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The morning call., 1894-04-24
VOTING BY ELECTRICITY.

The Century for April describes the
Myers electrical ballot machine. and voices
the widespread opinion that it is destined
to come into general use within few
years. It is held to be the logical sequence
Of the Australian ballot system That
system takes the power of nomination
from the machine to put it in the hands of
the people. The Myers machine enables
the people to vote for their candidates
without any possibility of being either
coerced or counted out.
These machines are simple in their ope-
ration and not SO expensive as TO make
their first cost a serious factor. They are
inclosed in cabinets Of sheet steel. The
cabinets are in two compartments, one for
the voter. the other for the automatic re-
cording device. The voter enters alone
and finds before him the names of the sew
eral party candidates in columns, each
with button at the right. ''He presses
the button and the machine does The rest"
If he cannot read lie can vote his straight
party ticket by color. He can vote a
straight or scratched ticket at will, and
every vote for every name is automatically
registered. When he goes out by another
door than that 10y which he entered all the
buttons be touched so back to their orig
inal position, so the next voter cannot tell
how his predecessor voted.
Voting by the machine is rapid. In an
election al North Tonawanda, n. Y, with
three party tickets, ninety candidates and
total poll of 1859 votes these machines
easily accommodated all the voters and not
mistake or failure was made The result
ha n I'D in oto faV
minutes after the closing of the polls.
The advantages Of the system are abso-
lutte secrecy OF voting. no tampering with
the count, great promptness in ascertain
ing the result and no expense for ballots. A
disadvantage is that a mistake of the
voter in pressing any particular button
cannot be rectifed. The alleged encour-
agement by its use of straight party
voting is no greater than that by any la "
which provides for formal party ballots.
An objection that it does not provide
facilities for those desiring to vote for
names not Oh the regular ballots has
already been obviated by device of the
inventor. a blank column is arranged
with buttons like the others. Pressing
button opens a slot and shows roll Of
paper on which the desired name may be
written. The slot is closed as the voter
opens the door to leave the cabinet, alG
the roll is turned to present a blank
space to the next voter desiring to use it.
1t is apparent that the advantages of the
machine infinitely outweigh its trifing
disadvantages. The condition of things
at past elections in San Francisco has
been often VIGOROUSLY such as to create a
demand for such an improved system of
voting and counting. If the new system
be not introduced here for the recording
the full vote at the next election an ex-
pertinent might be made with a few of
them IN competition with the old method.
The comparison would be instructive.
The morning call., 1894-04-24
ANOTHER sEIGNIORAGE BILL.

Representative Myers has taken the hint
expressed in the message vetoing the sill
yer seigniorage bill that the principal OBJ
lection to the bill would be removed by the
insertion of clause authorizing the issue
of per cent DO nds at the discretion of the
Secretary of the Treasury. The Presi-
dents idea was to Offset the new silver
coinage by whatever amount of gold the
Secretary might consider necessary to
maintain gold payments The Examiner.
while anticipating some objection to this
measure, thinks that the friends OF the
white metal will consider it far better to
get the silver bullion coined than to show
s their objection to bonds at the expense OF
preventing the coinage" This effort to
lay silver pavement for gold to work
uDon will not. in our opinion. find much
favor with the real friends Of silver. Au-
thority to sell gold bonds at the discretion
of the Secretary of the Treasury would
give the national banks the whip hand
over the treasury that they have been look
ing for. With five or six hundred millions
of paper in circulation which the treasury
has pledged itself to redeem in gold the
banks can drain the treasury of its gold
as fast as bond issues would fill it. AS the
law now stands the gold in the treasury is
guarded by silver. If the banks should
present larger amount of currency than
the treasury can conveniently paw In gold
the Secretary may avail himself of the dis
erection the law gives him to redeem cur
rency in part, or entirely. with silver. But
If the treasury has authority to issue gold
bonds at pleasure tender of silver would
be voluntary drop to the silver standard.
We do not think the friends Of silver in
Congress will be caught in trap of this
kind. The thing which Mr.. Cleveland
now breads more than the defeat of the
pending tariff bill is the possible failure to
maintain the gold standard during his ad-
ministration. The authority to Issue gold
bonds, which be asks in exchange for his
sign AZURE to the seigniorage bill. will re-
lieve him from that apprehension. When
the banks have drawn the gold IN the
treasury below a certain point, another
turn of the bondmlll crank would I'LL the
vacuum. For some weeks the organs OF
I Wall street have been urging the policy OF
a short-time loan. amounting to from
500. 600, 900 to $500. 100000. and 1t now
seems that the Myers seigniorage coinage
bill is the bait with which the WalLstreei
trap is decorated.
The morning call., 1894-04-24
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

