The morning call., 1892-08-05
NOTES FROM SEA AND SHORE.
The Mariposa Arrives and tho
Peru Departs.
Arrival Of the Steamer st. Paul From the
Arctic-News of the Whaling Fleet.
The Peru's Coolies.

steamer drew alongside, for important news
was expected by her not only in reference
TO the Johnston Island affair. but also about
the proposed establishment of sugar REIN
cries in the Hawaiian Islands.
Among the 81 cabin passengers were
Samuel Shortrdge, Robert Carnes, A. A.
Moore, the Oakland attorney, Judge Hen
shaw, Rev. A. Mackintosh of the Episcopal
Church of Hawaii, CapNfn William Watson
of the brig Lurline, Miss Virginia Earl OF
the Evangeline Company, which had very
bad business in the colonies. and Albert
Koeble, agent of the State Board Of Hor-
ticulture, who brought back large collec-
ton of healthy scale-destroying parasites.
The new Pacific Mail steamer Peru, Cap
tain Ward, left for China and Japan yester-
day afternoon, with y cabin, lis Chinese
and eight European steerage passengers.
Among the cabin passengers was Captain
Julius Rippel, who goes ont to Japan 10
take command Of the Austrian corvette
Fasana, in place of Captain Schweisgut,
who died when the ship was at Ii Onoiulu.
The Peru sailed with a cOolie crew after
all, that is TO say, she carried Chinese sail
ors and Chinese firemen, only the officers
aud petty officers being white men. Tie
company and the customs officials were
alike unwilling to furnish information on
the matter, but the story that the coolies
were unframed men from Chinatown is not
credited by those " no were we'll aware that In
the trial trip on Sunday she carried Chinese
sailors and firemen. 1t is also positively
stated that the Peking's crew were taken
back as passengers. The coolies who went
with the Peru az part OF her crew have had
their description noted, but the unions have
obtained data on which to prepare strong
case against the company.
THE WHALING FLEET.
The steamer ST. Paul OF the Alaska Com
Oonalaska yesterday morning with i'm
pOrtant news of the whaling feet The
report from Port Clarence July IL is as fol-
lows: Steamers Balena, NaTwhal, Grampus,
Orca, Thresher, Beluga. l whale each;
steamers Newport ana X riuk. brig Percy
EdW ards and schooner Rosario, > whales;
schooner Nicotine, banks Abraham Baker
and Alice Knowles, l whale; barks Rein
deer, Sea Breeze, supply-ship America and
steamer Belvedere, whales; brig 4. A.
whale. These ale all the whalers taken
around the ice up TO the above daie.
The brig Percy Edwards had been stove in
the ice. but not seriously damaged. and was
repairing when the 81. Paul left. The
schooner Bonanza had also been damaged
In the Ice. and was repairing. She had one
whale. The bark Northern Light, pre-
yiOusly reported. struck on a rock of Mid
dleton Island aud put into Oonalaska for
repairs. The Kodiak fleet had taken up TO
date the following: Barks California l
whale, Bounding Blllow 4, Northern Light
l, Andrew Hicks /, Wanderer l, Josephine
4, Helen Mar /, HOratio l, steamer Jessie
ID: Freeman l, James Allen !, Lydia l.
The ST. Paul left in port at Oonalaska the
United States steamers Mohcan, Albatross
and Richard Russ, and the whaling baTks
Mermaid. William Allen and Northern
Light The ship Glory Of the Seas was dis
charging coal.
The ST. Paul brought down a number Of
passengers, among whom were Captain T.
a. Lake Of the whaeT Mermaid, Second
Mate Richard l.. Ellis of the Helen Mar,
and Boat-header A. j. James OF the James
Allen. Captain Lake came down sick and
was relieved at O0nalaska by Captain
Owens. Mate Ellis was injured internally
while chasing a whale, and BOat-header
James is suffering from general debility.
The schooner John Hancock was reported
to have $4,000 Goldfish and the brig AragO
10000. The barkentine ]. a. Falkenburg
was sighted but has made no report.
GOLD IN ALASKA
Captain Chester. Captain Brown and the
eight miners who were supposed to be dead
in Goloyin Bay were also passengers on
the 81. Paul. Captain Brown. who went
up to Goloyin Bay prespt citing about a
wear age, re- OTIS the gold mines of the
G0lcvin Bay region as phenomenally rich,
and brought down three tons Of good pay
ing ore with him as samples.
The -. Paul is being unl0aded as rapidly
as possible and will start for the Arctic in
about two weeks with lot of supplies
Among the items OF news brought down by
her was that OF the seizure OF the whaling
schooner Jane Gray by the United States
steamer MOhican. The captured vessel was
taken 10 Sltka and as she was light when last
seen il is coujectured that the crew may have
quit whaling and taken 10 seal poachiLg.
CORPSE on BOARD.
1t is not often that corpse is furnished
n far-rr i'll H.
SengeT. but such WAS the case with dead
body which was brought down yesterday on
the steamer Umatilla from Port Townsend,
The remains. which had been embalmed
and carefully coftined, were those of T.. II.
Mein Jr. They were transferred from
deceased formerly resided.
The Tenth Battalion of the National
Guard. represented by COMPANIES A and Il,
Is men, under Major j. ID. Fl. Chamber
lain. came down ON the Humboldt yester-
day. The companies are from Eureka,
Arcata and Blue Lake and Will go to Santa
Cruz on Saturday. While here they will
have their quarters with the Second Artil-
lery, y. q. c.
A lively young badger was captured by
some BOYS yesterday among the piles under
Lombard-street wharf. 1t is supposed that
the animal, which is very tame, escaped
from some ship or from private owner in
the city.
PLENTY OF MELONS.
The fruit market on Davis street was al
most .glutted yesterday with watermelons
from Fresno, Lodi and Los Angeles.
The moves yesterday included the ships
Kenmore, Dundonald and Ruthyen from
Port Costa 10 stream, the barkentne Che
halls from Howard TO Channel street. the
schooner Louis from the refinery TO Howard
No. 2, the bark Dovenby from the seawall
TO Port Costa, the steamer Grandholm from
stream 10 the refinery, the bark Retriever
from sea TO Oakland wharf, the schooner
Una from stream TO seawall, the bark S. G..
Allen from Union TO stream, the schooner
Sadie from Oakland Creek to Lombard
To-day the Glencard will tow TO sea.
TWO ACCIDENTS.
About p. NJ. yesterday a hack contain
Ing two passengers aud a number of trunks
and vaises broke an axle at the cable-car
terminus, near the ferries, and was pretty
badly wrecked. The passengers got off with
severe fright.
While wagon conveying q number of
carboys of nitric acid was moving past
Jackson-stTeet wharf yesterday afternoon
one Of the carb0ys broke and set fire TO the
straw packing. The broken carpoy was
dumped on TO the roadway, where the
stream OF acid ran along, emitting dense.
suffocating fumes and setting fire to every.
thing combustible in its way. No serious
damage was done and the fire in the wagon
was promptly extingushed.
The sealor Lily l., hich has Just arrived
from the Alaska coast brought down Glib
skins She went up to a point within 200
miles Of the entrance TO Boring Sea and
was warned to return by the Mohican and
Yorktown. The Lily l. is owned by G. ID.
Laid and carries Is men all told The trip
is considered fairly profitable one.
The distractions at the old ferry front
will. IL Is stated. remain another winter,
The boardngs have been pulled down, but
the unsigetly supports are still there.
Nothing has been heard of commencing
work on the new $500, 600 depot.
Three ships sailed from this port last