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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-23
ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT Low.

When DR.. Hale was seated Mr.. Rollins saIh
This is the age of criticism, tile age oil doubt
historic no less than theological. Somebody has
,vittily said that the highest outcome of modern
classical investigation has been the doubtful dis
coyery that the Had was not written by Homer,
I'm, br another man of the same name This is
certainly a startling proposition: bat even more
startling is the claim supported nowadays by
whole volumes in folio that English ances-
tors. TO whom We have been wont 10 ascribe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-23
AvARIcIors OF OTHER THINGS

Not satisfied with great principles they were
riclous Of great achievements They sutdued forests
organized migration. marched westward under the
star Of empire. They achieved Louisburs and Con
cord and Lexington and Paul RcveTe's Ride and the
Charter oak ami Bennington and Gaspee Point and
Harvard and Yale and Bowd0in ana Dartmouth "a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-23

confess that 70 me. Columbia man ~ an, ns.
wards Memorial Hall g. sacred shrllt. oalInC.
inter 1t unmpV-d. ! never leave Il without lrcSl
-on3o 81 what II tu be- ciIzen 81 Tree cpI
understand there that The aiming of IN" WIS., VI
not enough. that FOR The patriot 1t must h' 'n s S
~ the spirit that wr..G surrender learning anC ne
Itself ior the country :! lis love. IS Harvard mas
erected the building 50 a son OF Harvard has inter
prcted it, significance.
The morning call., 1892-08-25

began to attract the tourist, then the sports
men and then the summer hoarder
Camp Taylor was established at the mill
dam and 1t became famous summer resort
Adventurous spirits pierced the wilder
ness further and TocalOma was found.
Here Joseph Z. Bertrand built a hotel In
most charming spot, about three miles be-
low the Taylor mill.
Now sportsmen, attracted by trout-fshing q
and deer-hunting. sought the place In great
numbers.
When the mill was inactive. as it some
times was. the stream was filed with fish
from Its mouth to its source Salmon front
and brook trout, the former often weighing
as much as 20 pounds, fairly swarmed into
the siivery stream. They came in from
Iomaies Bay and sought spawning grounds
at the headwaters.
But the mill remained inactive only az
long intervals and for short periods. And
when it was active the slaughter of the fish
from the poisoned refuse of the mill was
enormous, and is still.
Time and again In vain have the sports
men and inhabitants of the valley besought
and begged w. p. Taylor. the present head
of the concern, not TO dump his refuse in
the stream.
With great arrogance or monstrous
ignorance, Mr.. Taylor has always claimed
TO fish lite, and all the hundreds Of dead fish
on the banks could not convince him of his
error.
The accompanying illustration. showing
the rear Of the Taylor Paper-mill, where the
waste lime and acid and paper-pulp is dis
charged into the creek, tells the story
palmer than words.
The illustration is from a photograph
taken especially for THE CALL. Beneath
the outlet for the refuse is huge pile OF
lime and pulp and acid and other refuse.
Over 1t washes all the fluid that comes from
The morning call., 1892-08-25
TIE TAYLOR FRYING-PAN,
How it Is Illegally Kept FILLED by
Broken Fish-Iadder.

How IL Is Illegally Kept Filled by a
Broken Fish-Ladder.
Another high-handed and illegal proceed
ing of the Taylors is that of running off all
the fish into the mill-sluiee
A quarter Of a mile above the mill Is the
dam. When it was built by the elder Tay-
lor ish-ladder was built as required by
law. so that the FISH could pass up aud down
the stream without being crushed to death
in the mlll-sluice.
Long ago that ish-ladder was broken and
In ill-repair. 1t is still in this condition, and
cannot be used by the FISH.
This is contrary to the law, which makes
1t mandatory on the part OF those who build
ana own dams TO Keep an available fish
ladder in operation at all times
But this is not all. The Taylors have
actually built shed in connection with
lneir mlll-sIuice. and so c0ntrived Ii that all
hsh going down the stream find 1t impossi-
bic to escape the Taylor frying-pan.
10 go down the stream the trout must en-
ter the mill-sluice. Here they are caught
with sroopnet or some other coutrivance.
as easily as one would catch a gold fish in a
small aquarium.
This catching, too, is against the law.
which makes 1t misdemeanor to take
trout in any other way than by hook and
line.
But the Taylors are royal lawbreakers.
They own few acres of ground in that
vicinity and vainly mistake themselves for
the rulers of the earth.
Nor are they entirely to blame
Had the Fish Commission taken action in
this matter and called halt on the Taylors
early this season or last season, THE CALL
would have been spared the painful duty of
calling attention to their derelictness, many
cattle and hogs would have been spared the
local farmers. and thousands of choice game
fish would have lived and spawned where
only scores now escape the rapacity and
arrogance of the Taylors
The morning call., 1892-08-25
WOMAN'S REPUBLICAN CLUB.
The Prospects of Forming One in
San Francisco.
Opinion Of Colonel W. II ChambsrIsin-The
Influence OF Woman Viii Have Puri-
flying Effect on Politics

