The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 29, 1897, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1897. CHARLES M. SHORTRIDUE, Editor and Proprietor. —Postage Free: SUBSCRIPTION RAT! Daily and Bunday CALL, one week, by carrier..$0.18 Daily and Sunday CALL, one year, by mail.... 6.00 Daily and Sunday CALL, §ix months, by mail.. 3.00 Daily w0d Sunday CalLs, three months by mail 1.50 Daily und Sunday CaLi, one month, by mail. .65 Eunday CALL, ope year, by mal 1.50 iw WALy CALL, OB year, by mail BUSINESS OFFICE: 710 Marke: Street, £an Francisco, California. Telephone....... 5 P L] EDITORIAL ROOMS: 517 Clay Streen Celephons ..o BRANCH OFFICE! 527 Montzomery sireet, coraer Cl 9:80 o'clock. 839 Hayes street; open until 9:30 o'cleck. 615 Larkin street, open until 9:30 o'clock. £W. corner Slxteenta uud Alission sireets, open vatil 8 o'clock. 2518 Mission stree:, open uniil 9 o'clock. 167 Ninth street, opan untli 9-o'clock. 1505 Polk streei: open until 9:80 o'clock. NW. corner Tweuty-second and Kemtucky rects; open till § 0’cloc Matn—1874 open mntl OAKLAND OFFICB: 908 Broad wa; EASTERN OFFIC Booms 31 sna & Park Iow, New York Cltye DAVID M. FOLTZ, Fastern Manager. THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL THE SUMMER MUNIRS. reona vacatont T 5 no troubie for us 1o forwart THE CALL to reddress. Do not let it iniss yon for you will Orders given 10 the curier or lef a recelve prompi - attention. E. Fifty cenis per monih Areyom £OINg 1o the cou XTRA CHA for summer months. Another week for the tariff. Democratic Senators agal Every day brings acditional news of re- ving industry. re becoming sassy The optimist would give the country a rosy glow, but the pessimist would paint it red. The preliminary firecracker has begun to announce the coming of the glorious Fourth. Great Britain will now drop her jubilee voice and begin to sing low again in the European concert. It is said again that Wevler will be re- called, but the saying don’t go. We want Wey r to go before we celebrate. The amateur who goes into the wheat pit in these days is pretty certain to find himself 1n a hole tefore he gets o It will be better for Bryan to talk bun- combe in California than to talk pessim- jsm. We are tired of calamity-howlers. By next winter we ought to be able to take up the Balboa-avenue movement again and pus ong toihe county line. A'proof that tne New Yorkers are im- proving is to be found in- the fact that they are paying better prices for California frut sunstroke are becoming and still the Eastern e encugh to come West Dsaths from common in the E folks haven't s and live. Jameson has reiurned to South Africa, but ic is safe to say he will not venture again wit shooting distance of the Transvaa! The next session of Congress will be kept red hot from start to finish if it un- dertakes to complete all the work that has been cut out for it. Something like a seismic disturbance may be felt in the Mississippi Valley this week. The Obio Democrats are going to hold a State conventio It is altogether right and proper that ihe greaiest wave of Eastern travel to California this year should be known as a Onristian Endeavor movement. It it be true as anvounced that Mark Twain is to receive for his new book $10,- 000 in casb and a royahly of §lon every volume sold it hardiy seems worth while taking up a subseription for him. It will be enough to buy bis book. An authority, who has searched the re- cords, says that all of our Prisidents nave received the degree of LL.I). except Van Buren, William Henry Harrison and Tylér. Groveris not a unique specimen after all. The Boston woman who, by penny sub- tcriptions, has raised money enough to send a Harvard student to California for a seven weeks' vacation has done well, and should now take up another subscription snd come West herself. Every day that passes brings us nearer to better times, lessens the number of croakers and increases the number of oo- timisis; we have, therefore, every reason to be satisfiel with the movement of things and sanguine that 1t will soon bring us toa condition of prosperity equal to any we have ever known. “The free trade talk,” says the New York Sun, ““was either waste of breath or sheer humbug, but it has caused danger- ous discontent and produced calamitous business and industrial confusion.” That was the size of itin past times, but at pres- ent it is a waste of breath merely, for it will iever humbug the peovle any more. Afterall the talk about the invention of 8 process of making a fabric from the fiber of spruce wood which cannot be distin- guished from silk, it is now said the stuff is not available for commercial purposes a3 it is too heavy for wear and breaks and tears easily when exposed to moisture. People, therefore, who Wish to spruce up will have to resort to the silkworm in the future as in the past The military and naval displays at the London jubilee were great, but the high- est trinmph of the occasion was achieved by that wonderful commercial system which enabled an island that does not proauce food enough for its own people to proviae amply for millious of visitors in a single city, and that without any strain or worry upon the suthorities or any not- able disturbance of the food market. The King of Siam is said to bave greatly thocked the Venetians by visiting all their art workshops, attentively studying the articles of ornament and beauty, and then buying nothing in the city but $800 worth of flannel shirts. This was one of those royal caprices which makes artists turn 1n despair from crowned headsand seek the patronage of pork-packers who know st least enough about art to understand that Venice is not the place to go to buy BLirley | ceased to wonder when they | zen of the world is prone to have some ATTER THE JUBILEE The people ot the United States have cordially sympatbized with tne British in all the sentiments and the festivities of the jubilee week. We have listened with- out jealousy to the exultations of their pride and have admired without envy the wonderful work they have accom- plished in advancing their wide extended empire during the sixty years of Victoria’s reign. Now that the jubilee is over, how- ever, it is just'as well to remind our Brit- | ish friends that the United States has been doing something during the Vic