The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 28, 1896, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1896. CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES—Postage Free: Daily and Sunday CALx, one week, by carrier..80.18 Daily and Eunday CALL, one year, by mall.... 6.00 Dally snd Sunday CALL, six months, by maifl.. 3.00 Daily end Sunday CaLi, three months by mail 1.50 Dally and Sunday CALL, one month, by mail. .65 Sunday CaLy, one year, by mall... 1.50 W aEXLy CALL, One year, by mall 180 BUSINESS OFFICE: 710 Market Street, Fan Francisco, California. Telepbone. Main—-1868 517 Clay Sireew. Telephore... «...Maln—1874 BRANCH OFFICES: 97 Montgomery sireet, corner Clay:« open until 150 o'clock. £76 Hayes street: open nntil 9:30 o'clock. 2 street: open untl 8:30 o'clock. Sixweenta and Mission sirees; 21111 § o'clock. 2b1% Mission street; open nntil 8 0'clocE. 367 Akl gtreet; open until 9 0'CloCE * Margel sireet, open ull 9 O'ClOCK open OAKLAND OFFICE U5 Broadway. | This, of course, was to be expected. EASTERN OFFICE: Row, New York City. astern Manager. ID M. FOLTZ T THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. e e To work once more. It is the New Year's novelty now. icians are getting their axes ready. Pol Legislative work being cut out in ad- vance. It begins to look as if the funding bill had been treed. The bargain has now become a greater bargain than ever. State politics will now divide attention with that of the Nation. Up in Sacramento they are putting any old thing in shape for a boarding-house. It would not be a bad thing to recognize Cuba just to see what Europe would do about it. Bryan’s lecture tour hardly means busi- ness in a political seuse, but there is money 1n it for him. No legislator-elect has had to advertise for somebody to tell him what to do when he gets to Sacramento. The winter wili fly fast, McKinley will cowe in with the spring and Cleveland will go out with the boreal blas 1t is worth no hat there is no_sign of “Lexowing” visible on'the horizon of any State in the Unson this wiuter. It public opinion has any weight with the Legislature it will make business and economy the watchwords of the session. if any man in the country got a Cabinet chair in his Christmas stocking it is time for him to speak upand let the fact be | known. There is a big trade for usin the Orient and in South America provided we send ships for it, but it is not going to swim our way. / The street-lichting movement began before the holidays and will survive them. We are still going forward to graud illuminations. This Congress prepares the tariff bill and the next one will voteon it. In that way the Republican party wiil restore pro- tection pretty pronto. It would not be 2 very surprising thing if Cape Colony shouid make an alliance with the Transvaal and force England to get out of that part of Alrica altogether. In some respects it is to be regretted we are to have a session of the Legislature this winter. There is so much harmony in the State at present it is a pity to spoil it. The people of California are virtually harmonious on the Cabinet guestion. They have named several good men for the place and will be satisfied if either is chosen. There should be an earnest effort made to get a Nicaragua canal bill through Con- gress this winter. That is one of the things which are not only worta having but worth working for. By way of variety the discussion of the Cuban question might be changed from a dispute as to whether we shall recognize Cuba to whetiier we shall continue to recognize Spain as a civilized country. Between Senator Allen and Senator Pefler there is going to be this winter the rivalry of two monkeys on ths same pole, and while it may be strictly amusing at the beginning it is liable to wind up with a scrimmage that will make the fur fly. " Bayard should be recalled to Washing- ton in time to receive Liliuokalani, as he is the only Amcrican in official life who could perform the function with sufficient subservience to please her withont stum- bling over his own self-respect or stepping on his record. General Coxey, who has gone to Wash- ington to make a fight for good roads and non-interest bearing bonds, is said to be sporting extra large cuff buttons bearing the inscription, “Keep off thegrass.” We know, of course, where he cot the legend, but where did he get the cuffs? Evidence given in an Iowa divorce case shows that a farmer of that State wko ad- vertised for a wife received applications from eixty women in Des Moines. On this showing it seems full time for the JTowa Legislature to establish a matrimo- nial pureau and offer bounties for hus- bands. It 1s reported that the Canadian Go)— ernment is not satisfied with the way in which the interests of that country are looked after at Washington by the British Embassador and will try o arrange to have a representative of Canada receivea by our Government. This would be a long step toward Capadian independence and it might be worth while for us to en- courage it. Milwaukee proposes to hold an exposi- tion in celebration of the semi-centennial of the admission of Wisconsin to the Union and by way of a novelty will ar- range to make the exhibits in a colossal building constructed in imitation of the hanging gardens of Babylon. It is be- lieved that such a structure can be raised without excessive cost, and it would cer- tainly make 8 grand show place for a summer fair. TARIFF-MAKING. The methods which have been adopted by Republican leaders to provide the country as speedily as possibid with a new tariff have been subjected by the free traders to a great deal of adverse criticism. The peopie, however, will have no objection to the methods if the tariff itself is good, and of that there is fortunately very litile room for doubt. It will be conceded it is somewhat ex- traordinery for the Ways and Means Com- mittee of one Congress to prepare a tariff bill which is to be submitted to another. Public necessity, however, calls for such action. Itis advisable that a tariff should be prepared and ready for submission to the next Congress as soon as it can be called togetber. 