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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-19
oNE-MAN GOVERNMENT.

The difference which has arisen between
the President and the Senate in respect to
nominations illustrates opposite views OF
government. Mr.. Cleveland stands upon
the idea that the President may nominate
without consultation with the Senate.
holding his full duty performed when he
nominates fit man for thespositon to be
filed. In other words, he would limit the
Senate's right of rejection to nominees Gu-
fit for the positions for which they are
named. The Senate plants itself on the
ground that it has the right to advise as
we'll as the power to reject Ii the Presi-
dent does not RECOGNIZES this right to adj
wise the Senate may reject nominee
without regard 10 fitness. Many years ago
public men looked forward TO this conflict
Colonel Benton, during the Presidency OF
John Quincy Adams. predicted that IN
time the power of patronage would enable
a President Of this republic to make him.
self worse despot than the Gar of Rus
STA. I'VE must look forward to the time.
Colonel Benton said, 'when the nomina-
ton of the President can carry any man
through the Senate aud his Recommended
ton carry any measure through tie two
houses of Congress; when the principle
of public action will be reduced thus:
The President wants my vote and l want
his patronage. ] will vote as he wishes
and he will give me the Office 1 wish for.
What will this be but the government of
one man?"
Colonel Benton was something of
pessimist. The offices have multiplied, as
he foresaw, but the President is still held
within bounds by the Senate. The battle
fought in that body on Friday was some
thing more than a souabbe over patron
age. 1t was battle involving the consti-
tutional rights of the Senate.
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of late to command either the Olympia,
Raleigh or Cincinnati. While all would
be sorry TO lose the captain from the
yard, yet the Government would lose
nothing by having this jealous and eff
cient officer in charge of either one OF the
ships named.
he family of Commander Charles E.
clark, U. 5. n. captain of the Mohican,
nave moved from the navy-yard TO this
sioe and are now occupying coy quarters
next door to the residence of Chaplain
FRANK thompson, on Georgia street.
Assistant Naval Constructor Elliott
Snow. u. D. N, has recently purchased a
let near the chaplain's house and as soon
as the weather permits will commence the
erection of residence thereon.
Carpenter A. c. Burroughs, u. S, N.
ana wife have just taken up their resi-
dence IN nicely furnished house a few
doors above.
There are no less than twelve or fifteen
families of naval officers residing in Vail
ego ana all speak in the highest terms of
praise OF the locality and surroundings.
Captain Louis Kemptf, U. s. N, of the
monitor Monterey is owner OF one of the
most valuable properties on Main street,
besides owner of number of building
sites. Commander Clark says without ex.
ceptlOn this city is one of the most pleas
antly situated of any that he has been in
during his various trips about the world.
The coming week will witness number
more of political changes at the navy-yard,
that is if Mr.. Englsh's private kilograms
are to be relied upon.
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DEMOCRATIC DEMANDS.

The Fresno ETpOSit0r reterates its
assertion that the platform on which Mr..
Geary was nominated and elected de-
manded the repeal of the Mckinley act.
The demand mentioned by the ErpOSitOr
is but One-half of the platforms demand.
The other half was that tariff based on
tariff-for-revenue principle should be en-
acted in its stead. No Democrat in his
widest days has asked that an existing
tariff be repealed without the simultaneous
enactment of another. Mr.. Geary, we
presume. did not consider tn g Mckinley
tariff the best possible tariff for the coun-
try. But when tariff bill was presented
which places all raw materials on the free
list he preferred the Mckinley tariff to
the bill proposed. THE CALL will admit
that all tariff bills are compromise. But
the Wilson bill is founded upon a princi-
pie which the Democratic party had pro-
nounced unconstitutional. There can be
no compromise on disputed constitutional
points. One view or the other must pre-
vail. Tie principle Of protection is con-
stitutional or iT is not. Making il half
protective does not remove constitutional
objections. Exposing the producer of raw
material to foreign competition does not
make the protection of other Industries
constitutional. All THE CALL has con-
tended from the controversy is that the
failure of the Democrats TO frame tariff
bill on the line marked out by their plat
form relieves a Democratic member of
Congress who refuses to vote for the bill
presented from the charge of being q
traitor. When Mr.. Geary voted against
the Wilson bill he refused TO sacri-
fee the interests of his Constituencies
sacrifice which the platform upon which
he was elected did not contemplate.
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A TANGLE.

