North Carolina Newspapers

seu Pdll Leased Wire Service of the Associated Pr$?s. Leads all North Carolina Afternoon Papers in Circulation. LAST EDITION. 4LL TIIE MARKETS. THE BALEIGH EVENING VOLUME 27. RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1906. PRICE 5c TIMES I UP THE ROCKING TOWER TO SAVE Man, Wife and Two Babies Are Rescued DEED OF BRAVE MEN One 0( the Many Arts of Heroism Culled Forth During the Storm A Cry For Aid From Hundreds on Dauphin Island Reports of DIs. aster Continue. (By the Associated Press.) " Mobile, Ala., via Meridian, Miss., Oct. L The revenue cutter Winona, which for a time was thought to have gone to the bottom in Wednesday's storm, ar rived at Mobile last night. Her crew ell a thrilling story of dangers through wtleh they passed, and narrate in a modest wav the heroic conduct of the two men. members of the crew, who rescued the keeper of the East Pasea goula light-house and ills family. These men were Master-at-Arms Peter son and Quartermaster Peterson. When the Winona arrived off the Pascogoulu light-house it was said that It was almost destroyed, nothing being left but the tower. Which was swaying l'i every gust of the gale and threaten ing to collapse at any moment. It was soon seen that the keeper and his wife and two babies who had sought refuge In the tower, must be lost unless given speedy relief. The two Petersons em barked In a small boat with other members of the crew and after a des perate fight with the waves, reached the base of the tower. The keeper threw to them a line which he carried up. One after the other the two Peter sons climbed up the rope which dan gled from the tower. The wind catch ing them, hurled them against the building with such force as to bruise them badly, and they were several times almost compelled to loose their hold 'upon the rope, but they finally reached the top, and then they, lowered to the men waiting below- Frst the two babies, then the keeper's v.ife and then the keeper himself When a'l these had been savd, the two men slid down the rope and returned to the Winona. j The Winona was at Hcranton. Miss., I when the storm broke, and. although she weathered the blow without seri ous damage, she had a fearful time in doing so. The wind at times was so severe that, although the boat had out four anchors, she was compelled to maintain full speed ahead to hold her position. While the storm was at its height, the wreck of a sloop drifted past, and, although the Winona was having all she could do to save herself, Captain Hanks lowered a small boat and after a struggle witn me water, wnicn ai times seemed almost hopeless, managed to bring off seven persons, most o! them women. Three Hundred Sufferers Hero. The captain reported that as he steamed past Dauphin Island yesterday on his way to Mobile a message was sent to him through the megaphone j stating that there are three hundred i people on the Island who are suffering j for supplies. A relief expedition will! be sent to them early today. Nearly every aid to navigation be-1 tween Mobile and Oulfport has been I destroyed and Hound Island light isj klt? lllll.V Wilt-- 1111 fcllUl fMilllWII l lllt-j I IP.IM W IIH II 1IMW uuilin III lllglll. jMi- ouarantlne station on Shin Island was .1. ..,., ,1 n .1... ,. .. uut ' I i 1 ' ' till. ' All Ml LTL VW,Vt7U. Iillt no lives were lost. Captain Hanks re- ports that there are wrecked vessels all along the east end of Cat Island, on Ship Island, on Horn Island, on Petit Bols Island and Dauphin Island. Grant's Island was so fiercely swept by the storm that it can hardly be seen, but the channel itself has. not been changed. Major Slaker. commanding the United States forces at Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan, which are situated at the en trance to Mobile Bay. has recommend ed to the government at Washington that the troops now stationed there be relieved as speedily as possible. The barracks have been almost destroyed. All sanitary arrangements have been rendered useless and Major Slaker is apprehensive that unless the men are quickly moved, there will be much sickness among them. Boats and Lives Lost. The following list today received from Herron Bay of lives lost and boats destroyed at that place is the first complete list which has been ob tained. The following are boats lost, with the fatalities on each: Schooner Oyster Plant, total loss, one unknown man drowned. Schooner Ethel, total loss, William and Hichard Talland, brothers, J drowned. Lyre Bird, total loss, Captain Jones ! and Mate Mitchell Pendleton lost. Governor Stone, wrecked, no lives lost. Rdward L., wrecked, no lives lost. Country Girl, total loss, no lives lost. Etta, of Point Clear, Ala.. Captain Phillips, two sons and one unknown drowned. Agnes, total loss, Captain William Jones and Mate Ben Tearger drowned. Nellie, total loss, Captain James Read, John Stahl and an unknown Norwegian drowned. Meadow Spring, total Iors, Captain Sam Hahn and a small boy named Windberg drowned. Sloop Two Friends, Captain Milton Jones of Alabama port and two hoys named Jackson, brothers, drowned. 