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The morning call., 1893-01-21
INTEREST ON RAILROAD BONDS.

Chairman Rea Of :he State Railroad Com
mission said at the Thursday session that
under present rates the railroad company
can hardly pay interest on its bonds. Ii the
present railroad rates barely enabled the
Southern Pacific Company TO pay interest
on the bonds issued to construct the road
with, a reduction in rates would be unjust
unless 1t could be shown that reduction
would so increase business that net profits
would not be diminished. But the real
question is if the community can fairly be
required TO pay interest on bonds issued in
excess of the cost Of the road. 1t has been
demonstrated by Congressional investiga-
ton that the Central Pacific vas bonded
much in excess of its real cost. 1t was
bonded to cover the 80 per cent profit made
by the construction company, an organiza-
ton composed of the owners of the road.
Now if road costs $50, 900, 600 and is
bonded at $50, 0O0 the odd $50. 000. COO
being issued by the owners to the owners.
are the people to pay rates to meet the in
terest on the entire issue Of ST. O00. 900?
This is the issue before the public. There
is DO doubt whatever but that the Southern
Pacific road was bonded far in excess of its
cost. 1t was largely through the issue of
bonds in excess of the cost that the owners
made their immense private fortunes. Mr..
Rea, who is supposed to represent the
people IN this matter, thinks rates ought
not to be reduced for the reason
that the present rates do not more
than pay operating expenses and interest
on all the bonds the owners of the road
issued to themselves. Chairman Rea must
have poor opinion Of the intelligence of
people TO whom he offers that kind of talk.
The morning call., 1893-01-21
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

There is talk in London Of a possible ap-
pointment of Lord Wolseiey to the post Of
GOvernor-General of Canada. lie is said
to desire the place.
Charles Emory Smith. who was Minister
TO Russia, says the Gar is "a sedate, SEN
sible, sober-minded, fearless man, trm and
resoute in action"
Indiana, spent the first money he ever
earned-25 cents, paid for roofing out
briers-on a ticket TO the circus.
Ethel Mackenzie McKenna. the eldest
daughter of the late Sir MorelI Mackenzie,
the great medical specialist. is clever news
paper woman, well known as London cor
respondent
Emperor Williams Christmas gift to
Queen Victoria consisted Of a beautiful
Photographic album containing forty-three
large views of tie recently restored Schloss-
krche at WlttenDerg.
Hudson Shaw. the Oxford lecturer on
university extension, VIII lecture In this
country for three months under the auspices
of the American Society for the extension
of university teaching.
Paderewski did the proper thing on his
arrival in Springfield the other day. He was
hardly on the depot platform before police
man asked him to buy ticket 10 the police
mems ball. lie bought it on the spot.
General j. L. Wilder, who was commander
during the war of the famous "WiIdeTs
Brigade" and fred the first shot into Chat
tanooga, has resided for the last five years at
johnson City, Tenn, where he has extern
sive iron properties.
Miss Anna Dawes. daughter of Senator
Dawes of Massachusetts, Is said TO be asked
to more dinners and luncheons than any
other woman in Washington, for her pleas
ing wit and agreeable manners make her a
most delightful guest.
The morning call., 1893-01-21
THE NATIONAL QUARANTINE BILL

Tammany Hall has issued orders that a
national quarantine bin must not become a
law. There appear to be two reasons for
this action on the part OF Tammany. A
national quarantine law would be a de-
parture from the States rights doctrine
which Tammany cherishes as the apple OF
its eye. aud it would also deprive that
organization Of considerable patronage. 1t
IS stated that there are about 400 good
positions under the control OF tie Health
Oliicr at the head OF when Is the Mr.
Jenkins who placed himself in aatagonism
to tie Federal authorities during the cholera
scare hast summer.
cnFInus example of Tammany states
maushp is afforded in the view Tim
Campb,n expressed of the national bill
'Ihe city OF New York." says this Tam
many repre- sentative, SIS one Of the best
governed cities in the United State, and
there is no reason why it should surrende r
any oil its powers 10 the Federal Govern
ment" Mr.. Campbell, il will be seen,
utterly ignores the principle upon which
the national bill is based, and that il, the
necessityof uniform law governing quar-
antine. Without national authority in the
matter the negligence Of one port may
neutraiZe the good work of another. 1t is
not OF much use TO keep the cholera out of
New York if it is admitted through any one
Of the numerous Atlantic ports. And yet
IT is only the Federal Government that can
establish rules aud regulations to apply to
all American ports. Evidently Tim
Campbell thinks the 400 places under Tam
many's control in Now York of more i'm
p0rtance than the health of the people.
The morning call., 1893-01-21
THE CAUSE OF HARD TIMES.

