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Southern Railway.
(FIEDMONT AIR LINE.)
cschcdulc in effect November Is. 1sssl

Schedule In effect November Is. 1851
All trans arrive and leave Penns ylyanla
passenger station.
a m.-Daily, local for Danville Char
lutte and way stations, connects at Manas-
Sas for StraSburg, daily. except sunday,
and at Lynchburg with the Norfolk and
Western. daily. and with the Chesapeake
and Clifton Forge.
11l5a m.-Daily. the UNITED STATES
FAST MAIL. carries Fulirnan Buffet Sleep
vile, uniting at Salisbury with Pullman
Sleeper for Asheville and Hot Springs, N
c., Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tenn. and
Augusta: Pullman buffet Sleeper. Washing
ton to GalyeSton, Tex via Montgomery,
New Orleans and Houston. and Pullman
Washington to New Orleans without
,.I,nnce. sunset personally CCnGuCteSi tour
iSt excursion through sleeper on this tram
every Saturday TO San Francisco, without
4:OI D. m.-LocaI for Front Royal. River
ton ANA StrasburE, Gaily. except sunday.
16:43 p. m.-naliy, WAsHINGToN AMI
sOuTHwESTERN, NESTlBULED, LIN.
TIED. composed OF Pullman Vestibuled
Pullman Sleepers rev YORK t" Asfeviiie
and Hot Springs. n. G; New York to
and .Iacksonviiie. and New York To Mem
phis via Birmingham. New York TO New
Orleans via Atlanta anG MontGomery. Yes
flhtlled Atlanta
Southern Railway dining car. Greensboro /:
Mont gOmery.
TRIMS On WASHINGTON AND OHIO
DIVISION leave Washington g-OI a m
daily and 4:45 p. m, daily, except Sns-
day, and 6:25 D. M. Sunday ONLY, Tor
Round Hill; "a: p. m. GaiIy, eXCepi sun
day, for Leesburg. and 6:25 D. m. dailv Tnr
Herndon. Returning. arrive at Washinr-
ton s:26 u. IL. ana 500 p. M daily from,
Round Hell, and I:o6 u N. daily, eXceDr
Sunday from Herndon. and S:5t n M
daily, except Sunday. from Leesburg.
Through trains from the South arrive AT
Washington 6:42 q. m, 2:2O D. m and
$40 p. m, daily, Manassas divisions
1000 a. m, daily, except Sunday, and
. .iU u. IN, ualIy- from tharicIteSVilIe
Tickets, sleeping car reservation and in
formation furnished at Offices 81 il an,
1900 PENNSYLVANIA avenue and at Penn.
0yivaDia Railroad Passenger Station
W. ii. GREEN, Gen. Supt.
j. NJ. CULP, Traffic Manager,
W. A. Turk, Gen. Pass. Agent.
L. s. BROWN. .Gen.AgentP Pass Dept
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> ALTIMORE -
r RAILROAD,

