The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 30, 1902, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUE i\ ' SDAY, DECEMBER °30, 1902. ——————_—————_—__—————_—T_——-——:_——.—g————_——__— LEES" GHILDREN [HOPES TO SAVE GET KI5 ESTATE Veteran Detective Deeds Them Realty Worth Over $250,000. Makes Will Bequeathing Son and Daughter Personal Property. The will of the late Isaiah W. Lees was filed for probate yesterday. The docu- ment, which was made December 9, 1902, few days prior to the death of the vet n police officer, provides that an estate worth $11,6%2 be divided equally between his two children, F. W. Lees and Ella M. Leigh. E. A. Leigh and F. W. Lees are named as executo o serve withou bonds. The estate disposed of by the will con- sists of $76%2 in cash, a library valued at $3000 and household effects, jewelry and coins worth $1000. Captain Lees disposed of most of his estate by deed on the day | that he made his will, which accounts for The deeds, which were filed 3 erday, give to F. W. Lees and Ella M. Leigh, in return for their love ard af- fection, all the realty possessed by Lees at the time of his @eath. The properties involved in the deed in- clude the Lees residence near the corner of Jones and Pine streets, property on Hall avenue, Howard and Main Webster and Filbert streets, es and Scott streets, and at Centra ue and Grove street. In addition to e there are seven lots in block 29 of the Fairmount track and thirty lots, Gift Maps Nos. 1, 2 and 3. The greater por- tion of the estate is improved. Its value is fixed between $250,000 and $300,000. PROSECUTION FINDS FAULT WITE THE JURY Entire Panel gummo;ed to Try the Beale-Williams Case Is Challenged. When the case against Truxtun Beale and Thomas H. Williams Jr. for shooting "re erick Marriott, editor of the News ter, was called in Judge Cook’s court rday morning Hiram Johnson of spe- 1 for the prosecution abruptly llenged the entire panel of trial jurors. objection was raised on the ground arities, the records showing that of vepiremen summoned for the cases had been retained panel. F. Dunne and H. T the challenge on behalf defense, and the entire forenoon taken up in arguing the points of The and Judge Cook reserved his il this morning at 10 o'clock, hour the trial was also post- > —_——— Captain Von Oterendorp Retires. F I of years and wit » more than half a ce behind him, Captain K. der of the Oceanic Sonoma, has made fficial capacity. With day he closes his ser- the Oceanic etires from the &ca. endorp, wh and wealth of s of the Pacific, be Al eda the good wishes of by passengers and tho vresented hi T of elegant cuff buttons. was born January n with a hand- n 1848 and in 1857 en North German Liloya steamshins and when nmodore of their ntil 1885 he was Alameda., its fleet the Sierra, was given command ome on Vally will spend part D. C., aud for his transter pean consulate. Zealandia Sails for Honolulu. ship Company’s Zealandia r Honolulu. She carried a zers, which included the Miss M. Slankard, Mr. and Master Forsyth, T. J._Dillon, Werckenthin, William s A. Moon, William Meye —_— The Overdue List. The British ship Pegas . bound here from vesterday at 30 cent om the Co- =pite of the fact per cent, and the out from 'Bangkok marked up to 80 per cent. Broke Five Ribs. Fred Oleson, & stevedore, was knockea down the hold of the steam collier Wyefield yes- rday and eeverely injured. He was struck the holsting gear and at the Harbor Hospj- it was found that five ribs had been broken, Returns to Neah Bay. The steamship Charles Nelson, bound here for Germany, wa from Seattle, was compelled yesterday to take | | sheiter in Neah Bay on account of the heavy weather. Time Ball. . Branch Hydrographic Office, U. 8. N., Mer. chants” xchange, 8. ‘raneisco, December 20, 1605, . L eoeieco, Cal., The Time Ball on the tows bullding was dropped exactly at noon to-day, L e, at noon of the 120th meridian, or at § p. m. Greenwich time. 1. C. BURNETT, Lieutenant, U. £, N., in charge. —_— $60.00 to Kansas City and Back. - The Southern Pacific will sell tickets to Kansas City and return on January 8 and 9 for Sixty Dollars. Call at !nterr);nnlon Bureau, No. 613 Market street, full particulars. . 