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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-20
BUMPED IN A FOG.
Two SChooners Collide on
the Bar.
The Kodiak and Mary e. Russ Meet
on Opposite Tacks and a
Smashup Occurs.

AT 3 30 o'clock yesterday afternoon Cap
tain Scott of the tug Relief, while returning
from towing the big four-master John Ena
to sea, saw a spectacle which caused him to
put on all steam and hurry up TO the
whisiling buoy as fast as the Reliefs wheel
could seEd her.
dense fog hung over the bar, but IL was
clear enough for Captain Scott to see that
two schocners were having a grand bump
ing match, smashing spars aud bulwarks in
merry style.
The captain passed hawsers TO the craft
and towed them to port. Both vessels had
only left few hours before. northward
bound. One was ths Kodiak, belonging to
the Alaska Commercial Company. on the
way to Alaska with supplies for tie can
neries, and the other was the Mary E. Russ,
lumber schooner going TO Eureka TO load
lumber.
At the time of the collision the fog was so
thick that il was impossible to see twenty
feet ahead. The Russ had been lowed ont
by the Sea Queen. which left her beating
out against moderate westerly breeze
he Russ made long board on the port
TACK ana then went on the starbOard tack.
The Kodiak was on the port tack, and the
two vessels, without knowledge OF either
were sailing on lines that presently brought
tnem l0Retner nearly at right angles.
The Sea Queen had disappeared when the
crash occurred. The Kodiak, being the
smaller vessel got the worst of it. Her
b0wsprit, jibboom and headgear were car
lied away, her bulwarks were stove in and
fifteen feet Of the starboard rail were car
ried away. beside several stanchiOns. The
Russ had her headgear carried away and
sustained other slight damage.
it is admitted that the accident was mn
ayoidable and that no one is to blame
The Russ dropped anchor In the stream
off Meiggs Wharf; the Kodiak went up TO
Folsom street and also dopped anchor in
the stream.
The Kodiak Is 81 tons register, and was
built In this port in 1881. She is 90 feet long,
% feet beam and S.25 feet depth of hold.
The Russ was built at Eureka in 1876 She
is owned partly In this city and party in
Eureka, is 115 long, 80 feet beam, 8 feet 6
inches depth OF hold, and OF 235 tons reg
lister.
Neither vessel was leaking when lowed in
and the damage is confined almost entirely
to the rails and headgear.
The only arrivals If note yesterday were
the steamer Montserrat from Nanamo and
the Jennie from Comox.
DR.. Lawler was called yesterday to attend
the first mate Of the British ship Pinm IRE,
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DEATH WILL DEAL.
A Three=Handed Game by
Undertakers.
A Hundred-DolIar Funeral for a Bit a
Week Is the. Latest
Scheme.

a local firm Of undertakers has begun
flooding the city with circulars offering to
bury all healthy people when they die If
they will simply pay 19h cents week reg
ularly I'D TO the time of their death.
You can pay 1215 cents tomorrow, die
next Sunday and get a hundred dollar
funeral
If you keep on paying that trife into the
black treasury at the cofin-store the sad
faced fellows there will really rejoice at the
brightness OF your eye and the flush in your
cheek
Twelve and a half cents week for
ffty-two weeks, that is Sc 30. That will go
into 100 fourteen times and a little some
thing over. So you can live fourteen long
years. then die. and be a trifle ahead Of the
undertakers. if you do not count interest
or course. with this sort of an arrange
ment any one may die in peace, as far as the
pntter's field is concerned, and perhaps it's
a good thing after all.
Whole families will be taken in under
this arrangement at so much a head, and
where would the undertakeas be if the chol-
era came?
The smart nndertakers have figured the
whole thing out Of the moriuary statistics
somehow or other, aud that's the figure per
week they have decided to gamble on with
all who will play.
In very calm and matter-of-fact wav
the company proposes 10 enter into a con
tract with any person, from To- 80 years of
age. 10 bury as may be desired such per-
sons remains in respectable manner at a
cost limited to S1O0, under the direction and
management of the COMPANY
Contracts VIII be made with the heads
OF families for the burial Of all the members
OF his family under 30 years of age at the
rate of 1914 cents per week per person.
The charge for person over 80 years of
age Is 20 cents per week. A condition Of
the contract is that the person must be in
good health and have no ncurabe disease.
No initiation fee is charged and no medi-
cal examination is required. Simply the
prompt payment of the 1911 cents or 20
cents per week as The case may be-
The acceptance of the plan by the
people, hid the genius and philosopher of
this undertaking-shop yesterday. would
be wise provision as death is certain and
often comes when the afflicted are least
prepared to meet the expense it entails.
III any one thin ks favuraby OF the plan
we will send our man around TO explain its
working Those l have spoken TO about
the plan all favor it, aud it seems to me to
be good and judicous move and Is surely
feasible"
1t is surely great scheme.
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At the San Rafael Rance.

