The morning call., 1893-07-27

The raisin-curers have made application
to the Southern Pacific for such a reduc-
ton Of rates as would permit them to
reach the East and compete on something
like fair terms with the Spanish and Greek
vineyardists. who have a duty of cents
pound to pay but enjoy the advantages OF
exceedingly low rates of transportation as
well as slenderly remunerated labor. The
Southern Pacific holds out the promise
that il the Eastern companies can be
brought to see the reasonableEess Of the
application they may see 1t also. This is a
convenient manner of meeting a request
for better terms. One partner Is willing.
but the others are not. Absolute unanimity
is pleaded as essential, as on jury. The
ralsln men are accustomed to this sort OF
excuse. They may take the offer Of the
North American Steam Navigation Com
pany-50 cents per 100 pOunds-provided
they can get their freight 10 San Fran cisco
on proper terms. If the Stockton and
Bakersfield Railway were in existence
there would be no question about their
ability to do this. The situation shows
the urgency of such road.
The Sidney Cooper which Mr.. Searles
has presented to the Art Association has
arrived. 1t is a characteristic cattle sub
ject by master Of cattle painting who is
now past so. and is still at work with few
signs of decay IN his gifts. Probably he
has produced hundreds Of such cauvases
with the artistic feeling just as marked
and the anatomy Oh the cattle and the
minute attention to texture in wool or
hide just as perfect. The price of his
works has of late been 10 the ascendant,
because there can be so few more from
1T ~ Ia hall for Hot fUo
enhancement. Any one may see che adj
vancement OF knowledge. and fid elity OF
drawing in our time by comparing Coop
er's cattle with those OF Cuyp or any of
the Dutch masters. Troyon's and Rosa
Bonheur's cattle are also far in advance of
Dutch attachments in handling. The pref
erence which Cooper gave to smooth
coated cattle i. accounted for Ivy the breeds
in the southern counties OF England. He
made them a trfla TOO clean. But the skill
with which he painted the wool OF sheep
shows that he would also have succeeded
with shaggy-haired cattle. His sentiment
is somewhat pr0salc.
Brazil is making efforts to recruit pop
ulation from somewhere. She is carrying
on an immigration propaganda in Britain.
and has made Overtures to the A ustra ians.
These efforts have not met with setback
from the English Government. which has
established an emigrants' information
office and allows iorrna! to be published.
A warning is given British subjects
against setting foot in Brazil for perma-
nent settlement Very little of this mont
ton is necessary. A number OF emf
grants who went to Brazil from Bradford
few years ago had a positively dreadful
experience In starvation. bad treatment
in brggary. The Brazilians are trying 10
found Scotch colony in Sac Paulo, but
it is out IT the question, they cannot get
many. Colonization by northern races in
tropical country can never succeed If they
are to follow hard manual labor. The
Italians may thrive in such climate, and
so might Spanish and Portuguese stock.
But the Spaniards have enough of land in
their own country, where there are
considerable tracts almost without popu-
lation. Brazil has also been looking
toward China for labor. She is welcome
to the Celestials who are on the Pacific
Coast.
France. Italy. Switzerland, Belgium and
Greece have resolved to exclude the 2h-
franc go cents piece from circulation
internationally. 1t will. however, still
keep in circulation each coinage in its
own country. and there will probably not
be great difference effected ~ the altera-
ton. The 5-franc piece is not affected
nor the franc, and the foreign coins mostly
seen are Of the larger denomination. All
these countries do their counting in francs,
the NTH part of Il dollar. but in some
parts Of France the PEOPLE still count in
sous. or one-cent copper coins. 1t takes a
very long time to drive habits out of a
people.
The drummer has had his fete at the
Worlds Fair. There were 5000 of him in
line in the procession and each detach-
ment had some characteristics to distin-
gulsh it. These are the men VINO could
tell tale of stringency in business, their
knowledge being derived from scarcity Of
orders, postponed payments or default
Jugs. Their travels put them in touch
win every description of enterprise, and
according t. their industry and tact in
bringing buyer and seller together they
give strong stimulation to business. The
drummer to-day is very much more inn
portant institution than the bagman of
Dickens day.
The loss of the Russian cruiser Vitiaz in
typhoon off the coast of Corea is a dis
aster OF con siderable ignificance, although
happily there was no great loss of life.
She was strong modern cruiser with sui.
flclent engine power. but after several
days OF buffetlng about in the storm, her
machinery was partially disabled. She
an not steer we'll and at last was wrecked
on reef. The treatment OF tho survivors
oy the Coreans is likely to whet the appe-
Ute OF the Russians to take possession of
the country. Russia will not be con tented
with her naval base at Vladivostrck when
the trans-SIberian railroad is completed.
Alter dining with the Sultan of Johore.
who has magnificent table service of
gold plate. no wonder Mrs. William NJ.
Stewart feels some compassion for the
economical style in which United States
Consuis are obliged to sustain themselves
and the dignity OF their Office. She says
that many of the consulates in the East
are worthless old traps that compare badly
with the palatial residences tenanted by
the Consuls of European countries. The
complaint of insufficient income can
hardly be made. however, by the United