The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 31, 1896, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, M CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprietor- SUBSCRIPTION RATES—Postage Free nday CALL, one week, by carrier..$0.16 3 mall.... 6.00 , by mail.. 3.00 Taily and v and Sunday CALi nd Sunday £aL1, one mouth, by mail. 710 Market Street, San Francisco, California. Telephone. ceanee ....Maln—1868 | EDITORIAL ROOMS: 517 Clay Street. Celepbore.... Main—1874 BRANCH OFFICES: 530 Montgomery street, corner Cl #:30 o'clock. : 339 Hayes street; open until 9:30 o'clock. | 718 Larkin street: open until 9:30 o'clock. EW . corner Sixteenth and Mission streets; open entil § o'clock 26518 Mission sereet; open until 9 o'clock. 116 Niuth street; open until 8 o'clock. OAKLAND OFFICE : 808 Broadway. EASTERN OFFICE Rooms 31 and 32, 34 Park Row, New York Oity. DAVID M. FOLTZ, Special Agent. + open until TUESDAY THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. 0 is the storm center. This week Bulnw Talk against the funding bill is wood- sawing for the people. March will go out as mildly as a Buckley lamb retiring from politics. T e i We shall have the deficit as long as we have Democracy. The two are twins. The strangest feature of the present sit- uation is that Populism seems to be tongue- tied. ” Rainey and Buckley have left town, but not politics. Each has his faction in his | grip. The Kaiser's visit to Italy may have been intended for recreation, but it shows up like a hippodrome If the Eureka trade is worth fighting for in a rate war, it is worth working for on business principles. There are many elephants in South Africa and the British seem to have nearly all of them on hand. Carlisle’s estimate for March came it like a lion, but will go out like a lamb. The deficit continues. From present appearances China and not Turkey is th> sick man whose pulse Russia is feeling with most care. | ey | So long as Cleveland hol it, the De- mocracy will never be sufiiciently foot- loose to make any kind of a run. v of Pennsylvania says Democ- | chance, but he forgets the peo- | ple are not taking chances any more. The blizzard season is about over in the | East, but the windstorm time has begun | and the difference in results is very slight. | Some Ohio physicians got a neeale out of the body of a man without using the cathode ray, and it is counted asa miracle. Popular interest in Congress will not wake up much before it hears a report on the funding bill or the Nicaragua canal | biil. 3 | It is evident that all the bad men in Kentucky were not in the Lecislature— there has been a mutiny in the peniten- tiary. Treasury experts estimate the deficit for the current fiscal year will exceed $27,000,- €00, but as for Mr. Carlisle he has quit esti- mating The story of a row between Reed and Allison may be safely put down as one of the first specimens of the coming crop of campaign lies. 1t is a safe prediction that in every plank | of the Demoeratic platform this year there | will be a knothole for the administration to drop through. It is becoming more evident every day the Europeans would have civilized Africa more easily if they had first civil- | ized themselves. The proposed Democratic celebration of Jefferson's birthday this year will be a great deal like whistling in a graveyard to keep their cou . The St. Louis convention will nominate | the best man, and in tise elections the best | man will win. That is about as far as it is | safe to prophesy just now. i War having broken out in Matabeleland | the British have sent most of Jameson’s troopers back to Africa, and will give them a trial on the field of battle. There is a growing belief that the trou- bles in South Africa are due less to British aggression than to the speculations of a goldbug ring that is trying to boss the | world. France and Russia are undoubtedly ar- ranging to stand together in some sort of attitude on the Egyptian question and when the curtain is drawn aside the world will see a tableau. * H This is likely to be' a dull week in Con- gress unless the House, which has taken the Cuban debate out of the mouth of the Senate, should see fit to chew it vigorously before attempting to digest it. The proposal of the German bakers to have a City inspector of bakeriesappointed is a good one. Therecan never be good bealth where there is bad bread, nor good bread where the bakery is foul. The addressés to be delivered at the rtomb of Jefferson by Russell of Massachu- setts and Daniels of virginia ought to be something more than Democratic cam- paign speeckes. The spirit of Jeffersen is not a party spirit. The passage of the funding bill would not be sufficient to maintain the Southern Pacific monopoly if the Nicaragua canal were oven, and consequently the railroad lobby is fighting the canal as earnestly as it fights foreclosure. 2 Among the things that need explanation just at this time is the curious fact that the Armenians are askingaid of everybody except the Russians, who are their kins- folk, their coreligionists and their nearest Christian neighbors. France has had little to say duaring the recent babblement over African affairs, but perhaps the order for the reserve squadron of the fleet to hold itself in read- iness for war may be considered a case of sawing wood and. talking at the same time. | struction railway | controve | a profitable rate. FIGHETING THE OANAL It may be much easier for the people of the Pacific Coast than for those of the Eastern States to understand why the Southern Pacific Company is using its in- fluence against the proposed measures for governmental aid in construction and con- trol of the Nicaragua canal, but to the Western mind the grotnd for the opposi- tion is clear enough. It is now said that the friends of the canal proposition are determined to block the funding bill until | the Nicaragua question has been decided. If the present indications