The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 9, 1896, Page 20

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1896. CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES—Postage Free: CaLz, one week, by carrle; CALL, 0ne year, by mall WEEKLY CALIL, One year, by mall, BUSINESS OFFICE: 710 Market Street, San Francisco, California. Telepkone....... <eeeeee..MalD—1868 EDITORIAL ROOMS: 517 Clay Street. ‘Telephone.... .. Main—1874 BRANCH OFFICES : 530 Montgomery street, corner Clay; open until o street; open until 9:80 o'clock. n street: open until 9:30 o'clock. £W . corner Sixteenth and Misslon streets; open until 8 c'clock. 2518 Mission street; open until § o'clock. 116 Ninth street; open until 9 o'clock. OAKLAND OFFICE : 808 Broadway. ; | EASTERN OFFICE: Feoms 81 and 32, 34 Park Row, New AVID M. FOLTZ, Special THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. This is another good day to get out and enjoy the weather. There will e ah early spring this season, as a matter of course, for it is leap year. Roll on, silver moon, and roll on, thou bicycler—there is no stopping either of you. Keep up the agitation for boulevards and the movement will soon begin to make progress. Some people still remember their new vear's vows, but must have resolved to re- call them, It is announced that the Senate will be slow in recogizing Cuba, but the an- nouncement was not necessarys immigration, but the trouble is, the super- stitious Easterners think it tells a lie. This is a good time to send a CALL to the storm-stricken Easterners and 1nvite them out to see the sunshine and the flowers. The report of the Government commis- sion is adverse to the Nicaragua canal, but things that are adverse can be reversed. The erection of an observatory on the top of Tamalpais will be a good way fora millionaire to put his generosity in evi- dence. However the war clouds gather or scat- ter, Paris goes right along preparing for her fin de siecle exposition of the arts of peace. Talbert of South Carolina may talk just 8s much after Barrett of Massachusetts gets through with him, but he won’t talk s0 loud. A direful rumor comes from New York, that the Legislature is preparing a law that will set Roosevelt down and upset all his friends. Because New York has a chimpanzee that can draw, Boston insists that at last the metropolis is about to develop a typi- cal school of art. From every festival center comes a re- port of preparations for holding “the grandest festival ever seen on this coast.” That’s encouraging. Solong as we do not have a carnival every year,so long will the world wonder whether we are capable of appreciating our midwinter weather. In carrying out the work of street im- provement the main thing is to makea beginning, and Folsom strect is just as good a starting point as any. The prevailing ignorance of agriculture in tnis country is shown by the fact that 50 many young men believe they can live in clover by sowing wild oats. “Things that are not certain,” says Mr. Huntington, ‘‘are very uncertain,” and he is himself an illustration of the remark, for there is nothing certain about him. ‘Wherever our Venezuelan Commission may draw the line, there is no prospect that it will be drawn anywhere inside the whole amount of the appropriation, Even if the Nicaragua canal should ‘cost as much as the Government commission estimates, it would be worth the money to the United States either in peaceorin war. With the election of Senator. Frye as President pro tem. the Senate becomes something of a frying pan, but still most of the fat will get into the fire just the same, S ‘When we break the railroad monopoly end take the tax off our shipping we can spread the luscious products of California zll over the world like sweet syrupon a hot cake. % There are good reasons for believing that in his old age Mr. Huntington has arrived at the conclusion that if he cannot take the earth any other way he will take it philo- sophically. The fight in'committee against the fund- ing bill has reached the point where we may count on a minority report, and that is something which a month ago was hardly expected. People who say the Senate never moves are mistaken. It has been in session only a little over twé months, and has already succeeded in gecting 1tself organized. The interesting event occurred last Friday, and the Senators are still cackling. As Cornell has organized a co-educa- tional crew, either Berkeley or Stanford should challenge them to a race out here, and thus give us a chance to see whether Eastern boys and girls can pull together in the same boat any better than ours. Insteaa of converting into silver and taking home the war indemnity paid by China, the Japanese have decided to leave it as a gold deposit in London, ahd it would seem the Mikado dances as nimbly to the fiddling of the money power as any other potentate on the globe. A little pressure and encouragement from Washington might have induced the Japanese Government to purchase Ameri- can silver with the gold paid as a war in- demnity by China, and the silver could then have been used to promote local in- dustries in Japan or to buy raval and military supplies from the United States; but the pressure was not applied. ORIENTAL OOMPETITION. The resolution adopted by the meeting called by the Chamber of Commerce and the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Asso- ciation, urging upon Congress thg appoint- ment of a commission to investigate the