The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 13, 1897, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1897. Call .OCTQBER 3. 1897 JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprictor. WEDNESDAY Address All Communications to W. S. LEAKE, Manager. PUBLICATION OFFICE-...............710 Market street, San Franciseo Telephons Main 1868. EDITORIAL ROOMS.. veseees D17 Clay street Telephone Main 187 4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL (DALY AND SUNDAY) is served by carriers in this city and surrounding towns for 15 cents a week. By mail $6 per year; per month 63 cents. THE WEEKLY CALL.. «One year, by mail, $1.50 OAKLAND OFFICE....cco00nuenennns sesssressssnessenes. .. 808 Broadway NEW YORK OFFICE. BRANCH OFFICES—527 Montgomery street, corner Clay; open until 9:30 o'clock. 339 Harves street; open until 9:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin street; open until 9:30 o’clock. SW. corner Sixteenth and Mission streets; open until 9 o’clock. 2518 Mission street; open until 9 o’clock. 1243 Mission street; open until 9 o'clock. 1505 Polk street; open until 9:30 o’clock. NW. corner Twenty-second and Kentve! treets; open-till 9 o’clock. Roowms 31 and 32, 34 Park Row. OUR SHIP-BUILDING INDUSTRY. ESPITE the decision of the Attorney-General that sec- tion 22 of the new tariff does not have the effect of impos- ing a discriminating duty in favor of American vessels, the ship-building industry of the country shares to some extent in the return of prosperity; and as is pointed out in the local columns of THE CaLy, California ship-builders are not behind their Eastern competitors in energy and enterprise. The rapidly increasing export trade of thie United States calls for more ships, and under fair conditions our ship-build- ers would have a period of remarkable activity before them. This is particularly true of the Pacific Coast. The expansion of Oriental and Soath American commerce, the approaching com- pletion of the Siberian Railroad, the development of Australia and the vprobable opening of a considerable trade in Alaska, will combine to make a large demand for additional shipping on the Pacific Ocean. The increase here will be much greater proportionaily than the increase on the Atlantic, and our ship- building yards ought to reap considerable profits. We will not obtain, however, the full benefit of the en- larged demand for Pacific Ocean vessels unless American ship- owners are placed on even terms with their competitors. The ships of Great Britain and Japan receive large subsidiee, and when the Siberian road is opened Russia will probably launch a considerable merchant fleet from its Pacitic terminus and enter into the contest for the ocean carrying trade. With ali these subsidized rivals to contend against the American ship- owner will be heavily handicapped unless some protection is afforded him by the Government. Under these circumstances it is most unfortunate that the discriminating duties imposed by the tariff should have been declared virtually of no effect. Fortunately a remedy can be speedily provided. ;’he present administration is bound by the Republican pledge to restore “the early American policy of dis- criminating duties for the upbuilding of our merchant marine and the protection of our shipping in the foreign carrying trade, so that American ships—the product of American labor employed in American shipyards, sailing under the Stars and Stripes, manned, cfficered ana owned by Americans—may re- gain the carrying of our ioreign commerce.” That pledge Congress and the administration may be counted on to keep. Since the clause in the tariff bill according to the Attorney-General is inadequate to the purpose it was intended | to accomplish, a new law may be enacted this winter. Cer- tainly we cannot siford to neglect our shipping at this juncture, Tue struggle for commercial supremacy on the Pacific Ocean bas reached a critical stage, and though we are great and rich and powerful we will be surpassed in that contest even by the Japanese, if we do not =ct with energy and with wisdom. New York jail officials who have been dosing a woman’s food with the object of making her sick and through her stomach touching her conscience announce with pardonable pride that she is ready to cenfess marder provided the deed be rated as manslaughter. They are not wiiling to make this con- cession, but they have proved that their system works. A few more doses and the woman will probably confess without con- dition and beg to be led to the electric chair, Justice is a great thing when given a real chance to spread itself. Durrant’s attorneys claim that their present action is not criminal but civil. At this point the public will take the lib- erty of entering an exception. In one sense the action may not be criminal, for to defeat justice is apparently part of the legal game, but, at any rate, itis not civ.], but an incivility the people of California resent. Carter Harrison’s announcement that he is not a candidate for the Presidency is almost superfluous. Nobody ever sup- posed that he was, nor that he would Lave a ghast of a show it he were. The office of