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The morning call., 1893-11-24
AS USUAL.

Interior journals complain that the
transcontinental railroads have attached
conditions 10 their Midwinter Fair tickets
which preclude stopping at interior points.
The tickets bring the passenger direct to
San Francisco and take him as directly
back. The complaint seems to us we'll
founded. Eastern people come to see the
State as we'll as the city. They will ex-
pect to purchase extra tickets for points
not on the route. but there seems no good
reason why they might not stop over a
few days at any point they may take a
fancy to. The Midwinter Fair, if literally
managed. may do much good to he State.
The distribution of few thousand dol
lars in San Francisco is or should be
minor matter. We want weIl-to-do set
tiers. and the best way to get them is to
place as many localities as possible actu-
ally before them. Maps of counties and
products are well in their way. but no one
buys land on display of exhibits and
mapS.
The morning call., 1893-11-24
in THE HOUSE.

1t is now pretty certain that there will
be contest In the House over the tariff
bill the Ways and Means Committee will
submit. The committee has determined
to put both iron ore and wool on the free
list, and thereby have arrayed Democrats
in several States against the bill. 1t is
also reasonably certain that the cane and
beet sugar interest will combine to en-
force duty oD sugar. The interests
threatened are considerable industry in
a large number Of States. Louisiana and
Florida produce cane sugar; California
and four or five Eastern States are expert
mentiDg successfully with the sugar-b beet
industry. Wool is grown more or less
everywhere. A flock of sheep of greater
or less number may be found on farms all
through the West. Iron ore is produced
largely IN Alabama, and is giving that
State taste of Northern prosperity. The
New England manufacturers will find
that they gain nothing by free wool if the
special duty is repealed and the ad valorem
duty made so low that when the opportuni-
ties for undervaluation are considered they
will have little protection from European
manufacturers. The prospect grows that
the present Congress viii not be able to
agree upon tariff bill to succeed that now
In force.
The morning call., 1893-11-24
WHAT TO Do WITH A QUEEN.

In THE CALL of last Sunday it was
predicted by ex-COnsul- General Sever
ance in an interview that in case the
instructions of Minister Willis required
an attempt to restore the deposed Queen
the Provisional Government will add de-
portation to deposition. In this way
they will avoid a conflict with the
represen tatives of the United States
and carry the issue over to a time
when the American Congress will be In
session. The state of affairs at the islands.
so far as is known. shows the prediction
of Mr., Severance to have been correct.
The interview between Minister Willis
and the American League removes all
doubt as to the nature of Minister Willis
instructions. These he admits to be such
as to preclude the acceptance of any aid
from the league. In carrying out the ad-
ministratiOn policy he will have no need
OF aid from the league or other Americans.
The statement was made some days be-
fore the Gresham letter could have been
received at the islands The Provisional
Government will have ample time. there
fore. to shape its policy. The Government
will naturally avoid collision with the
forces of the United States, end the readi-
csG way W cSCdp6 tie ALTERNATIVE OF sur
render or oppose force to force will be in
putting the deposed Queen out of the ad-
ministration's reach. Until Minister
Willis openly declares his instructions the
Provisional Government Is not supposed
to know their import. The relations of
the Government to the deposed Queen are
that OF revolutionary party to the gov
ernment revolutioniZed ont of existence.
The reigning Government may pursue any
course toward the deposed party that may
seem necessary to the preservation of
public order. The ex-Queen was per-
mitted to reside in the islands so long as
she was not menace to public safety !;
when she becomes so she may be required
TO seek residence elsewhere.
The Provisional Government owes no
allegiance to the United States. 1t is not
under actual or implied obligation to re-
spond to any demand the American Gov
eminent might make. The folly of oppos-
ing the United States by force would be
apparent. but it may peaceably defeat a
policy the United States entertained but
had not proclaimed. The present chances
are that Queen LIP is not on a throne
in Honolulu or elsewhere.
The morning call., 1893-11-24

