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The San Francisco call., 1899-08-20

tine and passengers are brought cn
shore. When we consider, however
the greatly increased trade of this
port with Oriental countries, neces-
sarily resulting in many more vessels
arriving from those points, not TO
speak of the large number of Govern
ment transports continually coming, ii
will readily be seen that additional
improvements are imperatively re-
quired. Among the most important we
mention:
First-An ample water supply, the
present quantity being entirely insult
ticient for even a small number of pas
sengers, abundance Of water being an
absolute necessity in such a plant.
Second-AdditionS to the buildings for
the accommodation of cabin passen-
gers. On the last trip of the Nippon
Maru to this port, although the only
vessel in quarantine at that time, he
cabin passengers. though not many in
number were subjected to great IN
convenience by being crowded to-
gether, owing TO the limited accommC-
dations. If it had happened, as is likely
to be the case at any time, that several
other vessels were detained, it would
readily be seen to what extreme dis
comfort they would be subjected.
Third-To facilitate the transfer OF
passengers and baggage a substantial
the steamers may lie alongside and do
away with the service of lighters and
tugs. Commenting the above sugges-
tions to your courteous consideration.
we have the honor to subscribe our
selves. sir. your obedient servants,
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF
SAN FRANCISCO
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MEN OF MUSCLE
TEST THEIR SKILL
ON C|NDER PATH
Amateur Field Games
at Astoria.
SEATTLE ATHLETES TRIUMPH
MULTNOMAH CLUB A CLOSE
SECOND.
George Paris, the Colored Wonder,
Wins the Sprints in Fast Time,
but With Hardly an
Effort.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

