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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1895, snd Sunday CALI, one week, by carrier.$0.15 Telly and € ¢ CALI, ope year, by mail... 6.00 T aily and & Cavr, six months, by mall 8.00 #nd Surday CALL, three months, by mail v and Sunday CALL. one month, by mail funday CALL, one vear, b 1. z W EEKLY CALL BUSINESS OFFICE: 710 Market Street. Telephone.. Telephone BRANCH OFFICES: £70 Montgomery sireet, corner Clay; open until £:50 o'clock. Haves street: Larkin street &W. corner Sixteenth and Mt Tnu) € o'cleck. £518) n street; open until 9 o'clock. 116 Ninth street; open until 9 o'clock. 72 n streets; open OAKLAND OFFICE: €08 Broadway. EASTERN OFFICE: Pacific Etates Advertising Bureau, Rhinelander ding. Rose and Duane streets, New York City. THURSDAY San Francisco except governmen The site is cleare and now watch it The old flag and an appropriation is prac- tical politics for California just now. n expect to suppress Cuba 1ppress the news? How can 8 when she cannot even The return of the chestnut season is, of course, an old story, but we must have it They are having Indian summer in the East, but it seems like angel weather out here. The trouble with socialism is that it asks too much and gives too little to be really social. The Ohio campaign hasn’t gone far, and vet Brice has already been lost in the shutie. Day by day the National debt increases, and day by day the administration keeps on fishing. Mr. Irish and Mr. Cator will now divide the honors for a time with Corbett and Fitzsimmons. ‘We can hardly mourn the loss of Dun- raven since we have two challengers to take his place, The United States found a helping hand in her war for independence, and shall Cuba call in vain? This is an off year for politics with the Democrats and the next one will be an off year for Democrats in politics. There is still time for every Califorma county to get in an exhibit at Atlanta that will attract visitors this winter. Day by day the progress of the compet- ing road is carrying the San Joaquin nearer to the end of the long monopoly. Defending the America cup is about the only patriotic thing New York club men do, but that is better than nothing. It is not aitogether a bad bet that in many States the Populists will cast more vetes than the Democrats this year. The platform of the New York Republi- cans has an excise plank, but that of the Democrats is more like an exgise-violation plank. Political experts declare the Cleveland administration is not helping the Demo- cratic ticket this year in any State in the Union. Whitney is said to own $10,000,000, and there are just that many reasons why the Democrats would like to have nim run for President. The interior press cannot be too persist- ent at this season in preaching to hunters the importance of being careful about their campfires. It has been a great year for international sports petween America and England, and fortunately most of the greatness has been American. —_— We have 2 growing suspicion that Ol- ney’s promise of a vigorous foreign policy was intended by him as only a summer re- sort engagement. The fact that the Railroad Commission has succeeded in interesting the people is in itself a very favorable feature of the present situation, The visit of the Grand Army to the South was a gratifying event to the whole Natioa, but of course Cleveland preferred to go fishing rather than to attend it. It may have nothing to do with the next Presidential campaign, but it is worth noting that Adlai Stevenson is traveling ebout shaking hands a good deal. New York is about to lose a notable in- stitution. Jerome Park racetrack is be- ing destroyed, and the sports will have to hunt another place further out of town. Europe has had another little flutter over the Oriental question in the report that the island of Chusan, off the coast of China, is to be ceded to Germany for Keeps. S The trouble with Mowbray, the an- archist, is that although he never opens mouth without putting his foot in it, his total understanding is not half big enough to fill the cavern. The Tammany tiger having stuck its claws into the back of reform, Parkhurst and Roosevelt are beginning to wonder whether the people of New York really want a clean city government. Every lawyer of any prominence in these days wha is seen to be looking with any favor on the third-term movement may be suspected of keeping an eye on the va- cancy on the Supreme bench. Railroad Commissioner La Rue's dec- laration that although he has an interest in a farm he is compelled to hand over the profits to the railroad company takes off the edge of the company’s protest against his proposed reduction of rates. It is reported that France has been very active on the frontiers of Burmah Jately, and some English alarmists are afraid if she succeeds in establishing an empire there she might help Russia very effec- tively in driving the Englisn out of India. A SEVERE ARRAIGNMENT. The Union for Practical Progress has passed an extraordinary resolution. This is an carnest and intelligent body of citi- zens, who, among other things, desire to see the City come into possession of the plants for furnishing lights and water. Its proceedings have been reported in the