The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 5, 1897, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1897 CHARLES M. SHORTRIDUE, Editor and Proprietor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES—Postage Free: y “ALL, One week, by carrler. .80.15 and Sunday CALL, one year, by mall.... 6.00 2nd Sunday CALL, six months, by mail.. 3.00 Daily and Sunday CAL, three months by mail 1.50 nd Sunday CALL, Ope monih, by mail. .65 Bunday CALL, one year, W ERKLY CALL, OnE ye BUSINESS OFFICE: 710 Market Street, Fan ¥rancisco, California. Telephone . Maln—1868 EDITORIAL ROOMS: 517 Clay Streer. Main—1874 Telephone.. BRANCH OFFICE! 527 Montgomery sireet, coraer Clay; opes until 9:80 o'clock. 339 Hayes street; open until 9:30 o'clock. €15 Larkin street, open until 9:30 o'clock. &W. corner Sixteenia and Mission streets, open uDtil 9 o'clock. 518 Mission stree:, open until 8 o'clock. Ninth street, open until 8 o'clock. open until 9:80 o'clock. corner Twenty-second and Kentacky i open till 90 4 QAKLAND OFFICE: 98 Broadway. EASTERN OFFICE: Rooms 31 ond 32, 54 Park Row, New York City. DAVID M. FOLTZ, Fastern Manager. THL CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL. Business continues to improve without waiting on the Senate. Speaker Reed has done his work well, and if he wishes to go fishing he can. There will be some very good days in this weex for you to subscribe 10 the fund for the Balboa road. Colonel Vassos may yet have the satis- faction of seeing the fleets of the powers ramming one another out of sight. The Dingley oill provides so thoroughly for protection to rural industries that it may be in all fairness called the farmers’ tariff. Members of the House of Representa- tives have hardly anything to do now ex- cept to go over to the Senate and watch the circus. The show of friendship for Turkey on the part of Russia looks like a scheme to get the sick man in her arms so she can hug him to death and inherit the spoils. It is evidently the intention of Mc- Kinley to make his administration popu- lar, for he is making it in every way as different as possible from that of Cleve- land. The announcement that a manuscript of & poem by Keats has been sold for $3000 raises a new regret that he is dead. In his life Keats would have greasly enjoyed that. The statement of Dalzell in the tariff debate that “‘oratory will not open a sin- gle mill, nor kindle a single furnace fire,” ought to be remembered in the Senate just now. We are sorry for the farmers who are now roosting in the tree topsin the Mis: sippi Valiey, but ali the same they should have left that country a year ago and come to California. The Dingley tariff may increase taxes a little, but it will very largely increase the ability of the people to pay taxes by put- ting about $300,000,000 of wages annually into the pockeis of workingmen. Now that the powers have made such a mudale in Crete there will be a growing conviction that the Sultan is not solely to blame for not making reforms in Arme- nia. Perhaps the powers wouldn't let him. The European concert may be a failure, but the great American concert will soon be made up of the whirr of wheels, the bum of industry, the song of labor ana the glad voices of a prosperous people, and there will be no fallure in that. Some people in Pennsylvania wish a capitol to cost $500,000, and some wish one to cost $1,000,000, but before the thing is finished they may have ope at a cost equal to both sums put together, and then, perhaps, both sides will be satisfied. The strongest advocates of strict, st~in- gent civil service rules are the Democratic office-nolders who got into office by the violation of the rules four yearsago. It should not be considered a violation of the rule now to turn out those who ,vio- lated then. A Texas man who has been experiment- ing with graits on mesquite trees claims to have succeeded in growing peaches, pears, plums and avricots from tha root of the once despised mesquite, and now Texas expects to be a fruit country as big as all out doors, It has been suggested that ex-Presi- dents Harrison and Cleveland should be sent to represent this country at the cele- bration of the Queen's dismond jubilee, but the suggestion wili hardly prave pop- ular. Harrison would be all right, but Cleveland might slop over. According to Factory Inspector Camp- bell of Pennsylvania there are about 100,- 000 more men employed in the factories and shops of that Biste now than ihere were aix months ago. As other States could probably make nearly as good a showing it is evident that prosperity has already returned to & good many homes in the country. The dwellers in New York flats have been so annoyed by having their Jetter- boxes filled with advertising cards and circulars that they are trying to havesuch papers declared rubbish so that the plac- ing of them in letter-boxes can be pun- ished as nuisance, The moral of the situation plain, Dealers who wish their advertisements read should put them in the newspapers where they have a legitimate place and are always read in- stead of being regarded as a nuisance and thrown aside with impatience. Mormonism is said 0 be gaining ground rapidly in Western Pennsylvania, and already in some villages in the mountains it bas become the prevailing religion. It has been the custom of the Mormons to hold their meetings in the schoolhouses, but now their growth hes engendered op- position, and it is probable they will have to look elsewhere for meeting-places, The elimination of polyzamy, so far from kill- ing Mormonism, seems to have made it more acceplable to the general run of people, and among the more ignorant classes of the East it may yet spread to ®reat proportions and acquire consider- able strength. IN THE SENATE. The political interest of the country this week will be centered in the Senate, and the people will be very much disap- pointed if some active steps are not taken there to make