The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 1, 1896, Page 6

) THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 189 e = = CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES—Postage Free: Pafly and Sunday CALL, One week, by carrier. . $0.15 | Datly snd Sunday CALL, one year, by mail.... 6.0¢ Daily and Sundsy CALL, six months, by mall. Daily and Sund: | Daily and Sunday Cavt, one monih, by mail. .65 | Bunday CALL, ore year, by mall.. 150 | WEEKLY CaLy, cne year, by mall BUSINESS OFFICE: 710 Market Street, San Frauncisco, California. Felephone .Main—-1868 EDITORIAL ROOMS: D17 Clay Street. €elephone...... Maln—-1874 BRANCH OFFICES 830 Montgomery sireet, corner Clay; open untll :80 o’clock. 830 Hayes street; open until 9:30 o'clock. 718 Larkin street: open until o'clock. EW. corner Sixteenth and Mission streeis; open antil 8 o'clock. 9518 Mission street; open until 9 0'clook. 116 Niuth street; open until § o'clocks OAKLAND OFFICE 3 908 Broadway. EASTERN OFFICE: Roems 81 and 32, 34 Park Row, New York Clty. DAVID M. FOLTZ, Special Agent. APRIL 1, 1898 THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. | Speeches against the funding bill will | not be idle talk, but good work. They still call it the Sunset District, but the sun of improvement is rising there. The committee funding bill is pretty good as such bills go, but they don't go. Now that local Democracy has all its linen in wash it had better put itself in | soak. - e ‘> Don’t torget tnat this is the day when all | fools have the right to try their practical | jokes. The Cubans are no longer appealing for | sympathy, and all they ask now is ammu- nition. In the absence of Rainey there is noth- ing to wag McNab enough to attract atten- tion to him. | En:land is not trying to purchase Del- | 8goa Bay—ber palm may itch, bat her hands are full. The more C: squeezes the turnip of the Democratic tariff the more hedoesn’t | get a revenue out of it. If there is no other way to beat the funding bill, the people will pardon the | Senate if it talks the job to death. | Democracy would have a better chance in this race if it would dismount from the free-trade donkey and try it on foot. From all reports, Alaska mining very good thing to let alone, unless have money enou is a you to burn a wet dog. There was a prospect that this would be | a dull week in Congress, but it may turn out to be oneof the liveliest of the ses- sion. i The objection on the part of some officials to a City Hall directory may be dueto & | fear that they might be found out too | easily. The crisis in the funding bill fight is at | hand, and now is the time for the protest- | 1ng voice of the people to be heard louder | than ever. | There is a prospect that the statesmen at Washington will soon finish their talk | about foreign affairs and return to work on home politics. | As the Goverument cannot borrow | money at 2 per cent, it would be some- | thing worse than folly to fund the railroad | debt at that rate. | There is enough enthusiasm for McKin- ey in the country to make it certain that | the people regard the tariff as the biggest issue in the campaign. Whatever name may be given to the | funding bill when reported to Congress, it | will be known to the people as the Hunt- | ington bill, and that is enough to kill it. The chief popular interest in the Presi- | dential campaign this year centers in the contest for victory at St. Louis. When that is settled the rest will be a walkover, No Democrat has yet appeared as a can- didate for the Presidentia! nomination, but Campbell of Ohio has risen up to say he is willing to accepta complimentary vote. e It is hardly worth while to discuss the details of the funding bill, since the prin- cipie on which it is founded is wrong. The only right rule is the enforcement of the law, g It looks as if Martin Kelly and Jerry Mahoney might remain as statesmen out of & job for a long time, unless Rainey —should give them a roost in the Fire De- partment. The efforts of the trustees of the Y. M. C. A. to raise money to pay off the mortgage on the building in this City should be generously supported and carried to a speedy succes: There has been another prize-fight on Long Island and Fitzsimmons and Corbett might as well take the hint. If they stop talking they can fight anywhere east of the Alleghanies. It is worth noting that even in Demo- cratic papers the phrase ‘‘the big conven- tion” alwaysrefers to the one to be held in 8t. Louis. The affair at Chicago will be only a sideshow. Some think the St. Louis convention will finish in three days, while others say it will not finish in a week, but all agree that when the work is done it will be well fin- ished in every respect. The proposed consolidation of the