The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 8, 1895, Page 6

6 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 18Y5. CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprietor. = RIPTION RATES—Postage Free: Sunday CALL, six months, by mall unday CaLL, three months, by mail 1.50 d Sunday ¢ ne month, by mail 0 BUSINESS OFFICE: 710 Market Street. Telephone..... ....Main—1868 Telephone ....Maln—1874 BRANCH OFFICES: 550 Montgomery street, corner Clay; open until £:30 o'clock. . 356 Haves strect : open until 9:30 o'clock. rkin street; open until 9:30 o'clock. W. corper Sixteenth and Mission streets; open o'clock. Mission street; open until 9 o'clock. 116 Ninth street; open until 9 o'clock. OAKLAND OFFICE: 908 Broadway. EASTERN OFFICE: Prcific States Advertising Bureau, Rhinelander building, Rose and Duane streets, New York City. THE SUMMER MONTHS. Are you going to the country ona vacation ? If £0, 1t 18 1o trouble for us to forward THE CALL to Four address. iss it Do not let it miss you for you will Orders given to the carrier, or left at , 710 Market street, will receive 8, 1805 THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. e It may be counted a busy and profitable day that finds a new juror for the Durrant case. The Durrant case has discovered an ex- traordinary prevalence of deafness in the community. In selecting its name the Half-million Club did not count on stupidity to judge its purposes. The Hawaiian President is saia to be writing 2 book entitled “Whiskery Tales of the Dolorous Isles.” The Horr and Harvey debate broke out again on Tuesday, but we are promised that it was the last spasm. They may call Bland “Silver Dick” if they choose, but after his triumph in Mis- souri Richard is himself sgain. If the goldbugs really believed that the silver movement is dying they would let it alone and talk of sometbing else, Sporadic conventions of silver Demo- crats in the South can hardly hope to change the yellow hue of Gray Gables. If the Grand Jury will read Judge Slack’s ision on the case agaimnst the Solid nt, it will see an opportunity before it. Cleveland would only accept a third term in case of an emergency, but he is trying his worst to make one, and to make it bad. Persia is becoming civilized, for she has had a bread riotand a military mainte- nance of the dignity of the law just like Europe. The Defender has now won enough vic- tories over the Vigilant to convince even the most conservative that the centerboard must go. The expediency of preserving the won- derful features of its topography is a qu tion that San Francisco should seriously consider. Every day at Camp Roache is one of profit to the grangers, and the course of instruction promises to be a benefit to the whole State. The wind that blew the tent off Buf- falo Bill's Wild West show in Oswego, simply added another feature to the realism of the plains. As those who were recently called rebels and insurgents in Cuba are now spoken of as patriots the grip of the Spanisk bit must be relaxing. It will probably soon become a guestion whether there 1s a sufficient number of thin-legged men in the country to stem the knickerbocker tide. In its march through the Democratic ranks of the South silver has a sorry time dodging the stones that Cleveland and Carlisle keep shying at it. The Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Asso- ciation should be incorporated by all means. It has the fight spirit, and ought to have a permanent body. The Democratic majority of the Rail- road Commission are maintaining asilence that roars and thunders threateningly at the industries of the State. In measuring his influence in Missouri against that of Cleveland “Silver Dick” Bland should not overlook the efficacy of watermelons and navy tobacco. It is a significant fact that those who organize expeditions in aid of the Cuban revolution sre no longer called filibusters, but members of patriotic expeditions. It is hardly surprising that Vice-Presi- dent Stevenson (of whose existence we are pleased to be reminded) finds it advisable to seek the cooling influence of Muir Glacier. It is hinted that a good many citizens Jeave their consciences at home when they sally forth to be examined as to their qualifications to serve as jurymen in Judge Murphy’s court. Santa Rosa has a right to be proud of her new High School building, for there are many larger and wealthier cities in the State that are far behind her in this form of educational equipment. EENE S The fact that the negroes of Chicago raised 100 volunteers to fight the Italian miners at Spring Valley while they could raise only-§20 to pay expenses affords another proof that men are more willing to raise Cain than coin. One of the surest signs of the revival of prosperity is to be found in the fact that the real estate sales of the City for the first six months of the year amounted to $8,904,173, being $1,000,000 ahead of those of any similar period since 1892. The periodical literature of Masonry has been enriched by the establishment at Seattle of 2 new monthly, The Pacific Mason, under the editorship of E. B. Wishaar, It isto be devoted to the interests of the fraternity within the jurisdiction of Alaska, Washington, British Columbia, Oregon, Montana, [daho and Nevada. The first number contains portraits of several leading men in the order, and gives promise of & useinl and profitable careers r JUDGE SLACK'S DEOCISION. The decision of Judge Slack in the mat- ter of the accusation brought against the Solid Eight, charging them with malfeas- ance in office and praying for their re- moval therefrom, relegates the matter to the Grand Jury, and if it be good law puts an end to the case in its present form. Itis to be noted that Judge Slack does not pass upon the main question at issue, nor attempt to construe that portion of the statute of 1893, the violation of which would amount clearly to malfeasance in office. In that portion of the decision in which it is intimated that the Board of Su- pervisors may ignore the applicant fora street railroad franchise, it would seem that Judge Slack arrived at a conclusion with a degree of haste which pre- cludes the idea of matured delibera- tion, and which is mnot a very logical deducticn from the reading of the whole statute. It is certain beyond dis- pute that the Board of Supervisors must award franchises to