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The morning call., 1891-05-29
ENGLISH OR AMERICAN +?

The Boyd decision in Nebraska has set
tied the question that the son of au unna-
turaliZed foreigner must himself be natural
lied if he desires to exercise the rights Of a
citizen, though ne came to this country I'M
der age; and now the case OF the Duchess
Of Marlborough is going to determine the
exact status of an American woman who
marries foreigner. Lily w. Churchill an
American GIRL better known to the world by
the name of her first husband as Mrs. Ham
mersley, married an Englishman-the Duke
OF Marlborough. She was lately called upon
10 act as trustee under Mr. Hammersley' 5
will, post which can only be filed by a
citizen: her right to do so was challenged
by her co-trustees, on the ground that in
marrying the Duke Of Marlborough she had
become British subject.
When Mrs. Hammersley married the
Duke she was an American citizen by VIZ
tue of her birth, and could, for instance
have taken up land under the homestead
law. When and where did she relinquish
her American citizenship? Citizenship is
not an attribute to be lightly thrown off,
nor can its REIMBURSEMENT be inferred from
conduct or words which do not expressly
embrace an intention to relinqush 1t. The
law requires that an a ap!icant for natural
izaton shall state in writing his purpose to
diyest himself of his original nationality,
and to assume a new allegiance. Mrs II III
merSley does not appear 10 have made any
such statement, nor announced any such
purpose. Can the purpose and its legal
consequence be inferred from a ceremony
Of marriage with a foreigner?
On the other hand, on becoming the wife
of the Duke Of Marlborough the lady I'M
doubtedly became a British subject, if she
chose to so consider herself. 1t seems that
she might if she had chose, have remained
an American. According to our law a
foreign female marrying an American citi-
zen becomes herself an American, unless
she elects to remain a subject Of the State
in which she was born. II she claimed the
right TO take upa homestead or to sue in our
State courts it might be difficult to dispute
the claim. The same rule, 1t would seem,
ought to apply in Great Britain. In estab-
fishing her domicile in London, and espe-
cially in taking the title which belongs to
the wife of Duke, the Duchess unques-
uonably made herself so far British sub
jeet that her rights as such could not be dis
puted. The British courts can hardly hold
that the wife of an English Duke, residing
~ England, is not to all intents and pur-
poses an EngIishw0man; and yet the New
York Surrogate finds difficulty in ruling
that lady who was American born, was an
American citizen. and never resigned the
quality, is now a foreigner.
The question Of law may be of import
ance to Americans who marry foreign
wives.
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THE PRICE OF MONEY.

Secretary Foster has gone to New York to
consult the bankers in regard to the AZ per
cent bonds. About S50,00O0O of these are
still outstanding; they mature in Septem-
ber The Secretary must either pay them
or extend them. If he pays them off it may
deplete the Treasury to an inconvenient de-
gree at time when large disbursements
have to be made in pursuance of the appro-
priations of the last Congress, and it is
therefore proposed to convert them into
new per cent bond, which shall itself be
convertible into greenbacks at the pleasure
of the holder.
If the AZ per cent bonds were held west
of the Alleghanies the holders would prOba-
bly, accept the per cents and convert them
into currency whenever a demand for money
arose. Butthey are probably nearly all in the
ownership of New England and New York
banks, where they serve as a basis for ma
tional bank issues. Such institutions might
for a time agree TO hold them, but no bank
can afford to invest its deposits in bonds
bearing so low a rate of interest as per
cent. Money is cheap, and is growing
cheaper at the Eastern financial centers, but
Government bonds have not yet reached a
price which nets the holder less than pa or
pei CbuIs 1Hdl Is aUOul Tie lucUule WHICH
English holders Of the new per cents under
the Conversion Act OF 1888 expect to realize
on their investment.
Money has never been so cheap at the
financial centerS as it is now. and it is ques-
tionable whether it will ever be cheaper.
Wide fluctuations are still noticed in the
rate of discount aud the price of call loans
on the. exchanges; the latter sometimes re-
mains at l p per cent for long periods of time
in London, and then again it jumps to and
10 per cent. while in New York it Oscillates
every year between and per cent, and
even % per cent But solid Government
securities and other first-class investments
are not generally affected by the fluctuations.
Investors in this class of properties do not
expect to get over 3 per cent in London, or
80 or per cent in New York. In San
Francisco it is difficult to buy really sound
securities at price that will pay the pur-
chaser over 5 per cent, and fastidiouS buy
erS are often content with /. To get high
price for the use OF money capitalists must
resort to the Middle States, where financial
vagarieS are still in vogue, and the old idea
of Brother Jonathan going round with
watering pot Sprinkling the country with
greenbackS is still a faYorite at political con-
yentions. 1t is the good fortune of this
State that it has never bent the knee to
financial fallacies, and the consequence is
that no State west Of Pennsylvania could
borrow money to-day as cheaply as Cali
fornia
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LARGE PROFITS.

