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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
Personal.

R. B. Safold, an attorney of Napa is at the
Lick.
JIM, MCGEE, an attorney of oroville, is at the
Grand.
Congressman Charles F. Joy of St. Louis and
Mrs. Joy are at the Palace.
A G. Mclean, a railroad contractor of Monte
rey, is guest at the Lick.
Fred Erickson, railroad contractor of San
Luis obispo, is at the Grand.
F. G. Menifee, an attorney of Santa Cruz, reg
istered at the Lick yesterday.
George s. Patton, big lumberman of Los
Angeles, is a guest at the Palace.
F. s. Wickersham, a banker of Fresno was
registered yesterday at the Lick.
John Thomann, wine man of st. Helena,
registered yesterday at the Grand.
Bryant Howard, a well-known capitalist of
Los Angeles, is guest at the Grand.
Drury Melone came down from Oak Knoll
yesterday and is staying at the Palace.
w. Murray, stock trader of Pleasanton,
came in yesterday and is guest at the Grand
Police Commissioner NJ. A. Gunst will leave
to-day for a protraeted visit to the Eastern
States.
Professor B. L. Ryder of the State Normal
School at San Jose registered yesterday at the
Grand.
Warden Charles Aull of the State Prison at
Folsom came down yesterday and is registered
at the Grand.
A. S. Smith of Marysvi1le, who is about to
resurrect the Standard of that city, is in the
City and staying at the Lick.
III. M. La Rue, president of the Board of Rail-
road Commissioners, came down from Sacrs-
mento yesterday and registered at the Oeci-
dental.
w. H. Afford, q leading attorney of yisalia,
who was the Democratic candidate for Con-
gress at the last election was one of yesterdays
arrivals at the Grand.
L. f. Dick and d. P. Turner of Galveston
Tex, are at the Palace end will remain in the
City about two weeks, after which they will go
on to British Columbia.
Baron and Baroness Won Schroeder, with
their children, arrived from Europe YESTERDAY
and went direct to the Hotel Rafael where
they will make their headquarters this sum.
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
VALLEY ROAD WORK.
p. A. Buell. Gets the Contract for Trans
portation of Building Material to
Stockton.

The construction committee of the Val
ley Railroad met yesterday at the Com
pany's offices, 321 Market street, and
settled the question of transportation of
building materials from San Francisco to
Stockton.
P. A. Buell. of the Stockton Commercial
Association and lumber merchant on a
large scale in that city was awarded the
contract for carrying piles. lumber, ties.
etc, from this port up the San Joaquin
River to the Valley road terminus.
Mr. Buell. was notified by letter and re-
ceived instructions to prepare for immedi-
ate delivery. as the first shipment of ma
terial may be ready next week.
The engineers and bridge building firm
are figuring on tie detailed drawings of
the steel drawbridge for Mormon Channel
and as soon as this portion of the work is
completed the contract will be signed. The
bridge will have to be delivered within
ninety days from the date of the signing
of the contract.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
MARCUS D. BORUOK.

