The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 18, 1899, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 18, 1899, e @all JOHN D SPRECKELS, Proprieter. ——— Address All Communications to W, S. LEAKE, Manager. WS | PUBLICATION OFFICE Market and Third Sts., S. F Telephone Main 1868. EDITORIAL ROOMS ..217 to 291 Stevenson Street Telephone Main 1574 | S | DELIVERED BY CARRIERS, 16 CENTS PER WEEK. | Eingle Coples, § cents. { Terms by Mall, Including Postage: DAILY CALL (including Bunday Call), one ye: DAILY CALL (including Sunday Call), 8 month Y ing Sunday Call), 3 months BUNDAY CA WEFXLY CALL One Year. All postmasters are author 5 s coples will be forwarded when requested. OAKLAND OFFICE... ..908 Broadway C. GEORGE KROGNESS, Manager Foreign Advertising, Marquette Building, Chicago. NT» Herald Square NEW YOR C. CARLTON.... NEW YORK REPRES PERRY LUKENS JR.. . K CORRESPONDE TATIVE 29 Tribune Buliding 6TANDS. Co.; Great Northerm Metsl) CHICAGO NI Fherman Mo P. 0. N STANDS. 5l Uniom Equare; NEW YORK iotel; NEW Waldor A. Brentano, Murray I WASHINGTON (D. 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October 2, at 12 GENERAL GREEN’S VIEWS. t person The C re of the opinion that that the her in California Gre We on will show whose views 1 is one solution of the very The present laws for of water relate to the originate in ripa 1 of the common law of ri- certain statutory water is subject to judicial to its use, but we need not They all concern the an | flood waters we approach an- w of distribution that is not af- | is aware, many ditch and canal ave sold permanent water rightsthat e oversold. That is to say, their verage, but by the maxi- s the bar The result me and the flow is at the liver the water they have | may severely | f y call by le of water they cannot be sure | gment on them does not re- | He needs the water, and if the | it in a reservoir where fiun«‘l: | { asured not by the minimum ‘ | | foresight, or ma a hard j or. he can be compelled to get it and | this the distribution of flood water will | the d ting and so | General Green. We hope to see | ng convention, for he has much to meet there many who have much to | Ities now ex | wil as Lipton succeeds now in his boast challenge cup he will have to | ore of a heavy-weight than he aspires Ame [ PATROL WAGON DRIVERS. t of the Board of Supervisors | 1 patrol drivers now in the em- | lacing th selection and ch of the mu- the Police Department n the city administration. | inevitable there should be opposition e bosses who profited by the old system s of patrol drivers as a part | for di bution among their | e eager to set the reform aside | A movement has been 1 of Supervisors to conform to their extent at least, and there is now notion to defer the date when 1 is to go into effect from November 1 to reform was effected fore Decemb 3 The issue in the case is a simple one. If the patrol ed under co e will be a responsibility in that de- | t for the selection of proper men for the ser- re given out at the dic- and are designed as rewards for ivity rather than for the work of the | The patrol drivers are of course in ! with the police force and are virtually | force. It is therefore fitting they should e control of that department. v good reason why the chzngé in | of appointment should be delayved. When is worth doing it is well to do it promptly. A | postponement now would be a precedent for anoth:r" postponement later on. The reform is a good one. | It i< in line with the progress which has been made | in eliminating boss control from our politics. It is| opposed only by Kelly and Crimmins and men of | that kind. Tt will work a marked improvement in | the patrol service and be also a help and an advan- | tage to the Police Department in the performance of the work that is required of it. It should therefore be maintained as it stands. ’ | of subsidi | means flatteri | for commer ‘ offered elsewhere. it is noted the United States stands far down on the | | marvels of the century. | time took str | merchant r | people to provide fc sessi | artistic deco | and their virtues befo! | them the privilege of turning the streets into a pano- | in the eves of the great mass of | the official is reported to have said: L MERCHANT' MARINE SUBSIDIES. OMMISSIONER of Navigation Chamber- C lain has made an important contribution to the discussion of the merchant marine by an official report showing the amount paid to their commercial marine by the er nations of the globe. The showing is by no g to the United States, inasmuch as it reveals that we are far behind our rivals in the race Subsidies to shipping are granted for various pur- poses, such as mail contracts, service in time of war, retainers to seamen, for the training of apprentices and for fishing bounties. In none of these purposes does the United States offer such inducements as are Taking the payments as a whole list, paying only $1,038,141 for ocean mails carried in American France, which is making strenuous efforts to build up a strong merchant fleet, stands at the head of the list, with payments under various headings aggregating $7,632,242. Great Brit- 3 52 paid to ship-owners and seamen as the contribution of the Government toward maintaining British supremacy in ocean com- d with payments aggregat- ves: re amounts