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1896. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, : SRR CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES—Postage Free: Dally and Sunday CALL, one week, by carrier..$0.15 Daily and Sunday CALL, one year, by mail.... 6.00 Daily and Sunday CALL, six months, by mail.. 3.00 Dally and Sunday CALZ, three months by mail 1.50 Daily and Sundsy CALL, one month, by mail. .65 Sunday CAL, one year, by mail. 1.50 WXEKLY CALL, One year, by mail. . 150 THE SUMMER MONTHS. Are you going to the country on s _vacation * If #8, it {8 no trouble for us to forward THE CALL to your address. Do not let it miss you for you will miss it. Orders given to the carrier or left at Business Office will receive prompt sttention. XO EXTRA CHARGE. BUSINESS OFFICE: 710 Market Street, San Francisco, California. Telephon Main—1868 EDITORIAL ROOMS: 517 Clay Street. Telephone. ...Main—1874 BRANCH OFFICES: 530 Montgomery street, corner Clay; open until 9:80 o'clock. 830 Hayes street; open until 9:30 o'clock. 718 Larkin street; open until 9:30 o’clock. SW. corner Sixteenth and Mission streets; open wntil § o'clock. 3518 Mission street; open nntil 9 o'clock. 116 Minth street; open until 9 o'clook. OAKLAND OFFICE : 908 Broadway. EASTERN OFFICE: Rooms 81 and 82, 34 Park Row, New York City. DAVID M. FOLTZ, Special Agent. TUESDAY. AUGUST 4, 1896 THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. e —————————t—em PATRIOTISM, PROTECTION and PROSPERITY. FOR PRESIDENT— WILLIAM McKINLEY, of Obio FOR VICF-PRESIDENT— GARRET A, HOBART, of New Jersey ELECTION NOVEMBER 3, 1896. Watson sticks to Bryan like a cockle burr to a donkey’s tail. McKinley and the masses against Bryan and the blatherskites is the way it stands, Almost any kind of epirit can be found in the Democratic party except enthu- siasm. The men who are ardent in support of the Chicago platform are men who baven’t read it. You can tell the silver-mine owner in these days by his limp. The leg pulling has begun, Bourke Cockran is another stalwart Democrat who bolts the Chicago ticket be- cause he cannot swallow it. No man can consider the industrial situation of California without seeing the necessity of a protective tariff, The free-trader may talk of free silver and prosperity, but he is still the same old enemy of American industry. The renomination of Mr. Loud in the Fifth District has made Kelly’s vindica- tion race feel tired of itself already. The breaking up of the free-lunch route will be construed by the average Democrat as another blow at his privileges as a citi- zen. Gorman reiterates his willingness to support the Chicago ticket, but all the same he has never been heard to say that he likes it. Just as soon as the Populists get a good warm movement on them you will see them taking to the middle of the road and giving Democracy the ha ha. The campaign has hardly been started and yet Bryan has aiready been put on the defensive to such-an extent that he asks for time before answering, The present condition of business and industry will not survive the campaign. We will have either McKinley and some- thing better or Bryan and something worse. The development of the sugar industry under a Republican tariff woula put more money into the hands of workingmen than would free coinage under a Demo- cratic tariff, A vote for McKinley is a vote for sound money, sound business and sound sense, while a vote for Bryan is a vote for sound, sound, sound, without either money, busi- ness or sense. The efforts of the Ezaminer to represent the Republican party as a defender of the funding bill is one of the most futile fakes of the campaign and shows that Democ- racy itself nceds a defender to save it from its fakers, Bryan's reply to the charge of beinga hireling of the silver-mine owners is not waited with any great degree of interest. ‘What difference does it make whether he worked his chin for hire or simply be- cause he couldn’t keep it still? The more the people reflect upon the issues of the campaign the more clearly do they perceive that the Republican party is the only one they can rely upon to protect the property interests of the country and restore prosperity to the people. “The movement launchea at Chicago,” says Bourke Cockran, “is an attempt to take property from the hands of those who created it and place it in the hands of those who covet it,”” and that is exactly the way it looks to every intelligent man in the country. SRSl Bryan was nominated by the Populists on the express understanding that Sewall was to be withdrawn and the Vice-Presi- dency given to Watson, but there is now every prospect that the Democrats will break the agreemeut and betray the men who trusted them. Every stadent of financial affairs knows that a strong sentiment in fayor of inter- nationsal bimetallism existsin every nation in Burope, and with a strong Republican administration in office and restored pros- perity in the country it will be easy for us to lead the way to the free coinage of silver by methods that will not disturb business. SR The development of the beet-sugar in- dustry in this State under the direction and management of so sble a business man as Claus Spreckels wili result in a large increase of profit to farmers and to workingmen, and will not only save to Calfornia much money we now send abroad but will bring money inte the THE SALINAS BANQUET. The reception given at Salinas to Mr. Claus Spreckels by the people of Monterey County is one of the events of the day that | can be regarded with no little satisfaction by Californians of all classes. It wasa gathering of men representing all forms of industry in the county, both urban and rural, and gave expression to the common esteem which all industrious men have for those great promotors of industry whose works