Schecule III effect November o. 1886
Leave Nashinstln from station corner Of
New Jersey avenue and E street
fCr Chicago and Northwest yesrihuIe1
Limited trains. 1000 a. m. sos D. m.
Fer Cncinnati. 81 Louis and Indianap0Is,
fS1sd,lnuied ,d Llmitei, $40 p n-; express,
For .fittshurg and Cleveland. express
dall! 1000 a. III. and 5 90 p. IL.
tur Lexington and StauutOn, -. 90 room
For winchester and way stations, -. 80
Fer New orleans, Memphis, Birmingham,
Fhatta,nu" ga, HI oxvliie, Bristol and
through
LoT L[gTay, $40 p. m daily.
xI;o5, x7 10, X 90, {. 80, xs.so. x1O.00'
Xi2 40 Il. III. xl2.U5, 1910, ME- 35.x3,0G'
- 525, 3, Aa-SS' 56' 40; x5q2. x5J5, 1880,
XII 80 p IL. ana xi2C1 night. SUNDAYS,
%, XI 10, go, NS.C0 a. N. XII ,G5'
VIZ x5I3'; g b. 80; $500, 80, 20, x2;.5;
p IN, x12.o1 night.
For Annapolis, : 10 ands SO a 1910
ana IS p n, sundays, : 80 u m, 40
Fer Frederick. week days. 7.35 a. m,
10" noon, 4.3o, $50 p IL. sundays,
For da@grstown, 1900 noon and t5.so
Foi Boyd and way points. week DAYS
80 a. m, 4 30, 80, 7.O5 p. M. sun
days, l.l5, 7.05 D. IL.
:
days, t-33. 800 a m. . 80, 8 To- 1 30,
$50, $50, T.O5, II. 40 p. m Sundays,
S.Up a m lis, $50, =. %. 10 , D. IN.
For Washington J JUNCTION and way points,
= 50 m, i3o. , 30 p N. week DAYS
/. 10 y. N. Sunda ys
For Cape May, to Il. m, noon.
ROYAL BLUE LINE FOR NEW YORK
AND PHILADELPHIA.
Ali trains Illuminated with iintSCh light
For rhlIldelphi1. New urS Boston, and
th. East. week days = UU. 1000 a. m
D.nin.CIrl = 90. t12.35 Dining Gart. 3. 90,
,5o5 Dining Carl. 12.Ol night: Sleeping
Car open at 600 u'clucSl. sundays, % 90
a. III. Dining carr, I2.35 Dining Car, 800,
sos Diniu. CJr' l2.Ol night sleeping car
open ten O'clock Additional trains for
jhuadeipHla, week days. : O5 . u, daily,
: 90 =. NJ.
Rnffet rarloT C'rs On ali dav trains
For Atlantic City, 1000 Il. H., 1900
noon, and 30 y. III. week days 1885
p III. sundays
Except sunday Daily xENpreSs
trains.
Eaggage called for and checked from
hotels and residences hy Union Transfer
Co on orders left at ticket offices, 6I9
PENNSYLVANIA avenue II W. New York
avenue and Fifteenth street, and al depot.
WM. NJ GREEN. CHAS. - SCU'LL,
Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. igt.
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FOX PHILADELPHIA. NEW YORK
AND THE EAST,

400 p, NJ. CONGRESSIONAL LINZ
iifD, daily, all ParlOr Cars, with Din
lIg Car from baltimore Regular att. 90
tDihlng carr, 500, 900, 1000 Dining
oarl and LOO Dining Car from VIII
Ihihgtonl M nn NJ. Il: 40, 3.15, 4. 20. $50.
tDinlng Carr. 500. 900, IL 90 (Dining
tar from Wliinlngtonl A NJ, I215, BIB.
20, $50, 1000 and .35 p. II, For
I.hiladelplia only, Fast Express 80 A
NJ weekdays. Express, 12.15 p. III.
weekdays, 2.O1 and $40 P n. daily
For foSton, without change. = 80 a. III.
weekdays. and BIS. p. NJ. daily.
Bridge, allrail routel. 3:15 p. m. daily.
For Baltimore. G. .25. !. 90. 7.5Oi 5. 90. 9 d5,
1000, 1880, HOO and ii so a M
l2.l5, l2.45, 2.01, 3.15, $40 a 90 lin.
Itedl. 4.2O. 4.36. $40, 6.15, 8. so. 10.
1000, 10.40, 11.15, and fI.OO a. m
On sunday, 90. 90, 800, 9.O5, 10 so,
90 oo a ii,ni,a m; 1215I15, on 2o1, 315, 49,
40, 1000. 1910 and 11.35 p. in
For POpe'S Creek Line, : .5Oa. IN. and 436
p. m daily, except Sunday.
For Annapolis, 700. 800 A NJ, 12l5
and so ? NJ. daily. except sunday.
Sundays, 300 A ". and 4.3O P NJ
aIlanuC Coast Line Express, 40 A NJ,
80 i. NJ daily: Richmond only. 1857
4 NJ. week days; Atlanta Special. via
Rchmond and SeabOard Air Line, 40
= N f'ilr- Accommodation for OtIan-
uco. - A NJ daily, and 4.25 P. NJ.
Ticket offices. corner Fifteenth and G.
streets. and at tie station. sixth and n
ing ~ baggage 10 destination from hotels
J K. WOOD. General Passenger Agent
; NJ. PFENOS General Mana ger
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DR.. Leatherman,

