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The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
THE MINERS FIGHT.

1t is now evident that the resolution OF
the California Miners Association decIar-
ing desire for the appointment of a Sec
retary of Mines and Mining is not going
TO be dropped without vigorous effort to
attain it. In fact the agitation begun in
this State will be taken up elsewhere
and carried on until the desired end is
achieved.
The extent to which the desire of the
miners is supported by the leaders of
thought in California can be estimated
from the statements of prominent men
published in THE CAJL during the past
week. 1t cannot be doubted that these re-
fleet the general sentiment of our people,
and it is fair to assume therefore that
California is virtually united on the SUBJ
ject.
AS an immediate result from this declar-
alton of public opinion in California we
may look for earnest support from other
mining States. The issue, fortunately, is
not sectional one. 1t concerns the iron
and coal miners of the East as well as the
gold and silver miners of the West, and
when once squarely presented to Congress
will be favored by delegates from all quar-
ters of the Union.
The preliminary work of organizing the
fight will of course devolve upon the
miners of California, and steps in that
dire ction should be taken as early as pos
sible. In this work our delegation in
Congress can render important service,
and every man of them should let it be
known that he can be counted on to do
his share in advancing this justice to our
miners and their industry.
The CALL has taken up the cause of the
miners with the same ardor with which it
supports every California interest and can
be depended on to do all in its power to
promote the movement and advance it to
success. We call upon the press of all the
mining States to assist US in these efforts.
The object aimed at is for the general
good and we hope to see the question
brought forward at an early day in Con-
gress and the campaign of education en-
tered upon with vigor and effect
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
THE SUNDAY CALL.

One of the important features of THE
SUNDAY CALL that is appreciated most
heartily by the younger people in the
thousands of homes in which the paper is
a welcome guest and friend is that depart
ment known as Childhood's Realm. Chill
dren everywhere find delight in the page,
which is prepared especially for their
pleasure by one who mas made study Of
the neeas of the little ones in the way of
interesting, attractive. appropriate and at
the same time instructive literature.
To-morrow's childhood department is
remarkably rich in timely stories and
poems, nearly all of which, as might be
expected, have Thanksgiving flavor. The
illustrations are excellent and in keeping
with the other merits of what is, without
any exception. the best and most carefully
edited children's department to be found
in all the papers of the Pacific Coast
For the benefit of the ladies let it be said
that the fashion page of THE SUNDAY CALL
is always up to date and accurate, and
may be relied upon TO give the very latest
fashion news from New York, London
and Paris. The page is replete with USE
full suggestions of current value, with
re ference to the art which aims to clothe
beauty in robes that will enhance beauty's
charms.
Among the special articles in to-nor-
rows issue will be a graphic account OF
an elephant hunt in Siam by one who
participated in the exciting sport. The
illustrations are from photographs taken
by b. Darlington of Bangkok. Siam, and
nothing like them or comparable to them
in the grandeur of their scope has ever
before appeared in an American news
paper.
Coulter's pen-drawing of the first ship
that ever entered the Golden Gate will be
treasure in itself, and as it is the inten-
ton to publish. from Sunday to Sunday, a
series of drawings embracing. in all,
every type of vessel that has anchored in
San Francisco Bag, it will be worth while
to preserve these sketches from the very
beginning, as the Story of Ships, when
complete, will make valuable collection.
Mr.. Coulter stands in the very first rank
of the marine artists of America.
There are a hundred and one other
features in THE SUNDAY CALL, but suffice
it to say that it is a model newspaper
clean, bright, thoughtful. entertaining
and no household should be without it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
THE SOUTH IS WEARY.