President Andrews Of Browns Univer-
sity and one of the delegates to the Brus-
sells Monetary Conference gives as prin-
eipal reason for the establishment of
the bimetaIlic system the necessity of
checking the appreciation of gold. The
appreciation Of gold and the depreciation
of commodities are two wavs of express
ing the same thing. Presiden; Brown says
that low prices once established are as
good as high. # is the change fl m high to
low that works the hardship. While this
change is taking place the odds are against
the worker ard 10 favor Of the capitalist.
The latter can discount the future; be can
insist upon terms which he foresees he can
get by waiting a while. But The class that
is most seriously affected by depreciation
in the price OF commodities is the debtor
class. This condition applies to matters
and States as well as to persons. Debts call
for a stated number OF dollars without
regard to the amount Of produce that must
be sold to rOcure that sum. 4 man who
incurs debt when wages are high and has
TO pay il while wages are low is the chief
victim Of change in values. A State or
city which issues bonds covering a long
period is exposed to heavy loss in case
prices fall. The community who have 10
pay the debt are compelled 20 sell more Of
the products of their labor than If there
had been no change 10 prices. Should The
use of silver as money be discontinued. a
gradual fall of prices would extend through
a period of years. causing what is popularity
known as hard times."
The morning call., 1893-01-21
STATE COMMISSIONS.

Governor Markham in his annual mes
sage called public attention to the cost of
printing the reports of the several commits.
siOns which at one time and another the
Legislature has created. Governor PEN
noyer Of Oregon has entered more elabor-
ately into the discussion of the value OF
commissions. The Oregon Governor says
that under our constitutional form OF gov
eminent there is neither place nor need for
commissions, boards or bureaus. Ii the
commission is given any power it conflicts
with the powers of one Of the three depart
ments of government. II 1t is only given
the power to examine and report it does
something that may be done as we'll and
much more cheaply by the three constitu-
ti0nal departments of government.
The creation of commissions affords a
wide field for the exercise Of legislative iu-
genuity. In New York twenty-one COM
missions ana bureaus have been established
in the last fourteen years. This is one and
half year. and the possibilities of the
subject are not vet exhausted. These COM
missions had up to 1891 cost S4.640. 125. 1t
is not known that the ordinary force Of Off
Gals is cut down when a commission is APP
pointed to do the work that formerly de-
volyed upon them. There are substantially
two or three men 20 do one mans work.
And then the commission, TO justify the
fact Of its existence, issues a yearly report
of several hundred pages, and makes the
State pay for printing it.
The morning call., 1893-01-21
THE RAILROAD TAXES.

The report of Acknowledgement Hart on
the unpaid railroad taxes is a curious and
an important document. After stating that
tie railroad owes 50, ga. I16 for back taxes,
besides interest. penalties and costs. the
Attoruey-General recommends that joint
committee be raised to decide the question
whether the State cannot "Obtain more of
the Delinquent tax moneys by settlement
than by suit, and that an act be passed
authorizing him 10 accept not less than
fixed sum in fail settlement Of the dispute.
He is clear that reassessment act would
involve more litigation and would probably
al the end thereof be pronounced uncOn-
sti,utiOBal.
Throughout the report Mr.. Hart argues
as though the one thing in view was TO get
the most money possible out OF thelrailToad.
i strikes the public that this consideration
Is subordinate to the necessity of exacting
from all pr0perty-owners obedience to law
The Safe. acting through its officials. levied
certain taxes on the property OF the Central
and Southern Pacific companies; the COM
panies refused TO pay. They dragged the
case through court after court, year after
year. They now come forward and say:
I'VE kept you out of your money for many
years, and so reduced the income Of the
public schools. We compelled you to in
crease the taxes on the property Of indi-
vIduals in order to make Up the deficit
created by our recslcitrance. We are now
tired Of the fight, and il you will accept
90 or 60 cents on the dollar and call
1t quits, we viii pay that and end
the controversy. We do not make the offer
because we are unable to pay. for we are
buying and building new railroads all the
time. But it would be a convenience 10 us
TO save couple Of millions, and you DONE
absolutely need the money. Ii YOU wou'J
agree to this. we'll 20 on with the fight"
II will strike the public as strange that the
law officer Of the State should advise the
Legislature 10 make this surrender.
If the precedent is established that
large taxpayer can evade payment Of his
share of taxation by resorting to litigation,
it must b5 expected that some great mil
Honaire IandboIder will adopt the expedL
ent ALI that would be necessary would be
for him TO engage batch Of smart lawyers,
and to have them pick holes in the laws
providing for the assessment and collection
Of taxes. Gentlemen who are learned in
the law say that there is hardly one OF those
eDactments through which they would not
undertake to drive coach and six. When
the delinquent taxpayer has dragged his
case through hall dozen courts. and has
kept the State out of its money for ten
years. SO that his liability amounts to a
good round sum- be can then turn round
and offer to compromise for fifty cents on
the dollar, and the Acknowledgement of the
day, referring to the precedent set by Mr..
Hart might be likely 10 advise te accept
anee II his offer.
The morning call., 1893-01-21
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.
The Council Meet and Elect Off

