The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 17, 1896, Page 6

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MARCH 17, 1896 THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. ———————————————————————————— The shamrock blooms to-day. Here's good luck to all who celebrate. St. Patrick’s day in the morning, and everybody says, “God bless old Ireland.” Unpledged delegates is one point in poli- tics on which the whole of ‘the greater West agrees. The Fair will seems to have been con- structed on the principle of a progressive surprise party. It is now evident the Junta was not strutting in borrowed plumage. The bird is a real peacock. England’s latest game in Egypt is kept too dark to be well understood, but it smells like brimstone. The latest wood-sawing done by the Italians in Abyssinia was to saw off the campaign, and it was a good job. The Cubans will never believe we are willing to lend them a hand unless we 2o the whole way and offer them arms. It European dipiomacy is domng any- thing more in these days than raising cain the world wouid like to know what it is. It is getting about time now for Cleve- land to break loose in another place and a | message of some sort may be expected any day. By this time the Armgnians must have reached the conclusion that they are the only Christians on earth and haven’t long to stay. Now that the Junta has Buckley ina sling let us hope it will succeed in throw- ing him so far out of politics he can never crawl back. 1t is clear that King Menelek has an eye on the British expedition up the Nile, and he may yet join hands with the dervishes and help them take it in. Owing to the complications of his ally, King Humbert, the Kaiser has decided that his elaborately constructed bluff against England shall be caved down the bank. Although the British expedition up the Nile is reported to be undertaken at the expense of Egypt it may turn out to be at the cost of the English in Egypt before it is over. Itis now time for Rudyard Kipling to indite a ballad to Gavin McNab. Heisa vretly good Fuzzy Wuzzy and a first-class fighting man, for he broke a Buckley square. If Allison has working for him many such men as Clarkson, he will not be second choice at St. Louts for more than one ballot nor second with the people on any ballot. s g e McNab did not get far from the meeting place of the Democratic State Committee before he learned that the Buckley erowd did not have all their eggs in the basket that was upset. ‘What the Eastern poolsellerslost by that forged dispatch won’'t amount to a tenth of what they have fleeced the public out ot, so the mourning over the affair isn’t very wide spread. The European war cloud has brought low rolls of thunder from England, Ger- many, Russia, Austria and Italy, but for all that the first stroke of lightning may come from France. The Kentucky plan of calling out the National Guard to assist in the election of a Senator is fairly good, but it would have been better to call on the people as a whole and give everybody a vote. The appearance of the wingless angel on the City Hall excites just enough emotion in some serene people to make them wish the thing could be transformed just a little bit and made to pose as an elephant. The gang of toughs that made Sunday hideous at Mill Valley should be hunted out and promptly punished. That kind of blossom of the picnic.season cannot be nipped in the bud any too early or too severely. The Los Angeles Express is in error in saying ‘‘snow is no more agreeable in San Francisco than in New York.” Here it was a frolic, but over there it was a bliz- zard. The Ezpress should post itself on Pacific Coast advantages, During the first year of the Gorman tariff, Europe sold to this country $136,- 000,000 more goods than under the last year of the McKintey tariff and purchased from us $66,000,000 less. Such is the re- sult of the Democratic plan of hunting the world’s trade instead of keeping our own. The only drydock on the Atlantic Coast large enough to receive a big man-of-war is at Port Royal, but now that the Indiana has been sent there for repairs it is foand the harbor is so shallow the ship cannot get to the dock. That is the way our naval improvements have been carried out under this administration. et it The Sacramento Bee published last Sat- urday an elaborate review of the comments of the press on its suggestion that all Pacific Coast delegates should go to the National conventions pledged to bimetal- lism but to no candidate, and while some of the comments were adverse, the review showed that on the whole the plan of the WESTERN INTERESTS. In an interview published in-THE CALL vesterday, General J. S. Clarkson gave ad- vice to the Republicans of California which will go far to confirm them in the already generally approved policy of send- ing unpledged delegates to the National Convention at St. Louis. This plan has been heretofore advised by TaE CALL and by other papers in the State, but none the less do the words of so experienced a party leader as General Clarkson deserve at- tentive consideration. . The General’s argument on the subject is based upon the proposition that a National Convention is a National conference. *“The Republicans from the certain States,” said he, “and the Republicans from the hope- less Democratic States should confer with Republicans from the doubtfal but neces- sary States before deciding who will be the strongest