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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
PERSONAL.

Claud R. Watson of London is at the Palace.
DR.. j. w. Hudson of Ukiah is at the Baldwin.
TJ. Waldron. an attorney OF Ukiah, is in the
City.
George A. Craw of Portland is at the Occi-
dental.
Albert Wagner of Leipsic is at the occi-
dental.
Alex Keller OF Placerville is stopping at the
E. A. Clarke, a capitalist of Sonora, is at the
Cosmopolitan.
j. E. King, mining man of Forest Hill, is at
the Cosmopolitan.
G.. E. Van Wort, prominent attorney of
Chicago, is in the City.
G. Porter of Shanghai was among the ar
rivals by the Coptic last night.
DR.. J. F. Christal and Dr. J. A. Mcguire of
Santa Cruz arrived here yesterday
C.. C. Crow of Crows Landing arrived here
yesterday and is at the California.
A. Mcdowell and w. Murray. the horse-grow-
ers of Pleasanton, are at the Grand.
T. F. Loughhn, a wealthy grower of Dallas,
Tex. is among recent arrivals here.
C. C. ortega, Republican Congressional COM
mitteeman from Sonora, is a guest at the Co.'S
mopolitan.
~.
his friends have returned here and are at the
Occidental.
]. A. Strowbridge, owner of the Strowbridge
there, is at the Lick.
C. NJ. Goslipg, an extensive fruit-dealer of
Philadelphia, is at the Palace. He handles q
great deal of California fruit.
F. E. Curtis, who manages the railroad eat
ing-houses at Indio and Yuma, arrived here
yesterday. He is at the Grand.
Mme de Valpincon and Nine. Languellier of
Paris, wealthy ladies who had been in China
and Japan, are at the Occidental.
J. w. Shannon and j. Shannon, English
gentlemen OF wealth who are touring the
world, arrived yesterday on the steamer
Coptic.
George W. LOWE, leading citizen and insur-
anee man of Redwood City and secretary of
the Republican County Committee of San Ma
teo County, was in the City yesterday.
About seventy five Raymond & whitcomb
exoursionists arrived here yesterday and are
at the Palace. They are largely from New
England and some of the middle Western
States.
w. G. A. Pattee, an attorney of Quincy, Mass,
is soiourning in San Francisco. He surveyed
the City Hall yesterday and gazed upon the
portraits of Massachusetts, men in the Mayors
gallery.
General A. T. Gorham of Cincinnati, who
was director-general of the Centennial Exposi-
tion, is at the California, accompanied by a
party of friends. They had been on visit to
the country.
D. Bernard of Denver, who formerly lived in
California and built a portion of the Southern
Pacific road in San Luis Obispo County, and
recently completed railroad contract in la
maica, Is at the Grand.
1t is stated that the Chamber of Commerce
will hold reception in honor of Chauncey NJ
Depew and Mr.. Vanderbilt. Some of the social
clubs will do likewise If the gentlemen will
consent to 1t and the Mayor, it is expected, will
entertain them at the Cliff House.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
GUARD THE REGISTRATION,

County Clerk Jordan of Alameda County
has discovered the facility with which per-
sons of foreign birth may get their names
placed on the great register by swearing
that their fathers were naturalized citi-
zens. This practice is permissible under
the law, but heretofore, by reason of the
Indifferent safeguard provided against
fraud, a simple affidavit has been accepted
as sufficient to procure the registration. It
is obvious that unless much stricter
practice is started the great register of
all the counties may be abused. 1t is the
duty of the leading committees of the par
ties TO take the matter in hand and ascer-
tain what may be done to put some check
on the possibility of fraud.
The cases in which wrong may be per-
petrated in the absence of very strict in
spection are those in which foreigners live
in communities and adhere closely to the
language OF their native country. This
produces a,narrow circle of interests and
erects barrier against outside inspection.
Under these circumstances it would not
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
USING THE GOVERNMENT.