progress in dealing with the tariff bill. The situation in the Senate is known to be complicated, but it is not too much to expect that in a matter of such importance as the new tariff some agreement can be reached among the wiser and more patriotic members by which action on thst measure may be expedited. There has been troubie ali along over theorganization of the Senate committees. The Democrats kave claimed that the committees shall be composed of members of the various parties in t he same ratio as ion, They have further claimed that silver Republicans shall be counted as regular Republicans in assign- ing to that party its proportional repre- sentation on each committee. To this there has been some objection on the Republican side and as a consequence a deadlocx prevails. Last week the Republicans appointed a committee on committees to deal with the subject. This was the firat step toward the solution of the deadlock. The next and final steps will probably be soon taken. Most of the silver Republicans are known to be favorable to the tariff. They are as stanch protectioniats as McKinley himself, and on that izsue can be counted on to act with the party and the adm nis- tration. Moreover, leading Democrats have asserted thay would make no merely obstructive fight against the bill. The outlook therefore for some action on the measure this week is zood. We may expect the Finance Committee to go far toward getting the bill ready to report at an early date, One reason why we may with confidence expect prompt work on the measure is that it is an old and much discussed ques- tion with which most of the leaders of the Senate are thoroughly familiar. They have been discussing tariff rates and schedules for the last ten years. They have taken part in framing the McKinley tariff and the Wilson tariff. They a well posted on the needs of our industries and on the best means of raising the revenue required for the Government. In addition to this the Republican leaders were undoubtedly consulted to some ex- tent in making tbe Dingley tariff. Itis clear therefore that tuey ought to be able to act upon it without any great delay at this time. The House of Representatives showed its recognition of the importance of speedy action by enacting that the bill should go into effect on April 1. This example will not be lost on the Senate, As Dalzell said in the House, *‘Oratory will not open a single mill nor kindle & single furnace fire.”” Action is what is wanted. A LITTLE STUFFED RABBIT. The proprietors of the kinetoscope which took pictures of the Carson prize- fight made a little stuffed rabbit last Sal urday night and set him out in the road. way. He was an innocent-looking little rabbit and fat—deliciously fat. The jokers chuckled in their bearis as they lelt him and went and bid themselvesin the woods to watch the result. Boa-constrictor Hearst, faring that way with bis keenest olfactory sniffer in the air, came around & bend in the road and paused, entranced. The little fat rabbit was his—ail his. Gliding up, without a sound, he swallowed it ata galp. This is what thereupon issued out of Boa-con- strictor Hearst’s two flaming eyes—or, at least, out of the long greea eye in the West: NEW YORK, N. Y., April 3.—It ths state ments made by E. J. Rector be true, there is & dark future—or, rather, no future—ahead for the kinetoscope views of the recent fistic en- counter in Carson, Nev. And that means & great deal to those who “paid the freight”” for that photographic enterprise. Rector avers that be is not worried about the prospect of legislation that will cripple the business of giving profitanle exhibitions of the prize-fight. No; thet,so he says, is a minor consideration. It is the knowledge that the views taken at the ringside are dismal iailures that is giving him the nightmare. A whole lot more of the little rabbit crops out in the courss of a column dis- patch published 1n double-leaded type on the front page of yesterday’s long green eye. Itwasaspecial rabbit, you see, spe- cially stuffed and copyrighted for only one snake; wherefore much had to be made of it. Here isanotber rare bit, following a reference to thp fact that several State Legislatures are planning to prevent the exhibition of prize-fight views in public: But this legislative handicap does not worry Rector. In fact, he says he is laughing in his sleeve st the misguided legislators. Hetninks 1t & great joke that so much space in the stat- ute-books should bé used to prohibit some. thing that is impossible of accomplishment. Paipably Mr. Rector, by getting before the public tie idea that he is amused at the Legislatures because of a needless pre- caution which they are taking, hopes to throw the Legislatures off their guard and cause them to drop those ‘‘needless” pre- cautions which make them so painfully ridiculous in his sight. The announce- ment that the views are hopaiessly spoiled is calculated to stop all legislation against them. *What is the use of all this fight against us when we can’t go on anyhow?” asks the little white rabbit, Why, indeed? Itisa most plausible proposition. Why don't the Lagisiatures lay down theirarms forthwith and turn their valuable atten- tion to something else? Never mind Mr. Rector. Just leave him by himself to sor- row over his spoiled pictures. Don’t bother to keep an eye on him. He him- selt says that it would be absurd to do so hereafter. Let him alone and forget all about the kinetoscope—until, long afy: the Legislatures have relaxed their opposi- tion to it, it suddenly appears upon our streets in full blast! That it will actually do that latter thing is merely a possibility, of course, it being only possible that Mr. Rector, when relieved ot the legislative proceedings which so humorously diverted him from his work, may discover that the blemishes on his views were not so serious as the persisteuce of ti.e lezislative fight against him at first led him