candidate and command the votes necessary to win.”” Passing from the general view of the subject to a considera- tion of Pacific Coast interests particularly he said: “California, a great and splendid State, the empire State of the coast, can group about it the smaller States and Ter- ritories and go into the St. Louis conven- tion with a power as great as that wielded by any other great section of the country if it shall act for its own interests and for the interests of the whole party. Califor- nia has been too generous with its power heretofore. It has generally committed itself to some one and gone down with him, 6r made no terms if it succeeded.” That the Western States and Territories have great interests peculiar to themselves that should be carefully looked after by their statesmen is beyond quaestion. As General Clarkson said: “The General Government is more necessary to the new or Western States than to the Eastern. The older States are largely finished com- munities and the General Government has little to do with them. In all the Western States, with their resources undeveloped and their public works uncompleted, with their destiny as yet merely hinted at, the General Government is more necessary.” The facts thus stated are beyond gain- saying, and the more they are considered the more weighty will they appear to all who are earnestly interested in the ad- vancement of this section of the Union. From the sentiment which at this time prevails in the Republican party it is not likely that any serious attempt will be made by the State Convention to send a pledged and bound delegation to St. Louis. Nevertheless when people are not resolved upon a definite course it is sometimes pos- sible to stampede them into another. For that reason it is just as well to have the subject of pledges settled before the State Convention meets. Let it be determined, therefore, in every county and every dis- trict that the California delegation goes st this time pledged only to the Repub- lican party, the interests of the West and the welfare of the Union. A NOVEL PROPOSITION. Henry E. Highton, assisting the Dis- trict Attorney in an actfon brought by the State to oust the Street Superin- tendent from office on account of his alleged untitness for the position, has embodied a radical proposition in his brief. It is. that a public officer has definitive daties to discharge under the law, and that he and his bondsmen are pledged for his competency and fidelity in their discharge; if he proves incompetent or unfaithful be has broken his agreement with the public and forfeited his right to remain in office. It will be curious to ob- serve how this proposition will be regarded by the courts. It is sufficiently novel to invite analysis. The theory of civil service is that in those branches of the public service which re- quire special aptitudes of a clerical sort the consideration of business adaptability is paramount to that of reward for party service. In France this is carried to 1ts extreme logical conclusion. Ministries may be overthrown and yet the vast army of serious and busy workers who conduct the routine affairs of the Government re- main secure in their positions, being largely independent of the. influence and power which even the strongest members of the Ministry might wish to exercise. To that éxtent the business of the Govern- ment is conducted much like that of a great private corporation, which, whataver the mutations in its board of directors, is likely to retain its best servants and sure to employ none but those competent for the positions given them. This naturally reduces the strength of political parties. It brings its evils as well as its benefits. While the civil service advocates of this country have hanging over them a vague threat of dis- missal if they resort to ‘“offensive parti- sanship,” yet nothing is more notorious than the “Federal ring” here and there, working secretly and ably. Its working has given to the Cleveland administration a fictitious strength utterly out of propor- tion to the popular estimate of the party’s worth or the soundness of its principles. It has been larzely by the exercise of this power that the evils of a bad financial pol- icy and a ruinous tariff have become fastened upon the country. It would be extremely difficult to apply the civil service idea to an office like that of Street Superintendent in a large city. Technical knowledgeis not nearly so im- portant in such a case as directing ability and personal integrity. The great ques- tion arises as to whether the voters or the courts are the better tribunal for determin- ing the worth of its public servants. To place such a power in the hands of the courts would be to take it away from the people and abolish tne full privilege of the franchise. This might lead to worseabuses than those arising from an unintelligent or heediess exercise of the voting power. All these considerations invest Mr. High- ton’s proposition with a lively interest, and it will be instructive to watch the manner of its reception. THE SUNDAY EXCURSION. It seems early for the opening of the picnic season, and yet the report comes from Mill Valley that an excursion of San Francisco rcughs overran the place on Sun- day, that there was a great deal of drunk- enness, fighting and vandalism, and that the policeman sent with the party from Francisco, aided by an extra force of the local constabulary, had work to