The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 31, 1897, Page 6

| P ! THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1897. | BRITAIN SORROW. FOR Us The wail of the British journals over the | prospect of a Repuulican tariff has reached thiy side of the water on time. | Itisa very unanimous wail. The gist of | 1tisto the effect that Mr. Dingley’s bill __MARCIH 51, 1897 | will “deplete American revenues, dimin- = ———————— ish the American gold reserve and impov- CHARLES M. SHORTRIDUE, |erish the American people.’” If there were Editor and Proprietor. | any other deplorable thing susceptible of = forthright precipitation by a change fn BSCRIPTION RATES—Postage Free: | the tariff we should doubtless incur that Cavz, one week, by carrler. .$0.15 | also; but at the “impoverishment’’ of us 5 CaL1., one year, 600 | the Britisher pauses to cateh his breath ¢ CALL one month, by mail. .85 | Our gratitude to Britain for this deep ear, by mail.... . 180 | concern for our welfare is too keen for ne year, by mail. - 180 |.words. Any attempt on our part to R i : express It might fail 10 be properly under- B i'stood. We remember, with feeling, how 710 Market Street, sy e e £an Francisco, California. our English cousins rejoiced with us over WEDNESDAY Daily o Daily £nd Sund Daily snd Sund Sunday CALL, oue W RRKLY CaLL, Telephone a Main-1868 | the passing of the Wilson bill, whose EDITORIAL ROOMS: | blessings nearly overcame us in the B173 Clay Sireet. | months that foliowed. We recall with Telephone., -..Main—1874 | pride the banquet which was tendered, to | Mr. Wilson in London for kis patriotism ; open uattl | in writing a bill so favorable to the good | neighbors of his country. That was a | well-timed recognition of a service well verformed, and we appreciate it even to this day in the same warm spirit in which | we appreciate the present solicitude of i Ceen R | our English friends for our attention to i e | their interests. cond and Kentueky | g we entreat England to not dwell - upon our misfortunes. She has enough OAKLAND OFFICE | troubles of her own, and it will not em- i it | bitter us in the least if siie will just be | sensibie and practical enough to throw off BRANCH OFFICE:! 27 Montgomery s:reet, coraer C ) o'clock 9 Hayes street; open until 9:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin street, open until 9:30 o'clock. SW. corner Sixtecnta and Mission streets, open | ntil 9 o'clock. ERN OFFICE: i What Rooms 31 an w. New York City. | dull care and profit by our losses. PAVID 3 Z, Fastern Manager. | we lose, of course, England will gaiz, and == = e | since our loss is pronouncea iievitable THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. anyhow we shall not be ungenerous It is easy enough for Prince Constantine to march to the Greek frontier, but when enough to complain of the one who gains by it. The Dingley tariff measure is oneof the things which we must accept despite the | deplorable consequences foreshadowed by As the Emperor of Austria sayshesees | ypo British press, for we voted for itin iens of peace in Crete it is evident he has | oyr plindness at the last election. So let much better speciacles than the restof | Fugland waste no mofe sympathy upon he gets there his troubles will begin. the world. i3 Gl | us. Instead her people had better begin Pon’t Torget {bat. subsciiptions to the | preparations to receive ull the biessings boulevard fund are still in order. There | Which are tofall from us upon them, and R s At o A ke okt ang smany } when they have by dint of patient waiting and diligent search gathered up a thim- mep Waoweed it bleful they may then ring the bell. The Greeks might agree to Salisbury’s plan of a nentral zone between them- selves and the Turks providea it were drawn somewhere in Asia Minor. AN AMERIOAN ADMINISTRATION. It is not altogether a comfortable reflec- tion that President McKinley's easy ac- The Washington, beef trust isaccused | cessibility to callers is deemea sufficiently of try to raise the article as high as it | exiraordinary as an American Presiden- was when the cow jumped over the moon, | tial trait to be made the subject of a but all the same it may end in the soup. | special dispatch to the newspapers. Yet STEE = i such is the fact. In yesterday’s tele- The Governor hass ned the bill author- | ou i nowe srom Washington the de- zing the establishment of a free market | mocracy of the present administration on the water frdnt, and now let us get the | (o, "y o, upon admiringly to the extent movement started and well under way for of nearly & column. SO Itis gravely noted that Mr. McKinley It is comforting to know that Demo- | fakes strolls along the streets and goes cratic oratory is not all the smoke which | horsebac Las been caused by the new tariff bifl, |Might any American citizen; also, that The reopened factories and miils are fur. | he may be reached in his private office Hianie @ rinsama1 B it without the unwinding of needless bright- ” A e o colored tape. The amazed chronicler Frozen alcoiol is said to be the latest|goes on to aver (and presumably he him- explosive, and a dozen men who were re- | self has witnessed it) that several of the cently experimenting with it found that a | Cabinet officers have been known to walk small glass balf full was sufficient to fur- | into their assistants’ offices on business sh a bust for ali of them. | instead of having a messenger sammon —— | the assistants to their own sanctums. In The Los Alamitos sugar factory will be | other words, they have actually carried ready to start work in June, and the beets | instructions to their subordinates instead which are to provide it with material are | of having theirsubordinates come to them ing as unpretentiously as| | Central growing finely. California is catching on to the big industry in zood shape. Peuple who think that nothing can be gained by continuing the agitation fora speecy beginning of the work of construc ing the new Federal building should ask themselves what would be gained if we did not agitate it. Colon<l Vassos, who commands the Greek army in Crete, is one of the best 1wo-handed fighters now before the public. He holds off the powers with hisdiplo- | ng the Turks out of ht, matic left while dri the island with bis As the Socialists of B who did not join in exalting the memory of William I attie recent celebration are said to have | been lying low the inlerence is that those who did exalt the royal memory