The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-01

Coptic brings news that cholera is raging
in Japan, and on board an italian cruiser
at Kobe several of the crew had died OF
the plague. The vessel is quarantined. A
number Of the crew of the Japanese cruiser
Matsushima Kan had died at Kelung and
several more of the war vessels had been
attacked by the disease. The United States
cruisers had all sought places of safety and
it is not known that any cases have been
found aboard of them. At Foochow,
China, cholera had appeared in the Rus
sian squadron and large number of men
was down with the disease. Several deaths
had occurred.
There were thirty-one cabin passengers
on the Coptic, among whom were James
Barmelee and Ralph King, bankers of New
York; F. A. Bicknell, artist; Captain Hugo
Storm from Borneo; ]. d. Hamburg, a
watch factory proprietor from Japan; H.
j. Hunt, a japanese tea merchant, en-
route to England.
Captain Storm has an interesting COM
panion, really an adopted son, named
Joe. Young Joe Storm IS only 3 years
old, but is a most intelligent kid" con-
sidering the fact that his mother was an
orang-outang lady of barbarous propensi-
ties, and his pa a very bad orang-man of
Borneo. Captain Storm was obliged to
make little Joe an orphan orang-outang
with a double-barreled shotgun in order to
secure him for civilizing purposes. The
captain will take his protege home to Ia
coma and give him thorough education
in English. The first thing Joseph will
learn is that Tacoma is a metropolis and
Seattle only an Indian village.
The Coptic brought 118 Chinese and fif-
teen Japanese Storage passengers.
The Pacific Mail steam ship Acapulco ar
rived from Panama yesterday afternoon
with the following cabin passengers: III. II.
Ficke, Mrs. G. A. Park, A. S. Park, FL. S.
Park, the Misses Park, e. Caldicott, S.
II. Griffith, P. LargIe. Theodore Paschke,
Rosa F. de Campos, Enrecita Cortez, Jose
PrImero, F. Arevalo, R. S. Gntmann,
George O'Hara, r. Mentken, o. Eckstein
and family, G. Perez, Senior Phelippl and
family, A. Casco. There were forty-three
in the steerage. E. Acosta, a wealthy
Mexican of Mazatlan, came aboard the
steamer at that port, en- route for San
Francisco, on the 22d and died at sea on
the morning of the goth. He was an in
valid and addicted to the use of intoxica-
ting liquors. He was buried at sea twelve
hours after his death.
Henry Seller, pantryman on the AGA
pulco, became temporarily insane anu
Jumped overheard a few days out from
Mazatlan. A boat was lowered and
the man rescued. He is confined aboard
OF the steamer.
The steamer Washtenaw arrived yester-
day, twelve day and sixteen hours from
Panama, with full cargo.
The Monowai on her voyage from Aus
tralia spoke the ship Niobe of Greenock
from Newcastle bound for San Francisco,
In latitude 80 deg. min. south, longitude
III deg. A min. All were well on board,
and the vessel making good Roadway to
her destination.
The race between the yachts Ell
Sueno of the Encinal Club and the Queen
of the San Franeiscos took place
been preparing for weeks in anticipation
of the contest, and a stubborn aquatic
fight was to be made for the challenge cup.
The start at the narrow gauge pier was
made at 2 o'clock, the Ell Suepo crossing
the line little in advance of her rival. In
the dead beat to windward toward Blossom
Rock she gained on the Queen about 3
minutes, and in the run to Hunters Point
she gained almost minutes more
In the return stretch to Mission Rock
stakeboat the Queen fell further behind,
and in the run home the Ell Suepo set her
spinnaker, water-sail and gaff topsail,
crossing the line fully nine minutes ahead
of her little competitor. The wind was
light and not favorable for the defeated
craft. The yacht Volunteer sailed around,
keeping close to the Queen, the object be-
ing to test the latter vessels speed for
some future contest. The Queen had four
minutes time allowance.
The coast defense vessel Monterey sailed
for Mare Island yesterday afternoon.