The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 2, 1897, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, ‘APRIL 2, 1897 e e St TR BANERANGINEIE DA, FOERANG AR S R Postage Free ay CALL, One iveek, Uy carrler. .$0.15 81 Sunday CALL, six months, by mail. 3.00 | nd Sunday Cav, three months by mdil 1.50 | and Sunday CALL, one month, by mat ne year, by mail ., otie year, by mall. ESS OFFICE: Sarke: Street, sco, Californts. Telephone............ 3 - Mala—1868 EDITORIAL ROOMS: 517 Clay Street. Telephone. Main-1874 BRANCH OFFIC| 527 Montgomery s:reet, coroer Clay; open until 9:30 o'clock. street; open until 9:30 o'clock. treet, open until 9:30 o'clock. BW._corner Stxteents and Mission streets, open xntil 9 o'cloc] et, open until 9 o'clock. o'cloc! 30 o'cloek. and Kentucky ‘OAKLAND OFFICB 9J8 Broadway. EASTERN OFFICE: Rodms 31 and 52, 34 Park Row. New York Clty. DAVID M. FOLTZ, Fastern Manager. THE CALL <PEAKS FOR ALL ‘What will The question of the time: the Senate do? 1f the Senators @o not speak quickly on | the tariff the people will. If Weyler sentences Rivera to death Unele Sam should know the reason” why. It is a disgrace that civilization in Europe should confront Greece instead of backing her. AH currants, Zante or other, are to. pay & customs duty of two cents a pourd, and | there is a new daybreak in Fresno. y spirit just now is to subscribe to the boulevara fond and let your money talk for you. The Senate might at least let {he arbi- tration treaty wait until it enacts the new tariff. There is no hurry about- arbi- | tration. 1 e i Now is the time for commercial and in- | dustrial bodies to remind tke Senate that what is wanted business and not oratory. is The action of the House in voting to put the new-tariff bill into effect.on Aprit 1 places the best joke of the day: on the imporier. Although the Senate is very equally di- | vided there is a reasonable hope it will not-undertake to play seesaw very long with the tariff bill. Now that the tariff bill has been sent | ‘o the Senate, the House witl have kots of time to sit around guessing the conun- | dram of what to do next. Pingree of Michigan says the dutiesof a | Mayor are more difficult than those of a Governor, but it -will be remembered he was ¥illing to do both rather than to re- sign either, 1t turns out that Southern Democrats | wish protective duties on sugar, rice, cot- | ton, lutaber, wool, iron, coal, tobacco and frait, and in place of the solid South we have now the converted South. { As'if the rising rivers were not enough | 1o flood the Missiasippi Valley, a number | of. cloudbursts have given their help to| “the waters, and several cyclones have joined in to add fury to the ravage. One of the best features of the vote on 1he tariff bill was that several Southern Democrats voted for it. This will help.to take the issue out of politics and make it the permanent policy of the country. The powers can never settle the Cretan | question by firing a few shells from their warships. I they seriously intend to| keep the peace b-tween the Turks and Greeks they should land an army and take possession of the island. Bailey of Texas, the new Democratic leader in tbe House, deserves congratula- tion. He could not deleat the Republican tariff, but he did prevent his party from making a fool fight against it, and that Wwas.no elight accomplishment. Justice being blind, may not see how | slowly the work of constructing the build- ing dedicated to her in this City is going on, but it wili be just as well for those Wwno have charge of the matter to remem- ber that the people are not brind. The mining excitement in the new gold fields of the Staie hus now reached the proportions of a veritable boom, and for- tunately 1t seems to be a boom with s broad and deep gold basis, so that thoss who build on it with any carerun little | risk of loss. Whatever -amendments the Senators | may make to the Dingley bill they should | stand by the clause. which puts the tariff | into effect on April i. T.e beneiits of the bill should go o the producersof this | country and. not to the importers of {oreign goods. A little while ago Julio Sanguilly. was an American citizen claiming to be in Cuba on harmless business, and now he has gone to the front 10 take command of the Cuban army. It will-be seen that the lightning changes. of this world are not confined to the variety theaters. On the 13th of this month the Mer- chants’ Association. will complete the third year of its existence. - In that time it hasgrown from a small company of forty-seven to a membership of 837. It has done work worthy of its increasing strength and is still moving forward in the vau of municipal advancement. Captain C. J. H. Flindt of New York claims to have invented a propeller by whict: alarge ship can be driven across calm waters at the rate of fifty miles .an " hour. He is now building a ‘vessel sixty- seven feevlong with which to make his experiment, and he expects to -make the trip from New York to Queenstown in two days if the ‘sea is fair, or within sixty hours if stormy. . During the year 1896 oyer 30,000,000 bushels of grain_wére thinped-from New -Orleans and’ Galveston, which: formerly found its way to Atlantic seaporis, and as ‘a result there is a large amount of worry going on in the East. The-South has in iact began 1o attend to business insiead of devoting a1l its energies to politics, and the result promises to bs something like & | feeling of uncertainty. Let the people, therefore, begin to take action. THE SENATE AND THE TARIFF. Now that the Dingley bill Las passed from the Houss of R!Dffllflnilllv!! to the Senate it enters upon a new phase; one in which lurks some danger to the billand a possibility of injury to the country. The House framed and passed the bill promptly, as the urgency of the crisis required. 