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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
JUDGE MAGUIRE'S ISSUE.

T HE Pinto candidate in his opening speech of
the campaign last Wednesday night is reported
as indicating his views the single tax, and
as declaring that it is a policy that be accom-
plished only when a majority of the people of the
State ask for it. Judge Mcguire probably knows that
his statement is untrue for he told The Call once in
a letter that he is educated and intelligent
The single tax is in issue in this campaign in
amendment No. to the State constitution. That
amendment prepared and urged through the
Legislature by Judge Mag11ire's single unta. 1t
is very dishonest piece OF business. 1t proposes
that any county may erect separate and special
government OF its own Under it the single takers
propose to accomplish what they call local option
in taxation, by putting in the power Of the majority
OF the people in any county under such special char
ter to confscate land and take away from private
owners without compensation. The amendment de-
vsed by the single tax propaganda, is peculiarly
Maguirean and dishonest. 1t is intended as Judge
Mcguire we'll knows, to make possible the conhsca-
ton of land and the robbery of its owners If it is
adopted that will be its effect When Judge Mcguire
says that majority of the people of the State must
vote for robbery of the landowners he must know
that what he says is untrue. In adopting amend
ment to the constitution it is only necessary that
majority of those who vote on that amendment shall
vote for it
In this lies the extreme and degrading dishonesty
of amendment No. 2 Every singe-taxer in the State
knows what it means. He knows that under it land
be stolen from its owners without penny of
compensation and every singe-taxer will therefore
support amendment No. They would rather adopt
it than elect Mcguire for Governor he could only
feed his motley gang at the public crib for four
and then wrap the drapery of oblivion around him.
But with this amendment adopted the Jewelers. who
make against the accumuations OF thrift and in
dustry rob the land holder of his property. Their
motto, often affirmed by Mcguire, is Land owner
ship is robbery, and their consciences do revolt
at robbng those whom they call robbers.
The ordinary voter but little for the const-
tutional amendments printed at the end of the long
ballot. Nothing the ballot tells what the amend
ment is for Therefore the single tax amendment if
carried at all will carry, Judge NJ guire knows
by the vote OF majority of the people, but by that
OF minority and the distress and the misery which
will follow the robbery of the land-holder will be in
creased by the reflection that it accomplished by
minority by methods void of honor and honesty.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
THE PRESS AND THE DREYFUs CASE.

n CCORDING to dispatches from London
I \ Major Esterhazy, of the notoreties of the
Dreyfus affair, is living in hiding in that city,
and has announced to his friends that he will soon
make full statement of all that he knows concerning
the case He is further reported asserting that all
he did in any part of the affair from beginning end
done under orders from his superior officers and
that when he makes his confession he will tell the
whole truth and spare none.
These statements will be received with compare
lively little doubt by the public because they are in
line with what has long been suspected by all who
have studied the case. OF course with the rec
ord of Esterhazy will never be fully credited even
when he tells the TRUTH for he who confesses such
lies and forgeries as, since the Henry suicide are
known to have been used against Dreyus will be
open to the suspicion Of lying when he makes a
confession.
Whether Esterhazy confesses or not, however, it
is now fairly certain that rehearng and this time
public one, will be given to the prisoner. That much
OF victory has been already accomplished for JUS
tce and the prospect that in the end the innocent
will be acquitted and the guilty punished.
For this good result of great scandal and gross
wrong the of justice is indebted to the press
1t will be triumph for trial in newspapers trial
in the courts. From the highest military tribunal of
mighty military nation appeal taken to the
press OF france ana the world Inc nearing or that
appeal has gone on for years. The civil courts came
to the assistance of the military authorities and
deavored to reduce to silence Zola the eloquent
of the advocates of the condemned man among the
writers for the press, but that instance in the
of Dreyfus himself an appeal from the court was
carried to the people.
The end is approaching. The right of the press
to criticize the decisions of has more vim
Dictated itself. Once it is proved that the SUI
preme tribunal of modern times is to be found at the
bar of public opinion In all nations as in this coun-
try it true that fool all the people all
the time. Where freedom is given for an appeal to
the judgments of the great of citizens justice
sooners or later establishes her cause
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
rRANs-s1BER1AN RAILWAY.

