The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-24
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Captain Solomon Jacobs OF the fishing schooner
BTunhlda of Gloucester, Mass, Is Just now draw
ing the fire OF the Canadian press for having
sailed on with an officer owing allegiance TO
Queen Victoria. The story is that Captain
jacobs visited Fortune Bay, Newfoundland, and
had taken some herring, but was stopped from
taking more by Commander Sullivan Of the cutler
Fiona, who intimaled that bond for S2000lmust
be given as guarantee that he herring already
taken would be Landed in the United States.
According TO the story the Gloucester skipper
informed The Commander that he would have TO
20 10 ST. jacques in order to secure the bonds,
and an officer was placed on his schooner to ac-
company him 10 that port. InsteadIot sailing for
ST. Jacques, the schooner was headed for the
French port OF ST. Pierre, MiquelOn where the
officer was landed. While some shippers regret
that anything should occur TO mar the harmo-
NOUS relations between Newfoundland aud this
country, 1t Is sated that Captain Jacobs has good
reasons for Il disposition TO lake care OF himself
tue best way lie can. While short of provls ions
he once rescued party of Canadians and when
his mission OF mercy was completed he failed to
secure permission TO purchase provisions to re-
place those consumed by the men whose lives he
had preserved.
Superintendent of the Census Porter has given
some points on the wonderful progress of fhe
South during the last decade. The South now
produces as much coal, iron ore and pig.irOn as
INC Glllic Oulkeu Oltttch DIUuuCtu III 1917. 1us
output In the coal producing States of the South
IN 1890 was more than twlce the entire output 10
bItumlnous coal in the United States in 1860,
and nearly 100000 more tons than the total
production of the United Stafes in 1870. The
only one OF these States producing pig-iron in
1860 and 1870 was Tennessee. The entire pro-
dnction OF those States in 1880 was 397, 30I
tons, which had In 1890 increased TO nearly
100000 tons. The production of iron ore in
these Southern States now almost equals the total
production OF the United States In 1870. Then
the whole country produced 3163.S90 tons,
while 10 1890 the production of the nine irou-ore
producing States OF the South was 29l7,529
TONS The South produces about three-fOurths
Of the worlds cotton crop, but ouly manufac-
lures about or 8 per cent of what 1t raises.
The agricultural products in 1889 were over
$4,000, 900 greater than in 1879, and the
value OF The live stock was SLY. 100000
greater. The railroads increased from 2o,612
miles in 1880 to 4O.521 miles in 1889.
The citrus fair row being held in the Chicago
Exposition Building attracts considerable atten-
ton and words of praise are heard In all direc.
lions. The old exposition building, declares the
Inter Ocean. has never Il Id Within its walls
such an exhibit as it now shows in its mosques
and globes, its pyramid and Cleopatra needle, its
gravity cars and oraHge-loeked bays built up OF
golden fruit. The south wing of the building
has been transformed into temple OF Pomona,
or garden OF Hesperldes, emitting the dragons,
where. instead of three golden apples, every
thing at the touch OF some fruit Midas, has been
turned to tr0pic gold. California is now the
greatest fruit country in the world. II is esll-
mated that California will ship this year from her
orange orchards over 5000 carloads TO the East
and lemons, raislus and figs by the ton Indeed
the Italian Minister OF Commerce, in a recent
report, stated that California can supply the
entire orange and lemon trade OF the United
States.
Efforts are being made In Germany to wrest
the telegraph and telephone monopoly from the
State, the way press dispatches are handled hav-
ing drawn the fire Of he Liberals 1t appears
that reports Of speeches In the Reehstag have
been refused transmission over Government
wires when perhaps, there was single express
sion Objectionable to persons In office, aud dis
patches intended for transmission abroad are
scrutlnized on the frontier and whole passages
excsed therefrom. bill recently prepared pro-
poses to give corporations and persons authority
to maintain local telegraph and telephone sys-
tens, and render the State system liable to the
payment Of damages for dispatches Illegally with.
held or thrown out
The press OF Austria is devoting considerable
attention TO Russia'S military movements. The
PeSther Lloyd is credited with having come to
the conclusion that there are but two ways open
In the present situation, either an early declar.
dtloH vi WAL OF CONTINUATION OIL Tue present
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of armies The entire south
western frontier of Russia is now one vast mill
tary camp, force as large as the peace footing
OF the German Army being represented as within
striking distance of the Austrian border.
The success OF the telephone line between Lon.
don and Paris is regarded as an almost certain
presage Of what may soon be accomplished be.
tween ports on both sides OF the Atlantic.
Though experiments tried on the Mackay- Ben
nett cable were far from successful, better re-
suits are expected from experiments soon TO be