the highest bidder and that they have no discretion in that re- spect. It therefore should appear quite plain that if the Board of Supervisors are not permitted to indulge in any discretion between bidders, they are equally pre- vented the exercise oi such discretion be- tween applicants for railroad franchises. If it were otherwise the rejected applicant might still become the owner of the fran- chise by being the successful bidfler. If the decision of Judge Slack had been the result of a more mature deliberation, the logic and consistency of this view would doubless have induced him to arrive at a different result with respect to that branch of the case. So far as Judge Slack’s decision rele- gates the subject to the Grand Jury it is not very material at present to consider whether his views would stand the test of an appeal or not. A Grand Jury is at present in session. It has been selected while the mistakes and shortcomings of the Grand Jury which was its immediate predecessor are fresh in the public mind. It has been especially enjoined that its duty is to act in the finding of indictments for such offenses as come within its scope and are brought to its attention. The offense of the Solid Eight has been brought to the attention of the Grand Jury, and the court decides that it is an offense over which the Grand Jury has especial juris- diction. There is a growing belief in the minds of men that the Grand Jury system is a fail- ure and that Grand Jury sessions are an expensive farce. Here isan opportunity for the present Grand Jury to vindicate the institution and to show to the public that there are times when its usefuiness justi- fies its existence. Let the Grand Jury take up this charge against the Rolid Eight. Let them consider it seriously, honestly ana fearlessly. Let them lay an accusation before the proper court setting forth the particular official wrongdoing of the Solid Eight. Such a procedure will bring the matter before the courts in the exact way which Judge Slack has intimated to be the proper one, and leave it there to be decided whether the facts constitute malfeasance in office as defined by the statute of 1893. We repeat that the Grand Jury should do this as a two-fold duty to the law under which they act, and to the people of the City of 8an Francisco. It is imperative that the question whether the statute of 1893 means something or means nothing should be given a judicial test. AN IMPLACABLE MONOPOLY. We call the attention of the State Rail- road Commission to the fact that the official bulletin of the American Phar- maceutical Association in announcing the arrangements made for the forty-third an- nual meeting of the association, which is to be opened in Denver on the 14th of this month, says: “We shall then have half rates from prac- tically every point in the United States and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains. It is with regret that the committee an- nounce their utter failure to get any con- cessions for our brethren on the Pacific Coast. The people of that section are bound hand and foot by the most brutal and implacable monopoly that ever cursed our common country.” It is not to the grievance of the Phar- maceutical Association that we call the at- tention of the commission. That would be useless. The commission having no authority to regulate interstate rates is, of course, powerless to redress this particular wrong. We desire, however, that the com- mission should take notice of the fact that this bulletin, asserting that California is “bound hand and foot by the most im- placable monopoly that ever cursed our common country,” is circulated far and wide throughout the United States and Canada, and will be very potent in form- ing the judgment of people concerning the inaustrial and commercial conditions of the State. The Railroad Commission will readily understand that it is greatiy to the disad- vantage of the State to have public opinion in the East concerning California founded on such statements as that contained in the bulletin. Men of capital and energy, with sufficient intelligence to employ them wisely, will not seek to establish business in a territory where the people are ‘‘bound hand and foot by an implacable monop- oly.” That opinion of California must be dissipated, and it requires very little con- sideration to see that only the Railroad Commission can effectually dissipate it. All forms of declamatory contradiction or denunciation of the bulletin will be vain, for the world knows the statement is true; but the Railroad Commission can take action that will refute it at once by liberat- ing the people from the grasp of monopoly. The majority of the commission has on record a most solemn pledge made to the people that they would do justice to the industries and the commerce of the State by making an average reduction of 25 per cent in the freight rates of the Southern Pacific Railroad. For seven months they have been in office, and for seven months they have done nothing. They have drawn their salaries, but the shippers of the State have drawn no profit from their services. ‘There is now made upon them the point- blank demand that they keep their pledges and get to work. The people of California are tired of being pointed out as a com- munity “bound hand and foot by an im- placable monopoly,” and have a right to look to their well-paid Commissioners for relief. OONCERNING OONTOURS, Few of the present residents of the City have heard the old history of the plan upon which the streets as they exist were laid out, but in view of the activity re- cently developed in extending streets through unsettled hilly regions it may be well to recall it and make some suggestions for the future. According to this old account two con- flicting parties in the municipal govern- ment contended each for its own plan in projecting the streets. One, the Philadel- phia party, demanded the rigid rectangu- Jar system distinctively characteristic of their city, and the other, the New York party, saw in the hilly configuration of hhe peninsula 8 superb opportunity for picturesque effects by establishing a sys- tem of curved and winding streets follow- ing the contours and ascending the steep elevations by easy grades. The cast-iron plan of Philadelphia prevailed, and it was this that afterward made the cable system possible. The cable