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The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03
A NEW DEVELOPMENT.

The House Committee on Pacific Roads
has suddenly opened its eyes to the import
ance of the measure with which 1t is deal
ing. Congressman Maguire's presentation
of the point raised by John L. Doyle of
San Francisco, to the effect that the pri-
ority of the first mortgage bonds over the
Governments claim had been forfeited by
the failure of the Central Pacific to COM
ply strictly with the conditions of the act
authorizing it to issue such bonds, fell like
bombshell in the committee-room, and
subcommittee was at once appointed to
inquire into the matter. One member OF
this subcommittee has intimated that if
the ground is found to be well taken the
funding proposition will be at once
dropped.
Mr. Mcguire thinks that the committee
will likely require some kind of judicial
determination of the question before it re-
ports. How this may be secured no hint
is given. Apparently, however. the proper
procedure would be for the President to
move in the premises. This would natur-
ally take the whole question out of the
hands of Congress, where it never had
proper place.
This appointment of subcommittee
may not be merely 'blind." 1t is con-
ceivable that the committee is not willing
to be made the tool of Mr.. Huntington
and that the education which is issuing
from San Francisco is opening the eyes of
the committee to condition which it had
never understood. 1t is hard to believe
that the Congress of the United States
would willingly be placed in the position
that Mr. Huntinpt0n desires If sh0uld Oc-
cupy. In any event this latest action of
the Pacific Roads Committee affords US
the first ray of hope from that source and
emphasizes the value of the hard work
which California and its loyal Representa-
tives in Congress are doing.
Mr.. Huntington has made his prelim-
mary appearance before the Senate COM
mittee and has promised to make a full
statement in a few days. He has fore
shadowed his intention 10 show that the
security of the Central Pacific will be
ample in the event of the passage of
funding measure. As this is one of the
smallest elements of the subject, and in
no sense goes to the vital question in
volved, 1t will be interesting to observe
the manner in which his argument is re-
ceived.
Evidently the great man is becoming
uneasy, as his lawyer, Mr.. Tweed, has in
formed the Senate committee that the
company would be able to discharge its
obligations in fifty years, and has pro-
duced figures to that purpose. 1t seems to
be backing down from demand for the
Smith bin, which provides for an extern
sion of a hundred years.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03
PERSONAL.

E. C. Apperson of Santa Clara is at the Lick.
Louis James and wife are at the Occidental.
State Senator R. Linder of Tulare is at the
Lick.
j.. Templin, a mining man of Idaho, is at
the Palace.
Colonel J. s. Templin, q mining man of
Idaho, is at the Palace.
John Harpst, lumber and mining man of
Arcata, is at the Grand.
B. A. Mattello, the rubber manufacturer, of
New York, is at the California.
G. B. SHEPPARD, prominent Boston mer-
chant, is staying at the California.
Ex-Assemblyman A. ]. Bledsoe is down from
Crescent City and is at the Grand.
F. B. Jones of the United States navy is
registered at the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
Francis J. semmes and C. F. Preston of the
United States navy are at the Baldwin.
Edward MeGettigah, the Sheriff, politician
and ex-Supervisor OF Vallejo, is at the Russ.
C. B. Sheppard, q Boston banker who is max
ing tour through the State, is at the Califor-
MIA.
John A. Nukum, wel1-known citizen and
capitalist of Spokane, WASH, is at the Cosmo-
politan.
II. Hirshfeld, capitalist and retired mer-
chant of Bakersfield, is in town. He is regis.
tered at the Lick.
w. Lee Capps of the construction corps of the
United States navy is here from Washington
and is at the Palace.
Nine. Tavary, Thea Dorre, Carl Martins and
Mrs. Charles II. Pratt of the Tavary Opera
Company are at the Baldwin.
NJ. F. Nolan, well-known farmer and pro-
moter OF Tuolumne County interests, is q
guest at the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
Thomas Barry, Montana mine-owner of
Peoria, ILL.,, is at the Russ. He is establishing
himself near Napa, where he has purchased
some vineyard property.
Sam Sussman, the New York banker is at the
Palace with his wife and four children. Mrs
Louis Wormser, the widow of the New York
banker, is with the party.
S. M. Butler of Denver has just come up from
his orange grove at Riverside and is at the
Grand with his wife. He has large commits
sion and fruit business in Denver.
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RUINED BY HIS MILLIONS.

