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The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08
CONSISTENT IN INCONSISTENCY

The Democratic State Convention of
New York, in its platform adopted re-
Gently, declared in favor of "Federal taxa
ton for revenue only" and in the same
paragraph demanded that there be No
meddling with the present reformed tariff
to the injury and unsettling OF business
and industries"
The New York Sun indulges in a sar-
castle commentary upon the utter incon-
gruity of these two sentences. 1t says:
"It would have been exactly as consistent
to say that we believe in tariff for pro-
lection and in tariff for revenue only
The present tariff is protection
tariff. The only way to bring about
Federal taxation for revenue only is to do
away with the present protective tariff and
enact a tariff for revenue only. So to do
would be to unsettle and injure business
industries, but likewise TO vindlcate the
institution as regarded by the Demo-
cratic National Conv ention of 1892"
The remarks of the Sun accentuate the
wide divergence of the Democratic party
between its theories and its practices, in
which it is consistent with nothing but
itself and its own history for the past
thirty years.
The New York convention is only doing
with respect to the tariff what the Ken
lucky convention has already done on the
subject of finance and what the National
party may be expected to do next year
upon every important issue of the cam
paign. A silver candidate upon goldbug
platform and a tariff plank pledging the
party to protection and free trade in the
same sentence are the usual harmonies of
the Democratic attitude toward the ques-
tions of the day.
This would not be SO bad if either the
theory or the practice of the party had in
view the good of the Nation. But there's
the rub. As to its theory of free trade, for
which tariff for revenue only" is but
another name, the Democratic party is in
dulging in an idle dream, upon it's own
confession. In its practical Endorsement
of the present tariff it is insisting
upon protection which neither protec Its
nor supplies an adequate revenue for the
country's needs. The shameful record of
National finance during the past three
years condemns the present tariff to last
ing infamy as tariff for revenue, while its
disastrous effect upon industries consigns
it to an even deeper damnation as tariff
for protection.
1t is these facts which make the declara-
tions of the New York convention unique
in the eminence of their inconsistency with
each other, with principle, and in fact
with everything but the past history of the
party which has the audacity to give them
expression, or, having done so, to ask for
public support.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08
OVERLAND COMPETITION.

The announcement that new overland
railroad is to be built from Butte, Mont.
to California, by way of Beckwith Pass, is
not very reassuring in the form in which
it has been received, even though the state
ment is made that several millions in cash
are ready with which to begin the work of
construction. 1t has sometimes happened
that these enterprises are started for the
purpose of being suppressed for consid-
Grafton, though there are no indications of
such motive in the present case. Until
more convincing account has been re-
ceived of the earnestness and ability of the
new company it is idle to speculate on the
case.
1t is an interesting coincidence that this
news should have come simultaneously
with the remark recently made by G. P.
Huntington, that he has always advised
other companies to keep out of California,
for the reason that the volume of business
is insufficient to warrant another. The
disastrous experience of the Santa Fe has
been sometimes advanced as a convincing
argument to that end. The truth with re-
gard to the Santa Fe is that it lacked the
courage to exploit the opportunity to its
fullest. When it reached the Colorado
River the Southern Pacific induced it
to take the Atlantic and Pacific line from
The Needles to Moiave and to enter into
an arrangement for partitioning the terri
tory of California. This shut the Santa Fe
out of the possibility of becoming COM
peting or even an additional overland road
in the proper sense.
Mr.. Huntington's assurance that there
is not and never has been sufficient traffic
to warrant two lines is the natural express
sion of the policy under which the South
ern Pacific has been always operated. The
business wisdom of developing the terri
tory which it traverses has been consist
entity absent from its plan. That no COM
peting line has ever entered California is r.
fact undoubtedly attributable to Mr.. Hun
tington's skill in argument and power as
capitalist and lobbyist.
But these are lapsed conditions His
political and financial power, both in Cali
fornia and Washington, has been sorely
crippled within the last few years, and
the monopoly of his railroad has been
openly assailed by the promoters of the
San Francisco and san Joaquin Valley
Railroad. The financial straits to which
his company has been reduced have greatly
weakened his force as an adviser, dictator
and menace to Eastern railroad builders.
They are fully aware that he could not
now make an effective fight against a
competing line that might be built, as
such fights are very expensive. He can no
longer frighten California shippers into
making long contracts which would shut
other roads out of business, nor can he
longer intimidate California capitalists
who might want to assist in constructing
competing line. The present conditions
are all in favor of such road, and should
1t be constructed it could depend on the
unpopularity of the Southern Pacific for
an immediate profitable business and on
development for more.
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PERSONAL.

