The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 4, 1896, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1896. CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, | Editor and Proprietor- | SUBSCRIPTION RATES—Postage Free: | §unday CALL, one week, by carrier..§0.15 ¥ CALL, one year, by mall.... 6.00 ALL, six months, by mall.. 8.00 “AL1, three months by mall u:g y 8 BUSINESS OFFICE 710 Marke: Street, San Francisco, California. Celephone.......... iE g EDITORIAL ROOMS: 517 Clay Street. Celephone... ....Maln—-1874 BRANCH OFFICES 630 Montgomery sireet, corner Clay; open untll 9:80 o'ciock. 839 Hayes street; open u 71 Larkin street: open EW . corner Sixteenth au entll 8 c'cloci o'clock. 2518 Miss: reet; open until 8 0'clock. 116 Minch sireet; open 9 o'clock QAKLAND OFFICE : roadway. EASTERN OFFICE: 34 Park Row SATURDAY TV;E CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. e——————————————————— itics s honest pol h open n will be one big a one filibuster is of en Senators. to put Eng- what she a free gets new gold in we keep in stock. g it has a Democratic deficit e Republ priation bill 1 for the country. vals this year, monotonous | es will give to| a show that the | oud of the exhx-l | publican vic- rt, and now zens to get ready the nion of R a, rkey that England is doing Zgyptian hen roost yotian bond-} ation in Egypt | hard. | he Vanderbilt party oveliness of Cali- 3 uld spend an g Kearny street. original inspiration Santa Clara the ut to the people d like a chestnut, | to note that Congress has bout the Nicaragua | that kind counts for busi- | ossibilities of becoming | the Santa Monica | ion fight is only st get rid of the | expect improve- The proposed b bea good t cross the bay wili o talk about when we g of other things and have a better chance of getting. the administration makea bLard fight aainst clear is the vroposed investigation of the syndicate bond deals, but the fight itsélf will be a confession that something is wrong. Kruger's offer of help to protect the women and children of British settlers in Matabeleland shows him to be magnani- mous well as brave and makes the Jameson raid look more shameful than The promptn with which Sensator Hill objects to every motion for the investiga- tion of the bond deals raises a suspicion that he &nows a great deal more about tkat business than he wishes other folks to know. The appropriation for restraining dams was obtained because the California dele- gation was solid in support of it, and the moral to be drawn is that the delegation should be solid for State improvements all the time. As the British mining companiesin the territory puted with Venezuela are shutting down their works we may take it dor granted they bave received a tip from London that the Salisbury grab mill will also shut dow; The debate in Georgia on the money question between Secretary Smith and ex- Speaker Crisp has reached a point where Smith has found it necessary to call Crisp a demagogue, so it 13 clear that Crisp is getting the best of the argument. Kaiser William is to have a new racing yacht bmilt in England and modeled after the Valkyrie, which means of course that be is not aiming aiter victory or else he would bave had one built in the United States and modeled after the Defender. A big combination has been formed to put up the price of steel, which means, of course, that less steel will he given for a gold dollar than heretofore, and it is now time for the goldbugs to get in and howl that this i a conspiracy to depress the value of their money. The appropriation of $250,000 for the construction of restraining barriers on the Sacramento and Feather rivers is one of the best things any Congress has done for California in a long time. It gives a good start to a great work, and the whole country will profit by it, | but aiso because he bLas remained promi- | to reporters, his kindly theatment of them | reason to fear the interviewer. | distinguished honor | the most genial gentlemen in America, | conspicuously the only one who knows | paper reviewer. | of the refunding scheme to some policy | | nizes the strength of that position and is | trusted to them is very little better than OHAUNCEY DEPEW. ! Since the days of Greelay, Beecher and Blaine, and since the decadence of Talm- adge, Chauncey M. Depew—excepting t_he accident of President Cleveland’s official position—is the most conspicuous person- ality in America to-day. He is this by | right, not onlv of his personal qualities, nentin the public eye for so many years. | A considerable part of the explanation of this phenomenon is his ready accessibility and the shrewd and daring freedom with | which he talks to them. No man except | one of commanding intellect and a genial | manner could afford to take such a risk. He is an uncommon man who has no iven the softsoap which Mr. Depew spreads with so sweeping a fling is exceed- ingly pleasant. It is evidence both of a kindly heart and a deep understanding. California is conspicuously