The San Francisco call., 1909-05-05

Mrs l. A. Curry Sterling Sharp
Or J. wagner II. J. Havley
Scott Burgett NJ. Barry
2. :. Hulsn T. " Ireland
= h Ihelisfer y. Csrthvsite
MS kamSsn Martin Dupust
MIS- Hulen 2 A Gobie
Amshe Gnu Mrs. E. A Goble
Conception Rivera Fsyne Goble
n Williams Inez Goble
Chan Lin carl GohIe
MS Than Louise 3. H. Leach
Carlos Barretta III RYAN
!. kiyito
Funeral Services on Flagship
Funeral services We're held yester-
day on board the fagship West Vir-
gina over the remains OF Howard Rup-
kin, an enlisted man in the United
states marine corps, who died in this
shipboard was held on the West yir-
ginia quarterback, and at its conclu-
sion the body was lowered into a
launch and couveved 10 Yerba Ruena
cemetery A detachment OF officers
and men from each Of the ships ac-
companied the remains TO their last
VIII BE Buried Today
Captain Frank Boyd. the veteran
bar pilot. who died Sunday at his home
IN san Mateo. viii be buried this aft
ernoon at Cypress Lawn cemetery. The
sonic hall under the auspices OF Mount
Moriah lodge No. ~. r. & A. NJ
The death of Captain Boyd takes
from the ranks of the pilots man
knew him. In spite OF his II years
ne was on duty 10 the end He took
his regular turn with younger men.
asking no odds on account of his
years. but going cheerfuIly to his
work in fair weather or foul He had
no enemies. and the names are legion
Of those whom he has helped over the
He once pulled boat for the Mer-
chants Exchange station at MeigEs
wharf. ana entered the pilot service
as q boat keeper.
Water Front Notes
Receipts Of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted TO 4S25. 600 feet
The Pacific Mail liner Siberia. cap
tain Feeder. left Honolulu yesterday
The Pacific Mail liner Newport left
MszatIan May for this port
The army steamer Captain Anton
Springer. which left here in tow OF the
steamer Jim Butler, arrived safely yes
tsrdsy al Astoria. where il will be
stationed on service connected with
The frei ghter Texan. Captain Hail.
arrived yesterday from Salina Cruz
with freight from New York and Eu-
The army transport Sheridan is
scheduled TO sail today for Manila
Overdue ship Arrives
SEATTLE. May 4.-The British bark
HaWthornba nk. from Terneusen. Hol-
land. August 81, with a cargo of creo-
sote. and which was posted as over
due weeks ago, passed in at Cape Flat
tery this morning.
New Board In Control
PEKTNG. May An imperial edict
issued today places the China Mer-
chants Navigation company under con-
troll of the board of communica tion- The
fina anciaI control of the railroad. navi-
CATION, telegraph and postal depart
ments also is placed under the board
Of communications. but with supervi-
sion BY the board OF finance.
Opens New Field of Trade
VICTORIA. B. G, May 4.-When the
Osaka Shoshen steamship company
starts its trans-P Pacific service next
month with the sailing OF the steamer
Tacoma Maru a through traffic con-
nection with Manehuria and Asiatic
Russia TO Europe will be effected un-
der a Russo-Japanese traffic conven-
ton which has just been completed.
according to advices received here today
Connection will be made via Japa n
with the steamers running TO Dalny.
the terminus of the South Manchurian
railroad company. and via the Japa-
nese government railroad TO Tsurga
ana the Russian volunteer steamship
line from there 10 Nladivostock-