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The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
THE VALLEY ROAD.
Alameda Encinal.

The Valley road, which promises to do so
much for California, is now almost completed,
and it is claimed that within ten days the road
will be prepared to haul wheat out of the San
Joaquin Valley. Few people probably in Ala
media County appreciate the benefit that will
accrue to California through the Valley road,
but the people and especially the farmers IN
the San Joaquin Valley do. They know only
too well the burden they have labored under
Tor years, in the shape of high freight rates on
thelr products and they realize that the hour
OF their deliverance is close at hand.
Inc man who has done so much for the State
IN this direction is that worthy gentleman,
ClauS SpreGkels, and his grand work is thor
ougnly appreciated by the people OF the San
Joaquin Valley. In referring to him the Fresno
Expositor says: alt is safe to say that there Is
not man in the State OF California to-day who
STANDS forth so prominently in the commercial
world rs does Claus Spreckels.
AS public benefactor the San Joaquin val
ley recognizes no one as the equal OF MI
Spreckels, for to him they viii owe their de-
l1Verance from the cruel bondage in when
they nave been held by the Southern PACING
ana It's "all-the-trafie-will-b freight pol
icy. Nor will Mr.. Spreckels rest satisfied with
the hnal completion of his great Valley-road
enterprise, for it is now certain that it is his
intention to establish beet-sugar factories
throughout the valley, which will mean hun
dreds of thousands of dollars to the farmers IN
this section of the State, and more especially
OF Fresno County.
"When Mr.. Spreckels' vast interests in the
United States and the Sandwich Islands are
considered-interests which represent ar accu-
mutation OF wealth due alone 10 his own ener-
gles-lt will be admitted that he is man OF
marvellous capabilities. The fact that through
the investment of this immense wealth, many
thousands OF hands find employment and hun
dreds OF homes are made comfortable, renders
Mr.. Spreckels one OF the few rich men OF this
country whose success has benefited the
masses. 1t should be a matter of pride to every
Californian that Claus Spreckels is citizen OF
the Golden States
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
NEW ORLEANS NOT IN IT.
San Francisco Will Set an
Example for Future
CarniVals.
An Immense Amount of Work Ac
complished Yesterday by the
Committee.

great amount of work was accom-
plished at Mondays meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Carnival OF the
Golden Gate.
A series of bylaws was presented for the
government of the Carnival Association,
which was unanimously adopted. The
bylaws make regulations for the safe
guarding of the funds, and also define the
duties of the officers. The surplus funds
remaining al the end of the carnival will
be deposited in the bank and used for the
succeeding carnival, and the present ex-
ecutiye committee is given power to elect
its successors for the succeeding year, who
will conduct matters as has this commit
tee.
Several of the committees were consoli-
dated in order to concentrate and render
more efficient committee work.
By motion of Mr.. Mills the San Fran
cisco Press Club was designated as the
press committee OF the carnival. In max
ing this motion Mr.. Mills spoke of the
Press Club in flattering terms, saying /:
"We cannot trust to better hands the yari-
Gus duties of the COMMITTEES"
The programme published in yesterday s
papers was adopted. The arrangement of
events are still subject to different ad-
iustment with regard to the days of the
week.
The matter of finance was thoroughly
discussed and it was decided to increase
the committee by the addition of the fol-
lowing ten gentlemen: Wendell Easton,
Sigmund Stern, A. S. Baldwin, ]. B. Ell
lott. L. t. Williams, R. L. G. Barnes. w.
M. Bunker, Hugh Hume, Thomas T. Boyle
and J. Prentiss Smith. A meeting will be
held in the assembIy-room of the Mills
building tomorrow afternoon at half-past
clock.
The committee on transportation will
embrace the heads or the representatives. oil
all the roads centering in San Francisco.
General Warfeld last night named the
following gentlemen as the committee on
transportation: H. E. Huntington, ].
Kruttschnitt, Charles f. Crocker, A. B.
Spreckels, e. F. Preston, Charles Goodall,
Arthur w. Foster, ]. B. Stetson, John L.
TrusIow and NJ. Calish
Arrangements will be made to have the
entire City Fire Department. in the parade.
1t was stated that the members of the de-
partment have already expressed their
qualification at being accorded a special
day.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
LET THERE BE NO DARKNESS

