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The morning call., 1891-03-24
THE SHELL AND THE MEAT.

The reasoning Of Judge Hunt and Judge
HOge results in imposing upon the people Of
this city for the next two years an illegal
Tintiug contract. The consequent loss in
money is about $50, 900 a year. The loss in
public confidence in the Judiciary cannot be
so closely estimated. When a man is
forced to appeal to the courts for redress he
viii have ID mind the failure of the court to
handle a public case. Can individuals
whose affairs attract little attention expect
10 be better served than the public whose
affairs interest every individual? We have
said that the printing contract is Illegal.
This statement is made on the authority of
Judge Hunt, who Is presumed to have eX-
amined the case carefully and so pro-
nounced it. But while he gives the city the
empty shell OF an opinion, he gives The par
ties who profit by the Illegal contract the
meat that is in it, The contract then, at
that time in contemplation, he declared
illegal, but he went on to say that the law
provided no remedy. There was no help
for it; a legislative body could not be re-
strained. The utter helplessness of the
court to prevent wrong-doing seemed TO the
public somewhat discouraging; and this
feeling was not abated by the action of
Judge H0ge in restraining a legislative
body. The Supervisors, taking it for
granted that an Illegal contract had not the
force OF contract, proposed to set it aside
But they were promptly met by an injunc-
ton Judge Hoge warned them not to trife
with contract, even if it had been judi
cially pronounced Illegal. Law is defined as
a rule of action. This definition is based
upon the assumption that law rests upon
principles The remarkable construc-
ton framed by Judge Hunt and Judge
Hoge removes the ground upon which that
assumption has rested. If law. as it has
been interpreted in this printing contract
case, rests upon anything more substantial
than the caprice of judges. that something
Is not visible 10 the ordinary eve.
The morning call., 1891-03-24
ACROSS THE TRACK.

We copy the following editorial paragraph
from the AIta California:
The Rock Island has long been Vanderbilt
road, and If Jay Gould has captured II Tie Van
derDIlts must have been willing or poweress.
Mr.. Gould is getting IN position to lie square
across tie track OF commerce between the TWO
oceans. aud there VIII be some anxiety In this
State TO know what it is going TO cost our ship
peTs.
We do not know what Mr., Jay Gould is
doing, but there is an impression abroad that
somebody has been lying square across the
track of commerce between the TWO oceans
for some time past. and that it does cost our
shippers a considerable sum. No person
now seems to realize that the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company and the Canadian
Pacific Railroad Company are being sub
sidzed, so that the commerce of California,
which might be relieved somewhat by these
routes, can be more effectually clOgged.
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SLIGHT PROGRESS.

In open session yesterday the Investigating
Committee did not make much progress.
MrWilliam B. Carr testified that he is out
of politics. Not only is he out now, but has
been out for some time. Still he admits that
he talked with Dibble on the Senatorial
question on Monday evening. He talked
with other men who were voting against
FELTON,, but did not offer any one of them
money. No one has ever supposed that Mr.
Carr distributed money among the men,
bers. Even il money were used, Mr.. Carr
would be careful not to handle it, In view
of the announcement made by the Chronicle
that the election Of FELTON, was a triumph
over Stanford and Stanfordism. it is little
odd that Mr. Carr should use his personal
Influence TO effect that result. Mr.. II. B.
Brown, Harber Commissioner. also testified
that he was FELTON, man. Probably if a
dozen other Federal officials who obtained
their Offices through Mr.. Stanford had been
called TO the stand they would have declared
The morning call., 1891-03-24
THE CONDITION OF CALIFORNIA.