1n the Benate, however, it may be delayec for s0 long a time as to serioysly unsettle commercial business and retard the revival of ‘industry. €0 Iar as the Republicans of the House could guard agalnst the danger of delay they aid so by enacting that the new tariff should go into effect on the first of April. - If this clause isratified by thie Senate it will terve to protect our industries from the competition of large quantities of imported goods and will also secure for the Government a large addition of much-needed revenue. It depends mpon the Senate, however, %Hether this'clause shall sfand, and therefore the feeling of uncertainty is but little diminished by its adoption in thé House. X Reports from Washinzton as to the probabilitics of prompt action by the Senate are conflicting. . On the one side it bias been stated by such representative Democrats as Gormon, Morgan, Mills and Jones of Arkansas that the Democrats will make no effort to delay passage.of the act, but on the other hand certain statements made by Sep- ators Allen, Péttigrew and other extremists forebode a biiter and prolonged opvosition to every feature of the act, even including the title. Tt 1s to be remembered, moreover, that the Senate at its best is a-very deliberative body indeed.” Even when no obstructive tactics ate interposed it takes a long time to transact any business of importance. According to some estimates it will take the Senate Committee on Finance six weeks to consider the bill before reporting it. Others claim that their report will be made inside a month. It will be seen that, if either of these esiimates is correct, the chances of speedy action are slight. This being the situation of affairs, it would be well for boards of trade, chambers of commerce. and all industrial and commercial bodies throughout the Union to urgently petition the Senate to act promptly on the measure. It is known that Sexiators Allison and Aldrich will do all in their power to advance the bill as rapidly as possible and that they will have the cordial support of their Republican colleagues. The danger is that too'many Senators will consider their reputations as statesmen at stake il they do not play a large part in amending the bill as it comes from the House and shaping it according to their own ideas: Nothing is more likely to prevent de'ay from this cause than earnest and resolute action on the part of the people and a | persisient agitation for prompt action. The danger is great and cannot be ixnored. question settled. It is time to have this long-perplexed Iu is time that our commerce and our industry were freed from any Let the Senate be notified that delays.are dangerous and that the country desires the bill as it is and needs it at once. {and maintain diplomacy! | characters of flesh ‘and blood. THE FAROE IN EUROPE Not only in the Cuban affair, but in the Cretan affair as well, the attitude of (he Christian military world toward the ‘op- pressed in war is calculated to bring down ridicule upon the very idea of civilized warfare, - Has the military world turned into s brass-band parade of dotards? One might, by an idle piay upon the imngin tion, conceive of an infirmary of old men out on ‘a holiday, their impotent bodies encased in armor in senile emulation of Don'Quixote, and the feet and arms._ of | them wairling_around in a burst of de- liricus peacockery; and one woildn’t ex- pect anything but a pitiable farce from them. But to the recognized “powers’’ of Europe, the very cream of modern sol- diery, for whom are invented.cannoens that will shoot ten miles and armor plates that will withstand the cannons at any distance, one is likely to look for greater things., Perhaps the constant improvement of arms and the corresponding improvement of armor to withstand them has devel- oped an uncertainty and a fear of war's couse quences which in mately resolved into .a° persuasion’ that there never will be any serious attempt to forcs war to the test. This may have made them reckless in the face of warlike threats, and overconfident in the power of diplomacy to settle differences batween nations. Atany rate dipiomacy and ar- bitration have grown in favor correspond- ingly as implements of war have grown in effectiveness. And to-day, asa result: of this ludicrous inconsistency, the world is edified by the spectacle of great squadrons | { of steel-claa vessels. armed to the very water line and looking like floating . pin- cushions with. cannons for pins, paroling | up and down befora little Greece in a|exactly the alternative, solemn endeavor to promote arbitration Ye Athenian gods and Mediterranean fishes! - what a parody upon the deeds of our ancestors. Greece doesn’t want anything to do with :hess childTen’s games of arbitration and diplomacy. She waats plain, simple, old-tashioned justice, and she is going to fignt for it in the good oid way which maude and unmade empires, raised heroes from the ranks, brought kings and princes to their knees and peoplel history with Read the message of Colonel Vassos to the “pow- ers.” “Itistothe people of Europe that I appesl,” he exclaims—*“those people who ignore the method and reject the sophis- ; try of diplomacy. Itis for them now to | put an end to & policy; which, whatever its professed aim, is fraught with untold horrors, and threatens a whole people with extermination.” BAILEY OF TEXAS The new Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, who is sometimes called “Baby Bailey” and sometimes “Young Bailey of Texas,” deserves some | congratulation upon the manner in which he has led his party daring the contro- | versy over the tariff. He has saved Democracy from making the unseemly wrangle which it made against the Mc- Kinley bill, and has thus done much to restore the fallen prestage of his party. The new leader is in some respects a notable man. : He was elected to Congress at the age of 26, and has now been re- elected three times. He is the youngest man ever chosen to lead a great party mn the House of Representatives, and it is something to his credit that,. while so young in years, he has achieved a leader- ship over such veterans in party warfdre as McMillin of Tennessee, Bland of Mis- couri and others of almost equal length of service and party eminence, The new leader