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The morning call., 1893-05-04
BLEEDING THE CITY.

Supervisor Denman says he is satisfied
that the water company has been bleeding
the city for good many years. The water
compaBy's charge of S45 for setting a
hydrant was the occasion for this remark.
The Fire Department wants 2000 addi-
tional hydrants, and Mr.. Denman admits
that they are needed. But the water CON-
pany wants 10 make a profit of $50 for each
hydrant, and under the present law can
collect $50 a year for water for each,
whether there is occasion 10 draw water
from 1t or not. The city appears TO be pay
ing enough for water to meet all require
ments, but in spite of this fact the Fire De-
partment is v0eiferous in the demand that
double the number of hydrants be placed
and that new engines and other mechanical
appliances be purchased. Without calling
in question the estimated needs of tine de-
pariment, ii may be as well to correct abuses
before giving the department all it asks for.
The water company has recently shown
that il can rely upon the votes of seven of
the twelve Supervisors. If the Mayor can
be deprived of the veto power that official
has up 10 the present time exercised with
out question a bare majority of the board
is enough to carry whatever measures the
water company may propose. It might be
we'll Ho"eNeFs lor lhe water company TO
exercise its power with some degree of pTu-
dence. The people are not so helpless,as
they seem to be. They are patient and
long suffering. but there is limit 10 their
endurance. II tie city is to remain insult
ficiently protected from fire in order that the
water company may realize 4 profit of some
thing more than 100000 for supplying
water in reasonable abundance and from
convenient stations the property
sh0uld understand the situation.
The morning call., 1893-05-04
+. BADLY SCARED.

:. Secretary of State Gresham is reported
4tQ.l. aye teleGraphed to Governor Markham
TIA 2 President Cleveland earnestly hoped
,tll az lAe-;G lyernQr would employ all lawful
ilneags ;. to. protect Chinese in California.
.ERe:gIound for ttils eXhortation is q report
& that: When tile Chinese registration act be-
:c5me s:opeEative there may be demonstra-
tlons. saiAst the Chinese If the act is
tnQtenforced,~. We have here an admiuis-
ttIall0n.de! iberately suspehding the opera
:tron Of IA: law Of the United States and
cal l!ng:Gn. the Governors of the States to
:5s:hJ:pTeS $ by force, if:-Deed be, demonstra-
! f5nss characterization of the. non-enforce-
<.llleEst Of: the law: Unless Gresham has
=en jo%el@:a. Reputation he did not deserve
81 re"YraS time in his lie when he would
lfIya*+1esigned an Office before he would
IS sue Such an appeal in the name of the
fsident. What does this man want the
:. Cure rp0r of California to do? Nothing
:ni1 Te'nQr less than. to employ the military
5fdTce of:the"State to suppress demonstra-
..tlons. brQugdt on By tile administrations
fi.]1gre to ,enfores a la.w. No less a writer
a iran: 81 q kesp eare once said, Conscience
< Gt h}nl axe c0&ards of us ALL" The Cleve-
STAND adlEinistratt0n IS scared at the possible
.fe9Qt.g lis cwn imbecility. Cleveland has
.inst:staken. an oath Ito enforce the laws.
.IeIe is,a law he does. not propose to en-
.fogle:-:: He: fears a rising. of the people.
:. .EneTe Isl h0weveF, no danger. The people
Q f-=GalifQrnia are law-abidlng. They have
res pect* for law. whether or not President
.;Glegeia1d: has. There will be noAnlawful
II rsjli gc.Qn Friday. or the succeeding day.
#tpyern.ot. Markham viii not have TO call
: out Z ffC:ci tiZef SOldiery.-.-
The morning call., 1893-05-04
WRECK AND RUIN.

The Engineering and Mining Journal
tells how the Southern Pacific Company
induced a private corporation to build
railroad bridge over the Pecos River, about
200 miles from San Antonio, Tex, on a
contract or understanding that the COM
pany should pay fifty cents for each passen-
ger carried over it, A cutoff railroad track
was constructed on the route OF the bridge,
which saved seven miles between San
Antonio and Ell Paso. The new route was
used two weeks. when for some reason the
old route through the dangerous canyons of
the Rio GraBde was resumed. The why's
and wherefores of the preceding are not
understood. There are people who think
Huntington wants to depreciate the value
of the bridge with the view to final pur-
chase. There are other people who look
for another solution of the mystery. The
friends Of Nh. Huntington assert that he is
above that sort of thing. They say that he
could not make more than million or so
by such transaction anyway, and might
involve the Southern Pacific Company in
lawsuit. But lawsuits have no tcrrors for
Mr.. Huntington. He has lots of people in
his employ who may as well be earning
their salaries.
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: SHOUED.:*0 OBEY THE LAW.

