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The morning call., 1892-04-19
THE MIDDLEMAN.

The Record Union has let up on the
terminalpoint scare, and is now devoting
its attention to the middleman-:he man
who buys California fruit in Eastern cities by
the car lot and sells it to consumers. There
may be two or three men engaged in diff
ferent branches OF this business, but be-
tween them or among them they are
represented as getting all the profit there is
IN producing fruit for the East. A CORE
spondent of the Prairie Farmer, an Illinois
journal, cites an instance. Dried apric0ts,
he says, sell at the East from 10 to IS cents
q pound. In Santa Clara County, Cal, the
same quality Of dried apricOts can be bought
IA quantities for 81 cents pound. Freight
rates TO Chicago are 81 40 per 100 pounds.
This is 4 cooked statement. Dried aprieots
may sell at points In the East at from 16 to
IS cents a pound, but II cents is nearer an
average price. The Prairie Farmer CORE
spondent shows. in other parts of his letter,
that be is capable of quoting an exceptional
price, and perhaps in a remote locality, as
current rates. Stu. it is quite possible that
there may be room for improvement in our
methods Of doing business with the East.
We may have TO an extent placed our prod
ucts in unfrieudly hands. Most dealers in
fruits, as in other things, prefer to handle
local products at the same rate of profit.
Their customers for one article are pro-
ducers of other articles they deal in. The
Eastern producer not unnaturally deals with
a dealer that gives his products preference
over articles brought from a distance. In
most Eastern towns there is no one standing
round TO say a good word for fruit brought
from G distance to displace the home
product. But the 10 cents of profit the
Prairie Farmer finds in handling Santa
Clara dried apricOts is doubtless as excep-
tional as 10 cents a pound would be TO pro-
ducers in this State. But the Prairie
Farmer correspondent imagines that there
Is an idea prevalent in this State that the
carrier must guarantee profit to the pro-
Queer no matter how low the product may
have been disposed Of. It is easy to see
how this idea has gained circulation. In
all kinds OF business the parties who place
themselves in position to absorb all the
profits are expected TO guarantee wages
TO other parties employed in the business.
The farmer employs men at wages that do
not huctuate with the price of wheat; so
with the merchant and the manufacturer.
AS the railroad company has adopted the
rule Of charge for freight enough to con-
sumo al the profits Of production, it has
been presumed that the company guaran-
teed living to the men engaged In proiuc-
ing the article to be hauled.
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4 HE 9Th OF MAY.

The weight of opinion Is that the two
amendments to the original Chinese re-
striction act expire with the original act
itself. The act, which was signed on the
9th Of May, 1882, provided that it should not
60 into force for three months after date,
but the ten-year period comes TO an end
with the act The act reads ''that from and
after the expiration of ninety DAYS next
after the passage Of ihs act and until the
expiration Of ten years next after the pas
sage of this act the coming OF Chinese
laborers into the United States be and the
same is hereby suspended, and during such
suspension it shall not be lawful for any
Chinese laborer TO come, or having so come
after the expiration Of ninety days to remain
within the United States" As neproyision
is made to count the suspension from the
date Of the enforcement OF the act instead
oil counting from its enactment the conclu-
sion is unavoidable that the act expires ten
years from date, ON the 9th Of May, 1892.
LII the two Houses of Congress do not agree
upon some bill 10 take the place of the law
That expires the Flfty-second Congress will
nave an unenyiable place In history. After
ten years OF trial the law is found more
necessary than ever. Swarms of Chinese
laborers are waiting for the law 10 expire
and most OF them will not wait long after
it has expired unless there is another TO
take its place. The immediate responsi.
bility rests with the Senate. The House
has passed an acceptable bill and the Senate
has substituted an unacceptable one i'm its
place. The House is Democratic and the
Senate Republican. THE CALL respect.
fully asks the latter branch of Congress il
1t thinks the Republican party can 90 into a
Presidential campaign under the response
bility Of having opened the country to a
Chinese invasion.
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TERMINAL POINTS.

