The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 23, 1897, Page 6

THE SAN ¥FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1897. CHARLES M. SHORTRIDGE, Editor and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES—Postage Free Dally and Sunday CALL, one week, by carrier..§0.18 Daily snd Sunday CALL, Oue year, by mall... 6.00 | Daily end Sunduy CALL, six months, by mail. Daily snd Sunday CALz, three months by mail 1.50 Daily L, one month, by mail. Sunday CaLL, one year, by mal. : % 3ixLY CaLl, one year, by mail. OFFICE: 710 Market Street, San Francisco, California. Telephone. Main—1868 EDITORIAL ROOMS 517 Clay Street. i Main—1874 Telephone... BRANCH OFFICES: 527 Montromery street, corner Cla) open untll 9:30 o'clock. 880 Hayes street: open until 8:30 o'clock. 615 farkin sireet: open un:il 8:30 o'clock. BW. corner Sixteenh and Mission streeis; open entil 9 o'clock. 2518 Mission street- open until 9 o'clocks 167 Ninth strect; open until 8 o'clock. 1305 Polk street: open until 8:30 o'clock, OAKLAND OFFICB: 808 Broadway. EASTERN OFFICE: Rooms 71 and 52, 34 Park Row, New York Clty+ DAVID M. FOLTZ, Fastern Manager. | FEBRUARY 25, 1897 HANNA FOR The announcement made by Governor THE SENATE. Bushnell of Onio that he would at the proper time appoint Marcus A. Hannz to succeed Senator Sherman as Senator from Ohio is gratifying in a double respect. In the first place it assures the accession in the Senate of one of the strongest and ablest men in the country to the Republican side, and 1n the second place it makes evident that the Republican party will work in harmony during the coming admunistration. Ench of these tuings is in itself notable and will give satisfaction to the people. Though he has had no long political experi ‘nce, and none at ail in office, Mark Hanna bas shown Eimself by his conduct of the McKinley campaign during the last year to be one of the most successful managers of men in the Union. He entered the contest as t'e captain of the McKinley forces, and though for a time he was opposed by such able leaders as Epeaker Re d, Platt of New York, Quay of Pennsylvania and Clarkson of Jowa, he successiully accomplished the task which he had undertaken, of attaining the nomination of McKinley for the office of President by the Republican National Convention, on the first ballot. He did this, moreover, without creating any hostility or personal antagonism in ths minds of any of his orponents, and won his victory in a way whici made it & genuine triumph of judicious party management. Having been chosen to conduct the Republican campaign during the canvass which followed Mr. Hanna showed himself to be as gcod a general in the broader flald of an appeal to the whole people as he had béen 1 supporting the cause of his candi- da in the ranks of the Republican party. There can bs ng question that the cam- paign of 1896 on the Republican side was the best organized and most vigorously conducted canvass known to our history. The resuits of the election attested the eficiency of the party organization as well as the statesmanlike juagment shown in selecting the tactics to be used during the canvass, and the arguments by which the great measures advocated by the Republican party were upheld and sustained in the discussions which followed in the press and from the stump. During the course of the campsign Mr. Hanna was more bitterly assailed than ¢ other man who took part in it. He was caricatured with a grossness that in the | Examiner once or twice descended to absolute obscenity and indecency. He was re- viled and masligned in a thousand ways. Nevertheless through the whole course of | the fight he did not once turn aside to consider his personal interest in it or to make any defense of himseli against his assailants. All his thoughts and all his energies | were devoted to the one object of achieving an overwhelming victory for the Republi- During the week ending Sat- | can candidates. How completely he succeeded is now well known. The Democratic and Populist fusion was absolutely routed, and the Republican candidates for the urday last THE CALL published | 4500 inches of advertisements, which is 4. O3 inches more than was published by any other San Francisco newspaper during the same time. | Once more our climate resumes itself. It was a glorious anniversary and a glo- rious day for it. It looks as if the spirit of Washington has s pull on the weather bureau of the upper world. If Crete ever had any idea of getting up ® water carnival with a warship regatta, now is her tim Perhaps the European concert thinks it | is coercing Turkey, but it doesn’t appear #0 from this distance. The warships of the powers have turnad loose at last, but they picked out the smallest foe they could find. 1f Governor Budd will hit the sociologi- cal expert bill with the veto ax, he wiil conler a favor on Sun Francisco. Affairs in the Levant can be bestex- plained at this time by the theory that the Sultan has hypnotized Europe. A man has arisen to local eminence in Kansas who bears the name of Tinshirt, and it would seem that his bdsom ought 1o be safe against the shafts of criticism. The San Diego water carnival was bril- liant enough to afford some show of rea- son for the people of the city to boast that their bay yesterday was the brightest spot on earth. Tabiti follows Cuba, Crete and the Philippines in striking for liberty and the peace of the continents of the world is being everywhere disturbed by the turbu- lent islands. Democratic prophecies of a Republican faction fight in Ohio heve gone glimmer- ing. Governor Bushnell will appoint Mark Hanna to the Senale and every- thing is lovely. From the way legislators, both at Washe ington and Sacramento, are rolling up the appropriations it is evident they are san- guine that prosperity is coming and tax- | paying will be easy. The patriotic celebrations. in this City yesterday were both numerous and ex- cellent and it mey well be doubted whether any other city in the Union more wortbily observed the day. Newark, N, J., is the latest city which has the .