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The morning call., 1891-09-14
BADLY HURT BY A FISH.
Raritan- Bay Fisherman Wounded b.
q Stingaree.

Raritan- Fisherman Wounded by
Stingaree.
A dispatch from Port Monmouth, n. j., to
the New York Tribune states that William
Oberman, fisherman, while drawings pond
in Raritan Bay hauled up an immense stin-
garee. After he had thrown the fish into
the boat ii made q leap and struck Oberman
on the leg near the knee, nearly severing it.
DR.. John II. Van Matet was summoned,
but the man is in dangerous condition,
having become unconscious from the loss Of
blood.
The stingaree, or sting-ray, is formidable
and hideous fish of the ray family, and is
fortunately not common on this coast al
though exceedin gly large specimens are oc-
casiOnally taken by the net in hauling for
other fish. 1t resembles the skate closely,
but is darker in appearance and much more
lively and ferOcious when caught. Another
differences that the skate is harmless, while
the other has always borne bad reputation.
In the Mediterranean Sea, where the stin-
garee Is common, fishermen fear 1t and con-
slider wound caused by 1t fatal.
The destructive and dangerous part of the
stingaree is great keen spur or thorn
which extends upward about six inches
from the tip of the tail. This thorn Is of
bone, slightly covered with Shiny brown
skin, and is full Of tiny barbs, which make
it difficult to withdraw the thorn from any,
thing it has pierced. The fish lashes with
its tail any one attacking 1t. and rarely
misses its aim. This thorn or spur is what
has always been considered poisonous
by fishermen. Some time ago it was Te-
ported that a bather in Long Island Sound
had stepped on one and died shortly after
ward from the wound he received. This is
probable enough, as the fin rays OF almost
all fish produce ranking wounds, probably
on account of the slime with which they are
covered.
Last summer fishermen in Jamaica Bay
seined an immense specimen of this ugly
denizen of the ocean in what is known as
False Channel, near Canarsie, L. /. The
fish must have weighed nearly 800 pounds,
and was about fifteen feet long from the
nose to the tip of its tail. The sting is of
hard white bone, about three inches long,
and the barbs are so sharp that If it Is stuck
through piece of thin paper 1t cannot be
withdrawn without tearing the paper. This
fish was killed with clubs after hard fight,
as the creatures are incredibly powerful.
The morning call., 1891-09-14
QUIET IN PRISON.
No COnvicts Have Yet Been
Triced by the Thumbs.
What Warden Hale Can Do to an Unruly
Man Under the Resolution of Director
Stump No Torture as Yet

