The San Francisco call., 1909-10-05


Japan. Ambassador O'Brien will be ac-
eompanied by his wife and Miss How
ara, who will be their guest at Tokyo
Charles stephens, chief boarding Of
hcer at this port. viii make the round
trip on the liner. accompanied by his
wife and Mrs. f. X. Eckley
Among the passengers to Yokohama
VIII be DR.. c. s. Hazeltine and Colonel
E. NJ. Knox. Mrs. l. SAKE and Mrs. E. B.
Anehelm, wives of oriental merchants
VIII vii be be passengers on the Mongolia.
4. r. Millard a writer who has made
a study of the situation in the far east,
VIII travel on the Mongolia as far as
Shanghai.
Dr.. Francis Harden has been trans
ferred from the Newport to the Mongo-
IA as SHIPS surgeon, and Doctor
Hieronymus. the Mongolia's surgeon
has been assigned to the Newport
CAPTAIN DRAFT ENJOYING HIMSELF
Captain Seel Of the schooner David Evans.
which arrived here yesterday, So days from New
castle, n. $. W, reports that Captain Oran, who
left the barkentine Amazon at Newcastle and
took with him some of the ships money. is en-
JOying himself in the Australian port. He has
taken unto himself bride and will settle down
no life ashore. Ii was reported here by the own
ers OF the Amazon that Captain oraH had wife
The David Evans brought .2Ss tons of coal
Captain Seel reports having passed close TO Eliza
beth reef May 10 in latitude 20 so north, longi
tude 159 IS east. On the reef he saw the
there four years ago. The hull is still intact.
KICKED HIM WITH WOODEN SHOES
Jean Lemur, sailor on the French bark Rene
was badly beaten yesterday aboard the ship by
two - year old bows. Cosauer Alaine and Planche
Algaee. also members of the crew The trouble
began with the boys teasing Lemur, who retail
ated by knocking their heads together: The
boys Joined forces and succeeded In dragging the
older sailor of bis feet. AS he lay the deck
they kicked him repeatedly. As the boys were
sbod with wooden shoes every kick counted and
at the harbor hospital il found that two
Of Lemurs ribs had been fractured. The boys
were arrested and charged with assault.
BRINGS BIG CARGO OF BENZINE
The Standard oil companys steamer Cowrie.
which arrived Sunday night from Pula Sambo via
kaTatsu, ordered into quarantine yesterday
on account OF the number of rats on board. Be
fore the vessel is fumigaIed the cargo will he
discharged. The Cowrie has in its tanks 420
tons OF benzine LIQUID freight more dangerous
than dynamite and even more explosive While
in the. orient of the Cowries Junior engineers
was killed by falling into the hold and his place
Karatsu The COwrie viii discharge its benzine
at Point Richmond and win then return to An
gel island 10 be fumigated.
STEAMER PRESIDENT CROWDED
The Pacific Coast steamship companys Presi-
dent sailed yesterday afternoon for southern
California. The rate is still and,
the President carried 400 passengers for Los
Angeles.
BoArMAN STOPS A RUNAWAY
Two horses hitched TO a wagon away
yesterday along the water 'front.' ana threatened
TO do serious damage. They started near the
transport wharf and galloped at full speed
along the bulkhead toward the ferry. As they
son. who operates one of Petersons launches,
jumped aboard the wagon, walked leisurely
forward, grabbed the fines and brought the
team 10 a standsfill in time 10 prevent their
wreeking the harbor hospital
TENYo HARU WILL BE CROWDED
The Japanese liner Tenyo Maru which will
leave here October u for the orient, win carry
large number of passengers. More than 100
cabin passengers have already been booked.
The liner also will carry more freight than
the japanese ships have been getting for some
time.
WATER FRONT NOTES
According. to a wireless message received
from Captain Dowdell the Oceanic steamship
compsny's liner Alameda will arrive some time
this afternoon from Honolulu.
The German steamer Ella arrived yesterday
from Victoria, B. c.. to finish loading for the
lower coast
The kosmos liner Memphis left Valparaiso
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea amounted
to 5.650.0o0 feet
SHIP CAPTAIN INDICTED
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 47-Indictments were re-
W. zeigenmeyer, captain of the German steamer
Erna, and L. r. Solorzaro charging them jointly
United States at the harbor of Los Angeles
on July 3. zeigenmeyer is now in the county
jail where he has been since his arrest on
July Il. Solorzaro is believed 10 have left the
country. An indictment also returned
against Frank Williams. who is charged with
attempting TO defraud John Marshall OF Boston
through the medium of the United States mails.
by representing to be his long lost brother
and asking for 800 with which to return TO
Boston. Williams is in the county Jail.
TRANSPORT SHERIDAN ARRIVES
PORT TOWNSEND. Oct. 4.-with nearly 900
officers and enlisted of the Twenty fifth in
fantry. 100 civilian passengers. 10 ihvalids and
a number Of insane patients and military con
victs. the United States army transport Sheridan
arrived at quarantine from Manila tonight Too
fqra frr fnSn rriI in ar
anchor and proceed TO Seattle in the morning
Officers Of the transport say the voyage was
without unfavOrahle incident. The soldiers are
returning from duty in the Philippines and will
he assigned 10 Fort George Wright. near Spo-
kane. and Fort Lawf0D at Seattle. For the last
2 600 miIesfpf the voyage the Sheridan was in
with shore by wireless
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