The San Francisco call., 1906-10-04

. Z ncer Secret tary fer India for several
years. and in lSss-ss was Lord Rector
of Glasgow University. He was Brit
Ssh Plenipotentiary 10 the labor con-
ference at Berlin In 1890. Sir John
was in New Zealand from 1861 to 1863
IS Civil Commissioner at Waikato. Sir
John is Il years old.
Professor T. W. z. Davis. a world
fanApus geologist, Will also be a pass
eng y to Sydney. F. r Pratt a well
known wool buyer, leaves on the Sono-
ma for his annual visit to Australia.
William Dean, Sydney's leading music
dealer viii be another passenger.
Back from Okhotsk Sea.
The schooner W. II. Dimond, Captain
Erickson, arrived yesterday from q cod
. fishing cruise in the Ohhotsk Sea with
100000 Goldfish salted away in her hold
Captain Falkman, who was master Of
the DimOnd when she left here, died
at sea Nay 2, a victim Of heart fail
ure. Thomas Johnson, q fisherman,
died June /. Johnson was 2e years old
and a native Of Norway. Captain and
fisherman were buried side by side in
graves dug on the bank Of the Ulbana
River. The schooner Tampa was TO
have left the ,Okhotsk Sea August 22
the day the Dimond left. Captain Erick
son, who was the Dimond's mate, as
sumed command when Captain Falk-
man died. For the first fifteen days on
countered heavy weather. After that
she was favored by the elements.
Escapes by Swimming.
Robert McGregor. q sailor on the
British ship Gantock Rock. which ar
rived September 27 in ballast from
MOlleu6o and Is now anchored at
Meiggs Wharf. escaped from the yes
sci yesterday morning by jumping over:
board into a racing food tide. He was
nv
the crew OF the pilot boat America
and landed at the foot OF Powell street.
M4Gregor had a bundle. containing
c ~ IS, tied around his neck and al
though a powerful swimmer, would
have drowned but for the timely aid
from the pilot boat. A shipmate of
1IcGregor jumped overheard with him.
but changed his mind when he reached
Ile water and swan back to the ship.
1chscner 10 Almost on the Rocks.
The lumber laden schooner William
.nto1. which arrived yesterday ten
avs from WfIlapa Herbor, narrowly
escaped going ashore on Lime Point.
. She sailed in, and when or the point
the wind failed and the tide took
charge Of the vessel The anchor was
Jet so. and found a hold just in time
10 save the schooner from going ashore.
schoOner's Crew Rescued
Word was received yesterday from
I.evves. Delaware. that the ship Acme
from Honolulu on September :, IN lati-
tude 2915. longitude 71,45, took OF the
CAPTAIN mate and crew Of i've men
from the dismasted and waterlogged
schooner Gertrude A Bartlett. The
Bartlett left Mobile August Is for Porto
Rico.
California Returns TO Port.
The cruiser California did not leave
yesterday for Santa Barbara as had
been expected. but viii sail at II
o'clock this morning. She went out
side the heads yesterday and was put
through some Of the PAGES that viii be
called for at the official trial. Every
thing worked splsndidly, and the
builders face the coming trial with
d every confidence
Captain Gum Arrested.
qsptain Gum. master OF the Stra-
thEe was arrested yesterday by Dep
uty United States Marshal James L.
Nolan on a charge Of having allowed
two Chinese members OF his crew to
escape from the vessel. Captain Gum
. was released by United States Com
missioner Heacock on filing bond for
$500.
wisconsin at Honolulu.
HONOLULU, Oct S.-The United
States battleship Wisconsin arrived
here today from Yokohama.
WATER FRONT NOTES.
The United States battleship Wis
consin arrived yesterday at Honolulu
from the Asiatic station
The Pacific Nail liner Korea arrived
al Hongkong from this port
The Oceanic Steamship Companys
liner Alameda left Honolulu at 10
clock a. m. yesterday, and is due here
next Tuesday.
The steamer Santa Ana is reported
Ia distress at Clallam Bay. She has
FIVE feet Of water in her hold. Assist
ance has been sent from Seattle.
The French bark Pierre Antonine ar
rived yesterday eighty-five days from
Newcastle. Australia. with 1864 tons Of
coal
The French ship Alice, 125 days from
Swansea, arrived yesterday with 3oo3
tons Of coal
The cable steamer Restoret arrived
at Honolulu yesterday from Midway.
/ The British ship Port Stanley. which
Aeft New York yesterday for Melbourne,
Isl reported anchored off Sandy Hook
on account Of trouble with the crew.