The San Francisco call., 1910-10-06

SCCOllQ CdUills dilG llttc III the SIecIdS
The princes quarters are all ready for
him and as soon as he goes on board
the big ship will pull out and head for
the Golden gate.
will be Major John II. Russell of the
United States marine corps, who is go
ing to Peking to take command of the
legation guard. Commander ]. G.
passenger Among the well known
local people who will travel on the
wife, who are making a trip to the
orient for Oranges health.
The passengers will include a large
party of missionaries and the usual
crowd OF globe trotterS of all
Although crowded with passengers,
the liner will have only $500 tons of
cargo.
Sherman Sails for the Philippines
The army transport Sherman, Cap
tain Lyman, sailed yesterday for
Manila. The star passenger was Hadje
= Jumabu1 kiram II. sultan of Sulu. who
nm thaU he is more than interested in
San Francisco and is coming back to
see more of the Paris of America just
and his supply of pearls wi win permit. nit.
On board the troopship were $50 en-
nsted men of different organizations
and l76 cabin passengers. The Sher-
man IS taking four troops of the Fifth
cavalry to Honolulu and Battery c
of the field artillery to Manila. The
lroopsnlp carried about 2,S00 tons of
army freight
Yale and Harvard Sail Saturday
The fast passenger steamers Yale
and Harvard, whose sale to Pacific
coast interests was announced a few
gays ago, will leave New York Satur-
steamers is said to have been ARRANGED
by Bennett & Goodall of this CITY.
who will probably have a controlling
interest IN their operation. Captain
Jack Shea, who has secured leave of
absence from the pilot commissioners.
Is on his way, New York to take
command conn of the1Yale. With him. as
Shea and>>Speyers will bring the Yale
to san Francisco and Captain McFar-
T9ao Hana,af af9rmerly iTi , master Of the steamer
Inc Two steamers, famous the world
over Tor their speed, will be<soperated
between here and Los Angeles. They
introduce some new curves in the Goa ST
passenger business.
Acapulco Sails for the Istbmus
The Pacific Mail liner Acapulco. Can
tam Irask. sailed yesterday for Pan
sengers sa and ana way ports With 20 cabin pas
Pacifc Mail company's attempt TO
meet the competition of the Bates &,
Chesebrough line of direct steamers
service M along thf the
passenger ship will be the San Juan
Whlch sails October Is for Panama
an. and way ports. On the same day the
rect with freight only. Four ships
VIII leave here that day for Panama
as the Sydneys sailing was fixed to
correspond with the Bates & Cheese
brough sailing, and on that day Bates
& Chesebrough will dispatch the Olson
& Mahoney and the Mackinaw. loaded
to their full capacity with New York
freight.
Mariposa is Due Sunday
The Oceanic steamship company,s
liner Mariposa, Captain Hayward,
, wnlch rs due Sunday from Tahiti. is
liner was LIZA miles from the light
ship, in fine weather and all on board
well.
Water Front Notes
The Japanese liner Nippon Maru.
which left here September 6. arrived
october at Hongkong:
The Pacific mail liner Mongolia
homeward bound, is due Friday at
Honolulu.
The harbor commission will hold its
regular weekly meeting this morning
The Matson navigation company's
liner Lurline sailed yesterday from
The Japanese liner Tenyo Maru left
Honolulu.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to $4,000 feet
Tokyo Ship Canal Proposed
VICTORIA, B. c., Oct. 5.+The steam
ship Tacoma Maru, which arrived to-
day, IA days from Yokohama, with
1,5lS bales of silk worth $75O0OO.
brought news of the forma ton of a
company capitalized at $7,5OO,OOO to
construct ship canal 1,20O feet wide
and 80 feet deep between Yokohama
and Tokyo to accommodate vessels I'D
to 10000 tons. A SO year charter is to
be granted by the Japanese govern
ment to the company, which will charge
tonnage due of cents per ton on
steamers, the canal to become the prop
erty of the government at the end Of
the charter This will supersede the
previous scheme to bring large steam
ers to Tokyo.
Sailors Lost In Storm
PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, Oct. s.
The barge Wallacut laden with stone
from Puget sound for Grays Harbor
narrowly escaped destruction in the
storm of last Sunday and lost two of
her sailors, Hans Christensen and An
drew Hansen, who were swept over
board while steering. The barge, in
tow of the tug Goliah, battled with the
gale for 40 hours. Unable to enter
Grays Harbor the tug and it's. tow
headed north for the strait of Fuca.
The barge reached Neah bay and
anchored, leaking badly.