“'greater” fever. Bhe wishes to annex subarbs enough to make a city of 500,000 inhabitants, so she can call herselt a metropolis and make faces at Boston, The proposal to remove the State Fair irom S.cramento to Oskland has addea to the liveiiness if not the gayety of the | Legislature, aod if the movement is pushed there will be fun and a fracas ahead. The physicians of the Czar of Russia bave ordered him to quit rmoking, and if he were not the most benevolent despot in the world he wouid at once issue a ukase and compel everybody ‘else in Russia to quit also. The acceptance of the office of president of Washington and Lee University by Postmaster-General Wilson takes that eminent free-trader out of ‘politics and places him it a congenial position without hurting politics in the least. The House Committee on Weights and Coinege has unanimously reported a bill fayoring an international monetary con- ference and the chances of its passage are good. This may make the goldbugs buzz, but the people will be pleased. It is reported that cars are now painted with colors forced by compressed air through a smalil hose, and the work is so rapid a car c#n be painted in thiriy-five minutes. By the next step in arta man will be able to get his portrait painted by a equirt gun in thirty seconds. One of the minor scandals at Washing. ton is the discovery of the fact that many important documents have been stolen from the Congressional Library. The thieves have not yet been found and Con- gress is now Jooking askance at the lobby, while the loboy is glaring at Congress. The surest way to avoid being involved in a war with Spain over the treatment of Americans in Cuba will be to take active steps toward bringing the war to a close. It it continues much longer something will certainly be done by the angry Span- isrds which will force us to fight in spite of ourselves. The New York Sun states that some of the richest men in that city are utterly unknown to the general public even by name, as they take care to avoid anything which would render them conspicuous or get their names in tho papers. Among these is a young bachelor who is heir to more than $20,000,000. Itijsa rather rich city where such wealth is unnoted. | Presidency and Vice-Presidency were elected by the most overwhelming vote in our history with the exception of that by which General Grant defeated Greeley, The accession of such a man to the United States Senate isan important event not only to the Republican party, but to the country. We need just such men as he to take part in the great councils of the Nation and assist in shaping legislation for the public welfare. Over and above the value of his selection to the office, however, there is a furtver gratification in the fact that his appointment means an end to what threatened to be a Republican faction fight in Ohio. It has been so often predicted by the Democrats that Senator Foraker and Gov- ernor Bushnell would oppose the McKinley wing of the Republican party that a con- siderable number of people began to believe there was some truth in the story, and that the administration would be weakened by antagonism among Republicans in the Senate. This fear is now happily dispelied. There will be no stronger sup- porter of the administration in the Senate than Mr. Hanns, and the fact that he is to be appointed by Governor Bushnell, who is known to be the firm friend of Senator Foraker, gives assurance that the McKinley administration wiil be uniformly sup- ported in all its great m sures for the welfare of the people. ‘We had occasion a short time ago tocall attention to an address made by Senator- elect Platt of New York, in which that gentleman stated in the clearest and most emphatic terms that he would support the McKinley administration with a genuine | lovalty. That speech disposea of the Democratic charges that any portion of the Republicans of New York would be hostile to the incoming administration. The announcement now made by Governor Bushnell ends the stories of a faction fight in Ohio. The outiook for a successful sdministration is therefore promising in every respect. There is not this time a sixn or symptom of discord in the Republican party., ‘We are to have a business administration conducted by men who know the needs of the country, and who will promptly support every measure designed to remedy exis ing evils and speed the coming of prosperity. SWING THE VETO. It is gratifying to note that public | opinion amply sustains TuE CALL in de- nouncing the bill providing for the ap- poiniment in this City of a specialist in sociological education. It is, indeed, a subject on which there should be a perfect accord among all who are interested in education, in economy and in opposing everything in the nature of a job to make a place for some person at the expense of | the taxpayers. We denounced the bill some days ago when it had been adopted by the Senate. Since then it has been passed by the As- sembly and is now in the hands of the Governor. It should be vetoed at once. San Francisco has no need whatever of such an official and the taxpayers can iil afford to