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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-12
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Pope Leo possesses the invaluable gift in
statesmen Of never forgetting face
Count Herbert Bismarck and his bride
are to live In Austria, il rumor from Vi
emma is correct.
Captain John A. Barnes. our newly ap-
pointed Consul 10 Cbemnitz, was graduated
at Union College in the class of 1861.
Francis j. Kelly of Pittsburg has the rep
utation oil being the tallest newspaper man
in America. MIR. Kelly is almost seven feet
high.
Mr.. Tricks only dissipation is smoking
inveterateiy. lie invariably keeps the
drawers of his desk full of boxes OF fine
cigars.
The Hon. Blanche X. Bruce says his col
ored brethren in the South regard the Peo-
Pies parry as fifth wheel, and will throw
10 votes upon IL
The Duke of Orleans. Familiarity known
as Prince Gamelle," following the example
OF his cousin. Prince Henri, is about 10 be-
come an author.
II. W. Webb. Vice-Presdent of the New
York Central occupies Mr.. Depew's chair
while the latter Is away. Webb is tireless.
quick and accurate.
Henry NJ. Stanley is exceedingly angry.
IL IS said, because the American papers crit
lclZed him severely during his candidacy for
Parliament. According 10 foreign paper-
he has decided 10 never visit this country
again.
Carson Lake, New York newspaner
writer on politics aud kindred matters. has
retired from the New York Press. IL was
lis lar wife who made q sensation at Min
neapolis by her energetic announcement
OF Blaine ehser that she did much TO pro-
long aud intensity
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WHAT CLIPPER SHIPS HAVE DONE.

Something like year ago merchants in
this city made an attempt to get goods from
the East by the water route. They sent
their goods TO European port, and from
that point shipped them to San Francisco.
They saved considerable freight money, hut
the Southern Pacific had the goods held on
the ground that the navigation laws had
been violated. But the experiment set tho
merchants 10 thinking Ii money could be
saved by shipping goods TO port in Europe,
thence to San Francisco, might not more
money be saved by shipping directly from
an Atlantic port? The Chief d ficulty In
the way was tie fact that most of these
shippers were in some way dependent upon
the Southern Pacific Company. Now that
company has habit of discriminating be-
tween friends and foes. and all who shipped
freight by other routes than the Southern
Pacific were regarded as foes The Traffic
Association found a way TO overcome this
difficulty. A powerful combination could
make such discrimination as had been prac-
tice a hazardous policy. Discrimination
against one member was discrimination
against all members. In time clipper lines
were established, and such lines are now
bringing goods to this coast at rates which
threaten a collapse of the Southern Paciic's
through business 1t is now said that that
company contemplate material reduction
in rates to and from New York. OF
course they viii select articles OF non
pershable character. such as clipper ships
may carry, to form the basis of the new
schedule. 1t has not yet been intimated
that the rates on fresh fruit bound East
would be lowered. 1t appears that Mr..
Huntington was mistaken when he said
that rates on the Southern Pacific were as
low as the cost OF the service would war
rant. On the article of hardware a one dol
lar rate per 100 pounds is proposed in place
OF 81 50. On woolen goods the rate of 81 50
takes the place of 81 20. These are very
material reductions. But the rate on hard-
ware will still be $50 per ton against IS of
the clipper ships. The changes show the
weight Of the burden this community has
been carrying The old hardware rate was
SAT per ton. The new rate is $50, the clip
per from Sc TO So. Is 1t any wonder that
our merchants have lost territory under
such eXacti0ns as these? On hardware
they have been paying S47 per ton, while
the cost of bringing the article by water
does not exceed So or probably SIS. Ii is
high time that little competition in the
transportation business is established to
bring the Southern Pacific TO It's senses.
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POLITICAL ALLIES.

