The San Francisco call., 1910-08-11

$SS%$J born, was a Yam
&sz kee. The other,
Jose Martinez. was
a native Il Central America. They
came out to the ship in the same small
tinez leaned over the rail and waved
goodby to friends on the distant beach.
Sanborn, having placed his valise in
his stateroom, paced the deck and
seemed to be nervous When the ship
was Wen clear of the port the North
trail American by the shoulder and
swung the coffee colored tourist out
in the alley way.
NO. Mr. Yellowbelly. we're on Amer
born, who, without further ado pro-
ceeded to plant left smash squarely
between the eyes of the Latin gentle
man. Before the ships officers or
anybody else could interfere the men
were in the thick of mixup that the
o1hcerS did not have the heart to stop
the impact of right swing and landed
In the scuppers, covered with blood
and down and out.
Sanborn explained that Martinez had
called him insulting names while
ashore and that he had been afraid
to lick him before for fear of COM
plications with the authorities Mar
tinez went ashore at San Jose and San
born said goodby at Salina Cruz.
The City of Panama brought $50 tons
valued at SIS. f62. The cargo incImded
SIG bags of coffee
The passengers included: Miss Eva
per, Frank Sapper, Mrs. Eliza beth De-
bus, Jose Prieto and wife, Miss Vera
Moran, Miss Victoria Rea and Martin
P. Sheridan.
Cruisers Ready to Sail Sunday
The armored cruiser California, flag
ship of the Pacific fleet, left Mare
island Tuesday evening and spent yes.
terday at California City, coaling. The
flagship was to have come down last
evening to an anchorage off Folsom
street. The Maryland will join the
california IN day or so. The Wash
ington is already, in man of war row
are due today from Puget sound.
All the ships are fresh from their
respective navy yards and in first class
condition and ready. for their coming
run south. They will leave here Sun
day. morning for Valparaiso. Their
first stop, will be Chimbote, Peru, where
Valparaiso for about two weeks while
the celebration of Chile's one hundredth
anniversary is going on. At the con-
clusfon of the festivities the Washing
ton, which is due at Hampton roads
November 5, will sail for the Atlantic
and the rest of the squadron will re-
turn to this port.
The Washington and Colorado have
new shippers. Captain r. n. Hughes is
in command of the Washington and
Captain w. A. Gill of the Colorado.
Lieutenant w. T. Tarrant has joined
the Washington as chief engineer and
Lieutenant w. B. Tomb as ordnance
officer.
VIII Settle Hydrant Question
representatives of the Spring Valley
water company and the city fire com
mission will be present at this morn
ings meeting of the state harbor board
and the subject of fire hydrants aIong
the water front will be taken up % and
settled. At the meeting also will be
read a report from Superintendent
Burnham showing that the belt rail
road is now successfully and profit
ably operating south of the ferry de-
pot in the vicinity of the new wharves.
VIII Be Here Early Saturday
ne;ar Captaaiin air asa sandberg of the liner Korea
he can make haste without digging
too big a hole in the coal bunkers He
Is due saturday and sent word yester-
the Korea here by daylight The liner
has on board about 5000 tons of
freight and large number of pas
Jority of whom are Hindus.
Disabled Steamer Towed Into Sydney
SYDNEY, N. S. w, Aug 1O-The
French mail steamer Salazic. which was
reported in distress 80 miles off Jarvis
bay on Monday, arrived here today in
tow of the steamer Pacifique.
Lindeberg Wants Money Returned
Jafet Lindeberg, an Alaskan min
ing millionaire, filed his answer in the
United States circuit court yesterday
to the suit brought by the Barneson &
Hibbard company to recover the agreed
purchase price of $40 shares of the
ship Drummuir company Gtd), at
s4S43 per share Lindeberg claims
that the Englishmen misrepresented
the carrying and earning capacity of
the ship, and for that reason he re-
fused to pay the amount due He also
asked that the court compel the Eng
lish owners to return $11,500 that he
had paid down on the purchase price
of the ship.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 3,S40,000 feet.
The American-Hawaiian company's
steamer Isthmian, Captain Hail. arrived
yesterday from Salina Cruz via San
Diego.
The Norwegian freighter Thor ar
rived yesterday from Nanaimo with
1884 tons of coal for the Western fueu
company.
The. Oceanic steamship company.s$
liner Sierra, Captain Houdlette, Left
Honolulu yesterday at 10 o'clock A. m
and is due here next Tuesday.
The Matson navigation company's
Lurline left Honolulu for this port at
6 O'Clock p. m. Tuesday.