The San Francisco call., 1909-04-20

municatiOn with the receiving station
here. The last message came Saturday
night at S o'clock. which stated that
the vessel was then 5S4 miles of this
port
The Alameda left Honolulu April Il
a. 10 o'clock a. IN. It has on board a
large number Of passengers and a full
cargo.
AT the same time Saturday that the
wireless came from the Alameda, a
message was received from its sister
ship, the Mariposa. stating that it was
1.Io0 miles from this city The Mari
pOsa. Captain H. N Hayward, sailed
from here April IS for Tahiti
In Distress at 81. Vincent
A telegram TO the merchants ex-
change yesterday said that the Nor
weglan bark Skiold had put into St
vincent IN distress. It's cargo had shifted
and its lower deck beams We're broken. A
SKIOLD was bound from Antwerp to
Port Townsend with q general cargo.
The vessel is an Oldtimer and well
known at this port.
Look for Runaway
John Brown Jr., a boy I5 years old.
is missing from Portland. Ore. His
father wired TO this city Saturday de-
scrlblng the lad and asked the police
TO board the steamship G. W Elder as
police boat Patrol ran out to the Golden
cate and several policemen clambered
On the steamer as 1t passed and looked
for tie runaway lie was not TO be
found.
Goes on Trial Trip
The new launch Olga. built by VIII
liam Creyer for Pete Nelson, had its
5aital rgn yesterday; II made loA
feet beam. It has two go horsepower
engines and twin screws. 1t Is to be
used IN towing salmon barges in Alas
kan waters, and IS 70 be shipped north
on the deck OF the bark ". 3. Flint
, which viii sail for Nushagak this week
The cost OF the little tug was $4,000.
Floating Butcher shop
, Points in the Sacramento river are
And the name of the little boat Is to be
'ButcherDOy. The boat is now being
constructed in Oakland. It is for Nc
- Cormick Brothers Of stockton, waO i0-
tend TO run II as z regular butcher
shop, which viii supply meats cut 20
order" at all stations and farms along
the river banks
The boat is TO be equipped with
chopping blocks, refrigerator and eve~r
app Ur tenance requisite for a small first
class butcher shop. It is As feet long.
y feet beam and has a 1 cylinder 10
horsepower Atlas engine. It will be
ready for service IN 80 days and viii
cost $500.
ChHstened With Ceremony
ne little STOOD lrlS was clr1Steled
with much ceremony at the foot OF
sixth street, Alameda, last Sunday AS
the little boat slid into the bay Meple
Johnson 10 year old sister OF one Of
the owners, dashed a bottle of cham
Dagne against the bow. at the same
time saying, 7 christen thee Iris"
More than 100 guests took part in
the ceremonies.
Clear for Sea
The steamer Kvichak, Captain Pet
erson, cleared for Bristol bay, and the
White, cleared for Nanairno yesterday
Makes Good Time
The steamer Senator, Captain No
a quick run down the coast. II was
45 hours from Astoria and 55k hours
from Portland.
VIII Have Trial Trip
The Alaskan Pacific steamship COM
pany's new steamer Admiral Sampson
VIII have its trial trip this morning
II viii leave the Steuart street wharf
st 10 o'clock. The excursion will be
strictly a stag affair.
c. w. Elder Arrives
The steamship George w Elder.
Captain lessen, arrived YESTERDAY
three days from Portland and Is hours
from Eureka, with a fun complement
Of passengers.
Mongolia Due Friday
The Pacific Mail steamship companvls
liner Mongolia Is due TO arrive from
the orient Friday.
Lumber Receipts
Lumber receipts from the north coast
by sea yesterday amounted to 1885,
700 feet