The morning call., 1893-11-25

according to the combination of currents
There are thirty-two transmitting eie-
ments and the same number OF inter-
preting elements. and with shlft-key de-
vice. typewriter and battery, all WORK
harmoniously. A correspondent may thus
do his own typewritiug at distance or
put his correspondence into type for tue
press. This is most wonderful age.
The American pilgrims who visit STRAIT
ford-on-Avon In crowds and who arrive
primed with more information about
Shakespeare than the average man
possesses are responsible for peculiar
state OF things in that ancient town. 1t
seems TO be impossible to get Mayor In
the ordinary way. AS a rule 1t is an
eagerly coveted honor 10 be Mayor OF an
English town, although in some instances
there ara no emo!uments. But in STRAIT
ford the duties are so onerous and expen-
sive. merely because Shakespeare was
born there and Anne Hathaway's cottage
is still In existence, that few men are will
ing TO accept the Office and large num-
ber OF the citizens would rather pay some
thing TO be excused. The salary IS $500
year. but that is mere fieabite. There
are dinners to give. receptions 10 hold, dis
uDgulShed visitors to be cod lied and taken
about town. and no end of worries through
questions that would bore hole through
a mountain. As a rule the population Of
Stratford knows as little about Shakes
peare as about Chaucer or Spenser. and
care little about his works. Hence the
anguish OF the position. They are now
advertising for Mayor.
The storm in the Chamber of Deputies
at Rome is but forecast of troubles in
evitable from the financial situation.
Italy is in bad way financially, and none
of her neighbors appear in the least likely
to help her out. France has been selling
Italian ren.es at a sacrifice. and the un-
loading OF more may be expected. Ger
many only advances money for any italian
purpose giDgerly, and the Italian Govern
meDt by lax encouragement of public
works construction has scared capitalists.
An outspoken statement was recently
made on the subject of public works. The
policy pursued has been not to build rail-
roads, docks, bridges or harbors because
they are needed. but because particular
Deputy would personally be advanced by
such works. 1t follows that If such un-
dertakings are not reproductive, the day
of collapse must come.
1t is cruel practical joke to advertise
for 100 laborers and send applicants to the
office OF man who does not want even
single one. This happened in San Fran
cisco yesterday. The victims have just
reason to be angry with the thoughtless or
malignant fellow who thought he saw
amusement in such sport. There are many
unemployed in the city who are anxious to
GO to work. and to subject them to insult
shows shameless destitution of feeling.
The offender may yet be heard of in the
Police Court.
In ha ct
and with it heavy sea and the abrupt
finish of all efforts to save the City of New
York. The salvage crew had some diff,
Guilty in getting clear of the wreck. Should
the steamer break up suddenly a good deal
of pumping plant will be sacrificed but
that is very small item compared with
the loss of the vessel itself. Salvage men
have an interminable argument TO occupy
their wits. that the steamer might have
been saved.
The rain has cnme at last in torrents
and is doubtless welcome to agrculturists
in general, though it may injure late fruit
crops trif1e. 1t is fortunate is well as
remarkable that such a long spell of dry
weather should have prevailed when that
was exactly what was wanted for opera
tions at Golden Gate Park. The buildings
for the Midwinter Fair have had such a
hinder arrangements materially. Consid-
erlug the limited amount of time wonder
tul progress has been made.
Russell Sage would be we'll advised to
compromise with Laidlaw, who got in
jured by the dynamite explosion produced
by the crank Norcross. The Supreme
Court of New York has just ordered
new trial. holding that the jury might
infer, If they liked. that Sage did make
use OF Laidlaw as a screen when appre-
hending violence. 1t is question of
fact which juries are apt to see in favor of
the poor man injured and not in favor OF
the lti-millionaire who escaped all in
jury.
The efforts TO Quench tine flames In the
hold of the ship Gosford In Colo Bay have
proved futile. This is what might be ex-
pected when the decks are burned away,
leaving only the cross iron girders. Several
thousand tons of coal in blaze would
make W ork for half dozen tugs with the
pun ping power of the Fearless. Had the
rescuers got to work early while the decks
were intact there would have been hope.
Nobody will be much the wiser as to the
causes after the consular inquiry. 1t is
convenient to attribute the fire to spOnta-
neous combustion, but that is after all
preventable cause il shippers only knew
how to set about 1t.
If it is desirable thing. as is generally
admitted, that the punishment for crimes
of equal gravity should be uniform TIE
friends of John McNulty may take hope
that he will not be hanged. On the eve of
last 4th Of July Thomas w. Morris killed
ID. j. Mccarthy with cheeseknife. The
quarrel was over very trivial matter, and
Morris, not content with one ty.
stabbed another man and injured him for
life. He now goes to the State prison
under life sentence, while McNulty Is
still struggling for Communication.