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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-07

Muslin Curtains, three yards
long, cluster tucks, full ruffle,
SOC pair.
Plain Muslin Curtains, cluster
tucks, hemstitched ruffle, 81 pair.
Muslin Curtains, figured and
dotted, hemstitched ruffle. SLID
pair.
Net Curtains, flat or ruftled, 8
yards long, white or Arabian,
$1.5O pair.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-07
Trunks

~
26-inch Trunks, canvas covered,
Excelsior lock, good bolts, han.
dies and hinges, So.
34-inch Canvas Covered Trunks,
good brass lock, double straps,
$4.25.
Steamer Trunks, 34-inch size,
double straps, best quality lock-,
heavy brass corners, 1913.
Others, fibre bound, $3.50.
32-inch Trunks, covered with
heavy duck, Exce1siorslock, heavy
bands, best grade Japanned steel
hardware, full linen lined, skirt
tray. $500. s@
Bags
fl 1e-inch Solid Grain Leather
Bags, good lining, brass lock and
catches. 1926.
Club Bags, good, heavy mat
ting, leather ends, polished brass
lock and slide bolts. $3.50 each
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29
NEWS OF THE OCEAN
Exnort. hv the Nexxnort

The steamer Newport sailed for Ancon and
way ports on Saturday with cargo valued al
S49,2I4 to be distributed as follows: For Nax.
ico 81, 405; Central America. $l9.S71 Panama
IS. .4S9: New York, S20, ,445; Colombia $40.
Ecuador $316: Trinidad island. $1S7i: Porto
Rico. SlS5. The principal shipments and their
destinations follows:
To Mexico-G bbls -four, 465 lbs and % but
ter. cs bread. 500 lbs Goldfish. 40 cs canned
goods. 81 gals wine. go lbs and 3 cs raisiDs
fO5 lbs dried fruit 200 pkgs fresh fruits 400 Ibs
nuts, 130 pkgs potatoes. 25 pkgs onions IS
typewriters. u pkgs paints. cs oils pkgs
To Central America-2104 bbIs four. II 1oo
lbs rice. .240 lbs spice, l.1S0 lbs dried fruit
300 lbs raisins, 35 pkgs fresh fruits 800 lbs
meals. 30S lbs sago, 420 lbs lard, 90 pkgs pota
toes 10 pkgs onions, $50 lbs tea 1873 lbs mrs
204 lbs Garvanzas. $50 lbs goldfish 80 cs and az
gals whisky, S37 gals wine, 2 cs mineral water
40 cs and tanks Kerosene 73 cs. 10 bbs and
tanks oils, 90 pkgs paints, 5 cars 2S pkgs
wagon material, 13. 40 lbs coal. 10000 lbs coke
kegs powder, AGO lbs talow. GA pkgs tank
material, 5.234 lbs soda, rolls and / IS leather
1898 IT lumber bdls brooms
To Panama 200 bbls -four. Is 900 lbs salt Ia
cs salmon. 30 pkgs potatoes, 2.032 lbs beans
205 cs canned goods, 80 coils rope, 6 pkgs dry
goods.
TO New York-o9, SOS gals wine 4e7 gals bran
dv IA rs dried fIalft II axis nnts IN 4at y ~.
dross. 1872 bales rcgs.
To Coombia-22 bbls -four, 4s4 gals wine os
cs salmon. 204 lbs dried fruit and raisins q IS
canned goods, 10 lbs nuts. bales bags.
To Ecnador-50 bbls -four 30 cs salmon
To Trinidad island-250 cs and IS tierces
salmon.
To Porto Rico-J0 es salmon.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29
SHIPPING NEWS OF COAST
Items of Interest to Mariners
of the Pacific

