The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 26, 1901, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY .26, 1901. DAY. SFRECKELS, Proprietor, tioas to W. 8. LEAKE, Manager. Telephone Press 201 PUBLICATION OFFICE. . .Market and Third, S. F. Telephone Press 201. Aceress All Commuy MANAGER"S OFFICE EDITORIAL ROOMS Delivered by Carriers, 15 Cents Per Week. Single Coples. 5 Cents. Terms by Mail, Incinding Postage: DAILY CALL (Including Sunday), one year. 0 DAILY CALL (ncludir 3.00 DAILY CALL (including Sunday), 3 ‘months. 1.60 DAILY CALL—By Single Month.. 65c SUNDAY CALL. One Year..... 1.8 WEEKLY CALL, One Year... 1.0 uthorized to receive subscriptions. Sample copies will be forwarded when requested. All pestmasters are Mail subscribers in ordering change of address should be particuler to give both NEW AND OLD ADDRESS in order to insure & prompt and correct compliance with their request. DAKLAND OFFICE.. ...1118 Broadway C. GEORGE KROGNESS. Maager Yorelgn Advertising, Marguetts Building, Chicags, (Long Distance Telephone *‘Central 2619.") NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT: C. €. CARLTON.. vee...Herald S NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE: STEPHEN B. SMITH. .+30 Tribune Building NEW YORE NEWS STANDS: ‘Waldorf-Aetoria Hotel; A. Brentano, 31 Unipa Square; Murrey EHill Hotel. CHICAGO NEWS STANDS: Sherman House; P. O. News Co.; Great Northern Hotel; Fremont House; Auditorium Hotel. WASHINGTON (D. C.) OFFICE....1406 G St., N. W. MORTON E. CRANE. Correspondent. BRANCH OFFICES—27 Montgomery, corner of Clay, open | $:30 o'clock. 300 Hayes, open until 9:30 o'clock. 633 llister. open until $:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin, open until $:30 o'clock. 1841 Miseion, open until 10 o'clock. 2261 Market, rner Sixteenth, open until § o'clock. 108 Valencla, open 1 § o'clock. 106 Eleventh, open until § o'clock. NW. cor- econd and Kentucky, open until 9 o'clock. AMUSEMENTS, Alhambra—Minstrels. - ‘A Husband's Honor.” hat Happened to Jones.” ot the Nile.” 1 Left Behind Me."” age Parson.” and Eddy streets—Specialties. Thehter—Vaudeville every afterncon and ‘he Henschels' Recital this afternoon. v ained A al Show. key Club (Oakland)—Races. Park—Races val of the old evil so many homes in' the city people. The situation o reason why any good ciiizen morality. From “passage age of an ordinance is a far at least of the Supervisors who ng to print will then vote on the side of lid excuse for the passage of needed for the purpose ate Ta in San Francisco, for the city and county forbidding The only thing to be attained by the permission of gambling. It is a plain proposition of whether or not men therefo clected to office to guard the weliare of the. city will fore ul to t ies or give to gamblers a legal to attract to the city all kinds of blacklegs to upon the commun It has been ued in-some quarters that, since pool- lling and book ing are permitted elsewhere, we ilar practices here. A sufficient an- er to that was made by one of the pastors of the in the statement: “Because one man chokes his is no reason why I should choke mine.” If other cities and counties are willing to expose their youth to the temptations of gamblers and their vicious fol- lowing of toughs and touts, there is all the more reason why San Francisco should set-a better example. We cannot afford to follow the vices of other commu- pities. We have enough of our own as it is. While no valid argument can be advanced in support of the ordinance, there are many weighty ones against It. In the first place, the question has been submitted to the people in the manner prescribed in the charter, and by them the proposal to legalize gambling was voted down. The Board of Supervisors is bound by every obligation that rests’ upon public officials to respect the decision thus given and to uphold it. To do otherwise would be not only to declare the people e no right to regnlate their own affairs, but would be to nullify one of the most important provisions of the charter which every member of the board has solemnly pledged himself to support. The question was submitted to the people, and thé vote of the people was against the gamblers. If the issue is to be renewed it should be again submitted to the people. There will be an election within six monthg, and there is therefore no slightest excuse for sing to again submit the scheme to the arbitrament the ballot. n the people voted down the proposal to legal ambling they did not cast their votes in ignorance of what gambling at Ingleside means. There is hardly a man who has lived in San Francisco for any consid- erable length of time -vho has not some relative, friend or acquaintance who was ruined by the temptations of the gamblers at Ingleside. Those who fell were not inherently weak or