The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 25, 1896, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1896 CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES—Postage Free: Dally and Sunday CALL, one week, by carrler..0.18 Daily and Sunday CALL, one year, by mail.... 6.00 Daily snd Sunday CALL, six months, by mail..- 3.00 Dafly and Sunday CALi, three months by mail 1.50 Dally and Sunday CaLL, one month, by mail. .66 | Bunday CaLL, one year, by mall.. 1.50 WELKLY CaLL, One year, by mail. 150 BUSINESS OFFICE: 710 Market Street, Sar Francisco, California. Main-1868 EDITORIAL ROOMS; 517 Clay Street. Maln—1874 BRANCH OFFICES: £27 Montgomery street, corner Clay; open until street: open until 9:30 o'clock. £W . corner Sixteenth and Mission streets; until 9 o'clock. 2618 Mission street; open until 0'clocis 167 Minib sireer; open until 8 0'clocks 4 Marker street, open till 9 o'clock. open OAKLAND OFFICE: Y08 Broadway. EASTERN OFFICE: Rooms 51 and 32, 34 Park Row, New York City. DAVID M. FOLTZ ern Manager. TAHE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. —_— Thanksgiving to-morrow. Don’t forget charity to-day. There is a fair chance of sunshine for | Thanksgivine, Berkeley and Stanford will be in it on two things—turkey and mud. The turkey question of to-day is the cheerful one, *Will you dine with me?"” The Dingley bill may possibly do asa pastime, but for business the country wants a thorough system of protection. | | i | | Street improvement is an issue which will stay with us for years to come, and | we might as well push italong and keep it moving. ‘We have had rain enough to give prom- ise of prosperity, but not enough to do | any damage, and there is cause for thank- iulness in that. The return of General Weyler to Ha- vana makes it clear that the climate in 1he Cuban mountains is not healthy for Bpaniards at this season. It seems to be conceded that Platte can | go back to the Senate if he wishes ahd thus obtain revenge on the fellows who | downed him ana Conkling sixteen years ago. The State editors’ convention has given the people of Vallejo an opportunity to show their hospitatity to men who know how to appreciate it and all hands are havpy. One of the amusing features of the next Congress will be the struggle for the Dem- ocratic leadership in the House amonga | set of men neither of whom is capable of leading anything. The Sixth-street Improvement Club has made a good start in the work it has un- dertaken, and promises to be an organiza- tion beneficial not to that street only but to the whole City. The inauguration of McKinley is to be the grandest pageant of the kind ever seen, as the people will go to Washington in thousands to welcome the advance agent of prosperity. THE CALL bas never said there is an air- ship sailing about the bay, but it has col- lected the testimony of reputable men on { the subject, and published the news ac- curately for all to read. So long as England can buy sugar cheaper than Jamaica can produce it the people of that island will have to hunt an- | other job. The paternalism of Great Britain never extends to her colonies. Bryan declares he is satisfied with his hunting trip, but as Senator Jones says the party did not get withina quarterof a | mile ot a deer it is evident Bryan is in a mood to be pleased with most anything. John P. Irisn was quite right in saying, “People of other States take a community to be what is reflected in tbe columns of its press,” and good people, therefore, should be careful what kind of a press they support. The yigor with which the Populist lead- ers are denouncing any further fusion with Democracy shows that the recent defeat | has knocked them neither speechless nor | senseless. They are not only talking loudly, but talking well. According to the Providence Journal the majority of United States flags are made in New York sweatshops by girls who | earn less than §5 a week, and 1f the story | is true it is time 10 start a reform in that | direction and push it vigorously along. Republicass have the prospect of'a clean sweep in the various cities where elections are to be held this spring, but they | should remember that while this may be s yellow-dog year it is not a yellow-dog State, and put their best men forward in eyery instance. A German scientist who has discovered more reports of centenarians among the people of the Balkan Peninsula than among the Germans has concluded that edutation does not promote longevity, but the true conclusion would seem to be that among ignorant people the age record is not well kept. Chairman Bynum of the Democratic sound-money party says his organization will stay in the fieid asa National party, but as the money question will be settled sat- isfactorily by the McKinley administrationy it is hard to see what the Palmer fellows will stay in the field for when they might comein out of the wet. The proceedings of the Assessors’ con- vention at Sacramento deserve the careiul study of all taxpayers. The subjects to be dealt with are matters of material interest to the State, and if any pian of reforix can be agreed upen it will undoubtedly be urged upon the Legislature this winter, and therefore attention should be given to it av once. There is a big volume of political phil- osophy in the statement of Chauncey De- pew at the Montpelier celebration on Tues- day that “American liberty 15 the preser- vation of American opportunity for a man 10 rise above the conditions in which he was born, and win honors from his fellow- . men and protection from his country for the results which have come to him by his talents, his industry, his wisdom, his prudence, his thrift and his good citizen- ship.” | cials. THE ASSESSORS' CONVENTION. The convention of the Assesorsof the various counties of the State now at Sac- ramento is