of Mr. Hanting- ton’s stren=th in Washington are not mis- leading this contest may result in a com- plete victory for the Southern Pacific, both with regard to its funding bill and the suppression of competition by way of the | Nicaragua canal. In an able discussion of the report made by the Government engineers sent to in- spect the canal, Captain W. L. Merry has presented to the readers of THE CALL some acts that deserve the attention of Con- gress. It will be remembered thatthe cost of construction, as computed by the en- | gineers, was $133,472,893, while that of the | company’ engineers was $69,893,660, or about haif. While the larger estimate in- cludes expenditures for double-track con- , an increased number of locks, larger dimensions of canal sec- tions, $4.000,000 for management, $500,000 for lights and buoys, and $1,000,000 for sanitariums, the greatest difference is pro- duced by the high units of cost adopted by the Government engineers. Theseare from 30 to 40 per cent higher than are being paid at the Chicago Drainage and Ship Canal; whereas labor is much cheaper in Nicaragua than at Chicago and work can be prosecuted more rapidly by reason of the absence of ice. Captain Merry, while showing that the units of cost adopted by the Govern- ment engineers are manifestly oo high, points out a curious inconsistency between | that feature of the report and the one as- | serting that from 15,000 to 20,000 Jamaica negroes, excellent laborers, are available at fair wages. It seems impossible to re- concile these two antagonistic features of the report. The very short time ‘taken by the Gov- ernment engineers for studying the situa- tion, and their evident desire to be more safe with their estimates, may be taken to explain the high figures which they pro- muigated. Unfortunately, however, this isan official report, and Mr. Huntington hardly requires the services of Mr. Nimmo in urging reasons agamst a proposition | which would break his monopoly of trans- portation between the Pacific and the Atlantic, and, like the reduction of railroad fares proposed by the California Kailroad Commission, “impair the earning capacity of the aided roads.” A MEASURE OF DEFENSE. San TFrancisco has repeatedly demon- strated that when once properly aroused to action she is capable of protecting and preserving her interests. In the present between the local merchants and Goodall, Perkins & Co. regarding the treatment to be accorded to San Francisco |in connection with the competition of Portland, Or., for the business of Eureka the San Francisco people have been taunted with asking concessions in face of possessing the natural advantage of being | more closely situated to Eureka and of havifig a better transportation service to and closer business relations with the port of Humboldt Bay. The concession asked for is a difference in rates from San Francisco and Portland respectively to Eureka, based on mileage. This rate at present is §1 per ton from either point to Humboldt Bay, but it is claimed by the transportation companies and admitted by shippers that thisis not Itis a war rate and one that is not likely to be maintained for any great length of time. With the re- organization of the Transcontinental Traffic Association will come a better feeling among all the competing lines em- braced in it, and it is highly probable that the local war that has raged for more th half a year between the Southern Pacif Company and the Oregon Railway and { Navigation Company will be settled and harmony restored, with accompanying peace rates on freight and passenger busi- ness. This consummation will also ease up the strain on the Eureka controversy and rates will be readjusted so as to leave 1 reasonable profit to the carriers. But the leseon taught the merchants of San Francisco should be heeded. There has been Irequent talk of extending the Donahue line to connect with the Eel River road and thus give Eureka rail facilities to San Francisco and the whole outside world, and this scheme has been revived within the past few days. It is claimed by President Foster of the Dona- hue that suca a through line would not pay at current rates with the existing amount of business. Undoubtedly he is right, but railroads are seldom built in expectation of immediate dividends. There can be little question, however, that if this project were carried out normal rates and the natural increase in traffic that would be sure to come with the de- velopment stimulated by the existence of the railroad would soon put the road on a satisfactory footing for the stockholders. To all these reasons why San Francisco capital should enter this field is the added one now causing so much contention and anxiety—the competition of Portland in the Eureka field. [f Portland is once allowed to wean any considerable portion of this trade from San Francisco the joint efforts of the Portland merchants and the transportation company operating the water route between Eureka and Portland | will make it a difficult matter to recover that business. action is necessary. . A BEVY OF QUEENS. A pretty feature of the festivals which a number of California cities -are preparing to hold ‘is the selection of a ‘‘queen” to lend an added charm tothe occasion. The custom is so old that its beginning is lost 1n the mists of the vanisbed ages. It is a tribute to the grace and beauty of the sex that mankind was glad to pay even before the dawn of chivalry. Even in these practical times what Mayday celebration is complete without its May Queen, wear- ing her crown of roses and graciously re- ceiving the adulation of her subjects of an hour? The custom has always been fitied 10 pastoral times and countries. With the growth of large cities and the consequent sinking of individualities, hardening of custom and character and creation of class distinctions, it has necessarily fallen into unpopularity in the great centers of popu- lation, but