The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-25

Seattle. Three persons conspired to obtain
payment of one insurance. and hit upon the
plan OF robolng grave and then burning
down farmhouse with the corpse inside,
dressed up in the clothes of the man whose
life was insured. One of the plotters has
told the grim story with an unctuous enjoy
ment Of the htsh-ereeping details, and
there is the clearest proof OF the fraud that
was on the point OF succeeding. The ex-
poSure will no doubt have its lessons for
insurance companies, who require all their
vigilance in protecting themselves from the
wiles of the cunning. The RadiOtf exploit
should not escape the notice of noveli1ts
who deal with lhe shady side of human
nature.
The tide of immigration is running strong
this year from the right quarter. Six
steamers have landed at New York in one
day 5435 passengers Of the settler class, and
it is expected that the exodus from Europe
this year will be above the average por
ton OF this immigration is unquestiouably
not composed of classes that prudent body
OF citizens would select for settlement, but
presumably there are none OF them posi-
lively paupers or disabled persons or Grim
inals. In time all will become absorbed in
the American commonwealth, and their
children at least will have some tangible
understanding of the American constitution
and the spirit of our laws. There is hope
for the very worst OF this immigration For
the Chinaman there can be no hope, EXCEPT
that he should remain in Asia and not land
on our shores to disturb all the ideals that
are inherited by the white race and throw
our civil Zation backward. A time NAV
come, however, when some more stringent
conditions should be placed upon European
lmmi grants, both as TO their landing in thu
United States and their right Of citizenship.
Mrs. John Biddulph Martin (nee Victoria
Woodbury. has a platform all too elevated
on which to stand for the Presidency. She
Is believer in her destiny, whatever that
may mean. Most people have at least some
confidence in themselves if they are in good
health and are not in tOttering old age. But
Mrs. Martin has expectations Of destiny
when President that will enable her 70 in
augurate something very lofty III education
The people are 10 study how TO rear a race
OF godllke beings instead OF the puny, de-
formed and mentally warped aud vitiated
creatures who now come into life and give
such endless trouble to society. Even Ia
theory this is a pretty large order, and, in
practice. Mrs. Martin. were she thrice Pres
ldent-a most unlikely episode in politics
would tind that such things as she consid-
ers awry IN human nature have come to
stay in great part. Machine-like govern
meDt OF society Is too chimerlcal for reaiZa-
ton. II does not seem to have been consid-
cred in the plan Of creation.
Cholera is reported at Paris Two or three
eases are reported. ard the kilograms do not
pronounce them mild or non Asiatic, but
make light of the outbreak as exceptional
If it be fact that they are genuine eases of
Asiatic cholera an assurance that they are
exceptional will not be worth mucb either
IN the opinion of PaTsians or of visitors.
Ii Is true that medical science has found
means Of checking and isolating this terri
Die ScOuTge, but unfortunately Paris Is net
a representative sanitary city, with lis null
tltude OF cesspoOls and yiIiated water sup
ply. and a indus OF cholera in some of tine
poor districts would work havoc and spread
CONSERVATION. Let US hope for the best
that the outbreak IS not in the form that
comes from Asia. The effect OF a scare Of
this kind would be paralyZing in shutting
of the stream OF travel 10 Europe. and it
would be instantly seen also in driving
Americans out Of the gay capital At pres
ent there IS no need TO anticipate the worst.
a telegram from Ithaca announces that
Professor J. G. Shuunan Of Cornell Unver-
Sity has declined TO become president Of
the State University at Berkeley. The ne
g0tiations which were in progress have not
resulted satisfactorily, and the regents who
have waited so long 70 make selection
must continue their quest for the right man.
The difficulties in the way are understood
not to be connected with salary, but with
the exercise Of power. A strong president
would naturally desire to have his own way
In many directions, and the regents as nat
urally do not desire to part with the reality
Of their control Meanwhile the University
appears TO flourish without president.
A man who knows what silver ore Is in
Colorado is said to have discovered that
some Of the rock in Central Park, New
York, contains the white metal in paying
quantity. An assay Of 46 ounces to the ton
has been obtained, and If that report APP
plies TO any large vein the usual dreams of
Immense wealth in sight may be encOur-
aged. But IL takes very much more than
that assay TO constitute bonanza, such as
some OF the dOree ore Of the COmStOck
proved. As pleasure resort in a great
city not too well provided with ouen spaces
Central PARK fulis admirably the require
ment OF bonanza to health, and that should
be stiff lent for the citizens. A discovery
of this nature would stimulate prospecting
in other parts Of the State.
Il requires an effort to credit the report
that the anarchists in Spain had decreed
the death of tie King, mere child, who
has doubtless many yiessitudes 10 pass
through ere he is called 10 the throne. The
atTocity of an assassination of that charac-
ter would be meRsureless and utterly
without meaning, for what harm can a boy
babe have done and what possible good
could his death bring about. II looks very
much as II MunOZ. like many other con-
spirat0rs in q tight place. was eDdeavOTing
10 atone Tor his own crimes by cOnfeSsing
10 knowledge Of many other plots that
have no existence save in his own imagina-
tion. This is the historical way by which
guilty miscreantS screen themselves aud
lead others to their doom on unscrupulous
testimony At the same time, the Spanish
authorities are justified in taking precautions
10 protect the young monarch. Ordinary
cOmmOn-sense seems 20 be unavailiug in
gauging the infamies 10 which political
fanatics may descend in their crude
Vaccinations for the regeneration Of society
by dynamite. Miscreants who are caught
at this nefarious work have to be dealt
with as criminals conspiriug against the
order Of society, not as fanatics whose
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