President is one of some dignity, and when it seeks an individual will not go chasing a citizen of Carter's size. THE CHORTLIN(; FAKER. N chortling over itslatest alleged feat yellow journalism over- looks the fact that by many this feat is regarded asan abso- lute fake. In the pow-wow preliminary to the escape of Miss Cisneros mapy prominent women were deceived and dragged into a ridiculous position. Who, for instance, believes that the Pope, acting at the behest of vellow journalism, ever petitioned in behalf of the prisoner? Who believes that at a word from him the gates of the jail would not have opened wide? Yet the Ezaminer assumes that it can dictate to the Vatican, What rot and rubbish! However, the girl has escaped. To release her was 2 bold deed. The persons actually performing it, unless with Spanish official connivance, did so at the risk of life. Naturally, in either case, they would seek immediate and pro- found seclusion. During their retirement yellow journalism could step in, blare the horn and say, “We did it! Look at us! Aren’t we just creat?” Perhaps yellow journalism has not been guilty of this trick, but it has been guiliy of so many otlers that the suggestion of its culpability in the present in- siance comes naturally tc the mind. ‘When cable-car employes are summarily discharged that is mostly an affair between them and the company. However, the public interest is aroused by information that the dis- charges ook place by reason of evidence secured from “‘spot- ters.” There is a current belief based upon the records of this class of parasites that they are wholly unworthy of belief, but, for some reason yet to be explained, corporations keep right on being infested by them and accepting their word. Prize-fight Promoter Gibbs ought to be glad to be relieved from the public duties which have heretofore hampered him in pur- suii of the noble calling of matching men to thump each other. Now he can promote with no lingering qualm lest Uncle Sam be neglected. ‘There are distressing indications that until the end of his term Mayor Phelan’s diet will be 2 bird of somber plumage, but, out of consideration for his feelings, nobody shouid £0 8o far as to actually call this bird crow. ‘Women are becoming aroused to the barbaric grotesqueness of wearing the plumage of beautiful birds. In the meantime most of the birds bave been slain or they might offer up a little song of thanksgiving. From the rapidity with which Chinese are pouringinto this country, there does not seem to be any necessity for annexing the thousands now in Hawaii. ‘When it is realized thst the Government spends $5000 to export a single Chinese the utility of not having him nere to export becomes plain. ? An evening paper asks: “Will life’s mystery be revealed ?” We will be entirely frank and acknowledge that we do not know. THE PROPOSED CITY HALL PARK. HEN the Grand Jury takes under advisement the pro- ject of acquiring the land on Market street necessary for the creation of a City Hall park, it should incorporate in its studies a history of the ‘‘dear” by which the land was originally sold. Nothing so develops and strengthens the understanding asa careful attention to history. Truthful his- tory is a record of triumphs and failures. It is by studying the triumphs and understanding the failures that a man is en- abled to profit by the one and avoid the other. To our mind the Grand Jury could present no more interesting report to the public than a thorough exposure of this job and its conse- quences to the city. If the responsibility for the sale could be determined, it would be well enough to send the men who de- vised it down to posterity with a dull thud. Probably no greater crime was ever committed in San Francisco than the disposal of these lots. Greater crimes have been attempted. The bulkhead scheme, by which the Legis- lature in 1859 proposed to grant to a private corporation the right for fifty years to collect tolls from the commerce of this port, was a more enormous proposition, but it was never car- ried into execution. The men who sold the Market-street por- tion of the Yerba Buena Cemetery will be remembered for all time, even if the city shall finally correct their mistake and repurchase the property. Nothing will ever extenuate their offense. Placing the City Hall upon a back thoroughfare was bad enough in itself, but creating business property on Market street upon which tall buildings may be erected to exclude it from the main artery of the city was much worse. Had the location of the municipal edifice been merely a mistake of judgment, it would only be necessary to draw the veil of oblivion over the identity of the locators. But it was not a mistake of judgment; it was a job by whicn a few real estate schemers made money and a few others hoped to. The plot was laid in the original plan. An architect of reputa- tion was induced to make a picture of a City Hall which could be constructed for $1,500,000. Upon this the land-grabbers founded their proposal to sell off the Market-street portion of the cemetery tract. They declared that the land, when divided into lots, would bring $1,500,000, and they presented to