The morning call., 1894-09-21

way out from Lamori to serve as master
of ceremonies on that occasion. Under
his instructions the schooner was built and
launched from a South San Francisco ship
yard one dav last week.
Captain j. F. Burton is to be In COM
mand of the vessel. and six sturdy sailors
of the creed are TO man the ropes and
sheets.
1t is the Intention of the skipper to sail
his craft directly to the Society Islands,
and there 10 commence preaching the Cos
pei to the savages of the South Seas with
out delay. The seven sailors and mission
aries are expected to do great work.
The Evanelia is perhaps one OF the
smallest vessels that has ever been ais
patched Cd similar mission. She is bnt
40 feet over all. 10 feet beam, 6 feet depth
of hold, and of 20 tons register. There is
no telling how warm it will be in the
diminutiye cabins when she reaches the
tropic zone. Some wise heads say that the
"old boy" himself could never hope to
make it hotter for the Evanelia's men than
will the sun Of the regions to which she is
destined.
Between decks Is a small, coZy-looking
apartment fitted with hunks on each side
There is nothing especially attractive about
the room. except, perhaps. the neat little
pantry that is well arranged for so small a
boat.
All that the schooner needs to complete
her is fresh coat of paiot, then she will
be ready to take On provisions and sail
away for the land of cocoanuts and sin
ners.
The steamship Mariposa sailed at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon for Honolulu,
Auckland and Sydney, with large cargo
and the usual long list of passengers.
W. r. Daley and his wife, Miss Nam
merry that was, have again embarked upon
another dramatic venture. They hope to
make hit in Honolulu, and took quite
company to that place.
Al Gerberding, the Bank Commissioner,
has left for trip to the islands, leaving
the Bohemian Club in mourning. Percy
Adams and wife are en- route to Sydney.
Salvationists in numbers were down to
bid farewell to Major Phaip Kyle, who,
with his wife and three children, is going
to Sydney to do good for the army among
the slums of the Antipodes. Major Kyle
stated that he would not be back to San
Francisco for some months.
The sealing schooner Alexander arrived
from Japan yesterday morning. The
story of her cruise has been told hereto
fore at length. While at Hakodate Cap
tain Sorepsen died, as will be remem-
bered.
The schooner Premier came in from
Ngushik yesterday with $500 cases of
salmon, and the bark Margaret came from
Aitak with 27,625 cases.
Yesterday forenoon an Italian fisherman
found the body of Mate Nichols. who
was drowned In the bay a week ago while
sailing in small boat off Alcairaz Island.
He lowed it to the fishermen's wharf and
summoned the Coroner 1t will be re-
membered that Nichols went down, but
that his companion, a sailor named
Moreno. was saved by the steamer Sunol
after he had floated about in tho bay for
an hour.
The ship Eudora lowed from the stream
to sea yesterday; the Glory of the Seas
from the stream TO Pacific-street wharf !;
the barkentine General Fairchild from
Mission wharf 10 sea; the ship Castle
Rock from the stream to sea; the ship
Galena from Pacific street to the stream,
and the schooner Premier from the stream
TO Main street.
In few weeks more the seal hunters of
this port will have left for their nine
months sail on the broad Pacific to re-
sumo their hazardous profession in search
of skins. The season of 1894 will be mem
orable for its hardships 10 the sealers.
Five hunting schooners were wrecked in
one typhoon on the coast of japan, drown