vicious. Some of them were good, Lonest-hearted men before the blight of that curse fell upon them. The evil affected all classes of society. Men and women, youths, and even young girls, were led astray by the temptations of the track. Messenger boys were led into pétty stealings,. and the most trusted employes and public officials were corrupted into defalcations, embezzlements and forgeries. All these facts are known to the Supervisors, and they cannot be indifferent to them and to public opin- icn when the time comes to decide finally whether they will vote for the gamblers or for the people.: For that reason ‘the pastors and other good citizens who have anly fight for morality have no need to print is one thing; the final nce will be quite another, ki made such a r te passage of desp: Now that Massach: tts claims to be the foremost golf Stite in the Union it is fair to suppose that blue stockings are 2 necessary part of the game. ...FEBRUARY 26, 1901 | ly be doubted that when the final | CUBAN INCIDENT CLOSED HE suggestion of The Call has been adopted by the administration and Congress. Our readers will remember that we advised that an extra session be avoided and the Cuban incident closed, by Congress empowering the President to accept the Cu- ban constitution and withdraw the troops. Acting on this line, the Senate Committee on Cuban Affairs pro- poses an amendment to the army appropriation bill, | reciting the resolution that declared war against Spain | and providing that when a Cuban constitution is re- ported to the President he is to accept it. This acceptance, however, has limitations. The con- stitution must give the United States supervision of | foreign treaties made by the new republic. It must repudiate the Spanish debt incurred by that kingdom inits endeavor to suppress the Cuban revolution; which coaling stations such as the President shall accept as adequate for the prosiection of our interests in those waters, The United States shall also have such an interest in the sanitation of the cities of the island as may be useful in protecting our own Gulf and Atlantic ports from contagion with yellow fever or other epi- demic. It is gratifying to know that a draft of the Cuban constitution containing these exact provisions is al- ready made and has been submitted to the President and Secretary of War. As we have stated the objec- tions to some of these conditions, it is only fair to discuss them from the standpoint of those who affirm them, with a view of giving the arguments on both sides. The first requirement is exactly copied from our own agreement with France in the treaty of 1778. In that agreement we made France our suzerain in in- ternational matters, and she sustained that relation to | us until we violated the treaty by making an independ- ent commercial treaty with Great Britain in 1793. As our forefathers endured that condition for fifteen years, until they felt strong enough to violate a prom- | ite made to France in payment of her aid in gaining independence, Cuba may not stand out in a matter { of the same kind. A successful revolution wipes out all such obligations as the Spanish debt based on Cuban revenue. gation of Spain to retain control of Cuba and her revenues. Failing in that, the matter takes the same legal phase as arises in the relation of principal and surety on individual debt. The principal is held good for the debt, and must be exhausted before recourse is had upon the surety. It is necessary, however, that | Cuba should have the protection of the United States |in regard to this debt. It is held in France, and a | large block of it is said to belong to the treasury of | the Vatican. Under such circumstances Cuba would | hardly be able, single-handed, to resist the encroach- f ment necessary to its collection. The relation established by the two foregoing pro- visions makes it absolutely necessary, for the sal of Cuba, that we have coaling and station facilities for our navy. This will save her the expense of a navy and put us in a position to always make good our guarantee of her independence. This arrangement for submitting the constitution to the President will avoid an extra session and at the same time make unnecessary our continued occupa- tion of Cuba until the next Congress meets. Both of these are desirable. MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE ELECTION. | B tute there is now an opportunity to establish a library of the first rank and to lay its founda- tions so deeply, broadly and firmly that for all time to come it will stand as a monument to their sagacity and public spirit. The election to be held to-day | affords them a means of taking advantage of that opportunity. If progressive men be placed on the | board of trustees all will be well- If men of hesitating