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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-31
THE CoLIMA'S MOVEMENTS
Passenger Agent Avery Talks of
Them MexIco's Wretohed
TELEGRAPH Seryice

"The last definite information we re-
ceived regarding the movements of the
Colima," said General Passenger Agent
Avery yesterday afternoon, twas from our
agents in Mazatlan. The steamer left that
port at o'clock in the afternoon of Fri
day, the oath inst. That being the case
she was due at San Bias about o'clock
the next morning. We are trying now to
get information from our agency there re-
garding the business she did there and the
hour at which she sailed.
"Our contract with the Mexican Govern
ment requires our steamers to remain in
port for at least twelve hours and for as
much longer as is necessary to transact the
business of the port. Then when the ship
is ready to sail the Government reserves
the right to delay its departure for twelve
hours more. This is ostensibly because of
the mails, but the Government is not re-
qulred to give any reason for the delay.
AS the Colima was due at San Bias at
O'Clock Saturday morning she could not
In any event have left that port before 7
O'Clock that night. 1t is probable, how
ever, that she was delayed long after that
time, Tor San Bias is the shipping port for
the city OF Topic and a large tract of sur
rounding country. 1 was for a long time
purser on one of the steamers, and l know
that we frequently lay in that harbor for
twenty-four hours, or even longer. If the
business OF the port required it the ship
would stay there thirty-six hours.
Assuming, therefore, that the Colima
remained in San Bias an average length of
time she would sail about IA. M. ON Sun
day. the 10Th inst, and would be due in
Manzanlllo about IL o'clock Monday morn
ing That is the hour at which she foun-
dered, and the place of the disaster is now
definitely settled as fifty miles from Man
zanillo. The Colima would steam that
distance in about four hours, SO that it is
possible she was four hours behind time.
The cause of such delay? That can be
only guesswork as yet. An accident to her
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-31
A LECTURE ON MALAY.
RounseveIIe WiIdman Will Entertain at
Golden Gate Hall.

An interesting event is promised for this
evening by the Geographical Society of
California in Golden Gate Hall on Suffer
street. 1t will be the eighth lecture of the
course of 1S94-95, the lecturer being Hon.
Housewife Wildman, member of the
Royal Asiatic Society, late United States
Consul-General at Singapore, lale Worlds
Fair Commissioner for the Straits Settle
ments and Borneo, and editor of the Over
land Monthly.
The subject will be "Johore and the
Malay Peninsula" and an attractive
feature of it will be 100 stereopticon views
illustrative of the subject. AS the speaker
by reason of his travels is thoroughly
familiar with the places he will speak of
the lecture is certain to be entertaining.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-31
SAVED BY PROMOTION.
Why Edward Osborne and Paul
Rossiter We're Not in the
Disaster,

Two men who were employed on the
Colima up to the last trip have good rea-
son to congratulate themselves on being
promoted ia the Mail Company's service
and as a result of promotion being trans
ferred to other vessels. One of them is
Edward Osborne, son of Homer Osborne
OF Brown, Craig & Co., insurance agents.
Osborne was freight clerk on the Colima,
and was transferred to the steamer Pekin,
in the China and Japan trade, as purser.
Paul Rossiter, who was assistant engi-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-31
GOOD NEWS AT LAST.
Boats From the Colima Reach
Land Sixty Miles South of
ManzaniliO.

Shortly before 10 o'clock last night the
gloom which has hung over the Pacific
Mail offices ever since the disaster was
changed to comparative rejoicing. The
cause was telegraphic dispatch which
announced that boats from the Colima had
reached the mainland of Mexico and that
steamer had been sent to the relief of their
occupants. The dispatch was sent in
cipher from the steamship company S
agents in Manzanillo, and, translated, read
as follows:
Received San Francisco 9:35 NJ
MANzANILLo, May 30, 1895.
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, San Francisco:
having received news that people can be
saved Boca Apiza San Telmo, steamer Romero
started newly and will follow steamer Mazatlan
to-day with personnel of this agency Will
wire particulars Steamer cannot be got afioat.
Steamer is total loss. ARNo VoGEL & Co.
III bet 10 to l that every soul is safe. -
ioyfully exclaimed Passenger Agent Avery
as he read the dispatch, and then he pro-
ceeded to explain its meaning to the anx-
ious crowd, to whom it was as so much
Greek.
"The expression 'Boca Apiza,'" he said,
"refers to the mouth of the Apiza River.
the word 'Boca' being mouth in
Spanish. The river flows into the
Pacific Ocean near Point San Telmo, and
that name is added no doubt because
while the river mouth is scarcely noticea-
BILE Point San Telmo is known to every
mariner. The point is sixty miles south
of Manzanillo, and it was doubtless in that
vicinity that the disaster occurred.
''The telegram means that the Colima's
boats have landed at the river mouth. and
that the loss of life will be small. A little
coasting steamer, the Romero, was started
for the scene at once, and the steamer
Mazatlan will follow with our agents on
board.
''Now that the place where the accident
occurred is definitely fixed we have some
thing to go By. There can be no doubt
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-31

