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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27
REEDS ANTI-sILvER SPEECH.

There were some good points in Thomas
B. Reeds anti-silver speech, and some
that were not so good. He was quite
correct in the assumption that the silver
purchasing act was the indication of dis
aster rather than the cause; but he was
not so clearly right in the assumption that
the act was the cause of boarding cur
rency. People boarded currency not be-
cause they were apprehensive that it
might be paid in silver, but because they
feared that currency might be locked up.
When banks and business houses begin to
fail no one can calculate with certainty
the magnitude of the crisis; what begins
with furry sometimes ends with panic.
Meantime. the marke basket has to make
its daily trips to the sources of supply.
Credit vanishes only a day or two later.
then currency. The supposition that a
man has million does not do him much
good when he cannot show a dollar.
Hoarding is natural, and, to an extent,
proper. Our financial system should pro-
vide for it; there should be money enough
to allow men 10 hoard. These hoardings
come to light day by day. and are the real
agencies in restoring confidence. The
recommendation which Mr.. Reed fayors
narrows the basis of the currency, and
consequently restricts the volume which
may be safely issued. When business is
done on % per cent credit to per cent
money. the slightest jar brings on crisis.
An accidental increase in the demand for
money sometimes sends everybody on the
run for money.
Mr.. Reed also says that it is only by the
repeal of the silver act that we can hope
to attract foreign capital. While it would
certainly be incOnvenient to return at once
all the foreign capital now invested in this
country, there may be such thing as too
much foreign capital. There has been no
date set after which the United States
must cease to develop. There is no occa-
sion to bring all our land under cultiva-
ton during this generation; it may be
convenient fort one that comes after to
find little elbow-room. There ara mil
lions of acres in the hands of aliens now
which should have been held as the herit-
age OF the people in after years.
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FOR AND AGAINST.

The Washington correspondent of the
Democratic Chicago Herald writes con-
corning the means by which it is expected
to pass a bill abOlishing the silyer-purchas-
ing clause in the Sherman act:
OF course Mr.. Cleveland will not stand on the
street corners and make EXPLANATIONS of his
purpose. But In ways which politicians we'll
understand IL is intimated that MIR. Cleveland
will give the Democrats in the doubtful column
in the Senate to understand that those who are
not for him are against him, and that the
ScrIptural statement will be fulfilled that those
who are not for him will be spewed out OF the
mouth.
The United States has had one other
President who attempted to carry cut his
policy in the same way. His name was
Andrew johnson. Johnson escaped i'm
parchment by very narrow margin. but
his place in American history is not high.
at the same time, the first President who
is successfully impeached will stand lower.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27
THE POOR MANS MONEY.

A correspondent relates the causes of
the depression in business now happily
passing into history with minuteness of
detail which. under the circumstances.
seems to us superf1uous. Our correspond
ent says:
Our silver money is a necessity and our gold
and paper are only convenience. Silver is the
poor mans money. hence the necessity of ac-
tion in this our time OF need.
This definition of the uses of the money
Of the two metals tends 10 obscure the
whole financial question. The fact that
silver serves as the medium of exchange
for small amounts does not affect its func-
ton as measure Of value. There is
So. 500, 100000 of silver in circulation which,
under bimetallsm. is equal to the same
amount of gold as a basis of currency.
Comparatively little Of either gold or sill
yer circulates as coin. 1t is in vaults, to
be used when the holder of paper calls for
it. The proposition of bmetallists is that
a metallic basis of $780, 000.0 Is safer
than metallic basis OF So, 800, 600. 900. But
all currency should be redeemable in
either gold or silver. the debtor having the
option. The silver problem is dwarfed by
reference to silver simply as a means of
exchange. It's greater use is as full part
ner with gold in determining the prices of
commodities
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