torian era and has achieved mach greater | results than those which have been made | the subject of so much jubilation. During the Queen’s reiga the area of the British empire has been increased by about 1,500,000 square miles, the addi- tional territory baving been acquired in all parts of the world, but mainly in Africa. The United States during the | same time has acquired Texas, New Mex- ico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah | and Alaska, whose combined area exceeds | the additions made to the British empire by many thousands of square miles. In | this respect, therefore, the growth of the empire bas not equaled the growth of the republic. The population of Great Britain in- creased from 26,860,000 in 1840 to 39,470, 000 in 1896. This is a notable growth, but during the same period the population of the United States increased from a little | over 17,000,000 to more than 70,000,000. In point of increase of wealth the parallel | between the two countries is not so much | a comparison as a contrest. Great| Britain has gone forward with a steady | Suitan is not in a hurry to conclude | growth, but in the United States wealth | bas advanced by leaps and bounds. The per capita valuation of property in this country, which was but $514 in 1360, was $1039 in 18%0. No country in Europe shows | anything like such an increase, nor is there any in which the total wealth is so equally distributed among all classes of | people. Great Britain can boast a superiority in foreign commerce, but if the totai trade of | the two nations, foreign and domestic, be | taken as the basis of comparison, we iead her by as great a degree as she would leaa us if foreign commerce only was taken into account. In railways, in agriculture, in manufactures and in mines British de- | velopment has been nothing like ours, | and in the departments of public educa- | tion, charity and other plrages of moral | and inteilectual evolution the young Re- | public has far surpassed the old empire from which it sprang. Americans have no reason to envy their | British kinsmen anything which they | . | have accomplished, nor any cause to ob- | have supported Greece had the Greeks ject to the triumphant way in which they | have set forth Britain’s glory during the | past week. On the contrary we have reasons to be well pleased with the mode and tone of the jubilee. \We hear so much | in these days from pessimists and calam- ity howlers that the sound of wholesome, sincere, jubllant bragging is cheering. We | will be giad to have our Fourth of July | orators imitate the British jubilee tone and give us an eagle scream for America in the same key. i THE SPEEDIEST VESSEL AFLOAT. There is no limit to the possibility of modern achievement and scientists have hear reports | of marvelous new inventions and discov- eries which threaten revolutions ia the respective spheres. But the average cit tle donbis when the first disclosure is | made that somebody has accomplished something undreamed of before. This is the age of electricity and we have heard s0 much about the probab lity of steam being ultimately snperseded by electricity that a story of lalter-day triumph for steam will be rather refreshing. Tne average individual may langh with incredulity upon being told that a steam | vessel recently constructed can travel over | the water with a speed equal to that of | the average railroad train. Itisnevertn lessa fact. The craft holds a registerea record of 38 miles an hour over a rough | course, and this amaz ng rate of speed | will doubtless be raised in futnure trials. The Turbinia is the name of this vessel | and ber designer is kion. Charles Alger- | non Parsons of London. Torpedo-boat | destroyers, hitherto regarded as the speed- | iest boats constructed, are not in the race | any more. The design of the Turbinia i= | simplicity itself. Professor Ewing of | Cambridge, who spent a week upon the | vessel and made many tests and experi- ments, has furnished some very interest- ing information. Tae absence of compli- cated machinery (there being no recipro- | cating parts as in ordinary engines) made the duty of the engineer very easy. ‘In fact,’” he says, *‘there was nnthing but a | steam stop valve and a reversing valve that had to be handled.” The professor declared that ‘‘even at the highest possible speeds there was no vibration—nothing more than a hum from the fan, which was driven from the cen- tral propelier shaft.” He had gone into the investigation with a certain degree of skepticism, but the triais had been en- tirely successful throaghout and he could point to nothing that would form a set-off against the obvious advantages which were possessed by the turbine as a marine motor. In the Turbinia steam is projected with great force against the biades of a steam wurbine wheel somewhat resembling an ordinary electric fan inclosed in a tight case. This wheel rotates with great speed and is attached directly to the shaft which drives the propeiler. There are actually three turbines coupled to three shafts. Competent experts unite in the opinion that a4 most important experi- mental departure has been made in the propulsion of steam vessels, which will probably exert a far-reaching influence in the development of steam navigation. It now remains for the inganious Yankee, who has repeatedly beaten the Briton in sailing craft, to buila something in the | line of a steam vessel that wiil show its heels to the Turbinia. FROM THE OLD BAY STATE. The westward march of the big army of Christian Endeavorers hss begun, and from now until July 7 the trains headed for the Golden Gate will be loaded with delegates from all over the land. Boston’s vanguara of 500 members of the order started yesterday in two Pull- man trains for California. The dispatch which heralds tneir coming represents them as brimful of enthusiasm. The so- ciety was born in New Eungland, and the greatest proportional number of branches exist there, hence the delegation from the Haub lays claim to considerable impor- tance, Preparations are also being made in all the other big centers of population in the East and Midwest for excursions to the sundown shors. Thousands of those who come are bent on seeing all the famous sights of the wonderiand of the West as soon as the international couvention