Subscribers enjoy higher page view limit, downloads, and exclusive features.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: DAILY CALL—46 per year by mail; Ly carrier, 15¢ per wee AN FRANCISCO Pacific States Adver- bullding, Rose and ¢ best capital. The rain came when needed. Ten fogsare as good as one shower. Metropolitan airs should not include e day to leave orders for the dly, but it eannot A word to the wise is sufficient provided itisa wi The H begin wavs should main- ormation. eau of Hig board of ir ascar wishes to come under Monroe doc! the cover of tt The shriek of tl g cobblestones w some day go hurtling down the ages. Merc s who dvertise Califq 1 do the best busine: hands upon Nicaragua Great ger of getting her foot in it. goods fc demands good roads because it is thelatest development of a high civil- ization. ifornia sunshine produces its most mpting effects on the cheeks of girls and peaches. nts cle THAT LABOR CORPOBATION, |value which will appear in the Sunday S | Cazpis the third of the series of recollec- A few days ago the Carr made mention | tions of Abrabam Lincoln, by the Hon. of a plan proposed by J. G. Jeffries for an | Joseph Medill. This paper narrates inci- mncorporation of workingmen, in which | dentally some anecdotes concerning Han- sbares shall be of the par value of 1 cent, | nibal Hamlin and Schuyler Colfax, but is and the number of shares held by each | mainly devoted to the orders given by member to be limited to one. The corpo- ration is to have a labor burean and quar- | ters for the housing of the members. At that time we suggested that this was a fine opportunity for men of capital and busi- | ss experience to take the lead in the or- ganization of such a corporation, to the end that it might be kept out of the hands | of adventurers and impracticables, and | that closer relations might be established between laborers and employers. The matter has attracted a great deal of attention, particularly from the laboring | element, who show a most commendable | desire to be on close and friendly terms with large employers. Mr. Jeffries has made the following suggestion, which we publish largely for the value of the general principle which it embodies: | The Ban Francisco and San Joaquin Val- | ley Railroad will require some thousands of men for about a year on the work of construction. As a rule, such work is| done by contract, the contractor paying | the men about $125 a day and charging the company $1 50, retaining the difference for his profit. Suppose, instead of a con- tractor, the workingmen’s corporation should be formed and should furnish the It would b to give as good a bond as a contractor, would save the company the contractor's | s profit. Further, suppose that, instead of | | paying the corporation $1 25 a day in cash, it paid 75 cents in cash and res in the road; the 75 cents would be | out as beneficial to the laborers as would ¢ been the $1 25 from & contractor, for the workingmen's corporation would keep the men, while @t work, for a very much ess cost than would be the case where a contractor required them to board, lodge and spend their money with him or his nts. ining 50 cents, paid in shares, | is to go into the general fund of the work- | i nen's corporation, either as shares or as y from the sale of the shares, and fund is to beinvested in lanas or other which would givethe members of the corporation sn opportusity to earn a livelihood. Thus the raflroad . company would be get ts work dope for a less contract price, would have onlythree-fifths No citizen really w n streets un- of this redt amount to pay in cash and less he subscribes to the Merchants’ Asso- would be secured by s sufficient bond, ciation fund. while the workingmen wWould be benefited in several 8. You can make no better preparati The application of this case to the Val- he leisure day than by ordering th 1 § i i ;‘“‘( ;;: ¢ Aduy tan by order ley road is used merely as an’ illustration Sunday CALL. : of the vast good which might accrue You can make your Saturday’ to w igmen from the organization of something of a public benefit Grover would pro out the Monroe carty it out and b carry The bl fey b peor Japan listens to the E protest and, observing th cord in it, keeps righ h her own song. If for no other re n that good streets would drive 18 to an early grave we should n improvement. City extension in Francisco will never reach its destined height imtil Mar- | ket street is extended and improved over Twin Peak: iited itself the and threaten to The Monroe doctrine might at least be carried out to the extent of requiring European powers to submit their quarrels with American countries to arbitration. The men who have been writing songs about the Bowery swear if the name of the street is changed they will change the names of their songs and keep up the racket. The Interstate Commerce Commission, sitting at Denver, is making it unpleasant for the Southern Pacific becanse of the company’s policy of short hatls and long charges, According to a careful canvass made by the Chicago Tribune, the business of the region tributary to that city shows that trade this spring has increased 20 per cent over that of last year. Perhaps the reason why Great Britain is 8o peremptory with aragua is be- cause her Government understands the importance of getting through with the business before Cleveland gets out of office. Atthe present time Great Britain is in- volved iu difficulties in Central America, Bouth America, South Africa, Northern | India and Bering Sea, with chances of a | stormburst in Egypt, in Armenia and in China. Riverside has already sent out 1200 car- loads of her golden oranges in exchange for golden dollars.from the Fast, and yet that is not half the crop at’ Riverside nor half the Eastern money that is aching to . repose in Riverside poc A Swiss engineer