undoubtedly the most impor- tant gatbering at this time within the limits of the commonwealth. It has been cailed to consider the very important problem of tax reform, and its delibera- tions concern not only the revenue of the State but justice to every taxpayer. The tax lawsof California are at the Ppresent time in such a condition that in- justice is inevitable. We have an ever- recurring contest before the State Board of Equalizers to arrange for justly appor- tioning the taxes between the various counties, and these contests never end in satisfactory results. As a matter of fact, with our present tax laws anything ap- proximating to justice seems impossible. There have been complaints for a long period on this subject, and it is certainly full time that some steps should be taken toward reforming the evil. In addition to being unjust and unfair between counties and between various citi- zens, our tax laws are subject to the fur- ther defect that they entail an altogether unnecessary greatness of labor and cost. A large revenue might be saved to the pecple by some simple plan of making tax assessments and tax collections easier and cheaper. It should not be d:flicult to de- vise some plan for providing a remedy for the defect of excessive cost, and this muchk at least we may hope for from the con- vention. It should be borne in mind that while assessors only have been called to the meeting the discussion of the problem will not be confined altogether to those offi- The Assessors will gladly receive suggestions from Boards of Trade, Cham- bers of Commerce and taxpayers who have taken enough interest in the subject to give it a full consideration. In a cer- tain sense, therefore, the convention will represent the full wisdom of the State on the subject with which it has undertaken to deai, and whatever plan of reform it | may suggest will undoubtedly receive the careful attention of the Legislature this | winter. 1t is too much to expect an ideal system of taxation from the convention. It has not been called to consider any such pro- jeer. Its aims are simply to amend the vresent system by ridding it of existing defects and providing for a greater equal- ity of taxation upon citizens and various | ciasses of property. It is essentially, therefore, a meeting to consider questions of practical polities, and as such it de- serves all the more attention and support from the publig generally. THE STATE EDITORS. The annual session of the California Press Association at Vallejo was in every | respect a most successful one, and will be | recalled with pleasure both by the editors | who were present and by the people of | Vallejo, whose profuse hospitality the | members of the congress enjoyed. It was noted that the meeting this year was a remarkably cheerful one. The mem- bers of the association did not come to- gether each with a tale of woe seeking the condolences of his fellow members. On the contrary all were bright, hopeful, alert and confident of coming prosperity. They met to sympathize in the brighten- ing prospects of the State, and to givea | renewed pledge of working together for the welfare of California and the pros- perity of its people. A notable feature of the occasion was the address of John P. Irish on the influ- ence of a mewspaper in determining the opinion of outsiders on the condition of | the community in which the paper is pub- lished. Mr. Iri-h very truly said: “The people of other States take a commuunity to be what is reflacted in the columns of 1ts press.” He cited instances to show the evil effects produced abroad by sensational journalism, and wisely commended those editors who have aimed to make their papers represent the dignity, the decency and the enterprise of the people who sup- port it, rather than a mere record of follies, villainies, crimes and indecencies. It is fortunate for California that as a whcle her newspapers are edited by men who are concerned mor- in the publication of legitimate news and in the advancement of the industrial prosperity of their vari- ous localities than in exploiting sensa- tions. As a rule ‘the people of California can safely send to their Eastern friends the paper which they take in their own homes, being well assured that a study of the paper will advance the good repute of the city and the State and not injure it in the minds of the intelligent. While this fortunate condition prevails through the press generally it is not to be denied that there are striking examples among us of that pernicious journalism which Mr. Irish justly denounced. It is the duty of citizens as well as of editors to beon their guard against such newspapers. If the proprietor of a paper should not degrade his profession to vileness, neither should the public support him if he does ‘We agree furthermore with Mr. Irish in his wish that the California Press Associ- ation could go East oncs a year and show the people there what kind of civilization we have here. We, like him, would be glad to see our local press held up as a mirror to the world of what we really are. Since this wish, however, is not likely to | be attained we advise the people of the | various counties of California to send their | local papers to their Eastern friends. Let the East see what California isand we can count on a large immigration of good settlers in the State. AMEBICAN LIBERTY, From the short report that bas been given of the oration delivered by Chaun- cey M. Depew on Tuesday, before the Vermont Society of the Sons of the Revo- lution, it seems that it will justly take rank among the ablest addresses which Mr. Depew has delivered, It dealt with a subject of perennial interest to Americans, and both in sentiment and in eloguence was worthy of the occasion and of the orator. The theme of the address was Ameri- can liberty and its