The San Francisco call., 1909-11-22
VII soon Be Nator Hanson

Captain Hanson L. :. A, quarter
master captain of the army transport
months Of sea service. On the last
voyage of the Logan he was relieved
by Captain Campbell T. BabcOck and
while the Logan was making the trip
between here and Manila Hanson was
ia king his examination for promotion.
AS a result Of this eXamina ton he will
and as Uncle Sam has more important
work for majors than acting as super
cargos on army transports promotion
for Captain Hansen will mean goodbY
TO the sea. Captain Babcock, who has
finished his tour of duty with the quar-
termasters department, is now enjoying
two months leave, at the expiration of
which he will go to Fort Crook and
there await the return from the Philip
pines of his regiment. the Fourth in
fantry.
Schooner Eva Resumes Voyage
The schooner Eva, Captain Olsen.
waterlogged condition, has been re
paired and sailed yesterday for Mahu-
kona. The Eva left Grays Harbor Oc-
tober "a for the Hawaiian port with
a cargo of lumber. -Four days later, off
the Columbia river, a heavy gale was
encountered The schooner was thrown
on its beam ends and became water
logged. To save the vessel it was
necessary to iettison 100000 feet of
lumber When the Eva arrived here
the hold was filled with water TO the
level OF the deck.
Has Big Government Cargo
The Pacific Mail liner Manchura,
Captain Andrew Dixon, which sails to-
day for the far east, viii make a spe-
cial call at Manila TO land an unusually
large shipment OF army and navy
freight. or this government cargo
there is 1900 tons which includes a
big shipment of ammunition. The am
munition includes 1900 600 rounds of
ammunition for small arms. In the
government freight also is a shipment
of I35 anchors. They weigh one and a
half tons each and will be used in con-
nection with the submarine fortifica
tions Of the islands. The Manchuria will
carry full complement of passengers
and the cargo, outside Of the govern
ment freight VIII. lnclude 3,oOO bales
OF raw cotton for Japan.
Delayed by Fog and Head Winds
The Pacific Coast steamship COM
panys Umatilla. Captain Thomas
Reilly. which arrived yesterday from
Seattle. was more than q hours be-
hind schedule time. The steamer was
delayed at Seattle for day on account
OF freight and lost more time coming
down the coast as the result of heavy
Coz, and strong head winds The Una
tflIa encountered one or two quite
frisky gales. but the heaviest handi-
cap was the fog. Captain Reilly is too
old a salt TO mind a rev captuls OF
wind but too careful navigator TO
take any chances in thick weather. The
Umatilla brought full cargo and 2S6
passengers.
u.riposa sails Today for South Seas
The Oceanic steamship company $
liner Mariposa, Captain Hayward, will
sail at II o'clock this morning from
IFilbert street wharf for Papeere. The
Mariposa will carry the usual number
of tourists making the round trip FOR
health or recrea ton. and In addition
will carry many who are booked
through to New Zealand. a number of
the through passengers will return by
way of Tonga, Samoa, Fiji and Homo
lulu. taking advantage of the new ar
rangement whereby a tour of the south
seas may be made with all the COM
forts that pertain nowadays to steam
ship travel.
Water Front Notes
The American Hawaiian steamship
companys Columbian is due today from
Salina Cruz by way of San Diego and
tomorrow the Missourian sails for Sa-
lima Cruz with a large cargo Of freight
for New York and Europe.
The harbor commissioners will meet
this week Wednesday on account of
Thursday being Thanksgiving day.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to $4,000 feet.
The steamer Lurline. which is due
Wednesday from Honolulu, was 1000