maintain a semblance of the peace. A few years ago there was so strenuous an outery against these Sunday excursions that steps were taken to curtail their evils, but they still remain an annually recurring dis- grace. The pleasure of a summer resi- dence in many of the delightful spots in the country contiguous to San Francisco is robbed of some of its delights., Reference is made here to those unor- ganized excursions which spring from the offer of the railroads of exceptionally low Sunday rates to all who wish to take the outing. Excursions made by organized bodies commonly have special trains, and they are carefully guarded against the in- trusion of the rowdy element. An addi- tional precaution is taken in-the.shape of a committee charged with maintaining working Bee 1s regarded with favor and has strong | order. There is no general objection to EBupport. Sunday excursions made under sach cir- cumstances, particularly as they give a' pleasant and wholesome outing to large numbers of persons who canpot spare the time on other days. ¥ The unorganized excursions are quite another matter. Thereisno responsibility in their management. Their evil lies.-not alone in the fact that they offer special in- ducements to roughs; 2 worse feature of them is their demoralizing effect on the ordinarily well-behaved young men and women who, through ignorance or heed- lessness, take advantage of the opportunity to have a day's outing at a small cost. The effect upon these is demoralizing in a double sense—both by reason of the asso- ciation and the knowledge that they are unrestrained by the presence of those who know them. Such Sunday excursions as these are far more injurious than the good people of this City imagine. The sole responsibility for them rests upon the railroad companies. For the preservation of the peace the Police De- partment of San Francisco has to send on such excursions a strong body of police- men, who are maintained at the expense of the City and whoare compelled unjustly to perform exceedingly onerous ana dan- gerous duties outside their jurisdiction. By sending these officers the City govern- ment condones the evil which the necessity for their presence represents. A consider- able part of the duties of these officersis the protection of the railroad companies’ property from injury. All thisis absurdly wrong and the practice positively immoral. If the railroad companies cannot be made amenable to considerations of common decency it might be well to try the efficacy of laws aimed to hold them within decor- ous bounds. A PALPABLE FRAUD. London must have a number of delicious- ly confiding residents if such a fraud as that reported from Santa Ana, in this State, can prosper. The story is that a young Englishman named k. 8. Meggitt, reading in a London paper an announce- ment that the advertiser would secure sit- uations on fruit farms in Southern Cali- fornia for applicants, procured $50 from his mother and paid it to the fellow, the understanding being that Mr. Meggitt should work in the orchard of T. P. Thompson at Alhambra for a year for his board and meanwhile learn the business of growing fruit. After paying the $50 and his expenses in reaching California Mr. Megeitt learned that there was no such grower as Thompson and that he had been swindled. So long as people can be found thus ready to be swindled there is no prevent- ing such frauds as this. There are thou- sands of Englishmen in California and an English Consul in San Francisco, and a note of inquiry would have informea Mr. Meggitt that the proposition was a fraud. Even that precaution was unnecessary, as ordinary common-sense should have in- formed him that in a new country a man who wants to learn the business special to it can generally secure employment at a salary and without bhaving to pay for the privilege. This calls up an unfortunate phasein the development of California. Several years ago a large number of young Eng- lishmen came to the State on representa- tions made by agents of interested parties and settled on lands which they had never taken intelligent pains to study. Many lost what money they brought and re- turned to England with a poor opinion of the State. On the other hand, organized bodies of English immigrants have estab- lished in various parts of the State some of the most thriving colonies that we have and they are contented. The spirit of ad- venture is exceedingly strongin the Eng- lish race and its young men particularly are to be found in large numbers in all new countries. With this admirable de- sire to improve their condition and a manly cheerfulness in accepting all its possible hardships there is too likely to be a disposition to ignore the necessity for ordinary caution. Perhaps it is all a mani- festation of the English instinct of over- weening self-confidence. By reason of this fact young Englishmen have suffered more than any other forelgners in California. The Teutonic races proceed very differ- ently. They first make absolutely sure of their ground, and in that pursuit bring the hardest kind of common-sense into play. As a result they are the most prosperous of all the people in Califernia. It would be advisable for the English in California to have some kind of association for keep- ing their confiding kindred at home out of danger and be ready to furnish all informa- tion required. If this business were prop- erly handled and received the generousco- operation