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The morning call., 1893-12-30
KEEP. >THE==WHEEL TURNING.

:. The adult male population of San Fran
: cisc0,.ex ciuSiYe20f Cinnamon, is in round
numbers 10000: OF these $500 are regis
tered as GU t:of work. PToba bly, there are
r q good nlanysOtheTs actually in the ranks
of the IA Unemployed who have rot. regis
tered; their names. They are depending
npon"persopal, efforts and the influence of
friends to- SECURE: some thing to do The
situation as IT discloses. itself is not des-
.perate.G If -10,0C0 of the well-to.do class
would go out Of their way to throw liz
tie work in the way of; the 2JO0 searchers
: fer. work the. problem would be solved.
Nearly every occupant OF a house can find
.w0r k somebody which will: be: an ad-
vantage both: to himself and the one he
emp 10y S. Itmay be: a:carpenter, painter.
a. gardener. or: a man of all work whose
services are nee ded. but that is a we'll kept
:: hOuse:*in which something may not be
: d9ne to<advarfage. a few dollars a week
distributed in: this way by weIl-to-do
citizens *wUnld so0n*thin out the ranks Of
the .unemrleyed: This kind of help need
: notinterfere with theplans that are now
r being matnred TO set men to work on pub
Sic improvements. If every man who can
ca lily afford it will send in an order for
few.*days, work the period that must
elapse before the plans now in cohtempla-
! tion are being carried out will be bridged
over: Avery small contribution, If it is
general, =. Will suffice. There are people.
]: we meaning in their way, who button UP
their pockets at the least Indication of the
:approachccof hard times. Both men and
women will do:their own work just from
mere apprehension of a temporary reduc.
tom of*income; The careful housskeeper
Will ID Q. her own. sewing or her own house
cleaning. and thus deprive some person
dependent upon his or her daily work OF
4 heir accu stoned occupation. People have
been known 70 pinch their working fluid
Ito swelItheir charity fund. A good many
do. not pause to think that If work is with
: held: from the workers the demands upon
the charity fund are correspendingly in
creased. The wealth and business: of a
:. State holds:itselI under a kind OF. obliga-
.tion to=see that no deserving person shall
:: starye. But better than aims, which is
a last TesouTee. is a liberality of expendf-
! ture. mot out. Of: proportion To- Income,
ina Wayt0 enable the willing workers to
F. help themselves: i. =:
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THOUGHTS IN THE LECTURE
:. =: ARENA.

Some time ago a minister in charge of
one of the churches of Oakland made an
attack on the. evolution views which had
been set forth by Professor John LIE Conte,
the wefi-known scientist and professor in
the University of California. 1t was
assumed that his teachings were contrary
to what were held to be orthodox stan
dards. Professor LIE Conte had written a
book, in which he demonstrated that there
was no real antagonism between science
and revelation. AT least there was none
involved in the theory of evolution as he
held it, Professor LIE Conte is devout
member of an orthodox church and his
book has been widely read and accepted in
that quarter.
It occurred to many that il would be an
opportune occasion to invite well-known
scientist to give his views on the scientific
doctrine of evolution. President Jordan
Of the Stanford University was invited to
deliver series OF lectures on that topic in
this city. He had been pupil of Agassiz
and held the name of that great scientist
in the greatest honor. On one night a
= week for seven weeks In succession Presi-
dent ordan occupied the platform of one
Of the most spacious: halls in this city in
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RIVERS AND HARBORS.
Marsden Manson Asks for an APP
prOpriatiOn

Marsden Manson sent a communication to
the Board of Supervisors yesterday In which
there is the following:
pursuant to instructions from his Honor the
Mayor. L. X. Ebert, the undersigned represented
San francisco County at meeting of the Califor-
MA river Improvement convention held al Sacra-
mento on December 10. 1898
Among other business transacted a memorial
was adopted TO the present United States Con-
gress. lt was furthermore resolved that COM
mttee of five citizens be sent TO Washington to
Just amount from Congress for the Improvement
OF our rivers. The Hon. Z. Z. Platt, chairman of
the convention, called attention TO the fact that
the Mississippi Valley Convention has a strong
deputation In addition TO their congressional
representatives residing in Washington during
each session OF Congress until they have sue
ceeded In obtaining an appropriation for the I'M
provement OF the Mississippi. which is always a
large one. ana out OF all proportion to that which
California has heretofore been able TO obtain for
its rivers
At the recent session of Congress the California
river improvement convention was represented
by three commissioners, and the result was we
got n appropriation of $3.50.
The commissioner expenses were paid by a
fund to which al Of the river counties repre-
sented in the convention, excepting only San
francisco, had subscribed an equal amount. Even
Sonoma ana Sierra Counties although not direct
iy interested, gave their share, while a balance
needed was paid out of the commissioners
pockets
Francisco is the commercial center of the State,
Marsden Manson requests the Board Of Super
visors 10 appropriate the sum of $500, to be
paid TO the treasurer of the California river i'm
provement convention as San FraDciSco'S share
OF necessary expenses.
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WILL TRY AGAIN.
The Amount Not Realized
Yesterday.
Another Meeting To-Day to Raise
the Sum Needed by the North
American Company.

