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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-05
FRESNO VOTERS LISTEN
TO GENERAL BARNES
His Forceful, Eloquent Words Take
the Vast Audience by
Storm.

FRESNO, Nov. 4.-GeneraI W. H. L..
Barnes was given a splendid reception in
this city last evening. He spoke for one
and half hours IN the Barton Opera
house TO the largest political gathering
seen here since Henry T. Gage spoke in
Fresno In the evening the whistles Of
the many industries blew a shrill welcome
10 the speaker, anvils were fired and mu-
sic filed the air. Judge II. u. Austin,
chairman of the County Central Com
mttee called the meeting to order and
introduced Frank H. Short as chairman.
In a few words Mr.. Short presented Cen
eral Barnes, who was greeted with rous-
ing cheers. He presented the issues of
the campaign in a forceful and eloquent
manner. When the general declared that
God and Dewey gave us the Philippines,
and by God and Dewey we'll keep them!
the house stormed with applause.
Three times the speaker attempted to
resume, but was interrupted each time.
He also scored Congressman Castle. who
delivered a wild harangue the night be-
fore, denouncing the administration. Gen
eral Barnes branded the single tax as
revolutionary, destructive and pernicious,
and said man who could believe in 1t
was mentally unbalanced. He predicted
the election of Gage by a majority of 15,-
000 1t would not be a Republican VIC
tory so much as a triumph of the people
and an escape from a ruinous policy.
The meeting adjourned with cheers for
General Barnes and the Republican ticket.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-05
RUHLIN MAKES A SHOW
OF JOE CH0YNSKI
The San franciscan Saved From a
Knockout Several Times by
the Gong

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. Aloe Choyns-
ki narrowly escaped being put to sleep
several times tonight at the Arena .Ath-
letic Club before the savage blows of of Gus
apparently saved by the bell. The bout
was limited to six rounds and was one OF
the fastest seen here in q long time;
Rubin lowered high over Joes head and
there was a difference of between twenty
five to thirty pounds in favor of the Akron
fighter. He forced the fighting from be-
ginning to end. Choynski sprinting re-
peatedly around the ring in his efforts TO
get out of the way.
Toward the close of the first round Joe
steadied himself for the first and only
time, and landed several hard rights and
lefts on Ruhlin's face. One of the blows
broke Choynski's right forefnger... In the
early part of the second round ChoynSh
fell through the ropes and LANDED on mi MS
man forced Joe all about the ring for the
next three rounds, and the San Francis
can was shaky at the termination of it,
falling down several times to evade Ruth
Inns Tushes Rubin fouled a number OF
times in the clinches, but it was apparent
" due to the heat of the encounter. Both
men eased up in the final round, which
was uneventful.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-05

that Captain Hale, seeing that to re-
main on the vessel meant sure death,
gave orders for all hands to jump over
board and save themselves as best they
could. The gallant captain was the
last man to leave the ship, remaining
on deck with his first officer until they
were completely enyeloped in flames
and the vessel had commenced to sink
There seemed to be no panic on board,
ana men and women, after flashing on
their life preservers, calmly leaped into
the water, seeing that their chance OF
escape was much more certain than II
they remained ON board the burning
ship. Some of the passengers had their
faces scorched and many had their
clothing on fire when they leaped into
the water. The captain and first off,
Ger succeeded in securing a yawlboat
which had been damaged in lowering
and by hard work rescued eight persons
from the water.
The burning ship was sighted by the
four-masted schooner Alice e. Clark,
which lay about six miles off, and her
captain sent a boat and crew to aid in
the work of rescue. They succeeded IN
rcscuing twelve persons. many of whom
had been an hour or more in the water
and We're nearly exhausted. They were
taken on board the Clark and given
every possible attention.
I he rescued persons are being cared
Tor here at the Seamen's Bethel and at
the homes of citizens and will proceed
20 New York tomorrow
No explosives were known to be
among the ships cargo and the origin
of the fire is a mystery to her officers
and crew
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-05
LIVE-BIRD SHOOTING
TOURNAMENT CLOSES
Fred Gilbert Of Spirit Lake, Iowa, Is
Champion-Other Prize
Winners

