The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-19

The name of Cesar Celso Moreno again
crops up at Washington. He once more is
in the field for a franchise TO lay a cable
across the Pacific to Asian enterprise
for which be had nominal facilities about
eighteen years ago. Somehow the capt.
taiists whose names he then obtained did
not Dut down any money worth speaking
Of and the project died OF hamilton Per
haps some good will come from this re-
newal of the idea of completing Puck's
girdle around the earth. At present the
only part OF the globe omitted from the
operations OF the telegraphist is the
Pacific Ocean. But then the remotest
parts OF Asia are reached by other
routes branching from London. A tele-
gram reaches Yokohama, Vladiyostock
OF Hong Kong from San Francisco, but it
costs a good deal more than il should do if
transmitted By direct cable. The ques-
ton that capitalist thinks about is whether
such line will pay q reasonable percentage
on his investment It is bound 10 pay in
time. Has the time arrived?
The commissioners who were appointed
to compute benefits and assess damages
connected with the opening and extension
of Twentieth. Twenty-frst, Twenty-second
and Twenty-thiTd streets aud the widening
and extension OF Nineteenth street have
filed report with the Board Of SuperVis-
M
ors. They give their recommendations
and estimate of cost. and they present their
bill OF expenses. The bill is q formidable
total. but tile commissioners console the
property-owners with the grave reflection
that had there been i've districts and FIVE
commissions the expenses would have been
much greater This is probably TRUTH al
remark. Ninety blocks, comprising 5000
lots, are dealt with. The writer of The re-
port says the improvement is $50 patent as
to require but the touch of Aladdin to pro-
duce tile effect" This may console property
owners who find that the total charge is
Sl60,590 and that out of this the varions ex-
penSes reach the sum of $50. 99i. So so per
cent OF the total goes in outlay. Street ex-
tension IS very costly undertaking.
Judge Coffey has received letters from
young man in South Dakota asking him to
look closely into the administrative account
OF his father. Frederick c. Nichols The
Public Administrator has the estate in hand.
AS the whole property OF the deceased con-
sists OF 80 shares of the First National Bank
OF san francisco. the value Of which is
appraised AT $500. 1t is not obvious why
there should be any heavy charges incurred
In turning The estate over to the rightful
lnheritor. But the Dill thus far presented
10 the son amounts to $1,000. If this is legal.
Ia onest otficialism it is time to revise the
scale OF fees. 1t Is not to be wondered at
that the son should TINS appeal to Judge
CoDey: NOW, Judge, in the name of
heaven. don't allow such charges. | am
poor boy and L have an invalid mother to
take care Of"
One Of the rumors Of the election situa.
ton in England is that the Queen is disin-
cllned to summon Gladstone to form Cali
met, and may ask the Duke OF Deyonshire.
a Lioerat-Unlonist, to undertake the task.
This would only be a little change in the
situation. The present Tory Government
under Lord Salisbury has only held power
with the help Of the Liberal Unionists. IL
is Government of Tories assisted. mainly
without office, by the Liberal Unionists.
the only exception in office-holding being
Mr.. GoscheD, Chancellor of the Exeheoue err
To the Duke OF Deyonshire at the head
OF affairs, with Lord Salisbury and bis Tory
following In secondary grandeur, would be
pretty way OF putting the cart before the
horse. The Queen has the constitutional
right TO ask any one she pleases TO under
take the task OF forming Ministry, but it
is beyond the Queens power to insure sup
port TO him. Ii the Duke of Deyonshire
took Office, the efirontery of the maneuyer.
after defeat at the polls, would marshal the
whole strength OF the Gladsienians into
protest. and the very first business, the de-
bate on the address to the Queens speech,
could not pass without crushing overthrow