in the rural districts of the civilized world, where life is simpler and freer, where one knows all one’s neigh- bors and the beauties of nature still keep the heart green and a wholesome life lends roses to the cheeksof the maidens, the custom is observed with all its old sweetness, and thus it will continue to the end of time. And where better than in California can Prompt and energetic it be becomingly cherished? The finer | the claim goes, happiness, health and freedom here are | himself svch the natural charms of the State give life. The tiller of the tree and vine, even he who grinds out a mere livelihood or a competency from the commonplaces of trade or profession in close neighborhood with orchards and vineyards, takes on the gentler temper that comes from the asso- ciation. The cities and towns environed with these peaceful scenes contain a popu- lation in barmony with them, and so queens of festivals and Maydays represent what is best and most wholesome in Cali- fornia. Sunshine so constant and genial, flowers so gorgeous and sbundant, and fruits so rich in substance, fragrance and color need a queen to stand forth as the cham- pion and exponent of their worth, to ex- press their grace and beauty and give evi- dence ot their vaiue. And we shall have May queens and queens of festivals so long as California retains its charms and men and women accept their benefits. THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL According to all reports from Washing- ton California will be served fairly well in the river and harbor bill, which will prob- ably be reported to the House to-day. We shall not get all we asked for, of course, but there are reasons for believing that this Congress has had a better understand- ing of our needs than any which has recently preceded it and that within the limits of economy which the condition of. the treasury imposes some of our long- needed river and harbor imvprovements will be undextaken, Something of this kind was, of course, to be expected. The Republican party has always been the champion of internal im- provements. It has favored everything that tends to improve the condition of the people, advance public welfare and develop the resources of the country. The present Republican majority has been hampered in work of this kind by the deficit in the reyenues caused by the Democratic tariff. It cannot, of course, do so much as it would otherwise have done, since the lack of revenues has made a restriction in public improvements a matter of necessity. The enforced economy resulting from Democratic bungling will of course have weight in determining public judgment upon the bill when it has been reported and the details made known. If all the improvements we have a right to hope for from the Government are not provided for to an extent sufficient at least to make a beginning the people will know the reason why. Meanwhile we are pretty sure of better treatment than we ever received from a Democratic Congygess, and if such information as has leaked out at Washing- ton be correct the bill as a whole is likely to be fairly satisfactory to the Pacific Coast. In one respect at any rate we have been more than usually fortunate this year. The contest against the funding biil has united the California delezation as it was never united before, and as a consequence there has been more harmonious and more vigorous work for all California interests. It is pieasing to mnote that Representative Herman of Oregon, from the vantage ground of his position on the River and Harbor Committee, has been very helpful to every California interest that came before it. He has not been afraid that he would nurt his own State by helping another on the coast, and his course in this respect merits the recogni- tion, the commendation and the thanks of all Californian THE IMPROVED NAVY. The marine engineers of San Francisco and elsewhere are properly urging the passage of the Wilson bill to reorganize and increase the efliciency of tne navy. This country has been very slow to ap- preciate the revolutionary effect produced by the modern high development of marine steam machinery. It is now more than a mere matter of driving vessels by steam instead of sails, for both high speed and the employment of steam for working | the heavy armaments of warships have introduced complications imposing the severest exactions on engineering skill. While this standard of duties has been raised enormously there has been nothing like a corresponding increase in the num- ber of engineers and their official grade in the service. The Wilson billis intended to cure these shortcomings along with others. England shows a better understanding of the matter. Her men-of-war carry a larger number of engineers than ours. Compare, for instance, the American Cincinnati of 10,000 horsepower and the British SyLille of 9000 horsepower. The Cincinnati carries eight line officers and the Sybille six. But when it comes to en- gineers we find the Cincinnati with three and the smaller English vessel with four. The same disprovortion exists in the case of the American Bennington when compared with the English Brisk. On the other hand, we find that some of the American ships have twice as many line officers as the same class of ships in the English navy, while the English ships almost in- variably have more engineers than ours. The Wilson bill, besides increasing the number of engineers, raises their rank and thus justly recognizes their skill and re- sponsibility. The present attitude of the line officers toward the engineers is a rem- nant of the time when steam was in its infancy as a factor in determining the ef- ficiency of a fighting ship. The bil by raising the dignity and rank of the engi- neering corps removes the unwillingness of young men to enter the naval academy for the purpose of learning the engineer’s art and thus reduces the pressure for posi- tions as line officers. In