The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 2, 1896, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1896. 5 WHO DISCOVERED THE NORTH POLE? Does the Credit Belong to Stockholm or San Francisco? IT MAY BE VERHOEFF. His Friends Say He Deserted the Peary Party for Reasons of His Own. AN ENTHUSIASTIC EXPLORER. It Is Believed He Made His Way Over the Ice and Found the North Pole. Is the credit of the discovery of the nortn pole due the Danish explorer, Nan- sen, or is the real discoverer an American and a former San Francisco boy named Verhoeff? This is the question that is being mooted by the Eastern press, and the latter propo- sition is being vigorou urged by the relatives of John M. Verhoeff, who left San Francisco in 1891 to join the Peary ex- pedition to the northwestern coast of Greenland, from which he has never re- turned. In March, 1891, Verhoeff first conceived the idea of joining Peary. He was then in this City, where he had a host of iriends. He was a member of the Olympic Ciub, a was remarked among his associates for adetermined, sturdy character, coupled with restless energy and great powers of endurance. He was a graduate of Yale, ere he had made a specialty of miner- W na desires lacking o favor- . This he believed to be ¢ Peary expedition, and ac- i into correspondence tions and his wil- e financiai aid to the for him the coveted north ound ve: 4 the position of mir lared him to r on the ex- Their theory was that the ambitious ad- venturer had remained in the land of ice voluntarily. In support of this view the young man!' uncle, Rev. A. N, Keigwin, has written a latter setting forth the reasons he has for believing his nephew still alive. In brief these were: The footsteps seen were far from any dangerous point, and the evident | haste of the relief expedition would dis- | count this evidence. “Against it is Ver- | hoeff’s lifelong desire to go north as far as possible; his years' preparation and his | being left in camp when Peary went north; his efforts to adapt himself to the life of the natives, and his apparent indifference to going north with the commander of the expedition, all are viewed by his uncle as tending toward the view held by him . Moreover he recites many incidents, such as his taking with him all his memoranda |and all his instruments which were in | good condition, and all his good clothes | and all his underwear, which seemed to | show conclusively Verhoeff contemplated | a longer trip than he announced. As the Kite was due to sail in a week it seems that he could have had but one object in | view—to remain ashore and trust to the | natives for subsistence. With their aid | he hoped to reach the north poie. 3 | This his relatives and friends claim he | has now done. They point to the fact | that every circur e which makes it | appea probable that the feat was per- | formed by Nansen strengthens the theory that itis the result of Verhoeff’sresearches. John M. Verhoeff was borh of Dutch parents in I,omsvilt Ky., in 1867, and but little is known of hiShistory. His parents were wealthy and he was so well provided | for that he contributed largely to the North Greenland expedition. In fact Peary stated that but for his financial assistance the expedition would have had to have been abandoned. In a letter written to the secretary of the | American Geographical Society_when the expedition was in the north Lieutenant Peary speaks in the highest terms of Ver- hoeff’s qualitications for undertaking such a dangerous enterprise. A portion of the letter is as follows: 5V veff is all that can be desired phy He has enormous lung power and great chest expansion. He has also some sood records for long-distance walk- ¢ and unusual endurance when deprived of the proper elements of sustenance.” STOPPED THE WORK. Police Prevent the Mutual Light and Power Company From Erect- ing Poles. | Early yesterday morning pedestrians and drivers were much surprised to see several gangs of men at work tearing up the sidewalks along the Blythe block on Market street-and Grant avenue. Where- ever a break was made the workmen at once sank