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The herald., 1893-10-29
A Rare Chance

Will be offered Tuesday October 3lst, to
purchase at auction ten acres and up
ward of the famous Chino ranch. Spe-
cial excursion train leaves S. P. Arcade
depot at 9 80, Commercial street, 9:35.
Round trip. including lunch, 81. Full
particulars at Easton, Eldridge q Co. e,
A2A SoNtA Eroadwsy,
The herald., 1893-10-29
1OOO-Choioe seIeoted Aores-1OOo,

1OOO-ChOice Selected Acres-IOOO,
In 10, 20, 40 and so acre farms and up
ward, in the grand old Chino ranch,
will be sold at auction Tuesday, October
31st. at Chino. Special excursion will
leave S. Z. Arcade depot at 8 80 a. m.
Round trip ticket, including lunch, ST..
Full particulars at Easton, Eldridge &
Co.'s, 12l South Broadway.
The herald., 1893-10-29
AN INDEX TO YESTERDAY.

BY TELEGRAPH H-Mayor Harrison of Chi
cago assassinated. .All the amendments to
the silver repeal bill disposei of The
Russian squadron leaves Toulon Affairs
in the fa.heriand Murder and robbery at
Chino. .Yo Tamhien outruns Lamp lighter
epcrtiny notes Ma ors' day at the
wur. ID fair General news gleanings.
The herald., 1893-10-29
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The herald., 1893-10-29
THR MUSIC OF THE SCHOOLS.

A great deal of good-natured pleas
antry has been thrust at the school
directors about engaging special
teacher to give the juvenile classes exer-
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The morning call., 1893-09-23
WHO PAYS THE DUTIES?

The question is not new, but it is being
somewhat generally discussed in our East
ern exchanges. The New York Times
asserts that the consumer pays the duties,
and offers as proof the fact that on certain
classes of imported goods the duties are
more than 100 per cent; that is, that the
duties paid exceed the entire value of the
goods. This is equivalent in the opinion
of the Times to payment of SO for the
privilege of selling something for So The
fallacy of this argument will be found in
the fact that in all cases the valuation
upon which duty of 100 per cent is levied
is the valuation in the country of produc-
ton. The article of prunes may be used as
an illustration. California prunes are
selling this year at less than cents a
pound, the rate of duty. The duty being
specific. it is the same whether the market
price is high or low. But if the duty were
100 per cent ad valorem the valuation upon
which this duty would be levied would be
the valuation in the country of production
Prunes might be produced in Europe at
one. half a cent pound. A 100 per cent
duty would be equal 20 another half cent,
making prunes at an American port cost a
cent pound after paying a 100 per cent
duty, The foreign grower would have TO
pay this duty or his product would be
offered in our market in competition with
American prunes that had to pay no duty
whatever. II, however, Congress in search
of revenue should place a duty on tea or
coffee the consumer would have to pay it.
The amount of duty would be added to the
foreign cost, The importer would be able
to add the amount of the duty to the price
Of the imported article, since there would
be no home competition to regulate the
price. The Mckinley act clearly recog-
nizes the fact that the consumer has to pay
the full amount of the duty on articles we
do not produce by putting all such articles
on the free list. 1t is in this way. or in
Difference to this principle, that more than
One-half of our present imports are re-
lieved from customs dues.
The morning call., 1893-09-23
CHINESE LABORERS.

A Washington dis patch in Fridays CALL
says the McCreary substitute for the
Everett bill may be so modified as to define
labOrer as one who works for hire. If an
amendment to this effect prevails all re-
striction and exclusion laws will be of little
use. The laborer for hire will be con-
strued as one who works for wages. II
he sets up in business for himself he is not
laborer for hire. All forms of labor are
performed for compensation. Oqe la
bOrer works for what he can realize for his
work, another for what some other person
will pay him. The one is no less labOrer
than the other, though it often happens
that the one who works for hims does
more work for certain amount of money
than he would do for hire. There is hardly
any business in which the Chinese could
not be made a partner to such an extent
that his wages would come from the work
he performs. The Chinese as competitor
in the several branches of manufacture are
as dangerous to the prosperity of the COM
munity as the Chinese who work for whites
at so much a month. They combine Amer
lean tools, American machinery and Amer
lean designs with Chinese endurance, abb
s'inence ami patience. Free from incum-
brance In the way of family they lay hands
on the products of American inventors and
enter into a vigorous competition with
American manufacturers who have fami.
lies to support OF all the expedients
adopted to render legislation against Cthi-
nese immigration of no effect the proposed
definition of the term "laborer" would be
the most effective.
The morning call., 1893-09-23
LOSING CONTROL.

