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The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09
PRIzE-FIGRTING LAWS.

An interesting phase of the American
eagerness to have laws covering every
contingency of public policy was displayed
IN Texas when the Governor hastily con-
vened the Legislature i'll special session
and secured the passage of an act prohib-
iting prize-fghts, in order to check the i'm
pending contest" between Corbett and
Fitzsimmons. 1t is now asserted that Ne
vada is in predicament similar to that of
Texas before the enactment of the new
statute, and that consequently lovers of
the brutal "sport" of prize-fi ghting are
moving to have the contest take place at
Carson. Governor Jones, while appearing
to be somewhat distressed, announces his
determination to 'enforce the law"
In every State there are general laws
which, to a person of ordinary inteIli-
gence, would seem sufficient to serve as a
check on these disgraceful occurrences.
Because in Nevada there is a law permit
ting the licensing Of decent sports, includ-
ing boxing, which when decently done is
one of the finest and manifest of sports,
the promoters of prize-fghting assume
that their favorite "sport" may be licensed
and that Corbett and Fitzsimmons may
fight on Nevada soil.
Yet we feel confident that if Nevada has
no law expressly forbidding prize-fghts,
it has general laws prohibiting inde-
cent and demoralizing practices of ali
kinds, and that if it should be SO extra
ordinary State as not to have them, the
courts still have the power under the COM
mon law Of prohibiting acts and practices
opposed to public morality. Prize-ighting
unquestionabIy comes under that category.
If the peace officers would take the proper
initiative steps on these lines and the
courts would exercise their discretionary
power for the public good there would be
no great need for special prohibitive legis-
lation
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09
THE FLoURIsHING BULLETIN.

The EUening Bulletin in issuing yester-
day special edition to commemorate the
fortieth anniversary of its first publlca-
ton succeeded fully in making the cele-
bration worthy of the occasion. AS in its
forty years of life the Bulletin has made an
almost complete record of the history of
California as an American State, SO the
edition of yesterday was an epitome of the
conditions that exist now. 1t was, in fact,
a type Of the best journalistic work of the
day, both in literature and illustration,
and the editors may well be satisfied with
the success accomplished.
1t is not difficult once in while to pub
lish newspaper OF forty pages. Many
country papers have done as much and
many will do so again. For San Fran
cisco paper to perform such a feat is of
course nothing. When it comes, how
ever, to filling forty pages with live news
clean, interesting, instructive matter
charged all through with the vitality of
the passing day and yet in many respects
possessing force worthy of permanent
record, the task becomes difficult for any
paper in any city. This is the work which
the Bulletin has accomplished on its
fortieth birthday and the pleasure which
the public derived from the number will
give a greater sincerity than usual to the
congratulations the stanch old paper of
| pioneer times will receive from all sides.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09
SOUND REASONING.
AN IMPORTANT DECISION IN RECENT TExA


AN IMPORTANT DECISION IN A RECENT TEXAS
LIBEL CASE.
Judge Sinks of Texas rendered an important
decision last week in favor of the Houston Post
In the suit for libel brought against it by C. G.
Dement,.
The Post had published an item stating that
Dement, had been arrested charged with horse
stealing. On his release it had printed the
fact and a statement of how the mistaken ar
rest had occurred. Dement,. however, sued for
$4,000 damages.
Judge Sinks decision was as follows:
.The conclusions of law are: When there Is
no malice, proof of the truth of the matter pub
lished is a complete defense to q suit for libel
for the publishing of such matter.
Il conclude that the publication is literally
true and that the arrest and imprisonment OF
the plaintiff being Illegal and unjust does not
horse-theft. The publication being true. the
plaintiff has no cause for action against de-
fendant and judgment will therefore be rem
dered for the defendant"
1t is further stated by the court that Though
the party may be illegally arreste6 charged
with crime, still as long as paper only states
the fact of the arrest and the accusation made
cannot be held liable on account of the iile-
gal1ty OF the officer in making the arrest and
such publication is not false, but, on the con
trary, true.
''The plaintiff was accused of crime and
jailed on accusation. The defendant, without
malice, published it. In this 1t did not Law
itself liable to plaintiff because he was inno-
arrested and imprisoned. The party who did
him the wrong is the only one of whom the
Estate.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

