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The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30

June 2O-stmr jefferson, for skagway; Br stmr
rydeus. for Tacoma
San Francisco.
Arrived June 29-stmr City of Seattle, from
PoRT HARFoRp-Arrlved June 2e-stmr
Coos Bay. hence June %, and sailed June 20
for Port Los Angeles.
. EvERETT-SaiIed June 29-Ger stmr Nau-
p EUREKAIArriEed Ell June 2s-stmr Eureka
Sailed June 2s-Stmr Kilbprn, for Port
land. Or. stmr Prentiss, for San Francisco:
Sailed June 2s-Stmr Vanguard Tor san
Buhne. hence June II. June 29-stmr Xii
burh hence June ~, via Eureka, fot Portland
:. .NoYo-Saped June 29-Nor stmr Refdar, for
FORT 'BRAGG-sailed June 2s-stinr Bruins
wick for San Francisco, with barge vidette
PORT GAMBLE = Sailed June 2s-+sehr
rsysffi AsToRYkSAiriTed RIA M june .2a-schr virginia
sotTH BEND. -.Arrired June % stmr May
G.RAYS, EARB6R--Afrived June, 24-schr
Comet. from Santa Barbara
r. Arrived June .2S-Schr. Abbie. hence June. II;
sehr e K Wood. froli San Pedro; bktn John
Palmer. from Shanghai -
san PEDRO-Sailed June 2s--Stmr Roanoke.
for San Francisco; Br stnr Bessie Dollar, for
Port Townsend.
Arrived june 2s-Stmr Alcatraz, from Mendo-
SEWARD-Sailed June 2s-Stmrs Santa Ana
and Sed0Yis. for Seattle.
JUNEAU-Sailed June 2s-stmr Humboldt,
sailed June 2s.-stmr Portland. for San Fran
iSsKAGwAY-Safled - June 2s-stmr Dolphin,
rATooSH-Passed out June 2s-schr Orient.
from Port Gamble. for San Francisco. Passed
in-U S strnrs Chicago. Boston. Princeton, Per
ry and Preble. from Portland. for Bremerten
Passed out June 29-Stmr Olympic. from Bel
kan hence Jane y. for Seattle and Tacoma
PORT HADLOCK-Arrived June 2e-Bktn
II Griffths, from NEWPORT
ISLAND PORTS.
MANILA-Arrived June 2s-Bktn Amaranth,
from Columbia River.
HoNoLULN-Arrived June 29-Ship Tnlie E
Stsrbuck from Newcastle, AUS schr Aloha,
Sailed June 29-Stmr Ventura. for Sydney.
EASTERN PORTS.
NEW YORK-ATived- June 2s-Stmr Hawa-
Sailed June 2sEStmr Panama, for Colon.
FOREIGN PORTS.
TALTAI-Arrived June 26-Br bark Inyer-
mark. from Tacoma.
Observation-Disclosures June 2s-Br stmr Teu-
/ DUNGENESS- PASSED June 2s-Fr bark Tou-
raine. from London. for San Francisco.
ANTWERP-Sailed June 26-Fr bark General
de Somis for Port Townsend. June 27-Br ship
/ Clan. Galbraith. for San Francisco
/ GORONEL-Sailed June 1S--Stmr Saratoga
I for Seattle and San Francisco.
NORTH 'sHIELDS-sniled June 27-Fr bark
Noemi. for Oregon.
GRIMsBY-Arrived June 27-Russ bark Is
abel Browne. from Portland Ore.
MELBOURNE-Arrived prior June 29-Br ship
ThiStiebank. from New York.
YOKOHAMA-Sailed June 2s-Br stmr Stan
( ley Dollar, for San Francisco
OCEAN STEAMERS.
NEW YoRK-Arrived June 2s-Stmr Baltic
/ from Liverpool
! BREMEN-Arrlved June 29-Stmr Kaiser
! Wilhelm H. from New York
I PLYMOUTH-Arrived June 29-Stmr ksis
erin Auguste Victoria. from New York.
LONDON-Sailed June 29-Stmr Rameses, fol
Seattle
YOKoHAMA-Arrived June 29-Stmr Teu
Ger, from Seattle and Tacoma, for Liverpool
Memoranda.
Mud barge working at Fishermen's wharf
! foot Of Mason street. while hauling out this
evening. struck the wharf, doing considerable
damage
Movements of Steamers.
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CONGRESSMAN CUSHMAN
TAKES FLING AT TOWNE
INDUCES In Good-Natured Banter In
Reference to Speech of