CINCINNATI, Nov. 4.-The Cincinnati
Gun Club live-bird tournament ended to-
day, with the result that Fred Gilbert of
Spirit Lake, Iowa, won the silver cup and
the live-bird championship of America.
the twenty-five bird shoot had been scoreds
The remaining five birds were shot off to-
day, with clean scores of twenty-five
each and first money to w. R. Elliston,
Fred Gilbert, Charles Budd and c. Young.
The second money, on twenty-four birds
each, went to ]. S. Tanning, Rolla Heikes,
Hallowell, Fulford and l. G. Smith
Third money, on twenty-three birds each,
went to j. A. r. Elliott, f. Alkor, G. H.
Clay, Andy Meaders and Nye. Fourth
money, on twenty-five birds, went to M.
F. Lindley, A. w. Dubray, r. G. Falls,
West, r. 1. Tremble and A. c. Courtney
Settle got fifth money on twenty-one
birds, and his share was much larger
than that of any in the higher classes
that divided money.
Only Elliston, Gilbert, Budd and Young
contested in the shoot-off for the cup.
Elliston lost three out of the first twenty
five birds and dropped out. Gilbert, Budd
and Young tied on twenty-four. In the
second shoot-of they tied on twenty
three each. In the third twenty-five Gil
bert killed twenty -four and won the cup,
with Budd and Young each having TWEEN
ty-three
It required 100 birds to decide the cham
pionship contest of which Gilbert killed
ninety-six, Budd ninety-five and Young
ninety-five. The wind was high to-day
and the shooting was difficult. The birds
throughout were strong flyers
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-05
REA'S FORCES
ARE ON THE RUN
One of the Gang Candidates for Sher-
if Withdrawn.

SAN JOSE, Nov 4-George Y. Boil
linger, the gang Democratic nominee
for Sheriff, has been hauled down"
and the Rea'..s will now center their
strength on School Trustee l. ]. Lang
ford for the Office. Jim" Rea. the
Mackenzies and other leaders the
gang held a conference this morning.
at which Bollinger was also present,
and decided something must be done to
beat James H. Lyndon, the Good Gov
e. ,ment candidate for Sheriff. Bollin-
ger was told that in order to do this
he must get out of the fight and throw
his votes to Lanofo-d. Bollinger took
this order from the boss like a little
man. and only asked that he be not
compelled to make a public announce
mel+ through the gang press of his
withdrawal. Rea made one % his char
acteristic braggadocio speeches of how
his power was extending and four
years hence he would be a State boss.
and then Bollinger would be ensconced
in a good fat position In the State Gov
eminent.
Bollinger was given to understand by
Boss Rea and Johnnie Mackenzie
that he must see his friends personally
and make theJr support Langford, and
also to keep old-line Democrats in his
,,orty and to make lem vote for him.
The hottest contest on the county
ticket is for Sheriff. There are three
ca -ldidates in the field-Lyndon Good
Government), Langford (Republican)
and Bollinger (Democrat. Either of the
latter two is satisfactory to Rea, and
the boss order has been any one to
beat Lyndon. Langford developed the
most strength, and consequently the
gam will get back of him. His record
as a gan ster and school trustee is we'll
known and sur lent to beat him. Not
only is Langford distasteful to the vot-
ers. but his election means the ap-
pointment of Johnnie" Mackenzie as
Under Sheriff.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-05