Not for long time yet will the French pa
pers cease to talk about little Max Lebaudy,
the youthful millionaire, says the New York
Times Not only did he illustrate, both in his
short life and in his premature death, the evil
effects which wealth will occasionally produce,
but his story furnishes strange commentary
on certain most unpleasant phase of contem-
porary French politics and morals.
Lebaudy's father made colossal fortune in
the sugar business. Some years ago the father
died, leaving every member of the family more
millions of francs than they well knew what
to do with. There were three sons in the family
OF these, two. already of age, came into posses
sion of their fortunes at once, and showed an
inclination to use the goods the gods had given
with that caution which usually passes for
wisdom. Max was still a minor when his
fathers death occurred, and the elder brothers
saw ga ,.,s 1u ~ onas ne naa none TOO mnon money
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ever, is taken up we shall have different
condition of affairs. That bill was carried
through the House by an almost strictly
party vote, and will have the effect of
bringing the Senate back again to it's
rightful party divisions. It will line up
on one side the men who are opposed to
deficit revenues. excessive foreign imports,
gold exports, increasing the bonaed debt,
and leaving American industry exposed
to the competition not only of Europe, but
of the Orient. On the other side it will
array the supporters of the administra-
ton, and those Democrats who, though
opposed to the admi nistration, are still SO
bllndly devoted to the fetish of free trade
that they continue to cling to it, even
though it bring disaster not only to the
prestige of their party, but to the welfare
of their country.
In short the closing up of the silver de-
bate and the opening of the tariff discus
sion means the beginning of business legis-
iation in the Senate. There will, Of course,
be much time yet given to the considera-
tlon of foreign politics and to oratory on
the Monroe doctrine and the affairs of
Cuba and Armenia, but in the main the
time of the Senate will be occupied here
after either in redressing the tariff in the
direction of the protective system or in
the routine work of passing the usual ap-
preparation bills. We are on the eve of
the revival of straight politics, and with
that IS sure to come more sanguine feel
ing In business circles. The people, as
Senator Morrill, said on Saturday, have
confidence in the Republican party, and
when they see its representatives reunited
in the Senate as in the House, fighting
earnestly for protection and not dividing
on side issues, they will feel new assur
ances of the coming victory in the Presi-
dental election, and in that assurance
will enter upon business and enterprise
with renewed hope and increased ardor.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

eral fertilizers, ores, hides ana lumber, in the
transportation OF which cheap rates of freight
are more essential than speed. No matter how
economically the steam ocean tramps may be
run, they cannot successfully compete with
sailing craft in the item of rates; for it costs
less money to feed a crew with, salt beef and
hardtack than to feed steamers furnaces
with coal Moreover. G sailing vessel need
not sacrifice one-half or more of her carrying
capacity to engine-room and coal-carrying
space, and when cargoes are scarce the sailing
ton to machinery. Neither will the sailing
tramp require as frequent expensive repairs as
her steam rival. The confidence of Herr
Laeisz rests upon solid foundation, and the
scudding clipper may again become an inn
portant though auxiliary factor in the worlds
CONNIE philadelphia Record.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03
AN UNEXPECTED VETO.