fortunate in having this eminent man visit it and make such an inspection of its resources } as is possible under the circumstances. Being eminently a man moving in the | beart ol the spirit that animates the | American people, being intensely demo- | cratic and conpsistently one of the great| mass of world-builders who are working out the destiny of the United States, and | being too ready to speak his mind even to oceupy a very high paolitical position, he will go hence to the grinding centers of | Eastern activity and tell them that the | wonderful region bordering the Pacific | Ocean has priceless blessings in store for | all who sesk them. | This fact is specially important when we recall the results of what Mr. Devew aid about Florida some time ago. Having | taken a trip to that State he was so im- pressed with its charms that he i.\sueda! eulogium upon it which was published | wherever the sun shines, That eloguence | caused many an unattached dollar to seek | the orange groves of Florida, and did | much to advance the welfare of the State, until the coming of the beavy frost of a few vears sgo, which wiped out the glory of ¥lorida and unhappily sent a fatal chill | through Mr. Depew’s praises. He is avoiding frosts now. -He has come | to a land which he can praise to the top of | his eloquence without misieading any one | 0 ar investment. We are giad to welcome this man, who has the highly of being one of president of Cornelius Vanderbiit's rail- roads, the most conspicuous personage in the United States (Mr. Cleveland ex-l cepted), and able to say to himself that of all the great men of the country he is how to meet tbat most formidable crea- tion of modern times, the American news- KEEP TO THE LAW. | The persistence with which the railroad lobby endeavors to commit the opponents | other than that of the enforcement of ex. | isting Jaws is an evidence the lobby recog- earful of assailing it. To draw the sup- porters of the people and of the Govern- ment from that impregnable ground every couceivable stratagem 1s used. The rail- road ieaders believe themselves able to beat, or at least to baffle, any new policy that might be brought forward, tut they cannot see their way clear to defeat the law itself, or to overturn measures slready established in the statute-books. It would be folly for the representatives of the people to yield to these stratagems and depart from the position they now occupy. The Government is at present absolute master of the situation. The railroad managers in their greed to enrich themselves have defaulted in the payment of the interest due on the debts of the roads and bhave provided no fund for the payment of the principal. They are there- fore rightly subject to whatsoever course the Government elects to pursue. It isa position into which they have brought themselves by their own wrongdoing, and they have nothing but their own avarice and dishonesty to blame for the trouble in which they are involved. The threat 20 frequently made that the Government must yield to the demands of the railroads or lose the money it in- idle bluster. It is not thus an honest debtor | would talk to a generous or confiding cred- itor that has already given too much trust to his promises. 1f the Government can- ['ment. not recover all of its money it can at least recover its roads and put an end to a com- bination that has for sqlonga time pur- sued a course of double robbery, plunder- ing the people with one hand and de- frauding the Government with the other. To break up that combination would be well worth the sacrifice of some money and the people and the Nation could afford it if necessary. There are, however, good reasons for be- lieving that no money would be lost to the Nation by the enforcement of the law. Roads whose business has yielded revenues sufficient to maintain the ostentatious ar- rogance and prodigal affluence of so many millionaires, that have supplied funds for Italian princes, African railroads and hun- gry lobbyists will under proper manage- ment be well .able to pay the debt due to the Government. There is no reason, therefore, for any one to be- frightened by the blusterers whodeclare they won’t pay. This isa land where those who can pay and won’t pay can generally be made to pay. . The way of the Government is plain. Enforce the law—turn the defaulters out. A PERPLEXING QUESTION. The country is waiting with consider- able curiosity for the development of a Democratic policy for the ensuing cam- paign. Every Republican State conven- tion that has been held thus far has raised the cry of protection, and as the life of the Democratic party depends upon its oppo- sition to Republican principles it is a fair presumption that our Democratic friends will assail the hopeless task of advocating a tariff for revenue. The Populists have shown an unmistakable friendship for that doctrine, but the Democrats can hardly hope to absorb that lusty young party of radical views. v The theory of a tariff