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The San Francisco call., 1910-09-23
OAKLAND GIRL TO
RENOUNCE WORLD
Miss Constance McKeand Will
Take Veil of Catholic
Sisterh0Od
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

IL
OAKLAND. Sept 22.-Friends of Miss
Constance McKeand have been in
formed that she is preparing to re-
nounce the world and to take the veil.
Miss McKeand has entered Our Ladies
Home. a large philanthropic institution
at Fruitvale, which is conducted by an
order of nuns of the Catholic church.
There she has begun her novitiate and
she has given her closest friends evil
dence of her decision by parting with
her worldly possessions.
Tothose who were nearest to Miss
McKeand, she has. made gifts Of her
personal effects, jewels and the like,
in token Of remembrances of her de-
cision to take the solemn vows of. re-
nunciation.
Miss McKeand is the daughter of
the late George w. McKeand. He was
a pioneer of Alameda county, and for
many years was a searcher of records
and title abstract expert.
McKeand came here from England.
He died September II last year at the
age Of so years. The only surviving
member of his family was this daugh-
ter, who by her aged parents death
was left without blood relation.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-23
JEALOUS WOMAN
YIELDS Whip ON
HER NEIGHBOR
Wife of Sea Captain Is Called
to Door and Beaten by
Former Friend
Son Holds Alleged Object of
Fathers Attention as the
Lash Is Applied
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

n LAMBDA, Sept. 22.-Mrs Charles
AHHsy,s,as. wife sf !. sea captain. was
called to her front door at 1880
o'clock this morning by her former
friend and neighbor Mrs. Alec La Plant,
accused of accepting attentions from
La Plant and thrashed with a horse
whip on her own threshold. The lash
was applied by Mrs. La Plant, accord
ing to Mrs. Evans story to the police,
while son, Alec La Plant Jr, aided
his irate mother by holding the victim
within range of the whip cord
Mrs. Evans lives at 2S01 Clinton ave-
nue.. Mrs. La Plant dwells nearby at
$40 Oak street. Both have adult chill
dren The mariner. Charles Evans, was
friendly with Alec La Plant, a cement
contractor. The women have known
each other for years. Mrs La Plant
went east a short time go. Evans was
then at sea. The cement mans wife
returned only today. to learn. accord
ing to the police report, that La Plant
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-23
CONVICT OFFERS HIMSELF
FOR TUBERCULOSIS TEST
Especial Dispatch to The Call

MUNCIE. Ind, Sept 22.-Great in
terest is taken in this state in the an
nounced plan of pardoning convict
under sentence for life who is willing
to take the chance of incubation for
bovine tuberculosis. The experiment
would be made in the interest of sci
ence.
Physicians say that as they would
be on watch for the disease they could
detect it at its first inception and
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-23
SULTAN OF SULU WANTS
TO SEE PRESIDENT TAFT

WASHINGTON, Sept 22.-The sultan
of Sulu will arrive in New York on the
steamer st. Louis, probably Saturday,
and will be accorded honors due his
rank.
a wireless message was received at
the war department today from the sui
tan, Hail Mohammed Jumabul Kiram,
announcing to Brigadier General Ed
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-23
PENDING deal
INVOLVES BIG
OIL COALITION
Agency and Associated Conn
pany to Form Marketing
Board and Control Supply
Southern Pacific Corporation to
Buy About 1000, 900 Bar
rels at IS or 40 Cents
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

IN AKERsFIELD, Sept. 22.-Persons
D in position to know stated pos
itively today that the negotia-
tions now pending between the Asso-
ciated oil company and the Union
Producers transportation company in
terests, news of which was published
exclusively in The Call, included the sale
of from seven to ten million barrels of
oil by the agency to the Associated at
35 or 40 cents and the absolute control
of the future marketing of crude oil by
a coalition of all interests in market
ing board. 1t is said that the Associat-
ed has agreed to handle a portion of
the agency production on practically
the same basis as the Producers trans
portation company is now doing, with
the exception that the Associated,
which owns its own carriers, will
charge a rental for the use of its ia
cilities.
1t will thus be to the advantage of
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-23
GIRL MISSING MORE
THAN YEAR is FOUND
Mother Charges That Daughter
Was Abducted

