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THE SAN FRAhéISCO CALL., ST AY, DECEMBER 12 1903 LEAKY SKIFF SPOILS PLAN Three Sailor Boys Leave the CHOONER IVY, DESERTED BY WIND, NEARLY STRIKES LIME POINT ROCKS| FOR SOLDIERS Captain Jensen Tries to Save Towboat Expenses by Sail- SACKS OF GOLD [MAKE CHARGES Thirty Selling | Naval Training Station at 3 5 Jingling in Pockets of the| Discrimination in Night Intending to Desert ing Out of the Harbor, and Would Have Lost His| Men Quartered at Presidio| Will Know What Is Alleged - e 3 3 SUETOnY (R BOAT FILLS AND SINKS| Vessel but for the Timely Arrival of Tug Sea Queen TrooPs DUE FROM ORIENT COMMISSIONERS — WAITING WE G : : . Their Cries Are Heard by Mate of a Ship. Who Rescues and | Returns Runaways to Island | uch, b L. { s an val appren- desert from the Yerba | tried 1« training station Thursday | ght, but y succeeded in runniug s se race with death. They won the | ace as s the reaper was con- | cegned return to the island was | | the pr victory would-be dc- | | serters’ joy is not the 1ly rosy arui-| | Several ter taps had sound- | | ed, when nd wrapped in night and H bered, the unfaithful ree stole their to a piace on tide lapp: d (hc,vimn £ 2 skiff bel utfit. Noiseless] rio and without parting i lute spoken fzrewell paddled ¢ he ay from the shore Once clear of the island the ebb tide t of the skiff and the de- filling their lungs with the the k 1 with ch to!l| b 1 terrifying ravidity the cold be ers poured in through the | | pex £he filled, she sank nad | | ared sailor boys foun swimm on the chi ing tide mate of the British ship Levern t about ¢ was quick to respond the Levernbank half deck filled the thougk acked a boats of the c drowned deserters were “"H sher’ Attorney Davis Says a Move ! Will Soon Be Made by thcj Board to Meet Court Issue| —_— Pay day at the Presidio yesterday| The commission houses of L. Scatena | was a big one. Both the soldiers of the | & Co., Wolf & Sons, McDonough & | post propef and also the men of the Runyon and Wetmore Bros., under the Tenth Infantry were paid off at the|temporary injunction secured by them |same time. That is, the two paymas- | agairst the Board of State Harbor | ters left the Phelan building in their | Commissioners, are free to sell perish- | | four-in-hand ambulances and drove out } able products on the State's wharves { {to th=s post at almost the same hour.!in this city or elsewhere without inter- | Major Rochester went to the main pay | ference of any sort by the Harbor Com- | | office in the post and there handed out | missioners. ¢ | something like $20,600 in gold coin of | No move was made publicly\ yester-1 the realm to the cavalry, artillery and day by the Harbor Commissioners, | others connected with that department. ; through their attorney, W. H. Davis, | Paymaster Captain W. F. Creary pnid¥(o\\'nrd the dissolution of the injunc- | off the Tenth Infantry in its canton-|tion. Attorney Davis said last evening | iment just at the entrance to the Pre- | that the plan of procedure had not been | | sidio. His pay roll amounted to some- | mapped out. When the commissioners | | thing over $10,000. This was altogether | had reagffed a decision the next move | iome of the biggest pay davs that has| would be intended to reach a resuit as occurred since the close of the Spanish- | quickly as possible. He declined to in- American war. j dicate what would be done. Possibly The transport Sherman, which left! something will happen to-day in be- Honclulu last Monday, is due in port! half of the Harbor Commissioners. either to-morow