PORTLAND. Dec os-Tbe Hartman liner
Rose City. due TO arrive during the night from
weather bureau O'Clock this morning when
10 miles Of Cape Meares. The wind was blow
ing 80 miles in the southwest. the barometer
was so and steady and the temperature So The
sea was moderate with heavy westerly swell
three masted ship was sighted OF the mouth
either the French ship Aline from London or the
French ship Dessaix from Antwerp.
The storm is stili raging Internationally. with
heavy squalls over the sea. and storm warnings
we're ordered displayed last night at most coast
ports. Marshheld being the one exception.
French bark Asnieres. from San Francisco. is
due TO reach the river any day. She is under
charter to load lumber for Europe.
British barks Arranmore and James Moore
have been chartered to carry lumber from Puget
sound ports TO Europe They are both on the
sound.
American ship Governor Robie. which is long
overdue from Newcastle, y. S. W. to San Fran
cisco with a cargo Of coal. was spoken Saturday
morning by the American-HaRaian liner Nebras-
kan about 10 miles OF Point Reyes. The Nebras-
kan has just arrived at this port.
After absence of about three months. the
German steamer Numantia of the Portland and
Asiatic steamship eompanys oriental line reached
Portland yesterday morning from HongkoDg aud
day since leaving here
-Four coasters reached tie harbor last night
The Breakwstcr came In from Coos bay with
300 tons Of coal and 60 passengers. the Olsen and
MahOney came from San Francisco In ballast 10
load wheat and lumber for return cargo. the
Saginaw came in from San Francisco with
small general cargo and the Argo came in from
Tilamook with a cargo OF cheese.
British steamer Tweeddale began loading lum-
Der at the mills OF the Portland lumber company
this morning. She viii take away about 3 O0O-
COO feet 10 Australia in the Frank waterhouse
line
TACOMA Dec 2s.-United States cableship
Burnside arrived today TO discharge a quantity
Of cable. Il viii remain in port several days
awaiting orders.
French ship Lsennec finished loading wheat to-
day at the Balfour dock. IT drifted to the
stream aud will leave port about Wednesday or
Trl,,redax the United Kingdom.
The British steamer Titania arrived last night
from the orient, bringing 1000 tons Of general
freight IT reports rough passage across the
Pscihc.
German bark Msgdalein will return 10 the
grain docks tomorrow TO load for the United
steamer UmatilIa Of the Pacific Coast com
pany's feet was in port today for freight.
ASTORIA. Dec. 2S.-0H tanker W s. Porter
left today for Point Richmond in ballast
Oil tanker Roma left today for Point Rich
mond IN ballast.
steamer Rose City arrived today from San
Francisco with freight and passengers.
steamer Areo arrived today from Tiamook
with freight and passengers.
French bark De6ssix. from Antwerp. via H0-
bart. arrived this morning. under charter TO Bal
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29

four, Guthrie & Co., to load grain for Europe.
Steamer Yosemite left today for San Fran
cisco with cargo of $4,000 feet of lumber
steamer K D. Inman cleared today for San
francisco with cargo of 450, 900 feet OF lumber
loaded at Rainier and 100000 feet loaded at
The wrecked British bark Galena, which has
been on Clatsop beach for couple of years, has
begun TO show signs of breaking up. as it is now
far ON the beach. turned nearly broadside and the
hold full of sand.
Captain W. c. Badger. master OF the steam
snip Atlas, was presented with elk tooth
charm by the members OF the Columbia river
pilots association yesterday afternoon The
presentation was made by Captain Harry Emken
of the pilots association in the presence of a
number OF pilots and representative water front
Steamer Eureka, which arrived here Yesterday.
reports the death Of sailor named q. Peterson,
who Joined the vessel at Eureka, Cal Peterson
suffered hemorrhage and died in few min
SAN PEDRO, Dec. 2s.-United states steam
ship Fox. Captain Fish, torpedo destroyer ar
row for Mare island 10 20 out of commission.
Ihe crew VIII be transferred TO the United
States steamship Rowan. destroyer.
Steamer w. II. Murphy. Captain Corning ar
rived this morning. four days from Fields land
Ing carrying 100000 feet of lumber for the Pa
cihc lumber company
Steamer Brooklyn. Captain Hendrickson. com
pleted the discharge OF It's lumber cargo and
cleared today for Union landing to reload
steamer Bowdoin. Captain Johnson, has ar
rived, five days from Aberdeen. with 73O 600
feet OF lumber consigned 10 the f. X. Wood
luHhDtI cOinp8Ny-
After having discharged part cargo of Ium-
Der at Redondo- the steamer Westerner. Captain
Kelly. arrived from Grays Harbor with 500 600
rect Tor various consignees at this port.
steamship Santa Rosa. Captain Alexander ar
rived tonight from San Francisco. via Santa BAR
bara and Redondo with freight and passengers
Steamer Yellowstone, Captain Rorick has ar
rived, SIX days from Portland. with 10 600 rail-
road ties for Mccormick Brothers lumber com
pany.
United States steamships Lawrence and Colds
borough torpedo destroyers. will clear tomorrow.
the former for Venice and the latter on a
cruise.
SEATTLE, Dec. 2s.-Steamer Santa Clara ar
rived this evening from Valdez and Seward with
81 cabin and 10 steerage passengers.
United States cable steamer Burnside shifted
to Tacoma today.
German steamer Setos will come here from TIA.
coma on Wednesday to complete cargo for the
west coast.
Steamer Portland is en- route to Seattle hav-
ing sailed from Cordova Saturday The same
day IL put into Catalla. where it landed cargo
the first supplies discharged at that port for
several weeks
United States Senator Piles writes from Wash.
ington that be is preparing bill providing addi-
tionsl lights and aids to navigation along the
Alaskan coast
The local inspectors have finished their work In
connection with investigation into the wreck OF
the bark Star of BENGAL and all the Testimony
has been forwarded TO Juneau. where the In.
spectors will arrive at decision.
u 5. j. G. Thetis is in port to have esti-
mates made for general repairs.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
ARRIVED

