The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 14, 1898, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1898. THURSDAY... JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprietor. Address All Communications to W. S. LEAKE, Manager. PUBLICATION OFFICE .Market and Third Sts.. S. F Telephone Main 1868. EDITORIAL ROOMS 217 to 221 Stevenson Street Telephone Main 1874 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL (DAILY AND SUNDAY) s served by carriers in this city and surrounding towns for 15 cents @ week. By mall $6 per year; per month €5 cents. YHE WEEKLY CALL. OAKLAND OFFICE... NEW YORK OFFICE Room 188, World Bailding DAVID ALLEN, Advertising Representative. One year. by matl, $1.50 e WASHINGTON (D. C.) OFFICE............... Riggs Houso C. €. CARLTON, Correspondent. Ci#CAGO OFFICE .. o --Marquette Buflding C.GEORGE KROGNESS, Advertising Representative. BRANCH OFFICES—527 Montgomery street, corner Clay, open untll 9:30 o'clock. 387 Hayes street, open until 930 o'clock. 621 McAllister street, open uptil 9:30 o'clock. 65 Larkin street, open antfl 9:30 o'clock. 1981 Mission street, open upttl K0 o’clock. 2291 Market street, corner Sixteenth, open untll 9 o’clock. 2518 Rission strest, open yntll 9 o'clock. 106 Eleventh street, open uptll 9 o’'ciook. 108 Polk street, open untll 930 o'clock, NW. corner Twenty-second ama Kentucky streets, open until 9 o'clock. AMUSEMENTS. Baldwin—“A Stranger in New York" Columbia—“Shore Acres " Alcazar— Morosco' Tivoli—"Sinbad the Satlor.” Tlvoli—Concert this afternoon, Orpheum—Vaudeville. Sherman & Clay’'s Hall—Paloma Schramm, to-night. ¥ T M. C. A. Hall—"The Passion Play."” e Chutes—Zoo, Vaudeville. Wallace, “Untamable Lion.” ‘mpia—Corner Mason and Eddy streets, Speoialties. California Jockey Clup, Oakland—Races. AUCTION SALES. THE HOT WAVE AND ITS EFFECTS. as CCORDING to reports that come to us from the interior of the State the effects of the hot wave have been as beneficial to some industries trious to others. To the orchards it has brought profit, but to the grain and grass growers it has in- flicted loss. Thus we may take an optimistic view of the situation and cite the wave as another evidence that whatever weather comes some of our diverse in- terests are benefited, or we may complain with the P iists that no matter what comes somebody gets hurt. Considered from a strictly commercial point of view, without reference to particular industries and without regard to either optimism or pessimism, the general result of the hot weather seems to have in- | creased the value of the crops of the State. All the | fi ricts report that prospects are now much han they were. The orchardists are more hopeful than they have been for months past, and it | is believed by most of them that if a fair amount of | 1 falls before the spring is over the result will be 1it crop that will be fully equal ‘to the yield of is season has been so exceptional in every re- spect that it is not easy to predict the future. We 1 one of the coldest and dryest winters on record, 1 now the spring brings to us the hottest weather that we have known for ten years. It is clear are hardly likely to have average conditions ring the rest of a season which has thus far run its course in such an unprecedented way, but whether the variation from the average will be on the side-of more rain than usual or less is a question on which a prediction will be ventured only by those who are in the habit of basing their weather prophecies on the y the hedgehog feeds and the ram faces when the wind blows. The greater evil of the year has fallen upon the cattlemen, *but it is possible that out of this some good may come. It has directed public attention to the wrong done by our quarantine laws and has aroused efforts to provide a remedy. These efforts ely to be wholly in vain, and perhaps out »f the distress of the dry season there may come a ient mass of argument to induce our law-makers to take some action that will relieve California cattle of the bad name that rests upon them and open a way for the better conditions in the future. gre not SBETTER PROSPECTS FOR WINE MEN. ROM every point of view the prospects of wine- F makers and wine-dealers in California have been brightened by the recent agreement on the part of the contending associations to seek a friendly and mutually beneficial settlement of their differences through the assistance of the State Board of Trade. So many futile efforts at attaining a satisfactory basis of agreement between the makers and the dealers have been made in the past that it is evident some vutside mediation will be necessary to bring ‘about 1+ harmonious