The San Francisco call., 1898-08-26

saw the body of a woman floating face upward In the bay. After making a rope fast to the remains, Price lowed it to the Folsom-street float and notified the Coroner. All the unfortunate woman S tewelry was Intact with the exception of her earrings. The crabs and fish had course, the earrings disappeared.
 The inquest oyer the remains will be heard this morning, and the chances are that some insight will be obtained into the cause of the disaster. Among those who have been subpoenaed are Mate Peter Grimm and Deckhands Jacob Jen- and Captain Hart: Mate Thompson and Nat Messer Jr. of the Scandals party and Captain Richardson of the steamer Sunol.
 Mrs. Paxton's body was by the courtesy of the Coroner. removed to Gray's under taking parlors and will be cremated to- day.
 The Oceanic Steamship Company's Moana arrived from Sydney, Auckland, Apia and Honolulu last Wednesday night with IT cabin and no steerage passen- having been caught in a heavy storm between Sydney and Auckland, and also Honolulu, which delayed her in getting water. The Moana was six days and one hour from Honolulu. beating the Belgic's time by forty-three minutes The Moana Australia, representing the balance of trade In favor of the United States.
 The Moana brings the news. that the schooner Wing and Wing from San Fran cisco arrived at Apia, Samoa, July ,26, and sailed again for this port on Au- gust 5.
 here on the steamer Dawson City have had hard time of it. Their vessel was not what she was cracked up. to be and never fulfilled the expectations of her trial trip. At no time did she develop any speed, and it took thirty-fi days to make a voyoge that ought to have been covered In ten or twelve days. private letter from one of the passen- gers. dated at Dutch Harbor, says the rudder is too small, and the vessel almost impossible to keep on her course from San Francisco the coal was all burned up, and for seven days every body aboard was wondering whether or not they would ever see land again
 After a great deal of maneuvering enough sail was got on the Dawson City to give her steerage way, and finally ho- the cook were sent ashore to cut fire wood and after some hard work suffl- cient was obtained to carry the steamer to Wood Island, where supply Of coal and water was obtained from the North American Trading and Transportation Company'S agent.
 Three days out from Wood Island the Dawson City broke down, and as a storm was coming up, the captain decided to put into Halibut bay on Halibut Island This spot is leased by the McCollom
  fishermen, having heard of the war at once set the gold hunters down. for band of Spanish pirates. When they at tempted to land they were met by an armed force and Messrs. Rosenberg and Mockel were in such hurry to get back to the Dawson City that. they capsized their boat and were nearly drowned. It was only by displaying Old Glory that the fishermen realized that 1t was their countrymen they were attacking. Ros- endorg and Mockel swan to a rock, and
 
 and at some personal risk that Captain Bruce got them off.
 After repairing damages and laying in a stock or halbut the Dawson City sailed for Dutch Harbor. which was finally reached thirty-five days out from San Francisco. The company on the steam will dredge the many bars in the Yukon River for gold.
 The transports Australia, City of Syd- ney and City of PeAing are are gong back got ready for a voyage to Panama, the Australia for Honolulu and the Picking for China: The other transports as they arrive will be returned to their various
 E. L. colnon, president of the State Board of Harbor Cqmmissloners' re- terday. He sailed from here on the ship R. D. Rice and was down on the articles as an "A. B." He came back on the Walla Walla as cabin passenger. Life before the mast evidently did not agree with him. MT. Colnon says he had a most enjoyable trip up the coast on the Rice and returns to work feeling ten years younger for his outing
 George l.. Rowland the chief engineer of the steamer Emma. is back from a hunting trip. His friends will be revel- ing In ven1son and bear steaks for a week to come, as Georges trusty Win chester brought down eight. full grown bucks and two cinnamon bears. MT. Rowland is great pedestrian, but nevertheless the tramping after those eight deer was little too much for him and yesterday he went to Southern Cali fornia to recuperate.
 The Alaska Packers Association has been given the use of Folsom street wharf for the season. The salmon pack Is expected to be a good one this. season and the bulk of it will be handled at that wharf. The ship Santa Clara, the first of the Salmon fleet, arrived We'd nesday night and docked at Folsom street wharf yesterday.
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 General Fitzhugh Lee tells about Cuba,s political future in next oun-