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The morning call., 1893-06-06
RUMOR ONCE MORE.

On this side of the continent there is
not grain of belief in the story that the
Pacific Mail Company is about to acquire
possession of the steamers of its rival, the
North American Navigation Company.
The subscribers of that company are
chiefly in business here and they would
know something about the transference of
their interests if the rumor had any sub
stratum of truth; but they know nothing
Surely before such consummation they
would be consulted. 1t does not follow
that Oh the other side the Panama CON-
pany might not charter some of the dis
used Pacific Mail steamers. That is pos
sible, as the Panama company has full
charge of the navigation on the Atlantic
by the Columbian line. But as far as this
coast is concerned, the American Naviga-
ton Company does its own chartering, and
moreover, has a tight time contract with
the Panama company for transportation
across the isthmus. An absolute denial is
given by the company to this extraordi-
nary report that it is to be absorbed.
AS bit of invention the object of such
a report is malicious and is intended to
weaken credit. Mr.. Huntington would be
delighted at collapse of this independent
transportation movement. He would wei
come his faithful servitors in California
back to the fold of the Southern Pacific,
from which they have strayed with un-
grateful willfulness. Once within his
tolls again he would endeavor to convince
our merchants how wrong it is to 60
into the transportation business them
selves when all arrangements should
be left in his competent bands. Let
them sustain the Southern Pacific in
that magnificent lib eral policy of the past
and all will flourish in California once
more. But let lis voice charm as it may,
the great railroad financier has q herculean
task to persuade the business community
that they should pay dollar for service
only worth half the amount. Our mer-
chants know how much better off they are
since clipper ships have been dispatched
and the isthmus route has been opened.
The outcome will be that if machina-
tions and trickery should hurt the lib
Grafton movement the work must be
pushed forward in other directions The
ocean cannot be filed up and the Golden
Gate cannot be barred. There are steam
ers and ships enough. Merchants who
are faithful cannot be baked. Should the
Panama Isthmus Railroad be blocked in
any way, there will soon be the Tehuante-
pee route open. The word of President
Diaz has been solemnly given that that
railroad will be open to all without favor
Facilities of transcontinental communica-
ton are expanding rapidly in the North
west, and the necessities Of railroad man.
agement in the West are rendering
unanimity for pull all together against
the public impossible. To this it may be
added that the ocean is beyond the grasp
of monopoly. The day of combinations to
fetter trade on the Pacific Coast is near
ing its sunset, and better times have come
to STAY.
The morning call., 1893-06-06
FRANCO-PRUsSIAN WAR.
Statistics as to Waste Of Life and
rloney in the Great Struggle.

In discussing The German army bill the
Militaerische Wochenbatt contains state
ment, which is said to have never been pub
lished so fully before, relative to losses in the
Franco PruSsian war.
According TO this paper. there fell on the bat
Llefeld or Gied of their wounds on the German
of wounded was 4239 officers and 81, 304 men;
OF the missing 127 officers and g. ,257 men, ag-
grrgatiDg a 0tai OF 6247 officers and 123. .453
or as to whose fate no certain information has
been obtained up TO the year 1892, must be
counted among the dead. These, numbering
about 1000, and the II, los who perIsbed from
disease, bring the total up 10 149,00O Germans
who died for their country during this memOra-
bic war.
On the other side, it Is estimated that the
death, of whom 1858 died in German hos
pltals. There fell of infantry, at It's average
strength, 447 per cent; OF cavalry, LAO per
cent; of artillery, 1.2S per cent, and OF
pioneers, .37 per cent. AS to the sep
arate eontiugenIs, the Hessians paid dear
est with their blood for the Iestora-
tion OF the unity OF the German En-
plLe, losing 5.97 per cent; the Bavarlans,
5.5S per cent; the SaXOnianS, 5.40 per
cent; the Prussians. 4.95 er cent; the Baden
ers 3.76 and the Wurtembergers 3.51. A very
large number OF German soldiers had 10 be
placed uuon the invalid list after the war, num-
Derlng 6O,S95 subalterns and men who were In
active service IN 1S70-71. This is 6. .28 per cent
OF all The German soldiers who went into the
neld. The pension appropriation of the Ger
man empire amounts 10 about 600,000,00O
wounded ana dependent survivors Of the late
war receive their pensions
The morning call., 1893-06-06
MARRIED HIS OWN WIFE.
The Strange Story of a Couple Who
Met After Long Separation.
ST. Louis GlObe-DemOcrat.