character or of narrow views be chosen the opportu- { nity now so promising may be lost never to return. The Call has no particular candidate or ticket of candidates to support or to oppose. The members of the association are all persons of intelligence and are doubtless acquainted with the characters of the various' candidates. They can determine for them- selves which candidates are most likely to build up }the library and which, if elected, would be inclined | to a policy of stagnation. All The Call has to say concerning the issue is that every member of the association should vote, and in making up his ticket should bear in mind that San Francisco needs a great library; that when such a library has been established it will be liberally supported, and finally, that the Mechanics’ Institute is now in a position to furnish that library. The institute is in possession of large resources of which adequate use has not yet been made. There is need of a better, larger and more commanding building, and with the wealth possessed by the insti- tution it would not be difficult for competent and energetic trustees to provide a means for the speedy construction of the desired edifice. Once erected, the building in itself would be an attraction to the multi- tude. The increased convenience would result in an immediate increase of membership, and that in turn would bring about a keener public interest in the institution and its work, so that in a time compara- tively short the library would have entered upon a new era in its history and become one of the notable institutions of America. In the history of every organization there comes a time when the personal influence of the men in control of its affairs becomes a matter of vast importance. These periods occur whenever an old order of things has reached its full development and there remains the choice of stagnation or a new departure. The men who founded the library and erected its present building did a great and important work for the city at that time. With the passage of the years, however, there have been growth and progress in all directions. The city is larger, its body of students and scholars has increased, and the demands for library facilities have augmented. The members of the association at this time who desire to uphold and to follow the example of the founders must,. like them, be pro- gressive. They must study the situation before them, note with care the opportunity that is afforded for performing a great work and then go ahead with confidence and courage. San Francisco expacts much of the Mechanics’ In- stitute. The whole community is concerned in the election to-day. The opportunity for obtaining a great library is most excellent. The public therefore relies upon the members of the association to go to the polls resolved to elect progressive men. The Commissioner of the Internal Revenue has de- cided that the sale of domestic liquors and wines under foreign labels may be punished by a fine of $500 and confiscation of the goods, so at last thers is a prospect California wine will have the credit that is due it and not be served for the glory of France. was funded on the revenues of the island. Cuba must | agree to lease or sell to the United States naval or | Such a debt carries with it the obli- | EFORE the mzmbers of the Mechanics' Insti- | THE HIGH COURT OF NATIONS. MONG the things which have been accom f\ plished in this young and tender century the organization oi the “Permanent Court of Ar- bitration,” provided for by the famous peace confer- ence at The Hague, chould not be overlooked. .Rc- ports from Europe announce that the great court has been fully organized, has a competent array of secre- taries, clerks and functionaries of all sorts, and is ready to do business. Fiiteen of the great powers of the earth are repre- sented in the court. Among them are the United States, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Russia, Spain and Sweden and Norway. The representatives of the nations are men of the highest ability. Those of the United States are Chief Justice Fuller, ex-President Benjamin Harrison, Attorney General Griggs and | Judge George Gray. Great Britain’s representation is headed by Lord Pauncefote; that of Germany by the president of the Imperial High Court of the Em- pire; Austria also is represented by the Chief Justice of its highest court, while in the Russian members of the court are the Minister of Justice and the Procur- ator of the Holy Synod. Other nations are repre- sented by dignitaries of equal eminence and fitness for the place, and we are told that the clerks and secre- taries are also men of learning and dignity. A court of that kind is quite able to do big busi- ness and do it properly if any should ever happen to come that way. Nor is there