AT Schueizen PARK, San Rafael there
were several club shoots in spite OF the bad
weather. The first club at the target was
the San Francisco Grutll Sehuetzen Club,
which resulted as follows, the shoot being at
bulls eye targets: First prize. Charles OFT {;
second prize, A. Teher;; third prize, j.
AppeDzeller; fourth prIze, L. Hansen; fifth
prize, d. Bachman; sixth prize, n. Diehel-
son.
The next club at the range was the
SehuetZen section Of the San Francisco Turn
Nereln which has Just adopted the new
firing regulations OF the United States army
The rules were put into practice yesterday
and were found to work smoothly. The
result OF the shoot " as as follows: Champ
ion class, George Helm. 43l; first class,
John Utschg, 412; second class, II. Stettin,
$40; third class. Rudolph. 525.
One feature about the shoot was that John
Utsehlg won the first class medal for the
third time in succession. Under the rules
OF the club, the medal goes TO him for good,
while the club will have 10 provide another
one to be con tested for during the remain
Ing part OF the shooting season. There are
so many good shots in the German Schuetzen
clubs that it is seldom one member wins a
medal three times in succession. and to do
SO is considered great honor.
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PHONES FOR THE FARMERS
A Good Time Coming When All the
Patents Expire at Last.


An Iowa electrician has been studying tie
telephone Iroblem, and has figured out
what may happen when the patents on the
telephone run out. Just suppose" said he.
THAT you could buy telephone for about
what 1t is wOrth-from So 80 to S. You
live on farm near Epworth. You set the
phone prepared with a ground wire and
then hitch the machine to the top wire of
your barbed wire fence running toward a
wire already strung through the country.
IF there arc intervening farms they too
can attach until the line is reached. when
the connections are made. and with code
OF signals the system is perfect or course
some pains must be taken to see that the
fence wire is not grounded, but that would
be easy. In this manner on the farms the
system might be extended all over the
country at comparatively no cost" He
continued: Inside of five years the in
crease in the hss of this useful instrument
Will be doubled a hundred times, AMI the
simplicity of methods that will be used in
bringing it about will be the most astouish
ing part"
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TRADES COUNCIL.
The Socialists Ask for Adj
mittanCe.
Group Committees VIII Be Elected at
the Next Meeting-A New
Departure.

