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The morning call., 1891-12-15
SOUND AS A NUT.

A Democratic contemporary says: There
never has been an Administration more vul-
nerabe than he present one" The CALL
moves to amend by striking out the word
" more" and substituting the word "less."
The Harrison Administration is sound as a
nut Not only have there been no defalca-
tons, but no considerable losses of revenue
through corrupt officials. When we con-
slider the fact that yearly receipts and eX-
nenditures amount to nearly $1,000 Coz, 900.
an Administration that guards against loss
is entitled to great credit Our Democratic
contemporary regards the extension of the
pension-list as an evidence of corruption.
1t speaks of pension scandals" and the
census boteh" as examples OF maladmin-
istration. There may, of course, be an
honest difference of opinion as to the pro-
priety OF granting pensions to old soldiers
who could not trace their infrmities to
service in the army. The people have pre-
ferred to err, if at all, on the side of gener-
osity. In view of the incalculable benefit of
the restoration of the Union, the general
verdict has been that the nation could we'll
afford to made some provision for such of its
defenders as are in need in their old age
If this should be considered an error OF
policy. it is not an evidence of corruption
Even if an INSCRIPTIONS claim agent has
succeeded in getting names on the pension
list through false representation, the fact
could hardly be said to involve connivance
on the part of the Administration. 1t is
probably true that the provisions Of the
Civil Service Reform Act have not in all
eases been scrupulously carried out. But
reforms Of this nature are of slow growth.
The people must be shown by partial trials
that civil service reform is in fact reform.
Even Cleveland, whose stock in trade was
reform, made slow progress in intoxicating
the idea that either party should appoint its
opponents to responsible and lucrative Of
fees. There has Deen no jobbing under
Harrison on large or small scale. There
have been no mysterious financial move
ments which might afford a profit to the
head officials of that department. The
revenue collected has been used first to
meet current expenses and second to pay
the public debt Not an act has come to the
knowledge of the public that seemed to i'm
ply even a temporary misuse of public
funds. The last Congress made liberal ap-
preparations. but not more liberal than the
public demanded, The people want navy,
they want adequate defense, they want
revival of American shipping. and they
want to see the veterans of the late war pro-
vided for. A Congress that had refused to
respect their wants would have deserved
public censure.
The morning call., 1891-12-15
LOUISIANA AND cALIFoRN1A.

These two States seem to be going through
similar experience. One is ruled by a
lottery company, the other by a railroad
company. With some change of words the
following account of the condition Of affairs
in New Orleans might be applied to San
Francisco. For many years the lottery
company has had a tremendous power in
this State. The patronage has been in its
hands and it could make or unmake men.
Its control by the lottery monopoly was
only secondary evil when compared to its
political rule, and it is asserted that even
Judges on the bench are obedient to its
beck and nod. In New Orleans the lottery
company dominates. 1t controls the ward
bosses, and by their influence it secured
a complete victory at the recent pri-
mary election here" While there is
little difference 10 the methods of the
Two monopolies there is much in some
other respects. The railroad company
represents dollars where the lottery repre-
sent cents. The railroad company is an in
dustrlal corporation, while the lottery is a
pure gamble. The railroad company oh
famed Its power by performing a public
work the State needed. The Federal Gov
eminent gave them the arms which have
been used to corrupt and subjugate the
public men of the State. AS in New Orleans
1t Is here asserted that even Judges on the
bench are obedient to its beck and nod The
people oil this State have harder task be-
lore them than the people of Louisiana
The 1act that the railroad is an industrial
enterprise compels a certain acquiescence in
Its rule. In Louisiana the monopoly is a
national outlaw and is openly opposed by
the leaders OF the dominant party.
The morning call., 1891-12-15
AND STILL NO RAIN.
The Weather Bureau Predicts Fai
Weather for Days to Come.