proposes to bore a tun- nel to the center of Mont Blanc and then cut a shaft through to the top and putin an elevator to carry tourists to the summit, thus givitg an American lift to- European travel. Every ‘Californian who produces any- thing for Eastern consumption is adding to the wealth of the State, and every Cali- forpian who buys.an'Eastern-made article when bé might get the same article of Cali- fornia manufacture is taking away from the wealth of the State. Two or three personsin San Francisco bave gone insane over the Lamont-Wil- liams murders; one shot himself in Golden Gate Park, and now a tramp in 8an Diego County, rendered morbid by prolonged . . #tady of the case, has been killed while re- * sisting arrest for baving assanlted a woman, —— The old Marquis of Queensberry has shown twice lately that there is a broad streak of manhood in him. .The first time was when be objected to one of his sons consorting with Oscar Wilde and the other was when he declired that be does not dis- approve, on principle, of his Amerjcan son’s marriage to a girl who is employed in a dancehouse. ——e— Nothing is more pathetic or instructive than the recéntly developed fact that the negroes who went from the Bourh to Mex- ico are unprosperbus,badly treated and anxious to return, and are being given money by the South for that purpose. This has been their experience whenever they left their old homes to settle as a com- munity in a strange place, nta Fe begin to | such a corporation and the massed use of a partof the earnings of itz members. | [tisa hint not only to the workingmen | but also to large employers of labor. Evi- | dently the latter would be benefiting them- 1 ves by promoting such a corporation | and employing its members, would be! strengthening a strong principle of seli-‘ government among those who need it | most, would be encouraging the entire | labor element to enter upon ways of thrift and industry, would weaken the dissatis- faction and lessen the poverty of the labor | element, and would be aiding in the de- | velopment of the natural resources of the | State. It seems to be a matter in which | both emplovers and employes should | manifest a deep interest. A BOSTON EXAMPLE. As a widespread belief prevails in this | country” that the American people prefer foreign goods to those of American make { and will never buy the home product as long as it is possible to get anything that | comes from abroad, it is pleasing to note | every evidence of a contrary tendency. Such evidence has been recently afforded | by the experience of a Boston firm and is important enough to merit the attention of | merchants all over the Union. According to the story as told by the Commercial Bulletin, the belief that con- | sumers prefer foreign goods has been so | strong in Boston that merchant tailors have been obliged to mark Hockanum goods as ‘“our latest importations from England,” and dry-goods merchants label Pacific mills dress goods ‘‘Haute Nou-|. .. spe question of road-making and into the one of benefits accruing from good highways. The Merchants’ Association of San Fran- | cisco has doue splendid work in cleaning | the streets, and has made only a beginning | which shall lead in time to decent pave- | ments. The hope of the City rests as much with these earnest and intelligent mer- chants as with any other thing vital to the welfare of the City. But they are unjustly | bearing an expense that should be shared | by all who are in sympathy with their | work, and it is sincerely hoped that those among us who are blessed with public spirit will come to their assistance. MADAGASOAR'S APPEAL, The CaLL has received several copies of the Madagascar News, accompanied by an earnest appeal from the editor, E. Under- wood Harvey, for American arbitration in the dispute between France and the people of that island. Madagascar is a far cry from the United States, and cannot by any possible: con- struction be brought under the application of the Monroe doctrine. The appeal, nevertheless, is one which may rightly engage our attention, inasmuch as the sub- ject involves the struggle of a weak people for the preservation of their independence against the aggression of astrong Euro- pean power. In addition, moreover, to this address to American sympathy for the weak and American sentiment in favor of local independence for every people capable of self-government, the appeal has the further effect of flattering our patriotic pride by demonstrating that our country is looked upon as the champion of justice and independence by the people of the remotest part of the world. Of course the appeal from so remote an island will receive no favorable response from our Government, and hardly any from our press. Neverthelessitis notalto- gether an unimportant event. The des- tiny of a nation is not always understood by its own people, nor is it wholly depend- ent upon them. The view which foreign- ers take of its influence and its force is therefore interesting as a sidelight upon the course which it may be destined to take as a result of outside pressure. The appeal from Madagascar shows that our influence is felt in lands of which we take little note, and that the effect of thatinflu- ence is to lead the smaller nations of the earth to look to us as the coming arbi- trator of the international disputes of the world and the defender of the rights of the weak all round the globe. Madagascar is certainly deserving of the independence she so ardently desires to maintain. The island is the fourth largest in the world, and contains a population of more than 4,000,000, The civilization is of a high order, the people are rapidly im- proving in education and industry, and the commerce, which is extensive, is largely in the hands of Americans. The French have no just claims to the island and are seeking to possess