Great Northern with the Northern Pacific won’t stand. The Supreme Court says that com- petition must live and the people and the law must have a showing. In asserting that the Democratic party contains 80 per cent of the silver forces of the country Senator Tillman has been bandling facts with a pitchfork again and got more straw than wheat. As another Atlaniic steamer has been, trying to steam ahead right over New Jersey without regard to landmarks it is about time for that State to come into the Union and get out of the wet. — Genera! Weyler promises the Cuban autonomists three deputies if they will take part in the elections, but if he is able | for it is iniquitous all through. to guarantee that much there is no ap- parent use for holding an election. THE RAILROAD BILL. The outline of the tunding bill which appeared in yesterday’s CALL represents merely the work of s member of the joint sub-committee appointed for that pur- pose aiter a conference of the sub-com- mittee and an agreement on the terms to be embodied in the draft, It will have to be approved by the sub-committee before submission to the general joint commit- tee of both houses. Afuer such approval, if it is accorded, the bill will go to the re- spective houses for debate and final action. This is a tedious road for the bill to travel, and it is impossible at this time to foretell the result. The situation is further com- plicated by a provision that the terms of the bill shall be accepted by the roads interested. The bill therefore is hardly worthy of much discussion at this juncture, Stili as it is very different from what has besn ex- pected it may be well to point out some of its peculiarities. To begin with, it is much severer in its requirements of the aided lines than either the Smith or the Frye bill or than the railroads have ex- pressed their ability or willingness to meet. It requires, for instance, that during the first ten years the companies shall pay, in addition to the interest of 2 per cent on the bonds. $300,000 annually, $500,000 an- nually during the succeeding ten years, and thereafter §750,000 annualiy until the whole debt is extinguished: that these payments shall’ be applied to the extinguishment of existing bonds; that the Government’s lien shall re- main . in force until the debt is wholly extinguished, the charter life of the companies being extended to cover the entire period; that at any time, if the President shall so decide, the outstanding debt shall be taken uv by the Government, the companies to be required in sucha contingency to reimburse the -Govern- ment for all costs and losses; tbat the Central Pacific may if it choose refund its outstanding debt at a lower rate of in- terest, under the sanction of the Govern- ment, in order that the amount of the dent and the time for its extinguishment | may be lessened; thatin the event of de- fault for six months in interest or prin- cipal the President may take possession of the roads without resort to the courts, or may emplov the courts in his dis- cretion; that the companies shall pay no dividends until after the current Govern- ment obligations have been canceled, and not then unless they have been earned; and {hat the Central Pacitic shall so modify | its lease to the Southern Pacific as to make the Southern Pacific a guarantor of the Central Pacific payments provided for in the bill. This is a rough outline of the salient features of the measure. It has nothing to commend it. It comvletely sets aside the principle for which the people have contended, namely, the power and duty of the Government to collect the debt by sale under foreclosure. Viewed in tue light of a simple business transaction the exten- sion of the debt is, the introduction of a dangerous precedent, for which the country may suffer far beyond the evils which will clearly result immediately from its operation in this particular case. It should never be reported to Congress, There is Kill it. FREIGET FROM ABROAD, The Supreme Court of the United States has rendered an important decision in rul- ing that the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion shall not require railroads to charge equal rates on freights imported into this country for interior forwarding and freights originating at the points of im- portation. Thus it is ruled that the Texas and Pacific Railroad may cbarge less for importéd freight goods laid down in New but one thing to do with ir. | Orleans for shipment to Western terminals than for American goods sent by rail from New Orleans to the same destinations. As of course the ruling is general in its appli- cation all the railroads of the country may 1f they choose discriminate against Ameri- can goods aud in favor of foreign articles. The