ASTORIA, Aug. 19.-The first day
of Astorias sixth annual carnival of land
and water sports opened this morning, the
letic games of the Pacific Northwest AS
sociation. Five thousand spectators con-
gregated on the grounds Of the Astoria
football club. The Multnomah Athletic
Club of Portland won the pole vault, the
running high jump, the 120-yard hurdle,
putting the siXteen-pound shot and the
220-yard hurdle. The Seattle Athletic Club
took the l00-yard dash, the 440-yard dash,
the running broad jump, the SS0-yard run,
the 220-yard dash and the relay race The
Seattle Young Mems Christian Association
team won the one-mile run and throwing
the discus. The University of Washing
ton won the sixteen-pound hammer throw
ing, and the Tacoma Young Mems Chris
tian Association was first In the one-mile
walk.
Last night the crowds began arriving
and hundreds of visitors came to the CITY
on every train and boat. BY morning
there were at least 1000 strangers in town.
The business houses and residences were
sented lively appearance. Thousands
will come tomorrow and on Monday
morning, and 1t is expected that fully
10000 persons will be here from outside
points to see the first days sailing and
rowing races
ship programme, l00-yard dash there
were ten entries, but owing to the pres
ence of George Paris, the colored wonder
from the Seattle Athletic Club half Of
the intending competitors were fright
ened out. Paris was an easy winner,
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THREE REGIMENTS
FOR PHILIPPINES
Orders Issued to Pro-
Ceed at Once.
HURRYING OTHERS ALONG
WILL BE SHIPPED ON THE TACO
MA AND GLENoGLE.
All Majors, Captains and Lieutenants
of New Regiments Have Been
Placed on Recruiting
Duty.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19-The fol-
lowing dispatch was to-day sent by the
adjutant general to the commanding
officers of the Twenty fifth, Thirty-fi
and Thirty fourth volunteer regiments
of infantry:
Orders of to-day will direct that
your regiment be placed en- route for
San Francisco as soon as transporta-
tion can be provided by the quarter
master general On arrival at San
Francisco your regiment will go into
camp at the Presidio and It's instruc-
tions in target practice, etc. will be
continued until the transports are
ready to take your command to Ma
Mia. Acknowledge the receipt, with
any remarks you may have to make for
the information Of the War Depart
ment."
The Twenty seventh IS at Camp
Meade, the Thirty first at Fort Thomas,
Kentucky, and the Thirty fourth at
Fort Logan, Colorado.
The Quartermaster' Department to-
day directed that the Glenogle and Ia
coma Of the Northern Pacific Steam
ship line be chartered for carrying
the troops to Manila. The Glenoge will
carry 500 and the Tacoma $50 men.
Orders were issued from the War De-
partment to-day placing all majors,
captains and lieutenants appointed for
the new regiments on recruiting duty.
They will assist the nearest recruiting
officer for a period of about one week
and will then conduct their recruits to
the rendezvous.
The first ten regiments of volunteers
are complete and there is a surplus of
about 2000 men for the regiments in the
Philippines, and the next ten to be
raised. The enistments yesterday were
236, making a total of 1865.
Speaking of the orders issued to-day
to the three regiments to proceed to San
Francisco. General COrbin said that not
only would the other regiments follow
soon, but the ten recently ordered
would be sent to Manila as soon as
they could be organized
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covering the distance in 10 2-5. Palmer,
his club mate, was second and Allen of the
Astoria Football club third. This is
new Northwest record for 100 yards. The
440-yard race was a hollow victory for
Paris, who negotiated the distance in
SO 20 seconds. For second place there was
pretty struggle between Blumenthal of
the Multnomahs and Thayer of the Uni
versity of Washington, resulting in dead
heat. This was run off later in the day
and was won by the former. The 220-yard
race also fell to Paris, who scarcely got
exercise in reaching the tape in "A 40
Palmer, also of the Seattle Club, was sec
ond and Dammasch Of the Multnomahs
third.
The 8S0-yard race, although not fast
was an exciting contest, the first three
men-Bader and Elder of Seattle and Blu
menthal of Multnomah-fnishing in the
order named and being separated by not
more than yard The time was 2:07 10
The mile race was slow, Elder of Seat
tie winning handily, Burnet of the Multi
nomahs second and Davis of the Seattle
Young Mems Christian Association third
Time, sos Is.
mahs was an easy victor, winning the
12O-yards In II seconds and the 22o-yards
in 80 seconds.
The pole-vaulting contest was perhaps
the most exciting feature Of the day. The
real struggle for supremacy was confined
to T. j.. Hume of the Seattle Athletic
Club and r. Heater OF, the Multnomahs
of Portland. The medal was awarded to
10 inches, thereby establishing a new rec
ord Cor the Pacific Northwest.
The high jump was won by Trenkman
of the Multnomahs. Height, S feet IL
inches.
Thayer, University of WASHINGTON, won
Multnomah second. Distance 100 feet 10
inches. The shot-putting contest went to
Saunders, Thayer getting second. Dis
tance, 3S feet inch. Hall of the Seattle
the discus event, with throw of 10 feet,
Saunders second, Thayer third.
Palmer of Seattle won the broad jump
with 10 feet inches, Heater of Multno-
nah second.
The one-mile walk resolved itself into
a five-lap run. The opposing candidates
team and r. A. B. Young of the Tacoma
Young Mems Christian Association. The
result was claimed as a dead heat by
judges awarded the first place to Young.
Huffman fell exhausted at the finish and
only recovered after several minutes.
The last event was mile relay. which.
after an exciting contest, was won by
Seattle. bringing the points scored by that
club up to 80. Multnomah placed 46 to lis
credit: the Seattle Young Mems Christian
ington TO- the Tacoma Young Mems
Christian Association and Astoria Foot
ball Cub 5.
The following Is summary of the
events
Don II. Palmer, S. A. c. second; Dan B. Allen.
A. r. C., third. Time 10 2-5:
feet 10 inches: T. ]. Hume Jr., S. A. c., 10
feet 10 inchesi d. H. Palmer. s. A. c.. -
Heater and Hume tied at 10 feet 10 inches
In the jump off Heater won at 10 feet 3 inches
440-yard dash-Pars. s. A. c., won. Time
.53 rs.
Running high jump-B. Trenkman, NJ. A. A.
c. first, feet 10 inches.
120-yard hurdle-E. E. Morgan won. Time,
II.
Running broad jump-Don H Palmer, s. A.
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RECEPTION DAY AT
CAMP ROBINSON

