The San Francisco call., 1896-06-07

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adopted is this: Declare for free silver;
demand that the Government at Wash
ington, through the President and Con-
gress, issue call to the commercial ma
tions OF both hemispheres to meet in con-
ference with us at Washington for the one
purpose specified in the call, of devising
method of putting silver on par with
gold as money of the world. The confer
ence occurring, we would agree with such
nations as we could. To such as agreed
with US We could offer special tariff favors
on the reciprocity principle. To such as
did not we could turn a tariff cold shoul-
der. We are every nations best customer,
and all would at last be made to agree.
"Should none agree with us l would
have this nation declare for free silver on
its sole responsibility, and nix date, as,
for instance, January /, 1S99 when silver
and gold would meet at our mints for COIN
age on equal terms. This would leave an
open time of two years, in which trade
would adjust itself to the new conditions.
"All conferences, so far, have merely
been child's play. This one would be diff
ferent. France and Germany now are on
the verge of adopting silver. They Deed
only slight incentive to push them over
the line. With France, Germany and
America in the field, England would be
actually obliged to come in. We could
make things so warm for her by tariff and
reciprocity treaties that she would acoede
to the terms adopted. When this country
is in earnest England yields every time.
That has been repeatedly shown, partlcu-
larry of late.'
Mrs. Robert ]. NIven, whose death is re-
ported from Pams, was amember of the
Vanderbilt family. She was the third
daughter of the late Commodore Wander
bilt and sister of the late W. ID. Wander
bilt. She was married when young
woman to the late Horace +. Clark, who
was at one time the president OF the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad.
After the death of Clark she remained
in retirement for some time, and later was
married to Robert j. Niven, who died re-
Gently. She had spent much OF her time
abroad, and had been living in Paris. The
funeral will take place in Paris to-day,
and the burial will be in France.
Cecil Rhodes of South Africa fame is
brutal as well as confirmed mlsogynlst.
On one occasion when he was implored to
allow lady and her daughters to travel
in a special train with him, he remarked,
after resisting the appea al for some time,
Cali right, put the women IN the guard
van, and then seated himself comfortably
among his rugs and cushions In IuXurl-
GUS saloon car. Once, too, when lady at
tempted to engage him in conversation at
said to have rebuffed her with the rough
remark that he had mo time to talk to
women, and then relapsed into gloomy
silence
PAINS Open-Air Theater managers have
almost completed the arrangements for
their fine pyrotechnic display Tor this sum-
mer at Manhattan Beach. Everything
will be arranged by Saturday of next
week, and ''Cuba," representing the strug-
giles that are being made for freedom by
her loyal sons and daughters, Will then De
given on the same grand scale that displays
have been given in the past. There will
be 400 men and women engaged In the,
representation. Santiago de Cuba, its ports
and Notifications and the country adjoin-
ing are supposed TO be the scene of action
of the spectacle. Here many exciting
scenes have occurred, and they will have
representation ON the mimic stage. Battle
scenes, military displays, marches and all
the duties attendant on war will be repro
duced. The landing of filibustering party
will also be represented.
W. t. Carleton will close his opera sea-
son at the Grand Opera-house tonight.
He went to considerable expense to fit the
house up and secure good company, and
it is fact that 1.-The Chimes of Nor
mandy" has been extremely well sung
there this week. But the public did not
appreciate this effort and even at the very
lOM pI1COo Sndi SSN thO oU0AOhSOo hofO
been too small to warrant continuing the
season any longer.
''The bicycle is to blame for it all, !" said
Mr.. Carleton last evening. II used to go
to Baltimore and Washington and Boston
every summer and dosgood business. 1t
is no use now. The theatrical season is
dead everywhere as soon as the roads get
good for bicycle riding. It's the same way
in California. | tell you it is the bicycle
that is running the theatrical business"
Mr.. Carleton added that he had offers of
engagements for his opera company from
managers in several other cities and he
would probably accept some of them if he
were guaranteed enough to pay him for his
trouble.
Otherwise" he concluded, 1--WE had
better shut up shop and go fishing or
bicycling"