it only to carry outa veaute de Paris,” and with steady faces get | e cents g yard profit on fancy Barnaby | hams from foolish women who want | In | enunine imported Scotch plaids.” anice of this custom the firm of Shepard, Norwell & Co. have filled their windows on Winter street, Boston, with American up- bolstery goods, American prints, plisses and crepons, American ginghams, Ameri- can wool dress goods and American silks, | These goods are ail labeled “Made in America,” and they tell their own story. The result of the experiment is said to | bave been in every way satisfactory. The | enterprising firm has lost no customers, | but on the contrary has gained many, for | there are thousands of people who are } pleased with the pluck and courage shown by the firm in confronting the foolish pre- judice for foreign goods and boldly relying upon the patriotism and common-sense of the American people. An equal success could doubtless be ob- tained in 8an Francisco in the same way. There isa whole host of California goods sold under foreigr. or Eastern labels that ought to be sold as home products. The custom of giving them foreign labels works a double injury to the State. In the first place it encourages the foolish prejudice against home productions. In the second place as the goods sold undér the false title are generally our best wines and best fruits, foreign countries get a reputation { for producing better articles of this kind than California. and thereby the sale of | our goodsis injured even among people who have no prejudice against them. Certainly there never was a time in Cali- fornia more favorable for the undertaking of this much needed reform than right now. The merchants who will put Cali- fornia goods to the front will succeed in San Francisco as Shepard, Norwell & Co. bave succeeded in Boston. Everybody, except the foolish, is in favor of home products. A liberal patronage is sure to be extended to home-made articles as soon as they are placed conspicuously before consumers. The Boston example is worth imitating, and we commend it to our merchants, THE SUNDAY “(QALL.” found a fine literary pleasure in Captain Charles King’s story ‘“Fort Frayne,” which gives an accurate picture of Ameri- can military life and abounds in vivid de- seriptions and thrilling incidents. The chapters of the serial which will be pub- lishei to-morrow are prefaced by an epitome of the preceding events of the story, o that new readers can begin with that number and follow the narrative un- derstandingly. It isanovel which every one should read, for in addition to its in- terest as a romance it has a higher value in giving information concerning the services to the Nation which have been rendered by the brave men who have guarded the army posts and protected the settlers on the frontier. Another article of the highest historic Lincoln to General Meade immediately after the battle of Gettysburg, and conver- sations with Lincoln concerning them. Other articles of more than ordinary in- terest to be found in the Sunday CaLL are: An account of Antelope Valley, a descrip- tion of the finest collection of orchids in California and a charming study of frog life, under the title of ““Idyls of the Fields.” In addition to these and many other arti- | cles of interest to all classes of readers, the Sunday CALL contains all the news of the day, with particular reference to Pa- cific Coast industries and events, pertinent comment on topics of current importance and reviews of literature. science and art. The paper can be obtained from any news- | dealer and should be ordered by all who wish good reading for the day of rest. FOR BETTER HIGHWAYS. There is no better measure of a p&ple‘s pride, intelligence, thrift and prosperity than the condition of its roads and streets. Thus at San Jose, Los Angeles, Riverside and a few other places in California, where these gualities of the residents are conspic- uous in other ways, the roads and streets are models of perfection. InSan Francisco sracefully bad, being a neces- accompaniment of poor architecture, dilapidated houses, & lax moral sentiment and a corrupt City Government. That | grade of popular intelligence which fails to see in the maintenance of good roads and streets one of the wisest and most profita- le investments of public funds cannot be expected to conduct public business ona commendable plan or in mercantile and industrial affairs to pursue such a policy as will extend trade and develop local re- sources, These matters are simple and axiomatic. Traffic is conducted over rude and bar- barous highways at an enormous expense to production and consumption, The loss thus suffered represents an amount in dol- lars many times exceeding the interest on jingo colonial policy. The people of Mad- agascar, however, are apparently resolved to defend their independence at all haz- ards, and may yet succeed in forcing the civilized world to bring such a pressure upon France as to compel that country to submit her claims to the decision of im- partial arbitrators, in which case the TUnited States might have something tosay about it. - AROUND THE CORRIDORS. Harry H. Webb, & well-known mining man, Who has for several years been connected with the Belby Smelting Works, is the last man drafted from smong the best miners of this State by Cecil Rhodes through his chief engi- neer, John Hays Hammond. Mr. Webb, who starts in & few days for South Afri¢a, will re- ceive a salary of §15,000 a year. He isa gred- uste of the mining school of the State Univer- sity and of the Royal School of "Mines of Frei- berg. He will leave & host of friends in this City, where be is well known and very popular. Editor Moore of the Kern Standard wore an smused expression gs he commented on the Lord Sholto Douglas-Loretts Addis comedy at Bakersfield in the reading-room of the Occi- dentel