"Did you ever hear of man marrying his
own wife 2" asked Harvey Kutner of party
OF listeners at the Southern recently. II don't
mean divorced couple getting remarked, but
a couple really going through the marriage
ceremony second time with one OF the TWO
entirely ignorant of the fact. / met a case
OF that Kind last year and am thinking OF sell
Ing the idea TO some novelist 10 build a plot on.
lt was IN small Ohio town and the bride had
oeen deserted by her husband twenty years
before. She had long ago come to the conclu-
sion tnat lie was dead, and had been looked
upon as an eligible widow who was fair ana 40,
II not lat, when stranger came TO town. got
himself introduced to her, and finally persuad- d
her to try the matrimonial experiment sec
ond time. They were IN rried after a short
courtShip aud few weeks after the honeymoon
the husband gave away his story and told his
wife that she had married. him twice without
knowing IT, His explanation was that on leav-
lug her twenty years before he had gone on
proiracted spree. and had finally got bmself
sent 10 the penitentiary of a distant Stale for
long term. After being liberated n was
ashamed TO look up his old friends,
and took il for granted that his wife
had forgotten all about him by that
time. He accordingly went abroad, and it was
only on bis return after long period that he
al the old home. Rather than run the risk OF
being spurned for his heartlessness. and rely
ing Cd an entire change IN his personal appear
ance h. conceived the daring plot of winning
and remarrylng his own wife. L don't know
what the lady said when she was undeceiyed,
but that Is one OF the details the novelist sell
The story to supply for lmself''
The morning call., 1893-06-06
UNDER THE SNOW.
The Experience of a Russian Girl,
Who Is Alive to Tell Her Story.

An account has been received at 81. Peters
burg OF remarkable experience that befell a
young girl named Alexandria Schitkine, II
years OF age, VINO was recently discovered lying
In state OF exhaustion near the village OF Bog
gorodska. in the province of Moscow. She re.
lates that she fell asleep one evening on a heap
OF straw. and, on waking some hours afterward,
found herself lying under q mass OF snow
that had fallen during the night and enveloped
her to the depth Of three feet. All the giIis
attempts 10 extricate herself proved unayalllng,
and she remained buried among snow and
straw for fifIy-One days. her only nourishment
during that time being few m0rsels OF bread
that she happened to have with her. When at
length rescued, the girl was, of course,
found to be In state of most complete
inanition. and IL required several days of
constant care and nursing TO restore her
strength. On recovering she stated that she
had not experienced any excessive cold and
had only occasionally been seized with shver-
ing. She suffered much. however, from bungrr,
and. af er her few crusts of bread were eaten,
supported life by sucking the snow The girl
also described the anguish she felt on finding
that no one heard her piteous half f-stited cries
for help whenever the sound of footsteps in the
neighborhood OF her living sepulcher fell upon
her ears,
The morning call., 1893-06-06
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

The home of the Infanta Eulalia is the
royal palace in Madrid. 1t is one OF the
most magnificent edifces in Europe.
Cardinal Rampolla. papal Secretary OF
State, is one of the youngest members OF
the sacred college, not being yet 5O years
of age.
A son of General Zabala. the commander
of the Nicaragusn insurgents, who recently
won victory over the Government troops,
is attending school in Boston.
Cornelius Vanderbilt resents the i'm
putaton that he Ia stock Spectator. he
told reporter the other day that he had
no speculative interests i'll stocks OF any
kind.
President Cleveland uses the very tiniest
of stub pens stuck into massive holder,
and his handwriting is small and very dis
tinct. Mrs. Cleveland writes IN hne, large
characters.
The first president of the new Harvard
Catholic Association is descendant OF
Thomas Adds Emmett, brother of the
young Irish patriot whose "epltaph is yet
uDwrtten."
Nine. Madeline Lemaire and Mile.
BreSlau, who are serving on the jury of
the Salon OF the Champ de Mars, are the
nrst women who have held that position
In any salon.
Charles Dudley Warner says the differ
ence between faith cure" and mind
cure" is that mind cure doesn't require
any faith and the faith cure doesn't re-
quire any mind.
John Burns. the London labor leader,
began his summer series OF Sunday lectures
at Battersea Park recently. He is said to
possess an almost old-fas hioned courtesy
of manner in private intercourse.
President Carnot of France has pre-
sented two members of the Order Of Bon
Secours, Bonlogne - Sister Matilda and
Sister EulalIe-with gold medals ia recog-
milton of their services to the sick people
during the cholera epidemic last year.
The morning call., 1893-06-06
A Useful Device.
81. Louis GIobe-Democrat.