is a conservative. It is said that he was opposed to Bryan, and supported him- only through loyalty to the Democratic party. His choice by the Democrats of the House forthe leadership was regarded in Washington as an evi- dence that the party intended to break away from the radicalism’ of the Bryan ‘movement and return to that conservatism which has been its bereditary policy. The manner in which Mr. Bailey ‘conducted the fight agaiust the tarifi seems to con- firm tLese views. He certainly showed himself 10 be a good parliamentarian, a man of calm temper, sell-possession and courfesy to his opponents, and she very reverse of an agitator. The Democratic party may well con- gratulate itself on having such a leader at this time, When one contrasts his tactics with the manner in which the leaders of ‘the party conducted the- fight sgainst the McKinley bill, and recalis the disgraceful uproars which disturbed the proceedings of Congress at that time, it will be seen that the new leader is worth much to the pariy. He could not defeat the Re- publican tariff, but be could and did hold the' fools of hiy own party in restraint, and that is an accomphshment of which any leader may be proud. Randsburg and Ballarat, in Californis may be as richin gold as the Tilaces they are named after in South Africa and Australia, but they-would have been just asrich had they been called by Calitor- nian names. - Why shouid we ‘try to gild revolution in several departments of trade, | our gold districts with foreign reputations? turn have uiti- | AMERIOA- MUST ACT. It was a foregone conclusion that Wey- ler would want to kill Geperal Riyera | after he had taken him prisoner. Weyler | is just the kind of a creature who couldn’t for the life of Lim see why he should not take advaninge of $o soft a suap for doing | away with an enemy. The prime consid- | eration between this engaging scoundrel and the pleasure of slaughtering an op- ponent is that of getting the opponent in | his power. All other considerations. such as custom, rules of warfare or con- | ventional military etiquette—are 1intrica. cies which he doesn’t pretend to under- stand, and which he would regard with amazement if he ‘did- understand them. As for mere. ordinary decency, that is a | trait to which he was born an utter stranger, and to which he has never since been introduced. | In Tue CaLL's review of Gerieral Rivera's | prospects for getting shot like a ratin a | trap, as published yesterday, the imnii- nence of the prisoner’s peril was probably | underestimated. Subsequent dispatciies | apprise us that Weyler is more restless over his captive’s continued enjoyment of Life than was at first supposed. The gen- eral igin a fair way to be ordered out for execation on the very first cold and dis- | agreeable morning ihat dawns, Now, what does the United States Gov- | ernment-think of ‘such a situation? Ifit going to take the trouble to think any- thing of it at all it haa better bezin doing it pretty suddenly. The general time for. | dallying is long and perennial, but the present moment in its relation to the fate of Generai Ru z Rivera doesn't happen to { beapartof it. Unless the Uniied States | does something besides dallying General Ruiz Rivera will be murdered. ‘That is Unless some | civilized power steps in and says that this | ruffian Weyler, who 1s no more it to eon- | duct. a war against décent people or to deal with honorable soldiers than a baboon is to preside over a university, shall not carry out his sickening and out- | rageous ideas of military justice, the civil- | 1zed world is going to be trested to a universai disgrace that will make all of its proud pretensions to military deportment | mere mockeries in the sight of heaven. | What cares any sensible human being | for all these army parades, these spangled }ummrms, these brass bands and various | other spectacular things which go to | make up the “majesty” and the “impres- siveness” . of standing’ armies — what cares he for all this show if it avails noth- ing in an actual emergency. like the pres- ent, when the *'majesty” of all the stand- ing armies on earth is about to.bLe de- graded by the cold-blooded murder of an honorable prisoner of war at the nands of one who vulgarly ignores every decent convention of the modern code! That | foul blot wouida’t look well on an es- cutcheon that has been worn thin with diligent burnishing during-all these years of shining peace. The American Government mus: not let this crime occur. It is its duty, by all the rules of morality, decency and military honor, to interfere. There wil be no faintest excuse for its not doing so. 1f no hand is raised from America to stay this outrage, when there lies open to ns so fair and even pressing an opportunity, the only inference to be left afier the cruel deed is done will be that the United States would not favor Cuba in its strag- gle for republican independence even though it could have done so as easily as not. And that would be a proud reflec. tion upon our boasted love for liberty and justice, wouldn’tir? > WHO IS THE LOVER? A CASE IN WHICH PRESIDENT MCKINLEY Is PARTICULARLY INTERESTED. The' President has shown great interest in the 16ve affairs of & young man {rom Ohio and hes taken a role in & romance which does creait both to his heart and’ head, says the | Washington correspoudent: of the Chicago Record. The young man referfed to may be called Jones for purposes of identification, and he may be located at Cincinuatf, al- though he has adifferent name and lives in euother place. Shortly before inauguration Jones cafled upon the President at Canton to Pay his respecis and to his embarrassment Msjor MeKinley inquired how, he was getting on with his love affair. Jones dodged the question, but the major pinned him down and finally €xtracted from his reluctant lips a confession that he had not yet persuaded the oung lady in the case to accept his heart and although he hoped to be able to do so. expained that nis prospects were not very aliuring and thatlove in acottage had no