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The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
WITHOUT A FRIEND.

The people are unconsciously admins
tering telling rebuke to the Democratic
party. Ever since the first struggle for
the Presidency, duh times, or rather a
stacking off of business activity, has been
the rule in Presidential years. When the
struggle was between the Whig and Demo-
cratic parties people neglected business TO
participate in the campaign, but, aside
from that, there was nothing to prevent
the usual flow OF transactions. When the
Democratic party got in line after the war
to renew its fight for supremacy, business
of all kinds grew inactive and hesitating
about one-half of the year in which the
National election occurred, but it was be-
cause OF suspicion that by some strange
change the Democracy might win. Dur
ing the campaign of 1876 business was at
standstiil because of the fear that the
country might fall under Democratic rule,
and In every subsequent campaign mana
gers OF business enterprises gathered their
affairs well in hand. In fact, for twenty
years the business world has dreaded the
Presidential year because of the necessity
of the withdrawal of every iron from the
fire, so to speak.
But this Presidential year-especially
since the st. Louis conventicn-the dispo-
sition has been to plunge into new enter
prises and enlarge old ones. Every line of
business feels that it can expand and be
safe, and capital is looking about for en-
ployment. In fact the world of trade and
traffic seems to have forgotten that this
Is Presidential year. There are two
reasons for this. Commerce feels that
Democratic methods and policies have run
their course, and thsy are no more to be
feared. The st. Louis convention pledged
the Republican party to apply certain
economic principles in the conduct of the
affairs of the Government which will give
commerce and all lines of industry ex-
actly the encouragement and protection
they need. And SO the Observation-Disclosures
of the country are paying no more atten-
ton to what the Democracy may or NAV
not do than if it were not on earth. In
fact, no line of trade is interested enough
in the Democracy to inquire when the
funeral will take place. They know it is
powerless to iniure them again, and that
is enough.
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OFFENSIVE PARTIsANsHIP.

1t is difficult for an intelligent Ameri-
can to believe that Cleveland has any
serious idea of seeking a denomination
from the Chicago convention. Every sign
OF the times and every aspect of the situa-
alton combine to show that such an idea
would be so foolish and futile that even
the most besotted office-seeker could
hardly entertain it so long as he retained
fair degree of political common-sense. In
spite of all this, however, there are not
lacking evidences that Cleveland does
really cherish some idea of this kind and
Is not in any way backward about working
to carry it out.
The strongest evidence of this Cleveland
lunacy is to be found in the activity dis
played by Federal office holders in their
efforts to obtain power in the Chicago
convention. Having been beaten in
nearly all the Democratic State conven-
tions, the administration forces have
not lost hope. They see in the prevailing
confusion in the party a chance to split
the National Convention and obtain for
Cleveland denomination from the gold
bug faction. A great crowd of Fed erai
officials will be on hand at Chicago when
the convention opens, and quite mum Der
are already there. They are fighting nomi-
nally for the gold standard, but it is not
difficult to see whom they wish to nomi-
nate on that platform.
It will be remembered that Cleveland
when posing as a civil service reformer
issued an order forbidding Federal officials
to display what he called offensive parti-
sanship." Perhaps he does not consider
the partisan activity of his officials to be
offensive. The work done by Daggett in
this State and by men in similar positions
IN other States is, however, to the popular
mind and to the common-sense view about
as offensive partisanship as political bosses
who are also office holders can be guilty
OF. Cleveland, however, approves it all.
Official after official leaves his duties at
Washington and hastens to the place
where he can do most to help in making
something like q Cleveland victory at
Chicago, and the great hypocrite of civil
service reform sees it all and secretly en-
courages 1t. He has told his followers
that ''a cause worth fighting for is worth
rghting for to the end" and in this con-
test he is setting the example of using all
the power of official patronage to obtain
denomination for himself or make it
worthless for any one else.
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the people are for money the equal of that to
be found anywhere, we shall find a friendly
and liberal ally in Great Britain 10 neip IN the
development and prosperity of this country.
Money is a drug in Europe The banks there
are teeming with idle gold Give the owners
of this id.c monev the assurance thai they
the wheels of commerce will revolve with old
time prosperity"
Presumably Mr.. Wright is an American. Pos
dependence and helped establish the Ameri-
can Nation, 'free and independent" Now he
bids vote to assure the owners OF British
we can secure their help in the development
and prosperity of this country. We pay back
that which we borrow. But how shall we bor-
row it? With our securities? Yes? Good as
gold, are they?
Better than gold, en-, because gold is ''ldle,'
and securities" carry interest? Our credit is
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HILLS COLLAPSE.

