The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 7, 1896, Page 6

¢all CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprietor. S‘lTBSCRIPTIO RATES—Postage Free: -$0.15 Paily and Sunday CALL,one week, by carrie; Daily and Sunday CALL, One year, by mail. Daily ahd Sunday CALL, six months, by ma Daily and Sunday CALi, three months by m: Daily and Sunday CALL, one month, by mai Sunday CALL, one year, by mafl WEEKLY CALL, Ope year, by mall. BUSINESS OFFICE: 710 Market Street, rancisco, California. - Main—1868 s T elephone. EDITORIAL ROOMS: 517 Clay Street, Telephone............ BRANCH OFFICES: 530 Montgomery street, corner Clay; open until 9:30 o'clock. 389 Hayes street; 713 Larkin stree SW. corner Sixteenth and Xlssion streets; open watil 9 o'clock. 2518 Mission street; open antil 9 o'clocks 116 Ninth street; open until 9 o'clock. OAKLAND OFFICE : 808 Broadway. EASTERN OFFICE: Rooms 31 and 32, 34 Park Row, New York City. DAVID M. FOLTZ, Special Agent. open until 9:30 o'clock. FRIDAY... BRUARY 7, 1896 THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. Bicyclers to the front. There is likely to be a revolution on wheels, It is a hard feat to make the pneumatic tire go slow. When the bicycle era establishes itself every street will be a speedtrack. o e e It would seem that the wheelmen have a legal right to travel as fast at any rate as a streetcar. There ought to be some way of heading off Cleveland’s gold export bicyole. Itis going too fast. When we get a reform movemert on bicycles we should try to get a bicycle movement on reforms. By the time local Democracy gets all of its dirty linen in the wash we shall have an exposure of the naked truth. Eastern States are rapidly preparing for the coming conventions, and it is time for the Pacific Coast to be getting ready. California is trying to keep the law, en- force it and exalt it, while the monopoly is trying to dodge it, break it and degrade it. Republicans should remember that non- partisan movements this year will play directly into the hands of Buckley and his gang. Cleveland has piled up a big bundle of debts for Uncle Sam, and the old man had better sit down on it now, and see that no more is added to the pile. The quickest way to achieve an inter- national reputation at this time is to dis- cover an old map of Venezuela some- where in your lumber-room. Heading off the bicyclers while allowing the streetcars to run faster than the law provides is thelatest version of straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel, Write to your Kentucky friends and urge them to get their representatives in the State Legislature to stand up for California against the raiiroad monopoly. In shutting off the free seed supply for the farmers Secretary Morton has raised a crop of thistles for himself; but perhaps he is just enough of an ass to like it. It may be “the endless chain of our monetary system” that depletes the gold reserve, but it is the deficit tariff that works the machine and keeps the chain revolving. The peculiarity of the local Democratic storm cloud is that while it is Rainey in one quarter the thunder Popper is in the other, and there is no sign of lightning anywhere. The success of the popular loan carries with it a condemnation of the former syn- dicate deal, and Cleveland should cer- tainly be made to explain why he did not appeal to the people before. The new bond deal has been a big suc- cess for the Government, but as some of the bidders have to pay much higher prices than others for the same goods the ques- tion arises, *is it a fair deal?” The paradox of getting the Fire Depart- ment to enter politics in order to keep out of it involves the further paradox that those of the department who fire up for Ppouitics are liable to be fired out. According to Chicago estimates Senator Allison is the second choice of the friends of all other Republican candidates for the Presidency, and if this be true it means that he is virtually the first choice of the party as a whole. Great Britain recognizes the sovereignty of Brazil over the island of Trinidad; but Brazil will permit Great Britain to use it as a coaling station, and it won’t be long before the Brazilians learn that power goes with the coal. > A Chicago society has sent out & circular asking, ““What is your opinion of waras a mode of deciding controversies betwecen the United States and Great Britain?’ and we have to answer that while the mode is a liltle old-fashioned it is generally effec- tive and always saves talk, - Some bidders for the new loan offered as high as 119 and a fraction for small amounts, while the Morgan syndicate will get about half of the whole loan for a little over 110. The difference in the price shows the advantage of the syndicate. Mr. Morgan is in it and the other fellow is out. The evidence given in an Illinois court that at least one Chicago clothing-house has been selling clothing made in Sing Sing prison while smalipox was raging among the convicts illustrates the need of an interstate sanitary law. It is not fair that one State should be permitted to get rid of such dangerous goods by distribut- ing them all over the country through the medium of the wholesale houses of an- other State. Senator Vest says, “I would rather put the flower in the sickroom of an over- worked girl or matron than have it said I voted $110,000 for flowers and exotics for the receptions and bouquets of the officials of the Government where the chandelier flashes its light across the red wine and the air is fragrant with perfume like the spicy breezes of Araby the Blest.” The sentiment is all right and the politics is good, yet the old question arises, “Is it art?” _KENTUCKIANS TO THE