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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY

CLEANERS WILL SAIL FROM "a.
- Broadway wharf, San Francisco, as $3.50
follows:
For Mary Island Lorlng Wrangel. Juneau, Kill
lisnoo ana Sitka (Alaska), at A. NJ, Feb. IA, 20,
March Is, 80.
For Victoria and Vancouver (B. CO.. Port Town
send, Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes and New
Whatcom Bellingham Bay, Wash). A.. N.
Feb 4, g., IA, 49, "a. 20, and every fifth
day thereafter connecting at Vancouver with
the c. r. r. r., at Tacoma with NJ 2. r. r.,
st Seattle with G. n. Ry., at Port Townsend with
Alaska steamers.
For Eureka. Arcata and Fields Landing (Hum-
boldt Bay) str Pomona, 2 P. NJ, Feb. g. z, IL, Is,
19, %, 81 and every fourth day thereafter
For Santa Cruz Monterey, San Simeon, Cayucos,
Port Hartford (San Luis obispo), Gsviota, Santa
Barbara, Ventura. Hueneme. San Pedro. East San
Pedro (Los AngeIes) ana Newport, at A. NJ, Feb
/, s. 9, 49, II, 81, 49, 20, and every fourth day
thereafter
For San Diego, stopping only at Port Hartford
(San Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara, Port Los
Angeles, Redondo Los Angeles) and Newport IL
A. NJ, Feb. 3, Z, IL, 15, 10, %, 81. and every
fourth day thereafter.
For Ensenada san Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan. La
Paz. Altata and Guaymas (Mexico), str. William
cite Valley 10 A. NJ, 25th of each month.
Ticket office, Palace Hotel, 4 New Montgomery
street.
GOODALL4 PERKINS q CO., GenT Agents.
10 Market St, San Francisco.
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Fruit and Prndnce.
CHICAGO MARKETS.

CHICAGO, ILL, Feb 5.-The wheat marker
this morning was in exact contrast to that of YES
terday. Strength was the predominant tone where
yesterday all was weakness. A gain of ga to ga
was recorder at the opening an explanation of the
change in sentiment being difficult to find Attbe
end of the first thirty minutes the buying became
furious and prices climbed cent and half from
the then ruling quotations within very short
period. 1t learned when the furry was on
that New York bad many foreign buying orders
accompanying advices of serious damage to the
Argentine crop. The advance met with determined
but futile resistance, hardly pause taking place
until 6S1zc for May was touched. The routine
statistical informant was commonplace. Re-
ceipts in the Northwest 446 cars, against AL
ceived las cars and inspected out So 146 bushels.
Liverpool opening cables were quiet and easy
Closing ones were farthing higher. Continental
markets reported declines. At noon Bradstreet's
reported decrease in the worlds available supply
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GENERAL MERCHAND1sE.

BAGS-Calcutta Grain Bags, June-July delivery,
81 l21a94 20; San Quentin, 81 20; Wool Bags,
24@p26c.
COAL : wellington, So q ton: New We'll
lington, $S p ton; Southfield Wellington, 81 so
Q tom Seattle, $5@5 SO: Bryant. SIS 30: Coos Bay,
90 % KY Waiisepd. 90 o. scotch, % o. Brymno.
Pennsylvania Anthracite Egg, $13; Welsh An
thracte Egg, -: Camel. So; Rock Springs, Castle
Gate and Pleasant Valley, 81 60; Coke, $40 so in
bulk and $l2 So Fs ton in sacks.
SUGAR-The Western Sugar Refinery Company
quotes, terms. net cash: Cube, Crushed, Powdered
and Fine Crushed. all 5s4c; Dry Grannlated, 51sc;
Confectioners' A, Sc: Magnolia A, 412c; Extra
O. 4Ssc; Golden G, 44c: half barrels, lac more
than barrels, and boxes 12c more
p gal.
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POULTRY AND GAME.