w. H. Hatton of Modesto is at the Lick.
NJ. NJ. McPike of Napa is at the Baldwin.
R. Gracey, capitalist of Merced, is at the
Lick.
A. B. Hammond of Missoula, Mont, is at the
Palace
P. P. Daindridge, Fresno railroad contract
or, is at the Lick.
Frank Dulmaine, mining man from Grass
Valley, is at the Grand.
Louis Weinberger fruitman from New
Orleans, is at the Grand.
j. c. Mogk, head of big irrigation company
of Colusa, is at the Grand.
Lieutenant E. F. Qualtrough of the United
States navy is at the California.
E. c. Banks, Superintendent of the Preston
Reform School at lone, is at the Grand.
Benjamin Cohen, the well-known clothing
merchant of the City, leaves this evening for
the East on a business trip.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08
ESCAPING SEWER GAS.

To the Editor of the San Francisco Call
DEAR SIR: The escaping sewer gas at every
street corner in this City is something
fearful. When l 60 to mail a letter late at
night as high up as the corner of Stockton
and California streets I must needs hold
my breath and run to and from the letter-box
Is there no remedy? Could not the sewage be
let into the sewers by means of self-dumping
buckets or boxes or by the regular trap, SO that
there need be no opening at every corner, and
then vent pipes put in at intervals and these
pipes run above the housetops, and then have
the gas escape through flame as to burn it
up? The suggestion is condensed into SEN
tence, so that if / am ''away off" l have not
occupied much of your space or much of the
time OF the reader. W. S. GREEN.
San Francisco, October z. 1895.
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FUNDS IN REGENTS HANDS.

To the Editor of the San Francisco CalE-SIR
You give the public the Information that the
Regents of the State University having the
charge of the public money collected from the
taxpayers of the State for the purpose of sup
porting the university, and also being the Gus
todians of the sacred trust of the Wilmerding
bequest, are about investing nearly $400, 900
on Sutter street. Can you tell the public what
will happen if those buildings should be
burned, and whether, after the insurance
money should be collected (if an insurance
can be expected, which is doubtfuD, what
would be done with the vacant lot, and where
the money can come from to erect new build
ings and have them reoccupied? Is this pur-
chase money to come from the general fund or
the special Wilmerding trust money, and
which will take the fire risk2 INQUIRER.
San Francisco, Oct. 6, 1895.
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SUPPOSED TO BE HUMOROUS.

Miss Model-Do you need model, sirP
Old Persimmons-No; only paint flowers
and fruit.
Miss Model-Well, I'm peach, see Truth.
'I wouldn't worry so much about that boy of
yours at college" said the friend of the family.
"He's not poker-player."
"I know he isn't" replied the father, rue
fully, "but from the size OF his expense ac-
counts I'm afraid he thinks he is"-Chicago
Post.
Client-You have saved my estate. How can
I ever recompense you?
Lawyer-I am disposed to make it easy for
you. with several payments, you know 1 am
willing to take the estate as the first payment.
Detroit Tribune.
New Missionary-Can you tell me what has
become of my predecessor?
Cannibal Chief-He made trip into the in
terior.-Sunny Hour
"Here," said the ancient inhabitant, sis the
place where the murder was committed"
"Killed in cold blood, was hep"
"No; in pine thicket."
"Shot right DOWN."
''No; he wuz all shot up."-Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08
BOOKRA.
As Ilau asleep IN nalu.-s1

