The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 18, 1897, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18 1897 SATURDAY JOEN D. SPRECKELS, Proprizctor. Address All Communications to W. S. LEAKE, Manager. PUBLICATION OFFICE ~-Murket and Tn Telephone Main 1863, d streets, Ban Francisco EDITORIAL RCOMS... ~B17 Clay street THE WEEKLY CALL. .Ona year, by mail, $1.50 OAKLAND OFFICE .908 Broadwsy Fastern Representatiy NEW YORK OFFICE. DAVID ALLEN. -Room 188, World Building e Rizgs House oven n un :30 o'clock. open until 9 o'clock. 143 Ninth unul 9 SW. corner Sixteen 2518 Missi. open mntil 9 d'elock. NW. coru dweaty-second ot; op until 9 o'clock, Folk sireet; open Kentucky THE NEW ERA ELITION. T IS the purpose of to-morrow’s edition to celebrate the com- ing of Tue CALL to its maguificent home in the Claus Spreckels building by setting forth to the werld with as much fullness as pos-ibie the conditions that prevail in California at the beginning of what is everywhere regarded as a new era of prosperity. We desire to make known the resources and indus- iries of the Sate and the relationship of THE CALL to all enter- prises for the general good. The edition comes therelore as the Lerald of a new era. It proclaims the truth concerning Califor- nia, and pledges a champion to uphold her interests, It is a marvelous story that is told in the v us articles we publish concerning the native resources of the State, and the indu-try 1hat has 8o rapidly developed them in tLe compara. tively short period of its history. Itisa story written by high «flicials, by men eminent in science and in industry; it is con- firmed by facts of official record and demons:rated by statistics of unimpeachable accuracy. Of no other land on earth could such a tale beso told and so verified, We shall attempt no summary of the many artleles that Gescrive the wonders of this land whose mountains are ribbed with go'd, whose forests are marvels of the earth, whose val- leys are famed for romantic beanty or picturesque sublimity, whose fields are luxuriant in all forms of fruit and flower and vine, whose siiver streams are the delight of fishermen, whose fleet horses have again and ngain broken *he world’'s record for speed and vigor, whose men and women have knewn how io man ein amid scenes of tropic loveliness the strength and animation of the most virile rac>s, and over which forever b nds a sky the fairest that heaven shows to earth. No summary is attempted, for no summary will suffice. Each article deals with some phase of the story of ths State and should ve read in full. There will be profit as well as in terestin the reading. It concerns every Californian to know how surpassinzly rich in all good things is his State, and how abundantly prosperous are its people. It concerns the dwelle rs of every other Siate to know how marvelous is tha exient of Californian resources as yet undeveloped, and how manifold and promising are the opportunities that await those who come to make their homes in this hospitable land and share the proud task of advancing its industries until they hol first rank in the sisterhood of the Union. Read the whole story. Nte the rapidi y with which the development of wealth and cultare has gone forward in evary line of industry, in every section of the te. Compare the siatistiss of twenty or even ten years ago with those of to-day and see with what giant strides and exultant bounds our pros- perity goes forward. Rdmember that much of this advauce has been made during a period of depression throughout the Union. Consider what that fact augars for the future. Bear in mind that for all these years the Staie has bsen uader the domination of the monopoly of a singla transeoatineatal r road, but that now competing roads are assured. Consider what that means for the future. California stands before the world as a matchless woman endowed with the exuberantbsauty of an exhausiless vitality. Age cinnot wither her nor custom stale her fiaite variety. Bhe hoids out warm hands of welcome with joyous heartto al good men. Bhe inyites them to homes where peace and plenty dwell. She points to the glorious zoldan past as the nrapascy of a more marvelous future, and heraldin ; to the worlda nw prosperity, adds ner voice to swell ths sacred chorus of the sewson, ‘‘Peace on earth, good will to men.” CHRISTMAS SHOPPING. N the pleasant weather nature has given us at this season It I is delightful to walk along the streets and note tie thousand cbjects of beauly or utility which our merchants display for the Coristmas holidays. When the time comes, however, for making purchases the delight wears away into