paid by other na- v, $1,804,620; Aus- Russia 6; Gerr Spain, $1,620,927; ecord before them of what other omote commerce it is certainly bers of Congress will p it the coming session. Our e is but it is car- 1 foreign ve: Senator Frye a day ign P d the drain our profits. up- We have been liberal for the g of our industries on land, and the res able as to constitute one of the Ve are now able to manu- facture not only for our own needs but t quantities of goods for foreig A similar poli of promotion carried out with respect to 1 eventua American en- it is now in providing bui have been so 1 markets. protection a our shipping wou y enable terpr on | The issue was submitted to the pe Preside The Republic: ng ground in favor o ise to be as ¢ i nspicuous on the seas a ple at the last ty at that American to the d expansion. al election. gave an emphat augmentation ed, r it d now an- g. Under v of Congress ¢ marine at the coming t pledge has not vet b to provide for our mercan 3 realm d power to force some of his nomi- or Dodge in- d the other them The creed appears to be everybody for ear the yoke nees to ists that he is a p lves. lates new Democrats of the CAMPAIGN BANNERS. MOTION was made at ‘the Board of Supervisors on Mo so amend the o | meeting of the y evening to A forbi he stretc 1 banners across the as to permit that nuisance on all streets except Market and Kearny sor Holland the bo was saved e action on the subject and t! at the next mee: The p o justify it Either swi g unsightly stretches of canvas over our thoroughfares is a nui- ce or it & not. If it be a ce why permit it f it be not a 5 in any part of the city? ance why prohibit it on Market are the people who pa derati » to mofe con than the people who pa The order pro} has been well received pproved by the comm There is ywhere to tt ation of the streets with b nd fair to loo ic nuisance o objection are in themselves bright which have a fegtal s however, are anythi simply huge advertising posters ¢ lurid letters the name of some aspi They mar the appearance of the streets and in many g in ce. stances are as offensive to the mind as to the | There is no reason why the streets should be given lates for of de their n: re the voters without granting up to that kind of advertising. Cand have many means by which to pa rama of flapping canvas with their names displayed. Before the subject comes up for reconsideration the Supervisors will have an opportunity to learn some- thing of public sentiment on’the matter. The political banner stretched across the street is a serious nuisance the communit There is a strong sentiment in favor of suppressing it, and a grave mistake will be made if the recent well approved order be rescinded or weakened by amend- ment or alteration. e H. H. Kohlsaat, the able editor of the Chicago Times-Herald, is deservedly disti i in many fields, but when the Chronicle framed his picture on Monday in boxing gloves, championship belts and other insignia of the prize ring he clothed with a pugilistic dignity to which he does not aspire. He has a fighting editor of his own. MR. BRYKN'S LECTURE RATES. /\/\ sunshine which has been glowing so brightly and warmly of late in the Mississippi Valley. A special correspondent of the Philadelphia Record quotes a Cabinet official as saying that for his speech at Canton, Iil., the silver aspirant for the Presidency was paid $600, which is surely a good reward for a two-hours’ talk. When asked by whom the money was subscribed was R. BRYAN, according to all reports, has been making a good deal of hay out of the political Fair which is in progress this week. Of course Bryan is an attraction, and he brought several thousand peo- | ple to town who would not have come otherwise. Thus the subscribers had an opportunity to get their money back. I assume it is all right for Mr. Bryan to make money this way. rified for a man who poses as the leader of the Democracy and as a prospective candidate for the Presidency to accept money for his ‘work of educat- g the people? ” While the Record correspondent does not give the mame of the Cabinet official, the statement . | Thursday she will not have another chance over a tri- “By the citizens | of the town and the people interested in the State | Still, isn't it rather undig- | | regarding the fee paid to Bryan for the Canton speech has been confirmed by reports from other sources. Whether it be dignified in a candidate for the Presi dency to charge for addressing the people depends upon the kind of man who is posing as a candidate. It would be undignified in Admiral Dewey to charge for his appearance at any particular city, and it would | be undignified for Cleveland or Harrison to seek to make money by such means. Bryan, however, is a character unique in our politics. Stumping the coun- try at State fairs for coin is not undignified i him because it comports well with all other of his per- formances. He has a right to lecture for coin and it the people are willing to pay his price there is no | reason why he should not make a living that way. It is a part of his habitual practice to serve the people “for the money that is in it and not for the honor.” ———— | In his criticism of General Shaiter’s conduct of the campaign at Santiago Admiral Sampson prob- ably forgets that he had only a long