The morning call., 1893-07-30

wires from the East. AS to LORD Duf-
TERMS movements, the English EmDassa-
dor 10 Paris has had long experience OF
diplomacy. He has been Governor-Gen-
eral of India and Canada, as well as En-
bassadOr in Russia and Italy. Inc peace
gives FLIP to the French Government In
the August elections.
The Los Angeles Orange Belt remarks
that few people have any conception OF
the immense quantity Of oranges which
Southern California will yield within
few years" To this it may be added that
few people have any conception OF the
market there viii be for all fruit when the
transportation question is adjusted as IL
must be in California, so as to show
proper interdependence between the cost
of service and the rates of freight. Every
industry is in fear and trembling for its
market as long as local and overland rates
are outrageously eXactlng. Ihere is one
thing to do-end it by building the stock
ton and Bakersfield and other local roads,
and use the sea routes This will bring
the transcontinanta tai roads to reasonable
terms. 1t would be criminal weakness to
pay any attention to the whining OF dis
tress and the promises OF the Southern
Pacific. Mr.. Leeds holds that the Stock
ton and Bakersfield can make fair profit
mile. This would save the San Joaquin
Valley S390.000 per annum in moving,
wheat alone. Nearly 100000 would be
saved IN moving raisins, and other products
would make very large total. He con-
tends that the saving in rates would pay
the interest on several honestly built rail-
roads.
Mariners who are in danger from stress
OF weather and preaching seas may take
note of discovery announced in Ger
man scientific publication by Dr.. Koppen
Of the Hamburg Seewarte. who has con-
Quoted long series of experiments on the
best agents to calm troubled waters. lie
pronounceS whaleoil, turpentine and lin
seed oil good mollifers, but olive oil is bad
at sea, as it often is on shore, and petro-
leum is dangerous as we'll as bad. espe-
cially near docks. But the best appeaser
of the waves is soap, and ordinary yellow
soap the best of all. This preference for
the yellow is not likely to disturb the ad-
vertsers of fancy soaps. who would sc0rn
to lather Neptune while Venus has per-
manent claims on shore. FOR which she is
willing to pay IS much as dollar a cake.
When soapsuds are applied, one part of
soap in a thousand parts OF water. the
frOwns of Neptune disappear fast. SO cap
tains can wash decks and smooth out the
rufftes OF the main at the same time.
This remedy resembles the cooks slush
which Franklin noticed leaving CLASSY
wake when thrown overheard. The
philosopher Immediately form ulated
theory that water has a rough side when
swept by air, but that oil fills up the little
cavities.
The Emperor William quite Smitten
with yachting, and is anxious to see it
favorite pastime in the Fatherland. He is
to give prizes for competition amounting
to handsome total, provided the yachts
are designed. built and owned in Ger
many, and II his example be followed by
the nobility and the rich middle classes
Teutonic regattas should become notable
events His Majesty is now at COwes, in
the Isle Of Wight, for week of yachting.
He dimes once with the Royal Squadron
Club. twice with the Queen at Osborne,
sleeps on board his yacnt, the Meteor,
formerly the Thistle. which was beaten
by the Volunteer at New York, and will
doubtless go out in some Of the matches.
This is much better than Withdrawing.
An interesting example Of freight dis
elimination is afforded by rates TO Los
Angeles and Bakersfield. Barbed wire.
according to the Kern County Echo, is
conveyed from San Francisco to Los
Angeles for 22h cents per 100 pounds.
The buyer has barbs added, however, If
the wire comes to Bakersfield, much
shorter distance. for the rate Is 81 OF per
100 pounds. The difference is explained
by competition. and the Echo shouts "On
with the Stockton and Bakersfield road"
The renown. such as it is. of capturing
Evans and Sontag is now to be fought out
in the courts over the question of the re-
ward offered by Wells, Fargo & Co. 1t is
only a matter Of S500O and there are nu-
merous claimants. but the company does
not propose to be driven distracted by the
clamor of the disputants. This far from
pleasant task is to he left to a court, and
the lawyers will, with prOverbial shrewd-
ness. succeed in practically proving that
good slice Of the money should come to
them. In the event Of the court being in
doubt, the surviving bandit might be ap-
pointed sole arbitrator. He probably has
a definite opinion how he was captured.
Matters are bad enough financially with
out making them worse than they are. So
thinks Comptroller Eckels of Washington.
who declares untrue the statement that
200 national banks have gone down.
There were only 105 of them which have
closed their doors, and the greater um-
Der of these will resume. Only thirty
seven are In the hands Of RECEIVERS, and
the remainder have either reOpened or are
in the hands OF examiners and may begin
business again. The total NUN Der ip oper-
alton all over the country is 3785, and the
wrecks cut small figure. Mr.. Eckels
gives a very high Endorsement Of the banks