circumstances under which they are likely to take advantage of this decision are those growing out of the water com- petition. ¥or instance, articles. produced in Europe might be sent across the At- lantic and round Cape Horn to California by sailing vessels. It would be to the in- terest of the transcontinental railroads to offer such inducements in the way of low rates as would secure them the freight, but this could not be done unless lower rates are charged than would be profitable in the handling of American products. This is particularly the case with regard to freights between New Orleans and San Francisco by reason of the longer water distance separating the two places. That is to say, transportation charges within certain limits have quite as important an effect on American industries as an im- port tariff could have. This presents a novel and serious condition oi affairs, and discloses a railroad power that was never foreseen. How Congress should deal with- this new problem is a matter for serious con- sideration. It is not desirable that rail- roads, honestly managed and carrying debts fairly contracted, should be unduly hampered 1n the conduct of their busi- ness, but their interests are not the only concern of the people. It is not a trifling consideration that to a certein extent rail- roads have the power to nullify the good effect of a protective tariff. The Repub- lican party, which has faithfully adhered to its policy of protecting American indus- tries, is compelled by this decision to realize that a factor wholly independeut of a tariff has injected itself into the question and that it calls for wise treatment. Such a highway as the Nicaragua canal, which would greatly reduce the time and cost of transportation as compared with the Cape Horn route, would apparently compel ‘the railroads to abandon all at- tempts to compete for the trade of Europe over the area affected by the canal. That highway would accomplish the additional benefit of regulating railroad charges be- tween Atlantic and Pacific ports, and as this regulation would be in the hands of the United States Government, it could be managed with that wisdom which would strike an even balance between the inter- ests of the transportation companies and those of the people without working in- jury to either. This would completely re move the constant danger of such com- binations among - transportation compa- nies as have no regard for the progress of the country. OPPOSING INVESTIGATION. The attempt on Monday to call up the Senate resolutions providing for a select committee to investigate the recent bond issues was met by a prompt objection from Senator Hill, and as that gentleman has now established himselfas the repre- sentative of the administration in the Sen- ate, it is a fair assumption that Cieveland will exert all his influence to escape any form ofinquiry into the subject. In the very nature of things an opposi- tion on the part of the administration to an investigation of the kind proposed will raise suspicions that there have been some transactions in connection with the Ibond issues which those responsible for them would gladly keep hidden. These suspicions will revive in the public mind all the scandals connected with the syndi- cate deal. Tne people will recall that the deal with the syndicate was made secretly, that the bonds were issued for much less than their market value as was shown by the prices brought when the syndicate offered them for sale, and finally that near friends of the President were closely asso- ciated with.the syndicate, which was thus allowed to make an enormous profit at no risk to themselves. Patriotic Americans have been averse to believe that Cleveland himself made any profit out of the deal, or that any moral turpitude on his part was involved in it. It is not pleasant to suspect a President of the United States of playing on a great scale the part of a boodling Alderman and pocketing money derived from corrupt jobs. Nevertheless, even the most patri- otic and those least suspicious of the President’s honor have felt that the scan- dal of the deal was sufficiently discreditable to the administration to render an investi- gation necessary, The friends of the Pres- ident should, in fact, be the first to ask for such an inquiry, and thus make mani- fest their contidence—if not in the wisdom of his policy, at least in the integrity of his honor. Under these circumstances it is mortify- ing to find the recognized leader of the ad- ministration forces in Congress vigorously opposing any attempt to begin an investi- gation which would make known the in- side facts of a deal with which scandal has been so busy. We are on the eve of & Presidential election when the acts of the