for revenne was so plausible in the early days of its existence that many who could not see below the surface were persuaded to believe in it. The proposition that free trade would re- duce the price of many staple articles of consumption was alluring. The Government needed reverue; a low tariff would induce large im tions, yield abundant returns for public ex- penditures and reduce the cost of living. ‘What could be clearer or simpler? To the amazement of free-trade advocates, the re- sult has been exceedingly disappointing. Importations increased and the cost of living was reduced, but the revenues have proved less than under a protective tariff, and the public debt has been increased by the necessity to issue bonds to cover the deficit in the customs revenues. That, however, is a very small loss to the country in comparison with the one re- sulting from the inability of American manufacturers and producers to compete with the cheap labor of Europe. Of course ali this was easily foreseen by a large number of thoughtful American citi- zens. It would never have been possible for so ruinous a volicy to be adopted had not the anti-monopoly prejudices of the unheeding been so shrewdly and persist- ently played upon. The cry that-a pro- tective tariff was devised in the interest of ‘‘millionaire manufacturers” was sufficient to influence thousands of votes and make President Cleveland and the Wilson-Gor- man bill possible. Crowds of operatives, working for these “millionaires’’ and *“mo- nopolists,” voted to put free trade in operation under the belief thas they were not obtaining their share of the profits, and now that many of them &re out of employ- ment and others are working for reduced wages, they have learned that the effect of their vote was to place them in competi- tion with the ill-paid operatives of Europe and to make it impossible for many Amer- ican manufacturers to remain in business. All these considerations make the ques- tion of the Democratic platform - for the approaching campaign a matter of some terest and much curiosity. The paucity of “standard-bearers’ in the party on the eve of a greet political struggle is a strange thing in the history of Democracy. It has an unmistakable significance, especially in view of the great number of Republican aspirants for the Presidency and the gen- eral feeling that this is a Republican year. INSTRUCTIVE FIGURES. At a meeting of the bicycle dealers held Thursday evening for the purpose of or- ganizing the Cycle Board of Trade, W. Bryan gave some interesting figures show- ing the comparative percentags of bicycle riders o the population of various cities. He announced these: In Parns 6 per cent of the population are bicyclists, in Wash- ington 414 per cent, in Chicago 5 per cent, in Los Angeles 6 per cent and in San Fran- | cisco 2 per cent. That tells the whole story of street pave- ments. Paris and Washington have as- phalt pavements; so have Chicago and Los Angeles, but in the outlying districts they have also fine macadamized streets, which are nearly as good for bicycles asas- phalt or bituminous pavements. Some al- lowance must be made for the fact that San Francisco is a very hilly city. While there is an abundance of level highwaysand a superb park containing many miles of macadamized roads, many of the popula- tion live in hilly regions not well suited to the bicycle under the. most favorable con- ditions. The park is the great parade ground for cyclists, but there is only one smooth approach to it from the City, and it is 0 crowded with teams that the long trip over it to reach the park is unsafe for any except expert wheelmen. When Lom- bard street and First avenue are made into 2004 roads, Golden Gate avenue will be re- lieved and a new roate to the park opened. The hiils cannot wholly account for the small percentage of wheelmen in San Francisco; bad pavements is the chief reason. Of course, other kinds of traffic suff ¢ equally with bicycling. This might furnish a hint to the Merchants’ Associa- tion to ascertain the proportion of wheeled vehicles of all kinds to the population in comparison with other cities. The ease with which the street-railway monopoly manages to suit itself and the inconven- ience suffered by the people on that ac- count bear an intimate relation to the con- dition of the streets and the impossibility of using them satisfactorily without re- course to the streetcars. Nor does the sub- ject stop there. The cost of expensive drayage over refractory pavements is nec- essarily charged to the prosperity of the City. Itwould be well to ascertain just what this expense is in comparison with that of other cities. In short, bad pave- ments restrict the pleasure of the people, hamper the industries associated with it and Trepresent a tax uporn the business and thrift of the people. It is possible to secure methematical proof of these facts and to deduce from them the proposition that good pavements would be a wise invest- “THE SUNDAY CALL. TrE