FRONT. The fight now bemng made in Frankfort to repeal the franchise of the Southern Pacific Company affords to Kentuckians living in California an opportunity to render an important service to the, people of both States. By letters and by newspapers they can inform their rela- tives and friends in Kentucky of the actual condition of affairs here, ana thus form in that State a well-grounded sentiment in favor of repealing the franchise which is at once an injury to California and a dis- grace to Kentucky. There can be no doubt of the. effective- ness of the work that can be done in this way. To bring about a repeal of the monopoly franchise it is necessary only to give the people of Kentucky a full under- standing of all that it signifies to them end to us. We must conduet at once a vigorous campaign of education on the subject, and it can be carried on with mueh greater success by Ken- tuckians in California than by any one else. The monopoly lobby will per- sistently dispute and deny the statements of the California press and of the commit- tee of fifty, and many Kentuckians in the face of such persistent denials may hesi- tate to believe the statements of those whom they do not know, but they will not hesitate in regard to what is said by their own kinsmen and friends. These there- fore are the persons upon whom Califor- nia must largely rely at this time, and they should prove themselves worthy of that reliance by putting forth their best efforts to rouse Kentucky sentiment to the fighting point. In carrying on this campaign of educa- tion every Kentuckian in California can do something. Itisnot necessary.that he should be acquainted with a member of the Lecislature, or that he should write directly to any member. Let him write to his friends in Kentucky to use their in- fluence in forming a sentiment at their own homes, and that sentiment will soon make itself known at the State capital. If in every legislative district in Ken- tucky there are men engaged actively in forming public opinion against the mo- nopoly and its methods of business and politics, the representatives at Frankiort will not be long in coming to the coneclu- sion that it will not be safe to defy that opinion for the sake of rendering a service %o a corrupt corporation already hastening to its doom. Z There are thousands of Kentuckians in California. All of them have friends of more or less influence in their former homes. Appeals from them would reach every legislative district in the State. ‘What they assert would have a weight far greater than anything that can be said by persons unknown in Kentucky. Friend- ship counts for something. It is the greatest power known among men. Let the Kentuckians in California set that power in motion and the State of their birth will erase a disgraceful franchise from her statute-books, and the land of their adoption will be rid of a corruptinz monopoly. VEST'S BITTER SPEECH. Some allowance should be made for the chagrin of the Senate 1n observing with what 2ontumely its silver substitute biil has been treated by the House when we approach the task of dissecting the fierce speech of Senator Vest on the joint resolu- tion demanding that the Secretary of Agriculture obey the law requiring him to make a distribution of seeds and bulletins to farmers. But in spite of its bitterness and raucor, the speecn made some telling points. Mr. Vest was deeply incensed because, while these seeds had been withheld, there has been an expenditure of $110,000 during the past year for palms, orchids and bouquets with which the President deco- rated the White House on occasions of pomp. This deeply offends the Democratic spirit of the old warhorse from Missouri. But it does not rouse him so deeply as the vigorous work which Secretary Morton has done to bolster up the financial policy of the administration. This minor mem- ber of the Cabinet has made himself ob- noxious in many ways, especially in adopting an attitude that is utterly incon- sistent with the broadly democratic duties of his department. He is the one member of the Cabinet whose duties re- quiré him to stand in close intimacy with the people, and especially: with the agri- cultural interests of the country, to en- courage their efforts and foster their interests, and to use his whole influence with the administration to that end. He has missea that important function entirely, and devoted himself instead to the money interests of the country. He has neglected his own duties and im- pertinently intruded himself into matters antagonistic to them, and his mischievous activity is rendered all the mere potent by his shrewdness and ability. It is remark- able with what apparent indifference the President is observing these attackson his functionary, foritis he who is responsible for Secretary Morton's acts. This indifference to the interests of agri- culture in this country comes at an inop- portune time, for the farming industry’is atalow ebb and in need of protection and encouragement. The distribution of seeds may not seem a very important matter, but as it is the means, in connection with bulletins which Mr. Morton has neglected to issue, which the Government estab- lished for introducing improved seeds and giving valuable advice on many subjects, its value might be made very great, It was really the President whom Senator Vest was attacking, and the country is well aware of the fact. A TORMIDABLE LOBBY. The most conspicuous feature of the funding-bill flight is the railroad lobby at ‘Washington. Its presence and operations have a special interest when considered along with the lucia letters which Mr. Huntington, the central figure of the lobby, wrote to his partner, Colton, about