The morning call., 1893-11-30

VINO represents the State is Oh the same
committee. A million dollars spent on
the San Joaquin and Sacramento would
effect wonders in river navigation. Quite
apart from fresh railroads in the valleys,
when must be constructed If progress Is
10 De mi de, the dredsing and stlaighten-
Ing OF our principal rivers ought not to be
neglected. The work is neither very
costly nor difficult
Berkeley and Palo Alto meet on the
football field to-day and each will doubt
less play tooth and nail, as the phrase goes.
for victory. Should it stop raining there
may be just little enjoyment for players
and onlookers in the hald tussle, but the
ground is certain to be soft, and those VINO
are downed and rolled in the scrlmmages
and runs may expect to be very plctur-
esque at the finish and unusually heroic in
aphotograph. The winning team may ex-
pect 10 be Jubllant whatever the state oil
the weather. and dol0rous indeed must be
the condition OF the vanquished.
On nine commodities shipped East from
three California points during October.
namely, beans, brandy, canned goods.
dried fruits. raisins, seed. wine. wool and
secured wool, Traffic Manager Leeds
shows that the difference of tariff between
the railroad rates in 1892 and 1898 amounts
TO saving of nearly 100000. The differ
ence per ton in favor of the shipper ranges
all the way from So to S2S. But for the
american Navigation Company's competi-
ton there would have been no such ad-
vantages. A company which assists COM
merce IN this practical manner gives the
best OF all reasons for its continuance.
A London dispatch describes De Melo
as having left the harbor of Rio in order
to intercept the vessels from New York
with which PeiXoto hopes to achieve won
ders. 1t is very likely another dispatch
will contradict this rumor. PeixOto could
make good use of the opportunity to close
Rio harbor against further insurgent visits,
but he would perhaps carefully avoid blow
Ing up the Aquidaban in the hope that it
may yet serve the republic OF Brazil, In a
week or two there should be definite news
OF some decisive results tending to end the
war.
Secretary Herbert is to ask Congress for
an appropriation to build one more battle
ship and four torpedo vessels of the
Ericsson type. This is a very modest pro-
gramme of construction. and only errs. it
may be concluded, on the side of propos-
ing too little. 1t is not question of pro-
vidiEg work at this or that shipbuiding
country. with two great lines of coast and
many interests abroad. OF late the navy
has had good deal of necessary cruising.
The United States is the only country
that has a national Thanks giving day.
The utmost that other countries do is to
order a special thanksgiving in respect of
some event out of the common, such as
the conclusion of a war or deliveranee
from some great peril. The celebration is.
like that of Christmas and E aster. turned
by the mass Of the people into the cheer
full form of enjoying good fare, and quiet
day of rest. We have not too many holI-
days, and this is one which custom will
not allow to lapse.
The fashionable color of the winter, if
the Parisians have their way. as generally
they have in these matters, is to be Rus
sian green, or bottle green, out of compli-
ment to the Russian naval visitors and the
much-prayed for alliance. Gloves. ribbons,
hat trimmings and so forth, will shade into
green. Fortunately ii is not trying color
like vivid green, which requires a very
warm complexion to support.