night or early Mon-| Attorney Davis calls attention to the ‘duy morning. She brings the Thirtieth | ground set up in their complaint by ! | Infantry, under command of Colonel!the four commission firms whose per- | | John J. O'Connell, and also Companics“ mits to sell were taken away by the | ' and F of the Engineer Corps. | #arbor Commissioners. Especial stress, The post officers’ baseball team de- | Mr. Davis says, was placed by the feated the Tenth Infantry baseball|commission men deprived of permi team yesterday by a score of 19 to 9.[on the point that they were not given | Lieutenant V. Ccurtnay Lew was | due notice of the proceeding before the struck on the knee by a swift bail | board, under the Woodward law, and straight from the bat and was laid out | that they had not been charged with a flat for several minutes. specific offense, as they thought they | The Third Artillery band, under di- | ought to have been, as a basis for pro- rection of Armand Putz, gave a flne'ceedlngs involving their selling per- concert yesterday afternoon on the ala- | mits. No attack, $aid Mr. Davis, was i meda, which was enjoyed by the of-| made against the Woodward law by ’flcers of the post as well as a large | the commission men in their complaint | delegation from town. agzinst the law. —_———— The proceedings relative to L. G. Treasure Hunter Brown Sued. { Sresovich & Co., Garcia & Maggini, In the suit brought by Captain|Mitchell & Goodall and G. Berti & Co. James Brown, the Cocos Island treas- | Will 80 on next Tuesday morning. as ure hunter, against Louis H. Mooser | 5t DY the Board of Harbor Commi Transport Sherman Is Bring- ing Thirtieth Infantry and Two Companies of Engineers Sl Alcatraz and " taken | sloners. Notice was served upon each | others to recover $375 salary al- . | oo I e i ;‘;:ed ke a:su;erc“s’o“;( of these firms yesterday. Against each & Crowiey | the schooner Herman, the defendants S Sheuncs Miwcine SNreE W be drawn taken to the Yerba Buena \'5d filed : the defendan's|by Attorney. Davis for the Harbor | ogrndniy ? the Pen- | 3 = ~ | vesterday flled a cross libel in the | commissioners, on the basis of the affi- | where, in th 05 the Fen ! United States District Court asking for | qavits flled with the commissioners | o Agreed the ‘l'umfh“’“"-‘ V;’"' THE SCHOONER IVY, WHICH WAS CARRIED PERILOUSLY CLOSE TO THE LIME POINT ROCKS YESTER- | judgment against Brown for $19.- | relative to the alleged refusal to sell| . s w'h‘r':‘a-i“l"‘“jlmc"; DAY WHEN ON HER WAY TO SEA, THE VESSEL BEING SAVED FROM DESTRUCTION BY THE TUG 999 35, the money advanced by the de- | ;i oquce to persons not members of the | 4 ko contract: SEX QUE | fendants to f’}lhm'" ;“d “;N' :fl ;"‘e retail dealers’ association. o S ‘% 3 £ %1 “p'edm""' gy & e‘e_‘l at he de-| mpe grder issued by Judge Murasky | | ceived them with his treasure StOIY |, restrain the Harbor Commissioners | Framing the Picture as difficult as nam- s will find the task an ng your pictures to us ngs and mats here. We arieties of moldings a es that a satisfact made. Sanborn, \a)l eet The schooner Ivy, which sailed yes- terday for Coos Bay, narrowly escaped destruction on Lime Point. .The time- ly arrival of the tug Sea Queen is all that saved the sailing vessel from be- ing swept upon the jagged rocks at the harbor entrance. | When the Ivy hoisted her anchor the | wind was blowing freshly and favor- Is sometimes almost A.DVEBTLAEKANTL a and Captain Jensen decided to ST ATEMENT |save the expense of a towboat and sail — OF THE— jout. His attempt at economical navi- gation nearly cost him his