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The San Francisco call., 1897-11-15

once month for more than year. The pro-
fcIency attained with regard TO the service
with the pieces was commendabIe and demon
stra ed that the service was within the range
OF National Guard work, and that such a force
should be considered in the project of the de-
fense of San Francisco harbor."
One who is we'll posted in the worK of the
National Guard OF this State and who has
watched 1t closely for years, in talking OF Ma
tional Guardsmen and big guns, said that
when the movement to reorganiZe the guard,
which finally resulted in its reorganization,
the proposition to re tain the artillery branch
was strongly urged by those who could appre-
ciate the necessity of having a good portion of
the guard versed IN the art of handling both
light and heavy guns, so that in case of need
they could be ready at a moments notice 10
serve with the light artillery or with the
heavy guns at the fortifications, but this was
cast aside by political militiamen who had
certain ends to attain.
One proposition was that in the allotment
for San Francisco there should be an eight
company regiment of infantry and ba TALON
of tour companies OF artillery. but those who
favored this we're un bic to carry their point
and infantry won. For some time past there
has been movement afooJ to change the
present order of things in the First aud to
have an eight-company regiment of artillery
and battalion OF infantry, but whether this
will ever be effected is dou onul as the ma
jority OF those who com pose the First are op-
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posed to any further reorganization, having
Just about settled down since the last ordered
rearra ngement of the force.
The same officer also said that there are any
NUMBER OF men who served IN the ola second
Artillery who are still in the ranks ana VINO
are capable for heavy artillery duty II they
should be called upon.
CAPTAIN Douglass, aid de-cGmp Second Bril-
gade, has been granted leave OF absence
Co-onel Fairbanks, commanding the flltn
NJ. vaughn, Company A, for battalion ad1u-
tant.
Captain Walter w Greer. adjutant Second
Infantry, has been granted a leave OF aoSe nee
Inc announcement that Captain Z. L. "enK,
tl1th Infantry, had tendered his resignation
is not III accordance with the facts The cap
tain has applied for an exempt certificate
MAJOR Jansen has been detailed to preslue at
an election 10 be held tonight for captain ana
hrst and second lieutenartS OF Company D.,
fllth Infantry, TO be held at San Rafael.
captain Charles u. Bail, assistant surgeon OF
the seventh Infantry, has been detailed TO
PRESIDE tonight at an ectlon by Company
OF mat regiment.
recommended Captain Charles d. Ball as
surgeon OF the regiment and DR.. W. W. Robiee,
Dr. j. e. Fraser and DR.. William Lewis as as
sisiant surgeons.
Lieutenant Jesse J. Adel, Company B, Fifth
Infantry, has been recommended as the COM
missary OF the regiment.
Captain Frank l.. Reynolds, commanding
company NJ Seventh Infantry, who entered
the service as a private of that company May,
1859, and Sergeant W. p. Hyatt ana William G.
Miller, also of Company NJ, have applied for
exempt certificates
Ad1utant-General Barrett has issued an or
DER 10 the effect that the property of each
signal corps shall in future be in charge OF the
signal oncer OF the brigade to which the corps
is attached, and that such officer shall furnish
q bond.
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SOLLY Smith AND DIXON
They viii Meet in Twenty
Round Bout in This
City.
Waloott and Lavigne Are Still Argu-
ing Over the Question of
Weight.