'In addition to these, the following boats were destroyed, no one being on board at the time: J. T. Little, A. L. Mangold, Omaha, Never Tell, Edna B., Little Kelly. Other lives lost at Herron Bay were: Mrs. Oliver Dorian and two children. Captain Tallinn! of the schooner Never Tell, who was drowned attempt ing to reach another boat after he saw that Ms own was doomed. All of the hoases in Herron Bay were destroyed with the exception of four. All the houses at Alabama Port were destroyed except two. No Lives Lost In Mobile. Paul J. Wilson, secretary of the Com mercial Club of Mobile, today requested the Associated Press in Mobile to send out a denial jof the stories which have been sent broadcast throughout the country regarding the loss of life and suffering in this city. Not a single life has been lost and the citizens of Mobile have the local situation In splendid shape. Offers of assistance have been received from the commer cial clubs throughout the south, and while the residents of Mobile appre ciate these at their full value, there Is no suffering in this city which calls for outside aid. The greatest destitu tion and privation hav overtaken peo ple south of Mobile and along the Gulf coast, and for these aid and supplies will be gratefully received. The great est difficulty is being experienced by the authorities in obtaining news of the situation at outside points. Impassable swamps surround the city on all sides where there in open water. The only passage ways through these swamps are the road-beds of the rail roads and those reaching the stricken territory are not in shape to allow the running of trains. The only other way of getting around is by small boats, anil there are no small boats, almost everything of that description having been destroyed by the storm. Th heavy rain which se; in last night continued through the gfeater part of the day and caused great loss and dis comfort. By noon the tital precipita tion was close to four Incfies. and every building in the city had a damaged roof, and this means neafly all of them were leaking badly. Streams of water were pouring Into the city hospital, fhe federal building was Hrenehed. and Mayor Lyons wore his hat while in his office to keep off the water that drop ped through the ceiling. I Business men were almost in despaitl early in the day, many of them declaring the con tinuation of the rain would utterly de stroy their stock of goons. Much suf fering is expected down 'the bay, where 2.000 people are homeless and desti tute. 'Ol'RTKKX KILLED AXD AS MA XV MISSING. (Bv the Associated Press.) New Orleans, La., Oct. 1. Fourteen (Continued on Page Seven.) TO KILL IN COURTROOM Mciver Leaps Madly f Wife's Throat The Negro Is Hel Both for un As- suu't Toon He nnd for an At tempt lo W'l'i k the Ashoboro Traiii. (Special to th Evening Times) High Point c., Ott. i. win jplygji colored who was arrested here early Suntl y morning tor an assault unon hi wife, and who was . - also held as the arty who placed the iron brake on he Asheboro track Sunday night hich caused a seri- ! otis wreck, wl e in court today made an attemi to kill his wife. His wife had ust finished her tes- timony, telling ow he triad to brain her with a halchet, when Mciver made a break (towards her. Four officers grappled the negro and over powered him. ! Mciver remarked on his way to jail that if he had been given a minutedonger he would have killed her. Mtlver was bound over to court in the; sum of J300 for as saalt upon hi$ wife and committed without hail on charge of train wrecking. Yesterday Mciver tried to break Jail and as an ejetra precaution hand cuffs were put on him last night. ROBI1KRS CHLOROFORM A WOMAN AVI) RKATH FOLLOWS (By the Associated Press.) Parker, S. U., Oct. 1. Mrs. H. E. Collins, wife of a farmer is dead and Collins and two children are very ill, the rest.lt of chloroform adminis tered by burglars last night. The robbers secured only ?200. STANDARD OIL MCST PLEAD TO 1NDICTMRNTS. Chicago, Oct. 1. The Standard Oil Company of Indiana has been ordered to plead by October 10 to the Indict ment tihanriiM Klvlne of rebates. The matter will i come up before Judge I Landls. LITTLE ONES CRY FOR BREAD Some of the Suffering From: The Storm AND RAIN AGAIN POURS Many People Are Living