Republican victory by handsome majority.
They have good majority in the Legislature
now, and they will have as big one after next
election.
1.-TWO years from now there will be big sill
yer vote from Nevada, for it is the only live
question up there. Years ago we could sell all
the silver that came out of our mines at a good
premium, and so could every one up there, but
they have ruined the price by legislation.
That's all it was; merely legislation. If they
repeal the laws against silver, it will come up
again as high as it ever was"
Mr. Hamilton has been away from his home
in Virginia City for some months in search Of
health. He went first to Santa Monica, then
East, aud now finds San Francisco the best spot
of all. He is brother-in-law to Senator Jones,
and is his confidential adviser.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09
THE 0LNEY HUMBUG.

1t has been long time since the coun-
try was informed from Washington that
the advent of Olney to the office of Secre-
tary OF State would infuse new vigor into
the foreign policy of the administration.
1t has been long time since the first re-
port was sent out that foreign nations
would find the Boston lawyer quite diff
ferent man from the placid Illinois Judge,
and that the little finger of Olney was to
be mightier in diplomacy than the whole
hand of Gresham. 1t has been long time
since these tales were first told, and the
people have waited with growing impa-
tience to see signs of the new vigor and re-
ceive some proof that the Cleveland ad-
ministration really intends even at this
late day to maintain the traditional Amer
ican policy in dealing with foreign nations.
Secretary 0lney has had abundant op-
portunity to show whatever vigor there is
IN him, nor has he lacked for cause to
make the most of the opportunity The
affairs of Venezuela, of Madagascar of
Cuba and of our own Alaskan boundary
have not merely offered him occasions for
action; they have forced them upon him.
Time and again have issues arisen from
these various International complications
that called for promptydeeision and deter.
mined action on the part of our Govern
ment, and yet to all appearance nothing
has been done. Great Britain has not yet
consented to arbitrate her dispute with
Venezuela. Our ex-Consul, Waller, Fingers
IN French prison, Spanish outrages in
Cuba continue and the Alaskan boundary
question remains in an unsettled and ex-
asperating condition.
1t is true that reports follow one another
from Washington of what Secretary Olney
intends to do. According to these he is
always on the verge of some mighty
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09
THE VALLEY EDITORS.

Among the important policies agreed.
upon by the editors of the Sacramento
Valley, whose convention at Marysyille
has just been held, was one for the advo-
cacy of an immigration headquarters to be
located somewhere in the valley for the
temporary care, free OF charge, of immi-
grants pending their selection of home.
The idea is original and valuable. The re-
ports of the meeting do not indicate the
plan for installing and maintaining the
headquarters, nor for informing immi-
grants of the accommodations provided
for them, nor for inducing immigrants to
come and avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity; but we assume that an intelligent
plan has been devised and that the editors
are prepared to urge its promotion and
know how to accomplish it.
At the same meeting a discussion was
had concerning the proper means for the
use of the $1,000 which Boards of Super
yisors are authorized by law to expend an
nually for advertising the resources and
attractions of their counties, with view
to induce immigration, and the sense of
the meeting was that the money should be
distributed among the papers of the county
in payment for special descriptive articles.
1t is entirely right that the money should
go to the county papers and that there
should be an intelligent plan for their dis
tribution. This idea worked in connec-
ton with the one of having an immigra-
ton headquarters constitutes an admirable
scheme for promoting immigration. and
the intelligence and energy of the Sacra-
mento Valley editors may be depended on
for its successful operation. If the local
governing bodies of the interior counties
should display the earnestness charactistic
Of the interior press the evil of bad roads,
neglected industries and the unseientific
handling of natural resources would dis
appear. AS the most efficient agency to
that end the newspapers deserve to have
their power, for the good of the State in
creased by the payment to them of what
ever public moneys are set apart for ad-
vancing the interests of California.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09
PERSONAL.
E. w. Fogg of Oroville is at the Palace.
A. ]. Hassell of Visalia is at the Palace