pay his salary and costs of his office. Money devoted to such a purpose would be literally worse than thrown away, for it would fagten upon the City an official who wou!d not only draw from the treasury a large sum of money this year but an equally large, if nota larger, sum for years to come. It is something of a surprise that such a bill should have succeeded ir: passing both houses of the Legislatare. Theze is noth- ing in the nature of the measure itself to recommend it. It has never been advo- cated by any considerable numb-r ol peo- ple in this City. On the other hand, as soon as attenvion was called to it it has been denounced by those who have the best means of knowing the needs of our educational system. Itseems on the face of it tobea jobof the worst description and the people configently count upon the Governor to veto it. THE RUIZ OASE. If we had any other President than Grover Cleveland, or possibly if Cleve- land’s term of office were not so soon to close, it is probable the Ruiz case would bring our relations with Spain and Cuba to a crisis which would comyel some prompt and definite action within a com- paratively few days. From all reports that are given out the case seems to have been one of gross outrage, which fully justifies the United States in demanding speedy redress from the Spanish Govern- ment. It is asserted that Consul-General Lee neveratany time believea thestory that Dr. Ruiz had committed suicide in a Spanish prison, and that having compelled the Spaniards o disinter the body for a post- mortem examination, evidence was found which fully confirmed his suspicions. Act- ing upon this General Lee is reported to have cabied Secretary Olney declaring that the administration must uphold himn in his demznd for the instant release of all Americans imprisonec¢ by the Spanish au- thorities in Cuba as political suspects or that they be speedily given trials in open court. It isfurtherasserted that the Con- sul-General has notified the Secretary of State that unless he is supported in these demands he will resign. It is not always certain that the papers which pass between tke Consul-General and the State Department are fuily re- ported or accurately digested. SBome cau- tion has to be observed in basing conclu- sions upoa such reports. It would seem, however, in this case that the affair is s0 siniple in its nature and at the same time 80 important there is hardly room for any great mistake to be made. It is fair to assume therefore that the Government at Washington has taken decided steps to protect Americans in Cuba and that Dr. Rniz by his death will have so aroused the administration 1hat other Americans in Cuba will either be secured in their lives and their property or else we will be nearer t0 a war with Spain than hasseemed prob- able for some time past, The intensity of tne ci will bave its influence upon the Cuban movement in this City. It will afford a reason why prompt action should be taken here and, indeed, throughout the United Etates, There are many Americans in Cuba who are now in daneer of the same fate which befell Dr. Ruiz, and the Government at ‘Washington should be supported by the sentiment of a united people in demand ing of the Spanish Government either their immediute releate or a prompt and fair trial. SAN JOAQUIN EDITORS. The action of the newspaper editors of the San Joaquin Valley in organizing a pre-s association is a good step in the direc- tion of many reforms. It offers a means of uniting the power of the press in that valley and thus enabling the editors toco- operate and work more effectively toward accomplishing every undertaking which in their judgment is designed to advance either the interests of the press itseif or the whole valley. The work which has been accomplished by the press association of the Sacramento Valley shows what can be done by such or- ganizations in all important sections of the State. Thare can be little question but what the new as-ociation just formed at Fresno will prove itself a most potent aid in developing the S8an Joaquin Valley, in advancing every reform and improvement which is needed there, and in making known its manifold resources to all who are seeking homes or a place for the in- vestment of capital. The newly formed association contains in its membership some of the brightest minds and most energetic managers among the newspaper men of the State. The officers elected for the first year are notable men. C. D. Radcliffe of the Merced Sun, John ‘W. Short of ibe Fresno Republican and W. W. Barnes of the Han.ord Democrat, who bold respectively the offices of president, vice-president and secretary, are men who can be counted on to fulfill all the respon- sible duties of their position and to make the first year's work of the association a good and broad foundation on which to build for the future. We have had many occasions of late to congratulate tne San Joaquin Vailey. Ever since the beginning of the work of constructing the competing railroad through that section there have beer dences of a determination on the part of the people to profit by the new oppor- tunities which the competing road will afford them. Enterprise hes followed en- terprise, and from one end of the great valley to the other there has b en mani- fest & vigorous activity among all classes of citizens. The organization of the edit- ors of the valley into an association will tend to promote all of these new unaer- takings, and this, therefore, 1s another movement on whicu people of the valley may be rightly congratulated. et ilichotd ol il SHE SELE.TED GAGE. New York