The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 30, 1895, Page 9

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+ THE BAY DISTRICT RACES, Some Lively Bidding Up Re- lieved the Monotony of the Day’s Racing. BLOOMSBURY A WAERM ONE. The Wise Contingent Got Down Hard on Sligo and Venus. Both Were Beaten. J. Hill, one of theferack jockeys of the West- ern cireuit, will pilot Galen Brown’s horses at the Sacramento meeting, aiter which he will be seen at the Bay District. When By Holly saw the crowd gathering around the judges' stand after his mare McCarthy had won the last race, he said ought to get a big price for her, judging by the crowd.” A string of seven horses b well-known Western trainer ¢” Donovan arrived at the track last nig days from Chicago. Japan is the only tried performer of the lot, the others as yet being unnamed. longing to the Mr. Holly openly accused Johnny Coleman of the Stuyvesant Club of being at the back of the “boosting” of El Rayo. Johnny denied this and offered Holly his half of the run-up money as owner of the second horse, but the offer was refused. There are some Flosden ranch, it is s chances the son of Gr. in his owner's posse X Holl looking yearlings at - El Rayo, and the stead will be back before many showing the old M handsom che: and honey out of the comb w good for him. When B. C , the sage of Flosden, entered his p ‘o in the first race tive-and-a-half furlong 00, it nevet entered his > would have the temerity won, and that is where e handsome chestnut two years ago and has his owner’s ranch since . Taken up recently, he stooa “prep” all right and warmed up so ely yesterday that the talent hammered 1 from even money tol to 3 in t order. He took the lead in the race the jump and won in the com- d of a canter, with Bob Tucker ocino fighting for the place be- hind him. When the horse was put up to be d Ollie Johnson, the owner of horse Mendocino, called out no response from Mr. erday he was broke down the young trainer secured . Now By Holly is accounted nrewd borseman and the end t. A grand powwow was held 1 men of the tribe in front of the ing bar, at which Little-Man- Mit, Tall-Man-Afraid-of-His- Gray-Horse-With-Many- hized with their ag- , and drawing _their bawks declared for war. When Main- v, entered for $500, captured the second ’ Holly emerged from his wigwam entifully bedaubed with warpaint and ave him a boost of $300, his owner retain- him, Imp.Ivy, who took the large of the purse in the fourth race, wastae e next to suffer at the hands of the avenger. which seemed a very fair valuation, but ter a careful scanning the Flosden horse- an gave her a hoist 0{33{['. Mr. Holly had enjoyed some fine sport and perhaps had overlooked the fact that he bad a horse en- e, also 2 selling event. McCarthy, entered for $200, carried een to the front, and when put ué) id was bid up $300 over her entere 2. H. Roland, the trainer of imp. retained the mare with an 1 $50 bid. 1 fires were burning on the sur- ing hills when the Jast race was the Jockey Club is liable to quit ner before peace is declared, half p money going into its coffers. omary two favorites again eezed in, the bookmakers having all best of the argument, two very heavily “good things,” Venus and Sligo, going wrong. That spanking good colt, Bloomsbury, again showed the way home for Installator in the third race, at five and a half fur- Jongs. Reidy on the colt even indulged Installator, who was a 1 to 2 chance in the betting, with the lead for a way, when he passed and beat him out handily by a gth in the fast time of 1:073{. Sir ard was the only other starter. The er went to the post 5 to 2. wise money was apparently fooled i placed on Sligo, who was backed vn from fives to 8 to 5 to win the sec- \d race, & furlong dash, the prices inst the others all receding in the bet- ng. Mainstay, who n]pencd at 214 tol nj closed at 6, upset all calculations by ing to the front and heading the favorite all the way, beating him out easily by two lengths. Ledalia was a fair third. Venus was played for a mild “killing” in the fourth race. also a six-furlong run, her odds gradually being cut from sixes to 8 to 5. Hinrichs, on imp. Ivy, upset this “gaod thing” by going to the front from the flag-fall with the Australian mare and staying there, beating Venus out a head on the wire in 1:15 flat. Carmel was a close third. The odds against the other starters in the race were long, and their running fully warranted it. The even-money choice, May McCarthy, took the last event on the card, a mile affair, very handily, after taking the lead from Silver entering the stretch. Sir Walter was third, balf a_length before Uncle Giles. MULBEOLLAND. SUMMARY. SAN FRANCISCO, August 29, 1895. Two hunared and fifty-fifth day, August 29. Weather fine. Track pood. A, FIRST RACE—Five and a halt fur- 1346. fongs: seliing: threeyearolds and up- ward: purse $250. Time, 1:0834. Ind. Horse, welght, jockey. Str. Fin. El Rayo, 101 (Hinrichs) I 1f 13 1335 Bob Tuuker, 81 (Reidy) 28 23, 5 Mendocino, 98 (Chevalie: 4 62 43 33{, Dr. Gardner, 91 (E.Jones)..1 81 814 45 0 De la Guerra, 98 (McIntyre)s 6h 51 52 7 81 8I 614 9 73 T8 T 0 10 10 82 5 Triumph. 