CHICAGO, Sept. 22.-Dorothy Bar
row, 13 years old, missing from her
home in Houston. Tex, for more than
a year, was found, poorly clothed and
penniless. in a hotel in Vincennes, Ind.
and was restored today to her mother,
Mrs. Eloise Barrow, who says the girl
was abducted Chicago police to whom
she told the story of the child's dis
appearance and recovery are investiga-
ting.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-23
1.-TWO PRESIDENTS" SAYS
NEGRO, "TEDDY AND TAFT
Lunacy Prisoner StartIes Judge
Into Releasing Him

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-"who is
president of the United States?'' asked
Judge Mullowney of William Thomas,
a jail prisoner, who was being exam
ined today by lunacy jury.
Deed. Jedge, Ah doan rightly know.
They say they's two of 'em--one's s
Mr. Taft and the others Teddy" was
the prisoners reply.
Not guilty. was the verdict.
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probably cure it. Governor Marshall
likes the suggestion, but doubts the
legality of offering pardon on that
condition and is averse to taking the
responsibility on his own initiative.
The doctors will try to remove his
scruples by getting judicial opinion
and reinforcing it by public petitions.
1t is a mooted question whether hu-
man beings can contract the disease
from the milk or meat of cows af-
fiicted with it.
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wards, chief of the insular bureau, his
coming arrival, and expressing a de-
sire to visit Washington to meet the
president.
General Edwards is in China, accom-
panying Secretary of War Dickinson on
his trip. Major General Leonard Wood.
who knows the sultan well, is looking
after the arrangements for his arrival.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-23
SAN JOAQUIN BOARD
GETS MANY LETTERS
Inquiries Numerous Regarding
Fruit Growing Methods

STOCKTON. Sept pa total of so
inquiries have been received and an
swered by Secretary ]. j. Rhea of the
San Joaquin county board of trade
during the last month. A letter has
been received from Cooks Chambers
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, in which
inclosed check for two shillings anf,
I'VE pence asking for literature dealing
with local fruit growing.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-23
BISHOP RECEIVERS CASH
FROM A NEGRO PORTER

NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-The timely
discovery today by Benjamin Jackson,
a negro porter. of fat wallet on the
French line pier was all that pre-
vented Mgr. Fouchot, bishop of Or
leans. France, from sailing for home
penniless.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-23
BALKS ATTEMPT
TO COLLECT HIS INCOME

NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-Robert Win
throp Chanler has revoked the power
of attorney he gave Lima Cavalieri to
collect the income from his estate un-
der their famous ante-nuptial agree
ment This statement was made today
by Sidney Harris, Chanler's attorney
This move Is intended to make it
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-23
ROBBERS TOTAL LOOT
MAY Go TO SIS, 900

SEATTLE, Sept. 22-It is believed in
Skagway that the same robbers who
got S57, 500 from a strong box of the
Yukon river steamer Tanana also stole
the missing Canadian registered mail
pouches. The amount of gold contained
in this pouch is now stated to be s27,-
500, making the total loot $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-23

The bishop sailed on the liner Lor-
raine after attending the recent eu-
charistic congress at Montreal. He
discovered the loss of his pocketbook.
containing about $4,000, just as the
ship was casting loose.
Jackson was gloating over his find.
when two detectives discovered him.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-23

impossible for Cavalieri to obtain the
income from the three trust funds set
aside for Chanler.
Within two or three days Harris in
tends to answer the summons and
complaint filed by attorneys for Mrs.
Julia Chamberlain Chanler, the artists
first wife. which questions the legality
of his agreement with his BRIDE
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-23
VICTIM OF TRACTION
ACCIDENT IDENTIFIED
Especial Dispoich TO The Call

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
STOCKTON. Sept 22-The identity
of the man who was killed by being
hit by Central California traction
company interurban car last Tuesday
night, has been established as Giovan-
mi Cotelli. He has married sister in
San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-23
COMPANY @ TO CAMP

COMPANY G TO CAMP-The members Of Com
pany c. y. g. c.. making arrangements
to go into camp at Ataseadero from October
j to Is. The company will leave the Oakland
mole at 1880 O'Clock Saturday evening. 0cto-
Der l. Company will be In the first
tion of the first battalion. which comprises
four companies in this county.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-23
ESQ SHEEP DIE FROM
EATING GREEN ALFALFA
Charges Get Away From Young
Herder

