The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-15

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Attorney General Hart is now to have his
official conduct investigated by a special
committee OF five Assemblymen. The
Speaker has appointed the committee and
the hearing Of testimony will doubtless not
long be delayed. Already there is one clear
finding by the Committee on Ways and
Means, which Mr.. Hart has not heretofore
explained satisfactorily. The fact is estab-
liShed that Hart as Acknowledgement re-
ceved about $4,000 in respect of the Har-
Dor Commission suits, and that he has kept
this money nearly two years and still has
possession. He furthermore neglected to
mention the fact of having possession in his
last report. The Attorney General has now
brought an action to determine to whom the
money shall be paid, and, in an answer filed,
State Controller Colgan says the compro-
mise OF the suits was not authorized, but
was done on the responsibility of Hart him.
self. The compromise, ii is cOntended, was
void, and actions are pending to recover the
full amount. Meanwhile an order Is asked,
requiring the $4,000 to be paid into the
general fund. There are other grounds Of
investigation which the special committee
should not neglect.
Some degree of confirmation is needed of
a telegram from New Orleans which states
that the railway across the Isthmus of
Tehuantepec in Mexico is nearly completed.
and VIII practically pass into the hands of
c. p. Huntington. Certain Chicago con-
tractors are reported to have carried the
track through serious difficulties of forest,
mountain and swamp, and only about forty
miles remain to complete. The total length
is under 200 miles. As TO Huntington get
ting possession, the wish Is father TO the
thought. but President DiaZ is not likely 10
no f1Iah a hl.f nd
the control of Mexico into the hands of any
monOpolist in the United States.
The protection policy Of the present ad-
minstration has not spared the White
House at Washington from lOotng. Not
only has the Presidential residence been in.
Yaded, but larcenOus hands have been laid on
heirloom jewels belonging to the President
Audaclty is no name for such bold theft.
Unfortunately this is not the sole loss.
Some hope appears TO be entertained that 4
reward will bring back the valuables, but
no such conjuring can restore a number of
documents which the President now finds
have been burned. When next the White
House is fumigated. trifies of this descrip-
ton should be kept out Of harms way.
Russia Is to send a good representative
feet to Hampton Roads to take part In the
naval parade OF all nations Some tattle is
being INDUCED in that Russia purposey
intends TO slight France by prohibiting the
feet from calling at Cherb0urg. A couple
OF years ago Russia did send feet 10 that
port, and the friendliness Of the two coun-
tries has not fallen off. Probably the iron
clad5 Of the Gar will pay a compliment to
France on the return trip.
The manufacturer of newspaper yarn is
again at 1t. Chicago is to be specially hon
ored by William " aldorf Aston who pro-
poses to bring a distinguished party of
aristocrats across the ocean in a special
steamer, and to entertain them at the Wal
dorf Hotel, New York, and then in Chicago
at a private house. The ristOcrats are the
Duke of DeVonshire-wno must have I'M
pleasant TecOlleciions OF New York from
the night his august nose was pulled there
by an offended American patrOt-and the
Duke of Westminster. who is the wealth.
est peer in England and nothing more. Be-
sides the Dukes, who are supposed to be
warmly attached TO William Waldorf Astor,
the Prince Of Wales is 10 be a guest-trayel-
ing incognito. perhaps, as the Earl of
ROthesay. All is possible to Mr.. Astor in
the way Of providing for such guests-a
magnificent steamer as palace on the
ocean, an orchestra and opera company, a
ballet, a regiment of cooks; also a special
train de luxe, and anything else luxurious
that money can buy. But the Prince is
about as likely TO come as TO 60 TO South
Africa, and as much may be predicted of
the Duke Of DevoDshire.
In San Francisco numbers of tall.
handsome women are ashen pale at the
thought Of the coming of the crinoline, and
are f0rtifying themselves by vows against
being attacked by the malady. IL Ameri-
can fashions were dictated by the vogue in
England, there would be some hope of the
pest being kept away; but it is France
which sets fashions for America, and
France has not yet pronounced clinOliDes
becoming. The Princess of Wales is said
to have declared against hoops, AID that is
enough for the fashionable English world,
who Loyalty initiate her Royal Highness.
Long ago the Princess had an affection of
the knee, which caused her TO limp, and a
very large number of otherwise sane people
forthwith had the same limp, and used q
cane to steady their faltering steps. As the
Princess is very deaf, and can only reply
with a smile TO much intended for her ears
the wonder is there are not hundreds Of
ladies troubled with deafness. Ii her
Royal Higbness did use an ear-trumpet
they would also adopt that ornamental ap-
paratus. When the Princess frowns upon
il. crinoline will be banisled from Britain,
and let all good ladies hope it will never be
heard OF in Paris.
There is still little room left on the
globe for telegraph cable extension and as
suredly some Roadway should be made In
crossing the Pacific by way of Honolulu,
when such Insignificant places as the
Seychelles Islands and Mauriiius are forth
with to have cable laid from Zanzibar by
the Eastern Telegraph Company, which
for this purpose receives guarantee of
$4,000 per annum for twenty years Great
Britain aud India are parties to the guar
aDtee. Ii sneh Islands are deserving Of O
cable surely the Sandwich Islands are, and
the work should not he delayed month