The San Francisco call., 1899-04-30
THE Ak AGAIN
SWUNG ON THE
WATER FRONT
Twelve Heads Were
Dropped in Basket.
THE COMMISSIONERS REST
CAPTAIN HOWARD EULoGIzED
BY THE SHIPWRIGHTS.
Several Vessels Got Away With Non
Union Crews-Much Sought
After Ship Belfast Sold
in England.
THE COMMISSIONERS REST
CAPTAIN HOWARD EULOGIZED
BY THE SHIPWRIGHTS.

The AK again fell on the water front
yesterday. Since the neads of depart
ments lost their positions last Tuesday
all the rank and file in the employ of the
Harbor Commission nave been living in
fear and trembling. Yesterday the worst
fears of some were realized and the feel
ing OF uneasiness disappeared from the
minds of others. An even dozen heads
dropped into the basket as follows:
Sweepers-J. T. Bloomer James Coul-
ter, James Ginnert, William Perkins.
George Kristoff and w L. Ingram
Police-Henry Peterson, c. ]. Ledbetter
and ]. T. Mooney.
Janitors-P Mcnamara, Thomas Bur-
goyne and George Quigley.
Wharhnger E. Buckley got a severe
beating at Folsom street wharf yester-
day and in consequence Charles Ander-
son, Emile Leaterdt, Fred Perpoli and
Henry Shinkel are locked up in the Har-
Dor police station on 2. charge of assault
and battery. The prisoners are all young
and had been making trouble along the
Wharves. When they reached Folsom
street Buckley warned them to keep quiet
and for reply received a blow in the
face that knocked him down and BACKED
his left eye The crowd Jumped on him
while he was down and began kicking
him. Thomas Dolan ran to the assistance
OF the wharfinger and the men ran away.
Buckley and Dolan chased them into a
saloon at 1712 Steuart street, where the
men locked themselves in. officer Shaw
came along and demanded admittance
W hen the door was opened the roughs at
tackled Shaw, Buckley and Dolan with
Deer glasses, but they we're soon overpow-
cred and handcuffed. At the police sta
Join sailing schooner that goes to sea
to-day when the trouble took place
A number of shipowners have been dis
appointed over the British ship Belfast
She is splendid modern vessel and was
Tor sale and number of people contem-
pldted Duylng her as soon as she reached
port. A couple of days ago the news ar
rived that she had been sold in England
for $33 900. The Belfast is now out 106
days from Calcutta Tor San Francisco
a long. passage. Had she reached here
a week ago she would have been pur-
chased by a San Francisco firm at an ad-
vance on the English price
The trouble between the sfipowners and
the Sailors Union continues. The vessels
are delayed little, but they sail with
non-union crews and at non-union wages
nevertheless. The ship Columbia got
away for Vladivostok, and the barken-
tine Jane L. Stanford for Puget Sound to
load lumber for Sydney, all right. Four
men We're taken out of the barkentine, but
two of them went back on her again, say
ing they would make the voyage in spite
of the union. The Kate Davenport had
trouble with her crew but of another
sort. Half the men were drunk ana two
of them fell overheard They were fished
out more dead than alive, and the vessel
then proceeded to sea.
Captain Howard of the Oceanic Steam
ship Company was presented with beau
tiful illuminated testimonial by the Shin
wrights' Association yesterday The text
of the resolution, published in The Cali
last Friday, was embodied in the testi-
monial, and the whole signed by the pres
ident and secretary of the association.
The shipwrights employed by Booie &,
Son on the Government transports struck
and Captain Howard acted as mediator
and gained their point for the ship
wrights. The testimonial was their means
of showing their appreciation of Captain
Howard's services.
President Mcconnell and Secretary
Howson made the presentation to Cap
tain tain Howard s'. yesterday am for once the
storms. was taken aback. After he got
over his surprise he thanke. Messrs. Nc
Connell and Howson, as representatives
of the association, and said he had done
nothing for which he expected any
thanks. He thought the men were in tie
right and therefore took their side. The
testimonial is beautifully Illuminated aud
is work of art.