Hotel yesteraay afternoon. “Why, my dear sir, Lord Douglas is no more insane than the friend who had him arrested,” said Mr. Moore. “You see, Easter Monday the British Club, of which the Lord is en sctive member, had & pony-race at the track, and the Lord came out away shead of the others. Im- mediately after the race Lord Douglas began | to celebrate his victory, and he didn’t let up till his convivial gaze rested upon Miss Loretta Addis. who does a sketch turn with her brother in & Bakersfleld variety thea- ter. When he beneld Miss Addis he concluded { £he was the fairest being on earth, and there- upon decided to marry her. The other British residents of Bakersfield resolved to save the young gentleman from himself, and with this in view had him arrested on a charge of insan- ity. They didn’t expect to convict, not much, but they accomplished their object. His Lord- ship will probably show extreme exhilaration hereafter, and Loretta will gain from the inci- dent considerable notoriety as the American skirt-dance artist who drew & real Englisn Lord to her feet.” PERSONAL. C. T. Hibbett of the navy is at the Palace. Dan Murphy of Sen Jose is at the Baldwin. H. J. Leigemeir of the navy is registered at the Palace. 3.7, Grinnell, a big rancher of Red Bluff,is an original investment in the constructi of good highways, plus the amount It quired to keep them in good order. Fol that matter it is more costly to keep badly made highway in order thana w made one. The loss from traffic conducted over bad highways comes in the form of a heavier outlay to provide strong horses and vehicles, a heavier wear on both these elements, a necessity for providing greater traction power and the consumption of more time. These matters are all so obvi- ous that the necessity for reducing them to a mathematical form has never been dreamed of. In addition to these might be mentioned the severe strain on the nerves and consequently the health of all persons who are forced to be in the neigh- bornood or to participate in the drawbacks and inconveniences of bad highways. But California in general and San Fran- cisco in particular are waking out of the nightmare-burdened sleep of bad high- ways, for the pressure of many circum- stances has been accumulating. A Bureau of Highways was created by the last Legis- lature, and the men whom Governor Budd pt the Russ, Dana Perkins, the State Librarian, s stopp: at the Grand. E Colonel J. H. Polk of Los Angeles is regis- red at the Palace. W.B. ToBey, a wealthy lumberman of Car- son, is at the Palace. & guest at the G A. G. Newcomer, & merchent of Palo Alto, ar- rived at the Russ yesterday. Isaac Diener, a prominent rancher from Red- ding, is stopping at the Russ. Sam M. Rucker of San Jose Was among yes- terday's arrivals at the Palace. Senator Thomas Flint Jr. of San Juan regis- tered at the Grand yesterday. Colonel J. E. Doolittle, the mining man, of Alta registered at the Palace yesterday. F.Sabichi, a big orange-grower of Los An- geles, is among yesterdey's arrivals at the Grend. F. L. Delano, owner of granite quarries at Lincoln, arrived in town yesterday and is stop- ping at the Lick. Sheriff A. L. Borgward came up with some prisoners for the State prison and registered at the Grand yesterday. George N. McLean has returned from Grass W. F. Peterson, a merchant of Sacramento, is | d, has appointed are superior men. Only a handful of money ($31,000) has been set apart for their use, and that is but a trifle | when it comes to building the main coun- try highways which the State so seriously needs; but the Commissioners have a E nobler and more arduous task to perform i than the building of roads—they can achieve the higher task in inducing the | various counties to build roads of their | own. That is to say, the main work of the Commissioners must be one of education. | As the governing bodies of towns, cities and counties represent the pride, intelli- gence and policy of those who elect them | to office, clearly the people must be ap- proached directly, and the best way to accomplish that end is through the press. Happily, the whole press of California is free from silurianism and is an advocate of good highways. The Bureau of High- | waye, therefore, can do no better than fur- { nish the press with appeals, suggestions | and instructions to the people, going fully Velley, where he is interested in mines, and is registered at the Lick. C. H. Phillips, & prominent land-owner and banker of San Lufs Obispo, came in yesterday and is stopping at the Palace. F. Levy, a leading merchant of Halfmoon Bay, and his family came to the city yesterday and registered at tne Lick. They are about to start for Europe. SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. Let California preserve her money by pre- serving her fruits.—San Jose Mercury. The expenditure of money by the Los An- geles flesta committee amounted to $26,000, donated by the people there, and competent authorities there figure that it resulted in the expenditure of over $400,000 in that eity, A good investment.—Santa Rosa Republican. When one stops to think of it Buffalo’s de- mand for the next National Republican Con- vention is pretty thoroughly annihilated by the following argument advanced by the Woodland Mail: “Buffalo gave us Grover, and hasn't yet apologized for it”” And even if it had apolo- gized there are some things that can never be forgotten or forgiven.—Fresno Republican. ‘With American beef shut out from nearly all the European countries it ought to be cheapar here at home instead of dearer, if there is any truth in the law of supply and demand. The Agricultural Department denies that the meat trust has had anything to do with recent ad- vances in the price of meat, but the preponder- ance of evidence is on the other side.