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The morning call., 1893-11-15
RATHER LATE.

The San Jose Mercury has an idea that
visit to the Pacific Coast would do Presi-
dent Cleveland a world of good. The
Mercury reasons IN this way:
The President of the United States should see
something OF every section of the Union over
which he presdes. This should be accounted
one of the duties of his office and should not be
made TO wait on chance opportunities Let the
President therefore be not merely invited but
urged 10 come to the Midwinter Fair. We want
10 see him and he ought to see US.
A President of the United States ought
to know something of every section of the
country, but this knowledge should be
gained before he becomes President. A
man who vibrates between Boston, New
York and Washington learns little of the
people or of the interests of the great
West 1t is natural that man should be-
come attached to his own section. We
expect members of Congress to look after
the interests of the districts they repre-
sent. But when man reaches the Presi-
Dental circle he should take broader view
of public mans duties. SO far as is
known Mr.. Cleveland had never been west
of Buffalo when he was first elected Presi-
dent of the United States. An acquaint-
ance with Buffalo answered very well
while Mr.. Cleveland was Governor of New
York. but it was a narrow footing for a
President of the whole country. But when
Cleveland retired and went into training
for the next campaign he still ignored the
West. President Cleveland would be a
welcome guest at the Midwinter Fair. but
it is hardly probable he will find time to
visit it, especially as Congress will be in
session nearly the whole fair season.
The morning call., 1893-11-15
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

General Bronsart Won Scbellendorff. the
new Minister Of War in Germany, is a
martial looking man, of medium height.
Joseph MedIl and Mrs. Medill of Chi
cago will spend the win ter in Los Angeles
and have already occupied their house
there.
Belle Boyd, the rebel spy, famous during
the war. has gone on the lecture platform.
She is now past fifty, and her reddish
blonde hair has become almost white.
Jean Charles Cain, the French artist, is
in New York for a short visit. He was
one of the founders of the Champs de
Mars salon. His reputation has been
made in the last dozen years.
Mrs. Anna E. Nash is editor ana propri-
etor of the Gordon (Ark.) Cannon-Ball.
and this is the frank motto that stands at
the head of her paper: mot for love, nor
fame. nor favor, but for cash."
The Baroness Burdett- Coutts' latest
philanthropical scheme has for its object
the poor of Europe after their arrival in
merica. She believes that the emigrants
need help Immediately upon landing.
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RAISINS FOR EUROPE.
The San Diego Union saws:

A commission house OF Hamburg, Germany,
has been in correspondence with Paul s. Hef-
fleman OF EscondIdo as a result OF box of
raisins sent TO the Worlds Fair. Some months
ago he received a letter from the head OF the
firm, saving he had inspected his raisins at the
exposition and considered them extra fine, and
asking for the agency for the German empire
The grand service the North American
Navigation Company is doing the State is
illustrated in this movement. The rail-
road rate to Chicago or New York is 81
per 100 pounds. The North Ame rican
Company offer to place raisins In Ham
burg for 80 cents per 100 pounds and to
deliver the goods within forty days. Ship
ments of dried fruit to New York can be
made from San Diego at existing freight
rates. The Union says that San Diego's
back country is being rapidly set out in
orchards and vineyards, the Escondido
section having planted 175,o0O trees in
single season.
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STILL DEFIANT.

After a lapse Of time the Woodland
Democrat has renewed its assertion that
President Cleveland has not made dec
laratiOn OF recommendation that is not "n
line with the Democratic platform and its
demand for the unconditional repeal Of
the Sherman act" The Democrat quotes
from the para graph in the platform which
denounces the Sherman act as "cowardly
makeshift," and argues somewhat irrele-
vanity tnat when an act is thus branded a
demand for its repeal may fairly be i'm
piled. To this THE CALL readily assents.
The Democrat then says:
It is true. as The CALL asserts, that the
financial policy OF the party was further de-
clared, but that portion 1t quotes was from an
other paragraph and in no manner qualified
or affected the demand for the repeal.
Let US not split hairs. The fact that the
platform was paragraphed Is not impor-
tant That period came between the de-
mand for repeal and the demand for The
use of gold and silver as standard money
and for the coinage of both into money of
equal intrinsic and INTERCHANGEABLE
value" does not in the least affect The
CALLS assertion that repeal was accom-
panied by condition. And we know that
the logical mind Of the editor of the DEM
ocrdt will admit that demand accom-
panied with conditions is not an uncondi-
tional demand. The facts we conceive to
be these: The Cleveland forces in the
convention desired repeal PLANK. The
silver men would consent to a repeal
plank only on condition that the conven-
tion should pledge the party to the equal
coinage of gold and silver. The pledge
was given. 1t was as unequivocal as the
denunciation of the Sherman act as a
''cowardly makeshift." But after the
election the repeal OF the Sherman act
was made q leading issue and no iegisla-
tion was proposed to carry out the other
financial plank of the platform. The fact
that the Voorhees, amendment was a repe-
tltlon OF part of the plank in the plat
form Is immaterial, since the Voorhees,
amendment has not the force of law. The
only thing the repeal bill did was to re-
peal the Sherman act The declaration
that it is the policy of the United States to
do something amounts to nothing until
that declaration is EXPRESSED in law.
The morning call., 1893-11-15
IN THE HANDS OF ENEMIES

