The San Francisco call., 1909-06-10

at Chefu. Judge Slack and his family
are going to Honolulu on the liner and
Judge Coffey will be a passenger as far
as Yokohama.
The Siberia's cargo includes 500 tons
Of nitrate and 800 tons of tan bark for
Japan and 1900 boxes of oranges for
Honolulu.
Thomas Due This Morning
The army transport Thomas Captain
Lyman, is expected TO arrive from Ma
MIA at about IL o'clock this morning.
The expected hour of arrival was fixed
IN a wireless message received yester-
day from the troopship. The Thomas
is bringing home the Ninth cavalry,
colored, and large number of cabin
Alameda Talks at Long Range
The liner Alameda. which left here
last Saturday for Honolulu, sent back
a message at o'clock Tuesday even
ing, containing the information that
all was well on board and that the
liner was sailing summer seas under
starlit sky. At the time the mes
sage was sent the Alameda was .2l6
miles away. This means continuous
communication during the voyage as
at that distance away from this port
the Hawaiian station must have been
within range
Other wireless messages were re-
ceived yesterday from the Pennsyl-
Eanla, zoo miles away; the Enterprise,
25s miles away. and the Thomas, $40
miles away. All the messages were
dated June 8.
Manchuria Has Big Cargo
The Pacific Mail liner Manchuria
Captain Andrew Dixon, which left
Honolulu Tuesday for this port, is
bringing PIG cabin passengers and $50
Chinese in the Asiatic steerage. Of
the cabin passengers 160 are from the
orient. The cargo of 1000 tons includes
500 tons of overland freight, S5 tons
OF raw silk and shipments of tea and
mating The Manchuria should be in
port early Monday morning.
Wants Police TO Find Launch
N. Madden of 2456 Howard street
asked the police yesterday to find his
gasoline launch. He left the boat June
az brooks island opposite Siege in
contra Costa county, and June g. when
appeared The launch is steel. Is feet
long, coated with aluminium paint and
contained two oars, a boathook, can
vas cover and a mooring rope. Madden
Falues MS missing property at $500
still at Salina Cruz
The freighter Missourian, scheduled
70 arrive here Saturday. has been de-
layed on the lower coast and yesterday
afternoon had not left Salina Cruz.
Water Front Notes
The harbor commissioners will hold
their regular weekly meeting this
morning in the ferry building.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted TO 100000 feet
The protected cruiser St. Louis ar
rived yesterday from Bremerton and
proceeded direct to the Mare island
navy yard. The st. Louis has been on
the sound, in ordinary for about a
year, and may go 10 Central America
TO relieve the Albany and South Da-
kota-
The Japanese turbine liner Tenyo
Maru arrived yesterday at Hongkong
from this port.
The Kosmos liner setos, from this
port, arrived June 6 at Hamburg.
The steamer Curacao, bound from
this port for Guaymas, called yester-
day at San Pedro.
Schooner Sinks Tug
SEATTLE. June 9.-As a result of a
collision with the schooner Oceania
Vance four miles east of Race rock in
the strait of Juan de Fuca, the tug Sea
Lion was sunk this morning. The crew
of ten men were picked up by the
schooner and taken to Port Townsend,
where they were transferred to the
steamer Whatcom and were brought to
this port The collision happened in a
dense fog. The Sea Lion was towing
the barge Charger.
The Sea Lion, property of the Puget
Sound tugboat company of Seattle. was
north coast. having been on the sound
for more than 20 years. She had a
gross tonnage of 1S6 tons. Her COM
mander was Captain Fl. L. Lovejoy.
The Sea Lion was bound out for Grays
Harbor. The loss is 500, 900.
The Oceania Vance was in command
Of Captain Fred Scott She was bound
in from San Pedro for Port Townsend
in ballast The injury to the schooner
was not serious.
The tow line was not parted in the
accident. and the location of the wreck
is buoyed by the barge.