101 (L Smith) 8 87 97 62 5 Imp. v Splendor, Riaw e .6 415 6h 10 Good start. Won easily, Winner, cb. h., by Grinstead-Sunlit. Betting: Fl Rayo 1 to 3, Bob Tucker 8 to1, Mendocino 8 1o 1, Dr. Gardner 50 to 1,De la Guerra 50 1o 1, Druscilla 200 to 1, San Lucas 50 to 1, Hu- guenot 100 to 1, Triumph 800 to 1, imp. Lady Splendor 1210 1. © A7 SECOND RACE—Six furlongs; sell- 1347. ing: three-years-old and upward; purse £300. Time, 1:1435. Ind. Horse, welght, jockey. 8t. 33 Str. 3 7 tay, E. Jones)...3 1§ 14 : 11 Mainstay, 106 ( ). 2; ¥ ar 8¢ 4 5. 60 272 Kathieen, 96 (K. Dennison).4 42 6 7f 1535) Rayo. 91 (Reidy) S8 TR Good star. Won driving. Winner, ch. c., by imp. Mariner-Queen Emma. Heiting: Maistay 6 to 1, Sligo 810 5, Ledalia 20 101, Ricardo 4 10 1, Ike L, 16 to 1, Normandie 6 10 1, Kathleen 160 to 1, Rayo 100 to 1. 1348 1:0734. THIRD RACE—Five and a half fur purse $300. Time, « longs; sil ages; Bt. 8tr. Fin, fi 1211 ‘Winner, br. ¢, by Good start. Won cleverly. Three Cheers-dam of Early. Betting: Bloomsbury 5 to 2, Installator 1 to 2, Sir Richard 534 t0 1. FOURTH RACE—Six furiongs: selling: three-year-olds and upward; purse 3305. 35 Str. Fin. 17314° 1 1349. Time, 1 Ind. Horse, weight, jockey, St 1321 Imp. Ivy, 109 (Hinrichs)..1 1325 Venus, 98 (Chevalier) 8 AT 38 215 1329 Carmel, 108 (Shaw 4 6h 51 8N (1320)Rose Clark, 106 (1. John- son. 2 2n 2 4 1822 Charmer, 9 (Mcintyre)...5 71 8h 63 ) Good start. Won driving. Winner, b. m., by imp. Castor-Veneration. Betting: Imp. Ivy 5 10 1, Venus 8 to 5, Carmel 20 to 1, Rose Clark 2 to 1, Charmer 40 to 1, Green- back Jr. 30 to 1, Jennie W 6 to 1, Olivia 15 to 1, ol Harry Lewis 60 1350 FIFTH RACE—One mile: selling: three- + year-olds and upward; purse $300. Ind. Horse. weight, jockey. St. 3 Str. Fin. McCarthy, 101 (Hin- hE) 4t ek .2 215 12 12 328)Sir Walter, 106 (Chevalier).1 6 = 314 214 9)Uncle Giles, 87 (Peoples)...6 4h 41 34 20 Siiver, 80 (E. Jones)........3 1h 215 42 1182 Centurion. 101 (H. Smith)..4 3h 034 52 323 Vernon, 92 (Reldy’ 5 5n Good start. Won clever] Scotlander-Parides. Betting: May McCarthy even, Sir Walter 3 to 1, es Winger, b. m., by to 1, Silver 25 to 1, Centurion 30 to 1. Following are the entries for to-day’s { Tacing: First race, five-eighths of a mile, maiden two-year-olds—Valiente 107, Don Pio Pico 107, l,\’nh.fille 104, May Jones 101, Carrara 104, Phyllis 109, Cyrene 104, Von Dunk 112. Seeond race. thirween-sixteenths of & mile, selling—Red Will 100, vory 108, Cadean 100, Examiner 103, Tamalpais 104, Claire 102, Gonzales' Maid 95, Red Idle 104, Jobn Payna 107, Detective 97, De la Guerra 85. Third race, thirteen-sixteenths of a mile, selling, light welter-weights—Belle Boyd 104, Walter J 105, Goldbug 129, Josephine 100, John Capron’122, Abi P 127, Olivia 120, Nabapolasser 100. Fourth race, three-quarters of a mile, handi- cap—Roval Flush 114, Vinetor 109, Realization ver State 102, Nebuchadnezzar ‘99, ta 98, McFarlane 95, Rico 95. Fiith race, one mile, selling—Peter 1I_ 99, Malo Diablo 101, Fred Gardner 105, Jennie W 100, Charmer 101. THE FOUNCATONS EADL, A Concrete Mass to Bear Sev- enty-Five Thousand Tons of Depot. In Two Years the Great Bullding Will Be Completed —The Foot Bridge. The ferry depot foundations are com- pleted, and the sub-structure is ready for the great building of iron and stone which is to weigh upward of 75,000 tons. To sup- port this enormous burden a solid mass of 29,000 cubic yards of concrete were com- pressed into, a space 675 feet long 170 feet wide and 21 feet deep. Down under this hard body are 5000 piles 80 feet long and 1,000,000 feet of lumber. A 5500-pound steam hammer falling upon the pilehead fifty times a minute was used tosend these long timbers down through the bot- tom of the bay. Literally no bottom was found after driving the pile eighty feet in the mud, but the supporting ability of each pile ‘being tested with a weight of twenty-five tons, it was founa that the co- hesion of the soft s=oil was so great that not a pile sank the sixteenth part of an inch lower. The foundation cost $245,000. The Board of Harbor Commissioners are hastening on to a beginning of the work of building the depot, but are confronted by a choice of plans. Several architects are offering changes to the original plans, which are being considered. At the last meeting of the board a proposal was re- ceived from Percy & Hamilton, architects, offering ,to_revise ‘A. Page Brown’s plans for $10 J. C. Pelton submitted the idea of a building faced with marble and a few other changes in the original plan. The question of the elevated foot bridge over East street has been definitely settled, excepting the street landing. The Sacra- mento, Market