holes and began to erect short electric line poles. While in the midst of their employment a squad of policemen swooped down upon the laborers and put a stop to the operations. For a short time there was a discussion between the lieu- tenant of police and the foreman of the laborers which resulted in the latter pack- ing up their tools and zoing away. All this trouble was occasioned by the 1al Light and Power Company neg- to secure a franchise or permit to head erecting its poles, and, ad not been given the com- s0, the police were told to <top soon as it was begun. Early morning word was sent to the station that the men were at 1ant Birdsall telephoned to n for instructions. The m to stop the work or arrest The lieutenant, with a followed out the instruc- not reach the ground before ere erected. It issaid that of those responsible for the work rrested to-day. MAIL BOAT. Trial ‘Trip of the W. Before Going to Eel River. The steam lannch W. Weighel was given to the wav esterday for the first time. ttle boat was built particularly for il and passenger service of the Cali- »rnia, Oregon and Idaho Stage Company. s made to carry twelve passengers and make daily trips between Scotia, the inus of the railroad running from point thirty miles further here it connects with the rvice saves nearl a particularly rough and . }L bas been in contem- plation for some time by tk tage com- . who anticipate asaving in expenses, ng of tne time required for the ka and greater attractiveness several poles sever: will by A NEW Lamnch and Weighel ,anda fty miles John M: Verhoeff, the Hardy Young Man From San Francisco Who Joined the Peary Expedition and Who Is Thought to Have Discovered the North Pole Instead of Nansen. [From a photograph.] seen: alive was on August 11, 1892, just when the expedition was preparing to re- turn to the United States. Before leaving he said he wanted have another look at come-mineral countrv ajlitde to the north. He knew the locality well, and was al- lowed to'go alone. ‘As Verhoff did n riod of time 4 thorou ot return in a prover pe- 1gh search was made by: the Heilbron party, the Peary party n B of the Kite. Several Es- e eir assistance. At the uimaux-also lent thi . E'n] of seven da; man'’s footprints were discovered leading from Robinsons Bay up a clacier. Foliowing the trail some min- eral specimens were discovered on a rock, and a little further on the relics of a camp, in the shape of a meat can and some grease | drippings. S i The lacier at that point was torn by dozéns of great gorges, and the s'uapasmon is that Verhe ff fell into one of iem. t:..'eiul search was made for the body, but no trace of it could be found. As there ceemed to be no way for a man to get awav from the locality without wings, the searc : ja ty concluded that Verheoff must Lav. met his death,and so reported it to the wor BWOn th eturn of the Kite to New York ¢ relatives of Verhoeff retused to credit the story of his death. No blame was at- taoed to Lieutenant Peary, however. | The W. Weighel was launched yester- day merning from the Clay-street wharf. A crew consisting of William Weigel, ad- miral; Hal Denson, captain; Frank Nash, chief engineer; William Miller, coxswain, and James Holl, passenger, at onee started across the bay on a trial trip. Though the bay was so rough as to seriously endanger the health of the captain, the {aunch e- haved very well and showed that she was perfectly seaworthy. Tne W. Weighel will be shipped to Eureka, Humboldt County, by the next steamer. She will be at work on Eel River in a few weeks. ——— The Fire Record. Burning fat occasioned a loss of $100 at the residence of A. Levy, 1317 Larkin street, at 4:37 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The boiled over and becoming ignited set the kitchen in a blaze and an alarm was turned in irom box 138. A mysterious fire started batween the houses at 219 and 221 Mason street 8t 7:07 last night. | The hovses are occupied by Mrs.J.Quending and | Mrs. Anderson, respectively. No cause could be found for the blaze. Loss, $500. . The tenure of land in Russia is of three classes, viz., that