The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-24

VI course lie IS II ne can make something
out Of it,
s crime on all fours with the Deacon
case, except that the HggressOr and the
victim are women, is reported TO have oc-
CURED in Paris. a woman, jealous of her
husband, watches his movements, and find
ing him in the company OF paramount dis
charges five pistol shots at the latter and
kills her. She seems to have made 10 at
tempt to shoot her husband. so that tile
parallel with the Deacon tragedy Is COM
plete. Deacon spared his wife, but slew
the man who had been caught in an in
trlgue, and this Infatuated woman in Paris
wUeaEs her vengeance on her rival alone
Now what is to be done by the jury and the
court when they come to wind up this tale
Of perverted passion? There is just this
difference. that whereas Deacon had the
benefit OF the opinion OF men, tie Partisan
aVenger cannot have the sympathieS OF 4
jury OF women. sympathy among men In
these Instances Of freDZied resort to prompt
punishment has OyeTrdden almost the plain
declarations Of law on homicide. The ont
ragged husband may dispatch the wrong
doer and have little fear of the cOnse-
quences. VIII jury OF men show equal
sympathy for women under cOgnate cir
cumstances? 1t wunld be cblvalr0us to do
so. Had the husband been killed az well,
q
messed. Perhaps all these troubles for the
judicial mind must be left 10 the local Gus
tom of the place. Consistency under inter
national sanction is not to be expected.
The dTamatist has not exhausted the sub
iect
simultaneously with tests Of niekel-steel
arm0r in the East, which is believed TO be
superior in qualities Of resistance to any
plates for ir0nelads produced In Europe, we
have news Of what the Ericsson submarine
gun can do In piercing the protecting nets
which are hung outside vessels Of war to
keep eff toIpedOes. II it Is as successful as
the teleETamS describe we are visiOly nearer
the time when big floating castles. costing
i've millions OF dollars each, Will be of little
more use in the navy than match-boXes.
The shot sent forth by this gun under water
easily broke through series Of MEETINGS
hung at Intervals across its path, and there
can be no doubt that upon striking the side
OF a vessel the pr0jectie would have sunk
it or blown IL mp. Even with double the
number Of nets there would be doubtful Sc
curly. The vessel which carries this gun
need not show more than a few Inches OF
its sides above water, and obviously 1t
would make very poor target Tor an
enemy. The Ericsson gun and the subma-
Tine boat which has been tested on the De-
troit River would be too much for feet.
The marine architect has now 10 invent
some form Of vessel superior to the attack,
at present possible, otherwise his Occupa-
ton will be gone. And good job, too,
most people will say who reckon what these
leyiathans of war cost
An interesting relic Of our last war with
Great Britain is about to be returned 10 us
as present by the King of Portugal. This
Is a 42 FOUNDER Long Tom, which so gal
IantIy did duty against the British fleet on
board the priyateeT General Armstrong.
The fight occurred in 1914 at Fayal, and
when the American commander could do no
better he seuttled his ship rather than sur
render, a stroke Of policy which annoyed the
British as they wanted the priYateer for SerV-
ice in the attack on New Orleans. In fact, the
gallant defense made by the commander
assisted General jackson in preparing for
the reception of the British. The gun was
fshed up by the Portuguese, and has
adorned the Castle of Juan ever since. 1t
will soon be an honOTed memeDt0 on AmeTl-
can soil. This is the kind of gun that
should have given success to the Chesapeake
/ against the Shannon had the frigates not
| come to close quarters. for at that time we
were superior in ordnance and the sailing
| qualities of our cruisers to the British.
Is there any danger Of The available routes
to the ocean beach being monopolized by
! Leland Stanford and his friends, who I'M
! blushingly grasp at the control of every
/ thing in transportation? a correspondent
/ of the Bulletin, WIN is YOuched for as writ
ing with care and thought, ventures to point
out 1.-THE little joker" which is now con-
eealed in the proposal to commence line al
| Fell and Stanyan streets. The franchise
| for the Ocean Beach Railway Company is
| drawn as follows: Commencing at the in
| terseetion Of Fell and Stanyau streets
/ . al nd n
| Fulton street; thence along and upon Full
ton street to First avenue; thence along
and upon First avenue to its junction with
| the road known as Point L0b0S road
or Cliff House road, and thence along
| and upon said last-named road to the
westerly end thereof" After studying the
map of San Francisco and the existing cir
| cumstances the correspondent alluded tO
gives this explanation of the movement
THE code allows but two railroads TO use
the same track on any one street, aud then
only for distance OF five blocks. Fulton
street is already covered by the McAilisteT.
street cable, while First avenue is covered
by the Geary-street line. So, by giving
franchise to the Ocean Beach Railway (o1
which Leland Stanford is president) over
the limited area from Fell and Stanyar
streets to Point L0bOs and First avenues
all opposition is barrieaded and property.
owners are virtually at the pleasure Of the
railroad masters who have so long lorded i
over the whole State" This is quite suffi
Gent to cause the Supervisors to make full
investigation OF the position. The freer the
access to the ocean beach is maintained tht
better for the community.
A new religious sect called the "no meat
eaters" has sprung up in the East. Thi!
cult is already very widely diffused over thu
globe for various reasons. The HindoOs d.
not kill anything, owing to their belief tina
life is sacred, and that the INTERPRETATION
of animated existence is intimate in thu
cycles of TRANSPORTATION. They, however
do not scruple to kill plants, which iare {