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The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11
THE LOST FIESTA.

While 1t is a matter for much regret that
the Golden Gate Carnival has to bs post
poned to another year in hope that the
conditions will then be more propitious
for its success, it was nevertheless q wise
decision; and that the executive commit
tee had force enough to decide promptly
to renounce the hoped for pleasure rather
than daily and prolong an attempt at a
fiesta, which would probably have proved
to some extent fasco, is subject for
congratulation.
1t is ample argument for the renounce-
ment of the frolic that the report OF the
director-gsneral and the grand marshal
showed the funds forthcoming would not
be sufficient to make the festival credit
able. San Francisco cannot afford to
risk her reputation and MAKE herself fool
ish by performing even a frolic by halves
and slouchily. Let the design fully meas
ure up 10 the rich fortune and far fame
of State which, being pre-eminently the
land OF gold and fruits and flowers and
natures generous lavishment of both
plenty and beauty, is therefore pre-
eminently the land for carnivals. Then
when the plans are adequate let the ex-
ecution of them be safe expectation be-
fore move is made to bring people here
from near and far who might otherwise
find their anticlpations turned to such
disappointment as would send them home
spreading disparaging comments on Cali
fornia.
This argument is supplemented by the
cogent one that even if we did have the
money for the carnival it would look in
congruous that We should be giving up
our energies and substance to feasting and
frolic when SO many in the City are in dis
tress and a half-executed plan for their
relief is hating for lack of the very funds
the festival would consume.
This is the criticism passed upon the
proposed frolic by the men who have been
e1pending their generosity in the Balboa
relief scheme, and who have been asked to
contribute also to the prettier aud more
enticing enterprise, but which is not an
imperative behest of duty like the provid-
ing of work to the City's unemployed.
Such givers as these have right to decide
the question.
The REIMBURSEMENT of this hoped for
pleasure, as well as advertisement OF the
State, is only temporary seIf-denial, and
is by no means an abandonment of
wisely designed enterprise. Another year
we can hold not only better festival, but
we can do it with far mora grace and
make it ethically as we'll as esthetically
perfect. 1t is written: ITO everything
there is season, and time to every pur-
pose under the heaven; and when we
have done the sterner duties of life we can
enjoy better its happy festivities.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11
THE CRY OF CRETE 10 THE SIX
POWERS
THE SIX

Iheard a clear voice crying,
"The of men are dying
When in fear to DO the right they know, they
palter with the wrong
Thou Eogland OF the free
Queen-Empress of the sea,
How long will thou endure it? How long,
o Lord how long
All France degenerate daughter.
OF the days OF tnat great slar ghter
When the seine rolled redly seaward for the COM
mon rights of men!
Fraternity forgot,
Ye are leaving us to rot
Like carrion in tire sham bles Of the sutans
island den!
Can selfish lust for SELF
Can hope of spoil and pelf
So dim thy dark eyes, Austria TO the veal OF Tel
Has Bosnia and its shame
Quenched ali the gen erous fame
And bade thee 10 the yearnings OF humanity be
blind?
Is German power and pride
To Caesar so allied
That they alone are worthy who by force OF arms
Are the swords of Fatherland
Not sacred in the hand
OF the sons who seek their fathers' Is the pa
trlot'5 nope q SIN
Fair Italy, so soon
Art thou mindless of the boou
That thy red-shirt Garibaldf brought who bade
thy nation be?
Can thy heart no longer feel
For our islanders appeal,
In the name Of Christ from Satan and his bondage
to be free?
Great Russia, with the prayer
OF thy crowning in the air.
That the Car should smite the pagan and uphold
the Christ in peace,
Shall the bayonet and the knout
Drive all Southern passions out
Shall the North wit h icy coldness numb the fiery
heart of Greece?
Be strong, not once or twice
Have the mighty ones device
Been brought to nought; the great ones, by the
weak, been dispossessed
Minos-JudgmentLor of Crete
Claims again his ncient seat
All the sons OF heaven are with us, to deliver the
oppressed.
ID. d. kAwNsLEY, In London Chronicle.
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MORSE LITERATURE.

