The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 17, 1895, Page 6

‘THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1895. CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES—Postage Free: Ppafly and Sunday CALT, one week, by carrier.§0.15 Daily and Euniday CALL, one year, by mail... 6.00 CALL, six months, by mail 3.00 ‘ALL, three months, by mall 1.50 Daily and Sunday one month, by mail .50 Eunday CALL, one year, by mall 1.50 WEEKLY CALL, one year, by mail. 1.50 BUSINESS OFFICE: 710 Market Street. Telephone... <eveeeeane. Maln—1868 EDITORIAL ROOMS: 517 Clay Street. Telephone. ... .over coeereen Maln—1874 BRANCH OFFICES: 520 Montgomery street, corner Clay; open until 9:30 o'clock. 339 Hayes street: open until §:30 o'clock. 717 Larkin street: open until 9:30 o'clock. SW. corner Sixteenth and Mission streets; open ootil 9 o'clock. 2618 Mission street; open until 9 o'clock. 116 Ninth street; open until 9 o'clock. OAKLAND OFFICE: 808 Broadway. EASTERN OFFICE: Pacific States Advertising Buresu, Rhinelander building, Rose and Duane streets, New York City. THE SUMMER MONTHS. Are you going to the country on & wvacation * If ¥0, it is no trouble for us Lo forward THE CALL to youraddress., Do not let 1t miss you for you will miss it. Orders given to the carrier, or left at Business Office, 710 Market street, will receive prompt attention. SATURDAY THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. Democracy seems to be very tired indeed of Grover. People who scatter are always liable to be scattered. The way to win in any fight is to stick to winning issues. » The Mechanics’ Fair opens up as a big inducement for everybody to come to town. A railroad corporation is not in itself an offense, but it becomes offensive when it violates the law. It is a very cold day for Cleveland when he does not get & roast from some Demo- cratic mass-meeting. ‘When the Valley railroad gets through the San Joaquin it must make tracks both ways to reach both oceans. By sticking to the issues of specific wrongs the fight against the monopoly can be won for the people and the law. Commissioner Clark may know how he is going to jump, but he had better look ahead and see where he is going to land. The “love feast” in the Republican con- vention in Maryland was a good offset to the Gormandizing convention of Democ- racy. The Railroad Commission is now on trial for its life, and if it does not show good cause for existing the people will soon put an end to it. ey The next Democratic National Conven- tion will give the country one of the most thrilling Kilkenny-cat fights ever seen on any platform. Lower grain rates will be but a poor offering to a people who ask for reasonable rates of ‘transportation for all the prod- ucts of the State. According to the dispatches from Cuba the Spaniards are winning all the victories, but the Cubans are marching on and taking all the towns. ‘We may not get our new Postoffice dur- ing this generation, but we are offered the solace- of an immediate visit from the supervising architect. Salisbury has shown his diplomatic training in asking Parliament to pungle up the coin he wants before he makes a showdown of his policy. The silver convention at Washington promised a great deal, but we must re- member that they were Democratic poli- ticians who did the prom It is about time for John Sherman to take notice that his name is being associ- ated with that of Cleveland a little too often for the good of his reputation. The Market-street Railway Company de- serves credit when it does right and the public will commend the order forbidding the employes of the company to. buy or sell lottery tickets. Single-standard men who are always in- sisting that silver cannot bhe kept at a par- ity will please take notice of the request of Senator Jones that they put gold on a parity with something. The Queen’s message was just long encugh to tell the Commons that if they would vote the money bills promptly they might go home again before the grouse- shooting season is over. The Republican member of the Board of Railroad Commissioners must remember that he is bound just as much as his Dem- ocratic colleagues to perform’ his duties and guard the welfare of the people. The proposed scenic. railroad up Mount Tamalpais will literally fill ‘a long-felt want. The mecuntain top should be one of the great pleasure grounds of the City and as easy of access as the skill of man can make it. The attitude of the Board of Equaliza- tion inraising’ the assessment of counties and the attitude of the same board in as- sessing the property of railroads would make good subjects for.an artist who likes to paint striking contrasts. The statement of D. 0. Mills that there “‘is not much agitation of the silver quee- tion in the East” is perhaps the heaviest slam at the Horr and Harvey debate on record, but, ail the same, ‘Mr. Mills should have explained what hé meant by “much agitation.” 5 In undertaking a complete classification of roses, thie State Flaral Society'has en- gaged in a difficult and frying work, but the results of its successful accomplish- ment will “be beneficial in many ways and well repay the labor and study required to perform it. 3 . The exhibit of materials and ‘methods employed in street work to be made by the Merchants’ Association at the Mechanics’ Fair will probably be of more advantage to the City than any other single exhibit at the exposition; and it is pleasing to note that while there will be samples of almost every material used for street-paving nearly all of them will be products of bome industry. ; 3 “THE OALL'S" NEW HOME. In other columns of this issue will be found a fine illustration and full descrip- tion of THE CALL'S new home at the south- west corner of Market and Third streets. A house built of steel and marble, towering 100 feet above the other tall buildings of the City and treated with a skill that exhausts the resources of architecture in strength, beauty and convenience, will be the most conspicuous and ornamental feature of the City. In beginning this great undertaking Cleus Spreckels is giving further evidence of the spirit of enterprise which led him to conceive and inaugurate the Valley rail- road and buy numerous choice properties on Market street for the purpose of im- proving them with splendid structures. 