even the fiercest devotee of Sardou and
Belasco can gainsay the spellbinding
qualities of "a Dolls House" as a SIM
pie, actable drama. 1t is first of all a
plain play for practical play actors
after that you can discuss it's philoS
ophy and psychology as much as you
like In point of construction, economy
of effort and cumulative force the piece
is marvellous. There is not character,
a situation or a line that does not fit
like an inspiration. And the problem is
presented in the only right way-so as
to seem the outcome of the drama
rather than the other way round.
The acting was startlingly even and
strong. The actors took neither the
parts nor themselves with undue seri-
BUSINESS; they played as they might
have done in any other play, perhaps
with a tritle more repression and with
more attention to the ensemble, and the
whole performance was one of intel
ligence and authority. Miss Bates
seemed to feel her responsibilities in
the first act, making Nora acutely ner-
voEs rather than lark-like; but her
second act was full of fine sensitive
art, and the strain and excitement of
the last act she made very vivid by
playing in a quick colloquial key In
all it was an ambitious performance.
volatile, sympathetic and keenly ana
lytical. The town owes Miss Bates
big debt
Mr.. Roberts played Helmer with a
fine blend of good nature, austerity
and patronage. Mr.. Edwards was very
much to the good as Krogstad, Louis
Payne kept the difficult doctor in a
plausible key, and Miss La Verne was
delightfully."- unvarnished as Mrs.
Linden.
The performance was such an imme-
date success that the management de-
cided to repeat it tomorrow night In
place of AN Enemy to the King" as
previously announced.
ASHTON STEVENS
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-05

The performance of "a Dolls House"
that was given in the Baldwin Theater
Yesterday afternoon marks a chapter
in the history of local theatricals and
reflects more than passing credit on
Miss Blanche Bates, who, besides CIV
ing what was in many respects an adj
mirable PRESERVATION of Nora, was per-
sonally responsible for the first presen-
tation of an Ibsen play ever given in
San Francisco. A great many people
have read "A Dolls House" and many
have seen it played In other cities; 1t Is
the most popular in it's appeal of all
Ihsen's dramaS-but whether this fact
will account for the immense attend
ance at the matinee is another CUES
ton. The advertising had been nobly
executed by the press agent ana the
critics: the public had an idea that the
matinee was to be something special
ard exclusive So everybody was there,
especially the ladies.
The audience ranged from rabid
Ibsenites who received every line IN
reverent silence, never by any cnance
applauding until the curtain was down.
To the careless matinee girl who laugh
ed whenever there was chance. ana
frequently when there was not: but
fortunately everybody, whatever his
standpoint of entertainment, was not
ably Interested, and 1T is matter or
important record that the first lbsen
play given here was popular as well
as artistic success.
This is hardly the time of day to say
that "A Dolls House" is one of the
greatest of modern dramatic master
pieces. AS printed drama it's quality
was known even here years ago. But
it is a matter of neutrality-suspicious.
provincial gratification-to find out for
ourselves that it is equally telling in
performance Practicableness must be
considered when a play is in question.
and after Yesferdav,s Iaarfnrrnanca NOT
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-05
FIVE 7 PERSONS PERISH
TWENTY-FIVE, HOWEVER, MAN
AGE TO ESCAPE.
Survivors Tell How Flames Enve1op
the Vessel From Stem to Stern
in a Very Short
Time.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass, Nov. 4.
A disaster at sea, fortunately with a
small loss of life, five persons in all,
was made known to-day by the land
ing here of twenty-five persons who
escaped from the burning steamer
C1oatan of the Clyde Line, bound from
New York for Wilmington, n. c., and
Georgetown, S. C.
The disaster occurred on November
l. about eighteen miles north OF Cape
Charles and about 206 miles from New
York. from which port the steamer
sailed on October 81 with a general
cargo and eight passengers.
Al o'clock in the afternoon the
burned hull of the freighter sank be-
meath the waves. OF the twenty-seven
persons who were on board. twenty
two have survived. These passengers
were landed at this port this afternoon
by the schooner Alice E. Clark of Port
land, Me-, which was in the vicinity of
the Croatan at the time she was
burned.
The Croatan's list of drowned is as
follows:
JEREMIAH MCCARTHY of Nova
Scotia, second assistant engineer, leaves
a widow in New York.
STEWARD JAMES CURTIS of Jer-
sey City.
MRS. JAMES CURTIS. wife of the
steward.
FRANK ---, an oiler, last name
unknown.
JENNIE WILLARD, colored, Will
mington, N. c.
The story of the disaster as told by
Captain Hale and other officers of the
unfortunate vessel is as follows: The
Croatan was but twenty hours from
New York on her way to Wilmington,
with a smooth sea and calm weather,
when, at p. m, fireman came hur-
riedly on deck and reported that the
ship was on fire. A general alarm was
Immediately given and an effort was
made to lower the boats, but the fire
spread with such rapidity that all
efforts to reach them were unavailing
In fact, in less than ten minutes after
the fire was reported the ship was COM
pletely enveloped in flames from stem
to stern. Shortly after the fire was dis
covered an explosion took place in the
cargo which blew off the after matches.
A second explosion followed a few
minutes later and the ship was then
mass of flames. 1t was at this time
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-05
SAN FRANCISCO CALL