In the hurly burly of the forefront of
the Democratic battle, where the contest
between the gold faction and the silver
faction RACES fiercest, one form is missed.
one leader is lost, one mighty cham pion
strikes no blow, and friend and foe alike
wait in vain to see the coming of his way-
ing plume or to hear the sound of iarrine q
blast upon his bugle horn.
No part of all the strange medley of
Democratic politics this year is stranger
than the almost complete elimination of
David Bennett Hill from the conn
sells and the strifes of his party.
His collapse has been even more
complete than that of Cleveland. Four
years ago he, with his Tammany
braves. went down in the convention
hercely fighting, bnt this year he can
hardly be said to be in the ring. He will
be at Chicago, of course, but he will
hardly be accounted a leader on either
side. He will stand with the Democracy
of New York. but he will stand IN the
shadow of Whitney, discredited and no
longer capable of rousing enthusiasm bv
declaring. 81 am a Democratl"
Hills thoughts Of the situation and of
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refreshing beverage, ais near Koehn post
office, twenty-seven miles north of Mojave, on
the old searles borax road 10 Death Valley"
"Is it in the desert?" was asked.
desert nothingl Pm tired of hearing that
country called desert. It's just like the San
Joaquin, and the climate Is a darned sight
better.
"Where we struck the flow, the land is
covered with little knolls on a country
gradually rising toward the mountains. All
about those mounds there was little surface
seepage, and l thought that by digging reser-
voirs at intervals along the slope the water
might be caught so that it could be PUN ped
when needed from the different reservoirs.
The first hole, however, was the last. The idea
was TO cut them six feet square and twenty
feet Deep Well, when the men got down about
eighteen or nineteen ieet the bottom burst
right up, and the water poured i'll so fast that
they had to get out in hurry. In less than
forty minutes the reservoir was overhowing.
"There is plenty of water for 100 stamps If
necessary. The flow is six inches. The well
is on C. A Koehn's homestead, but have the
privilege OF using the water, and it is the only
flowing water in the whole region.
ave are using the water now for our mill,
only $50 feet distant. There are mines all
about there. The Red Rock is four miles to
the west; that's where they found that big
nugget little while ago. Eleven miles to the
east is the old Colder district, and thirteen
miles to the southwest is the Randsburg dis
trict. The output of all these mines is limited
to-day to the very richest ores, which alone
can be proftabIy handled, the rate for trans
portation is so high.
"we are putting in oil tanks, and will use
petroleum for fuel, so, with that innovation
and the artesian water, conditions are some
what improved
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
ENTERPRIsING AND RELIABLE.
Translated from the Aranto.

Ny most sincere thanks to THE CALL, one of
the most serious and important dailies of San
Francisco and the one that, am told, is the
most read by the Portuguese of this State,
especially of Alameda County Indeed The
CALL, putting aside its kindness for the
Arauto, is the paper that the Portuguese
ought to read, because it is one of the few
papers that respect us and give us due con-
sideration. Not long ago, in the list OF San
Francisco papers that tried to insult US, there
was not THE CALL Last week during the two
conventions, the st. Louis and sacramento,
THE CALL was tho best informer and 1T was the
first read in Sacramento, taking for that pur-
pose special train. Last week yet the Chron-
lcle gave US the news of the death of Hintze
Ribeiro, which WIS false, while THE CALL gave
US the sad but tue news of Thomaz Ribeiro's
death
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SILVER QUESTION IN KENTUCKY.
Pittsburg Dispatch.

