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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-22
CONSTITUTION AND LAW.

The Thrd-street political firm is now
scheming to retain possession Of the city
government another two years. a couple
OF legal "smarties" have persuaded the
bosses that the thing is possible The
idea is to test the eonstitutionality Of
the present election law In the Supreme
Court They think there is a chance
that the court will take some action which
viii justify the present officials in refusing
to Yacate their several offices. The ground
for this belief lies in the fact that the State
constitution provides against the disfran-
chsement of citizens for lack of education.
Starting with this point it is assumed that
the limitation of time in which ballots may
be marked to ten minutes is practical dis
fIancbisement.
1t will be admitted that the law-making
power may prescribe reasonable conditions
upon which the privilege of suffrage may
be exercised. It is on this manifest power
of the law-making body that registration is
required. II may be inconyenient for the
citizen to register but il he does not register
lie cannot vote. The law also says that
unless the act of registering is performed
within certain date it does not constitute a
valid registration. 1t also provides that an
applicant shall give his age under oath,
thus subiecting himself to the penalties OF
perjury If he tries to appear a year or two
younger than ne is. The book in which
this statement is made is open to every resi-
dent Of the State whose curiosity takes that
direction. If the law may make such con-
ditions under which the right of suffrage
may be exercised, may it not also limit tbs
time during which a voter may occupy a
compartment in a voting booth? At the
late election ballots were stamped in five
minutes. The law allows ten minutes. This
Limitation simply requires voter who can
not read English to make some preparation
for the act Of voting before he enters his
booth. From sample ballots lie can write
the numbers Of the candidates he desires to
vote for. and with these numbers as guide
he can easily stamp the ballots in the stIpu-
lated time.
Another point Is entitled TO con sideratlon.
A law is valid until it is pronounced uncon-
stitutional. The presumption is 10 favor Of
the law. If it were otherwise the admins
iration of law would come TO a siandstill.
a candidate rejected by the people might
commence proceedings to contest the con-
siitutionality Of the law under which the
election was held and claim the right to
hold Office until the case was decided.
With Supreme Court couple of years
behind on its calendar this would be equiv
alent to another term Of Office.
The conclusion may safely be reached that
if any officer of the municipal government
who was notre-elected on the 9Th of Novem
Der refuses to give up lis Office police
mans club will be the proper remedy to be
applied. And the conclusion is equally safe
that II the policeman should show an excess
of physical strength in performing the act
of ejectmept he would have nothing to fear
from the portion of the people that might
with pSG rho sbow
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have passed only one-thiTd of the precincts.
IL is fortnight to-day since the election
was held. 1t may be fortnight hence be-
fore the count is completed. and then there
may be a number Of subsidiary counts at
the expense of candidates. The situation
at present is as beautiful tumble as could
have been provided had all the ballots,
registers and tally-books been mixed up
promiscuously in an asphalt caldron. In
the matter OF remuneration, the Commits
sioners only consider that they are dealing
with the taxpayers money. They have
paid Mr.. Dorm one fee OF $1,000 and another
Of 5000. The legal advice was so good
that they were grateful. Otherwise. for
legal advice, the Commissioners pay out fat
fees amounting to $500. The total cost of
this election will be monumental, and there
will be a crop of litigation over it, Such is
boss rule.
The raft-to wing business from Fort Bragg
to San Francisco is fairly successful. The
third of the lows contained 800, 900 feet of
Timber. 1t is a process of transportation
depending upon expert flashing of the piles
together and good judgment in launching
and gauging the weather. The profits of
success well repay the venture, and other
lumber firms are certain 10 take up rafting
also.
Good citizens of Oakland are waking up
to the fact that the Non-Partisans Of San
Francisco cut a considerable figure in the
last election, and they are prepared to in
augErate a similar movement for Oakland
with one definite object In vew-the recoy-
cry Of the Oakland water front. The move
ment is good on general grounds, for why
should municipal politics be mixed up with
State and national affairs? A municipality
should surely take care OF Its own city quito
independently of what the State or nation
does. Good citizens OF all parties should
unite in securing honest city government.
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OUR NEW SENATOR.