The party must turn its back upon the
unwise leaders who have brought disaster
upon 1t. 1t must return to the safer path laid
out by its founders.-Florida Citizen.
The county has had enough financial agita-
ton, and what is needed now is peace and an
opportunity to work. The Buffers, Tillmans
and other professional agitators must go into
retirement.-Memphis Appeal.
The party will never adopt platform like
the Chicago one again, and we seriously quss-
tion whether it will ever again accept as lead
ers the men who were chiefly instrumental
in making it.-Sayannah News.
Mr.. Bryan and other popocratic leaders may
lower themselves back into private life with
assertions that their cause is still alive and
that the fight will be continued, but the free
and unlimited coinage of silver received its
quletus for all time.-San Antonio Express.
The platform of1S96 must be repented OF and
never referred to except as a warning. There
is no reason why Southern Democrats, ac-
knowledging the bitter failure of the popu-
listic free-silver combination, should not. as
the huntsmen say, "hark back' to the trail
they lost, and take up the principles of 1892
and make fresh start-Richmond Times.
Mr.. Bryan and others are telling US how to
save the Democratic party and down the
Republicans in 1900 One mans opinion is as
good as another's in this regard, and we are
entitled to express ours, which is to this effect:
The Democrats of this country will have to
learn, as truths, these things before they can
ever again hope to control the Government of
this Republic: That bimetallism, or the con-
current use OF gold and silver coin as a parity,
is myth. That there is no natural antago
nism between labor and capital. That social
ism is negation OF progress, and that progress
is the keynote OF the Republic. That the
Federal Government has the right to execute
its own court processes. That the credit of the
United States must be sus ustained.-Mobile
Register.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

can. carrying with them the electoral vote of
the states of which they are the CHIEF cities, Ma
ryland and Kentucky, the former Democratic
since 1854, and the latter Democratic since
1861 BROOKLYN, long Democratic stronghold
was carried for Mr.. Mckinley by a majority
larger than 1T ever gave Democratic National
tlcket; ana Boston, on the Democratic lead in
wnl"n All hopes OF success in the Stale of
Massachusetts has been uniformly based, went
IN iavor OF the Republicans and homes t-money
ne democrats by majority exceeding 10000
buIalio, which has been generally Democratic
OF late years. except when Mr. Cleveland, q
FORMER resident, was the Democratic nomiD ee,
ana then was either close or Republican, has
now been carried by the Republicans by
majority as large as they had in Cincinnati
ana larger than the majority for the Republi-
can electoral ticket IN ST. Louis. In fact, of
All the large cities, four only were not carried
by Mckinley and Hobart. These are Wash
lngton. d. c., the citizens of which have no
vote IN the Presidential election; New
orleans, Denver and Salt Lake City,
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
FOR HOME INDUSTRY.

The effort of the Manufacturer and
Producers Association to combine the
various organizations in the City for the
purpose of prom oting home Industry
ought to receive not only encouragement
but all the cooperation which may be
needed to carry it to complete success.
At the meeting held ou Thursday to
further this purpose there were present
delegations not only from the Manufac-
turers' and Producers Association, but
from the State Board OF Horticulture, the
Merchants Association, the Chamber of
Commerce, the Board of Education, the
Board of Health and the Builders Ex-
change. These bodies form in the aggre-
gate potent force in the City, and if they
work together can undoubtedly accom-
plish the objects for which they are united
There can be no question that earnest
work should be done on behalf of our
home industries. We do not as yet manu-
facture as much of our own raw material
as our own people need. We export wool
and buy back blankets. We send abroad
fresh fruit and pay high prices for jams
and jellies. All our raw materials.
leather, hardwood and other products are
treated in the same way. Thus. even the
home consumption of home products is
not supplied through the medium of home
manufactures.
Even what we do manufacture is not
widely consumed by our people. In too
many instances we buy products from
abroad when the home product is not only
cheaper but better. This feature of the
situation, however, is largely due to the
fact that the extent and variety of our
home products are not generally known.
Many people who would consume them if
they Knew of them buy foreign goods
simply because they have never heard of
the California article
1t was suggested at the meeting on
Thursday that the popular knowledge of
California products should be increased
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
THE SUGAR INDUSTRY.

