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The morning call., 1893-12-12
The WRONG MAN.

The Inter Ocean of Chicago shows more
zeal than discretion in charging Personal
Agent Blount with treason for entering
into correspondence with foreign Govern
ment Ii there is any penalty, legal or
moral. attached to the acts of Mr.. Blount,
performed under the authority of the
President, it goes past the agent and rests
upon his principal. Mr.. Blount received
Instructions or orders from the President,
and it was The business of the President
to see that the orders be gave and the off,
cials he appointed were IN accord with Ia w.
The point was made in THE CALL and
other journals months ago that Mr.. Cleve-
land could not lawfully supersede Min
lister whom the Senate had confirmed by
an official whom the Senate had not con-
hrmed. There was no emergency In the
matter The Senate was in executive ses-
sion when Blount was appointed, and
would have considered the nomination had
it been sent to them. 1t has been held in
well-informed circles that Minister Stevens
should not have recognized the authority
Of an official, or personal representative,
of less authority than himself He had
been placed in charge of certain Offices by
the President and the Senate. and should
have held his charge until an envoy ap-
peared clothed with corresponding powers.
But Blount had nothing to do with this.
He was allowed to exercise the authority
the President attempted to endoW him
with, and Of the three Is the least respon-
sible for any failure to comply with the
terms of the law.
The true inwardness Of the Hawaiian
episode has not yet been disclosed. Blount
clearly went TO the islands under orders
70 make a report adverse to the Provis-
ioDal Government. The New York Herald
has bossted that the Blount report was
substantially Identical with the letters of
its sIecial island correspondent, Mr..
Charles Nordhoff. 1t is a matter of fact
that MIR. Nordhoff's first letter to the
Herald was posted the morning after bis
arrival at Honolulu. The inference is
that it was written ON the trip from San
Francisco TO Honolulu, and from informa-
tion obtained either in San Francisco or
on the steamer going out. The first Nord-
hoff letter struck the keynote to which sue
ceeding letters were attuned. The
Herald Endorsed The letters editorially and
appeared to the initiated to be laying out a
course for the administration to follow.
The question now occurs as to the in.
struetions. Was the Herald following
instructions from Dir. Cleveland or did it
ambush the, President into an untenable
position? In its sane moments the Herald
could hardly suppose that it mad power to
lead public opinion in the United States.
But it either led the President or fol.
lowed him into quagmire.
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NONE WHATEVER.
Eugene KelIy's Retirement Will Have
No Effect Here.

SIT viii not have the slightest effect on us
here" said President Joseph A. Donohoe OF
the Donohoe-Kelly Banking Company yester-
day, in reply to query relative 10 the retire
men OF Eugene Kelly ST.. from the control of
the banking system OF Eugene Kelly s. Co.
"We will go on doing business just the same,
IN the same location and wi b the same name i"
MIR. Donohoe continued, alluding to the future
OF the local institution.
The only effect that it will have on the New
York house," he observed, "wIll be to change
lis location from 40 Exchange to Nassau and
Beekman streets.
I'VE Will do a more concentrated business,
now," said Nlr. DonohOe.
The headline, "Will Close Its Doors" over
the New York dispatch in yesterdays CALL.
was rather misleading, and Mr.. DOnohoe was
annoyed about It, Such thing as "ciosing its
doors" was the farthesi possible removed from
the local banks Intentions. In these days
OF general lack Of confidence bankers are
naturally sensitive on the standing of their
concerns, and The CALL hastens TO correct
any wrong impression such q headline might
have produced.
The caption, however, was based upon the
opening stat ment OF & G dispatch, which said
The New York World would announce the pros
pectlve dissolution OF Eugene Kelly s. Co. AS
II was telegraphic infoI nation the headline
should not have created the impression Mr..
Donohoe supposed II did. 1t did not necessa.
rlly have any local bearing.
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PROTESTS TO CONGRESS.
The Semi Annual Meeting of the
State VitiCulturai Commission.

