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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-23
THE DEFEAT OF DE YOUNG.

The crushing defeat of Mr.. de Young's
aspiration for the senatorship is one of the
most notable evidences of the changed
condition of California politics. Personally
he was a strong candidate. He possesses
extraordinary abilities, tireless energy, and
enjoys at this time an exceptional prestige
derived from his success in carrying out the
bold scheme of holding a Midwinter Inter
national Exposition in this city imme-
diately after the great Worlds Fair at
Chicago and in the midst of universal
financial stringency.
His abilities, his energies and his pres
tige were handicapped, however, by the
popular belief that he had allied himself
with the Southern Pacific Railroad of
Kentucky. There was time when the
widespread belief in such an alliance
would have advanced his fortunes in the
Legislature. That time, however, has
passed. Public opinion of to-day tolerates
no railroad influence in politics, and
whether the popular belief in the alliance
of Mr.. de Young with the Southern
Pacific was well founded or i'll founded, it
determined public sentiment against him
too strongly to be resisted.
If there had been any chance for Mr.. de
Young to win in spite of the handicap it
was hopelessly lost when the discarded
boss, Burns, vent to Sacramento loudly
proclaiming an intention to help him.
The man who defeated Estee capped the
climax of Mr.. de Young's woes. The
representatives OF the Republican party
could not consent to assume even the
appearance of subserviency to the discarded
boss. When Burns appeared De Young's
possibilities vanished, and his defeat was
even more crushing than his opponents
expected.
From the events of the Senatorial cleo
ton, therefore, as well as from the valley
railroad meeting in this city, we may
draw encouragement for the future. The
change in the condition of our affairs is
evidently fundamental, since it shows its
effects in opposition to the Southern Pa
cific of Kentucky both in business and in
politics. Surely at this time every sincere
lover of California has a right 10 rejoice
There is no need now to rake up old
stories of fraud and wrong. Let the dead
past bury its dead, and the living go
forward to accomplish the great things
that await rs
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-23

pared with that of January, 1890, when
railroad travel was interrupted for month
or SO. Since then the rotary plow has been
improved, and the vigilance OF the railroad
authorities will probably prevent any pro-
longed blockade. Still the snowfall at
Cisco, Cascade and Summit varied from
twenty to thirty inches in the twenty-four
hours ending at noon on Monday; 1t must
take considerable force and time to clear
away such distractions. In the sacra-
mento Valley the precipitation has been
enormous, and it is not surprising TO hear
that roads have been blocked and levees
swept away. The front of the storm must
have been over thousand miles wide;
except that the precipitation which was
snow at the north was rain at the south
the dispatches from Dunsmuir would
almost describe the situation at San Diego.
Here IN the city the storm merely causes
inconvenience. Everything is wet and
sloppy, visiting is conducted under diff
cultles. and the usual crowds are not
noticed IN the streets. But there are COM
pensatlng advantages. The sewers are
being thoroughly flushed and the zymotic
diseases, which were prevalent in October
and November, are less frequent. Man
kind can stand great deal of rain, much
BETTER indeed, than he can endure pro-
longed dry weather. 1t is quite curious
that though we have had something like
fifty consecutive days of rain, the doctors
report decrease OF maladies of the respir-
atory organs.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-23
STEWART MENZIES SUES.
A Quo WarrantO Proceeding Brought
in Court.
The Complaint So Drawn That a De-
murrer Will Bring, the Case Up
Immediately.

The legal fight for the seat of Moses A.
Gunst in the Police Commission COM
menced Yesterday in the filing of a suit by
Stewart Menzies in the Superior Court.
The suit is in the nature of petition for
writ of quo warranto, and the complaint
alleges the facts as they have been pub
ished from time to time during the prog
ress of the case.
The permission of Attorney General
Fitzgerald to make the people party
plaintiff to the suit was obtained and con-
seouently the suit is brought by the people
of the State upon the relation of Stewart
Menzies. The complaint alleges that the
defendant was appointed Police Commits
sioner by H. H. Markham, then Governor
of the State of California, on January 5,
1895; that on the 18th of January the de-
fendant accepted the Office, and on the 10Th
day of January he was removed by James
III. Budd, then and now Governor OF the
State and that the plaintiff MenZles was
appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the
defendants removal from Office.
Then follows relation of how the PLAIN
tiff appeared before the Police Commls-
sioners on Monday evening and demanded
his seat, and how the ''said Gunst', refused
to give it to him, and how the rest of the
fusal, and how they ever since have re-
fused, and do still refuse, to let him take
the seat he claims as his, and in conse-
quence of it all he, the plaintiff, prays the
court to give judgment that "the relator,
Stewart Menzies, is lawfully and of right
entitled to the office of member of the said
Board of Police Commissioners, and that
said defendant, Moses A. Gunst, is not en-
titled to the same, but has usurped, in
truded into and unlawfully holds and ex-
ercises the same; and that said defendant
be excluded from the said Office, and that
the said relator be put into the possession
of the said Office"
The complaint is so drawn up that should
the other side wish to expedite matters, as
was suggested in the meeting on Monday
evening, they may demur to the complaints
on the ground that it does not state facts
sufficient to form cause of action. This
will bring the point of law involved-and
the case is one of law entirely and not Of
fact-before the court. A decision on this
demurrer may be brought to the Supreme
Court, and before two weeks are past the
matter may be practically settled. If this
method of segregating the law and facts is
not adopted, the case will come regularly up
for trial, and it will be some time before Il
ia settled
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-23
HELPING POOR CHILDREN.

