The morning call., 1893-10-26

emo ugh. but they will only be led out to
slaughter among mounted disciplined
force. The h0stiites will be made the oc-
casion Of breaking this warike peoples
power thoroughly. and it will be no sur
prise II thereafter the gold-digger ram bles
at Will over the country. In this part OF
Africa there is room for a very large white
population, who will find the climate suit
able for labor.
Happily politicians, although at daggers
drawn and rhetorically tragic in public.
are very different creatures when they
meet in private. and readily put aside the
hatchet for knife and fork at dinner. The
amenities of life would be bitter without
some such humane amelioraton. Recently
at foreign resort some of the gladlators
In the Irish home-rule arena were observed
to be on most brotherly terms. Sir w.
Harcourt, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Sir Henry James, formerly Attorney-Gen-
eral, Mr.. Henry Mathews, ex-Home Sec
retary, and Mr.. Mundella, president OF the
Board OF Trade. had quite la jolly banquet
together, judging from the laughter which
rang through the room, ard they went
boating afterward with James and Mum
della toiIing at the oars. Harcourt was
one OF the most cOmpanionable friends of
Of his death.
The good ship Undaunted has weathered
the voyage round the Horn all right, al
though it las been a very long one, and
the underwriters have turned a good
stroke Of business by pocketing 25 per
cent for reinsurance. Storms and not
calms were the cause of the detention.
Round 1.-THE Horn very rough weather, such
as the poet not too imaginatively created
in - The Ancient Mariner" was expert
enced. Ihe lower masts were coated with
ice. and the running-gear was frozen fast
In the blocks, so that the working of the
ship was attended with great difficulty.
Ihese frlghtful passages round the Horn
will be thing Of the past, to great ex-
tent. when the Nicaragua canal is open.
Corbett and Mitchell appear 10 have de-
termined to take pot luck in regard to the
place in which they are to pay their fistic
respects to one another. and the prize
which IS to reward them. They have
passed few weeks in training, and are
desirous Of not throwing their time away.
There are many quiet spots where they
could fight for a week without drawing
down police interference. but the modern
prIZe-hghter Is an artist v no must be we'll
paid by multitude.
Nancy Mcintosh, the Pittsburg debu-
tante in the new opera by Gilbert and Sui
livan, is pronounced exceedingly able in
acting the chief part assigned to her. but
is not yet at ease in her singing. Proba-
bly, this timidily or indecisi0n will dsap-
pear in short time. 1t was her voice
W hich attracted Gilbert to her a. a singer
who should be heard in light opera, but
there is vast difference between war
bling in room and scoring success be-
hind the f0Otlights. The new production
is described as neither the best nor the
worst of the Gilbert Sulllvan-Carte COL
labOrations.
In the groceries of this State a consider
able stock of jams and orange marmalades.
manufactured in Europe, and particularly
in England, are kept in stock. When that
is possible there is an industrial screw
loose. California produces sugar cheap
enough to undertake the supply of these
commodities itself, especially as the fruit
can be grown specially for this trade to
the extent of many thousands of tons.
Both fruit and sugar have TO be imported
into England. Another industry in which
we should have distinction is that OF fancy
confectionery biscuits. The -four and
sugar are at hand, and the machinery can
be designed.
Judge Seawell has sent witness to
prison for twenty-four hours for calling a
lawyer liar. The otfense was too fragrant
to pass unn otlced, for il these brawling
lamiliarties are permitted court would
soon become bear-garden. Lawyers, as
officers of a court theoretically. are under
its protection ana are interested in sustain
ing its dignity. at the same time there
are many cases where lawyers abuse their
privileges as counsel in the mnat tion of
witnesses, and the court is often remiss In
the matter of protecting those who are
testifylng.
Lyons has overwhelmed the Russians
with silk handkerchiefs and kisses, and
Paris is TO erect a statue in honor OF Russia
and TO christen n boulevard after the ad-
miral who has led his fleet to such laures.
Not for many years has there been any
national demonstration like this. 1t indi-
Gates how frantic with joy France is at
supposed sympathy with her cherished
designs.