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The morning call., 1892-09-29
F. s. MEsRIMAN's oPIsIoNs.
Leading Manufacturer Holds For tn oil
Whales and Whslebone.

Leading Manufacturer Holds For tn on
Whales and Whslebone.
"The whalebone industry was going to
the dogs" said f. S. Merriman. one of the
most prominent whalebOne-cutters OF the
United States, to a CALL reporter at the
Palace. "Whalebone had jumped from
81 90 to Sc a pound. and that is beyond the
reach of the people.
81 used to turn out 100000 pounds annu-
ally. That dropped to $4,000, and last year
to 10000.
attribute the cause to three reasons:
First, the modern explosive bomb har
poon, which sinks and destroys 70 per cent
of the animals attacked
Secondly, the reckless killingof calves in
the breeding seasons by the Esquimaux.
Thirdly, the cruising backward and
forward of so many vessels concerned In
"The whales have all been frightened
away somewhere.
"It would seem thatthe Mackenzie River
region off British North America IS going TO
prove their new camping ground.
1.-Two years ago a whaling ship returned
| from that region with 100000 cargo.
The following year nearly equal cargo
was shipped in that locality. California
| controls the whaling industry Of the world.
"It will be to her interest to guard it
| carefully
Inc EsquimauA sHOuIu Uo carefully
! supervised.
"They obtain possession Of the bomb
| harpoons and there Is quantity of waste
| killing taking place up north when The
whaling fleet has left.
Their object is money, OF course, and
they take no thought of the future of the
| industry.
''The little whale calves come sporting
| into shallow water along the coast during
| the breeding season and the EsquimauX
cannot resist the pecuniary TEN ptation to
90 out In their canoes and bomb harpoon
| them.
ut is easier work than tackling the big
| bulls and cows out in deeper water, dull
| and lethargic though they be at this
| season."
"Is there any substitute for whalebone?"
was asked.
"None whatever Art and science have
! alike failed to find substitute worth con-
| sideratiOn.
Excellent limitations are made from cell
| lulOid which are perfect In every respect
! save one, and most important one, namely
| safety.
"CelluIoid is explosive and highly danger
Gus near fame.
| ness, but 1t turns soggy and valueless in a
| short time.
''Silvered steel then came In, and, though
excellent in its sprlDgy quality, rusted under
| perspiration and moisture.
Experiments are now being made with a
stuff called featherbone. bomposed of conf
| pressed choppings of the quills of turkeys.
| geese and hens. laced up with strong sewing.
| But that also becomes soggy after little
use.
Nothing will replace natural wbaIebone.
"How to do 1t is the problem OF the day,
and from all appearances it Is very far from
| solution.
"TheTe are four kinds OF whalebone, each
with its separate quality, in the market.
ave make c0rset-bones from all of them,
| but the Arctic whale is the only one from
| which we can manufacture whips and whip
bones, a most important branch of our
| trade.
with the discovery of the new whaling
| grounds by the California feet there is no
| doubt Of general good times to the consumer
| in rich takes for many years to come"
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THE ANGELS CIECHED.
Costly Errors Give the Game to the
Frikcos.

Costly Errors Give the Game to the
FriEcOs.
Frisco had cinch on the Angels at the
Haight-street grounds yesterday afternoon.
The Angels lost the game through costly
errors and loose play generally.
There was fair attendance. and the
Friscos were wildly cheered as they piled
up the seventh and ninth innings.
The scoring commenced in the fourth in-
nings. Rietz and Levy getting home.
In the sixth the Angels tied the score
Stafford got on third through wild pitch
by Power and got home by a drive from
Wright. Tredway made two base hit.
McCanley got ia first. but Wrigh: failed to
reach home. Glenalyin hit Tredway
home and the side was retired without fur
ther scoring.
In the seventh Rietz hit sharp and D
Sweeney home and got on third. Levy
failed TO reach first, but Rietz got nome by
a mixed-up muff.
The Friscos repeated the same dose in
the ninth. Through two errors in success
sion BY I'redwaY. ID. Sweeney got home
and Rietz to third. Hanley who was on
first, tried to steal to second and lodged
backward and forward till a wild throw TO
Baldwin enabled him to get to third and
RE tz home. Spies hit Hanley home and
the score stood s to 2.
The Angels had completely lost heart,
and though they succeeded in getting a
man on third they had to retire without
altering the score. The score is:
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FAILED TO TIE THE CoLoNELs.
The Men From San Jose Make Brave
but Futile Efforts.


