fog.
 Both vessels met with some heavy weather off the Horn, and big sea brokez aboard the Wentworth that strained the deck beams and smashed two of the lifeboats into kindling wood.
 Captain John de Winter, master of the American ship M P. Grace, is again in trouble with a member of his crew. In his own words. " he has never entered the port of San Francisco without having to seek the aid of the courts to discipline some unruly mem Der of the ships company"
 The NJ. P. Grace left New York on the 25th of last September, and dropped her anchor in the Bay of San Francisco yesterday afternoon. The voyage was quite uneyentful until the 13 of October, when the first disagreement between the captain and his crew occurred. On the afternoon of that day the weather was squally, and the captain had occa- sion to correct the man at the wheel for bad steering. c. R. Hansen was the steersman, and in reply to the captains admonition to keep the ship on her course, he told the master that if he did not like his steering he could send somebody else to the wheel. The sailor was told that if he did not obey orders he would be placed in irons until such time as he was ready to submit to all lawful commands. AS he remained ob- durate, and the ship was long way off her right course owing to his bad steering the captain ordered the mate to place Hansen in irons. The sailor resisted desperately, and it was not un- til the captain threatened to shoot him that he allowed the gyyeS to be fast ened on his wrists.
 Hansen was then taken to the cap- tain's cabin, and on being asked why he had not obeyed orders he said that he had his own reasons for refusing to do as he was told, and that it was more than likely that he would be able to get the drop on the captain with gun before many days had passed. The mate then went to the forecastle to search the mans trunk for revolver, and found a heavy caliber Colt and fourteen cartridges in a small bag.
 The man Hansen had been a source of no little anxiety to Captain de Win ter on the voyage hither, as he has con- stantly refused to do any work. and has moreover attempted to incite the other members of the crew to mutiny. Be- fore the vessel anchored yesterday the captain ordered the police flag to be hoisted at the mizzen, and soon after Sergeant Steve Runner and Off, cer Ferguson proceeded on board and relieved the master Of any further re- sponsibility so far as the safe keeping of Hansen was concerned.
 Captain de Winter will formally charge Hansen to-day with violating a section of the shipping laws which de- clares it unlawful for any member of the crew, with the exception of the officers. carrying a deadly weapon in their possession. On the voyage Han sen has boasted that he can buy any Judge in San Francisco for the sum of $50, and Captain de Winter intends that he shall have all the chance he wants to show that he is not mis- taken in the premises.
 When given the liberty of the deck Hansen played the part of the re- ligious crank He claimed that there was no law but the law of God, and by that he would be judged and not by the statutes of the United States. What I have done has been by the divine 1 command said he, land no human court has any jurisdiction over my case" Then he would try to incite the men to mutiny, and the captain would have to iron him again
 The brig Galilee. which arrived from Tahiti yesterday. met with an accident l the second day out from Papeete. A severe squall struck the brig and car ried away her foretopmast head. This l necessitated a return to port. and it was not until January 25 that she got away again for San Francisco.
 The Pacific Coast Steamship Com ! panys Umatilla sailed for Puget Sound ports yesterday with full passenger