The San Francisco call., 1899-11-25
TRANSPORTS NOW
BEING RETURNED
TO THE OWNERS
Belgian King and Ed
er Are Released.
MORE REGIMENTS WILL LEAVE
Changes Of Captains-A Teamster
Drops Dead on the Front-Ma-
chinist Badly Burnt With
Benzine.

The Government Will in a few weeks
have all the troops Il wants in the Phil
ippines. About three more regiments will
so from San Francisco and as many more
from New York Via the Suez canal. and as
soon as they arrive General Otis will have
an army OF nearly Gooo0 men under him
There will therefore be no more charter
ing OF steamers for transports, and the
vessels now under contract will be re-
leased as quickly as they reach San Fran
cisco. commencement was made yes
terday. when the American steamer
George ". Elder and the British tramp
Belgian King were turned over 10 their
owners. The Tacoma. Charles Nelson,
Glenogle. Zcalandia and Sikh are all eX-
pected during December and viii be re-
leased as soon as they get here.
Other vessels which will be turned over
20 their owners as soon as they finish the
round trip are the Port Albert. Aztec. City
OF Para, Valencia. City OF Rio de Janelro,
Victoria. Olympia. PAX Ling. Pennsylva-
MA. Newport. Tartar, City OF Peking,
Ohio. Indiana, St Paul. Senator. City Of
Puebla. Dalney Nostok. Columbia and
number OF others. Some Of them VIII go
back into the coast trade. others will re-
sumo their runs 10 the Orient. while such
vessels as the 81. Paul. Valencia. Charles
Nelson. Ohio. Indiana and Pennsylvania
viii probably be found leading the rush
10 Nome in the spring.
The George ". Elder. which was re-
turned 10 her owners yesterday. is having
all her hitting torn out, and in few days
she will be regular coasting steamer
again. From here she goes 10 Portland
and VIII load grain FOR san Francisco.
while the Belgian King Will probably
carry grain 10 Europe.
once the soldiers are IN Manila there
viii only be recruits and provisions 10
send down. For this work the Govern
ment has the Grant, sherman, Sheridan.
Hancock. Warren, Meade. Logan and two
others. which Will give a service Of three
steamers month.
The transport Warren will probably get
away for Manila next Thursday. She
Nll carry the Forty-eighth Regiment
John McMahOn. the cOmmisssartat ser
Eaalt OF the transport, has friend In
every soldier who has ever travelled on
tae Warren. He is q thoroughly compe-
tent man. and in consequence there has
never been a grumble from the troops
since The transport mas been IN commls-
SION. sergeant McMahon Is a faYorite
n4th everybody on the vessel and has
earned thelr good opinion by strict at
tenuon 10 his duties. The sergeant has
been thirty-five years in the regular army.
Captain Conway, superintendent Of the
oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany. ls coming 10 san Francisco 10 take
over the George ". Elder from the Gov
crnmenr. Captain Parsons Of the Elder
takes command " the Pomona, Captain
shea of tie Pomona takes the Orizaba
takes tie Bonita These changes were all
lecessltated by the retirement OF the
Elder from the transport service.
T.. F0rsythe. driver employed by Eng
lander Bros. dropped dead from the seat
~ his wagon al The corner Of Commercial
and Drumm streets yesterday. He was
taken 10 the Barbor Hospital by officer
Bailey. but died before he could be placed
Cn the operating table. The cause OF
death was probably heart failure. The
body was removed 10 the Morgue.
William Kelley Of . Powell street was
badly burned at the Union Iron Works
yesterday. lie was at work in a boiler
when some benzine caught fire and Sc
verely burned his left arm and hand and
right foot lie was treated az the Harbor
Hospital.
The officers OF the Mail steamer Ala
media are not saying nice things about the
Chinese Bureau these days. The vessel
arrived from Australasia on the 18th inst
and among her steeragc people was a
Chinese passenger. The Mongolian has
papers 10 prove that he IS a native son
and a merchant. but the chief OF the
bureau has never even deigned 10 investi-
gate HIS case. de has been reminded sew
eral times that the Chinese IS aboard the
vessel. but that IS all the good Il does
Tho Mall steamer Is scheduled TO sail
again for Australia next Wednesday.