The San Francisco call., 1910-07-30


corner has brought him some kind of
memento.
Stuffed alligators guard the cap
tain's doorway. The walls are covered
on one side with knives and warclubs
and on the other with obsolete types
or guns and pistols, many of them
elaborately carved. Spears bombshells
that saw service in the Japanese war,
elephants teeth, queer fish, carvings
and savage ornaments have: exceeded
the capacity of floors, shelves and
walls and fill even the quarters to
The Germanicus has just arrived in
ballast from Victoria to receive a
cargo Of barley for Europe from Port
Costa. Since his last visit here three
voyage down the African coast, which
added its share to the curios.
Mariposa Due Tomorrow Morning
With lis passengers on board the
Marlposa sent a wireless to the
Oceanic steamship company yesterday
indicating its arrival here early to-
morrow morning
The passengers include a large
number of eXcursionists who went to
Tahiti to witness the picturesque cele-
bration of the fall of the bastile, the
Erench national holiday turned into a
Polynesian fete. Connections were
tralian and New Zealand liners, with
an exchange of passengers.
=. At II o'clock this morning the
Sierra Captain Houdlette. leaves for
Honolulu with 65 in the cabins.
Sampson Delayed by Accident
The steamer Admiral Sampson of the
Alaska Pacific line arrived yesterday
on its starboard screw 43 hours from
ule. While going into the southern
harbor the port screw became dis
abled. An examination showed that
the bolts at the coupling Of the shaft
over to the United engineering works
yesterday for repairs which will not
delay the SIMPSONS sailing date for
company's officials.
Contrary Weather Bothers Bark
The British bark British Yeoman
Captain Watts, arrived here yesterday
93 days from Newcastle, Australia, of
which 10 days were spent within 500
miles of San Francisco. Gains and
headwinds alternated with light winds
during the entire voyage. At no time
did it get into the trades.
which was believed to have been the
Newsboy.
The Yeoman brings $3.50 tons of
coal consigned to j. & A. Brown.
Enterprise Sails from HiIo
The Matson navigation company re-
cefVed word yesterday that the steamer
Enterprise has sailed from Hilo to this
port with is passengers and $4,000
=.
The Wilhelmina of the same line
went to Crockett yesterday to dis
charge her cargo of sugar brought in
from the islands a few days ago.
Monday the ship will begin loading
AT pier 3S for the return voyage next
Wednesday.
Food and Drink for East
The Acapulco, G. G. Trask, master,
leaves Pacific Mail wharf wharf No. A
a noon today with $500 barrels of
wine. 5000 sacks of beans and 1900
cases of raisins, to be transshipped
across the isthmus of Panama for New
York. The passenger list is small. with
about 10 bound for Central American
ports.
Schooner Receives Machinery
The new steam schooner Nehalem,
built for the Hammond lumber com
pany, is at the United engineering 6
works receiving engines and machin-
cry. The vessel goes into commission
about the end of August. when it will
ply between san Franeisco meiscs and Eq
of the Valley, will be- skipper.
Schooner Winfield scott Is LibeIed
H J. Benson filed libel in the
United States district court yesterday
against the schooner Winfield Scott for
an assigned claim against the vessel
for $50, made by w Davis, for sail
making.
Water Front Notes
A Portland dispatch to- the Mer-
chants exchange announces that the
British steamer Riverdale, which stuck
on Columbia river sandbank while
bound for China, was 1oated yester-
day. Damages were trif1ing.
The Manchuria, which left here. ar
rived at Yokohama yesterday, while
the Mongolia, bound this way, arrived
at Honolulu.
Bound for Honolulu by way of
Puget sound. the American Ha waiian
freighter Mexican. Captain Tapley,
sailed from here yesterday.
The French bark Jean Bart arrived
at Rotterdam yesterday to load for San
Francisco.
The fire tug Dennis r. Sullivan an
chored in the bay yesterday to receive a
coat of paint.
Lumber receipts for yesterday came
to $500, 600 feet.