1n the construction of these Louses, includ- ing the magnificent Catr building, the material is to be of California production. This means not only the development of California industries on a very large scale and the keeping of the money at home, but also the furnishing of employment to hundreds of men in many ways. Mr. Spreckels is thus setting an ex- ample of enterprise and of faith in the future of California and San Francisco that should serve as an inspiration to all other wealthy citizens. Particularly should the property-owners on Third street show their appreciation of the good which will accrue to them. from Mr. Spreckels’ enterprise and assist him in making this great thoroughfare what it should be. Tue Cart believes that it will receive the generons congratulations of * the whole State upon the assured prospect of its hav< ing the handsomest and most perfectly appointedd newspaper quarters in. the world, not excepting the splendid housing enjoyved by some of the great papers of New York. THE MAIN ISSUES. There is danger that in-the -present movement to - purify the .politics of the City ‘and -‘remove-the iron hand of the Southern Pacific from the industries of the State there will be an overlooking ‘of the main issues involved and a diversion; of activity into less profitable channels. That is a danger which always attends reform movements, and it is ttie part of wisdom to avoid it. These are the main issues, and they should be. kept constantly in mind: Reduction of transportation rates. Preventing the seizure of the streets in violation of the law. Removal of the railroad track from the park. Construction of the Valley road. These, taken all together, mean, first, that the ability of the Sonthern Pacific Com-~ pany to use publio officers as its tools in securing streets and other public places for railway lines without warrant of law and to the damage of public interests should be destroyed, and, second, that all the avail- able means for securing the prosperity of the State by the establishment of equitable transportation rates should be employed. The scandal brought upon San Francisco by the Solid Bight of the Board of Bupervisors is so notorious that it requires no discussion here. It is sufficient to urge that this be kept in mind as a vital matter and that steps should be taken to exter- minate the evil. If the Solid Eight were made answerable to the lawone great cause of complaint against the Southern Pacific would be removed. The matter of reducing transportation rates may be approached in two different ways. - Ore is to compel the Railroad Com- mission to perform its plain, sworn and much-needed duty and the other is to en- courage the construction of ovposition lines. The principal one of these now before the peopte is the Valley road. Clearly it will have many advantages over | the Southern Pacific and offers the strong- est kind of hope that it will restore the prosperity of the San Joaquin Valley. What its ultimate purposes are with refer- ence to overland competition no one knows, probably not even the directors themselves; butno independent overland line is likely to be constructed except with such a beginning as that Which the Valley road has made. Without reference to that, it will bring an immediate benefit a3 a local line, It is a recognition of this fact and the exercise of aid in its construc- tion that a great benefit is evident. Another excellent way of securing a re- duction of rates is to compel the Railroac Commission to do its duty. The recent earnest protest against the negligence of that body should be supported by an active movement of the whole people which shall prove irresistible. Whatever the other grievances against the Southern Pacific, they can be taken care of after the main fight has been made and won. And in all the steps that may be taken to that end nothing but temper- ance and wisdom should prevail. The best way to punish the Southern Pacific 18 to bring it under the ‘Jaw and in align- ment with ‘the industrial needs of the State. 1f properly managed it would be the greatest and most: beneficent of the agencies which might be employed for the upbuilding of the State.: Anything like bitterness or a spirit of unfairness or the magnifying of comparatively unimportant grievances to the obscuration of thase which are vital will only keep at a dis- tance that calm and just support which wise and strong men are more than willing to lend. ? OLOUDING LAND TITLES. Every now and . then some enterprising person unearths from the old records of forgotten years some apparent irregularity attending the ancient loose methods of dealing with landed properties, and uses it asa ground for a suit to oust the present owners. San - Francisco particalarly has been previously afflicted with this species of persecution, and its progress -has- been materially delayed by it. It does not dis- courage any mnew projector of such a scheme to reflect that such suits invariably come to grief.” His harvest comes during the pending of the action. Thelatest of these suits is that brought by a Noe heir to ‘oust the present owners of oneof the most rapidly growing parts of the City. - It affects the Noe Rancho; the San Miguel Rancho and the House of | Refuge tract, which are keld by 7000 indi- vidual owners and contain’ valuable im- provements. It is neither:interesting nor Instructive to discuss the ground on which the action is brought. . It- would be diffi- cult to believe that the contestanis ever expect to win. Their profit lies in taking advantage of the fears or necessities of the owners. 