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The San Francisco call., 1897-02-09
ROBBING THE POOR.


we'll the rich
booding schemes All is
which the pennies
wealthy
lend themselves the of wndng lottery copanes and to publish
From swindle dollars
pocket and bacmaes when
subsidies tion
of
premium helped
Examiner either by direct contribution from the people by baseball
These deductions all the legitimate
pay,b
the Examiner makes the abnma which it
gives in order to the sempance reputation.
mention They all classes and descriptions They
will
managers have times offered to give subscriber their weekly fake chance
weight in gold Nothing nothing
The
omth
obtain thousands of dollars
nasm which Willie Hearst promoting with the
Mr. Hearsts being
here The number the Chap &
imagnaon begin to fall their vulgar
libel
propeohp Willie Hearst
oHt
aga everybody and turns
willingly from backmaing corporations rObbing
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-09
DECADENF JOURNALISM.
The Chan Book.


Several English writers of good standing, In
ignorance of what the papers are really like,
have done some harm to their American repu-
tation by allowing their work 10 appear in the
New York World and Journal These authors,
of course, dis pose of their writings through an
agent. The agent sells them TO a syndicate,
and the syndicate scatters them broadcast
through the papers of the United States. The
author may or may not be informed in what
journals his work is appearing. Even if
he does know their names, the odds
are greatly against his knowing what
Is thought OF their character on this
side the Atlantic. 1t is, therefore, an act of
kindly charity to warn him against the New
York World and Journal. No decent man
ever reads them. They circulate among
people who like their murders fully illus
tiated, and their society scandals adorned
with every suggestion of indeeency. They
would not for one moment be tolerated in
London. Their columns are given over to
multifar1ous appeals 10 pruriency. They in
terest themselves in the exploita tion of anat-
omy and pathology. They publish photo
graphs with full explanatory descriptions of
hospitals. They send out men to lie across
window-sills and peer through the
blinds into the parlors OF private
accosted in the streets. They dispatch report
ers to feign madness and so gain admission
into insane asylums. They give the most ex-
PA4S.b cSNiiPtiOhs Will VI u uuu-
dred different ways in which murder can be
committed. They ransack Libraries of erotic
Literature when their own imaginstions begin
to fail. This news is always vulgar. trivial,
nsational, and, as a minor detail, ia lse.
Nothing is too inane too obscene
Tor them to print. They are a daily
libel on every body and everything.
For over year has this contest for the
primacy OF the sewers ragged between them.
The World is experienced in every form of
Deastllness; but the Journal, which is edited
graz nat hQQ inc aala
orated It's first anniversary of filth. Every
respectable paper has attacked them; almost
every minister preached against them; but the
Der OF their readers continues to increase.
And these are the papers in which well-known
English authors have inadvertently allowed
tnelr work to be printed. For their own sakes
II for nothing else, it is to be hoped they will
In future direct their agents to place a ban on
the New York World snd Journal
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-09
Letters From the People.
THE STANFORD TAX.

a Plea for Justice If the TdD Is Re-
,,itted.
Editor Of The Cdl-DEAR SIR: A bill to free
Stanford University from taxation is now be-
fore the State Legislature. The ques tion as to
the justice and wisdom of removing a $780,
600 burden from institution that benefits
the State to so great an extent is one upon
which there may be some difference of opin-
Ion. But there can be but one opinion con-
cerning the freeing of Stanford from taxation.
To do this would be to commit a great I'M JUS
tice, for the reason that the burden would fall
not equally upon the people of the State, who
share equally in the benefits derived, but by
far the larger portion would OF necessity be
borne by the people of the counties in which
the university property is. The State tax, of
course. would be evenly divided, but the
county tax is always larger than that of the
State.
True, IL may be said that the people OF the
county in which the university is, are more
than repaid for the additional taxation by the
benefit derived from the hundreds OF students,
each bringing money to pay for his support
while pursuing his studies. But it must be
remembered that the university owns prop
erty OF many kinds in many counties. 1t owns
thousands of acres of land. If all s-prop-
erty should be made untaxable the people of
those counties would bear by far the greater
portion of the burden. This is unj just for they
get no more good from the university than do
the people OF other counties.
five as a people wish to present Stanford
with yearly gift of $4,000 on account of its
beneficial influence, let rs do it in just way,
not "rob Peter to pay Paul" Very respect
fully, B. r. BURROUGHS.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-09
CONTEMPT OF COURT.

