The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-04
ALONG SEA And SHORE.
The Oceanic Arrives From China,
Japan and Honolulu.
Departure Of the Australasia Runaway OF
East Street.-The Glencaird Overloaded.
The servis's Long Trip.

The Occidental and Oriental Company's
steamer Oceanic arrived from Hong Kong
and Yokohama. via Honolulu, yesterday
morning. with 80 cabin passengers and 6
Europeans. ia Chinese and IL Japanese
passengers in the steerage. The only nota-
BILE cabin passenger was Judge Davidson OF
Honolulu.
While at Honolulu the Oceanic landed
$50 Chinese, and this enabled her to take on
a number of steerage passengers desiring TO
leave the islands md for whom there was
no room on the Mariposa. then hourly ex-
pected. The Eruption of the Mongolans,
occurring sim lltaneously with the exodus
of Portuguese and whites, shows plainly
how completely the islands are being colo
nzed by Chinese coolies of the most unde-
sirable class. While the Oceanic was in
port the Hawaiian Board of Health insisted
on her flying the yellow flag, and that the
cargo destined for the Islands should be
transhpped into lighters
The Oceanic Company's steamer Aus
traia, Captain HOudlette. left for Honolulu
Yesterday with 40 cabin and 90 steerage
passengers. Among the cabin passengers
were j. b. Atherton, planter and capitalist.
and c. b. Bishop, the banker.
The British snip u lencaiTd, Captain Eng
lish. cleared for Queenstown yesterday.
She was loaded on owners account, and the
cargo she took in at Port Costa was neavy
enough to put her load line below water
Captain English had figured that the change
from comparatively fresh to salt water
would wipe out a few inches difference.
owing to the superior buOyancy Of the
salt sea, and that the extra depth would
not be noticed. The Board of Marine Un-
derwrters had their attention called TO the
matter, however, and promptly notified
Captain English to take out 60 tons of
freight. under penalty OF voiding the insur-
ance.
Freddy Erskine. 14-year-old colored boy,
ran away two weeks ago on the steamer
Tillsmook. bound for Bear Harbor. He
was brought back yesterday and sent 10 his
home al Pacific and Mason streets.
Another sealing schooner. the Lily l..
came in yesterday. She brings no addi-
tional news.
THE sERvIA SAFE.
The American ship Servia, Captain Otis,
about which some anxiety has been felt, a S
she was 167 days out, arrived from New
York Yesterday morning. She had an I'M
eventful t-iD and was delayed by Gains and
battling winds.
An eXpress-wagon belonging to Jimmy
Simpson was standing at Clay and East
streets yesterday afternoon when the horse
ran away and clattered at full speed up the
sidewalk on the left side, striking door
way here and hitchlng-pOst or telegraph
poe there TIL the track of tho wheels
billiard table. No material damage was
done. and the team came TO a stop by the
horse falling down at the door of Kahn's
hide warehouse.
Commodore Evans of the United States
BerIng Sea cruising squadron has been
notified 10 call at St. Matthew Island and
take of three castaway American sailors
who were LETT there year ago by the Matte
I. Dyer. The men had plenty of provisions
and no doubt is entertained of their being
alive. The Over is now here and would
have gone TO the Islands for the men but for
the fear of being seized, as she was full OF
seaskns.
The Union line of Stockton steamers will
at onee moYs to Mission No /. in accord
ancs with the decision Of the Harbor Com
missioners. 1t is now beginning to be evil
dent that there will be no active rate cut
ting, either for freight or passengers, be-
tween the two lines.
The moves yesterday included the ship
Tam O'Shanter from Pacific TO Howard No.
2, the ship Galena from wharf to stream.
the schooner L. X. Wood from channel to
Oakland Greek, the bark s. G. Wilder from
stream to the refinery, the ship Ericsson
from the stream 10 the Mail dock aud the
ship Seryia from stream 10 Union.
Ihat HE CALL has rightly stated the
disgraeeful condition of affairs on Brannan
street was shown yesterday by another
horse going through one of the holes on the
blOekaded wharf, which is the only means
OF communication between the Mail and
Oregon docks. The animal was only ex-
trcated with difficulty and the teamster lost
half an hour OF valuable time. The section
of the wharf in direct line from the Mail
dock 10 Beale belongs to the Street Depart
ment. but has been 6arricaded midway by
the Pacific Pine aud Lumber Company, and
1t was in endeavoTing to pass around by
way OF Fremont-street wharf over a sec
ton also reparable by the Street Depart
ment that the accident occurred. 1t is
rumored that several owners of teams which
have been iDlpred ia the same way at the
same place will bring suit against the city.
ANOTHER wHALEBACK.
A 4000-ton whaleback was launched at
Duluth, Mimi, few days ago. She is $50
feet over all. The consensus of opinion
among seamen on the lakes is that the
whaleback is the coal steamer Of the future.
The idea OF naval reserve In this coun-
try dates from 1906, when a bill was framed
with the sanction of President jefferson
and intrusied to A bert Gallatin, then
member OF Congress. 1t met with little en-
enlargement al the time.
The ship A. j. Fuller, which sailed for
New I ork day or two ago. took out
quantity OF California canned peas and corn,
something entirely new for this State to
send 10 the Atlantic coast by way OF the
Horn. Hitherto the consignments have
been from the Eastern States 10 California.
The ship Knight Commander. which sailed
on Monday for the United Kingdom. car
RED p cargo of redwood lumber yalued M