United States Treasurer Morgan has a col
lection of autographs that includes the sig
natures Of almost all the prominent people in
public life to-day. Every distinguished man
who calls on Mr. Morgan is asked to write his
name in one Of the Treasurers autograph
books.
Count Eulenburg is to succeed Prince Reuss
as German ambassador at Vienna, perhaps the
most important diplomatic post In Europe ex-
cept, OF course, Paris. He is great lnguist,
and sent the news of the Sedan TO his old
scboolmaster In Sanscrit.
The richest man In Prussia Is Albert Hoesch,
VINO owes his wealth TO his manufacturing es-
INSTRUMENTATION and paper. His income is
about 100000 year, and his taxes last
year, when his wealth was rated half a million
more, were S1os,ooo.
George Meredith. the English novelist, who
is 66 years old, lives In a little house In the
Surrey Hills, mile away from a railroad sta
ton. He is great worker, but has found that
he cannot toll except in complete quiet and
solitude.
Mr.. thinner, Chicago man, has invented a
device by which he claims to be able not only
to cover the distance between Chicago and
New York 10 six hours but also 10 deliver
mail at the intermediate stations.
Henry Crater Of Idaho advertised for a wife,
He thus became engaged to Alice Yingst of
Sand Beach, Pa. Alice weighs 1873 pounds.
The value Of newspaper advertising has seldom
been so empbatlcally proved.
lola is commonly supposed to be stout
bnrIy man. but on the contrary, he Is small,
thin and very nervous in manner. His face is
wrinkled and carewOrn, and he looks like a
misanthropic ascetic.
The Oldest men in the United States Senate
are: morrill, OF Vermont, who is 81; Palmer Of
Illinois, II; Harris of Tennessee, 70; Pugh Of
Alabama. IA: sherman of Ohio and Hunton
of Virginia, II.
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DIVINES TO MEET.
Episcopal Pastors Will
Gather Here.
To Represent the Diocese of CaIifor-
mia at Its Annual Con-
yention.

The forty-fourth annual convention of
the Episcopal diocese of California will
be held at the Church of the Advent.
Eleventh street, near Market, to-day,
Wednesday and Thursday.
Delegates from all parts Of the State
will participate iu the convention. The
following-named ministers are expected to
be present as representatives OF their
churches: A. P. Anderson. Santa Clara
w. B. Burrows. Santa Ana; ID. ID. Clap
ham, Los Gatos; r. q. Crump. Center
Vile; A. S. Clark. Los Angeles; Nj. =.
Dolten, Riverside; J. b. Easter, Redlands !;
b. Hartley, San Gabriel; w. II. knowl-
ton, Paso Robes; William Lucas. Fresno !:
ii. Lee, Martinez; f. B. A. Lewis. San
Jose; d. L. V. Moffett. Stockton; I. d.
Miller, Bakersfield; A. A. McAlister, Mare
Island: j. S. McGowan. Fresno Flats; j.
Nichols. Sonora; 0. Parker. Modesto;
| George Robinson. TustiD; ii. b. Restarick,
San Diego; w. FL. Ramsay, Santa Bar
bara; L. G. Sanford, Selma; w. ID. N.
Sherman, MonrOvia; Q. o. Tillotson,
Santa Cruz; B. r. w. Taylor, Los An
geles; George Wallace, San Mateo; y. -.
Wakefield, San Jose; j. ii. Waterman,
Tulare.
The programme for the opening services
is as follows: 1880 A. NJ, holy commu-
htOh PtOSCcolOhNi by oOos 4AO'ys AAcAJ '
Holy, Lord God Almighty; HYMN 400.
"All Hail the Power of Jesus Name" :;
sermon by the Rev. John Gray; commn-
MON hymn 225. BREAD Of the World" !;
occasional hymn 400, Glorious Things of
Thee Are Spoken"
Immediately after the service the cleri-
cal and lay delegates will assemble for or
ganization of the convention, and an after
noon session will begin at 2:30 O'Clock. On
Wednesday and Thursday holy communion
at 80 A. NJ. will begin the day. At $3.50
A. NJ. there will be morning prayer. and at
10 O'Clock business questions of the con-
vention will be taken up. The afternoon
sessions will begin at 80 o'clock. Wednes-
day evening there Will be conference of
the clergy and the Brotherhood of st. An
drew at ST. Luke's Church, corner Van
Ness avenue and Clay street.
The morning call., 1894-04-24
CRUSHED IN AN ELEVATOR.
Edward Wenger, Porter Pacific Union
Club, Fatally Injured.

