The morning call., 1894-04-18
Along With Over Six Hundred
"TouristS and Merchants
SOME FUNNY STORIES TOLD,
And Acquaintance Claimed With
PoIiticians-A Mate Drowned at
Sea-Marine Notes.

dumped its thousand or more passengers
into the scores of express wagons that
waited to receive them have San Francis
cans witnessed sight such as was pre-
sented by the steamer Peru when she
hauled alongside the wharf yesterday
morning.
Chinese were everywhere. There were
Chinese on her main deck and Chinese De-
low deck. Celestials clustered about her
smokestack, and bloused heather Interested
themselves in the several pots of rice
that sputtered and boiled on the steerage
galley stove.
Yellow faces appeared over the portrait
like dandelions along the edge of fence-
rail. Above the yellow was the red-the
little knob of vermilicn that defed the ex-
clusion act and figuratiVely tags the wearer
ga tourist" or "a merchant"
The Peru's passenger list figures that
there are 753 Chinese all told on the ship,
$40 of whom intend settling in California,
while 107 profess that they VIII proceed 10
Havana when landed.
Nearly all of the GAG are former residents
of the State who have been back to China
to visit the folks, so to speak, and were
compelled 10 take sudden and careful
cognizance of the laws now being enacted
by Congress TO prevent the return OF
Chinese to this country after he had once
left it.
The ordinary heathens who arrived by
the Peru are lacking OF special interest to
The public. but there are among the 646
red.topped merchants af0re mentioned 80
grave and revereDt" sons of the Flowery
Kingdom who are native sons OF Caifor-
nia-tbe largest gathering OF native sons
of the Confucius order that has ever be-
Of N q r ur a
or place.
Wal Fong is a Humboldt lad. whose
parents earned livelihood in that section
by cooking meals for lumbermen. Wal
saved the small fortune beQueathed to him
by his father, and started general store
in the backwOUds.
He made money, went back to China on
a visit, and is ''home" again, expecting to
return to his birthplace very soon, for his
papers are all right
Lee Yong is from Butte, where he was
born in 1867 He mined tailiDgs and after
ward ran a washhouse. He can read the
Declaration of Independence without
break, and knc ws that silver is worth
more in China than it is in America, for
he speculateG in the metal to pay his
travelling EXPENSES.
One old Chinese, with gray mustache
In which the exact number of hairs can be
determined at ten yards, was born in Los
Angeles. He was there when the town
was only hamlet and its orange groves
were confined to few limited acres about
the suburbs of the town.
He drove q wagon from San Gabriel to
Los Angeles while the civil war was at its
height, and can remember very distinctly
when President Lincoln was assasslnated
He likes to occasionally refer to the excite
ment caused by the deed.
There is also an independept-looking
young pig-tail from Sacramento, who
knows almost as much about politics as
State Senator, and who looks upon DIR.
O'Donnell as a guileless old gentleman,
who doesn't know what he's talking
about"
he once had the honor of informing an
inQuisitive visitor who one 5. MalOney is
by answering the interrogation. who
you sabe?' by saying: "Oh. him Scon
Chin. He heap much noise, alice same
engine. He alice same Southern Pacific"
Another young man from Alameda
County is able to point out all Of the lead
ing men in his district and call them by
name. He knows Bill English by his
whskers and his disdain for coolies.
The Celestial from Santa Clara has first
class references from several well-known
merchants of that town. and claims long
acquaintance with several Of the pioneers
of the valley. including Barney Murphy
and Charlie Shortridge.
This native sons papers are all right also.
Collector Wise will probably land all of
the natives as soon as possible. and there is
proba bly, no trouble for the balance OF the
GAG in store.
just before the Peru left Yokohama
large portion of the suburban part of
the city was burnt down.
Nearly 200 houses were destroyed, being
mostly frame structures
Among the arrivals in the steerage Of the
steamer was a marine, named Entslen of
the Marion, who reiterates the story al
ready published about the rough expert
ence of the vessel when she attempted to
start on her homebound trip.
The British ship Silvercraig arrived yes
terday afternoon, 126 days from Calcutta,
in command of Captain Thomas.
The Silvercraig left Calcutta December
10 aud found no bad weather until she
IA deg. east, on Februarv 5.
The vessel was struck by hurricane
blowing from north northwest, which
threw her on her beams end, where
she remained without righting for six
hours.
Second Officer William Whitaker was
washed over board and drowned.
A full sci of sails were blown completely
out of the boltropes esuo lost
Mate Whitaker was native of England.
aged % years.
The following sealers have left Yoko-
hama for the sealing grounds: Schooners
Charlotte c. Cox. Ocean Belle, Jane GRAY.
Sadie Turple, Bowbead, Rosie Olsen.
Louisa d, FL. G. Wahlberg and Anaconda
Teresa.
John Behrns. a seaman of the barken-
tine City of Papeete, fell into the bay
while attempting to hoard the vessel Mon
day night. Bphrns was drowned before
assistance could be rendered him.
Sergeant Helm is now in charge of the
North Barbor police station. vice Captain
Dunlevy, who has been assigned to duty
at the Southern station.
Captain Dunlevy will DE very much
missed by his friends along the front, all
of whom spoke of his efficiency as an Off
Ger and general character in the highest
terms of praise.
The Chief has selected good substitute
for the popular captaIn in Sergeant Helm,
who is thoroughly familiar with every part
of the city front.
A great deal of regret is expressed that
Sergeant Tom Mahoney has been assigned
the night duty. Sergeant Mahoney's sta.
tion has been at the North Pacific aud San
Francisco and North Pacific ferri5s and
Stockton boats, and there is not man.
woman Or child that travels over these
routes who does not know Tom favorably.