The cOnsoling reflection to be drawn
from the present action of Congress is
that President Cleveland is losing control
OF his party. 1t is not necessary to as
sumo that Mr.. Cleveland is a more unsafe
leader than other Democrats to derive sat-
isfaction from the fact that his party does
not follow him. One great source of dan
ger to our form OF government is that the
executive power may through its immense
patronage obtain undue influence over the
laWmaking power. 1t is therefore a reas-
surfing sign that Congress proposes for a
time longer to do its own thinking. The
evidence of the decadence of Mr.. Cleye-
lands power is found in both houses.
The Senate is still discussing the silver
repeal bill and apparently intends TO con-
hnue the discussion without much regard
to Mr.. Cleveland's wishes. In the House.
the repeal of the Federal election law has
revived partisan feeling to such an extent
that Republican support of Mr.. Cleve-
lands financial measures is endangered.
This action is known to have been taken
against Mr.. Cleyeland's advice. In fact,
some OF his most sianch supporters
joined hands with the Republicans in fl
hbustering against the introduction of the
bill by the Committee on Rules. Ordinary
Democratic legislation is threatening
enough, but it is much preferable TO the
exercise of autocratic power by the Presi
dent
The morning call., 1893-09-23
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

1t is announced that Editor Charles A.
Dana OF the New York Sun will deliver a
course OF lectures at Union College this
fall upon 1.-THE Press and Journalism"
The Empress Eugene is going to pay
her usual autumnal visit to the chateau Of
Arenenberg, charmingly situated on the
UnterSee, or inferior lake, which forms a
continuation Of the Lake of Constance.
Chief Justice Love of Delaware has
come tn the front with the opinion that
the Garden of Eden was located on the
Delaware peninsula and that it was a
peach with which Eve tempted Adam.
Joseph Chamberlain, the we'll beloved
of the Irish home rulers. is an orchid
crank of the thirty-third degree He has
a collection of 5000 plants Of all the vari-
cites from every part OF the world. and il
takes thirteen greenhouses TO hold them.
The last newspaper letter written by
Mrs. Lucy II. Hooper, the correspondent
who recently died in Paris, ended in a
paragraph bidding goOdby to her readers,
and saying before they would have seen it
she would have passed away. She foresaw
the end clearly. for her death occurred two
days after this was dated.
Speaker Crisp is said to have a marked
distaste for society. although his official
position entities him te be con sidered more
or less CT social lIoD. He declines all in
vltatons to social functions, keeps no
horse or carriage. and palronizes the
Washington public conyeyances. His
only amusement is the theateT
Senator Faulkner of West Virginia evi.
IDENTIFY aspires to the laurels of ex-senator
Evarts, who held the long sentence cham
piOnship for many years. In the course of
a few remarks-tve or six hours-on the
silver question the other day, Mr. Faux
ner was delivered of a sentence 257 words
long, and he was not in real good form
either
The morning call., 1893-09-23

Chicago contemporary would be broad
ened by a reference to the trade balances
under the tariff of 1916 For period OF
twelve years under that tariff there was an
ad verse balance of trade. Then came
year when exports exceeded imports.
Under protective tariff the trade eondi-
lions have been reversed. For series OF
years trade balances were in our favor.
AT last there came a year when the bal
ance was against us. The general run OF
balances in this case will be accepted as
the general result. Under tariff for rev.
enue only there was general run against
us; under the protective tariff of 1862 and
its successors there was general run In
our favor. In each case there was one
exception to the general rule. Is it not
rather small business therefore to argue
that because there was one exception to
each rule the tariff had nothing to do with
the general result?
The morning call., 1893-09-23

THE PRESIDENT CHAFING.

