The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-11

The torpedo flashlights on the Charleston
appear to have performed the duty of de-
lection against marauding boats remark
ably well, but there is one thing TO bear in
mind, that the sham attacks of time Of
peace have Dy no means the reality that
would be brought 10 bear in time of war.
Il is good practice TO play this game Of war,
but when the time comes for actual fighting
the results may be very different. But for
the seaTchight vessels OF war might easily
be dispatched to the bottom.
The modern prize-fghter travels like a
prince. jim Corbett is to have special
train to New Orleans for his fight with Sui
livan. The trip will last 40 hours, and in
order not 10 reduce the strength of the
bruiser he is 10 have special exereise-car,
with bag punching apparatus and other ac-
cesSoTies 10 keep his muscles hard and
elastic. a good priZe-fgh teT has all the
comforts of life while training and only now
and then be has tusSle with an opponent
aud either knocks him out or is knocked
out. the Romans never went to greater
excess in admiration OF gladiatOrs than do
the American public in appreciation of box
ing men who can stay well and bit hard.
In this respect civilization Is much the same
as IN the Roman epoch.
1t is not healthy sign of national prog
ress to find that some 10 men engaged in
Government will have TO resign or work
away for nothing The change is due 10
cutting down appropriations in a Congress
much more DrOdigal than the celebrated one
ycleDt the Billion dollar Congress. A few
OF the men have pTOffered their services
gratis, but Ii would be shameful to take
their work without fair conversations
Science has no place in politics, but it has
IN the business life and progress of the
world, and IL benefits all classes of a nation.
Retrenchment could have proceeded on
other lines than this, but apparently science
has no pull"
In New York State man under charge
OF murder has escaped from Jail, and he VIII
no doubt study carefully the various
methods of keeping out of jail hereafter
The odd thing about this man is that he
should have been employed by the prison
authorities as cook. 1t shows that the jail
authorities had profound confidence that q
murderer could be relied upon to concoct
sauces and spit roasts. The treatment of
murdereTs Is altogether too exemplary for
pity in the United States The tears are
few for the victims but copious for the
assassins.
What is the special necessity for long
document explaining why murderer
should be hanged? A Governor in his ex-
ecutive capacity need not 20 beyond the
signing OF his refusal to arrest the ord mary
course of justice in such matters. He can
say mo" or "yes." as he pleases, and no.
body has the right TO inquire as to the rea-
son. Governor Markham has fulmina ted a
good half column Of print TO explain why
McNulty should be hanged. 1t is a LAWYER
like document and argumen tative down to
the finest point, but why spend precious
executive time In this species of compost
ton? The logic does not convince Nc
Nulty, and the public are so different
about the matter that they will not take the
trouble 10 study It, McNulty himself will
Of course get hold Of a paper ana study bis
impending fate m0urnfnly. But he might
as well have been spared the logic.
The latest news from England is that this
week Mr. Gladstone Is to have an Interview
with the Queen. The division ON the
amendment to the address in the Commons
is thus anticipated. The Tories are pre-
pared for their downfall. The Grand Old
Man Is to be invited 10 form a Government.
aud in due time sides will be changed in the
House OF Commons. A good deal Of ILL.,
natured twaddle has been talked about Mr.
Gladstone again taking office, but the veneer
able statesman has supreme confidence in
himself, and is more apt to hour his oppO-
nents than to be flouted.