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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
RAINEY'S NEW SCHEME.

The success of the Republican party In
the National contest is so well assured, 1T
is natural the people should pay more
attention to local politics than is usually
given at this season in years that are to be
marked by Presidential elections. It's for
this reason the public is more interested
now in the faction fight of the City
Democracy. than in any speculation as to
whom the Democrats Will nominate for
the Presidency. In the National contest
there is no danger, but in the local contest
there is enough to arouse the minds of the
taxpayers and put them on their guard
against any possible mbination of the
bosses.
: The most notable feature of the local
situation. is the fight which. 4Rainey is
making to obtain in City politics for the
future that supremacy which Buckley
abused in the past. In the conduct of this
fight ne has shown how well he pro6ted
by the lessons he learned when he was one
of the trusted lieutenants of the old boss
against whom he has now turned with all
the bitterness that can be .engendered by a
combination of greed and ingratitude. He
has made cunning use of MeNab and the
Junta to down the Ruckleyites, and is now
evidently arranging combination by
which he will be able to drop the Junta
and stand forth as the supreme boss.
To effect the combination needed to as
sure his power it is natural that Rainey
should turn to Martin Kelly and j. HI.
Mahoney. Nominally these men do not
belong TO Rainey's party, but really they
are men of the same type, belong to the
same gang and practice the same kind of
politics. Kelly and Mahoney, having
been baffied in their attempt to gain con-
troll of the Republican organization in the
Fourth District by means of forged proxies
and other tricks of similar kind, are
more than ready to stand in with the
Democratic boss and render service for
service on almost any terms he pleases.
That the combination of these bosses
implies considerable danger to the better
element of both parties in the City cannot
be questioned. Rainey's heelers will help
the Kelly and Mahoney gang in the Re-
publican primaries, and the favor will be
returned whenever the Democratic pri-
maries are held. 1t is to this complexion
the local situation has come. Democracy,
hopelessly divided between Buckley and
Rainey, has no chance to redeem itself
this year. The Republican party, by
forcing such fellows as Mahoney and
Kelly out of their assumed leadership, has
aroused against it all the force of what is
known as gang politics both in its own
ranks and in those of the new Democratic
boss. 1t behooves the people therefore to
be on their guard. The Rainey, Kelly
and Mahoney combination is liable to be
dangerous if it ever becomes strengthened
by single victory. 1t must be crushed at
the start.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
THE PANAMA SUBSIDY.

Mr.. Huntington's anxiety with regard
to the funding bill does notlwithdraw his
alert oversight of the isthmus route. 1t is
clearly evident to him that if the isthmus
of Panama were in position to compete
freely with his overland routes it would
possess an enormous advantage in hand
ling those classes of freight which need
not be hurried and which ordinarily do not
command high rate of transport. Be-
fore he secured controlling interest in the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, which,
with its Panama Railway connection, was
an annoying competitor for traffic between
the Atlantic and Pacific seaboard, he paid
that company heavy subsidy to keep out
of the fight. This was in the shape of a
charter for space which he could fill with
freight or leave empty, as he chose. This
is notorious fact of history.
But The Panama Railway remained a
thorn in his side even after he HAD secured
a controlling interest in the Pacific Mail.
1t was the most stubborn and independent
little concern that he had ever encoun-
tered. He finally convinced it that an
agreement would be better than q fight
and thus induced it to withdraw its steam
ers running in competition with the Pa
cific Mail, on the understanding that the
overland traffic would be fairly divided
among the railroad, the Pacific Mail and
the Panama Railway. No sooner had he
bound the little company under contract
than he advanced overland rail rates so
per cent. This meant corresponding ad-
vance for the isthmian line.
The Panama Railway soon discovered
that it was getting nothing like its share
of business and that the Sunset route of
the Southern Pacific, with its line of
steamers from New Orleans to New York,
was carrying an abnormally heavy traffic.
Then the Panama Railway rebelled, as
serting that there was something wrong
with the differentials stipulated for in it's
favor. These differentials had been ad-
justed on the old basis of open competi-
ton and hence were satisfactory, but for
some obscure reason they failed to bring
business as formerly. Another singular
circumstance was that although the Pa
cific Mail had been similarly hurt it made
no complaint. Whether the Panama
Railway got an inkling of the familiar
system of private rebates which in the
past had made the Southern Pacific popu-
lar with many shippers, and which had
helped to fasten it as monopoly on Cali
fornia, cannot be known. 1t is certain
only that the Panama Railway rebelled.
Then came repetition of the old story
of the Pacific Mail-the Panama Railway,
according to latest accounts, has been
promised subsidy. The contract having
failed to make it party to the monopoly
it must be paid to Keep quiet. California
may take what comfort it can from the
reflection that this subsidy for the
Strengthening of the Southern Pacific mo-
.nopoly will be charged to its industry.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
THE HOTEL MANAGERS.

