The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 30, 1896, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1896. CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES—Postage Free: Daily and Sunday CALL, one week, by carrier..§0.15 Daily and Sunday CALL, one year, by mail. .. ALL, six months, by mal CALZ, three months by ma Daily and Sunday CALL, one month, by matl. Bunday CALL, one year, by mail... WEEKLY CaLL, One y y mail THE SUMMER MONTHS. \ Are you going to the country on a vacation? If #0, it is no trouble for us o forward THE CALL to your address. Do not let it miss you for you will miss 1t. Orders given to the carrier or left at Business Office will receive prompt attention. NO EXTRA CHARGE. BUSINESS OFFICE: 710 Marke: Street, ‘ San Franeisco, Californla. Telephone. -nn. Maln—1868 EDITORIAL ROOMS: 517 Clay Street. Telepbone.. Main—-1874 BRANCH OFFICES: 530 Montgomery street, corner Clay: open until 9:30 o'clock. 339 Hayes street; open until 9:50 o'clock. 713 Larkin street; open until 9:80 o'clock. &W . corner Sixteenth and Mission streets; open until § o'clock. 2518 Mission street; open until 9 o'clook. 118 Ninth street; open until 9 o'clock. OAKLAND OFFICE : 908 Broadway. SASTERN OFFICE: . Rcoms 81 and 82, 34 Park Row, New York Clty. DAVID M. FO! eclal Agent. SATURDAY MAY 30, 1896 THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. Honor Memorial day. Show reverence for the heroic dead. Take part in the decoration of the graves of the Nation’s heroes. ———— In the assemblies of the people on this occasion politics takes a back seat. Let us hope that Cleveland will have the decency not to go fishing to-day. If we had not bound the arm of Justice crime would not be so bold in our land. To-day we honorthe privatein the ranks of the Grand Army as the generais in com- mand. Dedicate your best thoughts to-day to | the heroic deeds of the defenders of the Republic. It was known of old and said that the law is condemned when the wicked escape punishment. Money is not too cold to show the warmth of our sympathy for the stricken people of the East. After the past week of disasters Con- gress ought to adjourn next week and give us a complete rest, Tt is time to remember that every com- munity is responsible for the crimes it hesitates to punish. ‘When the weather burean turns loose a cyclone the charity bureau must get ready to open up for business. Let us not wait for 8t. Louis to ask aid. Let us offer it with the zeal of generous hearts and ready hands. A grateful Republic mourns her noble dead, but proudly honors the immortality of their accomplished work. In the observance of the solemn me- morial services of the day every citizen should show a patriot’s interest. Do not forget in the hurry of the day to leave orders for THE SUNDAY CALL, 50 as to have good reading for to-morrow. The civil business of our courts can well afford to wait until the criminal cases have been brought to trial and adjudicated. After this there is no city in the Missis- sippt Valley that will feel safe when it sees a funnel-shaped cloud in the distance. A system of law weak enough to be sus- pended on verbal technicalities can never be strong enough to hang dangerous crim- inals. Itis but a mean and niggard loyalty that decorates the graves of the dead but wonld refuse an honorable pension to the living veteran. Fail not in any way to do full honor to the memory of the heroic dead who fought the war that freed the slave and kept the TUnion whole. Every child in the Jand should be taught the meaning of the celebration of this day and its noble lessons deeply impressed upon the heart. It does seem as if the cyclone might have crossed the Mississippi River without tak- ing the bridge if it had not been actuated by pure cussedness. After the crimes and disasters of the week the consideration of Memorial day comes as a relief to the mind almost as sacred as a benediction. The Buckley primaries were as quiet as if the lambs had been muzzled with their own tails and led to the poils with their own wool pulled over their eyes. The cyclones of this country are getting to be more destructive than the wars of other lands, and unfortunately there is no prospect of getting rid of them by arbitra- tion. Erom the racket worked by the elemen'ts for a little while on Thursday night it seems there is a possibility that this also may become an electrical storm center for a change. Among many men of many minds there will be many ways of celebrating the day, but no American will be unmindfal of its significance or its value as a National ob- servance. Death is rapidly summoning the mem- bers of the Grand Army, and we should hasten to show them all the love and loyalty of a grateful people while they are yet alive. In remembering the noble dead of the Grend Army let us not forget the living. Every veteran of the war for the Union deserves the bonor of all citizens of the Republic. ‘We condemn the authorities of Victoria for neglecting to make stronger their bridges, and they will retort by condemn- ing us for neglecting to make stronger our courts and our laws. To-day the Nation recalls the names of Lincoln, Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Logan and Thomas, but in every househoid there is remembered & humbler name, and these also does the Nation honor,” MEMORIAL DAY, To-day the mind of the old soldier more especially will be crowded with recollec- tione of events in the long ago. As he forms in line and marches away, bearing floral triputes to the memory of comrades who now sleep the sleep that knows no waking, who can tell what the currents of his thoughts are carrying from and to the days of gloom and shadow and anxiety, and through them to where the stars and stripes again waved in the sunlight of the Nation saved from the hand of the destroyer? . As these now old men—old in years, but vouthful, vigorous and strong in that quality of patriotista which broadens and deepens and widens as the years come and go—go forward to-day bearing the loving cup of broken but not forgotten compan- ionship, let usstand uncovered, for they saved to us our birthright—our country, our homes—from those who would have turned the wheel of progress and freedom backward. The Grand Army of the Re- publi¢ is all that is left of the Old Guard. The individual, the state, the Nation, the world, humanity, owe much, not only to those true and tried who bear flowers to- day, but to those whose graves they deco- rate as well. Ana who shall say that those whose graves we strew with flowers to-day do not know it? Are they in dreamless slumber and do not know of flowers, of life, of love? Who shall say they were, but are not? Rather shiould we say that they are in joyous expectation of this day’s tribute of affectionate remembrance, for will they not fetch flowers— flowers gathered by their own hands in the Father's garden of paradise—and twine thent about us? ‘Who shall say that when the old soldiers wind their way to the Silent City to-day there will not be another, an invisible procession, marching with them to the tune of the same fife and drum? “Ii a man die, shall he live again?” Yea, there is a natural body that falis as the tree falls, and there is a spiritnal body which death sets free in distinct individuality. It must be so—Plato, thou reasonest well! Eise whence this pleasing hope, this fond desire, This longing after immortalit Or whence this secret dread, an fnward horror, Of falling into naught? Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, aud startles at destruction? T} divinity that stirs within us; 'Tis heaven itself that points out our hereafter, And intimates eternity to ma: A NATIONAL OALAMITY. It is very evident that President Cleve- land is not in touch with public senti- ment. His reason for vetoing the river and barbor bill shows that. When the Xecutive head of the Government resorts to subterfuges to find a way to excuse him- self for refusing to conform his acts to the will of the people, the people canuot help feeling humiliaied. ‘We speak more particularly of the rivers and barbors of California when we say that in vetoing the bill President Cleve- land cast a reflection upon the intelligence and integrity of every citizen of this State. The commercs of California is seriously handicapped because of inadequate river and harbor facilities. When the bill passed both houses of Congress there was rejoic- ing on the Pacific Coast, beause the time had at last come when the water-shipping ways were to be made strong and helpful allies of commerce; but President Cleve- land refuses to let them so be. There does not appear to be any reason, so far as it concerns the country at large, for his refusing to permit work upon rivers and harbors, but if the President vetoed the bill in retaliation for the re- fusal of Congress to do his bidding when he demandea unsound, unhealthy and dangerous financial legislation at its hands, an excuse is found, provided Mr. Cleve- land is of more consequence than our peo- ple, our institutions and our country. President Cleveland hasdone a great many things for which there was no justification whatever, but in vetoing the river and harbor pill he strengthens the pretty gen- eral belief that his election to the Presi- dency was a National calamity. SAN FRAN(QISCO’S DUTY. In the glory of her own pride and in the consciousness of her own strength St. Louis says ske does not propose to go out- side of the city for aid. This is the spirit that builds and maintains the Nation's cities and channels of commerce. But for this spirit San Francisco would still'bea namlet. Nevertheless St. Louis is in great distress from causes over which she bad no control, and while it is certainly true that she is abundantly able and more than willing to provide for her unfortunates, there is a vast outlying territory that is also in distress, and for whose relief St. Louis will assume the responsibility. Therefore the. natural and correct and the neighborly thing for 8an Francisco to do is not to wait to be appealed to, but to immediately offer of her plenty whatever 8t. Louis and her dependencies may need. San Francisco is more highly favored than any other American city in almost every way, and it is not so easy, perhaps, for the people to fully appreciate the distress which St. Louis is called upon to bear, but there are ties of consanguinity, as well as those ties which bind humanity in one great family, which should awaken in us that kind of sympathy which finds ex- pression in liberal offerings of things sub- stantial, The quality of our offering should not be overshadowed by hesitation and pro- crastination. We should not wait to be reminded that a great neighboring city, a fellow member of the country’s family of cities, is in want, but anticipate her possi- ble needs by offerings of purse and sym- pathy. Unfortunately such occasions find no one particular person upon whom the duty of leading is placed, but for all that a leader should be found, and when one is found the sympathy which San Francisco has with 8t. Louis will quickly take a substantial form. Of that there can be no doubt whatever. OUEAN GENERALSHIP, The unfitness of Spanish rule in Cuba has been demonstrated so often that there is no need at thistime to refer to it, except to show the decadence of Spanish military genius and the corresponding advance- ment of the native sons of Cuba in the science of war. No doubt all who have watched the present struggle for Cuban in- depengenu have discovered that the insur- gents have uniformly displayed a very thor- ough knowledge of the modern art of hand- ling troops in the field and of layirg plans of far-reaching purpose. And the superi- ority of the rebels 1s all the more conspic- uous because their numerical strength as compared to that of the troops opposed to them is as 1 is 10 5, besides having no reg- ular base of supplies or general headquar- ters. But the most masterly, although cruel and heartless in _consequence, strategy of the insurgenis began when they invaded Western Cuba and threatened Havana. At first the Spanish thought it 8 mere raia for the purpose of destroying sugar and tobacco plantations, but when the rebels began to act as thongh they did not intend to return to the eastern and central por- tion of the island General Weyler formu- Jated a line of action which should end in | crushing the rebellion at one blow. He waited until, as he supposed, the bulk of the insurgent army had concentrated in the west, when he threw thousands of his troops into the work of constructing aline of earthworks across the island to pen the insurgents in the narrow compass of Western Cuba. He worked his soldiers day and night on his “trocha,” and no _doubt felt happy at the delay of the rebels in ending their raid and starting back to the sparsely settled eastern territory. The trocha was completed some weeks ago, but no rebels have tried to break through, and now General Weyler is awakening to the fact he has fallen ntoa trap which the rebel generals set for bim with so much adroitness, and that he dl'd everything as nearly according to their programme as they could themselves h,va done it for him. The cuaning, far-seeing and brilliant generalship of the rebels will be better appreciated when it is said that they knew if they invaded the west and made it appear that they were in no burry to return to their strongholdsin the east, Weyler would be almost sure to ‘‘hem them in” by the “trocha” act, and he did just as it was hoped he would do. The trocha was finished and manned some weeks ago, and just as the rebel general counted upon, the throwing up and overturning the earth at this season of the year hascaused to appear disease microbes by the million, The hot and rainy season has opened and already the Spanish troups in the trocha are beginning to suffer from smallpox, yellow fever and malarious fevers. In another month, or verbaps less, the trocha is likely to be lit- tle better than a long hospital for disease, disease-breeding germs and emaciated soldlers that were shipped over from the healthy garrisons of Spain to the swamp region of Cuba. Meanwhile the rebels wait in patience: for Weyler's “trocha” to complete its share of the work of exhaust- ing Spain’s supply of soldiers. THE SUNDAY OALL. In to-morrow’s issue of THe CALL the world will be informed of the most im- portant discovery in the field of biology during the last fifteen years. This dis- covery will have a direct bearing upon the theories of Huxley, Haidenhain, Dar- win and others, and will undoubtedly revolutionize modern scientific thought ana methods of research. TwE CALL has secured the exclusive publication of this discovery, in which not only scientists but the reading and thinking public will be deeply interested. Aside from this remarkable news, there will bea host of novelties and of good literature and art for all classes of readers, as will be readily appreciatea by referring to the partial list of featuresin another column. WHY DO THEY DO IT? With scarcely an exception the Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baitimore dailies threaten to utterly destroy the party or parties, meaning the two great parties, whose platform declares for the remonetization of silver. A little while ago these same dailies were willing that silver should be restored to its old p! redemption money after the commercial nations had fully agreed to 1t and fixed | the ratio of difference which should obtain between the weight of a gold and a silver dollar, but now they appear to be opposed 1o an international conference or any other step in the direction of the coinage of silver except as token money. It is not to be supposed that thete great newspapers reflect the sentiment of any- where near the inajority of the people of the Easgern States, but no doubt they do express the thought of the bond-dealers and the money-brokers, and it is easy enough to see why the gold standardites would use their influence with the press to prevent any increase in the country’s volume of money of redemption, but it is not so easy to see how the newspapers could advocate the gold standard on principle. The more contracted the country’s volume of money is the easier it is for money-lenders to control it, and hence to fix the per cent charges for its use. The most obtuse mina in the land understands how an inadequate quantity of circulating money could be ‘““cornered”’ easier than an abundance could, and he knows that if the loanable money of the community were cornered the corner would have it in its power to charge borrowers what it liked. Not a few of the fortunes of Wall- street magnates were made by cornering the money market and putting interest rates so high, and making it so difficult to obtain loans at any rate of interest or dis- count-that collateral security and mort- gaged property had to be forfeited, which very naturally operated to enable the money sharks to ‘‘cancel the debt by teking the security.” Many is the man wno has been forced to surrender his property because the corner would not let him have money to protect himself, The remonetization of silver would, as can readily be seen, increase the volume of money beyond the ability of money speculators to control, and then their occu- pation would be gone, but the public would be well supplied with money and borrowers could always get it at reasonable rates. There is reason, therefore, for this stubborn fight against an adequate volume of money to transact the business of the country. It would break wup the business of cornering the money market, which would mean a great deal to a good many money-lending sharks. It isa mis- take to suppose that the war upon sitver is becauseitis silver, for it is nothing of the kind. The whole scheme is to reduce the volume of redemption money down to where money-gamblers can control it. This the dailies of the Eastern cities know very well. The question is, then, Why are they on the side of the enemies of the people? Why are they standing in with Wall street in its effort to tie the hands of the people? Perhaps they can tell why. The fact that a bill to pay the Southern Pacific Company more than $1,500,000 for transportation passed the Senate without protest, notwithstanding the company owes the Nation many millions of dollars which it has not paid and is not trying to vay, shows that while California is nomi- nally representea in_that body, the force and vigor of the sentiment of ner people are not represented by any means. ik estaisl . ook The Benate has voted to pay what the Government owes the Southern Pacific for transportation, but it has not voted to make the company pay what it owes the Government. There is a good oppor- tunity here for Senater Perkins and Sena- tor White to rise and explain. The central feature of the Nation’s ob- servance of this holiday will be at the tomb of Grant, which is becoming more and more the res ized monument of the Grand Army as Well as of its great leader. —_— The one evidence of wisdom among Bar Democratic leaders this year is that they | pr. never prophesy about anything, e of | AROUND THE CORRIDORS. W. B. Coombs, who owns & large general merchandizing store and mill at Little River, in the Mendocino redwoods, where einnamon and brown bear, deer and lynx sbound to & greater or less extent, is at the Russ. Almost the whole of Mr. Coombs’ Jife has been spent among those 1ofty redwoods. Little River is two miles south of Mendocino City, and 18 right on the coast. The two docks there are often scenes of great activity, espe- cjally when there is a stiff Jemand for lumber and oak tanbark, for there is & liberal supply of both to be had there. “The demand for lumber is not greatenough now, however,” said Mr, Coombs. ‘The com- bination has been made, but there is not enough general builcing to keep the mills going. “Both redwood and pine lumber is produced ——————————————— ALONG THE SKIRMISH LINE. Much to the chagrin of the gold people the uncertainty involves everything but McKin- ley’s nomination.—Detroit Tribune. It is alleged that Quay wants to manage the McKinley campaign. What is the matter with Hanna?—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1t's about time for Shelby M. Cullom to book himself for the consolation race for the Vice- Presidential nomination.—Chicago News. Mark Hanna has drawn a map showing where McKinley has delegates in every State. This i8 not the only Platt he has laid out.— Wichita Eagle. Lieutenant-Governor Saxton of New York has indorsed whet Warner Miller said in a recent interview about Boss Platt's attacks on Major McKinley. Mr. McKinley, he says, is the choice W. B. Coombs, Who Has Spent Nearly All His Life in the Heart of the Redwoods [Sketched from life by a “Call* artist.] at Littie River, for we have immense forests of these two kinds of timber. I suppose no finer lumber can be had anywhere than s to be had there. “In regard to tanbark, the price has fallen from what it was last year, It wasformerly worth $15 and §15 50 a cord, delivered in San Franclsco. I sold whatI had at the latter fig- ure. “The oak tanbark of Mendocino County and the upper coast of California is probably the finest in the world for tanning purposes. Last year for a time the bark weniup. Leather was | high, and it looked as though there was going to be & stiff demand for such tanbark as this. Some of the tannerslaid in a stock for a year. “But the situation changed somewhat, and there is not the demand for the bark there was formerly. It is worth but 14, delivered in 8dn Francisco, which 18 as low as it has been for several years., “It is hard to tell whether the price of such fine tanbark will be kept down, but 1 think it will be better in & year at least, and we may have some improvement yet this year. It is the same way probably in regard to lumber, at least to some extent. “I would like to see both advance, for it would mean a great deai of activity on the coast of Mendocino County.” Mr. Coombs is in the City on a business trip. BARCAROL&E_(A. D. 1950). Beneath us the world, In a tremulous hage, Drifts on like a vision of memory days. Afar from the bustle of mart und of mill, We steer for the stars that are radiant and still; Or we drift In the zephs Ts that tranquilly flow, ‘Where the birds are the only companions we know. And the clouds sull between Us and meadows §0 green. We're afloat! we're afloat on our flying-machine. The vapors that crowd where the yellow moon leans Are gilded and carved into castles of dreams. The silence which relgns to make perfect the night Yields alone to the hiss of the meteor’s flight. As we buoyantly rise. lat the storms come and go; Their thunders shall distantly rattie below. Though fierce be their mien, ‘We shall ride ail serene. We're afloat! we're aflost on our fiying-machine. —Washington Star. PERSONAL. T. W. Sargent of Salinas is at the Russ. Judgé J. H. Craddock of Marysville is here. Henry Weller of Mount rulaski is at the Palace. Dr. L. L. Young of the United States navy is in the City. Frank Coombs of Napa, ex-Minister toJapan, is in the City. C. G. Du Bois, a wealthy New Yorker, is at the California. 1. Church and wife, of Lakeport, are staying at the Cosmopolitan. A. E. Ripley, & merchant of Seattle, is a guest at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Max Hebullin, a mining man of Globe, Ariz., arrived here yesterday. J. F. Phipps, a miner of Amador, is at the Russ, accompanied by his wife. Admiral William Evashintsoff of Russia was among the arrivals here yesterday. Jefferson Thompson, a merchant af Peta- lurha, is among the arrivals at the Russ. Le! McKenzie of Denver is a recent arrival here aud is registered at the Grand. Edwin Harvey, a prominent resident of Los Angeles, 1s registered at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Thomas R. More, the capitalist of Santa Bar- bars, who is interested in Santa Rosa island, 1s in town, W. H. Workman Jr., son ot ex-Mayor Work- man of Los Angeles, and Miss Workman are at the California. Commander J. E. Craig of the United States ship Concord is down irom the Vallejo yards and is at the Palace. L. F. Moulton, the grain farmer of Colusa County and prominent Populist, is among the arrivals here. Heis in the City on & business trip. Ex-Governor H. B. Willy of Idaho, who dwns gold properties near Blue Canyon, which he nas been working for several years, is among the arrivals at the Russ. Carmen Ortega, a rich mining man of Her- mosilo, Mexico, is among the arrivals here. Mr. Ortega is the owner of & large amount of valuable mining property as well as agricul- .| for Bremen vie tural lands. He says that in Mexico attention is now being turned toward the United States for mining machinery of all kinds, He thinks we ought to be supplying his country with all these appliances. Hitherto England has been selling nearly all the machinery. — CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 29.—At the Im- perial—G. E. Dow. Continental—Dr. and Mrs. H. L Jones, A. O. Schmeinfierch. Hotel Al- bert—G. A. Marquis. Grand Union—T. P. Uren. Murray Hill-Bishop D. H. Goodsell. Union-square—C, Bonesteel. St. Denis—C. 8. Greene. Netherlands — W. N. Cowles. Hol- land—Mrs. H. L. Hill. Sailed per steamship Fulda for Genoa via Gibraltar and Naples— on Rosario Curro, Dr. and Mrs. Isanc Jones, V. Serravallo. Sailed per steamship Aller . E. Sauches, of 75 per cent of the Republicans of New York State. This ought to open the eyes of Governor Morton.—Cleveland Leader. The silver men are moving along at a good speed. They grow stronger es they progress. Example is a good companion for argument.— Cincinnati Enquirer, Threats of a bolt at Chicago are freely made by free silver Democrats. It willbea thrilhing | sight when they march out with thelr share of the nine goose eggs.—St. Louis Globe-Demo- crat. 1f Brother fanna would say & few words re- garding what he thinks about the money ques- tion the country would experience as much re- lief as if McKinley himself had spoken.—Troy Press. Matt Quay’s silence does not alter in any de- gree the general conviction that his journey to Canton was undertaken for the explicit purpose of ascertaining the time and place of the start- ing of the McKinley chariot.—Chicago Record. Hanna's in his office making up the slates; Grosvenor in his siudy, counting delegates; Bill Hahn and Kohlsaat are throwing out the baits; mum man, dumb man, the thing is sure tocome, man; you shall be the President of these Unjted States. [*‘Cradle Song” from “Me- Kinley Ballads.’}—New York Sun. The difference, among others, between Major William McKinley and the Democrats, who are critieising his financial views, is that, while he voted for free-silver coinage years ago the Democratic party is voting for it now. He has opposed itsince then. They are supporting it still.—Philadelphia Press. Tom Reed does not seem to be comforted by the fact that he helped to make Major Me Kin- ley what he is. He appointed him chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, an appoint- ment which &tached the Ohfoan’s name to a certain bill which has been much discussed, and in which the masses of the American people have great faith.—Des Moines Register. It is not too much to say that the over-zealous friends ot Major McKinley are in danger of doing him serious injury by their methods of werfare. In this eity and in tnis State, for example, they are making a grievous mistake. They have assumed that the opposition to the Ohio candidate is political and personal, whereas it is nothing of the kind. The business community finds fault with his silence on the mouey question. Every other man whose name has been mentioned as having Presiden- tial aspirations is known to be unqualifiedly for a single gold standard. Every other can- didate for the President since the war has been & sonnd-money man. Major McKinley’s posi- tion is in doubt.—New York Commercial Ad- vertiser. LADY'S WAIST WITH BLOUSE VEST. One of the best liked of the new round waists is the model with blouss front, having a sepe- rate vest, which may e made adjustable, thus admitting of variety. One of black canvas over a green and mauve taffetas lining was made in this way with a vest of white satin, on which rows of narrow yellowish lace were set haif an inch apart, crossing the plouse. The revers were of the same with the lace set on lengihwise. The lace stood out from the satin, making a peculiarly soft and daingy effect. The collar and belt were of white satin. An extra vest to be worn with this was of black chiffon with a delicate pattern in ap- plique lace braid. The c~llarand belt to be ‘worn with this were of tha lining silk. The revers of white satin were -un'hu 1o the white blouse and were not worn with the one of ehiffon. Blue mohair, with white taffeta vest, revers and cuffs covered with Tows of narrow gilt braid had white pearl buttons, with a rim of filagree gold set on below the revers. A waist of batiste had vest of white or. gandy trimmed with rows of white insertion) A short blue and green belt of taffetss was ‘worn with this. A dress of blue serge, with batiste blouse ;xmnb-l:cuh.hnq pretty and is also ser- ceal Brown figured mohair with vest of Pefsian silk is useful and pntt[. Black mohair or satin with trimmings of white or buitercup yellow are very stylish. The waist has a fitted lining which fastens in frout; the blouse vest hooks under the leit side of waist. The back is in one piece, laid in two pleats on either side over the fitted lining. The sleeve has a fitted lining. 1 THE RIGHT COURSE. Downieville Messenger. THE CALL with much force rebukes the Chronicle for the unjust attack it made in its editorial columns upon the executive commit- tee of the Republican party recently appointed by Chairman Arthur. The convention is over, and whatever might have been its faults and the shortcomings of any of its officers it is now the bounden duty of every Republican paper 1o use its best efforts to promote harmony in the pnn{. Besides we cannot perceive wzere any fault could be found with the selections made. The committee consists of stanch and tried Republicans, and we can only presume that they will work during the campaign sole- 1y with a desire to further the success of the party. Let every Repubiican paper do as much. PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE. The Emperor of Austria, Francis Joseph I, will be 66 yearsold in August next, and he has £at on his throne for forty-eight years. Dr. Hamish McCunn has a Scotch opera to the Marquis of Lorne’s libretto in his portfo- lio, and it is reported that he lfkewise pro- poses to write another opera 1o a book by Mr. Joseph Bennett. The Duke of Sutherland is to preside over the thirtieth anniversary of Dr. Barnardo's Homes at the Royal Albert Hall, London, on June 24, when the Pfince and Princess of Wales hope (0 be present. Two cynical traditions about women—one thatshe is stingy and the other that she cannot keep a secret—have been dispelled by the ac- tion of Mrs. Brickerhoff, who gave 100,000 to Barnard College and kept it a secret. Herr Joseph Strobach, the new Mayor of Vi- enna, is an editor of school books in & small way, and a rabid anti-Semite, In the speech in which Herr Strobach accepted his election he declared that he owed his election solely to the fact that the Emperor would not sanction the election of Dr.Luger, whom he must con- sider as the real Mayor. M. Theodore Dubois, whose appointment as successor 10 Ambroise Thomas at the Paris Conservatoire is announced, is & former pupil and professor of the great musical school of France. He is 58, and his works, though not reaching the celebrity of other French com- posers, are marked by great character, chiefly of the religious and stately mold. Amos J. Cammings has obtained the sobri- quet of the “arm and hammer” orator in Con- gress. Mr. Cummings, when making an argu- ment on the floor of the House, has but one gesture with which to emphasize his remarks. This consists in raising his right hend, doub- 1ing his fist and propelling it with great force againss the palm of his other hand, ANSWERS 10 CORRESPONDENTS SuMMER—S. J. H,, Napa, Cal. The sentence, “summer is arrived,” is no more grammatically correct than “Mrs. William Smith is arrived.” PREHISTORIC—G. V., City. The prehistoric time of a nation ended the moment that there was a recorded history of that particular nation. PoRTE CocHERE—S. K. S., Los Angeles, Cal. There are three significations for the French term porte cochere, namely: Courtyard, carrisge-way and gatew PotrERO—H. W., City. Potrero is Spanish and is applied to an individual who makes a specialty of curing ruptures. It is also applied to & furm for raising cattle and to & pesture, DEsERTION—N. B., San Jose, Cal. Desertion disenfranchises an_individual who, has dis- nonoratly left the United States navy. Once a deserter always a deserter, unless pardoned. To Los ANGELES—J. D., City. The time by rail from €an Francisco to Los Angeles is twenty-two hours and the fare is from twelve to fifteen dollars. By steamer the fare 1s from nineto twelve dollars and fifty cents. Farys—H. W., City. No one can tell why so many farmers are forced to mortgage their farms, further than that they are forced to do $0 in order to raise money to meet current ex- penses. There is, no doubt, a special reason in each case. A SEQUENCE—Subscriber, Gridley, Butte County, Cal. In the game of cribbage if A playsa4;Ba3,Aa6,Ba2and Aa5, A hasa sequence or run of five. If there isa break in the sequence and in the subsequent pley the break is tilied up without the intervention of a card out of sequence order the plsyercomrleling the se- quence is entitled to a score of one for each card of it. SUN IN A Fog—M. D.J., City. Why the sun appears red during e fog is explained in this way: When there is a mass of vapor floating in the air, as in a fog, the orange and red rays of light alone are transmitted through it, and that gives the sun itsred appearance when viewed through the moisture-laden air. All the other tints are refracted and dispersed, the atmosphere when moist actingin the same manner as a prism. VALUE oF CoiNs—W. T. McN., San Jose, Cal. For a dollar of 1799 with five stars facing, dealers offer from $1 50 0 $2 50, and for the other pattern of the same date they offer a remium of 15 cents, Fo a dollar of 1802 hey offer from 20 to 50 cents premium. When selling them, dealers charge for adollar of 1799 with thirteen stars (five facing), from $4 to $6 50, and for one of the same date, 13 stars (six facing), from $2 to $275. For a dollar of 1802 they charge from $275 to $375. No ‘gremh:m is offered for a dollar of 1847, nor for alf dollars of 1808, 1809 and 1819. ) SIXTEEN TO ONE— &, Stockton, Cal. The phrase “16 to 1" refers to the fixed propor- tion of silver to gold in our coinage; that is to say sixteen grains of pure silver are declared equal in value to one grain of pure gold, and the silver dollar must therefore contain’ six- teen times as many grains of pure silver as the gold contains of pure gold. The gold dollar conteins 23.22 grains and the silver dollar 871.25 grains of their respective metals. There has been no chnnse in the standard silver dol- lar, but the gold standard has twice been hauged, the last time in 1837, when it was Sxed at 28.22. The original ratio was 15 tol. FEUDALISM—G. V., City. The feudal system was one of political organization with ref- erence to the tenure of land and military ser- vice and allegiance prevalent in Europe in ages long ago. Its main peculiarity was that the bulk of the land was divided into feuds or flefs, held by the owners on condition of the performance of certain duties, especially mili- tary service to a superior lord. This superior might be either the sovereign or some subject whno thus held from the sovereign and in turn had created the fief by subdivision. Accord- lnge? the pure feudal system the lord was en- titled to the fealty of his tenants but not to that of his sub-tenants, every man looking on! to his immediate lord. In England the vassal age established by Henry VII was abolished b; statute in 1660, during the reign of William 1. In Scotland it was introduced by Malcolm I, in 1008, and was abolished in 1746. In France it was established by Clovis, in 486, and was abolished by Louis XI in 1470. In China it greul&eflt rom dv;ry e;fly }thEI d - was rought to an en . C. InJapan it w, abolished in 1871, 3 2 PRINCESS SCHEHERAZADE—A. R., City. Scheh: erazade is the name of the hypothetical princess, relator of the stories in the “Arabian Nights.” She was the elder daughter of the Vizier of Persia. The Sultan Schahriab, ex- asperated at the infidelity of his wife, came to the hasty conclusion that no woman could be faithful, so he determined to marry a new wife every day and strangle her at {re.k on the morning following the marrisge. Sche- herazade, wishing to free Persia from this dis- grace, requested to be made the Sultan’s wife and succeeded in her wish. She was young and beautiful, of great courage and ready wit, well read, had an excellent memory, knew history, philosophy and medicine, was bes:des & good musician and dancer. She obtained of the Sultan for her younger sister, Dinarzade, per- mission to sleep in & chamber adjoining the Sultan’s, and instructed her to one hour before daybreak, “Sister, if you are not asleep relate to me one of those delightiul stories which you know, as this will be the last you will be'able to tell me.” Scheherazade then asked permission to grant her sister’s last re- questand, permission being granted, she com- menced to tell a story whicn did not end at daybreak, and it always leit something to be told in explanation. This story she told in the hearing of the Sultan, who became gnatl_v in- lemles. and in order to hear the balance spared her liie for one day. This went on for 1%1 nights, when the Sultan’s resentment ‘was worn out, and his admiration for his Sul- lana was so great that he revoked his decree, having found in the Princess a faithful, intel: ligent and loving wife. LEGITIMATE JOURNALISM. New York Newspaper Maker. The Newspaper Maker is in entire ac cord with the San Franeisco CALL’s view that a newspaper should sell news and nol books, bicycles or baby-carriages. It should aim to give its readers the value o! their money in fullness of its reports of trade, politics, society and all the abom_:d- ing activities of life. If it cannot give news enough to justify the charge it makes 1t should cease to call itself. a newspaper and solicit subscriptions only for its con- pons and their chances. The subject, however, hasanother aspect that is too often overlocked. The press stands in almost a confidential relation to business. The newspaper and the mer- chant are allies. They are of mutual Lelpfulness when each is conducted in legitimate channels. When the news- paper, however, combines its press with a junkshop and proceeds to issue coupons by whicn people can get a cheap rort of books, bicycles or baby carriages at prices far below what good articles can be sold for by men who have a reputation as hon- est merchants to maintain, then the press, instead of being the ally, becomes the foe of the merchant. Instead of building up tradeit tends tode- moralize it, and not infrequently seriously injures business by introducing into a community an overstock of cheap articles of one kind or another that pravents the tales of the merchant. . HUMOR OF THE HOUR. “If women have not finer sensibilities than men,” asked the defender of her sex,‘‘then why is it that men laugh and women weep at & wedding?” “‘Because they are not the ones who are get- ting married,” answered the coarse, heartless man.—I[ndianapolis Journal. Passenger—That young lady over in the cor- ner is very fair, Conductor—8he? Why, she ain’t no fare at all! She’s a director’s daughter riding on a pass.—Waterbury. Fuzzy—I don’t believe that errand-boys, as & rule, are slow, do you? Buzzy—No, indeed. Why, I know a boy in particular who can read the whole of a penny l'}‘?:gili::hile he's walking half a mile.—London “I had a fight yesterday with the boy next door.” “Yes, his father called at my office to-day about {t.” ““Lhope you came out as well as I did.”—Life. “So you hevea new president in your Shake- speare Club.” *‘Yes, our last president did not fairly repre- sent us; she didn’t like French dréssing on her salads,"—Chicago Record. ‘““Has Dr. Dobbs learned to ride a wheel yet?” “No; he started to learn and carried his surgical case with him for ‘fear of accidents, and then fell off on it and broke two ribs.”— Chicago Record. —_— CREAM mixed candies, 25¢ a Ib., Townsend’s.* ——————— FRESH buttercups, 25c a pound. Townsend’s.* SoFT chewing molasses ¢andy. Townsend’s.* - A NICE present for Eastern friends—Town- send’s Cal. glace truits, 50c 1b. 627 Marketst. * —— SPRCIAL information daily to manufacturers, business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Buresu (Allen’s), 510 Moutgomery. * —————— “And did my predecessor not find a place in your hearts?” asked the new missionary. *“Well, the next’ thing to it,” answered the savage, guardedly. As if-to change the subject he solicitousl: quired of the stranger ii it was hot enoug him.—Detroit Tribune. «“THE OVERLAND LIMITED” Via Union Pacific. DAYS TO 0! oNLY Jif DAYS 1S gg{?‘?oax’tficu Pollman double drawing-room sieepers and din- ing-cars, San Francisco to Chicago, daily without chenge. Composite buffe; smoking and library cars between Salt Lake City, Ogden and Chicago. Upholstered Pullman tourist sleepers, San Fran- clsco to Chicago, dally without change, and per- sonalty conducted tourist excursions to St. Paul and Chicago every Friday. For tickets and sleeping-car reservations apply to general oftice, 1 Montgomery street. Steamship tickets on sale to and from all parts of Europe. D. W. HITCHCOCK, General Agent. in- inr —————— Yellowstone Park Excursion. ‘Watch this ad for full particulars régarding our great excursion to the Yellowstone. Party leaves here the 12th of July. Weekly excursions inup- holstered tourist cars. No change. Lowest rates to all points East. T. K. Stateler, agent Northern Pacific Railroad, 638 Market street, San Francisco, e - LADIES never have any dyspepsia after a wine- glass of Dr. Siegert’s Angostura Bitters. NEW TO-DAY. REAL ESTATE ¥OR SALE BY Thos. Mages & Sons, REAL ESTATE AGENTS And Publishers “Real Estate Circular.” 4 Montgomery Street, UNIOY TRUST BULLDING, CORYER MARKET. HOUSES AND LOTS, $2500 TO $9500. Reduced to §6250:] California st., N. side, near ‘Webster; 25x13! qud good 2-story, in firsi-class order. Octavia st., bet. Broadway and Vallejo; 25x rooms, bath, 11236, and ‘B—no‘ in good order: 8 etc.: fine view: ; easy terms. Eush st., near Fillmore; 27x137:1 story and basement houss: 10 rooms and bath; in ass order; very sunny ; $5501 cor. Fillmore and Fiibert: tage: $3000. $5330—Very fine house and lot, 26x100; McAl- lisier, near Baker: very easy terms; only $1500 cash RTIIRQL Octavia and Hicko? and basement house, in Fell; 84500. Cal x137:6, ai spenton it; $2500—25x114 and rear cottage; rents §18: 6 rooms; Twenty-third 8t., hear San Jose ave.: street accepted. $2500—Cottage and basement; five garden; lot 0 25x114° Ford i Heduced to $4650; Shotwell st., W. 50x96:6, and two cotl ch; rents $30; fine street. .. 25x115, and comi fortable two-story, Valencia and Guerrero; one of the finest residence streets of the Mission : reduced to $3750. Stevenson st.; rents $60; 3 two-story and;base- ment houses, and lot 50x70; only $6500. LOW - PRICED PACIFIC HEIGHTS LOTS, VIEW OF BAY, 81500 TO $15,000. Only $4500: corner Devisadero end Valiejo; 87:6x100; unsurpassed marine view. ¢ Very cheap: mr:):“" view: lots 25x100; $2500: Pacific ave. and Plerce, 68:9z 1578, $18,000: or 34:4x127:9, $7800; good view and fihe surroundings. Broadway, Dnorth slde; 34:4x187:6: 87000 grand marine view; bet. Fillmore and St Pacific and Baker, NW. corner;: 50x13 1 000: one of-the finest residence lots on Pacitic Heights. SW. corner Broadway and Stelner; 27:6x110; $4500; good view: streets in order. Pacific ave? N. slde; auy size, 25, 50, or 75 feet front; price reduced to §: a foot: marine view. NE! comer Vailejo and Steiner; fine marine v $4260; or larger size. Union_st., N. side; magnificent view: 27:6x $21 00 ouly; between Scott and Devisadero, in Baldwin Park. Scott._st., W. side, near Green; fine view; 30x 107:6 $3450. Green st., N. side, near Scott: fine view; 30x 107:6; $3450; or 80x107:5. B near Fillmore: 25x127:6; $31385; good View. roadwa or any size. Steiner st., near Broadway; any size frout by 18716 deep at $100a foot, Devisadero street, W. 34x100, or Union; will be Uni ave.; corner and 2-story 800d order; vét. Vak and , regidence, W. of Laguna: lot 27:6 fine residence; nearly $3000 lately fine view from rear windows; ouly ne view of the bay; beiween Green and larger s0id cheap. N. side, between Devisadero snd 27:6x187:6; $1850; bay view; Green street: 3 lots left; 27:6x137:6; only $1500 each; between Fillmore and Stelner. oD 8., Brederick ;. cable-cars