In noticing a communication from Mr..
Huntington in relation to the consolidation
of railroad companies, in order to make
them pay larger dividend, contemporary
publishes the following as editorial comment:
II quite possible that consolidation might
enable economy TO be effected. But what would
there be in IL Tor the public? Mr. Huntington
says a 2 reT cent reduction of rates. Possibly +;
but that would not be much even IL the promise
were kept, and it is just conceivable that Mr..
Huntington might forget to keep II. Ii is the
general impression that the railroad milliOuaires
are increasing their wealth quite fast enough as
It Is If their fortunes were piling up at the rate
OF S212,0Oo,000 year from dividends alone, In
addition 10 interest on bonds ana she profits OF
surr-thing stock deals, they could run the Gov
ernment as a side-shOw.
Notwithstanding a newspaper publishes
such comments as the above, we presume
even the manager of the same paper would
insert editorial matter at so much line
which was designed to increase the price of
freights and fares. One would, however,
naturally suppose that men who have be-
come ten or twenty times millionaires, as
have a number of railroad managers in the
United States, would be satisfied with mod
crate profits; but such does not appear to
be the case
The morning call., 1891-05-29
TOO nIUCH INSPECTION.

Superintendent SWEET has administered
the last rites to the Office of Head Inspector
Of the Public Schools. He shows con-
clusiveIy that the Office should never have
been undertaken. In private business
trouble has often arisen from placing two
masters over an emplOye. The school
teachers have had about dozen. There are
the twelve members of the Board of Edu-
cation, who could become inspectors when
the notion seized them. There were the
Superintendent and Deputy SupeTinten dent,
who were required to be inspectors whether
the notion seized them or not, Then there
was the principal Of each school, who was
relieved from the duty of teaching that he
might inspect with all the powers he pos
sessed. With all these argus eyes upon the
teacher the performance of the ordinary
duties of the schOOl-TOOm were the least Of
her responsibilities. Nj SWEET says that
since the creation Of the Office of head n
speetor there has been a reign OF terror in
the School Department Under it" Mr..
SWEET says, between fifty and 100 teachers
during the past four years have been driven
out of the schools under compulsory resig
nations demanded by the Committee on
Classification under threats of public inves-
LEGATION. They resigned rather than be tried
before a packed jury" Mr.. SWEET himself
illustrates his own indictment Of the sys-
TEN. he was forced to resign the princi-
palship of the Girls High School some two
years ago. Being a man of prominence, whose
work in our schools was we'll known, the
people resented the attack upon him, and at
the last election gave him the highest Office
connected with the schools within their gift.
The financial part Of this report is well
worth considering. There are ffty-fOur
principals who are not required to teach.
They are paid S102,060 a year to inspect"
teachers. This is a system which prevails
nowhere else. Even in Boston, which is
the most liberal of Eastern cities in support
OF its public schools, the principals teach
class.
From time to time so-called progressive"
sheets in this city have bewailed the poverty
Of the School Department. The dollar limit
was the serpent whose trail was over all.
The dollar limit was represented as keeping
the department from providing proper build
ings, and in a general way from making the
department effective. 1t now appears that
the department has been indulgng in eX-
travagance no other city tOlerates, Not con-
tent with fifty-four principals who have no
other duties than to supervise the work of
teachers, two officials have been appointed
70 inspect the inspectors. 1t is time this eX-
travaganee should be stopped. 1t is time,
certainly, that newspapers published in this
city should cease to misTepresent our schools
as poverty stricken, while more money is
expended upon them per pupil than in any
other large CITY in the United States.
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MILLIONS IN 1T.