''Yes. am heartily in favor of branch
Of the Woman's Republican Association of
the United States being formed in this city,
and hope that before long it will be In good
working order," said Colonel William II.
Chamberlain to CALL reporter yesterday
afternoon.
HAS anything definite been done in re-
gard to organization asked the reporter,
mot yet, because cur correspondence
with the national league has not yet been
completed, and we have not yet received
any pamphlets and other printed matter
necessary to go ahead with the work. How
ever, that is on the way, and we are waiting
answers from two of the most influential
ladies in the State that we hope will take
hold Of the work that has been indorsed by
the National Republican Committee.
Ladies have always taken great inter-
est IN politics." Colonel Chamberlain went
on 10 say, and l have noticed that they gen.
orally display great enthusiasm at any po-
ltlcal demonstration, in fact as much AS the
men who got in line and marched. The
ladies wfro belong to the Woman's Republi-
can Association are the best ladies in the
land and not womsn's suffrage or prohibit
tlon movement cranks. And why shouldn't
wife and mother take an interest in poll
tics? 1t is of as much Importance
to her who has TO depend on labor
labor The true principles of Republicanlsm
appeal to every woman who knows that they
mean protection to hearth and home and
therefore bright future for her loved ones
1t is also necessary that woman he educated
in the principles of the grand old party,
that she may be better able to guide and in
struct her son up to the day he casts his first
vote, after which he is com petent to take care
of himself, and he knows what be Is voting
for. Woman's influence has a great deal
TO do with forming the character OF a young
man, and it will also have a purifying effect
on politics. There is no greater assurance
of victory than to know the ladies are work
ing for and with u.s."
The Woman's Republican Association was
organized during the campaign of 1883, at
which time it received the Endorsement Of
the National Republican Committee. 1t has
for its object the social influences Of women
for the maintenance Of the principles of tho
Republican party in home, State and nation.
ANY woman who believes in the principles
OF the Republican party may become men,
ber.
Mrs. j. Ellen Foster of Washington, is
president Of the association, and is doing all
in her power TO establish branches in every
State in the Union. After club is formed
here, committees will be organized to work
out through the different towns in the State.
and it is hoped that before November every
point will have been reached.
The morning call., 1892-08-25
MIR. ROACH Was TOO DEEP.
Oakland Could Not FathOm His
PuZZling Curves.
Ten Batsmen Bite the Dust While Clawing
for the Ball and but One
Saw the Plate.

Another week OF baseball opened across
the bay yesterday, resulting in the usual
defeat for the tailenders. Score to ], and
1t was only by the hardest kind of scram-
bling in the dust that they got that one A
triple by O'Neil in the second and Genal-
wins bad throw to the plate were the cir
eumstances surrounding this run.
The eitrus-belters won the game before
the pastime was fairly under way. In the
first inning fine collection Of hits and one
choice bUngle let in four tallies. From that
on the play was simply machne-work.
Roach had Oakland completely at his mercy.
In nine innings thew raped out five scat
tering hits, and Mr.. Roach famed out 10 of
them with his left hand shoots.
Accidents DELAYED the game, which was
proyokingly slow and free frem episode.
Los Angeles played with IL men In re-
lays. In the first inning. while sliding to
the plate. Dad McCauley wrenched his
knee and had to retire to the clubhouse.
Lyle came in and played first, and young
Mr.. Grant. the phenom pitcher Glenalvin is
holding in reserve. employed himself In
right field for one inning.
In the meantime Louie Balsz was fished
out of the graLd stand. deposited in Dads
uniform and sent into the field to relieve
Mr.. Grant.
Another delay occurred in the second for
Oakland. Wilson hit two-bagger which
went no further than the plate. In sliding
TO second he ruined the rear breadths OF his
pantaloOns, and the wheels Of progress
were again stopped while he went to the
clubhouse TO trade clothes with Lester ?.
German.
Homer was hammered hard and often,
but one inning going by without some kind
OF hit. Staff0fd opened The fusillade with
a home-rnn shot in the first, Wright fol-
lowed with double, ana three singles
were stacked up before the side was re-
tired. Roach's magnificent pitching was
the feature of the game. He had nice con.
troll and simply toVed with the tailenders
Gleaalyin has signed Pitcher Pete Nc
Nab and Catcher Kid Baldwin of the de-
fanet Portland team. The new battery is
on the way here.
Oakland and the Angels play this after
noon at Haight street. The score:
The morning call., 1892-08-25

