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The morning call., 1894-08-06
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD DEBT

Tn ere is nothing good in the Reilly bill
for the extension for fifty years of the
debts due by the Pacific railroads. AS
Mr.. Boatner showed in his minority re-
port, it is illogical, Improbable and illu-
sory. There is much simpler way of
dealing with the question. Two corpora
TONS the one corporation created by act
of Congress and thus the creature of the
United States. the other corporation
created by the State Of California and
under state control. owe the people of the
United States a sum of money of about
$50, 100000. Assuming to be insOlVent
debtors the companies 60 to their creditor
and beg for time, not as right. but as
favor. They ask for fifty or hundred
years delay, promising 10 discharge the
debt by installments during that period,
and to pay per cent interest until the
whole is paid off. What they ask is prac-
tically equivalent to donation. Between
a gift outright and loan for fifty years
at per cent interest the difference is mi
croscOpieGl.
There is nothing whatever in the Reilly
bill that gives the Government any more
hold on these corporations than they now
have. Under the conditions which have
prevailed for the last thirty years the COM
pauies have been lawfully bound to pay
their interest and set aside sum TO meet
the principal. They have done nothing of
the kind, because they have been able to
bunco the Government by the exercise of
political influence. What is to prevent
them from aging the same game for the
next fifty years? Ii we can reason
soundly from experience these companies
by that tina will owe the Government
more than double the amount they owe
now. They will have lines and branches
running through ten or more States. They
will have not less than twenty United
States Senators elected to serve them and
beat the Government. During the half
century they will be expanding and con-
solidatlng their power, until they will be
In a position 10 snap their fingers at the
people and the Government. The Govern
ment that permits such state OF things
can hardly last fifty years, for the rail-
roads themselves will be likely to usurp
the powers of the Government long before
that period expires.
Meantime, these great corporations
would be sucking the life blood of the
communities through which their roads
run. or the plea of paying the interest on
their indebtedness - the thing farihest
from their intentions. Whatever evil has
occurred from this Government policy of
lending aid TO such corporations. and fail
Ing to hold them to their obligations for
The morning call., 1894-08-06
A SCIENTIFIC SUGAR SCHEDULE.

The wording of the ateStsugar schedule
announced as compromise for the two
houses to agree upon serves TO confuse the
general mind. it is promising basis for
a compromise, for the reason that no one
but an expert in sugar comprehends what
either party comedies. The one thing
that is clear is that raw sugar is subject TO
a duty of 30 per cent ad valorem. Refined
sugar is subject to a duty of 40 per cent al
valOTem eff the amount necessary for the
protection of refined sugar at the whole
sale price in the country from which IL
is imported places differential DUTY oil
One-tifth of q cent pound" This may be
interpreted as duty of 40 per cent on the
amount Of raw sugar wasted in making a
pound of refined sugar. An expert figures
the difference between the Senate bill and
the one proposed at one-half OF cent on
the 100 pounds. The Senate bill gives 2O72
cents per 100 pounds protection against 20
cents as now proposed. The difference
may be enough for the conference COM
mittes to stand on, but there is question
if the TWO houses will find room on It for
all their members. If the House agrees to
the conference agreement as now re-
ported, it will be because it badly wanted
a sunshade over its head while crossing
the chasm. Our Democratic contemporary
accepts the compromise exultingly. Pos
sibly it has discovered an expert who
figures out a greater difference between
the conference agreement and the Senate
bill than the official appraiser, whose re-
port The CALL published on Sunday.
Our Democratic contemporary will, how
ever, readily admit that clause in bill
imposing duties from which experts
deduce widely different results is danger
Gus legislation. A bill would be more
satisfactory which man of average intel
ligence Can understand without expert in
depreciation. Obscurity in phraseology in
laws is generally regarded as device to
conceal real purposes.
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NOMINATES HIMSELF.

A Chicago paper says that Senator
Cullom proposes to challenge Franklyn
MacVeagh 10 discuss jointly the issues Of
the campaign. This would have been the
natural course to pursue had the Republi-
can convention nominated Senator Cullom
to be his own successor. The failure of
the convention to name candidate in
spires the Democratic Herald to remark
that Senator Cullom has no more authority
to challenge the Democratic candidate for
discussion than any other Senatorial as
pirant has. In this the Herald is wrong.
Senator Cullom is the incum bent of the
Office in ontention and is a Dresumptive
candidate for reelection. Under these
circumstances be is the only man in the
State who could challenge the Democratic
candidate without assuming to hold a
position that the people have not elected
him to. The Democratic objection to Mr..
Cullom perhaps arises from the fact that
he is an able speaker and is quite likely to
carry off the honors nf debate. He is also
a Presidential possibility, and as such his
speeches will be reported more at length
than those of a comparatively obscure
man would be- If the Republicans are
willing that MIR. Cullom should represent
them in debate there is 40 apparent reason
why the Democrats should object.
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NOTHING TO SAY.