ALI the dispatches from Washington
agree that the House Committee on Har-
bors and Rivers has pledged its members
to secrecy and agreed to embody in the
bill large appropriation for the improve
ment of Santa Monica harbor. There is a
disagreement in the news concerning the
appropriation for San Pedro harbor, one
telegram intimating that such an appro-
priation is to be made, another asserting
positively that it is not. 1t is not at all
likely if an appropriation is to be recon-
mended for Santa Monica that one will be
recommended for San Pedro.
The question of an appropriation for
Santa Monica harbor would never have
been raised had not the Southern Pacific
built wharf there at a cost of 81 ,000, 900
and demanded that the Government should
make it useful by building breakwater
The wharf runs out into the open road
stead, for, as matter of fact, there is no
harbor at Santa Monica i'll the proper
sense. There is no bay or shelter of any
kind. During the winter months the
safety OF the wharf is threatened by storms
and ships cannot tie up alongside with
out great risk. A breakwater would render
it comparatively safe.
San Pedro has a well-sheltered harb or
inclosed in snug bay, but the inner har-
Dor is too shallow for all purposes and
would need extensive dredging in order to
be useful for general shipping. If prop
erly improved it would be open to all.
The improvement of Santa Monica would
place all shipping at the mercy of the
Southern Pacific Company's wharf and
would serve to increase the business and
revenues of the company. 1t would be of
far greater benefit to the company than to
any other interest. 1t may be assumed
that the Southern Pacific chose Santa
Monica instead of San Pedro in order to
get the Government to make an improve
ment which would give the railroad COM
pany monopoly of shipping in tie south
ern end of the State.
This presumption is borne out by the
fact that all the Government engineers
and commissions sent out to inspect the
two harbors always and invariably re-
ported in favor OF San Pedro and against
Santa Monica. None of the California
delegation recently appearing before the
House committee asked for an appropria-
ton for Santa Monica, but all asked that
San Pedro be improved. The report from
Washington that Santa Monica is to be
preferred has an ugly look and calls for
| prompt investigation. The improvement
of San Pedro would benefit California;
that of Santa Monica would be in the in
terest OF the Southern Pacific.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28

prise which were nodded in the face of Clerk
Rucker, indicated that this experience was of
a novel character. He braced himself, how
ever, and asked, as though to break the ice and
get some sort of reason for the queer act:
''Do you wish room, sir?''
"No," was the reply. 81 merely put my name
down there so that my friend Anderson will
know where to find me in case he comes to
this hotel"
Mr.. Rucker asked why he had not left him a
note for his friend instead of making bulle-
tin board of the register. In an acerbic tone
he told the old gentleman that now he must
be put to the trouble of scratching that out.
"Oh, I'll do it," said the old gentleman, and he
proffered his services, but Mr.. Rucker was
modified and proceeded to scratch 1t all out
himself.
"rhis is the worst yet," he went on. "I've
had most all kinds of experiences hitherto, but
it's the first time ever had stranger walk in,
make bulletin board of the register for his
friends and walk out again, all the time stay
ing at another hotel"
1t turned out afterward that the odd visitor
with the white bandages was tourist from
Garner, Iowa, who had got here ahead of his
Iowa neighbor, Anderson, who was also from
the same town. Mr.. Anderson discovered Mr..
Brockway later at the Russ, where be regis
tered himself, and all was serene again. The
two Dromios were as contented as the Athe-
nian travellers, who asked of each other about
taking their ease in their hotel.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
WHERE COMPETITION HURTS.

Judge Morrows decision that Zante cur
rants are dutiable from whatever foreign
source they come means a great deal of
money in the pockets of California raisin-
growers. That the board of appraisers
could ever have placed any other construc-
ton upon that clause of the tariff law was
matter of surprise. The small raisins
commonly called Zante currants and so
largely consumed in this country are pro-
duced successfully in California, as we'll as
in Greece and it's islands, and now here else
to so great perfection. In the absence of
the import duty of ~ cents pound it
would be impossible for this great indus
try to be profitably conducted in Califor-
MIA against the competition of Greece, for
the reason that the expense of production
and transportation here Is so much greater.
The curious part of the matter is that
this import duty was provided in the Will
son bill and without any idea of affording
protection to an important American in
dustry. That measure merely provided
for raising a revenue on an article of large
consumption in the United States. 1t
happened that California had d developed a
special adaptation for the production of
TdlSlllS VI nh SIdOSo duu fdIlStlcS, duQ budL
the duty on Zante currants operated un-
Intentionally as protection of an indus
try growing out of a natural advantage.
1t is true that the transportation CON-
panies controlling the industrial interests
of California have the power to adjust their
charges so as to overcome any special pro-
lection that an import tariff charge may
afford to any particular industry, but it is
none the less comforting to reflect that in
broad sense protection is welcomed as
the beginning of prosperity.
This decision will have a very pro-
nounced effect on that branch of our
raisin industry which had been coming in
competition with Zante currants. As
Fresno is the center of the raisin industry
and as it will have in the Valley road
competition in transportation this year,
the outlook is exceedingly bright. Raisins
of all kinds will receive the benefit.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
THE SUNDAY CALL.