Europe with California fruit has been
considered by few, and IL will not engage
general attention un til the inland industry
has become thoroughly organized. When
people have time to attend to it they will
find that England. Northern France. Hol-
land. Belgium. Germany, Denmark.
Sweden and Russia will consume large
quantity of our fruit il we can supply it at
satisfactory prices. Several lines of steam
ers are kept busy in the season In carry
ing Spanish fruit to England. and the
business is understood TO be lucrative.
With the Nicaragua canal in operation
to carry direct shipments, and at the same
time to force petition upon tran soon til
mental railroads aud connecting Atlantic
steamlines, fruit could be shipped from
San Francisco to England for less money
tnan il now costs to carry it from Sacra-
mento to Chicago. Then our producers
could defy competition in the English
markets. and probably in the markets of
the channel and North Sea ports. A vast
amount of fresh fruit would be consumed
in Northern Europe il IL were offered
cheap enough.
But II takes time to build up these indus
tries. We are growing in this State mil
lions of oranges which it is difficult to sell
at Chicago for $40 a thousand. Indeed,
they are hardly worth the money. They
will make capital marmalade. but 1t is
only within a year or so that il has oc-
Cured to any one to turn them to account
In that Way
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LAST OF THE RUN.
Peoples Bank Depositors
Feel Secure.
Paying Numerous Accounts Has Been
Found to Be Slow Work While
People Waited.

The long lines of depositors that crowded
the corridors of the Peoples Home Saw
ings Bank for few days were shortene d
yesterday to less than half their original
length. For this remarkable falling off
IN numbers the manager explained that
nearly all anxious depositors were satisfied
ON receiving their pro rata payments, and
only comparatively small number are
left to be paid.
There were two rows of depositors, "
said he. until this morning, and now, as
you can see for yourself. the line does not
extend the full length of the counter"
What was the cause for this general
demand for payments? ?" was asked.
The last notice to depositors regarding
new schedule of paying deposits. l can
assure you that this bank has not un-
necessarily delayed paying money accord
Ing to our published notice. We have
money enough to have the demands paid
instantly. We have paid out a very large
sum already, and I'm sure it has made
things better generally. And now we
nave more money 10 the bank than when
weopened to pay dep0sitors.
According to the present rule adopted
by the directors accounts can be with
drawn by giving notice for sums of SIS or
over and less than $40, fifteen DAYS; for
sums of $50 or over and less than $50.
thirty days; for sums of $50 or over and
less than 500, ninety days; for sums of
500 or over and less than $500, four
months; for sums of $500 or over. six
months. If depositors are not willing to
accept these regulations they can draw S5
every week till their account is closed,
To many Door people this S5 a week will
be very acceptable. 1 should be remem-
bered that we have 1900 accounts with
out special facilities for handling them,
only the customary number of men being
employed in the bank"
r. H. Mcdonald Jr. said the bank is
working in good faith toward its deposi-
tors. The crowd has lasted only few
days" be remarked, land it appears as if
tomorrow will see it still further dimin-
lshed. The man at the paying desk is
doing all he can, and the windows are so
arranged that we cannot put TWO men at
work paying out at one time.
The run is practically over now. If
there is any delay in paying people it is
because the pasSbo0k and check must be
carefully compared. Then the number ia
looked up in the signature book and the
signatures are compared Often people
can't write their name and their mark
causes delay. After that the ledger. in
which the depositors' account is written.
has to be found along the desk, and ali
this takes at least minute, often much
longer. No. we are doing all we can to
satisfy our patrons"
The morning call., 1893-11-24

excellent heading against the tide and
would undoubtedly have reached land in
safety even had he not been picked up by
a passing skff, rowed by two men, that
came to his assistance.
In a remarkably short time a whaleboat
was manned, then lowered from the Hora-
ito aud started in pursuit.
An exciting chase commenced, but the
whalebOat was TOO fast for the skiff,
which WAS soon overhauled and the man
taken away from his rescuers and returned
to his ship.
He did not protest very vigorously when
taken into custody by his shipmates, nor
did he state why he wished to get away
from his vessel
fortunate in the matter of being delayed.
Wednesday morning her commander came
to the conclusion that his steward was
wasting too much time on play and not
working hard enough. The steward is
great talker, and the Horatio's crew
thought that he used bis jaw too much for
their good instead of attending to the cook
ing of pea soup and baked beans.
The ship Travancore is taking on water
ballast. This is somewhat unusual here,
but not an uncommon occurrences in other
ports.
The steamer Humboldt's masts, which
were broken off short during the recent
Northwestern, have been replaced by new
sparS.
The American ship Florence is in the
stream from Port Costa.
The sailor who fell from the whaler j.
81. Winthrop was named Victor He was
not drowned as was supposed. but was
rescued by Mate McAfee, who. after
fastening rope around his body, threw
himself overheard and caught the stTug-
Cling sailor.
The morning call., 1893-11-24
SURVIVING LINK IN THE CHAIN.

