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growth Of hair. ! thsa tried. saeeezsiYely,
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as a dressing, and have continued b use It
for that purpose. believe Ayers Hair
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Notice to Contractors.

Bids viii be opened On the Ssh Of Argus. fer
the laying % a5oas shree millions q bries al
this Essiat- Fo- sFfeihesilon. sn9 plan. aERfs at
the afscs ef THE MANUFACTURING fsyEsryssr
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Special Embellishments.

Small advertise rs nts. 10. excces.as four lint =
coming under Tire 80 u e. NAsrSn, koR SALE
To Let, Losr, &c, 49, t~ Inserted Two times I, :
. cents, three times IS seats ami Oae week IL
50 cents, advance payh.., +,
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CHEAptNING Fo0D.

A Berlin dispatch says: ''Tbe Emperor
desires the pas sage of measure for the re-
duction OF prices on articles Of food and
rent Of dwellings for the working classes"
Cheapenipg food is said to be the next best
thing to raising wages. Ii the rates of
wages were so fixed that no legislation or
other influence could affect them, the lower
the prices of the necessar es of life the bet
ter for laborers. But the natural effect of
cheapening the necessaries of life is TO
cheaper lalOr. The problem i'll all Europe
is TO ascertain how cheapiy laborer can
live and to pay him accordingly. 1t fol-
lows thar in short time cheapening of
food leads to q reduction in the rates of
wages. Instead, Therefore, of directing the
energies of Government TO cheaper ing food,
would it not be well to see if legislation
may not help the workiDgman by apporton-
ing to him larger share of the results of
industry? Cheapness is synonymous with
poverty. Things are only cheap where the
masses are poor. The cheaper things are,
the poorer the masses will be. Senator
Stanford said III his reception speech Satur-
day night that in Itfly laboring men are
paid ten cents day. Labor has been re-
duced 10 this point because it has been
found that men contrive to exist upon it.
Which would be the best now, to reduce the
cost of the necessaries of life still lower or
10 raise wages? Wages have been reduced
to the present low roint by the power of
competition. The employers of each nation
try to get an advantage over the employers
CT any other nation by cheapening labor.
If men could not live on ten cents day
they would be paid more. Labor is indis-
Densable TO production and in the lonp RIM
the laborer will be allowed enough to keep
him in working condition. Liberal wages
are the best means yet devised to distribute
wealth among the people. Why do the
65,000000 OF people i'll the United States
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NAVAL JOTTlNGs.
Discharge of Marines-Omcers for the

Discharge of Marines-O Officers for the
San Francisco.
A rule has been made by the Navy De-
partment that hereafter no application for
the discharge of marines will be considered,
except in extraordinary circumstances not
embracing the following three points:
First. that the enlisted man must make an
application; second, that it can be shown to
the departments satisfaction that the appli-
cant can receive better compensation in civil
life; third, that the applicant has served at
least two years in the Marine Corps. Other
requirements may be insisted upon, but the
foregoing will always be necessary.
The following named officers have received
orders to hold themselves in readiness for
orders to the San Francisco: Lieutenants
@. G. Berry, w. G. Babeock and T. NJ.
Potts; Ensigns, J. B. Bernadon, w. NJ
Crosse j. II. Reid, II. K. Benham, Casey B.
Morgan, u. n. Hayward and Harry A.
Wiley; Medical Inspector, c. 81. White :;
Passed Assistant Surgeon, John NJ. Edgar !;
Assistant, l.. w. Spratlng. and Assistant
Engineers, George w. McElroy and r. E.
Higgins.
Lieutenant James P. Parker has been
ordered to the Alert, the orders of Lieu
tenant s. E. Woodwork to that effect having
been revoked to resume duties at the Pacific
RoIliDg-mill.
Chief Engineer F. A. Wilson and Passed
Assistant Edgar L. Warburton have been
ordered to duty in connection with the
preparation of the San Francisco for sea
service.
A Board of Survey has been ordered on
the Nipsc, now at Mare Island, and, if
money is available, repairs will be made.
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TRADE WITH EUROPE.