Especial Dispatch to The Call
ALTURAS, Sept. 22.-Two hundred
and fifty sheep belonging to the Nevada
packing company are dead. as a result
of eating green alfalfa. esheep were
in charge of youth who had been
warned against letting the sheep into
the alfalfa. but the sheep got away from
him and ate their I'LL.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-23
JOKE BANDITS
BARELY MISS REAL POSSE
Especial Dispatch TO The Call

in playing a practical joke on the
party
The serious nature of the prank was
realized when it was made known that
a posse was still securing the country
in search of the robbers who held up
the Southern club recently.
Among the members of the party
were Misses Trilia Kill. Ethel Hamil-
ton, Myrtle Drenter, Bessie Cumnnins,
Bertha Johnson. Sophia Goodman and
Charles Bower, Edwin Morrison, Alfred
Tamblin and w. S. Bailey.
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-23
Definite Action Deferred

colonel Roosevelt feels that no def
mite action can be taken until the up
state men have been heard from at
Saratoga
He understands that his forces plan
to go to Saratoga without slate. TO
find out what the majority of the dele
gates want and TO settle upon candl-
dates and a platform in accordance with
these wishes
Colonel Roosevelt said that from the
beginning he had asserted that he was
trying to find out what the people of
New York state wanted. He diselaimed
any idea OF attempting to force his own
ideas on the convention In his speech
at Syracuse last week he outlined in
a general way his own ideas as to the
program
What would be the nature OF the
plank on direct nominations he had
no idea, but he felt that such a plank
would be placed in the platform. What
form it would take would depend upon
the desires of the delegates. Parsons
said that an effort would be made to
force a roll call on evsky delegate to
the convention in the vote for tempor-
airy chairman He explained that it
was proposed to put every man on Ees-
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-23

ELY, New. Sept. 22.-Rev. c. E.
Charlton, pastor of the Methodist
church, and a dozen members of the
Epworth league of Ely were held up
this morning at o'clock by a gang
of masked persons with guns, while
returning from the mining camp of
Ruth, near here. While the robbers
were searching the crowd. one of the
party, a woman, pulled the mask from
the face of one of the robbers. reveal
ing the fact that the bandits were
fellow members of the church engaged
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-23
Program Agreed Upon

Bannard's statement. coming directly
after the conference, was taken as a
plain Indication that Roosevelt had
agreed with the others on this program.
Griscom said that he had brought good
news to Sycamore Hill.
Il reported to Roosevelt" he said.
that there had been several accessions
to our ranks among the delegates from
Dutchess and Montgomery counties
There may be more. Roosevelt viii be
temporary chairman There is no ques-
ton about that. We shall have MAJ
jority of more than 100 delegates"
Roosevelt said that the names of sew
eraI candidates were gone over once
more. but that no agreement Of any
kind on any OF them had been reached
The platform also had been discussed.
but it had not even been tentatively
outlined outside Of the understanding
that it would be progressive
The San Francisco call., 1910-09-23
Utter Rout of "0ld Guard" at
New York Convention Is
Now Expected
COLONEL ESTIMATES
HIS MAJORITY AS 100
Final Conference at Sycamore
Hill Wipes Away Last
Trace of Doubt
EVERY DELEGATE WILL
BE PLACED ON RECORD

~ YSTER BAY. y. Y, Sept %
Y y The utter rout of the "old
guard" by Theodore Roosevelt at
the republican state convention in Sara
toga was predicted today by Colonel
Roosevelt himself. At the conclusion
of a long conference with half a dozen
of his lieutenants. Colonel Roosevelt
said:
Il think may be reasonably safe in
saying that we shall have 100 ma
jority''
Final Reports Made
Reports fran all parts of the state
were received at Sycamore Hill today.
Otto T. Barnard of New York Lloyd
c. Griscom, president Of the New York
county republican committee; F. J.
Krack of Brooklyn, naval officer of the
port; Representative William NJ.
Calder of Brooklyn, Controller Will
liam A. Pendergast of New York city
and Herbert Parsons. Griscom's prede-
cessor, motored down from New York
late in the afternoon for final survey
of the field of battle.
Colonel Breaks Silence
! All through the fight, which began
with the Sherman incident, the colonel
has refused to express any opinion as
to the outcome and none was expected
from him today, but the reports here
this evening convinced him that il was
all over but the shouting. Unless some
unexpected reversal should be met. he
was positive that the republican or
ganization would be forced to give
ground before the progressives when
| the test came at Saratoga next week.
His estimate of 100 majority is con-
Cured in by the others who attended
the conference. The attitude OF the
| Roosevelt forces toward the Taft ad-
ministration was outlined by Barnard.
In my opinion, said he. the Sara
strongly indorsing the administration
of President Taft In accordance with
the presidents expressed wish no men
tion will be made of any denomination
in 1912. No opposition to an indorse-
ment of the administration will come
from delegates friendly to Roosevelt
| and, C1riscona.r
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Why is it difficult to sn1uggIe
treasures bought abroad through
the custom house? Read the
story of the jewel detective in
The Sunday Call.
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Trent Trust Co., Ltd.