San Francisco CALL with the complete- ness which so important interests as it represents deserve. The union has a hard fight on its handsand its labors are arduous, these latter requiring a thor- ough study of the facts and principles upon which its struggle is based. It is proper that all intelligent citizens should acquire as much information as possible on these subjects so closely related to their comfort, health and prosperity, and a part of the work of the Union for Practical Progress is to secure and present this in- formation. Such presentation is made at the meetings of the union, and THE CALL, in the pursuit of its business of publishing a newspaper for all, has been reporting these meetings and publishing the facts there presented. Such is the duty of any and every high-class, independent newspaper published in the interest of the commtnity. 1t is somewhat surprising, therefore, to observe that this is regarded as a remark: able thing in San Francisco journalism— something with which the people are not yvet familiar, and deserving of praise by reason of being both meritorious and un- common. We regret the necessity for this popular view of journalism in San Fran- cisco. The corollary of it seems to be that the power of the press in the legitimate pursuit of its vocation through a spirit of perfect disinterestedness and a desire to aid in upbuiiding the City without refer- ence to small private ends that might be advanced by pursuing a different course has not %. n hitherto properly and fully exercised.' “This is deplorable, fcr it bears a very close relation to the growth and prosperity of the City. The Union for Practical Progress adopt- ed a resolution Tuesday evening charging the great dailies of our cities with a ten- dency to ignore or misrepresent move- ments inaugurated for the public good, and with distorting the speeches and acts of persons who are working for the com- mon good; that ‘“the newspapers owned by wealthy men and corporations allied together in a powerful association have demonstrated that they are no longer con- ducted by men who are true to the funda- mental priuciples of our Gevernment.”’ In- stead of this the resolution declares that “the daily press of our large cities are dis- vosed to publish the horrible details of murder trials, the indecent scandals of divorce proceedings” and other matters in undue prominence. Hence the union de- clares: **We are grateful whenever any of their number show a disposition to publish correctly the local news and information regarding matters of vital importance, and since the San Francisco CALL has mani- fested a disposition to give .to its readers valuable information regarding the public ownership of land and of water and electric- light works, while all the other papers have remained silent on these vital sub- jects,” it is therefore resolved by the union ‘that we extend our thanks to THE CALL for its unbiased publication of such in- formation and news, and commend it for the course it has taken regarding the Daurrant trial and the lotteries.” TE CALL cannot but feel gratified by this evidence of intelligent appreciation of 1ts policy. If its example serve so good an end as the making of such a resolution of censure and commendation unnecessary, for the reason that all its contemporaries pursue a similar course, its gratification will be still deeper and more lasting. AN UNHAPPY NECESSITY. We had hoped that it would be unneces- sary to thresh again the old, old straw which clings to the subject of tall build- ings, but the arguments made at the meet- ing of the Fire Department Committee of the Board of Supervisors seem to require consideration. We have been confronted with certain rules prevailing in foreign cities,;nd have heard much about exclu- sion of light and sunshine. All this ap- pears to ignore certain conditions peculiar to California, and for the millionth time brings us to face the ancient folly of pre- cedent employed to apply to conditions which should be ehminated from our con- ception of our particular and peculiar needs. It is inapplicable precedent that accounts for nine-tenths of the rules which hamper the growth of California. Judge Ross has given the most poignant applica- tion of it in deciding against the right and vrinciple of irrigation in California. Until we shake off these ancient nightmares we can never hope to make California the splendid unique commonwealth for the production of which nature has furnished us with so abundant material. Even the philosophy behind the Euro- pean rule limiting the height of buildings seems not to have been learned. This simply is that a house shall not be higher than the width of the street upon which it fronts. There are minor variations from this rule, but they are insignificant. The wisdom of European cities is acceptable only to the extent of its applicability here. When Europe has adopted the means of urban transportation prevaleatin America, and when she has created fire departments to compare with ours, and when she has caught the first glimmer of the American art of constructing fireproof houses, and when the temperament of hér people has undergone the radical change which trans- forms a phlegmatic person into one of American nerves and energy, and