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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

Theodore Grneninger arrived recently from
Guatemala Central America. where ne spent
four months in looking about the country. He
reports considerable activity in railroad build
ing in that country. The Guatemalan Govern
ment has already completed seventy-ive miles
OF the trans-isthmian railroad from the Atlantic
side, its terminus being Livingstone, and ex-
poets to finish the road to the Pacific Ocean in
about two years, the total distance from ocean
to ocean being 35O,miles.
The Government has been aided in the work
by Muller & Thompson of Hamburg, Germany,
who last November loaned to the Government
1858, 500, or So, ,292 500, on per cent
bonds. El Progreso Nacional heads the an
nouncement of the loan in large black letters,
with "El Ferrocarril del Norte. Su pronta con-
clusien esta asegurada. La Republica es du-
ena de su porvenir." "The Railroad OF the
North. It's speedy completion is assured. The
Republic is mistress of her future"
Coils P. Huntington owns railroad in that
country running from San Jose to Guatemala
ana passing through Escuintla. He has now
started in to build switch road from Eschintla
to Retalhhleo to tap the coffee plantations in
that vicinity. Retalhuleo is on q rival line
paralleling .Huntington's, about seventy-fve
miles away, and running from Champerico to
San Felipe and Columbo. Huntington formerly
owned the controlling interest in this line,
WAiSA COuueCts Win the rlCu COu6e ulStIlCt,
but German capitalists bought up the majority
OF the bonds and they noy ownthe road, one
half of the road being owned by German Jew
named Meyer.
Native labor is cheap, farm laborers receiv-
ing 20 cents per day and boarding themselves.
They are allowed the use of small piece of
land, on which they raise beans and from two
to three crops of corn per year. Their diet
is corn in the form of tortillas, or pancakes,
and beans cooked with red peppers and called
frijoles.
Germans have almost monopoly of the
business OF the country. One planter named
Hochmeyer shipped last year $4,000 sacks of
coffee at $25 per sack, making the total value
OF the output 1875 700.
Notwithstanding the low rate of wages paid
farm hands, it costs SIS day for board and
room in the leading hotel in the city of
Guatemala. In second-class hotels the board
is SIS per week. Guatemala itself is high
city in the mountains and the air is thin and
bracing. Imported beer costs 6212 cents per
pint, and ordinary claret 81 so per quart
bottle. There are $4,000 Inhabitants and no
tramps there. During Mr.. Grueniuger's stay
he never heard of crime of violence COM
mitted in the city, and never heard brawl or
other public disturbance.
The police wear blue uniforms and brass
bu ttons, with belts and clubs end revolvers
The penalty for feeling good and singing in the
streets at night is fine of $40. The Guate-
malans are bound to have peace.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

on the floor of the House as has not been
witnessed in many a day. Those who are
loyal to right cannot afford to miss this
brilliant opportunity for distinguishing
themselves.
In the Senate committee a wide preach
has occurred. Even though the majority
may report a bill favorable to MIR. hunt
ington, Senator Morgan undoubtedly Will
present minority report, and that win
precipitate conflict. No disposition has
yet been made of his resolution in the Sen
ate directing the committee to report Dill
favoring Government control, and con-
test must first be had on that measure.
Thus. while the House committee will
probably have plain sailing, the Senate
committee is hopelessly divided and Is
blocked by Morgan. Mr.. Huntington's
victory is not yet in sight.
The great thing for California would
be the introduction of overland COM
petition. Mr.. Huntington's assertion
that this already exists falls before
the fact that because the three great
arms of his railroad system center in Cali
fornia he can and does maintain absolute
dictatorship over the competing lines
that nibble at the heels OF his traffic. He
is master of the situation, beyond any
question. In the exercise of tnat power he
renders the development ofCalifornia slow
and uncertain. Should the Government,
unhampered by any Congressional interfer-
ence, proceed to foreclose its debt and in
pursuance of that course offer the delln-
auent roads for sale, some great Eastern
company unquestionably would buy them.
That would break the Southern Pacific
monopoly and relieve California OF the
burden which prohibits its progress.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24
CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, N. Y, March 23.-Miss Arthur
was among the passengers who sailed on the
steamship Etruria for Liverpool. Aug. Berg,
Miss Virginia Dusenberg, J. Louis Feitchmann,
Louis Kahilbaum and Miss A. Widemann were
among the passengers who sailed on the steam
ship Havel for Bremen. Among recent arrivals
are: /. H. Brice, Windsor; w. B. Bradford,
Imperial; ]. N. Day, Grand; G. J. Swift and
wife, Park Avenue; NJ. l. Bronson, Plaza; NJ.
l. Calm, Imperial; Rev. S. Daborich, Coleman;
the Misses Hopkins, Miss NJ S. Scott,W. P Scott
Holland; j. P. Morgan Continental; ], f. VAL
entine, Ashland; r. Williams, Sturtevant; w.
w. Wilson and wife, Grand.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

