The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-16
MAIL STEAMSHIP
MAR|P0SA HERE
FROM AUSTRALIA
Brought a Number of
Notable People.
A SHIP CAPTAIN MADE HAPPY
HIS SON AND HEIR BORN OFF
THE FARALLoNES.
Captain o. j. Humphrey Goes East
to Buy Steamers - Steamer
Fhyra Goes to Portland
to Load Flour.
A SHIP CAPTAIN MADE HAPPY
HIS SON AND HEIR BORN OFF
THE FARALLoNES.

The Oceanic Steamship Company's mail
steamer Mariposa arrived from Sydney
via Auckland. Apia and Honolulu late
Thursday night. The run from Honolulu
was made In the good time OF days
hours. Captain Hayward will not go out
on the steamer on the 9th inst. His place
will be taken by Captain Houdlette OF the
Australia. Captain Hayward will visit his
old home In Connecticut and will then go
TO the Cramps yards in Philadelphia TO
superintend the completion OF the new
steamer Ventura
Among those who came UP on the Mari
posa were Mile. Trebelli, daughter of the
famous singer. and her sister, Miss Van
dono. The ladies have been on a concert
tour through the Australian colonies
where they were very successful. Harry
Cogill, who was well known as a variety
actor here fifteen years ago, came back
on the Mail boat. He is accompanied by
has wife and son. Miss Edna Hayward,
the youngest daughter or Captain Hay
waru. also came home on the MarIposa
While the Mariposa was at Apia there
was great rejoicing among the German
element over the settlement of the Sa-
moan question. The news that Germany
was 10 have Upolu and SavaiI and Amer
lea Tutuila had been received the day be-
fore, hence the German jubilation
There was horrible murder of a trader
Just before the Mariposa arrived and con-
frank Cornwall. well known throughout
the group had been found dead In his
house. Inc killing had been done with a
small Ratchet, but there was no trace of
the murderer. A native woman was ar
rested. but as there was no evidence
against her she was released
One OF the cabin passengers on the
Mariposa lost her purse shortly after she
landed on the wharf. In order TO unlock
her trunk she laid the purse down on a
case OF goods. After the customs officer
mi Ia Inc
tects she turned 10 PICK up the purse, but
found IL gone. II contained $23 30. A Wig
orous search was made for the missing
article. but no trace of II could be found.
The complete list of cabin passengers by
the Mariposa is as follows:
From sydney-s, E. Laidley. Miss f Hay
ward. Nile; Trebelli, Mile. Vandono Mr.. and
Mrs. S c; Howell. Mrs. Congan Miss Congan.
MA and Mrs T A Elwel Mr.; apd Mrs II
Gogill' Master E. Cosill, Mrs Clarkenson. Or.
three children. Mrs. J. Howell. W. v Buza-
s sS Mrs co sSman From AuSkIqHd-R S
nedy. From Apia-Robert Tlbbitts. Charles
Schroeder, From Honolulu-L Marcus c. c.
Quinn; ~ N. o'shaghessy; W .. Townsend.
W SRd Mrs ana g cb TSnTsa Mr and Mrs
and Mrs. McClanahan. Frank Andrade Charles
Harkinson. Miss F; c. Fairchild. Miss Wild
Mr.. and Mrs 6. l. Rich. Mrs. c. A Rich, W.
A Bowen. Captain Bray, Mrs Widdihed, Miss
Cartwright Miss Lotspeich, D. b. Smith Mr..
and Mrs Silliman. w. G. Irwin.
The steamer Irrawaddy. now loading at
philadelphia for Port Los Angeles. in the
Johnson-Locke line, has been purchased
by {. d. Lane Of this city for 800. 600; and
next spring she will be placed in the
Nome trade.
The transport Aztec arrived from Ma
nila via Nagasaki yesterday morning
She brought up neither passengers nor
freight. AS soon as her damages have
been assessed by the, inspectors she will
be turned over TO her owners. In a
storm off the coast Of Japan the Aztec
lost her foretopmast
Captain o, J. Humphrey of the Pacific
Steam Whaling Company starts for the
East tomorrow. He will visit his old
home in Yarmouth, Mass, and will then
60 TO New York in search OF some steam
ers for the Cape Nome trade. Captain
Humphrey is great admrer of the San
Francisco detective. Sunday last he was
taking some friends through Chinatown.
| They visited the Chinese theater and one
of the ladies. upon seating herself threw
open her sealskin sacque The garment
had caught I'm a very valuable amethyst
brooch set in diamonds and when she
threw open the coat the brooch was jerk
ed from its fastening and thrown among
the crowd Of Chinese in the theater be-
low. Captain Humphrey laid the case be-
fore the police and on Monday the brooch
was recovered from a Chinese who lives
a, Ocean View.
The British ship Otterspool arrived from
Valparaiso yesterday in ballast, after a
good passage OF fifty days. On Decem-
Der 2. when off the Farallones. the wife
| OF Captain Reid presented him with a son
and heir. Captain Johnson, the pilot. sug-
gested to the father that II would be a
| good idea to have the boy christened
"Farallon Reid
| Martin Jones, who calls himself clerk.
| was charged at the Harbor police station
yesterday with burglary. He opened the
| door OF the Peoples Express Company :
/ office on Market street and was walking
of with a package of cigars valued at
/ $40 when he was caught.
! The long-looked-for schooner Martha a.
! Tuft arrived from Grays Harbor last
night after a passage Of thirty days. She
| was delayed by the southeaster.
The ship Cyrus Wakefield has been put
on the berth for Honolulu She will carry
a cargo of $500 tons of general merchan-
| disc and should materially reduce the
| overplus OF goods now awaiting shipment
to the islands. She will bring a cargo
| OF sugar back to San Francisco.
| The Santa Fe steamer Thyra, which IS
due here to-day, viii. after discharging
| go TO Portland to load flour for the Orient
| From the Columbia River she will go 70
| San Diego to complete loading.