Some years ago, as our readers we'll know,
France and Germany prohibited the mpor-
tation of American pork on the ground Of
alleged disease. Neither country went to
the trouble of proving that the product they
excluded was unhealthy. The United States
went on for some years buying products
from these countries which we might have
produced at home, without paying much at
tention to the decree against one of our
products The Mckinley tariff is designed
to enable American manufacturers to supply
many Of the goods we have been importing,
and largely from the two countries which
had shut out American pork. Alarmed at
the prospect OF losing the American market
the French propose to repeal the law pro-
hibitiEg the importation of American pork.
During the nine years in which we con-
tinued to buy fancy goods Of the French,
while the French refused to buy one of our
staple articles Of export, The French saw no
injustice In the law excluding American
pork. Now they admit that the Mckinley
bin has served them right This death-bed
repentance does not amount to much In
very few years, under the Mckinley bill, we
will want all our pork to feed people who
will be making in this country the things we
have been buying of Europe. The present
surplus of farm products is so small in
comparison to the whole amount that
very limited industrial revival Will make
market for it at home. We certainly can
not afford to exchange the Mckinley bill for
any market Europe can offer for our pork.
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consume nearly one-third of the entire pro-
duetion of many articles of necessity and
of luxury? Simply because the compare
lively high wages paid in this country en-
able laboring men to be more liberal pur-
chaSers of such products than the people OF
any other country. About 90 per cent OF the
cost of production is ON our scale CT wages
returned to the laborer. As a consequence
the laboring men are liberal purchasers OF
things produced. Labor in the United
States is protected from competition with
the ten-cent labor of Italy by duties on
Italian goods. 1t is protected from the Ill
teen and twenty cent labor of other Euro
pean countries in the same wayg There are
six men running for Congress in this State
who, if elected, will vote to so reduce these
duties that Europe will flood our markets
with its goods unless we come down to its
labor standard There are six other men
running fer Congress who, if elected, will
vote to keep duties as they are. Two weeks
from tomorrow will decide whether Cali
fornia wants to preserve the existing stand
aid of wages or not.
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THE LACON TRAGEDY.
Why Charles Seifcrt Killed Hlo Daughte
and Himself.

Why Charles Seifcrt Killed Hi0 Daughter
and Himself
Recent developments throw new light on
the terrible tragedy at LacOn Sunday morn
ing, the 2Sth of last month, in which Charles
Seifert killed his daughter and himself.
Joseph Baxter, the young man who married
Mary Seifert against her fathers will, and
thereby caused her death, has disappeared
as suddenly and completely as though the
earth hal swallowed him. On Friday he
called one of the principal witnesses at the
inquest into his room and asked for monetary
aid. He explained TO his friend that the fact
that his name had been published broadcast
on account of the killing was going to get him
into trouble. Pressed for reason, he con-
feSsed that he had left wife andOne child in
England, and she Supposed ne was dead.
Should an account OF the tragedy reach En-
gland she would know he was alive and also
that he had committed bigamy His friend
refused to loan him any money, and yes
terday Baxter disappeared, leaving his board
bills and others, including his wiie's funeral
expenses, unpaid. Poor Mary Seifert, the
murdered girl, seems to have been the victim
OF n chain OF unfortunate circumstances,
which eventually led up to her death. Since
Seifert is dead his wife has unsealed her lips.
and disclo5es the horrible fact that Mary
was a victim of her own father. This
was one reason why he forbade his
daughter TO marry. The family all knew
of it, but they feared Seifert to that ex-
tent that 1t was never mentioned. Mrs.
Seifert says her husband murdered his first
wife, and that Mary also knew of this fact
Her father feared she would tell of it if she
ever escaped his baneful presence So he
killed her to cover up his double crime. This
also accounts fnr the fact that the family
always moved about from one town to an
other. Seifert always feared meeting some
one who knew bin. Before removing to
Lacon the family lived in Evansville, Wis.
One day Seifert met man Oh the street who
had known him in England where he killed
his first wife, and he Immediately packed up
and removed to Lacon. Bakers grief over
the death of his wife was something pitiful
TO behold. and he was the object of much
sympathy. Since the fact has come to light
that he deserted wife and child in England
public opinion has undergone a change.
Now that people have learned what a fend
Seifert was il is matter of much regret
that he killed himself. for the enraged COM
munity would have considered death too
good for him had he not cheated justice and
a lynching party by blowing his own head
of.-Peoria special to Chicago LITTER Ocean
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BOSSES HERE AND ELSEWHERE.