safeguard in the American Government. Mr. Depew painted out that our Government is not paternal, but is nevertheless a protection ior every man in the full enjoyment of the profits of his industry. With us lib- erty and law are synonymous terms, and it is the duty of patriotic societies to in- culcate in the minds of the people those principles from which liberty arises and on which law is founded. In an eloguent passage, at the close of bis address, the orator said: Gentlemen, let us learn and teach the prin- ciples upon which our Government has grown 10 its great and beneficial proportions; let us enforce the lesson that American liberty is the preservation of American opporturfity for a man to rise above the condition in which he was born, and win honors from his fellowmen and protection from his country for the re- sults which have come to him by his talents, his industry, his wisdom, his prudence, his thrift and his good citizenship. It will be one of the reasons for our thapksgiving to-morrow that in the re- cent election the people voted to main- tain those principles which Mr. Depew so eloquently set forth. His address there- fore was timely as well as eloquent. It comes to the public st a time when the popular mind is well prepared to receive it, and will no doubt go far to rouse those patriotic eentiments which it was the ob- ject of the speaker to inculcate. During the past campaign there was an excessive amount of class prejudice and passion infused into the canvass. At- tempts were made to array the great mass of the people against a few men simply beczuse they were wealthy. Those ap- peals were fortunately in vain. The at- tempt to make a dividing line between the poor and the rich in this country was futile. Nevertheless we must remember that the atterupt was made with a con- siderable show of success. Therefore we have reason to pay due attention to the lesson which Mr. Depew has taught, and do our best to diffuse among all the peo- ple the understanding that American lib- erty is the preservation of American op- portunity and its protection by law. THANKSGIVING AND OHARITY. It is hardly necessary to remind the people of Ban Francisco that the holiday season is also the season of charity. It has been the custom in this community to make charitable work as prominent as the greatest gayeties during the whole time of festivals from Thanksgiving to New Year's day. The present season will be no exception to the rule, and we may be sure that what is done in the name of charity this vear will fali in no wise short of the best efforts this City has ever made. The custom has been to intrust charita- ble work very largely to associations or- ganized for that purpose. There can be R0 question of the benefits of such a cus- tom, since organized effort is generally better than the scattered attempts of indi- viduals in any kind of undertaking. Nev- ertheless there is much charitable work that can be better done by individuals than by institutions, and it is to this sort of work that the well-to-do people of the City should give their attention to-day while making preparations for Thanks- giving in their own homes, There are many persons who cannot be the recipients of organized charity, inas- much as they are ncot within the class that needs the kind of help for which asso- ciations are founded. These people are on the edge of society and are more or less closely associatéd with their well-to-do neighbors. They are not only too prond foralms, butare also above the necessity for it. They have, however, but scanty reve- nues and little means for thanksgiving in their own homes, and it is toward them that the truest and kindest charity should be turned. Many a lonely man or woman in the City would welcome an invitatton to join a happy household at its dinner more than a mere gift of money. Many a fam- ily whose thanksgiving board will be ill supplied for the festival would rejoice in some little luxu1y given in true friendship and genial kindliness, It is to these veo- ple that the attention of the kind-hearted and generous should be turned to-day. ‘When we spread our feasts to-morrow let us make our hospitality bountifui to those who need it, who could enjoy it most, and add also to our own enjoyment. GEORGIA'S NEw SENATOR. Alexander Stephens Clay, who has recently been elected to the United States Senate by the Legislature of Georgia, is a product of the soil and a Democrat of the Democrats. He was a poor boy, theson of & poor farmer, and has worked every day of hisliie. He paid for his education with the money he earned in the sweat of his face, and by the same process edu- cated bimself in the law. On his father's side Alexander S. Clay. Mr. Ciay is of Scotch descent. His great- grandfather came from Scotland in the middle of the last century and settled in Virginia, His grandfather came to Georgia and lived on a farm in Washington County. There be grew rich. His father was a Confederate soldier. Senator-elect Clay was graduated in law in 1876, and has been engaged in the prectice of his profession at Marleita ever since. He has always been an active Democrat and has been prominent in Georgia po’itics for many vears. n 1884 Mr. Clay was elected to the Legisiature 8nd his ebility was at once recognized. In 1888 he was unanimously elected Speaker of ihelower house. He made a capital record as a legislator, and as an_executive officer was very successiul. In the convention which nominated Governor Northern Mr. Clay de- Iivered the most thrilling speech ever made in the Georgia capital in nominating George N. Lester for Attorney-General. Lester had not been strong in the convention, but Mr. Clay’s speech carried the delegates off their teet, snd bis man swept the convention. TWO VIEWS OF 1HE PENSION QUESTION. There are two views of the pension gues- tion—one from the “Little Round Top” at Gettysburg, looking out over a field sown thickly with the dead, and around upon bloody, blackened and maimed men cheering the shot-torn banner of their country; the other from an office desk on a busy street, or from an endowed chairin a university, look- ing only upon astatistical table. When our rich meu take to fighting our wars we can abolish the pension system, but thus far itis as historically true of the armies that won our independence and saved the Nation in the Civil War as of the kingdom of heaven —"not many rich.”’