1t must therefore be made up this winter, in order that when the extra session of the incoming Congress as- sembles in the spring it can be reported at once. By this plan it is believed we can have a new tariff before the end of June and the industries of the country be placed once more under the protection necessary to their welfare. In order to further facilitate the work, the committee has decided to hold hear- ings on all the industries of the country before beginning to make up the schedules. These hearings began on December 28 and wiil close January 2. This limitation of time allows little opportunity for discus- sion, but it is ample for obtaining infor- mation. The members of the committee, it must be borne in mina, are already well versed in the relations of tariff systems to industries, and within the period fixed they can readily obtain any special knowl- edge they may desire concerning the needs and requirements of any of the workers of the country. Assoon as the hearings are over .the work of framing the tariff will begin. Then will be the period of discussion. The conditions of the Nation are quite different now from what they were when the McKinley tariff was framed. In those days we had a surplus, but now we havea deficit. The object of the former tarift- makers was to reduce the revenue. The object at present is to increase it. Then it was thought that protection to Amer- ican industry was ample when it guarded against European competition. We must now in many industries guard against the competition of the Orient. In adaition to these changes in regard to National revenues and home industries, there is another change to be counsidered. The tariff-makers must provide in some way for a more liberal encouragement of our merchant marine than has been given in the past. This is an important subject and will require careful consideration. It will be seen therefore that the Republican leaders have acted wiszely in beginning the work this winter. It may be impos- sible for the present Congress to pass a tariff bill, but none the less is it doing good and proper work in providing such a bill for the immediate action of the next Congress. VENEZUELA SATISFIED. Although Senor Jose Anarade on his arrival at New York on Saturday made no direct statement of the results of his visit to Venezuela he said enough to give as- surance that not only the Government but the people of that country are well satis- fied with the treaty arranged between the United Btates and Great Britain to settle thelong-disputed boundary between Vene- zuela and British Guiana. When the treaty was first announced there was naturally some discontent among the Venezuelans because their ccuntry was not given the representation among the arbitrators which the impor- tance of the question to them would seem to demand. This feeling, however, van- ished upon a fuller consideration of the subject and the Venezuelans are now agreed to leave their cause in the hands of the United States. As an {llustraiion of the view taken cf the treaty by the leaders of public opin- ion in Venezuela Senor Andrade gave to a reporter a copy of the Venezuelan’ Herald, which in discussing the issue said: It is in ell essential particulars the same treaty offered by Venezueia forty years ago to Great Brita‘n, which Great Britain refused. Under the fifty years’ clause the oniy territory which Great Britain will have is.the settle- ments between the Essequibo and Pomeroon rivers. The filty years’ clause will exclude Great Britain from the Orinoco country and the Cuyni Rive:, which is the portion of the country that Venezuela has been especislly desirous of keeping. It appears from this that Senor Andrade has returned to his post of Minister from Venezuela to this country fully authorized by his Government to give assent to the treaty. The issue, therefore, may be con- sidered as virtually closed. Itis the one success of the Cleveland administration, and has shown in a striking manner what this country can do in the way of pro- tecting all American countries from for- eign aggression whenever our Government chooses to exert its power with vigor and resolution. The effect of the successtul conclusion of this action on our part will be felt in many ways. One of the best resuits will be the increasing friendliness of South American peoples toward our country. Oat of that sentiment there will come a more earnest desire for reciprocity of trade reiations, and the time may not be far distant when we shall realize the great policy of Blainein tue establishment of a Pan-American alliance of the most far- reaching character. FHELPS ON- OUBA. The statement of ex-Minister Phelps sustaining the position taken by the ad- ministration in regard to Cuban affairs sums up very clearly in a single paragraph the whole argunment against recognizing the independence of the island. Mr. Phelps says: The rebels in Cuba haye no organized gov- ernment and not even an abiding place which they can call their own. They are merely & guerrilla force, which would be speedily an- nihilated if it allowed itself to be drawn