atrractious for the young lady he desired for bis wie. President. “I wouldn’t wonder,” said Jones, “‘although I bave mever discussed that sulject with ber. Iimagine she is like most youne ladies, and ‘wouls enJoy seeing foreign " “Well,"" said the Pres i you think it will do any good, teil her that I wili give you & consular appointment as a wedding present. Pick out efgnt or ten places in Europe that you think wouid suis her, and when I take up con- sular matters [ will ‘nominate you for one of them.” Jones thenkad the President warmly, and has since notificd him that he would be mar- ried early in Juu! —— THE ORtGON SzNATORSHIP. s ‘Washington Post. : A member of the Senate was speaking yes- terday about Senator Edmunds’ opinion in regard 10 the Oregon Senatoriel vacaucy. He said: " “There 1s certeinly no ‘inconsistency -| between Senator Edmunds’ opinion sbout the present case and the letter he wrote in 1885. In that Jetter he said ‘that if & State Legisla- ture has once acted or had an_opportunity to acr, woile the vacancy exisied, the Governor has no ower to supply the fallure of the Leg- islature to fill it up.’ The present Oregon case cleariy falls without the above rule, inasmuch as there was no organization of the Oregon Legisiature in 1897, and the attempt to organ- 1ze was abandoned before the vacancy origin- ated. The Senntor is, therefore, perfectly con- sistent in holding that the appointment of Mr. Corbett falls within the letter and the spirit of the constitution.” - PrR ONAL Joseph P. Staniey of Ukiah {s at the Lick. Dr. C. E. Reed of Petaluma is in town. N. E. Dawson of Washington, D. C., is in the Dr. Charles S, Cowan of Fort Jones is st the Grand. The Rav. Joseph Campbell of New York is in the City. J.J. Bogerdus, a business man of Seattle, is in the City. Ciyde Peck, @ business man of Kalamazoo, is atthe Occidental, f C. 8. Bailey, & mining man of Sutter Creek, is & recent arrival here, 8 F. H.Norcross, a business man of Reno, Nev., arrived here yesterday. . A. Hilsetl of Odeholt, Iows, {s atthe Russ, accompanied by his wife. A. Clough, & merchant of Chico, s staying at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. 3r. and Mrs. A. Winslow Jones of New York are reg.stered at the Palace. Wililam A. Braman, & wealthy resident of Elysia, Ohio, is at the Occidental, Professor R. W. Pennell of the State Normal School at Chico is here for a brief stay. W. C. Collins ana wife of New Hope, Cal, are staying at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. James F. Peck, an-attorney of Merced, ar- rived here yesterday, and is at the Lick. 3 Mr. and Mrs. Amos R. Little of Philadeiphia sre among the prominent arrivals at_the Palace. Sherff N. §. Gregory of Jackson, Amador County, arrived hero yesterdsy on official business. Colonel James Jackeon of the United States &rmy, stationed at Fort Vancouver, near Port- land, is on & visit here. He is at the Lick. Judge Isaac N. Sullivan, Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court, occupled the bench with Judge J. V. Coffey in Department 9 of the Superior Court of this City yesterday. George P. Braun, a wealthy business man of Caicago. accompanied by Mrs. Braun, Martin G. Braun, Mrs. E. J. Vail and Miss Vail, are on & pleasuré trip to the coast and have arrived in this City. The Rev. Father Theoklitls, a missionary of the Greek Chureh, will arrive here from Seat- tle to-morrow on his way to Galveston. He may meke some addresses in the interest of Greek patriot James A. Yerington, the mining man of Ne- vada, who has handied some large mining properties during the past year, is among the arrivals ut the Palace. He has Dot been here for many months hitherto. Among tne arrivals here is Willard Teiler, an stiorney of Colorado and brother of United’ States Senator Teller. He issccompanied by Mrs. Teller. They will probably be in Cal fornin several weeks and will yisit Monterey and other points. CALIFORN:ANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, N. Y., April.1.— At the St Cloud—G. R. Hill, Mr. Hoover, A. T. Hartwel Hoffman—N. Frauk; Metropolitan—L. J. Ha: hett; Astor—W. Hood, T. J. Ford; Barrett— Mr. and Mrs, E. J. Singleton. THE BOASTING BACHELOR: Macpherson was a bachelor— A handsome fellow. 100— Who often said he wouldn't wed The fairest muid he knew. “The e all oo anxlous.' he declared; *I'm proot against heir smiles. Therefore, you s-e, I still am free. Despite thelr cunoing wi.es.” But on & das it fortaned that Hemet aliitle maid, Who seemed oppased (6 everything Thas bacheior essaye She smijed on othe: Ana made him siek - Ab, well, you know how such things go— “To-day she is his wife! WI1H YOUR COFFEE. “Tha solvent “Why? “Well, & poor simile that compires an in- ncern to a ship on the rocks.” the ship settles rapidly. —Chicago " said the mam without a newspaper, at is the news from abroad to-dey? How 1is the concert of the powers getting a ong ¥’ ‘Poorly, I should judge,” smd the disgusted man with more news tban he wanted. It seems to have béen turned into s very low- class, continuous-show vaudevijle."’—Cincln- nati Commereial-Tribune. She—What is the difference between a trust andering? He—Miss—dear Mabel, if you car only trust me, T will get the Ting t0-mOTroW morning.— Cincinnat Enquirer. Preacher—The meck shall inherit the earth, Scoffer —Yes, the graveyardsare fullof them. Brookiyn Life. “Weil, little chap,” said the stranger. i the family, pleking up one of the children, *“what are you going to be when you're a man?' uffin,” seid the child. othing? Why so?"* asked the stranger. ‘Because,” said the child, “I'm only a litlle girl.”—Harper’s Round Table. “I am sure Tom means to propose to me,” mused: the first sweet girl. ‘Perhaps he is afraid. “Perhaps be is,” assented the second sweet girl. “Heought to feel quite sure of your an- swer. “You mean thing!”"—Washington Times. Author—You have no idea how many stamps I use posting my manuscripts to various eds itors. : Critic—Very lik 1 think there ought to be excursion tickets for manuscripts atre- duced rates.