53 -+ | Oscar Holliday Banghart is 2 millionaire, who sold out an enormously profitable busi- ness in order to study art in Paris. From the prices he gets for his work it would seem that he was in a fair way to make another million as a painter of society women. No wonder every one marvels at the cost of the art supple- ments now a part of each Sun- day Czll, for they are from the originals of Banghart’s last effort. z e e 4+ 45 PLANTATON Augustine - Bardwell Says Rains Are-Help-} F3 STEATSHIP SONOIMA ARRIVES IN PORT FROM THE ANTIPODES Brings More Than a Hundred Passengers‘and Has on Board Hawaiian [loney Worth $10,000. ing Guatemala. R T Thinks That In Three Years He Will Be Able to [ Raise Coffee. problem proved a| onies and will take with him | few days before | a vaca- | wife and son | || out 174 days, was | r of the Ferry | | Augustine Bardwell, who arrived here | yesterday from Guatemala on the steam- hip Neko, declares that affairs ir the | southern republic do not look ag black as | | they appearcd a short time ago, and that , four heavy. rains have wrought quite a transformation ‘on some of the ash-cov: | ered fincas. | Bardwell's mother, two brothers and a sister returned here some time ago under | the impression that the volcano had swept | away their coffee crop and permanently ruined their plantation. The day after their arrival here their weight of woe| | . was added to by the death of the young- = | est boy, who was killed by a street car. Augustine Bardwell stayed in Guatemala to see what he could save from the wreck. He comes up full of hope for the future and expects, provided Santa Maria does not repeat the demonstration which did so much harm, to be selling coffee again in about three years. “As far as this year, next year and | possibly the year after are concerned,” he said yesterday, “the volcano put us out of business most completely. Our crop was ruined, our houses destroyed and the plantation apparently buried under the debris. We had four heavy rains, and I soon discovered that the coffee trees were | | not dead. They began to sprout, and I| | | think with a lot of hard work and plenty | | niore rain we may be able to save a good | deal. “The last stuff showered over the coun- try by the volcano was regular sand. The | rain has transformed this top layer into a hard %erust, which will have to be| bioken up before we can do anything to- ward cultivating the land. I am going back in about a month and mean to stay | with it until we begin raising coffee | again. Our plantation was twenty-four miles from the voicano. A number of the | fincas in our neighborhood suffered equal- | | ly with ours, and I think stand just as| | good a chance of redemption. Those fin- | cas located in the vicinity of Santa Maria | and whieh were covered with huge rocks | and buried to a great depth probably never again will be cultivated.” United States Consul C. McNally at Guatemala City, who was also a passen- ger on the Neko, says that although more | than 250,00 quintals of coffee were de- STANCH AMERICAN VESSEL WHICH HAS ARRIVED SATELY AT TACOMA AFTER WEATHERING A TER- RIFIC STORM OFF CAPE FLATTERY, THEREBY PROVING THAT SHE IS STILL WORTHY AFTER THIRTY YEARS OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE. SOUND AND SEA- stroyed, the season’s crop will probably average about as usual. “This would have been an exception- ally good year,” he said. “Even in or- dinary seasons a considerable portion