Matters were very quiet about San
Quentin Prison Yesterday, and there were
no outward indications Of the revolt and
threatening danger of the day before. The
reports of the disturbance brought an un-
usually large number Of visitors, but other
wise there was nothing to distinguish the
day from any other Sunday.
Meals and religious services passed off
without any incident. Among the convlcts
there was still prevalent feeling of the
sullenness of the preceding few days, and
scowling faces were the rule, but the food
was eaten with Just as much relish as
though nothing had ever been said
against it.
The men who took part in Saturdays
strike were locked up in their cells at the
usual hour, and took part in the meals!iand
Sunday services just the same as the others,
and no more attention was given them than
the others.
Warden Hale's promise that no punish-
ment would follow their hasty act of in
subordination is being kept, but whether
this will have any good effect, remains to be
seen.
srUMp's POLICY.
According to Director Stunp's uncom-
promising policy the rlng-ieaders ought all
have been thrown into the dungeon and put
OH bread and water until their appetltes had
been cultivated to that degree that the or
dinary everyday prison fare would not fall
on them. This same spirit of unyielding
Strictness on his part toward the prisoners
found expression in his resolution at the
Saturday night meeting giving Warden Hale
power to intlict any punishment he saw mt
on the conspiratOrS, Thorne. Turcott Sulll-
van, Manning, Hanlon, Delaney and Ross,
who two weeks ago tried to get away by
oyerpOwering the guards.
The w WaTuen is limited by the rules TO GER
tam forms of punishment. FlOgging, i'm
prisonment in solitary, shOwer-bath aud
suspension by the arms or otherwise are all
permissible, so that were the W arden vln-
dictive or cruel man, the means OF torture
under the name of Legitimate punish
ment" he could inflct would be limited
only by his ingenuity.
NOT VINDICTTVE.
A CALL reporter yesterday asked Warden
Hale what he had done to the imprisoned
conspirators since the Stump resolution.
Nothing at ALL" he answered. 1.-The
convicts are still locked in the dungeons"
"Will you punish them. or have you
already done SOP"
No, sir. | haven't yet, and I don't
know that | will do more than keep them
in solitary confinement"
As Warden Hale is a humane man, 1t Is
hardly likely that he will "trice" the
offenders up by the thumbs or suspend
them by the heels or turn an ice-cold stream
of water on them or infiict any other of The
refined schemes of torture the law author
ICES him to use.
The morning call., 1891-09-14
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Cardinal Manning is strongly opposed to
lotteries and rahles for church or charitable
purposes.
Christian Reed, the Southern novelist,
lives in an Old-fashioned gray house, near
Salisbury, n. q.
Colonel Tom Ochiltree has returned from
Homburg to London 80 poor In flesh that
his clothes do not fit him.
George w. Childs' place at Bryn Mawr Is
said to be by all odds the handsomest and
most complete country seat 10 the United
States.
Lady Randolph Churchill is the only
American woman who has been h0n0red
by the Queen with the Order of the Crown
of India.
The Grand Duke Vladimir is said to be
the only member of the Russian Imperial
family who disapprOyes the Franco Russian
alliance.
Frederick Ii. Seward. son of the late
William II. Seward, has finished the biog-
raphy of his father. He has been engaged
upon the work long time.
Brigadier- General Augustus Wild, for
merly of Brookline, Mass. died at Medellin,
Col onbia, South America, where he was
engaged in mining enterprises.
j. Lamb Doty, United States Consul at
Tahiti, is said to be the youngest Consular
representative in the service of any country.
He was only 20 years old when appointed.
Hillside, the beautiful house which John
B. Cough built near Worcester, Mass, and
upon W hich he spent in the neighborh0od
OF $4,000 has been sold at a tremendous
sacrifice.
Colonel Canto, the leader of the victor
ious Chilean insurgents, is fighter who
never tires Of fighting or thinks of giving
up because he may be occasionally floOred.
He is the first Canto Of the Chilean epic of
independence.
NJ. Jacques, who has recently began a
fifty days fast at the London Aquarium,
assumes an air of extreme comfort as he
sits in lis easy chair. Sometimes he reads
for an hour or two, but he Is not disposed to
talk. lie says that tnat uses up too much
vitality.
Mr. Gladstone has profound respect for
royalty and never wounds the feelings of
the royal family if he can help it. His re-
cent letter denOuncing gambling as for
midable and growing evil in Great Britain
seems to be capable Of royal application,
however.
Samuel Kitson, the Boston sculptor, has
partiality tor religious subjects, his first
marble being ''Rebecca at the Well" and
his second Isaac" He has recently COM
pleted a portrait bust of Judge Charles
Dsveus, eX-President Hayes Attorney
General, and is now at work on bust of
John Boyle O'Reilly.
The morning call., 1891-09-14
Flats an Unpr rofitable Investment.

"Builders are coming to the conclusion
that fats are not such a profitable invest
ment as they seem to be at first sight," said
Building Commissioner Thomas FuTlong,
of this office for that class of houses are not
SO many as they used to be. 4 fiat with four
sets of apartments which rent for $50 each
costs q man $4,000. Then he must buy
the land aud it must be in a good locality or
his flats Will not rent That's $4,000 more
easily. People who live in flats ale gener-
ally not permanent tenants. The house has
to stand the frequent moving of four fam
lilies and each change damages the place.
After year or so the owner of handsome
flats iinds that he has made but small inter-
est on the money he has invested and tries
TO sell ont. That's my case. | own some
flats and I'm trying to get rid Of them. st.
Louis POst-Dispatch.
The morning call., 1891-09-14
Chinese Missionaries.

