The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-09

out in Chicago. there would be danger Of
contamination of the water supply, and
then the disease might spread rapidly.
Some further assurance is needed besides
the statement of q steamer agent that Ham,
burg is putting its sanitary system in order
and will have pure water supply by the
1st of April. Everybody must hope it will
be so. but that is not proof. There have, It
is said, been no new cases since January q.
That is too recent date to warrant the con-
clusion that the danger is over. This coun-
try VIII have to exercise the strictest vigil
ance throughout the spring and summer.
Fortunately there is cable communication
to give warning, and il takes nearly week
to cross the Atlantic by the fR Stest ste amers.
A clean bill OF health on arrival at New
DIRK IS pretty good guarantee against
passengers having brought the disease with
them.
Mitchell, the pugilst, is on his way from
England to Oblige Corbett with fight.
Everybody on this side believes he will be
welted, not belted, when the brutal scene is
over. The excitement is sure 10 be at fever
height, an q, probably the purse VIII be the
heaviest ever contributed. Chicago may
perhaps bid for the honor and the money.
The speech of business men is now con-
veyed HOO miles between Boston and Chi
cage. This IS marvellous gain of distance
for the telephone. 1t viii be doubtless
found possible by the metallic circuit to
keep up conversations with Washington.
Philadelphia. Pittsburg, Baltimore aud
Richmond, and possibly very soon with San
Francisco and New Orleans. To the work
OF the telegraph engineer no bounds have
yet been sci, and the scale of experiment is
magnificent within the United States.
The malicious Insinuatlons circulated by
the hangers on and toadies Of the Southern
Pacific that members of the Traffic Asso-
citation have gone East because of rupture
of relationship have promptly been en-
phatically cOntradcted by the executive
committee Resolutions have been passed
declaring that no difference Of opinion exists
and that the traffic managers visit to New
ork is On business connected with the
North American Navigation Company and
The Panama Railroad Company. What
next viii malice and rage invent?
juuketing trip at public expense is dear
to the legislators heart and very dear TO
the taxpayers purse. Senator Maher and
a few friends Of like stripe are to have n
cOnfab with the Golden Gate Park Com
misSioners on what should be done to rem
der the latter as irresponsible and ndepen-
dent as Eastern baShaS, who may chop the
heads OF their subjects off at any moment
they please. The question is being asked.
however, what business the Legislature has
with The park Of a chartered city. In this
respect Il has just as little business as il has
with the affairs OF Portland, Or
In order to give leases in one-acrs lets
the Park Commissioners can perhaps ex-
plain what is meant by 'unimproyed por-
tons" Of the park. If the term is applied
to the strips OF undulating land covered
with bent grass, lupin and crops of wild
plants which the vulgar and ignorant call
weeds it Is nOnsenscal anu misleading. TO
many these spots are more interesting than
the beds OF flowers and plats Of lawn so
carefully waIered bnt so dreadfully arti-
Gcial. The Preside in Its wilderness has
many charms the park has lost.
By merely taking into account the horse
power Of the Monterey, the builders lose a
certain amount of the money it was possible
tn earn on the contract But it is strange
that horsepower should be the sole critic
rion and that speed should not be consid-
cred. 1t is quite possible that, with i'm
prOvement in the propeller, the speed would
be greater than was calculated, nOtwith-
standing a diminuiOn of power. In these
matters builders are not left to their own
devices. The designs for engines, boilers,
arEioT, armament and hall would come
private builders, If left TO themselves.
turn out better work than Government
naval architects. This has been the expert
enee OF Armstrong at Elswick.
a droll Incident is reported to have oc-
Cured in the English House of Commons.
Alr. Gladstone, but for the debate on the
address, would have introduced his home
rule bill for Ireland on Monday. The de-
bate stu goes on procTastinatingly, and
only with the aid of the coture will he be
able 10 unfold its principles next Monday.
Meanwhile the Premier has been prepared
for emergencies, and has had draft Of the
measure IN the little official red box which
Ministers keep documents IN. AS yet the
bill is not printed, this never being done
until after the first reading. Somehow Mr..
G.adstOne's box went missing the other
night and profound was the spciOn that
it had got into the hands of an opposition
pirate. That would have been frghtfui
breach Of decorum, particularly il the lock
were picked, but nothing has been found
out. The box was afteTward found in Nr.
Giadstone's private room, and if anything
underhand has occurred the secret has been
we'll kept. A little amusement is relished
by English legislators, and perhaps the
music halls will adapt this incident TO a new
Ia-Ya-Ta- boom-de-ay.