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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-05

and the Grampus 10000 pounds of bone
This will make g. total of 9o30z6 pounds of
bone. which, at the present low figure of
IS 30 a pound, equals ,591.
AT the present time whale oil Is worth
about Sc a barrel, so that the catch of
that article is worth in the open market
$25,S18. The catch, however, has been g.
very poor one, as few of the whalers took
the trouble to save the oil once they had
secured the whalebone. In consequence
the price of oil is sure to advance as soon
as the last of the fleet has been heard
catch, which has arrived up to date. is
not far short of million dollars
There are still to be heard from the Be-
Jeanette 2. Balaena "a, William Baylies s
and Alaska one whale. AS each whale will
average at least $4,000 these vessels will
bring in another half-million, which tends
to show that there is some truth in the
old salts statement that whaling is bet
ter than Klondiking."
on March 9, 1887, and wintered in Lang
ton Bay, 300 miles to the eastward of the
Mackenzie River. Just before sailing
John Leary,. boatsteerer, was brought
aboard drunk. Instead of getting better
ne developed delirium tremens, and when
the Narwhal was six days from port he
drowned. During the summer in the Arc
tic kanaka sailor got lost in the fog
remains. He had starved to death Two
other members of the Narwhal's crew
died from natural causes, SO that vessel
had quite a casualty list.
The Karluk only left here on March Is,
1898, SO her crew have only been on a.
short cruise. Captain McGregor reports
that the Balaena and Thrasher were to
sail from Unalaska for San Francisco on
October e. The crew of the Karluk took
seven whales, but the whalebone from the
majority OF them was sent down last Au-
gust.
The Grampus is the vessel that has had
long siege of it In the Arctic. She left
hE1r n q M ri -
men who went north on her came back
with Captain Cumisky.
On March 9, 1885, Charles Morton went
out hunting for deer. He got lost in fog.
and died of starvation. On January 26.
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neers and South Ends Alameda crew-E. Had
cock, bow; W. G. Hansen, No. q; Atweil Webb.
cockswain Pioneer crew-H. Wilder, bow; F.
oNeill No. 2; G. Lawson. No 8; W. Lawson;
erew-James Palias. bow; Ed scully. No q:
Gus Carson No. 8; NJ Breen, stroke; George
Senior shell race-F Duplissea of the South
Ends, H. A Wittkopf of the Ariels and A. w.
Pape of the Dolphins.
Caglieri of the Dolphins c. Antiques Of the
Tritons, Atweli Webb of the Alamedas and w.
G. Hansen OF the Alamedas
Senior outraged skin race, final heat.
Junior outraged skiff race, final heat.
The first race will be called at Ii a. m. (;
races will succeed at intervals of half an
hour.
The colors of the six clubs which have
entries in the regatta are as follows;
Ariel Rowing Club, royal blue and white;
Alameda 9 Boat CLUB red. white and blae: Dol Dol
neer Rowing Club magenta; South End Row.
ing Club red and white; Triton Boating Club,
blue and white
The following constitute the regatta
committee:
W. C. Espey OF the Pioneer Rowing Club.
president; ]. r. Bockman of the Ariel Rowing
Rowing Club, S. j. Pembroke of the Alameda
Rowing Club, A. P. Rothkopf of the Dolphin
Swimming and Boating Club, j. W. Morton of
the Triton Swimming and Boating Club.
The following are the officers of the re-
gatta:
Referee ]. w. Morton of the OIympics;
of course John Nolan Of the Ariels assistant
marshal of course, Thomas Sands of the Pio-
neers. The timers J. r. keenan, of the
Dolphins. J. T. Sullivan of the Pioneers, w.
B. Hinchman of the Alamedas, ]. r. McElroy
of the olympics, T. Barry of the South Ends,
c. Hess OF the Trtons and H. A. Pless of the
Ariels. The judges are A Taylor and D. ].
Sheehan OF the Ariels. J. E. Brennan and j.
Cone of the Alamedas. J. L. Herget and T. F.
Bonnet of the South Ends D. H. Everett and
B. H. Coffin of the Tritons, ]. Laib and A.
Schuppert OF the Dophins. James D. Phelan
is president of the day. Henry s. Martin
honorary referee and E. l. Woodman honorary
marshal
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REPUBLICANS
PREPARE FOR
FINAL SHOTS
Perkins and Metcalf
in Oakland.
PROSPECTS VERY BRIGHT
NO HOPE FOR DEMOCRATIC sU-
PERVISoRS
Fielder Goes Campaigning in the
Wrong County-slanders on
Talcott Are Harm
less.
NO HOPE FOR DEMOCRATIC sU.
PERVISORS
Oakland Office San francisco Cali,

