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The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06
WELLS-FARGO TACTICS.

THE court having decided that the Wells Fargo
 Company should pay its share of the revenue
 tax the company has taken appeal. It mat not that the decision IS jus and that other could have been rendered without having been a travesty; it IS of consequence that the company knows this and was aware of 1t in advance. Its game is to evade payment and delay is part of the game
 The course of the express company in this matter has from the beginning been outrageous. It has been accenuated by the circumstance that President Valentine of the concern has been making pretense couChing bogus arguments i'll language so sOnorouS and yet sedate to suggest that his personality IS awash with a steady flow of piety. The pretense Is that Valentine believes believed the statute providing specifically that express companies should bear portion of the really meant that they should be exempt. Apparently he has discovered new Donnelly cryptogram and employs 1t in the translation of law already clear that only the hypocrite and illiterate can fail to read 1t aright
 President Valentine should not thus be permitted to plant his Pecksnifian heel upon the patrons of his company. While the Costley suit has been ap- peaed the case is one calling for speedy decision from the Superior Court because tardiness would be satisfactory the defendants actual verdict filed by every person whom the company charges for the stamp 1t should affix at its own expense Such suits readily brought grounds for bringing them are plentiful, and the company needs series of ob- iec+
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06
AROUND THE
 CORRIDORS.

IT I. Riordan of Salinas is at the Lick.
 Frank A. Cresey of Modesto is at the Lick.
 Dr E.. H. Newbold of Oregon is at the Grand.
 pr. E. J. Call of Paso Robies Is guest at the Grand.
 H. S. Allen, a mining man of Sonora, Is a guest at the Grand.
 George E. Dunphy, a merchant of Sac ramento, is at the Russ.
 H. A. Elliott, a banker of Portland, is a guest at the California
 c. G. Frazer, a mining man of Mari posa, is at the Occidental
 F. s. Macomber, 8 merchant of Sonoma, Is registered at the Palace.
 G. w. Miller, a mining superintendent of Butte, Mont, Is at the Russ.
 H. R. McNoble, an attorney of Stock ton, is registered at the Grand.
 Edward L. Hutchison. the politician of Los Angeles, is at the California
 H. A. Sherril, capitalist of New York. registered at the Grand yesterday.
 J. P. Peake, proprietor of the Sea Beach Hotel, Santa Cruz, is at the Palace.
 J. H. Stebbins and wife and Arthur Richter, merchant of Gridley, are at the Russ
 Charles Martin, the young English cap italist of Loomis, is at the Occidental on his honeymoon.
 General E. Canido, Governor of Sinaloa, Is again in this city. He will return to his State in Mexico shortly.
 Messrs. Woodwork and Ebose of liar ward University will leave to-day for Samoa on a scientific expedition.
 Major Nelson George of New Zealand the well-known owner of a string of fast horses, will leave to-day on the Alameda
 Mrs c. s. Woolsey and son and Mrs. c. E. Fitzpatrick arrived from Colorado Springs yesterday morning and are at the Occidental
 Thomas w. Scott, bond clerk in the Custom House, has returned to his desk after a thirty days vacation in his old home in Illinois.
 James McCudden, the well-known con tractor of Vallejo, accompanied by his wife, Is a guest at the Baldwin. They have just returned from Europe.
 Sheriff F. M. Brown of Eureka. Hum boldt County, Is at the Russ. He has been Sheriff for twenty-seven years, and is again a nominee for the same office.
 F. l.. Lowndes, guest of the Occiden- tai, who arrived here from New York on Monday. is minus s70O in bills He first missed them yesterday, and informed the police of his loss at once.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06
A FIELD FOR
 MILLIONAIRES