administration must be submitted to the people for their judgment. The bond is- sues, and particularly the one carried out by a secret deal with the Morgan syndi- cate, are sure to occupy a large purt of public attention during the cerapaign. If it is seen that the administration is trying to conceal anything in connection with these issues the people wil' be sure to draw a corclusion .adverse to the character of those concerned in them. The matter istoo grave to be set aside lightly. Any concealment, or attempt at conceslment,.under the circumstances,will be tantamount toa confession of wrong- doing. In his first campaign, under try- ing circumstances, in the face of facts gravely affecting his character, Mr. Cleve- land bade his friends to tell the truth. It is now time for hium to repeat that act of wisdom. Let the truth be known. INDIGNANT MERCHANTS, The leiter addressed by the Merchants’ Association to the City Hall Commission- ers reminding them that public officers are not greater than the source of their power is one of the most interesting local docu- ments of recent times. The letter, more- over, is so calm and dignified it commands respect on that account alone. It1sa pro- test against the somewhat flippant resent- ment with which the Commissioners treated the association’s suggestions con- cerning a directory for the City Hall. This convenience has long been needed, as without it there is great difficulty in finding the offices in the rambling house. The cost would be trivial—something like $125—and yet the matter has been unrea- sonably delayed. These extracts from the letterare worthy of study: “There is not the slightest dis- position to trespass upon the official duties of any public servant. Composed of citi- zens and taxpayers of San Francisco, united for the purpose of municipal prog- ress and improvement, the Merchants’ As- sociation feels perfectly justified in ealling attention to any improvement in the mu- nicipal government that promises to re- sult to the public good. This association, we think, hasa right to expect that all officials in our municipal government will meet its suggestions in the same kindly spirit in which they are tendered. Though there may be differences of opin- ion as to certain measures, no ill-feeling or bitterness need be engendered.” Thisisa straightforward and dignified assertion of the right of the people to ex- press an opinion concerning the character of the service which their employes should render. There is a difference between idle, meddivsome, selfish and unintelli- gent suggestions from irresponsible per- sons and the kind of requests presented by such a body as the Merchants' Associa- tion. The indifference of citizens to pub- lic interests explains the unhappy order of things in which servants have come to assume the role of masters. The City Hall Commission is composed of intelligent men, and undoubtedly the individual side remarks resenting the suggestions of the Merchants’ Association were an inadver- tence, intended more as a pleasantry than a serious expression of opinion; but the re- marks gave an opportunity for the asso- ciation to express in general terms an idea that cannot be lost sight of without injury to the public interests, and a lowering of the dignity with which public officers should conduct the business intrusted to them. A TIMELY SUBSIDY. In the provision of the postoffice appro- priation bill reported to the Senate that additional compensation to the extent of $80,000 be made to the Oceanic Steamship Company for carrying the mails between San Francisco, New South Wales, New Zealand, Haweiian Islands and the islands of the Pacific Ocean there lies a promise that Congress has awakened to the danger {hreatening our commercial standing with the countries and islands of the South Pa- cific, and that it is disposed to lend its as- sistance in protecting the interests of the merchants, producers and manufacturers of this country against the keen and ener- getic competition of Canada, aided by its mether country. ‘When a line of steamers was first put on to ply between Vancouver, B. C., und the Orient, little apprehension was felt by the San Francisco merchants interested in the trade with Japan and China. It was thought that the extent of the industries of our northern neighbor would not war- rant a continuance of the project. But despite this local view of the situation that line has not only been maintained, but has continued to grow in'importance. It is true that this is not due to any natural advantages. Liberal subsidies from the home country made it possible for that line to compete successfully with the Pacitic Mail Steamship Company aud the Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company