when a hundred other miracles have been wrought, then it might be well to quote European rules to Americans; and when that is done we shall still have to imagine the European transformed from an American into a Cali- fornian, living in a climate foreign to the knowledge and experience of the average American. It does seem that Californians might have the independence to master their own conditions in a way to suit their own purposes best. If they cannot, per- haps they would better emigrate to Europe and take their chances of making a living there. s It was asserted at the meeting of the Fire Department Committee that the Mills building had operated to the reduction of rents on Montgomery street in its vicinity. Have the wretched horsecars and the abominable pavement of that street no right to a share of attention? Have the hard times nothing to say? Ordinary rea- son might convince us that the concentra- tion of inhabitants by the erection of tall houses would necessarily tend to the rais- ing of rental charges in the neighborhood. If that has not been the effect of the Mills building we shall have to abandon com- mon-sense or look elsewhere for the reason. And suppose that the fine, tall, fireproof buildings do command higher rentals than the shabby old houses of long ago; is not the tenant to be praised for wanting to be better housed? Shall the enterprise and energy of the men who want to improve the City be held in check for the accommo- dation of silurians? The subject is so large and the local con- ditions so different from those upon which European precedent isfounded that it can- ot be fully discussed in a short review. It is a great pity that any need for a discus- sion should ever have arisen; and while a volume might be written on the sole aspect of conditions limited to San Francisco and favorable to high buildings, it is sincerely to be hoped that it will not be necessary to produce it. A DEPLORABLE FIGHT. San Diego County takes the initiative in organizing to secure from the Supreme Court of the United States a decision up- holding Judge Koss and so declaring the Wright irrization act unconstitutional. We are assured that ““large property-own- ers in irrigation districts, and especially those who are non-residents and, therefore, liable to heavy assessments without a vote, | have been most liberal in supplying funds to make a bitter fight.” It is the intention of the wealthy land-owners and bankers to employ Joseph H. Choate to lead the legal forces arrayed against irrigation in California. It should be borne in mind that in apply- ing the Wright law to the necessities of the State the land-owners who sought its bene- fits were moved solely by a desire to ren- der their lands productive. Without irri- gation their property would be practically worthless; with irrigation they were rea- sonably assured of a generous return from the soil. They are the valuable and pro- gressive men of the State, who in seeking to better their own condition would add largely to the wealth of California. In the formation of an irrigation district under the Wright law all the land in the district is taxed for the construction of irrigatire ditches. The tax thus falls as well upon unprogressive land-owners, those who are a burden to the State and a hindrance to its progress, with no desire to improve their property or reap the rewards of en- ergy and enterprise. Among these are a great number of non-resident owners, who hold their possessions for speculative purposes. 1t is this latter element which is ar- rayed against the Wright irrigation law. It is composed generally of wealthy men of the silurian class, and they choose to regard their interests as opposed to those of the earnest, industrious and enterprising men who believe in California and wish to enjoy the full benefits of a home and resi dence here. This should be clearly under- stood, for such an understanding would give a proper direction to public sentiment and make the merits of the controversy unmistakable. It is conceivable that here and there the land of a property-owner in a district does not need irrigation, but from the necessity of things sucn property- owners must be in a very small minority, and their individual interests cannot be permitted to stand in the way of the com- munity progress. As those opposed to irrigation are gen- erally wealthy and strong the real farmers and producers, the backbone and sinew of the State, are placed at a disadvantage, and this fact will require all the harder work on their part. In asense their homes and prosperity are at stake. That realiza- tion should be safficient to inspire them with the greatest energy. HARBOR EXPENSES. The report ot the determination by the Harbor Commission to reduce the expenses of conducting the State’s business on the water front is encouraging. It will be hard for the deserving men who hold the positions to lose them, but that is one of the ordinary contingencies of life, and, as the State is not a benevolent institution and is supposed to conduct its affairs on ordinary business principles, it must yield to whatever business necessities may arise. ‘Within the last few years nearly every business has been compelled to reduce ex- penses, by discharging men whose