into a general engagement with the much superior Spanish army. It preserves its existence by its dexterity in avoiding such an engagement. It would be absurd to say that such a force con- stitutes a government, or that the Spanish government in Cuba hes been overthrown, or that any diplomatic relations could exist be- ! tween the rebels and the Government of the United States. It will be seen that thisstatement reduces the issue to a question of facts. The con- troversy turns wholly upon whether the Cuban patriots have as yet succeeded in establishing anything which can be fairly esteemed an organized government. It will be contended by theadvocatesof Cuba that they have done so. It will be pointea out that the Cubaas have maintained their supremacy over three-fourths of the island, have organized for themselves a form of government which they obey and whose laws they enforce, and, moreover, bave in the field an army which the Spaniards are powerless toovercome. The issue then is to determine which of these opposing views of the Cuban situation is the correct one, and it would seem that the only proper way to settle it would be by taking the testimony of American Consuls and other Americans of repute residing in tke island. The report on Cuban affairs submitted to the Senate by the Committee on For- eign Relationsdeclared unequivocally that the patriots have in Cuba a sufficient gov- ernment to justify its recognition by the people of this country. The report, how- ever, did not set forth the facts upon which that opinion was based. It is bardly likely that the Senate had any in- formation which was not eslso possessed by the Secretary of State. The on!y cer- tain conclusion to be drawn from their opposing views, therefore, is that the situation in Cuba i3 too uncertain for any- thing definite to be known about it. This being the condition of affairs as it is presented to the people from official sources, it is probable that Congress will hesitate to recognize the independence of the island unless something shonla hap- pen which will impel the members of that body to act from sentiments of sympathy rather than in accordance with estab- lished diplomacy. A strong argument can be made for recognizing the inde- pendence of the patriots on the grouna of humanity. Such action would be the first step in the direction of putting an end to the struggle already prolonged until it has become a butchery rather than a war. If we venture to interfere on this ground, however, we shall set up a precedent which we will not be able to follow in fature cases. Strong as are the sympaihies of the American people with oppressed humanity, we can hardiy ven- ture upon the task of righting all the ills of the world and crushing oppression wherever it appears. RHODES' DEFIANCE. The two speeches delivered by Céeil Rhodes at Port Elizabeth when on his way to England signify that the great man of South Africa still feels himself strong enough to cheer his friends and hurl defiance at his foes. Though he is called to London to give testimony con- cerning the Jameson raid and explain his shareinit, it is evident he feels no fear of the result. He is going not asa dis- comfited leader to apologize for past mis- takes, but rather like a gladiator toan arena in which he expects a triumph. The most significant passage in the speeches was that in which Mr. Rhodes said the people of South Africa should lay aside race prejudices and devote them- selves to the task of making a unified population working together for the up- buiiding of the great country which they occupy. Whether this meant a policy of conciliating the Boers is not certain, but it sounds like it. It made clear at any rate that the aim of Mr. Rhodes is to bring all the diverse races of South Africa into harmony with his volicy of develop- ing that country and making it snfficiently strong to be virtually independent. Incidentally, he made public an inter- esting piece of history in stating that some years ago, when Parnell was leading the Irish movement, Rhodes contributed $50,000 to the Irish fund and entered into an alliance with Parnell by which the latter agreed that in making the fight for home rule for Ireland he would also en- aeavor to obtain representation in the British ParMament for all colonies that desired it. Had Parnell lived and succeeded in car- rying out this agreement Mr. Rhodes would now have in Parliament a repre- sentative to deféend his interests there and would bein & much better position to make the battle which confronts him. The plan failed, but it is none the less in- teresling, because it shows that even in those days Rhodes had vast designs which he intended to carry out and which made it important for him to have strong al- lies in the British Parliament as well as in that of Cape Colony. . Itis certainly a wonderful fature that lies before SBouth Africa. She has great resources and vast possibilities. More than that she hasin Mr. Rhodes a man who thoroughly understands her people, is in full sympathy with her highest as- pirations ‘and has shown extraor- dinary ability in carrying out all that he undertakes. 