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The record-union., 1896-02-19
MATER AISERICORDIAE HOSPITAL

TWSHtY-SacOnd Street, Bet Q and R, Sacramento
Conducted by the
of Merov.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17

better understood when it is said that it
is composed largely of promoters of silver
mining companies and spectators in min
ing stocks. They bear about the same re-
lation to the financial world that grain
pit option traders do to the agricultural
interests of the country. The futil-
;ty, therefore, of trying to form
copartnership between silver advocates
upon any kina of basis that would not
be diametrically opposed and antagonistic
at every point to the best interests of the
country should be too apparent TO every
thinking person to be worth his while to
consider the question a moment. The
Populist party will have Its own candi-
date, the Bimetsllic League will have its
own candidate and the free-silver Demo
Gratis will have their own candidate, and
were every free-silver Republican TO cast
his vote for the candidate of either one OF
these three parties the candidate OF the st.
Louis convention would still be elected.
Better stick to the old ship, for the old
ship is all right and will get there whether
the navigator's chart suits US or not.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17
THE VOICE OF TRUTH.

Tenn porary Chairman Fairbanks speech
was clear and comprehensive exposition
of the principles of the Republican party
yesterday, to-day and forever; but in one
short sentence he summed up the ethics,
the philosophy and the science of every
thread and factor of the entire fabric of
American Republicanism as woven on the
loom of events from Abraham Lincoln to
party stands for "what is everiast-
ingly right" And his analysis of the
underlying principle and eternal purpose
of the party whose past history is written
in such material wealth, social advance
ment and personal liberty as no other
nation ever achieved in years five times
the number that have elapsed since the
Republican party came to save and
strengthen the people ought to be made a
textbook for our youth in making their
pre- parations to assume the direction of
the affairs of the Nation in the wears to
come.
The effort of the Democracy to pull
down in three years the Nations defenses,
which the Republican party has been a
third of century in building up, was re-
viewed, but no spot in it revealed an
excuse or. reason for withholding
tLe condemnation of a deeply wronged
people. With the official facts and
figures before him the chairman
showed how during the admins
tration of President Harrison the
Government reduced the Nations bond
debt $236,006,0Oo, and bow President
Cleveland has added $262, ,0O0,0 600 to the
country's interest bearing obligation be-
sidss deficit of $i50,000,0o0 in the or
binary expense account of the Nation.
These items showing Democratic in
competency and extravaganza were re-
ferred to merely 10 show by comparison
the difference between results accruing
under Republican and Democratic gov
ernmental policies. 1t is needless to
say that the chairman pointed
out how it could not be otherwise
under two such systems OF government,
the one the result OF honesty of purpose
and the other the fruit of inability
o master so great problem. The
necessity for the speedy overthrow of
the Democracy was demonstrated with
too much clearness to be misunderstood
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17
AROUND lHE CORRIDORS.

Charles T. Manning of Matagalpa, Nicara-
qua, who went TO Central America from the
United States three years ago and started q
coffee plantation, says that President ]. Santos
Calaya of Nicaragua recently put an end to a
rebellion SO completely that it is likely 10 be
many a long day before the disturbing element
again attempts to overthrow the Government.
For nearly two decades the Nicaraguans,
unlike the more turbulent neighboring repub-
lies, had not suffered from internecine war
fare. Then the rebellion of 1893 broke the
spell of peace and J. Santos Calaya emerged
from the fray the new President by more than
mere political right. Calaya was an accom-
modatlng man. Little by little he made ap-
pointments to suit his friends. Finally every
office within his power tc fill was occupied by
appointees suggested by his supposed friends.
Then, when they had all the positions. they
politely asked Calaya himself to vacate.
Armed forces collected in several OF the larger
towns, but the President whose position WAS
threatened, acted hastily and with determine
ton. There was some fighting, but the Gov
ernment forces soon routed the revolutionistS,
and Calaya maintained his Office in the same
way that he originally secured it-by superior
generalship. That was only few weeks ago.
Now President Calaya is the most popular man
in the country.
Mr.. Manning says that the climate at Mata-
gdlpa is Inc most nearly perfect ne ever lived
in. The town is $50 miles inland from the
port of Corinto and is at all elevation of 2200
feet above the sea. During the three and a
half years he and his wife and his brother and
family have lived there none OF them have
been i'll even for day,
Matagapa has a population of 1000. There
is an American colony of about 100 very agree
able people in the town, and they manage to
have social times, music and fun in addition
to the hospitable entertainments given by the
native residents.
Nicaragua away from the sea coast is, de-
clares Mr.. Manning,a a nice place for an Ameri-
can with little capital, but he says, 1t is de-
cidedly not the place for laboring man. The
natives work for so cents day, and foreigner
could not compete with them and live on that.
Mr. Manning is staying AT the Palace with
his wife, having arrived here on the. latest
steamer from the tropics.
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Indications That the Mysteries Of
Street Work Will Be
Probad.
SOME ExCEssIvE ESTIMATES.
The General Sentiment Seems t.
Desire a Cur tailment of
Prod;gality.