Editor Call, San Francisco: On the 18th ult. you kindly published my ar ticle showing the impropriety or the people of San Francisco advocating ana the injury the completion of the Nic- aragua canal would be, not only 10 San Francisco harbor but also to the whole Northern Pacific coast, ana while I endeavored to raise the alarm and point out the dangers threatening the very existance of that city, l con sider 1t a poor alarmiSt that cannot present remedy, in a measure at least, to overcome these dangers. While the Nicaragua canal is a venture of vast magnitude, many well informed men consider 1t utterly impracticable, and will premise by saying If undertaken like the Panama canal 1t will prove monumental failure, at least during the present generation. Perhaps, MT. Ed itor, you may call to mind the reason given by the great engineer, De Les seps, when asked why he did not choose the Nicaragua route for canal In preference to Panama. He answered: T have had the Nicaragua route explored and find the approaches to 1t both on the Atlantic and Pacific sides utterly impracticable. On the Pacific 1t must end at an open roadstead on the Pa cific Ocean that would cost a thousand million dollars to make a safe harbor for shipping; and on the Atlantic, from the north of San Juan River to deep water, a distance of some twelve 10 twenty miles filled in with sand and debris, caused by the wash of the river on one side and the action of the Gulf stream, raising in the Caribbean Sea and sweeping up through the Gulf Of Mexico, throwing sand and silt upon the other would entail a perpetual out lay in dredging that would cost more than the revenues of the canal to main tain" l can readily see why the pres ent owners of this canal stock and bonds would like to see Uncle Sam take the thing off their hands It would no doubt be a splendid speculation to unload 1t on the taxpayers of the United States, and what nice lot of American millionaires 1t would make at Uncle Sam's expense. In all the estimates l have ever seen made or the cost of the canal, I would candidly ask, Did you or any one else ever see an estimate on the cost of approaches to it? I admit I never did, and I would suggest to our law makers and states men to at least make careful inquiry on that point for the benefit of the dear people, and I will venture the predic- tion, which may be called the emana- tions of a crank that If this stupen- dous fraud is ever forced on the United States Government 1t will be the political grave of more American statesmen and politicians than ever the Panama canal was to De Lesseps, his associates and the French people, who deluded their countrymen into advocating 1t.
 Thanking you kindly for publishing my former article and also the Wood land Democrat, and other papers that copied it, I am respectfully yours,
 J. W. SNOWFALL.
 Grafton, Yolo County, September 28.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06
WHAT SING A SONG OF SIX
 PENCE" MEANS.

You all know this rhyme, but have you ever heard what it really means?
 The our-and-twenty blackbirds repre- sent the twenty-four hours. The bottom of the pie is the world while the top crust is the sky that overarches lt. The open ing of the pie is the day dawn, when the birds begin to sing, and surely such a sight Is fit for a king.
 The king. who is represented sitting in his parlor counting out his money, is the sun, while the gold pieces that slir through his fingers as he counts them arc the golden sunbeams.
 The queen, who sits in the dark kitchen Is the moon and the honey with which she regales herself is the moonlight.
 The industrious maid who is In the gar. den at work before her king-the sun-has risen, Is the day dawn, and the clothes she hangs out are the clouds. The bird who so tragically ends the song by nip ping of her nose Is the sunset. So we have the whole day, if not In a nutshell In pie.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06
DECEPTIONS IN THE FRUIT TRADE

| N the course of a well-wrtten and evidently care
 fully studied review of the advantages possessed by men engaged in rural industries in the West over those following similar pursuits in the East the Philadelphia Record notes that fruit men in the West particularly fortunate. The statement it self IS enough, but the Record illustrates Of the advantages of Western fruit men in a very curious way. It says:
 "In Idaho, for example, the plum trees yield i'm mense crops, and agents all the way from San Francisco to purchase the prospective crop on the trees paying between and cents per pound for fruit which readily sells for 10 or 12 cents pound when dried, packed and sold as California prunes' It rarely happens under these conditions that fruit al lowed to rot on the ground as IS so often the case in the East when a glut in the market temporarily reduces the selling price below the cost of gathering and shipping the crop"
 If that statement is true 1t IS not easy to why the Eastern plum-grower could not put himself on an equality with the thrifty orchardist in Idaho by adopting the practice. If San Francisco fruit dealers raise the price of pums by simply mark ing them California prunes, the Philadelphia men of the trade might do the same II the countereiting of California fruit is to be business there is reason why dealers in all sections of the Union should not have chance at it.
 The subject is one that would we'll repay the at tention of the fruit of the State Our producers have had long and hard fight to make the value of California fruit known to the consumers of the East and to win general recognition of its superiority The benefits of the struggle will be lost however if now that the California label has become an evidence of good fruit that label can be placed on any kind of fruit If Idaho pums be sold as prunes for the sake of better prices they should at least be labeled Idaho prunes and not passed off upon the public as product of California.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06
PASSING PLEASANTRIES.