PoULTRY-A car of Eastern arrived yesterday
afternoon and another is due to-day. This tended
to weaken the market, though prices showed no
particular change
Live Turkeys, l0@11c U h for Gobblers and 100
lie for Hens; Dressed Turkeys, 1l@l3c: Geese p
pair 81 5O@2: Ducks, $6@7: Hens, $405:
boosters, young. $647 do, old $4@4 so: Fry
ers, $6@6 So Brothers, IS 5On6 for large and
S4@5 Tor small; Pigeons. 81 b0@2 y doz for young
and 81 for old
GAME-Hare. 75c60sl q DOZEN Rabbits, ST. 25
Tor Cottontals and 76c@$l p doz for small: Gray
Geese, 81 so; White Geese, $l@l rs; Brant. 81 rs
@i 90. Honkers, $3@3 90; English Snipe, 81 so
@3i Jack Snlpe, 81 rs D doz.
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BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS.

BUTTER-The demand and supply about bal
rules firm.
cEEAMERY-Fancy. 27@2sc; seconds, 2t@2sc
u b.
DA1RY-Fancy, 23@25c: good to choice 22@
2212c; lower grades, 19Q2lc.
cHEESE-Fancy rild new. 111a@l2c p 10;
common 70 good. S1a@1Oc p h: Cream Cbeddar,
il@l2c; Young America, 119l2c; Western, 1l@
&c; Eastern, 120g13c ~ 10.
EGGS-As Will be seen elsewhere, yesterdays re-
ceipts were only half of what they the day
before. The market was much steadier in conse-
quence and dealers tried to get better prices but
did not succeed very well. Store EGGS, 12113c;
ranch Eggs, 14@15c p Dozen
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THE OUTLOOK FOR TOMATOES.

The circular of local packing company says:
Canned tomatoes are in the dumps and it is quite a
problem to figure how the holders of speculative
stocks will come out. Taking the statistics of the
country whole. and of the coast in particular,
II Is not probable that packers will pack nearly as
heavily as for several years previous TO 1916.
The small margin of profit uuder the best cond-
tions is not encouraging to large pack This
feeling may enable present holdings to be kept up
In price so as to get SPECTATORS carrying expenses
and il is about the only element of encourag
in sight. While choice goods held nomnally
at 7212c, close buyer fill his wants at zoe
easily. and possibly 6712c, with gallons So 10
to s. Is,
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DEoIDUoUs AND CITRUS FRUITS.

APPLES-s5c@$1 q box for good to choice 80
@1oc for common 10 fair and p 25@1 so for fancy.
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges, 7bc@1S1 IS q bx for
Seedlings and ST. 25@S2 SO p box for Navels:
badly frosted stock goes still lower; Lemons SI@
on Tor common and $202 % for good to choice:
Mexican Lines, IS so; California Lines. 75c@$1
q dozen.
DRIED FRUITS-Reports from the East show
slight awakening in trade. What it will amount
TO remains to be seen. The following prices rule
on the Fruit Exchange:
CARLOAD Lors-Apples 21h03c n m for cuar-
tered. 3@312c q ID for sliced and 414c q ID for
evaporated; Peaches, 31a@4c q ID and 61a@6c
Tor fancy; peeled in boxes. 12c; Apricots, TAO
Sec for prime to choice. 91ac for fancy and log
lie d ID for fancy Moorpark: Figs. black 21ac
Tor impressed; White Figs. 4@5c in sacks Pears,
&c . ID for evaporated halves. 4@61ac q 10 for
quarters; Prnnes. 3s4c: Plums, 4c . ID for pit
ted and 11a@21ac for unpitted; Nectarines, 5@Bc
Johp1Na PRIcEsNAppies. 4@41ac: Peaches. SO
&C and DC for fancy; peeled, in boxes, 10@1212c;
Prunes, 4c for the four Sizes &c q ID for 40@b0 $
and DC for 50@60s; Apricots. 60912c for prime to
choice and 1U@11c for fancy Moorpark: Figs,
black, 214@2s4c: White Figs, 3@5c; Pears, 61ac
Plums. 31a@4c Tor pitted and 1@l1ac for UNI
pitted: Nectarines, 4@5c ID for prime to choice.
RAISlNS AND DRIED GRAPES-There has
been some +. o. b. carload Raisin business. The
STOCK left in the State is estimated at ABOUT 400
cars, me seasons shipments aggregate 3Voo cars.
Prices are, carload lots, +. o. b. San Francisco:
London layers. $4,000 q box; four-crown loose,
sac p ID; three-crown. loose, 214c; two-crown.
2c seedless Sultanas 334 Gao; seeofess Muscatels,
212@234c; three-crown London layers. Zoe: clus-
ters, 81 359l 80; Dehesa clusters, 81 1902 25;
Imperial clusters, So 60@2 70; Dried Grapes, 21ac
JoBBINe PRICES = Fpur-crown loose. &c.; g.
crown, 214@212c: 2-crown, 1s4@2c; Seedless Sui
tanns, 334@4c; Seediess Muscatels, 242c; 3-crown
London layers, S5c@$l; clusters 81 4O9l 5O;
Dehesa clusters, 81 %; Imperial clusters, 81 75:
Dried Grapes. 21Ac-
NUTs-Chestnnts 6@sc p n: wainuts. 7@sc
3 b for No. hard and $685. for softshell job
bling LOTS Almonds, 6@712c for Languedoc and
S12@lOc for paper-shel, jobbing: Peanuts, 596c
for Eastern and 31a@41ac for California; Hickory
Nuts 5@6c; Pecans, &c for rough and &c for pol
ished; Filberts, S69c; Brazil Nuts, 71298c p ID;
Cocoanuts 81 5065 q 100.
HONEY : IComb is qnotable at 10@12c p
ID for bright and S69c u ID for lower grades; water
white extracted, 5051sc p ID; light amber ex-
tracted, 414@434c; dark amber, &c; dark, 293c.
BEESW AX-240l27c p ID.
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EXCHANGE AND BULLION
THE FRUIT OUTLOOK.
Prospects for Large Yield and a Good
Demand This Year.