John Stuart BIackie, poet and philoso-
pher. has just celebrated the eighly-iourth
anniversary of his birthday.
Dr. Daniel G. Brnton of Philadelphia is
supposed to know more about the Ian
guage Of the Indians than any other man
in America.
Philadelphia has furnished three
ley, Samuel J. Randall and Charles
ONeili-in succession.
Bishop Turner, president of the African
Episcopal Missionary Society. at the Con-
gress on Africa in Chicago the other day,
asserted that Adam and Eve were negroes.
Francis Allen. the architect Of the great
Coliseum. put up in Boston at the time of
the Peace Jubilee In 1869. celebrated his
eighty-seventh birthday recently in that
city.
James b. Eustis. United States Embas-
sador to France, has gone with his family
to Etretat. on the English Channel He
will remain there until September, and
perhaps longer.
M. Pavie, French Minister to Siam,
whose name has recently been so promi-
neDt In the press dispatches, has had con-
siderable experience in Asia, though he
has only held his present position since the
beginning of last year.
The mania among wealthy young women
for eloping with coachmen has spread to
Russia. The eldest daughter of Prince
Xernatojeff of Moscow has furnished the
latest instance of the craze. She has fled
from the parental roof with the young
man who drove the family coach. and In
order to provide against poverty during
the honeymoon she took loo, 900 OF Papa
Xernatojef's rubles with her.
Henry Labouehere, discussing the recent
" published statement that Miss Braddoa
had realized $500. 900 from her novels-a
statement which was disputed by most of
the London writers-declares that in his
opinion she has received a much larger
sum. and adds that the continuous sale of
her novels Is unprecedented in the records
of British publishers.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27
RAILROADS ENOUGH.

The Southern Pacific Company are try
ing to make the people in the San Joaquin
Valley believe that they have railroads
enough. This term railroads enough"
is somewhat Indefinite. There may be
railroads enough to haul all the freight
that now offers. bat it does not follow that
under more liberal system the business
OF the valley would not be largely in
creased. Under the Southern Pacific's
rates the producer gets 50 small a share of
the proceeds of the sale Of his product
that there is no inducement for him TO in
crease the scope of his operations. But if
freight rates were Gu. in halves. as they
might easily be, his profits would be suffi-
cient TO warrant an extension of business.
In the sense in which the railroad COM
pany uses the term railroads enough"
there is no pressing call for a competing
road East. The Southern Pacific can do
all there is to be done at their rates. But
lower rates would make new business.
There are, comparatively speaking, only
spots ia the State under cultivation. There
are hundreds Of thousands of people in
the East who would gladly settle in Cali
fornia if they could see their way clear to
the great Eastern markets at the cost OF
service,
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no doubt whatever as to the guilt of the
accused. But this verdict will add to the
force of the demand for change in the
law requiring unanimous verdicts. Leav-
ing out of consideration the opportunities
the requirement Of a unanimous verdict
affords in the. way of gain to a single cor
rupt juror, it is not easy 20 impress upon
twelve minds the proper weight that
should be attached to evidence. There
was perjury committed in the Curtis trial,
but there may be an honest doubt as TO the
witnesses who perjured themselves. The
law requiring unanimous verdict not
only affords a corrupt juror chance to
realize, but it gives the honest, obstinate
juror chance to defeat what to nine per-
sons out of ten seem the ends of justice.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27

owning It's own water system becomes ap-
parent from the fact that Chicago derives
from this source revenue sufficient to pay
the interest on its public debt. with con-
siderable balance for other purposes. 1t
is said that in the hands of private owners
It's water system would be made to pay
dividends on S50.OOO.0OO. In fact, in the
hands OF men as capable of looking
out for their own interests as the man.
ayers of the Spring Valley Water Company
the value of the property might go as high
as S75'OOO,000 and the people be taxed to
pay interest on the same. San Francisco,
with 100000 people, is made to pay in
terest on water property rated at about
S25,O 100000. and Chicago. with its 100000
people and over, might consider Itself for
tunate If it got off with rates high enough
to pay interest on S75 600 OO0
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27
A FLIMSY OBJECTION.

Congressman Bankhead has discovered
that the title to the Postoffice site just pur-
chased by the Government is not good. II
this is the best the chairman of the Build
ing Committee can do he will increase his
usefulness by doing nothing. The title to
the Postoffice site was carefully examined
and passed as good. Mr.. Bankhead may
know something about titles in his own
city, but his knowledge does not extend to
all parts of the country. AS California
has no Cabinet representative and no i'm
portant committee influences. it is prob
ably thoughtin Washington a safe State to
sit upon. Mr.. Bankhead ought to inyesti-
gate all he can. but the building should be
going up all the same.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27
THEY LOOK AHEAD.

