The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 20, 1895, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 18Y5. CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES—Postage Free: Dafly and Sunday CALL, one week, by carrier.$0.15 Tally and funday CALL, one year, by m 6.00 Daily and Sunday CaLr, six months, by mail 3.00 Pally and Sunday CALL, three months, by mail 1.60 Daily and Sunday CALL. one month, by mail .50 Funday CALL, One year, mail.. 1.50 WEEKLY CALL, one year, by mail. 150 BUSINESS OFFICE : 710 Market Street. Telephong......... 5 .. Maln—1868 EDITORIAL ROOMS: 517 Clay Street. Telephone. . ....Maln—1874 BRANCH OFFICES : £30 Montgomery street, corner Clay: open until £:30 o'clock. £26 Haves street : open untll 9:30 0'clock. 7 n street: open until 9:80 o'clock. BW, corner Sixteenth and Mission streets; open wntil © o'clock. 2518 Mission street: open untfl 9 o'clock. 116 Ninth street; open until 9 o'clock. OAKLAND OFFICE: 08 Broadway. EASTERN OFFICE: Facific States Advertising Bureau, Rhinclander bullding, Rose and Duane streets, New York City. THE SUMMER MONTHS. Are you going to the country on & vacation ? It £, it Is no trouble for us to forward THE CALL to ress. Do not let it miss you for yon will . Orders given 1o the carrier, or left at he silver-tongued orators have the floor. The Valkyrie is safe in port, but the bet- ting is still at sea. Every Democratic convention in these days is a storm-center. The silver question has ceased to be an agitation and become an education. The union of the Golden State with the Rilver States makes a strong combination for bimetallism. No visitor to the City should fail to visit the Mechanics’ Fair and study the exhibit of home products. The revived interest in mining seems to cover the whole industry from the first prospect to the last lawsuit, Now that Brice has summoned his Dem- ocratic convention in Ohio it remains to be seen whether he can hold it. The surest way to bring about reform is to deal with specific wrongs as they arise and redress them one by one. This is a speedy year in California—even the prune crop is on its way to market ten days ahead of the usual time. The latest scummer novelty in New York is cold storage for underclothes, the idea being to freeze out the moths. If monuments can make history William I of Germany will be known as William the Great, and Bismarck will be merely a sideshow. One conviction for official misconduct in office will go farther toward purifying the City Government than forty mass- meetings. The new Cary building like the Valley Railroad will be pushed forward to a speedy completion with all the vigor of California enterprise. The vigorous foreign policy that we were promised in the State Devartment must either have gone fishing with Grover or gone to sleep with Olney. In his eagerness to be apvointed Minis- ter to Mexico Senator Ransom seems to have got into the harness prematurely and trotted off with the wagon before the salary was loaded in Since the New York Sun has taken npon itself to assert that a political platform is only a piece of “ornamental flubdub” it ought to explain what is ornamental nbout it and what it is fitted to adorn. There will be about 125 Federal office- holders in the Ohio Democratic conven- tion, but as thev will all vote for a goldbug plank in the platform Mr. Cleveland will not regard it as a display of partisan activity. The profits of the big Wanamaker store in Philadelphia are estimated to have reached last year the enormous sum of $4,000,000, and in the meantime all the smaller shops are being crowded out of the neighborhood. The holding of a free-silver convention in San Francisco will afford the goldbug editors of the East another occasion for proving to their readers that the silver movement has reached the extreme limit in this country. Since Senator Hill named Morrison of Jlhnois as his candidate for the Presi- dency the Cleveland faction have been Jooking West also, and it is now said that Vilas of Wisconsin will be the adminis- _tration candidate. The pleasant trip of the California Knights Templar across the continent to Boston will furnish them with convincing arguments why the Boston people should favor the holding of the National Republi- can Convention in San Francisco. As one of the results of the Wilson tariff German manufacturers are said to be so busy filling orders for goods for the United Btates that they have no time to supply their home market, and in the meantime American manufacturers have no home de- mand to supply. The Alabama firm that got the contract to supply the waterpipes for Tokio has ar- ranged to ship them by way of Liverpool, and once more high railway rates have prevented San Francisco from getting her righttal recognition as the shipping port from this country to the Orient. As hundreds of men who went out from cities to look for work in the wheatfields of North Dakota have been unable to find it and are now flocking into Fargo, hungry and desperate, it is evident that the old idea of relieving the poverty of cities by shifting the unemployed to the harvest- fields will have to be modified to some extent. Tt is now claimed that the Brotherhood : of Tailors in New York after eleven - months’ work 4nd a long strike has abol- jshed the sweating system, which for ten vears bafled the powers of the State. The victory is pointed out as a striking proof of the ability of workingmen to advance their welfare by faithtal co-opera- tion and intelligent action. THE SILVER COONFERENCE. Some exceptionally interesting features marked the opening of the California branch of the American Bimetallic League yesterday at Metropolitan Hall. First it should be understood that this isan organ- ization independent of the old political parties and that its sole purpose is the re- habilitation of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1, with unlimited free coinage of silver on that basis and without reference to the action, influence or interference of any other Nation on the subject. The Califor- nia branch called this convention for Cali- fornia alone, but at the same time invitea the contiguous States and Territories to send representatives. With the clear un- derstanding that this is