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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-16
OLEVELAND'S LETTER.

Cleveland's letter to the Chicago COM
mittee which had invited him to deliver an
address on ''Sound Currency" at banquet
in that city, is one that may in all fairness
be termed letter of platitudes. Indeed
it would be difficult to find another term
that would characterize it with any &C
curacy. 1t is a plea for sound money with
out any definition of what is meant by the
phrase, and might be adopted verbatim by
any class of people in this country from
Coxeyites to goldbugs.
1t is generally understood that when
Cleveland uses the phrase "sound money
he means the gold standard. His political
record iustifes this understanding, but
there is nothing in his letter which con-
firms it. He writes at considerable length,
but mentions neither the word gold nor
the word silver. One searches in vain for
single clearly defined idea concerning the
financial problems that confront US, and
the only suggestion he offers which in the
least signifies his stand in the matter, is
sentence in which he says: Disguise it
as we may, the line of battle is drawn be-
tween the forces of safe currency and those
of silver monometallism.
There is no strong party in this country
that advocates silver recommendation.
There is strong and vigorous party in
favor of bimetallism against recommendation
OF any kind whether of gold or silver, and
this party rightly claims to be the cham
pion of sound money. 1t appears that
Cleveland has not dared to confront this
party in fair field and has endeavored to
prejudice the people against it by denounc-
ing it as the advocate of silver monometal-
lism. If this was his object he has written
his letter in vain. The financial question
has been too thoroughly discussed by the
people for them to be ignorant of the real
issue at stake. They are aware that the
sole question to decide is simply whether
our monetary system shall be based upon
both silver and gold as provided by the
constitution, or whether one of them shall
be excluded and the other used as the sole
legal tender for all the business of the
country.
Whether this letter is to be considered
an attempt to evade the issue before the
people, or whether it is only another evil
dence of Cleveland's incapacity to state in
simple language exactly what he means, is
doubtful. 1t is certain, however, the letter
will have little or no influence upon public
opinion. We are all in favor of sound
money, though there are differences of
opinion as to what constitutes it. The sill
yer men have nothing to fear from such
letter and the gold men have certainly
nothing in it to rejoice over. The situation
and the argument remain exactly where
they were, with the sole exception that
those who thought Cleveland had enough
courage to express himself clearly on the
question, will have to modify their opin-
ion. The great oracle of the Mugwumps
has spoken, but in his words there is
neither any enlightenment for the people
nor any comfort for his votaries.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-16
WEIGH THE EVIDENCE.

The tragedies of Emmanuel Baptist
Church and the excitement in the public
mind growing out of them, afford to the
more intelligent people of San Francisco an
opportunity to exercise their intellects in
the philosophical task of weighing evidence.
The task is not an easy one. The ability
to weigh evidence with fairness and accu-
racy is rarely found. The mind of man is
impatient of uncertainty and prone to leap
at conclusions. Few people like to sus-
pend judgment until they know the truth,
and in cases of this kind, where the mind
is excited, the tendency to cut the Gordian
knot of complex problem is hard to resist.
Death is never more affecting to the
human mind than when associated with
young and beautiful woman, and when, as
in this instance, it occurs under circum-
stances of peculiar mystery and atrocity, the
emotions of the average man are inhamed
to point that is beyond the reach of rea-
son. The popular demand for vengeance
becomes extreme. The first man who is
suspected is denounced as if his guilt were
self-evident. Everything against him is
magnifed. All evidence favorable to him
is ignored. Revenge usurps the place of
justice, passion prevails over truth, and
whenever an opportunity offers the cry of
the mob goes up for lynch law.
Against this tendency of human emotion,
human reason must protest. Evidence is
a matter of certainties, and not of proba-
bilities; moreover, it is composed of all
the known facts, and not merely of those
that happen to fit particular theory, no
matter how much those that accord with
that theory may preponderate over those
that oppose it. The rational mind, in fact,
will take no note of preponderating evil
dence, but will seek that certainty which
brings all the facts into harmony. Every
truth agrees with every other truth. So
long as there is conflict, there is an error
somewhere, and it is the business Of the
intellect to detect that error instead of
ignoring it and proceeding to conclusion
as if it were not there.
The awful tragedies that have aroused
public excitement and evoked the deep de-
mand for vengeance, render it imperative
for men of calmer judgment to be specially
careful in pronouncing condemnation upon
any one accused of the crime. The very
eagerness of the public to punish the Grim
inal renders it the more easy to turn popu-
lar sentiment iercely against any one at
whom suspicion points, and the greater is
the danger therefore that the real criminal
may escape while attention is directed
wholly to another.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-16
IN NAVY BLUE AND BRASS
Wharfingers and Collectors in Their
New Uniforms-Mr. Isaacs Makes
Protest.