The following communication is sent to
The CALL by an honest and intelligent
Democrat. We give it place in our edi-
torial columns because gives correct idea
of the situation of California at the present
time:
Some OF the most prominent newspapers OF the
Eastern cities are just now giving The two great
political parties OF California bad reputation.
Those papers are correct, but they are not as IA
miliaT with lie characteristics OF the bosses aud
cOrrupilODists as The citizens who tread the soil
Of California. Certain il is that the last few
Legislatures OF California have utterly lost all
pretensions 10 honesty and public opinion. A few
years ago there was proud distinction In the
rulers of our State-but at present it is gone
utterly gone Whatever differences OF opinion
may exist between the two parties, The bosses
come together and stand in with each other on
questions which have tendency to deiraud the
people and scandalZe the entire State through
the actions OF the Legislature and most OF the
municipal governments. There are some repu-
table and influential newspapers published In
California 10 direct public thought and senti-
ment. but there are so many journals that
stand IN with the corrupti0nlsts and bosses that
the latter have supreme political power and
sway over the honest citizens OF one OF the most
prominent States IN the American Union.
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WEATHER PREDICTIONS.
sIaNAI SERVICE. u. $ ARNY1

Division THE PACIFIC,
san FRANCIsCu. March p, Is5l-3 P. NJ
svners : for the Past Twenty-faur Hours.
The barometer has risen in all districts, except
zht fall ia Northeastern Washington. 1t is still
below the normal in California, Nevada aud ArI-
IONA. In these regions, however the barometer has
risen very rapidly during the past twenJy-four
hours and has nearly reached the normal in North
western California. The storm noted in this morn
il-'~ report is stiu in the vicinity OK Vancouver
ISLAND under TIC influence of which the winds are
south to with threatening weather in western
Washington. The barometer is highest in Western
trtgou-aud lowest iu Southeastern California Ex-
Cept in Western Washington the winds are gener-
ally north to west In all districts. The following
high wind velocities have been reported: Red
EuG north S0m.les per hour; Wiunemucca. north
west, SO miles; Sacramento north 50 miles; San
Francisco, southwest % miles; Keeler, northwest,
4S miles; Yuma. west So miles. The temperature
has risen sghty in Western oregon and the san
Joaquin Valley, elsewhere has fallen, especially in
Arizona occasonail light rains and have fan en-
ia Arizona, Southern California, eyada aud Western
oregon, elsewhere fair weather has prevailed. The
following precipitation has been reported from
signal Service stations: Roseburg OF Of an inch;
Wtnuemuccl, %; keeler, trace; san Diego 90;
Fort Grant, .O5; EUREKA missing
Forecast Till g p. NJ. Tuesday.
For Northern Cllifornia-Fair weather; north to
west winds. brisk TO high especially of the coast;
nearly stationary temperature.
For Southern California-far weather; west
erIy winds; fresh brisA; nearly stationary tenn
perature.
For oregon and Washington-Fair weather
cept light rains Fort Candy, and followed by light
rain Portland; variable winds. except generally
north TO west in the eastern portion; nearly sta
tlonary temperature. except cooler in the extreme
eastern portion Of Washington.
JoHN p. FISLEY
Lieutenant Nineteenth Infantry tin charge).
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DEMoCRATIC HOPES.

The Democratic managers are planning
the Presidential campaign with purpose
to throw the election into the House of Rep
resentatives. 1t is only with this result in
view that they continue Mr.. Cleveland in
the leadership. Mr.. Cleveland will run
we'll in the East, they claim, and Farmers
Alliance candidate will possibly carry three
or four Western States. The Alliance al
ready has three States and good chance in
three or four others. Unless the Republic
cans should break into the Southern States
forty Alliance votes in the Electoral College
would probably throw the election OF Pres
ident into the House. The Democrats thus
90 into the campaign with the advantage
that if there is no choice by the people their
candidate is certain of an election. In the
House already elected, which will elect the
next President ii the popular vote fails
to elect, there are 2S Democratic, Y Rhpub-
lican and three Alliance States. Rhode
Island will either be tied or send a Demo-
cratic delegation. As % States is a major
ity of the whole it does not much matter
whether the Democrats control Is or % del
egations. In putting a Presidential ticket
into the field the Farmers Alliance is work.
ing in conjunction with the Democratic
party. Even if they should carry three or
four Southern States their success would
not affect the Democratic delegations al
ready elected. The Republicans have TO
adopt platform and place candidate
upon it that will hold ali the States that the
Republicans carried last November and win
hack a portion of those lost in that election.
The Democrats claim that with Cleveland
they can carry New York, Connecticut,
New Hampshire and possibly Massachu-
sets. The latter State they think they can
carry on gold platform, against a Repub-
lican or free-coinsge platform. They will
run the gold platform in the Eastern States
for all it is worth, aud leave the Western
States to the Alliance. The plan is a shrewd
one, but the Republicans do not despair of
nominating candidate who will carry every
State Harrison carried and four OF the six
new States
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quire the Treasury Department to search for
sugar-producers and force a bounty upon
them. 1t provides simply that upon proof
that a certain amount of sugar has been
produced. the Treasury may, upon applica-
tion by the producer, pay bounty of 2
cents per pound. Even if the bill Governor
Hogs vetoed had become q law, the Texas
sugar farm would not have been under any
obligation to claim the bounty. Declining
to apply for bounty is not precisely like
declining to pay the Federal tax on whisky.
The Government does sometimes make
things rather lively for Illicit distillers, but
an evasion of claim to bounties is quite
another thing
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that they had worked for FELTON,. Mr.. STAN
ford should be locking after his brigade. IT
the men he has placed in office cannot work
for him they should not work against him.
The committee NAV not be able to proceed
any further. but we submit that no good
stopping place has yet been found. The
stampede from Estee to FELTON, has not yet
heen accounted for
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THE TEXAS SUGAR FARM.

