The morning call., 1892-10-21

It is Columbus day and celebrations OK
the discoveries achievement will take place
in every city and county OF the State. This
rejoicing is a sign of the vitality OF
patriotism, which may be described in great
part as pride in ones own achievements and
those of our race. Columbus, alive to-day,
would be mystifed by what the northern
part of the hemisphere has become. The
southern hemisphere, where the Spaniard,
the Portuguese and the Italian prep0nder-
ate. if Europeans are weighed with mixed
native race, might be recognizable, Dut the
United States has forged ahead out OF
touch in material advancement even with
European countries. What, for instance,
would Columbus say TO the long-dstanee
telephone conveying speech and music 900
miles to listening ear? What would ne
say of our magnificent railroad system?
And so with many other features OF our
energetic people in the administration OF
their own affairs. Verify Columbus would
say: 1.-THE world has not been made in
day and L have only performed my share"
An odd sort OF a telegram comes from
New York. 1t is TO the effect that the re-
suit OF the election in California may
seriously affect Southern Pacific securities.
Also it is said I" that the election OF officials
independent Of Southern Pacific influence
will force complete change in the policy
of that corporation. and also pave the way
for competing railroad enterprises" Yes,
but all this reform will not be accomplished
with the consent OF the Southern Pacihe.
| To expect the Southern Pacific TO give
| hand in building competitive railroads Is
| chimerical. Nor will it retire from politics
until driven out of the field. Suppose the
| election does seriously affect Southern
| Pacific securities, who cares? Better affect
| rotten, thievlng monopoly than whoie
| State, which the company has treated with
| gross injustice ever since it got on its legs.
The notion of expecting commlseratlon
| for the Southern Pacific Company is sub
| lime. Kelly and Crimmins may smile at
this conceit. They know why they were
employed in the sewersm OF boss govern
ment
The eclipse of the sun yesterday skipped
California. where the celestial function
might have had an immense gathering OF
| spectators favored by clear sky. Owing
| TO bad weather it also deserted Chicago.
which is now In the throes of monster
| Columbian celebration and perhaps has no
| time for anything else. An eclipse OF the
sun IN these days is no longer an oec nrrenee
| to be propitiated by drums or exorcisms of
| any description. The event has been logged
down to fractions of seconds In the alma
macs and the phen omena pass from stage
to stage with startling fultillment OF pre-
diction. The astrologers OF the old days
were feeble folk compared with the modern
astronomers. To-day the telegraph makes
even an eclipse as much matter OF news
as a police court trial. Formerly weeks and
months passed before the news crossed an
ocean. Now time on the earth is almost one
for the purposes OF communication.
Campaign rumors fill the air, metaphori-
cally, with dust, but 1t Is not as damaging
to healthy lungs as the dust from volcanoes
H. Il q
rumor Is we'll founded that the Southern
Pacific. becoming alarmed at the natural
revolt now so obvious in political affairs,
has passed the word to follow the dagger
policy without scruples If other means tall
The company does not mean to make 1t too
| obvious that it is in straits and Is discred-
| tied opponent Of the common veal, but II
necessary 1t will show all the fangs 1t has In
| an insata ble mouth. The Legislature must
be stuffed, regulated and mastered; the
| lower offices and the higher must also be
| painted with Southern Pacific color; the
| judiciary must be tagged. and it is part OF
| the scheme always to have the United States
| Senator from California submissive crea-
| ture One such candidate Is In the held,
| deusiyely hopeful. All the pressure, foul
| and fair. will not avail on this occasion.
| The Southern Pacific will be left. and de-
servedly left, In the ditch.
Gangways from steamers to the shore
|
| attention to engineering principles. A very
| serious disaster has occurred on gangway
from the City of Paris. Atlantic liner, at
| Birkenhead. on the Mersey. Two streams
| of human beings met midway and pushed
| each other over the sides. 1t was stupid
| occurrence, but in the middle OF gangway
| stupidity is only explained by disaster.
| There are few corpses to fish out OF fast
! flowing river Why gangways quite sepa-
| rate for ingoing and outgoing people should
not be rugged for all ships is hard to ex-
| plain.
1t is possible match may be made be-
tween Jim Corbett and Mitchell for this or
that sum In thousands of dollars. Corbett.
| like Barkis, Is willing. But be is shrewd
! enough to demand positive evidence of fair
dealing. This Mitchell may afford after the
| requisite amount of badgering. To the pub
| lie these business arrangements matter
| very little. They are peg for bets among
| the adventurous, but do not affect wheat,
| -four, corn or frelghts.
One of the most effective means Of in
| structing burglars that you may be robbed
with impunity is to become q beneficiary of
the public. 1t Is an intimation to the public
that you have plenty of money, aud TO
| spare. This tendency in the nefarious
| mind is illustrated Icy what has occurred to
| Mrs. Ryland, lady of magnificent char
itableness, who bought up the Spencer Ii
brary, very rich in bibliophi specimens of
] great price, and presented it TO Manchester
in England. Her good deeds attracted atten-
| ton even among burglars, and they have
| just relieved her of Jewelry valued at $4,000.
| Generosity Is therefore not Its own reward.
| But lady who could afford so much on old
books is probably not greatly grieved by the
| theft of q few vulgar diamonds, emeTalds,
| orla