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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-18

A. r. U. OFFICIALS AT CHI
cA0O JAILED FOR CONTEMPT
OF coURT-ThE GREAT STRIKE
STILL ON.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-28
EAST AND WEST.

The question TO what extent the admis-
sion of new States carved out of Western
territory is likely to transfer political
power from the East to the West is agitat-
ing the minds of those who discern the
rise of divergent interests between the
communities on the east side of the rivers
and the communities on the west side.
Each new State adds two new members to
the Senate. and as all new States are
carved out of Western territory the admis-
sion Of new States increases by so much
the Senatorial strength of the West At
the time the war broke out the Senate
contained sixty-Six members. Of whom not
more than eight could be fairly classed as
Western men, for even then Illinois, Indi-
ana and Ohio evinced closer affinity with
the East than with the West; now there
are eighty ight Senators, and of these
twenty-fOur representing Kansas, Ne
braska, Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada, Cali
fornia, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Mon
tana and the two Dakotas-are reckoned
a representing Western interests. Thus
the weight OF the West in the Senate has
increased threefold in thirty-four years,
while the representation Of the East and
South has remained stationary.
But as the attainment of statehood has
not been accompanied by phenomenal
growth of population the strength of
the West in the lower house of Congress
has not increased at the same pace as its
strength in the upper house. Tie rush of
population TO the regions west of the
rivers which marked the decade of 1860 20
subsidized sons years ago and no signs
of its immediate revival are apparent. To
become dominant in politics the West will
have to swell its list of Congressman as
fast as Its Senators, and that at present It
is not doing.
A comparison of the electoral vote since
the war broke out sheds light on the
movement. 1t is as follows:
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-28
A STATE BANK SCHEME.

Co ngressman Springer Of Illinois, chair
man of the Committee on Banking and
Currency, has a bill before his committee
which he proposes TO substitute for all
bills 10 repeal the tax on State bank circu-
latioD. Mr.. Springer's scheme is as much
like the repeal plank in the Chicago plat
form as the Senate tariff bill is like tariff
for revenue only, but it may be said that
the farther ii is from the platform the bet
ter 1t is for the people. The State bank
Mr.. Springer PROPOSES to establish will be
supplied with currency by the National
Government. AS security for this cur
rency. gold. United States, State and
county bonds are to be depo sited. There
are 10 be three classes of currency, the
highest to be secured by 20 per cent gold
and bonds for the other so per cent. This
will be gilt-edged currency and will only
pay tax of two-tenths Of 1 per cent, Just
enough to cover the expenses of issue.
Next class will include 60 per cent of the
whole and pay per cent to the Govern
ment, and the third will be required to pay
4 per cent. The latter will be a sort of
emergency currency. which will he called
for only when the demand will warrant
the payment of that tax, and will be re-
turned when the emergency is past. II
there were any need to supersede national
currency and national bank with State
bank currency this measure Of Mr.
Springer would call for careful cOnsidera-
ton. The bill probably provides Tor some
responsible board to determine what State
bonds and what county bonds shall be &C,
cepted as security for currency.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-28
LUNACY LEGISLATION.