has served a most useful pur- pose in the development of the City, but itis rapidly becoming obsolete and will soon be seen only on grades too steep for electric lines. When it comes to that the development of the troliey points to the time when by one device or another it may be made to supplant the cable on any grade. All this opens up an exceedingly inter- esting question. This is, should we here- after make straight streets in the hilly re- gions of the City which at present are un- developed, or should we again raise the question of contours and winding ways? The hardships, to say nothing else, of the rectangular system are already being felt in the Potrero, where owners of unsettled and therefore unproductive property are assessed heavily for the expense of cutting through the hills. This is only the begin- ning of their hardships. The cutting leaves their lots on high banks, which have to be cut down to the grade of the street. Inad- dition to this the refractory rock of which the hills are constituted has to be chiseled into channels for sewer and other pipe ser- vice. The trolley takes to curves much more kindly than does the cable, and so far as it is concerned the reduction of hills is un- necessary. If easy grades are established by following contours all vehicles drawn by horses can use them. Hence the neces- sity for the cutting down of eminences doesnot seem to exist. 1f it be argued, however, that such a pro- cedure has its good reasons, it cannot be denied that the preservation of the hills may possess an advantage. It thus be- comes a matter of weighing one considera- tion against the other. In this process it 18 proper to take into account the enor- mous expense of cutting and the severe hardships which accompany it. It bappens that no other city of conse- quence in America has a hilly topography, and that no other in the world has so pe- culiar and attractive a topography as San Francisco. From the lofty eminences which abound in the City the most won- derful views are to be had. The finest, most picturesque and most traveled drives on the peninsula are the winding roads, like McDowell avenue and the Corbett road, which follow the contours of the hills on easy grades. More than that, the tendency of home-makers among the well- to-do is to seek as high eminences as they can find which are convenient to streetcar lines. Further, a winding road has charms and graces impossible to a rectangular system of streets. These are merely suggestions, to be con- sidered in the extension of streets through the hilly regions of the City. San Fran- cisco will have lost much of its glory when its noble hills are cut down. A FORLORN HOPE. The statemenf. of Senator Hill that “if Democrats intend to continue in business in New York State we must nominate a Western man for President,” is only an- other of the many evidences that the fac- tions of the party in that State are hope- lessly divided and that neither Whitney nor any one else who has had any part in the local fights for or against Tammany can unite the party sufficiently to poll its full vote in the Presidential election. When the situation is studied from the standpoint of New York it seems clear enough that the Senator is right in urging his party to look to the West for a candi- date, but when the standpoint is trans- ferred to the West and the search for a candidate begins, it is seen that the situa- tion there is about the same as in New York. Hill was not happy in selecting ‘William R.Morrison as the coming leader. Morrison has been a leader in the party faction fights of Illinois and any attempt to advance him would as surely divide the party in the West as the advancement of Hill himself would divide it in the East. The nomination of Morrison would be the triumph of the extreme free-trade wing of the party, and while it might therefore be of advantage to the country in giving to the people & chance to crush out that faction in our politics by the defeat of one of its foremost leaders, it is not at all likely that such a chance will be given. The free-traders are in fact discredited at the present time even in their own party, and to put Morrison forward would be simply to provoke a split in the party ranks and encourage desertion. The fortunes of the Democratic party are indeed desperate, Not even in the South does it present an unbroken front on a single issue of importance before the country. Itisin factdoubtful if Hill him- self was really seeking to promote, har- mony in the party when he suggested Mor- rison’s name for the Presidency. It is more tban likely that he was inspired mainly by a desire to head off the move- ment in the party toward Whitney. The Cleveland faction has been steadily build- ing up a sentiment in the gold wing of the party favorable to Whitney, and it be- hooves the Tammany leaders to start a counter movement if they would retain any prestige in the party ranks. If Hill had in view the object of causing a diver- sion from the administration candidate when he put forward the name of Morri- son it may prove to have been a wise move, but if he had any real desire to promote the success of his party it can hardly be accounted wise. To nominate one of the rankest free-traders in the country at a time when free trade is utterly discredited with the people by the disastrous experi- ence of the last two years would be a for- lorn hope indeed. In factthe party might just as well commit sunicide at once, GOLD BONDS IN OHIO. A new and important point in the con- troversy over the silver question has been raised in the East by the decision of Chief Justice Minshall of the Supreme Court of Ohio affirming it to be unlawful for a municipal corporation to contract that its debts shall be paid exclusively in gold. The statement of facts in the case is thus given by the Chicago Inter Ocean : The trustees of the sinking fund of the city of Cincinnati are anxious to refund a 4 per cent interest-bearing debt of $3,000,000. A syndicate of capitalists are ready to furnish money for the refunding on a basis of 3.65 per cent, provided that the new bonds shall be made payable, principal and interest, in gold. The trustees are about to accept the offer of the syndicate when certain citizens pray for an injunction in restraint of obligation to pay in gold only. The Common Pleas Court rules that the trustees are