The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-13

Some hundreds of the unemployed were
turned away yesterday by the relief com
mittee because they must husband the
funds now becoming scanty. 1t is a sad
hearted duty 10 refuse tickets of engage
ment to honest men. fathers of families or
supporters of sisters or parents, vino have
been standing In the street half the night
In the hope of losing DO chance of securing
employment. Undoubtedly much greater
effort can be made by our citizens il they
look at the situation in the spirit of hui
name kindness. 1t is infinitely better,
even on econ Omical grounds. to have these
unfortunate men earning dollar a day at
the park by effecting needed improve
ments than that they should lapse into
idleness and be driven into despair and
possible desperate expedents. By iiding
over their temporary difficulties they will
soon again have employment In the Or
binary channels. 1t must also be kept IN
MIND that these are not Migrants who are
being relieved. They are residents of the
city whose antecedents have been inquired
into, and they are in every way worthy of
help.
At last the welcome news comes that the
crew of the wrecked Kearsarge are safe
They were taken off the reef on Saturday,
and only one psrson has lost his life, Q
fireman who was drowned. Some specu-
lator has now chance to make money out
of the famous warship. Presumably the
Government will do nothing in the way
of salvage or paying for services. When
the old timbers were taken out at Mare
Island during the process Of reconstruction
quite harvest was made OF converting
them into canes, which were eagerly
coveted by curiosity lovers. 1t was a good
way to cliDch an argument on the fortunes
of the war and the Alabama controversy
by producing a cane from the famous
cruiser that ended Semmes' prlvateering.
The Kearsarge now lies high on the Rou.
cador Reef, and in quiet weather a good
deal of the hull could be taken to pieces.
Walking-sticks fabricated out of the kear-
sarge would sell readily, but unless they
fetched from So to $40 each perhaps the
labor would be too costly a risk. Unless
the salvors get to work soon the preaching
seas will make an end of the ship. and the
teredo will dispose of the fragments.
The natives of Samoa are perturbed be-
cause they are TO give up their arms.
They consider fighting part of their nature,
and have their pride touched by being de-
prived of the weapons which eviDce their
possession of proves. AS the cliQues
into which they are divided under the
chiefs are perpetually at strife and plotting
for supremacy, the powers are acting pru-
IDENTIFY in insisting upon disarmament. If
they act firmly they will succeed in break.
ing down the native love of the spear and
| skull-crackiDg club. Yet it is not at all
| likely that the virtues Of peace. however
| sedulously cultivated, will inure TO the
| preservation of the race. War decimates
| a people, yet leaves the survivors vigorous
and energetic, and it is well known that
| contact with whites and the acquisition OF
veneer of civilization tend 10 the exter.
mination of savage races. The SaDOans
are good stock and intelligent within their
province. but very likely they Will disap-
pear as the Hawaiians are doing and as
| the Tasma1ians have done. Ii was found
| impossible by any measures OF kln0 treat
ment to preserve the last remnant of the
| Tasmanians. They are as dead as the
| dodo.
The British census, taken in 1891, pre-
eents some very interesting results when
| occupations are studied. The professions /
classes are more numerous in Ireland than
| in Great Britain, the number per 1000
being A, whereas In England and Wales
it is 81, and in Scotland g. Taking the
whole of the United Kingdom the proper.
| ton per 1000 s 80. and includes: Clergy,
| ministers and priests. 36,S00; barristers,
1888; solicitors, 5000; doctors. of whom
| 101 are women, 19.037; teachers, men 3d.
62S. women IA, 1893; architects. 1912; art