One point of difference between the mu-
nic5pal contest in this city and that in New
YORK Is the COM narrative weakness Of the San
Francisco boss. In New YORK. a cOmbina-
ton of all parties presents a voting force
only little greater than that which is
directed by the Tammany organization.
The Tribune, which supports the fusion
ticket, says: 1t is plain to every one that
the oaly way in which Tammany can be
leaten is by the united and Jealous effort of
all its opponents, acting in harmony and
with energy. Any one who now advocates
straight Republican ticket is merely tool
Of Tammauy, and is really seeking the con-
tiuuance Of Tammany in power" The
Herald which in its peculiar, indirect way
supports Tammany, says there is majority
of ant-Tammanyites, if they can be united.
But it adds that the anti Tammanyites never
have been united, and are not at the present
time.
In this city combination against Buckley
would easily overthrow him. The Reform
Democrats, acting with the Republicans,
would throw a majority against Buckley
that would stand as wall against his re-
entree into politics. If there was no Reform
Democratic ticket it is probable that thou
sands Of individual Democrats would vote
the Republican municipal ticket With the
feeling against Buckley thathas shown itself
since the campaign opened, there is little
doubt of what would be the result if there
were but two tickets in the field. But as the
Reform Democrats have nominated gen.
orally good ticket with a man of especial
strength. at its head, the result is less GER
tain. The opposition to Buckley is divided,
while the Buckley forces are united. There
is reason to believe, however, that Of the
three candidates who have organization be-
hind them, Mr.. Sanderson, the Republican
candidate, viii come out ahead. This result
i not So certain, however, as similar result
would be If either of the anti-Buckley can
didates was pitted fairly against the Buck
lev candidate
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IS THE RAILROAD TO BE SOLD?

That there is something in the current
stories about the willingness OF the V aluel-
bits and the Standard Oil Company, WHICH
owns the Milwaukee ard st. Paul system, TO
buy control of the Southern Paclhc system,
NAV fairly be inferred from the general
drift of our continental roads toward con-
solidation. Some months ago the Wander
bits. through the Chicago and Northwestern
which they own, are understood to nave
secured what is equivalent to ten years
lease of the Union Pacific, giving them an
unbroken line from New York to Ogden.
Since then the opinion of Wall street has
been that the same parties have been buying
Union Pacific stock. apparently with view
of converting their leasehold into freehold.
simultaneously the road from Sioux City on
the Missouri to the town Of California IS
being extended up the Platte Valley and IS
evidently making for Ogden; 1t Is stated
that the Standard Oil is the real owner oil
this line, and that when it is completed the
Milwaukee and st. Paul will have an un-
broken line from Chicago to Ogden. What
these two companies want to span the con-
tinent is the link from Ogden TO San Fran
cisco, which is leased by the Southern Pa
eifie. To obtain that link control Of the
Southern Pacific stock is necessary.
That stock is held by four interests.
There are a few outside owners, but so few
that they do not count. The four are Mr..
Coils p. Huntington, Senator Leland Stan
ford, the Crocker estate incorporated and
Mrs Ropkins-Searles. OF these four, one.
Mrs. Searles, is believed to be willing 10 sell
if she can get fair price; and one, the
Croker estate, which is managed ana con-
trolled by Mr. Charles f. Croker, is be-
lieved not to be willing to sell at any price.
The views of Messrs. Huntington and STAN
ford are not known. But it may fairly be
imagined that if Governor Stanford'S inter
est is not in any way tied up by the deed OF
trust he gave to his university, lie might be
willing to step out so as to devote his re-
naming years to politics and to the institu-
ton he has founded; and Mr.. Huntington
has made no secret that, at price, he would
be willing to part with any of his railroad
properties, which he has never regarded i'll
the light of patrmonial estate.
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Sale of California Wines.