empowered to enter into such obligation ; the plaintiffs appeal to the Circuit Court and the decree in Common Pleas is overruled. The trustees now appeal to the Supreme Court, and by it the ruling of the Circuit Court issustained. Thus, in so far as the highest court of Ohio can determine, it is made unlawful for a public body to discrim- inate between silver and gold. As the decree wasissued in vacation time the argument upon which the deci- sion was based has not been made public, and it is not clear, therefore, upon what ground it rests. It has, however, created considerable discussion in the Easf, and the publication of the full text of the deci- sion, which will take place in September, is awaited with interest. While it is not likely to have any effect in California, the argument may apply to many Eastern States, and if so the bimetallists will be much encouraged in their contest against the money power, which has been so ag- gressive in its fight to have all public debts payable solely in gold. " ROME NOT TO BE SOLD. AN INJUSTICE TO ITALIAN PATRIOTISM. The Ezaminer of Sunday, in the first column of its first page, reproduces a cablegram from London, signed by the well-known Press cor- respondent, Ballard Smith. According to that cablegram several rich Catholics of Spain, France, Austria and Eng- land will form a syndicate to purchase from Italy iis capital, the city of Rome, those philanthropists of a novel type believing that such a bargain is possible, as the present finan- cial condition of Italy threatens tolead the nation into bankruptey, thus menacing the peace of Europe, as the people, overburdened with taxes, will naturally throw the country into anarchism. 1f the character of the newspaper reproducing such news was not enough serious as to exclude all doubts of its authenticity, we would con- sidel;' that cablegram as a canard of the worst nd. The bankruptey of Italy is an abominable falsehood that does not deserve refutation. Two years ago_ the financial condition of the nation was bad indeed, but the situa- tion has improved = gradually and to-day its bonds are very little be- low par, the discount not being'higher than it is in Austria, and much lower than in Spain. On the bourse of France the Italian consoli- dated 4 per cents are selling to-day at 90 to 91, while the Spanish bonds, 4 per cént, are down 10 67 or 68. Beiore talking of buying Rome the Spanish grandees will do well to chase the wolf out of their own home. We do not deny that our country is overbur- dened with all sort of taxations, but the Italian people accept and support the situation with patriotic firmness, knowing that such enormous sacrifices are needed to guard and defend the country from the rapacity of its neighbors. 1f Italy profuses and wastes its resources in maintaining a large army and navy itis be- cause other powers, restléss and aggressive in their unbounded ambition, have forced her to enter and to stay in the Triple Alliance. We allude to the Franco-Russian much-talked-of alliance. The comic part of the cablegram is, how- ever, the supposed purchase of the Italian capifal. Inour peninsula such news will be ridiculed by everybody, but in foreign lands many will believe itand swallow it. Well it is to them that we direct these few words, fully convinced of interpreting in the matter the sentimentof the Italians at home and abroad. Should our country be on the verge of its ruin, not a stone of Rome, not an inch of the Italien soil would be sold; not even the most modest of the thousandsand thousands of art treasures with which our glorious capital is endowed cannot be taken away at any price. The Vatican itself, while it is occupied by the Pope and his court, hes been declared a na- tional monument, and as such it is the property of the Italian people. This many foreigners do not know, not even Mr. Ballard' Smith and those who have published the famous cable- gram commiserating the precarious condition of Italy,as did, for instance, the Franeco-Cali- fornien of this City. To burst this soap-bubble suffice tosay that the Italian Parliament has lately adopted an act making the 20th of September, the date in which Rome became the natural capital of the Ttalian ungdum, a national holiday.—San Francisco L'Italia. ORATOR HOLBROOK BLINN. A FOURTH OF JULY SPEECH THAT PLEASED THE ALASKANS. The Alaska Searchlight, in its current issue, devotes considerable space to a description of the Fourth of July celebration which took place in the town of Juneau on July 4. Mrs. Louis Auzerais’ company of actors being in the city on that date, Holbrook Blinm, as one of the star members of the company of visitors, was called upon todeliver the oration in honor of Independence dey. In the course of his re- marks Mr. Blinn observed modestly that he wished his part of the exercises had been a smaller one, as he feared be might not be able 1o do the subject justice. The speaker referred in eloquent terms to the war of 1776 and those immediately following and to the original Puritan colonists of America, who, fleeing from the moral slavery of the old country, estab- fi:{hed for themselves a new and a tree order of ings. Mr’f Blinn continued: “With the birth—even with the conception—of the United States of America a broad, liberal principle came. The Policy of amicable relation to sister nations, of defense without offense, of reciprocity later, of maritime alliance in the future, the Monroe doetrine of protection to our neighboring, struggling republics (which policy America has recently, during the Bluefields trouble, trembled over, fearing that the stamina which prompted it was dead), the stern principles of finance inaugurated by the pioneer Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton.” In conclusion Mr. Blinn said: “Most of all must we rejoice to-day in the fact that in so short a time our relations with all nations, even our former combatants, have become so warm. No nation is more secure, fearless in an unarmed strength, rich in charity toward the nations of the earth than we are, and let us in our hearts hope to bring about, and let our deeds tend to perfect this sweet alliance, 50 that the Nation will goon and on building and learning, and in this way show to the shades of those early mighty ones that their deeds were wise, their works well done, and that the union of the States of