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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
THE MORGAN RESOLUTION.

On its face the resolution introduced by
Senator Morgan relative to affairs in Cuba
is compromise between non-interference
and an open recognition of the insurgents
belligerent right. In reality, however, it
is a great deal more than that, and therein
lies its shrewdness-while preserving a
perfectly friendly attitude toward Spain, it
lifts the uprising from the plane of an in
surrection to that of war. A dignified re-
quest that Spain regard the insurgents as
entitled to the customary treatment of
belligerents in war is a proclamation by
this Government of its own estimate of
the situation. In other words, it commits
the United States to the policy of recog-
nizing the belligerent rights of the insur-
gents, and is notice to Spain that this will
be done unless she changes her method OF
warfare. II that change is made in re-
Spouse to this request, the strength of the
insurgent cause will be doubled.
That seems at present to be the logic of
the situation. AT the same time Spain
could not find fault with the resolution,
except to regard it as an impertinence
She is not in a position to express resent
ment. The resolution is perfectly reason
able. It is based both on the duty of this
country to protect the interests of its
citizens in the island and a knowledge of
the fact that the insurgents are regularly
organized as an army. More than that,
they have proclaimed government,
which fact the report accompanying the
resolution seems to have overlooked.
General Weyler himself, who is to com.
mand the forces of Spain in Cuba, has
given sufficient reason for the adoption of
the resolution. He is reported to have ex-
pressed the opinion that 1t will require two
years to suppress the uprising. That can
not be rebellion-it is war.
The resolution presented by the minority
of the Morgan committee requesting the
President to intercede with Spain for
recognition of the independence of Cuba
seems hardly so well advised as the ma
iority resolution, for the latter is the proper
foundation for it.
The Spaniards seem to have been LAYING
too great stress on the importance of keep
ing the forces of Maceo and Gomez separ-
ated. The force necessary to maintain a
military line across the island for that pur-
pose is merely playing into the hands of
the insurgents, who find their base of sup
plies in every hamlet and plantation that
they raid, and who are more effective scat
tered than concentrated. AS result of
holding this line Maceo has overrun the
rich province of Pinar del Rio, as might
have been expected, while Gomez is still
operating freely in the east.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
CRUSHING COMPETITION.

As the increased revenues which the
Southern Pacific would have to provide to
meet the demands OF funding bill would
have 10 come largely through increased
local freight charges, principally in Cali
fornia, it follows that if the company hon.
estly intends to pay the debt under the
terms imposed by funding bill it will of
necessity have to crush any sort of local
competition that may present itself. The
force of this argument will be appreciated
when we reflect that the company strenu-
ously insists that competition, not fixed
charges, regulates She rates charged.
One ground upon which the company
bases its claim of "equity" is that the Gov
eminent forfeited its right to collect the
debt by extending aid to other overland
roads with which the Southern Pacific is
in competition. Hence if the people of
California should demand that the Gov
eminent make appropriations for render
ing our rivers navigable the company may
either oppose the appropriation for the
reason that such competition would re-
duce its ability to earn sufficient with
which to comply with the terms of fund
ing bill, or in the event of such appropria-
ton and the ensuing river competition it
will be armed with an excuse for refusing
to comply with the terms of the funding
bill.
This policy has been already foreshad-
owed in two ways-one. as has been stated,
in basing an equity claim on the aid
extended to competing overland roads,
and the other in opposing the proposed
freight reductions ordered by the Califor-
MIA Railroad Commission on the ground
ability to discharge its obligation to the
Government. If this latter contention
should be upheld by the Federal courts
before which it is pending it would he log
lcally argued that competition created by
the Government in the shape of river i'm
provements would have similar effect
and therefore should not be made.
In short, funding bill would commit
the Government to the policy of main
tanning the monopoly character of the
Southern Pacific, to the extent of with
holding appropriations for river improve
subject, as, no matter what may be the pos
sibilities of railroad building by private en-
terprise, rivers are the natural arteries
OF traffic and can never be monopolized or
made part of transportation com binations.
In more ways than one funding bill
would place California absolutely at the
mercy OF the Southern Pacific monopoly
and would make the Government party
in interest to the outrage.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