Economy in the conduct of the affairs of
the City is demanded, of course, but there
is such a thing as expensive economy.
There never is any excuse for waste or
extravaganza. The business of the muni-
cipality should be conducted just as a
prudent and frugal business man would
manage his private interests. 1t may be
that the appropriation for street lighting
is exhausted, but if there is a disposition,
ways and means will be found to tide that
department over until relief is had through
the proper channel.
At all events, it is foolish to talk about
plunging the City in darkness for half a
month simply because the street-lighting
fund Is overdrawn, or for any other reason
for that matter. No doubt the increase in
the cost to the City of guarding persons
and property during the fifteen nights of
darkness would light the streets for a
month; besides, the inconvenience to
which the public would be subjected would
bring down enough condemnation upon
the heads of the City officials to make
them want to resign, and it takes a good
deal to make "servant of the people
sick enough of his job to want to retire to
private life.
And again, the lighting companies
claim they have contracts with the City to
furnish given number of burners for all
night service the year round. They would
not, therefore, discontinue furnishing
light unless they were enioined or told
that they would get no pay for the fifteen
nights, but that would induce expensive
legislation, and in the end the proposed
economy would be represented by large
The lighting companies say they will
not furnish light unless their pay is as
suRed, for, under a decision of the courts,
they cannot collect for service rendered
that is not specifically contracted for.
This throws the whole responsibility on
the Supervisors. But anyway, there must
be no thought of leaving the City in dark
ness and at the mercy of footpads and the
like for fifteen or any other number of
nights
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10

missioned to reconnoiter the outlying ter
ritory-not that anybody was afraid; just
for prudential purposes, don't you know2
but that was quite unnecessary. The City
had not yet been left in darkness. The
fund for lighting the streets had not been
exhausted.
1t is to be hoped when the Secre tary
gets over his scare he will not
harbor resentful feelings against the
people of California. Let him rem ember
that so curious thing as true goIdite is
likely to create such degree of wonder in
California that crank might be born of
the alarm.
But anyway, San Francisco is sorry
enough that so distinguished a guest
should have fear for his personal safety.
Had he only proclaimed himself kinsman
OF the Golden Gate, the crank letter writer
would have given him banquet no doubt.
But Morton associates with Cleveland.
That is against him.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10

day, June %, at II A. NJ, and after rlde
by daylight through the wild mountain
scenery this side OF Truckee will arrive In
this CITY Sunday night at s:45 O'Clock.
The local committee OF arrangements,
consisting OF George H. Gray Colonel ,TDa
W. G. Curtis and w. B. Storey Jr., are
making active preparations for the recep-
ton of the visitors.
On Monday, July 29 at 10 A. NJ, the con-
vention will be called 10 order in the
Academy ~ OF Science building. Monday
night grand reception will be given to
Tuesday there will be a trip around the
bay and visit to the Union Iron Works.
Wednesday, July !, will be spent visiting listing
points of interest in the City. On Thurs
day the delegates will visit San Mateo and
Del Monte. On the following day they
will visit Santa Cruz, San Jose and Oak
land Although this ends the formal list
of arrangements for the entertainment,
probably a large number will stay over in
San Francisco during the Fourth of July.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
1.-THE WEEKLY CALL

The most important events which occur
during the week in home and foreign
lands are always outlined in The WEEKLY
CALL. which contains, in addition to the
telegraphic news, letters from special cor
respondents ia France, Germany and New
York.
The WEEKLY CALL affords a most con-
venlent and valuable channel through
which to advertise the resources of Cali
fornia. copy sent to friend in the
East is far more persuasive than any
amount of mere talk. 1t exhibits the
news in compact form, at the same
time presenting powerful arguments in
centive to those desirous of finoing homes
IN this State.
Copies of the weekly" which appear
to-day, may be obtained at the business
office in wrappers ready for mailing at 5
a copy.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
PERSONAL.
DR.. S. B. Davis of Stockton is In town.
DR.. w. P. Inglish of vacaville is here.