The State of California has had no Jour
| nallst more thoroughly known at home Oh
| more widely known abroad than Marcus
d. Boruck, He was one of those editors
whose personal force and influence are toe
great to be merged and lost even in so alb
sorbing creation as a great Journal.
There are not many such editors in the
Union. The great majority of American
weeklies and dailies are to the public
purely impersonal things, and very few
people either know or care to know who
stands back of them. The exceptions to
this will hardly exceed half dozen, and it
is an evidence of the strength, originality
and Vigor of Mr.. Boruck's character that
he was one of them.
Marcus D. Boruck came to this State in
1850, ana at once began to take an active
part in journalism and politics. He was
one of the earliest organizers of the Re-
publican party on this coast, and from its
foundation continued to be down to his
death stalwart supporter of all its prin-
ciples, and one of the most active and
aggressive among its leaders. Journalism
and politics is a combination in which no
American has ever achieved a double dis
tlnctlon. Each of them is sufficient to tax
the energies of even the greatest minds
and most vigorous frames, and sooner or
later every one who undertakes both
comes to a point where he must choose
between them. Mr.. Boruck chose Jour
nalism. He held but few political
offices, and these were not of a rank
equal to his abilities or proportion
ate to his political services. 1t is
by his work as a journalist, there
fore, that he has been mainly known to
the people, and through which his infiu-
ence in the upbuilding OF the State and the
advancement of its prosperity has been
chiefly exerted.
The Spirit of the Times, created by his en-
terprise, maintained by his energies,
directed by his judgment and owing a
large part of its prestige and popularity to
his forces fiueney and versatility as a
writer, remains as the chief monument
and memorial of the arduous labors of his
life. He made it one of the greatest week
lies on the Pacific Coast and gained for it a
wide repute throughout the Union. 1t
was no ordinary man who achieved so i'm
portant a success as this and yet won a
personal reputation not inferior to that OF
his journal, and his name will be long re-
mem bered.
In the career of journalistic and political
warfare waged by him with so much
aggressiveness and incessant activity Mr..
Boruck of course made many foes, but it is
doubtful if any of them ever became pri-
vate enemies. His battles were fought
openly and honorably. None disputed the
sincerity of his convictions or the honesty
of his methods, and in his death many of
those who were classed as his lifelong
opponents will be found among those who
mourn him most
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
COST OF GOVERNMENT.

The current number of Harper's Weekly
contains an elaborate article by Edward
Atkinson on 1.-THE Cost of Our Govern
ment, which affords good illustration of
the authors ability to make compilation
OF statistics interesting to the general
reader and his apparent inability to draw
a conclusion from them that is justified by
any fair and unbiased study of them.
In the present instance he points out
that the political charges and counter
charges about "billion-dollar appropria-
tions" for the maintenance of the Govern
ment, while in one sense true. give an
utterly false impression. Both in the case
of the Republican and of the Democratic
Congress that have been charged with this
large expenditure, the ''billion dollars"
was made to include the gross cost of the
postal service, the greater part of which is
recovered from the sale of stamps and
large appropriations for warships, river
and harbor Improvements and other public
works, the expenditures for which are to
be paid out over long series of years, and
therefore do not rightly come under the
head of the cost of government for single
year.
Eliminating these expenditures, the true
annual cost of supporting the Govern
ment, including civil, naval and military
service, the construction of public works
and improvements, miscellaneous expendi-
lures, interest, pensions, sugar bounties
and other charges has been from 1880 to
1894 inclusive, on the average, fraction
over $4,000, 900. The average revenue
during the same period has been little
than S96S 0A0 900 md ho 1r,S
mainly applied to the reduction of our
National debt. has averaged $S3,0OO,000.
This estimate gives us a per capita tax of
about So The expenditures for pensions
and for interest may be expected to de-
crease, and assuming that the population
will continue to increase with a ratio equal
to that of the past decade, at the end of
fifteen years the cost of the United States
Government will not exceed So so per
capita.
From this very satisfactory array of
figures Mr.. Atkinson concludes the coun-
try needs nothing to maintain its pros
perity except the silencing of the agitation
for bimetallism and the firm establishment
of the gold standard. The relation be-
tween the statistics and the conclusion is
not clear. The bimetallists point to the
fact that in the midst of our prosperity our
gold was shipped to Europe and, as our
whole financial system was based upon
that metal, panic followed. What has
happened once may happen again. We
may agree with Mr.. Atkinson that the cost
of government is not excessive, that the
people are not overtaxed, and at the same
time remain mistaken in the belief that to
maintain our prosperity we need q broader
and securer base for our monetary system.
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by what authority the Railroad Commits
sloners claimed that the company was a
transportation company within the mean
ing OF the act and they advised that it
was not subject to the jurisdiction and
control of the Railroad Commissioners.
The matter was referred to the Attorney
General for his opinion.
On account of its bearing on question
now before the commission involving diff
ferent electric street railways in California
that operate beyond corporate limits and
carry freight and passengers, the Attorney
Generals decision is awaited by railway
men with much interest. The Commits
sioners believe that they should have the
power to adjust rates on all freight carried
by such companies, and are DESTROYS of OBJ
tanning control over them.
complaint that rates on freight and
passenger tickets on the San Francisco and
North Pacific line beyond Santa Rosa are
too high and do not seem equitable in Com
parison with those of other local lines was
taken up for investigation. The commits
sloners made some comparisons, but as
they did not have the necessary data the
matter was postponed until the next meet.
ing.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
THE RIGHT MOVE.

