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

THE SAN FRANCISOC CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1896. CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprietor. = = SUBSCRIPTION RATES—Postage Free: Daily and Sunday CALL, one week, by carrier..$0415 Dally snd Sunday CALL, one year,by mail... 6.00 Dally and Sunday CALL, six months, by mail. 3.00 Daily and 2y CALL, three months by mail 1.50 Dally and Sunday CaLr, one month, by mail.. .65 Bunday CaLL, one year, by mail.. WEEKLY CALL, one year, by mail. THE SUMMER MONTHS. Are you going 1o the conntry on a va 0, it is o trouble for us to forward THE CALL to your address. Do not let it miss you for you will miss it. Orders given to the carrier or left at Business Office will recelve prompt attention S0 EXTRA CHAKGE. /BUSINESS OFFICE: 710 Market Street, San Francisco, California. Felephone. +oeeen. MaIN—1868 517 Clay Street. Felephone.. .. Main—1874 BRANCH OFFICES: 830 Montgomery street, corner Clay; open until 9:80 o'clock. 380 Hayes street; open until 9: 713 Larkin street: open until 9:30 o'clock. EW . corner Sixicenth and Mission streeis; opew wntil 9 o'clock. 2518 Mission street: open until 9 o'clock. 116 Minth sireet; open until 9 o'clock. OAKLAND OFFICE : 808 Broadway. EASTERN OFFICE: Rooms 31 and 32, 34 Park Row, New York City. DAVID M. FOLTZ, Special Agent. FRIDAY ... MAY 1, 1896 THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. Among Democratic candidates there are np favorites. It is Mayday everywhere, but nowhere like it is here. To-day Eurepe longs for a frolic and vrepares for a fraca: A delegation loses half its power when deprived of all its freedom. One faction or the other at the Chicago conyention must either bolt or crawl. See Redwood or Santa Rosa as you please—you will have a biz time at either. Cripple Creek now understands that there is such a thing as being too red hot. Democracy claims to be looking for a Moses, but it is really hunting around for a golden calf. Gorman in the role of an economist has shown himself one of the best comedians 1n the Senate. There is already enoagh compressed zir in the Democratic National machine to run it or bust i The fake journalism that demoralizes trade can be made a losing trade if the merchants combine. Democracy may yet decide to fiing Cleveland into the ring again by way of throwing up the sponge. California should go to St. Louis pledged only to the Republican party, the National welfare and the interests of the Pacific Coast. Protection to American industry in its fullest scope is protection to American civilization and the social development of the people. Spring in the East has brought an un- usual number of cyclones, floods and bliz- zards, but in the meantime we rejoice in our festivals. In the new French Cabinet Premier M. Meline will hold the portfolio of agricul- ture, and there is something in the fact that is significant of peace. Berney Barnato believes that by shutting down his mines in the Transvaal he can make the Boers open their eyes to the sit- uation, and perhaps he can. The Cripple Creek method of dealing with fire-thieves by shooting them on the spot was rather lawless, but it seems to have suited the occasion it was made for. Having received the indorsement of the Democratic Convention in Pennsylvania the Pattison boom 1s now a little bigger than Harrity’s meuth. but not much big- ger. The only logicai solution of the Demo- cratic problem this year is for the consery- ative members to join the Republicans and let the otuer feliows go to the Popu- lists. England may well rejoice in her surplus while she has it, for her chances of finding big wars on her hands before the year is over are liabilities that may reduce it before long. The Kelly-Mahoney combination did not get on the roll as they expected, but all the same they gota roll on that will land them in the mud when the State Con- vention meets. St Since they have indorsed the Cleveland administration any one who refers to the Democrats among the Michiganders here- atter will put the emphasis very strongly on the “ganders.” After hunting around Democracy has found a number of candidates ready to enter the Presidential race, but unfor- tunately none of them belong to the Presidential class. The Boers may blustera good deal about the British and American miners who have developed the wealth of the Rand, but they are too wise to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. The Kelly and Mahoney combination vociferously asserts itself to be a supporter of McKinley, but to the wisér friends of the Ohio statesman it seems more likea dead weight on the movement. Whatever may be said by the partisans of the various favorites among Republican candidates, the rank and file of the party know that an unpleaged delegation of strong men is the common-sense of the situation. Wolcott's letter expresses the senti- ments of the great mass of Republican bimetallists. It would be better to have a Republican administration, even with the gold standard, than to turn the country over to Democratic bunglers or unbal- anced Populists. As an illustration of the way in which Bouthern Democrats are gatting together for the campaign it is worth noting that the Richmond (Va.) Times says: *‘Bland is an admirable specimen of the humbug and windbag to put in the lead of such a Falsiaffian, Moldy, Shadow, Wart, Feeble and Bull-calf party as the Missouri conven- tion would make of the Democratic party."” THE DELEGATION DEBATE. In the whole course of the discussion concerning the attitude which the Cali- fornia delegation should take at St. Louis there