is over. Already tickets have been engaged in large numbers for trips to our seaside and mountain resoris; and Yosemite and | =N | discouragement, | stanci | terms of imprisonment twenty-four time | the big trees will doubtless have a host of visitors. ' Ban Francisco wili treat them ali so well that it will be difficult for the delegates to tear themselves away after they once get here. With all its other advantages it might be observed that California raises toe finest beans 1n the world, and the Bostonian Endeavorers especially should be furnished with ample evidence of this valuabie truth as an interesting special part of alithe endless golden testimony tuat everything worth growing srows here better than anywhere else. SLOW PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. The indemnity question, as between Turkey and Greece, is claiming a large snare of discussion in the European press. The reason why peace negotiations are progressing so slowly is that Turkey wants mora for her trouble than the ma- jority of the great powers are willing to allow the Sultan to take. Any possible proposition fora settlement of the diffi- cuity must be coolly measured from all | directions by all the diplomats who are figuring in the dispute for the interested nations; because the decision in the prem- ises may have an important bearing on the future of Europe. Greece doesn’t want to yield an acre of territory, while the Sultan demands the cession of all of Thessaly. Turkey wants an immense indemnity in gola; Greece doesn’t want to pay anything if there is any way to avoid it. The Sulian seeks to abolish the privileges hitherto extended to Greeks in his dominion, and here is another cause for diplomatic warfare. The peace, for those of his subjects in Mace- donia who were plundered by Greeks early in the contest are now seeking to even up | maiters a little in a quiet way by harvest- | ing the crops of Thessaly. That Greece must pay a considerable indemnity ail the Earopean nations seem to be a.reed. The Sultan has ample evidence now that he is not a power to be despised, and he will not accept shabby treatment, although he will possibly moderate his demands. Germany is his friend, ana the London Spectator is haopy in the thought that the result of Turkish victory may be an entanglement between Germany and Russ.a. The Czar has lost his lead at Constantinople, and he must recoverit. The Kaiser knowing that war with Russia must some day come, prefers | to kesp Turkey as an ally. The German press ridicules the Specta- tor's “dreams,” and intimates that fighting among Continental powers is just now foreign io the question. It isdeclared by a Frankfort paper tuat England would been victorious. Then Turkey would have lost territory. England wanted *“a strong Greece as a bulwark against Russia” ; but, as Greece lost, the British power turns | from her. Eagland will oppose the con- cert’s action not to assist Greece, but clely in the hope that a predominant influence in Crete will be given her as the price of her desertion of Greece. King George hopes that England wilt hoid the Sultan down in the negotiution but the hope is vain. France was a friend to the Hellenes, but the G :llic presssimply warns the Turk that “'a complete annihiia- tion of Greecs will not bs permitted.” Poor Greece! She will pay dearly for rushing into war without bread and with- out ammunition. BRIGHT BUSINESS FUTURE. Gradually, but piainly and surely, the business conditions throughout the coun- tiy ‘are changing for the better. The movement is all along the line, anl every interest feels the good effects. Secretary Gage of the Treasury Department states that the evidence which he has obta:ned from all sections of the United States points invariab y to actual improvement in trade and murufactures. The markets are all healthier, and there is more of a demand for labor in the field of industry. No communication to the Secretary dur- ing the past month has borne a tone of and there is a decided difference between this utter absence of complaint and the general cries of dis- tress which were heard in the land during the late Democratic administration. The opposition is taking no little delignt at present in pointing to the out- ward movement of gold at this time of the year, and sffecting to fore that bond | issues will be necessitated on the part of President McKinley in order to keep up the treasury reserve. Secretary Gage as- | sures the country that there is no cause for alarm, and that the gold reserve will be maintained under any and all circum- The affairs of our Government are in competent hands now, and the masses of the people will not have their firm confidence shaken by the President's defeated political enemies. California fruit has taken somewnat of a boom in the East, the telegraphic re- ports showing a stronger market and higher prices prevailing. People will- ingly pay more for the products of our orchards, properly selected and shipped, than they do for fruits imported from the Mediterranean. High vrices and quick sales show tie best kind of a tone in any branch of basiness, and 1indicate that money is flowing more briskly through the channels of trade. The promised good times are more than in sight. They are «0 near us that we have begun to feel them. THREE WISHES, 1 your heart and wish,” she smiled: You shail iave wishes thres Look deep in Your hieart and wish,” she said, “For what you wish shall be." 1100k¢d In my hea —1 was but a chi d— red. red rose, est, the reddest flower garden grot withere 1 within an hou Flowers fade, as every one kuows. T iooked In my heart— And wishe. for a mil< white dov 1t came and surely never before Had uny bird ~uch iov O = day it uniolded Its wings ana flew Far Into the heaven above was but & child— 1100ked in m: Yet a child « Give me whal More fair A lover, xffe tionate, *Iwas then I loosed into your eyes. but a child— any sweet rose, at flies. ~Truth. MEN AND WOMEN. The Duke of Orleans is one of the best skaters in the world. Signor Nicolini, the husband of Adelina Patti, continues seriously ili. Heis at Craig-y- Nos, suffering from ¢ of the liver. Henr! Rochefort, duelist, journalist and politician, nas been condemued to various twice 1o life sentences. It is said that Queen Vietoria intends to confer an honorary