The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-16
SEA AND SHORE.
How the Chinese CircumVent q
Federal Law.
Captain Lovedale Exonerated-Two Steamers
for Panama-sealers Preparing for
Start Movements Of Shipping

The laws Of the United States do not al
low any but citizens to be masters of vessels
of more than five tons register, yet there are
Chinese junks in the Bay of San Francisco
of more than double that tonnage owned
aud manned exclusively by Chinese. One
firm on Clay street owns four of these large
junks. and the way they circumVent the
law is caution. One of these crafts
manned by two coolies dropped into Fol
som-street Wharf yesterday to discharge
several tons of dried shrimpS, and man
named Denny" raised a row because the
captain of the junk was a ChinamaB. claim
ing that he had been forced TO tie up his
scow, as the Chinese had taken his trade
away. Investigation showed that the own
ers of the junk have white man in their
employ, and whenever any one raises
row" because the craft is sailed by a Mon
gOlan, he is sent down and takes charge
until she is clear of the city, when he re-
turns to Chinatown and waits until one OF
the other junks is in trouble in order to re-
peat his performance. He is probably the
only man in town who Is master VI three
vessels at one and the same time.
LOVEDALE EXONERATED.
Captain Loyedae of the lost schooner
Panuouia has been eXOneTated from all
blame 10 connection with the loss OF the
vessel. As published at the time the news
first reached here, the schooner was lost on
the island Of Erikur. one Of the Marshal
Group, ald IN spite of the efforts Of the
crew became a total wreck. Besides the
crew of the vessel, the captain had his wife
and several missionaries on board as pas
sengers. The vessel sailed from Jaluit for
San Francisco on May l, 1891, and nothing
was heard of her for over four months. 1t
was supposed she had foundered at sea and
oil hands lQsf The accident
found to be due 10 the overcast state OF the
weather, thus preventing the captain taking
any observations as to his position.
UNDER THE NEW SCHEDULE.
Under the new schedule of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company, which went into
effect yesterday, two steamers left port for
Panama The City Of New ! Ork will 20
through 10 Panama without touching at any
way ports, while the Acapulco will call at
all the principal ports on the way down and
will take fully thirty days to make the trip.
On reaching Santa Barbara Channel both
ships will be pat on the measured mile IN
order to test their speed and determine
which class they shall belong to under the
new mail subsidy law. The test Will be
made under the supervision Of Captain
Louis kempff, u. 5. n, Chief Of the Board
Of Naval Inspectors.
sEALERS MAKING READY.
The sealers are busy as can be making
ready for a start The Helen Blum is al
ready on her way to the north, and the
others will follow as fast as possible From
the looks OF things the seal VIII have a hard
time Of it as the cruisers Will not 90 north
for some time, and the hunters say they
hope to complete their work and be out Of
the sea before the Government vessels
arrive there.
Tie new steamer Homer has gone to
Beale street to receive her boilers and en-
gines. The Fulton Iron Works are doing
the work.
The weather outside the heads yesterday
was hay, with a northwest wind y miles
an hour. The barometer stood 1927
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
The moves were the Rufus Z. Wood
and Roland to Howard street, Oakland to
Fremont, Ndette TO Folsom, John Cas-
well to Harrison street, Portland 10 Mis-
sion y O. > Dunnerdae 10 Port Costa and
the General Gordon to the stream. To-day
the Collassio will 90 to Port Costa. Port
Crawford to the Rolling mills, Governor
Ames 10 Beale street, and the Schiller, Wis
count, Snow and Burgess and Lake On
taTio tow TO sea.
Departures were the steamers Umatilla
for Victoria, AlcaZaT for Green wood, GiUsy
for Santa Cruz, ship DTammen for Liverpool
and the CarroltOn and Tacoma for Ma
naimO.
Arrivals were confined to the steamers
Eureka from Newport, Willamette Valley
from Taquina Bay, and the North Fork
from Eureka.
LATEST CHARTERS.
Among the latest reported charters are
the following;
Italian ship Battistin Accame. 1887 tons.
wheat to Cork. United Kingdom. Havre or
Antwerp 81 9d-chartered by l. 5. BOst-
wick
Ship Sintram. 1890 tons, Spars from Port
land to New York.