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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

A branch OF the United States photographic
Office located in the Merchants Exchange Is
maintained in San Francisco for the benefit OF
mariners without regard to nationality and free OF
expense
Navigators are cordially invited 10 visit the
Office. where complete sets OF charts and sailing
directions OF the world are kept on hand or COM
parison and reference, and the latest information
can always be obtained regarding lights, dangers
navigation and all matters or interest to ocean
commerce.
The time ball on top OF the building on Tele-
graph Hill is hoisted about ten minutes before
noon. and is dropped at noon. l20th meridian. by
telegraphic signal received each dav from the
United States Naval Observatory a: Mare Island
Cal,
notice stating whether the time ball was
cropped on time, or giving the error. IL any Is
published the same day oy the afternoon papers.
and by the morning papers the following day.
w. :. HUGHES
Lieutenant q. S. N, in charge.
The Time Ball.
BRANCH PHOTOGRAPHIC OFFICE, u. S. M
MERCHANTS EXCHANGE
SAN FRANCISCO. March \. 1897
The time bail on Telegraph Hill. was dropped
exactly at noon to-day 1t noon OF the l20th
meridian, or exactly at P. NJ, Green wich time.
w. 5. HUGHES.
Lieutenant U. S N. i'll charge
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present no change of Importance since resuming

WUrk.
4uu leyel-Are working north the fifth floor
OF tne StOpe above east croSscut l, where the pay
Is hVefeet vide, The box samples from these run
ming from 81 to $25 per ton. Have advanced the
main south drift on This level 13 feet making 1t
% feet south OF crosscut 8. Tue face is in porphy
ry, with seam OF quartz through it three inches
Woe, from which good assays can be obtairied.
oOO levei-The south drift on this Level is now out
Al feet south ON the north line, having advanced
"A feet or The week through hard porphyry. Have
shipped to the Nevada mill during the week lO6
tons 500 pounds of ore TO. reduction. This, with
the amount previously shipped. is being
mllied. The average wagon samples for the past
week were: Gold, $32 So; silver, % SO ounces per
ton The average battery samples for the week
were: Gold, $36 U1: silver, 81 l9 ounces per ton.
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POTATOES, Onions, VEGETABLES

Receipts OF Asparagus and Rhubarb were light
and of Peas very heavy. No change In Potatoes
and Onions
PoTATOES-New Potatoes 21a@31hc; Sweet
Potatoes, $10l rs ing to quality; Early Rose
7C@S0c; River Reds, 70@80c: Burbank Seedlings
60@65c p ctl for Rivers, 90c@S1 10 for Salinas and
5@SUc for Petalumas; Oregon Burbanks, 65@
81 TO-
oNIoNs-$1 25@l SO u ctl; Cut Onions, 5Oc@
81; Oregons 81 1901 20.
VEG ETA ABLES-Mushrooms are quotable at
lOegl5 u ID: gg Plant, 0c p lb Hothouse Gu
cumbers. 50ct@$1 rs y dozsh; Asparagus lUc a ID
for common and l2la@loc for choice: Rhubarb
81 5L@2 q box: Los Angeles Summer squash
sl 25 p box; Los Angeles Green Peppers: Mar
rowfat Squash. $6@8 o tom Los Angeles Tom atoes
60c@$l 50 u box: Dried Peppers, 7c p n Green
Peas 3@6c; Los Angeles String Beans lO@l21a
Dried Okra. S@9c q n: Cabbage, 4O050c q ell;
Carrots 15@3Vc 2 sack; Garlic, 11292c p b.
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HIDES. TALLOw, WOOL AND HOPS.

HIDES AND SKINS-Culls and brands sell lc
under sound stock. Heavy salted steers quot
able at SC y ID; medium. 7c p Ii: light 6@61ac:
Calf 7@Sc: sa ted Veal, &c: dry Hides l21a@
i3c: cults aud brands, 912@1l0c Q ID; dry Kip and
Veal 9(9l0c; dry Calf 15c; cuils, 1Oc; Goatskins,
20D35 each: Kids SC; Deerskns, good summer,
25c u h; medium, 20c; winter, l0c; Sheepskins.
shearlings, 10@20c each; short WOO, 25@35c
each: medium, 3O@45c each; long woods, 40G60c
each.
TALLow-shipm ent OF $4,000 lbs to Antwerp.
No. l, rendered, 3@314c: No. 2 21ac: refined sc;
Grease, &c p H.
w0oL-san Joaquin 4@6c; Eastern Oregon 70
10c p h.
HoPS-6@sc for fair to choice and 9@lOc q ID
for fancy,
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BEANS AND SEEDS.