any lack of business { that might go before it. The Chinese imbroglio alone is sufficient to afford the court an opportunity to make a record. Unfortunately China cannot be given a hearing, nor can the South African republics. The object of the court is to arbitrate between nations, and the South African republics are not counted as nations, while China, being a land of heathens who have no skill in modern arms, can be dealt with by | the powers without troubling the court. For the present, then, the “Permanent Court of Arbitration” is hardly anything more than a name. | It is not even so much as a spectacle, for its members are at home attending to business, and it may be a | long time before it ever puts itself on exhibition with | a full bench. Despite its seeming futility, however, the court may yet prove of value to the world and to the cause of peace. It is, at any rate, a reminder of a certain aspiration for the honest adjustment of in- | ternational disputes and controversies, and may de- has assumed. MORGAN ON TREATIES. NATOR MORGAN has resumed his usual | S nagging and indirect tactics toward the admin- ! istration in regard to the Nicaraguan canal and " the treaties necessary as precedent to its construction | by this Government. | Bearing in mind that the canal must be constructed by the United States, within the jurisdiction of two | other sovereignties, and that at our instance the | Clayton-Bulwer treaty was negotiated with Great Britain, thus bringing a third sovereignty into the | circle, it will be seen that only by treaty and inter- | national agreement between the four sovereignties concerned can any progress be made. In order to clear the way for work the President | and Secretary Hay substituted the Hay-Pauncefote treaty for the Clayton-Bulwer treaty and then ar- | ranged in line therewith protocols for canal treaties | with Nicaragua and Costa Rica. These wise and well-timed arrangements of the President removed all international obstacles and put | the four sovereignties concerned in line. The canal has never been as near to accomplishment as when | Congress met Jast December. If the Hay-Pauncefots treaty hud been ratified the treaties with the two Cen- | tral American states would have followed according | to the protocols and everything would be ready now | for work. But the Senate, moved partly by jingoism !and partly by the enemies of the canal, proceeded :o | butcher the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and warp it out | of all resemblance to the purpose it was intended to | serve. This made its return to Great Britain neces- | sary and made any action on the canal at this session impossible. Now comes Morgan, proposing that Congress shall | do something to force the treaties contemplated by the protocols with Nicaragua and Costa Rica, and this in the face of the fact known to him that the three | treaties were interdependent and composed a com- plete and symmetrical treaty system, harmonizing every international interest concerned. In urging this policy of folly Senator Morgan said: “We are bound to agree with Costa Rica and Nicarza- gua as to the terms on which canal privileges will be extended to the United States, if this subject to be settled by agreement. It is clear that the Pres- ident, in making these agreements in the name of tha United States, defiantly disregarded any claim of right that Great Britain could assert to the effect that her consent was mecessary to such action on his part ag President.” Nothing could be more dishonest or dishonorable than that statement. Nor could anything be more misleading. Morgan knows, as does the country, that, in the interest of economy of time and in loyalty to the canal, the President negotiated the Hay- Pauncefote treaty to open the way for the protocols with Costa Rica and Nicaragua. His action was equally characterized by good sense and international propriety. Morgan knows that to proceed on the protocols with the Hay-Pauncefote treaty beaten is | to, in effect, denounce and abrogate the Clayton- | Bulwer treaty and impeach our national"good faith before the world. Morgan knows that his criticism is not only a false- hood as to the fact bu‘is demagogic in purpose and fatal to the canal in effect. That project is, unfortunately, caught and crushed between the demagogy and dishonesty which are the odium of American politics. | The worthy patriots of Cuba, in constitutional con- vention assembled, have expressed their desire that the United States receive from them nothing—not even,a naval station. It seems discouraging after giv- ing men their liberty to have to whip them to be decent. Late foreign reports show that prominent Ameri- can officials in China are accused of the grave offenze of looting. They should congratulate themselves that