The San Francisco call., 1910-08-02

was due Friday,
was held back for
"a hours to give the Mongolia, a chance
to get rid of its passengers and ex-
press freight: Both ships.are crowded
with passengers and heavily laden with
cargo. ~
The Mongolia, which was delayed
as the result of strandng on the Jap
anese coast left Honolulu at 10 o'clock
cabin passengers and $50 Asiatics, of
whom the majority are dIindus. OF
the Mongolia's cabin passengers. 95
are from China and Japan and the bal
The Tenyo Maru, which left Honolulu
at 10 o'clock a. m. Sunday, brings no
passengers from Honolulu. but has so
cabin passengers from the far east and
135 ASiaticS.
The Mongolia has 1880 tons of
freight, which includes 4,SOo tons of
ANA. The overland freight includes
lis tons of raw silk and silk goods.
The Tenyo has only 1000 tons of
freight, which includes 504 tons of
tea, 80 tons of mating and SIS tons of
raw silk
AS the Mongolia is not only behind
time, but will have to be drydocked to
ascertain what damage was sustained
when. ashore, the sailing date has been
set back three days and the liner will
not leave here until August II. For
about $50 cabin passengers. booked and
VIII carry a big cargo. The liner is.
scheduled to make "a special call at
Manila and in addition to commercial
government freight to the Philippine
port.
), AS the Mongolia will be here first
there viii be ne room at pier "A for
the handling of the Tenyo Maru's cargo.
The japanese ship will land it's pas
sengers at the end of pier A, and after
discharging its silk will proceed to
Oakland long wharf to discharge the
balance of its overland freight The
Tenyo's local cargo probably will be
discharged al. pier S4,, the Western Pa
Japanese liners will make their regu-
lar home.
Buffalo Ends Training Cruise
The United States navy transport
Buralo, Captain Stone, returned yes
terday from the south after having had
state naval militia out for a week of
training. The officers and men of the
BuHalo give the southern civilian sail
The Buffalo had about 100 of them
on board, picked up at Santa Barbara,
San Pedro and San Diego, and for a
plentiful dose of practical naval train
ing. The militiamen swung their ham
mocks side by side with the enlisted
men of the Buffalos crew, and, side
mocks and decks. polished brass and
did all the other stunts that make up
the duties of the enlisted men in the
United States navy.
The militiamen, officers and men
We're given drills without end and prac-
tical instruction in gunnery. navigation
and seamanship, and large and un-
diluted dose of naval discipline. They
took their medicine like men and taught
the regulars who put them over the
jumps to have a wholesome respect
for the civilian sailors of California
After taking a few stores the Buffalo
proceeded TO the Mare island navy yard.
The southern militiamen were given
their practices on the Buffalo because
there was not room for them on the
Marblehead when the cruiser regularly
assigned to the California state naval
militia made its trip to Puget sound.
Those who went on the Marblehead
made a longer cruise, but the con-
tingent that took it's lesson on the Buff
falo probably received a sitter dose.
The Marblehead was taken to Cali
fornia City. Sunday to be coaled, and
next Sunday the state sailors. will take
their training ship back to it's Sausa-
Ito anchorage.
Cruisers Return to Range
The armored cruisers South Dakota
and Washington, which came back to
port to make some adjustments sailed
again yesterday for Monterey bay, off
which they will devote the next week
to record target practice. The wise
ones among the navy prophets say that
the Washington will win the pennant.
On the South Dakota, however, officers
will be near the top. The South Da-
kota's practice was interrupted by the
orders which sent the ship to help
represent the United States at Buenos
Aires, and opportunities to keep in
good shooting trim have been few and
far between since. then. The South
for its good team work and in record
shooting that counts for great deal
Every man on both ships expects his
ship to win the pennant. The other
ships in the same class as the Wash
ington and South Dakota had their
practice last spring, SO 1t will not take
Tong after the last pair gets through
to find out which ship wins the pen
nant.
Buy Wreck of Indiana
Bates & Chesebrough have bought
the wreck Of the Pacific Mail liner IN
diana, which went ashore April 8, 1909.
on Santa Marguerite island and is still
there The wreck was sold by the un-
paid by Bates & Chesebrough is said
to have been about $4,000. The pur-
chasers, who also bought the hull of
the Indiana's remains and use the
scraps as ballast in the ships they load
for New York, where there is good
market for the old iron. 1t is believed
in the shipping world that Bates &
Chesebrough have made good bar
gain. The Indiana's keel is said to
is a strip 400 feet long. This lead is
good as ever and is said to be worth
about $4,000. The City of Peking will
be towed tomorrow to San Pablo, there
to be broken up.
President Carries Big List
The Pacific Coast steamship COM
pany's big liner President, which sailed
yesterday for southern California. car
ried about 400 passengers. Among them
were:
Mrs A. Mills Miss NJ. Gay
Miss E. Mills Miss H. Dewey
Miss Bannerman Mrs. +. j. May
e. l.. Barber Mrs. F. Boyer
A. ]. Davis B. Pringle and wife
H. D. Corlette Miss III. Ingram
Mrs. X. PETER Miss NJ. S. Ward
III. O.. Hile Miss C. King
n. II. Nelson J. Hughes
Charlotte Manifold B. Leehens
Grace Manifold A. Balman
A. Manifold Mrs. F. s. Moore
C. Mahoney Miss l.. Golderman
o. E. Kuhn Mrs. T. e. Reed
]. H. Whitley and wife, Mrs. J. A. Miller