must have been engagea 1n tall lying. The woolen scheduies have been re- garded as the danger point of the new tariff, and yet they passed the House with but two dissenting voices among Repub- licans. Another Democratic prediction has gone to join the cuckoo songs. The reports of damage done to fruit by the frost will probably prove in the end to be exaggzerated. As a general rule Cali- fornia frosts scare more than they hurt, and taking the years right through we manage 10 harvest a good crop, frost or no frost. The war against adulterated and coun- terfeit food articles ought to improve the market for fruit thisyear. When the imi- 1aticns are prevented the dealers in genu- ine articles will heve a chance to make a living, and as a consequence more real fruit will be preserved. There is to be no longer a Western Pas- senger Association, for that is against the Jaw, but there is to be a Burean of Passen- ger Statisties, and the officials of the asso- ciation are to preside overit. How great is the difference tne law can see’twixt tweedledum and tweedledee! It is said that J. Pierpont Morgan is backing Daniel Lamont for the presidency of the Northers Pacific road, and perhaps other members of the Cieveland Cabinet will get equally good positions. Mr. Mor- gan, it seems, is a man who always helps his friends ahd pays his debts. The statement of Secretary Curzon that England is not siing with the Turks in Crete was greeted in Parlixment with the cry of “Tommy Rot,” and while that was | not exactly an expression of Attic wit it | was decidealy one which suited the occa- sion, the pluce and the subject. The McKinley administration finds favor at Washington because all the members of it are accessibie to the people at all times. tape or exclusiveness of the Cleveland regime, but on the other hand a govern- ment which is American in modes and | manners as well as in name. Senator Morgan’s objection to any act of Congress which wiil separate the Cen- tral Pacific and Union Pacific roads into two competitive lines is well taken. It was the orizinal iniention of Congress that the roads should form a great trans- continental route to connect the East with the Paciic Coast, and that intention should now be carried out. At the request of Democratic Congress- men from Georgia and Alubama a protec- tive duty was voted by the Repubiicans of Congress on bauxite or aluminum clay, and thus another evidence is given that the new tariff is not a sectional bill nor a perty bill, but is designed for the benefit of all American industries that need pro- tection from European competition. There is none of the red | | to receive the orders. Secretary of Agri- | culture Wiison pilots his callers through | the Government conservatories and points out to them personally the nature of the various works on whica he is en- gaged. Even Secretary Sherman, who | ueed to be an inaccessible Senator, has | mellowed into a free-to-all officer of the | Cabinet, and the improvement noted in him by virtue of that evolution has evoked prayer from the lips of a thankful | constituency. Yet, as we have said, this ought not to be 50 rare as to make a single display of it the subject of National rejoicing. Presi- dent Cleveland’s regime must indeed have | been an exceedingly stiff-necked and un- American one to have paved the way for surprise at President McKiniey’s Ameri- can deportment. How many more car- dinal sins are to rest upon this retired Presidential failure? It seems that he | has even repudiated the very commonest meaning of democracy, whereof the party title by which be chooses to designate bimself is a Iudicrous misnomer. Democ- racy forsooth! Why, the preceding aa- ministration wasn’t even generaily demo- cratie, to say nothing of its being the | exalted consummation which it claimed | for itself under a Democratic caption, A President who cannot be approached as man to man by a citizen of his country is presumably of the opinion that he is superior to his civihan visitor, ana a President who opines that unique thing is not where he ought to be when he sits in a Pretidential chair. He ought to be on the other side of the Atlantic. THEY ARE AT WAR | Tosay that war in Eurovpe is inevitable | is to put it mildly. Even if the nompous struttings of the ‘‘powers” up and down | beneath the windows of Greece were not | sufficiently serious evidence of present { war the actions of the Greek army would leave nothiug tobedesired. King George’s soldiers are going to fight to the bitter end, whether he himself says yes or no. 1fthe latter, however, they will let the Turks alone long enough to vroceed back to Athens and remove him from the throne. His only alternative is to fight or cease to be King of Greece. It would indeed be difficult to include | Europe’s immediate chances for war | among the mere probabilities, in the face of this positive demonstration. War is not only inevitable—it is there in the shape of a great army of determined Greeks ready to fire on the first Turk or ally of the Turks who gives them achance. Those stern gentlemen are not out on a constitutional exercise this time. They mean business. The “powers” anticipated nothing of the kind when they took it upon themselves to meddle in the affair. In fact, the “powers” are not used to ‘“war’’ of this variety. The Austrian Emperor is an optimist of | surpassing sublimity. He seraphically discerns “‘prospects for peace” rainbowing the southern horizon of his domains, “Thanks to the common action of the powers,” gurgles this fatuous old man, “the dangers arising from Greece’s action in Crete have been minimized. * * * | say this above all in regard to the Cretan question, upon which my Government is in accord with the powers who have taken measures to preserve the territorial status quo and suppress the tendencies and as- pirations menacing to peace.” Auytbing to preserve peace is the bur- den of his hope. We are to assame that if he were to bebold a flagrant act of vandalism going on upon his frontier, he would hold his soldiers back from the offenders in the interest of that same divine peace. A But peace there will never be in Europe uatil the Greeks have redressed the wrongs of Christianity in Crete, or have died in the attempt. And there are not enough Turks to kill them. If they die at all it will be at the hands of the brave “‘powers,” whose slaughter of them will g0 to form another bloody leaf in the his- tory of ‘wcivilization’s” tyrannical out- rages. When