—London Tit-Bits. “I'm & bird, I am,’ larly. * aid the prisoner, jocu- ," replied the Judge, “and I think the public will be pleased 0 have you cazed for about elghteen months. Hal hal’—Philadel- phia North American, MEN .N. WOMEN The least known and quietest of-all the United States Senators is Horace Chilton of Texas. It is announced that General Collins on his return to this country will resume the prac- tice of law in Boston. Lady Cadogan has dispensed with a good deal of tho state and show which have been usual in the public appearance of Viceroys' wives in Ireland and walks abont Dudlin un. attended. Leo XIII recently received & summ ons from anotary in Syongyos, Huneary, informing him that he had been left $10 by a priest named Anton Syurky, and telling him 1o come and claim the bequest, and to'bring with him the ofiicial fee of 5 florins and 75 kreutzers. David Christie Murray has written s recent erticle in which he insists that Dr. George Macdonald should be considered the father of the new and popular Scots schoolof fiction. Oa the other hand, many critics hsve granied that palm to J, M, Barrie. g Mits Edie Ramage, the young Euglish woman whose marriage to & Spaniard, Don Francisco de Paulo Ossorio, was recently cele- brated, posed as & child for Millais and was the original of his famous “Cherry Ripe,” which has met with such universal ad- miration. Recently the Duke of Norfolk, while walking through the streets of London, happened to see an oid lady in evident distress. She wanted & cab. and could not attract the cabmsn’s no- tice. His Grace called a vehicle and saw ber into 1t safely. To hissurprise he found thres coppers slipped into his hand, and the ola lady sald: “There you a my man, go and getyourselt s glass of beetl” . WHAT IS THE SOLUTION .OF LIFE'S PRQBLEM? What are we living for? Is a question which has been almost ceasclessly asked by the hu- man race sinc the dawn of civilization. It appesls with equal force to every degree of intelll- getlce; it affects our most vital interests as men and as eftizens, and an aitempt 10 answer it in asatisfactory manner cannot fail to interest the reading and thinking public. . In the next lasue of THE SUNDAY CALL 60me of - the most. uhl,lolrphiw minds of this City and State wiil le with the problem snd seek to name the soluion. . Toce fumoay Azt willoonioin aome antertaniog detatls oancerning tha youthéu] danigsns of the Chinese quarter, with reference more particularly to their games—“the happy games of Chinese childnood.” Most San Franciscans have atleast seen the diminutive urehin,arrayed in ail the gorgeous splendor of Chinese fashi-n, enjoying himself on the sidewalks of Chinatown. “He i$ almost as amusing as Palmer Cox’s_brownie, and every American child will waat'to pry into his domestic secrets. S 3 A.California scientist will brea a lance with the shade of Sir Isaac Néwton in THE SUNDAY Ca1L. Every school boy knaws, or should know, that S$ir Isaac Newton discovered the famous’ theory of gravitation, which has been almost uuiversslly accepted since bis day. Our Cali- fornia scientist, however,.claims to have discovered & new theory, which will supersede Sir Isaac’s. E Are you partial to the pastime which Izask Walton loved? To be more specific, aTe you fona of cagting fles to snare the wery trout? 1fso THE SUSDAY CALL will give you some valu- able polnters which you cannot aford to lose. . . In this Lenten season the mind often reverts to topics of adevotional character, and above all to the tragic sacrifice on Caivary. - THE SUNDAY CALL will contain s pecliariy interesting description of the thorns, which in the form of a-crown, mangled the brow of the Sayior, and the counterpart of whieh can only be found in Palestine eud on this coast. This is & Temarkable botanical fact, and the details will be furnished tn THE SUNDAY CALL. The book page of ‘THE SUNDAY CALL-will be replete with valuable information on litefary subjects. . : Clark Russell probebly never wrote a more powerful story of the sea tban “The Last Entry,” which is now being published in THE SUNDAY CALL. The last installment was one of thrilling description, but it will be surpassed in intensity ot interest by the succeeding chap- ters. “In Childhood’s Realm” {s admittedly one of the most attractive features of TE SUNDAY CALL, and is without parallel in the newspapers of the Pacific Coast. The numerous other lterary and artistic features of THE SUNDAY CALL Will help to com- Pplete a paper which, for excellence, recognizes no peer in the West. Place your order {or THE SUNDAY CALL with your newsdealer to-day. “THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.” Letters From Qur Readers on Topics of . Current Interest. Condition of Out Banks. : Editor San Francisco Call—STR: 1t is certain that mo one ¢an complatn of alack af confi- dence in our bauks of this State, and I give below the figures furnished by law through the State Bank Commissioners {0 substantiate my statement, the reports being made by the 287 banks in the State, which are under the jurisdiction of the Bank Commissioners, for February 28,1897. 1 first give the siatement of the coudition of the incorporated commercial banks, 173 in pumber: RESOURCES. Eavk premises Otber real estate.. Invested in stock: Due from bank: Other assets.. Total.. Capital Rescrve. Deposits. Due bank: 33,444,749 87 6. E 176 84446.5456 53 9,241,596 b 14,087,938 35 2,418189 15 $115,917,511 96 Now, it will be noted by all who have.intelligence enough to vote a Populist ticket that the money on hand in the 173 commer al banks is $0,241,596 54, and that the depositors have put £55.967,506 16 into the vaults, 8o that they would haye to raise a little oyer six times a8 much money should happen to wai instead of the 25 per cent requires by law. Justified in saying that U Below are the fi ¢ they have on haod to pay off their depositors if these depositors t about the same time. In a word, they haye 16}5 per cent on hand So I repeat that ihere i our banks, at least 5o far cs the commercial banks are concerned. cre-is a superabundance