Specialist in all forms of private diseases
Hydrocelc, varicocele and Structure cured
Consultation free Every day, 9 to IL, 2
10 .; Tues, Thurs, and Saturday evenings,
to 8. Coz st. NV. Closed Sunday
DIR. TAYLOR. SO6 + ST. NV. makes
full sets Of teeth for So; satisfaction
guaranteed: teeth extracted without pain;
gold filling. 81: amalgam. soc: Extracting
free when plates are made. jel S-tr
LADIES beeding confidential treat
meDt, o sure and cafe relief In all
woman com plants and irregularities. Gold
medal awarded for the science Of obstet-
rics from the University Of Munich. Ba-
varia. Strictly confideEtial. MRS. DR.
RENNER, No. Seventh st. me-, near e
Cap. st.. Washington. D. O.
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DIR. Leon, 4oi nsourll, MissouriAye

Office Hours, 10 10 &c 10 s.
Nov. ll--lmo
PROF. CLAY -oldes, established me-
dunn; tells business, love affairs; all
events of life from. cradle to grave for 90
cents, 10 TO 10 daily, 4e9 st sw.
no10- 1mo-em
OUR greatest medium and spiritual moth
er, DIR. MARY GORDON, tells you all
things and prescribes Il proper remedy for
YOUR troubles consul t this gifted lady
before it is too late. Now at 529 18th
St. NV. no7-tf
MIME. FIR a NCIS Will not tax You
with long lingo of impossibilities
that cannot be done, but all in trouble cail
and he helped at once by one that can
guarantee satisfaction; life from cradle to
grave; cards: 25 cents: trance, 90 cents;
hours, 10 to 8. 1110 II st. NV.
oc2S-1 1mo-em
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POSTOFFICE NOTICE

ahouid lie read uaiIy hy anmItrcstcd. as
changes may occur at any time
fOHElGN MAILS fer The - eek ending
as fGllCwS: 100
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RAILROADS..

WASHINGTON, MOUNT VERNON AND
Wv ALEXANDRIA RAILWAY co.
From Station. Thrteeu-anti-a-half street
ahd Pennsylvania avenue.
For Ale xandria 40, 10, z 80, 5, 9, 10,
1920. eX., II. 12 ~. H., !. 2. 3, I.1o.
so. 5.45. 81 ., Z. 5, 9, 10, IL, /. p. III.
Sunday, first traiu. a. m; last train, IL
p. m.
For Mount vernon-1O, II 12 a. m, .
4.15 p. M. daily, except sundays
&. Z. ABBOT. GEO. Z. PHILLIPS.
Gen. Manager Gen. Pass. Agent
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FOR -MIsCEILANE EoUs.

FOR RENT-Large second floor; suit
able for storage business, also large
basement; in good order; rent cheap 22d
10th st. NV. no22-36
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PERSONALS


