The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04
To TAKE PLACE
Of UNION MEN
Kanakas to Man Coast
ing Steamers Arrive
on Mongolia.
Furuseth's Pickets Lure
Fourteen From Two
Vessels.

Thirty-nine Kanakas, firemen and
sailors for the Hartman coasting
steamers Barracuda and Costa Rica,
arrived here Yesterday on the Pacific
Mail liner Mongolia. When the Mon
golia anchored of the Mail dock the
launch carrying the union pickets was
on hand Mr. Furuseths sentinels
were accompanied by TWO Kanakas. both
coed union men. who IN lusty voices
communed with their dark-skirned
countrymen lining the rail of the big
steamships forecastle head.
The elouuence of the KanaiSa orators
was not altogether wasted and in the
course OF an hc ur or so five OF the men
who had been deadheaded from Homo
lulu TO take the places of the strikers
shinnied down the anchor cable and
were taken on board the picket launch.
Of the others, enough to man the
Barracouta were transferred to that
vessel Those left were taken ashore
on the tender Arabs and will be cared
for on the Siberia until the Costa Rica
is ready for sea.
NINE ENTICED FROM VESSEL.
Nine of the Kanakas We're taken from
the steamer Barracuda last night by
a pieket launch in charge of Secretary
Furuseth A policeman from the Har-
Dor Police Station accompanied the
launch to see that peace was not dis
turbed According TO the report filed
at the police station. no coercion was
exercised b. the men on the launch.
Furuseth stated that he received
word that nine men who were on the
Barracouta desired to leave. He Sc
cured q policeman from the Harbor
station 10 accompany his launch. No
trouble was experienced in removing g
the men from the steamer. They ex-
pressed a Willingness TO depart and are
being cared for by the Sailors Union.
Four steam schocners, the Fulton,
Ravalli. ]. 5. Higgins and Eureka, all
manned by non-union crews. were sent
to sea yesterday and the ship owners
are confident of their ability to keep
the whole feet moving Independently
of the unions and with sufficient regu-
/ larity to insure supply of lumber in
keeping with the demand.
Last week. say the owners. more
lumber was shipped in than could be
cared for, and several of the coasters
mad TO be discharged at Oakland.
FURUsETH SEEMS SATISFIED.
Andrew Furuseth, speaking for the
sailors, hremen. cooks and walters, ex-
presses himself as well satisfied with
the situation. He is preparing a fresh
bonn bardment of afidavits TO bear out
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their vessels the ship owners are vio-
lating the Federal regulations. AS
other fireworks will bo forbidden to-
day. Furuseth is reserving his ammu-
milton until this afternoon.
The ship owners complain that on
Sunday night in Oakland, Shipping
Agent Gilbert. acting for the United
Shipping and Transportation Company.
was set upon by union ptckets and
badly beaten. Gilbert emerged from
the engagement with several lacera-
tions of the scalp and some broken
ribs.
For the purpose of keeping track of
the union piekets the ship owners have
engaged lauach of speed just a little
greater than that OF the picket patrol
boat and hereafter the latter will not
be allowed out of sight of the repre-
sentatiyes of the United Shipping and
Transportation Association.