The San Francisco call., 1910-09-13

was MADE by Cap
tain Donaldson and those aboard the
Homer as to the number of the skins.
The government agent, they said. had
given orders that no report was to be
made as to the number of skins, which
are to be turned over to Collector of the
Port Stratton Tor the United States bu-
reau of fisheries.
In addition to the sealskins the
Homer brought SO bundles of whale
pone from the little whaling schooner
Leltltla, which was at Unalaska when
the Homer called there The Lettitia,
captain Crowley, left here May % and
according to reports brought by the
homer, had 425 barrels of oil and 4,756
POUNDS tb OF bone up to August %, when
tne schooner started out from Dutch
Harbor in search of more whales
several members of the Lettitias
crew came home on the Homer They
were IN a boat that was capsized by
Whale, and there and then DEVELOPED
such dislike for whaling that their
feet ffet became me, cold every time they heard
the cry, There she blowS,"
The Homer also brought from Dutch
harpor number of men from the reve-
nue. cutter fleet who have been sent
nome Tor hospital treatment.
The Homer met the Arcata 6O9 miles
west northwest of Point Reyes The
Arcata, which is bound from this mort
Tor huskokwim, asked to be reported
all well. ~
Siberia Sails Today
The Pacific Mail companv's liner ST.
pefla, captain Feeder, will sail at /
cock this afternoon for the far east
Win Win $50 cabin passengers, a large
NUMBER of Asiatics and 1900 tons of
cargo This is the largest number of
caoln passengers and the smallest car
go that the Siberia has carried for
Among the passengers will be a num-
per OF well known Honolulu people
returning TO the island port after
Steten sSptehaihg nj the summer in the United
include Justice A. S. Hartweli and his
eGaughter Mrs. Harold Dillingham; and
the count and Countess K V Zetwitz
eost AIlong 2li the passengers for. the far
returning to Yokohama. Another pas
SFHgef Tor Yokohama will be Mrs
Larry h,ssiy Arthur, whose husband is in
business in the Japanese port. Mrs
A K. Hager, whose husband is in bnsi
ness IN Shanghai, will be another mas
sengeT. Mrs. Hager will be accom-
panied by her family
= There is a bride to he on tbe cihor;o
one is Miss II. Westbrook. who will he
ma iIdrrled lea upon her arrival at Manila fo
an offlcial of the insular government
drinking Fountain for Ferry Depot
Of TbesaIent bt Stafford of the state board
fet+ei. l,'I I.oI ooI commlssioners received a
IStter yesterday from Mrs. Iouis Hertz
ti dlIH@ian man or the civic department of
tne California club exnressin1 ~
tain ? utsre to erect drinking foun-
tam In the ferry depot The need for
such a convenience was demonstrated
repeatedly during the Admission week
ti1na ba IeieSi ana the board for some
eIdtioh ana viii at the next meeting
make the necessary arran gements fnr
me me acceptance by the state of the gift
two bubbling springs. doing away VIII
the old fashioned disease spreadinp
cups, and will be of artistic desipn7
cia .1f 5iao noa[a f VIII try TO show its appre-
fountains in different parts of the denot
as the money is available
Panama Junk to Be Sold Today
Inc Junk that was brought from the
fsItnl4s fS;dl or Panama by the German
Ifelghter Wotan and discharged AT the
army transport wharf will be sold af
auctlon <1I at 10 o'clock this morning on
t,l 1Iie soAseFrhment wharf. The govern
neht otnclals now believe that bringing
the Junk here will be a losing venfure
Tor Uncle Sam. Hitherto it has been
shlpped 70 New York, where there is a
SbIfiaey briaqs aban9 dbemand !, for it and where it
were registered in Washington that this
coast was not given a chance to hid
me best price offered so far for the
about 81 and the bidder expected To
SGdlspose Snlp OF his bargain in New York.
rms probably viii be the last shipment
t.
Manchuria Four Days Late
The Pacific Mail liner Mancburia
captain saunders, is expected to leave
Honolulu tomorrow for this port and
will, VIII be here next Monday, The. Man
quarantine, is four days behind time
There are many passengers on board
including Prince Tsai Hsun. who is
making a tour of the worlds naval
powers in search of ideas for the navy
of awakened China.
Lucy Nef Arrives on Beam Ends
The steamer Lucy Neff, Captain Kilt
gard, which arrived yesterday, 70
hours from Grays Harbor, was almost
on It's beam ends as it came through
the Golden gate. Captain Klitgaard
called it Slight list to starboard.''
deckload during heavy blow. The
Neff brought 100000 feet of lumber.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 1907 900 feet
The ship Star of Iceland, CAPTAIN
from Nushagak, with $4,000 cases of
salmon.
The Pacific Mail liner Pennsylvania
left San Bias Saturday for this port
yesterday and the Setos left Valparaiso
September 10, both bound for this port.
bin the Japsnese snrs liner Nippon Maru
east. arrived yesterday at Honolulu.
The Oceanic steamship company's
liner Sierra. which sailed Saturday for
Honolulu, was 444 miles out at &
o'clock Sunday night, and the Mariposa
which sailed Sunday for Tahiti, was cd
miles out at the same hour.
The telephone cable connecting the
quarantine station on Angel island with
the mainland, broke about a week ago
A new cable has been ordered and will
be laid today.
The Matson navigation company's
Hilonian. which sailed yesterday for
Hilo, carried no passengers on account
combustibles in the freight. The
steamer carried full cargo and 21
head of cattle.
Claiming that so barrels of cement
and 1S5 tons of steel plates were dam
aged while being brought to this city
from Rotterdam on the British bark
Dolbadarn Castle, Parrott & Co yes
terday libeled the vessel in the United
States district court for $1,962
BY United Wireless
Monday, Sept. H. 1910.
STEAMER RosEcRANs-- San Francisco
September 9, for Honolulu; September II 8
D. m. 501 miles off San Francisco Fine
weather.
STEAMER w. S. PoRTER-From Nome for San
Francisco: September TO- S D. M. l65 miles
from Douglas island. Calm, and heavy fog
STEAMER SIERRA--From San Francisco for
out from lightship. Moderate NV wind sos
smooth: clear and fine; barometer, 3O.3O; tenn
perafure. 81.
STEAMER SANTA RITA-From Port sar r,