only by the convenient courtesy of words they are not charged with their true offending—thievery. The Seattle woman who is pleading that she was in- spired to kill her husband by reading of the melo- dramatic woes of a heroine of a yellow-back novel ought to be induced to consider that her ability to read is a menace to society. : A “gorilla girl” in a Newark museum. has sued her manager for the return of a pet monkey. She probably feels that she is morally responsible for the wellbeing of at least her immediate relatives. vclop into something worthy of the august title it | |PAPERS ON CURRENT TOPICS.! — e Ancient the direction of Prof. John H. of “Princeton Untversityy IL—BUBMA: A TYPICAL INDIAN PROVINCE. (By Bdgeumbe Staley, author of *“The Arms and Badges of the British Colonles.") (Serfes_under Finley Burma is the easternmost province of the empire of India. It is bounded by China, Stam and the sva: to the west are Assam and Bengal. [t is remarkable, geo- graphically, for noble mountain ranges and splendid navigable rivers. It pos- sesses a rich and productive sofl, with an extended seaboard. The province {3 divided Into three parts—Lower Burma. Upper Burma and the Shan states. Tha delta country of Lower Burma is flat, but farther inland the country is hilly, and the scenery in Upper Burma is almost English in verdure and repose. The Shan States are the most mountainous. Th: area of Lower and Upper Burma is some- where about 171,000 souare miles. Tha boundaries of the Shan states are not definitely fixed. There are three seasons—rainy. hot,"according to the monsoon. The rai. fall at the Ruby mines is 103 inches per annum; at Swebo 2 inches. In May, the hottest period, the shade temperature is + PREPARED BY EXPERTS AND SPECIALISTS FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. England’s Moral and Civil Government of the and Strange Province Burma, the Rich Indian Land. of By Edgcumbe Staley. (COPYRIGHT, 1%01.) and 1885. The result of the last, which cost the Indlan Government £3,000000, was the dethronement of the despotic King whole province to the empire of India. | The question of annexation was hotly ¢ that it would never pay. An estimaie was made, aftet the second war, which would be a heavy burden ugon Great Brit- 2in and India. As a fact, however, a few years after the pacification and opening out of the country the annual surplus yield came out at a round million sterling. Some Burmese Characteristics. The population of Lower Burma, includ- ing the capital Rangoon, with 180,000 In- babitahts, is 2,946,933, and of Upper Bur- ma, including the capital Mandalay, with 190,000 inhabitants, 4,658627; that of the Shan states is still unascertained. The Buimese are robust, if somewhat diminu- tive, and are famed for their bravery and bcunce. They belong to numerous differ- ent tribes, who are distinguished by a variety of manners, languages and relig- ions. Burma is the cradle of Buddhism— Guadama Buddha was born and died in Burma. The Burmese are remarkable for their domesticity and love of home. Filial piety is inculcated as a sacred principle. Chil- dren command general Interest; there is ro selling of girls, when infants, for mar- 2 Palace Buildings, Mandalay. % +— N 110 degrees Fahrenheit at Swebo and at the Ruby mines 54 degrees Fahrenhelt. In December the shade temperature varies | from 86 degrees to 35 degrees Fahrenheit. The Resources of Burma. Lower Burma gossesses extraordinary fertility. Tt is su caused by the overflowing of the mighty Irrawadi and its tributa Rice is the principal crop—six-sevenths of the lani Is devoted to its culture. Tobacco, cotton and the sugarcane also thrive. The Burmese are content with one crop a year, and so the manure is simply the previous with the soil. Upper Burma, which is somewhat arid, suffers severely from drought. It is a fine upland rolling coun- try, with immense tracts of forest, vield- ing vast suppiies of teak and other valu- able timber. The chief crops are rice, malze, rye, wheat, sugarcane, cotton, to- bacco, tea and indigo. The province of Burma is remarkably rich in mineral wealth. Gold, silver, cop- stones—especially rubies and sapphires— are all found In more or less abundance. The ruby mines, which are a fruitful source of revenue'to iiie Government, ave situated at Mugok, seventy miles north of Mandalay, the capital of Upper Burma. These gems are separated from the gravel | and sand in-the same way as gold. The value of the annual export amounts to seven lakhs of rupees. There are also large deposits of magnetic oxide which have as yet been untouched. Wells for tha‘rruductlon of petroleum have long ex- isted. Of livestock, cattle are the most numerous, and a considerable trade Is car- ried on in hides. History of the Province. The early history of Burma is. of