—Los An- geles Times. ‘When Uncle Sam bought Alaska he got a bar- gain. The lease of the seal islands alone has yielded annually 4 per centon the purchase money. Besides this the gold mines produce a million Jollars a year, the salmon fisheries another million, besides large catches of cod- fish and halibut. All this trade, which in- creases annually, is tributary to San Francisco, and is carried on by Ban Franeisco capital.— Santa Cruz Record. Whoop up the plan for holding the next Na- tional Republican Convention in San Fran- cisco by all means. California is the home of patriotism, and the bird of freedom finds a home and eyrie on our mountain tops where the Lreezes whisper the spirit of liberty that nerved the heart of Tell and Winkelried. Hold the convention in the Sunset City, and Califor- nia’s generous and hospitable heart will see that the delegates representing the grand old party of the Union are treated royally, and that they will not have to go hunting around for decent-price hotel accommodations, as many of the delegates did at Chicagg and Min- neapolis.—Shasta Courier. PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT. s Maurice Boucher has finished his translation into French of all the songs found in Shake- speare's works, John H. Knowles, the sailor who lashed Ad- miral Farragut to the mast during the engage- ment in Mobile Bay, died at Annapolis recently. Hiram 8. Maxim, the inventor, says that New Englanders are the best mechanics in the world, and that the French are the best me- chanics in Europe. The real name of the noted whist eritic, “Pembridge,” is John Petch Hewby. He is 60 yearsof age, and his parents were stern Puri- tans, who never allowed a pack of cards to en- ter their house. The Lord Chief Justice of England,at Liver- pool assizes, said recently that he saw the diminution of drunkenness in Liverpool syn- chronized with the diminution of public-houses. King Humbert can broil e steak, grid a chop and do plain cooking just as well as he can run with the machine, couple up hose or pump at a fire. Indeed, his Majesty of Italy is & man of many talents, In his lecture before the students of Harvard, Herbert Beerbohm Tree, the English actor, strongly urged the establishment of & national theater as necessary to the highest develop- ment of dramatic art, The new Spanish Premier, Senor Canovas, is said to be the homeliest man and the most sarcastic orator in dadrid. The senor was the champion of theabolition of slavery in Spain and its dependencies, John Blondelle Burton, the English novelist, stands 6 feet 4 inches, and looks more like & big Life Guardsman than a writer.of romance. He has traveled widely, and bis first newspaper work was done in Baltimore. He married the daughter of a Philadelphian. UP TO DATE IDEAS. The conduit through which the conductors will run is like the cable conduit on Broadwsy. On each side of it at distances of 30 feet are soapstone pillars 1334 inches high and 8 inches square. No wireis to be used at all. In its place are 4}4-inch iron channel-bars running from pillar to pillar and resting on insulators. The pillars rest in cast-iron pedestals provided with sockets six inches deep and one inch larger in inside diameter than the pillars. The space then left is filled with sulphur. There is & manhole at each piliar, so that in case of any THE UNDERGROUND TROLLEY. trouble it will be possible to make instant re- pairs without intertering with the street. On each side of the conduits and outside of the pillars are five pipes running the entire length of the line, and in these the feed wires will be carried. The arrangements for the drainage of the conduits is believed to be perfect, says the New York Sun in describing the under- ground trolley to be used on the Lenox- avenue line in New York. The trolley itself which will be used on the cars is a five-eighth-inch steel bar provided at the lower end with outwardly pressing springs, which are secured to positive and negative contact shores. The trolieys are sttached to the car by crossbarsattached to the side frames of the wheel trucks. SUPPOSED TO BE HUMOROUS. tI_i;;u,l'n:ner—“'hen shall I call again with this il Owen Long—Suppose you wait until I return your call.—Philadelphia Inquirer. Jones—Here’s thet umbreila I borrowed from you yesterday. _ Brown—Great Scott! What's the matter with it ?—Town Topics. Customer—So you sell these watches at §5 each. It must cost that to make them. Jeweler—It does. Customer—Then how do you make any Jeweler—Repairing 'em.—New York Weekly. ‘Inever have to be called, mornings, now,” said Bolton Locke. “We have & cook lady who lights the kitchen fire with kerosene. She’ll blow herself up some day and I wouldn’t miss it for the world.”"—New York Journal. Bessie Footlights—I should like to show you my new dance, but there isn’t room for it here. Manager—Wait tillI move this table out of the way. Bessie Footlights—That won’t do any good; the ceiling is too low.—New York World. New York’s Greek church is not & very large affair, but by the selection of ushers of rare judgment they always manage to make room for the name of the pastor, Rev. Agathodores A. Pappageorgeopolis.—New York Recorder. Martini—They tell me you had & great time last night. I suppose you didn’t allow the others to do all the treating. Stoughton —It was about an even thing. They peid for the liquor, but the jokes were mostly at my expense.—Boston Transeript. When President Cleveland was fishing off Tarheel inlet his smack was overhauled by a Spanish guuboat, which insisted on prying into hLis can of worms, sampling his bait and borrowing a bite of tobacco from the rear ad- miral. No wonder Thurber drinks warm blood. —Minneapolis Journal. Captain—Sergeant, note down Private Gras- grun three days on bread and water for slov- enly turnout on parade. Sergeant— Beg pardon, captain, that won't make the slightest difference to him; he’s & vegetarian. Ceptain—What? Then put him for three days on mutton broth and beef.