a credulous people the alluring portrait of a beautiful City Hall which would cost nothing. In this way the sober sense of the people was overcome. What is more fascinating than the idea of getting something for nothing? The taxpayers were not then hard up for money, but they could scarcely be expected to reject the offer of the real estate speculators to make them a present of a City Hall But as in all such cases they were duped. The lots were sold, bringing §953,000. Immediately thereafter the plan for a $1,500,000 City Hall was abandoned. That plan had done its work, and the Legislature, which then controlled our local affairs, proceeded, through its commissioners, to put up a $6,000,000 building. The money obtained from the sale of the lots did not pay for the rubble stone in the foundation, nor is there any evidence that it was ever intended that it should. Even if the present generation does not repair the damage done to the city by the sale of these lots the people of the future will probably repair it. It will never be possible to ac- quire the land on more favorable /terms than at present. The improvements on the property are of the most primitive char- acter and within a short time will be worn out. An estimate of the probable cost of condemning the land and laying out the proposed park would make intéresting reading for all who have taken an interest in the project. Such an estimate to be of value should be compiled by an impartial person whose opinion will be accepted as of value. The blood of a reader is stirred by the tale of how a fiend with arazor attacked a schoolieacherin the southern part of the State, sinking his blade “again and again into her chin and neck.” But when by reading farther it is learnea that the lady taught school the next day as usnal somehow the blood seethes less madly, and a suspicion arises thata pedagogue, weary from superintending the shooting of the young idea, may occasion- ally be subject to nightmare, PREPARING FOR COMING BATTLES. . SOL‘THERN CALIFORNIA is once more setting a good example to the other sections of the State. Itisan off year in politics, but her wide-awake and far-seeing people are making ready for the contests that are to come. In time of peace prepare for war is a maxim they have well learned. In other sections of the State members of the various parties may wait for the day of battle to dawn before they zet into line, but in Southern California they are organizing and arranging the plau of campaign now. A short time ago the silyver forces held a convention in Los Angeles and set about making a still hunt for voters during the quiet of the off year, and now the watchful Republicans of that section bave begun active work in organizing league clubs to counteract the efforts of the enemy and make certain of viclory when the struggle at the polls takes place. “For unity, harmony and victory’’ is the motto of the Re- publican League of Southern California. It is a motto upon whose principles the peovle of that section have long been in the habit of acting. They apply it in business as wel! as in politics, and experience has taught them its value in all forms ot public endeavor. There can be no doubt the league will live up to it, and that when politics begins to take definite shape next year this organization in Southern Cali- fornia will bave a potent influence in determining the partic- lar shape it shall assume. The movement thus begun at Los Angeles is in no sense premature. In American politics no party can safely relax its discipline or permit the ardor of its supporters to weaken. National issues are always with us, and the people can never be too often confirmed in their adherence to Republican prin- ciples. The action taken by the Republicans of Soutbern Cali- fornia is therefore commendable, and it would be well if the example given were followed with an equal vigor in all other parts of the State. Lilinokalani may be a remarkable woman, but she can’t be dying in 8t. Louis and robust at Washington at the same time, veracious correspondents to the contrary notwithstanding. THE OHIO SENATORIAL CONTEST. OHN R. McLEAN has snnounced that he is not a candi- date for the United States Senate from Ohio, Some skep- tics declare this meansonly that he is not a candidate before the people, but that if a Democratic Legislature should be elected this fall he would return to the ring again and do his best 1o show himse!f the smartest man in it, Whether the skeptics are riht or not, Mr. McLean is out of the Senaiorial figut so far as the campaign goes. That much is agreed; but straightway there arises another dispute: Did Mc- Lean back outor was he forced out? There are people who say he sees the coming disaster to the silver fanatics and has stepped aside in order to avoid involving his aspirations in the cata- clysm. There are others who say the silver men see that they cannot win if they carry McLean and have unloaded him in order to make a better race. Forced out or backed out, McLean is certainly out, and his place has been taken by General A. J. Warner, who is said to bave more political integrity than his predecessor in the fight, but less