A correspondent of the Omaha Bee
notes the fact that in the Puget Sound
region around Seattle General Alger and
other lumber millionaires have quietly
acquired great tracts of timber land.
which they will exploit in planks and
shingles when they have thinned out the
timber of Michigan, Wisconsin and Min
nesota. The general has expectations of
doubling the great fortune he has in ten
years, which would be very pretty illus
tration Of the rapidity with which m oney
Increases once the pile is handsome. Be-
sides these professionals in the lumber
business it seems that the Standard Oil
magnates have dipped into the future as
we'll in these great forests of the north.
truly the finest growth of stately trees to
be seen anywhere in the world Rookie
Teller, Flagler, Whitney aud Colgate Hoyt
are In possession of tracts which thew NAV
some day utilize for the pleasure of add
ing to the immense fortunes they now
possess. Capital, no doubt. is reauisite IN
develop for mans benefit the resources
of this bountiful region, but it NAV be-
hoped that not too sharp concentration of
wealth will occur.
Seattle's growth does not depend wholly
upon lumber. 1t has iron and coal and
splendid water facilities, besides good
railways. The construction of the canal
to Lake Washington, 300 feet long, would
be an important development. This sheet
of fresh water is 90 miles long and 2Jh
miles broad. and it might easily be made
available for shipping without the dsad-
vantages of tides and teredos. AS long as
the aid of Congress is considered neces-
sary the project may take years to wait
for realization. Whenever this is mooted
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27
Union Pacific worId,s Fair r

Union Pacific Worlds Fair Excursions.
The Union Pacific win run Tourist Excursions
from Los Angeles every Monday and wednesday.
and from San Francisco every Tuesday and Thurs
day to the Worlds Fair at Chicago.
These excursions viii be In charge of competent
managers who will accompany each excursion
through to Chicago, running through to Chi
cage without change.
Sleeping-car accommodations from Los Angeles
or San Francisco to Chicago 81 per berth or
double that amount for a section. Diagrams are
now ready at the Los Angeles office. 229 South
Spring street, and l Montgomery street, San
Francisco. for reservations.
All letters or teleGrams for tickets promptly
answered giving full particulars In regard to the
excursions.
Steamship tickets to and from all points in
Europe.
For further information call or write l.. +. Herr.
agent, 229 South Spring street. Los Angeles. or to
ID. W. Hitchcock, general agent. 1 Montgomery
street. San francisco
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27

at Washington friends of the Nicaragua
canal are able to urge with reason that
it would be wiser to spend little more of
Uncle Sans money in guarantee Of the
Nicaragua canal. the benefits of which to
navigation for the whole country and not
merely a section can scarcely be over
estimated. This is the more readily APP
preciated from the fact that Seattle has
already a fine harbor. and in fact the
whole sound may be considered vast
mort
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27
THE CURTIS ACOUITTAL.

1t is not worth while to quarrel with the
verdict which restores NJ. B. Curtis to
liberty. 1t was perhaps the only thing
that could be done under the circum-
stances. Ii is not easy to ind twelve men
who will agree upon q verdict of guilty for
capital crime where there is remote
doubt of the prisoners guilt. The jurors
reason that the murdered mans life cannot
be restored by hanging the murderer, and
they will only vote to hang when there is
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27
PUBLICATION OFFICE:

525 Montgomery street, near Clay, open until IL
o'clock r N. BRANCH OFFIC ES 40 Market
street near Kearny. open until 10 o'clock midnight;
$50 Hayes street open until 80 O'Clock; 6o3 Larkin
street. open until 9:}0 oclock; SW. corner Sixteenth
and MssOn streets, oren until 8 o'clock; 251S
Mission street. open until o'clock; and 116 Ninth
street, open until 0 30 o'clock.
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A GOOD INVESTMENT.