The wharfngers and collectors in the
employ of the Harbor Commissioners ap-
peared in uniform yesterday from Chief
Whartinger Boobar to Collector Isaacs.
The latter does not approve of the uniform
and does not hesitate to say so. He re-
fused to go to the tailor named by the
board, claiming that he could get better
ready-made suit for less money, and to
make good his claim he got ready-made
suit.
''It is funny" said Mr.. Isaacs, ''that the
Chief Wharfnger insists upon the men
going to one tailor. can get better stuff
elsewhere, and in fact got it and paid less
money. The men who are going out Au-
gust l do not have to get uniforms, and as
| go out in August l offered to resign on
the 1st, but my resignation would not be
accepted and l had to get this suit.
don't say that any one is making any
money on these uniforms, but l have seen
men hanged on less evidence"
The uniforms are navy blue in color with
brass buttons and iaunty naval cap sets
off the suit. Sergeant John Hayes and the
policemen under him are also uniformed,
and the change all around is decided i'm
proyement.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-16
MAKE A HOME MARKET.

While Southern California is indulging
a joyous spirit of frolic and revelry amid
the million flowers of spring and finding
in the festival a fit occasion to celebrate
the newly awakened patriotism of Cali
fornians for their State, the Manufac-
turers' and Producers Association of this
city is engaged in appealing to that same
patriotism in more direct and business
like way. An increased force of solicitors
for membership among local manufac-
turers has been set to work, and there is
good reason for believing the results at the
end of the week will be encouraging to
future efforts.
The task of building up our home indus
tries is indeed one of the most patriotic
that can engage the energies Of a citizen.
1t is one, however, in which cooperation
is largely necessary to success. Manufac-
turers and merchants should combine and
work harmoniously together for the ac-
complishment of this object, which, after
all; means more than the interests of
both. The greater the success of local
factories, the greater will be the number of
men employed; and all who are so en-
ployed will be customers for local mer-
chants. In this way the benefit will be
mutual, and the producer, the middleman
and the consumer will all reap a profit
from it.
A prominent member of the association
was quoted yesterday as saying:
The trouble with San Francisco and with
California in general perhaps has been that
our merchants and manufacturers have pulled
against each other instead of pulling all to-
gether. know of manufacturers in this city
who make certain lines of goods fully equal,
if not in some cases superior, to similar lines
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-16
THE VALLEY RAILROAD.

practical and very good way of aiding the
new railroad enterprise has been devised by
the San Francisco CALL, which proposes to
circulate among the farmers of the San Joa-
quin Valley an agreement to be signed by all
who are willing to promise to ship freight by
the new company so long as its rates are as low
as those of other companies or lower. Few
who desire new railroad built will refuse to
sign such a contract, and most of them will
stand by it after doing it.-Oakland Enquirer.
The San Francisco CALL has issued circulars
asking the people who are in favor of the new
railroad to pledge their business to the road.
This is a good opportunity for those who claim
to be in favor of the road and who are unable
to contribute funds toward building it to show
that they are sincere in their wish to see the
new road prosper. They have an opportunity
to pledge their business to the road and the
opportunity should not be lost.-Madera Mer-
curry.
Our exchanges from every section report
business reviving from the long and universal
depression all over the country. Prosperity is
evidently returning and we may expect better
times before the approaching summer is over.
Just how competing railroad through the
San joaquin Valley will affect us we are not
able to say at present, but it will no doubt
benefit the farmer and northumberland Ex-
press.
Hanford proposes to be on the route of the
new railroad, if ii is built, and its committees
and citizens are getting move on themselves
that is pleasing to behold. 1t is just such en-
terprise as is there manifested that makes
cities out of villages, and doesn't give one time
to think of hard times. Kings County may
well be proud of her thriving county seat
MADEIRA Tribune.
Stockton has already received more valuable
advertising by the valley railroad than it has
ever received from anything that as occurred
since the days OF gold. One effect OF that adj
vertising is to cause capital to seek investment
here, and this is only the first result-the mere
budding of the boom. When the harvest comes
the yield will be bounteous.-Stockton Inde-
pendent
The Southern Pacific charges $500 for haul
ing q carload of refrigerated fruit from San
Jose to Chicago and $500 from Los Angeles to
st. Louis. The distance Is about the same, but
competition makes 5000 difference. This diff
ference will be wiped out when the valley road
Is built to connection with the Santa Fe.-
Santa Cruz Record.
At meeting for the valley road, held In
Stockton Friday evening, the ladies subscribed
for twenty shares, or $1,000. The ladies' in
Stockton know that the new road means more
business for their husbands, more money, and
therefore more new bOnnets. The new woman
knows "where she is at.'-San Jose Mercury
Stockton has been chosen as the starting
point of the San Joaquin Valley Railroad,
and work is to begin within sixty days The
old mud-fats, formerly considered worthless,
suddenly became of great value when they
seemed useful to the new enterprise.-Wil.
liams Farmer.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-16
PERSONAL.

