The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04

trip on the liner. When the Doric re-
turns the officers viii return to Liver
pool for assignment to other ships.
Meeting Again Postponed.
The State Board OF Harbor Commits
siOners should have met Thursday for
their regular weekly session, but as
only Commissioner John Il. Mackenzie
was on hand the meeting was post
pcned until yesterday afternoon. II
takes two Of the three Commissioners
10 form quorum. Commissioner
Henry J. Crocker is in the Orient at
tending TO private business and Com
missioner Spear is busy in other parts
of. the State repairing political fences.
Il was expected that he would be back
In time for yesterdays meeting. as
much important business awaits the
action Of the board. Circumstances
prevented his return. however, and once
again Commissioner Mackenzie found
himself the sole representative OF the
commission present. When assured that
President Spear would not be back he
adjourned himself until next Monday
afternoon when, II there is a quorum
present. contracts will be closed for re-
pairing the ferry tower and rebuilding
some Of the wharfage space destroyed
by the fire and now urgently needed to
accommodate the increasing business Of
the port Crocker is expected back in
e few weeks.
Victim of Mistaken Identity.
Griffith Harris, employed as q clerk
by the Pacific Hardware Company and
residing at Alameda, was attacked by
q crowd Of unknown men yesterday
afternoon at the corner Of East and
Howard streets. Harris was severely
beaten At the Harbor Hospital he
said that his assailants accused him Of
being z non union fireman. The arrival
of the police scared away the attacking
party. Nc arrests were amde,
j. I'll. Pharo Passes Away.
J. H. Pharo, for the last thirty years
IN the service Of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company, died Thursday At
his home in this city. 1925 Seventeenth
avenue South. Deceased was 79 years
or age and is survived by three sons
and a daughter. Mrs. John A Hyde Of
this city.
Long Trip for Little Steamer.
The British steamer Flamingo. a YES
sci Of l25 tons register. arrived yester-
day st san Diego from Hull, England
She made the long voyage in ninety
one days. She will leave the southern
port in a few days for Vancouver, B. c.
VIII Sail for Panama.
The Pacific Mail company's Panama
Ancon and way ports. She Will carry a
full cargo, thirty-fve cabin passengers
and about e score in the steerage.
Water Front Notes.
The ferry Tiburon, which was laid of
some time ago to receive new boilers
and a general overhauling, viii go into
commission again today.
The American-Hawaiia Line steam
ship Texas is due Monday from New
York with q large cargo Of general
merchandise, including q large guam
tIty Of structural steel
The Oceanic Steamship Company's
liner MaripOsa viii sail at II o'clock a.
m for Tahiti. She will carry a large
cargo for the SouJh Sea port. and
among her passengers viii be num-
Der Of tourists.
The Union Steamship Company's
steamship Lansing. Captain Hartman.
cleared yesterday for Honolulu via
Monterey.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany's Curacao left Ensenada Thursday
afternoon and should be here this aft
ernoon.
The army transport Sherman left
Honolulu yesterday FOR Manila
The japanese liner Nippon Maru ar
rived yesterday at Honolulu from this
port.
The British bark Battle Abbey struck
2 rock Thursday near Port Townsend
and will be drydocked at Winslow.
The liner China arrived August
Yokohama, and the Siberia reached
Hongkong yesterday.