The morning call., 1893-06-13

The basis of magnitude, it is proposed to
give San Francisco about one one-twenty-
fifth Of the Chicago fair.
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The unexpected happens sometimes.
Evans and Sontag have practically wound
up their career by being shot themse Ives,
instead of causing others to bite the dust,
as they have so frequently done. Their
skill and readiness with the rife had be-
come so bruited abroad by lucky shooting
on their part and clumsy replies that peO-
pie began to think them invincible. and
quite safe from harm or arrest as long as
they roamed the mountains. Sontag puts
II tersely when he says the jig is up. The
bandits have been caught at the disad-
vantage they were heretofore skillful in
imposing upon others, and the men who
tackled them were better shots. Evans is
wounded badly. it is inferred, but may
prolong his fugitive life should he escape
TO regions where he is unknown. He will
not resume his career OF bravado with IT,
shotgun. having no one to watch while he
sleeps. Sontag has sensational nara
tive to unwind. but may die before the
newspapers get it. No such excitement
about outlaws has arisen in California
since the times of Tiburcio Vasquez.
attribute of novelty as method of usher
ing the criminal into the next world. but
like hanging. it is not as frequently ap-
piled as the mum Der Of eligible candidates
would warrant. 1t is more expensive than
hemp, for besides the costly plant skilled
engineer is required, and physician must
be present to pronounce upon the work of
the lethal current. But on these dread
occa sionS expense is a very minor con-
sideTation, and there is a refinement in
electrical dispatch which recommends it
possibly to the victims themselves. and
certainly to the relatives who bury them.
A wife-murderer has just been buttoDed
off at Sing Sing for q crime too hideous to
be punished otherwise. He seems TO have
been very callous man or very dead IN
spirit. When two murderers escaped
from the prison recently he was offered
his liberty, but refused 10 leave his cell.
Evid entity he preferred the grave to the
dependency of Incarceration.
Too much fun is being poked at Com
mander Davis when it is suggested that he
has taken the place of Ward McAllister in
escortiug the Princess Eulslia. The IN
fanta is the ma TONS guest, and host must
show courtesy to those who are entertained.
In every country the same attention is
shown to such guests by the monarch or
the government. An escort, usually Mill
tary or naval. with interpreters If need be,
is appointed, and all undesra bic incidents
or EMBELLISHMENTS are thus avoided. 1t is
evidently not the Princess wish that she
should be pestered with ceremony. She
has come TO see America, and would glad
ly escape from all paiayer and parades
which are not requisite to prove that she
is being honored. 1t is the hard fate of
royalty very rarely to be lett alone, and
sometimes when republic knocks down
a monarchical house of cards, there must
be positive relief TO the enfranchised vic
tins that they are free to be masters oil
their own actions.
The ease with which Professor Price
extinguished the fire in the sulphur on
board the Elmbank suggests to the ship
owner the advisableness of carrying a few
barrels of muriatic acid and quantity OF
mar BILE dust or lime for the generation of
carbonic acid. A fire of this nature at sea
would be uncomfortable without chemi-
cal smothering process. and the COS. of
materials necessary Is a mere tribe. Even
for fire originating in coal. carb0nic acid
gas would be found effectual, as it will not
support combustion The free oxygen in
a hold would soon be exhausted, and with
the matches down and packed an outbreak
As BELTS place with a university en-
dowed by the State, Berkeley is within a
fortnight to take rank as a city. 1t has
pushed ahead rapidly as a residence town,
and will not lose its charms because of an
increase of dignity. Less than twenty
years ago there were very few houses.
almost the only buildings being those of
the State University and the Deaf and
AsVinm "a a a n
ing up the hills. and cable-cars may soon
carry the householder well up the slopes.
Mr.. j. d. Spreckels understands the
value of park to railroad company as
we'll as to city. He and others propose
to deed park of 100 acres to San Diego.
1t will be beautifully laid out and made at
tractive. and when the gift is made the
city will gladly look after it. To show
their gratitude all that the inhabitants
need to do is to visit the park. A large
proportion Will perforce use the railway
thereto, and thus enterprise and philan-
thropy go cheerfu!ly hand in hand. No
one can object to the arrangement. 1t is
Infinitely preferable to persuading the city
to buy and lay out the park and then con-
structing the railroad. The street-railroad
companies of San Francisco have had the
advantage OF Golden Gate Park free from
Cucs W lIUtu tllo
William of Germany puts energy into
sport, as into all his undertakings. On a
hunting expedition recently it was his
wont to bound out of bed at 2 in the morn
ing, and the whole housed hold had to do
likewise. AS soon as possible he was in
the field, and made his hunting a severe
toll for his attendants. One inevitable
consequence of early rising is early retire.
ment, but modern society prefers turning
night into day, and almost succeeds.
The opposition ferry had more than its
work cut out on Sunday in accommodating
passenger traffic. There were $500 passen-
gers and large numbers could not obtain
passage. BY timing the trips at half
hours, or. should the Southern Pacific also
take half-hour starts, then at intervals OF
fifteen or forty-fye minutes, there should
always be flow OF passengers for the OPP
position. Next Sunday it is hoped there
Will be second steamer on the route and
then the public will be accommodated
smoothly and punctually.
Report from Rome has it that the Italian
government, in desperate straits to raise
revenue. has resolved to go into the insur-
ance business as monopoly. This is a
step far from prddent. as a Government