Honolulu, Janu. go.
NEBRASKAN. Am. S. s., ar. Sal. Cruz
from S. F., Dec. u.
NENADAN. Am. s. s, from S. +. for
Hon. Feb 10.
NIPPON MARU, Jap. s. s, ar. Yoke
hama from Hon, Feb. 5.
NUUANU, Am. Blk, Josselyn, from
Kaanapah for n Y, Feb. 4.
OCEANIA VANCE, Am. sehr, ar. Pit.
Townsend from Hilo, Dec. 10.
OLYMPIC, Am. bk., ar. Hilo from Port
Ludlow, Jan. ?.
0. NJ. KELLOGG. Am. schr., ar. Pa
peete from S. F., Oct. 81.
PACIFIC FLEET, from Hon. for S. F.,
PLEIADES. Am. s. s., from Seattle for
Hon, Jan. %.
RENEE RICKMERs, Ger. sp., from
| Leith for Hon, Jan. %.
| R. 2. RITHET, Am. bk., Drew, ar. s.
F. from Hon. Feb. s.
/ ROBERT LEW Frs. Am. schr., from
Port Townsend for Hon. Feb. 3.
| ROBERT SEARLES, Am. SCH. Piltz,
! from Everett for San Pedro, Dec. Is.
ROBERT R. HIND, Am. schr., from
| Redondo for Port Townsend, Dec. 9.
| ROSECRANS. Am. S. s., ar Gaviota
| from Hon. Jan. -.
f. W. BARTLETT, Am. sehr., from 8.
! F. for Papeete, Oct. 10.
SANTA MARIA, Am. S. s, ar Port
! San Luis from Hon. Feb. I.
: SANTA RITA, Am. s. s., ar. Port San
Luis from Hon, Feb. 5.
S. c. ALLEN. Am. schr., from Eureka
for Hon, Feb. 3.
! SELJA, Nor. s. s.. ar. Port Townsend
from Hon, Jan. s.
S. G. WILDER, Am. bk., from MANU-
kona for s. F., Jan. 25.
SHERIDAN, [. s. A. T., from S. F.
for Hon, Feb. 5.
SIBERIA, Am. s. S, ar. Yokohama
from Hon. Feb. IL.
ST. KATHERINE, Am blk, from Hilo
for s. f., Feb. 3.
! SOPHIE CHRISTENSEN. Am. schr,
from Gravs Harbor for S. F., Dec. 6.
! SWANLEY, Br. s. s, ar Brisbane from
Hon, Jan. 4.
/ TENYO MARU, Jap. s. s, ar Yoko-
hama from Hon, Jan. IA.
TEXAN Am. s. s, from New York
for Puerto Mexico, Nov 90
T. ?. EMIGH. Am. bkt., Irsen, from
Eureka for Guaymas, Dec. II.
, THOMAS, L. s. A. T., from Hon. for
Manila Jan. Is.
, VIRGINTAN. Am. s. s, from Salina
cruz for : F., Feb. T.
WASHTENAW. Am. S. s. from PIT.
San Luis for s. F., Dec. Z.
VIM OLSEN. Am. schr.. from Gray's
Harbor for Hon. Jan. 16.
WILHELMTNA, Am, 5. s, from S. F.
for Hon. Feb. 10
W. II. NARSTON, Am. sehr., from s.
| F for Hon Feb
w. II. SMITH. Am. bktn., ar. San
Pedro from Astoria, Dee. Is.
