The morning call., 1893-06-19

countries hunting for perfect com oustlon
ammunition, and now he has produced a
gun which fairly peppers the ground with
bullets. In an hour he can plant Ike so
many potatoes 90, 600 missiles in 22OO0
square yards of ground. At distances OF
over TWO miles armor plates are de-
molished. This looks bad for the shield
invented by the Mannheim tailor, also Tor
the man behind it. As soon as the french
get this gun into working order tney VIII
discover that some other country mas IN
proved upon the idea. There Is progress
even In deSolating destruction.
Something like an attempt is being made
to ditferentiate the cost of living in the
Yosemite from the prices which so soon de-
plete the purse in Chicago. The COM
mission has taken steps to have the
Yosemite Hotel opened next season and
conducted on the European plan. 1t IS
thought that the visitor may be able to
enjoy himself at the modest charge OF 81
day. If the rates of travel came down
c0rrespondiugly. the valley might get
better known to the world.
The utility of the Railroad Commission
is nobiy Illustrated by the amount OF money
1t spends in the cause of duty and regula-
ton of the Southern Pacific. A CORE
sDondent oblisingly sums mp the various
items. They amount to S35.400 as set out
In the appropriation act. Of this the COM
mlssioners draw $4,000 in salaries. the
clerk S4S00 IN salary. the baiiiH S2400. the
shorthand writer $1,000 and the rent comes
to S2O4O. In fact it is small mint for the
most blissful purpose of letting the South
ern Pacific do as it likes. Seeing how rates
are beng cut right and left, the COmmis-
soaers must feel obliged at the practical
contradiction of their theories that rates
a IA -oh ha
Mexico has been suffering from drought,
but 1t would rather not take change in
the weather in the violent form of water
Spouts. One such phenomenon came down
on town at midnight, and when the
people came to measure the deluge they
found 1t four feet deep in their houses. Old
SOL IS active in dry weather and keeps many
milllons oil tons Of water In aerial suspen-
son.
The principle of arbitration in inter-
national disputes has received the unani-
nous Endorsement OF the British House of
Commons. In the resolution passed the
House expresses the hope that the Govern
ment will Cooperate with the Government
of the United States in furtherlng the
pacific disposition of international differ
ences. This is q good echo TO the move
ment which has been so distinctly sup
ported in the United States when aues-
tions of redress and right have arisen fer
settlement. 1t would be optimistic to ex-
pect immediate good from the affirmation
Of such principles in Europe; but the time
may come when peoples will insist upon
settling troubles in more rational way
than by war, which has always been the
desolating resource of rulers. Europe is
loaded with debt as the product of wars
which might have been averted if the aims
of despotism had not been the motive
Premier Gladstone would like to combine
the central powers as a tribunal. Vlrtu-
ally they form tribunal at present, but
with the army behind them.
The claims of women to be members of
geographical societies have lately been
conceded in London. Some of them have
been doing good work as explorers and
writers, and they have surely as much title
to fellowship in such societies as wander
ing and lonely man. The objections to
female geographers have mostly come from
the sdmirals, who will be at sea in the
presence of rustling silks. But what
would the admirals say to woman in the
cowboy race of 1000 miles, and with good
chance of winning. too, as she is very
light IN the saddle? Surely this woman
could lead an expedition into the wilder