Chicago has bonded Indebtedness of
about S1s.00O,0 900, against which it places
It's water system, which yields an annual
revenue of S1,500,O00. The city of course
owns other valuable property, but its
schoolhouses. engine-houses, police sta
tions and public park are not income-pay-
ing property. The advantage of a city
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27
P,,,n;ns, Rock Island Excursions

Leave San Francisco every Wednesday and Satur-
day via RIO GRANDE AND Rock ISLAND Rvs
Through tourist sleeping cars to Chicago and Bos-
ton Manager and porter accompany these excur-
s;ons through to Boston. For tickets sleeping car
accomm odations and further information address
CLINTON JONES, General Agent Rock Island Ry.,
80 Montgomery street, san Francisco
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RATES:

DAILY CALL dncluding sundays Sc per year by
mail postpaid; 10 cents per week or 65 cents per
calendar month, through carriers. DAILY CALL,
Eve comics three months s6 %. SUNDAY CALL,
al so per year postpaid. SUNDAY CALL and
WEEKLY CALL, 50 so per year, postpaid. WEEKLY
CALL, 81 per year, postpaid
THE CALL cannot return rejected manuscripts,
nor viii the editor enter into correspondence re-
specting them
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27
A Testimonial Benefit.

Miss Maud Slower and Howard NJ. Scott
will be given testimonial benefit on Fri
day evening next in Odd Fellows ball by
the Western Addition Literary and Social
Club. The one-act comedies. "The
Master and Zone Touch of Nature" will
De produced. The club is one OF the strong
est in the city, and the beneficiaries are
general favorites.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27

Wednesday, August 80. at 80 A. NJ, special
Pullman sSeepers will run through 10 Chicago
via Rio Grande Western, Colorado Midland
and Burlington route. conveying members OF
the u. A. X. TO the twenty-seventh national en-
camnment, TO be held at indianapolis. Septem-
per o. All scenery by daylight. For Pullman
e., Eddy street, or for full particulars ETC..
amply To or address 50 or Ii Montgomery street
San Francisco,
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Midwinter Fair Subscriptions.

The committee Of the Midwinter Fair has
decided on the plan OF publishing subscrip-
ton blank in the daily papers, which may be
hlied In by parties wishing TO subscribe TO the
fund. This blank will be- found IN another col
umn. and all are earnestly requested TO assist
in the good work.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27
WEATHER PREDICTIONS.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
WEATHER BUREAU.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 26, 1898.
OficiaI Forecast for Twenty Hours
Ending Midnight Sunday.
San Francisco and vicinity - Fair weather;
slightly higher temperature Sunday afternoon;
southwesterly winds.
JAMES J. GRAY,
Acting Local Forecast O11cial.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27

Do not fail to witness the popular priced en-.
tertainment at the Wigwam Theater. Week
commencing August %. the comic opera.
"Beggar Student" In the olio trapeze, songs,
dances and comedy
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27

ps- VISITORS TO THE WORLDS FAIR will
find TIE CALL sale at the newsstands in the fol
lowing hotels: Palmer House, Auditorium Hotel
Briggs House. Clifton House. Commercial House.
GauIt House Grand Pac' fic Hotel. Sherman House.
Leland House, Northern Hotel Richelieu Hotel
fremont House, Virginia Hotel and Wellington
Hotel.
AT WASHINGTON. D. C.-The Willard, Airing
ton Ebbitt and Shoreham Hotels
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27

REV. Mr.. PHILLIPs.-The mass-meeting for
Young men will be held as usual this aftern con
at O'Clock. at the Christian Association Hail,
232 Suffer street. Rev. Mr. Phillips of Fresno
VIII del yer the address. All young men wei
come. Seats free. No ladies admitted.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27

IF CAL subscribers acho intend Tearing
the city acjU notify the business Office OF
their change Of address the paper toiU be
forwarded to them regularly.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27

ON PRoHIBITIoN.-A meeting In the interest
OF prohibition will be held on tomorrow even
Ing at Grand Central Hail, corner of Sixth and
Market streets, 10 be addressed by the Rev. j.
ii. Holding. Good music will be provided.
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notice.!