DR.. S. B. Davis of Stockton is In town.
DR.. w. P. Inglish of vacaville is here.
o. H. ST. John of Fort Bragg is in the City.
Assemblyman R. 1. Thomas Is at the Grand.
H. C. Oswald of London is at the Occidental.
DR.. w. D. Rogers of Watsonvilie is on visit
here.
E. Ermeler of Berlin, Germany is az the
Palace
FIJI. Short, the attorney of Fresno, is at the
Palace.
HI Llewelling. a yineyardist OF ST. Helena,
is in town.
Morris L. Cohn, pioneer of Bishop Creek, is
w. R. Cruthers merchant of Santa Rosa,
is at the Lick.
Ex-senator G. G. Goucher of Fresno arrived
here yesterday.
A. ]. Scott, manager of the Lick paper-mllis
San Jose, is in town.
George Lee, a mine-owner OF Iuolumne
County, is at the Russ
G. NJ. Foote of Hollister Clerk OF San Ben1to
County, is at the Grand.
John c.. White, a wealthy yineyardlst OF
Marysy1lle, is in the City.
c. B. Fernold of New York arrived here yes
terday and is at the Palace.
John McMullin, the well-known banker OF
Fresno, arrived here yesterday.
T. West and wife of Portland, Oregon, are
registered at the Cosmopolitan Hotel
Samuel Edward, well-to-do resident OF
Santa Barbara, arrived here yesterday.
R. P. Baisdell, the capitalist of Los Angeles,
is here, accompanied by Mrs. Blaisdel
W. E. Traris, United States mail contractor
of Salt Lake, has arrived here and is at the
Grand.
George F. Hooper, the wine grower of
sonoma, is among the arrivals at the Occi-
dental.
E. O'Neil, wealthy stock-raiser of Montana,
is stopping at the Cosmopolitan Hotel with his
family.
j. McCallan, the enterprising young business
man of Eureka, Humboldt County, is on
visit here.
Attorney Aaron Smith OF Los Angeles, claim
agent of the Southern Pacific Company, is at
the Grand.
G. standast, owner of general store and in
terested in mines, Plumas County, is among
recent arrivals here.
G. II. Lippet, an extensive manufacturer of
tents and rubber goods, st. Louis, is among the
guests of the Grand.
Senator Frank MCGOWAN OF Humboldt
County arrived here yesterday on his way
East. He is at the Lick.
Among the arrivals at the Palace yesterday
was j. Dunbar of Ceylon, who is returning
home after visit to Europe.
Among the arrivals here yesterday was Jesse
R. Grant of San Diego, delegate to the st. Louis
convention. He is ct the Occidental.
L. Kinney, pioneer of, Astoria, Or, and for
many years engaged in salmon-canning on the
Columbia River, is among recent arrivals
here.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
WHY CAN'T Mr.. MORTON SEE THE
JOKE?

received two anonymous letters, while I was
in San Francisco, warning me that 1 must shut
up or leave the counlry.-The Hon. Julius Sterling
Morton in the Washington Post.
Have Mr., Morton's labors in the vegetable
kingdom had benumbing effect upon his
sense of humor? Why, even his ornithologists
and mammalogists can see the joke, which is
as obvious the Capitol or the Rocky Noun
taius. To ask a telephone to be original, to
insist that water shall run up hill, to beg the
bricks in chimney shattered BY gale to fall
upward, to demand that the moon SCI up an
independent light plant, to call upon the
leopard to put on plain suit, to entreat the
Ethiopian TO change his skin or a cash register
to skin the change, to command the Hon.
julius Sterling Morton to shut up, are all for
mulas of the impossi ble.-New York Sun.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
HITGh uN TO ST. LOUIS.

The widely advertised convention of the
National Commercial and Industrial Asso'
citation was held in Detroit last week, and
it was most dismal failure in every way
Several hundred delegates were expected
and work enough had been laid out to last
week. but bakers dozen of delegates
and session of two or three hours was
the entire product of the effort. The first
object of the convention was, according to
the cards of invitation, to devise plan to
"take the tariff question out of politics.
The absurdity of such an undertaking ap-
pealed so strongly to the invited guests
that upon second thought all but hand
full stayed at home, and in that they
showed good deal of political sense, tol
if the tariff question does not belong IN
politics it is a thing without country OF
home.
The tariff question has furnished ma
terial for the political parties OF America,
England and Germany-of all nations, IN
fact, ever since the birth of commerce.
The old Whig party and the Democratic
party had little else to quarrel over, and
the party OF Clay and Webster bequeathed
the fight to the Republican party. The
people have taken deeper interest in the
tariff question than in almost any other,
but they have always been divided. The
tariff question is full to the brim of active
politics.
All of the handful of delegates to
Detroit were protectionists and pretty
sensible business men. The wonder is
then what they wanted with a con-
vention to take the very question out
of politics that political party is required
to put into operation. The friends of the
Detroit movement ought to know that the
salvation of the principle of protection
hinges upon the success of the Repubii-
cap party before the people. The business
of the ST. Louis convention will be to re-
pledge the party to the doctrine of protec-
ton, and any effort to take it out of poll
tics is to weaken the party. If there is
anything in the line of fair and just pro-
lection to our industries that the Republi-
can party does not stand for it will be
found to have been overlooked. In fact it
is the business of the Republican party to
foster home industry. From the very be-
ginning of its existence the party has bat
tied in season and out of season to protect
our people against unhealthy foreign com
petition. If the Detroit movement will
hitch itself to the st. Louis platform il
will be safe in the arms of protection.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
ST. LOUIS DELEGATES.
The Banquet in Their Honor at the
Union League Club To-
Night.