neer OF the Colima, was promoted to the
rank of engineer and transferred to the
steamer Peru, which is on the Panama
route. But for these changes both men
would have had anxious relatives inquir-
ing for their safety.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-31

sharks would be the main danger which
would threaten those who NAV have
jumped overheard from the vessel. The
coast waters along Mexico and Central
America, he said, fairly swarm with vo-
racious man-eaters.
Among the anxious ones who visit the
company's office is John Hackett, the
father of James Hackett. fireman on the
Colima. He lives at SAL First street.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-31
The Dance of Death

is constantly going on In nerve tissues
and red blood corpuscles, but pow
erfuI nerve tonic and appetizer, such
as Peruvian Bitters, constantly repairs
the waste taking place and operates as
an effective barrier against the inroads
of disease. Peruvian Bitters are not a
physic, but an invigorating, pleasant
drink-better than Wiliskey or brandy
which restore the vital functions to their
normal. healthy condition, and are nat
ural antidote for loss of appetite, tired
feeling. depressed spirits and kindred
ailments.
Mack & Co., San Francisco. All
Druggists and Dealers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-31
THE NUMBER DROWNED
A Dispatch From the City Of Mex
loo This Morning Makes
If 1877

CITY OF MEXICO, MEXICO, MAY 81
The total number of drowned from the
Colima wreck off the coast of Manzanillo
is now known to be 1877 persons. Five
more have been rescued from the wreck,
making the total number living twenty-six.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-31

dispatch says the steamer sunk in ten min
utes.
eff that is fact, it would be utterly i'm
possible to man the other boats, even if all
hands were on deck"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-16
Propagating and Planting Ramie.

From bulletin issued by the Botan-
ical Department of Jamaica we extract
the following:
"Ramie is propagated with some diff
Guilty from seed, but easily by cuttings
from the stem. and very readily and
quickly by division of the roots. The
difficulties in the way of obtaining
yield Of seed, and afterwards in growing
the seedlings, as compared with the ease
with which the cuttings strike, make it
unnecessary to discuss propagation by
seed.
''To propagate by stem cuttings, let
the stem become ripe, indicated by it's
turning brown; cut it into pieces, each
containing three eyes or buds, close be-
low the lowest eye, and close above the
topmost; then plant so that the middle
eye is just aboYe the surface. 1t is not
advisable to put these cuttings out at
once into the open field, as they re-
quire a moist soil and shading from the
sun for ten days. il will be found betA
ter to grow them for some time in a nurs-
cry until they have we'll developed roots,
then plant them out, at distances of u
tc feet apart, in straight rows.
''To propagate by division Of the roots
is the best plan. 1t is better done in
showery weather. The roots should be
cut so that there are five or six eyes to
each portion. Plant out IN straight rows
at distances of Il to feet apart. Some
have recommended feet as proper
distance, but this plan necessitates ex-
ira expense in wedding, and besides,
the fibre will be Of better quality with
close planting, which prevents branch
ing. At distances of Il feet there is
room for hoeing the weeds until the
plants are strong. If the ground is
shaded as some recommend, then it is
not so Important to plant close.
"After some time every alternate row
may be taken up altogether and trans
planted in new ground, so as to extend
the plantation"
A Chinese Treatise on Agriculture
says of this plant: -''When the tufts are
strong enough, the earth round is dug
and new stocks are detached and trans
planted elsewhere. The principal stock
then grows more vigorously. At the
end of four or FIVE years, the old stocks
becoming excessively strong, they are
divided and replanted in other beds"
To put in roots at II feet apart re-
quires nearly 10000 roots per acre. At
2 feet apart there are O,S9O plants to
tho aora
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-16
Vol. XXI. No. 3. Whole No. 029,
Grating Grapes.
Editor Florida A AgricuIturiSt:

Editor Florida Agriculturist:
/ have large number of wild grape
vines taken from a hammock near my
place; also many vines of the dark varie
ties | wish to convert to the white grape.
Can you please inform me of the most
improved method of grating? This in
formation would doubtless be of benefit
to other readers of your valuable paper.
J. T. G.
We find in recent bulletin of the
Cornell Agricultural Experiment Station
the following article on grape grating,
which will doubtless give the informa-
tion desired by our subscriber The
bulletin says:
Cleft Graft-This form of graft is
generally made by saving off the vine
~iron three 80 six inches below t,lo suc~
face Of the soil, leaving a stub into
which one or two scions may be inserted.
The saw used should be sharp so that it
will work easily and not lacerate the
edges Of the stub. When much grafting
is to be done it might be matter of
economy to have a saw made especially
adapted to the purpose. The handle
should be on a higher plane than the
blade; this allows the free use of the
hands above the ground while the blade
is below, near the bottom of the eXcava-
tion made about the stem of the vine. If
a common straight saw is used the stock
must be cut off at an angle or the hole
be made larger, neither result beng ex
actly what is desired. The blade need
not o. more than six or eight inches
long, and only wide enough to give it
firmneSs. The handle, which can be of
any convenient pattern, but large enough
to be grasped by both hands, should be
attached to a solid bent shank having
the part which lowers the block into the
excavation from three to four inches in
length
When the stock has been sawed it is
good plan to smooth the top of the
stub, at the places in which the scions
are to stand, with a sharp knife in order
to dress those portions of the sawed sur
face and to show more distinctly the
line dividing the bark from the wood.
The next step is to split the stub, leav-
ing the smooth parts above mentioned at
the tob of the cleft. This splitting of
stub is not such an easy matter as it
first appears. A large chise] might be
used in splitting the stub. The cutting
edges should be sharp to prevent unne-
cessary tearing of the cells. The grain
of grape wood is by no means very
straight, and some varieties seem to
have peculiarly twisted wood. In
such cases a keen edge upon the tool is
of greSt value 1t has been recon-
mended to use fine saw for making
cleft to receive the scions; in many |
cases this advice is well worth following,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-16
DeLand, Fla, Wednesday, January Is, 1896.

enough wood is formed and sufficiently
strong union made to support nearly a
full crop of grapes the next year. II the
operation is well done, therefore, only
one season is entirely lost and but a
small part Of the crop Of the second.
Cleft Graft on a Partially Severed
Vine.-Ths form Of graft differs from
the preceding by not having the vine
completely cut off. A horizontal cut is
made only about half way through the
ginning from one to three inches above
the horizontal cut an | saving inWardS
and dOwnwards so that a wedge shaped
piece is removed from one side Of the
stem The length Of the downward cut
should be about one and a half times as
long ,as the horizontal cut in order to al
low the cleft to be made more easily.
The manner of inserting the scions is
id ntical with that already described
The adv antage of this form of graft is
that if the scions die the original vine
is not lost, but will continue to bear.
The yield may be small, yet some crop
is harvested whether the scions die or
live. In the latter case the old vine is
pinched back so as to throw more sap
into the CRAFTS. The second year the old
vine is reduced still more and at the end
of the year may be cut away entirely,
thus allowing the scions to take it's
place In this manner but compara-
lively small loss in yield is sustained.
Crown Graft by Inlaying-The stock
is cut as for cleft grating. In place Of
splitting the stub two Vshaped grooves
are made on opposite sides of it. These
grooves are made by means of an in
strument especially designed for the
purpose. The tip cuts out the trian
gular part. In the blade itself is apart
which is bent at the same angles as the
parts forming the tip. This iudented
portion Of the blade is used for cutting
away the end of the scion, and with very
little pracJice an almost perfect fit of
the two parts can be made. The two
scions are then placed upon the stock
and are firmly tied there, The tying
material should be of such a nature that
it will decay before there is any danger
of straDgling the scons. Raphia does
very well, as does also bast, have also
used No. Is knitting cotton, soaked in
boiling grating wax, with entire salts
faction. The ligatures should be made
as tight as possible.
Although this method Of grating is
not so commonly used as others it still
possesses some decided advantages. 1t
is much simpler and more satisfactory
method than cleft grating in very curly
wood. The tying is a slow process, and
for straight grained wood the cleft graft
is to be preferred. 1t is also open to the
of requiring the shoots to be
stak ed or tied to some support, for the
W ind is apt to break the point of union
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-16

