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The morning call., 1894-02-01
A GOOD DAYS WORK,

The action Of the American feet at Rio
on Monday Is worth to the United States
ten times what the entire new navy has
cost The value of this action must be
considered In relation to what the eOnse-
quence would have been if we had had no
vessels of the new navy at Rio. In such
case the protests of Admiral Benham
would have been laughed at, and If he
had made them too emphatic, his flagship
would have been blown out of the water.
But with four or i've vessels of the new
navy under his command the American
ADMIRAL remains master of the situation
For once the American flag has led all
other flags in the delicate and respons BILE
duty of protecting national interests in
foreign ports. The American spirit has
always been strong, but its body has been
weak. This is the first time when an
American admiral could back up words
with blow. The nation has Tor some
years reached the proportions of a giant.
but 1t has just discovered that it has
strength in proportion to its size.
The London Globe compares the action
OF Admiral Benham with the conservative
policy of the British Foreign Office. The
London journal evidently does not quite
like to see the British flag trailing behind
the stars and stripes. 1t covers up its
chagrln. however. by the remark that if
the administration indorses Benham's ac-
ton England will be at variance with
the United States Oh a vitally important
provision of international law" After the
GLOBES comments on the position taken by
Lord Rosebery the reference TO variance
between the views of the two Govern
ments raises the question if it does not
wish England had taken the American
view of the case. The American people
will wait with considera Bile confidence
President Cleveland's instructions to the
American admiral at Rio. If the facts
have been reported correctly the action of
Admiral Benham must be approved. Nice
points OF international law will not be al
lowed to stand in the way of Endorsement,
international law is what an agreement
among nations makes it. Changing con.
dltlons require changes in the law. apd if
the action of Admiral Benham is plainly
just and 10 the best interests of all parties
concerned it will be accepted as establish
Ing precedent in case it does not exactly
correspond with the actions of other com
manders under similar conditions.
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MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.

lnnumerable anecdotes are going the round
OF the press showing how far the lamented
Gounod was above the narrow, jealous spirit
TOO frequently attributed TO musicians. When
consulted upon the adyisability OF introducing
Boitos "Mefsiofele" TO Paris, GOunod ex-
Claimed: "Most certainly it should be given.
Don't let any time be lost. BOitO is genius
and real poet. My Faust has nothing in
common with his 'Mefstofele.' and 1 myself.
have 1 not composed my work after Berlioz? +"
30 under the patronage Of the composer Of
Faust" the Partisan public first listened to
The strains Of "Mefstofee." Again. on the
night that witnessed the production OF one OF
tue greatest operate ma ster pieces OF the age
the Immortal "Carmen"-it was Gounod alone
who, among the many dissentient voices. stood
hrm and said: "But do listen TO the music; it
Is lovely In coloring. and excellent In workman
ship. 1t is Impossible that some day it should
not triumph. You will all change your minds"
Lamoureux, the great Wagnerian conductor
OF the French capital who always draws such
immense crowds to his concerts In the Cirque
dHiver, recently paid his respects to the fash
1onabe theatrical craze OF the day by executing
Tour magnificent numbers from Ibsen's DRAM
attic poem, "Peer Gynt," set to music BY Ed.
ward Grieg. The audience went into raptures
over the beautiful work of the Norwegian COM
poser and for once the critics did not say them
nay. "Peer Gynp' was followed on The pro-
gramme by the first act Of ''Tannhauser."
One Of the Chicago papers recently said that
Patti could not sing "Home. Sweet Home" and
furthermore. that she pronounced "splendor'
with the accent on The last syllable. The
prima donna was dumfoupded. To a New
YORK Herald man who called to see her she
said: "Do you know music? Won't you teach
me to sing?" The request was novel, not 70
The morning call., 1894-02-01
HABIT OR DISEASE ?