tend to increase prosperity, advance civilization and add to the wel- fare of all. The occasion was in every way worthy of such a gathering. Mr. Spreckels went te Salinas to announce to the farmers of the surrounding district that if they would furnish him with the sugar beets he would erect in that county the largest and best equipped sugar refinery in the worid. In his address he said: “The factory will cover a wide area of land. It will eat up 3000 tons of beets every day and turn out every day 450 tons of refined sugar ready for market. That means the distribution among the farmers of $12,000every day, and $5000 more paid to workmen and for other materials in the manufacturing. You can see, therefore, that this is an im- portant matter. Now, as I say, it isfor you to grow the beets. I'll do the rest.” It is scarcely necessary to say that an address of that kind, containing a promise of such industrial munificence frop a man whose promises are as good as gold, zwakened a true enthusiasm among the listeners. Such an announcement of en- terprise would be noted as a matter of im- rortance even in the largest cities and to the wealthiest States in the Union. To the peopnle of Salinas and of Monterey County it was an assurance of the begin- ning of a veritable new era. An industry which will distribute $12,000 among farm- ers and $5000 among workingmen ‘every day of the year will surely exerta power- ful and ever-widening influence for good, and by the wealth it diffuses through the community afford the means for the estab- lishment of new industries and new enter- prises as yet undreamed of. The glowing prospect, moreover, is not confined to the limits of Monterey County or Salinas Valley, Every part and portion of California will derive some benefit and good from the development of this great industry. The ambition of Mr. Spreckels is not limited to the comstruction of a single refinery to be the largest in the world. He desires to make California the largest sugar-producing section of the world, to raise the output from this State to a point where it will be able not only to supply all the needs of its own people, but. to ship abroad annually not less than 60,- 000,000 tons of refined sugar. That means, of course, & steady golden revenue flowing into the State toadd its stimulus to every trade and brighten the comforts of every home. It is worth noting, moreover, that for this great factory to be established in their county, Mr. Spreckels asks of the people ot Monterey neither the land for a site, nor a present, nor a bonus of any kind. All that he asks to make California the sugar-producer of the United States is some protection against the competition of the cheap labor of Europe. It is his intention to maintain the rate of wages now prevailing in California, and hisde- sire is to increase them if possibie. Cer- tainly, therefore, workingmen, farmers and tradesmen of every class and degree should support him in the work, As B, V. Sargent said at the Salinas banquet: “The man who has made Huntington, the greatest railroad magnate of the world, bow the knee to him; the man’who could go to Pniladelphia and swallow the sugar trust, digest it cobblestones and all and return to California in serene health and some $10,000,000 better off, will not failin this undertaking. It behooves us to join nim and hold up his hands to our ntmost ability.” DEMOCRATIO DISAFFEQTION. If the ring that captured the Democratic convention at Chicago has been making calculations on carrying New York, Bourke Cockran has compietely upset them all, Mr. Cockran returned from Europe last Saturday, and pot many hours after land- ing he had a plan formulated to defedt Bryan. Undoubtedly Mr. Cockran is one of the most astute Democratic politicians in the country, besides he appears to have taken off his coat and entered the cam- paign for no purpose other than to pre- vent Bryan's election. Hitherto Mr. Cockran has been ciassed with the Bourbon wing of his party, but he believes that the political situation is such as {o justify every Democrat who loves the principles of his party in giving his hearty support to Major McKinley. Mr. Cockran says in so many words to suppost the Chicago nominee is to encour- age disorder, repudiation ana confusion in all the channels of business. The work- ingmen of the country are especially appealed to to join in a crusade against the man whose theories of Government are hostile to labor. He believes Bryan’s election would introduce a reign of com- munism and not only paralyze all indus- tries, but make an enforced division of property accumulation. He believes that with Bryan as President and a Congress in sympathy with him every workingman, and everybody else for that matter, who had by industry and frugality accumulated 8 home would be assailed by those who prefer idleness to industry., It is of no consequence whether Mr, Cockran has overdrawn the picture or not. It is enough to know that there is enough in the situation to cause alarm when such an uncompromising Democrat as he advo- cates the combining of the patriotic ele- ment of his party with the Republicans, and together make the defeat of Altgeld- ism a common cause. But Mr. Cockran is not the only prominent Democrat who is willing to put aside party allegiance for the time. Jobn R. Fellows, Mr. Whitney and scores of other well-known party leaders are declaring war upon the Chicago platform and nominees, and it is a mis- take to suppose that their following among the rank and file is not in ‘sympathy with them. Nevertheless, it is the duty of Re- pubicans to make haste to organize in every voting district. The burden of the work of defeating Bryan is upon the shoulders of the rank and file of the Re- publican party. Do not forget that. N0 MIDDLE GROUND. Bryan and his managers are seeking