to suppose, — THE POULTRY INDUSTRY. The importance of the poultry industry of the United States, and the benefits to be attained by extending it, are well illustrated in a digest made by the Rural Press of an address recently de. livered by Samuel Cusbman of Rhode Island at a farmers’ meeting 1n Boston, The information given is not new, but it is worth repesting, and particularly to Califormans, for 1t makes clear the possi- bilities which lie befors our farmers when they have turned theirattention to the in- dastry. The magnitude of the interest at present is made evident by the report of the cen- sus of 1890, which showed that the value of the pouitgy products of the country ex- ceeded that of cotton or hogs. In fact its money value was hardly inferior to that of the wheat crop. While we produced, however, more cotton, hogs and wheat lth-n our people could consume, we did not produce enough eggs for home con- sumption, According to the statements of Mr. Cushman, while a few thousand dozens of eggs are exported annually millions of dozens are imported. During the past three years about $1,000,030 worth of fore eign eggs have been brought into this coufitry. These eges come from Canada, China, Japan and Mexico. Kurope has uone to sell, Her supply is not equal to ber demand. England end Germany do not produce 60 per cent of the eggs they consume, und the consnmption would be greater if the supply permitted it. It is noted that the industry in this country is growiug rapidly. In 1880 there were 126,000,000 fowls kept. In 1890 these had increased to 286,000,000. In 1896 it is estimated there were 383,000,000. Most of these were common stock, and not so profitable as the finer breeds. An im- provement of the stock, however, is stead- ily going on. Our farmers are beginning to understand the proiits of the industry and the advantage of good breeds. California ought to be one of the lead- ing States of the Union in this industry and have eggs to sell, but unfortunately it does not produce enough for its own consumption. Perhaps we shail improve in this respect along with the rest of the Union. There is certainly room for it. In this connection it is worth noting the Dingley tariff puts a protective duty of 5 cents a dozen on imported eggs. That will serve to aid the American farmer in competing with Mexico, China and Japan. The chances, therefore, for developing the industry may be considered good, and there is hardly any kind of ranch in Cali- fornia where it could not be undertaken with advantage to a greater or less extent. OOME TO OALIFORNIA. The New York society correspondent of THE CALL opened her weekly letter yester- day with the query, *“Wihereare you going this summer?” Ths question is guoted as merely the refrain of what society folk in Gotham are asking one another on all sides at this particular stage of the season, The snnual travelers of other Eastern cities are, of course, undergoing the same grave suspense, anent their own impend- ing migrations. Tue CaLr, stepping for- ward and lifting its hat, is charmed that it so opportunely overheard this brow- wrinkling exchange of conundrums. It affords us infinite pleasure to be of ser- vice to les messieurs and les mesdames of the unfortunste East, which lacks so sadly in furnishing means for iheir enjoy- ment and comfort. While ice floats in large chunks upon its rivers and snow covers its billsand chokes its valleys, and all the air is laden with cold and sleet and ravaging winds; while its towns are being either blown into the air by cyciones or sunk beneath the water from overflowing rivers; while everything in nature is at war around and about it, and the lives of its inhabitants are im- periled by possible disasters and made miserable by present sfilictions—while all these handicaps t¢ hospitality are pre- venting the East from affording suit- able pleasure to pleasure:loving people, Tue CaLyL steps forward tooffer California, the peerless, the ideal haven when all other localities fail, as a stage for the peo- ple of the East to come and tread for en- joyment. Here are all the natural blessings in the world. They have been gone over in de- tail sutficiently often to preclude any need for repetition here. Suffice it tosay that the coming Ch n Endeavor excur- sions will afford an unusually inviting opportunity to come to the Golden State and revel in the riches which only the Goiden State can show. COAST EXCHANGES. On April 10 the East Side News of Los Angeles will comprise sixteen sides of news, both East and West, The Newcastle News opines that the agita- tion which it began a week ago in favor of a cannery in that town will soon bear fruit, which of course will add to the present need of a cannery. The Clovis Weekly Herald lays down s prece- dent by announcing itself for sale—rather s courageous thing for a country weekly to o, Itwill be fateresiing to note whether such candor will “bring its own reward.” In a special elght-vage edition, Just to re- mina the people of Los Angeles what it may do regularly some time in the future, the Record of that city celebrated the acquisition of some new type machines last week. The Amador Record, published at Sutter Creek, has made something of & record aside from its nsual edition by the getting out of mammoth mining specials, one of wnich, eon- sisting of 7000 copies of a thirty-six-page booklet, will be Issued in & few days. A proposition to establish an extensive creamery in Lodi has set the Review-Budget toscatching i's head over the practicability of the project, its deep concern being a cross between hope for the prize and fear that the stocktakers in it may lose on their investment. E! Barbareno, 8 literary weekly of Santa Barbars, announces that the next number of its monthly magazine supplement will be largely devoted to the interests of Summer- land and Carpinteria, two thriving suburbs of Sauta Barbara. It will be illustrated—ol course ‘‘profusely." This is how the Redlands Citrograph asks for aboulevard down in that garden spoi: “Let us have the boulevard. Lot us nave the boule- vard quick. Letus have the boulevard quick and have it good. The people want it. They need it. They must have it. How soon shall we have it, Messieurs les Supervisors?