The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-09
EDITORIAL NOTES.

EDlIOhIAL NO4ESs
s.The Spurious Wines and Brandies of France"
IS the title of a very interesting article in the
Baltimore Sun, which points out The practices OF
the ''rectfers" OF Bordeaux, where cognac ana
wines of "unimpeachable quality are being pro-
duced ont OF potatoes and barley Last year the
British Vice Consul at La Rochelle warned the
British public that real cognac was scarcely o.
talnable, and that what Is sold for cognac Is
usually a spurious article. Recent events con-
firm his declarations; the case in which persons
were convicted of importing German potato
brandy into Bordeaux, doctoring 1t there ana
then shipping it to England as eognac is be-
lieved to supply the true explanation OF the con-
tiuued ample supply of this kind OF brandy. AS
respects wines the case is said to be even more
striking Grapes can now be altogether DIS
pensed with Red wine is made ouI OF white
wine, colored according to fancy, the white wine
being made out OF barley. Since the discovery
that the style and bouquet of a fermented liquor
are not derived from the material OF which it Is
made, but from that used in fermenting 1t. barley
wine can be made to resemble almost any good
wine In favor. small supply OF choice grape
for navoring purposes is ali that the expert vine
maker wants TO produce any quantity Oh choice
wine. What is more, NJ. Jacquemin has diseoV'
cred that If wines so made are distilled ian ex-
ceIlent brandt" having the flavor OF each differ
ept grape, is obtained, and all from barley.
Inc Chilean insurgents OhO inuSu "a tHOtA
success to smokeless powder. They also nsed
high explosive. emmensite, for charging their
shells Our own War and Navy departments
are making elaborate experiments Win emmen-
site. AS a usually well Informed Washington
correspondent declares: " With the exception OF
the French explosive, melinite, emmeTslte Is
about the only high explosive that has yet been
fired with success and safety from powder gum
and as bursting charge for mortar shells IT'S
effects would be about as great as he guncotton
shells fired from the Zainski pneumatic gun,
while with the modern tWelve-nch mortars
much greater accuracy could be obtained than
is possible with the pneumatic guns, which have
fixed elevation aud when mounted atioat can
only be aimed by aiming the vessel"
In connection with the Dardanelles incident
Constantinopie advices intimate that The repre-
seutatives OF France and Russia b we ben din
ming in the Sullans ears the fact that with all of
Eugland's charges against Russia OF intended
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT at the expense OF Turkey, the
onv great over that has actually taken pos.
session of any important part OF the Sultan's
domniens is England herself, and that England,
before protesting friendship for Turkey. ought
to give up Egypt, If not, also, Cyprus. III Is EVIL
dent that England has no intention to sacrlhee
her position III Egypt and Cyprus to prove her
friendship for Turkey.
The houses of several of the promoters of the
Panama Canal Company have been searched
with view of obtaining further evidence for
the investigation now being made into the
affairs of that remarkable undertaking. The
prospects OF the unfortunate investors saving
some portion OF their Investments are, however.
growing DINNER, owing to the deteriorating in
nuences of a tropical climate on the work al
ready accomplished and Oh the vast quantities OF
machinery fast going 10 ruins.
The Mexican Government has selected a
special envoy TO negotiate a reciprocity II atty
with this country. II is estimated that last year
more than two-tnirds OF the exports oil Mexico
were to THIS country, while only llttle over one
fourth of her imports were from u. We pur-
chased something like S1o,ooo.ooo more than
we sold her. A satisfactory reciprocity treaty
would give us a larger proportion OF the com
merce that naturally belongs 10 US by virtue oil
our position.
The effects OF bountiful harvest are notice
able i'll The increased volume OF tFathc on the
great northern lakes. Some records are already
broken, though the shipping season lasts about
thee months longer.