GETS.
At the meeting of the officers Of the Asso-
ciated Charities Yesterday the registrars
report for the week was read and approved.
It showed that forty five applications for
aid had been received and disposed of as
follows: Referred to the Mayor Z, the San
Francisco Benevolent Society IS, TO the
Fruit and Flower Mission 4. to the ST.
Johns L. Z. Church 1. to the Foreign Soci-
ETY. 9, to the Society of Christian Work /, to
the Helpers l. to individuals G. and work
procured for 4.
Tickets against the woodward were given
to 152 applicants.
A number OF applications for assistance
were read and passed on. and bills audited.
The last official act of the council was to
tender its sincere sympathy to Mrs. Spear.
the general secretary, who has been very i'll
for some time past.
The meeting was then adjourned and a
special meeting called to eject officers for
the year.
AT the opening of the meeting Mr.. Levy
stated that be sad been much grieved TO
learn that the motion made by Mis-. Cooper
at former meeting to increase the member
ship of the council from fifteen to twenty
had been defeated, and gave notice that he
would. at the next meeting, introduce a
resolution to be brought before the sub
scribers, TO iave the former motion become
a law. His reasons were that TO increase
the working force would be TO increase
public interest and assistance.
The officers elected are: u. p. Flint,
president; Judge Barnett, first vice-presi-
dent; Major Hooper, second vice-president;
Mrs. Cooper. third vice-president; Mr..
Levy, treasurer; Mrs. J. S. Spear, general
secretary; Miss Fitch, assistant secretary.
The president announced that lie would
take the appointment of committees under
advisement TIL next week.
Mr.. Smiley was reelected registrar, and
Mrs. Flint assistant registrar, and by vote
Of the council the salary of the latter was
raised from $50 10 500 per month.
The council then ad journed.
The morning call., 1893-01-21
The Bar Association.

The Bar Association met yesterday az
ternoon for the purpose of considering tn e
proposed amendments TO the Code of Civil
Procedure in relation TO the abolition o I
findings and the proposition for new mode
TO secure record.
The proposition to abolish findings
would give the Supreme Court enlarged
powers and make 1t review the facts In a
case of substantial conflict in the evidence
There was no.opposltion to the proposition
for new mode Of securing record, but
there was considerable argument ag INST
the proposed abolition of findings. Among
the opponents were Chef Justice Beatty,
The morning call., 1893-01-21
Military Hnnnrs.

At the Preside the funeral day Of ex-
President Hayes was observed with all the
military honors due the President of the
United States.
The ceremonies began at o'clock in the
morning, when Battery l. OF the Fifth Ar
tillery, with assistance detailed from the
other batteries fired a salute of thirteen
guns. Shortly after. at 9 o'clock. all the
troops formed a dress parade and Il tele-
graphic order from the headquarters of the
army regarding the day was read.
From sunrise till sunset guns we're fired
every half hour. and at sunset the national
salute of fortY-lour guns was fred at inter
walls of ten seconds.
Similar salutes were fired from the bat
teries on Angel and Alcalraz Islands at the
same time.
The morning call., 1893-01-21
AMrsEMrNrs THIS EVENING

STcCEwFII's THFATER Powell street. near Mar
ket-"Mr Barnes Of New YORK."
TIvoII OPERA House, Eddy street, of Market.
CTeTa-"F&ust."
CFCVE-STREFT HEATER, Grove street, above
Iclk-"Ihe French spy"
I6WAN gHEATER. corner stockton and Geary
sueeJs-Opers and Variety Performance.
CAIIFoRNIAT HEA TER. Bush street, above Rearny.
The Ola Homestead"
EUsH-STIEFT THFsTFR. Bush street between
ECsuy and Montgomery 'Pecks lad Boy
BALDWIN THEATER Market street, near Powell
MI Nfikinson's Widows"
The morning call., 1893-01-21
RAILROAD LOGIC.