There is no man buying land or engaging
in business Of any kind. either in this State
or elsewhere, who does not have an eye out
for the quid pro quo, or in other words for
suitable return for his outlay Of money and
labor. Anything that pays a reasonable in
terest on the sum invested is cheap, no
matter what it is. The selling of California
wines at auction, thereby placing them in
such position that experts may test the
quality in most thorough manner, will be
a crucial test, but their values will be estab-
lished in manner that will be beyond Ques-
ton There will be sale of California
wines by auction on the 9th of November in
New York. This win be looked forward to
with a great deal of interest by the wine
producers and wine-handlers OF this State,
as it will be in its results the judgment of
the largest market on this continent, and
must therefore exercise an influence on the
markets for the same products on the other
side of the Atlantic. In word, the public.
and not the middle men, will establish
prices which in the future, so far as regards
this seasons vintage at least, will govern
the market
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REGISTRATION FRAUDS.

The rumor is current that the precinct reg
listers have been stuffed with names for
which no legal voters can be found. There
remain two weeks in which the registers
may be purged of these fraudulent names.
Experiments in this line are becoming some
what too frequent. There are two parties
to any such crime, and there is a law for the
punishment of both. The man who tempts
another to register fraudulently with money
or promises should simly preeede The party
tempted 10 the penitentiary. OF the two the
tempter is the more guilty. though there is
no excuse for the tempted. In this State
every man able to appear at registry
booth is able to earn living. Ii he prefers
selling lis vote to working, he should pay
the penalty. There is no politics in a case
of tits kind. If there are Republican
suffers let them cross the bay with Demo-
cratic suffers
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

The deliberations of the proposed Interna-
tlonal Railway Congress at Washington. COM
posed of representatives OF the nations which
took part in the Pan-Ameriean Conference, will
be fraught with results of great importance 10
this country. The schema Is one OF great posi-
bilities. With 10000 miles OF railways in this
country TO serve as feeders and some 5000 or
10000 miles of road to distribute the traffic and
draw new trade, such an undertaking would
prove one OF the most remarkable arteries OF
commerce. Each nation guarantees lis neutral
iiy, agrees to admit material for its construction
free and exempts 1t and its revenues from all
taxation. Mexico, Central and South America.
with an area of nearly 100000 square miles and
a population OF 50,000,000 persons, has trade
of about 100000 600 per annum, OF which THIS
country last year secured but one-fifth. the I'M
ports being double the exports, fact attributed
to the lack of transportation facilities AT
present lines operated in this country and Mex
leo could be utilized as part of the scheme. The
distance from the Mexican roads in operation TO
those in Argentine is estimated at about 1890
miles, with $50 miles in operation, 1900 miles
under construction and 1890 miles required TO
complete the undertaking.
Petroleum is now being secured in great
number of places, California being among them.
The two great centers OF production. however,
are the Bradford field in Pennsylvania and
around Baku, Russia. The Bradford field, which
lies in tie upper part Of Mexican County in the
Keystone State, and occupies small portion OF
Cattaraugus County, New York, produced over
150,ooO,00O barrels in space of twenty years,
The production of 1881 having reached the
enormous yield of 23.000,00o barrels. On the
plateau OF Baiakbani-Sdbountchi eight miles
from Baku, in 4 circular space of from 5000 to
1000 yards, are 50 wells, producing daily
Yield ofneailY 5000, 900 kilogrammes. In some
instances the oil has gushed up 10 a height Of 100
TO $50 YARDS 1t is sad of Que OF these wells, The
Droujba. that it could not be kept within bounds
and that its enormous yield was the ruin OF Its
proprietor. for although selling a portion of the
product for 10000 daily, he had such heavy dam
ages TO pay for The ruin around him that his
profits were swallowed up. Though this may be
an exaggeratiOn, the well when got under con-
troll produced 100000 tons Of petroleum. Pipe
lines, and latterly tank steamers, have produced
wonderful changes in the business of transport
ing the products OF the wells to the great peeuni-
airy advantage OF those who control the trade.
The irritation caused In Russia by the renewal
of tie Triple Alliance is having its effect In the
Baltic provinces, where the Cars officers are
making every effort TO stamp out German senti-
uent and substitute Russian for German educa
ton. Emperor William is well known to be
ardently DESTROYS of regaining the German
provinces now held by Russia, the inhabitants
being as much attached 10 Germany as those Of
Alsace- Lorraine are opposed to her rule.
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MAKE IT A DEAD ISSUE.