these days of very high attainments necessary to handle the machinery of 2 modern warship it is time that the efficiency of the navy should be increased by investing the engineer cor'ps with the dignity and prestige it so eminently deserves. e The resolutions adopted by a Democratic convention in Missouri on Saturday con- gratulating Cleveland on his ability as a duck shooter and expressing regret that he had not devoted more time to killing teal ana less in issuing bonds have just enough of jest and earnest in them to be fully representative of the American humor of the day. ST ee— The deficit in the revenues for March shows that once more Carlisle’s sanguine hopes were unfounded and that business has not revived as much as the administra- tion hoped for. It certainly should now be clear, even to the free-traders them- selves, that the low tariff is a failure, and there will be no comnplete prosperity until we return to protection. e} The reported alliance of Republicans and Populists in the Southern States may be fairly good politics under the excep- tional conditions that prevail tere*but in the Nation at large this is goingtobe a year of straight politics, and to the people all illogical combinations will seem crooked. ] King Menelek claims to be a lineal de- scendant of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, and, under the circumstances, but if he had not proven a good fighter everybody associated with the industries to which | would have called him a liar. PERSONAL. G. D. Plato, a merchant of Modesto, 18 in town. John A. Barker of Merced is at the Cosmo- politan. i C.T.Bingletary, a banker of Sen Jose, is at the Lick. A. W. Morrison ana wife of Sacramento are in the City. F. C. Ross, a contractor, is stopping at the Cosmopolitan, H. J. McGrath of the United States army, is at the Occidental, J. B. Hoosan, a merchant of Haywards, is at the Cosmopolitan. Professor A. Mackintosh of Stanford Univer- sity is at the Lick. P. B. Barker of England, who ismakinga tour of the world, is at the Baldwin. G. F. Downs, the mine owner of Sutter Creek, has arrived here on a short visit. Robert Vogel. a brewer of Lima, Ohio, and wife are guests at the Cosmopolitan. J.F. Hunton of the Barr Vermont marble and stone works is stopping at the Cosmo- politan, 8. T. Black of Sacramento, State Superintend- ent of Public Instruction, arrived here yester- day and is at the Lick. G. de La Bouglise of Paris, who is interested in several mining enterprises in Northern Cali- fornia, is at the Palace. 0. A. Krauss of Paris, the general agent for G. H. Mumm in the United States, has arrived here on a tour of the different ageneies. He is at the Baldwin, Colonel Caleb Dorsey of Oakdale is at the Occidental. He is noted as a raiser of fine stock. Moreover, he was once & Union prisoner and now carries a peculiar cane carved by him while in captivity. CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 30.—A. H. Martin arrived on the Aller from Bremen. Anton Scherman of San Jacinto arrived on the Havel. At the Hoffman, J. L. Haas; Sturtevant, J. M. McDonald Jr.; Holland, Miss K. Morgan, E. F. Murphy, 1. R. Hall; Normandie, L. C. Strauss and wife; Imperial, J. Madison. THE ONE DESIRE. Of all the threads of rhyme which T have spun, I shali be glad if Time saves only one. And I would have each word to joy belong— A lyriclike a bird whose soul is song. There is enough of grief to mar the years; Be mine & sunoy leaf, untouched by tears, To bring unto the heart delight, and make All 50rrows 10 aepart, and joy t0 wake. No sermon mine to preach, save happiness; No lesson mine to teach, save joy 10 bless. Joy, ’tis the one best thing below, above— | The lute’ divinest string, whose note is love. H FRANK DEMPSTER SHERMAN in the April Century | LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. GOLD MEN DEFIANT. SILVER M i ARE CHALLENGED—L OF BATTLE | DrAWN. To the Editor of the San Francisco Call—SIR: The Slogan, 'Ninety-six or Never, clearly an- nounces the stand taken by the gold men. The largest commercial organization in the United States, the New York Chamber of Com- merce, met in that eity March 5 and as the ad- vance guard of the money power made a demon- stration in force against silver men and issued this declaratio: “To the commercial bodies and business men of the United States: The Chamber of Com- merce of the State of New York believes that the time has come for & movement on the part of the commercial bodies and allmen > * * 10 create a strong public opinion in behalf of an unequivocal declaration by the political conventions of both the great parties in favor of the ‘gold standard’ and the elimination of all doubtful expressions in respect to the free coin- age of silver.” They further declare: “Therefore we ask all citizens to unite in & vigorous effort to urge the selection ot delegates to the political con- ventions of both great parties who will advo- | cate clear and distinct platform utterances in | favor of the maintenance of the present gold standerd of value.” N BISix days later, March 11, the execu- tive council of the American Bankers’ Association held a meeting at the Cham- ber of Commerce in New York City and the dilrfilch says that “members from all parts of the country were present,” and the council unanimously adopted the following: Resolved, By the executive council of the Ameri- can_ Bankers' Association, that it declares un- equivocally in favor of the maintenance of the ex- isting gold standard of value and recommends to all_bankers and the customers of all bauks to ex- ercise all their influence as citizens in thelr vari- ous States to select delegates to the pohitical con- ventions of both great parties who will declare un- equivocally in favor of the existing standard of value. These bankers seem to be making history. The next day, March 24, the New York State Republican Convention met and placed these words in the financial