A railroad attorney argues that if a pri-
vate person owned a railroad running
through different counties be would have
a right TO claim a deduction of his mort
cages. As rule private person finds II
difficult TO mortgage piece of property in
excess of its market value. Except in cases
where personal credit is so high that a
mortgage is a mere compliance With law
the amount loaned Will not exceed about
The morning call., 1893-01-21
RETALIATION.

The so-called retaIiatory message Of the
President. as forecast in the dispatches. is
not, in fact, retalIatory message at all. 1t
provides for a restriction upon the bonding
privilege, which should be made if there
we're no complaints standing against the
Canadian Government. The message states
that the greater part of the teas and
silks carried across the continent are
brought in British bottoms to San Fran
cisco. then sent to British Columbia
without payment Of duty, and are car
ried under seal over the Canadian rail
road ana landed in some United States
port. Tie new rule will be to examine
goods at the port first touched and collect
The morning call., 1893-01-21
CRANKY CHRISTIAN.
A Special Policeman Who Was Too
HANDY With His Revolver.

Yesterday morning Special Policeman
Christian. employed at the Palace Hotel,
walked into saloon on Fifth street, near
Stevenson. in a drunken condition, and
finding crowd OF men in the place, all
about as intoxicated as himself. proceeded
to get into a row with them. One OF the
men hit Christian in the face, whereupun
the policeman drew his revolver. and says
he shot up into the ceiling to brighten his
assailant. He was arrested. and Chief
Crowley relieved Christian of his star and
had him locked up on charge Of discharg-
ing firearms within the city limits.
The morning call., 1893-01-21

two-thirds of the value Of the property.
But the Southern Pacific Company has
mortgaged its property to secure the
payment of bonds issued largely in excess
of the cost or value of the read. Deduction
for mortgages in this case would leave
nothing for the Tax Collector. That ap-
pears to be about what the company is will
The morning call., 1893-01-21

C2s Montgomery street. near Clay. open until II
o'clock P u. BRANCH OFFICES; no Market
street, near Kearny, open until II o'clock midnight;
$50 Hayes street. open until ESQ o'clock sos
Larziu street. open until $3.50 o'clock; 25,S Mission
street, open until 9 o'clock <. N; and lis Ninta
stree, open un5 $3.50 p N
The morning call., 1893-01-21

duties precisely as if the goods were in
tended for the market Of that port. The
policy the United States has~recently pur-
sued helps subsidized foreign road to
compete with American roads.
The morning call., 1893-01-21
Chamberlain RESIGNS

William II. Chamberlain, Examiner for
the national banks in this State, Nevada
ana Utah, has sent his resignation to the
authorities at Washington. 1t is said that
complaint was made that he was discount
ing notes at banks which he was TO super
Vic
The morning call., 1893-01-21

THE EASTERN OFFICE OF THE CALL.
g Foter building, New York City, isprovided with
t.4of CaHlornH papers. Visitors welcome. Adj
Nul4slI TStes and sample copies furnished.
K NISCH. ManageE
The morning call., 1893-01-21

FOR SALE AT
Kty. york. .BRENTANO BROS. Union Square
Chicago. News stand Falmef l-ou'0
Nm tlrlesne GALLOT & JOUBERF.
1l5lL Common -
The morning call., 1893-01-21
JANUARY. 1898.
NOTTCHT

Any Of our patrons '9to fail to find THE
looming GAIL fer sale 5v traia-5oys
IA confer faror by notifying tbis office q
1Q0ct. naming The date and tram.
The morning call., 1893-01-21

There are in existence. il is claimed,
specimens of paper made from rags as early
as the fourteenth century, the oldest extant
being, it is reported, a letter from J0inyille
to Louis y of France dated A. ID. 1915
The morning call., 1893-01-21

MANY mothers are SO distressed with nervousness
and pain that they scarcely contain themselves.
A better acquaintance with PaTkers Ginger Tonic
would make life peasanter Use 1t before suffer
Ing and exhaustion wear away your life.
The morning call., 1893-01-21

ex-Supreme Judges Thornton and Rhodes
aud ex-Judges Mcguire ami Evans. The
vote stood fourteen in favor Of the aboli.
ton and twelve against
The morning call., 1893-01-21