the time when Tom Scoit was try- ing to secure the right to build a road through the southern part of the country. An equally efficient and 1ndustrious Hunt- ington lobhy is at work in Frankfort, Ky., trying to defeat the bill repealing the charter of the Southern Pacific Company. James Bryce, in his “American Com- monwealth,”” has something interesting to say of lobbying in general aud of Mr. Huntington as a lobbyist In particular. He declares, for instance, that lobbying is declared by the laws of California to be a felony and by those of Georgia to be a crime, but fails to add the information that it was the operations of Mr. Hunting- ton’s lobby in the California Legislature that made the creation of such a law a necessity. Again he says: “Itis particularly hard THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1896. to discover the truth about Congress, for few of the abundant suspicions excited and accusations brought against Senators and members of the House have been, or could have been, sifted to the bottom, Among 400 men there will be the clean and the unclean. The opportunities for private "| gain are large; the chances of detection small. Nosmall part of the business of Congress is what would be called in Eng- land private business, and although the individual railroads which come directly into relation with the Federal Government are not numerous—the great transconti- nental lines which have received land grants or other subventions are the most important—questions affecting these roads do frequently come up and involve large amounts of money.” Becoming then more personal, and of all the railroad men in the United States se- lecting C., P. Huntington for presentation, the author proceeds: “Bribery often takes the form of a transfer of stocks or shares, nor have even free passes on railroads been scorned by some of the more needy legis- lators. The abuse on this head had grown so serious that the bestowal of passes on interstate lines was forbidden by statute in1887. In the end of 1883 portions of a correspondence in the years 1876-78 between Mr. Huntington, one of the proprietors and directors of the Central Pacific Railroad, who then represented that powerful corporation at Washington, and one of his agents in California, were vublished; and from these it appeared that the company, whose land grants were frequently threatened by hostile bills and which was exposed to the competition of rival enterprises, which (because they were to run through Territories) Congress was asked to sanction, defended itself by con- stant dealings with Senators and Repre- sentatives—dealings in the course of which ivoffered money and bonds to those whose support it needed. Mr. Huntington com- ments freely on the character of members of both houses, and describes not only his own operations, but those of Mr. Scott, his able and active opponent, who had the great advantage of being able to command passes on some railways running out of ‘Washington,” Bryce then quotes from these letters and from the report of the Pacific Railway Commission in substanti- ation of his position. This formidable lobby, the most power- ful that this country has ever seen, is at work now both at Washington and Frank- fort, and the issues are far more vital than those which existed when Mr. Huntington was engaged in spending, according to the Pacific Railroad Commission, $4,818,000 in *‘influencing Jegislation.” AN EXOELLENT IDEA. Last season Wells, Fargo & Co.’s Ex- press Company sent several hundred small boxes of California -oranges as presents to eminent residents of the Eastern States and this year it proposes to send similarly a greatly reduced number. Why the bur- den of this- most excellent plan for adver- tising the superiority of our fruits was permitted to fall wholly on the express company is a matter that has not yet been explained. The absence of seconding efforts on the part of growers is made all the more conspicuous by the fact that the bulk of our fruits is shipped by means other than the express company. The idea of such a distribution is so ad- mirable that it should be put in force on a largescale. Likely it would properly come within the province of the State Develop- ment Committee, but as the expense would be very great if the plan should be carried out on a sufficient scale the growers and transportation companies might well con- tribute generously to the scheme. The packages sent out would be an elo- quent proof of statements made in the printed marter which it is proposed to dis- tribute. A reasonable exercise of wisdom in the selection of articles and the persons to whom they are to be given could be made a valuable adjunct of the proposed free lessons to be given on the preparation of California dried fruits for the table. The packages should be very small and attractively put up, and printed instruc- tions for cooking should accompany them. There is one branch of the California frnit industry that needs advertising and development. This is glace fruits. It is somewhat remarkable that this most de- licious of ‘all confects is not better known. We know of but one establishment in San Francisco where the preparation of glace fruits is carried on with an approach to a conception of its importance, and there are very few elsewhere in the State. The consumption of the product is largely local, apparently no efforts having been made to popularize itin the Eastern States. Undoubtedly the present supply is as great as the cemand, but we can well imagine to what proportions the demand would grow under a better knowledge of the article. As one of the higher and finer industries associated with the fruit industry it yields a large profit, and the field for an exteusion of the business by intelligent industry is unlimited. Samples of other fine products might be distributed. The syrup of Muscat grapes, for instance, is far better than any other for table use except, possibly, maple syrup. Its excellence needs only to be known in order that a large demand for it shall exist. Thus the subject of advertising by means of samples assumes large propor- tions and offers a promising field for profit- able labor in extending our market. HUMOR OF THE HOUR. She—I admire the horse very much. matches my riding habit splendidly. Dealer—Yes, his color is beautiful. She—Are you sure he won't fade? “What did you see in America?” cried the “0h, T suw the Catskill Mountains,” ssid Uncle Peter jocosely. “I expect it was one of those mountains that brought forth the mouse,” said Jock thought- fully.