wearines+, for it is not easy to choose from such a muititude of objects, ana in the rush at the shops it is difficult to find time and op- portunity for careful selection. The only way to enjoy the brieht variety of the shops and atthesame time select Christmas presents with ease i< to de- cide before beginning the shopping tour upon what purchases are {0 be made and where to make them. If this is done the task of Christmas trading wili be one of the delights of the season instead of & weariness to the body and a mental vexa- tion. Readers of Tue CarL will have no difficulty in deciding upon Christmas jresents, or in finding out where to obtain them. It is a simple matter of reading our advertisements. All merchants are aware that Tug CaLy is the great family newspaper of the coast and that it goes into more homes in San Francisco, Oakland ani a jacent towns than any other. It is in Tae Cavrr, therefore, they advertise their best goods for home u-e and their best bargains, umns of THe CALL and you will le: Rcad the adverusing col- arn in ease and comfort at your own Lome more about the nove'ties of the season, staple Christmas goods and where to get them at the lowest prices than you could learn in a whole day roaming from shop to shop until exhausted and worn out. THE Cary of to-morrow, the great eighty page, new era «dition, will be a veritable storehouse of information on sub- jects of th s kind. It will carry directly 1o the home all the in- 1ormation that Christmas nurchasers can desire. 1In this re- spect its advertising colummus will prove as interesting and as entertaining as any otber among its well written and beauti- fully illustrated pages. According to its own 1 uthority, the New York Journal has stirred up the Government. Possib! y it has. A lone member of the order known s Mephitis Americano has been known to stir up an entire village, And doubtless when it had succeeded, and had gone to some safe retreat bearing an atmosphere reek. ing with an individuality beloved only by itself, the poiecat felt a thriil of pride cver what it bad accomplished, and would, { it bad owned a yellow Jjournal, spread before the world the knowledge of its achievement. J. D. Page is to have a new trial. He bas already had two, and his guilt been estublisbed in each. But Page wants auother, asks for it, and getsit. All of which tends to make tax-payers regard ihe courts as administering something not ~stice. Criminais, of course, Lave certain rights, but the right of being tried again and again after being found guilty, should not be among these. S The feliow who is ecrazy only long enough to kili somebody and immediately resumes his habit of sanity is getting too nu- merous. He needs to be hanged, not only asa measure of pro- tection to the community, but as a rebuke to bis fraudulent methods. MONUMENTAL NERVE. ONUMENTAL nerve must be required to manage a yellow paper. How trying the task is is brought out strongly in the following paragraph, taken from a self- laudatory editorial in the Mission-street boodler yesterday morning : All the kept orators and all the newspapers owned or hired by th: trusts have ap arently spant their time in inventing and dissemina ing the grossest slanders against th> Ezominer aud its management. Evers lle that the foulest scoundrel fn Calitornia could invent, every base insinuation of tae mean, every contemptibie fling of the cow- ardly hios been aimed at the Ezaminer, but fortunnstely the people are | thorourhly familiar with the corporations and their organs and have | discounted their abuse. We would not change the conditions of thingsifweeould. The bestadver:isementof the Ezaminer’s pitriotism and honesty is the abuse by its pre-ent enemies, aud we are glad to sy that our p-osperity increases in the sams proportion as their viru- lence. Only a man with sublime courage could write like this, knowing that C. P. Huntington has Jocked in his safe a con- tract with his paper calling for thirty months of editorial silence at $10c0 par month. If no one othar than the pro- tract, perhaps the nerve necessary to throw this handful of mud might easily be summoned, but the fact is, not only has the contract, with the signatures and side stipulations, been published, but thousands of persons throughout the State have it pasted in th=ir scrap books for ready reference. The detai’'s of the transaction are, in short, familiar to every man, woman and chiid in the State. Even babes in arms know that the Exammer was sold to the Southern Pacific by its proprietor for thirty months—which period covered one State campaign and two Legislatures—and that the bonds | were broken only