OF permitting it to be used for floating
logs, such use is the best to which the
river might be put.
In other words. if it would be better for
the people whom the Tuolumne River
serves to have lumber than irrigation and
electric power, then there might be rea-
son for turning the river over to lumber
company. AS the upper reaches OF the
Tuolumne bear an impor tant relation to
mining and the lower to agriculture, and
as irrigation is unmistakably the prime
consideration. in California farming, 1T
seems that those having the Tuolumne
River in charge have serious response
bility which no local governing body
should be permitted to exercise without
some Sort Of restraint.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24
WHITNEY'S CHARGES.

Caspar Whitney, sporting gentleman
who constituted himself an investigator
and Judge of amateur sportsmanship in
California, has been expressing himself
freely in the East regarding what he de-
clares to be unsportsmanlike practices of
the San Francisco Olympic Club. His ad-
verse criticism, when reduced to its essen
tiaIs, is that the club is too liberal patron
of baseball and football, and that the
clubs football nine is composed of profes-
sional players and is not an amateur club
in the highest sense. 1t is pleasing to
note Mr.. Whitney's high commendation
of the sports fostered by the State and
Stanford universities.
Mr.. Whitney might have said many
things to the advantage of the Olympic
Club while showing so earnest disposi-
ton to attack it on trivial and disputable
grounds. 1t is presumably the custom for
ball clubs to employ expert coaches and
some players whose skill will increase the
clubs efficiency. That is hardly worthy
of discussion. Some matters of far greater
interest present themselves for considera-
ton.
Before the Olympic Club attained to its
present dignity and Importance San Fran
cisco had an unpleasant reputation as a
center for tslogging matches" Disgrace
full meetings politely called glove contests,
and sometimes resulting in brutal fights
and the death of a contestant, were of too
frequent occurrence. The community was
in revolt. A true sporting sentiment, de-
termined to abolish the stain on the repu-
fof Af ho Ti<u fod in, ha
Olympic Club. The membership rapidly
increased and soon embraced many of the
leading men of town. The club erected
one of the handsomest and most COM
pletely equipped clubhouses in the United
States, and near the park bought and
fitted up extensive grounds for athletic
games. The heavy dues and assessments
made membership in the club something
of luxury, but the elegance, comfort and
completeness of the club constituted it the
focus of fine and wholesome sportsman
ship and crushed out the nalf-shady or
ganizations which had given San Fran
cisco an unpleasant notoriety. An i'm
portant subsidiary enterprise growing out
of the clubs organization was heavy in
vestment in a plant for pumping salt
water from the ocean into the heart of the
City, and 1t was this that made the Olym-
pic and Lurline salt water swimming
baths possible.
If the Olympic Club has pursued an
offensive course the most enlightened ele-
ments of our population have not discov-
cred the fact. The club is not an object of
criticism by any of the religious, moral
and good government organizations of the
City. 1t is regarded here as useful and
wholesome institution, embracing in its
membership many of the best citizens.
The work of it's skillful instructors in ad.
vancing the physical culture of the people
is deemed an excellent thing. Mr.. Caspar
Whitney would have to search long before
he could find club which has accom-
pllshed so much for the health and pleas
ure of its community.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24
PERSONAL.
son Ia IN town.

