The morning call., 1891-01-14
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Exhibition. Regarding the main building, he
would like to see an edifce rise from The ground
which, while cOnstructively perfect, Will be truly
grand in design and a credit 10 the country, as
regards internal ordination and external adorn-
ment. Then among the other features the house
where Columbus was born, historical articles re-
lating to the great captain and his family, the
very chains with which lie was loaded by Boba-
da in the Old Moorish town at Santo Domingo,
will prove intensely attractive. Lake Michigan
might obviously be utilized 10 float a caravel
modelled after The one which brought Columbus
on his voyage to America. The antique cviiiZa.
tons Of the South American republics, win their
temples palaces. tombs and habltatiOns, all the
prehistoric relics of Peru, Yucatan and Central
America, offered end or motives for deco rative
purposes, and the grounds might be emoelilshed
with monuments copied from lie ruins OF Mica
ragua and Mexico. Nothing better calculated TO
enlist the sympathy OF foreigners or quicken the
pulse of the rising generation 10 America could
well be found than the mementoes If the nations
early annals. AS regards the more modern feat
ures OF tile fair lie would have 1t a vast lllustra
lion of the historic progress of civilization. as
shown in the application of arts and science to
the pursuits of peace. Regarding sectional ex-
hi6Us, lie asks what. for example, would be more
interesting than different samples OF the vine
brought together in the same hot-house from tile
various centers where they are grown? An IN
dian village in Indian Territory; mammoth to-
by electricity. from the opening of the door 10
the cooking OF dinner: glass tunnel under Lake
Michigan; these and hundred more are so
many side pictures that could not fail TO add pict
uresQueness 10 an exhibition which. while in
tended to be International, should include as
many national features as possible.
Henry Clews, the banker, in commenting on
the idlotic boarding Of money during the last few
months, points cut the fact that the Government
has found il an easy task TO pay off al least
$4,000. 000, coo Of It's obligations since the close
Of the war and still has left stored up in this
country more gold than all OF Europe put to-
gether. These bonds had been freely bought at
as high premium as 80 per cent at one time.
They alone represented Government credit,
whereas the Government under recent legsla-
ton has undertaken TO buy 100000 ounces of
silver a month and issue legal-tender money
against the same. The banker declares that the
effort TO bring $50, 100000 of good silver money
annually into circulation 10 supply legitimate
demand had scared weak-minded creatures, who
had put their hands on what gold they could get
and locked II up, whereas they did not hesitate
to Invest in Government bonds at so per cent
premium that had no backing of silver gold,
but simply represented the Governments prom
se to pay This boarding of gold was particu
larly noticeable among those who had trans
ferred their Az per cent bonds into gold in
accordance with Secretary WINDOWS liberal
offers, aud who professed 10 be scared about the
Governments credit. Another class of hoarders
he declares, are the pensioners whose funds are
too often hidden away under the roofs OF the re-
ciplents until required for actual use. The saw
| iags banks, he thinks. would be able 10 reach
this fund If they would allow moderate rate Of
! interest on scale; one rate Tor Thirty days, a
| still higher one for three months, and so on for
| six and twelve months. The widow receiving a
pension does not want TO tie 1t up on account OF
her necessities for six months but to do is the
only way she can get any interest. consequently
she virtually boards 1t, not willingly, perhaps,
but from necessity.
The French naval estimates for 1891 amount
to 21S, SG1, 702 francs, almost One-fouTth OF
which is reserved for the construction OF new
vessels or alterations on existing vessels ,yincud-
ing in both cases their equipments During the
year there Will be In course OF construction in
the Government dock-yards six iroDclad battle.
ships, two hrst-class armOred gun-boats three
armored cruisers, two 1rst-class and four second
class cruisers, two torpedo cruisers two trans
| port aVisos, one secOnd-class transport steamer
and one sailing frigate OF these battle sbip,
| an ironclad gun-bOat, 4 frst-cl1ss cruiser, a
| transport ayiso and Two torpedo avlsos to be
| completed during the year. The vessels under
| construction IN the private ship-yards include
| two ironclad batte-ships, two ned cruisers,
| two thiTd-class cruisers, seventeen hrst-class
| torpedO-oOats, two sea-going tOrpedO-boats and
Two VeueIlc-OOdLS. 1t Is expected that llbS6
| builders VIII this year complete an iroAclad
battlesbip, the two third-class cruisers, as well
| as The torpedo and vedette boats.
| The French vintage for 1890, according to the
| Government revenue returns amounted to 81
| 416,327 heetoIers hectolter being nearly
| twenty-siX and a half gallons. This was an in
| crease of 1872, 755 hectOJers over the previous
year, but 2,26o,76S less than the average of the
| last ten years. The area under vine cultivation
I 6 I..- Cg
hectare being nearly two and a half acres. But
these figures show a remarkable falling off from
the average product OF 100000 hectolIters
| about 1870. The average price Of the hectOli er
| has fallen from 80 TO SO francs, and the average
| production was D hecloliters against Is In the
| previous year. One significant fact is the marked
| increase in the manufacture Of artificial wines,
the amount for $50 being ,429, 2S5 hect0llteTs,
| or over so per cent more than in 1889; but these
| figures make no allowance for Illicit manufact-
| ure. The sweetened wines amounted to ,947,-
| 600 hectollters, or 46S, 900 more than In 1889.
While Californians are enjoying the pleasures
! of life in a land of plenty, with hustle and ac-
| tiVity displayed in all sections OF the State,
| European eablegrams show that the distress OF
the unemployed is even more acute than ever.
| While the unemployed Of London marched dis
| playing banner on which was inscribed: - We
| demand the right to live; We don't Intend 10
starve," food was being doled out to famlshed
| crowds There are thousands in the great me-
troPolis but one degree removed from starva-
| ton. But Engla does not monopolize all the
misery of Europe. The cold snap caused un.
usual distress in all directions. The accounts
| from the famne-strcken region OF Silesia are in
deed pilful, many deaths being attributed to
| starvation. The misery In the country about
| Glatz is said TO be indeseribable.
Uncle Sans man-o wars men rather startled
the old clipper element OF the navy when they
| Deitioned for the same reforms that have been
! suggested by large class OF Intelligent naval
| oficers-the substitution OF American for I'm.
| American systems Of discipline, pay and promo
ton, that citizen Of this country may find as
| honorable a career In the navy as in any civil
calling. They point out that although the an.
| nual appropriation for the pay OF the navy
| would be increased somewhat by granting their
petition they behave 1t would result in econ omy.
| large percentage OF apprentices would remain
| IN the navy, many ex-apprentces would re-ensi
| as seamen, and desirable recruits would enter a
service that offered an honorable career with
| ample compensation.
|
| OLYMPIAN Skating Rink; Mechanics Pavilion
| 49, AN ASSIGNEE APPoINTED.-R. j. Davis has
been appointed by Judge Levy as assignee of the
| Bull and Grant Farm improvement Company In
| insolvency, with bonds fixed at $40, 900.