Mall and Express. Lyman J. Gage, gentleman, pnilanthropist, whois to be the next Secretary of the Treas. ury, has stamped 1ndelibly on his features the benevolence which is & prominent trai in his character. Ever since Mr. Gage wes in a finan- cial position where he could give,and give generously, the recording angel has been kept busy recording the good deeds of which even those nearest and dearest to him often know nothing. A little arecdote will serve as an illustration of how his character has marked his face. One cveming during the year pre- vious 1o the Wortd's Fair,of which Mr. Gage was first president and always a director, & so. assembled at the home' of of the fair. For the entertal minor of ment of the guests the dining-room table was trned into & photegrapn galiery, on which were dispiayed thirty or forty pictures of prominent men counected wiih the different departments. A woman from the East who d who was iamiliar with only & 8, was asked to select the yhoto- grl h which ‘sne thought represented the no- \est and truest character among them. She chose that of Lyman J. Gage. HOW 10 R:-ACH .HE POLE Ata recent public dinner Lieutenant Peary said that a man stending over the north pole would have but one point to his compass, and that would be south. Time would be un- known to him. He would know no night or dsy. Experiences of Nansen and himself dur- ing the last three years, he said, had shown that the ideal party to discover the pole must consist of only two or three persons. The old iden of a large party must be abaudoned. By mcdern methods the pole could be reached without any of the horrors of the Frankim and Greely expaditions. He considered that the man who makes the discovery will rank with Colambus. The question as to what good # wou d be 1o ruch & man to discaver the pole Wwould be like acking what good was the wreath at the Olympiai games. It would be a tribute to endurance, ene.gy, persistence, the conquering of obstacles. 1i would be the pecrless prize of the day +nd should go toan American. It had become possible with all the recent light on the subject, he said, for him to advise and proj within the last month tical plan (o get there. There were only miles beyond the highest point already reached 10 be traverscd. He thought the only way to reach the pole would be to fol- low up Greeniand, as it renches toward the pole. A certain tribe of E-quimaux there could be relied upon to furnish assistance. A fund of $150,000 would keep such & smail 1871y as he advised for ten years working away, Under the arrangement he pro; osed, he saxd, to reach the pole would be “entireiy practical.” FERSUN..L Senator H. T. Power is at the Grand. S. W. Kimball of Roseburg, Or., is in town. R. H. Solomon of Mouterey is &t the Grand. Captain J. W, Bryant of Seattle is on avisit here. Senator Thomas Fiint of San Juan is in the City. Tue Rev. C. Ben Ham of Napa is at the Ocei- dental. William B. Fister of Grass Valley isat the Palace. Harold 8. Channing, a merchant of Pasadena, isin town. J. H. Page, a leading {ruit-d ma, is nere. G. W. Drysdale of Crescent City ishereons business trip. Mrs. Zena Cannon and children of Salt Lake are at the Russ, D. D. Oliphant, & weslthy residentof Port- land, 1s fu the City. William C. Amos, & wholesale druggist of Chicago, s at the Palace. Ex-Mayor A. J. Pedlar of Fresno, now a State Senator. is at the Grand. 8. L. Moreland of Butte, Mont., is smong the Iatest arrivals at the Lick. W. E. Chess, a_business man of Des Moines, Town, is at the Occidental. Percival Moore, & weaithy resident of Louis- ville, Ky., is at tho Palace. W. H. James of Fort Apache, Ariz, is among. the late arrivals in the City. J. €. Adams and wife of Santa Crus are stay- ing at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. . Simm, & general store owner of Hanford, is among the arrivals at the Lick, Superior Judge W. M. Conley of Madera County is here for a few days’ stay. R. H. Garratt, a wealthy tobacco-grower of New Orleans, arrived here yesterday. J. H.Johnson, & well-to-do business man of Livingston, Mont., arrived here last night. Reginald Petre, s mining man who lives much of the time i Baltimore, is in the Ciiy. E. Williams and J. V. Moran, of Vallejo, are in the City and staying st the Cosmopolitan Hotel. G. C. Warrington, 8 young business man of Kansas City, Mo., is registered at the Cosmo- politan, Frank Coombs, a business man of Great Falls, Mont., arrived here yesterday and is at tne Grand. J. A. Munroe, one of the leading officials of the Union Pacific Railroad, Omahs, arrived here yesterday, Thomas Biythe and Charles R. Blythe, busi- ness men of Evanston, Wyo., are among the arrivals at the Palace. J. A. Emith, & prominent business man of Benicis, is_in the City and accompsnied by his wife. They aro at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. W. J. Walters, the architect connected with the Palace Hotel, has returned here aiter en- Joying a vacation at his old home in Birming- ham, England. J. N. Gillis, the mine-owner, of Jackass Hill, who has lived and mined there and at other places in the vicinity of Tatle Mountain for some forty years, arrived here last night He has come down on a brief vacaiion. James Shields of Anaconda, Mont., s broth- er-in-law of Marcus Daly, the bonanza king, and who has long been prominent in politics in Montans, is in the City, sccompanied by James E. Shields, his son. Mr. Shields is an expert miner and has been on & visit to Carter Creek, Ariz., to examine the Robert Groom property which has developed handsomely duriog the past few months. There are five ciaims in the property. It was once owned by William Wilson of this City. ler of Petalu- NEW:PAPER PLEASANTRY. “The Romans, at bridge-building.” “I should say they were,” murmured the bad boy on the back seat. “Look st her nose!”’ —Washington Times. 1d the teacher, “‘were good “I wonder,” said the young man, “whether there is much money to be made by writing novels?” amanuensis, “but not so much as by type- writing them.”—Washington Star. “Do you pray for your dear teacher often Tommy?” asked the visitor to the school. ‘es, thir,” replied Tommy the Truthful; ‘whenever thee whipth me I pray tor thedevil to git her!”—Cinelnnati Tribune. A woman was arrested in Brooklyn the other day for wearing out a bed slat on her oldest son. She was very much surprised, and told the magistrate that she had no idea that it was s violation of the law for a woman to “bang her heir.”—Tammany Times. She—I understand that Miss Krochet played on the piano at the reception last night. Did they appear to enjoy her performance ? He—Oh, immensely ! It was the most enjoy- able time o the whole evening. Everybody was talking away as if they would split their throats.—Boston Transcript. “Our new neighbors are very polite,” said Mrs. Perkasie to her husband when he came hom night. “Are they?” “Yes; Isent to borrow their stepladder, and they told me they hadn't one, but if I'd wait while they'd send out and buy one,"—Har per's Bazar. “You cannot say that I eucouraged you,” she said, after rejecting him. “No, Miss Flirt,” he replied sarcastically; “you never actually told me that you wished me to marry you.”—North American. PARAGRAPaS A:OUT PEOPLE. Willlam Waldorf Astor owns 4000 bouses in New York City, and has an income of more than §6,000,000 a year. It is said that Dr. Dansen, the Norwegian expiorer, 1s much annoyed when he sees him- sell referred to as a Swede. Mrs. Lucinda Penn Fisher, s direct descend- ant of William Penn, is living in Buffalo, and at the age of 80 is dependent upon charity for her support. Miss Frances E. Willard has had & memorial tablet vlaced in the old church at Horsmon- den, Kent, England, in honor of her anceszor, Simon Willard, who founded in 1635 the town of Concord, Mass. The Queen of Portugal perseveres in h medical vocation. She goes regularly to the dispensary for children that she tounded. On arriving she dons a nurse’s uniform and pro- ceeds to work. The mansgers are the Daugh- ters of St. Catherine of Slenna. Mrs. Althea Briggs-Stryxer, who is coming 10 be looked upon in Kansas as Mrs, Lease's most formidable rival, isa quet but persist- entyoung woman of 40, with & soft voice and a plessing presence. She is the wife of the State Superintendent of Education. Jules Verne is at present busy in the execu- tion of & plan to publish s series of stories bearing on different countries. Unlike many authors he thinks of the’plot last, letting it form in his mind as he reads up geographical, historteal and ocher books of scientific nature on the part of the world he is going to treat. 1t i3 designed in restoring the old home of John and Abigail Adams at Quincy, Mass., to preserve for future generations s good exam- ple of the New Eugland cottage of the last century. The house is a little less than 200 yearsold, and in it more than a century ago John Adams and his bride began their house- keeping. John Quincy Adams was born there in 1767, me, perhaps,” replied the professional AROUND 1HE CORRiDORs. Ex-Consul-General W. D. Tillotson of Japan, Wwho was appoinfed from Tacoma early in 1891, and served four or five years thereafter, during which he tried the famous Heathering- ton case, is at the Grand. He returned to the coast from Japan over a yoar ago and located at Redding, where he 13 engaged in practicing 2w, General Tillotson says many things are | under way in and about Redding to make that section very prosperous. Thereis an un- usual amount of work going on in the mines. “Shasta County promises s0on to become one of the liveliest mining counties on the coast,” he said. ‘‘For several years times have been dull there owing to the shutting down of the placer mines. Now, however, people are turn- ing their attention to tne develonment of the its piace beside siiver as a form of token money, and will cease i0 vex the Nation and oppress the indusiries of the country. Most men now know that outside of Caltfornia gola is seldom used In business transactions, checks end paper money being almost excusively employed. Even in settling forelgn balances of trade, that is, the differ- euces in the exchange of producis, crude or manufactured, gold is not now used as money, but as a commodity, and it is thus used only to a limited extent, bills of exchange serving the purpose betfer than goid. Scientific National money will not disturb or check this foreign trad:. i A scientific National paper money wouid not appreciate as goid or depreciate as silver, but Would remain as stable and free from fluctua- tlon as the Government itselt, with its wealth and resources. This money, like the stars and strives, would become a syinbol of the Nation’s sovercignty, dignity, honor, authority, prowess and power. It would be’ regulated as the National revenues sre now adjusted to the vast deposits of low grade and base ore lying | needs of the country. Panies would never oc- EX-CONSUL-GENERAL W.D. TILLOTSON of Japan, ow of Redding, Who Tells of the Development of Shasta County Mines. (Sketched from life by a *“Calk” artist.] within that district, and so far the results are all that could be desirea, “Foremost among Shasta County's entert | prises at the present time is