The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-27

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and lumber men.
The Grand Jury gave US no big report at
the close, but it kept the whip cracking
while it held it.
The best maneuver the Spaniards can
make in Cuba is to get out of the island
and avoid defeat.
By and by Santa Claus will have to
travel with an escort Of police and bullet
proof delivery wagon.
Philadelphia might as well take to
bicycles and let the streetcar strike waste
itself on the empty air.
The late Grand Jury has lett a great deal
OF work in good shape for the next one to
take up and carry along.
The British press has taken a second
thought and decided there is nothing in
Venezuela worth fighting about.
1t is an easy prediction that the meas
ures intended to relieve the treasury from
the storm will raise another storm.
cine. but they are necessary to cure the
Government Of Democratic debility.
Bear IN mind the relief bills are only
temporary Democratic evils and are not
permanent parts of Republican policy.
What is the use of loafing around home
10 kill time, day by day, when you can
20 up to Truckee and sleigh whole week ?
Sneakthieves, pickpockets and burglars
might as well take a rest; Santa Claus
hasn't left a cent in the pocket of any
body.
The next thing we know Dunraven will
be complaining that the witness-stand
was too crowded for his story to come out
ahead.
Cleveland urged Congress to immediate
action, but the men who are supposed to
support his administration are trying to
block the way.
AS Venezuelan Commissioners Lincoln
and Phelps will suit the country, for
while both have been Ministers to Eng
land, they have never shown any loss of
Americanism.
Now that the Venezuelan business is in
a fair way to be settled it is time TO look
and see if there is not some duty to Cuba
to be recognized.
Congress has brought forth twins-a
bond bill and tariff bill, and now we will
see who will rock the cradle and who will
stone the babies
Judging from the reports of yesterday
Christmas crimes have become as fixed a
feature of our civilization as Christmas
chimes were in the old days.
The tariff bill will have an easy time in
the House, but Grover may kill it. while
the bond bill, which Grover would proba-
bly, approve, may never be sent to him.
The gentlemen drawn for the Grand
Jury should not seek to be excused from
the public duty, but should enter upon it
with civic patriotism and be proud of the
chance to render a service to the COM
munity.
The report that the Car of Russia is
blocking the way to reform in Turkey by
preventing the powers from coercing the
Sultan confirms the belief that new era
is at hand, but destroys the hope OF any
great improvement on the old.
In New York City there were no less
than seven suicides, who, counting the
world as despised toy, flung it into the
face of Santa Claus on Christmas day in
stead of waiting to see if he wouldn't
brighten it up for them and make it worth
having.
The report that Russia wishes to lend
the United States 500, COO 900 in gold is
very good report. but as it was only short
time ago that Russia was trying to bor-
row money at per cent. and couldn't get
it, there is evidently typographical error
somewhere IN the story.
The Alameda Argus gave its readers a
beautiful holiday edition showing the
growth and progress of the city for 1895
and thereby gave them well-assured rea-
sons for expecting prosperity during the
coming year. TIE number is not only
excellent for what it contains, but is hand
somely printed, finely illustrated. and
made attractive in every way to all people
of good taste.