of Americans, California might have a very desirable and numerous immi- gration from England. COAST EXCHANGES. Placerville is stirred by the awakened spirit of energy that is in evidence in many parts of California, and is roused to an understanding of the fact that its superb resources can be made known only through the intellizent work and co-operation of its citizens. The Placerville Nugget publishes an inspiring account of the League of Prog- ress, which has been formed there re- cently by the public-spirited residents for the advancement of Placerville’s interests. The movement should serve as an example to every other community in the State. That the Nugget fully partakes of the spirit which is abroad in Ptacerville is shown by the urgency with which it is supporting the League of] Progress and ad- vocating the setting apart of a day for the planting of shade trees. Away up at Fort Jones the progressive movement 1s already well under way. The County Reporter notes the fact that not long ago a committee of citizens was appointed to establish water works and an electric light plant. “The outcome/’ says our contemporary, “is that water rights have been secured, together with other valuable property and building lots in center of town. A compahy has been organized, which in que time will be incorporated, and .is to be known as the Etna Develop- ment Company.” The company will fur- nish water and deliver lights at a reason- uble cost. The Reporter adds that the company proposes to encourage any enter- prise that may offer itself, and adds: “Taking into consideration the fact that Etna is one of the best centers north of Redding, what may we not expect of a town in the heart of a fine farming coun- try on the one hand and the home of pro- gressive and [enterprising citizens on the other, backed up from behind by inex- haustible gold fields and great manuiac- turing possibilities. The San Jose Mercury, after compla- cently acknowledging the compliments that have been received from all parts of the State on the excellent raads which center in the city. makes this generous acknowledgmen ‘We must disclaim the credit given us for the roads which have made Santa Clara County famous throngh- out the length and breadth of the State.”” In one respect, at least, remarks the Los Angeles Times, the San Jose people have set a good example, which Los Angeles might with advantage imitate. There is no city in the State with better roads than those leading from San Jose. They are carefully watered on & systematic plan, and driving along these boulevardsis a pleasure at any time of the year. In short, while Los Angeles has been talking about boulevards, San Jose has been using them for many years. These splendid public thoroughfares exist, but they are the re- sult exclusively of the good judgment, business foresight and public spirit of the successive Boards of Supervisors of this county, and not due to San Jose enterprise. This means to say every Board of Super- visors in California might emulate the ex- ample of the Santa Clara board. The Mercury gives a further insight into the good roads question in the following paragraph: “If the project of the Super- visors to procure water for the purpose of sprinkling the county road from Gilroy south to the Pajaro Riveris carried out one may then travel through the entire length of the county, from San Francis- quito Oreek to the southern line, a distance of nearly sixty miles, over a sprinkled road. The main lateral roads are also sprinkled throughout the summer, and this magnifi- cent system has been perfected ata small expense to the taxpayers, when the im- mense saving to the roads and to the haul- ers of produce 1s considered. No county in the State has anything like it.” Los Gatos bas its Women’s Club, which has not only effected the cleaning of the streets, but has begun a scheme of tree- planting that will add greatly to the charm of the town, and now comes this announce- men by the News: “F. G. Hume, contrac- tor for lighting the streets with electricity, is pushing preparations to have the plant in atanearly date. The move of the Board of Trustees has met with hearty approval, and there is every indication that the new system of lighting will be all that is ex- pected of it.” The loflowing from the San Diezo Union gives an idea of the hopes and aims of the southern end of the State: ‘Escondido people are tatking of starting a creamery. They also propose to bore for oil, and min- ing men are looking over the fleld there with a view to putting up a tifty-stamp mill. It would be a great gain for the town if any one of these undertakings should be carried out successfully. ‘The faster creameries are established in South- ern California the quicker a great drain of money to the north and east will be stopped. To bore for oil is always rathera speculative proposition, but petroleum is a bonanza that is worth hunting for wher- ever there are indications of it. The pro- posed stampmill would wonderfully pro- mote the mining. industry, and ought to prove profitable to its owners.” The Oakdale Leader exhibits a8 com- mendable spirit of exultation in making the announcement that the Stanislaus Milling and Power Company has received so much encouragement from the progres- sive residents of Oakdale as to have de- cided to install an electric-light plant there, with power for motors. This im- provement will serve a useful end in attracting