An Eastern contemporary says 1t is we'll
known that the President is chahng under
the delay of the Senate to pass the silver
repeal bill Let us admit that the Presi-
dent is chatting. Why should he chafe?
In what way is he responsible for the
action of the Senate? If that body deems
It wise to observe the ancient rule of the
Senate in discussing a msasure brought
before il why should the President chafe?
He has recommended repeal to Congress
and there his responsibility ceases. If the
President works himself into pet be-
cause the Senate does not follow his orders
the irritation will be beathful. 1t may re-
store him to a consciousness of the fact
that he is the head of Government which
has three independent depa rtments.
The morning call., 1893-09-23

CARLlSLE'S SILVER VIEWS.

Few public men have experienced such
radical changes in their views on a
fundamental branch of political economy
as Secretary Carlisle has disclosed on the
silver question. In a debate in the Senate
in 1890, before the so-called Sherman act
was passed, Mr.. Carlisle is reported as
saying:
According to my view on the subject the
conspiracy which seems 10 have been formed
here and in Europe 10 destroy by legislation
and Otherwise from three seVenths to one half
OF the metallic money OF The world is the most
gigantic crime Of this or any other age. The
consummallon OF such a scheme would ulti-
maey entail more misery upon the human
race than all the wars, pestilence aud famine
that ever occurred in the history of the world.
The absolute and instantaneous destruction OF
half the entire movable property OF The world
including houses. ships, railroads and other
appliances for carrying on commerce. while it
would be felt more senslbly at the same mo-
ment, would not produce anything like the pro-
longed distress and Reorganization of society
that must Inevitably result from The permanent
humiliation OF one-hall OF the metallic money
In the world.
OF course. Mr.. Carlisle has a right to
change his views on the silver or any
other question. But the period occupied
by conversion was rather short. He did
not make the fight one would have ex-
pected in view of the pronounced charac-
ter of the opinion expressed in 1890 Mr..
Blaine made a pro-slver speech while in
the Senate which was powerful arraign-
ment Of the policy of monometallism, but
was less fervid in deDicting the dire re-
suits which must follow the demonetiza-
ton of silver than the speech of Mr.
Carlisle. But now Carlisle is carrying
out the policy which few years ago he
an etrouuIv condomnod
The morning call., 1893-09-23
RAILROAD GOSSIP.
All Is Harmony Once More and Rates
Are Restored.

Peace once more regns serene in rail-
road circles and the visions OF merry wal
have suddenly disappeared Yesterday
the Atlantic and Pacific officials followed
the example of the Southern Pacific and
gave notice of a restoration of rates from
Southern California 20 their old basis. to
take effect on October 2. Furthermore.
the first named has concluded to remain in
the local Passenger Association, and has
so informed the other roads interested.
The Alton, however. still remains upon
the outside. but it is not apprehended that
any serious upheaval of rates is contem-
plated by this road.
The drawbrdge over the river at Sacra-
mento, which has been undergoing recon
struction in part. was thrown open To
travel yesterday afternoon. Through
trains have during the interruption cause d
by the work been sent by way of Stockton.
The Southern Pacific new ferry tim e.
card is out announcing the changes in SER
vice and fares, ten tickets for % cents be-
ing the offer MADE by way of the creek
route.
The morning call., 1893-09-23
PANAMA MAILS.
Communication From Washington
Relative to Them.

Communication From Washington
Relative to Them.
The Postoffice Department has received
the following communication from Wash
ington from n. NJ. Brooks. superintendent
Of foreign mails. relative to the proposal
of the North American Navigation Com
pany 10 carry the United States mails to
and from Panama:
Sir: Referring TO your letter OF the 8:h inst,
inclosing copy of a communication from VIII
liam L. Merry president of the North Amerl-
can Navigation Company, proposing TO carry
United States mails by vessels OF SAID company,
to sail every twenty days from San francisco
TO Panama calling at ports OF Guatemala. Sal
yadOr, Honduras. Nicaragua ana COSTA Rlca,
nave TO inform you that mails Tor tne ports OF
call of said steamers, made up at your once,
may be dispatched by said steamers whenever
the delivery OF said mails VIII be eXpedlted
thereby, the compensation TO be allowed Tor
the conveyance OF said malls TO be at the rate
of francs per kiiogTam for letters and post
cards. and so centimes per kilogram for other
articles, il the vessels are of for elsn register;
and 81 so per pound for letters and postcards,
ana s cents per pound for other articles If the
vessels are OF United States register (ParcelS
Post packages TO be conveyed at the rate or o
cents per pound calculated on the net weights
OF the malls conveyed ascertained at your
office ana reported to this department.
Please advise Mr. Merry of the tenor OF this
le ter, and request him TO furnish the name
aud address of the officer of the company au-
thorZeG to receive and receipt for the sums to
be allowed quarterly by This department for
the service in question. Also request him TO
furnish schedule showing the sailing dates
from San Francisco, the names OF the ports OF
CALL and the time TO be occupied in the trip
from San Francisco to Panama.
The morning call., 1893-09-23
HIS LAST VOYAGE.
Seaman MOhn'S Remains
Are Landed.
Strange Death of One of the Crew
of the American WarShip
Marion.