Various issues which have arisen oflate
years have called public attention repeat
edly to the contempt of court law in this
State, and not few cases have exposed
the injustice which IS possible under it.
An attempt was made 10 remedy the evil
by the passage OF the Barry law of 1891
but this has been declared by Judge Cat
lin of Sacramento to be unconstitutional
In order to secure the rights of the peo-
pie against a possible decision of the Su-
preme Court sustaining that of Judge
Catlin it will be necessary to amend the
constitution Itself, and there is a good
prospect that the Legislature will at this
session submit such an amendment to the
people.
The proposed amendment consists OF in
serting into section 8 of article of the
constitution the words, mo speech or
publication rejecting upon, or concerning e
any court, or any officer thereof shall be
treated or punished as a contempt of
court unless made in the immediate pres
ence of such court while in session, and
in such manner as to actually interfere
with its proceedings"
The amendment will not be radical
innovation in American law. 1t is in fact
a verbatim copy of the present United
States statute governing all Federal courts.
It's adoption will simply place the courts OF
California on level with those of the Ma
ton so far as contempt cases are con-
cerned, and will secure the people and the
press in the right of free speech and just
criticism of all public officials, Judicial or
otherwise.
AS the law stands at present a corrupt
Judge could punish for contempt sum-
marily and without trial any citizen TO
whose criticisms or condemnation he took
exception. 1t is time this condition OF
the law should be changed. The people
cordially approved the Barry law and
since that has been declared unconstItu-
tional, it is important that the Legisla-
ture should at once take steps toward
amending the constitution so as to make
it true charter OF the rights OF the people
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-09
FARMS IN ENGLAND.

The condition of agriculture in England
has long been of a nature so disastrous,
both to landowners and lease-holder as
to produce among them a state of chronic
discomfort. Recently, however, affairs
have gone from bad to worse and at the
present time they are in condition so
hopeless that Lord Salisbury is reported
to have declined to receive a deputation
of farmers on the expressed ground that
he knew OF his own knowledge all they
had to complain of, but could see no way
of remedying the evils.
Some recently compiled reports of sales
of farm property in England show to
what extent the de preston has been car
ried. At the sale of Langdon Abbey, 639
acres of land, with farmhouse, stabling,
homestead and seven modern cottages,
only realized $500, or less than 80 per
acre. Fifteen years ago the property was
valued at over &20. 600. and four years ago
it was mortgaged for f14,000 In Essex
County, within a days walk of the Bank
of England, farm which, in 1875, rented
for f400. has for the last five years rented
for FL per annum, the occupant paying
the taxes. amounting to about S150. In
many cases farms have been sold for less
than one-tenth of their value twenty years
ago.
Bad as this condition is, it is rendered
worse by the fact that there seems to be
no hopeful outlook for the farming indus
try of England in the future. The only
possible help would be the establishment
of a high protective tariff on farm
products; but that would impose such a
burden upon the great mass of the British
population that they will never consent to
it. The commercial and manufacturing
prosperity in England depends upon
cheap food and cheap raw material. Those
interests combined are too large to be sac
ri6ced for the farmers, or even for the
great landowners. Well indeed might
Lord Salisbury say that he cares to hear
no more on the subject. He is himself
one of the largest landowners IN the
kingdom, as well as Prime Minister, and
neither as landlord nor as statesman
can he see any way to save British agri-
culture from the impending ruin.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-09
MUNICIPAL HUMANITY.
The Christ Spirit Inoornate IN a M"ni-
cipdt Body.