Devices for stopping engines from any part
of a shop by means OF electricity are becoming
quite common. They are usually operated by
simply pressing button similar to those used
with call bells. device in use at The shops of
the Otis elevator works in YOnkers is very sim
pie. When the throttle valve Is opened IL IL
connected with cord and piston in such a man
ner that as soon as steam is admitted above the
piston, 1t Is forced down, and the cord, follow
Ing the motion, closes the valve. The steam Is
admitted above the piston by means of an cleo
tric magnet which Can be operated by buttons
In nearly every room in The shop. Another de-
vice FOR the same purpose, but operating in an
ford company. This depends upon a sIrong
colled spring for its force. In opening the
throttle this spring is cOled up and il IL Is de-
sired TO stop the engine without waiing to
notify the man in charge. II is only nece> sary to
press button. which releases the spring al.
lowing 1t 10 close The main steam valve.
The morning call., 1893-06-06
THE GEARY ACT DECISION.

A Washington dispatch claims that the
decision of the Supreme Court on the Chi
nese registration act is in conflict with
the policy of the executive in cases of
naturalized citizens whose native Govern
ments have not given full credit to the new
obligations such naturalized citizen had
assumed. The case of one Leon Spitztr is
mentioned as an Illustration. Splitter was
born in Austria, became an American citi-
zen, and in time returned to his native
country. Two years later he was notified
that he was not wanted in his native coun-
try. Minister Grant took up the case and
represented to the Austrian Foreign Min
ister that the expulsion of Splitter was a
violation of the provisions of an existing
treaty between Austria and the United
States. The Austrian Minister replied
that as it was apparent that Spitzer had
become an American citizen to evade mill
tary duty, this, too, would act upon the
admitted right of a nation to expel for
eigners whose presence was considered
undesirable, and that the determin ton
of the question of fundesirability rested with
the Government of the country invaded.
1u other words, Austria was the judge
whether or not a resident who owed allegi-
ance to foreign Government was de-
sirable inhabitant. If Austria decided in
the negative, the Objectionable resident
would have to go, whether or not his ex-
pulsion was in accord with existing treaties.
There was some further talk, but nothing
was done. So late as 1892 Secretary Eos.
ter wrote that while the treaty remained
in force the American Government would
insist upon strict compliance with its
terms.
The American Government occupies
substantially the same position in relation
TO the Chinese Government that the Aus
trian Government did to the American
Government. OF course the American
Government must abandon one position or
the other, and if it is wise the executive
department will not set itself against the
judicial department On more than one
occasion the Supreme Court has decided
that the legislative department might alb
lie peace. Austria abrogated certain pro-
visions of its treaty with the United
States, and now the United States has
applied Austria's version of international
law to China. President Cleveland seems
disposed to ignore the decision of the Su.
preme Court. but if he persists there are
constitutional methods to bring him to his
senses. One nation cannot well hand over
TO another the determination of question
SO vital as that involved in either of the
cases above mentioned
The morning call., 1893-06-06
Arrivals on the Plains.
St. Louis GIobe-Democrat.