The Grand Jury's campaign for re-
| duced tax levy meets with the general sup
port of citizens and taxpayers. Orally and
by written communications the jury is
assured that the people commend the
| movement for reduction in municipal ex-
penses. Assurances have been received
from the Supervisors that the estimates
| presented by the various departments will
be so cut down that the local levy will but
slightly exceed one dollar.
Yesterday afternoon Theodore F. Payne,
acting foreman, Frank P. McLennan, Sec
retary, and Horace Dunn, expert of the
| Grand Jury, held conference at the Dis
trict Attorneys Office. Preparations were
made for the meeting tonight, at which
Thomas R. Ashworth and other represent
atives of the Street Department will attend.
The city's expert, Mr.. Williams, and the
iury's expert, Mr.. Dunn, have prepared
statements showing that the Street De
partment demands are excessive for the
work outlined. The Grand Jury is in pos
session of information that Army-street
sewer-cleaning, estimated to cost $4,000,
can be done for 5000.
At a recent meeting Edward Malley, a
contractor and a member of the jury, de-
scribed how money was wasted under the
! system which prevails by law in the Street
Department. For example. hole in a
street pavement, which could be repaired
at an expense of 75 cents, is visited by two
workmen, an inspector, a man with horse
and cart. and the little job is made to cost
the City $12 or SIS. This is simply cited
as an index to the manner in which public
work is conducted.
The Grand Jury may not waste time in
details, but will probably give serious at
tention to the large estimates of S150. 900
for repaving Market street and $4OO 900 for
repaving the'cobbled streets. The proposed
waterfront work. for which SO much
money is asked, will be carefully estimated.
The School Department estimates will be
taken up in due time. An effort will be
made to convince the directors that no
more money should be expended for new
schoolhouses until the charter is adopted
or rejected.
The Street and School Department esti-
mates are the big items to consider and
will first receive the attention of the
jury, but the investigation will not stop
here. This Grand Jury was impaneled
by Judge Sanderson and there has been
an impression that Judge Slack, who IS
now the presiding Superior Judge and
under the law entitled to impanel two
Grand Juries during his presiding term
is anxious for the jury to finish its work.
Judge Slack appreciates the Importance of
the work in hand and will not embarrass
the jury by suggestions of an early ad-
journment. The sessions will therefore
continue until the tax levy order is passed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17
BUNKER HILL.

The American people will celebrate to-
day the anniversary of the battle of
Bunker Hill. To the ordinary and unre-
tiecting mind, the amount of patriotic
ardor which will be expended all over the
Nation in commemoration of this event
may seem rather out of proportion
to the Importance of the event it
self. The Battle of Bunker Hill was
fought during the early morning of
June IL, 1775, between company
of raw American militiamen, led by
Colonel Warren, and a body of trained
regulars OF the British army, upon the
heights overlooking Boston town. 1t was
not fought upon Bunker Hill at all, but
upon Breeds Hill which adJoins the sum-
NIT bearing its name 1t resulted in the
death of the brave Warren and in the de-
feat of the Americans. It's immediate result
was quite inconsequentlal and yet, ever
since its occurrence the heart of
the American people has turned to
Bunker Hill and to its battle with
greater affection and prouder remem-
brance than to any other conflict of
the early days of the revolution. 1t was,
in fact, the Thermopyla of our history,
and Warren was its Leonidas. His
bravery and his sacrifice fired the hearts
of his compatriots all over the colonies
with a renewed ardor for liberty, and with
an increased confidence in their ability to
wrest it from the strong hand of Great
Britain at the point of the sword
This is why there stands on Bunker
Hill to-day lofty and enduring monu-
ment toward which the eyes of the Ameri-
can people are annually turned with pride
and reverence at each anniversary of the
battle of Bunker Hill.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17
FIRST AT SACRAMENTO.

