The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-02

States. and his liability TO attack is slender.
But then he goes to New Orleans, and
cholera can play havoc In that city, fiat,
humid and hot
The retaliatory tolls on the Sault Ste.
Marie canal are TO be enforced under the
Presidential proclamation. The officials
are In readiness, and Canadians will soon
know what it means to worry Uncle Sam.
There are reports Indicative that Canada
will recede from her attitude. Upon exhib-
iting a eOncllatOry frame Of mind, this
country may show itself agreeable in arriy-
ing at a satisfactory understanding
The too-enterprising reporter is In danger
at New York. A special harbor patrol is
asked for by the Sanitary Department, with
instructions to shoot any unauthorized per-
son boarding vessels in quarantine. This
harsh order seems o stretch of power not
sanctioned by law or the constitution, but
there are many things done in this cff-hand
executive way, just as in Russia. The en-
terprsing reporter, however, is apt to retail
ate shot for shot when sure Of his ground,
and when there is great reward for sue
cess in news-hnnting
The Monaghan is advancing in ciyliza-
tion on The American continent. One OF the
horde has discovered the plability of the
divorce law i'll releasing him from the mat
rimonial bond. He, has suit pending
against his wife for absolute divorce. She
is evidently Caucasian ana not afraid of a
pig-taii lord. A acGuntershot to the action
she has applied for almony and the costs of
counsel, aud very likely plying court will
grant her all she wants, seeing that only a.
money -grubDing heather has TO be dealt
with.
=. Some fresh lghtis cast on what may have
caused the death of the BreedlOye party In
the Colorado Desert. A prospector called
Converse. and his son. who were supposed
to have been lost, have arrived at Indian
I Wells, 100 miles west Of Yuma, on the San
Diego road. Converse hazards the opinion
that the BreedloVes did not die from want
Of water, but from eating timed tomatoes,
which became poisoned IN the scorehIDg air
of the desert. This is theory which
should at least be considered by those who
supply canned tomatoes. -.
a correspondent who is on hand to de-
scribe the terrible mill between Sullivan
and Corbett leads off with the transeenden-
tai exordium that New Orleans Is on the
eve of the proudest day of her life" TO
supplement this conclusion he shows TO his
own satisfaction that the C'vmplc Club is
by far the finest and most sumptuously and
tastefuily fitted. building in. tine Crescent
City,. Neither tile churches nor the muhi-
cipal buildings compare with this palace
for the encouragement OF brutality. The
correspondent might have made some ex-
cepiion to his sweeping generalization. He
might have remembered that Louisiana
once belonged to France and that it was
transferred 10 the United States. Surely
there is some pride associated with. that
day.
| The story that Gladstone, on lis estate at
Hawarden, was chased and almost gored to
death by an infatuated Liberal Unionist
cow fresh exported from Ulster, borders
not a little on the marvellous. The aged
Premier outwitted the cow, and came of
with scarcely scratch although a trfle
fustered. He Is said to have made capt.
tai home run. There Is one authentic auec-
d0te showing GladStone's. strategy in the
management Of brutes. He was driving
through the Black Forest; and encountered
on the road herd Of cattle led by a formid-
! able bull. The nerd halted and so did the
| Gladstonian party. Skipping away to the
rear of The herd. Gladstone cautiously stole.
up 10 the bull and threw a mantle over his
head. Then he led 1t submissivelY off the
road, and the rest Of the herd followed.
| That bit of strategy released the driver from
his l5heultV.