The San Francisco call., 1908-05-17
Shipping News and Gossip
of the Water Front
Mariposa Arrives Laden With Copra
and Cocoanuts From Papeete

dIIQ OOCOdIluIS
Tie Oceanic steamship compsnv's
steamer MarIposa. Captain Hsxvrsr5
arrived yesterday morning. II DAYS and
-a hours from Pspeete. The Nariposs 4
Rad on board IS saloon passengers. 10
second cabin and 10 in the steerage. i
me cargo II the liner consisted chief 4
lF 81 Al-5 sacks OF copra and s,sss
sacks OF cocoanuts.
p EaIlsch. q sailor became insane I
on tie downward voyage and when
about nine miles south OF the eot,ator
cut his throat and jumped overheard.
BOATS were lowered and an attempt
made % save him. but he sank almost
Immediately.
Miss II salmon. a sister Of Prince
salmon cf Tahiti. and Miss n Bracken.
owner of the Ietiaro group OF islands.
alout 80 miles from Papeete. were PAS
selgers on the MaripOss According 10
Lle captain the TaWl Shark in which
sack London is making his trip around
ne world, lett Papeete April 4 for
Following IS the list Of saloon pss-
sengers- - Il Frirch. r. NJ Hess Z
" W Jones. T. J. Hart. John Nc
Cartly. Mrs lTcCarthv Mrs ID Ffsob
er, Ars- A. ". Doty. Mrs II. Doty and
I'VE children Mrs J. LOrentzen. Miss
- Bracken. Miss n Salmon. Miss A.
-lotE. Miss F. Loreutzen. John Hart. =
Ai-son. J. Banks. A 7. Ridsdale. T. P
=. Nigh and = e. Nigh.
Curacao Brings Fesy Passengers
The Pacihc Coast steamship com
pan1 steamer Curacao. CAPTAIN PsuI-
sen arrived IN port late yesterday az
terrcou from South American and Mex
icsn ports The Curacao brought only
re cabin passengers and two in the
steerage- Rough weather was expe-i-
enced during all or the upward vovage
l-e steamer working against strong
tot WIND al the way up the
coast The Curacao brought large
cargo OF ore from mines in Mexico.
III ne city OF Cuiiacin. the capftsl OF
Sinaloa, 50 per cent Of the population
are Gown with the grippe accoa ing TO
a T. ~ Keynes. president Of the Ia car
len mining company AZ san Lorenzo
-inaloa- Keynes is here 10 purchase
machinery and also 70 take z vacation
The Cainanes- -.iO Eaqui and Pacific
a--roac Is nearing completion and will
--ler NH-iaria July g. The people are
preparing for = big celebration. W J
Aeney, a nephew OF Francis J. Heney.
lS on short business visit 70 this city
heney has mining and cattle interests
ia the Islands near Msgdalena and acts
as diplomatic agent for the United
states men ot WAY when they are IN the
bay Tor target practice J. Sheruan.
A.-a------ --AN-ta 4l1aaf44lr VINO mas been
= pleasure trip through Mexico. was on
TIE Curacao He is returning home
me saloon passengers who came up on
rle Curacao are as follows J. n
Keynes. w Blookson. J. N Gonzalez. 7
sherman. AIRS. Sherman. ". J. Hene,,
AIRS Hlney. Miss J. A Heney. = D.
Guigle1- A. T Hughes D. ?. Carrigan
" d smith, Mrs Smith. Luis sam. p
j. turgeson and Charles Vivier.
Fear for Missing ship
Fear IS entertained by shippingmen
for the British bark Antiope Captain
Jack AarhiesOn- The vessel is now 90
Gays out from Newcastle Australia
for this port The ship is one OF the
best known windjammers sailing out
ot san Francisco Although under
Br-r-sh register. she IS owned by the
Charles Nelson company
During the RussO-Japanes war the
Aur-ope became famous as a blockade
runner. Under the command OF Cap
tain Marhiesou she sailed for Nladivo-
srok from san Francisco under the
command or Captain Aathieson- When
within sight Of her destination she was
overhauled by TWO japanese cruisers
and taken 70 Yokohama For q year
and a half Captain Ma1hieson STAYED
81 Japan. part Of the time as 4 pris-
ouer ~ war and later 70 buy back the
vessel
The Auuope is known as ore OF the
fastest Cf tile old clipper ships. In the
early days she was in the passenger
trade 90 Australia ard later in the
CElna tea trade
Captain Mathieson IS wei known on
the Pacihc coast, having been IN con-
uand a. several local vessels He IS
also q member OF several societies and
lodges.
Repairs BeHers on shore
The steamer Scotia, which left this
port Friday for Pigeon point, anchored
on the Golden Gate life saving station
during rle early part OF that evening. 4
Captain Nelson and crew from the sta I.
ton went out IN e boat 10 ascertain 4
what was needed and found that the
boilers were repaired in z few hours
and the vessel proceeded on her way
a. 8 o'clock yesterday morning
Fails, Fractures Skull
Katsuferis Konstautin. 10 Clara
}. street a deckhand on the steamer AZ 4
gee fell 60 feet into the hold OF that
essel yesterday and sustained a frac- f
--re of the base of the skull He was
roUght 10 the harbOr emergency hos /
rital. from which he was later trans 4
r-rre6 20 The central emergency hos 4
1lta-
Water Front Notes
Captain r L Herman viii succeed 4
csprain O. e. Lutgens IS master OF the
s-eameT Charles Hanson
Tie steamer Mackinaw. which IS IN
der charter 10 the Pacific Mail steam i
ship company. sailed for Seattle yester-
cay afternoon AZ . o'clock.
Receipts Of lumber by sea yesterday
were $4,000 feet
TIE United States cruiser Albany Of
The Pacidc feet is reported 70 be coal
sng AZ the new station Pichalingo, in