and East street corner is the place picked out. The locality is oc- cupied by a cigar-store, saloon and chop- house, and the buildings are old, shabby affairs, peculiar to San Francisco’s water front, the removal of which would be an improvement to_the City. The Harbor: Commissioiais propose to reclaim a large lot on the front between Clay and Market streets and exchanee it for the space desired for the bridge land- ing. The owners of the much-wanted cor- ner consider their property to be the most valuzble in the City, and are prepared to set a price thereon far up in the hundreds of thousands. The corner in question may be condemned and a valuation set upon 1t, which sum will doubtless find no favor in their eyes and litigation will follow. Should all negotiations in this quarter fail of a satisfactory settlement, the State will straighten East street fronting the northern end of the depot by erecting a tall and handsome building on the re- claimed lot. This will bring some beauty to the locality by hiding the row of old houses behind it, and somewhere in the new construction there will be found a landing for the proposed bridge. But the Commissioners are determined to rush the ferry work ahead to a finish inside of two years. NEW CHAIR INSTITUTED. John H. Kerr to Teach New Testament and Exegesis at San Francisco Theological Seminary. The board of directors of the San Fran- cisco Theological Seminary has decided to institute a new chair and hasextended a call to Professor John H. Kerr of Rock Island, 111, to occupy it. The new chair, which is endowed by a portion of the funds derived by the sem- inary from the Montgomery estate, will be that of the New Testament and Exegesis, which branch of study has been a com- bined course with Hebrew. Professor Kerr is now in Germany, where he has been studying for a number of vears. A call was cabled to him some days ago and he has signified his acceptance. e will occupy the chair as instructor for one year, when, if his work proves satis- factory, he will be installed by the board of directors as a professor. ———— THE ZANTE CURRANT. It Will Be Discussed by the State Hor- ticultural Society. The members of the California State Horticultural Society yesterday received a notice that the next meeting of the society would be held in the Assembly Hall, on the second floor of the Mills building, at 1 0’clock this afternoon. In view of the great interest manifested in the Zante currant question all matters pertaining thereto will be thoroughly dis- cussed. Dr. Gustave Eisen will address the society on “The Grapes of Corinth and Their Raisins.” W. B. West, one of the earliest growers of Corinth grapes in Cali- fornia, will speak of his experience. The customs authorities at this port have been invited to attend. D. M. Carman will sub- mit a proposition to popularize California fruits at the East. Colonel Weinstock of Sacramento will ak of the work of the Growers' and ippers’ Association. Arrangements for the November convention of, fruit-grow- ers will be considered. ———————— Stockton Real Estat D. R. Oliver, who is stopping at the Hotel Windsor, seemed to be particularly encouraged last night over the future pros- pects of Stockton real estate, He believes that the metropolis stands upon the verge of a very prosperous period. Among other things Mr. Oliver said: “Every news- paper in the State will be guilty of mis- representation, and every level-headed man of the San Joaquin Valley will be mistaken if Stockton does not forge ahead rapidly from this time on. Our resources up there are matchless. With the com- pfition of thethree railroads now diverg- ing from the town the city of Stockton will take another big stride of progress. Capi- talists are inyesting heavily, and soon all choice outside property will have been bought up and held by speculators. There are still some choice acres which would make first-class town sites. Mr. Oliver is one of the largest dealers in addition property to Stockton. Parker Pearsons Valentine Can Get $100,000 by Asking for It. BUT HE MIGHT BE HANGED. Judge Coffey Is Looking for a Man Who Killed Another Twenty= Five Years Ago. If Parker Pearsons Valentine will come forward and be hanged, or take his chances on it, he can have $100,000. He must choose either the fortune or the penalty. Valentine is wanted in two courts, and few men have been offered such radically different inducements to show up. They want him in Minnesota for murder, and they want him here to give him his big estate, which property is bequeathed to him in the will of his mother, Mrs. Lucy A. Valentine. Mrs. Valentine died in Columbia County, Wis., two years ago. She had considerable | property of her own and she inherited about $35,000 from the estate of her half- brother, Hiram A. Pearsons, the capitalist, who was drowned in Lake Michigan. A portion of the property is in this city. Attorney J. D. Sullivan, representing