WIN. P. FRYE, Am. sp., from N. Y.
for Hon. Aug 81.
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ERSKINE NJ. PHELPS, Am. sp., ar.
Hon. from Seattle, Dec 80
ESPADA, Am. schr., from Westport
for San Diego, Dec. IS.
ETHEL ZANE. Am. schr., ar. Tacoma
from S. F., Dec. II.
EVA, Am. schr., ar. S. F. from MANU-
kona, Jan. %.
FALLS OF CLYDE, Am. sp., from Ga
viCta for Hon, Jan. 30
FLAURENCE WARD. Am. schr.. Piltz,
ar. Hon. from Midway Isle, Jan a.
F. NJ. SLADE, Am. schr., johnson. ar.
S. F. from Grays Harbor, Nov. 13.
FOOTING SUEY, Am. blk, Willett,
from n. Y. for Hon, Nov. 4
FRIEDA, Ger. sp., Logeman, from AS
toria for Europe, Oct. IS.
GAMBLE, Am. schr., at Port Gamble,
Oct. q.
GLENHOLM, 8r. sp., Williams, from
Portland for U. K, Oct. 9.
G. w. WATSON, Am. schr., from
Gravs Harbor for S. F., Nov. II.
II. HACKFELD. CIR. sp., from Hon. for
Sydney Heads, Feb. 8.
EAvAlI. Am bkt., from Auckland for
Newcastle and Hawaii, Oct. IS.
HAWAIIAN ISLES, Am. sp, ar S. F.
from Philadelphia, Oct. %.
H. C. WRIGHT, Am. schr., from Quay
mas for Everett, Dec. Il.
HELENE, Am. sch, from Port Ludlow
for Hon, Jan. 6.
HILONIAN, Am. S s, ar. Seattle from
S F., Feb. 10.
HONGKONG MARU, Jap. S. s., from
Hon. for So. Amer. ports, Nov. %.
HYADES, Am. S. s., ar S. F. from Ka.
hului, Feb. 5.
IRMGARD, Am. bkt., ar. S. F. from
Hon, Oct 26.
IROQUOIs, I. s. tug, from Hon. for
San Fran, Feb. 4.
ISTHMIAN, Am. S. S, from S. F. for
Seattle, Jan. 80.
JAMES H. BRUCE, Am. sehr., from
S. F. for Sound, Dec. 16.
JAMES ROLPH, Am. schr, from S. F.
for Hon, Jan. "a.
JOHN ENA. Am. So, from Philadel.
phia for s. F.. Oct 70.
KAIULANT, Am. bk., Colly, ar. S. F,
from Hon, Jan. IS.
KLIKITAT, Am, bkt., ar. Port
Townsend from Hon. April "a.
KOAN MART. Jap. :. s., from Moi for
Hon. Feb. g.
KOKO HEAD. Am. bkt., ar. Sydney
from Vancouver, Dec. II.
KOREA, Am. :. s, ar. Yokohama from
Hon, Jan, q.
KONA, Am. schr., ar. Port Townsend
from HiIo. IAN. s.
LA BLANCHE. Fr. blk, from Hon. fol-
Noumea. Dec. Q.
! LANSING. Am S. s. ar. Port San Luis
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Mntiny Ship Sold.