1he raid into the Transvaal was a blunder which would have crusned a weak man ana ruined the influence of any ordinary statesman who was con- nected with it. That Rhodes has tri- umphed over such a disaster is conclusive evidence of his native strength of charac- ter, fertility of resource and capacity to retain his friends and his following even under the most adverse circumstances. Such a man is never beaten so long as be is alive. Cecil Rhodes has a great part yot to play in the development of the British Empire and, in all probability, one of the most dramatic portions of his eventful history will be exhibited when he appears in England before the investi- gating committee whose ‘‘unctuous recti- tude” he declarea he very well under- stands. NEWS OF FOREIGN NAVIES Uruguay, which now owns two small gun- boats, i aspiring to have a navy, and has or- dered a torpedo-catcher of 1200 tons and a small crniser of 1800 tons register. Two 32-knot torpedo-boat destroyers are being built by Schichan at Elbing, Germany for China. They will have engines of 6000, horsepower and are to be completed within thirteen months. The British battle-ship Majestic has recentl undergone & series of progressive irials, the means of three runs of 23 miles each giving 16.85 knots and 11,800 horsepower. The speed was somewhat reiarded by & heavy sea and strong wind. Emperor William has ordered that hence- forth ell new first, second and third class ar- morclads and cruisers shall be armed with 93, 84 and 6 inch quick-firing guns. The muximum caliber has hitherto been only 6-iuch. 7The new gun of the latter caliber can pierce plates 18 inches thick; the 8!4-inch will prooably penetrate 25 inches, and the 914~ inch gun wiil perforate plates of 27 inches’ thickness. France's naval budget, which was passed by the Chamber of Deputies on December 16, gives much satisfaction to the public. One of the most important features of the bill as passed is the reorganization of the Superior Council of the navy, which will be & perma- nent committee of naval experts authorized 1o carry out & naval programme independent of the personal preferences of any one Minis ter and beyond the reach of poiitical or Par liamentary influences. The return made to Parliament of courts- martial in the British navy held last year con- tains some very ugly figures: There were 76 accused of embezzlement, 61 for striking or attempting to strike superior officers, 56 for willful disobedience, 33 with contempt toward superior officers, 13 for leaying post improper- ly and 13 for desertion. The first three charges are of extremely rare occurrence in our navy, while the last charge, desertion, is quite fre- quent, especially against marines and lends- men. The Baltic-North Eea camal was recently blockea for three weeks by the sinking of a small merchant steamer. This mishap rais serious doubts of the use of the canal in war time. Atany threatened outbreak of war a ship belonging to the enemy which happened 10 be passing through the cansal could be pur- posely sunk and block the passage for severa] weeks. Just as disastrous would bea night attack and explosion of one of the ecanal briages, locks or embankments. The only pre- ventive would be the prohibition ot private ship trafic at the time when war was threat- ened, and all the ships which happened t0 be in the canal would have to be occupied by troops. Thus the canal, as an aid o Germany’s navy, is of dubious utility, and its commercial value, sccording 1o the first year'sreport, is far below the estimates, the receipts amount- ing 10 only 897,451 marks, against the estis mate of 5,000,000 marks. Contracts for three first-class British cruisers of 11,000 tons have been awarded to the well- known firmsof Fairfield on the Clyde, Naval Construction Company at Barrow and J. & G. Thomsom, Clydebsnk. These cruisers will be named Argonaut, Amphitrite and Ariadne, respectively, and are to attain a speed of 203 | knots on 18,000 horsepower. The engines will be triple-expausion, and steam will be gener- ated in thirty Belleville hoilers carrying 300 pounds of steam and having an eggregate heating surface of 107,850 square feet and 1390 squere feet grate surtace. The total weight of engines and boilers is fixed at 1525 tons. The armament Wwill consist of sixteen 6-inch guick-firers, twelve 12- pounders and three 3-pounder quick-firers gnd eight Maxim guns. The dimensions of these ships will be 435 feet length on water line, 69 feet beam 2nd 25 feet 6 inches mean draught. They wik be teak-sheathed and coppered. PERSONAL. L. A. Fulkerth, a Modesto attorney, is at the Grand. J. C. Hartman, a merchant of Merced, is at the Grand. W.T. Porter, a Fresno lawyer, is 8t the Lick with his wife, L. Hirshfeld, a merchant at Bakersfield, isa guest at the Lick. D. Leppo, & merchant of Santa Ross, is a late arrival at the Grand. 0. B. Randall and wife of Merced are at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. F. T. Knewing of Oakdaie is in town. He has & room at the Grand. Henry M. Ayer, an extensiyve cattle-raiser of Tuscou, Ariz., is at the Lick.” J. H. Dockweiler and F. M. Nickell, both of Los Angeles, are at the Palace. Mayor-clect M. P. Snyder of Los Angeles ar- rived from the south yesterday. H. Radin, a merchant of Fresno, is among the late arrivals at toe Baldwin. A.S. White, & mining man of Sonors, isin town and has rooms at the Lick. M. Proveners, a mining man of Grass Valley, is registered at the Russ with his wife, State Senator B. F. Langford is down from Stockton and is registered at the Palace. Albert J. Herram of Cripple Creek arrived here yesterday and put up &t the Palace. W. F. George and J. L. Gillis, two attorneys- at-law of Sacramento, are guests at the Grand. Joseph Melczer, one of Los Angeles’ mer- chants, is among the recent arrivals at the Lick. L. P. Behrens of Redwood, cashier of the Redwood Bank, arrived at the Grand last night. George W. Durbrow, superintendent of the big salt works at Salton, is visiting at the Palace. William A. Junker, chief clerk of the Hotel del Monte, is spending & few days at the Palace. H. H. Unruh, Baldwin’s manager, returned to the city yesterdsy from & visit to Los Angeles. Thomas R.Minturn, an orchardist and ex- tensive property-owner of Minturu, is at the Occidental. John T. Bgake, a merchant of Kansas City, M rrived from the East yesterday. He is Palace. A. Rubenstein, a merchant of Fresno, is in town on business and Is making the Russ his temporary home. Mrs. 1. F. Westlaske and Miss I Westlake of San Jose are visiting in the City and stopping at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. 