distance view of the situation. And General Shaiter adds, with a touch of sarcasm, that in affairs warlike Admiral Sampson has not yet won the honor of being a good judge. \\/ have kept out of their columns all reports of the brilliant successes achieved by the Mar- coni system of wireless telegrapby, it is to be noted that the more influential journals in the East have been superior to such petty jealousies and have given to the work done for The Call and the Herald by Marconi the most outspoken and cordial praise. The Philadelphia Ledger, for example, says: “Al- though the yacht races have been inconclusive, the tem of wireless telegraphy has proved beyond any question its practicability and value. It has been employed under rather unfavorable condi- tions—that is to say, with the sending station on a boat pitching about in a rough sea and during foggy weather—but at all times with complete success. Not | a single hitch has occurred, and the number of mes- sages sent and received has far exceeded the ordin- ary demands upon a commercial line. The special of the bulletins sent from the Ponce to the | ore lines is that they record from the scene of the ce itseli the events as they happen. The bulletins sent from shore stations are unreliable estimates of | the positions of far distant yachts, which at times can- not be distinguished, and the messages sent from other boats following the races are necessarily de- layed a long time before they reach land lines or cables. Wireless telegraphy, therefore, has a field of its own in reporting events at sea, and the uses of | the system are quite obvious.” The people of San Francisco hpve had a con- vincing proof that the estimate put upon the Mar- coni service by the Ledger, although high, is not in a2ny way exaggerated. The bulletins from the races | ve been as full as the occasion called for, and, as ! the Ledger says, they have in quantity of words ex- | ceeded the ordinary demands upon a commercial wire. Persons in this city watching The Call bulle- tins have kept pace almost with the yachts as lheyh sailed, the news of each incident of the race being posted here within two or three minutes after it | occurred. Wireless telegraphy has, in fact, been accom- plished. It cannot be ignored. Sooner or later the very journals that now pass its marvels over without a word of information to their readers will have to take up the story and tell it. This yacht race will be memorable in the history of the world, not because of any particular distinction in itself, but because it rnished a striking opportunity to attest to civiliza- n the usefulness of wireless telegraphy and demon- strate its practical value not only to journalism but to commerce. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.- HILE a considerable number of newspapers arconi e e e Masterly inactivity is the official characterization giving to the massing of troops, the shelling of ar- ored trains and the general cenfusion of war in | South Africa. The British press censor must be a relative of the gentleman employed in like capacity. at Manila. on wit in qual THE MISHAP TO THE SHAMROCK. EGRET at the mishap to the Shamrock will R diminish the pleasure the American people feel in the second victory of the Columbia. Sir Thomas Lipton has shown himself to be so genuine a sportsman and so thoroughly manly in all his ac- tions in connec he race that he has won | the esteem and friendship of Americans, and in hi<i ill luck he has the cordial sympathy of all. Of course the accident was one of the tfings the | builders of the Shamrock should have guarded against. The object of the international contest is to determine which nation can build the yachts best fitted for ocean racing. Strength and stanchness are | ies which such yachts must count for as much as speed. If in their efforts to gain a vast spread of canvas the British overtax the strength of the mast or other parts of their yacht they must bear the loss. That was agreed upon at the time the | terms of the race were settled, and the rule is as fair | | for the one as the other. That fact, however, will not in any way diminish | the regret over the accident. It is desired the races should be free from mishaps to cither side. The cccurrence is the more regrettable because the race | in which it took place was one in which the British have always claimed their yacht would show its best | points. If the Shamrock be beaten in the race on angular course. Sir Thomas has not had the “Lipton luck” in this venture. He is a game sportsman, how- ever, and is not likely to be daunted by one disaster. He has repeatedly said that if beaten in this match he will come back next year with a better yacht. From | that we may draw the conclusion he will enter the Encxt race with a stronger topmast, and the Ameri- | | can people will be glad if his good luck return and give him weather which will show his gallant yacht at its best. —————— Jo The United States officials who are now i)usy try- ing to explain why they permitted the Filipino fili- | bustering steamer Pasig to change her name to the Abbey might have known that some ships, like some men, change their names for no good purpose. The Emperor of Germany has sent an agent to Madrid to present the King of Spain with the decora- tion of the order