Years Progress OF the Florence Critten-
ton Home.
AT the annual meeting of the members
of the Florence Crittenton Home in this
city there was general feeling of salts
faction on account of the society's pros
perity.
The annual reports of Rev. J. W. Els
worth, the manager, and A. G. Smiley, the
secretary, were read and approved. The
managers report showed that for the first
time in its history of five and half years
the home was out of debt and that its work
in every department. was prosperous and
encouraging.
During the past year there had been
eighty -four inmates in the home, of whom
twenty-four were still there, fifty-four were
known to be doing we'll in the different
walks of life, three had died, one was
doubtful as to her thorough reformation
and only two were known to have gone
wrong.
Of the IS inmates of the children's de-
partment of the home during the year, 10
had been adopted into good families, 30
taken away by their mothers, 2 had died,
and 81 were still in the home.
Brief reports were made by E. A. Girvin,
the vice president, and DR.. Elizabeth
Yates as resident physician. Mrs. Emily
L. McCargar, who superintends the religi-
GUS services at the home on Sunday after
moons, gave a graphic and glowing account
of the spiritual phases of the rescue work.
The following directors were elected for
the ensuing year: Charles n. Crittenton,
E. A. Girvin, A. g. Smiley, N. r. Strong,
Montgomery, A. w. bennett and George
IT HaWIeV
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-23
Up TO DATE IDEAS.

No invention invoTying so radical change
in the construction of steamships has been put
before the public since the first steamers were
produced at the beginning of the century as
the "roller" steamer of NJ. Bazin, the French
engineer. The pictures of the new vessel are
reproduced from the London Graphic.
Whereas, the hull of ship has hitherto been
built more or less egg-shaped, the roller steamer
is a sort of large raft supported by wheels.
NJ Bazin claims for his invention not only
much enhanced speed but greater stability,
friction being minimized as much as possible
by rolling over the water instead of cutting
through it. NJ Bazin recently explained his
plan TO q number of naval officers, engineers
and scientists by means of model roller
steamer, and informed his hearers that trial
steamer is to be built at ST. Denis for channel
service only. The boat will be 131 feet in
length and SO feet in breadth, having only
three wheels on each side, instead of four as in
the case of the transatlantic roller steamer,
and will make its first trip from Dieppe to New
haven and silence TO London.
The transatlantic steamer which it is pro-
posed to build later viii consist of platform,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-23
THEY ALL GET DIPLOMAS.
DR.. Titus Defeated in His Contest
With InterneS.
A Female Stenographer to Superlntend
the Archives Of the County
Hospital.

If ever the saying, when doctors meet
they disagree. had an illustration
such was the case at the meeting
of the Board of Health yesterday morn
ing. 1t was a clear case OF splitting
hairs. The meeting was called Tor the
especial purpose of considering the case OF
internes at the City and County Hospital.
The Superintendent physician refused
four internes their diploma after one year
service without pay, and when asked the
reason for his refusal stated that he took
such action because the internes had re-
fused to prepare and sign certain papers.
The recalcitrant medicos were summoned
to explain their remissness. When the
board convened DR.. Gossage, one OF the IN
ternes, was called upon to state what he
had to say. The young medical student
told how the internes were required to
keep a record in all the wards of the cases
treated. They did this. Lately, however,
DIR. Titus, the Superintendent, wanted a
copy of these reports. The head of the
clinic also desired copy. The internes
protested that with all their work they
could not have time to perform such cler1-
cal duties.
III Is SIMPLY qlcSIlOA VI OASC1PA1iAOJ
said Dr. Titus II did not give them
diplomas because they refused to perform
this work"
"Have any of those you have recon-
mended for diplomas done so2" inquired
DR.. Gossage.
ssThey all more or less obey my instruc-
TONS" returned the Superintendent.
"These young men should have their
diplomas, said DR.. Regensburger. ''They
told me they would be ashamed to turn IN
the records in the shape you accepted some.
They would rather not have their diplo-
mas than do So"
Superintendent Titus here produced one
of the records he had accepted. 1t was a
case of debility and showed only a few lines
of written matter.
"That's no kind of record exclaimed
Regensburger ''Why, anyhow, debility is
no disease. It's only symptom. You
might as well have thrown the history of
that case in a waste-paper basket. It's
useless"
II uphold the Superintendent in this
NATTER said Doctor Long. "His order
should have been obeyed.
II disagree with the gentleman" chimed
in DR.. Mays. at would be dishonoring the
profession to make these young doctors
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-23