and about San Francisco showed a distress
ing. crying need for more stringent regula-
tlons and an active set of officers to enforce
them.
But that was no. all.
There is another picture vet TO be added,
1t is like this:
In the background are great hills and
canyons covered with tall pines and giant
redwoods. Vegetation is profuse and very,
very beautiful. Through all this fair region
runs little silver line, a br0oklet spark
ling, clear and cold. and pure as tue snow
on The mountain peaks. 1t gushes forth
from Innumerable springs on the mountain
sides, and is fed by countless smaller
streams and brOoklets, which come down
from the heart of the mountain.
To say it bluntiy. the stream is Is miles
long, from its mouth at Tomales Bay TO the
beadwaters on Mount Tamalpais; il flows
through perfect Switzerland. and. alas, is
known by the proSaic name of Paper mill
Creek.
And In its name is its curse.
Midway in the beautiful valley, on the
shores of that silvery stream. stands a paper
mill owned and operated by the firm OF S.
I. Taylor 81 Co.
Salmon trout and brook trout infest the
stream, and would if they could come to its
headwaters at Lagunitas and Tamalpais to
spawn.
Taylor's paper-mill is the hindrance.
Every season and almost every month the
trout seek to pass the mill on their way up
the stream.
And every season and almost every month
hundreds and thousands OF the trout are
poisoned and die in the attempt
They are killed by the lime and acid cast
into the crystal stream with the refuse
from Iaylor's Paper-mill, and their dead
carcasses strew the shores for miles below
the mill.
Since 1850 this thing has been going on.
1t Is open and notorious and could be
stopped at once if the law was enforced.
Hence the need for a Fish Commission to
stop this cruel aud wasteful devastation of
one of the best trout streams in this part of
the State.
There is already Fish Commission?
Prove il.
Alb, you can't; for by their fruits ys
shall know then."
lmpoSsiblel Were there a Fish Commits
sion in the State the Taylor Mill would be
forced TO obey the law
The law is plain. simple. direct
Every person who places or allows 10 pass into
any OF the waters OF thls State any lims, gas TAR
terious TO fish. Is guilty OF mi.demeanOr
1t cannot be argued that the Fish Com
mlsslon-granting, for the sake Of argu-
ment, that there be one-is ignorant of this
law, Tor 1t Is the especial duty of such a
body to know the law.
But perehance the eommission-granting
Its existence again for arguments sake
does not know of this fagrant violation of
the law by the Taylor mill?
Wrong again.
No longer ago than April of this year
puOiic-spirIted citizen OF Toealoma went to
The trouble and expense of gathering a few
oil the poisoned trout that had died in an
ineifectual effort To get within tn rec miles
OF the mill and bringing them down to the
The morning call., 1892-08-25
A SUCCESSFUL CRUSADE.
The CaIl's Investigations Have Arous
the Fish Commission.

