The morning call., 1892-08-02

The Inquest On the body of Thomas Ker
shows the deceased to have been one Of the
ordinary old country scapegraces sent TO
America TO reform his ways-a transforma-
ton in morals which is rarely effected. He
Is said to be the son of a British general,
and IN one OF his letters he cOnfesSes him
self disgrace 10 his family and assign. tire
cause 10 whisky. Good families in Europe
60 not scrupie TO send younger sou Of dis
Slpated habits packing To America in the
hope that be VIII realize MS dependence
upon his own efforts. Iheyouth is provided
with clothes and money and told 10 be good
but the fatal thing about BIS prospects is
that he has neither profession nor trade
EOtuing but Smatierlng OF an impractical
higher education, so called. Is il any Won
der such Young men 20 TO wreck with that
equipment for the battle of NfeY They are
too proud TO he dlSbwaSheTs or walters and
they are not even fit Tor that dutiul calling.
The letters found Gu the body Of one of
the Ruggles brothers show only too plainly
that some sentimental young woman was
prepared to marry him, il only for PHYS
sake, with the tender hope that in some Sc
Guided spot their bliss would nsyeT be in
vaded. kuggles was quite prepared TO carry
cut the marriage farce. but his chief concern
was 10 find ways and means 10 eXtIicate
himself from the predlcament OF being tried
Tor the vulgar crime OF co.c-bl0Cued mUr-
der. The young woman who thus lost ner
reason may be expected 10 recover from the
shock Of knowing that Ruggles is in & grave
OF dIShOnOr. IL she y Ill espOuse murderers
she has ample choice in this State. There
are fourteen or more Of these frst-class
criminals tretting away tie time in the
County Jail.
From the accounts Of two Russian en-
gineer officers who are halting on their
journey in the Palace Hotel, 1t appears that
work on the great Trans-S berian Railway,
which IS 10 connect Niadiyostoek, on the
Pacific, by direct route with ST. Petersburg.
Is being pushed forward with ardor. 1t VIII
be years before the route is open, but the
determination is TO finish it. and to make Of
NIadlvOstOek a great port and arsenal, in
connection with which there ought 10 be an
immense trade with the United States.
Even at this moment there is IN opportunity
TO study outlets for business. 1t is amusing
TO read the opinions OF these engineers on
! the cheap construction of the Central Pa
ciic Railroad. with its one line of rails,
weak tTestle bridges that would not ass
| muster In Russia, and grading in the Sierra
Nevada That IS hardly patch up n the diff
CulUes in the UTal Mountains. But the en-
glneeTS Go not understand enc thing about
the California railroad system. They know
nothing about the watering of stock for the
benefit Of four or five men who each Jingle
twenty millions Of dollars IN their private
safes as a reward for ENTERPRISE They know
nothing about the railroads which they have
made ont Of these so-called savings and
which they profess to call their OVID, while
leaving the United States Government in
the luTch with heavy debt.
There is clear evidence that number of
surveying parties are at work giving shape
to the new railroad which is to connect San
| Francisco with Salt Lake, and the promise
| is held out that grading will soon be COM
| menced at different points. Really one
| good available road eastward would break
/ the charm which has so long bound the
! people Of this State In a helpless condition
| TO the Southern Pacinc. Interior railroads
/ would De certain 10 spring up. and with I'M
] lmpeded water competition the State would
| recover its feet and 20 ahead in population.
! There ought TO bc three or four millions OF
| people IN this Slate, prosperous and con-
| tented, but the policy of the Southern Pa.
| cIhc has not been one Of encouragement.
japanese boys who go to school with
! few books under their arm are beginning to
! stone Cinnamon who are carrying clothes
| washing on their heads No good will is
! felt by the japanese for the Chinaman, but
! the Japanese might take to heart the lesson
! that be himself Is not in much greater favor
| than his fellow Asiatic. The average
| American would gladly he rid Of BOTH But
~ any I"oG ItltiLE y Ath elDItS or DOtAi0eS
/ is iDadmissbie. An example should be
| made Of some Of these superior Japs in the
| Police Court.
| The Railroad Commissioners met yesler-
| DAY and did nothing, as usual. The COM
munity has ceased TO expect them TO DO
anything. Even Traffic Manager Leeds
does not put in an appearance. lie has
| given them enough matter TO ponder over
| but they are not given TO pOndeTing. They
rather study the arts OF evasion and keep
on good terms with the Fourth anu Town
send magnates. The Southern Pacific filed
a demurrer yesterday 10 the Shively COM
plant. This is the usual ingenious compo-
sltion which might be expected to emanate
from a railroad lawyer. III the public study
the situation they viii not be deceived by
this Shively movement. Perhaps the Com
mlssioners think it gives them outwaTdly,
for appearance sake, something to do.