but Futile Efforts.
The game Of bail played at the Piedm ont
ball grounds yesterday was not SO exciting
as might have been had the men from San
Jose been able to play better ball.
Their hitting was not phenomenally hard,
and their fielding was, generally speaking,
slow.
The men from Oakland won with a score
of to 3, and the accomplis hment of their
victory did not cause them any great exer-
tion, either.
German distinguished himself in the
fourth inning in stopping a red-hot liner
from the bat of Dooley. threw Ii quickly to
first and Dooley went out. Such play as
this drew forth cheer after cheer from the
crowd.
II was In this inning that Hutchinson
made beautiful running catch of foul
ball by Jerry Denny.
Ebright Of the San Joses sent the ball
away over to left field and was magnifi-
Gently put out by It being caught by Nc
Quade of the Oaklands,
German twisted the sphere for the Oak
lands, and twisted 1t mighty well too, only
allowing them three runs.
Harper pitched for the Dukes and was
batted all over the field.
Time and again swats on the nose of the
sphere looked safe, but an agile fielder from
one section or the other flew like streak
upon the ball and felded 1t without an
error.
The excellent pickuping OF Shortstop
Irwin called forth general admiration.
No runs were made by either team except
in the first, third and ninth innings. The
score:
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.
ON THE OAKLAND TRACK.
The Result OF Two Races That To,
Place Yesterday.

The Result OF Two Races That Took
Place Yesterday.
The following is the result of the races at
the Oakland trotting park yesterday:
First race-2:30 class; purse $3.50. En-
tries-G L. Swans r. S. Richmond Chief,
dam by A. W. Richmond; Thomas Moran's
Little Witch. by Director, dam by Captain
Hanfor; A. c. Smiths Anteo by Anteo,
dam Lady Signal driver twenty-four
pounds over weight.
First heat. time 2:27A-Little Witch
first. Anteo Jr. second, Richmond Chief
third.
Second heat. time :26k1a-Anteo Jr. first,
Little Witch second. Richmond Chief
third.
Third heat time 22sh-Anteo Jr. first,
Richmond Chief second, Little Witch
third.
Fourth heat, time 2 2:2S4-Auteo Jr first
Little Witch second, Richmond Chief
Second race-2:45 class; purse $780, j.
II. Crows b. S. Victor. by Director dam by
Billy Haywoods; L. ii. Fry's b. m. Mollie
Patchen, by Budd Doble, dam by NAM
brno; Mr.. Smiths b. s. Stein bridge, by Stein
way. dam by Stoekbridge Chief; G. L.
Swans ch. m. Mollie Z, by Col Nutwood, dam
Cinderella; Charles Nathan's Eucinal, by
Altoona, dam by A. T. Stewart; NJ. Amey
names Hessie d.
First heat. time 2:41-Mollie G first, Vic
tor second, Mollie Patchen third, Encinal
fourth.
Second heat. time 2:37A-Molie c first,
Victor second, Encinal third, Mollie Patch
en- fourth.
Third heat. time 2:42A-Molie G first,
Victor second, Encinal third, Molile Patch
en- fourth
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score Of the latter vessels heavy cargo. bad
coal and her foul bottom, after nearly three
years at sea.
He said there was a general feeling that
the seasons opening in the Mackenzie River
for whaling was remarkably good in
prospect.
The whales in the river were not large,
averaging 1000 pounds of bone apiece.
Some whales went considerably over 1000
pounds of bone. Captain Simmons last year
getting one which yielded $500 pounds
That was north of the Mackenzie River.
There has been much difficulty the last
ten years in getting into the Mackenzie
River. The schooner Nicoline was sent up
about two years ago, but got nothing.
The GTampus got twelve whales last year
and left the Hume In the river.
1t probably cost $4,000 TO fit out the
schooner this time. and the maintenance of
the men for two years would not cost less
than $4,000.
There were forty-nine vessels In the
whaling feet, and among them the Rosario
had already got three whales. aud the Kar-
luck. Newport and Orca abJut the same
number.
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THE PRESS ASSOCIATIONS.
Annual Meeting at Pasadena-D Details
a Chicago Excursion.