for the trade and traffic of the Orient, and a similar policy, emulated by the Colonies, has brought about the estab- lishment of a competing line of steamers between Vancouver and Australia. With- out munificent subsidies the maintenance of these lines would be virtually impossi- ble. Under these circumstances ‘the only salvation for the American trans-Pacific carriers lies in the protection afforded by the Federal Government by resort to sub- sidies. —_— To Protect Her Commerce. \ Oskland Tribune. Great Britain, in view of more than possible contingencies, is engaged in tne construction of the most formidable fleet the world has ever known. The fact that she has doubled her es timates expresses her seuse of the the situation. s AROUND TFE CORRIDORS. A. Jones, the prosperous business man of San Luis Obispo County, who lived in sSanta Cruz County twenty-five years before going to San Luis, during which he was Sheriff of the county, is at the Russ. Mr. Jones as® Santa Cruzan and a Sheriff had some lively times trailing up border bandits of the Vasquez stamp. - Vasquez himself was out of the arena at that time, but there were plenty of gentle- men who loved toying with a gun pretty near as well as he did. This made it quite interest- ing for Sheriff Jones, and he was careful what he did, so as to get a difficulty settled as soon as possible and satisfactorily to himself if not the others who participated in ft. The veteran ex-Sheriff is here now on a busi- ness trip. He says San Luis Obispo County is unengaged daughter will be engaged to a well- known English nobleman. Turpie of Indiana is the most studious man in the Senate. He is congenial to his friends, delightful in society and snappy in dabate, but likes his books more than anything else. Li Hung Chang, who is now en route to St. Petersburg to witness the coronation of the Czar, will return to China by way of the United States, He will arrive in this country early next fall. Dinshar Pestonjee Ghadially, known in India as the “‘Parses Edison,” late electrician to his Highness Maharaj Rana Sahib of Dholpur, Central India, and also late telephone superin- tendent of Dholpur State, is now in this coun- try,on his way around the worid. He isa A. Jones, ex-Sheriff of Santa Cruz, Who Has Large Interests in San Luis. [Sketched from life by a * Call ” artist.] in a rather thriving condition, though a few downpours would not damage any:hing. The wheat, oats, fruit and other products are com- ing on weil. Mr. Jones deals in lumber, and propounded & conundrum in connection with some innova- tions in regard to that business. “They’ve combined and raised the price, raised it to $16, a dollar a thousand,” he said, “but there ain’t any market for it. What good does it do to raise the price if you can’t sell anything 2" Mr. Jones moved from Santa Cruz to San Luis Obispo about twelve years ago. He owns extensive land interests and -raises large quantities of pork. He has many acquaint- ances among early Californians. LIFE. What 1s life but what a man is thinking of all day ?—Emerson. Ii lite were only what a man Thinks daily of—his little care; His petty {11 bis trivial pain; Hs sordid scheme to hoard and spare; His meager ministry; his small, Unequal strength to breast the stream; His large regret—repentance small; Iis poor, unrealized dream— "Twere scarcely worth a passing nod; Meet it should end where it began, But 'tis not so. Life is what God 15 daily thinking of for man. JULIE M. LIPPMANY, in Harper's Mogazine, THE NIPSIC'S PROPELLER. Almost every one has heard of the wreck of the man-of-war Nipsic in the awful hurricane that piled her bones on the beach at Samoa on March 15, 1889. During the year 1891-92 alarge amount of her machinery was brought to this port, where it was taken in charge by the naval officials, Among it was the lost ship’s propeller wheel, and that showed the peculiar freaks of the storm to such & marked degree that it has been mounted and put on exhibition at the Mare Island navy-yard. The wheel has been placed close beside the main road just back of the foundries. It is on a base of stone raised about a foot above ground. Only the hub rests on the founda- tion, the blades projecting over tge sides. There are several strange thi¥gs about the way the wheel has peen twisted,and the way Propeller-Wheel of the Wrecked Man- of-War Nipsic as. It Is Mounted at Mare Island Navy-Yard. [From a sketch.] it was done is a mystery. Every one of the blades has been twisted more "or less, but none of them show any great effects of concus- sion with hard substances. Bronze is the material of which the wheel is made and in spite of the great strength of that material one of the four blades of the propeller has been curled up like a piece of