The public have been somewhat at a loss
to comprehend why Commissioner de Young
withdrew his support from General Chip
man and gave it to an unknown person
named Maxwell. There can be no COMPARE
son between the two men. General Chip
man is well-known citizen. a man of ability,
integrity and especial quail hcations for the
duties of Chief of the Horticultural Depart
ment. Maxwell is not known to the public,
and the Chronicles assertion that he is a man
of considerable executive ability is not con-
sidered conclusive. Why then should CON-
missioner de Young drop Chapman and
take up Maxwell? In the absence of posi-
tive information on this point people in a
position to know say that it is because Gen.
eral Chapman would not consent to be
mere figure-head to the department, leaving
to the Commissioner the general control of
affairs. while Maxwell, having no standing
of his own, and obtaining the office through
the Commissioners influence, would carry
out any orders he might receive. 1t is COM
ing to the knowledge of the public that there
is great deal of newspaper patronage con-
nected with the fair. The managers seem
determined to make it a newspaper sue
cess. A New York paper has recently given
fOTty-fOur columns of its space TO an Illus
trated article describing the general features
of the fair, with portraits of some of the
principal officers. The article is marked as
an advertisement and, at the usual rates of
the paper, would cost the fair managers
from $1,000 to $4,000. A fine field for opera
lions in the Chronicles peculiar style is
thus opened to enterprising newspaper
publishers With these prizes in view it is
not unreasonable to suppose that Commits
sioner de Young preferred a dummy at the
head of the Horticultural Department to
man who owns himself There is reason to
believe also that what local Endorsement
Maxwell has received is mainly due to the
natural dissemination Of men of large inter-
estS to antagonize the proprietor of a news
paper which represents the likes and dis
- -
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THE PRINCIPLE OF PROTECTION.

Nj Gladstone recently wrote to con-
stitucnt:
/ hOVe that you DO not desire TO see the princi-
pie OF protection established 10 England. as a
rule you Will ind that the system OF protection
adopted by the United States disables that cOun.
thy in competing with US or any Of the other mar
kets OF the world.
The principle Of protection disappears
with changing conditions. Great Britain
did not lose sight of it until her statesmen
had satisfied themselves that British manu-
facturers could compete with the manufac-
tureI Of any other nation in the world. In
the remote future the United States may
find itself in a like position. Then what
Mr.. Gladstone calls the principle of pro-
lection would give way to policy. When
American manufacturers can produce gen
eral articles OF manufacture as cheaply as
any other people they will hold their own
markets while pushing into other countries.
The principle of protection is simply that
nation may protect its industries while they
need protection. While for any cause for
eigh manufacturers can undersel a people
in their own markets, the principle Of pro-
lection requires that these foreign products
shall be subjected to tax which viii equal
fya ncct
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WHO ARE THEY9

Who constitute the confederate clubs. and
what DO they wish TO have done, are ques-
tons Of some Importance with those Of our
citizens who may desire TO have the Offices of
the city so managed that property may not
be taxed exoTbitantly. They ask the Super
Yisors, it seems, to violate their pledges to
the people and the Republican party. Is it
their desire that the Republican party
should go out Of power a nd the city should
again fall back into the hands of Buckley
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WEATHER PREDICTIONS.
SIGNAL SERVICE Z. S. Army, !
DIVISION OF THE PACIFIC,


SIGNAL SERVICE .. S ARMY,0
DIVISION OF THE PACIFTC,
SAN FRANCISCO, May q, 1875 P. NJ
Synopsis for the Past Twenty-fuur Hours.
The barometer has fallen in California. Nevada
and Arizona, and has risen in Oregon and Washing
ton, where il is below the normal Ii is highest on
the northwest coast Of California, and lowest in
Southern Nevada The winds have been westerly
in all districts, ana the force light to fresh except
brisk ia Northern Nevada, Eastern Oregon and
Eastern Washington. Winuemucca, southwest, 81
miles: spokane, southwest. %. The temperature
has risen slightly along the coast OF California and
fallen elsewhere especially in Nevada, Eastern
oregon ana Washington. It is slightly above the
normal al coast stations, but decidedly below in the
interior Light rains have fallen in Northern Cali
fornia. Nevada, oregon and Washington. and fair
weather has prevailed in Southern California and
Arizona. The following precipitation has been re-
ported from Signal Service stations: Fort Candy
COS OF an inch; Spokane OILS; Walla Walla, O.1O;
Baker City, O.l2; Portland, O.OS; Roseburg GA
Eureka, O0l; Red Bluff, 0.26; Winnemucca, O.3Z
Sacramento O.O6; san Francisco. 0.09 Carson
City, trace.
Forecast TIL 8 p. NJ. Friday
For Northern California-Fair weather: westerly
winds, fresh 10 brisk; nearly stationary tempera-
tUre except slightly warmer IN Western Nevada,
and at Red Bluff and Fresno.
For Southern CaliiOrnia-Fair weather, except
light rain at Los Angeles; nearly stationary tenn
p,rature, except cooler on the southwest coast
For Oregon and WaShlugtOn-Light rains; south
TO west winds. fresh 10 brisk; slightly warmer,
except stationary temperature Washington coast.
JOHN P. FINLEY.
Lieutenant Nineteenth Infantry, in charge.
The morning call., 1891-05-29