Rev. Hugh Waddell, a gray-haired mis-
siouary, who has been in China aud Japan
since childhood. arrived yesterday by the
steamer China.
The feeling against the missionaries"
he says, sis quieting down great deal.
The chief cause of the trouble was the out
growth of the native superstition, and their
anger was directed against the Catholic
fathers chiefly. The latter have done much
TO care for abandoned children. and the ma
tives became imbued with the idea that the
babies were put to death in order to secure
their eyes from which to manufacture
was perfectly absurd but the natives be-
lieved it was true, and they at once in
augurated crusade against the mission
aries, which, for time, was of a most
brutal nature. 1t has blown over now, how
ever, and no further trouble is looked for"
The morning call., 1891-09-14
MISCELLANEOUS.
ON 7

Keep on taking pills, powders potions to act on
the bowels, every day, but take Simmons Liver
Regulator, occasionally. 1t tones up the system,
makes continual dosing unnecessary and assists ma
ture to act herself. L. NJ. HI SToN, MD, Washing
ton, Ark, says: "No other remedy within my
knowledge can fill Its place. have been practicng
medicine for twenty years, and have never been
able to put up vegetable compound that would,
like Simmons Liver Regulator, promptly and eff
fectlyey move the Liver to action, and at the same
time aid instead of weakening) the digestive pow
ers." w. I. HANNAFoRD. Magnolia, N. c., writes:
We can speak cheerfully OF the merits OF the
Regulator, but not compelled to take it regu-
larry, as our liver is all right now. Many of our
friends also and all speak in the highest terms
of the efficacy OF Simmons Liver Regulator"
ocl WeFrMo 5Ow
The morning call., 1891-09-14
LADY AT THE THROTTLE.
The Daughter of West Virginia Rail-
road Director Makes Regular Trips.


road Director Makes Regular Trips.
The Cairo and Kanawha Valley Railroad
"a narrow-gauge line connecting with the
Baltimore and Ohio at Cairo, in this county
claims the distinction of employing the
only female railroad engineer in the United
States. The ady's name is Miss Ida Hewitt,
and she is the daughter Of Colonel Hewitt,
one of the principal stockholders OF the
road. Miss Ida is q very beautiful and ac-
complis he'd young woman, under 20 years
OF age, has always had peculiar fascina-
ton for machinery, and has spent large
portion of her time in the shops OF the COM
pany. She finally became machnist OF no
mean ability, when she undertook the task
of running an engine on the road, and her
success was so great that she is now reg
ularly employed in that capacity. and makes
her daily run with as much regularity as the
most veteran engineer.-Clarksburg dis
patch to Cincinnati Enquirer.
The morning call., 1891-09-14
RANnOM SHOTS.

Much complaint was expressed by the
guardsmen at the carelessness Of the mark
ers. 1t would be good thing il the State
would make some provision in regard to
obtaining competent markers for the pre-,
limnary and final shoots of the National
Guard. 1t would probably be coed way
to get some Work out of the field and staff,
and if acting as markers in official shoots
was part Of their duty better satisfaction
would be given TO the guardsmen when they
parade for rifle practice.
Messrs. Hildrcdth. A. j. Ruddock, Al
Hampton and l.. Barrere. the crack shots
of the Nationals, will leave tomorrow for
months hunt in Mendocino County. They
Will be in charge of Sheriff Stanley Of that
county Trey say they do not intend to kll
any deer as 1t is against the law and the
Sheriff viii be too near at hand.
The morning call., 1891-09-14

been registered, most necessary formality
in this country. Failing certificate of reg
istry, the young man has no legal existence
and 50 is excluded from marrying, voting
and serving in the army. AS can well be
imagined, the young man is doing his best
to discover some means by which the grave
error of his baby days can be rectified.
There are only two courses open to him-to
take out naturalization papers or petition
Corr. PhiIadelphia Times.
The morning call., 1891-09-14
He was Meyer legally Born.

