The San Francisco call., 1908-03-29


fornis and the winds have been mostly from the
north. Light frosts occurred in the morning In
moderate temperatures win probably prevail Bun
day.
FORECAST
San Francisco and vicinity-Fair Sunday: Fresh
Santa Clara ,aney-Fair Sunday; light north
winds.
Sacramento vsIley-Fah Sunday; light north
winds.
san Joaquin ralley-Fair Sunday, light north
Los Angeles and vicinity-Fair Sunday; light
4. C. McADIE, District Forecsster.
ing from San Francisco. The steamer Queen,
captain Teonss: cleared TO-DAY Tor san Piego and
The steamer Francis Il. Leggett, Captain Rainer,
cleared today for Grsys Harbor. The steamer
Portland The schooner Jessie Minor. Captain
Jorgenson. sailed today in ballast for Eureka.
The steamer Resolute has discharged lumber
cargo and will sail Monday in ballast for Grays
Harbor.
PORTLAND, Ore, March 2s.-Determined to
Of this port and to learn to what extent ships
snchorins here are at the mercy OF men who
shS w es4. PoranG q rh fi %
shipped independent Of the sailor boarding house
masters, even II the matter brings about inter
national complications Unable TO complete his
crew here the captain received his complement
Of I've from Victoria, B. c. They guarded
late was threatened today and Consul Lohan
will appeal to Washington. Three large tramp
steamers arrived in the harbor this morning un-
der charter to load lumber for the orient and
the Antipodes. They are the British steamers
Needles and strsthtay from Magdalena bay and
Mex. The Needles will receive a lumber cargo
at Portland for Hankow, China, and win carry
under charter to carry $500, 900 feet to oriental
ports The 80 Elsa s is under charter to carry
steamer AisOes arrived tonight fro@ ooos bag Se
The British ship Arctic Stream win leave
morning Captain DIXON has xiT.n 4'iS~ bond for
the return to England Of Second Mate A. p.
Crauch, who went insane after having been
few weeks ago By the San Ffsncisco and fs Port
agents Of the steam schooner washington % began ran
advertising 50 and $40 rate to the bay
Of the Norwegian steamship sommerstsd. lyins
az iinnton, and refuse to allow any one to 90
on on board board. or TO to Leave the ship without writ,
TO prevent eight Of the seamen from carrying
out their threats of desertion The bids sub
quartermaster's department for operation as
transport on the Yukon river have been rejected.
1t was held that they were excessive New pro
TACOMA. March 2s.-whne the representa-
dives OF the various steamship lines plying to the
orient decided at a meeting at Seattle yesterday
not to cut rates to the orient It is Understood
in local shipping circles that another conference
viii be held early next week In we'll Informed
circles It is said that there is every reason to
believe that there will be great reduction on
wheat and -four This Is due TO competition of
tramp tonnage, some Of which IL now offering on
the market and others en- route. After dis
charging $50 tons of concentrates the steamer
AlKl left for Seattle tonight. The German
steamer Wangaro spent the day here, completing
cargo for Fladivostok and North China The
steamer Tampico arrived from Dupont, where IT
has been discharging powder, and loaded coal
during the night. proceeding then to Seattle
The steamer Rosecrans arrived from Monterey
with 10000 barrels Of fuel oil for the smelter
and Sperry mills. The schooners A. F. Coates
ana Redheld left out tonight with cRrgoes of
lumber, the Coates for San Pedro and the Red
field for Redondo Foreign wheat ciss s-anea. so-
the week amounted TO 242. sos bushels, and -four
clearaness ,- lts., totsled 75,451 barrels.
SEATTLE, March 2S.-The Perdita of the
Puget Sound navigation company has been cut in
two and will have 30 feet additional hull in
serted.
The Cymeric is loading q cars Of machin-
cry Tor North China ports and will leave Wednes-
day The State of California is taking on carss
preparatory TO leaving for San Francisco Monday
morning, after undergoing extensive repairs
Carrying three lions belonging to Adgie Costello,
the steamship Umatilla left this morning for
San Francisco with ESQ passengers and q full
cargo.
arrived this morning from Coos bay and nro
ceeded TO Portland. The steamer Rose CITY ar
rived from Portland today and sailed for San
The schooner Albert Meyer arrived down the
Pedro; The oil steamer Asnncion, in ballast for
Port Hartford. went to sea. The Norwegian shin
Colonna. with grain for the United Kingdom
toged 10 today. The Norwegian
steamer Elso proceeded to Portland this morning
10 load lumber for the orient The river
steamer Telegraph left out today for Seattle
under its own steam. 1t will be opera ted be-
tween Seattle and Everett. The schooner Let
titia arrived today from San Francisco and
comes 10 load lumber. The French bark Andre
Theodore. with grain for the United Kingdom.
arrived down the river today. A large ship,
ment Of submarine cable is being received Sy
the district artillery engineer at Fort Stevens for
use in connection with the landing Of guns As
there might be occasions which would reouira
the prompt arming of the waters of the lower
Columbia, all the necessary articles for such
procedure are kept constantly on hand and are
regularly inspected and tested to ascertain their
efficiency. Seven portable searchlights are ex-