The circular of the Cutting Packing Company
says; "The abundant rains for the past month
have settled the question of an abundant 1896
crop, so far as moisture is concerned the only I'M
certain element now being that of late frosts. As
there was no crop in 1895 exceptionally large
there is no occasion for shortage in 1895, and
there should be an extra heavy crop OF apricots in
many localities where there was practical failure
iast year Actual stocks have been changed but
nttie, save in the point where held, many parcels
having been shipped to Eastern points consign-
h1eht ana many old contracts on which balances
remained unshipped having gone forward on ac-
count OF the advance in freight rates from SIS rs
cents taking effect January "a
Beyond these movements, which really cut no
4ngure In the actual Stocks there has practically
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POTATOES, ONIONS. VEGETABLES.

POTATOES-There further arrivals from
Oregon yesterday. MERGED Sweets quoted at SPA
2 %: Salinas Burbanks, 6O@9Oc p ctl: river Bur
banks, 30@40c p SIX: oregon Burbanks, 40@65c
Oregon Garnet Ches 60@7Oc; River Reds, 60065c
q ctl: Early Rose, 60G175c.
ONIONS-The decline seems to be checked for
the present Good TO choice quoted at 60@S6c p
ctl; Cut Onions. 40@50c; oregon. 75@9Uc.
VEGETABLES-Hot dollhouse Cucumbers are quot
abe at $l@2 e DOZEN dollhouse Asparagus,
10@2212c Is ID; Rhubarb, l0c ID h; Mushrooms
1O920c Dried Peppers, 6@10c p ID; Green Pep
pers. l0@l212c; Los Angeles Tomatoes, 81 25@1 rs
z box; Green Peas. 4@6c q H. String Beans. zoe:
Dried Okra, 1212c Cabbage, 4e650c y ctl; Garlic
4@6c . ID: Marrowfat SQUASH, $1,000 % ton.
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HIDES, rALLow, WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND SKINS-Heavy sailed steers, &c;
ID; culls and brands &c p ~ medium, &c: culls
and brands. &C. light. SC; cuils and brands 4c: Cow
hides. o@51 2c: cuils and brands, 4@41ac; sailed
KID. DC p ID: sailed Calf, &c u 10: sailed VEAL
&c: dry Hides, I0@l1c; culls and brands 7@71ac;
dry KID and Veal, SC: culls, 612@7c; dry Calf
15c; culls 10c; Goatskins, 2O(G35c each: Kids, sc;
Deerskins, good summer, 25G3Oc; medium. l5@
Csc: winter, 1U@15c; Sheepskins, shearlings, 100
zoe each: short wool, 2O@35c each: medium, 40
@50c each long wool, Csc each. Culls of all kinds
about 1oc less.
TALLOW-No. l, rendered, 334 @1414c; No. 2, SO
314c: refined, sac; Grease, 21ac p ID.
W0OL-We quote Fall follows: Eastern Ore
gon, l0@l1c q ID; San Joaquin and Southern. 3@
HOpS-3n7c u N
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PROVISIONS.

