The San Francisco call., 1897-10-03

searchlights and all the appliances neces-
sary fo- the comfort of passengers. The
steamer from San Francisco will get away
on or about May l and her passengers are
expected to come from the four quarters
OF the earth, as the company has agents
in London, Liverpool, Glas gov, New York
and Chicago.
The directors of the new venture are
H. ]. Barling, managing superintendent
OF the Alaska improvement Company;
S. ]. Eva of the e%sliiornia Fuse Works;
Captain George HatfeId OF the British
ship Lancing; E. A. Gardner and W. S.
ScammelI. Mr.. Barring is now on his way
East 10 purchase the steamer that will ply
between San Francisco and st. Michael.
A mum ber of passengers and a general
cargo will be brought out, and the rough
trip around the Horn will be avoided by
steaming through the Straits of Magellan.
The schooner Eppinger will not go on a
sealing cruise next season. Captain White
is going to fit her out, and will start for
| the gold fields in her next March.
Some anxiety is being felt for the bark
enIIne Corvphene now out thirty three
days from Ugashik River with $4,000 cases
of salmon for the Alaska Packers Asso-
citation. Over month ago the little
steamer Jeanie lowed her out of the river
/ and she was sighted the next day, but
from that time mp to date she has notbeen
spoken.
| In the meantime the schooner Epplnger
has made the run from. Unamak Pass in
fourteen. days. the America from Prince
Williams Sound In fourteen days, the
Lleweilyu J. Morse from Chign in nine
| teen days, the Herman from Kadiak in
fourteen days ana the VIII w. Case,
which left about the same time as The
Coryphene. in twenty-five days from Bris-
tol Bay. The barkentine is not a fast
boat, however, and her owners do not con-
slider her very much overdue. George w.
Hume says she may come sailing in now
at any time and that the chances are that
she missed the favorable winds that
brought the rest of the feet in. The
Cory phene has all the Chinese and can
merry hands from Ugashik on board.
The sealing schooner Kate and Ann will
start to-day on an otter hunting cruise.
| Caplain Charles Lutgen will take the yes
sci out and will remain with her two
weeks. Captain Antoine J. Anderson will
be master for the rem ainder of the cruise.
The Kate and Ann will be the only boat to
go hunting from this port as the RATHER is
for sale and the Eppinger is going 10 the
Yukon.
The flags and trophies won in the inter-
club regatta were presented TO the owners
OF the winning yachts in the Merchants
Exchange yesterday.
coal at Dutch Harbor. The steamer Bris-
tol left Comox. B.. c.. on September Is
and was 10 reach Dutch Harhor eight
days laler. The steamer Portland, which
was tied up at Dutch Hsrbor for want OF
coal, should therefore be at ST. Michael
! by this time. The Portland will not bring
down either passengers or bullion from
St. Michael. The Hum boldt, which will
reach st. Michael several days before the
| Portland is ready to leave, is at least q
| four-klot faster vessel and she will bring
the money and minersto Seattle.
j. I. Davidson was treaIed at the water
| front Receiving Hospitai for a confused
| leg and a sprained ankle. He was caught
in the elevator of the Dairymen's Union
at 113 DAVIS street. The accident was due
| to Davidson's own careessness, as he had
been warned repeatedly about the eleya-
| tor.
Olaf Johnson was putting some carboys
OF. sulphuric acid on board the schooner
Point Arena, when he dropped one and
| the acid splashed over his hands. He
| plunged his hands into cold water to re-
lieve the pain, but instead increased it
| tenfold. He was trealed by DR.. Prentice
at the Receiving Hospital.
Captain Hanson of the river steamer
Captain Weber was struck by the wheel
last Friday night and received injuries 10
his left ankle that will lay him up for
month.
Gavin Nutting, who was run over by
Mlssion-street car last week, is in a pre-
carious condiuon. DrS Hill and Deas,
who have been attending lin, say that
the lower part of his body is paraIyzed
| and may remain so for life.
Captain A. Stein is building a 22-toot
sloop at the foot OF Third street She is
| to be used on the Alyiso marshes of the
| South End Gun Club.
Howard G. Holmes, chief engineer of
the Harbor Commission, has returned
fiom an extended trip in the East. He
found that San Francisco was not far be-
hind the big Atlantic ports in the matter
of DOCK facilities. He will submit
| lengthy report to the Board of Harbor
Com missioners in the near future
Arrested on Indictments
James ID. Page, ex-Distriet Attorney; Charles
latt .1-itIa In, Lc-i= "a