E. W. Fogg of Oroville is at the Palace.
A. ]. Hassell of Visalia is at the Palace.
Rev. Z. Graham of Chico Is at the Grand.
C. NJ. Weber, the Stockton capitalist is at the
Grand. .-r.a
Judge F. NJ. Angeloth of San Rafael is at the
| Grand.
|. Garrison Turner, Modesto banker. is at the
Grand.
Senator John Boggs of Colusa is at the
Palace.
H. j. Small, railroad man from Sacramento,
is at the Grand.
Victor L. GerstIe, coffee planter of Guate-
mals is at the Lick.
c. P. Berry, q large landowner of Mountain
View, is at the Russ.
A. It. J. Reynolds, a fruit man from Walnut
Grove, is at the Grand
William Agile Jr.. mining man from Alaska,
is registered at the Russ.
Henry Marshall, a prominent merchant OF
Sebastopol, is at the Russ
Railroad Commissioner II. NJ. La Rue of Sac
ramento is at the Occidental.
Commander D. w. Mullan of the United States
steamship Mohican is at the California
Captain H. L. Howison, commandant of the
Mare Island Navy-yard, is at the Occidental.
Mrs. w. S. Green of the Colusa Sun is stop
ping at Mrs Campbelps, 6o5 Stockton street
King Creig, King of the islands of the South
Seas, Washington and Tanning, and his son
are stopping at 605 Stockton street, nth Mrs
Campbell and her daughter, an old Alabama
family.
Charles T. Bacon, Helen Bertram Henley,
Rosina Henley. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clay
Barnabee, Miss Louise Cleary and Eugene
Cowles of the Bostonians are registered at the
Baldwin, and Jessie Bartlett Davis and Sam L.
Stadley are at the Occidental
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

action and the people are asked to wait a
little longer before concluding that the
new man is as futile in the role of Blaine s
successor as was the unfortunate Gresham.
The people will recall, however, that when
Oiney was Attorney-General we heard
similar reports about the vigor with which
he was about to prosecute yiolators of the
antitrust law. None of these reports were
ever found to be true, nor is it likely that
those now sent out are any more reliable.
The Cleveland administration began with
an un-Amerioan foreign policy and will
continue to the end.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09
THEY GOT THE COWS.

Some time ago it was necessary to dispense
with all the COWS at the Good Tempiars' Home
for Orphans. Since then the milk has been
procured from one of the dealers, but the cost
was SO great it was considered best to secure a
new herd. How to accomplish the same with
out cost to the order, to obtain the material
recently destroyed by fire, and also to make an
addition TO the laundry, was subject of much
discussion. Judge Robert Thompson, father OF
tne order In California, finally solved the
name OF the orphans at the home, for COWS
lelghteen IN number), about two carloads of
lumDef, and money sufficient for the erection
OF pulldlngs. The morning following the ap-
peal, which appeared in the San Francisco
GALL, on passing down Montgomery street to
MS once, ne was stopped three times and told
Solano Republican.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09
BRODIE AND STANLEY.
STEVE PROVES TO BE MORE APPREcIATIyE Tt
HANE

STEVE Proves TO BE MORE APPREc1AT1yE THAN
HANK.
Steve Brodie, New York Bowery boy, grew
rich and famous through the celebration of the
metropolitan press of his jumping off the
Brooklyn bridge. He recently partially paid q
part of his debt to journalism by appearing at
the annual benefit OF the Minneapolis Press
Club.
Henry NJ. Stanley, the African explorer,
member OF Parliament, and at one time CORE
spondent OF the New York Herald. arrived in
New York recently. Mr.. Stanley saw fit to be
gruff with the members of the profession he
once decorated, and added to the reporters
dislike for him that has grown rapidly in re-
cent years. One of the newspaper men asked
MI Stanley If he remembered when he was
news-gatherer himself. He glanced at the
questioner from head to foot, and then, turn
ing his back, walked away.-New York Fourth
Estate.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