after twenty-two months’ service and the payment of $22,000 in coin of the realm. We co not beiieve the Mission-street boodler would de- cline to change the conditions if it could. If it would not give $1,000,000 to obliterate that contract and wip: out the history it made while attempting to maintain its rasping covenants and earn the dirty money it called for, then its proprietor is 11 mindful of the verdict posterity will pass upon his career as a journalist than we think he is. But the Examiner ought to quit bluffing. Its proper course is confession, absolution and a determination to do better in the future. The assertion of the paper thatit is a holy of holies and that it gelights to have that contract, its slanders, larcenies and falsifications pulled on it, is an insult to the in- telligence of all of its readers as well as of the general public. No convict was ever proud of his stripes. It is inconceivable that this boodler can point with pride to its success in black- mailing the raiiroad monopoly, or to its achievements in falsifying telegrams, stealing news and circulating anonymous circulars in the name of reputable persons. WHERE THE GUILT BELONGS. Ptksliu Whitbeck of the loststeamer Cleveland appears to have hada far greater consideration for a f2w paltry dollars than he did for the teelings of the friends and relatives in this city of the men on the ill-fated vessel. Wh.le these anxious ones were eacerly awaiting details of tne disaster all day Wednesday, Purser W hitbeck, | the man who had been sent by Captain Hall to notify interested par- ties of the vesse.'s loss, is said to have resolutely refused to give out any information only 10 the representatives of a paper which bad ciosed his mouth with a few pieces of gold.—Evening Post. The Post bad no he ituncy in mentioning the name of Whitbeck. Doubtless his cluim to consideration is meager. But there is one tting meaner than the bribe-taker, and that is the bribe-giver. A weak man, not essentially bad, may yield to sudden temptation, but the man who tempts him 1s vicious, without con:cience and deliberate in crime. Why empty upon Whitbeck the vials of wrath, and shield in any measore the scoundrels who«e golden lure it claims bas led him astray? The thought arises that perhaps the paper accused of the bratal and mercenary craftiness whereby it sought to get news that was withhe!d even 1rom the relatives of the dead has in the past been on such terms with the Post that it was spared on the ground of old associatio Yet the public has a right 10 know the criminals. The public naturailly wonders if they are the same who constitut>d thems:ives “the merchants’ commitiee on Klondike outfitting,” and n this guise soughbt to swind'e, and got no further than an awkward lie, in which they were caught. It perceives a reason for suspecting that yellow jour- nalism has broken ou: with virulence renewea. "The public certainly ought to know the particulars, Any repuiable citizen would expose a burglar 10 the police. It is a plain duty to hand an assassin over to the law. Yetthe bribe-giver is as bad as = purgiar or an a-sassin and more dan- rerous to the community because the penalty of his act fal s upon another. If the Post thinks it knows the present offend ers the oniy honorable course is for it to print .heir names and iet them share the odium that this supposed knavery has cast over the reputation of Whitbeck. RELIEF FOR THE KLONDIKERS. OTH Houses of Congress actrd prompily in providing B relief for the adventurou miners who are now threatened by faminein the snow-bound regions of the Upper Yukon. The Government will give aid as quickiy as is possible in that remote country, and thera is every reason to believe suppies will reach there in time to save the endangared people from tne starvation that now seems iaminent. Tn presenting the relief bill tothe House Mr. Cannon of Ilinois submitted a statement prepared by Dr. Sneldon Jackson. one of the agents of the Commissioners of E iucation, who wa in tne Kiondike country as late as September 15, to the effect that while there is not likely to be any great suffering among the p-ople on the lower partof the river, the food supply on the Uppar Yukon will not last beyond March. Dr. Jackson warmly indorsed the proposai of the Secretary of War that food ehould be sent into the country from Dyea by reindeer. The action taken by Congress was not unexpected. The danger of «tarvation at Dawson and in the district around it this winter has been known for some time. Tne daring feat by which ths correspondent of THE CALL forced his way up the river from Fort Yukon to carry to Dawson the news