Interminable distances of monotonous
Asiatic geography will before long be
speedily traversed in comparative com
fort, If undertaken in the typical corridor
car of the first class, commonly met with
on the Russian railways, and thereafter
In the boats on the river route to Vladivo-
stok. What contrast such trajet will
the same ground under pre-exfstfng condf-
tions Then, the seemingly endless jour
ney was undertaken with whatever I'M
comfortable primitive vehicle might be
found at hand, appropriate either to sum-
mer mud or A. cite winter snow. But soon
the comfortable travel of the sleeping
cars, with leisurely waits at meal sta
of the river vessels, with full personal Sc
curity and polite attendance, may safely
be reckoned upon, thus acentuating the
extraordinary triumphs over Obstructive
plished by persistent and intelligently d.
rected human effort.
According to an official Russian report,
some of the goods bound from China or
year on the road. The fur-clad, snow
bound journey across the steppes, with It's
frightful monotony, relieved only by oc-
casional stops for tea and for change Of
picture in literature; 1t is another strik-
ing contrast that perhaps in the coming
summer the new rail and river route may
be open to any robust traveller who,
special permit from the st. Petersburg
authorities. is prepared to meet rough
wagon travel over few hundred miles
Baikal and the Shilka River. Whatever
he NAV encounter this much is certain,
that If he is an American and properly
vouched for, he will find extreme and I'M
failing sympathy and civility from all the
observation-disclosures and others-as those OF
his countryrnen who have met these gen.
tlemen will gladly testify.-The Forum.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

d an interview with President Jordan of Stan
+ \ ford published this morning It will be seen
that at least some of the Regents OF the Uni
versity of California have thought of offering him
the position of president Mr. Jordan is not candi-
date for the Office and distinctly that he
will not accept it. His life work is to be devoted to
the upbudng of Stanford and he refers to his refusal
to accept the high Office of director of the National
Museum at Washington proof that no offer OF a
position elsewhere tempt him to from it.
While 1t is thus made certain that President Jor-
dan cannot be induced to transfer his services from
Palo Alto to Berkeley the very fact that the Regents
have tentatively discussed his selection for the pres
dency OF the State University is gratifying. 1t is
unmstakabe evidence that they are on the right
track and seeking the right kind of for the
place 1t is in fact of President Jordans stamp
and characteristics that is needed at Berkeley and if
such man can be obtained the whole educational
work of the State will be benefited.
In his interview President Jordan names a goodly
list Of distinguished who might be induced to
accept the position. The office is certainly one that
must be attractive to all who are interested in the
higher departments OF educational work No univer-
sty in the nation has at this time more brilliant pros
poets before it than that of California and other
affords equal field for the labors of a man Of
be possible therefore, for the Regents to obtain the
services Of of the highest order of intellect and
executive ability, and now that it is clear they are
seeking for such the outlook of the university
is brighter than ever.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
LONG DISTANCE FIGHTING.

UNLESS they have had experience" re-
marked an army officer, people are very
distances in army and field operations,
and a result they get things consider
ably mixed. When they read that armies
are engaging with each other at 1000 yards
between them, they may think that they
can see each other, but the reality is far
different. At that distance, to the naked
eye, man or a horse does not loGS ar
larger than speck.. 1t is impossible to
distinguish at that distance between
man and a horse, and at 800 yards less,
1900 yards. especially where there is any
tell infantry from cavalry. At 900 yards
the movements become clearer, though IT
Is not until they get within $50 yards or
each other that the heads of the columns
can he made out with anything like GER
taiEty.
Infantry can be seen in the sunlight
much easier than cavalry or artillery, 6or
the reason that less dust Is raised. Be
sides that, infantry can be distinguishes
by the glitter of their muskets. AT zOOO
yards, however, everything is unsatlsIac-
for marching column in dry weather
raises a great deal of dust. At our recent
engagements at Santiago, the heavy rains,
of course, kept down the dust, but the
falling rain shut out from view the OPP
posing forces as effectually as would the
dust. Even a glass would not penetrate
There is no doubt that the rifles Of the
present day do service at a much greater
distance than those formerly used, but no
general is going to waste ammunition at
a greater distance than his men can see
to properly use it. Any frSt-claSS arm
will shoot and do good service at a great. :
er distance than men can clearly see; but
the chances are that no battles will be
fought at such distances. The distance
between the White House and the Capt.
tol is about 1900 yards, and 1t would not
he practicable to fight a battle at that
distance Il it could be avoided. wash
ington Star.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
BAKERSFIELD TO LOS ANGELES.

