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The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
THE CUBAN MAss-MEETING.

The meeting of the Cuban League at
California hall on Monday evening, called
for the purpose OF receiving from the la
dies auxiliary banner of the Cuban Re-
public, was fitting preliminary to the
great mass-meeting of citizens which will
be held on Saturday evening at Metropol-
tention to the movement now under way
in this City and will have its effect in pro-
noting the enthusiasm of the people.
The object of the Cuban League is to
advance the cause of the Cuban patriots
and the establishment of the independ.
ence of the island as free and sovereign
republic. With that object the great mass
of the American peope are in full sympa-
thy, and ii there were no other cause at
stake there would still be hearty re-
sponse to a mass-meeting called to give
encouragement and support to the league.
At the mass-meeting however, there will
be another cause as we'll as that of free
Cuba to be taken into consideration. 1t
is the cause of American citizens impris-
oned without just cause. 1t is time the
American people and the Anne rican Gov.
ernment began to act with more vigor for
abroad. 1t is disgraceful that this great
Republic should be less carefnl of the
rights of her people in foreign lands than
is Great Britain. The time has come
when the simple assertion, II am an
American citizen" should be as com plete
a protection in every foreign land as was
the saying in the ancient world, ~ am
Roman
The massmeeting to be held on Satur-
day evening Will serve the double purpose
OF expressing popular sentiment in favor
OF free Cuba and the popular resolve that
America shall protect her citizens abroad.
The time is most opportune for declaring
the will of the people on these subjects
new administration has come into pow
er, on which the people can rely for the
adoption and enforcement of a true Ameri-
can policy. It is tim ely, therefore, for the
people to declare what they regard as true
Americanism, in order that Congress and
the administration may be made conscious
that they will be supported by the whole
people If they put a summary end to the
Spanish atrocities in Cuha
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
PRIVATE JoRN ALIENS
SMART KID.

"Down in the vicinity of Tupelo," said Pri-
yate John Allen to Washington Post man,
"some time during the summer OF 1896
traveller on horseback espied a tow-headed,
legged country youth OF about IA, driving
a pair OF billy-goats to wagon OF home archi-
lecture, on which rested barrel of water.
conversation ensued and the stranger ascer-
tanned that the lad hauled the fluid from
river hard by his home 10 the paternal cabin
for use ON washdays. He was further enlight-
ened that the pay was sometimes as good as
l5 cents day.
'.Would you sell your goats bubT asked
the traveller.
"'I guess would, mister, if somebody would
give me So for 'em,' replied the boy.
"tHold on down there shouted native
who had just come up in time TO near the con-
versation. Don't take So for them there goats.
Eff Bryan is elected they'll be worth $5.'
Eyes said the owner of the goats, and il
had this barrel of water in - could get
$1,000 for il. ,"
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
THE DINGLEY TARIFF.

In introducing the tariff bill prepared
by the Ways and Means Committee Mr..
Dingey said
The bill as a whole has the unanimous
support of the Republican members of
the Ways and Means Committee, and will,
it is hoped, receive the support not
only of Republicans but OF others who
believe that revenue should be at least
equal to expenditures, with small surplus
ADDED, and who are patriotic enough to enter
tain the conviction that in adjusting duties to
secure such revenue it is wise policy to en-
courage home production and manufactures
and thus provide employment at good wages
for the laborers of our people, upon whose
purchasing power depends the market for our
productions.
That statement is about all the argu-
ment needed for the new bill The tariff
is devised for the purpose OF raising addi-
tional revenues for the Government and
OF encouraging and promoting the indus
tries of the people OF the United States.
1t is clearly, therefore, measure which
appeals TO the patriotism as well as to the
economic sentiments of the people. 1t
has received as a whole the unanimous
support of the Republican me m bers of the
Ways and Means Committee. and there
can be little question that it will obtain
from all Republicans a support almost
equally harmonious.
In the draft of the bill, as reported, the
time when the new tariff is to 60 into
effect is fixed for May l. This is an earlier
date than was expected. The country
would be fairly well satisfied to see the
bill In operation by the beginning of the
new fiscal year on the 1st of July. The
more promptly the bill can be enacted,
however, the better the people will be
pleased, and there will be no little gratifi-
cation if the House and the Senate act
with sufficient promptness to put it into
effect at the time desired by the Ways and
Means Committee.
That there are minor defects in the
measure goes without saying. Il tariff
bill designed to achieve the double pur-
pose of providing revenue as we'll as pro-
tecting industry must at times subordi-
nate one of these aims to the other. Be-
cause of the necessity OF raising revenue
absolute protection is not given to all in.
dustries, and because OF the necessity of
giving some protection where it is needed
the revenue to be raised by duties on
imrorts will not be as great as it might
have been. Looked at from either of these
points of view separately, the bill is sub
ject TO criticism. but taken altogether it
is measure which merits the support of
the people and will undoubtedly be ac-
cepted as fairly satisfactory.
The measure as whole being in this
way suffi cient to the present needs of
L. H. H. II L
sired is its speedy passage and enactment
into law. All commercial and industrial
bodies should unite in urging Congress,
and particularly the Senate. to adopt the
bill without unnecessary delay. We have
waited long time to see American mills
and industry once more in operation. The
unemployed call for work and wages. The
country needs the new measure at once.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
PER ONAL.