for it is practically impossible in some
instances to split stub in such man
ner that scion will have much chance
of growing.
When the stub has been sawed or spill
to a depth of about two inches it is ther
ready to receive the s'ions. They should
carry at least two buds, and short-iointed
wood may carry three. The cuts which
form the lower end of the scion into a
wedge should begin a litUle below on
each side of the lower bud. The wood
should be cut so that the edge opposite
the bud shall be thinner than the part
under it. These scions may be prepared
in this manner before taking them tc
the field, but care must be taken that
the cut surfaces do not become dry
This may be prevented by packing them
in some clean material as moss or moist
enet ~I.. Wien all IS ready for tbs
insertion, the wedge which projects Al
the end Of the grating knife is driven
into the central portion of the cleft
until the space is large enough to receive
the scions. These are then carefully in
serted, not in a direction parallel to the
central axis of the stub, but at slight
angle with it, allowing the tops of the
scions to lean a trifie away from the stub
and from each other. The reason for
this inclination is to make sure that the
cambium layers of scion and stock cross
at one point at least. The greater the
angle of the scion the shorter will be this
place of contact; therefore, care must be
taken that the scions diYerge but
slightly. When both scions are in posi-
tion the lower bud is thicker than the
part opposite to it, the pressure is
greater at the outer side of the scion
This is where it is wanted, for the cam
blum layers are brought into very close
contact, and if the work has been we'll
done success is practically assured. In
case of large stubs, the pressure in the
cleft may be severe enough to I'M ure the
graft. When the scion is being squeezed
so that it's form is altered it is we'll to
insert wooden wedge in the cleft to re-
lieve this excessive pressure.
All that now rem aims to be done is to
fill the cavity about the stub with earth,
and the scion should also be buried so
thai only about an inch. or the part
above the upper bud remains uncovered.
The soil should be frmed slightly to
prevent it from drying out, and the op-
Grafton is finished. Wax is sometimes
used to cover the cut surfaces of both
scion and stock, but I have never been
able to see that any advantage was OBJ
tanned from it's use that the earth did
not grant equally well. Some have gone
so far as to say it's use is positively in
furious, so when the CRAFTS are placed
below the surface of the soil the use of
wax is not recommended.
The growth made the first season by
such CRAFTS is frequently very large, and
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-16
81 per Annu1l, in advance

A good union admits Of a very strong
growth, and if the above precautions are
kept in mind the vines will equal those
produced by either of the preceding
methods.
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congress can 50 successfully direct the
commercial activities OF the people, why
should not body OF half-civiiized lesis-
Iators with an equal degree of success
prescribe who shall and who shall not be
employed within their benefcent jurs-
diction.
Besides the fact that man is a citizen
al ways enables him to sell things quicker,
keep accounts more accurately and man.
age more ably than il he were not clpthed
with the magic mantle CT citizenship.
This enactmen. is certain to stimulate
the prosperity of the territory. Men of
brains and capital are Bound to flock TO
place ana engage in industrial and COM
mercial enterprises where the legislature
selects their employ ss for them. They like
it that way.
1t is to be regretted that the Nom bers
of this Cherokee parliament live where
they do; they should be scattered through
the strong holds of protection, for they
have all the qualifications of full.blown
Republican COM essme1. In point OF
logical devclop ment along the line OF the
protective theory they even surpass Nc
kinley
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-14
AT THE HOTELS

