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The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12

Belvedere had her turn. Now the rush is
for the handsome little craft that used to
run between San Pedro and the Catalinas
with eIcursonists. Captain Gage is an
adept at tying the knot, and perhaps that
has something to do with it. Then, again,
he is young and handsome, and that also
may be in his favor. Be that as it may.
three runaway couples have been made
happy by matrimony on the high seas
within fortnight on board the Hettie B,
and two more weddings are to come.
Late last Monday afternoon a bashful
young man approached Captain Gage and
asked him if he would perform the mar
riage ceremony on the high seas for him.
He frankly admitted that the young lady
he was about to marry was under age, but
said the parents consented.
The girls bro ther was the stun bling
block, and he had sworn to sh oot the
groom on sight if he ever married mis- sis
ter.
After some persuasion the captain
agreed and start was arranged for s A. NJ.
yesterday. Promptly at that hour the
bride, Miss Lizzie Mcdonald, and the
groom, Jonn P. Bonham, put in an ap-
pearance. They were accom- panied by
Mrs. D. L. Maxwell, Mrs. E. G. Streeter
and G. F. Faber, and once the party was
aboard the steamer was got under way.
1t was beautiful day and the sea was
as smooth as glass. so no one was seasick.
After stean,ing out to sea for four hours
the Hettie B. was stopped and Captain
Gage proceeded to perform the marriage
ceremony. He followed the ritual of the
Church of England, and after placing a
handsome diamond ring on the bride s
finger he called her Mrs. Bonham and
gave her the first kiss, much to the cha.
grin of her husband.
The marriage certificate furnished Dy
Captain Gage is as follows:
On NEUTRAL WATERS OF THE
PACIFIC OCEAN.
/ hereby certify that l believe the facts
stated to me to be true and that upon due in
ouiry there seems to me to be no legal impede
ment TO the marriage of John Perry Bonham
and Lizzie Mcdonald, and that the same
parties were joined by me in marriage on the
11th day OF August, 1896, ill the neutral
waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Then followed the signatures OF the
witnesses and finally that of Captain W.
G.. Gage. The return trip was as pleasant
as the outward one and the brides health
was drunk in sparkling champagne.
Early to-day the young couple will start
on short honeymoon trip and will then
return home They both come from
Towles Station, about two miles from
Dutch Flat. Had it not been for Miss
McDonald's BROTHER they would have
been married at home and thus the ex-
pense OF a sea voyage would have been
saved ALPS well tnat ends we'll, however
and Mr.. and Mrs. Bonham certainly had
most enjoyable trip to sea yesterday.
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Inlet and nothing has been heard from
her since. As vessels that left here after
her have made the run to Alaska and are
again back in port, it is no wonder that
the little craft is given up as lost.
When the Alaskan gold fever was at its
height last March party of men banded
themselves together for a trip to the new
El Dorado. They were all OakIanders and
each one thought he would make a sue
cessful miner.
A pool was formed into which each man
put 500 and the schooner Prosper was
bought. She was only 1920 tons net bur-
den, 45 feet long, "A feet 6 inches broad
and feet deep.
Nevertheless the liners thought her
plenty big enough to carry them to
Alaska. No thought was given to pos
sible storms and preparations went on
apace.
On April s all the provisions necessary
for years stay in the Arctic and every
mans kit was aboard. At noon Captain
Nels Holm took commond and start was
made. All went well for time and then
the schooner sprang a leak. She was run
into a sheltered cove 800 miles from San
Francisco and an attempt was made TO
tain Holm refused to go any farther a
start was made for San Francisco.
On arriving in port the schooner was
taken to Oakland Creek, arriving on April
%. She was docked and repaired and
Captain Holm was again offered the COM
mand. He positively declined and warned
the men against attemptin to reach
Cooks Inlet in such q frail craft. They
persisted, however, and secured Captain
Quentin to navigate their vessel. They
sailed on April % and nothing has been
heard of them since. Dozens of vessels
have been to Cooks Inlet, ana some of
them are there still, but not one OF them
has ever reported having seen the schooner
Prosper.
Captain Swan of the Theobald sailed
almost the same time as the schooner and
he reports very heavy weather on the way
up. Sails were blown out OF the bolt
ropes, everything movable on deck was
washed overheard and the bark had an
exceedingly rough time OF it. If the
Prosper encountered the same weather as
the Theobald the impression on the front
Is that the heavily laden craft would not
live an hour.
The original owner of the Prosper was
c. F. Bender and the men who purchased
and started for Alaska in her were:
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
The Matter Has Already Been
Reported to the Board
of Health.
CHICKENS MAY BE DISEASED
An Exhaustive Investigation Similar
to the Cattle Tests Is
Probable.

