The morning call., 1894-06-29
GONE OUT TO SEA.
Many Tourists Embark
for Other Shores.
CLOSE WATCH FOR ELOPERS.
A Big Reward Is Offered for
Mella Dogge.
CLOSE WATCH FOR ELOPERS.
PIONEER YACHT CLUBS REGATTA
A Merry Trip Over to Beivedere and
SausaIito-An Oregon Cap
tain's Queer Craft.

docks were busy.
Hotel clerks looked carefully over big
registers and hotel bellboys had a wide
open eye on all small change that was not
ltemiZed on the guests bill.
Hackmen smiled good-humOTedlY and
refrain ed from using their lung powers for
any other purpose than to breathe polite
words through pleasantly set lips and scru-
pulousy parted whiskers.
Steamship officials were busy, awful
busy. and Custom-house officials were on
the Qui vive for something, perhaps opium.
II was good day for ships and good
day for tourists, consequently the world
did move, yes, actually SQniTmed and
crawled ID the vicinity of the Pacific Mail,
| Oceanic, Spear-street and MissiOn-street
| docks. Four big steamers sailed during
morning and afternoon and the small
YaQuina Bay steamer Homer joined the
| list at noon.
At the Oceanic dock several police officers
arrived early and made a rapid search for
probable runaway couples. Mella Dogge
of Salt Lake, the 16-yeaT-old girl VINO ran
away with a lawyer. was one Of the per-
sons wanted, large reward having been
! offered by her parents for her apDrehen-
sion.
An alleged citizen of Honolulu, who
| owes more money in America than be
| can possibly pay. was watched for by
creditors, but none OF the eloDers or
levanting debtors put in an appearance.
Both the steamers Mariposa and Belgic
sailed behind time. The delay was caused
! by the nOn-arrival of the Eastern mails,
the strike cutting some figure in the case.
! The Belgic was bound for the Orient, via
! Honolulu, and got away shortly after the
| MaripOsa had Strengthened out in the
! stream. There is an opportunity for a
] fulfu FCr he ieAo mil nha
| favOring the Mariposa.
A number of Seventh-dRy Adventists
! sailed with the maripOsa for Apia. where
they will be picked up by the missionary
brig Pitcairn in months TO come. Part of
the South Sea island troupe from the Mid
winter Fair returned to the south seas on
this steamer.
Peter Jackson, accompanied by King
McManus, made his appearance on the
wharf At 80 P. NJ, and the rumor was cir.
culated that the colored boxer was going
back to Australia. Such was not the case,
however. for Peter was only at hand TO
forward few letters to Sydney.
Joseph Randall, the globe-trotter, made
such an impression upon John d.
Spreckels by walking to Sacramento
during the convention that the mil
liOnaire gave him an order on the Mari
posa for a steerage passage to Honolulu.
Randall says he is travelling around the
Oy Boston club He can neither
beg, borrow nor steal according TO the
stipulation of bis contract. and must
arrive at Boston with the self-same two
nickel fve-cent pieces that were provided
him when he started.
The young gentleman came aboard with
his baggage. a cigar-bOx, and then pro-
ceedeQ to make a meal out of a Palace
Hotel toOthpick that his friends averred
was not borrowed nor stolen, bnt rendered
the adventurer By a daTky waiter who
admires sporty individuals.
The crew of the Inverure has buried the
Ratchet and declares that its members
have no further desire to iomahawk Cap
tain WilloX All are working cheeTfully,
aud the sea sage is still further convinced
that the hoodoO on the ship has passed into
history.
Fannie Liddiard, one of the TivolPs
charmers, was passenger on the Belgic
for China. Miss Liddiard is on her way
to India, and at Yokohama will be Joined
by gentleman and his wife. The gentle
man is the man about whom there was
once circulated story of a proposed eiope-
ment with the pretty singer. Miss Lid
dlard firmly denies that there was ever any
truth IN the yarn.
The barkentIne Tropic Bird, Captain
Burns, will not sail for Tahiti on Monday
next as advertised. The French Consul
has requested Captain Burns to postpone
the day of sailing until Thursday, so that
the people of the islands can be furnished
with copies of the daily papers giving an
account of the funeral of President Car
not.
The Pioneer Yacht Club, late the "Bilge-
water" started off on its annual regatta
Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock from
Flsherman's wharf. The sloOps Volun-
teer. Nellie. Spray and Ella com posed the
feet, which was under the command of
Commodore T. Kendall
. A run was made for Belvedere, thence
to SausalitO, where a grand entertainment
was held al Walhalla Hall last evening.
Amateur musicians furnished lots of
melody on the Volunteer and Nellie. The
latter craft boasted of a string band that
played lively airs for the merry yachts
men.
Captain b. F. Peregrni of Florence, iOr.,
Is said to be about to start for San Fran
cisco In new sort of craft that will
revolutioniZe the lumber carrying trade.
The boat draws very little water and is
propelled by wheel located in its cen ter
The freak is barge-shaped, and has a capa-
city of 100000 feet. 1t is proposed to bring
the barge down the coast under sail.
Captain Ditchbarn of the British ship
Cuthona. which recently arrived at Sunder-
land. England, from Portland, Or, with a
cargo OF grain, has been heavily fined for
not having the cargo properly slowed.
This is the first Instance on record of a
shipmaster being fined for having a cargo
of grain from the Pacific Coast being
slowed without proper shifting boards and
will tend TO make other captains more
cautions.
The British ship Lord Lytton, which is
well known a. this port. has been posted
at Lloyd's as missing. Her managing
owner was G. Nj. Sleeves of Liverpool,
who is also owner of the British ship
Senegal, which left San Diego for Tacoma
nm Aora nh nd hn.
since. Mr.. Sleeves is very uniucky, as
early in June his steamer Lanark, of 31O9
tens. ran ashore on the Spanish coast and
is reported to be a total loss.