brains. The new candidate is more frank in advocat- ing the free coinoge of silver than was McLean, and while this may be accounted by some as proof of greater political honesty st is accepted everywhere as an evidence of less political sagaci- ty. Hence it is disputed whether Democracy has gained or lost by the change in candidates. One resalt of the retirement of McLean is the simultaneous retirement from the forefront of the battie of the Cincinnati Enquirer. The Bryanites are now without the tupport of a singie influential newspaper in the State, for the Cleveland Plain Dealer long since refused to advocate the revolutionary platform adopted by the State convention. It isa bad bungle all round, and there seems to be nothing left for Ohio Democ- racy but to crawl into a hole and pull the hole in too, PERSONAL. Dr. G. H. Flett of Sisson is at the Grand. Mrs. Axtel of Fresno is at the Cosmopolitan. Skeriff George F. McKenzie of Napa is at the Graund. Congressman Marion de Vries of Stockton is at the Grand. Captain D. at the Californt A. Bettrus, manager of Byron Hot Springs, isat the Baldwin. George Lingo,a cattleman of Birds Land- ing, is at the Lick. L. Rosenberg, a merchantof Ukiah, is regis- tered at the Grand. Dwight Hollister, an orchardist of Colton, is o guest at the Grand, W. R. Long of St. Paul, Minn., is registerea at the Cosmopolitan. W. &. Richmond and bride of Sacramento are guests at the Graud. J. H. Tapley, & Valiejo merchant, is among the guests at the Grand. A. Herman, an insurance agent of Spokane, Wash., is at the Calitornia, G. Bettle of Spokane, Wash., is among the guests of the Cosmopolitan. M. Becheras and family of Castle Crag are staying at the Cosmopolitan. R. Gracey, the Merced banker, is in the city. He has apartmenis at the Lick. . Callinan, U. 8. A., is visiting Arthur R. James and bride of this city were’ guests at the Palace last night, M. H. Cleary Sr., a mining man of Stockton, is among the late arrivals at the Lick. John Ragglo, the stage-line proprietor of San Andreas, is registered at the Grand. J. 4. Jackson of Stockton, accomvanied by his bride, arrived last night at the Russ. F. N. Rust, manager of an insurance eom- pany at Los Angeles, is a guest at the Grand. W. E. gelleck, a Chicago capitalist interested in California mines, is a recent arrival at the Grand. Marion Biggs Jr. of Oroville, politician, banker and orcbardist, is registered at the Grand, D. B. Fairbanks of Petaluma, colonel in the National Guard of California, is registered at the Lick. Wiley J. Tinnin, a Fresno lawyer, formerly Surveyor of the Port, San Francisco, is a guest at the Grand. C. 0. Clarke, who owns timber lands near Mott, in Northern Californis, is & recent arri- valat the Russ, H. F. Danberg Jr., a cattleman and sheep- raiser of Carson, Nev., is in town. He isstay- ing at the Grand. Professor Edward Howard Griggs of the de- partment of ethics at Stanford, is a late rival at the Grand. George A Smith ot Courtland, who owns land and orchards along the Bacramento River, is at the Grand. Dr. Edward Alsworth Rass, one of the pro- fessors of economics in Stanford University, is & guest at the Calilornie. A. H. Hart of New York, a member of the firm of Cheney Bros. & Co., silk importers, isa late arrival at the Grand. W. H. Hatton, a lawyer of Modesto, is up from the Szn Joaquin Valley for & few days. His headquarters are at the Lick. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Raymond of Placerville arrived at the Grand lastnight on their bridal trip. Mr. Raymond is proprietor of the Hotel Obio at Placerville. W. H. Clark of Stockton, one ot the Railroad Commissioners, arrived at the Baldwin last night. He came to town for the mesting of the commission this aiternoon. Rev. 8. W. Hawkins, D.D,, of Indisna, is & guest of Rev. W. B. Anderson, pastor of Bethel A. M. E. Church. He will preach from Kev. Mr. Anderson’s pulpit next Sunday. Judge J. C. B. Hebbard of the Supsrior Court has been confined to his home for several days by a severe attack of neuraigis, but is now able to resume his duties on the bench. George H. Warfleld, cashier of the Healds- burg Bank and City Treasurer of Healdsburg and Treasurer of Sonoma County, is at the California visiting his father,General War- field, J. B. Portwood of Louisville, Ky., who owns a fruit farm near Roseville Junction, in the Sacramento Valiey, arrived yesterday at the Palace, accompanied by Mrs. Portwcood. They have come to California to live. Captain D. W. Jenks of Alturas. of whom years g0 was written the rhyme beginning “Captain Jenks of the horse marines, who fed his horse on corn and beans, the Lick yesterday for a short visit in this city. He cluims no relationship to San Fran- cisco’s Captain Jenks of the trooper band, who fed his nags on posts and sand. Major J. H.S8impson, one of the early ex- plorers of the Yukon, a companion of the Loyal Legion, a comrade of the Grapd Army and a survivor of many noted battles and banquets, has assumed the manegement of the Hotel Mateo, San Mateo, and will keep that caravan- sary open winier ard summer. The major took commmand of the establishment last Mon- day. Among the arrivals on the Central