1. F. Summers and 1. E, Summers, having large mining interests in Tuolumne County, are guests at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Captain E. V. White of the Honolulu Guerd returned to the Occidental yesterday with his wife and children from a trip to Monterey. Deputy Sheriff John Dunlap of Placer County 1s at the Grand, registered from Mich- igan Bluff. He is accompanied by J. E. Walsh, a deputy from Auburn. Mrs. E. A. Ladd of Lowell, Mass., accom- panied by Mrs. 8. A. Abbey of Reno, Nev., ar- rived in the City yesterday and registered at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. N.E. Bieber of London arrived from tne East last night, en route to Peru, where he isto in- spect some gold mines for an English syndi- cate. He is staying at the Palace. A. W. Shoemeker, city freight agent of the Denver and Rio Grande Raliroad at Denver, Colo., arrived here last night, accom panied by his wife. They are at the Palace. C. F. Smurr, general freight agent of the Southern Pacific Company, returned last night on the late overland after a visit to New York and Chicago on railroad business. E. C. Crane, a prominent Chicago railroad man, arrived at the Palace last night on his bridal trip. He is accompanied by his sister, Mrs. M. C. Hawley of Seneca Fails, N. Y. M. C. Pennington of Portland, Ore., one of the cfficials of the Pullman Palace Car Com- pany, arrived here yesterday from the north, and has quarters at the Grand. Charles B. Darling of the Army and Nayy Register, published in Washington, D. C., ar- rived at the Palace last night in the interests of the weekly paper he represents, the official publication of the army and pavy. After leaving here he will make & tour of the de- partment of Texas, and will visit army posis in Colorado in search of special news. ACQUIESCENCE. The pietures of the Might-have-been ore our mental visions dance; How, while we supped u Idle Inn, Beiore the gate passed Fiestiug Chance: How, while we loitered by the stream And listened to the zephyrs sigh, Along the highway on 10 Fams Great Oppor. unity sped by; How, though 't were morning bright and clear, We yielded unto sieep once more, And consequently falied to hear d Fortune knocking at our door. And yet, the while we've had our ease, ‘Caim joys without Ambition's stress— Ah! it 1> better to know these "Than wieid (he Scepier of Success. W00D LEVETTE W ILSON in Life, NEWSPAPER PLEASANTRY. “You can’t catch thatnew minister of ours g-napping.” “What has he done?” “He preached a sermon last Sunday om “Plagiarism in the Bible.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Tuttle—The professor finds it impossible to get away from his work. Newton—Is thatso? Tuttle—Yes, he went to the seashore and the first thing he struck was a school of fish.—Tex- as Sifter. Counsel—Well, after the Wwitness gave you a blow, what happened ? Prisoner—He gave me & third one. Counsel—You mean a second one? Prisoner—No, sir; I landed hiih the second one.—Fun. . “These Eskimos up in Alaska have good, sound common sense.” “*How 807" “Why, when they fall in love with a girl they announce it by sending her alskin sacque.” —Chicago Record. “Say, paw, is it anything to brag about when you don’t do something you can’t do?” “I'm inelined to think not. Why do you ask?’ “’Cause, I've just been readin’ that cherry. tree story 'bout Wasnin'ton,” Reginald—How stupid Miss Jennings is! I took her in to dinner the other night, and she never said a word. Jack—You were in luck, old fellow. She ‘wasn’t nearly as stupld es she would have been if she had talked.—Harper's Bazar. Curlous Tourist—What are you fishing for? Farmer’s Boy—Fish. Curious Tourist—What do you use? Farmer’s Boy—Bait. F Curious Tourist—How do they bite? Farmer's Boy — With their moutns.—New York Advertiser, AROUND THE CORRIDORS. Elbridge Chemberlain Damon, Republican Assemblyman-elect from Humboldt County, is visiting friends in this City, and will leave for Sacramento next Wednesday. He is a prominent dairyman in his county, and this will be his first experience as legis- lator. .His county had a normal majority of 233 fusionists and Democrats, and 3ir. Damon had no doubt that he would be beaten; but to his surprise he received a majority of 400. Last election, two years ago, the county gave a plurality for Webster, Populist candidate for Governor. “Protection carried the county for the Re- its devotion toZcivilization by engagingina shindig. The .