The last link in the chain of enterprises
which were designed to relieve California
from the exactions of the Southern Pacific
Company is the eN0rthAmericsn Navigation
line through Panama. The Great Salt
Lake Railroad was abandoned six yeas
ago. The Bakersfield railroad project
never got beyond the talking point The
Davie Ferry route has been suspended in
definitely. The North American Company
is still doing business, but its prospect of
permanenco depends upon its ability to
obtain long term contract from the
Panama Company. The steamship COM
pany is important rather as link in chain
than as a separate enterprise. 1t brings
goods from the East at the cost Of service,
but 1t has no connection between San
Francisco and the interior of California
There will be a certain advantage in get
ting goods to this city at the lowest posi-
BILE cost, but that advantage would be
doubled if the same rate of cost for trans
poTtation were continued to the points in
the interior which naturally look to San
Francisco for supplies. The talked of
railroad through the San Joaquin Valley is
the basis Of system to cover the southern
portion of the State. Another railroad
through the Sacramento Valley would
serve the same purpose for the central and
northern portions. With these two lines
in operation branch roads. with either
steam or electricity as the motive power.
might be built wherever trade would war
rant. The city and State would then have
independent lines of transportation with
the East which would hold the South
ern Pacific In check. Such system in
wolves no heavy outlay. The Navigation
Company could probably get a long term
contract from the Panama Company if it
could show the Panama Company that it
could control a sufficient amount of busi-
ness. To make this showing the San
joaquin Railroad ls an immediate necessity
with the Sacramento Valley Railroad as
companion project. The cost OF the San
Joaquin Valley road is estimated at less
than S4,Oo0.0O0. There has been no close
estimate of the cost of the Sacramento
road. but enough is known about the route
to insure its entire practicability. If the
sum of 100000 should be invested in
the two roads, they could bs made to pay
fair interest and still hold the Southern
Pacific down to fair rates.
1t may be said at the present time that
there never has ben problem so easily
solved yet so far from solution. a remu-
nerative investment of about So 200, 900
would place California in position of
comparative independence of transporta-
tiOn monopoly. Tbs building of these
roads. the maintenance of the Navigation
Company's Panama route, the establish
ment Of ferry competition on permanent
basis do not come within the range of spec
ulative schemes. They are as legitimate
and as safe as the construction of a building
on Market street.
The morning call., 1893-11-24
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Attorney General Pillsbury Of Massa-
cbusetts has got the measles.
Governor McKinley's mother is "a years
old and mas nine children. who became
successful men and women.
Miss Jennie Forsyth of Boston has been
appointed right worthy grand superinten-
dent of the Juvenile TemplarS of the world.
In Nantucket, Mass, is still 10 be seen
the house in which Lucretia Mott, the
Quaker and anti-slavery worker, was born
and for many years lived.
Among the oldest prince'ses in Europe
Is the Princess OF HohenZOlern-Sigmar-
ingen. who celebrated the eightieth ami
versary of her birth q few days ago.
j. c. Hinrichs of Charleston, S. c., an
ex-CoDfederate soldier, wears the iron
cross of Prussia for valOrous service per-
formed in the Franco Prussian war.
Rider Haggard's eyesight having grown
delicate he now dictates most of his work
TO an amanuensis. and corrects the draft
when she furnishes it in typewriter copy.
John III. Miller. who died at Whitehall,
surviving son of William Miller, known as
Prophet Miller" The Prophet" was
the founder Of the Second Adventist Sect
General James Longstreet is spending
some time with Colonel John w. Fairfax,
his former chief of staff, at the latter's
home on the Potomac. They are going
over together the manuscript OF General
Longstreet's history OF the wal prepara-
tory to It's publication.
The will of the late historian, Francis
Parkman, gives all of his printed books
relating to history, voyages and travels.
also his printed books in Greek and Latin
and all his maps. to Harvard College. His
historical manuscripts 60 to the Massa-
chusetts Historical Socisly.
The morning call., 1893-11-24
THE ECLECTIC DOCTORS.
Second Day of the Twentieth Annual
Meeting.