District Attorney Denis Of the Southern
California District has received orders
from Attorney-General Olney to dismiss
the suit to resolve the Southern Pacific
Company into its original elements. The
suit, Mr.. Denis says, was commenced under
general instruction to enforce the act Of
july 9 1890, against all violators, includ-
ing railroads and transportation COM
panies. Mr.. Denis was also authorized to
bring any proper suit under the act
named. Probably the Attorney-General
did not consider a suit to d1sintregate the
Southern Pacific proper suit to be COM
menced, at least under his administration
of the Department of Justice. The people
of this State will not be in the least disap-
pointed in the dismissal of this suit. They
never expected that it woGld be prosecuted
under the present administration. Mr..
Attorney Denis may at one time have
hopad it might, and his willingness to
take the chance of being snuffsd out By
his official superior is much to his credit.
That nothing is done is not his fault. The
public is not so much interested in the
methods by which the Southern Pacific
handles its properties as in the results of
handling them. What the people want is
transportation at reasonable prices on all
lines. This can never come through a rail-
road company that has bonded its roads
for twice their real or cost value. 1t will
come in time through the construction OF
roads at cost and their management in the
interests of the people.
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FIVE FUNNY ONES.

Mrs. Bandry. who lives up in Harlem, is very
severe with her children. She maintains strict
discipline and never allows them to speak out
loud A few days ago Mrs. Bandry and her
little daughter, Maud. were about to go out
calling when the latter said:
ma, your hair is coming down."
Child when you speak TO ME you must do 1t
in silence"
First Clergyman-How long vacation Will
you take abroad?
Second Clergyman-One month
Zone month only? Why, l shall have va
cation OF two months"
That's so; but your salary is twice as much
as mine, you know"
Shell wish ] could talk German.
He-Nhy don't you learn il?
She-Because 1t is too difficult.
He-It is not as difficult as you suppose. In
stead Of cheese you say "kase," and so 1t Is
with the rest of the words
Emma Ito her nIended)-Just think, Charlie,
Judge Scandso proposed 10 me yesterday.
Charlie-What did you say TO him?
Il told him / was very sorry, but that was
already engaged"
Mr.. Grufdy-It is very disagreeable TO me to
tell people unpleasant truths.
Mr.. Candid expect it is unpleasant for you
to tell truths OF any sort.-All from Tammauy
Times.
The morning call., 1894-08-06
COIN OR CURRENCYP

In describing methods Of handling cur
rency in the United States Treasury De.
partment, Treasurer Morgan says in con-
temporary:
Large sums naturally are constantly sent out
to pay for currency sent IN for redemption,
which comes from all over the country Nearly
$2S7 100000 Of national currency was re-
deemed during the last fiscal year, and S1O2,-
100000 Of national bank currency.
Large sums of what? AS the Treasurer
had been speaking OF the counting and
handling of paper currency, the inference
would be that the large sums be refers to
are paper currency. But paper currency
cannot be used to pay for currency sent in
for redemption. New currency is given
for old. but when currency is sent in for
redemption the popular impression is that
coin is called for. This leads TO the ques-
ton whether the S2S7. 100000 of nationa
currency and the S1O2. 100000 of nationa
pank currency which Treasurer Morgan
saws was redeemed the last fiscal year, wa'
redeemed with coin. II not this Treasur
The morning call., 1894-08-06
iettv GREEN'S Son.