vessel, for when between the heads the wind failed and a sweeping tide toox charge of the Ivy. Helpless in the current’s grasp, she neared the jagged fringe of coast line at Lime Point. There was no se- cure anchorage available and the Ivy's plight was precarious in the extreme, when the Sea Queen came romping through the swell to her aid. A line was passed to the schooner and made fast. The Ivy was almost touching the | steep rocks when thé towline tightened | CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— FRANKLIN FIRE INSURA'\CE COMPANY THE STATE OF clear of danger. Captain Jensen theny to sea. | e China Sails To-Day. Pacific Maill Company's steamship £ails to-day for the Ofient. w 110 cabin passengers and 200 Chinese. p Restarick of Honolulu returns to his south sea post on the liner. and Archbishop who is going to Manila, will also be & Captain Richardson Clover of the Tieutenant Colonel Laucheimer of States marines sre going to the tion on the steamship. The China's cargo of 3000 tons includes 1000 tol flour, | tons of lead ond a consignment of school urniture for the Phillppines measuring about 0 tons by pledge other mar- Ry K Another Body Comes Ashore. The Weather Bureau officials yesterd: | ported tha | been found on the beach near the Point Reyes | Life-saving Station. It is supposed that the dend man was a2 member of the crew of the Total assets LIABILITIES. o | Losses ndjusted Loeses in proces o seatetel | §i1-fated French bark Francols, Coppee. The body is now at Carson’s rangh. H s - | run | n one vear, $710,- | Cantain Zeeder in Command. | reinsurance pro rata 368,412 13 o Pacific Mall Coi N S Amount reciaimable by the insured The Pacific Mail Company’s stsamship City | on perpetual Fire Insurance Poi- of Para will eall to-day for Panama and wa ietes . pomiicbeat 982,083 12 | Ports with 2800 toms of cargo. which includes | Commissions and Brokerage dt 4 400 tons flour and 700 barrels of wine. | #nd to become due 24,384 22 | Captani Zecder, who has just made explatiop | 777 22| for mtaconduct on khis last trip by a period of Total Liabilities _$1,671.315 24 | suspension without pay. has been restored to duty and is again In command of the City of TNCOME o' ¥ received for Fire * ! ——— bR e Tug Tyee at Kodiak. T 6,863 20 | The steamehip Bertha, which arrived yester- it and dividends day at Seattle, reports that the tug Tyee was o e AN, at Kodiak on November 15, The Tyee was g 3 9.228 84 | B, 500K Duech Harbor to get the disabled Recefved for Rents 059 10 094 08 | | steamer Meteor and tow her to Seattle, 45 The Overdue List. Total Income EXPEXNDITURES, + gmouni paid for Firé Losses The rates of reinsurance on overdues were Mg 347,000 38, losses of quoted yesterday as follows: Fifeshire, 65 3 g TT13 ** $351,751 95 | per cent: Paris. 70 per cent: Talca, 30 per zr;:d d:_ “*wk'-fi‘flm 000 00 | cent: Michele Bianchi, 10 per o Olive- . owe | bank, 10 per cent, and La Bruyere, 45 per cent. Brokerage ... 141,789 23 | s Paid for Balaries, Fees and oiher - 85,604 35 Wes Short of Fuel. The ecoasting steamer Homer, 70. hours from 20,992 31| Graye Harbor for a southern port, put in here yesterday to replenish her supply of fuel. . ‘Water Froat Notes. €hief Engineer H. O. Slayton of the United States revenue cutter Hugh McCulloch has | been granted thirty days’ leave of absence. He | will visit his family at Port Townsend. t other tures Total The whaling bark Alice Knowles, Capta'n Montgomery. sailed yesterday on her regular crutse. ‘Among yesterdar's arrivals were twenty | salling vessels, most of them coasters, Net smount of mpk-} expired during thel vear | 9818472 | TiB3%2 7 B Net amount in force| r < 'z December 31, 1962.