bas not been advancea a single valid argument by those who desire that the delegation shall stand for one man in antagonism to all others, and who urge that the delegation be pledged to vote for that man first, last and all the time. All that has been said by those who favor such a pledged delegation is that California has a favorite among Republi- can candidates for the Presidency and that her representatives at the National Con- vention should not even consider the claims of any other. It requires an ex- treme personal partisan to see any wisdom in a policy of that kind. Li it were car- ried outin every State in the Union there would be no advantage at all in holding a National Convention. Everything in the form of deliberation, counsel and careful study of the situation would be set aside and men voting from preferences, passions or prejudices would determine the leader- ship and the policy of the party without regard to great National considerations. Fortunately the extreme partisans of any particular candidate are not suffi- ciently strong to dominate the Republican party of California at this juncture. The common-sense of the majority has begun to assert itselfand is made evident through the voices of the press and interviews with prominent Republicans of all sections of the State. These men differ in their personal preferences. Aliison, Cullom, McKinley, Morton and Reed have each earnest supporters among them. All of fornia of having an uninstructed delega- tion at the convention, and that advantage they are too wise to forego. As the discussion proceeds, this view of the case becomes more and more appre- ciated by the rank and file of the party. The one way of faithfully representing Caljfornia Republicanism is by sending to St. Louis a delegation of strong men, un- pledged and untrammeled. That is what should be done, and all signs now point to the conclusion that it 1 be done. A GOOD EXAMPLE. In his letter to Irving W. Howbert, chairman of the Republican State Com- mittee of Colorado, Senator Wolcott lays down a rule of conduct that seems ad- mirably to meet the difficulties presented by divergence of views on the silver question. Although written as a sugges- tion to the Republicans of Colorado, who | are unanimous for free silver, it applies equally well to all other silver Republi- cans. He says: When the Republican State Convention meets on May 14 it may deciine to be repre- sented at St. Louis or it may select delegates. If the latter, the duty of the delegation;in my opinion, will be 10 attend the convention, make the best fight possible for bimetallism in the committee on resolutions and on the floor of the convention, if there shall be an opportunity for discussion vefore the whole conventign, and after having insisted by every P method upon the duty of the con. vention to declere in favor of the restoration of silveras a measure of value equally with £old, to accept the will of the majority of the convention and endeavor to secure the nomi- nation of the candidate most friendly to West- ern interests. There is no sacrifice I would not make to se- cure the remonetization of silver, both because | in my opinion prosperity will never return to us until bimetallism at the former ratio is re- established and because the appreciating value of gold and the shrinkage of the values which necessarily follow this appreciation must bring only disaster and poverty and suffering to all the people of this country who are not lenders of money. To secure the un- limited coinage of silver, I would count party ties as nothing. At this moment, however, the situation which confronts us is this: Both of the two great parties are apparenily opposed to free coinage by the United States. The Populist party favors free coinage, but only as 4 means to secure more currency and as | stepping-stone to unlimited paper money, and | it unites with its free coinage advocacy social- istic and paternalistic doctrines which are dangerous in tendency and which would be, if adopted, destructive of free institutions. This exhibits a true party spirit and means that the comprehensive aims of the Republican party are too great and of too vital interest to the welfare of the country to be destroyed by factional dissension. At the same time, astute as Senator Wol- cott is known to be, there is a chance of error on his part when he assumes that *‘the two great parties are apparently op- posed to free coinage by the United | States,” In any event it is the duty of free-silver Republicans to make as hard and persistent a fight as is nossible with- out disrupting the party, trusting to time and to the pressure of their influence within the ranks of the party to win a peaceful victory in the end. A NEAR-BY FESTIVAL The reports from the floral festival now being held at Redwood City show that the intelligent residents of San Mateo County have bounded at a leap into the front rank of progressive citizens, who under- stand the value of these festivals and ap- preciate the opulence of the material which nature has placed at their disposal. A queen serving as a perfect complement to the beauty and grace of the flowers i already in possession of the town, wield- ing her floral scepter with imperious grace and puissance, and the coronation ball was an event to be remembered. The festival will come to a close to-morrow. The fact that the festival is held for a local charitable purpose removes from it somewhat that broader aspect observable in festivals held for the general advance- ment of the community. That, however, is merely a surface view. The people have proved just as responsive