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The morning call., 1893-05-06
THE WATER VETO.
1t Will Be Left to the
Supreme Court
TO DECIDE THE POINTS RAISED
Judge CARRIER VIII Render Pro Forma
Decision Allowing Elaborate Ar
guments to Be Reserved.

All parties interested In the application
of Julius Jacobs for writ of mandate
against the Board Of Supervisors to compel
them to act upon Mayor Ellert's veto of the
water ordinance, recently passed by the
board. met yesterday afternoon in Judge
Garber's court.
The questions involved in the application
for the writ are very interesting to both law
yers and laymen. The validity of the veto
and the right Of the Supervisors to ignore it
will be tested, aud the cues ton OF the rela-
lions between Mayor and board settled once
and for always.
The allegations of the petition were first
read by William NJ. Pierson. His client,
Julius Jacobs, claiming to be Deneicially
interested in the passage OF any ordinance
relative to the fixing of water rates, AYERS
that the city Is large consumer of water,
and that the Mayor, representing the city
IN It's capacity as such consumer, and also
representing the inhabitants of the city,
vetoed the ordinance passed by the Board
of Supervisors, and that the board has
failed to draft a new ordinance or to take
notice OF the veto in any way.
He therefore asked that the court issue a
writ of mandate compelling the board TO
act upon the veto of the Mayor.
The applicant is represented by Fierson
& Mitchell and Arthur Rodgers, and the
Interests OF the Board of Supervisors are
looked after by City and County Attorney
Creswel, eX-Judge Currey and E. S. Pills.
bury
MIR. PiersOn then asked leave to amend
the petition so as to read that the city Will
consume during the coming year about
$4,000 worth of water He added that tins
allegation had been denied by Mr.. Cur
rev, and as it was very important TO the
Mayors case an understanding must be
had before the argument could begin.
Mr.. Currey said that whether admitted
or denied the allegation was immaterial.
Mr.. PierSon replied that il was very
necessary allegation, and unless it was ad-
milted proof would have to be made in the
usual way.
shorthand reporter was sent for to re-
port the proceedings, and in the interim a
discussion was had as to the advisability of
taking the matter up to the Supreme Court
so that the question might be finally settled.
Mr. Pierson said that, oil course, he would
appeal the case to the higher court.
Ihe court remarked that the petitionin
volved questions OF construction of the
statute and constitution. He continued:
Il will make pro forma decision, and
the matter may then be taken TO the Su-
preme Court and elaborately argued.
The party most desir0us of pressing the
adjudication will have the pro fUrma de-
cision against him in this court. and the
matter will then be the more speedily de-
termined, while if the decision goes against
the anxious party the other may possibly
delay the appeal"
An adjournment was taken to next Tues
day at o'clock.
The morning call., 1893-05-06
A NEW PROFESSION.
A Method by Which Rich and Stupid
People May Become Famous.


what does that young man do?" The
reporter pointed out a well-dressed young
gentleman who is frequently seen about the
Fifth-avenue Hotel. He never seems to
have any particular business, has no prop
erty and apparently no legitl mate source OF
income; yet he is liberal in a small way,
goes among men a great deal and is rather
popular.
'Why, he is gloriier," was the reply.
"a WHAT"
"a 'gloriier'-private gIorlfer-corre-
spends to the position of private secretary
to MIR. -" naming a swell clubman.
80 you have never heard of the business
of making men famous? 1 know you
newspaper men do tba: sort of thing for
nothing, but not always in 2 manner salts
factory to the object of your attentions.
But the professional gloriter does it for
salary. There are lot Of ambitious men
in this city who have private glorifers on
their payroll. A good many glurify them
selves, though man who is addicteI to that
is always a bore. He soon runs himself
out OF any circle. The shrewdest society
men now hire gloriers. The gloritier who
is bright and gentlemanly. who can tell
good story, is good dresser, good Judge
OF wines and all that sort Of thing, has the
softest snap in New York. With these
qualifications and little ready cash he will
Dc lSSeIftu any utIt, HllUOSl, LOT HIS own
sake. Hisemployer is stupid and rich He
is smart ana poor. So they work together.
The employers business is to furnish the
money and the ntroductions. The glori-
fer's business is to insidiously advance his
patron in the general esteem. II he is at a
supper he can mention how his friend Smith
takes his champagne. He tells good story.
incidentally giving credit to his friend
Smith.
in circle OF ladies he will paint the
brightest pictures of Smiths character, his
favorite authors, his wonderful knack at
rhymes, his hidden charities, his genius for
storytelling. his love for his mother, etc.
Next to the merely casual way in which
this is done his chief skill is in bringing
forward the particular traits of character
most admired by those whom he wishes to
impress. 1t Is astonishing how this goes.
The glorifer will occasionally find sonic one
who will frankly tell him that Mr.. Smith
was never known to exhibit any of these
traits to other people. but it goes with most
OF us who haven't time to make closer in
vestigations. Mr.. Smith is received as
sort of lion. The more stupid he is and the
less he says the better. Let him only listen
to other people and be will be great. When
he does choose to say anything his word
Will be law. The glorifer is seldom paid
stated salary. He is merely handsomely
supported and occasionally 'staked'; but
he lives off the fat of the land. He is moth
ing new. He always existed in some FORM"
The morning call., 1893-05-06
NOT QUITE CLEAR.
How the Tariff Is to Be
Reformed.
DEMOCRATS NOT A UNIT.
There Are Some Southern and
Western interests That Demand
Protection and viii Have 1t.
Special TO TUE MoRS1Na CALL