a convention of bimetallists of the coast and that it has no affiliation with either of the two old parties, but is composed of bimetallists gathered together from these parties, the work of the convention can e fully under- stood. In the first place, Nevada sent a strong delegation of its ablest silver advocates. The convention, recognizing the fact that free silver had its birth in Nevada and that the ablest advocates of bimetallism are rep- resentatives of that State, decided to give the Nevada delegates the full privileges of the floor, and this carried the whole question of admitting the delegates from the other Pacific States. The California branch of the American Bimetallic League is not an independent body, but a branch of the National organization, and hence whatever may be its conclusions, they aresubject to revision by the National body. Not only that, but the future course of the California branch must be governed by the decision of the American League, It should be said in addition that the American League is de- termined not to wait on the decision of the International Bimetallic Conference, which may bring about a long and harrass- ing delay, but will make an independent American fight on American soil, in the belief that our country is big and strong enough to decideupon its own financial policy without reference to the wishes, interests or distastes of any other Nation on earth. It happens that the very contention which the Bimetallic League is making is that which has been asserted by the Re- publican party of California, and that opposed to it are the direct policy of the Democratic National administration for a gold standard and the silence of the Democratic party of this State on the monetary question. Against this silence, in turn, is opposed the prevailing senti- ment of the Democratic press of California and the absolute certainty that the free Democratic sentiment of all the region west of the Missouri River is in sympathy with the California Republican platform and the policy of the Bimetallic League of America. It is for these reasons that the delegates to the convention now in session in this City find themselves among warm friends in the ranks of both the old parties. It is taken universally for granted that men who are able to expound and defend the doctrine of bimetallism and free silver must possess a knowledge and an under- standing which command respect and that it would be difficult to find intelligent citizens possessing a finer spirit of Amer- ican independence or a higher form of American patriotism. That they are con- scious of rising above censiderations of political expediency, and that they make a disinterested fight solely for the greater independence and prosperity of our people, none can be found so hardy as to doubt. For these reasons San Francisco welcomes this valiant body of earnest and intelligent men and wishes them good fortune in their labors. OONVICTS ON PAROLE. Arizona has hit upon a new idea in ap- plying the principle of parole to its con- vict system. It is parolingits deserving convicts and employing them on salary in the construction of Territorial builcings. The plan appears to be admirable in all re- spects and seems applicable in a great number of useful ways. Besides securing to the convict the ordinary advantage of freedom it provides profitable employment for him and removes the objection made to bringing convict labor in competition with free labor. A man who has been sentenced to the penitentiary is heavily handicapped when he is released, either under parole or upon the expiration of his sentence. The stigma clings to him and operates as a bar to his success in life. This is more of a reproach to our civilization than to him, but that makes his position none the less hard. If, however, he be liberated on parole and given employment by the State at current wages he is given such an advantage over the free citizen as measurably compen- sates for the disadvantage which his record imposes. t will always remain a serious question, not concerning workingmen alone, whether manufacturing done by convicts in prison in competition with free workingmen is a just and prudent thing. Usually the extravagance, the lack of managing skill and the inferiority of the labor operate against the presumption that convict la- bor is less expensive than paid labor, and hence generally the only hardship imposed on the community is the increase of the manufactured product rather than a low- ering of jts price, while the good arising from the practice is the giving of employ- ment to men for whom work is better than 1dleness. But even viewing the subject in this broad lignt, it will alwiys remain a serious question both with employers and employes whether it is right for convicts to manufacture, The making of public improvements by convicts on parole is altogether a differ-~ ent matter. Such work has to be done in any event, and if it can be done on & plan which will work a manifest benefit to a class most in need of it, the extent of it might wisely be increased for that special purpose if necessary. The moral effect of such a plan on convicts would doubtless be found exceedingly good. The prospect of certain employment at good wages in a Btate of freedom would undoubtedly have a better effect than any other incentive to good conduct that could be devised. This isa hint to California. The State is preparing to make some expensive im- provements, and it might be wise to con- sider the plan which Arizona has adopted. WELCOME INSTRUOTION. The fruit-growers of Santa Clara County have decided on a wise and ingenious plan for giving their fruits a wider use and popularity in the East. This is to wrap with each package a printed list of the various ways in which the fruit may be cooked and served, with full directions to that end. The meager telegraphic an- nouncement of the decision does not in- form us whether this plan is to be followed with reference to all kinds of fruit—fresh, tinned or dried—but it is evident that it might be profitably applied to all. It seems strange that this- excellent old idea has never been put in use in this State. Manufacturers of baking powders are annually expending fortunes in