and his followers? 1t would seem so from
their actions. The city has got partially rid
Of one of the worst gangs of plunderers 1t
has ever had, and yet we see that few per-
sons assemble and ask the Supervisors to
violate the pledges which they made to the
people before the election. Their pledges
were made to all of our citizens, yet small
organization asks them to violate them.
The morning call., 1891-05-29
NEW SPAPERS.

The conviction seems to be general that
the Altd California lost its business from
the idea becoming general that it was owned
and run in the interests of corporations
That the paper would advocate and defend
any proposition which was calculated to
promote the interests of its owners was I'M
derstood. The belief is general that
another morning daily paper in this city is
owned and run on similar principles.
The morning call., 1891-05-29
AUCTION SAFES TO-DAY.

FURNIrURE.-By Geo. F. Lamson at PA Mi ssion
ST., at / O'Clock.
FURNITuRE.-By NJ. J. Simmons, at 1926 Scott
St, at Il O'Clock.
FuRN1ruRE-By A W. Furst, at 1921 Market St.
a. Il o'clock.
FURNIrURE-By J, T. Terry q Co. at 1907
IeaTehwoTth ST., at II O'Clock.
STATUARY.-By Davis. Haber & Co, at 2I1 Pine
St. al II O'clOck
REcEIvER's sALE-By C. S. Laumeister, at $40
Fourth ST., at ! o'clock.
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SPECIAL NOTICE FOR THE SUM
MER MONTHS.

Subscribers who intend going to the
country during the summer months can
have THE DAILY CALL mailed to them
for week or longer at regular subscrip-
ton rates, 15c. per week. Give order to
carrier or send to business Office.
The morning call., 1891-05-29

TEACHERS ANNUAL OVERLAND ExCURsIoN.-
Leave San Francisco June ID TO New York, Boston
and all Eastern eites stop Salt Lake City and
Niagara Falls. Lowest rates Pullman tourist-cars.
Special cooperation OF State Supt. Anderson Sac
ramento; $. r. City Supt SWEET Professor KnowI-
ton, Supt Mccoy. Y. NJ. c. A. San Francisco: County
Supt Prick, Oakland. For berths etc., address Z.
Z. shearer. Manager, New Montgomery ST.. s. F.
Call aud letters from superintendent SWEET
and others and examine authority for the above
The morning call., 1891-05-29

rrHfontgomery street, near Clay open until II
oeIock P. NJ BRANCH OFFICES: 7l0 Market
street near Kearny open until u O'Clock midnight;
SSe Hayes street, open until 80 o'clock; 603
Larkin street. open until 80 O'Clock 2 is Mission
street, open until O'Clock P NJ. and lI6 Ninth
flreet Open until 9 40 p N
The morning call., 1891-05-29
A poor CnMPLAINT.

a number Of men interested in the i'm
prOvement of property lying between Gen.
trail avenue and the Pacific Ocean have re-
solved that the Supervisors should break
their pledge to keep the tax levy down to 1
per cent on a fixed valuation. These inn
The morning call., 1891-05-29
sUBsCRIPTIoN RATES:

DAILY CALL CiDcludIng Sundays, SIS ryear BY
nsil. postpaid; 10 cents per week. OF IS cents per
calendar month through carriers DAILY CALL,
I've copies three months. So %. SUNDAY CALL
sixteen pages. 81 so per year, postpaid. SUNDAY
CALL and W EEKLY CALL, % so per year, post
psid. w EEKLY CALL (eight pages), 81 70 per year
POST AID. Clubs OF ten (sent TO one address,, SIo
The morning call., 1891-05-29

proyement men do not pay the Supervisors
very high compliment. They seem to
think the Supervisors can be induced to
break their pledges. AS the day for holding
the next Municipal Convention approaches
there will be less and less demand for high
The morning call., 1891-05-29