Most OF the interior papers approve of
the action OF THE CALL in presen ting a
pledge to children binding them not TO
smoke cigarettes. AS an example the
Lake Sentinel says:
The San Francisco CALL is doing most ex-
cellent work in trying to lessen the number OF
cigarette-smokers and tut an end to Cigarette
selling as far as possible. A form OF pledge
is used which binds the signer to abstain from
The smoking of cigarettes until 20 years of age.
The schoolteachers OF San Francisco and other
places have taken hold and thousands OF
schoolboys have already signed the pledge.
No Detter reform could be inauguiated, and
The CALL is TO be greatly commended for the
bold strike IL Is making. be magnitude OF
this evil is not realized by the public.
There seems to be no question as to the
evil effects of smoking cigarettes, bu,
there are people who prefer to consider
the smoking habit disease that the will
power cannot cure rather than a habit
that will yield to an exercise of the will
power Probably in cases of long stand
ing. where the system has become
habituated to opium. the habit takes on
the nature of a disease. But in most cases
it is mere habit. Abstinence will require
no more vigorous exercise of the will than
the denial of any other so-called pleasure.
This very exercise of will-power should
be encouraged. Will-power is one of the
principal elements of success in life. The
man with weak will-power and large
brain seldom amounts to anything. But
the man with just fair brain-power and
extraordinary will-power is certain to
succeed. The boy who signs the pledge
not to smoke cigarettes and keeps it
until he is 81 has thereby given evidence
OF the possession of a degree Of will.
power that would warrant the prediction
of a successful career
The morning call., 1894-02-01

carrying out the Chicago platform on the
ground that it had been so ordered IN 1892.
But if obedience to the popular will be a
virtue some consideration should be given
to its latest expression. In every State
where elections have been held since 1892
the verdict of that year has been repudi-
ated. In Louisiana it is openly asserted
that the Democrats could not carry the
State on tine administration tariff platform.
In Alabama the iron men are as open in
their denunciation of the Wilson tariff bill
as the sugar men of Louisiana. If Con-
gress continues its way needless of the ad-
monitons showered upon it. there will be
an expression of public opinion in Novem-
ber such as this generation has never seen.
The morning call., 1894-02-01
FROM THE BANKERS.
Complimentary Letter Addressed to
Commissioner Gerberding.
The following communication is sef-ex-
planatOry:

planatory:
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Jan. 81, 1894.
To Albert GeT6erdtn9 Esq. San Francisco,
Cdt.-DEAR SIR: Upon the expiration of your
term as Bank Commissioner, which sewers our
official relations, we beg TO express our high ap.
probation OF the manner in which you have full
flllrd the unusually arduous duties of your
Office and to extend TO you assurances of our
personal respect. Wishing you continued sue
cess, we remain, yours sincerely.
The Bank OF California - Thomas Brown.
cashier.
The Anglo California Bank-P. n. Liienthal.
manager.
San Francisco Savings Union-Lovell White,
cashier.
The Nevada Banks. F. Bigelow, vice-presi.
dent.
The sather Banking Company-James K VIII
son, president.
Wells, Fargo & Co.-H. Wadsworth. cashier.
American Bank and Trust Company-Edwin
Fretwell, president.
Donohoe- Kelly Banking Company-Howard
Ravens, ce-presideDt.
Tallant Banking Company-John D. TaIlant
president.
London, Paris and American Bank QImited)-
G. Altschul, manager.
Bank OF British Columbla-WaIter Young as
sistant manager.
Changers Bank of California-A. Montpelier.
cashier and manager
Bank of British North America-H. NJ MIC
Michael agent.
London and San Francisco Bank Qimltedl-
A. Schlvner, manager.
The German Savings and Loan Society-A
II. r. Schmidt. cashier.
Security Savings Bank-Wintield S. Jones,
vice president.
California Safe Deposit and Trust Company
j. DalZieI Brown, secretary.
humboldt Savings and Loan Soeety-AdolDh
&. Weber, prr rsdent.
Mutual Savings Bank-G. A. Story, cashier
The hibernia Savings and Loan Society-
Robert j. Tobin, secretary
The CaifOi mia Savings and Loan Socierv-
David Farquharson. president.
Saving and Loan Socieiy-S. G. BigeIow.
president.
La Societe Franchise d'Epargnes E. j. Ls
Breton, president.
The morning call., 1894-02-01
PRECIOUS MONROE DOCTRINE.