paper. The outer tip has been turned twice on its own axis, so that it has curled into and now forms a perfect circle. It is impossible to conceive of the forces that caused this, as there are no marks or indentations on any part of the blade to indicate that it was thrown against the rocks. Nor does it seem possible that the wheel became twisted by becoming entangled with ropes while it was running at full speed in the effort to keep the ship’s head to the sea. The three other blades of the wheel are all twisted from the sides, much &s if they rubbed egainst gomething while in motion. There are also a few scraiches to be seen, but noth- ing to show signs of great violence. PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE. The Empress Eugenie has presented to the Paris Museum of Decorative Artsall the plans and drawings prepared for the ornamentation of her private apartments in the Tuileries. In London the pelief prevails that early in 1 the new year the Prince of Wales’ remaining theosophist, and asserts that the X rays were long known to his cult, representing the psychic forces at work in the universe. Mrs. Margaret Deland, whose novel, “John Ward, Preacher,” is said to be in its eightieth thousand, is represented as trying her best to look like & woman of genjus. The attempt is not s successful as her novel, say the people who know her. All the money for the beacon in memory of Tennyson has been subscribed, the monolith for the shaft has been successfully quarried in Cornwall and the monument will be set up in the fall. Of the $4750 subscribed $1250 came from the United States. PERSONAL. W. R. Nichols of Tacoma is in town. Dr. J. F. Gibson of Bolinas is at the Grand. General C. C. Royce of Chice is at the Cali- fornia. City Attorney A. D. Mason of Nevada City is at the Russ. Henry Stelling, a grain-dealer of Davisville, is in the City. Dr. C. B. High of Honolulu is registered at the Occidental. Fred A. Brockway, a business man of Seattle, is at the Cosmopalitan, E. J. Lane of Everett, Wash., is among recent visitors from the north. John E. Budd of Stockton is among the re- cent arrivals at the Palace. E.B. Brown of the United States army at Fort Sherman, Idaho, is in the City. Thomas R. Nell of New York Cityis at the Occidental, accompanied by his wife. A.J.Shields, & prominent business man of Fresno County, {s at the Cosmopolitan. State Senator J. M. Gleaves of Redding, Shasta County, is among recent arrivals here, Charles Springer, a business man of Raton, N. Mex., arrived here yesterday and is at the Palace. 4 C. W. Garrett, Supervisor of Fresno County, isa guest of Major William Fahey at the Cos- mopolitan, Charles I. Davenport, a wealthy resident of Silver City, N.Mex., has arrived here on a business trip. George A. Wiley, superintendent of the Seth Cook ranch neas, Davisville, Contra Costa County, is at the Grand. L. L. Moulton, long a potent factor in the California Farmers’ Alliance and known as the big grain farmer of Colusa, is in the City on a brief business trip. William Barrett of Los Angeles, president of the Pacific Coast Travelers' Association, who has been in town for the past few days, left for home last night. Mr. Barrett says a great deal of money has been made this year in Southern California.-from the fruit crop. F.T. Hatch, late of Governor Hughes’ staff, of Pheenix, Ariz., is a guest at the Cosmopolitan. He says that for some time past Governor Hughes has contemplated resigning and giv- ing his personal attention to his large stock and mining interests. Mr. Hatch is here to purchase mining machinery. W. H.La Pearl and H. 8. Redall, of Los An- geles, are_at the Cosmopolitan and are going with the F. Ducy party to Cooks Inlet. Mr. Ducy charters his own vessel and will sail for Cooks Inlet early this month. They are haul- ing their supplies from Fresno by mule team cheaper than the Southern Pacific Company would haul them by rail. CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, N. Y., March 81.—Bound outon the Paris to-morrow are: A. G. Campbell,Mr. and Mrs. L. Gilson. Among recent arrivals are: Imperial. G. Newburger; St. James, C. Aur. .man; Belvedere, Mrs. M. Baden; Morton, C. L. Griswold; Holland, Mrs. Y. K. Maddox; War- wick, Miss L. Royce; Grand Union, Miss Rut- ledge, W. A. Taber. 