Dr. F. A. Neif, the acting veterinary OF
the Board of Health, reported at the
Health Office yesterday discovery that
has astonished and alarmed the authCri-
ties and one that will lead to an exhaust
i've investigation in field heretofore un-
explored.
Since being prodded into an invesriga-
ton of the cause of the numerous cases of
tuberculosis that show every month in the
reports of the Health Office the inspectors
of the board have unearthed many cases
of the dread disease among the dairy
cows from which milk is supplied to this
City, the discovery leading in some in.
stances to tho destruction OF almost entire
herds.
1t was known that, while the milk from
these cows was not particularly dangerous
unless the disease was in an advanced
stage, the flesh was particularly danger
Gus and great care has recently been ex-
ercised to stop its sale or removal from
slaughter-houses where the COWS were
killed.
Now a new problem presents itself to
the board, which Is to prevent infection to
human beings through the poultry that is
sold in large quantities in the markets.
both pleasure and profit, and he recently
sent the veterinary pair to be fattened
and eventually grace the able at the n Elf
domicile. The birds were apparently in
fine condition, and no ducks ever received
better care or more fattening food than
did the pair of Pekins, but for some mys-
terious reason they did not increase in
bulk to the extent that the expenditure OF
food would seem to indicate. After wait
ing for a reasonable length of time DR..
Neif decided that he would ascertain by
drastic measures the cause of their back
wardness, and yesterday morning the fate
of all edible ducks was meted out to them.
The doctors scalpel did the rest, and
then the cause of the trouble was laid bare.
The livers Of both birds were found TO be
badly affected with tuberculosis, the nod
ules that mark the progress OF the disease
being plainly visible in both. Where or
how the ducks acquired the germs of the
disease is a mystery, unless through the
food they ate, and the question that now
confronts the board is the extent to which
ducks are subject to the scourge and how
it can be eradicated il found to be preya-
lent in duck ranches.
1t is hardly practicable to try the tuber-
culin test on the stock of the many duck
ranches that exist in and about the City,
and the board is in quandary. Again, it
seems by no means certain that If ducks
are affected chickens are not also subject to
the disease. The chicken ranches would
oe far harder to rid of tuberculosis than the
duck ranches, and DR.. Neif's discovery
seems to have opened up line of inquiry
that will lead to no end of trouble and ex-
pense.
The veterinary has the liyers of the
ducks preserved. and will make tests to
ascertain how the germs may best be de-
stroyed.
As far as is known this is the first time
that tuberculosis has been discovered in
domestic fowls in this locality.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
MCKINLEY VETERANS.