Some years ago the question whether a
man could change his allegiance at will
caused a good deal of sharp diplomatic
correspondence. The American Govern
ment held that he could. Europe held to
the theory-once a subject always SUBJ
ject. This was natural theory for
Europe to hold. The principal use Euro
pean nations have for men is TO serve in
their armies, and it was perceived that the
American theory would deprive European
nations of good many soldiers. The
American theory prevailed mainly be-
cause no European nation wanted to give
the United States a place IN European
politics.
The Prince Colonna now revives this
problem in a somewhat different form.
When The Prince married an American
girl he made her subject of the Govern.
ment of which he was subject When
children were born to the pair the chill
dren were also subjects. The fact of their
American blood did not appear in the
record. While these children are yet
minors, while the mother is still a subject
of the same Government of which her hus-
band is subject, she takes them without
their fathers consent to her mother
country. The fact that she had applied
for divorce cuts no figure in the case.
She was subject to the laws of the country
Of her adoption, and her fight was an
evasion OF such laws rather than an i'm
pairment of them. Her marriage could
only be legally. morally and reigiously
dissolved by the authorities which SOL
emnized it. In the United States she ma y
get a divorce which will answer all ordi-
nary purposes while she remains in this
country. but such divorce would not be
recognized in the country of her adoption.
The question this rumored action of the
Prince raises is if he can recover his
children by an appeal to The Foreign Office
of the Italian Government.
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THE INCOME-TAX FEATURE.

Democrats have created the impression
that Republicans contributed the necessary
votes to incorporate the income-tax feature
of the Wilson tariff bill with purpose to
create dissensons in the party to the end
that the bill might be defeated. Although
the Republican vote in the House is small
comparatively the leaders have had the
reputation of doing about as they pleased
with the majority. But in the case under
consideration the Democrats we're allowed
to have their own way. OF 1872 votes for
the income tax amendment but seven were
kepuDilcans. All the rest were Democrats
and Populists. The seven Republicans
would have made up quorum had the
opponents of the measure refused 10 vote.
but otherwise they cannot be said to have
contributed materially TO the commitment
of the Democratic party to the policy it
adopted,
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THE LIFE=SAVERS.
Major Blakeney Talks of
Press kilograms.
He Says He Is Ready to Meet Any
Charges That Have Been Brought
Against Him.

Press kilograms from Washington pub
lished yesterday once more brought to
light efforts to have Major T. J. Blakeney
removed from the office of superintendent
of the Life-saving Service for this district
That movement looking toward his de-
capitatiun is on foot is more than Droba BILE
and there is scarcely doubt that be has
been charged before the department with
offensive partisanship.
In connection with the rumors of his in
tended removal an incident entirely out of
the ordinary occurred short time since.
About ten days ago Captain George VIII
son arrived here from Baltimore and gave
it out that he had been appointed to sue
coed Major Blakeney. Captain Wilson is
well known here as master mariner and
export Warden. His gallant conduct in
rescuing the crew of the ship Bowden from
the perls of Oreo Reef last year gave him
fame at Washington.
meeting was arranged by a mutual
friend between Major Blakeney and Cap
tain Wilson, when the latter disclaimed
possession of appointment papers, but
stated that he had in his pocket letter
from j. G.. Carlisle, Secretary of the Treas
ury. promising him the appointment.
With reference to the Washington dis
patches Major Blakeney said yesterday to
CALL reporter: Il should not be sur
priSed to hear that charges were preferred
against me. This was done during Cleye-
lands first administration and it IS not un.
reasonable to expect that it will be done
again. l received fair treatment from the
department and was given an opportunity
to answer the charges which was done
successfully. Perhaps il is not too much
TO assume that | will be accorded the same
fair treatment now.
with regard TO the charges of offensive
partlsanship, 1t is not out of place to say
that in the twelve years l have served as
superintendent of the service L have never
inquired as TO the politics of an applicant.
There are about 100 men under my charge
and l do not know how single one of
THIN votes. All l care 10 know is their
capacity Tor the work in hand. For N.Y.
self, / have confined my politics TO the
right OF every American citizen to cast his
ballot l belong to no club or political
organization.
During President Cleveland's first ad-
minlstration l never heard Of a removal
from the Life-Saving Service except for in
competency or neglect, and do not think
Secretary Carlisle will allow politics To
creep into it. The law governing the SER
vice as introduced by the late Sunset Cox
reads in substance as follows: District
superintendents, inspectors, keepers OF
stations and surfmen shall be selected with
special reference to their fitness and with
out regard to party affiliatiOn.' This law
has been observed in letter and in spirit.
''As TO whether my administration OF
the office has been faithful submit that
point to a decision of the shipping and fish
Ing interests Of this district"
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NON-POLlTICAL.