The CaIl's Investigat Have Aroused
the Fish Commission.
Not infrequently during last season and
many times already this season have the
Fish Commissioners been mportuned to
make the Taylor Mil people obey the law.
Fish poisoned TO death by the polluted
waters have been brought to the Fish Com
mssioners.
The Fish Commissioners and their depu-
ties while visiting Camp Taylor and Toca-
Iona have had their attention called to the
foul stream. have been shown the poisonous
lime and acid running into the creek from
the mill, and have been shown the poisoned
water itself.
But all In vain.
For some inexplicable reason the Fish
Commissioners and their deputies declined
to enforce the law in this as in many other
instances.
In this case at least they could not and
did not plead poverty and lack of funds. as
justce-in other cases.
There was but one mill poisoning the
stream here, and but one person or firm
against whom to take action. Yet they re-
NAMED inactive despite the urgent appeals
of spor;smen and neighboring property
owners and residents.
Last week THE CALL decided to take up
the matter 10 see what could be done for the
fish and the fishermen.
Saturday q reporter and an artist were
dispatched to Camp Taylor, Tayloryille aud
TOcaloma.
A full and complete investigation was
made OF the polluted stream, and samples
of water taken from the stream at various
distances from the mill were secured by
The CALL men in the presence of witnesses.
Already THE CALLS efforts have been
crowned with success. When the Fish
Commissioners learned Of THE CALLS pro-
ceeding-as they could hardly help doing,
since It's operations were open and above
board in every particular, and In the pres
ence OF many witnesses-they bestirred
themselves, got move on" themselves. as
the small boy would say. and evinced a
most laudable desire TO fulfill the functions
of the offices bestowed upon them.
a deputy was dispatched yesterday TO
San Rafael and proceedings were COM
menced against the Taylorviile Paper CON-
pany.
This action comes at disnally late hour,
and only after THE CALLS Investigations
were ready 10 publish. Ii comes at the end
OF a season that WAS spoiled by the strange
apathy OF the Fish Commission In this mat
ter, but really, the sportsmen will rejoice
that IL comes at all.
Now let the prosecution be vigorous and
aggressive. Let the law be upheld in its
fnllness to the very letter. The TaylOrs are
old offenders and have hitherto enjoyed i'm
munity from the law.
Let the retTibution be swift and sure. III
the Fish Commissioners would regain the
resrect OF the public let there be Dump
The morning call., 1892-08-25

will be Patsy Hogan. Martin Murphy and
Charles C0nley. Goddard will be looked
after by his brother. Herbert Goddard, Ted
Alexander and Z. Ryan. Tic contest will
Goddard to win must knock out his oppo-
nent In the time above stated.
The event OF the evening will be finish
contest between Robert Dobbs (colored) and
George Mckenzie of Australia. Dan Rior-
dan, Spider Kelly and III. Logan will
attend to DObbs' interests, and Tom Nay
lor, Jim jones and j. O'Neil will second
Mckenzie. Smith and Mckenzie tossed
yesterday with their opponents for choice
OF positions in the ring and the first-named
won the throw. The referee will be chosen
this evening.
In case Hiram B. Cook will be unable to
attend the contest il is probable that Billy
Jordan will act as official referee on this Oc-
casion. The contestants are reported as
being in fine condition, especially Dobbs
and Mckenzie.
The San Francisco Athletic Club held its
monthly exhibition last evening at 431 u
Sixth street There was a very large gath
erlng OF members present who took much
interest In the entertainment. The fol-
lowing athletes boxed three rounds, viz
Daviit and Deyine. Wood and Daily, Smith
and Vicente, Kelleen brothers. Kenny and
keegaD, Sullivan and COughiin and the
Mcguire brothers. Mertes and Clark gave
very clever exhibition of wrestling, and
L lc1easOI Oidfse WOuDu up the evening
sport with an exhibition OF club swinging
The club will hold its annual picnic and
games at Shell Mound Park. Berkeley.
Billy Vice states that If AL Lean is still
on the turf he would like to arrange a race
OF 100 yards with the Olympies for a trophy.
Vice says that when in condition he can
run 100 yards in 10A seconds.
The Stanford University students will
offer a splendid cup this coming winter for
match game OF football between the play
ers OF the University and team TO be chosen
from among the athletes of Berkeley Uni
yerSitV
The morning call., 1892-08-25

city. He showed them to such fish experts
as Joseph ID. Redding and Ramon E. Will
son. He couldn't find Joseph Morlzio to
show them to him.
lie took them first to Mr.. Wilson. That
gentleman was shocked almost beyond
utterance at the spectacle.
Alas, too badl too badY he cried.
Take. them to Redding. Let him see
them
And so they were taken to Redding
Dreadful, dreadful" said that gentle
man. "Awfuil Take them back to Mr..
WILSON,. Here's an envelope with the ad-
dress OF Professor Jordan. Send him one
OF the fish and some of the water"
but i want you people to put a stop TO
this outrage" said the Tocalomite. PRO
fessQr Jordan can't do thar, but You and
Mr.. Wilson can.'
But Mr.. Redding could not see IL that
way. Go to Wilson," he murm ured.
And back to Wilson went the public
spirited citizen.
You had better swear out warrant and
have some of the water analyzed," said Mr.
Wilson. and he added, feelingly: ITS sad
casel But go ahead, we'll stand by you"
Then IL was that Tocalomite went sadly
and Indignantly homeward, wondering what
Fish Commissioners were made for.
SO yon see ignorance cannot be pleaded by
this Fish Commission, which has been sup
posed TO exist merely for the sake Of argu-
ment
And the In ference is plain. We have no
Fish Commission. And, ahi how sore
the need is for onel
The morning call., 1892-08-25

