The record-union., 1897-09-25

than Spain, but in war there are otner
factors which the United States lacks,
and of which Spain has a superhuous
stock" This is somewhat ambiguous,
but presumably the pretender refers to
Weyler He is certainly the most su-
perfiuous piece of property that Spain
possesses.
BETTER NOT REOPEN IT.
Marysville Democrat: The loss to
California farmers by the stoppage OF
hydraulic mining is treble the gross
amount of contributory damage occa-
stoned by the debris, and approXimates
the loss toAthe miners themselves. 1t IS
time this debris question be reopened,
and the fact recognized that the great
est measure of prosperity to the farm
ers themselves is in line with home
market and the development of all the
industries of the commonwealth
ing and Scientific Press.
The Democrat" does not believe that
there are a half dozen owners OF ny
draulic mines in California who take
this view of the question at issue, or
who would have the matter reOpened
for litigation. The courts have passed
upon the main points involved and then
Congress took up the matter in prac-
tical manner, providing a commission
to take charge of hydraulic mining IN
this State The courts did not decide
that hydraulic mining is illegal, but the
decision distinctly stated that when
hydraulic mining is conducted in way
to cause injury to property owners or
to navigable streams, then it is illegal
IT, 1n
ton and present the facts, if true, that
the gold extracted by the hydraulic
process is of greater value than the
land destroyed, would not settle the dis
pute. The owner of land or of mine
has not the right in common law to de-
stroy the property of his neighbor, nor
to injure it without compensating the
owner for the damage done. This has
recently been demonstrated in a suit to
enjoin, wherein the plaintiffs and de-
PENDANTS are the owners of mining
property in Butte County.
APPOINTIVE VS.. ELECTIVE.
Tulare Register: The Stockton Mali
sees in the appointment of Board of
Supervisors in San Francisco the pos
sible coming of a revolution in favor
GERS. For a paper that is forever weep
ing over the people and straining every
device to get next to them this is a
most damning suggestion to make.
Topics perceives the limitations of the
people He takes no stock in the voX
populi, vox del rot, and yet he is not
in favor of government by appoint
ment He believes in lf-gOvernment,
and that San Francisco should be a
self governing city. He believes in
throwing the responsibilities of govern
ment (and Of misgovernmenD on the
shoulders of the people, conscious,
however that they will make mistakes,
but believing that they will profit by
them. There may be better govern
ments than government, but there
can not be better developers of man
hood than governments by and of the
people, whether they be always for the
people or not.
POOR SHOWING.
Oakland Enquirer: Governor Budd' s
reform of the Preston School of Indus
try continues to return negative re-
suits. Outbreaks and disorders go on
regularly. and within the last three
dor has been called upon five times to
prosecute inmates of the school who
have been guilty Of overt acts. This is
not a good showing for such an insti-
tuition.
SKULL AND BONES.
Napa Register: Not many moons ago
the San Francisco Examiner was ex-
hibiting great nuggets of gold and
shouting the untold wealth of the
Klondike 1t accomplished the end ex-
pected. fired the hearts of thousands
with a desire to become suddenly rich,
and lured some of these lily equipped
thousands to the Arctic region. Now
the same paper, in the same big black
type, reports famine and fever and
death in the ranks of the crazy crowd
it started northward. For accompani-
ment a human skull and dead mems
bones should hold the place in the Elk
aminer's" window so recently hlled
with tempting displays of gold.
OUR FRUIT AT THE EAST.
San Bernardino Sun: The increased
demand for California fruits at the
East is shown by the fact that between
May 18th last and September Sth, Sol
carloads had been received in New
York. an increase of 5,S32, 900 pounds
over 1896, and 7,S00,0 900 pounds over
1895. A part of this was in transit
for London, but the metropolis was the
chief customer. Some IDEA of the
growth of fruit consumption in the
United States may be gained from the
statement that in 1883 the importations
of bananas from Nicaragua were only
5000 punches, while in 1895 they
reached IS, 100000.
NOTHING NEW.
San Jose Herald: A valuable gold
discovery is reported from Sumas,
Wash, near the boundary line. Why.
of course. A new gold find is nothing
TO make a fuss about now. But the
fact that this discovery lies near the
boundary may result in crop of sensa
tions about Great Britain bending the
line to take in the diggings. True,
there is marked line all along the
boundary, but old surveyors have a
saying that "he is a poor surveyor who
can't make a straight line run around
any tree in the way" Perhaps this
discovery may afford an opening for
some of the Klondike crowd on the
back track.
THE WHEAT OUTLOOK.
Sonoma County Farmer: John Hyde,
the statistieian of the United States
Agricultural Department. says in his
monthly report that the general tenor
of the information CLEANED from all
available sources is not of character
10 warrant the expectation or the fear,
according as the matter is regarded
from the consumer, or the producers