The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-12


the Senators who voted against the bill
were influenced by consideration of officials
who had paid high price for their offices
and would be out of pocket if their fees were
cut down. Even so fair man as Senator
Ostrom declared against the bill on the
principle that when man had been elected
to an Office he was fairly entitled to all the
emoluments OF the Office until his term
expires. Under the circumstances, an
amendment to the bill giving it effect in 1895
would be better than nothing.
"
Wealthy people in the East who can
afford to suspend business personally. or
having no commercial pursuits live on
their means, are prone to seek some region
for repose and recuperation where they
have neither frost nor billiards and do not
require furnaee-stoves inside house nor
heavy overeoats outside. They have Florida
or the Bahamas. Mexico or California. and
number proceed to Southern Europe and find
it cold there. even on the shores OF the Medi-
terranean. Those who come to California
and get a month of sunshine in winter
among the orange groves are not likely to
pine for other resorts. The tr0nble is the
length Of journey and the irritation pro-
duced by boiling food, and stutfy, over
heated Pullmans, and the monotony and
drearlness Of The scenery. No wonder the
visitor regards California as a PARADISE when
he does arrive Travellers who have leisure
find the isthmus route delightful, and for
them matters will be much improved when
the Nicaragua canal IS opened. This IS the
season when California should advertise
herself we'll 10 the arctic East.
Should Hawaii be annexed tide of travel
from the East will set in, especially during
winter, to the happy islands, where all is
summer. tempered by delicious breezes from
the sea. Y lsiiOrs at present form a c0nsid-
cradle stream, bat under the American flag
the Sandwich group is certain to become a
great resort for well-to-dO people who can
afford to pass months in the leisure OF seek
ing health and pastime. Americans fond OF
yachting will have unlimited opportunities
for elysian cruises in the South Seas. Cal
ifornia Is bound to reap some benefit from
hawaii under the stars and stripes, and net
a little will arise from visitors bent upon
seeing our latest territorial acquisition. For
a long time Alaska was left in midnight
darkness. unvisited, save for skins but it
has now been discovered 10 be a region of
wonders in cliffs. glaciers and picturesque
bays. Americans now 60 TO Alaska just as
Europeans 90 10 Norway.
1t has been limited that San Francisco
merchants may extend the sea route enter
prise which they are now anxious to behold
prosper by making some fresh steamer con-
nection with Portland and Puget Sound
ports, as we'll as with Panama. As there
are now five railroads in the north, as
against one in Central California, it is rea-
sonable to expect some advantages from the
competition for traffic which is inevitable.
But what if some Of these railroads do not
wait for San FTancisco's initiative, but put
on coast steamers Of their own TO feed
IT file? Huntington has steamers between
New York and New Orleans and proposes
to have freight ihe to Europe. lie also
has steamers in the Pacific. aud until the
other day had the Pacific Mail as obedent
as a setter 10 a spOrtsmans whistle. The
railways in the north, having reached the
coast. Will not be limited by local trade, but
are bound 10 reach out for more. Already
they are taking tithing Of the Orient trade,
and soon there Will be three lines running.
The odern office-holder may be pure as
a dove before election and wise as a serpent
also, but be has another qualification after
election. He is not afraid to say that he
spent money in getting elected and does not
hold Office for his health. This is a frank
confession with wink that lie has only
thrown away sprats to catch a whale.
When a candidate says he has spent some
AuUUSdblS VI ubilAIo Oh HIS titCkfBu IL W0ull
be a proper state Of the law 10 require him
to give a detailed account of the expenses.
But how TO make the law effectively slTin-
gent in this respect would be task we'll
nigh suDerhuman.
Unnecessary concern is exhibited az to
the future welfare of ex-Queen Lliuoka-
lani. All that can happen to her is that she
will be relieved Of the cares OF state and
the worries OF politics. Uncle Sam will
provide for her household expenses and
dressmakers' bills handsomely, and If she
chooses she may join grievance club with
other queens who have been deposed. But
she will be no longer fattered. and perhaps
Will hear truth spoken Tor the first time.
The preaching Of the Allan liner Pomera-
nian by terrific wave at sea has resulted
in loss Of life now very rare on passenger
steamers. The vessel was formerly in the
Monarch line, and has long been in the
cattle trade. She cannot be considered a
crack steamer, being only equal to ten or
eleven knots per hour. What happened
probably was this: A wave which had
coalesced with another, and became of
double the usual mass, t0ppled over the
bows in volume OF hundreds OF tons. The
force of storm waves-not the water itself
often travels at forty miles an hour, and
this blll0w had at least impe tus enough 10
sweep away the bridge and all the exposed
upper works, and also doubtless a number
of boats. The two officers lost were in all
likelihood on the bridge, and the captain
may have been caught on emerging from
his statero0m beneath upon the cry Of dan
ger. The passengers swept away very
likely were on small saloon deck amid
ships, and the crew here and there on the
spar deck All these steamers are steered
by steamgear forward beneath the bridge.
10 mi a a w Ial
They simply represent two or three which
have combined. Not long ago one of the
White Star steamers had its lookout perch
carried away at a height OF sixty feet above
the water, but the officers bridge, although
lower, was spared.
A correspondent complains that on the
Southern Pacific route to Oregon the buffet
car service is not only bad but very much
more costly than the excellent diniug-car
service on the Washington and Oregon
lines. Iu that case the proper thing for
traveller to do is to get lunch basket
packed with sufficient provisions for his
journey. Why is the system not adopte Of
passing meals packed in baskets into the
cars at one station on the undertaking that
by telegraph would apprlse the caterer in
advance how many meals were required
the conductor simply Signifying the num-
Der. On the AtchlsoD, between Kansas
City and the Needles, the catering Is on
good plan, all the supplies coming from one
point. Most OF our railroads have much to