personal gain at the expense of honest and industrious citizens. There is noth- ing in their declaration of principles ‘that is not vicious in purpose, and, although the campaign is not fully under way, it has reached the stage where it becomes the duty of every supporier of good government, protection to labor and sound money to publicly so announce himself, The plan of campaign adopted by the Bryan machine 18 to appeal to the ‘worst eiement of the country with prom- ises that the SBupreme Court shall be overthrown and the Nation's treasury turned into a public money supply agency. The theme of Bryan speakers will be plenty of money and little work.” Itis Btate and thereby enable us to develop | already to be noticed that in the large sther l}zdlmrlex also, citigs the lawless and alwaysidle element | is arraying itself on the side of the Chicago nominee. An opportunity to loot the Government, as well as all who have ac- cumulated wealth, will be furnished, this element believes, if Bryan iselected, hence it shouts for “‘Bryan.” Naturally all good citizens are desirous that the country shall have the best pos- sible government, but the time has come when desire that is not expressed in telling work avails nothing. Every right thinking voter knows that he is a force in the contest that is now being waged for political supremacy, and he knows that there is no middle ground between good and baa government. He knows, there- fore, that he is aiding or abetting the enemies or the friends of safe government, not only in opinion but in what he says and does openly. It must beremembered, too, that it is not only the bad effect of Bryan’s election which would be seen in his administration of four years that is to be considered. The mere indorsement of the theories he advocates would result in the most serious consequences to ail lines of industry and trade, for it would mean that the people had abandoned all the true and tried principles of business operations for vicions and hurtful meth- ods. Four years of the employment of such a code of commercial and financial ethics as Bryan advocatss would be likely to undo what has been done in a third of a century and cripple commerce for as many years to come. It is a fearful thing to exchange the fundamental prin- ciples of our government and trade dis- tribution for business theories that are diametrically opposed to those which have enabled the couniry to become the wealthiest and the most prosperous nation in the world. But they will be so changed if the honest and the industrious voters of the country do not organize an opposition to Bryanism that shall be felt in every community. Itis now a question of pre- serving the credit and business oppor- tunity of the people, and there is no mid- dle ground for any man to stand upon. JONES SHOWS HIS HAND. Chairman Jones of the National Demo- eratic Committee -has thrown the Popu- lists upon the defentive, and now it re- mains to be seen whether they are *tig- norant eranks” or men possessing some independence and manhood. Senator Jones gives it out that Mr. Bryan will not accept the Populist nomination with Wat- son s running mate; that Bryan did not ask for the nomination; that the honor was forced upon him, ana that he pro- poses to stand by Sewall in any event. Benator Jones intimates, however, that the Democracy has in its pocket all of the Pooulist party that is worth having, and that the balance may go to—or rather, as Bryan's newspaper puts it, “Let the hea- then rage.” Nevertheless, the Populists have a few pretty strong men who will certainly re- fute what Mr. Jones says, and there are intimations that if forced to they will divulge certain convention secrets which would be very much better for Bryan's managers to have kept under cover. One of these hints suggests the probability of an agreement between Bryan’s convention managers and certain middle-of-the-road Populists, that if the convention would nominate Bryan and a Populist running- mate he, Bryan, wounld give his consent to bave Sewall crowded out. It is claimed that such an agreement was made in good faith, and that the change of front was not made until Chairman Jones, Senator Allen, General Weaver and Governor Hol- comb made up their minds that the Popu- list party could not bolt Bryan without disrupting its own organization, when they put on a bold front and repudiated the agreement. However much truth there msay be in the agreement story it is very evident that the Democratic machine believes it has the major part of the Populist party in its cold storage bin ready to be ground into Bryan and Sewall voters, but the Popu- lists may escape from the bin, Bul the hardest blow that has been given the Populists since their capture is in putting Benator Gorman, the bitterest enemy they have on earth, as the campaign boss. Gormapn may be trusted to not ieave the Populists an inch of ground to stand upon. He will manage by hook or by crook to make another National conyention impos- sible, even if he has to sacrifice Bryan to doit. In this connection it might be ob- effed that Gorman looks upon Bryan's nomination as a crime against the party, and if he can reclaim the State of Mary- land by making a trade that will give Mc- Kinley the electoral vote of the State he can be trusted to do it. Butin any event the Populist party is done for unless the executive commitiee throws Bryan over- board. LUMBER UNDER FREE TRADE. In a second article on the lumber indus- try in THE CALL of to-day it is shown con- clusively by the evidence of experts that the business has fared badly under the Wiison bill. ‘A clote investigation into the causes of depression reveals the fact that American lumbermen and American workmen fare badly under that form of Bryanism seen in the Wilson free-trade law. The patri- otic voter