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 THE SAN FRANCISCO

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days ago The Call published as an item of news a report that John W. Lynn, who reto kill his ..FEBRUARY 14, 1898 wife, cently in Oakland made an attempt MONDAY was said to have killed Peter Camarinos, an inmate of the Agnews Asylum for the Insane. The JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprietor. story was that Lynn had been employed as a special Address All Communications to W. S. LEAKE, Manager. attendant for Camarinos, who was at times violent, Market and Third SU, 3. F- and was so employed at the time of the death of the PLBLICATION^PFICE Telephone Main IS6B. patient. The report of the killing was given on the .217 to 221 Stevenson «tr«at authority of EDITORIAL ROOMS John R. Griffiths, who was an inmate Telephone Main 1574. of the asylum at the time, and claims to have been (DAILY AND SUNDAY) I*. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL an eye-witness of the assault which led to the death. city and surrounding town* ! served by carrlars in this By $6 p«r year; per month | The Call was not responsible for the story of Grifmall for 15 cents a week65 cents. fiths further than results from making it public. It One year, by mall. $1.53 i was responsible, however, for the statement that THE WEEKLY CALL ~ 908 Broadway Lynn had been employed at Agnews as the attendOAKLAND OFFICE..... ant of Camarinos and was acting in that capacity ALLEN. Eastern Representative, DAVID ....Room 188, World Building at the time Camarinos died. NEW YORK OFFICE The Examiner, in its eagerness to make up for lack Rlfifte Hou«« WASHINGTON (D. C. OFFICE of news in its own columns by discrediting the news C. C. CARLTON. Correspondent. of The Call, at once denied the truth of this story. BRANCH OFFICE6--527 Montgomery street, •orrjer Clay open until 9:30 o'clock- 339 Hayes street: open until It said: "John R. Griffiths, who is responsible for the 9:50 o'clock- 62! MoAlllster street: open until 9:30 story, claims to have been an inmate of the asylum at o'clock- 615 Larkln street; open until 9:30 o'clock corner Sixteenth and Mission streets: open until the time the alleged murder was committed, and he I o'clock- 2516 Mission street: open until 9 o'clock has been quoted as saying that he saw Lynn kill iC6 Eleventh st-: open until 9 o'clock- 1505 Polk streei Camarinos. After the crime Lynn says he went to cpen until 9:30 o'clock- NW. corner Twenty-second ond Kentucky streets; open until 9 o'clockFresno. This was about November 26, as near as he can fix the date. As a matter of fact and record AMUSEMENTS. P. Camarinos died on December 8 last, or nearly a month subsequent to the time when Griffiths claims Bosiontans. Baldwin—The Patti Troubadours. O»mornia-Blac* " Camarinos was murdered." Happened to Joneu" Columbia— What The Call does not publish news that it has not inAUnzar— "Charley's Aunt'" Mwosco**— "Sheiiandonh. vestigated. The statements it makes are accurate and Vtvoli—"Said Pasha-" Orphoum— Vaudeville. can be relied upon. It does nofr depend, like the Metropolitan Hall—Lecture Tuesday evening. Examiner, for success in business on fakes and Olympia, corner Mason and Eddy Btreets-Speciait.es. frauds, but on the correctness of its reports. Therelhe Chutes— Chiqulta and VaudevilleTuesday nlsfht. Sherman 4 Clay Ball, 223 Slitter St.— Concert Exposition, Fair Mining and Klondike fore it cannot permit its reports to be aspersed withMechanics' Pavilion— to-day. Calliornta Jockey Club. Oakland Kacetrack-Raceß out making reply. In this particular case it calls upon the Examiner to make good its charges or AUCTION SALES. stand branded as an envious paper libeler of a that Store, »» By Emil Cohn— Wednesday. February 16, Stationery beats it as a newsgatherer. 713 Larkin street, at 11 o'clock. By Yon RUein & Co.-Thursday, February 24, Real Estate, at As the Examiner boasts much of its devotion to street, RK Market at 12 o'clock. charity. The Call now offers it an opportunity to add $1000 to the charitable institutions of San FranOUR ENORMOUS BUSINESS. cisco on these terms: The Call will deposit $rooo enormous business now being done in the with Mayor Phelan to be forfeited to the charities United States may be realized by a glance at of the city if it was in the wrong in the statement They the bank clearings for the past week. that Lynn was at Agnews at the time of the death amounted to the stupendous sum of $i.434.975- OO0 > of Camarinos, provided the Examiner will deposit and were 52 per cent larger than for the same week an equal sum to be forfeited and divided In the same in 1897, 58 per cent larger than in 1896, 74 per cent way if it be proven that The Call was right. in larger than in 1895, a"d 82 per cent larger than The Examiner is so quick to discredit the reports 1804. The only city of any importance to show a of its rivals, and so incessant in boasting its regard decrease last week was Denver, which tell off 18 per for charity, it can hardly