There is no change in any description.
BEANS = Bayos, 81 50@1 65 % ctl: Small
Whites, 81 lo@l 20 ctl; Large Whites, sl@
Is: Pinxs. 81 1O@l 25: Reds. 81 IO0l 25;
Blackeye, 81 25@1 So: Red Kidney, $2 rs: Iimas
81 S092; Buffers, 81 25@l so; Pea, 81 1O@1 so
sEEDS-Brown Mustard, So 5Oa2 rs: Ie low
Mustard. 81 75@2 p ctl: Flax. 81 50@I so: Ca
nary iced, 1349214c p b; Alfalfa 614c: Rape
212G23Ac; Hemp. &c: Timothy, 41ac.
DRlkD PEAs-Niles. s1@I ~ q ctl Green,
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FLOUR AND MILLsTUFFs.
Rolled Oats and Rye Flour are lower

Rolled Oats and Rye Flour are lower
FLOUR-Net cash prices Family, extras
S4 85@4 95: Bakers extras, $4 1894 IS; Super
fine Saga 30 q bbl.
CokNMEAL ETC.-Feed Corn, SIT 6O@lS;
Cracked Corn, $1S6llS SO p ton.
M1LLSTUFFS-Pricesi in sacks are rs follows
usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour 81 IS
= 100 lbs; Rye Flour, So so q 100; Rice Flour,
20 20; Cornmeal, $292 %; extra cream do, 81 70;
oatmeal So 50; ost Groats, 81; Hominy. SO 10
Wheat. $3 so; Farina, 81; Whole Wheat Flour
$3; Rolled Oats (bbls). "a 1895 15; Pearl Barley,
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FOREIGN MARKETS.
WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL Z.

WHEAT IN LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, ENG, March S.-The spot N arket
is firm at 6s 712@6s Sd Cargoes are quiet at 33s,
sellers prompt shipment
FUTURES.
The Produce Exchange cable gives tn he following
Liverpool quotations for Nc 2 Red Winter: March
6s 31sd; May, 6s Sd; July, 6s 4s4d
SECURITIES
LONDON, ENG, March 8.-Consols, 1l2 lie
silver, 2914d; French Rentes 1927 SOC
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BUTTER. CHEESE AND EGGS.

BUTTER-The Market continues weak.
CREAMERY-Fancy creameries, 18@19c Sec
onds, 1f@1712c n ID.
DAIRY Fancy, l4M@lbc q u; gooa to choice,
1904 lower grades. l2@121xc.
PIcKLED-13ll4c 4c p ID for old and 15c % n for
new.
FIRKIN-13@14c p n for old and 15c p n for
new
CREAMERY TUB-l6@l7c q D.
CHEESE-1he weak tone continues Choice
mid new, &c. common TO good, 6(071ac: Cream
Cheddar, lO@11c; Young America, S1a@9c p n;
Western, 1l@12c: kastern. I4@l41ac.
EGGS-The market is firm and dealers have sue
teeded in advancing it traction. Ranch Eggs
l2@l31ac; store Eggs, 1l@12c q doz; Duck Eggs,
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PROVISIONS.

p ib for light medium. 91ac for light lOc q ID for
extra light and 1l1sc 6 fb for sugarcured. Eas:-
ern sugar-cured ans, 11@1212c; California
Hams. lO@101ac; Mess Beet, S797 90; extra
mess do, $S@S 80: family do, SO 5U9l0; extra
prime Pork, 81 SOFAS; extra clear. Sl6 q Dbl;
mess, $l4 p Dbl: Smoked Beef, 1Oc p b.
LARD-Eastern tierces is quoted at 5s4c for
compound ana 614@6Ac for pure; pals, 714c:
California :ierces, 514@534c for compound and
614@61ac for pure; half bbls &c; lO-b tins 71ac;
do D. ID, 7%c p ID
..CoTToLENE-51a@5A in tierces and 7s4@
S1ac in 10 III tins
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FINANCIAL.
CHICAGO GRAIN, PROVISIONS
and new YORK STOCKS.
WHEELOCK & co.