services were rendered unnecessary by shrinkage. Until the State shall have greatly modified its plan of conducting its business (which, perhaps, would not be a misfortune) it must conform to the principles upon which it was founded. Every proper reduction made in the dis- charge of its duties will place the Harbor Commiseion in a position to make many improvements which are greatly needed. Some of the wharves on the water front are in a disgraceful and dangerous con- dition. In the vicinity of the Pacific Mail dock the condition of affairs at present ex- isting would not be tolerated in any civil- ized country but this. The present Board of Harbor Commissioners has shown a disposition to do everything in its power to remedy existing evils, and this is a re- freshing change from the old order of things. The State is charged with the re- sponsibility of guarding interests on the water front which are very important to the whole people. It would be too much to expect of this commission that it could at once remodel the management and conditions of the water front to conform to urgent neces- sities. It has an enormous task in the erection of the new ferry depot, and its recent progress in that undertaking indi- cates a desire to render the most intelli- gent service. If the reduction of useless expenditures in the employment of men who are not needed will assist toward the making of other improvements, which are as necessary as the ferry building, the cur- tailment will not have been made in vain. SETTING FOREST FIRES. Good news comes from Santa Cruz to the effect that the report of the destruction of the big tree grove is untrue. Meanwhile the fire in that region, besides destroying thousands of acres of fine redwood forests, has invaded the orchard section of Scotts Valley and may do great damage. Re- ports from Monterey County show that the chaparral of the Gabilan range is burn- ing. Probably this fire was deliberately set. Such a custom prevails to a certain extent in chaparral regions, as the destruc- tion of the old brush causes a free growth of succulent shoots which make excellent pasturage. This is a dangerous practice and calls for the strictest kind of prohibitory ordi- nances. If the counties are unable or un- willing to take the action the State should interfere. It is true that the setting of fires would be one of the most difficult things to detect, but the offering of gener- ous rewards to informers might nave a beneficial effect. More dangerous than the practice of set- ting chaparral fires is the carelessness of huntersand camping parties in the forests. This should be made criminal by statute. MAXIMS FOR ADVERTISERS. Advertisements come home to men’s business and bosoms. Whatever is worth advertising is worth ad- ver!isiniwell. A bright advertisement is the morning star of business that twinkles for the world. The Age of Chivalry has given way before the Age of Advertising. An advertisement's power is the wonder ot the hour. Riches spring from economy; business from advertising. o‘?)d fat advertisement makes a lean stock of goods. E 3 Behold how great a business a little advertis- mfi kindleth. Vho does not fear to advertise is brave enough to win the prize. An advertisement's time is forever, and e::gwhors its place.—W. J. L., in New York AROUND .THE CORRIDORS. “I came around the Horn to San Franciseo in July, '49,” said S. M. Briggs, sn old mining man, at the Palace Hotel yesterday. “Halha! ha!l how I remember the first fire that ever occurred here, It was just below the plaze, near the old City Hall. Iwasa raw lad from Boston then,” said he, smiling to himself. ““The facilities for putting out a fire in those days were not very great. The chief work seemed to be in throwing out the liquor from the saloons, and when an old sailor knocked the top off a bottle of port wine and handed 1t to me I thought it tasted good. Ididnot know the taste of the stuff before this, remember. This was my first experience, and when he offered me a bottle of champagne on top of that I felt very queer after drinking. Itseems that every one was inZthe same box and we all forgot to hand the water along irom an old well Idon’t know. You see some people are never satisfied with anything.” C. H. Phillips owns among many other things the Chino ranch of 41,000 acres, on which are produced most of the beets that are used at the Chino sugar factory. Talking about it at the Palace yesterday he said: “There are 8000 acres planted in beets this year, 6500 acres of which are rented to 301 tenants. We expect tosupply the sugar factory with 90,000 tons from this crop and next yesr we expect to produce 125,000 tons.” “How much sugar will that make, Mr. Phillips?” was asked. “‘You can figure it at about 15 per cent. You make it 13,500 tons,eh? Well, that isa | good deal of sugar. There is any quantity of | land down there fit for raising beets and the climate and soil are both peculiarly suitable. “The factory consumes 600 barrels of oil for 8. M., BRIGGS TALKS OF THE FIRST FIRE 1IN SAN FRANCISCO. [Sketched from life for the “ Call” by Nankivell.] on Jackson street. While I was in this state I | fuela day from the Puenta Ofl Works. The was taken into the polite force—had a pull with General John Nelson Geary—but the sys- tem was so bad that I left and went to mining.” “What was wrong with the system?’ asked the reporter. “Oh, lots. I was detailed off to watch the ruins after the fire and arrested g man for pick- ing up a purse of Mexican money that had been melted by the fire. I met the captain near the station and, after learning the cause of the arrest, he pocketed the money and I had to let my man go. “There was an old stoop on my beat where T used to sit and rest; it was the time when the thieves had a mania for Mexican blankets. My friend gave a tramp & suit of clothesand | he sat down in my corner and went to sleep. He never woke again, for they mistook him for me and cut his throat. Ihad seen the clothes and my friend and I were mourning each other’s loss for twoor three days afterward un- til we met.” “It is very pervising architect should come out here,” said Colonel John P. Irish yes- terday. “Mr. Aiken is a New Yorker, and it is necessary that he should understand the differences in planning of the new Post- office building and location of the roams from what would be suitable In the East, made necessary by the differences in climate. The new City Hall was designed by an architect from Albany, who placed the courtrooms in the north side, where they are practically un- tenable. The same faults exist in the interior arrangements of the Appraisers’ building, where the courtrooms are all placed in the very worst part of the bufiding that could be chosen. When a new Judge is appointed here his doctors warn him that he must get as much sunlight and air on the outside as possible, or his days will be shortened. S0 [ say it is very desirable thatMr. Aiken should come out here and understand this, so important that the su- that he will not put all the best rooms on the | north side. They must be arranged so as to get as much sunshine and air as possibla. “In the East they habitually put the rooms on the north side as much as possible to get away from the intense heat of summer. The usefulness of the new Postoflice building and the healthfulness of its construetion for occu- | pancy will be greatly served by this personal inspection of our climate. Hence his visit will be of the highest importance and value. His coming here shows & determination to make the building a credit to the City and the Gov- ernment.” Richard Willoughby, who discovered the “Silent City” in Alaska, arrived here yesterday to errange for the sale of some mining prop- erty. Ninety miles north Juneau is a glacier with & face 300 feet high. It was at this place that the professor thought he saw the mysteri- ous white city of beautiful design, an account of which has been published in almost every paper in the country. He was standing near the glacier when an indistinct figure in the water attracted his attention. He returned to the spot the next day, and there far below the water he saw the buildings of an ancient city. Several weeks later he returned with a com- panion, who took photographs of the alleged | city. Negatives of these are on sale at Juneau to this day. Willoughby never saw a locomotive until his arrival in Seattle last week. He came to Cali- fornia in early days and was north at the time of the Frazer River excitement, and since then has spent most of his time in Alaska. The “protessor,” as he is called, is a mighty hunter, end has been in several Indian fights. Some thirty-five years ago he placed in a bank in British Columbia $16,000, and has never drawn a cent of principal or interest since. Money is of little object to him. He lives at Juneau, in a small two-room cabin on Carroll’s wharf. “No, T brought no prisoner down for San Quentin this time,” said George S. McKenzie, Sheriff of Grand. “I have done my share, I think. Dur- ing the seven years I have been in office about & hundred criminals have been sent to the State prison from my eounty.” “Must be a pretty tough community up your way,” said one of his callers, “No, not at all. Nearly all these men were from the outside ard did not belong in Napa. But the reason why we have been sending such a large number to prison is not that there is more crime in that county than in others but that a larger proportion of them are cap- tured and convicted. Take the stage-robbers, for instance. There have been three stage robberies in the county since I have been Sheriff, and all the robbers have been captured except one, who was killed. These men, ‘Buck’ English, Mooney, Burk, Breckenridge and another have been sent to prison. Stage- Tobbers generally locate in places where they can get away safely, and I don’t think we shall be troubled much with them for a while.” “Ihave just returned from Oakland where I heard some strange talk,” said Colonel K. B. Brown yesterday. “Iheard a merchant com- plaining that the recent Davie ferry was not of beuefit to the people of Oakland. He says that it is because of the railroad company’s irrita- tion over losses resulting from reductions in ferry rates that gates have been put on the local trains. By this means people are hin- dered from getting on or off the local trains at ease, and consequently passengers go right through to San Francisco instead of dropping off at way-stations to do their trading. He considers that the