* Anent creameries, the Herald of Livermore knows & thing or two that may encourage the Lod1 Review-Budget. It says: The Livermore creamery to-day is hanaling more milk and turning out a higher grade of butter than any other valley creamery in the State, That is saying s good deal, but the Herald has an ex- pert butter-maker's word for i1, The Healdsburg Trfbune thinks “there is no good reason why Healdsburg should not rival any of the towns of Cen- tral or Bouthern Celifornia as a place of residence or business.”” She ought to do 5o as amatter of course. The iack of & reason for & town's somnolence does not constitute in it- elf an evidence that the town will not be som- nolent, Those things go contrary to reason and are generally goyerned by the disposition of the inhabitants, all material factors being equal. And human disposition, you kmow, is variable. Healdsburg is likely to make a spurt allin & twinkiing snd undergo aregular boom of progressive enterprise on tne part of its people. Where the spirit is anxious and the materials areat hand success is certain to follow. NEWS OF FOREIGN NAVIES The coal consumption at recent trials of British.navy ships is remarkabiy low, due, probably, to the superior quality of fusl. The Doris during her thirty hours’ trial keptupa apeed of 161§ xnots and used 1.47 pounds of coal per hor.epower per hour, while a sister ship, the June, expended 1.64 pounds 1o keep up the same speed. Elght vessels are in course of construgtion for the German navy. Of these, two armor- clade, the Kaiser Friedrich III and Friedrich der Grosse,are completing at Wilhelms) An armored cruiser, the Leipsic, is building at Kiel, two second-class cruisers at Dantzic, two mecond-class croisers at the Vulcan Iron Warks, Stettin, and one second-class crulser at Bremerhaten, During the thirty bours’ consumption trial the Powerful, British eruiser of 14,200 tons, consumed 453 tons of coal and maintained an aversge speed of 20.95 knots with 18,459 horsepower. With 3000 tons of cosl in her bunkers the Powerful and the Terrible could meke the trip from England to the United States in six days and have B30 tons of coal left in her bunkers. Thirty engine.room mechanics in the British navy wili be selected auring the present year for warrant rank, the time of service for such promotion having been settled at sixteen years. Itis many years since this proposition was first acitated by civilians and nevy offi- cers and now that England hasintroduced the system its adoption in the United States navy sbonld not be unnecessarily delayed as it will attract 10 the navy and keep in ita class of men whose services are now not recognized nor properly rewarded. The Canopus, battleship of 12,050 tons, bullding at Portsmouth, is making rapid progress. The keel was laid January 4 last, and 1280 tous had already been worked into the hullup to Marech 14. Partof the fram are up to the upper decs and the protection deck is nearly completed. The total weight of bull, inciuding armor and srmor-backing, is 8650 tons, hence nearly one-seventh of the material has been worked in place in ten weeks and the ship will undoubredly be floated as intended during the present year. She iy to be ready for sea in twenty months from the time of beginning, Yarrow, the well-known torpedo-boat builder, carried on a series of interesting trisis during the first half of March with a view of ascertaining the effect of using salt water in the boiler. The experiment, which extended from eight to ten hours each aay fgr five con- secutive days, demonstrated the fact that with salt water in the boiler three-quarter speed might be kept up. The boiler selected was of the “eXxpress” type with straight tubes only otie inch in diameter and there was no inerus- tation to check the fre2 flow of water nor wes there any priming, The trial was instructive in that it showed what could be done in case of emergency, The propellers of the Powerfuland Terrible are of 19 feet 6 inches dismeter and 24 feet pitch. Both are made of phoshor bronze and that of the Terrible is polished. Tne suriaces of the two ships’screws is 73 squai for the Poweriul and 92 square ieet for the Ter- rible. The recent trials developed some singu- lar resuits, the slip being 13.7 per cent for the Powerful and 14.5 per cent for the Terrible, both being under 18,000 horsepower, At the 25,000 horsepower trial the excessof the slip changed about and recorded 185 per cent for the Powerful and only 15.2 per cent for the other ship, PER ONAL. Dr. W. H. Davis of Detroit is at the Grand. W. Basl of Oskland is st the Cosmopolitan Hotel, R. C. Sargent, a capitalist of Stockton, is at the Rust R.T.Owen and dsughter of Fresno areat the Russ, E. Barnes, s fruit-grower of Pomons, isat the Russ. W. J. Stanley of Sacramento is at the Cosmo- politan Hotel A. Brieger, a merchant of San Luis Obispo, 1s at the Grand. P. B. Gallagher of Donegal is at the Cosmo- volitan Hotel. Mrs. M. Rose of Angels Camp is at the Cos- mopolitan Hotel. Henry Chase, s prominent merchant of De- troit, is at the Palace. Dr. McLean of Sacramento, with his wife, is stopping at the Grand. H. W. Beli, a merchant of New York, is stop- ping at the Occidental. General W. H. Peutit, is stopping at the Lick. George Nunnumaker, s well-known lawyer of Visalia, is at the Lick. F.W. Beakbane, a fruit-grower of Lower e, is at the Occidental. J. B. W. Spargus, & prominent attorney of Cincinnati, is at the Palace. F.G. McClelland, a merehant of Woodbridge, 18 stopping at the Lick House. A. Ginocchio, a business man of Jackson, Amador County, is at the Russ. A. A. Percy, a miner of Nevads, and