2 In such & case it isthe clear duty snd in- terest of the whole City to stand by the present owners, and it is the duty gnd in- terest of the present owners not to yield up a cent in extortion. Thebanks and buyers and money-lenders can, and doubtless will, stop the evil effects of such suits by disre- garding them entirely and by dealing in and with the property as though the ’ suit did not exist. It is their duty to themselves and the City to do so, for the reason that any recognition of the bad effect of such suits only serves to encour- age the bringing of more. The present property-owners have nothing to fear. All that they have to do is to stand to- gether as cne man in resisting extortion and defending the action while they pro- ceed with the improvement of their prop- erty as though this attempt to injure their titles had not been made. This done the cloud will fade away like mist before the morning sun. The Market-street Railway Company de- serves the highest praise for its order, just promulgated, prohibiting its gripmen, motormen and conductors from buying or selling lottery tickets. Whatever other things this company may do, it consist- ently dweplays wisdom in the discipline to which it subjects its employes. Ir would ‘e difficult to find a boay of young men so wholesome-looking und so free ‘from indi- cations of dissipation. Drinking and gam- bling are strictly prohibited. A large num- ber of the young men are members of re- ligious and other societies formed from their ranks as distinct lodges of permanent organizations, and the influence thus ex- erted brings excellent results. All such things are encouraged by the company. Tne Market-street Railway Company has made this order undoubtedly as a pro- hibition of an injurious practice. It recog- nizes the - fact that those whe have any- thing to do with lotteries are dealing with fraud and demoralization. The company understands that encouragement of thrift, sobriety and honesty elevates the charac- ter of its men and tends to tha cultivation in them of that content which proceeds from success and . makes men stable and reliable.: Thus the company Las - setan example of the highest kind. It might be followed with profit by all other large em- ployers, and might. be taken as a hint by those of our leading newspapers who en- courage the infamous lottery evil by pub- lishing . lottery - advertisements every month. THE SUNDAY “OGALL" Intelligent readers will find in to-mor- row’s issue of Tue CALL an abundance of entertaining and . instructive matter. An interesting feature will be new and original music for our National hymn, “America,” which it is hoped will supplant the English musie, ‘which it ‘is the present custom to employ. -Joaquin Miller will have a de- lightful' sketch appertaining to the Ha- waiian ‘Islands; entitled ‘‘In a Hawaiian Walhalla,” in which he relates various charming .incidents of his recent visit to the islands. “The Companion of a Shark’ is the peculiar title of a very peculiar story, which W. C. Morrow has written in- colla- boration with E. A. Willard, a bright and original young genius. Under the title of “For Ways That Are Dark” Adeline Knapp presents one of her most thovghtful papers. A delightful poem; “The Legend of the Gypress Trees,” by John E. Richards, shows the fine taste and skill of this accom- plished poet ag applied to the picturesque cypresses of Monterey. “The Rleeping Camdlle” is an excellent sketch by Esther C. Quinn.. Walter Black- burn Harte, whose “‘Meditations in Mot- ley'’ have recently attracted so much at- tention, contributes a philosophical sketch entitled - “The Cure of Enthusiasm.” Charles A. Keeler makes a special plea for the preservation of the meadow lark. “A Holiday on Olympus’” is anctier of those fine symposinms of Bohemians assembled to discuss literature and art. Marcella fully discusses the fashions, Mrs. Johnson has a particularly bright page for children, and book reviews and the drama are ably handlied by accomplished specialists. These are only the more prominent of the special features, and are presented in aadition to the regular departments of news, correspondence and editorial dis- cussion that assist in making THE SuNpay CALL so superb a publication. Dr. Thomas Flint of San Juanis at the Grand. J.T. Haill, a fruitman of Vacaville, is at the Russ. George D. Odell, a rancher of Dixon, is at the Russ. > ‘Waldemar D. Rose of the Olympia is at the California. Adjutant-General A. W. Barrett is at the California. John C. Nourse, 8 merchant of Fresno, is at the Grand. M. W. Buffington, a merchant of Bakersfield, is at the Russ. Chaplain John Frazier of the Olympiais a guest at the Palace. Louis Levy, one of Santa Ana’s well-known merchants, is in town. C. J. Cox, a big cattle man of Sacramento, is staying at the Grand. Henry B. Levy, a prominent merchant of San Bernardino, is in town. Frank H. Buck; a big fruit-grower of Vaca- ville, is a¢ the Palace. Mr. and Mrs. J. Philip Smith of: Santa Cruz are guésts at the Palace. Dr. G. C. Sinmmons of Sacramento registered yesterday at the Occidental. Professor and’ Mrs. Earl Barnes of Stanford University are at the Grand. Archibald Yell, a prominent attorney of Han- ford, is staying at the Grand. E. B. Willis, editor of the Sacramento Record- Union, is & guest at the Russ. C. T. Jones, an attorney of Sacramento, regis- tered at the Grand yesterday. A. Mackay, & Government agent for guarding the seals in Alaska, is &t the Occidental. Mayor Ben U. Stéinman of Sacramento came down yesterday and put up at the Palace. D.D. Whitbeck, a leading iceman of ‘was one of yesterday’s arrivals at the Grand. Very Rev. P. V. Hartigan of the Order of Dominicans in New York. is out here on & pleasure trip, and is a guest at the Russ. Ex-Senator R. C. Sargent, & big land-owner of San Joaquin County, came down from- Stock- ton yesterday and registered at the Russ. Superior Judge E. A. Belcher has returned from his outing in the Humboldt Mountains, where he put in his vacation hunting and fish- ing. Mr. and Mrs. W. -C. Minor snd Mr. Minor's sister,” Miss K. L. Minor, of the Southdown sugar plantation at Houmsa, Ls., arrived here yesterday and registered at the Palace. - Thomas W. Gaffey, who will probably be the next ‘Superintendent . of the Railway Mail Seryice, arrived from Los Angeles last evening. | Mr. Gaffey is indorsed by the entire delegation of this State, including Governor Budd, ~ CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, N.Y., Aug. 16.