The morning call., 1893-07-12


bergs In the North Atlantic early this
season explains the long droughts eXper-
fenced in Europe The bergs cool the
ocean water. and the gulf stream. which
trends TO the northeast, has this season
been deprived Of its normal ice tempering.
This surmse does credit TO the ina gina
ton, but not to the reasoning faculty.
The drought has been much toe wide
spread IN France, Northern Germany
Austria and other parts OF Europe re-
motely affected by the gulf stream to war
rant the assumption indicated. Ireland
and Scotland. which are greatly mod lied
by the warm ocean current, have had
plenty of rain, and Norway, which also
owes much 10 the stream. has not been
dried up. If tardy in appearing the bergs
are now making UP for lost time. One is
reported with 600 feet of ice above water
and twice as much below 10 float lt-lller-
ally a CONCEALED mountain on It's travels.
Such mass Will lover the temperature
for miles at sea. DR.. Nansen, Lieutenant
Peary and TWO other Arctic v0yagers have
this year all opportunity TO note the
meteorology OF the far north. Their re-
ports may shed some light on strange
weather which has had no parallel for
over century.
The world of wealth will struggle this
ton of Rem brandt etchings to be dis
persed at Christie's in London. The rarity
of some Of the prints is certain to make
the auction memorable Sningency In the
money market does not stand in the way
of those who have great fortunes paying
from $4,000 to $4,000 for single print,
not more admirable than many others, but
so scarce that only half dozen are known
to DE in existence. One OF the prizes al
this sale is the only print from tile plate
ever likely to come into the market, all the
others being IN museums. For TINS there
can be no scale OF value. Three or four
milllonaires might bid 1t UP TO 100000 but
as a rule the opulent are not rash. The
reason they offer much is often that they
are sure OF getting their money back when
they sell. 1t is conviction OF conStancy
of value which buoys up the old mastel
market. Many people have old masters
which they adore because they are valu-
able, so many hundred dollars per inch.
but for the art Of which they have little
real feeling.
1t is scarcely credible that the Southern
Pacific Company could be responsible for
the conduct Of a number of brakemen on
Sunday at Mission-street wharf, in OBJ
structing passengers W no were going on
evidently organized proceeding. nsomuch
that threats were made of turning the
steamers hose on them. Yet unless some
one prompted the action it is singular that
any employees could act in that fashion to
injure the business OF all o. position
steamer. which affords employment to
other men. The monopoly has had Its
spoilers at work in the mean and contempt
ibe task of noting those wac use the OPP
position steamer. This Is bitterness OF
conduct which could hardly be matched in
village where only two or three OF each
trade can exist.
The cholera is even worse at Mecca than
has been supposed. A medical delegate
from Egypt declares that the deaths are
twice as numerous as have been reported
officially. The roads are strewn with
corpses, which are doubtless being de-
voured by the vultures, and pestilence
of another kind is feared. The disease is
so viruent and fatal that the population
Of Mecca must be- far reduced and the
remnant of living in terrible straits. Yet
the pilgrims will continue to head toward
the sacred city, being not more fected by
warnings than migration OF Jennings.
Rumor has it that the Southern Pacific
is about to raise the rates for some of the
Vaultng am bition may have overleaped
itself. The great fall Of rates recently
was designed to kill the opposition Of the
North American Navigation Company.
but it had the subsidiary effect of giving
undue favor to Eastern manufacturers,
whose shipments to California have In
jured certain local manufacturers. A pro-
test against this inflictl0n is believed to
have been made by a few manufacturers.
aud the raising of rates on goods from the
East may be the result. Perhaps this is
the first time in the history OF the Southern
Pacific that anybody has complained that
rates are too low, and the company, 1t will
be conceded. has not Obeyed its tradition al
instincts. which are to charge all the traffic
will bear.
The growth of the petroleum trade at
Baku is astounding. In 1887 the exports
| from Batoum were 67,000,0 900 gallons; in
1892 they were 261. 900. 600. The production
Of $4,000 barrels day is mere drop in
the bucket to what could be done did the
world and com nottion rernik of a hiroar