Il is NOW clear that the Peoples party is
an ally Il the Democratic party. The OBJ
ject If tie former party is to carry num-
Der Of States that the Republicans would
carry if The contest was between the two
old parties. II does not expect TO carry
State on its own account, but by the aid Of
Democrats. The Democrats could not carry
Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Nevada OF any
other State which it is hoped the Peoples
party may carry with the aid Of Democratic
votes BY taking three or four States from
the Harrison column a choice by the elect
CTS may be prevented and the election
thrown into the House. General Weaver
said the other night that the Republican
party was already beaten. He bases this
opinion, doubtless, on The probable effect Of
an alliance between the Democrats and the
party lie represents. But what will the
Peoples party gain by defeating Harrison?
The Democrats do not favor the sub
treasury plan nor the free coinage of silver.
Mr.. Cleveland especially represents the
Eastern school of finance, a school whose
general purpose is to increase the purchas-
ing power of money. But Weaver wants
more money and is not particular as to its
character. Fat money seems to be good
enough for him. 1t is not easy to see what
the Peoples party can gain by the defeat of
Harrison in the electoral college and the
election Of Cleveland by the House. Prob
ably an arrangement may be made to secure
for the leaders of the Peoples party some
Of the patronage in the event of Cleveland's
election, but such arrangement will do the
rank and file of the party no particular good.
Third parties in Presidential years are apt
10 melt away as the day Of election ap-
breaches. The certainty that the third
parry cannot succeed tells against it when
the voting day comes. Most men have
choice between the two old parties, one of
which viii elect President, and when the
time comes they vote as they think. A
number Of very promising third parties have
nearly disappeared under the final test.
The campaign Of 1884 furnishes an instance.
General Butler appeared TO have a large
following until the votes were counted,
when II was found that he cut no figure in
the returns. The few votes he received
reduced CIeveland's majority in New York,
but did not change the character of an cleo
;oral vote. Yet Butler stood on much more
solid ground politically than Weaver now
stands nnon
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A QUESTION OF FACT.

Senator Vest and Senator Allison had a
little SHARP talk the other day over a ques-
tion Of fact. Senator Vest had made The
statement on previous day that the Airing
ton Woolen-mills had paid 56 per cent
dividend in 1891. Mr. Allison read a dis
patch from the treasurer OF the mills stating
that the mills had raid only per cent for
that year. Mr.. Vest then stated that the
mills might have paid 30 per cent If the
owners had seen fit, but that they had
thought it better to declare per cent
dividend and put the rest of their profits
into the surplus fund. The purpose of
Senator Vest, Of course, was TO show that
the new tariff had made the manufacture of
wool an exceedingly profitable business.
While the fact that the Mckinley tariff
had made losing business profitable might
be considered by statesmen Of the Vest
school sufficient reason why it should be
repealed lie should give a little considera-
ton TO known conditions before reaching
conclusions. 1t is well known that before
the Mckinley bill was passed WOODEN
factories were, as a rule, improbable.
great many were Idle. Others worked on
half time. After the passage of the bin
idle mills were put to work. but IL Is I'M
reasonable to suppose that the higher duties
enabled them to make profit of 80 per
cent.
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we could reach with our fruits, provided we
had an organ Zed system of dispatch to
every populous center in the country At
least three or four times the quantity Of
fruit produced at present could find a profit
able outlet provided the means of distribu-
ton were sufficient But it is absurd to
hope for much progress as long as the
Southern Pacific is the only carrier for
green fruit. California must study plans of
transportation by which she can reach So
OCT. 00o or $1,000 eco of population instead of
the limited city centerS OF New York and
Chicago. There is also a great foreign trade
which may be built up with care apart from
canned and dried fruits.
A letter from President Diaz of Mexico 10
Mr.. Pond, president OF the Chamber of
Commerce of San Francisco. gives good as
surance that the Tehuantepec Railroad
will not be transferred to sehemIng specu-
lators like G. j. Huntington, who has made
oyertures TO purchase the line, but will be
retained by Mexico as commercial and
strategic route Of great value to the coun-
try itself. The road will be open probably
year hence, and then we shall see its
effect upon interoceanie traffic. II cannot
fail TO have an important bearing in check
mating Southern Pacific ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
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difficult 10 overcome but for the fact that
the Peoples party in Tennessee Is expected
to draw its principal strength from the
Democrats. Governor Buchanan, who is
rather an Alliance man than Democrat
was denied denomination by the Demo-
Gratis, and il is expected that he will take a
good many Democrats with him into the
Peoples party. While there is a chance
that the Democrats may so waste their
force as to allow the Republicans to eject
their State and national ticket in Tennessee
il is very slim. The whites are in a ma
iority in Tennessee. aud but few of them
are Republicans. If there appears to be a
substantial chance OF Republican success
the white Democrats who feel disposed to
act with the Peoples party would flock to
the Democratic standard. The proposed
fusion Of the Republicans and Peoples
party in Tennessee and Louisiana is not
likely to produce more satisfactory results.
Still il few Southern States like to swell
Harrison's majority of the electoral vote
they will be welcoms.
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WHAT DUTIES DO.