DR.. R. F. Rooney of Auburn is stopping at the
Grand.
IT. Colby, mining man of Trinity, is at the
California.
Judge ]. B. Campbell of Fresno is guest of
the Grand.
Justus Greeley capitalist of Marysville, is
at the Grand.
DR.. H.. I. Hoppin OF Ventura registered yester-
day at the Grand.
c. II. Dwinelle, horticulturist OF Fulton, is
a guest of the Grand.
J. Bodefeld, a merchant:of Colusa, is in town
and stopping at the Grand.
D. ]. Mcdonald, mining man of Sonora, ar
rived at the Lick yesterday.
De vrees Van Doesburgh, wine man Of st.
Helena, is staying at the Lick.
r. C. McCreary, a miller of Sacramento, Is
among the guests of the Grand.
Frank A. Kimball large olive-grower Of
National City, registered at the Grand yester-
day.
]. B. Richardson, fruit-grower of Suisun, ar
rived in town yesterday and registered at the
Grand.
DR.. G. w. Dwinell of Montague came down
yesterday to attend the medical convention,
and is stopping at the Grand.
Major J. 8. Mcbride of North San Juan, one
of the most prominent gravel miners in the
State, is registered at the Lick
DR.. w. F. Wizard of Sacramento president of
the State Board of HEALTH is down to attend
the medical convention, and is stopping at the
Grand.
DR.. C. w. Nutting of Siskiyou, one of the
members of the State Board of Health, who has
come down to attend the State Medical So
ciety's meeting, is at the Baldwin.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-16
HAPPY CHINESE GIRLS.
They Are Receiving Educations at the
Presbyterian Orphanage and
Rescue Home.

TIE lady managers of the Presbyterian
orphanage and rescue home for Chinese
girls at 800 Sacramento street held their
annual meeting yesterday. Everything
pertaining to the general management and
educational departments of the school was
found to be in excellent condition. Mrs.
P. d. Browne has long been president of
the home, and every effort in her power
has been put forth to rescue and befriend
the lnnocent-looking girls who were so
cruelty treated by their own people.
The Independents are: Mrs. J. O..
Adams, Mrs. George Barstow, Mrs. Ben
iamin Douglass, Mrs. E. V. Robbins, Mrs.
J. G. Chown, Mrs. E. Y. Garrette. The
directors and managers number about 200
of the kindest and most generous women
in San Francisco and adjoining towns.
Miss Margaret Culbertson has for a long
time been the matron and guiding spirit
of the home.
Mrs. Minnie Browne is bestowing much
painstaking care upon the sweet-faced,
low-voiced girls to whom she is teaching
the English language. There are many
bright girls among them. "King Sun"
has learned to speak good English,
read, write and 'do wonderful sums in
arithmetic" all in five weeks. There are
several little tots of years who sing and
recite and are further advanced in their
studies than some American children at
that age. The girls are natural musicians
and sing and play their own accompani-
ments. They are also taught sewing and
housework.
These rescued Chinese girls ask permits
sion to say through the columns of the
CALL that all darning and repairing of
clothes will be neatly and economically
done if taken to them. as they wish to
assist in their own support
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-16
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

