The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20

hama, yesterday. She only brought three
cabin passengers-D. o. Callaghan. A. S.
Mackenzie and L. 4. S. Squire-while in
the steerage there were only eight Jap
anese and twenty Chinese.
The most important fact brought by the
mail boat is that there is not the slightest
chance of any OF the new warships for the
japanese navy being built in the United
States. The general expression of opinion
was that General Williams who went over
to represent the Cramps. might just as
well have stayed at home.
The gunboat Bennington made an ex-
hibition of herself when in Japanese
waters and had to be repaired on several
occasions. The Olympia and the steamer
Empress of India left Kobe together for
Yokohama, and the mail steamer easily
beat the 21knot cruiser. The Charleston
is now in Yokohama with broken piston
rod. This is the second occasion on which
she has been laid up for repairs in Japanese
waters inside of ten months. and taking
Mikado's advisers will not recommend the
expenditure of any of the money received
from the Chinese in the United States.
When Irving M. Scott of the Union iron
Works went to Yokohama he met with
very cool reception and failed to accom-
plish anything. The passengers on the
Peru say that General Williams will also
fail. 1t is to be hoped that he will not.
Mr.. O'Callaghan, who has been on tour
of the world, is a San Francisco boy. He
is we'll known in yachting and athletic
circles and is general favorite among
shipping men. From San Francisco he
went to Canada, England, Ireland, Scot
land, France, Belgium and Germany. In
Bremerhaven he was taking photograph
OF some of the scenes, when the soldiers
bore down on him and he was arrested on
charge of photographing the fortifica-
tions. He was in Jail fifteen hours before
the United States Consul could secure his
release.
From Germany Mr.. o. O'Callaghan went to
Austria, Italy aud Monte Carlo. At the
latter place he failed to break the bank,
but had most enjoyable visit. His next
point was Egypt, and after an excursion
on the Nile he made tracks for Jerusalem.
Ali the points of interest were visited, and
Galilee. He tried his hand at fishing, but
it proved failure. From Palestine, India,
Singapore and Hongkong were visited,
and then he came home via Yokohama.
81 have travelled the world over" said Mr..
O'Callaghan yesterday, ''and l can say
with clear conscience there is no place
like California. For the last week 1 have
done nothing but sing Home Again.
The Harbor Commissioners held short
session yesterday. The Risdon Iron Works
has decided to accept its contract and
special meeting will be held to-day to fix
up the matter. Commissioner Chadbourne
is very anxious to see the work begun and
he Instructed Architect Swain to notify
all the contractors that their time limit
had now begun.
Chief Engineer Holmes was instructed
to have the Williams AsphaItum Block
Paving Company pave the whole of East
street in front of the ferries The blocks
have been laid on Paciic-street wharf and
have proved big i'm provment, and as the
company guarantees to keep the roadway
in repairs for five years, the Commissioners
see a great saving ahead.
The steamer Peru. which arrived from
the Orient yesterday brought in hardly
any cargo, and the Belgic. which sails to-
morrow, is almost in the same box. All OF
Yesterday teams ana men were hauling
and shoveling mud ballast into the steamer
in order to stlffen her. The mail boat will
take away over 600 tons of mud in her hold,
which will have to be dumped at Hong
kong.
The steamer Queen sailed for Portland
yesterday crowded with passengers and a
full cargo. Among the passengers was
John l.. Sullivan and his troupe. There
was quite 9 crowd down to see the pugi-
list.actor take his departure.
There was peculiar accident at the
Sausalito ferry yesterday. P. III. Dawson
q drummer for Heyneman & Co., SO Bat,
terry street. wanted to catch the boat. He