Traffic Manager Leeds and the executive
committee of the Traffic Association did not
succeed yesterday In raising the 100000
necessary for the North American Navigation
Company. but they have not given UP the strug-
gle yet. All yesterday afternoon the commit
tee was in session, being closeted in its room In
the Meyer block 'FRONT.' until p NJ, and still
the needed balance of a little over $40. 900 was
not raised. II was decided to meet again this
morning at 10 O'Clock, when it is hoped the
amount VIII be realized in a few additional
subscriptions.
1t was not quite a full meeting Of the com.
mittee. Barry Baldwin, the president of the
association, had started East on some other
business the night prev ieus, and some Of the
out of-town members were not present. Among
the members who were there, AlvinZa Hay
ward seemed 10 De one Of The most active. AS
soon as the committee adjourned. MIR. Leeds
stenographer was instructed to send notices TO
the committeeman TO be present at this morn
tng's session.
Mr.. Leeds is also one of the board of directors
OF the North American Navigation Company,
and just before the associations committee ad-
jOuTned he FASTENED To attend The adjourned
meeting of the North American Company's
directors at California and Front streets. The
directors had come together al 3 z. N. In hopes
of hearing encouraging news from the Traffic
Association, and remained in session until
shortly before P. NJ.
''Tbere Is nothing TO say,'' Mr.. Leeds said to
a CALL reporter, except that we"-referFing
10 the TRAFFIC AssociatOn-"are going TO meet
again tomorrow, when we hope 10 get the
money"
II thought this was the last day?" the re.
porter queried.
"wel. we are going to try some more" was
the signlficenJ reply.
"How much has there been raised alto
getner?"
"Close on to sS00OO." 81.
"Well II you succeed in getting an amount
not far short of 500, 000-say 100000 or
S91 .000-wont IL be all right?"
mo. our subscriptions are made contingent
upoD our getting the whole of 100000 sub
scribed. Unless we succeed In raising that
amount we can't collect cent. That Is a con-
diton of the subscriptions"
Ibid you get any more subscriptions to-
day ?"
yes we get some every davn
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'-
LEGAL TENDER MONEY.

:: "a contemporary says, in@reply to a. cor
respondent, that Congress has passed no
law making gold alone fnlf legal tender:
The statement of our contemporary is
literally true. But Congress has repealed
all laws authorizing the coinage of silver
dollars: *and without coinage no new
silver: money will appear. Admitting
that the Secretary of the Treasury
has power to order: the coinage. of the
amount of silver. which represents the
.selgnierage ON purchased silver, there is
mo contention that under. our present laws
enough silver can be Coined to continue
silver as. "a: potential element In finance
The silver dollars now In, circulation:
whether: as coin or certificate, will. CON
finue to be received. in payment :.of all
Government dues. but they. are. not
counted in treasury reports as money in
which legal tender may be redeemed or
interest on bonds be paid. = In effect,
therefore, ifRot in law, silver has ceased
to be aful1 legal tender. 1t is the effect
which tells ON. business: Comparatively
few people can trace legislation from 1873,
determine to: what extent new act has
superseded an old. one and declare Off
hand the present status of silver. But
when they see that Int silver is being
coined and that the functions of the silver
in circulation are limited, they know
enough to put their houses ia. order for the
period of contraction that must follow the
decentralization Of .one-haH the money of
fta world - - =. =
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the most thorough scen tific discussion Of
the doctrine of evolution ever given before
public audience in this city. The hall
was well filled on every lecture evening.
President Jordan refrained from any dis
cussion of the religious bearings of the
question. AS scientist be had nothing
then and there to do with any such con-
siderations.
He did not stop in his conclusions short
OF those which had been reached by Oar
win. Spencer and Huxley. But his con-
clusions were reached by Independent in
vestigation.
1t is not likely that the last word has yet
been said on this subject, but up to this
time the last words in public have been
spoken by President Jordan of the STAN
ford University, who went quite be-
yend any public utterance ever made by
professors in the University of California.
1t is probable that the majority of the stu
dents in these two great Institutions either
hold to the more conservative views of
Agassiz and LIE Conte or to the more radi-
cal ones OF President Jordan. And yet
these institutions flourish, devout men are
prominent in the ranks of instructors, and
faith is OF shaken in the general belief
that there are no irreconcilable antagon-
isms between religion and science.
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THE ENGLISH HABIT.