Another Housing Gathering In the
Fifth Congressional District.
At large and enthusiastic meeting of
veterans and their sons held last evening
at Swiss Hall, corner OF Mission and Four
teenth streets, the Mckinley Veterans
League of the Fifth Congressional
District was organized, with the
following officers: Colonel, E. McCor
mick; lieutenant-eolonel, L. B. Marks;
major, Frank Clark; captain of Company
a, Henry Barrett; captain OF Company B,
John Ryan; captain of Company c., F. A.
Blanchard; captain of Company D, Will
lam Bolwin; orderly sergeant, Thomas
Regan; quarter master, l. A. Beasey. Col
onel Mccormick stated that it is the inten-
ton OF the league to canvass every precinct
in the district, enroll the veterans and
their sons and organize companies in
every city and town in the district.
He urged everybody present to constitute
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12

himself recruiting sergeant to bring SOL
! diers into this league of freedom, which
Is TO fight this time for the Liberation OF
! the white man from industrial slavery, as
they did for the release of the black man
from bondage in the late war. He ad-
monjshed all true patriots to stand by their
colors and fight for the election of
their comrade, Major William Mckinley,
for President, and the reopening of the
workshops and factories, that the twenty
million idle American workingmen may
ind employment. In conclusion he said !:
The question of the free aud unlimited COIN
age OF silver is one which has particular per-
sonal meaning for all of us who are so unfortu-
nate as TO be in the receipt of pension. for its
effect will be to reduce those pensions by one
half We will receive our pensions in silver
dollars and they will buy just one-half of
what they do now.
The following preamble and resolutions
were adopted with great enthusiasm:
WHEREAS, The Democratic admins tration
under Grover Cleveland has closed the work
shops and factories of the United States and
has brought the working classes on the brink
OF starvation, and whereas, Democratic ad-
ministret1on under William J. Bryan would
bring financial ruin to the Nation and reduce
the already low wages of the working classes
and the pensions OF the veterans and their
widows and orphans to half by the issuance
and unlimited coinage OF q debased silver cur
rency; therefore be it
Resolued, That our thanks be rendered to the
Hon. Mark Hanna, the chairman of the
National Republican Committee, for b is un-
firing and successful efforts TO give the people
a chance to elect Major Mckinley, the father
OF prosperity, President, and Danish hard
times, save the country for American citi-
Zens, give employment TO American labor
aud create peace and plenty once more in the
United States and be it further
Resolved, That we thank the Hon. John D.
Spreckels, our National Committeeman, for
the advocacy of the denomination and re-
election of Eugene F. Loud, our able, ener-
getic and influential Congressman, that he
may once more aid in passing effective tariff
laws TO revive our industries, employ our
labor. foster our products and re-es ta blish our
commerce and the lost prestige of American
shipping on the ocean, that it may no longer
world; and be it
ResolUed, That we, the Veteran Soldiers of
the Fifth Congressional District, and our sons
will do ali in our power 10 further the election
of our comrade, William Mckinley, and Garret
A. Hobart for President and Vice-PresIdent
eran, Eugene F. Loud, that sound money and
prosperity may prevail in the United States.
At the ending OF the reading CAPTAIN
August kreuzer. with the Swiss Veterans,
came marching in and participated IN the
enthusiastic cheering for the resolutions.
A committee was appointed to arrange
for a mass-meeting In the near future, and
TO print an address and send copy to
every veteran in the district, urging them
to join the league. The meeting ad-
lourned with three rousing cheers for
Comrades William Mckinley and Eugene
f. Loud, the friends of the veteran SOL
diers and the workingmen.
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SHOT IN THE EYES.
Young Percy Moore the Victim of Sa'
Hunting Accident.

Young Percy Moore the Victim of a Sad
Hunting Accident.
Percy Moore, young gentleman well
known in San Francisco society, was the
victim of a sad accident last Saturday
which may deprive him of the sight OF
both eyes. He was accidentally shot by his
friend H. Chase with charge of fine shot.
Young Moore and several companions
went to Minturn for an outing and dove
shoot. 1t was agreed by the young men that
a part should shoot on one side OF small
lake and a part on the other side. Also
that while the sportsmen on one side were
shooting those on the other side should
pick up the game.
Mr.. Chase came upon the scene with his
gun without knowing of the prearranged
plan, and while Mr.. Moore was gathering
up dead birds Mr.. Chase fred at low
flying dove. The dove fell and so did
Young Moore, who upon being picked up
was found to have been shot in the face
and eyes with the small pellets. He was
removed to the house where the party
was stopping, and afterward to his
mothers home, at 2607 California street,
in this City. His condition is such as to
prevent the removal of the shot from his
eyes. Whether his eyesight can be saved
remains to be seen.
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NEWSBOYS TO COMBINE,
They Will Test the Constitu'
tionality OF the Transfer
Ordinance.
frankie Degner Found Guilty Yester.
day, but His Cas- Will Be
App ed