—Ex-President Harrison in Ladies’ Home Journal. FROM A LOVELORN SWAIN. Philadelpbia Record. Uncle Sam’s mail clerks run across many queer things in the meny thousands of mis- sives that pass under their notice. Poetieal superscriptions upon letters, for instance, turn up occasionally. At the postoffice at Bridge. ton, N, J., a few days .'lo' & letter arrived, evi- dently from some lovelorn swain, which was addressed in this fashion: Hello, Uncle Sam, may I go in your mail? 1've taken & nOL{0D 10 FHide O tiie FAIL In the State of New Jersey let me drop, 1n the County of Cumb-riand there lat me stop. Inth Bridge:on Pos:office there let me lay, Until the 500d letter-carrier takes me aw ay. At 85 Oak street, there let me meet, Miss-Millie Delancey, lookicg §0 sweet, PERSONAL. E. A. Warren of Chico is 1n the City. G: B. Holden of Sacramento is in the City. Charles I. Wade of Virginia is at the Palace. R. Diller, the mining man, of Chico, is at the Grand. Dr. W. H. Furness of Pennsylvanis is at the Palace. Dr. A. G. Schlarsser of Chicago arrived here yesterday. Charles F. Earle of Sonoma is among the ar- rivals here. Dr. H. M. Heller of Philadelphia is a recant arrival here, The Count Rouge of Germany is smong the arrivals here. W. D. Tobey, the lumberman of Carson, Nev., is in the City. S.N. Grifith, & business man of Fresno, is here on a visit. Professor 0. P. Jenkins of Stanford Univer- sity is in town. A. D. Gasaway of the Megalia gold mine isa Tecent arrival here, George A. Smith, the fruit-grower, of Court- land, is in the City. Guy Lombard, a business man of Mexico, ax rived here yesterday. H. H. Buhne, the mill-owner and contractor of Eureka, is in town. Charles Winters and Miss Winters of Sacra- mento are in the City. G.N. Curtis, Congressman-elect from -Clin- ton, lowa, is at the Palace. H. M. la Rue, the State Railway Commis- sioner, is here from Sacramento. Otis A. Poole, the great tea merchant of Yokohama, arrived here yesterday. N.F. Leslie, a cattleman of Arizous, is in ihe City and is at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. W. 8. Melicke, editor and owner of the Ante- lope Valley Gazette, Lancaster, Cal, is in the city. 8. I. Orton of Tres Pinos, land-owner, is among the latest arrivals at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. 1. M. Birch of Ogden is teking in the sights of the City and domiciled at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. | E.M. Gaines, the noted bookmaker of St. Louis. arrived here last night end is at the Palace. Among the arrivals here yesterday was ex- Governor N. O. Murphy of Arizona. He is at the Palace. Robert Nixon, editor and proprietor of the Yreka Journal, is on a visit here and is accom- panied by Miss Nixon. Washington D. Chapman, manager of the Taylor gold mine, El Dorado County, is among the arrivals at the Lick. 2 Congressman-elect C. A. Barlow, who is ill atthe Grand from nervous prostration, seemed somewhst better yesterday. The Rev. J. Cumming Smith will resign from Trinity Presbyterian Church and go to the Tabernacle, Indianapolis. T. A. Lander of Sacramento, grand protector of the Oorder of Knights and Ledies of Honor of California, 1sat the Grand. George D. Allman, the well-known Califor- nia stage-'ine owner, has arrived bere from his home at Cazadero, and is at the Lick. Fred Barnes, » mining engineer of London, who has been examining mines in Tuolumne, Amador and other counties, is at the Grand. D.G. Camarinos, ex-Consnl of Greece, who for a long time was seriousiy il at the French Hospital, has now completely recovered. He is staying at sausalito. 4 Congressman George E. White of Chicago has arrived here on a short visit. He is one of the old residents of the Windy City aud is rep- resented to be wealthy. 1. G. Murphy and wife, old residents of San Luis Obispo, came down to the City to-day and will remain until after the Christmas hohidays. They are guests at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. H. J. Bading, who for & good while past has been engaged in packing salmon {n Alaska at & point near Kodiak, arrived here yesterday. He says he has this year packed over 100,00 salmon. 0.J. Woodward, the pioneer of Fresno and wealthy bank president, is at the Lick. Mr. Woodward was for & number of years in the early times at Fresno engaged in the real estate business. Professor S. P. Lowe, founder of the Lowe observatory on Echo Mountain, Southern Cali- fornia, and builder of the strange mouniain railroad which has astonished hosts of tour- ists, is at the California. Among the arrivals at the Occidental is a prominent party of Michigan people consisting of James Riddle, Mrs. Riddle and Miss Riddle of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Haskins, Mrs. James £ Kirk, Miss Helen M. and Miss L. M. Huskins and F. F. McGarry of Grand Rapids. J. B. Reinstein, Regent of the State Uni- versity, left for the East yesterday in regard to plans for permanent buildings for the uni- versity. Prior to leaving he had & long con- versation with Governor Budd in regard to the ‘purpose of his trip. Mr. Reinstein will visit Mrs. Hearst, wbo has made the recent hand- some bequest to the university. CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 24.