civilization constitutes itself an international policeman, it al ways clubs the small boy and lets the robust offender alone. A FREE MARKET. Governor Budd has signed Senate bill 507, authorizing the State Board of Hi bor Commissioners to establish and main- tain a free public market upon the water front of San Francisco. It is somewhat surprising that San Francisco has not had a free market long ere this. It certainly has not been be- cause her citizens have failed to compre- hend the advantages of such an institu- tion, for just across the bay in the city of Oakland there is one which keeps every Wednesday and every Saturday green in the memory of the whole purchasing com- munity. And nota few San Franciscans have providently learned the eventful dates by heart, to the end of happening over there with a markel-basket on their arm when the *‘frost isn’t on the pump- kin and the fodder isn’t in the shock.” A free market is not in the least a com- plicated institution, nor one requiring many details in its establishment. To use a colloguialism now in vogue, “any old thing will do.” A long shed provided with partitions, at more or less regular inter- vals, the which to be used as stalls, is the common pattern. The place itself is not of so much importance as is the grant of freedom to sell the produce without a license. Fruits, - .getables, meats, any- thing of an edible nature, are here per- mitted to be sold by whoever happens to have them for sale and desires to profit by the privilege, Usually “free-market days” are set apart as semi-weekly occasions of uncommon commercial importance, and the spectacle afforded by the carelessly loaded stalls sutrounded by swarms of marketers who care more for the freshness and cheapness of the commodities than for the con- ventionalities of modern *“shopping” is always interesting as a sign of the times. Of course there are hundreds of house- wites who would not tramp around to free markets, or have their tervante do so, if there w-re one on every street corner. They prefer to deal in the conventional way and pay for the comfort which they save to themselves thereby. And there are always plenty of established stores to furnish them with first-class staples. It is to the individual producer, therefore, that the principal advantage of & free market accrues, after all is said. A VILLAINOUS SCHEME. The patriots in charge of the Union Pacific Railroad provose to sell the same to the operators of & line of road extend- ing from its eastern terminus on to New York and Pennsylvania, thus enabling the purchasers to coutrol a complete line of transportation from the Atlantic to the Pacific. A bill favoring this ingenious measure has been reported to the Senate, and Senator Morgan, who knows a thing or two about Pacific railroads, has vigorously denounced it. ‘“Legislation.” said he, day before yesterday, “‘that separates the Pacific and the Union Pacific roads in two competitive parts destroys the greatest value and denies to the people the real advantages of the great trans- continental highways created for their benefit and built with their money under the Jaws that this bill seeks to abolish.” Senator Morgan is unquestionably right. The very purpose in loaning money to promote the construction of the Union Pacific was to open np, in connection with the Central Pacific, a National bighway across the continent, as the Senator says, ‘or Government purposes, every mile of which shou!d be perpetually dependent upon every other mile for its commercial value,”” and for the permanency of the whole system. Yet bere we find the tem- porary holders of the roads—permitted to remain so only by the sufferance of the Unitel Btates Government—impudently engaging to sell half of the system to another railroad corporation! Bir. Morgan is unable to perceive how there can be any sale of the Union Pacific until the statutes disclose some indication thatauthority exists for such a transaction. And if the statute should be so construed as to make it appear that the authority does exist, he declares tbat it should forthwith be annulled by Congress, Nothing should interfere with the Gov- ernment’s original calculations. The United States mignt as well think of re- linquishing this great highway as an in- strumentality of government as the British might think of selling the Cana- dian Pacitic, “the spinal column of the empire” in a military sense, to the Ameri- can army. WIiiH YoUR COFFEE. “What are they going to do with his re- mains?” “Goin’ to cremate ’em."” “Well, by gum, he allus did get the cream of everythin’.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. The pugilist bared his brawny arm to the elbow. *“Let him wait,”” he thundered, ‘“un- tH—"" He opened a fresh quart bottle of ink. “He encounters my terrible write!"" Seating himself at his escritoire he added nineteen furiongs, eight poles or perches to his latest newspaper defiance.—New York Press, The young woman was very ill and the at- tendant leaned over tae bed. «Have you any friend to whom you wish to send any message?” she asked. The patient nodded. “Yes; I have a dear friend yyho—" ““Whatshall I write to her?” asked the at- tendant. The patient shook her head. “Nothing,” she answered. “I had forgotten; she owes me a letter.”—Tit-Bits. “The best type of man always concedes that woman s the noblest created being.” “Yea?” “And then he acts mad because the first baby isn’t & boy.”—Chicago Record. Mother—You must never put off till to-mor- what you can just a8 well do to-day. Freddie—Then let me finish that ple now.— Fliegende Blaetter. “Nan, did that editor return your manu- seript? “Yes—the mean old thing! Why, I poured a whole ounce ol the best violet extract on tnat story I"—Puck. Two Married Men.—“Why do you insist upon taking your wife out for such long walksin this rough weather?'” “Tne doctor has told her that she must be very careful not to talk when she is out in the cold sir.” “Say,who’s your doctor?’—Cleveland Leader. “There was a strange man here to see you to-da¥, paps,” said little Ethel, who had met her father in the hall as he came home on Wednesday night. “Did he have a bill?” asked Binks. “No, paps. He had just a plain nose.”—nNew- ark Sunday Call. *‘Going skatin’ 'fore long?” asked little Jim- mie of his sister’s beau,” who was waitirg in the parlor. “I don’t skate, my boy. Why?" I heard Jennie say if you wanted her you better be gesting your skates on, "cause was others.”