arrangement,and no body of men better fitted for that service could be found than the one selected. The importance of the wine interest of the State s well known. It is one of the most valuable depart- ments of our rural industry, and yet for some ycars past it has not been so remunerative to the producers 2s it should have been. The income derived from it by the community as a whole has been large, but the men engaged in it have in too many instances hardly received adequate wages for their labor, much less Interest on their investments. This condition of af- fairs led long ago to serious attempts at the adoption of some measures that would make the industry more profitable, but up to this time radical differences be- tween the dealers and the makers have prevented the accomplishment of the cesired object. The new movement promises well. Both associa- tions have cordially agreed to co-operate with the committee appointed by the State Board of Trade in seeking an adjustment of the points in controversy. It is estimated that upward of 30,000,000 gallons of wine will be produced in the State this year, and the amount of money involved is therefore considerable. Wine-making is one of the industries of California which have the largest possibilities of expansion. The American people are slowly but surely learning the benefits of using wholesome table wines, and the home market is widening. Moreover, the European demand for our wine is growing. The area of the State fitted for cultivation of wine grapes is enor- mous. If, therefore, we can fix the industry on a paying basis and harmonize the two branches of it so that co-operative work will be possible, the out- look of the industry will be as bright as that of any in the State. S — Another murderer has pleaded guilty. He:deserves » mote af thanks and a speedy, hanging. S ..908 Broadway | THE MINORITY MARPLOTS. HE opposition in Congress has united on this lTjoint resolution and desires the United States to go to the world on it: “Resolved, by the Senate and House of Represen- | tatives of the United States, in Congress assembled: “Section 1. The United States Government hereby | recognizes the independence of the republic of Cuba. | “Section 2. That moved thereto by many consider- | ations of humanity, of interest and oi provocation, lamong which are the deliberate mooring of our | battle-ship Maine over a submarine mine and its de- | struction in the harbor of Havana, the President of | the United States be, and hereby is, directed to em- | ploy immediately the land and naval forces of the United States in aiding the republic to maintain the | independence hereby recognized. “Section 3. The President of the United States is | hereby authorized and directed to extend immediate | relief to the starving people of Cuba, and for this pur- | | pose the sum of $1,000,000 is hereby appropriated.” | | This Government cannot recognize a thing unless | | it exists. Therefore the' resolution presupposes the actual existence of Cuban independence, in the form of a republic, and the existence there of a govern- ment capable of fulfilling international obligations and of protecting person and property within its jurisdiction. Next the resolution introduces an offensive and defensive alliance with this independent government and binds the United States in such alliance to aid it with ships and armies in maintaining its indepen- dence. Then $1,000,000 is appropriated out of the United States treasury to religve the starving people, who, according to the first section of the resolution, have achieved independence and erected a republic. We are to send an army to “aid” this independent nation; our soldiers are to fight under the orders of its military commanders, and at the same time our taxpayers are to feed and clothe the starving citizens McINTOSH AND HAYMOND. VIDENCE of a moral awakening among mem- E bers of the bar in this city is furnished by the action of the San Francisco Bar Association on Tuesday evening. For some time past a committee of that organization has been engaged in an investi- gation of the conduct of two attorneys, Benjamin Mclntosh and Edward B, Haymond, with a view of presenting them to the Supreme Court for disbar- ment. The pair were charged with offering to sell the confession of Albert Hoff to the newspapers— | @ proceeding highly unprofessional and violative of their oaths as attorneys—and they were convicted of the offense by Superior Judge Cook. Failing to ap- pear before the Bar Association and defend them- selves, they were on Tuesday evening found guilty of unprofessional conduct and disbarment proceedings ordered instituted against