extent of Japanese competition with American manufactures, comes none too soon. The only fault with it is that it is not broad enough. It should have called for an investigation of the whole quesu_on of Oriental competition, including China as well as Japan, and the increasing pro- duction of raw material as well as that of manufactured goods. An article published in a recent number of the American Economist. compiled mainly from reports of British Consuls, affords abundant evidence that it is not in manu- factures only that we are to find competi- tors in the Orient. These reports show that the competition is to be particularly strong in the wool and the cotton indus- tries and is to include all branches of them from the production of 'the raw ma- terial to the manufacture of the finished goods. The increase in the production of wool and cotton in China has already become one of the notable features of the Oriental trade. It is stated that in the last fifteen years the exports of sheep’s wool from the Mongolian provinces of the emvire have increased eighteenfold, and the limit has | not yet been reached. In 1836 the cotton exports from Shanghaiamounted, in round numbers, to 37,000,000 pounds, of which Japan took something over 6,000,000 pounds. By 1894 the total export had in- creased to 124,000,000 pounds and the Japa- nese purchase to over 76,000,000 pounds. It is noted, moreover, that the increased demand did not increase the price whence the conclusion is drawn that the supply 1s by no means inadequate to any drain that may be made upon it. One difficulty that has hampered the de- velopment of the wool and cotton produc- ing provinces has been the lack of cheap transportation. That difficulty, it is said, will soon be overcome by the construction of railroads which have been already un- dertaken. At present it costs $2 a bale to bring wool from Kuei-hua-cheng, the center of the wool provinces, to the seaboard, but by the proposed rail- way the cost will be reduced to 50 cents. That, of course, will largely stimulate the production and give the Chinese woolen-mills cheaper raw material than any other mills in the world. When to that is added cheap labor, it will be seen what great advantages the Orientals will have in a free-trade market. Nothing can save the workingman of civilized countries from the disastrous effects of that compe- tition save a complete protection in his home market. Thatwill be necessary even in England itself, and in America it will be so imperative that to neglect it would be an economic crime. A MINISTERS' VIOTORY. A most astonishing condition of affairs is reported from El Paso. Already had Texas redeemed itself in the eyes of the country by an extraordinary session of the Legislature callea to enact a law against prize-fighting when Corbett and Fitzsim- mons were preparing for their meeting. But El Paso, which is just within the bor- ders of Texas (New Mexico being close at hand) appears to have a considerable population quite different from that of the other parts of the State. Through the efforts of the min- isters of that city, Congress has passed and the President signed a bill prohibit. ing prize-fights in the Territories, and this puts a stop to the supposed intention of the fighters to meet on New Mexican soil; and because the preachers have done this some £o-called ‘‘business men” of El Paso, we are informed, are highly indignant and have threatened to withdraw their support from the churches. This is amazing news from an Ameri- can city. It means to say that by these people churches are not wanted in El Paso; that the restraining and elevating influence which they exert are deemed injurious to the interests of that community; that instead of churches these “‘business men” of El Paso prefer prize-fights and all that goes with them—ignorance, brutality, drunkenness, gambling and ruffianism and outlawry in all possible forms. It means that “busi- ness men” of El Paso are indifferent to the fact that they will be regarded as out- casts from American civilization, antagon- istic to religion and insolent to Congress, and lacking in those distinguishing quali- ties of patriotism that mark loyal citizens of the United States. Of course, the self-styled ‘“business men” of El Paso will not readily admit . that {hey are placing them- selves in such a position. All that concerns them is the fact that they will not get a large amount of money which they had expected from an influx of spectators assembled to see the fight between two notorious bruisers. Inorder 0 get this money (which they might haye lived without) they areready to risk every- thing which most self-respecting persons hold dear. Hence the grievous feature of the case—that men and communities here and there put money above all other con- siderations, But that happens to be ex- actly the policy of the burgiar and the thief. The residents of new and border towns should realize that the sooner and more completely they bring themselves into sympathy with the moving influences of this country the more quickly will their prosperity be assured. If the churches in America represented at El Paso do mot instantly and vigorously come to the support of their threatened off- spring in El Paso we greatly mistake their intelligence and earnestness and -their appreciation of the fact that El Paso has given abundant evidence of the need of churches. AN IMPOSING EVENT. The brilliant success which attended the efforts to make last year's