The semi-annual meeting of the State Board
OF Viticul ural Commissioners was held yester-
day morning at lO1 Sansome street. Those
present were Messrs. Bundschu. Preber, West
De Turk, Bichowsky and c. A. WetmoIe
Reports were received from Winfield Scott,
secretary, and from c. j. Wetmore, executive
officer Of the board. Charles A. Wetmore re-
ferred 10 Oldbam's report of California wines
and spoke OF the good results 20 follow It's pub.
icatiOn. He stated that il was he first critical
comparison OF our vittcultuTa products from a
foreign source and limited that representatives
of other countries might possibly follow Old
hams example.
The following resolution was adopted:
ResoIued, hat IL is the sense of the Board of
Viticutural Commissioners that the executive
committee of the Midwinter Fair be urged to use
spec al efforts TO receive an impartial and intelIi-
gent Representation OF California wines at the
Midwinter Fair In all such places where conces-
sions have been or will be granted to sell sue n
wines to visit RS, and that discrimination to
the detriment OF our products shall take place.
Letters were read from Congressman Geary.
dated al Washington. speaking With confidence
of the ultimate passage of all The measures
introduced by him in The interests of California
wine-groWers except the indemnificaton bond
Ing bill.
Protests were made by several members
against reduction OF the tariff on brandy from
81 80 TO 81 80 per gallon, and the tariff on
raisns from 21a cents TO 12 cents per pound.
Secretary Scott and G. a. Wetmore were ap-
pointed a committee 10 draft a memorial to
Cong ess embodyiBg the protest OF the Com.
mission on these points.
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THE TROUBLE WITH TARIFF RE-
FORM.

Mr.. Henry George Is reported as saying
that the trouble with the Democratic party
is that cit is full OF avo@ed protecti onists
or whitewashed protectionists." Mr..
George is right in bis diagnosis. But when
he proceeds to treat the case the looseness
Of his reasoning appears. He would turn
the protecti0nist Democrats over to the
Republicans. In other words, he would
annihilate the Democratic party. If the
genuine free.taders and the Democrats
who will stand by genuine revenue tariff
could be fused into one political orgsniZa-
tion. they would not constitute a respec-
table third party in pointof numbers. Mr..
Cleveland was supposed to go as far In
that direction as public man could safely
20, but the tariff he presents to the Demo-
cratic Congress is assailed by both free
traders and revenue tariff advocates as q
modification of the Mckinley tariff. Its
principal feature is its desertion of the
producers of raw material, whom the Nc
Kinley tariff cared for. Mr.. George Is
logical enough to perceive that protection
In spots is unjust. II is not fair to require
producer of raw material to do business
under the conditions created by the protec-
tive policy and to except his industry from
the general rule. The Cleveland nonde-
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should abandon these pleasant positions
and seek the servitude of the kitchen will
not be kindly received. A girl who faces
life with the consciousness that she has 10
earn her own living, and who succeeds in
escaping the kitchen, generally thinks that
she has made at least a partial success.
TIE reverend gentleman combines the
kitchen suggestion with an admonition to
kitchen-owners that they make the lot OF a
kitchen girl more pleasant than it now is.
This advice will get the zeal us reformer
into trouble with the ladies who own and
control kitchens. There is no lady who
will admit that the place she offers
kitchen girl is not quite as good IS the girl
desires. In this way the reformsr will
find himself between two fires. He will,
indeed. be fortunate if he is not requested
to preach about things that he has some
little knowledge of.
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TO SUCCEED PENNIE.
Florence Hinckley Wants to Admin
lister the Rjythe Estate.

Attorney General w. II. 81. Hart walked Int
the County Clerks Office at an early hour yes
terday morning and tled on behalf OF Mrs
Florence Blythe Hinckley an application for
especial letters OF administration over the
estate OF Thomas Ii. Blythe, deceased.
The application is consequent upon the death
on Saturday last of ex-Public Administrator
James G. Pennie, who held the affairs OF the
Bl ythe estate in hand for some years. having
succeeded Public Administrator Roach. TO
whom the FIST letters were given 10 1883.
shortly after Mr.. Bythes death. The presr Mt
applicant bases her claim TO administer the
estate on the ground OF being the only daugh-
ter OF the deceased and consequently his next
of kin.
The present value OF the estate is placed at
over S3.OOOOO consisting OF real property
which brings in a monthly rental OF $4,000,
and s150.000 cash deposited In bank. Over
the guardianship OF an est te OF this magnitude
tn re Will without doubt be a hot contest, and
the various attorneys concerned in contests
over the distribution OF the property visited the
County Clerks Office yesterday. one after the
other, 70 examine the application made on be-
half OF Florence Blythe
Public Administrator Freese is expected to
1le similar application at any mOment, and
tomorrow Is set for the hearing OF the matter
before Judge Coffey.
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HOUNDS AND HARES.
Noe Valley Coursing Clubs Meeting
at Ocean View.

