The morning call., 1893-04-22

interference The Austrian marriage will,
no doubt, help his game. Turkeys suzer-
anty over Bulgaria is weak bond whichis
liable TO snap under any added tension Of
the Eastern question. At present Russia
and Austria are very much mixed pOiti-
cally and geographically in their Balkan
relations. 1t will be fortunate if the situa-
ton can be Strengthened out without fight.
In the proposal to build a.ralroad from
Stockton to Bakersfield the people OF the
San joaquin Valley perceive way TO pros
perity and development which satisfies every
anticipation. 1t Will be the making of the
valley in trade and agriculture. The pro-
iect is warmly welcomed, and, with pru-
dent organization. should soon be in course
of realization. Although made one of the
best lines in the State in the engineering
sense, it would still be cheap line. The
country is level and almost free from i'm
pedment or difficulty. Mr.. Kennedy. the
chief engineer Of the San Francisco and
Salt Lake Railroad Company. estimated the
cost of a line from San Francisco 10 Bakers
field, 3l6 miles. at S5,773, 294, or SIS. go per
mile. But the cost from San francisco to
Stockton was 81 go, 6S4, and emitting this
there is only cost Of s.. s62, SO from
Stockton 10 Bakersfield. distance OF 229
miles, or 1880 per mile The road would
be economical. and there is traffic unques-
tiOnably for profit on one much more eX-
peDsve. Stockton is said 10 be enthusiastic
-on the subJeci, and with good reason. From
being an inland town it viii becon a great
commercial center.
The presents showered upon the Earl of
Craven and his Countess were considered
good spoil by the burglars, and they accord
ingiy made descent upon the house of the
brides parents. A booty Of $1,000 repaid
them for their enterprise and imrudence,
but was probably far beneath their eXpec-
tations, the gifts having been numerous
and costly. The young couple are too rich
to be put out of tiTse by the disappearance
OF few antique watches, and the burglary
will form an episode to narrale in their
letters to merry England. The Earl may
become facetiOus in sketching the villains
who dared TO lay hands upon his crested
plate.
1t is reported that the securities of Argeu-
tine are becoming respectable on the Lon
don market where they were in bad odor
on account of the Barring collapse The
successful progress Of the Barring llquida-
ton by the Bank Of England has no doubt
exercised bracing effect. At the last meet
ing of the bank the report was exceedingly
favorable TO the early completion of the
task. Australia Is now the country IN finan-
cial distress, and the end has not come.
William Keith. the artist, is about to HE
himself TO pastures new in foreign climes
not SO much in quest of landscape and fig
ure subjects as 10 refresh his eye with the
pictures Of to-day and OF bygone greatness.
A tour through England, France and Spain,
all of them rich in galleries, has charm
for the impressionable artistic mind which
anticipation makes alluringly roseate, and
which experience does not duh with safety
Ilp Of art in fba al
are to be seen nowhere else. There are
copies. but no duplicates. Only the orig
iDals satisfy the painter WHO studies to
learn and love. The want OF galleries in
the chief cities of America is serious
bindrance TO art. Pictures of the highest
merit are not so much needed for the pur-
poses OF copying-that is really unimpor-
tant-as they are needed to guide the taste
and judgment by comparison. They form
standard which keeps meretrici0uS pretti-
ness or yapiaHy and feebleness at its true
level of wOrthlessness. and the public who
give genuine eaTnestness to criticism have
sOund work on which 10 base their opin-
ions. The literary student may get his
books anywhere. An artist who wishes to
familiariZe himself with the achievements
OF other countries must travel The pic
lures do not come TO him.
The report goes that in Arizona a num-
Der of mad dogs are al large. This Is very
improbable. The State is known to have
some packs of wild dogs running about.
which have lapsed from domestcatfon
somewhat, and are able to take care nf
themselves and make a living Jackass
rabbits. Dogs with rahioe are believed
never to have been seen on the Pacific
Coast, at least III California. and they nave
not beep heard OF before in Arizona But
tire urn of the Pacific Coast may come
HydrophObia is 10 respecter of dogs or, for
hnf Tn i mr. ~ mt a.. A.
disease propagated by germs, and, as Pas
teuT has proved. can be cured and guarded
against by incubation with special virus
The disease can also be stamped out effectu-
ally by prolonged period of muzzing.
his has been shown in German towns and
also in London lately. where not a death
from hydrophobia has been reported after
some months Of muzzling.
The arrival of the Spanish fleet. having
in tow the three Columbus caravels. was a
spectacular event at Hampton Roads. All
the ships in the anchorage saluted aud
were gay with bunting, as the tiny craft
passed along the lines to the position assigned
them. The eaTaYels have probably had as
much buffeling on the passage as the Illus
trlous navigator experienced four centuries
ago. What a contrast between these feebIe
specimens OF the shipbuilder's art and the
levlatbans OF commerce and war to-day
Juno VI eiIo NaleHIpo COulu actually hoist
the lot on board and slow them, and as to
lighting capacity, heavy modern gun is
double the tonnage OF many Of the vessels
IN which the early navgatnrs performed
such wonders. 1t was BETTING the oeca-
sion that proper quantity of waste powder
should be utilized in complimentary booms
very bold dash for liberty by couple
OF murderers has been successful at Sing
Sing. New York. The strategy displayed
by one OF the men is remarkable He
blinded one guard with pepper. appropriated