—At the Wind- sor, A. G. Booth; Imperial, H. S Manning; Belvedere, C. Wieger; Gilsey, C. H. Halt and wile; Continental, G. W. Rumble. General J. B. Wright and wife, of Sacramento,will remain at the Windsor for three weeks. Emil von Hartman left the Windsor to sail for Bremen on the Llhn._—~_ THE THANKSG.VING IURKEY. A turkey sat or: alofty fence, And he sai1 to himsel, said he: “ The way they feed me is immense, And they seem dead stuck on me. “ I'm getting fat and I'm feeling s And the worid seems good und giad; In a week or two, I'li bet, I'il welgh About as much 'as dad.” And he hopped from bis perch, and he drummed the ground, i And he put on a lot of airs, And he fiercely obbled and pranced around, Nor thought ot worldly cares. AR!the man who Is full of pride to-day, And (hinks himself so fine. May, like ihat turkey—who shall say ?— Be standiug on a mine. —Cleveland Leader. PARAGRAFHS ABOUT PEOPLE. Twenty-six American women have matricu- Iated for the new term of the Berlin Univer- sity. Ex-Postmaster John Wanamaker has been re-elected president of the Pennsylvania Sab- bath-school Association. Cora Hortense Smith of Arkansas City, Kan., who is described as “‘young, pretty and un- merried,” owns & lazge ranch and 5000 head of cattle. J. L. Dearborn of Wentworth, N. H., who is 93 years old, telis with equal pride that he voted for Andrew Jackson in 1829 -and for McKinley in 1896. Prussia’s High Executioner; Herr Reindel, being about to retire, hundreds of applicants for his position have sppeared. He gets $37 foreac ; execution and his traveling expenses. Kaiser Wilhelm is extending his idea of ar- tistic collaboration. He is now said 10 be at. work on a historical dramna, which a young rm. of Wiesbaden will put into German verse for him, Freathiof Nansen will receive a special gold medal from the Royal Geographical Society ‘when he goes to London, as he has already re- ceived the society’s highest award, the gold medal, for his explorations in Greenland. Lord Mayor Fandel Phillips intends to sig- nalize his year of office, in which will 1all the completion of the sixtieth year of Queen Vie- toria’s reign, by raising by subscription the $5,000,000 needed to free the great public hos- Ppitals of London from debt. ‘While Bishop Schurits of Cologne wes visit. ing a school in his diocese recently he held up his sigret ring, on which the letters *“I. H.8 " were engraved, and asked ome of the pupils their meaning. After a moment’s thought one boy responded: “Ich heisse Schuritz” (my name is Schuritz). Cecil Rhodes is no lover of the prevailing fashion of dress. Silk hats he seldom ever wears. While on his last journey from South Africa to England he scandalized the people on board the liner by appesring in a pair of old leather slippers, a gray felt hat, with no binding to the brim, an1 & flannel shirt, clum- sily tied af the throat with a thin white neck- tie of pongee silk. —_— THE bUSINESS REVIVAL. The revival of business has already gone far enough to demonstrate that capital is always anxious 1o assert itself if the conditionsare Dot such as to make investment seem fool- hardy.—Washington Star. Thbere appear to be & number of men who have had the idea that the minute McKinley was elected they could run their hands into pockets that had been empty and find $20 gold pieces, but we don’t recall that any such promises were made. —Chicago Post. With hoarded money coming nto active employment once more, mills and factories Tesuming operations at a rate unprecedented in our Industriat history, grain selling atthe nhighest price in years, an enormous volume of exports and a small volume of imports, nearly all the conditions are present that make busi- ness prosperity.—Philadelphia Inquirer. Every ramification of industry will soon feel the good influence. This is what the free- traders s0 often overlook. The brightening furneces and forges will promote activity in the coal trade, aud this fn turn will increase the consumption of articles manufactured and sold by other dealers. A new industry established or an old one reyived means more than wages or profits to those immediately interested in it—Philadelphia Press. The outlook is cheertul enough. The season Of the year is the season for active business. The factories, which employ so large a portion of the people, show every disposition to re- sume work, and, in point of fact, many fac- tories all over the country which have been closed are now opening their doors, the fires once more are lighted and the wheels are beginning to turn. The increased prices of wheat and cotton have cheered the farmer and given him a brighter outlook than has been presented to him for many years.—Balti- more Sun, SUPREMACY ON THE SEAS. St. Paul Ploneer Press. R Mr. Chamberlain, Commissioner of Naviga- tion, in his annual report calls attention to the fact that Javan is capturing the trade of the Pacific, ana therefore he says it is ex- tremely desirable that Congress pass a free shipping bili. Well, this is only oneof the important particulars in which the Repub- lican adminisiration, after it gets 1airly inaugurated in Washington, may be depeuded upon to improve the material interests of the United States and its people. Itisa matter of Tegret that this country,so great in almost everything, should ever have atlowed that once conspicuous element of its power—its shipping interest—to suffer decadence. WHERE, OH, WHERE? New York Eun. Where is Hon. Coin Harvey, that mighty silver financier, in these solemn hours for so many gentlemen in hisline of business? Ishe secreted in the caves of thought, preparing himself for even greater triumphs of mind than his masterpiece, “Coin’s Financial School,” was? Is he moping over the facttnat his hoarded gold has not jnmged up as he ex- pected? Or has he uplifted his voice so high that it has not yet