pub- lishing newspaper advertisements giving valuable directions of the various ways in which the powders may beused to pro- duce an almost endless list of pastry- dishes. Manufacturers of tinned soups, gelatine, mushes, corn starch, puddings and many other articles print directions for use on the labels, and they are of great convenience to cooks. Santa Clara County particularly, being a leader in the production of prunes, might greatly increase the consumption of that article alone by sending out with it a long and carefully prepared list of the ways in which this dried product may be prepared, Not one housekeeper in a thousand has the smallest idea of the value of this fruit. By reason of this lack of knowledge it is com- monly regardea as the most inferior of our dried fruits, a delicacy suited for the poorer classes only. And yet with the exception of thedried apricot, it is perhaps the finest, most wholesome and most delicately flavored fruit that California produces. It is simply a matter of knowing how to pre- pare it. Probably not one housekeeper in 100,000 knows of any other way of prepar- ing it than by stewing it, and unless that is done in the most intelligent manner it is the poorest of all. There is not a single fruit sent out from California but that could be made more popular, whether in the fresh, tinned or dried form, if it were accompanied with explicit instructions of numerous ways of preparing it, and it is hoped that the wis- dom of Santa Clara County will serve as a hint to the other growers of the State. THE FARMERS ROUSED. The wheat-growers will appeal to the Railroad Commission for a reduction of freight charges on wheat to Port Costa. It will be interesting to observe what effect the appeal will have besides making the commission more disagreeably conspicu- ous than it is. Commissioner La Rue has already introduced a resolution for a 20 per cent reduction of wheat charges in the San Joaquin Valley. Whether the pro- posed action of the Fresno growers is for the purpose of urging the other Commis- sioners to support the resolution or to de- mand a stiil lower rate has not yet been given out. Certainly Fresno 'needs relief. The Fresno Republican publishes some inter- esting facts in conmnection with the sub- ject. It shows that from Oceano, a sea- port in the southern part ‘of the State, to Port Costa the distance is 267 miles and from Fresno 170 miles, and yet the freight tariff on wheat from Oceano is $2 50 and from Fresno $3. The road from Fresno is level and down grade ana from Oceano it is over mountains and heavy grades. Leaving differences in the character of the roads out of account, the rate charged from Oceano, if applied to Fresno, would give the latter place a rate of $1 55 a ton, This is a greater reduction than that pro- posed by Commissioner La Rue, whose schedule would give Fresno a rate of $2 40. And yet the rate of §$1 55 seems to be the one which the constitution of the State re- quires, for that instrument prohibits dis- crimination. J. C. Martin, one of the Southern Pacific Company’s attorneys, has intimated that if the issue of discrimina- tion is raised the railroad company will fight it on the ground that the constitu- tional provision was not intended to apply to competitive points. The lower rate from Oceano is explained on the score of ocean competition. In order to compete with the vessels plying between San Francisco and southern ports the Southern Pacific gives a lower rate than is made where competition does not exist. It would seem to bea very urgent duty of the people to accept the challenge which the raiiroad company has issued with regard to the meaning of the consti- tutional provision prohibiting discrimina- tion. As that prohibitory clause makes no such express exception as that sug- gested by Mr. Martin, and as it is a noto- rious fact within the memory of all who recall the proceedings of the Constitutional convention that no such exception was in- tended to be made and thatit wasex- pressly and purposely omitted, and that the constitution was intended from begin- ning to end as an anti-monopoly instru- ment, every citizen ought to be eager to meet the issue and see it quickly fought out in the courts. If the constitution may be taken for what it says and for what everybody sup- poses it was intended Fresno should have a rate of §1 55 a ton, based on the Oceano rate, and any charge in excess of that is illegal. This means to say that the wheat- growers of Fresno have the legal right to demand that their product be shipped and then to pay $1 55 a ton for the service, and that the railroad company can neither re- fuse to carry the grain nor decline to accept $1 55 in full payment. These mat- ters are called to the attention of the Fresno growers and all others between Oceano and Port Costa, for they are all in the same position. And it might be ad- visable for the Railroad Commission also to give it heed. As the Oceano rate was produced by competition the San Joaquin farmers of all kinds can well imagine what would be the result of the construction of the San Joaquin Valley Railroad and how its presence as a competitor might affect their interests. WHAT ABOUT MR. CLARK? A great deal of attention has been be- stowed upon the Democratic members of the Railroad Commission because they made specific pledges which they have not kept, and in the clamor growing out of the wrong which they have committed the Re- publican member, Mr. Clark, has been overlooked. The theory of the election of Messrs. La Rue and Stanton seems to have been that a Democratic candidate could not be elected on the strength of his party’s reputation, but had to be bound under very stringent pledges. Mr. Clark was elected without any specific pledges, but the guarantee of his uprightness was the history of his party as the fosterer and de- fender of popular rights, and hence the party is responsible for his conduct and must suffer from any lapses which he makes. It has been intimated that the railroad company has nothing to fear at Mr. Clark’s hands. Such an insinuation, if untrue, is scandalous, libelous and insulting, and yet Mr. Clark seems to have paid no attention toit. Takinginto account the fact thatthe Republican party is