rose carnival at Santa Rosa an attractive spectacle has led to a far more ambitions undertaking for a repetition of the event in April. It is re- markable and gratifying to learn that in response to circulars addressed to those who contributed to last year's festival to double their subscription for the next, there has not been a single refusal, but on the contrary many have ~voluntarily pledged themselves for four. times the amount given last year. ‘We say this is remarkable, because such public spirit and such an appreciation of the permanent value of these enterprises is exceedingly rare in California, outside some of the cities in the southern end of the State, The smaller cities of Californias have a tremendous advantage over S8an Francisco on the score of co-operative effort. It is no excase for San Francisco to urge that its comparatively great size renders such & movement impracticable. Chicago, with & population five times that of San Fran- cisco, has this co-operative sense devel- oped to a remarkable degree, and it has been out of its wise and energetic exercise that the greatness of the city has issued. Itis well to call attention to the fact that community effort is developing rap- idly and firmly in this part of the State. Napa is now leading with a gigantic en- terprise for utilizing the waste water of Clear Lake for the generation of electricity which will scon double the value of all property coming under its influence. This will include the whole of the Napa Valley and possibly a paft of Sonoma. Livermore is steadily pushing its organi- zation for the community good. San Jose, the center of a region which for so long re- garded irrigation as unnecessary, 1s put- ting an extensive irrigation scheme into the field, is preparing to bmld an electric railroad to the western mountains and is completing preparations for a splendid flower carnival. Meanwhile all these advancements will bring benefit to San Francisco by develop- ing the region tributary to it. Itis there- fore the duty of San Francisco to give them all possible encouragement and as- sistance. The Napa electric scheme, for instance, should be placed before our com- mercial bodies and a just demand made for their assistance. Likewise Santa Rosa should have an agent in San Francisco asking as a matter of simple right that our people lend a hand. These commu- nities spend their money here and supply our markets with their products. They are an intimate part of us, and their in- terests are ours. They have a right to | seek our co-operation and it is our duty to respond. OONOERNING IMMIGRATION. One of the most thoughtful discussions of the immigration question apvpears in the current issue of Donahoe's Magazine. Robert de C. Ward, secretary of the Immi- gration Resiriction League, opens the symposium with this able presentation of | the problem: *“No demand for the further restriction of immigration will ever have | the hearty support of the majority of Americans, native and foreign born, if that demand is based simply on the desire to keep America for Americans, or if those who make the demand are actuated by re- | ligious or race prejudices, or by the selfish | motives arising from the wish to exclude | certain definite classes of foreigners be- | cause they compete in special trades with our native workmen. On the other hand, | if a careful and impartial study of immi- | gration and its economic, political and | social effects makes it plain that some of our immigrants are lowering our high | standards of living; are exposing our | workmen to unjust and ruinous competi- | tion; are tending to degrade the American | race; are disinclined to assimilate with | our people—if, in short, it becomes neces- | sary, in order to preserve the American‘ Republic and the high standard of Ameri- | can citizenship, that something should be | done in the way of furtherrestriction, then the demand for this restriction will have the support of the country at large, and | will be met by the passage of more strin- gent laws by Congress.” The writer then takes the ground that illiteracy and the tendency to form sep- arate and distinct communities of for- eigners, in which foreign languages and customs are adhered to, are sufficient reasons for exclusion. Hence he approves the recently introduced McCall amend- ment to the immigration law of 1891, be- cause it requires that immigrants shall be able to read and write the English or some other language. But Edward F. McSweeney, United States Compussioner of Immigration at the port of New York, inferentially ques- tions the adequacy of this measure. He shows, in the first place, that the statisties of immigration are misleading, in that they do not take into account the fact that a good many immigrants are merely re- turning to this country; in the second, that as most of our illiterate immigrants come from Italy, Poland and Austro- Hungary it is an unwise evasion to impose a restriction aimed at certain nationalities, and that the proposed amendment does not exclude those Canadians who make a practice of working in the States during the summer and returning to Canada for the winter. He suggests that distribution of immigrants by the Government is better than restriction, in view of the fact that this country can support many times its present population and that it should be maintained as the asylum for the op- vressed of all nations. We beg to add that this matter of “op- pression’”” has a relative