The Kern County Echo Is not impressed
with the wisdom of sending free-traders to
Washington to work for an increase of
duties on California fruit. The Echo says
the theory of taxing raisins as a luxury
won't work since it is the object of tariff
to keep foreign raislns out of the country.
There is no money for the treasury in
foreign raisins that do get into the country.
A free-trader or tariff-for-revenue man
who urges duties On the products Of his
locality does not deserve hearing. He
can say nothing that representatives from
other sections may not say in behalf of
their own products. If a policy is not
broad enough to cover the whole country
it should be mended with new one. A
tariff for certain localities and free trade
for other localities is worse than no tariff
at all. 1t is worse because it Is unjust to
portion Of the people.
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THE PEN AND THE SWORD.

New Workers have recently had chance
to laugh over droll imbroglio in which
q Californian is concerned. In that cos
mopolitan city there has lately grown up
a Young American school of letters, in
which prettily hammered youths, with
some facility of expression. figure as pro-
fessors. These young gentlemen not only
write sweetly and dramatically, but in
their hours of leisure mingle with the
noble and the great after the example OF
Moliere, who shared an en- cas- de mutt
with Louis the Fourteenth. and Petronius,
who took his drop regularly with Nero.
One of the most dainty of the euphemsts is
is young Richard Harding Davis, who
is best known to the common world as the
author of Gallagher and other stories
MIR. Davis comes honestly by literary
rank; his father is a highly respected
Journalist, and his mother a writer OF
remarkable merit.
This Mr.. Davis was recently employed
by the Harpers to travel through England
and describe what he saw. His articles
have appeared in HGrper's Monthly. II
they have not been sharply criticized it is
because the Harpers publish so many
with them generously. But as a matter OF
fact the chronicle Of the wanderings oi
Mr.. Davis through the mother country is
dull and commonplace. 1t tells the reader
little that he did not know before, and
that little 1t tells in a slipshod way. Yet
for the reason stated, this offender against
good letters was about to escape the pen
atty which fitted his crime. when Mr.. Ed.
ward Townsend, who for many years
served in the ranks of San Francisco
journalism, arose from his slum bers.
rod in hand. The rod was not a
club, or knout; 1t was more like
a lady's riding But Mr.. Townsend
made it swish round Mr. Davis ears. He
gently congratulated his brother in letters
on having discovered England, and trusted
that in the course of his resources he
might solve the vexed question of the
taking of Holland by the Dutch. Other
pleasant auips followed. with the result OF
making people laugh at the modern ex-
plorer of the realm of Queen Victoria.
When this production was laid before
Mr.. Davis by man in livery. the wrath
of the leader of the school of Young Ameri-
can literature exploded. 1t seems that he
had never been criticized before. None
knew him but to praise. He summoned
his typewriter to his side and ordered her
to indite, in biting and inflammatory Ian
guage. a challenge to the insolent critic.
This missive dispatched. Mr.. Davis ordered
a servant to oil and load a pair of silver
handled dueliing pistols and to remove
specks of rust from the blade of his
isweIad enep de combat Tins enninnad
he awaited the result with the constancy
of brave man who knows that he has q
painful duty to perform, but is resolved tc
perform it.
1t does not appear that Mr.. Townsend
was dismayed by the challenge. But be.
ing to the manner born, and familiar with
high explosives of all kinds. he overhaued
his code duello, and found therein no pro.
vision for typewriter challenge. As
the Southern ire-eater explains in Mr.
Howard's play. an invitation to the field Of
honor must be written by the hand of the
The morning call., 1893-11-15
A NEW PROPHET.
B. S. Pague Now Making
Forecasts.
He Arrives From Oregon and Talks
About the Meteorological Pecu-
liarities of the Pacific Coast.

