The San Francisco call., 1896-02-15


EASTERN OFFICE:
Rooms 81 and 80, "a Park Row, New York City
DAVID NJ. FoLTz, Special Agent.
.............-FEBRUARY Is. 1896
TIE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
Peter Maher has sand, but it is all in his
eye.
Don't forget that this is the day to leave
orders for THE SUNDAY CALL.
Plucking the pelican is a hard job even
for Uncle Sam-he is tough bird.
Arizona has now right to enter the
Union-she has stopped prize-fght.
Fitzsimmons has another chance to get
out of the ring before he is knocked out.
Congress seems to be hopelessly stuck,
but everywhere else there are signs of
progress.
Between the Senate and the House there
seems to be great pit, and many is the
bill that falls therein.
Only short time ago it was thought
impossible to put another twist in the
lions tail, but the Irish are doing it.
1t is not necessary to turn the cathode
ray on the Custom-house. for the skeleton
in that establishment is already visible.
Now that it is reported that Nansen has
discovered the north pole, it is about time
10 fit out an expedition to discover him.
As Dan Stuart has failed in his tistic
carnival, he might go to Kentucky and
see if he cannot pull off the Senatorial
fight.
Some politicians are so much afraid of
monkeying with a buzz-saw they won't
even serve the wood when the saw is run
ming.
Huntington will, no doubt, be perfectly
willing to give testimony under oath, as
he was never more inclined to swear than
right now.
In the absence of more reliable reports
concerning the discovery of the north pole,
we may as well continue to talk about
politics and the cathode ray.
Although the third-term idea is no
longer putting up anything like fight, it
is still in the Democratic ring and no one
has had the nerve to haul it out.
If Nansen, or any other explorer, finds
the north pole by drifting along the jean
nette current, then the Jeannette must
have been there first and the pole is ours
According to Judge Campbell the ordi-
nance against poker playing is unconsti-
tutional, and yet every body knows We
have constitution that you can't gam
bic on.
The Pennsylvania Democrats may offer
their party Presidential candidate, but
as they cannot throw in an electoral vote
with him the offer will probably be de-
clined with thanks.
Under her new electric movement, Sac
ramento will soon become something
more than the city of the Capitol. and de.
velop civic life in which the Capitol will
be only a si6eshow.
Although the anti-funding resolution of
the last Legislature does not appear in the
published records, it vas not wholly lost.
1t was sent tc Washington all right and is
on the records there.
The attention OF the British Parliament
has been suddenly distracted from the
contemplation of foreign affairs by the dis
covery that home rule has the floor and
demands hearing.
Many Democrats have been mentioned
for the Presidential nomination, but in no
case has the mention been more than a
faint suggestion or the response to it any,
thing louder than muffied sound.
Republicans fitly celebrated the ami
versary of the birthday of Lincoln and the
Democrats gave due observance to Jgck-
sons day, so now let US all Join in and
make a grand celebration OF the birthday
of George Washington.
If Fitzsimmons and Peter Maher would
quit calling themselves champions they
could 60 to Boston and have boxing
match to finish at any time, bnt then
they would not get so much advertising,
and that gives them pause.
The Senate silver bill has been defeated
in the House, and it is fairly certain the
House tariff bill will be defeated in the
Senate, so there is apparently no way to
head off Mr.. Cleveland's deficit and bond
issuing game at this session.
The vigor with which the bull-fig ting
Mexicans protest against the desecratlon
of their soil by prize-fght is but another
evidence OF the tendency OF men to atone
for sins they are inclined to by damning
those they have no mind to.
Cecil Rhodes, we are assured by Mr..
Chamberlain, has given his promise 20
contine his energies hereafter to the devel-
opment of Rhodesia, but he seems to have
made no promise as to what limits he
would confine that development.
The promised cross examination of
Huntington by Senator Morgan ought to
make as good sport as any we have had in
a long time, for the California man is a
tough customer and the Alabama fellow is
L. E.,fl .c