petition, started by the Scandinavian
residents of the City, is being circulated
requesting the establishment at the State
University of chair OF Morse language
and literature. Whether the finances of
the university justify the institution of
such a professorship at this time is a ques-
ton which only the Regents are able to
decide. but of the general merit of the
proposal there can be no doubt.
From Scandinavia came many of the
myths and legends that form the founda-
tions OF the early history of our race.
From that ancient language have also
been drawn many of the words which
help to make up the strength of our Eng
lish tongue. A study of Morse mythol-
ogy and philology is therefore re-
quisite to a full understanding of our own
history and language, and it is clear that
no little profit could be derived from it by
careful students.
The number of Scandinavians in the
United States Is large and rapidly increas-
ing. Many papers of merit in that Ian
guage are published and the support
given them shows the interest which the
Scandinavians take in the inte llectual
life of the time and OF the Nation. 1t is
natural that these citizens should desire
to have their literature and history recog-
nlzed In the work of the university of the
State and as they assist by their taxes in
supporting it they have right to have
this desire receive careful consideration.
The subject Is one in which the general
public may well take an interest and the
petition therefore deserves and will re,
ceive the signatures of many citizens in
addition to those OF Scandinavian origin.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11
EMPEROR FRANZ JOSEF.

A unique necromancer with the pen in
a Stockton paper chooses as his manner
of being funny on Monday-which differs,
please God, from his manner of being
funny on all the other days of the week in
his perpetual scheme of being always
funny - the experiment OF saying that
The CALL was ignorant when it referred
to the Emperor OF Austria as "a fatuous
old man." He goes on to aver with a
gravity that would upset the composure
OF an owl that Emperor Franz Josef is
head and shoulders intellectually above
every ruler in Europe, including, of course
Emperor Josef himself, as he is ruler in
Europe.
What painful accentuation OF an al
ready stupid assertion! Franz josef has
long been known to be mentally infirm.
Some years ago there was serious talk
of removing him from the throne
and putting q man of valid in
tellect in his place. His recent i'm
beetle utterance Of faith in the power
of diplomacy to maintain the peace of
Europe, when actual deadly, bloody war
was going on under the very noses of his
bat:le-ships, merely added to the general
impression which mad been held concern
ing him. THE CALL incidentally called
him 'fatuous old man." and In doing
so stated his real condition mildly.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11
DANIEL W. VOORHEES,.

The death of ex-senator Daniel Wolsey
Voorhees, has followed swiftly upon his re-
tirement from office. He had not time to
pass into obscurity in private life before
he passed from earth. Death summoned
him while still a notable figure in our
politics, and around his grave therefore
his services to his party, to the people and
to the country will bs freshly remem bered.
In his prime Voorhees, was one of the
foremost of Congressional orators. and it
is by his oratory he will be longest and
chiefly remem bered. His acts of construc-
tive craftsmanship were few and OF minor
Importance. This of course was largely
due to the fact that as a Democrat he was
in opposition during the greater portion of
his political life, and had little or no
chance to show his capacity for admins
trative work.
So far as opportunities offered Voorhees,
did his Work well. While his politics
estranged him from the great mass of the
American people during the controversies
arising out OF the war he nevertheless re-
tanned uniyeral respect for his personal
character and won admiration by the elo-
quence and the energy with which he
maintained the cause he had espoused.
He was five times elected to the House of
Representatives and thrice to the Senate.
and in both bodies held an influential and
distinguished place among leading de-
baters.
In his death the country loses one of its
favorlte and most picturesque figures in
politics. Voorhees, On the stump or in the
Senate was always interesting. II his eIo-
al -
ity it was always glowing and vital for the
occasion when it was uttered. Bold in the
use of Saxon words, beautiful in rhetoric
and fervi,i in sentiment speech by Voor-
hees never failed to rouse an audience
even if it did not convince. His political
actions moreover were as interesting as
his oratory. A true partisan leader, he
never failed in any element of dash,
strategy or vigor to hold his followers
loyal to him at every turn of fortune.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11
THE NEXT THING.