q LeidesdorR ST., Tel. Main 1854.
cESTRAL OFFICE
623 Market ST., Palace Hotel. Puriy q Atkinson
MANAGERS Tel. Main 5144.
Uptown Office-BaId win Hotel (adioininE Grill
Room) Tel. Main 1881.
PURDY, ATKINSON 6 CLAPP, Managers.
Orders instantly executed on latest market QUO
tations. Reference 1st National Bank, 3. r.
CHICAGO. PRIVATE WIKE NEW YORK
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

BAGS-Cacutta Gram Bags spot, &c: June July
delivery, 51sc; San Quentin, SC; wool Bags, 2412
@261sc.
CoAL-W Wellington, So q ton; New Wellington,
90 per Ton: soutnheio WenlHglon 81 oo q Ton:
q ton: Wallsend, S6 so q ton; Cum berand.
$l3 so q ton in bulk and $15 in sacks Penn
sylvania Anthracite Egg. $l1@l2 = ton; Welsh
Anthracite, $StGl0; Camel, So q ton; Rock
Springs, Castle Gate and Plessan; Valley 81 so;
Coke, S11 G12 in bulk and S13 y ton in SKIS.
SUGAR-The Western sugar Refining Company
quotes, terms net cash: cube an Crushed, 534c;
Powdered, 5Ae: Fine Crushed. 5S4c; Dry Granu-
414c; Extra c. s1sc: Golden c. 4c; half barrels
lac more than barrels and boxes 12c more.
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AND CITRUS FRUITS.

Prices for all descriptions remain undisturbed.
Grape Fruit. 81 5O@5 q box.
DECIDUOUS FIR UITS-
Apples, 81 5O@2 p box for choice and s1@1 25
for common
CITRUS FRUITS-Navel Oranges are quotable
AT 81 1903 u box: Seedlings, 75c@$1 % y box;
Lemons, c@Sl for common and ST. 25@2 for
good TO choice exIcan Lines, Sd oO@o; California
LINES 75c; Bananas, $l92 p bunch; Pineapples,
$zG4 "A doz
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POULTRY AND GAME.

P0ULTRY-Three. cars Eastern were on the
market yesterday and sales were made at lac for
Turkeys. So so for Ducks and young BOOSTERS.
81 50 Tor Hens, So 5O@4 for cid Roosterssand SIS
tor Flyers
Live.Turkeys 13@14c p n for Gobbers l3Ml4c
p b Tor Hens; Dressed Turkeys, 1s@l6c q n:
Geese p pair, 81 o0@l IS; Goslings, 81 50@3;
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STEAMERS TO ARRIVE.
STEAME
SUN, MOON AND TIDE.

UNITED STATES COAST AND GEoDErrc SURVEY
TIMES AND HEIGHTS OF HIGH AND Low
WATERS AT FoRT POINT. ENTRASCE TO
EAN FRANCISCO BAY. PUBLISHED BY OFrI.
CIAL AUTHORITY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
NoTE-The high and low waters occur at the
City Front (Mission-street Wharf) about twenty
five minute es later than Fort Point: the height
of tide is the both places.
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Ducks. s4 6u@5 for old and $6@7 for young;
do old So So; Fryers, s5a5 so: Broilers. 81 SO
90 Tor large and $3@4 for small; Pigeons $.(9
so p doz for young and ST. 25 for old.
GAME-Engl sh Snlpe, S3 p dozen: Hare DUG
7ac Rabbits, 81 so for Cottontails and $l 70 Tor
small: Gray Geese 81 so: White Geese, Toe; Brant,
$l01 25
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SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS.

Silver a fraction on.
Wheat futures lower.
Barley, Oats, Corn and Rye dull.
Rolled Oats lower.
Hay and Feedstuffs unchanged
Beans and Seeds dull.
Potatoes and Onions unchanged,
Heavy receipts of Green Peas.
Three cars Eastern Poultry In.
Game continues dull.
Butter and Cheese weak.
Eggs doing rather better.
Fresh Fruit unchanged.
Dried Fruit weak and dull.
Provisions as before.
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HAY AND FEEDSTUFFS.