Mayor Sutro's veto of the $35, 900 appro-
priation made by the Board of Supervis-
ors for the paving of Folsom street was
wholly unexpected and has thrown the
South Side into confusion. The ground of
his veto was not that Folsom street did not
need the improvement, but that the money
was more urgently needed for the business
streets. This may be matter of opinion.
Certainly the business streets for the most
part are in a wretched condition, many of
them still being paved with that horrible
remnant of a barbarous age, cobbles. Even
Market street, which should be the best
paved thoroughfare in the City, is inferior
TO many of the residence streets which
have been paved in recent years.
Whether or not the board will pass the
appropriation over the Mayors veto is an
other matter and cannot be foretold. The
whole situation, however, has proved ex-
ceedingly and unexpectedly instructive
The lessons which we have learned from it
are these:
First-The appropriation for the Folsom
street Improvement was made solely as the
result OF the energetic, persistent and har-
monious efforts of the property-ow
and improvement clubs of the region south
of Market street. This shows what can be
accomplished by united and persistent
effort.
Seeond-The claim made by that section
of the City, to the effect that it had re-
ceived nothing like its proportion of
the appropriations for public improve
ments to which its great taxable
wealth entitled it, and that the bulk
OF the money devoted to such pur-
poses had been expended in districts
paying less taxes, while having a basis in
justice to the extent of its right TO a reas-
enable share of appropriations, must be
considered in connection with the fact that
the districts to which the more extensive
appropriations have been applied are COM
paratively new. More than that, these
Improvements have been far superior to
the original Improvements made south of
Market street. This raises the question as
to whether it is or is not the duty of the
municipality to help those who help
themselves-to reward with good pub
lie Improvements those sections in
which the residents show most pride in
their private Improvements.
Third-We have learned that by no sys.
SStAA Va NAOotAAS NY IdAaLlOQ
for needed improvements can the wants of
the City be supplied. If all the accepted
streets needing repaving were put in
proper condition by current taxation the
City would be swamped. If some way
could be found for undoing the work of
acceptance Of former years in cases where
the streets were wretehedly paved, and for
compelling property owners to do the
work afresh, the situation would be greatly
simpliied. The present condition of many
of the most important thoroughfares is
disgraceful. There is always an opportunity
for fronting owners to show sufficient pub
lie spirit to put their streets in proper or
der, and that would be far simpler than
bonding the City. But San Francisco has
not yet attained to that eminence in the
development OF civic pride and business
ENTERPRISE.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03
COAST EXCHANGES,

Among the great movements of to-day in
the direction of development of Califor-
MAS natural resources are the conversion
of water power into electrical energy and
the discovery of petroleum deposits. AS
both of these lines of inquiry go to the
vital question of producing greatly needed
power at minimum cost, and as fuel is
expensive and the manufacturing re-
sources of the State are held in check by
reason OF that fact, the development of
these two sources of cheap power is mat
ter of the greatest Importance.
The latest news in the line of oil discoy-
cries comes from the Pacific shores of San
Mateo County. The vicinity of Halfmoon
Bay has long been famous for its superior
dairy products, but the value of these is
threatened with eclipse. II the Southern
Pacific Company carry out it's present ap-
parent intention of running line across
the mountains from the vicinity of Noun.
tain View to the ocean the oil resources
OF the coast will find easy egress to San
Francisco; but even should that fail we
still have the free ocean route at COM
mand. A company has been formed and
boring has begun and the prospects are
encouraging.
Geological experts, while acknowledging
abundant evidences of gold and oil de-
posits in the Santa Cruz Mountains, have
expressed doubt that these valuable de-
posits would be found in areas of sufficient
size to make their development profitable,
for the reason that the range was pro-
duced by volcanic upheaval and is greatly
broken and contorted as to rock stratifica-
ton. However this may be, it is an es-
tablished fact that oil wells of great
promise were developed in the range and
were suppressed by the interference of the
Standard Oil Company. Further. at
places in the mountains there are unlim-
tied deposits of bituminous rock, or sand
mountains. cast up by the sea, which for
ages have been saturated with petroleum
that by exposure has parted with its yola-
tile elements, leaving residuum of BIZ
tumen as the binding element, which with
the sand that it permeates constitutes BIZ
luminous rock. This seems to give inde-
pendent evidence of inexhaustible stores
of petroleum, and it is a safe prediction
that some day they will be tapped. AL
ready the great discoveries of oil in Santa
Barbara and Los Angeles counties have
practically broken the Standard Oil
monopoly in CALIFORNIA; monopoly
which the Southern Pacific Company for
many years has assisted diligently to
maintain.
The Summerland Adyance has been pub
fishing some exceedingly interesting mat
ter of late concerning the development of
the oil industry in that part OF Santa Bar
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03
A FUTURE Fer SAILING VESSELS.