The banquet at the Union League Club
this evening in honor of the California
delegates to the st. Louis National Repub-
lican Convention will be, in a sense. an in
formal affair, but will be none the less de-
lightful on that account. The following
named guests are enrolled on the accepted
list:
John D. spreekels, George Stone, Frank D.
Ryan W. W. Montague, Henry l. Kowalsky,
Dan T. Cole, Charles M. Belshaw, w. Fl. Nc
Kittrick, Allen B. Lennon, Frank A. Miller,
Frank Ii. Short, E. G. VOORHEES,, Hervey Lind
Knight, W. R. Pond, ]. NJ. Gleayes, George A.
knight and +. ?. Flint
The train from the south to arrive this
forenoon will bring others. Sixty-two
mem bers of the Union League, aside from
those embraced in the foregoing list, have
sirnified their intention to be present, so
it is sure thing that about one hundred
chairs at the banquet board will DE oc-
cupied.
There will be many speeches, but the
plan is that every speaker shall be brief, SO
that all the good takers will have an op-
portunity to respond to some campaign
sentiment of patriotism and party devo-
ton.
TIE dinner will be IN the nature of Joy
full send off to the delegation, and more
time will probably be occupied in express
sions of good fellowship than in the review
of party principles.
The start for st. Louis will be made from
the Jerry station, foot of Market street, at
10 o'clock tomorrow forenoon. A large
mum Der of Repu blicans will bic
there at that hour to speed the departing
delegates.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
He IS AGAINST VINING,
Judge Conlan Champions the
People in Their Transfer
Fight.
The Cases Against Edward c. Howe,
Arrested on Monday, Are
Dismissed.

Judge Conlan again made it plain TO
Manager Vining yesterday that ne was
against him on the transfer proposition by
dismissing the charges of obstructlng the
street and disturbing the peace, upon
which E. G. Howe was arrested by De-
tective Crockett and Policeman Farley
Monday afternoon.
Crockett and Farley gave their evidence;
in which they displayed animoslty TOWARD
the defendant. Crockett said he arresteu
him for giving him impertlnence ana de-
flying him to do SO.
Howe admitted urging the passenger
who was being elected to staad by his
rights. He had read in the papers that
the company had no right to eject pas
senger if he had paid his fare.
Attorney Frank Kelly, who appeared
for the Market-street Cable Company, de-
manded that the defendant be severely
punished as he had been inciting people to
riot.
II shall dismiss the case" said the
Judge II believe the officers acted be-
yond their instructions in making the
arrest. This case grows out OF a veXatlous
transfer system. 1t is one OF those cases
IN which the people believe they are right,
and l intend to treat it as shall all similar
cases.
sWhen man boards car and pays his
fare he has legal right TO rlde, which
the company cannot take away from him,
and il an attempt be made TO put him off
he has the lie al right to resist. 1 feel
sorry for the employees, as they must try
to put him off or lose their positions, but
that does not in any way affect the legal
right of the passenger to an uninterrupted
ride.
"That is my view of the law, and l shall
not exert the power of this court to aid
the com pany in it's unlawful fight. This
will be my attitude in all similar cases
brought before me until this obnoxious
transfer system is abolished
At the conclusion of the Judges re-
marks there was applause in the court,
which he instantly suppressed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
A TIMID DEMOCRAT.