The organization. of the San Francisco
Labor Council, which has been erected on
the ruins of the Council OF Federated Trades,
will be consumma,ed on Friday evening,
The organization has held meetings since
December IS at 1853 Mission street, but
owing to the apathy Of several powerful
unions has made little progress. Most Of
these bodies are now in the fold, and the
work for which it was organized will be
commenced by the council.
The Federated Trades gave a cold shout
der to the Socialists and admitted 10 its
meetings represen tatYes of trades and
labor unions only.
The new council declares that it is its
purpose
To organize all branches Of labor for The study
OF our social, political and financial meIhous OF
production ana stIibutUn, aud our systems Of
transportation and communication. in order:
That We may find the cause of the unequal
distribution OF the product OF labor created from
The natural bouuties on and In he earth,
To secure thu enactment OF sueh laws or aid
TO establish such system Of government, as Will
secure TO the producers The fun product OF their
labor.
To enforce beneficial laws now on the statute
books and 10 oppose all laws OF class legislation.
To eff CT The just settlement Of all questions
between employer and employed.
To carefully guard against the injudlcOus use
OF. and TO engage IL ouly as 4 last resort, the
strike and boycott,
There is nothing in this declaration of
purposes that to the trades unionists in
Vites. the followers of Karl Marx 10 Join
hands with them. Yet Ross Martin. presI-
dent of the Socialistic Labor party. has
written to the council that representatives
oil his organization would like to be ad-
mitted.
The application of the Socialists win be
read on Friday evening, and very lively
debate is anticipated.
At this meeting an executive committee
will be elected, composed OF the cbairmen
Of group committees. which will be CON-
posed of one delegate from each union in 4
group of trades.
The carpenters, painters, bricklayers,
paper-hangers, etc, viii each select man,
and the meg selected will, with the chair
men Of other groups, form The executive
committee.
The groups VIII settle their differences
with their employers If they can, but fail
ing to do so Will. through their chairman,
invoke the assistance of the executive COM
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asking II Jack did not want to move.
DO want to move? Well, you Just get
to work and get me out of this house as
quick as you can. Where am l going to /?
l don't know and don't care. Take the
the things to my m0ther-in-law's and tell
her her daughter sent Them" and Jack
rushed off downtown.
Here he met his chum, who inquired if he
liked married life.
Come in. What'll you e?" said Jack.
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tc gain an advantageous point he invsrf-
ably reminded those present of man Just
buried-he left his wake behind him.
q The Rangers won the toss and selected
the north goal. Williams Of the Thistles
lead off, tho bali being secured by the
Rangers.
Their attacks were repealed with vigor by
the Rangers, and when Poole, who was
stationed in 4 Yerita Bile sea of mud. got the
ball he, with McKsand and SvinO1tOn-
worked 1t back TO the center. The goal
post was almost reached, but Lum sden by
Tor pnnting ont the shots sent in by
ms opponents, aided by the forward d.
vision OF the Ghstles, in q scrimmage al
most secured goal.
The Rangers, however. secured the ball
carrying 1t again TO their territory where
Ferguson again made desperate kick, se-
curing the goal for the TGfStlps when all
seemed lost Lumsden secured the second
goal Tor the same team after short strug-
gle
The opening of the second half was
marked by better play on the part Of the
Rangers Walters made two good kicks
and run, gaining r goal for his team. The
next goal was won by McKeand. Watson,
Mckeand aud Symontnn, in a desperate
rush, secured the third goal of the second
half for the Rangers.
- This seemed to strand them, for the next
three goals were taken by Ferguson and
Lumsden, the former scoring two.
The sea OF mud and slush through which
the players ere compelled to wade and
slide made them look like band Of wan
dering Indians Their suits, faces and
hands were dect ell N the cOlOrs OF the park,
winch were various shades uI brown.
One or two 'Darked" Sims and an occa-
sional hard fall were small incidents of the
game.
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5000 REWARD.
THE BOARD OF MARINE UNDERWRITERS
L OF San Francisco hereby offers reward OF
Five Hundred Dollars

$500 for the arrest, within six months from this
date and the conviction of any person or persons
who cut the anChOr-Chains board the ship
TACOMA, on or about March 10 1898
EpM. l. WOODS, Secretary.
San Francisco March T. 1893 mrI6 II
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-03-20

Oregon JEFF LOOKS Healthy for a Dead Man
feet in JtfT's makeup, which sometimes in
terferes with his schemes.
lie talks in a very high tone of voice
whenever he addresses anybody and no
matter how harmless the subject under dis
cussiGn may be, JEFF will get so boisterous
as TO make any one not acquainted with
him think that he is excited
He is the lOudest sober man ever mel"
local sporting man put it Yesterday.
One Of the many exploits of Oregon jeff
In this city is well remembered by the boys
around town.
1t was when Joe McAulffe fought Peter
jackson in the California Athletic Club.
JEFF was an ardent admirer OF the Mission
Boy aud he used to 90 around town talking
loudly about McAulIffs's superiority.
mo cOlored man can lick a white man"
was his faYorite cry, and one night he
drifted into the Peerless saloon, where
Billy Stapleton, who had just cleaned up
some $4,000 on faro, happened to be.
JRe coming night was talked about. and
JEFF in his usual noisy way made his custo-
mary remark about the impOssibility of a
negro whipping a white man.
We'll, jeff, if you'll give me 100 to 20 I'll
just 60 you on that proposition" Stapleton
You will, viii youP" JEFF quickly re-
sponded. "All right, III 90 you as many
times as you want to at that rats"
They kept betting until the original prop
OeIAtgtL Llau bEtH '0tutl AllltS covered, so
that jeff had $1,000 against Staple!on's
$500 up on he counter
The result of the fight, as is well known,
left jeff loser Just that amount, and shortly
afterWard lie left for the East.
While be was absent all kinds OF stories
were circulated about him, and about a wear
ago one of the local dslies published an ac-
count Of Jet's death in an Eastern peni-
Tertiary, accompanied by a sketch of his
life.
But JEFF is not dead by a long shot, for he
loomed up on Market street yesterday after
noon dressed in the latest fashion, feeling
apparently happy, and at peace with all the
world.
Since he left here Jeff's face has been
decorated with a blue mark Just under the
left eye. which looks very much like
bullet mark, but when asked about it he
says that he was monkeyinR with some fire.
crackers one day down South, and that the
blue decoration was the result of it.
JEFF has rich wife, and his domestic re-
lations are said to be extremely happy ones,
never for moment interfering with his
sporting proclivitles.
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FIGHTING " STARS"
FitZSimmOns CHALLENGED
by Choynski.
Choynski, too, VIII Wear the Sock
and Buskin and Make the
Tour With Jackson.