the plant of the Mountain Copper Company, Limited, an Eng- lish syndicate of very large capital, located at Keswick, seven miles northwest of Redding. This company is working the celebrated Iron Mountain mine and it is already treating 500 tons of ore each day, and I understand that 1t is intended to incresse the capacity in the near future to 1400 tons per day. ‘The ore is brought from the mine to Kes- wick over the company's own railroad and treated in roasters before being passed through the furnuces. About 500 men are employed by this company, which number is being added 10 daily. A furnace has been erected by Mr. Enright at the After the Right mine, waich is said to be s success, and it is announced that work will be resumed on that property early in the spring. “‘There are quite a number of large properties near Redding undeveloped as yet, that will, from all appearances, bring & rich reward to the capitalists fortunate enough to secure them. “At this time there is apparently but one condition retarding the development of Shasta County, and that is the tendency on the part of owners of the large low-grade properties to hold them at too high a price, They do not seem to realize the enormous capital required 10 properly develop taem, and that they must | give the man of capital a chance to share the profits or their perties will lle idle uatil they themselves have passed off the stage of life. “Some, however, are beginning to look at the matter in the proper light, and are in- clined to take a little now, rather than to wait until too late to do them any good, and the prospects indicate that in the near future Shasta County will be known as the land of smelters, “since the establishment of the smelter at Keswick many small quertz ledges are being developed where the ore is of & quality to make It valuable for flux, which is another element tending to enliven the mining busi- ness of that county, and through the market furuished by the smelter for fluxing ores many men are enabled to work claims which otherwise would lie 1dle. “TIt seems to me that the prospects for the entire State are of the brightest hue. Tne weather conditions presage an abundant h vest and we have reason to believe that prices will be better than for some years, and with the great mining activity I see no reason why the State should not advance all along tho line” PUN 1URED. ‘The preacber spoke of little things, Their influence and power, And how te little pitted speck Made all the apple sour. He told how great big sturdy oaks ¥rom little acorns grew. And 1 ow the tiny litile stone ‘The burly glant slew. Bot thecyelist sat there unim pressed By al the speaker’s fire, Untl: he went outside and found A pin had plerced bis tire. —Wiikesbrre News Dealer. Letters From the People. QUIT TALKING SILVER. d Want a We Have a National Fla Money Like It. To the Editor of the San Francisco Call—SIR: Let me cclebrate Washington's birthday by writing THE CALL a letteron a National money. Men who are free to think, because unbiased by personal interests or political prejudices, are rapidly reaching common ground on the money question, and scientific money Is this common ground. Like Goverument bonds, 1t will be based upon the entire resources of the country, including gold and silver, as well as houses and lands, horses and cattle, and all produets of industry, with the additional value of all the valor and patriotism of the Nation, backed by the army and navy, upheld in honor and authority just as our National flag. It will not be a dependent promise to pay, butan abs.lute money, rec-ivable for all dues and debts, both public and private, and will be the only fuil legal ten: Al other forms of paper currency o be abolished. Gold silver will be limited legal teider, Lut msy be redeemed in the National paper money. A fiuctuating part will then no longer be by law greater than the staple whole. National credit, now used in ths form of bonds for the benefit of men who deal in money as bankers and capitalists, will take the piuce of bankers' credit vased upon & few Natiousl bonds, for National credit will be based upon all property, including the bankers’ own capitsl. Checksand drafts will be used as now, but they will be in the form of postal orders for any sum, issued as bank checks and drafts now are, for then the baukers will not controi the Government postal money-order department, as they now 0, tolimit the amount to be transmitted and to render it as inconvenient and expensive as possible. In fact, postal orders may then be issued payabie to bearer, and they may circu- L-;fi actional currency at the option of the This scientific National money will settle the “silver agitation” and the gold standard, too. In time, both metals will practicaily go out of use as money. Gold will at once ‘take cur. Contraction would not be tolerated. Ex- pansion would be limited to the actuai re- quirements of business. Under a rational financial system, such as here proyosed, inflation is impossible beyond the absolute needs of trade and industry. People are strangely fooled by the cry of infle. tion. It s raised by one small class of men— indeed, a very smali class—the men who deal in monley as & business, but mainly as money- lenders. True, it is sadly true, this small class of men now own and control nearly all i the great newspapers and magazines, as every- body knows, and they can ins'antly raise s clamor from Maine to California over inflation, which immediately slarms the fool people, and more especially the butiness men, as they modestly call them- seives, who claim to understand. the