The morning call., 1894-04-02
ABANDONED TARS.
Bluejackets Left by the
Yorktown.
SEVERAL STEAMERS ARRIVE.
The City of Sydney Will Sail
for China.
SEVERAL STEAMERS ARRIVE.
TIDINds FROM sEAL-HUNTERs.
Many Yachtsmen and Boat Club
Members Have an Outing on
the Waters of the Bay.

When the cruiser Yorktown sailed out OF
port on Saturday morning last she lett
behind nearly a score OF blueJackets.
Five of them came to this city expecting t.
join the vessel as she steamed out, but the
captain paid no attention to their frantic
signals from Jackson-street wharf. Many
of the sailors are veterans who pride them
selves on battle scars received in mortal
conflicts with tangible enemies and also
with John Barleycorn. All of them dis
claim any intention of desertion, though
they are lowering around the water frCnt
with many misglvings as to what punish
ment Uncle Sam will mete out to them
when they are on board the Teceiving-shlp
Independence at the Mare Island
navy yard. One John Rodavich, who de-
Jared that he had been in the service for
twenty years, said that he and his friends,
thinking that it would be a dry season up
north this year, concluded TO lrrlgate
sufficiently to last through the season
before sailing. The captain thought he
eould do without them, and as cOnse-
uuence thought he would maroon them on
The Barbary Coast. where they are now
collecting theiI shattered faculties.
The steamship China made the trip from
Hong-Knng in % days, arriving yesterday
morning after a rather uDeventful passage.
She brought 66 cabin passengers. eight of
whom were Europeans, together with 22S
Chinese in the steerage, and 81 Japanese,
who were taken on at \ Okohama. Among
he latter was a troupe of Japanese aero
rats, who contributed much to the amuse-
nent of the ships company during the
,assage. A number of French tourists
we're on the steamer, who had taken ad-
vantage of recent arrangements made wi h
rrench transpOrtatlO" companies, whereby
iey may eli cumuavigate the globe.
The China's cargo of raw silk is valued
$3.50, 900, and in order to prevent any de-
in the shipment East the goods were
Immediately discharged, though it was
nnday, and placed 10 cars 10 De hauled
v passenger trains, thus making quicker
me.
The Pacific Mail Com any's steamship
CITY of Sydney arrived from Panama and
Vay ports yesterday morning. The run
was made in twenty-three days. The
.teamer will be unloaded as quickly as
90, sible so as to make a special trip to
China. sailing on Wedns sday next. Freight
will be taken to-day. The change is made
IN view of the present urgency of the trade
# the Orient.
April-fool jokes were prevalent on the
front dur ng the entire day. Policemen
we're not exempt, as Captain Holland was
given a warrant for the arrest Of A. Hitler.
Davis-street plumber, whom. it was al
legged. had committed a most atroclous
murder. AS the plumber is not much
arger than pint of cider the tfficer was
doubtful, and before he had gone block
in quest of his man be found Hitler on the
way to the North Harbor police station
with his big dog for the purpose Of surren-
dering himself. The joker had played
both ends against the middle. but it all
ended happily.
The steamers Walla Walla and Pomona
came in on time yesterday. The former
lost one of her cooks on her last trip
north. While laboring under ii Of de-
lirium tremens he jumped overheard off
Point Reyes. All efforts to save him
proved unavailing.
For the first time during the new year
the bay was made picturesque by the
white sails of scores of yachts. The Paci-
fic and San Francisco yacht clubs were
largely represented by some OF Their pref
TEST crafts. The various boating clubs
had crews Oh the bay and many an i'm
promptu race was the result.
William Bendt received a letter from
Canaan Moves of the sealing schooner
Bow Head by the steamer China yester-
dav. which was dated at Toxic. Japan.
The letter contained the information that
Nagnus johnson, a seal-hunter, and two
seamen belonging to the sealer Wlnches-
ter were picked up by japanese steamer
on the 17th OF March last, having drifted
awav fir, IN the vessel in fog. The men
were taken in charge by him. They re-
ported that the Winchester had captured
thirteen seals up TO the time they left her.
On the 18th of December last the Bow
Head. the Mascot aud the Winchester
sailed from this port for Japanese waters
ON a sealing cruise. The former put into
Toxic for repairs.