significance. ‘What might be oppression to one is not to another. Anarchistsclaim to be a product of that condition, yet most certainly we do ‘not need anarchists in this country. After all, Mr. Ward has expressed the true American sentiment. If immigrants are not assimilable we do not want them. AN ORIGINAL LECTURER. William E. Smythe, president of the Na- tional Colonial Bociety and an energetic mover for the irrigation of the arid West, | is delivering a series of lectures in Chicago, New York and other Eastern cities that have a distinct quality of novelty. His object is to organize colonists for Califor- nia, and the peculiarity of his speeches is that he is verfectly candid. This method is so different from that of land speculators and boomers, who have done so much to injure the State by painting alluring pic- tures and producing disappointment, that they have a distinctive value and will un- doubtedly be productive of the best results eversecured in efforts to colonize the State. One of his lectures entitled “The Truth About California” is as merciless in its criticism as it is just in its praise. After noting the fact that the name of California is better known throughout the world than that of any other American State, he an- alyzes the case and bases it on historical rather than industrial data.” “And yet,” he truthfully adds, “after all that has been said and written, California is mostly a vague and misunderstood part of the Union—a sort of glittering and unsub- stantial reality of which we know less as we hear more.” He insists that California is only for those who are willing to work for a living, and that if they are so willing they can secure the best results in Cali- fornia. Treating Californiain its broadest aspect, hesays: ‘‘Justas New Yorkis the focal point on the Eastern coast, drawing to itself the largest measure of business and trade and population from the East, so San Francisco is the focal and strategic point of the great West. Just as the val- leys directly tributary to New York enjoy the largest and most even prosperity, so must the territory immediately tributary to San Francisco do\the same. Just as New York has become the center of trade and commerce, literature and art on the Eastern slope, and as Chicago ‘has done the same in the middle West, so has San Francisco done on the Pacific Coast. Itis less than fifty years since California ftelt the first impulse of Americanization, but already, and because of these immutable laws, California is the largest State and San Francisco the greatest City west of the Rocky Mountains. Before I went to California I somehow had the impression that 1t was pretty well settled up, but such is not the case. Itis‘merely in its infancy, and I believe it conld sustain- 20,000,000 peovle, at least, as readily as Illinois sus- tains its present population.’” This is the truest possible presentation of the case, and it must come exactly as the wonderful wisdom of Brigham Young produced the transformation of the val- leys of Balt Lake into wealth-producing gardens — by intelligent and diversitied farming on a small scale, by intense meth- ods and with the aid of irrigation; and the colony plan is. the very best for the pur- pose. THE NICARAGUA REPORT. President Cleveland has at last sent to the House, apparently without remark, the report of the board of engineers ap- pointed to investigate the feasibility of the Nicaragua canal. The engineers are evi- dently opposed to the project, and & pecu- liar feature of their report seems to bea special plea against the canal. The tele- graphed condensation sent to this coast does not ipdicate that the board paid any attention to the political features of the matter, though that might not have been a part of its duty. The two main points of the report are that the tremendous rainfall along parts of the route will seriously interfere with both construction and maintenance, and that the cost instead of being $66,466,880, as es- timated by the canal company, will really be $133,472,893, With regard to this and other matters connected with the subject it should be borne in mind that while the Government engineers gave only two months to a study of the situation the canal company has given years. It is curious to note that the board thinks an expenditure of $350,000 and a two years’ study necessary for securing complete data concerning a canal project. On its face the report seems to have no value whatever. It couid hardly be ex- pected to have under the circumstances, for it would be unreasonable to sfippose that strangers in two months could mas- ter novel conditions which have been thor- oughly studied by persons long on the ground.’ It will now be interesting to note what position will be taken on this inadequate report by those who are insisting on a railroad funding bill. As they have as- sumed that in the settiement of the rail- road debt the financial aspect of the matter is the only thing to be considered, and that it is the duty of the Government to settle on any terms dictated by the rail- roads, it may be assumed, especially as the Nicaragua canal would weaken the power of the railway monopoly, that they will seize upon the question of cost as being sufficient to throttle the enterprise. The enemies of popular rights in the | matter of transportation would doubtless be pleased to see England furnish the money for the construction of the canal, and exercise over it the power by which she governs the Suez canal. The situation is sufficiently grave to call forth the strongest efforts of true Americans, and will serve as a test of loyalty to the welfare of our country. PERSONAL, George L. Arnold of Los Angeles is in town. Dr. J. R. Curnow of San Jose is at the Palace. J. D. Sproul of Chico is among the recent ar- rivals. Dr. J. Goodwin Thompson of Oakdale arrived here yesterday. The Rev. Dr. Eli McClish of Stockton is in town for a few days. George W. Boggs, an extensive grain-dealer of Tracy, is in town. T. E. Morris of Columbus, Ohio, is stopping at the Cosmopolitan. : J. B. Curtin, an attorney of Sonora, Cal., is a guest at the Cosmopolitan. A. M. Welles, a mining and business inan of Denver, is visiting the City. Thomas H. Walker, an extensive orange grower ot Palattea, Fla., is among recent ar- rivais here. J. C. Woodbeck, the raiser of thoroughbred stock, is registered at the Cosmopolitap, ac- companied by his wife. Dr. Herbert Block, late of the City and Coun- ty Hospital, has been appointed surgeon on the Pacific Mail steamer Acapulco. W. A. Nevills, one of the leading owners in the Rawhide mine, Tuolumne County, left last night for Sonora, accompanied by his wife. J. L. Bell, & wealthy cattle-grower of Visalia, who is also a leading official in the Salvation Army, arrived here yesterday and is at the Russ. Though rich, he wears the dress of the Salvationists. At thesame time he contributes liberally toward advancing religion and aid- ing the poor. Thnomas Couch, who is identified with the ex- tensive copper and silver are smelters of Butte end Great Falls, Mont., and who isalso largely interested in mines there and at Coulterville, Mariposa County, is at the Palace. His object in coming here was to note the progress of work in the California mines. Thomas E. Barrett, & wealthy member of the Chicago Board of Trade,is at the Palace, ac- | accompanied by his wife and several friends. They have been seeing Chinatown and tne sights. Mr. Barrett is the man who a few weeks ago, when a crank in the Board of Trade drew a pistol and began firing at random, en- dangering the lives of many people, seized the pistol. Others came to the rescue and the crazed men wes eventually subdued, Mr. Bar- rett and his friendd will stay some weeks in California. Ex-United States Senator John C. Spooner of Wisconsin arrived here last night on the over- land train and is at the Palace. He is accom- panied by Mrs. Spooner and’ Willet M. and Philip L. Spooner, and James G. and Kent Flanders, the later two of Milwaukee. The Spooners reside at Madison. Ex - Senator Spooner is noted as an able lawyer. He lately assisted in arguing the Northern Pacific Rail- road cases before the United States court. He and his friends will spend some time in differ- ent parts of California. Mrs. A. Loisette, wife of Professor A. Loisette, the milllonsire memorist and lecturer of Chi- cago and New York, left for the East last night in the same train as the remains of her busband. Professor Loisette and his wife ar- rived here some three weeks ago from Japan, Australie and other countries, where he had been lecturing. He was unwell and finally, as will be recalled, died of dysentery. Gray & Co., embalmed the remains, and they are now enroute to Cobocton, Steuben County, New York, for interment. Professor Loisette is credited with a large estate, which s distrib- uted in many places, Martin Conrad of Chicago, who was superin- tendent of the Illinois department of forestry during the Columbian Exposition, is on a visit here. He has long been general agent of the Behuttler Wagon Manufacturing Company, and in this capacity gained extensive information in regard to different woods. It is said no one in Arerica is better informed. His Teport, published officially of the woods in connection with the Illinois exhibit, has been highly com- mended. He 1s accompanied by Peter Schut- tler, grandson of the founder of the manufac. fory. Mr. Conrad is an old friend of M. M. Miller, the editor of the Legal News. : CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, N, Y., Feb.8.—Among recent arrivals are: G, E. Cutts, Stewart; J. Lowe and wife, St. Dennis; J. G. Mallory, Gilsey; G. H. Wood, Grand; J. Laird and wite, Holland; E. Machol, Stewart; J. H. Polor, Marlborough, gt s Americanize the ery. Visalia Delta. The effort of Senator Perkins to have a naval training station located in the harbor of San Francisco should be successful. _Such a station 1s & necessity on this coast, and could be kept well filled with young men and boys who will bLe needed on the warships of the new navy. The navy needs to be Americanized, and it cun be best done by beginning at the ground. The Government should hsve many such stations. ghotid ot b L Cannot Afford to Vote for It. San Francisco Star. The villainy of the refunding scheme has been placed before Congress in all its naked. deformity. Any member voting for it will.do #0 with the full knowledge that he is siding in the commission of & deliberate robbery. AROUND THE CORRIDORS. C. M. Root, superintendent of the Green- wood Gold Mining Company at Greenwood, El Dorado County, is at the Grand. He says there is much activity in developing low-grade gold properties in that part of the State, Most of the property where be is, he states, however, are not yet mines properly speaking. The locations are on and near to the mother lode. In some instances large bodies of in- ferior ore had been worked. Four lead:ing copaniesare at work. Three miles away