The San Francisco call., 1901-11-05

Dr HE mail steamship Ventura ar
rived from Australian ports last
night She was delayed by head
II winds and a heavy sea, but man
aged to make port in time TO eaten
the Eastern mail. The mail boat was re-
ported by the Merchants Exchange out
look at p. m, but 1t was nearly two
hours later before she made her dock. In
the meantime the overland was await
ing the mall and no time could be
wasted. Captain Olsen, the head steve
dore, lost no time In getting the gang
planks out and five minutes after the ves-
sci was alongside the mail was being
rushed to the ferries. In the meantime
the passengers were still aboard and II
was only due to the courtesy OF the GUS
toms authorities that the mail was land
ed. 1t is now speeding across the conti-
nent and will be in New York In time TO
catch the mail boat for Europe.
There were 464 bags of Eastern and
European mail on the steamship. so II Is
no wonder that there was rush on. the
arrival OF the steamship and that the pas
sengers had TO walt until the correspond
The Ventura did not bring UP q large
cargo. but among it was IS boxes OF bul,
lion. valued at over $4,000. Her first and
second cabin passengers We're:
From sydney-Mrs. Caro- Sutton. Captain c.
K Raf. AND and ~s ~ss Eo; AND aaa Wife ~s
MaIt.. S j. g. Burns r Essp: cense Of
dorf, Corntesse OF Roeendorf. ]. II. Faweett.
y. Il Malcolm. J. II. Kitchen and wife. ".
Marcus. Miss NJ. Lake. Captain IL n; M.rcnrd.
K,ekards Is,s & and wife Tiie shann,y w sh1n,sy ,mn,
mon, Baron Berthaid and wife. @. II. I'm
neville. A. Exshan, John Cell.
From Pago Pago-Lleuienant Commander II.
J. Dorm and wife.
From Honolulu-G. a. Marshall. +. S. Knish,
seSs na Hon Hon. A. FernandeE' M ar e hs HaiossS n Mss.
". b. BaIdwIn Mrs, ". E. Foster. Miss
and wife. Mrs. l.. weismsn. Dr. p u. Morrill,.
Miss Z. Gay. O. Poucin and wife. Francis
Mss qsSnss %nr, os. Mpsrrs % and
ter. Mrs. Duterre Miss NJ. HerrIck. Miss WI
soa more i5' D. en r Parser and wiis % IT, Bsnnsr
Mrs. f. l.. Bunner. A. searle, J. q. Rothweil
and wife. F. Il. Keliam. a. II. G. pohrmann.
Ra phaei and wife
From sydney (secOna eaein,-H: J. Davis:
wife. c. V. Rowe. L. a. Howes. J. McDermo,I.
II. e. Smith. wife and three children. Mrs.
Kitchen and infant. Mrs. G. Moss. Mrs 7. II.
James c. Henton. Mrs; n; Stewart. W; a.
browning. W. Hartland. NJ. Landstein. VIII
liam Forsythe. Miss +. MeGowan. W. r.
Walker. 4. Grave, wife and child. Elder
From Honolulu tsecond cabin)-Elder J. L.
Wilson Mrs. A. A. Sherman. q. Hoilister.
Mrs. j. b. Williams and two children. J. o.
F1cher Mrs F. Curtain. Mrs. McEntee. Mrs.
ODcnneIl. Miss n. Egan, Mrs. J. J. Wetmore.
B Villain.
Among those who came home was Lieu
tenant Commander Dorm OF the United
States navy. He succeeded Captain TIL
ley when that officer came to San Fran
cisco from Samoa, but has since been
taken sick and is now home on conva-
lescing trip. He will return TO Pago Pago
as soon as his health has been restored.
Captain Tflley will probably be acquitted
OF all the charges made against him and
will then resume control of the Abarenda.
Another passenger was Harry Richards
the well known Australian theatrical man.
He owns vaudeville houses all over tho
Australian continent and comes here in