Oakland ONCE San FRANCISCO Cdl'
COS Broadway, Nov. 4.
Tomorrow evening the Republicans VIII
hold a, grand rally at the Macdonough
Theater. Senator George c. Perkins ana
Victor H. Metcalf will address the voters:
There will be a grand street parade, ana
after the meeting a banquet will be given
by the Republican Alliance.
Next Monday evening the Army ana
Navy Republican League wnl hold big
demonstration in the Tabernacle. This
will be preceded by a parade.
Less is being heard each day Of the In
dependent and unattached candidates,
and hourly the Republican party is be-
coming more solid. Within the past few
days it has been made very evident that
the opposition to Supervisor Talcott has
been effectively killed, and supervisor
Church is now certain to succeed himself.
There is no hope for the Democratle
manipulators to have a subserVient BOARD
of Supervisors during the next two years.
This has been the most bitter fight during
the campaign, but as the election ap-
proaches the opposition to the Repupn-
can ticket is dying out.
Arthur Fielder, the Republican nominee
for Treasurer, wasted day ana nan OF
political work last week. He was busy
electioneering in what he supposed was
the northern district of this county. on
the second day he discovered tnat ne had
spent a great deal of time and little OF
something else in working on voters IN
Contra Costa County. Fielder says that
he loses nothing but his time by this, be-
cause the cost cannot come within the
meaning Of the purity of election laws
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OARSMEN OUT FOR
CHAMPIONSHIP HON0RS
ANNUAL REGATTA TOMORROW
AT LONG BRIDGE.
Programme of Eleven Races Prom
ises a Long and Interesting Day
Of Aquatic Sport.

The regatta committee of the Pacific
Athletic Association has been hard at
work during the week preparing for the
great rowing event of the year-the cham
ptonship regatta at Long Bridge to-mor-
row. The arrangements are nearly COM
plete, the order of races being as follows:
Intermediate four-oared barge race-Entries:
Ariels, Pioneers and Dolphins. Ariel crew
H. Wilson, bow; j. McKenna, No. 2; &C. Stef-
fens, No. g. ]. Wilson, stroke. Pioneer crew
w. ST. John, bow; f. Orr, No. 2; G.. Callopy
No. s; c. L. Ochs, stroke; Ed Hause, cock
swain. Dolphin crew.. Gaglieri, bow: r.
Schwartng, No. 2;>W.. o. Patch No. 3: A. w.
Pape, stroke; Ed hartman. cockswain; sub
stitute, N. Bush.
Senior outraged slzin race--First heat-Dr. c.
c. Dennis of the South Ends F. Wilson of the
Ariels and T. Ayers of the Alamedas
Junior four-oared barge race-Arieis Pioneers
and Alarnedas. Ariel crew-E. McDonough
bow; A Haughton. No 2; F. 10th, No. 8: nj
Lynch. stroke. Pioneer crew-H. Wilder bow
F. ONeill. No. 2; G. Lawson. No. 9; w. Law.
son, stroke; Ed Hause. cockswain Alameda
crew-C. Ayers. bow: G. Lewis No. q: d
Greenleaf, No. 3; E. Hunter stroke
Junior outraged skiH-First heat-J Lyons
of the South Ends, F. La Chappelle of the
Ariels, F. Orr Of the Pioneers and j. Ffckert of
the Aries.
Senior outraged skiff-second heat-c 7,
Ochs of the Pioneers. c. Ayers OF the Ala
medals and G. Phelan Of the Ariels.
Junior Outraged shell race-John Klander of
the Pioneers and r. ]. Espey Jr OF the Pho
neers.
Senior four-oared barge race-Alamedas, Pho
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THE SOCIAL
SEASON OPENS
Debutantes at the Fort
nightly German - The
GreenWay Dinner
Party.

