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The morning call., 1893-11-30
DUTIES ON IRON ORE.

Some days ago Mr.. 7. G. Brush, presi-
dent of the Mobile and Birmingham Rail-
road Company and of the Clifton Iron
Company. wrote to the Iron Trade ReUielO
as follows:
1 think it is beyond question true that the
cost of the manufacture OF iron at present in
the South is materially less than the cost of
similar Iron in England.
The free-trade journal assumes that II
localities in the South can manufacture
iron at less cost than England, there is no
reason for duties on iron ore or the manu-
facture thereof. 1t is commended that if
New England can import iron ore at a cost
below that of Alabama ore at the point OF
consumption, New England has right to
whatever saving can thus ba made. The
protective policy has a national applica-
ton. or it Is wrong in principle. The
manufacturers of New England have in
the past asked the people of the South and
West to pay little more for certain kinds
OF goods than such goods could be i'm
ported for. on the ground that all parts of
the country would be benefited by the
establishment of manufactures in any one
part. The contention was true. The
States in which manufactures flourished
became the best markets for Southern and
Western produce that could be created.
The small extra cost of goods was much
more than made up to them by the home
market for their grain and cotton. If this
rule was good twenty years ago it is good
now. 1t is to the advantage of the whole
country that the iron and coal deposits of
Alabama and other Southern States should
be developed. Possibly the iron from
Alabama may cost the Eastern consumer
little more than like article could be
imported for. But if the Alabama pro-
Queer cannot find market the mines will
be shut down. 1t will cost the Alabama
producer more to get his articles to the
consumer than 1t costs the foreign pro-
Queer, but it is for the interest of the
whole country that his industry shall be
encouraged.
The morning call., 1893-11-30
THE QUESTION OF WATERWAYS.

Governor Lewellyn of Kansas proposes
the marketing of the Kansas wheat and
corn crops by way of New Orleans or Gal
weston. The difficulty with the grain
growers of Kansas and many other States
is that their farms are so distant from the
distributing markets that il costs more th an
their value on the farm to carry the crops
to the buyer, and thus it appears to the
farmer that he is working for the railroads.
When wheat was worth 81 a bushel at
New York the grower could afford to pay
40 or so cents hundred for the transport
tation of wheat from Missouri River points
TO the seaboard. Now that wheat is worth
20 cents bushel he cannot.
But why need the Kansas farmer ship
by rail 10 New York when be has a river
flowing past his door to New Orleans ?
Barges can afford to carry his wheat to the
mouth of the Mississippi for one-tenth of
the money which railr Dads have to charge
to haul it a couple of thousand miles
across the continent. At New Orleans
steamships and sailing craft can fill M
with it and carry it to Liverpool for the
same money which steamers charge from
New York. There is no reason why the
farmer should be dependent on railroads
except for hauling to the nearest navigable
stream. All he requires is fiatboats built
by the mile. to be broken up on their ar
rival at New Orleans. such craft as used to
crowd the surface of the river before the
railroad era. Kansas wheat shipped to
Liverpool via New Orleans by this system
of transportation would, even at present
prices. yield some profit to the grower.
The faulty with which people neglect
the opportunities which providence places
under their noses is really amazing. Here
in this State we have the San JOAQUIN
River, which at the present moment for
the greater part OF its course is com bina-
ton of swamp and fishing creek; little
money spent in dredging and leveeing
would convert it into navigable stream,
on which the grain crop of the San Joa.
quin Valley might be conveyed to Port
Costa at nominal cost. But no one
undertakes the work. and the farmers GO
on paying the railroad sums of money fol
transportation which, at the present prices
OF their crops. they cannot afford. So in
Kansas. The bosom of the Missouri
River Is rarely disturbed by the wheels OF
steam boat; the Kansas River is MOI
navigated at all; owners of farms on the
banks Of both ship their crops to market
by rail, and bewail their sad fate when th,
The morning call., 1893-11-30
NOT MUCH DAMAGE DONE.

