The San Francisco call., 1909-12-17

E 49, anchorage between
the Gould lines
Twenty fifth. street
pier and its Oak
land mole. This was done at the re-
quest of the railroad and is designed
to insure an unobstructed course for
the company's transbay freight traffic.
For the information of pilots and
masters the new fairway is described
as follows:
All that portion of the bay of San
Francisco extending from the water
front Of the city and county of San
Francisco 10 the fairway already es-
tabiished at the mouth of Oakland
creek and comprised within two lines
one extending from the Intersection
of the north line of lsisis creek chan
nel with the water front of the city
and county of San Francisco to the
western point of the wharf at the
Alameda mole: the other. parallel
thereto and 500 yards at right angles
northwesterly therefrom.
Tenyo Maru Due This Morning
The Japanese liner Tenyo Maru, Cap
tain Ernest Bent. win be in port by
o'clock this morning If Captain Bent
keeps his wireless promises OF few
days ago. At o'clock p. m. Wednes-
day night the liner was 4S0 miles
which Professor McAdie saws is un-
likely. the liner will be at anchor OF
Meiggs wharf when. this mornings sun
rises. The star passenger is Baron
who is on mis- way TO Washington;
japanese Consul General NJ. Nagai and
a number of prominent members of
the local Japanese colony viii meet
the ambassador on board the liner as
soon as it passes quarantine The
Tenyo has on board more than 80
cabin passengers and large cargo.
Homer May BE Saved
A report was received yesterday
from san Bias from Captain Pierce
master of the little steamer Homer,
which is ashore about 40 miles north
of that place. The vessel Is on the
sand and appears to be undania geo.
Captain Pierce thinks that there is a
chance to get his vessel of and ne is
now in search of assistance. All that
Is necessary, he thinks, IS poWerImnl ~
supply this demand would be simple
enough from this port, but II Is ee-
lieved that he will have some nln-
Guilty in getting assistance on the Mex
lean coast.
MariRosa Is Heard From
The Oceanic steamship company's
liner Mariposa. Captain Hayward,
which is due Monday from TAHITI IS
already in communication with tnls als
port by wirelss. The first message
left the liner at s .. m. December 70
and reported the Mariposa then 1883
miles from the lightship.
Big Collier in Quarantine
The British steamer Kilburn,. Cap
tain Bland, arrived yesterday, SO days
from sydney. with cargo of coal and
coke. OF coal the steamer has 3,20S
tons and 1,02l tons of coke As sgd
ney rats are suspected carriers OF
plague germs, and as the kilourn ma! mas
rats on board which may have taken
pa Ssage at the Australian port, the
steamer was ordered into quarantine
to be fumi gated
Ufgard May BE Saved
The German steamer Utgard from
Portland for the United Kingdom, and
previously reported ashore in the
straits of Magellan, may be saved but
the cargo Will have TO be discharged
before the ship can be fioated. The
Utgard went ashore on the top of a
spring tide at Boxa point, Punta
Arenas. Assistance has been secured.
The steamers light machinery is re-
ported slightly deranged-
Water Front Notes
The steamer NJ s. Dollar. which ar
rived yesterday from the orient by
way of San Pedro, is discharging at
the Santa Fe wharf.
The tanker Santa Maria arrived De-
cember Is at Taltai from Port San
Luis.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 2.S1o.000 feet.
The steamer Acapulco left Ancon De-
cember 3 for this port.
The army transport Sheridan sailed
Wednesday from Manila for this port
via NagasalSi and Honolulu.
The transport Thomas. which
brought an extra amount of coal from
Nagasaki. began discharging its sur
plus yesterday into the transport
Crook.
Attempts to SmuggIe Handkerchiefs
En- Hang, a Chinese. was caught by
SIS silk handkerchiefs in his blanket
roll as he came down the gang plank
Of the Mongolia yesterday The goods
were confscated.
Firebeat ohiciaIIy Tested
The second fireboat, the David Scan
nell. made its official tryout Yesterday
before a number of city officials, in
Guiding the works board and fire COM
missioners and exceeded the speed of
its companion boat. the Dennis 7. Sui
liyan, by almost knot.
The water throwing test of the new
boat was satisfactory and the vessel
reached a speed Of IL knots
The twin screws of the Sullivan will
neIl's in the expectation that this will
improve the former boats ability to
travel
sailor Convicted of Stabbing
Charles Allen, sailor on the United
states cruiser Cheyenne, was convicted
by q Jury in Judge Lawlor's court yes
terday Of assault with deadly weapon
upon Susanne Dulac. young French
woman al ? Bartlett ahey, september
g. 1903 He will be sentenced Satur-
day. Allen cut and stabbed the girl
about the neck and body with knife
in frightfuI manner. He testified
that he had been drinking whisky and
taking cocaine before visiting the place
and had no recollection of anything
that happened there
Poachers Disguised Schooner
SEATTLE. Dec i6.-The two jap
anese schooners, the Saikai Maru and
the No. Kinsei Maru, captured by
United States revenue cutters in Ber-
ing sea within the three mile limit OF
the Pribilof islands and confiscated as
seal poachers, will be sold by the
United States marshal at unaiaska on
April u next TO the highest bidder.
When captured the sehooners had their
hulis painted white and were adorned
with papier mache yards and tunnels
to- make them resemble the vessels of
the cutter fleet. Under cover of the
fog they slipped in near the seal rook-
cries With the vessels will be sold
their gear and ammunition and guns.
as well as 4I6 seaiskins with the Kin
sci and 244 sealskins with the Saikai.
Reaching Ont for Australian Trade
SEATTLE. Dec 16.-Tbe Chicago.
Milwaukee and Puget sound railroads
tariff on freight Wesf bound for New