DR.. j. B. Murphy of Chicago is in the City.
J. F. Congdon of Verdi, New. are initown.
George P. Pollard of New York is In the City
John Lawler OF Prescott, Ariz., is On visit
Chester Thorne of Tacoma is late arrival
here.
S. K. Thompson OF Greeley, Colo, is at the
Russ.
in town.
brief stay.
W. E. Gerber, banker Of Sacramento, is at
the Grand.
II. Blackmar OF New York Is at the Cosmo-
politan Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Lcfingwell OF New York
are in the City.
Vile, is at the Lick.
John A. Mcintyre. & mining man OF Sacra-
mento, is at the Grand.
DR.. aud Mrs. ]. Underwood Hall OF San Jose
arrived here yesterday.
Charles Steinmann, wealthy business man
of Dallas, is in the City.
Mrs. NJ. Anhone and child OF Portland are at
the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
II. Parry and G. Aibin of Santa Rosa are at
the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
A. Struthers, business man OF Pasadena, is
| at the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
Tom T. Lane. superintendent of the Utica
mine at Angels, is in town.
James C. Kimberly. a wealthy resident oil
Nemah, Wis.,, is at the Palace.
John Q. Hewlings. q business man of Vic
toria, B. c., arrived here yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Butler and Alpheus H.
Snow OF Indianapolis is at the Palace.
Colonel Buch anan. a heavy wool-grower and
buyer of Australia, is at the California.
Richard S. Miner of Bodie, ex- District Attor-
ney of Mono and Inyo counties is at the Oc-
cidental
d. r. Cody, mining man of Guam ajuati, a
| thousand miles below Ell Paso, in Mexico, is
at the Russ.
R. B. Garfield, attorney for the Santa Bar
bara Water Company and formerly Superior
Judge, arrived here yesterday.
Walter A. Hawley, dealer in farming i'm
plements and conveyances at Santa Barbara,
is in town on short visit with relatives of his
name.
DR.. c. F. Nichols of Portland, one of the
three surgeons who performed the operation
on Fred C. Hinckley, is among the arrivals at
the Palace.
Colonel P. N. Peyton, the leading owner in
the LIE Roi mine at Rossland, B. c., is among
the arrivals at the Palace. He is on his way to
his win ter home at Santa Barbara. Colonel
Peyton has another residence at Spokane.
f. Z. Loose, manager OF the Grand Central
Mining Company, Tintic District, Utah, and
his brother, w. A. r. Loose, mining man of
Bouie and former owner of the noted race
mare Beautiful Bells are among the arrivals
at the Palace. The latter says the concentra-
tion works built some time since at Bodie are
doing great deal for thai camp.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
DEGRADATION OF THE
NEW JOURNALISM.
Cleveland Leader.