Speculation is rife as to who shall be the
next United States Senator. AS far as The
CALL is concerned it has got no candidate,
but inasmueh as the Democratic party at its
convention passed resolutions In opposition
to the policy of the railroad company. it
hopes that the party will not go back upon
those resolutions by electing Senator de-
voted to the interests of the railroad. The
CALL does urge that the Democrats should
elect no one except Senator who will take
care of the interests Of the people in oppo-
sition TO the Southern Pacific.
We do not know what 10 expect from our
Democratic contemporary. 1t appears to
think that party politics are above every
thing and we are not yet prepared to say
that il will urge the election of a Senator
who is opposed TO the abuses OF the South
ern Pacific. We hope il will continue the
policy 1t has occasionally advocated. In the
Chronicle we have no faith. 1t will connive
at the election of any one who is satisfac-
tory TO the railroad. That is the policy
which will be the most profitable TO itself,
although directly opposed to the interests
Of the city and State.
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SAN FRANCISCO'S POSITION.

A gentleman from Chicago has been visit
ing US, and he admires San Francisco. The
Chronicle processes to be surprised that
any one can admire San Francisco, at least
any one who comes from Chicago. Mr. de
Young, In his fussy way, considers himself
intimately linked with the Lake City at the
present time; but. perhaps, better explain
alton of the above eccentric remark is the
accompanying confession that the people
have voted against the railroad depot ordi-
nance. The people refuse to build depot
for the Southern Pacific Railroad. or
course the Chronicle does not change Its
policy. 1t would favor any project that
brings money into the Golfers of the South
ern Pacific and its own. Still, the peo-
pie OF California do not see why
they should gorge that corporation
with more money. seeing that its policy
mas long been one Of audacious oppression,
forcing exactions from the city and State TO
tDe utmost. The true policy is to stop
giits TO the company. Give away nothing
more. ii the company wants depot, why
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A 10000 FEE.

The Election Commissioners have given
Mr.. NJ. A. Dorm $4,000 for legal advice. Mr..
Dorm was also the attorney of Kelly and
Crimmins, but it is probable that the SER
vices rendered the political firm are included
in the bill submitted to the Commissioners.
To looker-o it appears that Mr.. Dorm
earned his $1,000 easily. 1t may be, how
ever, that he takes into consideration the
detTiment such advice as he has given the
Commissioners will be 20 his professional
standing There is no doubt whatever that
Mr.. Dorm has guided the Commissioners. so
far as he has guided them at all in the most
disgraeeful administration of affairs that
has ever been known in this city. BY APP
pointing strikers of Kelly and Crimmins to
positions requiring integrity and capacity,
the board has become mainly responsible
for the frauds that have been committed.
Ii the members Of the commission should
vote themselves an extra $1,000 apiece the
money would not compensate them for the
loss in public estimation they have sus-
tanned.
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The convention of fruit-growers at San
Jose had some facts laid before it on the
history OF the Central and Southern Pacific
Railroad Companies. Any one may read
the story in the reports of the Pacific Rail-
road Commission, appointed to investigate
by the United States. But few people take
The pains or have the patience to digest the
astounding revelations made therein. How
few people realize what the fraud of the
projectors OF the Pacific Railroad was in mag
nltude. -Four men, whose united fortune
was 0O,OOO-not cent more-clubbed
together to make railroad by Government
ala across the continent. and their share of
the construction from Ogden to California
netted them when the work was done
Sl18,O00,O00 in bonds and stock besides vast
tracts OF timber and agricultural lands.
States and cities also gave assistance On
this and much more watering Of capital, the
people OF this State have been paying traffic
rates exoTbitant beyond precedent any,
where else In the United States or In the
world. Nor was this vast sum specified all
that has been raked in since. The extern
sion Of the Southern Pacific system has
proceeded apace on other peoples money
by the taxation of trade and commerce.
The people have still some power left VIII
they exercise 1t?
The only effect of making the Southern
Pacific magnates rich by generosity to an
unheard of extent Is 10 induce them to ask
fer more. More they will bride or squeeze
out OF the people il they can. The Mis-
sion Bay movem ent Is .barefaced attempt
to gobble up thirty acres Of streets, along
some OF which other railroads might come
into the city. The effect will also be to keep
out Mission property-owners from access
to the bay. Property-owners are up In
arms against the job, but whether their
protests will succeed is another matter.
A million OF dollars distributed among
City Hall officials, end especially the
Supervisors. would be cheap expenditure
from the eorrupters' point of view and
exhilarating loot for the boodlers. A sus-
picion exists that the Supervisors strongly
favor the surrender OF this city prop
erty. Such surrenders have been made be-
fore. 10 prove what one suspects is not
easy. The methods Of jobbery are insidi-
GUS and tortuous. They have been worked
out into science in this city. What the
cure for all this corruption is no one can
say. The people now take action, but their
votes are counted out
The Election Commissioners in San Fran
cisco are making beautiful spectacle of
their work. On the municipal ballot they
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-22
STATE RAILROADS.