| 99,196,979 | 1,122,825 05 NEWS OF THE OCEAN. McALLISTER, Prest S 5 l‘frrnemoxaekéx_ Matters of Interest to Marines and cribed and affirmed to bel Joaes fore me this Shipping Merchants. 16 cay of Jamuary. 1 AMUEL H. KIRKPATRICK, Notary Pul PACIFIC COAST DEPARTMENT. 218 SANSOME ST., The schooner Forest Home is chartered lnf lumber from Blakeley to Haiphing, at 40s. bark N h'lmh“‘ antes proceeds to Sydney e The British o o Lun-l- was cleared vestor- dly for Queenste orders, 40.015 ctis SAN FRANCISCO. V‘ln!fl at ‘61 m, and 22,500 ctls wheat, $30,900. vessel also carried GEO. F. GRANT, Manager. % ::cm et BBt s dunnage, valued at $330. s homeshy o ac i A H. TL.THEN, Asst. Manager. G. H. UMBSEN & CO., City Agents, 20 Mornigomery streel. A&r‘otarlnkn schooner Vega, which was cleared yes- and the Sea Queen dragged the vessel | j engaged the Sea Queen to tow the Ivy | { the body of an unknown man had | o POINT LOBOS, Dee 11, Ihazy: wind NW. velocity 24 mm terday for Mazatlan, carried an assorted carg) consigned to the port of destination and other lcan ports, valued at $22,135, and including t mober, 108 bdls lathe, 1336 bdis s dynamite, 530 cs powder, 60 cs cs blasting caps, 1500 cs blasting car- 3800 1bs cement and 1 cask bottled | IS Merchandise for Hilo. Enterprise =ailed on Wednesd. an aseorted merchandise caras 39, and including the following: 454 cus barley, 196,219 lbs 52,890 Ibs middlings, 149 Ibs cracked corn, wine, 3881 gals+ The steames - Hilo w 088 pkgs groceries cs meals, 10 pkgs a . 41 cs boots and shoes, 1bs bread, candy, o s canned goods, de, pkes 1147 Ibs but- bxs candles, 442 ibs 11 oal oil, 1310 Ibs cheese, 4000 1bs codfish, 45 pkgs ugs pkgs electrical 10 cs eggs Ibs fertlizer, 42 sh, 3500 1bs fresh meat, 2200 1 pkgs fresh fruits, 1760 bales 44 bdls iron, 5 rolls leather, (900 Ibs lard, 430 bbls lime, 43,661 ft Jumber, 12 pkgs wagon material, 30" pkgs 50 3740 1bs tobaceo, 34 pes 54 steel rails, 10 pkgs bxs soap, 485 1bs ra pkge paper, 8 bdls ‘paper tatoes, 575 1bs paste, 9 pki 2 gals 70 cs olls, 54 DKES o , 300 kegs nalls, 5 pkgs m: e Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED. Friday, 91 o chinery December 11. Stmr Natiopal City, Damman, 15 hours from Fort Bragg mr Francis H Leggett, Jahnsen, 36 hours Port Los Angeles Stmr Geo W Elder. Randall, 65 hours trom land, via Astoria 481, hours, Stmr _ Homer, Donaldson, 70 hours from 3 : ‘out in for fuel. Stmr Alcazar, Martin, 45 hours from San Pedro. Stmr Prentiss, Ahlstrom, 47 hours from San Pedro. Stmr Fulton, Lee, 48 hours from Port Los Angeles. Bark Poderick Dbu, Engells, 19 days frem Scott, 84 days from New- City, Anderson, § days from . ‘Young, 8 Cays from Astoria, Haves, 45 days from Pago Volant, Ekipper, 8 days from Tilla- - Lizzie Prien, Anderson, 8 days from Coquille e sch Coos Bay. shr_Sophie Christenson, from Grays Harbor. hr_Je:sie Minor, hr Glendale, iny Dutard, Anderson, 5 days from Lunvaldt, 8 days Jorgenson, 7 days from 5 days from A Lunvaldt, toria Fchr San_ Buen from Cons Bay. Schr Gem, Schr i entura, Holmberg, 7 da; Benson, Viking, Estvold, 8 days from Tillamook. 