the outside attention which the splendid resources of Oakdale so emi- nently deserve. A curious illustration of the diversity of California’s climate is shown in ‘the fol- lowing accidental arrangement of two varagraphs which recently appeared in one of our interior exchanges: “Twenty-six inches of snow fell at Te- hachapi during the late storm.” *‘Green peas are being shipped from Orange County to Denver and Chicago.” —_— ' The Coast Advocate, published at Hali- moon Bay, gives this interesting news: “Mr. McGlew, who is interested in the California Oil Company, believes the pros- pect for a strike on the Bank ranch is a good one. Judged by the order of the strata passed through the company is on the right track. The presence of oil is cer- tain: the only question is quantity. An- other delay in the work has occurred. The well will be lined and the men were laid off Saturday until the casing could be obtained from the City and put into place.” The new series of the Biggs Nofes is a handsome eight-page publication full of energy and news and is an intelligent ad- vocate of progress. The Middleton Independent has entered on its ninth volume as earnest as ever in making known the superb attractions of the Clear Lake region. hhe Paso Robles Independent has be- gun its seventh volume, and is stronger than ever in the confidence of the Alliance. The North Beach News, published by P. Bonlin at 519 Filbert street, S8an Fran- @isco, 1s the latest addition to the list of metropolitan journals, and though small is strong. The Stockton Record has given evidence of its progressive tendencies by adopting the metropolitan idea of publishiag every day in the week. The growing prosperity of San Luis Obispo is shown in the enlargement of the Breeze. C. E. Arnold, editor of the Sierra Valley Record, published at Sierraville, Sierra County, is making his new venture a suc- cess. The Healdsburg Enterprise has begun its twentieth year of existence with increas- ing prosperity. Messrs. Shaw & Wallace, publishers of the Orange County Herald, at Santa Ana, will begin in May the publication of a daily issue. The Riverside Enterprise, true to its name, has absorbed the Perris Record, and thus aaded a large list of subscribers to its circulation. Mr. Phil Francis, the virile and original editor of the Santa Cruz Penny Press, has taken Benjamin Lloyd into partnership to bandle the commercial end of the paper. CURRENT HUMOR. “I say,” said the regular customer, as he stopped at the restaurant cashier’s box to pay for the dinner he had had, “where did you get that beef you are serving to-day 2"’ “‘What’s the matter with it?” aggressively asked the cashier, who scented another row. * “Oh, there's nothing the matter with it That's why I askea.”—London Tit-Bits. “So you were thrown out?” remarked the ash barrel. “That's what you get for being crooked.” “My crookedness is not my fault,” said the nail. “I was driven to it by a woman.’— Indianepolis Journal. Maria—It says here they’re very particular i England about who'll go down first to dinner. Bilas—Don’t they have enough for every- body ?—Puck. Miss Bullion—Papa says we can’t be married until you are able to support me. > Adorer—Great Scott! Does he want his only daughter to die an old maid?—New York Weekly, £ “Ethel,” said the teacher, “whom do the ancients say supported the world on his shoulders?” “Atlas.” “You're quite right,” said the teacher, “Atlas supported- the. world. - Now who supported Atlas?’ “Isuppose,” said Ethel, softly, “I suppose he married & rich wife."—pare Moments. AROUND THE CORRIDORS. Among the arrivals at the Grand, after an absence from California of over a year, is D. Bernard, well known as a railroad builder and interested in other projects, Mr. Bernard has been way down in Jamaica. “He had a contract there on & railroad run- ning fifty miles in the interior from Kingston, the capital of Jamaica. The work is well on toward completion now and Mr. Bernard has left the finishing of it in the hands of his partner and came on to California. Mr. Ber- nard’s last contract here was on the Southern Pacific in San Luis Obispo County. “*Of course an American doesn't care to live in a country like Jamaica,” he said, “unless he is making money. As I was practically through with my work I had nothing more to remain for. “Jamaica is reasonably prosperous, but she has gone out of the sugar and tobacco business considerably and gone to raising fruit. There D. Bernard, the California Railroad Con tractor, Who Has Been for a Year Past in Jamaica. [Sketched from life by @ “Call” artist.] is a big Boston company that has become largely interested in the fruit industry there and ships very extensively to Boston, New York and other American cities. Steamers run down there regularly from Baltimore and other places on the Atlantic Coast and pretty quick connection is made, so that a man there 15 not really so far out of the world as might be supposed. I got a paper about once a week ‘which kept me reasonably well informed. “‘So far as railroads are concerned in Jamaica, Idon't suppose there are over 300 miles of road in the whole country. Itis not very well supplied in this way. Yes, it is pretty hot there. Altogether I was glad to get to this country again.” Mr. Bernard, though an old Californian, has lived for a part of the time in recent years at Denver. Mr. Bernard, in finishing the commnecting link of fifty miles in the chain of railroads