SEATTLE, Aug 19-To-day was recep-
ton day at Camp Robinson. and it is es-
timated that 10000 people visited the
camp. A local band furnished music.
Ladies carried literature and delicacies to
the troopers.
The transport Garonne sailed for Ma
Mia tonight with 400 horses and a
detail of seventy-five men. two COM
missioned officers and a corps of veterin-
airy surgeons. The next transport to sail
Will be the Athenian, which will be ready
about next Tuesday
The St Paul, which arrived from San
Francisco last night will carry officers
and men Of the Third Cavalry to the
number of $50. The remaining 225 will be
distributed among the Garonne Athenian
and Victoria. The st. Paul is scheduled
to sail Tuesday next. All the transports
will stop at Dutch Harbor. Alaska, and
Kobe, Japan. where the men and horses
will be disembarked for a rest
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WILL DRILL FOR OIL.

SANTA BARBARA, Aug 19.-T. Wein-
sendanger of Los Angeles recently leased
800 acres of land ten miles from this city
from A. L. Der, T. Nj. Storke and Mrs.
j. s. Bell for oil and petroleum develop
ment, agreeing to bore three wells to a
depth OF 1900 feet. He has had oil experts
on the ground and all of them have given
1t as their opinion that oil exists there
claims were filed in the Recorders office
by Weinsendanger. They take in mile
or more of the beach fronting the prop
the purpose of % %protecting th himself dfed fro opp
encroachments from outside parties
Weinserdanger has large amount of
capital behind him and will begin half
dozen Nells within the next week. Oil has
been struck on the property adjoining
these lal.dS
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QUARANTINE COMPLAINTS
Chamber OF Commerce Writes
to Secretary Gage on Lack
Of Facilities.

Several weeks ago, when one Of the large
Oriental steamers was in quarantine AZ
the Angel Island station, serious COM
plaint was made of the lack of accommo-
dation and the great inconvenience to
which nearly all of the passengers were
put. This matter was taken up by the
Chamber of Commerce, and yesterday the
following letter was forwarded to Secre-
tary of the Treasury Gage by Mr.. Scott
secretary of the local chamber:
Sir: We respectfully beg to call your
attention TO the quarantine station
erected at Angel Island, bay of San
Francisco. With thorough apprecia-
ton of the plant already there and the
good work accomplished. we neverthe-
less feel that a great deal still re-
mans to be done TO place it in the con-
dition necessary for the requirements
of our principal port upon the Pacific
and the gateway to the Orient. The
present facilities are inadequate even
when only one ship is held in quaran-
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-20
BRAKEMAN KILLED.
Crushed Between Two Cars While
Making a Coupling.

SALINAS, Aug. ia terrible accident
whether through carelessness or gross ig-
norance, caused the death of Ernest Tiet-
jen near Castroville last night. Tietjen.
who had been a brakeman in the employ
of the Southern Pacific for over nine
years, was engaged in making up the
north bound freight train at Castroville.
Several cars were switched off to a side
track on which were other cars. Tietien
was either riding on the bumper or run
ming ahead Of a car when two sections
same car and II nin6ipa 9reakng
them.
His peril was seen by fellow-trainmen
who signaled the engineer to go ahead
The train moved ahead about five feet
and then suddenly backed. catching the
unfortunate man and crushing him ter
ribly. When he was eItricated life was
extinct
Tietjen was German by birth, a resi-
dent Of San Francisco, near Valencia and
Fifteenth streets, and leaves a widow and
a small child.
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UTAH BOYS REACH HOME.
Salt Lake Gives Greeting to Return
ing Artillerymen.