of the crop has been wasted on account of the lack of labor to harvest it. The de- struction of so many plantations will re- | | lease a big supply of labor, and those | plantations that escaped will be able to gather their entire crops.” McNally thinks the reports of the num- ber killed have been exaggerated, and says that the official records place thc| Geath list at’300. minutes from Honolulu. brought more than 1200 tons of freight. Defendants Held to Answer. ¢ | Archibald Tisdall and James Reid, who broke into the saloon at 57 Third street, | | early Friday morning, and were captured | by Policeman J. J. Tillman, were held to | wer before the Superior Court by e Judge Cabaniss yesterday on a charge of burglary in $1000 bonds each, George Steele, who snatched a watch | | from Charles McGeehan, on the stairs of | the Revere House, 675 Mission street, was | held to answer by Police Judge Mogan on a charge of grand larceny in $3000 bonds. Sydney and tween Honolulu and here. weather was pleasant throughout voyage. The Sonoma’s passengers included: ildren,” Mr. and Mrs. T. Nawa, HE Oceanic Steamship Company’s Sonoma arrjved yesterday, 20 days 13 hours and' 14 minutes from Syd- ney, and 5 days 15 hours and 3) She 100 ' passengers and Her cargo included 600 bales of wool, and from Honolulu she brought a shipment of Hawalian dollars valved at $10,000 and 50 bales of sisal. This is the first shipment &f the latter ever exported from the Hawaiian Islands. Celonel G. W. Macfarlane was a passen- ger from Honolulu, and from Pago Pago came Captain U. Sebree, the commandant of Uncle Sam’s naval station in Samoa. The Sonoma encountercd strong head winds for the first two days after leaving some squally weather be- Otherwise the the Sydsey—Mrs. A. F. Marshall, Miss Tabour- dan, €. O. Nivell, Mrs. F. C. Kingsmith, Miss . Dowss, Mr. and M M C. Hawiit and Miss land—Mr. and Mrs. W. Lamb and two children, E. R. Davies, Miss White, C. A Hol- brow, R. A. Wilber, Robert White. Pago Pago--Captain Sebree, Mrs. ‘A, P. Tripp. 4 Honolulu—R. A. Duncan, Mrs. N. Delmas, F. G. Sharratt, H. W. Prouty, Miss E. J. Hamiiton, L. J. Schuitze, Miss Cunningham, R. W. McChesney, Mr. and Mrs. F. Elsensobn, Mr. and Mrs. J. ‘Moritz, Mrs. D. Stoney and child, Mrs. W. F. Hale, A. Adam, Colonel G. W. Macfarlane. Spartan’s Rough Trip. Conglderable interest was manifested yester- day In the published dispatch from Tacoma telling of the recent rough voyage of the snip Spartan. She went from here to Cape Fiat- tery in seven days and from there was three weeks reaching Whatcom. She was twice blown out to sea and in the struggle with the elements her rudder broke. She is now on the drydock at Tacoma. The Spartan, while one of the oldest, is said to be ane of the sfanch- est vessels engaged in the coasting trade. She has bhad an eventful career, and in &pite of nearly - thirty years of constant service in all ports of the world, her timbers are still sound enough for a pretty strenuous tussle with al- most any kind of a sea. e NEWS OF THE OCEAN. Matters of Interest to Mariners and Shipping Merchants. The French bark Desaix, now on the way from this port to Portland, is chartered for wheat thence to Sydney at 15s, with option of Cape Town, 21s; the French bark Marthe Roux, also on the way to Portland, is chartered for wheat or barley thence to Europe at 16s 3d; the British ship Norma loads wheat at Port- land or Tacoma for Europe. All three char- tered prior to arrival. The Norwegian bark Excelffor was éhartered prior to arrival for lumber from Puget Sound to_Cork, U. K., at 60s The ship & F. Hitehcock loads general cargo AR | Our last “1902” Special--- Solid oak rocker, $2.80 We'’ve arranged to celebrate the close of this most presperous year to-day.