FATHER OF HIS CoUNTRY-California, City
No, Washington was not the only one who was
called the Father OF His Country" This
name was applied to Cicero, who broke up the
Catiline War (B. C. 1o6-43); to Julius Cesar,
after he had quelled the Spanish insurrection
tB c. 10o-44); to Augustus, pater atque prin-
eipes (B. G: 63-31 to A. D. Ia; Cosmos de
Mediels (13S9-l464; Andrea Dorea, called so
on his statue at Genoa (146S-156O), and to
George Washington, defender and paternal
counselor OF the American States (1732-1799.) J
LARGEST NUGGETS Miner, City. Among the
largest nuggets of gold of which there is any
record are the following: "King of the Water
Moon" found in Australia, 1852, 223 pounds
4 ounces; welcome" found at Ballsrat, Vic
torla Australia, 1854, 1S4 pounds 10 ounces
$50 pounds The Corona" found in Tuolumne
Cal, in 1850, l4715 pounds; THE Parrish, ;"
found in Sierra Buttes, CaL, 133 pounds,
LONE MOUNTAIN CRoss-G., City. The cross
on Lone Mountain was erected in April, 1888.
its construction being paid for by the late Mrs.
Theresa Fair. 1t was built TO replace one that
iell some time before and had been erected in
1864, about two years after Calvary Cemeterv
was opened that event occurring on the 18th
of August, 1862.
/ VIoLIN-C. o. S., City. Probably the liphtsst
violin (full size concert, in good condition.. is
one in this City. 1t is q Jacob Stainer u699l, as
it came from the maker, in the best condition.
and is the property of William Cullen prop
erty clerk OF the Police Department OF this
City. 1t weighs 121S ounces.
PARDoNING TRA1ToRs-A. g., City. The Presi-
dent of the United States has the power to par
don traitor, for the constitution SAYS: "He
(the Pres1dent) shall have the power to grant
reprieves and pardons for offenses against the
United States, except in cases of impeach-
ment.P
GARDEN OF FRANcE-W. s. B., City. Amboise.
in the department OF Indre-et-Loire, is known
as the Garden of France
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

Low, nrotacting the rivers and lands from the
sIiokens res sulting from the operations OF the
hydraulic miners ,z o,, -+ba
All took carriages and rode around on tne
lavees and near the rivers 10 see the lnmeIse
damage already done. The 1ubaa RIVER rs
ruined at this point the fmbedded shekeHs
filling il so that a skiff cannot run .wneEe g, e
few Years ago steamers came and carried OH
orchards stand dying in the slickens-eovered
valley lands, and in some instances the trees
are sfruggliflg for Iii with only few OF their
ton branches above the devastating DEBRIS.
other lands have been swept by the oyerhoW
caused by the deposits in the rivers wnlcn
forced the waters from the channels TO take
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

new route to the sea. The devastation is far
and wide. Those costly levees have been
reared higher and higher as the beds of the
rivers have been filed sbut TO little or no pur-
pose. The people from the headwaters of these
rivers to the bay are asking relief, asking that
the natural water channels be opened, that
by draulic sfickens be fmpounded, asking pro.
lection for home and property.
October 8, 1895. s. NJ. GREEN.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09
TREES UNDER sLIckENs.

THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY Press LEAerrr,s RE.
CENT MEETING.
To the Editor Of the San Francisco Cali-s1R.
The Press League of the Sacramento valley,
which has just met at MarysYille, is composed
chiefly of the editors belonging to the small
towns in the valley counties. There were
many prominent citizens also present The
OBJECT OF the league is not to stop hydraulic
mining but to compel the enforcement of the
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

cup our way it's not so much a question OF
Republicanism or Democracy as tits OF silver, :
said Lon Hamilton yesterday, as he stopped
to talk in the court of the Palace Hotel. "Sil-
yer aside, the Republicans are in the majority,
but they are all for silver and most of the DEM
ocrats go with them on account of the white
metal. Senator Jones has been elected and re-
elected by the Republicans, but his champion
ship of silver makes him all right with the
people on the chief issue of the State. We will
have our election next month, and look for a
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09
The Best sunday Paper.
Cottage Grove Echo-Leadel

If you want the best daily newspaper in San
Francisco you must have the San Francisco
CALL. 1t stands at the front in everything
The Sunday CALL is marvel of excellence in
combination of news and MISUNDERSTANDING no
competitor.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09
cAL1FoRNIANs IN WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. S.-Arthur NJ
Brown of San Francisco registered at the Riggs
House to-day. Among other hotel arrivals are
II. S. Wise of Los Angeles and Edgar Beard OF
Portland, Or.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

