The San Francisco call., 1910-04-08

Alexander. which sailed Yesterday for
southern California, carried about $50
passengers. Among them were:
/. l. Lubbock &c. o. Anderson
E. T. LedrOll Max Dehlman
J. W. Batson aud wife Miss Forstner
+. A. Shell Miss 0gilvie
J. A. Rogers J. L. Danny. wife and
Miss E. O'Brien son
Mr. Satour J. Jones and wife
Miss SatOur Miss E. L. Lage
J. Keefer II. McManus, wife and
T. SOuta son
f. Wagner Miss Lillian Touug
c. h. Edward Miss NJ. Kruhappcr
W J. Murray Mrs. w NJ. oImsted
F. E. Allen and wife A. Duhamel
Miss Fordham c. Johnston
Miss 4. Suler Charles Odd
F. LiDdeman o. o. Ogden
c. Lindeman A. G. Short
Joseph de QuaGa g. VI. johnson
H. B. Underwood and Mrs. Fox
wife Mrs. James
Want SeawaH Wharf Widened
The harbor commissioners yesterday
received a petition from the local grain
men asking that the seawan grain
wharf be widened by from so to 100
feet. 1t was pointed out that the addi-
tional space would be an advantage in
handling large cargoes and that eX-
tending the wharf out into deeper
available for vessels of greater draft
than can now be docked there.
The commissioners decided to illu
inmate the ferry tower April % in
honor of the Chinese prince who is
scheduled to arrive here on that day.
The board also fixed the rental to be
pany for the privilege of maintaining
hydrants on state wharves with which
to supply shipping at $3.50 a month.
Navy Target Is FIOated
The $4,000 navy target which broke
adrift the other day from the tug
Navajo and went on the rocks at Fort
Point was floated yesterday and towed
by the Navajo to Mare island. The
target went ashore in about five min
utes after the towline parted, but it
took the crews of the Navajo and
Glacier and the Fort Point life saving
crew three days to get the runaway
back into deep water.
Water Front Notes
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 970,000 feet.
The schooner Bangor, which arrived
yesterday, seven days from the Colum-
bia river passed in from sea and up the
q four master it made a spread of can
vas not often seen inside the harbor.
The Pacific Mail liner China is due
early tomorrow morning from the
orient with a large number of inter
mediate passengers and a full cargo.
The Hyades is due today from Kahu-
lui and tomorrow the Alaskan from Sa-
lima Cruz.
Saves Liner by Settling Claim
The Jebson steamship company saved
its steamer Erna from being sold at
auction yesterday by settling the juJg-
ment for sl9,ss0 held by William Wal
ker. The claim grew out of prepaid
freight on goods carried by the Mauri-
dan, which was lost-at sea. The Erna,
which put into port in distress lately,
had been attached. IT was released by
Attorney Nathan Frank, representing
Walker.
Amaranth Ont of Course
HONOLULU. April An official in
vestigation into the grounding of the
barkentina Amaranth in Pearl harbor
last Tuesday discredits the reports of
Captain Burke and the pilot that the
vessel was in mdchannel at the time.
The investigation shows that the ANA
and that the grounding was not due to
the filing in Of the channel, as at first
supposed.
Transfers Passengers ut Sea
BEACHY HEAD, Eng, April THE
British steamer Cairnrona returned to
Dover late today with a fire in its coal
bunkers, and after having transferred
at sea its 900 passengers to the
steamer ksnawha. The transfer. was
attended with considerable excitement.
Eighteen Foot Hole In Minnesota
YOKOHAMA, April The American
steamer Minnesota arrived here today
with an Is foot hole in its bottom and
having lost It's rudder; 1t will proceed
TO Hongkong for repairs.
The Minnesota is owned by the Great
Northern steamship compaus. and sailed
from Seattle for Yokohama and Hong
king on March %.
By United Wireless
Thursday, April T. 1910
STEAMER RIVERSIDE-Left Port Angeles for
East San Pedro at IL a. N. April 8: 8 D. M
April g. 30 miles west northwest Of Hecata
head. Moderate south southeast wind
STEAMER UMATILLA-Left San Francisco foy
Seattle at 2 m- April 8; 7:45 D. M April
g, OF Cape Blanco. Light north northwest
wind; smooth sea; barometer, 30.13; tempera-
fure. as
STEAMER HYADES-Left KshuIui for San
Franeisc at ] p. M. March 80; 10 .. M April
g. 500 miles out from San Francisco CIoudv
light northerly breeze; smooth sea; barometer
SO. 33 temperature. IS.
sTLAhEE r. TALooS1Left Asteris for San Fran