encircling the island of Jamaica, has per- formed a great feat. The road rums entirely through®mountains and morass. It has 27 tunnels, 193 girder bridges, 13 viaducts and 11 tower bridges. It is said that no such tremendous obstacles were ever met by engi- neers in a fifty-mile stretch. The cost will average more than $100,000 a mile. Dr. Heinrich Kanner, the editor of the Ger- man weekly, Der Heit, and correspondent of the powerful German daily, the Frankfarter Zeitung, has gone to Los Angeles for a short visit, and will then proceed to New York and other Eastern cities. During the past six months he has been in Japan and China, being occupied with a special study of the Eastern question. Mr. Kanner has a high opinion of the diplomatic ability of Russia, and thinks that country leads the world in diplomacy. ““As illustrative of this,” he said, just before leaving, “you have only to note what she has lately accomplished, and that without lifting & hand. She got the Liao Tung Peninsula and control of Kores, the latter the very thing Japan was fighting for. “Japan’s people are good fighters, but they are not diplomats. That was shown in the recent war, but they never thought that after fighting and winning a victory they would lose the fruits of it in this way. Russia, with- out doing anything but look on, continued to get the benefits of the struggle, and that in such & way that Japan was perplexed to know how it was done, It was a singular victory and shows the power of & country which is 5o adept in diplomacy as Russia. “In regard to the Frankiurter Zeitung, thongh its circulation is no more than 40,000, the secret of its influence is that it circulates among the higher classes, and is so careful in ‘Wwhat i says that it is believed like the Sible. The paper is influential and the people it reaches are also influential. It pays great at- tention to accurate political and commercial news, and, while it is found all over Germany, its power is especially felt along the Maine. “But to reach both classes the proprietors of the Zeitung have another paper for the poorer people which is sold very cheap and furnishes the kind of matter they like. The paver hasa name which would mean bulletin here. The Frankfurter Zeitung is published three times & day, with a fourth edition at 2 A. M. for cer- tain early trains and boats.” Dr. Kanner is a young looking man of ap- parently 35 years. He wears a full brown beard. He has traveled extensively and isan interesting conversationalist on almost all topics. A VISITANT. They tell us romances are things of the past, ‘That the present’s a practical time; ‘That love at first sight is not traly polite, ‘That reason is better than rhyme. And yet there’s a spell that is holding me fast, A gentiment strange that I feel, For my thoughts will not stray since I noticed, oe day, 3 An auborn-haired girl on & wheel. Like a comet she passed me and hurried away, A vision entrancingly rare; ‘The poet’s bright star that he worshiped afar Was a creature less distant and fair. And still while I plod as a toller each day There is joy in the hope that I feel That my orbit obscure one more glimpsé may assure Of the auburn-haired girl on the wheel.—Judge. PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE. In London it is facetlously said that “Hold the Fort, for I Am Coming,” is Dr. Jameson’s favorite hymn. The famous Norwegian composer, Edvard Grieg, will, it is said, pay & visit to London some time during the summer. H. Walter Webb has let a contract for & new home at Tarrytown, on the Hudson. It is to be built of marble, and will cost, when com- pleted, $1,500,000. Zola’s enemies are preparing an anthology of the objectionable words and phrases ia his works, to be presented to the French Academy when he next offers himself as a candidate. Rudyard Kipling was asked recently whether he enjoyed writing peetry or prose most. He remarked that the pleasure of creating a poem was the highest intellectual delight he had ever experienced. - Senator Matthew S.Quay is of the opinion that *“Mr. McKinley may be able to wrestle with his enemies if the Almighty will only save him from his friends,” the remark being provoked by the recent anti-Quay interview with Millionaire Mark Hanna of Cleveland. The London Times has never sent its staff to Parliament; as other English papers have, though, of course, its contributors include men with a long Parliamentary record. Sir William Harcourt recently said that he had 00 often played Jove in Printing-house square himself to tremble now at its thunders. A consolation Sir William certainly requires. PERSONAL. Enoch Strother of Virginia City is in town. Superior Judge R.McGarvey of Ukiah is in town. . John Perry Lawton of Santa Barbara isat the Palace. W. F. Knox, the lumberman, of Sacramento, isjat the Grand. A. 8. Hubert, ajhotel proprietor of San Diego, is a1 the Grand. Thomas J.