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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-26
TWO COMlCAL COOLERS.

\ E not surprised that the Evening Bunko tAI should join the Mission street Boodler in its
 loud demand for weak and inefficient admin israon of the criminal law in this city The Even ing Bunko is in the same fix as its morning patriot Its proprietor and chief editor up one of the police courts for criminal libel and it is now naturally in favor of any plan by which they may be enabled to slip through the meshes of the law.
 The Evening Bunko, however, should be given the credit of sincerity Unlike its colaborer in the field of pure and undefled journalism it has never advo- cated sharp and prompt administration of the crim- inal code Anything in the shape of law has seemed satisfactory the Bunko All it has desired, if may judge from its general policy since the spirit of the lamented Pickering departed from it, has been to be let alone. Allowed to pursue the even tenor of its course in bunkong merchants out of ad- vertisements, it has never questioned the right of every other bunkoer to follow its example It is only when its personal interests concerned that the Bunko becomes obstreperous.
 Not so with the Mission street Boodler That sheets policy is distinctively monopostic In the 1t judgment for all except itself in the Legislature it opposes every bill except its own; in politics all candidates thieves and rascals save those to whom it gives its support In short, the Booder is frightful example of selfshness in jour nalism. Not only does it insist maintaining its privilege of extorting advertising contracts from corporations, but 1t is determined that its mon opoly shall be interered with by other booders To the credit of the Evening Bunko it must be said that its policy is at least generous It does not claim an exclusive right to the bunko advertising bus- ness
 But, seriously, the attitude of these two sheets is uproariously funny. If Dickens alive he would find in the solemn efrontery with which they now discussing police court prosecutions the material for a living volume. We venture the assertion that the annals of journalism furnish nothing so humorous as the unanity with which these libeers agree that the employment of special counsel in criminal cases is subversve of human liberty and calculated to under mine the foundations of the republic Such nerve less things they rarely To their alright ed visions jail to be horrd specter They remind of nothing so much the African ostrich which is said to thrust its head into the sand and imagine that its entire body is concealed Do the Mission street Boodler and the Evening Bunko think for moment that the public does understand the purpose of the honeyed words they now address ing to the Prosecuting Attorney of Judge Campbells court?
 The question is however, will that official let them slip through the meshes of the law? We shall watch the result with interest
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your loving children, MT. and Mrs. Dan Polk"
 Hence uncertainty is added to the other horrors of the situation.
 State Controller E. P. Colgan and Sec retary c. M. Colgan of the State Board of Equalization are at the Lick.
 Varney W. Gasl1ill, former secretary of the Railway Commission, is at the Grand from his home in Amador County.
 K. Kishinouye, Imperial Commissioner from Japan to the International Congress of Fish Commissioners, is at the Palace.
 Hon. A. Caminetti, ex-member of Con. gress, has come down to the city from his home in Jackson and Is at the Lick.
 Louis Eppinger. the proprietor of the Grand Hotel at Yokohama, arrived yes- terday on the Coptic and went to the Palace.
 Gurney Binford of Japan and A. P. Par ker and wife of Shanghai are three trav- elers who arrived on the Coptic and went to the Occidental.
 Captain Thomas Connolly, U. s. A. who has been passing a six months fur tough with his family in China and Japan. got back yesterday and went to the Cali fornia.
 Y. de Murrielly, R. de Sumacsloc. A. Mesedo and Carlos Hroft, four members of the Brazilian legation at Tokio. arrived on the Coptic yesterday from the Orient. on their way back to their homes. They put up at the Palace
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MRS. GRACE M GIRRONS

IA H KS. GRACE M. GIBBONS, I wife of Dr. Clifford H. Gibbons MI If Jackson, Amador County, is, so far as known, the only liv-
 ing relative of James Wilson Marshall in California. Mrs. Gibbons was born in Cordova, H., and from her mother, Mrs. Flora Marshall Willett, now of Camanche, Iowa, and her grandfather, William Marshall of Dav- enport, Iowa, who was first cousin, boyhood chum and intimate companion of James Wilson Marshall, she has often heard stories of the man who made the wealth of California known to the world.
 The Marshalls came to this country from Germany in the early part of the eighteenth century, and were among the first settlers of New Jersey The struggles and hardships of the pioneers formed the school from which gradu- ated the sturdy self reliance that was the mainstay of the conquerOrs of the wilderness. The family possessed the characteristic elements of leadership The grandfather of James w. and William Marshall was one of the first to advocate resistance to English ty- ranny, and by his example inspired his neighbors with the same heroic pur-
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JONES
 AND THE SMALL BOY.