—Household Words. “Stammering is an awful affiiction,” re- marked the young woman. +“Still it has its advantages,” spid the society young man. “Fellow doesn’t need more than two or three ideas to keep him talking a whole evening.”—Indianapolis Journal. - Mrs. Strong (in a vain chase for her collar- button)—There’s one thing we new women have yet to learn from the men. Mr. Strong (sourly)—Oh, you don’t know it 8ll, then? Pray whathave you got to learn? Mrs. Strong (between her clenched teeth)— How to swear.—Puck. i She—Yes, that is Mr. Gamboge, the artist. He is wedded to his art. He—Judging from his appearance I should say that he didn’t marry for money.—Boston Transcript. Teacher—Tommy, you may define the differ- ence between a while and a time. Tommy—Wy—wy—when paw says he is going downtown for a while maw says she'll bet he is going for a time.—Cincinnati Enquirer, - “The differences between a street and a woman,” said the cheerful idiot to the assem- bled and up-to-that-time-happy boarders, *is that the cross streets are the quietest.’—Indi- anapolis Journal. ““There are some things in this world I don’t understand,” said Bobby. “One of them is why small boys have such lit{le stomachs and such large appetites.”’—Hi ’s Bazar. Rich Fiancee—Oh, this bouquet is too costly. ‘You must take it back to the lieutenant. Valet—Oh, that's all right, miss. Siace my master is engaged to you he has been able to get things on credit.—Fliegende Blaetter, He FOUR-FOOTED BIRDS. Nothing in therealm of natural history inlate years excells in interest the announcement of the discovery in British Guians of a bird with four legs, says the Popular Science News, The crested hoatzin, opisthocomus cristatus, the only survivor of a race of birds, several of which are known as fossils, inhabits the most secluded parts of the forests of South America, and it is probable that it is owing to its retiring habits that it has outlived its congeners, as well as to time the taxpayers and people of the State are wondering what great satisfying benefit is to scerue from it all, We shall wait with patience and hope. Not of a Retiring Disposition. San Jose Mercury. Mr. Cleveland is not of a retiring disposition, I’m”t’hl will be very much retired by sncther Time Brings Many Changes. Fairfield (Wash.) Observer. History is made rapidly nowadays. Last THE FORE wmB OF THE HOATZIN THE FOUR-FOOTED BIRDS OF BRITISH GUIANA. setts, appointing Jonathan Buck first lieuten- ent of a company to invade Canada, and bears the date of March 13, 1758, One of the most interesting of the new Car- dinals is Gotfi, who was lately Avpostolic Nuncio to Brazil. He is the son of a Genoese longshoreman, and was brought up in poverty and self-sacrifice. He was educated st the Jesuits’ College in Genos, became a member of the Carmelite order, and eventually the Gen- eral of the order—the highest post attainable. Miss Hesba Stretton, the English authoress, spent some years on the borders of Epping forest. Her house there was given up because the “nightingales warbled so vociferously as to spoil her night’s rest.”’ There is a story about the late Mr, Robins, a famous English aunction- eer, who, in offering an estate for sale, said the only drawbacks to the desirability of the prop- erty were “the litter of rose-leaves and the noise of the nightingales.” PERSONAL Dr. H. L. Pace of Tulare is intown. Fred H. Beach of Batavia, IlL., is at the Ocei- dental. George E. Lane, a business man of Detroit, is in town. E. E. Harlow, & merchant of Stockton, isat the Lick. the fact that, feeding as it does upon wild arum leaves, its flesh acquires so offensive a smeli and flavor as to have gained it the name of stink bird, and to render it entirely unfit for food. Ttis & large bird, almost as large as a peacock, in fact, but is very seldom seen. Oftener its lond, wailing ery is heard. ‘The chief peculiarity of the hoatzin consists in the fact that when'it is hatched it possesses four well-developed legs, the front E"' being of a reptilian character. The young birdsleave the nest and climb about like monkeys over the ad]mnlni limbs and twigs, and dct and look more like tree toads than birds. After hatching the modification of the fore limbs be- gins, the claws of the digits falling off, and the whole of the claw-like hands becoming flat- tened, changes into wings. After this modifi- cation has taken place feathers begin to grow, and 1n a short time not a vestige remains of its original character. As Professor F.A. Lucas, in. an admirable monograph on “Spurs and Claws” 1n a bulletin of the Smithsonian Insti- tution, says: “Theadult birds not only have no claws upon their wings, but their thumbs, even, are s0 poorly developed that one would hardly suspect that in the nestiings we have the near- est approach to & auadruped found among existing birds. Mr. J. J. .Quelch, who