of the Black Eagle. The sign of any kind of an eagle ought to be enough to throw King Alfonso into a fit. It is said that several Americans prominent in pur- suits of adventure are secretly organizing at Wash- gton an expedition to enter the Transvaal. The worthy gentlemen are probably members of some | suicide club. In their ratification meeting Monday night the local Democratic nominees wisely decided to “ratify” themselves and nothing they are supposed to represent. A DEWEY AND THE PRESIDENCY. PAPA’S DARLING -6 HE newspapers throughout the country have been discussing Admiral Dewey and the Presidency. A large number consider that it will be the part of wisdom for the fighting sailor to steer a clear course far away from the turbulent sea of polities. Others are of the opinion that he has had honors in abundance, while many of them enthusiastically declare the hero of Manila Bay to be the ideal man for the place, and that, if nominated by either party, he would sweep the country. Brief editorial opinions follow: SACRAMENTO BEE. Dewey and Schley occupy positions to-day more exalted than the Presidency. Either would be foolish to run the risk of marring his record by such mistakes as_were made bi U. S. Grant. Besides, it is very doubtful if either Dewey or Schley would make a good President. = : SAN JOSE HERALD. The talk about making Dewey the Democratic candidate for President will probably all end in talk. It is not 'nkely l}:at he would accept the nomination. ARIZONA REPUBLICAN. So far as drawing the hero of Manila into politics is concerned, the admiral ought to be allowed to rest. He certainly has no intention of permitting the politiclans to juggle with his name. 3 SACRAMENTO RECORD-UNION. All the acts and expressions of Dewey since he has come so prominently into public life warrant the belief that he proposes to leave politics to those who have been raised to it and have lived all U’u;lr lives in a political atmosphere. i LOS GATOS MAIL. To accept the candldacy for the Presidency next year, no matter of yhlch party, would be the worst thing lhEl ca:uld.happen to “our bold saflor boy."” CHICAGO JOURNAL. It is right for the American people to admire Dewey for his soldierly qualities and reward him for doing his work so well. But if they are a cool-headed and a shrewd people they will call on statesmen for statesmanship and keep their warrfors for war. 5 FARGO ARGUS. 1t political straws show how the wind blows, and partly revealed signs of the times indicate anything, then look out for a red-hot Democratic Dewey boom. wite PITTSBURG DISPATCH. Admiral Dewey has shown qualities of tact and judgment which might be valuable in the White House. But the probabilities rise very nearly to the stage of certainty that those very qualities will keep him out from between the upper and nether millstones of pol.lucs‘ NEW WHATCOM REVEILLE. Admiral Dewey would no doubt make a good President, but we venture the assertion that the hero of Manila has had all the worry he wants and is receiv- ing enough glory and adulation X(: lflf[ hi.m the rest of his days. SAN JOSE MERCURY. Dewey has nothing to gain and he has all to lose either in the Presidency or in pursuit of it. It is to be hoped that his great common-sense, combined with his deep patriotic sense, will give him wisdom to heed his own calm judgment and to put aside the temptations °£ scheming President-makers. CHICAGO CHRONICLE. If Admiral Dewey shall seek the advice of friends they will tell him that he should hesitate seriously before determining to compromise his fame by becom- ing a political candidate. . 2 NASHVILLE AMERICAN. ‘We cannot be blind to the strength of Dewey nor his eminent fitness for the exalted office of President. But in our opinion we shall have to content ourselves with Admiral Dewey. His candidacy for the highest office in the gift of the people is impracticable. PHILADELPHIA TIMES. We don't belleve that Admiral Dewey wants to be President; but General Taylor was equally averse to it, and so was General Grant, and both accepted. 1f ‘called to the Presxuenc}; he couldn’'t refuse it, and if hominated by either party without a platform he would sweep the country like a hurricane. b NEW HAVEN PALLADIUM. The Presidency is within easy reach of this splendid hero. He has but to say the word and he will be swept into the office on a swell of popular enthusiasm and affection as resistless as the udel ws.n :'s.ol the West Indies. NEW YORK SUN. Admiral Dewey's determination to be himself, which is another way of speak- ing of his resolution to remain a plain adniiral, will surely be disregarded by the potitical schemers, and he must be prepared to face the prospect of a bombard- ment of them, compared with which the discharge of an enemy’s batteries in a naval battle is nothing. . . LOS ANGELES EXPRESS. Admiral Dewey has not the training and experience for the position; neither s he adapted for the place by temperament or education, and he could not be elected even if he were to run, which he will not do. For Dewey to enter politics would be the shattering of a national hero, and the result would be disastrous to that hero’'s fame. . . COLUSA SUN. Dewey has been talked about as a candidate for the Presidency, but it is to be hoped that he will not run. He has so far carried