The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-18
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

Captain Ii. P. Little of Saginaw, Mich, who
was at the Golden West Sunday, is one of
party Of gentlemen who are engaged Ia an
enterprise which they believe will make all of
them wealthy. Some fifty years ago the ship
Pewabic was sunk in Lake Huron. having on
board very valuable cargo of pure copper and
coined gold. The whole is said 10. have been
worth ever 100000. The wreck was located
a. the time and lies in twenty fathoms of water,
but all attempts to recover he suns en- treasure
have so far been Intellectual, while already
three lives have been sacrificed in the en-
deavor. 1t was not until ten years ago that a
serious attempt was made to recover the cargo.
Appliances for deep-sea diving, Captain Little
says, were crude then as compared with the
Improvements that have since been made, and
a ship which was fitted out for the purpose
spent two weeks dragging near the spot where
the Pewabic went down. which Is marked by
a buoy, bur was compelled to return 10 port
without accomplishing anything. The present
syndicate, which has undertaken the work,
attempted first TO engage the services OF NJ. +.
Chalk, the Government Inspector of bulls for
the district OF Duluth, who is diver OF long
experience Large pay was offered him, and IL
was also agreed that his life should be insured
for S15 900, tina: he should be paid $4,000 be-
fore he made the perious descent, and that he
should receive half the net proceeds of the ven
ture Chalk, however refused The offer, as he
said lie did not wish TO be he fourth person TO
die In lbe effort to recover the cargo; but
diver from Harrisburg, Pa, volunteered to ac-
cept the terms and will make the attempt. He
Will use. Captain Little says, besides specially
prepared armor, a system of air-buoys for lift
ing the vessel aud cargo, and will make the
attempt early next spring.
L. B. Price of Baltimore, who has for many
years been extensively engaged in the shipping
industry, was at the Palace yesterday. He
says that the mercantile houses OF Baltimore
are very much interested in the Nicaragua
canal. and that committee which was organ.
iZed for the purpose is making every effort TO
get the various Boards of Trade and business
organizations of the Atlantic seaDoard inter-
ested in the matter. This committee has sug-
gested the holding of general meetings OF all
organizations in favor OF the project on some
day late in January, and it was further sug-
gested that 1t would be fitting to name the day
selected Nicaragua day. Correspondence has
been opened with this object in view by the
committee with other similar organizations
throughout the country.
E. D. Clawson of Riverside County, who was
at the Lick yesterday, says thai the Law aud
Order Society in that county has prepared
license which vii! be presented to the Board of
Supervisors and which it is thought will be
adopted, which will have the effect of material.
ly curtailiag the number OF saloons In that
county aud is exceedingly severe In its pen
alties. The license provided is $1,000 per
annum ana provisions Of the license require
that no saloon shall be in a basement; that
only one chair shall be allowed In such saloons !;
that The room shall be open to full view from
the street and shall have no screens or other
like fixtures and that no gaming of any Kind
shall be permitted on the premises.
K. P Lee, Chnaman who was educated In
Yale and who is a very intelligent young gentle.
man, has just returned from Japan He at
tributes Chinese failure in the present war In
part TO the failure TO adopt the ideas of its
young men who have been educated abroad,
and again to the theft by officials of funds
which had been appropriated for the improve.
ment of the army.
George F. Schwarz and Tobias j. Hook of
this city will return this afternoon from an
extended trip through the East, Europe and
the Orient. They will be due at Oakland mole
at O'clock P. NJ, where large delegation OF
their many friends will be on haud TO welcome
them home.
Rev. III. r. Haweis, rector of st. James
Church, Marylebone, London. England. is ex.
pected at the Occidenla al to- morrow. He comes
here 10 deliver series Of Sunday evening dis.
courses for eight consecutive Sunday nights at
Trinity Church. commencing on the evening of
December %.
DR.. Sheldon G. Evans, passed assistant sur
geon, U. S. N, and wife are at the Palace from
New York, where until recently DR.. Evans has
been attached to the Naval Hospital