them. It is to be hoped that the members of the commit- tee entrusted with the duty of prosecuting these young men will not now fall a victim to what is known in the classics of the coast as “cold feet.” In plainer language, it is to be hoped they will do their duty. It is evident that neither Mclntosh nor Hay- mond is fit to practice law. Attorneys who, as coun- sel for a man charged with murder, will attempt to sell his confidential utterances to the press, have no conception of their duty either to their clients or the sovereign who licenses them to practice law, the State. Indeed, such attorneys are a disgrace to an honorable profession, and the courts of which they are officers ought to be ashamed of them. It is to be hoped also that the Bar Association will not stop at McIntosh and Haymond. Within the past month three other attorneys have been arrested in this city for infringing the Penal Code. Nobody has suggested that they be disbarred, because their prac- tice is mainly confined to the police courts. We do not think, however, that this should protect them. It is true that the discipline of the police courts is less of this free and independent republic! Again we are “provoked” to do this because the Maine exploded in a harbor which must belong to this independent nation, if it have the jurisdiction presupposed in the preamble. The international lawyers and publicists of the op- | ci position who propose that the Government of the United States shall play second fiddle to the Junta, and that General Miles shall take his orders from General Gomez, do not explain the connection be- tween the Maine explosion and -Cuban indepen- dence, though the verbiage of the resolution infers that the two events are connected and that Cuban independence became a fact internationally recogniz- able when the ship blew up. The pseudo patriots who daily inform the world that the President is a traitor should follow up their plan of fighting for and feeding an independent republic which, if inde- pendent, would be able to do its own fighting and feeding, by a proposition to annex the United States to the republic of Cuba and exchange President Mc- Kinley for whoever happens to be at this moment President of that island. Heretofore this country and all countries that are lized have abided by the rule that a revolting people are independent only when able to maintain | themselves without aid. That is what independence | means. No matter how sick, sore and starved they | become while fighting for independence, they must | achieve the thing itself and be able to maintain it. We may declare war against Spain for the Maine explosion and may strike her where she is weak, in | Cuba, and the world will justify us. As a result Cuba | may become independent, but if she were so now | there would be no Spanish power there for us to strike. The resolution is worthy of the demagogues who are attacking their own Government. It is ridicu- lously self-contradictory and would make the country severe than that of the courts of record, but a rascal may do as much damage in one as in the other. The Bar Association ought to look after the purity of the entire legal profession, and whenever it discovers a scoundrelly lawyer who uses his license to defraud his’ clients or betray the public it should reduce his sphere of operations instantly. It is only by prompt action in cases like those of McIntosh and Haymond that an important branch of the judicial system can be maintained on a plane of decency and respecta- bility. Many committees of the San Francisco Bar Asso- ciation appointed like this one to institute disbar- ment proceedings have been overtaken by congealed extremities. It is on record also that the Supreme Court occasionally gets “cold feet” when confronted with an influential legal scalawag. It is unnecessary to go into particulars on this point. Suffice it to say that the public will watch the cases of McIntosh and Haymond with interest. If these attorneys have a ‘pull” it will soon be placed in evidence. 