F. W. Bullock of Chicago is at the Hol-
lsnbeck.
J. E. Moore Of st. Louis il at the Hol-
lenbsck.
j. b. Jacoby OF San Francisco is at the
Najeau.
E. G. Bald OF Buffalo is at the West
minister.
r. s. windle of Boston is located at the
Westm mister.
H. J.. Tucker Of Toronto, Canada. is at
the NadeAu.
Eugene Cowles of the Bostonians is at
the Nadeau.
Charles R. Lloyd of San Francisco is at
the Hollenbeck.
Jim Temple of Chicago is registered at
the Westminster.
Amos Burr OF San Francisco 10 register
ed at the Nadeau.
H. Martin OF Butte. Mont. is register.
ed at the Ramona.
George II. Leland of Brooklyn is stay
ing at the Nadeau.
Mrs. and Miss Gaellsr Of San Francisco
are at the Ramona.
F. c. MoVay OF Yankton is sojourning
at the Westminster.
J. L. Copeland OF San Diego has regis
tered at the Nadeau.
J. B. Winsh ip has arrived at the West
minister from San Diego.
Mrs. L. Edwards of New York las tax
en- apartments at the Nadeau.
W. l.. Valentine OF San Francisco is So
journing at the Westminster.
John NJ Lent OF San Francisco is among
the recent arrivals thp HOllen heck.
H. l.. Titus, a prominent attorney o
San Diego is located at the Hollsnbeck.
W. P. Adams of San Diego is M for
few days and is staying at the Ramona.
Baron and Baroness Kettler OF Ger
many have apartments AT the Hollenbeck.
Mrs william Gage of Riverside is
spending few DAYS at the Westminster.
H. B. Gleezen, manager Of the Stearns
bicycle team,is quartered at the Westmin-
ster.
c. J. Gale and wife have arrived from
San Francisco and are staying at the Ma
deau.
c. E. and H. ". Kennedy arrived yes.
terdsy from Denver, Colo, and are at the
Ramona.
Miss Louise Cleary Of New York. . lesd-
ing member of the Bossonian company,
is at the Nadeau.
G. II. Phillips, jr., came in from tho
Chino ranch yesterday and il quartered
at The Hollenbeck.
William A. Terrill OF San Francisco il
here with the Syracuse bicycle team, and
is located at the Hollen beck.
J. o. Rudy, an old forty-niner, arrived
yesterday at the Hoffman house from his
home in Illinois. This 10 Is first visit to
the Golden State since he left after rich
'clean up" years ago.
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NOT A CARLISLE DEFEAT

The Herald wants Carlisle for the
Democratic presidential candidate IN 1856
The Democrats of Carlisles own state
Tuesday that he was the one man they
did not want for presidential candi-
date.-Pasadena Star.
AS select specimen of unauthorized
asininity the foregoing is entitled to the
medal. The sort of rot it expresses is
not confined to the Pasadena luminary,
but is breaking out in the columns of Re-
publican papers that are big enough and
old enough to know better. The Dem
Ocrats of Carlisle own state" have not
registered an emphatic protest against the
secretary of the treasury. but on the con-
trary have registered an emphatic and
most effectual protest against the cleo
tion to office OF the men who, like Wat
Hardin and Senator Blackburn, repudia-
ted their party's platform and opposed
Mr.. Carlisle and The policy he cham
pioned. The political destruction of the
secretary's opponents cannot by .he
most violent contortion of the intellect be
reckoned defeat OF the former
The papers which will thus disturt
palpable fact OF contemporaneous politics
are either too ignorant or too menda-
cious, or both, TO deserve the patronage
or rsspect Of fairminded and intelligent
people.
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PROTECTION GONE TO SEED

The enlightening spirit OF McKinleyism
has invaded the Businesses of the Chero-
kee territory. The legislature of the latter
have just enacted q law which probi bi is
the employment by Cherokee citizens of
non-citizens as clerks, bookkeepers or
managers for mercantile establishments.
II is to be presumed that tor a few weeks
yet the citizens will be permitted to man
age their private business in other re-
spects. Apparently this legislature of
modified savages is OF the belief that peo-
pie do not engage in business pursuits
for personal profit, but in order to furnish
employment to others. Believing thus,
it quite naturally concluded that in EN-.
ploying preference should be given the
home product The fact that the home
article might not always he responsive
to the requirements OF the employers is
Of course of no material consequence. At
any rate the aggregated wisdom of q
legislature is certain to be superior to
the judgment OF employers In the seiec-
ton of clerks, bookkeepers and managers
1t has been demonstrated for long time
that the congress of the United States
knows better where the individuals of
the country should buy their goods than
tho individuals do themselves. And if