WASHINGTON, June 20. Repre-
sentative Cushman of Washington en-
livened last nights session of the
House with a speech pointing out
some of the "follies'' of his political
opponents and discussing the stand
pat" doctrine. He said he believed
representative Towne of New York
a great humorist, because Towne had
said things as far back as 1898 at
which the American people were still
laughing 1t was a vivid description
of a chariot race, with Mr.. Towne
driving together a bushel of wheat
and an ounce of silver that brought
down the House. This race, he said.
was a distinguished performance of
Mr.. Towne in the House years ago.
Sketching the progress of the race to
the finish, he added
THE greatest smash up, sir, ever
witnessed upon the American track!
And some men then claimed that Mark
Hanna, who was then in charge of the
track, had deliberately thrown that
race. And the driver, sir. did you say?
What became of that handsome and
youthful charioteer? Well, sir, when
that smash up occurred he went
straght up into the air and he has not
lit yet
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED

ARRIVED.
Thursday June 2s
Stmr Sequoia. Lunstedt, &c hours from Eu-
FRIDAY. June %
L stmr Madrona. Anderson 50 hours from
Ger stmr Amnon. Jo7genson. 31s days from
Seattle put in 70 finish loading.
Stmr Albion. Hansen. IL hours from Delmar
stmr City Of Puebls Jepsen, 80 hours from
stmr city Of Panama. Thompson. % days
from Ancon. via Mazatlan 61z DAYS.
stmr RavsIli. Johnson. "a hours from Eu-
stmr Newburg. johnson. &C hours from Grays
stmr state Of California. Thomas. AZ hours
from San Diego and way ports.
stnr Prentiss. schiilinsky. - hours from
sfHr Huonian. johnson. 0 days IS hours from
sfmr santa Monica. Olsen. Il hours from
s9mr George Loomis. Mckenar SO hours
Bktn John smith Wick days from Tacoma
Schr Charles Wilson, Sandberg. days
schr James Roiph. Olsen. "a days from Ho-
noipu.
stmr Corona GieIow, Eureka; P S Co
Stmr City OF Peking Robinson, Ancon; p NJ
Co.
Friday. June %
Br stmr Duneric. Gay. Vancouver
Stmr Whitesboro Fagerlnnd. Point Arena.
Stmr Sea Foam Buckard Mendoclno-
Stmr Corona. Gieiow. Eureka.
Stmr Robert Dollar johnson. Seattle.
Stmr N0yo. Lee. Eureka.
Power schr Newark. johnson. Byxbees Land
ing
Schr Mary Dodge. Olsen, Eureka.
TELEGRAPHIC.
POINT LOBOS. June 29-l0 D. m.-weather
hazy; wind NV; velocity Is miles per hour.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
PORT TOwNSEND-Sailed June 2s-Bark
Louisiana. for Manila
Passed inward June 2s-Stmr Meteor, from
Port Los Angeles for Seattle
ABERDEEN-Sailed June 2S-Stmr G c
Lndauer. for San Francisco
BANDOS-Saiied June 2s-Stmr Elizabeth,
for San Francisco.
Arrived June 29-Stmr Chico. hence June %.
Arrived June 29-Schr Hill, hence June
REDOND0-Arrived June 2s-schr Luzon.
from Everett
TACOMA-saiied June 2s-Stmr Hyades, for
Liverpool. via Yokohama.
pOINT REYES-Pased June o. 1850 a m
Stmr Lakme. from San Pedro. for Eureka.
Passed June 29-Sfmr Newburg, from Grays
Hsrbor. for San Francisco.
Passed June %, 4.25 m-U lighthouse
tender Nadrons, from Eureka, for San Fran
cisco
sEATTLE-Arrived June 29-stmr Meteor.
from Port Los Angeles; stmr Jefferson from
Skaeway-
Arrived June 2e-Jsp stmr Kaga Maru. from
Yokohama. via Victoria
Sailed June 2s--stmr Farallon, for Skagway.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30
LIGHTHOUSE IMPROVEMENTS
PROVIDED FOR IN THE BILL

