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attention is drawn. An inert community
never can build up great city; it is men.
not sticks and stones nor degrees Of lati-
tude, which create metropolis. New York
has become the great city of the East, not
so much because it stood at the mouth Of
the Hudson, which is only nayigable for a
hundred miles, but because il was peopled
by men of broad minds and far-Teaching
enterprise, whose energy commanded sue
cess. Milford Haven, in Wales, has far
better natural advantages as a seaport than
Liverpool, and a few years ago it had
great boom which put up real estate TO fancy
prices. But the people had no foresight;
they all wanted TO make fortunes out CT
newcomers; and trade and navigation
grayitated TO the city by the Mersey, where
every inducement was held out to attract
them.
Given the requisite judgment and prud-
ence, there is no suTer way to grow rich than
to use lots in thriving city as savings
bank. and to put into them the savings
which result from life of industry and
frugalty. 1t is oftener she steady plodder
who becomes millionaire than the specu-
lator. The latter sometimes accumulates
fortune but il may vanish by the road 1t
came; whereas he who adds lot to lot. little
by little, and understands that mortgage
is deed Of sale in disguise, is pretty sure
TO find himself rich before he dies.
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ASTOR AND RICHES.

William AstGT, who died recently, was
a grandson of John Jacob Astor, but be-
longed to the younger branch of the family.
The bulk Of the Astor estate went to the
eldest son of William b. AstOT, who was
named John Jacob after his grandfather.
William, the man who has just died, is said
to have left a fortune of S70,000,O00, which
he acquired without the exercise of enter
prise in any form. He just bought vacant
lots in the city of New York wherever lie
found them, and spent his life in collecting
his rents. building dweliDg-houses and
keeping them in repair; by so doing dur
ing a long life he accumulated a fortune
which is one Of the If not the larges. on
this continent. his riches grew out of the
extraordinary development of the city in
which he was born, and where he spent his
life.
Most Of the great fortunes possessed by
Americans have been acquired by the same
means. a few men have acquired wealth
by mercantile or industrial ventures, by
building railroads and canals, by opening
mines. by launching steamships. by con-
verting raw products into finished goods, or
by judicious purchases of securities at
periods of depression. A few have become
But for one of these, ten rich Americans
have become rich By buying land or lUts-
not on credit, but with cash-and letting il
rise in value oD their hands. In New York
and Cbirago. where the advance in real
estate has been steady and uniform, the
richest citizens trace their wealth TO the
investments in lots which they began with
their earliest savings and kept up through
out their life. 1t was an easy way to for
tune. 1t did net require activity or genius
All that was required was judgment to buy
in the right spot and prudence to keep out
of debt. Perhaps judgment and prudence
are as rare as more shining attributes.
To make fortune in city real estate. a
man must possess foresight enough TO buy
in the right city, and in the right part of
that city. The Californian who, in the ff-
ties, bought in the Sierra towns generally
left his money where he put it; if he had
bought near the coast he might have be-
come rich. And, again, the San Franeiseans
who. in the sixties, bought on Rincon Hill
or Union street paid as much or nearly as
much per front foot as James Lick did for
his lots on Suffer and Market streets the
latter made prodigious fortune, willie the
former have never seen the time when they
could get their money back. To choose
rightly. foresight and judgment is required.
A century ago, some very long-headed peo-
/ pie in the East felt sure that the great At
lantic seaport was going to be Perth Am
boy, and that the destiny Of New York,
fifteen miles distant was problematieal
Vast sums OF money were put into lots,
houses and wharves in the New Jersey
seaport. They have proved almost total
less. while the Astors have established a
dynasty Of millioDaires by sticking to the
city on the Hudson.
To choose real estate investments wisely,
man must consider not only geographical
position, but also the quality Of the people
who are settling in the place to which his
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as NEW YORK GOES.

