The San Francisco call., 1907-02-13
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Glare Over the Volcano of Fuega in
Guatemala Scares the Populace

The officers of the Pacific Mail liner
, Newport, which arrived yesterday from
, Panama and way porrs. report that the
volcano of Fuega- situated inland from
San Jose de Guatemala. is showing
signs of restlessness. Near Fuega is
3 A qua, a volcano that once spouted hot
water. and the people living in the
vicinity, remembering Santa Maria, are
said TO be watching both peaks with
grave anxiety. Fuega has done moth
ing violent yet but at night a glare
above the cone on her summit IS taken
as sign that the old volcano is still
alive.
The Newport brought 1875 tons of
cargo. treasure valued at s115,0lo.1O
and twenty-seven passengers. Her
cargo included 1915 sacks OF coffee.
Among her passengers We're: Sam
krause' J. J. Morton, ]. T Ash. NJ
Bensen, r. Rosa, ". J. Morrow, w. A.
Rapelh and wife and Mrs. II. A. Krad-
ing and three children.
Liner Alameda Arrives
! The Oceanic Steamship Company's
= liner Alameda, Captain Dowdell, ar
rived yesterday from Honolulu. Fine
weather was encountered all the way
between Honolulu and this port. but
many miles of shore the Alameda ran
into the fog and the atmosphere was
more or less opaque al 1.-The way in TO
mists lifted sufficiently TO give Captain
DOwdell his bearings, cut not enough
TO reveal the whereabouts Of the pilot
boat AS the road home was plain
Captain Dowdeu decided not to linger
and brought the Alameda in without
bar pilot
The Alameda brought from Honolulu
203 japanese. Of whom about forty
were women. The immigration authori-
ties did not board the liner this time
and when she docked the japanese
! walked ashore. Many Of the Alameda's
little brown passengers have been in
The Hawaiian Islands for more than
ten years.
Among the Alameda's passengers
) were W. ". Emery, Mrs. Emery, G. n.
KentwelL. Mrs. L. S. AfcGuiness, Mrs. J.
Potter, H. Saxl. Miss Williams, r. A.
Wilson. Miss n Wood, Wong Koon
Lang. A. c. Silver and Miss Taplen.
WIN Not Work With JaDanese
The stevedores engaged in coaling
the liner America Maru struck work
yesterday afternoon because members
Of the japanese crew were sent into
the bunkers 10 help trim the fuel. Coal
IS still scarce and not until Monday
night was the America able TO get the
fuel Necessary TO take her across the
Pacific. AS she will sail this morning
the time for coaling was short Labor
that not enough stevedOres could be
obtained TO completely coal the liner
on time, the chief engineer, q Japanese,
ordered g number Of his own men into
the bunkers 10 trim the coal as the
stevedores hustled it aboard. The
stevedores objected to the japanese as
sistance and quit work. They did not
resume until the steamship company
agreed to call of the japanese. The
Naru viii sail on time. but viii have
10 finish coaling at Honolulu
Old EmpIOye Dies in Japan
Word was received yesterday by the
Pacific Mail Company that Andrew
Coogan, steerage steward Of the liner
China, died while the vessel was at
NagasakL He was buried al that port,
ia the Crakami Cemetery. COogan
had been il the Pacific Mail employ for
many years. The China left Honolulu
at 9 o'clock q. m. yesterday for this
port.
Robbed Near Sailors Home
Peter T. Larsen, master mariner
who resides at the Sailors Home, re-
ported 20 the Harbor police that he
was held Up at 9 o'clock on Monday
night at the Harrison street entrance
to the Sailors Home by two young
men dressed in black. One Of them
held him while the other removed
$3.50 from his pocket
Water Front Notes
The japanese liner Hongkong Maru
Arrived yesterday at Yokohama from
elis port.
The steamer Nevadan arrived yes
'terday at Kahului from Honolulu.
A four -masted schooner is reported
IN distress of Grays Harbor. The tug
Daring has been sent from Aberdeen
in search Of her.
The whaling bark John and Win
throp cleared yesterday for a cruise.