of confidence: ures showing the condition of the 64 savings banks in the State, given 1o luck of confidence in deed, I might almost be under oath, as the law required, by these banks to the Bank Commissioners, also for February 28, and I ask the ricalur attshition of those who oppose or are indifferent to the esiablish- ment of a system of National postal savirigs banks a close scrutiny of these figures: RESOURCES. } 0anas on persoaal secu Money on hand Lue from banks O.her asse’s.. $2,546.314 34 5.4n5.135 83 05 77 £22 55 2,149 08 1641 29 4852 76 LTABILITIES. Other liabijties. Total:... $141,715,759 44 Glancing back 10 the fignres 6t the 173 commercial banks it will be seen. tkat their Tesousces are pinced at nearls $116,000,000, and here are G4 savings bamks wi'h resonreex set down at neariy $142,000, he doposiis 000,000, &5 compared with n compare the mones on hand in the savings ban! exceedingly great the pubiic-confid. cels in our savings ba- ks. in these savings bauks running up to almost $126, . | riy $56,000,000 in 173 commercial banks. But when we come o ks with thal in the other banks weshall see how We have seen’that the com- merclal banks have $16 50 on hand with which to pay off each $100 due their depositors, or in- other words they have $1 with which to pay §6. shough of course they have mouey invested in stocks and bonds 1o the amount of $9,500,000, an bonds to the smount of $34,000,000, and 0 on, whic! the money th 11,000, i on real estate, B2 it i8 presumea could be turned into money after awhiile if all ey owe depositors should ever be called for at the same time. they have lnaned money on stocks and 000,000; on,_personal security, But how much money have the savings banks on hand as compared with the commerctal banks ? Their sworn statements show $3,145,’ 241.596 54, or nearly.three times as much as 258 47, while the commercial banks have £9,- the savings bauks. But the comparison exds here, for.there is no comparilon between the $3,000,000 0n hand in the savings banks with which 10 pay nearly $142.000.000 due their depositors and the.$1 on hand in the commercial oanks with which io pay the §6 due aepasiiors. own shawing under oath, ha: the sayings banks were cal . In fact, the savings banks, according to their ve but £3.000,000 cash on hand with which to pay almost $126.000.000 due their depasitors, which is just 24{ pet cent on the $100. In other words, if ed upon to pay thelr depositors all off about the same tine they | would have $2 25 on hand to pay each one who cslle for $100 due him. to my mind, that there. is great public confidence—no Iack of it whatever—iu either the com. mercial or sayings banks of this Stats isin circulation among the people. 855 Market street, March 30, 1897. nd moreover, that nearly al the m ey in the State JOSEPH ASBURY 3 wp JOHNSON. FRATERNAL INDEX, Committees and_Deputy Councilors of the Junior Order of American . Mechanics. State Councl'or Schnertzer of the Junior Order ot American Mechaaics paid a visit-to the council in San Jose recently, found it In good condition, the members enthusiastia- ZLast Wednéslay the Stats councll paby with Nationat Representative Sianley, visited Vallejo to: Insiitute & new council to be known as Monadunock, and for which & petition containing sixty names was pre- sented. AlexsnderHamiiton Counell will g1vean evening at home and entertainment fur Lavrel Hall, Shiels' butlding, on Friday, Aprit 16. - M. H. Beilinger, State vice-counel or, 1 busy making arrangements for the organization of & new council at Ven'urs The proceédings of the last held State Councll are in the hands of the printer, and Jt 18 belleved Will Do ready tur disiribution this week. The folliwlig commi:.ees have been appolnted by the board of officers of the State Council: -“Appeals—J. T. Burns of No, 20, D. G. Mitehell of Na. 8, C. N. Wison of No. 5. Finance—F. A. I{bbitts of No. 2, D. B. Bowley of No. 6, Z. T. Whi'ten of No. §6. Credentials—C. C. Cook, P.& C, G. T. Boyd- of No. 25,.Will Jameson of No. I7. Laws—P. Salisbury of 0. #8, M. A. Grier of No21, J. M. McCuiry of No. 22! Legis- Intion—D. &, Stanley of No. 34, William Dodee Sr, L. G. Reinbart of X0.7, D. A. Blogham . D. Kel ogz of No. .7 med bave been appointed deg- ey State conncilors by the *tate counilor, H. G, S@sartzer: & Josepn Thelsen of Na. 8 fof coun: clis 8, 19 and 86: C H. Thomas of No. 3 for No 2.'M. H. Bellincer of No. 20 for No.5, F A. Tibblits of No. 2 for Xo 6, L C. Rejnhard: of No. 7 for No. 7. G. A. Wilbur ot Né. 8 for No. 8, A. G. Balsam of No, 16 for No. 15, William Jameson o No. 17 for No 17, C. N. Wjison of No. 5 for Ng. 20, William L Mitchell of No. 19 for No. 21, W3 Gardiner of No. 54 for No. 22, . W, Bod: well of No. 40 for No. 24, .George T. Bovd of No. 25 tur-No_25. D. 4. Howeraft of_No. 27 for No, 26, R. r. Burns of No. 20 for No. 27, P. Salisbury of No. 28 for Nos. 2K and 34, J. ;. Burna of Ne. 20 or Nos. 49 and 3¢, Williazi N. Van de Mark No. 22 for_Nos. 31 and 87, F. . Jonesof “o. 0 for No. 88, A. M. Bingham of No. 38 for No. 38, C, W, Collins of No. $9 for No, 39, Lh. 8. Stan- ley of No. 84 for No. 40. Young Ludies’ Institute. The jolnt entertainment of the local branches #ill be given ip Ocd Feilows' Hall on the evenlig of the 21st of April. There will be a series of tableaux s one Of the features The arrange- 1ents will be supervised by & committee com- poged of the following-namedladies: From Branch No.1—Miss K. Fitzpatrick, Miss K. Driscot A. Grennan: ' No. 2—Miss K, Desmond, Mi Winters, Mrs.' J. W. O'Baen: No. 3—Miss Eil G Misa . Coghlan agd Belle Boyl Branch.No. 4—Miss Mary Ga iagber, Miss Liz»! Altord, Miss Fanny Douglass: Branch No..16— niss A, Travers. Miss D. Curran, Miss K. Kyne. Afer tbe entertalnment there will be a dsnce A board of relief has been organized. It is com- of the lent and junior past president ot each of 1he local braiches, aad be to viski the sick of the orderand aitend tothe wants of such. Enights and Ladies of ‘Honer. “Past Protector Mrs. M. E. Cummings of Oak 1and 1s quite,fli at her home. », lurge