The morning call., 1890-08-01
SEA AND SHORE.
Arrival of the Belgic With a
Large Number Of Chinese.
Departure Of the China for the Orient, Via
Victoria-Ths Steamer Bertha Comes in
From Kodiak, Alaska.

The British steamer Belgic, Captain
Walker, arrived in port at 2 80 O'Clock yes
terday morning, 231a days from Hong-K0ng
and IA days 9 hours from Yokohama. She
brought 81 cabin, 9 European and 212 Chi
nese and Japanese Storage passengers,
1896 tons cargo, $500 treasure and guam
tfty of United States mail. She experienced
fine weather with light variable winds the
whole voyage.
The Belgc brought ia Chinese passen-
gers for this port, in transit for Honolulu,
6 for Havana and for Panama. Of those
for this port II have Custom-house certif-
Gates and 65 have Identification papers. One
was landed on papers and on Custom
house certificates. Among the Chinese are
20 females.
The Pacific Mail Company's steamer
China sailed yesterday afternoon for China
and Japan, via Victoria, carrying little
over 1000 tons of freight and forty-nine
cabin passengers. She will take on more
freight at Victoria, bat how much Traffic
Manager Rice did not know.
The China carried 254 Chinese passengers.
OF these 203 were from this port, registered
on the wharf, 81 were in transit from Mexi-
co and IA were deported by the United
States Government, having been captured
when surreptitiously entering the United
States from Mexico.
ARRIVAL OF CAPTAIN CLEVELAND.
Among the passengers who arrived here
on the steamer Belgic from China yester-
day were Captain D. d. Cleveland and five
of the crew of the whaling bark Lancer,
whose loss in the Okhotsk Sea has pre-
yiously been noted The Lancer was con-
demned and sold at Vladiyostock for 1000
Tubles.
Coptain Cleveland reports that he spoke
several of the whaling fleet before the aeci-.
dent to his vessel. The John Z. Vert had
one whale, the John ami Winthrop three,
the LagOda two and the Morgan one. The
Lagoda was leaking and making for
Ma gasaki, where it was thought she would
be condemned.
The Lancer spoke the whaling brig
Alexander in the Japan Sea. and the Alex
ander reported that one of her boat
steerers had fallen overheard and been
drowned, but did not give his name.
The Tahiti trader, City of Papeete. went
on the Merchants Dry-dOck yesterday to
clean and paint, ana the steamer Newport
went on to clean and paint and receive
new propeller in place of the one she had
damaged coming up the coast.
The weather was hay at Point Lobos
yesterday, and the wind all day light, veer-
ing from northwest to southwest The
barometer read: o'clock in the morning,
1896: noon, 1894; O'Clock in the evening,
29S9.
THE STEAMER BERTHA.
The Alaska Commercial Company's
steamer Bertha, Captain Anderson, arrived
early yesterday morning, twelve and a MALT
days from Kodiak, Alaska, via Prince Will
Jams Sound, eight and half days. She
brought as cargo 10, 473 cases and 40 barrels
of salmon consigned TO the Karluk Packing
Company. Captain Anderson reports that
the salmon catch this year was very light.
The Bertha left the schooners Hermann
and Seventy-siX at Kodiak, the former hav-
ing taken fifty and the latter thirty otter
skins.
The Bertha brought down sixteen pas
sengers. Among them we're j. n. Adams,
Superintendent of the Cutting Packing
Company at Port Hebron, Kodiak, Alaska,
which station has been abandoned, and
Stanley Torrey, Superintendent of the
Northern Packing Company's station at
Kenai. Alaskan Peninsula. Mr.. Torrey is
suffering from an abscesS In his leg and
was conveyed ashore on mattress, placed
in a hack and taken to the home of his rela-
tiyes.
Captain Ward of the Pacific Mail steamer
City of Rio de Janeiro has recovered from
his late illness and left fog the East yester-
day on visit. BE will return in time to
take command of the Rio when she next
sails.
When she returns from her next trip to
San Diego the steamer Santa Rosa will be
laid up and the steamer Mexico will take
her place.
QUICK TRIP FROM BAR TO BAR.
The steamer Oregon, Captain Polemann,
arrived yesterday afternoon after a passage
of 50 hours from Portland, via Astoria. She
made the trip from bar TO bar in the quick
time of 401h hours. The captain reports
that L. Perry, a steerage passenger from
Astoria died at sea ON Wednesday Of con-
sumption. :
The bark st. James. Captain Burnham.
arrived at Liverpool on Wednesday after a.
good passage of 102 days from Magdalena
Bay. She arrived here on February 14th
from New York after good passage OF 100
DAYS and sailed on March 10th with 100 tons
of wheat for Liverpool. via Magdalena Bay.
She arrived at Magdalena Bay after good.
. trip of seven days, and after tillingup with
..orchilla, sailed for Liverpool. -
=. The schooner Mary Z. Anderson. Captain
Thorson, has gone up to- Crescent City to
make a search for the treasure that was sup:
posed to be on the steamer Brother Jona-
than when she sank otf Crescent City years
ago. The value Of the treasure is said to.
&c S2,0OQ000. s.: e: -:
THE STEAMER OCEANIC, -.
By the steamer Belgic, which arrived
yesterday from China, a. correspondent
writes: go. ..
The o. s. O. steamer Oceanic will compel the
greyhound China 10 start up her extra boilers, as
/ am informed that on her voyage across she
made total distance OF 4544 knots In IL days
IT hours, II being her second best iflp III Is
evident she intends TO hold her own with the
travelling public. The catering on board:O. o.;
steame S is known 10 be excellent, aud The OLD
ship is fam Gus for her good table, so that Win
the addition Of electric lights, which are now
fitted In saloon social hail. state-rOOms, etc, and
the accommodation that Will be provided In hong,
Kong to seat all passengers at one sitting, aolng
away with second table she may be relied on Lor2
maintaining her reputation as comfortable SNIP
Among the passengers who arrived yes:
teTday on the steamer Umati!la from VIC
toria was Captain William Brown of Marco:
via, Alaska. He brought with him an Indian
boy called Little Tom." whom he rescued
from tribe of Indians north OF Oonalaska:
Little Tom," it is said, was accused of
being wizard and was about to be burned
at the stake when rescued.
The steamer Los Angeles, which was re-
ported yesterday as having been In collision
with steam schooner near Cayucos, at
rived in port last evening and locked at
Broadway Wharf. The stem is badly dam
aged, and she will have TO lay off several
trips for repairs. :. -. :
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS. =.
The bar kentine Portland locked at. Mis-
The schooner Anna shifted from the
sugar refinery to Folsom street.
The brig Lufline came off the dry-dock
and locked at Folsom street.
The w. II. Dim0nd towed to-. Folsom
street. =
+: The bark Atlanta locked at Third street.
The bark Highland Light went over. to
Alameda on arrival. -"
The Fortuna went over to Oakland. :
The Indiana came down from Port Costa
and anchored in the stream. =:
The S. n. Castle shifted from the sea-
wall to Mission No. to load for Honolulu.
The S. c. Allen locked at sea-wall,r Sec;
tion 4, to discharge her sugar. She has
been chartered to. load merchandise and.
machinery for Ant0fagaSta. =.
The steamer Venture, steamer Crescent
City and schooner Garcia docked at Chan
mel street. $780,.
GOLDEN GATE PARK. -: