The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 15, 1896, Page 6

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BRANCH OFFICES: 530 Montgomery street, corner Clay: open until 9:30 o'clock. 339 Hayes street; open until 9:30 o'clock. 713 Larkin stre open until 9:30 o’clocl BW. corner Sixteenth and Mission streets; open until 9 e'clock. 2518 Mission street: open until o'clock 118 Ninth street; open until 9 o'clock. OAKLAND OFFICE : 908 Broadway. ESASTERN OFFICE: ERooms 31 and 32, 34 Park Row, New York City- DAVID M. FOLTZ, Speciel Agent. THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. Have TuE CALL sent to your summer ad- dress if you wish to know what is going on at all the resorts. There is no spontaneous uprising in the Democratic camp for a man, a measure or for anything else. 1t will be well enough to read about St. | Louis and Sacramento this week, but you ought to see Santa Cruz. —_———— To Cleveland the saddest thing in life is the letter he might have written declining the third term, and didn’t. One of the most pressing needs of St. Louis at present is a series of cheap excur- sion trains to Canton, Ohio, The delegates from Alaska ought tobe able to cut big ice at St. Louis. Itisa common thing with them at home. The thing that gives Cleveland the tired | feeling is that when he touches the button his party will no longer do the rest. There will be no way to keep the issue of protection out of politics as long as the American workingman has a right at the polls. The Democrats might as well fight to a finish. It can matter little to them this time whether they hang together or hang separately. The silly season has got far enough along in the East to start a discussion whether it were better to be bald-headed or red-headed. A movement has been started in Chicago to obtain “clean juries,” and it would seem that this entails another movement for free baths. It is reported that Tillman recently donned a dress suit and dined with a New York millionaire, and now what is this country coming to? There will be no faction fights among California Republicans this year. This is to be a marching campaign and all will keep step to the music. If General Weyler is wise he will take the present occasion to enjoy his summer holiday, and turn the Cuban question over 10 General Lee to settle. Adlai Stevenson would doubtiess be very glad to make himself heard just now if he only knew of any issue on which it were safer to talk than to be silent. The terms of twenty-nine Senators will expire next March, and after that we may look for a Republican Senate that will do business instead of obstructing it. In New York William Waldorf Astor looked down upon Boss Croker, but in England, since the Prince of Wales has re- ceived both, they are on the dead level. In the rising tide of silver monometal- lism at Chicago the gold Democrats are hardly likely to be given even a splinter of a plank to hold on to during the flood. —_— One of the epochal events of this cam- paign may be the moving of the National headquarters of political parties from New York to Chicago. The country is moving west. To St. Louis the cyclone was a great dis- aster, and a short convention will disap- point her hopes, but what grinds her most is the fact that her baseball team isin col lapse. The St. Louis Convention will cast that of Sacramento in the shade, but all the same the delegates to the latter will be just as hot as if they were in the full blaze of the sun. As Speaker Reed, in decliningto be a candidate for the Vice-Presidency recently, said he has no desire ‘‘to shine in an orna- niental capacity,’” it is probable he is satis- fied with his photographs. ‘As the Boston Herald says the gold-bug Democrats of New England are relying on “faith, hope and Harrity,” it would seem that poor Grover has ceased to be relied on even in the mugwump center. The New York Sun is generally a stal- wart Demoeratic paper, but the rise of the silver wave in that party has given it such alarm it is already crying out that this year’s bolting will not be barred. According to the present outlook the delegates from the West will go to Chicago ior Boies, those from the South for Steven- son, and as for those from the North and the East they may go to the convention, but they won’t be in it. 1i there be any truth in the story that a flower has been discovered in South Amer- ica which is red in the morning, white at noon and blue at night, we may expect to have it cultivated’ in this country before Jong and boomed as the National flower. The Corning Observer notes that the wool market at Red Bluff has shown prices ranging from 714 to 9 cents, whereas up to 1893 it was from 17)4 to 19 cents. The Observer says: ‘‘Give us back protec- tion, reciprocity and gold, silverand paper money to carry on trade.” 8o say the people also, and so will they do on elec- tion day. | PROTECTIVE TARIFF FIRST. | The effort of a few delegates to the St. Louis Convention to subordinate the tariff question to issues of far less importance l has failed utterly of its purpose. No doubt | it was their honest conviction that the Wilson-Gorman free-trade legislation mon- strocity could be got along with until other props of the Government which the Democracv has pulled down had been re- placed, but they did not reflect public sentiment. Tue great middle class are the wealth- makers of this country, and whatever cir- 5 , cumseribes their opportunity to employ i their energies and skill injures every kind of business enterprise. Hence it is that protection to them against competition that is foreign to them in every phase of | existence is necessarily of greater im- | portance than any other one legislative | act. Had not the tariff law of 1590 been | enacted we should not know nhow the | industries of the country have been | crippled by the operation of the Wilson- Gorman act. It is very true that { the country was uniformly prosperous un- | der the protection laws which the Repub- { ican party heid in force during nearly ‘*thirty years prior to 1890, but it needed the act of that year to awaken the people to a realizing sense of the imvortance of such protection as would cause the devel- | opmentof the vast resources of our own country. The growth of industrial enterprises, from gathering raw material to finished product, during the few years of the ope- ration of the act of 1890, was marvelously great—greater than the record of any other country shows—and when the Dem- ocrats came along and rutblessly made waste places of where great prosperity pre- - | vailed, it was perfectly natural that the | people would demand of the St. Louis Convention that the restoration of the agency which gave the country such sub- | stantial growth should be paramount to | all other work in the direction of applying Republican principles to the conduct of the Nation’s economic affairs. The St. Louis Convention would not voice the will of the penple were it to { make the tariff question of secondary im- poriance, but it will not subordinate the crying needs of the Nation to questions that can wait until smoke is again rolling out of the chimneys of the thousands of idle manufactories. There are too many thousands of idle bread-winners waiting for the Republican party to throw activity into the industrial and commercial opera- tions of the country that they may go to | work to justify any prolonging of the duty of restoring the machinery of trade and traffic to the strength and excellence it vossessed before it was trifled with by Grover Cleveland and company. GATHERING OF THE CLANS, | The several clans of the unterrifiea ! Democracy are gathering for to-morrow’s | battle, and a real old-fashioned knock- | down-and-dig-out time is expected. First | and foremost, no one expects that the party i will win in this State. The leaders are not | figuring upon loaves and fishes for distri- bution, but there may be prospective value | in controlling the organization, for should | the Republican party ever again make the | mistake of letting the State go by default, | the gang that happens to have the machin- | ery of tne organization in hand will have | opportunity to get its hands in the State’s | pocketbook. 1t is to possible future events | that the eyes of the bosses are looking, but while there is nothing encouraging in that | direction for the Democracy, their natur- ally itching palms will drive the factions | to furious fighting for supremacy. | Then, agzain, there has developed an | immense amount of personai animosity in | the last fortnight or so and the battle will rage all the more fiercely for it. Itis con- ceded that the Junta will finaily triumph over all the other factions, which means that the party in California 15 determined to keep up its well-earned reputation for contempt for political cleanliness. The | convention will declare with great empha- is against woman suffrage, and naturally o, for the kind of business the Demo- | cratic party follows would be seriously | hampered by the refining influence of | women. Grover Cleveland will be re- | buked, mildly or otherwise as the wind | happens to biow, for his stand for the gold | dollar, and free silver coinage at 16 to 1 | will be uemanded, not, however, oan prin- ciple, but the doctrine is believed in by Californians, and it would be better poli- tics for the convention to keep in line than to antagonize public sentiment on a ques- tion that is so one-sided. Buu the loudest weeping and wailing will | be heard, though, when it comes to select- | ing delegates to the Chicago Convention. So many have their hearts set on making the trip that under any kind of circum- stances there would begreat and bitter dis- appointment, but when Boss Gould goes among the waiting crowd and puts his | mark upon and attaches strings to those | whom he is willing should go there will be curses loud and long, for in addition to the wail of the Buckleyites there will be heard the lamentations of the Junta henchmen, who are henchmen because of solemn promises of delegateships to the Cimcago gathering. There would be more adroit- ness and less brutality exhibited by the Junta bosses if there was the slightest prospect of carrying the State in the near future for local offices, but there is none, and hence there is no reason why the Buck- ley following and the following of every other opponent should be made to sur- render body and soul to the Gould gang for future use under penalty of the eternal disfavor of the bosses if they refuse to abandon their old leaders. e DEMOCRACY'S PLIGHT. The failure of the Wilson-Gorman act to either stimulate business or provide ade- quate revenue for the current expenses of the Government eliminates the tariff ques- tion from the list of reasons why the peo- ple should prefer Democratic rule and leaves two conspicuous but diametrieally opposite economic principles to be battled for in the National Convention. One is the gold standard of redemption money and the other is the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. This leaves no middle or any other ground for compromise. The gold standard wing insists that the remonetization of silver independent of countries with whom we have trade rela- tions would surely bankrapt the country, and rather than join in a conspiracy to do that they would withdraw from the party and support the candidate of any party that declared for the gold standard. The silver wing insists that the gold wing is in a conspiracy to hand the country over to the capitalistic class in America and Europe to manipulate the money supply in their own interests, and they say that under no circumstances would they support the nominee of‘the party if its platform declares for anything short of bimetallism at the old ratio. Thus it will be seen the wings are too far apart to give hope of any middle ground upon which their differences could be adjusted, and that two conventions and two sets of can- didates are inevitable unless one side or the other makes an abject surrender of principies, which is not to be expected, | especially now that President Cleveland has set the pace for the gold standardites by declaring that it is better Democracy to vote for a sound-money protection Repub- lican than a free-silver tariff-for-revenue only Democrat. But because there is an irrepressible con- flict raging in the ranks of the Democratic party it is no reason why Republicans should be apathetic. On the contrary, they should throw more energy and en- thusiasm into the campaign than ‘ever. The snake that is only scotched 1s still dangerous. To the end, then, that the Democratic party may be weakened and scattered and driven out of the political field, let the work of organizing league and other kinds of campaign clubs go on, until every voting Republican's name is en- rolled for active duty. EMPEROR WILLIAM'S MISTAKE. 1t makes no difference whether Prince Ludwig’s rage at the banquet of the Deutsche Verein at Moscow was real or feigned, the fact remains that he was not slow to take advantage of an opportunity to show the real feeling which exists in the South German States toward the ruler of the German Empire. Itis hard to con- ceive how a greater insult could have been offered the princes of the several States than calling them mere members of the suite cf Prince Henry, the Emperor’s brother, who was the representative of young William at the coronation cere- monies. It may be that the toastmaster purposely gave Ludwig a much-desired opportunity to publicly state the relation that Bavaria in particular sustained to- ward the federation, but anyway there was deep significance 1n his words, when Ludwig arose from the table and said, “We are the Emperor’s allies,” but that in independence of country he stood as a representative of Bavaria separate and apart from the German Empire. When Bismarck brought the several Ger- man States together in one grand federa- tion it was upon tbe basis of offensive and defensive union as against other nations, but in nothing else were the several States to surrender their independence. To be sure it was agreed that there should be a parliament, which should make laws for the government of the federation, but that was to strengthen the alliance. The grand- father and father of the present Emperor recognized that fact, and hence the most cordial relations always existed between them and the rulers of the several South German States. Young William, however, has not let an opportunity pass to show to the world that they were little less than lientenants of his ruling by hereditary right. Gradually he has assumed the role of supreme authority throughout the federation, and on more than one oc- casion he has arrogated to himself the right to not only dictate to the princes, but to let them keep their feet warm by kick- ing the doorstep of his palace until it pleased his Majesty to admit them to his ‘presence. The notion of the Emperor that it was not an ailiance but a complete absorption of the States has been taking deeper root from day to day, and to impress that fact upon the rulers of the States he made them mere members of his representative’s suite at Moscow, thus implying an owner- ship of them. That a high spirited man like Prince Ludwig would resent such an insult is not surprising, especially that he is not omly several years older than Wil- liam but very much his superior in states- manship and in understanding of the art of war. Itissurmised in European polit- ical circles that Ludwig’s fiery speech and | his subsequent withdrawal from the ban- quet hali are seed that will grow into such discontent among the people of the South German States that they may demand the revocation of the articles of federation. But however that may be, itis very cer- tain that the Emperor has stirred up very much of a hornet’s nest in trying to tians- form ambitious princes into tinsel-decked show puppets for his own glorification. “SPAIN'S WAY. The arrogance of Spain is becoming in- tolerant, and yet our Government refuses to resent it. There are several American citizens now languishing in Cuban prizons, and Weyler dilly-dallies and evades when information is asked concerning them. If our Government makes a positive demand for anything, the Spanish Minister at Washbington calls upon our State Depart- ment, and goes away a victor. Spain as- sumes that weare a Nation of fools who can be fed upon taffy, promises and refer ence (o Columbus having discovered America. The President listens to revorts of cruelties inflicted upon peaceable Ameri- can citizens in Cuba, and then comes along Spain denying everytaing, and Spain is believed. Our Nation is struck on one cheek by Weyler and then on the other by the Madrid Government, and all in the most arrogant manner, but the Washington Government says or does nothing. Meanwhile Spain’s diplomats are try- ing to form an alliance with every nation of Europe to join her in war upon the United States should this country recog- nize the belligerency of Cuba. Just now the Madrid Government is promising Russia valuable land concessions on this continent if she wiil stand in with Spain if our Minister to Madrid 18 ordered out of the country. Our Consul-General in Cuba, General Lee, a gentleman of high character and honorable in every way, asked infor- mation about certain American inter- ests and he is answered by a gushing invi- tation to dine with Weyler, thusadding in- sult to injury. No doubt if General Lee had the authority he would promptly bring the matter toan issue, but the Presi- dent appears to enjoy Spain’s arrogance. AS TO HORACE BOIES. Boies appears to be growing altogether too popular to suit some of the other as- pirants for the glory of bearing away the Chicago nomination. His Democracy is not only seriously questioned, but his mental capacity is being measured in a way that shows a lack of confidence in the quality and quantity of his gray matter. 1t is charged, too, that he was a rampant Republican so short a time ago that were he elected he might turn to his old politi- callove. But there need be no hesitation on the scare of his chances for election. The destiny of this country leads away from speckled or died-in-the-wool Democ- racy. However, some of the charzes against Boies are well founded. He certainly iy below the average in statesmanship; be- sides, no one who knows him would bet that to-morrow he would advocate the principles he promulgated to-day. He has twisted the doctrine of free silver coinage into every possibie shape, and the dis- coveries he makes in the science of money are marvelous for their obtuseness. His latest manifesto savs that as between the gold standard and complete stlver mono- metaliism he prefers the latter first, last and all the time. At the same time, rather than not receive the nomination he would subordinate his personal convic- tions to the will of Wall street; but under no circumstances would he try to learn to love Grover Cleveland. Mr. Boies sent in a slate for Iowa appointments, but the President appointed the other fellow in every instance. COAST EXCHANGES. The Campbell Weekly Visitor, one year old, gives evidence of its prosperous condition by coming out in enlarged form at the beglnning of its new volume. Its publishers. Blaine & Williams, have furnished a creditable paper, and are richly deserving of the success they have achieved, There is something worthy of more substan- tial reward than praise and admiration in the splendid work of Mrs. Thad J. McFarland in successfully managing and editing the Folsom Telegraph since the demise of her husband who had so long and so well guided that paper’s destiny. Mrs. McFarland proved her- self equal to a trying emergency, and it is pleasing to learn that the people of Folsom and vicinity appreciate bher demonstrated pluck, energy and ability. J.T.Flynn, a well-known economic writer, has taken editorial charge of the San Francisco Populist, of which political weekly William G. C. Pitt is the publisher. The adventof Mr. Flynn in the capacity above mentioned augurs well for the future of that party publi- cation. Rev. H. H. Farnham has purchased the Brentwood Enterprise from its late editor, F. M. Eachus, who has acquired a controlling in- terest in the Tribune, published at his old home in Newman, and will hereafter preside in the Tribune sanctum. The Contra Costa Gazette comes to us looking as fresh and bright as & daisy in & brand new dress throughout. Martinez has reason to feel proud of its clean and progressive weekly. The effort which has been making to reopen the Stockton pottery promises to be successtul atlast. “Like many other important indus- tries,” says the Stockton Mail, “‘the pottery fell through just as it was on the verge of pay- ing handsome dividends,and if siarted up ugain there is hardly any question but it will soon be an important factor in the prosperity of Stockton. For some time subscriptionshave been under way, and of the $50,000 required $43,000 has been pledged. A.C. Hopkinson is now endeavoring to raise the balance, and from the outlook it is lisely that the remainder will be secured without much difliculty.” That the establishment of one industrial plant encourages another to follow, the Fresno Interior says, is proven by Fresno's experience with the Tenney fruit cannery. Since the work of preparing that instizution for active operations has been under way another com- pany hes had representatives looking this field over with a view of locating here, and indics- uons point to the immediate erection of a second large fruit and vegetable canning es- tablishment in the raisin center. There are luminous prospects ahead for Merced, and the Star of that city observes that with the building of the railroad to the Yosemite Valley a cross-the-country connec- tion with Newman and the extension of the Oakdale branch to Sanger Merced will be 1ooked upon as being “strictly init.”” All these improvements are among the possibilities in the near future. A most encouraging bit of news comes from the Mojave desert region. The Bakersfleld Californian informs us that while laborers were finishing up the well for the five-stamp mill at Kane Springs the bottom seemed to drop out at twenty feet and the water came in s0 fast that the workmen could scarcely get out in time to save themselves from a gooa wetting. In forty-five minutes the whole well was filled up and the water was running over the top. This gives great abundance of water for mill work and it can be run direct into the battery. The mill in question 1s the property of Messrs. Stanton and Koehnand thisremark- ablediscovery of water assures the success of the enterprise. The men who have been boring for oil down at Halfmoon Bay failed to strike what they were looking aiter, but their operations showed the existence of good deposits of fine asphaltum and the Coast Advocate declares that 1t will pay city eapitalists to investigate this new discovery. 3 Fresng comes to tne front with a sensational gold discovery, and we 1aay soon hear that half the city has been staked out in mining claims. Here is the story, as reiated by the Fresno Republican: *“While digging a hole for an electric-light pole June 8 at the corner of K and Stanislaus streets the workmen came to & bed of sand which had the appearance of a gold formation. Some of them had seen gold mines before and carried away some of the sand to pan it out. It would not have been surprising to finda trace of gold in it, as nearly all the soil oi these plains shows traces of tne yellow metal, but they were not prepared fora yield of 8 cents to the pan. They washed three | Dpans and got 24 cents. “The discoverynaturally caused some excite- ment, for if a bed of sand that rich exists there of any considerable depth it is valuable. A man with a shovel and pan could make $15 a day; and the land would be as good for build- ing purposes after it was mined as before, If the sand is ten feet deep, an ordinary lot will yield in the neighborhood of $25,000, A man could afford to have his lot turned upside down for that sum. No one knows how much of this rich sand exists there. “It may be that the bed of a prehistoric creek lles there, and its channel may be enor- mously rich.” The Merced Star has entered upon its seven- teenth volume. Itisan excellent publication and a strong champion of the interests of Mer- ced County. Sonora is rejoicing over the assurance that an artificial ice plant will soon be.dn operation there. The Sonora Democrat says that the plant will begin to arrive during the present week, and proceeds thus: ‘‘H. A. Preston, Frank Sisson and John C. Kitton, the pro- moters of the enterprise, were in San Francisco during the past week arranging for its accept- ance and shipmeént. It will have a capacity of 3000 pounds daily, with ample cold storage facilities for some time to come. The location of the works is in a most convenient place at the site of the old flouring mill. Ice will be delivered to Sonora customers early in the morning and to Jamestown, Quartz Mountain and Stent before noon. ‘‘Arrangements will bo made with the con- necting stage lines to deliver the productto Summerville, Soulsbyville and Columbia daily, so that nearly the entire county will be coy- ered each day. Those engaged in conducting public houses evince & warm interest to see it in working order. The men identified with it do not know what failure means, and itisa sure bet it will be a big success.”” Oakdale now has electricity and irrigation, and the Oakdale Leader rightly opines “that it is & pretty good. starter. The lights burn brilliantly, although the full force has not yet been applipd. The results are satisiactory and everybody is well pleased. The Stanislaus Miling and Power Company at Knights Ferry has lots of power 10 spare. Stockton’s new%ra that dawned when the Valley Road and Corral Hollow lines made that city a common terminal point seems now to be reddening into the luster of day. Wit ness this expression from the Stockton Inde- pendent: ‘‘Forty-two thousand dollars invested in Stockton reul estate by the Corral Hollow Rail- road and Coal companies is an evidence that they have great faith in the permanency of the supply of coal, It is alsoastrong evidence of their value to Stockton and of what they will soon do to make that value apparent. When the coal company begins the develop- ment of its cemént mine that value will be in- creased. In fact, the value of the mines and all the good they bring in their train cannot be overestimated. It was & happy day for Stockton when the present owners took posses- DAY, JUNE 15, 1896, the water question, which affects us in the country as much as you in the city. The placing of water on the lands of this county south of the Sweet- water system means orchards instead of sage- brush, and orchards mean wealth. With these great mesas covered with water the iemon indus- try will assume the importance it deserves and San Diego will become the lemon supply center of the United States. That alone will make this city rich and populous, but it will not stop there, as & big lemon industry will mean the growth of busi- ness both by rail and sea. Apropos of irrigation the Oceanside Blade says that C. H. Hill of the Hill ranch has en- tered into a contract with Messrs. Shore and Crandall of Los Angeles’ by which the latter gentlemen are to develop 400 miners’ inches of water on the former's ranch at a cost of $10,000. He takes no chances of responsibil- ity in the matter whatever. When the water is developed and the fact shown it will then fall upon Mr. Hill to take the water and pay for it. PERSONAL. Senator J. H.Seawell of Ukiah is at the Grand. ‘W. Sarles, the Gonzales merchant, is & guest at the Grand. D. Williams of Portland, Or., is registered at the Cosmopolitan. Dr. George Yardley Taylor of Burlington, N. J., is & Lick guest. H. L. Foy of Mare Island is at the Baldwin for a tew days’ visit. George Mainhart, & mining man of Grass Valley, is at the Grand. James Walsh, a cattleman of El Paso de Robles, is at the Grand. Sheriff James T. Peck of Merced is among the late arrivals at the Lick. H. R. McNoble, a Stockton attorney, is & re- cent arrival at the Grand. J. E. Booth, & capitalist of Provo, Utah,isa guest at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Ex-Judge S. F. Geil,an attorney from Sa- linas, has a room at the Occidental. 3 J. Crittenden Underwood arrived at the Oc- cidental yesterday from Guatemala. J. M. Lakeman, known as a prosperous miner of Grass Vailey, is staying at the Lick. James Kiefer, the Seattle lawyer, is at the Occidental with his wife and daughter. D. M. Stuart, & well-known husiness man of Astoria, is a guest at the Cosmopolitan. C. H. Polley, a wealthy rancher of Downie- ville, is a guest at the Cosmovolitan Hotel. Among the latest arrivals at the Cosmopoli- tan are Mrs. Body and family of S8anta Ros: George L. Fisher, manager of Fuller & Co.'s business at Stoekton, is staying at the Grand. V. 8. McClatchy, proprietor of the Eacra- mento Bee, is at the California with his wife. A. H. Rose of Sacramento County, formerly a State official, arrived at the Grand last night. Charles J. Noack, the largest jewelry dealer of Sacramento, is spending a few days at the Lick. Andrew B. Paris, & lawyer of San Bernar- dino, is among yesteraay’s arrivals at the Russ. James Lee, a business man of Eureka, Hum- boldt County, is registered at the Cosmopol- itan Hotel. R. P. Keating of Virginia City, & mining superintendent and & Democratic politician, is among the Palace guests. 0. M. Galloway, an Englishman with large interests in India, arrived here yesterday en route to Vancouver on business. Mrs. Helen McKenzie of Scotland is at the Occidental. Sheis on her way to Hawaii to visit her brother, Mr. Cowins of Honolulu. Among the recent arrivals at the Palace are Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Delmage and Alexander Goodman 0f London. They are traveling for pleasure. S. W. De Witt of Washingten, D.C., an In- dian claims adjuster, hes returned to the Baldwin after several months’ work in the Southwest. .Colonel John H. Sopej, commander of the Hawaiian military forces, returned yesterday from an Eastern irip, and will start to-morrow for Honolulu. J. Wakefield, an attorney, of Honoluluy, isat the Occidental with his wife end S. Wakefield. They have returned from the East and are bound for the islands. Colonel W. P, Rutler, a Chicago attorney, re- turned to the City yesterday after conciuding some business in the country. He willleave in & day or two for his home. John A. Hicks, Willlam Blackstone Rankin, Peter Ball and A. R. Denike, San Jose mem- bers of the Santa Clara County Democratic delegation to Sacramento, arrived at the Bald- win last night. D. A. Ostrom, ex-State Senator, owner of & large ranch near Yuba and prospective Yo- semite Valley Commissioner, provided the Governor mekes & change, arrived at the Grand yesterday. N. C. Den, a Democratic delegate irom Santa Barbara and a descendant of one of the oldest families of that place, is at the Occidental, but will leave for Sacramento this afternoon to at- tend the convention. Among the City of Para’s passengers for this port yesterday was Mrs. H. H. Wharton, a weelthy woman from Guatemala, who ison her way to Arizona, where she proposes to make some invesments. C. F. Wyman, vice-president of the Santa Clara Fruit Exchange, is on a visit to the City, and is quartered at the Grand Hotel. He says the fruit crop in the Santa Clara Valley gives excellent promise of an abundant yield. John Bradbury, the Los Angeles capitalist and ex-proprietor of the Los Angeles Herald, is at the Palace. It was about a year ago that M'r. Bradbury made 8 record trip around the world as a feature of his general enjoyment of life. Among the Central American arrivals at the Occidenial yesterdsy were Manuel Jiminez, a rich coffee-planter; Luisa de Jiminez and Narcisa Rivas, all of Salvador, and A. Asturias, Mrs. Asturias and Margarita de Ascusio of Guatemala. F. W. Tallmadge, who has recently estab- lished a lumber mill in Guatemala, returned from Central America yesterday and took up his quarters at the Grand. He isone of the Tallmadges that used to have lumber and shingle mills 1n several of the Eastern States. Captain M. F. Taylor, the maneger of Hearst's big ranch near San Simeon and a San Luis Obispo County delegate to the Democratic Convention at S8agramento, came up from Port Harford by steamer yesterday. He isat the Occidental waiting for the erowd to move toward the capital city. REASSURED. They told us that “new women’’ had deposed the summer girls: ‘That learning had supplanted gentle grace: That we'd miss the merry laughter; that the lightly waving curls No more would make a halo 'round each face; That Komleu and Benedicks would go quite out t; style Since femininity applied for fame. Yet June-time biithely greets us, and the orange ‘blosgoms smile, And the wedding bells are ringing just tne same, No longer do we contemplate her wisdom with di smay, And hear her polysyllables and sigh; Our gloomy apprehensions gre as lightly rolled aws & As the dlonds that hung across an April sky. For we know that e’en ambition, with its greed and with its guile, Life's tender moods can never wholly claim, Since June-time blithely greets us, and the orange Dblossoms smile, Aud the wedding bells are ringing just the same, —Washington Star. NEWSPAPER PLEASANTRY. Though the trolley an’ the bike Shows a heap o skill, Ain't got nothin’ yet thet goes Fast ez money will, ~—Washington Star. “Did he look like a bigyelist!” «“Qh, dear, no; not in the least. Why, he could stand up straight with no perceptible sion of the mines, and Stockton peole should | estore."—Chicago Post. show their appreciation of the fact.” What irrigation can accomplish is shown in a very graphic manuer by the San Diego Union, which quotes J. A. McRae, 8 leading lemon- grower in that section. Although his remarks refer to San Diego, where the precipitation is very small, they have a general application: “We are growers of lemons ourselves,” said Mr. McRae yesterday, “and of course our interests will naturally lie in sendmng only the best lemons to the Easy and thus working up a reputation for superior fruit. 1n my opinion nothing will help us fruit-growers =0 much as the speedy settlement of “Funmy thing about this telephone:” “What's that?"” “If youswear into it they cut you off, and if you don’t swear they never hear you.”—Chi- cago Record. “That young man stayed till after mid- night,” began the stern parent, with all the acerbity he could command. “Yes, papa,” answered the silver Senator’s daughter. “‘He left me at just 16 minutes to 1.” “J—I guess he's all right, after alL.”—Cincin- nati Enquirer. AROUND THE CORRIDORS. Sherift H. L. Bargwardt Jr. of Kern County, Tnow et the Russ, just missed capturing the out- law and bandit, Phil Crowley, last week, be- cause of the impulsiveness of one of his posse at the critical moment. Crowley has been at large for a little over & yearnow, having escaped {rom the StocktonIn- sane Asylum, whither he was transferred from the State prison after working tha insanity dodge to perfection. He is 27 years of age, nearly six feet in height and desperate, be- cause to be captured means twenty-five years, or nearly a lifetime, in prison. It is known that he has been lurking in Rern County ever since last December, maintained by persons who harbor him trom fear of vengesnce rather than from a desire to defy the authorities, The Sheriff learned of Crowley’s wHereabouts several weeks ago, and had one of his posse living with him up to the morning of the at- mpted capture. w’l‘h’; bsld‘:l was staying in & cabin with twvo woodchoppers up in the hills and the Sheriff's deputy happened in upon them on the pretext of looking after some cattle his father had in that neighborhood. When he had learned Crowley’s daily habits he informed his chief and the Sheriff moved on the scene at night with three well-armed men, including his brother. “Just as we expectea,” said Sheriff Barg- wardt, “Crowley eame out of the cnm.n and split some kindling for the morning fire. ,l could have picked him off easy enough, but I'd soomer let any man escape than shoot him: down like a dog. Then the blue smoke began to rise from the chimney and Crowley left the house with a bucket and started down to the creek abont 200 yards away. We knew he would. That was our chance. We rushed for- ward. Three of my men stationed themselves in the house while my brother and I took our ositions outside. p“My directions