course, lost in antlquity. The original Burmese tribes are conjectured to have pushed their way south from the mountains of Tibet, and to have subdued and incor- porated the aborigines. In the year 1000 B. C. Burma was a powerful empire, quite able to resist the incursions of thé Chi- nese and of the other neighboring nations. Magnificent ruins and relics remains to attest the splendor of that early period. Since the Christlan era Portugal, Holland and France have in turn held parts of the Burmese peninsula. The first British settlement was in 1616, when factories were erected at the mouth of the Irra- wadl. e first British mission from In- dia was in 179, when valuable concessions were obtained from the native rulers. Complete British possessfon of the proy- ince of Burma, however, has been ob- tained at the cost of three wars—1s24, 1852 ject, however, to floods | Year's stubble, which is burned and mixed | per, lead, tin, coal, iron, jade and precious | — riage. Games and field sports of all kinds are encouraged—boxing, football, racing, rowing, etc. Tattoomng is universal among bo; not to be taitcoed is a mark of ardice or weakn Music, dancing. artistic handicrafts the love of flow. ers are all greatly in vogue. In a native house the two most conspleuous objects are the cradle and a flower stand. These give indications of the national character. The schools are numerous and excellent, i result the Burmese are a well- educated people. It is extremely rare to find a man who cannot read and write. In -9 & sum of £96.432 (3454.760) was spent | by the Government for educational pur- | poses. The Government is composed of a lieu- tenant governor, a legislative council “for making laws and rogulations,” consisting | of nine members, four being natives, and a secretariat of five members. In Lower Burma there is a ciief court of justice with four judges, and in Upper Burma a judicial commissioner. Tranquil Under Good Government. In ancient times thie Burmese used to say they had five cnemies—fire, water, robbers,” rulers and ill-wishers. British- Indian 'rule, howaver. secures life and | property and the fuifiiling of contraets. It has given new ue to native enter- prise and thrift. The spirit of independ- ence is greatly on the increase and tis is fostered by the fact that the Govern- ment is careful to preserve the native With respect to the Shan states, the Heutenant governor in his last report says | they “are tranquil and prosperous.” Da- cofty is on the decline everywhere; deed, in Upper Burma It is absolutely un- known. he most troublesome class is the “ti,”” or gamblers: these still infest the | country districts, and by tricks with cards and dice defraud the simple-minded farm- ers of their savings. The principal commercial industries are connected with rice and timber. Indigen- ous manufacturers produce little more than what is used on the spot. o characteristic of Burmese work {s vigor | and novelty of desgn rather than high finish. While there ir abundance of water- | ways there is urgent need for better and | more extended land communication. To meet this railways are In course of con- | struction in all directions. | The amounts received and expended in | the province of Burma during the year ended December 31, 1899, were as follows: Receipts, £4,659,360; cxpenditures, £2975.- | 281. Hence Burma is reckoned a rich pro- vince, and its excess of revenue is a use- | ful and welcome item in the Indian im- | perial exchequer. { NOT PREMIUM COINS—H. 8. T., Wy- andotte, Cal. Not one of the coins named mium from dealers. 0se who sell old cofns, however, charge a small advance on such as you describe. FOREIGN POPULATION—Call Reader, Angel Island, Cal. The population of Lon- don, census of 1891, was 4211036. The new census will be taken this vear. That of Paris, France, by the census of 159, was 2,536,834, and that of Berlin, Germauy, census of 1900, 1,843,000, COLDEST IN FEBRUARY—J. E. Antloch, Cal. There is no point in United States where it is habitually cold- est in February. The degree of cold is liable to change every year, but as a gen- eral thing the coldest weather is in the mountains of Idaho and Montana. THE POSTAL SERVICE—L., Vallecito, Cal. If you have any complaint against the postal service In this State lodge the same with the United States Postoffice Inspector, Appraiser's building, San_ Francisco, The Stmaster General ig Charles Emory Smith., and his head- uarters is in the Postoffice Department building, Washington, D. C. GOVERNMENT LAND-Old Reader, City. For such information as you desire in Telation to United States Government land apply to any of the United States land offices. The officers in charge will tell you all about the rules governing appli- cations. The land offices in California are located at Eureka. Independence, Los