d the filing of articles of incorporation
~ of the Bakersfield and Los Angeles Rail
- way Company the first actual step is
taken toward the accomplishment of the link
which is to connect the Valley road with the
railroad system of the southern part OF the State.
and thus procure for San Francisco and California
generally competing transcontinental road which
will break the Southern Pacific monopoly and liber-
ate commerce and industry from the burdens the
monopoly has so long laid upon them.
In accordance with the articles of incorporation the
Bakersfield and Los Angeles railway starting from
Bakersfield where it will with the San Fran
cisco and San Joaquin will connect with the present
constructed line of the Southern California Railway
Company at Los Angeles. This virtually connec-
ton with the Atchson Topeka and Santa Fe road,
that the combination constitutes grand through line
from San Francisco to the East.
The incorporators of the Bakersfield and Los An
gees railway the to whose energy and capital
are mainly due the construction of the Valley road.
The rapidity with which they carried the one enter
prise to is guarantee to the public that the
new line will be constructed without delay The vgor
of direction and movement so evident at every step
in the work the line from Stockton to Bakersfield
will be manifest in the work undertaken, and in
time comparatively short shall the era Of
monopoly transportation closed and the era of COM
petition begun.
1t is hardly necessary to point out to the people Of
California the benefits to to all industries
from the work now under way. The whole subject
has been thoroughly studied for years by the business
men of the city and the State and is familiar to all The
new road will not be burdened with large debts at
heavy interest rates. and will not have to pay div-
dends on vast blocks of watered stock. Conducted
from first to last business principles by business
men it will need only the income from legitimate
business to prove profitable. AS competitor to the
former monopoly therefore, it will have great advan-
tages and may be confidently counted to largely
reduce rates of transportation and materially ad-
vance the welfare of every section of the State and
of every class of its people.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20

until March rs, 1894, when the last pei
ing THE Spider and the Fly That may
for%Ranse at f tse Bass as 'P Regular M
brought out Faust" for one week frosdl
the the 9th, Marine ie brought t out 'The Bar
Der of Seville and on December22 Hoy4e
and Lee reopened ..t the theater y WITH LIZ \;
and and the place closed January l.y' 2, is5, with
1.-THE Yellow Mask" After that the place
was opened occasionally for a one or two
has not the. time to. follow the lfles of
the papers day by day for nearly folE
years to discover "the last performance
prior to the recent reopening of the plaas
as a comedy theater.
CLEANING A RUG-A. g., Placerville,
Cal. If you have fine Angora goat
rug" that needs cleaning or washing, the
most economical and safest way to do it
is to turn 1t over to a professional cleaner,
as an amateur, to say nothing of the
labor and trouble, would be likely to
spoil and render it unfit for future use
The following is said to be the metnou
of washing such rug: Make q strong
lather with hot water and let 1t stand
until cold, wash the skin in it carefully
squeezing out all the dirt from the woatxt
wash 1t In cold water until all the soap
is taken out. Then dissolve a pound each
water. Put the skin in tub with suffl-
cient of this water to cover It, Let it
remain for several hours, then hang it
over a pole to drain. When well drained,
stretch it carefully on q board to dry,
and stretch several times while drying.
Before it is quite dry, sprinkle on the
side on which there is no wool one ounce
rubbing It in we'll. Try If the wool be
firm, If not, let it remain day or two.
then rub again with alum. Fold the hesn
side together and hang in the shade for
two or three days, turning over each
day until quite dry. Then rub the nesh
side with pumice stone" It takes expert
ence to manipulate skin in the manner
described
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
IN FAIR NATAL.

