The San Francisco call., 1908-12-30
Nippon Maru Will Garry Ammunition
for the Cavite Navy Yard
Survey Ship Explorer Fails to Find Shoal
Reported by Liner Alameda

Whlcn sails January for the orient.
viii carry a large cargo, nearly all OF
which belongs to the United States
navy department and is for use at Ca
vite navy yard, where the Nippon will
deliver it. The freight includes a ship
ment of ammunition, mostly rifle cart
ridges, and a large quantity of stores
Tor the commissary department. AS
If in anticipation of the New Year
resolutions that members Of the mill
tary forces abroad may make, the gov
ernment cargo includes four big water
wagons, each equipped with wide
seat.
The Nippon viii carry a large num-
Der of passengers for the orient Cen
eral Manager Shiraishi Of the Toyo
kisen Kaisha who returned recently
from Europe. VIII not be a passenger
on his own liner. lie may wait here
until the arrival next month Of the
Chiyo Maru, the company's new tur-
bine ship which left Hongkong for this
port the day after Christmas.
Vain Efforts TO shoot the sun
The quality Of craftsmanship in the
United States navy is probably highest
IN the world, but the officers of the
monitor Wyoming are losing heart at
their inability to hit the target at
which they have been aiming at fire.
quent intervals since leaving Mare
10000, eco miles away but a little dis
tance like that is not counted suffi-
cient handicap to constitute an excuse
in the United States navy. The Wyom-
ing'S compasses need adjusting. and in
order TO do this it is necessary that the
officer in charge Of the operation "shoot
the sun" The sun has developed an
unCalifofnian shyness during the last
few days. 1T did peek through the
mists yesterday. but by the time the
Wyoming was under way the sun was
out of sight again.
The wyoming will be reehristened
at midnight. December 81, and viii
begin the new year as the Cheyenne.
The Cheyenne viii go to sea early in
the year to make cruising tests Of oil
as fuel
Does Not Find Alameda ShOaI
The steamer Explorer of the coast
and geOdedic survey went outside the
heads yesterday in search Of the shoal
reported by the liner Alameda. Many
soundings were taken, but the reported
shOal was not located. The survey ship
came back when the weather shut in
thick, as without a definite knowledge
Of their bearings the work of the sur
veyors would be without value. As far
as the work went the indications are
that no change has taken place in the
bed Of the ocean inside the 100 fathom
curve since the last charts were made.
The Explorer will begin work in the
harbOr now, but on clear days win go
outside and make further search for the
reported shoal.
Queen Carries Many Passengers
The Pacific Coast steamship com-
panys steamer Queen. Captain Jepsen
sailed yesterday for Puget sound with
a full cargo and more than 100 cabin
passenger Among the passen gers
was B. c. Lacey. superintendent al
Seattle Of the Great Northern steam
ship company. Lacey was accompanied
by his wife The Laceys are San Fran
ciscans and have been spending Christ
mas among their old friends. A VIII
liams. a Tacoma merchant. was another
passenger. Mrs. A. Meyer and J. Hill
liam and wife, wealthy Australians. who
have been touring the United States
were passengers on the Queen on their
way home by way OF Vancouver.
One Suspended, Two ExOnerated
William z. Hutton. master Of the
steam schooner Shna Yak. had his
license suspended yesterday for 80 days
by the inspectors Of hulls and boilers
following the nvestigation made into
the cause Of his vessel running on the
reef off Point Arena in fog Septem-
Der >. He was charged with negligence
and unskillfulness and was found guilty
on both charges.
John Leale, captain OF the ferry boat
Newark, and Donald MeKechnie, mastei
Of the ferry boat Oakland. charged
with neglect, owing to a collision O
their boats in thick fog on the nigh
Of December 6, were eXOnerated yester
day by the inspectors. 1t was found
that both men exercised great care IL
handling their steamers.
Noreh German Line Denies
According to a dispatch from Bremen
posted yesterday a. the Merchants ex
change. the North German line has de
MED its intention of establishing a linz
Of steamers between this port and cas-
Asia.
The American Hawaiian company:
Salina Cruz with a cargo for New Yorl
via the Tehuantepec route.
The harbor hospital is TO be moved
Monday to A temporary location on th'
Mission street bulkhead and will re
main there until a new foundation hai
been built on the present site.
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by Sc;
amounted to 1907 900 feet.
The auxiliary cruiser Buffalo lef
Bremerton yesterday for this port an'
from here viii carry a detachment o
marines to Honolulu.
The Pacific Mail liner Acapulco lef
Mazatlan Sunday for this port.
The Standard oil company's tanke
WiDnebago arrived yesterday in ballas
81 days from Mol.
Makes Port Under Jury Rig
TACOMA. Dec. 29.-Driven since las
Friday morning under a scant jurS
rig. the American schooner c. L. Fall
was blown into Puget sound from Shs
/ ocean last night and is now anchored
bound from San Francisco for Gray:
Harbor Struck by the full force o
Z the gale that swept the north Pacifi,
and Puget sound Christmas eve, tn,
vessel all but foundered. According
! to Captain Jacobsen the vessels escap,
1 from destruction and the loss of al
hands is little less than miraculous.
/ SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariner.
of the Pacific
PORTLAND. Dec. 29.-Several new names q