IIIESDuIS OISpdLCIIs
The silver question, as it is understood in
some parts of Kentucky, is graphically Illus
trated by letter which one of the statesmen
at the capital received from a correspondent
in that State. 1t appears from the epistolary
evidence that a controversy was being waged
between sound-money man and a silver
champion. The gold man thought he had the
best of the argument. He asked his adversary
why he thought the free coinage of silver
would make times better.
"Simply because il would put more money
in circulation" said the champion of the white
metal.
"But how will it put more money in circula-
tion ?" demanded the gold man.
'sHow?" asked the silver man, with a smile
of contempt at his opponent. "How? Why,
you blamed fool, if you can take one gold dol
lar to the treas ury and get sixteen dollars for
it, won't that increase the circulation?"
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IL Essex street, San Francisco.
SILVER FLUCTUATIONS.

JOHN p. IRISH QUOTES ITS RELATIVE VALUES
TO WHEAT IN REPLY TO NELSON.
To the Editor Of the San Francisco Cdl-SIR !:
Your correspondent, Henry Nelson, says
that silver now at 81 cents an ounce will buy
as much wheat as when it was 81 29 an ounce
Wheat is quoted in New York at about 81
cents a bushel; so an ounce of silver buys a
bushel of wheat.
Silver was 81 % and above per ounce from
1888 to 1878, and wheat during that time
fluctuated between 80 cents and So 46 per
bushel
Mr.. Nelson asks when was silver known to
fuctuate in price prior to 1873?
In the forty years between 1888 and 1873
silver fuctuated in price just thirty-nine
times, dodging back and forth between the
extremes of 81 % and 81 SO per ounce. Very
truly, JOHN p. IRISH
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long ago. I came to congratulate you You
can't say that you never promised man
job when you got to be President, though"
Later the story of the affair came out. Nc,
Kinley and Arrell were students together, and
one day Arrell solved difficult legal prob EN-
for Mckinley, The Canton lad said: "Thanks,
old man. When get to be President III
make you Chief Justice"
ARIEL never gave the matter another
thought until many years had passed and he
ter of Ex-Governor Tod of Ohio. Mckinley
was becoming famous, and then frequently in
jest, when they would meet, Arren would re-
come President, as he wanted that appoint
ment.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

0. b. Stanton, who, until June L. was one of
the proprietors OF the Baldwin Hotel, came to
town yesterday from Kern County, where he
Is part owner of several promising mines that
have very recently attracted considerable
notice.
But that is not why Mr.. Stanton smiles. He
mas struck great flow of artesian water on
the Mojave desert. 1t was all the more pleas
Ing TO him because he was not expecting any
thing OF the kind. Now he wonders If his con-
nection with the hotel resulted in his becoming
the unconscious possessor OF the charm that in
other days gave the great breach f-promise
man his title of Lucky Baldwin.
'The well," said Mr.. Stanton, as he stooi 1
before the Baldwin bar and slipped leisurely at
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
MR. MCKINLEY ACKNOWLEDGES i
PROMISE.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.


PlTTSBURG, June 21.-A party OF Pittsburv
men, warm friends OF Major Mckinley. snent
most of last week in Canton. They returred
home to-day and tell story of 9 meeting he
tween old college ohums, the revival of a
promise given by Mckinley when a bow stndv-
ing law at Poland, Ohio.
Ameeg the first to hasten to congratulate
Mckinley on his nomination WAS Iudva -r.1
OF Youngstown. There was warm an Il, acias,l
gether, and ARIEL said: 's w
55liIy. 40 you remember a promise you
with Blackstone?" "e'ins
said: AAueneu sno
Yes; do you come to claim i,s fnle,lr,a,. 9.,
mo, not at all That promise wss Cancelled
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
THE MAN ON EASY STREET.

Make way for the man on Easy street.
FOR he is a Jolly good fellowl
Strew fragrant flowers before his feet,
May all his days be mellow!
he lives at the head of Luxury row,
He has no shade of sorrow,
And oh, his neighbors love him so,
His lightest care they'd borrow.
Ho! room for the man on Easy street,
This man OF m any million,
Who trips through life with lightsome feet
AS If 'twere grand cotiIou.
Ay, bask in the light of his beaming eye
And hRrk to his joyous laughter
he marks the gladsome hours go by,
Nor cares what follows after.
Your health, o man on Easy street,
We drink in the wine of roses
May all your life be Just as sweet
Until In peace IL closes.
Be sure you always keep to the right,
For If some paths you follow,
You'll find they'll lead you, some fine night
Straight into Poverty Hollow.
Ay. nany man Easy street.
When Fortunes lamp was burning
Has lost his hea in the noise and heat
And taken some treach rous turning
Its easy enough for wand ring feet
To stray TO The House of Sorrow--
so Keep TO the righ on Easy street.
And trust 10 luck for the morrow
FREDERICK CoURTENAY BARBER, In Neu
York journal.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

