The morning call., 1893-04-16

London to explain why certain documents
useful to the Dukes heir have been burned.
although they were lied for in an order OF
court When the explanation has been inr-
nished, the next step of the heir will Dc TO
introduce secondary evidence bearing on
the documents. The late Duke provided As
well as he could for his widow, but he could
not step outside the entails binding large
part oil his property. The case Is likely TO
aeitate vast number of people who have
no earthly concern in what becomes oil tile
Sulherlands and their possessions.
Professor Davidson scouts the notion that
San Francisco Bay is not accurately sur
veyed. The charts are, he says, the admlra-
tion of every foreign navigator, and are not
equaled by any others in the world. Not 4
rock, shoal or danger is unrepresented, and
every aid to navigation Is exhibited as soon
as made. The bar has not been gaining 1t
was the same in 1872 as it was twenty years
before. Nevertheless. Professor Davidson
holds that there are some matters which
should have the attention OF the Govern
ment. Monday Rock should disappear and
a foghorn should be established ON the
North Farallones.
Chicago has now footed up the cost of the
fair thus far. and the estimate is that by the
1st of May The total expenditure will amount
to S20.0000O0 Up TO that date 1t Will all
have been outlay, with the exception of the
dollars received for hali-dolars-old lamps
Tor new-but the receipts will then begin
with mighty flow. and what the balance
OF the accounts will tell no one can predict
1t will surprise Chicago, however. if the
success OF the show does not beat all the
international records.
Judge Coffey has given his decision in
the matter of fees payable to the attorneys
in oadn
been fOreseen, Mr.. Kowalsky and the other
lawyers do not by any means take half the
$4,000 now estimated to be in the estate.
The Judge finds that General Barnes esti-
mate OF the amount is just, and $500 is
therefore allowed, together with $500 of
disbursements. A judgment obtained against
the former guardian, p. j. Corbett, has 10
be paid before distribution.
As prelude to the opening Of the CHI
cagO Fair the Western Union Telegraph
Company has established sixty-fye new
telegraph Offices in the city. These are In
addition TO 1856 branch Offices previously in
existence. But within the fair grounds a
large building will give lelegraphic accom-
modationS to the public and there are a
number OF subsidiary offices in the various
buildings, for which altogether 285 miles OF
wire have been required. As some of these
ments there need be little appreheu sion that
messages will be delayed. The telegraphic
facilities within the grounds are equal to
the dispatch of $4,000 words per hour, or
about thirty average newspaper columns.
and il the wires are kept in operation day
and night, as will certainly be the case with
many Of them. the capacity is 100000
words in twenty-four hours. This repre-
sents the work of one company only-the
Western Union. The ocean cable COM
panies will all be represented and it will be
possible to communicate with Yokohama,
Melbourne, Cape Town or Valparaiso as
well as with Paris, London, New York OF
San francisco. 1t is an age Of great deeds.
1t would be most interesting to know
what is the opinion of Judges in San Fran
cisco on the amount Of lying that goes on
in their courts. The general opinion is that
a large proportion of the Chinese are not to
be believed on oath. How large is the pro-
portion Of white people who never deviate
from the truth, who give straight answer
without mental reservation and conceal
othing purposely or culpably? A good
deal of preYarieation, deception and eva
sion is committed without getting lassoed
for perjury, and at the same time variations
or contradictions are not always to be set
down as periuries but may consistently be
the alterations of honesty. Recently an
English Judge at Birmingham declared his
conviction that very gross perjury goes on
in his court, and that he thought it worse
than any experience he has had in India.
The existence of so much litigious lying has
been brought under the attention of Parlia-
menF, aud the Government is 10 examine
into the matter, which may mean legisla-
ti0n or resignation to the persistence Of
moral depravity. Not one lie in a score
comes under the head of perjury, yet il
Judges had the power to punish summarily
for any kind of lying how very personal
would cases in court becomel At present
one set OF lies is weighed against the oppo-
site set