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The morning call., 1892-09-18
ABOUT THEATERS.

There is a general complaint in Eastern
cities of dull times in theatrical circles. The
summer theaters in New I ork lost money,
and the companies starting out from New
York are having hard time of it, This
dullness comes at Tine too, when general
business is good. The cause for this dull
ness is not hard to find. There are two
good stock companies in New York, but the
companies New York managers raid the
country with are of inferior quality. Ex-
cepting Daly's and Palmer's companies in
New York, there is no school for actors.
The Frohman Company which are recruited
from the Lyceum School, have never in
cluded an actor or actress Of ability and
who had not learned their profession else
where. The Lyceum managers never aimed
to get talent; their pupils were mainly
selected from young women who could
afford to pay handsome tuition fee. 1t is
not possible that so exacting profession
as acting can long survive this degradation.
Yet by far Che larger part of the people en-
plOyed ID representing plays in different
parts of the country were not in the first
place selected for fitness, and have had no
schooling except that of daily practice.
Most of them learn to play one, two or
three parts and have no higher aspiration
than to keep before the public.
In this city we are confronted with Pc
culiar condition of things. Fourteen years
ago the 1lyoii Opera-house began to give
comic opera at popular prices. The enter
prise was laughed at Managers of the
high-priced theaters said the thing could
not be done. But it has been done 1t is
now admitted that the TivOli performances
are about the best in their line that we have.
There is but one organization in the United
States that can play against the Tivoli at
high prices, and that is the Bostoniaus.
What has been done in comic opera by the
kreliug Brothers Is now being done for the
drama by three or four lUw-priced theaters.
Each OF them draws the patronage of its
own locality. As a rule, they give popular
melodrama with better general effect than
the combinations which come from the
East and charge a dollar and dollar and
halt admission. The latter live on news
paper putts. skipping from town to town.
stopping nowhere long enough TO be found
out 1t looks now as if the ten and twenty
cent theaters were going to get pretty much
all the patronage, except, perhaps. that of
society people. The 0w-priced theaters
select their companies from the high priced
theaters. and really give AS enjoyable the
atrical entertainments as the dollar theaters.
The latter are handicapped by the excessive
cost of transporting people and baggage
from one town to another
The morning call., 1892-09-18
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Cardinal Gibbons is an expert fisherman.
The Queen Of Denmark is an enthusiastic
musician.
King Humbert of Italy is skillful cook.
and takes pleasure In preparing tootbsome
dishes.
Queen Victoria possesses a small cabinet
Of Rose du BarIi china that is valued at
S15O.000
Robert CARROTS coaching party is Great
ing sensation among the residents of the
Austrian Alps.
DR.. Susan Janeway Coltman OF German
town, Pa. OWLS unique collection of cats
which she values at 5000
Congressman Springer, who has entirely
recovered his health, intends TO take Wig
or0uS part in the campaign.
Congressman Pettigrew Of Dakota is said
to be making an effort to have the records OF
all eourts-nlartial since the war made public
Professor James Hall, the venerable
State Geologist of New York, will have
charge Of the geological display OF the En-
pire State at the W orld's Fair.
The favorite employment of the Prince Of
Montenegro is the composition of war songs
and historical dramas, in which he delights
to sing and act with great vigor.
The Empress Of Japan is noted for her
skilfu manipulation of the koto, Japan
ese musical instrument that somewhat re-
sembles the either of German origin.
Sir John Caldwell Abbott, Premier OF the
Dominion of Canada, has been persuadedsto
postpone his retirement from politics for q
few months, and expects TO sail for Liver
pool in a few weeks.
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CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR.