—Detroit Free Prosa, “THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.” Letters From Our Readers on Topics of “Current Interest. A Weekly Half-Holiday. Kditor Call: SIR—Is it not time that the question of s weekly half-holiday was taken up in this western outpos of civilization? Our City has a reputation to maintain for keeping up with the times; Eastern and old-world contemporaries in the t: Yet to a New Zealand friend who recently arri and it is not to our credit that we can be pointed at as being behind our reatment our employers accord to their **help.”’ ved on this coast, this aspect of San Francisco Was a dissgreeable awakening to s situation of things he had mever considered possible 1n “*Free America.” Of course, his own country, from s labor potnt of view, maybe rezarded a’ among the first and most enlightened; but it will surely not satisfy Western folk to be among the laggards in a matter of common and reasol nable humanity—the institution of a half-day's relief per week for our wage-workers of all kinds. 1f business were conducted here on easy-going lines, with frequent festival Catholic countries, the subject would have no brisk and high-strung as our Edstern business stop for repairs as much as they do. Sun as in Romen urgency; but in San Francisco, we are fully as Drethren, and require an occasional and regular ¥, by convention or habit (while bringing & welcome rest) 1s to most 6f us an unnatorally and unbuoyantly spent day; while even those who enjoy and improve themselves by religious exercises, of course miss the opportunities for physical recreation which s weekly holiday would give to them. reasons than one, might well support the cause of a week-day res 1 think the clergy, for more and trust you may be able to evoke some opintons on this point from some of tnem. Fresh air and exercise are as necessary as food and clothing for us all, yet but few city toilers can compass the former in the hurry and stress of the daily routine life. A new zest to the hardest work is given by the holiday, which tends to reconcile more easily the healthy youth of both sexes to the uunatural confinement and tedium of office and store, and thereby #1ds in the efficiency of the services rendered. The worker, conscious that some consideraiion s felt for him by the communlty, throughi his employer, makes a better and more loyai citi- zen. With this definite breathing spell to look forward and beck to, when the cycie ride, the game or the ramble can be enjoyed, what clerk or salesman is not the brighter, the steadier, and consequently the more useul and profitable employe. Statistics have baen publisied in England showing the results of some years' labor experi- ments on this line in some large factories of that country. rcasonably long hours of consecutive work & quality and quantity, than_conditions, inciudi They show conciusively that un- re less productive to the mill-owner, both as to ing shorter hours, more favorable Lo the health and comfort of the factors hands. And this is a seli-evident proposiiion to the thoughtful and bumane mind that knows anything o the rudimentary needs and functions of our human life. It is the first step that cosis; and doubt.ess when one important business house has {nau- rated the half-noliday others wou.d soon fall in line. Which of the many cluimants to be “‘leading houses” will once for all prove its right to the titie and be gratefully handed down in local history as the pioncer of this reform? 'Is tnis not an honor end an ambition worth even the slight risk of temporary loss ? But it is unlikely San Franciscans would let any house or firm suffer by granting this boon (I should like to say right) to its employes. When the above arguments in favor of this uew expansion of the social conscience and interest are fully considered, and when 1t is considered what the granting of this boon would mean in adding bappiness to thousands of homes and health and cheerfulness (o tens of thousands of toilers, we shall wonder, if we do not wonder now, how we coula_have got along all this time without it. WILLIAM MITCHELL. 1443 Eighth street, Alameda. PER"ONAL. W. A. Dyer of Santa Monica 1s at the Lick. John Cross of Los Angeles is at the Palace. Dr. E. H. Smith of Santa Clara isin the City. C.F. Hargrave of Napa is here for a few days. Senator L. J. Maddox of Modesto is at the Grand. P. P. Mast of Springfield, Ohio, is at the Palace. John R. Adams, a grain-dealer of Chicago is in town. C. F. Lucas, a business man of San Joss, is in town. George C. Brown of Sacramento is here on s business trip. H. Altmatz of Russia is among the arrivals at the Occidental, E. L Rehn. a business man of Sonors, is & recent arrival here. A. M. Ingersoll, owner of a store at Tacoma, arrived here yesterday. R. C. Pearson, owner of the hot springs near Stockton, 1s at the Russ. Johin A. Gill of Los Angeles got here yester- day. Heisat the Grand. J. 8. Montgomery, a wealthy farmer of Way- land, Iowas, is at the Russ. H. B. Price and Mrs. Price of Takushima, Japan, arrived here yesterday. E. C. Maginnis, an a:torney of Los Angeles, was among yesterday’s arrivals, Charles B. Brush, Mrs. Brush, three children and nurse of New York are at the Palace. Charles M. Mix, a well-to-do real dealer of Cleveland, Ohio, is at the Pal; estate H. E. Schwichtenberg, art photographer of | Pomons, Cal, is at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Francis Doud, the extensive cattle-grower and banker of Monterey, is here for few days’ stay. senator J. B. Gallagher and Souator A. Mc- Leod of Nevadaare among the guests of the Russ. ‘ Dr. 8. S Stambaogh, the well-known ex- polics surgeon, is very {1l in St. Luke's Hos- pital. R. P. Hurlburt, a prominent business man of Redwood City, is here for & short visit and is et the Russ. Sheriff George H. Hilbert of Placerville and | Deputy Sheriff A. H. Greeley of the same town are in the City. W. Bledsoe of Berkeley, who farms ex-| tensively in Stanislaus County, is at the Cos- i mopolitan Hotel. R. A. Moore, prominently identified with mines in Angels, Cal, accompanied by his wife, is at the Cosmopoiitan Hotel. E. G. 8. Maxwell, the “Kansas Cyclone,” has arrived in this City from Chicago on a wager three days ahead of time and is atthe Cos- mopolitan. Sherift H. L. Borquardt Jr. of Kern County, one of the leading owners of the St. Elmo mine at Randsburg, was among yesterday rivals. He isat the Russ. John G. Searles, the noted secretary of the sugar trust, left