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The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13
THE WEEKLY CALL"

The most important telegraphic news
will always be found in a condensed form
in The WEEKLY CALL, in addition to
editorials and local news. In nearly all
other departments the Weekly represents
the result OF week s newsgathering. in a
comprehensive manner.
The agricultural department. is prepared
with view of treating intelligently con-
ditions peculiar to California, supple
mented always with the result of agricul-
tural experiments in other States. This
department. is peculiarly complete. and. by
reason Of its treatment of local features,
of unusual merit. ALI departments of
farm work are treated, and attention is
given to the orchard, the farm, the dairy.
the apiary, the garden and the poultry
yard.
The page devoted to mining news is also
comprehensive, and presents more infor-
nation concerning California mines and
minerals than may be found in any other
paper on the coast.
The issue for the current week appears
this morning, and study of IL will show
how thoroughly it covers all points of the
news and topics of interest to city and
country. 1t is an ideal paper to send to
Eastern friends to give them information
concerning the conditions and advantages
of life and industry in California, and all
who are willing to assist in advertising the
State cannot do better than to send a years
subscription to the friends they have left
in their former homes.
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all counties so as to equalize them, and
the valuation thus fixed remains the same
for ten years unless some special cause oc-
ours for making a change. If ten years
should be TOO long time for California a
five years term could be fixed. Where any
cause for change ii valuation. s1ch as a
fire, the erection OF new buildings, the
opening of new roads, occurs, board con-
sisting of the County Auditor and the
Supervisors acts as board of equalization
in revising it.
The benefits to be derived from the
change are the decrease in the number OF
officials, the simplicity of the work. the
economy it establishes and the relief OF the
taxpayer from the labor, confusion and
loss which now results from search IN
various offices located in different places to
ascertain how much he may owe to State,
county, city or assessment districts.
The subject is one that can hardly es-
cape the consideration of intelligent tax
payers and the Merchants Association OF
Los Angeles has certainly done well in
bringing that consideration to the point of
regarding the subject as one of practical
politics at this time. We are about to
elect new Legislature ana the lawmakers
of the State will assemble next winter. II
we are to have relief from the existing
evils of tax assessments and collections
this is certainly the time to discuss the
form IL is to take.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13
PROGRESS OF EQUAL SUFFRAGE.
Santa Barbara Ell Barbereno.

1t must be with feelings of qualification that
the noble women, fighting so bravely for suf-
frage, view their success. True, their rights
have not yet been accorded them, but on every
hand recruits are found; and it has remained
for California to furnish the first great metro
politan daily paper that dares come out and
take firm stand for equal suffrage rights for
all the people. The San Francisco CALL, one
of the most influential journals of the West,
has declared that woman's suffrage is the COM
ing issue; and, moreover, it states the follow
ing: 1.-THE Republican party should give q
helping hand to the woman's suffrage move
ment."
Woman's suffrage is becoming popular; the
old, worn-out objections that ''women do not
want to VOTE" that the better class of women
would not go to the polls, are heard but sell
dom now, and it is generally acceded that
woman is interested in the government OF
our country, which includes herself as well as
payers they should share political privileges
equally with men.
In recent conventions resolutions indorsing
the movement have been passed by several
California counties In San Diego recently
| The Republicans gave voice to the following
sentiment: "Resolved, That this convention
cordially favors the proposed amendment to
| the constitution OF California, whereby it is
sought 10 extend the elective franchise to all
! ton OF sex, and we hereby pledge to It our
| support at the polls in the November general
election"
| Thus it seems that womans cause is by nc
means lost cause, but every day is gaining
ground.
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A COMMERCIAL PEsTILBNCE.