JF.CUTTER'sOLD BoURBoN.--This celebrated
whisky is for sale by all trsI-class druggists and
gToceIs. Irsdenlark-staT within shield.
The morning call., 1893-01-21

ONLY soc for three pounds Of famous broken
candy 10 extra large Japanese lunch basket.
1ownSend's, 627 Market street.
The morning call., 1893-01-21

MR. f. II. WELD an old and respected insurance
agent of ew Haven CT, had rheumatism over so
years. until Hoods Sarsaparilla cured him. For
three years now has not had an attack.
The morning call., 1893-01-21
TIE MORNING CALL
PUBLICATION OFFICE (:

Eas g larger circulation than any other
newspaper published in San Francisco.
The morning call., 1893-01-21

wo pounds cream mixed candy in japanese
baskets for 90 cts. Towns mas. Palace Hotel. .
The morning call., 1893-01-21

"SPERRY's BEST FAMILY FLOUR" Is ahead
OF Them all.
The morning call., 1893-01-21

CALIFORNIA glace fruits. soc. ID. In japanese
baskets. Townsend's, 627 Market street.
The morning call., 1893-01-21

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BYu postpaid: Is cents per week or 60 cents per
calendar MONTH through carriers. DAILY CALL"
fvecepies three months, Sc %. SUNDAY CALL
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CAIIand W EFKLY CALL 81 81 per year, postpaid
REEALf CALL Is pssesl. 81 per year. postpaid
TIE CALL cannot return rejected manuscripts.
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WEATHEH PREDICTIONS.
DEFARTEENT OF Agriculture }
WEATHER BUREAU.
EAN FRANCISCO January 20. 1881
Official Forecast for TweDty-fOur Hours
Ending Midnight, saturday.
San Francisco and yicinlty-Fair weather: con
tinged cool; nOTtbevly winds
2. T. JENKINS. Local Forecast oGiciaL
The morning call., 1893-01-21

IMPURE water. the cause OF so much i'll health. is
made harmless by adding little Angostura Bitters-
Manufactured by DR.. j. g. h. Siegert q Sons
The morning call., 1893-01-21

COUGHs.--" Brotgris Bronchial TTochcs" are a surt
remedy for Coughs and Sore Throat % cts a box.
The morning call., 1893-01-21
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

FOR SALE-MIsCEILANEO
Have ALL KINDS OF WAGONS AND BUG
Al gies; would like to trade for folding bed $40
Howard st. jail St~
A BARGAIN - BARBER SHOP: CHAIRS:
~ very good business: must be sold at once. AID
dress SAMUEL L. EARLY, Loriu, Cal jail 3tF
. SPANIEL PUPS Z MONTHS. HAYWARD
= off Harrison. near Eighth. Ia2o It%
DNEUMATIC SAFETY PERFECT CONDITION;
L equal TO new: cost $40: for sale cheap Adj
dress A. box 13o Call Branch ONCE. ia2O It's
NICE FAMILY cow COSMOPOLITAN sA-
~ ioon near House Of Correction. on San Jose
road. tsl9 STE
+CHowCAsEs. BAR. STORE. OFFICE FIX
- lures Scberer's Pioneer Store, 25 l0thja13 2m
CAFE SCALE LETTER-PREss, SToRETRUCK
- and muney-ttii; cheap LOB Clay ST au1 tf
CECoND-HAND BOILERS ENGINES. PUMrS
= shafting, puileys, betting water pipes, etc.
des II MCINTOSH NoLPAAS. 1877 Bealest
MONEY TO LOAN.
r PER CENT CITY LOANS: NO DELAY. H. NJ
! wooLLEi. r. Nils building, Sd floor. del tt
DLLNTY MONEY o. FIRST OR SECOND
L mortgage;no delay low interest Sls Pine, Z. 80
MONEY LOANED On JEwELRY AND OTHER
Market, mr.. Mason private entrance Turk 9tf
wi CAGES without deay. MURPHY. a26 Pine. 3 3rn
SEWING MACHINES.
COL NEW IMPROVED SEwING-MACHISES:
ID Il. guaranteed for 10 years; machines rented
~ per month I45 slyth st: lal4 mo
STORAGE.
ElRsT-CLAss STORAGE: ADVANCES MADE
i 64z-sAa Mission st CAAS l. TAYLOR ns1