The Weather Bureau Predicts Fair
Weather for Days to Come.
Chief Kerkam OF the Pacific Weather
Bureau holds out no hope of rain for sew
eral days. The cyclonic disturbance in
Washington. which should produce rain
fall to the southwark and eastward is met
by an area of high barometer in Nevada
aud East Washington, and until this moves
away lne weather will continue.
The rainfall to date is between d and 80
inches at Cape Flattery, over % inches at
Olympia, over IS inches at Portland. from
Is to IA inches in Southwestern Oregon and
extreme Northwestern Californi a. From 4
to inches of rain and melted snow has
fallen since July l, 1891, in Eastern Wash
ington, Eastern Oregon and Northern Utah,
but elsewhere. in belt including Northern
California, Nevada, Idaho and Western
Montana, and in Southeastern Arizona, the
rains ranged from * to about inches.
AT Keller but $40 Of an inch fell Yuma,
AriZ, had but 40 of an inch, and Los
Angeles had slightly over 1 inch. The
peninsula of Washington had the greatest
excess OF rain-in the neighborhood of
inches. The State OF Oregon had uniform
rainfall and snowfall, except in the north
east corner. where it was rather be low the
average amount received.
The most marked deficiency is in the M
per Sacramento Valley, where ONLY abont
one-third of the usual amount of rain or
snow has fallen during the season, whilst in
San Francisco the fall has been less than
half the usual amount. In the southern Dor
tion of the State the fall to date ranges from
about one-third of the usual amount at Los
Angeles to one-seventh at San Diego and to
one-twelfth at Yuma, Ariz
Chief Kerkam has issued a notice that
the observer at Tatoosh Island Cape Flat
terry will report all vessels flying signals
and that reports will be sent over the
Weather Bureau line to Port Angeles.
Wash, free. 1t is the desire of the bureau
that the station at Tatoosh Island shall be-
OF the greatest possible use to the commerce.
of Puget Sound and vicinity
The morning call., 1891-12-15
BUCELEY'S RETURN.

Whatever may be said of the law in the
matter the decision of the Supreme Courtin
the Bruner case has opened the way for
Christopher A. Buckeyes return to this city
If Buckley's old-time organ. the Examiner
has not forfeited Buckley's confidence he
returns with the avowed intention of taking
q hand in politics. lie CALI. is rather glad
to have Buckley and his associates make the
issue OF government through bosses or
government by the people. The Grand Jury
Was impaneled for the express purpose of
oyerthrOwing boss rule. The Supreme Court
has declared the Grand Jury Illegal Buck
ley, who fed before the jury, sets out upon
lis return the day he receives news of the
Grand Jury's demise There is reason to
believe that he anticipated the decision
which enables him to return, but being a
prudent man he thought it well TO wait until
the decision was placed on record. His re-
turn will make the issue on the boodlers'
side. The success of Buckley and his allies
in the next municipal election will be pop
uar Endorsement of the boss system. We
say popular Endorsement because under
the new ballot law the way is open to defeat
the boss candidates The first thing to be
done is to rid the mind of the impression
that national politics has anything to do
with municipal politics. The Democratic
bosses and the Republican bosses work to-
gether. The Southern Pacific Railroad Com
panyis the common source of power for both.
That company uses one organization or the
other, as it may at time deem best. If the
mass of voters desire to break this rule they
can do so. They are not compelled to choose
between tickets put UP by the two party
conventions at the dietaIion of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company. There was
time in the recent history of this State when
business man could not antagonize the
railroad company without exposing him.
self to loss. Fortunately, the Traffic Asso-
citation has come to the rel ief of individuals.
That association is powerful enough al
ready 10 insure men who may incur the
hostility Of the railroad company from hos
tile discrimination. If the lines between
the bosses and the people had been drawn
before the Australian Ballot Bill was passed,
and before the Traffic Association was
formed. the advantage would have been
with the bosses. But with the Traffic Asso-
citation standing between producers and the
power that has oppressed them, and with a
method OF voting which enables the anti
boss vote TO concentrate upon candidates
the bosses had no hand in nominating, the
way TO victory is comparatively easy. No
possible penalty will be attached to voting
the anti-boss ticket We may even reach
Supreme Court Justices in this way as the
terms Of the incumbents expire.
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PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Patti is on record as saying that sleep is
the best tonic for prima dOnra's voice.
Huxley is one of the few men Of science
who smoke, and lie did no. commence the
habit until he was 10.
C0Queln is greatly troubled with rheuma-
tiSm, and people similarly afflicted are said
to find their alment passport to the actors
good graces.
Miss Amy Busby of Stuart Robson's COM
pany is engaged to marry Aubrey BOucicault
leading man OF the same company, son Of
Dion Bouccault.
Adah Isaacs Menken. the dazzling foot
llBhts iaYorlte oil generation ago. sleeps
in weed-grown grave in the Paris ceme-
terry of Pere- la Chaise
Chauncey Depew said in the course of his
address to the Fellowship Club in Chicago
that after man had passed 40 years of age
he makes no new friends.
CatarinO Cara, the Mexican filibuster, is
a man OF superb physique, fully feet 3
inches tall He is we'll educated and his
personal proves is remarkable.
Eddie Gould is the talest of all the Gould
family. He is of slender physique and
fonder OF the Judgments of life than George
Is, though not given to dissipation.
The late Lord Lytton, says cable dis
patch from Paris, was devoted spiritualist:
he believed lie had communications with
Joan of Arc. Balzac and Napoleon.
Mrs. Taylor of Little Washington, Pa, is
known as the Oil Queen, because she ha $
accumulated fortune of S3.000.00 by per-
sonal investments IN the Richie County
fields.
The much-talked-of Prince Ferdinand of
bulgaria Is slender man of middle height,
with blue eyes, light brown hair and pleas
ing manner. His character is gentle, but by
no means soft.
Herr Rudolph Mosse. owner of the Ber-
liner Tageblatt one of the most widely read
npWSnan.srS (yprmanU has I'D
finely equipped hospital to the university
town of GTaetZ.
The Duke of Deyonshire has the bestowal
OF forty-two "liyings," as they are called
III England, of which twea!y-three are
Vlcarages. lie owns seven dueal mansions,
and is the lord of 1888 800 acres, all told.
Domenico Nocchia, an old brfgand and
murderer, who had spent sixty years in
prison, was recently liberated in Italy, He
Is IS years old, and four murders and rob-
berries amounting to over a million francs
are credited to him.
Louis Michel, the socialist, intends to be-
gin series OF lectures in Paris soon again
She has returned to the city oil the Seine
poor and in need of funds. During her So
Journ In London, it is said, she learned to
read Greek and Sanskrit.
Eugenie's small and elegant foot, once the
ADMIRATION oil tile French court, has now it
is SAID, become swollen out of shane nv CONT
and rheumatism. This foot, in the DAVIS of
its fame, was SO Cinderella like in its tint
ness that its discarded shoes could be worn
only by children, for there was no woman
IN all Eugenie's train whose foot was small
enough to tit them
Sir John Gorst. the new British Post.
master-General, early in his career edited n
newspaper in the Walkato district of New
Zealand, but in the course of a war the ma
tiyes attacked and ransacked his office and
converted his type into slugs for their
m oil
peppered Sir John himself and nearly killed
him with some of this ammu milton.
The morning call., 1891-12-15
SPRINGER AND Mills.