The newly organized Noe Valley COurSing
Club held its first meeting at Canavan's Ocean
View COursiDg Park on Sunday. One OF the
largest crowds OF the season was present, and
the affair went of in good shape. The dogs
were in fine fettle, and many exciting courses
were run.
The attraction was a twenty-eight dog stake,
for puppies and dogs.
In the puppy stakes j. OFarrelrs Eveline
beat T. OBrien's Battledlne. T. OBrien's
LamplighIer beat f. Kelter's Bsmark. G. Rear
dOn's Never Fail beat G. GannOn's Blue Streak,
F. Kelleher's Spring beat j. Suivan's Road
master, NJ. RyaD's Olympia beat j. Kelly. Vie
tor, p. kerrigan's Longstreet beat l. Moore's
CLIPPER.
In the first ties Eviene beat Lamplghter,
Spring beat Never Fear. aud Olympia beat
LOng~treet.
In the second ties Eveline beat Spring and
Olympia ran bye.
In the old dog stakes j. Kely's Judge Nor
row beat j. Kerwiu's Living Yej, W. Murphy's
Captain Morse beat j. Sh-a's Gorilla, j. j. MOf-
fits Gogeblc beat p. j. Cody's lroquOts, E. p.
Kenne's John w. beat j. OFarrelPs Sacra-
mento Belle, j. krrwn's Dan G beat G.
OBrieD's White Rustic j. T. krlly's Examiner
beat j. Kerwn's John Mitchell. G. Boriiend's
Chief beal e. Parkinson's Dandy jim, j. O'Far-
rel's So So beat j. Kerwin's Dolly Warden.
In che first ties Captain Morse beat Dolly
Warden, Gogebic beat John w, Dan c pelt EX-
aminer, anu So SO beat Chief
The secoud ties resulted in Captain Morse
beating Gogebic and Dan beating So So.
The finals between Olympia and Eveline in
the puppy stakes and Captain Morse and Dan
e In the old dog stakes will be run of next
Sunday. In addition TO Its regular prize for the
stake of Sl5 for the first and So for the second
dog purse OF $50 will be hung up for Captain
Morse aud Dan e.
j. Canavan acted as judge In place of T.
Donovan. ana Ed CauavaD acted as slipper.
Next Sunday the Pacific Coursing Club will
hold an open meeting. The d. awing for dogs
will take place on Thursday night al 123 OFar-
rell street.
The officers Of the Noe Valley Club were
banqueted last night at their ball on Twenty
fifth and Church streets. very enjoyable
menu was presented, and .mirth and good feel
Ing prevailed,
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THE NICARAGUA POLICY.