America isa more glorious success than they ever pictured in their dreams. Then our children’s c¢hildren end all those to come inthe course of time need never regret, but_may ever rejoice in and honor with richer and warmer weicome each return of the Fourth of July.” Speaking of Mr. Blinn’s oration the Alaska Mining Record says: ‘“He delivered such an oration as would do justice uglon any platform in our Union,” The Alaska News, in an edi- torial, calls his specch “A masferly eflort, clean-cut and free from the piatitudes of she spread-eagle stump speaker.” SENSIBLE RAILROAD ORDER. Buperintendent Bertolet of the main line division of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail- road, says the New York Fourth Estate, has issued an order that hereafter the news agents on trains, instead of first endeavoring to sell magazines, soclety novels, fruit. chewing gum, ete., must {ake the daily newspapers through the cars before offering the passengers any- thing else. The superintendent charges that | heretofore the dnll‘;e papers have been about the last thing that passengers have had & chance of purchasing. OPINIONS OF EDITORS. There is no gquestion but what the patron- 1zing of home products would be increased by systematic advertising. More people would buy home products if they knew where they could be procured and at what cost. The newspapers have been of great assistance in increasing the trade in home products, yet few manufacturers advertise their wares or prop- erly assist the movement, which is of more direct profit to them than to those who have inaugurated and pushed the home product idea so successfully.—Tacoma (Wash.) Union. If the people of California would organize themselves into a Common-sense Association there would be no need of the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association. It is not only the consumers that should join the suggested as- soclation, but the manufacturers should be leading members, Sell as good articles at es low a price, and California merchants will naturally buy their supplies here. Then the consumers would have to use home products whether they wished or not.—Mariposa Gazette. It is better for the country to have white men end women working for Chinamen at going wages than to have Chinamen working for whitemen. In the first instance the wages remaln here, while in the other event they go, in a great measure, to the Flowery Kingdom.— Marysville Appeal. The National debt increased $38,435,938 during the month of July. Thisin the face of a reductiop of $147,000 in the pension-roll speaks well for a Democratic administration. What a legacy we are laying up for our chil- dren.—Salt Lake St From 1866 to 1893, inclusive, a protective tariff gave an average yearly surplus of $65,- 000,000. Since then the Democratic tariff has given a deficiency of $56,314,155 8 year.—San Jose Mercury. Bome people are kickers because they do not have enough originality to build up. It takes brains to build a beautiful house, but a fool can tear it down.—Lemoore Leader. Don’t stop harvesting io talk politics, though both are important. Harvesting depends on the season, and politics we bave always with Us~Hanford Remograte AROUND THE CORRIDORS. “Let me think,” soliloquized S. N. Rucker, ex-Mayor of San Jose, while talking to some friends in the Palace grill-room last night. “I just had a good story on the end of my tongue when that waiter asked me if I wanted a ten- derloin rare or medium. ON, yes, here itis. I was up in Nevada about ten years agoand stopped over at Carson. It was during the legislative session and there was an English tourist by the name of Osborn stopping at the Arlington Hotel. He formed an acquaintance with our party and spent a great deal of his spare time explaining to us that he was a great traveler and a dead-game sport. He delighted in telling how fur he would go to see a prize- SAMUEL N. RUCKER REVERTS TO NEVADA. [Sketched from life for the *“Call” by Nankivell.] fignt, and how willing he would be to forego a good dinner just to ses a few rounds of a good fistic mill. That seemed to be his hobby, and we prepared to have some fun with him. “I must explain to you, however, that at the time of the occurrence there were six deaf- mutes from Elko who were in Carson from the deaf and dumb asylum for the purpose of ap- pearing before & committee of the Legisiature appointed for the purpose of investigating the progress of the students. “These students were being driven all over the city to all points of interest by an old stage- driver named Barney McCaffery, who, by the way, was a very jocular individual, ready at any and all times to enter into & good joke. “We engaged him to drive up in front of the hotel about 8 o’clock in the evening and an- nounce that the bus was about to leave for the prize-fight in Genoa, & small town in the ad- jolning county. Well, we got everything in readiness, and about 6 o’clock we invited Osborn to go to a full-dress theater party,and instructed bim to meet us in tront of the hotel promptly at 8. = ‘‘He was there. Caffery. “iAil aboard for the prize-fight in Genoe,’ bawled the driver, and straightway Osborn, dressed in his best suit of clothes, made fora seat. His apologies to us were hurried, and as soon as he got in McCaffery whirled away. Osborn, as soon as he got his breath, turned to the mute next to him and began to make in- quiries. He was not answered. He turned to the next and encountered silence there also. “From those two speechless receptions he went to others and finally appealed to the driver for information, which was almost as meager as that he had secured from the mutes. “Finally McCaffery told him the fight was to- morrow evening and that it would take all night and part of the next day to get there. “At this juncture the mutes began to work the sign of language with their fingers and Osborn suddenly tumbled to himself. He rose up in & great rage and deneunced the entire State. After he had blasphemed everybody in Nevada he climbed out of the busend walked back to Carson, & distance of two miles. The next day he took the train and left for parts unknown.” Ho Tung, who came over from Hongkong on the Pekingand with his wife and niece isstay- ing at the Palace, says that he is not apt to carry back with him a very exalted idea of San Fran- cisco tradespeople if he meets with many