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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11
IT SHOULD BE PASSED.

The bill which empowers the Board of
Harbor Commissioners to lease the unused
lands of the State on the water front for
railroad terminal facilities is by far the
most vital measure with which the present
LEGISLATURE has had to deal. Its terms are
short and simple and easily understood.
It's scope is bounded by a single object,
which is the grant of proper favor to a
competing railroad. By its limitations
the fullest safeguards are set up against
any occupation by foreign corporations or
by monopolies already possessing terminal
facilities, of the lands of the State. The
obvious and the only purpose of the
measure is to enable the new railroad to
obtain an adequate terminus in San Fran
cisco, and for that purpose to lease from
the State its vacant lands along the water
front for a term of years.
This measure, with such an object and
with such limitations, the Legislature will
have no excuse for failing to pass to-day.
No argument worthy of the name has been
adduced against it. None can be. To let
these lands lie waste and idle when there is
so desirable an applicant for their use
would be an infinite folly. To refuse to
permit the valley railroad to lease them
for a fair rental and for the purpose of a
terminus would, under present conditions,
be worse than a crime. The possession OF
terminal facilities in San Francisco is alb
solutely essential to this great project
for a competing railroad, without which its
powers as competitor would be hampered
and its ability to fulfill its object seriously
! impaired.
The people of California desire that nc
| impeachment be placed in the path of the
competing railroad and demand that every
aid be offered which the power of the State
can give. No member Of the Legislature
can afford to be needless of this desire OF
| deaf to this demand. The Assembly ha:
already shown its favor to this measure
and will doubtless stand by its strons
majority of Saturday when the vote
upon final passage occurs to-day. The
action of the Assembly has me
| viii VIC UNI approval VI U41'
people of California, and in that action i
is the universal demand that the Senate
shall concur. San Francisco, whose mer
chants have given so literally in aid of the
competing railroad, wishes its terminus tc
be here. The interior also desires the
new railroad to be able to bear its freight
and passengers directly into the heart o
the great city, where the centers of traffic
are All classes of our citizens are pleased
to see the prospects of this great enter
prise advanced in order that at the earliest
day possible construction may be begun.
The people call upon their representa-
tives in Senate and Assembly to give then
relief.
Pass the bill, and place it in the hand.
of the Governor for his approval to-day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11
A FRIEND AT COURT.

Emperor William of Germany talks like
a statesman. He declares that he cannot
help in making poor peoples bread dear"
This was said in reference to the grain
monopoly bill directed against the impor-
tation of American wheat.
The German agrarian party hopes to
push its ends by making the increase of
the navy dependent upon the passage of
its prohibitive measure. The Emperor re-
sents its tactics. Perhaps he appreciates
the fact that with the passage of the grain
bill there would be little use for larger
navy. Germany's coasts are of such a
character that she has little need of a navy
for their defense. bodybuilding with her
is largely question Of the protection of
her merchant marine and growing foreign
interests. By subsidies to shipping and
cheap manufacturing she has won large
foreign trade which she hopes to increase.
The Emperor evidently understands that
the existence of that trade depends upon
competition in prices with England and
other manufacturing countries in the open
markets of the world, and that in such a
competition German workingmen must
have the advantage of cheap food. The
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meats will also enter into the discussion of
this question in the Reichstag.
Our Government should make note of
the news from Germany in deciding upon
a retaliatory policy in defense of American
exports, The Emperor and the manufac-
turing classes of Germany are on our side
as a matter of self-interest Promptness
and decision in asserting our commercial
rights will turn the scale in our favor. The
German Government will not care to face
the double disadvantage of dear food and a
restricted market in the United States.
Let Secretary Carlisle officially notify the
Treasury Department of German discrim-
ination and let Secretary Gresham issue
his notice of retaliatory duties, and we may
look for vote in the Reichstag against
agrarian prohibition.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11
RELIEF AT HAND.