The Friday Fortnightlys held their first
dance last evening and formally opened
the season Of 1888. The same delightful
informally that has been feature of
the former meetings of this club prevailed
last evening" making this dance in every
way most charming affair Like all the
former dances of the Fortnightlys, Lunts
Hall on Polk street was the scene of ac-
ton and an artistic array of potted palms
and ferns lent to the hall festive APP
pearance.
Blanding, patroneSses of the dancing
class, received the guests, assisted by
Mrs Charles Page and Mrs, Kip. Seven
ty-five couples took part In the german
and there was q large number of chap
erons in the visitors seats. In fact so
numerous have the demands for visitors
tickets become that the management has
been obliged to considerably restrict the
number issued
The cotillon, an extremely pretty one.
introducing several pretty pr and new Hgs
by Miss Olive Holbrook; one of this sea-
sons debutantes. In the first set were
Miss Susie Blandlnagf MISS M him S Miss
Miss Mary Kip. Miss Romie Wallace,
Miss Margaret Salisbury, Miss Kate Sal
isbury. Miss Muriel Atherton and Miss
AI Edwa az M N. Greenway celebrated his
birthday last evening by giving dinner
in the Red Room at at the as,I Bohemian end Club
elaborate menu was discussed.
a remarkable feature of the entertain
nent was the lateness of the dinner hour,
half-past eight. A general adoption of
TIC late dinner-and when Mr.. Greenway
Lads all follow-necessarily means a lit
tIe social revolution. Dinners followed by
dances will be almost impossible affairs.
and rs far MS the theater party after din
ners. that will be entirely out of the ques-
ton.
lions lent their aid TO the many charming
features of the entertainment.
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1897, A Larsen and Fred Ellipson went
out seal and walrus hunting to provide
the ice fields and were never seen again.
The work of raising the sunlSen river
steamer ]. D. Peters was begun yester-
the chances are that the vessel will be
foated off to-day and put on the ways for
temporary repairs. She will then be
taken to Stockton for a thorough over
hauling. The new steamer H. J. Corcoran
has been put on the run in place of the
Peters. AS soon as the overhauling now
being given the T. c.. Walker is completed
she will take up the Peters run and the
Corcoran will take her old schedule.
The bark John Palmer Gate the British
ship Blairmore) has been chartered to
load lumber at Puget Sound for Australia.
She will go from here in ballast.
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THE PRIEST AND
THE POLITICIAN
BY HLIGE RIX
In Next Sundays Gall.
RUPERT MANUEL's WILL.
Bequeaths His Entire Estate to Mrs.
Bertha Head.

The will of Rupert Manuel. who died
on the 18th ult. in the County Jail while
awaiting trial on charge of forgery. was
filed for probate yesterday. An estate
the exact value of which is unknown, but
it will not exceed $40 oO0-is bequeathed
Mrs. Bertha Head. wife of School Director
Edwin l.. Head,
The will, which is Geographic and in
wording unique, follows:
In the name OF the Great Architect OF the Uni
verse: l, Rupert Manuel. OF the city and county
of San Francisco State of California, of sound
and disposing mind not under any duress, but
free as air. do publish this my last will. re-
voking all former willis by made. viz: 1
earnestly wish that my body should be ere
mated after my dissolution, giving chance
for medical faculties TO dissect my remains
for the advancement of science or otherwise
l give freely and bequeath all my personal
property, money in bank and real estate, 10
Mrs. Bertha Head. wife OF Edwin L. Head, a
School Director. in whose house. No. 1906 Ma
sonic avenue, in the city and county aforesaid.
1 have home, and j appoint the afore-
said Edwin L. Head, my executor of this will
and no bond or bonds shall be required of him
This will is Geographic, being all in my own
handwriting written. Dated San Francisco
September 10. 1898.
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spearfsh,
South Dakota,

am a temperance lecturer, and at
breakfast Mrs. Highly handed me a
lovely cup OF coffee with the remark
did you ever realize that it is not at
all consistent for temperance people to
continually advise others to avoid poi
sonous stimulants and yet day by day
drink such articles themselves? This
ls particularly true of coffee, which is
Dne Of the most powerful narcotics in
existence, although it's effects are not
shown as actively as whisky"
was rather surprised at her remark.
but after thinking it over a moment 1
realized that it was apropos. had no
ticed many a case of nervous prostra-
ton that was directly traceable to cof-
fee, for the individuals at once began
to improve when they left off coffee,
and 1 had found it so in my own expe-
rience.
had made several attempts to break
away from the habit and had failed,
much to my disgust, and, oftentimes.
when addressing an audience ON the
evils Of liquor drinking, [ had in my
own heart felt that 1 was very much
like an old topper, the only difference
being that wanted coffee and he
wanted liquor.
Mrs. Highly went on to say: I'VE
have abandoned coffee entirely in our
family, and are using the Postum Ger
cal Food Coffee made down at Battle
Creek, Mich, and l think when you
drink this cup you Will agree with me
that it is in many respects more de-
iicious beverage than ordinary coffee,
for it has smoother, more fascinating
taste, much like the very highest grades
Of mild Java"
I drank the cup slowly and realized
that her remarks We're true, and want
to say to you that l gained no more
valuable knowledge at that convention
In Wyoming than that which / learned
at the breakfast table where 1 had my
first cup of Postum. 1 have since used
1t regularly, very greatly to my physi-
cal and mental advantage. and have
found no difficulty whatever in doing
away with coffee. No one can tell
how glad I am to be free from it's bane-
full effects I can now make a tenn
perance address with clear con-
science, and, perhaps, [ might add, a
clearer complexion than formerly.
Nina D. Pettigrew, Spearfish, S. D.
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THE GRAND JURY QUESTIONED.
One Member Died Before It Was Dis
charged.