19 days from Port ransit, Klintbom, 9 days from What- ‘hr A F Ccats, Dahloff, 7 days from Co- lumbia R Schr Soquel, Dennett, 11 days from What- com. CLEARED. Friday, Dacember 11. mr Santa Rosa, Alexander, San Dlego; P oast Steamship Pomona, Swanson, Eureka; Coast Steamshi Br stmr Wyefleld, Watson, Nanalmo; West- ern Fuel Co. Hr ehip Bidston Hill, Jones, Port Townsend; J & A Brown. Davis, Sydney; J J Br ship Afon Alaw, p Ki . Rothery, Chemainus; J D Spreckels & Bros Cr Br ship Eurasia, Hughes, Queenstown; G W McNear. Br ship Crewn of Denmark, Milman, Port Townsend; J & A Brown. Schr Vega, Hutman, Mazatlan; Wm Olsen. SAILED. Friday, Pacific December 11. Hawaiian, Delano, Seattle and Hono- Hansen, Seattle. Rainier, Arctle, Stmr ldlrthfieht Dettmers, Hll‘dy Creek. ztec, Robinson, Tacoma. Phuenlx. Odland, Mendocino. Newsboy, Adler, Bowens Landing. Whitesboro, Olsen, Point Arena. Arena. Stmr Francis i Leggett, Jahnsen, Eureka. Stmr Prentiss, Ahlstrom, Bowens 1 S stmr_Bear, Wilde, San Diego. . Br stmr 4, Watson, Nanaimo. Snlp Marion Chilcott, Williame, Honolulu. Whailng bark Alice " Knowles, ‘Montgomer whali Schr Alnhl I‘rlen. C flll River, Schr Mary Buhne, Duxnrvu m Schr Lizzle Vance, Jensen, TE] LEGRA/PHIL' m—wntl-r ‘hour. . DOMESTIC PORTS. . FAIIHA\EN-B.M Dec li—klr W lute. for AYS D Hind, hen PORT Bonita, from San Pedro, cisco Dec SANTA .BARBARA—Arrived Dec 11—Stmr | hence Dec 10, and salled for San Diego; stmr_Bonita, from San Pedro, State of Ci and sailed BALLARD. San Francisco. - HARBOR—Arrived Dec from San Pedro; schr Robert R} ce Nov HARFORD—Arrived Dec 12, 4 a m. alifornia, for San Francisco; Adonis. Sailed Dec 11—Schr for San Pedro. WHATCOM—Arrived Dec.11—Schr Alpena, 11—Schr | money to his own use. 11—Stmr | to sail for San Fran- Stimson, and that he converted $2468 of the The cross li- bel recites the history of the vovage | from interfering with the operations of | ON_AFFIDAVIT Thousand- Dollars Is|Produce Dealers Accused of f | this compan L. Scatena & Co., Wetmore Bros., Wolf | ————————— A Good Suit Made tn by skillfu ters and tailors, on pay 10 A Week That s o Proposition poorly fitting. badly made hes when you get_the best of tailor- without the expenditure. Come in right away and leave your measurs with us A.B. SMITH Co. p-to-Date Tallors. 128-132 [llis Street, Above Powell, SAN FRANCISCO. ASTHM) Cured to STAY CURED. Camm removed. Healih restored. Ab \u:n--“w;‘-'un Eatheartily Sleep allnight, do aaything, o farthae et & | et e e e po OCEAN TRAVEL. Steamers leave San Fran- ciseo e to company’s steam= Seattle. Victoria, _Vancouver, Port Townsend, Seattls, h. Whatcom—11 a. m., Dee.'2, Jan 2 Change ai Seattls to 5 steamers for Alaska and G. N. ma to N. P. Ry.; at coma, E\' ett, at Seattle or Ta Vancouver to C ay. For Eureka (Humboldt Bay)—Pomona, 1:30 p. . Dec. 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, Jan. §; Corona. 1:30 p. m,. Dec. 3, 9. 15,21, 27, Jan. 2. For Los Angeles (via Port Los Angeles and Redondo), San Diego arnd Santa Barbara—San- ta_Rosa Sundays 9 a State of Calif For Los A San Pedro) Sorey” San Simeon. Cayucos, Port Harford (San s Obispo) Ventura ane 9 a, m.. Dee. 27, Jan. 4 an, 8. n Jose del ._Santa Ro- Tth. of each Mazatlan Guaymas (Mex.), Cabo . 10 a m., » rn: further Information obtain folder. Right is reserved to change steamers or sall- ing_dates. TICKET OFFICES—4 New Montgom- ery street (Pal Hotel), 10 Market street and Broadway wh: Freight office. O. R. & N. CO. “Cclumbia” sails Dec. 19, 20, Jan 18, | 28, Feb. nd 17. ‘‘George W. EI Dec. 14, 2 Jan, Only steamship line to short rail line from East. Through tickets to all or steaméhip and rail, at LOWEST RATES. Steamer tickets include berth and meals Steamer sails fcot of Spear st, at 11 a, m. F. BOOTH, Agt. Pass. Dept.. 1_Mont | gomery. IFFORD, Gen. Agt. Freight ! Dept.. st & Sons and McDonough & Runyon Is wide in its scope. copy of the order in one case, the four | being identical in terms: This is (o command you, said