Arrangements have been perfected for a
second meeting between Solly Smith and
George Dixon, to take place in this city in
February. The fight will be pulled off be-
lore the Occidental Club.
O'Rourke, Dixon's manager, in speak
ing about the mill last night said: "The
men Will meet in February in twenty
round go. George is willing, and Solly
has given his consent"
George Kid Lavgne has evidently a
wholesome respect for Joe Walcott when
the black fellow is feeling strong and able
TO 60 pugiIistic journey.
Walcott acknowledges now that he
cannot cope with Lavlgne at a reduced
weight and as be has taken on considera-
bic beef in this glorious climate, he is
consequently shy 20 tackle the Saginaw
kid unless the last named pugillst Will
consent TO be somewhat onsiderate.
Lavigne and Walcott met at a sporting
resort per appointment Saturday. Wal
cott asked for Just one more chance to
prove to his friends that he was equal to
the task of whipping Lavigne when feel
ing strong and able to give and take pun
jshment. The lighters and their man.
agera discussed the weight question for an
hour or more.
WaIcott wanted TO fight Lavigne for a
side wager at any time and place, pro-
vided Lavigne consented to allow him TO
weigh in at 137 pounds at O'Clock on the
evening of the contest.
The Kid was obiurate and acted as if
he did not want any more OF Walcott' S
game. He said something about having
whipped Walcott twice and now felt like
Fi1zsimmons feels toward Peter Maher.
Walcott and his manager, o 'Rourke,
tried hard 10 induce Lavigne 10 sign an
other contract, but George rebelled and
said that as long as he could not see his
way clear lie would not sign articles.
There are, however, a great many ad-
mirers of the game in this city. who would
delight to see WaIcott and Lavigne al it
again, and at 1877 pounds they think it
would be hard matter to pick winner.
'Parson" Davies writes Tom o. Rourke
that he will give the winners OF the two
next fights 90 per cent OF the gross receipts
If they will contest twenty rounds in
Chicago in December or January.
Hawkins was seen last night. Il am
ready for Lavigne," said he. ~ viii.
fight him on the terms he has proposed.
Let the articles OF agreement be drawn
up,''
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SCBBMING TO
SELL OLD HULKS
Cramps Alaska Line Said to
Be Started to Get Rid of
Worthless Ships.
Rates viii Be Cut So as to
Compel Competitors to Buy
Ancient Vessels.
Shrewd Eastern Capitalists, So 1t Is
Asserted, VIII Make Market for
Worn-0ut Steamers.

There is more back of the organization
of the company of Philadelphia capitalists
who are going 10 put on fleet OF steam
ers to run TO st. Michael next spring than
the dispatches of yesterday indicate.
Those who are thoroughly acquainted
with the shipping interests CT the East say
that there is q scheme on foot to get rid
of lot of old worthless hulks at big
figure for OF all the steamers mentioned
which the Eastern company IS said to be
getting in readiness to take passengers
and height from the East to ST. Michael
not one of them can be considered sea-
worthy vessel.
A prominent man, who is an authority
on shipping, said last night:
The proposed plan OF putting on a fleet
of steamers to ply between this city and
St. Michael is a scheme which was no
doubt concocted by the owners of the Red
Star line, who see a good chance, now
that the Alaska gold mining excitement
is on, 20 get rid of lot of worthless Ves-
sells which are out of date and which were
taken off the Red Star line some time
ago. The Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Conemaugh, the latter being one
of the small class boats, were Old In 1880
They were used on the Red Star line
until their usefulness is thing OF the
past.
The owners of the vessels and Cramp
who is only an agent-have hit upon
that scheme to sell the vessels. As soon as
they succeed in disposing OF those ships
new ones viii be built to take the place OF
them and Cremp will be the man TO build
them, hence his interest in the new COM
panv The vessels will probably come to
ST. Michael early in the spring and, after
unfolding the passengers and freight, will
come down light TO Seattle or San Fran
cisco to engage IN the transportation busi-
ness between those places and Alaskan
points.
"If l don't miss my guess greatly the
next thing the owners will do will be
10 offer the vessels Tor sale 10 the trans
portation companies. If they refuse to
buy then the new line Will go into compe-
tition with them at ruinouS rates and will
virtually compel the old companies to
buy them out. That is the scheme"
Continuing the gentleman said that
there would be plenty OF vessels sere to
hIndle the Alaska travel from this city
next spring The Alaska Commercial
Company and the Pacific Mail Company
are having ships built which will be put
on the run between this city and St. Mi
chael early next year.
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The Veteran Guard.