not the tool of the Southern Pacific Company, but stands for right under all circumstances and is con- sistently and always the friend of the peo- ple, such an insinuation against Mr. Clark would mean that he has betrayed his party, the people and his own manhcod, and that he hasdone so under the pressure of corrupting influences. If not that, it would mean that his judgment honestly leads him to the protection of the railroad and in antagonism to the interests, wel- fare and wishes of the péople. The latter phase of the case is hardly better than the former. A fool may be more dangerous than a rogue. But neither fools nor rogues are wanted in public of- fices, particularly those which can exercise s0 enormous & power for the good or harm of the State. Assuming that neither of these considerations affects or explains Mr. Clark’s course, and that he is simply neglecting duties which he knows he should perform, the situation is not changed for the better. If, again, some important private business interferes, a sentiment of honesty should impel him to resign. If any other explanation for his peculiar conduct can be made THE CaLL would be glad to hear it. Laying aside his personal relation to the subject, we may consider the position in which he has placed the Republican party of the State, and the duty of that party under the circumstances. As the stanch- est kind of a Republican newspaper, THE Caiv is jealousof the party’s zood name, and deems it an exceedingly unwise policy that would suggest the shielding of a Re- publican officer who Las failed to perform his duty. Such betrayals as this bring political parties into contempt and greatly impair their power for good. Mr. Clark appears to have placed himself in exactly a similar position to that occupied by the Republican members of the Solid Eight of the Board of Superviscrs. If it 1s his desire to guard the interests of the South- ern Pacific Company to the prejudice of the people’s interests, he could not be more efficient by domng notbing than are’ the Solid Eight by openly defying the people and the laws in active measures for the railroad company’s benefit. Can the Republican party afford to per- mit Mr. Clark’s conduct to go unrebuked? Certainly as a Republican newspaper THE CaLr proposes to do its dutv in the prem- ises and demand an accounting from Mr. Clark of the great trust which he assumed under the name and protection of the Republican party of California. PERSONAL. Dr. Charles E. Swezy of Marysville is at the Lick. N. M, Orr, a flourmiller of Stockton, is at the Lick. Judge A. P. Catlin of Sacramento is at the Lick. J. W. Henderson, a banker of Eureks, s at the Lick. 8. Pinschowel, a merchant of Cloverdale, is at the Grand. D. Hirshfield, a merchant of Bakersfleld,isa guest at the Lick. R. M. Green, & mine-owner and merchant ot Oroville, is at the Grand. A.T.J. Reynolds, a fruit-grower of Walnut Grove, is staying at the Grand. Ex-Mayor Sam N. Rucker of San Jose came up yesterday and registed at the Palace, P. J. McCormick, a railroad and bridge con- tractor of Los Angeles, is staying at the Lick. Bozo Radovich, a leading fruit-grower and vineyardist of San Jose, is at the Occidental. 8. T. Black, State Superintendent of Public Instruetion, is in town and staying at the Lick. Thomas Derby, superintendent of the New Almaden quicksilver mine, is & guest at the Palace. Dr. A. E. Osgood, superintendent of the Home for Feeble Minded at Eldridge, registered at the Grand yesterday. Mr. Charles Keilus of the Hub left for the East to-day on a business and pleasure trip, from which he intends to return within & month, J. H.Le Veen, managing editor of the Los Angeles Express, will accompany one of the commanderies of Knights Templar to the Boston conclave. ~Joseph G. Cannon, member of . Congress from the Twelfth Illinois District, and his daughter, arrived form the north yesterday and regis- tered at the Palace, They go down to Mon- terey to-day. CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, , Aug. 19.—Californians registered at hotels to-day: San Francisco—P. N. Aronson, Imperial; C. S. Bradley, St. Cloud; R. W. Campbell, B. J. Schmidt, Hoffman; K. 8. Cleft, Belvedere; A. de Long. Continental; Mr. and Mrs. W. Gaston, Holland; Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Palmien, Astor; C. 8. Ruggles, Mr. and Mrs. Wammeck, Broadway Central; Mrs, A. J. Stevens, Park Avenue; J. K. Wilson, Windsor, California—J. D. Clark, Fifth Avenue. Sacra- mento—C. 8. Noack, Belvedere; E.J.Gregory Broadway Central. Los Angeles—N. B. Black- storn, Murray Hill CALIFORNIANS IN UTAH. SALT LAKE, UTAH, Aug. 19.—At the Knuts- ford—Harleigh Johnson, Santa Barbars; F. F. Barbour, C.N. Beal, J.S. Edredge, San Fran- cisco; Mrs. K. A. McNamara, Miss May McNa- mama, San Jose. The McNamaras have gong to Butte. At the Cullen—M. Howard, San Francisco. REFERENCES TO ‘THE CALL.” We congratulate the San Francisco CALL on the policy it has adopted in reporting the Dur- rant case. As a rule the daily papersof San Francisco are the rottenest of any we know of. No occurrence is too vile for them to spread open to the public in all the disgusting partic- ulars that a cheeky reporter can nose into. It ought to be stopped, and THE CALL hasseta good example.—Hanford Sentinel. Every citizen and tax-payer throughout the State, who is not a hired minion of the South- ern Pacific of Kentucky, can commend THE CALL in its fearlessness in calling attention to the corrupt practice of the Southern Pacific in trying to evade the payment of its just taxa- tion.—Redwood City Gazette. The San Francisco CALL's published list of dens where white persons smoke opium should be instructive reading to the police of San Francisco.