NJ. Adolphe Carnot, who succeeds the late NJ
de Lesseps in the French Academy of Sciences,
is q brother of ex-President Carnot. NJ. Adolphe
Carnot takes little interest in politics. He is an
enthusiastic scientist, professor in the Paris
School of Mines and the author of valuable
work on chemistry as applied to mineralogy.
The friendship between Mr.. Ruskin and Pro-
lessor Charles Eliot Norton OF Harvard dates
from chance acquaintance in the cabin of q
little steamer on Lake Geneva. There is char
acteristic account of the meeting in Ruskin's
photographed "Praeterita."
DR.. Clancy, of the Cambridge, Mass, School
Board, has succeeded in abolishing the use of
states, sponges and slate-pencils in the schools
of the town. Before many years, probably, the
paper pad will have entirely supplanted states
in the public schools.
J.Jay Watson of Brooklyn is the owner Of a
violin which, it is claimed was formerly used
by Ole Bull The violin is said TO have been
made by the Amat brothers the same year
Shakespeare died.
Ex-senator Thurman has become strict re-
cluse since the death of his wife. He reads all
night, and spends the day asleep in his library
in his house i'll Columbus, Ohio. He is 80 years
of age.
Lord Rosebery has recovered from his attack
of the grip, but is still greatly troubled with In
somnia. France seems determined to aggravate
his sleeplessness.
The Tennyson memorial to be erected near the
poets old home on the Isle of Wight will bear
the legend, Erected by Friends in England
and America" Subscriptions from this coun-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-16
THEY GAVE LITERALLY.
The Presbytery Is Satisfied With Last
Years Offerings.

Years Offerings.
An adjourned meeting of the presby-
terry, from last Wednesday, was held yes
terday morning at 900 Sacramento street.
Rev. d. Hanson Irwin, chairman of The mar
rative committee, read the annual nara
tive report of the presbytery. The chief
point noted in it was that during the past
year the Presbyterian churches have
shown more generosity in giving than ever
before. This was considered healthy
sign.
Rev. J. G. Smith read a resolution rela.
tive to the Presbyterian Industrial Or
phanage and Farm, in which the clergy
were desired to recommend the orphanage
to the support of their congregations The
resolution stated that fund had been
sLittle Albert Funds to raise subscrin.
tions toward the orphanage. The resolu-
ton was unanimously carried.
AT the Methodist preachers meeting
DR.. Case discussed 1.-THE Forward Move,
ment," drawing particular attention to the
great work that had been accomplished in
West London by Rev. DR.. Hughes and
Mrs. Hughes. The Salvation Army, he
said, was forward movement of a certain
kind, but 1T was fast becoming denomin-
alton. There was room for another for
ward movement. The Christian Endeayor
and the Epworth League were fitted to fill
this requirement. in the grandest manner
In the discussion, Rev. Henry Varley's
teachings were spoken of, and it was stated
that though Methodists can indorse his
doctrines to certain extent, his belief that
the second coming of the Messiah is imme-
diately at hand resembles the doctrines
held by the Day Adventists.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-16
SUPPOSED TO BE HUMOROUS.