At the quarterly meeting of the Veterans of
the National Guard, to be held next Wednes-
day. the committee appo1u ted TO inquire into
the advsability OF organizing from the corps
a uniformed, armed and equipped company
will make Its final report.
The corps he's been presented with beauti-
ful album, and II is being filed with pictures
of the mem bers.
After the meeting of the corps on Wednes-
day a smoker will be in order ana there will
te n fine programme TO entertain all present.
The officers of the First Regi ment have been
asked TO partake of the hospitality of the
evening.
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THE WANDERING JEW"

Rabbi Meyers on That Subject Last
Night at the Bush-Street Temple.
IAN Hour With the Wandering Jew"
was the subject Rabbi Meyers Iecrured on
last evening at the Bush-street Syna-
gogue.
In the course of his lecture he said that
the Jew is considered a wandering mys-
lery instead of being, as be really is, a
wandering r, velation.
He spoke about the three names given
the Jew-namely, those OF Hebrew, Israel
ite and Jew. He said they are not syno.
nyms, as many people seem TO think, but
each one represents an episode in the his
tory of the race.
He also spoke of the treatm ent accorded
the Jews in the different ages and ended
by saying that the race is better treated in
the nineteenth century than ever before.
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highbinders and in this manner they gained
admission into the fan-tan headquarters
where the Mongolians were playing. The
raid was one of the most successful ever made.
So well were the two disguised officers made
up Chinese that they actually baffied recog-
milton by their fellow-officers wheE making
the arrests.
AT one time Officer Morton was huddled into
the common herd as being one of the heathen
w-breakers. The complete layouts OF the
game, beans, checks, sticks and some $4OO in
coin were caDtured
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NATIONAL GUARD NOTES
Recommendations Have Been
Made for Various Positions
in the Service.
Veterans Re-enlist and Are Sworn
Under the Colors-Proposed En-
tertainment by the First.

Captain John A. Miller, commanding Com
pauy F, First Infantry, commenting on what
has recently been said about the National
Guard being instructed in the art of handling
the big guns at the fortifcaton at Fort Point,
said: Battery of the Second Artillery, now
known as Com pany F, First Infantry, n. G. c.,
had strength OF seventy-fve officers and
men who drilled with the guns OF large cali
Der at the Presidio under the direction of
officers and non-commissioned officers OF the
Filth Artillery, United States army, at: least
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Two Small BIaZes.

An alarm was turned in last evening at
O'Clock from box "a, for fire at 90915 Howard
street The blaze started in the of the
building which is occupied by Mrs. Shep-
herd as a secondhand store. Carelessness
with matches caused the fire. The damage
amounted to about $50.
Another small fire occurred at Irving Insti-
tute, 1O16 Valencia street, earlier in the
evening The department was called out and
the blaze exiting uished. The loss was only
nominal.
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Olympic Bouts.

The board of directors of the Olympic Club
have set Friday evening, December 10, as the
date on which the boxing con tests will take
place. There will be five bouts of four rounds
each, for ell weights, the winners to receive a
medal or wa tch valued a $35
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Sergeant Shea,s Haul

Sergeant Shea of the Chinatown squad
dragged into the police net ITO Chinese gam
blers on Saturday night. The raid was sue
cessiully accomplished by officers Morton and
Galloway Disgusting Themselves Chinese
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NOT A NAT'RAL BORN LADY.

Young George Crowley who resides
This little of philosophy becoming
when
his face gait proclaimed that
misleading those him the belief
,
fit visited the home OF his
He he
pd mother hubbard feecy He
whether
and
should him happy maid He
on of his climbed
his fatheinaw, him
gided
that he after getting his
The couple passed Officer Murphy that official
His
These policeman
below
limb swooped
Crowley the
of opposite
led
police hubbard
trial of Crowley and and
that bonnet secured be meraby defeated 9
90
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Weak Men and Women

CHOULD USE DAMIANA BITTERS. THE
- great Mexican Remedy: gives Health and
Strength to the Sexual Organs
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Tn Cnre a CnId in nne nav

Take Laxative BTomo Quinine Tablets. All drug
gsts refund the money IL it fails to cure 25c.
The genuine has l. B. O. on each tablet.
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COAST DIVISION Narrow Gaugc).
Foot of Market Street,
s:I5A Newark, CentervilIe San Jose Felton,,
BOULDER Creek. Santa Cruz and Way
oUdUlOlS. ~
e2:l5P Newark, Centeryille, San jose New
Amiaden, Felton, Boulder Creek
Santa Cruz and Principal Way
Stations .........-..... ~
z:I5P Newark, San Jose and Los Gatos
t1I:45P Hunters Excursion San Jose and
S+afi
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CREEK ROUTE FERRY