II am just in." said Ellis Fuller. who is at the
Lindell, "from ride across the Western
plains, and derived much interest during the
trip from something which is almost always
overlooked by travellers in unsettled countries.
This is the way train is received by the ami
mails which claim practically undiSputed pos
session OF the land In conversation with one
of the engineers who brought US some hun
dreds OF miles be told me that it was quite a
common thing to whistle brakes down and
slacken speed because OF the extraordinary
light, reflected ID th eyes of stray animals,
leading to the impression that the train Is be-
ing tagged for some good reason.
Trains. he explained, were seldom stopped In
This way because the animals were generally
frightened and moved off, though quite fire.
quently some of them would he so fascinated
and overcome by the headlight as 10 allow
themselves TO be run over. noticed this my
self several times. especially In the case Of
iackTabbits and other small animals with ex-
ceptionally powerful eyes, which SHINE In the
night time In manner which is perfectly be-
wIlderiDg. Many Of US remember the old
buffalo days when a trip across the plains was
accompanied by adventures of the most re-
marka able character, and although the buffalo
is gone there are still enough animals left to
cause considerable disturbance and alarm to
enpineerau
The morning call., 1893-06-06
COMING DOWN.

Estimates of the amount of money Euro
pean visitors would bring to the United
States on account of the fair are being
reduced. From SIS, 900 they have come
down to S10.00O.0OO. and there seems some
doubt about the latter sum. The present
outlook is that more money will be taken
out of California on account of the fair
than from all Europe combined. A larger
proportion of our people can afford $500
luxury than of any other people under the
sun. We complain of hard times, but as
community we do not know what hard
times is. individuals know. but the pro-
portion who cannot obtain the ordinary
comforts of life is small.
The morning call., 1893-06-06
Robust Maturity.
Contra Costa Gazette.

COHlTd OUSIa UaZ6lLb.
THE CALL of last Sunday was q special
edition of f1fty-two pages. 1t contained,
among other matter of a reminiscent
character. history of its own origin and
evolution from very Insignificant begin
ming to its present proportions. There
were a number of papers started in the
early ffties that attained quite healthy
growth. but fell by the wavside from n
sheer want of good man agement. The sun
barely escaped occupying the position
now held by THE CALL, and the printers
Chronicle would have firmly established
itself long before the advent of its present
namesake had 1t judiciously trimmed its
sails to catch the popular breeze at the
time of the vigilance organization in 1856
But it was differently ordered, and of these
and other ventures al the time THE CALL
alone survives in robust maturity.
The morning call., 1893-06-06

clothes he wore. the food he consumed.
his habits of life, his duties and his obli-
cations were all defined by law. and from
that law he could not deviate. All the
land belonged to the Government and was
titled by laborers who were paid by a
portion of the crops they raised. All in
dustres were conducted by Government; !;
every workman was employed by Govern
ment and was assured of food. clothing,
lodging and moderate amount of leisure.
There was no such thing as freewill.
Every Peruvian was part of machine
which was run by the Inca according to
his judgment of the best interests of his
empire. This is the ultimate end of the
system of state socialism which it is pro-
posed to inaugurate in Germany. Are the
Germans prepared TO try any such expert
ment?
1t does not appear so inconceivable to
Europeans as it does to US, because many
of their military and Industrial laws have
familarlZed them with paternalism. The
military codes of Germany and France
are at variance with the first principles of
personal liberty. Many branches of trade
are in the hands of the Government. Gov
ernment is the only tobacconist in Ger
many, France. Austria and Italy. Bis
marck very nearly succeeded in making
the Emperor the only distiller In the en-
pire. In some European countries Govern
ment holds a monopoly of the manufacture
of lucifer matches. OF course. when Gov
ernment departs from lis proper business
of conducting public affairs to embark in
such undertakings of these. in competition
with individuals, it is a short step to take
ali the business of production, manufac-
ture and distribution into its own hands.
And this is where state socialism would
10
The morning call., 1893-06-06
TORE TEN OF STRAW.