WASHINGTON, May 5.-The difficulties
which the tariff tinkers will encounter in
passing their administration tariff bill
through the next Congress are becoming
more apparent. To-day it developed that
Senator Brice has expressed bis opposition
to the repeal OF the duty on tin-plate. Free
tln-piate has been one of the cardinal
features of the new Democratic customs
till, but Brice has a number of tin plate
factories lii his State which, fostered by
Republican protection, are developing. The
abolition OF the duty on tin-plate means
their destruction, and consequently the pro-
prietors of the new factories have appealed
to Brice. Similar pressure will be brought
to bear upon Senator VOORHEES,, chairman
OF the Finance Committee in the Senate.
There will also be violent opposition In
the Senate to the repeal Of the sugar bounty
by the Louisiana Senators and by the
PonuliSt-Democrat, Allen of Nebraska.
Free iron ore VIII be opposed by the Ten
nessee Senators and free coal by the Mary
land and Virginia Senators. To sti1e
opposition from these same States in the
House it has been determined 10 whip bill
through that body under the caucus lash,
but, as already stated in these dispatches.
such method cannot be adopted in the
Senate.
These are merely some of the Incidental
troubles that viii beset the administration
in its effort to reform the revenue law, and
in the meantime the struggle for place goes
bravely on.
The President to-day appointed the fol-
lowing Board of Visitors 10 the United
States Military Academy for the year 1888:
Charles S. Fairchild OF New York, Henry
l.. Pierce of Boston, Frank Thomson Of
Philadelphia. A. c. McClurg of Chicago,
John W. Z. Dinsmore of San Jose, Cal,
Edwin A. Alderman of Greensboro, n. c.,
and John p. Rea of Minneapolis, MINI.
The Presidents selection of Fairchild for
this service disproves the report that they
had quarreled and were no longer friends.
Representative Caminetti thinks that
with a united and determined effort d. A.
Ostrum of Yuba County may be appointed
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture. Cam
inetti says that California is more inter-
ested in this department than in any bureau
Of the Government, and he intends talking
to President Cleveland and Secretary Nor
ton about the matter before leaving for
Caiiorn ia in a day or two.
Only one Treasury Department appliea-
ton for office was received from the Pacific
Coast to-day. 1t was that of George II.
Broekman of Spokane for Chinese In-
spector.
There are eighteen candidates for Assist
ant Secretary of Agriculture. Among them
is d. A. OstTom OF California. His formal
application is on file; also letter of recon-
mendation from Senator White.
The morning call., 1893-05-06

absolutely necessary for Cinnamon to stand
together for a common defense, there was
some reason for the existence of this
notorious organization. But now, with a
Chinese population of 100000 in the
State. with 100000 in this city and pos
session of all the Offices, we can main
tain our rights and dignities without the
Intervention of any order of conspirators,
however powerful or unscrupulous. Il the
citizens OF other nationallties become OBJ
noxious in any way, we can settle them
without recourse to antique methods of re-
prisaL At this time above any other we
should be governed by the liberal principles
of the ninety-sev amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, which
granted precious privileges to our race. and
enabled us to have candidate for the
western presidency at the last convention.
In view of the changed condition of affairs
and the very general recognition we have
received in all parts of the Union, l call
upon the hghbinders to dissolve" 1t is
said at the city hall that All Foo Wing has
the presidential bee in his own bonnet, and
that in taking this action he is making a
bid for the American vote.
The morning call., 1893-05-06
That Chess-Board Calculation.