passenger that his fare is recorded in due and
proper form. He will sit down assured that
1t will reach the Golfers of the company instead
OF the pocket of the conductor. The conductor
VIII be ordered to finger neither the coin nor
ticket. They pass directly from the hand OF
the passenger into the slot. When they drop
through into the receiver at the base OF the
device they are registered.
At the end of the route it is the company's
cashier and not the conductor who unlocks the
slot machine and takes out the receiver He
has in his possession keys marked with each
conductors name and number. The register
is reset, another receiver is attached and the
conductor goes on his way.
And all this is not very pleasing to the hon.
est streetcar conductor of Detroit. He is affect
ing great Indignation. He ayows he will quit
before he Will go around like dummy with
one of those "Toronto coffee-pots," as he calls
them.
Besides the slot machine which the Detroit
company is TO confer upon all its conductors,
the man who calls out "FareP' will be loaded
down with another device. This is the change
box, built on the plan OF the dime banks
which were popular few years ago. This is
merely convenience to get out of the diff
Guilty of diving into the pocket after change.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
THE LOVE OF THE ENGINEER.

There's CLEAN of red on the roads rough bed
And clamor of flying wheels
As give old "Flyaway Bess' her head
And, swift as a shot from rifle sped,
She sweeps DER the singing steels.
Like a star at night shines faint, far light,
And the faint, far light draws near,
Where to see us pass she waits, dear lass,
The love of the engineer.
With rattle and din along we spin,
And the house runs blithely by;
And, Swallowed against the light within,
Is the girl it has been my luck to win,
And the girl for whom I'd die!
For a sight OF the train at the window-pane
She watches, my Nell, my dear
And rollicking past my heart beats fast
She's the love OF the engineer!
hold your lives, oh, husbands and wives,
In the palm of my grimy handI
But you need not fear whatever arrives,
While the stanch old engine onward drives,
For here at my post I stand;
And well know she would have me go
To my death unknowing fear.
Asleep or awake, you are safe for the sake
Of the love of the engineer! Judge.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
A NEW FARE COLLECTOR.

The nickelin-the-slor machine will invade
the streetcar. The Detroit Railway is about
to present to its employees a new safeguard for
its fares, says the Chicago Times-Herald. 1t is
called the Wagner register and fare collector.
1t is nickel-plated contrivance which will
hang around the conductors neck. Fingers
that itch for Legitimate coin will not touch
the fares. The conductor will present his
machine in the passengers face in hold-up
fashion and the passenger Will transfer his
5-eent piece from his pocket to the machine.
The coin will rattle down into its depths until
little bell viii jingle. This will inform the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

50, 900; Montgogmned5yy,, 1880, $612, 500:
81 '24s 900; Olympia, 1890, 81, 796, 900;
Petrol, 1857. $247, 900; Phib5a,delphie, 1888,
81 ,325, 900; Raleigh. 1889, 81 l0D 900; San
$3.50 900 !: Wilmington, 1894, $2SO,OOO; York
town, 1887, $455, 900. on the. Amphitrite,
Miantonomoh Monadnock, Puritan and Ter
ror there has been allowed for the completion
of these vessels an appropriation OF IS, IFS ,046
Torpedo-poats = Cushing, 1892, $82, $50;
Ericsson, 1892, $I13, 500; Stiletto, $4,000. In
addition there are two battle-ships under con-
strnction. six gunboats under contract and
three torpedo boats, the keels OF which were
laid in 1895. Cleveland was President from
in office again from March, 1898, to date
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

the time it occurred was of rank and
character sufficient to give the event both
distinction and dignity.
Senator Perkins bill provides that the
monument shall be erected within the
limits OF the city of Monterey, and the
money is to be expended under the direc-
ton OF the Secretary OF War, or such Off
Ger as he may designate. This, of course,
does not Interfere with anything that may
be undertaken by the local monument as
ISOLATION, and they have still an oppor-
tunity to add to the value of the monument
by raising additional m oney for it, and in
deed may practically direct the work of
erecting IT
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
cALIFoRNIANS IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. 30.-Among recent
arrivals are: J. S. Alderman, Holland j. S.
Webster, Holland H. Roland, Imperial; L. A.
Epson, st. Cloud William S. Edwards and
Mrs. Edwards were among the passengers who
sailed on the steamship ST. Louis for South
amptOn.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

insertions of Valenciennes lace were set off an
inch apart, the first an inch from the edge 4
white satin stock collar was finished with bow
at back. In the front was bow effect of Val
enciennes lace set on as shown in picture
The gathers were covered with jet buttons.
had sailor collar of white batiste with trim
mings OF narrow Valencennes lace. Pale green
Dresden ribbon with flowers OF bright colors
formed crush belt and collar.
These, with sailor collar, were detachable.
Extremely stylish are plain white cuffs and
collar OF linen, detachable or lace.
A brown serge dress was made perfectly
PLAIN, the only trimming being band of green
spangles set on either side of front and around
bottom of waist.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
THE CANAL REVIVAL.