WASHINGTON. June 2s.-The sundry
civil bill as finally passed contains
items for lighthouse tender for the
twelfth district, and lighthouse i'm
provements at Cape Mendocino. Point
Arena, Bonita Point, Point Prince and
Humboldt Bay. A light for Southamp-
ton shoals was stricken from the bill
The appropriation for gauging streams
under the geological survey was cut to
s150.000 and an item of $14.565 was in
serted for reproducing plats of sur
veys in California lost in the San Fran
cisco fire.
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Wnfer Eronf Note.-

The Oceanic Steamship Company's
liner Alameda will sail at IL o'clock
this morning from Pacific street wharf
for Honolulu. and at the same hour
tomorrow the Alameda's twin sister.
the Mariposa, viii take her departure
for Tahiti Both liners WIFI carry full
compliments Of passengers.
The British tramp steamer Duneric
sailed yesterday for Vancouver.
Captain HardWick has succeeded
Captain Olson as master of the steam
er Thomas l.. Wand.
The schooner James Rolph. "a days
from Honoipu. arrived yesterday with
1900 bags of sugar.
The steamship Hilonian of the Mat
son Navigation Company arrived late
yesterday afternoon ff9m Hilo.
The KosmOs liner Ammon arrived
yesterday from Seattle 10 finish load
ing for Hamburg.
The flagship Chicago with the Bos-
ton. Perry and Princeton. passed Ia
toOsh yesterday on their way from
Astoria 10 Puget Sound.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30
TWO MEN FATALLY HURT
IN SOUTH CAROLINA DUEL
Politician and Business Manager of
Paper Clash Over
deal

COLUMBIA, S. c., June 29.-W A.
Tatum, Dispensary Commissioner, has
received information from Orangeburg
that j. I. Parks, auditing clerk of the
State dispensary, and R. H. Covar,
business manager of the Orangeburg
Patriot, were mortally wounded there
today in street duel. Both men were
shot through the body. Parks former
ly owned the Patriot and sold 1T to
Covar. The shooting is the result of
trouble over the settlement. Parks is
secretary of the State Democratic
executive committee.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30
CABRERA's FORCES GATHER
AROUND GUATEMALA CITY
Revolutionists Are said to BE Unwil1-
ing to Concede the leadership to
Former President BarillaA.

MEXICO CITY. June 2s-Authentic
news from Salvador shows that Cen
eral Toledo is camped in a strong po-
sition in Southern Guatemala awaiting
developments and that President Ca
brera has made no attempt 10 dislodge
him. General Castillo Is in Salvador.
There are reports OF dissension
among the revolutionists and an un-
Willingness to concede the leadership
to General Barillas. former President
of the country. but people on the in
side assert that this is untrue. Presi-
dent Cabrera Is charged with foment-
ing trouble in Honduras in order to
prevent aid to the revolution from
there. Cabrera's farces are reported as
concentrated around Guatemala City.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30
White and Negro Troops Clash.

LEAVENWORTH, Kans.. June 20
In a clash in this city late last night
between white and colored troops from
Fort Leavenworth two members OF the
Engineer Corps were severely beaten
and others were cut and bruised To-
day two men are in the hospital. The
trouble has been brewing since the
colored troops recently assaulted a
white soldier. AS result of tins clash
an order was issued at Fort Leaven-
worth today suspending all passes is
sued to the enlisted men to visit the
Cfty.
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omcers WIN HONOR.

LEAvENWORTH, Kans.. June 2s.-
The infantry and cavalry school at
Fort Leavenworth has closed and the
honorary graduates were announced as
follows: Captain M. r. Hanna, Third
Cavalry, first; Captain H. r. Hickok,
Fifteenth Cavalary, second; First Lieu
tenant S. R. Gleaves. First Cavalry,
third; Captain ]. A. Ryan, Fifteenth
Cavalry, fourth; First Lieutenant s. c.
Leisure, Seventeenth Infantry, fifth;
First Lieutenant Clarence o. Sheriff.,
sixth.
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Hawaiian Interpreter Is pead.