The Wilson-Gorman tariff act has
proven itself to be veritable commercial
pestilence-a pestilence that eats into the
vitals of the country's trade, traffic and
industries. Practically every line OF busi-
ness has been seriously weakened by its
poisonous touch, bat none have suffered
more at its devouring hands than the
farmer and the industrial operative. Ii is
claimed by the friends of the bill that by
putting the one item of wool on the free
list great saving is made in the cost OF
wooden goods to the consumer, which is
true as far as 1t goes, but they fail to point
out how losses are incurred by the opera
tion of the bill in other directions, which
great deal more than counterbalances
the alleged saving. The fact is, by reason
of the Democratic tariff, or rather because
of the absence of proper tariff, which
permits British-made wooden goods to
enter our markets, our home mills do not
get orders for more if as much as 75 per
cent of their capacity.
The consequence of this Is that our
woolen-miu operatives are on one-half to
three-quarters time, which in turn reduces
their income exactly in the same ratio,
which in turn again is reflected in the
markets where they purchase their sup
plies. Does it pay a man to lie idle from
three to six months in the year to save
probably $40 in years supply of wooden
goods? Does it pay farmer 10 let his
surplus produce rot in the field or in the
granary in order to save perhaps $25 on
his woolen goods purchases in a whole
year? But that is exactly the way the
Wilson-Gorman bill works.
And what is true of wooden goods is true
of nearly every other line of manufacture.
Foreign manufacturers are not only in
vited by the Wilson-Gorma act to come
in competition with our home industries,
but they are enabled to fix the price at
which our mills shall sell their product.
Now, the inevitable consequence of the
continuation of the Democratic alleged
tariff act will be to either shut up our in
dustries or reduce the wages of their oper-
atives to level with the wage schedules
of the old country. In fact, that would
have been done on the very day that the
present tariff act became law but for the
faith manufacturers had in the good sense
of the people of America to right the
great wrong done them by the Democratic
party at the very next National election.
That the people will overthrow free trade
and again place the country where Presi-
dent Harrison left it there is not the
shadow of doubt, but what is every
body's business is nobody's business,
hence THE CALL urges those who are more
anxious about the prosperity of their own
country than about how Europe is getting
on, to begin now to organize for the No.
vember battle.
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PERSONAL.

Judge w. J. Dowley of Merced is in the City.
IA. Bailey, mine-owner of Denver, is in
town.
F. A. Chapman of Cripple Creek is at the
Palace.
]. S. sauson of Los Angeles was among yes
terday's arrivals.
Don A. Sweet of Albuquerque was among
yesterdays arrivals.
W. H. Hurlbert, the railroad man, of Port
land, is at the Palace.
Jay Benson of Toledo and large party of
friends are at the Palace.
John j. Byrne, the railroad man, of Los An
geles, arrived here yesterday.
j. A. Muir, the railroad man, of Los Angeles,
division superintendent of the Southern Pa
cifc. is at the Palace.
T. S. Knoles, prominent lawyer of Ontario,
CAL, and delegate to the Grand Lodge of L o.
o. F., is staying at the Cosmopolitan.
Count Neko was among the arrivals by the
steamer China last night. He has been seeing
Japan and other countries of the Orient.
General George B. Williams of Washington,
D. c., arrived here on the steamer China yes
terday after several weeks absence in Japan.
Charles F. Crocker has started for Europe.
His three children are being educated in
Paris, and he will bring them home, returning
about July 15.
Those who came with Secretary j. Sterling
Morton yesterday were as follows: Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. r. Morrow, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Morton,
Misses Caroline and Pauline Morton, Miss
Howard and Lowell Morton, all of Chicago.
They are all at the Palace
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A METROPOLITAN FETE.