such experiences as he had the other day. Ho Tung, in Hongkong, is a wealthy merchant, and his high standing there is indi- cated by the fact that he isa J. P. in that Brit- ish colony. All business done by the exporting bouses there with the Chinese is done through compradores. Ho Tung, in this capacity, acts for the great firm of Jardine, Matheson & Co. It is & position of trust and responsibility. Ho Tung is as courteous a gentleman as may be met anywhere, with a commanding presence and pleasing manners. His English is perfect. The other day, walking along Kearny street, he came to & well-known candy-store, and as he thought it might be a place to bring his wife and niece occasionally, he went in to investi- gate. “I went up to one of the young ladies at the counter,” he said, “and said that I would like to get a drink, She seemed to hesitate, and then called a man—the manager, I suppose. He came up, and on my repeating my desire to him, he very grufly said that I could not get one. Iasked bim why, and he said that it was too late, and that the place was closed. I asked when they closed. ‘Six o’clock,’ he said. It was then just after 6. I asked him what their hours were. Without replying, he turned and walked away. His manner and language were altogether very insulting. “This was all surprising and mortifying to me. Then I saw a man go up to the cashier’s place in front and buy a ticket from the young lady. Iwentto her and telling her what had oc- curred said that I would like her to explain what was the matter. She was very polite and told me the reason, which is simply thatIam & Chinaman. 4 “J should like to know if I may expect such treatment everywhere. It would have been terribly mortifying if I had brought my ladies with me. Cannot your people distinguish be- tween the coolies and gentlemen? Just im- agine how you would feel and avhat you would think if you should receive such, treatment in Hongk ong? “Will it be impossible for me to take my ladies with me to any shops without meeting such rebuffs? “Ho Tung was told that while there was a pre judice against Chinamen generally here e would be apt to meet with courteous treai ment in most places. ) A PAPER THAT IS READ, Not the number of papers disposed of, but the number bought ana read, is the thing that concerns the advertisér. Guessing-contest coupons and cyclopedia checks may inflate by thousands the temporary sale of & newspaper, but the advertiser who pays increased rates therefor is, to speak plainly, a victim of bunko. The waste-basket is always a gainer and the man who wins the prize, perhaps, butin no dom‘ the advertiser.—Editorial in Newspaper- m. THE CALL has no snap coupons, guessing con- tests, encvelopedia checks norany of the nickel- in-the-slot devices to sell extra papers for out- side purposes. All the papers issued from this fice are to bous-fide subscribers who read, o THE CALL is a great Itisa Qret-class vortising modtum, | s So was the bus and Mr. Me- OUT-OF-TOWN PERSONALS. Bachelor, Lake County, Aug. 5.—Late arrivals at Saratoga Springs are: N. Lund, F. Y. Ship- pee, H. B. Higby, L. C. Byce, F.T.Nelson, J.H. Barker, F. M. Mason, Mrs. O. T. Barker, J. E. Connell, S, H. Grigsby, Mr. and Mrs. D. S Davis, Colonel C. L. Waliace, U. S. A, T.J. Veach, D. J. Paddock, Mrs. Stewart and family, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Maguire, Mrs. L. A. Curley, Miss R. L. Colgrove, E. Stewart, J. Kirby, A. M. Reynolds, C. T. Griner, F. Coles, T. R. Crowley, 3. J. McKean, Fred Westphall, C. E. Mason, r. and Mrs. F. M, Wagner, Mr. and Mrs. M. McDonough, S. H. Quigley, D. L. Cook, Maud Cook, Miss Fox, Nelly Curtis, C. B. Johnson, F. G. Woodard, G. A. Speck, E. Nagle, W. T. Whittan, Mr.and Mrs. H. D. Boggs, Mrs. J. H. Trauer and son, B. White, W. H. Quinn, Winnie Worthen, Mrs.’ M. G. Lee, Charles F. Clark, Archie Plerce, Miss Jenuie Feeny, T. Quigley, J. Wilcoxson, Miss H. Wilcoxson, Miss A. Austin, | Helen Lee Clark, Mrs. C. F. Doyle, George G. | Foster, Thomas . Doyle, Harry P. Carlton, R. J. Hudson, Percy D. Gaskill, W. H. Whitton, P. H. Bernald and sons, E. N gle, Colonel C. L. Wallace, F. Woodard, P, Thomas, George Speck, Mr: . Wade, C. B. Johuson, Mrs. J. ade, Mi emie Curtis, Mrs. McCade, J. A. Soldote, Mrs. Feeney, Mrs. ‘A. Gibbs, Bim An- derson, Miss Mollie’ Feeney, Miss M. Feeney, Dr. Russell H. Cook, Mrs. A. 'Tncell, Arthur In- cell, Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs, H. 0. Weiro and wife, A.G. Meyers and wite, J. Creig, wife and child, party, A- Al kins. | | | | | | Mrs. Manning, Mr. Wafson and | Heeser, A. D. Thomson, W. F. Hopl | Ontario, Cal., Aug. 7.—There has been & general exodus during the past week, most of | the social'world having left to spend the sum- mer at the beach. Among those who are en- joying life at the seashore are the following: Long Beach—C. Langenstien and family, J. P. Roberson and family, M. V. McQuigg and family, Rev. E. A. Healy and family. A. J. Wailace and family, M. B. Fassett and family, Rev, Walpert and family, H. K. Shield an family, Mrs. Brier and children, Mrs. Sourwin and son, Mrs, Slater and son, W, T. Leeke and family, Mr. and Mrs. Tobias, Vert Phillips, Miss Lizzie ‘Hersey, J. B. Draper, Miss Cora Dyar, George Bestey and family and R. B. Kirch- hoffer. Santa Barbara—Mr. and Mrs. H. Phillips, Mr. and . A. Peddington, Mr. . A. A. Peddington, Mr. and Mrs. Bert, .'and_Mrs. John Gerry, Mr. an Mrs, J. W. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Hardy, Mr. and Mrs. C. Hooker, Miss Benson, Miss Knox, Miss Monroe, Miss Agnew, Mr. and_Mrs. Rasor, Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Morse, Mrs. E. B. Jordan, Mrs. Lyon, Mrs. Falconer, Mrs, Jennie Holmes, Mrs, W. A Hallowell Sr. and R. Vandergriit, J. M. Leach, A.J. Bailey, W. S. Bates and C. P. Hardy, Catalina Island—Mr. and Mrs. Gar- gan, Mr. and_Mrs. D. S. Norton, Mrs. A. L. King, Mrs. F. W. Wilding and J. 8. King. Santa Moniea—H. B. Wilson and family, Dr, Tremper and family, Mrs. N. J. McFarland and familyand Miss Eva Stewart. Anderson Springs, Aug. 6.