The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-08-10
LETTER FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
Regular ssrsreaassss sf Tha whits Pima Daily News.
San Francisco. August 6, 1870.
THE WAR NEWS.

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WAR NEWS.
The European war constitutes the most
engrossirg subject of conversation here,
and the feeling among Americans is n
m~istakably in favor of the Prussians;
and, in fact, the general sentiment seems
that way. The Irish express themselves
in favor of the French, because that is
inimical to England. The papers
being generally Republican-advocate
the Prussian side-and, oh, for what a
contemplate reason! only hat they may
latter the Germans and secure their
votes. They know very well that the
Irish vote is Democratic, and the Ger
man vote divided; therefore, taking the
Prussian side may make a political ques-
| ton of the matter, and turn our elections
on matters of European politics, instead
of our own. The war appears to be the
old question of legitimacy against the
new dynasty. and for the predominancy
of power in Europe. In the year 1866
| the slaughter of Sadowa was made to de-
eide whether King William or Francis
Joseph should be the biggest bug among
| the Germans, and William won it. A
game was put up between Bismarck and
Napoleon, and an extra card falling by
chance into the Prussian's hands, he
felt his advantage and repudiated his
thriving arrangement. The gamesters
make national questions of their tricks
and plans, and have drawn the people
into the fight. The last news is the cap
ture of Saarlouis by the French; but the
| importance of the victory, or whether
/ the Prince Imperial witnessed the en-
gagement with sang froid. is not stated.
It is perfect folly to tell about the killing
of 10000 men and mott word about how
the Prince Imperial acted. The war is
for his benefit, SO We should know how
he bears himself.
BULLETIN BOARDS.
The Chronicle, the only paper show
ing any enterprise at this time, posts the
dispatches on its bulletin board, and a
great crowd is always about it. This
has given the cue to an enterprising
cigar dealer on Kearny street, who posts
up the newspaper headings in The same
style, on brown paper, with q marking
brush; and although the spelling is of
the Josh Billings order, a gaping crowd
gathers around his door to read his
'speshul ~deespaches,' and he probably
sells an extra bipe or tseegar.
H PRINTERS STRIKE.
The compositors have created quite q
sensation by their late strike. They
thought last Monday they had the dead
thing, as all but about twenty printers
in the city, as reported, had promised to
join with the Union. Success was
thought to be certain, and publishers
were laughed at. The blow came, and
The Bulletin alone fought against it; but
Tie Call, of the same concern, was
brought into the opposition. These pa
pers had q hard hill to pull over, but
they have the sympathy of people, and
IL they do not triumph by the entire
breaking up of the Typographical
Union, will destroy its potency for the
future. The strike seems very unjust,
in view of the present exceedingly hard
times, and the fact that at the prices
paid printers we're making from $50 to
$40 a-week. But the compositors
thought there could be no substitutes
found, that they could force the price,
and they tried it. In The Bulletin,
some of the editors could set type, and
they went to work. Among the out
siders volunteering vas Supervisor Bad
lam, an old typo; and when the crowd
OF printers, who packed Clay street,
saw this, they threatened him with sure
defeat, should he ever want Office again.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY.
The Mercantile Library Gift Concert
is still in the hands of the grand jury.
That body once came into court and re-
ported that they had nothing to do with
the affair; but Judge Stanley told them
they had, and that they must find out il
1t was a lottery, and il so. TO indict those
who were conducting it. II can not bt
told whether there will be q difficulty OF
not, but it is generally believed tn,
drawing will come of on the LIST of Sep
: TENDER. l am assured there have beer
: tickets enough sold to pay all the prizes
. but 5000, 900 worth or more are yet il
E the hands Of the agents. A day or two
more will show if all is to go smooth,
or not.
: BASE L
d Quite a combined effort Is now making
E to improve the base bullion market il
+ this city. General Conner, OF Utah, hai
> lately Joined the delegation from White