people of Oakland have been hurt instead of benefited by the experiment indulged in by the promoters of the late Davie ferry. But there may be no logic in such talk. Napa County, yesterday at the | introduetion of this ol has reduced the cost of fuel a half. The factory’s freight bill amounts 10 $130,000a year. Chino doés more freight business than any other station in Southern California except Los Angeles and more than any other station on the southern road as far s El Paso. So you see that the Chino factory is a big concern; for the town of Chino itself has & population of only about 1200.” Frank Christianer, who represents Sousa, late leader of the United States Marine band of Washington, is here making arrangements for the concerts to be given in the spring by Sousa with his band, which has been at Manhattan | Beach for several months. In it are many of | the best musicians who were in the Washirg- | ton band. They will appear here early in Feb- | ruary and go north as far as British Columbia City. | and return again to t Frank G.Andrews, well known all over the coast as a hotel man, who has been manager of the St. James in San Jose for several years, has taken a position in the California Hotel office here. PERSONAL. F. W. Symonds of the Philadelphia isat the Occidental. D. M. Peters, a vineyardist of Livermore, is at the Russ. 5 | _J.F.Davendorff, a real estate man of San Jose, is at the Grand. E. J. Cahill, a civil engineer of San Martin, is a guest at the Grand. J. S. Bradford, & mining man of Quiney, regis- tered at the Russ yesterday. | Jesse D. Carr, capitalist and politician of Salinas, 1s at the Occidental. A. J. Rhoads, the Sacramento politician, was one of yesterday’s arrivals at the Grand. A.F. Jones, a prominent attorney of Oro- ville and ex-State Senator, is at the Palace. J. W. Wilson, the Republican candidate for | Mayor of Sacramepto, registered atthe Grand | yesterday. 8. F. Black, State Superintendent of Public uction, is in town from Sacramento and ying at the Cglifornia. . E. E. Ewing of Portsmouth, Ohio, represent- | ing the Wilsbach Commercial Company, regis- tered at the Grand yesterday. Charles -Erickson, a railroad contractor on the coast line of the Southern Pacific, came in from San Luis Obispo yesterday and put up at the Grand. Colonel D. B. Fairbanks, a banker of Petaluma and commander of the Fiith Regimentof the | National Guard, came down yesterday and reg- istered at the Lick. Mrs. E. J. Chamberlin, a large property- | holder of Eureka, Humboldt County, is_at the Grand. She is on her way to Sacramentoas delegate to the Grand Lodge, I 0, G. T., which converies October 1. Mrs. Chamberlin is State deputy grand chief templar of that order. CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 25.—Californians at the hotels to-day: San Francisco—J. Platt, the | Misses Platt, H. Ezekiels, at the Murray Hill; Dr. and Mrs. Clinton, at the Park; Mr. and Mrs, H. 7. Scott, the Misses Scott, R. Maddox, W. D. Clark, at the Holland; T. Edwards, H. B. Kean, at the Cosmopolitan; Mrs. L. Farnsworth, at the Grand Union; J. E. Gunn, Mrs. E. A. Hep- | denfeldt, at the St. Denis; T. Jennings, at the | Astor. San Mateo—Mrs. D. Brown, Mrs, H. | Morris, at the Continental. Oakland—Mrs. F. | Hyde, at the Gilsey; J. McCrillis, at the Grand | Union. Los Angeles—F. T. de Foe, at the | Grand Union. Azevia—R. M. Dodsworth, at the Bartholdi. Berkeley—Mrs. Rickcff, at the Murray Hill, CALIFORNIANS IN WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 25 .—San Fran- cisco—W. A. Newcome, H. F. Terrill, G. H. | Dyer, St. James; H. Flint, National. Los An- geles—C. M. Baker and mother, Riggs House; J. Schroeder, H. J. Schroeder, Miss I. 8. Schroe- der, Ebbitt House. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. THE GULF STREAM—M. L., Oakland, Cal. Itis impossible to state with exactness the time it takes the waters of the Gulf stream to travel from Florida to the coast of Norway, but taking the time it has taken wrecks to move from one point to another in a straight line in the waters of the Gulf stream it is probable that in from sixty to ninety days the waters will traverse the “distance between the two countries, pro- (\;‘l)dmg it meets no impediment to turn its urse. THE CALL'S NEw Home—C. C., City. The heighth of the Chronicle building is 207 feet; the new building at Third and Market streets for THE CaLL will be 310 feet high, 103 feet higher than the Chronicle building. RAIL 1N ALAMEDA—C. E. C., City. Rail may be hunted in Alameda County after the 15th of October. Recently the Supervisors of that county repealed the ordinance which placed a restriction on rail. THE MostT HEATING—L. R., Sonome, Cal. Of the three articles of food, rye flour, graham flour or whole wheat, the most heating to the stomach is rye, and the coarser the flour the more heating. ONE THOUSAND DoLLARS—Subscriber, City. The weight of $1000 in twenty-doliar pieces of the Uuited States is 3.6864 pounds avn{i’du is or 4.48 pounds troy. L b o AvIcanLE STnBANS— . J. B., City. It is the luty of the Government to keep the navigable streams of the different States ogfin‘ e MUSIC AND MUSICIANS. The second international musical competi- tion, founded by Rubinstein, has just taken place in Berlin. A chatty account