The San Francisco call., 1910-11-12

sS&2SS59k4 grounds off Meiggs
B 3lS9s 3 aSzs wharf
81 y 3 There was great
excitement a ] o n &
the wharf when the rumor spread that
a smuggler was trying to avoid the
customs officials and land a cargo of
contAband on the Marin shore. The !
rumor was strengthened when the GUS
toms tugs Golden Gate and Hartley
cast off their lines and hurriedly put |
out in pursuit of the stranger.
But all suspicious were allayed when
the Golden Gate overhauled the schoon- |
er off Sausalito and brought the skip |
per on board to explain. The schooner
was the Elveira, formerly one of the |
most notorious poachers In the north |
reputable men in the fur trading bust |
ness.
The EIveira is OF but 85 tons burden
and for years was used by Japanese
poachers in raids on the seal rookeries
of the United States. Two years ago
the Elveira was captured and confis-
Gated by the government and recently
f. Schroeder of Nome, Alaska
Captain Peterson, in command of the
schooner, explained to the customs Off
cials that he had been told by sailor
at Dutch harbor that the quarantine
grounds had been changed to Sausa-
tito. so he was heading toward the
Besides the first mate and the cook
the crew of the ElVeira is composed of
natives of the AIeutian islands. The
|. E,lveira brought the skins of 5 polar
bears, II white fox, Is red fox and II
otter.
Last of Salmon Fleet Comes In
The last of the years salmon ships,
the Alaska packers associations Star
| of Scotland came into port yesterday
morning with the largest single ship
ment of salmon brought from the north
this year. The cargo consisted of 101,-
! S2S cases of canned salmon. Captain
Rasmussen reports favorable TRIP
down with one ex1eeptlon, oeto2eF 9St 80 80
latitude 55:05 north longitude 134:33
west by a south-southeast gale. which
stripped a few yards of canvas from
it and caused the slight injury of two
| sailors, who We're tunlbled about the
deck when a heavy sea was shipped.
The Star of Scotland will winter with
the balance of the salmon carriers in
this port.
Winter Schedule Announced
The Pacific Coast steamship company
Yesterday made public the winter
schedule for the eoasting steamers be-
| tween San Diego and Puget sound. The
| Governor will be taken from the run
| December for repairs and repainting
and will resume its run January 8.
The President will be laid out Decem,
Der q for the annual renovattng and
put back January "A. During the time
the President and Governor are out of
commission the senator, viii be called
| on to make an extra trip, and the City
of Puebla, queen and Umatilla VIII
! handle the schedule. During the win
ter months passengers going north or
south will be able to get a steamer
| every four or five days.
| Aorangi Arrives From New Zealand
The steamer Aorangi. running in the
/ New Zeaiand-Australian trade. arrived
! in port yesterday from Wellington
! Prominent among the small list of
/ passengers was Dr. w. A. Chapple,
| the representative of Sterlingshire,
/ mons Doctor Chappie is on his way
| to England after visit to Australia,
! where he had large land interests he
! politics and an economist of note, Rev,
! Pere Morvien. prominent colonial
clergyman was aI54 ,,ifad On stte tne A9fpahg,, ora
| extended visit. Among the Americans
returning from visits to Australia
were Mr.. and Mrs. Ihomas WIPER ana
been visiting friends in the colonies
! and the orient.
The Aorangi brought small cargo
of general merchandise Tor local mer-
chants.
Arranging for New Steamship Service
! Los ANGELES, Nov. 11-Traf1c ar
rangements are said to have been com
/ pleted between the owners of the
/ steamships Harvard and Yale and the
| Alaska Pacific steamship company:
whereby the latter's boat. the Admiral
! Sampson will be operated in conjunc-
tion with the Yale and Harvard to
| give daily service each way between
/ Los Angeles and San Francisco. The
| deal is said to have been made with a
/ view to handling the business of the
/ American express company. which re-
Gently broke the monopoly which the
/ loved on this coast, by entering Los
! Angeles over the Salt Lake route.
Owners of the Yale and Harvard
| have arranged to handle freight for
! the salt Lake company. Regular sail
/ ings are scheduled to begin Decem-
| Der 10.
water Front Notes
The IT X K liner Nippon Maru is
/ due to arrive in port this morning at
! 6 O'Clock unless delayed by the heavy
| fog off the heads. The Nippon Maru
! viii bring in "a cabin and So steerage
passengers besides a large cargo of
| general merchandise
THE Kosmos steamer Abyssinia. Cap
tain w. Rubarth, sailed at noon yes
burg with heavy cargo of general
| merchandise
The French steamer Amiral Exelmans
/ arrived late last night from Antwerp
via Yokohama with a cargo of general
Tba British steamer StrathIorne,
| dav 30h days from Newcastle with
5000 tons Of coal consigned to j. & A.
The schooner Muriel, Captain Hell
lingsen. 20 days from Honoipu, came
in Yesterday with 15112 sacks of sugar
for Hind, Rolph & Co.
Richest Cargo Brought from Orient
SEATTLE. Nov. 11.-The cargo of the
Jananese steamship Inaba Maru which
arrived from oo1 Yohohama doo last night, is
valued at $4,000 oo9, exceeding in value
| in the United States from the orient.
/ Raw and manufactured silk worth
! s2,5o0,00O was the principal part of the
| cargo.
steamer Sea Queen-Late master.
/ Rasmus Rasmussen; present master, w.
| Randall.
steamer Helen--Late master. George
Freetz present master, w. f. Hapner