The San Francisco call., 1907-02-03
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Indiana's Coffee Tramping Is
Hampered by Desertions

me racine Mail inner san uan, Cap
tain Urry, which arrived FRIDAY night
from Panama and way ports. passed
quarantine early yesterday morning
and landed her passengers at the Bran
nan street wharf. The officers of the
San Juan report that Captain Kidston.
master Of the steamer Indiana, is hav-
ing much trouble with his crew. The
Indiana, under charter to the Pacific
Nail Company. is engaged in. coffee
tramping. singly and in pairs members
being filed with such men as could be
picked up. Since the Indiana left here
she Is said TO have had about three
crews, with the personnel still chang
ing. When the San Juan was last in
company with her the Indiana was
manned largely by Greeks and Italians.
The San Juan brought 1137 tons of
cargo, including large shipment of
coffee, treasure valued at S6s.744 and 80
O. Seymour, Mrs. NJ lila, Charles Guitz-
kon. Albert Guitzkon. H J. Neisel. d.
J. Huntsman and wife W. C. H. CIerc,
5. F. Ryer and ]. J. JeneoueL
Relieves SchOOner's Distress
Captain Nopander of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company's Umatilla, which
arrived yesterday from the north, re-
ports that on January %. about fifty
miles north OF Point Reyes, he sighted
the power schooner Bessie K, disabled
and flying signals Of distress. The
Bessie K proved 10 be short of provi-
siOns and water, which the Umatilla
supplied. The Bessie K later reached
this port in tow of the steamer Whites
bOro, which picked her up off Point
Reyes The captain Of the Bessie K
made no report of the friendly help
given by the Umatilla, although he
had much TO say Of his own troubles.
which, incidentally. Were not few.
Curacao Calls at San Pedro
The Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany's Curacao arrived Friday night
from Mexican ports. She made 3 call
at San Pedro to land a number of
Southern Californians who had been
visiting mines in which they are inter-
ested near Mazatlan. The Curacao en-
countered some very heavy weather in
the Gulf of California, but her voyage
up the coast was pleasant. Among the
passengers was Mrs. Friedberger.
daughter Of Louis Kaiser, United States
Consul at Mazatlan. In addition to her
usual cargo of ores and other products
Of Mexico the Curacao brought treasure
valued at about 100000.
Acapulco Sails for Panama
The Pacific Mail liner Acapulco sailed
yesterday for Panama and way ports
with full cargo and thirty pas
sengers, among whom were G. H. Eel
ley, n J. Lidstone, Mrs. J. S. Johnson.
Il L. Hawkens. c. G. Cornelius and
wife. by Rich. S. L Cassella,~O. P Ra
bonis and wife and B. Coclonares.
Water Front Notes
The whaling steamer St. Lawrence,
which is 70 be used in connection with
the British Columbia whaling station.
arrived February / at San Diego from
St Johns. n. F.
The British steamers Habart and
Klrklee sailed yesterday for this port
from Newcastle, Australia. Each ves-
sci has about 5000 tons Of coal. The
Habart is consigned to J. J. Moore &
Co. and the Kirklee to Hind, Rolph &
Co.
Receipts OF lumber by sea yesterday
amounted to 1.440, 600 feet.
The liner China left Yokohama yes
terday for this port.
The Oceanic Steamship Companys s
liner Sonoma sailed yesterday from
Sydney. homeward bound. She leaves
behind fifty-six members of her crew.
who violated the British shipping laws
\ ~ going on strike on the day sched-
ufed for sailing and delaying the Brit
ish mails. for which each man was SEN
fenced to a months Imprisonment at
hard labor. A new crew was recruited
at Sydney.
The big freighter Oregonian arrived
yesterday at New York from this port
The liner Alameda arrived February
] at Honolulu