The San Francisco call., 1897-07-08

DAVID N. FoLTZ. Eastern MAnazss.
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The convention OPENS.
Now for the grand choruses.
We are all endeavorsrs for something.
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Bryan's bazoo didn'tdisturb the hum of
prosperity.
San Francisco is as iuIl Of delegates as
Santa Clara Of primes.
The convention may take its tme-ths
longer it stays the better we'Il like it.
After this We ought to have every
Pr sidential convention that the country
calls for.
Yesterday Bryan talked, bnt to-day the
Endeavorers have the floor and the times
ore improving rapidly.
The radiance of purple and gold every
where makes the City look as # Berkeley
had won a football game.
The observant Delegate will take notice
that ss summer convention city San
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The Eastern sitor who wishes day
off from the convention will find a good
show for it at the Oakland exposition.
a week is not long as time flies. but it /.
long enough for us to cultivate lasting
friendships with many of our Eastern
visitors.
Weyler has dropped his end OF the cam
paigp. but the Cubans are pushing theirs
along and Wey!er has TO hustle 10 keep
ont OF the way.
All Boston has been shocked By Chi
cago girl who when asked by Mr.. Howells
II she had read his last book replied, II
sincerely hope so"
Bryan has posses ion Of tho l6 to loco
motive all right, but there are men in the
Democratic party who believe that they
can sidetrsck it before 1900.
Our visitors should read The reports
from their Eastern homes every day and
learn the kind OF weather they have
escaped by coming to California.
The charter of Greater New York which
goes into effect in January vacntes all the
county Offices. and as a consequences a full
set is to be elected this fall. According to
the Sun such n Thing has never happened
in the county since 1888, when the county
was first established.
The Boston J0nrrai states that at most
Of the New E1g and colleges the conven-
tional punch bowl was this year super
sedsd by the lemonade bowl, but Judging
by reports from other sources it seem
that the college towns OF winning teams
were painted about as red az ever they
were IN punch bowl days.
It is stated that he large su ubsidy given
by tbe British Government to the new
steamship line to Canada is limited by the
condition that steamers shall touch at no
port Of The United Staies. 1t is evident.
therefore, that if we are 10 trade with
Europe on even terms with Canaan we
must get to work and build up our own
ships.
There Is n vacancy in the Sixth Con-
cressional District In Illinois and as Alt
geld lives there his friends believe they
can elect him to Congress this fall The
Republican majority In the district last
year was over 5000 and II the discredited
Ex-Governor can overthrow n vote like
that he IL a stronger anarchist than has
been supposed.
Nansen is snid to be in ST. Petersburg,
engaged in organizing stock company
with large capital to develop the resources
OF the far north. lie claims 10 have dis
covered enormously rich deposits OF
nickel iron and other ores ana believes
they can be worked so as 10 Yield big
profits. There may be a bonanza at the
north pole yet.
1t is said that Libby Prison, which was
removed from Richmond TO Chicago dur
ing tho exposition year and set up as
show, has ceased to be profita BILE in that
form and is about to be turned to use as a
warehouse. The announcement is not
sur prisinR. for an historic building ceases
to DO historical when removed from the
place where the history was made.
According to an Eastern statistician the
people of the United States use up 80 000,-
600 National flags every year. OF course
most OF them are small flags employed for
decorative purposes, but the large mum Der
required shows how prone We are to use
T. G flag on all possible occasions and dem
onstrates the popular delight in seeing
the National EN- blem at all times and
every where.
From most colleges and professional
schools the graduates go forth to hunt
living without knowing where to find 1t.
but on graduation day at the Normal Col
leee OF New York $50 students were
handed their diplomas and told that posi-
tions as public school teachers were wait
ing for every one Of them. 1t is TO be re-
gretted that In spite Of the name this was
an abnormal rather than a normal occur
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