grand cross of ‘he Order of the Bath on M. Hanotaux, the Fremch Minister for Foreign Affairs. Sarah Bernhardt, having thrown open her Renaissance Thealer to Lieanora Duse this season, announces that Sir Henry Irving and Ellen Terry will appear there next fall. Moses Pierce of Derby Line, Vt, recently celebrated his 104:h birthday. He lacks only four years of being as old as this Government and has lived during every President’s admin- Isiration exvept Washiugion's fisst, PERSONAL. Dr. B. Powell of Nevads is in the City. J. H. Huff of Fresnois at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. L. B. Church of Fresno isat the Cosmopoli- tan Hotel. H. E. Wilcox, a mining man of Arizons, is at the Russ. F. F. Marx, a wealthy resident of Elk Park, 18 at the Palace. G. M. Barr of Singapore is st the Palace, ac- companied by his wite. T. B. Barnum and seven others of the Eureks | Besebali Ciub are at the Russ, Geoige H. Sharp, a leading fruit-grower of Vacaville, arrived here yesterday. Mrs. Thompson and daughter of Portland, Or., are at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. A. W. Simpson, the big lumber desler of Stockton, s here for a fow days’ stay. Dr. F. Spaulding Abbott of New York arrived here yesterday. He is at the Palace, Louis Dean, the wideiy known eattle king of Nevada, is in town, He is at the Russ. M. C. Ramsey, s miniug man of Yuba City, is here, He is accompanied by Mrs. Ramsey F. P. Mills, who i3 largely interested in min- ing uear Coulterville, is a late arrival her Harold T. Power, ex-Assembiyman. arrived here yosterday. He is registered at the Grand. J. M.Wiimans, a general merchant and mine- owner of Newman, is {n the City. He is at the Lick. Hon. J. W. Healy, chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Merced County, is at the Cos- mopolitan Hotel. E. 8. Farrington, s prominent attorney of Elko, Nev., is in the City. He will remain Bere for several days. R. Nieto, & wealthy business man of La Paz, Lower California, is smong the arrivals here. He is on a business trip. S. F. Hilton. long a resident of St. Louis, who has been appointed traveling freight agent of the Union Pacific Rallroad, is in town. Hegot here yesterday. Mme. Barrios, wife of President Barrios of Guatemala, who witn her party arrived at the Palace Hotel Sunday cvening, leit early yes- terday on her return to San Rafael. J. Marfon Brooks of Los Angeles, formerly United States District Attorney for the district of Southern California, is on a visit bere and i3t the Grand. Heis here on & business trip. Dr. Schmidt-Leds, German Cousul-General at Yokohams, is at the Paluce. The gentle- man is going home to Germany on a leave of absence. He says he will probably be sbsent several months He will see the country as he proceeds. Among the arrivals here yesterday was J.V | Zevely of Washiugton, D. C., who is private inspector 1o Secretary of the Interior Bliss. Mr. Zeveley has iately visited San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Shasta and other counties. He is from Jefferson City, Mo., and went into of fice during Mr. Francis’ short term as Secres tary of the Interior. CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. | NEW YORK, N. Y., June [ 28.—At the Plaza— H. M. Johuson; Stuart—H. F. Rsmsdell, L. E. Hanchett; Hoffman—P. N. Aronson, Mr. and Mra. L. Peck; Metropolitan—L. W. Baggerty, J. B. Ulmener; Brosdway Central—F. A. Cor- nell, M. Simmonoff; New Amsterdam—B. H. Dibblee, Mrs. A. N. Dibblee; Holland—W. P. Scott. | | | TOTAL LOS: | OF PA-ER MONEY, To the Editor of the San Franmcisco Call—SIR: | It 1s my present purpose to show to the entire satisfaction nf inteiligent readers the nctual loss of greenbacks or United States notes in thirty-three years and also the total loss of paper money of all kinds during the same period of time, and hence the sum which must be deducted from the amount reported | as being in circulation. Most patient research | | bas been winde aud a vast array of details ex- | amined and thoroughly analyzed ia order to | ascertain and fix the law of snnual loss of | paper money, which we have found tobe .277 | of 1 per cent,and I have made & still more | conservative rate of .250 of 1 per cent, equal 101 per cent in four years tremely low percentage of lo: whicn follow are based: Compiroiler of the Currency John Jay Knox in nis report for 1883, page 28, states that | ““tne highest amount of the first issue of legal | tender notes or greenbacks ontstanding at any one time was $449,479,222 on February 3 1864." He add< that “*these notes were issusd | on April 2, 1862, and the issue ceased April 19, 18 Ou_page 9, Compiroller's report for 1874, we find the terms of the act of Cou- gress, June 20, 1874, fixing the suthorized Issue’of legai tenders at $382,000,000. below which &uin it WAs Dot 10 be educed. On Jan- uary 14, 1875, only seven months later, the aci 1o retire the greenbacks was passed,and | by May 31, 1878, %35,318.984 had been re- tired and canceled, 1nc uding a million s lost and destroyed beiween the yewrs 1862 and 1875, when by act of May 31 the retircment of greenbacks Cessed, and tne amount on- sianding or in exisience was fixed at $346,- 861,016, the exact sum reported monih y ior nineteen years past, not one dollar of it being reporied as missing or Jost Between February 3, 1864, 1874, ten sinnding varied irom $449,47 000,000, a difference ol §67,4° the average amuunt in use was over $400,000 - 000, we muy with due accuracy take thut sum as raverage for four vears more, (hat is, from 1864 to 1878, a period of fourteen years, auring which time, s we have seen, the yearly | loss was one-quarter of 1 per cent, amounting | in four yeais to1l per cent and in fourteen | years 10 81 percent. Three anda half per cent of $400,000,000 amounts to §14.000.000 of Iost money. To this must be added the 35,318,984 retired und destroyed, making & { $49.318,984 which must be deducted 2,000,000 reroried 1o bs outstand- | ing or in existence May 31, 1878, and we have | | lett but $532 681,016 as tne true amonnt still in existeuce in 1878, instoad of the $346,681.