come down to the ears of an anxious world? Of one thing we may be sure: Wherever Hon. Coin Harvey is, the finest silver thought is shining and rattling; and by the brightnoss and the sound of it all the neighboring geese are entranced. ATTACHED ANATOMY. Lauisville Post. Kentucky was caught on a barbed-wire fence while trying to alight in the McKinley can! It has flnlll{ fallen where it intended, leaving only one-tbirteenth partof itsanat- om& for Populistic and Povocratic crows to e —_— at A DAINTY NIGHTGOWN. The lingerie of to-day ‘is. affected most de- cidedly by the prevalling styles, adding much toits picturesqueness and detracting none from its comfort, for the wide sleeve isin night- dresses a great comfort and certainly wears well, saving the strain on the yoke oiten occa- sioned by fitted dresses. The gown shown here is made with a yoke- back; a very shallow yoke in front holds the gathers in place. '1';15 is finished in some gowns by & small turnover collar, which may be made of embroidery or the goods. The yoke points may be edged with a ruffle of the same embroldery. Other gowns have a large round or square collur of the goods or of all over embroidery, or ol aiternate stripes of lace and the goods. For ordinary use a gown of white musiin is | most sensible. This may be made very pretty by making the large collar of lawn, or the collar mfiy be of colored batiste, which washes very well. B Very elaborate gowns of nainsook are tucked down' the front or trimmed with narrow in- sertion. This same shape is seen in misses’ lounging robes, which may be of any material from the cheap outing flannels to silk wadded or lined with flaunel. A dainty gown of pink flannel had the large collar of white batiste trimmed with a narrow 'edge of Valiincennes lace and insertion to nallch, brought but half an inch from the edge. An outing flannel of blue with white stripes had a round collar of white China silk, edged with a ruffie oi lace, Another of wool challie, with a yellow/flower on a whiteground, had a collar of vellow China silk with lawn and insertion of Valenciennes. — NEWSPAPER PLEASANTRY. Father of the Family—How much? Bhoe-desler (figuring on back of package)— Pair shoes for the lady, $8; eldest child, $5; boy, $3; other girl, $3; baby, $150. Just $20 50, sir. Thanks. Can’t I show you some shoes for yoursli? Father of Family (wearily)—On, don’t bother about me. 1 can go barefoot.—New York Weekly. “Why,” asked the daughter with the dreamy eyes, why do they call it the honeymoon, mamma 7 ‘‘Because,” answered the mother with the drawn lines about her mouth, ‘‘because i: is & sort of “sweet lunacy, I sup) "'—Cincin- nati Euquirer, Father—Wait a year, my son, &nd you may feel very different. Bon (confidently)—T've tested my love for Miss Higgins thoroughly and I know it can- not change. I've piayed golf with her, and I still want her for my wife.—Household Words. The young man who is anxicus to lay the world at the feetof the girl he adores, thr months after he marries her isn’t willing even tolay the carpet.—Yonkers Statesman, ‘““Come into the garden, Maud,” but Maud was too wise. Sald she: *Oh, mo; the corn hasears ana Cht;‘ Potatoes have eyes.”—Indianapolis Jour- nal WHY FOSTER WENT OVER 70 HAWAI Hs Tried to Help Spalding and His Cable, but Without Avail. The Hawaiians, He Says, Expect Japan to Build a Cable Ere Long. Meantime They Are Ex'remely Anx- ious for Annexation—Lots of Sugar and Money. Ex-Secretary John W, Foster, who went to Hawaii several weeks ago, returned yesterday on the steamer City of Peking. It was believed when he left San Fran- cisco that he was probably going ou some diplomatic mission and might extend his trip to Japan. The ex-Secretary, how- ever, denies this. Heé said: “I went down to Honolulu purely for pleasure and recreation,” said ex-Secre- tary Foster, “and my trip had no business significance. Mrs. Foster and 1 both needed a cbhange, and that was our reason {or going. “Howaver, Mr. H. Z. Spalding, who has the cable concession from Hawaii, learning that I was going down there any- way, besought me while in the East to do my best to get the Hawaiian Government to extend the time for building the cable. “It was for this reason that I consented todo what I could for him, But when the matter came up the officials of the Government felt that it would be wise on their part not to do anything now. They thought Hawaii was sure eventually to | get a cable. ‘Japan is expected to build this way, d it is believed that country will cer- tainly build to Honolulu while the spirit of enterprise is upon the Japanese, “The Hawaiian officials and the peovle are sxtremely anxious to have the islands annexed to tne Unitea States. I have no doubt that after the inauguration of Mr. McKinley they will try hard to have the country annexed. ‘‘The islands are quite prosperous. There has been a big sugar crop, and with the good prices for sugar a large amount of money has been distributed. “There was great interest in the elec- tion. The victory of Major McKinley was not known there till two weeks after the election.” Mr. Foster is looking well since his visit { to the tropical islands. He says the trip did him a great aealof good. The ex- Secretary and Mrs. Foster left for Wash- ington lastevening. ANSWERS TO OORRESPONDENTS. THE COLLEGE FLowERs—B. H. K., City. The flowers chosen by the students of Stanford the red chrysanthemum. The flower chosen by the students of the University of California is the yellow chrysanthemum. REVENUE StAMP—W. St. C., City. The $1 stamp described is one of those used during the War of the Rebellion, known as an inter- nal revenue stamp, to be placed on a foreign exchange. Such are not rare and may be pro- cured from dealers for five cents apiece. THE CopEs—P. H., Lockeford, San Joaquin County, Cal. The Civil and