Elbridge I. Gerry, the superintendent OF the
New York Society for the Proven ton of Cruelty
TO Children, has just dealt the snew journal
ism" severe blow in a report on the increase
OF crime among the youth OF New York.
Mr. Gerry finds there are many causes for
juvenile criminality, but the most fruitful of
oil causes are the sensational newspapers
which are published in that city-papers which
seek to make wee attractive to the young and
ignorant by going into all the details of every
crime committed, and by picturing criminals
more or less in the light OF heroes. He says he
Is not mistaken Tor he has questioned many
juvenile offenders and mas discovered that they
obtained most OF their ideas from the sensa-
tional newspapers, and he regards them as
much worse than the dime novels and other
fash literature
MI Gerry could have had only two news.
papers In mind, and those are the two expo
nents OF new journalism which are striving
Tor supremacy in their particular field Their
Sunday editions are disgrace to the iournei-
istic profession, flied as they are with horri-
bic pictures of every description, and 1t is a
serious question when the limit of indecency
WIZ be reached by these unscrupulous pub
fishers.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
NEW TO-DAY.

Not everyone can go South
for March, but almost every
body can spend a dollar or
two for SCOTS Emulsion Of
Cod-liver Oil. If you have
got a lingering cough or are
run down; are weak and ex-
hausted by reason of the
Grippe, ask your doctor if
Scott's Emulsion isn't lust
what you need in the emer-
gency. The combined vir-
tues of the Cod-liver Oil, the
Hypophosphites and Glycer-
Inc as prepared in SCOTS
Emulsion will give you flesh
and strength rapidly and help
you back to health.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
MEN ANo WOMEN.

OF the twelve bridesmaid ids who attended
Queen Victoria on the day of her marriage
only three now survive.
Queen Victoria's saloon in her private rail-
way coach was furnished at cost of $50. 600.
The carpet cost $3.50 ana each door-handle a
like amount.
Friends OF Francis Murphy claim that he
closed his recent two months Temperance
campaign in Boston with a record of 13. 900
total abstinence pledges.
Mile. Reichenberg, having grown tired of
her eternal youth, has sent IN her resignation
to the Comedie Franchise. She has acted the
ingenue parts for thirty years.
By special decree of President Faure the
cross of the Legion of Honor has been con-
ferred upon DR.. Arthur de Roaldes of New
Orleans for bravery on the battlefield and for
services rendered to the republic of France
during the Franco-Prussian war.
Mr.. Gladstone is now very deaf, but in spite
of increasing decrepitude he dresses as jaunt.
ilv as of yore, is never seen withont flower
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
TIE ARBITRATION TREATY.

Unless something occurs to interfere
with the prearranged programme the SEN
ate while waiting for the tariff bill to be
adopted by the House will employ its
time in discussing the proposed arbitra-
ton treaty with Great Britain. This
treaty is now in the hands of the Com nit
tee on Foreign Relations and will proba-
by be reported as soon as the new Senate
is organized.
1t is likely that the terms of the treaty
as reported from the committee will be
materially different from those which
were arranged by Secretary Olney. The
amendments will be in the direction of
securing a greater freedom OF action for
the United States than was permitted
under the Oiney arrangement. and to that
extent will tend to make the measure
more popular with the people even if they
do not make it alto gesher satisfactory.
Among the proposed amendments is one
providing that every case or question in
tended to be submitted TO arbitration
under the treaty shall first be submitted
to the Senate for its ratification. This
change is in the highest degree important.
1t will be remembered that the chief
objection made to the Olney treaty bv
Senator Morgan was that it would place
all our dealings with Great Britain wholly
in the hands of the President, who under
the treaty could submit whatever question
he chose to arbitration without consulting
the Senate at all.
Ii the President SO chose he might sub
NIT even such vital issues as those arising
under the Monroe doctrine or the control
of the Nicaragua canal to arbitrators with
out consulting the Senate. This would
have been subversive of the intent OF the
constitution to give the Senate equally
with the President control OF our foreign
affairs and would have been dangerous
power to intrust to single man 10 matter
how excellent he might be.
Another amendment proposes to change
the treaty SO far as it requires Judges of
the United States Supreme Court to serve
as the represe natives Of this country on
the board OF arbitration. 1t has been
pointed out that these Judges would
probably have to pass upon cases arising
under the treaty, and Ii they had served
as arbitrators they would inevitably be
prejudiced and bound to render decisions
as Justices OF the Supreme Court in ac-
cordance with rhe arrange ements they had
made as members OF the board of arbitra-
ton. The argument against this clause of
the treaty is so weighty that it can hardly
fail to determine the Senate to adopt the
proposed change.
Taken altogether it is probable that the
treaty. If adopted by the Senate, will be
radically different from that arranged by
Secretary 0lney II will ba bv M N, oo no
so complete surrender of freedom OF
action on the part Of the United States.
1t will make the Senate equally with the
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
ADVICE TO LFSiCk.sEEKERS
st. Louis star.