English newspapers are somewhat caus-
tic in their comments on the management
of American railways. Americans on the
other hand will admit that there is much
sense in the English view of the case.
When a property goes into the hands of a
receiver from which former managers
have received tens of millions Of dollars
the parties who. lose their money are en-
titled to a noisy growL The English
habit of which complaint may be made is
that of CO mmenting On American swindles
as II English swindles were unknown TO
in INVESTORS. While one does not excuse the
other 1t does not look we'll for a nation
which contriyes in some way to get the
money of the rest of the werld to cry out
vociferously when its own people get
caught,
So faras the failure of American rail-
roads is the result of mscalculation of re-
suits no blame can attach to promo ters of
these. enterprises. Butso far as they are
the result of the vulgar theft of selling
bonds in excess Of the cost of the road and
in excess of. its value for the benefit of
the promoters they are reflection upon
American legislation. The morality of
stealing does not depend upon the amount
stolen. Foreign: investors had right to
assume that a nation with fair business
character would protect investors from
confidence methods. a railroad manager
who bonds his road in excess OF its cost
and in excess of its value for his own per-
sonal benefit Is as deserving of punish
ment as the common footpad or the fellow
that plays a confidence game on the I'M
initiated. Failures which lead to the ex-
posture Of such methods of getting: rich
will clear the financial atmosphere.
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load it upon his Secretary OF State. He
has sent Congress a message in which the
same ground is taken as in the letter Of
Secretary Gresham to the President.
There is nothing in Mr.. Cleveland's public
career which warrants the assumption
that he lacks the courage of his convic-
tions. His shortcomings as statesman
are not due to a lack of courage. The
trouble is that he does not let events come
to his rescue. The present business de-
preston in the East conveys to him no
note of warning. He is the opposite of
Lincoln in the fact that the latter held his
judgment subject to later developments.
He thought. he was right but admitted that
he might be. wrong. Cleveland, on the
other hand, learns nothing from PASSING
events. He has never yet intimated that
his judgment might not be infallibe.
The morning call., 1893-12-30
HALF A MILLION.
George Moffat's Estate Shows Up
HeaIthiiv.

The inventory and appraisement Of the estate
of the late George Moffat was filed yesterday
by the appraisers, John Wightman. C. B. Gle
ment and Ii. S. Dalliba.
The estate is found to amount TO S461;661 IS,
and is made up principally Of real property In
important items I'm The inventory of the per-
sOnal estate are twenty first mortgage bonds,
Southern Pacific Company, $50. $50; money
In the hands OF The ADMINISTRATIVE, $23,54 SO,
There Is some valuable pieces Of real estate
for instance: a lot on Market street, near Sew
enth, valued at 81 900; lot on Golden Gale
avenue, near Jones, with improvements. 81 co.
600; lot on Ellis street, near Larkin, S4S, 600
lot on Eighth street and Broadway, Oakland.
$4,000. The appraisers find that the value OF
the community property is $4,000.
The morning call., 1893-12-30
The overland Elrar

The Union tactic is the only line running new
Pullman double drawing-room sleepers and din
ing cars. San Francisco to Chicago, without
change, H. three and one-half 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 points
in Europe
For kleepiDR-car accomm odations and tickets
call on d. W. Hitchcock general agent, Mont
gomery street, San Francisco; r. Il. Ellsworth.
agent. S1S Broadway, Oakland. Cal: G. +. Herr,
22e Sonth Spring street. Los Angeles, CAL
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NOTHING But: .RUMOR.