-Donovan, a merchant of Ventura, is a visitor here. D. H. Blake, a merchant of Santa Clara, is at the Cosmopolitan, : E. L. Rheim, the merchant, of Sonora, is at the Cosmopolitan. W.J. Wagner, a stockman of Oregon City, is at the Cosmopolitan. William H. Cochrane of Iows City, Iowsa, ar- rived here yesterday. L.F. Moulton, the big grain-grower ot Colusa, arrived here last night. M. D. Ballard, an extensive real-estate owner of Seattle, is at the Palace. A. Richards, & capitalist.of Salt Lake, is stop- ping at the Cosmopolitan. H. 0. Wilsonfof Helena, Mont., is here, ac- companied by Mrs. Wilson. State Controller E. P. Colgan has been in the City for the last day or two. S. H. McCone, & wealthy stockbroker of Chi- cago, arrived here yesterday. A. M. MeDonald of Sonors, who is interested in mines there, is in the City. F. J. Kimball, a mine-owner of Cripple Creek, is at the Cosmopolitan. ~ R. P. Lathrop, manager of the Farmers’ Hay Compauy, Hollister. is in town. Fred K. Bwan, a well-known hotel man of San Jose, is at the Cosmopolitan. T. W. Sheehan of the Sacramento Record- Union is in the City on a brief visit. A. C. Overholt, s wealthy liquor manufac- turer of Scottsdale, Pa., arrived here yesterday. George Fiske, the lessee of the Stoneman House, Yosemite Fark, was among yesterday’s arrivals here. The Rev. JuanJose Gibbin of Sprague, Wash., John J. Gibbin and Salvador Eilicott of Seattle are at the Russ. John Dalton from the Yukon River region and the gold flelds of Alaska took apartments yesterday at the Russ. * Oiiver Smith, the vineyardist, of St. Helena, who is interested: in a salmon cannery in Alaska, is in the City, en route to Alaska. Otis A. Poole, the extensive tea-dealér of Yo- kohama, arrived here yesterday from the East. He will sail for home on an early steamer. A party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Devlin, Mrs. J. P. Webber and Mr. d Mrs. Howard Mastin, all of Boston, are at the Occi- dental. . Captain James D. Brady of thé United States army, stationed at Fort Custer, Mont., arrived here yesterday, saccompanied by several friends. C. D. Woodworth and wife of Dayton, Wash., are at the Lick House. Mr. Wooaworth is actively connected with one eof the largest flour milling establishments in the Northwest. H. A. McCraney, the newspaperman, formerly proprietor of the Lakeport Avalanche, is at the Palace. He pas been visiting Los Angeles and came up with General Clarkson, his old Iowa friend. Captain J, E. Lombard of Portland, formerly of the United States navy, and aiterward em- ployed for some years in a responsible way in the Chinese naval service, was among the arri- vals here yesterday. Richard Ferrer, the pupil of Eugene Ysaye, who has been here for the past three weeks, after an absence of five years in Germany and France, has started on his return trip to Eu- rope. He will give & final concert in Los An- geles. James F. Wardner, the mining operator, founder of Wardner, Idaho, and atone time a large owner in the Bunker Hill and Sullivan silver-lead mines, is at the Lick. He has just returned from a visit to The Needles, where he went on mining business. A distinguished party of ladies ffom New York arrived here yesterdayard are at the Palace. They consist of Mrs. James Arkell, wife of ex-Senator Arkell; Mrs. W.J. Arkell, wife of the proprietor of Judge; Miss Margher- ita Arkell, Mrs. Bernhard Gillman, wife of the noted artist, recently deceased, and Miss Beat- rice Gillman. Miguel Salas, president of the Bank of Chi- huahua, Chihuahua, Mexico, one of the great moneyed institutions of the southern republic is at the Occidentel, accompanied by his daughters, the Misses Carmen and Guadaloupe Salas. They are on their way to Europe. Mr. Salas is said to be oneof the richest men in Mexico. He is an extensive owner of miaes and possesses & very large area of land. CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, V. Y., March 16.—Among re- centarrivals are: G. M. Hamlin, Barrett; R. Brown, 8t. Cloud; G.Graham, Holland; T. M. McFarlane, P. Nelson, Mrs. C. L. Nelson, St. Denis; F. P. Putnam and wife, Normandie; F, G. Sanborn, Westminster; 8. Stephany and wife, Belvidere; F. F.Stone and wife, G. B. Vendome. 2 AN ATTRACTIVE WAIST. A pretty model for silk or wool waists is shown here. The box-pleats are not cutin one with the waist, which makes it possible to get charming effects by using two or more fabrics. A cheviotgown of green, brown snd white in indefinite checks had box-pleats of Dresden gree) satin. The full V front was of whiteem- broidered batiste. The revers of cheviot had a band trimming of green spangles. Two col. lars were made, one of white ribbon, the other of the green satin. 2 A dark biue mokair dress had a vest of white lace over white satin, The revers were odf whife satin covered with braiding in blue an gold. A gilt belt was worn with the costume. For extra waists Of»!k this design is much liked for its trimness” A Dresdensilk of brown tone had full vest effect of the silk, with box- leats covered by a band net heavily spangled ;.11 kgreen. brown and rose color. Revers of the silk. A violet Dresden silk had full front of white chiffon smbroldered in violet shades. Revers of lace over white satin. White stock collar. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. CorA PorTER—I., San Jose, Cal. A letter ad- dressed to the New York Dramatic Mirror will reach Cora Potter, the actress. THE STATES—E. H. R, City. Utah, admitted to statehood on the 4th of last January, was the thirty-second admitted into the Union of go‘“.ori nal thirteen, making now forty-five CORBETT AND SULLIVAN—B. F. McL,, City. J. J. Corbett was born in San Francisco Septem- ber 1,1866; his height is 6.1 feet. John L. Sullivan was born in Boston, Mass., October 15, 1858; his height 1s 5.10%4 feet. JEFFERSON AND THE BANKS—G. R. S., Roch- ester, N. Y. It was when opposing the propo- sition toestablish a United Btatés bank that Thomas Jefferson seid that “banking institu- tions are more dangerous than standing bt ning thereby that it was more Q:fl'fibn? Tor ‘ngaavzenrgl?;g& o ,::1-113“1: 2 verim Ev‘olfid .k:e ?org&:e government o;. 