yesterday, accompanied by his family and friends, on a visit to Monterey. The party will probably remain there two or three days. P. A. Buell of Stockton, one of the projectors of the railroad to Sanora, who has been on a visit here for several days, left for home yes- terday. It is said that the contract for the first forty miles of the road has just been let. Angel Prieto Alvares, editor and proprietor of El Comercioof this City, left yesterday for Gusatemala to establish a Comercio there in conjunction with his 8an Francisco paper, and endeavor to work up irade between this coast and Central Americs. He will represent fitteen prominent local firms. Among the arrivals at the Lick yesterday were District Atlorney Charles Lord of Port- land and F. P. Mays, ex-United S:ates District Attorney for Orezon. They are here on a trip combining pleasure and business, and will re- main several days. The statc of trade in Oregon, according to the gentlemen, is quiet, The dull period in the north still holds on, ““There are indications, however, that this will not last long now."” W. 8. Green of Washington, D. C., special agent of the United States law department, it among the arrivals at the Palace. He hi come to California to examine into the valld- ity of surveys that have not already been in- quired into and settled, and will be’ joined in his work by Special Agent T. G. Gerdine, who has been tor some time in Ca.ifornis. Mr, Green has recently teen examining into sur- veys in Montana and Arizona. IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 30.—At the Pleza—B. ¥, Hunt. Grand Union—Mr. and Mrs. R. Reinhart, F. Burnham. New Amster- dam—J. H. L. Tack. Sinc'air—E. Helmore, CALIFORNIANS GKEECE. ‘The mills of Destiny grind slow Tpon th:ir grist of human fate, ‘Where the “sweet Asian witers'’ flow Anud mix with Europe’s through the strait. Here once the Greeks were overthrowa, When Constantine so nobly fell; What if the ater GreeKs, alone, Shouid clear the way to conquer hell? Hell! Search the words since Babel’s tower To find fitter, if yor m power For Moslem hate aod Within this evil age of man! But stlil we hope to see the dawn— E'en now Its glimmeriag lizht appears Where ong the curt.in has been drawn To hide the helpless victim's tears. The Spartan courage 18 not dead: Still hovers o'er each mountain pass, Though many & century nas fled, ‘The spirit of Leonidas. Where Pindar touched his graceful Iyre, ‘And Homer Grecian valor sung, 8.1i1 burns (he flame of frecdom’s fire ‘I hat oft from Grecian altars sprang. Though Turkey’s crimsoned emblem dips Its fallin - arc in Cretan skies, "Tis doomed to pass into eciipse From whence it never more can rise. Greece hears her strugeling sister call; Her flag of battle Is unfur.ed, ‘Though weli she knows that it may fall, ‘yoro by the shot of half the world. HENRY A. JEFFRIES In Chicago Record. ANSWERS TO C(ORRESPONDENTS. EIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN—H. C., City. The ad- dress of Sir Arthur Sullivan is London, Eng. GOLDEN GATE CArNIvAL—L. H., City. The Golden Gate Carnival wiil commence on the 3dof next May. During ihe week that event the public schools will have a vacation. NATIVITY OF CONvICTs—W. C. O., La Porte, Plumas County, Cal. The records of the State prisons of Caltfornia show that the percentage of native born prisoners is 66.32, and foreign born s 33.62. FitzstuxoNs—F. M. . and D. C. D., French Corral, Nevada County, Cal. The answer to the question asked was published in THE CALL of March 11. The parents of Fitzsimmons were natives of Cornwall, England. DIVORCE IN CANADA—*Divorce,” City. There is no statutory divorce law in Canada as there is in the United States. If there is cccasion for a divorce the matter must go before the House and the Senate and a committee of in- quiry fs appointed. A TREASURY NoTE—S. E. B., Prescott, Ariz. At the United States treasury a United States treasury note of the issue of March, 1862, does not command any premium. Such a note | would command a premium as & party fancy- ing such might desire to give. WAGES—A. C. S, City. In cases of assign- | ments or insolvency in California the wages of | miners, mechanics, salesmen, s2rvants, clerks or laborers to the amount of $100 each and for services rendered within sixty days prior to the attachment or assignment are preferred | elaims. | MicuEsT MouNTAIN—G. R. L, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, Cal. As all of the high peaks have not yet been measured it is impos- sible to state with certainty which is the | highestin the world. Itis believed, however, | that the highest mountsin in the world is ! Deodhunga, one of the Himalays, 29,002 feet. \ A ETREET RA1LROADS—J. F., City. The law of California regulating street railroad corpora- tions says: ‘Two corporations may be permitted to use the | same street, each paying an equal proportion sor I the construction of the track: but in no case must | the riilroad corporations occuny and use the same | street orirack for a distance of more tnan five | blocks. DEEPEST LAKE—G. R L., Paeific Grove, Mon- terey County, Cal. The deepest inland ses, which is sometimes called a lake, is the Me | iterranean. Itsdepth is 12,900 feet. One of | the deepest bodies of inland waters commonly called lake is the Lago Maggiore in Italy. Its [ depth i8 2612 feet. The deepest lake in the United States 1s Michigan, 1800 feet. THE NAVY—G. R. L., Pacific Grove, Monterey County, Cal. In the World Aimanac for the current year, which you can procure from any | newsdealer for a very smell sum, you will find | States navy, dimensions, displacement, arma- ment, and ali the information desired much fuller then the space in thisdepartment wuuld sllow in glving an answer to the questions asked. A SUBPENA—A. C. S, City. In eivil cases, when a person is subpenaed as & witness, he is entitled to $2, which should be demarnded at the time of service. If the witness answers and the caso is posiponed the oiiginal sub. pena holds good if the court, at the time of postponement, makes an order that the wi nesses appear at the time that the case h: been postponed to. In the absence of such order there would have to be & new subpena. CLEVELAND AND GOLD—Lester, City. In his message sent to the fifty-fourth Congress De- cember 3, 1895, President Cleveland said: “In anticipation of impending troubie, I, on the 28th of January, 1895, addressed a com- munication to Congress fully setting forth our difficulties and