;FFhe:E st0iiliner defends the course of the
::Chintst SKA Companies in advising Chinese
:: Is EefQ se:t6~r register: :. That journal says:
i...IT ere was no reason founded on COMMON
: se1sG:tols ANYTHING else except stupid Judicial
lit ll6ps;sWhy those Cinnamon, If they doubted
Ire iiltrorallly OF. the law, should not
:lll-Gge bee :peTmnted to obtain decision Of the
IS Up enc Court At once: =.
:: Al:e@douht. if Our contemporary compre-
.lellllst be .Iesnlt of its own teachings. II
: eyeTY: citizen or''resldent may demand a
:; hea ring BY tire Spprenle Court before yield
:. gods ditnce to- a law, no one would KIN ow
:. W ia twas law and what not. If every law
:in!tst7be tested before the highest tribunal
There: would. be. work for an indefinite
nlmber of: :hig hest tribunals. There has
::se lfo1il': -been:a: law concerning which there
:. Was less ground for judicial examination
:stlian; the. Chin ese registration act. The
:: sui renIe :Cour1 las decided the law points
=;rnEolted' ON. several. occasions. The real
!. p0lnt; IS If the iaw-making power may es-
>:tabffsh regulations which are inconsistent
Wit b the >pTiYileges the Chinese acquired by
;. treaty; As Daniel Webster said of Massa-
.chusetts; her past at least is safe. So are
=:llfst decisiGnSof the Supreme; Court, That
:: tElbgHal may reverse itself, but it cannot
Il estfGy.its record. IT is but five years since
:llie:=eourt: decided that law forbidding
:Chlntse::to land. who had that privilege
=: .nnfer 1.-The: treaty, was constitutional. Now
:. The questlon,ts If the Chinese in the country
; may. be REQUIRED TO register. Il is not con-
:: tended characterization is in itself hard
;shiD.. The c0nten ton is that the law re-
'.guIres of:Chinese something it does not re-
qnire Of Qther foreign residents. This is the
: DuTe en- OF: the :contention. but inciden tally
the Chinese Six Companies propose TO find
Quit the Government. OF tho United States
has power to enforce its own laws.
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served In the navy, one eight and the other
ten years, are very queerly deprived OF the
privilege of becoming citizens. They were
fatty told by the chief clerk of the Superior
Court in New York that they could not be
certificated as they had been in the navy {;
but if they had been in the army one year
their title would be clear. If this be law
it is time it was amended
An unwonted impetus has been given to
immigration by the new rules sanctioned
by Congress under which stricter tests will
be applied by the inspectors. All passen-
gers leaving foreign ports after May are
subject to the new regulations, and rush
of immigrants from italian. English and
German ports is now pending for
New York, Boston and Philadelphia.
Ten thousand Italians are reported to
have embarked at Marsejlles. Emigra-
ton from Ireland does not appear to be
large this season, and is, indeed. below the
average. This may be attributed to the
better conditions now obtaining in Ireland
for the whole population, combined with
the hope of i'm proyement in the affairs of
Government. II has always been the con-
tentiOn of the Irish political leaders that the
country has ample resources, If well
utilized, for its present population. In 1S41
the aggregate population of Ireland was
S,175.124. 1t was only 4,706.162 in 1891
over 100000 less than in 1921, ana nearly
8, SEQ, 600 less than in 1871.
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VERY FRENchY.

At the first glance the French club which
cOndoned the treachery of a member that
the poor might share the fruit of his rascal
tiles seems a rather happy solution of a
knolty problem. The member had sinned
so grievousIY that the other members could
not associate with him until he had made
some public confession of his sin. They
gave him the choice between a series of
duels and parting with 100000 francs of
his unlawful gains. But this method of
whitewashlng a trlckster does not bear
close examination. VIII the offender be
more worthy of association after handing
over 00O,0 francs than before? VIII the
mem bers of the club who do not approve of
the tricks of gamesters feel more confidence
in him than if he had refused 10 make par
tial restitution? Can the club better afford
to have that kind of man on its roll OF
membership after he had complied with
their conditions than before? VIII not the
cynical world be apt to think that it was
the threat of the duels that induced him 10
comply? In that case what is the social
attitude Of the man who offers a scoundrel
the choice between duel and paying over
a part of his fraudu lent gains Clubs can
hardly be eousi dered a haven of rest for the
guileless if the payment OF money will con-
done the worst offense club man can
commit.
The morning call., 1893-05-04
eCOMPLIMENTED..::