A Washington dispatch says that Sec
rotary Carlisle does not propose 20 set
aside the rule which has held the life-sav-
ing service to be non-political. For this
decision the Secretary is to be commended.
The tendency of public opinion now is to
extend the non political zone rather than
to encroach upon it. This public opinion
requires not only the observance of the
rule in theory but in practice. IL 1t is bad
to discharge man on the ground of poll
tics. 1t is worse to trump up charges to
effect his removal. In one case man goes
out with a clean character If with an
empty purse, while in the other he suffers
IN reputation as we'll as in money.
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je14 " weFrMo
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STATE HARBoR

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF STATE HARBoR
" CommisSi Oners \ o. 10 California ST., San
Francisco. Cal, February 15 1894.
Sealed proposals or bids will be received at.thtS
Office at prior TO O'Clock p NJ. on TIL tuesday,,
March l, 1884. for furnishing the materials and
constructing Car Ferry slip No. 2, apron and
Hosting Gear, at the foot of Lombard street, on
the water front of the city and county of San
Francisco. in accordance with the plans and
specifications therefor prepared by the Chief En-
gneer of the Board and adopted by the Board
February 10. 1891, and on file in this once, to
which special reference Is hereby made. -:
No bid Will be received unless it is made
blank form furnished from this office and is &C
the amount OF the bid, payable to thu order of the
Secretary of the Board, as guarantee th part
of tn successful bidder that he WILL within six
days after the acce p5ance of his bid. enter into
written contract to do said work according to the
plans and specifications prepared therefor, and
will also execute and file with this Board good
and sufficient bond to be approved by said Board.
in sue amount il shall direct, and conditioned
for the faithful performance of such contract;
will said bid ne considered by this Board unless
delivered to the Secretary or Co the Assistant Sec
rotary. at the office OF the Secretary. prior to
2 O'Clock I. NJ. Thursday, March l, 1894, at
which place the bids Will be opened;,
The Board reserves the right to reject Ally or
all bids if deemed for the best interests of the
State.
bidders are invited to be present at the opening
of the bids. G. f.. BASNETT,* -.
w. ii. BROWN &c
DAN T: COLE,
Board OF State Harbor Comm issloners;
HOWARD c. HOLMES, Chief Engineer.
j. =. KEEGAN, Secretary. fe19 lot exSu
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A SHORT CUT CUT OFF.