- 016 reported by tae treasury officiuis. Our nextstepis 10 find the Ioss on these remain- | ing greenbacks from 1878 t9 1897, a period of | nineteen years. Tae rate of loss continues at 1 per cent in four years, makiug 43{ per cent in nineteen vears. “This loss in nineieen years amounts to $15,802,340 and it must be de- ducted irom the $332.681,016 fn sctual ex- 3 ow have left only £316,878,668 a3 (hs true amount of green- Dbecks in existence at the present time and not the $346,681,016 still reported as outstanding after nineieen yeass of exposure to destruc- tion and loss in every possible way, without tae loss of a single dollar. We must now add the %14 .000.000 lost prior to 1878 to_the $15,802 348 o< since that date aud we have ® toial vf $20.802348 in greenbacks losi in the past thiriy-three years. in all fairness we szou.d add fo this sum of | 10st greenbacks the loss of the two years previous to 1864, while $300,000,000 were in | use, the loss 1u (wo years being lalf of 1 per | tent mad amouniig 1o $1,500,000, and we have now $31,302 348 as iair stalement of the true loss Ot grecubacks up o the present time, and henc: we can have bur §315,378, 665 in greenbacks in actual existence. On page 545 of the Compiroller's report for 1895 we have the figares irom 1862 (o 1896 of ine amount of puper money iu the United States, including all forms now in use. Be- i 0,588,067 in 1864 the amount v increases to $1,120,012,536 in 1897, the Average Amount ner an for the thirt three yoars teing $580,142,714. Compuuing | the yearly loss ai u quarter of 1 per cent, which is 814 per cent in thirty-three years, we have as the total loss of paper money of all kinds the sum of $72,611,774, all of which is sill reported as outsinding and in_cireula- tion. Need Iadd a word of comment? JOSEPH _ASBURY JOHNSON. San Francisco, June 25, 1897. a05a on this ex- the calculations | nd January 20, reenbacks out- ,292 to ars, the amount of BUSINE>S ANOD TRUSTS. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 28, 1897. Editor Call—SIR: In your to-day’s Issue I find that Scott F. Hershey, Pn.D., of Boston, lectured last night at Metropolitan Temple. No doubt there were some in the audience who took the expressions of the doclor as given in simple truth and esrnestness. He said (I quote from your report): *If we want good government and Lappy homes, just rights and universal liberty 1u the spirit of tolerance by all classes, we must have good citizznship, more 8o in this country than aay other on earth. These are very proper and opportuve thoughts—no bombast in this. Every right- thinking per-on will fully agree with the speaker that the United States stands in much need of just such admonition. But allow me: Further on he throws this at us—at us, the much-bewailed *‘desr people”: “A great dan- ger we also are being confronted with is the | Lownieville. trusts. Now, what I contend is this: If, as one of the many, I give my views on some subject merely 10 hear myself talk, merely for ihe (silly) effect of saying sometliing, this would be bad enough, but not as injurious as in_ the cuse of a learned doctor, who with a certai or uncertain, pedigree to his attainments, tells his listeners in seriousstrairs: “Tnis is down righi robbeey (relersing to trusts), as &ll this money is taken from the poor.” Please note his expression, “all this money.” Latme ask inmy simple way: I iron castings are made In this City, say in fifty_places, or if only in three places, would each foundry operated try or not try to make a profit on its output? I have never studied naional economy, but I have learned that two and two make four, snd never five or three. No juggling with tongue or pen can alter this fact. 1am not a defcnder of all trusts or combinations, and am not for the present to enter into extended arzuments, Pro or con, but let me say, a_great country is apt 1o create great things. The offspring of & lioa 15 much iarger in size than inat of & cat. Allow me to bring here this: Supposing that all tue dry-goods stores iu San Francisco would be managed from one head fountain. The stores would or couid remain ss they are, but the buying of the immense quantities of £00ds be done from headquaiters by experi- enced buyers. We could safely say thaton these lines under snch conditions dry goods of equal quality could be sold here from 5 to 10 per cent cheaper than done at pres-nt; and I do not take into consideraton the which wouid undoubtedly be obiained by con- certed attention as to rents, taxes, clerk hire, lights, etc. In tilis case where would the serious and I dare say revolnuonary expressions of the doctor stand He sald and 1 presume he said it impressively : “This is downright robber: as all this money is taken from the poor. Another illustration: Let us say thataii the combinations of leather interests hers in the United States are icom this day dissolved— every tannery on its “own hook.” Now what would be the effect? Would this cheapen the price of leather ? Would the own-trodden dear peopie” get their footwear any chenper ? Iinmy 2x2 simplicity doubt it very much. Tne old adage that “figures don’t lie” tells its own meaning. To whom ? Certataly not to “‘blatherskites” or to demagogues. Again and again it has been proven that in a business way the combining of homogencous interes! Dbas resulted in reduced cost of production. This in advocacy of ‘‘fair play’’ from yours respectfully, J0S. STEBEL. 215 Seventh street. THE RICHEST FAMILY. Londoa Times. The Times’ correspondent in St. Petersburg Dublishes some curious information as to the property of the Russian imperial family. It isone of the richest in the world. Apart alto- gether from the civil list, which usually amounts to £1,500,000 a year, but which may, of course, bs increased by imperial order, the house of Romanoff owns 21,000,000 scres in different paris of Russia, whicn, under a sys- tem 1aid down in the reign of the Emperor Paul, are managed by a special bureau called that of the Imperial Appanages, which is con- tro'ied by a minister, who reports to the Em- peror alone and takes no orders from the Ministry of Finance. The Minister of Appanages now enjoys s revenue of more than £2,000,000. out of which forty-six grand dukes aid duchesses are sup- ported, at an aversge cost in all ot £500,000, or say £11,000 & year per priuce or princess. The remaining income is suffered to accumu- late in order to meet the constautly increasing number of members of the imperial famiiy, who are by no means always satisfied with