overland last night who took apartmentsat the Palace was & party traveling for pleasure in the Union Pacific’s *‘car 03.”” They were: Jonn T. Bressler of \WWayne, Nebr., one of the five men whom Pre:ident McKinley appointed directors of the Union Pacific; and with him as his guests Dr. W. C. Wightman, a physiclan of Wayne, Nebr.; H. F. Wilson, cashier of the First National Bank of Wayne, Nebr., and Mrs. Wilson; D. T. Gilman, president of the lowa State National Bank of Sioux City, Iowa, and Mrs. Gilmen. They will remain here two days, and then start homeward by way of Portiand and the Northern Pacific. The ranks of the insurance men of the Pacific Coast have been re-enjorced by the arrival of Henry C. Keller, who was recently appointed general agent of the Westchester Fire Insur- ance Company of New York for five States of this coast, with headquarters in San Fran- cisco. Itisnow understood that this institu- tion will join the compact. Mr. Keller is a man of high character and extended expe: ence in business affairs and has achievea marked success in bauking and insurance cir- cles. He bears commendatory letters from many prominent men of the Missourt Valley to leading citizens of San Francisco. Asa clerk of the United States District Court he served with Judge Brewer, now of the United States Supreme Court, and he bears testimo- ninls from that eminemt jurist. Mr. Keller will remeain in San Francisco for several weeks aud will then return to Leavenworth to finally adjust his uffairs for a permanent resi- dence 1n California. —_— CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct. 12.—At the Plaza—J. W. Palmer; Netherland—J. Blood- good, Miss Bloodgood; Manhattan—J. Malo- ney; Berwick—R. V. Ashe; Continental—W. B. Banner; Astor—J. D. Freneh; Vendome— P. Pitt, Miss Pedgett; Grand Union—J. M. Lively, J. Liewelling; Imperial—H. Martin; New Amsterdam—D, D. Wilson, H. B. Wilson; Sayoy—J. M. Graham, E. M. Phililps, THE MAN IN THE CAB. Safe and snug In the sieeplng-car re father and mother and dreaming child, The night vutside shows never a star. ror the storm is thick and the wind is wiid. The frenzied train in 1is ali-night race Hoids many a soul in its fragile walls, W hile up in his cab. with a smoke-siained face, 15 Lhe man lu the greasy overalls. Through the firebox door the heat glows white, The steam is hissing at all the cocks: The p stons dance aod the drivewheels smite T e trem Lling ralis Ul the whole earth rocks. But never a searching eye could trace— Thoui:h the night s biack and the speed appals— A line o1 feas In the smoke-stained face Of the man in the greasy overalis. No ha'ting, wavering coward he, As e Iashes his engine around the curve, But & peace-encompassed Grant or Lee, Wit a heart of ok and an iron nerve. And 50 1 85< that you make a place 1n the Temple of Herves' sacred halls Where I may hang the smoke-stained face U1 the man in the greasy overalls. DIXON WATTERMAN, in L. A. W. Bulletin. —— “OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS.” St. Louis Star. The value ot a kiss has been decided by a Canadian court to be just 20 cents. A young lady sued for $2000 for being kissed against her will and the jury rendered a verdict for the above amount. Either the luxuries of life must be vaiued at a very low price over in Canada or the quality of ihe lips was not u; to the requiremeunts, 43 P LATEST AND LIGHTEST AUTOMOBILE. The automobile carriage will most likely in the course of a few years be as familiara sight in its way on our streets and country roads as the bicycle now is in its line. The credit for the latest and longest step in this direction must be given to the City of Mexico, Which last month turned out a practical, working automobile of such lightness and com- parative cheapness as will at once give it great favor and put it within the reach of per- #ons of even very moderate means; whereas before it was so expensive as to be looked upon only as a mechanical curiosity and a luxury to be indulged in by the rich, The evolution of the automobile, like the bicycle, has been gradual. For & good many years the inventions in this line were confined to Western Europe. principally France, where competitive road tests, with rich cash Prizes to the best, have been held. Scores of models have in this way been brought before the public, but out of general reach on ac- count of size, weight, first cost and running cost. Then Yankee invention tried its hand, with great improvement on the French product, but up to date the lightest automobile carriage built in the United States weighs 1500 pounds and costs from $2000 to $3000, ac- cording to style of finish, etc. The Mexican automobile, which is shown in the cut, weighs but 400 pounds and will cost less than a quarter of the American. This wachine was invented and manufactured by a firm in the City of Mexico, and made its appearance on the streets the latter part of September. It is propelled by a gasoline motor of three horsepower, ignited by an electric spark, that is a maryel oi lightness and eflicieney. jacket steel rings which surround the motor Weight is saved by having instead of a water and conduct the heaiaway from