HALEE. the medium card reader and
scientlfic paluiist; tells your lie from
CraGlc to grave, ana Just what you want
To kh"w' also tells about business deals,
aW suits, love affairs, cUUrtship, IA2rTias se,
lost or stolen property. family troubles.
friends ami enemies, reuniteS separated hus-
bands ahd wires sweethearJS, etc, brings
troubles and quarrelsa llrIght. causes speedy
maria Ses With the one you love, removes
spells, causes good luck, cures drunkenness
ana other lauits satisfaction guaranteed;
price zoe aud 5uC., hours 8 a. IN. To y u.
IN, daily S25 II st. NV. no22-lmU
Neil, cIairvOyant and test medium, con-
suitdjIun lee. 81. business examinations q
speciality. IL Pa. ave. no22-7t
DIyORCE-what are the grounds Tor
divorce. why for husband not To
purchase a sewing machine Tor his wife,
when they can be had from $50 To $50
cash or instal!men ntS. such as the Standard, !,
SINGER singer White. D9msstic. Household, New
seconu-haul machines from 50 10 so,
cash or instaliments. THE ENTERPRISE
SEWING MACHINE CO., 33i Penn. ave.
&c. Repairs from 60c. up nolO-es.u
sPhlRLhT1UALIsTIC IT meeting will
town, SUNDAY evening, Nov. 22u, at 80
p. m; Nine. Nolan OF 6O2 II 81 ne, me
mum III charge: names given; silver cot
leGtlon. Item
NJ ME. THEO. puiuisJ ana card
reader, can De consulted on business and
love affairs; wives and mothers come and
see me when III trouble: communications
strictly cunllGeIIt1al. German spoken: open
daily: prices Zoe. and SOC. 929 ii st. NV
nu21-lmo
VOICE culture at Observation-Disclosures
system. One of my family has used
the printed exercises pertaining to this
system Tor about one year a nd has improved
her voice without straining or tremulo;
got stronger and gained in compass. Tony
lhind, these exercises are great benefit to
Sfr ar Ha. lao. u
out injury to the health, etc.'-Dr. NJ. h.
Strickler. ! 2 lessons, in books, 81 AG-
vice free. PROF. a. W. MEYER, 1887
18TH st. NV. Saturdays, 3 to . p. IN.
mol s-St,em
LADIES we will Sell you any make
of machine from $50 to SEQ, cash or
fDstallments; also some secondhand ma
chimes, warranted IN perfect order, fr,n
So to $50, on easy instalments; we repair
all makes from soc. up, send postal
and Will give you estimate, or viii mail
you circulars, etc. THE ENTERPRISE
SEWING MACHINE CO., 1874 Penn. ave
&c. nnlO -Snnly-r
HIGHLAND SANIIARIUM.
Special branch for treatment Of liquor.
opium. and cocaine abits: established
mes. 1885,, page. %; full information at
ALFRED j. wESTLAKE, sec'y, Hyatts-
vile, Md. noi item
YOU would not believe US WREN we
SAID 1t would soon be cold, but we
still have fine lot or custom made suits
and overcoats, very little Worn, at the
lowest price. JUSTH'S OLD STAND. 6l9
Il st. NV. nolT-It
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wANTED-ROOMS.

wANTED-Widower stranger. from
West wishes room in home Of widow or
single lady where there are no other gentle
men. Address S. T. RANGER. this office 1t
wANTED-One large and one small.
partly fur. rooms. NV. not to exceed
81 month Address TWO ROOMS, this Of
flee. Item
w a NTED-By young couple, ) ROOMS
suitable for light housekeeping, near
Avenue or 4th st. car line. Address NJ,
this office. nU21 Stem
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EDUCATIONAL.
STORAGE.

ALL having goods OF every kind to put
~ storage IL Will be to their adva ntage
" 'a,i on US, we have ample storagc room
ior an classes of goods; we ke cirriapcs
wagons ana harness or any class of goods an
saie s.i az cheap rates. GUARANTEE COM
no2O-7t
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FOR RENT-STABI.ES.

FOR RRENT-Private stable, NV, in
rear oil 1924 l St, with all mod. imps
Inquire at 1924 l st.,nw. no2 213t.em
FOR RENT-New brick stable and car
riage house; water; in rear of Az Frank
lin st. NV, SO. s.r- no2U-3t
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FOR REsr-orF1cE ROOMS.