their donations. not derived from taxation, and are probably less than those enjoyed by the Hapsbures, who are as & corporaiion immense land-owners. not to mention the great fortunes of two or three branches of the family, or than those of the house of Othman. The revenue of the Hoheuzoilerns exceeds a million, and that of the house of fFavoy is more than £600,000 a year, the British house being, among the greater sovereign houses, by far the poorest. FRATERNAL DEPARTMENT. The Grand President of the Native Daughters Names Hor Standing Committoes Mrs. Belle W. Conrad, grand president of the Grand Parlor of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, has named the following com- mittees to sesve for the ensuing year: Fivance commi:tee: sreene. Buena Viia Parlor, San F iss Rosa Day. Golden State Parlor, S: sco; Miss Mar- guerite Grote, Alts Parior, San Fran isco. Frining suvplies—Mrs Mary K. Tillman, Minerva F Fmma Gro’ ber, « rs. Sid lie P. Dagee.t, ciscy Avppesls and xi ona B. Mills Orinda Parlor, San Fraocisco: Mrs. Emma 0'Con- nor, Ke chling Parlor, Fortuna: Miss Louisa Shep- pard. Margue iie Parlor, Placervil e: Miss Au- gus.a Schuman, Alameda Parior, Alsmeda: Mrs. « Macdouald, Pledmont Parior, Oakl, Laws and supervision—Mrs D. Cailfornia Sacramento: Mrs Clara Staffler. Santa Sania Cruz. D-. Mary Pa.s C semite Farlor. San Francisco: Podesio, Ursula Parior, Jackson: Milis. Jonquin Parlor. Stockton Transpor.a fon—M15+ Mariana Bertols, Ramona Parlor. atsriinez_ d.iss Ne Parlor. sessie Abbe, Naomi Par.or, rp- Mrs. Flora Mrs. Lena H. Pet.tions—Miss Laura J. Frakes, Amapola Pa lor, Sutter Creek:; Mrs Mary Grieve, Parri Parlor, Dixo.: Mrs A. Eigletinger, La Estrells Parior, San o, Returns—Mrs. Cora Sifford, Buena Ventura P ir- lor, Ven.ura: Miss Mary Meade, La Fsperanza Parlor, Los Angeles Parlor, Sau Fiauci<co. State of the order—Mrs. Lillian Carlie, La Es. treiia Parlor, San Francisco: Mrs. Maude Ander- \ameilx Parior, Anderson: Miss Mary Kalor, y Parlor, Murphys: Mrs. Hattie Mi ler, Prin. s Parior. Angels; Mrs. Annie Loman, Forest Parlor. P.ymouth Miss Fannle Bartleit, Sierra Legisiation—Mrs. Carris Roesch Durhas quin ¥ Miss C. K. Wittes Kamona Paror, Mertinez: Mrs. Nellie N Juanite Parior, Ama‘or; Mrs. Minnie M. Kal loch, Sans ~ Sen Fraucisco; Mrs Emma W. Li 1 odi. hitunl—is Beitois. Ramona Parlo Marifnez: s Clara K ver, Kamon Par.or, Martiuez; Mr dero Parto:, Trac, Parlor, Si lor, San Fr wig, El Pesca- : Miss Jessle Kirk, San Mieuel Miguel; Mrs, Mary Fresch, alta Pa The Frieadship Fund, 1. 0, O, ¥, At a meetiog of the general relfef committee, 1.0.0.F, held iastSunday, President W. A. 8. Nicholson, in & very neat speech on behalf of the commitice, presented to Louis Kragen, nobie grand, and T. S. Le Clerc, vice-grand of Golden Gate Lodge No. 204, M. S. Jeffries, no- ble grand, and A. D. Chesnire, vice-grand of Yerba Buéna Lodge No. 15,a pair of silyer- mounted gavels, suitab.v eugraged, iu recog- nition of their lodges having sold the largest number of tickets for the eateriainment re- cently given in the Alcazar for the benefit oi the iriendship funa of the order. Messrs. Kragen and Cheshire on behalf of their respective lodges responded in appropriate terms. It was decided to invite the Sacramento re- lief commitiee and ihe Stockion reiief com- mittee 1o attend the installrtion of the officers of the San Francisco committee, for whicn event the fol owing-named commitice bas for some time be:u MAKINE arrangements: Louis Krageu, George Walcom, H. H. Dobbins, A. J Doyle, Lucien L. Remyand M. 3. Jeffries Jr. This committec announces tuat it will give all present more than & passing good time. A New Court of Forester:, A. O. F. Court Snohomsh has been organized in Sno- | -named are | homish, Wash.. and the followin the officers tor the first term: C. E. Case, J. R.; G. Bakeman, C.R.; John Gonuell, S. C. R. ; E. % Sution, T.; G_W. Stryker, F. 8.; W, A! Oliver, R. §'; 8."A. Roe, 8. W.; E. C. Taoraton, J. W.;'P.E. Cunningham, 5. B.; F. Fischinger, J.B.7J.C. 'Lamb, C. E. Case and H. McMullan, trustees. ANSWERS 10 éDRRESPONDENTS. THE Lerree “D"—J. B., City. A five-doilar plece tiatwas coined in 1857 and has upon it | the letter “D” was coined in the branch United Siates Mint at Dahlonega, Ge., that was opened in 1835 and closed in 1861 RENT-A. §, City. As a general rule it a pariy renis a house from month to month and agrees to pay the rent lu advance, he is bound by his agreement, and the landiord can demand a full monih’s rent though the tenant may nave it in his mind not to remain more than two weeks. THAT SHIP—R. N. i, City. A few years ago there was published in some of the Esstern papers a statement to the effect taat some in- dividual had prepared the model of a ship which he ciaimed could be parted amidship suywhere in the ocean, and one-half sailed in one direction ana the other in another. The ship Lus, however, up to date not materialized, A ProxissorY Nore—H. N., Oakland, Cal. The question asked in regerd to a promissory note cannot beanswered without a fall knowi- edge of the facts. From the question it is im- possible 10 determine if the v.ote is *‘alive’’ or if the holder has obiained a judgment against the maker of the pep T, and in the absence of these material points it is impossible Lo give an answer 1o the question asked. BEAU BRUMMELL—A. O. 8, City. Beau Brum- mell was born in England in 1778, and his real name was George Bryan Brummeil. He wasa spendthrift who was called “Beau” in the latter part of bis life. He was at one iime amanof wealth, who dressed with exquisite taste and was a refognized leader in Euzlish fashionable life. He became a beon compan- 1on of many of the nobilitr, and as long as his fortune lInsted or his friends contrituted he maintained a magnificent establishment in London, Having squaudered all his means he became a reckless gambler and in 1815 fled to France to avoid his creditors and died in great wretchedness in a hospiial for mendicants in that couniry. B saving | The sums, though large, are | Abbott, La Corona | | 0n the banking business. | Supreme Court of this State. | law to mean that a ressonable tax only NANY DOLLARS ARE INVOLVED Objections Made to Paying Taxes for Cash on Hand. Important Suit Brought by the First National Bank of This City. Assistant Attorney Borden