The morning call., 1892-07-08

lie ClOsllk uCulS OF -LDS ne OF cyrus W.
Field are very pathetic. In hisdelirium his
brain HES back:to the achievements in lay
ing The Atlantic cable-an enterprise which
then lad few friends, and was despaired OF
by practical commerce. But now the earth
is engirt with cables and gridironed with
land wires Nobody cares to reflect that
this is the achievement OF a generation.
The message-sender writes out his message
and puts down his dollars, aud wonders
why a Communication from Calcutta or
HoDg-koBg, Melbourne or Valparaiso, or
Kimberly in South Africa, is minutes
late. Mr.. Field had his share in this
achievement, and 50 there Is a certain
solemnity In his brain barking back to such
sounds on shipboaTd as Stop boat! Works
all wrong" The mind has run down and
ID unwinding reveals its i'm preSsions.
Some Of the companions of Cyrus Field
in laying the Atlantic cable survive, but
they are all old men, and cannot long re-
main behind with the minority. The most
prominent OF them is that most interesting
scientific giant, although small Of stature,
Sir William Thomson, recently created a
peer under the title OF l. ord Kelvin. By
his countrymeD, Sir William Is generally
believed TO be The r0undest mathematical
head that has been seen on earth since
Newtons day. In one respect he has done
miracles for ocean tele2raphy by his inyen-
lion OF the syllable galyanometer, an in
strument which IN Res the faintest signals
Ineligible, and never can do damage TO a
cables structure. Another prominent man
in cable commercial manipulation is SIR
George Elliot. commonly called 1.-THE pit
laddie" by the miners of Northumberland.
Sir George has accumulated a vast fortune
Ia cables and other enterprises, but as he is
simply A common, shTewd man Of business
his fame viii not survive longer than his
money,
A gentleman who has a certain domestic
interest in old silver and who recently Of
fered the same for sale, and was only Of
fered 30 cents per ounce. asks with simple
confidence whether in the event Of a free
silver coinage bill being passed the Cove m
ment will give him 81 per ounce for his old
silver and put the mintage IN his hand IN
dollars. He is assured by a contemporary
that If free coinage OF silver becomes the
law he may hope TO enjoy even better ad-
vaDtages. The ounce duly stamped with
Government credit will jump considerably
above dollar in value. The pOsSessors of
silver tea-ketiles may therefore do well 10
await realization from the benefits Of
friendly legislation. But it is more than
likely that the common-sense OF the nation
viii put down its foot upon Fictitious values
transparently artificial in creation.
1t must be a little irritating to Prince
Bismarck that after having uttered num-
"a
affairs governmental in Germany. the Off
cial organ of the Government should in
stately way declare that the ex-Chancellor
has said nothing worthy of being taken
notice of. This is a prudent course to pur-
sue in dealing with a man OF Bismarck's
eminence. The ex-Chancellor may there
fore reserve his seveTest slabs of criticism
for the Reichstag, should he venture to
appear there in Old age and unvel bis own
policy IN contrast with that of bis successor.
Ii is all very well to say that Bismarck does
not shuh fight and is not afraid of prosecu-
ton. lie can utter numberless asperites
of the most singing description, and yet
keep clear of vindictve action. But Ger
many will do well to leave him alone.
There appears to be an underlying maud
linism throughout California in the treat
ment of crime. All because they stopped a
stage aud killed passenger, the Ruggles
brothers are enjoying a species of social
honor Of the Claude Duval eminence in their
place of incarceration. The ladies of the
neigbbOrhOOd have become int res ted in
them, and are supplying them with the CON-
forts OF good table. and with everything
requisite In literature to console aud ele-
vate the mind. One OF the brothers who
secured the treasury-boX ana the bullion
seems have been hardened like Pharaoh in
regard to his former life. He declines 80
tell where the bullion is that he stole, and
tHlnRs " VIII come III Mandy Wnen ne Is on
trial. From this we may infer that too
much philanthropy in a prison is perni-
ciOuS.
An ex-Attorney-General of Hawaii has
published an article in which he advocates
the transfer OF the Hawaiian Islands to the
United States as first choice, and then, If
America does not accept, to England aud
Germany or TO France and Russia. II the
Hawaiian people are tired of controllinp
their own affairs, which is by no means
evident, the United States might consider
the plum worth swallowing. No other
country mas much interest in the group.
and the United States would not view with
favor its appropriation by any other power.
1t will. however, require more than a maya
zine article 10 induce the United States to
assume the Initiative