1t was not very impressive ceremony,
still it attracted good deal of attention at
Clay-street wharf yesterday morning.
The bringing of the remains Of Marine
Newton S. Mohn ashore from the sloop-
of-war Alert was not followed by a dis
play of pOmp and naval grandeur. The
ships barge came first, manned by six
sturdy oarsmen and in command of a
petty officer. Across its thwarts, amid
ships, rested a plain rosewood casket,
wherein were laid the remains of the
young seaman who lost his life under very
mysterious circumstances in a shallow
lake near tea garden in the suburbs of a
town in China.
Following the barge was the Alert's
steam launch, filed with blueJacket sea-
men, who came ashore TO pay their last
respects to their dead shpmate. An
American flag had been placed over the
ca sket, but this was all in the way OF decor
alton.
As soon as the barge landed at the dock
the coffin was placed in and express wagon
and sent TO Fourth and Townsend streets,
when it will be shipped to San Lucas.
Ventura County, where resides the brother
OF young Mohu.
Concerning the murder, suicide or acct
dental death of the young marine. the off,
GERS of the Alert are not informed. 1t re-
the young man. who was attached 20 the
sIoop-Of-war Marion when he lost his life,
was not murdered by some of the native
attaches of the teahOuse.
Mohn was found by members of the
Marion's crew in the shallow water of a
small lake near the teahouse the morning
after he was reported as missing from his
ship. An examination showed what ap-
peared TO be several confused wounds
about the head, and the first theory was
that be had been robbed and his body
thrown into the lake.
An investigation was held and it was
learned that the young man had been
under the influence of liquor the night be-
fore. It is stated that the officers of the
Marion arrived at the decision that he fell
into the lake while in state Of intoxca-
ton and was drowned. This theory seems
to be generally accepted.
Mohn's remains will be inferred at San
Lucas. His brother is said to be quite a
wealthV man.
The morning call., 1893-09-23
NOT UNCONDITIONAL.

The Philadelphia Inquirer has been
taken 10 task by correspondent for max
Ing the assertion that the country demands
the unconditional repeal of the Sherman
act. The Inquirer replies that the ssser-
ton is made on the authority Of the peo-
pie who have petIlioned the Senate to pass
tbs repeal bill. This will be a good an
swer when the Inquirer shows that there
are more petitioners than there are people
who have not signed the petitions. Pc
titions prove activity rather than num-
bers. Any measure which has active sup
porters can bring up petitions practically
without number. The Inquirer seeks to
strengthen It's case by referring TO the
speech II Senator Sherman declaring that
the act which bears his name had survived
The morning call., 1893-09-23
PAPER CURRENCY.