The Mckinley administration has won
favor with the people by the promptness
with which 1T has undertaken the work OF
revising the tariff so as to provide rev.
enue for the Government and protection
to the industries of the people. 1t has
been in Office hardly more than a month.
and yet within that time has called Con
gress together, drawn up tariff bill salts
factory to the people and had it passed by
the House of Representatives. That much
Is good. Now for the next thing.
Congress is in session. The tariff bill
sent from tine House is in the hands of
the Senate Committee on Finance. For
the time being the House is idle. The
Senate will occupy at least two months in
considering the tariff, for it believes in
the philosophy of making haste slowly.
1t can hardly be possible that the admin.
istration desires the House to remain idle
during the whole of that time. 1t is clear
that some work should be provided for it.
1t should begin at once on the next thing.
There can be no question as to what the
next thing is. Not less important than
the tariff itself is the money question.
The pledge to promote the remonetiza-
ton OF silver by International agreement
was as important part OF the Republican
promise to the people during the cam
paign as was the pledge to establish pro-
lection. The fulhllment of this pledge is
therefore the next thing for the Rspubli-
can party to undertake, and now that the
House has disposed OF the tar iff it should
at once proceed to deal with the other
vital issue of the time
An international conference cannot be
brought together in day. After the in
vitations to foreign governments have
been issued, much time must necessarily
elapse before replies can be received and
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11
PERSONAL.

DR.. G. 81. Barr OF Marysville is in the City
d. E. Thompson OF Salt Lake is at the Palace.
N. Z. Hill OF Cayucos arrived here yester.
day.
W. P. McFaul, q merchant OF Ukiah, is at the
Grand.
J. S. Dougherty OF Anaconda, Mont, is at the
Palace
Thomas Lindsay OF Nevada arrived here yes.
terday
The Rev. W. E. Smith of Menlo Park is at
the Russ.
DR.. X. NJ. Lundberg of Ukiah arrived here
last night.
James A Miner of Salt Lake City is at the
Occidental.
l. Kahn ana Zee Kohn OF LIE adville, Colo, are
at the Lick.
Ex-senator E. C. Hart of Sacramento arrived
here yesterday.
s. n. Griffith. the real estate dealer. Of Fresno,
is at the Grand
A. J. Pillsbury, a business man OF Tulare, ar.
rived here yesterday.
G. Francis of the Eureka Lighting Works
Hum boldt, is here on a visit.
7. p. Maloney, prominent citizen of Menlo
Park, IS at the Cosmopolitan.
ID. !. Leafs and wife of Tacoma, Wash, are
registered at the Cosmopolitan.
w. w. Stewart of Los Angeles is in the City
and is staying at the Occidental
F. j. Mason, the fruit buyer, packer and
shipper OF Newcastle, is at the Grand.
George Mainhart. the mine owner and super
lntendent of Grass Valley, is in town.
Herman Weis, postmaster at Astoria Or,
and an exte merchant, is at the Russ.
Colonel I. B. Hickey OF Carson, New, is at
the Palace.
N. Clark OF Roslyn, B. c., and who owns in
terests In several mining properties, is at the
Grand.
J. S. Dougherty, general superintenden of
the Anaconda smelter at Anaconda, Mont, is
on q visit here.
Arnold Wolford and wife of New York are in
the City on visit and have taken apartment IS
at the Cosmopolitan.
J. NJ. Donahue, general manager of the
Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railroad. is
among the arrivals at the Palace.
j. Z. Ian sford, mining man who has just
returned from Panamint, New, where he has
peen looking over the field, is at the Russ.
c. F. Montgomery of the Antioch Ledger, A.
B. Lennon OF the Santa Rosa Republican and
e. +. Francis OF the Napa Register are at the
Occidental.
Mrs. French, wife OF Captain French of the
steamer Gaelic, which is expected from China
to-day, arrived here yesterday from London to
meet the captain and is at the Occidental
Willard Teller. the widely known lawyer of
Denver, who arrived here nearly two weeks ago.
accom- panied by Mrs. Teller. and who has since
been seeing suburban places, has returned
here and is at the Occidental.
Judge Carroll Cook will leave for Fresno to-
day to preside at the Sanders trial. During
Judge Cooks absence Judge ]. R. Webb OF
Fresno will hold court In Department II OF
the court OF this City and County.
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"IHE CALLS" NEWS REPORT.
San Francisco Post.