9 N PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES. OTES on the fisheries of the Pacific Coast in 1805, by William A. Wilcox, which have just been published by the United States Fish Com- | mission, serve the double purpose of showing how important is the fishing industry of this coast and how slow is the Government in making public the full re- | ports of its agents. The publication in 1898 of a re- port dealing with conditions in' 1805 is not exactly commendable in a Government that represents an up-to-date people. Late as it comes, however, the report can be read with considerable interest and instruction by all who desire information on the subject. In commercial value the fisheries of California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska rank in importance next to those of New England and the Atlantic Middle States. It is, more- over, probable that in the long run the Pacific out- THE VALLEY ROAD. a laughing stock. ONTRACTS let for the construction of a sec- C tion of the Valley Road westward from Stock- ton to Point Richmond serve to remind the people of the progress that is being made toward completing the great enterprise which is to break down the monopoly of transportation between San Francisco and the San Joaquin, and which in all likelihood will eventually break down the trans- continental ménopoly as well. This enterprise is not only the greatest now under way in California, but it is one of the most important ever carried out in the history of the State. The fact that it was undertaken during a period of depression was a striking proof of the public-spirited energy of Californian capitalists, and the rapidity with which it has been pushed forward affords unmistakable evidence of their industrial vigor. It is, therefore, put will exceed that of the East, for even in the years embodied in this report, which were those of the panic and depression, the development of the industry was considerable. A large portion of the California capital in- vested in fisheries is employed in Alaska, but as that department of the industry is not included in this re- port, a full showing of the commercial value of the business to us is not made. Owing to the depression in prices which prevailed at the time, while the out- put of the salmon fisheries of the State increased 353,274 pounds in 1805 over that of 1892, the money value decreased $25,778. There was also a marked shrinkage in the value of the output of oysters and shrimps, showing that the fish industry, while it in- creased in extent, suffered as well as the rest of the business of the country from the hard times and lost much of the rightful profit of its labor. Much better is the showing made for the coast by gratifying to note that the enterprise was not a mere temporary spurt to supply an investment for unem- ployed capital, but the beginning of a patient and persistent work of vast magnitude which is to go on until the cinch of the railway monopoly between San Francisco and the interior of the State s completely broken and an avenue opened for better trade and freer trade in every direction. At both ends of the line the work goes steadily for- ward. At the western end the contracts just let pro- vide for the completion of two sections of track on cither side of the Franklyn tunnel, while at the south- ern end the work of constructing the steel bridge over Kern River is going on, and grading on the other side has commenced, while preparations are being made for constructing the link from Visalia to Joaquina. The activity displayed in the work and extension of the Valley Road ought to have the effect of arousing the Southern Pacific Company to the task of com- pleting the gap in the coast line. The company ob- tained valuable grants of rights of way along the route of the proposed coast extension upon the un- derstanding that the road would be immediately con- structed. = Years have passed and the company has not fulfilled its agreement. The work along the | route is hardly more than an excuse for work. | The Valley Road constructs miles of tracks while the Southern Pacific sends promises to the people from whom it obtained rights of way that it will be- gin construction in earnest next spring o- next fall, or next year. The contrast is striking, and: clearly re- veals to the people the difference between a railroad designed for the benefit of California and one oper- ated solely for the purpose of taxing traffic all it will bear. i e ——— When Mark Twain gets ready to writc another ac- count of a riotous legislative body he need not go from his native land. And it becomes Americans to laugh very moderately at the uproars of the French and Germans when engaged in jaw-fighting for the good of their respective countries. There may be smaller men than those who have carried partisanship into consideration of the war issue. If so, however, they have failed of getting on record. this country so designated, and the exchange the fisheries of Washington and Oregon. Between 1802 and 1805, despite the depression, the value of the fishery products of Washington increased by $470,865 and those of Oregon by $411,731. To pack the salmon output of the coast requires upward of 80,000,000 tin cans a year, and this demand is the cause of considerable