HONOLULU, June 29.-John E. Bush,
Hawaiian interpreter in the Legisla-
ture and courts, is dead. He was sent
by King Kalakaua in 1886 as Embas-
sador to Samoa and other countries, the
object of his expedition being an at
tempt to establish Hawaiian sover-
eighty over all the Pacific islands.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30

Suuimit-Me ximum temperature. 81 deg; min
imum, "a deg; clear; snow, inehess none last
year.
Saturday; light west winds.
For sacramento Vallex-Fair Saturday; light
north wind
For San Joaquin valIey-Fair Saturday; con-
tinued warm light north winds.
For Los Angeles and Vicinity-Fair Satur-
day; light west wind. -
A G. McADIE, District Forecaster.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30
Lodges secretary Convicted.

BOSTON, June 2s.-Robert G. Proc
tor, former secretary to United States
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. was today
found guilty of larceny in connection
with a campaign contribution made by
John G. Bestgen of Quincy in 1904.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30
Lumber Receintr Are Larre.

More than 100000 feet of lumber
reached this port yesterday from the
north. The schooner Charles Wilson
brought 800 600 feet The remainder
was carried by steam schooners. as fol-
lows: Ravaln $4,000 feet Albion
100000 feet, Newburg z9O, 600 feet, and
SanLa Monica 55n.0n0 feet.
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narge CoIIides Mith nnck-

one of the state mud barges collided
with the dock at fishermen's wharf
yesterday, damaging the structure. 10
a considerable extent. The barge was
belng showed into a corner where il
would be out Of the way until needed.
The men engaged in berthing the barge.
reckoned without the tide which re-
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30
CARGO INCLUDES
BRICKS Of COLD.
Liner City of Panama
Has Many Delays
Along Coast.
Brings Little News of
War Situation in
Guatemala.

The Pacific Mail liner City of Pan
ANA arrived yesterday from the
isthmus with thirty seven passengers
and 5s4 tons Of freight. She brought
from the mines Of Mexico gold bricks
valued at sIOT.3SS The Panama met
with unusual delay at several of her
ports Of call and as a result reached
here several days later than scheduled.
She encountered fine weather through
out the trip home.
Among the passengers was George
W Phelps, a railroad Official from
Guatemala Mr.. Phelps believes that
President Cabrera viii be able to hold
his own against the revolutionists. but
this belief is not shared by his fellow
passengers.
According to Phelps Cabrera has 5000
trained troops in the western part Of
the republic. The other passengers
laugh at the idea of dignifying the
Guatemalan army TO the extent of call
ing them troops at all
They are understood and undrilled,"
said one passenger, and if they meet
any real opposition will melt like hail
IN the sunshine"
When the City of Panama left San
Jose IL was understood that a division
OF the revolutionary army was cross
ing the Mexican border and that more
rebel troops were pouring in from Sal
Nador. The officers of the City of
Panama confirm the report brought by
the City OF Peking that Salvador was
openly supporting the revolution and
was virtually al war with Guatemala.
The City Of Panama's passengers in
oluded the following:
Hy Anderson, r F. Vollman. D. H
sherman, E. B. Sherman, K NJ. Sher-
man, Z. Cocks. George S. Page. T, w.
mickey. Max .Rohde, F. Vacuero. Ra-
Lsei Capagno. J. F. Kenoyer, G. w.
Phelps, Henry c. RyaIi
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30
Liners 10 snn Tndnr.

The liners America Maru and CITY
OF Peking Will leave port today. The
America Maru will said at / O'Clock for
the Orient She will carry about forty
abln passengers. The City of Picking
viii leave at noon from Lombard street
for Panama and way ports
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30
CharterS.

