The San Francisco call., 1910-01-27


and days IS hours from Mazatlan.
According to the officers and pas
sengers on the sydney. everything was
quiet at Corinto, where business ap-
peared to be moving along much as
usual The United States warships
Yorktown, Princeton. Albany and Buff
t3lo were at the Nicara guam port when
tl-e ~ QneW left, and officers and men
were getting weary of waiting for
something TO happen. While the sgd
neN was IN the harbor three marines
WORKED up a little excitement of their
N1 by jumping overheard from the
tutalo- Their intention appeared to
ne 10 SWIM ashore. but they were bare
p clear OF The navy transport when
q steam cutter started in pursuit The
swimmers were taken on board the
launch, which returned TO the Buffalo,
Mnele the three swimmers were with
out doubt given chance 10 explain
t-elr venture among the sharks 10
t1e old man. when they faced him
'at -he mast"
The Svdnry's passengers included:
Charles ". johnson Mrs c. Felens
Artaur Peer and wife \. Green
q. Nareciu. wife sndJ ". Blue
tlree daughters b. II. Pierce
Luriinc ia Heavy Weather
The Matsor navigation compary's
t-lfiane, captain Weeden, which arrived
yesterday from Honolulu. was beset by
heavy beam sea all the way from
The island port.
ON account of the bad weather the
Lurline was unable to get into Kahului,
and the freight for that port had to
he taken back TO Honolulu for ship
rlent Al a more convenient time. The
storm a. Kahului' carried away about
80 feet Of the breakwater. Tt was at
kahului that the British ship Alex
ander Black was recently lost
The Lurline brought % passengers
and 2 large cargo The freight in
claded 11,SsS bags Of raw sugar, 35.310
bags Of refined sugar, 420 sacks Of
coffee 500 sacks Of rice and ship
ments OF plneappies and bananas. The
Lurline was : days S hours from Homo
iHlu. Among the passengers were-
Nrs. 2. Cook Mrs J. " Kirslper
lir and Mrs. Atchcrley Miss ]. ZumWalt
anl family Nm. Lewis and wife
81. kirkland II. Lindiey
h. H. Shaw :. Lowell and vile
t- ETcrs
Tanker Brings General Cargo
The Standard oil steamer Dakotah.
which arrived Tuesday night from the
FAR east brought a cargo of general
nerch3ndise consigned TO SWayne &
toyt The DakOtah docked yesterday
at Broadway wharf No. Z, where tho
targo VIII be discharged. The Dako-
ans freight inclpdes 1871 bags of
sugar and 2s.s2b mats OF sugar from
Iloilo and from the same port 1851
Gags 0f cQpra. The rest Of the cargo
g from China and Japan and includes
large shipments of mating, tea and
curf0S.
Eronerates Mn5eStic's Officers
Inspectors Boiles and Bulger handed
down = decision yesterday eXOnerat-
ing Captain austin keegan. officers
and crow OF the steamer Majestic from
b.a--e ia the stranding of that vessel
near Monterey on December ;. Evil
dcnce showed that the night was
stormy and a heavy inshore current
carried the Majestic of her course.
Canadian Steamer Here
The british steamer Princess Ena,
Captain W. II. Whiteley. arrived here
yesterday from San Pedro The Ena is
bound for Victoria b. c, and put in
here for 2 shipment OF salt. The
Princess Ena belongs TO the Canadian
Pacific steamship company and is a
steel vessel of S2E tons register. It's
home port is Victoria.
Japanese seaman Killed
r. Shimotto was killed by a wind
Ass crank on the steamer ArYan yes
terdaY as the vessel was hosting an
Choir preparatory 10 sailing The wind