The San Francisco call., 1910-03-19

PLAYING cards lead Benninger to think
the smuggier could be none other.
among the more valuable articles
were IL silk shirtwaist patterns, 26
SILK shirts, roll of black silk and a
large piece each of white and colored
silk and OF silk crepe. Some of the
articles were cotton. Report was made
10 colonel Blinn, deputy surveyor. who
says that attempts at smuggling are
rare IN the transport service. The
day.
Ship Inverness Libeled
The British ship Inverness was the
subject OF another suit in libel in the
United States district court yesterday
where claims were fled by c. B. Jen-
". & ]. Sloane. shipping merchants
Jennings asks for sSs7 damages for
1000 bags of caraway seed arriving
$40 cases of sardines and 500 cases of
Amer Picon were damaged to the ex-
tent of 1913. and Sloane claims s305 for
inverness arrived recently from ports
In Belgium and Holland. A broken
and water soaked consi gnment of YER
suit.
The Dieckman hardwood company
Ibeled the American barkentine
Cleaner on claim of s11,500 for vio-
latlon OF breach of charter party. 1t is
alleged that the vessel failed to take
on certain log shipments in Mexico and
refuses TO deliver the logs she brought
Has Good job in Australia
Many of his friends have been won
derlng for some time what has become
OF u A. Hodson, who was purser on
the liner Moana and later on the So
nona of the Oceanic steamship COM
pany's Australian line. Before the
was appointed to an important position
In the companys Sydney office. After
the suspension he came to this city and
entered the service of the Pacific Mail
company, where he was rapidly climb
Ing when the Illness of his wife called
MIN back to. Australia. According to
Is now with the New South Wales
fresh food and ice company. one of the
biggest concerns in the antipojes. The
writer of the letter met "Chappfe" in
New Zealand. where he was making a
business visit for the firm with the
long name.
Explosion on WiIheImina
Chief Engineer Joseph Baker of the
steamer Wilhelmna reported to In
spectors Bolles and Buiger Yesterday
that March 7, while lying in dock al
Crockett. four firemen were badly burned
through a bareback. The accident was
stated. in leaving the oil burner of
the forward port boiler open, filing
the furnace with gas. Three of the
men were taken to the marine hos
r W
fourth is back on duty
Pennsylvania Sails Today
The Pacific Mail liner Pennsylvania
Will sail at noon today for Panama and
way ports with a large cargo and
ders, who was in command of the
Pennsylvania. has been transferred to
the Korea. The Pennsylvania is now in
command of Captain Holland. The
liner Acapulco was due yesterday from
the lower coast, but at sundown last
night had not put in an appearance.
Inman's Machinery Is Sold
The machinery of the steamer R d.
Inman, which went ashore March 90.
1909, one and a half miles north of
Duxbury, was sold yesterday to the
United engineering works by the
Whitelaw wrecking company, which
salved the Inman.
Water Front Notes
The schooner Alice Mcdonald has
been sold by w. G. Tibbitts to George
E. Billings. The Mcdonald went ashore
December 81 at the entrance to San
Diego harbor, was f1oated Januaryz
and towed here, where it has been laid
up ever since.
The ship Henry Failing, which ar
rived March Is at New York, from Ia
coma, has been sold to New York par
ties.
The Pacific Mail liner San Juan left
Mazatlan March II for this port.
Receipts of lumber yesterday by sea
amounted to 1,505, 900 feet.
The steamer Wilhelmina, which left
here March II. arrived yesterday at
Honolulu.
Steamer Acapulco passed in at IL
D. m.