Angeles, Marysville, Redding, Sacramen- to, San Francisco, Stockton, Susanville and Visalia. . THE NAVY—Y. M., Oakland, Cal. If you desire to place a young man in the United States navy vou should communi- cate with the authorities at Mare Island, if it is the desire to place-him in the or- dinary service: but if it is the desire to vlace him where he mav be commissioned ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDEN TS. in 'your letter of inquiry commands a pre- | Theebaw and the final annexation of the cussed in Great Eritain, and It was said | showed that in the first five years there | official machinery. | in- | EDITORIAL UTTERANCE . IN VARIETY | The American Hen on Top. Germany has discovered that. the Ameri- can hen is the finest in the world. An e: pert was recently ovgr from that country to discover the secret of the superfority of the mistress of the American barnyard He visited all the great chicken farms of the East and has taken a number of coops of chickens home with him, intending o | cross the German fowl with the American 'slml‘n In the hope of improving the birds of the fatherland. They draw on us for improvements of every character and then stand and make faces at us.—I[daho | Statesman. | Famine in India Not Ended. According to reports from India up to the last of January, there is still a very dark outlook on the India ine_ques- tion. In Upper and Central In e ag ricuitural prospects are most dec vorable, but in some of the other dist especially Bombay, the monsoons early in September, and owing to the serce of rain serfous distress is expected between now and August. This will for a large expenditure for relief ures, as well as causing a declded lo revenue. Prices for grain continue high in the affected localities, but when the | upper Indiz harvest is secured it is ex- pected that they will drop nearer to their | normal level. No less than 233,000 persons | are now in receipt of reilef, and it is hoped { that this number will not, for the present | at least, show any marked increase.—Bos- ton Herald. Refined Capital Punishment. | _What's the matter with abolishing cag '~ | tal punishment and sentencing criminals to go and live in Kansas? The only things happy out there are the big sunflowers, |and the women had better look out of | they will chase the men from the Stafe. | One time right here in Louisville a learned | Judge, noted for his big heart, was called {on to pass sentence on a murderer. -1 | sentence you,” he said. “ to live out the jrest of your days in Danville.” Where< upon the eriminal, who had hitherto born» | up, gave a shriek and begged piteousiy {to be hanged rather than live with the { blue Presbyterians in Danville. Every- | body sympathized with him. And over in Indiana one railroad was so famed for the | number and fatality of its accidents that when a man was condemned he was given his choice between instant death or acting as conductor on that road. Most chose instant death.—Louisville Times. | The Great Transcontinental Survey. | The Coast and Geodetic Survey has just | 1ssued a large volume giving the resuits | of the geodetic triangulation across the continent b{ which the are of the thirty. e ninth parallel of north latitude has been | measured. The report was ready for pub- | ication in May last year, two years after | the completion of the survey. The reduc- tion of the geodetic data and the prepar: | tion of a book of 871 pages in s h. time have invelved unusually It Is not often that the scienti ceives the complete resulis of a great + undertaking so soon after the close of investigatio | __This survey, begun in 1872 and ended 1398, extended over a period of v seven years. The terminal pofnts triangulation are near Cape and at Point Arena, Cal., Franeisco. The length of statute miles. It is the m plece of geodetic work ever attempted by any nation.—New York Sun. The End Kot in Sight. ‘While enlisting the aid of the Afrikander Bund and of the kinsmen the Boer e manders in effor it burghers to lay d ish authorities s in arguments oth: reps ! by the sword, the rifle and the t announcement of the B War of his purpose rica 30,000 mount { the reinforcemen thither and the v Colony, Australia number), does not ine an early peace. Cn the p there appears to be even I to compromise; indeed, the. further complication's by the im Portuguese territory to a point clcse to Delagoa Bay. The prospect of a war T'outrance stretches out into the future with unrelieved dreariness.