The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 18, 1896, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, ‘'DECEMBER 18, 1896. A ————————————————————————————————————————— CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES—Postage Free: snd Sunday CALL, one week, by carrier..0.18 y and Sunday CALL, one year, by mail 6.00 y and Sunday CALL, six months, by mail., 3.00 CALL, three months by mail 1.50 and Sunday CALL, one month, by mall. .65 Bunday CaLL, one year, by mail. & 1.50 W KRELY CALL, One year, by mal. .50 BUSINESS OFFICE: %10 Market Street, San Francisco, California. Telephone Maln—1868 EDITORIAL ROOMS: 517 Clay Street. Telephone........- ..Main—1874 BRANCH OFFICES: £97 Mrontgomery Eureet, corner Clay: open untll £:0 o'clock. 9 Hayes street; open until 9:30 o'clock. 713 Larkin street: open until 9:30 o'clock. W _corner Sixteenth and Mission sireeis; 111l 6 o'clock. 4016 Miission street: open until § 0'clock. 367 Auib street; open until 9 0'cloca. * Marker sireet, open wll 8 0'Clock. open OAKLAND OFFICE: $US Broadway. EASTERN OFFICE Eooms =1 and Park Row, New York City. DAVID M 2 tern Manager. Santa Claus is getting his team ready. A California novelty will please the East- ern foiks. Do your shopping promptly and give other folks a chance: Maceo’s body may be moldering in the ground, but his soul goes marching on. Don’t neglect the plea of the Salvation Army—*Please help us to cheer the friend- less.” The Senate has decided that the old Dingley bill is a dead issue and that set- tles it. The San Pedro and Santa Monica fight to a finish begihs Monday and will be held in the open. There is a good deal of war talk in Con- gress on the Cuban question, but no signs of war feeling. Gorman has sufficiently recovered to make a little speech in the Senate, but Hill is still silent. In these days our improvement clubs meet not merely to discuss ideas, but to hear reports of progres: More blizzar: ast and more tourists bound for California. Itisanill wind that blows nobody good. When the proposed lighting scheme is carried out Market street will Jook like & rainbow and be'a thing of promise. We shall believe that some Congress- man is really in favor of fighting Spain when we hear him promise to resign and volunteer for the war. An extra session of Congress is now so we |l assured that a good many members of both houses are getting speeches ready to meet the emergency. Lord Sholto Douglas has decided to lesve Qakiand and now there isa move- ment in that city to annex several sub- urbs to make up the deficiency. " When Senator Teiler told the Senate I am not sure wedid not elect Bryan” he gave better proof of hisgreatness as a teller than of the quality of his telling. Whether Market street is to be illumi- nated, paved or swept the public will be pleased. It will b: impossible to touch it up in any way without improving it. Truckee will hold another ice carnival and we shall again amaze the Eastern tourist by offering him festivals in snow palaces or flioral bowers at the same time. Cleveland’s defense of the Gorman tariff has been followed by Secretary Herbert's defense of the Texas. Anything with a deficiency finds favor with this adminis- tration. It is not known why Lilinokalani came to this country, but it is significant that as sooy as her arrival was announced Cleveland made a bee line for the South Carolina marshe: The report that McKinley has gone to Chicago for res: need surprise nobody. There are miles of secluded prairie in Chi- cago and it is one of the best country resorts in the Union. Cleveland’s decision to make his future home in Princeton has now been public for some time, but as yet we have heard no sound of rejoicing in that town nor any murmur of lament in Buffalo. It seems to bave been the opinion of the Senators that while the Dingley bill isnot worth voting on it is a good subject to talk about whenever they wish to kill time without killing anything else. Los Angeles is to have a park worthy of her greatness, even when she becomes Greater Los Angeles, and, as it comes to ber with all the grace of a Christmas gift, she will be the recipient of congratula- tions all around. The absence of any fighting or even quarreling over the prospect of a Cabinet office for a Californian seems conclusive evidence that the new era has dawned ‘upon us with the sudaen brilliancy of the sun of Austerlitz. According to a paper read before the Irrigation Congress by Dr. Chapin of Illi- uois it requires 360 pounds of water to produce a pound of corn. It is therefore surprising that it takes so much corn to liquidate a little debt. There seems to be enough money in the treasury to run the Government this win- ter without issuing more bonds and, there- fore, the country will be well content to let the tariff alone until the next Congress meets to enact one that will be thoroughly The Fresno fair Las shown that the San Joaguin can produce any plant grown in any climate from that of snow-covered mountains to that of tropic plains, and hereafter we may expect to hear Fresno announcing