The visit which leading hotel managers
of the East will make to California in the
la tier part of next month will be far
more important event than might be
supposed at glance. 1t will be the an
nual business convention of one of the
strongest associations in the United States,
but the occasion will be employed also to
see the sights and enjoy the beauties of
California. The men composing the body
are able and responsible members of their
several communities, and necessarily come
in contact with greater number of people
than any other class of business men.
Being themselves professional enter
tanners, they will be alert to the spirit and
manner of their treatment in California.
They should not for a moment be con-
founded with the organized bodies who
visit the State and accept every generous
attention as a matter of course. They
know the trouble and expense of such
royal entertaining as California indis-
criminately extends to all visitors and will
appreciate it accordingly.
The importance of these considerations
should not be lost sight of in the prepara-
tions for their entertainment. Although
the hotel-keepers of California are famous
for their generous hospitality, and al
though these visitors will be their special
guests, they should not be permitted to
bear the whole expense of royal enter
tainment.. 1t would be difficult for citi-
zens and organized bodies generally to ex-
hibit too much liberality. The gathering
will be more valuable than any other that
could be brought hither.
Although the latter part of April is not
the most attractive part of the year in
California, being in advance of the regular
fruit season, we shall have much to offer
the visitors. Our wines and dried fruits
should be given every possible oppor-
tunity to make their excellencies known.
The quantity of these articles consumed
in the hotels of the Eastern States is
enormous, and we have buta meager hand
in supplying the consumption. Poor
French wines still rule the cellars, and
they command a much larger price than
ours. Our dried prunes, figs and apricots
are the best in the world, ana they are
comparatively unknown in Eastern hotels.
Our canned fruits should be advanced to
attention in all their superb beauty, as
articles of that kind are largely consumed
in hotels.
The travel which hotel-keepers are in q
position to influence is a very important
consideration. AS yet California is re-
garded as an excellent winter resort,
but little is known of the fact that it Is q
superb summer resort as well. This refers
to climate alone; other natural charms
exist in abundance. Even the industries
peculiar to the State have grace all their
own, and they should be brought to the
attention of the visitors.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
SOCIALISM AND LABOR.

The Executive Council of the American
Federation of Labor is holding meeting
at Indianapolis for the purpose of sitting
the complaints received from the labor
federations- of New York, Omaha and San
Francisco that socialism is insinuating
itself into the ranks of labor and endeavor-
ing to use labor organizations for advanc-
ing that doctrine. The dispatch announc-
ing the fact indicates very clearly the
determination of the federation to check
the tendency in its incipiency. The infer
ence is drawn, however. that the fedora
ton opposes the movement solely on the
ground of an attempt to use the labor or
ganizations for the advancement Of par
ticular political idea, and does not go to the
merits of socialism in its relation to the
interests of the labor classes. 1t is in
tended merely that the American Fedora
ton of Labor shall not be made the in
strument of any political movement.
This is both q wise and a conservative
position. 1t leaves the individual men,
bers of the federation free to uphold what
ever political doctrines they may prefer
and TO concentrate the energies of the or
ganization on the legitimate purposes of
its being. These are sufficiently broad
and deep to engross all the attention of
the body. Should the organized laborers
of the country be drawn into political
movement they would be setting them
selves UP as class. That would be fatal,
for it is opposed to every principle of .
country whose government is based on
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
AMERICAN sEAMEN.