1 met young man yesterday who said
that he was 20 years Of age and had never
been legally born. AS l did not quite under
stand the conundrum that he suggested, he
was good enough TO explain that he was born
at Metz in 1871, and was the son of Prus-
sian n-couIn ssioned officer. His birth,
however, owing to the confusion of affairs
existing in those days at Metz, had never
The morning call., 1891-09-14
An UnwrItten Law.

81. G. Matheson, an English engineer who
has been in the employ of the Chinese Gov
ernment for four years. is at the Occidental.
lie is located at FormOsa and is engaged in
constructing one OF the three railroads now
under way in the Monaghan empire.
Some months ago." said he. there was
a good deal of trouble between the natives
of FormOsa and the Chinese. The former
are savage fellows aud object to the en-
crOachments of the latter. There was, and
Is yet iOr that matter, an unwrItten law
among the natives of Formosa which for
bids any young man to marry until he has
cut off two Chinese heads, and a little
anxiety to plunge into matrimopy causes a
rapid reduction in the Chinese population.
THIS was one cause of the trouble.
Railroad construction is beginning to
boom in China just now. VicerOy Chang
Chit Tung Of the Province of TOopi is now
building road from Hau-kow to Peking,
Il distance Of 200 miles, on which a little
steel has already Deen laid. The rails and
locomotives are purchased In England and
Germany, but the former hereafter are TO be
manufactured at Han-Kow. The Govern
ment is now erecting large blast furnaces
an roling-mil sat that place. and when COM
pleted they will turn out all the rails needed
for the new road. As labor is plentiful at
20 cents a day, the cost uf production will
be comparatively small as there are large
coal and iron beds close at hand"
The morning call., 1891-09-14
The Poison Kf1sd Her.

Cecilia Williams, middle-aged Mexican
woman who took morphine poison in her
room in the basement of 521 Broadway, Fri
day, died in the Receiving Hospital yester-
day afternoon. Her remains were sent to
the Morgue. The deceased leaves daugh-
ter living at Tulare and two sons at Gilroy.
WHY she took the poison is not known.
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Cathnlic Ahatainers.

There was a meeting of Catholic Total
Abstinence and Benevolent Association at
ST. Mary's Church yesterday, with Edward
Leonard in the chair. Besides the routine
business, a vote was taken giving the widow
of Hugh Loughry, who died last week, the
eun, oT C1OO
The morning call., 1891-09-14
Wanted at San Lnse.

When the first train from San Jose arrived
at the Valencia-street depot early yesterday
morning, William Cassidy, passenger, was
taken into custody by Sergeant Burke He
is wanted at the Garden City on charge Of
obtaining money by false pretenses, and his
arrest was made by virtue Of information
by telegraph. lie will be taken to San Jose
to-day
The morning call., 1891-09-14

This company did not do as well as they
expected, but many fine scores stand to
their credit. They also competed, in addi-
ton to Company G, for three medals in
each class, and the chances are that the
over-anxieiy on the part of some of the best
shots told against them. The company en-
tered about sixty five men.
The morning call., 1891-09-14

A student at the Nicholas Latin school at
Lewiston, Me-. who is known as Lewis =.
Clinton, is really L0mayou. prince OF the
Bassa tribe, in the southwestern part of
Africa. The tribe occupies territory near
the Kory Mountains, 500 miles long and 200
miles wide, with small outlet to the sea.
The morning call., 1891-09-14
whnt Renamn of the Hnrse

William Parker went out riding with
livery rig belonging to j. II. Wilson last
Thursday, but he failed to come back. He
was thereupon arrested as soon as found for
grand larceny. He claims he does not know
what became OF the horse and rig.
The morning call., 1891-09-14