ARkIf ED
Monday, December IS
Stmr Samoa, siadsen, Is hours from San
Pedro
stmr svea, Allen, "a hours from Grsys Hsr.
bor
stmr Carlos, Roberts, IA hours from Grays
Harbor, bound south; put in for fuel
Stmr Washtenaw, Connor, % hours fromf Port
San Luis
schr W. J. Patterson, Lancaster, IL days from
Stmr George W. Elder lessen. days from
Portland. via Eureka is hours.
Stmr Daisy Freeman, Johnson, 96 hours from
stmr State of California, Cousins, 40 hours
from San Diego. etc.
stmr Pasadena. Kalnin, 43 hours from San
Pedro
stmr Mexican, Tapley, days from salina
stmr Senator. Nopander. 7ss hours from
Portland, via Astoria 81 hours.
stmr Hornet Marxen, 4 days from Grays
stmr George Loomis, Spencer % hours from
Port San Luis
Br ship Scottish Moors. Manning, 221 days
from Hamburg, via Montevldeo So days.
Bark Emily F. Whitney, Jorgensen, % days
from Hilo.
Monday, December 2s
stmr Mariposa. HAYWARD Tahiti; ]. D. spreck-
SAILED
Monday. December 2s.
stmr Carlos. Roberts. San Pedro.
Stmr Mariposa. Hayward. Tahiti
Stmr Asuncion. Mcclellan Jr.. Portland
Stmr Elizabeth, Olsen. Bandon.
Stmr Pasadena, Kalnin, Albion
Stmr Prentiss Iverson. Eureka
Stmr G. w. Elder. Jessen. San Pedro.
Stmr National City. Higgins. Fort Bragg
Schr Charles II. Wilson, Nelson Grays Har-
Dor.
Schr J. j. Loggie. Reiner, Eureka.
SPOKEN
Per Br ship Scottish Moors. at San Francsco
Dec 2s-Oct l9. or Staten island Br shin KATE
Thomas, from Iquique. for Rotterdam.
Dec 5--Lat 10 deg n. long 20 deg w FIR bark
BeIen from Glasgow. for San Francisco
By UNITED WIRELESS
Monday. December 2s
Schr Gottemiere, ashore and total wreck seven
miles south Of Grays Harbor.
Stmr City Of Puebla. from Victoria for San
Francisco. Dec 2S. a. m II miles south OF
Grays Harbor: weather fine; all we'll
Stmr Rose City. hence Dec &c for Portland.
Dec .27. p. M. eight miles of Cape Blaneo
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29
SIX YEAR OLD CHILD RUN
DOWN BY HEAVY DRAY
Tot Wheeling Toy Barrow Is
Crushed Under Truck and
Will Die

While playing in a pile of sand at
the corner of Seventeenth and Missis-
sippi streets yesterday afternoon little
Cornelius O'Connor. the year old
child of a machinist residing at 1873
Mississippi street. was run over by a
heavy dray and received injuries which
probably will prove fatal.
The child was wheeling a toy bar
row and, not seeing the wagon.
stepped in front OF it.
The little one was taken to the
Potrero emergency hospital, where a
broken left arm and thigh and inter-
nal injuries were treated.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29
30 GRANp JuRY Now

Judge Graham announced yesterday
that he would not impanel a grand
jury during his term al presiding judge.
His successor for the year 1909 will be
appointed January 4. and Judge Gra-
ham takes the position that as no ur-
gent necessity has been shown for the
bringing into existence jury during
the holiday season the matter should
be left for the next presiding judge to
handle. The district attorney applied
last week to Judge Graham to have a
grand jury impaneled Immediately.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29
Compagnie GeneraIe Transatlantiqus
DIRECT LINE TO HAvRE- PARIS