a morning contem porary fercely con-
demns the chairman OF the Ways and
Means Committee for giving report Of
the new tariff bill to the public before the
minority had had chance to study il and
prepare an opposition argument, as was ar
ranged. AS yet there has been no COM
plant of breach of faith from Mr.. Tom
Reed, the Republican leader who effected
the understanding with the Democratic
chairman. The reason for Mr. Reeds ST.
lence may be found in the assum ption that
the bill submitted by the committee is of
character to relieve the Republicans
from a deliberate discussion of its fea-
lures. The Democrats are doing that
among themselves. The bill speaks for
Itself. The only commentator of it comes
from Europe and three or four New York
free-trade papers. a review of the bill by
Mr.. Reed in his most puDgent style will
add little to the force of public opinion
against it. The bill is condemned by one
class Of Democrats for its protective fea-
ture, by another class for its discrimina-
ton against producers Of raw material,
and by Republicans for its ayowed pur-
pose to increase importation at the ex-
pense Of home manufactures. The substi-
tuition OF ad Valorem duties for specific
duties effects greater reduction in dulles
than appears on its face Ad valorem
duties are based upon the valuation in the
place of manufacture. and are, without
fraud, much less than they would be if
based upon valuations in the market in
which they are offered for sale. At first
glance one might say that % per cent ad
valorem duty was equal to specific duty
of 81 on cloth that sells at wholesale in
one market at ga yard. But the valua-
ton of cloth which sells in one market at
81 yard in its place of manufacture
would not more than about 50 yard. 1t
might be even less. But assuming that it
was 81 the % per cent duty would be but
30 cents.
The journal which has cried out against
what it terms Mr.. Wilson's breach of faith
has declared this particular breach of faith
dishonorable. So it is; so are all breaches
OF faith. The especial denunciation of this
particular breach Of faith is superfluous.
The one is included in the many. But If
the complaint had come from our Demo-
cratic contemporary it would occasion less
surprise. as that is the party that suffers
from it.
The morning call., 1893-11-30

railroad gobbles the lions share Of the
returns. If The rivers were to be so gener-
ally neglected, what was the sense of pro-
claiming thirty years ago that the men of
the West would cleave their pathway to
the sea with the sword?
Railroads are an important aid to COM
MERGE, but in usefulness they cannot COM
pare with waterways. There are single
lake craft sailing out of Chicago which
carry more grain than thirty trains of
loaded cars, and there is no limit to the
number of such craft which may be built.
A State which has no waterways completes
at disadvantage with a rival which has
them; that is why the future of the Da-
kotas will be uncertain until the Missouri
is made navigable throughout its length,
and why the destiny of the whole tier of
States between the one hundred and one
hundred and fifteenth parallels is so prob
lematcal. The value of waterways was
taught to the people of the East by the
Erie canal, which raised New York TO its
present position of metropolitan suprem-
acy. We have yet to profit by that object
lesson Oh this side of the continent
The morning call., 1893-11-30
THANKS SEWING.

me present observance of Thanksgiv-
Ing is fine illustration of the develop
ment of the better instincts of the human
race. There was tinge of selfishness in
the original design. The idea was to
recognize the fact of bountiful harvest
with less thought than at present for those
to whom bOuntiful harvest had brought
no relief. But gradually the observance of
the day has taken on kind of obligation
to assist Providence in the distribution of
its gifts. The moral requirements of a
Thanksgiving are not satisfied by an at
tendance upon religious services and par
ticipation in the Injuries of the season.
An obligation no less binding is to see if
others ere provided. Associations have
been formed to collect and to distribute
TO take from him who has and give to him
who has not. This obligation is recognized
nowhere more freely than in this State.
Thanks to women, who are the soul of all
kindred movements, Thanksgiving reaches
into every house in the city. If there is
not turkey and mince pie in the center of
every family circle there is some thing
which answers every purpose. Sometimes
the good feeling of the day takes the more
practical form of stores which supply the
table for a week. Sometimes it is back
rent paid, suit of comfortable clothes or
a pair of much-needed boots or shoes.
When paterfamilias inserts his fork in the
breast OF plump turkey to-day he will feel
keener relish if he thinks that he has
contributed according to his means to some
other persons thanksgiving.
The morning call., 1893-11-30
TO PAY SALARIES.
Petition by Pacific Bank
Employees.
Question Whether Those Engaged by
the Sheriff During His Receiv-
erShip Can Recover.

