Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-05-27
San Francisco Matters

SAN Francisco, May 26-From pri-
yate letter received in this city from one
of the hunters ON board the sealing
schooner James Hamilton Lewis. which
IefI Ills port January ilth ON sealing
cruise, it was learned that II was not nm
Ill the last day Of the month
that the crew were able To do any
hunting. On that date the vessel got tlle
cordel and CAPTURED ninety -i3ur
seals. On March sd. Jefferson Me-
Revnolds, while atthe wheel was
knocked overheard by the Jlolng
of the main sail aud drowned. His
body wa. no, recovered. The parents of
| the deceased reside at Portland, Oregon
On March II the crew OF hunters was ais,
covered in "A small boat OIL the mouth OF
the Columbia. The parties in the boat
had been lost from the sealing schooner
Sophie Sutherland aud the hunters were
taken ON board and two days later placed
ON the British iron ship bound Tor Astoria.
Up To the time Of the letter being written
the schooner had captured $40 skins ahd
was about leaving for the north. She eN-
meets to he at Sound Point, Alaska, about
The price of refined grades Of sugar
we're put up an eight OF a cent all arol'hu
today. A similar advance took place on i,
the aOth. IL is probable that rates VIII
: 20 still higher as the demand Increases
News Of the wreck OF the ship Oneida
nj Sanal Island. Alaski, caused considera-
, BILE excitement along the water front whers
many of the white men who were aboafu
the vessel were well known. ,ap'a'n
q Anderson did not, until today, make
detailed report of the affair aud IL wa'
moi known what had become Of the sur
{ viyors. In addition il could not he under
= stood why no white men we're drowne'
-. and why the fatality should he so con
:, tined to the Chinese; Inc INN rP'n u,
II Packing company, which Is controlled Ol
/. Louis Slass 4 company, and at the one
- of that finn ID was learned this mornini
that the surviving forty-iive Whit
men and thirty two Chinese were let
II Thin Point. They are "a
= danger OF starving or oi snherlhg ~ an
a way, as the company have an eNtehsN
>" cannery at that point and plenty Oi pr.
a visions. Captain Anderson says that IN
1t heavy loss of life among the Chinese wa
due 10 the fact that when the vess'
struck the Mongolians were PANE
III stricken and could not be managed. Ihe
rushed hither and thither on decks an
ie were washed overheard. five and ten nj
l. time. whenever a sea broke over the YES
ne sci. The white men took to the boats an
r saved themselves by swimming ana ems
q, ~ ing to timbcrs and mantuliy siruRglln
az for their lives. The demoralized Chime
III rave M and were lost. Those OF them WI
y. retained presence of mind and did a. 70
ne succeeded In reaching the island. ~
. Oneida went 10 pieces very soon alt
4. striking the rock. and nothing was saw
en- The cargo aud vessel were insured. Ca
of tained Anderson has the full coniiden
Nv Of the owners aud the wreck Of the yess
u is considered 10 have been no fault oi u
nj Victoria Valencia Marisco, girl ag
frS 10 years. sulcided this afternoon by taxi
~ rough on rats. She had been in the 10!
IL and Girls Aid society some time past
ny account of her fathers brutal treatmel
!, Marisco tried 10 get her back again,
NJ the preferred death.
ae' The Post this evening says; This g
,i, has been growing rapidly WITHIN
.let advance largely 10 the development
vas Southern California. We are beginni
'he TO feel. also. the influence OF the Do
that is transforming Oregon and wa;
rk- inpton. Those two states are springl
rn- into full grown industrial aud cOmmerc
the life with speed that can he impair
suit only by the brains and money of the
Z oi terprising eastern man.