There is group of Democrats in the East
ern States who perceive that the Democra-
tic party is on the unpopular side of the
tariff question. This shade of Democrats
propose 10 consider the Mckinley tariff act
a fnality for period to include the next
Presidential election. The Republicans
can afford to rest with the Mckinley bill
il the Democrats can. The measure is
practical illustration Of the principle of pro-
lection TO home industries. 1t increases the
duties on connecting goods, and puts on the
free list articles which we cannot produce
in this country. The full results will not be
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THERE will be bene fit rendered 10 the
lady clerks Wednesday evening, at the Palace
Baths, tbs Filbert street. There Will be nun
Der Of races and high and fancy diving for gold
medals The benetciaries will swim a hundred
yard race for handsome diamond medal. As
the young ladies' are very popular and count
their ftiends by the thousands that popular
swimming establishment, the Palace Baths, Will
be crowded TO its utmost.
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WEATHER PREDICTIONS.
SIGNAL SERVICE. Q. s. ARMY, !
DIVISION OF THE PACIFIC,
49, II. AN-l-rs.n OH 10 SaO-h z. N. !

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SAN FRANCIsC0, Oct. 10. 1890 P. NJ
SYNOPSIS for the Past Twenty-four Hours.
The barometer is highest on the Oregon coast and
IS lowest in Southern California; the temperature
has generally fallen i'll all districts, except slight
rise GA the southwest coast of California. Rain
Ia fallen in Oregon, Washington, and on the north
west coast of California. The following ranfalIs
have been reported in the past twenty-four hours:
Eureka, O.2f of an inch; Roseburs, 0.36: Baker
City. Gus; MalIa Walla, 02i Portland, 0.06; Fort
Caaby. OO6; olympia O.50 SPOKANE Fails, 0.02.
The storm, central yesterday on tie Washington
coast. has moved eastward into Montana, followed
10y clearing, cooler weather in oregon and Washing
ton.
Forecast Till p. NJ. Monday.
For Northern Caiirornia-Fair weather; north to
west winds: cooler, except nearly stationary tenn
perature at Carson City and Eureka.
For Soltheru California-Fair weather; variable
winds, generally westerly: cooler.
For oregon ana MashinI tou-Fair weather, except
light rains north and west Of Portland; south to
west winds; cooler, except nearly stationary tenn
Iisrature In the southeastern portion of Oregon.
Hrosts in exposed places.
JOHN P. FINLEY,
Lieutenant Signal COrpS fiu Chargel,
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THE Calls CALENpAR.
NOTICE.!
OCTOBER, 1890.

ANY Of our patrons who fail to find
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Fo5 montgomery street. near Clay, open until IL
,,,cioct p N. BRANCH OFFICES: 10 Market
street near Kearny. open until y O'Clock midnight;
:se Hayes street, open until $3.50 O'Clock; COS
LaIkin street. open until $50 olock, and 251o
MISSION street omen until Q O'Clock p ".
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES:

pAILY CALL dncluding sundays, So per year by
NAL. postpaid; Is cents per week, or 50 cents per
calendar month through carriers. DAILY CALL, five
C pies three months, Sc 25. SUNDAY CALL twelve
Tages], 81 so per year, postpaid. SUNDAY CALL
81 d WEEKLY CALL 81 80 per year, postpaid.
W IEkLY CALL eight pages, 81 25 per year, post
laLu. CInI. Of ION Lsnnf To one addrtsSl. SO
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AvCTION SALES TO-DAY.

REAL EsrArF.-By o'Farrel & Lang at II Mont
Eomery St, at u O'Clock.
IUFNITURE.-By Geo. +. Lansoni at "a Birch
ave. at II O'Clock.
lUEN1rtR E-By NJ. J. Simmons, at 1857 Market
81 u o clock