The public will watch with interest the
experiment being made by HE CALL to
bring to San Francisco first-class morn
ing news report without the intervention
of the news-gathering association. The
experiment is not new. Ihe California
Associated Press demonstrated its practi-
cability, and we believe it is quite as prac-
ticable in the evening as in the morning
field. The independent report published
in THE CALL this morning is equal In value
to the Associated Press report published
IN the Examiner and Chronicle.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11
WITH YOUR COFFEE.

at cost Queen Victoria nearly S25, 900 for
railway fair on her European trip
"That shows the disadvantage of not hav-
Ing relative in the Legislature with an extra
pass."-Cleveland PI ain Dealer
'At what age does man really begin to feel
the weight of years?
Usually on his twenty.ir birthday, and it
takes the sensation at least four or five years
to wear off."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Mrs. Hashcroft-Is there too much seasoning
in the turkey, Mr.. Billings?
Billings-No; should say there is too little
turkey in the seasoning g-Indianapolis Jour.
nal,
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11
CAL1FORNiANS IN new YORK.

NEW YORK, N. Y, April 10.-At the Plaza
d. B. Dorsey. j. s. Griffin; Warwick-C. r.
Ctthemores r, Rooves; Everett-Mrs. A. T.
Goldsmith; Westminster-H. s. Linnell;
Narlborough-W. Rosenburg, A. L. Wisner;
St. Denis-J. d. Mekle; Holland-H. H. Scott;
Astor-Dr. J. NJ. Fox. M. and Ms. F. A. Korn-
ber, Max Scherpel and Mrs. Dora Scherpel
Ieft the Plaza and sailed on the Ems for
Genoa
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11
Faster Time Oh the Santa Fe Route.
Three and One-haif Days to
Chicago or st. Loufs-Four
and One-half DAYS to
New YorI

Leaving San Francisco Mondays and THURSDAYS.
at F. NJ, connection is made at Barstow with the
famous santa Fe limited train. Dining-car, buffet
smoSing-car, yestibuled Pullman, palace drawing
room. sleepers The handsomest train on earth
equipment and appointments faultess. Daily
through sleeping cars, both palace and tourist
oakland pier to Chicago. Tickets also sold via
Ogden, Portland, Moiave. Los Angeles, Deming or
I'll Paso' to all points in the United States Canada
Mexico or Europe Ticket Office 644 Market
street, Chronicle Building. Telephone Main 1881.
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THE May "DeIineator'' is one of the most nj,
tractive ever issued of this great fashion
magazine. The styles displayed will please the
most fastidious, being simple and elegant Sub.
scription price, 81; single copies Is cents Nine
tenths OF all the patterns sold at retail throughout
the world are the Butterick patterns. The reason for
this is because they have been in use for the past
thirty years and have proved to be far superior in
every respect to all others The Butterlck Pub
fishing Co. (Ld), 124 Post street, S. F.
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Railroad Tickets to the East vi. ri.
Grande Western and Denver and
RJn Pc

At lowest possible rates, with through Pullman
buffet and tourist sleeping car service every day
personally conducted excursions leaving Tuesday
wednesday ana Thursday. Only line permitting
stopoVer at Salt Lake City all classes of tickets
Detailed information and tickets furnished al Il
Montgomery street, or 3l4 California street.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

The House has done its share in putting
a good protective roof over the industries
of the country and it should now whirl in
and put on the silver lining.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

BETWEEN Townsend's Glace Fruits-rrown
and prepared in California-and all others
comparison is really bsurd; soc lb ir ele,
CANT flre-etched bxs. Try them. Palace Hotel.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

We are to have no Golden Gate Carni-
val this year, but it is possible to have a
Balboa road opening that will be just as
good.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

The fighting in Europe is lively, but &C.
cording to diplomacy it isn't war.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

Doctor-Now. Pat, I'll cure you If you'll only
take the medicine prescribe.
Pat-Go ahead, sor. Opm that anxious to
be cured ag'in that Ord take yer medicine
aven If Oh knowed 'twould kill me.-Phnadel
phia Record.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

England had better let Greece and
Turkey fight it out and attend to her dIa-
mond jubilee.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

In your meditations to-day think of the
unemployed and make up your mind to
subscribe to the fund to provide them
with work.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