1t is stated from Washington that Presi-
dent Cleveland has a surprise in store on
the Nicaragua canal question. and that
Secretary Gresham is at work on a state
document which will convince the nation
that the administration has the success of
this great project sincerely at heart. and
will surely advance it in the right way
toward realization. The news is almost
too good to be true. President Cleveland
has done his best by various acts to con-
vince the country that he prides himself
upon determination and resoiuie infalli-
blity when once he has committed himself
to policy. 1t is not yet forgotten that he
spoiled Nicaraguan interests by withdraw
ing the canal treaty from the Senate in
1885, just as he has muddled affairs in
Hawaii by a similar exercise of his i'm
perious and unbending will But this is a
long time ago, in Presiden tial calendar,
and be may have convinced himself since
that Nicaragua is not quite outside the
domain of American interests, when war is
booming or looming in almost every coun-
try in South America, and it would be a
convenience to have short cut in naviga-
ton between the Atlantic and Pacific
better and can stamp his new-found wis
dom upon the mind of Congress, so much
will have been gained in carrying out a
national work of far-reaching i'm portance.
When the matter is looked at dispas-
sonately it Is hardly fair that the attitude
of on possumus should continue without
some more forcible argument than has
been advanced The company has been
formed and has spent money on the
isthmus. 1t has the concession and
valuable it is commercially If the company
had free hand. But it Is hamDered at
every turn. The Executive and Congress
have said the canal must be ours. The
nation in all sorts of conventions has SAID
the same thing. But 1t cannot be ours
without money and work. Congress has
refrain ed from giving thus far the proper
financial guarantee as a warrant for i'm
posing its authority and control Rail-
road men dread the canal and do all they
can TO tnwart its construction in Congress
and out of it. Bankers are timid and gen.
eral commercial men look for immediate
profits on investments of less magnitude.
Now. If the company were not harnessed
to this idea of political necessity and
SupIeH dCss TIC AHoIicdu continent lot
the American people, which 10 itself is
sound principle. it could 90 elsewhere and
get the money. The canal is really good
investment, on which large interest will
be earned. and If the Germans and the
English could have possession of the work
as a common private undertaking, un-
trammeled by national policies and rival
ries. they would soon find the money. Bu,
Americans would be short-sighted if they
permitted a second Suez canal to be
formed. entailng end of comIlicstions,
and all the more so because Nicaragua is
certain 10 be very profitable speculation.
One hundred millions OF dollars on such
work is mere bagatelle. Let Us hope
President Cleveland will go ahead whether
he stultihes himself or, as most people
would say, redeems himself.
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means given up hope. For an estate
which yields about $50, 900 year In rents
IL Is not to be expected in average human
nature that the great prize should wlthout
strife be lowered upon one person who
mas been pronounced the millionaire
daughter. Thera Is also a tidy sum In
cash lying at the disposal OF the lawfui
claimant. The case is not just as long as
some historic suits, but who knows now
prolonged it may become? Three branches
OF the lltigntion are pending. and one Ior
administration of the estate by Mrs.
Ainckley, the daughter, has Just been
commenced. The wheels OF the law do
not run very fast because they are well
fabricated.
The anarchist contingent had a bad
time OF 1t in London on Sunday. few
foreigners harboring grievances against
their respective motherland made the
usual efforts to convert Trafalgar Square
into stamping ground for venom and de-
nuDclation OF everything but their own
iazlness and rogue elephant propensi-
ties, and were treated to a severe dose of
suppression by the multitude itSelf. IN
which they expected to find sympath zers
Ihey must even have been grateful TO the
hateful police for protection against vio-
renee. Anarchists have more liberty In
England than anywhere in Europe. blu
the law is applied firmly and promptly be-
yond certain point of offensiveness.
Mere opinions count for little, but prop
aganda OF Indictment is rightly put down.
The Board of Health gives advice to
householders In San Francisco to'use the
scrubbing-brush and pain t-pot on the out
side OF their houses and to bestow atten-
tion on the street and sidewalk as we'll.
This may be taken as excellent advice If
acted upon generally, but the city itself
should do its part in the public streets thor
oughly by keeping contractors down to
their bargains. The exhalations of Cali
fornia winter In the city are malodorous
in suDdry places. Chinatown has always
the odor of pestilential spot, but without
that 1t would not be Chinatown TO East
ern visitors. who are expected to admire it
as an Oriental exhibit
The morning call., 1893-12-12
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Mark Twain looks old. His fuzzy hair
Is almost white and he stoops more than
ever.
The Queen of Greece is president of a
sisterhoOd devoted 10 the reformation of
criminals, and she personally visits pris-
oners.
A llfe-siZed marble bust Of Governor
Russell of Massachusetts is to be present
ed TO the State and placed in q niche at the
State House in Boston.
Lady Eva Quinn, wife of Captain Wynd-
ham (heir presumDtive of the Earl of Dun
raveD). has killed six grown tigers from
the frail shelter of howdah.
Phiietus Sawyer. Senator and million
are lumbermsn, is as vigorous at so as
most men at Co. lie began life in shngle
factory. carrying out shaviDgs at % cents
a day.
Mrs. T. B. Aldrich's hospitable home in
Boston Is thrown open weekly for informal
receptions, and she usually gives two or
three large "ai homes" during the season
for some celebrity.
Murat Halstead. ruddy, portly, white
haired and blue-eyed, young as he was
twenty years ago. con tiDues o give at least
twelve hours out OF every twenty-four TO
his journalistic and literary work.
Since bis return from London John C.
New has devoted himself with Absorb bing
zeal TO the management OF the various busi-
ness affairs in which he Is Interested. He
Is becoming rich man rapidly.
No ono would suspect by his everyday
looks that Adam Badeau had ever been
general in the army. He is too short and
roly-pOly to have martial appearance.
His face is almost devoid OF birsute orna-
ment, and Is round and forid.
Thomas Nj. King. third vice-president
and practically general manager Of The
Baltimore and Ohio lines almost inyari
ably when going over the road ides on the
front Of the locomotive. After Sc ting
himself comfortably he lights a cigar and
tells the engineer To let her ont,
The morning call., 1893-12-12
The Overland FLYER,

