The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-28
in a case where many other magistrates
would have yielded.

would have yielded.
The Montreal Star denounces the acquisi-
ton of Hawaii by the United States on
the ground that the group may be made
the Malta Of the Pacific. Yes. but what
title has England or Canada to this Malta?
England is 10000 miles away and Callfor-
MIA only 1000. Tile British make no claim
to the group, but the Can adams think
there may be profit for them in it and
would like to force the mother country
into annexation. That is out Of the ques-
ton.
Bears and bulls are not averse to
making game of one another. ofttimes to
the detriment of the public, but their
speculative frOlics are innocence itself
compared with the attack made by a
maniac in Chirago yesterday. He coolly
entered the Board of Trade building and
opened fire from a revolver on the as
semblage of traders and brokers, His
five shots found al least two victims, who
are very badly ana perhaps fatally
wounded. Life is more precious than
margins or futures. and the board
showed it by the nimbleness of its wild
stampede for the doors. 1t is lucky that
no life was lost in the suffocatlng scramble.
In times of crisis brokers are peculiarly
liable 10 these outbreaks for vengeance
viz OOnOubOus
The city Of Rio has been shelled pretty
freely by De Mello'S ships during a
number Of days. There are now signs that
the foreign war vessels in the harbor
will put an end to the insensate destruc-
ton on the ground of affording protection
TO foreign interests. The rebels are in no
position to resist joint remOn STRANGE. In
reference is delicate work, but 1t could
be carried to the extent of preventing
wanton damage. Fortunately for the
United States, the Charleston is at last In
the harbor.
Another CHASTITY discovery of human re-
mains has been made on the Oakland
shore. If not portions of the body of
Addie Gilmour they are indications that
another tragedy awaits investigation. They
10 not add TO the horror of what is already
known of the GilmOur case, and cannot sup
plement the evidence materially AS grue-
some relics OF mortality, packed like offal
into a common oil can. they have morbid
interest for those who glOat over the I'M
raveled details of crime. AS the head has
been traced ana identified il is a much
more important link in the evidence to
find out what has become of the clothes
trunk of the deceased, and even that is
not essential
The Valkyrie is now the special study of
American yachtsmen. Her performances
in English waters are the best thing to go
by. 1t appears certain that in light weather
she is a somewhat better craft than the
Britannia, which beat her and the MAYA
hoe IN several races, but what she can do
against the Vlgilant over a long course,
with varying weather, tide and sea, is guess
work. The Niglant has better competitor
than ever before came to American waters.
Thus far the betting strongly favors the
Vigilant.
One fashion never goes out, but the man
who wears it does. A coat of tar and
feathers is highly ornamental to the de-
ceivers of various degrees of heinousness,
who flourish awhile and then are sartori-
ally suited by an aroused community. A
professor in a Mormon academy in Afi-
IONA Territory has been intoxicating his
principles among the lady pupils and has
earned the honor of deportation on rail.
His own church elders seem to have de-
serted him, and therefore his offense must
be scarlet. The professor does not object
TO say adieu 10 the Territory, but pro-
tests against souvenir of tar and feathers.
Methods OF handling prisoners are some
what lax around the old City Hall. A
prisoner called Murphy, who was before
one Judge on a charge of burglary and
had his case continued. came before an
other Judge on charge OF petty larceny.
On the smaller charge he was allowed
freedom On his own recognIZances, and as
he ayaiIed himself of the privilege
promptly, be also has freedom with re-
gard to the graver charge. Somebody
should have known better.