The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-05
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MONDAY. .....AUGUsr 5, 1895
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THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
The defenders of the Solid Eight are
willing to talk of almost anything except
law.
The deficit in the revenue is one phase of
the money question which every Demo-
crat lodges.
The third-term movement seems to have
finally decided to go fishing and wait for
an emergency.
THE CALLS published list of dens where
white persons smoke opium should be in
structive reading for the police.
The prevalence of Red Men at Redwood
City has no reference either to the color of
their noses or the crimson aspect of that
city.
The Hawaiian ''flibuster" has become a
more thrilling object of interest on the Pa
cifc Coast than the sea serpent on the At
lantic.
Corbett and Fitzsimmons can hardly
expect to get the undivided attention of
the country until the international yacht
race is over.
A Mugwump organ in the East has been
caught declaring that jingoism is a super
stition and the American flag a mere
"textile fabric"
Theatrical Manager Daley will have
time in prison to reflect on the benefits
which he secured from sensational news
paper advertising.
According to Joseph Chamberlain the
new Parliament will devote itself to ICON
structive social reform in England" what
ever that may mean.
With contending police forces represent
ing in themselves all the elements of riot,
Omaha is presenting a delicious farce
comedy of the law to the country.
Kansas furnishes the country with
mild sensation in the form of suit
brought by Chinaman against an Amer
lean girl for breach of promise OF mar
riage.
The prompt conformation and approval
of Miss Flagler's shooting OF small negro
boy in Washington seems to have started
boom of that kind among the Japanese
of the capital.
"Sound money" men, both in Great
Britain and Wall street, have accurately
defined the present administration by an
nouncing that they will pin their faith to
Cleveland and Carlisle.
1t will be time enough to boast of the
Defenders superiority over the British
champion when she has proved better
facility than she has heretofore shown to
avoid disabling accidents.
As recognition of the generosity shown
by Chicago in erecting a monument to the
Confederate dead, the people OF New Or
leans have started a movement to erect a
monument to General Hancock.
The coming of Democrats of National in
fuence to San Francisco would be an
excellent opportunity for the Democrats of
California to urge the holding of their next
National convention IN this City.
New York has been indulging the hope
that the Grand Jury will indict two great
railway corporations having headquarters
I'M that city for killing eighteen persons
within the city limits since the 1st of jan
uary.
Boston is sadly disturbed by set of re-
formers who wish to have a new State
House as an ornament to the city, and are
denouncing the present one as an ''archi-
tectural monstrosity with q squatty
DOME"
If the truth were known the Indian
scare in Jacksons Hole may have been oc-
casioned by an attempt of the braves to
repeat the college yell they heard while
the Princeton expedition was in the
mountains.
If the enterprising gentlemen who are
working a section of the local press to Sc
sure fame as conspirators organizing a
scheme to capture the Hawaiian Islands
are not playing for lucrative position in
dime museum we fear that we oyerrate
their shrewdness.
One of the expected effects of the Demo-
ocratic system of an ad valorem tariff is
reported from Philadelphia, where the
Collector of Customs claims to have dis
covered gross frauds in the INTERPRETATION
OF goods, as a result of which the Govern
ment has lost thousands of dollars in du-
ties.
One of tn. results of the sensational
booming OF Holmes alleged crimes is the
securing of the setting of the supposed
tragedies for show purposes. Thus at
Chicago, as well as at San Francisco, dime
museums and melodramatic playwrights
constitute able supports to demoralizing
journalism.
According to the Industrial World, q
telegraph-operator to receive news is no
longer necessity to journalism, as, with
the new type-settlng machines, skillful
compositor can set up the reports directly
from the wires. The scheme. however.