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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-07
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BILL.

The fire department bill which the
Senate has passed and which is before the
House with reasonable certainty Of favor
able action is one of the boldest attacks
upon the municipal treasury that has yet
been made. The bill authorizes the local
authorities of any city having a paid fire
department to organize as many more COM
panies as they please and to increase sal
aries at their will. It is impossible to esti-
mate with an approach TO accuracy the adj
ditional expense that the enactment of
law of this character would entail upon
this city. If we admit that our present
Board of Supervisors would not observe the
power the law would lodge in them. it does
not follow that a subsequent board would
be so considerate of the interests of the
people. The Fire Department has always
been the fayorite conspiring ground of
boodlers. 1t is held that the people will
not grumbe at the cost of a department
which protects their property. 1t will
always be easy to obtain an official recon-
mendation for the organization of more fire
companies and the increase Of salaries. The
work OF fighting fire is more or less danger
GUS and men should be well paid for taking
such chances. In the not distant future
piUposIlLOH may DC luiAIbs ~ pollSiV" Hio
veterans after period Of service. The bill
got through the Senate on the understand
ing that Mayor Ebert approved Of it.
Mayor Ebert has expressed the opinion that
San Francisco needed paid Fire Depart
ment. but ne does not think that the city
needs one badly enough to justify accepting
this. If the bill should become a law there
would soon be a movement in half dozen
interior cities for a full paid fire depart
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AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION.

The Stockton Independent reads San
Francisco a lecture for presuming to make
an effort to amend the constitution. That
journal says San Francisco merchants do
not seem to understand the purpose Of hav-
ing constitution, and proceeds to impart
the information that constitutions stand in
the way Of hasty legislation; that they are
a device to give steadiness and reliability TO
4 government. \ bit Of information which
our contemporary does not impart is that
all constitutions provide a remedy for de-
fects which may appear in them after the
constitution is in operation. The Traffic
Association has not proposed any measures
which the constitution does not provide for.
Ii has proceeded 10 work by constitutional
methods. The experiment OF a Railroad
Commission was made by the trainers Of
our present constitution in good faith. 1t
was hoped that the people would elect Com
missioners who would curb the rapacity of
the railroad company. The trainers argued
that the people would be on one side, the
railroad company on the other, and that the
commission would be the Judge between
them. The theory is attractive as a theory.
But when put in practice the discovery is
made that the Commissioners and the rail-
road managers got their ideas and law from
the same source. In twelve years the GEN.
mission has done nothing but record the
will Of the railroad company. Under these
circumstances the Traffic Association pro-
posed, in a constitutional way, TO eliminate
the Railroad Commission from the railroad
problem. Our Stockton contemporary con-
tinues:
What they (San Francisco merchants) want
most is legislation that will continue their Old
time prestige 10 trade, and they want the con-
slitutonal barriers 10 that Kind OF legislation
removed. The cause OF this desire Is that In the
development Of California competition has come
TO these san Francisco iO5bers. This compe-
ition has compelled tile old timers Of the bay to
reduce heir margin Of profit.
These statements VIII bear a little qualif-
cation. The Traffic Association has shown
to the people that the local charges Of the
Southern Pacific are much too high, whether
the cost Of service or comparison with the
charges on other lines is made the standard.
1t has shown that owing to these excessive
charges goods can be brought from New
York and Chicago at about the cost OF
transporting the same kind of goods from
San Francisco tn interior points within this
State The Railroad Commission has the
power to prevent this unjust diScrimin alton
against San Francisco jobbers and manu-
factuTers but has neglected TO exercise it.
The San Francisco j0bbers and manufac-
turers consequently propose to proceed In a
constitutional manner TO get lid Of the com
mission. From present appearances back
number Senate Will prevent the cOnsumma.
ton of this purpose, but railroad attorney
in the Senate cannot change the right oil
wrong Of the DrOp0sitiOn.
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WITHOUT PROCESS OF LAW.