The Governor of Texas has vetoed bill
passed by the Legislature of that State ac-
cepting the 2-cent bounty on sugar provided
for by the present tariff. The ground upon
which the veto rests is that TO accept the
bounty would be to admit Federal super
vision of State affairs, which Governor
H"ggs does not think in harmony with the
sovereign rights of a State. The veto will
not cause much of futter at Washington.
The bounty clause in the tariff does not re-
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MONEY IN VIEW.

An effort is being made to prepare the
way for the dis continuance of the public
ton of school-books by the State. The
school-book combination can afford to pay
considerable sums if it can work its books
back into the schools of California, and with
this view doubtless its agents are trying to
create the impression ttiat we ought to cast
aside the copyrights, stereotype plates, ma
chinery, etc, for which large sums of money
have been expended. and go back to first
principles. If too much money is being ex-
pended on the State Printing Office reforms
should be instituted, but we ought not to
throw away what has been done. and go
back to the digraceful contests which were
ct one time witnessed here.
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yrrNoutromery street, near Clay, open until II
o-cIoct p NJ BRANCH OFFICES: 7l0 Market
street, near Kearny, open until O'Clock midnight;
Sss Hayes street, open until $50 O'clock; 603
Larkin street. open until 80 O'Clock: 25ls Mission
street, open until O'Clock P. NJ, and 1l5 Ninth
street open until 30 P NJ
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AUCTION sALIls TODAY.

FuR~ rTuRE.-By 4. L. Cressweil, at 1043-lO45
Market ST., at II o'clock.
FrRNIrrBF.-By Il. j. Simmons, at 9s5 Harrl-
son St. al Il O'Clock.
REAL EsTATr.-By Easton & Eldridge, at 63s
Market 81. aI y o'cInck
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TIE CALL,s CALENDAR.
NOTICE

A,,y Of oar patrons 'gho fail to find THE
MORNING CALL for sale by traHl-boys
UiH confer a Jdror By notifying this office OF
Uetact, NAMING the date and tram.
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FOR MONEY OR SHAREs.-Trial OF the suit of
George I. Coulter against Harriet N. Thornbury
TO recover S1S,313 80, and TO foreclose on $50
shares of Virginia City Gas Company's stock,
given as security therefor. was commenced be-
lore Judge SandersOn YesterdaY.
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To FoREcLosE A MORTGAGE The Hlber.
mia Savings and Loan Society has commenced
suit against Jemima Webster, a widow, aud
against Daniel and Ii. j. Conradt to recover
S27bO on a promissory note, secured by mort
gage on real estate on Turk and Pierce streets.
The morning call., 1891-03-24

TRIO PLEAD GUILTY.-Joseph Wilson,
charged with robbery, }. p. Iawlor, with for
gerry, and Frank L. Bisbee, burglary. pleaded
guilty when arraigned before Judge Murphy
Vesterday
The morning call., 1891-03-24

TOO FOND OF WHIsKY.-Annie Boyd, who
stole bottle Of whisky from an Octayia- street
saloon, was found guilty Of petty larceny yester-
day, and Judge Rix sentenced her 10 three
months Imprisonment In the House OF Correc-
ton
The morning call., 1891-03-24
LEGAL NOTICES.


