The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 28, 1901, Page 6

THE SAN MONDAY. "~ JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprietor. Aééress Al Oommuniestions to W. 8. LEAKE, Manager. MANAGER'S OFFICE. .......Telephone Press 203 A A Ao . e e . PUBLICATION OFFICE Telep! JANUARY 28, 1901 .. .!l-rléet and Third, §. ¥, me Press 201. ++.217 to 221 Stevenson €t. Press 202. EDITORIAL ROOMS Delivered hv Onrriers. 15 Cents Per Week. gle Coplesn. 5 Centn. Terms hy Mail, Including Postage DATLY CALY, (Including funday), one year. afszs Bample coples will be forwarded when requested. Mall wcbecrfbers in ordering chanee of address should e particuler to give both NEW AND OLD ADDRESS in order % msure & prompt and correct compliance with thelr request. OAKLAND OFFICE..............1118 Broadway €. GEORGE KROGNESS. Masager Foreign Advertising, Marquetts Building, Chiesgs, v Gong Distance Telephone “‘Central 2610."") NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT: €. C. CARLTON..... «+.Herald Square NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE: STEPHEN B. SMITH. .. «+.30 Tribune Bullding NEW YORK NEWS STANDS: CHICAGO NEWS STANDS: Eherman House: P. O. News Co.; Great Northern Hotel: Fremont House; Auditorium Hotel. MWASHINGTON (D. C.) OFFICBE....1408 G St., N. W. MORTON E. CRANE, Correspondent. BRANCH OFFICES—:! Montgomery, corner of Clay. open untll $:30 o'cl 300 Hayes, open until 9:8 c'clock 621 MeAllister, open)until 9:30 o'clock. €15 Darkin, open until #:30 o'clock. 1841 Mission, open until 10 o'clock. 1261 Market, eorner Sixteenth, open untll § o'clock. 109 Valencla, open untll § o'clock. 108 Eleventh, open until 8 o'clock. NW, ocor- Der Twenty-second and Kentucky, open until 3 o'clock. AMUSEMENTS. Tivoll—""The Fencing Master.” Central Theater—*A Celebrated Case." Californl; “Becky Sharp.” Orpheum—Vaudeville. Grand Opera-house—‘*Arrah-na-Pogue."* Alha: “Shooting the Chutes.”’ Alcazar— Columbla—*'A Midsummer Night' Olympia, corner Mason and Ed Chutes, Zoo and Theater—Va: evening Fischer's—Vaudeville. Metropolitan Temple — Lecture by Rev. Peter C. Yorke, Thursday evening, February ‘All the Comforts of Home." Dream.~ APPARENT GAIN IN BUSINESS. T stock exchanges, due to the impending death of the HERE was not much feature to general trade last week. During the first day or two thers was heavy selling on the New York and London Queen and liquidation in railroad shares. This was followed by a reaction along in the middle of the week, which in turn gave way to another fit of weak- ress, so the six days were very irregular, as far as Wall street was concerned. The bank clearings of the country made another fine showing, being 36.3 per cent larger than during the corresponding week in 1900. Every city of any size in the country showed a gain except Louisville, which fell of 7.3 per cent. The other twenty import- ant cities presented a solid column of gains in the volume of business, the largest being 52.4 per cent at New York. Ii these figures mean anything they mean that business throughout the United States last week was 36.3 per cent better than during the same week last year. Just what caused this increase does not zppear. Speculation in New York was not especial- Iy heavy, but there was a pronounced increase in grain speculation at Chicago. The great staples, such as wheat, wool, cotton, iron and steel, hides and leather, boots and shoes, lumber and the leading groceries, were none of them active enough to attract any ot- tention, hence the inference is natural that it was improvement in general trade that caused this marked increase in the bank clearings. The failures were larger than last year, being 306, against 231. At any rate, we have the testimony of the bank clearings that business is much better this year than last, which is prima facie evidence. There was a discordant note In local trade which our merchants will do well to correct as soon as possible. The Call drew attention to the serious fact that goods were being shipped from Fastern points to the Orient at lower rates than could be obtained from San Francisco. In other words, this city, standing at the western gateway of the country, sees merchandise bought in the East for Oriental con- sumption ehipped over its head, to its neglect ag a shipping point. In more specific terms, the freight from Chicago to China is less than the freight from San Francisco to China. There is something wrong when such an abnormal condition prevails, and it is damaging the business of this port. Aside from this unpleasant revelation there was nothing new in local trade last week. The grain mar- ket became firmer and prices for wheat and barley advanced several fractions, and provisions also showed an upward tendency. There was also a live- lier movement in local securities on the Stock and Bond Exchange, where trading had