having on each side four enormous hollow
wheels, which will support it at height Of
from twenty-one feet to twenty-three feet above
the surface of the water. About a third of the
wheels will be submerged. The shafts for
transmitting the rotary movement to the
wheels will pass below and across the platform,
and like the wheels will be of steel. On the plat
form will be placed the engines, boilers, passen-
ger-cabins, and the dining and other saloons.
The wheels will be about twenty-four yards in
diameter and viii have a revolving circumfer-
ence of about seventy-fve and half yards. A
new hydraulic rudder, always in action, has
been invented by NJ. Bazin. 1t consists of q
vertical column at the stern of the vessel.
From this movable column will escape power
full jet of water. 1t is claimed that with this
rudder vessel will be able to turn in her own
length, and to dispense with the services of q
tug in going to her anchorage.
NJ. Bazin argues that in order to obtain q
maximum rate of speed there must be a CORE
spending relation between the rotary force and
the propelling force, and his roller steamer
viii therefore be provided with two independ-
ent engines-one to propel the vessel forward
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-23
LET Us IMPROVE THINGS.

This is good time to see if instead of
moaning and whining over or dirty streets
and ramshackle sewers we cannot do some
thing practical toward improving both.
San Francisco ought to set an example to
the interior of a well-paved, well-sewered,
well-lighted metropolitan city, with all the
modern Improvements and every condition
which makes life agreeable. 1t does not
set that example, because, on the one hand
the municipal government has often been
in the hands of political knaves who have
taken Office for purposes of robbery, and,
on the other, because large proportion of
our property-owners and men of substance
have been imbued with narrow silurian
spirit which led them to oppose all i'm
provements. The time has come when we
ought, on the one hand, to put mark on
the knaves, so that they shall have no fur
Their chance of stealing, and when, on the
other, we should bring to the front broad
liberal, enterprising men, who realize that
city cannot become and remain met
ropolis if it is too parsimonious to sLend
the money necessary to keep it in line with
other first-class cities.
Happily for San Francisco, our Board of
the work of framing a new charter. The
first duty of that body will be to concen-
trate executive power in the hands of the
Mayor and to make him responsible for
the heads of executive departments; but
scarcely less important than this is the or
ganization of Board of Works, to consist
of practical engineers, and to exercise
control over the streets, sewers, street.
lights, markets and car lines. These men
should not be politicians, and if they dis
charge their duty faithfully, they should
enjoy long term of Office regardless of
the vicissitudes of politics.
The Freeholders have ample precedents
to guide them in their work. Other Ameri-
can cities have grappled with the problems
they have to solve, and in some cases have
disposed of them satisfactorily. The expert
ence of New York, which has not grudged
money to make itself the most beautiful city
on the continent, is highly instructive. Still
more valuable information can be derived
from a study of the proceedings of the
commission which was entrusted by Par
lament with the reorganization of mu-
nicipal affairs in London. There the COM
missioners had to contend against swarm
of parochial authorities, water companies,
gas companies, public market corpora
tions and chartered sewers-all with vested
rights which had to be respected but they
dealt with the subject in an enlightened
spirit and with an honest purpose, and it
may be said of their report that it suggests
improvement on the municipal system of
Paris, which was supposed to be perfect.
The Freeholders' time is short, but with
steady work and scant talk much may be
DONE especially if they realize that the
public voice is now unanimous for progress
and improvement.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-23
THE POLICY OF TRUTH.

The words of approval with which the
Congressman from this State greeted the
new policy of THE CALL on the arrival at
Washington Of the first issue under the
present management, afford additional
evidence that we shall not lack for support
and encouragement in carrying it out.
There has been too much fault-finding,
elimination and recrimination in California
in recent years. Too many factional fights,
too many sectional rivalries, too many
local and individual jealousies. Most of
these, in our judgment, have been fomented
by falsehoods of one kind or another.
Some were brought about by honest errors,
but not few were caused by deliberate
lies. Our policy is to put an end to the
quarrels by destroying the cause. We are
here to publish the truth. We do not in
tend to fiatter San Francisco by saying that
she can hold her place as the metropolis of
the Pacific Coast without exerting her best
energies and arousing her highest facul-
ties. On. the other hand, we do not intend
to flatter the interior by denouncing San
Francisco as sink-hole of corruption and
implying that only in the interior are there
any leaders who are worthy Of the State.
we are mere 10 no equal ana exact justice
to all men and to all sections; to the city
and to the State. The truth is our policy,
for the truth hurts nobody except the
rascals whose prestige depends on their
ability to malign their fellow-men. 1t is a
satisfaction to find so many good men,
strong men and wise men rallying to our
support, and especially so when, like our
members of Congress, they are representa-
tive men and may be presumed to speak
not only their own judgment but that of
those whom they represent.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-23
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

