The San Francisco call., 1909-12-02

City and Buckman are running on a
schedule which. under ordinary condi-
railroad regularity. The Buckman ar
rived here more than "a hours late, and
the Kansas City was two days behind
The Kansas City had to turn back to
Astoria after making a fruitless at
tempt to cross the Columbia river bar,
which was in the grip OF a bowling
southeaster. After leaving the Colum-
bie the steamer, on board of which
were 379 passengers, met the full force
OF the gale and was able TO make but
hating progress. The Buckman, with
SO passengers on board, faced the same
gale.
Neither vessel sustained any damage,
but both Captain Kidston of the Kan
sas City and Captain Wood of the
Buckman say that the weather was the
nercest they ever encountered on this
than that.
Captain Reiner of the Yosemite says
that the southeaster which held him
back lasted for so hours. At $40 a. m,
November %, the seas buried the coast
er's deck every few minutes, parted the
chains and lashings that held the deck
went overheard The carrying away of
the deckload caused some damage about
the Yosemite's deck. but nobody on
board suffered an injury.
Rate War Passes into History
The rate war inaugurated blythe i'll
history. The Pacific Coast steamship
company yesterday issued new sched
ule of passenger rates between here
and Los Angeles which is slightly
lower than the schedule which pre-
vailed before the rate cutting began.
The other companies will probably es
tablish similar rates, as. they were all
forced into the war reluctantly.
Beginning December Z with the sail
| ing from here of the Governor and
with the sailing OF the City OF Topeka,
2 fapF- Co, .,
between here and Los Angeles on the
Governor and President will be $l15
| first class and SS.35 second class. On
the Santa Rosa and City of Topeka
the rates will be S10.35 and S7.35. The
President and Governor win hereafter
maintain Is day schedule instead of
u days. and the rates between here
and Seattle have been reduced from
S22 10 $50 on the big ships and from
/ $50 TO SIS on the smaller ones. This
reduction viii rule until the end Of
March.
The railroad company is probably
the only party concerned that will re-
gret the end OF the rate war. No round
trip tickets were sold on any Of the
steamers. during the war. The low
rates stimulated travel 10 an unprece-
dented volume. The majority OF those
were people with limited time at
their disposal. People from Los An
geles, with a week to spare, found
themselves in San Francisco ready to
steamers sold out for weeks ahead.
Not having the weeks to spare, they
had TO dig up theeprice of a single rail-
road fare home, where they would have
remained If the bargain rates in trans
portation by sea had not tempted them
to travel This worked going and COM
ing with cut rates effective only one
way and the railroad at the big end of
the horn.
VIII Increase Grainshed Space
As the result of a conference held
Yesterday with the firms interested in
the handling of grain and beans on
the water front, the harbor commits
sioners agreed to increase the accom-
modations at the grainsheds in time for
road connections. which will materially
add to the facility in handling the
produce
Georgia Temporarily Repaired
The steamer Georgia which recently
collided with the breakwater at Salina
cruz and sustained serious dana ge
sailed yesterday for Guaymas and from
there VIII proceed to Victoria to. be
drydocked for repairs AS the result OF
the collision AZ feet of the fore hold
side plates and frames were stove in
The leaks have been temporarily
stopped with cement.
Dangers TO Navigation
Notice has been received from the
branch photographic Office at Portland
ore, that during the recent high stage
of the Columbia and Willamette rivers
several booms of logs broke adrift
ma king navigation dangerous, especi-
ally at night
Water Front Notes
The harbor commissioners will hold
their regular weekly meeting this
morning in the ferry building.
The Pacific Mail liner Newport left
Acapulco November 80 for this port
The Oceanic steamship company's
liner Alameda, Captain Dowdell, sailed
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning from
Honolulu for this port.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 100000 feet.
The bark Kaiulani has been bought
by the Alaska Packers association. The
reported price is 5000
Opium PeddIer to Face Trial
William McShane, the gray haired
stevedore who was caught while try
ing to sell opium to Fong Kee, a Chi
Oakland. was held for the federal grand
jury yesterday under $500 bonds
United States Commissioner Heacock
exonerated the merchant as the opium
was not sold.
Birmingham Returns From Trip
Captain John Birmingham. supervis
ing inspector of steam vessels, re-
turned yesterday after an extensive
tour of duty through the northern
ports. He will meet other head inspec-
in January. when recommendations for
changes viii be discussed.
Topeka Replaces State of California
The steamer City of Topeka will sail
for Eureka December at 10 a. IN. in
stead of the steamer State of Califor-
MIA, advertised to leave at 3 p. m. De-
cember 2.
No News of Marietta's Men
WASHINGTON, Dec. Another day
has gone without the five men of the
deck crew of the gunboat Marietta, off
Port Limon. Costa Rica. being found
1t is now more than 100 hours since
the little boat was swept out to sea-
Nothing was heard from the Marietta
today in regard to the lost sailors in
the whaleboat. Each hour that passes
made IL more certain in the minds of
naval officers that the men never will
return.
storm Wrecks Lincoln Rock Light
PORTLAND, Ore. Dec. THAT the
storm which swept the north Pacific
coast on November rs was far reaching
is indicated in a dispatch received here
drom Wrangell, Alaska, today. report
ing the wrecking of the Lincoln rock
light station in southeastern Alaska.
Anton Horsl, one of the three keep
ers, today telegraphed J. NJ. Ellicott,
lighthouse inspector for this district,
as follows:
"A gale November 2S DESTROYED the
front of the station. The trumpet,
boats and provisions are lost The
light is good. but it is not safe to STAY
The Lincoln station is more than one
mile from the mainland, and it is not