The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-26
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The coinage OF the world for last year, as far
as can be aSeertaned from reliable data, was
$685.. 2S7, 795, about $3.50, 100000 of which was
IA gold. These figures, however, do not include
Chinese coinage. The work OF the minis was
about $40 900, 600 less than In 1889. The gold
coinage of the leading nations is placed as fol-
lows by The Philadelphia Record: The United
States So. O20. OOO Great Britain S38,3l4 400,
Russia S22 ,4O2 7sO, Germany s24,S37,3I5,
France S412O. $50, Spain S5,37l 2e5, Austria
Han Colonies S2G, PSI, 6S5, India $50, 600. Mex
leo $3.50, 900. The silver coinage of the United
States was s36.S15o0O, and Great Britain
coined IS, 799. 3O5, Russia Sl,G64 $50, France
sos, 700, Spain 1925, $50, India $50, 100000
aud Mexico 81 100000. Germany aud the
Australian Colonies coined no silver at all dur
ing the year.
The wholesale reduction OF wages In the Clyde
shn-yards, suggesting the methods adopted TO
undefbld Am rican builders, causes the Boston
Journal TO declare "they have already crowded
down the wages of their employees about low
as they will bear, while with the growing scar
city Of coal the rise IN the price OF their
materials is permanent. In America on the
other hand, tile expansion OF The iron ship-build-
ing trade Is constantly reducing the cost OF ma
tersIs, which are drawn from supplies that are
practically inexhaustibie, Moreover. our better
paid workmen are more skillfuI than The Clyde
workmeu are. and, as The foreign builders them
selves testify American vessels are more ef-
ficient safe and durable"
Monte Carlo, Monaeo's great gambling estab-
lishment, where thousands have been financially
ruined and whose list OF suicides is estimated at
200 a year. Will close its doors In April next
Prince Charles. by wedding an enormously
wealthy widow, being able to dispense with the
royalty Of $240 900 now paid him The managers
OF the Casino, the scene OF many tragic event,
may then transfer their operations to AndOrra.
The little Pyrenean Renubc on the Franco
Spanish frontier. The Casinos profits are esti-
mated at sc, 900 900 year. The transfer will,
however, be a boon TO Monaco. but cause OF
generalization to the simple citizens OF AndOrra.
Tie London Statist, in surveying the wheat
crop prospects, declares thar France alone will
need 70 import from America not less than $780,
600 600 worth OF wheat. and for which II will
have to nay at least $4,000, 900 In gold. Other
countries including England, viii be compelled
to send some millions OF pounds sterling IN order
to obtain the necessary amount OF grain. OF which
Great Britain, France and the Continent gener-
ally are deficient. While 1t is possible that the
amount OF Frances demands on this country
may be overeslmated, she is likely to be very
liberal customer.
Closely following Premier SaIsbury's state
ment that sit begins to look as If there was not
enough geld In sight TO satisfactorily fnaBeier
The business OF the world" comes the declaFa-
ton OF the London Ddily Netos that 'tbe con
tnued drain OF gold Is gradually tending to the
inevitable adoption OF a virtual silver standard.
Good crops may succeed in recovering a portion
OF the S12 600 900 OF gold already exported this
year. but every we ar brings 10 nearer the time
when silver certificates will be forced into cireu-
latlon."
Yellow fever Is carrying of many victims In
Brazil The scenes witnessed at the hospitals
are described as revolving and the death list is a
fIightful one 10 contemplate A correspondent
OF the New York Mail and Express, giving the
result of a visit TO a hospital at Rio de Janelro
was shocked at The fearful condition OF things
there witnessed. There were sixteen cOrpses
unburird. Many died from mere want OF treat
ment and It seemed TO be the purpose TO let
the patients die as quickly as possible.