Public Administrator Freese, contends that Mr. Freese should control the estate here, but Major Mhoon, who appears for the Wisconsin executors of the will, in- sists that letters of administration be is- sued to J. M. Reay, who was nominated by the Wisconsin executors. According to the story that Major Mhoon told to Judge Coffey yesterday a twenty-year trust was created by the will of Mrs. Valentine, the property to be held | during the period of the trust for the miss- ingson. If the son does not appear the estate is to be given to St. John's Home, Milwaukee, The attorney said that when young Valentine was 17 years old he had a quar- rel with his mother and left home. Mrs. Valentine did not hear from him again until he was 22 years old. When the son left bome he went to Chicago and went into the real estate business. He worked | as a clerk. but soon speculated and made $60,000. He then concluded tostudy medi- cine. He spent a few days with his mother | and then went to Minneapolis to study. At Minneapolis he married, much against his mother's will, and a few months later he killed a man whom he | found in his house. He fled, aud soon afterward he visited his mother. Mrs. Valentine upbraided him and he went | away, and since that time nothing has been known of him. A former business associate of the son claimed to have heard from young Valen- tine in Colorado a few years ago, and | when Mrs. Valentine died she believed her | son to be still living. CHRITENIG A LAUACH The Missionary Boat Northern | Light Ready for the Arctic. Bishop Nichols Officlated at the Ceremonies —Many Ladles Were Present. During the half hour of cessation of | labor at the Union Iron Works atnoon yesterday there was an impressive cere- mony, when the steam launch Northern Light was christened. Bishop Nichols and Rev. John A. Emery officiated and Rev. F. A. Church, Rev. | Hobart Chetwood, Rev. Mr. Toi, Rev. Charles Mason, Rev. Hale Townsend, Reyv. | Henry Collier and Rev. Mr. Ramsay of | San Rafael and about twenty members of | the Women’s Auxiliary were present to witness the ceremony, The choir rendered several missionary bymns, and the sound of the fresh young voices rang out with startling distinctness over the water. After the benediction service, in which Bishop Nichols applied to the little bark its significant name as reverently as| and young men who made & most unseemly noise. The Judge after lecturing the three' defendants dismissed the cases, but intimated that if they or others disturbed the peace of the neighborhood again be would punish them to the utmost limit. THE McLEAN SQUAD. Amateur Detectives Who Say They Fol- lowed Mrs. McLean for Weeks. Anthony McLean, the man who is suing his wife for divorce on charges that brought Rev. George Watt into the case, developed an imposing corps of private detectives in working up his case. They were all in court yesterday. John McKay, a brotheran-law to Mec- Lean, was one. Heis acarpenter by trade, but did detective service for McLean while out of work. W. 0. Scott was another. He followed Mrs. McLean about town, and could give the woman information on her own where- abouts at every given time for months past. He is an old friend of McLean’s, and his regular occupation'is that of a newspaper- carrier. A E. H. Kezar was the third, and he, too, has in this case developed his natural abilities in the detective line. W. Dowling was the chief of the squad, and has put in more days at $3 than all the others had. These detectives yesterday retold Dowl- ing’s story of following Mrs. McLean about the streets, to Bernal Heights and to Jef- ierson square, but they had no new evi- dence to offer. The plaintiff has rested his case, and the defense will be taken up on Monday. THE NEW ELECTION BOARD Another Meeting of the Com- missioners Will Convene To-Day. Progress of Proceedings to Test the Constitutionality of the Law. There will be another meeting of the new Board of Election Commissioners at 11 A. M. to-day. Nearly a month ago an adjournment was taken to give the secre- tary, Mr. Hinton, an opportunity to enjoy his summer vacation. Meanwhile the members of the Repub- lican State Central Committee held a big meeting and, after hearing impassioned arguments from M. Cooney and Jake Shaen, practically resolved that the ex- ecutive committee was right in protesting against the appointment of Samuel Foster as Commissioner. Moreover, lawyers in sympathy with the new law, who can cite authorities tending to show that the act of the Legislature is constitutional, have con- sulted and, agreed to file papers in the Supreme Court asking for a_writ of man- date to compel Auditor Broderick to sign warranis for the July salaries of the Com- missioners and secretary. The Auditor entertains serious doubts as to the constitutionality of the law, hav- ing been adyised by Garret McEnerney | that the provision of the law which con- fers the power of confirming