-The arrivals at hotels. to-day were: San Francisco — C..P. Waterhouse, D. M. Burns and Miss R. Burns, Hoffman; Mr. and. Mrs. E. M. Freeman and Miss Freéman, New Amsterdam; C. C. Hansar, Imperial; §. Stern, Holiand; Miss Peck, Grand; L, Arzistein, Ji., and ‘the Misses Armstein, Plaza; A. H. Greaves, Westminster; S. Green- berg, Metropole. Los Angeles—N. Pearse and L. Steckel, Imperial. San Jose—O. H. Pieker, Broadway Central. Sacramento—C. J. Noak, Broadway Central. v CALIFORNIANS IN UTAH,: SALT LAKE, UTAH, Aug. 16.—Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Holmes of the Green Hotel. Pasadena, are atthe Knutsford with their children. E. C. Morrison and L. E. Clawson eof San Francisco areat the Knutsford. . 2 53 Lord Clive said that “F.obinson Crusoe™ beat any book he ever read. AROUND THE CORRIDORS. The necessity of being part of the country and a creature of the clime is best represented by a story told some friends yesterday by At- torney A.T. Vogelsang in the Occidental Hotel. “It dates back to the time Grant wasat the head of the Nation and has as one of its characters Raum Foote, a brother of W. W.,” sald Mr, Vogelsang, “and is true. That's an important feature. The story is that after the war came to a close a body of good old hard-shelled Confederates left the South and the negroes and went to the southern part of Idaho to live. Nome of them were church people and they never attended cornerstone ceremonies arranged by the church-going people. Well, they were there some little time and had things their own way when Grant sent out a tall, gaunt, cold-wafer Circuit Judge from Maine. He was & stiff- necked sample of the Down Easterner and did not seem to hit it off very well with the boys. After he had laid down some of his Puritanical law and rendered a few decisions the native inhabitants coneluded to do something to him and stop his movements. While everybody in the eamp was trying to concoct a plan of action Raum Foote one day discovered that the Judge wrote & hand which was exactly similar to that of a fellow nemed Jim Hawley. “Here was the chance to do a good turn. The regular citizens were notitied and a small secret meeting was held, at which it was de- cided to have Hawley write out a resignation, #1gn his Honor’s name to it and send the same on to Washington, stating as & reason that the climate was too severe and the work not prop- erly in his line. Finally the document was prepared and sent to the capital. “It seemed to have 8 color of reason in it and the resignation was accepted. Immeaiately following its acceptance another Judge was shipped West, 80 that the process of dishing up iaw in Idaho should not be retarded. When he reached the camp of his predecessor there was & row and subsequently a suit. The new man got away with it. An investigation was held and Hawley was arrested, but not held, owing to the lack of evidence. Later on the ousted official was sent to New Jersey, where, I understand, he was treated worse than in Idaho. The new Judge proved to bea better fellow, and as he took quite naturally to the western wilds he was enabled to build a brownstone front, and finally got to work for the railroad.” Guatemals is a good field for mining pros- pectors, according to John R. Chandler, the Government arch@ologist and mineralogist of that country. Speaking last evening at the Occidental he sajd: *‘There has been a good deal of gravel mining along the streams, and, although these are rich and indicate the exist- ence of rich quartz veins somewhere, very little prospecting has been done for them, Most of this placer mining is done along the streams toward the coast and away from the plateaus. I believe that there will be found in time the same sort of system .. ancient river channels of rich gravel deposits on these plateaus under the deep depositsof lava asis found in California. Of course the overlying voleanic tufa there is much deeper than here and more difficulty will be experienced in prospecting and locating the channels. “From the most ancient records, running back to nearly 400 years ago, we know that the smount of gold produced by the placers of that country is enormous. The Spanish vice- toys had deputies in every district who forced the Indians, even the women and children, to ‘bring in a quill several inches in length filled with gold every third or fourth day. The re- sult- was that these people were worked so herd that whole districts were depopulated, The Spanish rule in those days was something terrible. It was declared by one of the grandees of the time that the Indians were not human beings, and this served as an excuse for many of the atrocities which eulminated during the reign of Bedrarias, one of the vice- roys of Nicaragus, when, in fifteen years, 2,000,000 Indians were sold into slavery or killed outrighkt.” C “The electric light illuminations in Sacra- mento on the night of the 9th of September will be the greatest display of the sort ever made in the world,” said E. B. Willis of the Record-Union last evening. “The new power company will supply the light and power free and all the people will have to do is to deco- rate. There will be more lights on the