Edward Wenger. porter at the Pacific
Union Club. met with an accident that will
pro bably prove fatal shortly after noon
yesterday. He was standing on the plat
form of the freight elevator while it was
rising from the easement. By some means
or other the doors in the sidewalk did not
work properly and his body was crushed
between them and the platform. At least
that l. supposed to have been the cause OF
the accident. as no one else was present al
the time.
When Wenger was found he was lying
on the platform in horrible condition.
The platform was covered with blood. and
he was moving his head from side to side,
but he did not seem to have any power
over the rest of his body. He was taken
to the. Receiving Hospital in the patro
wagon, where 1t was found that his spine
was fractured. all the ribs on the left side
were broken and there were two ugly
wounds in his scalp. DR.. Simpson ex
pressed the opinion that he could not live
He IS single man, about 90 years of age
The morning call., 1894-04-24
TRUSTEES SALE.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS AND
L under the authority OF certain Deed OF Trust.
duly executed by RUFUS FISK, party ,S oil the
first part, to HENRY c. CAMPBELL and THAD;
DEUS b. KENT. Trustees, parties of the second
part, and the SAN FRANCISCO SAVINGS
UNION. party of the third part. dated october b.
1890, and recorded In the once OF the County Re
corder OF the County of San Luis ObISpo, STATE OF
California. in Liber 10 of Trust Deeds. at pages
and Following. and in pursuance or resoiutiol
passed the 9Th day of March, 1894. by the Beard
OF Directors of said SAN FRANC CISCO SAVINGS
mo 4l2) TO secure payment OF which the afore-
said Deed OF Trust was executed, declaring tnas
principal sum and other sums. due under said
note and Deed of Trust and REQUESTING AM n M M
DEUS b. KENT Trustees. TO sell the Ieai esls'e
described therein to satisfy said ndeoIeanSSSs
We. HENRY G. CAMPBELL and Ih a4ioa +sa+
B. KENT, Trustees, do hereby give notice; .nat
on TUESDAY, the list day OF May, a. ~: los4, "a, az
IL O'Clock NJ OF that day and at the A1 n sS
Room Of EASToN. ELDRIDGE & CO, No sSS
Market street, In the City and County OF san
Franc SEQ. State OF California. we VIII sell at pup
COLD Coin OF the United States. all the pieces or
parcels OF land situate IN the County OF san LUIS
Obispo, State of California described as iohoWs,
| to wits
Surveys OF the Government OF tne united States.
In Township Twenty-Five (25) south. Range
Ten (10) East Mount Diablo Base and Meridian.
OF Section One az the South Half Is 12) and
In ToWesSp 70, South. Range
Eleven (ll) East, Mount Diabo Base and Merf-
OF Section Five (5) the North Half IN 1a) and
of Section Six (6) the Whole.
Containing in all Ore Thousand Four Hundred
and sixty five and seventy-nine one-nundredth
(l465.79) acres of land. together with the appur-
tenances.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash in Cold Coin of this
United States: ten per cent payable to the under
signed on the fall OF the hammer: balance on d e.
livery OF deed: and If not paid, unless for want
OF title Cten days being allowed for scarcely, then
said ten per cent to De forfeited and the sale IN
be void, ACTS OF sale at purchasers expense
HENRY G. CAMPkEII.
I'll ADDEUS u. KENT. irustees'
apl0 Is II 20 "a 81 p,v1
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TO PLAY IN SAN JOSE.
Engagement of the Vienna Prater
Orchestra This Week.