The Non-Partisans have nominated Super
visor l.. r. Ellert for Mayor, and the Demo-
Gratis have named Barry Baldwin for the
same position. 1t is supposed that the Re
publlcans will nominate Mayor Sanderson.
and it is known that DR.. O'Donnel has
nominated himself. The question for the
voters to determine is as to which of these
four men is best qualified for the office. Mr..
Ellert has been a member Of tbs Board of
Supervisors four years. he was the solitary
Republican in the Buckley board, that was
busted two years ago. and was reelected
10 the present board by large majority.
In the Buckley board the caliber of the men
was only partially tested. The ''S0lid Nine"
could do without him. But in tue present
board, as chairman Of the Finance Commit
tee Mr. Ellerts ability and integrity
have been severely tested His position
made cooperation in certain schemes desir-
able. In some cases he could make or break
The schemes. In all cases he has kept the
interest Of the city distinctly in view. The
proceedings of the board do not show his
name on the wrong side of any proposition.
lie has not only acted honestly, but under
standingIy. There is no man now connected
with the city government so conversant with
municipal offairs as L. r. ElleTt.
Barry Baldwin is what is termed good
citizen. lie is just about as good citizen
as Mayor Sanders0n was when the Repub-
lieans two years ago drew him from the
fields of private usefulness. But Mr..
Baldwin has no practical knowledge OF
municipal politics. He would begin where
Mayor Sanderson began last year. and
not far from the point where Mayor San
derson will leave eff this year. Even if Mr..
Baldwin were Mr. Ellert's equal in integ-
rity and ability, the latter has the adVan-
tage Of four years experience.
OF Mayor Sandefson it is not necessary
TO speak at length at The present time. lie
The morning call., 1892-09-18
HUNTINGTON AND DE YOUNG.

We have received letter from a gentle
man well posted in affairs al Los Angeles,
from which we copy the following: "Mr.
c. Z. Huntington and Mr.. William II. Mills
are working for De Young that is, they are
giving him all the moral and other support
they can, which does not require the ex-
penditure Of money. The railroad machine
has been advised that this is the desire of
Mr. Huntington. and now that the elements
constituting the machine know that STAN
ford can never be returned to the presi-
dency. they are quite willing to work Loyalty
for the powers that be-"
We have no doubt whatever that tie above
paragraph is strictly true, and that Mr..
Huntington is willing to assist any person
to obtain seat iD the United States Senate,
no matter how unfit he may be to fill such a
position. Ii is scarcely requisite for The
CALL to caution voters against being de-
ceYed by what is taking place in Los An
geles or anywhere else in the State The
people may well be upon their guard against
what the railroad managers are striving to
do. We have had the dry rot fastened upon
US long enough by the greed of Huntington
and Stanford. These men have conspired
In every possible way to tax the State on all
Tue piouucLS goihB lfoM oE COMING 10 tafl-
fornia, in order to enrich themselves. They
have to a certain extent controlled the nomi-
nation of the candidates for both political
parties. THE CALL can do no better than
to advise California not to vote for any cam
didate for the Legislature who does not
pledge himself unequiyocally not to vote for
any railroad candidate for the United States
Senate, and particularly for NJ. de Young.
If Republicans will 90 back in memory a
few years, they will realize that De Yonng
defeated the election of Mr. Sargent to the
United States Senate in this way. Why not
now lay this unfit asprant upon the shelf
In a similar manner2
The morning call., 1892-09-18
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFoRM.

The Democratic municipal convention
followed closely on the lines marked out by
the Non-Partisans. The dolar-limit is pre-
served, and the basis OF taxation fixed at
S275.000.000. The provision made for Gold
Ell Gate Park and other parks and squares
by the Non-Partisans is considered suffi-
eient by the Democrats. The convention
believes that honest officials rather than an
increase in taxation is the remedy for the
present deplorable condition of the city.
They promise that the County Clerk shall
conduct his Office on $1,000 a month, and
that reductions be made in the City Re-
corder's fees. They also promise Board
of Supervisors who will defeat the schemes
OF plunderers who, under pretense OF street
improvement are robbing the long-suffering
laboring class of their homes. A reputed
aspirant for the Office of Mayor must have
realized that his chance had vanished when
this resolution was adopted. Still it is
pretty hard on a defeated aspirant to be
also declared public plunderer. The con-
vention also Endorsed the Traffic Associa-
ton. and promises to see that the Southern
Pacific Company pays up It's back taxes.
There is an opportunity now for the Repub-
licans 60 take Issue with the Non-Partisans
and the Democrats On the dollar-limit prop
The morning call., 1892-09-18
NAMING a TICKET.

