The San Francisco call., 1907-06-06


pride of the navy in vessels of its
class, arrived in port Tuesday night
from Santa Barbara. During the re-
cent practice in Magdalena bay the
Preble's splendid work, both with guns
and with torpedoes. excelled any pre-
Nious achievement by torpedo boat de-
stroyers and won for the craft the
government trophy. Captain r. N Free
man naturally is an elated man over
the distinction that his vessel has at
tained.
The Preble left here last February,
and, excepting the two months that
IL spent in Magdalena bay, has been
at San Pedro and Santa Barbara.
There are sixteen vessels OF her class
in the navy. The Preble was built at
the Union iron works. 1t is provided
with two three inch guns and FIVE six
Founders.
In company with the Preble at Mag
dalena bay We're the Charleston, the
Boston. the Chicago, the Princeton,
the Yorktown and the Paul Jones.
The Preble was 80 hours making the
run up from Santa Barbara It will
go 70 Mare island early this morning,
where il viii receive a general over
hauling.
THOMAS SAILS FOR MANILA
The transport Thomas sailed for
Manila at noon yesterday. 1t went
laden 10 the guards with troops and
merchandise. As the Thomas steamed
out into the bay the hand of the
Twenty infantry played national
airs, and the great crowd on the dock
gave q mighty cheer.
In its strong box the Thomas car
ries $4,000 pesos and 13 packages OF
currency.
The Thomas carries SIS enlisted men
o. the Twenty-siXth infantry. 12S men
Of the Tenth cavalry and 106 recruits,
besides the various officers in charge
Of the troops and aAnumber of casuals.
Following is a list of her cabin pas
sengers:
Colonel Daniel j. Brush. Twenty-fOurth In
fsntry; Major 2. W. Torey. inspector general
e. S. A; Major A. NJ Smith. surgeon, o. S. A,
wife and son; Major c. J. T Clarke. Twenty
Twenty-sixth infantry. wife and daughter: Major
H l. Roberts. Twenty sixth infantry; Major
C. p Stivers, conmissary, C. S. A; Captain
J. s Wilson, assistant surgeon. e s. a, wife
and infant: Captain Hanson Ely. Twenty-sixth
infantry: Captain David P. Cordray. Twenty
sixth infantry; Captain George E. Houle. Twen-
ry-sixth infantry: Captain i. F. KHbourne
Twenty-sixth infantry, wife and child; Captain
John p Preston, Twenty-sixth infantry. and
wife; Captain Murray Baldwin. Twenty-siKth in
fsnrry; Captain r. J. Fleming. Tenth cavalry.
wfSe and three children; Captain L. A. Fuller.
dFen: Captain G. A. Skinner. assistant surgeon,
a. s A wife and three children; Captain E. A.
Roche. Twenty-slxth infantry. and wife; Captain
r. NJ Dichmsnn. Twenty-sfxth infantry; Cap
tain a. c Whitehead. Tenth cavalry, wife and
three children; Captain p A Connolly, Twenty
sixth infantry. and wife: Captain B. ]. Edger
Jr. assistant surgeon, Z. s. A and wife; Cap
tain 6. II. Knox. Twenty-sixth infantry; Captain
Paul Fl. McCook Twenty-sixth infantry. and
a. s. A. wife and two children; Captain
Thomas ]. Rhoads, assistant surgeon, g. s. A;
5 a.. and wife Captain ain G. Gen e. nawrenee. % PM
lppine islands scouts; Captain Isaac A. Saxton.
Twenty-sixth infantry: Captain W. ". Reno as
Jones. Ninth cavalry. wife and three children:
Lieutenant Wait c. Johnson, Twenty-sixth IN
fantrv. wife and child. Lieutenant Frederick
Benteeu, Twenty-sixth infantry; Lieutenant J. T.
Watson. Twenty-slxth infantry, wife and child;
Lieutenant G. w Dolph TweDty-sixth infantry,
~ ife and child: Lieutenant H. D. BlasBand
Nweuty-sixth infantry: Lieutenant B. h Pope,
Eighth infantry: Lieutenant n. 81. Cartmeil.
Tenth cavalry. wife and child; Lieutenant T. NJ.
Hunter. Twenty-sixth infantry: Lieutenant n.
G. NJ Supplee, Twenty infantry. and wife:
fsntry; Lieutenant Deas Archer. Twenty-sixth
infantry: Lieutenant Goodwin Compton. Thir-
Thompson. TweDty-sixth infantry. wife and
child; Lieutenant ". ". Edwards. Tenth
airy, and wife, Lieutenant A w Smith, Ninth
cavalry, wife and child; Lieutenant H. s. Dfl-
worth. Tenth cavalry. wife and child; Lieuten-
snt II. NJ. Kelly. Twenr-sixth infantry; Lieu
tenant II. A. Wrightson. Twentieth infantry;
Lieutenant Ellery Farmer. Twenty-sixth infsn-
Try: Lieutenant C. Il. Rich. Twenty y-sixth in
Il l.
fsnry; Lieutenant r. A. Duuford, Twenty-sixth
infantry: Lieutenant P. J. Golden. Twenty-sNth
Infantry; DT: James NJ Mintsr. assistant sur
geon, e. s. n; Lieutenant r. H. Jacob, Twenty
siste. mii1sry ACADEMY; E s. Gee. psymsstsrs s
in Law OF Major z. W. Torrey; Carl A. Carlson.
civil engineer navy, wife and two children: Mrs.
G. p. Knight. c. T. Dickens. Mrs. Egnton.
p. n. Mckay, Duette ". Rose, NJ Didama
sreever. George Z. Berle, J. T. Dorney Jr.,
Mrs. Reinke. Mrs. John w. Legate, Mrs. Cop
hart, Mrs. Helena csrmsck. Mrs.. p. W. Good
PsS, Mrs; z; W. Sreene' MT, Mrs PackTood' hrs 2 :.
Mrs. =. G. Randall and two infants. Mrs Jo-
seph Belisle and four children, Miss Blanche
Green, Mrs. ". n. Erichsen and child. d. J.
Taylor.
Sails for Ancon
The Pacific Mail steamship company's
city Of Sydney, Captain w. H. Mclean,
sailed yesterday for Ancon and way
ports II carried full complement of
freight, s5 steerage passengers and II
cabin passengers:
Arthur L. Kurtz L F. Thompson Mrs Henry
Taylor, E. J. Kline for New York; for coast
ports there were c. H. Smith. Thomas Leonzo
J. A. Parker; Rev. J, G. Cassel, wife and three
children: l. r. Valentine. Emanuel johnson. e.
Foley. ". c. Bond John W. Morris. l.. B. Hun
-ter, n T. Bender and @. Hogan.
Message from the Sea
shsnghay. May 20. 1907. Please sail on
British snip leave port :. T.
JEAN PoIRIER
This was the message written on a
piece OF soiled paper, evidently torn
from small memorandum book, and
found in a bottle which had been
washed ashore at Roberts Landing,
Alameda county. The finder was
Arthur H Breed. president Of the firm
Of Breed & Bancroft of Oakland He
picked up the bottle while walking
along the beach and sent the scrap Of
paper 10 the merchants exchange
Overdues Arrive
The Norwegian bark Aleide, which
was on the overdue list and rated at
y per cent, has arrived at Falmouth. IL
was l63 days making the run from
Iouioue to It's port of destination.
The Norwegian ship Sophia has ar
rived at Iquioue 1t was on the over
due list and rated at rs per cent II
was 159 days making the voyage from
Port Talbot to Iquique-
Lumber Arrivals
Lumber arrivals by sea from north
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