——a day ahead of time. Begin- { ning at 8:30 o’clock this morning, and continuing only { until 6 o’clock this evening, we will offer the splendid oak rocker, pictured above, which sells regularly at £4.50, for $2.80. Only one rccker will be sold to each This is a strong, durable rocker, designed for com- | fort and finished a golden brown. Come early, if you can. Come late, if you must. But come to-day, for this special price is positively for ‘to-day only. (Successors to California Furniture Co.) 957 to 977 Market Street, Opp. Golden Gate Avenue. purchaser and no ’phone or mail orders will be honored. - e here for New York. Exports for British Columbia. The steamer Queen, which sailed on Saturday for Victoria, carried an assorted merchandise cargo consigned to various British Columbian ports, valued at $10,967, and including the fol- Towing: 161,800 Ibs dried fruit, 193 pkgs fresh fruit, 47 pkes fresh vegetables, 200 bxs paste, 148 ¢s_canned goods, 530 Ibs tobacco, 71 gais | wine, 13 pkgs drugs and medicines, 8869 Ibs beans, 1878 Ibs chocolate, 63 pkgs grocer- les and provisions, 49 pes steel and iron, 172 boller tubes, 1095 1bs bone ash, 10 bales mase, 100 rolls paper, 5 plgs Incubator, § pkes electrical supplies, arm: = Tunition, 12 Pkes machinery. o 00 4m o Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED, Monday, December 29. Stmr_Sonoma, Von Oterendorp, 20 days 13 hours 14 minutes from Sydney, via Honolulu 5 days 15 hours 30 minutes. Stmr Scotia, Erickson, 11 hours from Bowens Landing, Stmr Ramona, Glelow, 58% hours from San Pedro and way port: Stmr Edith, Hall, Stmr Arcata, s, 103 hours from Seattle. Nelson, 56 hours from Coos Bay. % E‘tmr Umatilla, Cousins, 68 hours from Vic- orfa. Ger stmr Neko, Krause, 93 days from Ham- burg and way ports. ’/ Br stmr Wyefield, Watson, 4 days 18 hours gt 5 o Ped or stmr Tellus, lersen, 88 h ng‘!;lllé)}ll s' - ours from ] armer, Slater, days f; Seattle. Bktn Gardiner City, Walton},' 15“’:1)'1 .(rulen Port Gamble. JaSchr Oakland, Barker, 15 days from Sius- w. / Schr_Jessie Minor, Whitney, 10 days Coos Bay. ok i CLEARED. Monday,| December 29. Stmr Geo W Elder, Randall, Astoria; Oregon ilroad and Nav_Co. Stmr Pomona, Shea, Eureka; Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Stmr Zealandla, Dowdell, Honolulu: J D Spreckels ros’ Co. Stmr Jobn § Kimball, Reed, Seattle; E T . Nor stmr THenla,. Egenes, Nanatmo; J Ro- senfeld’s Sons, SAILED. Saturdey, December 27. Stmr Newsboy, Corning, San Pedro. Monday, December 29. Stmr Geo W Elder, Randall, Astoria. Stmr Brooklyn, Higgins, Eureka. Stmr South Coast, Jamieson, Eureka. Stmr Mackinaw, Storrs, Tacoma. Stmr J S Kimball, Reed, Seattle, Stmr Pom Shea, Eureka. Stmr Westport, Smith, Westport. Stmr Zealandia, Dowdell, Honolulu. Stmr Chico, Jensen, Tillamook. Stmr Coronado, Peterson, Grays Harbor. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Dec 29, 10 p m—Weather clear; wind NW, velocity 6 miles per hour. DOMESTIC PORTS. SAN DIEGO-—Arrived Dec 20—Br ship Am- phitrite, from London. SEATTLE—Sriled Dec 20—U S stmr War- ren, for San_Francisco. MENDOCINO—Salled Dec 20—Stmr Phoe- nix, for San PORT . sco. ( HADLOCK—Arrived Dec 28—Stmr Chas Nelsun, from Seattle, and sailed for San Francisco. 5 GRAYS HARBOR—Sailed Dec 27—Stmr Santa Monica, for San Francisco. Arrived Dec 28—Sdhr Wawona, from San Sailed Dec 28—Stmr Grace Dollar, for San Francisco. Salled 20—Schr Laura. Madsen, for San Pedro; schr Fanrnie Adele, for San Francisco; | schr. W F' Jewett, for San Pedro. ) TACOMA—Arrived Dec 29—Schr King Cy- rus, from He fonolulu. 