—Philadelphia Record. Division of Funds Frequent. There Is & more or- less familiar aspect te the undisputed alleg: m made in the latest unpleasantress on *“.e floor of gress, that of a total of 31300 raised. i Washington for a Boer relief fund only §7¢ was left for the purpose designated after those who had managed the relief movement bad partaken of a banquet of terrapin and champagne. Money sub- scribed for relief funds is not infreq squandered this v, especlally philanthropy gets mixed up with poiitics. This sort of a diversion of funds: sub- scribed for a worthy purpege is about as detestable a proceeding as can be Im- agined, and it is well that this flagrant instance of it has been expoésed in a Con- gressional debate and reported in -all the newspapers. It ought to serve as a wide- spread warning to people who are in the habit of contributing to reltef funds with- out taking the trouble to Inquire lnto the trustworthiness of the custodians.—Bos- ton Herald. PERSONAL MENTION. S. M. Rohr, a land-owner of Lodi, is at the Grand. s W. R. Veale, a merchant of Petaluma, is at the Grand. R. Harkinson, an ofl man of Antloch, is at the Grand. John E. Marble, a Los Angeles banker, is at the Palace. Dr. and Mrs. T. H. Strice of Napa are at the California. Percival R. Milnes of Sacramento is & guest at the Lick. W. M. Spencer, an oil man of Selma, is a guest at the Lick. A. H. Berry, an oll man of Selma, is registered at the Lick. - H. A. Green, wife and family of Mon- terey are at the Palace. Jesse D. Carr, an extensive land-owner of Salinas, is at the Occidental. J. Martin Barney, a mining man of E. H. Vance, a merchant of Eureka, ae- companied by his wife, is a guest at the i | Dutch Flat, Is registered at the Palace. | | | Palace. application should be made to have him | admitted to the naval academy at West Point. For information on that subject | communicate with the Congressman of the district in which the young man lives, FAMILIAR SONGS—A. O. S, Marys- ville, Cal. The bock called “Our Familiar | Songs” may be procured through any first class bookseller, who will advise as | to price. | NECKTIE FACTORIES—Mrs. D., City. You had better consult the classified part f of the city directory for the addresses of | all the necktie factories in San Franclsco. | This department does not advertise any business or firms. BEARS-J. M. B., Sonora, Cal. There | is no record of the welght of the largest | bear captured or killed in California. knows and will kindly furnish it. This corres‘ynndem also wants to know if | “Clubfoot,” a California bear, was either captured or killed and how much he weighed. DIXIE—M. McV., City.. Dixie is the name applied to the territory of the United States south of Mason and Dixon's line. It is a fabulous realm of peace, plenty and indolence. It has been writ- ten that a certain Mr. Dixie of Manhat- tan Islend was a slave holder, who by force of public opinion had to move away, and he took his human chattels down South. In thelr new abode the slaves were forced to work anceasingly ana often sighed for their §ld home in tho North, which lapse of t!me and distance invested with a halo of dpqudmnc pleas- ures. Thus Dixie's land became to the colored race of the South a species of Utopia, similar to the Scottish land of the Leal. ‘In time the idea of Dixie's lang assoclated ltseif with the South and a great number of ne melodies were written under that title. The original “Dixle’s Land” was written by General | J. F. Thompson, editor and proprietor of the Humboldt Standard of Eureka, is at ! the Grand. S. R. Porter, a mining man of Sutter Creek, is at the Occidental accomparied by his wite, Hicks Arnold, of the firm of Arnold, Constable & Co. of New York, Is touring the coast with his wife. They are stop- ping at the Palace. ————— CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YOREK. NEW YORK, Feb. 2%.—The - following Californians are in New York: From San Francisco—S. W. Cowles is at the Vieto- ria, J. Q. Dixon is at the St. Cloud, L. B. | Feigenbaum is at the Holland, Mrs. Grate- pont is at the Marlborough, P. Huttman is at the Grand Union, E. R. Manzey ia !at the Imperial, A. McDowell is at the Perhaps some reader of this department $ Rossmore and T. P. Thompson and: wife are at the Vendome. : — it CALIFORNIANS IN WASHINGTON ‘WASHINGTON, Feb. %5.—G. Rose and | wife, Colonel H. C. King and daughfer ! and Thomas J. Clunie and wife are at the Shoreham. All are from San Franeisco. [ —_————— | Cholce candies, Townsend's, Palace Hotel:* —_—————— Cal glace frult 0c per Ib at Townsend's.* —— e Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by tha- Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s). 510 Mont~ gomery st. ‘Telephone Main 1043, . ] —— e — | The licemen of Parls. - generayly | young. e Nodid. meh. Seteies el {10 $30 a month, according to their time | of service. Only a few receive over 325 a + month. —_—— | Dr. Sanford’s Liver Invigorator. Albert Plke. ‘he others were writt, 4 en on ‘erses, ideas suggested in his ve | The best liver medicine. A vegetable cure, for " liver Ws. billousness, indigestion, constipation,*