laws of finance because they buy the products of other men’s industry as cheap as they can, and sell them to consumers as dear as they can, and so aie “businese men”; whereas they ought to know that, with the adoption of a scientific Naional money, business would never be dis- turbed as now by inflation or contraction at tie will of money-dealers, but would always Ee elastic and respond ai once in & rational nd natural menner to the demands of irade and industry, as less or more money may be needed. Inflation is a bankers' rawhead ana bloody-bones with which they scare fnancial ignorance. States, countles and municipalities may ob- tain this Mational money from the Govern- ment on their bonds without interest for a term of twenty-five years for public improve- ments and utilities, 4 per cent of the 10a0 to borepmd 1o the Government annually &ng canceled; provided, that the bonds so iasued by States, counties’ and municipalities shail not exceed 25 per centum of the assessed vaiue of property within said States, cunties and municipalitiss. Taat will close up and end the business of the usurer, the most dan- gerous {oe to human progreas. JOSEPH _ASBURY JOHNSON, San Francisco, Feb. 22, 1897. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS, WHEN ALUMNINUM MELTS—E. G. S., Livermore, Cal. Aluminum melts at red heat. POSTAL APPROPRIATION BILL—M., City. Up to the 10th inst. the postal appropriation bil hac not been passed by Congress. EpaIN—N. N, City. If Spain assisted the United States during tbe Revolutionary War historians do not make any mention of it. CHARLES DE YOUNG—G. W. M., Jamestown, Cal. Charles de Young was shot and killed by I M. Kalloch ia San Francisco April 23, 1880. BACK DATs—S. R., Evergreen, Santa Clara County, Cal. The 17:h of January, 1857, fell on a Saturday, and the 4th of Macch, 1859, fell on a Friday. INHERITANCE TAX—Subscriber, City. Thein- heritance tax in New York by a law passea in 1892 1s 1 per cent on clear value on property in excess of $10,000. To A THEATER—K. J. G., City. A young lady may accept the invitation of & gentleman to take her o s theater without the same being considered more than a mere act of friendship, WrEELEY—E. G 8., Livermore, Cal. Neither map, gazetieer, nor book of reference sets forth that there is a town by the name ot Wheeley, Whelley or Wheley in the county of Essex, England. A NicKEL—E. G. 8., Livermore, Cal. The in- trinsic value of a nickel 5-cent piece depends on the value of copper and nickel. The cofn contains 57.87 grains of copper and 19,29 grains of nickel, cqual to 77.16 full weight in grains. NICKNAMES OF STA1ES—E. N, M., Palermo, Butte County, Cal. None of the books of refer- ence make any mention of nicknames having been apilied 10 the ioliowing.named States: North Dakota, South Dakots, Montana, Wy- oming, Idaho, Washington and Utah. SHEBEENING—L., City. “‘Shebeening” is an Engiish localism used 10 designate the crime of seliing iiquor without a license. It is de- iived irom “shebeen,’’ a term used in Ireland and Scotland to designate an un.icensed bous in which excisable liquor is sold ille- gelly. OWNERS OF STEAMERS—A. 8. T. C,, City. The steamers Alameds, Australia, Mariposa and Zeslandia sre notowned by au English syndi- cate, They are the property of the Oceanic Company, the majority of the stock is held in this City and Spreckels & Brothers are the agents of the company. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS—W. H. G., City. When civil service examiuations are to be held in San Francisco due notice will be given Dby the commission through THE CALL snd other papers, and lYplk‘anll Wiil, uiter the appearance of the notice, have pienty of time to obtain papers and insiructions. A PLAY—E. L., Sacramento, Cal. If you have written a play “and would like to do some- thing with 1t,” submitit to s eritic, who will tell you if it has sufficient merit to offer it to theatrical mansger. If it is meritorious you can then put itin the hands of a manager who will tel. you if 1t is of sufficient interest to place 1t before the public. SONOMA AND NAPA—F. C. City. The climate of Yolo County, 8s a rule, 1s colder in winter than it is in Napa County. The distance by wagon road from Napa City to St. Helena is & litile over eighteen miles. ‘There is a road from Napa City running west and leading into So- noma County. It passes through El Verano, Glen Eilen and runs to Santa Rosa. McKINLEY'S VOTE—F. 8., City. The official vote for President and Vice-President declared on February 10 does not alier the vote as pre- viousiy announced. The vote of Caltfornia and of Kentucky was diyided, but by the rtle of majority McKinley curried those two States, These added 1o the (wenty-one other States ho carried gives him twenty-three States. GERMAN NAVAL ORD! —Mechanie, C navy js: 1201, 11.02, 10 3 24, 6.80, 5.87, 4.92, 396, 3 43 The'armament of the Aegir, the aighth oi the series of const-zuard iroi clads launche iel in the latter part of Insi year, nas armament of breech-loading 93¢ Krupp guus, 1034 quick-firing guns, small quick-firlug guns auu torpedo-tubes, THE PRESIDENCY—X. M. J., City. The ques. tion “Is the son of &n envoy of the Unite States, born in a foreign country while b father was in that foreign co vice of the country be represented, elig! the Presidency of the United States? question that cannot be answered for the son that no legal construction has ever been putupon the following words of the const tjon of the United person_ exce d naturel born citizen.” ete. It is contend that a son, as the one described in the qu tion being a citizen of the United