of the crown, thatof the communes anc. that of paivate landed | proprietors, the latter only being mort- | gagee. | { | | | b HAWAIIAN RIFLEMEN WIN They Were Victorious in the Great Inter-Republic Musket Match. WERE SEVENTY POINTS AHEAD The Nationals of This City Will Have to Present the Islanders With a Trophy. The great fifty-men team match be- tween the picked marksmen of the Na- tionals (companies C and G) of this City and the Hawaiian National Guard resulted in a victory for the latter, who won by 70 points. The match was arranged several months ago, each marksman to shoot ten shots with military rifles, the prize to ba an appropriate trophy. The Nationals and showery there was very little wind, and on the whols was considered quite favorable. Follmrinf is the complete score as' arranged byl Colonel Fisher according to Creedmoor rules: Elvin 45, Corporal Neeley 45. W. C. King 44, Colonel Fisher 44, Serzeant Moore 44, Corporal Lohman 44, Lambert 43, Drummond 43, Licuten- ant Ludwig 43, Captain White 43, Capimin Pratt 42, Corporal Johnson 42, Sproat 49, Corporal Parke 42, Musician Boardfeld 41, Lieutenant Coyne 4L Dagerup 41, Sutton 41, Johnson 41, Cap- tain Camara 41, Peterson 41, Sergeant Vollberg 41, Boyd 41. Gouver 41, Sherwood 40, Ferreira 40, McKinnon 40, Smith 40, Serxeant Crozfer 40, Fitz- simmons 40, Olsen 40, Hanarold 40, Adjutant- General <oper 39, orporal Story 39, Corporal Reade 89.Corporal Dexter 39, Sergeant Carlyle 39, Rowell 39, Burnette 39, Corporal Schmiat 38, Sergeant Glles 38, Buchanan 38, Barry 38, Ser- geant Taylor 37. Lieutenant Shaefer 87, Sergeant McKeague 37, Friedersdorff 37, Johnson 35, Duart 83, Peterson 22: toual, 2009. Average of first ten men, 43.80; aversge of first twenty-five men, 42.24; average of team—fifty men—40.18. | GEORGE MANSON. SHOT FOR RED FLAGS. The Nord Deutscher Schuetzen Club Opens the Shell Mound Shooting Season. The Shell Mound Park and shooting range was opened for the season yesterday and the Berkeley trains were filled with pleasure-seekers and riflemen from early in the morning until long after the noon hour. The affair was under the auspices of the Nord Deutscher Schuetzen .Club. This pleasure resort has recently been i | all the marksmen who shot yesterday are young men. Their scores are as follows: Quinlin 36, McMiilan 86, Rich 30, Burke 39, E. Allen 37, Drougmand 36, Brown 29, Bartlett | 38, Coster 35, Lund 34, Corli: , Messersmith | 39, Wiseman 35, F. [0 10, Lawson 28, T. Fianders 22, Cappelma: Smith 32, Graney 27, Bulletti 17, Toussente 29, Miller 22, Luderman 37, Peters 33, Emerich 85, H. Schmidt 28. The monthly medal shoot of the Inde- pendent Rifles resulted as follows: Corporal J. Mindermann 39, Corporal F. Haw 41, H. Frederickson 22, Corporal W. Finken 13, J. Faltings 33, A. Beckmann 28, Corporal C. Kornbeck 41, Corporal C. Lindecker 37, Sergeant H. Scnlichtmann 29 J. Schliehmann 22, Sefgeant J. H. Schneider 26, Sergeant P. Stademann 34, E. Schneider 20. pat s AT SCHUETZEN PARK. Several Clubs Make Good Scores in a High Cold Wind. Notwithstanding the raw north wind, a g6od many sharpshooters shouldered their rifles and hied themselves to Schuetzen Park yesterday. The scores made were fully up to the standard, and those who put up with the inconvenience of a chill came home well satistied with the result of the day’s sport. ‘he veterans of the California Schuetzen Club were somewhat nonplussed at the remarkable good score made by one of their f'o“ngest and latest admitted mem- bers, J. F. Robinson, who made the credit- CORPORAL NEELY, DRUM MAJOR W. PRIVATE ELVIN. C. KING. LIEUTENANT H. LUDWIG. CORPORAL C. B. LOHMAN. SERGEANT L. A. MOORE. LIEUTENANT« COLONEL J. H. FISHER. PRIVATE LAMBERT. CAPTAIN E. 0. WHITE. PRIVATE DRUMMOND. Ten of the Best Riflemen of the Hawaiian National Guard in the Victorious Inter-Republic Rifle Match [From a photograpl sent by George Manson.] made their scores at the Shell Mound shooting range on February 9, and they made a total of 1939 points, or an average of 384-5 per man. Their official scores were forwarded on the next steamer. As shown by the following letter from George Manson, the correspondent for THE CALL at Honoluln, the Hawaiian National Gunard made 2009 points, or 40.18 points per ma; HONOLULU, Hawar, Feb. 10.