The announcement that Governor Budd
will call convention of county Supervis-
ors to take action on the proposed exhibit
of California products and resources at the
Atlanta Exposition will be received with
general satisfaction. 1t seems that only
through such convention will it be pos
sible to obtain sufficient means to make a
display adequate TO the occasion or of
value to the State. Each county has a
right under the law to devote a certain
amount OF money every year to advertis-
ing purposes, and if the counties of the
State can devise some means of co-ope-
rating the money needed for an effective
exhibit can be readily obtained in this way.
There can be no doubt the Atlanta Ex-
position offers the best chance of the year
for making a good advertisement of our
products. The exposition is to be no or
binary affair. Even if we discount the re-
ports sent out by the managers as adver-
tisements there would still remain suffi-
Gent proof of the genuine greatness of the
undertaking. The leading journals of the
Eastern States have had special CORE
spondents in Atlanta and their reports
agree In confirming the statements of the
managers that the exposition will in al
most every respect compare favorably with
that in Philadelphia in 1876, and surpass it,
OF course, in everything in the way OF in
dustrial improvement that has been ac-
complished since that time.
1t should be borne in mind the special
object OF the Atlanta undertaking is to at
tract immigration to the South. In this
design the promoters of the exposition
have the cooperation of the great railways
from the North to that section, and also of
several societies which are trying to en-
courage immigration from crowded por-
tons OF the East to the sparsely settled
South. Every inducement will therefore
be given to home seekers to go to Atlanta
and see what the different States can offer
to intending settlers. California ought to
meet tt>js class of people with full dis
play of her products and resources, thus
giving them reason to come West instead
of going South. The benefits likely to be
gained will accrue to all the counties, and
1t would seem therefore that when the Su-
pervisors meet in convention they ought
readily to agree upon plan of action that
will give the State the money needed to
meet the demands of the occasion.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Perhaps one of the most constant patrons OF
the pawnshop was the late King of Naples,
who died short time ago, and whose silver
plate and jewelry have, during the past twenty
years, spent much more time in the vaults OF
Messrs. Attenbrough in London than on the
table OF the central figure of Daudet's "Kings
in Exile"
General Rengifo, Charge d'Affaires of Colon
bia, has received official information from his
country stating that complete tranquility
existed, and that the Government troops as
sembled to put down the recent rebellion were
now disbanding, as there was no further need
OF them.
Consul-General Karel, at st. Petersburg, in a
dispatch to the State Department, says the
Russian Government has granted concession
for seal-catching on the coasts of Saghalien, st.
Johns Island and other parts of the Sea Of
Okhotsk to Russian company.
Alfred de Musset's sister refuses to have any
OF his works in her possession published, as she
says they will not add to his fame as a poet.
She likewise refuses to let his letters be seen,
among which is tho correspondence between
the poet and George Sand.
1t is fact well known in his village that
Governor Morton can pitch q decent curve at
baseball and manage rather risky horses, and
is fine bowler. With gun and rod he has al
ways been and is quite expert, unless his duties
have resulted in loss of practice flate.
The Rev. DR.. w. T. Moore, the editor of the
Christian Commonwealth of London, England,
who is now making tour of this country. was
born in Kentucky, in 1882, and was for a num-
Der of years pastor of churches in Kentucky
and Ohio.
d. K. Bearson of Chicago, who has already
given Beloit College 5000 900, announced at
the close OF the commencement exercises yes
terday that he would give another $50. 900,
provided 5000 900 could be raised for endow-
ment.
Onehunga, in New Zealand, had woman
Mayor last year. She wiped out the floating
debt of the town and added to the sinking
fund, but was not reelected.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
WHEN WOMEN WILL.