Capitol building alone than there were at the whole Midwinter Fair. There are béing erected two great arches, one onJ and one on K streets. The plaza and all the buildings and residences of the town will be illuminated. The town is alive now with the work of preparation. You can hardly walk about for the wires. The carni- val colors, cherry red and apple green, and the Native Sons’ color, gold, will be uzed in the lights and decorations. “The evening of the 9th will, of course, be the Native Sons’ day and, with the State Fair on, we expect an immense crowd, but elaborate preparations are being made to provide them with accommodations. “The streetcars are all being run now with the power from the ¥olsom dam, and the fac- tories and mills are all giving up their steam. Very soon every wheel in Sacramento will be turned by electricity. There will be a great saving in this, as the electricity costs from 40 o 60 per cent less thansteam. Then, of course, it will make a great difference in the amount of smoke and the cleanliness of the city.” MENU FOR SUNDAY, AUG. 18, BREAKFAST. Fruit. Molaed Farina, Cream. Broiled Sweetbreads. Peas. Rolls. Coffee. DINNER. Quick Soup (Turkish), Roasted Lamb, Mint Sauce, Stewed Corn.. . Salad of String Beans. Wafers. Peach Ice Cream. Coffee. Peas. SUPPER. Mock Pate de Foie Gras. Sugared Peaches. Sponge Cake, —Household News. PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT. The recent death in Moscow of State Coun- cilor Jermakoff deprived the poor of Russia of their most munificent benefactor. It is said that in the past twenty years Jermakoff gave £5,000,000 to cherity. His first public act which excited general attention was the pur- chase of the freedom of all the serfs living in his native village. This cost him $120,000. He came to the Tescue of the poor people time and time again when the harvests failed. His funeral was one of the largest ever seen in the old burial place of the Russian Czars, thousands of the poor of the capital following the philanthropist’s body to the grave. The death of ex-Governor Rice brings to mind the interesting fact that five Governors of Mas- sachusetts were born in the year 1818—Rice, Butler, Boutwell, Talbot and Clafiin. The senior ex-Governor to-day in age, &s well as in date of service, is Mr. Boutwell, who held the governorship in 1831-53, and is five weeks older than Mr. Claflin. The 1ate Duke of Hamilton made the biggest bet on record against & Derby winner about thirty years ago. This wason the occasion of the Duke’s-visit to Middle Park in 1866, when e laid out £180,000 to £6000 aghinst Hermis {or the Derby. Fortunately for him, friends intervened and the bet was scratched. - The latest nes from Explorer :Nansen is a Jetter received by his brother, Mr. Alexander Nansen of Christianis. The letter is dated July 17,1893, and in it the explorer says that he | does not expect to be home again in less than three or I_our, or possibly five, years. Christine Nilsson went to Sweden recently to attend the wedding of a nephew, which oc- curred in the little village near which she was born. The young man will eventually inherit the farm on which the celebrated singer first saw the light of day. : The new Portuguese Minister to the United States, Ade Sequeira Chedim, is a particularly bandsome man of about 40, with very elegant and attractive manners. He speaks English with only a slight trace of sccent.. Prince. Louis Lucien Bonaparte's library, a unique philological collection of 25,000 vol- umes, for which his executors. have more than once tried to find a purchaserat $200,000, is again offered for sale en bloc. The late Mrs. Mary Reynolds was one of the ‘wealthiest women in Iowd. She was the widow of “Diamond Joe” Reynolds, whose name is a household word in the Mississippi Valley, and who developed steamboating on the upper Miseissippi to a remarkable degree. One of the crack boats of his line, the Mary Morton, bore his wife’s maiden name, Crispi’s coat-of-mail recalls the fact that Bismarek wore a steel shirt for some time after he was fired upon in Berlin, many months ago. The joke about him was that he got his linen from the ironmaster’s. OPINIONS OF EDITORS. During the last two days large quantities of melons and several lots of pears and plums have been dumped into the bay at San Fran- cisco because the market was temporarily glutted. Yet there were thousands of people in that city who would have been glad to buy the fruit at a price that would have paid for bandling it had they been notified. By tele- graph and by telephone every charitable so- ciety in San Francisco could have been notified within a half hour of the situation. Butthat would not have been “business.’” It is the same outrageous method that was adopted years ago by the fishermen and fish-dealers, who, when an abundance brings down the price, dump their stock into the bay. It is time that a strict law placed its hand upon this kind of “business.” What a crying shame it is that food is deliberately destroyed when there are thousands of people who are in actual want.—San Jose Mercury. In Alameda the Union for Practical Progress has been disbanded. It was formed to unite the churches, the labor unions and other ele- ments in a single movement, and it seems to have failed because the cement of & common motive was lacking. Anothercause of failure may be that ‘“practical progress” was inter- preted to mean words rather than acts, and talk unaccompanied by deeds is growing to be rather & drug in the market.—Oaklana En- quirer, Importations of foreign goods are increasing uuder the Wilson tariff and still the revenues are insufficient for the needs of the Govern- ment. A tariff for revenues and protection of home industries is what the country needs and needs badly.