—German paper. FLOWERS WITHOLT LI, The Fioral Society’s Rose Show Promises to Be a Grand Success. Fine Exhibits Will Be Recelved From Nearly All of the Northern Counties. The committee of arrangements of the California State Floral Society’s rose show, hatt will be held in the Palace Hotel on May 2, 3 and 4, met yesterday and made final arrangements for the event. -The Maple and Marble halls in the hotel will be magnificently decorated with bamboo, ferns, palms and flowering plants. No bunting will be used. The decorations will be arranged by the members of the society, assisted by a well- known floral artist. Professor Smith stated that although there will be 3000 square feet of space there will be no room to spare. The exhibition promises to be the largest and finest ever given in this city, and nearly every variety of the rose and flowering plants of California will be displayed. The Half-million Club will be invited to attend, and it is believed the members will be as much impressed with the northern floral display as they were with those viewed in the south recently. The exhibitors at the rose show will be from Santa Clara, San Mateo, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Alameda, Sonoma, Napa, Marin, Mendocino and San Francisco counties. Other counties will be heard from within a few days. The arrange- ment of the tables for the flowers has re- ceived speocial attention. In the maple room there are four large tables ineach corner, and in the center there are three large diamond-shaped ta- bles. In this room musical entertainments will be given every evenin% The window and stage decorations will be a part of the exhibition. In the marble hall will be sixteen long tables, with one round and two oblong tables in the center. Across the end of the hall will be a large, wide table upon which a magnificent and artist- ically arranged exhibit will be displayed. The walls and windows from the floor to the ceiling will be beautifully decorated. It was decided that the rose show should be open from 10 A. M to 5 P. M. and from 7:30 P. M. to 11 P. M. All of the exhibits will be in place on the day before the show opens. The musical programme is not yet com- Ele(e, but the tollowing well-known artists ave volunteered their services, which have been accepted: Dr. Thomas Hill, Al- Fhonu Hirsch, Professor Ferrar’s Mando- in Club, Mrs. Alista Shed Laugstroth, Miss Helene 'Nle!sen, Miss Henriette Grother- well, Mrs. R. 8. Lamotte, Miss Charlotte Gruenha%an Miss Josephine Sistermans, A. Harold Kayton, Miss Mira Merriman, Miss Florence Doane, Mrs. Gertrude Judd, Miss Gerda Wismar, Miss Alice R.lymond of Oakland and Chester Packard. e ———— Lafayette Square. The Suprema Court has deniea a rehearing in the case of Delaney against the City, involy- ing the title to a portion of Lafayette square. Two blocks yet remain under a cloud, but under this decision the blocks bounded by Octavia and Laguna, Sacramento and Wash- ington streets are now freed from litigation. ———————— TuE greatest adepts in culinary art are particular to use the Royal Baking Pow- der only, and the authors of the most pop- ular cook-books and the teachers of the successful cooking schools, with whom the best results are imperative, are careful to impress their readers and pupils with the importance of its exclusive employment, HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. An Encouraging Outlook for Marketing This Season’s Fruit Crop. FROM ORCHARDS. REPORTS In Several Localities Frult Trees Have Been Badly Damaged by Frosts. An interesting meeting of the State Hor- ticultural Rociety was held yesterday, at which was discussed the outlook for mar- keting California fresh and dried fruits during the coming season. Reports were received from the members on the condi- tion of the orchards in various parts u!v the State. The Capri fig is now being re from Smyrna at Mr. Roeding’s pla Fresno. Quarantine Officer Craw stated that fig insects or flies which carry the pollen to other fig trees are received in these figs and doing well. A.7T. Hawch, who has orchards in Bolano, Tehama, Alameda, Contra Costa and Butte coun- ties, stated that the apricot and almond crops were badly damaged by the frosts. The cherry crop is light. B. F. Walton of Yuba City reported that an unknown dis- ease had destroyed the pear crop, and at one orchard not” over 50 boxes would be harvested, where 5000 were gathered last year. 3 : E. A. Gammon of Sacramento stated that in his locality the apricot and pear crop would be light. G.P. Rexford of Tulare reported that the ‘frosts of ‘two weeks ago bad destroyed all the young fruit in the Jower lands, but the foothill ‘orchards were not injured. Howard Overacker Jr. of Alameda said that while some sections of that county were in good bearing other Eiaces were poor. Professor Arnold of BantaClara said that the cherry crop would be light, but the other fruits were promis- ing. Professor H. Weinstock of Sacramento ! read an interesting paper upon the general | outlook for the sale of California dried and | fresh fruits this season in which he said: | “To my mind the outlook is unusunal hopeful and encouraging, and, unless t unexpected takes place, the season o i should be the most profitable one to all concerned in the industry.” Hereviewed at | length the causes of last year failureson the part of producers to secure returns for | their labor, and asserted that most of these ‘} obstructions had been or would be re- moved this year. He concluded by say- ing: ! From all that has been stated it can readily | be seen how much more favorable are pros- | pective conditions than have been the condi- ‘ tions in the recent past. While the fancy | Frices which prevailed years ago for California ruits in Eastern markets need never again be | looked for, because of the increased quantities to be mearketed, yet there is every reason to believe, owing to the improved conditions, that the increased shipments of the comin season are likely to yield reasonable and living prices, prices such as should make the fresh | frult business of California profitable enough | to compensate for all the energy and eapital | and intelligent effort that have been applied | to its development. 