of the pro- ceedings is given by Charles H. Vidal: "!n_me Beckstein Hall, where we assemble, there is & large table for the members of the jury, who number over twenty. ProfessorJohannsen of St. Petersburg presides; to hisrightare Jadassohn of Leipzig, and I, who represent the conser- vatory of*Paris; to his leit are Satonoff of Mos- cow, and Hamerick, director of the conserva- tory of Baltimore. “In the morning and the afternoon we have orchestml works, either compositions of the competitors or else concertos,to show the virtu- osity of some of the competitors. In the even- ing we hear chamber music, and I assure you the hours are beginning to drag by that time. All our deliberations take place in Germam, & language which the president speaks slowly but clearly. There were six competitors for the composition prize. Melcer of Varsovia, born in 1869, carried off most of the votes, his only serious competitor being a young man from Copenhagen. The prize would have been divided between them if Rubinstein’s will had allowed it. In the pianoforte playing the Rus- sian school fairly astonished the jury, though there were interesting competitors from Am- sterdam, Berlin, Prague, Rotterdam, etc. Lhev- inne of Moscow bore off thé prize of 5000 francs for an extraordinary perfection of technique, thythm and expression.” Damrosch’s season of Wagnerian opera in New York will be given at the old Academy of Music. The history of this house as the house of grand opera practically came to an end with the close of the Mapleson dynasty. For a short time afterward the organizatien known as the “‘National Opera” occupied it with works sung in English, but that venture was short-lived, and since then it has been given over to theatrical performances, mostly of the sort that require a very large stage, which the academy possesses. Damrosch’s venture will be worth watching as an indica- tion of the extent to which the location of & building will affect the saccess of the per- formances given in it. Fashionable New York has completely deserted the neighborhood of the academy and moved a long way off. The German population is still on the east side of the city, and some of it in neighborhoods from which the academy is fairly accessible. Two of the most brilliant pianists in Ger- many, d’Albert and Stavenhagen, have lately been filling the pepers with their quarrels. Le Menestrel says: ‘“‘We narrated recently how d’Albert gave his resignation as hofkapell- meister at Weimar and that he nad been re- placed by Stavenhagen, and we also hinted that an intrigue was connected with this resig- nation. This intrigue is completely unveiled by d’Albert in a brilliant article which he has just published in the Zukunit. In reading | W BERNHARD STAVENHAGEN, D'ALBERT'S RIVAL. [From a photograph.] what he has written one imagines oneself 1n one of those little German courts of the eigh- teenth century that Schiller has stigmatized in his famous piece, ‘Intrigue and Love.” The details of this foolish cabal that d'Albert re- countsin a couple of hundred lines are not worth entering into. It is sufficient to state that two soldiers, aids-de-camp of the Grand Duke, who onty owe their reputation to fash- ion (one of them calls Beethoven's sonatas useless noise), have succeeded in driving away from Weimar the director, Bronsart, and the kapellmeister, d’Albert, and have replaced them by Vignau and Stavenhagen.” D’Albert evidently does not relish being superseded by s0 young & man as Stavenhagen. He is not in any pecuniary need of the position at Weimar and his interest is centered elsewhere at pres- ent, as his new opera, “Ghismonda,” is being rehearsed at the Royal Opera-house at Dres- den. It would almost fill a column to give a bare list of the new operas that have been accepted for production at the various Italian opera- houses during the coming season. Baron Fanchetti, the composer of ‘“Asrael,”” has written an opera, “Mary of Egypt,” which is to be brought out at Florence. Spiro Samara, the composer of “Le Martire,”” has completed a new three-act opera, “La Furia Domata,” & version of Shakespeare's “Taming of the Shrew,” which is to be brought out at La Scala; Leoncavallo’'s new opera, based on Murger’s “La Vie de Boheme,” and Gianetti's “Madonetta,” founded on a drama by Boito, are likewise to be produced in Milan. These are only a mere drop in the ocean of new operas that wiil be heard in Italy this winter. A quantity of new church music is also being written and produced. San Francisco seems to be awaking to a much-needed interest in choral singing. Pro- fessor Tomlins unfortunately has gone East, but James Hamilton Howe, who did such splendid work in the oratorio field in Oakland last season, has gathered together about 200 of the best-trained voices in San Franeisco. The rehearsals are progressing in the most favorable manner. and in November Men- delssoln’s “Elijah’” will be producea with fall orchestral accompaniment. Nor is ambition torest here, for it is the intention to_inaugurate a grand musical festival calling for a gather- ing of all the musical clans of the State. A well-known musician proposes in the Mu- sical Times thatit wculd be well to form a “society for the protection of musical composi- tions.” He gives