decline the proposition we cent for some cause not known and probably local. have made without stultifying itself both as a newsThe gain in San Francisco was 25.3 per cent, and it gatherer and as a patron of charitable institutions. may be remarked in passing that this city uniformly The issue before it is therefore plain. It must put up stands eighth in volume of business and one of the or shut up. ten whose clearings are always written with eight figures. LINCOLN DAY SPEECHES. The railroad earnings of the country are also large for midwinter, those for January" being $.38,000,006, or common consent in all parts of the country 16.6 per cent better than in January, 1897. This is perthe celebration of the anniversary of the birthhaps due to the opening of the spring trade, which is day of Lincoln seems to have been turned over sudden and earlier than usual, itself a gratifying sign tc Republicans as a party feast day, just as the celebration of the battle of New Orleans, Jackson day of the general prosperity of the country. The two leading features of the week are the has been made a Democratic festival. The two parabrupt improvement in the iron and steel trade? and ties into which the people are divided thus have their the continued increase in the demand for cotton. partisan celebrations early in the year, and thereafte* This latter has greatly stimulated trade in the South come together as one people to do honor to the and Southwest, which report a more active call for memory of Washington, whose good fortune it wa! merchandise, chiefly on spring account. The busi- to be associated with no party or faction of his counness failures show the usual decrease, those last week trymen. In a certain sense it is to be regretted that the being 278, against 301 for the same week in 1897 and 381 in 1896. The exports of wheat fell off somewhat, observance of the birthday of Lincoln should be parthough they were 1,400,000 bushels larger than for tisan, but the result was well nigh inevitable. Linthe same week in 1897. The exports of corn, on the coln so thoroughly represents Republicanism, htf contrary, showed an increase, being larger than for was so closely identified with the history of the party, some years. The output of iron is immense, and yet he stood so stanchly for principles and policies o* we are told that even this bids fair to fall short of governmental action which are the exclusive propthe demand for finished product; if the present activ- erty of the party, that it would be difficult to corn* ity in building of various kinds continues. The dis- memorate htm or his work without commemorating tributive trade of the country was never as good as also the party which elected him to the Presidency it is now, and advices from all parts of the country and supported him in the arduous task of saving the report collections satisfactory. The recent advance Union and freeing the slave. of 17 per cent in woolen goods is maintained withIn commemoration of the day on Saturday but two out difficulty, and heretofore idle mills are starting Democrats of national repute took part, and one of up in many localities. The hide and leather trades them only indirectly. Mr. Bryan, who talks on all are in first-class shape, and the hide market has again occasions, spoke to his fellow townsmen of Lincoln advanced under an extreme scarcity, which is Nebr., and Mr. Towne, the silver-tongued orator causing some annoyance to dealers and leather man- from Duluth, spoke in Los Angeles to a club of so* called silver Republicans. Their speeches were disufacturers. There seems to be a disposition all over the cords. Their utterances sounded like jarring note* country to invest in corporate enterprises, as disturbing the lofty harmony of patriotic speech affording safe and profitable returns. This is which Republican orators were sounding in honor of one of the best signs of the times yet Lincoln and the mighty party which is still inspired observed. It shows that the people have by his memory and his principles. Bryan and Towne each in his own way preached confidence in financial and industrial operations of large capitalists, and that a good deal of the sense- the demagogue creed of class antagonisms. They less outcry against this class of business has died went over the old familiar calamity cry away, as it does when times are good. This ten- about the bondholder crushing the farmdency is shown by the bullish feeling in securities er and the laborer. Their speeches tended in Wall street, and, to come closer home, by the to discontent and strife rather than to the noteworthy activity in the San Francisco market for glorious exultation which Americans should feel in local stocks and bonds. Attention has already been being citizens of a land where a man born as pool called to the latter, and a glance at the transactions as Lincoln could aspire to the Presidency and where on the Stock and Bond Exchange will be a revela- a statesman as honest and as pure from self-seeking tion to those who do not