description of how Mrs. Hetty Green looked on
Broadway, met me In the Astor House yester-
day morning and said that the .pecnliarltles Oh
this woman were numberless and MANIFOLD.
He was in the Chemical Bank one day in con-
vcrsation with the shier when Mrs Green
passed through into an inner Office. The
cashier called out and said:
"Oh, by The way, Mrs. Green, your son bought
that railroad yesterday"
did he ?" said the lady stopping snort.
How much did he pay for TIP"
Two million five hundred thousand dollars"
The extravagant boy!" said the fond mother
Indignantly. III had been there l could have
bought 1t for 5000 lessi''
That was the only comment she made on the
transaction which most people would consider
OF supreme magnitude. The chances are that
she was right.-New York Press
The morning call., 1894-08-06
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Senator Ranso m of North Carolina has made
but one speech during his fifteen years of
service in the Senate. Before he was sent TO
Washington he had the reputation In his own
State of b Ing fine orator. He gave uD being
eloquent on account of tendency TO heart dis
ease.
Governor Greenhalge has appointed native
West Indian 10 be Justice OF the Peace for
Suffolk County, Mass. He Is Charles n. X mp
Sturgeon aud natUralized resident of Boston.
He is studying America aud American laws,
and hopes to be admitted TO the bar soon.
The Countess OF Aberdeen, wife of the q ov-
ernOr- General OF Canada, wears at state func-
tons a corOnet. the distinguishing features of
which are five emeralds said TO be the largest
in the world.
Miss Agnes Repplier, who Is now visiting
London, has become literary lioness in that
city. Andrew Lang has given a dinner in her
honor, among the guests being Professor Max
Muller, the philologist.
Miss Hamilton OF Indiana, who has Just been
appointed the physician OF The harem of the
Ameer OF Afghanistan, will be accompanied
wherever she goes by personal guard OF six
native soldiers.
Marietta Holly, known as Josiah Aliens
Wife," talks into photograph and her words
are then copied by typewriter.
There are no servants in the Tolstoi house
hold. The Count cuts his own frewood, while
the Countess prepares their simple meals.
Mrs Mary Ellen Lease Is said to be an adept
at hypnotism
The morning call., 1894-08-06

signed bis job as counsel for the Police DEPART
ment This Is the smartest move he has maze
since the Investigation began New YORK al
Vertiser.
The names OF the jurymen who will hold the
post-moriem on the late strike matter little. NO
interest attaches To the yerdict-Bu1alo E4-
press.
The trusts are harder 10 down than DeDs.
They are worse than Debs, though, and Olney
ought 10 tackle them.-ST. Louis GLOBE Demo-
crat.
Even the most sanguine of the Coxeyites are
at last convinced that trouble comes from fol
lowing either fool or a knave.-Chicago Post
The boy who eats all the melons ihe sees.
whether they are green or DID, is what we call
painstaklng NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. News.
She (fercely)-A man who commits oigamy
ought to De hanged. He-To be sure. Put him
out OF his misery.-Detroit Tribune.
ser man kin run inter debt" said Uncle
Eben, "but when it comes ter gttin' out he's
got ter crawi."-Washngt0n STAR
Governor Hogg says he wasn't accurately re-
ported. But never mind. Governor. it was bad
enough as it was.-Plain Dealer.
A Geographic report says that crooks are
leaving Saratoga. Probably to avoid tha poll
ticlaus.-New York Recorder
The first duty Of Congress is to the country,
and It's first duty TO the country is to ADJOURN
New York Advertiser
Down with Pantatas, whether they are doing
business In New York or Washington. Boston
Herald.
War has no terrors for the Emperor Of China.
He has several hundr ed wives.-New York
World
The morning call., 1894-08-06
THE OLD STORY.

The London StdtiSt declares that the
immense Withdrawals Of English capital
from the United States are no longer due
to either domestic or Australian money
difficulties. hut solely caused by distrust
of the financial future in America. There
is nothing new IN this declaration. 1t was
worked for all it was worth when the re-
peal of the siver-purchasing clause in the
Sherman act was before the Senate. II
was then asserted that il that clause was
repealed British onfidence in American
institutions would revive. British CAPT
talists would accept the repeal of that act
as an assurance that at whatever cost to
ourselves our debt should be paid in a
steadily approaching kind of money. But
now. year later, tbs British capitalist
wants another assurance. He doss not
say exactly what form this assurance is to
take, but as he makes the editor of the
New York Herald the means OF communi-
eating with the American pu bile, tits fair TO
presume that an issue of gold bonds would
be acce ptable. The Herald has had but
one idea for months. and that is TO bring
about $500, 600, 900 or $500, 100000 issue
of gold bonds. To people living as far
west from the Atlantic Coast as modern
f2-inch gun throws a projectile, the notion
of another bond issue is chimerical. Con-
gress has not the nerve TO 60 on plling up
in time of peace bonded debt to be paid
eventually in money of steadily increasing
value. The monev-lender on the other side
of the Atlantic may consider GOLD issue
a good policy, but the American people
do not. The talk of drifting upon the
silver standard does not frighten anybody
a way will be found to ray our debts in
honest money without being swindled by
the eveT-incTeasing exactons resulting
from an adherence to the single gold
standard. Perhaps we have not yet dis
cerned the best possible way, but we are
| at work at it and may soon report progress.
The morning call., 1894-08-06