We noticed a few days ago that at the
fruit convention Mr.. Cooper suggested that
the railroads should be regulated by law and
should be owned by the State. but we now
notice that before the convention this rec
ommendation came 10 nothing. This may
answer for the time being. There may be
men In the convention who consider il bet
ter policy to comply with the behests of the
Southern Pacific. But that will not last
much longer THE CALL believes it to be
good policy that the people should make an
effort TO own their own railroads in this
State. Such railroads. being kept out of
the hands OF private individuals end we'll
managed. would make the State prosperous
With regard to the control of the railroads
OF the whole country by the United States
Government, that is quite another matter.
In early times the General Government did
construct few macadamiZed roads, bat it
never intended to construct all the railroads.
and we do not think it will try to do so. But
II there were few great railroads con-
trolled by the Government a good deal of
the railroad situation would be solved. To
own and control every small railroad in the
country is out Of the question. There Is no
obstacle, however, to the State ownership
OF number OF trunk railroads in Caiifor-
"'" nav o"H po accomplished IL the people
set about il.
In England the railroads are well man.
aged. though not without some dissatisfac-
ton. because they are under the control of
Government department. which is always
strong, no matter what Government is In
office. In Belgium, Holland and Germany
there is also powerful state control, and a
large number of the roads are owned by
the states and are worked very econom-
ically. The rates OF transportation are
remarkably low. There is as much difference
between railroads owned by The state and
those owned by private corporations as be-
tween state and private ownership of tele-
graphs, telephones and postal service Our
Government will yet have to do many
things for the people which at present are
only in the preliminary stage of consider
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-22
A WONDERFUL TOWER.
1t Is At Nankin and Is Finished in
Porcelain.
Philadelphia Press.