CURED MEATS-Bacon quotable at &c . b for
heavy, &c q ID for light medium, sc for light. 1Oc
p h for extra light and 12c p ID for sugar-cured
Eastern Sugar-cured Hams. lie; California Hams,
91aG1lOc Mess Beef, So q Dbl: extra mess do,
$o 90; family do. $40; extra prime Pork 20 p Dbl
extra clear. @1h p Dbl; mess, SID Fs Dbl: Smoked
Beef l04101ac o ID.
LARD-Eastern, tierces, is quotable at &c q
ID for COMPOUND and 712c for pure pals, &c; Cali
fornia tierces, 51ac for compound and &c for pure
halfbbls 64c; 10Th tins, &c; do 5ib, 7@714c q ID.
CoTTOLENE-714c in tierces and SC q ID in 10
Ia
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HAY AND FEEDsTUFFs.

BRAN-Firm at $l3 5O@l4 q ton, iobbing rates.
MlDDL1NGs-$l6@l9 for lower grades up to
800 so q ton for the best
FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley $16@17 p Ton:
Ole axe Meal at the MILL $2l y ton; iobbing
S22 so: Cottonseed Oilcake S2l.
HAYS no weaker In fact, dealers report a
somewhat steadier feeling Wheat quoIable at $50
IL So; Dat, $S@9; Wheat and Dat. SS6lO SO;
Barley, $7@9; Alfalfa, $799; Clover. $6GS SO;
Compressed, $70IO SO; Stock, $6@7 q ton
straw 5n60c p bale.
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

BEANS - Bayos are quotable at sl@1 Is p
ctl Small Whites, 81 25@1 80; Pea, 81 5O@l 65
Large Whites 81 l5@l 271s; Pink, 9Oc@$l 90
Reds, 81 50@1 81: Blackeye, 81 S0@l 80: Red
81 60Gl rs q ct
SEEDS-Brown Mustard is quotable at ST s5
tard 81 40@l so: Flax, 81 7O@1 IS; Canary, ga
@31ac q 10; Alfalfa 61a97c q h; Rape, 134
@2c D ID; Hemp, &C p ID.
DRIED PEAs-Nominal at 81 25@l so q ctl for
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaugh-
terers as follows:
BEEF-First quality. Size; second quality,
412@5c; third do 31a614c 2 ID.
YEAL-Large. 5@6c; small. 617c p ID.
MUTToN-Wethe 612@7c; Ewes, 6@612c
p 10.
Handspring Lamb, 1919; yearlings, 7@sc
PoRK--Live Hogs, 4@41Ac for large and small
dressed do. 6G6c q n.
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FLOUR AND MILLSTUFFs.

FLoUR-Is firm and in good sale at the advance
Net cash prices are: Family extras, So 9O@4 p
bbl; Bakers extras SIS S0@3 go; superfine So rs
az SIS q Dbl.
CoRNMEAL. ETC.-Feed Corn, $2O@2O SO;
Cracked Corn, $40 50121 q ton.
M1LLSTUFFS-Prc in 1O-ib sacks are as fol-
lows, usual discount 10 the trade: Graham Flour
234c; Rye Flour, 3i4c; Rice Flour. 71ac; Corn
334c Dat Greats, Age; Hominy, 4@414c; Buck
wheat Flour. &c; Cracked Wheat, 31ac: Farina
Age; whole Wheat Flour Sc; Rolled Oats 41Sc;
Pearl Barley, 41ac; Split Peas, 4s4c; Green DO
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NEW YORK STOCKS.

Bonds, Exchange, Money and Railroad
Shares.
Money on call has been firm at $685.; last
loan at 6% and closing offered at 81. Prime mercan-
tile paper, 6@7%. Bar silver, 67ssc. Mexican dol
lars, 6312@5412c. Sterling exchange dull, with
aerial business IN bankers bills 81 S634 "a 81
for sixty days and 81 s7s4@4 sS for demand.
Posted rates, 81 s7@4 ss1a. Commercial bills
81 S51s@4 S6l4. Government bonds higher; State
bonds quiet; RAILROAD bonds steady. Silver at the
hoard was dull.
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FOREIGN MARKETS.

WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, ENG, Feb. 5.-Ihe spot market
is lower at IS lO1ad@5s Id Cargoes are weak at
29s 712d arrived.
FUTURES.
The Produce Exchange cable gives the following
Liverpool quotations for No. 2 Red Winter: Feb
ruary, 5s 9i2d; March, 5s 1014d; pril, 6s lOd /;
May, 5s lOd; June, 5s 10d.
SECURITIES.
LONDON, Eng, Feb. 5.-Consols, 1OS 3-16.
silver, 30 Esd; French RenteS. 1O2f S2Ihc
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GOVERNMENT MONEY IN THIS CITY.
c. p. Berry, Assistant Treasurer United States at
San Francisco, reports cash on hand January 81,
,S15,5sS O3

Shipments of silver coin from the same office in
the month of January, 1886, were as follows:
Standard silver dollars, $4,000; fractional silver
coin, $2S, 955: total, S97,9
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NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD
RAILROAD
Trains leave from and arrive
ct Market-Street Ferry.

(Via SausaIito Ferry.
From San Francisco, beginning October 81, 1895,
WEEKDAYS.
For Mill VALLEY and san Rafae--7:30 9:15, IL go
A. NJ: i as, BIAS 5:15, $3.50 NJ.
San Quentin-7:30, 9:15 A. NJ: lab, Sis p n.
Extra trips for san Rafael on Mondays, Wednes-
days and Saturdays at IL 80 P. NJ.
SUNDAYS.
For Mill Valley, San Rafael and San Quentin
800. 1000, 1880 A. NJ; 80, 800, 4:3O s6:l5
IN *Does not run 10 San Quentin.
THROUGH TRAINS
1880 A. n weekdays azadero and way stations
$40 P. NJ. Saturdays-Tomales and way stations
500 A. NJ Snndays-Point Reyes ann way $. stionA
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ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY.

CLEANERS LEAVE AsPINwALL Rza.
- fortnightly for the West indies and e1zaAstB
Southampton, calling route at Ceroourgh'
France, and Plymouth to land passengers.
Through bills of lading, in connection with the
Pacific Mail s. S Co., issued for freight ana treas
ure 10 direct ports in England and Germany
Through tickets from San Francisco 10 plymouth,
easSs, $97 so. For further particulars apply 10
PARROTT & CO., Agents.
306 California ct.
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver tirmer.
Wheat advanced again.
Other Cereals unchanged.
Bran firm. Hay steady.
Flour firm and active.
Beans dull.
Eggs doing better.
Butter and Cheese firm.
Two cars Poultry at hand.
Game steady.
Potatoes and Onions quiet.
Vegetables sold better.
Hides and Leather dull.
Hops and Wool unchanged.
Provisions quiet.
Dried Fruit rather better in the East.
All Fresh Fruits slow.
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Foreign Ports

FLUSHING-Passed Feb 2-Br shin Narcissus
from Antwerp, for Astoria.
LoNDoN-Arrived Feb 4-Br ship Crealla, from
Astoria. ~
VALPARAIso-Arrived Dec 2-Chil ship Alta
CANA, from Port Gamble.
VANCOU VER-Arrived Feb 5-Br harlx Inch
Keith, from Java.
for San francisco - 80 --
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w w Nalsor Nauada

A Schiller, Alcatraz
Charles Abbott, Vallejo
James Kelley, Martinez
w Z CARLY, q S S Adams
John w Berney, Chicago
J NJ Thorpe, san Jose
w u Kramer g. w, Boston
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= o Field, Santa Clara
t Morrison, San Rafael
Y NJ Wnite, Portland
2 A Ligues, Chicago
Miss Clark, Stockton
Il Ledener, N Y
q h sage Il w, U s A
A g Collins, Richmond
B Levy, st Louis
j a MOrrlsseY, Stockton
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ID Cremins, Alcatraz
Louis Forsberg, Oakland
James Abbott. Vallejo
j Grant, U S $ Adams
q w Wise, Lodi
g L Walmer, Portland
John Finger, Colorado
John NJ Closkey, Sacto
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G J Koeing, San Jose
] Cameron, Spokane
] A Yerex ELos, Angeles
w r Clark Il W, Stockton
G B Boodshaw, U S n
MissSCEmerson, Centrvle
EA Meserve, Los Angeles
FBarman&w, Los Angeles
II S Sawaler, Arizona
II A Stubling, A shland
The herald., 1896-08-16
HOW TO GET 1T