will maturally ask what is to become of the gountry if Bryan’s policy should prevail. The Wilson bill is a strik- ing object lesson of the workings of Bry- anism, because William Jennings Bryan distinguished himself by becoming the champion orator for that particular form of free trade. He is identified with the ruinous Wilson bill more than with any any other measure, The studeat of practical results should not fail to read the final story of the ruin wrought by Bryan’s policy, as told in the local columns of to-day’s CaLL. FOR UNCLE SAM'S BUTTONHOLE. There is a proposition that the golumbine should be adopted as the National floral em- blem of the United States. ‘Itgrowswild in the region where Columbus was born, as well as in the Rocky Mountain State. A front view of ihe flower shows the outline to be a beautiful five-rayed star, emblematic of the stars of the National flag, while the leaf terminates in thirtéen lol the number of the stripes, as well as of the ott{mnl States of the Union. While the columb: l'in grows in many colors three colors—the brilliant red, pure waite and oxaumu cerulean blue — are the American wariety of the flower. single petal of one of he long-spurred yarlety s in the nh?eol a orn of plenty, while the botanical and horti- cultural name of the flower is legia, con- nected with the Latin aquils, an esgle, —————ra— THE PUBLIC GOOD. Political Record. It becomes our pleasurable duty to credit and give eXpression of admiration for our Ciaus Spreckels. The gifted gentleman has exercised his talents for the public good in re- lieving the people from the trespass of the “Monstrous Anaconds.” T fraudulently built and bond-riiden “Octopus” has now to face judicious economy, and -p{‘uutiou of first principles in railroad construction. COULD DO GOOD SERVICE. ‘Tuolumne Independent. Snould Samuel M. Bhortridge be elected to the Benate our State will have every redson to rejoice, for this able and brilliant lawyer wiil AR e Ly doing yeoman service fas Callioria. ) AROUND THE CORRIDORS. Conde Jomes of Los Angeles, Stanford Uni- versity’s hope as a fullback in the season of '92, arrived here yesterday on & visit. He was a dashing, brilliant player and the most prom- ising punter Palo Alto ever had, but shortly before the big intercollegiate match in a prac- tice game on the Stanford campus with the Oakland High 8chool team, he was tackled by Ransome, now the captain-elect of the Uni- versity;of California eleven, and in the violent {all had & collar-bone and a rib broken. Co-eds wept, for Jones was theiridol, and during the next few days he was the recipient of nu- merous dainty missives and bouquets, along with some original verse, Even Mrs. Stanford and the professors’ wives paid tribute to the injured gridiron hero. Physicians labored over him, and the medical director had a most reriarkable corset made so that Jonesmight be protected from injury and be able to play, anyway. One afternoon a week before the great game Jones appeared on the gridiron again, wearing his armored corset and shoulder pro- tector. He was a little cautious and seemed to lack his former dash. The next night the in- tensely interested, watching hundreds along the sidelines had about decided that Jones was coming around all right when from a con- fused mass that had fallen upon him he was assisted to his feet, but he could not stand. His ankle was sprained. It was his right ankle—his punting foot—and & great wave of despeir passed over the crowd, for fate was surely favoring Berkeley! The doctor worked over that ankle nearly &1l night. The result of the game might de- vend upon his skill. Two days afterward Jones, with rubber bandages and elastic sup- porters upon the weakened ankle, and wear- ing his strange canyas corset, came out once more todo or die for the cardinal; and all went well through the furious practice in slush and mud. Butthe end was not yet As he was riding on a bicycle in the rain the wheels slipped and the ill-fated athlete was thrown in such a way that even the bandages did not prevent a serious wrench of the ankle. On the day of the big match a tall, sorrowful young fellow, wearing citizen’s clothes and leaning upon crutches, had an honored place inside the sidelines out at the Haight-street grounds, but when the game was over Jones forgot his sorrow and his crutches and limpsd hurriedly over to mingle with the players he had so anxiously watched. R. Levison Ogilyie, wno has for some time been in charge of a Government school at Hauula, & aistrict about twenty-five miles from Honolulu, arrived at the Lick yesterday with his wiff. He says that when he went to the islands he was inclined to be & strong roy- slist, but is now thoroughly convinced that the present form of the Hawaiisn Government is best for all concerned and could hardly be improved. The Kanakas, he declares, are too easy-going ever to fight for anything, and e is no danger of them taking up arms against the republic. The native children learn in a parroty fashion, but lack executive ability and the power of applying principlés. What the islands have to fear is the steady en- croachment of Chinese and Japanese, who may even crowd the older mefchants out of busmess and cause unsatisfactory comparisons to be made between conditions under the monarchy and those under the republic. Mr. Ogilvie wes & contributor to the Kilohaus Art League, a society organized im Honolulu two years ago, with Mr. Hitchcock as president ard with Mr. Hutchinson, the island sculpior, ope of the prominent members. . DOWNFALL OF TALRULISHM, [With apologies to Joaquin Mfller.] He quits the Jeflersonian craft, He joins the Populistic craze; But waning hopes they drive him datt, And desperate are bis numbered day s. Then up spake Bryan: “Jones, my seer, My bubble’s bursi—my chance is gone, What can [ do?” And in his ear Jones whispers, “Why, talk on! talk on!” “The voters shake me day by day! My Popocrats show daily 10ss! That same old speech is In decay About the thorn-crowu and the cross. “0f hope 1 see no single Tay; 1 dread the chill November dawn!"” Said Jones: “Brace up,and tire away ! Talk on! Talk on! Talk on and on!" “The people for MeKinley shont: His army grows by day aud night; My forces all are put to rout: My aids will flee in sheer aftright. “’Tis vain that we dissemble more: Our scarecrow plan to grass is gone.” “Your buslness is :0 talk,” Jones sware, I say, talk on! Talk on, and on!" He talked and talked, and nothing sald ; And when election day was o'er, And Jones informed him he was dead, Poor Bryan fain would talk some more, Bwelled music at a Natlon's feast; On night the boofires burst like dawn. It meant “McKinley!” Bryan ceased. The band played on, sud on, and on! E. U, RExa. HAROLD FREDERIC. A CALL CORRESPONDENT WHO ~WRITES AMERI- CAN NOVELS A8 WELL A8 FOREIGN NEWS. The Literary Digest of a recent date pays marked attention to Harold Frederic, the pril- liant journalist and author who writes lor THE CALL such interesting letters on foreign affairs, The article mn the Literary Digest is entitled “How the Popular Harold Frederic Works,” and is mainly descriptive of his methods of composition. The Digest says: Harold Frederic, the American novelist, whose purely American stories first won fame for him in England, has recently told a writer for the London Sketch something about his method of work. One striking thing about Mr. Frederic is, that while he writes his American stories in Eng- land he keeps in the most jntimate touch with the life he describes. When asked about the farm lite described in *Seth's Brother's Wife,” he answered : ‘““Bless you, man! I was brought up on or near a farm. 1 spent my boyhood in getting outofbedat5 in the morning to look after the cattie, and untilI was 14 I drove a milk- WAZON 45 & ‘side issue’ in my agricultural du- ties. For ome of my stories I read company Jaw and that sort of thing under the instruc- tion of & well-known lawyer of my acquaint- ance. For ‘In the Valley,’ whigh, as you know, deals with American life during the colonisl period, I made eleven years' study of the do- mestic and political history of that time, the records, the ‘costumes and properties.’ Be- sides, I was born and reared in the. New York Valley that I wrote abon. The idea of the story and the spirit of it soaked in my mind eleven yeers before I wrote the first chapter.” When asked to what extent he planned his books before he wrote them, Mr. Frederic said: “In one sense, hardly at all. I seek only to know my people through and through. They make the story ‘off their own bat’ once they have been started. But you must really know them first. I am now writing a novel [‘The Damnation of Theron Ware,’ since published, recently digested in these columns], the people of whioh 1 have been carrying about with me, night and day, for fully five years. Aifter Ihad got them grouped together in my mind, Iset myself the tesk of knowing everything they knew. As four of fhem happened to be spe- cialists in different professions, the task has been tremendous. For instance, one of them 1s a biologist, who, among many other things, | is experimenting on Lubbock’s and Darwin's lines. Although these pursuits are merely mentioned, I have got up masses of stuff on bees and the cross-fertilisation of piants. I have had to teach myself all the details of & Methodist minister’s work, obligations and daily routine and all the machinery of his church. Another character is a priest, who is a good deal more of & pagan than a simpleminded Christian. He loves luxury and learning. I have studied the arts he loves as well ag his theology; I have waded in Assyriology snd Schopenhguer; pored over palimpsests and pottery, and, in order to write understandingly about a musi- efan who figures in the story, Ihave bored a professionai friend to death getting technical musical stuff fzom him. I don’tssy this is the right way to build novels; only it is my way.” The following dialogue then took place: “In the name of patience, when do you think out your story?” y “It shapes itself as I go along. Then I write an elaborate sketch of what is just before me, chapter by chapter, noting down the incidents, leading bits of conversation, descriptions of characters and localities, straight up to the finish. This plan makes a little volume of itseli.” - #And then?” “Then the book writes itself; and, when it's finished I'm sorry. The pleasure of & novelist’s life is living with his characters. When the book is done, that pleasure, or the greater part of it ceases, Then the people go out into the world and he loses sight of them and hasto begin all over again and create s mew set of {riends.” —————— PER?NAL Dr. W. A. Moore of Benicia is at thé Baldwin. Dr. M. S. Charles of Sulsun is visiting at the Grand. Captain D. F. Callinan, @. 