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Call, corner OF Market and Third streets open
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-05
INCREDIBLE SUFFERING
REPORTED FROM GlBARA
Surgeon woodson Says That Small
pox Is Raging to an Alarm
ing Extent.

sneciaI Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald Copyrighted. 1898. by James Cor
don Bennett.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Nov. 4.-The
report made to General Wood by Cap
tain r. S. Woodson, surgeon of the
regular army, who accompanied Colonel
Hoods six companies to Gibara, says
the condition of the people and the
prevalence of smallpox is almost in
credible. There are more than 500
cases in Holguin and it's vicinity and
several hundred at Gibara. Captain
Woodson advises sending no more
troops till the epidemic is checked and
the isolation of the sick is accom-
Dlished
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-05
The Public Administrators Fight.

A rough canvass of the town indi-
Gates that Captain Freese. for Public
Administrator, is in the lead for that
Office. It seems all classes of citizens
are in favor of retaining him in his
position. AS a stevedore he has employ
ed thousands of men, and in the bust
ness" vote he does not appear 10 have
fallen behind. 1t looks like Freese and
nothing else for this responsible post.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-05
CHURCH NOTICES.

BIBLE addresses Sunday afternoon at3 o'clock
and wednesday and Friday evenings at I:4o
Francisco; also at hall AIS Eighth St, near
Broadway, Oakland Sunday, Tuesday and
thursday evenings at 7:45 o'clock Please
note the evenings David Little, evangelist
No collections. Come. Bring your Bible.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-05
Murder in the First Degree.

EUGENE, Or, Nov. 4.-Claud Bran
ton, charged with the murder Of John
Linn last June, was this morning con-
yicted of murder in the first degree
He will be sentenced on Tuesday.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

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CO., AIS Montgomery St. room 6: tel. $3.50.
ROOMS papered from So; whitened, 81 up:
painting done. Hartmann Paint Co.. 343 Sd St
DIR. MACLENNAN cures where medical art
fails or no fee; free diagnosis. 100 Haight st.
CHEAPEST and best in America-The Weekly
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-05
neath Of a Prominent Homeopathis,

CHICAGO, Nov. A. Joseph Sidney
Mitchell, for twenty-five years president
of the Chicago Homeopathic Medical
College, died to-day of aneurism. Dr.
Mitchell was born in Nantucket, Mass,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-05
MEETING NOTICES.