that steamers with full loads o’ supplies wou!d not bs able to getup the river this year, gave warning in time for many versons to make their way down the river to supply stations or across the passes to Dyea, Lut the great mass of the miners could not get out. Taey are there facing the long winter with but a small supply of food, and only the promp: action of the Government affords a reason for the ho; e that starvation will be avertea, The official statements submitted to the House and to the Benate were in exact accord with the reports sent out by the special correspondent ot THE CarL. They eff-ctually dispose of the foolish pretenses stupidly insisted upon in some quarters that there is no danger of famine at Dawson. Congress had good grounds upon which to base its action, and there will be no lack of public approval of the humane and vigorous course taken to save the imperiled people. ——— When a man declared his name to be Verensseneckockock hoff, and succeeds in speiling it the ssme way tw.ce, he might as well understand the fulility of advancing a plea ot insanity for anything the courts may charge him with baving done. Arranged in court, Mr. Bennett, who was caughbt in the act of cutting his wife's throat, pleaded ‘““not guilty.” Then Mr. Bennett's object in fleeing to V ctoria wes undoubtedly to impo-e upon others his overwheiming sense of innocence, The lawyers who will not permit a murderer to be executed may nobdeem themselves in any way responsible for the fact that murders are increasing. However, in this cheering view of the subject the lawyers will stand alone, One of the evening papers says confidently that “The gal- lows rope dangles over Hoff."” Not yer, not yet. If the man be proved guilty, the rope may do a little dangling in a few years. It is safe to say that Capiain Jenks has been broken of the babit of starving horses. * prietor of the Examiner and Mr. Huntington knew of the con- | PERSONAL Dr. Stitt of Vacaville is at the Palace. B.W. Wells Jr., U. & A, is at the Palace. State Printer A. J. Johnston is at the Lick Judge E. C. Hart of Sacramento is atthe Grand. F. C. Lusk, a lauker of Caico, is & guest at the Palece, P. Musto, a Stockton mercnant, is visiting at the Giand. H. B. Benjamin, a lawyer from Marysville, is &t the Grand. Francis T. Dwyer, a merchent of Sacramento, is at the Palace. D:vuty Sher.ff J. J. White of Fresno is a late arrival at the Graud. John Field, & banker of Cloverdale, is among te arrivals at tne Russ. s. Cooper of the Royel;Forth 23 al the Occidental. J. L. McDonald, a Catkolic priest from Sac- ramento, is at the Caiifornia. T. J. Field, a banker and politician of Mon- terey registered at the Palace. Jonn T. Reid, a merchant and mining man of Lovelock, Nev., is at the Russ. & E E. Herlow of the Siore Power Works” of Stuckion is stuying ut the Grana. Jam's McCudden and Miss McCudden of Vallejo are guests at the Badwin. State Mineralogist A, &, Cooper is staying at the Graud, registered from Oukland. = uk H. Buck, a bavker of Vacaville, is of the late arrivals at the Palace. Timothy Lee, late chlef of police of Sacra mento, 18 making a shori stay at tae Lick. Uniied Siates Murshal N. A. Covarrubias of Los Angeles arrived a: the Palace yesterday. B. H. Urham of Martinez, proprietor of the Giloriein Vineyard, is a recent wirival at the Lick. Thomas Young of Healdsburg, Coroner of Sonoms County, 13 makiug a short stay at the Russ, H. R. Bernard of Sacramento, cx-secretary of the Preston School of Iudustry, is at the Grand. William H. Deviin, au attorney, came down from Sacramento last night anl isstaying at the Lick. Baron von Schroder of San Rafacl and his brother, Baron A. von Schroder, are guests at tie Palace. Charles F. Carrier, a prominent young lawycr and well known Democrat of Santa Berbars, is at the Occidental. Dr. F. D. Tyrel! ot Sacramento, one of the three trustees of the Preston School of Indus- try at Ione, is staying at the Grand. Hancock Banning of Los Angeles, one of the proprietors of the hotel on 8.nta Caislina Lsl- snd, arrived at the Palace lest night. John L Truslow, general sgent of the pas- senger department of the Santa Fe syatem, retiurned last night from Chicago, accompanied Ly Mrs. Truslow. Victor Mind:leff of Washington, D. C., re- turned to the Palace yesterday after a few days’ absence. He is connect:d with the Gov- erament architecis' department. Sutematsu Teshima, attache at Washington to his Imperial Jupauese Majesiy's Legation, is at the Palace. Heisen route to his home in Tokio, Japan, whither he will depart to- day. George T. Myers o Portland, Or., a member of the Myers Canning Company, said 1o be the iargest concern cf the kind on ‘he Pueifie Coasy, s at the Californis, accompanied by Mrs. Myers. Mr. and Mrs. T. B, Mat N. Y., are at the Renton, on Sutter street. Mr. Mattison is engeged in the wool incustry in Utah (aithough s resident of New York), and reports a marked improvement in business in general. 