plank of fts platform: “The agitation for the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 serivusly aisturbs all in- dustrial interests and calls for a clear state- ment of the Republican attitude upon this question, to the end that the trade of the coun- try at home and abroad may again be placed upon a sound and stable foundation.” Then, after denouncing “the movement for the free coinage of silver’as“an attempt todegrade th2 long-established standard of our monetary system, and hencea blow to public and pri- vate credit,” they declare that “while;gold re- mains the standard of the United States ana of the clvilized world the Republican party of New York declares itself in favor of the firm and honorable maintenance of that standard.” Passing by the high compliment paid Japan as no part of the civilized world, I wish to re- mark that to the average Populist it wouid seem as if one great State of the Union accepts the terms of the money power ini_complete do- cility; for it is not to be presumed possible that the Cleveland Democracy of New York will favor the free coinage of siiver. But there was another great State heard from by the American Bankers’ Association on the swme day. Minnesota spoke on the ‘24th day of March also, through the Republican State Convention, and this was the message sent to | the money power: “We are earnestly opposed under the present conditions to the free and anlimited coinage of silver,” and believing that ‘“‘international remonetization of that metal” is the true course, ‘‘the Republican party of Minnesota most heartily favors an in- ternational couference.” To-day’s news (March 26) is far more siguifi- cant—is, in fact, rather startling. Pettigrew’s silver State, South Dakota, yesterday declared through the Republican State Convention for McKinley and “sound money.” “There was not & dissenting vote” in favor of silver, the dis- ;}:llch informs us, and adds that “Senator ‘etiigrew made a powerful fight to preventany expression on the silver purpo: The eight delegates elected are pledged ‘“not only to vote but to work for ‘sound money’ at the Republican National Convention,” which meéls at Si. Louls June uestion,” but to no Thus one Republican silver State had fallen prone in gold dust at the feet of the money ower. Poor Pell;grew fell with bis State, say- ng that he “bowed to the will of the major- 1ty,” and took the pledge to work for “sound money” with the other delegates. Buu this did not save him from further humiliation, for we are told that “the other sevan delegates held a meeting and pledged themselves not to allow Pettigrew to be on the ecredentials or platiorm committee at St. Louis or to vote for National committeeman”; and thus a distin- guished United States Senator is humiliated because he has strenuously advocated the free coinage of silver. Indeed, we are told that “*it was proposed for a time to leave Pettigrew off the delegation, but the Senator had threat- ened, in a speech in Sioux Falls, that his de- featmeant s Populistic victory,” and “the lend- ers decided that the interests of the party were opposed to further humiliating him,” ) he situation of the silver forces, thus chal- lenged by the money power, is reserved for another occasion, as I' have reached the limits of my letter. Poor Pettigrew! I fear he has one other misfortune in store—his name will become & by-word to characterize others who may “Pettigrew” themselves. JOSEPH ASBURY JOHNSON. 11 Essex street, San Fuuclmz ik LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. SLAVONIANS IN AMERICA. 8AN FrANcIsco, March 27, 1896. To the Editor of the Call—DEAR SIR: As pub- lished in your valuable paper of March 24 a certain Major Ryan addressed on the previous evening a large audience in the Metropolitan Temple. Among other things this stevedore— to use his own words—said that “the Slavo- nians are the most ignorant race ot people in the world. lfiqfle Who come to this country with a torch in one han b ans d and & stick ¢f dyna- Such a calamity and vituperation is worthy only of & bac! und. The Slavonians area law-abiding an Fuoo-hm mfihmdd zl:e ‘trhud‘yh‘l'hhor ust as mux as Ryan dou:; | “Paints, too, I believ Rvan cannot name a single in stance where Slavonians were mixed up with ny rioting. : ost of the Slavonians come to this country with small eapitals, buy land and cultivate it; raise cattle and are good and experien: ranchers. They become citizens of the United States and are happy to enjoy the freedom which is denied them ‘in their fatherland. They never land as paupers and very few of them "take the hard-earned money back to Europe. They settle to stay and soon assimi- late with Ameéricans. 3 Speaking of the colonizers of Mendocino County especially, let us explain to Ryan that the statistics show that there are only 134 per cent of illiterate people in a_population of 1,500,000—i. e., the provinces of Carniolia and Styrin—where the colonizers come from. And mind you that the statistics were compilated under supervision of the Austrian Government, which is all but just to Slavonions. Ryan knows absolutely nothing of the Slavonions. We can find only one reason why the would- be reformer detests Slavonians—it is that they prefer hard work to bumming from town to town and indulging in malicious insinuations and attacks on foreigners. We admire the zeal of Ryan, but still more do we ndmire the simplicity of the A. P.A.'s who allow such an ignoramus to deliver ad- dresses under their auspices. 