the mill. and the character of this fluid is
best seen In the nature OF this pile of refuse,
which is but the sediment of this fluid.
immediately below the refuse pile the
stream br0adens into a small basin. Here
the water Is as thick as good cream and
often discOlored in the extreme Sometimes
1t IS reddish white. showing the chemical
coioring matter used. Sometimes it has
blush cast giving evidence of the ultra
marine blue and other pigments used. But
always is the water thick and heavy with
lime.
horrible stencil arises from this pool.
poisoning the air and driving even the birds
from their nests in the trees.
The heaviest part of the refuse settles In
this pooi, but the liquid that runs from it
down into the creek-this pool itself is part
OF the CREEKS poisoned with sulphde OF
lime and other poisonous ingredients. which
are Certain death to organized life
Hogs and cattle that drink from the
stream mile below the mill are poisoned
and die OF the banks.
This fact alone should be sufficient to
make the proper officials call time on the
Taylor outrage. Every year scores of pigs
belonging to the neighboring farmers are
killed by drinking from the stream, and
many stray cattle die annually from the
same cause.
a CALL reporter, who visited the spot
last week. found evidences OF pollution in
the stream as far below tha mill as Toca-
iona, where the stones were covered with
paper pulp and lime and the water showed
strong traces OF alkali and lime,
The morning call., 1892-08-25
NOTES FROM PESCADERO.
The New Road to Pebble Beach A
preaching Compfetfon.

The New Road to Pebble Beach Ap-
proaching Completion.
The new road from Pescadero to Pebble
Beach, which is being constructed by the
owner OF the Coburn stage line, is rapidly
approaching completion, and II Is thought
that II VIII be open for travel In about 10
days
Mr.. Coburn will. in a month or so, CON-
mence building on the bluff Just back Of
Pebble Beach new hotel that will have
frontage of 80 feet by a depth of so feet.
ana VIII De two stories in height, with an
attic.
The report to the effect that one of Co.
burns stages was eapsiZed near Spanish
town Is denied by the owner Of the line.
He states that the only thing that has
occurred was the breaking of the pole of
one Of the coaches few days since. The
report, he declared. must have arisen from
the fact that some time since one of the
stages OF the other line went over and a
lady passenger bad her collar-bone broken.
The morning call., 1892-08-25
A L|FE'S SENTENCE.
The First Step of an
Awful Career.
Visions of What Might, Would
Could or Should Have Been

Almost every horrible catastrophe which has
startled the people Of the world was produced by
a small In ITSELF trivial incident The breaking or
screw, the turn of switch. pilots twist OF is
wheel, or the careless throwing of stone In q
giant-powdermiu presaeed the fearful ealamities
with which the news columns of our papers have
been filed during the year. All are familiar with
the story of the boy who In sweeping his masters
store found and kept penny. This little incident
in his career made him dishonest through life.
The above ftIy illustrates what fine parallel
may be drawn in persons contracting and nursing.
as 1t were some incurable disease. For instance q
person sitting in draught gets cold The next
morning he awakes with his eyes swollen and
bleared, his nose stopped up and general feeling
OF lassitude Friends solicitou, for his welfare
inquire of him the trouble and advise this or that
as remedy. Invariably the reply will be: '.oh. it
Is nothing; 1t will soon go away-merey a coId."
Alas for mans frailness. This merely cold IL
unattended TO often develops into catarrh, which
may be followed by other serious and dangerous
symptoms. The bronchial tubes and air passages
OF the lungs being involved 1t would be easy for the
patient to develop consum ption, which is really
LIES sentence Do you suffer from
CATARRH?
The morning call., 1892-08-25
The School Moneys.

Following Is the apportionment made by
the Finance Committee of the Board of Ed
ucation of the school funds for the ensuing
year: Teachers salaries, SS35, 600; jani-
tors salaries, 1850; Office salaries. $500;
shop salaries. $500; rents, $1,000; physical
culture, $4,000; committee buildings and
grounds, $4,000; committee supplies,
0,0O0; committee printing, $500; books
for INDECENT pupils, $500; books for school
library, $500; telephone service, $1,000;
advertising, 5000; postage, sos; insurance,
$3.50; water for outside schools, $500; lights,
$1,000; miscellaneous, $4,000; ceil sus, $1,000;
erection of buildings, S5S.s65; additions
and painting, $4,000; new furniture, maps
and charts, S2l,500; total. 81, i,09l, 800.