The San Francisco call., 1898-10-09
TRANSPORTS AGAIN READY
 FOR MANILA Four of Them to Sail
 in a Week. LAST OF THE DERELlCTS TUG MONARCH BRINGS IN A PORTION OF A RAFT.
LAST OF THE DERELlCT
TUG MONARCH BRINGS IN A
 PORTION OF A RAFT.
Captain Friis of the Bark Martha Davis Arrives Too Late for His Wedding, but Neverthe-
 less It Took Place.

The transport Ohio reached port early yesterday morning. She was off the heads last Friday night, but Captain Bogss would not take any chances, so he anchored his vessel until daybreak. The Ohio came via Nagasaki and Kobe, mak- ing the run from Manila in thirty-four days. She brought up the following dis charged soldiers: H. A. Abbey. Eben L. Boyce, John F. Gardner, A. Hill, D. l.. Parsons/ Charles J. Roth and Wade H. Spencer. As the vessel required fumigat- ing, she was sent to the quarantine sta tion, and was not released until late in the evening.
 Three transports are now in port, and the Newport is hourly expected. The Valencia, which got in Friday afternoon, is in splendid shape, and could start back again tomorrow The Ohio is covered with barnacles below the water line, and will have to go on the drydock. The Senator is being overhauled at the Union Iron Works, and will not be ready for sea before the 16th inst. By that time the Ohio, Newport and Valencia can be got ready, and the chances are that all four vessels will go out together.
 The Indiana which sailed from Manila two days before the Ohio, and which, when last heard from, was coaling in Yokohama, is hourly expected, and may yet get in before the Newport. Should she do so, she win, of course, be added to the fleet. In that event, about 4500 troops could be taken. General Miller and his staff will go the Newport so that vessel will be the flag ship.
 After the Indiana and Newport none of the transports are expected until the z0th from Kobe on the 4th inst. She brings back all the invalided soldiers, and will not hurry here from Japan. Alter the turned to the Pacific Mall Company as she is urgently required for the Chinese sse trade The City of Puebla. which Il left eft again as soon as she has been ever hauled, however, as will also the Penn sylvania, St. Paul and Arizona. It will, fore the last of the men at the Presid1o will get away for Manila.
 There are no more derelict rafts f1oat- ing around the ocean. The last of the he mcnaces to navigation was brought ln bv the tug Rescue yesterday afternoon, rerntnder of what nearly sank the steamer Santa Rosa and her couple or nunureo i3sl passengers. The portion brought in by inc fug was the last of the lumber raft, and is claimed by the crew of the steamer Whitesboro. The latter vessel Plckeo up the derelict off Pige9n Point ana t9W@o sft it It charge of watchmen, who only gave 1t up on an agreement that all their rights were to be respected There VII De fftlgss1Ion fol on over DOlll ats SSAO-S -
 age are settled. ,.
 Arthur Sewan & Co. of Bath; Me, have laid the keel of fine steel ship, which is to be the largest American merchant man afioat She is to be named the AT thur Sewall in honor of the head Of the Al The The Marion, ChiIcott and the/Erskine M Phelps left Baltimore within few days of each other for this coast, and small wager depends upon the outcome: The Dirigo is the only steel ship or all American make afloat, and Is on her mai den voyage. The steel ship Dirigo was built at Bath, Me, but her steel plates Were rolled in England, while the Phelps were completed in the United States The Marion Chilcott was formerly the Brit ish ship Kilbrannon. She was wrecked in Puget Sound. and purchased by Seat tie parties who repaired her and gave her the name of Marion Chilcott- She Is a fast vessel, but Captain Graham of the Phelps is confident that he will over come the Chilcotts start of four days and reach his destination first.
 Another four-masted schooner has been added to the coasting feet The Daunt- less was launched at Hoquiam a few days ago, and will shortly load lumber for this port She is 173 feet long, 37 feet broad and 12 feet deep. She is owned by a San Francisco joint stock sompany. Davis has become a benedict. Wednes- day last he was married to Miss Carrie c. Connick, and will return from his hon. eymoon tour In time to take his vessel to sea this trip. The Martha Davis seems to know when there is a marriage ahead of her and acts accordingly. When Captain Soule was master Of her he made up his