Trade is quiet all around.
BRAN-sl2 50@l3 for the best and sl1 5O@I2
p ton for outside brands
MIDDLIN NGS-$1S@l9 for lower grades and
$l9 50@20 so q ton for the best
FEEDSTuFFS - Rolled Barley, $l7@l7 50;
OF cake Meal a. the mill, $26 90 D ton; jobbng,
$27 so: clipped Oats. 81 30 @e1 so ~ ctl.
HAY = Wheat, $S@ll; Wheat and Oat, $7@
10: Oat $6@9; Barley. S7@S 30: River BarleS
$5@o SO; Alfalfa $6(17 so: compressed, $66
8 50: stock, S5@6; Clover, $6GS q ton.
STRAW-25@5Uc p bale
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

Wholesale rates for dressed stock from siaugh-
terers are follows
BEEF-First quality, &C., second. 5@51ac; third
do, 4@412c Ts ID.
VEAL-Larg-. 5@6c; small, 6@zc q h.
MUTTON-Wethers, 6@612c; Ewes, 51a@6c
p ID.
Handspring, S@81ac y ID.
PoRK-Live Hogs 31a@334c p n for large and
16c q b.
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occurs. The heights given are additions to the
soundings the United States Coast survey
charts. excep5 when a minus sign e. precedes the
height, and then the number given Is subtractiVe
from the depth given by the charts.
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BOARD SALES.

Follow!ig the sales in the San Francisco
Stock Board yesterday:
RFeULAR MORNING SESSION, coMMEScINs ESQ.
200 Belcher.. 10 100 IL -. $4,000 Nv. 20
80 B& B.. ..73 200 HIN ..S6!l0 LOO Union c.. 81
200 Bullion.. i2l1U0 Mxic. ...29i4UJ U,an -O6
500 ,hoir. 9etIOO Ophir... I4OJ Jacket. Is
so CC&V..l.6G50J potos ....4Ci
AFTERNOON SESSION. 30.
Ion AIrh..... .O6, bU CC&V ..1.55I5O0 Potosi 40
300 Belcher... 020O Mex. 2. 700 Utah .....O6
2UU bullion. Il 800 Ophir 90 800 JAckt. 20
60O Choir :. 1.OUlO0 Occdt U9I zoo ...........SO
81 Chalge..
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,1arch-1S97.

NoTE-In the above exposition OF the tides the
early morning tides given in the left hand
column and the successive tides OF the day in the
order OF occurrence to time The second time
column gives the second tide of the day, the third
time column the third tide, and the last or right
hand column gives the last tide OF the day, except
when there but three tides, as sometimes
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NEW YORK STOCKS.

Bonds. Exchange, Money and Railroad
Shares.
Money on call easy at 11A%; last loan l1a%
and closing offered at 1s%. Prime antile paper
3%. Bar silver $3.50. Mexican dollars, va @6Us SIC
Sterling exchange strong, with actual business in
bankers bills at 81 s5sl for sixty days and
"a o114gA St42 for demand Posted rates, s4 SS1z,
bonds firm; state bonds dull; railroad bonds
higher. Silver weak.
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Am Tel q Cable.

n III 4 CT o S&DA0.
Aichison. .........-.
Preferred ,.......
Adams Express. j
Alton, Terre Haute
American Express ]
American Tobacco
Preferred .........l !
Bay State Gas. -.
Baltimore & Ohio.
Bruins WICK Lands.
Buffalo, Roch & r.
Canada Pacific. ..-
Canada Southern.
Canton Land. ...-..
Central Pacihc.....
Ches d Ohio. 49,.
Chicago Alton. !
Preferred ...... ]
Chicago, b & o..
Chicago & e Ill.
Preferred .......
Chicago Gas.
Cleva & Plttspurg. !
Consolidation Coal
Consolidated Gas. !
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Builders Contracts.

Emma J. Purnel with Caldwell & Nickerson,
to erect q two-story building N corn er of Beu.
lah and Shrader streets; $46S6; Edgar A.
Mathews, architect
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No. 3 white. 22s4c: mixed Western, 21@24Nsc
white do, 2S@30c
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STOCK AND BOND EXCHANGE.