defendants, your counselors, attorneys, ' solicitors, agents, | servants and employes and all others acting in aid or assistance of you to absolutely desist and | refrain from all interference in any way with | of the Herman as already published. B —— C. H. Schiveley, formerly cashier -of the First National Bank of Oroville, has been elected manager of the Commercial Bank and Trust Company, and F. L. Tur- -| pin, recently of the Columbian Bank, has been elected a vice president. trom_Honolulu. Honolulu.” £ the sale or disposition by said plaintiffs, their | for) ESTEORT - Salled Dec 11—-Stmr Gualala, | @ dujuimfufufuinimieinirisimisi=lnieiii~i=i= @ | agents. servants or employes, of vegetables, L B R e Lottis | frait or other procuce commonly known as pec- | BesEDONDO ~Arrived Dec 11Schr Lot | ne charts. The plane of reference is the mean | ishable products upon the public wharves or | Pedro. 3 o ety i - forata Ta he city aml oty of Sen Fotnches fase - 1o 3 | stz £ TE San Francisco | = n; S’X;(lal;)' Arrived Dec 11—Stmr Dolphin, or elsewhere; and to re'rn(n’lrum enforcing or | i PRSI % ki T Ban Time Ball. carrying into effect the de(’r!‘e or order made | rancisco. Dec 1l-Stmr Hyades, for China | Branch Hsdrographic Office, U. 8. N., Mer- | b, %24 Goferionts Decomber o, 1003, revoking | Eranclsco. hants” “EXchavge, San Francixco, Cal, | e Permits of said plaintiff heretofore granted | Ealled Dec 11—Stmr Senator, for San Fran- December 12. T S AR e e ] g The Time Ball on the tower of the Ferry | PFOPeTLY. ASTORI from Coos Sailed Dec ii—Schr Irene, for Redondo. P. m., Greenwich time. __ J. C. BURNETT, | ka"onl;r| Lus’ }}a GELES—Arrived l;;:c 10— Lieutenant U. 8. N., in charge. sioners have no jurisdiction beyond the n Robert Sudden, from Tacoma. Dec 1i— C ——— < ! Schr 8 T Alexander, from Astoris. ¥ property of the State; also, that they | m“x DIEGO—Arrived Dee 11—U § stmr Mo- Movements of Steamers. have never been approached along the | can. e ; PATOOSH-Passed in Do 11-8éhr Homo- TO ARRIVE. wharves by the three men that claim | lulu, from San Pedro; schr Honolpu, from San to have suffered from discriminations. | Francisco, for Anacortes; schr Maweema, from | _Steamer. | From. . | Sng Frudnmsui mrl ]Port To;\innedn 1 b '\, 3 i assed out Dec 11—Stmr Hya entura TO INCRE! AME] SAN PE -Arrived Dec 11— | Portland ¥ oL - i hence Dec § S | Salled n»c' 11—Stmr Alllance, for San Fran- ‘w{_x:e\b()\ —Arrived Dec 10—Stmr Chico, | PORT TOWNSEND—Arrived Dec 11—Br EXS miategre of TN Sions Comuer- | bark Fleur de Lis, from Honolulu; stmr Shaw- | Chehalis. San Pedro..... D cial Steamship Company, which is op- ! from Hongkon. State of Cal.. | San Diexko & Way Poris|Dec. 14 | : N PEDRO—Arrived Dec 11—Stmr_Coro- | Nevadan..... | Honolulu ... Dec. 14 [ €rating a lone of steamers between | nado, from Santa Barbara; schr Esther Bunne Chico, 14| Hongkong, Manzanillo and this pert from Red schr Dora Bluhm, from Eu- | s uarbara 14|and & templati reka: sehr Solkane, from Port Ludlow; schr | 34 [and is now contempiating connecting Ierg‘:!,pahu{‘r:n;_;;i?)