been light for several months, and the local oil exchange rolled up its usual large record of sales. The dried fruit and rai- sin trades continued in the dumps, though dealers re- ported rather more nibbling at the former, and as the Eastern demand gave signs of picking up, hopes were entertained that the zenith of the midwinter duliness had been passed. Financially San Francisco seems to be flourishing. There probably never was a time in the more recent history of the city when money was more plentiful or more accessible to solvent borrowers. The country banks, as a rule, report the same plenitude of funds. As for collections, they were never better, and fail- ures ere few and generally small. The crop outlook is fire, as the weather has thus far this winter been ideal, with enough rain and sunshine for the growing | crops, and enough frost to keep plants and trees from prematurely developing, to their almost inevitab'e damage later on. With such a winter we surely ought to have a highly successful summer. Our loeal Civil Service Commission has asked that its affairs be thoroughly investigated by the Grand Jury. If ever a request was made and promised .public rood this certainly is one. The Civil Service Com. mission must be under the influence of a wave of | conscience. ‘There is said to be an extra session of Congpess in sight, but it may be nothing more than a cloud that will pass without being precipitated lard legis : | only way to make the gold standard unassailable i3 FINANCIAL LEGISLATION. QUIRY is made as to the meaning of the pro- posed Idw to make gold and silver coins inter- changeable at the Treasury, and the necessity for it. A brief answer would be that it is necessary in order towmake all our coins and currency as good as gold, which is the desirable state toward which the students of finance have been directing legislation since 1896. The argument for this legislation is made by the executive committee of the Indianapolis conference, which body has formed and directed the gold stand- tion that has been so far enacted.” The to provide for the free exchange by the Treasury oi all standard coins issued by the United States, for each other, without discrimination, at the option of the holder. This gives every holder and earner of money a direct interest in the maintenance of the gold standard, and secures the parity of all silver | money by making it as good as gold. The advocates of the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 will of course enter the objection that such a law treats silver as a gold certificate, but they can hardly object to putting silver | in as good a position as the paper currency, which is made redeemable in gold. Tt will not add appreciably to the gold obligations of the Government. At present the holders of sil- ver have the power of exchanging it for gold indirect- ly by paying it as tariff and internal revenue taxes. By this indirect method they keep gold out of the Treasury and have the power to reduce the gold reserve. But when all forms of coin and currency are kept at a parity by freedom of exchange there will be no object in discriminating in favor of silver in the payment of Federal taxes. We are in the habit of ascribing the depletion of the gold reserve between the years 1801 and 1806 to the presentation of greenbacks for redemption | and reissue. While that was one method, the pay- ment of silver on duties and excises was also a potent” factor. In January, 1801, only one-tenth of one per cent of customs dues at New York was paid in gold coin, and two and one-tenth was paid in silver certificates. In January, 1803, none were paid in gold coin, but fifteen per cent was paid in silver. In July, 1804, none were paid in gold coin, but fifty-nine per cent of the total was paid in silver. July, 1808, fifty-nine per cent was in gold coin and only seventeen per cent in silver. July, 1809, eighty-five per cent was in gold coin and five per cent in United States notes, one-tenth of one per cent in Treasury notes, none in gold certificates, and only nine and three-tenths per cent in silver. In November, 1900, eighty-eight per cent of the duties at New York was paid in gold certificates and only three per cent in silver. It is plain that the free exchange of all forms of currency for gold induces the vse of gold in payment of dues to the Government, and tends to maintain the gold reserve. Again, the silver circulation of the country is largely in the form of silver certificates. These are in use amongst the people, and the law limits them to denominations of $1, $2 and $5. When silver | was being paid for customs and internal taxes the certificates were of large denominations, such as do not pass from hand to hand amongst the people. Since the denominations were limited these certificates stay out of the banks and they could be withdrawn from