DIRECT LINE TO HAvRE-PARIs
Sailing every Thursday. instead Of Saturday.
at 10 A. M from pier ~. North river, foot OF
Morton st.
First class to Havre. $77.J0 and upward: Sec
ond class to Hayre. $50 and upward GENERAL,
AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES AND GAN
ADA. 10 State ST.. New York. J. F. FUGAzI
Manager Pacific Coast. $50 Montgomery ST. San
Francisco. Tickets sold by all railroad ticket
agents.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29
shipmenf. for HanaIi

The steamer Texan sailed for Honolulu and
Kahu;ui on Friday with cargo consigned to vari
Gus Hawaiian ports valued at S21 322 and includ
ing The following:
% hbs -four. 200 ctls corn. 1fs bales bav S.
cs canned goods. 1900 lhs salt $50 lbs hops AZ
lbs butter, $500 lbs lard, 200 lbs and bxs can.
dy. 2.0e0 bbs crude oil. 20 bbls and 81 cs oils
2s pkgs paints, rolls leather, IA cs cartridges
80 bxs nails. IL bdIs bags. 76 pkgs electrical
drugs, ISIS lbs tobacco, SO CO. cigars and cigar
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29
U. $. Brunch HydrographIc Oaice

A branch OF the United States Photographic
Office, located at the Merchants Exchange is
maintained In San Francisco for the beneft of
mariners without regard to nationality and free
of expense. Navigators are cordially invited TO
visit the office. where complete sets Of charts
and sailing directions of the world are kept at
hand for comparison and reference and she latest
information can always be obtained regarding
lights, dangers to navigation and matters Of in
terest to ocean commerce.
]. C.. BURNETT.
Lieutenant, U. s. N. in charge.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29

ettes, so crts bricks. bxs automobile parts.
200 bags lime. pkgs machinery, 233 bdls and
230 pcs pipe pcs steel
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29
VIII Load for South Coast

The Norwegian steamer Sverre. at Humboldt
bay, is under time charter for lumber and mer-
chandlse thence and from Puget sound to the
west coast of South America, having been char
tered prior TO arrival.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29
Toyo Kisen Kaisha
(ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY

(ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY
s. S. Nippon Maru' (via Manila) ~
................ Saturday Jan. 2, 1909
S. S. ..Chiyou Maru" -. Saturday, Jan. 80 1909
Steamers sail from company's piers. Nos. AZ
a. near foot of Second ST.. / D. M. for Yoko-
hama and Hongkong calling at Honolulu Kobe
tEiogel. Nagasaki and Shanghai and connecting
at Hongkong with steamers for Manila, India
ETC. No cargo received board day of sail
ing. Round trip tickets at reduced rates.
For freight and passage apply at office. "a
James Flood building. W. II. AVERY
Assistant General Manager
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29

California Limited through 70 Chicago
leaves at 1000 p. NJ.
OFFICES:
673 Market Street and Market Street
Ferry Depot, San Francisco
1112 Broadway, Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29
- AUCTION SALE -

viii sell one carload of stage horses weigh
ing from 1.000 TO 200 lbs. Just the kind Tor
butchers. dairys aud Eracery wagons, 80 head OF
big mares and gedngs that have been used in
the city on trucks and express wagons. Just
what the farmers need. Anyone needing horses
II viii pay them TO attend this sale Sale We'd
nesday. Dec. 80. at III a. NJ. $. CLARK Auc-
tloneer. 10Th and Harrison SITS. DENVER
HORSE AND MULE MARKET.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29
Weather Report

United States department of agriculture weather
bureauz-San Francisco, December 2S 1908
RAINFALL DATA
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29
Northwestern Pacific R. R.