8. A., is st the Catifornia. Dr. F. . Bliss and wife of Santa Cruz are at the Baldwin, Dr. F. H. Lay of Fresno is at the Russ with his wife and son. State Senator Bart Burke of Santa Cruzisa guest at the Grand. C. W. Tryon, & mining man of Angels Camp, is & guest at the Grand. A. M. McCoy, a teacher at Red Bluff,is ona short visit at the Grand. H. D. Knight, a capitalist of Portland, Or., is at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. G. M. Holton of Los Angeles is one of the re- cent arrivals at the Baldwin. J.F. Parks, & Jackson mining man, regis- tered at the Grand yesterday. Colonel T. B. Bunting of Santa Cruz is a recent arrival at the Occidental. P, C. Severence, s merchant of Boston, Mass., is at the Palace with his family, D. 8. Wilber, Deputy Sheriff of San Diego, 18 aguest at the Cosmopolitan Hotel 8. Beck and daughter of Boise, Idaho, are guests at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. G. C. Kenyon of Leavenworth, Kans., is reg- istered at the Cosmopolitan Hotel M. Levy, the merchant, of Lower Lake, isat the Lick with the two Misses Levy. C. H. Schiveley, a banker of Oroville, is among those registered at the Grand. C. 0. Johnson, & railroad man of S8an Luis Obispo, is registered at the Oceidental. John F. Boag, who has charge of steamship agencies at Yokohama, is at the Palace. Dr, William Pepper, wife and three sons are &t the Palace visiting Mrs. Phcebe Hearst. Rey. W, J. Mohon of Modesto and S. W. Mobon of Bakersfield are staying at the Lick. C. 8. Chapman, & business man of 8t. Louis, Mo., is registered at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. J. H. Duncan of the Golden Cross mine in San Diego County, arrived at the Grana yes. terday. Ex-Assemblyman C. A. Storke, a lawyer of Santa Barbara, is one of those registered at the Lick. G. M. Irwin of Sslem, Or., State Superintend- ent of Public Instruction, is registered at the Baldwin. Congressman Grove L. Johnson of Sacra- mento is at the Pleasanton with his wife and Miss Mabel A. Johnson. Professor W. N, Heilman, Government Super- intendent of Indian Schools of the United States, is at the Pleasanton. J. B. Rodman, a renchowner and stock- raiser of Woodland, is making the Occidental his headquarters for a few days. William Campbell of Hartford, Conn.. an agent of the Hartford Life Insurance Company, 1s making a short visit at the Palace. 0. J. Woodward, the Fresno banker, arrived ut the Lick yesterdey with his wife and chil- dren after completing & trip to Alaska. J.P. O’'Brien of Portland, Or., superintend- ent of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, is at the Lick with his wife and child. N. Messer of San Luis Obispo is at the Lick. He came up to attend the biennial convention of school superintendents now in session in Oakland. . Captain L I Brice of Oroville, a retired ot~ ficer of the United States army, who is now a Government Fish Commissioner, is & late ar- rival at the Palace. The New York Critic, in reviewing Joaquin Miller's new volume of poetry, ‘‘Songs of the Soul,” predicts that it “*will surely bring about & Miller renaissance.” William M. Moss ‘of Bloomfield, Ind., and Charles D. Rodestraw of Washington, D. C.. Governmeut Supervisors of Indian Instruction, are guests at the Pleasanton, David Foltz, the New York agent of the Sen Francisco CALL and San Jose Mercury, returns to New York to-day after a pleasant visit to his relatives and many friends in this City. Miss L. L. Jacks of Monterey, who has just returned from a visit to New York, is at the Pleasanton with her sister, Miss Margaret A. Jacks, who came up from Monterey to meet her. Thomas A. Bailey, the evangelist, recently arrived from Cork, Ireland, and is at the Ra- mons with his wife. They are on their way to India, and will visit Hawali, Australia and New Zealand on the way. J. P. Vincent, Assessor of Fresno County, arrived at the Lick last night. He says that there will be & yery small reduction, if any, in the year's assessment, & large reduction having been made last year. 8. V. Kemper, who is interested in mines in Butte, Mont., and who owns with other Butte men the “Silver Bow Vineyard” near Fresno, is at the Lick with his family, whom he is now escorting home from Southern California. Major H. A. Bartlett, an officar of the United States army, who was at Mare Island for three years, but whose home is now in Washington, D. C., arrived at the Palace yesterday with his wife after completing a visit in Santa Bar- bara, They will sail on the 8th for Honolulu, where Mrs. Bartlett will remaiu for her bealth. — CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, N. Y. Aug. 8.—At the St. Cloud—G. A. Cahoon and wife; Vendome—E. J. Captin and wife; Everett—F. McGlinn. Emil Huerman arrived on the north Germen liner Lahn from Bremen. e —— LADY'S WAIST WITH DEEP RELT. An ideal waist for washable dresses is shown here, being very simply made and still retain- ing the distinct features of style. There is a fitted lining, which may be omitted. The back is seamless with 8 few gathers at the waist line. The front has a slight fullness, which is ° gathered into the neckband and i, the opening being in the center. If fltmbfi:fn. M used ist buttoned at the ghoul- derand under seains having & seamless front, ‘The belt is ‘cnl o:l the bias [oun( A batiste dress had belt and eollar of white satin, the large collar "A‘“‘b‘l"hlhé < hite 1. o5 c:h “l& - ue and W) awn had collar of white satin ribbon with whit on cu 1 collar, The be‘lfi WS J?' m&hfim‘:l i The Rev. F.E, Clark, D,D., the founder of the Chris Endeavor societies, has sailed for Europe, He will be absent a year, visiting the societies in Europe and Asia. LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE. ON TERMS OF UNION. THE NEW DEMOCRACY AND THE PEOPLE'S PARTY MAY ForM AN HONORABLE ALLIANCE. To the Editor of the San Francisco Call—STR: It is safe to say thav there is no subject of greater interest in the political world to-dsy than the probability of a practical and hon- orable union or alliance of the reform ele- i ments in the new Democratic party and the People’s party. Most men are ready to con- cede that such a union will insure the defeat of McKinley and the election of Bryan. is it practical to secure an honest, fair-working ana honorable union or alliance of the forces? 