B. S. Pague, who has been assigned to
duty in this city as Local Forecast Official
for the next six months, arrived yesterday
morning from his former residence IN
Portland, Or.
Since the suspension of the former head
OF the Weather Bureau on this coast. about
two months ago, James j. Gray has been
acting Forecast Official. and has had charge
OF the Weather Bureau interests in Call
fornia. Arizona, Nevada and Utah. making
two predictions daily for the Pacific Coast.
Gray was relieved by Pague yesterday
afternoon, and the latter made The fore
cast last evening for the weather up to
noon to-day.
IL anticipate no changes in the corps OF
assistants in this Office" said Mr.. Pague.
Mr. Gray will resume his former posi-
tion as chief clerk and will have charge
of the outer office. He is one of the best
men IN the service and during the period
he has been in charge of this Office has
proved himself highly competent officer.
lie will undoubtedly be promoted to
station of his own at the first vacancy,
although every official here will desire to
retain him. In the meantime he Will
probably receive some financial advance
ment.
w 90 III w Clty OOp-
tember and October taking the synoptlc
course required of all forecast officials.
While there Chief Harrington said to me:
L wan: you to go to San Francisco and
give the people the very best service.
California Is great and progressive State
and the Weather Bureau is interested III
every California undertaking..
The reason for my being sent here this
winter is that having spent so many years
on the Pacific Coast [ am naturally more
familiar with the possible vagaries of cli-
mate than an Eastern man. Without pre-
| vious knowledge of California weather an
official sent hither from the other side of
the Mississippi and attempting to predict
by the rules applicable to that region
would fall into serious error here. The
difference in barometric conditions and the.
manner of atmospheric movements would
cause him to stumble.
1.-The public must understand the diff
cuities which we have to contend with in
forecasting on the Pacific Coast Some
timeS storm comes in at TatoOsh, in the
extreme northwest, comes down as far
sou tn as the Columbia River and then goes
east. Or. as occurred last winter, the
storm may move directly south. down the
coast, and then return back north and be
dissipated. 1t depends on the extent of
the storm whether we have it in Califor-
MIA. Another storm may come in at Eu-
reka. Sometimes, between the two daily
observations. it comes in directly off the
coast, upsetting all theories and in contra
dction of the conditions prevailing few
hours previously. These are occurrences
which no one can anticipate. If a student
receives So per cent in his studies he is
considered first class. Should not corre-
spending degree of efficiency in the
weather service be similarly regarded" ?"
The morning call., 1893-11-15
NEW FRUIT DISTRICTS.
Hundreds of Acres to Be Planted
Near Stockton.

Hundreds of Acres to Be Planted
Near Stockton.
G. E. Lawrence, a well-known capitalist
of Stockton Is in the city on a short bnsi-
ness trip. He is prominently identified in
the new fruit districts which are being
opened in the San Joaquin Valley, being
quite enthusiastic over the outcome.
When seen yesterday by CALL re-
porter MIR. Lawrence spoke of the
movement not as an experiment, but as a
recognized success.
There is little doubt in my mind" said
he, THAT the land which has been planted
in fruit trees within the past few years
will yield as large crops as in any other
district in the State. The San Joaquin
Valley. as whole, is more especially
adapted to wheat raising and on account
OF the weakness Of the sandy soil the
ranchers were of the opinion that othing
else would flourish. However, few more
venturesome than others tried the expert
ment, and as result this years fruit crop
was an unprecedented surprise.
''Of course there are certain sections OF
the valley where 1t would be folly to at
the land, especially in the vicinity of
Stockton. is of richer quality and will
grow almost anything.
"Ths years almond crop was something
immense. and brought prices which are
indeed encouraging. | am informed from
reliable sources that mady hundred acres
of miscellaneous fruit trees will be set out
in the Stockton district this coming win-
ferO
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tory rights, and that he does not think
they propose to undo what they have done.
The Governor adds his personal convic-
tions that they have done what they be-
lieve to be best for the public. A letter of
this character was not unexpected. Gov
ernor Markham has no: shown in his
appointments any particular desire to
come in conflict with the Southern Pacific
Company. If that company wants all the
good berths at the foot of Market street
why not let the company have them? This
COyaruOr
The morning call., 1893-11-15

The farmers of Winters and other parts
of the Sacramento Valley favor the ATOP
tion of the parcel system by the Pos toffice
for the transmission of farm produce.
This is an excellent plan to reach the pub
lie with small consignments. provided the
rates are uniform according to weight.
and the weight is not excessive. The sys-
tenn is in use throughout Great Britain
and is working admirably, although the
bargain made with the railway companies
exacts too much from the postoffice. The
weight of a single parcel varies up to
eleven pounds. but If the postman has a
horse the weight may extend to twenty
one pounds. For one pound the charge Is
The morning call., 1893-11-15
Society Notes.