The Sacramento Record Union says:
There is no right dearer 10 a free people, not
one for which they viii sooner take up arms.
than this: that neither life nor property shall be
taken nos the person deprived OF his liberty
without due process OF law. munich
pallty cannot do It, State cannot DO It; it IS
beyond the supreme power of the Federal Gov
eminent and impossible By DEGREES OF court.
Having planted itself on this impregnable
position the Record Union proceeds to show
that unless the charges of the Southern Pa
cifc can be regulated without affecting the
value of certain small railroads the charges
of the Southern Pacific Company must not
be regulated at all. 1t is held that il there
are few miles of railroad in thlnly settled
parts of the State which cannot do business
with profit at rates allowed the Southern
Pacific the latter company must be permit
ted to charge rates which will be profitable
to the small roads. The vice of this reason
ing becomes apparent when we reflect that
the Southern Pacific might through another
corporation build small road in sparsely
settled part of the State for the simple pur-
pose of protecting itself from a reduction in
rates. The large corporation might contend
that it should be allowed to charge rates
over its 1000 miles OF road, connecting
large cities and transporting large num-
bers Of passengers and immense quaint
ties Of freight. which would make a
small road. carrying but few passengers
and little freight. paying investment To
make its position the more clear the Rec
ord Union adds that the public knows
that it is fundamental principle that
there shall not be discrimination in taxa
ton between owners Of property; the laws
shall be uniform; they shall not tax one by
confscation Of his property; they shall not
burden one with obligations that are not i'm
posed upon another, and so on"
The gist of this argument is that the law
cannot lower rates between San Francisco
and Sacramento, between the former city
and Stockton, Fresno and Los Angeles to
a point at which railroad between Au-
burn. in Placer County, and Placeryille, in
FL Dorado County, would be a losing in
vestment. The part Of the Record Union S
article which we most admire is the head
ing. "a Revolutionary and Idiotic PROPOSE
ton" 1t Is not often that the relation be-
tween the heading Of an article and the
article itself Is so accurately preserved,
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Mckinley tariff. The sugar-planters of
Louisiana cannot save it. There is hardly
a Democrat IN the United States. not en-
gagged in the manufacture of sugar, who
favors lie bounty. Is it probable then that
the sugar-p planters of Hawaii would allow
this temporary advantage to determine the
permanent governmental relations of the
islands? The process of annexation would.
in all probability, be hardly completed when
the sugar bounty would be a thing of the
past. In respect to a duty on sugar. which
will probably be a measure Of Cleveland's
administration, the Hawaiians will. as an
independent nation, enjoy the benefit OF
their treaty privileges-that is the free adj
mission of the raw sugar and the lower
grade of refined sugar into the United
States. We do not need to look to such a
petty cause rs the sugar bounty for the
desire Of the Hawaiian people to become
part of the United States. The desire
grows out of the inability OF so small
country to maintain its independence and
the ability of the United States to give the
islands good and permanent government.
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PNEUMATIC GUNS.