—The 200-yard rifle range of the Hawaiian National Guard is sitnated at Makiki, one of the suburbs of Hon- olulu, about mile and a halffrom the city. It ts of a small gully, with an average width of fifty feet, covered with undergrowth and lined en either side with algetoba trees. | Tt seems to have been naturally designed for the use it 1s now put to. At one end are four targets, with bullet-proof bulkhead of steel e hehind which the markers retire. constructed shed of umber, with stalls for eight seats for +he scorers and a few e many spectators, ason side, from cli, being on rising ground, a good view of the targets is obtained. Captain E. 0. White had charge of the arrangements on Saturday, and no hitch occurred in the first international shooting match in which Hawaii has yet taken part. The first eight mento shoot were 8. Johnson, Petterson and Hansrold of Company F; Sproat, Lohman, Carlyle and Neeley of Company E,and Rowell of B. Johnson and Lohman both led off with bullseyes, which looked encouraging, but the others could not find it, Carlyle only scor- ing3. This was good shooting and Hawaiian stock went up a point, the detachment making a score of 332 points, or an average of 4114, The second eight to face the butts were also from the regulars. Coyne, Barry, Buchanan and Gouvier from Company E, and Ludwig, P. Johnson, Lambert and Burnett of F. Ludwig and Lambert carried off the honors of this squad with 43 each. Burnett started off with 4 and made a total of 39. Gouvier and Coyne t41 each, but Barry and Buchanan only got 38, while Johnson fell down with 35. The men, however, got 318, or two points less than an average of 40. Sixteen men had now shot, with a score of 650 points or an average of 40% each, which exceeded Colonel Fisber's estimate, and sev- eral of the best marksmen in the team yet to shoot. The third detachment consisted of Captain Pratt of the President’s staff, Elvin and Story of Company B, McKinn Drummond and Dexter of D, Taylor of E and McKeague of F. Pratt led off with four, Elvin with five, but McKennon and Dexter got threes only. In the next round everybody got four, except Me- Keague, who found the center. This team made 322 points or an average of 401 The first twenty-four men had now gatned 972 points, among them, which was just exactly the aver- age expected by Colonel Fisher, who told your correspondent betore the match that he ex- pected the Hawaiian team to average 4014, The fourth delegation to shcot for the honor of Hawaii consisted of Smith of J, Sutton, Moore and Sherwood of Company E, Hagerup and Friedersdorff of F, Duart of A and Captain Camara of C. Six of these made forty and over. Z This squad ran the score up to 1289 points for the thirty-two men. F. Peterson of CompanyF, Olsen, Parke, Giles and Schmidt of B, Boyd of D, Ferreira of C and Boardfeld of A were the next to shoot, scoring only 312 points among them and still further reducing the average. Sixteen hundred and one points had now been made by forty men, which is good shooting for fifty-men-team matches, but less than was expected of the Hawaiian team. Owing to rardy arrivals only six men shot in the next bunch. They were Fitzsimmons, Reade and Vollberg of Company F, Lieutenant Shaefer of E, Captain E. 0. White of B and Lieutenant-Colonel Fisher. They made 244 points. Captain White and Colonel Fisher Loth found the center without any difficulty the first effort and made 43. Colonel Fisher made four bullseyes and a 4 in the first five shots and his prospects were good for a big score, but & shower of rain came on and the light on the target changed so that he could not find the center again. His other five shots were all fours, making his total 44. With four more men to shoot the score was now 845 points, or five more than an average of 40. J. A. Johnson of Company B, C. Crozier of D and Drum-Major W. C. King were next to shoot. Johnson made 41. Crozier made 40. King started off with 4 and