studied them in British Guiana, tells us that soon after the hatching the well-developed claws on the pollax and index are consunlzly in use for hooking and holding on to surround- ing objects. The nestlings, when quite small, are frequently found far away from any nest, climbing by the help of their clawea wings after the parent bird‘; daring feeding time. One curious feature noticed with a nestling which haa been upset in the river was its power of rapid swimming and diving when pursued. Assoon as the hand was placed on it it dived l’lpidlly in the dark water, in which it was impossible to see it, and arose at dis- tances more than a yard away, Owing to_this power the little creature managed to evade all efforts to secure it, taking refuge eventually under the bushy growth, when it was inpossi- ble to pursue it. The prolonged immersion which a nestling will undergo, instinctively and voluntarily, or which an adult bird will endure in an aitempt to drown it, seems quite remarkable.” HOW TO BE POPULAR AT WHIST. No matter what your partner does, Remuin urbane and bland, Don't even say his game is one You cannot understand. The more misplays that he may make, The more you'll smile and say, You often made a like misiake, DId 1t but yesterday, 1t adversary should revoke, Don't claim the penalty. “A littie slip like that is one That every day w- see.”” And should he merit it or not, Pay compliments on skill; Don’t miss this opportunity’ Of gaining bis g0od will. Tke others will not like it 1f you win the game each day, 8o when gaining, praise your partnes; "Tis his scientific play. Showing joy or disappolntment You must manage 10 resis:, It you'd have the ochers iove you And be popular at whist. —Brooklyn Eagle. ENGINEERS FOR THE NAVY. The United States navy is to-day in a pecu- liar situation. The Government malntains at Anuapolis an institution for the education of naval officers, but owing to the character of its training or the tastes and prejudices of the cudets, out of an average of thirty graduates 4 year not more than eight or ten men go into the engineer corps, where they are needed, while the line is crowded with young offi- cers. With the development of the modern cruiser and battle-ship the demand for en- gineers has increased without there being & corresponding change in the dispo- sition of the men who enter the ser- vice. The tradition of the sailor persists not- withstanding the decrease in his relative im- portance in naval warfare, and the academy continues to turn out classes mostly made uj of line officers, while the engineer-in-chief of the navy pleads for more men in his branch of the service in order that our vessels may be kept in readiness for action. Even now engi- neersare in demand, and in case of sudden need of an increased navy we should find ex- treme difficulty in getting them to do the most important work on the new vessels—work which almost more then any other in the navy requires careful early tralaing. ) With a view to meeting this condition Rep- resentative Francis H. Wilson of this State has introdutced into the House & naval bill which is likely to stir up the old difference between line and staff, for it sacrifices some of the old traditions for the sake of raising up & body of men sufficient to care for the machinery of our shipsin emergency. The bill places in the hands of the engineer-in-chief the inspection of steel for the ships of the new navy, thus seeking to avoid any repetition of the troubles which have occurred over steel inspection in the last few years. It permits the staff officer to rise to the rank of commodore. It allows staff officers to retire aiter thirt five years' service. It gives substantial encouragement to enlisted men to work for commissions. ~ Most important of all, it provides for the training of engineers in private institutions. The Nayy Department fs 1o detail to every scientific school which shall pledge itself t0 educate marine engineers under regulations established by the depart- ment an engineer to be professor of marine en- gineering and naval architecture. This will enable the schools to fill the staff vacancies Which the academy leaves, and also educate a reserve force of engineers, who would be of irut service should a sudden increase of our eet be neeesnrg at any time. This bill is understood to have been prepared under the supervision of prominent naval en- gineering authorities, -udp to_have the support of the heads of some of the leading technical schools. 1In this age of machinery the engineer must Phy 8 greater partthan our present naval practice provides for, and the bill brought for- ward by Mr. Wilson appears on its surface to solye some pressing problems, and merits seri- ous consideration.—New York Tribune. FROM WESTERN SANCTUMS. Smoking Her Own. Nogales Vidette. Cuba is smoking her own tobacco this year. ‘Welcome the Threat. Woodland Mail. Embassador Bayard threatens to resign if he is censured. By all means censure him. That Busy Railroad Commission. “ Chino Champion, California has a road commission, the mem- bers of which are frequently heard from in Jjunketing trips up snd dowa the State. Mean- - ging for British protection for Americans in Africa. month it was save your money and buy a gun; tmldmnnth itis save your money and buy a nd. A Hint to Politicians. an Jose Mercury. In these bicycle times no political candidate %-n run well unless he travels on a good raods S, Noah Appreciated the Greenback. Marysville Appeal. Secretary Carlisle doesn't 1ike the greenback, and yet even old Noah wasglad when the dove brought the green back. A Nice Tableau Indeed. Bodie Mining Index. ‘What a nice tableau—a humilating spectacle —when Bayard cringed before Salisbury, beg- But the Valley Koad Is Coming. Fresno Republican. The advantages of railroad competition can hardly be realized by yfiople ‘Wwho have not ol gone outside of the San uine Valley to get, their information. 