FOR RENT-officeroom ;ararechance
for good dentist. an office formerly &C.
cupied for two years srby dentist who tas
left the city. 9O1 N st. NV. 1t
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BOARDING.,

wANTED-Bcard few vacant
seats ut my table: IL filled at once
price $40 per month. p. o., this office.
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FOR SALE-BICYCLES.

FOR SALE-A high-grade Envoy, and
a Fleetwing lady's wheel; used only
Z mos; S35; a Liberty racer, $40; lady's
1925 Envoy, only $50. Cali 5l3 9th st. NV
FOR SALE Ladies wheel; nearly
new; lamp and tools; $50. 511 Sd
st. INV no2l- -3t-em
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r RAILROADS.
Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
STATION CORNER OF SIXTH AND B
STREETS

STREETS.
In Effect November Is, 1895.
$50 a. M. weekdays. PITTSBURG
EAI AIhESS-Parlor and Dining Cars, Har-
Esoorg To Pittsburg.
10:5O A. M. PENNSYLVANIA LIN.
IN, EDJ,fuilman Sleeping, Dining. Smok-
s w anu Observation Cars, Harrisburg to
fag9. ,is Cincinnati. indianapolis, st.
LOUIS, ,CieveIand and Toledo. Buffet Par
i0r Car To Harrisburg.
4O,SO a. M. FAST LINE-Pullman
tDuiel Idrior Car To Harrisburg Buffet
farIor car, Harrisburg to Pittsburg
Sd q r. M. CHICAGO AND ST.
LouiS EHPRESS-Pullfnan Buffet Par
I I9r car to Harrisburg. Sleeping and
DlhIhS Cars Harrisburg to St Louis Gin
ahnIti. Louisville and Chicago.
7;IO p. NJ. WESTERN EXPRESS
uIihan Sleeping Car TO PIttsburg, Chi
eago, and harrisburg to Cleveland Din
ing Car To Chicago.
'slO r. M. sOUTHWESTERN EX-
rKEss.-Pullman Sleeping Cars WASH
ihston To Plttsburg and Harrisburg To st.
LOUIS and Cincinnati. Dining Car.
lO.4O p. M. PACIFIC EXPRESS
iuiIiHan Sleeping Car to Pittsburg.
$50 A. M. for Kane, Canandaigua,
hnchester' and Niagara Falls daily, ex-
1850 A. M. for Elmira and Remove
ahlly' except sunday. For Lock Haven
. 1sS 80 Gays and Williamsport Sundays,
ITO p. M. for willlamsport, Roches-
ter' Buifalo, and Niagara Falls daily,
except Saturday, with Sleeping Car WASH
inEniI 10 Suspension Bridge via Buffalo,
lO:4O p. M. for Erie. Canandaigua.
,n' I,Iv' Sleeping Car Washington to e.
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EOR SAIE-ApPLES.

FOR SALE-Barrelcd New York BALD
winsand tirecningS. sent c. O. D.. 81 30:
Inspection granted. . pccks. L. Il. CROS-
BY. 40 9Th st. NV. no2O-3t
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STRAYED OR STOLEN.

LOST-A suitable reward Will be paid
iul auCn Information as Will Ielu to Ir.
prosecution ol IN" thief who stole. a brown
water spaniel from 500 4th ST NV Tines
Day, Nov. lt' white mark under breast
and scar on hip; name Friday no2l-3t
STOLEN Sunday last, IA large red and
white st. Bernard gyp, named Wick.
$50 reward for return OF property and
conviction of thief CHAS. f. BARBER.
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wANTED-HOUSES.