Through the long tamboukie grass we rode
at set of sun
Round the hill, across the spruit. We fol-
And the cattle lowing, went before and,
everywhere they trod,
Crushed the perfume from the grass; II was
breast high from the sod.
In the swamp away below us, famed and
blazed the pokers red
And the many spiked orchid proudly raised
her scented head.
The grassbells rang warning In their
pink and purple chime,
The reeds bent low to hear II. and swung the
birds nests to the rhyme.
The sprut came gurgling down the kloof be-
tween the arurns gay,
Where the ferns grow in the crannies Of the
rocks pink and gray.
From out its dull dark foliage the chestnut
bloom fair,
The moss, like graybeards hanging, on its
stem straight and bare.
The setting sun gliding all the Berg with
fiery light,
The mist rose in the valley. dim and white.
We passed the big plantation where the waffle
flowers smelt sweet
The red dust was rising from the red road
meath our feet.
We were near the kraal at last and we
coo-ed, long and low
Cracked our whips, and, as the sun sank, the
breeze began to blow
The dogs barked the cattle through the open
gateway passed,
The rails shut behind them-our work
was done at last.
-sLobili' in the Spectator.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
AROUND THE
CORRIDORS,

DR.. s. ]. Call Of the revenue cutter Bear
is at the Grand.
DR.. Thomas H. Winslow is among the
guests at the Grand.
James Cass, q well-known merchant of
Cayucos, is at the Lick.
N. Bullock, a business man Of Eureka,
Is registered at the Lick.
A. Ginocchio, merchant of Jackson,
Amador County, is at the Russ.
J. c. Erickson, big cattle-raiser Of
Humboldt County, is at the Russ.
j. c. Mefford, proprietor Of the South
ern Hotel, Bakersfield, was an arrival at
the Lick yesterday.
H. B. Stoddard, who owns the stage
line between MERGED and Marposa, is
stopping at the Grand.
Dr. and Mrs. TREY H. stice arrived yes
terday from Napa and are at the Bald
win. DIR. Stice is connected with the Napa
State Hospital.
H B. Gillis, ex-District Attorney OF
Siskiyou County and a prominent factor
in Democratic politics, registered yester-
day at the Grand.
Colonel ]. B. Overton, superintendent OF
the Gold Hill and Virginia New Water
Company, came down out of the Sierras
yesterday and is at the Russ.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
THE REWARDS OF HEROES.

N EPORTS from Great Britain are to the effect
~ that Parliament will probably reward General
Kitchener for his campaign in the Soudan by
a grant OF SI25ooo, and that the Queen will add to
that the bestowal OF peerage. The fortunate hero
will, therefore, receive high reward for the service
he has rendered the empire and in accepting it will
have the satisfaction of knowing that his advance
ment has done wrong to any of his comrades in
arms He will not be promoted over any mans head.
will not any to lose his comparative rank
in the army will interfere in any way with the
standing Of officers serving in other parts of the en-
pire.
This report coming at the time when we are dis
cussing the vexed problem of promotions and re-
wards due to military and naval heroes will make
clear the fact that there some things the British
do better than ourselves The absurdity of our sys-
tenn of naval promotion by advancement on the regis
ter has been fully demonstrated by the results of its
application during the war. The victory at Manila
led to the advancement OF all the captains in Dewey
feet, and consequently when Captain Clark of the
Oregon completed his record-breaking trip around
Che Horn he found himself lower in rank than he was
when he left this After the fight off Santiago
he was in turn advanced and then of course Deweys
men went down.
Peerages are unknown to Our constitution and are
moreover, impossible in republic Large grants of
money would probably not be popular. Certainly
such thing would be unprecedented on the part OF
the nation though the States in early days made such
grants and generous in gifts of landed estates
Still some means should be provided by which heroes
OF our army and navy be rewarded in accordance
with the desires of grateful people without doing
wrong to other officer equally brave and faith
full but to whom the fortune OF war has not granted
an opportunity for distinction.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
SELECT KNIGHTS.