5 Siridd| Beam in Our Neighbor’s Eye. East Oregonian. Mexico will not allow any prize-fighting on her soil. However, her bull-fights will con- tinue. Mexicois not the only body in the world that will swallow & cumel and” grasp at & gnat, Empties From the North. Riverside Press. A railroad man was asked this morning on the street if he thought we should have rain to-aay. Glancing upat the clouds he said: *No, it has been raining up north and these are empties coming back.” Congress Should Recognize It. Stockton Mail It is really about time that Congress adopt one of the resolutions formally deiining and re- cognizing the Monroe doctrinie. The people of theUnited States desire that this be d one, and if Congress delaysaction much longer it will lay itself open to the suspicion of insincerity, A Change Demanded. Hanford Democrat. The Central Pacific has been a fraud and a swindle from the beginning. A burden anda curse to the people of the Coast. The Gover - ment will lose no matter what is done about it, but the people will be gainers tenfod the possible loss if it 1s operated by the Govern- ment at cost as a free highway. To continne it as an adjunct of and a gift to the Southern Pacific wili be a dead loss to the Government treasury and a dead sag on the backs of thc people. PLAN THAT WAS PROPOSED 710 GET THE ST. PAUL AFLOAT. Among the innumerable plans that were cent arrivals are: A.F. George, an attorney of Sacramento, is at. the Grand. s J. 8. Templin, the mining man of Idaho, is at the Palace. Charles O. Bates, a business man of Tacoma, is at the Palace. J. A. venny, a general goods dealer of Ga- zelle, is in the City. John McMullen, the well-known resident of Fresno, isat the Lick. Senator B. F. Langford of Stockton is among the recent arrivals here. C. Y. Winn, & merchant and mining man of Durango, Colo., is in the City. C. M. Root, the quartz mine superintendent of Greenwood, is at the Grand. Chief Engineer George F. Kutz, U. §. N., sta- tioned at Mare Island, is in the City. A. C. Hopkins, manager of the Stockton Pot- tery, Stockton, is here on a business trip. A.H. Barr, general merchandise dealer at Callahan’s Ranch, arrived here last night. Brainard F. Smith, secretary of the 'State Prison at Folsom, reached here last evening. M. de Millican, superintendent of the Moun- tain mines, Shasta County, arrived here yester- day. R. B. Canfield, a well-known attorney of Santa Barbara, was among yesterday's arriyals here. Antonia Lubelski, & prominent citizen and capitalist of Tacoma, Wash., is stopping at the Cosmopolitan. 3 Hugh Percy, secretary of the extensive sugar works at Chino, arrived here yesterday and is at the Occidental. L.B. Wilbe and J. M. Miner, the mill and timber owners of Arcata, Humboldt Bay, are at the Grand, accompanied by their families. Q. A. Graves, propriétor of the Cadelac Hotel, Detroit, one of the finest in Michigan, is at the Palace, accompanied by his wife, They are here on a pleasure trip. Hon. T. F. Beers, a well-known and prosper- ous citizen of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, who is making an extended pleasure tour of Califor- nis, accompanied by his wife and daughter, is & zuest at the Cosmopolitan. X Hugh McDonald, who, with James Salee, owans the Bully Hill mines at Copper City, is at the Palace, and denies the story wired to one of the papers here & day or two ago from Red- ding that the mines were sold. “If they are sold,” he said, “I have never been informed of it, and I believe I would be. We have noteven, seta prige on the property, because we were. not ready. We wanted to do some develop- ment work first.”’ Mr. McDorald and N. H. Cleary of Leadvilie some time since effected the seles of the Iron Mountain mines, Shasta County. - Mr. Cleary, who has for some time been in Montane, is expected to arrive here o day. CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 6.—Among the re- L. Hobart, Grand Union; M R.Engel, Stewart; W. L. Heger, Imperial: J. B, Bruce, St. Cloud; Miss-Crocker, Nether- land; H. Starbird, Gilsey. OUR FRIEND, THE ENEMY. In addressing the Senate Committee on Pa- cific Railroads in support of his Pacific debt funding scheme. Collis P. Huntington sar- castically stigmatized Mayor Sutro of San Francisco as “our friend, the ememy,” who has flooded this Cungress with “stuff not worth talkiog about.” It is in accord with the eternal fitness of things that the heed and front of the Southern Pacific octopus should seek to brush away the remonstrances of the people of California against the perpetuation of the legalized ex- tortion to which they have been subjected for a quarter of & Century as stuff not worth talk- ing about. It is mo less characteristic of the tactics of the ehief highwayman of the band that has exploited the Central Pacific road by absorbing its governmentsl patrimony and suggested to the owners of the St. Paul to get diverting its trafic to ascribe mercenary mo- S A THE PIGIRON OR FAT - MAN PLAN TO SAVE THE ST. PAUL. the big- steamship afloat, says the New York World, was that of a New Jersey man, who said that she should be pulled over so that she would float on her side. In this position she would draw less water. After tilting her she could be towed out to where it is deep and left wflth berself. The best way to get heron her side was, he said, to tie pigiron to her masts and funnels. ~Any pig-iron merchant would sunply the material, but if theré was any dificuliy experienced about getlinz the gzg iron, all