Oat in the Woods Shelterless .t Points Along Mobile Hay the Suffering Caused by Lack of Food and Cloth ing is Great. (By the Mobile, Ala storm which Associated Press.) . Oct. 1. A heavy rain is greatly Interfering with the railroad and telegraph com- panics set in last night and is on. No wind has accompanied stlll the rain as yet, but the downpour will be exceedingly heavy ami has enor mously increased the difficulties of construction gangs. It is feared, loo, that It will cause inuen increase oi suffering and some deaths along the coast of the south end of Mobile Bay; Many people are homeless in that section and are liv ing in the woods with scanty supply of provisions; ' The exposure of an other storm cannot but have a serious effect on women and children. On Dauphin Island there are 500 people homeless, with only three small build ings in which they can obtain shelter. Despite the fact that two relief expe ditions were sent out yesterday, there are not more than enough provisions for more than, one day, and additional supplies were sent down early today. While there is no suffering in Mobile proper, there is urgent need at many points on the southern part of I he bay. and assistance for these people will be gatefully received. Arrests; Details of Sufferings. Arrests were made at some of the lower coast resorts today of negroes who were caught looting some of the wrecked houses and it has been deter mined to send additional details of militia to Coden and other points near by to protect property. Word was received last night thtvi from twenty to thirty Creoles on Mon Louis Island are destitute and in immi nent danger of starvation. It is doubt ful, however, if anything can be done for them before tomorrow. The citi zens of Mobile have undertaken relief measures with energy and are sending! food and clothing to the stricken peo ple as rapidly as possible. There is so I much suffering at various points to I which access is so difficult that it is certain that great suffering must fol low. Next to food, the great need is for clothing. Men and women in some places have been reduced to wealing coffee sacks for clothing, and there are few sacks to be had at that. The first thing done by the relief expedition sent from here yesterday to Coden was to give the people cloth ing. The suffering has been intense at Bayou La Bat re, and is still acute. Members of the relief committee which visited that place reported that they were followed through the street by little children who were crying and begging piteously for a piece of bread. A large number of them were taken to Dauphin Island last night and more will be taken today. THE PRESIDENT (By the Associated Press.) Oyster Bay, N. Y., Oct. 1. President Roosevelt, accompanied by Mrs. Roose velt, Miss Ethel, Archie and Quentln. and his staff of executive clerks left ! oyster Hay for Washington at 9 o'clock today. The white house will be i reached at 4:15 this afternoon. Thetrlp l Special to Washington was begun In traln to Long Island City, from whence 1 n, ... ,. . .e vuk ij i. iv e-1 1 1 in jcim j City. The last stage of the journey, which will begin at 11:15 a. m., will be lo made In two private cars attached the regular train for Washington over the Pennsylvania fiallroud. Many of the president's village neighbors gathered at the station here to say good-bye. Out of deference to Presi dent Roosevelt's expressed wish, how ever, the customary leave-taking func tion, participated In by the school children, was omitted. The official vil lage good-bye was said as usual by ex-Sheriff Jerome B. Johnson, heading a committee of prominent citizens. The president has spent three months at his Sagamore Hill home antl has had the first real vacation slqje he assumed office as the chief execu tive of the nation. Today he Is in splendid physical condition and In his appearance shows the effect of life in TO WASHINGTON i the open air. (RUSHING THE PREPARATIONS The First Expedition Troops to Cuba of SEND MORE MARINES Toft Cables That He Hoc Not Want More Battleships Seven Cases of Yellow Fever Have iteeii Reported in Havana Within (he Last Week: Two Yesterday. (By the Assorlnlt Washington, Oct Tuft is in constant i with President Roosc it Press.) I . Secretary ommunication L'h concerning the Cuban situation hut has not seen j fit to communicate with the war de- paftmei)! officials since Saturday. Preparations lor the first expedition to Cuba are being hastened with all possible speed. Officers and clerks at the war department worked prac tically all last night, ami advices from the troops 'ordered lo mobilize a'. -Newport News indicate thai they will all be ready as soon as trans ports are