The San Francisco call., 1910-01-13

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Siberia Due Early Today
The Pacific Mail liner Siberia, Cap
tain Adrian Feeder is due today from
the far east and is expected TO reach
port before daylight. The siberia IS
board 75 cabin passengers and zoo
Asiatics in the steerage.
Among the passengers on the inner
from Honolulu is General Barry, the
military commander of this depart
ment, who has been to the island port
to select sites for government build,
1ngS at the new army post. by Speclai
permission from Washington the army
tug Slocum will be allowed TO take Gen
eral Barry and his staff off the siberia
as soon the liner passes quarantine.
Another passenger on the Siberia is
Chi San, charge daffaires at the chi
nese legation in Mexico.
VIII Receive Engineers Report
The harbor commissioners will hold
their regular meeting this morning IN
the ferry depot. In addition 70 the
routine business the board will re-
ceive from Engineer Ralph Barker
report on the condition of the con-
of the ferry. AS the result of the
discovery of many defective piers under
Broadway wharf the commissioners d.
rected Barker to strip the cylinders
from the concrete piers under other
similarly built wharves. He will report
today on what he found.
Well known on Water Front
Captain H. Merx, who died in this
city Tuesday at the age of 6S years.
was well known along the water front.
particularly in the vicinity of the chan
mel. He was the founder of the Cham
mel towboat company, which he started
in 1887 with the little tug Emily. He
later added the Elizabeth and the Maori
TO his fleet and was in active business
until three years ago, when stroke
of paralysis compelled his retirement.
He iS survived Wifa a and
daughter.
Sails for Honolulu
The Matson navigation companys
Hilonian sailed yesterday for Homo
lulu with about 80 passengers and a
large general cargo. The freight in
cluded Is head of stock and a number
of automobiles.
In Trouble at Coos Bay
The steamer Czarina, while crossing
out yesterday at Coos Bay, was struck
ward the north spit The bridge was
washed away and other damage in
fiicted by the seas, but the vessel sue
ceeded in getting clear and anchored
outside the harbor. According to latest
reports from Marshfield, nobody on
board was injured The Czarina was
bound for this port.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to $4,000 feet.
The British tramp steamer Stepha-
notis, which arrived December IS from
Chile with cargo of nitrate, sailed
yesterday for Portland Ore.
The Pacific Mail liner San Juan sailed
! January Ii from Mazatlan for this port.
/ The liner Manchuria sailed yesterday
1 from Yokohama for this port via Homo
The Oceanic steamship company $
/ liner Alameda sailed at 10 o'clock yes
terday morning from Honolulu and is
The British ship Poltailoch was sold
/ yesterday at Portland, Ore. by the
United States marshal to Eschen &
Minor of this city for $17,500
Inspectors Investigate Collision
Investigation was begun yesterday
by Inspectors Bolles and Bulger to fix
the blame in the collision between the
steamers Coaster and George w. Fen
wick near the Columbia bar on the
afternoon of December 81. The Coaster
ran into the Fenwick while attempting
to go past her. j. f. Higgins, master
of the former vessel, and +. Miller of
the latter were both examined
Steamship Fireman Drowned
James Kinnear, SO years old, fire.
man on the steamer w. $ Porter, fell
from the wharf at the Union iron works
and was drowned ar 1890 o'clock yes
terday morning. Kinnear stepped
through a hole in the dock. His body
was recovered and taken to the morgue.
Fishermen Plan to Strike
ST. MALO, France, Jan. 12.-Four
J
schoOners, which fish annually on the
Newfoundland banks, are at logger
heads with the masters and today were
preparing to strike. The situation is
serious.
Lost Ship Is the TrayyIer
LONDON, Jan. 12.-The vessel
wrecked between Sheep island and the
mainland off Antrim, northeast coast of
ireland yesterday, proves to have been
the Trawler. The crew was saved.
Quarterly Dividend Declared
NEW YORK, Jan. 12-The Pacific
Coast company today declared quar-
terly dividends of y per cent each on
it's second preferred and common
stocks. Three months ago dividends of
N per cent were declared on each
issue. The regular quarterly dividend
of Ia per cent has been declared ON
the first preferred stock.
Bark Poltach Sold at Portland
PORTLAND, Jan. 12.-The British
bark Poltach, owned by the bankrupt
firm of Potter Brothers, London, was
sold today to the Eschen & Minor COM
pany Of San Francisco by United States
Marshal c. j. Reed for $17,500. The
sale was TO satisfy a claim for ad-
vances made to the owners by ]. e. A
Brown of San Francisco, amounting to
$10,S00, and other minor claims for
by several firms of Portland and San
Francisco.
Gets Salvage for Aiding Liner