Uncle Jabezl understand that Old Skayles. the feller that runs the grocery down at the Corners, Is goin' to fix up a bill against Spain for indemnity.
 Uncle Silas-He Is? What for?
 Uncle Jabez-Why, he claims that he had fourteen fust-class store-boxes whit tied all ter pieces while the war was in progress.-Judge.
 She-Let me see; you were admitted to the bar three months ago. I suppose that you are practicing now?
 He-Yes; economy.-Detroit Free Press
 Ever try electricity for your rheuma- tism, Uncle Josh?"
 Should say I did. I was struck by lightnin' two different times an my rheu- matiz seemed ter thrive under it."-De- troit Free Press.
 q used to fondly hope that some day I would have lots of money"
 And now?'
 NOW I would be thankful if I could dream, some night, that I was rich. - Chicago News.
 Managing Editor-Here, this won't do.
 Dramatic Editor-Whats wrong?
 Managing EdYtor-You say in your ac- count of that new play that Jones made a hit as the Spanish cavalier-Chicayr News.
 Stubby with conviction)-I don't believe in that young doctor.
 Nurse-Why not?
 Stubby-Well. the medicine he gives doesn't taste bad enough to do any good Boston Globe.
 She-I am told that Ben Hur' is sold in a dozen languages.
 He-WeIl, so are bananas-right in this town.-Chicago Tribune,
 A parrot owned by an Arch-street nhy. sician gave signs of possessing ..almos, human intelligence" the other night. A party of young folks were on the lawn and were spending an hour in guesslne riddles. Finally young lady asked
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06
A ROMANCE OF THE TERRACE

The death of Prince Paul Esterhazy re- calls a curious passage in the romance of ian's London correspondent. In the year 17s2 the Earl of Westmoreiand eloped (from what is now Lord Rosehery's house in Berkeley square) with the only child and reputed heiress of Mir. Child, the banker. Mir, Child gave chase. but the fugttives made their way across the bor- der and were married at Gretna Green,
 and the indignant father avenged him self by cutting Lord and Lady Westmor-
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06
MAYOR PHELAN, HEFTER.

\ / DUNG WIDBER is apparently close to the
 doors of San Quentin While he was Treas
 urer the of money under his charge was not counted by Mayor Phelan as provided by law. Instead Is already matter of local history, 1t was "hefted."
 Had the Treasurer been a man devoid of larcenous instincts, had other thief had to the vaults, netting" might not have been of serious result In deed, were everybody honest there would be need of making periodical estimate of the coin on hand, but only to keep account of expenditures
 The peculiar method adopted by the Mayor made theft possible. It placed in the way of Widber a temptation to which he could never rightfuly have been subjected. Had he known the coin would be counted, the fact would have served to check him. Had the safeguard to which he entitled, and which the community had right to expect, been thrown about him. he would not now be felon, a confessed and almost shameless robber The Mayor s netting" Widber's undoing. Not that the Treasurer Is to be held in any measure blameless. Yet there is no merit in giving rogue oppor- tunity. "Hefting" was the opportunity Widber was the rogue.
 But the Mayor seems, unconsciousy, to be carry ing the "hefting process into politics Here is his Committee of One Hundred. He has "heted" the lot and is satisfied with them. He proesses to think the men of his personal choice competent to run the Democratic party and asks the entire city to become part of the machine of which he is engineer There ing of vague unrest. The people want to pass upon the qualifications of that committee themselves They have no faith in Phelan as a "hefter" They know he is prone to Furthermore they do not under stand why, if the Mayor has faith in his machine made One Hundred, he should not permit them to act with some degree of independence and not try to be the whole thing himself
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06
ANUS SEMENT&

Baldwin-"The Last Word" Baldwin Theater-Poddie Ross, this afternoon Columbia-.ITrue Life"
 Alcazar-"In Mizzoura" Morosco s-"The Runaway Wife Tivolt-" The Bohemian Girl" Orpheum- Vaudeville New Comedy Theater" The Signal of Liberty" Alhambra, Eddy and Jones streets-VaudevileA The Chutes-Pietro Marine, Vaudeville and the Zoo olympia-Corner Mason and Eddy streets-SpeciateS Sutro's Baths-Swimming. CouTsnElngeside Coursng Park, Saturday and Sunday Central Park-Ctrcus, Saturday, October l5 Rosenthal-Coming in February.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