dabgerous position, snd earn- esily recommending that authority be given to the Secretary of the Treasury to {ssue bonds bearing & low Fate of interest, payable by the terms in gold, for the purpose of maintaining a sufficiont gold reservi CoMMUNITY PROPERTY—M. B. T., Berkeley, Cal. Upon the death ot the wife the entire community property without administration belongs to the surviving husband, exceptsuch portion thereof as may have been set apart to the wife by and maintenauce, which portion is subject to her testamentary disposition, and in the ab- sence of such disposition it goes to her de- scendants or heirs exclusive of her husband. That being the law the husband can, after the deatn of his wifc, dispose of the commubity property as he fit, THE GREAT EASTERN—E. F. P., City. The Great Eastern was built at Millwall, on the river Thames, in 1854-57. Her launching oc- cupied from November 3, 1857, to January 31, 1858. The heightof her hull was 60 teet, or 70 to the top of the bulwarks. Her was flat for 40 feet in width, wnnnn‘:of(‘eofi: Her {ramework was of ribs of plate iron three icet deep, immensciy strengthened. exteuding from end’ to end of the ship 8 10 5 feet apart and crosswebs of similar strengtn connecting these at iutervals. A double wall or gkin of iron plate outside and inside of those ribs con. verted the whole hull iuto & cellular structure, The plates used for this structure were 10,000 in number. ? QuEEN VICTORIA—N. H., City. Queen Vie- toria of England was born in Kensington Pal- ace, is the daughter and only child of Edward, Duke of Kent, fourth son of George III. Her mother was Victoria Louisa, the fourth daugh- ter of Francis, Duke of £axe-Coburg-Sealfeld and sister of Leopold I, King of the Bel- glans. The Queen married: Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emanuel, Prince of Saxe- Coburg-Gotha, second eon_ of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Queen Victoria is lineally descended from Egb rt, King of th Saxons (800-836). Omi Hug the NormmesFrce come to Henry 1_(1154), whose mot the wife of Geoffrey }luxsune& n:x'n::": mother was Mailds, wife of Henry I of Eng. land (1100). Matiida’s mother was Margaret, wife of Maicom II of Scotland (1057). Margar: ev's father was Prince Edward, son of Edmund (1016). Ki.¢ Edmunc. was the son of Ethel- Ted (1014), and Ethelred of Edgar (958), Edgar of Bamund (940). Edmnnd of Bdward the Eider (901). ne ol A trei (871), Alired of Ethel. wolf (¢ nd Ethelwol { of Egbert (827). From Henry 1I the Plau(agenots coniinue to the Tudors. "Henry VII descended from John of Gaunt, fourth son of Edward 111 (1327), and he married Elizabeth of York, daugnier of Edward IV (1461). Henry VIl's daughter, Margaret Tudor, married James 1V of Scotland (1488), and their son was James V of Scotland 1513). The dauchter of James V was Mary, uceil of Scots (1542), whose son was James | (1608), who was King of England. E.izab'th, «mgm of James I, married Freder ck. King of Bohemis, whoss daughter Sophis, the wife of Augustus, Duke of lmm‘ok. snd thelr son was George I (1714). a complete list of the vessels of the United | judicial decree for her support | FOR THE PURE F00D CONGRESS s Ll An Address to the Editors of the Entire State. Many Prominent Organizations and People Are Invited to Attend. The B'g Githering May Be Followed by a Mass-Meeting in Metro- politan Temple. Active preparations are being made for the Pure Fqod Congress that is to be held in the Chamber of Commerce on April 30. Present indications are that it will be a | very pretentious sffair and that large numbers from all over the State will at- tend. T he executive committee of the Manu- facturers’ and Producers’ Association and committees of the congress met yesterday. At the meeting were F. A. Brown, J. A. Filcher, 1. Jacobs, M. J. Keller, B. N. Rowley and J. W. Kerr. Rowley of the subjects’ and speakers’ committee re- ported that he had secured the <ervices of many prominent und eloquent speakers who will address the congress, Mr. Filcher of the publication commit- tee presented the following which was adopted and which will be sent to ail of the editors of newspapers in the State: For more than a year the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association of San Francisco | hasenergetically agitated the question of pure | food and the importance of enforcing the laws | against food adulteration. The present San Francisco Board of Health has taken up the subject vigorously and has entered upon a crusade against ‘the adulterators of food products and dealers 1n adulterated articles. An investigation of the extent to which adul terated foods are thrown on the market of ifornia from the East and elsewhere is calcu- lated to surprise one not familiar with the subject, and when we reflect that we are a great producer of food products and that the market for these goods depends very largely on the reputation which we shall maintain for purity and excellence in the character of our output, the importance of a movement that wili root ou: every adulterated article and punish every adulferator of our food produc- tion must be apparent to every well-wisher of California. It has been found that the campaign sgainst this class of offenders, which is being vigor- ously prosecuted in San Francisco, is having the resull of driving the rejected goods back into the interfor, and hence those who are leading in this agitation have come to the con- clusion that the only way (0 meet the evil e fectnally is to make the moyement as broad as the State. Wiih this view it is hoped to inter- estall the people of California aud especiaily | the leading spirits in each community of the State. Asa preliminary to this end the Manu- acturers’ and Producers’ Association, in con- junction with & committee of the Council of Associated Industries (tbe latter body being composed of represeutatives {rom eleven of the Jeading industrial and commercial organiza- tions of San Francisco), have resolved in fayor | of holding & State pure food congressin San Francisco on the 30th of April, 1897. It has been determined 10 secure representa- tives tosald congress by asking the Governor | of the State to appoint fifty de.egates at large, by asking the Supervisors of each county to appoint at least ten delegates from each of the Tespective countles, by asking the Mayors of ncorporated cities' to appoint delegates in | proportion to their population. and by asking oards of Trade, Chambers of