st. Louis star.
'Go home and wait" says President Mex in.
ley to the office-seekers
Certainly this is good advice. Nothing is to
be gained by hanging around Washington. II
you have any claims on the administration
President Mckinley has announced that he
will consider all applications In due time, and
viii try to give the Offices 10 those who are
most entitled to them. And furthermore, he
states that the offices to be filed W i'll be filed
by Republicans
There are whole lot of men in Washington
To-Day who seem to think that they are espe-
cially entitled to Federal positions beca use
some accident has brought them into tempo
Tary prominence. These are the most impor-
tunate OF all office-seekers and make life q bur
den moi only to the President, but 10 the men,
bers OF his official family. II is pro pahle as
much to get rid OF this class as for any other
vice he did.
Outside OF some of the important appoint
ments President Mckinley has stated that he
Will do little before May--and May Is long
way OF 1t would seem, therefore, that ali
this office-seeking outfit would see the wisdom
OF following the Presidents advice.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL"
Letters From Our Readers on Topics Of Current
Interest
Pawnbrokers' CHARGES.

s Editor the aV-s Among the bills is expected to rush through the tne
surveillance
cent
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tsucha pain
dspostO
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
EXPERIMENTING WITH
THE SUGAR BEET
washington Post.

Secretary Wilson has directed that the num-
ber of five farmers be named in every county
OF Missouri who are willing to plant sugar
beet seeds furnished by the Agricultural De-
partment and at the end of the season forward
a portion Of their crop TO Washington for
chemical analysis and tests of saccharine quail.
ity.
Secretary Wilson has contracted for 6OOO
tons of sugar beet seed since he has been in
the department, and will make experiments
similar to that proposed for Missouri in every
county of four teen States where the soil and
climate are suitable. Five farmers In every
county will be asked to grow the stock and
the experiment stations in the several States
will be used as headquarters for directing the
work and making the chemical analysis.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

President party to all issues submitted
to the proposed arbitration. 1t Will be,
therefore. much better measure than
the one which now gives so much dissat-
isfaction to the people. In the mean'
time it should be -emem bered it is also
quite possible that despite the proposed
amendments the Senate may reject the
treaty altogether
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
1.-THE GRIP AND A PARADOX

When your bones all ache like blazes an you can t
see out of your eyes.
An your legs go woDbly like scuttled ship;
No use to go to doctors with lot o. what's an
'ris dollar to a cent you've got the grip.
An when your think-tank's rusty an the cog
wheels will not work,
An your intellectual nippers fail 70 nip;
When You feel less ike Christian than old Abdul
Ham, the Turk.
You needn't wonder why-tis just plain grip.
Then's the time for disappearing from the stress OF
worldly strife,
For IL you'll take friendly tip,
Though il may be paradoxicaL you've reached q
point of lie
Where the best thing you can do is lose your grip!
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

The report that Great Britain has OBJ
tanned plans and maps of our Notifications
need not scare anybody. 1t is time We
built new ones anyway, for most OF the
old are OF little use.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

Humorists wife-Yo must not trouble your
papa just now, dea-.-Ia his present mood he
is not to be trified with.
Humorist's child-What is he doing, ma?
Humorists wife-He is writing things to
make people laugh.-Tit- Bits.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

There can be no question of the excel
lence of our theatrical amusements just
now. At the various theaters there is
something to suit almost all moods of
pleasure seekers and suit them well.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
\ Fruit Restaurant.


a
wi NEAR o emseves every
lame WILLIAM mitchell
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

When the after-talk and wrangling of
the prize-fght is over we shall probab bly,
have long rest from pugilism. There
seem to be no other big fighters on the
horizon to challenge the winner, and the
pugiIistic public will be compelled to turn
its attention once more to the elevation of
the stage.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

Greece may be compelled to abandon
Crete, but she will not abandon it to the
Turks. Her courage has already won half
the victory. and the accomplishment of
the rest cannot be far off.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