II is related Of the inventor of the game of
chess that, on being promised by the King
who first learned to play the game that he
should have any reward he might ask for, he
meekly replied that he would be content If
his Majesty would give him one kernel of
wheat on the firstsquare. two on the second.
four on the third. eight on the fourth. and
so on, doubling upon each square up to the
sixty-fourth square. The King, so it is
said, GLADLY acceded to this modest request
and ordered his attendants TO bring the
wheat, which they began to do, but to the
astonishment of the illiterate monarch
1t was found that there was not enough of
wheat in the whole dominion to pay half of
the DEBT! a mathematician who claims to
have figured on this chessboard curiosity
says that to fulfill the Kings promise it
would be necessary to give the crafty In
ventor not less than 3o.027. 097, 1874, ,4s5 bush
The morning call., 1893-05-06
A Wonderful spiuster of Old.

Spnster Annie Maria Won Sehurmanu
was the name of a woman who lived at
Utrecht during the sixteenth century. She
was so learned woman that ali men Of
science of that day considered her a marvel.
She spoke German, French. English, Ital-
ian, Latin, Greek and Hebrew with equal
facility, and even understood the Syrian,
Chaldaic Arabic and Ethiopian tongues.
Astronomy. geography. philosophy and
theology were her special hobbies, and she
wrote many interesting pamphlets ON these
subjects. Aside from this she was a
painter. sculptor and engraver of high de-
gree and played and devised several musical
instruments She was held in high esteem
by and corresponded with many of the
prominent savants of the age. even with
Richelleu. Queen Anne of France Eliza
beth Of Poland and Christine Of Sweden.
Sic died unmarried at the age Of T.
The morning call., 1893-05-06
THE LABOR COUNCIL.
An Address by Captain O'Br.en of
the American Federation.

-N-' NANoo Og SsaptuIh " ID aCH VI
the American Federation.
The Labor Council held its regular
weekly meeting in Federation Hall last
evening. President Stanle in the chair
circular from the National Union Of
the United Brewery Workmen Of the
United States was read, urging the council
10 do all in its power to help local union
No. in its fight with the brewer bosses
pool.
Secretary Furuseth of the Coast Sailors
Union reported that the agitation with the
ship-owners and masters was still being
actively maintained.
On the suggestion of S cretary MeGlynn
several delegates volunteered To Cooperate
with the Brewers Union by Wis ting the
various labor unions next week and max
ing speeches in their behalf. Among those
who volunteered to act as missionaries in
the cause were: Messrs. Cannon, Phillips,
Ellsworth, King Finnerty, Farland, DON
nelly, Furuseth and Emory.
1t aaaunOuDced that Painters and Dec
orators Uqicn No. 240 bad decided to re-
enter the council
The thanks of the council were voted to
the committee on education and agitation
for the able manner in which they had pro-
vided public speakers, particularly for their
success IN the matter vi. the Post lecture in
Metropolitan Hall.
Captain John 0Brien of the Portland
(Or.) Typographical Union, who was dele
gate to the recent national labor eoDyen-
ton at Philadelphia, and who has been ap-
pointed by President Gompers organizer on
the Pacific Coast for the American Fedora
tion of Labor Unions, was introduced and
briefly addressed the council on the impor-
tance of inaugurating Il campaign Of educa-
ton III the direction OF political action. He
expressed his sympathy with the Journey
men brewers OF San francisco, and told
how the union brewers Of Milwaukee had
brought Pabst and the other big brewers OF
that city to time.
He closed his address by announcing his
intention to visit several neighbo ring towns
and 10 go as far south as Los Angeles to
engage in the work OF organization. He
also said he wOnid deliver two public ad-
dresses in this city before he returned 10
Portland.
The committee on education was in
structed TO make the necessary arrange
ments for these meetings. the first of which
will be held in the hall OIL Mission street
on Friday evening next
1t was agreed that The labor movement on
this coast required some stimulus at the
present time.
Secretary McGlynn was instructed to
communicate with the various labor unions
to ascertain whether they were willing and
prepared TO contribute their pro rata
toward defraYing the expenses of four dele
gates to represent this city at the conven-
tion OF the Pacific Federation of Labor to
be held next month at Seattle.
The morning call., 1893-05-06
A Boy on Breathing.
rvA o..