In two recent instances have California
women stepped forth to exercise their
power in the promotion and protection of
local attractions. One was that in which
the women of Los Gatos organized with
the men an improvement club, and the
other is the firm and successful stand
which the women of Santa Rosa have Just
taken to prevent the destruction of shade
trees by the contractors who are engaged
in laying new sidewalks.
Santa Rosa is one of the very few interior
towns in this part of the State that appre-
ciate the value of shade trees. This is
partly because it is old for a California
town and partly because the residents are
possessed of a superior order of refinement
and intelligence. With desire to protect
the shade trees one would expect to find
excellent streets, good sewage sys-
tenn, perfect street-lighting system
tasteful homes and beautiful flower gar
dens, and it is just these and many more
indications of taste and pride that one
finds at Santa Rosa and misses in SO many
places capable of maintaining attractions
SO inviting to strangers.
One OF the frst impressions experienced
by resident OF the East who visits Cali
fornia in the summer is one of depression
at the unaccustomed aspect of barrenness
which the larger features of the plains and
valleys present. AT his home, from what
ever place he may hail. he has been used
to an abundant and refreshing greenness,
expressed in forests, grass and flowers. In
stead OF these exquisite charms he finds in
the plains of California broad treeless ex-
Oanse OF rnSSat with n
rarely shrub or tree to relieve the dreari-
ness OF the scene. 1t would be unreasona-
bic to expect OF him that he should under
stand that the absence of summer rains
with US constitutes one of the unique ex-
cellencies upon which the superiority OF
the State is based, and that the artificial
application Of water can be made to pro-
duce luxuriance of vegetation surprising
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27

Norman in the world has been more idolized
than Jean de Reszke, the great Polish tenor.
The mere announcement last winter that he
would sing was always sufficient to crowd the
Metropolitan Opera-house, and he shared with
Madame Melba the honor of being the drawing
card of the Abbey and Grau management The
news came from Chicago only few weeks ago
that Jean de Reszke had contracted with an
architect there for palatial residence in
Poland, which was to be named "The American
Cottage" out of compliment to American ad-
mirers and friends. This bit of informatio
started good many OF the great tenor's
friends specializing as to what was on the taps
that Monsieur Jean should want such beauti-
full birdcage built when he already had fine
castle on his country seat. They knew that
the great singer was confirmed bachelor,
although 40 years old, and sought after by the
cream of two continents, but the luxurious
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
RAILROAD COMMISSION,
The Oakland and Haywards Electric
Company Protests That 1t Is
Exempt From Supervision.

The Board of Railroad Commissioners
met yesterday in this City but had little of
general interest before it for consideration
this month.
A letter from A. L. Stone, secretary of
the Oakland, San Leandro and Haywards
electric line, in reply to request from
the commission to submit financial state
men,t was read. The board held that this
company was a transportation company
and not street railway concern, and as
such should have come under the control
of the State Board of Railroad Commits
sioners. Attorneys Reed & Nusbaumer
for the company gave an opinion that the
company was strictly street railway COM
pany, as all the ordinances and franchises
under which it has been operating de-
scribe it as a street railway and operat-
ing under the street railway laws of the
State of California.
The franchises without exception gave
the company the right to use the streets
along the route of the road and to carry
passengers and freight for hire The first
subdivision of section Ia of the act defin-
ing the powers of the Railroad Commits
sioners especially exempted street rail
ways.
The attorneys, therefore, could not see
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