SALT LAKE, Aug. 19.-Batteries A and
B, Utah Artillery, arrived from San
were given hearty welcome at the depot
by a large and enthusiastic crowd The
various military organizations and civic
societies escorted the returning volunteers
through the decorated streets to Calders
Park, where the Governor and other STATE
officers delivered addresses of welcome
Responses were made by Majors r. W
Young and +. A. Grant
After the distribution of the STATE
badges to all the State volunteers lunch-
con was served in the park. All business
was suspended for the day, and thousands
of people congregated all along the line OF
march. General w. II. Penrose was grand
marshal and all the military and civil
societies of the city and principal towns
in the State took part in the parade
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-20
DEWEY TICKETS
ARE CALLED IN
Democrats Object to His
Picture.
AN ADMIRER OF M'KlNLEY
UNITED CLUB COMMITTEE AC-
CEDEs TO POPULAR DEMAND.
Objectionable Pasteboards Were Re
called and Others Without the
Picture of the Admiral Is
sued in Their Place.
UNITED CLUB COMMITTEE AC
CEDEs TO POPULAR DEMAND.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Admiral
George Dewey's picture has been
turned to the wall by the managers of
the projected outing of the United
Democratic Clubs of the borough of
Queens to Ridgewood on Monday next,
because it was said that the admiral
had expressed admiration for Mckinley
and a desire for his reelection.
Several thousand tickets were issued
for the occasion, bearing an excellent
wreathed portrait of Admiral Dewey.
When they began to circulate through
Rockaway Beach members of the Dem
ocratic Club in that ward objected to
the picture, contending that the ad
miral was not a Democrat, as they said
that they had read in the papers that
he expressed high regard for Presi-
dent Mckinley and a desire to see him
reelected.
Demands on the outing committee to
recall the Dewey tickets and have
others printed without the admiral's S
picture followed the persistent circula-
tion of the story.
What arguments were used Is not
definitely known, but the committee
was induced to make the change de-
manded. More than 1900 of the Dewey
tickets hadt been sold when word was
sent to various clubs throughout the
borough that the first issue would be
recalled All unsold tickets were turn
ed in and duplicates without the ad-
mirals picture were substituted, while
purchasers of Dewey tickets were told
that they could exchange their Dewey
tickets at different headquarters for
the official ticket.
A careful comparison of two kinds of
tickets shows that their only difference
is the presence of the admirars picture
on the first and it's absence from the
second. Some of the old-time Demo-
Gratis object to the change, urging that
Dewey belongs to no party, but to the
naoD1o
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GROUNDING OF HOOKER
DUE TO CARELESSNESS

MANILA, Aug. 19.-The board appointed
to examine into the cause3 of the ground
ing of the United ST tes cable ship
Hooker, which recently went ashore near
the mouth of Corregidor harbor at the
entrance Of Manila Bay finds that the
accident occurred in daylight on a reef
shown on the chart. and that there were
evidences of carelessness on the part Of
the navigator of the vessel. The cable
instruments and other property have been
removed from the Hooker, and the cable
is now being removed. II no storm inter-
venes hopes are entertained that the ves-
sci may be hauled off and repaired Her
hull has been badly torn by the coral reef
on which she struck.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-20
MAJORS FOR THE NEW
VOLUNTEER REGIMENTS

WASHINGTON. Aug 19.-The following
have been appointed majors in the new
volunteer regiments: Harry Hale. Il
linois; NJ. NJ McName. Wisconsin: John
p. Parker, Missouri; L. c. Andrews, New
John c. Gilmore. New York; ]. c. Brown,
Minnesota: Henry T Allen. Kentucky: D.
A. Frederick. Georgia, II. B. Muiford.
Nebraska; Putnam b. Strong, New York;
Y. D. Duboce. California: William c.
Dows, Iowa; Joseph Armfield. North Car
Olina; Hugh D. Wise. New York: a. A
Wiley, EAlbama H. w. Hubbell. New
York; w a Holbrook, Wisconsin; S. w.
Michigan
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-20
Big Log Raft Starts.