and_enthusiastic meeting greeted the | &rand ofticers Thursazy, March 25, on the cccasion of their visit to Goiden Rule Lodge. The meeting was addressed by T. A. Lauder, grand protector: Mrs. L. J. Wheelack, erand treagiirer: 8. B. Carle- ton, grand secretary; Mrs.’A. Thomson, grand chaplain, F. Kemp van Ee, past graud procector. - Grand Protector Lauder, Grand Vice-Protector ela Conrad and Grand Treasurer r% A hageck pisiied Uakiand Lodge. lagt Tacw day and two Initiations took piace. Several appil- catious were presented that night “The grand ofticers paid an official Vit to Yerba its purpose will | Buena Lodge st San Jose Wednesday, March 24, Atier the close of tha business of th was presented the followina programme: by T. A. Laoder, grand protector; duet. M tta “Fraternity” Mrs, L. J. Wheeloc) urer: H chjand fling, Miss Bessie B; 8. B. Carleton, grand secretars: vocal solo, Asthore,” Miss' Tillie Brohaska. .The committes ofarrangements consisted of G. J. Peters, W. F. Bollinge: and Miss. Maggle Taibot. Before the close of the entertainment several persons ex- Ppressed a desire to join the order. United Anclent Order of Drulds. There was & large attendance at the quarterly meeting of Perseverance Grove last Tuesda: Five candit | ptthe order, the work bebng performed by . the Brove team in a laudable manner. Toe third degree wzs conférred on several-candl- dates by, Aurora Grove ‘last Wednesiay. The team that performed the wWork wore the.new re- galia recently procured and this added much to the impressiveness of the occasion. Several applica- tions were presented. 1ast week and appointed a commitiee to revise lis Dby-laws. Last Thursday Golden Star Grove was visited b; J. A. Devoio, N. G. A : J. J. Mollison, G. S.: B H, Goetze,G. T.% I. G. Schord, P. S A. ber of members irom Tempiar, M roraand other local groves. . The visi(of essed 1he conferring of the second and thitd degrees dn pplicauts. Th s grove has been makifg a dy advance in membership, and- under the 00d of the order the Nobfe Grand Arch expresssd 13 pleanure at the increase noted. After the grove ciosed. the visitors were tue guests of Gulden star 8 & bAnquet. . F. Roux, P. A. was Lhe toasi- master and responses were made by the grand offi- ceryand PastArch E. Liundwall of Tempiar Grove, The commiltee on ~arrangements was comp)i: mented upon the entertainment provided. Yesterday the noble Grove; Friday, Ol ma bury Grove at Folinas. grand arch visiied Nieasio rove, and Spturday, Dux- Anclent Order of Foresters. Sub-Chiet Ranger Stulwell of Court Novato whs 1n the City last week. @ Sourt Linécla recolved thrve app'featioris Thurs, av, March 25. This court and Li Fri'nis of the Forest, will giy setal 1o W tngron Hail on April 3): wiligh Chiet Ranger Case was in the City last sit ng loval couris and ati meetinz ot the exccutive counall 00K 10 he uvenile Court Star of the West 4 peryIn Foresters Ha tan April 74 e ‘The cont.st 1or the $100 prize oftered . Bleh”Ghisi Tanger hua martomed domicto Folls jmegpiood Forest and Court Laurel of Boouviile ino County. i he decisi y B G y. decision will be ron: "ourt 1vianhos, received se o 118 laat-held meeting. bt B Unity’s House Warming, Unity Lodge No. 37, Anclent Order of United Workmen, Baving removed from 0dd Fellows' Hall the Shiels bullding, celebrated-the event. on Tuesday pight by a house ‘Wwarming, given in Lavrel Hall It was In the nature of a-ladies’ D ght and & very excellent progeamme was pre- pared for the occaslon under the direction of J. yiand, H. Trowbridge. -J. Fivnn, A. W. T ugge and Willtam Gomm, the committ -¢ on ®nteryain ment.” The ball was crow.ieu, the greater portion f thie -ndlenn-bunfi,n' the fairsex.. A brief ad- ress of me by Dr. Witllam C. Riley W s foi- Plano solo by Miss Grace - Purrish: ey and C. Ranaall produced de- tful music from bunjo and m=ndo. in, after which there was a voca: s0'0 by C. H. Parrish. recitation by F. Furnter, ap-cia ties of the comic order by Dave Martin, an addre:s by David S, Hirshberg, the grand recorder: songs by. then- iautable Sam Booth, grand fe. eivér of the order, #08 numbers of volunisers Theevenin.'s «nter salnment, Whi I clos=d with danciog, was a very pleasant one and enjoyed vy all. Modin Hive, L. 0. T. M." The cominittee that has arranged for a social l to be given this evening in Sogial Hafl of the Foresters’ bullding by Modin Hive of the La- This clearly shows, | | Detuiled intorma:i were Inftiated into the myster s | Manzanita Grove worked in the foitiatory. degres |- give a social in Wash. |- the Maccabees expects that this func- o o "D a most enjoyable oneand that many of the Sz, Knights Who have been in at- fendance on the State convenifon of the Knights will be 1n attendance. George H, Thomas Post No. 2, G, A. R Ruby Hall, in the Ked Men’s bui'ding on Post street, the headquarters of George H. THbmas rost No. 2 0f the Grand Arm . of the Kepublic, was not Jarge enough on ‘fuesday Di ht o accommodate the large number of lad es and gentlemen who ac- copted the invi ation (0 attend.the open meeting given by the mem uexs of the [0St i iere were so e forced to an present that a grent number were force Tange themsclves around the walis and siand dur- S ert e cominitiee. on- eniertai Mauzner; the commiti erini. : Ball i Which {ha post mees i one of the best decorated in the City, the walls being covered with Hags banvers, military accoutremenis aud em- bioms that Tispi o painotism. and wih o - lme muskeis and taiered baitle flags jha: recall the tie when ‘he members of the post were in Mo millat of smoke apd fire in the d:fensecof the UWk. Lutz. aclingas entortainment director in a most graceful manner, (ncroduced (ne several Person who furnigned enjoyment for fhe m - bers and uests, Tue Mis es Smart gave se tiot's 0a the plano: and mandoiin, Miss Ste Friedlunder sang o ballad, iss baisy Gilmore cittd “The Boa: Ritce,” b oliver Wendell Holmes: Miss My Belle Holbrook gawe a violla solo, Comrade W. J. Wilson gave reminiscences of the war, Heien Anersn followed with & pano sbio.and then Richaml T Wheian? che Sherlff, convulie | the audlente with some of his in lmiitable “comicallt fes. The progmmme closed with wfew remarks b Comrade John Tuitle and the'singing of “Amer.ca” bs all present. D. G. W. uent. The La Estrells Parlor, N. The Japanese tea which the ladies of La Es. trelia Paror, Nutive Daughters of the Goldea West, will give in the bauque. haf), Native Sons™ bullding, on the evenings of the 9th and 10tn of April, promises to,be o e Of the best junctions thc hes ever beén prepared by a commities of the star parior. 