The San Francisco call., 1896-02-23
National Salutes Fired by the
CriStoforo Colombo and the
Richard Rush.
SHE WAS DECKED WITH FLAGS
The Italian WarShip Honored the
Birthday of the Father of His
Country.

Washington's birthday turned Saturday
into a Sunday on the water front yes
terday. All the State offices were closed
ana there was not ship receiving or dis
charging cargo at any of the wharves con-
trolled by the Harbor Commissioners.
strange to say, the greatest display of
bunting was on English ships. All the
american vessels seemed to be satisfied so
long as they had the ensign f1ving at the
! gaff. but the BrItshers got in and "dressed
ship" and to the foreign CAPTAINS is due
the fact that the water front presented a
picturesque appearance Yesterday.
AT noon the Italian warship Cristoforo
Colombo hoisted the stars and stripes at
the main and fired a national salute OF
twenty-one guns. A few minutes later the
revenue cutter Richard Rush, the nearest
approach to an American war vessel in the
bay, also fired the national salute.
Prince Luigi of Savoy was on board the
Cristoforo Colombo when the stars and
stripes were being saluted and stood bare
headed with the other officers when the
band played "Hail Columbia" The
Prince had Just returned from a trip to
the Italian-Swiss colony at Asti. There
he spent q most enjoyable time and
warmly complimented his countrymen on
the work they had accomplished in the
back to Tiburon and a special steamer
brought him. to San Francisco. On his ar
rival at midnight boat from the man-of-
war was awaiting him and he was at once
| rowed aboard. Yesterday he expressed
himself as being more than pleased with
his trip to Asti and said he would visit the
place again if he had the opportunity.
SeaIers are iubilant over the action
taken by Congress, and, in consequence,
several vessels that would have remained
'tied up this year are now being fitted
out for a seasons cruise. Congressman
Mcguire is engineering the passage of a
bill authorizing the Secretary of the Treas
Try to remit all fines, penalties and for
FIXTURES against sealing vessels IN all
meritorious cases. 1t has passed the Sem
ate and the Committee on Merchant Ma
rine, and will undoubtedly go through the
House. In consequence the Winchester
and Bowhead, which were seized last
spring for violation of the pelagic fishing
law, are now being refitted, even though
there is United States deputy marshal
on board. By the time they are ready to
sail the bill will have become law, and the
District Attorney will be instructed to re-
lease the vessels.
In the case of Captain Tom Lockyer, who
took sealskins from the schooner Win
chester on the high seas and brought them
TO San francisco, new trial is likely to be
held. Lockyer was fined $1,000 for his
Forthcoming yesterday TO the effect that
for the past thirty years it has been a COM
mon practice to transfer cargo from ves-
sci to tug or any other craft aking port
when the vessel on a cruise did not want
to. Clerk Jewett, in the United States Dis
trict Attorneys Office, was around investi-
gatlng the testimony yesterday, and the
chances are that the fine imposed upon
Captain Lockyer will be remitted
The brig Galilee made smart passage
from Papetee and is now discharging a
cargo OF cocoanuts at Harrison-street
wharf for L. G. Sresovich & Co. The pas
sage was an uneyentful one.
Ihe name OF the steamer Willamette
Valley is to be changed to Orizaba. There
has been considerable confusion caused by
the Oregon Improvement Company own
ing the Willamette and Willamette Valley
SO it was decided to change the name of
the latter. An application was made to
the Secretary of the Treasury and under
the circumstances he gave permission to
make the change. When, therefore, the
Willamette Valley sails on the 25th inst.
for Mexican ports she will be known as the
Orizaba.
The river boats did an enormous busi-
ness yesterday. From ValleIo and way
ports the Sunol brought 191 passengers.
the Monticello AZ and the Herald one Iadv
passenger, who had a railroad pass.
Drs. FitZgibbon and Morse OF the Board
-.
made tour of the bay yesterday. They
went out in the quarantine launch Gov
ernor Perkins, and after touching at all
points of interest Angel Island was
reached, where sumptuous lunch was
spread. The party then came back to San
Francisco.
Charles Thomas, a sailor on the British
ship Craigend and Mate Herbert Chant
had rough and tumble on the ship last
night. The mate ordered the sailor, who
was drunk, to go below, and the latter re-
Thomas kicked Chant into insensibility.
and the latter was only saved from death
by the interference of the rest of the crew.
Thomas was turned over to the harbor
police and charged with assault to murder.
Nobody knew who Rev Herbert D.
W ard, the new Massachusetts Prison Com
was until the Boston Globe let
out the secret that he is the husband of