Ienal Codes of California may be obtained from the Secretary of State at Sacramento on payment ot $3 for the first and $2 for the lasi named volume. To the price of each must be added the amount of postage, 15 cents. THE VOTE IN OHIO—J.J. S, San Mateo, and 8. P. B.Jr,, City. According to the official vote of Ohio the McKinley electors had & plurality of 51,109 and & majority of 37,386. Plurality means the number of votes the h’ghest candi- date receives over and above the number re- cefved by the next highest candidate, and majority s the number of votes the highest candidate receives over the aggregate of the votes of all the other candidetes against him. STEPHEN J. Fretp—N. O., Oakland, Cal. Stephen J. Field was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1863, but he never held the office of Chief Justice. Those who have been Chief Justices were: John Jay, 1789 10 1795; John Rutledge, 1795 to 1796 ; Oliver Ellsworth, 1796 to 1800; Jonn Marshal , 1801 to 1835; Roger B. Tan- nev, 1836 to 1864; Salmon P. Chase, 1864 to 1873; Morrison R. Waite, 1874 to 188%; and Melville W. Fuller, 1888 to date. THE GOLD STANDARD—J. A. J., City. England demonetized silver in 1816. There was no similar movement by any of the nations from that time until 1871. In thatyear the Ger- man empire commenced the enactment of laws which by 1873 resulted in placing the country on a gold basis. In 1872 the Scandi- navian Unlon.com}m«eu of Sweden, Norway and Denmark, was formed on & gold basis. In 1873 the United States discontinued the coin- age of the standard siiver dollar. In 1874 sliver was demonetized by the Latin Union, composed of France, Italy, Belgium, Switzer- 1and and Greece. In 1875 the coinage of silver was discontinued by Holland, and in 1876 the same was done by Russia. In 1877 Fin- land adopted the gold standard. Standard sii- ver dollars were remonetized in the United States by the act of February, 1878. THE MISTLETOE BoUGH—A. L., City. “The Mistletoe Bough,” “The Old Oaken Chest, was written by Thomas Haynes Bayly, born 1797, died 1882, and published in his poetical works in 1844. He was the author of thirty- | six dramatic pieces, and “Kindness in Women” (1887),“Parliamentary Lotters” (1837),"Weeds of Kitchery' (1837) and other works. The tale referred to in the song written by Bayly apout Lord Loyel’s daughter is relafed by Samuel Rogers in “Italy,” published in 1822, in which the laay is eailed Ginevra. A simi- lar narrative is given by Coilet in his “‘Relics of Literature,” and another is among the “Causes Celebres.” Marwell Oid Hall, near Winchester, Eungland, once the residence of the Sey mours aud afterward of the Dacre fam- ily, has a similar tradition attached to it. Bramshall aud the great nouse at Malsanger, near Basingstoke, both in Hampshire, Eng. Iand, have similer traditions and chests cou- nected with them. TosAcco—J. F. M., City. Historically, to- bacco was found in use among the Indians ot America at the time of its discovery in 1492, and it was assoclated with their solemn trans- actions. It wasunknown in the Old World be- fore that time. It was introduced into Europe about 1559 by a Spanish physician, who brought a small quantity from America into Spain and Portugal. From there iis use was spread into France and ltaly. Itis said that it was freely used by Spaniards in Yucatan in 1520. Tobacco was either first brought into England in 1565 by Sir John Hawkins, or by Sir Walter Raieigh and Sir Francis Drake in 1586, when tobacco taverus became &8s preva- lent ‘as slehouses. Iis use was opposed by bo! iests and rulers. In 1584 a proclama- issued against it. James 1 pub. Counterbiast Against Tobaceo,” and the star chamber placed the daty on tobaceo at6 shillings 6 pence per pound. 1614." is cuitivation in England was proh'bited by Charles IT in 1684 It is asserted that iy University are the California holly berry and | Pied Bull Inn, Isling- ton, England, that tobacco was first smoked in England. It is doubtfal whetner tobacco as & narcotic wes known in the East befure the discovery of America. Meyen, in his géography of piants, expresses the opinion that the smoking cf tobacco is of great an- tiquity with the «Chinese, because on v ry oid scu.ptures he observed the very same ‘obacco- pipes that are in use st the present time. His authority is greater as a_botanist than as an archeoiogist and cannot be received as de- cisive of the aniiquity of the scuinture of which he wrote. It is probable, but not certain, that the smoking of tobacco hns long been practiced by the Chinese. The smoking - of tobueco was found by Columbus a practice in the West Indies, where the natives made it into cylindr cal rolls, wrapped in maize leai. There is no reierence tothe use of tobacro by Shakespeare, yet iv was well known in England in his time. “THE HUMP" MUST GO. was at the Work of the Polk-Street Improvement Club—Some Peculiar ¥ eatures 4bout Electric Lights. At the meeting of the Polk-street Im- provement Clab last evening the execu- tive committee -presented a report show- ing that the Sutter-street line has already made a concession in the matter of trans- fers ai the request of the club. Transfers are now issued at Sacramento street, which enables passengers to leave the cars at that point, do business on Polk street and then use their transfers on Sutter street. The report also announced that the California-street line will also make some arrangement in the matter of trans- fers. This committee also announced that the special committee had presented a pe- tition to the Supervisors asking for the removal of *“the hump' on Polk street, and that the matter had been referred to the City Engineer. The club aecided to join the Association of Improvement Clubs, and the following were named as delegates: L. H. Kohn, N. Bibo. W. P. Humphreys, James