keep track of the daily could attain it. dealings in these securities. There is nothing better So long as Democracy continues to follow such to hold than first-class stocks and bonds. They are leaders as these the celebration of the birthday of alwnvs available at a moment's notice in case of de- Lincoln will of necessity remain the special charge of sired financial accommodation, and are therefore the Republican party. As the years pass, however, a called quick assets. change will surely come. The youth of the land is The local situation presents no new features of being taught in our public schools' to revere the name importance this week. Wheat is quoted rather of the martyred President and to learn the patriotic? higher than during the preceding week and is in- lessons taught by his simple but sublime life. These trinsically nronjj. Barley continues to advance and as they reach maturity, no matter which party the-* is getting scarce, as shipments to Europe this season join, will feel an instinctive prompting to participate have been heavy. The other cereals hold their re- in every celebration in honor of the greatest of all cent advance. The activity in provisions shows no Americans, and then Lincoln's birthday will be a diminution, and dealers report trade better than ever national festival and all the people willtake part before at this time of the year. Hides have gone up in it. again. Dried fruits and raisins are still in the dumps, Anthony Hope's dislike of interviewers is not though at the present rate of slow and steady purchasing by the East stocks bid fair to be well whittled surprising when he explains that these inquisitive down by the time the new crop comes forward. gentlemen did not ask him anything about Hogs have advanced and are firm at the improved England. As a matter of fact the absence of Angloprices, with a growing scarcity reported in choice mania is nothing to be deplored. This part of the hogs. Beef and mutton rule steady at the good world hears all it wants to about England without price*. The wine trade is still in a bad way owing consulting an authority likely to be biased. to the lack of agreement between the different inIt is well that discovery of defective ammunition terests, but there are indications that the market may among that supplied to the Government has been itself into shape soon better condition, and those in mad* in shooting at inanimate targets rather than at the trade express general confidence in the future of a live enemy. It would be pleasing now to hear of the industry. some of the rascally contractors who furnished it Crop prospects have been greatly improved by the being fined and put on a blacklist. recent rains, and while more moisture is needed in the great valleys, especially in the south-central part of Oakland's city jail is said to be of a character to the State, no district is suffering. The usual spring make the way of the transgressor more than reasonrains will doubtless bring us. through all right. ably hard. If so it is clearly unconstitutional.

of its utterances. "Coal can be transported in col- general character despicable for the but as yet it cannot be tran- Nothing seems too shipped at sea with either rapidity or organ of the railroad monopoly ifeither certainty." Ibeg respectfully to say of its masters' vicious tastes will be In its pleased thereky. that is inaccurate. If Captain Mahan | likely to be shame; it it is without surely must ! base conduct opinion he indited this have had a lapse of memory at the I actually revels in its debasement. True, we have made practi- ! Sutra's memory is insulted because he moment. cally no experiments in sea-coaling, but Icompelled the Market Street Railroad carry people to the ocean other nations have with very satis- j Company to nickel, because be fought factory results, although as stated be- beach for a and nail, fore the system is not yet perfect. The the odious funding bill tooth independent was of because he Majestic and battleships Magnificent and wise quite recently, under anything but the character; he owned himself. A grov-ler the most favorable conditions, in a five- Providence denies to the understanding the nature hour trial, coaled at the rate of about privilege of at a man who despisep a sycophant, 150 tons an hour. This would mean 2000 and, though there may be an editorial tons in an ordinary working day, which attempt to is very satisfactory progress. And as smirk over this miserable misfortune, it is dissea-coaling is more easily done when rail at a terrible the vessels are under slight headway dained by the decent of the world. been The Post's reputation has ever the loss of time is not so very great. Against sea-coaling I am aware that fishy, but since thechamelionicMcEwen English that De it is urged it cannot be done in heavy j said in unmistakable Young had paid the Post $2000 to have a j True, can batweather. but neither Fair tleship fire her big guns in heavy the management of the Midwinter "let alone" it has fallen still lower