SOUTHERN DTVISI0N). Dec. 20, 19OS
VIA SAUSALTTO
For Sausalito, Will Valley, San Rafael
-Daily-Eyery so minutes from 6:45 a. m. to
9:45 a. M: hourly until s:45 D. m.: then 4:15
and every 80 minutes until T.45 D. m; $500.
For Fairfax-week Days-6:45. T:15. Sis
l0:45 a. m. t2:45 D. m. Saturdays only, 3:45
AIS 4:45. 5:15 5:45 D. m
sundays-e:15. 9:45. 10:45. 1875 a. m. 12:45
1.45 3:45. 4:45 u. m.
For San Quentin-Daily-s:45 a. m. and
2:45, D. m
s:i5 a. m. daily for cazadero and way sta
a:45 D. M. Saturday only. for cazadero and
way stations.
For Tiburon. Belvedere, San Rafael
1875. +9:10 IL 100 a. m. (s12:3o D. m. Saturday
onlA. 3:30 $40 $3.50 D. m. Daily.
on Sundays additional trips at 500 a. M
1880 and $3.50 D. m. for San Rafael and in
termediate points.
7:s5 a. M Daily for Petaluma Santa Rosa
Healdsburg. Cloyerdale. Ukiah Willis, Sher-
wood. Sebastopol and way stations
1885 a. except sunday for Glen Ellen.
GuerneyYille. River Landing and way stations.
500 a m. Sundays only-Petaluma. Santa
Rosa HeaIdsburg. Cloverdale Glen Ellen. Guer-
neville River Landing and way stations.
11:o0 a. for Petaluma. Santa Rosa and
way stations. and Sebastopol Sundays only.
$3.50 D. m. Daily for Petaluma Santa Ross
bastopol and way stations
$40 D. M. Daily for Petaluma. Santa Rosa
Glen Ellen and way stations
<To Tiburon only.
Pacific Transfer Company's agents are author
lied TO check baggage direct from residence.
Office, S7+ Market St. Flood Building (C;round
Fleor).
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29
Army Transports

Army Transports
The Logan is in port.
The Crook is in port
The Buford left Honolulu December IA for
Manila.
The Sherman is in port.
The Warren is at Manila.
The sheridan sailed December IS from Manila
for this port.
The Thomas is In port.
The Dix, homeward bound from Manila TO Seat
tie, arrived December 81 at Honolulu
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29
sCHOOL CONTRAcTs I.ET

The board of works awarded two
contracts in connection with the con-
struction of the Mission grammar
school yesterday, Knowles & Kaiser
getting the plastering work at 81 500
and the Robert Dalzie1 Jr. company the
plumbing and gas fitting at So, 46T The
board called for bids on the Amazon
avenue interoepting sewer. the bids to
be opened January 10. The estimate
is $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29

HONOLULU-S. s. Alameda sails II a. m.
Jan o. 100. Special round trip S1I0. nrst class
TAHITI AND NEW ZEALAND-s S.
sIariposa sails II m. Feb. .. Special round
trip Tahiti, Sf25. Wellington. \. T.. $500.
round trip
OCEANIC LINE, 673 Mkt St. tel. Kearny 1881.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29
SALES

arrived Dec 2l-Sfmr Nederiand, from Fort
GLAsGoW Arrived Dec zT-stmr siberian.
from Phlladelpha.
MoyIfLE- Arrived Dec 2s-stmr Columbia,
from New York, for Glasgow.
Memoranda
Fer Br ship Scottish MooVs- from Hamburg.
VIA MonteTideo. at San Francisco bee 2s--
winds and nne weather to the eaaasor. which
we crossed June % In long . deg so min W;
then got the southeast trades and carried them to
l, lat ~ deg s. July is lat IS DEG, :. long 40
DEG W, IN westerly gale carried away the
ioretopmast, and kept the ship on FOR Montevideo
TOT repairs Arrived at Menteyldee July 20;
made repairs and sailed Aug II. Had sue
~ deg ;, long O. deg ", had west-southwest
gate which carried away the truss OF the fore
yard, the yard coming down on deck and doing
tepsail yard. Put the ship hack for MonteYideo
again for repairs and arrived sept s. Made re-
pairs and sailed Oct o. Was Is DAYS from lar
30 deg TO lat so deg s. Had strong winds
apd fresh southeast trades TO the equator which
We crossed Nov 20 in long li5 deg, Got the
southeast trades on the equator and earried them
70 lat ~ deg when We experienced southeast
gale Had light east northeast winds and fo=gy
weather to port. Dee IS, while coming in
through the heads. the haWser parted the wire
striking Henry Wolf. a seaman. and breaking
hotn legs below the knees; be was seat to the
Per stmr Daisy Freeman-Dee 2s. five miles
on Point Reyes. saw four topmast schooner,
lumber b r.d laden len; painted white, bound in
Advance and Br bark IYerna we're in collision
on here teday. Advance sank immediately and
all on board except hFst officer were drowned.
ABERDEEN. Dec 2T-Schr Gotama from TIL
lamook, for San Francisco. was abandoned this
morning on Willspa harbor In waterlagged con-
lea and landed here. Later the fsntama went
ashore seven miles south of Grays HarbOr.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29