available. The second battalion el' engineers left here today to go aboard th 3 Sumner at New Yor Two complete held hospital out fits will go to Cubit, sailing on the first transport leaving Newport News. Another company of the hospital corps is on its way from San Fran cisco for Newport News. Each of the seven regiments or dered to Cuba will h ive a regimental hospital and full quota of medical officers. The battleship Texas has bean held at Cape Henry awaiting tnither instructions from Secretary Tall. The secretary wired 'he navy depart ment that he did no! need any more battleships hut waled more ma- i rines. He has been informed that the Texas has iwo hundred marines aboard and furl her supplies for laud service. Ouesndus' Loyalty lo I'alina. Senor QuesaiUt, the Cuban minis-j ter. when seen early today had not received any reply" from Secretary j Tat't lo his letter of resignation J transmitted Saturday. The retiring minister entertains j toward former President Pal ma feel ings of the greatest attachment and sympathy, .er spending forty of the sev enty-three years of his Ills in light ing for Cuban liberty, President Palma leaves the palace in Havana without a dollar," said Senor Ques ada. "His private fortune, as well as the h 'st energies of his life, have been patriotically poured out in the cause of his country. "I have (allied to President Palma an invitation to make my house his home if he decides to come to the I'riited States. Although President (Continued on Page 5.) FOLLOWED AND SHOT HER DEAD (By the Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. I. While j waiting for har breakfast in a res I taurnnt at SIM Vine street in this city today Mary ftrocker, aged ill) years, was shot and killed by lOdward -., ,.,. ,..)ti, ...limn uh luul hn tiv- jng - nu, wolnill, entered the place . hrnnllfiiat and was fol- , ... lowed by weaver, wno, aner a itiw I minutes' talk, drew a revolver and shot her tnrae times. Weaver ran I from the restaurant, bul was cap tured after a struggle. The couple had quarreled because she had de cided to leava him. IX I IXHtM 1 NHURANCK IjEGI8LATK)N 113PORT. (By the Associated Press.) , Washington, October 1. The re port of the committee on uniform legislation affecting insurance mat ters appointed at the Chicago con ference of governors, attorneys gen eral and insurance commissioners in February hist was submitted to an adjourned conference of such offi cials which met at the Arlington Hotel hero today. There were about sixty officials and others interested in insurance matters present. SUICIDE OF A GAMBLER KING Albert J. Adams Shoots Him self Dead. 'HIS HEALTH WAS BAD Mad of a Larue Fortune as the Head the Policy Oamhliim Combine He foh a Man Sometime Ago Thai the Newspapers Were Hound ing II ini to Doom. (By th.- Associated Press.) New York. Oct. 1. Albert J. Adams. who made a large fortune as the head of the policy gambling combine, shot himself in Un head lasl night ai his hoiue in this city. His dead body was found tiiis morning. Adams had been in poor health since his release from Sing Sing prison, where 0, served a term for having c indiicti d a policy game in (his city. Soon after his release he lieeame presl deni of the i iimiiajmvlo Amalgamated Hold .Mines Company, i was n-bdi't- ed to be Hie financial backer of (he I til III of M. .1. Sage it I 'o. j and New Jersey; Hie lifllc j were raided in August on , thai Hie company was c I bUeket shop. .Mr. Adams' if I his eit v : s .if w hiell I complaint nductlng :i' sou. Albert j via red that ' J. Adams. Jr.. however, de 'the only Albert J. Adams nhecled Willi the Saj. The fatal Adams sat mirror in hi ;e company w; phpl was lirot in a chair in s room in his s himself, while .Mr. front of a apart rne'hts in the through in the Death i " 'AT because eeived papers.' About Ansonia his hea wall of uist hav Adams t The bullet passed and imbedded itself i hallway adjacent. been instantaneous, k his life primarily, of the hounding at tin' hands of said W. 10. D, St six month's ago. he has. re the news-J ikes. Mr. he ask said, depr if In hies. "N "but have Un Adams ..appeared to ssed. and Mr. Stoke: gljeatly eil him worried by business trou- not that," replied Adams. newseaners -in! ma;.''''n'.es ' hounding me so long about i ami bucket-shop business j been policy til:;! I ea there is n stand it no longer, '! a letrtip 1 will kill and if myself, i sta lie il d il old man: to it. 1 might a: ( gol t old fln- man how; ish it." At the . ties i',. mi t l easiu er. and I I'll iffl re of the Colonial Seemi y. of which Adams was was said today that been ill of diabetes for a Adams had year, and that must have pi suicide. t was this illness wlileh