= MI. &c: Carter of counsel for the United
States: I'M The :Bering Sea arbitration has
~conc hded a'speech OF forty hours duration.
LII sap pears an extraordinary effort in
'aTgements, but that the time wasnot wasted
=. ~ qlfuse or confused presentation of the
case ts<reslifed to by Baron CourceIIes, the
pres ldent; who has warmly euogzed the
!. q 9tlfty. and lucdity displayed in unfolding
a;mosii:ie49mel cated subject. The president
:pIon9unced it a speech worthy OF so high
a1.tflbnnal: Allowing FIVE hours per day
: the 9raIion has extended over eight days.
: Lawyers can doubtless point to numerous
;f.QlIre3nsrc.-<<labors far more trying. The
!: iaenI9us=Ti chborne case was remarkable for
g prolonged. oratory. Lord Coleridge, the
.solie itq!I-gsneral, spoke in brilliant and
fascinating: style for thirty-three DAYS in
opening the case Of the family against the
claimant. Lord Chief Justice Cockbnrn
.. also delivered memorable summing mn
when the claimant was tried for periurv
: and published it in book form. Even The
Best efforts of the bar, however, embody
bits Of persifage and tedious reIteration
which had better be eliminated when: pre-
scented for the reader. The orators art
appeals TO the feelings as well as the under
The morning call., 1893-05-04
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

W. S. Gilbert has so far cleared $500, coo
off his play of "PYgmalion and Gal atea,"
which is said to be the most valuable
theatrical property in the world.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stoves general
health is as good as it was ten years ago.
She is happy aud cheerful, but her mind
seems incapable of any sustained effort
Mr.. Burne-Jonss says that the only one
OF his paintings which wearied him was mis-
most famous painting. The Golden Stairs"
He declares that he got $50 tired of those
girls
Mrs. a. NJ. Mankly has bequeathed 10 the
city OF Washington large sum OF money
for the erection and maintenance of home
for destitute women as a memorial to her
mother.
President Cleveland owns a fourth in
terest in the Miller and Sands coal and
mineral lands, lying in Wayne County, W.
Va, which have been leased TO the Wills
Branch Mining Company for development.
Sir Julian Pauucefote's salary has been
increased from $4,000 TO $4,000 in couse-
quence Of his promotion TO the rank of dn
ambassador to this country. This makes
his compensation exactly double that paid
to our ambassador to the Court of st.
James.
GIadstone's unappeasable APP elite for
literature is indicated by the fact that
recent consignment of books sent to him at
his request by a London dealer contained
several works in the Cornish language, an
account Of religion in England in Anglo
Saxon times.
Edison, the inventor. prefers women
machnists for the delicate details of his
electrical machines. He says they have
more fine sense about machinery in one
minute than most men in their whole exist
ence. He backs up his statementby having
2C0 female employees in his works.
The pressman who printed the first copy
of the Philadelphia Ledger is still living
and is hale and hearty. HIS name is James
Hagan. and he boasts that in his long life
time lie worked for but two establishments.
He had worked for the Ledger forty-sx
years. when, in 1881, he was retired on a
men sim
The morning call., 1893-05-04

enable them to- carry out their purpose. A
good twist upon the business community
will cheaper everything but money. The
principal object of these bankers is to drive
silver out of use as money. II they can Tx
the United States steadily .on single gold
standard policy there will be a gradual de-
cline In prices. 1t is clear that the New
York banks have the administration with
them. The principal care of President
Cleveland and his Cabinet is to provide
means of maintaining the gold standard.
But the tide of events is against them. 1t
viii take legislation by Congress to deprive
silver OF its debt-paying power. The coun-
try has seen in the case of the Chinese reg
istraton act that the administration can
suspend a law; the question now is if it
can go through the form of making one.
The morning call., 1893-05-04

paid for theyQung mans title. but things
look that way. The parents of a: girl do
not i'll this country often give the intended
husbandsOf tireir daughters money in the
husbands own right te be for his exclusive
use and benefit and to revert to his friends.
But in. this case, if Craven should die the
Craven family would have $4,000 of the
Bradley Martha money. This is a bad case
of blood poisoning. and it reveals form of
the disease people DO not die Of.
The morning call., 1893-05-04
GOING DOWN.