The Examiner admits that the electoral
vote Of New 7 Ork is indispensable 10 Demo-
cratic success. 1t agrees too with other
Democratic orscles that Mr.. Cleveland can
not carry New York. The electoral vote Of
the Empire State is 10 the hands of Mr..
Hill, who will cast it for himself OF for any
candidate the national convention may
nominate at bis dictatiOn. But the casting
about for candidates is made on the assump-
ton that he will not cast the vote Of New
York for any candidate he does rot cause
to be nominated. This is pretty kind of
Democracy. The advantage Mr.. Hill has
in New York over Cleveland. Carlisle,
Campbell, or other reputable Democratic
asljrants is in his control Of the machine
1t is notthat he is popular with the people
In fact there is a formidable popular re-
volts at the methods by which he gained con-
troll OF the convention which elected dele
gates TO- the national convention. II ap-
pears therefore that the Presidency OF the
United States depends upon the nomina-
ton at Chicago of Mr.. Hills candidate. If
he is allowed to name the candidate he viii
give that candidate the vote Of New York
and the country viii go Republican. The
chances ara that the Chicago conven-
ton will surrender. Cleveland, Carlisle,
Campbell and others viii be cast aside be-
cause Hill will not allow either one Of them
toearry New York. 1t thus appears that
the most reckless and disreputabie machine
politician the country has recently pro-
duced is giving the law to the really great
men of.the party.
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MEA> UREs, NOT MEN.

The Democratic party seems to have for
gotten its old battle-cTy Of measures not
men. 1t is now casting about for men and
somewhat. Indifferent as to measures. The
people are told that this Democrat can carry
this State and that another Democrat can
carry another State, and that third Demo-
crat who poorly represents the party must
not be nominated because he cannot carry
certain Stale. From all this it would seem
thatmen have risen above measures. IF the
party keeps measures strictly in view it
should be able TO do its best with either one
Of half dozen Of the men who have been
mentioned as possible candidates. We i'm
agine that the real trouble with the Demo
cratic party is a mi@giving that their meas
ures are unpopular. The success Of the
Mckinley act has thrown the party on the
losing side OF the most important issue
now before the people. Men who really be-
lieved in tariff refoTm four years ago are
doubtful of it now. They see that pTotec-
ton is working well and are less inclined to
take chances Of a change in policy than
when the Mckinley bill was an experiment.
A writer who claims to be non partisan
gives any Democratic candidate 173 electoral
votes. OF these 100 are votes that cannot be
lLAAtuCCQ ny AdLl4 CDlolucA0AlUuSs 1ue
. race question determines the vota Of every
one Of the Southern States. There is in
this estimate but one Northern State in
which tie tariff is considered an issue.
That State is New jersey, manufacturing
State which has clung to tile Democratic
party in past years on the ground that the
tariff was nots strict party question. What
ever truth there may have beer in this
assumption eight or ten years ago there is
; little or none now. The Democratic party
is practically united in favor of tariff for
revenue policy. It appears, therefore, that
with the one exception. of New Jersey, the
. States in which our manufacturing indus
tries are. chiefly located are admittedly Re-
publican. Thus we see that the party
: hopes to establish policy hostile to the in
teTests Of almost the entire North by the
votes Of States which do not make the pro-
: tection peliey an issue. On a straight issue
OF protection or tariff for revenue there is
:; not-a. Northern State which would not vote
for protection. When the measures Of a
party are so weak the hope Of success nat
ufally depends upon men.
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PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