Sporting circles will be Interested In the
following def" which has just been issued
by Parson Davies:
On behalf OF Joe ChOynski challenge Bob
fiizsimmnns 10 hgt for side wager OF $4,000
and The largest purse obtainablp, the match 10
be al catch weights ana to lake vi ee in from
three 0 six months from date. II Mr.. Filzsim-
mons VIII notify me OF tie aceep tanee OF this
name and sign articles.
San Francisco. March 49, 1888 -'''
Address, Grand Opera-hOuse, Los Angeles,
March %.
For some time the possibility of a contest
between ChoYnski and Fiizsimmons has
been darkly limited at, but only recently has
Parson Davies become Cboynskrs manager,
and this IS the first evidence he has had an
opportunity Of giving Of activity in his new
role.
Davies has also on his hands Peter Jack
son, and even Lewis. 1.-THE Stranger" The
latter is under his management as p member
Of a specially company, which intends 10
entertain Chicago during the Worlds Fair.
There has been a general sentiment that
the great pugilists fight largely with their
Jaw, and If this be true there is likely 10 be
a grand pugilistic pow-wow at Chicago dur
Ing the fair
CorDett Sullivan and Mitchell are all
piled to appear 10 plays by different COM
ppanies, all Of which viii probably make
chicago their Mecca, in order that the man
agement may reap harvest from the rush
0thlther from every part of the world.
According TO the present plans of Parson.
Dawes jackson and the rest of "Uucle
Iom's Cabin" combination will leave to-day
en- route TO ChiragO. The company will
tour down the coast as far as San Diego. re-
turning to leave this city for Ogden and Salt
Lake City direct Thence the combination
VIII proceed to Chicago. timing itself TO
reach that city about Mdy1
Joe ChnVuski DaVfes' new nrofaoa Mill
be included In the company, ostensfbly TO
I'll small part, but really so as TO appear
as Peter Jaekson's sparring antagonist.
Both the DuRiltsts will hold themselves in
readiness to respond TO any challenges re-
ceiYed, and Choynskt is already in hopes
that FitzsimmODs will accent the s'def''
issued on his behalf, and that without any
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engagement of Jackson as Uncle Tom. and
when the curtain went up, showing the
stage set for the boxing act, 'Parson"
Davies advanced to the footights and
said:
Ladies and gentlemen: On this, the
closing night OF our engagement at this
theater, feel that i'll justice to Peter jack
son few words should be said. When
Peter jackson came TO this country five
years ago he came with the determination TO
reach. il he could, the top OF the ladder as
n-that is in, let us say, athletics. He was
already the champion OF Australia and
brought with him a reputation Of which he
might well be proud. Although black
man the California Club of this city gave
him an equal show with other asprants for
hnnors In his line and they never had cause
to regret it,
After meeting many good men in this
country and defeating them he went to
Europe, where he defeated Frank p. Slavin.
who claimed the championship of Australia
The man who held the heavyweight cham
pt0nship of the world for twelve years
always said at all times and in all places
that be would not fight with black man,
and he never did II was matter of prin-
cipls with him and that was enough for
Jackson. / believe that, no matter what
mans color, If he is good man, an honest
man and trying to climb up, IL is the man
who takes the ladder away from him who
shOuld be criticized. When Sullivan was
defeated Jackson asked his cOnqueror 10
meet him and has been refused, because.
the champion says, Charley Mitchell claims
the right to meet him first. | have already
deposited $1,000 which | will forfeit if tie
statement about MitchelPs claim is not un-
true.
We are going away tonight and take
with MS one of your boys, good one, Joe
ChoynskL We hope 10 return within
twelve months with honors, but one thing
Is sure. neither Jackson nor Choyuski will
do anything to disgrace themselves or you.
jackson VIII ever keep his eye on his home,
San Francisco. ThankiDg you. etc." said
the PaTson as lie closed his speech. Through
out he was repeatedly cheered. and when
Jackson aud Choynski were introduced the
whole house appauded. They boxed three
very pretty and exceedingly harmless
rounds, and then ''Unce Toms Cabin"
raSunad
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TOSSING THE SPHERE.
Playing HandbaIl on Very Slippery
Courts.