in anything like accuracy. weather with charge has And the Indeed the admiral who would risk an public esteem. denied, to say engagement, even ifhe had the superior j never been distinctly disprove fighting force, when a big sea was run- j nothing of making an effort to ning would be tempting Providence,. it. and it is not at all unlikely that he | Worden, the train-wrecker, has "conwould be punished by the fickle goddess j fessed" his connection with the brutal for his temerity. quintuple murder near Davisville three A cable dispatch tells us that within years and a half ago. A casual reada month an Austrian cruiser left her ing of his statement shows that he acsister ship in the Red Sea "going to knowledges being an accessory aftef Aden to send a collier to her assist- j the fact, and on that alone, of course, hanker not ance." I am told by a master mariner hanging is his due, though I in whom Ihave implicit confidence that for his blood. The possibilities are that he has seen three hundred tons of coal he was the drunken tool of others, but transferred from one ocean-going j as he has been respited till Jrfne there steamer to another in that very sea, is ample time for the bringing of his and he says it was done in short order accomplices to justice if they can be and with no difficulty whatever. The found. Ifthere is a particle of truth in man who willinglyblinds his eyes to Ihis story more than one other man the fact that sea-coaling is certain to should pay the penalty to which he is In truth, those who could be completely successful in the course j sentenced. of two or three years has not my sym- incite a weak creature to commit a pathy, no matter how famous his name. crime of this fiendlike type are as unfit Ifis often asked why itis that Japan to live as is he. looks on with such complacency at our frantic efforts to annex these islands. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. The little brown man is something of a R. P., Princeton, Idaho. The PRUNES— strategist himself, as the Chinese have prunes are called prunells. In the lived to find out, and doubtless he sees finest trade the finest table prunes are the what a "constant source of weakness" French and the choicest variety is called Hawaii will be to the power that makes "Catherinea." it an integral part of its territory. THE CLAUS SPRECKELS BUILDAfter the foregoing had been written ING—H. S., City. The Claus Spreckels my attention was called to an editorial building contains on thirteen floors 200 used as offices. The other four in yesterday's Examiner which purports rooms floors are used for restaurant, clubrooms, give to the queries put to Captain Ma- etc. han by Senator Kyle and his replies. HOMES FOR OLD PEOPLE— A. E. This furnishes another striking in- and others. City. There is a home for stance of the rascality of that paper. aged people at the corner of the Mission and Silver avenue in San Francisco, It garbles each statement in an as- road called the Pacific Hebrew Home for the this:

THE WATER RATES.

PUT UP OR SMUT UP.

liers,

INDIVIDUAL THOUGHTS.

made by members of the Board of Supervisors on the subject of water rates show that the city is fairly safe against the dan- j BY A MODEST CRITIC. ger of a raise in the price at which water willbe furnished to consumers during the next year. Six Some six or eight weeks ago there members of the board have declared themselves op- appeared in this column an announceposed to an increase, and if all of these hold firm ; ment of what had probably occurred in ! the Orient. opinion, the scheme of the water company to place a higher The in short, was that Germany had insisted on rights burden of taxation upon the people for that neces- j equal to those of other nations in China sary of life will be defeated. that seek expansion of commerce and The Supervisors who have thus frankly declared the convenience of the navy in time of The concept was quite accurate themselves on the 'side of the community are: Clin- peace. ton, Dodge, Lackmann, Morton, Rottanzi and and itis now apparent that the Chinese imbroglio had an existence only in the Smith. These men are not waiting to be seen by any imaginings of correspondents. There one, nor are they seeking to see any one. They are has been clearly no objection on the part of either of the great powers to aware of all the factors of the problem. Past investigations have given them as much knowledge on the the granting of Germany's request. This Baron yon Buelow's statement to subject as the company willever give. They also the Reichstag and Lord Salisbury's utknow the needs of the city. These facts afford them terances in the House of Lords bear out to a degree. a sufficient foundation on which to base a conclusion Amongst other things yon Buelow said "Despite conof what should be done in the present instance. Baron trary views of English newspapers it is There have been no notable changes since last year, well known in authoritative quarters in nothing to justify an increase of the rates, and ac- London