CREEK ROUTE FERRY.
From SAN FRAECISCO-FOOt Of aarket Street (Siip S)
'715 600 HOGAN. tioo 300 $500
400 1900 's:0oP.M.
From OAELAND-FOo Of BrOadway-.G:oo 500 1o:OoA.M.
1890 loo TACO 900 t4:oo %5:ocP.a.
COAST DIVISION BROAD Gauge}.
Third and Townsend Sts.)
O:5oA San Jose aud Way Stations New
Allnaden Wednesdays only. 6:55A
0'0OA San Jose, Tres linOs, Santa Cruz,
Pacific Grove Psso RoblCs, San
luis OLsro, Guadalupe, Surf and
Principal Way Stations .......... 4:I5P
I0;iOA San Jose aud Way Stations ........ ~S:00A
Il:3OA San Jose and Way Stations ....... S:35A
s2:3Or San Mateo. Redwood, Menlo Park.
Santa Clara, San Jose, Groy,
Holster, Santa Cruz, Salinas,
Monterey and Pacific Grovc ..... -I0:4OA
s3.I5P San Jose and Principal Way Stations +9:OOA
s4:I5r San Jose and Principal Way Stations 9:lJA
+5:O0P San Jose and Principal Way Stations I:3OP
5:3OP San, lose and Principal Way Stations 5:3OP
6:30P San Jose and Way Stations. ......... 7:3OP
tii:45P San Jose and Way Stations. ........ 1:3OP
A for Morhng. ] for Afternoon
Sundays excepted Sundays only. Saturdays cnly,
II Msnaay, Thursday and Saturday nights only.
Mondays and thursdays
sWadnesdsys and SATURDAYS.
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RAILROAD TRAVEL.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY.

Train. leave and are due tO arrive at
SAN FKANCESto.
main Line, Foot OF Market Street.)
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SAN LEANDKO AND HAYWAKDS LOCAL.
lEOnt of Market Street
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so years. However, there are those among
the Buddhists who still believe that GER.
tain Buddhas can yet accumpiish certain
things; that the law of nature and relig-
ion in their case-relncarnation in some
forn>-has been suspended, or rather that
they have been absorbed into the soul of
the original Buddhas.
This explains why there are a hundred
or so Buddhas in line at the Nikko The
stone images are by no means representa-
tions of the same Buddha, but the Buddha
who is known as Jizo is assuredly the
most popular. Every one knows how the
Japanese and Chinese increase and multi
ply and how it is true that death claims
the little on es in these countries in more
various forms than elsewhere. In a way,
Jizo is the cnildren's god, for the disciples
OF Budd Eism hold that only he can save
the children that have passed beyond
from spending eternity piling up stones
on the banks of the Buddhist Styx. To
this fate are they all originally condemned
by an evil feminine parsonage known as
ShoZuka, over whom none but Jizo has
power.
'Thus it is that many of the one hun
dred Buddhas at Nikko are seen to have
piles of stones in their laps. Strange
offerings to make to a god Yet there
is nothing more sad in connection with
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may not overlook her prayers and petit
tions for her little one anG save it from the
eternal stone pile. The piles of stone have
never grown so rapidly as WITHIN the last
year or two"
This is but one of the facts which not
only the missionary but many writer's in
the East indicate as evidence of the spread
of Buddhism among the Yankees of the
Orient. Strange, indeed, it seems" re-
marks one. that these, the most enlight-
ened of the Orientals, should embrace so
freely in these days of m odern advance
ment the most mythical of all religions,
but there is no doubt that they have done
SO. The element in Buddhism W hich more
than any other is said to have contributed
to the present state of affairs is that it
constantly impresses It's followers with the
belief in the wisdom of universal charity
and sympathy. This doctrine appeals
very strongly to persons of naturally
just dispositions like the japanese.
1t is we'll known that the Japanese are
steadily becoming more democratic. and
Buddhism is an exceed ingly democratic
religion. Every Buddhist is his own
priest. The class of men who are known
as Buddhist priests, and of which there are
thousands, are merely devotees who have
given up all else for their religion. They
are not, however, of any higher standard
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SHE SAT AT THE DINING TABLE AND
WITNESSED HIS SPLENDID GENIALTTY