THE SOLDIERS RETURN. They greeted him with smiles and tears. Filled him with beef and mutton, And carried away for souvenirs His last remaining button.
 Indianapolis Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

'Why does a dog turn around twice De- fore he lies down?,
 Before. anybody could answer the r1.es pap- "a : rot crooked: "One good turn deserves dn- her."-Philadelphia Call.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

The truth about the Iowa and Oregon seems to be that nobody outside the Navy Department knows where the ships going, circumstance which opens wide the field to correspondents who like to guess at space rates
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 510 Mont gomery street. Telephone Main 1042.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

A who went to a cabin near Bedding for something to eat shot by the owner Consider ing that he got nothing to cat and is likely to die the penalty almost too severe
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

If the Mead family is what the and woman rep themselves to be, there is safety in guessing that the active policeman who arrested them has a bad quarter of an hour in store
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

It is not satisfactory that Oakland man should have been acquitted of the charge of selling diseased beef when he did sell the beef and 1t was diseased
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

Possibly the papers which oppose Phelan and his machine made One Hundred really have the good of the city at heart They have simply failed to grasp the theory that the only good is Phelan
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

Something evidently has happened to the Emperor of China but just what it is seems to be bit of in formation defty corraled by the censor
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

According to accounts, the only way In which the Emperor of China did not commit suicide was by swallowing dynamite and kicking himself.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

"Coin' Harvey has been selected as, chief herds man of the flock of the discontented. The chances are even more than I6 to I that he scores failure
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

James R. Keene recently made $1,5ooooo in week This shows what industry will do. Every toiler should be stimulated to renewed energy
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

The fact that bankers do not look with favor upon popular loans will not change the general opinion concerning such loans.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

The Delaware detective who came out here to get Mrs Botkin may become acclimated and like the country so well that he will decline to go back there himself without a requisition
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

The Bulletin makes strong intimation that money spent to secure its support would be thrown away. A little such frankness as this and somebody will accuse the Bulletin of being honest in spots.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06
AUCTION SALES.

By Eason Eldridge X Co-This day October G. Works o Art, at Maple Room, Palace Hotel at and 7:S0p-m
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

pr. Siegert's Angostura Bitters the great South American tonic. imparts a delicious fia~ vor; cures Dyspepsia, Diarrhoea, Fever & Ague.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

This week; best eyeglasses; specs; 15c, 4Oc; 65 Fourth street; look out for No. 65
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

HAIR SPECIALISTS. C., City Being contrary to the rules of this department to advertise any individual or ouslne5sSI' oun5sS' it cannot recommend some hair speclai7 ist" Read the advertising columns.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

CHICAGO BANKS-L w. S., Garber- vile, Cal To obtain a list of the most important banks of Chicago in isiS you you will have to address a letter or ihquiis to Trows Directory of Chicago.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

ACKER'S ENGLISH REMEDY WILL. STOP a cough at any time, and will cure the worst cold in twelve hours or money refunded. No Percentage Pharmacy
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

A DESERTER-Cavalry City A sol- dier who has deserted from the army or the United States is always dessrter ,t, unless pardoned by the President, ana .lt- uIi- less so pardoned Is liable to arrest at any tirl1o
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

She-Let me see; you were admitted to the bar three months ago. I suppose that you are practicing now?
 He-Yes; economy.-Detroit Free Press
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

Cal, glace fruit soc per ID at Townsend's.. |.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

A SPORTING PAPER-Vesta, City. There is no public institution in this city that has a file of the sporting paper TOT 1SS2-3 named in your communIcatlon. It is doubtful if any private indiV1dual nus a file.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-06
GREAT BOOK ON CUBA.

Remember the TEXARHANfAN Job
Office can supply your every wGat-
the very best class Of work at bot
tom prices,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-06
Figs and Thlstles.

The only sure foundation is Christ.
The darkest hour is only an hour.
Doing wrong meyer rights a
wrong.
Merry chickius let others do the
fighting.
Heis far from home that has
none to go to.
The agility to do good quarrels
with the will,
A little sin has as much death in
it as a big one.
If you can't swim, never wade in
unknown waters.
Few wear their characters like
their cloaks-outside
Truthful boys are the timber
that great men are made of.
When the saloon goes, the devil
will not have long to stay.
Take one step with the devil and
you are in for a long walk.
Satan balted his first pitfall with
an apple; his chief bait now is
whiskey.-Ram's Horn.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-06
Don't.