Two items of news published IN 1HE
CALL of Thursday should be studied to-
gether. One was the appeal of Speaker
Reed to the Duluth Cham ber OF Commerce
for vigorous support of revenue Dit
before Congress this winter. The other
was report from the Department OF State
at Washington showing that the raw
sugar supply of the world this year will be
one of the largest ever known.
Mr.. Reeds appeal was virtually re-
quest for popular support of the Dingiey
bill or something like it. That bill was IN
its nature compromise measure. 1t was
neither on the lines of free trade nor of
protection. 1t was devised solely for the
purpose of raising revenue equal to the
expenditures of the Government. Among
the great industries which it left without
protection was that of the production of
sugar. 1t is for that reason, therefore, the
report of the State Department on the
worlds sugar supply is pertinent to the
issue involved in Mr.. Reeds appeal.
The Dingley bill did not provide any
protection to our sugar industry, and the
reports of the State Department show
that such protection is absolutely neces-
sary. Several of the greatest nations in
Europe give bounties for the production
of sugar and one of them pays further
bounty on its export. 1t is clear, there
fore, that if we are to compete on equal
terms with the foreigner our Government
must do something 10 protect the home
industry.
The issue is one of particular impor-
tance to California. 1t is within the
limit OF possibility and even of probability
that California should become eventually
the home OF sugar industry capable of
supplying all the sugar which the people
OF America need. We have a climate and
a soil better adapted for the product on of
sugar-beets than any other IN the Union
if not in the world. We have the capital
ready to invest in the enterprise and we
have, moreover, the man capable of max
ing such investments profitable and such
enterprises successful in every respect. II
is therefore most important to us that
whatever tariff bill is presented to Con-
gress should be one in which due regard is
paid to the promotion of this great in
dustry.
The people of California recognize the
Importance of the immediate passage of
bill which would provide revenue suf-
hcient to pay the expenses of the Govern
ment. They are aware that the prese Mt
deficits going on from month to month
are serious evil to the Nation. They are
desirous that some measures should be
adopted TO put an end to them, but they
do not believe that any measure for the
raising of revenue would be more effect
i've than one which would provide for a
duty on sugar of sufficient amount at
least to afford some protection to the
home industry. Therefore they do not
favor the Dingley bill as reported last
winter. They desire revenue and protec-
tion to go hand in hand, and have good
reason for believing that bill providing
for both these things has as good chance
of being adopted as would the compromise
measure of which so much has been said.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
QUEER ORE FROM
THE M|NARETS
Remarkable Formation of
Iron in the Sierras
East of Fresno.
Owned by Prominent Men and
Exported by the Pacific
Rolling Mills.
M. Page Miner on the Enormous Size
and Quality-Copper, Wool and
Cattle Interests.

M. Page Miner, who has been rusticat-
ing ia the mountains with rendezvous
at Fresno for TWO or three years past, has
arrived here with somo large and strange
specimens of ore. The ore is magnetic
iron and comes from curious place
eighty-five miles northeast of Fresno,
called the Minarets.
The Minarets stand out as mountain
crags. They have taken on fantastic
shapes, and are of pure magnetic iron, as
is large part of tho mountain below, as
the story goes. The Pacific Rolling mills
have been examining the property, and
now figures up in the millions are being
quoted as the sum for which the queer
Minarets property is to be sold.
Mr.. Miner talked about the property
last night at the Occidental, where he is
staying. He told story the like of which
has not been seen in any book for a long
time. Part OF it ran:
"This is q mine of solid iron. 1t is 400
feet wide, six miles in length and from 100
to $500 feet in depth, all visible. 1t ana
lyzes from 90 to 72 per cent of iron, and is
one of the greatest ever discovered in the
world. There is enough iron there TO
build all the railroads of the United
States, and then build bridge to Mars.
L. G. Hughes of Fresno is interested in
the great iron mountain, as are Wiley J.
Tinnin and others of that city. Near the
Minarets iron mine are large outcrop-
pings OF quartz containing some gold and
silver, and, as though this was not enough,
there is vein of copper not far away.
The stories about the copper vein are
large also.
Miner, who jumps around lively from,
one place to another, has also some copper
property near the Grand Canyon of the
Colorado. He has recently come from
there.
"The property is near Hance's, from
Williams, Ariz.," said he. at gives 60
per cent in copper. Mining down there is
looking up. Ali the prospectors. whether
for gold, silver or copper, are meeting with
signal success. Things are looking better.
Wool has jumped from cents TO 10. And
cattle, there is such demand for them
that they are being brought from Cali
forna TO restock the ranges
Queer tales are told regarding Miners
iron mine, as for instance one about the
ore being so magnetiZed that it once pulled
the hobnails out of the shoes OF men who
walked over it. Also, that once when
Professor Wulf of the Pacific Rolling mills
was walking across the queer Minarets he
stuck fast and could not bulge a peg.
Solicitous friends finally learned the
trouble. The nails were clinched on the
inside. 1t was only by violent effort
that the distinguished professor was res
cued. Miner himself tells this story. 1t
is told, however, that there really is an
enormous body of iron ore at the point in
question.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
Letters From the People.
FOR KINDNESS AND HELP.
1he Woman Suffrage <ssociatioa Gfres
Ihanks for Favors Recetred