is the noted Taylor mine, of which E. W. Chapman of this city is man- ager and a large owner. Mr. Root ecredits this property with producing from $25,000. to $385,000 each month. It hasa forty-stamp mill and employs 120 men. “There are no mills yet where Iam,” said Mr. Root, “but a St. Louis company will scon held his New Year’s reception in Sofia in bed. The Princess Louise stood by his bedside and welcomed their callers. A hunter, while roaming in the woods.of Cromwell, Conn., recently came upon an exca- vation in a bank. Turning over an iron vessel which was imbedded in the sand he found a note in an envelope, the contents ‘of which were: “We are satisfied that Captain Kid's treasure is not buried here.” Maitre Pouillet, one of the most eminent lawyers in Paris, has begun an original work of charity. He gives sittings at the Palais de | Justice at which he offers advice gratis on | legal subjects. The object is to help poor | people who' cannot afford to pay for a'lawyer's services. Speaking of Mr. Gladstone at Biarritzan Eng- lish paper says: “He is hardly noticed; nota M. THE MI [Sketched from life ROOT, K NG SUPERINTENDENT OF GREENWOOD. by a “Call” artist.] putin & ten-stamp mill and hoisting works, which have been ordered from this City. The hoisting works have already been shipped. “The country about Greenwood never looked better than at present. I was born and raised in Shasta County, and am very familiar with mining, but I never saw & more promising county than that part of El Dorado. “There are big bodies of ore, and it runs higher than similar-sized bodies do in most sections, It requires sixteen miles of staging off the railroad from Auburn to get to Green- wood, but it s a camp worth going to, never- theless. I look for & lot of big mines to be developed there.” EXILE. When day’s long course of life is done, . Before the rest of night, 1 stand to watch the setting sun Drop slowly out of sight. Then in the clouds I love to trace ‘The forms of hill and plain, And think I see my native place, My distent home again. Ilove the wind that blows from thence With news I long to hear; Tlove the wind that blows from hence, My greeting oft t0 bear. Across the silent deep blue skies Secek out my home, O breeze! Beyond the seven hills it lies, Beyond the seven seas. How blue those heaving seas and deep, How high those parting hills, The sunbeams on thelr green crests sleep, Thelr vales the shadow fills. Q land of youth, O vanished land, 1 seek a distant shore, And can I ever hope to stana Upon thy mountains more ? Or in that country where I go, weary wanderings past, Shail I 100k rotind about, and know My native home at last ? —From the Cornhlll Magazine. VIEWS OF WESTERN EDITORS. £ : Under Democratic Rule, Los Angeles Express. “My Country 'Tis of Thee” at 4 per cent. A Privileged Character.’ Bodle Mining Index. The frequent fatal accidents on the Southern Pacific ca}l for a rigid investigation. Condition That Must Be Dealt With. 5 San Jose Mercury. The Senators may dodge behind silver, but they cannot get away from the emergency. More Farmers Needed. Tulare Register. ‘We have more small farms than small farm- ers. If we can get the people here we can doubtliess secure the subdivision of large tracts. Austin’s Lullabies. Mayfleld Palo Alto. Poet Laureate Austin will have to reel off some very soothing lullabies if he can make the British lion feel happy when his tailis full of kinks. Foreshadowed Fate. Watsonville Pajaronian, Collis is no spring chicken in years or poli- tics; but the Pacific Coast Congressman who stands in with him will never get beyond this term in Congress. Protection Needed. Ontario Record. The need of a protective tariif was never felt worse by the orange and lemon growers than now. The Eastern markets are flooded with foreign fruit, and there is small hope of hetter rices ti]l this is out of the way. A littie Me- inley tariff would come in mighty handy just now. Act First and Talk Afterward. Vacayille Reporter. We may declare ourselves in buncombe speeches and it will be regarded with indiffer- egce; but when we appropriate & hundred millions for coast defense, and another hun- dred millions for the additional warships necessary in the event of hostilities, what Uncle Sam says will be listened 10 with re- spec . Cease to Be a Debtor. San Jacinto Register. The present war scare should teach the peo- ple of the United States the necessity of ceas- ing to be & debtor nation. We owe too much to “foreign nations; we import too many goods of foreign manufacture; in short, we spend too much abroad and too little at home. This should be s0 changed that the end of each fis- cal year should see & large trade balancein favor of this country. An effort should aiso be made to depend less and less each year u the investment of foreign capital and thus keep dividends and interest at home. Let this be done and the outflow of gold will cease and an era of prosperity will be ushered in. PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE. Chief Justice Beasley of New Jersey has sworn in ten Governors of that State. Speaker Reed, Senator Frye, president pro tem. of the Senate, and Chief Justice Fuller are all graduates of Bowdoin College. Rebecca Isaacs, who supplied fruit to the Duke of Wellington and the British troops at Torres Vedras, died recently at the age of 99 in Lisbon. 3 Mrs. Chilton, wife of the Texas Senator, isa tall and strikingly handsome brunette, a typi- cal well-bred Southern woman of very domes- tic tastes. 