The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 11, 1895, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1895. 9 B e e e e e e e e e e e e S e e TR e e VISHLIA 1S HEARD FROM, It Makes a Magnificent Offer to the San Joaquin valley Road. FREE WAY THROUGH TULARE. seventy Miles of Right of Way as a Gift, With Other Privi- leges. ation representing the enter- zens of Visalia appeared before ectors of the San Francisco and San n Valley Railway yesterday,and pre- a position that is in every way able for its generosity and its.ring Their offer was nothing less than a right through Tulare County and ample d for a station in Visalia, provided that the valley road will run into their bustling little city. They were: E. C. Farnsworth, Mayor of Visalia; E. 0. Miller, attorney-at-law; Wil- liam H. Hammond, County Clerk of | Visalia and Ben M. Maddox, editor of the Visalia Times. Mayor Farnsworth was chief spokesman for the committee. Said he: We come down as a committee from the Visalia Board of Trade to make a definite proposition to secure the building of the rail- road through Visalia. The proposition is that we would secure for them tb ht of way ough the eity a distance entire dis- field. In addition to that give them ample depot grou of Visalia, 4nd we heve 0 the capital 8tock of the That is conditioned on the main line being built through the eity of Visalis. t as to why the road should Visalia we call attention to forty-five years ago, when the quin Valley road was open to ttlers first went to Visalia because ost fertile portion of the valley. ldest town in the San Joaquin lished in 1850. e Southern Pacific Company was ected, it started to locate its own it went down the valley. Knights was the capital of Stanislaus Coun he capital of Merced Counm was_the capital of Fresno Coun outhern Pacific people ran down to Stanislaus County, they moved the seat to Modesto, kiliing Knights Ferry, ced was made the capital of Merce Fresno wes made the capital of v, and Millerton was ruined. Mil- 185 1ot even & postofiice to-day. They al sts of Visalia built two ds from Visalia toconnect T th the Southern Pacific Railway. Visalia and Goshen road was X from Goshen, a distance of seven miles, and the local road was built from Goshen to Tulare City, a distance of eleyen miles 8 , Bouses with & magnificent o build a cannery wer freight rates. s t &S Soon &S we re are two wa . Hanford i ell-developed. If the road goes from v way of Viselia it will pass through a that is_well developed, and could corl- way of Porterville, the County, a locality that is gr d to rival Rive s we have planted about and prunes, and we now ¥ about 600 acres of lem- d several thousand acres of We have now the best produce we elligent way the CALL ing to the competing Toad, a d that it has a correct San Joaquin Valley. throtigh a highly kly settled country, contribute largely to y railroad. idently deeply in- offer, for it gave C uragement and w po competing road 11 along the route. d ent, with profuse thanks e, and assurances of im- ou: the railroad engineers in their survey were presented to the directors with a bundle of documents amphlets, the latter being an o Visalia Board o ation of the ng north and ortion of the would traverse & h, practically, elied upon for whereas a road west uthern Pacific would luctive country and are Lake, & shallow body of water with 20 square miles (increased nfall), which will con- K: en area of 400,000 ch 385,000 are pow irrigable (in- and of 000 scres 10,000 existing irrigation the southern part from & proposed sy, In this large body ceed, in the aggregate, ble of irrigation land there is not to ex- hal hip un- uited for growing grain. overed by orcherds is about 5000 acre ater part of which will be in bearing th in vines 2200 acres are planted. The acreage of fruit trees and vines, at the close of the present planting season, will amount to 9000 acres. In #lialfa are 1500 Beres, in grain and miscella- neons.crops 200,000 acres, ard the balance, nearly 180,000 acres, is devoted to pasturage. ' The area of uncultivated land grows le year, and no portion of the valley it being de Yeloped more rapidly. Fruit-growing is des tined to be the leading industry, and citrus and deciduous fruits are being planted ata rato exceeding 2000 acres annually. The area wil' in & favorable year, such as the present, produce, including the amount re- quired for local consumption at a conservaive estimate, 13,835 carloads of grain, 3500 of green fruit, 1200 oi raisins, 300 of hay, 1800 of ypasturage products, 300 of miscellaneous, or & total of 20,435. Adding 1065 tons of inward {Imgm to this the grand total would he 21,- 00. This totel, considering ten tons as s, carloed, smounts to an average of fifty-nine carloads daily for the year. To show that the committee represented & considerable area which plays an im- Iml! nt part in the economy of California t was stated that Tulare County covers 4650 square miles, has a population of 24,- 674, a eultivated area of 397,864 acresand an wssessed valuation of $15,633,646. Regarding the claims of Visalia on the valley road, the following statements are madae: Visalia is the most important shipping sta- tion 1n the county, although it loses much busi- negs because of not being on a main line, Grain, hay and wood are hauled tostations on the other lines from points nearer Visalia to save the ex- }vgnse of the short haul. The greatest loss of reight, however, is in the matter of livestock, for the same reason. This alone is an im- portant item, as Visalia buyers and dealers ehip an average of three carloads a day. Not- withstanding this fact, the livestock forwarded from Visalia in 1894 amounted to 4,490,000 pounds, or 225 carloads. The other important, and scon to be mYlt im- Eoruut items, are green and dried ave been as follows, in pounds; 1892. 