The st. James Gazette saws:
The precious Monroe doctrine seems 10 he
construed into allowing the United STATES
alone to interfere in South American affairs.
The precious Monroe doctrine was not
invoked by Admiral Benham. If the Brit.
lsh admiral had openly taken the part of
the insurgents and the American admiral
had intimated that England had no right
to pull down or set up governments in
America, the latter would have given the
Monroe doctrine as his authority. But
the question was simply one OF afford.
ing protection TO national vessels engaged
in lawful commerce. The English Gov
ernment had chosen to say that British
merchant vessels must take the chances
OF war, even though the Government had
not recognized state of war to exist The
American Government took another view
OF the case. That Is all the Monroe doc.
trine there is In il.
The morning call., 1894-02-01
ONE CONGRESSMAN GAINED.

The special election of two Congressman
in New York showed Republican gain Of
about $1,000 votes. The 1926 Democratic
plurality in the Fourteenth District was
wiped out and Republican majority of
9S4 scored instead. In the Fifteenth Dis
trict tho Democratic candidate saved his
neck and that is about all. A Democratic
plurality of 1850 vas reduced to 1887.
The percentage OF gain is almost without
precedent Carried into the other Con.
gressional districts of the State it would
give the State to the Republicans by the
largest majority ever secured for any
party. 1t is not probable that the Demo-
cratic majority in Congress will heed this
warning. They seem to have made up
their minds to give the country a dose of
free trade, como what will. Certain free
trade newspapers have urged the duty of
The morning call., 1894-02-01
THE STRANGER WITHIN OUR
GATES.

San Francisco has received several lect.
ures of late, and has patiently listened to
them. Our people are not so sensitive as
they were to the opinions globe-trotters
may please TO express about them. The
time was when we gave the stranger
within the gates all he or she wanted to
provide against an unfavorable expression
of opinion. We might have continued to
do so had not the strangers become some.
what numerous and importunate in pro-
portion to numbers. The well-to-do ,peo-
pie who come from abroad asking no
favors but such kind treatment as well.
bred people extend to each other under all
circumstances seldom have complaints to
make. They find San Francisco as hos
pitable as a people can afford to be and as
cultured as people in older communities.
But the fellows Of either sex who come
out In search of dollars are having hard
time. Flfth-rate singers who hope to palm
on newspaper reputation on the public
IN exchange for hard cash have found of
late that our people see and Judge for
themselves. The time has passed when
San francisco can be forced to pay tribute
from fear that somebody will say some
thing mean about US. Lecturers who con-
suited their necessities rather than their
qualifications In their choice of an occupa-
tion have found that secondhand ideas
are unstable at any price. There is at
the present time very estimable and in
telligent lady in the city who thinks our
people inhospitable because they are slo W
to subscribe to fund to found hospital
for women In India. The lady probably
does not know that in the last six months
appeals of this nature have been made to
mopeyed men with discouragiug fire.
Quency. At the present time there is a
pressing demand for money to keep the
The morning call., 1894-02-01
The Overland FLYER.

The Union Pacific is the only line runniny nav
Pullman doueie drawing-room sleepers and din
ing cars. San Francisco to Chicago withou
change. il three and one-half days All tickets
good via Salt Lake City and Denver.
Select tourist excursions through 70 Chicago
without change every Thursday. in charge oi
managers.
in Europe.
For sleepiDe-csr accommodations and ticket,
call on d. W. Hitchcock. general agent. 1 Mont
gomery street, San Francisco; f. r. Ellsworth
agent. SlS broadway. Oak land. CAL: or g. +. Herr,
22s South Spring street. Los Angeles Cal
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unemployed of both sexes from suffering
for want OF the necesssries of life. A
fairly well dressed man cannot 60 block
on principal street without an invitation
to listen to a tale of distress. The indus
trial crisis will pass over in two or three
months, but just at present even estl-
mable ladies who want money to found
hospitals in India are listened to with
soma imDatiencp.
The morning call., 1894-02-01
PUBLICATION OFFICE:

5o5 Montgomery street, near Clay, open until IL
O'Clock p NJ BRANCH OFFICES: 71o Market
street near Kearny open until II O'Clock midnighti
329 Hayes street open until 9 80 o'clock; sos larkln
street open until :3Oocloek SW. corner Sixteenth
and Mission streets, open until O'clock zolo
Mission street open until o'clock; and l16 Ninth
street, open until $50 o'clock.
The morning call., 1894-02-01
William Larkin'S Will

In the estate Of William Larkin, deceased
Judge Levy yesterday denied the application of
Public Administrators Freese for special letters
OF administration and made an order awarding
them TO George kavanagh, son of Mrs. Eliza,
Oetn havanagn. 10 whom the deceased be-
queathed bis property. The contest over the
probating OF the Will is to come up for hearing
this morning.
The morning call., 1894-02-01
Overland Route

The Shasta Route aud Northern Pacific Rail.
road TO points in Washington, Idaho, Montana,
The Dakotas Minnesota. Wisconsin, Illinois
and all Eastern States is the most comfortabIs
and picturesque line of all. Daily tram ser.
vice. with dining. Pullman Palace and up
holstered tourist cars on all trains. T. K
STATELER, General Agent, 638 Market ST. =
The morning call., 1894-02-01
Manager Daley Fails.

W. R. Daley, of theatrical fame in this city.
has filed his petition in insolvency. His debts,
evenly divided between Sacramento and this
city, amount 10 S1641, and include accounts
Tor royalties merchandise, labor and board.
ages, wherein DALEY is plaintiff, ana some 5000
worth OF wearing apparel for his family in his
rooms at the Hotel Langham
The morning call., 1894-02-01

MORE than $4,000 people read the Pacific
States Watchman''; 20, 1000 bona ide subscrlb.
ers: largest legitimate circulation of any
monthly west of the Rocky Mountains. few
1rstciasS adverIisements will be taken. Ad-
dress VIM. II. BARNES, ST. AIMS building
San Francisco, Cal.
The morning call., 1894-02-01

son tariff bill will cause deficit. AS the
wilson bill puts on the free list. articles
which now produce yearly 1000. 600 OF
revenue, and as no article is transferred
from the free list to the dutiable list. 1t Is
not easy to see how the Wilson tariff can
avoid deficit. Admitting that imports
may be increased by reduction OF duties,
1t Is impossible to show where the increase
can make up for the $40. 0OO.0 600 OF revenue
sacrificed by the transfer Of dutiabie gooas
TO the free list. There is another point 70
be considered. Under lower wages the
purchasing power of the people VIII be
diminished. Lower duties may mol in-
crease revenue for the reason that the
means of purchasing even at reduced
prices will be impaired. 1t does ragged
man without cent of money and no creot
little good to know that he can buy for
80 suit of clothes that at one time wou.d
have cost S25. The most important point
Is, what can a man earn? A man may
spend So per day if he can earn S4, and lay
oy more money than il earnings and eX-
penses are reduced by 30 per cent.
The morning call., 1894-02-01
COCHRAN AGAIN.

Bourke Cochran Is without doubt an elo
quenf speaker, but his conclusions are
sometimes at variance with proba bilites.
He denies that the reductions in the Viii.
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iPhillips, Rock island Excursions

Leave San ran cisco every ednesday and Sarur.
day via RIO GRANpE AND Rock ISLAND Rvs.
Through tourist sleeping cars to Chi' ago and Bos-
ton. Manager and porter accompany these e1cur.
sions thu ough Boston. For tickets, sleepng-car
acc N oda aticps and further information address
CLINToN-JoNEs. General Agent Rock Island Ry.,
SO Mon tgomery street. San Francisco
The morning call., 1894-02-01
SUBSCRIPTIONS RATES:

DAILY CALL dncuding Sundays, s6 per year by
mail, postpaid 15 cents per week. or 65 cents per
calendar month, through carriers. DAILY GALL
FIVE copies three months. t6 %. SUNDAY CALL,
~ so per year, postpaid. SUNDAY Call aha
WEEKLY CALL, $3.50 per year, postpaid "hHAhA
CALL, 81 per year, postpaid.
THE CALL cannot return rejected manuscripts
nor will the editor enter into CORES pondencs re-
klectlng them.
The morning call., 1894-02-01
NoTTCHI

Any Of our patrons acho fail to find THE
MORNING CALL for sale by tsdinboys
~iu confer a fauor by notifying this office
G the fact, naming the date and train.
The morning call., 1894-02-01

Herr Much of Vienna, the master OF ever
language in Europe, has gone to Ireland I
learn Irish. His instructor is the professor G
Irish at Trinity College.
The morning call., 1894-02-01
AUCTION SAILS TODAY.

FuRN1IURE-By S. Basch. at Sls321 sutter st
10 O'Clock.
FuRNrruRE-By A. l. Cressweu at S13 Market
St. au 10 O'Clock.
q FuBNlTUBE-By NJ. j. Simmons, at 1867 Mar
ket St.. al 10 80 o'clock
The morning call., 1894-02-01

j. +. CUTTERS OLD BOURBoN-This cele.
brated whisky for sale by all firstcass druggists
and grocers. Trademark-Star within shield
The morning call., 1894-02-01

HOOPS Sarsaparilla Is a valuable medicine for
the grip. First as a preventive. preparing tbs
system TO resist the attack and secondly to assist
convaescence by building up the system.
The morning call., 1894-02-01

Mrs. Charles Avery Doremus, whose play
1.-The Full Hand" made its initial appearance
recently In New York, is descrndent OF Presi
dent Jefferson. She was educated in Paris and
has written several works OF fiction.
The morning call., 1894-02-01
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

MRS. Gladstone has just passed her eighty
nrst birthday and her vitality is as wonderful
as that of her husband
The morning call., 1894-02-01

Daudet, the greatest of living French novel
lists. Is an indefatigable worker. He often lock
himself In his study and writes twenty -fou
hours without rest.
The morning call., 1894-02-01

Mrs. Rebecca Ann Lichner, who lives nea
New May, HI, Is supposed to be the Oldest lv
Ing woman in Illinois, if not in the Unitet
States. She was born December 18, 1875, AM
is consequently over III years OLD.
The morning call., 1894-02-01

The Empress OF Austria is wintering on the
Island OF Madeira, where she is known as
Countess Won Hohenems.
The morning call., 1894-02-01

United States Senator Caffrey OF Louisiana l.
a lover OF neckties. He changes his ties dali,
and they are always OF blue color, but difTe
in shades.
The morning call., 1894-02-01
TIE DAILY MORNING CALL

FOR SALE AT
New York .BRENTANO BROS Union Square
Chicago. B. SIZER 1S9 State street
New Orleans. .GALLOT & JOUBERT, l15X Common
The morning call., 1894-02-01

EYEGLASSES, specs zoe. 81 Fourth, Sunday,
736 Market. Kast's celebrated shoehouse.
The morning call., 1894-02-01

Prince Bismarck was once urged by an official
of the court to recommend his son for diplo-
matte post. HE is very remarkable fellow"
said the proud father; "he speaks seven Ian
guages." What wanderful head waiter he
would make" said Bismarck who has not a
very high opinion OF linguistic requirements.
The morning call., 1894-02-01

MARK HOPKINS Institute of Art, open daily,
concert Thursday evenings.
The morning call., 1894-02-01

Lieutenant John 81. Alexander is the frs
colored man to hold the professOrship OF mil
tary science and tactics In any institution. 81
was recently appointed to this position in th
WilberfOrce University, Ohio.
The morning call., 1894-02-01