, heard it. At first he said he would not 60
aboard at all, because the promise that
was made him should have been kept.
But finally he consented to, and, to the
delight of the passengers aboard the
steamer. made the trip. | suppose that if
he had been like some officials he would
have covered UP his disappointment, but
that is not McKlnley's way.
The President does not like golf. That
may be the objectionable sin in the eyes
OF great many persons, but 1t is true.
| He said just that to me when 1 asked him.
He said that he supposed golf was a very
good game for the people that liked it.
and he had no objection to every body else
playing it if everybody else wanted to,
but he thought if he had to do one of two
things he would prefer swinging a base
| ball bat to a golf stick. He intimat ed
| that there was far more Joy in knocking
the ball after the fashion of the milk
maids three-legged stool, galley west and
crooked, than in teeing any golf ball that
ever was made. Add to this the fact that
the President likes to play croquet and
you have enough to stamp him as un-
usual.
The President does not go fishing. He
is not looking for deer. although the close
of the season for the latter ended August
Is and begins for the former September /,
He told me that he liked TO eat the trout
much better than to catch them, and that
fishing was not his way of getting rest. 1t
is very evident that the President is no
nimrod, also any more than he is a dis
ciple of Izaak Walton.
Secretary Porter was there, also Secre-
tary Alger, although The two secretaries
occupied slightly different positions.
Other me m bers of the Cabinet were con-
stantly com ing and going and their ex-
ample was followed by various public
men. There was full staff of clerks from
the White House, for unless the President
took lighthouse tender and went TO sea
he never could get away from executive
business He never did shirk a duty,
even the slightest. He had an office and
reception-room very near the ballroom of
the hotel, and if he was not off visiting at
some other place he was attending strictly
TO business during certain hours of the
day.
There were in this vacation of the Presi-
dents all the elements necessary 10 a
charming novel. Cupid was present, or
rather had joined hands with member
of the Presidents official family. While
the President was, of course, the center of
interest, SO far as the young people were
concerned Miss Frances Alger and Charles
B. Pike OF Chicago divided attention with
him.
Miss Alger is the daughter Of the Sec
retary of War and next winter sba mil,
become Mrs. Pike.
The tragedy was found in the office.
seekers who came there and hopelessly
failed. The comedy was in the mann er in
which the President poked fun at the peo.
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hundred Buddhas at Nikko one never
sees priest performing rites for the
benefit of others. the appeals to the
stone Buddhas are made by the supple
cants direct.
Thus, it is pointed out, the middleman
is unknown in this particular form of re-
ligion. The hundred Buddhas have long
been the most notable collection of this
sort in existence.
Explorers and writers upon Buddhism
have told about the images being found
in secluded places and forests and else
where. but in Japan the representations
of Buddha are never at all secluded, and
may be found in all sorts of localities.
An odd fact that this spread of Budd.
hism in Japan recalls to another contem-
porary is that it is alleged to have been
Chinese or Asiatic missionaries who first
oduced the Buddhist faith into Thibet
and India. To-day Buddhism is dying
cut in India, SO it is said. although in
Thi bet, where it is known as Llamism, it
still fourishes. The question asked by
the missionary is, Can it be that while
Christianity has in a measure caused the
decline of the Buddhistic faith in its for
mer stronghold. India, Buddhism is des-
tined to act as Christisnity's greatest foe
among the Japanese and Chinese?"
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One of the recent steamers from Japan
arriving at San Frsncisco brings bit OF
startling news concerning the spreading
of Buddhism in that country. Just why
this doctrine should take fire now and
blaze into contagion throughout COM
paratively modernized country like Japan
processes to te is problem which is,
from all accounts, taxing the philosophy
OF the statesmen as we'll as the ingenuity
of the veracious historians in even Japan
itself.
To say that these self-same statesmen
and historians are alarmed in properly
suppressed way is to describe the state of
their feelings in the matter with mild