1893. . 1894. Green truit, .141,482 821,163 620,498 Dried fruit .672,704 822,502, 2,162,454 This table fruit sbipments in 1893, and_would have done €0 in *1894 but tor the railroad strike. The dried fruit ;hipments increased 150 per cent in men. 1894. With 3500 acres of bearing Org mcn of which will produce for rh’e first time same attempt in Tulare County, but | They togk | fruit. | as follows: uring the last three years fruit shipments | president, P. enows a marked increase fn green | P, C. Rossi an: ing, tributary to Visalia, the dried fruit ex- pogts of last vear will be multiplied meny tinfes during the coming season, and will in- crease rapidly thereafter. “The road is getting rights of way every- where free,” remarked Becretary Mackie yesterday. ‘‘In fact the directors cannot | find time to meet all the delegations from the country that desire to come here and offer rights of waf and subscriptions. We receive letters daily from valley towns ask- ing for appointments with the Board of directors to present their respective induce- ments for running the railway through them. = “I might add that many subscriptions come direct to thisoffice. A lady came in ‘to-day and took 30 shares, or $3000 worth of stock. - From day to day interestin the road grows more and more intense, for everybody sees now that the enterprise is an accomplished fact.”’ The railway’s offices are at 221 Market street, where subscriptions will Be received by the secretary. Ina short time all the stock will be bought up, as present indica- tions are favorable to a greater boom than ever in the road’s prospects. LOST SCHOOLBOYS. John Hook and Leslie Smith Went to San Rafael Ten Days Agoand Cannot Be Found. John Hook, the 13-year-old son of B. F. Hook of 301 McAllister street, and Leslie | 8mith; the 13-year-old son of a sea cap- | tain, who lives near Hook’s residence, have disappeared. The boys attended school in the neigh- borhood, and on March 25 Hook was dis- missed for disobedience. His mother had John Hook, Aged 13, Who Disappeared April 1. | said that she would punish him if he were dismissed, and he said nothing about his trouble. On April 1 the two boys bought' tickets for San Rafael and crossed the bay, but since that day neither of them has been seen. Hook’s father is a miner. The boyis | 4 feet 6 inches tall; has brown hair and | eyes; wore a black worsted suit, with long | trousers. Leslie Smith, who disappeated with him, wore a blue coat, with knicker- bockers and checked trousers and cap. HS: CLOSED TS DOORS, [ The Pacific Business College | Has Gone Out of Ex- istence. | It Was the Leading Institution of | Its Kind for Over Thirty- | One Years. The Pacific Business College, which was | established in 1863, has closed its doorsand | gone out of existence. Part of the furni- ture was removed yesterday to Heald’s | Business College, and the remainder will | be sold at auction. The old college was a success from the start, and when T. A. | Robinson went in as partner in 1872 its | popularity increased. For many years he | was president of the institution, but a few months ago he retired, J. Wesley Griffiths |spurchasing his interest in the concern. | * Competition has latterly been very keen and the Pacific steadily lost ground. Find- ing the uphill task too much for him Mr. Griffiths closed the doors. Professor Robinson was very much sur- prised when told the news last night. “To think that the old place bas gone out of existence,” said be. “Why the names of business men, lawyers, clergymen and bankers who graduated from the college would fill a book. Ex-Mayor Ellert and the late Mayor’s clerk graduated from my school. E. Durbrow of the Anglo-Califor- | nia Bank, two of the Castles” of Castle Brothers, C. Bates, son of the attorney, Mary E. Speakman with the J. D. Spreck- els & Bros. Company, George D. Shadburne the attorney, James A. Weeks with M. Heller & Sons, E. W. Ferguson with Moore, Ferguson & Co. and the Rev. Donald M. | Ross of Lebanon Presbyterian Church were | all scholars in the Pacific Business College and graduated with honor. “Our graduates are not confined to San | Francisco alone, for there is not a town in the State but one or more of our pupils | are located in it. I don’t mean to say that all the people turned out were all top- | notchers, but I can say without fear of con- tradiction that our graduates are classed | with men of the best standing in the State. | Japanese and Chinese came te us for a | thorough business training, and there are | several of them now hofiiing important positions in Yokohama and Hongkong. I am truly sorry to hear that misfortune has | overtaken the old establishment.’” ————————— ITALIAN-SWISS = ASSOCIATION. They Elect Officers and Report Finances in a Flourishing Condition. _The Italian-Swiss Mutual Loan Associa- tion held its eighth annual meeting yester- day.evening. : G. B. Cevasco presided and the secretary read his report of the financial condition of the association, which showed a steady increase in receipts from the institution of the association, as follows: First year, Third yéa 54,533 30 Y 67,585 26 Fiith year. 84,662 34 Sixth year. . 