the appoint- ments of commissioners on political com- mittees which do not derive their existence from the law and subscribe to no oath of allegiance to the constitution is not a pro- vision in harmony with the spirit of the constitution. The lawyers acting in behalf of the new board are Gavin McNab, Henry N. Cle- ment, Mr. Galpin and ex-Senator Car- Eenter. The last named has been engaged y the Union League Club. Last Wednes- day was the day designated for filing the papersin the case, but the documents have not yet been submitted to the court. Just before the last meeting of the board adjourned Commissioner Castle madea mo- tion to adjourn for one month. He was asked by Mr. Denman, chairman of the commission, to withdraw the motion for a moment and it was withdrawn, Then the chairman said to Mr. Foster, “Now make the motjon we talked of.”” Thereupon Commissioner Foster moved that a com- mittee on rules be appointed. Commissioner Castle objected to the mo- tion on the ground that customary parlia- mentary rules were good enongh for the board. The motion prevailed, and the chairman appointed Commissioners Foster and Wel- lin and the secretary, Mr. Hinton, to con- stitute the committee. Should this committee, of which one member is not & commissioner, present a report tending to abridge the rights and STEAMER NORTHERN LIGHT, TO AID THE MISSIONARIES ON THE YUKON. though a child were being christenea, Rev. John A. Emery read a chapter from the Scriptures, in which universal chris- tianization is prophesied. Bishop Nichols then said: *In the noon- tide hush of these great works we have gatbered for a unique service. This boat as been built jor the Yukon River, a ‘mighty stream almost as long as the width of this continent and navigable for two- thirds its distance. It is designed for the use of Rev.James Prevast, a missionary working nmonf the wilds of Alaska and whose field of labor covers many hundred miles. The raising of funds was somewhat of a dimcult task and we can say that no single gift was so large as that made by the Union Iron Works. Probably some of the workmen before me contributed by the labor of their hands no small partto the construction of this ‘Northern Light.’ ““Christ taught the multitude from a boat and the listeners were gathered along the banks as you are to-day. It is, then, no new thing to hold such a consecration service as this, and we invoke the blessing of the divine power upon it as it goes forth as an instrument of service in the northland. “May this little boat carry that keenest sword, the word of God, and may that sword reach the vitals of men. M};y the Northern Light carry our warmest sym- pathy in the work of that noble mission- ary who has isolated himself in a wilder- ness for the %{;Jrg of God.” The new boat will be conveyed to St. Michaels by the steamer Bertha, which sails next week. If theriver is not yet frozen it will be sent at once to 8t. James mission, 1800 miles from the mouth of the ukon. If the seasonis too far advanced it will be_taken to its destination in the spring. Itis a sterm wheel flat boat fifty feet long, ten feet beam, with a draught of twelve inches. Its speed is eight knots, ————— Noisy Bicyclists, Edward Jordan, Hugh Carmon and Thomas ‘Willlams, three bicvclists, appeared in Judge Conlan’s court yesterday to answer to the privileges of the minority the proceedings of the board will become animated. The Commissioners may take a ballot to- day for assistant secretary, butthe opinion seems {o prevail that no choice will be reached. —————— ORUISE OF THE “WHITE WINGS.” Two Months’ Yachting Off the Southern Coast. James V. Coleman’s yacht, the White Wings, made fast to her moorings in Sau- salito harbor yesterday, after a two months’ cruise in Southern waters. Captain Charles Chittenden reported that Mr. Coleman had remained in Santa Barbara, and that in his voyage hither from that port, which con- sumed seven days, he had encountered a calm which lasted for over forty-eight hours. This was succeeded by a heavy gale, in which the boat behaved nobly as the big seas broached over her. On the trip down they ran into an im- mense school of whales, which completely surrounded the yacht, some coming within fifty yards or so of her. They were be- calmed at the time, and the spouting and blowing of the monsters made an_incess- ant and by no means comfortable din. They lay a few days at Port Harford, and then bore away for Catalina Island. The barracouda and yellowtail fishing in these waters was superb. Jewfish of a huge size, mackerel, and eve? descrip- tion of fish that inhabits the Pacific are found off Catalina. At night, if a lantern was placed on deck, the flying fish, at- tracted by the light, flew on board. The entire cruise was fortunately free from casualty of any kind. J. Ross Jackson was with Mr. Coleman during the entire cruise, and is uow at Paso Robles. Steam line fishing-boats are rapidly