Lerself to the world ss the center of the vegetable kingdom. According to the estimates of political experts at Washington there will be no currency legisiation either at this or at the extra session of Congress. The whole finanecial question will be postpened until the tariff is out of the way and the indus. tries of the country put in good condition again. A DASTARDLY ATTACK. The local columns of yesterday’s Eraminer contained a most infamous and cowardly falsehood regarding the proprietor of THE CALL, and upon the editorial page of that vile ana disreputable sheet approved. The statements of the several the dastardly assault was repeated and gentlemen who know and who fully set forth the facts regarding the affair in our own local columns will suffice to show the public mind how utterly false the Ezaminer's statement was and to what depths of depravity that newspaper has fallen in its willful disregard of the truth when a lie, however shameless in its nakedness, will serve its purpose better. The only possible excuse for this exhibition of infamy in journalism is the eating envy of a business rivalry which the Eraminer is finding itself too feeble to maintain. CaLr is the Eraminer’s only reason The growing greatness, popularity and for the publication of a ,villainous and success of the absolutely unwarranted es:ault upon the personal honor of its proprietor. The use of such desperate tactics indicates the deeps of despair into which the FEzaminer has been plunged not only )by its own reverses but by the failing fortunes of its owner Eastern duplicate, the very verge of financial its the New York Journal, ruin on their owner to make the extreme of nastiness in journalism a success. in New York. Both the Ezaminer and are known to be upon account of an’ insane effort of THE CALL has undertaken to point out with some degree of clearness the certainty and the proximity of Mr. Hearst’s utter failure in this respect, and this and this alone is the reason why THE CALL’s proprietor is singled out for the present vile and infamous assault. What do men of honor, of reputation, of family pride and of self-rogard for their good name think of a newspaper which will indulge in such disgraceful methods and publish and character, such palpable reckless of prebity, of business integrity or of honestly acquired property untruths? What citizen of is safe from the assaults of a journal so lost to decencyand so wedded to shame? What amount of patience in a community its midst of such a publication can the endure Ezxaminer, the presence in as which, having itself descended to the very depth of dishonest and d'opmved journalism, reaches upward daily a reeking hand in the desperate hope of dragging down those high in public esteem to its own wretched level of infamy and disrepute? What character is too exalted, what career too honorable, what reputation too well assured, what home too sacred for the slimy and venomous assanlt of this viper among the newspapers of the Pacihc Coast? Hitberto decency, respectability and honor in this community have not had a defender against this characterless defamer of everything and everybody whose position in publiic regard has been above its own hope of attainment. however, sball no longer continue. THE This condition, CarLr has eotered the field not as the protector of itself and its proprietor only, but also as the champion, the ally and the defender of every man of honor, every citizen of character, every agency and advo- cate of morality, respectability and propriety which this slimy enemy of honesty, truth and deceny dares to assail. MARKET STREET. The movement for the illumination of Market street promises to go furiher and achieve more than any similar action yet taken in the City. There is a prospect that our greatest thoroughfare will soon be one of the most brilliantly lighted in | the world, and to that extent at least an object for the admiraticn and the pride of all citizens. So much has been done for the improve- | ment of other streets 1t has become a mat- | ter of necessity for the business men and i property-owners on Market street to do sometbing to uphold the prestige of their thoroughfare. While all other streets are | being more brightly lighted than ever, it | would be an act of folly for the Market street people to remain backward and un- progressive. If the plan proposed can be carried out Market street will shine as gayly and brilliantly as if every night were the oc- | casion of some great festival. Itis pro- posed in addition to electric lamps on | each side of the street to have something | like a rainbow of many-colored lamps stretched the whole length of the business portion of the great thoroughfare over the center of the street. Tuis will give to that avenue an appearance the like of | which is not to be seen anywhere in the | world, and will undoubtedly attract the | praise of tourists and win us a new fame | among great cities. The swiltness with which the movement for street lighting has been carried on in so many parts of San Francisco is not only