Stirred at last to activity by the bril-
liancv and success of the carnivals which
nsarly every other city and town in the
State has held, or is preparing to hold,
San Francisco has begun a movement to
have great carnival of its own. Very
properly the sentiment of the initial meet
ing was that the event be set for the au-
tumu, as all the other cities hold theirs in
the spring, when flowers are in the height
OF their glory. The San Francisco affair
must be essentially different from all the
others by reason of the fact that a floral
festival would not be as appropriate here
as in the interior cities, which have more
room for the cultivation CT flowers.
The bodies represented at the meeting
held Monday evening at the Baldwin
Hotel were the State Development Society,
the State Board of Trade, the Commercial
Travellers Association, the Native Sons of
the Golden West, the Manufacturers and
Producers Association, the California
Hotel Association and the Geographical
Society of the Pacific. That was an excel
lent start. In addition to these, the COM
mittee appointed to arrange plan of per-
manent organization and to report at the
meeting to be held at the Baldwin next
Monday evening contains members repre-
senting the Merchants Association, the
Half-million Club. the Chamber of Com
merce, the Liquor-dealers' Association
and the San Francisco Stock Exchange.
Doubtless the central managing commit
tee, which the permanent organization
will appoint will include still other civic
bodies working for the general good in va
rious directions.
The great problem to be solved is the
kind of festival to hold. Manifestly it
would be neither wise nor appropriate to
have flower carnival. An industrial fete
would be an incongruous idea, and that
point has been already covered by arrange
ments for the great joint exhibition in
September. AS considerations of spectac-
ular effects cannot be left out of the ac-
count grand carnival in which games
would be leading feature would seem to
be appropriate, with such incidents as
splendid fireworks and night of masquer-
ade jollity.
Or 1t might be we'll to make the cele-
bration of the National holiday the central
idea of the fete. By fortunate accident
the Fourth of July this year falls on Satur-
day, which is the proper day for bringing
such carnival to close. The only diff
Guilty would be that as carnivals keep their
masquerade feature for the close there
might be objection to winding up the event
with masquerade On the evening of the
Fourth after grand patriotic celebration
In the daytime. Besides all that, San
Francisco is usually more windy and foggy
in July than in any other month. The
of ha FOL in ha
late autumn.
Whatever may be the decision of the
managers, they will assume great re-
sponsibility, though no fear that they Will
overlook that fact need be entertained.
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many things. With his friend, Mr.. Frost, las
night, he walked to and fro and discussed the
things that were new on the coast since he left.
1t is said that he is interested in mining in
Colorado and also in the Sierras and altogether
is much like Jesse R. Grant in his tastes for
digging for silver and gold. He is credited
with being a skilled mining engineer.
He will be in San Francisco for some time.
Manuel Casin, the bold freebooter who sailed
some months ago with Antonio Ezeta on the
Barclay Golden or conquest of Salvador, is
keeping out OF the way of the multitudes in
this City and lamenting his losses on the re-
cent flibustering trip. Casin no longer haunts
the corridors of the leading hotels, as afore-
time. His eSchequer is said to be in a sadly
depleted state. Casin says himself he sank
twenty thousand dollars on the trip. Time
was when Casin was in it big in
salvador. He had all the concessions for
making aguadiente. and he made a lot of it,
and sold it at big prices. Aguadiente is the
Spanish liquor which in Salvador is as much
priced as bourbon is in certain parts of this
fair land. Many was the gooo dollar that
Casin raked in from his big distillery monop-
oily, but Casin could give the people cards and
spades on several other things besides the
aguadientA business He had the whole con-
cessions for furnishing guns and uniforms and
other supplies TO the troops of Salvador.
He knew how to make hay when the sun
shone, and according to the gossip afioat he
made large harvest. Some two years ago
Casin, fresh from the scenes of his triumphs in
Salvador put up at the Palace Hotel. An en-
emy OF the bold Casin was also in this City,
named Andres Amayo, and the two gentlemen
soon had the town notified that they were
looking for each others blood. Casin's quar-
ters were fortified by couple of cleaning Win
chesters and brace of blazing pistols. The ter
rible Amayo was quartered in a house on Cali
fornia street. Both breathed forth threaten
ings and slaughter and went into the daily
press to emphasize their contempt for each
other, but they never shot, and those who were
hourly looking on and anticipating tragedy
were forced to swallow their disappointment.
Now Amayo is on top in Salvador, and Casin.
whose rich red blood boiled within him. is ly-
ing low in San Francisco, waiting for turn OF
the wheel.
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PROMOTION IN THE ARMY.
Apparent Injustice of the System as al
Present Practiced.

Apparent Injustice of the System as at
Present Practiced.
To the Editor of the San Francisco CaH-SIR: ::
In looking over the list of officers in the army
in active service one can but be struck forcibly
by the vicissitudes in promotion there shown.
We can sympathize with the artillery subal-
terms in their complaint of unfairness to them
of transferring cavalry and infantry officers to
their corps in any scheme proposed for an in
crease of the artillery arm. Through the pres
ent system of promotion there are six first
leutenants of artillery that graduated from
West Point in 1867 while among the grad
ua tes of 1884 there are four captains in staff
departments, and of the class of 1881 there
are six captains and one major in the staff.
There are three first ieutenants of artillery
graduates of 1868, two of 1869, five of 1870,
1874 to two in the infantry, six of 1875 to
two in the infantry, seven of 1875 to six in
the infantry and cavalry, while every other
graduate of those classes in both infantry and
cavalry are captains or have higher rank.
This apparent injustice seems the more
curious from the fact that at their graduation
the highest in class rank next to filing racan-
to fill vacancies in the artillery, and some OF
the latter are scholars-that is, the first five.
This star-sch olarshfp does not seem to bene-
mt so very much when No. 81 OF a class thir-
teen years later outranks not only two star
scholars entering the engineers ct graduation,
but also every member but two of the earlier
class.
In the list below the first column gives the
present relative rank, the second the class
rank and year OF graduation, the third the
relative rank in 1890 of few of the higher
officers OF the army on the active list.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13
A PROPOSED REFORM.

