The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-30
ALONG THE WATER FRONT,
The Gaelic Arrives From the
Orient With Many Nota.
bles Aboard.
Rear Admiral C. C. Carpenter of
the Asiatic Squadron to Be
Retired.


ated quite a stir around the Mail dock
yesterday morning. There were over 200
passengers, and several of them got into
trouble with representatives of the Gov
eminent. A japanese woman, who was
vouched for by no less a person than the
Governor of IDAHO, was refused landing
by the immigration Commissioner, and a
woman who said her husband had been
jeweler to the royal family in Java was ar
rested for attempting to smuggle jewel Is
ashore in her stockings.
Rear-Admiral c. c. Carpenter of the
Asiatic squadron and several other nota-
bles also arrived, and it kept the officials
busy attending to them. The cabin pas
gers were:
NJ. Baggallay, Resr-Admiral c. c. Carpenter.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Elliott, F. II. Loring, NJ. E.
Quackenbush, Mrs. E. c. Wright c. Won Bose,
Captain 6. W. Conner, Monseigneur 1gnace
Rose, Y. Wooyeno, D. II. Blake, James D. Car
son, Rev ]. Ramas Miss Preston, Mrs. E. Simp-
son, child and maid
Admiral Carpenter has reached the age
limit, and next February he viii be re-
tired. He will be succeeded by Commo-
dore F. Y. McNair, who leaves for Hong
kong on the steamer Rio de Janeiro to-day.
In the meantime Captain Benjamin f.
Day of the Baltimore is in command,
but as the cruiser was to sail for San Fran
cisco to-day Captain John ]. Read of the
Olympia would be ranking officer until the
arrival OF Com modore McNair. The crack
cruiser was at Yokohama on November 8,
and is now probably in Chinese waters.
Mrs. Sampson, another passenger, has
come to San Francisco to meet her hus-
band, who is lieutenant on the Balti-
more.
When it came to landing the japanese
passengers in the steerage Inspector Gaff
eney had considerable trouble with one of
the women A good-Iooking girl claimed
to be the wife of Edwin T. Kanatzbara
and said she was going to join him. Her
story was not believed, and proof was de-
manded. She produced Q copy of an affi-
dayit, which had been sworn to before
notary public, setting forth that she was
the affianced wife of Kanatz bara, and was
coming from Japan to join him. This was
signed by W. Mcconnell, Governor of
Idaho. The affidavit did not have much
weight with the immigration officer, and
the woman was held pending further in
vestigation. Gaffeney has sent word to
the Governor of Idaho, but thinks the
woman is fraud, and says she is intended
for disreputable house.
Ando and his wife also came back. The
couple will be remembered by almost
everybody who visited the Japanese vii
lage during the Midwinter Fair. One
night the couple had row and Mrs. Ando
stabbed her husband and nearly killed
him. Since his recovery they have lived
in peace and quietness. They will seek an
engagement in one of the San Francisco
variety theaters.
The Gaelic has an enormous quantity OF
freight, nearly all of which is for Eastern
ports. Captain 6. W. Conner of the Jap
anese steamer Saikio Maru who is making
a flying trip to San Francisco, says there
is over $500 tons aboard. 1t will all be got
out on time, however, and the steamer
will get away on her regular sailing date.
The report that Captain Walker of the
Belgic had been relieved is declared I'M
founded by the officers of the Gaelic. They
say that he is still in command and has
been ordered to bring the steamer to San
Francisco.
Captain Dan Haskell resumed command
OF the big Spreckels tug Fearless to-day.
He has been on the sick list for over a
month and made trip to Honolulu for
his health. He is now considerably better
and is glad to be back in harness. As
result of his return there will be many
changes in the Spreckels service Captain
Glenn Randell will return to the Vigilant,
Captain John Silovich to the Reliance and.
Fearless.
The Harbor Commissioners did not
meet yesterday. Commissioner Chad
bourne was away and President Colnon
was alone in his glory Commissioner
Cole had returned from his trip to the in
terror, but was informed that there was to
be no meeting, so he did not put in an APP
pearance. A meeting of the full board
will be held next Tuesday.
The Stockton steamers are having a hard
time of it just now. The river is very low.
and at almost every bend the boats go
aground. In consequence they are some
times five and six hours late Captain
McMurtry of the j. ID. Peters remarked
yesterday that if the heavy rains did not
come soon the steamers would have to tie
up. The Peters brought down nearly $50
passengers yesterday.
The British ship Chrysomene, which
sailed from San francisco for Queenstown
on July last, had a terrible experience
She was caught in hurricane, and some
of her spars were carried away and the
rigging damaged. Her masts were sprung
and her deckseams opened. Part of her
cargo was jettisoned and the remainder
damaged, as the vessel spra ng leak.
Later advices received by the Merchants
Exchange go to show that the American
ship Belle O'Brien was within sixty miles
of port when she went down. The under
writers were paying 80 per cent to reinsure
her, and the men who took the risk must
have been very much chagrined when they
heard how near the vessel was to finishing
her voyage in safety. When the sailors
left her off Queenstown there was nine
feet of water in her hold.
Musical Treat To-Day.
Willis E. Bachelor, tenor, will give his last