Senator FRYE has at last introduced his
promised bill requiring that the officers of
vessels registered in this country shall be
American citizens. These include the
master the engineer and all his assistants
and all persons who command watch.
They may be citizens either through birth
or naturalization. Provision is made
whereby such persons who are not conve-
nient to the inspecting board originally
licensing them may procure renewal
through American Consuls. The term of
the license is three years.
An important feature of the bill-that
particular feature. in fact, which explains
the whole-is the consideration which it
offers to these officers when serving the
United States in time OF war. In that
event .every such master, mate, pilot or
engineer shall be entitled to the highest
rate of wages paid in the merchant marine
of the United States for similar service;
and if killed or wounded while performing
such duties under the United States they
or their heirs or legal representatives
shall be entitled to all the privileges ac-
corded to soldiers and sailors serving in
the army and navy under the pension laws
OF the United States.
The dignity of the American merchant
marine is thus raised. but more important
than that is the fact that those charged
with the grave responsibilities attaching
to the service shall be loyal American cit
izens, ready when called upon to defend
the interests of their Government. The
loose way in which this matter has been
treated in the past has constituted an
ominous danger in case of war. The war
scares to which we have been treated
lately seem to be having beneficial effect
in many ways. They have made US aware
of the defenselessness of our coast and the
inadequacy of our navy. The Frye bill is
one of the most useful measures that has
been proposed, and Congress should push
it through as rapidly as possible.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26


She would go down to the camp and carry
home the largest fish she could find, and tried
in every way to let them know that 1t was
good food. The puppies did not like it very
well at first, but soon acquired the taste. Ii
other food was placed before the young ones
she would take it away. Strange as it may
seem, they never touched it during her ab-
sence.
Topsey, however, wasted all her efforts, for
when her children grew up and were allowed
to run around by themselves they always pre-
ferred meat to fish. Occasionally she will
make an effort to show them the error of their
ways and will bring up specimen OF the fnny
tribe and lay it before them. When they re-
fuse to eat it she shows unmistakable signs of
being offended
Eating fish is not Topsey's only popularity
She is an unusually smart dog, and whatever
she does she does in her own way. When she
drinks water, instead of tapping it up she puts
her nose into it and sucks it like horse. She
will not sleep in the same part of the stable as
the other dogs, but has particular corner of
her own, and when she lies down always man
ages to cover herself with the rugs instead of
stretching out on top of them. She very sell
dom barks, but is always good-natured, al
though never showing disposition to romp.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Costaki Anthopoulo Pasha, the newly ap-
pointed Turkish ambassador to the Court OF
st. james, recently remarked to an inter.
viewer: "Look at me. / am, although Turk
ish official, q Greek and Christian. Many
Christians are in the Turkish service. If Tur-
key had any feeling against Christians as such
would this be possible?"
The editor of the London Sporting Times has
discovered in little old church of East Sut-
ton, in Kent, an interesting monument to the
second wife of Lawrence Washington, a fore
father of George Washington. The monument
proves Washington's descent from the founder
of Baliol College at Oxford and the brother OF
John Baliol, King of Scotland.
Miss Jennie Hilton of Kansas City is said to
be the only active woman gold-miner and pros
pector in the Southwest. For several years she
has been engaged in prospecting for gold in
tie mountains OF Arizona and New Mexico,
and has invented number of useful appn-
ances in mining engineering. She sold her
share in an Arizona mine the other day for
$35, 900 in cash.
Sarasate once found his memory deserting
him at q recital; but he discovered the reason
of the mishap in time to prevent q failure. A
lady was tanning herself in the front row of
the stalls The violinist stopped playing.
s'Madam." he said, chow can play in two-four
time when you are beating six-eight?' The
lady shut up her fan and the recital was CON-
cluded successfully.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
the equality of all. Class politics is the
beginning of revolution.