Any Of our patrons arho fail to find THE
MORNING CALL for sale by trainboys
aciu confer Jaror By notifying thjs Office
Of the fact, naming the date and train.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27

HIVES. pimples, boils, nd other blood affections
show themselves at this season. Hoods Sarsapa-
ria cures all such troubles by its powerful action
upon the blood Sold by all druggists
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THE DAILY MORNING CALL

FOR SALE AT
New York. BRENTANO BROS. 5 Union Square
Chicago. W. b. SIZER, 1S9 State street
New Orleans. .GALLOT J0UBERT, 1151< Common
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THE MORNING CALL

Has larger Circu alton than any
other newspaper published in San
FRANCISCO.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27

so Potter building New York City, is provided with
files of California papers. Visitors welcome. Adj
vertising rates and sample copies furnished.
F. X. MISCH, Manager.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27

PASTORS VACATIoN.--Rev. DIR. Williams
pastor OF Plymouth Church. and wife. will
leave tomorrow for trip to Chicago aud the
East.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27

j. F. CUTTERS OLD BoURBoN-This cele-
Drated whisky for sale by all hrst-class druggis
ana groecrs. Trademark-Star within shield, =
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27

PALACE baths, rs Fibert; warm sea water
Cures rheumatism, neuralgia, many ailments Z.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27

ALL persons afaicted with dyspepsia lind imme-
date relief by using Angostura Btters, of Dr. j. G.
B. Siegert & Sons.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27

FALL STYLES Butterick's patterns. Catalogues
mailed free. H. A. Deming. 124 Post ST., s. F.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-27

If afiicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thomps
son g L Water. Druggists sell it at rs cents
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Reduced Rates via Northern Pacific RaiIros

Greatly reduced rates to the Worlds Fair via
Shasta route and Northern Pacific Railroad.
i. II. STATELER, general agent passenger de-
parlment, 63S Market street, San Francisco =
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CALIFORNIA glace fruits. SOC Id. Townsenqs.

L. II. BLACK, painter. LA Eddy street.
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The result of the attempt at jail-break-
ing in Oakland will probably be to give
the TRUSTEES who came to the rescue their
liberty and the murderOus rascals who
made such determined attempt to kill
the deputy about as much of prison exist
ence as the law allows. 1t is mistaken
mercy not to deal firmly with GesDeradoes.
Leniency gives a Loose rope to others of the
same turn of morals.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-19
River Riplcts.

The Sidney went south this morn
ing.
The Verne Swain made her regu-
lar daily landing.
The Irene ID brought down six
strings Of lumber.
The stage of water at Rock ISL
and bridge at noon today was 40;
the temperature was 81.
The Bella Mac, Irene ID. Charlotte
Boeckler. Kit Carson. and Lumber
boy came down.
The Musser came down with nine
strings of logs the L. j. Wheeler
with y and four of lumber. and the
+. G. A. Denkmann with 16.
A rumor got afloat this morning to
the effect that the F. Weyerhauser.
the new boat of Weyerhauser &
Denkmann, had been blown up, for
which there was absolutely no
grounds. The Weyerhauser came
down today with raft.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-19
Not Just Right.

Here is a little story for which every
reader may furnish his own moral. In
a New England city a bright young
woman who earns her own living had
saved $50 with which to go to the
Worlds fair. a few weeks ago a SEN
sational Boston newspaper started a
contest for free trips to the fair. The
young woman's friends thought they
would surprise her with one of these
free trips. They began buying the
newspaper coupons and sending them in
to be credited to her.
Some indiscreet friend let her know
what was going ON. AS her friends were
spending so much money for her benefit
she felt bound in honor to assist. In the
end her $40 went into the pool, and in
the total over 800 were spent, but this
sum was not quite enough. The free
trip went to somebody who had 20, 500
coupons against her 10000. She gets
nothing for the $500 spent in her behalf,
and she will not go to the fair. Hun
dreds more tried and failed. The news
paper poclle,ed thousands of dollars for
which it makes no return. But did the
newspaper get this money honestly
Buffalo Courier.