Tom D. Lane from Angels Camp are at the Palace. W. 8. Noblett, a prominent mining man of Lewlston, 1daho, is stopping at the Russ. R. Farrell, formerly editor and proprietor of the Ban Fernando Examiner, who was at Sac- ramento during the session of the Legislature, is in the City. n old citizen of Idaho, L REIRIEUTICN £OWNR 50 satin bright, ems and shoulders gleaming th the radiant light. ching in the hal way I, enraptured by her charms, Woudered if she’d fali—nay, hoped som Fall into my willing arms. How the tiny, high-heeled slippers lided o'er euch Lreacherous rim; How sercnely she descended While my wicked hopes grew dim. Fali? N 1, as she flutiered Toward me 1k2 a gentle dove, Retribution overt00k me— 1feil head o'er heels in love! —Brooklyn Life. THE POWEHRS AND GREECE, Constantinople has about 875,000 inhab- itants, of whom 155,000 are Greeks and 150, 000 Armenians, and less than 400,000 Mos lems. If the Greeks and Armenians should revolt it would make matters lively for the Porte, and might cause it to recall some regi- ments from the Thessalisn frontier.—New York Tribune. Evidently the European conspiracy against Greece is to Lriumph in starving the Cretans by blockading their ports against ships carry- ing provisions. Aund what a glorious victory it will be, indeed—poor, brave little Greece, with her 8.000,000 inhabitants, balked and humiliated by the great European nations with their aggregate population of 380,000, 000,—New York Mail ana Express. Nobody has ever supposed that the Russian championship of peace had any other present Teason than (hat the Russian opportunity did not appear quite ripe, It is easily conceiy- able that the diplomatic complieations of the past few weeks have changed the situation sufficienily to make postponement no longer necessary. If Russia can so maneuver as to be left the sole guardian of the peace of Eu- rope it will give her greatadvantage in under- taking the pacification of the Turkish empire ©on herown account in the way so long desired wnd prepared for.—Philadelphis Times, Fresh reports of disturbances in the Euro- pean concert coutinue to come. It seems to be s badly eripplea as the recent operatic troupe in thiscity. Two of the prinoipal performers refuse to play any longer if the coneert {s to foilow the lines of tne original programme, and they have served notice 1o that effeot. Stirred by the recent letter of Mr. Gladstone, which has all the dignity and vizor of the old prophets, and fearing the rapid growth of popuiar sentiment among the people against the Turk snd in favor of brave little Gree Lord Salisbury has given notice that Great Britain will not join in the blockads of Greece. In consequence ‘of this refusal Germany has given notice of its intentions slso 10 withdraw from the concert.—Chicago Tribune. MEN AND WOMEN A portrait of the late Governor William E. Russell of Massachusetts will s00n be placed in the City Hall of Cambridge, Mass. Barney Barnato is at present residing inm London. He is about 43 years of age, is hap- pily married and has several children, one of whom is & son, Boehm's characteristic statue of Carlyle on the Thames embankment at Chelsea is 1o have its replica in Edinburgh, which has been somewhat slow in honoring the great Scot. John W. Gates, now figuring 50 prominently in the steel pool, called & meeting of cam- paign contributors in 1892, and was dis- gusted to find its secret proceedings fuily re. ported next morning by s Feporter whom he mistook for a capitalist. A large gathering of the English royal fam- 1ly occurred last week at Osborne for the Bat- tenburg memorial service in Whippingham Church, Princess Beatrice selected the hymns which were sung by the choir and the Queen unveiled Mr. Gilbert's metal screen and mural decorstions. The monument to the dead Prince is not yet completed and wiil be dedicated at another service next July. J. 8. Sargent, the American artist whoa year ago was elected an associated member of the Royal Academy, has progressed to full mem- bership, and can now write R.A. after his name. English artists whomj he has dis- tanced are reported quite glum. Lord Cranbrook is tired of commonplace sport, and has imported 100 Hungerian part- ridges, which will be turned loose on his moors in Kent. In four huge crates the birds arrived from Hungary and are pow in sn aviary, where they will remain until the close of the present shooting season puts an end to the danger of their being killed. Alired F. Calvert, one of London’s West Aus- tralian millionaires, was reported to be worth $2,500,000 in cash 2 year ago. At that time a British and French syndicate offered him $5,000,000 for his gold-mine holdings. The offer was refused and & course of reckless ex- travagance was entered upon. Within the last few days Mr. Calvert has sold for £325,000 the properties that he refused 5,000,000 for a year ago, WITH YOUR CurFEE, She (coming up suddenly)—Where did that wave go? He (coughing and strangling)—I swallowed it.—Dublin World. Hobson—What & horrible speller Robaon is. Dobson—I have thought so myself some- times, and then again it has occurred to me that he might be a dialect writer.—New York Advertiser, Why Don’t the Men Propose?—Perdita—I wish that I were somebody else. Penelope—Why? Perdita—So that I could propose to myself. Boston Herald. Church—Do you believe what they say about our Congressman buying his way to Washington? Gotham—No; I don’t. I happen to know that he went there on a pass.—Yonkers States- man. Mother—How {s it that you get so many bad marks af school? Little Johnny—Well, the teacher has got to mark somebody, or else folks will think she l;‘nnt attending to her business,—London Tit- 5. She (petulantly)—Women occupying front seats in a theater who take off their hats show as much consideration for others as men ao. He—No, they don’t. Many men in the frant row don't even wear any heir on their heads. —Brooklyn Life. Mrs. Grace—They say that men think only of themselves, but it isn’t so. I'm sure Charles is the most nnselfish of mortals. Mrs. Blaze—As for example? Mrs. Grace—Why, he says he is neyer happy but when he is with me; and he staysout evening after evening. There! isn't that self- denial for you?