SMITH MINING CONGRATULATIONS of incOr-
poraiion OF the Smith Mining Company were
filed yesterday. The company has capilal of
$4,000, of which $3.50 has been subscribed.
The Directors are julius Finek s. Blum, L. S.
TlDby, j. Ii. P0rterted aud Z. Z. Wiggin.
The morning call., 1891-05-29
Mrs. WinsIow,s soothinp svrun,

ers for their children while teethng. with perfect
1t suothes the child, softens the gums al
lays PAIN wind collie. regulates the bowels and
is the best remedy for diaTrhea whether arising
from teething other causes For sale by drug
gists in every part of the world. Be and ask
Tor Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. Twenty-Five
cents a bottle
The morning call., 1891-05-29
Junipero Sierra Monument.

special rate of SO for the round trip to
members of the Pioneers, Native Sons and
Young Mems Institute who intend taking
part in the unwilling of the Junipero Sierra
Monument at Monterey on Wednesday next
has been arranged.
The morning call., 1891-05-29
NAY, 1891.
NOTICEI

Ary Of our patrons 1gLo fail TO find THE
MORNING CALL for sale By train-boyS
Vjii confer q f0Cor By notifying this office OF
ueJoct, numi3q the date and train.
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merely a natural reaction against the erotic
wave that has recently swept over our art and
our literature, just as that wave itself was a
cumulative rebellion against the prudery and
fnicking absurdlty which prevailed along these
lines but few years since. or these extremes
one is as unpleasant as the other A war is
bound TO wage between them, and when 1t Is
over and the smoke of the battle has blown
away we shall see that dirt is not the inevitable
accompaniment of strength and health. and that
virtue and truth in no way imply weakness.
Then perhaps we shall build up literature.
English advces intimate that the much.
doomed Australian commonwealth scheme has
a stormy time before II. Intercolonal
tealOusies are already making themselves felt.
In Western Australia there is growing sus-
pielon that the commonwealth would be DOM
mated by New South Wales and Victoria while
the two last-named colonies evidently dIstrust
one another New Zealand thinks her interests
are distinct from those OF her neighbors
Queensland is still In the tbroes of separatIst
agitation, and even Tasmania is beginning TO
think that its destiny can best be worked out
alone Time may, however, smooth over their
differences.
Some OF those well versed In European affairs
that events in SerVia may ultimately lead to the
union OF that Kingdom TO Montenegro under the
sovereignty OF Prince Nicholas, whom the Car
has pronounced his "only true friend In
Europe" The Princes second daughter is al
ready Russian GRAND Duchess, and her sister.
Helene, II reports ale true. will soon be be.
tr0thed TO the CZaTowitZ. But il Austro. Hun.
gary can prevent 1t. the union Of SerVa and
Montenegro will never take place.
The cutlery manufacturers OF Sheffield are dis
consulate over the fact that the shipments of cut
lery to The United States have dwindled down TO
less han quarter OF The usual amount. AT a
recent meeting In the afflicted manufacturing
community the speakers told the workingmen
there assembled that they must sIarye II fresh
markets could not be found ana developed.
The morning call., 1891-05-29

THE fact that Hoods SarsapariIla, once fairly
tried, becomes the favorte spring medicine speaks
volumes for its excellence and medicinal merit
Why don't you try it this spring.
The morning call., 1891-05-29

ANOTHER BANK EXAMfNED.-The CONNER
eial Bank at Santa Ana has been examined by
the Commissioners, who report It's resources
and liabilities at 1858, 1856 70
The morning call., 1891-05-29

JUDGMENT AS PRAYED FoR.-The suit of
Caroline Hauxhurst VS.. Nj. A. I. RIx, to recover
S2693 on a prOmiSsory note, was decided in her
favor by Judge Hunt yesterday.
The morning call., 1891-05-29

The news from Ohio will be perused with con.
siderable interest. 1t shows that many OF the
farmers are unwilling to sever Old party ties.
The morning call., 1891-05-29
CRYsrALLIzED ginger, zoe ID. Townssnd,s

THE CHARGE DIsMIssED.-The charge against
Edward Schmaltz. a pawnbroker, OF receiving
stolen goods was dismissed by Judge WOrley
Yesterday.
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THE MORNING CALL
PUBLICATION OFFICE

Fss a larger circulation than any other
newspaper published in San Francisco.
The morning call., 1891-05-29
BEAcHAM's PILLS cure SICK headache.
NOTICE OF MEETINGS.

EXTRA mince pies. SWANS. 2lS suffer street.
The morning call., 1891-05-29

BROKEN hOrehound candy. TOwnsends.