—At a social dance given at Anderson Springs by the Fifth In- fantry Regiment band of Oakland, among those present were: G. H. Richardson, Fred Devall, Frank O'Connell, Ed Whitehead, John Cruft Jr., Leon Reynolds, E. Cleary, Mrs. Cieary, Mrs. Kreyenhagen, Miss Vernon Shinn, Jrs. James McGibney, Mrs. P. J; Leary, R. Mc- Knight, S. S. Hildreth, W. Winkle, "Aug Bruecker, Chris Rasmussen, John Thode, William Germs, William Garms Jr., Thomas W. Doyle, Mrs. C. F. Doyle, Mrs: L. Taaffe, Mrs. Oliver, Mrs. William Spiers, Miss Spiers, Miss Ella Guill, James Spiers, Mr%. L. Schwartz, J. J. Newkirk, 'Miss Mary Fltzsimmons, Mrs. J. D Swartz, J. Spiers, J. J. Hnghes Jr., E. W. Schwartz, Miss Emma Hennan, Miss Eva Mc- Kinley, Miss Ada McKinley, Miss Lillian Mc- Kinley, Miss Mary McKiniey, Charles McKin- ley, George McKinley, Mrs. L. . Patrican, Miss Jennie Patrican. El Paso de Robles, Cal, Aug. 5.—Among those registered at Paso Robles are Henry Mil- ler Mirrett, C.H, Shinn, R. H. Loughead, Mrs. A.Samuels, W.Griswold, J. A, Beresteen, A. Wilson, Thomas Young, E. Graves, J. P. Burns, Robert L. Ferral, Edward Mife, C. E. Dolphin, L. P. Cottle, A. Roose, Mrs. A. Roose, George Maxing, James T.Smith, T. A. Brown, M. Jones, A.R. Brown and wife, Miss V. Turner, Miss Maggie Turner, H. W. Brown, C.W. McKee, Mrs, E. Mills, Miss Quigley, H. H. Eatle, J. B. Lautk, M. Dressen and wiie, B. J. Doyle, C. H. Gordon, George T. Baugh, . i Bassett, . M. Ferguson, F. K. Green, Miss A. Wafer, Miss Laura Bride Powers, H. L. Martin, Mrs. E. G. Dodge, D. D. Mahoney, Dr. Dennis C. Knight, Mrs. E. T. White and daughter, Mrs. Jane Wil liams, Miss Williams, James Arnoid and fam- , Samuel Rucker, Mrs. W. A. Brown and fam- {ly, James R. Robblus. Mrs. E. Black, Miss May ack. Capitola, Cal, Aug. 7.—Following are the recent arrivals at Hotel Capitola: Mrs. M. Morris, Miss R. L. Towne, Santa Cruz; Mrs. George Homas, Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. Millard Morse, Mrs. Augusta B. Smith, J. B. Dyer, H. J. Ewing, San Jose; Mr. and Mrs. George H. Rounday, E. Van Alstiare, Sacramento; Dr. W. Doyle, Dr. A. H. Bailey, Santa Cruz; A. Barker, Mrs. A. Barker, Mrs. C. Page, Miss M. Page, San Jose; Miss Laura Hart, Mrs. B. E. Bartholomew, Stockton; Jeff Doohng, Jack Wright, T. T. Townsend, Martin Kelley, J. P. Sanchez, E. J. Kelley, Owen W. Evans, M Kelley, Hollister; H. Plummer, Capitola; W. R. Nash, Soquel: Mr. R. Madary, Martin Madary, Mrs. M. R. Madary, Fresno; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lampson, Vevay, Ind. Chico, Cal., Aug. 7.—Hon. George C. Perkins and Captain Goodall of San Francisco are in town and went up to their mines this morning. D. G. Dennison, A. J. Foster and Mr. Hulse of San Francisco are in Chico. Colonel Park Hen- shaw, A.L.Nichols, W. F. Peacock and John Sims have gone to the mountains on a hunting and fishing trip. Trustee Swain and Grant Allinger left for Trinity ‘County this morning on a summer vacation. Frank Waterland went to San Francisco this morning. R. N. Williams of Stockton is in the city. Mrs. Stevens of Vacaville is visiting friends in Chico. Mr. Van Swerenger left for San Francisco this morning. Miss Merfield has gone to Sau Fran- cisco. Mrs. B. B, Baker is visiting her daugh- ter in Colusa. Santa Cruz, Cal, Aug. 6.—Among the late arrivals at Hotel Capitola are: Mrs. E. R. Deckelman, R. H. Davis, H. A. Mallay, R. J. Manakee, Mrs. Milton G. Hart, Mrs. Joe Goodell, Miss D. G. Porter, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. McDowell, Miss Olive McDowell, Mrs. J. G. Enright, 8. C. D. Lameter, H. W. Warren, E. M. Plercy, D. E. Chapman, C. D. Chapman, 8. A. Barker, Rev. Geore &:‘.Agun‘l Walk, George Edward Walk Jr., ailey, Mrs. S. C. Brown, Mr. and Mrs, William H. Hammond, son and daughter. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. HoreL MAN'S RiGHT—J. T., City. The law of this State says that hotel men shall have a lien on the baggage or other property of their guests, boarders or lodgers, for the proper charges due from such guests, boarders or lodgers for their accommodation, board and lodging and room rent and such extras as are furnished at their request, with the right to the possession of such baggage or other prop- erty of value until such charges are paid. ‘Whenever any trunk, carpet bag, valise, bun- dle or other baggage has heretoiore come into the_possession of the keeper of any hotel as such and has remained unclaimed for a period of six months, he may smceed to sell the same by public auction, and out of the proceeds of the sale retain the cbargos for storage, if any, and the expenses of advertising the sale thereof; but no such sale shall be made until notice nh-il have }weeln Fxhushed four times, onee a week successively, in a paper in the place where the hotel Iapsifi“ep;,bg:‘&e‘: aper published in a place nearest to the hotel. he balance, if any, is to be paid into the treas- ury of the county, unlessclaimed within a year by the dwner of the property or his legal heirs. SAILING DISTANCES—M. G., City. The sailing distance around the Horn to San Francisco is 15,660 miles. The distance from New York to Hongkong around the Cape of Good Hope is 15,300 miles. These are the distances traveled by sailing vessels, BITUMEN PAVEMENTS—J. W. R., City. The only restriction to the use of bitumen pave- ment {n any part of the City and County of San Francisco is that it shall n{)t be la?d ?mys':reets where there is over 8 per cent grade. SPEED OF CARS—H. @., City. The speed of the cable-cars of this City is limited by ordinance to eight miles per hour. The speed of the sev- eral cable lines of this en and eight miles an honr.cuy e BUSINESS COLLEGES—H. G., City. The Pacific Business College of this City decided to go out :él})d\f‘l‘l:eu upt X:hgl first of this year. The dcon- oW g e ot Ap:- i eald’s College occurred on — PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PROMINENT PEOPLE. The King of Greece is highly accomplished, speaking twelve languages. Harry Wright, now chief of the National League umpires, is thinking about writinga book of reminiscences of baseball. The Mexican President, Porfirio Diaz, goes duck hunting once a year, but apart from this brief annual outing he has not left the City of Mexico for seven years. The work of the Spanish dramatist, Jose Echegary, has begun to attract attention out- ide of his own land. Two of his plays have been translated into English, “Mariana” and “Lhe Sop of Don Juan.