Annual Meeting at Pasadena-Detaiiso of
Chicago Excursion.
The executive committee OF the Califor-
mia Press Association held a protracted
meeting at the Occidental Hotel last night,
Messrs. Bel! and Patton of the Southern
California Press Association and w. I'll.
Mills, an honorary member of the Califor-
MIA Association, were present by invitation.
1t was arranged that the annual meeting
of the organization should take place on the
18th of November, and California editorial
excursion to the Worlds Fair at Chicago
was arranged to take place in May next, the
date to be settled later
Members of either association will be in
vited to join to a limit of two representa-
tives from any journal.
Each member will be permitted to bring
one member of his family. The California
association will pay all sleeping-car eX-
penses OF its members and party.
All journalists in the State eligible for
mem bership in either association are In
yited 10 join and accompany the excursion.
The route to be taken will be over the
Central Pacific, Union Pacific and Chicago
and Northwestern lines. DetOurs will be
made to Salt Lake and Denver. The party
win meet the Worlds Congress of editors
and the National Editorial convention at
Chicago.
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PERSONAL NOTES.

w. B. Dodson. journalist of Red Bluff,
Is at the Grand
G. M. Francis of the Napa Register is
staying at the Occidental.
Albert Lennon. a journalist OF Santa
Rosa, is at the Occidental.
g. +. Fowler is registered at the Grand
from st. Pauls Island Alaska.
A. w. johnson, a prominent attorney of
Clear Lake. is staying at the Grand.
A. Heilbron. prominent cattleman Of
Sacramento, is sojournng at the Palace.
c. Trawitz. a wealthy coffee planter of
Hotel.
Z. S. Churchill. a wealthy banker of Napa.
Is registered at the Palace. with his wife
and daughter.
Superintendent FL. T. Small OF the South
ern Pacific construction shops at Sacramento
is staying at the Grand.
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The Riddle Readings.

Mr.. George Riddle will conclude his won-
derfully successful season in San Francisco
by Offering very novel entertainment at
Odd Fellows Hall on Monday even
ing, October 3. in the form OF his favor
ite reading of Midsummer Nights
Dream" with full orchestral accompani-
ment of Mendslssohn's dainty music to the
play. Many of the numbers of the music
are familiar to the public, such as the "Wed-
ding March and the exquisite overture ;
but the beautiful bursts of incidental
music which accompany the readers
voice are seldom heard. So good musical
critic as Reginald de K0ven, the composer
of robin Hood" has declared that Mr..
Riddles readings are even more musical
than they are literary or dramatic, and that
there Is q great future for the alraady
famous reader in this comparatively new
line of work, in whici. he has been most
successful pioneer. Mr.. III. j. Stewart will
have the direction of the orchestra. and the
sale of seats will commence Saturday morn
ing at Sherman, Clay II Co.'S music store.
The reading September 80 (reQuested)
will consist OF Come Here" by Genevieve
Ward; "Sir Caveraye's Midnight Ride,
Yvernele," by Frank Norris Of San Fran
cisco Mother Hubbard's sermon, anony-
nous; "Carcassonne, Mrs. John Sher-
wood. and scenes from Shakespeare's
Tempest (Callban, Stephano and Trim
culo). The second part will be Boston
Fads," written for Mr.. Riddle by John j.
Wainwright. and the "Doat Race" Jack
HalD by Robert Grant.
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breadth. % feet; depth, 10 feet; horse-pow-
er, 240. Her gross tonnage is 164
Mr.. Hume ran her for about four years and
then sold her to Robarts Brothers Of Port
Kenyon.
They ran her between Eel River and San
Francisco until little over two years ago,
when she was purchased by the Pacific
Steam Whaling Company of % California
street, who Immediately thereafter fitted
her out as whaler and sent her on her IA
nous trip to the Arctic Ocean.
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when not in use, and does not interfere
with the running OF the vessel in the least.
1t can be unshipped from the fastenngs
and connected with the ordinary wheel in
less than q minute.
There is no reason why Ii should not
work, and it will be the means Of lessening
one Of the greatest dangers of navigation.
The new schooner will be done in about
ninety days, and will cost S25. coo. II will
be fitted up in first-class style and have all
the comforts that can be put on vessel of
its size.
The vessel will be 10 feet in length over
ali and "a feet on the load line 1t will have
% feet beam and feet depth Of hold.
Its displacement will be about 200 tons.
1t will be built on the most beautiful
lines and of the finest material, and il is ex-
pected to be able 10 go to any part of the
world
The morning call., 1892-09-29