‘uunl-lon is not particularly suited to & season in which we pray for *‘peace on earth snd good will among men,” but it proves that even culture and civilization have not re- moved from human hearts the instincis that nesriy twenty centuries of Caristianity failed to eradicate. —— THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE. ‘Washington Post. It isnot generally known that Congressmen- elect are entitled to the franking privilege, at least so far as writing letters is concerned. When the law granting this privilege to mem- ELBRIDGE CHAMBERLAIN DAMON. publicans,” said Mr. Damon. ‘‘Our very life depends on the protection of lumber and wool. It was a business proposition with us. One of our sheepmen got a letter from his wool merchant in San Francisco saying that if McKinley was elected be would guarantee to pay 9 cents per pound for wool, whilg if Bryan was elected he wouldn’t want the wool at all. Every Republican candidate in the county was elected except one Supervisor.” Mr. Damon added that the dairymen wanted a good deal ot protective legisiation from this Legislature, especially against losses by con- demnation and siaughter of cows by orderof health inspectors. A men who made his liv- ing out of ten cows would beimpoverished by the condemnation of three or four of the animals, whereas the owner of 100 or more would not feel the loss. Ithed been suggested that the State should compensate the owners of condemned snimals, say at the rate of $10 or §15 each. There is also a movement on foot looking toward legislation for the establi:hment of & dairy school. “You cannot get in this town,” said Mr. Damon, ‘““a first-class butter and cheese maker. If your cheesemezker up there should happen to die you could pot find a man to even tem- porarily fill his place.” PARAGRAPHS #ABOUT FEOPLE. Mr. Gladstone is disappointed at the small sale of his edition of Bishop Butler, only 2000 copies having been sold. The present Czar cultivates his tenor voice when he bas time; his father played the trom- bone and his great grandfather whistled. The handle is missing from the Washington cherry-tree hatchet recently discovered in Boston, and ihe Savennah News supposes that it ““was used for firewood at Valley Forge.” The Duke and Duchess of Fife are at the present moment among the richest of the younger members of the Queen’s family, for the Duke is credited with & private income of $400,000 & year. In & speech at Aberdeen General Booth said he was thinking of a scheme of universal emi- gration, by which men could be passed from one part of the world to another and surplus labor brought to places where it was wanted. The Queen of Roumania is said to be the only living author who has written opera librettos in four languages—French, German, Swedish and Roumanian. She has justfinished an opera libretto in French, founded on a Turkish subject, for M. Jules Massenet. “Gentlemen,” ejaculated Mrs, Hetty Green in a New York streetcar the other day, “are you aware that the election is over? Thers is time for all things, politics included. I wish you would stop talking politics until you get home, Iam not deaf, and you make me nerv- ous.” Queen Victoria always wears three rings— one that the Prince Comsort placed on her finger when they were married, her engage- ment ring and a slender circlet carrying a tiny diamond, a giit from her husband that was to be two or three years before they were wedded. It is figured out that Richard Croker’s ex- periences on the turf have aiready cost him in the neighborhood of $300,000. His English experiment is set down as costing him $230,- 000. All this was the result of the advice ofa physician to try outdoor life as a relief from insomnia and ouher ills that were annoying him. THE WORLD TALKING WAR Chicago Times-Herad. The war feeling is not so.ely an American Senatorial product, nor is it confinea to this country alone. Just at present the vaulting of National dignity, the increase of arma- ments and other symptoms of belligerency are common everywhere. Too much emphasis may have been put on them by the newsp: pers, Itisa characieristic of modern journ ism that it hears the roar oL artillery in every groan of an old shutter aud can summon up & 'vision of war in the lightest word of a Cabinet Minister. Does the Marquis of Salisbury swear when his carriage is blocked on its way to Downing street, and the Dardanelles are to be forced. Does the French Embassador at St. Petersburg siop for a moment in the street to gossip with a grand duke, and Constinople is 1o be seized. But the war feeling is not all rumor and sus- fcion. It has a realty which thoughtful men ave begun to ngprocuu. An English news- paper suggests that the theoriesof the evolu- tion philoophy are now accepted by public men; they know now, as they did not know before, that war is neither undesirable nor g;ev.n:lblm ‘1his may be the case, but the auty of evolution is that it goes on whether we like it or not, and the mere academic knowledge that it is in the nature and for the best interests of men does not account for a widespread surge of pelligerency. Lora Palmerston once said th ‘man is nature a quarreling and fighting animal,” and his jest, so characteristic of the m-n,dnrly wounded the sensibilities of well-meaning Englishmen, who looked forward with confi- dence to the dawn of hgelm peace. Many Liberais thouzht the ition of dueling in the army would be the first step toward the abolition of dueling between nations. The submission of the Alabama claims to a co mission was regarded foreshadowin, end of armed setiiements of internatic dis- g:lel. For many years M. Jules Simon was sy with his benevolent plans for peace on earth, and he even secu neouragenn: of the present Emperor of Germany. Jules Simon is hi l‘imld in his grave be- lorceh tl:; ‘powers are biting their thumbs at each other. 