Registrar Brown has called upon Attor-
ney-Geaeral Hart for an opinion whether
ticket nominated by petition shall be al
lowed a party designation on the official
ballot. a contemporary assumes 10 answer
the question addressed to the Attorney
General by quoting a part Of two sections
Of the new election law, neither Of which
says that such designation shall not be al
lowed. In the absence of any prohibition
on the part Of the law, the question should
be decided Oh its merits. What is the OBJ
jeet Of a party designation What are the
objections to such designation on the Off
cial ballot? The object is to enable Non
Partisan voters to vote the ticket Of their
choice with as little trouble as attends vot-
ing either Of the other tickets. Republicans,
Democrats and Prohibitionists will find the
nominees of their party under their party
name. BY stamping the blank opposite to
the one Of the party names the voter wants
to vote, he casts vote Tor every name on
the ticket. If name is denied the Non
Partisans or other new organization that
may be formed, the voter who desires TO
vote the ticket to which a name is denied
viii have to stamp the blank opposite each
name a great many voters unfamiliar
Win tA6 UdUlbo Ol GUUOAAdtSo VIII CuJOSC ~
vote the Non-Partisan ticket Oh the ground
Of the high standing of the men composing
the convention. They will feel safe in the
hands Of such men as constitute that con-
yenti0D. But wheI they get hold Of the
official ballot they viii not find Non
Partisan ticket. There will be names on
that ticket with DO party designation for
whom vote may be cast by stamping the
blank opposite each name.
Now let US examine the objections 10 the
proposition to allow tile Non-Partisans
party name On the official ballot. II is said
that the law does not expressly authorize
new party TO designate itself by name on
the official ballot. But the law does not
prohibit such designation. The intent OF
the law is to enable persons dissatisfied
with the nominations Of the old parties to
nominate another ticket. Is it just and fair
to construe this law as denying the new
party it aids into existence name on the
official ballot the law provides for? But
justice and fairness are not what the Kelly
and Crimmns crowd want. Their last
chance is by trick of construction to deny
their opponents an equal show before the
people. The Chronicle, Of course, is on
the side Of the Kelly and CTimmins gang.
How has the paper falleni There was a
time when the Chronicle was feared, though
never respected. Now it humbly takes
orders from the Third-street bosses.
The morning call., 1892-09-18
ALONG THE COAST.

Pine nuts are said to be more plentiful in
the Sierras than for years past, and all
signs point to a hard winter.
Preparations are being made to refine on
the ground the product of the United Verde
copper mines in Northern Arizona.
The slogging mania has reached Salt
Lake. and should be much at home there
along with the other relic Of barbarism.
Senator Stewart will stump Nevada for
Weaver and Field. That is the first setback
sustained by the popullsts in the Sage Brush
State.
Up In Sacramento they argue that it is
not sin to gamble. and that is the way
most men feel about it, too, so long as they
are winning.
The Herald Of Banning wants penal in
stitution for Southern California, and the
presumption is, of course, that tho Herald
OF Banning knows Its own needs.
Divorces are granted while you wait in
Los Angeles-0nly some people have to
wait a great deal longer than others. 1t is
aquesiion largely Of the prospective amount
of alimony.
They have got scheme down In Pasa-
dena to irrigate the orange orchards with
snow from the top OF Mount Wilson. The
The morning call., 1892-09-18
MIKE DE YoUNG's METHODS.
Ventura Observer.


That an organized and INSCRIPTIONS eff
fort is being made by Mike de Young and
his friends to boost that gentleman into the
United States Senate is patent to many.
Their INSCRIPTIONS methods in Oakland to
bulldoze the Republican Central Committee
should meet with speedy rebuke. In order
to defeat his nefari0us scheming, said COM
mittee resolved TO have double primaries
one for county officers and one for the selec-
ton Of legislative ticket. This De Young
and his strikers bitterly oppose and, not
being able to buy the chairman, L. G. Chap
man, nor force him into measures by threats,
they propose to blacken his character by
false accusations. That they will ingsori-
ously fail in all their nefarious schemes we
have little doubt. Chapman is not scarey
man, and he will not go back on the wishes
Of the people of Oakland.
From what we can learn, De Young has
not only got backer In this county work
ing in his interests, but he has them in Los
Angeles County and probably in every
county in the State. There is nothing prob
ably that would so thoroughly disrupt the
Republican party in this State as De
Young's success. 1t will be interesting for
outsiders to look on and see how the plot
ends
The morning call., 1892-09-18
BRET nARrE's NEW STORY.