5 BAY—Salled Dec 20—Stmrs Empire and Alliance, tug Rescie with barge Santa P‘Auh in tow and schr Ivy, all for San Fran- clsco. . NEAH BAY—Passed out Dec 20—Stmr Chas Nelson, from Seattle, for San Francisco. Returned Dec 20—Stmr Charles Nelson, from Seattle, for San Francisco, on account of heavy weather. GABLE EXPERT AWAIT MESSAGE No Word as Yet Has Been Received From - Honolulu. Everything Ready at Distant Point for Splicing of ‘Wire. No word has been received from the Silvertown since last Friday afternoon. | All day yesterday the watchers in the | cable-house at the CHff awaited the sig- nal that the cable had been spliced at Honolulu and communication between the distant points established. The delay in splicing the cable to the shore line is as- cribed to bad weather. The experts sta- tioned in the Postal telegraph office are of the opinion that a message will be re- celved to-day. The steamship Sonoma arrived yester- day with iInteresting tidings from Hono- lulu. The following is from The Call's Honolulu correspondent: The laylng of the undérground system of | the erane Bacihe cable Bere has been & Suc- cessful plece of work, . the pulling of the two cables into their places occupying fifteen days time, each of them being 5.048 miles long. There were forty sections made, ranging from 80 to more than 1000 feet, the average length belng 682 feet. Regular galvanometer tests were made each day. The cable Is of exactly the same character as the land | cable put down in San Francisco. The only | drawback to the completion of the work be- fore the arrival of the steamer Silvertown was through the absence of the delicately adjusted instruments that were on hoard the vessel. Any delay that might arise will be obviated by the installation of the old style mirror in- struments that were brought down by Super- intendent Gaines in case of emergency. The last of the splices In the land line was made about noon of the 22d, and the cable house was at once connected with the main office in the Young building by telephone. An Acceptable Gift For the family is an inexpensive little home at beautiful Monte Rio Park. Call at 803 Hayward building for particulars. @ teiminieie il el @ Movements of Stelme‘rs. TO ARRIVE. Steamer. Coos Bay Willapa Harbor Mendocino . San Pedro Coquille River Grays Harbor Redondo_ . Humboldt LU Point Arena & Alblon. Grays Harbor ... San Diego & Way Pts./Jan. Mendocino & Pt. Arena Ja | Seattle & Olympia..... Jan. | Humboldt Humboldt - |Jan. San Pedro & Way Pts.|Jan. Puget Sound Ports .lJan. | \ i \ | B | PORT _GAMBLE—Arrived Dec 29—Ship - | China & Japan . {Jan ry Vi = Mariposa.... | Tahitl ...... Jan ooy Villarg, hence Dec 18; schr John G Rainfer, " | Seatle & Whatcom:!lJan. £ 29 Schr G. W. Elder ortlans storia.... Jan. 1 piiled Dec 20—Schr Marla E Smith, for San | g 310 2197 o| ST £ Way PortslJan. & | CRDEEN—. o North Fork.. | Humboeldt ....... Han. T/ 115 BERDEEN_—Arrived Dec 20—Stmr Cheha- | qocen. . Puget Sound Ports....Jan. 1| BOWENS LANDING—Sailed Dec 20—Stmr | S&f Jos€ | _N. Y. via Panama.... Prentiss, for Redondo, via San Francisco, TO SAIL. PORT TOWNSEND—Arrived Dec 29—Schr i Stimson, from San Pedro. Steamer. Destination. Salls.| Pler. | FPORT BLAKELEY—Arrived Dec 20—Nor =) bark Excelsior, from Honolulu. December 30. { Salled Dec 20—Bktn Lahaina, for Delagoa | G. Lindaue) Grays Harbor 5 pm|(Pler 10 | A Eureka....| Humboldt 9 ami|Pler 13 | ASTORIA—Sailed Dec 20—Stmr Columbia, | San Pedro. | Humboldt 4 pm|Pler 2 for San Francisco. December Sailed Dec 29—Schr Wempe Bros, for San Eureka & C. Bay.| 5 pmiPler 16 Pedro; tug Defiance, for San Franclaco. Coos Bay-Pt. Orf'd|10 amjPler 13 | SAN PEDRO—Arrived Dec 29—Stmr Mel- Hamburg & Way.|12 m{Pler 34| ville Dollar, from Everett. January 1. | Arrived Dec 29—Stmrs Aberdeen and Pasa- | N. Fork... | Humboldt ... {12 mPler 2 dena, schr Eva, from Eureka; schr Transit, | Ramopa...| Newport & Way...| 9 am|Pier 11 et par c bt or....[1:30 p|Pler 11 Sailed Dec 20—Stmrs San Pedr orona.... | Hum <ieees. . [1:30 DIPY Bay, for San Francisco. o and South | COOM " | Sam Dicgo & Way.