A test of the pneumatic guns of the small
hornet war-vesSel Vesuvius has been made
at Port ROYAL. South Carolina. The results
were as satisfactory as could have been
expected, and probably the experiments
canuot be carried much further Should a
manufactured she'll from one OF these
guns strike an irOnelad, undoubtedly the
local explosion. quite apart from the force
OF impact, would pierce or smash the thick
est armor, and if in a vital part near the
engines would disable or sink the ship.
But the question arises whether an ironclad
would wait for such a missile when il could
easily keep out of range and blow the pneu-
matte gun vessel itself out of the water.
The airguns of the Vesuvius have prob
ably been improved as far as the principle
can be carried. Air is compressed and
made to do the service Of gases liberated by
combustion. This device is favored in order
not to explode the dynamite or nitro
gelatine. which is much more powerful,
within the loading chamber OF the gun. But
the velocity obtained is hardly equal to
more than a mile of effective range, and the
extreme distance a shell viii carry is within
three miles. A heavy missile with high
trajectory and a screaming whistle may be
ease, and well-handled vessel would dodge
the shot. If not of much value on vessels,
unless they are well protected and have high
speed, such guns might do good service on
shore where the batteries command narrow
straits or harbOr entrances.
But it is by no means impossible or un-
safe to charge shells with nitrogelatine OF
other high explosives and fire them from
Tiiled guns with full powder charges. Then
there is the joint force of high initial
velocity and local explosion upon impact
\ United States officer has proved that
this may be done. The explosive has to be
separated into small pellets within the
she'll, with some scottish, elastic wadding
between, and it is also advisable that the
shell should be driven along the rife
grooves as softly as If the casing were india
rubber A premature explosion would
wreck the ordnance and kill friends Instead
of enemies. High explosives thus dis
charged would have an effective range OF
twelve miles, aud for medium ranges q
very low trajectory.
Compared with such a weapon the pneu-
matte gun is mere toy. But the artillerisI
and chemist have vet to put their heads
together to render high explosives In shells
just as safe in the hands Of seamen and
soldiers as ordinary gunpowder and sharp
mel. Complete success Will be achieved
some day, and then, perhaps. war will be
too terrible for anything more than the
target practice in which the army OF Beran-
gers King of YVetOt INDUCED.
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sORRYING PARISHIoNERs.
Funeral of the Late Father Harring-
ton of st. Francis Church.

ton or st. Francis Church.
Perhaps there is no more touching sight
than the funeral of beloved priest or
pastor, to whom the rich. as we'll as the
poor. have been indeed his mothers and his
sisters.
The congregation that crowded the seats
and filed the alsles OF st. Francis Church,
on Vallejo street. yesterday morning. met
together with a common sense of loss and
bereavement, not merely to show the last
evidence of respect to their late rector, the
Rev. John Harrington. but to mourn for
him beloved friend, whose loss each
one felt individually.
No imposing service would have testified
so highly TO the virtues of the late priest as
did the sorrow OF his congregation, but tn cir
affection also neglected no outward tokens
that would show respect to his memory.
On Sunday afternoon, when the remains
were taken 20 the church, the children re-
cited rosary, and early yesterday after
noon mass was said for the repOse Of the
dead priests soul. The funeral services.
however. hich commenced at 10 o'clock,
were OF the most imposing character.
The crowded church was draped IN black
Grape, and the black casket was placed on
eatafalque in the middle aisle In front of the
high altar, surrounded by masses of
flowers and by the most beautiful floral de-
signs, conspicuous among which were a
harp and crown and an exquisite lily cross.
The celebrant Of the requiem mass was
the Rev. Father King of Oakland, the Rev.
Father Smith being deacon and the Rev.
Father Dillon sub-deacon. Tie Most Rev.
Arch bishop Riordan presided, and about
sixty priests from the various parishes of
san Francisco and its neighborh0od were
present.
UGder the direction OF the orgsnist, Mrs.
II. J. Stewart, the music added greatly to
the beauty and impressiveness Of the ser
vice 4 chorus Of eighty voices aided thu
octet, which cOmpOses the usual choir, con-
sisting of: Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Silas,
sopranos; Miss Henneberry and Mrs. Nc
Ray, contraltos; Messrs. Walsh and Norris
sey, ten0rs; Messrs. Woodbridge and Riley,
bassos.
The Rev. Father Seaman, who preached
the funeral sermon. spoke Of the decea sed
in terms Of the deepest admiration and re-
greet, commencing alike his preaching and
his writing. and declaring him to have been
as excellent teacher as he was a pastor.
After the Office for the dead had been read
Arch bishop Riordan pronounced the bene-
dictOn and the choir sang "de pTOfundis."
Before the casket was carried to the
hearse destined 10 bear it 10 the Calvary
Cemetery many OF the congregation pressed
round the bier to take last farewell look
OF their rector, while the organ pealed forth
Chopin's ''Marche Funebre."
1t is stated that the Rev. John +. Har-
ringt0n will be inferred al Petaluma. where
for many years he abored.
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DEBTORS EFFECTS.