The music-loving public of San Jose
will be afforded an opportunity on Thurs
day evening next Of listening to most
delightful concert by the Prater orchestra
at the Auditorium in San Jose.
Every number on the programme en-
braces the choicest of the splendid roper
toire of this famous organization. The
concert promises to be grand musical
event and one attractive to all classes of
music-loverS. as the programme will be
divided into two parts. symphonic and
popular.
The numbers will be as follows: /,
symphonic No. 5. g MOL, id) allegro con
brio. (b) andante con moto. (c) scherzo lal-
iegro), (0 finale (allegro) Ludwig Van
B+ethoyen). Second part. overture,
"Mignon" (Thomasl; 8. cavatine for vio-
loncsllo Raff). solo Herr K. Grienauer; 4,
"Beautiful Blue Danube" (Strauss); 5. I'm
the Mill" (Gillep; 6. Der Trompeter Won
saekkingen" (NessIer). fiuegelhorn solo
Herr Franz He'll; 7. La PLACE." harp
solo. Fraulein Breitschuck; 8. Second Hun
garian rhapsodie NiszD. Muler-Berghaus.
The morning call., 1894-04-24

he was pointing our well as he could nave
done in volume the key to the remarkable
success OF the 0rganZaliOn.-PittsburgP Press.
A bill has been introduced 10 Congress pro-
hibting the sale or gift of liquor to Indians.
Should it become law life will hold out few
inducements for the noble red man to continue
The struggle OF attempting to quench his I'M
quenchable thirst.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
PugiIlst Fitzsimmons asks $4,000 OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad because one Of its
brakemen hit him in the neighborhood OF his
inferior carotid triangle. Some of these rail-
road brakemen will presently be humping our
own Corbett.-St. Louis Post Dispatch
A suggestion comes from the Eas. to have the
proposed new postage stamps given some Sig
nfcance. /: Is urged that the two-cent stamp
consist OF an unfurled American flag and the
one.cent stamp of three-colored shield. Good
idea.-St. Louis Star Sayings.
Congressman Breckenridge In seeking a
Change OF venue turns to his district and asks
the voters there for a yndication. This Is I'M
doubleday the worst reflection that was ever
made on the residents of whole Congressional
dstrict.-New York World.
Congressman Holman has a pretty Level head
He thinks it will be fatal to the party unless
Congress adjourns early and goes home and
explains things" There never before was a
time when there was greater need of expana-
tion.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The head lines noticed in certain Western
exchanges, "Working for Greater Cleveland"
are not forerunners OF a Presidential boom.
No; they are only the announcement that the
territorial craze has reached an OHIO city,
Boston Journal.
1t is estimated by competent authorities that
New York's well-to-do people have expended
fully S15,000,000 TO aid her poor people the
past winter. New York has big heart as well
as big purse.-New York Recorder
Brooklyn policemen will gradually revise
some of the ideas learned during eight years OF
ring rule. Justice Gayn0r has just taught them
that Ii is not crime for citizen TO stand in
The street.-New York Tribune.
1t is probably true, as Senator Galllnger
charges. that the civil service law Is being con.
stantly violated, In fact. that is the chief pur-
pose for which 1t has always seemed 10 exist
ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Admiral Mello. with the Brazilian insurgents
is still wandering about seeking new alliance
Let him join Coxey's army or Milholland's
''fake' movement.-New York Mail and Ex-
press.
Botanlsts don't entirely accept the statement
that The strawberry grew permanently red
from bushng at the price asked for it.-Phila
delphia Times.
Talk about Herrmann's cabinet tricks. They
we're not Circumstance TO some we have had
right here indianapolis News.
1t begins TO look as if the income tax were
the horse and the tariff bill the rder.-New
York SIM.
The morning call., 1894-04-24
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