that in the interests of peace cordingly these men, being honest, have no hesita- and culture we desire to cultivate reof harmonious co-operation with tion in declaring what course they will take in deal- lations Great Britain. Our modest demands ing with the demand of the company. have neither menaced the integrity of There are six Supervisors who have not yet de- China nor called for justifiable objeccided how they will vote on the question. These tion on her part." This is a dignified and a statesmanare: Britt, Delaney, Devany, Haskins, Rivers and like utterance, it reminds one of Sheehan. They are waiting for more information. Webster, and ifalmost Senator Morgan and "I will the circumstanecs"; says, jingoes Britt be governed by allied will thoughtfully diit we might earn more of the reDelaney says. "I will be in a better position to gest spect of other nations for sincerity judge when the company has had an op- than we at present enjoy. The enportunity to be heard"; Devany says, "It would be deavor to cultivate at every opportoo soon to ask me how Ishould vote in the mat- tunity a national craving for war on ter"; Haskins says, "I decline to express an the slightest pretext, the development of our commerce being neglected, saopinion"; Rivers says, "I willbe guided entirely by vors not of statesmanship, folly. the testimony and the facts adduced before the Let us promote industry; but of let others do board"; Sheehan says, "I willbe governed a good the squabbling. No nation assails us; deal by the representations made during the in- "let us have peace." quiry." So much has been written in these Allof this is fair talk, and under normal conditions columns on the Hawaiian question from naval standpoint that there is a poswould pass as seemingly honest, but in the present asibility of wearying, but as the annexagives instance it rise to suspicions. The public is tion or non-annexation of the islands familiar with the kind of evidence obtainable in ex- is such a vital matter, and as the accuracy of aminations of this kind. Again and again the water | statements made here has been duty is to rates of the city have been made the subject of in- pointquestioned, the evident out error and repeat the truth. vestigation, and the sum of all has been a moral de- !It appears from a Washington dispatch monstration that the water company willnever let the ' that a letter from Captain Mahan, in reply to the catechizing of him by Sentrue value of its plant and business be known. Just , enough has been revealed to make it certain that ator Kyle, was read in executive ses sion of the Senate by Senator Teller. water rates are now as high as they should be. Captain Mahan has been made to say Supervisors The who are waiting for testimony :much of the defensive value of Hawaii tounding manner, omitting everything Aged. and are so eager to give the water company a chance j in case of war, and as one of the quer- whereby it could be shown that Cap- AN OLD ENGLISH READER—Questo him refers to a weakness tain Mahan's opinions were not unas- tioner, to be heard have doubtless peculiar ideas of the kind ;I ies put Oakland. If you will address a that, as a writer on this subject, Ibe- sailable, and excludes altogether the dealer in second-hand books he will seof testimony the company is capable of putting up if j lieve Ifirst drew attention to, it is im- most important answer, wherein, as readis cure for you one of the old Englieh 1 chooses, possible and have probably made up their minds it to pass this eminent strate- shown above, the distinguished strate- ers that were used in the schools nfty years ago. gist's replies In discuss- gist was lamentably in error. fast how much of the testimony will be necessary to :ing this point unanswered. it is necessary to assume A SAN DOMINGO BILL—L. E. 8.. induce them to vote for the desired raise in rates. the frame of mind of a famous jurist, After an absence that has been re- City. A $10 bill issued by the National j Fortunately, the danger of a raise this year is small. who, when interrupting an able plead- gretted by those seeking divertisement Bank of San Domingo in 1869 is no doubt for its face value, as the bank Is With six Supervisors and the Mayor on the side of i er who was reading opinion after opin- the Examiner's logician Is back doing good still in existence, but in San Francisco judges which were fa- business with accustomed sedulity. He brokers will not place any value upon it, ion other from people justice the and the chances for a cinch scheme Ivorable to his client's case, said: "I now descries a gift by the people of as they do not care to purchase such seare small. do not desire to interfere with your this city of the capital stock of a street curities. A NOVEL-E. C. R., Hay wards, Cal. manner of presenting this cause, but Irailroad to the shareholders of that having written an acceptable you that 1 care nothing for corporation because a franchise to run An author must tell CLEARING novel can have the same published at DECKS.