the equality of all. Class politics is the
beginning of revolution.
The fact that there is probably a strong
sentiment of socialism in the labor ranks
creates temptation to embrace socialism
as political doctrine. But socialism has
not yet become serious factor in Ameri-
can politics, and there is powerful senti-.
ment which regards the republican form
OF government as sufficient to meet all the
demands of the people for such a common
sharing of public benefits as will produce
q safe balance between the power OF the
Government and the freedom OF the people
and regulate it. Socialism thrives best in
those countries whose people have the
least to say in the direction of govern
mental affairs. Itis far more philosophic
to make good republic on the present lines
by causing it to be reflex OF the best SEN
timent among the people than to charge
it with being the author of ills for which
it is not responsible.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
A PLAIN OLD MAN.
A plain old man with the plainest ways,
With humble mien an an honest gaze,

plain old man with the plainest ways,
With humble mien an an honest gaze,
Was old man King.
He know'd no more OF creations plan
Than's told in his well.thumbd Bible--.An'
That tells me more than the scienters can,"
Says old man King.
He's seen but little beyond the farm,
But lovin my home can't be much har N.
Says old man King
I've studied the Bible-map," he'd say. ~
A n the p'ints of the moral compass, they
Show well whar' the realms of Justice iay,s
Says old man King.
A plain old man with the plainest ways
With humble men an honest gaze,
Was old man King.
Though little of praise for looks he could win
II I'D Sodom a-had ten sch, in its sin.
1t now on the map, think, would a-been-
Grand old man King!
WILL T. HALE, in Memphis Commercial Appeal
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
A FISH.EATING DOG.

Dogs as rule will not eat fish, either raw or
cooked, even though they are on the verge of
starvation, but on the McNear ranch in Marin
County there is one that WILL and she has also
taught all of her puppies to do the same. Her
owner says she is the best mother-dog he ever
had on the place.
Topsey is the name of the dog. She is a
spitz, and is nearly years old. Topsey ac-
quired the habit of eating fish when she was
very young, and obtained them from q Chinese
camp not far from the ranchhouse.
- When her first puppies had grown old enough
to eat she insisted that they should have fish.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
ONE OF 1S40-A., City. No premium is Of.
fered for half dollar of 1910.

FACE VALUE-Subscriber, Virginia, New.
ten-cent piece of the year 1885 is worth to COLI
leetors of old coins only its face value. Dimes
of that date are not scarce.
A MINERAL FIND-J. s., Evergreen, Cal. If
an individual should find mineral land on the
private property of another, he would not have
the right to locate claim there. The land
and all there is in it belongs to the owner.
To VOTE IN CoLoRADo-S., San Jose, Cal. To
vote in the State of Colorado party must be o
citizen or one who has declared his intention
to become such. Previous to offering his vote
he must have resided In the state six months,
in the county ninety days, in the township
thirty days and in the precincn3n which he
wishes to vote ten days.
FROM DRAKE's sADDREss-Subscri Der, Clement,
Cal. The quotation
When freedom from her mountain height
Unfured her standard to the air -. +
She tore the azure robe of night
And SET the star of glory there,
is from sDrake's Address to the American
Flag
A MILKRoT-C. T., City. If you have Iady's
navy blue cloth dress that has been stained by
milk falling on it you will save time and
money by taxing it to professional cleanser,
who will be able to remove it by the use of the
TO do it yourself, in accordance with news
paper instructions. YOU in all probability
would ruin the dress.
WooLEN-MILLs "A. R., Tracy, Cal. There
were two woolen- mills in operation at the Mis-.
sion in this City at one time. One was the
Mission Woolen-mills at the northeast corner
of Folsom and Sixteenth streets, which was
put in operation by Lazard S McLennan IN
1861. The other was the Pacific Wooden and
Knitting Mills on the west side of Folsom
street, between Eighteenth and Nineteenth,
which was completed in 1866, but the machine
cry was not put in operation until June, 1867.
These mills were originated by James Roberts,
for many years superintendent of the Mission
Woolen-mills, and LaZard Freres, were the
agents. In 1869 the Mission and the Pacific
mills we're consolidated ana continued so
until 1882, when they went out of existence
because the people preferred to patronize East
ern manufacture and did not think enough OF
home manufacture to help it along.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