made a total of 44. Witn & sate man left to shoot in the person of Colonel Soper the Hawaiian team had only 30 points to_make to reach the coveted 2000 points, less than which would have been dis- grace. The marksman made a bad beginning with 3, the sights of his rifle being set 0o low. His three last shots were planted within an inch or two of each other, but directly under the center. His total was 39, making the team 1otal 2009, or 16 points below Colonel Fisher's estimate, which shows he had & pretty good idea of what his men could do. Bruce Cartwright and Joseph Marsden re) resented the California team at the match in weighing in and Mr.Graham in scoring. Lieu- tenant Schaefer and Charles B. Wilson scored for the home team. While the weather was occasionally cloudy nd seais on the turf out- | thoroughly overhauled by Captain L. Siebe, the proprietor, who has spent the best part of his life among the riflemen of this coast. He received his military title while in command of one of the companies of the National Guard of California., Cap- tain Siebe to-day belongs to more rifle- shooting organizations than any man on the coast. He has made many excellent i musket, fine rifle and pistol shooting rec- ords, and, although on the shady western | slope of his life, he is able to pull a very gmady trigger. began early in the day and was kept up until almost dark. The marksmen were handicapped by a strong, cold wind. There were plenty of cash prizes offered. On the public target fifteen prizes from $2 to $20 were offered for the best centers and fif- teen more for the most centers. There was a lively competition for the first and last bullseyes in the morning and after- noon. F. P. Schuster started the pace by getting the first bullseve soon after the ;x:rfi%eu were opened, for which he won The shooting of the Nord Deutschers | | able score of 443 out of a possible 500. However, this supposedly green recruit is a guard at the San Quentin Prison and is known to the officers and convicts as a marksman that can kill a sparrow at 1000 yards. He was a surprise to the staid veterans, but as this was his first shoot he was with- out class yesterday, hence his name does not appear on the schedule of accred:ted marksmen, but he will getthere by and by it he continues to bore holes in targets in such proximity to the 25-mark center. The competition of the schuetzen sec- tion of ghe Verein Eintracht resulted as foilows for the monthiy medal: Captain F. A. Kuhls, who had been out of active practice for the past three years, cerried away the honors of the champion medal | by a score of 450. Following are the scores for the first- class monthly medal: First _class—Theodore Binner, 414; second class—C. Schrader, 415; third class—C. Suhr- stedt, 406; fourth class—John Zahn, 451; first best snot—F. A. Ruhls, 24; last best shot—C. Gimble, 24. The score by the same club at target Louis Bendel came in for the last | shooting resuited as foliows: bullseye® before lunch and the $1 that went with the shot. _In the afternoon Philo Jacoby lost no time in getting into a shooting-siand and his first shot drew out the red flag and the $1 prize. { there was a lively competition for the last bullseye and the $2 30 prize amon« Bendel, Schuster, .)lcohf\ A. Strecker, H. H. Bur- feind and William Glindermann. The contest narrowed down to Strecker and Glindermann and the latter drew out the red flag two minutes before the targets closed. In all aboat 3500 shots were fired by the marksmen. In consequence of the large number of shooting tickets sold and shot it was de- cided not to figure out the prize-winners until to-night. The distribution will be held to-morrovr»«venin% 4t 620 Bush street. There was an interesting side match for $50a side. L. Bendel bet with W. Glinder- mann that he (Bendel) woula make fifty bullseyes during tae day, the bullseyes being the three-inch ring in the ring tar- get. He shot hard to accomplish the feat, and although ne made an excellent total he could only reach 36 bullseyes. The cold wind kept the majority of the military marksmen away from the range yesterday. However, the