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The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18
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Z. B. Yerington of Carson, New, is in town.
Timothy Hopkins of Menlo Park is at the
Palace.
General Robert N. Clark of Carson, v, Is
staying at the Grand.
S. Migliavacce, a wine merchant of Napa, is
staying al the Baldwin.
A. H. Ducker and wife of San Jose are stay
ing at the cosmopolitan.
DR.. NJ. E. Grossman, leading ply sician OF
Honolulu, is now at the Palace
L. A Splitter OF San Jose, Assessor OF Santa
Clara County, is now at the Grand.
Frank E Corbett OF Butte Mont is at the
Palace. He is q prominent mining man.
j. E. and G. L. Farnum, two leading mer-
chants of Philadelphia, are at the Palace.
Judge Alfred g. Hartwell of Honolulu ar
rived on a late steamer and is now at the Occi-
dental
R. Harris and Louis Parker OF Sacramento
are among the recent arrivals at the Cosmo-
politan.
DR.. D. M. Livingston of San Jose Is staying at
the Russ House while on q short sojourn in
this city.
F. NJ. Nickell of Los Angeles division super
intendent of the Southern Pacific Company
is in this city.
J. T. Hawke of Ceylon is at the Baldwin. S.
Pye who is on his way East from Chine, Is a t
the same place.
F. o. Him of Santa Cruz is now at The Occl-
dental He Is extensively engaged in the re al.
estate business.
+. II. Olyphant of Pittsburg and II. c. Reeser
OF OIL City, Pa, are stay ing at the Palace while
here or business ntures.
Ii. Tanaka, an official of the Yokohama
Specie Bank of London. is at the Occide tai.
on his way to London from Japan.
Attorney ]. r. Clark and R Grey, mer-
chant, both of Los Angeles, are making the
Palace their headquarters while in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Nichilson are at the Cal
ifornia AMI will soon ieave for their home in
Eric, Pa. They have just retur ned from q tour
OF the Orient.
H. Stein OF ST. Louis is staying at the same
hotel. He is on his way to Japan as CORE
spondent for the Philadelphia Record and the
Louisville Oourier-Journal.
The Misses Hannah and Kate c. Woodruff
of New York are at the Occidental. Both are
members of the American Board Congresa-
tional Mission and are now ON their way to
FooChow, China
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stretch of light curled upward in what may
whole was transformed into a golden disk
which grew more and more contracted and
dim till il vanished in the azure deep of night.
Several minutes must have been consumed
from the fash 10 the disappearance. Later
saw another display of the same kind, though
not so luminous as the first, and between l
and A. NJ. shooting stars were observed at
rather close intervals, although l could not
say that witnessed a real shower of stars"
There uetonating meteors are some times
found intensely heated from friction with the
air, but more generally are dissipated in the
higher regions of the atmosphere.
No doubt the meIeors described were Leo
nids, they passed from an easterly di &C.
ion, and the swift motion, the brilliant trail
large size are characteristic of this swarm
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18
BUYING PUBLIC UTILITIES.

