The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-27

The reported disagreement between the
Panama Railroad and the Pacific Mail
Company may operate advantageously to
California. Should new steamship com
pany come into the field there would be
genuine competition with the Pacific Mail
Company and the Southern Pacific
practically the same interests. The mer-
chants of San Francisco could easily SuS-
tain a line in their own interest across the
isthmus, and hold aloof from any new
scheme of the Southern Paciflc. On the
other hand it might be better for the Panama
Railroad Company to be independent OF
any contract binding it to any particular
service Of steamers. The route is exceilent
and steamship companies cannot aDandon
it, if they have fair terms. an immeDseiy
increased volume of traffic could be accom-
modated on the isthmus. and probably IL
the route was kept unhampered by con-
tracts this increased traffic would flow
toward the isthmus in natural fashion.
TT in the midst of the election hurly-burly
the citizens Of San Francisco have time TO
read ANYTHING, they should peruse with
thorough attention the reports presented at
tho meeting of the Traffic Association. 1t
was the first annual meeting OF an organza-
tion of the business men of the city for the
nurposes of seIE-protection and the ad.
vancament of the city's interests. The
whole story of the movement and It's objects
ia faithfully outlined in those reports. The
Traffic Association never Woaiu nave nad
an origin but for the Oppressive treatment
Of tbis ritv and State by the Southern Pa
cifc Railroad Company. Tyranny and
crafty discrimination have brought about
| the natural result-revolt-and the cry Is
| everywhere, Down with this accnrsed
| monopoly. which is thr0ttllng business ana
cnrrnpting politics!" The welfare Of the
| city depends upon the healthy existence of
| this association, and 1t Is encouraging to
fnd if co we'll established and supported by
| the best elements in our CIVIC lie.
Professor Swinton. whose death is an
pornced in New York, will be remembered
| nv MANY as holding the chair OF English
literature at Berkeley over fifteen years ago.
He was educated for the ministry Of the
Scotch Free church. passage in his life
unon which he did not care TO dwell. His
| faste for book making was shown early by
| translation OF the Confessions OF Jean
| JACQUES Rousseau, but the WORK was
| broneht out anonymously. ana the transla-
| tor got not the smallest cIeult ior IL. fer-
! hans the study of other writings By Rous-
| ssan of far-reaching Influence gave him his
has to plod on in the production OF books
| for educational purposes. In such work he
was prolifc and faclle, and man who
| writes we'll for students does not miss his
| vocation as teacher'
The loss of a vessel from New York on
q sunken rock a short distance from San
| Francisco shows that there is still some-
thing to be done in the accurate charting of
This coast. This particular rock will now
have a name, perhaps taken from the ship
| which has been instrumental Ia discovering
| IL by going to the bottom. Evidently there
| was no suspicion from surface appearances
| that anv danger was 10 be expected, but all
this will come out clearly when The tull
| facts are disclosed.
The poetic gift does not appear to be
broadspread in Great Britain for the only
Englishman who is thought worthy OF the
laureateship is:Swinburne Not a single
! Scotchman is in the field, or is suggested
| One Irisbman is. however, proposed as
worthy OF the honor-Mr. I. ID. Sullivan,
MP. who certainly has written some stir
| ring patriotic verse, not all OF II palataDle 10
| English ears. but greatly admired in Ire
| land.
The spectacle OF Mr.. Gladstone. the aged
Premier of England. addressing great
audience at Oxford on the universities Of
the middle ages, shows what vitality al
well as versatility the statesman has. Mr.
| Gladstones heart and tastes really lear
toward erudition, rather than the exercise
| OF administrative power, but ne mas quail
ties which fit him for the career OF thu
scholar and the political leader in well-bal
anced proportion. 4 good deal Of history
would have another complexion had Glad
stone iained the church or become a uniyer-
slty professor.
The rumor still runs that the Prince o.
Wales and his son, the Duke Of York, viii
visit the United States next year and go t
the Chicago exhibition. 1t is extremely i'm
probable that father and son will both come
One might, but not both. Reasons OF stat
are fiigety questions in England, and unit
the Duke of York is married and has fam
lily the English people will not feel quit,
easy about the succession. Any possibility
of an heir TO the throne being found in thu
Duke of Fife succession would excite dis
may. There is no absolute reason VIII,
Queen Victoria should not cross the Atlanta
and visit Chicago. She visits Italy, Francs
and Germany, and 1t is only journey Of
few days longer to reach New YORK.