The wedding of Miss Ida Hencken
and William c. Hacke will take place at
9 o'clock this evening at the st. Paulus
Lutheran Church.
The Western Addition Literary and
Social Club will give its regular monthly
entertainment this evening at Odd Fellows
Hall.
The Nos Ostros Club will give ball this
evening at Maple Hall in the Palace Hotel.
The Catholic Ladies' Aid Society No. 20
will give a high tea this afternoon and
evening at the residence of Judge Cooney,
422 Fell street.
The pupils of Irvine's dancing classes
will give souvenir party this evening at
Academy Hall, 927 Mission street.
The morning call., 1893-11-15
/! +!

The Singer Manufacturing
Company's Four Great Exhi-
bits at the Worlds Fair. The
magnificent white and gold
pavilion in Machinery Hall
contains 1914 machines, no two
alike, showing all kinds of
manufactures, from the widest
inch-thick rubber belt to sew
ing in the thumb OF a dainty
silk glove.
In the Leather Building are
two other large exhibits, illus
trating over sixty-eight pro-
cesses in shoe and leather
work. The Family Sewing
Machine Exhibit in the East
Gallery, Manufactures Build
ing, contains over 1000 square
feet of floor space. The first
floor is devoted to Family Sew
ing Machines. The second
floor is exclusively art work
a suite of three rooms-a mod
ern reception hall, Henry
VIII dining room and a XIX
century bed chamber, are lit
orally crowded with tapestry
pictures, curtains, point laces,
ETC., ETC., all made with the
Singer Sewing Machine, with
out attachments.
THE SINGER MAN'F'G. CO.,
OFFICES EVERYWHERE.
San Francisco Office,
22 POST STREET.
Jx,I Iy weFr&wy
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The OxerIand FLYER.

The Union Pacific is the only line running new
Pullman double drawiDg-room seepers and din
Ing cars, San Francisco to Chicago without
change, IL three and one-half days All tickets
good via Salt Lake City and Denver.
Select tourist excursions every Tuesday and
Tn ursday in charge OF managers.
Steamship tickets on sale to and from all points
In Europe
For sleeping car accommod odations and ticket,
call on ID. w. Hitchcock. general agent Mont
gomery street, San Francisco; f. r. Ellsworth
agent, SlS Broadway. Oakland. CAL. or q. f. Herr
229 South Spring street. Los Angeles, CAL
The morning call., 1893-11-15

nr- VISITORS TO THE WORLDS FAIR will
and THE CALL sale at the newsstands in the fol
lowing hotels: Palmer House, Auditorium Hotel,
Briggs House. Clifton House, Commercial House,
Gault House. Grand Pacific Hotel. Sherman House,
LELAND House, Northern Hotel, Richelieu Hotel,
fremont House, Virginia Hotel and Wellington
Hotel.
AT WASHINGTON. D. C.-The Willard, Airing
ton Ebbitt and Shoreham Hotels.
The morning call., 1893-11-15
.IrRsCRPTION RATES:

DArT,y CALL Gncluding Sundsys), &c per year by
mail. postpaid; 10 cents per week or IS cents per
calendar month, through carriers. DAILY CALL'
a so per year postpaid. SUNDAY CALL ana
WEEKLY CALL, $3.50 per year, postpaid "Ef@hAA
CALL, 81 per year, postpaid
THE CALL cannot return rejected manuscripts,
nor viii the editor enter into correspondence re-
spectinR them
The morning call., 1893-11-15
Woman's Missionary Congress.

A Woman's Congress of Missions. under
the direction of the w0man's mission
boards of California. will be held in the
Presby terian Mission Bone, $50 Sacra-
mento street. San Francisco, March 8. 10
and IL. 1894. Some of the topics to be
considered are: 1.-THE Spirit of Missions
the Spirit of Christ" who Is Mis-
sionary?" ?" America for Christ" "The
Great Need in Missionary Work To-day"
"The Student Volunteer Movement"
Christ and Christianity"
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pUBLICArION OFFICE

5o5 Montgomery street. near Clay open until IL
O'clock p n BRANCH OFFICES: 10 Market
street. near Kearny open until t2 o'clock midnight;
9 Hayes street. open until $50 o'clock; sos Larkln
street open until 800 ocloek; SW corner Sixteenth
and Mission streets, open until o'clock 25lS
Mission street open until o'clock; and 116 Ninth
street open until 8: 80 O'Clock.
The morning call., 1893-11-15
: COLD COMFORT.