Distinctively racy of the soil is THE SUM-
DAY CALL, and that is why every CaIifor-
nian who wants his Eastern friends to
know what California is and who wants to
give the State lift always sends them q
copy of THE SUNDAY CALL. The paper is
not modelled on the lines controlling East
ern journalism. 1t is distinctively Cali
fornia publication and is as welcome abroad
as at home.
The Salvation Army is attracting special
attention at present, and hence a group Of
sketches, showing the experiences OF local
workers in the cause, will be found accept
able. This article. which will appear in
to-morrow's issue, will have the additional
charm of presenting scenes peculiar TO the
slums OF San Francisco, as they are known
so intimately by the patient and persistent
workers in the Salvation Army cause.
The varied experiences of Orrin Hickok,
the famous trainer and driver of trotting
and pacing horses. will form a carefully
prepared study that will interest large
number of readers.
An addition to the series of articles de-
scribing the lighthouses of the coast will
be one devoted to the lights of Oakland
harbor, in which some very important
history bearing on current events will be
told.
Adeline Knapp, in an article entitled,
sour City's Approaches" will present a
picture that could have been painted only
by com bination of artist and philosopher.
A clever sketch-writer will offer an inter-
esting study of character in dissertation
on the habits of the human wharfrats who
thrive at the Eastern base OF Telegraph
Hill.
W. c. Morrow will relate personal ex-
perience indicating source of enjoyment
in San Francisco, concerning which few
residents seem to have an adequate knowl-
edge.
The general departments special to the
Sunday issue will receive the careful treat
ment which has made them so valuable in
the past. Although the regular summer
season in fashionable circles has not yet
opened, it will be interesting to read of the
contemplated movements of the select.
Equally interesting will be the department
discussing fashionable clothes for women
and men. AS children are always coming
into the world and in time will become
the governors of human destiny, their i'm
portance is recognized in a special depart
ment devoted to their elevation. Books
and magazines still are published, and
likely will continue to be published few
years longer, and so a wide-margin de-
partment is devoted to them. As the
tendency of the age is toward X-rays and
other startling achievements of science,
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
LABOR AND CAPITAL.

The resolution adopted by the Building
Trades Council on Thursday evening COM
mending Claus Spreckels for his action
in giving the contract for the 2200 tons OF
steel to be used in the construction of the
new CALL building to alocal manufacturer
(the Pacific Rolling MilIs) exhibits one of
the aspects of the relation between labor
and capital that is too often overlooked.
1t shows that in one point, at any rate,
there is harmony OF interest between
the two, and that whatever tends to the
advancement of home industry finds ap-
proval from the more sagacious repre-
sentatives of both.
Mr. Spreckels' devotion to the industries
of California has been demonstrated in too
many instances by the strong arguments
Of accomplished facts to be doubted by any
one. 1t is nevertheless pleasing to see that
what he has done in the way of advancing
the local welfare has been recognized by
the workingmen Of the City and State.
Labor councils are often required to criti-
cize the actions of capital, and it
is therefore all the more fitting that
they should be equally prompt in
giving commendation where good work
is done. The resolutions adopted
in this case are credit both to Mr..
Spreckels and to the Building Trades
Council. They manifest sympathy be-
tween the workers and the capitalist in
the common purpose of upbuildrng Cali.
fornia and all her industries, and we
count it good omen that this display of
harm mony between labor and capital has
been occasioned by step in the work of
erecting that stately building which is to
be the permanent home of THE CALL,
whose aspiration it is to be the ever stead
fast champion of all Pacific Coast interests
and all Pacific Coast men.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
NEW TO-DAY.
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE BY
Tl0s. MagGG & Sons,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
And Publishers "Real Estate Circular"
4 Montgomery Street,
UNION TRUST BUILDING, CoREER MARKET.
NEW PROPERTY.