The Chicago Herald quotes from the
statutes of Illinois provisions made for
the protection of criminals who become
insane after having committed a crime
Following are the most important specif-
cations:
person that becomes lunatic or insane after
the commission of a crime or misdemeanor
shall not be tried for the Offense during the con-
JlnuanCe Of the lunaey or insanity.
II, after the verdict Of guilty, and before
Judgment is pronounced, such person become
lunatic or insane. then no judgment shall be
given while such lunacy or insanity shall con-
;inue.
And If, after judgment and before execution
of The sentence. such person become lunatic or
insane, then, in case the punishment is capital,
the execution thereof shall be stayed until the
recovery of said person from the insanity or
luDacy.
In all these cases It shall be the duty OF the
court TO impanel a jury TO try the question
whether the accused be, al the time of impanel-
Ing, insane or lunatic.
Prendergast, the slayer of the late Carter
II. Harrison, is suspended between con-
Ylction and execution on the assumption
Of insanity. As commission of experts
declared him sane before trial, his case
comes under the head of criminals who
become insane after trial and before exc
cutiOn. The impulse will be to pronounce
insanity which develops after trial and
conviction feigned. There are records of
persons who have been scared 10 death
and of those who have been frightene ed out
OF their wits. But these evidences of men
tai weakness were not robabIy intended
to be shielded by the law. The cOncludin z
| specification requiring jury to determine
the question whether the accused be a the
time of the empaneling insane. is perhaps
the best device yet discovered for the
escape Of criminals from punishment. Ii
| Is not easy in many cases for a commission
| OF experts to determine whether the per-
son under examination is sane or insane,
and II a commission of experts may be
puzzled. what would be the state of mind
Of jury most of whom had made no
especial study of mental disorders? Of
! course the convicted criminal would do his
| best to deceive. He would at least show
| signs of mental alteration. If he re-
| Trained from such violent acts as would
| subject him to a strait jacket he would
| at least play Hamlet" on the jury,
| and the chances are two to one that one
| Juror in twelve would give him the benefit
! of the doubt. In this way convection
might be deferred from time TO time until
memory of the crime would nave passed
away. OF course the idea of hanging al
| insane man is revolving Even il insanity
| develops after conviction and sentence the
| law cannot lay violent hands on a lunatlt
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-28
THE SUGAR SCHEDULE.

Under the Mckinley tariff raw sugar is
admitted free of duty. AS a duty OF one
half of l cent on refined sugar keeps high
grades of sugar out of the country all
sugars are practically on the free list. The
consumption Of sugar is estimated at 4, 420,-
DOC, 900 pounds The average price OF the
raw material since tie Mckinley tariff
went into effect has been 2s4c per pound.
This would give the st to the refners at
S121. $4,000. Assuming that the refners
have made the people pay them a cent
pound, equal to S44 200, 900 in the aggregate.
sugar would cost the consumers S165, 250,-
900 a year
The Senate bill proposes q duty of 30
per cent ad valorem on all sugars. This
would add S4S. $50. 600 to the S12l, 500, 900
the people pay under the present tariff.
The bounty including cane, beet, maple
and sorghum sugars amounted last year 10
So 325. 100. If we deduct this sum from the
S46,620.000 the proposed ad valorem duty
will add to the cost of sugar, we have
$50, 244, $50 as the tax on the people con-
templated by the Senate bill. Besides the
tax on raw material the Senate proposes to
give the refners fully as much protection
as is given them under the present tariff
Consequently if the Senate passes the bill
and the House does nos amend it the cost
to the people will be S39.244, $40. This in-
creased revenue is made necessary by
reductions of duties on competing articles
of manufacture and the entire removal Of
the duty on raw wool The wool industry.
which needs protection as much as the
sugar industry, is exposed. There is no
defense of the principle of uniformity of
protection on which the policy of protec-
ton rests. On what ground may the wool
grower be compelled TO compete on even
terms with foreign growers while the pro-
ducers of the things be has to buy are pro-
tected? The Republicans in shaping their
tariff legislation recognized this principle
Protection has grown all along the line of
our industries. The articles placed on the
free list were such as in the present state
of our labor market we cannot produce.
One-half of our imports are composed of
such articles. if we include sugar, which is
compensated for by a bounty.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-28