ASTORIA, Or, Aug. 19-The big log
raft recently constructed at Stella, Wash.
was towed to sea late last night for San
Francisco. The mammoth boom grounded.
and later damaged a dock at Flavel,
where II has been tied up for the past
filed against Mr. Robertson, and the raft
was arrested until the amount was paid
The tugs Rescue and Relief have the raft
in tow. 1t Is probable they will succeed
in towing 1t to San Francisco, as weather
conditions are favorable.
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TWO NEW STEAMERS.
California and Oriental Line to Add
to It's Fleet.

Los ANGELES, Aug 19.-The Califor-
MIA and Oriental Steamship Company
which has for several months been op-
Grating steamer line to Pacific ports in
connection with the Santa Fe system, has
found the trade so profitable that two
more steamers are to be at once added to
the present service making a fleet of five
vessels IN the trade. In an interview to-
day General Freight Agent Chambers
said:
he owners Of the California and Ori-
entail line are contemplating a modern
passenger service to Oriental ports The
plans for this purpose are now nearly ma
tured. The line will not for the present
be extended direct to Manila, although
that will be done as soon as conditions
justify such course
The companys trans-Paciflc steamer
line will continue to make San Francisco
a port of call. Two additional steamers
just chartered are expected to give semi
monthly service to and from the Orient.
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Jumps From a Train.

LOS ANGELES, Aug, 19-Mrs. E. F..
Jerome, who is presumed to reside in Bos-
ton, left here on the 10th inst. for the
East. She had ticket to Chicago. At
Laguna, N. NJ, she jumped from the train
while 1t was going at high speed. and
sustained some injury. She was taken to
Albuquerque. where she now is A letter
in her effects gave the address of B. r.
Jerome, 1915 Washington street. Boston
The woman is insane,
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c., won: nineteen feet five inches.
SS0-yard run-Edward E. Bader, s. A. c.,
won. Time, 207 Is.
Throwing sixteen pound hammer-Lyman f.
Thaver. U. of w, won; 100 feet two inches.
22O-yard dash-George Paris, S. A. c. won.
Time, IA 40
Throwing the dscus-Arthur Hall, Y. M. c.
A. won 100 feet nine inches.
Putting sixteen pound shot-R. Saunders, NJ
A. A. c., won: thirty. EIGHT feet one inch
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-20
Sewer system for Belvedere.

BELVEDERE. Aug. 19.-The bond cleo
ton held here to-day resulted in victory
for the advocates of the new sewer The
proposition was on the issue of bonds to
construct an extensive system of sewer
age. 1t carried by vote of 40 to I, more
than the required two-thirds majority
The new sewer will cover all the streets
In the village
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-20
Reservations in Hawaii.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The War De-
partment has set aside two large tracts
of land near Honolulu as military reser-
vations. One tract contains 1884 acres,
situated about three miles northwest of
the city, and the other IA 400 acres is
nineteen miles from Honolulu and about
nine miles from Pearl Harbor.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-20
Wrestling Match at Angels.

ANGELS CAMP, Aug. 19.--1n a catch
as catch-can wrestling match between J.
M. Clarke of the Acme Club of Oakland
and John Wills, the latter got two falls
and the decision.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-20

Hieks-Does your wife ever ask you
for money? Wicks-Never. Hicks
She must be a wonder. Wicks-But
she frequently tells me to give her
some.-Boston Transcript.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-20

Advances made furniture and pianos. with
or without removal. ]. Noonap. lo17-l02a Mission.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-20
BY HORACE WRIGHT.

7 q ONOLULU, Aug. S.-"Are you in
- favor of retaining the penal con-
II tract-labor laws? If not, have
j you any suggestion to make in
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-20
"WHITE HORSE CELLAR !"
SCOTCH WHISKY
From
MackIe & Co., Islay, Scotland.