injiled him to commit A ROASTING DAY IN LOS ANGELES. (Tiy the Associated Press.) Los Angeles. Cal.. Oct. 1, Yes terday was the hottest day of the year. At !2:.JU p. m. 10a degt es were recorded in the shade on the top of Los Angeles trust building 117 degrees in the sun at the same elevation and 11- degrees in th shade on the streets. A DECISION AS TO STATE RATES (By the Associated Press.) ' Washington, Oct. 1. The interstate commerce commission has reached a most important conclusion with respect to the railway rate law which it has embodied in a general order made pub- I lie today. It holds that where a slate 'rate forms a pari of an interstate rate I the slate rate should lie tiled with the commission. I ins is an entirely new feature in connection with the opera tion of the interstate commerce com mission. The further announcement .as made wherever 7 in nd- that the commission Intends possible to construe the law vance without waiting for any partlcu- lur complaint lo be made upon which to base its decision. In this way it is expected that a large number of complaints will be anticipated antl the work of fhe commission correspond ingly lessened. Uniform classification will form the subject of a conference by the inter state commerce commission here to morrow. The members who will par ticipate in the discussion are Commis sioners Coekrell. Clements and Lane. The object of the meeting is lo ascer tain, if possible. If the railroads can not be induced to agree to the propo sition without the necessity of further legislation by congress. POLAND OH1KK KXG1XKKR PHILIPPINE RAILWAY. Washington, Oct. 1. W. 1). Po- laud, niemb -r of the American So-1 cioty Civil Engineers, who resigned i from the Alaska Centra) Hailrond I September 1st, lias been elected vice; president and chief engineer of the ! Philippine Hallway Company. He! sails for Manila about November 1st to take charge of construction and; I other interests for the syndicate j which is building railroads on the: island of Panay, Negros and Ce.hu. j I The survey of these roads was' started about the middle of June, ! under the directions of Mr. E. .1. ! Beard of J. G. W hite & Company of New York, who have the contract for the engineering and construct ion of these lines and who are now engaged in the construction of the Raleigh '& Pamlico Sound Railroad, the I Pftmlico, Oriental & Western and the Virginia-Carolina Coast Rail road. At the present time the sur veys have been completed for sixty 'miles on the Island of Panay, fifty j miles on Negros and fifty miles on j Cebu .this being about one-half of I the total mileage. I t in or Philippine i resent an outlay i spao.ooo.ooo. The entire sys railways will rep of approximately THE ARMY SOON TO ADOPT NEW BULLET (lly He- Associated Press.) sningioii, uet. i . - The flfmv will shbr ; wlllcll w as 'of the tar: I -,i j t itle meet ; he sal isfae the rounih let it has snor.1 IJ adopt the new bullet : I'.llj tested by several j experts ai the national j Sea (lilt and found to by them. Instead of iomiI of the present bul- I In long straight lapering also about one-third point and (tor, weighing about 1 5(1 grains. s a greater velocity ! 1 new bullet has to 2, DIM) yards, a greater energy up lo 1.100 yards, a Hatter trajectory up to 2,000 yards and a little better accuracy tip to 2,000 yards. The new bullet will require a slightly different firing chamber in the rifle, but this can be readily effected in pieces now under manufacture, and the necessary 1 changes can be made in the pieces now in use with hut comparatively small expense. jAHYOCATK OF PlilSOX UFFORM PASSKS AWAV (liy the Associated Press.) Cedar Kupids. la.. Oct. I. -Wil Hutu A. Hunter, warden of the statt prison ai Anamosu for the lasl twelve years, years. Mortal voeae: died lasi night, aged seventy Hunter had conic into na proininence because of his ad Of prison reforms. HEADQUARTERS OPENED County Democratic Commit tee is Housed Codial Invitation i'lvtcmled to lively body to ( all Visitors to Town May i.euvc Bundles at Hendquar- t CI S Then Have Purchases Delivered: Well Equipped Office. Til. lit ad quarters of the county democratic executive committee were opened this morning in tin tnerly occupied by George Co.. wholesale groceries. store lor Marsh & extending I l oin mist M B pi at oned Ltrtiti street to south Ex The store lias been up and makes admirable ' chang 1 nicely headquarters. County Chairman .1. will spend much of his when he is not out on X. Holding lime there I he canvass with t he candidates. Kdgar Lent h will hi practically nil dtiy; Hid Secretary 0. at headquarters Mr. W. C. A ti ll ml typewriter. dicks is steiiographor i A cordial Invitation is extended to everybody to visit the headquarters. : especially people from the country. Who are asked to make this their headquarters in very fact when (hey Hire in town. They will he welcome .to leave bundles antl parcels there and may have purchases delivered there addressed lo them, and they will he taken charge of with pleas- j ure until called for. IMtOMIXI-iXT WOMAN liOIlliKI) OK HER GlvMS. (By the Associated Press.) Chicago, Ocl. 1. Mrs. Ellen Nagle. a prominent society woman of Canton. 