as Ildy asleep In ltdly.-SHELLEY.
One night lay asleep in Africa.
In garden close by the city gate;
desert horseman, furious and late,
Came wildly laundering at the closed bar.
open, in Allah's name!' he cried. Wake
Mustaphai
Slain is the Sultan: treason, war and hate
Rage from Fez to TeUuan. Open straightp'
The wetchman heard as thunder from afar.
Go to! In peace the city lies asleep.
To Allah. all-kDowlng, no news you hring''-
And turned in slumber still bis watch to keep.
At once nightingale began to sing
In Oriental calm the garden lay
Panic and war postponed another day.
CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER, in Harper's Maya
zine for October.
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make up that number, but only three were
seized for Illegal work. They are not allowed
to take seals within sixty miles of the breed
ing grounds, but that is no distance for seal
to swim.
"Seals are most peculiar animals. They
will not swim nor dive when they are chased,
and it Is no truble to kill them right in the
water; in fact they don't know, as q rule, when
they are chased. On land boy can herd 8
thousand OF them, and when a few of them
are driven apart and some are killed, those
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

''smith is walking around to-day as If he
were stepping on eggs.'
"He needs to-"
''What ails him?"
''Why, last night after he had gone to bed he
remembered that he should have taken some
quinine capsules. He got up in the dark and
took 'em. This morning he discovered that he
had swallowed three 22-caliber revolver cart
ridges."-Chicago Record.
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AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

"La Lal-Lal La! La!
''Haye been in San Francisco before? Why,
l played baby part here when was four
years old" said Ignacio Martinetti at the Bald
win Yesterday, and "Dodor,' Mr.. Simmons,
Wlnked
Fact, this time," said Martinetti. "I can
quite remember, few years later amusing the
audience by my anger at not being able to keep
the COINS from tipping out of my hat-you
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08
ToP ROUND IN THE LADDER,
Yerington (Nev.l Rustler.

The San Francisco CALL is fast supplanting
the other papers of San Francisco in Nevada.
The CALL is one of the most Hberal-minded
papers west OF the Mississippi River. and in an
other year it will have the largest circulation
OF the Pacific Coast papers. The CALL is de-
serving OF the most liberal patronage from the
people OF the coast States, for it favors no one
particular section, but speaks for all, and we
predIcI for 1t the top round in the ladder of
Journalism.
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done to the ones beside them. They are pecu-
liar animals, but what with the thrasher
whales that eat them at sea and the fishermen
who kill them at sea and on land they are
decreasing steadily
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

1t is natural that the See Yup boycott
should break up; it had too many tongs in
the fire.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

proper trea tment and cultivation, the climatic
seasons are favorable to all crops, and our
ton between the Rockies and Sierras.-Yer-
ington New Rustler.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

Selling fresh fruit in London is good, but
perhaps it would be better to preserve more
of it at home.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

THE Argonaut is one of the finest and most
popular brands of Kentucky Bourbon, and has
no equal for purity in the market. 1t is one of
the favOrite brands of the best Judges. e.
Martin & Co., Al Market street., are the Pacific
Coast agents for this excellent whisky. They
are also agents for the celebrated j. F. Cutter
brand of Kentucky Bourbon. These are both
popular brands.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

Having sucked dry the orange of life, il
is said the Jersey Lily will now take ur
with the peel.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

The socialist is ever and eternally declaring
that socialism isnot what the generality of
men understand it to be. The fact is, there are
about as many kinds of socialism as there are
socialists. There has never been socialistic
scheme carried out that has reflected any
credit on the ism.-Hanford Sentinel.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08
cAL1FoRN1ANs IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 7.-samuel Nc.
Call of San Francisco and DR.. E. w. Brook and
daughter Edna of Santa Barbara arrived to-
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

The Armenian crisis is rapidly becoming
critical enough to put an end to criticism
and call for action.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

In the East they are having good deal to
say about the remarkable longevity OF man
at Red Bark, N. j., who is 1O3 years old, and
another man, somewhere else, who is 1o1
years. These are tolerably good ages, to be
Pacific. within the confines of Southern Cali
fornia, the old padres can point to many of the
aboriginal members of their focks, ranging in
age IRON 10 to 145 years. People live longer
in Southern California than they do In the
variable East.-Los Angeles Times
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

The islands of the world would not make
so much trouble if the continents would
let them alone.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

IF YOU want good medicine to purify your
blood give nerve strength and build up your en-
tire system before the advance Of the winter sea-
son. take Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great blood
purifier.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

