The San Francisco call., 1897-07-27

1905 Polk street; open until $3.50 O'Clock.
NV. corner Twenty-second and Kentucky |
streets; open till 8 O'Clock.
OAKLAND OFFIcR
9JS Broadway.
EASTERN OFFICE:
Rooms 81 and So "a Park Row. New York City |
DAVID NJ FOLTZ, Eastern Manager.
1hE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.
THE SUMMER MONTHS.
Areyou going 10 the country q vacation: :: II
so.it is no trouble for US forward THE CALL 10
your address. Do let it miss you for you Will
miss it. Orders given TO the carrier or left at
Business Office will receive prompt attention
NO EXTRA CHARGE. Fifty cents per month
for summer months
The storm question of the money center
has shifted from Washington to the kIon-
dyke.
The Senate evidently regards itself
better monetary commission than any the
President could appoint.
When every body expects better business
and works in the faith of that expectation
better business Will come.
There is no stopping the Klondyker and
all tie wise man can do is to advise him to
get his outfit in San Francisco.
It seems to be the intention of the jap
anese diplomats 10 keep Secretary Sher-
man busy writing notes all summer.
The Mission Park movement viii not be
turned aside from its object by the cry of
"boodle" when there is no proof 10 sustain
the cry.
Tramps in Nebraska this year are re-
ported to be worse than grAsshoppe-s, but
no accounts have been given of their ap-
pearance in the wheat fields.
Nov that Congress has broken the rec
ord for promptness in passing the tariff
bill let US hope the bill will break the
record in bringing about prosperity.
The Christian Endeavorers are now ar
irving at home and the accounts they are
giving of their trip has thrown some thing
like California glow over the whole East
The wine men OF California will prob.
ably have reason to joice with the rest
OF US, for big crop is in sight and good
prices are said to be waiting for it as fast
as it can come in.
Visalia Is getting ready to rejoice over
the special prosperity OF her own which |
the Valley road is Fastening to bring to
her. The festivities are expected to
eventuate in August.
Before long people will be telling Us that
the best lime 10 make the trip to the Klon-
dyke is in the winter when you can make
q sleigh ride OF it instead OF having to
shoot the rapids in q canoe.
As many of the miners who struck it
rich in Alaska are reported to have gone
about the country paying up old debts,
there can be no question but what the
ore they found is honest gold.
The report of the Grand Jury commit
tee on the importance of improving Mar
ket street should lead 10 action on the part
of the Supervisors. We cannot pave the
street with good intentions. This is not
Hades.
The time 10 prepare California exhibit
for the Western exposition at Omaha,
which opens next June, is right now. The
fruit crop will be gone before long and
there will not be another in time for the
grand opening.
The Mesa Encantida has been scaled,
and the scalers came down feeling scaly,
for there was nothing On the summit but
rocks ps the north pole adventur-
ers may have similar luck if they ever
succeed in reaching the long sought point.
Peter McNally, who in an attempt to
swim the British Channel remained in the
water fifteen hours and swan thirty-fye
miles, but failed toreach land, will know
enough 10 consider the drift and force Of
the current before he takes water next
time.
Under present conditions the Spaniards
are unable to subdue any OF the provinces
OF Cuba and the Cubans are unable to cap
ture the cities. Unless therefore some
power intervenes to prevent the war may
go OF indefinitely, or end only like the
famous struggle of the Kilkenny cats.
Now that Congress has ad journed Wash
ington will give itself up to the circua-
ton OF rumors and reports founded upon
street talk and hotel gossip. One of these
rumors is that Secretary Sherman is to re.
tire and Whitelaw Reid is to be Secretary
OF State. Anything goes in the off season.
New York City expected to have a red
hot municipal campaign this summer by
way of inaugurating Greater New York,
but up TO date neither party has nomi-
mated its candidates. 1t looks as if the
situation were so hot in itself that the
politicians are afraid 10 touch it before
cooler weather sets in.
A Chicago poet named holbrook has
written a revised version of "S.ar-spangled
Banner" and according to his own notion
improved it. This is the way Chicago
treats the classics generally. Anything
she cannot understand she greases with
hog lard and swallows in the hope of be.
ing able to digest the lard if nothing else.
Tho hana6ts deriyed from the railway