The Union Pacific is the only line running nav
Pullman double drawingroom sIeepers and din
ing cars. San Francisco to Chicago, without
change. ii three and one-haif days. All tickets
good via Salt Lake City and Denver
Select tourist excursions through to Chicago
without change every Thursday. In charge of
managers.
Steamship tickets on sale to and from all point,
in Europe.
For sleepingear accommod odations and tickets
call on d. W. Hitchcock. general agent. Mont
gomery street, San Francisco; f. K. Ellsworth.
agent. SlS Broadway. Oasl land. CAL: or g. + Herr.
22S south Spring street. Los Angeles. Cal
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must be placed into inches. and the unclaimed
ones will have to be buried unless otherwise
tas en- care OF.
The Laur Hill Association may have to pro-
vide a columbarium for the ashes OF bodies
which have been cfemaIed. and 1t has been
talked oi but nothing has been done yet.
There Is room In the vault which could be de-
voted 10 that purpose. II II not very uneom-
mon thing for urns containing the aSheS OF
cremated persons o be sent TO the cemetery
Tor proper Keeping.
Cutters are now being run on the cemetery
grounds 10 carry off all the water. he asso-
citation couiemplates putting up high fence on
the south ana wesl sides.
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Phillips Rock Island Fxeursions

Leave San Francisco every " ednesday aud Sarur
day via Rio GRANDE AND Rock ISLAND RVS
Through tourist sleeping cars to Chicago and Bos-
ton. Manager and porter accompany these excur.
sions through to Boston. For tickets sleeping-car
acc ommodatioDs and further inf ormation address
CLINTON JONES. General Agent Rock Island BY,
SO Montgomery street. San Francisco.
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PUBLICATION OFFICE /:

525 Montgomery street, near Clay, open until IL
street, Kearny. open until - o'clock midnight
9 Hayes street, open until $50 O'Clock; sos Larkn
street open until 300 clock; SW. corner Sixteenth
and Miss streets, oren until o'clock; 251S
Mission street, open until o'clock; and 116 Ninth
street, open until 80 o'clock
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THE SPHERE OF WOMAN.

There is danger that the Rev. S. T. Car
roll will find that the path of the man who
points out to woman her proper sphere is
not strewn with roses. The suggestion
that the thousand young girls who have
good positions and good wages as short
hand reporters. clerks and accountants
The morning call., 1893-12-12

PREMIUM AUCTION SALE of dry goods at
1882 Market street was in full blast yesterday
ana the following parties drew the five dress
patterns given away: Mrs. DR.. Mcbride. Al 8
Laguna street; Mrs. Babcock, LOG Hayes
street: Mrs. Lewenberger. Turbis building
hiss Bremen, IA Lily avenue; Miss Cooper, 703
Lark In sire t. There will be five dress patterns
given aw free Of charge each day TO all the
ladies' who attend the sale prompt at 1920
A. NJ daiy
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CALL, t1 per year, postpaid
THE CALL cannot return rejected manuscripts.
nor will the editor enter into CORES pondence re-
6pectlng them.
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nE VISITORS TO THE WORLDS FAIR will
ind THE CALL sale at the newsstands in the fol-
lowing hotels: Palmer House. Auditorium Hotel,
Briggs House, Clifton House, Commercial House,
Gault House. Grand &C &c Hotel. Sherman House,
Leland House, Northern Hotel, Richeeu Hotel.
fremont House, Virginia Hotel and Wellington
Hotel.
AT WASHINGTON. D. C.-The Willard Airing
ton Ebbitt ana Shoreham Hotels.
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scripts comprehend that this feature of
their bantlinQ will not bear examination,
and consequently propose to rush the bill
through as party measure. which Con-
gress must support whether 1t likes or not.
The morning call., 1893-12-12

CATARRH is constitutional and not local dis
ease and therefore cannot be cured by local appI
cations. 1t requires constitutional remedy like
Hoods Sarsaparilla which positively cures catarrh
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NOTICEI

Any Of oar patrons ,rho fail to find THE
MORNING CALL for sale By trainboys
'ciu confer a faror by notifying this office
81 the fact, naming the date and train.
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Northern Pacific Railroad.

The rates are much lower via Portland, Ia
coma and Northern Pacific Railroad, to St.
Paul. Chicago and all Eastern points than via
any other route. I. X. Stateler, general agent
6S6 Market street, San Francisco.
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THE EASTERN OFFICE OF THE CALL.
80 Potter building New York City is provided with
files of California papers. Visitors welcome. Ad-
vertising rates and sample copies furnished
T. X. MISCH, Manager.
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MORE than $4,000 people read the Pacific
States Watchman"; 10000 bona fide subscrib-
ers; largest legitimate circulation Of any
monthly west OF tn Rocky Mountains. A few
dress WIN. Fl. BARNES, 81. AIMS building,
san Francisco, Cal
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THE DAILY MORNING CALL

FOR SALE AT
New York. .BRENTANo BROS, 5 Union SQUARE
Chicago B. SIZER, 1S9 State street
New Orleans. GALLOT &JOUBERT, 1l5H Common