One OF the wealthiest ship-owners of Ger
many, Carl Laeisz, president OF the Hamburg
South American Steamship Company and
board member of nearly every important Ger
man navigation company, is firm believer in
the future Disabling vessels. That he is prac-
teal in his confidence is 10 be seen in his own
ership OF twelve four-masted ships, among
them the Potosi, which is the largest sailing
vessel afoat. This great ship, which was
launched on the Weser last year, is engaged in
trade with Chile, and has just returned to
Hamburg from her first voyage to Iquique
with cargo OF 6400 tons OF nitrate, having
accomplished thercund trip in five and half
months.
The successful experiment of this German
shipper should give announcement 10 present
and prospective owners OF American sailing
vessels to enter into competition with the
numerous British and scandinavian tramp
steamers. A vast quantity of the objects of
commerce consists OF bulky articles like min
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03
Two Decisions.

Our Supreme Court has lately decided that
under the old California statutes, under which
the Pacific Bank was incorporated, the
stockholders are individually liable for their
proportion of the debts of the bank. The Cen
trail Pacific Railroad was incorporated under
the same law, but another court has decided
in the Stanford case that the Stanford estate,
and of course Crooker and Huntington. are not
responsible as stockholders of the Central Paci-
fe for their or any proportion of the debt to
the Government of the Central Pacific We
try very hard to think that there is but one
law for the rich and poor alike, but Providence
has given us two eyes. and until they are
merged into one we can't help seeing both
these decisions at the same time.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03
A CONSERVATIVE.

The garden beds wandered by
One bright and cheerful morn,
When found new-fledged butterfly
A-sitting on thorn
a black and crimson butterfly,
All dolefui and forlorn.
/ thought that life could have no sting
TO infant butterflies,
So l gaZed on this unhappy thing
With wonder and surprise,
While sadly with his waving wing
He wiped his weeping eyes.
Said ], "What can the matter be?
Why weepest thou so sore?
With garden fair and sunlight free
And flowers in goodly store"
But he only turned away from me
And burst into roar.
Cried he, "Nfy legs are thin ana few
Where once had a swarm;
Soft fuzzy fur, a Joy to view,
Once kept my body warm,
Before these happing wing-things grew
To hamper and deform."
At that outrageous bug I shot
The fury of my eye:
Said 1, in scorn all burning hot,
In rage anG anger high,
"You ignominious idiot,
Those wings are made to hyi"
"I do not want to fly" said he;
81 only want to squirm!'
And he dropped his wings deiectedly
But still his voice was firm;
81 do not want 10 be q fly,
1 want to be worm"
o Yesterday of unknown lack!
To-Day of unknown blissl
left my fool in red and black,
The last l saw was this
The creature mad y climbing back
Into his chrysalis.
CHARLOTTE PERKINS STErsoN
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

ATTACHMENT. J. D., City. When an at
torney, on behalf of client, commences an
action against an individual to recover on a
claim alleged to be due he is not called upon
TO give the defendant notice that ne intends to
do SO, or give notice that he intends to proceed
10 attach any real estate the defendant may
own or claim.
MARE ISLAND. T. B., City. 1t is stated, but
Answers to Correspondents has been unable to
trace the assertion to a reliable source, that
Mare Island, Solano County, received its name
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

made in this shape, with a full skirt to match
OF mixed cheviot. A fitted waist of the same
may be worn under this coat or q silk or fancy
waist OF plaid cashmere. The mixtures Of
eheviot show many combinations of color, and
IN tnese handsome gowns the silk lining is of
the same tone as the goods. Two smoked pea ri
buttons fasten The coat
For coat to be worn with any skirt, melton,
tweed, plain cloth and cheviots in one color
but many fanciful weaves are best liked. The
coliar ep should be OF velvet showing an edge of
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

According to estimates made by the I'm
migration Commission not less than 100, 900
Canadians come into the United States
every year and fully so per cent return as
soon as the busy season is over and they
have made a certain sum OF money. The
coming of these men of course crowds
Americans out of a job, and it would seem
TO be kind of visiting that ought to be
discouraged.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is perfectly dry, soft
and mild and is entirely free from the mists COM
mon further Dorth Roundtrip tickets, by steam
ship, including fifteen days board at the Hotel del
Coronado, $50; longer stay 90 so per day. Apply
New Montgomery ST.. San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

With every new week there should be a
new step taken toward the free market un-
til we get there.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03
Not Meeting Much at All.