111., was robbed of $2.S00 In cash and diamonds at the Saratoga Hotel to day. The gems and cash were taken from a dresser in her room while fthe plept. The police are searching for a bell boy who disappeared immediately on the report of the robbery to the police. BIO CHANGES BEING PLANNED Freight Facilities for Cotton Compress Square SPECIFICATIONS READY Square to be Excavated Nineteen Feet Five Tracks to .Parallel Salisbury From Lane Warehouse From Jones to Lane Between Side tracks and Paved Driveway Paral leling Halifax Streets Offices on Jones. The Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company has just expended about $40,000 on the enlargement and gen eral improvement of the freight irds at Johnston street station and i plans are now being developed for important changes in the freight de pot laciliues. In lad something llku $ 10,000 or $j0,000 will be expend ed in improvements of this character. The plans are being prepared in tiie offices of Assistant Enirinoor R. , ... ..... . . . , im; ; v.yuuuoj in toe uivisiou noau- quarters here and when carried out will completely revolutionize the cot- ton compress square, bounded by Halifax Jones. Salisbury and Lane Streets, a street eye-sore in that for a long while The plans as for the clearing which litis been an sei t ion of the city i now developed call iway of the old cot ton platform, compress and all other buildings on the square and the grad ing down of the square at least nine teen feet on the Jones, Halifax and Salisbury street sides. At least the excavation will be that deep on the upper end of the square next to Jones 'street. Retaining walks are to be c.on jstructed in this excavation along the sidewalks. Four additional side tracks are to be run into this square I from the Salisbury street side from iLane streets. Along (he innermost of these side tracks, and extending across the square from Jones lo Lane streets, will be an immense freight. Warehouse, and between this freight, warehouse and Halifax street will be a wide paved driveway with entrance from Halifax and Lane streets. The upper end of the freight ware house will be two stories, the second I story having the entrance directly on the Jones street sidewalk. In this sec- (Ion of the building will be the general ! freight offices for the city antl this 1 division. The construction of the whole place will be of the most approved type and will add very greatly to the appear ance of that section of the city. The tail that the square will be graded below the streets to the depth of nine teen feet will cause all the -ars run j into tlie square to be wholly below the street and out of sight to any . one passing along either Jones. Halifax or Salisbury streets. A conference has just been held here between General Freight Agent C. R. t'apps of the Seaboard ano Assistant Engineer Cobourn relative to the im provements. The plans prepared by .Mr. Cobourn were approved. The whole matter is to be laid before the board of aldermen probably at their November meeting for the purpose of obtaining permission to lay the tracks desired across Lane .street into the setiare. The Improvements which have just been completed on the Johnston street yards increase the capacity to' over miii ears and assures the adequacy of the yards for the freight business at this point for years to come. With Hie addition of the freight facilities planned on the cotton compress square ttalelgh will take her place among the very best equipped points for handling freights anywhere on the Seaboard system. BALLOONS IN RACE FOR BENNETT CUP. (By the Associated Press.) London. Oct. 1. Between 6 and 10 i o'clock this morning six of the sixteen balloons engaged in the contest for the James Oordon Bennett cup. which started from Paris yesterday after noon, arrived on this side of the chan . nel antl continued in n northeasterly direction. The first to arrive was Count De La Vaulx's balloon, Wal halla. THE SHERIDAN HAS NOW BEEN FLOATED. (By the Aesolttatea Press.) Sau Francisco, Cal., Oct. 1. The Merchants Exchange received k cable gram from Honolulu saying that the United States transport Sheridan has been floated and is proceeding to that port.