The New York Times says: "Of course
the purpose OF Mckinley and his associates
when they increased the duties on carpets
and caTpet-wOols was to reduce the price of
carpets in this country" Reductions In
price sometimes follow an increase of
duties, but the object OF the increase Of
duties is not so much TO reduce prices as 10
enable American manufacturers TO compete
with foreign manufacturers. The primal
object of the protective policy is to enable
work TO be done at home that without such
aid would be done abroad. Ii is manifest
that under free trade goods would be made
where the cost was the lowest. As labor is
the principal element of cost, the work
would be done where the labor was cheap
est Under the present tariff wages in this
country average II per cent higher than in
England and we are taking work from the
English mills. Under free trade our
workingmen would have TO work at Eng
lish prices or lose the work.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-12
FRUITS AND FLOWERS
Distributed Among the Sick by the Ladi
of tho Mission,

Distributed Among the Sick by the Ladies'
of the Mission.
Yesterday was a busy day for the ladies
OF the San Francisco Fruit and Flower Mis-
sion, when the weekly distribution of deli
cacies and flowers among the sick in the yari-
Gus hospitals took place.
Shortly alter O'Clock the members who
had charge Of the good work assembled in
the rooms at 400 Post street, Miss Nav Har-
ris presiding.
During the week quite a number Of doua-
tions, consisting Of flowers, fruits and other
delicacies and a quantity of literature had
been received from various sources.
Two large express wagons and carriare
piled full OF crates were necessary tn carry
the good things TO their various destina.
tons, and the heart of many a poor invalid
was gladdened by the receipt of SUCH unex-
pected luxuries.
Every one of the hospitals were via
tied by two OF the ladies, who sn-
pervised the distribution to the ma
tients Of the good things. including
the City and County Hospital, where by far
the largest quantity was disposed of. Tho
Old Ladies Home, the California Women's
Hospital, the Kings Daughters HosnitaI
and 81. Luke's. besides a number of private
cases of sickness were investigated and the
invaiids made happy by donation.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-12

The Southern Pacific Railroad Company
is at its old game If confusing the issues
upon the wants of California in transpor-
tation and its own delinquencies in supply
ing thuse wants. The company il evidently
alarmed at the stride taken in transporta-
ton by sea, and is struggling TO set up side
issues Of every kind to balk this move
ment A sinister effort of insidiOus double
dealing is also being made to run down the
scheme of railroad TO Salt Lake, the idea
being 10 Tighten away capitalists on the
ground that there would be no return in
The venture. Those who study the question
Of transportation carefully viii in the end
perceive that competitive railroad within
California and also penetrating Western
States, at least as far as Utah, viii be
assisted rather than hampered by vigorous
system oil sea transportation. The public OF
California should be utterly skepiicaI about
every argument in railroad progress mt
forth TO discourage competition.
The skunk is becoming much more obiec-
tiOnable as an animated nuisance than IL
was believed to be. The odor is enough to
make the sufferer who iDhales Whit wish
himself out of existence. but the bite of the
animal Is a good deal worse, for in a few
weeks the POISON from the .eeth may set I'D
hydr0phoba. The feline tribe as well as
tfV Nhhh-t 10 tdbaOlt VI tIbBtUueflDE IUlS
dread disease. and the skunk is capable of
communicating the virus to a remarkable
extent, four persons having died in Arizona
within three years from skunk bites. IL is
obvious, therefore, that the animal should
not be pursued too closely, even by dogs.
The troubles Of the Carneges In working
their various mills are constant, but they
seem to flourish upon the system they
pursue, for all of them are miIIionaires
many times over. and not one of them has
ever invented anything worthy Of being
preserved in the history Of patents. The
urn is accustomed to strikes of puddlers
anu iurDacemeD, but perhaps never before
mas II been confronted with n revolt of
cooks and walters. The head cook i'm one
OF their establishments the other dav re-
FUSED 10 DO any more roasting for the firm
ana he marched out Of the works aceompa
MED by II assistants and walters. When
such a staff is employed within an iron
masters establishment 1t is pretty clear
proof that the economics of life are griev-
0usly unsettled. The establishment i'm fact
becomes species of besieged city wherein
men toll, eat and sleep under armed protec-
ton. Ii is il fact a pretty illustration of the
war OF capital in a free country.
Once we have few competitive railroads
and less friction in excessive transportation
rates. California may hope TO find very
rich market indeed for all her fruit Of splep-
did quality in the Western and the Eastern
States. The population is enormous which
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-12
Herman schram su.d.