The matter of the Pacific Bank insoi-
vency came up before Judge Hebbard
yesterday on an application made on be-
half OF the employees of the bank during
the two months OF Sheriff McDade's reign
as receiver for compensation for their SER
vices.
It appears that the Dank directors paid
all salaries to their employees up to August
10, when Sheriff McDade took charge, and
the present application was made for sala-
ries between that date and October Is,
when the Sheriff was dethroned. Against
this application the Supreme Court was
appe aled to for writ of prohibition,
which appeal. however. was dismissed
yesterday morning. and the application
was submitted to Judge Hebbard yester-
day afternoon by Attorneys Dunn and
Baggett. representing the bank directors
and the receiver respectively.
Judge Hebbard. however, declined to
pass upon the application at that time.
He said: Gentlemen, [ doubt whether
the court has jurisdiction TO make any
such order. All salaries during the twenty
days OF Mr. Willey's recsivershp will be
paid. as Wiley was an officer of the court,
appointed to take charge of the banks
affairs for the benefit of the creditors dur
ing the tendency of an appeal to the Su-
preme Court. But | cannot at present
make an order to pay salaries during the
Sheriff's term of Office, as it has been
clearly shown that he had no RICH. or
claim to the receivership. and his appoint
ment was pronounced null and void.
II am as anxious as any one that these
clerks should receive the salaries due
them, but in my opinion it Is question of
Jurisdiction, and it may be that these en-
ployes will have to come in as general
creditors of the bank and take their chance
with the rest. Anyway. for the present l
shall not pass upon the application, but
order 1t continued until December z, when
the other matters concerning the banks
affairs will come up"
Mr.. Baggett then introduced the ques-
ton of Mr.. Willey's compensation for his
services as receiver during twenty DAYS.
1t was pointed out that Wiley had given
bonds In the sum of 100000 and had taken
charge of an enormous amount of prop
erty, and that under the circumstances the
sum of $500 might not be considered ex-
cessve. Also, it was suggested that $500
be awarded as attorneys fee. The Bank
Commissioners had no objection to this
arrangement. Judge Rebbard thought the
sums mentioned reasonable and made the
requisite order.
1t was stated that the report of j. E.
Farnum, the present manager of the bank,
appointed by the Commissioners, would
shortly be ready, and Judge Hebbard said
that be would fix day for the calling of
meeting of creditors.
The morning call., 1893-11-30
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Thomas p. Egan of Cincinnati, who is
TO 60 TO Antwerp in May as a United
States commissioner. began his career on
salary of 81 week.
The Prince of Wales is leading in Lon
don project for the founding of an or
chestral and choral society, to give smok-
ing and other concerts.
Lady Eva Quinn, wife of Captain WIND
ham. heir presumptive of the Earl of Dun
raven, has killed six full-grown tigers
from the frail shelter of a howdah.
CAPTAIN Horace Bixby, who taught Mark
Twain what he knows of steam boating, is
at present pilot on the steamer T. G.
Sparks. running south from Memphis.
Senator Eppa Hunton of Virginia is said
to be sure of election to the short-term
Senat0rship, but the long term is in doubt.
hung up between Fitzhugh Lee and
Thomas Martin.
Mathew Bolles, the Oldest mem Der of
the Boston Stock Exchange, is now Sc
years old. He is still active in business
and takes lively interest in all the affairs
of the exchange.
Nine. Bernhardt has persuaded the man.
agement of her theater to bar hats from
the orchestra seats, and In consequence
that part of the house is selling better
than 1t did at the beginning of the season.
DR.. George Macdonald, the novelist, is a
sick man. but a busy one. He has not
been able to lecture or preach for many
months, but has nearly finished another
novel. He is Obliged to spend his winters
in Italy.
The lumor circulated in Washington
that announcement will soon be made of
the engagement of Miss Letter, daughter
OF the Chicago millionaire, l.. f. Letter,
and William c. Whitney, is denied by the
lady's relatives.
The morning call., 1893-11-30
THE DEMANDS OF JUSTICE.
The New York Times says {:

Inc New 0rk Times says:
No inference can be drawn from Minister
Willis pacific speech In presenting his creden-
tials 10 President Dole of the Provisional
g overnment at Honolulu, except that it is his
purpose TO proceed with his official task in a
friendly spirit and by means Of peaceful nego-
tiati0D.
This is rather severe on the administra-
ton. A United States Minister is in
structed to carry to the head of a
recognized Government assurances of
the distinguished consideration Of the
head of the Government the Minister
represents. At the same time the
United States Minister has instructions
to demolish by peaceful negotiation or
otherwise the Government to which these
friendly words had been addressed If no
inference can be drawn from a specific
speech under such conditions it must be
because deceit and treachery had come to
be considered honorable weapons in deal
ings between friendly nations. This deceit
and treachery are justified by the New
York paper on the grounds of the pressing
necessity of undoing a great wrong and
satisfying the demands of justice.
The morning call., 1893-11-30