The Shah of Persia promises To visit Ber-
lin ana Paris this summer.
The new residence of w. X. Vanderbilt at
Newport will be gorgeous affair.
Judge Fem of the Connecticut Supreme
Court is called tie Chauncey Depew Of the
Nutmeg State,
The secretary OF the British Authors As
ISOLATION bears the curiously alliteratiye
title Of 5. Squire Sprigg.
Dr. Fridthjoy Nansen has about completed
preparations for his trip TO the north pole.
He will start next January.
George Brandes, the eminent Danish es-
sayist, recently delivered % lectures on
Shakespeare in Copenhagen.
Although William Dewitt Hyde has been
president of Bowd0in College nearly seven
years he is still a young man, being only 81
years Of age.
Gladstone, Salisbury and Chamberlain
each have son in Parliament, but the
younger men have thus far achieved reputa-
ton chiefly by being sons of their respective
fathers.
A sister of the late Cardinal Manning Is
Sill living. She Is now over 80 years of
age, but IS said to be the wonder and ad-
mlration of the neighborhoOd" for the part
she takes in all charitable work.
st. Louis claims Miss Murfree ("Charles
Egbert Craddock' as q resident when she
began her struggle for literary fame. 1t is
also dlVulged by VeraclOus chronicler
out there that Miss Murfree wears false
bangs.
Samuel Minturn Peck, the poet, is in some
respects a queer genius. He lives like a
hermit on his farm near Tuscaloosa, Ga,
and Notwithstanding the fact that the critics
have crowned him a poet, he Is very sensi-
tive on that subject and invariably enters
modest protest when laurel is served up 10
him at dinner.
Remenyi, the violinist. has been asked
by the Worlds Fair officials to place his
large collection of artistic and chronological
cuTiOsities on exhibition. Many OF these ar
ticles were presents given TO him for per-
formances before royalty, civilized and bar
barrie, and the collection includes weapons,
plaques, scarfs, see piers, carved ivory, gold
and lacquer work from many different
lands
Tennyson reads a great number of novels,
SAYS the BoOkman. The time spent in
reading them is in the evening So engrossed
does he become in their peTusal that it Is a
matter of difficulty to get him to red. He
rises late and breakfasts in his bedroom,
usually taking stroll at about Y and lunch
ing at about 2 o'clock. Much Of the after
noon is spent by himself, when he enjoys
the luxury of his pipe with which nothing
is allowed to interfere) and reireshes him
self with a nap.
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southern voyages. The purser of one
steamer had even orders to put any person
ashore who should presume TO ATTEMPT TO
be passenger from San Diego This indi-
Gates highly enterprsing spirit in the &C
comm0dation Of the public, who through
the Government pay the company its
subsidy. Ii is also shown that freight and
mails fare no better. The company regards
San Diego as port to be ostracised. 1t
would actually have better advantages IL
il were in Mexico, for then the company
would at least not ignore 1t, although it
might charge all the Traffic would bear.
The investigation Is net yet concluded and
Mr.. Bowers should not miss the opportunity
of showing why the company acts in this
indefensible and seemingly self wOunding
manner. The corrupt bargain with the
railroads must be laid bare to throw into
clear light The real position Of men who ac-
tually try 10 stif1e trade. Congress may not
have power to sever this unholy pact be-
tween the land and the seq, but il can work
out the calculation whether it is worth
while paying the subsidy.
BY this time anarchists in England may
begin to understand that they have hard
row to hoe ii they carry their crazy doc
tTines to extremes. Upon the conviction OF
the deluded Walsall anarchists an article
appeared in a Journal of the firebrand type
eXecrating and denouncing for vengeance
some of the authorities who had been in
slrumeEtal in melting out punishment to the
anarchists. Among others thus aspersed
and marked for revenge were the Home
Secretary and the Judge who presided at
the trial. This was too much for the Eng
lsh sense OF fair play, and the publisher
and editor have been brought to trial. with
the result that the latter goes to Jail for Is
months. and the publisher gets scot free by
proving that he had no connection with the
journal at the time of publication. A II order
would be subyerted if people were allowed
10 preach murder and the destruction of
property at their own sweet will, merely be-
cause they do not agree with the constitu-
ton Of society. The punishment in this
instance is all the keener because it has
fallen upon the offenders with celebrity.
DR.. l.. Landouzy. physician of emnence
in Paris, has made some remarkable dis
closures on tuberculosis as the cause of
very high death rate among children. He
declares that lie will never be weary Of re-
peating at this moment Of discussion on the
depOpulatiOn OF France that tuberculosis of
itself does more to depopulate the country
than alcohol, syphilis and Malthusianism
put together. In France, he says, hardly
anything is done to tut people on their
guard against tuberculosis eontagiOn, and
in the matter of prevention veterinary
science is further advanced than TIE science
of medicine as applied to man. He main
tains that the public should be as we'll
informed in the matter OF tuberculosis dis
eases as they already are with regard to
fever or hydrophobia. Only a small pOr-
ton OF the tuberculosis which attacks and
carries away babyhood can be assigned to
hereditary causes. There are 2O0O babies
ton at ages ranging from few days to
years.
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FOREIGN TRADE.