—Albugquerque (N. Mex.) Citizen. If we produce the finest woolen goods of a certain kind at a profit, why cannot we manu- facture the finest clothing of certain kinds also at a profit? What is the object of sending these’ goods thousands of miles away to be made up?—Marysville Appeal. Before we can justly blame the correspond- ents in California for distributing offensive in- telligence in the East about our lives it might be well to place some restrictions upon the quality and amount prepared for home con- sumption.—Stockton Mail. Tirec hands are the only hands that have a right to be folded. Restis sweet only when a good day’s work has been accomplished. The man who hasdone nothing for the betterment of his race is not ready to die.~Woodland Mail. If the worst that is said by mock moralists at home and envious editors abroad is admitted to be true of California this State is still an Eden as compared with the East.—Stockton Independent. The San Francisco CALL is making a flerce fight against the Southern Pacific. It16 the only paper on the coast that dare wage a relentless war against this octopus.—Salt Lake Star, Three of a kind—the filibustering expedition to Hawaii, the awful massacre at Jacksons Hole and the gory war in Omaha.—Los Angeles Times. SUPPOSED TO BE HUMOROUS. Jiblet—What is meant by the common run of people? Hilo—Suburbanites catching their morning trains.—Boston Courier. Teacher—With & monosyllable you have only to open your mouth once; now, Adolphus, name a few monosyllables. Boy—Small potatoes. Mr. McSwat—Great Scott, Lobelia! What are you waking me up in the middle of the night for? Mrs. MeSwat—I want to know, dear, if the mosquitoes are biting you as badly as they are me.—Chicago Fribun: Mr. Newlywed—What makes you smile so cynically this evening? Mrs. Newlywed—I was just thinking how you used to hold my hand by the hour before we were married. How stupid you were! Mr. Néwlywed—Stupid! Not much! I held your dear little lily white paw to keep you from pounding the piano.—Fulton Gazette. “What's dis Ifin’in yer hair, boss?” asked the barber. “My scissors,” replied the rural editor coolly. “I lost ’em last spring. Give her another rake, and see if you can’t find my ink bottle and oil can!”—Atlanta Constitution. A—I suppose the Mullers kept their silver wedding yesterday? B—Why, yes; so, at least, they imagined. But when they looked at the presents after- ward they eame to the conclusion that it was only & German silver ome.—Markischer Sprecher. Mrs. McBride (entering the kitchen)—Brid- get, didn’c I seée that policeman kiss you? Bridget—Well, mum, sure an’ yez wouldn't have me lay mesilf open to arrist for resistin’ an officer, mum.—Banner of Liberty. “What makes you think he cares for you?” “Why, Mamma talked to him for more than an hour las® evening, and he seemed to enjoy it.”—London Punth. OUT-OF-TOWN PERSONALS, Monterey, Aug.15.—The following 1s & list of San Francisco arrivals for the pastweek: E. R. Mofiitt and wife, Frank Channing, Hugh Tevis, A. H. Small, 0. Bozio and wife, H. P. Bush, R. N. Whitney, G. F. Whitney, Mrs, H. M. A. Miller and family, Miss Eleanor Wood, Wal- ter McGee, F. E. McGee, G. B. de Long, M. J. Kelly, Mrs. I Requs, Miss Amy Requs, E.N. Bql!ey, Dr. E. B. Frick, Augustus Taylor, W. H. Taylor Jr., Mrs. 4. . Blung Miss A. Kinzie, Mrs. C. 8. Joyes, John .Yo{‘u, uth- ard Hoffman Jr., Miss Hoffman, Miss Alice Hoffman, W. G. Haan, Marion P. Maus, F. W. McNear,' Andrew D.’ Martin, H. N. Stetson, Donald de V. Graham, R. V. Watt, A. K. Stearns, F. A. Greenwood, W. Graham, M. Graham, D. W. Earle and wife, G. H. Bunage and wife, . C. am, F.E.Jones, R.E. Tracey, Mrs. M, J. Hobbest, Franklin Bangs, F. W. Bridge and wife, G. A.'Newhall, Miss Julla M. Crocker, Mre. L. L. Adams, W. J. Sullivan, Miss Minnie Houghton, James Cunningham, Mrs. W. P. Herrington, Miss L. L. Harrington. Capitola, Aug.15.—Arrivals at Hotel Capi- tola: A.F.Morrow, Agnews; D. Rinaldo, Mrs. D. Rinaldo, San Jose; W. W. Knup, Stanford; ¥. E. Farmer, San Francisco; W. J. Hudner, anford; Miss Annette Moss, Milwaukee, Wis Miss Mary Piercy and maid, San Jose; James Marsh, Stockton. W. H. Hammond goes to San ran to-morrow; will return Saturday. A. Matty of Wrights station came over to-day; reports quite warm weather at Wrights. 5 Pl et d asteurism in France. There are some interesting figures in the “Annals de I'[nstitut Pasteur” for the first quarter of the current vear. In this period 345 persons were treated, and only one death was reported. It isworthy of re- mark that only twenty-three of these sons were bitten by animals proved by ex- riment to be mad, although in 244 cases he madness of the animal was vouched for by veterinary certificate. The man who died was biiten by a dog which was proved to have been mad by a post-mortem examination. Last year 1! d}zeflom were treated, and of these twelve , the mor- tality being less than 1 per cent, while if the five deaths of persons who suc- cumbed within a fortnight of treatment are deducted, the mo: ity is reduced to 3¢ per cent. The following " table gives the number of persons treated at the in- stitute since M. Pasteur’s discovery was first made: 1886, 2671; deaths, 25; rate of mortality per cent, 0.94; 1887, 1770; deaths, 14; ra‘e of mortality cent, 0.79; 1888, 1622; deaths, 9; rate mvrull‘y per cent, 0.55; 1889, 1830: deaths, 7; rate of mortal- ;lfyporeel;t, 0.38; 1890, 1540; deaths, 5: rate mortality per cent, 0.32; 1891, 1569; deaths, 4; Tate of mortality per cent, 0.25: 1892, 1760: deaths, 4; rate of mortality per cent, 0.22; 1893, 1643; deaths, 8; rate of morality per cent, 0.36; 1634, 1387; deaths, 7; rate of mortality per cent, 0.50. The Dationality of the patients treated last ear was 1161 French, 12¢ English, 26 N R ndia, ‘urks,; & Ruesian and an S sors of Na ANOTHER ELECTRIC LINE A Fifty-Two Mile Road for Napa and Sonoma Counties. FERRY TO SAN FRANCISCO. Revival of an Enterprise That Was Once Abandoned for the Want of Cheap Power. The announcement recently published in TeE CALL