At the Monday meeting Of the Railroad
Commissioners President Stetson OF the
Traffic Association presented communIca-
tlon of which the following is a paragraph:
For your official Information we Will add that
the adjustment OF terminals other than San
Francisco Is proposition which has never been
contemplated or attempted by this association
We presume this will convince such in
terror newspapers as have expressed the
belief that the Traffic Association desired To
abolish terminal points in order TO compel
interior merchants TO purchase supplies in
this city that no such purpose is intended.
One object OF the Traffic Association is to
get reduction of freight rates between the
city and interior points, and also between
interior points. The reduction should be
general and uniform except where discrimi-
nations against certain localities may be dis
covered. Ii the discussion that followed
Mr.. Leeds stated his belief that the tariffs
In this State are too high; that they are so
cumbersome and so built that laymen can
not understand them. in fact the tariff is
so constructed that no one can tell what the
freight on a given article from one point to
another will be until the proposition is SUBJ
mitted at the railroad office. 1t is repre-
sented that the schedule cannot be made on
the basis OF either weight or bulk. The
value Of the commodity has to be considered
and the gain on moving it from one point to
the other
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THAT TEN-DOLLAR HAT.

The Sacramento Record linton has dis
covered another reason why California
does not progress as it might. People in
this State and especially in San Fran cisco
charge more for things we have to sell than
Eastern people do. An example is given
OF New York man who entered San
Francisco establishment to purchase silk
hat. He found that six-dollar New York
nat became ten-dollar bat in San Fran
cisco. Our Sacramento contemporary appar-
entity is not aware that in all cities prices are
higher in one establishment than in an other.
SIX hats of very fair quality can be
bought In New York for So. but not as
rule in fashionable establishments. Houses
that have made for themselves a reputation
for stylish goods charge something for their
name. In New York as in San Francisco
man may be charged $50 for suit of clothes
Of no better quality OF cloth than is put in
a suit that in a less fashionable establish
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SCREENING CRIME.

1t would seem that cur politicians have
hedged legislation to such an extent that it
is difficult TO punish crime. The statute Of
limitations has been so arranged that a GER
tain class of felony cannot be punished
three years after the crime has been CON-
mitted A contemporary. in commenting
upon the failure OF our grand juries. says:
Meanwhile It is 10 be observed that the statute
OF limitations is letting ont great deal OF public
crime. The Solid Nine before long Will be. en-
tirely out OF the woods. They have now, under
this queer law, exemption for any acts OF an
Illegal character that may have been committed
10 the earlier part of their term. Before long
the legal curtain will drop on the boodlers OF the
last Legislature. Many criminals have escaped
punishment in this State by this law Of Limitation.
1t appears 10 have been passed for no other put
pose but TO promote raseaity in office. Ger
tanly these facts are not at ali calculated to
Improve the public temper, not OF the very best
at this time, for many and various reasons.
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WOULD GOLD BE Ar A PREMIUM?

a fIee-silver correspondent begs to differ
with The CALL in the opinion that the
flee coinage Of silver would send gold to a
premium. The right TO differ Is inalienable
and we would not have il otherwise There
Is cOlored clergyman 10 Richmond who is
firmly convinced that the sun 'do move"
round the earth. He has a right to his
opinion. This right Is not impaired by the
ciTcums lance that a vast majority of people
bod contrary opinion. The fact in the
matter OF the relative commercial value of
gold and silver is that on the legal ratio
gold is little more than 20 per cent higher
than silver. How is this difference to be
overcome? The dollars OF the two metals
certainly cannot have the same value while
the commercial value Of the bullion in the
two dollars is so widely different While
this difference in commercial value exists
one OF the dollars must be the measure Of
value and the other be at premium or at a
discount, as the case may be. Gold is the
present standard and silver Is at discount.
The fact that the silver dollar does not
fall to its bullion value is due to the promise
Of the Government to accept all that are
coined in lieu of gold. But il the coinage
should be unlimited this artificial value
could not be maintained. Government
would continue TO accept silver n payment
OF dues, but no gold would be offered. The
difference between the commercial value of
gold and the commercial value of silver
would, as we have before said, be exercised
In premium on gold.
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PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