& local free-trade contemporary lectures
San Francisco for sending representatives To
Congress who vote for protection. 1t points
TO New York's unbroken list Of free-trade
Representatives, to BostOn's two, Baltmore's
three and Philadelphia one, and assumes
San Francisco to be IN the wrong because
she has not even one. II is true that free
trade relies mainly in seaport cities for sup
port. New York, which does the importing
business for nine-tenths Of the whole eoun-
try, finds greater profit in that business than
in local manufactures. Boston comes next
to New York in the magnitude Of its i'm
ports. Philadelphia, however, has stood by
its manufacturing interests in preference TO
the importing interest, and Baltimore is
Democratic rather than free trade. The
most Influential Democratic politician of
Maryland is but little more Of free-trader
than was Samuel j. Randall. a Pennsyl-
vania Democrat. whe was supported by
both parties because lie was a sound pro-
teetiOnist San Francisco, Of all American
cities. is the most ia need of protective
duties. The higher labor standard main
tanned here require the aid Of duties on such
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- First Presbyterian Church Garner
ef~C OF Van Ness ave. and Sacramento sf-ESev
Robert Mackenzie, DID. PASTOR Services AT II
NJ. and 745 p The Rev John Rea GaneraI
Superintendent; Mr.. J. G. Chown Superintendent
Sunday at 12:45 p. NJ. Young Peonle,s So
ciety of Christian Endeavor at 6;30 p NJ PRAYER
meeting wednesday evening at AS p NJ All are
welcome TO these services. ]
@ First Methodist Episcopal Church.
E>S Powell ST, bet. Washington and Jacsson1
Rev. NJ. ID. BUCK pastor; residence 1918 CLAY st
Glass meetings at 10 A. NJ. and 1920 and p NJ
Boys Brigade Bible drill at 10 A. NJ Sermon at II
A. NJ, on Looking at the Unseen" and AZ 2 az
p. NJ. on "AppropTiating Fsithn School for BibIe
study, including Annts MerrilPs class az $40
p. NJ. Young peoples meeting at 80 p M PRAYER
and testimony service Monday Wednesday and
Thursday nights. Normal training class Thursday
night. Phmnix Band of Hope Friday night The
seats are free and strangers are cordially invited
~ Central Methodist Episcopal Church.
IS~S Rev. Edward Thompson, IL D.. Secretary of
the American Sabbath Union, VIII preach In the
morning on the subject "Shall the Wor DIS Fair be
closed on Sunday" In the evening q :45 o'eloek1
the same clergyman Will deliver an Illustrated lee
ture on the Evils OF Sunday Work. He will use
three large oil paintings by Long which have never
before been In this city. Seats free Sunday
school at l O'Clock. Prayer meeting w ednesday
7:45 p. NJ The pubic cordially invited to ali Of
these services. 1
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EXPLANATION.

The Sacramento Record Union indorses
the work OF the Republican convention
which recently assembled at Stockton to
select delegates to assist in nominating a
President and Vice-PTesident of the United
States at Minneapolis. Tie paper terms it
a representative body. THE CALL agrees
with its contemporary TO a certain extent !;
it was body majority Of whose members
represented the interests Of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company. This is why
nothing was said about freights and fares.
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foreign products as compete with our own.
We would do but little work ia this State
which can be done abroad if the products
of cheaper labor countries could be I'M
ported without other expense than trans
portation. But large foreign commerce is
open to San Francisco in the natural prod
ucts of foreign countries which are ad-
miited free OF duty. The Mckinley tariff
protects the natural products Of the United
States, but admits without duties such oil
tie natural products of other countries as
30 not compete with our own. with steam
ship lines touching at Central and South
American ports for the purpose of taking
freight at fair rates the foreign commerce
Of San Francisco may be greatly increased.
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THE SECRET.