industry in making the cans. The bulk of the can factories are in San Fran- cisco, and it is gratifying to note that even in the bad year of 185 a considerable portion of the tin- plate used in the cans was of American manufacture. An exchange of saffron hue exposes to remark an editorial entitled, “What It Means to Be ‘Yellow,” but does not follow with the lucid explanation which might have been expected. There are few papers in in question is one of the most vivid among these. The term, justly applied, means that a paper is above all else sensational; that it prints a picturesque lie rather than the sober truth; that it cares not for reputation; that honor to it is nothing; that it revels in filth, savors of blackmail, incites to crime, traduces decency, tends to make the world believe that the people of this country are low and base, and that the greatest rogues in jail or out are the proprietors of these purveyors of carrion. Such is a fair exposition of the meaning of “yellow.” It must not be considered that the plans outlined so minutely for an attack on Havana have the sanc- tion of the army or navy officials who will execute whatever plans may be arranged. As a rule a com- mander does not forward to the enemy a detailed ac- count of what he proposes to do and the available means. But the yellow correspondent is beyond control. The chief reason for regretting that two heavy- weights have signed articles of agreement to fight is that the event will be regarded as of such importance as to warrant the giving to it of considerable space which might be devoted to something worth men- tioning. The Russian gentleman who remarked that the United States had barred its own action may now observe .that the same authority has krnocked the bars down - PE P20 00000000000 0 FABLES WITHOUT MORALS PP200000000000006000 “Why do you call this paper an extra?” asked a man who had purchas- ed an evening sheet and discovered that the matter it contained under startling headlines was at least twen- ty-four hours old. ‘“Husl,” sald the proprietor. “If everybody asked such fool questions as that we would soon cease to pub- lish any paper at all.” Nevertheless the man went his way not wholly appeased. @ @ ® @ ® & ® £4 ® & L4 @ One day a yellow paper having fallen from a car window was found by an incautious skunk, who was rash enough to nose it, and then proceeded home- ward with an air of dejection and ill- ness. “What is the matter, my dear?” asked his wife, approaching to greet him. “Do not come near,” he exclaimed. “On the way home I had an accident by which I acquired an intolerable odor. I have emptied my perfume sac in a vain effort to overcome it.” Thereupon the skunk wept bitterly and agreed for a week to sleep out of doors. A man meeting a friend whom he dis- covered in the act of wiping a perspir- ing brow, remarked, “Is it hot enough for you?" “Plenty hot enough for me,” replied the friend, wringing his handkerchief and replacing it in his pocket, ‘“but the only locality hot enough for you is the one we read about.” Having spoken thus he seized a cob- blestone and smote the inquirer sore and dead. The Coroner having list- ened patiently to the particulars, sald he had seldom sat in a case which gave him so much genuine pleasure, and brought in a verdict of commendable homicide. A noisy Congressman rose in his place and in thunderous tones demanded war. “I suppose in case of getting that which you seek you would shoulder a musket and haste to the front,” said a voice from the gallery. “It would be unseemly for a person of my standing to do that,” replied the speaker, unabashed, “but if there is any chance to give orders over a long- distance telephone I can be counted on.” Later it was explained that while the Congressman was really of the rabid- |- fire variety, he was loaded to the muz- zle with blank ammunition. “Certainly I killed the man,” said the prisoner at the bar, addressing the court in easy conversational style, “but your Honor must bear in mind that I was crazy at the time; in fact, I culti- vated a state of insanity so as to be enabled to kill him with the least risk to myself.” “Enter a plea of gullty,” remarked the Judge to his clerk, “and add that in view of the attempt to play this dig- nified court for a sucker the prisoner will be hanged at sunrise to-morrow.” At this point spectators noticed for the first time that the figure of Justice had snatched the bandage from its eyes and was indulging in a wink. It befell that a prisoner was haled before a Police Judge and there ac- cused of vagrancy, which charge he was readily able to disprove. “You are fined $50," remarked the