1t appears to be the history of the world that nnwx swing like pendulums from war to ace. A long term of good feeling and indus- r:y inevitably precedes a period of war. The alofl% had been at peace twenty years when e Chinese-Japanese war broke out. Then followed Italy’s Abyssinian adventure and the Cuban u&m‘. Now every nation is girding up its loins and breaking up benches to prove pers of Congress was put into the printing bill of 1895 some members of the House, having in view & friend who had been elected to the next Congress, but who would not be a mem- ber until the 4th of March, inserted as among those entitled to the privilege the words “members-elect.” This applies only to letters written upon official business, not exceeding one ounce in weight. No pamphlets or Gov- ernment documents can be sent under the frank allowed to members-elect, since that is provided for in another paragraph of the bill, and that paragraph does not include the words *‘members-elect. EARLY AWAKENING. Kansas City Jonrnal. A New York man went crazy while on his honeymoon. Usnally the realities of married life don’t dawn on & man 5o quickly. LADIES’ W4iS1 WITH MARIE AN. TOINETTE FICHU. A charming waist is shown here. The fichu is made entirely separate and may be worn or not. A dress of white dimity, with lines and dots of pink and blne, bad a fichu of white Swiss, with ruffles of point d’esprit. A waist of pale old biue silk, with & small figure in black, had a fichu of black mousselin de soie. A gown of black canvas had a fichu of black chiffon edged with & pleating of blue and green taffetas to match the lining of the gown. A gray siik gown with white fichn was dainty and dressy. The fichu may be allowed to hang free in front, being knotted at the bust, or at the left side at the waist line. SANTA CLAUS GOING. Heo Will Attend the Boys' Association Club Entertainment This Evening. To-night the members of the San Fran- cisco Boys’ Association will hold their Christman festival. A big Christmas tree, loaded with gifts and made bright with many candles, will occupy the center of the hall, and Santa Claus in the person of Leonard Everett will distribute the gifts. The different clubs will present their pro- grammes—Cosmopolis Club, Marc An- tony's oration; Grant Clubd, recitations and songs; Artisans’ and Sketch Club, “Chiistmas in Camp’’; Thursday Night Club, shadow pantomime, *‘In Pawn’’; Hale Club will be represented as toys in Santa Claus’ shop, and this will be his 1ast official duty of the Christmas season. ‘A penny saved is a penny made’’ is the motto that the San Francisco Boys’ Asso- ciati on has adopted for its standard. The 180 little iads, ranging from 8 to 18 years, have their headquarters in a large old-fashioned house at 740 Bryant street, presided over by Captain and Mrs, Mec- Donaid. There they learn to do all sorts of work, such as making mats and baskets, cane chairs, saddle work, brushes, hammock: all kinds of varpenter work, and there is printing office, where the boys publish a bright, newsy magazine every month. Of course it hasn’t a very big circu'ation, but these are the things that keep those same little boys off the street and out of the mischiet that boys are bound to get into when they are not employed. The club is devoted more to the social interests than to the manual training ot the boye, and little entertainments take place quite frequently in the large hall built tor that purpose in the rear of the home. A large library filled with books of interesiis open for their benefit every Wednesday and Sunday evenings, and then the boys can indnlge their literary tastes to their hearts’ content. The club is divided into classes, and each class meets one afiernoon or evening in the week and is taught different trades by teachers who have volunteered their u;xces. haritabl in any cl e people are interested in the home, the heaviest expenses being ::Itl’bym‘hem.ed'l‘%c i\;uda are also mate- creass the proceed: work that the bo; |yznrn o::. S0 Each member is taxed the modest sum of 10 cents, but that 10 cents is well in- Yested, for they learn s0o much that will be useful to them, and besides, they have a whols lot of soclability and amusement. It has been owin: to the interest of Frank G. Burgess that the club has been put on such a practical basis and so ther- oughly systematized, FAVORS A STATE DAIRY BUREAU The Dairymen's Associa- tion to Present Sev- eral Bills. Amendments Wanted to the Present Constitation of the Bureau. One Biil Aims to Make an Existing Statute Clearer, Another %pplies to Cheesemaking. At the next sessfon of the State Legis- lature tkere will be introduced a8 measure looking toward the establisnment ol.n State Dairy Bureau thatshall have for its object the prevention of adulteration of dairy products and the palming ofi'_nn purchasers of goods of an inferior guality for that of the first class. This measure is being agitated by the Dairymen’s Association and William Vanderbilt, its secretary. From points furnished, John H. Dickinson, Senator- elect, has prepared bills which are to be presented during the session. One of these 1s to amend the Act of March 9, 1895, ‘(o prevent deception in the manuiacture and sale of butter and cheese, to secure its enforcement and t0O appropriate money therefor.” The nm:r_:d- ment, which is to the latter part of section 2, is as follows, and is intended to make the law clearer: Provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the manufacture or sale, under the regulations hereinafter pro- vided, of substance or compounds desigued Lo be used as the imiiation, or as ihe substitue for butter or cheese made from pure milk or cream from the same in aseparateand distinct form, and in such a manner as will advise the consumer cf its real character, free from coi- oration or ingredients, that causes it to look like butter or cheese made frem pure milk or cream, the product of the dairy. Section 15 of the act is amended toread: The Governor shall on or before the 1st day of July, 1897, appoint three resident eitizens of this