and their efforts have been as prodigal of artistic and picturesque results as though their carnival had been planned on broader lines. As San Mateo County contains a generous share of the wealthy people who povern the destinies of S8an Francisco, it is uncommonly well equipped to make a fes- tival of this kind an exceptionally atiract- ive affair, BLAND'S CANDIDA(Y. In indorsing ex-Congressman Bland for the Democratic nomination for President the Democracy of Missonri emphasizes its right to be called the biggest fool wing of all the wings of the general party. If the Republican party were not absolutely sure of having more electoral votes than it will have any use for, the nomination of Mr. Bland would be most welcome, but as it is it would make victory too easy to give spirit and energy to the campaign. The Republican nominee will want to see some show of opposition to bis election, otherwise the race would grow unsuffer- ably monotonous. Aside from being something of a bimetal- list, in which he shows that a few gleams of the light of advancing civilization has penetrated his dense Bourbonism, Mr, Bland is as closely wedded to untenable economic principles as one could be. He still breathes the same kind of political atmosphere that inspired James Buchanan, and he believes that moss upon one’s back is necessary to a clear and comprehensive understanding of the science of govern- ment. Butin that he is not far behind them, however, see the advantage to Cali- | | or more other aspirants for the honor of | Carlisle, Gorman, Morrison and the score being knocked out by the nominee of the St. Louis convention. Putting aside the better phases of his theory of a financial system for this coun- try, which are really sound and sensible in spots, Mr. Bland has always been e consistent Democrat in supporting his party’s time-worn opposition to the t_lo.c- trine that the world moves and that civil- ization does not advance with the wrong end to. Mr. Bland is an extremist on the tariff question. He wonld turn all cus- tom-houses into free storage pluces' _far foreign pauper labor made commodities, ana he would cordially invite India and Argentina to fetch their wheat to our mills to be ground into flour for American consumption. But after ail Mr. Bland is a representative Derwocrat, except that he isnot a gold monometallist, as are nearly all the leaders of that party. The Dem- ocracy of Missouri makes a fool of itself in trying to create a great statesman out of a backwoods politician. Nevertheless, Mr. Bland ought to be deemed eligible to make application for the Chicago nomination, even if it is the fact that what little he knows about the science of finance isall he knows about any question of National in- terest. WOLCOTT FOLLOWS PEITIGREW. The Colorado Senator Scores Populists and “Bows" Himself. Tv the Editor of the San Francisco Call—SIR: The letter of Senator Wolcott of Colorado, which appeared in the news columns of THE CALL this morning (April 80), is a notable pro- duction end challenges attention; but within the limits of & brief letter 1t is impossibie to consider it in detail, as I would be only too glad todo. Inote the fact that it was trans- mitted from Washington while the great de- bate between his collengue, Senator Teller, and Senator Sherman of Ohio on the silver issue was in progress, and I quite agree with Senator Sherman, the ablest champion of the gold standard’ of values, that ‘the time hascome for a finalsettlement of the silver question by the people”’; and [ further agree with him that “each party should state its position honestly aud manfully.” In this yiew of political duty Senator Sherman is in full accord with the gold-standard advocates in both of the old par- tes. S:nator Wolcott declines the issue, slthough he represenis & silver State, snd declares in his letter that. “There is no_sacrifice 1 would not meke to secure the remonetization of sil- ver.” and again that. “To secure the unlimited coinage of silver I would count party ties as nothing.” One would say that Senator Wol- cott is explicit enough, i that the logic of his position, thus explicitly stated, wouid place bim beside Senator Téller, who said in debate with Senator Sherman that when his arty ceased to represent the views he held to e paramount to the country’s welfare he would cease to act with his party. He had helped to form the Republican partv by leay- ing the Democratic party, in complisnce with {his principle, snd i his party now declares for the gold standard he wiil leave his party. But Senator Wolcott declines this issue also. He finds nimself “between the devil (the Popu- list party) and the deep sea” (political ob- livion), and he seeks to make his way to safety by the same means so successiully employed by Senator Hill of New York, who in per- plexit always found a 'way out by ex- claiming, “I am & Democrat.” “Under these circumstances and condi- tions,” says Senator Wolcott, “I desire to be counted as & Republican.” and assures us that he is “still hopeful” that his party smay on this great economic question yet rank ftself on the side of humanity and civilization,” and trusts that *'some common ground may be found upoa which bimetallists untainted with Populism may stand.” Just how much *hop have that his party “m the side of humanily and civilization” can be seen in this statement: “At this moment the situation which confronts us is this: Both of the two great pariies are apparently opposed to free coinage by the United States,” and he bows to the will of the gold-standard majority. Quite as & matter of course Senator Wolcott ays some sitention