1t depends upon two simple things, namely, an earnest purpose on the part of Democracy and the wisdom of its leadership. It must be apparent that the time hascome in California for some plain speech in regard 10 the essential terms of such union. It is my present purpose fo state the termson which such alliance may become an accom- plished fact, as I understand the situation, and I venture to sey that I do not speak for myself alone. As @ first consideration it is Decessary to clear away certain misapprenen- sions which seem to occupy the public mind, and in particular the Democratic mind. At the Chieago Democratic convention more than a third of the Democratic party left it, and practically went over to the Republican arty on tbe silver issue. The gains of the gopuluts at the Oregon election, in spite of General Weaver's baneful influence in fayor of almost unconditional jusion on silver alone, and the greater gains in all by-elections in Colorado, lowa, Georgis and some other States east of the Mwluipgl, clearly show moie than third increase in the Populist yote siuce the eneral elections in the States in 1894. The 0ss of Democracy and the gain of the People’s party really maxe the Pagulxnl numerically stronger 1n all the silver States south of the Ohio and the Potomac and west of the Missis- sippi than the present new silver_or Bryan Democracy. At all events, Bryan DemocraC: has no claims to superiority over the People’s irtnzy,elzh_er‘in1 num:erilnxx’x‘::u:g:nfih‘;e‘vg o G uni 3 - Yor patriotism Tn:y may fsirly be rated vor or patriotism. as two equal forces. Up te date, since Bryan was nominated at Chicago, however, the sn!ronlmng and over- bearing manner of the Democratic leaders and newspapers toward Populists exceeds that of & big burly brother toward a boy in short clothes, end in fact reminds one of a big bully as he swaggers and lords it over an inoffensive and Hmlthlle man. This offensive manoer took on its worst form at St. Louis, where Bryanized Populist office-seekers of the Weaver type, and silverites of all types, lm- pudently attempted to force the nomination of both Bryan and Sewall by the Populist Na- tional Convention and. the consequent fllnl;l- tegration and final destruction of the People’s perty. It failed ignominiously. Two-thirds of that great convention scornfully repudiated the brazen proposal and arose s one man, without concert of action or the inspiration and guidance of leadership, and nominated Watson for the Vice-Presidency before per- mitting Weaver and his Bryanite confederates 1o place Bryan before the convention as & can- didate for the Presiaency. Notice was thereby served on Bryanite Populists, bullying Demo- crats and sneering silverites, which even the variest dullard should understand, that they must call & halt to brazen assurance, aud, no matter how unwillingiy, they must learn to treat with Populists as allies and equals, and not as helpless boys or pusillanimous vassals, Assuming now thar California Democrats as well as Democrats in all the sible silver States have come to look at thesituation under the tranquillizing influence of sober second thought, I desire to say a i;ord or two on the first great obstacle to a complete and hearty union of our forces. I refer to the nomination of Banker Sewall as their candidate for the Vice-Presidency and the Populist nomination of Watson for the same office. It is claimed that the prior nomination of Sewall by the Democrats will render it practically almost impossible to ask hinr to deciine the nomina- tion, and that Mr. Bryan himself is not willing to accept the Populist nomination if Mr, Sew- ail is rejected by the Populists. But Populisis could not support a Natiopal banker for that office withoutself-stultification, and intelligent Democrats are aware of it; and a more seri- ous objection to Mr. Sewall is that tne Populists having nominated Mr. Bryan for the Presi- dency, they could not nominate the whole of the Democratic ticket without being classed and counted as Democrats at the polis, thus voting themselyes out of existence as the Peo- le's party; and the only way in which Popu- ists can maintain their organization as g:en{ is to nominate & Populist for the Vice. - dancy and vote tor him as a Populist and have their votes cast and counted as Populist votes. Bui why should it be a virtuein Democrats who seék an alliance with Populisis and ask for Populist votes to present iwo candidates while it is criminal presumption in Populists 1o name 8 candidate for tne second and infe- rior office? By supporting Bryan and Watson both parties maintain their identity andthe Democrats get the lion’s share; by voting for Bryan pnd Sewall Populists cease 1o existasa arty and are counted as Democrats. If an al- iance is ever made on honorable terms Mr. Sewall must not be a candidate. But I have already devoted too much space to Mr. Sewall. Iam in possession ot informa- tion from the highest sources that Mr. Sewall will deciine to be a candidate and that Watson will be placed on the Democratic ticket in his place, so that there may be a complete union Brailiance of the two parties on joint candic dates. Ifthisshould fail it will be impossible 1o hold the Soutn to the compact, and Colonel Norton and Tom Watson will be their eandidates, which will render the election of Bryan and Sewall absolutely impossible, In that case McKinley will be elected and the re- sponsibility will rest upon the presumptuous and overbearing Democracy. In California a fair division of the Presi- dential electors, based on the last official vote and the admiited losses of Democracy and gains of Populism, will certainly entitle the Pop- ulists to at least four of the nine Presidential electors and three of the seven Congressmen., In the State Legislature the rule must be that indistricts where Democrats are stronger than Po‘pullsu, the Demogratic candidate will re- ceive the {oim vote of both parties, but the reverse will be the rule wnen Populists poll the larger vote. An open and houorable alli- ance on this basis will secure a successful and practical union of these political forces and the result will be & certain vic! for the allies in all parts of the State. To this alliance 1look forward as s foregone conclusion, and belieye thatit can be consummated and carried out so impnnhul and hononrz{a that ia due time the allias will gradually esce in one annanc and homogeneous political party. he opportunity is here, The duty is impera- tive. The rewards are certain, JOSEPH ASBURY JOHNSON. 