The San Francisco call., 1899-09-20
TABLES TURNED
ON A PORTLAND
SHIPS RUNNER
Was Carried to Sea
Against His Will.

Inc BRUSH snip MuSKOkd, winch sailed
for Europe from Astoria a couple of days
ago. had considerable trouble in securing
crew. The boarding masters on the
Columbia River wanted $50 a man, so the
captain employed Frank Turk and ].
Lynch to get him twenty-five sailors
Turk came to San Francisco and secured
sixteen men whom he shipped north on
the steamer Columbia. He could get no
more sailors here so he wired Lynch to
go to Puget Sound and pick up six A BIS
there Lynch went to Seattle and there
found the American ship Rufus E. Wood.
ready to sail for Sydney, n. S. w. He
went aboard and tried to get six of the
crew to desert, but while he was
persuading the men the tug came along
side and took the ship to sea. Lynch IS
captain Of the Wood may be depended
| upon to see that he works his passage.
Failing to get any more men the MuSkoka
put to sea short handed.
The Mail steamer Colon arrived from
Panama and way ports yesterday with
fifteen cabin passengers and eighteen
her cargo was over 100000 worth of
treasure. In Central American silver
there was $15,S54; three bars of gold and
silver were valued at $4,000, fifty-Hve bars
Of silver at SAP ,000 thirtysiX sacks of
precipitate of silver at $4,000 and one
case of gold dust on which no value was
placed.
The steamer America Maru was more
damaged ~ the fire that broke out
in her coal bunkers than was at first an
| ticipated. While in Yokohama the coal
caught fire, but was put out, and on
September 10 she sailed for San Fran
cisco via Honolulu. A few days later she
put back the coal in her bunkerS having
caught fire again. A dispatch to the
Merchants Exchange yesterday stated
that the fire had been put out, but the
cargo i nthe main hold was very much
damaged" 1t will now probably be the
first week in October before the America
Maru gets here.
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Railroad Companys employees, was badly
injured on Kearny street yesterday He
was helping to repair the railroad track
and got crushed betwee two railroad ties:
His right leg was badly lacerated and
his left leg broken. He was treated at
the Harbor Receiving Hospital by DR..
Robinson and was afterWard removed to
the railroad hospital.
Nels Hansen, a sailor on the ship ORR
entail. fell into the hold of the vessel
Robinson found that both his wrists were
sprained and his face badly lacerated.
Five stitches had to be taken in his eye
brow before he could leave the operating
table.
Andrew Olsen had a row with his land
lord at 43 Steuart street last Monday night
and yesterday had a lacerated scalp
sewed up at the Harbor Hospital. An
drew asked the landlord for a candle with
which to light his way to bed and instead
was struck over the head with club. so
he says.
Captain Thompson Colly has turned
marine artist since leaving the sea for
life ashore, and some of his efforts in the
painters art are very good. He has made
a particularly good picture of the San
Francisco owned ship Sintram,. which he
is going to send to his friend, Captain
Matthews, in New Zealand. Painting is
now Captain Colly's hobby, and although
he has taken it up late in life he is max
ing rapid progress.
0N-@~e1-e@ go @-~~~-4%0
that Brown be detained in the City Prison
till the regiment should sail.
Corporal John Harris of Company E,
Twenty sixth Infantry, was before Judge
Mogan on charge of disturbing the
creating a disturbance al Market and
Fifth streets late Monday night by fight
ing among themselves and using the most
profane and vulgar language. Policeman
Tilman cautioned them to keep quiet,
but they. would not and Harris got a
brick and threw it at the officer. Till
man placed him under arrest, but he
fought so hard that the officer had to use
his club to bring him under subjectiOn.
The Judge convicted Harris yesterday
morning and will sentence him to-day.
complaints have recently been made
nnofm To nsung fa1 ades on the m
and it is time that something was done to
put a stop to such conduct. The COM
plants have been about men who are con-
nected with the casual detachments. who
seem to be under the impression that they
can get drunk and run the city because
they wear a uniform. Men who have seen
service are imbued with more gentlemanly
instincts ana will not insult women, and
the first one of these casuals brought be-
fore me on such charge will be made an
example of.
Harris claims that he is an old soldier,
having seen twelve years service, and
he and his three friends were only having
a good time when the officer arrested
him.