to the Populists. “The Populist party favors iree coinage,” he says, “but only as & means to secure more_currency and as u stepping-stone to unlimited paper money.” But he iailed to prove thistobea fair starement by quoting the Populist Na- tional platform adopted at Omahs, in which the third section of the financiai piank reads | s 10llows: ““We demand that the amount of eirculating medium,” including gold, silver and_paper, “‘be speedily increased to not less than 50 per capita,” thé. estimated volume of money in circulation at the close of the Civil War, the era of greatest prosperity ever known in this country, as Senator Wol- cott himself will freely admit. If that means ~‘unlimited paper money’ Benator Wolcott may find that & surprisingly large number of intelligent American citize1s are quite ready to vote for it. It would seem that Senator Wolcott has so little respect for Populists that he is willing to put himself on record over his own signature as Capable of making a gross misstatement of their position on the money question, which any intelligent man wiil know to be false and intentionally misleading by simply reading the Omaha platfo; 2 man of Senator Wolcott's conceded ability and his high position is in a bad way who can re- sort to such puerile tacties in order to excuse himself for bowing to the will of the gold- standard majority when he represents a silver State. Poor Wolcott! Poor Pettigrew! Surely the cause of “humanity and civilization” will prosper with such {aithful champions and rave defenders. But these dangerous Popullsts are not to be let off by Senator Wolcott merely by & gross misstatement and perversion of their position | on the money quesiion. As a further excuse | jor his desertion of the constituency which sent him o the Senate of the United States to protect and defend their interests asa State, waxing warm and growing bold he relieves his feelings in these withering words: ‘‘There is, in my opinion, one event which might involve our country in worse disaster than mono- metallism, and only one, and that would be the triuzaph of Popuiism.”’ Of course there is a charitable view which fair-minded , men can take of Senator Wolcott's state of mind and it is this: If he has no more definite knowledge or better understanding of the principles of tie Populist party than he displays in stating their financial demands all men of generous impulse will readily excuse him in his hour of wenkness when he yielded to the syren of the gold standard and humbly Pettigrewed him- sel, for in his present state of mind it would seem unkind to hold him to a strict account- ebility. JOSEPH ASBURY JOHNSON. 11 Essex street, San Francisco. CURRENT HUMOR. “Politeness is a good thing,” said the under- taker, “But that idiot of a Jibson will find out that he is carrying it t0o far if he don’t quit his practice of asking me to excuse him for liv- ing.”—Indianapolis Journal. Bucolic Deiights.—Redmond—Going to spend your summer ou a farm, as usual, this year? Black—No; the house that I live in now has a stable in the rear; that's good enough.,— Philadelphis American. nd “trust” he may yet rank itself on “Come here, Johnny. I must teach yon your letters. Do you see that round letter? Thatis o; and that letter with a dotover it isi” Johnny gaped and looked in the opposite ai- rection and sai ‘Let’s play something else.” —Judge. “Rose’s marriage is off.” “How embearrassing! Her wedding invita- tions wera out.” “Yes, but she just called them in and made ita 5 o'clock tea.”—Chicago Record. “There ought to have been some baseball games among those Athenian contests,” re- marked Manchester to Birmingham. - 'Nonsense!"” “What would have been more appropriate than for the Americans to show the Greeks what they know of Homers?” — Pitisburg Chronicle-Telegraph. Ex-Speaker Crisp, whose health is said to be seriously impaired, will spend the summer at Newport. He has already engaged quarters there for himself and his family. “Would you like to teke achnance?’ asked the timid, rosy-cheeked maiden of the stran- ger at the church fair. “Would 1?” exclalmed the stranger radi- antly. “Well,a should say I would, but—" his voice fell to & whisper and the esger light in his eyes died to a far-away, sad expression, I am already married.”—Washington Times. “Did my singing disturb you yesterday?” said the musical young woman. “Were you singing?” esked the impolite boarder. “Why. of course. Didn’t you hear me?” “1 believe it was your voiceIheard. Butl thoughat you had seen & mouse.”—Washington Star. AROUND THE CORRIDORS. One of the best known wmen of the Northwest is ex-Mayor J. T. Ronald of Seattle, who ar- rived here yesterday and is at the Grand, Ex-Mayor Ronald is a Democrat of & pro- nounced type. He is also alavyer. The gen- tleman came from Missouri in 1875 and settled at Lincoln, mear Sacramento. In 1882, im- pelled by the boom in Washington growing out of the buildingof the Northern Pacific road, he moved to Seattle, then & mow the largest place in Washington. It nad, as Mr. Ronald said yesterday, between 6000 and 7000 people. “Now, as near as I can figure it,” he said, “we have about 55,000 or 56,000. We did have about 60,000, but the dull times lessened | the number.some, and between 3000 and 4000 | have gone to Alaska. ‘There has been great interest in tnese Alaska mines. Old-time residents at Seattle | tell me there has been nothing like it since the Fraser River excitement. Steamer after the enmity of the candidates they are not sup- porting, and when they finally see their man cannot get in, and are compelled to go into another camp, they do so with a feeling that they are of very little consequence, and are usually treated sccordingly. We have good, honest, upright men in the Republican party in this State, who can be in- trusted to work for our interests. Theyare personally interested in the welfare of the State, and are familiar with all the principles which are essential to the prosperity of the country and to California. We don’t want to select these men and then tell them that we cannot trust them or rely upon them to do what is right, but we must lay out a pro- gramme which they must follow regardless of consequences. The press of this State has spoken for an unpledged delegation, and when the press makes a fight for anything they usually get it, 50 we believe we are abso- lutely safe in preaicting that California’s dele- gation will go to St. Louis free to do a: they in their judgment believe is for the best interest Ex Mayor J. T. Ronald of Seattle, Who Tells of the Rush to Alaska and the Coming Senatorial Fight. [Sketched from life by a “Call artist.] steamer has been thronged with men, and | schooners were brought into requisition. Even | then the men who wanted to go couldn’t get | off. Therewere too many. Steamship owners had to stop selling tickets. “The wholesaling houses have done an im- mense business. Large firms like Schwabacher Brothers have assured me that business was justas good with them as it ever was. This, occurring at & period when there was unpre- cedented dullness, shows what the Alaska in- terest is. I think only a few women and chil- dren have gone, however. ““As regards the State of Washington I would not be surprised if we had the hottest fight there ere long that has ever occurred. Irefer to the political fight for the United States sen- atorship on the west side of the Cascade Moun- tains, “'Senator Watson C. Squire is out hot and heavy for & nominstion, and Governor Mc- Graw is also in the field. McGraw is very shrewd in politics. Besides these two there is A. F. Burleigh, now receiver oi the Northern Pacific Railroad. Burleigh is a very skilled lawyer, a ready, plausible *alker and a strong man for making & run of this kind. Hecame over from Helena, Mont., a few years ago, where he had been for some little time, and located at Seattle. 5 “In a way he has taken the place of Colonel J. C. Haines, who died some time ago. I haven't heard Burleigh's candidacy proclaimed in any way by himself, but it isunderstood and whispered around that he will probably be in the field. “I wouldn’t besurprised at all if there wasa deadlock, the same as we had before once up there, ““ILam just down here to look around, that is, that is mainly it. Iam going to visit two or three of my old college associates here, and am also going up to Lincoln and Sacramento, where I have & number of old friends.” SHOULD GO UNPLEDGED. Yreka Journal. As the time draws near for our State and Con- gressional Conventions to meet at S8acramento, the sentiment of nearly the entire press of the State seems to favor sending an unpledzed delegation to St. Loufs. Wnile many stanch Republican newspapers throughout the State have a personal preference among the promi- nent men mentioned for Presidential honors, yet they believe in placing their own person: desire in the buckground and act for the best interest of the State. A delegation which is hampered by pledges is never in a position to do anything for their State, unless their man is fortunate encugh to receive the nomination, and even then oftentimes they receive little consideration, as everything worth having is glven away to gain the support of those who are working in the interest of some other can- didate. Itis very much like & man throwing all the bouquets to his opponents, feeling that his friends will be loyal at any rate, but some- times they learn to their sorrow that the friends like an occasional bouquet. If the California delegation is sent un- pledged the cnances are favorable for Califor- nia neming a Cabinet officer, which would doubtless be of untold benefit to this State. The big fight made to bring the National Conven- tion to San Francisco and the visit of 8 num- ber of men of National reputation to our shores, hes brought the great resources and needs for their development under the notice of our Eastern friends, and if we can get & £00d man in a Cabinet position, together with the attention we have already atiracted, we would certainly obtain a great deal of benefit. A pledged delegation is almost sure to earn of the State, and if their efforts shall result in gaining nothing for us we can at least feel that they acted honestly and with the highest motives, which they are sure to do when in- trusted with our confidence. INSTRUCTED DELEGATIONS. Eureka Standard. THE CALL is making & vigorous effort to have the delegation from this State go to the Na- tional Republican Convention uninstructed. It claims, ana rightly, t0o, that the delegation’ will heve more irfluence in the convention for Californie’s future interests if the members are leit free to act after they reach St. Lous. If the delegates go instructed for any man they eut no figure in the contest, as they are counted beforehand; but if they are there to deliberate and select the best and most avail- able man they will be consulted, and ean get concessions.from the leaders of any candidate who desires their vote. THE CALL wishes a member ot the Cabinet for California. This State isentitled to a Cabinet position nomatter which party may succeed at the polls, put it will never get even the promise of such & po- sition if the delegate vote to the National Con- vention is instructed and thus pledged before- hand to support some purticular candidate. This epplies to the Democrats and Populists as well. The result of the Presidential cam- Eaign cannot be foretold. The people of ‘the Jnited States are apt to surprise the politicians, and the assured air of victory which the Re- publican press now assumes may be changed after they hear the people’s verdict. It will be well, then, for California if all political par- ties gend their wisest and best men to repre- sent them in the National conventions, with the view to select the best men as candidates and to secure recognition for the State in the coming administration. HEARTILY INDORSED. Lakeport Bee. THE CALL is agitating the sending of an un- pledged delegation to the Republican Nation- al Convention at St. Louis. It claims that it would have more weight and might possibly dictate who would be the standard bearer— that is, if the contest is close, and they have the bulance of power. They would then be in position to make terms and could at least get a Cabinet office for this State. Heretofore this coast has been ignored at Washington, all because we had ro pull with the powers that be. It would not necessarily interfere with any candidate’s chances for nomination. We heartily indorse the proposition and hope the California delegation will be uninstructed. E ASY 10 SEE. Petalumia We believe with THE CALL that in the event of the election of a Republican President the chances will be excellent for a seat in the Cabinet coming to California if an unpledged delegation is sent to the National Convention. It doesn’t take but one good eye to see the weakness and impotence of & delega- tion that i1s tied hand and foot by l;ledfl. This is not on our side of the house and is not our pie, but we would like to see California in 8 pos tion to command recognition from the next President, whether he is to be & Demo- crat or Republican. Bismarck says the hardest thing attending his retirement from office was the compulsory idleness. “It was a curious feeling,” he said, “to wake up of & morning and find that the ouly thing I had mow to do was to wizd up my watch.” ‘When Justin McCarthy retired from Parlia- ment not long ago it was surmised that he would probably spend some of his time in ex- tending his “History of Qur Own Times.” It now appears that he is to write for the Out- look a populsr life of Gludstone. PERSONAL. A. H. Heinemann of Napa is here. Dr. Cort of Eureka is at the Grand. Robert Graham of Los Angeles is in town. Tivoli Koenig of Paris is at the Occidental, Dr. G. D, Marvin of Blue Lake is at the Grand. Professor E. N. Griggs of Stanford University isin town. Mark L. McDonald of Santa Rosaisat the | Occidental. L. M. Lasell, & business man of Martinez, ar- rived here yesterday. E.F. Walker and son of Green Castle, Ind., are at the Cosmopolitan. Deputy County Clerk Eugene Wachhorst of | answered without a full knowledge of the facts. If a note is signed Mary Safth that is all that is necessary, if that is her name. The title “Mrs.” is not necessary. As a rule 8n action is against the make the note or the indorser. 3 FOUR Years—L. M., City. It has recently been held by a Judge of one of the Superior Courts that at the last held election the county officers of this State were elected for a term of four vears. The Election Commissioners of this City hold that the law and the decision do Tot apply to San Francisco. The Supreme Court will probably be called upon to pass on this question. TARIFF ON PraNos—W. H. H., City. The tanff on pianos imported into the United States is 25 per cent, but if brought into the 5 in the City. country as househbld effects there is no tax, Sacramento 15 in v. for the household effects and usual furniture W. H. Perry, an extensive lumber-dealer of | of persons or families from foreign countries, Los Angeles, is on a visit here. | i actually used abroad by them not less than C. B. Reas, & Porterville orange-grower, with | his wife, is at the Cosmopolitan. | Cyr Pauwely, a wealthycatle and sheep | raiser of Dilion, Mont., is in the City. Robert L. Crooks, a merchant of Santa Rosa, is in the City, accompanied by his wife, William N. Ross, a prominent cattle-raiser of Humboldt County, is among the recent ar- | rivals here. | J. C. Mogk, the well-known grain merchant | of Colusa, is at the Grand. He is here on his wedding trip. Among those who registered at the Palace | yesterday was Edward Morse of Chilcoten, British Columbia. Hugo Toland, the actor, who long resided here, arrived from New York yesterday. He is at the Occidental. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Eddy of Missoula, Mont., are at the Russ. Mr. Eddy is one of the wealth- iest men in Montana. Mrs. F. M. Irwin and child, and Miss Spauld- ing of Honolulu, arrived here from the East last night and are at the Palace. Ex-Congressman Louttit of Stocktor is at the Lick. He is bronzed from a triv to Tuolumne, Calaveras and otuer counties on mining busi. ness. R. 8. Tiffany, the great dealer in precious gems, has arrived here from his home in New York for a brief stay. He is accompanied by G. M. Ransom, also of New York. A prominent party from Cleveland, Ohio, consisting of the Rev. Z. L. Randolph, Chap- lains Dunbar and McWhorter and Frank Erightman, arrived here yesterday. The Rev. W. F. Hubbard of Walla Walla, ac- companied by Mrs. Hubbard, Miss Hubbard and Henry Hubbard. is at the Occidental. ¢ J. M. Davies, business manager and one of the owners of the Los Angeles Express, arrived here yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. Davies. They are at the Palace. Charies Bowling, an old resident of Nevada who has made a fortune in cattle raising, is at the Russ, accompanied by his family. He has been lately for a little while in Alameda. Stanley O. Post, a letter-carrier who has been connected with the service for twenty years, leit yesterday on the Mariposa for Aus- tralia. of one year by the Government. Joseph R. Walker, principal owner of the Union Beuk of Salt Lake, of the Walker House there and & vast amount of other property, ar- rived here last night and is at the Occidental. He is accompanied by Mrs. Walker and Ray | Walker. Mr. Walker is one of the early pio- neers of Salt Lake. Clarence E. Edwards, managing editor of the Kansas City Journal, the blg morning Re- publican paper of Southwestern Missouri, who arrived here over a week since, has taken his departure for Honolulu. Mr. Edwards’ hard campaign work in the recent municipal con- test s the cause of his going to the islands. He needs rest. Mrs. Edwards is with him, CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, April 30.—At the Astor, J. C. Beur; Murray Hill, Mrs. H. Grant Winn; St. Denis, Mrs. Archibald and Miss C. Archi- bald; Continental, E. B. de la Matyn and J. | McLoughlin; Hoffman, A. Goldberg; Marl borough, 1. Goodfriend. MY COMFORTER. The world had all gone wrong that day, And tired &nd in despair, Discouraged with the ways of life, I sank into my zhair. A soft caress fell on my cheek, My Lands were LLrust apart, And two big, sympathizing eyes Gazed down into my heart. T had a friend; what cared I now ror fifty worlds! I.Xknew One heart was anxious when I grieved— My dog’s heart, loyal, true. “God bless him,” breathed I soft and low And hugged him close and tight. One lingering lick npon my esr, And we were happy—quite, —Life. A STYLISH SHIRT WAIST. A stylish shirt waist is shown here, which is also suitable for making up lawns and the lighter weight cottons. Grass linen made after this model is as stylish and comfortable a waist as one can well bave. ‘White lawn with ruffles of yellow lace are pre- ferred by some women to the severely cut and starched shirt waists. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. AN OrLp DATE—G.W. B, City. The 24th of August, 1854, fell on & Thursday. THE FIRST IssuE—Mrs. E., Stockton, Cal. The first number of THE CALL was issued De- cember 1, 1856. ARMY PROMOTIONS—R.. T., City, You will have to write to the Secretary of r for infor- mation about examination and promotioa of privates to the grade of second lieutenant. DEBT—R. T., City. In California the onlyim- prisonment for debt is in the case of a party found guilty of misdemeanor in disposing of his ‘firomrt%ior the purpose of defrauding his creditors. For this he may be sent to jail. AQuA TOFA’SA—D. E., City. Aqua Tofa'na, or manna of St. Nicola of Bari, was s colorless and tasteless liquid invented by an old woman of Naples, named Tofiana. 1i is stated that more that 600 peuple were put out of the way Dby means of this insidious drug. THE 81X VESSELS—F. C. J., City. The picture showing six vessels (British ones) at Sausalito waiting for charters was published in THE CALL on the 20th of March last. The names of the vessels are: leg“d. Eden Valleymore, Egderubnd, Kilmeny, Hahnemann and Wynn- stay. ToM MOORE’S PARENTS—J. J. P., City. The father of Tom Moore, the Irish poet, was John Moore, a native of Kerry, agrocer and wine merchant, and his mother 'was Anastasis, the eldest daughter of Thomas Codd, a wine mer- chant of Wexiord. > THE DOUBLE Tow—F. C. J., City. The picture of & tug towing two vessels Into port was pub- lished in THE CALL of July 81, 1895. The tug was the Alert, Captain Brokaw, and thg vessels the ship Eudora, Captain Ogilyie, 129 days from Swanses, and the barkentine S.G. Wil- der, Captain Hay, twenty-nine days from Hono- He has been granted a leave ot absence | one year, and not intended for any other per- son or persons, and nst for sale, are not subject to duty. RoSE LEAVES—Mrs. B., Oakland, Cal. Rose leaves may be preserved so that they will re- tain their fragrance by sun-arying them, but their fragrance does not last very long. The better way is to preserve them in a rose jar, pre- pared as follows: Sundry the leaves of the lack Prince, Pauline or other fragrant rose, blace them in a fancy jar, add a few cloves, & ittle cinnamon bark and a little aicohol, just enough to moisten the leaves, and then place the jur for & time in the sun where it may et warm, but not hot. The cover should always be kept on while the jar is in toe sun. After it has been so exposed & most delightiul odor is emitted from the jar. CITIZENSHIP—G. C. P., City. If you have been in the United States fourteen years and have obtained your naturalization papers what more do you want to become & citizen of the United States? If you have but recently ar- rived in thisState and wish to exercise the privileges of a citizen thereof at the next elec- tion, you will have to go to the registration oflice’ 2nd show that you have resided in the Btate one year, in the county in which you claim your vote ninety days and election precinct thirty days. AS your communication is not very clear, it uénussihle that you mean that you have your first papers and now want to obtain your m-uml,\;vu cannot find any one Wwho can prove that You have resided five years continuously in the United States. In that case g0 to the naturalization bureau- of the party you intend to affiliate with, andjyou will there obtain all the information. THROWING THE HaAMMER—Subscriber, Napa, Cal. The following are the rules ior throwing the hammer: The head and handle maybe of any size, shape