The wreck off Fire Island has happily
not terminated in the loss of life which
was imminent. After night in the rig
ging the whole of the crew. the captain
and his wife and a boy were taken off and
probably they will recover. although they
must have suffered terrible hardships,
with the sea spray washing over them.
In emergencies of this kind, when the sea
is running high and a rescue vessel cannot
get near enough to render assistance,
there ought TO be a rocket apparatus on
board which would carry a rope to those
who are in distress. The rocket appar-
atus is, of course. kept at lfeboat stations,
aud may be moved from point to point on
the coast, but it frequently happens that
it cannot carry rope far enough. The
tug steamer putting off to the rescue in
this instance could have made efficient use
of a rocket and taken off the twelve per-
sons in the rigging within two hours after
her arrival.
Having studied what is needed to im-
prove the navigation OF the Sacramento
Congressman Camipetti is now giving at
tention to the San Joaquin, which may
easily be rendered accessible to steamers
and baIges of moderate draught for con.
siderable distance above Stockton. Oregon,
il seems, is in luck in the matter of river
appro priations from having representa-
tive on the committee of Congress which
deals with the subject. Ii over a million
dollars can 60 to Oregon for improvements
merely because there is some one on the
spot to say cd word at the right moment,
similar show of goodwill to California
ought TO be possible now that one man
The morning call., 1893-11-30
HIS COSTLY WARDROBE.
E. j. Cahill's IteE,iZed Account of
Burnt Clothing.

The suit OF E. j. Cahill for $3.50 dam
ages against Trustee T. G. Newlands of
the Sharon estate for the loss of his ward
robe at the Grand Hotel fire three years
ago, was tried before United States Circuit
Judge MckeDna yesterday and submitted.
From the itemiZed account rendered by
Plaintiff Cahill he wore pretty good cloth es.
There were two suits at SIS each, S24
worth of elegant underwear, three night
gowns aggregating S15. collars and cuffs
amounting to SO, $50 overcoat, three
pairs of boots footing up $40, $40 UNI.
brella and pair of kid gloves valued al SIS.
Attorney Allen, who was defending Mr..
Newlands. had little fun at his victims
expense when Mr.. Cahill was on the stand.
but the latter was every bit equal to the
occasion. Mr.. Allen tried to shake his
confidence in his memory on the um brella
item, but MIR. Cahill was made doubly
positive on that point by recalling the fact
that be never could keep $40 umbrella at
the Grand over a year at a time. There
was little item of S55 for ''sun dries" In
Mr.. Cahilrs account. Mr.. Allen started in
on that.
What were these suDdries? ?" he asked.
Let's begin Orwell, say soap"
Il don't knew about that article In par
tieular," replied the witness, ''for / canno OF
say that l was ever greatly addicted to the
The morning call., 1893-11-30

the greater as the journals of the two
cities. having exhausted all honorable
means of warfare. are now abusing the
ladies. A Chicago journal attends social
affair in New York and declares that there
were no pretty women there-that the
women whose names were printed in the
New York daily papers have coarse fea-
lures. gross manners and bad taste in dress.
The one pretty woman present was over
looked by the New York papers. and was
found, upon inquiry. TO have come from
Chicago. The New York paper replies in
kind. 1t is certainly time to make up"
when women have become the object of
attack
The morning call., 1893-11-30
A NEW COUNSEL.
Frank M. Stone Appointed
for the Bank.
Peoples Home Directors Employ an
Assistant to Their Attorneys
and Harmony Will Ensue.