3 FROM WESTERN. SANCTUMS. Progressive Newspapers. Benicia News. Progressive newspapers working in barmony with progressive citizens. of progressive ideas make & progressive community, No Porter to Fee. Pheenix Republican, ; The come} seems to- be has 'ty good time, IL travels®tthe rate 6§1,600,000 miles a day and dgesn’t have to fee the porter. The, Victory Complete. - 8an Jose Mercury. Judge Low- has delivered the final knock- down blow at the poolroom gamblers, and THE Carv's victory is complete. Poolsellers and lot- | By the close of 1889 all the slaves on tery dealers are not making much money just at present in San Francisco. Uncle Sam’s Generosity. Portland Oregonian. The United States has waited a year before Tecognizing the Cubans as bellizerents. Spain did not wait two months to recognize the Southern Confederacy. Protection From Cheap Labor. Woodland Mail. The returns from China and Japan continne to come in and they all bear out the Mail’s prophecy that protection from the cheap labor of those countries will soon be needed. HUMOR OF THE HOUR. *‘One has to undergo a great deal to secure & musical education,” remarked the young woman who hopes some day 10 be & prima douna. - *‘But one’s neighbors have to undergo a great deal more,”” suggested the young man from the next flat.—Chicago Post. “More ple, Johnnie? Why, child, you can’t possibly hold another mouthful.” “But, ma, our teacher says there’s always room at the top!” Man is at his best during the cold months of the year, because then there are no flies on him.—Somervilie Journal. *Next,” said the cooking-school lecturer, “you take-your pepper. The chop should be thoroughly dusted.” “Dusted I'" said Aunt Isabel, horrified. “If T had a girl who just dusted the meat instead of washing it T would discharge her in a min- ute.”—indianapolis Journal. Fat Lady (in the park)—I am going to ride on one of the donkeys, and I'll pay for one for you if yowd like to sccompany me. Small Boy—Tharikee, mum, but I'd rather sit here an’ laugh.—Pearson’s Weekly. Lady—I wantto have my photograph taken, anG I want to have this little boy taken with me. Photographer—We make an extra charge, madam, when two photographs are taken at at once. 3 2 Lady—Oh, but I'll keep the boy in my lap.— Fliegende Blaetter. CONCERNING MR. CLEVELAND. The ducks shudder when they hear President Cleveland’s name mentioned. — The Times- World. The thing that arouses most enthusiasm is “It is the last year of Grover and his kind of clover,”—Chicago Inter Ocean. The American people don’t object to duck hunting as a sport, but merely as a leading Presidential policy.—Kansas City Journal. Mr. Cleveland’s domestic policy is also as- suming a vigorous character. He has inter- dicted bicycle riding by ladies of the Cabinet.— Kansas City Journal. If Cleveland, in his hunt for a residuary leg- atee, can bag no larger game than Carlisle, he shouid confine Lis attention to duc Canvas- backs and mossbacks are two entirely different things.—Chicago Tribune. Grover Cleveland will have plenty of time next year in which to travel through the W and see if that section is really in need of mis- sionary work.—New York Press. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. CITIZENSHIP OF PRIESTS—A. B. W., San Diego, Cal. There is no record that will show whether every priest in the State of Cali- fornia is e citizen of the United States.” STEVENSON’S RELIGION—H. 8,, City. The late Louis Robert Stevenson, when asked what his religion was, replied: “My religion is to ao 53)10; ,can to make men happy, rather than good. No ALLIANCE—P. C., Alvarado, Cal. Germany basno offensive or defensive alliance with either Switzerland or Holland. That is, the German empire hasno right to call on either of these countries in time of war, for troops. CuBA’s SLAVES—J. W., City. There is no legal slavery in Cuba at this time. In 1880 Al- phonso XTI decreed the gradual emancipation of all slaves in Cuba. Up to 1886 more than 120,000 had been emancipated, and at the birth of Alphonso XIII, in the latter part of the year, 25,000 were ireed by royal decre island had been ireed. BEST HALE-MILE—W. B., City. The record for the best half-mile, running, is held by Geraldine. She gained that record August 30, 1889, when, as & four-year-old, she ran that distance at Westchester, N. Y., carrying 122 pounds. The track was partly downhill. The time was :46. The best time on a level track in the East was made by Forest, aged 6 Years, The time was :»171;, made at Alexandria, Va., on December 3, 1895. The horse carried 113 pounds. BAY OF SAN FraNcCIsco—H. P. T., Booneville, Mendocino County, Cal. The bay of San Fran. cisco is owned by the State of California, and by reason of the fact that the State is part of the Union it is under the jurisdiction of the United States Government. A portion of the bay is under the control of the Board of State Harbor Corumissioners, For certain purposes the bay is under the control of the various counties that front on it, that1s so far as their territerial limits extend. 