MISSION Lodge No. 16s F. and A M n
Called meeting THIS (SATURDAY) "a
EVENING at 1880 o'clock. Third de- Xxx
gree c. d. BUNKER, Secretary. wv
EXCELSIOR Lodge No. 16e. F. and A n
M.-Special meeting in Chapter Hall,
Masonic Temple, THIS SATURDAY. * -
EVENING, November s. at o'clock wv
sharp. Third degree.
THEO. E. SMITH, Secretary
CROCKETT Lodge No 1sss' F. and A. a
Mothers and members are request ~
ed to attend the funeral of our de- ~ *
ceased brother, ANTON WEITNER, wv
on SUNDAY, November s, at l p m. BY
order of the Master
H FORTRIEDE, Secretary.
ANNUAL Meeting..El Dorado Water and Deep
Gravel Mining Company office is hereby
given that the adjourned annual meeting of
and Deep Gravel Mining Company will be
held at the office of the company az Placer
VILE on Saturday, the twelfth Q2th) day OF
November, 1888. at Z o'clock p. m, for the
purpose of eecting board of directors 10
serve for the ensuing year, and the transac-
ton Of such other business as may come be-
fore the meeting.
A. D. HENDERSON, Secretary.
Placerville, October q. 1898.
THE regular annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the California Wine Makers corpora
ton will be held at the Chamber of Com
merce, 431 California St, San Francisco.
WEDNESDAY, November 16 1898, commence
ing at IL o'clock a. m. CALIFORNIA WINE
MAKERS CORPORATION. Per ". j.
HOTCHKISS, Secretary and Manager.
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SITUATIONS WANTED-FEMALE.

FIRST GLASS Swedish laundress desires situ-
alton; best city references. MISS CULLEN.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-05
HELP wANTED-FEMALE.

for hotel $50; cook restaur-
ant, S. week; waitress, restaurant. SIP,
board and room: rs girls for Homework. SIS.
and $40; Is German Cooks, $685. waitress and
seamstress, s25 French second girl, $40; Ger
man nursery governess. SIS. LEON ANDRE,
S1S Stockton st.
The Irish standard., 1898-09-10

estimate what part of the present popu-
latfon Is descended from these immi-
grants. but 1t is believed that the de-
scendants Of immigrants since 1920, to-
gether with immigrants now living
number about o6,0OO,O00 people, as
against 100000 descendants of the
less than 100000 people before 1920.
These figures are obtained by allowing
the same rate of increase to the foreign
element as to the native element, but it
is notorious that the immigrants are
more prolific than the Americans. 1t is
likely therefore that half the white
population CT America today represents
now blood that has been infused since
1920. This takes no account of the for
eign blood between the revolution and
1920"
In conclusion, the Journal says that
the American people are gradually es-
tablishing a new race type, and that the
term American is good enough for the
people of America, whatever their
origin. The Irish Standard agrees with
the Journal and hopes to see the word
"Anglo-Saxon" disappear from it's COL
umns in future in the sense that the
American people have sprung from that
inferior and almost extinct race.
The Irish standard., 1898-09-10

Yorktown, and ''up to the coming of
the French" says Washington Parke
Custis, the adopted son of Washington,
of the operatives in war-the soldiers
mean--Ireland furnished in the ratio of
a hundred for one of any foreign nation
whatever
In 1907 when America was preparing
for her second war with England, Mac
Nevin records that "one OF the offenses
charged upon the Irish was that 10000
of them fought on the side of America"
and he adds that many more thous~
snds are ready to maintain the Declara-
ton of Independence. and that will be
their second offense." Lord Mountjoy is
said to have stated in parliament that
America was lost through the Irish.
In view of what we have here given,
we take the liberty OF differing from
Martin l. j. Griffin when he asserts that
most Of the claims we Catholics and
Irish make are not we'll founded" We
think he is greatly mistaken, and unless
he furnishes historical proof to change
our opinion, we will continue to believe
upon other testimony than his. that the
Irish figured prominently in Washing
tons army, that they produced no trait
ors. and that they were loyal to the
cause of liberty and independence.
The Irish standard., 1898-09-10

for cows and sheep. If the land now
devoted to vast grazing tracts were di-
vfded up for agricultural purposes there
would be more than sufficient for the
support of all. The West is, in fact,
suffering from an immense economic
drain. What it wants is that its re-
sources should be economical at home
instead of going into the hands of per-
sons who invest them abroad, and clear
ly the best way to do this is to buy out
the graziers and put the land under
cultivation. Great Britain in the end
will find that the driving of the land
out of cultivation is most serious
thing, no merely in Ireland, but with
in her own shores. But while it will
take many years, Or even a foreign
war, to make the evil felt at the other
side of the channel, the moment few
acres goes out of cultivation in Ireland
it is felt at once.