4 CHAPTER submitted the Charter Convention of One
u Hundred by the Committee Public Utilities provides
that whenever a petition, signed by a number of the
registered electors of the municipality equal 20 OF
the total preceding municipal election
shall be SUPERVISORS suggesting
acquisition of specific public utility which city
able to purchase ordinary the board shall
within ninety days submit of the people the
tion of incurng bonded indebtedness purpose
raising the money. Little machinery provided
handling the funds purchasing the after the
and evidently the intention OF the committee submit for
consideration the naked proposition of public ownership
local utilities. This question: outside of its relation
charter, is worthy of discussion
The CALL has principle objection to San Francisco
owning its streecar lines works its eIecrcgh
plants its telephone systems contrary anybody
show that the rendered by
be chespened made efficient by public ownership
we do not know but could be induced join the
reformers in the Charter Convention Hundred and
advocate the change But respectfully that if the
convention is going bring the up for con-
sideFatiOn it should provide with system
acquiring the properties
If the report of adopted as proposed it
will produce such result this Whenever public
utility in San Francisco pay stockhold
ers will at orgsnz' sell city petition con-
tanning the OF 900 may obtained at any
time without difficulty The will sign his
death warrant in the form of petition
election being called of non.
paying utility to the city could be prevented Doubtless the
political bosses would it all utilities incapable of
paving dividends, which had defaulted interest
promptly sold to the people, and that all propositions
sell those earning dividends defeated
The prime bect OF the reformss the Charter
lion OF One Hundred to hwat political bosses The
burden OF all their attempt governmental
system which will bafha ingenuity individuals
Why then leave the door open for them profit
able business in selling sreetcar, telephone water
elecr clght stock the city?
II we asked to suggest amendment to the
the committee public insert somewhere
IN provso that condition precedent the any
corporation plant to the should be
president that it is paying dividends stock
Interest on its bonded Indebtedness As
people have objection owning rubic utilities pay
but we DOUBT whether they would the
ing law which would enable political at any
time fost upon them busted" corporation enterprise We
have tremendous lot of municipal human ma
ure but is certain that the city would think
ing anything except paying public utility that
convinced our amendment would be wise addition the
committees We this whstanding entertain
less fear of the malgn influence OF the political than
many OF the members of the Charter Convention
Hundred
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Scbumann that she was at once engaged for
concert at the Crystal Palace, where the pub
lie again showed its warm appreciation.
Another young girl who triumphed at the
same promenade concert is violoncellist
named Elsa Ruegger. Frequently recalled
after the execution of "kol NfdreT OF Max
Brueh she played, as an encore, the "El-
fentanz" OF Pepper, in which she showed an
astounding virtuosity for a child of IA years.
The Parson was the adjudicator of the recent
Welsh Eistedfodd at Granville n. Y, the one
hundred and fortieth time he has acted in
this capacity at the N us cal festivals OF Ameri-
can-Welsh competitions. That the Parson
admins tered exact jus tice can be learned
from this compliment in the Sentinel: Pro-
fessor Parson Price, as musical adjudicator,
is believed TO have treated all competitors
fairly. He is numbered among the most
noted and best musicians, and is known TO
all the Welsh citizens from the Atlantic to the
Pacific coast and is a very popular adjudi-
Gator.
NJ. Saint-Saens has addressed to a French
morning paper the following note: "My dear
friend, the history of the lyric 'Theodora' is
as far as l am concerned, just as true as that OF
my half blindness which has run through the
press in these latter days. Saint-Saens" Thus
tails to the ground the legend that NJ. Saint
Saens was going to undertake the composition
of lyric TheOdora after the beautiful drama
OF Victorien Sardou, a transf form ton that
would be operated with the assistance of NJ.
Philippe Gille. NJ. Mssseners name is also
mentioned in advance for the same Theodore.
When the drama given the Porte St.
Martin, NJ. Massenet was supposed to have
ready small score on this su j4ct, but he has
already The three scores OF 'Sapho,'' "Grse-
Lids" and "Cinderella'' completely finished
without counting the new version of "Thais' -
and it seems that he now thinks OF taking a
much needed rest.
The Menestrel says: "These Italians are
truly charming, and each day they make new
and intelligent efforts to draw near to France,
which the political measures of NJ. Crispi have
quite alienated. 1t is thus young composer,
NJ. Alfred Donlzetu has just executed with
great success, at the Soci al Theater at Varese
symphonic composition which bears the
amiable title, The Battle of Sedan It
would be interesting to hear lat our neigh.
bors would say on the day that NJ. Colonne
should offer to his pubic musical poem
called The Battle of Custozza,' or again,
THE Rout of the Italians in Abyssinia."
"The Boheme" of Leoncavallo has met with
grand success at the Lyric Theater of Milan.
During the evening there were counted three
encores and thirty-Six recalls The dis tribu-
ton included Isnardon and the tenor Delmas.
Miles. Sto rcnio and Santarelli. The represeD-
tations viii alternate with those of "Werther"
and "The Cid"
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MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.

exnressing their recognition of his services
and they are going TO present him with cast
re1resenting the monument OF the opera anu
q crown of laurels. each leaf OF whlch WI
hear the title of one OF the operas thai NJ
Iotn has produced at Vienna for the first
time. Not a very agreeable souvenir, Tor the
greater par. OF the works have disappeared a
long while ago. Very few of them have had
the vitality OF "Manon" and "Werther." two
nj the WORKS which NJ. Jahn can pride himself
IN having enriched the repertory OF the
opera with.
Among the artists who have oeen hearo
lately at the Queens Hall, London, Mile.
woinoaertner. the young Partisan pianist,
has signa.ly distinguished herself Her sue
cess was SO complete in the carnival OF
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HIGH-PRICED STRATEGY THIS.