circulation only by offering a -premium for them. Therefore the banks are deprived of the power to use them to raid the gold reserve. September 1, 1900, the banks of New York City held only $11,167,153 in silver certificates; those of Chicago held only-$5,208.050; those of St. Louis only $1,613,826, and all other reserve cities only $15,333,156. At the same date the country banks held an aggre- gate of only $11,830,465. So that the combined banks of the country held only $45,243.550. As there were outstanding at that time in silver certificates $402,136,- 617, it will be seen that the simple expedient of is- suing them in no larger denomination than $5 keeps them in use as currency and out of the banks. It is obvious, then, that free exchange with gold at option of the holder only completes the equality of our currencies and serves the convenience of the small holder of silver, without giving the banks any power to deplete the gold reserve. Such a measure is politic, because it is right, and because it forms the last needed protection to the gold standard. C of a soldier, but when he took with him to China an eight room house and all the equip- ments for a prolonged stay he showed that he has a better understanding of his job than any of the critics who condemned him for taking so much bag- gage for a short campaign. It now appears as if the “international concert” would be in China for a long time, and Von Waldersee, in addition to setting up his portable mansion, might plant an orchard with a fair prospect of remaining in the country long enough to gather fruit from it. Early in the game Russia made a proposition that o s e \ COMPLICATIONS IN CHIN@. OUNT VON WALDERSEE may not be much | all the powers should withdraw their troops from China, and after agreeing not to dismember the em- pire should leave the rest to diplomacy and to her. That proposition made talk for a time and was then shelved. Next the United States presented a plan that was apparently as good as any human ingenuity could suggest. It was discussed and rejected. Ger- many had her innings next in turn, but her proposals were of a nature altogether too medieval for the other powers to approve, so they went into the waste- basket. Finally Great Britain submitted a plan for solving all difficulties, but now even that has beea rejected. Recent dispatches from Peking have been curious. It is stated: “Germany has put the screws on Eng- land, with the result that negotiations have retro- graded. The demand for' the death penalty will be preferred against all leaders mentioned in the decres, in addition to posthumous degradation for such anti- foreign leaders as have committed suicide.” Then follows the announcement: “Mr. Conger stated at a meeting of the Ministers that he could not support the demand if it should be made in writing, but ver- bally he would do so with heart and soul.” There’s a state of things. Demands made in writing must be rejected, but the same demands made ver- bally will be supported “with heart and soul.” There | can be no denying that such a course would be dip- lomatic. By verbally supporting the German demand for more -heads we shall please the Kaiser, while at the same time leaving ourselves free to deny in fy. ture years ever having given that support. Should the Chinese lay up the charge against us Mr. Conger could ask, “Where’s the writing?” International concerts may have their uses, but the facilitation of business is not one of them., One of the oddities of the situation is that Tung Fu Siang, for whose head Germany is making de- | mands upon the Chinese Government, is at present FRA at the head of the largest Chinese force under arms and he has the Emperor in his custody. How then can the Emperor surrender his head? The thing is getting to be a good deal like a comic opera. MAYOR PHELAN'S MENACE. AYOR PHELAN in violation of pledges /\/\ again and again repeated has declared himselt in favor of reopening Ingleside racetrack to the so-called racing men with their attendant pool- sellers and bookmakers, whose practices in the past brought so much of vice and crime upon the city as to arouse the indignation of all good citizens. In deciding to become a turncoat, the Mayor has nos been influenced by any blindness to the evils he oncs opposed. In an interview with a representative of The Call he frankly spoke of the reopening of the track at Ingleside as a grant which would give the gumblers an opportunity “to pick pockets.” His one argument to justify his repudiation of his pledges was: “I do not believe that we should give the gamblers of Oakland an opportunity for an exclusive privilege to pick pockets simply because we have a moral cru- sade on in this city.” The revival of the struggle on the part of the pro- moters' of the gambling ‘scheme is not unexpected. When first Ingleside was closed and the