0. V. Eaton, one-time football manager for Stauford University ard earlier ter rush for Indiana University, has returned to this city aiter a business trip of several monibs through the E.st. His younger brother, a young man of giant broportions, nas returned with him and will probably enter Sisutord Uaiversity. ison of Rochester, ra’ ened with bated bre.th Tothe hrili ng 8 ug that was sweet as love, ADd as sorrowful es death. aung— 1the passionate longing 0ul Which hias left and ~nown Joy ot lov.'s compleien-ss And the grief ¢f beiog alune And 1said 10 my heart this song bird Of our glowlug 5o 1ihern c ime Mus: hoid a s0ul in i.» keeping ‘That was humau in loag-pas: time- A soul thar had loved and suffer-d, Bui lacke ! expression complete, And as ear.ed al lost Love's language Ia (bls midnigh us ¢ sweet ew Or I imes-Democrat, FLASHE> OF rUN. “What do you undersiand that ‘putting up ins' means +Losing by degree —Chicego Post. “The expressman has just called at t wheel, two baseball bats, a pack.ge of sweaters, 8 pair of spoon oars and a bundle ot golf s icks,” “Tuen their daughter must be home from coliege and her education finisued.” —L.fe, Fuddy—Some women are so innocent, don’t you know! Duddy—For exsmple? Fuddy—Mrs. Finley wes at the theater the other nigh', and atevery “damn” she lnughed as though she'd die; but when her husband induiges in tae expietive she thinks it s just horrid.—Boston Transcript. “No, sir,”” said the Kausas editor, “your ser- vices are no longer required. “Moy I venture to ssk why I'm dis- cherged?” Your'e too bidmed funny. That siyle mav do in the blase and heartiess East, but when you refer to a death in acyelone as ‘a terrible blow’ to the family you overdo it out here.”— Detroit News. “D.d you say that this is 10 be a wedding prescnt?” asked the clever salesman in the jeweler’s shop. “No, I didn’t say anything of the kind,"” re- piied the man » was making the purchase. “And Idon’tsee that it makes any difference to vou." “Not the slightest,” was the reply. ““I merely thought you auight lik: to have us take off this pricemark and te on anotber with a higher figure on it.”—1'd-Bits, Oratorical Influence—*There!” the man who firmiy beiteves he is 1 regard that as the effort of my life. “1u is rather loug, i 1% remarked the young wom:n who had beeu typewriting it. “But iU's bound to produce an effeet. Couldn’t you uotice that it exerts a potent influence, even when imperfectly delivered.?” “Well,” she answered, hadn't thought ot the connect.on before; but my foot's asleep.”— Washington exclaimed REFLECTION> O~ A BACHELOR. New York Press. The man who is good to his wife will be £ood to his mother. Love gets buried in marriage lots oftener thun it do=s in the grave. Every girl has a perfod when she tells all the men that she dossu’t kuow what Jove is. No woman ever thinks her picture does ner justice uniess it makes Ler eyes look bigger inau is natural, The average woman never reall, & personal uevil tii soms oue of bezius to talk avbout ber. A girl's idea of a photograph 1S one of a woman with a baby in her lap and a man with his urms spresd out eround them both. believes in e neighbors BOLSTERING UP PAPER MONEY. Fhilad«lpbia Ledger. The Government in Cuba has adopted what is probub’y as good a plan as could be formed for bolstering up its depreciated paper cur- rency. It will accapt the biils for eversthing except custom-house duties. This has an air of confi ience which will probubly go further With ihe peop e than the decree compeliing their accepiance. It will Lea great thing to e the distrustad notes in the puymeni of xos. ————— Low's norehound cough svrap cures boarseness, price 10c, 417 Sansome st. * lTHE EXAMINER W Twickenhams' next door and left footba'l, a | ILL NOT SUSPEND PUBLIGATION. BY MILIAM MICHELSON. The report that the Fzaminer will suspend publication alter th e hanging of Durrant 1s de- nied at the office on Miss on street. It has been feared that with the close of the star postponement case, the proprietor of the Ezaminer would find journalistic li‘e no longer worth living. But to those who make and to those wio delight in reading criminal history, the cheering intelligence comes that the Jail- birds’ Own will appearas regularly as heretofore. “There's no truth 1n i1, said the managing news editor of tha Examiner yesterday when