The San Francisco call., 1909-09-11

pected here at O'Clock yesterday
morning, and, after spending the night
at anchor that was the exact time at
which 1t tied to the dock.
Filipino stowaway, who appeared
with smiles and was set to work, Gre
ated a small stir aboard the trooper
after it had left Manila far behind.
prize fight arranged among the SOL
diers aided in creating some interest
on the trip. Aside from this the jour-
ney was uneventful. Calm weather
prevailed from port to port.
The greater portion of the Thomas
LIS passengers was made up by the
officers and men of the Twenty ninth
infantry, which returned after two
years service at the islands. The SOL
diers. are en- route to Fort Washing
ton, N. Y. Prominent among the pas
sengers were:
Colonel Stephen C. Mills. general star; Lieu
tenant Colonel ]. c. F. Tillson, Eighteenth in
fantry. and wife; Captain &. ID. Rhodes general
stan. wife and Miss Baird; Captain H. T. Young,
5. Babcock, First cavalry, wife and two children !;
Captain Charles W. Castle, pay department.;
SdPsaG phipPne scouts and
Colonel II. X. Bailey, Twenty ninth infantry,
commanding; Major Edwin p. Pendlston: Tween
ty-ninth infantry; Captain John F. Madden,
Twenty ninth infantry: Captain Brlant H. Wells.
Twenty ninth II infantry, wife and tsse children;
and wife; Captain Charles II. Paine, Twenty
ninth infantry; Captain John N. STRAIT, Twenty
Ree1es nd Tf C.pfa Ernest
H.. Point, Sixth infantry tattached), wife and
child.
MONTEREY BRINGS PELTs
valuable cargo of pelts among which were
500 mink skins and 5000 muskrat skins. was
brought from Bethel on the Kuskoquim river by
the power schooner Monterey yesterday. The
schooner left here July 1S for the northern sta
tion of the Kuskoquim commercial company and
negotiated the return trip in % days. Gasoline
was scarce on the way down and the last drum
carried the little vessel into the bay and to its
berth at the Harrison street wharf. The Mon
terey reports that it spoke the codnshing schoo-
two three masted schooners, bark and ship
in Unimak pass. William Schmall, who operated
the steamer May d on the Kushoquim, a
passenger on the Monterey Transportation busi-
ness on the river is lsnguishing at present.
BoTANIsTs ON MARIPosA
A guide book of New Zealand will result
from the visit to that island Of botanical
who will sail on the liner Mariposa for New Zea-
land this morning.
Miss Tilden, leader Of the expedition. will COM
pile the book, while Miss Chase. Miss Leland and
Mrs. Parrott, members OF the party, will study
the m @ arnoss oI M .he sarr a. cabin
sengers Its cargo will contain. besides the usual
items Of merchandise, shipment of timbers for
the couSIrucl1Oh OF u WHdTI at Nldkdted IOf the
company developing the phosphate deposits there.
HUTToNwooD REPORTS COATS
The British steamer Huttonwood Captain
Boag, which arrived 76 days from Newport News
Thursday night. with, 4,s23 tons of coal for the
September 8 in latitude 90 degrees ~ minutes
north. longitude liz degrees II minutes west
Huttonwood anchored in the straits of Magellan
because of stormy weather.
MEN ABANDON SHIP ATLAS
Trouble between captain and crew Of the ship
Atlas, while the vessel was lying at Manila
resulted in First Mate Moran and some of the
men leaving the ship. Moran and three of the
day evening, having been placed on the trooper
by the United States consul, to whom they ap-
for relief The skipper ,Ss Of the Atlas
the Thomas sailed for San Francisco.
FRUIT FOR EUROPE
with $1,000 cases Of fruit for Europe, $50
tons Of tallow. and general cargo aggfesating
Fourichon. FOUR Captain blanchard. win san for Ant
werp Wednesday. No passengers are booked for
the trip.
INDIANA ARRIVES
from Nushagak, with 5000 cases Of salmon
for the Alaska packers association. Captain
Olsen reports that all the salmon ship: are now
wATER FRONT NOTES
Carrying II passengers and 2.5oo tons OF
canned goods, Hour; vine - and general msrchan-
disc, the Pacinc MAIL steamer CITY OF sydney
will sail for Ancon Monday.
The schooner Muriel. Captain Hellingsen. ar
rived yesterday ~ days from Honoipu with H.
& Co. French bark steering for San Fran
cisco was sighted September 1 In latitude 80
degrees "a minutes north. longitude 142 degrees
minutes west.
The British steamer Wymeric, which left
this port July 30, has arrived at Melbourne.
Bound for the orient the Pacific Mall liner
China which sailed from San Francisco Septem-
ber g. arrived yesterday at Honolulu.
The bark Annie Johnson sailed from Hilo
the 9th for San Francisco.
The ship Indiana arrived late yesterday after.