—Otay Press. PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT. The knighting of Henry Irving has recalled & number of stories concerning tne famous actor. One refers to a meeting of a certain learned society in London some years ago, when the topic discussed was Shakespeare. Mr. Irving was present, but every one did not seem toknow it. A man was on his feet deploring the improvement of spelling which had re- sulted in modifications of pronunciation so that were the Elizabethan poets to return to earth they might not be able to read their own works, and surely not to understand them as others read them. “If Shakespeare were to rise from the dead now,” said the speaker, “I make bold to say he would hardly comprehend his own words as they issue from the mouth of the present exponents of them. He would be shocked were he to hear Irving—” From a seat on the left hand of the chairman there rose a slim figure, and from a pair of thin lips, ‘whose corners rollicked in mirth, there issued in the clear tones of a bell these three words, “Or see him.” The French President and his family gener- ally live simply, although observing so much state on ceremonial occasions. The other day Mme. Faure was late for dinner. President Faure grew anxious and paced the dining- room, rereatedly asking the officer in attend- ance where his wife could be. The cook grumbled that the dinner would spoil, and all the Elysee was upset. At iast the missing lady appeared. “My dear,” she said to the President, ‘T am so sorry to be late, but the omnibuses were so full that I had to wait such & time for a seat.” Mme. Faure had never thought of taking the carriage when she went out shopping. The friends of Catnlle Mendes are striving to get him fnto the French Academy regardiess of the fact that the moral standard which barred Zola cut is applicable to him. Mendes has as handsome a head as there is in Paris. He has & fondness for the life his erotic pen portrays, and he possesses the bohemian characteristics of the free-and-easy French writers of the last generation. The early morning hours find him the center of a crowd of hilarious spirits &t somo brasserie, Mrs. Clark required sixteen years to prepare the “Concordance to Shakespeare.” Cruden labored nineteen years on his ‘‘Concordance to the Bible,” and immediately after its publica- tion was sent to a lunatic asylum: He never entirely recovered from the mental disease in- duced by this gigantic undertaking. George Meredith is exceedingly diffident and finds great difficulty in making speeches. He invariably refuses torespond when called upon for a few remarks. Miss Virginia Fairis an expert ventriloquisi (3] and often amuses her friends by playing pranks similar to those in which ValentineVox indulged. Queen Victoria is quoted as saying that all children should wear sashes, as she did when she was a girl. Mrs. Faure, wife of the President of France, 1s opposed to the use of bloomers by women. King Gungunyani, a South African monareh, has 500 wives. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. SOLDIERS' HoME—Old Soldier, City. A dis- abled soldier of the United States or one who has served in the army and been honorably discharged, who desires to enter the Solaiers’ Home or any of its branches, may apply by let- ter to either of the managers,whereupon a blank application will be sent to him,and if he be found duly qualified transportation will be furnished, or if he lives near one of the homes he can make his ?pllclflon in person. The requirements for admission are an honorable dlnchl:fio from the army, disability which pre- Vvents the applicant from earning his livin, by labor, stipulation to abide by the rules an regulations. Soldiers whose pensions exceed 6 & month are not eligible to admission in the homes unless the reasons are peculiar. Those who have been members of State homes must have been discharged from such homes at least six months before they can be ad- witted to the National Home or any of its branches, except by a vote of the board of managers. PERCHERON Horsis—1II. L., City. The Perch- eron horses are a breed of animals bfought to perfection in Perche, in the northern part of France. They are of large size, stout, vet of rel- | atively light and free action. Such horses are used to a great extent in France in the artil- lery service and for heavy coaches. These ani- mals have been largely exported,and in the western United Stal they are extenmsively bred. The color is usually dapple gray and the weight will average 1 pounds. _These horses are sometimes called Norman Perche- rons. THE NAVY—H. H., City. The question as to ‘what steps are necessary to enter the navy of the United States has been answered so often in this column that it ought to be familiar to every one, but when a correspondent writes twice in one week for the information, and cach time signs a different name, heis probably entitled to the answer that he should send his application to the com: derat Mare Island. THE THREE SIsTERS—W. C. D., Palo Alto,Santa Clara County, Cal. The “Three Sisters” in Oregon are mountain peaks which seem to be gorlionx of an old crater ruin, twelve miles in iameter and worn away. Their height is 9420 feet. PATENTED ARTICLES—A. G. 8., City. Ifa person ‘who has purchased a machine that has been patented should lose a portion of it, he ‘would have the right to have the missing part replaced without applying to the patentee for the same. MIDSUMMER DAY—"‘Western Addition,” City. Midsummer day is the 24th of June of each year. GOLDEN GATE PARK—F. 8., City. The acre- age of Golden Gate Park is 1040. Japan—H. J. 8, City. At the close of 1894 the population of Japan was 41,388,313. OPINIONS OF EDITORS. ‘Wos there any greater miracle ever wrought on earth than the chenging of water into heat and light and power? Thisis an age of pro- gress, for we see a dashing torrent utilized to turn a wheel, the wheel produces power, the power electrictty, and the electricity is trans- formed into a brilliant light that illuminates our streets and homes; it becomes heat that warms our apartments or cooks our food, it is used as power and drives our trolley-cars, pumps the mine or runs the stamps in the mill. The cascade is more than a thing of beauty for it is the source of heat, light and power.—Oro- ville Register. Our exports of breadstuffs and provisions fell off §66,541,253 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895, as compared to the year 1894, This.decrease of staple farm products ocgurred notwithstanding the steady decline in prices, which should have had the effect of increasing exports. During the same period our imports increased by some $80,000,000. If American farmers can see any benefit that has accrued to them by reason of these results of the new tariff they are blessed with remarkably keen powers of perception.