121,052 14 Bevenih year. 113083 92 Eighth year. 150,230 45 Making a total of...., $659,928 81 In the report of the board of directors was included the statement that ““the asso- ciation now has assets amounting to $326,- 977 22, which consist of first mortgages, real estate and cash on hand."’ 2 The following members were elected as he anditing committee for the ensuing year: Andrew Herrmann, A. O. Lassen and George Waterman. The regular annual election of officers and directors was then proceeded with and the old board was re-elected unanimously, President, G. B. Cevasco; vice- . Barbieri; treasurer, A, kefle; secretary, A. Sbharboro; attorney, D. Freid- enrich for San Francisco and Land Title Comsaléy of Oakland for Adameda County, and P. Canepa, A. Granucci, G. de Luca, I R0 d Chas. A Malm as directors in addition to the four first-named gentle- ———————— A lady in Atchison has a dog year, and 3000 acres planted but not bear- | which has just been fitted with a glass eye. WAS SLATED BY BURNS, How C. E. BenjJamin Was Presented With a Su- pervisorship. RESIDENCE QUICKLY ACQUIRED Elected From the Third Ward While a Legal Resident of Red- wood City. Supervisor Charles E. Benjamin of the Third Ward, protege of Dan Burns and a star member of the ‘‘solid eight,” has oc- cupied his room at the American Exchange Hotel quite frequently of late, hoping, per- haps, thereby to establish a legal resi- dence in the ward from which he was elected last November, when the boss with a military title “moved”’ him up from Redwood City and made him a city official. It is rather late in the day, though, to legflize an election that was clearly illegal, because, as a matter of fact, Benjamin is not now nor has he ever been a resi- dent of the ward from which he was elected. For several years he has lived at Red- wood City, and he lives there to-day, de- spite the fact that he has been paying for aroom at the American Rxchange since September 27, which, by the way, he has seldom occupied up to about two weeks ago, when stories of the scheme began to float about. Since that time he has been at the hotel very often. But even had he resllé' changed his residence to the Third ‘Ward on September 27 the required ninety days in a county could not haveelapsed between that date and the time of election. The offer of a_Supervisorship from Dan Burns came to Benjamin in the nature of a glad surprise. Until the call was made he had no more idea of running for Super- visor than of aspiring to a United States Senatorship. He had not the slightest in- timation that Burns wanted him. To be sure he had been friendly with the boss for several years. They had been in Mexico together. Their families were on terms of special intimaey. But Benjamin seemed to be doing well enough as a bookkeeper for a Sacramento-street liquor-house, and not in urgent need of political office. As a matter of fact another man had been promised the place by Burns. At the last moment, however, the plan was slightly changed, and Benjamin was ordered to_gird up his loins and enter the ranks of political warfare. He was so over- joyed at the promise of a Supervisorship that he started whispering to boon com- panions here and there the joi'ful news of is political ascendency. In the sa- loon owned by Dunn Brothers he raised his_ voice far, far above a whisper. His feelings overcame him quite, and in a burst of colloquial confidence he said in the presence of half a dozen men that “‘Burns had promised to move him up from Redwood City and make him a Supervisor.” This was about September 20, and it came to pass that a few days after Benjamin “moved” to San Francisco—that is he put his name on the American Exchnn,ge register, and he was assigned to room 46. E Mr. Benjamin lives with his family at Redwood City, but he has been missing the last train very frequently of late. FIXING THE BLAME. The Inspectors of Hulls and Boilers Are at Work on the Rio Case. On her last voyage to Hongkong, via Yokobama, the steamer Rio de Janeiro ran on a rock while steaming along the Japanese coast and came near being wrecked. A hole fourteen feet long and from one to four feet wide was torn in her bottom, and Captain Smith had to run her ashore to prevent her from sinking. The Rio jreturned to porta few days ago, and an investigation was held by Inspectors of Hulls and Boilers E. 8. Talbot and W. A. Phillips yesterday. The witnesses examined were: Captain J. T. Smith, Chief Officer F. Cattarnick, Second Officer J. C. Johnson and Chief EngineerJ. H. Mathews. In his testimony Captain Smith said the vessel struck at 1:35 p. M. on the starboard side. Her way was not stopped, so it must have been a pinnacle rock that did the damage. The boats were all swung out, the sluice gates closed and the pumps started. Five minutes after the accident there was twenty-one feet of water in the forward compartment and three feet in the main. Her head was turned for the shore, and the order to crowd on all steam was given. It wasa wild and rocky coast and the first place reached was so