INHERITANCE PRoCLAMAT1oN = MULLER
i WILHELM. weaver, from oherroslau. Dist.
oberfrankon, Bavaria, Germany, born September
10, 1857, OF ChRISTOPH MULLER and OF
ELIZABETH (bOrn Thomal, is hereby requested to
report for the assignment OF an Inheritance of Rm.
2S. %. Kircheniamitz. February 81 1891 a. 81
Royal Bavarian Dist. Court. REDER, Royal Dist.
Judge. 1t
INHERITANCE PROCLAMATION = GEoRG
i CHRlSTOPH MEM Ell, born July g. 1865, at
Rehau. OF the weaver. JOHANN CONRAD
MEINEL and OF his deceased wife. SOPHIE FRED
ERIkE MARGARETHA JOHANNA FR1TCH, OF
the same place, now at Msrktleuthep, Bavaria, who
several years ago travelled from Chicago southwark
is hereby summoned to receive his Inheritance left
by his mother, amounting TO RIM. 25S, 81 Kirehen-
Iamitz, February IS, 1891. Royal Bavarian DIST.
Court. IL. 81 REDER. Royal Dist. Judge. 1t
INHERITANCE PROCLAMATION = HONICA
l. JACOB. son of n miller, born June "a. 1880, OF
Marktleuthen. Dist. 0berfrauken, Kingdom OF Ba-
yaria, Germany, who, is believed. lost his life
shortly after 1850 in mine in Allegheny: MAX
GARETHA and GEORGE WILLIAM H0NICA.
children of the aforesaid, were at one time under
the guardianship of MIR. AUGUST SCHELL- at
Allegheny: a brother OF the above-named HONlCA.
JOHANN CHRISrOPH HONICA, was in Cumber-
land; for JACOB HoNICA is in this court In safe
keeping capital of RIM. 1857 and the heirs OF the
said JACOB H0NlCA are hereby summoned to re-
port FOR the acceptance of the Inheritance. hlrch-
enlamitz. February %, 1891 Royal Bayarian Dist.
Court. REDER. RoyaI Dist Judge. IL
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ELIZA FIsHBoURNE's EsTATE.-The estate OF
Eliza Fishbourne has been appraised at s52, 439,
consisting chiefly OF improved real estate on
Golden Gate avenue, near LeavenWorth street,
The morning call., 1891-03-24

SUIT on NorE.-The executors OF the es-
tate OF James MefVyn Donahne have sued Peter
Baretta to recover 5000 on promissory note.
made in March, 1887, and payable on demand.
The morning call., 1891-03-24

GUILTY OF SMUGGLING.-Frede Willis
who was caught smuggling forty five boxes OF
opium on he 2lst ult., pleaded guilty Yesterday
In the United States District Court and will be
sentenced to-day.
The morning call., 1891-03-24
WAR ESTIMATES.