To no person is convention news more
interesting than to the delegates and to
the people of the city where the conven-
ton is held 1t is important, moreover
that it should be delivered to such readers
early in the morning. Others may read
the reports at their leisure during the fore
noon, but in convention cities the news
must be read before the work of the day
begins and before new session opens and
new events take place to occupy public at
tention.
In recognition of this fact arrangements
have been made to deliver THE CALL at
Sacramento at an hour SO early that even
the earliest riser may find it at his break
fast table. Yesterday THE CALL was in
Sacramento an hour and half ahead of
its speediest contemporary. Every dele
gate to the convention and every resident
of Sacramento interested in the conven-
ton work was enabled to read of all the
talk and gossip and all the preparations of
the previous day before any other San
Francisco paper had reached the city.
This WORK, of course, was not accom-
plished without considerable cost of time
and energy. The money and labor, how
ever, were well expended. The employ
ment of a special train to carry THE
CALL to Sacramento at that early hour
was no fake enterprise. 1t is part of the
duty of a newspaper manager to deliver
the news to the reader as we'll as to pub
Iish it. That special train, therefore, re p
resented the enterprise of legitimate jour
nalism, and was done as a part of the
service of THE CALL and not merely to
make sensation.
So long as the convention continues the
people of Sacramento can count on getting
THE CALL with full reports of news from
ali parts of the world up to 9 A. NJ, deIiv-
cred in their city in time to be read in bed
before breakfast if they wish it. Every
delegate can post himself on all that was
said and done not only in his own con-
vention but in that of st. Louis before he
takes an early breakfast and gets out to
begin the work of the day. Let him rise
with the lark if he chooses, THE CALL will
be ready for him.
1t is to be noted, moreover, that not
only is THE CALL delivered promptly, but
it contains the fairest and most accurate
reports of the proceedings at St. Louis and
at Sacramento. 1t doesn't publish fakes,
but it publishes all the legitimate news,
and what IS read in its columns can be
counted on. THE CALL speaks for all,
speaks the truth and reaches the people
first.
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FUSION IMPOSSIBLE.

1t is believed by some who favor the
joining of the Republican and Democratic
free-silver forces that such union would
draw all anti-gold standard men to it, but
they count without their host. No doubt
if all free-silver Republicans and all free
silver Democrats and the Bimetallic
League and the Populists were to unite
upon any candidate they could elect him,
but SUCH a combination would be more
difficult to make than it would be to
merge the Republican and Democratic
parties the one into the other. The Popa-
list party is for free silver, certainly,
but that is the least of its demands. 1t
stands for Government ownership of
every public means of conveyance, trans
portation and message transmission; the
wiping out of all banking institutions;
the unlimited issue of paper money by the
Government; the right of every man to
borrow money of the Government at a
merely nominal rate of interest; a system
of Government free warehouses to store
farm and other products in until prices
satisfy the owner of them, and last but
not least the immediate purchase of all
public highways of travel and shipping
by the Government, which would oblige
the creation of new public debt of over
$l1 900, 100000 to pay for the railways
alone.
The Bimetallic League is utterly opposed
to any kind of legislation until the mints
are opened to silver. After that it is of
no consequence to it whether there be free
trade or high tariff; communistic form
of government a reoublic or monarchy {:
but what the league is really after will be
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17
THE WAY IT Is.