To the Editor of the San Francisco Cdll-SIR:
More than anything else in the world, so far
as am able to judge, these five words have
Influenced my life: 'Whe went about doing
good" (Acts K: 3S), which was Peters explana-
tion OF the mission of Jesus of Nazareth as
given to Cornelius of Cesarea, the centurion,
ga just man ana one that loved God" The
Christ spirit, as 1 understand 1t, is revealed in
all its grandeur and breadth when He said,
"For was an hungered and ye gave me meat;
l was thirsty and ye gave me drink; was
stranger and ye took me in: naked, and ye
clothed me; was sick and ye visited me; 1
was in prison and ye came unto me-" verify,
l say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it
unto the least OF these, my brethren, ye have
done 1t unto me-" Matt ky: 35, Sc and 40.l
There is a scene pictured in the Acts OF the
Apostles which should be recalled here: They
that gladly received the word were baptized"
to the mum Der OF about three thousand
souls" "And fear came upon every soul; ana
many wonders and signs were done by the
apostles. And all that believed were together"
They 'sold their possessions and goods and
parted them to all as every man had need"
(Acts II, Al, 43 A 45) This was the spirit
which animated the first converts to Chris
tianity after the Christ had parted from the
apostles and was the first fruits of their
preaching after they were baptized with the
Holy Spirit. The impulse 10 help those in
want seems to be in full accord with the Christ
spirit
We pass over the history of the race for 1900
where the spirit, made manifest in ''The Luck
of Roaring Camp" rather than that of 1.-THE
Scarlet Letter." appears to be in the ascend
ant, to see in what ways and to what extent
the Christ spirit has entered into the muni-
cipal life of the people; though l am aware
that people who are the Hneal descendants of
those who pass before US in the pages of the
''Scarlet Letter" may feel distinct shock at
the transition from the apostles to Paris. But
/ am looking for practical results, and for
years past have paid little court to sentiment
Turning to page 102 of Albert Shaw's
markable and invaluable book on municipal
Government in Continental Europe" we re ad
that public charity has absorbed and system
lied almost every important form and agency
of relief and succor." To this Assistance
Publique," as he points out, belong ~ the
great hospitals of Paris; (2) the homes, asylums
and retreats for the aged poor and special
groups of dependent classes, and (3) the super
vision and support of domtclling relief,
whether in the form of medical attendance,
temporary snccor with money, food or fuel, or
regular and permanent aid at home in lieu of
support in public institution ain the
hands of this great board OF public charity
rests the policy that expends yearly revenue
OF some thirty million francs" "Accommo-
dations for about 80, 900 patients and inmates
are provided in the hospitals and retreats"
The most skiilfui physicians are employed
by the City in large numbers "to secure for
the poor in their homes an attentive and skill
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-09
PERSONAL.

H. G. Bonel of Santa Clara is in town.
Dr. Wallace OF Eureka is at the Occidental.
Senator A. F. Jones of oroville is in the City.
| r. B. sufold, an attorney OF Truebody, is at
the Lick.
A. V. Smith. business man of Fargo, OAK,
is at the Russ.
W. C. Moore of Vale 10 is late arrival at the
Cosmopolitan.
Ward C: Brown of Parkield is staying at the
Cosmopolitan.
c. j. Selwyn, business man of Weiser,
Idaho, is in town.
E. S. Kinney, mining and business man of
Idaho, is in the City.
Ernest Sewer, an attorney OF Eureka, ar
rived here yesterday
A. P. Leonard OF South Bend Wash, has ar
rived here for a short stay
T. A. Harrison, business man of Tacoma, is
here accompanied by his wife,
T. 0. Miller, ex-Register of the United States
Land Office at Visalia is at the Lick.
c. II. Quinton, chief clerk of the Grand Ho-
tel IN Eureka, is at the Cos opolitan.
J. Harris. business man of Corvallis, Or, is
at the Russ, accompanied br his wife.
Joseph Ryan, mining man of Butte, Mont,
and his family are recent arrivals here.
D. j. Flanagan, the wealthy business and
AuAHDSi mum VI ii umDolut bay, Is at the Grand.
John Finneli, the grea la nd-hclder and old
time resident OF Tehama, is registered at the
Palace.
W. S. Boynton, a wealthy resident of Colo
rado Springs, is among the arrivals at the
Palace.
Louis Holman, wife and daughter of Port
land are among recent arrivals at the Cosmo.
| politan.
n Bullock, who Is in the general merchan-
| dlslng business at Eureka. Humboldt County,
| is on a visit here.
Colonel James A. Hardin, the millionaire
cattleman OF Santa Rosa, who has cattle in
Two or three different States, is at the Russ.
Eugene Thompson and J. Frank Boyd, OF
Bangor, Me-. tourists, who have for several
weeks been seeing Southern California, are in
the City, and viii remain probably for some
time.
J. B. Duncan and A. B. Arcurnaga, OF Silver
CITY. Idaho, who owns mining interests near
that place, are here for few weeks vacation
and release from the SHOWS OF that great alti-
tude.
among the arrivals at the Occidental is
Jerome l.. Drumhelle-, a business man of
| SPOKANE ior many years. and who is interested
IN mining and other enterprises. He is ac-
companied by Mrs. Drumheller and Mr.. and
MIS- j. a Finch of Spokane.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-09
THOMAS r. SHEPARD OF SEATTLE.
lSketched from life By a "CaH" artist