Lieutenant Eisen 35, Lieutenant Evans Sc,
Captain Fraser 26, Corporal Eggleston 80
Corporal Dcppen 40. Corporal Gottscnak
43, Privates-Cayanau 26, English "a, Elk
%, Field "a, HesseImeyer 26, Heinroth 26,
Kahn 40, Larson AZ, Herzog "a, Medina 20,
Mnsser 81
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the reputation distance is IT'S yards. AS
there is no range of that distance near the
city they were compelled to use the 200 yard
range. This being the case they should re-
ceive credit allowance and not be so heav-
lily handicapped. 1t is thought percentage
will be added to their scores and thus place
them on an equal footing with their COM
rades who use the Springfield.
The morning call., 1891-09-14
BAGGAGE NOTICE,

DY RETAINING YOUR BAGGAGE CHECKS
ID until you reach San Francisco and then leaving
che same at Branch Office. located In the wais
ingroom OF the Oakland Ferry Depot, foot OF Mar
ket street, you will not only the annoyance Of
transfer agents. but Will also save l5c on the de-
livery of each trunk. Our rates: One trunk. 35c:
three trunks, 81. Remember, all others charge 500
per trunk. MORTON SPECIAL DELIVERY n
Geary street. seq tf
The morning call., 1891-09-14
The Latest Dead-Beat Trick,

"a new scheme was worked on me yester-
day." remarked Edward Holland of the
Commercial Hotel to a CALL reporter.
During the dinner-hour a shabby genteel
gentleman, with Ihave-seen- better-days
air about him, sauntered into the restaurant
and seating himself at one of the tables
ordered tenderlon and the necessary ac-
compartments. When it was set before him
he Kicked 1t was not done to suit his
taste, but lie ate it just the same AS he
arose to 60 he beCkoned to me with his
finger, ana | approached him. Straighten-
ing himself up he complained in rather
loud voice, saying, am very particular,
sir. When l order a steak or n chop wish
it well done, and | must complain of the
treatment have just received The other
guests began to look in our direction, ami l
tried to quiet the fellow down. He con-
tinued to protest in an angry tone, and as l
turned to explain to a customer the cause of
the trouble the shabby-genteel man threw
50cent piece Oh the counter and strobe out
with a most lordly swagger. When picked
up the money he was far down the street.
and my discovery that it was counterfeit
served only to impress upon my mind the
fact that had been cruelty worked by
dead beat"
The morning call., 1891-09-14
COMPANY B, CAPTAIN IRVING Il. COOK

inns company snUt ABOUT IOTTy-hVe men,
and, as the score shows. did some very good
work at the butts. They will win many
silver and bronze decorations The COM
pany is n regular visitor ut the range. aud
practice has made good marksmen of the
members
The morning call., 1891-09-14
COMPANY II. CAprAIN FRAsER.

Captain Tilden entered seventy men and
kept the targets going all day. He was the
last to finish and has some good scores to
the credit of his marksmen.
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RIFLE SHOOTING.
The First Infantry Regiment
Shoot at Shell Mound.
A Large Attendance Of Maiksmen at the
Range-some Good Scores Made-The In
dependent Rifles Annual Contest.