various moral forces of the city that had achieved the victory were rejoicing, The Call pointed out that the struggle would sooner or later be resumed. There is an im- mense amount of money to be made by any man or set of men who obtain the privilege of conducting races for the purpose of gambling within the limits of this city. Those profits are a continued temptation to gamblers, and it was a ‘well assured thing that sooner or later another effort would be made to gain them. The renewal of the fight has come somewhat sooner than was expected and in a manner different from what was expected, for no one with the Mayor’s denunciations of gambling fresh in his mind. could have supposed that within so short a time he would desert the cause to which he was giving at least an outward support and throw the influence of his per- sonality and the power of his office on the side of the gamblers. It is not worth while at this time to speculate as to the cause of the changed attitude of the Mayor. The one thing to do now is to rally the forces that closed Ingleside track and unite them in a determin- ation to keep it closed despite the schemes of the Mayor. Toward the accomplishment of that end | much has been already done. The earnest wo-ds spoken from the pulpits of so many churches yester- day show that the pastors of the people have not for- gotten the grim evils that resulted from Ingleside | track in the past, and are as resolute as ever to main- tain the laws which prevent a revival of them. The issue is in the hands of the Supervisors. They cannot be in any way ignorant of its true nature, nor of the characters of the men on the opposing sides. The Mayor stated the question very mildly when he spoke of it as one of granting to gamblers the privi- lege to pick pockets. Crimes far worse than pocket picking emanated from the gambling at Ingleside in the past. There.were betrayals of public and of | private trust, petty piliering on the part of boys, heavy embezzlements on the part of trusted clerks and cashiers; there were developed the dreadful vicious- ness that prompted to murder and the awful wretched- ness that finds no end save in suicide. In support of the Mayor's scheme there is'a clique of Eastern gamblers backed by every base influence in the city. Against it are the pastors of the churches, the inde- pendent press, the fathers and mothgrs of families, the heads of banks and business houses, and the uni- versal voice of the better element of the people. Such is the issue, and such are the opposing parties. Argument upon such a subject ought not to be needed. Ingleside track was closed because after ample experience it was found to be a dangerous menace to society, a curse to all classes; and in the light of that experience to reopen the track would be itself a crime. WGarrick had “eclipsed the gayety of nations” he defended the phrase on the ground that it was “a pardonable exaggeration of affection.” No sort of apology or excuse need be given for applying | the words to the death of Verdi. The great Italian musician added more,to the general joy of the civ- ilized world than any other man of his time. There was a class that raved over Rossini, and there is a school that cultivates an adoration of Wagner, but Verdi was the master of the universal heart. His music sang itself into the hearts of all who heard it, and remained as a lasting memory to be summoned | up at will whenever there was felt a need of song to !give expression to emotion. There is hardly a person having any musical gift {at all in Europe or in America who cannot sing or play from memory some of the strains of Verdi's muisic. His operas have been the delight of the two great classes of music lovers—those .who delight in it because of its sensuous sweetness and those who delight in artistic excellence of technique. To the people and to artists alike the master spoke in a music that seems destined to live forever; and cer- tainly the world can hardly expect to see again for a century a writer whose music will cover so wide a range, appeal to so many and such diverse tastes, 'and rank so high in the estimation of both the cultured and the uncultured. % He has gone to his death full of years and honors. His work was done to the utmost fullness. Nothing more was to be expected from it, and yet it was | gratifying while he was still alive to know that pos- <ibly we might still have new music from his facile brain, and the world cannot avoid feeling a sense of loss in his death. A great joy-giver has passed away, and for a time the gayety of the nations is in eclipse. Bt THE DEATH OF VERDI. HEN Dr. Johnson wrote that the death of A bill has been introduced at Sacramento to limit all prize-fighting contests to four rounds. A more | effective measure and one possibly of more public good would be a law providing that contestants