first gun divi- sion of the Nuval Battalion was out in full force-for its monthly medal shoot. Nearly As the targets closed at 5:30 . M. | Captain L. Siebe, the Well-Known Rifleman and Proprietor.of the Shell Mound Shooting Range. [Drawn from a photograph.] First championship medal—John Utschug, 421; second chlmplun!hi@ medal—First, Jos- eph Kuhele, 439; second, C. Tnierback, 413. First. class medal—First, D. B, Faktor, 410; second, N. Frederick, 404. Second class medal—First, O. Brenner, 421; second, H, Shroeder, 4 Archer 42, A. A. Smith 41, P. Treanton 41, H. Iverson 41, J. Mulhern 40, Lieutenant Murry | 40, T. J, Fallon 40, E. F. Mursh 40, §, Eden 40. | éomxun B, Guard Rifle Club—A. Ehren- | hort 47, L. A’ Atwater 42, F. Miller 42, J. E. roderick 41, Fred Davis 43, Joseph Furnaz | | 41, T.J. Carroll 37, Captain Kennedy 41, E. F. | Davis 42, F. C. Muller 46, T. Joseph 41, Lieu- | tenant E. Middleton 43, J. E. Broderick 43, | Charles Atwood 45, V. Fortune 42, P. Petersou 45, H. R. Brown 47. The medal for the best bullseye shot was awarded to Al Ehrenphort. The next contest between competitive marksmen will take place on the 15th inst. at the same place. THE TRAP SHOOTERS. The California Wing Shooting Club Opens the Season on Live Pigeons at Oakland. The first regular monthly shoot of the California Wing Shooting Club was held yesterday at the Oakland racetrack. ‘Whenever live-bird contests are held in the park the outsiders bold high carnival along the fence ‘with shotguns and dogs. Yesterday brought out several dozen amateur sportsmen, who opened a perfect fussilade upon every bird that escaped from the shooters at the traps. It was al- most a case of sure death to every pigeon put in the trap. The attendance of sportsmen was large and the shooting was brisk all day, pool- shooting following the regular match. The latter was at twelve birds, both bar- rels, and the scores were as follows: C. Robinson. 11211100201 9 J. M. Morriso! 02011121120 9 12001022211 9 121112221211-12 100112010101—7 01120000121 7 22122222212 2 22200011001 7 0110001010 —W 221122102222-11 212212221110-11 21111112102 2-11 1222102000218 001000021102—5 112011011200—8 01122122010 3 10021102 —W 210120011220-8 111121000212-9 110112011012-9 As is seen, Fanning and Golcher made a clean score. They divided first and sec- ond money of $25. This score also gives Fanning the club’s medal. Feudner and | | Carroll tied on 11 birds each, and divided | the third money, $5. M. Brown also| made 11, but was a visitor and did not compete for the prizes. Mr. Johnson also Wwas a visitor. | Inthe main match there was a pool on | the side in which Fanning took first money, $10, and Feudner and Carroll di- vided the second and third, $7 50. After this there were several sweep- stakes, $2 50 entrance, 6 birds. The resul were as follows: Robinson A,hit"lg 5, Larroll 5, Morrison 5, Fanning 5, We' . Robinson 6, Fay 6, Morrison 6, Carroll 5. Haight 5. Robinson 5, Carroll 5, Webb 5, Wagner 5. The Electric Gun Club. The regular monthly shoot of the Elec- tric Gun Club was held yesterday at the Oskland racetrack. The shooters were vey: r, and Messrs, Jarbett and Dver of the Kislon Iron Works wereamong the guests, The Cristo’'oro Colombo sailed yesterday for the south. Prince Luigi came asiore Saturday night and wouund up his pleasant month’s sojourn in San Francisco among the many friends he has made here. Ital- ian Consul Grimaldi will go as far, as San Diego as the guest of the Prince in the cruiser. All of the white crew of the Dorlc except four men started for Liverpool Saturday. They were paid off and accepted transpor- tation home at the expense of the steamship company. The four men remaining here refused to accept their discharge and trans portation, alleging that to be contrary to their orizinal agreement, and threaten to contest such action in the courts. Ancient Order of Foresters. Last Wednesday a new court was institutel at Cloverdale by High Chiet Ranger William Cas man, assisted by Dr. +.. G. Case. high court junior woodwand, and M. Boehm, high chlet ranger, ‘he latter being ihe organizing