When money goes up the prices of CON-
moditIes 20 down. The smaller the worlds
stock OF money. the amount OF commodities
peine unchanged. the more money will buy.
Consequently the object of persons who
nave money due them largely in excess of
their debts is TO see prices 20 down. 1t
is hard times for them when prices are high.
The news from New York is that there is a
general decline in prices. There is appre-
tension of panic. The banks are calling
in loans, not that their security is INSULT
cent, but to produce conditions which will
The morning call., 1893-05-04
McCARTHy'S CINNABAR MINE
He VIII Sink Fifty Feet and Then
Drift for Paw Dirt.

Mr.. Mccarthy of cinnabar mine fame is
still at work on his main shaft. He is down
twenty feet now, and intends TO sink fifty
feet and then run drifts and crosscuts 1t
will thus be two weeks at least before the
fate of the cinnabar mine will be definitely
known.
Though Mccarthy is hopeful of big things
from his hole in the ground, he figures that
be will not be any worse off than he was
before be began mining even il the mine
turns out to be too poor to work He will
have his lot graded and his we'll dug, things
which he would have had 10 do anyhow.
When he learns the true condition of
affairs in regard to his mine he will begin
building. The character of his house will
depend entirely on the outcome of his pres
emf La hnrs
The morning call., 1893-05-04
..-A> CASE OF BL00D-POIsoNiNd.

Tile Earl, of Ctayen is said to be in danger
of: ::death from. blood-polsoning. The Earl
,appafGntly Is in the habit OF shaving him
self and IS not 6ver-skllful in the use of a
razor, BY some means he inflicted wound
upon himself which may or may not prove
fatal. The point Of interest is That Mr.. and
Mrs. Bradley Martin, the parents Of
Craven's wife, had settled $4,000 on
Craven before the marriage. 1t would be
unkind to say. that this was the price they
The morning call., 1893-05-04

p. DAILy CALL (including sundays, SO peryearby
D 81 postpaid; 10 cents per week. or IS cents psr
calendar MONTH through carriers. DAILY CALL.
-E1tcopes three months S. 25. SUNDAY CALL
(si1teen pages. 81 80 por year. postpaid SUNDAY
CA1Iand WEEKLY CALL, 81 30 per year. postpaid
WEEKLY CALL IS psgesl. 81 per year, postpaid.
IHE CALI cannot return rejected manuscripts
Il VIII the editor enter into correspondence re-
sltrlile them,
The morning call., 1893-05-04

:::.TIfH IrrRF.--By NJ. }. Simmons at 1857 Market
III Eat IL clock
:: TUEE.-By Frank w. BptterheId, at 1870
I3!iy stat O'Clock.
:: Rr.-By 5. Basch. at Sls-52I suffer St
ar 10 O'Clock.
:, jEEAI fESrA Tg-By. Baldwin q Hammond. at
30 Montgomery St. At Il O'CLOCK
II IoBsEs:-By KilTip a Co.. att corner Van Ness
1--WE. and Market St, at II O'clock.
The morning call., 1893-05-04

s9t' Montgomery street. near Ciay. open until IL
O'Clock P. Il. BRANCH OFFICES: 10 Market
stqeit. near Rearny, open NATL O'Clock midnight;
$50 Hayes street, open until $50 O'Clock; 500
Lark iAstreet, open until 80 O'Clock; Sw. corner
Sixteenth and Mission streets, open until o'clock:
.51S Mission street, omen until O'Clock N. aud
1l6 Ninth street. open.unu so P N.
The morning call., 1893-05-04
THE DAILY MORNING CALL

. New YORK.. .BRENTANO BROS. kUnIon Square
CLitsgo..........!......w. b SIZER, 1S9 State ST.
NV UTleRns. BALLOT & JouBERT,
a
The morning call., 1893-05-04
...WIEATHER PREpICTIoNs.

!: :. -: l.. - ;DEPARTMENr OF AaRIcr1ruRE.
- -. WEATHER BUREAU.
:: = -. - san FRANCISCO, May ), 1898.
&OGlcEAf Forecast for Twenty-faur Hours
=. finding Midnight Thursday.
San. j. rancisco and vlcinity-Fa3r weather; STA
.ti9f. arr sem perature; westerly Winds
p. T. ! RIS,s, local Forecast Official
The morning call., 1893-05-04
NOTICDI

= :..Afp Of. oar patrons lgho fail to find THE
!. A0RNING CALL for sale 6u traia-boys
M fct.fler a fdpor Or notifying this Q5tce o.
=: HiJaCt, naming the.ddte and train.
The morning call., 1893-05-04
The Montgomery Lecture.

This evening il lecture VIII be delivered
by The Rev. George Montgomery in aid of
the Day Home of the Sisters of the Holy
Family. The subject will be The Temper
ance Mission of the Church" The WORTH
ness Of the object and the emnence OF the
lecturer should attract large audience.
The morning call., 1893-05-04
THE. MORNING CALL
OFrICE.

