The San Francisco call., 1898-09-10
Captain Cameron of the
 Amarapoora Retired.
HIS LICENSE IS REVOKED
UNITED STATES CONSUL WILD
 MANS DISPATCH BOAT LOST.
Supposed to Have Gone Down in a Typhoon While on Her Way From Hongkong to
 Manila,

The Occidental and Oriental Company's steamer Coptic arrived from Hongkong via Yokohama and Honolulu yesterday with sixty-eight cabin and eighteen Flu ropean steerage passengers and 401 Chi nese. The run from Honolulu was made in the fast time of five days twenty hours and forty-eisht minutes. The transports Arizona and Scandia were both in Honolulu when the mail steamer arrived. The Arizona made a very fast trip down, and would have broken the record had she not been delayed by slight accident to her machinery.
 The Coptic brings the news that Cap tain W. D. Cameron of the British steamer Amarapoora has been suspended for six months for the careless naviga- tion of his vessel in Chinese waters. The Amarapoora was a most unfortunate ves- sel, and her agents here were never out of hot water while she was on the coast. She was libeled in almost every port from Panama to Puget Sound, and she only got away from Tacoma after set ting a libel suit brought by the crew.
 After Captain Cameron had settled all his troubles he loaded the Amarapoora with lumber for Taku, China. A few weeks later he had to put into Yoko- hama with the machinery out of order. Then more lawsuits followed, and it was months before the vessel was repaired and everything settled. On May last another start was made, and five days later she was run ashore on the south east promontory of Shantung. board of inquiry, held in Shanghai last month. decided that the Amarapoora was sufn- ciently manned and seaworthy, but that the necessary charts were not aboard, and that Captain Cameron navigated his J,, lncC y1non granted a mates certificate during his six months suspension as master.
 The crew of the Amarapoora have not received cent of pay since they left Tacoma last year, and they are now try ing to have the vessel and cargo sold in order to get something out of the wreck.
 The wreck of the American ship Bar ing Bros. was sold at auction while the Coptic was at Yokohama, and the cap tain and crew will come home on the next steamer. The hull cannot have been as badly damaged as at first supposed, as it brought 520O yen (about $30O0), while the manganese ore which formed part or her cargo brought 250O yen, and the salved portion of her cargo or e curlos ,,S ost ed in mystery, as the consular court of inquiry threw no light on the subject whatever.
 The Coptic brings the news from Hong kong that the American steamer Wing foo, Captain Sherman, is supposed to have gone down with all hands. During the war OnlIeQ oldt6S AOHSul dCHtI dl l Wildman chartered the Wdngfoo to ear ry dispatches to Admiral Dewey at Ma, nila. The little vessel (she is only 67 tons burden) got, badly battered in a storm and had to put back to Hongkong without delivering her dispatches. She was then chartered to carry load of kerosene to an American firm in Manila. Soon after she left Hongkong she was caught in a storm and had to put into St. Johns Island with her boilers shifted. After repairing another start was made, to put into Herling San Harbor for shel- ter. Another start another storm, and Captain sherman put into Hoikow. She was again fixed up and her bow headed for Manila, since which time she has not been heard of, and her owners fear that she has gone down in typhoon The steam schooner, Laguna arrived mains of First Mate Smith of the steamer Westport aboard. Smith lost his life through the ships boat capsizing while he was running a | line 1 from the .Westport tIs cred until after the Westport sailed for San Francisco.
 Frank Peterson of Stockton has griev- ance against the harbor police. He lost al $50 bill on the steamer T. c. Walker, so he says. and is mad all over because Captaln Dlnleavy did not recover 1t the moment the steamer docked. Peterson left Stockton with avewed intention of showing the San Francisco Native Sons how to celebrate Admission day. He paid TOT a TOunQ-ITlp ClChGI dIlu tH6ll udu three $50 bills and some loose change left. The bills he thrust carelessy into his coat pocket and the change into his trou- seIs pocket and then ,sI went to bed. In In was distracted over his loss, telling Ser geant Tom Mahoney again and again that he couldn't begin to have celebration on sl00. That sum was all right for a starter but he must have that other $50 to wind up the day on. He got out. a John Doe warrant. but hadn't the faintest idea IL ,{o2 kA1 ovad hay hn thought it would be a good idea to libel the ship but couldn't do 1t because of the holiday. Finally Peterson. started up town to celebrate on the $100.
 The pilot boat Bonita went out with large party, of excursionists yesterday. The yachts were followed during the rac- ing and a most enjoyable time was spent. Among those who went on the Bonita were President E. P. Eppinger, Secretary H. T. Emery and Chief Clerk J. Daley of the Merchants Exchange.
 and the new ferry depot was crowded in consequence all day. The League of the Cross Cadets were the first to get away by the St. Brendan's parishioners. who went to Shell Mound Park, St. Patrick's parishioners, who went to Schuetzen Park, and the Pioneers, who went to Ell Campo. ! The steamship Australia, which sailed on her first voyage since her release as troop ship by the Government. Septem- Der l, would sail on her next regular date, September 21 but 1t has been found that she will be detained several days longer in Honolulu, and her next date of sailing from San Francisco has accordingly been set for Saturday, September "A. With this alteration the regular schedule of dates r will in all Likelihood be maintained. California swan the Golden Gate yes terday. He crossed from Lime Point and was accompanied by J. P. Dean and Gus Braacha in a boat.
 The tugs Monarch and Rescue start to- day to tow another raft of sawn lumber here from Astoria. Two others have reached here in a broken up condition, but the builders are not discouraged. Under a Chinese Laundry Wagon.