must operate upon one another with slungshots. This possibly would elevate the sport. The announcement that Edward VII desires to be styled “His Imperial Majesty” may be taken as an evidence that he will try to strengthen the bonds of the empire throughout the colonies and will not let Great Britain consider herself the whole thing. The Choctaw and Snake tribes of Indian Terri- tory, who have gone upon the war path, have prob- ably decided to anticipate that general American de- sire and make good Indians of themselves.” They appear to have every chance of success. A legislative committee at Sacramento, after two years of hard work, has reached the conclusion that taxation is extremely unpopular among citizens. It is strange how readily our public servants sometimes read the minds of the people. s / 3 | give the goods, and every inducement is { from England. | 16.7 knots on 3838 horscpower. {ONDAY. JANUARY 28, 1901. . LESTER BALL A SAD BLOW SOCIETY MALICIOUS rumor has been throttled. The Winthrop Les- ters have sent out cards for a | bail, to be held on the evening | of February 5, and thereby have gladdened the hearts of their friends and deprived the gossips of a spicy mor- sel that they have been mbbling at with | pleasure for months. The invitations have settled it. The Les- | ters are not thinking of divorce. They are | as happy and loving and contented as on the day they sped down the steps of the Hobart mansion dodging to esca; the shower of rice and old shoes. ‘Whatever put it into the realm of rumor that the fortunate couple were longing to | £0 their several 8eparate ways is beyvond me. Probably because they were content | to live quietly 2nd happily and find pleas- | ure in each other's society. They gave | malicious gossips no ground for any sort of talk, and so the gossips Invented to | suit themselves. Aside from the fact that it has silenced all evil tongues, the Lester ball is to be just too jolly. It has been a long time | since the Hobart doors have stood hospi- | tably open. There have been gay events | in the Van Ness avenue mansion, and now it looks as if we mght expect more of | the same splendid entertainment. PR { We're to have a ‘“rummage party.” The ladies of the Children’s Hospital board are to be the hostesses, and the funds, of course, are to go to the worthy cause they so worthily represent. The “rum- mage party” is a new one on this commu- nity, I belleve that Lady Curzon is the originator of that style of entertainment, and that the first “rummage party’’ was given at her home and the proceeds de- voted to the.African war fund. Either Boston or Philadelphia, T have forgotten just which town, has just emerged from a “‘rummage,” and points with pride to a coffer filled with two thousand shining dollars. The board of managers of the Children’s Hospital has gone no further in its plans than to declde to have the “rummage.” At present the ladies are looking about for some charitable individual with a large empty downtown store which may be placed at their disposal for the enter- tainment. Of cdurse, the ladies have de- cided not only to stock the bargain count- ers, but to stand by them night and day and assist ‘at the disposing of the wares, I consider that a “rummage party” will be no end of fun. It is such a reversal of the usual order of things. The well-to-do offered to the less fortunate to come in ! received such a thorough overhauling as | quite decided just what they | sale. [, ./.YO THE ‘'BY SALLY SHARP. and buy. Thus rich and poor alike aid in the cause of charity. I do not believe that ever in the history of things have the attlcs and the cellars of the ladies connected with the hospital they did during the last week. And I un- derstand that by this time everybody has will con- tribute to the “rummage party.” It is not only madam's belongings that have been sorted over, but monsieur’s as well, and I predict that there will be on sale quite as many substantial articles for man as airy trifles and dainty garments for woman. I've been told that in view of the approaching “rummage party" the husbands of charitable wives are carrying around with them the keys of their bu- reau drawers, and T also know that a long list of husbands who during the last years have grown round and prosperous have handed over dress suits to be placed on . s Ethel Hager has been fll with a bad attack of grippe. but is now on the high road to recovery. Ethel is nat- urally so strong and healthy that I do not think any of us need fear that the malady will leave any annoying after ef- fects. Ethel Hager owes her usual strength to a splendid constitution, back- ed up by good care and a generous allowance of outdoor exercises. It takes more than. the grippe to worst such a combination. Her family, though, I un- derstand, are resolved not to take any chances, and are going South o that