Courts.
Owing to the inclement weather 1t was
comparatively quiet in handball circles yes
terday.
Both courts were thoroughly soaked by
the recent rains and the floors slippery and
heavy.
Quite a crowd gathered at Ryan's court
despite the inclement weather and tossed a
few games
The floors had been dried artificially as
we'll Rs circumstances would permit but
were slippery and unsafe for players. A
rubber ball was used for tossing in conse-
quence
A weil-contested triple between Brannick
and O'Leary and Motif opened the days
81 ort.
The former was easily defeated by his
antagonists with a score: 15-13, 14-15
15-9.
double between Vcgelsang and Nelson
and Flood and Maher followed, the former
team winning the game. Score: 15-14,
lib, 15--13.
Murtrie and Nelson next defeated Collins
and Black in well-conteSted game with
an unusually close score: Ill, 12-15
l5-9.
Nelson and Collins played a good point
game. defeating Murtrie and Black. Score ::
1910. 9-15, 15-12
No games were played at the Union court,
owing to the slippery condition of the floors.
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"But have you money, my pretty maid?"
eve just one dime. kind SIR" she said.
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IT'S OREGON JEFF.
A Well = Known Sporting
Mans Return.
A GOOD WAYS FROM DEAD.
llr. Jeffries Turned Up on Market
Street Yesterday to Shake
Hands With Old Friends.
A GOOD WAYS FROM DEAD.
{ OREGON Jeff Is in town once maze.

s Oregon JEFF Is in town once more.
Some people may not know who Oregon
JEFF Is, but those who have not heard of
him are very much in the minority.
JEFF, whose right name is Mir. Jeffries. is
one of the most widely known sports
throughout the United States.
There is hardly city or hamlet which
he has not during his long and very much
cheekered career visited az one time or
another.
Good looking. gentlemanly in his behav-
Tor. smooth talker, always well dressed
nobody in the tickle world OF sports has
more friends than eff.
Sh0rt-card playing is his great forte and
many an "angel" and hundreds of suckers"
have met him 10 regret IL afterward.
In great many respects jeff differs from
the rest OF the people OF his class and his
pecularities are his fortune many a time.
Originally he hailed from the Webfoot
State and that is how he got his cognOme D,
but since that time he has travelled much
and being naturally gifted be can talk on
most any subject glibIy.
Again, JEFF does not drink that Is, he does
not get druns, and he manages to have his
senses about him at all times.
This of course Is an advantage to a man
in his line Of business, but there is one de-
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following scores we're made:

A competitive shoot between Sergeant
Gielom of Company d of the First ami Ser
geant Il. l.. Pendletun ana Private f. B.
Kenneth Of Company F Of the same regi-
ment resulted In the best shooting of the
day.
Fifty rounds were fired By each man, and
throughout GielOm and PendletOn shot very
close. kenDett was not in his usual form,
but at the troI by shoot he promises to
eclipse his record.
Had ii not been FOR Gielom's last shot, it
being n very close four. he would have
made 90 per cent in the fifty shots.
\ score of seven consecutive bullseyes
was made by Pendlrton in his previous
shoot in the morning
Following are the scores for the COMPETE
tive shoot.