William 81. Hartman, TO whom Miss Ann
Gould Is engaged. is a successful Wall-stree
speculator. Though only 35 years old, he ha
already put by enough dollars for several rain
DAYS.
The morning call., 1894-02-01

GOOD Table Claret 25c gallon. Sbarboro IL Co..
grocers, 53l Washington street
The morning call., 1894-02-01

OLD-FAsHIoNED molasses tafy at Town
sends.
The morning call., 1894-02-01

"BRowNis BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs" Will relieve
Bron chitis, Asthma and Throat Diseases.
The morning call., 1894-02-01
THE EASTERN OFFICE OF THE CALL

90 Potter building New York City is provided with
fes OF California papers. Visitors welcome. Ad-
Vertising rates and sample copies furnished.
i. X. MISCH Manager.
The morning call., 1894-02-01

a game in this city for the same purpose. san
Frapciscans will doubtless patronize so com.
mendable an object well.
E. N. Knight. a gentleman from chicago, ar
rived in the city yesterday and is at the fatace.
He came from New York around Cape Horn on
a sailing vessel and was 100 days In making
the trip. Much severe weather was encouh-
tered, and some vessels which started before
the one on which Mr. Knight LOOK passage were
200 days in making the voyage.
j. b. Fuller, the newly appointed bank exam
fner, OF Marysville is at the Baldwin. MIR. Fui-
Ter succeeds A. GerberdiDg and will assume The
duties of Office to-day
The morning call., 1894-02-01
THE MORNING CALL

Has larger Circulation than anv
other newspaper published in San
Francisco
The morning call., 1894-02-01
WEATHER PREDICTIONS.

DErARTNENT OF AGRICULTURE,
WEATHER BUREAU,
SAN FRANCISCO, January 81, 1884,
Oficia1 Forecast for Twenty-four Hours
Ending Midnight Thursday.
San Francisco and vicinity-Fair weather;
nearly stationary temperatures light west TO north
winds
Friday promises to be fair over California
Nevada, Utah and Arizona.
ElzE Is. s. PAGUE, Local Forecast Oficia.
THE CALL CALENDAR.
FEBRUARY, 1894.
Su NJ Tu. w TIL Fr. Sa. Moons Phases.
II /" = - i---I---
II I 2t . 81 Feb. 5th.
IL " New Moon. |
IL ---- --- ~ Feb 18th. |
lI,1 70 - u &c ~ OjFirst Quarter.
10 l9 20 2l p 23I "a ~ Full Moon.
20 20 - 20 n Feb. 9th.
Il = = ~ Last Quarter. |
The morning call., 1894-02-01

In April next Verdi's "Falstaff' will 20 into
rehearsal at the Opera Comique in Paris.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-11-28
THE FUTURE.
A Very Significant Article.

The Chicago Times, which is really
a Democratic paper, although occa-
sionally throwing chunks Of cold
meat to the Populists, in a recent is
sue has this very significant article:
"Unless there be substantial union
of Democrats and Populists in 1896 the
next president of the United States
will be Republican.
If there be both Democratic and
Populist tickets in the field. in every
state, the most favorable outcome of
the election that may be hoped for
will be that no candidate shall have
the necessary ma ajority of the electors
and the choice of a president will de-
yolve upon the House of Representa-
tives.
What then?
Upon the choice of president the
house votes not by members but by
states, the majority of state dclega.
tion casting the vote Of the state as a
unit. So tremendous is the prepon-
derance of Republican strength in the
House that no possible effort OF Demo
Gratis or combination with Populist
representatives could avert the choice
of Republican.
It is folly to ignore these facts, and
bad politics to defer until it may be too
late the effort to avert the cOnse-
uuences of Democratic folly and dis
sensiOn in the past.
What Democratic statesman is lib
eral enough, popular enough and
diplomatic enough to bring back the
Democracy to that policy of. firm and
intelligent friendship for the great
common people. from which it's course
has been diverted. and 'cithout return tG
,rhich the swelling reeolt Of Populisne con
not be quelled."
The Money-power has beaten the