"I don't see," remarked the man who doesn't
know much about such things, "why you two
pugilists should scold each other and call
names and publicly dislike each other simply
because you're matched for sparring con-
test"
"Hump! That shows how little principle
some folks has. We gotter give the public some
thing for its money, amt we2"-Washington
Star.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

What will it profit US if Mrs. Langtry
comes here for divorce and goes back to
England to marry?
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

LADIES never have any dyspepsia after wine
glass of DR.. Siegerts Angostura Bitters.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

AN effective cure for corns that gives comfort
to the feet is HINDERcoRNs. 15 cents.
PARKERs GINGER TONIC cures inward pains
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

1t looks as if Corbett and Fitzsimmons
will have TO fight one another off the earth.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

If they keep up the lick of finding gold
in the gravel pits of Nebraska money will
soon be so cheap that no one will have to
scratch gravel for it.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

1t is hardly worth while for local De-
mocracy to make so much fuss about clean
ing out their party when the people will
do that at the next election.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08
BEST FAMILY PAPER.
Calistoga independent.

The San Francisco CALL is without doubt
the best family daily paper published In the
metropolis. 1t is clean, fearless, the poor mans
should prefer THE CALL.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

1t is reported that the London market
demands big fruit, and that happens to be
the very thing that California can furnish.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

Now that Chicago has pronounced for
free Cuba, Spain might as well quit.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

The people here may be interested in the
Corbett-F t-Fitzsimmons battle, but it is not nearly
SO important contest to them as that between
Washington cedar and California redwood
Seattle Post st-Intelligencer.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

Great Britain is calmly proceeding with her
scheme to steal the best part of Alaska, and at
the same time she proposes to appropriate q
large part OF Venezuela. II this country has
not lost Its manhood and courage it will
promptly take steps to prevent the consumma.
non OF both thefts.-San Jose Mercury.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

According to Labouehere there are only
eight novelists in Great Britain who make
as much as a thousand pounds year, and
these have no sure thing of it.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

The prophets of prosperity are rising
everywhere. Even one of the Rothschilds
is reported to have said, "There will be
more chance to make money in America
in the next five years than in any other
country in the world.''
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

In deciding to come West this season
the Yale and Harvard football men will
hitch their teams as well as their wagon.
to the star of empire.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

The high building is the only architec.
ture we have that is distinctively Ameri-
can, and to limit its development would be
to put bonds on our art as well as on our
enterprise.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

The country is about making up its mind
that 1t is not to grow rich by importing its
goods from Europe, leaving its labor unem-
ployed at home, and selling bonds to get money
for the current expenses of the Government
Portland Oregonian.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

The people of San Jose are SO jubilant
over their success in making preparations
for carnival of roses next May they are
half persuaded to whirl in and celebrate
the preparations at once and then start in
all over again to prepare for the celebra-
fion
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08
ANSWERS TO CoRREsFo FoNDENTs.

HIGHEST MOUNTAIN - X. G. S., Gold HILL
New. Relative to item recently published
to the effect that "Mont Blanc is the highest
mountain in Europe" correspondent writes:
"This mountain is 1870 feet high, while FL
bruz is 1S, ,526. Goldthwaites Geographical Mag
azine thus speaks of the matter: 'Geographers
speak in no certain tones with regard TO FL
bruZ. Most of them refer to the mountain as
in Europe, and indeed all of the best authori-
ties SO consider it. Both Elbruz and Kazbek
between the European and Asiatic rivers, and
that is one reason for classifying both as Euro
pean mountains ,"
TERRy-BRoDERIcK DuEL-H. G. c., Lodi, San
joaquin County, Cal. The Terry-Broderick
duel was fought in this City on the 18th of Sep
on the 18th of the same month Broderick died
from the effect OF the wound inflicted by Terry
DEEP D1v1NG-B. C. W., Cambria, San Luis
Obispo County, Cal. 1t is said that 2O1 feet,
with a pressure of eighty-seven pounds to the
square inch. is the greatest depth to which any
diver has ever descended. One hundred and
fifty feet is about the limit for safe work.
THIRD TERm.-There is no clause in the con-
stitution of the United States nor any law of
Congress to prevent candidate from "run-
ming for the office of President three or more
times" or for serving third term should he
be elected.
ltihLLlPuT-H. M, oakland, Cal. There is no
such country as Lilliput. 1t is the tabled coun-
try described by Jonathan Swift in "Gulliver's
travels" The voyage to Lilliput Is satire on
the manners and habits of George OF England
A DOLLAR OF 1sS4-E. T. H., City. Dollars of
the United States, minted either at Philsdel-
phia, New Orleans or San Francisco are quoted
by dealers at ST. so to So IS
DAYS OF THE WEEK-H. NJ, Oakland, Cal. The
2Sth OF August. ls40. fell on Friday, and the
THE LUcANIA-T. R., City. The ocean grey
hound Lucania when at full speed consumes
ABOUT 4oo tons OF coal IN twenty-four hours.
GOVERNOR BUDD-H. NJ, Oakland, Cal. James
Fl. Budd, Governor of California, was born in
GAINESVILLE, Wis, May 1S, 1851. -
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Nevada is one of the best States in the Union
to live in. Extreme heat and cold in the
valleys are uncommon, the soil is responsive to
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08
COlima Baking Powder.
COlima Pure Spices.