4 republic to maintain a standing army, . . . ATrioTs—K. J., Sacramento, Cal. A le}’t‘;g’m:d:re?aed to Flors M. Walton, 1913 Pierce street, this City, will reach the your':g lady, who is the corresponding secretary of the Valentine Holt Chapter of the Children of the American Revolutiou. ANDREE AND THE NORTH PoLE—J. A, R., San Lorenzo, Cal. The annnuncememh‘n ':een: f1;3!- centl; that Andree expects to star the n’o?(‘l:d;ole by balloon some time in July. He probably will if nothing unforeseen happens to prevent him from carrying his project ta itsend. : TuuTeRACY—H. F. §.. Nevada City, Cal. The following is the percentage of illiteracy in yarious countries: Russia 80, Spain 63, Italy 48, Hungary 43, Austria 39, Ireland ‘lfi rance and Belgium 15 each, England 183, Holland 10, United States 8, Scotland 7, Switzerland 2}¢ and Germany 1. LEGAL HoLIDAYs—S,, City. The foliowing are ) the legal holidays in the State of California: Every Sunday; January 1, New Year's day; February 22, Washington’s birthday; May 30, Memorial day; July 4, Independence day; second Tuesday in July of even numbered ears, primary election day (rgfers to San | Francisco and Los Angeles counties); Septem= ber 9, Admission day; first Monday in October, Labor day; Tuesday following first Monday in November, even numbered years, general elecuion day; the fourth Thursday in Novems ber, Thanksgiving day, and December 25, Christmas day, and days so_declared by the Governor of the State by proclamation. CALIFORNIA glace fruits, 50¢ 1b. Townsend's.® SN G STANDARD paper patterns and Delineator for April. Domestic S. M. office, 1021 Market st. P a— EPECTAL information daily to manufacturers, business houses and public men by the Presa Clivping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Monigomery. * ———————— HuspaxD’s Caleined Magnesia, four first premte fum medals awarded. More agreeable to the taste and smaller dose than other magnesia, For sale only in bottles with registered wades mark labels. 5 B ——— 5 Spring Opening Of fine millinery, latest importation, prices tQ suit the times, \\'ednesds{; March 18, and folé lowing days. Adcock, 10 Kearny street. * e e e = Cafe Zinkand Souvenir. Charles A. Zinkand has in active preparation an illustrated souvenir of the Cafe Zinkand. Large photo-engravings have been made, snowing all the several departments. As a work of art it will be in all respects the finesg of its kind ever issued in California. John F Thlhorn has charge of the compilation, and i will be of much interest to the public, as the visitors and patrons of this model restaurant can have the best cuisine and service, whila the charges are no higher than other public resorts and restaurants. ¥ ——————— The Yellowstone Saloon. Mr. J. F. O. Comstock, Superintendent of the Fire Patrol, I desire to express my thanks to you for thg very efficient service rendered by the firs patrol in the fire at the Yellowstone Saloon Yesterday moruing., The work of your corps of sssistants was perfect in every way, and their labor and concerted action resulted in a great saving of stock and fixtures, for which I am gratefal. GEORGE M. AXTELL, Yellowstore Saloon, 22 Montgomery street.* ————————— Have Faith in Californis: ‘Woodland Mail. The Spreckelses aro interested in snothes State enterprise. This time they are backing a new railroad to the Yosemite Vailey. They evidently have great faith in California, and are willing to back it with their coin. Do not put off taking a spring medicine. Little silments if neglected will soon break up the sys- tem. Take Hood’s Sarsapariila now to expel disease and give you health and strength. - e SUFFERERS FROM COUGHS, SORE THROAT, etc., should be constantly supplied with “Brown’s Bronchial Troches.” Ir you suffer irom looseness of the bowels, Dr. Siegert’s Angostura Bitters will surely cure you. ——————— A Hint for Hawaii. Los Angeles Expross. Little Hawaii is trying the retaliatory dodge on California products. Hawail musta'tgef t00 brash. NEW TO-DAY. MONEY SAVING PRICES Money-Saving Dishes. S MONEY SAVERS, Lunch Buckets, Coffee Pots, Cream Pitchors, Oatmeal Bowls, Custara Cups, Sgwners, Plates, Dairy Pans, Hand Basins, 5¢ each or 6 tor 25c¢. 1 OcC MONEY SAVERS. Berry Dishes, Milk Pails, Meat Dish, Dish Pans, Mustard Pots, Vegetable Dish, Salad Dishy 10¢ each or 3'for B¢, TEA SETS. Pleces complete for 12 Persons Pure White, Delicate Blue, Brown and Rich Gold Spray Decorations. Money-Saving Prices, per set 2.5 Q50 '2.85, 3% 3 41 DINNER SETS. 60 Pleces complete for 6 Persons Pure White, Delicate Blue, Brown snd Rich Gold Spray Decorations. Money-Saving Prices, per se: 3.65. 425 4.85, 5.00, 5.85, 6.50 DINNER SETS. Pleces complete for 12 Persons Pure White, Delicate Blue, Brown and Rich Gold Spray Decorations. Money-Saving Prices, ver set 5'.50' 6% 75 8, 9. 1% Great American flpnmn[ Tea Co.’s =" 965 Market st., S. F. 140 Sixth st., 5. F. 017 Kearny st., S. F. MONEY- SAVING STORES: 1419 Polk st., S. F. TRY OUR 218 Third st.; . F. Money-Saving Prices; Money-Saving Stores} 100 0nl!:tin MONEY SAVED EVERY DAY, NO SPECIAL DAY. 2008 Fillmore st., S. P. 2510 Mission st., S. F, 3006 _Sixteenth st., S. F. 104 Second st., S. F. 3259 Mission st., S. F, 52 Market st., S.F. 917 Broadway, Oakland, 1053 Washingion st Osk'd. ‘'welith st., 1355 Park st.,