The British steamer Elleric ION Puget sound
WAS chartered prior 10 arrival for merchandise,
thence 10 kiadiyoStok time charter
The British bark PrOcyon is chartered for
wheat from Portland t0 Europe at 23s Cd.
The British tank steamer Tuscarora will load
refined oil at this port for the Orient.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30
Paso Robes Hot Springs.

ba tn house contains best features of best Euro
pean resorts. First-class hotel. Great oak park.
Three trains daily over the Southern Pacific
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30
Buford VIII sail Today.

The army transport Buford will sail
early this morning for the north. She
VIII carry neither troops nor freight
from here, but at Seattle will take
army stores and soldiers for the vari-
Gus posts in Alaska She will call at
about half dozen ports between
Skagway and Nome and will bring
home the troops who have been gar-
rlsonlug the far northern ports for the
last two wears
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30
WEATHER BUREAU REPORT.

United States Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau. Friday June 20. 1906.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30
BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF SAN FRANCISCO FIRMS

CHARLES ADMINISTRATOR. 430 Haight
ST., nr. Fillmore.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30

AITKEN & ATTkEN-Attorneys-
law, 876 Eddy ST., bet. Franklin and
Van Ness ave-. S. F. Special attention
to presentation and enforcement of
insurance claims and to corporation,
probate and real estate matters.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30

AMERICAN TYPE FOUNDERS CO.,
offices and stores 405 Eighth St, Oak
land, and 412 Jackson st., San Francisco.
CAL: warehouses. San Francisco and
Oakland
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30

AMERICAN NEWSPAPER ASSN, ]. D.
Mtllar. Mgr, formerly Parrott bldg.
s. F., now 1o73 Broadway. Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30

ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCIATION
Offices. "A Folsom ST., San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30

ALEXANDER, Salvage Co., sol Mkt
Wreckng., rebldg.; prompt estimates.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30

c. J. AUGER, Matchmaker and Jeweier
1850 Market ST.. cor. of Van Ness ave
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30

ALLIs CHALMERS co, temporary
Oakland office, sos Broadway; phone
S55. S. +. office, 602 Mission St
Gates Crushers, Electrical Machinery.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30

BALDWIN, ID. H.. & CO., Piano Mfg.
Dealers, 2512 SACRAMENTO, mr.. Fillmore.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30

AWNING AND TENT co. Ross Nc
Mahon, 35 Market ST.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30

BARBER ASPHALT PAVING COM
PANY, Thesis Turk ST.. S. T.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30

BACIGALUPI, PETER-Phonogra
records, slot pianos and machines.
1113-1115 Fillmore st.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30

BALDWIN BUILDING CO., junction OF
Market and Church sts
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30

BASS-HUEl Err PAINT CO.-Paints
oils; HCeter's varnishes. 1922 Howard
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30

TO ARRIVE
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30

BONESTELI, RICHARDSON 6 co
Paper-473-4S5 Sixth ST., mr.. Bryan
S. f.; 1859 Castro ST.. Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-30

United States Coast and Geodctic Survey-Time
and Heights Of Tides at Fort Point. Far City
Front (Aiission-street wharf add % minutes.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-13

US the canal wonld cost.
AS President Roosevelt has given
up the work Of making the "dirt fly"
and Is now to let the building Of the
canal by contract, there will be a
great incentive for fraud and graft
ing, so how much the canal will cost
the people Of the United States, I'M
der this erratic change of plans Of
the administration, before 1t Is
completed is what no fellow can fig-
uFe on. It is quite likely that after
the CONTRACTS are let, there will be a
Disagreement with the contractors
involving prolonged and expensive
litigation and the work viii proba
bly, have to be completed by the army
eng ineers. This Is what the admin
istration calls "doing things"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-13
WILL RAISE $4,000
To Fight For Equal Freight
Rates.