excellent in itself, but gives encour- | agement to the hope that other move- ments 1n the direction o” providing better streets for the City will be equaily suc- | cessful. Better lighting is not the only requirement of our thoroughfares, and ai- | though its importance is not to be gain- said there are other needs more important still. Many of our business streets are still covered with the cobblestones of what may be called the dark ages of the City. With the new illuminations there should come & new light on the whole subject of street improvements. The Market-street merchants and property-owners will do well if they carry the work of illumina- tion to a greater degree of success than on any other street, but they will do better if they make it but the beginning of a pro- gressive movement which will not end until that ereat thoroughfare has a pave- mentequal to any in tlie best administered cities of the world. SAN PEDRO OR SANTA MONICA. The Government commission which, under the act of Congress, is to determine whether a deep-sea barbor for Southern Califorma shall be located at San Pedaro or Santa Monica, will begin hearing testi- mony next Monday, and the hearings will be open and public. The issue is one of great importance to Los Angeles and hardly less to the State generally, so that all the proceedings of the commission will be watched with more than ordinary in- terest. + To the State at large it wou!d matter very little whether the proposed harbor were established ag either point in prefer- ence to the other were it not fof the fact that the port of Santa Monica would be almost wholly in the hands of the South- ern Pacific monopoly, while at S8an Pedro shippers would have the advantage of a competing railroad line. It is true the terms of the act of Congress appropriating money for the harbor provide that if Santa Monica be selected arrangements should be made permitting the approach of other roads to the harbor. This pro- vision, however, while good in itself, is not nearly so satisfactory as would be the selection of San Pedro, where competitive railroads would not need the aid of any Congressional provision in order to obtain full facilities for their docks. It is also a matter of importance to the State, and indeed to the Nation, that the harbor selected should be the better and safer of the two. It would be an act of folly 1o expend a large sum of money in an effort to construct a harbor at a given point when a better harbor could be con- structed at less cost at a place not re- motely distant. The commission, there- fore, will have to consider not only the question of railway facilities' at the port and the avoidance of anything like a monopoly of dock privileges, but also the pgint of safety and convenience to snip- ping. ‘The controversy over the selection of a site for the harbor has gone on for a long time, and former surveys made by Gov- ernment officials have always resulted in the selection of the port of San Pedro. The recommendations of thess officers would in all probability have long since determined the improvement of the har- bor at that point had it not been for the opposition of the Southern Pacific Rail- road. That company nhaving obtained complete control of Santa Monica has been most sirenuous in its efforts to ob- tain a Government appropriation for a harbor there, and as a consequence Los Angeles has’been compelled to do without the deep water port for years, because of the raiiroad opposition to San Pedro, This being the situation of affairs the present commission will undoubted!y un- derstand the importance of exercising the fullest care in arriving at a decision, It has done well in deciding to have public sessions to hear. evidence on both sides. It should, however, go further than that. It should make all its proceedings public. It should conduct its discussions of the evidence as openly as the hearings them- selves. The issue involves more than the ex- penditure of the $3,000,000 which will be required for the construction of the har- bor. It involves the welfare of a great section of country, and to some extent the honor of the Government itsell. The commission, therefore, should take no steps which wonld raise tne slightest sus- picion of undue favor to the monopoly. Their decision between the two ports is to be final, and it should be just and sat- istactory to the people. THE TARIFF DEBATE The debate in the Senate on Wednesday puts an end to all doubt as to the fate of the Dingley bill. It is now virtually set- tied that the bill in its present shape or possibly in any shape could not passat 1his session. Itis, therefore, a dead letter ana the subject will not probably be brought up again in either house during the continuance of the present Congress. In the course of the debate speecies were made by leading representatives of all sections of the country and of all varties. With the exception of Senator Sberman not a single man expressed any belief that the bill could be passed or any desire for its passage. Even the Republi- can Senators who favored it