Den- man and William Freese. Mr. Bradbury stated in relation to the hump that Warren & Maliey had stated that they would remove it for $2500 cash, and if an assessment district was created, as they own 200 feet irontage on the hump, they would bid §6000 to remove it, they paying their share of the assessment. Mr. Denman said that if the City Eugi- neer gave an honest estimate of the cost of the work no assessment district could pe formed. The law, he said, requires that the estimate must be not less than 50 per cent of tue value of the property, and that in this case the estimate world be fixed as it had been teiore at about $20,- 000. He thought there was a joker in the scheme for an assessment district and warned the club to act with care. After a discussion, in which several members took part, it was stated that it is the intention of the club to have the street cut through and take some other measure in regard to the change of grade of inter- mediate streets. A statement was made that Mr. Morrow, vresident of the Sutter-street Railroad Company, had stated that as soon as the street is opened the Polk-street line will be extended to the beach. Mr. Denman urged the club to use its influence, in conjunction with other im- provement clubs, to have the Legislature change the law so as to enable grades to be changed. Such a change, he said, would be worth millions of doliars 1o the City. P’resldent Kohn said that the club will rush the removal of the hump, and will look after grades !ater on. Mr. Lewin of the special committee on electric lights, reported that the Mutual Company would furnish lights for $175 for which the club is now paying $3, and urged the club to enter into a contract with that company to take effect at the termination of the present six months’ contract. A motion to that effect was carried. During a discussion on lights it was de- veloped that the idison Light Compary does not reduce its rates, but on yearly contracts makes a rebate of 10 per cent when the bills amount to $50 a week; that stockholders in this company own & con- trolling interest in the Western Electris Light Company and in the Harbor Light Company; that these two companies act independently, but when the Mutual enters into competition with the Edison this company draws out and allows one of the two other companiesto enter into com- petition and furnish lights as low as $1 50. e Sl ExTeA fine pecan taffy. Townsend's. —_————— SPECIAL information daily to manufacturars, business houses and public men by the Presy Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Montgomeary, * ————— Cholly—What you think, deah boy? That beastly tailor sent me a bill tc-day, and itiss week until the first. Freddie—I guess he was sending early to avoid the rush,—Up to Date. ——————— MAKE your wife heppy by taking home some of Townsend’s ‘‘genuine’” California glace fruit. Plum pudding can be eaten hot or cold.® ————— ‘““Yes,” said one of the tramps to the farmer, ‘Dusty an’ me just came in on our wheels.” Vhat kind of wheels do you use?” “Car wheels.”--Judge. Through Sleeping Cars to Chicago. The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, Santa Fe route, will continue to run daidy tArough from Oakland to Chicago Pullman palace drawing-roon:, also upholstered tourist sleeping-cars, leaving every afterncon. Lowest through rates to all points in the United States, Canada, Mexico or Europe. Excursions througb Boston leave every week. San Francisco ticket office, 644 Market street, Chronicle building. Telephone main 1531 Oakland, 1118 Broadway. —_————— Phillips’ Rock Island Excursions Leave Sen Francisco every Wednesday, via Rio Grande and Rock Island Hallways. Through tourist sleeping-cars to Chicago and Boston. Man- ager and poriers acompany these excursions to Boston. For tickets, sleeping-car accommodations and further information, address Clinton Jones, General Agent Hock Island Kafiway, 30 Mont gomery street. *an Franciseo. . Through Car to St. Paul and Minneapolis An elegantly uphoistered tourist-car leaves Oak- land every Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock for all polnts in Montana, North Dakoia and Mivnesota. Nochange of cars. Dining-cars on all trains. Come and get our ratesif you expec: to makes trip to any Eastern point. T.K. S ateler, General Agent Northern Pacific Ry. Co., 638 Market street, S, F. ———— s . «Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup’ Has been used over years by millions ot mothers for their children white Teething with per- fect success. it s0oihesthe child, softens hegums. allays Pain, cures Wind Colic, rezulates :he Bowels and Is the besi remedy for Diarr!:eas, whether ans- ing irom tee.hing or other ceuses. kor sale by drug gisis In every part of the worid. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winsiow’s Soothing Syrup. 25¢ & bottle, o 4 CoRONADO.—Atmosphere is perfactly dry, soft and miid, belng entirely free from the mists com- mon further north. Round-trip tickets, by steam- ship, including fifteen days' board at the Hotel del Coronado, $65: lonzer stay $2 50 per day. APy 4 New Monigomery st., San Francisco. — - THAT time-honored preparation, Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, is stili the medicine most in demand for colds and cougbs. It always cures. A clergyman aund one of his elderly parishe ioners were walking home from church one frosty day when the old gentleman slipped and fell flat on his back. The minister looked athim a moment and, being assured that he was not much hust, said to him, “Friend, sin- ners stand on slippery places.” The old gentleman looked up as if to assure himself ot the fact and said, “Isee they doj bu I can’t."—Scottish Nights. Re Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U S. Gov't Report al V=TT Baking / Powder ABSQOLUTELY PURE