The Queen Of England never goes TO bed
before midnight.
Gladstone Is believer in paper money,
and would like to see 81 notes in circua-
ton.
Governor Brown of Georgia wears a pair
of cuff-lnks made of brass buttons cut from
Confederate soldiers coat.
Congressman Curtis, the one-eyed repre-
sentative from New York, is known about
Washington as the Cyclops of the House.
The nearest living relative of Shakes
peaTe Is probably Thomas Hart, a resident
OF Australia, who is eighth in descent from
Shakespeare's sister, joan.
John Calvin Moss, who died recently in
Brooklyn, was the inventor of the photo
engraving or etching process, by which
newspaper portraits can be SO rapidly pro-
duced.
At Lord Dufferin's first afternoon recep.
ton, alter taking charge of the British en-
bassy in Paris. the visitors all wore either
full uniforms or frock coats and white
cravats
Parnell's widow is said to be very fond of
birds. Her house in Walsingham Terrace,
Brighton. is full of songsters. Even in
houdoir she keeps breeding cages for
canares.
Professor Arthur S. Hardy of Dartmouth
College, the well-known author, and Mrs.
Hardy, are making tour through Italy,
having recently visited Egypt, Constants
nOple. Greece and Spain.
Lo Sessions. once powerful New York
State Senator, but now a very much disap-
pointed politician. is frequently seen fitting
through the corridors of the House of Rep
resentatives at Washington.
Knebworth. Lord Lytton's country seat.
which Mr.. Henry Pbipps Jr, of Pittsburg
has leased, is one of tho Oldest estates in
England The house as IL stands to-day
dates back 10 Henry Wis time.
The wife of Representative Cox OF the
Iwenty-seventh New York District has lust
discovered that the wife OF Ex-Governor
Campbell OF Ohio was classmate of hers
at Nassar, both ladies having entered that
Institution during the first year.
Clara Louise Kellogg took large Maltese
cat named Peter 10 her summer residence at
New Hartford, Conn., last year. A few
days ago the animal was acciden tally caught
in neighbOr's steel trap, and he was SO
fierce with rage that when the owner of the
trap released him he flew at the man aud
bit piece out Of his lower lip. Peter will
catch no more mice for Nine. Kellogg, how
ever; he now lies in timely grave.
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NOT so EASILY DECEIVED.

Our friends of the Record Union and
those other newspapers which work for the
railroad interest have tried to convince the
inhabitants of the interior that the agita-
ton for the purpose of obtaining fair freight
rates is not intended 20 benefit persons in
the interior of tie State. Just now an
effort has been made TO reduce green-fr fruit
rates from California to Chicago from $3.50
per carload to $50 per carload. Would it
not benefit every portion of the State 10
have rates reduced so that our citizens might
save S1C0 per carload? Such a reduction
would greatly benefit California. Indeed
1t would in the next three or four years
place millions of dollars in the hands OF the
people and this would greatly stimulate
trade
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SO WE GO.

or course another Grand Jury will be
organized within few days. and intelligent
people begin to ask themselves, What will
be It's standing? VIII 1t be body DOM
mated by such influences as will render it
useless for ferreting out crime? THE CALL
hopes not. but 1t does not have much faith
iu the prospects,. We had one Grand Jury
recently which was in q fair way to expose
81 certain class of crimes, but as 1t was likely
H. reach few prominent persons extraor-
binary efforts were made TO destroy it.
Thea we have just had Grand Jury dis
charged which il seems could do nothing.
The public, however, imagined when it was
impaneled that IL would not do anything
but deal with the Invest class of criminals.
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AN ALASKA MOOSE.
Professor Davidson Receives a Handsome
and Rare Present.

Professor Davidson Receives Handsome
and Rare Present.
Professor Davidson of the Coast Survey
and Geodetic Bureau received yesterday the
largest head of an Alaska moose ever seen
in this city. 1t was on exhibition In one of
the corridors inlthe Appraisers building for
several hours and attracted much attention.
The head is handsomely mounted and per-
fectly iifelike, it having been prepared by
Professor Ward OF RoShester. \. Y, the
most famous taxldermst in America.
The head Is present to Professor David.
son from the slayer of the animal, Surveyor
Dierks OF the MeGrath exploring party who
shot it on the Upper Yukon In 1880 and pre-
served the head until he had an opportunity
to have it prepared by Professor Ward.
The animal weighed 1900 pounds and tina
head measures 80 inches from snoo, TO back
while its magnificent antlers measure a.
inches across from tip to tip.
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ment could be bought fer $50. Our Sacra-
mento contemporary thinks it wrong for
anybody to charge high prices but the
Southern Pacific Company. We have heard
no criticism in that quarter of railroad
freight charges that are shown to be from
20 TO 80 per cent higher than elsewhere
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alimony was heard yesterday and Judge
Finn ordered him to pay her $50 monthly
on the 9TH. They IntermaTried in this city
on the 14th of August 1884, and the wife
charged that after he had spent ali her
money he deserted her. leaving her desti-
tute. She has two grown sons by a former
marriage. Asked yesterday by the Judge
whether he owned any real estate he re-
piled. None except what have under nv
finnnr-nails - =
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AUCTION SALES TODAY.