SuNpay CaLr, pursning its aim to be a unique and especially a California paper, free from the influence of tempta- | tions on the score of economy to publish matters peddled by “‘syndicates’” and writ- ten by aliens, will appear to-morrow with a choice grist of home grinding and home interest. “The Pioneer Railroad Engineer” will be a racy account of the personal expe- riences of the oldest railroaa engineer in Calitornia. That means something, but apart from the actualities are some con- siderations affecting the moon, and that is another story. Thomas Magee is known as an astute factor in real estate transactions,and a few know him to be an enthusiastic mountain climber and able student of the undeveloped resources 2nd undiscovered waters of California. All of these will be interested to read his contribution en- titled, **On the Summit of the Sierra on Snowshoes.” “Uncle Sami’s Modern Army” is an ex- haustive review by Lieutenant William R. Hamilton, whose name is already familiar to San Franciscans as that of an able and intelligent writer. Accompany- ing his article will be an imstructive illus- tration bearing out his declaration that when it comes to a defense in case of war with Eogland we can place soldiers shoulder to shoulder along the Canadian frontier and bave a few left for other places. Another of the series devoted to the lighthouses hereabout will be one describ- ing the Mare Island light, which performs an important s:rvice in guarding the in- land approach to the bay of San Fran- cisco. Adeline Knapp, pursuing her series of contributions devoted to the physical at- tractions of 8an Francisco, will have a charming description of the numerons picturesque valleys that nestle among the hills of the peninsula. ‘W. C. Morrow, going further afield for a subject for his weekly contribution, will present what appears to be a fantastic and what certainly is a terrifying picture of re- sults possibly following recent scientific discoveries. His contribution is entitled “The Monster-Maker."” The departments peculiar to the Sunday | issue will be as attractive as heretofore. These include the theaters, society, liters- ture, fashions, the sciences and arts and the demands of the children. Californians who have Eastern friends whose physical or moral condition might be improved by a better understanding of California could hardly do better than send them a copy of to-morrow’s CaLL. In reply to his inquiry concerning the object of the expedition up the Nile the Sultan has been informed by the British that the time is opportune to recover Don- gola, 80 it seems to be a movement for con- quest and not defense after all. A bill 10 legalize the manufacture of whisky in Iowa has been defeated, but the farmer can still send his rye across the river and bring the juice back. ' AROUND THE CORRIDORS. George S. McKenzie, the ective Sheriff of Napa County, is in the City looking up the records of the two daring burglars whom he arrested in a dark house at Napa the other night. One of the burglars when apprehended gave the name of Richard Chavalie, but Mr. McKenzie has since found that it is Richard Loftus, or at least that under that name he had been for some time the guest of Charles Aull, on the American River. The other man is Peter Burns, otherwise Peter Wilson. The Sheriff bearded the knights of the jimmy, armed as they were, under circumstances re- quiring more than the ordinary amount of pluck. It svas Sheriff McKenzie who laid all the plans for the capture of Burke and Collins, the deeperate Calistoga stage-robbers, one of whom, it will be remembered, killed Buck Monigom- lic. ‘A carbineer stopped her, reprimanded her and then asked her to give him her name. Later in the day the Queen sent him her photo- 8raph, also one of the 10-franc pieces which bear her picture. . HUMOR OF THE HOUR. Mr. Blew Laus—Are the pictures at the exhi- bition chaste ? Mr. D'Auber—Yes. Chased by Anthony Com- stock.—Cincinnati Enquirer. First Artist—Your friend D’Auber has de- signed a poster for one of Puff & Co.'s new books, I hear. Is it a snccess ? Second Artist—I should say so! The author has tried to assassinate him twice.—Liie. “Is Mrs. Smith at home ?" asked the caller. “Physically, madam,” returned the educated servant, “‘she is. Asan abstract question the Sheriff George S. McKenzie of Napa, Who Has Been Delving Among Loeal Archives in Reference to His Wards. ery,the brave guard of the stage. It wasby the merest chance taat the Sheriff was not on the stage himself that day, but some other de- tails prevented. The Sheriff ‘has had some’ close calls in his-| tine. Bince he was elected in 1888 he has taken 135 persons to the two principal reform- atories. He is a Novs Scotian by birth and came to Calitornia in ,1878. He engaged in mer- chandising in Napa ana was in genersl bus! ness at the time of his election. Since then he hes been twice re-clected, and he now has an ambition to round out an even ten years of official life. “One of the most