In round figures the total electoral vote
Increased 40 per cent in thirty-two years,
the vote of the East increased 40 per cent.
that of the South 81 per cent and that of
West about II per cent. If this rate Of
progression were kept up the weight of the
West in the college would soon predomi-
nate over that of the East; but. as stated
above, the emigration OF settlers from
Eastern States TO the West has been
measurably checked. and the proportion
OF European immigrants who are inter-
cepted in transit through the Eastern cities
is far larger than it was twenty years ago.
There is another consideration to be
taken into account. When we balance
section against section we imply an an
tagOuism Of interests between them, ami a
divergence of opinion on questions of pub
lie moment II Is assumed that the West,
as such. will embrace different views from
the East, as such the one being type OF
a nascent community with new hopes and
new policies, while the other is mature
community, whose principles and policies
have been elaborated by experience. and
are settled. But the two sections are not
separated by a well-deined and stable line
of demarcation. The line is constantly
ShhG SEhE1 % NOdlhli anu plOsptIlkk anu
experience develop In the new conmuni-
ties they emerge from the embryo stage.
and tend to assimiate with older societies.
Every year portion of the West, so called,
sloughs off from the resi- of the West, and
allies itself in feeling and principle with
the East.
Men still in the full vigor of life remem-
Der when Buffalo was regarded as a West
eTn city. When the fOrty-niners owned
the plains Chicago and Cincinnati were
thoroughly Western. Now they are ss
Eastern in spirit as Boston. And the
Orientaizing process is not the fruit OF
proximity only. Prosperity and the march
of civilization accomplish the same effect.
California, though a Pacific State, is less
Western and more cosmopolitan than most
of the Western States. The circumstances
of its early settlement and its subsequent
business and Industrial development are
chiefly respOn sibls for that result. On the
questions which now divide the East and
the West this State is disposed to take
middle course.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-28
SHERIDAN SCHOOL CLOSES.
An Interesting Programme Cleverly
Given by the Pupils.

The graduating exercises OF the Sheridan
School, 5. h. Miles principal were held last
Thursday in the school building. The hail was
pTOfusely decorated with flags ard flowers and
was well hl!ed with the parents and friends OF
the pupils
The following programme was creditably
rendered:
SaluIaJOry, Mamie Riley; class song. MAY" /;
essay, Maggie SelriGht; defamation, Leslie
Mason; class song. merry SDUngtime"; essay.
Matte Holloway; song. "Glad Morning.; IS
say, Margaret Morrison; piano solo. Regina
Schneider; recitation, Mabel Blanchard; Del
sarIe exercise by class; defamation, Leo Cum
mings; dumbbell exercise by class; class song,
distant Chimes; recitation. Mamie Riley
instrumental duet, z Regina Schneider Eand
Mabel Blanchard: recitation. Regina Schnei-
der; valedictory, Essie Brown. The graduates
were Essie Brown, Mamie Riley. l. o Cum
mngs, Margaret Morrison, Mabel Blanchard,
Leslie Mason, Matte Holloway, Maggie Set
right, Regina Schneider and Clara Farrell.
Rev. Mr.. EckelZ presented the diplomas.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-28
GREATER SAN JOSE.

The San Jose Erening NelcS Endorses
the part of Mayor Austln's message which
recommends the "extension of our corpo-
rate limits to include such OF the suburbs
as properly belong to the municipality"
The NelCS SAYS justly that San Jose Is
attracting considerable attention out of
the State as well as within. f was hand
sOmey represented at the Worlds Fair
and also at our Midwnter Fair. 1t reached
out for the Capitol. and il it did not get it
it made people look to see what kind of
city ii was that proposed to shape such
solid buildings as constituted the State
Capitol. There is no objection to this
signal of life on the part of the Garden
City. AS the county seat of Santa Clara
it has already an envlable distinction.
Nowhere in California can the tourist find
a richer or more beautiful county than
San Jose is the center of. Our cOntem-
porary says that with only legitimate
reaching the city may grasp population
of s., 600. AS soon as new lines are drawn
suburbs will spring up outside. 1t may
then be necessary TO reach out again. But
as there are about fifty miles between San
Jose as it stands and San Francisco the
people of the latter city need fear no
present apprehension of being annexed.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-28
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Emperor William of Germany, il seems, will
not visit the rheater on Sunday. While on his
reject trip 10 Italy the managers Of tie Theatre
Fence, in Venice. gave a special entertain
ment in his honor on a Sunday, but the audience
waited in vain for King Humbert and the En-
peror.
Abram OnderdOnk, the oldest submarine
diver Of America, has pursued his peculiar
calling for thirty-seven OF his fifty-nine years
He has explored sunKen huls in all parts Of the
world
AT the marriage of the eldest son of Babu Raj
kuma Roy, Zemindar of Narail, recently, the
procession was a most Imposing one, the BRIDE
groom party alone consisting OF 1900 TO 1900
men.
Miss Yosepb. the young Persian who Is about
TO graduate from the New York Women's Ned
zeal College, will return to the country OF her
birth as the only native female physician there.
Maybridge. the pioneer investigator or a nlmal
locOmOton by means of instantaneous photo
graphs. will soon turn his attention to the flight
OF insects and BIRDS.
Prince Bismarck would rather have sure
cure for rheumatism than all the titles in
Europe.
Miss Hamilton. an English physician, has left
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-28
"THEsE MEN ARE BLIND"