The Minneapolis Tribune says:
When Congress meets In the fall Il is about
as likely 10 repeal the Geary act as to vote
S6,000,000 for the purpose of violating our
treaties, endangering the lives and interests OF
American missionaries and merchants and de-
stroying large and increasing commerce.
The object of the Chinese registration
act was not to violate our treaties nor to
endanger the lives of missionaries nor to
destroy our commerce. These are conse-
quences of minor Importance compared
with the evil threatened. The United
States has to choose between practically
unlimited Chinese immigration and the
enforcement of the Chinese exclusion act.
If the act cannot be enforced the Chinese
will flock in in numbers which will dwarf
the immigration tide from Europe. The
inevitao ole consequence will be decline in
American wages.
This means not only hardship for the
wOrkingman; but partial loss of the mar
ket created by our present millions of
well-paid laborers. If the Tribune was
free-trade paper its argument would be in
accord with the teachings of that economic
school. The free-trade idea is to let work
be done where it can be done at the lowest
possible cost. 1t proposes to open our
markets to the products of all nations and
our labor ranks to immigration from all
quarters, and to let the race survive that
can. If the Chinese drive the Americans
out, so much the worse for the Americans.
This is free-trade doctrine. 1t proposes
simply to surrender whatsoever adyan-
tage in condition we possess over other
countries. 1t puts the American working
man on level with the lowest and incites
him to struggle for the barest necessities
of lie. That Congress will at the next
session, or at some future session not far
off. appropriate all the money needed to
carry the exclusion law into effect is as
certain as any future event can be.
The morning call., 1893-06-06
FAMOUS AUTHORS.
How Noted Writers Constructed Their
Plots and Wrote Their Books.

Household Words.
The methods OF popular authors are almost
as interesting to the public as the amounts OF
their annual earnings. For the ways of writers
are various and strangely contradictory. Some,
for example, write best In luxurious studies,
some in bed, some in prison and one or two on
express trains. Some like gay surroundin In gs
some gloomy; some the busy stir Of men,
others the deepest solitude; a happy few
can write anywhere and under any condi-
uons. The majority prefer the fresh
morning hours for composition, while others
are at their best In the drear hours of midnight.
Again, few compose with business-like regu-
lariiy, but most by fits and starts. How Is The
beginner 10 know which 10 take model?
Coming TO plot OF construction, the same diff
how lie was 10 go on. Dumas had his navel ar
ranged 10 the smallest detail before putting pen
to paper. Wilkie Collins pursued an elaborate
system. Starting with central idea" be
proceeded backward and forward, arranging
and harmoniZing parts without any heed to
serial division or 10 book publication He was
most particular about good beginning and
good nd, policy that doubtless won him
many readers.
Like Balzsc, he corrected and recorrected,
sometimes having as many as six different
proofs OF a novel. Zoa shows the same con-
scientiousness and is rewarded by a sale of
100000 copies of new work. A lucky novel
ist here and there, Ike Mr.. Payn or Mf. Ste
yenson, gets a good plot In a dream and
not safe 10 rely on dreams On he point of
style there is the same tantalizing diversity.
Flanbert urged his Pupil, Guy de Maupas-
sanr, TO be original al all hazards; the advice
was taken, with what result we know. Mr..
Stevenson, on the other hand, played "the
sedulous aye" (thc phrase IS his OWN 10 half
dozen masters, and Is reck oned one of the best
writers of English prose living to-day. Clearly
IL Is hard for the tyro to know which example
to follow. In general the readiesJ way TO sue
crss is TO have story 10 tell and 10 Tell it
The morning call., 1893-06-06
GROWTH OF RATTAN.
The Climbing Palm Tree Found in
the Malayan Countries.
PhlIadelphia Times.

IullducipUld 1lneS
Every one knows the pretty, light and grace.
fu chairs and other articles OF furniture made
from rattan, but every one does not knorSirhat
the extremely tough aud flexible wood calIeS
rattan is that OF the climbing palm tree. t. n
curious climber, which Is more OF a vine thaPsG
tree, is said to be on OF lhe singular chSlHG
terstics of forest growth in the Celebes|Hd
other Malayan countries. Starting wtA a
trunk little thicker than mans arm, Il winds
through the forest, now wrapping u tail tree
in lis fold, like some gigantic snake. and then
descending again 10 the earth and trailing along
In snake-like curves untillt can find some th6r
stately tree 20 climb npoO in lis pursuit OF light
and air. The forest is so thick and jungle-iIke
that il seems Impossible TO follow the course of
any of these serpent climbers, but there is little
doubt that AT the last the successful aspiranI,
which stopped and cringed so long below, Will
be found shooting up like a flagstaff "A dozen
fert or more above the tree which helped II TO
rise. use OF rattan which Is unknown to
those who have not seen II in its native forest
Is as water carrier. The thirsty traveller has
at all times tumbler OF cool, refreshing water
at his command by cutting off SIX or eight feet
of rattan and putting onr OF the severed ends
TO his mouth or holding ii over dish TO catch
the water,