dangerous experiences I have had,” he said yesterday, ‘‘was this recent burglary affair. We had to enter the house in ihe darkpess. The burglars were there, as we knew, and as was developed, were well armed. It was a pretty hard piece of work. “Napa County, I think, has rarely looked bet- ter than at present, The grain and fruit thus far is everything that could be desired. I think the year will bring a greatdeal of money | to that part of the State.” The Sheriff is only here on a brief 4vill probably go home to-dav. visit. He | “I have just returned from a visit to the big- gest navel orange orchard in the world,” said David W. Sperry of Owotonna, Minn,, at the Russ. “It consists of 300 acres and is at North Pomona. Seth Richards is the owner and he is the king of orange-growers, as by tight he ought to be, for every acre of this vast | orange estate lcoks like a garden. “He has there 25,000 trees and the crop is now practically all picked. There ought to be 150 boxes on every acre at a low estimate. Mr. Richards has & big packing-house near therail- ‘way track at North Pomona. “The navel crop is now nearly ail picked in that part of California, but the seedlings, Medi- terranean sweets and bloods are yet to pick, The yield all around there is big ana from all Ican learn the owners will make a good deal of money. “I heve & friend down there who has four and a half acres of orange trees, and they pro- duced this year nearly four carloads of oranges. He realizéd just $1657 from the four carloads. He has eight acres of ground in all, a portion of the other three and a half acres being occu- pied by 600 lemon trees. I offered him $10,- 000 for the eight acres, and he wouldn't take it. Iwish he had. “This country here looks to me about as much like & paradise as anything can be. Under these beautiful orange and lemon groves, and with the sight and fragrance of the most beautiful flowers everywhere, a man ought tolive always. It all looks to me much more like heaven than anything I ever ex- vected to seée on earth. I'm talking it all the time. Iecan'tget over it. s “I want to come.out here again and stay. You see it gets pretty cold in my country. At Owatonna, in Southern Minnesota, where I live, the thermometer goes away down. - I want to get where it is warmer. I think I shall never be satisfied again till I get here perma- nently. I've learned & good deal on this trip. It's cost some, but it’s been worth it.” THE MOON’S BABY. The moon in her silver cradle (G0es rocking her way through the skies. Nobody sees when the baby laughs, Nor hears when the baby cries. The stars are her fair attendants And ever a calm watch keep; She's a fleecy cloud for her canopy And the low winds hush ber 1o sleep. 1 should think the little moonlet Would tire of rocking in air And would long for a floor to creep on And some one to plsy with her there. And & blossom to pick to pieces And & ratile to make stir, And some one to talk the moon language And sing the moon songs to her. Mary A. Masox in Boston Transcript. PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE. There is one billionaire family in the world, the Rothschilds, whose combined wealth is estimated at $1,000,000,000. Baron Bockum, who for many years wasa leader of the German Liberals, is now 95 years of age and the oldest member of the Reichstag. Henry H. Rogers, a Standard Oil millionaire, has accepted the post of Superintendent of Streets for his native town of Fair Haven, Mass. Neal Dow, the famous temperance advocate and originator of the “Masaine prohibitory laws,” is 92 years old. His mental faculties are unimpaired and his physical condition good. Queen Margherita of Italy is well known to the public through her numerous photographs, but recently she was riding through a portion of the park of Monza, which is denied the pub- fact cannot be denied. But in relation to your desire to see her I cannot say definitely untilI | have ascertained Mrs. Smith’s wishes in the | matter. Pray be seated until I have received | advices from above.”—Philadelphia Times. Teacher—You have been crying, Jobmmy! What is the matter ? Johnny Squench—I am efraid my little brother is goin’ to die! He washed his face this morning without being told.—New York World. A DOG THAT KILLS CRABS. Alarge number of highly accomplished dogs have their homes in the vicinity of North Beach, but only one of the lot makes a specialty of killing.crabs. His name is Sport, and he is a cross between a Newfoundland and setter. On almost any day Sport can be seen on the Powell-street wharf watching the crowds of fishermen. Some went crabs, but most of them donot, and if by chance they mansage to hook Sport, the Crab-Ki Beach. one it is thrown on the wharf. ‘In an instant Sport is playing for an opening in front of the enraged crustacean, and for several minutes there is a lively battle. Sport always makes an attempt to get his teeth in between the claws of the craband drive his fangs into its brain. This, h is not always easy