Another contribution to the pamphlet
literature Of the silver question has been
issued under the title "That Demon Gold
Which Is Destroying the United States"
The work, which is by J. H. Tingman, is a
San Francisco publication, and takes the
form of a catechism, the various argu-
ments being arranged as questions and
answers. 1t contains great deal of infor-
nation in a brief space and can be read
with profit by all interested in the subject.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

OF the thousands of tall and short men who
are to. be seen at the various hotels OF San
Francisco from different parts of the country
at the presert time the tallest is ]. K. Choate
of Denver, known as the human lightning
rod.
Mr. Choate is so attenuated that he looks
even taller than he is. He suggests altitude
wherever he goes, and countless men at the
Brown Palace in Denver, where he frequently
is TO be seen, and at the Palace Hotel, where
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

Colonel Cockerill recently wrote to the
New York Herald that he had authentic
information of giant in China ten and a
half feet high and, while the Herald pub
lished the story without comment, the
later kilograms of the colonel show he was
for some reason ordered by the Herald to
leave China and go to Egypt.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

That which most painfully disturbs New
England at this juncture is a report that
Senator Wetmore of Rhode Island has
shocked Washington by wearing silk hat
with a sack coat. As the Senator lives in
Newport there are some who denounce the
report as blasphemous and others who
sadly admit its truth and call on the
Senator to render to his constituents the
apology of resignation.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

with an inch wide edge of lace to match
slightly gathered. This entails 9 little more
labor, but repays one by its daintiness. The
sleeves may be finished by little ruf1e with
lace and insertion to match.
The gown without the collar is very pretty,
the full sleeves relieving its plainness.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
YOUNG GIRLS NIGHTDREsS

nightdress for little girls which is cut on
very simple lines, and yet is up to date, recon-
mends itself to all mothers, for It'll easily made
and will please the little miss by its pic
turesqueness, which Is the result OF the large
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
cALIFoRNIANS IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, N. Y, March 25.-H. H. Ban
croft is at the Imperial; M. ]. Herrick, Plaza
E. Bare Continental; T. Blanckenburg, Belvi-
dere; J. A. Britton and wife, Gerlach; w.
Emerson, Sturtevant; ]. Irvine and wife, Sim
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

Democratic politics this year is an opel
game of free trade in bosses with no pro
lection anywhere for the better element.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

Something seems to have gone wrong
with Congressman Boutelle at this ses-
sion. He is always playing lone hand
and he never plays it well.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

Mills of Texas may be fool on the
tariff, but he talks the best kind of COM
nonsense on the Cuban question.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

The New York Republican platform is
virtually summed up in the sentence We
believe IN business administration of the
Government by business men on business
principles for the benefit of the business
interests of this great people," Those who
do not like that platform can vote for the
reelection of Cleveland.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26
Distance Lends En- CHI eminent.
Haywards Review

That distance lends enchantment is strlk.
ingly shown by the departure of large nun.
bers of gold-seekers to Alaska. There are
many locations in California and Nevada
where better prospects are offered the treasure.
hunter than can be found in distant Alasls.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

In the contest with Democracy this year
the only thing the Republican party has
up its sleeve is laugh.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

The combination of Rainey, Kelly and
Mahoney undoubtedly makes boss firm,
but it will never be able to fill political
contract.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

According to all miners who return from
Alaska there is great deal of gold in that
country, but the man who hopes to get it
out must have great deal with which to
start in.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

White has been always regarded as an
emblem Of peace. but in the present con.
troversy between the w. c. T.. U. and
Ballington Booth over the use of a white
ribbon as badge it is likely to become
the sign and symbol of mighty racket.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-26

The proof that the Republican process
sion has taken to the straight road is
found in the fact that all the crooked fell
lows are dropping oat of it.