Spokane, Wash, Nov. 13.-Fif-
teen thousand dollars will be raised
at once by the special committee Of
the chamber OF commerce, which is
prosecuting the fight before the inter
state commerce commission for an
adjustment OF transcontinental
freight rates for the Inland Empire.
This decision was reached at a meet
ing OF the committee yesterday after
noon. Intensely aroused over the
combination Of the Coast jobbers' as
ISOLATION TO fight the Inland Empire,
the committee Is determined to put
forth every effort to present case to
the commission that will show the
justice Of their cause.
Instead Of being discouraged by
the interference of the Go asst cities
the committee declares its intention
OF working only the harder. Money
to be raised Immediately is only for
preliminary expense, and IL necessary
400, 900 will be raised by Spokane
alone to wage the fight.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-13
WHAT WILL THE COST BET

The estimates for the Panama canal
for the next fiscal year have been
prepared and will require s25, 400.
25s, 81 which %, 900, 903 Is for lab.
or, 81, 1856, 0cO for further equipment
Of the Panama railroad and the bal /.
ance. nearly fifteen million, for con-
atruction materials. As the pay Of
the laborers Is 81 day, the estlmat-
ed amount Will provide 30, 600 labor.
era working 400 days In the year,
but as the laborers Will not average
anything like 500 days work In the
year, the real number employed will
BE- much greater. As most OF the
millions already expended have been
for materials, the amount now called
for that purpose would seem TO be-
far beyond the necessities Of con.
struction. Judging by the estimates,
and taking ten years to complete the
canal, the cost will far exceed the
amount that the Administration told
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-13
A CRITICS VIEW.

The Press received large nubmer
Of very complimentary notices fro m
journals Of national reputation and
newspaper exchanges on the illus.
trated edition which was recently is.
sued from this office. On account
Of their number we did not attempt
70 publish them; but In this issue Is
one from the pen Of the newspaper
critic Of the National Printer Jour.
nalist, published In New York and
Chicago, which is such a high com.
mcndation Of the ability and facili.
ties Of this Office that we feel IL
should be printed at home to show
the people what wide attention the
edition attracted and that the Press
Office Is worthy aud deserving OF the
liberal patronage 1t receives from the
business men Of the city. The crlti,
cism mentions that such an edition is
possible only, when backed by pub.
10 spirit that gets to the front.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-11-13

Every man viii obey my slightest
word. All we ask Is that you give US
u passage - the north
How far to the northF
TO any Of the English islands In
the West Indies"
The man MAS speaking fairly, and
when one looked at him there could
be no mistake that he had been gentle
born He had tine face and speech OF
an aristocrat His followers We're more
common looking men, but their faces
were not evil. The captains excite
ment duieted down after a little and
he reasoned 1t out that 1t was best to
give way. Indeed, there was no other
conclusion for sensible man to come
TO- He looked at me gave him
q nod, and then he said
Il WIZ take you along aud trust In
what you say"
sand pledge you my word you shall
have no cause to regret II" replied the
leader an he extended his hand. "As
the weather Is fine my men can occupy
the decks. l have few words to say
to them"
with a gesture he called them around
him, and then for five minutes he spoke
IN low but earnest tones. AS he used
the French language we could not I'M
derBtand a word, and yet 1t was plain
that he was giving them orders and adj
vice. While he was speaking l sug-
gegted to the captain that he be invited
to occupy spare berth In the cabin,
and this was acceded to. When the in
vitation was extended he accepted It
as his due, but with many thanks, and
introduced himself as Mr.. Lafoy. Our
sleeping watch was reused up, the con-
victs boat unloaded and sent adrift,
explanations made and all done SO
quietly that the sleeping women were
not aroused. The first they knew OF
the affair was ut breakfast time. Mean
while the calm was broken.
In the mornlng watch l carried one
OF my suits Of clothes to Lafoy's state
room, along with razor and other
things. When he came out to break.
fast and was introduced he was ali
gentleman and no convict He was q
good talker and a natural entertainer
and the women, who had expected to
meet villain, We're on friendly footing
within o quarter of an hour
AS for the othsr conyicts, our men
fraternized y'ith them at once. Some
Of them were sailors and they promptly
turned to- between our crew and the
captains sop chest all were fitted out
in other dress and their uniforms
thrown overheard. We had the crowd
with as for three weeks, and never a
man during that whole time caused US
the slightest trouble.
As for Lafoy, all took the greatest
liking to him and were sorry when the
time came to part Just where we
left them Is matter not to be betray-
ed, but they did not go from us empty
handed, and a chance was given them
to live better lives in the future.
NJ. QUAD.