for him 1o do, as the erab will make a hard fight for its life. At times Sport will receive .many seratches before he succeeds in ending the life of his antagonist. His jaws are always cut, but never so badly as to render him uniit to fight. Whenever there is & contest between Sport and a crab the fishermen on the wharf wil( sllow their lines to take care of themselves while they watch the strugele. A circle will be formed around the antagonists and the on- lookers seem 10 get as much Flcssure and ex- citement out of it as they would out of & cock- fight. Many bets would undoubtedly be made except for the fact that the death of the erab is such a certainty. Numerous atiempts have been made to get other dogs to attack the crabs, but have al- ways resulted in failure. The ordinary dog concludes he has had enough the moment he feels the sharp claws in his jaws and draws out of the contest, leaving the crab to be finished by Sport. PERSONAL. W. A. Boden of San Jose is in town. H. A. Croker of Shanghai is at the Palace. M. Burk of Deming, N. Mex., is at the Russ. Editor John M. Fulweiler ot Auburn is at the Lick. Dr. L. M. Brigham of Burlington, Vt., is in the City. Hugh McCurdy of Ohio is at the Cosmo- politan. D. W. Cook, a manufacturer of Boston, is at the Palace, Dr. R. W. West of Stockton is among recent arrivals here. Colonel J. T. Harrington of Colusa arrived here last night. Deputy Sheriff J.L.Johnson of Mendocino County is in the City. Dr. David Kennedy of Kingston, N. Y., ar- rived here yesterday. R. Rowlands, the mining man, of Placer- ville, is at the Grand. N. Wines, the rich pioneer, of Santa;Barbars, is among recent arrivals. Francis J. Parker, & leading merchant of Boston, is on a visit here. Henry T. Oxnard of Chino arrived here last night. Heisat the Palace. H. A. McCraney of Sacramento, cler® of the Supreme Court, is in the City. Dr.S. F. King, an old and wealthy resident of Sherman, Tex., is at the Grand. Samuel MeMurtrie, the reilroad contractor, of Guadsloupe, has arrived here. A. L. Burbank and J. F. Deafendorf, resl estate men of San Jose, are here. 0. P. Cnisholm of Bozeman, Mont., is at the Grand, accompanied by his wife. Harry Thornton, proprietor of the Hotel Los Banos, is & guest of the Cosmopolitan. Charles M. Coglan, secretary of the State Board of Equalization, Secramento, arrived ‘| here last night. Dr. A. E.Osborne, Superintendent of the Home for Feeble-minded Chfldren at El- dridge, is fn town. Frank H. Short, the attorney, of Fresno, brother of Editor Short of the Fresno Republi- can, airived here yesterday. Senator E. C. Voorhies of Sutter Creek, who has large mining interests in that part of the State, arrived here last night. Field Marshal Yamagata went to Monterey yestertiay morning for a brief trip. He was accompanied by several iriends. J. 8. Parson, an extensive farmer of High Forest, Minnesota, with his wife and daughter are guests of the Cosmopolitan. Herbert Dent of Canton, China, an English gentleman who has been on s visit to London, is at the Palace, accompanied by his wife. G.de 1a Bouglise of Paris, manager of the Lexington mine at Butte, Mont., the old Tele- graph mine at Bingham, Uteh, and interested in a California gold property, is among the re- cent arrivals at the Palace. Norman Williams, a wealthy merchant of Chicago, who spent the last three winters in | California, mainly at San Diego, is at the Palace, accompanied by his wife. He purposes reaching home sbout May 1. George A. Treadwell, owner of well-known mining properties at Nevada. City, is here. He says an English syndicate has lately taken the the Red Hill and;Rowland Reed mines,and will erect amill, Anothersyndicate is closing the deal for the Texas mine of twenty acres. He adds that times are brightenirg there. Thomas H. Selvage, ex-District Atforney of | Humboldt County and now grand councilor of the Order of Chosen Friends of Califernis, is registered at the Baldwin. He is on his ‘way to Los Angeles in the interest of the order, after which he will return to this city to be in attendance upon the meeting of the Grand Council, which convenes April 14, _ James Gleason, for forty-one years engaged in mining atTowa Hil), isat the Russ. He 15 not in very good health end has come down for a change of scene. He says the miners of Iowa Hill are generally speaking prosperous, ?)ut the gold product would be much greater if it were not for the anti-debris restrictions, which had handicapped the miners for many years. C. W. Armour of the Armour Brothers, the meat and grain kings, bas arrived here from his home in New York and is at the Palace. He is accompanied by Mrs. Armour, Mrs. A. W. Armour of Kansas City and Mrs. J. H. Camps. Mr. Armour is one of four brothers, the best known of which is Phil Armour, who obtained this start through a fortunate find of Califor- nia gold in the early '50’s. The party are here on a pleasure trip. — —— CALIFORNIANS IN WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 3.