The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-24

WAVE OF LARCENY.
! rStetched from life for the "CuI" 6y Ndnhfueu.]
suspect are generally the worst. 1t is the most
ridiculous thing in the world to go into the
theory business. The town-in fact the whole
country-seems to have gone wild over some
theory or other.
s'Now, there must be some cause for the steal
ing which seems to be in vogue. Is 1t on &C
count of the poverty, or is it the natural out
come of civilization? I can remember when,
in the early days. you could leave a hatful OF
gold nuggets on the front porch and nobody
would ever dream of making way with them.
Yes, that's true. During the gold excitement
in this State none of the miners ever knew
what it was to put their gold in bank or a
safe deposit. There was no need OF such pre-
caution. People realized that honor was above
price and took good care to possess it,"
"But, general" said the argumentative man,
''was that not on account of the punishment
prescribed?'
"Well yes" answered the general pulling
his beard, "they did take them out and start a
hanging bee once in while. However it is
true of the miner that he was and still is
honest. If he had not been, the country we
are now living in would never had such solid
foundation upon which we stand They were
| the master spirits of their time; the founders
of great State. They were the master spirits
OF their time-the founders of great State.
| They were the men who braved-"
"Come, come, general. Let's get back to the
origin of stealing. 1t is a topic worth discuss
| ing, and its appalling popularity deserves at
| tention.
at seems to be getting all the attention it
| deserves, and some of our best citizens have
rehearsed until they are letter perfect. You
need not bother your head about the lack OF
attention it is receiving. The populaee will
see to it that the industry does not die out
altogether Really cannot understand it. 1t
! is the worst ever saw. 1t is beyond me. What
is the world coming to, anyhow"
| Gu Craycroft, the newly elected Mayor of
Fresno has queer story to tell OF his political
elevation: al never saw such complex tangle
| in my life as our last election was" he ex-
planned. 1.-THE Democrats and Populists fused
| and put up combination ticket. AS a result
some of the disgruntled Democrats who had
no use for Populists voted for Republicans, who
were opposed to bosses, and the fight was
| everybody's up TO the last minute, when it was
found that men from all parties had been
elected.
sThere were two Republicans myself and
another, and two Democrats elected to be City
| Trustees. Joseph Spinney was holdover. He
had been elected as Republican, but had
|
| the election. Thinking they had him, the
Democrats thought to make assurance doubly
| sure by electing him Mayor. This they did
with their two votes and his. Mr.. Spinney
| then resigned and nominated Democrat.
"On the first ballot there were two votes for
the Democrat and two for me. Spinney's vote
was blank. The next ballot was the same. On
the third ballot Spinney's vote read, &C. Cray
croft and was made Mayor.
1.-The Democrats were wrathy. They charged
on Spinney after it was all over and denounced
him as traitor.
Gentlemen" he said, Il sure you, 1 did
inten' to vote for Mister Chitenden; but I had
two or three papers in my pocket and really
gentlemen, I got the wrong one, with Mr..
Craycrofts name on it.
GAS Mr.. Spinney can neither read nor write.
the whole matter was explained. The Demo-
Gratis were sore, but they had to admit that
| they were beaten"
''You Californians are not the only people
who have become filled with the progressive
spirit" remarked Fred Rice Rowell, Seattle
attorney, who is stopping at the Lick House for
few days Then Mr.. Rowel waxed enthusi-
| astic as he proceeded: Cup in Seattle we are
getting up subsidy of 100000 by public
subscription for ship canal which is to con-
meet the fresh water of Lake Washington with
| Why, everybody there is subscribing, even the
newsboysl The Newsboys' Union gave its note
| for S25, and had the money in the bank to
| back it up, too.
''This canal is to run south of Seattle and
will reclaim two square miles of tide fats. St.
Louis capitalists say they win put Sc, 0o0, 900
| in TO 1t as soon as the subsidy is raised, and
when left the people had raised over $3.50, 900,
Eugene Semple, the last Territorial Governor
of Washington, was the protector of this enter
| prise and q company to carry it through has
been formed called the Seattle Waterway
| Company.
~Under the State law of 1898 the cost of fill
ing in the tide fats etc., will operate as first
mortgage lien upon the lands reclaimed, at 8
| per cent. and the projectors are allowed 15 per
cent additional as commissions for salaries and
| the like.
at is a great enterprise, and means the max
| ing OF Seattle"
Assemblyman H. w. Laugenour of Woodland
| who returned with his wife from trip through
Southern California on Monday, is enthusiastic
| over the CALLS enterprise in telegraphing pic
| lures OF the fiesta from Los Angeles 10 this
| city. cat first people hardly believed it," he
| said. "They thought the account OF the under
| taking was hoax. Then they found that il
could not be so, as the pictures could not have
| been sent by mail. The matter was the talk OF
| the town." he added. 'sStill ii caused more
pleased comment than surprise. as people are
| beginning TO look for the CALL at the head of
/ all progressive movements"
| Mr.. Laugenour praised the pageants of Los