WE have n number of applicants for
houses renting from $50 To S35 per
month: send us description of your vacant
house and rou Will be surprised how quick
We Will rent IL. TIMES REAL ESTATE
BUREAU. ~
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HELP wASTED-FENALE.

w a ANTED Lady for correspondence
atter ha ing learned our business: sal
airy S1CO, enclose SelfaddreSSed stamped
envelope TO ELDER, care this office. 1t
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HELP MANTEn-MALE.

v yANTED-A man of good appearance
and address: nice business; big pay.
NV VESTiSAT ATE, this office 1t
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HELP vyANTED-MALE AND
EEMsyR

WA ANTED AT City Intelligence Of
hce. cooks. general house y orkcrs, wait
ers. drivers. iaundrcSscS, nurses, portCrS,
Janilors. stahlcneE. IabOrerS, chamber
maids. hOys, places furnished Till suited
Established 1855. SHACkLEFORD'S
AZ l1th st uw. nulT-Gt
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FOR RENT-STORES.
FOR RENT-61 H st. NV, has been
used as barber shop for the last ten
years; moderate rent. Inquire of ID. con
NELL, 51i Cd St NV no2I ,t.en,
FOR RENT-EXcellent stand for drug
store. ANA, this office. no2I-3t
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wANTED-For cash, all kinds of Old
United states postage and department.
stamps. Collections also bought II F.
DCNKHoRST. 1905 9TH st. NV. se9-tf
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FOR RENT-ROUhIS.
ROOMS 1or rent, cheap. No. 1929
9Th st. nol6-7t
FOR RENT-Flat OF 1 1oCmS; partly
furnished; hot water, heat, electric
lighting, etc; light Housekeeping: no chill
dren, price, moderate. 2316 18th st.
NV no12- Totem
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w wANTED-A younc girl, lew hours
ulily 10 Iake care OF an infant Apply
al 1906 81 81. NV ii
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-25

shippers mean enough to think that the
result was not worth the price.
One morning, while making voyage
from Sydney to San Francisco, we were
hecalmed somewhere near the equator,
and, as usual, several sharks were swim
ming about the ship. At such times it is
customary, if the water be at all smooth,
to lower a stage over the ships side and
scrub off the grass that always grows on
iron vessels at sea. The watch had just
been relieved, when there was cry of
imam overheard" and on looking over
the starboard side we saw a Swede,
who had tumbled off the stage and was
keeping himself afioat with difficulty.
AS soon as the splash was neard two or
three large sharks Immediately swan to-
ward him. 1t is a popularity of man.
eater that he will never touch anything
that is moving unless he be very hungry.
Peterson evidently knew this, for he
splashed with his arms and legs as much
as be could, but it did not seem to intimi-
date those sharks. 1t would not take more
than few seconds to throw him a bow
line and haul him on board, but it
wouldn't take shark hundredth part
of that time TO make cheer and nip off
leg. 1t happened that Peterson had fallen
overheard close to the meat cask, and one
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-25

seven years ago the City of Florence while
on her way from this port to England ap-
preached Pitcairn Island and hove to. A
few minutes later President Mccoy,
one of the Young family and several
dusky looking Pitcairners came on board,
and as no other ship had called there for
several months they were right glad to
see US. We exchanged many kinds of
food and material for two boatloads of
island produce, and for each of the officers
Miss Rose Young, the scheol mistress,
sent fine bouquet with Christmas card
In her own handwriting.
But the most precious thing confided
to our care was a little bunch OF letters.
Pitcairn Island not being in the Interna-
tional Postal Union the envelope bore not
a postmark or stamp.
The liutle package was carried around
Cape Horn and eighty days later arrived
at Falmouth. Although they had then
travelled about Il, 900 miles they had only
completed the first stage of their journey.
Our vessel, not being recognized mail
ship, had to perform several red-tape evo-
lutions, and Captain Leask had TO sign
almost an affidavit for each letter before
her Maiesty's Government would accept
the responsibility of forwarding them to
their destination.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-25