few days ago it was Mills and Crisp;
then it became Crisp and Mills; little
later Mills and Springer. and now it is
Spri niger and Mills. The Texas statesman
seems to have lost his grip. He could not
successfully resist the Tammany combina
tion that placed Crisp in the Speakers
chair, but he might have secured the chair
manship of the Ways and Means Com
mittee. In this position he would have re-
tanned his rank as leader of the Democratic
side of the House. But now Mills with his
free-trade principles has to give way to
political trimmer Springer, who is likely
TO be Chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee. will content himself with at
lacking the Mckinley tariff at points. He
absolutely declines to make free trade or
protection TO American industry an issue.
Among other things, Springer would place
wool on the free list, but only take off what
are called compensatory duties on wooden
goods. These compensatory duties, as is
well known, are put on to cover tile extra
outlay of the American manufacturer on
account of duties on raw wool But WHY
leave the wool-grower unprotected and con-
hnue to protect the wool manufacturer?
n proposition OF this kind might have come
from Massachusetts as bold movement
TO retain protection for that State while
The morning call., 1891-12-15

a morning newspaper contemporary,
which seems to be completely satisfied with
condition of things where an honest and
capable jury cannot be obtained, says:
Out of the FIRST twenty-five names OF the IA
in the Grand Jury box, Judge Wallace succeeded
in getting ten competent and acceptable grand
jurors, but did not dare 10 risk getting uine out
of The 119 names left in the box.
At the same time one of the grand Jurors
summoned by Elisor Scott was In the list OF the
1l9 names ignored, and when Judge Wallace
came 10 order a venire Of seventy Two names for
trial jury lie selected his second esor from the
same rejected list and The eisor in turn selected
eight names, or one-ninth OF the entire number,
from the rejected list OF 119.
How, then, can 1t be pretended that Judge
Wallace undertook TO ill the Grand Jury through
an elsor because he had not confidence in the
men whose names remained undrawn In the
Grand Jury box?
1t is easy to answer the inquiry OF our con-
temporary by simply giving few facts
which the public generally, we fear, have
not learned. The jurors selected by the
machinery which has been heretofore ar
ranged by the Buckley crowd are not all
bad. Indeed, we have before US a case in
which the Grand Jury contained some seven
or eight men who owed allegiance to Buck
ley. These men, we have reason to be-
lleve. in certain case, consulted Buckley
before they would consent to find an indict-
ment in a plain case of theft The Grand
Jury, as constituted in the instance referred
TO, contained some of the very best men in
the city. They desired to find an indictment,
but the Buckley crowd would not consent
to SUCH course until Buckley had been con-
suited. Among the names recently in the
Grand jury box were numbers of good men,
but had Judge Wallace suffered the draw
ing Of crumpled ballots, as lie suggested
there would doubtless have been just enough
unfit persons to have hindered any ex-
posures of frauds about the Legislature or
the municipal government This is the way
business seems to have been conducted by
the boss crowd about the City Hall.
The morning call., 1891-12-15
COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS.