the use of the quadrant. compass and chron-
ometer.
Since the school has been organized 1900
pupils have passed the examination.
One Of the captains most promising pu-
pils is the Count Rudolph Festelier, son of
the Prime Minister of Austria.
he was on the yacht Frolic, which had a
narrow escape short time ago. and saw the
danger of an owner not knowing how TO
sail his own boat.
As the Count contemplates owning n
yacht Of his own soon, he don't want to get
caught in the same manner, so has made up
his mind to get thorough knowledge Uf
navigation.
Captain McNevn is experimenting the
building OF a cruising schooner which will
have one of the lately patented WeitZel aux
iliary rudders.
The auxiliary rudder is intended TO be
used In case of accident TO the ordinary
rudder, and is put in the counter keel of the
vessel.
OF course this necessitates great deal
more sheer than is generally given a vessel,
and will waste great deal of space, but the
question of safety is the first consideration.
The rudder is held in place by a bolt
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consequences preferred to try its luck this
year in southern waters for right whales
The steamers Mary d. Hume and Gram
pus tried their fortune last year IN the
northern waters with fair success. The
former for tho two seasons killed twelve
bowheads and the latter twenty-one.
The Mary D. Hume, believing that there
Is a tide in the affairs Of whales which.
taken at the food, leads on TO fortune, de-
termined TO make a second venture and re-
mained up in the ice.
The wisdom Of this proceeding has been
abundanty shown in the tremendous catch
which the Hume has made.
Thirty-eight whales is a wonderful catch,
and is believed to be the greatest on record.
Il will give an impetus to the whaling in
dustrv on. this coast which it stood very
much in need Of
The morning call., 1892-09-29
The Saturday "Pops.p

The success Of the fourth season Of Sat
urday pops" as given by Mrs. Carr and
Sigmund Bee was assured by the large
and enthusiastic gathering at Irving Hall
last Saturday afternoon. Every one seemed
delighted and pleased with the programme
given, and it row only rests with the prin-
cpals to keep the programme up to the
standard.
The twenty-second concert of the fourth
season of the Carr-Beel 'p0p" concerts will
be given Saturday, October 8, at Irving
Hail. Mrs. Sutherland, who Is a stranger
here, and is said to have sweet and
pleasing voice, will be the vocalist.
The programme will also include Dvorak's
trio, Op. 26, by Mrs. Carr, Messrs. Beel and
Heine; cello solo by Mr.. Louis Heine,
and Paderewski senate for piano and
violin, Op. IS. by Mrs. Carr and MIR. Beel.
The Paderewski senate is new, and owing
to the announcement of that celsbrated
artists appearance here is sure to create an
interest in his compositions.
The morning call., 1892-09-29
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT PRESIDENTS.
An Enthusiastic Meeting and Assuring
Progress shown.

Progress shown.
The board Of Assembly District presi-
dents met last night at 1918 Market street.
l.. E. Phillips presiding.
Speakers were appointed for the forth
coming ratification of the Non-Partisau
platform and nominees at the Wipwam.
where 273 precinct club presidents ara to
attend en- masse with their clubs.
After lengthy discussion 1t was decided
to employ counsel to represent the board
before the election commissioners TO-DAY.
and l.. T. Phillips and II. w. Hutton were
chosen for this purpose
A report was made showing that the
names of voters already secured for the
on-Partisan ticket exceeds 21,oOO, with in
creasing daily returns.
1. b. OBrien. Thomas Eager and n. w.
Outflow were appointed a committee to
consult and act with the executive commit.
tee OF the N0n-Partisans in the campaien
work.
The morning call., 1892-09-29
THE CAPTAINS SHARE.

An Interesting Chat with the Engineer
of the Bertha.
In conversation with the engineer of
the Bertha, Anderson. 1t was developed that
that vessel had almost twice the speed of
the Mary ID. Hume
The Bertha came downin eight and half
days, at rate of twelve knots, while the
Hume could only manage seven at tbe most
This was partly accountable for on the
The morning call., 1892-09-29
LUCKIEST OF WHALERS
Wonderful Catch Of Captain
Ben TiltOn.
THIRTY. SIX BOHHEAE TAKEN.
They lire Worth Over Half a Million
Dollars.
Great Results Of a Thirty Months Stay at
the Mouth Of the Mackenzie
River.
THIRTY. SIX BOWHEABS TAKEN.

The steam trhaler Mary ID. Hume Is COM
S,ag to port after harimg made the largest
srHa1iHg catch erer recorded.
1t consists of thirty-eigtt tchdles, all but
k,co of trhich are bOtrhedds.
Then are tcorth in bone and oil oUer
900.
Captain Ben TiIton Is the master of the
Hume, aud he IS the hdppiest skipper on the
broad Pacific.
Tie North American Commercial Com
pany's steamer Bertha arrived yesterday
from the Arctic Seas, where she has been
distributing supplies for over five months.
The Bertha made the trip from Dutch
Hsrbor to this port in eight days and sew
enteen hours, which is considered excellent
time.
Captain Anderson of the Bertha reports
that the whaler Karluk has three whales
and the Newport has the same number
Both of these vessels are steamers, and
they will remain in the Arctic regions all
winter together.
The morning call., 1892-09-29
Won the silver Set.