'VOTING 1¥ ENGLAND—CL. P., Menlo Park, Cal. In England women are not permitted to vote at parliamentary elections, At municipal elections women vote except in the city of London. At school board elections unmarried omen can vote, except in the city of London. Married women cgnnot vote at such elections, At county council elections women may vote except in the city of London. At vestry elec- tions a woman is not disaualified by merriage from being on any local government. register of electors, but husband and wife cannot be qualified in respect to the same propsrty, TAXES—S., City. By virtue of an act passea at the last held session of the Legislature Dep- uty Assessors have the power to collect the 1aX on personal property that is unsecured by l‘gél les:':we. t]nl Xela;ion to the sale of per- sonal T - sanl “& s:)y;:y 0 € non-payment of taxes Tle Assessor of each county and cit shall have power between” the. firey Mondny i March and the third Monday iu July of each gess to collect the taxes due on personal property. co cept where real estate is liable therefor, by seizyse and sale of any property owned by the delinquent. THE BENICIA Boy—W. C., Alameds, Cal. John C. Heenan, the pugilist, was a native of West Troy, N. Y. He was born May 2, 1835, ‘When but 17 years of age he came to Califor- nia in the employ of the Pacific Mail Steam- ship Compnny, and was stationed at the com. pany’s works at Benicie. He was a powerfal youih and was always réady to take up the cause of the weak and oppressed, ana_ in' con. Sequence of this he was called “the Benici Boy.” That is, whenever there was -nyxhicx;:' that was not going on right in the shop be- tween the men, it was always decided to leave it to the Benicia Boy, who was always ready to use his fists when common-; e sense arguments THE DuMAs—E. B., City. The list of works by Alexandre Dumas, pere, is so long that this department has not room to pub- lish it. In the second volume of Dumas by kitagerald, there is given a full list of all his works. He is credited with 251 yolumes of novels, 29 of voysges and 23 of thewiocs Dumas junioris credited with the following publications: “Theatre Complete.’ A5 toive,”.“La Boite d’Argent)’ “La Dame atix Camelias.” “Ls Dame aux Perles,” “Dinno de Lys” «D’Affaire Clemenceau,” “Contos s wEntre Actes,” “Adventures’ de Qunire Femmes,” “Ie’ Docteur Servais,” “Le Regont Mustel,” «Tristan le Roux,” “Trois Hogrwo. Forts,” “La Vie a Vingt Anis” “Therese » Ly Roman d'une Femme,” “Sophie Printemps, " HUGo'S WORKS—E. B., City. “Les Orfentales” was written by Victor Hugo in 1829, The for. lowing is & list of the works of Hugo in the chronological order of their pubiieation. “Odes et Poesies Divers” 1822; s g Odes,1824; “Hans d'liande, Jargal” 1826: “Cromwell,” 1827; « tales” 1828 “Marion Delorme.r 1855, '3,"1‘{{"; nani,” 1830; “Notre Dame de Paris’ 1040, “Les’ Feuilles d’Autonne,” 1531: Lo poi 3 » 1832; “Lucrece Borgia,” 183 S einnde Gen3 1834; “Marie Tadory! 18 “ingelo,” 1835; “Les Chants du Crepus- A Ye35: ‘‘les Voix Interleures” 1837; et 1838; “Le Rhin,” 1839; “Les 1s: Blas,” : - T bres,” 1840; “Litters. Rayons et Lo A esy 1844; “Napoleo “ophies VLt Phia tmionte, 7e 1660 le Petit,” 1852; E V 7 1859; -Les M des Siecles,” 1859; (LSS “Tes Chanxons des Rues et deg ules Travaillenrs de ) Wer® Rit,” 18659; “Quatre- 1862 ¥ 56: «Homme_ qui Quaty {'?ggt-rreilze," 18745 “Actek et Paroles,” 18 «Legende des Siecles,” 1877; “I'Historie ds Crime,” 1877; “I'Art d’etre Grandpere,” 157 SLe Pape,” 1878; “Le Petit Supreme,” 187 «Religlons et Religion,” 1880; “I'Ane,” 1880; “Les Quatre Vents de I'Esprit.” 1881; “Tor. quemada,” 1882. After his death, which oe. Curred May 22, 1885, the following work: from his pen were published: “ia Fin de Satan,” “La Lyre,” “Dieu,” “Le Theatre er Liberfe,” “Amy Robsart,”’ «‘Les Jumesux,” “Choses Vue,"” “En Vovage. A MISS’S CONFIRMATION GOWN. A more charmingly dainty gown for con. firmation cannot be found, and for white ma- terials it is specially adapted. A simplecreamy silk, with lace yoke of the same tint laid over white satin, makes an ideal dress for the solemn event in the church season. The dainty crepes of silk are beautiful, and though not so chieap as China silk, prove a wise investment, for they wear forever and dye beautifully in light shades. by Lawn, India mull, silk mull and chiffon are exquisits for dancing gowns, and all develop well after this model. For evening or graduation dresses the daint; Dresden silks of taffetas are exquisite, witl trimmings of lace or chiffon. One of Creamy tint with lines of blue, between which are in- terspersed pink blossoms, might be trimmed with blue Orlpink chifion and ribbons. White challie, with yellow blossoms sprin- kled all over the surface, is beautiful with yel. low ribbon trimmings. Pink with black chiffon is exceedingly stylish. l CALIFORNIA glace fruits, 50¢ 1b. 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