—Boston Transeript. ENGLAND TO-DAY. London Truth. England to-day is what Carthage was in times of old. We are ruled by a hungry, greedy sristocracy, which, in its turn, is ruled by loan mongers and by company mongers. Honor and honesty under this regime are de- rided as old-fashioned puperstitions. The Minister who can steal any territory whose in- habitants are too weak to resist us is pro- claimed as a hero. The company promoter who can build & palace by appropriating the ings of his fellow-countrymen is worshiped divinity. When we mow down Airicans with our Maxims we glory in this proof of our bravery. When, at the bidding of kings and emperors, we shell Eurcpeans struggling to free themselyes irom the suzerainty of some wretch who claims their_allegiance, we glory in our ehame. And while we swagger ani boast of our might, in su ject fear of being attacked that we heap up armaments ou armaments, because, no maiter what we jpend, we still would spend more to make us cure, HE DIDN'T WAN. AN OFFICE ‘Washington Post. Dr. Manchester, pastor of Mr, McKinley's church in Canton, tells 8 good stary coneern- ing a reverend gentleman who came (0 Canion “simply to pay his respects to the President- elect.”” “I am not au applicant for office, suid_the visitor to the major when the latter received him in his library, “I have ca'led simply for the purpose of congratulating you upon your eigction,” Dr. Manchester referred to this little epi- sode while taiking to & party of friends, among whom was Mr. McKinley, as lllustrat: ing that there were a fow men who called at the McKinley home and were not spplicants for office. “Hold on,” said the President when Dr. Manchester had concluded, “you did not hear the end of our conversation. “Your friend took me over in the corner and whispered that while he did not want a pesition ior himself, he would like me to take care of his boy.” EFFECTS OF BRIIISH POLICY. Toronto Mail and Empire. 1f Britain were not bound to a cast-lron free trade policy, she would now command great privileges in the United Siates as the price of the market sne affords American farmers, Not only has Britain’s policy emboldened other countries 1o tax her products out of their markei, but under the high dutles to which they have safely resoried their indus. tries have grown 1n{o strength to c pete with Britain's industriss, even in the homi market. Germany's competition is formid everywhere, and that oi the United State becoming vigorous. Pig iron, steel, steel rails and woolen goods are now being shipped from the United States into the British market. OUGHT TO HAVE STATUES. Bellefonte (Fa.) Watchman. It a new capitol is to be built we move that two great bronze statues of Thomas Keenan of Pittsburg be ordered and set in the niches, one immediately behind the speaker’s chai in both House snd Senate, there to stand as lasting memorials to ap honest man and an gver present monitor for extravagant legis- a Think ofit! This man Keenan actually paid back to the State an unexpended balange of $7500, left over from the Atlants Exposition Commission, Such s thing has never been heara of before in Pennsylvania. PREPARING THE GROUND. Grading Begun for the Naw Electric Power House in the Park, The fine spring weather drew crowds to the park and ocean beach yesterday. The eyclists in gay costumes ware out in large numpers, and the vehisles of all kinds were flying so thick and fast on all the main driveways as to present an unusually lively spectacle. A superb six-in-hand team of blacks dashing through the crowd made an atiractive sight, both from the beaaty of the spirited horses and the skill of the driver. Graaing will begin this morning for the fine new power house which the Park Commissioners are going to erect to sup- ply the grounds with electric light. It will be situated near the water works plant. At the Park Museum the fine collection of curios recently donated by John L. Bardwell has been arranged in the exhi- bition rooms. He expects to send in an- other very valuable donation soon. Thi donations from Bardwell are so frequent it is almost like routine to record them. At the Sutro Baths the visitors were en- tertained with the usual sports, and the drowning act of Shulie, in which he re- mains under water for five minutes, was well performed, There was the usual balloon ascension at the Chuty variety performance on the littie stage, The new pier for fly-casting has been completed at Stow Lake and there will ba a tournament thers next Sunday. William Flynn of 723 Guerrero street while coasting down a slope in the park bad a violent fall and sprained his right wrist severely. His hurt was attended to at the Park Ambulance Station. Sanitarium in Mill Valley. The Mill Valley Sanitarium Compsny has been incorporated by C. von Hotfman, James Vorkiors Menit Bestairg T ow) o8- and H, n‘.'x_obeznnn, Witk acapital of m.o'&{ NOTES OF THE NATIONAL GUARD The Appropriations That Will Be Used for the Soldiers. There Will Certainly Be Mili- tary Instruction in Camp This Year. The Naval Battalion Will Have an Opportuanity to Go to S:a in the Ironclad Comache. There is joy in the ranks of the Na- tional Guardsmen now because the Gov- ernor has signed the appropriation bill, which wiil engble them to go into camp this ¥ the bill which he has signed grants about everything that the guardsmen have asked for, and it proviaes in addition to the usual amount for the expense of the Adjutant-General’s office the following amount: For armorv rents and other expen: of the Guard, $156.600; allowance division headquarters, $1200; purchase of uniforms, $32,000; coal and other supplies of training-ship