 * these opinions unless you can show me its cars through the streets has been personal expense or possibly have some

on commisthe recent disclosures of so many ! that they are based on reason. An un- granted. The track, the rolling stock publishing house publish it governed by precedent I shall decline to and the labor which it took to build sion. Such matters tire not scandals in connection with the administra- reasonable rules. Jn cases of well-known i consider, no matter how illustrious its the road and even the cost of main- general pubauthors each such has his or her tion of various departments of official affairs ;author." Captain Mahan has a famous tenance Isuppose, all went with the lisher. Unknown authors are obliged to they can arrangements the best are by no means pleasant reading for the people, the, name, but Icannot accept even his franchise. If the logician will inter- make with publishing houses. situation is not without encouraging aspects. Cor- [ statements when they are clearly in view some reputable financier, like Mr. ' already been pointed out Hellmann, for instance, he may learn i STEAMERS W. L,., San Jose. ItIs imruption can never be overcome until it has been ex- !i error. It has that this gentleman reasons backward how to distinguish a right of way from | possible to answer the .question asked as • posed. Light must be thrown into all the dark cor- when he says that the Hawaiian Is- an equipment. The franchises men- j to ihe time that is lost by steamers beand Australia and beners of evil before the reforming broom can be ef- Ilands are strategically of value to us, tioned were granted because the peo- tween this port Hongkong by reason of tween here and Kyle shows ple and letter to his Senator city generally fectively used. In this instance the light has been of the wished in- I being obliged to slow down to prevent ! how accurate Iwas when Isaid so. creased transportation getting facilities and ifI the propeller' shaft from hot at Mimed on good and strong. The work to be done is !He says: "Hawaii is now exposed to With proper care a shaft the bearings. abolishment of rapid transit were iIdoes get hot at the bearings to the now clear before us, and therefore we have reason to • pass under foreign domination, notably the not to be seriously entertained for a mo- j extent that there must be : a slowing hope the reforming task can be accomplished with Japan, by the peaceful process of over- ment might slow down the public (of which the Exam- I down. Some vessels trip running and assimilation." It Is not. and on another several times on one j complete success. iner is so fond and eternally tries to !i not at all. The Belglc conwill pass under the control of humbug) would willinglypay $20,000,000 sumesslow down Hawaii j is not a 120 tons of coal a day and It coincidence merely that so many scan- j no other nation if we object. To the about to have the status quo maintained. The ithe Alameda about ninety tons. The Oredals have been brought to light at once. It cannot most powerful nation of the earth, ex- logician and the San Francisco consume more gon must produce some sounder or less coal. according to the speed rehave escaped the attention of any careful student of j cepting this (and possibly Germany) argument than this when attempting ! quired. making special not When time only a couple of years ago, to excoriate a street railroad company, ij each vessel consumes about 120 tons of current events that all of these examples of wrong- |; we said off," and that 'immense power that is if he seriously hopes to get for, coal daily. The price that is paid by doing have been exposed by The Call as a part of its "Hands steamship companies for coal is a matter that could crush Japan as easily as she paper another "advertising cofT- that is part of the private 'affairs of the ' work on behalf of the commonwealth. It was not could little Portugal, instantly respect- his companies. the phraseology tract" which includes our wishes. We can insist as eas- "and all in accordance with an agreechance that brought them to light, but intelligently |ed i specs. 15c up.33 4th.» as does Genuine' eyeglasses, ly on Hawaiian independence directed zeal in the interests of the people and good Europe ment entered into between, etc." »u2666 « . ..glace . u0084; -u0084-.. -u25a0' on Switzerland's. If Captain I per Cal. fruit 50c lb at Townsend's.* government. The popular approval which has. at- ;Mahan will be good enough to explain u25a0u2666 u25a0 In an account of the Golden Jubilee i tended The Call in exposing the wrongdoing will1 how it is "inevitable" that a foreign celebration which has appeared in Har- i. Special information supplied daily to power willannex this group against our per's Weekly the question of Marshall's business houses and public men by the support Grand Juries and other j in authorities the Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 510 Mont• would prove an Interesting story. right to be known as the discoverer of |ij Press gomery •street. Telephone ' Main work of bringing the guilty to condemnation and i will itthing 1042. " to be ac- gold that would have