tho last thirty years. will simply be mag
Bi6ed and intensified in the next nifty
years.
The only thing for the Government to
do is to foreclose and make the most OF
what it can out of the properties By oper-
ating them or leasing them. 1t will be the
best thing for the Government aud IN
finitely the best for the people tributary to
the roads. 1t is the cheapest and most D.
vious way of experimenting in Govern
ment railroading in competition with cor
pprate enterprise
The morning call., 1894-08-06
THE CALL CALENDAR.
AUGUST. 1894.
VISITORS TO COUNTRY RESORTS.

City subscribers to THE CALL uisiting
the country during the summer months can
hare their paper sent to them for ang
period deSired-0ne loeeb or longer.
Orders can be giren to the carrier or to
either the Brancb Office. 10 Market street.
or Business Office. 523 MONTGOMERY street,
The morning call., 1894-08-06
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

Economical wives are getting scarcer every
year. There are some married women who do
not save enough in TWO years to pay their hus-
bands bar bills for a week.-TeXas Siitngs.
Cleveland reporter and the remainder Of the
interview thoroughly established the soundness
of the Observation-Disclosures Times.
One of the best ways TO make times better is
to remain at home with your family and leave
the agitator and ealamity-howler without an
audience.-Dallas News.
Suppose the Senate and the House and the
President do finally agree. MIR. Havemeyer's
uItlmatum has not been received yet.-LouiS.
Vile Courier journal.
What has become of all the white plug hats
with or without Grape band? Are they stored
somewhere, waiting for joyful resurrection? ?
Boston journal.
II in disobeying court injunctions the agitator
would follow IN the wake of Lillian russell the
suffering public would not obiect.-Chlcago
Tribune.
Some men are born great some achieve
greatness and some win baseball games.-Ba-
timore Amerleah.
Our hope rests in the fact that Washington is
mighty uncomfortable place IN August.-New
York Telegram.
District Attorney De Lancey Nicoll has re-
The morning call., 1894-08-06
- Mrs. Winslow,s Soothing syruu ,,

Has been used over fifty years by millions of
mothers for their children while Teething with
perfect success 1t soothes the child softens the
Gums allays Pain, cures Wind Collie. resu ates the
Bowels and is the best remedy for Diarrh@as
whether arising from teething or other causes.
For sale by Druggists in every part OF the world
Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup. 25c bottle
The morning call., 1894-08-06
Northern Pacific Railroad.

Trains via Northern Pacific running on
time. just received wire from =. d.
Charlton, A. G. P. A. at Portland. Or, TO
resume sale OF tickets to all points East.
Trains of all classes making regular
schedule time.
T. K. Stateler, General Agent, 63S Mar
ket street, San Francisco.
The morning call., 1894-08-06

DAILY CALL dncludiBg sundays f6per wear ON
mail postpaid 10 cents per week OF 60 cents per
calendar month, through carriers nAIL4 SA sLi
I've comics three months. 60 IS SUNDAY GALL,
q 80 per year. postpaid. SUNDAY call "a eng
WEEKLY CALL, $3.50 per year' posVpalN "1-411>AA
CALL, Il per year, postpaid.
TEE CALL cannot return rejected manuscripts
nol win the edltor enter into correspondence re-
hleCllk Them
The morning call., 1894-08-06
PUBLICATION OFFICE:

,et Montgomery street. near Clay. open until IL
o'clock P NJ. BRANCH OFFICES: 10 Market
street near Kearny open until u o'clock midnight
ssSHayes street open until $3.50 o'clock; sos Larkln
street open until 800 clock; SW corner sixteenth
and Mission Streets open until o'clock; ZoIo
h ission street open until o'clock ana 40 Nlnth
tll6et Ogen until $3.50 o'clock
The morning call., 1894-08-06
90 people read the 'Paciic

MORE than $4,000 people read the Pacific
States Watchman"; 10000 BONA fide subscrlb-
ers: largest legitimate circulation OF any
monthly west OF the Rocky Mountains. A few
dress WIN. II. BARNES, ST. AIMS building,
San francisco. Gal.
The morning call., 1894-08-06

Japan is not only adopting the material
civilization of the West, but is as eagerly
assimilating its literature. Many standard
English novels have lately been translated
into Japanese, and 10-cent paper editions
OF Dickens In the vernacular are especially
popular
The morning call., 1894-08-06
TEE DAILY gToRxrSG GALL


FOR SALE AT
New .BRENTAN0 BROS, Union Square
Chicago ~. b SIZER, 1879 State street
New Orleans. .GALLOT &J0UBERT, 115K Common
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ACTION SAILS TO-DAY.