A boy. IA years old, recently Imported
from Kentucky, handed the following In as
composition on Breathing" The instrUc-
tion was, Tell all you can about breath
Ing" He said: Breath is made of air. We
breathe with our lungs, our lights. our liver
and kidneys. II 1t wasn't for our breath
we should die when we slept Our breath
keeps the life agoing through the nose when
we are asleep. Boys that stay in a room all
day should not breathe.
They should wait till they get out of
doors. Boys in room make bad, unwhole-
some air. They make carboncide. Car
bonicide is poisoner than mad dogs. a heap
OF soldiers was in black hole In India, and
a earbonicide got in that there hole and
killed nearly every one atore morning.
Girls kill the breath with cor0sits, that
squeezes the diagram. Girls can't holler or
run like boys. because their diagram is
squeezed too much. If l was a girl, I'll
rather be boy. so ] can holler and run and
have great big diagram"
The morning call., 1893-05-06
ON THE TURE.
Racing Events on the Big Tracks in
the East,


WASHINGTON, May 5.-At Bennings the
track was slow.
Five furlongs. Early Blossom won, Indus
try second, Hippoua third. Time, 1:O5.
One mile and a sixteenth, Larchmont
won. Indigo second. Ada Blue third. Time
1:54E.
Handicap. six furlongs, Bellevue won.
Marguerite second, Ross FL third. Time,
1:17.
Half mile, Felipa won. Lesbia second.
Carrus third. Time, :51.
One mile ahd a half. over six hurdles,
Ecarte won, Pat Oakley second Return
third. Time. 2:j9.
ST. LOUIS, May 5.-The track was good.
Six furlongs, Volunteer won, Arthur G
second. Whitewings third. Time. 1:17H.
Four furlongs. Clara White won, Wine
dots second, Vonedoctor third. Time, :501h
Six and half furlongs, St. Joe won,
Zampost second. Winnie Gee third. Time
1 1854.
Six and half furlongs. Hasty won, Gem
eral Mitchell second. Captain Drane third
Time. "a.
Five furlongs, Ithaca won, Emperor Bill
let second, Doubtful third. Time, 1:02
LEXINGTON, KY, May 6-The track was
fairly good.
Six furlongs, Oliver won, Osiris second.
Caledonia third. Time. ~.
Fifteen-sixteenths Of a mile, Rocklaidly
won, Happiness second. Lucknow third.
Time. 1:37A.
Handicap, one and an eighth miles, Puri.
card won, Old Pepper second, Sweet Bios
som third. Time, :5S.
Half mile, Zophillies won. Sister Anita
second, Bunyara third. Time, :52.
Five furlongs, Pittsburg won, Cedar
Brook second, Powder third. Time, LOG.
NASHVILLE, May 5.-The track was fast.
Six furlongs, Ike won. Horace Leland
second. Prettiwit third. Time, 115A.
Four furlongs, McLight won. Fat second,
Saddlebags third. Time, 80.
Mile and seventy yards Qandicap), Maid
Marian won, Francis Pope second, Tasco
third. Time, 1 :45h.
Mile, Tenny Jr. won. Forest Rose second,
Long Ten third. Time. / AS
Six furlongs. Cora TAYLOR won. Isso
second. Freed ON third. Time, 1:14
Six furlongs. Empress Frederick won.
Ragner second, Flower Dellis, third. Time,
.11H '
The morning call., 1893-05-06
NOT YET A COUNTY.
Riverside for the Present a Part of
San Rernardinn.

SAN BERNARDINo. NAV 5-The trial Of
John Wallace, who shot Michael Ianran in
tne leg at the Fashion saloon about two
months ago, began in the Superior Court
to-day. An interesting point at the trial
was the objection by counsel for the de.
lehdant to The venire of jurors on the ground
mat many OF them had been summoned from
Inc territory formed into Riverside County
ana that they could not properly serve as
Jurors In San BernardIno County. Tbs
court held that the territory belonging N
THIS county proposed to be incorporated into
riverside County was still an integral part of
San Bernardino County, and that Riyerside
County could not be considered as consti.
'tuted until the County Commissioners had
made their return of the canvass of the
vote cast at last Tuesdays election and the
result has been declared favorable.
The morning call., 1893-05-06
TREASURES OF HISTORY.
Records of Canaanite Appeals for
Help Against the Jews.