have al capacity of 900 per night.
Each guest is provided with change of
clothing while present and soup is served at
night; bread in the morning." The stay is
limited to three days. The women's lodging
house allows women to bring their children
and affords them shelter and care, the average
soJourn being nearly month.
Rent money is advanced by the municipal
ity very literally in cases where worthy fami-
lies through illness or other misfortune have
been ev1cted by their landlords and have no
means with which 10 rent new domicile !;
and from fifteen TO twenty thousand families
are each year helped in this way. Free
bureaus OF employment are maintained in
nearly every ward of the city. But there is q
great central labor exchange, opened in 1892,
costing 1900, 900 francs, which has become
headquarters for not less than eighty-two
trades unions, and 1000 francs are annually
appropriated to maintain it. These trades
unions may bid FOR public work.
ought 10 devote half column to the pub
lie pawnshop, which has been in operation
since 1877, and will reserve it for another let
ter, as its importance and practical benefi-
cence demand such consideration. 1 shall
then present some suggestions to the citizens
of San Francisco on the wisdom of municipal
humanity. JOSEPH AsBURY JOHNSON.
IL Essex street, February 6, 1897.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-09
MINER AND FARMER.

1t is gratifying 10 learn from Sacra-
mento that the miners and farmers of the
State have al last found a basis of agree
ment upon which it IS possible to enact
legislation that will be beneficial to both
and Will enable hydraulic miners to pro-
ceed with their WORK without injury to
the farm districts of the valleys or to the
great rivers whose channels are necessary
TO the commerce of the State.
As result of this agreement. We can
reasonably look forward TO such legisla-
ton as will be necessary to make available
ior use the $25O,CO already appropriated
for the purpose of constructing restraining
dams in the mountains, so that the debris
Will not be washed down by the rivers into
the valleys below. One oil the most i'm por-
tant bills of the session deals with this sub
Ject and on its face gives every guarantee
necessary to guard the public in the ex-
penditure of the money.
1t will be remembered that the United
States Government appropriated $3.50 900
to carry out work of constructing restrain
ing dams under control of a California
Debris Commission, created by act of Con-
gress March 1, 1898. The proposed bill
provides for State Debris Commissioner
to consult and advise with the commission
created by Congress and report all plans
and specifications 10 the State Board of
Examiners for their supervision. 1t is
provided that whenever the National De-
bris Commission shall have undertaken
any part of the proposed work the State
shall pay one-half of it subject to approval
OF the State Board of Examiners.
1t will be seen that no new appropri-
alton is asked for. and the proposed bill
simply prescrioes the manner in which
the money may be used. The engineers
OF the United States estimate that
the cost of dams sufficient to keep the
debris OF the mountains out of the
American, Feather and Sacramento rivers
will be about $3.50, 600. The appropriations
OF the General Government and the State
combined amount to $780, 600, and seem
therefore adequate to carry the enterprise
to successful completion.
There can be no question but what the
work should be begun as speedily as pos-
slble. There are thousands of people in
the State who need employment and it is
full time the great interests of the miners
and the farmers should receive attention.
The bill on its face seems a fair one in
every respect, and there can be little cues,
ton that the people will be glad to see the
work begun, the money put into circula-
tion and hydraulic mining resumed with.
out injury to the valleys or the rivers.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-09

ful ministry of medical relief" as well as
trained and skilliul nurses, free of cost TO the
patients. Page 10Y: "In recent years no part
~ the work of public assistance has been more
carefully developed than that which relates
to the rescue, maintenance and proper IN
struction of friendless children. IN the
nalitv aims to be very much more than
grudging stepfather." Great results are de- s.
tined to follow.
Mr.. Shaw informs us that Gin remarkable
pIays the role Of prompt friend and servitor to
lis people in times of emergency and special
misfortune. But far more 1mporsant is the
service oI night medical and surgical relief
Organized in every neigh borhood OF the me
tropolis." .'The municipal lodging-hoMses
are absolutely free of charge lhey
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-09
Snort CUBlN PUFFS
Philadelphia Press.