The surest way 10 get the officials at
Washington to begin work on the Federal
building in this City is to make every day
of delay unpleasant for them.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

Who will get Constantinople when the
Turk goes out is good subject for a
guessing contest.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

1t is just as easy to call an International
monetary conference this year as next and
there is no reason why it should not be
done.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

The Greeks and the Turks will have to
recognize one another as belligerents for
the powers won't.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

Weyler has lost his grip not only on the
trocha but on the telegraph wire. and
we now hear stories Of Cuban victories
without any counter stories of great Span
ish successes.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

Put the money you intended to expend
on the carnival into the boulevard fund
and you will get just as much pleasure
out OF it as ever you expected, and per-
haps little more.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

While the Greek fights the Turk the
Servian is on guard. He may not take
part in the battle, but he intends to share
the spoils.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

The so-calIed ''pacifc blockade of
Crete hasn't pacified anybody nor block
AIDED anything, but otherwise it deserves
the title.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

Always pay compliment whenever it is
possible. You may want to borrow mouey
some day.-Someryille Journal
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

1t needs no expensive carnival prepara-
tons to make a joyous festival in this
kind of weather. Let each individual
furnish the gayety of heart and nature
will do the rest.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

SPECIAL information daily to manufacturer,
business houses and public men by the Press
chipping bureau (Allen's), $40 Montgomery
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

The governments of England, France
and Italy are willing enough to cooper
ate with Russia III coercing Greece, but
their people will not permit them and
that is where the laugh would come in if
it were laughing matter
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

DON'T buy any Easter eggs until Won have
seen Townsend's "Little Clowns" Little
Doctors and little Devils" mace of French
cream, vegetable colorfng, sc each. Pal Hotef.s
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

The Chicago Inter Ocean asserts that at
the Moody revival meetings in that city
men are moved to tears and perhaps
that helps to account for the extraordinary
foods in the Mississippi Valley.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

10 soothe and strengthen the vocal organs
Ayers Cherry Pectoral has long been the fsyorite
preparation with public speakers 49,
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

IF afhicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp
sons Eye Water. Druggists sell it at 25 cents
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

None of the powers that have parlia-
mentary governments are able to explain
what their fleets are doing at Crete or
what they intend to do, and perhaps if
Russia had a parliament and her officials
were called on to explain their policy it
would be found they are as much at sea
as the others.
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this spring? 2"

Your sonis graduated this sprtng2"
"Yes"
"Whnt position will he accept%"
"He hasn't decided yet. The Brooklyps
have made him an offer to play short, and the
Bostons want him at second."-Ohio State
Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

Good weather for rest and recreation.
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Try trip to-day on the Balboa boule.
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1t has at last been explained that whe n
President Kruger called Queen Victoria
"een kwaje vrouw" he meant she is a
woman who will stand no nonsense and
once more the British public breathe.
easily and without snorting.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-11

Read our ads. for bargains in spring
novelties.
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The carnival has gone glimmering.
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E. H. BLACK, painter, 12o Eddy street.
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Since ex-senator Peffer has gone back
TO editorial work on the Topeka Aduocate
he announces that he will continue to
support the principles of Populism, but
hereafter it will be on conservative lines.
This world, he says, is too big for men to
recreate it. There is wisdom in the
maxim and Mr.. Peffer might have added
that it is as much as the average man
can do to recreate himself.
According to a report of the Labor
Bureau of North Carolina the cotton mills
of that State increased their spindles
from 344, 900 in 1890 TO more than Zoo, 900
in 1897, and the number OF operatives in
creased from 8515 to more than $4,000.
This development shows why the pro.
tective sentiment is growing in the
South and why that section of the coun-
try is getting into harmony with the rest
of the Union.
The proposal to establish in the univer-
slty College of Commerce is one for
which much may be said. To carry on
trade with foreign countries we must have
an understanding of the commercial needs
of their people, and that cannot be OBJ
tanned without study. The success of
German commerce of recent years has
been largely due to her commercial train
ing schools, and now the English are pre-
pairing to establish similar courses of edu-
cation. Sooner or later we must follow
the example or fall behind in the race.
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The CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL
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War in Europe.
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