The morning call., 1893-09-20

powder would help things forward in the
direction of his own panacea Tor all Ills,
ana ne could do not little mischief by
the contents of a capacious packet or grip
sack. But the letters sent to the silver
Senators may be nothing more than bad
form of practical joke. The facilities
Afforded by very free public admission to
the galleries for such nefarlous work are
unfortunately considerable. Both The
Senate and the House have accOmmoda-
tion for very large audience and gun
powder plot Is not easy of detection under
such circumstances. The presence OF
thirty detectives gives some assurance OF
safety, perhaps.
The Davie Ferry Company does not
propose TO be crushed by the Southern Pa
cifle. which. it Is announced. is about to
come down to the bedrock of cheapness In
the creek passenger service in order to
spoil custom for the opposition. Rumors
have been prevalent that the Whitney
Company was about to surrender to the
Southern Pacific. That company may
have been nibbling at the bait, but it is
too late ow to swallow it, as the Whitney
Terry has been absorbed by the Davie Com
pany on terms not disclosed. The freight
business thus acquired is supposed to be
worth 5000 year, and this, In cOnJunc-
ti0n win the brisk passenger patronage
from the commencement, ought 10 be sufil-
clent to insure permanenca and prosperity
to The opposition. The public have stood
well by the DaVie Company. This move
ment Is an indication that it intends 10
stand by the public and will not sell out as
so many other enterprises Oh the bay have
done.
The train robbery in Michigan, although
the money has in great part been re-
covered. presents some disquieting features
for railroad companies. The men con-
cerned in it included number of en-
ployes in positions of trust, if we are TO
believe the confession made by one of the
principals. They were not men in want
or out of work. and had not abandoned
themselves to career of villainy, but had
simply yielded To the temptation afforded
by opportunity and made a great haul out
OF the express-car. This is a startling ex-
hlOitlon among employees. and all the more
strange because so many had entered the
conspiracy. They were NOT living life of
outlawry and could hardly hope for con-
cealment among so many.
The Earl of Kntore, Governor of South
Australia, tells good story, somewhat at
his own expense. of meeting a Scotch fel-
low-countryman soon after his arrival in
Il am real pleased To see you" said the
colonIsf. The Earl asked where they had
met last. and got this answer: Il suppose
it's long time ago. but | weel remember
meeting your father and mother on the day
they came fIUm church after getting mar
Ted."
The Archduke Franz, eldest son of the
Arehduke Carl Ludwig, brother of the
Emperor of Austria, who is supposed 10 be
the next IN succession TO the throne of the
HapsburgS, seems to have given san Fran
cisco the sin. He is, like many other
princes, less fond of the city than sporting
adventures. The pleasure of Staying ami
mails comes naturally tu gentlemen of leIs-
ure as one of the characteristics of proud
birth and gentility. Ii would be degrading
to 60 into the business of cheering.
Anything savOrlDg of g mmerce is suTdid
to the bue-blooded. But 10 be sure with
the rife or shotgun and dextrous in spit
ting with spear Is ennobllng toll bracing
to the morals. Notions of " bat constitutes
a gentlemanly career have been curi0usly
shaped by custom. The Archduke has
had some sport in British Columbia and
now goes to the Yellowstone Park and
Chicago.
The boomers on The Cherokee lands are
apparently not on the road TO fortune even
where they have got a ranch or town lot.
But TIE thousands who are flocking out
Of the territory are for the time being n
much worse plight. The distress is acnte
among numbers of families, who doubt
less look hack on their former position as
conf rtabe compared with the abyss of
wretch-dness in which they are now
plunged. As might be ex ected there has
been a good deal of lawlessness. There is
probably little pity for the ''soouers'
caught in a trap. One of them, who
boasted of his skIll with the revolver, has
had his previOusness ended by summary
hanging.
The lunatic VINO has been gored to death
by bull at the State Asylum for the In
sane at Stock ton seems to have acted as
person unhlnged might be expected to DO
in handling one of the most treacherous
and uncertain of all animals. But what is
to be SAID for the sanity of officials who
delegated such work to one of the inmates?
1t was putting one who is mad TO manage
an animal Liable to 90 into frenzy at any
moment