Of all the news of the past week, hardly
any portion could have given more sat
isfaction and complete repose to the
general newspaper reader than the an
nouncement that Ii Hung Chang has re-
ceived back his peacock feather and started
off to make peace with Japan. This news
awakens sweet hopes of a cessation OF
the interminable, voluminous, insufferable
reports, rumors, contradictions and re-
contradictions from the Orient that for
months past have almost made newspapers
unreadable.
Conventional usage will doubtless COM
pei history to record the fracas around the
peninsula of Korea as a war, but there
never was any war. There was hardly a
fight or even kick from behind. Some
drums were beaten, some powder exploded,
some yellow fellows ran and some others
ran after them, and behold the wonderful
battle was donel Over these unimportant
occurrences, however, for months past,
some highly paid gentlemen known as
war correspondents have wasted mass OF
words and an eloquence. of description that
at times were almost worthy of an inter-
national boxing match or grand aggrega-
ton of chicken fights.
The amount of journalistic energy thus
wasted and worsted in trying to infuse
something of the liveliness of sensation
been sufficient if employed in that way to
build up public sentiment in favor of the
anti-high hat bill and make a statesman's
reputation for every legislator who voted
for it 1t was in vain, however, that
swelled head lines and nightmare cartoons
were resorted to to attract the>attention OF
the public to the wavering fracas. The
reader preferred even the tongue war OF
Corbett and Fitzsimmons to the imbecil-
tiles in the Orient and it was not until the
war correspondents got up little riot
among themselves ana began to describe
the reports of one another in the hottest
parliamentary language that the public
took any interest in what they had said OF
left unsaid.
About the only catastrophes OF the rue
ton that made any impression on the pub
lie mind were the losses to Ii Hung Chang
of his peacock feather and his yellow coat
These occurrences did indeed cause little
thrills OF expectancy to run along the os
sifed railway of the public backbone and
Nei1y SoHuctIliIS VI lhJtItSG W Tie puDIl(
brain. People casually watched to see i
Ii, having lost his yellow coat, wouldn'
lose his yellow head. They also took ar
interest in reports concerning the peacock
feather. 1t is known to be very difficult t.
get the peacock plumage out of the head o
an American politician without cutting of
the head, and considerable curiosity wa
felt to see what would come of the attemp
in China.
Ii Hung Chang, having now recovered
his coat and his feather, all inter
! est in the circus ends. Let there b,
peace between China and Japan, anc
peace also among the war correspond
ents. The latter, in particular should
cease their troubling and their vas
expanse of copy full of mutual contradic
lions. The American people wish Ameri
can news, and it is time to wipe the ORR
entail fracas off the face of journalism ant
! give the space to live news of home affairs
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11
SUPPOSED TO BE HUMOROUS.

Watts-I don't know that there is anything
so awful in being drowned in a shipwreck. 1t
isn't half so horrible as being mashed to pulp
in railway accident.
Potts-That isn't it. The man who goes to
the bottom of the sea can't be taken home and
hauled to the cemetery behind q brass band
Cincinnati Tribune.
Slug One-Ain't there copyright law in this
country?
Slug Seven-Of course there is. Why?
Slug One-Nothin', only I wish some one
would call the attention of that new reporter
to it. He's had his copy right only about three
times in six weeks.-Butfalo Courier.
Jikniks-The more a man has the more he
wants.
Biskit-Did you ever have twins at your
house?-Detroit Free Press.
81 wonder" said the burglar, slipping the
contents of the safe into sack, 'if l oughtn t
honestly to pay an income tax on this?"-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Tramp-Mister, Pm loaferin' vagabone an
Pm not askin' you to waste any good money on
me, but"
Impatient citizen-Well, what's it you want ?
Tramp-But if you've got any Canadian 10
cent pieces you can pass em on me, mister.
I'm no street-car conductor-Exchange.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

The Esterhazy diamond, which Helen Gould
gave her sister Anna has long been famous
and has passed through many noble European
hands. 1t gained particular prominence when
in the possession of Prince Nicholas Paul Ester
hazy OF Eisenstadt, Hungary. The Esterhazy
ana Castellane families are distantly con-
nected, and that the jewel should find its way
back TO its former associations after having
been on the market for long period is a re-
markable coincidence. Miss Helen Gould pur-
chased theriewel from Tiffany. The Esterhazy
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11
GENERAL HOWARD ON PRAYER.
1t Is Simply Asking God for What One
Wants.