CAL1FoRNIANS in NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, N. Y, June 30.-At the st.
Cloud-E. D. Peixotto; Imperial-R. Aben-
helm; Murray Hil-W. H. Allen, A. T. Kittle;
Sturtevant-M Gilman, Mrs. r. NJ. Gilman.
Hoffman,. w. Maybe; Holland-C. M. Max
well, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Payot; Cosmopolitan
C. S. Musgrave; Vendome-T. J. Myers; st.
Denis-F b. sadler, A. Martin; Metropolitan
Mrs. J. C.. McCauley
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
PRETTY FOR WASH FABRICS.

The fashions for little folks are reflection of
those of their elders. No matter how young
the girl may be the features of epaulettes, COL
1arettes, full sleeves and extreme width of
skirt are faithfully reproduced. The attractive
design shown here is designed for girls of 6
months to years of age.
A giEgham of red and dark blue had col
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
True to the Party.
New whatcom Revellle.

The San Francisco Calls cut of Mckinley
is like the support which that able paper will
give the ticket; full-paged, strong, unmistaka-
BILE and convincing. The Reveille is pleased TO
note that while THE CALL would have changed
some parts OF the platform, Its Republicanism
isclear above any apology for boiling, and no.
where do we read more earnest appe ais to Re-
publicars to keep in line.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher Webster Jewell, who
are among the best known Americans living in
Johannesburg, have just returned to that city,
alter visit to this country. AS to woman's
life in the Rand, Mrs. Jewell says: Take
dress, for example, and 1 assure you nobody
in johannesburg need be whit behind Paris
or London"
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
CLEAN, BRIGHT, TRUTHFUL.
Gilroy Telegram.

What change from the old CALL to THE
CALL OF to-day. The moss has gone and 1t is
now as sharp as steel-clean, bright, truthful.
enterprising. Special trains TO Santa Cruz ana
the paper delivered at A. ". Brother Short
ridge, the laurels rest obly on your brow.
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larette of red edged with rows of blue Red
ribbons formed a bow with long ends depend
ing from the yoke.
Dainty little dresses of wash fabrics are made
after this model. pink and white chambray
had the collarette in white lawn, edged with
valenciennes lace.
For dressy wear soft silk or liberty satins are
made up. with collarette of batiste or lawn
that may be made separate.
Powered challies are much used for little
tots, with ribbons to match the flowers
The pattern is No. 1886 and Ia cut in four
Sizes for children of months to years. A
OF 27-lnch goods
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
Official Route to Democratic Natioua
Convention, Chicago.

Central Pacific, Union Pacific and Chicago and
North lines. Train carrying California
delegates will leave San Francisco July at p. NJ
Special rate for the round trip to Chicago $72.5O
Tickets on sale June so and July /.
Sleeping-car reservations now on sale at Union
Pacific office. Montgomery street. Call early SO
as to secure best accommodations. D. w. Hitch.
cock, General Agent, San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Queen Margherita, of Italy, is about to pub
lish her Alpine experiences in book form.
Enbsssador Bayard has bought $500 horse
from Duchess, and rides daily in Rotten
Row.
Nine. Deschams, who invented the popular
Julienne soup, died in Paris reeen tly, aged "a
years.
1t is announced from Portland, Me-, that
Speaker Reed viii accept a denomination for
Congress
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
"Mrs. winslow's Soothing svrur,,

Mrss "IHsIo"7s SOUthIng Syrup
Has been used over so years by illions Of rotha-.
for their children while Teeing with perfect s1o-
1t soothes the child. softens the gums aila.
Pain, cures Wind Collie regulates the Bowels and
is the best remedy for DIarrhoas, whether arising
from teething or other causes For sale by Drug.
gsts in every part OF the world. Be sure and ask
for Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup. zoe bostls.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01
Northern Paciflo Railroad.

