The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-26

compliment 20 the rest of the sex who re-
main at home to hint that sunshine Is less
bright elsewhere because of the Monterey
gathering. The revelS of the Country
Club are somewhat positive proof that the
times ought not TO be hard. AT all events
the members do what they can to soften
the stringency, inasmuch as a good deal of
money is set In circulation. boarding IS
not In fashion among a hearty company
bent on gayety. They give the i'm preston
That the silver question is nightmare and
business bogie, and as matter of ex-
perlence, provided there is no borrowing
on moonshine or face value, they take one
way OF restoring confidence 10 normal
tone.
Railroad companies are said To be con-
sidering the feasibility of entering upon
some common plan of cooperation in the
handling of all agency or clerical work,
which would avoid keeping up separate
stats in considerable degree and would
tend to keep down expenses. Ideas of this
kind have been cogitated before. and the
stress of Frustrated business may tend TO
give them point now. The zone system OF
rates in Hungary is the best practical ex-
empll1catlon OF what can be done by
change OF system. Bnt there the public
were benefited far more than the compa-
MES. The rates were lowered In marked
degree and travel was SO stimulated that
three or tour passengers Travelled In place
of one formerly. This was the case Tor
long as well as short distances. there oelng
greater reduction on travel over the
farthest zone from the railway center tnan
was allowed on the nearer zones. ne
saving of expen ses arose from one clerk
and a few sets of tickets suf1icing Tor
whole crowd. There were fewer offces
and fewer clerks and the public had In
finitely less bother and less expense. Ii
hou ctotn raI W
tenn will be suitable.
Chauneey 81. Depew has cast his bread
upon the waters fortunately II III return
for gilt of $500 long ago he is to receive
out of gratitude a million from the estate
of a tobacco-planter in Cuba. The planter
is not yet gone over to the majority, how
ever. BE only notifies Mr.. Depew OF MS
intention, and much may happen before
times scythe cuts him down. The orator
and humOriSt is probably not unduly elated
at the spect. He has enough of this
worlds goods and would not be an lots
happier II he had ten times the cash
promised in his hand. unless he had some
plans to give the money employment.
Banker DreXel who died the other day
left monument in his technical institute
al p ladelphia which shows that PER
manent good may be done by rich mans
millions, but he has not many imitators.
Irving and Ellen Terry open their thea
trical tour in San Francisco in bus mess
season now recovering from dizziness.
Their arrival will bring sOjourners in the
country back to town. for there is as much
fashion and struggling rivalry TO, see
play in which these celebrities appear a
to hear Paderewski or a new tenor. The
times are changed indeed from the days of
the ola stock companies. with the actors
and actresses familiar friends. Star COM
panies make the tour of the world.
The transcontnental lines must be a
little put out by the decision of the Cana
dian Pacific, which has declined TO go To
Chicago on the 2Sth inst, there TO discuss
a restoration Of rates to the figure they
occupied during the commencement of the
year. This conference has been originated
by the Great Northern and Northern p
cifc, and il may not have much success ii
the Canadian company prefers to paddle
its own canoe. Railway companieS when
profess 10 be comp etitive but which come t.
working agreements that deprive the pub
lie of any elasticity from rivalry might al
most as we'll lie amalgamated. tits against
public policy 10 make too much harmony
among railroads, for then the public is
feeced.
Canada has everything nearly her own
way with England in all internal affairs,
but it is expecting too much 10 insist upon
landing her cattle alive at British ports for
grazing and fattening when there Is likeli-
b God of disease being prOpagated. An eX
ira price is obtained for stock " hi CHI MAY
be kept few weeks after debarkation.
In Scotland the cattle are in demand 10y
graZIers, who are grumbng at exclusion.
Perhaps there is no more real reason 10
keep Canadian cattle out than shipments
from the United States. At present the
rule is to slaughter all at the ports.
The counterfeiters arraigned in the
United States Circuit Court seem anxious
to make amends for their rascaiiies by
pleading guilty. 1t is true they are peni-
tent in the hope of being forgiven little
of the punishment they deserve. but their
confessions may help TO catch others who
are at work flooding the country with basr
coin. The gang now In process OF dis
Dersal is described rs one of the worst thai
ever peStered Uncle Sam This is
familiar detective glOriflcatiOn, but OF
verify there is much coin wickedlv spuri-
Gus with which the unwary are entrapped.
and nothing renders victim so furious as
the contemplation OF fraudulent coin
which he has accepted in good faith. Its
jingle is without music.
A site near East street comes INTO the
market in few days. Such openings are
not frequent and it will be curious to
watch the result. Could East street be
built up in the handsome manner tie
lnwer part of Market street presents San
Francisco would undergo great trans
formation for the better. The shabby eX-
terror of the little buildings which are hud-
died together along that thoroughfare
and broken up in odd and rot picturesque
ways gives the visitor crossing the bay
poor impression of the city, and very often
he does not 60 about enough 10 correct II.
The fire which has swept over a con-
siderable district in Chicago comes at an
unfortunate time as far as it tends to throw
men out of employment, but it may pro-
vide work in the re-erection of the dwell
ings which have been burned down. II is
estimated that there are 1000 homeless, and
for the moment the distress already so
prevalent must be rendered more intense.
There seems TO have been a panic about
ttas cOnflagration suggesting that which
marked the great fire, but the damage.
compared with that which then laid the
lake city low, is utterly Insignificant. Such