A"e woman Suffrage <ssociatioss Gfres
1hanks for Favors Recetred.
Editor Call: Through the columns OF your
paper the California Woman Suffrage Associa-
uon desires to express its heartfelt thanks to
the many friends who stood by it during the
campaign just finished; the Emporium Com
pany for the kindly donation of the rooms used
as headquarters; to the California Furniture
company and George Fuller and Mr.. Tucker
OF the Speciality Company for furniture loaned
to Mrs. M. Z. Perley for the beautiful hand
painted lemonade set given; to Mrs. Truesdale
OF the Berkshire for her kind hospitality, and
70 General Warfieid for reduced rates at the
Cahlornia Hotel. Also its thanks to THE CALL
ior 1ts outspoken advocacy of the cause and
tne kindness OF the press Of our City; to the
political speakers of all parties who said q
good word for the amendment, and our gra ti-
tude to the voters who cast their ballots for
justice to be done the women of our fair land.
BY order of the committee.
ELLEN M. SARGENT, President.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
WANTED-A CHANCE.

The world is full OF heroes
Who have never tasted lame,
Because the chances needed
For their valor never came.
Ihe woods are full of songsters
Inat have never charmed the ear
because when they have warbled
There has been no one TO hear.
There is exc full many poet
Who has never turned Tyre
Whom chance has left with naught to set
His gentle soul afire.
Would the silvery. throated diva,
Who sings but TO entrance,
have ever risen from the crowd
But for lucky chance?
would assassinated Caesar
Still be know TO men to-day
But for the opportunities
Ihat tumbied in his way?
would Napoleon the mighty
nave been Emperor of France
Had there not been combinations
Formed to open up the chancef
on, uon't sneer at fellow
VINO 1ust happens to be down;
a gust OF wind might bring him wealth
Or lit him to renown.
Cleveland Leader
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
THE VOTE OF THE CITIES.
New York sun.

The, recent election brought disastrous and
humiliating defeat for the Democratic party
in the large cities of the country. New York,
for the first time in Presidential election in
the history of American politics, was carried
by the Republicans or, more properly, went
against the Democratic nominee. Chicago
gave more thar so. 900 majority for Mckinley
and Hobart; Philadelphis more than 100, 900.
Two former Democratic strongholds. rallying-
points of Democratic influence and organiza-
ton, Baltimore and Louisville, went Republi-
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
FOR DEPUTY AUDITOR.
A Number OF Aspirants Who Desire t,
Succeed Captain Thomas.

A Yum Der OF Aspfrants Who Desire to
Succeed Captain Thomas.
Auditor Broderick is figuring on q
deputy to succeed Captain Thomas, who
died few days ago, and a number of
aspirants for the lucrative position are
exerting all their influence to get the lob.
d aniei O'Leary, who has been connected
ith the office for long period, feels con-
fident that his claim on the berth is a
good one and expects to receive the plum.
Mr.. Weary has many trends, political
and otherw Use, who are pulling" for him
and singing his praises to the Auditor.
1t is expected that the position will be
filed within few days.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
CALIFORNIANS in NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Nov. 2O.-At the Plaza,
Fl. B. Perkins; Sturtevant, E. J. Calby; I'm
periai, H. II. Lynch, ]. C. Iller; Grand, C.
Saunders; Albert, NJ. J. Plarring; Marlborough, B.,
T. L. Macon Jr., F. NJ, Meigs. Dr. and Mrs.
Kaspar Pischal left the Plaza to sail for Italy
on the Kaiser Wilhelm,
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
spalding and the Hawaiian CabIe