The report that Mr.. Cleveland desires to
get Mr.. Gresham out of the Cabinet hon.
ing thus to make him kind of seapegoat
for the Hawaiian blunder.is probably not
true. Mr.. Cleveland has not yet indicated
that he considers the Hawaiian. policy he
has marked out a. blunder. Where Mi.
Cleveland and Congress differ upon a
given point Mr.. Cleveland feels sorry for
Congress. He feels sorry: for himself only
as ruler who has at times Congress On
his hands. Even il ar. Cleveland were
convinced that his Hawaiian policy was a
blund or he must knowthat he cannot nfl-
The morning call., 1893-12-30
been at work at the railroad station in some

been at work at the railroad station in some
capacity or olher.
a Congressional medal of honor was received
recently by John L. Younger of Maxville,
Ohio. The medal is a fye-pointed star, and
was given In recognition of bravery at the bat
tie OF Cedar Mountains. Virginia.
General Schofeld was recently asked If there
was any truth in the story that be was about
voluntarily TO retire as the head of the army.
"fou can say that it lacks ratification" he re-
Piled. 81 have not heard such a rumor."
Word has been sent to the courts Of Europe
that the Shah OF Persia intends TO visit Berlin.
ST. Petersburg, Paris and Vienna next spring.
He will start on his journey in May or June
and Will remain in Europe several months.
The white marble bust of the late Colonel
Gardner Tufts, to be placed in the Memorial
Hall OF the new State House extension in Bos-
ton, has been received from the sculptor. r. E..
BROOKS, and placed on exhibition in Boston.
Upon the recent retirement of William B..
Hesse, United States Consul General at Con-
stantinople, the chief merchants and business
men of the city presented TO him an address,
assuring him OF the high esteem in which he
was held by the mercantile community.
The morning call., 1893-12-30
THE PROPOSED DOME.
Firms Which Have Applied for
Specifications

The time when contracts must be filed with
the pew City Hall Commission for the proposed
dome will expire January 81, The commits:
sIoners have given bidders the privilege of bid
ding on the construction of the dome as whole
or in part. Contracts Will be accepted on the
iron work, steel work, brick work and terra
Gotta work. Thus far the following firms b We
applied for plans and specifications in order to
bid:
h. Mccain. contracts "a, 55, Sc. 81. iron,
steel. brick work and terra Gotta; Western Iron
contracts So, 81; NJ. FeDnel. contract 54; San
Francisco Bridge Company. contracts Sc, 81 /;
William b. lsaacs. contract Sc; Bateman Bros.
contracts 81, 55, 56. 81; +. a. Williams, speci-
ficatlons 81. SO, &C. ST; Judson Manufacturing
Company. specifications 56 and 81.
The morning call., 1893-12-30
Phillips Rock Island. Excursions

Leave San Fran cisco every W ednesday and 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 ommodations and further information address
CLINTON JONES, General Agent Rock Island Ry.,
SO montgomery street. San Francisco.
The morning call., 1893-12-30
I5T1 = EfICATToN. OFFICE I:

6e5 MONTGOMERY street, near Clay, open until IL
O'clock PM. BRANCH OFFICES: 40 Market t
street near Kearry:open until1 O'Clock niidnight
s}TIayes Street open until $3.50 O'Clock; sos LaTkin
streetSoper :50o,cloelz; SYN corner Sixteenth
and Miss. on Streets osen until O'Clock; 5lo
Mission street open untif9 O'Clock; and ll0 Ninth
street; open until $50 o'clock.
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sItRsCRIPTToN RATEs:

" Many CALL :dncluding Sundays, se per year by
: mail postpaid: rs cents per week OF 60 cents per
calendar month, through carriers DAILY Gall
81 80 ljer year: postpaid. SUNDAY CALL and
WEEKLY GALL; $3.50 peryear, postpaid. MEhhLf
CALL, I'll per year, posi- paid. : -
noI.wilithe editor enter into cores pondence re-
The morning call., 1893-12-30

Teachers warrants for December will be
paid on January 8, 1894. Auditor Broderick
was busy with his deputies ali day yesterday,
and owing 10 little extra exertiOn on his part
City Hall officials VIII be enabled 10 cash their
warrants today.
The morning call., 1893-12-30

MORE than $4,000 people read the "Paclfc
States Waterman; 200 bona fide subscrlb.
ers; largest legitimate circulation OF any
monthly west Of the Rocky Mountains few
ffst-class advertisements will be taken. Adj
dress VIM. ii. BARNES, ST. AIMS building
San Francisco Gal -
The morning call., 1893-12-30
Again on Fire.