CHARLES MEINECKE g. CO..
Agents Pacific Coast, Sh Sacramento streeI
San Francisco, Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-20
THE GREAT BLANKET SALE.

Last weeks Blanket sale was a wonder.
1t shows how eager people are when the OPP
portunity is presented to them to avail
themselves of genuine bargains. Our offer
for tomorrow is even more wonderful.
500 pairs All-wool White Blankets Cali
fornia manufacturer, made of fine quality
wool silk bound in pretty borders, actually
worth 81 so. at the unprecedented & q = D
offer of Observation-Disclosures Pair SDo-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-06-22
Advertise in The PRISON MIRROR.

Ques.-What is a planet? O. K.
Ans.-Planet, from the Greek
planetes-a wanderer. This name
was given to wandering or moving
stars by the ancients, and also the
sun and moon included. It now in
cludes 8 major planets, the earth,
and the belt Of minor planets which
revolve around the sun and be-
tween Mars and Jupiter. The
moon is satellite Of our earth.
Mercury and Venus are called the
two inferior planets, whilst Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Nep-
tune are called the superior plan
cts.
The planets revolve around the
sun in their nearest distance in
the following order:
1st, Mercury, End, the Earth, srd, Venus, 4th.
Mars, 9Th, Juno, 6th Astoria, 18th, Vesta, 9Th.
Pallas, 9th, Ceres, 10th, Hebe, 11th Iris, 10Th,
Jupiter, 18th, Saturn, 14th, Uranus, 18th, Nep-
tune.
They are supposed to be solid
bodies of earthlike substance sim
liar to our earth, but of different
density. Mercury being the heavi-
est, namely, pound of our lead is
equal in bulk to pound of earth in
the planet Mecury; whilst pound
of our earth would be equal in bulk
to several pounds Of lead. Then a
pound of earth from Jupiter would
be as large as a pound of cork.
This will show that the people
who live in Mercury are much
heavier than we; and the atmos-
phere of Mercury would be so
dense as to drown us-a man of
our earth could not sink in the
water of Mercury, it's density
would be too great. The inhabi-
tants of Mercury could not live in
this world, our atmosphere is too
light. On the other hand, in the
planet Jupiter, the people Of this
earth could not live there: what
would be water to the people of
Jupiter, would be ether to us; and
what would be air to them, would
be vapor to us. Planets are sup
posed to be round or globular in
shape.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-06-22

In another column we publish
very excellent paper on electric
ity, the inmate who wrote it
must have carefully considered his
subject. The future use Of electric
ity is something that cannot be
forecast, some few months ago a
learned and eminent Professor Of
Medical Electricity, found a new
field of usefulness to which this
subtle fluid can be applied. He
applied it direct to the brain, and
proved beyond question or doubt
that electricity so applied acted as
a nerve food to that organ, in
cases of debility and waste of brain
force and power, it seems to act
like a charm. It will not make
an old man young again, but it
will make him feel young. It
improves the walking powers; it
enables a debilitated man to hold
himself upright, to hold his head
erect, and to walk with a firm
tread. It clears the intellect and
improves the eye-sight and men,
mOrV.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-06-22
Total population, 524.
Males, 5l5: Females. 9.

Total population, 524.
Males, SIS; Females, 9.
Discharged during the past
week, 4.
Received, 7.
Grade standing as follows: first,
1866; second, LAG; third, IL.
John I, Dykes, Hennepin Co.,
assault second degree, five years.
Mathew Stall, Dakota Co., arson
third degree, reformatory plan.
J. M. Nicolls, Pope Co., grand
larceny first degree, seven years.
Andrew M. Hulder, Hennepin
Co., grand larceny first degree,
reformatory plan.
Edward Caswell, Blue Earth
Co., grand larceny second degree,
two years.
VIM. Heagerty, Blue Earth Co.,
robbery first degree, six years.
Hiram Walter, Hennepin Co.,
burglary third degree, ten years.