and mat provided tue length of the com- pleted implemenc shall not be more than four feet and its weight not less than sixteen pounds. The | competitor may assume. any bosition be chooses and use either one or both hands. All the throws shall be made from a circle seven feet in diameter, and this circle shall be divided into halves by & line drawn through Ls center. A fair throw shall be one in which no part of the | persan of" the competitor touches the ground out- side the circle and the competitor leaves the circie |by its vear hall. A throw shall be foul it any part of the person of the competitor to the ground outside the front half of the circ fore the throw is measured. Foul throws and letting go of the hammer in an attempt shall count as trial throws. The measurement of each throw shall be from the nearest mark made by the fall of the head of the hammer to the circumierence of the circle, oa aline from the mark made at the head of the hammer to the center of the circle. The number of trials and methods of deciston shall be the same as in the running Lroad jump. (“Each competitor shall have three trial jumps and the best three shall each have three or moie trial jumps. The competition shall be declded by the bestof all the trial jumps of the competitors.”) -Hammers skail be furnished by the games com- mitiee. Any coniestant may use his private ham- mer, if correct In weight and length; in which case'the other contestants must also be sllowed to use ic if they wish. LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. 'DEVELOPING GOLD PROPERTIES. WHAT THE GoLD Mlx). EXCHANGE PROPOSE To the Editor of the San Francisco Call—SiR: Your timely editorial of the 27th inst., headed “Gold Mining Prospects,” is clearly on the line of work la1d out by the Gold Mining Exchange. To select and examine meritorious properties will be its direct purpose. The money re- ceived from the sale of these shares will be appiied only to development purposes, and correct reports will be regularly furnished to stockholders and the public. To avoid compli- cations stock which may be subscribed for at a stated bedrock price will be held in escrow by the company, receipts being given in their stead until such time as the mine is paying its own expenses. Sufficlent treasury stoek being thus provided for all necessary development work &nd the erection of the most improved ma- chinery, assessments wiil not be necessary. With the exchange to guard over the funds of the company, a guarantee of safety will be spread about the investors. The well-known friendliness of THE CALL to the mining industry and its large circulation and influence throughout the coast will be the means of great assistance to the Gold Mining Exchange in its efforts for the development and exploitation of many of our great gold roperties now lying idle for want of capital. very truly, WALTER TURNBULL. San Francisco, April 29, 1896. PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE. The Queen of Belgians plays the harp ex- quisitely. Emperor Wilhem of Germany is very fond of operatic music. According to Hamilton W. Mabie, the Scarlet Letter and Pembroke are the best American novels. Another “genius” has just been discovered in Paris in the person of one Reepmaker, & Dutch novelist. The favorite hobby of Prince Adolph Schaum- burg-Lippe i to array himself in military attire and drive a tramecar. Judge Albion W. Tourgee has undertaken a crusade against books with uncut leaves, which he pronounces “a senseless and snobbish fad.” The Austrien Empress Elizabeth amused herself while in Naples recently by buying up the entire stock of & toy store and distributing it among & crowd of delighted children. Unlike his predecessor, the young Czar of Russia walks almost daily in the streets of St. Petersburg. Sometimes he is attended by no one but nis wife. On other occasjons he goes alone. Herr Schoenlank’s collection of paintings, which inciudes Van Dyke’s “Charles 1,” from the Hamilton collection; Rembranat’s large landscape with ‘‘Judah and Temar,” Paul Veronese's ‘““Catterina Cornaro,” and genuine Titians and Lucas Cranachs, will soon be sold at Cologne. A N1cE present for Eastern iriends—Town send’s Cal. glace'fruits, 50c1b. 627 Market st. * e SpecraL information daily to manufacturers, business houses and public men by tha Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Montgomery. * . FLOWER fete surpassed by the wild flower carnival ‘along the routeof the N.P. C. R. R. via Sausalito ferry, which lamilies end private arties can enjoy without annoyance of Sun- &y picnics and boisterous crowds. * e Prince Krapotkin, revolutionary exile and Nihilist, leads a patriarchal existence among the Kentish laborers, with whom he has made his home. He has a kindly, thoughtful, bearded face, a figure bent with the “literary stoop,” thin, nervous hands, and the courtesy to be found only in thebest class of Russian society. To purify the blood, restore the lost appetite and bufl‘zlpup,’lha whole system take Hood's Sarsa- parilla. The necessity of a spring medicine is universally admitted. Takeonly Hood's. ————————— IMPORTANT CHANGE OF TIME—The 12th fnst. the Northern Pacific Railroad inaugurated adoubls Qally passenger service between Portland and st. Paul, making » saving of ten hours between Port- d ‘and Chicago. These are the fastest and finest equipped trains that ever were run out of the Fa- cific Northiwest. The superior accommodations ia our passenger equipment recormend our line to all. Ours is the only line that runs dinlng-cars out of Portland. T. K. 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