Comanche, $5000; allowance for® brigade head- quarters, §6816; target practice and purchase of medals, §8000; for hospital supplies, three brigades, $3000; for travel- ing expenses of officers on detail duty $4000; for armory rents and other expenses for one additional company, $2000; amount allowance for one additional company, $500; uniforms for same, $480; for armory Teuts and other expenses of one adaitional company of the national reserve, $1600; annual allowance of the Natlonal Guard, $30,466 82 allowance for regimental head- quarters, intluding sllowance for bands, $11,800; for encampments for the forty- ninth fiscal year which commences next July, $30,000, Adjutant-General Barrett was in the City Iast Saturday, and when spoken to on the sub- ject of camps he stated that he was in fi ot Tegimental campe. In the Second Brigade the majority of the officars in the First and Fi th regiments are in favor of regimental camps and not in faver of a division encampment. They are of the opinfon that regimentalcamps will be productive of far better resuits than & dlvision camp would. The men themselves in this City are strongly in favor of a regimental camp, but that Is a matter that rests with the commander-in-chief, who may order an en- campment for discipline ana drill eitber by division, brigade, Tegiment, battalion or unai- tached company. When so ordered out ior not less than seven daye each company shall receive a sum equal 1o #1 25 per day for each officer and mau_regularly on duty in camp. provided the ageregate shall not exceed $400 per company. Ail mounted officers and men shali be allowed $2 per day for each hoise used by them in ihe encampment, The new iaw that will hereafter govern the National Guard of this State includes s num- ber of new features, but none that will work any raaical changes. The Second Brigade. The men {n this City are awaiting the time when Colonel James F. Smith will assume command of the First Regiment, as they are somewhat anxious to learn what changes, if any, will take place, Thereisa grest deal of talk about possible changes, despite the asser- tion of the new colonel that he will not make any. There are “knowing ones’’ who say that thefo are a namber of resignations ali ready to be tendered az soon as Colonel Smith shail make the announcement that he has taken command. These reports involye the lieutenant-colonel of the regiment. It is stated that a strong effort will be made to induce him to remain with the regiment_should he have it in his mind to retire, The lieutensnt-colonel still declines to either afirm or deny the report about his intention to resign. The several companies at the armories con- tinue their drills every week. Next Wednes. day the Second Battalion of the First Infantry willgives dull at ihe armory, and the event wiil be foilowed by a dance. Arrangements, so officers of this brigade have been advised, are being perfected at the adjutant-general's office for the inspeetion to be held in the near future. Orders will prob- abix be issued this week. Arrangements are #ls0 being made to the end that the men may £Rgage In target practice under the new regu- ations. Third Brigade. SACRAMENTO, CAL., April 2.—At & meeting of the cfficers of Company G several nights since, the advisability of going to San Fran- cisco on May 3 was discussed. The carnival committee has offered the Third Reglment transportation, and Company G would like to accept, were it not for the fact that the month of May is & hard month in which to get away. It was decided to ascer- tain whether the encampment AppEopristion would meet with theapproval of the Governor, before the proposition would be considered by the company individually, Brigadier-General Muller is anxious to get the vrigade togetner, as he has never had all the companies together at one time, and it {s not mgmm le that he may call them together upon this occasion. One of the reasons, 12 addition to saving the expense, ir to demonstraie ihe fact that the plan is feasible, so that future Legisiatures may see their way clear to pay the men for the time they lose in going into camp and making camp life more a matter of military business than & picnic. The company would like to hear from other companies throughout the State in regard to this plan, The company will begin shooting for com- pany medals in the three classes this month, shooting once & monih until November, Within two weeks the company will hold a team shoot, each lieutenant choosing fifteen men, the losers 1o pay for & smoker. When the company goes into camp it has dectaed to bar all substitutes, and an outsider must swear 10 f0r the full term if he wishes 1o go, RUTHERFORD, The Naval Battailon. The appropriation bill signed by the Gover- nor wili give the Naval Battalion at this point an opportunity to make arrangements for s little more than stationary work with the Comanche. The ded National Guard law will give the naval people an additionsl company, which will allow them to organize an engineer corps to enable them to work the ironciad and take her out to sea. The new law provides that the nayal mils shall be commanded by a captain, and l‘h‘:: NEW TO.DAY. ——————e Not everyone can go South for March, but almost every- body can spend a dollar or two for Scott’s Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil. If you have got 2 lingering cough or are rundown; are weak and ex— hausted by reason of the Grippe, ask your doctor if Scott’s Emulsion isn’t just what you need in the emer- gency. The combined vir- tues of the Cod-liver Oil, the Hypophosphites and Glycer- inc as prepared in Scott’s Emulsion will give you flesh and strength rapidly and help you back to health, 1 be allowed the following commis. Soned ‘officerst An execuiive cflicer, Witk rank of lieutenant-commander; chief engi- neer, with like rank; navigating cfficer, rank- ing as lieutenant; paymuster, who shell be musiering effic 1; ordnance officer, surgeor