Parties attending the Democratic National Con-
ventioD at Chicago, the Christian Endeavorers as
Washington and National Educational Assccia-
ton at Buffalo should go return via the North
ern Pacific Railroad For particulars INQUIRE of
It. K. Stateler Gen. Agt., 63S Market St, s. F.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

Corona SADo.-Aimosphere is perfectly dry. soft
and mild, being entirely free from the Inisss com
mon further north. Round-trip tickets by steam-
ship, including fifteen days board the Hotel dsl
Coronado, $50: longer stay $2 so per day, ApRlP
New Montgomery ST.. SanFra7cisco.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

Democracy knows not what to do, where
to go nor whom to follow.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

Free trade is the bucket which Dem
ocracy is getting ready to kick this year.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

After you have provided for your own
registration see to it that all your Repub-
lican friends do likewise.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

Elsie-The report you heard about Edith's
engagement must be true. I heard it from a
number of persons.
Ruth--From whom2
Elsie-Well, Miss Brown, Miss Jones ana
Miss Robinson.
Ruth-Oh, I told them.-Brooklyn Life.
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of July enthusiasm and make ready for
the great day.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

The Republican party is known as the
party of prosperity and there is a good
campaign argument in that fact alone.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

If there is anything can cool the tenn
perature of Chicago next week it will be
the frigidity that prevails between Bland
and Boies.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

The ring in McKinley's speech of ac-
ceptance was the kind that takes in the
whole country.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

In the great circus of the campaigI
Democracy will be the worst demoraizeC
trick mule ever seen in any ring.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

Now that we have made thorough ex-
pertinent of free trade in wool, ask the
wool-grower what he thinks of il and how
he is going to vote.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

1t will be benefit for Democracy to cut
loose from Tammany and Wall street,
even if it does not gain vote in the West
to make up for it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

Democracy cannot find leader, but if
she wishes a Comptroller after her own
heart she has choice of Eckels and Bowler,
and the pair would make ticket.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

About the only thing Grover declines is
a request to decline.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

Altgeld pardoned the anarchists, bu
would he pardon the Chicago convention
if it broke away from him?
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

For a man who recently declared he was
not candidate Tor the Presidency, Mr.
BoIes seems to be fighting very hard for a
nomination.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

The business interests of the country are
on the side of the Republican party and
that is the reason why all men of business
sense are going to vote for Mckinley.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

Mr.. Huntington Is now aware that Cali
fornia is camping on his trail and he can
never carry out his funding scheme with
out a hard fight.
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pursuit open 10 him, Cleveland has lost
his taste for it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

Whitney has pointed out what he calls a
safe path for Democratic candidate to
follow this year, but he is not willing to
walk it himself.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

SPECIAL information oaily to manufacturers
business houses and public men by the Pre33
Clipping bureau (Allen's), $40 Montgomery
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

Harrity has appeared in public several
times of late without the Pattison boom
and it begins 10 look as if the Pennsylva-
mia Democrats had decided to draw out of
the game and play solitaire.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

Senator Palmer has discovered an old
illinois farmer Democrat who says he is
going to winter his vote" this year, but
he would do better to put it in the SUM-
shine by casting it for Mckinley.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

People in the interior who wish to
recreate themselves with ocean air and
patriotic enthusiasm should come to the
City and help US celebrate the Glorious
Fourth.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

The Pattison boom has evidently been
put in cold storage.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

"FoR pity's sake, George" said distressed
wife. "do get bottle OF Ayers Cherry Pectoral
for that cough, and give us rest" He did so.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

When We have revived our industries so
that capital can find profits and labor can
obtain wages, it will be easy to promote
the re-establishment OF bimetallism, and
the Republican party can be counted on
to do it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

The assurance of speedy and perma-
nent return to the protective system has
put everybody In good humor and the
campaign will be good deal like Ma
tional festival when the bands begin to
play.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

Doctor-The matter with You is that you
want to be out more.
Pa:ient-l'll be out enough when get your
bill, doctor.-Yonkers Statesman.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

Hargreaves-I met Buffalo Bill when was
in Chicago the last time.
Ferry-He is about the only bill you ever
met, isn't he?-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

One of the significant features of the
campaign is the rapidity with which the
ripple caused by the free silver bolt at st.
Louis is subsiding. In little while people
who talk about Teller, Dubois and Cannon
may have to explain who they are and
what they have been doing.