1f Americanism is threatened by a handful of honest Slavonians, surely a poorer defender than Ryan could not have been found. Ke- spectiully yours, MATO ZVANUT. PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE. Emperor William of Germany takes great in- terest in hiskitchen, Recently he accompanied his court marshal through “the lower regions’ of his palace, and complimented his chef of chefs on the good order that pertained to & department that is always overworked. Archduchess Maria Annunciata, niece of the Emperor of Austria, is said to be the only royal abbess in Europe. By virtue of her office she has the peculiar right of crowning the Queen of Bohemia—the only instance wherein that august function {s performed by a woman. Henry Villard, who in his younger days was a journalist and a man of letters, winning in the civil war a high reputation as a corre- spondent in the field, is writing an autobio- graphy for his children exclusively. Itwill be privately printed, it is thought. next year. Even the great Schopenbauer was not a hero to the people of his household. Ina book just printed at Leipsic the author quotes Schopen- hauer’s housekeeper as saying to him in the course of a dispute, “For my part, Herr Doktor, I don’t see what the people can find in you; I have enough of you.” The kind of fighters the Abyssinians are is shown by the pleading of Queen Tailon, the Lightof Ethiopia, to King Menelek to be per- mitted to lead her bodyguard in person against the invading Italians. Menelek complimented her on her bravery, but he finally decided that she was too beautiful to be shot at. The Marquis de Mores, renowned for hisgood looks, who killed a man in a duel, kept a ranch in the United States, ran a railway in Tonking, led the Socialists in Paris, and was deprived of the contrel of his fortune by the French courts, i now at work trying to prove that British gold is stirring up the Soudan against France. Daniel U. French has given to the Exeter (N. H.) Library a bust of Ralph Waldo Emer- son in piaster, and a copy of the original exe- cuted by Mr. French at Concord in 1879, when Emerson gave him at least twenty sittings. Last October the sculptor and his brother and sister gave to the library the bronze bust of their father, Judge Henry F. French, to whom the library virtually owes its existence. Some time ago at a dinner in London & num- ber of well-known social epicures were extol- ling the many gits of the late Lord Leighton— his after-dinner oratory, his knowledge of lan- guage and his sculpture. Whistler listened for some time, but concluding that things were going too Leighton-ways at length ejaculated, The Prince of Monaco has just completed a wonderful fishing machine of his own devis- ing. It is constructed of wire netting and iron, and while it is very easy for the fish to enter the machine it is next to impossible for them to leave it. In fact, they have no wish to leave their trap, a skillful arrangement of electric light completely dazzling them till they are drawn up from the nets. A NANTHEM OF PRAISE. Fresno Republican. “You noticed, didn’t you,” said the man who dropped in, “that Rev. Dr. Talmage says Cleveland has been converted and is traveling in the heavenly way?’ s, I noticed it.” “Well, I fhought there ought to be a nanthem of praise offered up on such an occasion; so I've writ it.” “Yes? “‘Yes, and here it is. You can publish it if you Wwant to, or you can reject itinto the waste basket. Don’t make no difference to me.” The nanthem of praise has been permitted to follow One time a preacher said {0 Grover. “Oh, cast salvation's mantle over Your cowerin’ form and enter in Where there’s redemption from your sin® g sin!" said Grover with a s I'm asinner. what's Carlisle?’ The preacher talked of endless woe, But, all the same, it didn't go. It didn't go! Tt didn’t go! Still Grover held to sin and woe, And often muttered with a smi “If 'm a sinner, whav's Carlisle le; And then that preacher =aid, says he: +Oh, turn, poor mortal, and be free; ‘While yet the lamp holds out to burn The viiest sinner may return.’ Their pearly harps the ransomed hold, And all the sireets are paved with gold.” “With gold ! said Grover with s grin, “If that's salvation, count me in He's counted in! He's counted in! The streets of gold he's bound to win. . But still he queries with a smile “Jf 'm a Christian, what's Carlisle?” AT W, VIEWS OF WESTERN EDITORS. H a Monopoly. Livermore Echo. In the growing of olives California has the monopoly of the United States. Moving Right Along. Los Angeles Herald. o8 The Valley Railroad is moving right along, and it is estimated that it will get to Visalia tn time to handle this year’s crops of grain and fruit. Slandering the West. San Bernardino Times-Index., It is to be hoped that the next President of the United States, whoever he may be, will pos- sess enough personnl knowledge of the country to speak intelligently of all sections of it. Spain’s Ferocious Students. Mountain View Register. Why doesn’t Spain send her students to fight the Cubans? It would be more sensible than allowing them to head window-breaking street mobs at home. The Beauty of Harmony. Livermore Herald. Livermore is makiug her present progress by virtue of the harmony and co-operation of her citizens. That is_a fact that we cannot too clearly realize. Harmony and co-operation— ::leuufl-pull-mgether spirit—is the p:ecrat of all. . San Francisco’s Expositions. San Diego Sun. San Francisco is to hold its twenty-ninth in- dustrial exposition next September, and is al- ready planning extensively for an important affair. San Francisco has shown by the Mid- winter Fair that it can do quite a turn at expo- sitions, and it is also to be argued from San Francisco's success that expositions are good things to have. = o May Not Be Able to Dictate. San Bernardino Sun. Just before his last duck-hunting expedition President Cleveland took occasion to deliver himself on the question of hissuccessor through the columns of a Chicago paper. It was to the effect that he would rather the Democratic party lost onagold platform than won on & silver platform. This is not news to the read- ing publie, but it is just possible that President leveland may not be able to dictate the issues that shall divide the parties in the coming campaign. - Model Jury System. Merced Sun. Some things are dome better even