and one aid, with rank of lieutenant; assis! ant surgeon, with rank of llentenant juniol grade, and oe signal_officer, with rank of enf- Sign. ' The law provides for’ warrant officers; namely, boatswain, gunner and carpenier an petty officers, who shall bo rated as in the United States navy. The drills on shore which have proved very beneficial to the members of the nayal militia at _this point will be disconunued, aud the driils during the current mouih will be on board of the Comanche. To-morrow night Lieutenant Dennis will de- liver a lecture in the armory as oue of the course that is to be delivered there for the benefit of the officers and the men. There is a movement afoot to organize Iyceum of navigation for the purpose of in- structing the officers in the art of navigation. All of the loeat miliiinmen are suxious to learn, and they are learning fast ail that is requisite in thé line of ship and shore duty. There will soon be an election for ensign of the first division, a vacancy having ieen created by resignation. The most prominent candidate for the vacancy is C. R. Alberger of the second division. He is a young man who has taken a great deal of interest in the work of the battalion, and he has shown him- sel! to be proficient i overy position ho has occupled. Endeavorers to Dine. The members of the decoration committee for the Christian Endeavor dinner will meet to-night to render beautitul the parlors of the First Congregational Church, where {he grand 1897 dinner and rally will be held to-momrowW evening at half-past 6 o’clack. To-morrow the reireshment committee, un- der the direction of the Ladies’ Aid Society and Mrs. Botsford, will take charge, and places will be provided for 800 Endeavorers and their fricnds. The commitice have not lin- ited the attendance to Christian Endeavorers, Dbut have invited all who have an interest in the great international conventie 10 attend. The dinner will commence at 6:30, and at the conclusion an opportunity will be given those who wish to retire in time 10 attend the Sunday-school convention, which does not meet 1111 8 o’ clock. ——————— TourIsTs—California glace fruit, 50¢1b., in el egant fire-etched bxs, Justwhat you want for Fastern iriends. Townsend's, Palace Hotel B4 e EPECTAL fnformation daily to manufacturers, business nouses and public men by the Press Clipping Buresu (Allen’s), 510 Montgomery. s «But we cannot live on pepa,” protested the savage's bride to be. “He 13 dreadtully poor.” ““We can wait until he is fatter!”’ exclaimed the youth, for love is brave.—Detroit Journal. Santa Fe Limited From San Francisco Three and a Half Days to Chicago Via fanta Fe Route. To accommodate our Northern California pa- trons, on Mondays and Thursdays the class Pullman sleeping-car leaving San Fran- cisco at 5 P will conoect a: Barsiow with the Santa Fe vestibule train, carrying diniog-car, buffet, smoking-car and Puilmsn pai- ace drawing-room sleeping-cars for both St. Louis d Chicago via Kansas Cliy. This shortens the running time tweive hours. Send for literature Cescriptive of our route. San Francisco tickes oftice, 644 Market street, Chronicie buliding: tele- Pphone main 1551. Oakland, 1118 Broadway. e e Railroad Tickets to the East via Rio Grande Western and Denver and Rio Grande Railways, At lowest possible rates, with through Pullmen buffet and tourist sleeping car service every day. Personaily conducted excursions leaying Tuesday, Wednesaay and Thursday. Only line permitting stop-over at Salt Lake City on il classes of tickets Detalled information and tickets furoished ac 14 Montgomery street, or 314 California st e Change of Time. Taking eftect March 28, the Northern Pacific overland train will leave Portland a¢ 11 4. 3 in- stead of 1 . x., thus making connection at Spo- kane for all polnts in the new Kootenal mining district. Tickets at loweat rates to Rosslani, Nortbport and Trall T. K. Stateler, general agent, 638 Market atreet, San Francisco. e —————— “Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrap" Haa been msed over ity years by milllons of mothers for their children whiie Teething with per- foct success. Jt 00ihes the child, softens :he gums, allays Patn, cures Wind Collc, regulates he Bowsls and is the beat remedy for Diarrhcess, whether aris- Ing rom tee.bing or other causes. kor sale by drug §is(8 In every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mra. Winsiow's £00thing Syrup. 20¢ & botle, —————— ComoNaDO.—Atmosphers Is perfactly dry, son and miid, being entirely free from (he mists coms mon further north, Kouvd-trip tickets, by steame ship, Including fifteen days’ board a: the Hotal dal Coronado, onger stay $2 50 per day, Appip & Now Monigomery st, San Franciseo. S Covps, cauged by Lhe sudden changes of tempers ature at this season of the year, maks Ayers Cherry Pectoral indispensable, — e As soon as a man is comfortably settled at reading on Sunday his wife finds out that he is ocoupying the corner that she has not NEW TO-DAY, When Quality Is Desinit Teas, Coffees, Spices Qo TO e 140 Sixth st. 325 Hayes st. 965 Market st. 218 Third st. 146 Ninth st. 2008 Fillmore st. 617 Kearny st. 3005 Sixteenth st. 1419 Polk st. 2510 Mission st. 1344 Market st. 521 Montgomery ave. 3285 Mission st. OAKLAND. 1053 Washington st. 1510 Seventh st, 917 Broadway E. OAKLAND. 131 San Pablo ave, 616 E, Twelith st. ALAMEDA—1355 Park st. Headquarters, 52 Market St., S. F. OPERATING 100 STORES— That's Why QUALITY I8 Our Stronghold. T AUCTION e VON RHEIN & CO., TO-MORROW. TUESDAY, ..APRIL 6, 1897. At B13 California Street. LARGE SIXTH-ST. CORNER—RENT $300 S;IISXI25: F. :oor‘r,ur;.nf Sleh asa pley. Improvemen s - Arcade Market on Sixthand © flats on SHIpe ley. MUST BE SOLU. R onip ANOTHER SIXTH-ST. BARGAIN. 50x85; 506-510 Sixth St., s of Bryant; s:ores and flats. oush Rainy Weather «++« CAUSES... Aches and Pains A Sure Preventive, A Certain Reliet 18 AFFORDED BY Dr. Martin’s Pain Curer. w