a level head, and has re- celved all the honors a nation can give. | SAN DIEGAN SUN. Admiral Dewey cannot finally and forever demonstrate the horizontality of his head better than by peremptorily refusing to enter into any new contes SE"glory or responsibliity. He has don weil enough. t for famge PHILADELPHIA RECORD. Let him be President if he will, but in such fashion that the Presidency shall in no wise diminish the fame of lhtz adznlra'l. SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN. As Grant was after the Civil War, so Dewey is now. The past has shown that it {s possible to persuade reticent men hitherto devoted to the ar v Certain circumstances to consider the claims of politics. t of war under NEW HAVEN REGISTER. It is a comfort and a consolation to lift the hat to something real & stantial. What wonder, under the circumstances, that men should seenkndto!x:g him in uncongenial ways and elect him President! His is the spirit and the courage they are unconsciously grtzpmg ab.ou[ for. SAVANNAH NEWS. There is undoubtedly a very large portion of the people who would liki him President because they have co.nfldsnce.ln his patriotism, honesty “"deatbnuft? BOSTON POST. Whatever party might put Admiral Dewey in nomination for the Presi, he would make a tremendous draft on the forces of the opposition. ’ri.edf,""' ination would be practically equi\'ule.nt o an election. i om- ) . SPOKANE CHRONICLE. ‘Were it not that President McKinley is a candidate for re-election and that he has the support of Admiral Dewey, it is possible that prove an irresistible force for the nu'mlm.auol:p Of the Sdrsim\C Sentiment might - . . = DePORmND OREGONTIAN. Popular adoration o 'wey would not stop short of any honor th: visited upon him consistent with our form of government: but every T,f,,'f,‘“;‘,“ b world knows that Dewey as a Pres{denzial .ca.ndldate is simply inconceivable. i CHICAGO TRIBUNE. Dewey, being sensible and cool-headed, will keep out of politics and will not be tempted to spoil a good mak S s m“ngm. good admiral to e a bad President, or a short-lived one like BEN —New York Herald. G-+ +0+002+0 | ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. PRESIDENCY-J. J. C., San Mateo, It matters not what a man's religion is, he is a candidate for the Presidency of t. | United States. A man is not barred from the office because of his religion. MINNIE MORRELL—B. T. City. It this correspondent will give some idea concerning when the wreck asked atout took place and will name what part of the g’olrltf, this department will look up the ata. P eI eDei e Oete ORDERLY—G. E. M., City. To ascer- tain if a certain individual was acting as orderly to General Wheeler during the Cuban_ campaign, address a communica- tion of inquiry to the War Department, Washington, D. C NICARAGUA CANAL—C. D. City. In the periodical room of the Free Public | Library there is a catalogue of literatura in which you will find indexed a number of articles on the Nicaragua canal, for and against. — e Look out for 81 Fourth st. Nr. 5c barber or grocer. Best eveglasses 10c and 40c. * T Every traveler ought to see Townsend's display of California glace fruits, 50c Ib, in fire-etched boxes. 627 Mrkt., Palace Hotel.® - e Spectal information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Mont- gomery street. Telephone Main 1042 =+ e Yesterday's Insolvent. Tito Martin Lash, manufacturing drug- gist, Sacramento; liabilities, $5324 84; no assets. ————— “Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup” Has been used for fifty years by millions of mothers for their children while Teething with perfect euccess. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays pain, cures Wind Collc, regu- lates the Bowels and is the best remedy for Diarrhoeas, whether arising from teething or other causes. For sale by druggiste in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs, Winslow's Scothing Syrup, 35 a bottle, e The Rock Island Wall Map of the TUnited States Is the best offered to the public. It is very large and speclally adapted to school pur- poses. Every teacher of geography and every business office should have one. It will be sent post paid to any address on receipt of fifteen cents in postage stamps or coins. Address John Sebastian, G. P. A., Chicago, IIl. ———— The Rock Island Playing Cards are the slick- est you ever handled. One pack will be sent by malil on receipt of 15 cents in stamps. A money order or draft for 50 cents or same in stamps will secure 4 packs, and they will be prepald. Address KRR R P sent by express, John Bebastian, Chicago. charges G P A, B — HOTEL DEL CORONADO-—Tal of the round-trip tickets. steamship, including fifteen days' board at ho- tel; longer stay, §2 50 per day. Apply at 4 New Montgomery street, San Francisco. —_— ee——— In the Divorce Court. Decrees of divorce have been granted Ida May Creighton from Willlam D. Creighton on the ground of cruelty, Marie Bauman from Michael Bauman on the ground of cruelty, and_Minnie C. Mala- testa from Henry R. Malatesta on the firaund of willful neglect. Mamie E. James as sued Charles T. James for a divorce, alleging intemperance as cause of action. Eliza f, Jones asks for a divorce from George E. Jones on the ground of failure to provide. 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