crowded with pinnacle rocks that the skipper resolved to move along until a suitable anchorage was reached. A sandy beach could not be found, and there being no time to waste she was run aground on some large round bowlders. As soon as the vessel was comparatively safe the purser wae sent ashore to tele- Ele'sph for assistance. The nearest station ing thirty miles away the message had to be sent by Japanese runners. An attempt to swg ug the hole by means of sails was made, but it failed, and an at- tempt to lighten by jettisoning the cargo met a similar fate. When it was found that the pumps could not control the water distress signals were burnt from the main- mast head. Two days later a tug with all necessary wrecking appliances arrived, and when a diver had reported upon the nature of the damage the work of saving the steamer was at once commenced. A large pad was made out of mattresses and sails put over the hole. When in place the weizht of water pressing against it held it in place and the water in the hold was soon lowered to thirteen feet. After considerable trouble she was taken to Nag- asaki and there patched up. At Yokohama temporary repairs were made, and at Hongkong . she was thoroughly over- hauled at an expense of $20,000. The local inspectors will decide who was to blame for the accident some time to-day. BOAND OF EDUCATION. The Lincoln School Lot Lease Was Con- sidered—Other Routine Matters. The School Board met last evening and transacted a quantity of routine business. Superintendent Moulder reported as to the necessity of economy in view of the finan- cial limitations placed on the board. He referred to the legacy of $6250 in judgments left them by their predecessors as coming from teachers who had been discharged and appealed to the court, finding favor there in every instance, The Finance Committee also, through Mr. Murdock, made a report in the same line, declaring that extravagance in any particular meant to default in the f.x. ment of tmhgp, and the board could do nothing more -aceful. A regort also mad attention to the fact that the twenty-year lease of the Lincoln gchool lot was about to expire, and sug- ested that bids for another ten-year lease ge advertised for. Superintendent Moulder said_that this was the most important bit of business thntdwgflt:m comedbslm the bong, 'Fl:d ury ution and a postponemen e m?:ur was referred to the Judiciary Com- mittee. £ Claims were presented by Harriet M. Fairchild in the sum of §15, as the unpaid balance of her compensation for services as principal teacher of the Potrero school \ for work, and by Isador Leszynsky for $100 nm{x:ryI as principal of the business evening school. The resignations of Mary T. Walsh, Miss C. E. Campbell and Miss E. R. Ashmead were accepted. THE QUINN INQUEST. The Coroner's Jury Returns Two Ver- dicts Concerning the Cause of Her Death. A Coroner’s inquest was held yesterday on the body of Mrs. Catherine Magdalen Quinn, who died at 1203 Market street on the 5th ingt., it was supposed from a crim- inal operation. Evidence was given by Mrs. Nellie Ayers, proprietress of the lodging-house in which the unfortunate woman died, Drs. A. H. Mays, J. 8. Stone and C. J. Patton, who were called in consultation when she was near death’s door, Mrs. Annie Fulton, her bosom friend, T. F. McLaughlin, her brother; Charles W. Quinn, the Busband; Charles L. Morgan, a chemist who examined the stomach of the deceased, and Detective Hogan, who wrote, by dictation, the dying woman’s statement, in which she charged Dr. Rob- ert S. Macbeth of Sutter street and Grant avenue with causing her death. The jury after long deliberation re- turned "two_verdicts, a majority report signed by L. A. Rea, A, Bear, Henry Ernst, J. I Puoagel and Henry Marcus, in which it was charged ‘that the deceased came to her death by a criminal operation performed by “‘a certain Dr. Macbeth,”” and a minority report that her death was caused by a criminal operation performed by “person or persons unknown.” Vhen Dr. Maebeth was taken back to the City Prison by Detective Anthony a charge of murder was booked against him, the complaining witness being Detective Ed Gibson. —e BRANDED [T AS: UNTRUE: A Nine-Hour Pigeon Flight From San Francisco to_ Portland. Secretary Bagley of the Paclfic Pigeon Society Speaks His Mind. The members of the Pacific Coast Pigeon Society are much worked up over the re- ports of alleged world-beating flights of homing pigeons that have found their way into certain 8an Francisco newspapers in the last few days. By way of information it should be said that the society in ques- tion embraces about twenty-five of the leading bird-fanciers of this and neighbor- ing cities. Among them might be men- tioned George T. Marsh, A. N. Bayley, George H. de Mamiel, George C. Comfort, A. C. Beecher and Otto Brewitt. These gentlemen are ardent devotees of the sport of pigeon-flying. Each of them owns numerous varieties of feathered beauties. Their club meets vn the first Friday of every month at 330 Pine street and has been in existence about six years. The fancy is growing on this coast and new additions-are constantly being made | to the ranks, The flying seasons are spring and fall, buf the members have been too busy this spring to arrange for any events. They promise, however, to engage with zest in the sport in the coming