in Mexico than in this country. For instance, tne courts there have & simple but ingenious plan for facilitating verdicts in jury trials. Two super- nllmn.r{hu:on are drawn to sit mear the jury- box and listen to the evidence and arguments, If any of the regular jury falls ill or is other- ‘wise from going on, one of the “su 33 mxei;“gu plme!. li this way they avoid what is often seen in American courts—a long trial rendered useless when it is nearly finished by the sudden illness or death of one juror. Should Be Church-Marshaled. Salinas Index. Rev. Dr. Mackenzie of San Francisco is re- ported to have said regarding the Brown trial: “Dr. Brown has endured such a physical strain as no other man of this generation has ever endured, and he fought ;}Le bu'"lle ix;r inister of the Gospel.” e “strain” is S Yobably correct, but & think that Dr. Mac. genzie ought to be church-marshaled himself for inferentially making so Bwee!)lnl a charge against all his brother ministers of the Gospel. We do not believe that all ministers are that kind of men. THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. San Luis Obispo Reasoner. In this connection we desire again to call the attention of our readers to the large amount of space that is devoted to impartial news of our party by the San Francisco CaLL. THE CALL is solidly Republican, but it shows an impar- tiality and & disposition to give the news that has never been shown by either the Examiner or the Chronicle. On the contrary, two years ago both these papers systematically sqppressed and avoided every item of news that they were not forced to give. THE CALL is giving .mm:h space to “Letters From the People,” in which we notice that Populist writers are as numerous as any. and seem to be allowed to express their sentiments with very little censorship. This is a matter of considerable interest o Populists in this State who wish to get new; that cen only be had through the dailies. 1 THE CALL continues its policy during the cam- paign it should be patronized by Populists to the exclusion of the other San Francisco news- papers. In its issue of the 21st THE CALL gives & long review of the situation, including inter- views with leading Populists and bimetallists, from the reading of which the foregoing edi- torial was suggested, and in which it alludes to Mr. Johnson, quoted above, as being an able writer_in the cause of Populism, who has at- tracted the attention of politicians throughout the State by his letters in THE CALL. A HANDSOME CAPE. So long as sleevesido not decrease in dimen- sions capes will lose none of their deserved popularity. Jaunty garments reaching only to the waist are worn, even on the coldest days, a chamois jacket worn under the waist making this possible. The richest materials are em- ployed in fashioning these garments. Fur overlaid with a very open design in cloth or velvet, which is edged all over with beads, is one of the newest fancies. The cloth or velvet is only lightly tacked on and is easily removed, leaving the fur intact. Persian lamb, with green velvet or brown cloth, is rich and hand- some; others show a yke of fur with the cape of velvet or cioth, edged with a band of fur to mateh the yoke, Such a cape of bluet cloth, with beaver trimming, made to match & cos- tume of the same, makes a handsome calling gown for a voung lady. Brown cloth, with skirt to match, trimmed with mink as shown in_our illustration, makes & very swell cos- tume, with a waist or Louls XV coat of fignured light but subdued green silk. Tils of mink ornameiit the front of the cape. A cape of green velvet with sable trimmings may be made even more dressy by the addi- tion of lace arranged at the throat in jabot effect on both sides, with two crushed roses as afinish. Theater and opera capes of light velvet are charming of crushed rose velvet with sable and lace trimmings. ANSWERS TO C(HIRESPONDENTS. Zaca MoNTGOMERY—W. 8. P., Auvburn, Cal. Zach Montgomery is at present living in San Diego. A letter addressed to him there will reach him. 3 VERBENA —8., Mount Bullion, Mariposa County, Cal. In cultivation the verbena in- cludes all colors except yellow and pure blue. FiscaL YEAr—F. L. C., Veterans’ Home, Yountville, Napa County, Cal. When the term “for the fiseal year 1897” is used it is generally understood to mean for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897, GOVERNMENT B Inquirer, City. Any broker in the City, and there are a large num- ter of them, can purchase Government bonds for you. The price fluctuates, but you can as- certain what the market value of them is each day by consuiting the commercial columns of THE CALL. To Cooks INLET—Alaska, Petaluma, Cal. A man who wants to go to Cooks Inlet and from there to the gold mines of Alaska and who has but $150 in the world had better not start. It will cost about §30 for fare, as much more for an outfit, and unless a man can live on wind the remaining $90 would not last him long. Experienced miners say that & man who wants to go to the mines of Alaska should have enough money to keep him four or five months. HIGH GRADE—A. 8., City. The steepest grade for the distance of one block in the City proper is that on Union street, between Sansome and Montgomery. The established grade at San- some street is 14 feet above base and at Mont- gomery street it is 220 feet above base. That ie, Montgomery street is 206 feet above San- some. The second question asked is one in srithmetic, one of a class that are not an- swered in this department. Questions in arithmetic, problems and puzzies are not noticed in Answers to Correspondents. Porr WARDENS—E. McL., City. There are four Port Wardens for the harbor of San Fran- cisco and one for every port of entry in the State. The duties of Port Wardens are de- fined by the code, which says: The Port Wardens, when requested by any per- son_ interested in either a vessel or Cargo, must survey any vessel arriving in