The latest official statement of the Treas
ury Department shows that the present
volume of the paper currency in the United
States is SLIP. O9l, 1913. The denomina-
ton most largely issued is ten-dollar bills,
of which there is S3l2, O34, 400 in circula-
ton. Next come fve-dollar bills, amount
ing to S253. 3S7. 800; next. twenty dollar
bills. TO the amount of S23S, 5S7, 800, and
then one-hundred bills, to the amount of
S75 500. 100 There are S39, S66, 1853 in one
dollar bills. S3l, 100, 225 in twos, $50, 142. 900
in five hundreds, S45, AL, 800 in thousands,
S14, 600 in five thousands, and S34, CO.
900 in ten thousands. A law doing away
with bills of a less denomin alton than ten
dollars and gold coin of less denomination
than the lowest bill would bring about
1924, 00O,O 600 in silver in circulation. 1t
might. however, be found necessary to
coin fve-dollar gold pieces, even If the
smallest bill was of the ten denomination.
The rest of the gold and silver coin could
be kept for the redemption of notes that
might be presented. The demand for coin
would depend largely upon the confidence
of the people in their ability to obtain coin
when wanted. The moment there should
be well-grounded suspicion that paper
currency was practically unredeemable,
there would be well-defined movement
toward the places of redemption, whether
sub-treasuries or banks. 1t must be adj
mitted that confidence established on the
basis of all the gold and all the silver coin
in the country would be less easily shaken
than if all paper was redeemable in gold.
The morning call., 1893-09-23
SLASHEE WITH A RAZOR.
Two Brothers-in- Law Engage in a
Razor r1atinee.

VIM. Dows aud VIM. Harris. became in
VOWED In quarrel at 3lS Suffer street yes
terday morning. and in the fight that fol-
lowed both men drew razors and used
them vigorously. BOWS was terribly
slashed and cut about the head and face,
aud is now at the Receiving Hospital in a
very critical condition. A bystander
named Sexton, who attempted TO stop the
fight, was cut in the hip by Harris with
his ready razor. Harris escaped and was
not captured until 3 o'clock in the after
noon. when Officers Gibson and Flynn ar
rested him on Bernard street, small alley
running off Taylor street, near Pacific. To
the officers Harris admitted having done
tue cutting.
Bows is a cook on coasting vessels and
Harris owns small barDer-shop on Pa
cific street. The men are brothers-ln-law,
The morning call., 1893-09-23
TRADE BALANCES.

The Chicago Herald argues that because
large favorable balance in 1892 was
changed to an adverse balance in 1893 the
conclusion is just that the policy Of pro-
lection had nothing to do with the result
in either case. The Herald insists that it
is as reasonable to charge the adverse bal
ance in 1893 to the tariff as the favorable
balance in 1892. Perhaps the views of our
The morning call., 1893-09-23

its usefulness. This authority is not con-
elusive. Sherman never favored the act
except as measure to stave off free COIN
age. 1t is also urged that the Democratic
platform demands the repeal of the Sher-
man act So 1t does, but not unconditional
repeal. The Democratic platform de-
mands the use of gold and silver as money.
The repeal of the Sherman act may there
fore be required to wait the advent of
some measure which proposes to carry out
the other promise of the Democratic plat
firm
The morning call., 1893-09-23
New interpretations.

Articles of Incorporation have been filed
on behalf of Frisbee, Risdon & Co.. incor-
porated for the purpose of carrying on a
bureau of general collection in this city
Capital, $4,000. Directors-Frank FRS.
bee, X. n. Risdon, Edward f. Wade, W.
Ii. Burlington. F. r. King.
The Veta Madre Mining Company has
Incorporated. Directors-G. NJ. Foote, F,
Z. Luty, T. e. Jewell, John Henderson.
w. Il. Murdoch. 5. L. Theller and Sylyes-
ter Gardner. The capital stock is $500, 600
10 shares Of So each. all fully subscr bed
199,3OO shares are held by Sylvester Gard
ner as trustee of an estate.
The morning call., 1893-09-23
LIVED LIKE A PRINCE.
A PenniIess Individual Arrested for

Forgery.
On Thursday night E. B. Wolff was
arrested on warrant sworn out by
81. 9. Parsons. charging him with
forgery. Wolff has been soliciting ad-
vertisements 10 be printed on the cover
of piece of music to be published
by Parsons. and the latter claims that
Wolff forged several orders from different
merchants in order TO obtain his commits
sion. Wolff came here with his family
about year ago from Australia, and gave
1t out that he was a wealthy coffee mer-
C ant. He stopped at the Russ House aud
lived like prince for time. but when his
bill, amounting to several hundred dollars,
was presented to him he acknowledged
that he was penniless. His baggage is still
at the hotel. Since that time Wolff has
been living at the expense of various land
lords. and when arrested occupied rooms
at the Commercial Hotel, where he has an
unpaid bill of $50.
The morning call., 1893-09-23
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