States he s “natural born citizen,” while t others who hoid that “natural born’ o means & person born on the soil of the Unite States. A StAxp CUT IN Two—Philatelist, City. It the story jollowing, which you inciosed as s clipping from the New York Tribuue of the 234 of last January, is true, it simply shows that some one in the postal department in th city of New York was negligent s to his du- ties, for the stamp was mutilated, and Uncia Sam will not recognize suck mutilation : Ata business oftice in this city the other day a five-cent s.amp was needed for a certaln purp. it was not fortacoming. and one of the clerks gested thal a ten-ceni stamp cui in %o woul answer the purpose, HIS suggestion was laughe , but he stuck to his assercion, and It was fin, greed (0 put the matter to the test. Accord two envelopes were addressed to one of the vo, men. A two-cent slamp was cut in two tiugo slly and a haif was aflixed 10 each letter. [n. letters were left unsealed and contained Lo wr ine, n which condition a one-cent stamp s suf cient to carry them to thelr des ination. T were mailed and we e promp:iy delivered young man to whom they were addresse The fiap of one had been folded outside. and ¢ was marked ‘One cent due”: but the fact th: was unsealed had evidently been discovered site: ward, for che cen: was ot collected. PROGRESSIVE HaLMa—J. M. F., City. Tie game of haima is played on & checker-bosrd of 256 squares. Two or four persons can p the social game and one may ‘enjoy the soll taires. In each cornerof the board a yard ot thirteen squares is inclosed by a dotted red line, These yards are used when four persons play. In two corners a heavy red line incloses six additional squares, forming yards of nine- teen squares each, to be used when but two persons play. In progressive halma tables are numbered and sides are chosen as in pro- gressive euchre, but instead of ali waiting for the head table fo finish the game the pleyers atall the tables have an equal chance. In the four corners of the progressive halma board n vard of ten golden squares is marked off. The corners of the board are lettered, A and Al are partners and Band B1 are their opponents, Ten men are used by each player, and the object is for the player to transfer his or her men into the opposite yard. The player who first wins the game at any table blows a whistle, when play instantly stops at all the tables. The winner with his or her partner then advances to the next table, when all must change partners. The side which is ahead at ouher tables aiso progresses. Prizes are awarded for progression instead of remain- ing at the head of table &s in progressive euchre. OHRISTIAN MINISTERS. Doleful Report by Dr. Gray of the Galt Outlook. The Christian Ministers’ Club met as usual yesterday morning in the Y. M. C. A. building. Rev. Dr. Gray, who has just returned from Galt, spoke of his work there. He said all the denominations were moribund except the Congregational- ists, and they were dead. Rey. Matthew Small of Woodland spoka on *Christian Unity,” and incidentally re- marked on the theatrical display of some of the Christian ministers who called on the newspapers to advertise them. He said that the news in the newspapers was unevenly balanced, as whole pages wers given to vrize-fighting, and several sermons were crowded into one col **Of course, the most stirring news must be given due prominence,” he said, “‘but if they woulid only devote one month to reporting the good work that the Chri: tian people of the world do it would do much good.” ————— ExTRA fine salted Jordan almonds.Townsend's® e First Spenish officer—Did General Weyler distinguish himself in the battle ? Second Spanish officer—Ob, he was out of sight.—Brooklyn Life. EPECTAL intormation daily to manufacturers, bustness houses and public men by the Pre Clipping Bureau .(Allen’s), 510 Montgomery. * ————— The famous Kelmscott Press at Hammer. smith, on which the late William Morris ex- pended such constant csre and personal at- tention, is about to be closed, no one having been found to carry on his work. When the few books now in hand are worked off no more will be execu: Excursion Rates to Washington, For the benefit of ihose desiring to witness tha inauguratfon of the next President of the United States the Baitimore and Ohio Rallrosd will seil excursion tickets at oue fare for the round trip from ail points on its lines in Ohlo, Indiana and lilinois. Tickets will be sola March 1,2 and 3, valid for return until March 8. Similar tickea via B and O. R. R. will be 50l by all the railroads throughout the West. In addition to being the shortest and most direct line to Washington the B. and O. passes through a reglon of greater scenia magnificence and bistoric interest than any In ail America. Passengers also have the option of trav- eling via Akron and Pittsburg or via Belisire and Grafton elther going oOr returning. The through tealns of the B. and O. are vestibuled througbout, equippea with Pullman sleepers and the dining car service Is unsurpassed. Information in detail Wil be cheerfully furnished upon application by L. S. Allen, assistant general passenger ageut, B, and 0. R. R., Grand Central station, Chicago. ———————————— “The Overland Limited”’—Only Three and a Half Days to Chicago. The Union Pacificls the only line running Pull- man double drawing-room and tourist sleepers and dining-cars, San_Francisco to Chicago daily without change. Buffet, smoXing and |{brary cars, Ogden to Chicago. Tickets and sleeping-car reser- vations at 1 Moatgomery st. D. W. 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