the fat men along the shore might induced to lend their weight to the scheme. PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT. Mme. Jeanne Hugo, the granddasughter of Victor Hugo, who was recently divorced frym her husband, Alphonse Daudet’s son, is about to marry a young doctor of Paris. When Mlle. Christine, the two-headed col- ored woman, rides on the European railways she has “heaps of trouble” with conductors, who try to levy two fares from the freak. Among Dr. Donaldson Smith’s discoveries in the region of- Lake Rudolph is that of the ex- istence of fifteen new tribes of Africans, one of them of dwarfs, none over five feet in height. Mrs. Merey Thorndike of Rockland, Me., has been & pilgrim here below for ninety-two years. She has moved her place of residence fifty- seven times, snd isn’t permanently settled even now. David Jones of Anderson, Ind., has not slept for nearly & month. Two years ago he had a sleepless spell for ninety-threa days, ana last year he remained continuously awake for 131 days, ; There was not 8 member of the royal family within reach of the Duke and Duchess of York when their second son was born. The Cabinet Minister, whose attendance was required by law, arrived thirteen hours too late. Emperor Willlam of Germany received from the Empress several Christmas presents of great appropriateness. She gave him aset of por- celain plates with paintings on them of naval sceues, six drinking-cups, esch holding a golden ‘spoon, and two large landscapes by a German artist. A good deal of interest is manifested just now in an old document on exhibition in Bucksport, Meine. It is a commission signed by Thomas Pownall, Governor of Massachu- \ tives to Xayor Sutro and brand him as &n enemy. An enemy of whom? Certainly not an enemy of the people of California, or for that matter of the people of any part of the United States. Mr. Huntington would have the country be- lieve that the only motive animating the chief executive of San Francisco in this contest is a personal grievance. based on the refusal of the great railway potentate ‘to build for him an eight-mile railroad to one of his pet estates. That is an insult to American intelligence. Mr. Huntington would gladly build a dozen eight-mile branches as the *price of sidetrack- ing Sutro and the issue which has raised such a storm on the Pacific Coast. The stigme, “‘our friend, the enemy,” in the sense in which Mr. Huntington intended to ap- Iy it, has been used time and again by con- struction ringsters and Credit Mobilier wreck- ers against men and communities that have stood in their paths or sought to thwart their schemes. From their standpoint everybody is_a -public ememy who refuses to pay tribute on demand without a murmur, or who defends public rights against the onslaughts of corporate greed. n this controversy as to the settlement of the Pacitic railroad_debt, Mayor Sutro of San Francisco cannot be accused of maliciously or vindict- ively flooding Congress with “stuff not worth talking about.” The matter at issue involves -not merely $200,000,000, but the welfare and future prosperity of millions of people. Itis not a quarrel between one man and & Corpora- tion, but a struggle of the country dependent on the Pacific railroads as public. carriers for self-preservation and the right of self-govern- ment. As the embodiment of ‘our friend, the enemy,” Mayor Sutro merely represents an overwhelming, unparchasable and irre- grsllfl)la sentiment. We take it that the ‘hamber of Commerce of San Francisco is not swayed by the personal caprice of any one man, or by enemity to the Pacific railroads, Which are and must remain the great arteries of their commerce. And yet this body on Janu- ary 21 adopted the following resolutions as expressive of its demands upon Congress: Resolved, That the Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, having under consideration all the con- ditions involved, and having reference to the message of the President of the United States 10 the Fiftieth Congress, recommending the Govern- ment to secure itself by legal process against financial 10s3 in its relations with the subsidized overland rallroads, urgently protests azalnst the refunding of the indebtedness of these railroads by legal enactment. Resolved, That the people dependent upon the line of the subsidized defaulting railroads, in the case of thelr debt being refunded, must endure the burden of excessive cost of transportation for the many years of extension demanded, an obvious injustice, which will retard the development of the dey ry, whereas a change of man: en age- ment, elther direcily by the Government or by lease under proper restrictions. will develop the territory and increase the valie of the railway Itself. For these valid reasous this Chamber of Commerce fa¥ors. foraclosure by the Government @sthe result of the default in the payment of the debt owing 1o it. In the light of these reselutions, our friend, the enemy, must be looked for in’ the person. age that is besieging Congress with a paid lobby of political retainers in the intersst of his Southern Pacific octopus and in direct con- flict with the interests of the Government and the people.