The San Francisco call., 1897-07-11


up the pacifcos are hardly better than so
many sIaughter-houses.
The only powers in Europe just now are
tie Turk and the concert and the Turk
seems to be the stronger of the two.
Now that it seems certain Weyler is to
return 10 Spain people will begin to regret
that he is not to end lis life in Cuba.
The convention is C cosmopolitan, bu: so
is the City. San Francisco can under
stand any language the Endeavorers can
talk.
Nature in the Eat has tempered the
weather to the coal-miners' strike by a
series of hot waves that keep the furnaces
warm.
Our visitors will take notice they can
hold open. air meetings at midday in this
City without being reminded OF the heat
of hades.
When Bryan returns home he will tell
his trends confidentially that during his
California trip he just little bit overdid
the thing.
Although the new tariff has not vet
been finally agreed upon the free-traders
are already declaring it TO be the worst
they ever saw.
1t is gratifying to know the Super
visors will take care of Balboa avenue and
keep it IN good shape for extension when
the right time comes.
Salisbury reasoned with the Sultan, the
Car coaxed him. the Kaisvr demonstrated
with him. the Emperor of Austria warned
him, and still he sticks.
The Philadelphia Record seriously un-
dertook to console the people of that city
recently by reminding them that the
weather is hotter in Persia.
We may still insist that California girls
are the best, but the visitors to the conven-
tion show that every section of the Union
las right to brag on its own.
With six State tickets in the field, every
one of them agreeing 10 make it money
campaign. the Ohio citizen counts on
profitable season this fall, no matter how
the crops go.
In spite of the torrid waves which sweep
the East from the Mississippi to the
ocean, there are still many localities there
with sufficient frozen cheek left to adveT-
tise themselves as summer resorts.
The Christian Endeavorers should not
content themselves with seeing the sights
of San Francisco during their stay in
n,,r
course, are good, but there are others
The proceedings of the miners' conven =
tion at Denver emphasize the need of a
Department of Mines and Mining in she
National Government and the movement
10 obtain one should be pushed along.
The movement IN Los Angeles to hold
State Silver Republican convention is a
good enough proof that she is still ener-
getic, but it would be better for her to use
her energy in business, and let politics
rest for awhile.
The House of Representatives has not
been much in evidence during this ses-
sion, but in the promprness with which it
dealt with the tariff bill it has do he better
business than any other Congress in an
equal length of time.
Now that some Ohio burglars have
burned out the combination lock OF bank
safe by electricity, which they obtained
by tapping a trolley wire, there will be no
longer any dispute about the ability of
streetcar companies TO rob the public in
variety OF ways.
London may have to spend all the
money she made out OF the jubilee in pay
ing taxes to defray the cost OF suppressing
the discomfort the festival caused in India.
This is the way the whirligig of time
brings about mis- revenges and keeps
money in circulation.
The men and women who had charge of
The task of arranging for the big conven-
tion deserve the highest commendation
for the success with which they performed
it. Their work reflects credit on San
Francisco as well as on themselves, and
We therefore have good reasons for prais-
ing Them.
As many OF the Eastern papers are re-
minding the people of that section that it
is time to be making preparations for a
grand American exhibit at the Paris Ex-
ting ready also. When our sisterhood OF
States goes abroad we must have front
place in the procession and LOOK Just as
pretty as any of them.