the cylinder. The power is applied from a motor-wheel to a friction-wheel that is in turn connected with the axle shait by cogs. The use of the friction-wheel in this connection is an innovation of many advantages. Any degree of speed can Le obtained by changing the pointof ap- Pplication of the power from the center to the eircumference of the iriction-wheel, whi e by transferring it to the opposite side of the wheel the carriage is made to run backward. The steering 1s s easy as with a bicycle and is done by means of a lever in the front of the persou occupying the right-nand seat of the carriage. The carriage has bicycle wheels with ball bearings and s altogether a wonderful proof of what mechanical skill and intels ligent applicatton of scientific prineiples can do. NUGGETS OF HUMOR. ““Well, Mrs. Brown, shall we see you here again on Saturday “Yes, mum, D. V., and on Mondey, anyhow.” Pick-Me-Up. *If T hed known,” sobbed young Mrs. Fitz, “that you would be such a brute to poor Fido, | 1 would never heve married you.” “My dear” replied Mr. Fitz, “'the anticipa- tion of kicking that miserable little beast was one of my chief reasons for proposing to you.” Tit-Bits. Xiste—My husband is very hard to please. Louise—He must have changed considerably since he married you.—Tit-Bits. Maud—Jack and I were out driving last night, and I had to drive all the way. Clara—Wny, what was the matter with Jack? Maud—Nothing. Youdon't suppose he could drive witn hus feet, do you?—Chicago News. Tommy—Paw, what was the light of other days? Mr. Figg—Daylight. Get away.—Indianap- olis Journal. Forrester—You live in & quiet part of the town, do you not? Lancaster—Not now. Forrester—Moved? Lancasier—No. Got twins.—Tit-Bits, CHARACTER IN CIGARS. Tondon Tit-Bits If a man smokes his cigar only long enough to keep it lighted, azd relishes taking it from his mouth to cast alook at the curl of the smoke In ihe air, set him down &s en easy- going man. Beware of the mun who never re- leases the grip on his cigar, and is indifferent whethzr it burns or not; he is cool, calculat- | ing and exacting. The man that smokes & bit, rests a bit, and fumbles the cigar more or less, is easily ai- fected by circumstances. If the cigar goes out irequently, the smoker has a whoie-souled disposition, is a “hail fellow well met,” with & lively brain, a glib tongue, and generally a fine fund of anecdotes. S A nervous man who fumbles his cigar a reat deal is & sort of popinjay among men. {imdln: the cigar eonstanily between the teeth, chewing it occasionaily, and not caring if it is highied at all, are the ¢haracteristics of men who have tenacity of bulidogs. The fob stands his cigar on end, and an experienced smoker points it straight ahead, or almost at right angles with his course. EDITOR WITH IMAGINATION. This is how the editor of a country paper described a recent fire: “'The water scemed to spur the fire to wilder deeds. The flames and the smoke rolled higher and higher, and the scene became luridly, awfully magnificent be- yond tottering words’ power to paint. It was a canto of Dante’s ‘Infurno’ acted in all its fiery pomp and splendor. Bauners of flame \l\)\lltf now be waved out by dark smoke- hands, then ten million little curiing pen- nons of the fire wouid hiss and fiutter, then vanish, and & great reeling tower of smoke, whose ‘darkness was siabbed and spangled with flames and sparks, would fill the scene, waile all around the surrounding buildings grimly shot back from reflecting surfaces a crimson greeting, and up in the far-off sky the outglistenca stars turned pale for shame and the moon through the dritted smoke glowed like a bow: of biood.” PROTECTION OF THE COAST. Colusa Sun. If we had the llawaiian Islands it would cost ten times as much to protect them es it would San Francisco. These annexetion ad- vocates would have us believe that the islanas would just protect themselves and send out ship after ship to the rescue of San Francisco, 3000 miies away. Of course, it is presumed that we would keer the harbor out there jull of ironclads, and ull for the protection of San Francisco! Aship lying out there wouid be worth so much more 1o the defense of San Francisco than one in the bay at hand! 7ais is, however, what they would have us believe, and it1s what we must beiieve before we can be an annexationist. GROWING SUGAR INDUSTRY. Globe-Democrat. Nine years ago the worid’s production of cane sugar was larger than that of beut sugsr, but for 1897 the estimnate is 4,773,000 tons of beet sugar and 2,432,000 tcns of cane sugar. It will pay the peopie of the United States to secure their share of this great industry, — BAROMETER OF BUSINESS. n Joursal. The fact that the average of liabllities of the failures reported for the last quarterof the year is the lowestin twenty-three years, and the total of failures is the lowest are pretly substantial proofs that the better limes is decpening. e 18! dawn of e TIP FOR PROGRES >IVE FARMERS, Globe- Democrat., The United States imports 1,700,000 tons of sugar and produces only 400,000 tons. This is the one great item 1in which our farmers and manufacturers are behind the times. —_— EGGS IN LAST YcAR’S