Judge, thoughtfully stroking a luxuriant beard. “But why,” protested the defendant's lawyer, “should my client be fined when we have shown him not to be a vag- rant?” “If you think there would be any- thing like a financial coup in fining a man unable to pay up you are not onto the ways of this august tribunal,” re- sponded the Judge with crushing dig- nity. In a brief time it was noted that the court and the balliff had gone out to take a drink. ‘When a sovereign state decided to erect a denot for its favorite monop- oly, search was made for honest men to administer the funds. Thereupon divers rogues, disguising themselves, made clamor for the office, saying: “We be the most honest of mortals, and we Invite that our records be scanned and if it be found that any among us ever stole a hot stove, then will we concede our unfitness.” But the suspicions of the people were not allayed and as the work pro- gressed they said among themselves: “Verily if these fellows stole no hot stoves, surely they no more than wait- ed for the stoves to cool.” A woman being on the witness-stand ‘was asked her business and replied that she was a lawyer’s assistant. “I do not fully comprehend,” said the court. “Who is the lawyer?” “I do not mind telling you in con. fidence,” said the woman, “that he is any lawyer who needs the services of a widow to assist him in getting hold of a big estate.” “Then you are a professional widow prepared to shed tears at the tomb ot the millionaire for a fair whack of the proceeds?” “Your judicial mind has exactly grasped the situation,” acknowledged the woman, who was after a brief con- sultation admitted straightway to the bar. By chance a Falsehood met a Repu- tation and threatened il “I do not fear you,” said the Repu- tation. “You would if you knew how solid I am with the editor of the Yellow War- Cryer,” returned the Falsehood haught- ily. Then the Reputation fled, and even as it went observers saw that a saffron smudge had come upon it. An Uncle Samuel, who owned a large farm, hearing a_tumult looked over his back fence one day and observed a number of people engaged in cut- ting the throats of each other. Being a person of peacable inclination the sight was not pleasing to him. “It would be a great favor,” he said mildly to the one wielding the largest blade, “if you were to desist.” “Go to,” retorted the one addressed, cleansing a gory machete on the tresses of a murdered woman. “I do not see that this concerns you. Be- sides, I want you to understand that I am a gentleman.” It was with visible signs of dissat- isfaction that the uncle withdrew, and some who knew him opined that he had merely gone to get a gun. Drawing near to a man who had coin in his pocket a follower of fortune re- marked that possessing a valuable tip on the races he was prepared to sell it for $1. ‘“Are you sure that your tip is a good one?” asked the man with coin, his in- terest instantly aroused. Being assured that the tip was such - \as is technically termed & “dead o] and shut,” the man with coin reached for his purse. “It will be both profit and pleasure to pay you $2 not to reveal to me the tip,” said the man with coin, handing over the silver. Then those who heard marveled at his wisdom, and knew that he had been there before. One day a noble ship sailed mtou a friendly port on a mission of peace, and shortly thereafter was blown up by a mine, so that of those on board many perished miserably. % “Why have we been thus treated? asked the survivors, ‘“and why are these our comrades dead and our 'good ship in the slime of your harbor?™ “The ways of Providence are past finding out,” responded these to whom the inquiry was addressed, “but be as- sured that sorr@w is also heavy upon usLater. when it was learned that this grief was because of the fact that any should have escaped, the survivors made much ado, nor held their peace upon being told that the explosion was an incident. H.J. HAD NOTHING TO SAY. You want to be & soldler, Jim? Well, I don't The !va-rmm,o“hu hit you now once monkeyed with your dad. 7 x I know m&:’nt‘;y how you feel, you'rs achin’ fur An’ want to'go an’ halp to wips of' Spain from old fellow hobbling toward the door. He caught sight of her at the same moment, and while a look of mortal terror swept over his face he cried out after her: “Kate, you come back and pray. Is it for this I have put up for the most ex- pensive pew in church?” Kate came back, but not until the earthquake had passed and her brother had chased her for more than a block. Charles W. Stine, manager of the Melba Opera Company, is registered at the Baldwin, with his wife, J. A. Johnson, a wealthy business man of Spinich, Mass., is at the Ocecldental, with his wife and- family. Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Johnson have come over from San Rafael and have taken rooms at the Palace. Captain W. G. Moore, proprietor of the Redlands Daily Facts, is at the Grand on his way to San Luis Obispo, where he goes to attend a meeting of the State Editorial Association. Mrs. Moore ac- companies her husband. C. L. Heverin, a weaithy ou speculator | of New York, is at the California with his wife. Mr. Heverin comes out to the coast with the intention of looking into some ofl properties In the southern part of the State with the {dea of purchasing it his investigations prove satisfactory. —_— CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, April 13—A. D. Pillsbury ot San Francisco {s at the Holland House. ——— THE NEW CHARTER, When T vay youwsg an’ fall o’ nerve in Eightesn | The Editor of The Call—Sir: The new Bixty-one charter is under consideration by the I wasn't satisfied till T was ocoupled to & An’ n‘;“:'chu you're a feelin’ in that same ol’ hostile way An’ want to emulate your dad, I've not a word to y. 1 hope you've reckoned up the cost, an' reck- ned it up well, 3 war, as Gen'ral Sherman said, ain't fur removed from hell! ¥ You'll find it ain’t no picnie, Jim; you'll soon find out that you 3 Won't have a bit of nerve to spare in pullin’ of you through. It ain’t no pleasure-day affair when shells be- n ust Anoamrades 'l'q in blood an’ pain & writhin’ in the dust, An’ bullets, jes’ like maddened bees, zip past in fiendish way, But if you have a mind to go, I've not & word to & I guess your mother won't object; I heerd her v last night She wished she only was a man so she could an' t. 11t Fo an orful trial, though, fur her to see you start, An’ one that's mighty apt to rip the stitchin’ of her heart. Jes' tqll her in & manly way that you are ind to go, That rw'r! true blue American from top clear lown to_toe, An If she asks what I think, jes’ tell her at's O. K., That we have had a talk, an’ I have nothin’ fur to say. I want to tell no_surprise, T've seen the sparks of loyal pride a dancin’ in your eyes, An’ T've been waltin' fur a week to hear you make your talk, An’ show your daddy that you eome of good ol’ tightin’ stock. An’ now to close the matter up, I'll tell you, further, Jim Your daddy’ would have knocked you out or ou'd a walloped him It when you'd heard your country call you'd made & coward play— I'm proud all T you, honest, boy, that this ain’t se, o' you! God bless you, boy! ve got to say. That's —Denver Post. COLLECTED IN THE CORRIDORS. ‘W. B. Wilcock, U. 8. N, is registered at the Palace. ‘W. C. R. Hazard of Buffalo is a guest at the Palace. i Tremore Coffin, an attorney of Carson is at the Grand. O. A. Low, a banker of Woodland, is a guest at the Grand. Sheriff W. B. Johnson of Riverside staying at the Grand. ‘W. D. Grady is here from Fresno and is staying at the Occidental. W. G. and W. F. Eells of Philadelphia are registered at the Palace. Rev. Daniel G. Mackinnon of Stockton is a guest at the Ocecldental. Mr. and Mrs. H. Fisher are registered at the Lick from Sacramento. ‘W. R. Cauthers, a well-known business man of Santa Rosa, is at the Lick. Dr. Q. L. Barton of Sacramento is one is | people, who have had am>le opportunity to study its provisions. No more im- portant instrument has ever been sub- mitted to their votes, and tt is due to the Freeholders who have given thelr time and services in its construction that its merits, demerits and probable results should be adequately discussed and clearly recognized, since its influence for good or evil must be felt for many years to coma. The only fitting arena for a public dis- cussion is The Call. The Chronicle ha: shown its want of public spirit by sys- tematic silence on this vital question and the yellow journal has sacrificed its inde- pendence to its protege, the Mayor, as if he were the only embodiment of wisdom, honesty and economy and the only high priest of progress. It remains, therefore, for The Call to invite an open discussion, the more desirable because the charter is a long and complicated document which few will read and fewer fully understand and the results of which may be difficult to_foresee. ‘What then are the opinions of our most thoughtful citizens? What are the im- provements which may be reasonably ex- pected from its adoption? Will it provide us with an honest, efficient and econ- omical government? Will it give us a board of incorruptible Supervisors? Will it destroy the power of the ‘“bosses” and disperse the army of political henchmen who have now possession of the City Hall? Will it put an end to