3 Ex-Empress Eugenie is reported to be devel- oping tastes of such an ‘eccentric character as to give rise to serious doubts about her mental equilibrium, i Tie race of President Kruger of the Trans- vaal is not to die with him. He has eleven children. His wife is: described as a typical Boer woman—{at, awkward and good-natured. Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria is slowly re- | covering from the recent injury to his foot, He soul appears to be in any way anxious to see him, &nd the only thing.that has aroused a little interest in his person is the news from | South Africa, and the recollection that he wc the chief retrocessionist of the Transvaal and the modifier of the suzerainty clause after- wara.” Mathew B. Brady, the well-known photogra- pher who died a few days ago in New York, leaves collection of portraits which is almost priceless, It includes pictures from the life of the most celcbrated personages of the last half century on both sides of the Atlantic Oceen. Every President from John Quincy Adams to Grover Cleveland was photographed by him. A WAIST WITH VEST AND REVERS. Trim round or slightly pointed waists well fitted with long revery and plastron or vest effects are very popular for costumes of woolen fabrics. Coautrasting fabrics and colors may be used for plastron and revers, making it vossible to give very stylish combinatiens. The back is fitted with the usual seams in the back, formed by back, side-body and under- arm forms. There is but one dart either side of the front. of which the lining fastens in tue center, the vest hooking under the left revers. A tweed mixture of brown and white had a plastron of white cloth with a gracerul de- 2 fights, and in 16 encounters it ‘was The first fight he lost Was in a match w3 George Wright in one round at Boston, June 3, 1889; the second was with Billy Plimmer, whg defeated him in four rounds in New York, August 23, 1893. > CHANCE—Sport, Sacramento, Cal. To risk money or anything of value on the issue of chanceis neld ta be gambling, so an agree- ment between two or more persons to risk their thoney or property in a contest or chance of any kind, where one may be the gainer and the other the loser, is gambling at common law, and one act constitutes the offense. If A should put his nand into his pocket and say to B, “If you gness the dates of the coins in my pocket 1 will treat,” and B should accept the proposition, that would at common lgw be gambling, for the one took the chances of losing the value of a treat and the other the chances of winning whatever the treat may be. OF ALIEN PArexts—M. K. E., Oakland, and T. E. K., East Oakland, Cal. A number of de- cisions rendered by the Secretaries of State at Washington are that a child born to a foreign father in the United States when taken by )_ns father abroad acquires the father’s domicile and nationality, but & person born in the United States has a right, though he has inter- mediately been carried abroad by his parents, to elect the United States asanationality when he arrives at full age. The department has held that such a person, having attained ma- jority, failing to make such election at that period or shortly thereafter loses his right as s citizen of the United States, and if he return after years, though born in the coun(r{, must go_through the form prescribed for aliens in order to become a citizen. WELLAND CANAL—O. 8., City. The Welland canal of Canade leaves Lake Ontarioat Port Dalhousie, twelve miles westward of the mouth of the Niagara, and at Port Colborne, seventeen miles westward of the river, It enters Lake Erie, surmounting the ialls and rapids of Ningara, Its length, Apart irom branches to Port Maitland and Chippewa, is 27 miles and 1099 feet. The building of the canal was first talked of in 1816, and in 1824 the work was commenced I;E W. H. Merritt and others, who formed a stock company. The original scheme was abandoned in 18 and another was de- d- by the company, that had a limited and was aided by the Imperial and al governments. In 1839 the Cana- dian Parliement authorized the purchase of all the private stock of the company, but this was not done until- 1841, and then’the canal was placed under the control of a board of works of Canads, and its enlargement was de- cided upon. The wooden locks were replaced by stone_ones. Waler was turnea into the canal in 1829, and two schooners ascended 1t to the River Welland. HUMOR OF THE HOUR. “What do you object to in the case of the Baroness?" “To be frank, her past.” “But I assure you her reputation is un- spotted.” “Iknow that; I only object to her past be- cause there is too much of it.”~Fliegende Blatter. Uncle Josh—I ain’t sure whether eddication done me any good or not. Mebbe I'd & done better if I didn’t know how to read or write. Aunt Samantha—How so? Uncle Josh—Well, I wouldn’t & read any *Hints to Farmers.”’—Brooklyn Life, “Do you have any luck in your literary work, Wilkins?” “Yes. I didn’t used to think so, but I do now.” “What has caused you to change your mind?” “I've been reading over my rejected stuff, and I'm perfectly delighted to think itdidn’t get printed over my name.”’—Harper’s Bazer. Dallas Lawyer—You say you made an exam- ination of the premises. What did you find?” Witness—Oh, nothing of consequence; only *a beggarly array of empty boxes,” as Shake- speare says. Lawyer—Never mind whatShakespeare says: He will be summoned later and will speak for himselr, if he knows anything about the case.