11 Essex street, S8an Francisco, Aug. 2, 1896, CALIFORNIA AUTHORS. Californians are turning out their full share of books, and others are promised. Joaquin Miller’s yolume, “Songs of the Soul,” recently published, is soon to be foilowed by & charming book called “An Itinerant House,” by Emma Frances Dawson. This production will be characterized by the genial mysticism with which Miss Dawson flavors her work. The book will be illustrated by Peixotto, and is to be published by William Doxey, as will be also two other volumes by California au. thors, A book that promises to be of unusual in. terest will be **Wild Flowers of California,” which will have more than 800 pages. The author is Mary Elizabeth Parsons of San Ra- fael, and there are to be 150 illustrations drawn from nature b Buck. The ladies are now iu the Sierra Nevada region gathering materials for the conciuding chapters. Not less than 600 wild flowers Wilf'be described. B Four valuabie books dealing with this sub- ject have bLeen publi . _Green’s * Flo rancisca,” Dr. Behr's ‘‘Bay Region Bo tan’s “California Flora” and Whitney's scriptive Botany” in the official reports of the California survey. None of these works are i‘lh\ns‘;r-:e"d;m : 1:;":::' ‘?owfbooklwm he e firs splay the beauties of the field and m‘o:‘:neilnlflowen g( California. uel Jacques Brunn, assistant professor French at sugn!ord University, is ppnmn fln?.‘ finishing touches on a volume of “Tales of Languedoe,” being a series of Provencal folk- lore. The work is to be enriched with fifty drawings by Ernest Peixotto. Charles Freeman Johnson is engaged on an important work relating to the “Good Roads T n Mncaiie of b well-known journalist of this Ci preparation a work which is inlu.:de? ul)u;'hl characteristic Calilornia novel, but he deelin the publicity of an announcement until t! manuseript is ready for the printer. In this yolume much is to be made of the giorious eli- mate of Calilornia, Indeed, the reader is to be n:e.d"o:%leal u“'n thl'l h-l is sim; 8 sterile description of uninteresting stretches of flood and Held, but that his entire being. 1s pervaded with the wonderful egone and the #weet balsamic, healing odors of the sea, the valleys and the mountaf and glorify our s&u.‘ b WOMEN AS' PILOTS. A Bcandinavian correspondent writes to the Berlin Tageblatt that in Denmark, Norway and Finland the employment of women as sajlors is a matter of dally experience, and that they are often found to be veyy excellent mariners. In the smaller sailing ships, where there is & woman on board, whether she be the wife of the skipper or the stewardees, she is expected to take her turn at the ordinary work of the sailor, not even excluding the du- ties of the man at the wheel, or of the night watch, In Denmark several women are em loyed at sea es state officials, and particu. rn in the pilot service. g0 far out to lu{o ‘meet the coming ships; they clamber u; nimbly out of their boats; they show their o cial diploma and steer the newcomer bravely and safely into the harbor.” Itisthe same in Finland. Experienced captains assert that the women make excellent sailors, and are equal to most seamen in dexterity and power o?endunnc PARAGRAPHS AtOUT PEOPLE. At the present time the Princess of Walew holding of pearls cannot pe worth less than $50,000. Joseph Ebling, who has just died in Cleve- 1#nd, was ore of thesoldiers who marched into the City of Mexico at its surrender in 1847. Sir John Millais is so fona of having chil. dren as mode!s thatshould hesee an unusually pretty little face he will go out of his way to obtain & sketch of it. The grave of John Fitch, who is said to have first applied steam power to navigation on the Western rivers, is unmarked by any stone in an old cemetery in Nelson County, Ky. Three of the delegates to the St. Louig Con- vention were brothers. They were Powell Clayton and W. H, H. Clayton of Arkansas, and Judge Clayton of Pennsylvanis, and they all voted for MeKinley. Signor Manuel Garcia, the teacher of Jenny Lind, Catherine Hayes and Mme. Marchesi, began his ninety- second year last Tuesday, Bignor Garcia is still bale and hearty and in- structs private pupils in London. Schultz Is a very common name in Berlin. A wise wag in the erowded parquette of the tneater shouted: “Schultz’s house ison firel” All the peeple of that name quickly dashed out of the house, and soon there were plenty of vacant seats. NEWSPAFER PLEASANTRY. Diner—Waiter, there i3 a slight mistake. I ordered a spring chicken and a bottle of 1884 wine. Waiter—VYes, sir, Diner—You have brought me some wine of 1ast spring and a chicken of 1884.—Paris Mes- senger. Wiggles—Somehow or other this Presidential campaign doesn’t scem natural at all. Waggles—Why not? Wiggles—Why, nobody has said & word yet about tin.—Somerville Journal. “js marriage regarded as a failure in Chi cago, where there are so many divorces?” “Oh, no. Itisregarded as & temporary em. barrassment merely.”—Truth. Jinks—Brown-Jones boasts that he can trace his ancestry back to the Pilgrims. Binks—Well, the Pilgrims are cead, and they woun't feel it.—New York Advertiser. Farmer—Of course all cows give milk—ming do, anyway. Miss Citibred—That's strange. I thought some of them gave beei tes.—Browning, King & Co.’s Monthly. Cholly—How old do you suppose Miss Fur- bish is? Gertrude—You might ask mamma. Perhaps she’ll remember.—Cleveland Leader. ¢ CALIFORNIA glace fruits, 50c Ib. 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