1 TACOMA, January 29.-After lying
sne at Eagle Harbor for two years he
|sell known American bark HesPer has
d.. been sold to Capt. w. J. Melon
hell and Robert A. Cunningham Of Vic
nors. B. C.. and will shortly be taken
b. Australia and adjacent islands to be
Rased in the hardwood lumber trade be
tween FIJI and the New Hebridee Is
1ands and Puget Sound and British
Il Columbia ports, carrying sandalwood
san1 other valuable hardwoods
q Captain Mcdonnell has been engaged
Ein his trade since 1871 with several
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cisco, eb. =.
TRANSPORT SERVICE.
Buford, ar. S. F. from Hon., Oct. Is.
Dix. at Manila, Jan. 20.
Logan. from Hon. for San Fran, Feb. 4.
Thomas, ar Manila from Hon Feb. 5
Sheridan, from s. +. for Hon. Feb. 5.
THE MAILS.
Mails are due from the following
points as follows:
San Francisco-Per Cleveland, today.
Yokohama-Per Mongolia, Feb. IS.
Nancouver-Per Makura, Mar. 4.
Colonies-Per Natal, March 2.
Mails viii depart for the following
points as follows:
San Francisco-Per Lurline, Feb. Is.
Colonies-Per Makura, Mar. 4.
DISCRIMINATION Cleveland. tomorrow.
Vancouver-Per Natal, March 2.
MOVEMENTS OF SHIPPING
ADMIRAL, Am schr., ar. Grays Har-
Dor from S. F., Dec. 5.
ALDEN BESSIE, Am. bk., Miller, for
San Pedro. Feb. 10.
ALICE COOKE, Am. schr., Penhallow,
ar. Port Ludlow from S. f., Jan. 10.
ALAMEDA, Am. 5 s, Dowdell, ar. S.
T.. from Hon. Feb s.
ALASKAN, Am. 5. S, from Seattle for
Hon, Feb. 6.
ALBERT, Am. Blk, ar. Port Townsend
from kaanapali, Feb. l.
ALEXANDER ISENBERG, Ger. bk.,
Behring. from Hon. for Sound, Dec
i.
ALOHA, Am. schr,, Weitkunat, from
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Hamburg Am. :. :. Cleveland from
san Francisco. 6 n. m.
Str Mauna Kca from Hilo and way
ports, a. m.
SAIL TO-DAY.
NJ. \. 5. :. Lurline for Kahului, ?. M.
DUE TOMORROW.
Str Kinau from Kauai ports, a. m.
Str Mikahala, from Molokai and
Maui ports, a. m.
[. :. A. T. Sheridan from San Fran
cisco, a. IN.
SAIL TOMORROW.
H.-A. :. s. Cleveland. for Yokohama
and New York. ) p. m.
DUE MONDAY.
p. NJ. s. s. Manchuria from San
Francisco, a. m.
NJ. \. :. :. Lurline from Kahului
SAIL MONDAY.
t. s \. T. sheridan for Guam and
Manila.
SAIL TUESDAY.
NJ. \. :. s Lurline for san Francisco,
> ?. III.
DUE WEDNESDAY.
NJ. \. :. :. Wilhelmina. Johnson,
from San Francisco. a. m.
PASSENGERS.
Departed.
Per str CIaudine for Maui and Ha-
wall ports, February l1.-Major Dun
ming. Theo. Richards, y. Hansberg, Mrs.
Haueberg. G. y. Lufkin.
Booked TO Depart.
Per q. :. (. Alameda. for san Fran
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other vessels. uameIy-the bark Onou-
II, the steamer Pioneer, the brig Donald
Mclean. the brag Marion Rhenny and
the brig Challenge These vessels have
been used III the same trade as that in
which the HeSqeT VIII engage. between
the South Sea Islands, China and Aus
tralian ports. and have been lost or
wrecked from lime 10 time.
\ history ot these vessels and Cap
tain Mcdonnell : experience with them
and with The savage cannibal tribes he
has 10 deal with n the trade in which
he : engaged, II given in print, would
make an interesting story and would
read more like the adventures of Cap
tain Kidd than the actual experience
II . man II business engaged IN leglt-
mate trade
The valuable hardwoods which the
Hesper VIII be used for in bringing to
Puget Sound ports and British Column
bia have 10 be gathered by the natives
OF the islands and as a result Captain
Mcdonnell is compelled to carry arti-
cIe~ Of trade ~uen as suit the natives
To exchange fur their services in gath
erlng the vessel : cargo as money has
no value il such localities 50 far as
the natives themselves are concerned.
Il j. intended to establish a basis
for distribution Of the hardwood col
lected both al Sound and British Column
bia ports. which Will be IN charge Of
Mr.. Cunningham, while Captain Melon
nell VIII operate the vessel.
The He>per Is a bark Of COZ tons net
register and was built by Hall Bros.
at Port Blaheley, Wash, in 1882 She
has had an interesting career, being
long known a. the Fmutiny ship the
crew having mutinjed at one time while
~he vessel was en- route from Australia
to the Sandwich Islands, and having
murdered the mate. Captain Solder
gren. then in command, with the assist
ance Of hie wife finally queIIed the mu-
tiny and brought the vessel to Homo
lulu. where three Of the mutinous crew
were subsequently, hung. Later Captain
~odergreu committed suicide in san
Francisco. it : SAID by reason Of this
matter preyng upon his mind. There
fore. the trade that the vessel will now
enter will be a fitting climax to her in
teresting career.
The Hesper was owned by George f,
Billings Of san Francisco.
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of visitor, that is expected to oyerruI
the steamer from ten to five o 'clocA
tomOrrOW-E Examiner.
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TRANSPORT SERVICE.

line, Am. SIS, Weeden, San Fran
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VESSELS IN PORT.
Merchant Nesseiz.j

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