The League of Progress did not get much
satisfaction out of Governor Markham
The Executive of the State informed the
LEAGUE that the Board of Harbor Commits
sioners have done what they have done in
the exercise of their inherent and statu-
The morning call., 1893-11-15
Phillips, Rock island Excur,ion.

Leave San Francisco every Wednesday and Sarur-
day via RIO GRANDE AND Rock ISLAND RYs
Through tourist sleeping to Chicago and Bos-
ton. Marager and porter accompany these excur-
sions through to Boston. For tickets, sleeping-car
acc ommodations and further Inf ormaton address
CLINTON JONES, General Agent Rock Island Ry.,
30 montgomery street. San Francisco
The morning call., 1893-11-15

. HFs. W1HsIOW's SOoth1nE syrup"
Has been used over fifty years by millions OF
mothers for their children while Teething with
perfect success. 1t soothes the child softens the
Gums, allays Pain. cures Wind Colc reguia iates the
Bowels, and is the best remedy for Diarrhnas
whether arising from teething or other causes
For sale by Druggists in every part OF the world
Be sure and ask for Mrs Winslows Soothing
Syrup Zoe bottle.
The morning call., 1893-11-15
THE DAILY MORNING CALL
FOR SALE AT

FOR SALE AT
New .BRENTANO BROS. Union Square
hicaro......-.....W. W. b. SIZER, 1S9 State street
New Orleans. ALLOT&JoUBERT,1 ,115h Common
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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 ali Eastern points than Via
any other route. T. X. Stateler, general agent
63S Market street, San Francisco.
The morning call., 1893-11-15

MORE than $4,000 people read the Pacific
States Watchmano; 10000 bona fide subscrib.
ers; largest legitimate circulation OF any
monthly west OF thu Rocky Mountains. few
hrsf-class advertisements will be taken. Ad-
dress VIM. III. BARNES, st. AIMS building,
San Eranciscn Gal
The morning call., 1893-11-15

THE EASTERN OFFICE OF THE CALL,
30 Potter building New York City, is provided with
files of California papers. Visitors welcome. Ad-
rertising rates and sample copies furnished
i. X. MISCH, Manager.
The morning call., 1893-11-15

| CATARRH Is an Inflammation of the mucous m en-
branes. and may affect the head, throat. stomach
or bowels. Hoods Sarsaparilla is the remedy for
| this ever prevalent maady.
The morning call., 1893-11-15

j. F. CUTTERS OLD BoURBoN-This cele.
brated whisky for sale by all frst-class druggists
and grocers Trademark-Star within a shields
The morning call., 1893-11-15

Rent regulator and save 20 TO 40 per cent
OF your gas bills. Stops blowing, smoking and
breaking globes Gas Consumers Association,
BOB Sutter Sfrept .
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NoTTCEI I

Any Of our patrons egho fail to find TIE
MORNING CALL for sale by traiboyS
uiu confer a JaUor By notifying this office
Of the fact, naming the date and train.
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THE MORNING CALL

Has a larger Circulation than any
other newspaper published in San
Francisco.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
WEATHER BUREAU,
SAN FRANCISCO, November IA, 1893.
Ofhcial Forecast for Twrnty-four Hours
Ending Midnight Wedn esday.
San Francisco and vicinity-Continued fair;
slightly cooler weather. light to, fresh westerly
winds B. S. PAGUE,
Local Forecast Official
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AUCTION SALES TO-DAY.
WEATHER PREDICTIONS

FURN1TURE.-By Geo. F. Lamson. at 70l
Stockton St, at II O'Clock.
The morning call., 1893-11-15

NEW WESTERN HOTEL.
X EARNY AND WASHINGTON STS MOD
IA eled and renovated. KING. WARD W
European plan Rooms soc to 81 so per day, - 70
$S per woek. 50 to $50 per month; free Dashs; nos
and cold water every room: ire crates In CetJ
room: elevator runs all night fell WeSASu ~
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PALACE HOTEL.

THE PALACE HOTEL OCCUPIES AN ENTIRE
block in the center or San Francisco 1t is the
model hotel OF the world. Fire and earth quake
proof. Has nine elevators. Every room is large,
light ana airy The ventilation is perfect A bath
and closet ad1otn every room. All rooms easy
OF access from broad, light corridors The central
court. Illuminated by electric light, its i'm mmense
glass roof. broad balconies. carriage-way aud trop
ical plants are features hitherto unknown In Amer
lean noteis Guests entertained either the Amer
lean or European plap The restaurant Is the finest
In the city. Secure rooms in advance by tele-
sFaphlng THE PALACE = OTEL,
1sttf San Francisco. Cal
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Attention. Gas Consumers.

EXTRA Horehound Candy, 2oc Townsend's..