Discloses Inadequate Assessment on Real Estate. Judge Beawell spefit yesterday listening to an argument in the suit of the First National PBank against the City and County of 8an Francicco for the recovery of $8290 paid as taxes under protest. Attorney W. 8. Wood, representing the bank, urged that an error had been made by the municipal authorities because they assessed the money on hand and the bank’s furniture, ‘whereas they were al- lowed under the United States banking act to tax the shares of stock of the cor- poration. The answer of. the bank form- ally set forth that the plaintiff was a Na- tional banking association organized under the National bank act, and that.by the provisions of thatact it is allowaole to tax only its real estate, and that allits personal property and assets are repre- sented by its shares, which are made ax- able to the holders, and that the pla:ntiff, as such National bank, wasnot liable to be taxed on account of said personal prop- erty. In its answer the City. represented by Assistant C:ty and County = Attorney Rhodes Borden, alieges that the real es- | tate of the bank, at the northwest corner of Bush and Sansome streets, is worth $337,067, and that it is assessed at oniy $209,400; that the shares of siock are not taxed at all; that when the assessment was levied the bank had on hand $589,333 in cash, and that the fixtures of the bank were worth $3600; that the paid up capital of the bunk was and is $1,500,000, the sur. vlus i~ $900,000, the undivided profits $93 942, and tue solvent credits greatly in ex- cess of the bank’s liapilities. Meeting the assertions of the complaint the City and County of San Francisco al- leges that none of the shares of the stock of the bank have been assessed or taxed in | any manner whatever and under the deci- | sion of tke California Supreme Court can- not be taxed, and if the tax on the money | on hand and the office fixtures be not sus- tained the bank and 1ts whole capital and property, except its real estate, will escape all State or municipal taxation. The real estale constitutes less than a tenth of the bank’s asseis. The City also admits that the shares of the bank are by the act of Congress made | taxable to the holder of sucn shares; but | the City alleges that taxing the shares is | merely an inairect method of taxing the | property and assets ol the bank, and that when under the tax laws of the State of California said shares cannot be taxed the | tax involved in this action upon a part of the tangible proverty of the bank is not in violation of the provisions of said act of Congress. Mr. Borden argued that the banking act does not give any new. right. The first banking act was passed in 1863 and the | public mind became mdoctrinated with | the idea that shares of National banks could not be taxed. To correct this s new section was enacted in 1864 and in 1868 this was further extended. He inter- preted the law as it now stands, to be 10 the effect that no tax shall be imposed which shall operate as a license to carry Judgze Seawell suggested that it might have been a better vlan if the tax lLad been imposed on the shares of stock. He seemed inclined to think that the expres- sion herotofore credited to the Supreme Court of this State in this regard may been mere dicium, since the point did not appear to be invoived in the case decided. Mr. Borden responded that here was a ditficulty that the City met. If an effort was made to tax the shares solely the banks would object on the ground that the shares were exempied by a decision of | the California Supreme Court, and if an attempt is made to coliect on the cash on hand and personal property then a sui simular to the present one is instituted. Mr. Wood retorted that it was not the fault of his client if the Legislature of this State has failed to make provision for the coilection of this tax. Mr. Wood was inclined to insistona sirict interpretation of the law, but Mr. | Borden said that ihe history of litigation of this characier showed that courts had | not adhered to strict interpretation; that in ajmost all the cases where the law allowed the taxing of a bank’s real estate the real esiate had not been taxed as such, | but the property had been levied un in the form of the stock of the company, as | . probably would huve been done here were it not for the opinion expressed by the He held the | 1 | | Prices, however, will | Orleans dealer with one of these { len’s School of Eneraving: | sh ires, one of which he bequeaths to the Flor- | ence Crittenton Home, drd to - Mrs, Martha Lenneir. and the remainder to James A. Morrow of Oakland, whom he nominates sole executor. . BUDDING ENGINEERS, List of Graduates From Vander N | len’s School \ The following is the thirty-third & nual list of graduates from Vander Nail- Electrical department—R, A. Huntington, C S. 8. Thompson, Bilings, Mont.; H.J. Wilson, City; F. F. Druchler, Port Costa; G. H. Siockbridge. Los Augsles: N. McAustin, Sutter, Cal; Thomnas J. ‘lalamen tas, Cam ptox, Ca Oriel, Mexico; A: R. Kinsman, City E. Nelison, City; B. Coffin, Citv: R. S. Andrew onolulu; L. 'E. McKay. O.kiand; Geoi ivion, Yuba City, Ca\.; C. Laugerman, Yukos Aluska; B. Mulier, wiiey; E. 3. Rey nolds, Lathrop, Cal silnikoff, Sineria. Mining departmen truss, Genesee, Cal; J. Andrews, Mic Cnt Maack, Petaluma; W. B. Duesler, Gobe, Arz; E Matterson, S Cal.; R. Tringove, New- man, Cal; R. von Relscnach, Antofogas Chile. Su_veyors—H. L. Moulder, City Spokané, Wash.; ¥. James, JG Sauth Africa; D. Smith, City} J. W, S Keith, Ro-sinud, B. C. Mechanieal depariment H. ailar, Ivador; B. Thompson, Opkland; L. Hun saker, City; L. B..Thomas, Z City Architects—F. Stein, Seattle; Nelson City; W.'Anderson, San Mateo. Assayers — A Pr Camp; J. W, Young, City; R. A. Troyer, City; Thomas Hax more, Tyoonick, Aluska Keiller, Ama- dor City; R. Campion, Oakland; A. Evar Dimas, Mex.: L. McCabe, Oakland; H. Rinn Cuy; JM. Suilivan, City; J. -W. Curry, E.L'Fletcher. Onk and; A. E. Hanson L. A. Pellet. St. Heleus, Cal.; J. Remick, T lorville, Cal ) Smith, City; C. San Jose, Cal.; A. L Kiency, Amadar, H. Smith, City; L E San Jose, Cal.