The following paragraph, which is copied
from the Star, we believe is the opinion OF
every intelligent citizen in the State who
examined tho testimony which was offered
when the trial took place:
John White, exbusiness manager OF THE
CALL, has been virtually acquitted by "a jury OF
his Ueers"; that is, eight were for acquittal and
four for conviction. The charge is that he stole
SOS. 900 from that paper. a more Ignorant or
corrupt verdict was never rendered. OF Whites
guilt there could not be the shadow OF a shade OF
doubt. lie himself confessed In writing that he
was thief-that lie had for years Systematically
appropriated" 10 his own use moneys entrusted
to him. The jurors who tried him swore that
they would decide according to the evidence and
the law. The evidence OF his guilt could not
possibly have been more conclusive. Judge
Trout explained the law with unusual clear
ness. What, then, shall we think of those jury
men WHO voted for acquittal? II they are not
fools, they must be perjured knaves. There are
occasions when mitigating circumstances should
cause 4 jury 10 stretch point" IN favor OF the
accused. There was not one such clrcumsI ance
in Whites case. lie was paid salary OF $50
per week. and therefore was not forced TO steal,
as some poor devils were TO whom no mercy was
shown. and who are now In the State Prison.
where White belongs and where they ought
not TO be.
There is no doubt whatever in our minds
that some of the jurymen were placed there
for the purpose OF acqutting White. H.
deed, as soon as the jury was impaneled
we were informed that men were there who
would hang the jury.
THE CALL has heretofore drawn atten-
ton TO the fact that few men have held
positions in the departments, and that they
were kept in place year after year, no
matter which party was in power. Buckley
and his associates have been able to keep
enough of their Instruments in place to
answer their purposes. In relation to
White, we are told that three of his rela-
tiyes are now quartered in the City Hall.
Who put them there, we cannot say; nor
do we know but they are as competent to
fill the places which they occupy as are
some Others We make this note, however,
to suggest that it would be well to have
other places filed without consulting John
White
The morning call., 1891-12-15
FREE TRADE AND RECIPROCITY.

A well-known editor and politician says
that there ia no difference between free
trade and reciprocity. This remark is made
in disparagement Of the reciprocity policy
adopted by the present Administration.
While absolute FREQ trade includes recipro-
city, reciprocity does not include absolute
free trade. There would be no occasion
for arguments of reciprocity if there were
fee interchange of products among coun-
The morning call., 1891-12-15
HALE AND NORCROSS,
The Plaintiff Substitutes Names in IA

Complaint.
The boundaries of the suit of NJ. W. Fox
against the Hale & Noreross Mining Com
pany were considerably extended yester-
day. Instead OF the John Does and Rich
ard Roes and Kate Pinks that appeared in
the complaint, as it was originally prepared
by Fox's attorneys, appear w. S. Hobart.
Alvinza Hayward. j. ?. Jones and the
Sharon estate.
The substitution was permitted by Judge
Hebbard on motion of FOx's attorneys.
The counsel for the defendants at once
moved for postponement of the trial ON
the ground that the case was no longer at
an issue. They held that the amended com
plant should be served on them and thew
should be given time to prepare the case.
Judge Hebbard decided to take tina mat
ter under advisement until to-day, and the
court adjourned
The morning call., 1891-12-15
WEATHER REPORT.
DEPARTMENT or AGRICULTURE, }
WEATHER BUREAU. :
- ERANlIs.n. leceM Der Ia. 1881.


