The San Francisco call., 1906-08-17

J. D. Spreckels & Bros. Company no.
tif7ed the board that they had sold the
sCea nlers Break kwater and Czarina TO the
Southern Pacific. and at the latter cor
poration's request the Spreckels lease
OF the coal bunkers on Howard-street
" harf No was transferred TO the Coos
Bay, Roseburg and Eastern Railroad
~ ano Navigation Company.
Chief Engineer Norton was asked to
prepare plans and specifications for z
wharf 60x720 feet in the China basin
for the Santa Fe Railroad Company. The
railroad company will put up the money
iot the wharf and allow the amount SO
expended TO apply as rent.
The Charles Nelson Company was
held responsible for the collapsing the
other day of part Of Main-street wharf
and the secretary was ordered to collect
from that firm s46s, the cost of repairs
The Chief Engineer submitted plans
and specifications for a shed over
Broadway wharf No. ?. The estimated
cost Of the structure is $10,50o.
Picket Comes 10 Grief.
Charles Henderson. picket of the
Marine Cooks and Walters Union, went
looking for trouble yesterday morning
and was successful in his quest He
was supplied with z pocket fun Of cop
per tacks and a number of cards or
which was printed in several languages
q notice warning members OF the in
dCstrial army against shipping on "un-
fair vessels. He conceived the idea OF
ta-cking a few cards on the portals OF
rhe Pacific Mail wharf gates, the en-
trance 10 the "enemy's" stronghold. He
selected the post against which Captain
Anderson leans while smoking his
after-tif1n cigar, and had driven in
several tacks with big. rock when
Special Officer Larry Brannan. who was
guarding the gate. caught sign. Of the
offending card.
Brannan ordered him to take down
the card and chase himself"
Henderson. a fair-haired Scandina-
Wan, declined, and dared Brannan to
interfere with him. He approached the
gate and told Brannan what he thought
OF him, what he thought Of Shipping
Agent Swears. how little he thought ot
Captain Anderson and what the cooks
and walters would like to do to R. P.
Schwerin.
AS he talked he walked closer. He
walked too close. Brzunan grabbed the
picket by the collar Of a loose-f1tting
sweater and yanked Henderson inside
the dock gate. The yank pulled the
Nvoolen garment over Hendersons head.
Prannan retained his grip on the
sweater and bounced Henderson's face
several times on the Brannan knee. He
tnen handcuned Henderson and placed
him under arrest, charging him with
assault with a deadly weapon. The
deadly weapon was the rock Henderson
had used as a hammer. and which was
dropped when Brannon made the first
grab
Henderson denies having intended TO
make any felonious use OF the rock and
has the taclzs in his pocket to prove
that the rock was merely q tack ham
ner.
Collects BIase's Pay.
It was learned yesterday that Thomas
Lanahan, the I7-year-old Port Costa
boy for whom the harbor police on
Wednesday searched the Norwegian
steamer Norman Isles. was paid off be-
fore he left the vessel at Port Costa,
and that when he took his leave he
cerried away with him about S17 be-
lcrging 70 Ben Blase, a Deputy Sheriff,
and employed with Lanahan as watch
man on the Norman Isles. 1t was in
hopes Of finding Lanahan and recover
ing his money that Blase secured the
warrant charging the skipper of the
Norman Isles with kidnapping. Blase
brought the warrant to this city and
accompanied the officers on board the
steamer. aiding them in the search
Captain Martin was given to understand
yesterday that the Sheriff of Contra
expenses incurred for launch hire in
the effort TO find the boy, as the affair
was a personal matter in which Deputy
Sheriff Ben Blsse, late Watchman or
The Norman Isles, was the only one in
terested.
The master Of the Norman Isles told
the police that Lanahan had asked for
his pay and volunteered to take the
money due Blase. he signed for him.
self and Blase and left the ship.
Water Front Notes.
The Oceanic Steamship Company
liner Ventura was moved yesterday
from Pacific street TO the sugar re-
hnery.
The bark Servia, first Of the salmon
feet. which arrived Wednesday after
mon, docked yesterday on the south
side OF Greenwich-s street wharf No. l.
=. Olisondia, a fisherman, picked up
z white painted klinker- built yawl with
vanished gunwales yesterday off Al
catraz Island.
The American Hawaiian Company S
freighter Nevadan left Hilo Wednesday
for this port.
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 2,osooo0 feet.
Many Of the steam schooners sur
rendered their passenger licenses as
the result Of the strike, but the fact
that they are manned by non-union
crews is not affecting the passenger
trade Of the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company The Corona arrived yester-
fiom San Dieefo. The Corona brought
ia psssenge = and the Santa Rosa 3o1