Commerce, gravges and other industrial organizations ail over California to send delegates. This circu- | lar is sent to the press of the S.ate that it may know the scope, character and purposc of this important move, and with the hope of enlist- ing its energetic co-operation. We ask the editor to whom this is sent to take up the sub- ject in his editorials and make it one of local importance, for inssmuch as his locality is a part of California he and his constituents are | interested. See to it that your Supervisors ap- | point the ‘allotied number of representatives | to the proposed pure-food congress. See to it that your incorporated cities are represented. See to it that your local Boards of Trade and other organizations send delegates. Come yourself. Participate in this great move for the emancivation of California from one of tae greatest curses that is now ClOEgIng its prog- Tess, damaging its reputation and endanger- in& the healtn of its citizens. ‘e would like to seo each editor in Califor- nia make this movement his movement and give it that hearty backing which will earry it through to success, and cause the glad acclaim 10 go ringing throughout the civilized world that California has stamped out the last trace of adulterated food and manfully main- tained its reputation as the greatest pure food roducer on earth, until ail shalls come to now and accept the word “California” on a package of food products &s an evidence not only of its excellence, but of its absolute purity. Itis the ambition of the projectors of ihia move to make this convention ihe event of the year, an epoch in the history of the State. We want 10 make it the greatest con- vention ever held in California. We want to se 1L 50 large in numbers, so positive and pra teal in action as to startle those who for a present personal adva e would blast the name and fame of the State, and serve asa notice to them now and forever that they can- not ply their vocation with safely to their g. ice and profit to their purse within the con- nes of Cailfornia. Very respectfully, J. A. FILCHER, . J. W. KERR, A. EBARBORO, Committee. Isidor Jacobs of the invitation commit- tee atated he had sent invitations to at- tend the congress to Governor Budd, com- mercial and industriai organizations of the City and State, Supervisors of the State and City, Mryors of all the large | cities in the State, State granges, boards of bealth (city and State), education and horticulture, In all probability a mas:- meeting in Metropolitan Tempie will follow the congress, to wuich the public will be invited. FRATERNAL DEPARTMENT, Delegates That Have Been Chosen for the Grand Court to Meet Next May. Reports have been received from the follow- ing courts of the Foresters of America as ha ing elected delegates to attend the session of the Grand Court,which convexes in the eity of Marysville on Muy 4: Court Robin Hood No. 1, E. W. Haughey and Fied C. Hensley; Court Aurora No. 2, John J. Cordy and James Healing; Court Golden Gate No. 5, J. Calman, H. L. Simon, T. Tobias and M. H. Wascerwliz; Court Justice No. 16 H. C. Logan and Thomas Sewell; CourtStanford No. 27, G. A. Trautner; Court El Dorado No. 31, H. Peterson; Court Western Addition No. 32, E. Webzer; Court Golden Eagle No. 33, Arthur Kidd; Court Golden Era No. 36, I Michaels; Court Washington No. 87, John Biller and S. Shaben; Court Mayflower No. 41, J. H. Harrj; Court Yerba Buena No. 42, W. G. Fonda; Cou Palo Alio No. 53, H. K. Asher and W. Kiinger; Court Live Oak No.67, J. Twomey, all_of this City; Court Century No.85 of Oroville, F. C. Danforth; Court Suiter No. 115 of Yub: Yy C. E. Br ckley; Court Auburn No.116 of Au- burn, John Davies; Court Hermaun No. 126 of Freano, Char.es Bach; « ourt Ferruccio o this City, F. de Judo and G. Perfetto; Court Oak- dale No. 151 of Oakdale, Dr. J. G, Thompso: Among t..e visitors in the grand secretars’s office during the past w ek were Fred M. Jen- nings, P. C. R., of Court San Diego, and L. K. ‘Wood, P. C. R., of Court Eureks, Court Pride of Alaweds entertained its iriends and members at tueir hall in Alsmeda last Friday eveuing with a smoker. R. B. Vellage, G. C, R., visited Court Win- ters in Winters on last Wednesday evening and found the court in good condition. The ritualistic work was txempufledlolnd the chiel Tang.rand the sub-chief ranger ‘o said court were complimented very highly by the grand will visit Court Goldeu Eagle of thig ¢ Grand Trostee 8 L. Walier will viei; Cou Live Oak, in South San F'ancisco. Friqee Grand Sub-Chief Ranger J. S. W. Saundcrs wiy visit Court EIk Grove, in Eik Grove: Grand Trustee 8. L Wal.er will visit Court Hiberiyy in this City, S , Independent Order of Odd Felloyws, Farnsworih 1 odge fnitiated four candidates y meeting last Wedn«sd 3 in & maniier w cred table to the luitisting officors. Af ceremony there was & good time by ali degree on severa: candidates on Thursday evening, Apollo Lodge on last Friday held an impor g, meeting and subsequentiy celbrated .he this first anciversary of its organization. Past Gr. 3. R, Altken, E. J. Schoeider, M. M. f5stee aud ji. W. Parick were eiected representatives to ih, Grand Lodge. After the close of the lodge e large and appreciative audl -nce lis:en-d (0 a interes ing programme. There was an orzan untary oy H. W. Patrick, introduction of M J.stee by the master of ceremonies. Depury Gian| Moster W. W. McCo lider. Mir. Gstee delivereq @ pieasant address of welcome: cornet solo, . fessor L. M. Cogxlus: violun duel. the ailsses B son and Van Dorn (Miss Warren accompanisi) Whistng 80 0, E- J. Wales; piano duet, Mrs. Peari Telgh - arle.on aud pupil, dilss Lilllan Wal.a'; recitation, Professor Cyrus B. > ewton. The several members rec-ived hearty enc which were responded o in a fe.icitous man Then foliowed 8 sumptuous banquet, and arter which there was dancng. The se\cral commi tc performed their duties well, and all who aite Will have pleasant recollections of th Ir eifc produci ig an enjoyab e evening's euteriainme The commiltee on enterialument and menis was composed of F. A. Kollin J. Doyle, V. G.: W. C. Johnson, P. G. L G tis, P. G.; W. M. McCoilister, D. G. M.: H ok, P. G.: J. W. Barry, P. G., and L Ham: mersmiih, P. G Golden Gate Encampment conferred the patri- archal degree on five candidat-s last Saturd Yesterda: morning Grand Master Wa visited the general raljef commiitee buriig ias six months this body has paid $8000 for lief and funeral benefits on_account 0f sojourn 0dd