On Sunday, the I'd of October, THE CALL
will begin the publication Of new novel.
written for its columns by Bret Harte. The
famous author has, in this instance. de-
parted from the scenes Of his mining-camp
idyls, ami has chosen the South for his
stage, and Southerners for his characters.
The title Of the story is "Sally Dows," and
it STARTS with prologue. which describes
the battle of Stony Greek. 1t then deals
with the love of an eX-Union officer, who
has settled in Georgia as the representa-
tive of Northern capitalists, for an unrecon-
structed Southern beauty.
The author is entirely at home in this new
field, and has shown all the skill which char
acterized bis early successes. and has made
of "Saly D0ws" far better story than any
Of his recent works, and the full equal of
those earlier achievements which made him
famous the world over.
The morning call., 1892-09-18

The latest news from the seat of war In
the Fresno foothll region Is that either
Evans or Sontag got wounded. Splashes of
blood were found on the corn through which
they had made their escape, and this seems
conclusive that one or other is hurt in
some shape-probably not seriously. or they
would not have got away. This discovery
will not in the least impel the detectives to
do anything rash. They have abundant ex-
perience of the risks they run in trying to
seize desperate men. They also know that
ii is easier 10 give advice than to follow it,
DR.. Beale, who is charged with murder
through malpractice, was to have had his
case set for trial yesterday, but when called
the doctor was not to be found. The sage
conclusion is that he has skipped the city,
If not the State. and Is indifferent about the
sacrifice of bail. Why, 1t may be asked.
should bail be allowed at all In these very
grave cases? The fixing of bail, no matter
how heavy the amount, gives a criminal of
means the opportunity he wants to defeat
the ends Of justice.
The cholera scare is going down in New
York. No new cases in the city have been
reported since Thursday. and that is q good
The morning call., 1892-09-18
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SHALL WE SUBMIT?

The Doodle papers all favor the choking
down Of the Non-Partisan movement in
San Francisco by arranging the municipal
ticket in such q way that people cannot
we'll vote it. The Chronicle and Report see
no wrong in forcing voters to mark every
name on the Non-Partisan ticket, while the
DOODLE tickets are to be left so that single
mark will carry the whole ticket. The OBJ
jet is evidently. by trick, to defeat the
win of the people. viii this outrage be
to9
The morning call., 1892-09-18
NEW OIL FIELDS.
A DiIapidated West Virginia Town Has
an Oh Boom.
New York Sun.


New York Sun.
There Is town in West Virginia which
rivals Western mining community in the
zenith Of its glory in sudden acquisition of
wealth and Importance. A few months ago
Sisterville, in Tyler County. on the Ohio
River. about fifty miles north of this city,
was the rustiest, dullest- looking place with
in 800 miles To-day oil wells are going
down or are producing gas and petroleum in
almost every town lot, no III after hoy small
or heretofore considered worthless. In
front yards, gardens, stables, pig and poul-
try yards, and on lawns. oil wells spurt and
flow great streams, while the clank ana
clang OF the drill and the hiss of escaping
steam deaden all other sounds. The trans
formation scene from nothing to wealth and
comfort reminds one strongly Of streak
of-luck discovery In gold-mining city of
the West.
But the citizens of Sistersville are much
more fortunate than miners in general for
there are very few of them to-day who are
not independent from rentals or their in
terests in the wells. The rentals run
from $40 to thousands of dollars per
month, and it is no unusual thing to see a
man who few weeks ago scarcely knew
where his next meal was to come from
walking about with pockets bulging with
greenbacks and talking of thousands much
more indifferently than he once talked of
quarters OF dollars. IL looks odd to see
round hole sunk through the
floor of a dilapdated lean-to kitch-
en-, not worth six bits, producing
thousands OF dollars every month, and to
know that the tiny spot of waste ground
but few days before scarcely considered
worthy site for pigpen. is to-day bringing
in better rental than f0ur-story honse
These are daily scenes in the town OF
Sistersville. In fact the producing oil and
gas wells have become so numerous in the
town that operators now sinking wells are
compelled to give an indemnfying bond TO
secure property-owners from destruction in
case of fire and explosion. Outside the
town the territory of operations is spread
ing for miles north, south, east and west,
and oil wells are going down in every
direction. AS an actual fact in the history
of such operations II can be said that very
few Of the wells are dry holes. These new
fields bid fair to preve one of the best, If not
the best. of the oil-producing territories in
this country.
The morning call., 1892-09-18
wHAT WE SHOULD BE.