The Eclectic Medical Society of Califor-
MIA. at its session yesterday. had an cleo
ton for officers, resulting in the choice of
IA. B. Mehomann, M. d., of Oakland, presi-
dent; G. E. Hailstone. MD, of San Fran
cisco, first vice president; G. Nj. Miller,
MD, of San Francisco. second vice-presi-
dent; j. c. Farmer. Md, of San Fran
cisco, recording secretary; A. E. Scott,
Md, of San Francisco. corresponding
secretary; ii. w. Hunsaker, Md, CT San
Francisco. treasurer. Board of censors-
j. G. Thomkins. Md; j. L. Tucker,
NJ. d., and B. Steison. Nj ID. Board of ex-
aminers-D. Mclean, MD; G. G. Gere,
ND; w. b. Church, MD; F. Cornwall,
Md; NJ. II. Logan. MD; e. Nj. Miller,
Md, and A. E. Scott, MD.
Among the papers read we're: "Aimen.
tation in the Treatment of Diseases" BY
j. G.. Farmer, MD; "Malarial Fever and
Its Treatment" by Nj. V. Yancy. MD. !:
Some Therapeutic Hints by the Wayside. !"
by q. Vandre. MD; Malaria ana Its
ND; "Eudometritis." by b. Stetson.
MD. Inflammation of tho knee-joint,"
by w. b. Church. ND; Ocular Thera-
peutics." by f. Cornwall, and Typhoid
Fever" by j. q. Thomkins.
During the evening following adjourn
ment some two hundred of the nedicos
met In the assembly room of the college,
the occasion being the second annual
alumni banquet Of the State Association.
at which were music, toasts and speeches.
The morning call., 1893-11-24
SOMEWHAT HARD OF HEARING,

There are four prominent journals in the
United States which fully indorse the ad-
ministration's Hawaiian policy They are
the New York Herald, the New York
EUening Post. the Boston Herald and the
New York Times. From the latter we clip
the following:
The people are singulary tranquil under all
these newspaper indictments TO revolt against
the Presidents Hawaiian decisions The
American enemies Of Queen Liliuokalani en-
ploy great violence OF language, but we suspect
that the intemperance OF their discourse must
be IN inverse ratio TO their confidence in the
justice OF their cause and the chance of enlist
ing popular sentiment in its support
The state Of affairs which seems so sngu-
larry tranquil to the Presidents New York
organ is due to the comparative unanimity
OF expression on the part of the people.
A large body of water moves silently and
swiftly along one part of river bed. to
break into foaming torrent when another
part is reached. 1t is somewhat so with
expressions of rublic opinion. There is
not In the Hawaiian Islands case oppo-
sition enough TO the current to make even
rifle, much less the raging torrent in
which according to the Times the public
will is ordinarily expressed. There will
not be much of an uprosr when the
news comes that Queen Lii" is back Oh
the throne. Only the Presidential coterie
will imagine that she can stay there any
considerable period of time. The employ
ment Of United States forces to maintain
such Queen on a throne will not be per-
mitted by Congress. The snow does not
The morning call., 1893-11-24
THE GREEN FRUIT EXPORT
TRADE