Kern County Echo.
Aoomplaint comes from Sacramento that the
Code Commission is violating the act creating
1t by holding its meetings IN San Francisco in
stead of in Sacramento. But it seems to be
nearer the truth that it is not meeting much
at all.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

Sooner or later the fight against down.
town poolrooms will win and it may be
sooner than you think.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

According to report of Labor Commits
sioner Meriwether of Missouri, the gross
earnings of the street railways of st. Louis
for the year 1895 were over 5S per cent on
the actual investment, and exceeded the
entire amount for which the roads were
assessed for taxes
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03
HUMoR OF THE DAY.
70 ,ba rnglisb so yerv clowon

"Are the English so very slow?'
''Slow? Why, my dear boy, they have just
come down with the Trilby epidemicl"-Puck
"Isn't that a very slow horse of yoursT'
'Well, he isn't much for speed, but he's
easily frightened and runs away a good deal,
so he gets there just the same."-Detroit Free
Press.
Scrimpitt-Doctor, this bill OF yours is pre-
Observation-Disclosures
DR.. Chargem (blandly)-Well. I don't mind
saying that it is absurdly low myself
Bazaar.
He-Haven't you noticed how happy Mary
Marbleton looks lately? / believe she is en-
gagged.
She-Either that or she has given up tight
shoes.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
"why don't you go to work?" asked the in
quisitive lady.
"I dassen't," pleaded Dismal Dawson. "Me
clothes is that tender 4 if moved in a hurry
they'd fall to scraps."-Indianapoiis Journal.
"Did you fall?" said man, rushing to the
rescue of woman who slipped on the icy
pavement this morning.
"Oh, no." she said. ''I just sat down to see if
could find any four-leaf cloyers."-Atchison
Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

We are not having the reform mass
meetings We had last year, but we are get
ting just as much reform.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03
A NEW JACKET.

The newest model in jackets is shown here
and it certainly recommends itself on the score
of comfort as well as style, buttoning close up
to the throat in the most sensible way; while
q turn over collar, usually of velvet finishes
1t. The handsomest suits for general wear are
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03
"Mrs. Winslow,s soothing syrup"

Has been used fifty years by millions OF moth
ers for their children while Teething with perfect
success. 1t soothes the child. softens the gums al
lays Pain, cures Wind Collie. regulates the Bowels
and Is the best remedy for DiGrrheas whether
arising from teething or other causes. For sale By
Druggists In every part OF the world Be sure ani
ask for Mrs. Winslows soothing Syr7p asa
bottle.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

The State Development Association is
working without noise, but it is reaching
far and achieving much.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

This will be lively week in Washington
and it won't be dull in Frankfort, KY.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

From the drift of sentiment at present it
appears that in every State where there is
to be an election for Governor this year all
the candidates will desire to make the
race something of a good-roads movement.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

We shall hear great deal in the coming
campaign about the endless chain that de-
pletes the gold reserve. but the people will
bear in mind they heard nothing of it un-
til the enactment of the deficit tariff.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

The deficit in the revenues is not the
only emergency that calls for new tariff.
Every unprotected industry makes the
same demand.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

AS the Speaker of the Ohio Legislature
is named Sleeper, it ought to be an easy
job to railroad any bill right over him.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

That this administration is tolerated at
all is a proof the American people can
stand joke against themselves no matter
how bad il is
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

Don't forg ct that local politics is worth
attending to and studying even amid the
excitement of Presidential elections.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

The Senate is now ready to discuss the
emergency tariff and talk business.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

So long as the emergency tariff is kept
waiting the emergency will stay with it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

Just at present Nebraska is pointing
with pride to Senator Manderson, but as
soon as the Republican National Conyen-
ton opens she intends to make a dark
horse of him.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

Even Kaiser William seems to have been
forced to borrow money to get in the wild
oat CROP of his youth, and like all who do
that kind of thing he borrowed trouble
with it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

If the times are not so prosperous as we
could wish they are at any rate good
enough to silence the calamity howlers.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

II might be worth while for the police to
look around to see if any lottery ticket
tiends are getting bold again.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-03

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