A lieutenant in the United States army has
asked TO be relieved from duty as military
Instructor at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology because the students guy him. He
is willing to face Indians on the plains, as he
has bravely done, but he shrinks from encoun.
tering the jbes OF the "civilized savages''
called students, who cruelty sDeer at him.-Cbi-
caso Times.
Another author has been developed 10 the
Astor family in the person of John Jacob
Aston, who Is about to publish romance. II
Is TO be hoped thai tn hard times have NOT
driven Mr.. Asior into authorship. the ranks Of
which are greatly overcrowded by persons who
have found their usual means Of earning a
livelihood closed.-Pbiladelph Inquirer.
The nine Senators who desire TO give hear
fngs to detachments OF workmen have possibly
forgotten that the workmen OF the whole coun-
try made themselves heard In a constitutional
way on The tariff question 10 1892. and are I'M
patiently waiting to hear from the Senate on
that questlon.-Philadelphia Record.
Can 1t be possible that Mr.. Andrew Carnegie
wrote and printed that letter indorsng the
Wilson bill, just before sailing for Europe, in
order to curry favor with the administration
engaged In investigating his armor plate? 1t
looks that way-very much that way.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The killing of young girl by boy who has
been 10 the habit for long time OF pointing
loaded guns at people is declared, In press dis
patches, to have been "purely accidental"
Somebody ought TO put the boy in a prison cell
and accidentally turn the key on him.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
When Commander Booth said that the Saliva
ton Army had found way OF reaching the
upfed, the unclOthed and the unchrIstianZed,
The morning call., 1894-04-24
New Corporations.

The Hutchinson Water Gas Furnace
Company has Incorporated with capital
of 500, 900, fully subscribed by the follow
ing directors: E. o. Burns, Vincent WAL
lace, Owen Burns. Samuel 81. Brown, X.
&. Burns.
The Baldwin Livery Company has filed
articles of incorporation: Directors: j.
G. Spaulding, C. w. Nevin, III. W. Potter,
]. II. Banfield, W. II. Ward. Capital,
$4,000 of which $4,000 has been subscribed.
The Keystone Supply Company has in
corporaied with a capital OF 500. 900. fully
subscribed. Directors-M. j. Mcdonald,
j. S. Emery, Robert McF. Dobls, j. II.
Isham, Charles E. Anderson.
The morning call., 1894-04-24
saiImaker Curtis Insane.

George A. Curtis was sent to Agnews
Insane Asylum yesterday by Judge Slack,
who is holding court this week in the alb
sence OF Judge Hebbard. Curtis was once
assistant sailmaker on the United States
man-of-war Trenton. He was aboard oil
her W hen she was wrecked in the bay oil
Samoa in 1889.
Lately Curtis became strange in his de
meanor. He threatened his sister from
time to time, and on the 18th inst. he Sc
fire to the house at 201a Minna street
where she was residing.
The morning call., 1894-04-24

The bill do not like to stand up and be
counted. Among these are Brice of Ohio
and Mcpherson of New Jersey. Should
the administration find it necessary TO
drop the income-tax amendment the New
York Senators would probably vote for IT,
Mr.. Cleveland. it is said. realizes that the
defeat of the bill would leave the Demo-
cratic party the alternative of surrender
to the Republicans on the tariff question
and an explicit declaration in favor of free
The morning call., 1894-04-24
The Overland FLYER.

