The San Francisco call., 1907-06-22
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Steamer Alameda Will Sail TODAY for the
Islands With Many PASSENGERS

The Oceanic steamship companv's
inner Alameda, Captain Dowdell, will
san at II o'clock this morning for Hon.
olulu with about 20 cabin passengers.
among the passengers win be J. F.
Bulger, United States inspector of
steam vessels. Bulger is going to the
ISLANDS on q vacation, and is taking
Win him his wife and baby. He ex-
poets TO be away for about a month.
Among the passengers will be many
tourists and number Of well known
Honolulu people. Miss Coty Jones, who
won first prize, to wit, a trip to Hon
oiulu. in Redding newspaper "most
popular girlT contest. viii be a pas
senger on the Alameda.
The Alameda's passengers will in
clude:
Miss 2. I. Allyn. S. A. Bsfdwin, Miss G. A.
vile and two Children J. W. W. Brewster. Mrs.
Brewster, Miss l. Buchly, J. F. Bulger, Mrs.
Bulser and child Miss Theda Burnhsm, Harold
Donald II. Currie, Mrs. Currie and child Miss
A. r. Davis. Miss louise Day. A. W. Eames Jr
Vie, Mn. Gsrvie r. c. Hammond. Mrs. Ham
mond, Miss II. n. Henry, B. +. Heastand Mrs.
HonigsberEer. W. J. Hughes, W. e. James, Mrs.
MsrFsret Kelly Mrs. Guy Livingstone, c. D.
Docher, Mrs. Lowman, Miss Mary McCabe,
George A. Marion, Miss Mary Maxwell. s. II.
Moses, c. II. Murray, Miss Alice Nahaolelua
r a. ~. y. j. l.. III.
" philips, Miss 2. Russell. Lieutenant Colonel
B. semenow. Gordon Small, Miss Jessie B.
Isne ruIioch, FisEe warren. E. 7. waterman. man
Mrs. l. L Writ and three children, Mrs.
Woolsey.
Fleet 10 Garry Coal for Navy
Announcement was made yesterday
OF the charter OF six steamers by the
government to bring coal from the
east TO Mare island and Bremerton
x~1r Hr I,o ce1r .0ync
are under the British flag. The British
steamer Burma and another steamer
of the Strath line have been engaged
TO bring coal from Baltimore to Mare
island at $3.50 a ton. The Ferndene,
Angus. Strathord and Netherfield have
been chartered to carry coal from Bal
timore TO Bremerton at $6-25 ton. The
feet will bring altogether about 10000
tons Of coal.
Loses His Coat and Vest
F. c. Streeter. who arrived in this
city Thursday night from Maine and
is on his way to Seattle, reported yes
terday to the harbor police that he
had been the victim Of thieves, who
operated with q skill unheard of in
Maine. He took a walk up Market
street and somewhere between East
and Third streets somebody stole his
coat and vest. In the vest pocket was
a gold watch with a diamond set in the
case and his ticket for Seattle. He had
no idea how the theft was managed,
but admitted that he might have taken
q few drinks.
Is bringing a Big Cargo
The Kosmos liner Theben left Mazat-
Ian yesterday for this port with 45
cabin passengers and $500 tons OF
cargo. The cargo includes 1900 bags
OF coffee and 5000 bags of sugar. The
steamer is also bringing 1000 tons Of
nitrate. ESQ tons of which is for Vic
toria, B. c.
Falls DOwn Ferry Steps
Mrs. A Armstrong, who lives in oak
land slipped while coming down the
steps from the upper floor OF the ferry
depot yesterday and suffered a serious
sprain of the left ankle. Her injury
received attention at the harbor hos
pital
Accused of Stealing Stamps
J. w. Carson, clerk employed by
the Whittier Fuller company, was ar
rested yesterday and locked up at the
harbor police station on charge Of
petty larceny. lie is accused Of having
stolen from his employers postage
stamps valued at s32. He is said to
have sold the stamps at a discount to-
Victor Bernstein, a pawnbroker at 17S
notified the Whittier-Fuller company of
the industry in which Carson was en-
gagged, the pawnbroker's suspicious be-
ing aroused by the frequency of the
transactions Carson is 80 years old
Water Front Notes
The liner Mongolia arrived yesterday
al Hongkong from this port.
The liner Korea, homeward bound,
sailed yesterday from Yokohama.
The Oceanic steamship companys
liner Sierra arrived yesterday al Homo
lulu.
The steamer Massachusetts cleared
yesterday for Tacoma.
The schooner w. H Dimond cleared
yesterday for c0dfishinE cruise.
w. K. Pesrce, general manager of the
Pacific coast steamship company. re-
turned Thursday evening from Seattle
He came down on the steamer City Of
Puebla.