The morning call., 1893-02-08

The House in Witch the Gold Vas Found.
tween Commercial and Sacramento streets.
half a block below Drumm. The men en-
gagged 10 pulling down the building showed
q feveTish activity in the work. evidently
hoping 10 make another find of the same
kind. The rubbish with which the To- is
thlcklv Uttered will probably be thoroughly
picked over to-day.
The cargo of the Picking was to have been
unloaded Yesterday, the Chinese baggage
having already been taken out and removed
to Angel Island for fumiGation. But just as
a fair start had been made in getting the
cargo out peTempt0ry order was served on
the Mail Company TO stop the work. NO
exploration was given, and 1t Is supposed
that the order came from the Office Of the
Surveyor Of the Port with the view Of as
certaining if the vessel had been strained
in such q way as to render her unseawOTthy
The condition Of the cargo would have fur
nished the best proof of this, and 1t Is con-
jectured that there will be a thorough in
vesIigaIi0n Of the allegation Of unseaworth-
mess before the vessel is permitted to pro-
eeed TO sea.
The steamer San Juan Is expected to
return on Sunday, that date being the limit
fixed to her search for the Picking.
A report was circulated on the city froEt
last evening that the steamer Emily had
gone ashore on the rocks at Coos Bay. A
dispatch 10 the Merchants Exchange late
in the afternoon stated that the vessel had
left Coos bay safely at P. NJ.
The report Of heavy weather on the
Oregon and Washington coast is partially
confirmed by the statement Of a passenger
OF the Walla Walla, which arrived yester-
day morning. He said that the vessel had
very heavy head winds and seas all the way
down from Victoria. The Oregon, which
arrived from Portland via Astoria the pre-
vious evening. was delayed eight hours by
the southeasteT.
The Italian fishermen, who recently dis
solved the union by which the sales OF fish
were restricted aud had commenced sales at
competitive rates. have decided that there
is no money in such business and the old
scheme has been restored. The result has
been very satisfactory, as the men who had
been losing from SIS 10 $50 week are now
that much ahead.
Crabs are very scarce In the market Just
now, and they have been scarce and dear for
months past The reason Is that the best
crabs are found in aud around tile heads, in
the eddes around the rocks. aud when the
sea Is az all heavy it becomes dangerous
work 10 fish for them. The crabs are caught
in circular nets, and several men have lost
their lives while trying 10 haul up the nets
in breaking sea.
The baIkeLtine Retriever, which left this
port on January %, and reached Port
Townsend yesterday, reports having en-
painted green. bottom up. thirty-two miles
southwest Of Cape Flatiery. Tugs from
Port Townsend have gone out 10 the wreck,
which is believed 10 be that Of the British
ship ST. MOnian, $50 DAYS out from Santos,
Brazil, for Port townsend.
A case which may develop several points
Of interest 10 ship-owners and those engaged
In the sealing business is likely to come up
at an early date. On Sunday last the new
sealing schooner Mascot, OF which William
Bendt is the part owner and agent, sailed
for the Japan Sea, having been delayed
four days by the non appearance Of
Hunter George McCRnnis. Bendt, IL Rp-
pears, had advanced to McCannis number
of sums aggregatng over $500 on the faith
OF McCanniS going to sea In the schooner
and repaying the amount on the return of
the vessel in the Iall. McCanns failed TO
materlalZe and the schooner sailed without
him. Bendt then caused McCannls to be
arrested and charged at the North Harbor
station with obtaining money under
false pretenses. Gallagher Il Gallagher
have charge OF Bendts case. and the
friends Of McCanuis have retained Attor-
ney Van Duzer. II is understood that the
defense will be that the case Is merely one
Of debt and that McCannis was prevented
from sailing by unavoidable circumstances.
Ii is q common practice for hunters 10 draw
sums of money against their "lay" and the
question of their liability will cause the de-
clslon Of this case TO be awaited with con-
siderable interest.
The schooner Melancthon sailed for South
Bend. Oregon, yesterday afternoon with a
nOn-uniOn crew, aud the barkentine
Monster will leave with non-uniOn crew
to-day. 1t is stated that the Sailors Home
has made an agreement with the Ship
owners Association 10 board all the nom
union men shipped by the association and
furnish ii with men when possible. The
union men claim that there is a great scar
city Of non-uniOn men.