The tables of the green fruit export trade
by rail for the year 1893 have now been
made up, and it appears that, omitting
some scattering single-car lots. the State
shipped 20 the East by rail this year 5424
carloads of fruit, which were probably
equal to 10000 tons. Of this amount ten
cities took 1921 carloads. Two cities alone,
Chicago and New York. took $500 car
loads. The largest consumer was Chicago,
which bought 1855 carloads; not that the
million residents of Cook County, ILL.,,
consumed so much, but that Chicago is
great railroad center, and the fruit-dealers
there have covered the adjacent country
with q network Of connections so that
they distribute their consignmeDts as fast
as they receive them. ANY other city in
thiekly settled portion of the East might
have bought as much il it had taken the
same pains to organize a system of distri-
button.
New York took less than half as much.
partly because the distribution system is
less thorough than at Chicago, but chiefly
because New York is the great market for
the fruit Of Jersey, Maryland, Delaware
and the Southern States. From time i'm.
memorial the fruit-gTowers in Jersey and
Delaware have looked to New York as
their best market, and their hold is not to
be easily shaken. New York is also the
northern terminus of the steamship lines
which ply from ports In the Gulf States
a nd the West Indies. Southern fruit can
not go elsewhere. 1t is evident that our
best markets must be such inland cities as
our fruit-growers can attack on equal
terms with the fruit-growers of the Atlan-
tic States,. such. for instance, as Chicago,
which we have practically conquered.
Denver, Omaha, Kansas City. st. Louis,
Minneapolis and Louisville. At the prices
at which, under fair transportation tariff.
California fruit can be laid down in these
cities, 1t is not a luxury, but necessary
of life, and its consumption will be as
large among the poor as among the rich.
Even at prices which bring our fruit
within the reach of limited purses at the
East the profit on the business when il be-
comes fully systematized will be large.
AS a general average California fruit is
worth at retail in New York or Chicago
eight times as much as it is worth at
wholesale in Sacramento. That is to say,
apricots worth $40 ton here are worth
16 cents pound in New York. and grapes
worth SIS ton here sell readily at cents
or over per pound in New York. Out of
this difference comes the cost of packing,
transportation, insurance, e;c. But the
sum allowed for the middlemen who inter-
vene between the fruit-grower aud fruit
eater 10 unnecessarily large. and as the
business develops it will be reduced. 1t
woul4 seem possible to organize system
by which the gross sum received for fruit
at the distributing centers in the East
would be divided in two equal parts, of
winch one would 60 to the grower.
The possibility of supplying Northern
The morning call., 1893-11-24

A considerable amount of sympathy
must be entertained for jurors in cases of
note. Down at Fresno six are in the box
sworn to try Chris Evans on the charge of
murder and the town is being hunted and
harried for talesmen. from whom to CON-
plete the twelve. In a worldly and selfish
sense IL Is lucky to have an excuse for not
serving. To serve on this trial, which
should be one of the simplest conceiva BILE.
and not fit to occupy the time of the court
more than day and half, the Jurors
must expect severance from home and
business for three weeks or more. Already
the six chosen are grumbling at their
The morning call., 1893-11-24

make any d oise when 1t melts; neither will
the Hawaiian throne when 1t disappears.
The only debris of the Cleveland Gresham
movement to bolster up rotten monarchy
will be feeling of mild surprise that it
should have been made. The American
people have hitherto had fairly good luck
with their Presidents. and their Secretaries
of State include the ablest men that figure
in our history. When we run over list
of such names as Adams, CLAY. Webster,
Marcy. Fish, Bayard and Blaine, what
sign shall be used to mark the descent to
GreSham?
The morning call., 1893-11-24
The Overland EIxar

The Union Pacific is the only line running new
Pullman double drawing-r room sIeepers and din
ing cars. san Francisco to Chicago, without
ehAnge' IL three and one-hat days. All tickets
good via Salt Lake City and Denver.
Select tourist excursions every Tuesdav and
Tn ursday in charge of managers
Steamship tickets on sale to and from ali point,
in Europe.
FOR sleeping-car accomm odations and tickets
call on ID. W. Hitchcock. general agent, Mont
somefy etreet. San Fran cisco: +. r. Ellsworth,
agent. SIS broadway, OAK land. Cal: or e. r Herr
22s South Spring street. Los Angeles, Cal
The morning call., 1893-11-24
Society Notes.

The California Camera Club will hold its
monthly entertainment at Metropolitan
Hall this evening.
The Columbian Dramatic and Social
Club will give Its first entertainment and
dance this evening at Union-square Hall
California Chapter. q. d. o. E. s., will
give party this evening at Laurel Hall,
80 OFarrell street
An entertainment ball and exhibition
will be given al Santa Rosa Hall this even
ing by the pupils of Flagg's Dancing
Academy.