Lille b. Schram has instituted action in
the Superior Court against her husband
Herman A. Sehram, for a reasonable snm
for her support and maintenance. pendente
lite and permanently thereafter. The COM
plant alleges that the defendant deserted
plaintiff after having been married Tn her
on the 18th Of December. 1899 The date Of
the desertlon Is stated as lst of March, 1892.
been dependent on charity. She further
alleges that Schra who is in the wholesale
and retail liquor and wine business. is tho
owner OF property valued at about sir o0o
from which he derives monthly income of
500 my Va
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-12
JUDGE SCHAEFER MISSING.
His Family and Friends Alarmed at II
Prolonged A baAnca-

His Family and Friends Alarmed at His
Prolonged Absence.
The family and business associates of
Judge Henry Schaefer of this city are be-
coming alarmed at his prolonged absence.
lie left the city on July &c with the object
OF closing the sale OF one half of the HUI
dab and MayflOwer locations In the Arizona
group OF mines, which he discovered. to i.
h. SrOh Of Reno, New, for S17, 500. Mr..
Stroh saw him off on the train for Salt Lake
ON the 81 inst, with the understanding that
he would return 10 Reno in few DAYS and
accompany Stroh to San Francisco to tIefin
lte'y close the sale of the mines. Stroh
waited for week aud, being sick, came on
here. and is now at the German Hospital.
he states that all the money due on the
transaction had not been paid TO Schaefer.
ana what had been paid was in checks
Schaeier had only sufficient available
funds Tor travelling expenses. There
Is at present in bank here over $780,
600 awaiting his return for distribution.
which makes his long absence all the
more unaccounta0le. His mining partner
John 4. BeTnith has been telegraphing
all over the country In the hopes of getting
some trace OF him, but so far without sue
cess. lie knew Schaefer was going on To
Utah before his return. rs he wished TO see
some one at ODhir Canyon. Toole County
- a. &c vas way FcAS tAdCt III MS cor
reSpondence when absent from the city his
present silence leads him TO think that some
accident must have happened him. Besides.
when he left the city he told his family he
would only be gone asfew days and did not
leave much money with them
Judge Schaefer came 10 this State in the
early sixties and has had a varied EXPERT
encP. After nine years search in Arizona
he discovered the Bonanza mines in Nav
last, located about % miles from Kingman.
between the 1ayapai ard Sacramento val
LEGS. These mines are said TO be phe-
nOmenallv rich in gold and silver and
within less than six weeks from the time
the first strike was made the claims were
disposed of iRthis market Tor sum repre-
senting a moderate fortune. The new
owners are only awaiting the return II
Judge Schaefer to complete the transaction
and test the merits of their purchase, as SO
far no great development has been accom-
plished on the mines
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CALIroRNIA FRUITS FOR ENGLAND.

Much has been said recently in respect to
shipping California fruits to London, and il
is probably well that the experiment should
be made; but THE CALL can inform the
public III at London does not lack fruit sup.
plies. Indeed, vast quantities of fruits 90
10 English markets. France, Italy, Spain,
Portugal and even Germany send fruits
The West India islands also supply fruits,
and large business is done in preparing
them for export from such cities as London
and Liverpool. Again, as a contemporary
suggests, it is only the wealthy class in
England which can afford TO purchase fruits
which cost a thousand dollars carload to
place them there, and the wealthy class is
by no means large when compared to the
whole population. The London and Liver
pool markets are usually well supplied with
fruit, and the prices are by no means high.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-12
FORFEITED LANDS.