Surprise is expressed because the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company favors the South
ern Pacific Railroad Company. There is
nothing strange about il. for uBquestionably
a controlling interest Of the stock of the
steamship company is owned by the rail-
roads. The steamships are used to keep up
the price of overland fTeights. and it seems
to injure the Inhabitants of this city and
State. How can people prosper who pay
Tor freigbts nearly all their products come
to when they reach market?
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WEATHER REPORT.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, }
W EATHER BUREAU.
SIX FpaNCTSCo Nav Is 1892.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, }
WEATHER BUREAU.
san FRANCISCO, May Is. 1897
Forecast for Per Cd Ending AT Midnig Int
Saturday
For Northern Califoruia-oc Occasional light rains.
except fair in the extreme southeast portion;
variable winds; cooler. except nearly stationary
temperature along the coast and in the northwest
portion.
For Southern CalIfornia-Cloudy weather. with
showers except fair in the eastern portion; yari-
able winds; cooler, except nearly stationary tenn
peTature in the southeast portion.
For Oregon ana Washington-Rain: variable
winds. brisk to high on the Washington coast;
cooler, except slightly warmer in Northern Wash
4ngtOn.
Fer Nevada-Fair except light rain and snow
Jn northern portion; brisk. variable winds; cooler
except slightly warmer It WiRnemueea-
For Utah-Fair, except light rain Ia the northern
portion; cooler.
Local Forecast.
For san Franclsco-Fair. followed by showers;
Sill hty cooler.
JOHN P. FINLEY, Ofieer in charge.
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Attention. Eastbnund Passanuara

FAST TIME TO THE EAST Commencing sun
day. May /, through Pullman rst-cass sleeping cars
will run daily from San Francisco to Chicago with
out change. via the FLO Grande and GREAT ROCK
ISLAND ROUTE, reducing the time to CHICAGO
to THREE DAYS AND 20 HOURS ana 70 NEW
YORK TO FOUR DAYS AND % HOURS. running
via Salt Lake City, Leadvile, Colorado Springs and
Omaha passing through the Royal Gorge ana ali the
magnificent scenery of the Rocky Mountains. For
seepingear reservations apply to any ticket agent
of the Southern Pacific Company. or to CLINTON.
JONES, General Agent ROCK ISLAND ROUTE. 80
Montgomery street.
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STOLEN SLLyERwARE.-Mary A. Pleasant has
recovered judgment for S459 against Isadore
Appel for sllVerware sold TO him by burglar,
VINO mad stolen II from the residence OF Thomas
Bell, as admitted by him on the Witness stand
before Judge Hebbard. All the plumber was re-
covered save that sold to the defendant, Appel
q paMnbrOker. - -I'~.'
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SOS Montgomery street. near Clay, open until IL
o'clock 7. T. BRANCH OFFICES: 7l5 Market
street. near Kearny, open until IL O'Clock midnight
$50 Hayes street, open until $50 O'Clock; 6o3
rsrkiD street. open until 80 O'CLOCK; 25I8 Mission
street. open until O'Clock p, NJ; and 1l6 Ninth
street, CQea until 80 r
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THE FssTERN OFFICE OF THE GAIL,
SC Potter building, New York City, is provided with
fi6sof california papers. Visitors welcome. Al
NtItsE rates and sample copies furnished
F. X. MISCH, Manager.
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TEE CALL CALENDAR.
NAY 1892.
NOTICBI

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Battered a Non-Union Man.

John Shaughnessy and John b. Owen,
lumber-handlers, who gave David Moroney,
nOn-union man, severe beating on March
"a, we're tried before jury yesterday and
convicted Of battery. Judge Xix sentenced
them 70 paw fine of 500 each
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On account of the recent rainstorm the
fete champetre on Angel Island, for the
benefit Of The WOman's Exchange. has been
postponed until Saturday. the 14th inst
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HOOPS Sarsaparils. the most popular and sue
ceSsfui blood purifier before the public is pre-
pared only by c. l. Hood Co., Apothecaries,
Lowell, Mass, and Is sold by all druggists
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lNsoLVENT.-Hansen Brothers, restaurant
Keepers at so and 40 Third street, are bankrupt
and have filed In Insolvency. They owe about
$1,000
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"KRITIKo" reads character from handwriting.
Write In ink, on unruled paper in an undis-
euised band. state sex. Send with 90 cents.
chant street, San Francisco
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THE MORNING CALL
pvrRTTCATEON OFFICE /:

Has a larger circulation than any other
newsDaper published in San Francisco.
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- DALI MoRNTNG IL

FOR SALE AT
New York. .BRENTANO BROS. Union SQUARE
Cticaqo - News Stand Palmer House
New ,lrIfoDs GALLOT & JOUBERT,
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