The Cuban tobacco yield the past year has
been 10000 bales, instead of 100000 bales,
the yield the year before. The sugar crop has
been reduced TO fourth of its former size,
and Will be smaller during the coming year.
These figures are fair measure of the terri
tory overrun or occupied by the insurgents.
Most of the tobacco is grown in Pinar del Rio.
ana there nearly nine-tenths of the planta-
tlons have been laid waste. OF the sugar
plantations three-quarters were unable to
GRIND sugar. Six weeks ago the Spanish
forces seemed to be accomplishing something.
They are no longer. They have been unable
TO complete their work in Pinar del Rio, and
In all the rest of the island the insurgent
forces are more successful than ever.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-09
LOVES FLIITING

little while with you and me
Love made his home contentedly.
Now there Is naught but you and I,
The one to swear the one o sigh.
For Love has gone to other parts
4 nd taken rooms in other hearts.
Alack for you, alack for me,
knew ever folks such misery2
We cannot find our visitor;
Last night we locked and barred the door,
He could not have got out that way,
The chain was on al break OF day.
His trunks In the guests room all right,
Yet there he did not sleep last night.
think AZ least he might have aged
To tip the cook and chambermaid.
The place is all turned upside down
And cherries everything has grown.
AT breakfast we d no appetite.
I read the paper just for spite,
Growled at the coffee and the toast,
While you sat silent as a ghost.
Wen have TO break up house, see,
If he stays long from you and me.
IN. Y. Evening Sun.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-09
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

Thomas R. Shepard, connected with one of
the leading law firms of Seattle, who has come
here TO argue cases before the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals, is al the Occidental.
One OF Mr.. Shepard's partners is Judge Burke,
one OF the foremost Democrats of the North
west
Mr.. Shepard says Washington is tossed up
politically as 1t never was before.
Notwithstanding the fusionists have car
ried the State" he said, eve expect to share
in the general prosperity that will come
through the result of The National election.
As TO the contests over the senatorship in the
Legislature, suppose we have never before
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-09
MCKINLEY APPRECIATED.

Mckinley has been heralded as the advance
agent of prosperity in every direction, but il
remained for the little four-year-old daughter
OF the editor of the Pleasanton (Mo.) Observer
TO nnu an entirely new and original ins tance.
The other day the editor was hurriediy sum-
moned home through a cause not entirely un-
expected to him, when n he was met at the gate
by his little daughter, who shouted with en-
thus1asm: "Hurrah for Mckinley and Hobart Il
We've got a little brotherI"
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-09

had anything quite to equal it. But probably
things will ere long straighten themselves out
alt is yet dull in Seattle. but it is not dead.
1t is as lively there as most anywhere you go.
In a few months more we expect TO be prosper
Gus.
"The lumber combine in Washington is
stronger now than it has ever been. From all
l can learn, it is liable 10 hold together. The
recently formed trust on cargo lumber will, 1
think, be permanent thing. The lumber
men have been coming closer together all the
time -
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-09

The st. Louis Gtobe-Democrdt says that
as the assassinations committed by high
binders are confined entirely to Chinese,
public sentiment in San Francisco is not
very strongly against them. That is the
kind of news you hear when you 60 away
from hnrpa
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-09

The State has already appropriated
$250,0O for the construction of impound-
ing dams and the General Government has
appropriated an equal amount. The next
appropriate step, therefore, would be to
arrange for beginning the work and put
ting the money into circulation.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-09
CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, N. Y, Feb. s.-The AIer
brought back from Germany Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Peterson and son. AT the st. Cloud, w.
p Wade; Grand Union, G. Bartlett; I'm perial
N. I. Barton; Metropole, S. J. stasI; Belvedere.
C C. Riedy; ST. Denis, Mrs. B. Psulson, Miss
C. Lebnhardt; Gilsey, C. S. Folis; Continen tai,
A. Mclean.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-09

In deciding the cigarette trust to be an
unlawful combination the New York
courts, it seems. were under the necessity
OF declaring cigarettes to be not a luxury
but necessary of life, and. under the cir
cumstances, it might have been better TO
let the trust stand,