a number of instances of shameful licenses which singers and instru- mentalists often take with composers’ works, and he says that the branch of the society that would have to look after music-publishers would have a fine field for its operations, as many instances could be given of tinkerings| dire in the publication of works by standard composers, “In spite,” says Le Menestrel, “of what cer- tain journals have been saying, Anton Dvorak, the famous Bohemian composer, will return in October to America to resume his dutiesas director of the National Conservatory. Before sailing it is expected that he will have fin- ished, in Europe, the music of ‘Hiawatha,’ an opera that he is engaged in writing on Long- fellow’s well-known poem. The performance of the work will be eagerly looked forward to in Ameriga.” There is at Venice a poor workman in the arsenal, named Coccolo, who is passionately fond of music and who has just finished the score of an opera, which he is naturally very anxious to see produced. With this end in view the newspapers of the city have opened subscription lists to cover the costs of produc- ing the work. This recalls the fact that there is a well-known musician who was once a poor workman in the arsenal at Venice. This is Bartolini, who has published a large number of popular cansoni. ‘The love of music scems to perpetuate itself in the Metternich family, The Neue Musikal- ische Presse of Vienna states that the young Princess Paullne, daughter of the Princess de Metternich who was so well known as the patroness of Wagner, ‘has made her debut as & violiniste at a charity concert given at Marien- bad. The young Princess played pieces by W. Bach and Neruda, and she obtained—natu- rally—a very marked success. o Another lady composer has been making & stir in the musical world. She is quite a young girl, and as her work is said to show remark- able promise it is probable that she will squarely enter the operatic field with the other composers of “young” Italy. The girl is a Signorina Pia Bobm, & pupil of the Conserva- tory of Venice. A scene of hers called *‘Spes Uitima Dea” was much applauded wnen per- formed at the annual conservatory contest, The verdict was that the music of the little work showed great dramatic effect. 1t is stated that Fritz Scheel has received an excellent offer to go to New York. Whether he will accept it or not is not yet known, but he is making preparations for a winter season of concerts in San Krancisco. Humperdinck, the fortunate compgser ot «Hansel and Gretel;” has just written the musie for a drama by Ernest Rosner, “The Children of the King.” The piece has only two little solos that are sung. The other parts will be sustained by prose actors. Before each of the three acts the composer has written a symphonic prelude. Reports from Dublin state that O'Sullivan, the well-known California singer, has created quite a furor there as a member of the Carl Rosa Opera Company. The Liszt Museum in Weimar has just re- ceivd an interesting addition in a beautiful plaster cast of the great pianist’s right hand, taken on the occasion of his birthday in 187 and hitherto in the possession of Frau Tesse Hildebrand of Florence, who recently pre- sented it to the Grank Duke. Emperor William is said to be taking lessons on the flute. Well! it is harmless, at any rate, and possibly soothing. A young vocalist, Fraulefn Paula Mark, has created quite a sensation in Vienna by her assumption of Carmen in Bizet’s opera. THE DAILY REPORT. MR. BUNKER TELLS OF MR. HIESTER'S CONNEC TION WITH THAT JOURNAL. To the Editor of the San Francisco Call—SIR: Your sketch of Mr. Hiester contained several inaccuracies, which I am sure crept into the article by mistake. The facts of Mr. Hiester's connection with the Report are these: In 1868 the printers struck and Mr. Hiester, who was then assistant foreman of the Bulletin, retired from office with his fellow-compositors. In 11869 he became foreman of the Daily Report Printing and Publishing House. At that time the Report was & little stock paper, published atnoon. The paper was owned by Wheeler & { Lawton. In May, 1875, I bought & controliing | interest in the Report and incorporated it. Mr. Hiester continued foreman of the printing department. Two years later Mr. Hiester ac- quired_an interest in the Report and became its business manager, which position he has ever since filled. ‘[he paper was really started by John C. Carmany in the form of tabulated statements for brokers, and was issued first weekly and then daily. Very truly yours, WILLIAM M. BUNKER, Editor Daily Report and President Daily Re- port Publishing Company. San Francisco, Sept. 18, 1895. THOUGHTS OF WESTERN EDITORS. They have had their first snow of the season at Laramie, and the people all through the frost belt are preparing for winter. These preparations consist of the provision of fuel andp clotbing, and feed for animals, and a thousand other expensive things. In fact, the people of the East spend nine months of the ing together enough to keep them ing and freezing during the other three months. It is different here. We have to look at the almanac to ascertain when the change of seasons oceurs.—San Jose Mercury. 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