Interviewed Ly a CALL reporter. “Durrant's not the only murderer on the hangman's tree There are others, and the Ezaminer may be depended upon to give to the public the fullest details concerning those most Interesting people, the lnwbreakers. No. -The world’s not sosaintly yet us lo cause us 1o fear a murderer famine. And the very existence of the Ezami- mer provides against such a continger The more murderer stuff we print the greater num- ber of murderers the world provides for our staff o work upon. Ivs a sort of endless chain, you eee. We make heroes of murderers, and as a consequence other murlerers provide them: selves to be made into heroes,” The business manager of the Fzaminer, who is more conservative than his friend, Mr. Lawreuce, declived to state positively that the monerch of the jailies would appear after January 8, 1898 “You can sav," he said, ““that the Ezaminer will outdo itself on the date of Durrant's exe- cution, whatever it may or may not do atterward. ““There will be a special Durrant edition of the Evaminer issued on Friday, January 8. Positively no other will appear in the paper on that day. All our star writers and artists will be occupied iu giving to the public the completest murderer's papor ever issued. I am proud to be sble to siy that I will notexcept the Police Gazette, Jack Ketch's Laily, or any other so-calied rivals of the Eramine “The firss page will be an im nse portrait of Durrant taken immediately before the bangivg, when for just one moment he removes the black cap, as per special coniract with the Exominer, that our artist may obtsin the latest, the very latest picture of him. On the second page there will be piciures of Durrantat various periods of his enildnood and youth; pictures of his mother, his fatuer, nis sister, his great uncle, his great-greatgrand father, his pet cat, his favorite suit of clothes, his most com ortable pair of boots, the ratile he used when an infant, the razor he likes bes , Next there witl be photographs snd sketches of the kuife Durrant might have used, but didn’t, the dey of the murder, the places at which he did not appear cn that occasion, the horses he did not ride, the streetears he did ot board, and | other interesting pictora, 5 Of course, all the ske:ches of Dur two years will Le rep ant that have appeared in the paper during the last roduced and fancifully decorated witn the latest aud most approved hengman’s knots, togeiher with illuminated gallows and other delightiully gruesome accom- Paniments. A week before the exeention a Hearstling will be detailed to spend seven days | with Durrant in his ceil. The public may trust the Eraminer to provide & full and accurate account of what Durrant likes for breakis , whether or not he prefer< his canva back rare, just at what time he shev s, what he reads, when ne wakes, how often he sneezes and the pecuiiar way in which bis sneezi & Is done. Senator Ingalls, who reported tne great Corbett- F.tzsimmons tigat for the Ezaminer, will be our speclal correspondent durin this week also. He is detailed to inform the Ezaminer's readers what the condemned man’s views are on topics religious, social and politieal. In addition there will be a shorthaud reporter and a typewriter to take down every word Durrant may let feil, so that the world may know what the murderer thinks of it, and behave accordingly. Icannot tell you in detaii xll the arrangements that nave beeu made to make this edition the perfection of yellowism in journelism. Of course, one saffron fomale will accompany the murderer to the scaffold, and another will remain with the murderer’s mother thatshe may report every pang the unhappy woman suff:rs. A reporter will bo detailed | speciaily to watet Mr. Durrany, the father, and a rejresentative of the Ezaminer has airesdy sailed for Germany that the thoughts and actions of the murderer’s sister may be du.y | chroticled. Two pages will be up toa renroduction of the photos of the mur together with all the paraphernslin relating o the crime. ones will Le published. Tne belfry, the church, the strect, the lamppost at tae corner, the moute-irap in the basenent, the che=se—life si t which some rat must have nibbled, and— well, I cax tell you, in confidence, of the great scoop the Ezaminer is preparing. It i this: We have photographs of two bricks which were intended for use in the construction of Emman. uel church, but were not used owing to their being superfluous!!! “Yes. Thank you. It isanachievementof which, I admit, I am proud. Mr. Hearst has been wired about the bricks and he has ruised the salary of evers man in the office in conse- quence. “1 am rather