Cal -stCble5s.
Cal Elec L 6s
Cntra T. w 5s
Dpntst ex-cp
Edsn L&P 6s
F&CHRR 6s
6eary-st R5s
IL C&S 3 Ms.
Los Ang l. 6s
DOGnteed 6s
Mgt-stCble6s
DoRyCon bs-
n Vin6s lst
NevCNg gR7s.
n Ry Cal Is.
n Ky Cal os.
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AN ANOMALOUS SITUATION

European mirth over every manifesto
ton of jingoism by the United States
is quite justified, if we but stop to con-
slider our comparative helplessness in
the important matter of coast defenses
and our inability to take care of the
naval vessels we possess. The report of
the secretary of the navy discloses the
fact that of the three government docks
designed to accommodate first-class
battleships, only one is serviceable at
this time, and this, located on Puget
sound, 900 miles from San Francisco is
accessible only through a narrow chan
mel, twenty miles in length, one side of
which is in possession of foreign coun-
try!
The two docks on the Atlantic, found
to be wholly inadequate for the pur-
poses intended, are undergoing repairs
and enlargement, but these improve
ments will not be completed until some
time next summer. In the event of
war with any European power, pending
an increase in our docking facilities, the
magnificent battleshfps of the Atlantic
squadron would have no friendly port
into which to put for repairs, and their
usefulness in coast defense would be
greatly impaired if not destroyed; while
naval maneuvers in the Pacific would be
contingent upon the good luck of our
warships in escaping injury, or, more
miraculous still, in reaching the dock at
Bremerton in the event of catastrophe
A growing deficit in government reve-
nues may incline Republican house to
measures of economy, but it should in
no event limit the authority of the navy
department in providing ample dock
ing facilities for our battleships on both
seacoasts.
The herald., 1897-12-03
ENLARGING ITS USEFULNESS

The League for Better City Govern
vestigate the board of education scan
dal to the end, but that it will take up
other matters which demand inquiry. 1t
appears that in the course of the pend
ing investigation the attention of the
representatives of the league has been
drawn to other abuses in various depart
ments of the city government. The
league proposes to attend to these also,
Grafton of all good citizens in the work
Such assistance will be needed, for it is
a mighty task to uncover and punish
municipal corruption.
Municipal plunderers are always both
alert and organized. Naturally enough.
they have a community of interest
against the plan and purpose of the
League for Better City Government
which will make it hard to unearth them
There is tendency In some quarters to
speak and write lightly and sarcastica!ly
Of the leagues work and aims. Such is
most unworthy criticism, but one to
which all reforms are at first subject.
One of the foundations for abuses in
municipal government has been that
there is seldom any organized body Of
influence to guard the interests of the
people. What is everybody's business is
nobodys business. 1t is but seldom that
a single public official is able to uncover
the corruption of another; it is perhaps
still less frequent that he is willing to
take the trouble to do so if he discov-
ers it.
In the case of the school board scandal,
the minority of the board found an or
ganized body of good citizens at their
back ready to take up the work of smok-
ing the rascals out. The newspapers
helped, and as soon as the people gener-
ally found out what was going on they
were ready to help. too. But it was a
very important feature that the Leagu
for Better City Government stood ready
and able as it did.
The league has well proved it's i'm
portance, usefulness and influence for
good upon the municipal government It
should resolve itself into d standing COM
mittee, with some trustworthy persons
on guard at all times.
The herald., 1897-12-03
A Graceful Compliment

The Los Angeles Herald of Sunday
made what it terms "a concession to
the esthetic tendencies of the times,
by issuing handsome cover Illuminated
with pictures in colors. In entering upon
this new departure, the paper disclaims
any purpose to invade the field OF yell
low journalism, and says that IT is actua-
ted merely by a desire to please Its
patrons. In this it has certainly sue
ceeded, for its latest stroke of enterprise
has been admirably carried out. Its
colored cover. however, is by no means
the only pleasing feature that has been
added to The Herald recently. Under the
excellent management of William A.
Spalding the paper has been placed In
the front rank of the great dailies of
the state.-San Diego Union.
The herald., 1897-12-03
HOW THE TARIFF WORKS