1 A long discussion followed on selling | fresh fruits in Eastern markets by auction, | and the sentiment of the society was that | the producers should combine against the | Eastern middle-menand jobbers who have combined to secure fruit at their own prices. It was decided that the next meeting of the societly should be beld in Yuba City on the last Friday in May. Various county horticultural societies ‘will be invited to | participate. B. F. Walton, H. P. Staples and R. C. Kells will be the committee on arrangements. Papers on the manipula- tion of dried fruits, drying and processing of fruits and thinning fruits will be rea by B. F. Walton, Ralph Hersey, F. M. Righter, Frank H. Buck and A. T. Hatch. The subject for the June meeting in San Francisco will be the ‘“Proper Gradingand Packing of Fruits.” Resolutions deplor- ing the Governor’s failure to sign the bill appropriating $20,000 for the use of the orticultural Commission were passed. CIVIC FEDERATION. Action to Compel the Authorities to Enforce the Ordinance Regard- ing Car Guards. The executive board of the Civic Federa- tion, at a special meeting held Thursday evening in the offices of George T. Gaden at 819 Market street, decided that the city ordinance requiring the street railways to equip their cars with suitable guards shall be enforced. The board has retained an attorney and he is now preparing the necessary papers for an appeal to the courts. The matter has been brought to the attention of the Grand Jury, but unless immediate action is taken by that body the federation will proceed on’its own re- sponsibility. The membersof the execu- tive board declined to state whether their action will take the form of suits against the railroads or mandamus proceedings to compel Chief Crowley to take action in the premises. They say, however, that both methods were discussed last night and that a definite decision was reached. Their suits, if filea at all, will be filed not later than Monday or Tuesday of next week. The board also discussed the action of the “‘solid eight”” in the Board of Supervi- sors regarding the Church-street franchise, and unanimously adopted resolutions con- ,000,000 in silver in the banks, in the fi?;iud States sub-treasury and Mint and in general circulation in San Francisco. When this Jarge sum is not sufficient for the transaction of business where silver is used, it is evidence to his mind that trade and business in this locality are becoming more active. He regards the demand as an indication of better times in the near future. Mr. Barnett states that the ontéznn of the mines is larger sofar this year than usual. \SERVE A Postmaster and Justice of the Peace Whe Does the Railroad’s Work. et 8§ THREE MASTERS. The dry routine of a trial was enlivened | in the United States Circuit Court yester- day. Judge Hawley of Nevada was on the | bench and Charles O. Clark was on the | witness-stand. D. M. Delmas of Delmas & | Ehortridge was cross-examining, and in | consequence Clark told more about his various employments than he ever in- tended doing He told Mr Delmas that he was the kiyou County. The mail, be said, passed throv and on occasions he was ro peaceful slumbers 1o & swain who ng vime. of hours sfter He was also Jus he Peace and as sueh heard the trivi disputes that arose in the village gave di ons to the best of his knowledge and ability. But this was not Besides being postmaster | and Justice of the Pezoe Mr. Clark was also & Southern Pacific detective, and that | was the point on which ne got into trounle | with Attorney Delmas. | ~The suit on trial was that of John O, Welsh vs. the Southern Pacific Railroad | Company. The plaintiff’s property was | burned by sparks from the defendant's | locomotive. His dwelling-house, store, machine-shop, lumber-yard and lodging- house were consumed, and he was prac tically ruined. The original suit was | brought in Siskiyou County, but at the | instance of the Southern Pacific Company | it was removed to San Francisco. The | testimony put in went to show_that Clark, | while acting as Postmaster and Justice ol | the Peace of the town in question, was \rea]]y an agent of the Southern Pacific. | He gathered in the witnesses, gave them assces to San Francisco, marshaled them ere and saw tnat they were ready to goon the stand when called. He was the right bower of the railroad attorney and at the same time was drawing a salary from the TUnited States as Postmaster and another from the county as Justice of the Peace, while in reality all his time has been spent in getting witnesses together for the South- 1 liv | ern Pacific. As a number of the jurors wanted to get off next Monday morning, Judee Hawley adjourned court until 2 p. M., the 29t inst. —————— Y. M. 1. Entertainment, An entertainment and social to be given by Borromean Council No. 129, Young Men’s In- stitute, at Mission Opers Hall next Sunday racting & good deal of attention i . On this occasion the mem- 129 will produce for the first time a one-act farce entitled ‘Justice.”” The lines are | considered very clever by those who have eard them in rehearsal, and the many amus- ing situations will contribute to the success of the piece. A social dance will follow. B Bacox Printing Company, 508 Clay strest. ————— PLAIN mixed candies, 10¢ 1b. Townsend's.* e e . GEo. W. MONTEITH, law offices ki i WINE-DRINKING people are healthy. M. & K, . Mohns & Keltenbach. 