The Merchants Association of Los An
geles, supported by the Board of Trade
and Cham Der of Commerce of that city.
has begun an agitation in favor of reform
in the method of assessing and COLLECTING
taxes In this State. The object of the re-
form is to remove evils in the present sys-
tenn and provide for greater equity in
assessments and greater simplicity, direct
ness and economy in both assessing and
collecting.
The plan favored by the associa ton is
the adoption by California of the tax sys-
tenn now in use in Ohio. 1t has been
tested there by the practice of many years.
and is reported to be on the whole more
satisfactory to the taxpayers and more
economical to the government than that
which prevails in most other American
commonwealths. For the purpose of edu-
eating the people on the subject a small
pamphlet by 7. w. Brotherton of Los
Angeles has been published, giving brief
outline OF the proposed reform, and is be-
ing widely circulated.
Under the plan proposed the County and
City Treasurers act as tax collectors for
their respective corporations, and the
County Auditor acts as Assessor. When
the returns of the assessments are made
they are open for inspection at the Audi
tors office, and any exceptions to valua-
tons can be appealed to the Supervisors
State board revises the tax returns oi
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SHALL WE?

When we all have made our millions, and on terra
pin snp,
And play at stocks and railroads instead OF seven
up,
Do you think our thoughts will lnger with persist
ency intense
On the time when we were dining for the sum of
fifteen cents?
Do you think we'll feel yearning for the days be-
fore the boom,
When stored our few possessions in a six-by-
seven room?
Do you think Wen linger sadly at the Greenback
Club to quote
"Reminiscences of dinners at the side-street table
d'hO.e?
have known them do II often-in a novel, it is
true
Weep for days when coats were threadbare and
the bills were always due;
AND my fond anticipation is that some day you
and
shall be In the proud position where we'll have q
chance to try. Washington Post.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
THE LION IN THE WAY.
President of the Tri- County w. C. T. Q
Criticizes JOAQUIN Miller

President of the Tri-County w. C. 7. u.
Criticizes Joaquin Miller.
To the Editor of the San Francisco Cdt-SIB:
MI Mlller's lecture ON fHThe Lion in the Way"
given at Pacific Grove under the auspices of
the w. c. I. u, was very severely criticised by
the convention and the audience. Knowing
that MI Miller had been giving lectures before
teachers institutes which were well received,
he was invited in good faith to lecture at the
grove. Mr.. Miller promised suitable lee
ture,' and from his standpoint 1t might seem
so, but from the standpoint of the W. C. T. u.
1t was direct blow to their work, the purpose
aud spirit OF which he most certainly does not
understand or appreciate.
A letter from Mr.. Miller in reply to one ask
ing some explanation says: can easy thing it
has been to cry against wine; my war cry is
against 1ntemDerance. / have worked long
and bard, especially in Great Britain, on this
line, and as have the approval of great and
good men there, as well as my own conscience
entirely, am content to leave the rest to
Him."
Mr.. Miller's war cry against intemperance
was greatly misunderstood by the audience.
1t sounded like plea for the wine industry.
Inc greatest lion" in our way is man him
"brokers," but men
Barley fields and heat fields and vineyard
could give work to the unemployed through
whose INDUSTRY the Httlo ones could be fed,
without turning their products into home
destroyer. Banks would become distributing
agencies but for the injustice and greed Of
men: Mr.. Miller was right in saying eve must
reach the hearts OF these men as Jesus did,"
and II ever band of fearless Christian work
ers were seeking the Christ way it is the w. G.
T. u.
Man governs himself by legislation because
OF his own undeveloped will, therefore we
seek 70 protect him by legislation. We never
say man shall not drink, but we seek to pro-
hibit nuisances and death-dealing instrument
aiities.
we seek to inspire men who in the full
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AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