This is the conclusion the Los Angeles
Times arrives at after cool survey of the
outcome of meeting of the County Com
miitee. The members of the committee
are reminded that this is year when the
voters will do some thinking. We trust
our Los Angeles friend will not be disap-
pointed either in the year or in the voters
1t is good year for little thinking If the
voters are disposed to do it. At the pres
ent TINA the outlook for a better party
management is not bright. The prospect
of success is so good that the determine
tion Of the bosses to retain control is frmer
than ever. The initial movement for a
change in Los Angeles. as in Sacramento,
San Jose, Oakland. San Francisco and
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-28
MEMORIAL DAY.
George II. Thomas Post No. 2, q. A

r., to Honor the Soldier Dead.
The annual memorial exercises of George II.
Thomas Post No. 2. Department of California,
q. a. r.. will be held al the National Cemetery
at the Preside on Memorial Day. May so. The
participants will assemble on Central avenue
between Pacific and Jackson streets, at $50
a. NJ, and the column will move at 10 O'Clock
sharp direct to the cemetery under escort OF
the Fifth United States Artillery, Colonel Will
liam NJ. Graham commanding.
Not only the graves OF comrades who rest in
the plat of George II. Thomas Post are to be
remembered, but also those of more than 700
known veterans OF the Civil War, among them
those diSlnterred In the cemeteries OF the aban-
doneo military posts in Arizona and other
points on The coast, both during aud since the
close of the war.
Following is the order of arrangement OF
the professions: Grand marshal and staff !;
marshal, Comrade I. X. Stateler; chief of Il AFT
COmrade A. j. Vinlng; aids-Comrade Il. II.
Warfeid. Comrade j. Z. Currier, Comrade j. NJ
Bailey, Comrade J. b. Lauck. COmrade John
I uItle. COmrade L. A. Macomber, Comrade e.
n. NaylOr, COmfade NJ. Z. Dunn, Comrade 4.
ii. Forester; Fifth United States Ariil-
lery band; Fifth United States Artillery,
Colonel William NJ. Graham, brever brigadirr-
general, commanding; Light Battery d. Fifth
United States Artillery Captain ID. II. kinze /;
Battery L. Fifth United States Artillery, Cap
tain b. h. Roberts; Battery X, Fifth United
States Artillery, Captain II. j. Reilly; Battery
B, Fifth United States Artillery, First Ii uten-
ant j. Mcclellan; Battery Ii, Fifth United
S ates Artillery. FIRST Lieutenant W. II. Coffin /;
Society of California Volunteers, Major C.. T..
Eagan, PRESIDENT; young ladies OF the Girls
High School, Elisha Brooks, principal; George
h. Thomas Post No. 2, Department Of CalifOr-
MIA, g. A. r., c. A. sumner, commander; Lib
erty Post No. 1873, &. A. r.; California CARR.
son No 1O1, Regular Army and Navy Union
carriages; George II. Thomas Post Memorial
day committee-JOseph g. Giesting (chairman).
John II. Gilmore j. d. Ruggles, Elisha Brooks.
G. w. Gordon.
The exercises Will be conducted as follows:
Prelude, Fifth United States Artillery band
prayer, Rev. A. Z. Hlrst. DID; singing, Bat
tie Hymn Of the Republic" young ladies OF the
High School; opening remarks, president of
the day; StreWing graves with flowers and the
salute, ACCOMPANIED with appropriate music
Grafton, Comrade W. Ii. l.. Barnes; singing,
America" young ladies OF lBe High School
benediction, Rev. A. e. Hirst, DID; music by
the band.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-28
ENTERPRISE WANTED.
Little Life Among Local Ship-Owners.
Business Quiet.