The handsome silver-plated tea service
presented by w. X. vanderslice & Co., 1876
Sutter street. was won by Mrs. Roeding, 46
being the lucky number. The number Of
tickets issued was 800, and they were all
sold at 80 cents each. bringing Si5o for tho
benefit OF the Altenheim. Mrs. N. Van
The morning call., 1892-09-29
NOW THEY CAN NAVIGATE
Pupils in the Sea School
Graduate.
CAPTAIN McNEVIN'S CLASS.
A Count Who Is Learning to Be skillful
Handler Of Quadrant and Com.
pass.

Captain McNevin's School Of Navigation,
which has been located in San Francisco for
the last seventeen years, closed its thirty fifth
term yesterday and passed six pupils In sea-
manship: Charles A. Saunders. Chris Lar
sen. Andrew S. Gram, +. j. Croker and r.
Smith.
The course OF instruction includes all the
higher mathematics and practical work IN
The morning call., 1892-09-29

Three-bzse hit-Lytle. Two-baso hit-Tredway
First base errors-San Franciscos T.
First base called balis-Ssn FrancIscos
T. Los Angeles 2. Left on bases-San franciscos
g. Los Angeles 4. Struck out-By Hoffman g. by
Balsz 5. Double plays-P. Sweeney to Sharp to
Power, 6enalvin to McCauley Time of game
! hour SO minutes. Umpire-McDonald. Ofacial
scorer-Stapieton.
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THE HUME's HISTORY.

She Was Built for the Coast Trade EIev-
en- Years Ago.
The Mary d. Hume was built at Helens-
burg, on the Rouge River. Oregon, for R. T.
Hume of 122 Front street She was launc he'd
in 1881.
Her dimensions are: Length 9S:2 inches;
The morning call., 1892-09-29
THIS Is A LUCKY YEAR.

Whaling Has Been Very UDprohtable In
Past Seasons.
Whaling has not been profitable invest
ment so far as the North Pacific feet is con-
cerned for some years back.
Each year, for the past four at least, has
brought in very poor returns, the catch of
bowheads having dwindled down to nearly
two-thirds of what 1t was in 1881
The returns of the feet at this port for
the past eighteen years will prove interest
ing in this respect. They are as follows:
The morning call., 1892-09-29

An advertiser in the Birmingham Post
announces: young gentleman is founding
new religion, which is sure to become pop
ular, and desires lady Of means to assist
him in the work.
The morning call., 1892-09-29

Bergen of the st. Paul's Ladies' Society, at
whose booth the service was exhibited, de-
sires to thank w. X. Vanderslice q Co. for
their Gift In behalf of the Altenheim.t
The morning call., 1892-09-29
MIDWEEK AMUSEMENT NOTES
References to What There Is
Of Interest.
Performances Hero and Eisewhere-Nothing G
Worthy of Notice at the Regular Thea
ters' '-Rosedale and Es,rella.

There was nothing worthy of notice at
the regular theaters" last evening. Ttey
are playing their old chestnuts to an unap-
preciati7e public for the most part. Even
THE Mountebanks," which is new, and
ought to be draw. is sadly neglected. for
the auditorium of the theater in which 1t is
played was barren of attendance, and the
few who were present did not seem TO ap-
preciate what WAS offered them. Colonel T.
Henry Fsench will leave us, we are sorry to
say, with less capital than he brought here,
and the vacuum in his bank account must
be omething fearful before he gets through
with his Pacific Coast tour. With heavily
expensive company and with non-recogni-
ton by the public of the alleged talent he
has assembled there can be no other result.
We are sorry for French; but. soon or late.
every man must meet his Waterloo. The
colonel has met his in San Francisco, and
he must thank the Hayman- Bouvler man
agement for it.
The morning call., 1892-09-29
BORN.

KRAGEN-In this city. September "a 1892, TO the
wife OF L. Kragen. daughter.
ZANE-In Santa Rose, September 26, 1892 TO the
vile OF George S. Zane. sson.
NEwFiELD-In thus city. September 27. 1892. to
the wife of NJ. Newfeld, a son.
READ-In this city. September 4. 1892 Co the wife
Of +. T. Read, son.
DE koME-In this city. September 2s, 1892. to the
wife OF Louis de Rome, a daughter.
FULoP-In Salt Lake City. Septem Der 26, 1892, to
the wife OF ID. L. Fulop. son.
HEAIRCHIN-In this city, September "a, 1892 70
the wife of J. Heairchin, son.
MOL AN-In tins city. September %, 1892, to the
wife of Patrick Nolan. a son.