IL seems that most of the forfeited rail-
road lands Of which we have heard recently
have been sold to the occupants. Again it
Is said that suits will be Instituted by the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company against
those persons who obtain titles from tho
General Government. OF course, the COM
pany will take all it can get IT EMPLOYS
lawyers against whom no poor settler can
hope to successfully contend, hence the
Government should guarantee its title.
The following letter from Congressman
Bowers, which has just found its way into
print. will tend to enlighten the public as
TO what is transporting:
WASHINGTON, August ], 1892
Mr.. John DGU, 901 Market street-DEAR SIR:
have yours OF the 2eth. In reply have to say
That bave done all that Is possible In the land
cases there. Tie whole matter, / am promised.
VIII go over until December or January next,
VIII q the title Of the land win be adjudicated In
the Supreme Court. There will be nothing done
until thin. When we find who has the title then
we can adjust The other difficulties. You can
certainly depend on my standing by The settlers
Ia this matter. Yours truly, w. w. BOWERS.
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TO be reduced. Neither do we hear that the
excessive rates in the State are to be re-
duced. Our railroad managers are in hopes
of being able to hold their extortions on
every description of business except that
which can come by sailing vessels. San
Francisco and the State of California re-
quire reductions on State business and on
fruit for Eastern markets..
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DECEPTIVE CONCESSIONS.

The managers of the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company seem willing at present
TO reduce their rates on non-perlshable
overland frelgbts. This has been caused
by compulsion. Heavy freight which is not
perishabe can come and go by water about
as well as by railroad. Fruit rates are not
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-12
sTpsCRIpTIoN RATES:

DAILY CALL (including sundays Sc per year by
mail postpaid: Is cents per week, or IS cents per
calendar month through carriers. DAILY CALL
fvctopes. three mouths So 20. SUNDAY CALL
sixteen pagesl 81 50 per year postpaid SUNDAY
Cal Land WEEKLY CALL, 81 SO per year. postpaid
EEKLY CALL Is psgesl 81 per year. postpaid
THE CALL cannot return rejected manuscripts,
ror viii the editor enter into correspondence re-
Al scfipp them
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The elegant aud finely equipped sample rooms
OF M. G. Burke, 'better known to his numerous
friends as Nike" will be thrown open 10 the
public Saturday neat at 100 Market street
corner OF Turk. Mr.. Burke knows Thoroughly
the needs and tastes Of the public In this line
having catered 10 them for many wears In
Messrs. Dunno * Gales saloon. That his new
venture NUS u long-felt want In this neighbour
hood goes without sayiag. and as nothing bur
the very best aDd finest liquors will be served
acIoss his bar, his success IN his new venture is
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Mrs. winslow.s Soothing svr,,,.

us s'ihSioN SoothsuS syrup"
mas eeen hsed over nifty years by millions OF moth
ers Tor their children while teething with perfect
tuceess 1t soothes the child. softens the gums
aiiays pain. cures wind collie. regulates the bowes
ana is the best remedy for iarrhea whether arising
from teething or other causes For sale hy drug
f's's IN every part OF the world. BE sure and ask
Tor Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Twenty-Five
cents q bottle
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6e5 Montgomery street, near Clay, open until IL
O'Clock P. NJ. BRANCH OFFICES: 710 Market
stree near Kearny, open until II O'Clock midnight;
$50 Hayes street, open uBtH Q 30 O'Clock: 6o3
larkin street. open until 80 O'Clock; 25, Mission
street. open until o'clock p. NJ; and I16 Ninth
street, open until g 40 p
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TENNESSEE.

The New York Sun thinks that the Re-
publicans have fighting chance in Ten
nessee. In 1883 Mr.. Cleveland got 1879
votes and Harrison got 1875. 98S. A Demo-
cratic majority Of nearly 10000 would be
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Punished for Obsceuftv.

William 5. shannon, young man WIN
was SO indiscTeet as to exhibit INDECENT
pictures and send an obscene letter 10 AN
acquaintance was convicted Yesterday.
Judge Xix sentenced him to six months'
Imprisonment in the House of Correetion.