—Los Angeles Times. It would be a singularly graceful thing for the President to offer General Harrison a place upon the Supreme Bench. No person is more fit, and, on the broad question of constitutional interpretation, the President is a pretty good Republican himself. If he happened to like General Harrison as well as he liked Judge Gresham, the thing might be possible.—Port- land Oregonian. While the goldbugs of the Fast who wear their trousers turned up at the i:nttom because it rains in London are industriously laboring through a truculent press to convince the public that the silver craze is dying and that the cause of free silver is in its decadence, it is refreshing to note that the cause of bimetallism is forging to the front in England.—Virginia (Nev.) Enterprise. Weare far from the teeming populations of | the East and South and those people cannot teadily see our State and county, so the next best thing is to continue to send them our pub- lications and let them see our products by making an exhibit at Atlanta.—Otay Press. Business is very brisk in San Francisco, jude: ing by the number of men who are excused from jury duty each day on account of press- ing business matters.—Reno (Nev.) Gazette, SUFPOSED TO BE HUMOROUS. Park Commissioner—You are not making that new bicycle path wide enough. Surveyor—Pshaw: Tt's wide enough for ten bicycles to ride abreast. Park Commissioner—It’s wide enough for the bicycles. Butitisn’t wide enough for the bioom- ers. First Doctor—That was & mean joke some one played on Filkins. Second Doctor—What was that ? First Doctor—Why, some one telegraphed him to hurry to Niagara Falls toremove & cata- ract; and he never tumbled till he got there. William Ann—What did you think of Dr. Thirdly's sermon on hell ? Mrs. Penns—From his description it isn’t a marker to the Chicago fire. Carry—Why was it, I wonder, my poor hus- ‘band never said any.hing to meabout remarry- ing ? Anna—Probably you were not the person he wanted to warn.—Life. Hoax—Have you seen D'Auber’s l;ew paint- ing? He calls it “Friendless.” Joax—Yes; it’s remarkably realistic. Tunder- st#d a baseball umpire posed for him.—Phila- delphia Record. OUT-OF-TOWN PERSONALS. Capltola, Cal., Aug. 19.—Arrivals at Hotel Capitola: J. Willand, Mrs. Kate Wilcox, San Jose; Miss Kate Wilcox, Watsonville; Mrs. Beck, J. C. Hart, San Francisco; C. T. Settle, Mrs. C. T. Settle, D. J. Flannery, San Jose; J. B. Dyer, Mrs. Poliard aud child, San Francisco: R.E. Murth, Oakdale; H. & érlne, Tarlock ; C. M. Lorrigan, Santa Clara; H. K. White, Charles Turner, Benicia; George W. Pollard, San Jose; F. Trimell, Mrs. F. Trimell, Miss ell, San Francis A. H. Needham, Santa Clera; William L. Gil , Mrs. William Z. Gill, R. J. Edwards, D. T, Bryant, Judge S. A. Barker, AlJarman, San Jose. Judge S. A, Barker and wife, Mr. and Mrs. A. Barker, Mrs. Joseph Rucker and Mrs. Dr. Waylands went to Santa a’r‘;\l‘l!‘; attend the uet by the Masonic fra- Santa Ross, Cal., Aug. 19.—Miss Bessie Me- Minn leaves to-day on & visit to relatives in San Francisco. Professor and Mrs. Alfred Kel- leher of San Francisco are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Crooks at their beautiful coun- try home near town. Miss Rock and Miss Swain of San Francieco are visiting at the R. L. Crooks residence. Rev. J. T.Shurtleff is vis- iting in Napa. S. H.chl:éh in San Francisco on business. Colonel Hardin is back from his Mendocino rauch. J. C. Sparks of Woodland is visiting bere. Miss Carrie Bering of San Fran- cisco is visiting iriends here. Frank Lo Ay has left for Coos Bay, Or. Mrs. Dr. Griffith of Paso Robles is visiting her nts here. Mrs. Ben Thorne, wife of the Sheriff of Calaveras County, is ting Mrs. 0. O. Webber. Profes- sor Burke is in San Francisco inspecting the schools there. Ju A. P. Overton has re- Springs, and 1o company il br. Gupniocine n com with Dr. ™ Bl Wi Visited e Ukiah. Asyium s George Hall has returned from a visit to Capi- tola. J. A.Graves, formerly of Santa Rosa but now of Los Angeles, is here on a visit. SIR KNIGHTS FOR BOSTON. Golden Gate Commandery With Their Ladies Left Last Evening. SPECIAL TRAIN OF EIGHT CARS. A Large Concourse of Frilends Attend Thelr Departure and Bid Them Godspeed. Last evening seventy Sir Knights of Golden Gate Commandery No. 16, Knights Templar, headed by the First Infantry band of eighteen pieces, marched down Market street from Masonic Temple and boarded the 7 o’clock ferry boat, leaving Oakland on a special train at 8 o’clock to attend the Twenty-sixth Triennial Con- clave of the Sir Knights, which will con- | vene at Boston on Monday next. The commandery was officered as fol- lows: George D. Clark, commander; | Jonathan Peel, captain-general: F. W. Summers, adjutant; Charles D. Bunker, quartermaster; Eugene Townsend, com- missary; L. W. Perry, surgeon; William Edwards, past commander; F. W. Sum- ner, past grand commander; C. Hellwig, senior warden; C. P. Overton, junior warden; John Kirkpatrick, standard- bearer; Robert!Ash, sword-bearer. A large concourse of relatives and friends assembled at the ferry to bid the Sir Knights godspeed on their happy journey, while the ferry-boat was loaded to the guards with ladies and gentlemen who attended the body to the Oakland Mole. While crossing the bay the band dis- coursed some of its liveliest strains, and on landing at the mole on the other side the Sir Knights formed into line and marched to their special train to the measuresof the well-known air, “The Girl I Left Behind Me."” The headquarters of this commandery will be at the Hotel Boston, 1162-68 Wash- ington street, during their stav in Boston. ihe special train which will carry them across the continent is one of the most elegant in all its compartments known to the railroad world. It consists of four Pull- mans, an elegant dining-car, two commis- sary and one quartermaster cars, eight cars in all, and as fine as the most approved judgment and skill of the railways can iurnish. e W. D, Sanborn, the agent of the Burling- ton route, will have charge of the party to Chicago, where James McCall, the local agent of the Erie, will take charge of the party and pilot