California would have had a population
Of at least two and a half millions OF people
at this time had our railroads been man.
aged with even tolerable liberality, and
San Francisco would have had FIVE hundred
thousand inhabitants and innumera BILE
manufacturing establishments. Instead of
this, Stanford and Huntington claim to
have personal fortunes ranging from thirty
to fifty millions Of dollars each. 1t is some
thing. however, that we can show few Mob
Hill residences to strangers arriving in San
Francisco which have been made out Of the
earnings of our citizens
The morning call., 1892-09-18
WEATHER PREDICTIONS.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, !
WEATHER BUREAU.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE !
WEATHER BUREAU.
SAN FRANCISCO. september IS. 1922
Official Forecast for Twenty-four Hours
Ending Midnight.
Northern CaifOrnia-Fair, but cloudy and f0ggy
along the coast; southwest to northwest winds:
stationary temperature except cooler on the north
west coast and at Keeler and warmer in the sac
rameuto and san joaquin valleys.
Southern Caifornia-Fsir. but partly cloudy aud
foggy along the coast; westerly winds; generally
cooler.
Oregon and Washington-Fsir. except showers
near Cape FlatJery aud preceded by showers IN
Northeast oregon: south TO west winds nearly sta
tionary temperature, except cooler followed by
warmer in The eastern portions and warmer in
Western oregon.
Nevada-Fsir; westerly winds; nearly stationary
temperature.
Utah-Fair; cooler in northern portion
san Franc .sco-Psrtly cloudy and foggyi brisk
westerly winds; nearly stationary temperature.
JOHN p. FINLEY,
Lieutenant Ninth Infantry, officer IN charge
The morning call., 1892-09-18
IxrRAoRDISARY SUCCESS.

THE CALL has furnished its subscribers
for trihe with an excellent edition of
Webster's Dictionary as premium. We
have distributed up to date 9992 copies of
the work, and have on the way here 750
copies more, most of which are bespoken.
THE CALL was careful TO purchase the
best edition of the dictionary issued, but
the extraordinary sale attests the popularity
of THE CALL. The 10000 copies and up
ward have all gone to our subscribers
The morning call., 1892-09-18
FACTS WORTH KNOWING.

THE CALL has had San Francisco care
fully canva5sed in order to learn what city
morning newspapers were taken by the
people. The result is that THE CALL cir
cuates fully one-fourth more copies than
any other paper. THE CALL circulation
leads 10y fully one-quarter. The Chronicle
comes next after THE CALL and leads the
Examiner. The above facts show why The
CALL Is so strong in San Francisco.
The morning call., 1892-09-18

is not yet nominated. and one never knows
what the Third-street firm will do until the
thing is done. Mr.. SandersOn's shortcom-
ings as Mayor are believed to have arisen
rather from want of experience than from
any personal tendency to boodleism. But
nothing is more clear than that he is not
the man to combat the boodle schemes which
tempt each succeeding municipal admins
The morning call., 1892-09-18
THE DIFFERENCE.

In many localities in Canada they en-
courage manufacturing industries by ex-
empting them from taxation. In Califor-
MIA we permit the railroad managers to put
in Office men who tax every industry in the
State as much as IL will bear, leaving
enough income to the people to enable them
to pay the extraordinary exactions of Gen.
tral and Southern Pacific railroad mana
gers for freights and fares.
The morning call., 1892-09-18

new Mount Wilson railroad will do big
winter business hauling down the snow,
too, if tie scheme works-theugh there
might be people who would advocate "ava-
lanching" it down.
The MADEIRA Irrigation District is prepar-
ing to send an expedition into the Sierras to
look for desirable locations for storage reser-
voirs. Strangely enough. however, the bold
explorers selected to 60 on the picnic exhibit
decided disinclinatlon to start. You see
Evans and Sontag are in the Sierras, and
explorers thereabouts are mighty apt to find
two or three things they are not looking
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osition; also on the matter Of street exten-
sions and the projects of the Traffic Asso-
citation. The CALL has been furiously
assailed in the two past years for adv0cat-
ing what two conventions now propose to
do in the future. If the Republicans pro-
pose anything else they should let the peo-
ME knnw Ii
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