The morning call., 1894-01-19

are apt to bewilier the visitor. The next
series of fairs in the United States would
make change for the better If they were
cOnnned to some special branch OF In
dustry or art. They would then be edu-
catlonai In definite and profitable way
and not provide too much for mental
digestion.
Colorado is anxious rather late in the
day to have the Corbeit- Mitchell fghi
within her borders. Had the offer OF
$4,000 worth of nuggets been made earlier
the pugilists might have got rid of all their
emoarrasSmenr and uncertainty. Inc
sports who really want to see the en-
counter can spend some OF the nuggets In
trip to Florida. The fact that such an
oHer mas been made does not imply that
the times are very distressing in Colorado,
out they are hard enough to warrant a
better use Of the money.
Colonel Nicholas Lutz of Reading. Pa,
is either very hopeful man or has plenty
OF money to spend on litigation. He has
unearthed some documents which convince
MIN that an ancestor who supplied Wash
lngton's army with flour and wheat never
got fully paid, and he proposes to demand
Ia the courts $4,000 and interest. The in-
terest must now amount on that sum to a
"OlO tOthl. Uuk bobuCt VI IitbiC
the colonel has many years of worry in
prospect. Some one in mercy should pre-
sent him with copy of Mark Twain S
story OF the man who went TO Washington
TO collect bill.
In spite of seizures of considera BILE
quantities the smuggling of opium goes
merrlly on. Something like regular trade
Is maintained in the stOkeholes ana other
nlacpS of Of m
from Puget Sound. The hunt which takes
place on every steamer for contraband
must form large item of expense TO the
Government, as a staff of searchers has
always to be in readiness. 1t would be
money very we'll laid out if it had the
effect OF reducing the consumption of
opium, but that is doubtful. The Chinese
get their supplies at a low price, and the
whites who are victims would go to any
extremes when in the horror of an opium
famine.
District Attorney Barnes is indignant
that medical fee in a criminal case should
have been cut down from $3.50 to $50 and
vows that If this economy is TO be the rule
he will be compelled to dispense with the
services of eminent practitioners as ex-
perts. 1t must be admitted that the doc
tors time in this particular case was seri-
SIX days, more or less. but the marvel is
that such sacrifice should have been
necessary. Three days IN court might
well have been reduced to three hours If a
particular time had been set for the exam
nation A telephone might occasionally
De used to summon an expert at given
minute and the courts go about their work
so ielsurely that witness out of his turn
would not produce neXtricable confusion
The objection which is now raised to
subjectiDg Chinese to the indignity of be-
ing photographed has only one element of
sincerity. Il is that photograph of each
Chinaman would reduce the smuggling
frauds to very small COMPASS. Viewed as
a means OF Identification il is the best pos
sl6le device In the interest of the individ-
ual, but 1t Is not a good thing for the
Chinese companies. A Chinaman who is
registered has no fear of annoyance, but
the gangs that thread their way into the
country 10y deception would be barred.
The very marked success of the steam
whaling fleet of late and the very Door sue
cess or the sailing vessels has led to a
change of methods prOspectively. Captain
james McKenna has purchased a suitable
steamer in Norway, which be intends to
use In connection with a sailing feet
somewhat on the plan Of steamers that
cOlect the catch of fishing schOoners In
the North Sea. The plan is better than
trusting 90 sail alone but not so certain OF
success as vessels with auxiliary propellers.
steamer can keep up with the wha les
wherever they go provided the water is
open, but barks that need to be towed
about on the whaling ground must waste a
good deal OF precious time. A sailing yes
sci, however. costs much less than a
steamer.