John Whiteher of San Luis Obispo was in the
city yesterday. Mr.. Whitcher was up to q few
months ago simply common, everyday news
paper man, but now things are different. His
friends recognized his ability during the late
campaign by electing him to the position of
County Clerk. The work being done on the ex-
tension OF the coast division of the Southern
Pacific road from San Luis Obispo south
ward, he says, causes much JOY among
the residents along the line of the
extension. "Only a few days ago." said
Mr.. Whitcher, "the track-laying was COM
pleted through to the townsite of Grover, on
the ocean front, which is the first point south
OF San Francisco where the road actually
strikes the Pacific. The contractors who are
doing the work are not pushing matters rap
idly, but are still making good Roadway. They
think if present indications hold good that
through connection will be made between Los
Angeles and San Francisco this year."
T. NJ. O'Neil a young man who is interested
in some properties in the vicinity OF Angels
Camp, was at the Russ yesterday. 'There is a
good deal of talk in that neighborhood about
the necessity of the introduction of cheap
power" said he, 'fand it seems TO be the gen.
eral impression that the district has reached
the limit of its growth under present condi-
tons There are any number of mines in the
LOCALITY WHICH could De maze TO pay well
ii power could be secured cheap enough
to ensure their operation. AS it is these mines
are idle and are likely to remain so until this
question of power is successfully solved. There
is good deal OF interest taken in the proposed
work OF the company which expects to build
an electric line to the Yosemite, and incident
ally to furnish power to mines along the route.
If the project is successful it may lead to a
similar move in our locality"
E. F. Mayes, a gentleman who has been pros
pecting in the vicinity of Coulteryille for some
time past, was at the Lick yesterday. He re-
ports that the town is having wonderful boom.
"There is real estate in the town which
am told would not command 500 year
ago, but which is selling to-day for 800 to
$1,000" said he. Extensive preparations are
being made for a revival of quartz mining and
there is every prospect that the old camp will
have great move forward in the spring."
Fl. T. Newell, gentleman who arrived in
the city yesterday direct from Florida, says
that he was at a point about seventy miles
south of Jacksonville, on the Florida and
Southern road, December IS, and that night
water in some jars on the outside of the hotel
froze to depth of about three inches. "The
fruit men. in that locality have simply given up
all hope" said he, sand the outlook is I'M
doubleday very discouraging."
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-23
SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY.

Mrs. Numa-our baby is the dearest. cum
nihgest little darling.
"What has she done lately?"
"She wakes up and cries every morning at 2
O'Clock, and I'm sure it is just to fatter her
papa, and make him think she likes to hear
him sing. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Brown-Is young Flyingwedge practicing
law.
Jones-I think not. He was admitted to the
bar, but think he's practicing economy
Vogue.
Indignant Customer-That one-minute tooth
ache cure you sold me is a fraud, do you hear
1t took it almost haitian hour to act.
Druggist-How long did it ease your tooth?
Indignant Customer-About minute.
Druggist-Yes, that's the minute part OF
indianapolis Journal.
Big sleeves mankind still vex:
The humorists endeavor
Constantly to take them off,
The girls who wear them, never.
Detroit Tribune.
Jinks-I understand you were pretty well OFF
before you were married.
Blinks-Yes; but l didn't know it.--Illus-
trated Monthly
1--WE got an idea that my boy will be Presi-
dent some day."
what makes you think so?''
"Why, when he amt fshin' he's shootin'
ducksf-Atlanta Constitution.
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AN UNEXPECTED CARGO,

The Ship Millwal Overrun With
Yermin.
The British ship Millwall, Bremner
captain, arrived in port short time ago
from Rangoon, Burmah, with cargo sup
posed to be composed exclusively of rice.
When the matches were removed, how
ever, vast swarm of insects few out, and
on examination the hold was found to be
literally alive with them. So much so. in
fact, that it was an. impossibility for the
sailors to descend for fear of suffocation.
Professor Davidson of the United States
Geodetic and Coast Survey has obtained
specimens of the insects and recognizes
among them two species of the common
American weayil. But there are several
others which are unknown to him. and
which he has sent to the university at
Berkeley for classification. They NAV
turn out to be great pest.