Fearless Legion No. of the Select
knights of America has installed the fol-
lowing named for the current term: P.
Col. commander; B. F. Case, vice COM
mander; q. T. Written, lieutenant COM
mander; William Irelan. captain; D. w.
M. Park, recorder; Charles Schwerin,
treasurer; J. B. Knudson. recording treas
urer; II. Puckhaber, standard bearer s..
w. Mussen sentinel; Frank 1relan,
guard; DR. w. NJ Park, surgeon; and l..
Paviso, past commander. The cere-
monies were conducted in very impress
sive manner by ]. w. Sutherland, grand
commander, and other grand officers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
LADIES OF THE MAccABEEs.

There is considerable activity in this
order at this time. San Francisco Hive
at its last held meeting had an mutation
and received four applications.
Mission Hive has made arrangements
for social to be given in its hall to-
morrow night.
California Hive at its meeting last week
received three propositions for member
shin. added one candidate to the roll of
members and is making arrangements for
an ''at home on the night OF the 18th Of
October
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
ADJUSTMENTS

Badwin-"Mary Stuart"
Columba-"The Jeeress
Alcazar-" Lend Me Your Wife andt"The Fret Born"
Morcsco's-"The Coast Guard
Tivoli-" Martha"
Orpheum-Vaudeville
New Comedy Theater-" What Happened TO Jones'"
Alhambra Eddy and Jones streets-Vaudevtlle-
The Chutes-zoo, Vaudeville and Spanish Bull Fight
Llympia-Coruer Mason and Eddy streets-Specialues-
tuiros Baths-Swlmming.
YIN C. A. Acknowledgement Wednesday September q
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
DAUGHTERS OF IuDAH.

The following named have been in
stalled as officers of Ruth Lodge, Daugh-
ters of Judah, for the current year: Mrs
H. Gudstadt, h.; Miss Pauline Aaron, ".
P; Miss B. Cohen, r. s.; Mrs. s. Meyer,
F. s.; Miss G. Harris, attendant: Mrs. NJ
e. Krestaller, instructress.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
FOR CURRENCY REFORM.

= ALIFORNIAN bankers, joining hands with
| those OF other States, have adopted resolutions
- declaring that the gold standard is the only
urging the importance of the passage of a currency
reform bill at the coming session Of Congress.
Such resolutions not unexpected AS mat
ter of fact the bankers of all parts of the Union have
for years been endeavoring to bring about some re-
form in the tangled of Our monetary legislation
They have worked faithfully at the task of popular
education on financial problems, and have done far
more than Our statesmen to make it possible to es-
tablsh In this country safe and rational currency
system in place OF the disordered lack of system that
obtains now
The present demand for monetary reform fortu-
nately comedies with conditions that augur we'll for
good results from any well directed undertaking in
that direction. The national treasury is OVERLOOKING
the banks carrying abundant supplies of money
for all purposes of trade and industry interest rates
are low, and the commerce of the country is sound
and 1ourishing Everything dependent upon finance
IS therefore in condition of equilibrium sufficiently
stable to meet such changes as may be made in the
monetary system without suffering in any respect
even temporarily
1t is gratifying that great majority of the bust
ness classes of the people not only united in
demanding speedy reform of the existing evils in
our monetary laws but virtually agreed as to the
best means of effecting that reform This harmony
OF views will go far toward making the adoption of
reform possible at the coming session of Congress-
and we may therefore reasonably hope to see the
long disputed issue settled before next March
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
ppopEssoR WEIsELs RETURN.

Professor Charles Weisel, a well-known.
fraternal man who is the organist for a
number of subordinate bodies of which he
is a member returned a few days ago,
from a two months visit to Germany.
Since his return he has visited the sew.
eral organizations to which he belongs
and has been most cordially welcomed
home again. In each he has been urged
to tell Of his observations in the land
across the ocean.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
cAL1FoRNIANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-V. l.. Coulon of
San Francisco is at the Manhattan. 7.
J. Kelly of San Francisco Is at the Ven
dome. Chester Williams of San Fran
cisco is at the Murray Hill.