last winter now recognize that the changed condition of public affairs has made the bill unde- sirable even as a revenue measure. Senator Gorman expressed the situation with accuracy in saying Republican Sena- tors have not the power to pass the bill in its present form, and they have not the time to remodel it and make it a Republi- can measure. This being so, the Senator was undoubtedly right 1n adding: “Itis trifling with the business interests of the country to hold out a hope of tariff legis- lation by continuous debate when every- body knows that such action is impossi- ble.” To this statement of the Senator trom Maryland Senators Hale of Maine, Platt of Connecticut and Teller of Colorado agreed, Senator Sherman, indeed, made a strong apveal for some kind of tariff legislation at this session in order to pro- vide the Government with revenue suffi- cient to its needs, but even he did not sug- gest any means of amending the Dingley bill in a way that woulda render its ac- ceptance by the Senate av all probabie. The country will agree with Eenator Sherman: *“Iv is a shame and a disgrace that in a time of profound peace the Gov- ernment has, on account of insufficient revenue, to issue bonds.” It will not agree with him, however, that the present Congress bears any of the odium of that disgrace. The deficit is due to a D mo- cratic tariff in the first place, and for its continnance the Democratic administra- tion is alone responsibie. Mr. Cleveland, so far from recommend- ing legislation to increase the revenues, has, by his last message to Congress, en- couraged the cuckoos and the free-traders of the Senate to oppose ary such measure, On the administration and its supporters, therefore, rests the whole biame of the sit- uation. The country knowing this caresto hear nofurtber debate on the issue, Busi- ness and industry now look forward to an extra session of Congreas, and the best that this Congress ean do will be to let the tariff alone and go forward to deal with other issues. SOMEWHAT SARCASTIC. New York Journal. Referee Earp is now to be jound in the ranks of those gentlemen who deplore continual agi- tation that is calculated to interrupt their business repose. ALMOST A BILLION ACRES. New York Mail and Express. That “Uncle Sam is rich enovgh to give us all a farm” is scarcely less true to-day than it was when the song was first sung. He still owns more than 600,000,000 acres of vacant land, not counting Aiasl 1th its 369,000,000 -cres.hlnd thf;e i: ldxrgll deal o1 this vast ares that would yield first-rate crops it pro) erly cultivated. Loohelie o —_— RECRUITING FUR THE NAVY. Philadelphia Ledger. It is estimated that about4000 men will have to be added to the navy in the next two years in order to furnish crews for she new vessels that will be ready for service in that time. These must be provided by Cougress, as the limited number allowed by law has been almost filled, and the manning of the Puritan willexhaust the aveilabie forces. The best plan to provide men for the navy woula be by un elastic provision of law, whereby men cauld be recruited as needed, without requir- ing fresh legislation every time & new ship is launched or the torce, from any cause, becomes too small. It takes time to drill even able se men for the work of the nayy, and exigencies sometimes arise in which time is not to be had. If we are 1o become a naval nation we must be prepared for ail contingencies, and ability to elnip a fleet at short notice is one of these. The sudden assembling of England’s famous flying squadron last winter wasan object iesson which our nation should take to heart. PERSONAL. Joseph P. Stanley of Ukiah is at the Lick. H. M. Johnson of Fresno 1s on & visit here. Judge 8. Solon Holl of Sacramento is in the City. 2 L. W. Shinn, a mining man of Seattle, is in town. J. W. Winston of Los Angeles is at the Palace. W. N. Harlman of Washington, D. C, is in the City. J.-B, Kirklend of Portland is registered at the Lick. Henry A, Ward of Rochester, N. Y., s at the California. Dr. G. K. Edwards of Baltimore, Md., isat the Occidental. - E. 8. Farrington of Elko, Nev., is here on a business trip. Thomas G. Spiers, the New Zealand mail agent, is in town. Mrs. T. D. Calkins of Sutter Creek is a guest at the Cosmopolitan, 8. 8. Bludsoe of Aramore, Ind. T., is among the arrivals at the Russ. E. D. Bowman, a business man of Gibson- ville, got here yesterday. R. H. Henning of London arrived here yes- terday. He isatthe Palace. T. E. Collopy and wife of New York are reg- istered av the Cosmopolitan. A. B. Estabrook cf Pacific Grove is here ona business trip, and is at the Grand. John H. Maxwell, who has mining interests at Leadyille, Colo., is on a visit here, E. C. Casey, chairmaa of the Republican committee of Calaveras County, is in town. B. T. McCullough, a wealthy cattle-grower and dealer of Crows Landing, is at the Grand. J. A. McIntyre, ike heavy fruit raiser and shipper of Sacramento, arrived here yesterday. Charles Taylor of Coolgardie, West Austra~ lia, 15 at the Palace, accompanied by Mrs. Tay« lor. J.E. Hynes