.v,; One given has been •u2666 in California much j punishment, and the outlook for reform is distinctly knowledged to commence with is that first sign that a. girl is In love with attention. Marshall is probably due the ; The man is when she begins to keep away promising and cheering. j there is a nation that will be permit- credit, but that Hubert Howe Bancroft |j afrom the window when she thinks he may As a matter of fact we are going through the !ted to dictate to us. Will this gentle- has pronounced him so (as Harper's !j be going to call. Our points out) man avow that? I think not. j process of cleaning the governmental ship for a greatest doubt is about the new i navy is not as powerful as it should Time Reduced to Chicago. departure. The exposure and punishment of wrong- be by any means, but no arrogance is that could be placed on Marshall's Via Rio Grande Western, Denver and Rio distinction. This man of Grande and Burlington doing is at all times commendable, but they could Ij displayed when it is stated that we are claim to the has Passengers so ij leaving San Francisco onrailways. many books had his character land, p. 6 m. train reach never be more opportunely done than most powerful of nations on the by jourp. the the exposed clearly Chicago different 2:15 iri. fourth day, and Nfew at this time. We shall soon be called upon to elect new officials, our defective shrapnel included. nals of the State, and the local field I York 6:30 p. m. following day. Through Pullanswer to the second Question put i Palace Double Drawing Room Sleeping In man having and it is altogether fitting, therefore, that the atten- him, Captain Mahan says that a great- of deceit become about exhaust- | Cars to Denver with Union Depot change at 9:30 a. m. to similar cars of the Burlington tion of every citizen should be at this time directed er navy would not be needed for the ed in consequence,citythat he has shaken !i!iRpute the dust of the from off his feet for Chicago. Railroad and sleeping car to the evils of bad government. The present scan- defense of the Pacific Coast than would and sped to solitude At any rate, we tickets sold through and full lnformution given unanwith the islands required be at 14 Montgomery at. W. H. Snedaker. General dals will have the effect of arousing public sentiment, may interest Agent. nexed. That is distinctly illogical. "If," hear of him no more. It and to that extent will serve a useful purpose by in- he says, "we have the islands, and in Harper's to learn that this particular " Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup never was a historian. Hiscreasing the chances of getting better public the Pacific a fleet of proper force, the Bancrofttruth, fiction, and Hubert IHas been used over fifty years by millions of servtory is not adequate presence of the latter or an ants next time. unquenchable desire mothers for their children while Teething with detachment from it at the Hawaiian Howe Bancroft's perfect It soothes the child, softens The Call does not delight in official scandals. It Islands will materially weaken if not not to have the truth told if his pocket Ithe gums,success. Pain, cures Wind Colic, regbelieves, however, that it is better to expose corrup- wholly cripple any attempted invasion would suffer thereby is known here, If ulates the allays Bowels and Is the beet remedy for in of (except Diarrhoeas, not New York. Some the matter tion and eliminate it from the governmental system of the Pacific Coast from whether arising from teething or Columbia) and will proportion- that appeared under his name was ac- other causes. Fo>- pftta tar Druggists In every than to leave it to work secret harm in darkness un- British part of world. Be sure and ask for airs. ately strengthen A fleet at the curate, but the fiction is so much in jjj Winslow'stheSoothing Syrup. 25c a bottle. til its pernicious influence is felt everywhere to the Hawaiian Islandsus." cripple an attempt evidence that the whole work lias been injury of all departments of administration. On this at the invasion of this coast! How rendered valueless. Much of the hon- COROXADO.— Atmosphere is perfectly dry. principle The Call has gone about its work, and now could it? The day has long passed est writing in these volumes was done ! soft and mild, being entirely free from the by Mrs. Frances Fuller Victor, a gen- ! mists common further north. Round trip has the satisfaction of seeing that much of the cor- when one could reasonably expect to fifteen days' an enemy in a certain degree of tlewoman who declined to lie for pro- j tickets, by steamship. Including find ruption it has exposed is in a fair way to be made ;> latitude or longitude: the frigate with fit. Were she to be asked, it is certain j board at the Hotel dH Coronado, $65; longer ptay, $2 N per day. Apply 4 Xe.w Montgomery moral to good citizens and a warning to evil ones. her dependence for propulsion on wind that she would admit that what she j street. San Francisco, or A. V. Bailey, manCoaled and pro- conscientiously wrote about Indian I ager. Hotel del Coronado, late of Hotel ColoIn fact the decks are being cleared. The bad odor o* has disappeared. a safe distance visioned at from our wars in Oregon, Bancroft "switched ! rado, Glenwood Springs, Colorado. the present scandals will soon blow over and Cali- coolie land, a hostile fleet could easily into" what he calls California history. [ picture of a girl's room generally has fornia willbe cleaner politically than it has been for elude the most vigilant observation and It was pleasing to notice some years '' a A divan in the center with a lot of cushand a banjo on it, right where any ions many a year. attack this coast. At best a flrst-class ago in the woman's booth at some fair one would smash it if he ever sat down.— modern cruiser can patrol no more than in the Mechanics' Pavilion that Mrs. INew York Press. courage to show half a j fifty miles of sea space; a hundred and had the Victor MAID AND MATRON. it is much doubted Ifshe can efficiently dozen or so volumes of the so-callod ! ADVERTISEMENTS. after a hundred, and isolation of "Bancroft's Works," labeled "By F. F. j M ISS AMALIE HOFER in lecturing on child look ships in midocean cannot be thought Victor." Mrs. Victor is honest by na- I life possibly says some instructive things, and of with sanity. 