Has larger circulation than any other
Newspaper published in San Francisco.
The morning call., 1893-05-04

THAT tired feeling which affects nearly every
one in tho spring IS driven of by Hoods sarsapa-
rilla, the great spring medicine and blood purifier
Take 1t now to realize the greatest benefit
The morning call., 1893-05-04
ruE FAsTFRN 0FFICE OF THEC.rT.

81 fotiG building, New York City, isproyided with
Of California papers. Visitors welcome. Ad-
NOlailA Iates and sample copies furnished.
L. K. hiISCH. Manager
The morning call., 1893-05-04

SEVEN YEARS IN SAN QUENrIS.-H. B. Hail.
who was recently convicted of grand larceny,
has been sentenced TO seven years Imprisonment
in san Quentin
The morning call., 1893-05-04

The farmer in Japan who has ten acres
of land IS looked upon as a mOnopolist.
The morning call., 1893-05-04

''srEEEY's BEST FAMILY FLOUR" is ahead of
; Iat,,
The morning call., 1893-05-04
HrIp wANTED-CONTINUED.


GERMAN GIRL FOR GENERAL HOUSE
" WORK. SO Folsom st. my2 3tS
III AND-SEHERS WANTED AT BUSBY'S GLOVE
Ii factory, 4l2 Market Sc. my 81
PRENTICE TO LEARN DRESSMAKiNG AT
n 1921 Bartlett ST.. bet oath and 25th. my2 St
GOOD SWEDISH OR sCANDINAYIAN GIRL
" for homework and cooking for .; none others
need apply; references required. 50 octayia 3ttt
TAILoREsSES IN OAKLAND. 62l BROAD
L way: steady work. my 3t%
EIRST-CLASS SKIRTHANDS. 1884 HOWARD
Il street. my IT
Young LADY WANTS A PARTNER N SA-
L loon: good location: good chance for Tespecta-
bic gentleman: 10 agents. 2l2 Fourth st. my 3tS
rDHE Only SHORTHAND INSTITUTE CON
Quoted by practical reporters; speed classes Tor
all systems: day and night positions furnished.
MERRILL COLLEGE, $50 Market ST Inrl5 ~
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TO The WORLDS FAIR.
Via the Union Pacihc-The Overland Flyer.

Via the Union Pacific-The Overland Flyer.
Only u Days to Chicago.
The Union Pacific Is the only line running Pull
man double drawing room sleeping and Din ing
cars San Francisco to Chicago, without change
Tourist excursion every Tuesday and Thursday
running through to Chicago without change in
Charge OF a manager.
Passengers are allowed stopover privileges at Salt
Lake city and at Denver
For ful particulars apply to D. W. Hitchcock,
general agent. Montgomery street, san Franclsco;
+. r. ELLSWORTH agent. 91s broadway. Oakland; G.
f. Herr, z2s South Spring street. Los Angeles
School Teachers Worlds Fair Excursions,
Under management Of A. Phillips g. Co.
Leaving San Francisco. Sacramento and San Jose
Saturday, May u. Wednesday. May 81, and Satur-
day. June 3, via the Rio Grande Western and great
Rock Island routes. All scenery Rio Grande by
daylight. NO change OF cars to Chicago. Apply to
CLINTON JoNYs. 80 Montgomery ST.. S f. Cal
SECURE a sound mind. which seldom goes without
sound digestion by using the genuine Angosura Bit
tiers OF DR.. j. G. Il. Segert 81 Sons.
THE time comes when everybody needs PARK
FRS GINGER Tonic. 1t often saves life
PARKER's HAIR BALsAM c!eanses the scalp.
EXTRA Mince Pies. SWANS, 2l3 Surter street.
The morning call., 1893-05-04

Mrs. GOAD OF CHICAGO WILL TEACH THE
w new Fountains tailor system of res}cuttlng
FREQ for 80 days, starting April "a. 122O'FarreI
street apis I'm
The morning call., 1893-05-04

A Ny ONE KNOWING THE ADDRESS OF MES
n ANNIE Adds (nee Annie Leonard W Il
please communicate the same to WICK Alff y
MATTHEW'S attorney.at-laW, 402 MONTGOMERY
sfrear San EranclScO. EAl ap2l k0Lt
The morning call., 1893-05-04

IF YOU SUFFER WITH CANCER. ECZEMA,
L syphilis or scrofula send name and address 70 +.
o. box 3O5 Oakland, Cal; 1t VIII pay you. -e4B II