A movement is on foot to introduce
trackless trolley lines in Ireland The
first probably will be from Donny-
brook to Bray.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29

Do Tou Want e5.OOs
Read THE CALLS weekly offer on
page 9.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29

RAILWAY TRAVEL
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29

SYNOPSIS
The pressure continues high over California
and there has not been much change in the
weather conditions. Tue fog continues in the
great valley, with temperatures below 40 de-
grees.
There has been no rain in california except
on the north coast
The relative humidity at Red Bluff is 96
per cent and at Fresno 90 per cent.
FORECAST
For San Francisco and vcinity-Cloudy Tues
day. with some fog; light north winds
For the Santa Clara valley-Cloudy Tuesday
with some fog; light west wind.
For the Sacramento yalley-Cloudy Tuesday
with tule fog light north Wind.
For the San Joaquin valley-Cloudy Tuesday,
with tule fog; light south wind
For Los Angeles and ycinity--Fair Tuesday
light northeast wind.
A. G. McADIE. District Forecaster.
Time Bail
United States Branch Hydrographic Office. Mer-
chants Exchange, San Francisco, December
%, 1908.
The time ball on the tower of the Ferry build
ing dropped today exactly. at noon Pacific
Standard Time (120th Merldian) or at Sh OOm
00s., Greenwich Mean Time.
]. c. BURNETT
Lieutenant. I. $. N, in charge.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS

TO ARRIVE
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29

RcnoIf HallRarfcn win ]. I.Ooncy-Plumhinr
scwcring and gas fitting FOR three story and
basement frame bnildine in S line Of Sacra.
menfo street, so of Polk. r 30 by lis:
81 495.
Hansbroueh with National electric company
All electrical work for r four story and base.
mcnt brick building af SW corner Of Clay and
cough streets, lo0.&A, " 1886, S ZIG. Z
l2-.6. tl.2sO.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29
Brings Hardwood Railroad TieS

The bark Emily +. Whitney, Captain
Jorgensen, which arrived yesterday, &c
hardwood. The wood vas cut into
railroad ties, and there --ere 2O.O57 OF
them slowed away in t-e~ windjammer S
hold They are for the Santa E'e rail
road company, and this cargo viii be
followed by many more of the same
kind.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29
Gotama Drifts Ashore

The American Hawaiian STEAMSHIP
cOmpany's freighter Mexican. Captaii
Tapley. arrived yesterday from Salini
Cruz with 1000 tons of general cargo
The freight left New York on the Amer
lean November Is and on the Caiifor
nian December 8. In addition to thi
New York cargo the Mexican brough
some freight from Europe, shipped un
der the recently inaugurated interna
tiOnal service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27

scan tn papers. this is what 1 see in
tn headlines:
g Single Headed Pund Management on the
Blink-Shorty Ferris Says Goat on
q Tin Roof Has More Sense Than
The Present Management
I'm the other papers I'm made great
man, too, for they say:
LET the Stiffs Have a Pretty Wagon
Shorty Ferris Is Ready to Furnish the
Corpse of Jim Larrgan to Prove
That a Morgue Should be
Homelike.'
"An'there yare. The newspaper report
ers might resolve to let tn truth raise it's
head again.
I'm hopin' that the Chief Executive o.
this country Will take a solemn oath on
New Year day to cut out sendin special
messages to tn Capitol dealin with tn
conduct O. the mornin' papers o TIL coun-
try. All tn good it does is to boost the
circulation O. tn papers involved an
cause a mad scramble to tn dictionaries
to see if the latest synonym for robber is
sanctioned by usage. The Senate is get
tin SO now that tn readin' clerk has a
fit every time the post Office sends a let
ter astray-an' that's often enough-for
fear tn President'll send a message o
forty thousand words which will contain
a sentence somethin' like this:
There is no one more atrociously
wicked or more outrageously malicious
than postman whose face has grown
hard while his body has grown soft.
whose son is a fool an whose daughter is
another There is nothin more plainly
reprehensible than this ma,efactor who
delivers the wrong letter at tn White
House door,
AN I'm thinkin' tn letter is one from
Jim Tawney of Minnesota, askin' some
thin about the secret service men that he
thinks was shadown' him in tn recent
campaign.
Judge Taft might swear off on potatoes.