Verify this is an era of canal revival. A re-
action seems to have set in from the days when
artificial waterways were abandoned and rail-
roads were proclaimed the only means of
transportation.
chicago's great drainage canal VIII furnish a
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

observation-disclosures is perfectly dry soft
and mild, and is entirely free from the mists com.
moh further north. Ronnd-trip tickets, by steam
ship including fifteen days board the Hotel del
Coronado, $50; longer stay So so per day. Apply
d New Montgomery St.. San Francisco.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
Mr.. Eckels' Plan.
Woodland Mail.

Comptroller Eckels proposes to Congress that
an international banking system be inaugur-
ated for promoting commerce between this
country and South and Central America. This
would no doubt be good idea, but it is only
a roundabout way of carrying out Blaine's
reciprocity plan, which was denounced and
repealed by the Democrats.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
Keep Or the Grass, Please.

Africa will soon be gobbled, divided and
civilized. China will have to go through the
process next if Turkey does not precede her,
but America does not propose that European
powers shall make any further advances, from
Cape Horn to Alaska
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
Would Make Things Lively.
Woodland Democrat.

The United States has her eye on Canada,
Germany covets South Africa, France has an
itching palm for Egypt, and Russia would be
temporarily satisfied with either India or
be in the event of a war between the United
States and England.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

Overlooked the Comma-Little Mamie read
on her sundsy-school card, "God makes, pre-.
serves and keep u.s."
Looking uD suddenly she said: Mamma,
wha' do you s'pose he does with 'em alp"
"With what, my dear?"
"Why, all those preserves. "-Philadelphis
American.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
Cheap and Quick transportation.
1 San lose Mercury

Cities are not built by sitting still and wait
ing for good times to come. 1t is business that
makes cities, and IN these days of electric cars
business goes to the city that offers it the best
facilities for travelling.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

Railroad Attorney Tweed has an omi-
nous name. but perhaps the suggestion in
it is pleasing to the bosses.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

The downtown poolrooms would like to
be licensed, but they are running with too
much license already.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing syrun,.

Has been used fifty years by millions OF nno,h
ers for their children while Teething with perfect
success. 1t soothes the child softens the gums a.
lays Pain, cures Wind Collie. regulates the Bowels
and is the best remedy for DiGrrhnas whether
arising from teething or other causes. For salsby
Druggists in every part of the world Be sure AMI
ask for Mrs. Winslow'S Soothing Syrup 25G
bottle.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

Frau A.-Frau Neumann is an extremely tidy
sort of person, don't you think?
Frau b should think she wasl The other
day burglar got into her house and the first
thing she did was to ask the man if he had
wiped his feet on the mat.-Unsere GeseIl.
schaft.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
cA11rORS1A glace fruits, soc 1b. Townsend,s..

ca tell you" said an ardent Prohibitionist to
a friend, "ex-Governor st. John is the right
sort of a man. He sticks up to his principles
He says he will never leave Kansas so long as
drop of whisky is left in the State"
"Graciousp' was the reply: sis he as fond of
liquor as that?'-Pittsbburg Chronicle-Tele-
graDh
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

The issue in the funding-biI fight is
California against a corporation. the people
against a monopoly and the law against
fraud
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

WAR is declared against disease by Hoods sarsa-
paria, which parifes, vitalizes and enriches the
blood. Pure blood means good health and the way
to have pure blood is to take Hoods SarsaparflIa
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

To watch England thoroughly we have
to keep one eye on Alaska while taking 6
squint at Venezuela with the other.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

This is the turn of Sonoma TO give the
State show, and she is giving good one.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

Nor Two MooNs-H. NJ, City. January, 1896,
was not scheduled for two full moons, but the
month of August viii have two last quarters,
August and August 81
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

The Smith refunding scheme hasn't re-
deeming features enough to redeem the
bonds it authorizes even in a hundred
years.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

1t seems the Southern Pacific of Ken
lucky never thought it worth while to
keep the law even in Kentucky itself.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