Among the arrivals at the Palace is Colonel
F. 2 spalding, who for years has been promi-
nent in political and commercial circles in
the Hawaiian Islands. For two or three wears
past he has held an exclusive concession for
the laying of submarine cable between Hon
Q. ulu and San Francisco. He has been abroad
in Europe for the past fifteen months, but
says the trip to the islands now has nothing
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
Phillips Rock Island Excursions

Leave San Francisco every Wednesday, via Rio
Grande and Rock Island Railways. Through
tourist sleeping cars to Chicago and Boston Man
ager and porters accompany these excursions 10
Boston. For tickets. sleeping-car accommod ations
and further information address Clinton Jones
General Agent Rock Island Railway, 80 Mont
gomery street, san Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

Benny-Going for milk, JOHNNY What's
become of your milkmau?
Johnny-oh, he's around, but ma says it's
ever so much cheaper to send out to the store
for milk than to pay the old bill we owe him.
ROxbury Gazette.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
Through Sleeping Cars to Chicago.

The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, Santa Fe
route, will continue to run daiy through from
also upholstered tourist sleeping-cars, leaving
every afternoon. Lowest through rates to all
points in the United States, Canada, Mexico or
Europe. Excursions through Boston leave every
week. San Francisco ticket office, GA Market
street, Chronicle building. Telephone main 1881
Oakland, Ills Broadway
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

Mrs. Simpkins (sentimentally)-oh how
lovely 1t is in the country at this season of the
year. Do you not prefer November to all other
months for rural tours?
Mr.. Simpkins (enthusiastically)-Yes, in
deed; we get board at half rates now.-New
York Weakly
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

In an Indiana village two boys were born
during the week preceding the election,
one of them to Republican and the other
to Democratic family. The Republican
infant was promptly named Abraham
Lincoln Ulysses Grant William McKin-
ley, and the young Democrat was named
Thomas Jefferson Andrew Jackson James
Monroe William Jennings Bryan, and
now it would seem to be in order for the
village TO extend the corporate limits
before the boys get old enough to swing
their names around.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

woman appreciates this trim style. With skirt
to match this makes an all.round useful Co.'S
tune. suit of wool in mixed check of
brown was braided on the front in dark-brown
Scotch braid. the design extending to the but
tons, and the same distance from the center
on the opposite side.
A blue serge dress with black soutache braid
ing was extremely chic.
A black camel's hair gown with braidine of
narrow mixed braid of black and white as
very striking.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
through Car to St. Paul and minneapolis

An elegantly upholstered tourist-car leaves Oak
land every Tuesday evening at z o'clock for all
points in Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota
No change of cars Dning-cars on all trains. Come
and get rates IL you expect to make trip to
any Eastern point. L. X. Stateler, General Agent
Northern Pacific Ry. Co., 63S Market street, s. f.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

The calamity howlers will soon be more
discontented than ever because they can
find no one to sympathize with them.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

KEEP LOOKING young and save your hair its color
and beauty with PARKER's HAIR BALsAM.
PABKER's GINGER TONIC the best cough cure.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

DR. SIEeERT's Angostura Bitters, the world
renowned South American appetizer and invigo-
rator, cures dyspepsia. diarrhea, fever and ague.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

THE first gray hair should be a warning that
the scalp needs the strengthening applications Of
Ayers Hair Vigor. Don't delay.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

his letter a serial story and keep it run
ming for the next four years.
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LADY'S DoUBLE.BREASTED BASQUE

A strictly tailor-made waist is a delight to
the woman of refined tastes. and almost ne
cessity if one would be appropriately dressed,
for there are times when no other style of gar
ment seems quite appropriate. The business
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

Sacramento won't swear to the airship,
but she sticks to the moving-light story.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

The fellows who prophesied wet winter
are right in the swim.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

THE MOST SIMPLE AND SAFE REMEDY for a
Cough or Throat Trouble is Bro,on's BronchiaL
IrocheS." They possess real merit
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

In all your Saturday shopping keep a
lookout for home products.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

Save your spare money for the holidays
and don't trust the lottery sharpers.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

There are many arguments for the ap.
pointment of a Secretary of Mines and not
single valid one against it. If the CAM
paign of education is pushed with yigor
the arguments will win and mining will
have its representative in the Cabinet
much sooner than some people expect.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

A Secretary of Mines and Mining could
earn his salary explaining mining law.
even if he did nothing else.