The morning call., 1892-09-11

found out His eight years In an exemplary
capacity will not be wasted on an average
community industrialy disposed. But he
has many chances of yet doing duty as a
citizen at liberty. A benevolent Governor
might pardon him. Such mercies are known
in the annals of jails.
The State Board of Equalization is in n
fair way of being arragned as unjust tax
gatherers. If the gentlemen who compose
the board can arbitrarily fix the valuation
at 80 or 30 per cent higher than a city itself
has any notion of, why may they not jump
up 100 or 200 per cent? There surely is no
limit to rapacity, provided it is all passed
by formal resolution, if this raid or the i'm.
provements of San Francisco is to be per-
m tilted. The question Is not, however, to
pass unouestioned in law. So the decision
of the law may be awaited with resignation.
Corbett and Sullivan are very different
men on the return journey to New York.
The fickleness Of human attachment is
shown by the slender compliments rendered
the ex-champion ana the throngs of
spectators who greeted the new cham
pion. Sullivan was in luxury all the
way down TO New Orleans. His hackers,
his associates. tossed off champagne as If it
came from water-reservOirs at cents
gallon. On the way north even the ex-
champion confined his libations drown
ing sorrow to bottles of beer and illustrated
his proves by knocking the heads off. He
has returned to his natural waliow of
boose and con Insiders himself only fit for the
theatrical professional very poor c0mpl-
ment 10 the profession which arr0gates to
itself the subimity of refined mental feel
ing, and he claims the reward of coin for
the same. AS to CoTbett, he is self-p0s-
sessed, temperate and prudent. lie also
will star as an actor, and as against Sull-
van will earn TO l veritably. In this state
of mind he stands better chance of retir-
ing champion conQueror chan Sullivan.
Years can only tell how the shouts of the
crowd will split the sky.
Attorney Thomas Riordan, who represents
the Chinese in this city, is positively con-
fdent that when the question of registration
is brought into the courts the new order
will be pronounced unconstitutional. THE
CALLS revelations yesterday on Monaghan
intentions show how the assault will be led
and the declarations Of Mr. Riordan are
confirmatory. 1t will become question of
law and there is plenty Of time to argue il,
but not expeditiously, because of the fear
full block Of business in the Supreme Court
of the United States. Only then, when the
appeal is settled, will 1t be known whether
a coach and four may be driven through the
law. Unfortunately most laws macadamze
good coaching roads.
The.rumor that Chicago man had died
of cholera turns out, according to Chicago
dispatches, TO be untrue. 1t is only case
of heart disease. Notwithstanding this
correction OF rumor the danger to Chicago
is more imminent than 10 any other city In
the Union, except New York. But New
York has a good water supply. as pure as
water can be, and is on the edge of the sea.
whereas Chicago is inland and has tainted
water supply, giving rise to more typhoid
fever than is known in any other populous
center. What the results would be in such a
city with cholera as an invader now or next
year can only be imagined. Any serious
invasion of cholera next year. as sediment
of germs, would postpone the exhibition.
A sad loss that would be to Chicago without
a personal fault.