—Robert T. Devlin of Sacramento is at the Ebbitt House; B. 0. Bruce of Pasadens is at the Riges; Dr. Cruthers of San Jose {sat the Johnson. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. JaMES FISE—J. J. M., Marin County, Cal. James Fisk was_killed by Edward . New York City, January 8, 1675 - SLokes in 1 ALIEN CONTRACT—G. 8., City. What is known s the law to prevent the importation of foreign labor into the United States und ey under contract is THE INCOME TAX—G. 8., City. The income tax law enacted in August, 1894, was the fol- lowing year declared unconstitutio United Stetes Supreme Court. LaLi the Plll_l: RixGs—L. H., City. The size of the English prize ring 1s 24 feet square. The Ameflcfi:&rue ring varies to suit the whims of pug Sometimes it is 18 feet, timer 20 feet and at still other ti;ees ‘2!40‘(’;:; square. MCKISLEY ACT—G. &, City. The tariff bill commonly called the McKinley act was passed before the labor strike at Homestead, Pa.’ The bill became alaw October 1, 1890. The strike commenced in June, 1892, - tinued for six weel i d e CatcHING FisH—R. D., City. Tf ybu go fish. ing and are averse to seeing the fish suffer after landing them, you esan put en end to thelr sufferings by cutting off the head of each. If you are too tender hearted to do t) advise you not 10 go fishing, o SHARP VINEGAR—A. §. H., City. Very sharp vinegar is made in the Aips and in some parts of France from milk whey. After the whey has been clarified it is put into a cask witn some aromatic plants and then exposed in the open airto the sun. when it APEh degree of actiity el T RoAps FOR CYCLING—R. €., Oakland, Cal. The roads between Benicia and Sacramento, tekingin Suisun, Eimira, Dixon and Davis- ville, are in from fair to good condition for cyclers. If you joifi the League of American Wheelmen you will be furnished with infor- mation as 10 all the roads in tie State. PLACES OF ASSEMBLY—S., City. What is known as the fire ordinance of this City and County provides what shall be the width of entrance for public places of assembly in whi more than 5& people ean -uemble,{h ecoh hallways, doors and so forth, but the law is too VIEWS OF WESTERN EDITORS Manhood in Politics. Phenix Herald, Manhood is as admirable in politics as else- where, and a sneak just as contemptible Fair and Unfair. ' Los Angeles Express. An East Side girl with the taint of mew womeanhood defined sex as fair and unfair. Tired of the Semblance of It. Visalia Delta. The fact is the people .are growing tired, have already grown tired, of every semblance of free trade and desire a return to protection and prosperity. To Tax Immigrants. Los Angeles Times. | Senator Elkins proposes to levy a tax of $10 per head on all immigrants who come to this country in vessels not owned by citizens of the United States. This would tend to restrict bnm!{rguon. imlarove its quality and in_any case deliver the immigration-passage traffic to vessels under our own flag. The Same Old Story. Fullerton Tribune. Roses, calla lilies in full bloom, ripe straw- berries, fruit trees in blossom and birds sing- ing in the branches of trees that are sending out their yon’l."ls leaves make life delightful in ";:d u&uudEF ; l‘en'on at uiu uma;l m‘b’“" when the East is frozen hara an are suffering with the cold. s long to be presented in this department. You can see the ordinance by applyin, of the Boara of Supervidors,” ¥ " the office NEWSPAPER COURTESY—A., Keswick, Shasta County, Cal. When & new monthly magazine is published and copies are sent to lodal and other papers for review, it is customary to send to the gnbli_lhel a marsed copy of the paper containing the notice ot the magazine. Some editors send only_the article clipped, with th, -nnouneiement that it was uien from zn: ;:s;‘u:u on, giving the name and date of the WHITES AKD CHINESE—R. H. B., City, T, question “How many white women :IVI oh:z: married to Chinese in San Francisco and what is the religion of the women?’ the answer is: Since 1880 nome, and the records of the County Clerk fajl to show any previous to that date. If any had been married would be impossible to lll!e‘;lh‘e r‘filgtoncmnmh‘: arties for the reason that when parties apply or a marriage license they are not ukon‘bm what church they belong. Pn‘or to 13808(1“ na! law prohibited the marriage in thllh . whites and negroes or mulattoes, undd - the law was amended so as to include s olians in the prohibited class. Under s f-w Japanese have been refused license to warry white women. MISS' WAIST WITH SAILOR COLLAR The simple but stylish waist for & young girl is suitable alike for making up fabrics of cot- ton, silk or wool. It is made with a fitted lining which may be omitted if wash goods are chosen. The back is laid in two box-pleats. One box-pleat ands few gathers drop in the center front, forming a blouse. The sleeves are made with one seam, simply gathered into a band at the waist. A white dimity with yellow circles was made with the collar of platn white, ;n;h a butter colored lace and insertion