FuRN1rupE-By Chas Levy, al 1888 Market
St.. at 10 O'Clock.
tURN1rrRE-By Geo. T. Lamson, at 4lo Post
St. al Il o clock
FuRN1rrHE.-By NJ. J. Simmons at 1922 Turk
St. ri II clock
HoRsrs.-By : watkins & Co., at Twelfth and
Harrison SIS, at Il O'Clock.
real EsTATE-By Easton. Edridge & Co. at 639
NRrkei St. az II O'Clock
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WEATHER REPORT.
DEPARTMENT or AGRICULTURE,
WEATHER BUREAU,
SAN L RANrIsnn- AnriI Is. iS92. !

DEPARTMENT or AGRICULTURE,
WEATHER BUREAU,
SAN Francisco, April IS, 1897
Forecast for Period Ending at Midnight
Tuesday.
For Northern California-Fair weather prevailing
west and north winds; fair, warmer Wednesday.
For Southern CaIifornia-Falr; warmer; prevail
west winds
For Washington and Oregon - Fair warmer;
prevailing north and west winds.
For Nevada-Fair. except clearing in north por.
ton: warmer
For Utah-Rsin. except clearing in north portion;
warmer.
Local Forecast.
For San FTancisco-Fair warmer.
ROBERT Z KERKAN. Chief OF Division.
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Through Excursions to Boston.

Commencing Thursday, April 2sth, and every
Thursday thereafter, the Union Pacific VIII run
through Pullman Tourist-Car Excursions from San
Francisco 10 Boston without change leaving san
Francisco at a. NJ passing through the sierras
aud the beautiful scenery along the line by day-
light These excursions Will be In charge OF Uni
formed Excursion Conductors and Porters who
viii look after the wants and comfort OF passen-
gers. thereby assuring them every attention posi-
bic. For rates of fare ana full inform alton in re-
gard to these Special Excursions call on or address
any Ticket Agent OF the Southern Pacihc COMPANY
or ID. w. Hitchcock, General Agent Union Pa1ifc
system, No. Montgomery ST., San Francisco
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sTRsCRIpTION RATES:

DAILY CALL Qncludlng Sundays, St per year by
mail postpaid: Is cents per week. or 90 cents per
calendar month, through carriers. DAILY CALI
five copies, three months, SO IS. SUNDAY CALL
sixteen pages. a so per year postpaid. SUNDAY
Gala and WEEKLY CALL, 50 ) o per year postpaid.
MEEkLY GAIL ls pacesl 81 per year postpaid.
The morning call., 1892-04-19
New Tools for GauEers.

The schedules. blanks, tools and otbe,
paraphernalia needed by the United State,
Gaugers on May !, when the new law
which provides that samples of LIQUORS
must hereafter be weighed instead of meas.
ured as heretofore, arrived yesterday. and
were unpacked in the Internal Reyenne of.
fee. The Gaugers will employ much OF
their time during the next two weeks IN
famiIiarizing themselves with the new
system.
The morning call., 1892-04-19

o25 Montgomery street. near Clay. open until IL
O'Clock p NJ BRANCH OFFICES: TO Market
street near kearny open until IL O'Clock midnight;
339 Hayes street, open until 9 so O'Clock; COS
Larkia street. opea uati 80 O'clock: %, Mission
street, open until O'Clock p. NJ; and ll5 Ninth
street, open until g 80 ?. n.
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PARTNEKsuIP NOTiCEs-

no WHOM 1T MAY CoNCERN-BE 1T HEREBY
known that on the l4th day of April, 1892 the
partnership heretofore existing between EDW ARD
w. HASKELL and EDWIN A. GUPTILL doing
business under the firm name aud style of II A Z
GufTIl.l & CO.. at No. 1888 Market street in the
CITY and county OF San Francisco California. was
uissoVeu pS the mutual consent OF the partjes
DATED at San Francisco, April Ia. 1892
apl73 e. GuPTTi
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THE CALL CALENDAR,
APRIL 1892.
NoTTGEI

An Of our patrons lcto fail to find THE
MORNING GALL Jor sale bu traij1-b0ys
xii confer facor by notifying this office o.
MtJGct. naming the date and train.
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THE EASTERN OFFICE OF THE CALL,
sc Potter building, New York City. is provided with
fltsof California papers. Visitors welcome. Adj
Neliising rates and sample copies furnished.
+ X NISCu Manager
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Cgptain Barber InIurad

Captain Barber of the brig Governor
Stoneman fell through a hole in Washing
ton-street wharf early yesterday morning
and broke two ribs. lie was carried home
for treatment
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THE DAILY NoRSING CALL

FOR SALE AT
New York BRENTANO BROS. 5 Union Square
Chicago ...... News stand Palmer House
New orleans & JOUBERT,
ll5Ia Common St
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"kRITIKo" reads character from handwriting.
Write in ink, on unruled paper, IN an undis-
guised hand. State sex. Send with so cents.
stamps or postal note. 10 hritlko." 609 Mer-
chant street, San Francisco.
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DIFFICULTIES with the liver and kidneys causing
pains in the back, lassitude and general WEAKNESS
are readily cured by Hoods SarsapariIla the
great regulating medicine. Sold by all druggists
The morning call., 1892-04-19
PROPOSALS.


PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED BY the
Board Of Election Commissioners, new city
Hall. for making and delivery of $50 to 275 elec.
tlon hoESes Particulars regarding size and other
requirements can be obtained at the Office of the
Registrar or Voters. Bids will be received M to
the 2Sth inst at IL O'Clock NJ, the Board of Eec-
any or all bids
apl9l w. A. BROWN. Registrar of Voters.
PROPOSALS FOR DRYDuCK AT PUGET
4 SOUND NAVAL STATION, WASHINGTON
BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS. U. S. NAVY De
fARTMENT, Aprii 4. 1S92.-Under authority con-
ierred by the act OF Congress making APPROXIMATIONS
sealed proposals are hereby Invited and viii he re-
ceiyed at this bureau until O'Clock p NJ on Tines.
day, the otn day o. July, 1897 at which time and
place the proposals will be publicly opened for the
construction, by Contract of drydock sos feet
long, with 80 feet draft of water with body of
timber and entrance of concrete and masonry TO-
gether with pump-hou pumping plant, floating
gate and ali other work pertaining thereto
In accordance with plans ana specifications which
can be seen upon application to this bureau or the
tion, sidney, State OF Washington. Proposals must
DE In duplicate. sealed addressed to tn, Cnief
or the Bureau OF Yards and Docks, Z. s. Navy De-
partment. Washington ID. c., and the envelope in
dorsed proposal for Drydock." Blank forms will
be furnished on application. For additional infor-
nation In regard to the location and site bidders
are referred to the commanding officer or the Puget
SOUND Naval station Satisfactory surety, as rs-
CURED IN the specifications must accompany the
proposal aud no proposal viii be considered unless
ful bidder Will be required within ifteen (5) DAYS
after the acceptance OF his proposal enter into
formal contract The right is reserved To reiecr
any or all proposals as IN the judgment this bu
reau. the interests OF the Government may REQUIRE
and to waive defects N. II. FAKQUHAR Chief OF
Bureau. anil q Tnr "
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THE MORNING CALL
OFFICE

Has larger circulation than any other
newspaper published in San Francisco.
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DIVIDEND MOTTO $.

gSS Dividend Sotfce-ofice Of the Bull
90 wer Consolidated Mining ComDany. san
Francisco. Aprn -, 1892 At meeting OF the
board OF directors of the aboye-named company,
held on the 18TH inst. dividend 40. 20 os ten
cents (Ocl per share was declared, payable on
THURSDAY, Aprii %. SS2. Trsnsfer-books closed
on Wednesday, April 20, 1892. at 3 ?. NJ This
dividend payable at the once in this city on an
stock issued here, and at the Farmers Loan and
L rust company. In New York, 20 and - William
ST.. on all stock issued there.
l.. OSBORN. Secretary.
OnBce-Room SO, Nevada Block, 800 Montg merry
ST, san Francisco. Cal apI5 Ia
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PALACE BATHS. enlarged, beautIned Warm
sea water tubs and swimming. 7I5 Flibert,
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GREAT sale finest eyeglasses. specs 10 TO so
cents 60 Fourth. Sundays, 72S MKT, do not
forget the number.
The morning call., 1892-04-19

Mrs. Il. NJ Hinekley, Teacher of Cookery.
win give demonstrations in cooking every
Thursday at p. NJ, at Saratoga Hall Adnis.
sion 20 cents.
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COUGHs" Br0tCn's Bronchial Trochss - are not
new and untried but. having been by long and
constant use. they have attained weIlmerited rank
among the few staple cough remedies. rs cts box
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The application Of Mary A Sweet TO CON-
pei her husband. Albert j. Sweet, to pay her
The morning call., 1892-04-19

AFTER a sleepless night. use Angostura Bitters 10
tone up your system. Buy only the genuine manu-
featured by Or. Siegert a Sons.