Fine, new Just finished residence: 2-story base
ment and attic; basement, billiard-room and laun-
kitchen; upper floor. bedrooms and BATH porce-
lain tiled; attic, 2 bedrooms; facing public
bituminized price $1,000: terms to suit.
Grant ave. business property; rents $3.50; close
Twenty fourth and Chattanooga: 117:6x65 to
an alley; corners and fronts; good 7-room cot.
tage: electric line passes; $500.
NV. cor, Fillmore and Filbert; 24xlO0, and cot
NE. cor. Castro and Army sts.; 25:exll4; only
INVESTMENTS.
Make offer; Ells-st. corner; rents s274 so;
$50 200; 9Ox125; covered with 2-story dwellings
and 8 fats; both streets in good order; must be
sold to close an estate.
Geary-st. business corner, near Taylor; rents
ssoooo-Rents s1a5: Polk St., near California;
roomiBg-hous above.
Sixteenth-st. corner best business part OF the
street; large lot and good building in stores $17,
NV. corner California, beyond Laguna; 53xsO,
and two-story and planked basement houses in
$l20; price, $l7, 500; always rented.
Clay ST., near Davis brick building: rents $3.50:
good frontage; only $2S000.
Near East st. and Nj arket; 75xll9 IS; two frontsl
rents $22b: fine investment; only $4,000.
HOUSES AND LOTS $4,000 AN OvEB
California-st. residence west of Laguna; ven
hne neighhorhood; large lot, ~ :6xlS7:6; mss-
Pine, near Stockton; S4:6x77:6 and 2-story
OF u @ rooms % In good order; $500 just spent ont;
Lberty-st. house and lot, 26xl15; comfortsole
Z-story; bet. Valencia and Guerrero: one OF Inc
finest residence streets of the Mission; $4,000 -
Shotweil ST., west side, near Twenty second; oox
96:6 and cottages, rooms and bath EACH iepts
$50; fine street; $4,000; make offer -.
$5UOO; Bryant ST. near Third; cottage ara ios
22xS0 to rear lane.
Stevenson st.. rents SEQ; 3 2-story and base
ment houses and lot. 50x70: $6500.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
FUEL OIL IN THE SOUTH.

Within the past week dispatches from
Los Angeles have reported heavy short
age in the oil supply of that section and
consequent increase in the price OF that
commodity, with prospect of further
advance. These developments are purel y
local in their effect. The oil referred to is
obtained from wells in the immediate vi
cinity of the metropolis of the southern
part of the State, and is suitable for fuel
purposes only.
The shortage is due rather to the in
creased consumption of the product than
to any lessening in the supply. Neither
the refined product. used for Illuminating
purposes, nor the fuel oil obtained from
other sources, has been in the least affect
ed by the rise recorded on the Los Angeles
Oil Exchange. Aside from the direct pc
cuniary profits resulting from the present
situation, it will undoubtedly tend to
greatly stimulate this valuable and grow
ing industry.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28

be difficult for young men recently arrived
to be fostered by naturaiized voters as their
sons. Thus the difficulties created by the
educational qualification made by the con-
stitutional amendment adopted at the last
State election could be easily avoided and
adopted sons placed on the great register
without being tested concerning their
knowledge of the constitution in the
English language. That this is an i'm
portant matter has been recently proved
in Alameda County, where large numbers
of foreigners have been refused natural
ization by reason of their inability to COM
ply with the requirements of that amend
mant
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
NO CABINET BIKES.

The ladies of the Cabinet
Are weeping briny tears,
And sounds like those of martyrs cries
Fall on the nations ears.
A shadow as Of blasted hopes
Has fallen on their lives,
And they regret with might and main
That they are Cabinet wives:
Because, forsooth. the President
Has stated that he feels
It's not the proper thing for them
To fly around on wheels
And anything he says must be
The law in Washington;
A single word from him's the Ten
Commandments punched in one.
He knows the streets Of Washington
Have power TO entice
The bikesters, till they think they're on
The streets of Paradise.
And yet. despite the charm, he says
They must not ride. Alack!
Are women towards, not to hit
The tyrant in the back?
They do not raise hand to strike!
Their courage is q clam!
Ye gods! and do our women think
ssSic sempern is a sham?
1t must be so. We only hear
These ladies weep ana wall,
AS every woman tamely hangs
Her bloomerS on nail.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28

he in the least astonished if Johnny develops
clairvoyant powers.
Mrs. son-Parke-Indeed!
ayes. He is the son of a seventh husband,
you uknow."-Indianapolis Journal.
Mrs. Fussy-And your huspano mas never 10
ferred to his mothers cooking?
Mrs. Bland-Never; John was brought up in
hotel-Texas Siftings.
If Edison is anxious for an untimely death
all he has to do is to invent Roentgen pnoto-
graphs of the human brain with pnonograpn
attachments.-Philadelph Ledger.
Actress -(angrilyl-Did you write that critl-
cism which said my impersonatlon OF the
abandoned wife was miserable failure?
Crltic-Ye-e-e-s; you see you looked so IRE
sistibly beautiful that it was Impossible TO
fancy that any man could abandon you.-Ilt-
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
RELICS OF AN FPHEMERAL STATE.

