The San Francisco call., 1906-10-25

ana most OF thoSe ashore interested in
the ships have other sources of in
come 10 tide them over a lean year
for the green hands. of course. the
psF Tor their one. two or three years
lahor and privatiOn viii be just ST.
which they viii probably have to spend
in launch hire TO get ashore after the
vessel has passed quarantine. The
contract signed by the green hand is
one OF the most skiilfulIy drawn up
documents within the pale of c5viliza-
tien- The green hands share in the
catch lis figured by a special system of
arithmetic. No matter how big or how
small the catch. the answer is always
the same-SL
The share Of the skilled whalemen
is much larger. and figured by real
arithmetic and the boat steerers har-
pretty well This year. however, they
VIII rate on the pay roll with the green
hands The engineers are paid regu-
lar salaries and as the Arctic offers
few Inducements for eNtraVa gance the
members Of the black squad all Will
have good pay days.
The abuses that have existed in the
whaling Industry have been receiving
Federal attention of late. Tt is thought
not unlikely that Congress viii take
steps TO better the conditions Of serVi-
tude under which inexperienced men.
induced 70 ship on the strength Of
cruel misrepresentation. are compelled
10 slave for q period seldom less than
z year. and frequently continuing for
several years, for a remuneration that
cannot under the most. favorable cir
cumstances, amount TO more than the
price Of a suit Of clothes, and which
usually is limited 70 81
All the ships that were frozen in last
year but the Norwhai and those that
were wrecked are expected here within
the next few days
May Have Trial on Friday
The cruiser California win on Fri
dav, according to present plans, be
given another chance to prove her met
Tic on the four hours endurance run.
which is ali that now stands between
her and acceptance by the Navy De
partment Although she has twice
failed ia the endurance test those who
We're on board when she failed are the
most enthusiastic about the high quail
itv Of the big cruiser. The fault that
led TO the failure is merely 4 matter Of
adjustment that can be remedied. On
her last trial for more than two hours
tie CaIiEornia's engines ran with a
'smoothness that excited the admiration
of ali on board Then the brasses on
the port engine betame heated and the
attempt 10 run for four hours was
abandoned. While she ran. however,
the California built TO make twenty
NO knots. showed that she could do
tuenty-tlree knots without any great
EFFORT. and that at a pinch she could
be crowded into an even livelier gait
When the port engine Went out OF
commission on the last trial she re-
turned TO port under the starbOard en-
gine only Those on board were anX-
ious TO reach the bay before dark. and
with one engine the California came
home at a ffteen-knot gait, and fifteen
knots is pretty good travelling for a
disabled cruiser With the expert
ence gained on the last two trials il is
thought that the troublesome bearings
can now be adjusted so as 10 avoid
friction and that the next trial Of the
California viii pass without hitch.
Overdue Bark Is safe.
The overdue British bark Don, which
was out 1s5 DAYS from Montevideo for
Vancouver, and was quoted for rein
surance at 10 per cent, yesterday
reached her destination.
Water Front Notes.
The Pacific Mail liner Korea left
Yokohama yesterday for this port by
way Of Honolulu
The oceanic Steamship Company's s
for this port.
The japanese liner Hongkong Maru
left Honolulu at 4 o'clock p. m. Tues
day. and is due here about noon next
Monday
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to nearly 100000 feet
The liner Ventura will sail at .
o'clock tomorrow afternoon for Homo
illu. Pago Pago, Auckland and Sydney.