People who are expecting better times in ship
ping circles are putting too much confidence in
Providence and not enough in themselves.
"GOd helps him who helps himself" says the
old adage. and 1t would be wise policy for
some of our local shp-owners TO pay ONE heed
to the maxim.
Shipping here never was so dul as it is at
present. partially because times are dun all
over the world, but principally because San
Francisco Is not finding business for her idle
bottoms, but instead is waiting for the business
TO seek rhe ships
Australia is getting ready TO send vessels to
trade In The sou seas. Several Sound vessels
are said 10 be fitting out to do general carry
ing BUSINESS with Japan. English sailing yes
sells are beginning TO do some business with
Central America, and the Northwest is prepar-
ing TO run a line of steam schOoners 10 the same
country. What is San Francisco doing? Moth
ing.
The first move that has been made among the
Oakland Creek feet for several weeks was
made yesterday. The whaling bark w. H.
Meyer was ordered TO the drydOck. The brig
Barstow will follow suit.
The Meyer Will be fit ed out as a tender to
relieve Mckenna's feet of whalers IN the u orth
The Barstow viii probably go out as q regular
whale hunter.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-28
WHERE TO APPLY THE MUZZLE.

The Marion (Ohio) Independent says
that sheep are being shipped out of that
State rapidly. A few years of free wool
will, in the opinion of that journal. kill
the industry as far as Ohio Is concerned.
The Statiatieian of the Department of
Agriculture has discovered another cause
for the movement of sheep out of the
State. He says it is the dogs. Now as
dogs have existed great many years and
as there is no evidence of their having
assumed recently any new traits of
character, it is suspected that the real
cause of the loss of sheep may be found in
Congress- There is urgent needfOr the
use of the muzzle, but 1t should be applied
where it will dotAe most good.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-28
The Overland FLYER

The Union Pacific is the only line running Pull
han palace sleepers and dining-cars daily. san
Francisco to Chicago without change. Time to
Chicago only three and half days. and to New
Y ork four and a half days.
Personally conducted tourist excursions through
TO Chicago every thursday. Upholstered tourist
cars to Chicago daily without change.
For tickets and sleepIngcar accommodations
call or address, d. w. Hitchcock. general agent,
Montgomery ST., San Francisco; or g. f. Herr
agent, 22e South Spring ST., Los Angeles, Cal.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-28

other large towns. lies in the direction of
Independent municipal government. So
long as there is S5.000.000 in this city to
oil the machine with, and responding
amount in smaller cities, 1t will nominate
Governors, Legislatures and. indirectly,
United States Senators. without giving
the mass of voters show.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-28

without causing a shudder to run through
the community. But in the interest of
society unpleasant things have to be done.
1t will never do TO let men and women
with criminal instincts conceive the notion
that stimulation of insanity will save them
from the penalty the law visits upon crime.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-28
Not Worth His While

At late hour last Saturday night Carl Stoder
was discovered by Policeman Feunell trying to
break into a small house al 115 Stockton
street. All the house contained was some laun.
dreed clothes and cobbler's tools. He was ar
rested and booked for burglary.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-28
Pbillips, Rock island Excursions

Leave fan Fran cisco every ednesday and Satur.
day via RIO GRANDE AND Rock ISLAND RVS
Thro ugh tourist sleeping TO Chicago and Bos-
ton. Manager and porter accompany these excur
sioDs TIN ugh to Boston. For tickets, sleepingcaI
acco m odsti' Ds and further Information address
CLINTON JONES, General Agent Rock Island Rys
So ontgomery street. San Francisco
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-28
. Mrs. WILSON'S Soothing Syrun ,

Has been used fifty years by millions OF
mothers for their children while Teething with
perfect success. 1t scothes the child snftens the
Gums, allays Pain. cures Wind Colo. rezu the
Bowels, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoeas
whether arising from teething or other causes.
For sale by Druggists in every part OF the world
Be sure and ask for Mira Ninslow's Soothing
Syrup. Csc bottle.
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