her recovery may be complete. e a9 So charmed are the Burlingame ladies . with thelr successful ball at the Palace | on the evening of the 9th that they have decided fo give just another such excli- sive affair on Wednesday evening. Febru- ary 13. The same committee of ladies will have charge of the function and prac- tically the same people will be asked. The ball will be conducted on the same lines as the last one. That was a tremendous success and I think the ladies are to be congratulated upon their wise decision to leave well enough alone. | . e e Everybody is sorry for Frank Carolan and wishing for his speedy recovery. The | accident he met with at the Burlingame | hunt on Wednesday iast, while painful, is by no means considered serious. One of the small bones of the left leg is broken, | and it will be some time before genial Frank will follow the hounds again. SR The ladies of the Century Club did GOSSIPS. ! themselves proud at their Colonial exhi bitlon. I think it was the most artis:i entertalnment ever given in this Really. I never knew we had So man old and costly relics in our midst, the privilege of secing them all toget is one nonme of us should undervalue If there is one man who went to th exhibition and did not have his sium bers troubled that nizht by visions Florence Doane or Della Mills, I want know that man's name Florence was a picture. As I watch her singing that quaint old ballad a saw her golden head bobbing under pleturesque bonnet with its wreath pink daisies, I thought what a splen thing it was that she did not live in days of Washington. If she had, ther no saving what the “father of hi try" might have done. If he had battle to linger by her side, it w have been hard on us, but nome could have blamed him. Just what I have sald of Florence D T want to say of Della Mills. If < done nothing else but wear that wor ful blue bonnet, she would have worthv of attention. But how she san, that song of the “Fickle Lass spirit she threw into it! What an actr that girl would make. I understand tr Papa Mills recognizes his daught great talent and dafly thanks his that Della is obliged to wear glasses. 11 considers that a drawback should daughter want to go upon the stage I never knew how envious I was I found myself in the Century Club the first afternoon of the exhibit. T cove ed more things than I can remember at this moment. There was that wonderful chain round Mrs. Morrill's neck—links of | 8old held together at regular intervals with brilliants and 20 years old. Then | thete was that wonderful gown of Mrs. Tallant with its magnificent old lace fichu | and that flounce at the hem of the skirt, | with jts delicate tracing of lavend | blooms—hand-painted—and then—well, T dare not go on, for it would be to admit chat I wanted everything in sight. Knox Maddox knows how to do things. The dinner and theater party he gave for Elena Robinson on Monday night was one of the swellest affairs of its kind ever siven here. First a dinner with twenty- elght covers at the University Club, then “Becky Sharp” at the California and a supper at the Palace after the play. Splendid Mr. Maddox! Lucky Elena Rob- inson—young, charming, a debutante and with friends anxious to honor and please Rer! THE WORLD'S NAVIES. Thirty-seven British naval vessels have recefved or are about to be fitted with ANSWERS TO QUERIES. ONE-CENT PIECE—-A. B. C., City. A 1- cent plece of the issue of 1863 is not one of | wireless telegraph apparatus, the princi- pal system used being the Marconi. ol 8y Two vessels are to be lald down in Jap- anese dockyards—a second-class crulsar at Kure and a third-class cruiser at Yo- kosuka. The material has been ordered . Five vessels have been struck off the expective Iist of the Italian navy, namely: Torpedo-gunboat Folgore, built in 1886; Maria Adelaida and Vittoria Emanuel training ships, built of wood in 18559 an 1836; the Palestro, ironciad, built in 1572 and ' the Conte de Cavour, an fron ship transport about thirty years old. « o e An illustration of the loss of speed of a vessel due to foul bottom is shown in the trials of the British cruisers Pioneer and Pandora. The triais in both cases »x- tended over thirty hours, the Pioneer with foul bottom making an averags speed of 16.3 knots under 3665 horsepower, while the Pandora with clean bottom realized SRE D ‘The London Times of December 27 last states that the Russian armored cruiser Gromoboy was at Devonport dockyard and was ‘“taking in over 10,000 tons of coal.” The Gromoboy I of 12,336 tons dis- placement, with a normal coal capacity of 2500 tons, and the extra supply must not alone make the living quarters somewhat contracted, but also bring the ship dowa away above the Plimsoll mark. T8 The triple screw engines of the French armored cruisers Desaix, Dupleix and Kleber have cylinders of 34, 48 and 77 in- ches dlameter, with 