'On the coast it is a true; Bancroft by nature is a I yet one would sooner trust the judgment of totally different matter. It would be (Thi3 is not a missing word contest). ; quite spread safe to a fleet out if within The man cannot even write English. [ one who has acquired the title of Mrs. and the dig- sight of land. There are no difficulties He was heard to vow once that he had ! nity of motherhood. No young old conveying maid nor one about intelligence written the life of Henry Failing, the j has any right to assume the role of guide to the rapidity and certainty to ships inwith the Portland, Or., banker. Probably he did i offing vicinity they are built essay the task, and assuming that he matron. Let her first acquire experience. When a of the that woman has labored with colicky youngsters, spanked to protect. Heliographs, semaphores did it is a fair sample of what he can ! even the telegraph and the tele- do in the way of English, to say noth- ; naughty ones, assuaged the pangs of infancy, lis- and phone would aid in massing the fleet ing of history. In the first page cf ! tened to hs troubles, dried its tears, mended its where it was most wanted with what is said about Mr. Failing occurs !; clothes, heard it lisp its prayers, watched tearfully promptitude, but the position we a rambling collection of words between as the dews of death have kissed it and moaned by should be in with half our Pacific two periods which this "historian" fleet at Hawaii and the foe in vowed was a sentence. It was pointed i the empty cradle and fhe flower-laden grave; or Coastforce off Monterey 1b one of the full that there was no predicate I when she has seen her boys and girls grow to man- things we may have to face if Captain out to him in his "sentence," whereat he testified ; strategy implicitly hood and womanhood loving her, and renewed her Mahan's is to be that he "saw nothing wrong with it." i own youth in the prattle of their children, then she followed. From these islands to the latitudinally roughly is 3000 The mental passing of Adolph Sutro knows of child life,whether or no she is fitted to make coast line How many squadrons of five Is a matter for keen regret. Reference speeches about it. She is not looking for advice miles. fighting ships each would it take to has been made to it with the respect from the worthy theorist who would not understand guard that entrance to this coast? it deserves by all the local papers exThere is such a thing as dignity. San Jose should General Dickinson is a credit to the National where to look for a Really, this distinguished man seems cept the Post. Its veiled trespassing pin. Motherly insneer at the : resent the act of a Councilman in. selling himself so Guard. When in full uniform there to have mistaken the Pacific Ocean for unutterably sad condition is nothing more stinct may need> training, but it needs it from ' of the mari i a the Straits of Gibraltar. cheaply. beautiful. energy helped whose has the poor of mother. The end of the remarkable letter Is ,Sao Francisco in many ways, fits the j
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In an account of the Golden Jubilee celebration which has appeared in Har- per's Weekly the question of Marshall's right to be known as the discoverer of gold in California has been given much attention. Marshall is probably due the credit, but that Hubert Howe Bancroft has pronounced him so (as Harper's points out) is about the greatest doubt that could be placed on Marshall's claim to the distinction. This man of many books has had his character so clearly exposed by the different jour- nals of the State, and the local field of deceit having become about exhaust- ed in consequence, that he has shaken the dust of the city from off his feet and sped to solitude At any rate, we hear of him no more. It may interest Harper's to learn that this particular Bancroft never was a historian. History is truth, not fiction, and Hubert Howe Bancroft's unquenchable desire not to have the truth told if his pocket would suffer thereby is known here, If not in New York. Some of the matter that appeared under his name was accurate, but the fiction is so much in evidence that the whole work lias been rendered valueless. Much of the honest writing in these volumes was done by Mrs. Frances Fuller Victor, a gen- tlewoman who declined to lie for pro- fit. Were she to be asked, itis certain that she would admit that what she conscientiously wrote about Indian wars in Oregon, Bancroft "switched into" what he calls California history. It was pleasing to notice some years ago in the woman's booth at some fair in the Mechanics' Pavilion that Mrs. Victor had the courage to show half a dozen or so volumes of the so-callod "Bancroft's Works," labeled "ByF. F. Victor." Mrs. Victor is honest by na- true; Bancroft by nature is a. (Thi3 is not a missing word contest). The man cannot even write English. He was heard to vow once that he had written the life of Henry Failing, the Portland, Or., banker. Probably he did essay the task, and assuming that he did itis a fair sample of what he can do in the way of English, to say noth- ing of history. In the first page of what is said about Mr. Failing occurs a rambling collection of words between two periods which this "historian" ' vowed was a sentence. Itwas pointed out to him that there was no predicate in his "sentence," whereat he testified that he "saw nothing wrong with it."