AS inducement to test COLIMA'S SU-
PERIORITY, Valuable Presents given
FREE with each can. 100 varieties to
choose from. We mention q few:
Glass Butter Dish, Glass Sugar Bowl, 8
Preserve Dishes, Decorated Thin China
Cup and Saucer decorated Salad Dish, 1
Cup and Saucer assorted decorations) l
Thin China Oatmeal Bowl, 1 Cream Pitcher,
Gold Decorated Cup, Saucer and Plate Dec
GRATED set of 8 Water Goblets, Syrup
Pitcher, Vegetable Dish, l Glass Berry Dish,
/ Maioica Pitcher, Covered Saucepan, 1
Coffee Pot e qt.), Oatmeal Set Of 8 pieces,
set of Table Tumblers, Dish Kettle (6
qts). Lots of others at our stores
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

Because the people have become tired o
discussing the silver question, the gold
bugs believe there is no longer any such
question.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

The way that Buckley shows his hand in
politics is to feel the pulse of Democracy a
little while and then reach for the throat.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

AS there are no wars at present except in
Cuba, Formosa and Madagascar, itappears
the troubles of the world are confined to
insular eruptions.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08
IDEAS OF WESTERN EDITORS.

Stockton may now prepare for the entry of a
fifth railroad and from new direction. Com
petitive transportation facilities from the
north are needed just as much as those now
assured from the south. The coming of the
Montana road means the steady growth of this
city as great railroad center In all scheme es
OF railroad extension into Central California,
our position is one that cannot be ignored in
the calculations OF those who make an fntelli-
gent forecast of the vast traffic that is vet to be
developed in the great valley of which Stock
ton is the gateWaY.-Stockton Mail
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

DAYS OF THE WEEK-H. NJ, Oakland, Cal. The
2Sth of August. 1S40, fell on Friday, and the
1st of February, 1872, fell on Thursday
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

The Republican convention which as
sembled at Sioux City on June 16 TO nomi-
nate candidate for Congress to fill va
cancy has put two candidates in the field
and adjourned after taking 7137 ballots,
thus showing that under certain condi-
tions even the voting habit may become
q useless dissipation,
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

A DOLLAR OF 1ss4-E. T. H., City. Dollars of
the United States, minted either at Philadel-
phia, New Orleans or San Francisco are quoted
by dealers at ST. so to So Is.
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| THE LUcANIA-T. r., City. The ocean grey
hound Lucan1a when at full speed consumes
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THIRD TERM.-There is no clause in the con-
stitution OF the United States nor any law of
Congress to prevent candidate from run
ming for the office of President three or more
times" or for serving third term should he
hn ali tad -
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IILILLIPUT-H. M, Oakland, Cal. There is no
such country as Lilliput. 1t is the tabled coun-
| try described by Jonathan Swift in "Gulliver's
Travels" The voyage to Lilliput is satire on
| the manners and habits of George OF England
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-08

THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
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GOVERNOR BUDD-H. NJ, Oakland, Cal. James
Fl. Budd, Governor OF California, was born in
Janesville, Wis, May 1S, 1851.
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BACON Printing Company, sos Clay street. .