The Telephone building on Bush street, be-
tween Montgomery and Sansome, was again ON
fire yesterday afternoon. The alarm was sent
from station 30 at 3 O'Clock and the firemen
found. as they did last week, that the fire was
caused by defective flue. The loss amounted
to S100.
The morning call., 1893-12-30
Mems Fine Oxercoats.

Black Cheviot All-wool Overcoats, silk-lined.
to be closed out at So. Mems English Melton
Overcoats, latest styles and colors. 81 so. See
prices OF other lines. The old IXL, corner
kearny and Commercial streets
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The finest line OF Teck and Fourth. hand
Scarfs for zoe ana soc 10 be had In the city
L. V. Merle, the old IXL. Gle to $40 Kearny
street. corner Commercial.
The morning call., 1893-12-30

THE majority OF cases OF scrofula and other
blood diseases are hereditary and therefore dim
cult to cure. out Hoods Sarsaparllla scroula
in every form when given fair trial,
The morning call., 1893-12-30
Gents Dress Pants

In all the latest patterns and styles at prices
which defy competition. See our 50 90 pants
The old IXL, corner Kearny and Commercial
CT
The morning call., 1893-12-30

Sell the Star Spangled Banner Puzzle. Price
25c. See or address Wabel Bros. of the Mis-
sion. StOrekeepers have IT,
The morning call., 1893-12-30

HALF wineglass OF Angostura Bitters before
meals VIII restore the appetite. Manufactured only
by DR.. 5. c. Il. Siegert q Sons
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THE DAILY MORNING CALL

49, .FUH SALE At -.
New York. :BRENTAAO BROS. Union Square
Chicago: w .:B. STEER, 1879 State street
New. Orleans> GALLOT & ;TOUBERT, T15< Common
The morning call., 1893-12-30

For stealing watch of the value OF S16O
Judge Wallace yesterday sentenced Fred Cole
man TO ten years Imprisonment. There was a
prior conviction against Coleman.
The morning call., 1893-12-30

). A1tg ofo,tr.p dtlrons.,choiq iE to find THE
AfQsRNING:*C4LI~ffo for sale by. tranb0ys
iciIl confer a>fqror By: 1lo1i5ffyiiqg this office
Of the fac t. lfal1lijaq 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
63S Market street, San Francisco.
The morning call., 1893-12-30

Two lbs. cream mixed candles In Japanese
basket for soc. Basket alone worth half the
money. TowDsend's, 627 Market ST., Palace. .
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THE MORNING CALL

Has. a larger Circu alton than any
other newspaper published in San
Francisco
The morning call., 1893-12-30
.-rreRr nErIrE nE THE CALL

THE EASTERN OFFICE OF THE CALL.
90 Potter building, New York City. is provided with
files of California papers. Visitors welcome. Ad-
vertising rates and sample copies furnished.
= = F. X. MISCH, Manager.
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l.. WEATHER W II PREDICTIONS.

:. DEPARTMENT on" AGRICULTURE. \
-: :.::<: -: WEATHER BUREAU. =. : e.:
=. SAN FRASCIsCo,: December 81 1881
Oficial Forecast for Thirty-six Hours
:..- +. :. Ending ga. NJ, sunday. -:
: San Francisco and vicinity = Fair weather;
slightly warmer Saturdays; light north TO east
winds: go :. -:
JAN ESQ. G IsA4 Aefing Local Forecast ofneial .
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GooD table claret IS cents . bottle. All wines
and liquors reduced. sbarboro d Co., 531 wash
ington street
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Judge Francis Marion Cox of Macon County,
Mo-, died few days ago. Among the many
creditabe things said about him Is that In the
course OF his life he had cared for and edu.
Gated eighteen orphan children.
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Mothers, Attention

ELEGANT square piano, $50. The j. Dewing
Co., room II, Flood building
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Save money by purchasing your boys cloth
Ing at the old Xxi. corner Kearny ana Com
mercial streets.
The morning call., 1893-12-30

NOVELTIES in graniteware. Cosgroye's
1928 Market street.
The morning call., 1893-12-30

HAYWOOD ranges are the best. Cosgrove's,
1928 Market street.
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Mems and Boys Holiday Hats.
Save 20 per cent by purchasing your hats of
L. V. Merle at the old IXL. 615 TO 62o kearny
street, corner Commercial.