Feliows of other jurisdictions. Yerba Buena has elecied the following-name pas. grands as representatives to the grand lodgo i. L. Alexander, U. 8. G. Clifford, E. G, Harrison, Victor Hoffman, R. £L. Lioyd Davis Louderback and F. D. Worth. Oriental kocampment No.57 and Canton No. 5 P. M. are arranging a britiant literary a musical programme to be presenied Ou_LBE 0C sion of the reception. enter-ainment and aance (o be given in Odd Fellows' Hall on the eveniug o the 26th - f » pril, the seventy-eigh h anniversary of 0ad Fellowship. On the 26ih of April Grand Master Warboys ant Graod Secretary Shaw will visit Arcats, Hu bolat County, t0 take part in the dedica.ion new hail f0r Anulversary Lodge. A Pacific Conncll, National Union. |- Pacific Council No. 547, National Union. secuR, cnained its goat last Saturday vight and opened the doors of its meetipg place in Washingtou Hall, Red Men’s building on Post street, to admit i:s lady friends and their escorts to anentertainment given for their benefi. There was a good atiendancs which greatly enjuyed the programme presented under the supervision of the commi. tee compose { of Kaward Uillop Jr., James Grabam Menzies and J. N. Bunting. There wasa short address of wel- come by Edward Lilion Jr., who expleined what those who were present cou.d expect at d night” by the council. J. G. Menzi the master of ceremwonies, then introauced tue Berkel y quariet. which sang & number of coliese ngs {n & very acceptsble manner: Foster gave piano solo, Jennie Jehu of Alameda s sweetly asong that was loudly applauded, J. Haley told some funny stories, Miss Cordle Weijen gave an exhibition of ber skill as a whistier, J. G. Men- d Mrs. Grey sang a due:, and others add-d to the pleasure of the eveming. Then there wa: Sollation:and; dancing ollowed) nusil zidnigh Among the many visitors were Captain Sealby and other officers of the steamship Coptic. Companions of the Forest, F. O. A, The members ot Golden Gate Circle No. 23, Companioos of the Forest, F. O. A., propose to take a new departure. They will give a high jinks in Social Hali, in the Alicazar buliding, on the evening of Aprii 29. TovrIsTS—Caiifornia glace fruit, 50¢ Ib., in e\« egant fire-eiched bxs. Justwhat you wa Eastern friends. Townsend's, Palace Hote S il SPECIAL information daily to manufactur business houses and public men by the Pre Clipping Bureen (Allen’s), 510 Montgomer: e An Oklahoma lumber-dealer, holding a bill sgainst & church in the town of Stillwater, attached the property and put it into the hends of a receiver. The latter rented it the following Sundey to & theatrical company, who met the approaching congregation with a demand for tickets of admission. Aghast at this brazen sacrilege, the cougregation retired in an orderly procession and eatered upon a casual search for the lumber-dealer, who, how- ever, had casualiy strolled out of sight just a few moments in advance of their visit. A now the church folk,in the privecy of their homes, are doubtless asking themseives if such things could have been possible twenty years ago. Santa Fe Limited From San Francisco Three and » Half Days to Chicago Via fanta Fe Route. To accommodate our Northern California pa- trons, on April 2 and esch succeeding Monday and Friday the first-class Pullman sleeping-car leav. ing San Francisco at 5 P. M. wil connect ai B: stow with the Santa Fe vestibule train, carry dining-car. buffet, smoking-car znd Pulmsn pal- ace drawing-room sieeping-cars for buth St. Lou and Chicago via Kaosas Ci ‘Thls shortens running time tweive hours. Send for literaurs @escriptive of our reute. San Francisco tioket office, 844 Market street, Chronic e bulidin e phone main 1531, Oakland, 8 Broad w e Rallroad Yickets to the East via Rio Grande Western and Denver and Rio Grande Railways, At lowest possible rates, with throngh Pullman buffet and tourist sleeping car service every dsy. Personally conducted excursions leaving To Wednesday and Thursday. Only line permi stop-over at Salt Lake City on alclasses of tickets Deiailed information and tickets furnished at 14 Montgomery street, or 314 California stree:. Change of Time Taking effect March 28, the Northern Pacific overland train will leave Portland at 11 A. M in- stead of 1 ». ., thus making connection st Spo- kane for all points la the new Kootenal miniog district. Tickets at lowest rates to Rossien!, Northport and Trall. T. K. Stateler, general agent, 638 Marke: street Franeisco. po by o “Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" Has been used over fitty yeurs by millions of mothers for their children whi.e Teething with per- fect success. It sooihesthe child, softens hegums. allays Pain. cures Wind Colic, regulates he Boweis and s the best remedy for Diarrhieas, whether aris- ing from tee.hing or other causes. For sale by drug 8188 In every part of the world. Be sure for Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup 25¢ a e CORONADO.—Atmosphere Is perfactly ary, w3 and mild, belng entirely free from the mists com: mon further porth. Round-trip t:ckets, by steam ship, including fifteen days’ board at the fotel sl Coronado, $65: longer stay $2 50 per day. Apps 4 New Mouigomery ‘an Francisco. e THE favorite for restoring life and tolor to the hair is PARKER'S HATR BALSAM. HINDERCORNS, the best cure for corns, 15 cts. e Al i A8 & stomachic, when the digestive orzans ars inactive and need stimuiating, especially after dioner, nothing can equal Aver's Pilis. tie Rt i g A bronze figure just discovered in the Am- sterdam Museum is believed by the director to be by Michael Angelo. It rerresents King David dancing before the ark. aa, NEW TO-DAY. Now is when you need Scott’s Emulsion, especially if you had the Grippe, and the system is depleted and you are virtually exhausted. A tonic won’t do. You need the combined food and tonic properties of Scott’s Emul- sion of Cod-liver Oil with Hypophosphites and Glycer- ine. It will give you flesh and strength, and tone up your nervous system in 2 cohicfranger for tne proficient work, lal visits for the week will be as folilows: Thursday—Grand Sub-Chief Ranger 4.8 W. Saunders will visit Court Ok Park, in Ouk Park; Grand Recording Secretary Fuster will visit Court Ciunibar, in Middiet wn, Laki County; Grand Senior Wocdward J. Bx:‘lllllfl: will t Court Star of Woodiand. in Wood- land; Grand Junior Woodward E. S, Harrison manner that will almost sur- prise you. Ask your doctor about it, if you will. His word will strengthen ours,