—Omaha Bee. NEWEST SKIRT WITH BOX PLEATS, There is little change in the fashion situa tion, which has for the last year made piain wide skirts the unchangeable fegture of all costumes. Despite many efforts to introduce panels and trimming effects, tie plain un- trimmed circuiar front skirt hanging ex. tremely full holds its own. The only novelty is the box-pleated back which our illustration shows in its most favored form. This model is seen in both separate skirts of rich material to be worn with coat basques and blouse waists, and as a part of costumes of one material either in combination with jackets for street wear or waists for indoor use. Despite its long vogue black satin is much used. Handsome crepons also are chosen for separate skirts. Plaids cut very well after this design and are much worn; it is also very de- sirable for stamped goods, showing no seams. The pleats in the back are formed by sepa- rate gores, the seams being hidden under the folds. The front is seamless, being cut circular., It is Dot pecessary to have darts at the top. ‘The only stiffening now used in skirts, and even this is often omitted, is a five to ten inch facing of haircloth, wirene canvas or crinoline around the bottom. The skirt should be lined throughout, the lining being cut exactly like the goods. ANSWERS 'TO CORRESPONDENTS. HEIGHT OF WoMEN—OId Subscriber, City, There is no record of the averasge height of “young women, between the ages of 17 and 21, in California, natives of the State.” ‘WATER RATES—C. G., City. You have a right to ask to have & meter placed on your premises and pay for the amount of water that has act- ually been consumed as shown by the meter. 1f the company refuses to do that then your remedy lies with the Board of Supervisors, o whom you can make a complaint. LETTER-CARRIER—J. M,, City. . Applicants for positions in the letter-carriers’ department must undergo a civil service examination. The applicant must not be under 21 years of age or over 40. Application blanks in this City may be had at the ofice of the secretary to the Postmaster. These will give all the de- sired information. The next examination in this City will be held some time after the 10in of February. All papers for this examination should be in the hands of the clerk of the Board of Examiners by the 20th of that month. T. M., Berkeley, Cal. The Hastings College of Law, the Toland Medical College, the Azt School in the Hopkins mansion, the Lick Observatory on Moun) Hamilton are, and the affilinted colleges, when assembled in the new building to be erected i the future, will be, under the control of the regents of the University of the State of Cali fornia. The 1aw against the sale of liquor within a mile of the university does not app 10 the detached parts of the university, for it specific, as_the following section will sho: ““Any otie who within one mile of the groun: belonging to the University of California, in Alameda County, sells, gives away, or exposes for sale, any wines or slcoholic Liquor, is guilty of & misdemesnor.” Thatis plainand positive and applies only to the grounds in Alameda. —Radcliffe, Belmont, Cal. Robert nson was married but once. The lady he marriea was the divoreed wife of Sam Osborne, who for many years was shorthand reporter in the late Judge Dwinelle’s court in this City. He met her in Paris, and married herin this State. During the time he was in California he lived across the bay, and probabiy passed of hifs time with acquaintances in the vicinity of Berkeley. He was notan opinum smoker. Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, November 13, 1850, gnd died at Vailima, near Apia, Samoa, December 3, 1894. He wes a novelist, essayist and poet, who at an early age developed his talent, but he was never robust, and in 1873 his health broke down and he went to different parts of the world on a tour, in the hope that he would find a health invig- orsting spot. He wason this coast in 1887, and 1n that year sailed on the Casco in search of health in the islands of the South Pacific. Finally he landed on the Samoan Islands and made his home near Apia. He took a grest interest in the affairs of the Samoaus, and wrote vigorous articles in their defense. 'Some of these gave offense to Germa: He wrote quite & number of novels and essays, also many poems. THE UNIVERSITY—. SOMETHING new in° the candy line—Towne send’s Palace Mixtures, 15¢ 1b. 627 Market st, .. EPECIAL information daily to manufacturers, business houses and public men by the Prass Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Moantgomery. * e Bloobum per—Miss Tenspot fired young Dim- ling’s heart, did she? Spatts—Yes, but her father did much better. He fired the rest of Dimling’s anatomy.—Detroit Free Press. S T Johannis Of exceptional purity and excellence.—London. Lancet. * e ““What,” asked the neophyte, “is the differ- ence between wit and humor?” The Cornfed Philosopher dodged the ques- tion. “I'll exemplify,” said he. “A wit is & humorist with dyspepsia.”’—Indianapolis Journal. CATARRX I8 & constitutional disease. Tt requiresa constitutional remedy which will bild up the sys- tem and make pure blood. Experience proves that such & remedy is found in Hood's Sarsaparilla. ———————— “Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup" Has been used over fifty years by millions of math. ers for their children while Teething with pertest euccess. 1t soothes the child, softensthe gums, al- lays Pain, curés Wind Colic, regulates the Boswels | and i3 the best remedy for Diarrhcas, whethee | arising from teething or other causes. Forsaleby Druggists in every partof the world. Eesursaal ask for Mm. Winslow's S00(hing Sypdfe 460+ bottle. ———— CORONADO.—Atmosphere is perfectly dry, sofs and mild, and 1s entirely free from the mists com- mon further north. Round-trip tickets, by steam. ship, including fifteen days' board a: the Hotel del Coronado, $60: longer stay $2 50 per day. Apply 4 New Monigomery st., San Franeisco. NEW TO-DAY. Friday, Feb. 7th. To-day only. Underwear sale day. Double-breasted Gray Merino Shirts, men’s, or Drawers, 3(c. Larse sizes too, Our sale of best fresh eggs continues at 15 cents. SMITHS' CASH* STORE, 414,416, 418 FRONT 5T, 5, R,