The San Francisco call., 1896-02-08


posa were:
and Mrs. w. p. Newcomb, Lieutenants Charles
G. Treat and O. NJ. Lissak, Judge w. Il. Frear,
Rev. A. L. Romig, General r. H. Warheld, J.
H. Bird and wife. C. Bosse, B. K. Denbigh, J.
N. Durrand Jr. and wife, Dr.. John Frederieks,
]. Feusier, Richard Gusselfeldt, o. r. HarreH,
Peter High, E. Hutchinson, t. G: Johnston ana
wife, J. w. Justus, T. j. King, E. Lincoln. A.
Marques, John L. McCammon and wife, IL. i.
O'Falion and wife, II. c. Rev and wife, Mrs: S.
B Rose and son, Mrs. Charles g. G: Treat; @ 10. tor
hill; for Sydney-Mme Belvalle, Fl. w. Cal
kins and wife. William Cunningham.
DR.. Mum and Lieutenants Newcomb,
Treat and Lissak are United States
army officers who are going to spend their
leave of absence in Hawaii. General r. III.
Warfield of the California Hotel is going
to recuperate at the same place. Nearly
all the officers of the Second Brigade were
down to see him off, and many handsome
floral offerings were placed in his cabin,
among them being one in the shape of
generals eapulets, sent by Captain and
Mrs. Wagener. DR.. Thomas G. Inman
went out as surgeon OF the Mariposa IN
place of DR.. Soule, who was transferred to
the Australia at his own request.
The Mariposa is loaded down with cargo,
and some of the goods offering had to be
left behind. Among the shipments were
four carloads of agricultural implements
from Canada for Melbourne and Sydney,
and there are eleven more carloads to fol-
low. The Vancouver service is unreliable,
50 the shippers say, and they prefer send
ing their goods to San Francisco and
thence to the south seas by the Oceanic
line, to taking chances by the steamers
that run from Puget Sound.
The passengers who arrived on the
aot IN To- NfoiV "a
Fearon, +. Komp, wife and child, B. Sano,
William M. Bell, DID,, ]. Cato, Chan Fau
Moore, E. w. Rimmer, Pom K. Sob, b. s.
Pax, w. Engelenburg, Surgeon-Captain
Gee, Mrs. ]. III. Ringer, Mrs. c. NJ. Wood.
| Pom K. Soh comes accredited as En-
bassador from Korea to the United States
and Chan Fau Moore was formerly mem
| ber OF the Chinese legation at Washington.
On his way back to China during the war
he met in San Francisco George Hewine,
/ alias George Cameron, and Alec Wild,
alias Alec Brown. All three sailed for
Yokohama on the Gaelic and at that point
were transferred TO the French liner Sgd
i ney. They were arrested by the Japan
ese authorities as dynamiters and thrown
into prison. The United States Consul in
| terfered, as the Americans had never been
| on japanese soil, so they were released.
j Chan Eau Moore was held, however, as the
war between China and Japan was then
raging. 1t was only month ago that he
was released, and he lost no time in setting
sail for America. He is on his way back
to Washington, where he will take the
position of secretary of the legation. In
talking about his arrest yesterday he said
the Japanese had taken $3.50 in United
States gold and $50 in Mexican money
| from him. He was cast into a common
prison, but when John w. Foster inter-
ceded for hlm he was given better quarters
and had two servants to wait on him.
Cn.1 nfl~f l, n ~
tenn or the Senate, paid a visit to the
water front yesterday. He was driven
around the various wharves by Chief
! Wharhnger Root, and was very much sur
prised at the crowded state of the docks.
Never in the history of San Francisco have
/ the Harbor Commissioners had so much
| trouble in accommodating all the vessels
that want berths.
The barkentine Wrestler is now loaded
for Central America and will sail next
Monday. She has on board all the ma
terial for big wharf to be erected at
lstapa, six miles from San Jose de Guate-
mala. All the machinery necessary, sixty
tons of coal and over 400, 900 feet Of creo-
soted piles are on board, and yesterday
four surfboats. or lighters We're taken on
| the main deck. 1t is intended to make a
seaport out of Istapa, as the wharf will be
run out beyond the breakers.
The old whaling bark Bounding BilIow,
last week, was sold at public auction yester-
day for $40. The sale took place on Lom-
bard-street wharf, and Just why no bigger
| offer was made is mystery, as the hull is
almost as sound as it was forty years ago.
The. old-timer will not go to the bone
yard, as Il. d. Hume & Co. will lit her up
again and send her out with the codfishing
feet.
| The steamer Queen sails this morning
Tor Astoria, in place of the Columbia.
| which broke down on the bar. Captain
Green OF the st. Paul will take her out and
Captain Duggan will assume command OF
the st. Paul. The steamer Coos Bav.
/ which will take the surplus freight Ieft
| over by the Willamette Valley, will go out
in charge of Captain A. P. Jansen. late
mate of the Corona.
| The bark Tidal Wave lost all her head
gear In Mission Bay yesterday. When
swinging with the tide she colIided with
the parge Montana and her jibboom was
carried away and her bow damaged. The
So -'0--' =
/ Captain Phil T. Brown, superintendent
OF State towboats and dredgers, was treated
to surprise party last night. Just as he
was enjoying his last cigar there was a
knock at the door and in walked the crew
OF Dredger No. ], which Captain Brown
had been in charge of for six years prior to
his promotion.
The men at once got down to business
and presented the superintendent with a
magnificent diamond badge, the inscrip-
tion on which was as follows: "a token Of
esteem from the men who worked under
Captain P. T. Brown, on State Dredger
No. l, for six years" Brown was so com
pletely taken by surprise that he could not
reply. He tried again and again, but he
could never get beyond s.Boys, l thank, y
then there would be suspicious rising in
the throat and he had to stop.
The badge has picture of Fort Point on
the left, another OF Point Bonita ON the
right, the Governor Markham is between
them, and setting sun in which sparkles
blazing diamond completes the picture.
Captain Brown is one of the most popular
and competent men in the employ of tha
Harbor Commission, and every man in the
| service OF the State admires him.
f. 3. Stratton, acting attorney for the
Harbor Commissioners, and Sullivan &
Sullivan. the-attorneys for Bateman Bros,
held . conference yesterday afternoon to
consider what steps should be taken in re-
/ gard to mandamusing Controller Colgan
in the matter of paving Bateman Bros
warrant. The latter firm has the contract
for the carpentry work on the new depot
/ In carrying out their agreement they bililt