current and away we went chasing the
City of Hankow, which was flying through
the night with all sails clewed up like a
verita BILE phantom ship, without sign of
life aboard except the pig which we had
left in the sty. No time was lost in taking
possession of our ship and next morning
we dropped an anchor in about sixty-five
fathoms, opposite the little village where
the monarch OF the islands live. Captain
King went ashore, managed in way
known only to himself TO make known
our wants and returned with a turtle,
some skinny goats, some skeletons OF
chickens and few sweet potatoes. On
arrival in port we found that large por-
ton OF our rudder had been knocked away
and much of the false keel. But as the
vessel was of the build known as compos-
ite this loss was not material. For the
rest of the voyage the crew never tired Of
telling the story of how the pig steered
the ship off the rock.
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afternoon we appro ached the bar. The
tug Columbia came as near alongside as
possible, and as the weather was very
threatening the captain decided to take
tow. We caught his heaving line and
made fast his hawser. and then proceeded
toward the bar, which was breaking
heavily.
The wind steadily increased, and before
we had been towing an hour it was blow
ing gale. with frequent squalls accompa-
MED by thick passing mists, which plotted
out anything for several minutes at
time.
Very naturally, having pilot on board
and tugboat ahead, we felt that we were
perfectly safe and were congratuIating
! ourselves that in few hours we would be
safely at anchor off Astoria. To our great
surprise, when the storm seemed TO be at
| its highest, the tugboat gave three or four
sharp toots and cast adrift the hawser.
We could then see that we were drifting
bodily onto the northwest beach, where
the waves were breaking over the ribs of
the Great Republic and the City of Dub
| lin, one of our sister ships which had
oeen wrecked there some years previously.
1t was no time for parl eying, as vessel
in ballast drifts quicker than cork. All
hands were at once ordered to make al
possible sail, but even then enough canvas
could not be set to insure tacking off that
lee shore. Little bv little the old York
was approaching the wrecked Dublin, and
it seemed to be simply case of few
minutes before we should need the SER
vices of the lifeboat from Astoria.
kor bo fo Cof, h,a
River is somewhat in the nature of
horseshoe and only with most favoring
winds can a big vessel sail in. Somehow
or other we enjoyed a charmed existence
for few hours. Just when every hope of
weathering that lee shore seemed to have
vanished, there was sudden change in
the wind and the ship was enabled to haul
off the bar. Not only this, but as we
sailed along the edge Of the breakers the
little proverbial cherub that is supposed
to watch Jacks fate was evidently oil
deck, for the gale followed us at every
point and at the time when We expected
to be breaking to pieces we were letting
go the anchor in the harbor.
That was the only occasion on which in
ten years experience / ever saw a cow
ardly act on the part OF tugboat captain.
There was no necessity for the Columbia
TO have cast US off, as she was making toll
erably gooo weather. and the duty of her
captain was plainly to have attempted to
! have towed us to an offing from which we
could have worked out to sea. In strange
contrast to this incident was that of San
Francisco pilot, who, a couple of years
later, worked the same ship from dam
gerous position near the Potato Patch in
hard gale of wind, and who did not leave
our poop-deck for nearly forty hours.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-25

referred to we were passing through be.
tween Lombok and the island east of it.
and had safely passed Ringit Point, in the
southeast corner of Lombok. Between the
two islands all kinds of conflicting cur
rents were met, and as there was not a
breath of wind the ship was as helpless as
a log.
Just about midnight it was discovered
that we were being carried fast on TO a
perpendicular cliff. On dropping the lead
we found no bottom at a hundred tathoms,
and to have let go an anchor under such
conditions would simply mean ripping
the vessels plates below the water line
with cable. 1t was pitch dark and we
could not see how close we were, but we
soon discovered our distance when the
spanker boom struck the rock end on,
broke in two in the middle and was sent
crashing down into the cabin through the
skylight. The mizzen yards next locked
with the cliff, and at the same time we
could feel the stern of the vessel pounding
on ledge beneath. The cliff must have
run down into the water perpendlcularly
for over hundred faith hons, which fact we
proved by taking soundings. To have had
hole knocked into the ship meant that she
would sink bodily out of sight, and to run
the risk OF having our starboard boats