Pasadena finds itself with q good many Or
anges that are unstable this year. Why?
One reason is that the tariff on oranges is so
low that the Mediterranean ports have no diff
fculty in filling the Eastern market with a
poor quality of fruit, selling it for almost
nothing, and the other is that our fruit men
held their fruit too long. There is however, a
demand for oranges and other productions ii
we can be protected. 1t is question whether
the country is TO be run for Americans or for
eigners. News.
The new departure of the Salvation Army in
chartering electricians and going over the
lines with brass bands and crowd of Salvation
soldiers, stopping at convenient points to hold
brief services, shows the possibility OF the cleo
trio railway in new direction. It not only
fairs of the world, but on occasion it performs
conspicuous part in helping along toward the
world to come.-Alameds Argus.
Let freedom reign. Let Americans stand
shoulder to shoulder for free institutions.
Give your neighbor the right to do as he
pleases to worship as he pleases, to labor as
he pleases, to rest as he pleases, to enjoy him.
self as he pleases Only and always bearing in
mind that the other fellow has as much right
to work, rest, enjoy himself and worship as he
pleases as you have to do these things-Red-
lands Citrograph
When We remember that the number of
pleasnre-seekers who use the bicycle is rapidly
increasing the wisdom of providing good roads
by people OF pleasure resorts Like Santa Cruz
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27

villa seemed to point to prospective matri-
mony. "Will Jean de Reszke marry an Amer
ican?" was the next thought that suggested
itself to his friends. They knew that there was
scarcely city in the United States that did
not possess admirers of the great singer, and il
was an open secret that ambitious mammas
had lured him to teas and tete-a-tetes in the
hope of capturing him as son-in-law.
If the statement of those who know Jean best
is to be believed, however, the tenor's prospec-
tive bride is a beautiful Parisienne. She is
known in society as the Countess Maille, and
has had more or less romance in her life. She
and Jean have loved one another for years, but
fate prevented their union up to the present
time. 1t is not known yet whether the we'd
ding will take place at once or be postponed
till the American cottage is completed.
All the correspondents, says Le Temps,
agree in announcing the perfect success OF
Rubinstein's "Christ," at Bremen. One must
performance, and the impression 1 have
is stamped with an inexpressible nobility.
Tableaux 1 and 3 and 5 are the finest, the
third, with its sublime Sermon on the Mount,
being best of all. The aspect of the theater
was most imposing. II was draped in violet,
and above the stage was white cross adorned
with gold laurels. The bust of Rubinstein
crowned with laurels, stood in the foyer, which
was mass OF flowers The programme re.
quested the audience to refrain from all ap-
plause, and the fulfllment of this desire,
which had been wish of the dead composer,
gave the assemblage grave and almost reli-
gious aspect. DIR. Munck, the capeIlmaster OF
the Imperial chapel at Berlin, was the eondue-
tor. The chorus consisted OF $50 singers-alI
amateurSn
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-27
THE ORDER OF WoRKMEN
Peculiar Suit Brought Against 1t by
Ono OF Its Members to Prevent
Legislation.

A rather peculiar suit, which involves
the right and power of beneficial socie-
ties to change their minds oftener than
once, was filed yesterday by Theodore
Growney against Unity Lodge No. 81, A.
o. q. W., and against J. Block, Peter A.
Smith and A. Montgomery, trustees of the
exempt fund of the lodge. The suit is to
have the lodge enioined from passing any
bylaw which will divert the fund from its
recognized uses, and to prevent the trus
tees from obeying any such order should
it be passed.
The exempt fund of the lodge was one
formed by bylaw adopted in June, 1885,
and its object is to pay the assessments of
those members of the lodge who are over
the age of 60.
The complainant is 62 years of age, and
is entitled to have the fund pay assess
ments levied against him. He alleges,
however, that, melted by younger mem
bers, the officers and members of the lodge
threaten to pass another rule by which the
exempt fund, now amounting to $4,000, will
be abolished and the money distributed
equally among the members. II is the
passing of the rule or bylaw which Grow
ney wishes to prevent, and hence his suit.