NESTS. Piutsburg Dispatch. Coin and Bryan’s last year's speeches are in the year of grace the best campaign ammuni- tion that the heart of a Republican cam- paigner could wish for, PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT. The grandson of the late General Benjamin F. Butler is a candidate for the Legislature in Lowell, Mass. Palmer Cox is said to have found the origl- nals of his famous Brownies in some old | Scotch traditions which tell of little brown | folk, all of the male sex, whose great mission was that of helping the human race. The Duke of Fife often fishes with the Duchess, but his favorite sport is shooting. | There 1s not a keeper on the estate who can beat the Duke on & ‘“shot.” Thousands of deer roam the bilis about his estate, and the Duke is a famous “stalker.” Judge Jacob B. Blair, who was recently ap- pointed Surveyor-General of Utah, wss at one time Bill Nye's most intimete friena, and helped him start his famous paper, the Boom- erang. Judge Blair was twice elected to Cone gress from West Virginia Dr. Paul Magnes, ous of the most noted botanists in the world and the greatest author- ity on systematic botany, is a guest of Pro- fessor W. A. Sctchell of the botanical depart- mentof the University of California. He is on his way home to Germany, but wiil com- plete a tour of the United States before return- ing. Mescow, in honor of the medical congress just held there, gave $1000 for a prize tobe awarded to some person who has done emi- nent service to medical science during this geperation. On Professor Virchow’s motion the prize was given by the congress to Henri Dumant, founder of the Red Cross Society, who isliving in great poverty in Switzeriand. In 1847 o Lieutenant Maclagan joined the Madras division of the Indian army, and, in 1852, after applying himself diligently to the duties of his profession, studying languages and eventually becoming the interpreter of his regiment, retired. This Lieutenant Mac- lagan and the present Archbishop of York are one and the same person, and besides his pen- sion he now draws a salary of $50,000 a year, P THE AGITATOR. When times are good he agitates, Ana says they shouid be better; tells his neighbor that he wears ‘A plutocratic fetter'’: Arise!” be loudly cries, “The time to strike’s at hand; The Barons mus: be overcome And driven from the land ! ‘When times are dull he agitates, And telis his idie neighbors ©Of wicked plots to rob them of The products of their fabors. *The millionaires,” he then declares, “Have lald a wicked pian To shut up all the shops and starve ‘The hapiess workingman ! Daric plots he sees in everything ‘To subsidize creation, And everywhere and alwaysthers s need of agitation. No matter wtat may be the lot Of him who tol's away, Aftuirs are wrong sige up and should e overiurned to-day. He agitates and agitates, For that’s his earth ¥ mission— To stir bis neighbors up “to strike Against their sad condition P'— Nay, do not say that he should work, For work would aid Jigestion, Thus robbing him of power to keep Alive the “labor guestion.” —8& E. Kiser in Cleveland Leader. HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION., New York World. According to Senator Lodge Hawalii is to be annexed by trick and device. The constitution provides that the treaty of annexation mustbe ratified by wo-thirds of the Senate before it can become effective. But Senator Lodge suggests that if serious opposi- tion arises the job can be accompliched by passing a joint resolution, already pending, which requires only a majority yote. That is to say, tte joblers and speculators who want to ancex levrosy, ignorance and de- pravity propose to rel aside lhe constitution liself in order to do it Why should there be even a majority in Congress wiiling to aid this in quity ? REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR, New York Press. Being baughty hurts. When a girl first fails in love, she begins to doubt whether the augels have such s good time, after all. Lots of men love women in spite of their faults, and a few women love men in spite of their virtues. When a girl is In love with & big man it always makes her feel funny tosee him get babied by his parents. When & girl begins to wonder what a cert; man will think of her new hat, she isn"l lf:‘xl' from wondering what he Will think of her neart. When a woman comes into collision with a girl’s ideel, something has got tosmash, Tt she’s young enough iU'sthe man; if she isn’t iv's the girl. —_— BENEDICKS TO Bz ENVIED, San Bernardino Times-Ind ex. San Francisco is noted for her large, hand- some women and small, ugiy men.: The city dgilies, in printing photographic cuts of newly married couples, picture the men as about one-quarter as large «s the women. We would suggest that the littie men be left out, If these handsome women cannot get men of their size they should not be humiliated by ‘hnvlng the fact illustrated in the pblic press, ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Bicycle REcoRD—S., City. J. W. Stocks holds the world’s record for bicycle riding, 4 e mile. e, 1:35 2-5. made on the Crys. ?