The San Francisco call., 1906-09-15


This Captain Campbell denies. he sup
read or that the mistake was made in
translating the cablegram reporting
the speaking.
The Walden Abbey left London April
25 and encountered the first gale Of the
voyage as she emerged from the chan
mel This storm was Of great severity
and lasted for thirty-six hours.
A southWester which continued forty
efeht hours was encountered of the
river Platte, and of cape Horn, IN ao-
dition 70 continuous gales, the ice ISL
ands We're encountered and safely
The walden Abbey brought a gen
eral cargo
LINER SAN JUAN ARRIVES.
The Panama liner San Juan, Captain
A. Urry. arrived yesterday from Pan
ANA and way ports. She brought thir-
ry-one passengers, zT4 tons OF cargo
and treasure valued at $2450
Mrs. Mary l. Wharton, one Of the
passengers. from New York, Is the
wife of the private secretary Of Gov
ernOr Pennypacker Of Pennsylvania
Howard Ferguson. another passenger,
IS from Colon. where he was in the ser
vice of the Panama Commission as
chief clerk Of the Board of Health of
Colon and Cristobal. He has been in
the service since. the commission was
organized and says that Is far as health
conditions are concerned the improve
ment has been beyond belief. Fergu-
son who was married recently, has re-
signed from the Panama service
The san Juan brought from Mama
milo the crew OF a small tUgboat, the
Colima, which they brought around
from Philadelphia. The COlima, for
merly the Eugene F. Moran, is a vessel
of $50 tons. She encountered very
heavy weather on the Atlantic side, but
reached Manzanillo In good condition
The san Juan's passengers were:
Mrs Mary L Wharton, Howard Fer
Euson, Samuel c. Speedy, George Rob
ert Wilson, Tomas Lau, George W.
Read, Jose Leon Yum.
AMERICA MARU SAILS FOR ORIENT.
The Japanese liner America Maru.
Captain P. H Going, sailed yesterday
afternoon for the Far East She carried
twenty-nine cabin passengers and a
large number of Asiatics in the steer
age. Among the passengers We're a
number of missionaries. The America
carried treasure valued at S1O1.50O and
$500 tons of cargo. Most Of the freight
is for Japan and the America is being
rushed across the Pacific so as to reach
Yokohama before October !, when the
new japanese tariff goes into effect
The Americas passengers were;
For Yokohama-Rev. J. A Wei
bourne, Mrs. Brown.
For Kobe-AIiss NJ Kamahara.
For Shanghai-B. A Kinsley.
For. Hongkong-AIrs. T. Allen, Mrs. L.
Brown. c. E Berger, William NJ ConnOr
Jr. Mrs Herbert ID. Damon, Herbert NJ.
Damon, Mrs. Harold Funch, Harold
Funch, Ebert c. Miller, Miss G. Merrill,
George N. McElfresh. Bert p. Osbon,
Mrs. J. W Price. J. ". Price, Miss B.
Richard, Miss Jean Raymond, Rev P. J.
Stockman. Mrs. Peter o. Setter, DR..
. Peter O. Sefer. Joel A. Smell, Mrs. Joel
A Smell, F. A. Schow, Mrs. Thompson,
Mr.. Thompson.
EMPIRES SAILORS SWORN.
The United States Grand Jury exam
ined the crew OF the steamer Empire
yesterday with reference TO the allega-
tion that the Empire was QUILTED as
an expedition from this port for the
purpose Of making war upon the Qua
temalan Government Nothing of i'm
portance was obtained The men swore
that they had not received their wages
The matter viii be taken up again
next Friday.
The Grand Jury ignored the charges
against NJ. Vera for resisting a Gus
toms officer and ". c. Huey for mail
ing an obscene letter at San Jose.
TOPEKA INQUIRY BEGUN.
United States Supervising Inspector
John Birmingham entered upon an in
vestigation yesterday Of the ground
ing Of the steamer City of Topeka near
Point Arena on September 8. The mat
ter was taken under advisement. Moth
ing new was elected.
WATER FRONT NOTES.
The contract for repairing the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company's City of To-
peka. which struck a rock on Sunday of
Point Arena, has been awarded TO the
Union Iron Works. The total cost OF
putting the steamer in condition again
viii be about $500.
The British steamer Strathhllan ar
rived yesterday from London with
32,926 barrels Of cement. She was six
ty-nine days from London and twenty
five days from Coronel
". H. Avery, general manager here
for the ToyO Kisen Kaisha, will return
next Tuesday from the East and on Fri
day viii sail for Japan on the liner ST.
IBERIA
The freighter Nevadan of the Ameri-
can-HaWaiian line sailed yesterday
afternoon for Honolulu.
The liner City of Para viii sail al
noon today for Panama and way ports