and 0. J. Lang, mining men of Denver, arrived nere yesterday, and are at the Palace. W. C. Peyton of Santa Cruz, owner in the large powder manufactory there, is at the Palece, C. K. Lambie, one of the oldest residents of San Luis Obispo, is stopping at the Cocsmo- politan, Henriques, wife and family of Los Angeles are amoug the’ latest arrivals at the Cosmo- politan. ‘H.J. Small of Sacramento, suverintendent of construction for the Southern Pacific, is at the Grand. George A. Treadwell, superintendent of a leading gold mine at Nevada City, arrived here last night. Ben Thorn, who for almost twenty-seven years was Sheriff of Amador County; is visiting friends in this City. R. G. Davidson and H.W. Taylor, who for some time have bgen engaged in mining at Butte, Mont., are at the Occidental. John H. Milzner of Tucson, Ariz., agent for an extensive giant-powder company and en- gaged in mining, arrived here yesterday. Dr. Blue, who has peen in charge of the lo- cal United States Quarantine Station for some time, has been ordered to the New York sta- tion. V. 8. McClatchy of McClatchey Brothers, editors and proprietors of the Sacramento Evening Bee, 15 on a visit here, and is at the California. State Senator E. C. Voorheis of Sutter Creek and who is largely inieresied in gold prop- erties arrived here yesterday and is at the Palace, after two weeks' absence. E. W. Schleiffer, who has been engaged for some years in raising and dealing in cattle in the Hawaiian Islands, was among the arrivals here by the Mariposa yesterday, and is at the Russ. . Judge 8. K. Dougherty of Santa Rosa is pre- siding in Judge Daingerfield's department of the Superior Court tnis week, while Judge Daingerfield is trying some important cases in Santa Rosa. F. L. Coombs of Naps, ex-United States Min- ister to Japan, whose name is being promi- nently mentioned in connection with the Speakership of the Legislature, is among the arrivals at the Grand. W.J. Waddington of London, who has for some time been in Australia, itis stated, in connection with a large colonization enter- prise, arrived here yesterday, accompanied by his family. They are at the Occidental. Assistant District Attorney A. P. Black, who has been confined to his home in this City since October 15 with & serious case of bron- chitis, was able t0 be downtown yesterday for the first time. He hopes to resume his official duties 1n & day or two. CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 17.—At the St. Cloud, H. C. Duval; Hoffman, C. Gillett; Metropolitan, P. Huntington Jr.; Mortoa, C. 8. Mays; Continental, C. Benshaw. PRIDE MUS: HAVE A FALL. *he was tall and fair and twenty, Her papa had rocks In pleoty, And she dreamed this littie universe Was hers by right of birth. She was saucy to her mother, Domineered her elder brother, And her bearine indicated Thi be thought she owned the earth. But she found herself mistaken, And her faith was rudely shaken When she tried to ride hier wheel across A lictle sireak of mud. And the way that wheel Impacted her, ‘And the ground rose up and smackea her, Was a caution to this Boston maid Who boasted Pligrim b'ood, —Somerviile Journal, NEWSPAPER PLEASANTRY. Gentleman (to little boy)—I say, sonny, where is the blind man you were leading aboutyesterday? Boy—He went to the art gallery to look at the pictures.—Texas Siftings. “Ill teach you to play pitch and toss,” shouted an enraged father. “I'll flog you for an hour, I will” “Father,” instantly replied the incorrigible, as he balanced a pennyon his thumb and finger, “I'll toss you to make it two hours or nothing.”—London Tit-Bits. “Did you have a joyeul Thanksgiving din- ner ?” : “Not exactly,” the awkward man answered. “But I furnished a good deal of amusement for the rest of them. I earved the turkey.”— Washington Star. The small boy was taken to church for the first time. The beauty of the gltar adorn. ments attracted his attention at once. “Who do all those things up there belong to, mam- ma?" he asked in a loud whisper. “To God. Don’'twvhisper,” sald mamma, “But, mamma,” he said in a moment, “where does God live?"” “Up in the sky; now dokeep quiet,” pleaded mamma, X “Well,” said tha small boy, after & little thought, “I won’t talk any more, but don’t you think heis a good way off from all his things ?”—New York Times. “Hear about Timmins writing a poem to “Noj; did he “Yes; and when he read it to her her foot went to sleep, so she says.’—Indianapolis Journal. Teacher—Tommy, parse discretion. Tommy (feeliug his noun—feminine. Teacher—How do you make it feminine? Tommy—It's the better part of valor.