corruption, ineffciency, _extravagance and waste? Will it enable the government to pave, light and cleanse the streets, to acquire and honestly conduct those public utili- ties which form such an important fea- ture of modern city government? Will it promote the credit of -the citizens, the safety of investments and the circulation of capital? Will it foster commercial en- terprise and relieve business of unneces- sary burdens? Will it promote the better employment of the people? Is it a home- rule charter which secures to the citizens the control of taxation and expenditure and the management of their own affairs? Ch-l;‘;?t these are the prflfrér objects of a €r no one can possibly deny, nor ca it be doubted that a charter Hkizly to ser-l cure them is our greatest want. But let us not blindly rush into the business of | charter making without adequate con- | sideration. The charters of American | cities have been remarkable neither for | wisdom nor success. Municipal govern- | ment is admitted to be the conspicuous | fallure of the United States. Not a single |Jarge city has escaped the cvils of core ruption, political machines, extravagance and waste, and it may be that our new charter is little more than the modifica- | tion of a system which has been found | Wwanting in a dozen other cities. Let us { be sure that it is not, and rather submit | @ little longer to the iils we have than fiy | to others that may be merely anticlpated. | We might be much worse off, We are | free from debt. Our taxation is not too heavy. What we want is'a government | which may be trusted to spend our | money with more reference to wisdom | and economy than to actual amount. | J. H. STALLARD. —_——— ANSWERS T2 CORRESPONDENTS. of last night's arrivals at the Grand. | .BLACK BAR - L. M., Cloverdale, A. C. Wheat, a prominent business man | ls)onsomat C“""l-;vb Cal. “Black Bart, the | Po-8" stage robber, was arrested 1 of Los Angeles, is staying at the Russ. i Francisce. Nowetber 5, ot ed In San James Whittacker of Galt was among | 2 yesterday’'s arrivals at the Occidental. | TOD SLOAN—M. H. §., Stockton, Cal. ‘W. M. Brandon, who has been so ill at: Tod Slodn, the racing lightweight, was his home in.Oakland, is slowly fmproving. | born in Kokomo, Ind He Jas bein al- R. H. Herrin, a prominent railroad man mo wonder' e- of Los Angeles, Is & guest,at the Palace, | “2Use Of the place of his birth. Senator Stephen W. Dorsey of Denver was one of yesterday's arrivals at the Palace. Mr. and Mrs. J. Parker: Whitney of Rocklin are at the Palace on a pleasure trip to the eoast. John Brewer of Sacramento and A. Jenks of Vancouver are two of the late arrivals'at the Palace. CAUSE OF EARTHQUAKE—J. H., City. There is no one who can with posi- tiveness tell the cause of the earthquake | on Wednesday, the 30th of March, 1808 | nor of any other earthquake. “There have been innumerable theories, v but none tha is_not open to contradiction. e | 7 | Cal. glace fruit 50c per Ib at Townsend's.s —_—— Speclal 1.formation supplied dally to business ‘houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Monts | gomery street. Telephone Main 1042, —° —_———— Last week we received thirty-nine new ‘When nature ac kno wledging the hand of the Master trembles convulsively be- 000000000 o o o KATE HAD o o NO TIME. o000 neath his touch, o it 1s no shame for 0000000000 mortal man to repent the error of his way and ask for- glveness for transgressions which in times of less terror he pays but little attention | to. At least such is the belief of a cer- tain wealthy merchant, if the story told on him by his daughter is to be taken as a literal fact. On the night of the recent earthquake this gentleman’s household had just re- tired to rest when the temblor made {ts first demonstration. At once there was a scene of wild excitement, as the entire family started from their beds and, grab- bing the nearest articles of apparel, each one started for the street on his or her own hook. The daughter of the house ran with the rest and, as she passed the door of her gout-cursed parent’s room, she saw fthe patterns of moldings for picture frames, all of which will be on sale this week. They are very nice and very cheap. San- born, Vaun - Co. . —_————— ANGOSTURA BITTERS are endorsed by all the leading physicians and cnemists for purity and | wholesomeness. Get the genuine.—Dr Stegert's, —_—— FOR COUGHS, ASTHMA AND THROAT DISORDERS “Brown’s Bronchial Troches” are sn effectual remedy. Sold only in boxes. ———— The Christian colony for Georgia, pro- jected by the Rev. A. E. Seddon, is on the oint of being organized. 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