The morning call., 1893-04-14
ALONG THE FRONT.
No Opium Found on the
UmatiIIa.
The Sealer Alexander Was Not Seen
in the North-ArrivaI of Spencer,
the Shipwrecked Sailor.

The City Of Peking Of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company's line sailed for Hong
Kong and Japan yesterday afternoon, and
with her departed the coin of Wong
Ling Chow, who got down to the wharf
several hours after the steamer had
left, and a short while afterward uptown
declared that his "eOusin" had run away
with $500 OF his money. Although Wong's
story was not believed, he substantiated il
to the extent of sending an expensive cable
gram to Hong-k0ng in reference to the
matter.
The Custom-house people searched the
UmRtilla from stem to stern for opium yes
terday, but failed to make the expected find.
A number of craft have been suspected
lately of carrying opium and since the:ex-
pose OF the officials in the north an unusu-
ally sharp lookout has been kept along the
front for cOntraband eargoes.
For a number of weeks past a great
many contradictory rumOrs have been ex-
tant regarding the steamer Alexander,
which sailed from here on January "a. for
Hakodate, Japan, to seal in japanese waters.
The vessel is owned or chartered by A.
I. LOrentZen, and recently 1t was stated
that she had been seen in Alaskan waters
by a captain of one of the Alaska CONNER
cial Company's steamers.
The gentleman, when questioned, stated
that he was not at all positive that it was
the Alexander that he saw, and seemed in
The North American Commercial COM
pauy are in no way Interested in the Alex
ander, nor are certain stOckholders-of that
company, whose names have been used
considerable Of late in connection with the
Alexander.
President Lloyd Tevis Of the big sealing
corporation is authority for the statement
that the Alexander is not in any way con-
neeted with his company.
To all appearances the mission of the
al 10 rT..ot tx+ 1afvff
A sailor of the steam schooner Point
Arena was struck by a swinging timber
which was being hosied out of ths vessel
He was severely injured about the head
lie gave his name as Albert Strom
News regarding the sailor who was
picked up from Santa Rosa Island by the
tug Fearless reached here yesterday through
a local nrm. The man, whose name is VIII
liam Spencer, reached the camp of A. p
Morris. SheephPrder, and was fed and
clothed. Had the King James boats landed
on the island as did Spencer instead of put
ting to sea the great calamity which befell
the captains boat wonld have been averted,
as there were ample provisions in the herd
er's camp to have lasted till the Bonita ar
rived, which it did a few days subsequent
to Speneer's going ashore. The Fearless
took Spencer away from the island on the
6th.
Coffee imports last month at this port
were 20. 1856 bags against 40. .060 for the cor
responding month of last year. The Gen.
trail Americans are waiting for the new
line.
Flour exports for March from this port
were Y, 131 barrels.
The ship Samaria arrived here from Aus
tralia November u, 1891. After lying idle
since, she has sailed for South America to
load nitrate for Hampton Roads.
The departure of the Samaria leaves but
one of the 1891 ships, the Agenor, in port.
Very few arrivals or departures were Ie-
ported yesterday. The Colima. due from
Panama. was still delinquent up to late
hour last night