The San Francisco call., 1907-03-23
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Sailorman Pays $500 Fine for Chance
to Reach Mother Who Is Dying

Norwood experienced unusually heavy weather
On 7l Rer trip, but escaped any serious damage.
=, ne schooner Lucy, Captain Peterson, arrived
this afternoon from Umpoua River with 800, 900
Ieet I OF lumber for the KerkhOn Gunner MIL and
Lumber Company.
The steam schooner Despatch. CAPTAIN Weber
arrived from Eureka and is discharging $4,000
aeet OF Lumber at the Southern Pacific Railroad
PORTLAND. ore. March 22.-The Hartman
nhef Costa Rica, Captain Mason, sailed for San
francisco last night with full cargo Of freight
The steam schooner Redondo viii sail tomor-
TOW tor Monterey with cargo OF lumber. She
is hnishing loading at the mills OF the Eastern
and Western Lumber Company.
The British steamer Agapanthus sailed for
best ysusd @ln d s,e esrgS go OF zloSgt bushels OF
Aymerie, which is loading for North China, viii
clear next week.
The steam schooner Nome City sailed for San
francisco with 100000 feet OF lumber. and the
steam schooner Aurelia left for the same destina-
Two large tramp steamers have heen char
tered by the Pacific Export Lumber Company
to load lumber at this port for the Orient. They
African Monarch. The net tonnage of the Irish
monarch Is 24s2 and that OF the American Mon
ASTORIA, March 22-The steamer Nome CITY
with a lumber cargo for San Francisco started
10 cross out this afternoon. but was forced to
return on account of the rough bar.
The schooner Willie R. Hume arrived today
snd cleared with cargo OF $4,000 feet of
lumber for San Francisco.
The schooner Alvena was tovved up the river
today 70 load lumber for California
The barkeutine Amaranth arrived of the
mouth OF the river today and was given orders
by the pilot schooner to proceed TO Puget Sound
her orders have been changed since she left San
Francisco and she win load lumber on the
sound for California
The bsrkentine Wrestler dragged her anchor
this morning while in the channel opposite the
city and narrowly escaped coIliding with seyernI
vessels, but before any damage was done she
was taken TO q place Of safety
SEATTLE, March 22.-Puget Sound faces a
tieup OF all towing. freighting and passenger
business OF inland water boats. The Marine En-
gineers' Beneficial Association. having refused TO
accept the profered advance Of 10 per cent on
present wages by the owners last night and hav-
ing decided to stand by their demand for an
increase OF about 25 per cent has brought about
8 deadlock. Owners OF inland water vessels say
they willing 10 cornprotn ise and ssk thst a
board OF arbitration be appointed 10 settle on a
talr wage scale The engineers are noncommittal
on the subject OF arbitration. April / Is the
GATE set Tor the new scale its refusal and
teup which viii close all lumber mills and be
disastrous 10 Sound trade in general may result
from the attitude OF both parties
neet Of ships. steamships and sailing yes
sells with a lumber capacity OF about 10 $50 600
feet is now being withdrawn from the CARRYING
trade between the Sound and San Francisco and
san Pedro 10 20 into the Nome trade This
neet numbers fourteen vessels. and among them
are some Of the principal lumber carriers of the
coast. shippers look for maintained present
good lumber-carrying tariffs. with possible in
crease, as the result Of the reduction Of the
carrying feet.