EaN FRANCIsgp, december Ia, lSSl.J
weather Conditions and General Forecast.
The disturbance continues on the ocean off the
Washington Coast. proclaimed by the general rains
In Western Washington and Northwestern oregon,
br- The south to east winds. and the generally
threatening conditions that extend far south
extreme Northern California. The highest air
pressure is stationary over Nevada and Utah, and
has increased slightly since last evening. all dis
trlcts showing = rising barometer. The tempera-
ture has also risen Ia all sections except IN West
ern aud extreme Northern Washington the most
noted rise being one OF Il degrees 81 keeler and
Red EluH, and the general rise averaging about
degrees and giving maximum temperatures Of st to
Is TO California - TO So IN Western Washington
and Western Oregon, and 81 10 10 il Eastern Wash
IT, tou and Eastern Oregon
The rains OF the past twelve hours are as follows:
Astoria "a Portland and Olympia, Is; spokane
.US, aud Port Angeles. ga.
Ieegraphic communication Is broken with Eu-
reSa, Cal, but none but possibly scattering rains
coDld have fallen in that region
Force st Till s /. VI. Tuesday.
For Northern Callfornia-Far; stationary tenn
psraiure except slightly cooler northern portion;
Light south TO east winds.
For Southern Califoruia-Fair; stationary tenn
perature; light northerly winds.
For oregon aud Nashing,on-Ran in Western
Washington ana Northwestern oregon and scatter
i,- rains elsewhere: nearly stationary temperature
except cooler IN Western oregon; south 10 east
winds,
For Utah-Fair; stationary temperature.
kUEERT i. KIRK AN, Chteg OF Division.
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A. o. u. w.
Latest Membership and Financial Sta
tistics of the Order.

Latest Membership and Financial Sta
tistics of the Order.
The Beneficiary Fund Of the entire order
shows S1I9.6Sl 90 to have been on hand at
date of September 30. 1891. The total re-
ceipts for October. 1891, were S3l5, 952 %:
disbursements, $3.50 81, leaving a bal
ance on hand at date of October 81, 1891. of
$7S,567 81.
There were no assessments in two juris-
diciions, one in eight, two in fourteen and
three in two during the month of October
last. Up to November 1st last the total
number of assessments calsd for the year
1891 was as follows in the jurisdictions
named: California, Texas and Supreme
Lodge, . each: Nevada, "a; Pennsylvania,
%; Indiana, Georgia, etc, and Colorado,
etc, 81 each Ohio, Kentucky and Tennes-
see. 20 each; Oregon, etc, and Montana, 10
each; New York and Wisconsin, Is each
Missouri, Il; Illinois and Maryland, etc,
Is each; Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota, Is
each; Kansas, Ontario, Canada, and Neb-
raska, 10 each, Massachusetts and the
Dakotas, 9 rach.
NJ. w. Sacket, Supreme Recorder in the
statement OF the financial transactions Of
his Cthce for the month OF November last,
gives the following balances, receipts ami
disbursements in the several funds named
General Fund-Balance on hand at date of
October 81, 1891, Sl2, I65 IS; receipts,
$3.50 10. a total of So, 755 So; disbursements,
S1l29 43, leaving a balance on hand of
S11.625 90. Beneficiary Fund: Balance on
hand at last report. S263l; receipts, So
total of S2693; no disbursements. Relief
Fund: Balance on hand. Sl0,Sl4 Ga; no re-
cepts or disbursements. Upchurch Memo
rial Fund: Balance in hands of Supreme
Receiver at last report, SS74 02; disbursed,
$50 leaving on hand balance of 1924 o.
The General Relief Fund of the order
showed balance on hand at date of Sep
temre 30th last OF S257 SO; receipts during
October, S45 60; amount paid out, SAC so,
leaving balance on hand of 1858 90
The membership account of the entire
order according to Jurisdictions, with the
gains and losses for the month of October
from that OF September last. according to
rank in number OF members. is summarized
as follows:
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Criminal infnrmatinns.

The following informations were filed
yesterday in the Superior Court: Depart
ment 2-J. F. Sullivan and Harry Snider.
Fred Peterson and Charles Constantine
burglary; f. q. Carlyle, forgery; Depart,
ment 11-William Sullivan, grand larceny :.
Bert johnson, assault with deadly weapon
The morning call., 1891-12-15

tries. reciprocity is entirely consistent
with the most rigid protective policy. 1t
implies simply the free admission of articles
not produced in the country admitting
them. For example. the United States may
continue to protect its iron, wooden and
other manufacturing interests while admit
ting tea cnffen and snrar free