The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26

contract between the planters on the
islands and the California Sugar Refinery
provides that two-thirds of the crop must
come to San Francisco and that the remain
ing one-third can be shipped to any point
the refinery might dictate.
In the early part of the year it was de-
cided to send nearly 10000 tons of sugar
from the islands to New York, and the
question arose among the shippers as to
where the vessels were coming from to
carry the cargoes. The first vessel to load
here was the American ship Kenilworth,
which has only flown the American flag
within the past few years. The Title
Starbuck came next, with the Manuel
Llaguno close upon her heels, and both
vessels are now bound for the islands with
all canvas.
The Starbuck was in port when the Lila
guno arrived, and gangs of stevedores
have been employed on both craft day and
night. The Starbuck got away on Thurs
day, and should have been at least 100
miles off shore when the Manuel Llaguno
dropped her tugs hawser outside the heads
yesterday afternoon.
Captain Small of the new sugar ship had
blood in his eye when the wind filled his
sails, and he yelled back to those on the
tug Active that he would beat the Star
buck down to Honolulu or eat his main
sail. He had good breeze for start and
as he squared away to the southwark he
looked like a winner in the ocean race.
On the heels of the Manuel Llaguno
another American ship was towed to sea,
bound for sugar cargo to carry to New
York. This was the Great Admiral. She
left here yesterday afternoon for Manila,
from where she is to take a cargo of sugar
to the great American metropolis. Bets
are freely offered along the water front
that the Manuel Llaguno will be the first
of the trio to reach New York.
The brig Geneva will sail for st.
Michaels this morning carrying away with
her supplies and machinery for the miners
on the Yukon River. In the cargo of the
vessel is a stern-wheel steamer called the
Beaver, built by Matthew Turner of
Benicia, which has already been men
Kennedy will go in command of the
Beaver. and ne is responsible for the
assertion that the new steamer will travel
at the rate of fifteen knots an hour. Cap
tain jim steered the craft down from
Benicia and lost two hats on the way
down. He says that he lost the hats on
account of the velocity of the steamer, but
there are others who say that the trip
occupied seven hours and that the hats
were blown out in front of the steamer.
The captain of the Beaver explains this by
remarking that new boat creates as much
jealousy as it does power.
The gallant old yacht Freda went out
ava Z" oetiA 1AOiii tCSIclddy dlbCi-
noon with a crew comprising Ed Kolb,
lrvy Lyons, Ed Bosqui, L.. B. Chapman
and Raymond Huber. The yacht anchored
last night in Paradise Cove, and to-day the
yachtsmep will put in the time pulling
rockcod out of the depths. The yacht
sportsmen hope to get some fine messes
OF hsh. Eddie kolb is not much of a fish
erman. said Louis Chapman, as his star
board loot touched the Tiburons bow and
ms port phalanges dangled in the air, "5ut
he Is great wrestler, not and We'll get
| boatload of cod"
Captain J. Killey, who was out here last
year on the British ship Simla. has been
promoted to the command of the steamer
Larnaea, plying in the Eastern trade
| through the Suez canal. The honor be-
slowed on the new commander is appreci.
ated In this port, but it is mingled with the
regrets of his many friends, for the reason
that San francisco will see him no more.
captain kllley was not only one of the
most careful masters who ever brought
ship into this harbor, but he was one of
the most courteous and best posted men
in the British merchant marine.
| The Pacific Mail steamer City of Pekinr
sailed Yesterday afternoon for China and
japan with sl6teen cabin passengers and
seventy-five Chinese in the steera.e
Among the cabin passengers were Young
| Colonel Bradbury and his wife and Miss
! Cecilia O'Connor, the youngest daughter
of Commodore Con O'Connor The trio
| EN- barked on a tour around the world and
they expect to be abroad at least wear
There was large crowd OF society people
at the wharf to see them off and the Mail
dock has never been seen in brighter ar
ray of color.
D.. A. Bunker and wife, missionaries to
Seoul, were also among the passengers.
DR.. Bunker was IN Korea for many wears
before the war and he said that he expected
to find wider field than ever for his labors
on his return to his old camping ground.
A Mining Shit.