Stete who shall bave practical ex- perience in the manufacture of dairy producis to constitute & State Dairy Bureau, and which shall succeed the ome now in existence iu every respect, one of whom, to be designated Dby tbe Governor, shall serve ior two years from July 1, 1897; one, 1o be likewise desig- nated, shall serve ior tour years from July 1, 1897, and the other for six years from July 1, 1897. The Governor shall appoint the suc- cessors to said first appointees and fill any vacancy occurring; $5000 is appropriated for each fiscal year hereinafzer, and commencing with the forty-ninth fiscal year. Another bill that has been prepared re- lates to the defining of the several grades of cheese manufactured 1n this State. It is as follows: The people of the State of California repre- Fsented in Senate and Assembly do ordain ss 1ollows: Section 1. Every person or persons, firms or corporations who shall st eny amery, cheese tactory or private dairy manufactrre cheese in the State of Calilornia, shal at the place of manufacture brand distinctly and durably on the bandage of each and every cheese manufactured snd upon the package or box when shipped the grade of ihe cheese manufsctured as follows: ‘California full cream cheese,” California half-skim cheese,” “California skim cheese.” Sec. 2. All brands tor branding the different grades of cheese shall be proeured from the State Dairy Burean, and said burean is hereby auiborized and directed to issue to all persons, firms or corporations, uvon application there- for, uniform branas consecutively numbered of the different grades of coeese specified in section 1 of this sct. The Staie Dairy Bureau shall keep a record of eacn and every brand issued and the nameand location of the manu- facturer receiving the same. No manufac- turer of cheese in the State of California other than those to whom such brand is issued shali use the same, and in case of & change of location the party shall notify the bureau oi such change. Sec. 8. Tne different grades of cheese are hereby legaily defined and es:ablished as fol- lows: Such cheese only as snail have been wanufactured from pure milk and from which no portion of the butter fat has been removed by skimming or other process, and have not iess than 30 per cent o! butter iat, shail be branded “California cream cheese,’” and such cheese only as shall be made trom pure milk and having not less thar 15 per cent of buiter fat snall be branded ‘“Calitornia half-skim cheese,” aud and such cheese only as shall be made from pure skim milk shail be branded ‘*California skim cheese,” pro- vided that nothing in this section sh be construed to apply to Edam, Brickstein, pineapple, Limburger, Swiss of hand-made cheese not made by the ordinary cheddsr pro- cess. Sec. 4. No person or persons, firms or cor- porations shall sell or offer for saie any cheese manufactured in the State of California not branded by an_official brand and of the grade defined in section 3 of this act. Bection 5 declares a violation of the law a misdemeanorand prescribes the penaity. THE MARCH OF PROGRESS. An Attraction on Polk Street and Bright Lights on Larkin Street This Week. There was a meeting yesteraay after- noon in Himans Hall of C. F. Roberts, Max Levin, L. Hinman, F. Curtis and L. H. Kobn of the Polk-street Improvement Ciub to make arrangements for the Polk- street fiesta this week. Matters as to the details of the fiesta were discussed and John F. Corriea pre- sented the designsof an elaborate pyro- technic dispiay, which will include three set pieces—one representing old Father Time going out and an angel representing the new year entering in the midst of the legend, “Happy New Year, 1897"; another wiil be the legend 1n vari-colored lig.ts, ‘Patromze Polk Street.” ‘There will be decorations in the fiesta colors, yellow and red. Dr. E. E. Hull, president of the Larkin- street Improvement Club, stated y day that Larkin street will be illu with a string of arc lights from McAllister to Sutter street next Tuesday night, when the event will be celebrated with fire- works, red fire and music. —_— EPECTAL information daily to manufacturary business houses and public men by the Prass Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Montgomery. ——————— Tom~—I don’t know whether she sings or not. Jack—She doesn’'t. I neard her.—London Spare Moments. Phillips’ Kock Island Excursions Leave San Franclsco every Wednesdsy, via Rlo Grande and Rock Island Railways. Throngh tourlst sleeping-cars to Chicago snd Eoston. Mao- Ager and poriers accompany thess excursions to Boston. For tickets, sleeping-car accommodations and further Information, address Clinton Jones, General Agent Hock Island Rafiway, 30 Mooy §Omery street, San Frauciseo *Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup” Has been used over fity years by milllons ot mothers for their children whiie Teething with per- fect success. 1t soothesthe child, softens thegums. allays Pain, cares Wind Colic, regulates - he Bowels and is the best remedy for Diarrbceas, whetber aris- ing from tee.hing or other causes. For sale by drug- gists in every pari of the world. Be sure and as< for Mre. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup. 25c & bottla ——————— CORONADO.—AtmOsp] is perfactly dry, sofs and mild, belng entirely fres from the mists com« mon further north. Kound-trip t.ckets. by steam- ship, including fifteon duys' board a: the Hotal del Coronado, $65: longer stay $2 50 per day. APpS 4 New Mouigo! ~an Francisco. —— PHYSICIANS recommend Ayer's Pllls for dys- pepsia and liver compimmnt, and for genersl family use. See Ayer's Almanac.