The morning call., 1893-04-30

A thrilling newspaper romance is always
to be found in the Serras when Evans and
Sontag occur to the Imagination. The
bandits are giving the detectives active en-
pIoyment, at least in the invention of
theories, but the profits thus far are as scant
as the dividends from a wildcat mine. Ii
seems to be general belief, however that
they are just as familiar with the plains as
the mountain passes and come and 60 quite
frequently. They carry this to the extent
OF calling on a barber 10 civilize their locks
and beard, and they encourage the knight
of the shears TO keep his hand steady as
they will spare him for the present. II in
clined To 90 farther afied Evans and Sontag
have nothing in their way. They evidently
stay in the southern country, because it
gives safe hiding and because they have
attachments which they do not wish 10
sever. Their Industry, however, il they DO
remain, viii be of another kind than min
ing. They are more likely to prospect for
trains than TO seek silver and gold in the
crude form.
1t may be doubted whether hotel prices
would have been much better In New York
than in Chicago bad the former been chosen
for the fair. A boast is being made that
any purse can be suited in New York-the
one with few dollars MS well as the heavy
one with hundreds for a days sustenance
anu entertainments. DuL NiicdRG Is making
he same boast with uDdOubted certainty
a. least on the side of the big pocket book
The visitor Of small means will also frd
accommodation, nobody can doubt, but he
may require 10 exert himself and be shrewd
in his choice. Al the worst, he can buy a
railway ticket and sOjOurn in some not dis
tant towns where tho notions of board and
lodging are not so exaggerated. The regular
Chicago hotels are reported to be prepared
with surprise for guests. They are not to
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two or three beds are to be placed in each
and the guest will pay for a half or q third
Of room what he used to pay for the
whole. There are, therefore, various ways
Of raising the rent. To many people this
must be very disagreeabe.
The late cyclone in Oklahoma has liter
ally strewn its devastating path with dead
and wounded. 1t is now ascertained that
ninety persons persisted. while $50 are
wounded, of whom 10 per cent will probably
not 5eeOver. This is most calamitous re-
suit of a wndslorm. Could the energy
represented in this atmospheric upheayal
be converted into useful mechanical action
the advan tage to mankind would be- eoual
TO the utilization of a whole coalfeld but
there is altogether too much of it to be
handled by mans feeble cODtrjvances
That wind-nOwer has uses in storing m
electricity for work is not to be doubted
An inventor IN Dan Francisco ia Wre stli1p
with the problem in a new form, and he
cannot complain that during tile greater
part OF the year he has insufficient pressnra
As a windmill can pump water and grind
corn. a little mechanical ingenuity should
suffice to extract electrical power for many
purposes.
The Rio Grande Railroad sets an example
of librralty in passenger rates which the
Southern Pacific. from conscientious and
other principles, will be slow to follow. Ii
Is inducing travel with a silk string instead
Of squeezing it through barrier by carrv
Ing the iIght-hearted passenger 300 miles
for dollar. The rates will probably vet
fall 90 per cent. AS may be coniectured.
this kindness is NOT solely in the interest OF
the passenger, but TO crafty a competitive
revenge. Being dependent upon this pre-
eariou5 sentiment, it is likely that ere long
TIE passenger will lose faith in tine sincerity
oil railroad benevoeDce. Some spasms of
me affection are now being experienced in
California.
Is 1t yarn or fact this story of n
gbouPs attempt to purlOin the ashes of
Christopher Columbus at ChicagoP The
venerated dust is supposed to be under
guard night and day by armed sentinels.
but there is such thing as getting round
the most alert of patrols if 1t were worth
the Tlsk. Except for the value of the case
In which they are treasured the remains are
OIL no possible estimable worth once thew
have passed into the hands Of a thief There
would then be nothing to distinguish the
ashes OF the navigator from those OF any