An important meeting of the Peoples
Home Bank directors was held last even
ing. and as a result of the action taken 1t
is believed by those connected with the
bank that harmony will prevail.
The session was prolonged until late in
the evening, though it convened at $3.50
o'clock.
Collections and questions OF policy and
expedience were considered 10 detail, but
conclusions were kept secret beyond gen.
eral statement to the effect that collec-
tions will be made with all possible dis
patch. and other action will be made IN
the interest of depositors.
Resolutions were presented by the
banks attorneys. Dorm e Dorm. who SUBJ
mitted that owing to pressure of business
and large number of legal transactions.
such as suits. ETC.. in affairs of the bank,
it would be advisable to retain a counsel.
The resolutions asked that Frank Nj.
Stone De appointed as counsel. and were
adopted by the directors
Frank Stone received the offer under GER
tain conditions, which he wanted the di-
rectors to live up to if he should accept
II agreed to accept" said he, upon the
proposition that should have free access
to everything In the bank. L want to view
the character of the assets, examine the
conduct of the bank, etc. from legal
standpoint. Without having access to all
books and documents. so that l could ex-
anime all complications on legal points
and get knowledge of how affairs were
conducted. | would not accept.
II am going in for the depositors. The
first interest is theirs. as in my judgment
the bank represents the depostors them
selves. SO they are the first to be looked
after.
My advice to the directors will be to
bring money out OF the banks vaults and
put 1t into the hands of the depostors.
My conditions were accepted, so of course
Twill act as counsel until January2 next"
The manager of the bank stated after
the meeting that affairs were shaping
themselves satisfactorily, and also that de-
positors are showing some renewal of con-
tidence in the institution. The line of
people Withdrawing has dwindled down
since Monday last. so that all corners are
paid before the bank closes every after
noon.
I'VE are receiving many notices of with
drawal under the schedule last adopted,
and according to this order we are paying
all demands while we have sufficient means
to run safely ahead now for six months"
The morning call., 1893-11-30
INDIGNANT ROONEY.
A Burglar Whose Pretended lnno-
cence Was Too Shallow,


A young man called at the residence Of
William McCracken, 43O Page street, on
September %. and, after talking to the
servant girl for a minute or two asked her
where Mrs. Walton lived The girl left
him standing at the door and went to ask
Mrs. McCracken for the information de-
sired. She returned and told him that the
lady lived two doors above.
During her bret absence the young man
had slipped back the latch Of the door.
to the corner of Haig%N and Webster
streets. He stood there for New minutes
and then walked back TO Mr.. McUIacken's
house. opened the front door, entered ssiad
departed with jewelry and money to the
extent OF g bout $500.
The police were notified, andt day or
two atterward William RooneI who saisS.
be was printer, called at Eotice heaC.S
quarters and complained that he flad heard
ne was suspected of being the bpfglar.
He was very indignant that rs name
should be coupled with such acrme
Detective Ed Gibson was finally put on
the case. and after some siillful work he
was able 10 trace tie burglary to the
would-be innocent Mr.. Rooney. He ar
rested him on Tuesday night while driy-
ing 6 team at the corner of Kearny and
California streets and took him to the old
City Prison.
Yesterday he was taken to the City
Prison and booked for burglary. as a writ
of habeas corpus had been applied for
before Judge Hebbard, which was at once
dismissed when the Judge ascertained that
he had been charged
Rooney again showed his Indignation
when asked his name at the City Prison.
but his bluff fell fiat. He gives his age as
q and is married. His wife called at the
prison to see him.
Gibson expects to be able 10 recover at
least portion Of the stolen Or operty.
The morning call., 1893-11-30
The Overland Flyer.

The Union Pacific is the only line running new
Pullman double drawing-room sleepers and din
Ing cars. San Francisco to Chicago, without
change. IL three and one-half days. All tickets
good via Salt Lake City and Denver.
Select tourist excursions every Tuesday and
Tn ursdsy in charge of managers.
Steamship tickets sale to and from all points
in Europe.
For sleeping-car accomm odations and tickets
call on ID. w. Hitchcock general agent Mont
gomery street, San Francisco; +. II. Ellsworth
agent. Sls Broadway. Oakland. CAL: or 6. +. Herr
229 South Spring street. Los AngeHs Cal.
The morning call., 1893-11-30
PUBLICATION OFFICE

b25 Montgomery street, near Clay, open until IL
o'clock r NJ. BRANCH OFFICES: 40 Market
street Kearny. open until II o'clock midnight;
$3.50 Hayes street. open until $50 O'clock; sos Larin
street open until clock; SW. corner Sixteenth
and Miss on streets, open until O'Clock; 251S
Mission street. open until o'clock and 116 Ninth
street, open until 8 80 o'clock.