trimming. A blue china silk had a collar of flax-colored i itched on the edges. A pink and white wash silk is exquisite with couar of white batiste edged With narrow Valenciennes lace. A ruffle of the same lace may be sewn on both sides of the box-plests, Both back and fron. A plain grass Jinen made with a collar of the same can be made tolook quite dressy by using bright buttons for the beit and stock collar. Plain white goodsare most stylishly trimmed by narrow insertions and ruffies of yellow Valenciennes iace. A waist of serge is very stylish with eoller of {ain or embroidered Datiste o grass linen. A ome waist with linen collar can be brightened up with pink ribbons for the collar and belt. Pin old green. crepon with collar of white batiste edged with yellow lace and inlaid with insertions to match is pretty with stock collar and belt of dull pink ribbon or white ribbon with a rose-colored stripe. CALIFORNIA glace fruits, 50c Ib. Townsend's.® ———————— CHOCOLATE cream eggs, 2 for 5c. Townsend's® — et . —— CANDY bacon and eggs, 10¢, Townsend's. * EASTER cream candies, 25¢ 1b. Townsend's.™ — GLACE pineapple California cherries and fruits, 50c pound. Townsend’s. . et coam i, “I’ve lost my umbrella,” said the indis-rub- ber man. “Well, don't scowl at me,” retored the sword- swallower. “Turn your cathode kodak on that bulgy-looking ostrich.”"—Chicago Record. .- — ORNAMENTED chocolate and cream Easte: eggs, 5c; worth 10e. Townsend's. o B — SPECIAL information daily to manufsetars:s, business houses and public men by the Pi Clipping Eurean (Allen’. 10 Monigomery. And So Modest. San Diego Tribune. San_Diego has the best harbor, the best climate and the best water of any city in Cali- fornis. GROWTH in knowledge is the only cure for self- conceit. Faith in Hood's Sarsaparilia is a sure cure for indigestion. loss of appetite and ihat tired feeling 80 prevalent in the spring. Take the Northern Pacific to all points East. Lowest rates to Minnesota and Dakots points. Upholstered tourist-cars, Pullman palace and din- ing cars on all trains. Two fast through trains daily; time to Chicago shortened six hours. For tickets and information cail on T. K. Stateler, 638 Market street, San Francisco. ———————— ALL persons aflicted with dyspepsia will find immediate relief and sure cure by using Dr. Siegert’s Angostura Bitters, ——————— “BROWN'S BRONCHIAL TROCHES” are an effect- ual remedy for all Bronchial Affections. NEW TO-DAY. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY Thos. Nages & Sons, REAL ESTATE AGENTS And Publishers “Real Estate Circalar.” 4 Montgomery Street, UNION TRUST BUILDIG, CORYER MARKET. NEW PROPERTY. ery fine business investment. corner: 45:10 front: rents under lease, £142 50; 2-story frame building; $20,000. $8000—Very fine Corner residence; Lombard and Jones; extra large lot; Louse well built and in fine order. .‘:g:d cor. Ciay st. and First ave.; 37x125; only 2000. $2500—25X114 and rear cottage: rents $18; 6 rooms; near San Jose ave.; street accepted. INVESTMENTS. Ch!n&: rents $200: reduced rent; fine Invest- ment; N.of Market st.; only 200 feet from Market: downt T 0n & growing sireet; large lot and well- built ry building. Rent 274 50: fine corner Ellis and Hollis; 90x 125: covered with six dwellings and nine nearly new flats: price asked $30,000 and ofter wanted: it is an estate and must s00a sell. Sixteenth-st. business corner on best part of the —— large lot and good 2-story building In stores; 000—Rents $195: Polk st., near California; 60x80: fine 3-stary building; stores below and rooming-house above. Golden Gate ave. and Frarfklin st.; 85120 to rear street: S-story good dwellings on the avenue: ; n'g‘gn TeAr street; small corner vacant; rents HOUSES AND LOTS—REDUCED PRICE Cheap: reduced to 88250: California st., near Webster; fine 2 story and lot 26X137: California-st. residence, W. of Laguna: lot 27:6x 137:6 and fine residence; nearly $3000 lately $heau0n It fine view from rear windows; only Fine new residences just finished; 2-story base- ment and attic; basement has billlazd-room laundry; main ficor has salon parlors, dining- room and kitchen: upper floor 4 bedrooms amd bath, porcelain tiled: aitic 2 bedrooms: facl: public square on Steitier st., between Hayes an Grlove; street bituminized ; price $8000; terms te suit. Stevenson st.: rent $60; 3 two-story and base ment houses and lot 50x70; only $8500. CHEAP LOTS. ast_corner Webster and Hermann sta.; 6; $28L0: easy terms. 1300; very cheap: Geary-st. lots; west of Central ave.: 26x100; cable cars pass, Jones and Chestnut: $6x187:6: fine view and fine neighborhood: street work done; reduced to 8 3850. SE. cor, Waller and: De Long: 30x100: Masonic abd ASburys §o07a S 0100 bet. N.E. cor. 16th; and Fiint ats.; just above Castro azxsa‘l $900; or corner, bslxln.vrx‘!:&xl“: e vie If you want a sure relief for ~ains in limbs, use an Allcock’s BEAR IN MIND—Not one tions is as good as the the back, side, chest, or Porous Plaster the host of counterfeits and imita~