1n addition 10 LLé tea ther- Will be a concert wnd a oneacs farce. 1ue ladled of the parfor will be aitires in Jnpangse costumes and will 8crve tea (0 the Visiiors In the hall. which wilbe decorated it the most approved Japauese style of hrt. ANSWERS TO «ORRESPONDENTS, o Stewi—G. Me, Quincy, Plumas Counly, Cal. Tais department has not been sble o learn 6f any method to hardén a cross- cutsaw without heating it. FLYING EAGLE “CENT—A. H., City.” There is no premium on a fiyiug eagle cent of 1858, but one of 1856 commands from $150 to 2 50, ac- cording to state of preservation. HARDE DIp Not FIGRT—C. J. £, City. Corbétt aifd Fitzstmmons did not meet in bastle in the State of Texas. They were matched to fight in that State, but the match did not take place. PROOF SPIRIT—H. G. D., City. Proof spirlt captains 49.3 per cent by waight of pure alco- Rol, or 57.3 per cent by volume.- Under proof and over proot are designations ol weaker and stronger solutions. Ru: , City. The record f One mile—England corge, London, August 23, F. E. Bacon (amateur), Landon, America: 4:15 3-5, Thomas P. ravers Is ana, Augzust 30, 2 J. Muilen . Canada: 24, 1881 6. 1805, eif (amat Johnu'Rain¢, Otiaws, May FINDING PROPERTY—D. V., City. If a person finds property iu astore that hiad been vacated and he has season: to believe that the person who vacated the premises owied that prop- erty, it is the duty of the finder to notify such per-on and have the property identified. The finder of prope: or mouey of«the value of ¥10 and under 20 must mike adeclaration belore a justice of the peace and_advertise for an owner, and if at the end of six months no claim is made the property will be turned over to the finder. If the property is worth more than $20 the finder must-wait a year before obtaiuing the property should no claimant ap- pear. ¢ TovRrIsTs—California glace fruit, 50¢ 1b., in el- egant fire-etched bxs. Justwhatyou want for Eastern friends. Townsend's, Palace Hotel B'd” SPECTAL information daily to manufdeturers, busfness houses &nd public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s); 510 Montgomery. * semm e S5 The mew Wwoman has evidently. reached Pueblo, Colo., for the Daily Chiefiain hasan advertisement reading thus: . “Wented—By competent woman, a place to work for her husband’s board.’ bl fanta Fe 1l imited From San Franclsco Three and a Half Days to' Chicago Via tauta Fe Route. To accommodate our Northern California pa- trons, on April 2 and esch succeeding Monday and Friday the first | ing Spn Francisco at' 5 . . wiil cennect’at stow with tie Santa Fe vestlbule train, car dining-car. buffet, smoking-car 2nd Pu/lman pa | ace drawing-room sieeping-cars for-boih St. Louis and Chicago via Kansas Clty. rumning time tweive hours. Send for literature Cescriptive of oar route. San Franeisco tlcket office, 644 Market sireet, Chronicie bullding; tele- Pphone maln I551.- Oakland, 1118 Broadway. e T ey Railroad Tickefs .to the Bast via Rig Grande Western and Dénver and Rio Grande Rallway At lowest possible rates;with through Pullman buffet and tourist sleeplng car service every d This shortens the | Personally conducted excursions leaving Tues | Wednesaay and Thursday. Only fine permiiting stop-over at Salt Lake Clty on a'lclasses of tickets o and tickets futnished ay 14 Montgomery street, or 814 Califormia streez. ————— Change. of Timn. Taking effect March 28.(he Northern Paclfic overland train will leave Portland at 1 4. . | stead of 1 . a0, thus making ‘connection at Spo- kape for il points in the new Kootenal mining district. Tickets at lowest rates to Rosslani, Northport und Trall K. Stateler, general agent, 638 Market street. San Francisco. —_————— “Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrnp' Hasbéen used over fitty years by millions o | mothers for their children whiic Teething with per fect success. It sooihesthe child, softens hegnms, -allays Pain. cures Wind Colicyregulates :he Bowe and is the best remedy for Diarrhcess, whether aris. ipg irom tee.hing orother causes. for sale by drug Blsia in every part of the worid. Bo sure and ask ° 1or Mrs. Winglow's Eoothing Syrup. 25¢ a botula —_——— . ComoxADo.—Atmosphers i3 perfectly dry, son #nd mild, being entireiy” free from the mists com. mon fugther north. Round-trip tickets, by steam. ship, Includjng fifteen days’ board at ihe Hotel dai Coronado, $65: Jonger stay $2 50 per da; 4 New Moutgomery st., San Francisco. ——————— You will prize HrxpErcoRNS for the comturt it glves. It removes the corns perfectly. PARKER'S Harr Bazsax is life (0 the hair, As a stomachle, when the digestive inactive and need stimulating, espec! dinner, nothing can equal Aver's PUls. ey . ® King Humbert of Italy holds the record of having shot the largest ibex ever seen. The horns jeasure 35 incnesir length, the circum- ference at the base is 9 inches, and the dis- tance between the horns 27 inches. He has also shot the second best spectmen, whose horns measure 34 inches. prtstbsdiimeedimidhtd i e M S : XEW' TO-DAY. Don’t let that cough-hang on any-longer; it may make you serious trouble ,:ar_i‘d be- come constitutional, and pos- sibly lead to pneumonia. You will find that ordinary cough specifics :will nét reach the seat of trouble; you must take something to build up and’ reinforce the¢ body. Scott’s Emulsion of Cod-liver Qil will usually do that when every other thing -fails, at least that is the verdict of the people as well as the medi- cal profession. It is particu- larly true of children and all weal;, delicatg persons, )