strategic argument for annexation has been used with
vain and various reiteratons Our Pacific Coast
sented as defenseless unless Hawaii miles
away Senator Perkins disposed of this argument after the
of prior treatment THE CALL his speech in
Oakland last week He said that sending coal miles
across the water and then sending warshps there gtt
in order to defend San Francisco strategy ncompehenbe
to the common mind, and so it is.
He also disposed of the argument that the islands stand
rghn the path of between this port and Asa by
proving that the shortest path for ships to Japan and China
leaves Hawaii 1000 miles TO the southwark.
The pending annexation treaty proposes that the United
States shall the debt of the Dole ogarchy
and it That high price pay for such strategy
the Senator describes for steppngone the path of
merce that lies 1000 miles out of that path.
1t is in the days that Great Britain is making
show of her fleet Esqumat demonstrate anchor
age and maneuverng capacity the shelter Of that Gibraltar
OF the North There she in touch with the mainland, with
coal at hand, with open and way deep
without using the strait of San Juan de Fuca for exit
Her power within striking distance of the coast from San
Diego to the of The Aeuan Archpeago She within
steaming distance and back without ooang of the real
path of our Asatic commerce.
The proper of this country to Esquimat is San
Francisco mpregnabe foothod the mainland within
easier striking distance of the whole coast The $4,000
Doe debts undertake should instead spent
to plant the heights overlooking Golden Gate and the sea
system offensive and defensive works that can keep all
fleets beyond sheng distance of shores protect
ways the exit of menowar sweep open water
clear of an enemy
10 protect position in Hawaii will cost ST. ooo 900 at
least added to paying for Dos dead horse and when
whole is taken from people the coast as far as
protection is concerned, will be just where it is now.
The shadow of Esquimat will be upon it ALL and we will
be shivering in its shade.
1t may be said that there will be with England.
Let US hope not but of four great have been
with her. is neghbong nations that go to war war
that would at all disturb be one which We can be
invaded by land The invasion would from Mexico or
the Dominion of Canada and in either invading force
would have the cooperation of fleet The Gohs were safe
Carthage until Besarus marched army along the south
shore of the Mediterranean Sea- with fleet keeping step
with his legions.
With these tactics in action against what protection
would we get from Hawaii miles away?
1t is plainly the duty OF the members of Congress from
these coast States defeat annexation Let Dole keep
horse indeed compel him keep by warning him that he
within the Monroe hemisphere and will be permitted to
unload any foreign nation. tits to highest interest
that Hawaii shall be independent and neutaized SO that this
Switzerland of the will not have to be defended our
cost nor become point of vantage to possible enemy
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twenty miles per second, the sound of the al
swift flight often follows their appearance /;
contact with the atmosphere, the OF e OF the
explosion is distinctly heard, according to the
testimony of many observers.
One of these detonating meteors was seen by
some early morning pedestrians in this city at
about O'clock on the 10Th inst. Mr.. Welker
of the Postal Telegraph Company describes t
as rendering the street almost as bright as in
the daytime, and the illustrations show tn e
stran|e serpen tine form it gradually assumed
before disappearing. AS Kissing sound
came simultaneously it iud icates that the fire.
ball was not very distant, as sound takes quite
measurable time to travel over O few miles.
cat about 1 o'clock Tuesday morning. said
Mr.. Welker while homeward bound, the
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18

treet on which I was walking, dark in the
shadow of tall buildings which shut out the
rays OF the moon, was suddenly rendered for q
moment almost as bright as day. Smultane
ously there came kissing sound, quite SINH
lar TO that made when an elec ric arc-light
current is applied.
1.-The flash, of course, was momentary, and
turned and gaZed in the direction whence it
proceeded. A star had shot from east TO west,
and in its wake long fiery tail, as it were,
was described. stood charmed by the sight,
and marked the changes closely.
''Gradua!ly the long line OF fame assumed a
wavy shape, like a wrinkle on the brow of
infnity. Then both ends of the meieoric
be termed a serpentine movement, until the
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18