Perhaps Mr.. Huntington has concluded
that the Railroad Commission is another
toy.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

Politicians Will please catch on to the
"bionomlcs" of reform.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

If Chicago turns her attention to devel
oping South Africa who will free Cuba?
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

In Democratic factions there is always
the consistency of two Jumps of the same
mud.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

HOODS Sarsaparlla has permanently cured
many thousands of cases of scrofula, rheumatism
nervousness and ether troubles because it puriaes
and vitalizes the impoverished blood.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

If the law of California has a strong
hand the place to play 1t is in Round
Valley.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

Modern business needs high buildings
and high buildings it must have.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

The average boss sincerely believes he
has no hand in politics, so long as he has
not got one in the City treasury.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

We furnish the heiress and England fur
nishes the Duke, but France furnishes the
milliners and will get the trade.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

To enjoy the Olympics hereafter one
must be an 0lympian.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

We are surely right in thinking that
prospects are clearing up since we can see
another railroad coming our way.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

The cut in freight rates at Denver may
be cited as another illustration that when
railroads fall ont Just men get their dues.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

The fellows who were so eager to tinker
with the tariff few years ago are not even
willing to talk about il now
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

Mr.. Buckley has perhaps forgotten that
Napoleon returned just in time to be pres
ent at Waterloo.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

The Episcopal convention has about as
many nuts TO crack as anybody, and they
are not chestnuts, either.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

The principal feature of the much
discussed buIl-fght at Atlanta turns out to
be trick bull, and for the fighters it is no
trick at all.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

If German could only get Baltimore's
baseball team to travel with him there is
no doubt every voter in the State would
follow him.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

Whenever monopoly assumes anything
it assumes too much.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

Every successive season brings US nearer
to the London fruit market, and when we
get close enough to reach it well it will be
ours.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

Tramp-Yes'm. it's hard to break away from
all yer bad habits at once; but I've given up
some of 'em.
Lady-Which one have you given up2
Tramp-WeIl, mum, don't get shaved on
Sunday any more.-Brooklyn Lie
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

The Marlborough and Vanderbilt we'd
ding will get out of the way by the middle
of November and then we can have
Thanksgiving.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09
THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.

alright, President Jordan, Economics
goes.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

If it be true that Chicago is in danger OF
being affected by the South African intox.
ication her capitalists had better come to
California and get the genuine gold cure.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

Cleveland is now hesitating whether to
make his next message so short no one
will expectmuch of it, or SO long no one
will read it and see there is nothing in If.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

1t is believed in some quarters that Cor
bett and Fitzsimmons may be able to find
hole in the Texas law big enough to
punch one another through.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

BACON Printing Company, sos Clay street..
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

The Sacramento Valley editors have out
lined programme of work big enough to
furnish them with editorial subjects for
ten years to come.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

The difference between the technology
OF science and the slang of the streets is
only the difference in the time it takes
people to learn what it means.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

ROBERTS, card headquarters, 22o sutter.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

The line of defense for Democracy next
year viii probably be an attempt to prove
an alibi for the party during the Cleveland
administration.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

1t will be heavy strain on even a Dem
ocratic conscience to point with pride next
year to tariff they denounced as perfdy
and dishonor last year.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

With wars now going on in Formosa,
Madagascar and Cuba it is time to ask if
the islands of the world have not some
rights that continents are bound to respect.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

oLD-fashioned m0lasses taffy. TOwnsend's. =
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09
!" Mrs. Winslow,s soothinr sxrun"

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup"
has been used over fifty years by millions Of moth.
ers for their children while Teething with perfect
success II soothes the child, softens the gums al
lays Pain cures Wind Colic regulates the Bowels
and is the best remedy for Dlarrhosas. whether
arising from teething or other causes For sale By
Druggists in every part of the world. Re sure and
ask Tor Mrs. Winsl0w's Soothing Syr7p 25e :
bottle.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

The Southern Pacific of Kentucky nav
assume to ignore the Railroad Commission
Of California, but the law knows which of
the two to respect.
The San Francisco call., 1895-10-09

1t is proof of the rapidity with which
the Valley road is going forward that every
day is furnishing new items of interest in
the way of its progress.