distress or which has sustained damage or injury at sea, and survey in whole or_in part the cargo thercof and must survey the hatches. stowage and cargo of all ves- sely laden with general merchandise or assorted merchandise belonging or consigned to various parties. ‘W ASHINGTON'S SIGNATURE—C. R. B., Berkeley, Cal. There are no large collectors of auto- graphs in this City. 1In the city of New York the signature of George Washington to letters that are known to be genuine is offered, and the price demanded for each is §300. Whet ollectors of autographs would offer for “a glnnk archment cgertfflclte of the Society of the Cinecinnati, which is signed by George Washington as president thereof and J. Knox, secretary. THE CALL is unable to learn, as several curio hunters of this City refused to place any valuation on it. One of these said: “If it is genuine, it is worth just what some individual who would like to be d of it would be willing to pay for it.” THEODORE OF ABYSSINIA—A. 8., City. Theo- dore, King of Abyssinia, when the Egyptians iz 1862 were advancing on his territory wrote letters to the French and English governments claiming their protection. 2hat to the Queen of England was delayed on the way and over- looked after reaching London and was not answered for two years. The answer from France to his letter was unfortunately worded. Theodore became irritated, threw the British Consul and missionaries into prison and vio- lently maltreated other European residents. After this period, in 1863, he conducted him- self like & madmen, causing women and chil- dren to be tortured, dishonored and murdered, “Out of 3,000,000, says Dr. Blanc. 1867, “‘he has destroyed more than one-third by war, famine and murder. After unsuccessful attempts to negotiate with Theodore, followed s refusal to notice the demand to deliver the by = rel rubmi British expedition of more than fo.ooo:na'm-wu fitted out at Bombay for vasion of the tablelands of Abyssinia, anq f&npr‘d 18, 1868, it came within sight of Mag. dala. April 10, near Magdals, Theodore gave battle to the British forces and was defeated. He then surrendered the European captives and retired into Magdala. The place wag carried by storm on the 13th with little difii. culty. There was no less of life on the British side and only a few men were wounded. The Abyssiniuns lost 500 killed and 1500 woundea ; the King himseif was found among the dead, he having committed suicide.”” . —_—e CURRENT HUMOR. A Scotch boy had delivered a message to a lady, but did not seem in a hurry to go. Being asked if there was anything else that his mother bid him suy, Jock whimpered out: «She said I wasna to seek onything for com- in’: but if you gied me’t I was to take it.” We need hardly add that the hint was taken, and Jock’s services were amply rewarded.— Spare Moments. = «“Doctor,” said the young husband, “I have .called to ask your advice about my wife. She has insomnia and all the day she goes wander- ing about the house and moving the furniture back and forth.” “She’ll be all right the first warm day,” said the old physician. “It is only spring house- cleaning that is working on her.”—Indianapolis Journal. Auntie, dear, Mr. Maler, the artist, d me for my photo. He wants to make use of it for his last picture. Ought I to send it to him? Yes; you can doso, but be sure to inclose with it & photo of your mother or some elderly lady. It would be highly improper to send your photo by itself.”—London Tit-Bits. “Ah, yes,” she blithely answered, while a sweet smile illumined her strong, intellizent face, “I do my own cooking. I believe you can best reach & man’'s heart by way of his stomach.” In the meanwhile her husband struggled with the awful doubt that she might better take a breadknife and go after his heart di- rectly.—Detroit Tribune. The Democratic Coyote. Moreno Indicator. The wailof the festive coyote is heard nightly near the sheep camps. This fellow is quite & politician in his way and only a little inad- Yance of some others of the day. He would erllo bave mutton on the free list as well as wool. CALIFORNIA glace fruits, 50¢ 1b. Townsend's.* et Not Without Significance. Tos Angeles Express. The proposition that England impose 8 small duty on imports from foreign countriesis & sign of the times not without much signifi- cance. . i S T £PECIAL information daily to manufacture:s, business houses and public men by the Prass Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Montgomery. * e e California Agrees With Clarkson. Marin Press. James S. Clarkson, the great Republican political leader, in an interview in THE CALL said it was his opinion that the Pacific States should have a representation in the President’s Cabinet. Mr. Clarkson’s opinion is shared by every man on the coa To impart strength, punfy the blood and to give a feeling of health and vigor throughout the sys- tem, there is nothing equal to Hood's Sarsaparilla. Take only Hood’s this spring. oo ©n Borrowed Capital. San Bernardino Index. The country is now being run on borrowed capital. - Dr. SIEGERT'S Angostura Bitters is known all over the world as the great regulator of the di- gestive organs. e —— For BRONCHIAL AND ASTHMATIC COMPIATNTS, “Brown's Bronchial Troches” have remarkable curative properties. e Huntington’s Latest Dodge. ; Los Angeles Times. This latest scheme is, in short, a bold ate tempt on the part ot Huntington to cripple the people’s harbor at San Pedro and to build upa private harbor chiefly for the benefit of the Southern Facific Company. The attempt can be frustrated by prompt and ardent work in Congress, and we call upon our Senator and Reprosentatives to do their duty. NEW TO-DAY. MONEY SAVING PRICES Money-Saving Dishes. S5 MONEY SAVERS. Lunch Buckets, Coffee Pots, Cream Pitchers, Oatmeal Bowls, Custara Cups, Spooners, Plates, Dairy Pans, Hand Basins, 5¢ each or 6 tor 25¢. L Oc MONEY SAVERS. 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