busy to-day getting out some more circulars pertatning to—As I say, I am busy, so cannot go any further into the big Durrantedition. “Oh, yes! The last page will be & sketch of the murderer as he lies the Ezaminer ciasped tightly in his folded hands. *'0, I forgot! The Ezaminer will be printed in blood-red ink for this one occasion, and the paper used will be—" “Yeilow?" “No. Thats feeble. It will be a deep saffron. in pdvance. The sale will be enormous.” THE CALL reporter left the business manager glowing with enthusiasm, and went off to telegraph o Wi.llam R. Hearst of New York, as king, whether this Durrant elitlon of the Ex- | fminer is 1o be the last issue, a sort of red and yellow riot to celebrate the ead of things dered* girls, | All the old pictures and many new | in his coffin, & copy of | Striking? Well, just you order your copies journalistic. The following characteristic telegram from Mr. Hearst explains 1tsslf: NEW YORK, December 16. { Nit. The Ezaminer-Journal has Thorn yet, with Zanoli as un- Besides, Durrant is not dead yet. W. R. HEARST.” A JAPANESE ROOM. “The Call, San Francisco: derstudy. THE FAD OF It is evident, even from the black-snd-white drawing, says the Art Amateur, that the Japanese room, of which it -hows a corner, is of rich and varied coloring, The room fs d videa by a bamboo screen, tie heavy uprights of which are lacquered brown, and deco- rated with conventional ornaments in dutl gold. In front of the sereen, in modern blue snd White vases, are, on the one side, a dwarf pine tree, on the other a sne-f uf cai-talis. The drapery faliing from a large Jupanese mask over the opening in the screen Is of thin Chinese silk, of a delicate celadon greon, embroidered In bright colors and gold. Fish netting may be used here if preferred. The stands on which the vases are set are of teak wood fancifully crived. Beyond th- sereen one sees a cushioned louage, at the back of which hangs anothey piece of embroldered drapery, the ground color of which is a pale sky blue. Over part of this hangs an old Luddist xakemono painted on brownish siix and mounted with old brocades—. perhans the most costiy single object n the room, as ail good works of the sort are old, and there.ore precious. The rugs are modern Japa NOTES ABOUT NOTABLE, THE VALUE OF A NEWSPAPER. The Duke of Neweastie has sent hundreds of pheasants to the London market labaled, “Shot by His Royal Highness, the Prince ef Waies.” A commemorative tablet has just been | Placed ou the frout of the building in Bosfon | erccied oa the birthplace of Rev. 8. F. Smith. DD, suthor of the words of the hymn “America.” ew York *un. Can the newspaper which is leiton your doorstep be the subject of larceny? A Phila- delphiu Mazistrate nas decided that it cannot be. He discharged a carrier who was brought into court for removing from doorways copies ofa certain newspaper, & rival to the sheet With whicn he made his rounds. His Honor dismissed the complaint on the ground that | the money value of the newspaper was 50 tri- i | Joseph P. Eiliott of Evansville, Ind., who is 83 years of age, hus just been admitted to the bar. He bas been for several yearsa Justice of the Peace,but never studied law until he was elected to that offics fliag that itcould not be the subjact of lar ceny. Only one copy was produced in court. It had peen arked by the publisher in order 1o catch the thief in the set. Perhapsifa score of abstracted copies had been put in evi- dence the Magistrate might have co: cluded that all togetber they had & money valuelarge Belle Boyd, the woma: whom history has | ~an Francisco. i the | Irish and Ap wiih the Weisn. The head o A clan in feotland is spoken of as “The,” 1. | brother. declared the most active spy taking part in | the iate war, serving for the Confederacy, is under arrest at Lexington, Ky., charged | with attempting to avoid paymeatof a board bili. There is now in the employ ot Unele Sam at Washington a lineal descendant of Miles | Standish. He bears the name of his famous ancestor, and s 8 member of the tenth gener- ation. He comes from Portland, Me., and is & coustituent of Speaker Reed. He has just been appointed to & rosition in the Govern- ment Frinting Ofice through the eivil service. When Princess Meud of Wales went to Den- mark as the bride of Princa Charles the young couple lived in a handsome suite of rooms, which were, unfortunately, situated in the big Government bulliing, where the Princess was in danger of running into all sorts of peo- pie when she stepped outs:ds her own door. However, & new residence has been prepered for them, much to the delight of tne Engiish princess. —_— QUTCROPPING