Don't try to shine shoes if you
lack polish.
Don't think that dollars can be
acquired without sense.
Don't meddle with people who
don't meddle with you.
Don't despise the lowly, The un-
der jaw does all the work,
Don't turn up your nose at hob
bie5; much good has come from
them.
Don't hold your breath until the
things come that you are waiting
for.
Don't think because man advO-
Gates temperance that he never
smiles.
Don't practice economy by set
ting a hen on one egg on order to
save eggs.
Don't expect to move any OBJ
stacle without first getting a move
on yourself.
Don't try to run oyer street cars
when riding your VIII eel You
might be held tor damages-at the
hospital
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-06
POUND MASTERS SALE.

By virtue of an ordinance duly en-
acted by the city of TeXarkana, Ar
kansas, ! have impounded the fol-
lowing described animals found run
ming at large within the limits OF
of SAID city, to-wit;
One bay horse, branded A U L on
left shoulder.
Said animals will be sold at the
City Pound for penalty, cost OF
keeping and advertising the same,
at ten o'clock a, M, on the 18th day
of September, 1898.
Terms Of Sale:-CAsH,
j. T, HURT, Pound Master.
Texarkana, Ark, Sept. 2, 1898.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-06
EUPION OIL THE BEST!

Eupion oil is a double process re
fined oil, non explosive and abso,
lutely safe, and cannot be equaled
for Illumination Inferior oil is OF
ten sold for EUPION. Ask for
Eupion and take no other In or
der to obtain the best results, boil
your lamp burner and put in new
wick at least once per month,
Genuine Eupion oil is for sale by
the following Texarkana mer-
chants:
w. e. Welcome, John P. Kline,
Gate City Gro'y Co, OT. P. Browner
Smith Drug Co. Oscar Turner
Joseph McShane, Inter STAGE Drug Store
H. Brown, Hoffman HdW GO.
NJ. Kelley Mrs. E. l.. Meeks
Williams e. Williams a. j. Helmns
II. w. Dunn, H. E. Roach
Merrwetner & Taylor r A. Hardin.
w. A. Robinson.
Positively no oil sold from the
peddling wagon,
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-06
DR.. W. C. SPEARMAN
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
TEXARK ANA, : ARKANSAS,
Chicago Dental Rooms,
Dr., H. N. SMITH PrOD'r.

Teeth extracted without pam,
SOC, by his new method. No chloro-
form, no ether, no bad effects and
absolutely no danger.
Best Set of Teeth ~ .... 500
Gold Crown. ..... ...... 5OO
All kinds OF dental work at reas
enable prices Satisfaction guar
anteed. No charge for eXamina-
ton.
BG~1l8l East Broad Street, Tex
arkaua Arkansas.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-06
GEO. w. DONN,
Fine UphOlsterer,
MCMAHON BLOCK, AND
CLINTON STREET,
T6xarkana, Arkansas.
All orders for fine Uphol-
stering, packing, repairing,
ETC., promptly executed. Also
makes mattresses, awnings,
etc. Furniture bought. sold
and exchanged.
For over Fifty Years

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY
Mrs, Winslow's Soothing Syrup
has been used for over fifty years
by millions of mothers for their
children while teething, with per-
feet success. 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain
cures wind colo and is the best
remedy for diarrhea. 1t is pleas
ant to the taste. Sold by druggists
in every part of the world, Twenty.
five cents bottle. It's value is in-
calculable. BE sure and ask for
Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup, and
take no other kind. S.5-93-ly
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-06
Low Rates to Texas Points.

The Texarkana & Fort Smith Ry.
will sell tickets to the following
Texas points via either Beaumont
or Shreveport, on any day with a
limit Of thirty days from date Of
sale.
To Portland, Rockport, Arkansas
Pass and Corpus Christi, $21,45
Port Arthur and Galveston, $13.45.
Marlin, $l785.
LaPorte, Sl2. 40. .
Seabrook, $l2,65;
]. B. SAINT, Ticket Agent.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-06

Wise men know it is folly to build
on a poor foundation. Relief OBJ
tanned by deadening symptoms is
short. Hoods Sarsaparilla cures
and gives lasting health.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-06

Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick
headache. Indigestion, biliousness.
All druggists. 25c. 8
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-09-06

Everything up-to.date at the
Palace Drug Store fountain,