The San Francisco call., 1909-05-27

---S 11-iDAldu passengers included
Mrs. T. J. smith Nv Nes,avin
Miss Jennie Griere Fred Wilson
MS Soares and child Or. Takei
Miss sosres SIR. and Mrs F. L. Wal
Harold IhWing Roscoe Perkins
Ms. II. Roendshl T. " RYDER
p Wolf I. r. McIighe
MS Jean ksth Mrs. Jaeger and child
N A 9usaca Csptsin Page
T. "a hyers I. Koran
lester Petrie Mrs. a B. ingalls,
J. r. Meteah and fam ]. II. Lee
-s iC. Murray
= T. Peck and family d. J. CarisInan
Mrs. J. W Merrill Mrs. Ortman
Mrs. sud Miss SorensouJ Bostalleo
Mrs. Charles Atherf0n Alfred Herrira
Ars Schumate sndG. B. Sherman
child J. Gonzales
Manuel Pereira John Bennison
James Currie
Must Keep on Army Wharf
When the next troopship docks at
iue army transport wharf the rules
now IN force at the Pacific Mail wharf
regarding friends meeting passengers
Will be put into effect The work Of
the customs inspectors in the baggage
corral on the transport wharf has been
greatly hampered by the presence
around the gangWay or friends meet
ing passengers. Under the new regu-
latioD nobody but dock and customs
officials and the incoming passengers
viii be allowed on the wharf until all
the baggage has been examined.
This rule Will apply with equal force
20 army officers in uniform and 10
civilians. male and female. The late
arrival Of the Logan made il unneces-
sary 10 enforce this rule, but when the
1hotnas arrives the treasury depart
ment VIII have control of the army
wharf until the customs inspectors
have finished their work.
VIII Extend stay ON DEydOck
The japanese liner Nippon Maru will
not come of Hunters Point drydock
until tomorrow afternoon. The liner
was drydocked in order that a loose
screw In the sleeve OF the port pro-
peiler might be frightened on the dock,
however, il was found that more eX-
tensive repairs would be necessary, and
that a new casting would have 10 be
ma ansae IN ,r place Of a. part that had
necessitate no change in schedule, and
the Nippon Will sail on time.
Is Bringing New ork Car
The American Hawaiian comnsny's
steamer Mexican. which is due Satur-
day from Salina Cruz, is bringing
Ireig ight which left New York on the
american April p and the Luckenback
Repairs Cost s35.sO0
Ihe British steamer Hoserie from
Hattlmore Tor santa Rosalia, previoulv
reported ashore and foated, was dam
ageG- according TO 3. cablegram received
from London, TO the extent
Of $35.60o.
Water Front Notes
receipts OF lumber yesterday by sea
amounted 10 I.z39.000 feet
me narDoT commissioners VIII hold
their regular weekly meeting this
morning in the board room at the
Steamship Montars arrived yester-
cav from the north with a cargo Of
coal and viii load general cargo of
explosives for Nome.
The Oceanic steamship company's
liner Alameda, Captain Dowdell, left
Honolulu az II z. m. yesterday for this
The French steamer Amiral Hamelin
which arrived yesterday from PUGET
sound brought large cargo Of
European and oriental freight.
Eew Line of Steamers
VICTORIA B. c, May 26.-That a
line Of steamers is 70 be placed on
the Pacific. by the White Star and
meet with the Grand Trunk Pacific
railway at Prince Rupert, when the
new transcon tinentai road is placed
IN operation Is contained in inforns-
ton received by local transportation
men from Montreal
Reduce Nome Freight Rate
SEATTLE May 26.-In order TO stim-
the Alaska steamship company TODAY
VIII announce startling reduction
IN its freight tariff TO the points named
on Norton sound
While last year the average rate
Per ton was SIS. under the new
schedule the base rate viii be but se
In giving the reason for this great
10 St Michael and Nome looks none
TOO promising. The low rate is
largely an experiment to see whether
y VIII help 10 build up Nome and
~ 2icaaei, where there are said to be
great heios yet undeveloDed.