® PERSONAL. Dr. George J. Lucas of Oroville is at the Grand. F. G. Menefee, an attorney of Santa Cruz, is at the Lick. G. R. Seidell, & merchant from Stony Ford, iy at the Russ. M. Dinkelspiel, & merchant of Suisun, is stays ing at the Grand. . Prine, a lumbernian of Monterey, is staye ing at the Grand. R. C. Terry, & vineyardist of Clayton, is a guest at the Lick. J. H. Hagerty, a merchant of Sacramento, i3 staying at the Russ. Judge J. E. Prewett of Auburn registered at the Grand yesterday. J. Burchell, a merchant of Gilroy, registered yesterday at the Russ. Thomas Quinn, Sheriff of Storey County, Nevada, is at the Russ. Joseph Ball, a large land-owner from the Big Trees, is & guest at the Russ. J. M. C. Jasper, a big hop-grower of Wheat« land, is & guest at the Grand. A. McDonald, & mining man of Shasta County, is staying at the Lick. Dr. J. W. Jesse of Santa Rosa Wwas one of yes- terday’s arrivals at the Grand. Fred Cox, a cpitalist and politician of Sacra« mento, is & guest at the Grand. G. McM. Ross, a mining man from Iron Mountain, is at the Oceidental. M. 8. Sayre, an attorney of Lakeport, was one of yesterday’s arrivals at the Lick. D. J. Holden, a bridge contractor of Wood« land, registered at the Lick yesterday. Frank H. Buck, a big fruit-grower of Vaca wville, and his family are at the Palace. E. Cumenge, & mining engineer representing French capital, is a guest at the Palace. F. G. Yancy, 8 merchent of Newman, came into town yesterday and put up at the Lick. Dr. N. Sposoti, a pioneer physician of Stock« ton, came down yesterday and put up at the Grand. H. C. Bragdon, a leading merchant of Salt Lake, and Mrs. Bragdon, are guests at the Cali- fornia. Hon. Gotth. Haist of Virginia City is in the City visiting some of his old Comstock ac- quaintances. Richard White of the Sulphur Banks Quick- silver Mining Company of Lake County is staying at the Lick. W. M. Pierce, foreman of the Hale & Norcross mine, has arrived with his family from the Comstock and is at the Russ. W. J. €oombs, Government director of the Union Pacific Railway, went to the Yosemite ‘Valley yesterday with his family. Ed. Leake, State Commissioner of Public Works, and Engineers J. R. Price and M. H, Nurse are in the City. They have just coms pleted an examination of Petaluma Creek channel. To-day they will leave the City for Sacramento, and next week resume work in the San Joaquin Valley. - CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug.7.—Arri vals to-day were: San Francisco—W. H. Hall, Murray Hill; T. H. Ryan, Imperial; Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Stone, Miss Stone, St. James; G. Abramson, Broadway Central; J. Cissely and G. J. Clark, Cosmopoli- tan. Sacramento—P. E. Platt, Astor. Los An. eles—J. A. Farnsworth, Mariborough. Sen Prego—T. K. Burnham, Westminster. SALT LAKE, UTAH, Aug. 7.—At the Knuts« ford: George E. Howe, Vernon Waldron and F. M. Avery, of San Francisco. At the Walk: E. R. Berg, A. A. Kan, of S8an Francisco; C. McBride, Lincoln, and J. Milton of Wheatland, HUMOR OF THE HOUR. She—0, gracious! My Trilby is Svemgalied. He—What? She—My foot’s asleep.—Philadelpita Record, “No,"” said the girl to the wrong young man, “my new dress won’t be finished in time, and mamma doesn’t wantme to go,anyway. I'm 8o sorry. Besides, I'm going with Mr. Jones.”"— New York Record. “‘How is it with that man?” clergyman, reaching a climax. And the retired umpire, dozing in the back pew, started up suddenly and replied: ‘‘Safa on third.”—Albany Argus, shouted the gogd4 DELICIOUS **chew mallows.” Towensend's. * . BacoN Printing Company, 508 Clay streat. * ——————— 3000 patrons attest that Dr. Eady’s method of extracting teeth has no equal. No pain, no danger, no aiter effect. 822 Geary street. * Lmieobenney Duck Dresses, navy blue dots.. .1 50 Duck Dresses, light stripes... .o . 150 Pique Dresses, white with colored stripes 2 00 Heavy Duck Dresses, solid shades......... 3 00 Kelly & Licbes' Cloak-House, 120 Kearny st, * e E. MARTIN & Co., the liguor merchants, are at 411 Market street. The fact that their res moval has not resulted in the loss of any of their old patronsis the best evidence of fair and honest dealing. The high standard of their ‘wines and liquors has long been known. ————— Ocean Excursions. Steamship Pomona, to Santa Cruz and Mon« terey, leaves Saturdays, 4 . M., due back Mon- days, 5 . 3. Ticket office, 4 New Montgomery street. —————— Minnie—Then do you really think Jack cares for me? Maggie—I am sure of it. His eyes followed your every movement last night. Minnie (alarmed)—Gracious! Do you really think he saw all I ate for supper?—London Tits Bits. —————— Fouts Translating Power Wheel. G. 8. Fouts has constructed a wheel for the transmission of power, thatis the most wonders ful of recent inventions. It 1s utilized to save power in elevating sand, quartz and water. At least 75 per cent of exs pense and 100 per cent of power previously wasted by inferfor machinery is now saved. It can be adjusted to any angle desired, from & l&\:mre to any degree of turn for mill use. One wheel will run three or four elevators in differs ent directions, as sawdust, shingle and slab carriers. Mr. ¥outs offers $100 to any one throwing the cable from the driving-wheel. Mining men and capitalists should see the machine at 309 Folsom street 10 to 12 A..x. and 1:30 to 4 P. M. *We are ruined,” said the devoted husband, mopping his haggard brow. «I don’t know but what I am glad of it,” saia the devoted wife. ‘‘At last I ean move in sphere of society where I will not be afraid '} express my real opinion of Wagner and the 0ld masters.”’—Cincinnati Enquirer. Hoon's Sarsaparilla has a record of remarkabla cures never equalea by any other preparation. In the severest cases of scrofula it has been successful after much other treatment failed. Dr. StEGERT'S Angostura Bitters is known all over the world as the great regulator of the di- gestive organs. * “FROM THE LOWEST LEVEL” A STORY OF MINING LIFE IN CALIFORNIA. By J. H. WyrHE JR. Tae Cary has secured the right to pub. lish this charming story in serial form, and the first chapter will aypear next Saturday. It is customary to publish such contribu- tions in the Sunday edition of Tre Carr, but the author has ccnscientious scruples against having any of his productions pub- lished in the Sunday edition of any paper, and in deference to his convictions Trr Carz has agreed to print this story in th Saturday issues only, beginning next Sat. urday. Tue Cart devotes a great deal of attention to excellent articles )n Western Themes by AVestern men and Western women, ’ R ]