The shortlived republic of Formosa was
equipped with good many of the appliances
of civilization, although it was established by
Cinnamon and presided over by Black Flag
chief. 1t was called into being when the Chi
pese Taotai left the island in order to surren-
der it to the Japanese. On the departure OF
the Taotai the literati of Tainanfu sent to Liu
Yung Flu, the Black Flag chief, who was then
at Takow, and asked him to come 10 the city
with all his available forces and defend 1t
against the invader. Liu came. and Parlia-
ment was at once elected. Seven Senators
were formed into Cabinet, and the Presi-
dency of the republic was offered to Liu. At
the end of few weeks the republic passed
away. The Japanese planted their flag at
Tainanfu, and Liu fed no one knows whittier
Among the relics of this ephemeral state are
a considerable quantity of paper money-now
very depreciated-and two issues OF postage
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28

cash." and on the left Stamp Of The Formesan
STAMP" or sitan pho Republic.
netic rendering for
stamp paper In sths center and oc-
cupying about three-fourths of the surface
of the stamp, is the emblem of the
republic--a tiger. According to the Hupao
the first issue OF these stamps was all bought up
by foreigners from Hongkong, Annoy and Foo
chow, and the present one is representation
of the second issue.
Philatelists will no doubt be interested in
further particulars of this very curious issne
of stamps, The first of the two issues were
impressed from locally cut silver die, and
were printed on thin tissue paper unperfor-
ated. About 5000 only of these were issued.
The colors we're green, violet and red. The die
was then melted and attempts made to get
more perfect one stamped. Failing this new
die was obtained from Canton, and new
issue of stamps pressed from the Canton die
made These were also in three colors, blue.
violet ana red, but are all perforated. The
face values of the different stamps were for
both issues three, five and ten cents respect
lively. 1t should be noted that the legitimate
manufac ture of Formosan stamps ceased with
the existence of the republic, and it is neces-
sary that very careful precautions be taken to
avoid forgeries, as already the demand for
first issues especially has called the forger
into the field. Liu decreed that ell Chinese
letters posted through the local offices should
be stamped, and the bags were duly yised to
insure this having been done.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
Here are President Cleveland's measure
lents, taken from Washington tailor's
Those Railroad Bridges.
Alameda Telegram.

1t is earnestly to be hoped that the Govern
ment will take action in the matter of construct
Ing substantial bridge to take the place of the
two now spanning the harbor between Oakland
and Alameda. These bridges ere totally made
quate, and decided i'm mpediment to naviga-
tion. We are surprised that they have been al
lowed to remain so long as they have.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

Yesterday an odd-looking old gentleman, his
head bound around with broad white bands,
and from the side of whose face was protuber-
ance, indicating toothache boils carbuncle or
what not, as the imagination might suggest,
walked into the Palace. Leaning against the
counter he intently studied the pages of the
register for few moments and then grasping
pen he wrote:
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28

Leave orders for THE SUNDAY CALL to-
day and make sure of good reading for to-
morrow.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-28

common in Greece, particularly Thessaly, and
in Rome under the Emperors. They are still
a pastiIne in Spain and Mexico. Fights of this
Character were abolished in Spain by Carlos
", but were, as a matter OF policy re.estab-
lished by Joseph. the brother OF Napoleon. In
Madrid the bull-fghting season commences in
April and does not terminate until November,
and during that time at least one afternoon
week is devoted to that sport.
DELAwARE-C. E. c., Lodi, Cal. The bound
airy of the northern part of the State OF Della
ware forms part of complete circle That
part was created by drawing circle IN radius
Of twelve miles from the center of the Court
house, then standing in the center OF Newcas-
tie, for the purpose of securing to the State OF
Delaware sole jurisdiction over the Delaware
River and Delaware Bay from low water marx
on the Jersey side over mile nortn OF where
Naamans Creek, on the western or Delaware
side, enters the Delaware, extending soutnward
"a miles to place short distance from Wnere
the Silver Run Greek flows into it from the Jer-
sey side.