d. R. Bender OF Carson is in town.
DR.. G. B. Cole of Medford, Or, is in the City.
j. w. Smith of Los Angeles it at the Cosmo-
politan.
H. Prince, a business man of Monterey. is IN
the City.
DR.. ]. F. Hartley Of Antioch is among recent
arrivals here.
A. Heineman, civil engineer of Portland,
is at the Russ.
S. T: Brutch merchant of Reno, is at the
Cosmopolitan.
J. w. Brown and NJ. A. Farmer, INGREDIENTS OF
Los Angeles, are at the Grand.
Tom I. Lane, superintendent of the Utica
niue at Angels, is at the Palace.
]. W. Brin, wealthy cattle-owner of Will
liams, Ariz., is here on a business trip.
R. P Keatlng, the mining superintendent OF
Virginia City, was among yesterdays arrivals
here.
H. w. Gorham of Gold Hill, New, who for
merly resided in San Francisco, arrived here
yesterday.
Nellie McHenry. well known on the Califor-
mia stage, returned here yesterday. She is at
the Palace.
DR.. E. b. Perrin, who has extensive landed
interests near Fresno and at other places in
the State, is at the California.
Mrs. Clara Foltz. the well-known lady attor-
ney, formerly of this City and now OF New
York, is here on flying visit.
Superior Judge J. D. Goodwin of Plumas
County is here on leave of absence from high
attitudes, and is stopping at the Occidental.
prominent party of Chicago people, con-
sisting Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Buhl and Mrs.
Conrad Sepp and Miss Elsa Sepp, are at the
Palace.
w. R. Cody of Portland travelling agent of
the Cosmopolitan Hotel of this City and also OF
the Quimby House of Portland, is at the Cosmo-
politan.
George W. Wheeler, wealthy resident of
Pennington, Me-, is atthe Occidental, accom-
panied by his wife. They are in California for
pleasure.
w. R. Suape and r. D. Warm, business men
and claim-owners of the booming camp of
Cripple Creek, are in the City. They have
been on visit to Southern California.
R. C. Sergeant of Stockton. who has extern
sive areas of San Joaquin lands and many
other interests, and who lately offered large
site for the location of the Wilmerding School
at Stockton, is at the Russ.
Lloyd Tevis has returned here from New
York after long absence. He says his partner
James B. Haggin, who has for some time past
been i'll, is now able to get about on crutches.
He says Mr.. Haggin is improving rapidly.
E. c. Farnsworth of Bradley & Farnsworth,
the prominent attorneys of Visalia, is at the
Lick. He is firm supporter of the Valley
Railroad, and believes it will do great things,
not only for Visalia, but for the whole of the
San Joaquin Valley. He will be here several
days.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24
CURRENT HUMOR.

sWell," said Snaggs, '1 think many dogs
have more sense than their masters"
eyes," chimmed in Craggs. 81 have dog
like that myself" (And yet he couldn't m Ike
out why they laughed. .)-TtBits.
"Her fancee is q pronounced brunette, is he
not?" said one young woman.
s'No," replied the other; che is Russian.
He can be spelled, but not pronounced."-
Washington Star.
Robinson-How about that note hold of
yours, Brown? I've had it so long that
whiskers are beginning to grow on it.
Brown-Why don't you get it shaved, them
Texas Siftings.
"My dear. If you know how shocking some of
your advanced ideas are to other people,
don't believe you would offer them quite so
freely"
"Oh, John! Are they, really9 That's the fl rst
word of honest encouragement I've had."-De-
troit News.
81 can't understand why Jolliver gave up
writing poetry. He was doing great work."
sHe gave it up as soon as he saw the statues
people erect to deceased poets. He was afraid
they'd put up brass cartoon of him If he kept
pn.''-Harper's Bazaar.
'My daughter sweeps the floor," the mother
was saying, when the young man interrupted
her.
"what prize such girl is in these degener-
ate daysl"
eyes; she sweeps the floor with her ball
dresses, while stay at home to WELD the
broom."-Detrolt Free Press.
Hojack-I don't know what to do with that
dog. I've tried dozen times to give him
away, but no one will have him..
Tomdik-Tried to give him away. did your
That's no way to get rid of dog. Ask $45 or
$50 for him.-Puck.
R. r. Oficial-You may not believe it, but
this dining car cost $4,000.
Plaintree-How long has it been running?
AJust week.
SDoi <o~
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24
Must Pay Their Taxes.