| 9 am Pier 11 VENTURA—Arrived Dec 20—Stmr Newsboy, | Alblon Riv [ Pt. Arena & Alblon| 6 pm|Pier 13 e RRR A 2 | Donotiia. | Duger Sound Portslii am Pler 13 e —Sai Umatilla. . uge! orts| A Bt B o | Hopolutu-Kahului | 3 pm Fier 20 Arrived Dec 20—Stmr Ruth, hence Dec 27. | gy et By ; WHATCOM—Arrived Dec 25—Stmr Rainter, [ Newsboy.. | Los Angeles . 4 pmiPier 18 from Seattle. Point Arena . 4 pm(Pler 2 A Grays Harbor 5 pm(Pler 2 ISLAND PORT. China & Japan....| 1 pm|PMSS HONOLULU—Arrived Dec 18—U § stmr So- N. Y. via Panama|l2 m|PMSS lace, hence Dec¢ 11. Dec 20—Br stmr Aorangl, Astcria & Portland|11l am|Pler 24 from Viectoria. Dec 21—Bktn J L Eviston, January 4. from Newcastle, Aus: bark Willscott, from Humbold Hongkong: bktn § G Wilder, hence Dec 3. San Diego Dec 22—Ger bark Bille, from Leith; bark Grays Harbor | Foohny Suey, from New York; bark S C Al- January | | len, from Seattle; schr Wm Nottingham, from | Coos Bay..| San Pedro & Way.| 9 amPier 11 Newecastle. January 6. | | Salled Dec 18—Br stmr Doric, for Yokohama. | City Puebla| Puget Sound Posts. 11 am|Pier 19 Dec 19—Schr Mary E Foster, for Port Town- | C. Nelson..| Seattle & Tacoma. 10 amPier 2| send; schr W H Talbot, for Victoria. Dec 20— | _ January 7. | Fr bark Chamvlgny, for San Franclsco. Dec ; Curacao...| Mexican Ports ... 10 am/Pier 23 | 21—Bktn_Amelia, for Eureka; bktn Irmgard, January 8. | for San Francisco. G. Elder. Astorla & Portland 11 arm‘PP:er 24 EASTERN PORTS. Sonoma.... [ Sydney & Way...|10 am|Pler 7 ; | 4 pm|Pler 2 NEW YORK—Arrived Dec 27—Br ship Chas | R0 ek St 2 S~ Whitney, from Iloilo. FROM SEATTLE. | NORFOLK, Va—Cleared Dec 27—Br stmr ™ Drummond, for Colon. Steamer. For. s e p FORBIGN FORTS. Cottage City. | Skagway & Way Ports. Dec. 31 CALLAO—Arrived Dec 14—Ger bark Alster- | Farallion Skagway & Way Ports.\Jan. 2 schwan, from Tacoma. Bertha. . Valdez & Way Ports..|Jan. 6 GUAYAQUIL—Sailed Dec 7—Ger stmr Den- | City Seattle..| Skagway & Way Ports.\Jan. 6 derah, for Hamburg. Nome City. Valdez direct ......... Jan. 8 CAPE TOWN—Arrived Dec 27—Ship Emily Skagway & Way Ports.Jan. 9 Reed, from Chemainus. Skagway & Way Ports.Jan. 9 MANILA—Arrived Dec 28—Chil bktn Alta, from Port Ludlow. VANCOUVER—Arrived Dec 20—Br Tartar, from Hongkong. MELBOURNE—Arrived prior to Dec 29— Ship Columbia, from Port Blakeley. HAVRE—Arrived Dec 29—Ger stmr Menes, hence Sept 3. MAZATLAN—Satled Dec 25—Stmr Colon, for San_Francisco. NEWCASTLE, Auvé—Salled Nov 28—Bktn John Palmer, Honolulu. Nov 22—Schr Churchil!, for Honolulu. Nov 30—Bark Louisiana, for Honolulu. Dec 1—Ship Paramita, for San Franoisco. Dec\2_&ehr EI Dorado,’ for Hono- lulu; bktn Makaweli, for Honolulu. In' port Dec 8—Schrs Alice McDonald and Alpena, bktn Aurora, bark Challenger, schr Henry K_Hall, for Honolulu; Fr ship Hoche, for San Francisco. VICTORIA—Arrived Dec 20—Br stmr Yed- do, from Valparaiso. OCEAN STEAMERS. HAVRE—Arrived Dec 20—Stmr_Mones, from Tacoma, San Francisco, etc, for Hamburg. QUEENSTOWN—Arrived Dec 20—Stmr Iver- nia, from Boston, for Livernool, and procesded. LIVERPOOL—Salled Dec 20—Stmr Cestrian, for Boston. Arrived Dec 27—Stmr Bovic, from New York, Dec_28—Stmr Lancastrian, from New York. ANTWERP—Sailed Dec 20—Stmr Finnland, for New York. Arrived Dec 20, 2 p m—Stmr Vaderland, from New York. _BREMEN—Sailed Dec 29—Stmr Meine, for New York. NEW YORK—Arrived Dec 20—Stmr Sax- onia, from Liverpool and Queenstown; stmr stmr from Antwerp. ST JOHNS, N F—Arrived Dec 29—Stmr Carthagenian, from Liverpool, for Halifax and Philadelphia. Sun, Moon and Tide. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey— Times and Heights or High and Low Waters at_Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by official aus thority of the Superintepdent. NOTE—The high and lo® waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide Is the same at both places. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30. Sun rizes Y [Time| e 5 3 31 | L 3 H [ 5 | 4:10] 6 | 4:48 NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the cuccessive tides of the | day in the order of occurrence as to time; fourth time column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes -occurs. The heights given are in addition to the soundines of the United States Coast Survey Charts, except Wl given Is subtracted from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference is the mean of the lower low ‘waters. 327 the light WELSBACH COMPANY Mason and Ells sts. ‘The New Universal Light— Portable Lamps, Finest-Glassware. " The Welsbach Primer with cach purchase ‘Wiil Remove to Sutter Street Ab:ut January lIst. of the home. MERCURY FALLS . UNUSUALLY LOW SanFrancisco’s Weather Is Colder Than Normal. Thermometers All Over the Land Are Breaking Records. RN Yesterday was the coldest day San Francisco has experienced for nearly two years. The early morning hours were de- cfdedly chilly and the mercury rose but eight degrees before sunset. The atmos- phere happens at this time to be unusual- ly dry, so that the low temperature was less appreciated than it would have been under ordinary conditions. The Fahrenheit thermometers at the Weather Bureau registered forty-two de- grees above zero at about daylight. T ward noon the mercury rose to fifty de- grees, but fell again during the afternocon. Last night the temperature was at about forty-six degrees and see: to be on the way farther down the scale. Local Forecast Officlal ™ilson predicted that probably there would be two or three days more of cold weather and that dur- ing the first week of the new year more comfortable conditions would begin to prevail. . The temperature in San Francisco for several days past has been about four degrees Jower than usual. In'the moun- tain country and in Nevada it has been about ten degrees below the normal. Sev- jeral killing frosts have visited the State, but the agricultural districts have been given ample warning and the Weather Bureau officials say that little harm has Leen done to the fruit interests. All over the eastern and northern por- tion of the country the weather has been freezing cold and at present shows .no signs of abatement. Forecaster Wilson states that great discomfort and suffer- ing would be experienced in this city if we should have a few days of normal Nevada weather because of our proximity to the ocean. No reason for the extraordinary cold spell which has visited the United States this winter can be given by the meteoro- logical experts. It has made a stay of more than a week and seems in no hurry to depart. PROGRESO OWNERS ASK v TO LIMIT LIABILITY Disclaim Any Responsibility by Neg- ligence or Otherwise for Ex- plosion or Its Effects. The Michigan Steamship Company, owner of the exploded oil steamer Pro- greso, filed a petition yesterday in the United States District Court to limit its liability in any suits that may be brought against it for damages. The petition States that on December 3, “by some means and from some cause to this peti- tioner unknown, when the vessel was about to proceed upon her voyage on the bay of San Francisco and return to her dock, an explosion occured on beard whereby the vessel became a complete wreck and many persons on board .were injured and some killed, as well as prop- erty damaged and destroyed.” The petitioner disclaims any responsi- bility by negligence or otherwise for the explosion. The cnly thing of value in the wreck is the material, which sold for $15,020. The petitioner asks for an ap- praisemgnt and an order of court to limit its Hability to the amount of the appraise- { ment. ADVERTISEMENTS. Pears’ soap does nothing but cleanse, it has no medical properties; for the color of health and health itself use Pears’. Give it time. Sold all over the world. 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