—Pitts- burg News. ‘When a woman is first married she wonders what takes the place of marriage in heaven. After she's been married a few years she isn’t particular what itis,—New Yors Press, ‘way)—Discretion—a AROUND THE CORRIDORS. Among the arrivals here is E. 8, Baring- Gould of Minneapolis, son of the Rev. S. Baring-Gould of England, the world-celebra ted autbor and novelist. Mr. Baring-Gould is on his wedding trip, and has been visiting differ- ent places with his bride in Southern Cali- fornia. He represents a powerful British syndicate owning the streetcars of the Twin Cities, and this, when he has but just passed his majority, ! marks him as a young gentleman of large affairs. He has resided at Minneapolis for several years and has grown to like life there, he says, despite his physical infirmities still plays regularly. He is unable to deal the cards, but continues to maintain his reputation as a skillful player. A brenze monument has been erected in Paris to the memory of Jean Lecleire, the man Who fifty-four years ago introduced among the workmen of his factory the system of profit- sharing. Mr. Howells states that only thirty years ago popular igndrance classed Dr. Oliver.Wendell Holmes “with those who were once rudely called infidels,” and that the Atlantic Monthly lost many subscribers because of the publication of Dr. Holmes’ story, “The Guar- E. S. BARING-GOULD, Son of the Great British Author and Minister, Who Tells of the Means by Which His Father achieved Sucecess. [Sketched from life by a “Call” artist.] much better than in England. He is a polished young man, urbane aud of approachable ways and mature for his years. “I had never been in California,” he said yesterday at the Palace, “and was desirous of seeing it, for I have long heard a great deal aboutit, We have been at Los Angeles, San Diego and a number of other places. Their beauty made a deep impression on me. “Such novelty I have never found on any trip. We will be here but a day or two, as the time has already flown so rapidly that we must hurry back to Minneapolis.” The gentleman is said much to resemble his famous father, who began life as a curate and became one of the masters of literature. SERVICE OF U~ITFD STATES SENATORS Chicago Times-Herald. The following is a complete longavity table of United States Senators up to the present time, with fractional parts of yearsomitted: Years. John Sherman of Ohlo........ 33 Thomas H. Benton of Missouri 8 Willlam R. King o ‘labama.. Justiu 8. Morrill of Vermont George F. Edmunds of Vermont. Henry B. Anthony of Rhode Island. Hannibal Hamlin of Maine Wiiliam B. -liizon of Iowa. John i, Jones of Nevada. Charles Samner of Massas MW, om of Nor:h Samuel ~mith of Mary.and Francis M. Cockreil of Misso: W. M. Stewart of Nevada. John Gailard of ~outh Carclina. W. P, Fessenden of Maine. Isham G, Harris of Tennessee. George F. Hoar of Massachusetts Timothy Howe of Wisconsin. . Nehemiah R. Knight of Rhode Tsiand Don < ameron 0: Pennsylvania. . Daniel Webster of Massachusetts. Zachariah Chandler of Michizan Jumes A. Pearce of Mar. lan Duniei W. Voorhees of (ndians. John T. Morg.n of Alabama. Henry Cay f Kentucky.. John J. Crittenden of Kentucky. Lyman Trumbuli of liinuis. Heory Wiison of Massachuse Rutus King of sew York Wiliie P. Mafgum of Nort Benjamin Kuggles of Ohio. Benjamin F. Wade of Obio. John K. McPherson of New Jersey. Johu J. inalis of Kausas. George Vest of Missoari M. C. Butler of South Caro.ina. Kichard Coke of Texas. 0. H. Platt of Connecticut Henry M. Teller of Coiorado. Wilkinson Call of Floriua. Jesse D. Bright of Indian ‘Arthur P. Gorman of Maryland Jeseph K. Hawloy of Conircticu ‘Tuomes F. Buyard of Delaware. W. P. Frye ot Maine. Eugrue Haie 0f Malne. Joseph Anderson of Tennessee. James L. Pugh of Alabama.. James L. George of Missiissipp John P. Hale of New Hampshirs Lot M. Morrill_f Malne James Noble of Indiana. ison W. Aldrich of Rhod o B. Plumb of Kansas. Lewls Cass cf Michigan Sam Houstou of Texa: Simon Cameron of Pennsyivania. Stephen A. Douglas of Iilinois. It is noteworthy that af the three score men who have served fourteen years or longer in the Senate seventeen hailed irom the six New England States. Itisalsosomewhat remark- able that the present contains not only the man of longest service in the history of that body, but_another, who will beat the record made by Mr. Benton if lives less than a year longer. ~ Mr. Morrill has been re-elected from Vermont, and he 1sin such good hedlth that nis friends have no doubt ol hisliving long enough to eclipse Mr. Benton’s achievement. If he does do this it will be somewhat remark- able in the annals of public life, as Mr. Morrill did not enter the Senate until he was 57 years old, whereas Mr. Benton was under 40 when he began his Senatorial career. There is & lit- tle good-natured rivalry between Senalors Sherman and Morrill for the hounor of the record. The Ohio Senator has the advantage of two years’ longer service, but Mr. Morrill has been continuously in the Senate, while Mr. Sherman’s service was broken by his four years in the treasury. PARAGRAPHS ABOUL PEOPLE. On the Duke of Argyle’s estate on Loch Fyne is an avenue of trees, each of which was planted by some distinguished person. Chester A. Arthur, son of the late ex-Presi- deat, is said to be a candidate for a diplomatic appointmént under the new administration. The new archbishop of Canterbury is a stanch temperance advocate and enjoys the distinction of being the greatest consumer of tel well as the worst dressed member of the clergy, in