fall. . Bayley, the secretary of the so- hen guestioned by a CALL reporter 3 erday with reference to the longest of- ficial flight on this coast, stated that it was made from Santa Barbara to San Fran- cisco, one of his birds arriving here after having been on the wing a day and night. Its slow time was accounted for by the fact that some of its pinfeathers were gone, showing that it had been attacked by a hawk. With reference to the reported lon flight between San Francisco and qutllng in nine hours, Secretary Bayley declared that it was a newspaper yarn, and made the following statement for publication in the CaLL: “As several articles have recently ap- peared in San Francisco newspapers rela- tive to an alleged flight of homing pigeons from San Francisco to Portland, ans asthe claim of a nine-hour flight between those points has been published, it behooves me as an officer of the Pacific Coast Pigeon Society and California Homing Club to take exception to such reports, which orig- inate, evidently, with bird-dealers, and which are absolutely untrue. “The greatest day flight yet made by homing pigeons is 530 odd miles between sunrise and sunset. It is rank nonsense to assert that any homing pigeon Jcan fly from San Francisco to Portland in nine hours, even under the most favorable con- ditions. The California Homing Club is deepl{ interested in attaining desirable re- sults in this field, but one of its prime ob- jects is to confine its reports to records which are true and indisputable. Those alleged flifihts, which surpass the flights of fancy, while they exist merely in the alle- ation, nevertheless have a tendency to injure the honest sport. It has notcome to the knowledge of t{ne Pacific Coast Pigeon Society that any such flight as that be- tween San Francisco and Portland was contemplated, nor that any flight has re- cently been made between those points.” KINDNESS KILLED HIM. Why W. S. Taylor Jumped Into the Bay and Shuffied Off This Mortal Coil. W. 8. Taylor of 34 Erie street decided that life was not worth the living, and shortly after 2 o’clock yesterday morning he jumped into the bay from Mission- strest wharf 2. Immediately there werea number of lines, planks and life-buoys thrown to him, but he refused to avail himself of the means of rescue and sank to the bottom. The body was recovered sev- eral hours later by Boatmen Jack Barry and Harry Johnson and removed to the Morgue. In the clothing of the deceased was found a flask, in which was a note contain- ing bis name and the following: Life is like a mighty ocean, Rolling on from day te day: Men are like vessels launched upon it, Sometimes wrecked and cast away. Live and let live. Do unto others as you would like done unto yourself. Speak as you like of me. It matters not; I have now gone uvol‘r. I have had always had a desire to do 0od. I have been too kind or this would ave not been. KEPT GRANT'S NICKEL. An Artist to Whom It Oame in Change ona Car. An ordinary 5-cent piece is carefully treasured by Artist Frank Duckett of Phil- adelphia as a memento of General Grant. Mr. Duckett came into possession of this memento in this way: One day several years ago Mr. Duckett boarded a streetcar directly after a stout man, whose full brown beard and black slouch hat struck Mr. Duckett as familiar, A moment latter he recognized his fellow-passenger as General Grant, whom he had frequently seen during a sojourn at Washington several months previous. Mr. Duckett took a seat directly opposite the distinguished gentleman. The con- ductor came in to collect the fares. Mr. Duckett handed the conductor a dime, and at the same moment General Grant gave the same official a nickel. The conductor turned the general’s nickel over to Mr. Duckett and rang up the fares. Mr. Duck- ett carefully stowed his ‘‘change’’ away in a separate pocket and has cherished "the coin ever since because of its having been last used by the great soldier-Pre: Philadelphia Record. SCOTT HAS COME BACK. Irving M.s Mission to the East Was Crowned With Success. 74 SHIPS TO BE BUILT HERE. The New Californla Is Attracting Attention — The “Call” Pralsed. Irving M. Scott has returned from the FEast, where he had been on business con- nected with building of warships on the Pacific Coast. In his absence he mnoticed the growth of the new California, and on this subject, as well as upon other matters of general public interest, he had much to say last night. He was asked about the object of his visit to Washington, and his reply was: “My work was principally to get an act of Congress to get some of the ships of war built upon this coast, and we succeeded in doing so0.” In thus suddenly switching off into the plural Mr. Scott no doubt had in mind the public-spirited representatives from Cali- fornia. . “We will get one torpedo-boat and one battle-ship on the Pacific Coast. The tor- pedo-boats decided upon in February are in the hands of a committee that will re- port in about a month, and the prospect of building one of them in San Francisco is very good. If a small one it will cost about $235,000, and if large about $250,000. The battle-ship will cost about $4,500,000, and all that work will be done here on this coast. “The feeling in the Eastern money centers is very fayorable toward California at present. The belief prevails that Cali- fornia has recovered from her period of de- pression and this is the place to make in- vestments. They are watching what we are doing with a great deal of interest. 