OF WISDOM, Balttmore American. According to the decision of the United States Board of General Appralsers caifskins are not hides. Perhaps this is intended to mean that the calf isa jur-beariag animal, l enough to form a basis tor a charge of larceny. However that may be, his decision is notice 10 Philadelphians who are too absent minded to buy a paper that they can help themselves 1rom their neighbors’ doorstepa. There are, of course, some uewspapers which 1O Sune person would regard as the subject of larceny. In fuct, if acopy were leit on the doorstep it would' be your duty to your family to encourage larceny.” Buta paper which pre- sents the news every mo-ning in gooJ, graphic Eug ish, 2ud in whose columns vulgarity. in- dec ney and paresis are never found, has & value for above its actual price to the reader. An inteliigent Magistrate wonld hold tnat such a paper could be the subject of grand lareeny. —_— IMPHOVING ~AG Globe- Lemocrat. Thirty thousand workmen were given vol. untary advances in wag-s during November. Thanksgiving snd Christmas are not birren idealities :u the homes of the toiler, when business admits of such proceedings. —_— _—— PREPARATION - FUR ‘““PEACE.” Fhiladelphia Record. All the governments of the world—even the pacific Government of the Unitea States—are pleading for more buluclhirs. War prepara. 3 ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS, AN ABBREVIATION—S. A. L., City. Theab- brevia fon “E. C.” after the word London on Jetters that are sent 10 England means ** East- ern Contral,” 8 postal district of the city of Londou. Dr. HELMBOLD—Subseriber, City, Dr. N. T. Helmbold, wno for 8 1ong time was a well- known paient-medicine Tuiuuiaciurer, died fn the State Asylum for the Insame near Trenton, N. J., Oclnhel;.-i. Al 894. ALvsmiNoM BunLers—S., City. Experiments with ailuminum builets £how that at short s they are as effective as leaden fl::el:nr::l thet lyll!y lose muc of their force at about 160 yards and are utterly spent at 200 yards. u r, E to, Cal 1wo HrwGurs—Inquirer, Eacramento, Cal. The extreme heght of the C aus Spreckels 1 corner of Third and M rke: streets, bullding, corner of Third and M rie: stroets Chroaicle building to the top of tue tower:s 7 feet. = vards, Cal. If & note A Nore—J. 0. H,, Haywards, . Arawing 2 per cent is given ani ljndgmul.n , udgment the :ained thereon after the ju t d.d originally, but 1t draws the lezal interes:, 7 per cent per annuin. TRIAL— City. Alexander tenson, who was arrested for the murder K Vi the Superior f Mamie Kelly, was arraigned in T ?‘ art on ber 13, 1836. His trialcom- F v da 1 of Fabruary, 1887,an ns charged” was returned on Iowia menced on verdict of “guilty the 28th of March A MORTGAGE—E. A., Samos. Humboldt County, Cul. If four years elapse from the maturity of & note secured by mortgage fore- re proceedings are barred. If you do P )t care (o foreciose a morigage 8t the time the no e becomes due you can have the pariy exe- cute another note and xive another mortgage, or else iet 1t run, but must, as & ready sln:.ed, if the note is not paid, commence &n action within four vears. scorcit Naxes—W. M. M., Auburn, Cal. Celtic names were originally formed on the same principles as the Saxon, the affix Mac, denoting & son, being usually assumed i Scotland, as was O’ (grandson) among he Macgregor, and he is addressed by tiia BesnnielSna wliNont (o actisle IAs IabaoE as A. D. 730 there apveared the name of Angus Muc Fergus, otherwise Angus the son of Fergus. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! In Honor of the Installation of THECALL In Its Magnificent New Home, THE CLAUS SPRECKELS BUILDING Will be ILLUMINATED BY ELECTRICITY FROM THE TOP OF ITS SKYEY DOME DOWN TO ITS FOUNDATIONS. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! of / A VANDERB LT'S INSURANCE. New York Press. It George Vanderbllt reaily has taken outa $1,000,000 insurance policy on bis life he has heiped some friend to a snug fortune aud ben- efited himself. The story goes thet his annual premium is £35,000. Tue agent who s:cured the policy received not less than 80 per cent commissivn the first yeir and a renewal of 3 per centan: ually for ien or fifteen years, nc- cording to cortract. He realizes by the tran action $28.000 to start witn aua draws ayear thereafter until his contract expites The_lot of a life insurance solicitor is the hardest on earth, I do believe, but when be hits as ap like George Vanderbilt his recom- pense is iarze and nandsome. Your Christmas dinner will aot be complete rithout Townsend's famous plum pudding and Cal. glace fruit. 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