England. Dr. Federico Errazuriz y Echaurren, the re- cently elected President of Chile, is the second member of his family elected to the Presidency of the Republic, his father having held the office from 1871-to 1875. Miss Winter, the Engiish governess who for several years past has had charge of the edu- cation of the young Queen.of Holland, has re- turned to England. A life pension of $2500 a year has been granted to her. James Payn, the well-known novelist, has dian Angel.” “Now,” says Mr. Howells, “the tone of that story wounld not be thought even miidly agnostic.” The Austrian Countess Hohenau wears a novel riding costume. It cousists of wide corduroy knickers, with leather leggins, & siik shirt waist and & morocco belt, with along frock coat of cloth and a jockey cap. Thus equipped she sits astride of her horse. The children of Rear Admiral John M. B, Clitz, retired, have filed a petition requesting the appointment of & guardian for their father’s estate. Admiral Clitz has for several months been an inmate of the Government Hospital for the Insane, and i: is thought he will not recover. He is 74 vears of age. A LARGE AFPKUN OR ROBE A full apron that will cover the entire dress and with large sleeves that fit comfortably, General Agent Xock Island Rallway, 30 Moar over dress sleeves, is a garment indisyensable w0 every woman. This design is in three pleces, besides the sleeve. Frout is seamless, hanging straight-from the shoulders. The back is in two pieces, buttoning in the center. The sleeves are the bishop shape, Plain or striped ginghams make most ser- viceable abrons. Such fabries as lawn or painsook may be used if something more dainty is desired. Lounging or bathing robes may be made after this same design by cutting the back in one piece and cutting the front into and allow- ing & hem on both sides. It is desirable also for night dresses, which are dulnq and comfortable made in this way. A deep frill of lace or embroidery may be used to finish the neck ana may be substituted for cuffs on the sleeves. For amateur artists’ aprons denim is often used; this also makes a servicahle dress for housekeepers to wear in the kitchen. ANSWERS 10 (ORRE.FONDENTS. EARP'S FATHER—A Reader, City. It is stated that Wyatt Earp’s father was never west of the Rocky Mountains. { was brougnt to England in 1776 and 1s gro 1t is poured into a cask, some aromatic plents are added and then it is exposed in the open air to the sun, when it soon acquires a high degree of acidity. . BETS ON A FigHT—J. A. McM., Sacramento, !al. Inbetung on glove fights the rules of ! the ring prevail. If the bet is thatone inde vidual will knock theother out Within a given time or in u stated number of rounds, it is un- derstood that the knocking out is by fair means and not by a foul. If the decision of the referee is that there was & foul, the fact that a party was knocked out would not count, not even if he had been “knocked so ©old”that he did not recover consciousness for an hour after receiving the blow. THE EpELwrIss—D. T. K., City. The botanical name of the flower commonly kuown as the edelweiss is loena topediim alpinum (lion's foot). Itbelongs to the composite family, is a ‘parennial plant, 6 to8 inches high, with oblong woolly leaves, and pale yeilow or white flowers in a crowned head surrounded by a whorl of woolly leaves. The plant is a native of the Alpine ranges of Southern Europe and found Edel- It on the highest peaks of the Jura hills. weiss is the German name for the plant. there in gardens, planted in rockwork in moi t, sandy peat and in exposed situations. 1t is generaily propagate. by parting the roots QUESTION OF RESIDENCE—Subscriber, City. In the matter of determining the questio: residence of an intending voter who has out of the State and returned in timetor ter, much depends on the intent of the in vidual at the time he left the State of Cali- fornia. The law says that ‘‘that must be considered and held to be the residence of a person in which his habitation is fixed, and to which, whenever he Is absent, he has the in- tention of returning.” ‘'Li & person remove to another State with the intention ol remaining there for an indcfinite time, and as a place of present residence, he loses his residence in this State, notwithstanding he entertains an intention of returning at some future period.’ This department has not been able to discover adecision of the Supreme Court to which al- lusion is made by the correspondent. Without knowing the dates of removal from one county to another, und their proximity to the day of election, this department is unable 10 answer the second question. SWITZERLAND—D. J. City. A general ele¢ tion of Representatives takes place by ballo!, every three years. Every citizen of the ren@? lic who has entered upon his twenty-first yes: is entitled to & vote; and any voter not % clergyman may be elected a Deputy. Both Chambers united are called “the Bundes-Ver- sammlung,” or “Federal Assembly.” The first step woward legislative action may be taken by means of the popuiar initiative, and laws passed by the Feaerat Ass mbly may be vetoed by the popular voice, Whenever a petition demunding the revision or annulment of & measure passed by the Legisiature is pre- sented by 30,000 citizens or the alteration is demanded by eight cantous the law in qu tion must be submitied to the direct vor the nation. This principle, cailed the refer dum, is frequently acted on. The chief exect tive authority is deputed 10 a “Bundesretk or Federal Council, consisting of seven mem- bers elected for three years by th sembly. The members of this Council mu not hold any other office in the coniede or cantons, nor engage in any calling or bu ness, It is only through this executive body that legisiative measures are introduced in the deliberative councils, and its members are present at and take part in their proceedings, but do not vote, Every citizen who has a vote for the National Council is eligibie for becom- ing a member of the executive, FRENCH nougat & fruit g TIME to send your Eastern friends Town- send’s California glace fruits, d0c Ib. * T | CHRIsTMAS presents, fine eyeglasses, 15¢ to lace. 905 Larkin, * 60c (Sundays). 738 Market, Kast's shoestore, week days Fourth street. L) ————eee— FPECTAL information daily to manufactur business houses and public men by the P Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Montgomery. — e Simmons—What is this I hear about you go- ing on the stage? Timmins—I'm atrdid I'll have to. I've got about three dozen gold and silver jokes that 1can’t see any other way of working off. st Phillips’ Kock lsland Excursions Leave San Francisto every Wednesday, via Rlo Grande and Rock Island Hailways. Through tourist sleeping-cars to Chicago and Eoston. Man- sger and por.ers accompany thess excurslons to Boston. For tickets. sleeping-car accommodations and furtber information, address Clinton Jones, | gomery street, San Francisco. fnTmasd o b Through Car to St. Pauland Minneapolls An elegantly upiolstered tourlst-car leav.s Oak- Iand every Tuesdsy evening at 7 7 o'clock for all points {n Montsna, North Dakota and Minnesota, Nochange of cars. Dining-carson all tratns. Come and get our ratesif you expec: tomakes tripto any Eastern poin:. T. K. S ateler, General Agent Northern Pacific Ry. Co., 858 Marke: street, e o “Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrap” Has been used over fiy years by millions ot mothers for their chiidren white Teething with per fect success. it sooihesthe chiid, softens ihegums. allays Pain, cures Wind Colic, rezulates -he Bowels and is the best remedy for Diarrhceas, whether ariy ing irom tee.hing orother causes. kor sale by drug glsts in every part of the wor!d. Be sure and asi for Mre. Winsiow’s Soothing Syrup. 25¢ a bottla - CoroxADO.—Atmosphers Is pertactly dry, sof; end miid, being entirely free from the mists com- mon further north. Round-trip tickets, by steam- ship, including fifteen days' board at the Hote! Jel Coronado, $65: longer stay $2 50 per day. APpY 4 New Moutgomery st., San Francisco. taken 1n doses of oue, daily, after dinner, admirabiy reguiate the digestive and assimilative organs. Buy them and try them. Little. Wi Jones, ’cause he’s naughty. Mamma—That's my little mar. Tommy done ? “He laughed when another boy swung our old cat around by the tail.” “Who was the other bad boy?” “Me.”—Philadelphia Press. with Tommy What has NEW TO-DAY. There is no possible inter- est any grocer can have in THE LONGEST REACH—Subscriber, City. The zeach of Bob Fitzsimmons is 29 inches, that of Jim Corbett is 29} inches. ' A DANISH SKILLING—S,, Agnew, Santa Clara County, Cal. A Danish skiiling of the year 57711 is not quoted in the catalogues of coin, ealers. ESSENTIAL O1s—Reader, City, The duty on essential oils, expressed, distilled or rendered, is under the present United States tariff 23 per cent. ART OF CONVERSATION—L. A,, City. A number of books on the *“Art of Conversation” have been written, and may be obtained fro; first-class booklellar.y g PORTUGUESE FLAG—N. N., City. This depart. ment does not know of any resson why a Portuguese ves-el entering an American port shiould not fly the flag of Portugal, AGES—N. M., Onkland, Cal. Martin Luther was 63 years of age at the time of his death, ‘h'lg:ig, :l lg? ‘?ib:fbfll;les wln; 120 years old e dled; raham, 175; Isaa 5 Jacob, 147, and Joseph, 110. 5 2007 JA hrnc I-Cnh";;:w:—canltnnt Reader, San ose, Cal. A ent piece of th witiout £ Pluribus. Unum on the yeveree g worth from 75 cents to $175. If it has the motto thereon, it is worth 50 cents. THE KEARSARGE—N. C., City. It was on the night of the 2d of February, 1894, that the old corvette Kearsarge ran ashore on Roncador recommending rophy Baking Powder except to win your good will. He can make more money selling theadul. terated kinds. Reef in the Caribbean See. Only one life was lost—that of a fireman, who was drowned while wad!ng ashor MILK VINEGAR—C. M., Alameda, Cal. In | France and in the Alps milk whey is used to | for many years been a devolee of whist, and | make vinegar. Afier whey has been clarified t 25 Tillmana & Bendel, Mfre,