Twice in each year the State authorities
order all companies connected with the Ma
tional Guard to parade for rife practice.
The preliminary shoot took place in June
last and the final shoot will be held this
month.
All guardsmen who make 80 points or so
per cent average at both contests are deco
rated with a silver medal to which is at
tached q bronze bar bearing the word
Mark ksman," all who make 40 points or so
per cent receive like medal with silver
bar attached bearing the word "Rifleman,'
and all who are fortunate enough to score
40 points or 80 per cent receive the same
medal with gold bar attached bearing the
word "Sharpshooter."
Tie First Infantry Regiment paraded yes
terday for their final State shoot at Shell
Mound. The weather turned out TO be far
more favorable for marksmen than the indi-
cations of the morning promised. A steady
WIND prevailed during the progress OF the
shoot, which kept the range free from the
annoying powder smoke The light proved
to be steady and good scores were looked Tor.
LUCK A FACTOR.
Every marksman who has spent much
time at the range knows that luck enters
into shoot and has a great deal to do with
but lup SCOit, tSltClUIly NutH lno iHdh AT
the butts is good shot. The Fist Rpgi-
me mt did not have luck on Its side yeSter-
day. The fight proved to be an uphill one
all day long for the best rihemen Of that
regiment There is no question but that
the First possesses some of the finest rife
shots in the State. but yesterday found
most of them out of condition, and those
that needed the points most failed TO shoot
up to their average.
In few individual cases excellent scores
were made, but they failed to bring the
makers up to the required 90 per cent in
order to obtain a sharpShootei's gold bar.
As it is no member Of the First will receive
sharpShOoter's decoration.
William Alexander OF C Company made
43 points at the preliminary shoot in June.
In order to receive a sharpshOoter's de ora
ton it was necessary for him to make AZ
points at the final shoot yesterday.
ONE POINT SHORT.
This he endeavored to accomplish, and
when he started off with three "bullS" his
comrades were sure that he would reach the
required number of points to carry off the
coveted decoration. He shot we'll and held
well. he did not finch or get ratified dur
ing the progress of his work, and ended his
excellent score of 46 with dead center.
Luck entered as a strong factor against
him, as many of his fours were very close
to the bull's-eye. He fell just one Point
short of the desired total, bat retired from
the range with the best score Of the day.
The contest was held under the SUPER
vision of Rifle Inspector Louis Barrere,
who was assisted in his duties by Ordnance
Officer w. A. Halstead.
The scores of those who qualified for dec
OratiOUs A. fOlIpWS
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There were only few of the cadets pres
ent for rifle practice. 1t will be seen that
they require considerable practice in Order
to fit them to the use of the arm which they
carry. There is good material in the COM
pany and a few visits to the range will be
beneficial for them.
The morning call., 1891-09-14

7:s5A Sunday Excursion" Train to
Newark San Jose, Los GatOs,
boulder Greek and Santa Cruz. 1905,
saba Newark. Centeryie, San JO55
FELTON,, Boulder Greek and Santa
Cruz. 0.4JS
s2AbP Cen:erVille, san Jose, Almaden.
FELTON,, Boulder Greek and santa
CRUZ. ..,......,s'ss'.'. ~AL:5JA
4:45P CeGterville. San Jose. Los Gat0s 9:50A
C0Asr urV,s'N-Thir.t an T,,.yilse ,ts. .
7:2OA San Jose, Almaden and Way Sta
lions. .... ......................... 2;30r
II :5OA Monterey and santa Cruz Sunday
Excursion .-...-....-..-- to:z0f
S:30A San Jose. Gilroy, Tres PlnOs, Pa
jaTO, Santa Cruz Monterey,
Pacific Grove. Salinas, San Mig
uel, FaSo Rob and Santa
Principal way stations. -: 6:12r
10 :3OA San Jose and Way StatlOns....: 6:l5H
stations ............... 4:O9p
s2:30P Memo Park, san jose, Giiroy,
PaiarO, Castrov!lie Monterey
Monte Limited. .........:. -. sII:l5a
s3:30P San Jose, Tres Pinos, Santa Cruz,
Salinas. Monterey, Pacific Grove
and Principal Way Stations. rlO;OJA
81 We Meno Park and Way Statl0ns.--. "S;0lA
8 5:2OP San Jose and Way Stations. 9:O3A
6:30P Meno Park and Way Stations. 6;5ok
III ASP MenIo Park and Principal Way ~
stations ..-.... .----..--.--...-. - .1OE
a for Morning. for Afternoon,
Sundays excepted -, tSaturdays only
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In addition TO the National Guard the !n-
dependent Rifles held their annual prize
contest. They used Sharps- -B0uchard rifles
aud fred FIVE shots EACH Following are
emma nf he cnnraS.