The Union Pacific is the only line running Pull
man palace sleepers and bining-cars daily. San
Francisco to Chicago without change Time to
Chicago only three and half days and to New
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 sleepIng-car accommodations
call or address: d. W. Hitchcock. general agent
Montgomery ST.. San Francisco; f. r. Ellsworth.
agent 9lS Broadway, Oakland: or 6. +. Herr,
agent, 229 South Spring ST.. Los Angeles. Cal.
The morning call., 1894-04-24
prRI1CArIoN OFFICE:

rof Montgomery street. near CLAY. open until ii
o'clock P. NJ. BRANCH OFFICESi 10 MarHet
sweet near KeaTnv omen until u o'clock midnight;
3S9Hayes street open until $3.50 O'clock; 900 Larkn
street open until 300 clock; SW corner S4IeenIn
ana Mission streets open until 8 O'Clock; , Eolo
Mission street. open until o'clock anu AAo -NAAA
tileeI, open until 8: 80 o'clock
The morning call., 1894-04-24
Another Forfeited Bond.

Suit has been instituted in the Superior
Court on behalf of the city and county to
recover $1,000 from Thomas Flynn and
James O'Brien as sureties ON the bail bond
of Kitty Williams. The woman was SEN
fenced by Police Judge Joachimsen on
March 70 serve four months In the
County Jail. An appeal was taken to the
Superior Court. but the fair Kitty has
inmnad her bail
The morning call., 1894-04-24
Taken East for Trial.

Simon M. Jacobs. the New York dia-
mond salesman who is accused Of having
stolen $4,000 worth OF diamonds from two
business firms and was arrested in this
city. left for the East last evening in the
custody of Detective Mcknight, who was
sent out several weeks ago to take him
back for trial.
The morning call., 1894-04-24
Railway Notes.

Work has already been begun on the
foundation of the new power-h ouse for the
Market-street electric railway, and it is
expected that within two months the
building will be completed. TIE site Is ON
Bryant. near Alameda street. The car
house on Mission and Twenty-ninth
streets Is rapidly approaching completion.
The North Beach cars. running on Powell
street from Market. are receiving coat
of bright yellow paint
The morning call., 1894-04-24
Thillips, Rock island Excursions

cave san F ran cisco every Nednesday and Satur-
day via Rio GRANDE AND Rock ISLAND RVS
Through tourist sleeping cars TO Chicago and Bos-
ton. Manager and porter accompany these eIcur-
sions through to Boston. For tickets. sleepingcar
acc ON IN od aticps and further Information address
CLINTON NEs, General Agent Rock Island Ry,
;tMontg omery street, San Francisco.
The morning call., 1894-04-24
AGAINST THE WILSON BILL.

The New York Tribune counts Senators
Hill and Murphy of New 7 ork and Smith
of New Jersey against the Wilson bill
Two other Senators are needed to secure
its defeat. There is quite number to
choose from who may cast negative votes.
but good many who have talked against
The morning call., 1894-04-24

MORE than $4,000 people read the Pacific
States Watchman"; 10000 bona fide subscrIb-
ers: largest legitimate circulation of any
monthly west of the Rocky Mountains. A few
dress WIN. II. BARNES. st. AIMS building,
San Francisco Cal.
The morning call., 1894-04-24
suBsCRpTION RATES:

DAILY CALL dncluding sundays, cope year by
mai postpaid: is cents per week or 66 cents per
calendar month, through carriers DAIL1 49,
&C conies three rnouths &c 25. SUNDAY CALL,
81 80 per year postpaid. SUNDAY Call an3 a
WEEKLY CALL, $3.50 per year, postpaid " 1-lnAA
CALL, u per year. postpaid
THE CALL cannot return rejected MANUSCRIPTS
nor will the editor enter into correspondence 10
altcllls them
The morning call., 1894-04-24
NOTICE !

Any Of Our patrons aeho fail to find THE
MORNING CALL for sale by trainboys
a0iU confer a fa0or By notifying this office
Of the fact, naming the date and train.
The morning call., 1894-04-24

YOSEMITE. 1S94.-Day stage will leave Ray
mond, MADEIRA County. on and after March 20 for
Yosemite Tickets at 6l3 Market street. San
Francisco; Southern Pacific railroad Offices at Los
Angeles. San Diego, Santa Barbara, Berenda and
Raymond A. II. washburn. Superintendent
Yosemite Stage and Turnpike Company.