For many long years the Southern Pacific
shifted its status as the situation required.
When. the laws of the State were to be carried
out to its disadvantage, it was Federal cor
poration. and when sought to be reached
through the Federal courts, it was State cor
poratiOn. This dodge is now terminated and
the United States Supreme Court saws it must
pay Its taxes. The next proceeding will be 1--WE
supposel to try and dodge them by fresh suits
in the State courts, as the Southern Pacific's
motto is, millions for defense. but not one
cent for tribute" We don't "hooray" much
over the decision, as the right Of the people to
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
BAKER MONUMENT FUND.

To the Editor Of The Cdtl-SIR: Now that we
are likely to have that monument to Grant, af-
ter many years, one of your subscribers would
like to inquire about the Colonel E. d. Baker
monument fund, which was raised many years
ago. and suggest that it be '.materialized"
while there are yet living some of the original
subscribers Let the committee make some
sign whereby the public may know that at
least they still live. B.
Oakland, March 23. 1896
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

regular traffic thereafter the cars ran beIond
Center street to the rear entrance 70 tne VII
Eighteerlrh and Twentieth. The cars at first ran
every thirty minutes from 80 in the morn,
ing to IL so at night, and il was estlmated
that the trains ran 102 miles between the
hours named It was originally intended hat
the cars of the company should be moved by
horse power. but before the road Was to COM n
sstesn1 for a limited period. The use OF steam
as a motive power was discontinued Marca 8.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

ssMrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup
Has been used over so years by millions of mothers
for their children while Teethng with perfect sue
cess. Ittoothes the child, sofens the gums, alays
is the best remedy for Diarrhnas, whether arising
from teething or other causes. For sale by Drug
gsts in every part OF the world. Be sure and ask
for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 25c bottle.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

to which the skirt is gathered. Cashmeres are
liked for these little gowns and may be had in
many pretty shades.
Albatross is q soft delicate and yet service
able fabric in young childrens gowns.
used with trim mings of band lace on the waist
and epaulettes Cotton cheviots make service
able dresses and launder beautifully. Some of
the new cotton crepons are shown IN very deli
cate colorings which nevertheless wash we'll.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24
Shoot or Give Up the Gun.

When the Supervisors of this county granted
the San Francisco and San Mateo Electric
Railway q franchise on Mission road they made
a bad bargain for the people. For months no
attempt has been made to run the electric cars
farther that Holy Cross Cemetery, and q shower
of rain is sufficient to stop them at Cypress
Lawn or Colma. This corporation should be
required to run their cars to the end of their
line and to fulfill the terms of their contract
with the people in every respect, or their char
ter should be forfeited.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

1t seems the monopoly cinch did drop
one twenty-dollar piece, but 1t took cir
Gus to get away with il.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

"You are not to hang!" shouted the messen-
ger, bursting into the prisoners cell and smil-
ing brightly at the same time.
"Awp' said the heretofore condemned one;
tthat is no moose to me-"
The messenger wept bitterly that he had not
delayed his coming until after the exeeu-
tion.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

Even when thrown into the sea the bust
ness records OF the monopolies won't
wash.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

Germany seems to think that England is
helping Italy. but it may turn out that
England is only helping herself.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

Before we talk any more of the decay of
American eloquence let us pause and con-
slider that passage il the speech of Willis
of Delaware in which he spoke of 1.-The
sunburnt American farmer with his bronzed
cheeks, painted with pigments of the sky,
his nerves and muscles as strong as those
of Hercules, his every sinew hardened with
honest toll, his blood as pure as the waters
of Castalia, with feet as winged as Mer-
cury's as he goes to his morning toll,
brushing the dew off the grass by the
hedgerows, filled with the ozone of God
and feeling himself man."
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24
The Tale the Figures Tell.
Rodie Mining Index.

Careful statisticians estimate that during the
first two years of Cleveland our national wealth
has decreased almost So, 100000, 900, or more
than the entire cost of the civil war. The his
tory of mank ind furnishes no parallel for this
hideous wrecking Of national prosperity. In
its grim and ghastly enormity it stands soli-
tary and alone. Only the immense wealth
which thirty years of Republican rule had ac-
cumulated saved the nation from utter bank
ruDtcy and despair
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

Virginia S. Washington and Mary L. Wash
ington of Portsmouth, Ohio, representing
themselves as descendants of George Washing
ton, have written to the Secretary OF the Inte-
rior offering to sell the Government number
of relics of Washington. Among these is
snuffbox presented to Jefferson by Washington
and later returned to the latter's heirs.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

The work of the Senate on the Cuban
question seems less like getting up steam
than blowing it off
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

There are some refunding schemes that
are worse than others, but it was evidently
hard strain on the bosses to devise them.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

New York Republicans will stand for
protection, reciprocity and Morton and
are sure to win atleast two out of the three
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

The City Hall gang in Chicago, which
has been swindling people by forged
assessments, ought to receive the highest
penalty known to the code. When the
poor taxpayer has been already fieeced by
law, it is absolutely fendish to skin him
by fraud
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24
Cleveland's Campaign Material.