in- creasing in number on the Scotch coast. Very often they g’roceed over 200 miles out to sea in order to fish over fresh ground, where large catches are frequently obtained, A Promising Business No Longer to Be Overlooked by Hunters. DISASTROUS ALASKAN SEASON. Yukon Gold Flelds and Thelr Profits. Volcanoes and Harbors of the North. A letter received in this City from Unalaska, under date of August 2, 1895, gives some interesting particulars about the fur-seal hunters in northern waters, and also mentions some new fields for in- vestment that may yet attract attention. The letter says: We made harbor here to-day after an eighteeen days’ trip from Attu Island, a dis- tance of about ¢ miles. Fogs and head winds put us back. We were for seven days within twenty miles of this place trnlng to get in. We found the United States Fish Commis- sion steamer Albatross here upon our arrival, but all the sealers had gone. Thirty-seven left on July 31 and three yesterday. To-night the schooner Olga came in with 104 sea otters. This is about the most veluable cargo for some vears, the skins being very high, ranging from $200 upward. The best seal catch that I have heard of is under 1500 skins, while there are very few over 500. For the balance of the season the hunting must be done with spears, and the catch will be a great deal smaller than if guns were used. The regulations will be more strictly enfofced this yesr, and severe penalties will be inflicted for any infraction. This season has been a very disastrous one, four schooners having been lost. Two of these, the C. G. Whiteand the Walter O. Earle, you have doubtless learned about. The Rosie Olsen was lost in Tsugar Straits, near Hako- dadi, but her crew safely reached that port, where they reshipped on ‘the Agnes McDonald and continued to hunt. On June 19 the Brende, a fine large schooner from Victoria, went ashore on Stmushir Island, one of the Kurile group, and was & compléte loss. The crew maneged to get ashore safely, and after | the storm took out of the vessel the skine, 800 in al], as well as guns, ammunition and pro- visions. They saved very few clothes and were on & barren island for five days before being rescued. On the island they found three Japanese who had been there for a year and had seen no other human beings during that time. Five days after the wreck the schooner Geneva came into the island and took the castaways off. At Attu Island the Agnes McDonald was met, ard although she was crowded at the time she took the shipwrecked men from the Geneva and brought them1 e, where they will await a steamer. Captain Locke of the Brenda is loud in his praise of the two other schooners, especially Captain Cutter of the Agnes McDonald, who in taking the Brenda's crew had to provide for sixty- seven men in all. "Besides the vessels, & number of boats and crews have been lost, although not so many have heen lost by drowning as last year. It would not be surprising to sealers if a large number of the vessels wonld be making their way to Cape Horn in the near future. A schooner coming out from the East.to join the fleet stopped in south of Montevideo and in a few days killed 700 seals. Why she did not stop there is at present a mystery tous. It is well known that there are iarge herds of seal off the South American coaste, both in the Pa- cificand in the Atlantic. It has been consid- ered only a question of time when the atten- tion of hunters would be turned thatway, where seals have never been hunted in the open sea. Itwill bea virgin field for the first vessels, and fortunes may be made in a short time by the adventurous ones. Already some of the eaptains are talking of going down, and next year some of us may see the southern cross above us. Gold mining on the Yukon seems to have a boom now around here. Fifty dollars & day to the man is spoken of as common diggings, and it is even said there is & white woman in the district already. The full cost of an outfit and provisions for & couple of vears is said to be $350. There is no doubt the mines are very rich and eood finds are being made, but the chances are fully as small as they are in seal- ing; and to the one that makes a good strike, there are many who will come back poor, if they come back at all. A'voleano on Akutan, a few miles west of here, is sending out_great volumes of smoke, and it is doing a little in the way of belching out fire and lava. Last night we were close to it, and as it was clear, a g0oa view was had. I believe this is only periodically active, as I was in this vicinity Iast season and twice before that, but _have not noticed so much smoke from it. There are five volcanoes within 100 miles, four of them at present active, or at Jeast smoking. In one of these, Bogasloy, the crater is on the beach, barely above the water line, while the others are quite lofty. Bogaslov made its upgenrlnca in 1796 in the shape of two peaks, half & mile