— Texas Siftings. The Doctor—You'll come around all right, Judge. Any physican would tell you the same thing. The Judge—Yes, doctor; but I've heard so much expert testimony I—Brooklyn Life. Mammea—And so he complained of your bis- cuits, cid he? Well, I wouldn't mind; you will soon learn to make better ones, and then you will please nim. New Wife—But it is not that, mamma. I don’t mind his finding fault with my cooking. But to think that love, which I supposed was asentiment of the heart, is only an affair of the stomach I—Boston Transcript. Counsel for the defendant (sarcastically)— You’re a nice fellow, aren’t you? Witness for the plaintiff (cordially)—I am, sir; and if I were not on my oath I'd say the same of you.—London Fun. Wool—I sent a quarter yesterday to & man who advertised to tell how to turn & hand- sign outlined in green spangles and brown beads. (Such a vest can be easily made at home, having the design stamped.) "The revers and collar were of brown velvet. A cheviot in a mixture of green shades of the sage tone had velvet revers of green with plas- tron of white satin crossed with guipure. A very dressy waist of Dresden silk had the revers, collar and plastron of white satin with creamy guipure laid flat over it. A waist of prune-colored veivet (worn with a crepon skirt of the same color‘ ad revers {and collar edged with chinchilla fur. The | plasiron was of white satin elaborated in a design with steel beads and spangles. A brown cheviot was made with revers of the goods, bound with light brown leather, of which the plastron alsé was made. A narrow belt of the same leather was worn with this exceedingly trim and stylish suit. A dark green cloth had revers and collar of the goods bound with gold braid. The plas- tron of fawn-colored cloth was heavily braided with gold, and three tiny gilt buttons were set -ondei!her side of the waist where the revers end. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. TweeD—T. & O., Napa, Cal. William M. }‘weed never was Mayor of the city of New York. Mrxive NEws—H. A. W., Dunsmuir, Siskiyou County, Cal. Those Who are competent to judge say that THE CALL, of all the San Fran- cisco papers, gives the best accounts of mines and mining. OLD GoLb Coixs—J. H., Westley, Btanisiau County, Cal. No premium is offered fora §5 gold piece of 1836, but for one of 1834 with the motto E Pluribus Unum on the reverse & premium of from $1 to $2 is offered, CorPER HALF-CENTS—R. H. B., Vallejo, Cal. There is no demand for copper half-cents of the United States of theissue of 1803 and 1804, Numismatists have a supply on hand and offer them st prices varying {rom 10 to 40 cents, PRIVATE CONTRACTS—Mrs. L., City. No one hes a right to sign the name of & property. owner to & private contract for street work without the authority of the owner of the property. If & contractor should sign a name without authority to a petition for a contract the prosecuting officers would deal with him. THE NAVY-YARD—R. A., City, A person wish- ing to obtain employment at the navy-yard at Mare Island must file with the clerk of the Board of Labor.Employment at the island, on blanks which e furnishes, a written appiica. tion, which will be filed and then registéced in the-numerical order of the application. DIXON'S RECORD—B. 8. 8, City. The record of George Dixon, the pugilist, up to the close of 1895 shows that he took part in 79 encoun- ters; won 40, knocked out. 10 opponents, lost If you want a sure relief for bs, use an tions is as good as the genuine. Allcock’s BEAR IN MiND—Not one of the host of counterfeits and imita- spring. Van Pelt—Well? Wool—Told me to get off a cable-car back- ward.—New York World. Diggs—What is that awful yelling over in that block? Anybody hurt, or isit a dentist's office? Biggs—Oh, no; that is the Symphony Quar tet practicing, ““Oh, Hush Thee, My Baby.”— Minneapolis Journal., * Miriam—Don’t you think my new hat a poem, Ned? Ned (critically)—From its height, dear, I should, instead, comnpare it to & short story.— Judge. E. H. BLACE, painter, 120 Eddy street. T g CALIFORNIA glace fruits, 50c 1b. Townsend's.” —————— EPECIAL information daily to manufacturers, business houses and public men by the Prasy Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Montgomery. * — “‘Our whole neighborhood has been stirred up,” said the regular reader. The editor of the country weekly seized his pen. “Tell me all about it,”” he said. “What we want is the news. What stirred 1t up?” “Plowing,” saild the farmer.—London Tit~ Bits. AFTER other medicines bave falled, Hood's Sar- separilla has permanently cured. This is explained by the fact that Hood's Sarsaparillais the only true blood purifier, the unconquerable foe of disease. e g Dr. SrEa¥RTSs Angostura Bitters are the best remedy for removing indigestion and all diseases of the digestive organs. - Ir afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. [saac Thomp- son’s Eye Water. Druggists sell it at 25 cents. ——————— All Agree. GREAT AMERICAN IMPORTING TEA CO. Sells Crockery, Chinaware, Glassware and Tinware CHEAPEST OF ALL. TRY THEM. Very Pretty Dishes. Very Cheap Prices. 52 Market street, S, F., Headquarters. BRANCH STORES EVERYWHERE. February 9th and 10th. Our Taste Hams, for a limited time, reduced to 124 cts. Marked weights never used, Provision Depy. Smith's Weekly Specials are money savers. SMITHS’ CASH STORE, 414, 416, 418 FRONT ST., 8. F, =ains in the back, side, chest, or Porous Plaster ),