The administration in adding 1862 900 900
to the country's interest-bearing debt has fur
nighed excellent campaign material to the
Republicans. By all means let US indorse the
marvellous financiering of the firm of Cleve-
land & Carlisle. The country will never see
its like again after those gentlemen retire.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

Democratic leaders may iirt a little with
the Presidential nomination, but none of
them show any great desire to be welded
to it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

To purify the blood, restore the lost appetite and
build up the whole system take Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. The necessity of spring medicine is
universally admitted. Take only Hoods.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

HUSBANDS Calcined Magnesia, four first prem
ium medals awarded. More agreeable to the
taste and smaller dose than other magnesia.
mark labels.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

Some enterprising fellows over the border
have set up the cry of Free Canada" but
while it sounds about as well as "free
Cuba" it has not been shouted loud enough
yet to make the welkin ring or rouse the
sleeping lion.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

A proposal in Congress to cede large
area of land in Nebraska to that State on
condition that system of irrigation be
provided has been denounced by cattle
grazers as land-grabbing scheme, and it
probably is, but it would be better to have
it grabbed, irrigated and settled than left
arid and tenantless.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

1t seems evident that the British expe-
dition up the Nile for the relief OF the
Italian colonies would not have been un-
dertaken without the assured support of
Germany and Austria, and out of this
agreement there may yet come an alliance
strong enough to take steps for the relief
OF Armenia
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24
The Long and Short of It

Portland Sunday Welcome.
Some OF the tallest men of Portland these
days are the Shortest"
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24
A DRESS WORN WITH GUIMPEs.

Dresses to be worn with guimpes are pre-
ferred by many to those which are entirely of
the one fabric, as the white guimpes look
daintily childlike.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24
England Harnesses America.

Santa Clara News
The misfortunes of Mexico are continuous.
Lord Sholto Douglas is going to infest that
stricken country next This is another Illus
tration of England's disposition to harass
weaker governments.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

The next big debate in the Senate will
probably be on the report of the commit
tee recommending an amendment to the
constitution providing for an election of
Senators by a direetvote of the people, but
1t is not likely, however, to be anything
more than debate.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

If Democracy can find no other Presi-
dental bud that will blossopfa a trial should
be made of Dan Lamont. He appears to
be daisy that would bloom anywhere.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

1t is now "Greater Los Angeles" and
here Is luck to the combination.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

The Spaniards have about arrived at the
conclusion that the expenditure of money
to enable Columbus to discover the West
Indies was financial mistake.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

A unanimous vote in Congress for coast
defenses and naval expansion would be
the best way to cap the climax of the war
talk.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

The President of the Swiss republic has
been so often called upon to act in the set
tlement OF international disputes that he
will probably begin to regard himself after
awhile as the natural arbiter of the ma
tions
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

No well regulated household should be without
bottle Of Dr. Siegert's Angostura Bitters, the
celebrated appetizer.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

A MILLION STAMPs-W. D., City. The United
States Government does not purchase million
Cancelled postage stamps, as it is not engaged
in the second hand stamp business.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24
VIEWS OF WESTERN EDITORS.

Let Bad Enough Alone.
San Jose Mercury.
Parson Brown has commenced it all over
again, Why can't he let bad enough alone
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

The new retunding bill to be drawn up
will be new in nothing except the dress,
and that will probably serve it for the
funeral.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

SPECIAL information daily to manufacturers.
business houses and public men by the Press
Clipping Bureau tAllen's), $40 Montgomery.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

tax the road is not a millionth part of the i'm
portance that it is to prevent the road from
taxing the people.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

The British proposal to settle by arbitra-
tion all disputes with the United States is
hardly comprehensive enough. 1t should
be made to include disputes with all Amer
ica