31%-inch stroke, and are calculated to develop*17,000 horsepow- er with 256 pounds of steam and 130 revo- lutions. The Kleber has twentv Niclause boilers with a total grate surface of 110 square feet and 35,500 square feet of heat- ing surface. The welght of engines is 663 tons and of the boilers, including wa- ter, 612 tons, making a total machinerv weight of 174 pounds per horsepower. Tha other vessels are fitted with Belleville boilers and the three ships are calculated to make a speed of 2i knots. o e Surgeons in the British navy make well- grounded complaints over the slo s of promotion to higher relative grades in the corps. The limit of Age for appointment is twenty-elght and his relative rank is that of lieutenant with less than eight years’ service, and he does not reach the rank. of commander until after twenly | rlage of a divorcee of another faith with the coins for which dealers offer a pre- mium. > s A POWERFUL VOICE-M. D., City. To | cultivate a powerful speaking voice place | yourself under the training of a profes- sional elocutionist. MASONIC PERIODICAL—G. B., Napa, Cal. There is a Masonic perfodical pub- lished in San Francisco. It is called the Trestle Board. . MARRIAGE—-R., City. Church would not “seolemnize The Catholie the mar- one of its communicants in good stand- ing.” i SHERLOCK HOLMES—F. M. F., City. | Sherlock Hoimes, the detective, was not “a mythological person.” He was an im- axin‘?lry creation of A. Conan Doyle, the | novelist. DIMES—M. M., Elk, Cal. No premium is offered on dimes of the issue of 1890. This department has not the space to “print a list of coins for which a premium is offered.” = | CALIFORNTA AND NEVADA-A. C. R., City. The California and Nevada Rall- | road, which has a terminus near Oakland, | is not operated regularly. The train makes occasional trips. CONSULAR AGENTiM. M. M., Oak- land, Cal. A letter addressed to Ed'lrd:‘ B. Light, United States consular agent at | Guadalajara, Mex., will reach him. There is no United States Consul at that point. | NAVIES-I. M. D., City. Upon the basis of the number of war vessels the most powerful navies in the world are the fol- lowing, in the crder given: Great Britain Franes, Russia, United States, Italy and Germany. PATENTED LAND‘—‘("‘.— H., Sonora, Cal. To ascertain “what rights an individual has on 160 acres of patented land in the Federal mountain reservation™ the indl- vidual should communicate with the Gen- eral Land Office at Washington, D. C. TWO TEAMS—C. C. H., Ingomar, Cal. If two teams were working side by side plowing a fleld and each team pulled ex- actly the same the one on the outside would in the circuit of the fleld go over more ground than the one on the inside. | Times-Union. maturely gray.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer, emphasis. will supply all his Star. PERSONAL MENTION. Judge E. C. Hart of Sacramento Is at the Grand. E. C. Cary, a capitalist of Lodl, is st ping at the Grand. Circult Judge Erskine M. Ross of Los Angeles is a guest at the Palace. George H. Baker, a business man well known in Stockton, is registered at the Lick. P. H. Ashmead, a capitalist and planter of Guayaquil, is registered at the Cail- fornia. Easton Miller, an ofl magnate of Paso Robles, and his family are making a brief visit at the Occidental. —_——— ) CHANCE 'TO SMILE. Muggins—Made any New Year's resolu- tions? Buggins—Yes; I've resolved stop lending money. Either the resolution or I must go broke.—Philadelphia Record. to She—I do belleve I would fall dead i1f ?'ou were to come home early some aven- ng. He—You will have to offer a bigger briba | than that.—Indianapolis Press. She—Did everything go off well at the amateur theatricals last night? He—Yes; especially the audience I went after the first act. “Tesla talks” is the way an arts gins. When the reader has ru‘:od“l..cb(‘e: umn or two he is satisfled that the gist is expreesed in the first two words.— lorida “Dinah, T notice you never have a cold. I wish you would tell me what rules health you observe.”” o “Don’t ‘bserve non know none. ‘Spect d; nebber ketch no cold. ma’am. Don't de reason I don't —Richmond Times. “Yes, that cheeky young Wintergr pade & friend o tlh‘ay h-hggmymurs.'g: oung e very first time he m. 2 “How did he do jt?" “ i ““He asked her if her hair wasn't - % ou think it is desirable for a man to, lludvy the dead languages?” “No, sir,” apswered Mr. Cumrox, with “If queer words are what a OUNg man aspires to, the golf and base- I reports in any good daily Newspaper wants.”