Records of Canaanite Appeals for
Help Against the Jews.
London Tablet.
This contents Of that wonderful treasury
Of antique records discovered in 1887 by n
peasant woman near the ruins of the ancient
Arsinoe in Upper Egypt, have DOW been
laid before the public in Major Conder's
work on the Tel Amarna tablets. compris-
ing translation OF the text. with introduc-
tiOn and notes. Inscribed on clay tablets,
subsequently baked into brick. and written
in Aramafe. the ancient language of Syria,
In cuneiform characters, we have here moth
ing less than a series of dispatches sent TO
the Egyptian Foreign Office about 1850 B. c.
from the protected of tributary kings of
Canaan imploring assistance against various
invasiOns.
The most interesting are the letters from
the King of Jerusalem and other chiefs of
Southern Palestine. for in them we can
trace the dismay and alarm created by the
advance of Joshua and the Hebrews, called
"Abiri" and people Of the Desert" A
very striking passage occurs in one of the
dispatches of the fugitive monarch, ap-
parenlly after the battle of Ajaon. In
which, seeking as it were to apologize for
his defeat, he speaks of the enemy as ''sOr-
cerers," doubtless in allusion TO the miracles
OF Joshua. The date of the exodus is also
shifted back to that assumed by earlier
biblical exponents, while the contrary
theory of DR.. Brugsch. too hastily accepted
as couclusively established, is overthrown.
The morning call., 1893-05-06
CURIOSITIES OF MISNAMING.
Popular Errors About the Origin of
Some Commonplace Things.

ST Louis Republic.
Arabic figures were not invented by the
Arabs, but by the early scholars of India.
Cieopatra's Needles were not erected by
ihas Queen, neither do they commemorate
any event in her history. They were set up
by Rameses the Great.
The Jerusalem artichoke has no connac-
ton whatever with the holy city of the
Jews. 1t is species of sunfower, and gets
its name from girasole, one of The scientific
names OF that genus of plants.
The word pen" means a feather and la
from the Latin penna, wing. Surely the
expression steel pen" could be improved
upon.
Galvanized iron is not galvanized at all.
but is coated with zinc by being plunged
into a bath of that metal and muriatic acid.
Pompey's pillar at Alexandria was
neither erected by Pompey nor to his
memory.
Common table salt Is not salt, and has
long since been excluded from the class of
bodies denominated SALTS"
Rice paper is not made from either rice or
rice straw, but from pithy plant called
tungtsua. found in China, Corea and Japan
Brazil grass neither comes from nor
grows in Brazil. 1t is strips from a species
of Brazil palm.
The morning call., 1893-05-06
The Problem of fhe Eork.

How to handle ones knife and fork at
dinner is grace not taught as generally as
it ought to be. Every we'll bred, thought
full person must have been frequently im-
pressed with the vulgar possibilities of an
innocent fork. Some use it as if it were a
bayone and sit at table unconsciously hold
ing the piece Of cutlery as If they were
about to impale an enemy. Another uses 1t
as If il were shovel. Another grips 1t as
ii be were holding the Eeins over a hard
pulling horse, and some take hold Of fork
so low down that their fingers unavoidably
come in contact with the gravy, and grab
their knife much in the same way, very
suggestive Of habit acquired by the neces-
sity of using great force over an extremely
tough piece OF meat.
The morning call., 1893-05-06
LIEU LANDS.
Surveyor-GeneraI Reichert and His
Deputy in Court.

% SACRAMENTO, May 5.-TEe case of the
People 10y relation of E. B. Willis against
Theodore Reiehert, Snrveyor-General, to
compel the latter to make public the appli-
cations for lieu lands. which that officer has
had locked in his safe for months. attracted
great deal of attention in the Superior
Court before Judge Catlin to-day. Reichert
and his deputy, Anglers. were subpenaed as
witnesses and to bring all applications and
papers; and they did so. j. G. Campbell
effered to comply with the demand OF the
relator as soon as the applications could be
Tecatded. but William Singer Jr., attorney
for the relator. insisted on the presen tation
Of evidence of the condition Of the appliea-
tons. Reichert and Angers were put on
the stand, and the fact was developed that
since the petition for a writ of mandamus
was filed a large number of applications
have been Withdrawn by the land attorneys
who filed them, together with the fees.
The case comes up again for further testi-
mony tomorrow morning.
The morning call., 1893-05-06
HE SAW CLEVELAND.
And SO rlr. Outhwaite Probably
Speaks bV the Card.

WAsHINGToN, May 5.-Congressman
Cultivate IF Ohio is the latest to verify
the report that Congress will convene in
extra session in September next. Outh-
waite does not take any stock in the state
ment that immediately after the appoint
ment of the House committees a recess will
be taken until the 1st Of December.
In my opinion" said the Buckeye
statesman. Congress will be in continuous
session, barring the usual Christmas holi-
days, from September until the following
June"
1t should be added that Cultivate saw
President Cleveland this morning, and he
made these statements after the interview