The news that an alliance offensive and
defensive has been concluded between France
and Ru sSia is of the highest importance.
Four years ago, on March Is, 1887, Sign0r
Crispi by direction of the King of Italy,
visited Bismarck at FriedrichSruhe, and in
concert with the Austrian ambassador con-
Cluded the secret treaty known as the Drei-
bund, by which Germany, Austria and Italy
agreed to act jointly and severaily in de-
tense Of any one of the three which was as
sailed by foreign power. The treaty was
aimed at Russia and France; Austria fear
ing Russian aggreSsionS in the prucipali-
ties, Germany standing in dread of French
attempt to recover Alsacs and Lorraine, and
Italy seeking to establish footing among
the great powers.
The conclusion of the treaty was no soon
er known at Paris than treaty of alliance
offensive and defensive between France and
Russia was drawn and forwarded to st. Pc
tsTSburg for signature. 1t was approved by
NJ. dc Gers, but it failed TO command the
assent of the Gar, who said that it amount
ed to a declaration of war For four years
it has been under consideration, and now it
has been signed. 1t is fair to presume that
while it covers Russian designs on Turkey
which have not been avowed its 0stenSibe
meaning Is that Russia is prepared to abet
France in her openly confessed purpose to
try 10 recover her lost provinces if an oppOr-
tunily offers, and that it is notice to Ger
many that in the event OF war it will have
to protect both flanks of the empire.
The two antagonists thus pitted against
each Other-France and Russia on the one
side and Germany, Austria and Italy gu the
Other-are so nearly matched in strength
that actual warfare would be exciting and
the result problematicaI. But the Dreibund
contains elements of weakness which are
not present in the FraucO-Russian alliance.
1t is in the power of Russia to mike a pri-
vate bargain with Austria regarding the
DrnciDaltieS. If pending questions touch
ing Sery.a, Herzegovina aud Montenegro
were settled to Austrias satisfaction that
empire would have nothing to gain by re-
naming in the Dreibund. Then Italy is in
a dreadful condition financially. Want of
money never prevents a nation from going
to war when the national territory is in
vaded or the national pride touched, but
when the proposed war is for an abstraction
and promises neither material nor territorial
gains plans to increase taxation are apt to
cause friction. If Italy proposed to take a
hand in a Continental war the opposition
leaders in the House OF Deputies would ask
what Italy made by joining the allies in the
Crimean war, and it would not be easy for
the Ministers to frame a reply
Assuming, however, that the Dreibund
held together, it is safe to say that the
world never witnessed such an assemblage
OF combatants as would be marched to the
battle-heIds in case of war. In studying the
figures the reader will bear in mind that a
large portion of the force available for war
IN Italy France and Russia Is now on fur
Tough, or forms part of various classes Of
militia OF reserves. The comparative state
ment, from the latest published returns, is
as follows:
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On A PRoNIssORY NoTE.-Samuel Davis has
su Charles r. Parsons TO recover $1,000 on
nrnmissnrY
The morning call., 1891-03-24

CENTEMERI Kid Gloves have removed to z
Kearny street. They are he perfection of fit.
The morning call., 1891-03-24

To RECOVER on NoTE.-M. Waterman &
Co have sued J. l.. Mitchell TO recover S591 63
on promlssory mole executed by him.
The morning call., 1891-03-24

IMPROVEMENT MEETING.-The open meeting
eff The Point Lobos improvement Club, which was
announced some time ago. will be held this even
Hall.
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SPRING opening. French millinery and novel.
ties, Adcock, 10 Kearny, Monday, March 23d,
and following DAYS.
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LEFT ALL TO his WIDow.-The viii OF 10
ham G. Junge. dlsposing of an estate valued at
$4,000, has been filed for probate. The widow
is sole leEalee and eXecuiriX.
The morning call., 1891-03-24

The Palace Salt Wafer Tub and Swimming,
713 Filbert street. are open for the season.
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SPIRITUALIS


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the world; Is seventh daughter, born with double
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this she Will proves every hidden mystery revealed
tells entire life In dead trance gives
in full, also your future husband or wife; in busi
ness, lawsuits, marriages, divorces, deaths, uniting
the separated removing evil influences. restoring
lost love she has no equal and wishes II distinctly
understood that she adyerses nothing but what she
can do: all who are In trouble invited to call aud
convinced: $4,000 challenge TO any medium who
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NOTICE OF MEErINGs.

BEEcHAM's PILLS cure bilious and nervous Ills.
EXTRA mince pies. SWANS 2l3 Suffer street.
The morning call., 1891-03-24

RED, white and cnOcolaIe-cream eggs, Zoe Ib.
Townsend's, 627 Market street. Palace Hotel.
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TIE MORNING CALL.
prpIIC,TTnN oFFIcE.

Tas n larger circulation than any other
ewsps per published in San Francisco.
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BROKE INTo ScHooLHoUsE. - Domerico
Donati. who broke into the Emerson Grammar
School. has been held by Judge WJrley TO answer
4 charge of buFgl Try IN $1,000 bail.
The morning call., 1891-03-24

No buffet should be without bottle OF Angostura
Bitters, the South American appetizer. Manufac-
tured by DrJ.G.B. Segert Sons. Ask your druggist