The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
COdfsherS in the Bering Sea
Are Experiencing Cold and
Very Stormy Weather
Pacific Mail Steamer China
Arrives From Orient With
Long List of Passengers

cold and very stormy season in the
Bering Sea One member of the Ere
monts crew was frozen 10 death in his
dory. Another was washed overheard
and drowned A third fisherman was
adrift in his dory for eight days. and
when picked up by the lighthouse
keeper at Cape Lapin was suffering
from badly frozen legs. Prompt meas
ures taken by his rescuer saved the
limbs and the man is recovering from
the effects Of the exposure.
The name Of the fisherman drowned
was Ferguson The other names are
not given in the advices.
The crews of the codflshers Stanley,
Alice. Joseph Russ. John d. Spreckels,
Blakeley and Harriet G are reported in
good health.
China Here From Orient.
The Pacific Mail Company's liner
China. Captain Friele arrived yester-
day morning from the Orient. She
brought 2l33 ions of cargo and about
100 passengers Her cargo included
1850 chests Of tea. 13S bales of silk
and a large shipment Of bananas, the
latter from Honolulu. In the China's
fceroom was a shipment of beneficial
insects consigned to the State Board
OF Horticulture.
Among the China's passengers was
W. S Porter of the Associated Oil
Company, who went TO Japan recently
with Henry J. Crocker. representing
the Graciosa Oil Company and Mr..
Stewart Of the Union Oil Company. Mr..
Porter says that they did not so to ia
pan for the purpose Of bidding for the
privilege of supplying the Mikado's
navy with liquid fuel. They went on
oil business but whether or not their
Joint mission was crowned with Sue
cess he declined TO say.
But I can tell you this" he re-
marked. we found the Standard Oil
Company very well organized in the
Far East"
It had been rumored that the China
was bringing from Honolulu another
batch OF Kanakas TO take the place on
cOastwise vessels Of the striking sail
ors and hremen- There were no Ka-
nakas on the China, but Andrew Fu
ruseth, secretary Of the Sailors Union,
70 make sure, was alongside in the
union picket launch when the liner
dropped anchor.
The China's passengers included the
following: Miss l. Ayers, NJ S. Allen,
Brother Albert, Brother Francis.
Brother Edward, Rev. r. E. Brown, A.
Burton, 3. Bienenfeld, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Burner. Miss E. Babb. Mrs. F. Corbett
and son, A Crapp. H. B. Dunbar, T. f.
Drake, 3. Dsomechkewsich, Mrs. w S.
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Ernst Ludwig, s Glas gov, Count d HUI
mieres and wife. George Horberon,
Miss J. Howe, E. c. Jansen, Miss v.
Jones, DR.. NJ. Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs. z.
Kendrich, Mrs. J. ". Kelker, V. R.
Kingcom, Mrs. R. Lamouet, George
Lack, Mrs. A B. Lindsay. .. Markus,
9. W. Morley, Mrs. c. B. McCartey. Miss
Elsie McAIath, J. F. Oiesen, Mrs. Sarah
Brady, Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. gliding and
four children, E. Overton, J. S. Pruitt.
Miss J. Pruitt, ". S. Porter, Mrs. l. NJ.
Roe. Miss NJ. E. Robbins, Eugene
Schaefer. Miss E. Sturdevant, \. S.
Sachs, A Smith, Mrs A Smith, Mrs. W.
A J. c. Van Kerckhoff, L Z. Vetter,
G. n Wilcox, H. G. Young.
Memphis Arrives From Hamburg.
The Kosmos liner Memphis, Captain
Won Helms, arrived yesterday from
Hamburg and South and Central Amer
ican ports. She brought fourteen pas
sengers and her cargo OF 2300 tons in
cluded a large shipment OF coffee.
Most Of the coffee was from Cham
perico. She brought some coffee and
q shipment Of sugar from San Jose de
Guatemala. An important part of her
freight was nitrate Of soda, of which
she brought 1881 bags
W. Rucker, a carpenter, was from
Guatemala He confirms the stories Of
Cabrera's unpopularity and says that
only foreigners dare to criticise his
administration. The country is thick
with spies and Imprisonment and con-
hscation Of property speedily follow
any public expression of unfavorable
opinion. Rucker left Guatemala be-
cause there was no longer any work
for him. the peoples attention being
taken UP altogether with the revolution
and the war with Salvador.
IaTv sc f7.aznr of
the san Francisco bar pilot of that
name and a cousin of Captain Nopan-
der master OF the steamer Umatilla.
Captain Won Helms Of the Memphis re-
sembles the German Emperor in his
versatility. After anchoring his yes
sci yesterday he assumed the duties of
the ships surgeon for the purpose OF
facilitating quarantine, and when the
customs officials boarded the liner the
skipper cid all the work that on other
vessels is distributed between the pur-
ser, freight clerk. chief steward and
second steward. When Boarding Off
Ger Sprague was through with the pas
sengers Captain Won Helms resumed his
scepter. hove anchor and docked his
ship. On the Memphis nobody works
but the skipper.
Thinks Man Drowned Himself.
Con Lynch. the watehman on Mis-
sion-street wharf, reported to the po-
lice that al 1Z.45 a. m yesterday he
heard a loud cry on the bulkhead- He
Immediately ran in the direction of the
sound. but saw nobody He heard no
further sound, but found lying on the
dock brown and white plaid coat and
q black derby hat with fat rim, size
6z. There was no mark by which the
owner could be identified Lynch in
formed the police that he is certain
the hat and coat belonged 10 the man
whose cry he heard and who, Lynch
thinks, committed suicide
Returning 10 Port Disabled.
The lookout at Point Reyes reported
late yesterday afternoon that the
steam schooner Centralia was passing
that headland, bound south, with the
disabled steamer Newburg in tow. The
Centralia left here early yesterday
morning for Grays Harbor. The New
burg, also bound for Grays Harbor,
sailed from here Sunday.
ship Bound Here Is Wrecked.
A cablegram received yesterday from
Cape Verde tells of the loss of the
French ship Vauban, bound from Don
don for this port. Vessel and cargo
are totally lost. All hands were saved
and landed June 80 at Bona Vista.