—Washington That is probably what you desire to know by the question asked, although it Is not clearly stated. BUILDING 1IN CASINO—Subseriber, ! In the game of casino if a player has bullt up a card to a certain denomina- tion and his opponent decline to build it up mihen he, the first player, may not alter his build, but must take it with a card of the same denomination, but he'is years or at the age of, say, 4. During the same period the lieutenant with which he ranked on first joliing the navy has be- come a post captain, close to promotion | point Sur, Cal. The index of articles pub- | gomery st. of rear admiral. The surgeons in the United States navy have also cause for complaint in that beginning at the age limit of 30, the rank is only that of an en- sign and there are several instances where the rank of commander Is reached only after nearly thirty years' service, and that of captain in thirty-six years. . . Fifteen new torpedo-boat destroyers were added to the British navy last year, their official trials giving the following re- sults: [ Knots Bullt at ,Tonl H. P.| Speed. .56 29.583 29.3; 20.174 29.921 30.147 31.552 30.245 29,460 29.363 30.099 30.112 30.007 30.110 7171 The Albatross was calculated to make 22 knots, and “the others, excepting the Zephyr, 80 knots. The value of the Itallan fleet is officlally computed at $100,000,000. 1 gEszzzasdceteas gRERngRgNRERY “Could you tell me the meaning of the [-than the value of the pane of glass. word ‘cataclysm’?” he asked of the street car passenger who was folding up his newspaper. 5 “Are you going to ride two or three blocks farther?’ was queried in reply. “Yes, sir.” * ne. The conductor has carried that sharp-nosed woman two streets past where she wanted to get oft already, and she'll wake up soon and start that'l a cauee'l:y-m tkl!,r_:q‘;-hl: lm:nb the car at liberty to isake another bulld before taking up the first one. Cholce candles, Townsend's, Palace Hotel.® —————— Best eyeglasses, specs, 15c to 4. Look out for 81 4th, front of barber and grocery.® —— Townsend's California glace fruits, 50c a und, in fire-etched boxes or Jap. bas- ern &"Ildl. 639 Market street, Palace Hotel building.® f——— Special information supplied daily to gt business houses and public men by the LIGHTHOUSE ROMANCE-F. J. A, | Press C“Dv‘? Bureau (Allen’s). 510 Mont- elephone Main 1042. * lished in The Call does not show that within the past flve years there was pub- lished an article “about the romance of ““There {s trouble brew for reckless young friend.” -~ s el a_lighthouse keeper on the Farallones | ‘“Perhaps so, but I am not lool for who adveriised for a wife.” It must have |the brewery.”—Cleveland Plain or. been in some other paper. —— MANILA SCHOOLS—G. C.. City. Tha New Santa Fe Train. chances for obtaining positions in thepub- | The new Santa Fe train known as the Call- lic schools of Manila, P. I., at this time | fornia Limited affords service very much supe- are very small. For information as to|rior to anything ever before offered to Coast qualifications &nd possibility of appoint- | travelers. - ment address a communication to the Superintendent of Public Schools, Ma- nll;& P. 1., stating knowledge of school work and experience as a teacher. NTAGARA FALLS—H. S, City. This department has not been able to find any record “of anybody who has walked across the falls of Niagara on a tight- rope several Sundays in succession, with- in the last ten years.” This feat was ac- complished by Emil Gravelet Blondin in June, e walked on a three a arter inch rope stretched 130 feet over the water and a little below the falls. Blondin died February 22, 1807, A WINDOW-PANE—A. 8., City. If you accidentally cracked a window-pane in the lodging-house in which you room and you are mmr.!o ~ay for it and the proprietor h package belonging to ¥you containing your naturalization papers which he refuses to surrender unmtil th2 damage is paid for you can go to law to force him to surrender it to you, but such a course would cost vou mueh more | | would probably be better for you to wait until yvou raise sufficient money to pay for the damage done and then recelve your property. HIGH TIDES—A. B. C, City. High tides depend upon local eircumstance:. In the middle of the me.“ Ocen.onn {:: from two to 3 :la‘:t ‘e.onlt.:{l Alg::len lln ’:he mp‘clhuol !r tlantic an m nine to g’e‘l&eAM In th'x-y of Fundy, its bosom to receive the full Teniest oF the tide, It is elghteen feet at the entrance, and the flercely h the long, narrow chan- ne. swells to mixty or sevemty feet. In Bell i r e “the - feet, at St. Malo. on the coast of France. Sea Captain—There is no hope! The ship is doomed! In an hour we will all be dead! Seasick Passenger—Thank Heaveg!— Vallejo News. ADVERTISEMENTS. GROWING TOO FAST Children growing too fast for their strength need mora than their- ordinary food. Scott’s Emulsion of Cod-Liver Oil with Hypophosphites supplies that need. It has the power to nourish and strength. en that does not obtain in their usual food. All sickly, delicate children, who have no definable disease, are invariably benefited by the use of Scott’s Emulsion. A fifty cent bottle will prove to be the best investment yu can make.