A large audience of young men gathered
in Association Hall yesterday afternoon to
hear what General Howard had to say on
prayer.
ut is the fashion to-day" said the
general, "to affect to doubt the efficacy of
prayer, but all Christian bodies recognize
that He who formed the ear can hear, and
He who made the eye can see.' Everybody
prays at some time in his life. 1t is mis-
take to consider that only the formal act
of devotion is prayer, for many pray in
public who seem to pray mighty little in
private, and others never parade their de-
votions, yet commune much in secret.
Prayer is the simplest form of speech, for
it is simply asking God for what you want
and the act may even be an unconscious
one -
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Most people talk about millions without
realizing what it really is. An expert COIN
counter can count about 5000 coins per
hour If he works ten hours a day it will
take him 33A days to finish the counting
of 600 600
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Has been used over fifty years by millions of moth
ers for their children while TIE thing with perfect
success 1t soothes the child, softens the gums, al
lays Pain cures Wind Collie regulates the Bowels
and is the best remedy for Diarrh1as, whether
arising from teething other causes. For sale by
Druggists in every part OF the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup 25c a
bottle, N
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

THOSE WHO CONTEMPLATE BUILDING can do so
advantageously to themselves by entrusting
their building improvements to Jas. E. Wolfe,
architect, Flood building. Specialties in tiats.*
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

In progressive community a good leader
never fails to get good following.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

THEIR e is no doubt but what Hoods Sarsaparilla
is the most popular spring medicine. Words of
praise for it heard everywhere. 1t is the best
blood purifier and makes the weak strong.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

CUR-IT-UP; heals wounds, burns and sores as
if by magic one application cures poison oak;
it relieves pain and abates Inflammation.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Give the silurian a show to reform by
showing him how to do it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

J. F. CUTTERS OLD BoURBoN-This celebrated
whisky for sale by all irst-class druggists and
grocers Trademark-Star within shield.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

The elevation of the community depends
upon the uprising of the right people.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

are hot, but it was the monopoly that made
them hot.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

The San Joaquin road must secure good
terminus in order TO make a good be-
ginning.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

AS London papers are advising Cleve-
land to hold an extra session, we may
possibly get it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Good news comes from all sides, and in
creases as it comes.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Truth hurts nobody, but it scares fools.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Florence Nightingale is now 49, and a con-
frmed invalid. For her services in the Crimea
her country gave her $4,000. With this she
founded the Nightingale Institute for Nurses,
and has had the satisfaction of seeing it the
parent of one of the humane movements of
the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Hollister is little, but she can crow $50
600 worth for the competing road, and
don't you forget it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Every prospect pleases and only the
streets are vile.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Give another lift to the competing road.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Now that everything is moving we
ought TO have an extra session of Congress
to force Cleveland's hand and keep the
Government in line with the people.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Rev. DR.. Parkhurst of New York is going
to clean out st. Louis. San Francisco will
do that job for herself without extra-State
or legislative assistance.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

The new national party has already de-
veloped enough questions of policy to split
1t clear up the back.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

The fame of Trilby may not be perma-
nent, but it will be stationary in this
country, for a railway company in Louisi-
ana has named a station after it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Who can doubt that the world is grow
ing wiser when he notes the number of
Eastern statesmen who are coming over
to the side of free silver
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Set an example TO your neighbor.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

The people of Alameda County will have
good memory for the legislators and lob
byists who have combined to maintain ex-
travagant salaries for their county officials.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Cheer up, cherries are ripe.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

The few legislators who are opposing the
valley road at Sacramento are making BIZ
ographies they will be glad to suppress
hereafter.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

We call the attention of the siIurians to
the fact that they could sleep easier if
there were fewer cobblestones to make the
car of progress rattle.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

About the time Lord Rosebery breaks
down under the strain of the Premiership
old Gladstone will be ready to step in and
relieve him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

men who are now idle, the ways of life
would be made better for everybody.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Governor that they need no more outside
aid. That promises Republican gains.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

