The morning call., 1893-05-16

Through its agents, who manipulate the
press. the German Government is indus
trlously prOpagating the report that France
is very warlike on the eastern frontier
and is massing troops and strengthening
forts vigorously. This is trans arently n
trick to influence the German elections in
favor OF the army bill. but it is hardly
likely to count for much. The electors are
prepared for official deceptiUns fabricated
for the purpose OF securing votes But If
il were true that France is making marked
prepaTatiOns in the east the excuse might
be found in what Germany has done in the
same region and in the proposal TO hold in
the autumn army maneuverS on an uu-
wOnted scale. In ihese matters of national
safety the actions of one country react on
neighDOrlng countries Modern warfare IS
swift. and gives little warning OF where the
storm will strike. Both France and Ger
many are ready, but there is no sign that
they are coming TO blows. Germany is
anxious 10 Increase the army, and cleo
tioneering strategy is necessary to persuade
the country. That is all.
Sunday at the Worlds Fair netted the
side shows a small fortune, which they
have had no other chance of realizing dur
ing the remainder Of the fortnight since
the opening. Were the official buildings
also open, it is extremely pr obable that
one-half million would enter the park on
Sunday. People would flock into Chicago
from all places within radius OF 200 or 800
miles. An appeal is now to be made 10
the railway companies 20 take cumpas-
sion on the management. Tie companies
have the notion that they can get all the
traffic they want at ordinary rates or at
very nominal reductions. and they desire
to avoid expense in providing new cars
But this IS not the policy which will bring
millions to the far. Only excursions at
cheap rates viii do that It's unfortunate
that ut the outset such bad impression of
Chicago greed should have got abroad
The Chicago tariff has now come down
with a flop. 1t is not difficult to procure
reasonable accomm odations at dollar a
day, a breakfast for 30 CENTS and a dinner
for 80 cents. The railroads may be ap-
pealed to with good grace.
Two Queensland banks and one Sydney
have now added their quota to the finan-
cial wrecks so numerous in Australia.
These crashes have. however, ceased to
appall. 1t is not suspension through dis
honesty. but distress through inability to
realize on what is considered solid security
in land and houses. The security cannot
run away, but it cannot be handled, be-
cause nobody will buy. Depositors viii
have 10 wait for their money, and possibly
many may wait indefinitely Theorists
may hold that this is not banking but
pawnbroking or land speculation. 1t is.
however, the kind of banking common in
colonies anxious TO develop their material
resources. OF late banking facilities have
increased In Australia at an astoDiShing!y
fast rate. Small places with a thousand
or two inhabitants have their financial
houses apparently on flOurishing basis.
Confidence is sure to be evolved again, for
the POnutFy canOnf fV hu
take years before the word boom is heard
again.
E. i. Kaight. traveller in Kashmir
Western Thibet, Gilgit and other little
known countries. gives US new word for
the mahatmas. He says the mahatmas
are never heard of in Ladak or Thibet
proper. They are unknown to the lamas,
as they do not dwell among them, although,
according to credulty, they are some
where in Asia, and carry on telepathic
converse with persons at remote dis
tances. But there Is in Thibet an exalted
parsonage called a shOoshok. Captain
Bower, who crossed Thibet from one end
10 the other, never heard of mabatma
but the shooshok is a veritab BILE existence.
He is not considered a very prssentable
example OF rarefied spirituality or intel
lectual endowment for European adOra-
tion, bnt he is supposed TO have climbed so
high in virtue as to be fit for the state of
Niryana, or endless rest and yet prefers
to remain a bit OF human dross. The
shoOsh0k, if shocking in his own country,
would produce poor impression abroad,
and might be passed by as no curiosity in
Mid Plaisanee at Chicago.
A neat retort Is made upon Mr. Hunt
ington about wooden industries. The
great president of The Kentucky corpora
tion is fond Of telling San Francisco mer-
chants that if they wish to show that the
spirit OF enterprise still dwells in them
they can work up the wool which now
goes East as raw material. His advice is
valuable because he gives such powerful
assistance. Wool used to come regularly
to San Francisco from Southern Oregon.
Now about one bale in thirty arrives. The
reason is that the Union Pacific aud
Northern Pacific by competition afford
the wool merchant cheaper transportation
than the Southern Pacific does. Southern
Oregon now seems to join hands with CAL
fornla in trade by means of the Oregon
Pacific system, and number OF merchants
are soon to be in San Francisco, bent upon
trade interests come round, it will be no
thanks TO Mr.. Huntington. Manufactures
in wool would be assisted were the South
ern Pacific to lower rates in California it.
self. Some day soon it will be compelled
to come down many pegs.
The accident in the Calumet and Hecla
mine shows what n dreadful hazard 1t is
TO trust the lives of men TO one rope and
one engineer in coming up shaft 5000 feet
deep. The engineer forgot himself a mo-
ment. and the poor victims had a fall of
half a mile to their death. Overwinding