that the Clear Lake Electric Company was preparing to convert the waste water that flows from Clear Lake throagh Cache Creek into electric energy that will be transmitted by wire to San Francisco and all the cities and towns along the line has revived another pro- jected enterprise that was abandoned some time ago. This enterprise was the build- ing of an electric road to run through Napa and Sonoma counties, and having its terminus at Sonoma Landing, on San Pablo Bay. From this point freight and passengers were to be transferred to ravid ferry-boats that would make regular trips to and from San Francisco. The line of the projected electric road was to start in Sonoma County, at Santa Rosa; extend to Kenwood, ten miles; to Sonoma, ten miles; to Soncma Lanaing, six miles—a total iength of twenty-six miles in that county. The branch in the Napa Valle; begin at Calistoga, running to thence to Sonoma Landing. ‘While the bay landing would be the ob- jective point of the two roads the cars was to apa and O GEY5ERS Q LALSTIOR 57 HELENA Route of Electric Lineg and Ferry t - Ban Francisco. ¥ would run along the entire route a dis- tance of fifty-two miles. At that time it was believed to be advisable to take in the west side of the main valley of Sonoma County, and to form a loop by the way of Petaluma and way towns. The men who were figuring on this enterprise puta num- ber of engineers in the field to make es- timates upon the cost of constructing such aroad. The expense of grading, track- laying, cost of electric overhead wires, etc., was easily obtained and aside from the cost of electric passenger-cars, at $880, and frieght locomotives of 125 horsepower at $2800, the cost was believed to be in the neighborhood of §600.000. Thus' far the figures were satisfactory, but_the next line of inquiry brought the engineers face to face with an obstacle that could not be overcome. The intention was to develop electric power from the streams that flow from the mountains, but it was soon found that the streams could not de- velop sufficient electric energy to perform the work required during the dry season, and_there are no places within a con- venient distance where sufficient water could be stored to bridge over the summer and fall months. To develop electric power from coal at $7 50 per ton was out of the question, ana 80 the scheme was abandoned. Since the Clear Lake Electric Company has decided to go ashead with the under- taking, that has been under consideration for, several years, the subject of the belt electric line in the two counties has been discussed again. Secretary Carman of the Half-million Club was in the Napa Valley a few days ago and found a number of the electric road projectors enthusiastically talklr;z of ofganizing a company as soon as they could be assured that they could purchase electric power from the Clear Lake Elec- tric Company. This company promises to sell electric gower fully T cent cheaper than power om coal, or for $4 or $5 per horsepower that now costs from $23 {0 $40. Mr. Car- man said: “The businessmen and bankers up the country would be only too glad for such a chance to invest in anelectric road, which would surely do a large business in freight. and passengers. The mountains that divide the valleys make the residents therein a day’s ]joumey nglrt. With an electric road only a few hours would be consumed in travel. Besides it would give the farmers a speedy and economical means of getting their produce to the S8an Francisco markets by the way of the ferry that would run between Sonoma Landing and this City. “T was mlkin‘e% with a number of men who are interested in the projected electric belt railroad, and from what they told me I saw that there is now enough money in !Ishl to establish and equip the road, and a determination to do so as S00n as they are sure of cheap power. It was also_sug- g;stcd that if the first part contemplated should be a success the road might be ex- tended from Calistoga to the Geysers, to Healdsburg and thence to Santa Rosa, thus making the loop complete. ’ “THE CALL'S account of the Clear Lake Electric Company’s project so interested these men that several stated that they would at once interview the projectors in 8an Francisco and learn what the chances Wwere of obtaining cheap electric power. The wires on which the electricity will be transmitted from the Clear e plant will run through the middle of the district em- braced in the proposed Sonoma and Napa Valley electric road. These men recognize the advantages and mean business. . ‘The franchise for the Napa branch of the road has been granted by the Supervi- County to run from Calistoga south, an msliu on for a franchise for 3%y e, 1. Uraneh may o ioads S———————— . Accident in an Elevator Shaft, People in the Hobart building on Market street, opposite Second, were shocked yester- day afternoon by a startling accident in the ele- vator shaft. - For a few minutes they imagined the ¢lévator had dropped mfo the cellar on account of the terrific crash made by one hol the iron doors fullinf a #mklng against t! ; grillwork of the shaft. e door on the fourti floor was loose and caught in the floor of the escending elevator, which earried it upward and then dropped it to the basement. BUY CALIFORNIA GOODS. The Manufacturers’ Association Closely Watching Loeal Consumers. Assistant Secretary Dingle yesterday sent out four letters requesting that home ia- dustries and products be patronized in preference to Eastern or foreign, all things being equal. The first was to the building committee of the California Safe Deposit building, that is now considering bids for covering the steam pipes in the building. It is claimed that the California made covering is equal, if not superior, to any made in the East. Another was written to Henry J. Crocker, vice-president of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club, with reference to fitting up the racetrack. TEverything needed in this work, the writer says, can be furnished by California manufacturers. To the Board of Education of Stockton a letter was sent requesting the board to let the bids for furnishing desks and black- boards to California makers. Information | was received that the Alameda Board of Supervisors has recently purchased a num- ber of windmills built in Chicago for use on the Haywards road. The request was made that if the purchase of additional windmills is contemplated the contract be given to California builders. B is NEW styles in broken candy. Townsend’s. * BaBY cream, 15 cents a pound. Townsend’s.