The morning call., 1892-10-02

The cholera visitation has been so thor
oughly mastered in New York that hence
forth bulletins will not be issued by the
health or quarantine departments. 1t may
be concluded that the United States has
escaped for the present. Cool weather has
begun to produce beneficial atmospheric
effect, both in Europe and America. and the
choleraic microbe is bound to be less yiru-
lent under such conditions. While there
may be congratulation at the present salts
factory aspect, it would be unwise to be too
confident about the continuance OF immu-
nifty when next spring begins to warm into
summer. Ii is hardly possible that the dis
ease will not break ont again in Europe. In
that event 1t may easily again find landing
on our shores. Let us hope for the best.
Those train-looters, Sontag and Evans,
have a spice of ehivalry and humor In their
composition. Atleast this may be conceded
to them IL note left on the road near
Wrights Station is genuine 1t may be
Joke, but it looks as if it were Simon pure"
Sheriff Hensey and his detectives and
deputies have been hunting the rascals for
weeks, with sorry results. When they have
been brought to bay there has always been
a tragedy, but not on the side of the rob-
| bers. and they have always been able to get
| food and shelter by the persuasion OF force
| when calling at ranchers. Horses also
are readily proeurabe. To tell Hensley
| that he aud his posse have been seen every
| day for the last three weeks, and that they
| could easily have been shot, but were not
worth ammunition, is rubbing the salt in a
| little strongly. Ii wag has written this
| vain thing it Is cruel. The Sheriff has no
| doubt exerted himself TO the utmost.
Riding from Berlin to Vienna and from
| Vienna to Berlin is a novelty in military
! exercises. Over hundred Prussian officers
| are at this moment squirting on southwark,
| and over hundred Austrians are doing the
same thing northward. Those who make
the best time will receive guerdon Of
some kind to testify TO their success. Half
way on the return journey these cavalry
| bloods should agree upon rendezvous and
| celebrate the event Joyously. The feat is in
| no sense one Of hardship. There are good
roads most of the way, and the time of year
| is favorable. Not one will encounter a
tenth of the hardships fought against by
| Colonel Burnaby on his famous ride to
| Khiya. But the colonel went on that expe-
ditoD TO write book, and produced very
| good copy"
The report goes that the Railroad Com
missioneTs are somewhat nonplused to find
| that their expert on what the Southern
| Pacific cost to construct, and should charge
| for freight and fares, is already on record
on this matter, having figured as an expert
for the United States Railway Commission.
But II the Railroad Commissioners were not
| aware of Colonel Morgan's former employ
ment 1t is quite certain the Southern Pacific
| Company was. and 1t may be concluded
| that the company would have put difficulties
| In the way OF his employment had he been
! found unacceptable. The Commissioners
| 4 1n,, Inc
| or suggestion that came from that quarter.
| Nothing very violent to Southern Pacific
| interests need be expected In the col0neps
report.
The publication of the report of the Joint
committee of the Legislature on the evil.
dence that showed a certain hatful of cur
| rency 10 have been in circulation at tina
capitol while the election of Senator to
the United States was pending is in
| good time to show citizens how bribery NAV
artfully proceed. The report Is straight
and strong, but just fails in getting hold of
any. corrupter by the nape of the neck in
| the legal sense. When wanted to show how
| he came to handle the sack Mr.. j. b. Jones
| trusted employe Of the railroad company
| could not be found. either down on Fourth
| and Townsend or at home. or anywhere
| The railroad company has evidently given
| him holiday. The same corruption NAV
happen again. but doubtless this time strict
| care will be taken to obliterate ali traces M
! the palmistry. -
| Ships OF war are supposed to be invested
with traits of the gentleman when not fight
| ing. On oceanic parade, in passing one an
other, they show scurvy breeding unless
they salute. Her Britannia Majesty's cruiser
Melpomene saluted in due sonorousness q
Russian gunboat and the latter steamed
away and paid no attention to the commit
ment The officerin charge OF the gunboat
must have been surIy fellow, bent upnn
putting his thumb to his nose upon sighting
Britisher. Or was he short of powder9
international amenities will not be seriously
stained by this incident.
Some joker has fathered upon Pierre
LoriIlard far-fetched idea to accommodate
judges and the press at racecourse meetings
The suggestion is that rails should be laid
inside the track, and that these officials and
critics should accompany the runners OF
trotters, and thus be In q position TO Judge
Of every stride and to keep an adequate
check upon pulling or fouling. 1t is a
pretty idea and carried Gut would be very
enjoyable, but 1t Is expensive. II the en-