If there be any Republicans who are
thinking of going over to the Chicago
nominee if he makes the race en- free
silver coinage platform and the st. Louis
convention declares for the gold standard.
they should stop and consider what such
a step would mean. Assuming that if re-
enforced by. all the free-silyer Republicans
the Chicago nominee would be elected and
the mints opened to silver on a parity
with gold, what would be gained? The
election of such Democrat would mean
to the farmer the consequences of still
sharper competition with the grain
and livesto raisers of South Amer
lea, India and Russia ; or, in other
words, it would be still further reduction
in the market price OF his produce. No
kind of money, even if made of diamonds,
would or could compensate the farmer
for the reduction in the price he would
receive, which the acceptance of Argen-
tina's basis OF cost of production would
force upon him. What would the un-
limited coinage of silver avail a Califor-
nian wheat-grower if Canadian or South
American or Indian wheat were laid down
in San Francisco at a lower price per
bushel than he could deliver it for2 Yet
the nominee of the Chicago convention
will be pied ed to accom- plish that very
thing by withdrawing protection to our
farmers against the wheat-grower of those
countries.
What would it avail our great wage class
if the Government operated the mints
night and day in turning out silver dollars
if there was nothing 10 prevent foreign
labor supplying our markets with goods
and wares and thus destroying all oppor-
tunity to secure work? Would they have
any more dollars if our industries were
closed and themselves out of employ
than they would with steady work and the
mints partially closed against silver?
What would it avail our merchants to have
Unlimited silver coinage if their customers
were driven out of employment by work
ingmen who work and spend their wages
in other countries? What would it avail our
wool-growers to have free and unlimited
coinage of silver under free trade? Would
not eur own woolen- mills draw their raw
material from Australia and other foreign
sheep-raising countries unless American
wool growers would accept the low price
prevailing in those foreign markets? What
would free silver coinage avail any OF our
industrial class if free trade obliged our
factories and furnaces and mills to close
down or conform to the wage schedule of
Europe and Asia and the Latin American
States? Surely this is an aspect of the
political situation the people should an
alyze pretty thoroughly before forming
copartnership with free trade.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17
An Incautious Critic.

Almost the last work that Sir Edwin
Landseer was engaged on was life-sized
picture of Nell Gwynn passing through an
archway on a white palfrey. This picture,
in which the horse alone was finished, was
bought by one of the Rothschild family
and given to Sir John Millais to complete.
One morning celebrated art critic called,
and was much impressed with his work.
''Ah, to be sure" he said, going up close
and examining deerhound, which almost
breathed, in the foreground of the picture !;
"how easily one can recognize Landseer's
dogs! Wonderful, isn't itP' "Yes, it is
wonderful" remarked Sir John, lighting
another pipe; II finished painting that
dog yesterday morning, and have done
the whole of it myself That critic was
sorry he spoke.-Magazine of Art.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17
A Poker story.

Captain John A. Duble, an old Missis-
sippi steamboat man, tells story of a
game OF cards played by cotton broker
named Weed during the war. He boarded
my boat" he says, Fat Cairo after he had
made successful trip off cargo of cotton
for the landing. He placed in the
clerks Office of the boat box about
the size of a candle box, but
securely nailed and strapped with
iron bands. Weed hailed me as l was
passing through the cabin. Captain. said
e, send me boy and your carpenter.
When they were on hand he told the bog
to bring the box out and the carpenter to
open it. 1t was full of crisp greenbacks.
Then he proceeded to run up against the
games of gang of old river sharks and
by the time we got down stream he did not
have dollar. He told me he lost $500, 900
between st. Louis and New Orleans. The
last time | saw Weed he was river reporter
in New Orleans, and he seemed as per-
fectly happy as though he still had his
$500, 900. w Washington Post.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17
The CURRENT (BENJ BOLT.

How sorry you'll be if you do it, Ben Bolt,
You'd better sta I'd pat while you may:
But quit in a huff and you'll rue it, Ben Bolt,
When we harvest political hay.
You're shouting for silver-I know it, Ben Bolt.
I'm with you Then tip your hand,
And we'll whoop up the cause till rpens Ben Bolt
While stop the misrule in the land.
Then here's to front good and solid, Ben Bolt
Projection we'll get while can.
Who said that you'd quit? Not prophet, Ben Bolt
You're bull on diffe ent plan.
Wen get there with both of our Trilbys, Ben Bolt
The free trade Svengali is dead
The people too long have gone hungry, Ben Bolt;
The tariff means butter and bread
The sooner get bread and butter Ben Bolt
The sooner make business hum
The sooner well get ali the balance, Ben Bolt.
Then silver-free silver-wilI come.
METAL WHITE
san Francisco June l6, 1896
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17
LEE-HUBBELL WEDDING.
Two Prominent Members of Western
Addition Society to be Married
This Evening.