OAKLAND, Oct. 4.-Did the validity Of
the last Grand Jury expire with the death
of F. K Shattuck? On this point hangs
the legality of the Indictment against
Constable Won Kapff of Alameda The
case was called before Judge Ellsworth
this morning, and instead of pleading the
defendant filed petition to set aside the
Grand Jury's Indictment and also de-
murrer.
In the petition the fact is recited that
the Grand Jury was illegal because of the
death of one Of its members, and because
o A. Chase was out of town at the time
the presentation was made. These objec-
tons are apparently sustained by the Sec
tion of the code bearing on the status of
grand jury. but the Supreme Court in
November. 1879, in the case of People vs..
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BROUGHT DOWN
A MILLION IN
WHALEBOhE
Whalers Arrive From
the Arctic.
ALL MADE GOOD CATCHES
CREW OF THE GRAMPUS WAS
AWAY THREE YEARS.
A Number Of Casualties-one Man
Was Lost In Fog and Starved
to Death-Another One
Jumped Overheard.

''whaling is better than Kondiking,"
said an old tar as he watched the steam
whalers Granpus and Karluk pass
Meiggs wharf yesterday. Earlier in the
day the Narwhal had also got in and in
consequence whalers ashore for run
were plentiful.
Since August last there has either ar
rived from the whaling fleet on other
steamers or come in on the whalers them
selves lis, 426 pounds of bone, 3715 barrels
of oil and 500 pounds of ivory. The Mar
whal brought in yesterday 1880 pounds of
bone and 54S barrels of oil. the Kariuk
10000 pounds of bone and four bearskins
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Amendment Number One. being Senate (
Constitutional Amendment No. Al
fexempting certain claims against the i
City and County Of San Francisco, and |
the existing Indebtedness OF the City
of Vallejo for the construction OF its
water works from the provisions OF
the Constitution requiring such claims /
TO be paid from the income and reye-
nues of the year in which they were i
incurred).
For the Amendment
Amendment Number Two. being Senate {
! Constitutional Amendment No 10
(providing for framing local county
Fnyernment acts by inhabitants OF |
counties for their government.
For the Amendment
Amendment Number Three, being Sem
ate Constitutional Amendment No |
A (providing for the creation OF
Court of Claims to determine claims |
against the State, and to consist of /
three Superior Judges designated by |
the Governor to serve without extra
compensation.
For the Amendment?
Amendment Number Four. being As I
eembly Constitutional Amendment |
No. 81 (exempting consolidated cities
and counties, organized or to be orr
ganized, or holding charter un- |
der the Constitution from certain leg
isiation in relation to countess
For the Amendment?
Amendment Number Five, being AS {
No. SO (reiating to office of Governor.
providing for succession thereto in /
certain cases and removing disability
of Lieutenant Governor from holding /
other office during term).
For the Amendment?
Amendment Number Six. being Assem-
bly Constitutional Amendment No IS
(relating to and defining Grammar
Schools).
) For the Amendment?
Amendment Number Seven, being AS I
sefnbly Constitutional Amendment |
No CT Cproviding for adjournment OIL
Legislature for not less than thtrty{
nor more than sixty days during each J
SESSION..
For the Amendment |
Witness my hand and the Great Seal
State of California, the day and year
first above written
Attest; L. H:<BRoWN. Secretary Of
ISEALl -
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Denounced as False.

The report being. circulated that I am
in the contest for Coroner of Alameda
County in the interest of Mr.. McManus,
I denounce as absolutely false. L have
made an honorable and clean canvass
and am still loyal to my friends, from
whom I have solicited support. James
TAYLOR, 464 Twelfth street, Oakland.
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The Garbage Ordinance.