A good many people may still go to Oak
land to sleep, but it is not a sleepy place
by any means Just now.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Every county in the State is getting into
line for progress, and good many of them
are striving for the front rank.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

BACON Printing Company, sos Clay street.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone were sitting in a
church at Cannes the other day. They were
near the pulpit, but when the sermon began
Mr.. Gladstone turned to his wife and said irri-
tably: Il can't hearp' "Never mind, my
DEAR she replied in whisper loud enough to
reach the pulpit, never mind; go to sleep. 1t
will do YOU much more good"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

The big floating drydock that will soon
arrive here from Benicia is an additional
commercial facility which we shall need in
connection with reviving California trade.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

There are some statesmen who believe
the best way to get even with railroad bills
is to demand free passes.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

The two things most needed this week
are a good spring shower and the adjourn
ment of the Legislature.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11
Look ahead

Catch on to the revival.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

They are having lively controversy in
the East over this state of facts: General
Halleck died, leaving widow and large
fortune; General Cullom married the
widow, got the fortune, and, on dying, left
q large portion of it to build at West Point
memorial hall to be called by his name
The point III dispute is whether the hall
should not be named after Halleck, who
made the money, rather than after Cullom,
who spent it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

gem, which is probably the most valuable in
America, consists of large diamond sur
rounded by eleven smaller diamonds, and
every stone is perfect in form and color.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

The Senate's spasm of economy comes
too late to do it much credit. Too much
death-bed repentance about it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Statesmen call Cleveland a fisherman
and the fishermen call him a politician
No class cares to own him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Los Angeles is TO have two competing
pipe lines from the oil district. That will
grease the wheels of business.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

In deciding that whisky cocktails are an
American manufacture within the mean
ing OF the law, the Secretary of the Treas
ury must have been guided by sad expert
ence abroad
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Abdurrahman, Amer of Afghanistan, is one
of the most interesting despots in the world.
He is over so years OF age, a man of great
stature and colossal strength with broad,
massive countenance and brilliant black eyes.
He is dignihed and commanding in bearing
and can be genial if he cares to be. He is a
man of great intellectual power and OF wide
range OF information.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Kaiser Wilhelm will not assist the
agrarians in shutting out American grain
from the German market. He may not
always know which side of his bread has
the butter on, but ne knows where to get
the bread
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

bearosley, ne tnat mas 1m1tators, BeardSley,
the English artist that revels in the outlandsh
but interesting, is coming over to talk to US in
the spring. He will first finish book, "venus
and Tannhauser," that he expects will make a
stir. Beardsiey is %, a consumptive, and was
first an architects clerk and then tarried in an
insurance office. But the great Burne-Jones
and the great Puvis de Chavannes pulled the
boy out OF such uncongenial environment and
made him take up art profession.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Boston sympathizes with San Francisco
in fighting for local self-government for it
seems the Bostonians are not permitted to
regulate even Sunday entertainments with
out legislative interference.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Whatever may be the backing of the
Napa Valley electric railroad scheme, it
offers hint for many minor California val
leys in connection with the building of
competing local roads throughout the
State.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-11

Eastern exchanges that have found Cali
fornia references to midwinter flowers a
trifle monotonous, will take notice that we
have changed the subject and are now
talking of cherries and Strawberries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-19
THE FREeGMav'S JOURNAL
Says Cr;,is is imminent and Al! Depends on
EnqIand's Next Move.

Dublin, Dec 1s.-The Freeman S Jour
nal. in comments on President Cleveland S
message Re gardiug Venezuela, says:
"There is no doub5 that the President
wrote with an eye TO the elections but
there is no going behind the unequivooai
announcement IN which he CONTEMPORARY
brushes aside Lord Salisbury's bubbles
Che next move IN the game is England 5
move, on which much may depend 1t Is
no exagqeration tn say that serious crisis
Is imminent unless Lord Salisbury S
stited periods have beeD mere bluff, which
is by no means impossible.
The collection OF Venezuelan customs
by British blue jackets a worthy instance
# Lord Salisbury's power, has been rudcly
postponed The whole affair is discredit-
able to England, The manner in which
Salisbury will climb down will be watched
with curiosity