The people of California are greatly
interested in the news that France and
Germany are preparing to place pro-
hibitory tariff on some American pro-
ducts. A short time ago the French
government proposed that the United
States place a lower tariff on French
wines, in exchange for which France
would remove the prohibition against
the importation of American cattle. A
lower tariff on wines would, of course,
rebound to the injury of the California
wine growers. But in contest between
beer and wine, which is likely to win?
Then there is Germany, which has long
been chafing under the restrictions i'm
posed by the American tariff law. The
German government will also demand
reciprocity as the price Of allowing
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American products to enter that coun-
try. The. United, States sis particularly
concerned over the restrictions imposed
on the export of American beef to Ger
many while the latter Is very anxious
to get its beet sugar into this country on
more favorable terms.
Are the wine and sugar Industries Of
California to be injured in order to help
other industries? The question is a
very important one. The pulling and
hauling that is now going on between
the United States and other commercial
nations show the manifest injustice
and absurdity of the theory and prac-
tice of the American system of protec-
ton. One special interest is helped
at the expense Of another; third is
so on down through the tariff schedules
to the end.
While the Dingley law is thus unjust,
and badly balanced, there is growing
feeling that it is incompetent to achieve
the purposes for which it was particu-
alarly intended. A Washington dis
patch to the New York Journal of No
vember 22nd says the treasury officials
are realizing that the present law will
not produce revenue sufficient to meet
the expenditures Of the government,
either this year or next. A bond ISSUE
it says, appears probable to tide the
government over its period of distress.
The deficit at present is $45. 600. 900, but
this amount will be considerably re-
duced when proceeds from the sale of
the Union Pacific railroad are paid into
the treasury There will be deposited
in all $4,000 900 in currency, which, after
deducting $4,000. 900 due the first of jan
uary next on bonds of other Pacific roads,
will net S240OO,OOO This is handsome
sum, and will be relied upon to tide over
the necessities of the government until
spring, when, Secretary Gage hopes. con-
gress will have afforded some relief.
The expectation that congress will be
able to accomplish anything in this di-
rection is not so strong that it can stand
alone.
The herald., 1897-12-03
CAPTURE THE PRIZE

California should make a strong ap-
peal for a division of the proposed ap-
Not all the battleships of the future will
be built on the Atlantic seaboard. The
Pacific coast has demonstrated it's abil-
ity to successfully cope with the east
in this field of enterprise. If the govern
ment is to go into the business of manu-
featuring armor plate, and there are
many cogent reasons why it should,
every consideration of convenience and
economy will dictate the erection of a
plate mill on this coast. California's de-
mand for recognition should promptly
The herald., 1897-12-03

ment from public life will be none the
| less certain because deferred.
But Mr.. Wolcott has yet chance to
redeem himself. He is. and ever has
been, bimetallist from conviction-not
bimetallist with an If, but one who be-
lieves in the divinely appointed mission
of the two metals, and who realizes that
they never would have parted company
but for the introduction of the element
of partial and destructive legislation.
His views and convictions differ in no
respect from those of his constituents
in Colorado. He is with them in belief
and sympathy and interest. He differed
with them only in the matter of expedi-
ency. He took his party's declaration
in favor of the use of silver by interna-
tional agreement in good faith. He be-
lieved it was sincere, and he preferred
to give it one more chance to redeem it.
self as the party of the people. He en-
tered upon the work with sincerity, and
he has contributed more than any other
one man to the success of the expert
ment. But it has met with a decided
reverse, in spite of his zeal and his de-
votion. His party didn't want it to sue
ceed, and its leaders are now engaged
in digging grave, wide and deep, in
which to bury the remains.
Has not Mr.. Wolcott, therefore, come
to the parting of the ways? Can he
longer affiliate with his party. with hon.
or to himself and credit to his convic-
tions? He had some reason, not incon-
sistent with his honor and his manhood,
for adhering to his party in the last
campaign. In it's contemplated adhesion
to gold monometallsm, however, he has
now every reason and every incentive
for abandoning it. His attitude in the
last campaign, distasteful as it was to
the great body of his constituents, may
be set down to mistaken judgment. His
continued alliance with and loyalty 10
the money power will be unpardonabe.
Mr.. Wolcott's destiny thus hangs in the
balance. He may shape it as he will
He has it in his power to give the cause
of independent silver coinage an i'm
mense impetus. He has but to say it is
his conviction that it is now practicable
and that, international concert having
been refused, it is essential that this
country should undertake the rehabil-
itaton of silver without regard to Eu-
ropean attitude. He has but to say that
he now concurs in the view of several
eminent bimetallists of the old world
that the quickest and surest way to
bring about international bimetalism
is for this country to take the initiative
At all events, he can expect no consider
able following if he adheres to a belief
that anything can be accomplished by
agreement with foreign nations. His
course is now plain. He should lose no
time in declaring that, all hope of Eu-
ropean contributions having vanished,
he is now ready to try the experiment of
the double standard, with
out other assistance than that which
may be confidently looked for from the
silver producing and silver-using coun-
tries of the western hemisphere.