An Indiana legislator wears the laurel
wreath OF reform this year, having won it
by advocating bill to make it a misde-
meanor for any restaurant or hotel in the
State to use French words for dishes on
the bill of fare. 1t would of course be a
felony almost to call it menu
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

The reason why Russia objects to any
further partition of the Turkish empire is
now apparent. She wants the whole of it.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

The Ways and Means Committee de-
sires the new tariff TO go into effect on
May L Now then we shall see what Tom
Reed can do to rush things.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

The show of spring dress goods in the
shop windows doesn't look much like
hard times. 1t appears, in fact. as if we
are to have the femininity OF the world
made over in a new style and with new
attractions to gladden. the new era.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

Professor Simon Newcomb, who has had
charge of the Nautical Almanac for more
than twenty years. will be 81 years old on
March IL and will be- retired then, according
to law, unless Congress by q special act
should extend his term.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

Nearly all the so-called scandals of this
Legislature when Investigated have turned
out to be no more than gossip on the side
walks
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

Work on the boulevard has begun, and
now the next thing is to get work started
on the Federal building.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

ToURIsTs-Californfa glace fruit, soc pound,
want for Eastern friends. Townsends, Palace.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
rr.. winslow.s Soothing syrup"

'shIrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup"
Has been used fifty years by millions OF
mothers for their children while Teething with per.
feet success. 1t soothes the child softens the ms
allays Pain. cures Wind Colic, regulates he Bowels
and is the be remedy for Diarrhoeas whether arIs
Ing from hing other causes or sale by drug
gists In every part of the world. Be sure and ask
for Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup 25c q bottle
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

SPECIAL information daily to manufacturers
business houses and public men by the Press
Clipping Bureau tAllen'sl, $40 Montgomery
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

CoaoNADo.-Atmosphere is perfacty dry son
and mild, being entirely free from the mists com,
mon further north Round-trip tickets. by steam.
ship, including fifteen days board ihe hote del
Coronado. $65: longer stay 81 80 per day. ApDlS
New Montgomery st., san Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

Ex-Congressman flames Wilson, the new
Secretary of Agriculture, is father OF the posi-
tion, having first introduced the bill creating
the office.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

George Frederick Watts, R. A., is building q
church near Guilford, Eng. in which he will
paint frescoes himself, while his wife will de-
sign the terra Gotta decorations.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

1t is to be regretted that the new tariff
does not place duty of 211z cents pound
on Zante currants as we'll as on other
raisins, but the proposed duty of ~ cents
will do until we can educate the Eastern
people on the subject and convince them
that the so-cailed 'Zante currant" doesn't
come from Zante and isn't currant.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

IF your hair is harsh, dr. and wiry, you will
find Ayers Hair Vigor of esse ntial service in
dering it soft, plant and glossy
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17
LAST LAY OF TIE MINSTREL
New York Press.

Twas midnight In his guarded tent the
Turk lay sleeping like top. He knew which
ever way 1t went he wouldn't be the one to
drop.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

1t is reported that Clevelands trip on
Mr.. Benedict's yacht includes visit to
Havana, and General WeyIer will then
have an opportunity to show him the
sights by treating him as other Americans
have heen traated
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

1t seems that the combination OF
pugilism and the Examiner may prove
disastrous to the attendance at Carson to-
day. Is the distrust born of former
episode in which the Examiner and Wyatt
Earp were connected?
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

The proposed ordinance against high
theater hats is hardly necessary at this
iuncture. Fashion has taken a hand in
the contest and will be more effective in
pulling the hat down end putting feathers
in Its place than forty ordinances.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

The railway mail clerks are within our
Golden Gates, and are enjoying the
spring sunshine. They ought to be able
to frank East some good words 20 the
frozen Endeavorers soon to be welcomed
hn-
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

THE charm of beauty is beautiful hair Secure
it with PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM
HINDERCoRNs, the best cure for corns, Is cts.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-17

The reciprocity features of the new
tariff are larger even than those of the
Mckinley bill, under which Secretary
Blaine was able to do so much to advance
the commerce OF the country, and Secre-
tary Sherman will therefore have an op-
portunity to develop the policy of his
great predecessor and make it pe1ma-
nent part of our commercial system.