The newsboys have entered into COM
bination to test the constitutionality OF
the transfer ordinance and have engaged
A. L. O'Grady, young attorney, to look
after their interests.
The case fixed upon for the test is that
of frankie Degner, who was arrested
about two weeks ago for exchanging his
papers for transfer tickets at Market and
Powell streets
When the case was called before Judge
Joachimsen yesterday morning Attorney
o Grady was present for the defendant and
Attorney Kelly represented the Market
street company. 1t was shown that Deg
ner dealt in transfers the day he was ar
rested and the court found him guilty and
ordered him to appear for sentence this
morning.
The Judge remarked that the newsboys
were not the only persons who violated
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
M'CoY'S ANNIVERSARY.
He Has Been Fifteen Years With the
Y. NJ. c. A.-Money Pledged
for the Debt.

In June, 1896, the Young Mems Chris
tan Association of this City found itself
bv reason of financial depression, and
largely through failure to realize en- the
sale OF Its property on Sutter street and
other possible assets, in debt over $3.50 COO
above its resources. A heroic effort was
made at once by the board of management
to raise this sum, no money 10 be called
for until at least 100000 of the amount
was secured in good pledges. The 100000
mark was reached June Is last. During
the wear in which this work was being ac-
complished a large amount of interest
accrued, and the Dupont street bonds on
the Sutter street property had to be pro-
vided for, as we'll as running the work OF
the institution at its new building, corner
Mason and Ellis streets. Over $4,000
cash Of the $I00,000 has already been paid
in and other payments are being made.
Probably within a short time the entire
amount of $100. 900 will be pa d.
The Young men OF the assoc alton met
last evening to consult together as to how
they might help the board OF manage
ment IN raising the balance OF the money
necessary in order TO dedicate the build
ing free of encum brance. The meeting
was called TO order by General Secretary
Mccoy and J. A. Percy was elected perma-
nant chairman and w. d. Dehy secretary.
A statement was made and the situation
thoroughly discussed. Several hundred
dollars were raised among the mem bers
present and it was resolved to take i'm
mediate steps TO assist in raising a sub
scription as soon as possible among their
own mem bers and to reach others on the
outside who would be likely TO contribute.
q committee of fifty young men, 10 be
known as the members committee, has
been appointed and it was unanimously
agreed that a determined effort should be
made continuously to increase the men,
bership OF the association.
The meeting was one of the most enthu-
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
Ship Party Up the Bay.

Captain Politeo, master of the ship Spartan
entertained party OF friends on board his
ship last Sunday by trip to the coal bunkers
at Port Costa. After very pleasant hour as
special guests of Mrs. Arthur W. Cornwall al
the home of her brother. D. w. Kennedy oi
Port Costa, the party was taken in charge by
Captain Thomas C. Lockyer, and an enjoyable
return trip home made on the tug Hercules
Among those on the trip were: Captain Poll
teo. Miss Mamie Politeo. Matthew Politeo
Joseph Politeo, Thomas Murphy, Miss Kittie
Murphy, Miss Sadie Martin, Mr.. and Mrs H. C.
Wyman, Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Mcmillan, Mrs
Arthur w. Cornwall, John Bowone, Mrs. Reta
Dunn, Mrs Captain Lockyer, Ira j. Harmon,
Mrs. George H. S. Dryden, George H. Beachel
Miss Fannie Shea, Miss Kittie Toher, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. w Boole, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hunt, E. II
Parrish. Mr. and Mrs. d. A. Parrish, Miss Leas
Frank Runyon, P. A. de Veuve, Mrs Van
Wrinkle and daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Phil
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
Alta Club Social.