them on to Boston. The party will stop at Salt Lake, Lake Chautauqua and at Niagara Falls, arriving in Boston at noon on Saturday. ¢ Monday of next week they will Fuy their respects to_the commanderies of Boston, Tuesday will witness the grand parade, of which this commandery will form a no in- conspicuous feature, as they are a body of most excellently drilled men. It is ex- ected that there will be at least 30,000 Sir Knights in Jine on that occasion. Wednes- day this commandery will hold a recep- tion to the 8ir Knights of Boston and their friends. On Thursday they will be the guests of Bay State Commandery and will visit Brocton, Mass., where suitable entertain- ment will be provided to render the occa- sion of their visit memorable. On Friday they will go on a grand excursion to the ‘White Mountains. It will be seen from the above that the Templars have a most enjoyable bill of entertainment in store for them during their weeks’ stay in Boston. They go well provided to extend the courtesies of California to their Eastern brethren, as they take along a carload of the choicest California_fruits and wines. These luxuries when dispensed with the compliments of such men as those within the ranks of Golden Gate Commandery will go far in further establishing the glories of California. : The mascot of the commandery is a fine black bear which has been duly christened Zerubbabel No. IV. The roster of the party includes the following-named gentle- men and ladies: Officers—Eminent commander, Eminent Sir George D. Clark of Golden Gate No. 16; gener- alissimo, Sir Knight Frank Rader of Ceur de Lion No. 9; captain-general, Sir Knight George Sinsabaugh of Ceur de Lion No. 9; senior warden, Sir Knight Christian Henwlfi of Golden Gate No. 16; junior warden, Sir Kni iht Charles P, Overton of Golden Gate No. 16; standard-bearer, 8ir Knight Courtland S. Ben- edict of Golden Gate No. 16: adjutant, R. E. | Sir Frank W. Sumner of Golden Gate No. 16; surgeon, Eminent 8ir Leander W. Frary of Pasadena No. 31; quartermaster, Sir Knight Charles D. Bunker of Golden Gate No. 16; commissary, Sir Knight Eugene DeK. Town- send of Golden Gate No. 16; paymaster, Emi- nent Sir Charles L. Field of Golden Gate No. 16; assistant quartermasters, Sir Knight Will- iam H. Smith of Golden Gate No. 16, and Sir §nlgh!lloben H. Mowbray of Goldeu Gate o. Sir Knights—Madison T. Owens, E. C., Ceur de Lion . 9, Los Angele!, Cal.; Frank W. Street, E. C., Pacific No. 3, Sonora, Cal.; George D. Cunningham, P. E. C.; William Edwards, P. E. C.; James C. Hassinger, P. E. C.; William D. Knights, P.E.C.; Hen'esy Lindle{i P. E. C.; James MeNeil, P.E. C.; Sylvester Warford, P. E. C.; Alonzo Hallett, Thomas H. Hender, Dayid E. Knight, James B. Lankershim, Ssmuef K. Lindley, James D. Maxwell, Alexander Mc- Kay, Thomas M. McLachlan, Niles Pease, Wil- liam C. Ralston, O. Robinson, W. B. Rockwell, Frank H. Ames, Charles L. Benton, James H. Bruce, Alvin L. Bryan, Joseph C. Campbell, William L. Clarke, Alonzo Colby, James Guz- ner, Gearge L. Darling, Luther J. Evans, Theo- dore Frolich, Niles K. Folsom, Gaylor Rouse, Michael Ryan, William D. Sanborn, William F. Smith, George M. Smith, James G. Spaulding, Edward 'B. Stuart, Henry O. Stearns, George W. Strohl, Daniel M. Sutherland. Charles S. True, James W. Trueworthy. Ladies apd l\femlemm accompanying—Miss rs. Belle Barringer, Mrs, C. S, frs. J. H. Bruce, Mrs. A. L. Mrs. C. D. Bunker, Miss M. L. Bunker, Mrs, E. Burling, Mrs. O. Burket, Miss Henrletta Car- ville, Mrs. George D. Clark, Mrs. G. L. Darling, Miss Ella Dickson, Mrs. Christian Hellwig, Mrs. L. A. Judson, Miss Lottie Judson, Mrs. A. W. Jackson, Miss Jackson, Mrs. D. E. Knight, Mrs. J. B. Lankershim, M . Lask, Miss H. M. Lask, Lindley, Mrs. S. K. Lindley, Mrs. M. L. Mathews, Miss M. F. Marshall, Mrs, James McNeil, Mrs. | Frank Rader, Mrs. C. C. Royce, Mrs. Gaylor | Rouse, Mrs. F. W. Street, Mrs. Anna Stadtmul- ier, Miss Helen Stadtmuller, Mrs. E. B. Stuart, Miss H. L. Sinsabaugh, Mrs. C. S.True, Mrs. M. A. Thayer, Bert Benedict, Henry M. Bunker, J. G. McCall, Colonel C. C. Royce, J. H.Le Veen, S. W. (vail, M. Ballin, A. B, ‘Morrison, g:ule& Keilus, A. Jacobs, Harry J. Lask, J. E. ane. GREETED AT SACRAMENTO. The San Franoisco Templars Warmly Re- - ceived by Sacramento Fraters. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Aug. 19.—Golden Gate Commandery, Knights Templar, after an enthusiastic send-off at the Oak- land mole arrived at Sacramento a little before midnight, and there found Sacra- mento Commandery drawn upin line in the depot, with a brass band, both to wel- come and_speed the fraters on their long p:!lgrxma across the continent. “ h:"fi:“ Bh })rti]ef“ilnurvnl fit handshak- mid whicl e peculi h Golden Gate was. heard Above.all the s Golden Gate had assembled in their cars and marched in a body to the platform and made the knightly salute. piJTg};ie Stop was but a !e; minutes and the grimage was_resumed. There are 107 Knights, ladiesland guests on Golaen Gate's special, thirty-seven being ladies. Ze: rubbabel IV is in fine form and nlreu{;; has made firm friendshi oL 3 ‘m friendships with everybody Mrs. Hervey e ——— The Railroad Censured. The inquest into the cause of death of Jacob ROWAH. Baking Powder Zillig on the 1lst inst. resulted in another ————————aa for the railroad company %fl'fifim«" jumped off one of the lro\ly—cu: at the corner of Eleventh and Mission l;r:;“ and fractured his skull. The jury foun b the man's death was due to his Own care e’ ness, but censured the railroad company o; running their cars at an excessive rate o speed. WORK OF REFORMERS. The Committee of Fifteen to Organize Thursday—A Letter to Be Sent General Graham To-Day. None of the committees appointed at the mass meeting of last Saturday night h_-ve received formal notice of such appoint- ment, but it is expected that Chairman M. J. Ferguson will notify them".o-day. Barclay Henley, the chairman of the committee of five to see that C. P. Hunt- ington is properly tried for his alleged vio- lation of the interstate commerce law in issuing a pass to Frank M. Stone, said he could say nothing as to what steps the committee would take until he had re: ceived official notification of his appoint- ment as chairman, as he was not present eeting. 