} Mackin, Buffaio, Ariz Conolly, Ci Ci ci ————————————— R ————— J. Wiliams, Oukland; F. B. Hink, City Honerton, City; C. E. Alles, Eureka, H. Hennessey. Rand-bure, ¢ ay depw. ). W. S beth Fleise A BIG GRAPE YIELD, The Crop Will Be the Largest in the History of the State, e e Pears, Plums, Apricots and Peaches Are Now Going East at Good Prices. The green fruit season is now in full swing, and from thirty to forty carloads of assorted varieties are being shipped East daily. The prospects for the season are good, all,things considered, although some of the earlier crops are short. An enor- mous crop of grapes, probably the largest in the hisiory of ths State, will serve to | round out the average later n the season. The apricot crop is half picked, and is | tinding its way to the big Eastern cities at the rate of seven cars daily. Growers say the cropis only a three-quarter one, are good, prime zoods selling at to $135in the New York and Chicago markets, In plums the yield is better and the prices very high for the time of the year. First-class goods, well packed, are fetch- ing from $150 to $250. The chief varie- ties at present going over the railroads are Buibanks, Tragedys and Abundance. The peach crop in the Kastern States is almost a total fai.ure, while in this State the yield will be unusually large, and the California grower is thus sure of good prices. This brand of {ruit is now be'ng marketed in the East atthe rate of ten cars daily at prices ranging from $125 to $1 50 a box. The California pear crop ibis year is away below the average. ' In every portion of the State the indica- tions point to an unusually large crop of grapes. . In the San Joayuin Valley grow- ers say the yield will be unprecedented, be low, so hrokers and dealers say, owing to the fight going on between the California Wine Trustand the California Wine Dealers’ Association. These corporations are struggling bitterly for the lion’s share of the trade, and are cutting prices some instanees witn vengeance. An order was placed for | 1,000,000 gallons a few days ago by a New | zani- zations at 27 cents a zallon. When its ri- val learned of the deal it immediately quoted a rate of 22 cents. This sort of competition, of course, in the end will affect the price of grapes, for the grower, as a rule,-bears the brunt of this kind of warfare. ————— CALIFORNIA glace fruits, 50¢ Ib. Townsend's.® —_—————— FrrcTAL fnformation duily to manufact business houses and men by the P Clipping Buresu (Allen’s), 510 Montgomery. — o Ardross, the Rosshire estate on which the second Duke of Sutherlsand spent $2,000,000, has been sold to Mr. Perrins, the Worcester- shire sauce manuiscturer. The estate com- prises 36,000 acre:, including 16,000 acres of grouse moors and 12,000 acres o: deer forests. 825 Kate to Chicago via the Great tanta Fe Route The low rates made for Chiistian Endeavorers will be open to the public as weil. ‘An oppor:u- nity o visit the East never beiore enjoye fforniavs. Pullman Palace Drawing-room Sleep- cars of thie Iatest pa‘tern. Modern upholsterad cepinz-cars run daily through from vax- 1and pier 10 Chicago. Sce umetable in advertis- Ing column. San Francisco ticketolice 644 Macses by Cal- should be levied, und that whet the real estate is assessed separately the amount of such assessment must be deducted and | the further assessment is to be levied on | the capiial stock, as is allowed by the | Federal law, provided the assessment be no higher tuan the assessment on similar State property. The State originally bad the rizht 1o assess all tangible property and that right has never been surren- dered; tnerefore, that right is still pos- sessed by the State. Judge Seawell said he would examine the authorities cited by the atiorneys and would render a decision hereafter. Many other similar suits against the City are pending, the total amount in- volved aggregating more than $125,000. BACK FROM HUMBOLDT. The Enormous Redwoods and Iairy- ing Interests as Seen by J. S Young. J. 8. Young, proprietor of the Russ House, returned yesterday from Eureka, where he had been attending the| Knight Tempiar Commandery meeting. He says the meeting there was a big success. ‘An enormous redwood tree sixteen feet thick and 200 feet high, was cut down for us,”’ said_Colone! Young; it was the | biggest tree 1 ever saw, and shook the earth when it fell. We were also taken to Arcata and various other places. The | dairyinz districts were visited. 1 never had any idea before that the interests were so varied. The soil along the Esl River and other places is seventeen ieet thick. The dairying interests of whicn I spoke are extensive, far more so than I had supposed. Tuoe Humboldt County people treaed us in the most hospita b.e manner. Everybody ha! a good time.’’ ——————— The Norton Shortag: The treasury sgents are still at work on the accounts of the dead cashier of the Coilector of Iutsrnal Revenue, and are still close- mouthed as to ihe developmenis of the ca-e. It is undersiood that a shoriage of about $44.- 000 has been discovered, with s few more Dbuoks to heer from. ————— Nathaniel E. strong’s Will, The will of Nathaniel Rose Strong, who died Muy 27, has been filed for probate. The tes- tator divides a $6100 estate into three eaual street, Chronic'e Lui ding. ‘%elephoue. Miain 3. Uakland, 1118 1rosdway. ST i 4 $32 50 to Si. Paul, Minneapolis and Chicago. Tickets will be on sa'e July 12 to ihe 17th. Good final limit, August 15: stopover aligwed. It'sa splendid opportunity 10 take a irip 10 Chicago aad stop off at the famous Yellowstons Park. Send 6 cents in stamps for illustrated book, *‘Wonde:- land,” to T. K Stateler, general ageat Northern c Ruilway, 638 Market street, San Francisco. g from nervous afilictions find quick relief in PARKER'S GINGER TONIC PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM aids the hair growth. 3 - - “FoR pity’s sake, George,” sad A distressed wife, “do get a Lottle of Ayer's Cherry P.cioral for that cough and give us rest.” He did so. -~ Albert Edward’s great practice in speech making at openings and dedications did not save him from a bad historical slip at the Canterbuty celebration. He said that he hoped to return soon to see the tomb of hig great ances or, the Black Prince. Unfcrtu- tunately the Biack Prince had but one son, Richurd 11, who died chi'dless, ————— e KNEW TYO-DAY. Royal makes the food pure, ‘wholesome and delicious. Absolutely Pure ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.