AT last nights meeting of the Alta Re-
publican Club at the Pythian Castle
speeches were delivered by Judge Low,
John I. Dare and DR.. E. Callaghan.
Messrs. Heffernan, Callaghan and Dixon
contributed number of vocal and instru-
mental selections, which pleased the large
attendance as much as did the eloouence
of the orators. Resolutions were adopted
indorsing Eugene F. Loud for Congress,
and the meeting adjourned with three
cheers for the Republican ticket.
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AlteeId Not an Anarchist.

Andrew j. O'Conor, formerly law partner
of Comptroller Eccles of the United States
treasury, arrived at the Palace yesterday and
registered from San Diego, where he has been
for some little time settling the affairs of two
National banks that had gone into the hands
of receivers.
"Four years ago." said Mr.. O'Conor, al
brought out Altgeld, that is, l championed his
cam paign and placed him in nomina ton for
Governor of Illinois. He is one OF the abiest
men in this country, lawyer of ability and a
millionaire But it is one of the greatest mis-
takes that ever became current to su ppose III at
he is an anarchist That is all political stuff
got up by opponents. Altgeld was Judge at
one time and he made all enviable reputation
for the remarkable integrity and strietness OF
his decisions"
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
SPRECKELS RECOGNIZED.
The Mohawk Club Indorses Him
as Local Leader of the
Cam paiRn,

The Mohawk Republican Club held it's
regular meeting last night at its rooms
on the corner OF Eleventh and Harrison
streets.
Speeches for Mckinley and protection
were made by John T. Dare, T. Maher and
George Elder. Great enthusiasm prevailed
during their progress.
1t was resolved to recognize John D.
Spreckels as the local leader of the cam
paign.
1t was further resolved to hold grand
rally next Saturday evening, and George
OBrien, Charles Page and NJ. Downing
were appointed a committee of arrange
ments.
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Grand Jury at Work.

first session yesterday, every member being
present. Assistant United States Attorney
schlessinger fled twenty-nine bills of informa
ton, sixteen of which were on cases reported
by Collector Wise and relating to the bringing
of lottery tickets into this country. The case
of Charles S. Favor, accused of impersonating
a Federal officer, was among the remaining
informations furnished. The Grand Jury
took no definite action in any of the matters
presented to them. II is not probable they
will get down to actual work before next week.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
Gibbs Sued for dental work,

Judson D. Gibbs, the well-known promoter
of pugilistic encounters, who has managed
the affairs of the National Club on number
OF occasions, was sued in the Justices Court
yesterday for $25, for dental work performed
by Clyde Payne. an expert on molars, incisors
etc. The COMPLAINT recites that within two
years past the defendant has had a large
amount of dental work done at the Clyde es
tablishmenr. for which he refused to pay
though frequently asked to do so. The claim
was assigned to Edward w. Gunther, whC
brings the suit.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
Another VIII Contest.

Frances A. O'Connor, widow of jeremiah
O'Connor, who died recently, leaving property
valued at $4,000. has entered contest to the
probate of the will of deceased
The widow was practically cut off in the will,
which provided literally for several children
of the testator by former wife. Mrs. O'Con-
nor claims that her husband died OF apoplexy
and shortly after being stricken by the disease
was subject to undue influence on the part az
her Stepchildren.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12
Lower Rates on Potatoes.

Texans may soon be enjoying the consump-
ton OF California-grown potatoes. Beginning
on the 18th inst, the present rate of rs cents
per 100 pounds on potatoes from California to
Texas points will be reduced to 80 cents This
rate viii continue in force until the 3Oth of
September. 1t will be put in operation for this
period in order to relieve the present glut in
the home market. Texas produces very little
in the shape of apples of the earth, and i'm
ports her supply silly from the States bor-
dering the great lakes.