The San Francisco call., 1908-08-17
Transport Buford Arrives

Transport Buford Arrives
The United States army transport
Buford arrived in port yesterday after
a passage of "a days from Manila. The
vessel reached here late in the after
noon and after passing quarantine and
custom inspection she lay in the stream
for the night. She Will dock at 6
o'clock this morning.
The officers of the vessel report that
the voyage was one of the slowest
and most uninteresting ever made by
the transport.
There was a light cabin passenger
list and only $50 casuals in the troop
government employees and enlisted men
from both branches of the service.
There was the usual number of in
valids on board, but no one was Sc
the invali0s was Captain William
Kelly of the Ninth cavalry, who was
accompanied by his wife and daughter.
Mrs. Kelly is a daughter of former
Governor Oden of New York.
The passengers reported that hard
times prevail in the islands on account
in spite of this fact the natives are
more content than they have been
since the American occupation. The
only ripple on the political sea was
the announcement that Aguinaldo has
become an avowed candidate for
place on the city council of Manila.
is pleased by the announcement, for
to them it means that the most in
fluential Filipinos are beginning to
take an active part in the government.
Chaplain w 7. Helms of the navy,
with his family, was a passenger.
He has become known as the sailors
and soldiers friend, and the enter
tainments which he provided for them
elaborate resolutions of appreciation,
which were signed by every man on
board the ship.
The cabin passenger list follows:
Major A B. Foster. Captain d. W. Kilburn,
Captain II. L. Wigmore, Captain T. NJ. Moody,
wife and two daughters: Captain William Kelly,
wife and daughter; Lieutenant r. X. Spiller.
Lieutenant o. Place. Lieutenant f. II. Wagner
and WIFE Lieutenant D. l. Roscoe wife and
two children: lieutenant A. r. Barber. Lien
tenant A. X. Berners. Lieutenant A. II. Ehrn-
beck. Lieutenant Robert Dickson. wife and four
mother in law; Chaplain W. T. Helms wife
and child; J. T. Pennycook. Miss NJ. Pershing,
R: n. Moolley wife and two children; s. c.
Wilson. William J. Rouse L. D. Wynns, f. L.
Fink. wife and three children; Mrs Robert
Nunan. Mrs. H. G.. Pratt, NJ. L. Stewart. Mrs.
Clifford Ham and two children. Mrs. W. G.
Smith and two children, Mrs. f. G.. Randell and
three children, w g. Elliott and wife. w ".
Davis; g. W. c. Dryer Thomas II. Andrews,
A. J. Grlgsby, A. \. Rhodes, NJ. d. Rathgeber.
T. ": Herman, Roy Dunken. L. NJ. Johnson,
KeaDey. Alexander Harmon Frank ]. Lavan,
Edward Moran, W. Alther. Mrs. W. II. Burtt.
Luther d M g e5 Sies Saddle. Il Cooper Mrs e BTes
Mrs. Joseph Battise.
Anubis Tswed TO Port
With list to starboard and six
feet of water in her hold, the Ger
man steamer Anubis which went on
20, was towed into San Francisco har-
Dor yesterday afternoon The Anubis
left San Francisco July Is with gem
eral cargo bound for Hamburg and
way ports and struck two days later.
Captain Phlsbury of the underwrit-
ers' survey chartered several steam
schooners, which were used in tighten
ing the Anubls of about 200 tons of
cargo. August IL the Anubis was
pulled off the reef by the tug Co
liah and the steamer Fulton. The