(n schr Willlam Renton, | 14 | hereafter at Portland, arrived from | PORT LUDLOW--Sailed Dec 11—Schr Wm Hamburs & Way Poris|bes: 13 | Mexico yesterday in company with ;!ms‘::;‘x‘llr& for Port Gamble; bktn Kiikitat, for | Honolulu ... Dec. 15 | Lyman Mowry, attorney for the com- PORT HADLOCK—Sailed Dec 11—Bktn J o York via Bai Fortaines eiye > Lhe. vpislibnd atsied tiny. Mw; Hxfi)rrl‘l_tlllth. sco, LR company has found its Pacific Ocean D ar | enterprise a paying one and is now | S ENTURS 11—Stmr Whit- Grays Harbor. figuring on increasing its steamer #r- | . he e HILO—Arrived Dec 10—Bark Santiago, from A—Arrived Dec 11—Stmr Bay DRO- 0. ISLAND PORTE. San Francisco. HONOLULU Hongkong for San P HOLYHEAD. na Francisca, — Sailed Maru, rancisco. FOREIGN Dec 11—Jap PORTS, from Liverpool, Navarro, stmr | for Hongkong; bark Albert, Arrived Dec 9—Br bark Don- | for San Fran- building wae dropped exactly at noon to-day— The commission i i e, at ncon of the 120¢h meridian, or at § INEK ush S0k Wte sl they insist that the Harbor Commis- | SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC | President of Chinese Commercial Line Says New Vessels Will Be Added to Pacific Fleet. Eng Hok Fong, president and gen- | Mendocino & P 'vice between the Oriental and the Pa- cific Coast ports. As regards the proposition to establish a regular ser- vice to Portland Eng Hok Fong con- firmed the report given out several ! days ago by Local Manager Comfort | to the effect that experimental visits China® & Japan. China & Japan Seattle & Whatcom. ... Dec Of the company’s vessels to the north- Passed Dec 8—Br ship Scot- | G- W. Elder..| Portland_& Astoria....|Dee. 21 > - h f; “nm“hur..”mr Moot To oAt ern port had proved successful and I 'nl;l;, Aua—Snned Nov 6—Nor bark e o3 that it is the intention to include the VALPARAISO -Salled Dec 10—Ger stmr | _Steamer. Destination. Sails.| Pler north hereafter in the traffic terri- M?%l;{!]‘_!. fix‘lsun Franciseo. December 12.. tory of the company. Eng Hok Fong RRacl G A Mrm:\e&r 2:.6“".11—}101 stmr .| Coos B.-Pt. Orford.| 4 pm/pier 13| @Nd Attorney Mowry expect to remain LONDON—Sailed Dec 11—Br ship Celtic -| Humbolde {1:20 piPier @} in San Francisco for several weeks. Monarch, for Vancouver. Humboldt 4 pm|Pier 2 MAZATLAN —sailed ec 10—Stmr Barra- China & Japan 1 pm|Pler 40 i couta, for San Francisco. N. Y. via Panarma..[12 m/Pier 40 | COAST OFFT! OF THE | OCHAN BABAMERE. Houpd Porta. (il amiBrr. ¥ FRI s TO ! m;\;}:\'\ \'ng;\ Arrived Dec 11—Stmr Chem- g{l-ns‘;”fi-(rbor gm,Pler 20 NE CLOSE | rom_Bre e _ 4 a? Los Angeles Ports.| 4 pm/Pler 10 | yv. fl?lrf_-nl;‘"Ni \\N——S-lled Dec 11—Stmr Cym- Htgn”-hnldlm ’H" % ill Be Merged Into the Agencies of | an O(il<~.\rr.\ed Dec 10—Stmr Cearic, Bon Diogts & Plor 15 the Rock Island System on the AP A ived Dec S—Stmr Carpathia, First of the Year. from New York: stmr Nord Amerika, trom Eler 2| The local office of the Rock Island ,-‘\‘;‘zfn\;!AGE‘§'~Arrlved Dec 9—Stmr Hek- E‘:,’. 2; system was yesterday advised from o il i e Pt 13 | the East that on the first of the year er 2| the offices of the Frisco line in this S ., United m.x:"’c:.'fl"".',.:" w‘.’fu Survey— ior 11 | city and Los Angeles will be merged Time and P}oi.el:hu of Hign and | u-’v Waters g::gg!g: 'J’:.'E.':S 2| into the agencies of the Rock Island ~ e idt . Bay. “Publishe he {W’"’;fi'mm“mm" o e Huinboldt | ® amiPier 44 | Company. The affairs of the lacal of- No%%m"-}?d':‘ & A . Grays Herflmu. . 4 pm\Pier 10 | fice of the Frisco line will be turned —The jow waters occur af December . YRR L L e L Grays Marbor..... .| 4 pmiPier 10 | OVer to F. W. Thompson, Pacific Coast minutes later than at Fort Point; the height | Coquiile River 5 pm|Pier 2 | general agent of the Rock Island, and 00 e e w8 oty ooy HSemE AT, | calpier 19 | thETeafter the freight traffic of the SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12. Peret Sound Poiw.ili amiics 'y | Frisco will be handled by Harry Ad-| un rises. M‘ll{; & 'l'.ue‘m 5 pm/Pier a; [ ams, commercial agent of the Rock sets State Cal...| Snn Dico & way.