When it is remembered that Secretary
Morton has for three years stood valiantly
to the front and fought the army worm,
the grasshopper, the Russian thistle and
the enemies of the administration, it is
hard to believe that he would flee from the
anonymous letter of stupid funmaker
and cry to the police to save him, but it
looks that way.
The letter writer who threatened the
Secretary's life was in fun of course, be-
sides goldbugs are so scarce in California
that noe even an idiot would want to
destroy so rare curiosity. Atthe council
OF war, when it was agreed that the crank
meant business, detective was COM
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Ada Rehan has a fortune in American house
property.
Sarah Bernhardt, who has spent fortunes
still owns valuable estate in France.
The Earl of Aberdeen is sending a moose
from Canada to the Royal Geological Gardens
Dublin.
Mrs. Mary Mathew OF South Latrobe, Pa, ha!
just completed a quilt of white and red shades
which contains 1900 separate pieces of CLOTH
Sir Henry Irving, although not the million
aire which the Americans credit him with
being, is still q wealthy man, with largs
property interests in London.
Sardou is now so years old, wrinkled and
half hald, but in his elastic step and brilliant
eye as youthful as boy. He is said to have
earned 81 100000 from his plays.
Queen Victoria has been more benefited in
health and spirits by her residence at Cimiez
than by any previous continental trip. Hell
Majesty has been entirely free from rheuma
tism during her stay on the Riviera.
1t is announced that Mrs. Agnes Smith Lewis,
who discovered the Syriac palimp psest of the
four Gospels in the Convent of st. Catherine
on Mount Sinai, in 1892, has discovered q
single page of the original Hebrew of the Book
of Ecclesias tics.
After the Countess of Warwick had made an
address at meeting held in the interests ol
some British sailors recently, one bronzed old
tar stood up in the audience, bowed to her, and
remarked: "Good by, Countess We did not
think that the likes of you took any heed OF
the likes of u.s."
NJ. Turquet, who was Under Secretary for
Fine Arts under many Ministers, and became
one of the leaders in the Boulangist movement
has just joined the third order OF Franciscans
and attends their services in the brown robe
and white cord. He has returned to the
Catholic faith, after having been Protestant
and afterward Buddhist.
Probably the Oldest physician ia active prac-
tice in America is DR.. C. F. H. Wilgohs OF
Doylestown, Ohio, who is still practicing al
the age of SO. He has the appearance OF man
OF 90, reads the newspapers without the aid OF
glasses, and eats three hearty meals each day.
He is a habitual smoker, but never used to-
bacco until he was so years old. He attributes
his longevity to heredity and careful regularity
in all his habits of life.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
SAN DIEGO THANKS.

The San Francisco CALL devotes over a col
umn of lts space in Wednesdays issue TO the
abandoned right of way on the railway be-
tween this station and Temecula, and to the
San Diego Property Unions complaint before
the Board of Railway Commissioners. This
pany's recent action in removing the tracks
from the right of way, and The Railway Com
mission is looking into the matter this week.
THE CALL believes that the commission can
oblige the railway company to rebuild the
road, as a little activity on its part last year
induced the company TO replace the track be-
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10

crinoline. The sleeves are gathered over q
fitted lining, the ruffle at waist and all puffs
being cut in one piece. A plain fitted collar
finishes the neck.
The waist shown here is a white figured silk.
the figure in two or three shades of green.
The tied front is OF white silk embroidered
and set with green spangles. The vest is OF
white chiffon.
waist of ehallis in blue and white had q
white vest, the fitted front being of the challis
edged with white lace.
brown mohair had vest of canary
oored Liberty silk, with braiding OF brow n
and gold braid on the fitted front.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
A MODERN VIEW.

I've read and thought and wondered long,
Der things which were in days of old.
I've heard deal OF pretty song,
OF times when thoughts were not of gold,
When Cupld's aim never wrong,
And fair maids hearts never sold.
Those the days when hearts were true;
wish that I'd lived them-don't you?
Are not our girls OF modern date
AS fair as ever theirs could be?
Or were these maids OF whom they prare,
OF some Old type which we don't see?
Were they more modes and sedate
Or were they still more full of glee?
Were they? But great Jerusaleml
They're dead and gone-we ean'tlove them.
WALTER DEFFENBAUGH in the New Bohemian
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10

Ancient History Man-Here are the names of
some of the tribes inhabiting Canaan: The
Kenites. the Keuizzites, the Kadmonites, the
Hittites, the Perizzites, the Amorites, the Cir
gashites, the Invites, the Jebusites and the
Moahites.
Man from New Jersey-How about the mos.
quito bites?-Judge.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-10
CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK.

Albert-H. O.. Shepard, w. Hutchinson; Cos
mopolitan-J. Slater; Metropolitan-Mr. and
Mrs. G. Stone; Grand-F. J. Bachelor; Sin
clair-W F. Holden Grand Union-H. Web
ster; Netherlands-W H. Crocker, Mrs.
Crocker, Princess Poniatowski; Imperial-O.
Sutro, J. Wollberg. Sailed per steamship St
Paul for Southampton: Paul Delmas, Mr.. and
Mrs. David Jacks Miss NJ. R. Jacks, Romie c..
Jacks, Mr.. and Mrs. Livingston Jenks Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward McCutchen John Slater.