The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-13

quenily arisen ana as OIteD Deen sent 10 the
diplomatic graveyard.
San Francisco is TO be spared the expense
of creating a new County Jail, the I.egisla-
ture having now passed the bin allowing
the House of Correction to be used for the
custody of prisoners. This is an economy
which may disgust contractors. who are
always ambitious TO push ahead new pro-
jecs for the sake OF spells, but the tax
payer is grateful that this Legislature has
some redeeming features of compassion for
the multitude. The relief 10 the over
crowded Institution on Broadway comes IN
time. Ii the option were permitted there
would be eager competition for tie shelter
Of the new quarters.
1t is very long time since any criminal
was hanged in California under process of
law, but an example is to be made Of one
murde er on the 81 Of March. More singular
still, the crime for which this man is TO suffer
was only committed In December last, so
that the course of justice Is remarkably
swift, unless the Judges at San Diego have
little or no judicial work on hand and no
adlournments. Jose Gabriel, an Indian, is
the doomed man. His crime was that of
Staying man and woman, and about his
guilt their IS no question. As may be in
ferred lie has 10 friends, and whatever
pull there is VIII be against him. There
is another distinction in his case-he is the
first Of the hOmledes to come under the law
requiring executions to take place in State
prisons. AS is usual with bis race lie seems
indifferent 10 his fate.
At San Antonio, Tex, mob assembled
to see a man hanged. and was in high glee
at the prospect Of enjoying a spectacle not
so frequent as shooting in those parts. In
fortunately for the entertainment he SEN
tenfe WAS commuted to Imprisonment for
life, and a great and all-pervading gloom
settled on tie SPECTATORS They promptly
determined that something must be done to
compensate them for their attendance at n
! fake. So the Sheriff brought out the Cul-
/ prit drew a black cap over his head. put
! rope round bls neck and persuaded him to
! dance q ho,npipe on the scaffold for an
| hour. Then the mob separated in a de-
lighted humOr. This grim dance of death
is unusual punishment. and an action may
/ lie against the Sheriff Tor damages.
An anarchist Of Detroit committed sui
/ eide on Wednesday last, and left for funeral
! service a morbid harargue. which was read
over his cremated dust. The instructions
| were that his ashes should be cast to tie
! four winds. bat doubtless only one wind
/ favored the ceremony. fad this suicide
| been disposed OF in the old fashion, at dead
! Of night. ths world would have been spared
/ the recital Of his dramatic farewell.
No long period has elapsed since the
! specially chartered steamers for Central
! American trade with San Francisco were
! withdrawn. No other arrangements are yet
! com leted to give genuine opposition TO the
! Pacific Mail Company, and the latter will
now return to the grinding tariff of last
year, which was productive Of so much
! grooming in commercial circles. The Pacific
| Mail makes 10 secret Of the matter. As
! long as there is 10 opposition ii VIII squeeze
what rates it can out of trade, and wnen
! rivalry does make its appearance the CON-
! pany VIII light with all tue yigOr that plenty
/ OF capital and nnnb eTs OF steamers can
! supply The Pacific Mail has an advantage
/ in coal supply on the route. But we'll
! established opposition may have all the
| coal it needs in the same fashion. 1t is only
! necessary to form deD0ts at Acapulco and
! Panama and 10 charter c0al-iaden ships
! from the north or New South Wales, Penn
! sylvaDa or England TO deliver supplies
/ periodically.
There being a scarcity Of sailors In this
! port of one kind or other, the boarding
! house runners are ready 10 Supply them
ready-made for the usual consideration.
| One of the peculiar consequences of telling
! andlubber that he ia a good sailor, entitled
! to all the wages going. is that when the sec
| ODd mate oyerhauls him at work, any COM
| mandatory observations he makes are ae-
! cOmpanied with a Touchdown or rODe's
end, and the poor wretch Is sometimes
! driven to his death by cruelty. The cap
tain asks why he shipped as a sailor, but
! does not take any responsibility for having
/ accepted bin. The system Is all wrong, but
! who is there 10 set il right?
Capitalists have on foot project to con-
/ mott Navada Cttv with Marvcvflfa die
tance Of forty miles. by an electric rail-
way tor passengers and goods. On such a
route there are no faculties worthy Of the
| name, and the expense Of track-laying and
equipment ought to be very moderate COM
pared with track for steam OcomOtlOn.
! Tie auspOrtatiOn question might be
solved 10 a considerable extent by light
electric railways IN all the productive val
leys OF the interior. They are suitable over
hundreds Of miles of traffic-feeding level
| country.
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