The San Francisco call., 1896-07-29
Chief Steward James Wants a
Dozen Choice Eggs From
Fancy Stock.
HE Has TO SQUARE" HIMSELF
Presented a Friend With a Dczsn of
the Hard Boiled Variety for a
Setting.

The Oceanic Steamship Companv's Aus
tralia arrived from Honolulu Yesterday
with iuIl list of passengers. Those in the
cabin were:
Colonel F. L. Guenther, Miss Guenther, Colo
mel William Macdonald, Mrs. a. Morrison.
Mrs J. L. Mauerer, F. Horner and wife r. i
Lille and wife. 5. 7, Mccullough, Theodore
Richards and wife. Captain W. B. Godfrey.
wife and five children; E o. White, wife and
two children; Rev. Brother Joseph, Miss M.
Fitzgerald, Mrs. Keeeh and two children, Mrs.
C. N. Shortridge, Miss v. Shortridge, Miss NJ
Swingley, DR.. w. Anderson and wife, Miss A.
Dahl, Mrs J. A. Hopper and niece, j. s. Nc
Candless, l. l. McCandless, Miss A. Kingsford,
Mrs. NJ NJ. Scott, Miss g. NJ. Scott Miss M
Scott, Rev. Bro Edward, C. J. Cooper Mrs. J.
Schnack and two children, f. d. Tenney. w. G.
Ashley, A. L. Taylor, Mrs. Captain. Curtis
Kennedy, S. ]. Smith, w. Horn. Mrs. G. Leibold
Rev. Brother Albert, Miss NJ. s. Denis, r. R.
Pangborn and WIFE,, P. A. Williams and wife.
ton, Miss S. Flaxman, w. o. Atwater Miss r,
Goldstein 7. ]. Birch, ]. n. Suydam c. n Suy-
dam, Miss L Roberts, @. E. Rice and H. Pohl-
mann.
On the 18th inst. the Australia sailed for
Honolulu and three hours later the Pacific
Mail Company's City of Peking sailed for
the same port. Bets were freely made on
the race and in every instance the Peking
was the favorite. The Australia won easily.
getting into Honolulu at 40 p NJ. on the
18th. while the Peking did not reach port
until o'clock the next morning. Owing
to the strike in the Newcastle collieries the
Australia had very poor coal in her bunk
ers and Chief Engineer Neiman is of the
opinion that with good coal the trip couIo
easily have been shortened twelve hours.
When the Australia leaves port again
Chief Steward L. K. James will take along
with him dozen eggs from the best bred
chickens in the State. He is procuring
them for Clarence Mcfarland, brother of
the colonel, and they are to be used as a
peace offering.
Mcfarland is chicken fancier, and for
| months he has been after James to bring
him down some fancy eggs. James
always promised faithfully, but the
promise always slipped his memory
| When the steamer was passing through
| the Golden Gate on the 18th inst he sud
denly remembered the eggs and was in
| despair. A bright idea struck him. and
going into the pantry he selected dozen
| OF the largest and best-looking eggs IN
| large box. These he told the cook to boil
hard and then wrap neatly in tissue.
| When the Australia reached Honolulu
James handed over the eggs to McFar-
land, who, in his Joy at securing them,
| opened bottle OF wine. Last advices re-
ceived before the steamer sailed were to
the effect that McFarIand's hen was pa
tiently setting on the hard-boiled eggs.
The above is the true reason why genial
Tom James is anxious to purchase fancy
eggs at any price before the Australia
sails again for Honolulu. Chief Officer
Lawless asserts that the hen will have
hatched out an omelette before the Aus
tralia gets back to Hawaii.
The Oceanic Steamship Company and
the Spreckels Towboat Company will
move from Folsom-street wharf to, the
Pacific-street wharf in about a fort
night. It was so decided at a meeting
OF the Harbor Commissioners yesterday.
Commissioner ColnOn was very much OPP
posed to the moving of the tow boats and
wanted them stationed at Howard No. 3
He insisted that wharf which had cost
$50 900 to build should not be given over
TO craft of that description.
John ID. Spreckels argued that the best
wharves on the front should be given over
to ocean steamers and that inasmuch as
the Oceanic was local concern and spent
all its money here, some consideration
should be shown. With the Australian
and Hawaiian steamers docking at Pacific
street the wharf would have to be bonded
and it would be a great hardship to have
outside schooners docking there.
Chief Wharfnger Root gave it as his
opinion that it would give rise to endless
trouble to have any small craft docking at
Pacific street and Mr.. SpreckeIs pointed
out that only two steamers could lie along
side the wharf and that then there would
just be room for the tugs. mo matter
what comes or goes, said he, I'VE must
have tug there with steam up night and
day in order to put out fires. By putting
all the vessels at one dock you will save
room and we will save the expense of run
ming two offices"
Commissioners Chadbourne and Cole
were in favor of granting Mr.. Spreckels'
request on the ground that the change was
only temporary, and President CoInan
finally gave in. When Folsom street
wharf is rebuilt it is expected that the yes-
sells in question will move back again.
Edward r. Swain. the board s architect.
recommended certain changes in the new
ferry depot. AS it would entail en- addi-
tional expenditure of S2960 the matter was
taken under advisement and the Com.
missioners will look into the matter.
Some weeks ago the whaleback CITY of
Everett drifted down on dolphin at Mis-
sion 3 and carried it away. A bill for 1926
was sent in by the ommissioners but when
Superintendent of Construction Patterson
said the piles we're rotten the bill was re-
duced to $113.
Captain Bucknam. who was formerly
master of the City of Everett, goes out as
chief officer of the City of Sydney.
The schooner Chetco was towed back to
the wreck of the Colombia Yesterday.
There is about seventy tons of recovered
freight awaiting her and on its arrival
here it will be sold at auction.
An immense quantity OF fruit came down
on the steamers Onward Aurora and Re-
lief yesterday from the Sacramento. Puget
Sound ports partly relieved the glut and
the Umatilla was held half an hour in
order to take away some of the surplus to
Seattle, Tacoma, Port Townsend and Vic
toria, B. c. Sergeant Tom Mahoney said
that it was the busiest day that he has
seen on Jackson-street wharf in fifteen
years.