29 Mkt.* | wines, 5ca gla: ! s S Barry’s Star. Durrant or Gibson—which? The Brown- | Herron Controversy. Baldwin's Depravity. In- famy Rebuked. How to Increase Population.* | . When a gunpowder lighter comes along- side a shi]; all fires are put out. Matches are carefully stowed away, the cook sus- pends operations, pipes are extinguished, and the heavy chests are carried on board by hand. BILIOUSNESS is caused by torpidity or inaction of the liver. As a liver regulator and stimulant Hood’s Pills are unequaled. They act without griping or causing pain, promptly and efliciently. e REMOVE the causes that make your hair lifeless and gray with PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM. HINDERCORNS, the best cure for corns, 15 cents. - THROAT DISEASEs commence with a Coughy Cold or Sore Throat. “Brown's Bronchial Troches" give immediate and sure relief, — AFTER 8 sleepless night use Dr. Siegert’s Angos- tura Bitters to tone up your system. All druggists. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY Thos. Magee & Sons, REAL ESTATE AGENTS And Publishers “Real Estate Circular.” REMOVED TO 4 Montgomery Street, UN'OY TRUST BUILDISG, CORYER MARKET. NEW PROPERTY. Rents £100; $12,500; store property; Howard ] st., r. Tenth, Rents $75; #8500; Hyde st., bet. Pine and Call- fornia: 3-story new butlding. 32,750; rents $250: NE. cor. on Pine st.; cov- R i B 5300: 114x80; N'W. cor. Sanchez and Duncan, 2 > 2 tavia st.. west side, nr. Filbert: 26x85: $1175, demning that action and calling on the 5577)}');' xseox“usa;nh'w. cor. Sanchez and T:mtr Grand Jury to impeach the members who | eighth sts. y voted to grant the franchise. A copy of | #3500—Neat cottage; 7 rooms, bath and modern the resolutions was left at Foreman Gagan’s place of business last night. The full text of the resolutions will be found in another column. COLONISTS COMING. Many People in the Eastern States Who Desire to Settle im California. Many letters of inquiry are being re- ceived this year by the California State Board of Trade from people who desire in- formation concerning California, with a view of settling in this State. Secretary Filcher is kept busy answering the inqui- ries and sending California literature to the ey all of th early all of the writers are in the East- ern and Middle States, and all claim to have enough means to care for themselyes when they reach this coast. More letters of this character have been ;‘ecexved this spring than at any time be- ore. Among the more recent ones was a letter from F.J.8mith of Stanton, Nebr., who stated that he t.aa: been appointed by a colony of 150 families to findp a location for them in California. The colony is com- posed of farmers, stockmen, merchants and mechanics, all Eood citizens. Mr. Smith asserted that the colony has cast a favorable eye upon Inyo County, and if the reports of that locdlity are favorable the colonists will probably move into the mountain county, SIGNS OF BETTER TIMES. An Increased Demand at the Mint for Small Gold and Silver Money. Chief Clerk Barnett at the Mint says that there is an increased demand on the part of the public for the issuing of five- dollar gold pieces and small silver from 50 cents down. This demand is made not only through the banks, but by private citizens. Mr. Barnett states that there is conveniences; lot 50xil4: Hill st., bet. Chu and Sanchez; fine view: 1 block from electric-ca: 2 lc‘-znoo—nuncm st., bet. Sanchez ahd Noei 80X Sutter-st, busimess property, near Kearny; 54:6x 120 to rear street, and solid brick bullding: will b sold low. INVESTMENTS AND BUSINESS PROP- ERTY, $50,000 AND OVER. 3 $50,000; rents $333—3-story brick bullding and large fot, 81x137:6; downtown property. Kearny-st. corner: paying $600 a month. : Rents $400; $75,000—Busu-st. investment: large 1ot and brick building. 2 Sutter-st. business, lot 54:9x127:8: nr. Stockton. Polk-st. corner: rents $305; 68x102: in the heart of Polk-st. business: $56.000. Third st.: rents §385; $70,000; solid bullding in stores and rooms. 3 Elegant_residence; fine view of bay: N. side Washington st., near Central ave.: 32 feet fronty fine 2-story and attic bome; 13 rooms. 2 baths and all modern conveniences; house finished in hara wood; $12,500. O birvelt st., near Jones; 22x68:9 and house of ; $7800. °E“:;‘:‘;: $7500: Pine st,, near Stockton; 34:6x 77:6 and 2-story house; 12 roomsand modern con- ‘veniences. Make offer—Vallejo and Octavia; corner: 25x 112:6 and very comfortable residence of 8 rooms and every convenience: fine view: §10,500. Grove st., N. side, bet. Frankiln and Gough; tory, in two tenements; $5250. Cheap, $4500; cottege and large lot, 50x120 to rear st.;_Hermann, bet. Fillmore and Steiner; one and a half blocks from Haight-st. cable-cars. Treat ave., W. side, bet. 234 and 24th sts., and ottage 5 roomsand bath; 26x100; near cable-ca) only $2300. CORNER LOTS, ALL KINDS, TO $10,000. NE. cor. Clay and Baker, 56x105; both streets bggmlnlud and artificial stone sidewalk laidy 81500 Pine and Buchanan, NW. corner, 55x81:3: both streets sewered and Pine ét. bituminized: $10, Make offer; Grove and Lyoo corner; 37:6x100; aesirable for residence or business. Cheap; reduced to 87500 Pavific ave. an: d_To- cust st.. fronting on the Presidio; 118x137:6; view cannot be shut off. Polk and Filbert, SE. corner; 25x100: $3250; Polk st. now being cut through; cable line wi then be extended_ 2 Cheap corner, 87:6x100; $2400; SW. cor. Scra- mento and Maple; cable line passes. Cheap; $2500; SW. cor. Castro and 16th: 30x 100; fine view. Corner, 35:6x100; $3100: cor. Fillmore and Fil- bert: stone blocks on Fillmore and Filbert st. sowered; a very desirable cheap corner. x(,(i’x:oenwlch and Octavia: SW. corner; 25x100; Reduced to $4500; N'W. cor. 234 and Vieksburg ";fi.ufll;c:lss'fnm' -u:ylguhm -r.roetzun order. cor. Poin anc aves.; 25:4x100; cheap; only $1500. '