were that no one should make a move until Crowley was right up at the door. Then all were to level on him and yell at him to throw up his bands. Notone man in a hundred would;have refused to surrender with five shotguns and Winchesters bristling all about him. «Crowley was armed. He had a big horse- pistol stuck down 1n his trousers’ belt. He came up from the creek with the water, and when he was sixty yards from the door one of my men became over-anxious, aimed at him and yelled. Crowley dropped the bucket of water and lit out. I had to run way around the house to get sight of him, and then only caught three glimpses of the nppeg part of his body as he was running throug; the chap- parral, so the three bullets I sent after him only encouraged him to increase his speed.” PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Con- naught are the first knights of the new Vie- torian Order. The young Duke of Manchester, says & cor- respondent, may be expected to soon follow the example of his fellow duke, Marlborough, and visit the United States for a bride. His mother is an American woman. The memory and worth of the poet Words- worth will be fittingly honored before the end of the century, half a century after his death, by the publication of a final and complete edi- tion of his poetry and prose. Queen Victoria’s traveling expenses in con- nection with her trip to the Riviera amounted to about $25,000. There was a royal special train from Cherbourg to Nice and back, and a special for the servants, horses and heavy lug- gage from Boulogne to Nice and back. Miss Pheebe Vinton has retired from the em- ployment o1 the Hamilton Woolen Company, Southbridge, Mass., after a continuous seryice of forty-four years and six months. In all this time Miss Vinton not only worked 1n the same mill and the same room, but she operated the same set of four looms. Cecil J. Rhodes is the fourth son of the viear of Bishop Stortford, Herefordshire. He was sent for his health to Natal, where his brother was a planter. He subsequently went to Kim- berly diamond diggings, where he soon became conspicuous and amassed a large fortune. He entered the Cape House of Assembly 8s mem- ber for Barkly. In 1890 he became Prime Minister of Cape Colony. The Duke of Argyll, the sole survivor of Lord Palmerston’s Cabinet which forty years ago drew up and contracted the treaty of Paris, the basis of Britain’s subsequent dealings with Turkey, has, 1n a small volume soon to be is- sued by John Murray, supplied the want of & brief narrative of the chain of events which have led to the position now held by Britain with regard to the Eastern question. LADY'S BLOUSE WAIST WI(TH VEST EFFECT. A blouse waist with vest effect, which is ad- justable if desired, is appreciated by all women, allowing, as it does, of a variety, with very slight expenditure. The pattern has & fitted lining, over which the material is laid; the fronts gathered at the shoulder and belt, the back laid in pleats at the shoulders and gathered at the waist. The vest is a separate piece, that may be sewed to the waist or may be made separate. The waist here illustrated is of pink taffetas, with black lines. The trimming is of jet, with belt and collar of ribbon velvet. Now, if this vest is not sewn to the waist, but simply made separate, with the collar of veivet sewn to it, the neck of the waist being finished with & binding, how easy to change the effect by mak- ing an extra vest of pleated black chiffon, with a collar of the same, or & vest of pink chiffon with a black velvet collar. A third change mightbe made of white nainsook, with ruffles of narrow yellow Valenciennes lace. These vests of neinsook are the latest fad, and very dainty ones are sold, ready tucked and trimmed, for $150 a yard and upward. Half a yard only is required. With this should be worn tiny points of the same nainsook and lace laid over the front of the collar, one on either side, the points downward. Cuffs of nainsook can be added and the pattern for them is included, though not shown in the ill';lfifl’lflo;.l & is model has been used for making wai. of black satin or cre%on to match a gfm, ti': color being supplied by vests of bright-colored chiffon or taffetas. A friil of yellow lace on both sides of the vest.is a great addition. One waist of black crepon had a yellow flowered taffetas vest, with Irills of yellowish lace and collar of yellow chiffon. Wash goods make up very charmingly after t! model with nain- 800k, lace or embroidery for the vest. using ribbon for the collar, belt and a finish down the sides of the vest. FROM WESTERN SANCTUMS. And Work for It. _ Healdsburg Enterprise. Prosperity only comes to those who seek it. Exchanges Please Take Notice. Portland Newsboys’ Calamity Howler. We have not the slightest objections of using your columns without giving you eredit, but when you begin to use our columns without glving\u our due then we kick, as thatisa orse of another color. A Great Scheme, Fresno Populist. Under the funding bill the Government will at the end of the term—ninety years—be $129,. 400,000 out of pocket, or $69,000.000 more than its present claim against the Central Pa- cific alone. Better eancel it now if thatisto be the only alternative. Recognition Unnecessary. #an Bernardino Times-Index. Cuban belligerency needs no recognition from this or any other country—it is self- evident. Unfortunate Cripvle Creek, Fresno Republican. There is no town in the country at the pres- ent time with & more appropriate name than Cripple Creek. Conundrums. Alameda Argus. * Whe will the Democratic candidate be? What will the Democratic policy be? What will the Democratic platform contain? These be conundrums indeed. Pulling Down and Building Up, San Jacinto Register. Not so much “How can I destroy this evil?” ‘but “What better thing can I put in its place?” is the real question. Constructive ability is what the world wants. An All-the-Year-Round Queen. Fresno Watchman. Rose queens are getting thick (numerically) in California. Nearly every pretty girl has had her queenhood aud got her picture in the papers this spring. Now if she will learn to do cooking tor ma and mending for pa she will be & queen all the year. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. REVEIL DU MaTiN—M. F., City. “Le Reveil du Matin” is French, and translated means ihe morning awakening. GERMAN EMPIRE—L. 8., City. The population of the German Empire, according to the census of June 14, 1895, was 51,758,364. NoT TRANSLATED—J. J., La Cresta, Mexico. “Ben Hur” has not been translated into the Spanish language, neither has “East Lynue.” GRADUATE IN MEDICINE—H. 8., City. There is no medical coliege in this City, allopathic or homeopathic “where one can attend in the evening and graduate in medicine.” A LicExse—W. M,, City. If anassociation in. corporates 1o carry on a general merchandise store it must obtaina license irom each county in which it desires to transact business. RAIN 1N 1895—]. B. H,, City. On the 3d of September, 15893, there was a trace of rain in this City; also traces on the 8th and 9th of that month. 1t commenced to rain at10:50 P. M. on the 9th, and continued until 8:50 A. M.on the 10th. BIAN EASTER DaAY—A. F., City. Since 1801 Easter Sunday has fallen on the Sth of April but on two oceasions, in 1849 and In 1860. In 1844 Easter fell on April 7; in 1845 on March 23, and in 1846 it fell on April 12, THE DE WINTON ARSON CASE—A. 8., City. W. ‘W. de Winton, charged with arson, was tried in the Superior Court of this City and County, and on April 20, 1895, was found guilty. He took an appeal, filing the pufers on the 31st of May.’ The case is still pending before the Su- vreme Court. SQUIRRELS—Subscriber, Lompoe, Cal. There are a number of agents which it is claimed will “kill squirrels before they can get back to their holes,” but this department canno. ad- vertise any of them. Anydruggist will be able to advise you as to what poison is best 10 use to rid yourself of the pests. 'CURRENCY AND GoLD—J. B. Mec., Dayton, Nev. From the report of the Comptroller of the Treasury of the United States, it appears that in January, 1873, the currency price of $100 gold was $112, and the gold price of $100 cur- Tency was 889 28. On January 1, 1874, the currency price of $100 gold was $110 25, and the gold price of $100 currency was $90 70, FRESH buttercups, 25¢ a pound. Townsend's.* ————————— EPECIAL iniormation daily to manufacturers, business houses and public men by the Presi Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Montgomery. * ——————— “Has he learned to ride the wheel yet?” “Idon’t think so. I've never seen any scars on his face. hicago Post. 899 75 to Washington, D. C., and Re- turn. The official excursion to the fifleenth annual convention of the Young People’s Society Chris- tian Endeavorat Washington, D, C., July 7, will leave Los Angeles Monday, June 29, at 2 p.. and San Francisco Tuesday, June 30,8t 7 A. M. The route will be via the Central Pacific, Union Pacific, Chicago and Northwestern, and Baltimore and Ohio railways, and the excursion will be made under the personal supervision of G. W, Campbell, president of the California Christian Endeavor Union, 18 North Second Street, San Jose, and William G. Alexander, ex-president of the Cali- fornia Christian Endeavor Unio, 21 Nortn Fourth street, San Jose. For further information and reservation of berths apply to either of the gentle- men or to D. W. Hitchcock, 1 Montgomery street, * San Francisco; C. E. Bray, 2 New Montgomery street, San Francisco; G. F. Herr, 25 South Spring street, Los Angeles, or to any ticket agent of the Southern Pacific Compan; —— e e—— Excursions to Grand Canyon of the Colorado. An excellent opportunity for seeing this wonder- ful scenery at & nominal expense is afforded through the excursions to leave San Francisco June 20 and July 1 over the Atlantic and Pacific Rallroad. Fare includes stage trip from Flagstaft, meals en route and hotel expenses at Canyon, $75. For full particulars call on or address Thos. Cook & Son, excursion agents, 631 Market street, under Palace Hotel, or any agent Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. H. C. Rush, assistant general passenger agent, 61 Chronicle building, S. F. ————— St. Louis Convention. Partles taking advantage of the chesp rates to the Republican Convention can secure tickets re- turning via St. Paul and the Northern Pacific Rallroad. T. K. Stateler, general agent, 638 Mar- ket street, San Franci: ————————— “Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup'’ Has been used over 50 years by millions of mothery Tor their children while Teething with perfect suc- cess. It soothes the child, softens the gums, sllays Pain, cures Wind Colic, regulates the Bowels and isthe best remedy for Diarrhceas, whether arising from teething or other causes. Forsale by Drug- gists In every part of the world. Be sure snd ask for Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. 25¢ & batila, e CoRONADO.—Atmosphere is perfectly dry, sofs and mild, being entirely free from the mists com- mon further north. Round-trip tickets, by steam- ship, including fifteen days’ board a: the Hotel dal Coronado, $60; longer stay $2 50 perdaj. Apply 4 New Montgomery st., SanFraucisco. e First Fairy—I want & husband who is easily pleased. Second Ditto—Don’t worry, dear; that's the Harlem Life SELLS Clina Ware —AT—— MONEY-SAVING PRICES. Cups, Shnucers and Plates, decorated, 7}4c each. Decorated Pitchers, Porcelain—15¢, 20c, each. Cry;:)tl Glass Berry Sets, per set, 25¢, 35¢, Table Tumblers, per set, 20c, 25¢, 30c. Decorated Dinner Set; compiete, 60 pieces, $4 65 and $5 25. Decorated Toulet Set, complete, $1 65. Genuine Carlsbad China, exquisitely decora- ted, Dinner Set, 100 pieces, §15 00. The kind and quality others charge $25. —AT—— (sreat American [mporting Tea (o, MONEY SAVING STORES: 1344 Market st. 146 Ninth st. 2510 _Mission st. 218 Third st. jo Sixth st. 2008 Fillmore st. 7 Kearny st. 065 ket st. 1419 Polk 3006 Sixteenth st. 521 Montgomery ave. 104 nd st. 333 Hayes st. 3259 Mission st. 52 Market st. (Headquarters), S. F. 1053 Washington st. 616 E. Twelfth st. 131 San Pablo ave. oy Bm:\:ny, Oakland 1355 Park st., Alameda.