One OF the most candid acts ever re-
corded Of sovereign Is the announcement
that Queen Victoria has ordered court off
Gals to adopt strict precautions to prevent
the sale of introductons at court by
women of title. The announcement is, Of
course, an admission that women of title
have been in the habit of selling introduc-
tons. This is an admission which if made
in reference to any particular woman of
title would relegate her 10 social obscurity.
But even a criminal indictment cannot be
enforced against a community. The num-
Der of women of title who have offended
In this way is their shield. In Bronson
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chased the Pail Mall Gazette. The staff
was conscientious. Il refused to become
Iorlfed ana resigned in body. Ihen
MT. Newnes, MP, put the staff In Douy
on the new paper he founded on original
HdI NAL principles. Westminster Gd@ette,
ana 1t Is now the brightest ana pest
evening paper in London. witn an
enormous circulation. illustrations iorm
ia very ENJOYABLE feature. . ana n DI ,be
news columns. The paper mas Just
celebrated its first year OF puDllcatloh::
But for William Astor Mr.. Newnes would
not have made this venture, having various
otner successful enterprises on mana.
The Bulgarians profess to have been
made happy by the birth of the first Crown
Prince born in the principality during 800
years. The name was announced In a
proclamation by the father as Boris, and he
was promptly also made Prince OF Tirnova.
otherwise the heir is illustrious as Duke of
Saxe-COburg, Knight of the first and fourth
class of the Military Order of Valor.
Bearer If the Collar of the Order of Saint
Alexander and chief of three regiments of
infantry, cavalry and artillery. 1t seems
to have been an omission not to constitute
MIN also an admiral. When the birth had
been announced by the firing of 101 guns,
" htCH COulu not nave O6eu p!edSaut SeTS-
maze Tor the mother, the people OF Sofia
insisted upon seeing the infant held up at
one of the windows of the palace.
A miser has died in France at the age of
80. leaving fortune of 5000. 600. He had
actually lived as beggar. and he persisted
OF cold and hunger, although, besides
about million francs locked away in a
chest. he had bonds to a large amount on
which S2S,000 in interest had been due for
years and was not collected. The good
man had in his cellar 400 bottles of Bor
deaux of the vintage of 1890. Possibly had
he tapped this old wine he might not have
lived so long, but unless it is of the
finest quality Bordeaux wine over 100
years old cannot be very tempting. A
rich wine of that maturity would have
some seductive potency. Nobody can saw
the mlser did not understand how to live.
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The Overland FLYER.

The Union Pacific is the only line running new
Pullman double drawing room sleepers and din
ing cars. San francisco 10 Chicago, without
change. H. three and one-bslf days. All tickets
good via Salt Lake City and Denver
Select tourist excursions through TO Chicago
without change every Thursday, In charge of
managers.
in Europe.
OR sleepiDR-csr accomm odations and tickets
cali on L. W. Hitchcock. general agent, Mont
gome1y street. San Francisco; r. r. Ellsworth.
agent. SIS broadway. OAK land. Cal; OF q. + Herr.
2z9 scuth String street. Los Angeles, Cal
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
BERK ELEY.
Notice to Contractors, Builders and Ma
terial Men,.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL con-.
IN eerned that sealed proposals or bids are solic-
tied for performing the LABOR and furnishing the
materials necessary to the erection of propagate
ing plant house for the use of the agricultural
department of the University of California at
Berkeley. said bids TO be received at the office OF
]. H. c. Bonte. Secretary of the board Of Regents,
South HAL. Berkeley. California, at or oeiore -
O'clock NJ. of the ninth day OF March. 1894.
And notice is further hereby given that the
plans. bills DESCRIPTIONS and specifications OF saiu
building. and OF the labor and materials therefor
have been placed at the Office OF Clinton Day,
srchitect. Mutual Life building, 222 Sanseme
street San Francisco where the same can be
seen during business hours each day rom .tnIs
date until the contracts FOR building lhe Sao az
Notice is further hereby given that bids Tor exca-
waiting for the furnishing OF materlaiS Lot Siu y,
ing the mason and iron work. for the FURNISHING OF
materials for and doing the carpenter anu plSs-
rerer's work for the furnishing o. mater Iais ior
and doing the plumbing, gashtting ana neatlng
rvork for fhe furnishing of materials for and do
ing the thinning. galvanized IRON anu SIatlns moIA'
for tne Furnishing of materials for ana doing the
LOT e and qrsining work for the furnish.
inr of materials for ard doing the electric work
will be separately received. -.+o +ho ,,o.,.,
NJ an act OF the Legislature entitled IAN Actto
Regulate Contracts on BshaL o. Tue, 1lie STATE IA he
March 2S 1876 and pursuant 10 the provisions OF
the amendment OF said act, approved March 81,
1891 which act and amendment is hereby re-
ferred TO and made part of this notice.
No proposals viii be considered unless accom-
named with bond of SAID propOser equal to ten
per cent of his proposal, with sufficient suretiesi
G, uditioned that, If said proposal shall be
eented the party proposing Will duly enter into a
proper contract and faithfully perform his or
their contract or contracts IN accordance with
said proposals and the plan plans speciica-
hereby made part of such contract or contracts
The right to reject any all bids is hereby re-
BY order of the Board OF Regents Of the uni
versity OF California
Berkeley. Cal, February g. 1894.
fe5 IL ] 9 70 MIRO
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CUT HIS BOAT IN TWO.
Singular Accident to an Oarsman on
the Bay.