A prominent event in the Western Ad-
dition social circles will take place this
evening, namely, the wedding at 2231
Geary street, of James Richard Lee and
Miss Elizabeth Hubbell. Mr.. Lee occupies
an i'm portant position in the firm of ]. D.
Spreckels Bros. & Co.. and is well ana
favorably known throughout the City and
in Berkeley, of which place he is a resi-
dent.
The BRIDE is native of this State and a
graduate OF the Normal School. She is an
estimabIe young lady, and favorite in
the circle Of her acquaintances.
Fred W. Lee, brother of the bride
groom, and Miss Warren of Oakland will
support the high contracting parties.
Rev. w. D. Williams of Plymouth Con-
gregational Church will be the officiating
minister.
The newly welded couple will visit Seat
tie, to be gone several weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17
sss rs to Washington. d. c.. and Re-

The official excursion to the fifteenth annual
convention OF the Young Peoples Society Chris
tian Endeavor at Washington. d. G.. july z, will
leave Los Angeles Monday, June 90 at p N.
and San Francisco Tuesday June 80, at A. NJ.
The route will be via the Central Pacific, Union
Pacific, Chicago and Northwestern. and Baltimore
and Ohio railways and the excursion will be made
under the personal supervision of q. W. Campbell,
pres dent of the California Christian Endeavor
Union, 18 North Second Street, San Jose, and
William G. Alexander, ex-president of the Cali
fornia Christian Endeavor Union, 81 North Fourth
street, San Jose. For further information and
reservation of berths apply to either of the gentle
men or to D. w. Hitchcock, l Montgomery street,
San Francisco; c. E. Bray, New Montgomery
street. San Francisco; g. F. Herr, % South Spring
street, Los Angeles or to any ticket agent OF the
Southern Pacific Company.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17
LETTERS FROM The PEOPLE.
DID NOT SELL HIM A GUN.

The STORY PUT FORTH BY WOOD WADAMs Is
DENIED.
TO the Editor of the CGtt-SIR: notice in the
morning papers an affidavit In defense of
Wood Wadams. Permit me to say through
your columns that all the ridiculous state
ments made by Wadams about me are entirely
false, and that nothing he can say will make
amends or justify the wrong.
Your having contradicted the wild-brained
story OF Wadams the next day led me to let
the matter drop, but said affidavit revives the
subject and gives Wadams statements about
me the semblance Of trnth, which they deserve
not Those who know the Coe brothers are
we'll aware we would not sell gun TO Dunham
of the fiend and murderer, who, trust, will
be speedily apprehended Yours most sim
cerely, CHARLES W. CoE.,
Home Ranch, San Felipe Valley, June IA,
1895.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17

by any one, but, as though inspired to do so
by the lnrushing of a nations wish and
thought, Chairman Fairbanks pointed to
the thousands of silent factories, the tens
OF thousands of idle men and women and
to the improbable fields of he farmer for
them to tell the people everywhere that
the salvation of their prosperity rested,
first, upon protection against devastating
invaders, and, second, upon stable
monetary system.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17

He--I don't see how you can kiss that dog.
She-No? Well you would if you were Fido.-
Brooklyn Life.
'Why did he employ suchpointed remarks?"
"Well, / suppose he found it hard to get his
meaning through their heads."-Deiroit Tri-
bune.
Chow did you get the reputation of being
such great connosseur of art?'
whenever l saw picture that seemed to
me particularly ridiculous l declared that it
was sublime. ."-Fliegende Blaetter.
Briggs-The new preacher hesitates dread
fully.
Wagner-Yes, and he doesn't know what to
do with his hands.
Briggs-That's what l referred to-his awk.
ward pause.-Cleveland Plain Dealer
81 hope you are saving your money for the
heathep,' said the good deacon to the sweet
faced little boy.
"Sure; circus that's coming's got Ayrabs
wild African niggers and all sorts of heathen
in It," said the sweetfaced little boy to the
good deacon.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
"Shall we go to the seashore or mounts aims
this year, Henry?"
whichever you please, dear"
"How good you are, Henryl Doesn't it make
any difference to you?"
''Not the least. AS am dead broke, you can
have your choice Detroit Free Press.
''The trouble is" said the man with the loud
voice and the positive manner, that women
read too many novels nowadays"
"Oh,I dunno" replied Mr.. Meekton, as he
put his dyspepsia medicine in his vest pocket.
sometimes kinder O. wish Maria 'ud take
her Ouida an the Duchess an let the cook
book alone. ne."-Washington Star.