The San Francisco call., 1898-06-21

the year but what some vessel flying the American flag will enter Jaluit and Ma nla and the commerce of those isles of the sea will grow by leaps and bounds. At the present time Matthew Turner is building a smart auxiliary schooner for the Caroline trade. She will be 95 feet long, "A feet beam and feet deep. She will be fitted with a 50-horsepower kero- sene engine by the Union Gas En- zine Company and she is expect ed to make nine or ten knots an hour without the use of her sails. The intention is to use 150 test kerosene, as that grade of oil can be ob- tained in any part of the world, while gasoline and low grade oils cannot. It will cost more money to run the vessel on 150 grade kerosene. but then it is ab- solutely safe and the underwriters will take a risk on the vessel.
 The new schooner has been built to the order of Wilkins & Go. and is to be called the Isles of the Sea. She is intended for the inter-island trade in the Caroline group and will serve as one of many feeders to a line of ocean steamers that is to be put on the route. The Isles of the Sea will be rigged like a steam schooner and will carry quite spread Of canvas. Great care is being exercised in the build ing of the hull and machinery.
 The tmeDdIlS on the new Terry QepOl and Telegraph Hill did not drop at noon yesterday. Crowds of people stood along the front with watches in hand gazing skyward, but the balls did not fall. Some of the captains and mates thought that their timepieces were wrong and won dered what had happened. As minute after minute passed and still the signals did not drop they came to the conclu- sion that the fault was with the navy yard observatory. At twelve minutes past 12 the ball on the ferry depot building began to drop inch by inch, as though it were ashamed of itself, and while the on- lockers were watching 1t the ball on Tel egraph Hill fell with rush. There was something the matter with the electric
 On March 90 the schooner Free Trade sailed from San Francisco with a party of Englishmen aboard in search or an 'Island of gold.' On April 12 the schoon- CT Altair, fitted out by A. F. Hotaling and others, followed the Free Trade on the same mission Captain Moore was in command of the Free Trade and Captain Gordon Moore's former mate, was cap tain of the Altair. According to the Eng ushmen who went up on the Free Irade the whole affair was a sWindle and the sisland of gold" existed only in the i'm agination of the two captains. At har- lux they were put ashore and when they ohiected the men on the Altair joined lS- sues with Moore and carried the day. Since then J. Talbot Watson and Ii. Fradgely have reached San Francisco poorer but wiser men. ,
 made her way to. Netarts Bay, on the Oregon coast, while the Altar mas not yet been heard from. In his report Of the in his log: Monday, May GA. Fradge- ly, the freight clerk, presented revol- yer. at the captains head ana ,tn threatened e,i the ship under sail for sea instead of making for the nearest port. The next day the Purser J Talbot @ S, Watson in h ana the the tempt to make him put to sea, and there was a repetition of the gun play. Ar irving at Ukak Bay, Alaska, the follow ing day the mate and supercargo. joined the mutineers and deserted, taking all the captains effects with them When Moore ordered the vessel under way seven of distress the assistance of the schooner Altair was enlisted and the crew forced to obey orders. Captain Moore put to sea but was compelled by the crew to sail for the Columbia River; After a dangerous voyage, during which the crew repeatedly threatened mutiny. the schooner arrived at Netarts Bay. through the ignorance of some of the sailors who had assumed temporary command of the ship"
 If ever Captain Moore reaches San Francisco he will receive warm recep- tion J. Talbot Watson, the Free Trade s purser. and H., Fradgely,. freight, clerk, will prosecute him for piracy. Messrs. Watson and Fradgely are out about Sl0O00 on the "Island of Gold" venture.
 The overdue schooner Alton has been
 
 the run from Yakutat to the Sound that she was almost given up for lost. Yes terday she was spoken in the Straits of Juan de Fuca, and probably reached Ia coma last night
 The steamer Humboldt got. away for St. Michaels yesterday. She did not have many passengers or much freight, but expects to secure a full load at Seattle. The old crew of the Mail steamer New port was transferred to the quarantine station yesterday and new crew brought the vessel to the Mail dock. As soon as her cargo has been discharged the New port will be turned into Manila trans port.
 Frank Wolters. a butcher, jumped off the ferry boat Piedmont on the 6:3O a. m. trip yesterday. A boat was lowered and he was rescued. He was taken to Oak land and locked up on charge of drunk"
 The gasoline fishing launch Klondike caught fire yesterday. and the crew scut- tied her in order to save the boat. She