Charles StutZ. one OF the ambitious and
skiilful members of the Dolphin Swimming
and Boating Club. who has been in train
ing several weeks for shell race. which
was postponed on account of the weather.
met with singular mishap yesterday
afternoon. lie was out on the bay for ex-
ercise in per shell. When off Powell
street wharf he was more intent upon
guiding his craft through bit of choppy
sea than watching his course.
Before he was aware of his position the
tide swung his frail craft against the
anchor chains of the pilot-schooner Amer
lea, and cut the shell in two as with a
knife. Stulz was in the water only a mo.
ment. the crew of the America having
hastily lowered boat TO his rescue.
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pUBIICATIoN OFFICE:

FOE Montgomery street near Clay. open until IL
O'Clock p. NJ. BRANCH OFFICES; ~ Market
street near Kearny omen until 10 o'clock midnight;
500 Hayes street open until $50 o'clock 505 Larkin
street open until 900 clock; SW. corner Sixteenth
and Mission streets, oren until O'clock <oIo
Mission street omen until O'Clock; and 116 Ninth
street, open until 8: 80 o'clock.
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Died in the Hospital.

Thomas Sullivan, CARPENTER. "a years
of age. died at the City and County Hos
pital yesterday from the effects of Injuries
received several weeks ago at Napa. He
fell rom the limb of tree and sustained
an injury of the back. His body has been
removed to the Mnrgue
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Marine Notes.

A bark, barkentine. schooner and a
brig left yesterday for the Hawaiian
Islands. They were the c. ID. Bryant, A.
y. Wilder. j. Nj. WeatherwaX and w. G..
Irwin. 1t is big odds that the Wilder will
get there first
The steamer St. Paul. which arrived
yesterday from Mexico. brought $40 tons
OF silver ore Tor Selby's from Guaymas and
MaZatlaD,
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overland Doufa

The Shasta Route and Northern Pacific Rail-
road TO points In Washington, Idaho, Montana,
the Dakotas. Minnesota. Wisconsin,, Illinois
and all Eastern States Is The most comfort able
and picturesque line Of all. Daily train SER
wee. with dining, Pullman Palace ana up
holsiered tourist all trains. L. K.
STATELER, General Agent, 638 Market at.
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Phillips, Rock Island Excursions

Leave ean francisco every edDesday and Satur
day via RIO 0RANDE AND Rock ISLAND RVS
Through tourist sleeping cars 10 Chicago and Bos
ton. Manager and porter accompany these excur-
sions through TO Boston. For tickets, seeping-car
acc ON m odations and further Information address
CLINTON JONES, General Agent Rock Island Ry.
90 montgomery street. San Francisco.
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VHE EAsTERN oFFICE OF TILE GALL.

so Potter building, New York City is provided with
hies of California papers. Visitors welcome. Adj
vertising rates and sample copies furnished.
i. X. MISCH. Manager.
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81 Mrs. winslow,s Soothing syrup u

Has been used over fifty years by millions OF
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whether arising from feething OF other causes
For sale by Druggists In every part OF the world
Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
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MORE than $4,000 people read the Pacific
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San francisco. Cal.
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THE DAILY MoRNrNG CALL

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