When Tillman delivered his speech he
may be truly said to have stumped the
Senate.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

Cleveland has been on another duck
shooting expedition and we shall soon
know whether he has returned loaded for
bear again.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

From the orange fair of Cloverdale to the
snow festival Of Truckee is only step,
and it will be good one for everybody to
take
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

California Congressman who fail to
make a good record against the funding
bill will make bad one for themselves.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

The refunding scheme is strong, but it is
the kind of strength that smells to heaven.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

By the tongue of Tillman the voice of
South Carolina is still for civil war.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

Our Representatives in Congress have
beaten the arguments of the railroad lobby
and have fair prospect of beating the
lobby itself.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

POINTS IN CRIB-A. Sh., City. If in game
OF cribbage player has a six, three deuces
and tray turned up he calls for eight
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

DIMES WITHOUT PREMIuM-H. S. F., City.
nor on one of 1898 with the initial "S'' on the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

Cameron is right-the Senate should re-
solve for Cuban independence.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

SPECIAL information daily to manufacturerz
business houses end public men By the Press
Clipping Bureau (Allen's), $40 Montgomery :
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

BUY your underwear, hosiery, ETC., at Pioneer
Dry Goods Store, los Fifth street.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

FINEST eyeglasses, specs, 15c to 4Oc. s11& 4th,
nr. barber; sun. 73s Market (Kast shoestore)s
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

Since the Central Pacific earned money
enough to make plutocrats of ali the d.
rectors it ought to be able to earn enough
TO pay its debts.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
FROM WESTERN SANC1UMS.

Orange Growers Need Protection.
Redlands Facts.
It's about time that the orange-growers of
the United States were asking for protection
against the other growers of the world.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
Soft Answers Turn Away Bullets.
Tucson Sta

After all, the greatest security which the
nations have against war is the numberless
ways always available for gracefully backing
II
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

No TRAINING-SHIP-F. C. B., Stockton, Cal
There is no Government training-ship at San
Francisco There is the training-ship Inde-
pendence at Mare Island For information
about the vessel and the manner of receiving
boys on board of her write to the commander
of the vessel.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

The one touch needed to make the year
about the Iveliest on record is for Kelley
to set his motor into operation, and he
promises TO do it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

Other portions of the State are forced to
content themselves with climate, but So
mona talks of geological conditions, gey-
sers and internal heat.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

1t is considered proper in st. Louis to
refer to the head of the Pulitzer Publish
ing Company of that city as "the whis-
kered residuum of vanity and vexation."
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31
LADY'S ROUND WAIST.

Here is one of the charmingly simple waists
extremely stvlish in itself and capable of being
elaborated to any extent desirable by aceesso-
ries and trimmings of various kinds. The
sailor collar is made detachable. The small
views show the appearance of the waist with
out the collar,
waist of figured silk had a sailor collar of
black mousseline de sole. This was edged with
a pleating OF the same muslin. Two very narrow
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

Whatever the House Committee on For
eign Affairs may do in regard to Cuba the
Committee on Pacific Railroads will have
to recognize the belligerency OF California.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

California is making good fight.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

The locators OF all mining locations heretofore
made and which shall hereafter be made on any
mineral vein lode or ledge, situate the public
domain, their heirs and assigns, where no adverse
claim exists on the 10th of May, Is 2, so long as
they comply with the laws of the United states
and with state, Territorial, and local regulations
not in conflict with the laws of the United States
governing their possessory title, shall have the
exclusive right of possession and enjoyment.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

The way in which the railroad managers
are trying to shift the blame of the recent
accidents off their shoulders is an illustra-
ton OF the way in which they would shift
the burden of the refunded debt on the
people as soon as they got chance.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

Grants proposal to tie Spanish Govern
ment to establish the independence of
Cuba through the friendly Intervention of
the United States affords good precedent
for Cleveland.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

As long as the bimetallists allow such
men as Tillman to come to the front and
speak for them the silver lining of the
financial issue will always be under a
cloud.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

Senator Hill, having been asked who is
the most prominent Democratic candidate
for the Presidency, answered very truth
fully that he did not know of any such
candidates at all,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-31

According to Colonel Cockerin it is the
purpose OF the Japanese to do everything
possible at home and not permit dollar
to go abroad which can be kept in Japan,
and similar policy in respect to our dol
lars wouldn't be bad for the United States.