apart, witha sandspit between them. A couple of years ago the spit sank and both peaks were greatly re- duced in size. Isaw itin 1886 while it was in its old form and was lucky enough to have a sketch of it made for me. It would not now be recognized from the sketch. On_Unalaska Island is Makushin yolcano which is almost extinct. There is an opportu- nity for any one to go into business there in immense fields of sulphur which are above the snow line. Fine harbors are numerons around the foot of the mountain, and a wire ropeway could brlng the sulphur to the ship. Butitis gretty cold in perpetual snow, I don’t know ow many feet deep. On our trip we sailed aronnd Copper Island and into the harbor of Attu Island, the most western part of our Great Republic. A direct line drawn from the most eastern part of Maine to the furthest point of Attu could be e?unlly divided at & pointabout 250 miles west of San Francisco. Last year the only village on the island was occupied solely by women and was in 1eality “Adamless,” but not an Eden by any means. This year the men were at home. This wes caused by the lack of de- mand for otter hunters, that being the trade of this tribe. While here we caught a great many Alaska mackerel, a very toothsome fish found only in the waters of the Western Aleu- tian Islands. We killed a couple of eider duck and some grouse, which are plenty. There are large numbers of blue foxes on the island, ‘which the natives trap during the winter. The port of Malaska is situated on the south- erly side of Captains Bay, and is the island headquarters of the Alaska Commercial Com- any. There is quite a respectable town, and it contains some very good buildings. The church conld be called a cathedral, for it is large and of quaint architeoture. There is & large store, a collector’s office, wharf, ware- houses and shops. The town is built between the bay and a river that runs along the rear. An inlet runs beyond the wharf, and here are the decaying hulks of sealers which were taken by Uncle Sam in the early days of seizures. ‘What is known as Dutch Harbor is the naval station and the headquarters of the North American Commercial Company, who now have the coutrol of the seal islands. Here there are only a few houses, but they are good ones, and almost all occupied by white people. Lumber and coal yards are in both harbors, and a keen rivalry for trade is carried on be- tween the two firms. The lack of population in Dutch Harbor is made up during.the sum- mer months by the trade of revenue cutters, men-of-war, sealers and whalers that come to this harbor on account of its greater accommo- dations for vessel SMITH ROPED THEM IN. How the Big Tug-of-Warsman Trapped the Sports of Stock- ton. A few weeks ago the sporting fraternity of Stockton was treated to several tug-of- war contests, which it greatly appreciated, because the strong men of San Francisco, Sacramento and Stockton participated. Among the contestants was an Italian fisherman, who won several hundred dol- lars in defeating all of his opponentsin the single-handed contests. The sports of Btockton took a surprisingly great fancy to the new star from sunny Iltaly and of- fered to back him against any man in a contest of best two in three pulls. Challenges were issued, but there was not a single person among the heavy- weight tuggers who cared to risk his repu- tation and money 1n a match against the powerfnl Italian. Big Bob Smith of local fame, who is well known to all lovers of Scottish sports here, heard of the new tug-of-warsman in Stockton and he immediately placed him- self in correspondence with a friend who resides near Stockton with a view of get- ting on a match with the alleged invinci- ble. The upshot was that Smith left for Stockton and immediately went to work on a farm. He allowed his handsome face to become adorned with a heavy growth of scrubby whiskers and in a very short time could not find an opponent ‘‘worthy of his ropes.” Bmith’'s backer quietly strolled into town one Saturaay evening and said in the hearing of the friends of the athletic Italian that he had a workman on his ranch who could easily dispose of any man in San Joaquin County in a tug-of-war contest. A match was made very quickly and for $500 a side. Last Saturday evening the contestants met. Smith played his part of the game very cleverly. e allowed the Italian to win the first pull rather easily. . The bet- ting was 3 and 4to 1 on the Italian, but the tune changed when the second round came. Smith actually played with his opponent, and won the next two pulls with consummate ease. The sports of Stockton who bet on Podesto are still wondering who this fellow Pierson (Smith) can be, and it is said that they will try to recoup their losses by backing Smith, alias Pierson, against all comers. It is hardly necessary to say that Smith will teach them another trick in tug-of war before he leaves for San