Giuseppe Figoni and W. d. Leavenson,
who were arrested for dumping garbage
In San Mateo County in violation of the
ordinance providing for the burning of all
garbage in the garbage crematory, were
yesterday by Judge Cook on bail
pending the hearing of writs of habeas
corpus In their behalf Monday next The
arrest of Figoni and Leavenson was
caused for the purpose of establishing
the legality of the ordinance.
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Alameda News Notes.

ALAMEDA, Nov. 4.-Bruno Steinmetz,
seriously injured to-day. He was fasten-
ing a rope about the head of one of the
department horses, when the animal
plunged forward and struck SteinmetZ in
the abdomen with his hoef. SteinmetZ
was seriously but not dangerously in
jured.
reception last evening to its lady friends.
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The Fire Department.

The Fire Commissioners met Thursday
afternoon and fined Thomas McElroy, en-
gineer of engine 10, three days pay for
neglect of duty. Patrick ]. keenan,. who
murdered his wife, resigned as steward
of chemical engine 4, and Edward King
was appointed to fill the vacancy. Samuel
Simmons was appointed hoseman of en-
pine l6
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The case of w. R. Hearst, proprietor of
the Examiner, charged with libel by Claus
Spreckels, was on the calendar of Judge
Mogan's court yesterday morning, but as
the Judge was sick Judge Conlan was
sent for and continued all the cases on
the calendar till this morning. The de-
Garrett McEnerney, was in court; also
Grove L. Johnson, representing the pros
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SEE
GENUINE
WRAPPER
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

sACRAMENTo. July Goth. 1888.
-. as sas begin
ming on the fourth day of January, A. D, 1897,
two-thirds of all the members elected to each
in favor thereof. proposed the following de-
scribed amendments to the Constitution OF the
State of California, to-wit:
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
resolution to propose to the people Of the
State of California amendment to section
ton in relation to revenue and taxation. by
which il is proposed to amend said section to
Section Is No county, city, town. township,
board of education or school district shall IN
cur any Indebtedness or liability In any man
ner or for any purpose exceeding in any year
the income and revenue provided for It for
such year. without the assent Of two-thirds
Of the qualified electors thereof voting at an
election to be held for that purpose. nor ur-
less before, at the time OF mourning such
indebtedness, provision shall be made for the
Collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay
the interest on such indebtedness as IT falls
fund for for the payment of the principal thereof
on or before maturity, which shall not exceed
same: provided, however, that the City and
County of San Francisco may at any time pay
materials furnished to and work done for said
city and county during the forty-thfrd ana
forty-fourth fiscal years out OF the incoma ana
vided, that any and all claims for making, re-
pairing, altering or for any Work done upon OF
for any material furnished for any street, lane.
alley. court place or sidewalk, or for the con-
struction of any sewer or sewers in said city
and county are hereby excepted from the pro-
visions of this section; and in determining any
claim permitted to be paid by this section, no
statute of limitations shall apply in any man.
Vallejo In Solano County, may pay its exist
ing Indebtedness incurred In the construction
If its water works whenever two-thirds of the
electors thereof voting at an election held for
that purpose shall so decide Any indebted
or liability incurred contrary TO tA19 pro-
vision with the exception hereinbefore recited,
hail he void. 81
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Catastrophe Averted.
sd. Marv,s COLLEGE Whitewashed.

BERKELEY. Nov. 4.-The football team
of ST. Marys College, Oakland, lined up
against the college team of the University
of California this afternoon. The match
was played upon the college campus be-
fore a fair number of spectators. From
the kickoff it was clear that the Oakland
men stood very little chance against the
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weight and training of their OPP
ponents. The feature of the game was a
field goal kicked from the forty-fve-yard
line by Kaarsberg, Berkeley's fullback.
The Berkeley men scored eight touch
downs, six goals and one field. goal max
ing a total of So
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The Alderman Case Submitted.

OAKLAND, Nov. 4-The interesting
case of William c. Alderman against his
sister, Mrs Frankie Merle. that has &C.
cupied the greater part of the past three
DAYS in Superior Judge Halls court, was
closed this afternoon and has been SUBJ
rnitted ON briefs.
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Wife Reater Breaks Jail.

OAKLAND, Nov 4-John German, a
trusty at the City Prison, who had served
wife beating. escaped this morning, and is
now at large. He was sweeping out the
police station, and, seeing an opportunity,
dropped his broom and leisurely took
French leave.
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ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.

to-day for his crime of embezzIing the
city's funds. His counsel. Edgar Piexotto,
a new trial yesterday. and judge Cook
promptly denied the motion.