4hlAAAcApAiA LEeSs
China. the land OF towers, pagodas and
gigantic images, has nothing in the way of
artificial curiosities that excites the wonder
and admiration OF the traveller more than
does the ruins of the famous porcelain
Tower Of Nankin.''
This oldest Of architectural wonders was
finished in the year 1850, after an expend-
iture Of nineteen years OF labor and a sum
of money equal 10 S4,0O0.000 in United
States currency, and stood for nearly four
and quarter centuries, Until 1856 the most
marvellous building ever erected by human
hands.
1t was octagonal in form, go feet high.
divided into nine stories, each of which was
provided with cornice above and gallery
below.
The name Porcelain Tower" was applied
TO this unique structure on account of the
fact of the outside of the entire work having
been finished with porcelain slabs of various
sizes. shapes and color.
At every one of the nine stories the pro-
jeeting roof OF the galleries was covered
win green tiles each of the eight projecting
corners being provided with large bell
making grand total of eighty-one corner
bells.
Other bells on top and inside the struet-
ure ran the number up TO 1872, the smallest
OF which is said TO have weighed 800 pounds,
and the larger size about an even 1000
pounds.
Ranged in rows between the bells were
lbs bronze and silver lamps, which were
regularly lighted every day in the year
The apex OF the tower was gigantic
pineapple, whose base started at the 2J0-foot
level and extended upward for forty feet,
this In turn being suTmounied by copper
globe two feet in diameter.
A spiral stairway of over 300 stems led
from base TO summit. and was wholly con-
structed OF polished marble. brass and por-
celain. The building was originally con
structed as a gift to an Empress, and on
that account was always kept in repair at
Government expense.
In 1901 lightning struck and tore of the
pineapple and the three top stories, but this
injury was repaired as soon as possible
afterward. and the building would doubt
less have survived for centuries longer had
not the TAPPING rebels destroyed ii in the
wear mqDtiOned in fha nnAn{n1
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should it not build it? Elsewhere the CON-
panies do their own building If the people
want to build depot for their own profit
and benefit they can do it. But this should
not be done for the benefit of private indi-
viduals.
The movement TO increase the grant of
land in Mission Bay is simply a greedy
scheme TO shut out other railroads from
gaining entrance to the city. II it is profit
able to the Chronicle that sheet does not
hesitate to play into the hands of the South
ern Pacific. We understand the matter
perfectly. But the people of California
have become tired of assisting their op-
pressors. THE CALL believes in spending
our money to build other railroads. not in
giving it TO keep other railroads out.
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING

sTocKwEII's THEATRE, Powell street. near Mar
ket-"Ihe Shsug
GRAND oPEBAHoUsE. Mission street, NJ. Third
IRON Sire 20 Son"
TIvoIT OPERA HOUSE. Eddy street, of Market.
OIers-"Queen's Lace Handk ere hlef"
GBovE-STREET THEATER, Grove street above
Ioik-"M oman Against oman"
WIewAM THEATER, corner Stockton and Geary
stTCets-N ariety Entertainment
bush STREET THEATER, Bush street between
kearny and Montgomery dolly Warden"
BALDWIN THEATER. Market street, near Powell.
Claire"
My Official WIFE"
.oRrHEgM, o'Farren street. above Stockton
"Cupio's franks"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-22
A LUCKY NOVELIST.
Marie Correili a Great Favorite With
the Queen.

-
Queen VictOria's admiration for the novels
of Miss Marie CorTelli has borne fruit.
From an English paper it is learned that
Miss Correlli. who is staying at Homburc.
has had the honor Of dining with the Prince
of Wales. His Royal Highness expressed
a great desire to meet the young authoress.
and an Introduction was effected through
Sir Charles Hall"
Eric Mackay, Miss Corellfs stepbrother
and author of the well-known Love Let.
tiers of violinist," was also a guest M the
royal table, the Prince having a great adj
miraton for the poems alluded TO. Nor was
this all. The novelist 'had the further dis
tinetlon of being seated next to the Prince
and ''of conversing with him almost en-
tirely through the evening"
Alter dinner the future King, walking
with Miss Correlli. LED the way info the
garden to bear the last part OF the concert. !"
His Royal Highness Seemed particularly
animated, and kept his guests with him til
quite the close Of the evening" This atten-
ton to his mothers fayorite novelist and
his own favorite poet will doubtless seDd
the name OF the Prince of Wales down
through the ages as patron OF literature
1t will also add Mr.. Eric Mackay's name to
the list of potential mot 10 say impatientl
heirs to the iaureateship.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-22

tary of the Treasury lately observed that
the people prefer paper money. Yes, but
that requires coinage or bullion behind it.
Silver can be made the security. Let the
country keep together on this subject and
its desires will some day be realized. The
CALL is at one with all prudent interests in
not desiring any precipitate action as re-
CARDS the circulation OF gold. 1t will hold
by the circulation of gold as long as it is
necessary and advisable.
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FACTS WORTH KNOWING.