Here are a few of the greatest arts ts'
opinions of the Lucia which our callow
critics scoff at but 1t would be more reason
able to scof at the Interpreters. Patti says:
"How many times in my career my thoughts
have turned in gratitude toward the author
of the opera in which l achieved my fl rst
success! II is with all my heart write my
name with those who to-day fete the immortal
author of Lucia" Nine. Sem brich; who is
now creating the greatest excitement in New
York, says: Having obtained. in London, at
the debut of my career in Lucia & success
which decided my fortune as an art st l ac-
quired blind faith IN the role. NJ talisman
is Lucia, and wherever am making my de-
but appear the mad bride of Lammer-
moor" Signor Raveli, writing of the Doni-
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18
ANSWERS % CORRESPONDENTS

CIVIL SERVICE Oregonian, Portland. Or.
To enter he postal service of the United
states under the provisions of the civil ser.
vice rules the applicant should address the
postoffice in his district if there is civil ser.
vice commission there; il there is not he
should send his application to the nearest
pos Office where there is such q commission.
The applicant will be furnished with the
necessary blanks.
Co;iCRETE-P c., Oakland, Cal. The follow.
ing are the component parts OF concrete used
on Government work: One barrel cement
(Rosendale), three of sand and five OF broken
one or brick CT gravel or oyster-shels or O.
mixture of two or more OF them Another
formula is: One barrel of cement, oue-third
barrel of common lime and from three and a
hall to four barrels OF SAND, loosely measured.
Still another is Tor what is known as Portland
concrete: One barrel cement (Portland) one
barrel of powdered Stacked lime, ten barrels
OF sand and sixteen barrels of broken stone.
CIRCULATIoN-J. NJ M, Pescadero ca, as
to the method of estima ting the amount of
gold in cilcui alton the Director of the United
States Mint in one OF his reports on finau ce
says:
AS hiss been stated In previous renorrs n, tho
Director OF the Mint in determining the stock OF
gold coin in the treasury and na 10 a; bans ON
June So 1872, and $40 000.U00 estimated at that
GATE as tne amount OF circu alton In he states of
the Pacific Coast a to,a, of S1S5,OUO,OOO was
taken as the basis Since that lime the official
e. t'niates have oeen complied by adding TO the
Initial STOCK the coinage OF the miuts (notf ciud-
Ing re, oinagt3 and the gain (or los) by impo r
export as registered at the Gus. ON. houses An
hhhuai average aiowance. however, of $35OO,-
90 has been estmated as the amount of gold
CONS lsed In the industrial arts.
The method of estimating the outstanding
silver Is described By the Direct OF the Min
as follows:
Ihe coinage OF silver dollars since March l.
1878. and the subsidiary silver coinage sine fs7
at which time the estimated Smount was
So'oOO,oUo toyether with The annual gain or loss
D. coinage or lmport-after annuaI deduction
as tne estimated sock Of silver coin In the United
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18
MILLIONS FOR DEFENSE.

Editor Call: The title of your article in
Mondays issue, millions for Defense" sug-
gests that there re more lines of defsnse than
one. The defense of our industries well de-
serves an expend iture of som. millions Just
now. The chief local industry of California is
the fruit ind ustry.
The defense it requires at PRESENTS is some
easier and cheaper means of transport to Eu
ropeau markets. California's display at the
Hamburg exposition has well advertised our
goods. and were cheap sea transport available
an almost indefnite expansion of this in
the Nicaragua canal would insure this cheap
sea transport
1t would also largely increase the effective
ness of our "Whl,e Navy" 1t would be, in
California" Let the citizens of the Pacific
Coast rise as one man and demand that any
millions spent Tor defeDse be spent in This
double defense. EDWARD BERWICK
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18
THE PIONEERS AND THE JUBILEE.