3 MG‘cl;sr::a W. Monteith, chairman of the committee of fifteen, whose duty it s to organize a State anti-railroad party, said that the committee would meet on Thurs- day, at which time the committee would be organized and plans discussed for its fu- ture work. Sub-committees will then robably be formed to take up the different Emnches of the vlvork ax:z'i arrangements old regular meetings. m’l‘:lei:olyuderslbod that J. M. Bassett will ba placed at the head of the literary com- nfittee, whose duty it will be to give the ublic facts and figures relating to the Southerr. Pacific Company, showing how its political operations have been and are inimical to the public welfare. One of the measures that will be adopted by the committee will be the holding of large public meetings at various places throughout the State, in order to stimulate interest in the anti-railroad movement and make the propostgd anti-railroad con- ntion a representative one. velttis also el;pected that Chairman Fergu- son will forward a communication to Gen- eral Graham to-day, inclosing a copy of the resolutions requesting tbe removal of the ‘‘Murdered by Strikers’’ inscription from the Presiaio monument,and asking tor a reply stating the General’s intentions in regard to the matter. Should no reply be received within a reasonable time the matter will be presented to the Secretary ot War. g Said one of the most active workers in the anti-railroad meeting yesterday : “Those of us who are backing this move- ment have selected a committee of men who we believe are workers and who will conduct a determined and energetic cam- paign against the railroad. There will be no flourish of trumpets, no grinding of axes, but simply a straightforward move- ment in the direction of overthrowing the railroad’s dominion in the public affairs of the State.” - ORDER OF THE WORLD. A Pleasant Reception Given to Supreme - President C. E. Embree. The five San Francisco lodges 6f the Order of the World held a reunion and re- ception last evening in Odd Fellows’ Hall, The Richmond, Hamilzon, Golden Star, Sil- ver Starland Andrews lodges were well rep- resented, and a pleasant’ time was experi- enced by all. The reception was in honor of the supreme president, C. E. Embree of Indianapolis, Ind., who has been in this City for the last three weeks looking after the interests of the northern division, which extends from Fresno to the Oregon lne. Theaffair toa great extent was in- formal. Mr. Embree when called upon for a few remarks expressed pleasure at the interest he had found manifest in the new order, which was not over two years old. He explained the objects and principles of the association, and dwelt .at Jength upon its rapid growth in this country. He said that within two years the member- gl;&}?in the United States had run up to There were now four lodges in Omaha and the Jargest had a membership of 400. In Minneapolis there were fourteen lodges, five in St. Louis and five in Kansas City. ‘West of the Ohio line there were fifty-two lodges. While fraternal fellowship was the object of the order, the same as’in the Order of Foresters, th@re was connected with the order the World’s Mutual Benev- olent Association, which was an insurance concern pure and simple and based upon business principles. Its capital stock was $100,000. 8ick benefits were paid by the order, but not by the association. In speaking of the success met with the wreme president stated that last month policies were issued by the association. Last week 202 policies were issued. Mr. Embree stated that to-day he wounld appoint the manager for the northern di- vision, whose headquarters would be es- tablished on Market street. Mrs. Andrews of the southern district, headquarters in Los Angeless, made a few remarks. Others also spoke upon’ the promising )irospectn of the order on this coast, and by the time the meeting was over all felt as well acquainted with the supreme president as though they had known him for a year. —————— A Youthful Counterfeiter. Charles Howard, alias “Bert Hyde,” was held to answer the charge of raising $2 bills to $10 ones by United States Commissioner Heacock yesterday. The bail was fixed at $1500 and as the prisoner could nonszva that amount of se- curity he was sent to the County Jail. How- ard or Hyde is quite a young man and is said to have wealthy relatives in the East. — The Somers Appeal Dismissed. Calvin Somers’ appeal from the order of the Santa Clara Superior Court removing Mr. Somers from the guardianship of the Tread- well heirs has been dismissed by the Supreme Court. ———— THE Roberts Printing Co.—pieture cards. e Bacox Printing Company, 508 Clay strast. * ————— TEE J. F. CUTTER BOURBON is one of the best Kentucky brands of whisky. Itispopularwith the trade, and is the purest to be found in the market. The well-known firm, E. Martin & Co., 411 Market street, to which ica they havere- cently moved, are the Pacific Coasi agents. They also are agents for and keep the Argonaut brand of Kentucky Bourbon. & —_————— The Duke of Genos, who has been lionized in England, is both cousin and brother-in-law of the King of Italy. . PURE blood is absolutely necessary in order to have good health. The best remedy . for all blood diseases Is found in Hood's Sarsaparilla. Its re- markable cures are its loudest praise. ———————— THE bst regulator of the digestive organd and the best appetizer known is Dr. Siegert’s Angos- tura Bitters. Try it. * “FROM THE LOWEST LEVEL" A STORY OF MINING LIFE IN CALIFORNIA. BY THE Rev. J. H. WyTHE J=. . THE CALL has secured the right to pub: ?l:?g?s‘: charming story in serial form, snf part appeared Saturday, Aug. 11 Readers of TE CALL declare the story (0 be oneof unusual interest. The next in- stallment will be printed next Saturday, Aug. 24. Tt is customary to publish such contributions in the Sunday edition of THE Cavrr, but the author has conscientious scruples lfnm-t having any of his produc- tions published in the Sunday edition of any paper and in deference to his convic- tions THE CaLv has agreed to prind this story in the Saturday issues only. THECaLLdevotes a great deal of attention - to excellent articles on Western Themes by Western men and Western women. - «