The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-26
tn \ THE HEATHEN
A Party of Missionaries on
the Oceanic.
They Are Bound for China and Japan, in
Which Countries They Are Sadly
Needed.

The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's
steamer Oceanic left for Hong Kong via
Honolulu and Yokohama at 3:25 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Her passenger list
was unusually large both in the cabin and
Chinese quarters.
In the cabin were large number Of mis-
sionaries of both the Baptist and Presbyte-
rian denominations. Five of the party 20
to China and three to japan. There are
also four others. who are returning to their
labors after vacation 81 emf in this country.
There are three young ladies in the party
Miss Dumfed of Illinois, Miss Hum
stone Of Pennsylvania and Miss Buzzee of
Nebraska, who will take up her labors in
Sendai, Japan. Miss Dumfed Is sister,
in-law of the Rev. MIR. Halsey, who with
his wife is now engaged In missionary work
In Shimosa, Japab, and she goes 10 join
them In their labors.
Miss HumstOn goes to Toxic. Japan.
Rev Mr.. Whitman and wife 90 TO China 10
labor among the Hakkas, about sixty-fige
miles from the coast Rev. Mr.. Partridge
and wife will resume their work at Swallow.
Mr. Partridge was In the signal service
during the war and gave the last signal from
the Capitol at Washington when the troops
returned from the field. The wharf was
an hour before the steamer sailed. While
the steamer was moving from the dock the
entire party joined in singing hymns, which
they kept up until the vessel was out of
hearing and bound on her long voyage to
the Orient.
The Chinese seem to have made up their
minds that they will have to 90 il they don
register and think they might as well go
anyhow. On the Oceanic yesterday there
were $50, the largest number carried for
over year. -Four Of these we're men who
came over on the steamers last trip and not
being permitted TO land have been sent
back. Ten were the men who were caught
while attempting to cross the Mexican bor-
der. These were locked up In a stoIeToOm
below decks. They were a hardened, viii
demonstrating lot OF cutthroats. Two hun
bred and seventy eight were laborers and
Government repeats some OF its exclusion
laws. The others are merchants, who can
como back before next May.
The cargo was the usual varied one car
ried By Pacific steamers. There was nearly
$1,000, coo worth OF treasure in money and
bullion, S400,0 900 of which was brought up
from Mexico on the steamer Newbern on
Monday night.
The steamer San Jose sailed at noon yes
terday and took as passengers about as
hard crowd as ever left this port. John
III. Seymour, wellknowD gambler, was
taking the party to different parts of Guate-
mala, where he has secured the right to run
all his gambling institutions in the repub-
lie. The party consisted Of seven women
and thirteen men. He has others engaged
that will sail on the next South American
steamer.
Between and o'clock yesterday morn
ing one of the thickest fogs for year hung
over the bay. 1t was so dense that an OBJ
ject could not be seen at a distance Of ten
feet. While going through this the tug
Alert crashed into the end OF Fosom-stre ct
wharf, inflicting injury on both, although
the wharf got the worst of II. Its whole
corner Is knocked 10 splinters. The tug
went on the drydock for repairs.
The purser OF the Stockton steamer
Dauntless said yesterday that no cut had
been made in their rates. He did not think
any would be made, as the company was
we'll please with its business. They were
sure of the support Of the best business
men in Stockton, who were aware that as
soon As the new company should be COM
PEELED to close they would once more be in
the clutches of the old monopoly.
Two thousand cigars which were unin-
tentionally left eff the manifest of the
steamer Newbern we're seized by the Gus
t0m-h0use officers yesterday.