> NEw crop glace figs Saturday. Townsend’s. * HEeavy discount Cal. glace fruits. Townsend's, Bacox Printing Company, 508 Clay straet. * Go to tho Sparta restaurant for the best Franco-Italian dinner. ® . “CARDS by the million.” Roberts, 220 Sutter.* ————— Norestaurant in the C:ty gives such a good French or Italian dinner for the money as I-.he “Sparta.” . GENUINE specs, 15¢ to 50c. 8134 Fourth st., nr. barber. Sundays, 738 Market (Kast's shoestore.)* — Ir you love your girl take her to the “Sparta” for a French or Italian ainner, including *“‘tur- key serbet.” - You will win her sure. —————— Ocean Excursions. Steamship Pomonsa, to Santa Cruz and Mon- terey, leaves Saturdays, 4 . M., due back Mon- days’:’s A.M. Ticket office, 4 New Montgomery street. ————— No country in the world records more revolutionary attacks and crimes at the present time than Russia. During the year 1886-37, the last authentic report that could be obtained, 3000 persons were de- ported at Siberia for life. ————————— Hoow's Sarsaparilla acts upon the blood. It en- riches, vitalizes and purifies, and thereby gives Realth, strength and vitality in place of nervous- ness, weakness and misery. - AxLy persons afflicted with dyspepsia will find immediate rellef and sure cure by using Dr. Siegert's Angostura Bitters. “AMERICA.” American Words for the Good Old Song, “America.” A Bong for Public Schools, Sunday- Schools and Churches. AL A Bong for Ocomsions of Patriotic Cele- bration. On Sunday, August 18, THE CALL will publish a new tune adapted to this grand National au- them. The tune of “‘God Save the Queen” is all well enough in England, but in the United States it isoutof place. The British have twitted Americans upon their lack of originality long enough, because of this borrowing of their National air. They say it would be as proper to borrow their National ensign and they are 7ight. Atlastan American has sttempted to supply the deficiency that has go long existed. Those who have heard the mnsicg ayed and sung say that he has succeeded. The music and words will be published in next Sunday’'s CALL. Sunday-schools and churches wishing extra cofigieu of the Pauer containing this song should file orders in advance. THE CALL has purchased the exclusive Erlvlle‘e of publica- tion in San Francisco. This isan opportunity for securing a meritous musical novelty for Sunday-school and church services. In addition ynon secure the other splendid features included THE SUNDAY CALL. Every Sunday-school in San Franciscoought to ring with the music next Sunday. Itissimple yetsoulful. and withal is llppmprll&e to the high theme to which it be- ongs. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY Thos. Magee & Sons REAL ESTATE AGENTS And Publishers “Real Estate Circular.” 4 Montgomery Street, 0¥ TRUST BULLDI'G, CORYER MARKET. INVESTMENTS. Reduced to $16,000; Sutter-st. Investment; north side, bet. Mason and Taylor; 426 feet front and fine dwelling, 15 rooms, In fine order. Polk-st. business corner, on best portion of the strect: reats $160: $28,800 0 d sunny ; $18,000. $16,000—Jones st.. ne : 97:8x107:6 and §00d 2story and basement bouse, § rooms, baiy and modern conveniences: only 2 blocks from Market st. Plerce st.. bet. Golden Gate ave. and Turk st.: 87:6x106; 2_fine new houses finished In the best of order; 8 rooms, bath, laundry, closets and every. convenience for a home: rented low at $62 50; street bituminized; reduced to $7500. G $5500; Geary st north side, near Hyd ; 25%87:6, and very good 2-story. = Valencia st 8. of 30th: 24x80, and good 2-3tory s rents for $28; owner pays water, $1 95; $5000. PACIFIC HEIGHTS. Clay st., N. side, near Laguna; very fine lot: 60x + excellent nefehborhood. B Teatonca aind. Jot, S0x187:6: N. side Vall- ejo, bet. iough and Octavia; fine view, unobstruct- ed from two upper stories; 11 rooms and modern conveniences: house cost §8500; leased at $75 a e OBy ¥ ascs, just nished : 9 rooms and all modern conveniences: fine view of bay: only $500 cash and terms as rent if desired: Buchanan st., near Green: 3 short blocks from Pacific ave., 1 Dlock from Union-st. cars and 2 blocks from new 1ine on Fillmore LOTS 81500 TO $2000 SE. cor. Point Lobos and 17th aves.; 25:4x100; cheap: only $1600. Greenwich st., near Octavia: 37:6x100: $1750; fourth ter ash, balance Tms. D O aife, bow, Devisadero and Brodericks $1850; bay view: cable-cars %Au. near Stanyan; 26x187:6; $1000. and Octavia, SW. corner; 25x100; 1750; or any size front at same De: ero and Broderick, 3 cable-cars 10 $2000; Hermann st., second street it: lot 25x120 to rear street; bet. Fill- teiner; N. S sebie-ouea pame B Bldok foo Gencs mee. i Cheap fots:. $1500 10 $1050 mento ' on Sacramento st., bet. Central ave. and Walnut; 28x100 each; cable- oars qu cach; 2 lots, 25x100: N. side Sacra- Mento st,, near : cable-cars Mission-st. lots. $1800 to §2 each; near Thirt, nd and Cortland ave.; street work and best side. sewor down; weat, the Mission st., near West ave. and one block from Cortiand ave.: lot 95x111:6: lot level; electric- cars pass: only $1575. Shotwell st., bet. Seventeenth and Eighteenth; 24x192:6; $1680; street sewered and macadam- st., near Cook, W. of Central ave.; 3 lots, 600 Reduced 1o 81 pass, 500; cable-cars