1f the people will only get facilities here and so place themselves on_ an equality with %]e tfuci]ities there we will doas well as the ast. “The movement of the Manufacturers’ Association in endeavoring to createa pub- lic o)l;ienion in favor of home products is the best movement on their part for Cali- fornia in my recollection. As an illustra- tion of the point—in the month of March last forty locomotives, costing $10,000 each, 1500 cars costing $5000 each, and fifteen first-class passenger coaches, costing $15,000 each, were ordered in the East for use in California. than half of the annual amount which is necessary to keep up the railroad traffic of California, all of which with improved .]')plinnces in use elsewhere could be man- i‘: factured in this State as cheaply as in the Bast. “There is a very food feeling in New York over the revival of mining, and there is every prosgect of a profitable business in that line. The deyvelopment of our Jocal wants has attracted the attention of East- ern manufacturers, In some departments they have been supplying materials that should have been made and could have been made at home with very little exer- tion on the part of our manufacturers. I hope that the spirit aroused will not be allowed to die, but will steadily grow until articles made elsewhere for local use will not be of sufficient amount to be worthy of notice. This problem is in the hands of the manufacturers themselves, and can only be met by them in supplying home wants at home as cheapl&us abroad.” Speaking of the agitation to increase the population of San Francisco to half a million, Mr. Scott said it had attracted a great deal of attention in the Eastern cities, and feared it may bring an undesir- able class of people here. This, he added, should be guarded against by encouraging immigration of thrifty citizens with some money and a desire to work. ‘With reeard to national politics he ob- served while traveling that the two great political parties seem to be shaping them- sslves on more substantial lines than have marked the last two campaigns. “The fundamental prindpfies,” said be, “are apparently that policy which will give most work to the people.” He has come to the conclusion that bi- metallism, with the coinage of silver ar- ranged upon an international basis, will be the solution of the silver agitation. Mr. Scott saw that a feeling is growing in favor of annexation of Hawaii and completion of the Nicaragua canal. He thinks it pretty certain that the next Congress will author- ize the construction of a cable between San Francisco and Honolulu., Then changing his subject to the Park Museum and art, he said: “As Californians are burying their dif- ferences and petty jealousies to pull to- ?echer, and making the building and own- ng of their own railway possible, in a few years I expect to see just as fine an exhibi- tion of works of art in our city as in other cities of America.” He had friendly words for the CarL and its folicg. 'he CALL's stand on lotteries is splen- did,” said he with a touch of enthusiasm. “Its views should be enforced. If any one wants to see the effect of dealing wholesale in lottery, let him go to New Orleans and look at the people who &lay in ‘policy.’ Every other city has prohib- ited the sale of lottery tickets and publica- tion of prizes. “I have also noticed the position of the Carr in regard to t}ualizy of news, and I think that if the OCarp will set another example by keeping its Sunday edition down to a practical size and also keeping out worthless matter it will make another stride and be appre- ciated by the intellizent readers. he prominence given to the local news of the Pacific Coast in placing it on tne front page should be taken as an example by every paper on this coast, for by so doing they will command the respect of other portions of the country. This innovation of the CaLL has my best wishes, as being in line wvith the new order of things now existing in California.” TO MEET THE EMERGENCY. Vast Sums Spent by England to Keep Up Her Navy. In view of the angry tone assumed by the French press toward Great Britain the followinrg paragraphs from an English “gervice’’ journal are interesting: “The army estimates for the ensuing year amount to £17,983,800, being a de- crease of £221,000 on the previous year. They do not contain any particularly striking wants. The net increase in the establishment is only fifty-six men, and seven additional field batteries are to be raised. Sanguine as ever, the War Office hopes to withdraw a battalion from Egypt during 1895, in which case a number of men will be utilized toward the completion of the garrisons in the South African group of coaling stations. £.,"“We are not only pleased to know that the condition of Egypt is likely to render it possible to reduce the garrison, but also to find that an attempt is to be made to- ward the completion of the forces % for these eoflmi stations. It is sati tory to know that the reserve is complete &so,ooo men), though the yalue of this ranch of the service is, to a certain ex- tent, an unknown Tunhty. As a contem- porary points out, few reserve men possess much qualification beyond habits of dis- cipline. The magazine rifle has been now supplied to the entire rey army at hollna and abroad (including India) and the militia. “The great increase that has taken place in the navy is shown in the fact that it t.