Advocates Of tax reform in California
can learn a profitable lesson from the
woman suffragists of this state. A
large percentage of the women who re-
side in this commonwealth believe that
woman should be permitted to exercise
all her natural rights, and that ,one of
those rights is the right to vote. And 50
they resolved on a concerted effort to Sc
cure the enjoyment of that right. They
went at it in the most direct way. and
without any circumlocution They moved
in strong force upon the last legislature
and virtually compelled both branches
of that body to pass a joint resolution
providing for the submission to the peo-
pie of an amendment to the eleventh
article of the constitution so as to allow
women equal suffrage with men.
They did not spend several years I'm
expensive campaigns looking to the
election of a legislature absolutely in
favor of woman suffrage. Had they
pursued that course they might have
continued their efforts indefinitely with
out seeing daylight. They wisely asked
such a legislature as the. happened to
flnd at Sacramento for resolution-and
got it. 1t is not to be supposed that a
majority of members in both houses
OF that legislature would have voted for
law actually establishing equal suff-
raee, even had there been no constitu-
tional barrier. But enough members
were there who were willing to submit
the proposition to test vote of the
people, which is only fair and reason
able. Should the people ratify the res
olution in November next the question
Will be settled, and absolute suffrage
for women will thenceforth prevail in
California.
After years of discussion, agitation
and misdirected effort the numerous tax
refOrmers in this state have at last gone
at the work in the same direct manner
as did the women in their suffrage move
ment. Thousands on thousands of voters
have already signed petition to be
presented to the next legislature which
reads as follows:
I'VE, the undersigned, hereby petition
for the enactment of such measures as
may result in the collection of all public
reVenues-state, county, township and
municipal-from the value of land, ir-
respective of improvements in or on it,
and for the abolition of all other taxes
now levied for this purpose"
Copies of this petition are being sent
out through the Examiner, and from
The herald., 1896-08-16

free trade and broke down the bars on
her ships and commerce, we were ahead
of her. We had the best ships, the best
crews. performed the quickest and best
service, and carried the most freight.
Now we are mot in 1t. The remedy is
plain; free the ports of the country from
unjust and excessive charges. Make
ships free and thus break shipyards'
political contract combine. Give an
American a fair show to meet Dutch
man or Frenchman, a German or an
Italian or an Englishman on fair foot
ing, and provide for the manning of the
ships by competently trained Americans
and ensure these fair and honorable
treatment The ship to compete on the
ocean must be as good and as cheap as
any other and the men who manage
the ship must be as good and as true
men. Break the ring, and American
ships will be as cheap and as good as
those of any other country. We made
the finest ships. We make fine war
ships now, and we can make the mer-
chant ships as well. Our men have made
sailors of the finest, and they can again.
That every nation that has any ocean
trade at all has abandoned the restrict
i've laws that we still maintain cannot
reasonably be advanced as an argument
to continue this voluntary exclusion
from large and profitable business.
The herald., 1896-08-16
THE HIGHLAND ASYLUM

1t has been very truthfully and very
aptly stated that faut-tinding and i'll
health go together. This being admit
ted it is not to be wondered that harsh
ana unkind criticism of the manage
ment of state hospitals should occa-
sionally emanate from those who are re-
caiYmg the care and medical attention
necessary To their restoration to health.
it is from such sources, no doubt, that
several complaints have been received
concerning the institution which the
state of California maintains al High
land for the care of the insane and in
ebriates.
The Herald this morning presents an
article on the Highland asylum pre-
pared by Mr.. Richard j. Cu!Ver, who. as
a patient for nearly a hundred days.
collected the information and facts upon
which his statements are based The
conclusions as to the management
which he arrived at are formed from ac-