The CALL has had San Francisco care
fully eanvaSsed in order TO learn what city
morning newspapers were taken by the
people. The result is that THE CALL cir
cu!ates fully one-fourth more copies than
any other paper. THE CALL circulation
leads by fully one-quarter. The Chronicle
comes next after THE CALL and leads the
Examiner. The above facts show why THE
CALL is so strong 10 San Francisco.
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c,-pSCHTpTIoN RATES:

DA1LY CALL dncluding Sundaysl, SO per year by
psH postpaid Is cents per week. or 90 cents per
,siepdsr month. through carriers DAILY CALL,
f,,ccpies three months, Sc 25. SUNDAY CALL
,si1teen paees). 81 so per year. postpaid SUNDAY
CAILand WEEKLY CALL 81 so per year'postpaid
WEEKLY CALL Is psges), 81 per year. postpaid
TEE CALL cannot return rejected manuscripts
rtf will the editor enter into correspondence re-
t,rr
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FrEN1TuRE.-By Chas. Levy & Co.. at ll3o
Market ST. at 10 o'clock
FrRNfrVRE-By WIN Butterhed at G35 Web
eter ST. AZ j o'clock
IrFNlTuBF.-By Geo. +. Lamson. at Sl4 Turk
81 AZ i O clock.
FUFNlTUBF.-By Il. J. simmons, at o2l Geary
y a.
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SOS Montgomery street. near Clay. open until IL
o'clock p. n. BRANCH OFFICES: 7lO Market
street. Kearny, open until II O'Clock midnight;
S9e HAYES street. open until $50 O'Clock, COS
Larkn street omen until 30 o'clock % 8 Mission
street, open until o'clock Z, NJ; and 10 Ninth
street, omen until $3.50 p. "
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THE many MORNING CALL

FOR SALE Al
NV YORK. BRENTANo BROS. Union Square
C,t.capo ....,.. News Stand Palmer House
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THE CALL CALENDAR.
NOTTGEE
EovEMBER, 1892.

hny Of our patrons aeho fail to find THE
MORNING CALL for sale bV tr0in-50ys
VidcoWer a faUOr By notifying his office Of
aQ0ct, naming The date and train,
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WEATHER PREDICTIONS.

DEPARTMENT or AGRICULTURE.
WEATHER BUREAU,
KAN FRANCIsCO, November Il, 1891
oe5cfaI Forecast for Twenty-four Hours
Ending Midnight Tuesday.
Northern California - Fair, except foggy and
cloudy along the coast with showers on the north
west coast: south to west winds slightly cooler
Southern California - Fair weather. westerly
winds slightly cooler.
san Francisco-Fair, but foggy and cloudy; south
So west winds; slightly cooler. JAMES }. GRAY
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-22

Entomologists in general concede that
upward of 100000 species Of insects have
been recognized and named; some authorj-
ties place these figures 10000 higher. and
even these latter figures are believed TO not
represent more than one-tenth of the nnm.
Der actually inhabiting the globe.
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THE MORNING CALL
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FERTILIZATION OFFICE :

Has a larger circulation than any other
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PROBABLY no medicine before the pubIic c,vss
such universal satisfaction Hoods Sarsaparilla
Druggist say their customers invariably speak wen
OF IT. Be sure TO get Hoods.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-11-22

In nature we have morning, noon and
night; fish, flesh end fowl. Hundreds of
vines and grasses have their leaves and
blades set in groups of three.
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JF.CUTTER'sOLD BoURBoN.-This celebrated
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DIR. A. 8. Cook MRS. DIR. Cook removed To
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BROWNS BRONCHIAL TRocHEs" will relieve
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NOTICE OF MEETINGS.

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