~ | costs not short of 50 per cent more than it aid ten years ago, has nearly doubled its These items represent less | tonnage within the same time and now has over 30.000 more men than it possessed in 1885. Ten years ago the total of the navy estimates the House of Commons was asked to vote amounted to £12,000,000. This year the aggregate reached £18,000,000. Ten years ago the aggregate number of men voted was 53,000, tgis year it is 88,850t Ten years ago the total tonnage of the fleet was 692,000, this year it i51,300,000.” IT SHOOK HER FAITH. The Pretty Bride Gota Lesson That She ‘Will Not Soon Forget. She is a bride, sweet-tempered, sympa- thetic and with a boundless faith in human nature. She lives in a pretty little home in West End avenue—no matter what the numbper is. Refore her marriage—and, in- deed, ever since—she has been active in works of charity and good will, and long ago she made a resolve that when she came to have & home of her own no needy man should be turned away from her door empty handed. But already she has made a mental reser- vation. She is disposed now to do her almsgiving through organized channels of charity rather than at the front door or in the streets. And this is how her childlike faith was shattered : The snow had just stopped falling. Tt lay six inches deep, white and glistening on the pavement of West Eng avenue, when a r forlorn fellow in tattered coat and leaky shoes came shuffling through the drifts and up to the steps that led to the pretty bridal nest. He shook hesitated a moment, then touched the electric bell and stood’ firm and erect, despite his beggarly raiment, in the atti- tude of “attention.” ‘Excuse me, miss,” he said to the maid who opened the door as he gave her a mili- tary salute, “I'm an old soldier, and not used to begging, but if you would ask your mistress if she hasn’tan old pair of shoes to spare. The snow comes clear through the soles of these.”” The maid left him standing there and soon returned with a half-worn but ser- viceable pair of shoes, much better than than those he wore. The old soldier took them gratefully. He hesitated and then said, with an air almost Ghesterfieldian: “Miss, your blue eyes are as kind as the; are pretty, and that makes me bold to as! if you couldn’t perhaps find an old coat a trifle more gresentab e than these rags I am wearing.” The maid was impressed. ‘“He’s a well- ken man,” she said to her mistress as she delivered the second message, “and I'm thinking he’s seen better days.” A serviceable coat was found. The bride’s good husband only glanced over the news- paper to see that it wasn’t his newest cuta- way that was to be sacrificed. He smiled. He was rather fond of humoring the bride’s little charitable whims. The maid deliv- ered the coat and was soon upstairs again, wearing a look of unutterable surprise. “And what is it he wants now, said the mistress. | “Well, ma’am, I never saw the likes of | him for a beggar. He took the coat like he took the shoes, almost a c?ing he was so leased, and then he kind o’ choked up ike, and he says to me, ‘Sure miss, I'd like to- do something for yez to to show me gratitude is gienume, and if yez'll get me the coal shovel I'll do yez a good turn any- way by n-cleurin§ the snow off your front pavement.” So I got the coal shovel and gave it to him and he touched his hat again.” *‘He is no ordinary mendicant, surely,” said the bride. ‘‘His desire to give us some equivalent, even by his own hard labor, proves him to be a worthy man; don’t you think so, my dear?” and she turned toward her more worldly wise husband for his ap- proval. But the worldly wise husband only smiled, as he glanced over the top of his newspaper again and said: “Perhaps so, my dear; but Maggie had betier go down and see that he doesn't steal the coal shovel.” Maggie went. The wind whistled as she opened the door. The snow still glistened in the sunshine. It was still six inches deep on the level and drifting. It was still unbroken, save for the broad footprints of the old soldier headed toward the street corner. He had gone. So had the coal shovel.—New York Herald. ——————— RIOE-PAPER TREE. It Flourishes in Florida and Might in This State. The Nce-paper tree, one of the most in- teresting of the flora of China, has recently been successfully experimented with in Florida, where it now flourishes, with other sub-tropical &nd Oriental species of trees and shrubs, says the St. Louis Re- public. When first transplanted in Amer- ican soil the experimenters expressed | doubts of its hardiness, fearing that it | would be unable to stand the winters. All these fears have vanished, however, and it is now the udiversal opinion that it is as well adapted to the climate of this country as to that of the famed Flowery Kingdom. It is a small tree, growing to a height of less than fifteen. feet, with a trunk or stem from three to five inches in diameter. Its canes, which vary in color according to season, are large, soft and downy, the form somewhat resembling that noticed in those of the castor bean plant. The celebrated rice paper, the product of this queer tree, is formed of thin slices of the pith, which is taken from the body of the tree in beau- tiful cylinders several inches in length. aggie?”’ e Coal is dearer in South Africa than in any other part of the world; it is cheapest in China. KELLY & LIEBES' (Cloak and Suit House, 120 KEARNY STREET. This week we offer four specially big ‘bargains out of our grand assortment of New Cape, Jacket, Suit and Skirt Stock. $3 5 A MOST STYLISH SPRING CAPE; ! « mew collar and full wheel cut; tans, blues and blacks; regular price $6 50. 9 0 A HANDSOME VELVET CAPE; 2UU. cniffon and ribbon trimmed; satin lined: a besuty; full wheel cut; regular price $16 50, 16.5 A GRAND ASSORTMENT OF o « new style, ready made Dresses; full skirts; new wais very known material that is fashionable; regular price $22 50. $5.50. S5 dincn Bonenous S .oU. ; nghout w! Percaline; organ-piped back; actual value §9. HUNDREDS OF ELEGANT SILK Weists; all lined; big sleeves: stylish collars and beits; lar price $5 25. CHEVIOT fine $3,50 the feathery flakes from an old slouch hat, | NEW TO-DAY. THE REASONG WHY The $5 Rate Can Be Maintained at the Copeland Institute. Not Only the Cheapest Rate, But the Very Best Treat- ment, Scientific, Painless and Efficacious. Whoever pays more than §5 a month pays too much. This is the charge of the Copeland treatment. By universal admission this treat- ment is the best. This low rate has been the means of making the practice of Drs. Copeland and Neal the largest in the world. The large practiee makes it possible to furnish only the best treatment and the very best medicines at that low rate. The public in its cordial reception of the $5 rate, in its generally voiced conclusion that “whoever pays more pays toomuch,” have made the maintenance of the rate a possibility. As to the eficacy of the treatment thousands have testified to the fact that they have been cured; many more whose testimony has not been pub- lished have been cured. They are your friends and neighbors, and what they say can be taken for the truth. Why neglect a disease which not only endangers yourglire, but makes life not worth living when the best treatment can be had for so little money ? CATARRH AND ECZEMA. The Case of Mrs. George D. Gray—Cured Three Years Ago—Read and Reflect. Mrs. George D. Gray, alady well and favor- ably known in Alameda, where she resides a$ the corner of Park and Pacific avenue, says: 47 NS, N st QILA pewest MES. GEORGE D. GRAY, CORNER PARK AND PACIFIC 'AVENUES, ALAMEDA. T suffered from Catarrh for a number of years and doctored for it continually without any beaefit until I took treatment at the Cope- land Medical Institute. The Catarrh inva my whole system and brought on untold suffer- ing. My face and, in fact, my whole body broke out in & bad eczema, my eyes were so badly affected that I feared I would lose m: eyesight. For three monthsI was nearly blind. Altogether I was in & bad state of health gener- ally, weak, nervous, debilitated and despond- eni. “I heard of the success of Drs. Copeland and Neal and called on them. I took acourse of treatment and soon began to improve, and in course of time 1 was entirely well. The Ca- tarrhal symptoms disappeared and with them the eczema. This was nearly three years ago and I am as well as ever. 1 made a statement for publication at thattime, but people laughed at me, saying that it would only be temporary, but time has proven otherwise. I am not only in perfect health to-day, butI have had no in- dication' of & return of the symptoms. I feel very grateful to Drs. Copeland and Neal, and take every opportunity to recommend them.” HOME TREATMENT. Every mail brings additional proof of the success of the home or mail treatment. 1f you cannot come to this office write for a symptom blank. $5 A MONTH. No fee larger than §5 a month asked for an: disease. Our motto is: “A Low Fee. Quicl Cure. Mild and Painless Treatment.” The Copeland Medical Instituts, PERMANENTLY LOCATED IN THE COLUMBIAN BUILDING, SECOND FLOOR, 916 Market St, Next to Baldwin Hotel, Over Beamish’s. W. H. COPELAND, M.D. J.'G. NEAL, M.D. SPECTALTIES—Catarrh_and all diseases of the Eye, Ear, Throat and Lungs. Nervous Dis- eases, Skin Diseases, Chronic Diseases. Office hours—9 A. M. to 1 P. M., 2 to5 P M., 7108:30 . ). Sunday—10 A M. 102 P. M. Catarrh troubles and kindred diseases treated successfully by mail. Send 4 cents in stamps for question eirculs GILROY HOT SPRINGS. AKE 2:20 P. M. TRAIN FROM FOURTH and Townsend streets, arriving at Springs at 6:30 P, ». Fare$7 1 [5 for round trip. 23 Stage connects with 8: Third and Townsend streets. ROOP & SON, Proprietors. THE GEYSERS. New Management of the Switzer= land of America. . :15 A. M. train from INE NEW BATHHOUSE. FREE MINERAL baths to guests. Enjoyable and healthful. Rates $2 50 Per Dav; $12 Per Week. A. H. HILL, Manager and Lessee. VICHY SPRINGS Mendocino County, HREE MILES FROM UKIAH, THE TER- minus of the S. F.and N. P. Railway. Only known natural electric water. Warm' ‘cham- pagne” baths. Situation, location and scenery not surpassed. Terms, $12 to $14 per week. Postoflice and telephone at lprln‘g,n. M. DOOLAN, Proprietor. CAT1P TAYLOR S OPEN ANDIN FIRST-CLASS CONDITION for the summer season. Apply CHRIS JOHN- SON, prop., Camp or 405 Front st., S. F. CYPRESS LAWN OPEN MAY 1st. Address box 286, Napa, Cal. “THE CLEANER 'TIS, THE COSIER 'TiS.” WHAT IS HOME WITHOUT SAPOLIO