There are two descriptions of property
which demand the kindest treatment at the
hands OF the law. One is the estates of
minor heirs, the other the effects of per-
sons compelled to take refuge from credit
CTS through insolvency. The insolvent
debtor. though possibly good business
man, is as helpless under our present laws
a. a minor. the latter, perhaps, has GER
tain advantage in not knowing when he is
robbed. But the insolvent debtor sees his
effects wasting away under legal charges
and is pOwerless to help himself. Senator
GesfOrd Of Napa has introduced a bill de-
signed 90 protect debtors effects from ex-
tortiOnate fees. This bill is meeting with
considerable opposition, mainly by lobby
composed largely Of officials and the attor-
neys of officials whose fees would be re-
duced under the proposed law. A CORE
spOndent who has watched the proceedings
Of the lobby writes as follows: at is time
the public should take a hand in this mat
ter. As the law now stands the principal
beneficiary of bankruptcy is the Sheriff
Through his enormous fees the Sheriff and
bis attorneys take precedence of creditors.
Unless the assets are large these parties are
the only ones who get anything out of the
effects. The salary Of the Sherif's attorney
Of San Francisco is $50 month, but this is
nothing to his fees. Mem bers of the Citi-
zens' Defense Association assert as result
Of their Investigations that the income Of
the Sherif's attorney in fees alone amounts
to $4,000 year. The income Of the Sheriff
himself ranges between $4,000 and $50 900
year 1t is time that this state of affairs
should come to an end. The Gesford bill
affords partial relief by requiring the courts
10 appoint receivers 10 determine the assets
in the interest Of debtors and creditors"
III members Of the Legislature allow
themselves to be influenced by the lobby to
vote against the Gesford bill they will have
some hard questions to answer on their
return to their constituents.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-07
UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS.

The proposal to concentrate all the four
departments of the State University located
in this city under one roof is one to which
few will object 1t would be an advantage
both to students and professors to be placed
in close relationship. because the studies
pursued in one department may assist in
another, and time would be sayed-a mat
ter of great importance TO the student.
The Toland Medical College student. for
instance, might for some branch attend the
lectures in the College of Pharmacy, and
The staaents OF the Dental College might
wish to join the TOland or pharmacy classes
for certain purposes. Even student in
The Hastings Law College might find 1T
profitable to enlarge bis knowledge of medi-
cal Jurisprudence by attending lectures on
anatomy, physiology, toxicology and other
subjects. If the new building is moderate
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-07
LOOKING UP.

After considerable hesitation. so as not to
be compelled to take anything back. real
estate experts have decided that there is an
unmistakable Improvement in the market
Ia this city. This result was certain to
follow an improvement in the conditions
under which business is being done. The
certainty Of competition in freight
transportation viii restore 10 San Fran
cisco much Of the trade she lost while
under the heel Of the Southern Pacific
Company. & business revival peTmeates
the entire community. Men who have
money viii venture an Investment in
prosperous State without perhaps being able
to figure out larger profit than in some
other less active community. Real estate is
one Of the last varieties of property to feel
the effect Of a revival In some instances
real estate has been held too high, and con-
seQuently the first evidences Of an improve
ment in business only 90 TO bring lots up to
the quotation point Rents cannot be raised
until there is an assurance that the improve
ment IS permanent. In the last year or two
there has been a respondent feeling in this
community in painful contrast to the
buoyancy Of early times No one doubted
the ultimate greatness Of both State and
CRY, but there has been disposition 10
magnify the Disadvantages under which we
labor. A year or two ago no one thought
the combination that was taking all the
profits Of industry for transportation could
BE- broken. but all see now that it has been
broken. In a very short time we shall be
receiving freight at this port at rates Of
transportation which viii enable our mer-
chants 10 recover lost territory. The agri-
cultural outlook has never been better.
There are still some obstacles in the way Of
tie establishment Of factories on large
scale, but there is hope that most Of them
VIII be remedied. The upward tendency of
the real estate market is the result Of causes
that have been some months in operation.
It has not come in the form Of a boom or
speculation, but in response TO an increas-
Ing demand. And the causes which have
produced this gratifying change have only
just begun to work.
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SIMPLY A MASK.
The Fresno Erpositor saws:

The Fresno ETp0sjtOr says:
BY and By cognizance must be taken OF the
notorious fsef that this massage business is
simply mask for crimes TOO foul 10 even be
mentioned, horrible denominations that brought
a rain Of fire on SOdOm, aud have made the
Mysteries Of Isis the synonym for everything
that offends deeency aud humanity. The people
who conduct the Examiner are we'll aware OF
the hideous trade piled by their massage" ad-
yertisers, but nothing is too small or too dirty
for their net
The remedy for the evil is in the hands of
the people. Newspaper managers vino are
Indifferent TO the moral welfare Of their
readers become awakened to moral con-
seriousness when panderiug to evil ceases to
be profitable The proportion of the patrons
of newspaper who want indecent adver-
tisemenis in paper is small. but the pro-
portion who are Indifferent to the evil that
may result from them is discouragingly
large.
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A,IrsEMENrs THIS EVENING.

srocKwE11's THEATER. Powell street. near Mar
ket-"siberia."
BALDWIN THEATER. Market street near Powell.
Candy"
TIVoII OPERA House Eddy street. OF Market.
CTera-'F Princess OF IrebizOnde."
GBovE-STREET 1HEATEE, Grove street above
Tolk-"The Plunger."
NIevAN THEkTER. corner Stockton and Geary
s-s.-Opcra ''Mikad0' and Nariety Performance.
CAIIFoRSIA1HEATER. Bush street. above Kearny.
"A Trlp To Chinatown"
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in cost while sufficient for all its objects. it
is possible there might be saving of ex-
penditure of concentration. The amount
asked for in the bill before the Legislature is
S25000 but as in most cases of public con-
trActs this Wnull nrohahIY be eXceeded.
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THE SUGAR BOUNTY.

The Oakland Enquirer thinks that the
Hawaiian sugar-planters want to come into
the United States to get the benefit of our
sugar bounty. No one knows better than
our Oakland friend that the sugar bounty
is not permanent provision. 1t will fall
before the first Democratic assault upon the
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have been eagerly sought by capitalists
very cautious about investments, but the
city as such has a very scurvy share in the
profits. Most Of the companies pay nothing.
for the very good reason that they were not
asked for anything.
A wild report is in circulation that the
reason so much gold is going to Europe is
that Russia and other countries are prepar.
ing for war and are boarding specie to keep
out of bankruptcy when fighting. How
Russia pays for its gold Is not explained.
The rumOr is not worth more than the
recent one that Russia was massing her
troops In Poland to cooperate with France
against Germany. Now the news comes
that the Gar and William ii are on most
cordial terms and are to meet in the autumn
on Muscovte SOIL Why, indeed, should
Russia and Germany clash? 1t is toward
the south Russia wants to move, not toward
the west. Some other story must be started
about the flow Of gold.
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sos MONTGOMERY street. near Clay, open until II
o'clock p. 4. BRANCH OFFICES; 71o Market
sreet near Rearny, open until y o'clock midnight;
$50 Hayes street, open until $50 O'Clock, eoo
1,,fn greet omen until 80 o'clock: 251S Mission
erreet. open until o'clock P, NJ; and l16 Ninth
street omen until Q 30 p n.
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nrATHER PREpIcr oNs.

Official Forecast for Twenty four Hours
Ending Midnight Tuesday.
DEPARTMENT OF AsRrCULTURE
WEATHER BUREAU.
IAN FRANCISCO February e, 1881
san francisco and vicinity - Eair weather;
warmer: variable winds.
p. 7. JFNKlNs. Local Forecast OmcIaL
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The CALI CALENDAR.
FEBRUARY. 1888
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