-’lel‘nl}xce ir London, September, 1897, JupGE WALLACE—M. H., City. William T. Wallace, now one of the Judges of the Superior Court of S8an Francisco, was elected a Judge of the Supreme Court of the State of (fnl_Hornla au the election held October 20, 1869. He took his seat on the Supreme bench January 10, 1570, and held office until january 1, 1880. Two Dixes—M. J. A., Lakeport, Lake County, Cal. There is no premium offered by dealers on adime coined in San Francisco in 1892, oins will pay a preminm for a é’fi:‘féiik‘lafin San' Francisco fn 1894, There were but twenty-iour coius of that denomina- tion coined in that year, and as they are alil accounted for it is not likely that any are in circulation. GENERAL SHERMAN—S. W., Parkfield, Monte_ rey County, Cal. The late General William T, Sherman came to California and landed in Monterey January 26, 1847. In July of that year he was in Yerba Buena (now San !'n\n- cisco); in 1848 he was in business in Sac mento; in 1853 he opened a bank in San Francisco; in 1896 was major-general of militia, and in 1 bhe closed up his business and weat to New York City. NAVAL ACADEMY—W. A. A, Campbell, Cal. Cadets for the naval scademy at Annapolis are named by the Representatives and Terri- torial Delegates, one by each, and ten by ths President. The Secretary of ths Nevy, as soon as possible after March 5 of each year, notifies the Representative or Delegate of a vacancy occurring in his district, and if the vacan not fiiled by Secretary of the Navy appoints. The time that a vacancy occurs is not made public ex- cent throughn the Represeniative or Delegate. Applications for appointments should be made to the Representative or Delegate in whose district the applicant resides, and when there is a vacancy the applicant will be notified. TRIALS OF A CENTENARIAN. New York Press. When & man takes the treuble to live 1058 years and goes right ahead holding his job, supporting his family and asking odds of none, it must make his soul rankle to be re- garded as a fibbingold fraud when he tells his age. Bernard Morris, & laborer in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, declares that he was born in 1792 and carries a copy of the record of his birth in his inside pocket to prove taoe fact. The public in geueral accept his statements as true, even though his appearance does not bear out the assertion, but his own relatives and intimate acquaintances regard him with mild pity and say he is mistaken. Morris says he has toiled steadily almost 100 years, and at the present time Covers two or tnree miles a day, as he makes his rounds, gathering the biis of waste paper and refuse thrown on the Ark lawns. {;B bas married three times and s now contributing his share toward the sup- port of his third family. Yet one of his nephews asserts that the old man is not much over 87; a son dodges by, saying he does not know how oid his father is, and men who have worked with Morris for years hold that he is not as old as he thinks he is. *Let them say what they please,” Morris re- marks in a sad tone, “I have records to prove all my statements. I wish I was not so old,” he adds with a sigh, is the 1st of July following the IMPORTED GOLDEN SAUSAGES. New York Worla. The gold which Australia has been sending to San Francisco in payment for wheat ship- ments is comiug by registered mail to this city in canvas bags or rolls containing fiity $20 pieces each. They might be mistaken for a peculiarly fine brand of sausages. These rolls are made of canvas with a leather strip containing a cardboard slip bearing the address of the consignee and the postage-stumps. Specie is_ordinarily transferred by express bags of $5000 packed in kegs or boxes. The Government having refused to transfer this gold at the UsuRl express rate or to pay out currency for it here on telegraphic transfer, the importers were comyelled to use the regis- tered mail, So_tar $300,000 has been forwarded in this fashion. SO LITTLE LEFT, Chicago Post. Poor Barney Barnato! It has been discov- ered that when he died he left “‘only $5,000,- 000.” While we were looking upon him as little short of a Creesus there was really “only $5,000,000” between him and starvation. When we talked about his diamonds and rey- eled in pictures of him in the marvelous smok- ing jacket that became so familiar we litilo knew thatif he should lose s few million of doll s some day ho would be nothing buta millionaire, Poor Barney! And yet he was not alone. There have been several others who Lave had to worry along on “only $5,000,000"" or even lcss, ] ) ANCIENT HISTORY. Boston Herald. Itlooks as if Cnulalongkorn, King of Siam, had worn out his welcome in Loudon. That is the danger to which these roving monarchs from the far East frequently expose them- selves. A little of them goes a great way. CALIFORNIA glace fruits, 50c lb. Townsend's® et SPECIAL Information daily to manulfacturers, business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Montgomery, * —_———— The engagement of Professor Marcella I. 0’Grady of Vassar College to Professor Bovary of Wurzburg, Germany, is announced. She is a biologist and created the department of blology at Vassar. 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