The wife-One-half the world doesn't know
how the other half lives.
The husband-Well, 1t isn't the fault of your
sewing society, anyway.-Life.
Mrs. Rash-How do you manage to get your
cook up SO early?
Mrs. Dash-Well, I hunted up a young and
good-looking milkman and hired him to come
at o'clock.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Weary Walker-Say, mister, gimme dime?
Dignifed Wayfarer-Give you dimel I
think you are more in need of manners than
money.
Weary Walker-Well, struck yer fer what 1
thought yer had most of-Harper's Bazaar
Mabel always refuse man permission to
kiss me.
Ada-Why?
Mabel-Because, then he Is more anxious
to.-Brooklyn Life.
"Been getting up new mud guard" said
the inventive boarder.
"Might L ask" inquired the cheerful idiot
whether it is to be applied to bicycles or can
didates ?''-Indianapolis Journal.
Artist-Tm half distracted trying to think
up subject for my picture, "The Queen OF
May"
Practical Friend-Why not paint picture of a
servant girl taking up carpets?-Chicago
Record.
Carleton-What happened when the mouse
ran across the fioor-did she faint?
Montauk-Great Scott, no! don't you know
she's widow?-Brooklyn Eagle.
she-So the Counts relatives consider it a
mesalliance?
He-Decidedly. The girl has only a quarter
of million, and the Count owes three times
as much as that.-Judge.
The Interior. of Chicago, says: New Eng.
land Episcopal bishop met young minister al
a social gathering and was introduced.
"Ah, Mr.. -. am pleased to meet you. I am
told you are Congregationaist."
eyes, Bishop, I am Congregationalist.'
"Ah, well, Mr.. -, excuse me, but while ]
recognize you as gentleman, l cannot recog-
nize you as a Christian"
''Thats all right, Bishop. While can recog-
nize you as 3 Christian cannot recognize you
gentleman.'
The story is an old one, and the chances are
that it is not true.-New York Tribune.
Riztop-Do you know that De Melville, the
actor, started on a starring tour week before
last?
Popzam-Yes, was told so; but, by the way,
what is he doing now?-Roxbury Gazette.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-16

of Eastern manufactured goods. The prices
are equally low, and yet. Notwithstanding this
all around equality, many OF our prominent
merchants refuse to handle our homemade
goods, and persist in running the Eastern ar
ticle to the detriment of home labor and trade
If this statement is accurate our mer-
chants are making a big mistake. 1t may
be they are not wholly to blame, for the
merchant must, of course, supply the Gus
toner with what the customer demands.
Still the merchant and the manufacturer
combined can do much to create demand
for home goods by directing the attention
of customers to California products. Ii
the new spirit of California patriotism be
rightly appealed to, it will be easy to make
a home market for home industries. The
people are ready to buy home goods as
soon as they know where they are, and the
Manufacturers Association should receive
from the merchants q cordial assistance in
making them known.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-16
AROUND TEE CORRIDORS.

Yesterday afternoon an energetic, nervous
little woman hurried into the Occidental Hotel,
tripped into the reading-room, looked at the
faces and rapidly returned to the street. AS
she disappeared past the glass windows, gen.
tleman sitting near the door laughed little to
himself and said: "Well, well, well. What
changes time makes in the human family DO
you know what that woman is engaged in now
and do you know what she used to be? Let me
tell you her history in the mercantile world.
About twenty-five years ago she was the head
saleswoman in the White House store and was
considered one of the best in San francisco.
At that period the stock market was booming
and she began to dabble in Consolidated V1r-
GINA. After she successfully played the mar
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-16
THE HOTEL RAYMOND.

The burning of the Hotel Raymond Is
not only disaster to Pasadena but loss
to the State By the vigorous advertising
and skillful management of its proprietors
it had been made one of the most noted
attractions of California and was one of the
chief inducements to tourists to spend
their winters on this coast.
Great hotels have become one OF the dis
tinctive features of modern life. They are
among the most noted factors of the CIV
ilization of our time. Their influence is
felt in society, in business and in politics.
They rank with the grandest scenery in
the world in attracting people of wealth
and fashion, and conduce as much to the
upbuilding of a community as any other
artificial factor which the genius of man
has devised The big hotel, if well kept,
invariably draws big crowds and provides
them with so much of enjoyment that not
infrequently the visitors decide to settle
in the neighborhood and spend their lives
there.
The history of California during the last
decade would have been very different if
it had not been for the influence of the Del
Monte, the Coronado, the Raymond and
other hotels of a like nature. These great
hostelries made the State famous as a
winter resort. Many people who might
have come across the continent to see Yo-
semitic once come to visit these superb re-
sorts every season. California cannot afford
to lose any of these tourist homes. In
deed, we need more of them than we now
have, and there will be general feeling of
qualification If the work of rabuildinp the
Raymond should be pushed forward even
more rapidly than the swift process of
erecting the Del Monte few years ago.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-16

We have received pamphlet entitled
ga message on the fundamental principles
of free trade, protection and the constitu-
ton of the United States" The author
declares himself an absolute free-trader,
denounces protection as unjust and uncon-
stitutional and signs himself ga. Sucker"
Nuff sed