CALIFORN1A'S golden jubilee. whose anniversary day
falls January "a to be celebrated under
direction of California Society OF Pioneers The
simple of the fact will only
expectancy but spirit of cooperation
muny ALI who feel the glow of State pride gladly join
in commemorating notable in the history
commonwealth and all who have respect
great deeds and great days will proudly make this
pioneers occasion glorious that Its lame
will be continental
While the Society of Pioneers will place of honor
in the celebration will alone pairing for it, 1t
been already determine and official way
the Pioneers will have the co-operat California
Miners Association and the Native Sons
of the Golden West Such combination succeed in
public and with such aid right look forward to
celebration which, while it may its climax on particu
lar day, will fill a week with its glory.
1t is altogether right and fitting be cee
bated for while the discovery OF gold small in
self in among the most moment
Of the The results discovery affected the
economic condition of the world started one of the
largest Of record profound infu
politics OF republic event. therefore
be huddled slight transient things Il
potent force in determining the of history
followed daring and adventure
that make the epoch of the pioneers California most
romantic in American annals
Over and above the significance gold discovery se
which will be the chief meaning the
tion the world will Caornans an on
portunity in the day show the
pioneers who still among Pioneer day. it will
appeal only the Native Daughters but to the
whole of the Greater will something more than
San Francisco celebration. The all the region of
mines and miners be counted part it, 1t will
be great occasion choose 10 make who can
doubt that will be our choice?
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18

The beautiful young lady looked earnestly
at the middle-aged man to whom she had jus I
been introduced and said:
How strange! Your name has q familiar
sound. and when gaze In to your face i seems
as ii l must have seen it somewhere, in the
dim past"
eyes" he replied, 81 was your stepfather
for nearly year, nce."-Chicago News
"Fsrewell!' he sobbed.
The beautiful Miranda, the light of his life,
was. alas, anothers.
However. the same thing was true of the
mbrella he managed to grab in the hall as
he lett her foTever.-De troit Journal
The Sberif-The boys were all in favor of
maxim that reward for you dead or alive"
but talked EN- out of it.
Pizen BiIl-Jake, that was mighty kind of
you.
The Sherff-Oh, dono as they was any
pertckler kindness about it. You see, Bill, if
you was brought in dead 1 wouldn't git to
charge the county nothin' fer your board and
wo lldn git no fee Ter hangin' you.-IudIan-
aDolls Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18


lumin osity in their track which lasted some
seconds. 1t is not yet fully understood by
what means the ashes of the fireball retains
its light as on some rare occasions it leaves a
trail that fingers in the upper air for a quar-
ter of an hour or more, meanwhile taking fam
tastic forms according TO the aerial currents
in its vicinity. Phospnorescence of the par
ticles has been suggested. but this is not
supported as yet by experimental evidence.
AS such bodies, which may be hundreds of
feet in diameter, speed overhead at the rate of
rushing into the vacuum created by their
also, when rent to fragments by the force OF
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18
CALIFORNIAN IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK. Nov. IA the ST. CIoud--C
L. Sawyer; Metropole-M. Kirschhoff; stuart
s Goldstein; Murray Hill u. Jacks; Albe-
matle-J. G. Oxnard; Albert-Mss Oxnard
ST. Denls-Mr. and Mrs. r. Hector. R. L. Top
ntz cit the st. Cloud and sailed on the St.
Paul for Sou HAMPTON
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18
A 81 UDY IN YMBOLS.

From blue 10 d,
from red 10 gold,
From gold to gray:
So turns the sky.
SO fad the light,
so ends the day.
From ease to strife,
From Sur fe TO pain,
From pain to peace;
So life shall wax,
SO grief decline
20 toll shall cease.
CLARENCE URMY, In Munsey'a
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18
A SENECA INDIAN SUPERSTITION

Among the superstitions of the Seneca In
diahs was one most beautiful: When young
maiden died they imprisoned a young bird
untll 1t frst began 10 try its powers of song,
ana then, loading IL with caresses and messs-
seS, they loosed its bonds over her grave, IN
the oellet that it would not fold its wings no.
cIose Its eyes until it had flown to the spirit
land and d livered its precious burden OF al
lection to the loved and lost one.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18

Governor Russell of North Carolina, who
fiercely denounced the railroads before his
election, has made public confession that he
travels on free passes. He yielded to the arts
of the passenger agents in just two months
after his inauguration, not wishing to insult"
them by refusing their ''courtesIes.'
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18
CALIFORNIAN, IN CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Nov. 17.-At the Great North
ern-J. j. Carey, San Francisco. AT the We'll
lington-W. f. Bowers, San Francisco. At the
Audilorium-J. B. stanford and wife, San
Francisco; WI.lism Stauton Pasadena.
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