Captain Guy Howard of the United States
army, son of General o. o. Howard. arrived at
the Occidental Hotel from the East last night.
Captain Howard, whose father made such a
notable record as an Indian fighter ara In the
War OF the Rebellion, is tall, athletic appear
ing man. His hair is brown and his mustache
e demi-olonde, while his features are clear Gu {
and what may be called handsome. He wears
a long overcoat, moves with q sweeping stride
and carries healthy looking walking stick.
He is very tall.
Captain Howard gets around like man who
has many things to do and was thinking of
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ripe gage OF manhood can be ideals for the
young, towers OF strength to the State and So
clety. Men Tor whom pure woman will not
need to blush, whose cowardice she will neither
neeo 70 scorn nor to pity. We are not politi-
clans, but reformers.
Our present strength as a National and
Woridwlde society has been attained along the
nne oi principle, not policy. Our constancy
We know the strength of the "lions in the
way. We know of a higher power; in this
we trust; We seek to save each new genera
uon ana keep 1t from blasting every hope of a
true and noble life. We aim to establish the
character OF the young upon the principles of
sei5eontrol, self-preservation, self-respect. To
pulld up a strong and noble manhood and
Womanhood which shall be the country's
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

The Merchants Association of Los An
geles has started an agitation for reform
in the m..hod of assessing and collecting
taxes in this State, and proposes the adop-
tlon of the Ohio system, which havin &
been thoroughly tried has been proven to
be simple, direct and thoroughly efficient
and economical
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13
CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, N. Y, May 12.-At the I'm
perial-J j. Gottlob, f. L. Slocum; Grand
Union-Miss La Chuaz Gerlach, S. Gamble;
Holland-J. NJ. Platshek, M J. Platshek; Muir
ray Hill-W. Babcock; Belvidere-E. Newell.
Sailed per steamship Paris for Southampton
Mrs. James Dunn, Master James C. Dunn, Miss
J. L. Dunn, Mrs. P. L. Dunn, John Henry Miss
Annie Henry
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13

ElsIe-My husband is very hard to please.
Louise-He must have changed considerably
since he married you.-Spare Moments
Mrs. Towne-Is it chills and fever your hris
band has?
Mrs. Woods-No; the doctor called it leth-
argy, and told him he should try and shake il
off.-Yonkers Statesman.
Customer-Waiter. do you remember me? ]
came in here yesterday and ordered a steak
Waiter-Yes, sir; will you have the same to-
day, sir?
Customer-Yes, if no one else is using it,
lid Bits.
"Apd shall speak to your father?" asked
the young man.
"Never mind about papa" said the young
woman; "I'll fix him."
For the first time he noticed the width and
squareness of her inferior maxillary.-Indi.
annapolis Journal.
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WAIST WITH FIChU COLLAR.
AND LINING THAT MAY BE oMrrrED.

Two extremely stylish ana novel features are
shown in this waist. The sleeves are fitted
with very short puff at the top. The collar
is square in the back, with fichu front. 1t may
be sewn to the waist or finished with bias
band to be made removable
waist of white lawn had ruff1e of en-
broidery on the collar Green China ribbon
formed belt and collar.
waist of brown mohair worn with.a plain
skirt of the same had collar of embroidered
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pride, instead of its peril. We work to protect,
preserve and maintain the home and all insti-
tutions calculated to ennoble society.
But the temperance war cry of Joaquin
Miller is not the one at which we rally.
Mrs. E. G.. GREENE,
President Tri-County w. G. T. q.
Santa Cruz, MAY IL 1896
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CoRoNADo.-Atmosphere is perfectly dry, soss
and mild, being entirely free from the mists COM
mon further norsh. Round-:rip tickets by steam
ship, including fifteen days board at the Hotel dol
Coronado, $50; longer stay 50 so per day, Apply
New Montgomery ST. San Francisco
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Senator Hill has so frequently declared
that he is no friend of the administra.
ton suspicion is naturally raised that
he opposes an investigation of the bond
deals because he is friend of the Wall
street syndicate.