Francisco. BATTLE, OREEK HATCHERY. The Contract Let for Building the Ex- perimental Station. The contract for the erection of the ex- perimental fish-hatchery building on Bat- tle Creek has been let by the Fish Com- missioners to R. H. Bierce of Red Bluff for $1400. He is to erect the building, which will be 90x40 feet, and also dig the ditches. The work must be completed by September 25, The hatchery will be at the mouth of the creek, which is the dividirg line be- tween Tehama and Shasta counties, on the east side of the Sacramento River. The racks, traps and impounding weirs and the interior (nmishinfis of the building will be constructed by the employes of the com- mission. The hatchery will be used exclusively for the propagation of salmon eggs. After the spawn has been ‘‘eyed” it will be shipped to the hatchery at Sissons, and when the young fish are large enough they will be placed in the headwaters of the Sacra- mento River, The Commissioners were informed yes- terday that the run of salmon in the Lower Sacramento River and Suisun Bay is larger than it has been for years. Within the past few days the fishermen have been catching as many as 150 salmon a day. FESTIVAL N SN BAFAEL A Beautiful Fete of the Flowers to Be Held Next Sat- urday. Preparations for a Brilllant Event In the Sunny Suburban Town. A beautiful flower festival will be held at San Rafael next Saturday afternoon and | evening in the grounds of Mrs. T. O. 0’Connor’s residence. The whole town is enthusiastic over the fete, which is to be made most attractive | in many original ways. Neither time nor money has been stinted in making the necessary preparations. For the past three weeks the ladies of San Rafael, with the principal gardens of the town at their dis- ‘posal, have been actively engaged in trans- forming the already magnificent grounds into a paradise of flowers, and they have succeeded even beyond their most sanguine expectations. Buntings, pennants aud flags of varied colors wili be suspended from tree to tree, and at night countless Chinese lanterns and incandescent lamps will hang from the branches of the trees to illuminateand enliven the scene of merry making. Booths, made into bowers of beauty, will stand amid the foliage. The Japaneseand gypsy booths, especially, are works of art. he wide dpiuzza of the residence has been arranged to serve asa stage, on which two performances will be given during the day, one at 2 o’clock in the afternoon and one at 8 o’clock in the evening. The pro- grammes will be entertaining, consisting of vocal and instrumental music, recita- tions and band_selections, for which some leading artists have been secured. On the grounds are tennis-courts, skat- ing-rinks, polo grounds, bowling-alleys, swings and a large dance platform, where & band will discourse waltzes and quadrilles during the evening festivities. ~Refresh- ments to tempt all palates will be_served. Already 2000 tickets have been disposed of, People living in Ban Francisco can take either the Tiburon or Sausalito ferries at noon and return from San Rafael on the 6:35 P. M. boat. Buses and carryalls will be walting at the trains to convey the guests to the grounds. —————— SWEET WINES IN DEMAND. An Increase of Twenty Per Cent This o Year Over Last. There is & boom in California sweet wines—port, sherry, angelica and muscat— and Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue Louis Loupe expects to see an increase of 20 per cent in the production this year. This means extra work for the internal revenue gaugers, as the manufacturers are allowed to use all the brandy they want up to 24 per cent without paying duty. During the year just ended there were 345,598 fiallanu of port wine manufac- tured. , when fortified with grape brandy, represented 1,595,135 gallons. Sherry, when fortified, showed an increase of 82,839 gallons; angelica, an increase of 48,601 gallons, and muscat, an increase of 31,662 gallons. All this brandy increase had to be gauged, and in order to do it TUncle Sam has to keep a number of men constantly at work. There are 104 fruit distilleries in Califor- nia, the majority of which_are in Fresno and Los Angeles counties. Last year they only worked irom September to December, but this year they will keep going from September to February. Deputy Collector Loup is very much pleased with the out- look, and says this is going to be a great year for the grape-growers and wine men. e Man asks for protection against mer- cenary womaan in Bengal. Babu Rasik Lal Roy wants the government to help him to suppress the excessive expense of Hindoo marriages, and especially the dowry of the brides, as ‘“‘the temptation of selling the son to the highest bidder has become too great to be resisted.” THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1895.° 9 1343 Greenback Jr..86(Peoples).3 41 4h 615 charge of disturbing the peace. 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