| Y amiPiv. i | [gjand. Harry Needham, commercial Nevadan. .., Hono. & Kahului.| 2 pm|Pier 23 | 28ent, and John E. Hanna, local agent Time| [ Time) TDecember 19. | of tRe Frisco line, it is said, will be ! A taken care of by ’fhm:.pnn !J:hhenlx 5.6[12:58| L] 640 21 Edwards, who is in charge of .& M,}‘ b u"i b, Angeles office of the Frisco line, an- ticipating the change, has already forwarded his resignation to Chicago. gt Sl s g o FROM SEATTLS - Suicide of Peddler. Joseph Tabitt, a Syrian peddler, was found dead yesterday in his room Balls. | at 47 Tehama suffocated by il- 7y luminating gas. [e was 65 years of Dec. 16 | age and had been sick for a long time. 161 He had been dead three or four days p.’, 25| when discovered. The following is a| i SPECIAL NOTICE. | Krn'1a,Dec.19,10 | N.York, Dec.19. St Paul, Dec After January 1, 1904, American Line ers fraom New York for Southampton at Plymouth and Cherbourg io land mu passengers for London and Paris. ATLANTIC TRANSPORT LINE. New York—DLondcn Direct. Menom'ne,Dec. 19,9 am|Minnehaha, J Min'p'ls, De: 10 am Mesaba, Jan Only First-class Passengers Carried. DOMINION Portland—Liverpool —Short sea passace. Canada ... Dominion 3 .hn 23| Dominion RED STAR LINE. New York—Antwerp—Paris. am|Finland, Jan. 2,10:30 am 0 am!Vadind. Jan 9,10:30 am Zeeind, Dec.2%.10: New York—Queenstown— Sailing Wednesdays. Oceanic. . Dec, 16, me‘“-)astk‘ Jan. 6 noon Teutonte, Dec. 23, noon|Celtic. ...Jan, 13, 2 pm _Celtic....Dec. 30, 1 pm| Teutonic.Jan.20, 10 am .Dee, 24, Jan. Feb. 25 Jan. 14, Feb. 11, Mar. 10 Azores, Gibraltar, Naples, Genoa. i REPUBLIC (new) ..Jan. 2, Feb. 13, Mar. 28 ROMANIC Jan. 16, Feb. 27, Apr. 9 CANOPIC .Jan. 30, Mar. 12 . D. TAYLOR, Passenger Agent Pacifle Coast, 21 Post st., San Francisco, NAPLES WHITE STAR LINI new).Jan, 2, Feb. 13, Mar. 26 Jan. 16, Feb. 27, Apl. 9 .....Jan. 30, Mar. 12 t:!?nd for rates And ‘Husu‘l(e&i booiklet.) These steamers are the largest In the aditerranean service. ”nm class, $75 and $50 upward, secord- ing to date of sailinz. Boston to Liverpool queenatows CYMRIC .Dec. 24, Jan, 28, Feb. 25 CRETIC. ........Jan. 14, Feb. 11, Mar. 10 First class, $65 upward. For plans, etc., address WHITE STAR Boston, or to C. TOYO KISEN KAISHA. (ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO.) Steamers will leave wharf, corner First and Brannan_streets, at 1 0. m., for YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG. calling at Kobe (Hiogo). Nagasaki and Shanghal, and connecting at Hongkong with steamers for India, etc. No cargo received on board on day of sailing. | § 8. NIPPON MARU (calling at Manila) 5 Wednesday, December 30, 1903 7 AH!RI\.:\ MARU. Mord; . January 35, 1904 . February 17, 1904 Round-trip tickets at reduced ates. For (reight and passage apply st Com- pany's office. 421 Market streets, corner First. WoH AVERY. General Agent. Occanics.$.Co. 5o i o TANITY 7%, ALAMEDA, for Honotulu, Dea.19, 11 a.m. §. €. ALAMEDA, 8. 8. SIERRA, for Honolulu, Samoa, Auck- land and Sya ursday, Dec 31, 2 p. m. 8. . MARIPOSA, ‘for Tahiti, Jan. 6, 1904, 11 a. m. &8, SPRECYELS & B38S..00., Agts. , Tickat 0ffca, 43 Rartaty Frelghtlfise. 329 Barkef 3L, Pior¥e. 7, Pacifig 82 NTIQU 2 COMPAGNIE GENEIALE TRANSATLANTI DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS. Sailing every Thursday instead of Saturday, at :2‘“; oy irom Pler 42, ver, o 5 N e 1o Havre, and upward. class to Havre. nd upward, - GEN- ZRALAGE:.\L'Y ¥OoR UNITED STATES AND CANADA, Broadway (Hudson Building), New York. T F FUGAZL & COn Pacific Coast Agents, 5 Montgomery avenue. San Francisce. Tickets soid by all Railroad Ticket Agenta. S ———