FURNITURE,-By the KeSer Furniture Co., at
773 and 775 Market s., at Il O'CLOCK.
FURNITURE.-By VIM. Butterheld, at 1915
Polk ST., at2 O'Clock.
PAINTINGs.-By n. Jonas, in Fine Arts Build
Ing MidWnter Fair. at II o'clock.
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NoTTGEI

Any Of oar patrons 1g6o fail to find THE
MORNING CALL for sale by train5oys
giU confer a faror by notifying this Office
Of the fact, naming the date and train.
The morning call., 1894-08-06

THE blood is the life. 1t is the source OF nerve
strength and is that upon which good health de-
ponds. Hoods Sarsaparlla makes good blood
and cures all blood diseases. Get only Hoods.
The morning call., 1894-08-06
THE MORNING CALL
Has larger Circu1 alton than any
ether newspaper published in San
Francisco.

TEE EASTERN OFFICE OF THE CALL
90 Potter building New York City, is provided with
bles of California papers. Visitors welcome. Ad-
7. K ErISCH. Manager.
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wEATHEI. PREDICTIONS.

DEPARTMENT or AGRICULTURE.
EATHER BUREAU.
SAN FRAN CISCO. August 3, 1894.
Official Forecast for Twenty-four Hours
Enling Midnight Monday.
San Francisco and vIcinity-Fair weather.
stationary temperature; brisk TO high westerly
Winds W. H. HAHMoN, Local Forecast o11ciaL
The morning call., 1894-08-06

j. f. CUTTERS OLD BoURBoN-This cele-
brated whisky for sale by all tirstcass druggists
and gTocers. Trademark-Star within shield"
The morning call., 1894-08-06

PALACE Baths. 715 Flbert ST. Tubs and
swimming warm sea water.
The morning call., 1894-08-06

PRICES reduced at Johnson's restaurant. %
Montgomery st. Service and quality first Glass;
The morning call., 1894-08-06

er's notions of paying debts must be some
what like those of Mica wber-giving a
new note in exchange for au old one.
The morning call., 1894-08-06

Groceries & liquors. c. Brandt. Oak & octavla..
The morning call., 1894-08-06

BACON Printing Company, sos Clay street.
The morning call., 1894-08-06

BUY glass of f. N. Woods & Co., 81 Firstst.'
The morning call., 1894-08-06

SHOE brushes in SETS at 90 Montgomery.
The morning call., 1894-08-06

Some men are born great, some achieve
greatness and some win baseball games.-Bal-
tmore American.
The morning call., 1894-08-06

81 don't think" said Ex-Governor Alger to a
Cleveland reporter, and the remainder Of the
interview thoroughly established the soundness
..rornciLinra Llhina nn IIlnAaa
The morning call., 1894-08-06

Our hope rests in the fact that Washington is
a mighty uncomfortable place In August.-New
York Telegram.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-06
NOR ron SALE.
The south Eager for Immigrants,
but WIN Hoid It's own Opinions.


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florluh llmes-uhlon
The talk OF immigration to and in
vestment In the South is lust now tho
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SO" w ''e' ','e N"''Vu 'tN'es' rms rs
"h rshI ana IL fesuluNg In something
better than talk, Capital ia flowing
RAPIDLY into the south md IN, flow Of
,,n,,,ara,io, hns n,,,,,,,.,,a =, 49,,
nus NV''''e'Neu w '"'"
ms way
There Is no end OF planning and dis.
GUESSING and son,etines tnit so.,a ron
o., ~. ~. ....
a. wv SEQ s'eu' uea' "pout the
beneht 1t would be 10 tho South to
adopt this or that political yiew-it
wnuld malte cani,atts,. Dol s,r. 49,,
- sN'V ''a'
'heir investments would DC secure in
the South
Now the Times. Union most enrnsstlv
rrotos,s ar,,rat ,,,a -, ~ 49, ,,,
,,s,,.,ss, e,',s' Wv w. " INNS Ane
pUH''e"i opih'ohe OF the southern peo-
pie are not for sale. The South has al
ways been characterized by political
views that considered the rights OF the
whole country rather than the pecuni-
airy interests OF few men.