officer. The new court starts with a membership of thirty on the charter roll. At this time all the zonrts are electing delegates to the seventh annual session of the Subsidiary High Court of the Pacific Cour: to be lield next May. Within the jurisdiction are the States of California, Nevada, Washingion, Oregon, Wyom- ing, Idabo, Montana, Colorado and Utah. = At that session there will be'from 175 to 200 delezates. There is already considerable activity I relation to High Courtofficers. M. Boehm, high sub-chief ranger, is in line of promotion for the office o high chief ranger. He has for opponents Dr. E. G. Case, high junior woodward: John Henderson, high court_treasurer: Joseph Moscrop, P. Cu K.y and P. F. MeNulty, P. H. C. R. For sub-chief the only caadidate is P. H. avage, high court senior woodward; for treasurer, P. J. Cole. P.C.R., is spoken of; M. P. Light ls mentioned to succeed himself as secretary: K. N. McLennan is spocen of for the office of auditor. Mr. Mclenuan is the editor of The Forester NEW TO-DAY. OU must try Dr. Sanden’s Electric Belt, for don’t you see it is im- possible to get your health in any other way? You who have been doctor- kept busy breaking inanimate targets the greater portion of the day. The principal | match, twenty-five clays at unknown | angles, resulted as follows: | Friedner 22, Nauman 21, Shaw 18, Ed| Forster 17, Slade 17, Croweli 11, Hoytema 10, Eugene Forster 10, F. Vernon 10, Pisani 10, Poole 9, H. Vernon 7, Price 4, G. Clabrough 4. ALONG THE WATER FRONT A Cold, Windy March Day Around the Wharves and on the Bay. | Prince Luizi Bids Adieu to San Fran- cisco and the Cristoforo Colombo Sails. March came in, if not like the traditional tion, still with a sharp, cold wind that | blew nippingly around the wharves and over the bav. It was as if February, not satisfied with the leap year “one day more,” was holding on to gain time well | mto spring. So the usual crowds that come down to see the ships were exceed- ingly thin and their stay correspondingly | briet. The water ffont, sean from a shiv- ering point of view, is not intere;-ling,l | and they went home. However, the second division of the Naval Battalion, under the command of petty officer J. Miller, in their boats, took a bay excursion down to the six-mile beach. The promise of a big clam-bake drew the militia mariners out on the raging main of the bay. The young sailors of the Na- tional Guard are waiting expectantly for their ship to come in from Mare Island and are trusting that the millenium, with its universal peace, will not come along until they get the Comanche in commis- sion and ger ‘battery trained on some- thing. Yesterda‘! mornin% early the scow- schooner Confianza, lying at angbor off Harrison-street wharf, became restiessand attempted a cruise before being regularly cleared at the Custom-house. She dragged her mudhook along the bay bottom until she fetched up asainst the schooner John G. North. Both vessels bumped, kicked and gored each other till they were damaged about the hulls and rigging, and then started off together. They got down against the Cristoforo Colombo and were busily de- stroying the iron cruiser when the tug Re- liance snatched the two warlike crafts away from their victim. The ship Richard III also dragged her anchors in the strong tide and breeze and foulea the sub-bay telegraphic cable be- tween this City and Oakland. An excursion around the harber took place yesterday aboard the Vigilant, given to C. D. Murray, one of the officials of the Occidental and Oriental Steamship Com- pany. Ceptain J. H. Metcaffe, Lloyd’s sur- NEW TO-DA' WE GIVE YOU alist of what you can purchase for less than ONE DOLLAR! Vino-Kolafra..... Cuticura Resolvent. Pinkham's Compound 15. Third class medal—First, A. Breuss, 377; second, Judge Bahrs, 370. Fourth class medal—First, T. Narcher, 344; J. B. Turner, 318. Best first shot—A. Gehret, 25; 1ast best shot— J. 8. Robinson, 25. The cadet score was: First class—A. Renbold, 360; second class, first best shot—S. Rumpft, 18; last best shot— A. Bumboldt, 18. 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