the perspiring crowds of humanity that thronged the sidewalks along the line of march. As stands, presided over by en- terprising merchants du pave, came too high for one of his modest means MT. Jones decided to erect one of his own, composed of boxes from the cellars of the hotel. He brought the boxes up, and af- ter removing a small boy from the con- templated site of his structure, soon had something very much resembling the Leaning Tower of Pisa, rearing it's dome about eight feet into the atmosphere.
 Upon this pedestal Jones proudly took his stand and proceeded to gaze upon the martial heroes slowly passing by.
 The view was perfect and Jones was getting along first rate, when the small boy whose place he had usurped and who had been hanging around looking for ven-
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COLLECTED IN
 THE CORRIDORS

L. E. Wood. big rancher of Los Banos, Is at the Baldwin.
 D. Maher, a mining man of Dutch Flat, Is at the Baldwin.
 w. H. Martin, capitalist of Nevada City, is at the Lick.
 J. w. Short of the Fresno Republican is guest at the California.
 B. F. Mccullough, large stock raiser of Crows Landing, is at the Grand.
 J. Salisbury, millionaire of Salt Lake, Is at the Palace with his daughter.
 Charles King, cattleman of Hanford. Is staying at the Lick, accompanied by his wife.
 W. s. Law, hotel man of Sonora, is one of those who registered at the Grand yesterday.
 Rev. Frank Thompson, U. s. N, chap lain of the Mohican, can be found at the California.
 B. E. Craft, one of the most prominent business men of Boston, is staying at the Occidental.
 M. McPherson, we'll known and prom inent business man of Portland, Is reg istered at the Baldwin.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-26
CURRENCY REFORM PROSPECTS.
. REPRESENTATIVES, JOHNSON of Indiana, a H[ member of the Banking and Currency Commit is rennrted to have stated recentlv that he

H REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON of Indiana, H/ member of the Banking and Currency Commit tee is reported to have stated recently that the Republicans the committee would before long submit bill for currency reform, which he and they quite sanguine would be passed by the House at this session.
 The proposed bill will be drawn on lines similar to those suggested by Secretary Gage It will pro- vide-frst, reairmation of the present gold stand ard second, the retirement of the demand obligations of the Government; third, the abandonment by the treasury of the functions of bank of issue; and fourth, the substitution for retired demand obligations of circulating medium of bank notes to avoid contraction of the currency.
 According to MT. Johnson, 1t is assured that of the kind outlined will receive the support of nearly every Republican in the House. Its pas sage by that body is therefore feasible and the only question that confronts the advocates of the bill is that of the expedency of bringing at this session which apparently has little chance of passage i'll the Senate.
 Early in the session the probability of currency reform bill this winter was slight It was known that the Senate hostile and it believed the House lukewarm. Every week, however, since the as- semblng of Congress has increased the confidence of the advocates of immediate action. The antagonsm in the Senate IS weakening, and the ardor of the House is increasing. The sound money press of the country backed by the business sentiment of all sec tions of the Union has had its influence in both branches of Congress and in place of the vacation Of a few weeks ago there is growing spirit of resolution to bring the question to issue at once
 There is, in fact, good reason why there should be any delay in presenting currency reform bill and pressing 1t to vote It is full time to let the people know what Senators are opposed to legislation so essential to all the industries and commercial interests of the country. The House will render an important service to the nation by passing bill of the kind posed even if the Senate rejects it. It will be worth something to put the artful dodgers among the Sen ators on record so that the public may know where they stand.
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DAN POLK
 A BENEDICT.

 society tears are falling like raindrops in an autumn shower from eyes that should know only smiles.
 The matron of the classes and the maiden of the masses for once have subject of common interest and trade lan- guishes at the bargain counter, while salesiady and woman customer lose them selves in the earnestness of a mutual misfortune.
 And who shall say they have not cause for commiseration? Dan Polk. exquisite of society, light of bohemia, the beloved of many and second only to the charm ing and justly celebrated Willis in the regard of all womankind, has gone and got married.
 Whom he married, why he married or when he married no one knows. All that is known is that on Christmas day Mrs. Polk the elder received the following telegram, dated in Philadelphia: Many happy returns of the day from
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THE HONOR CAME HIGH.

been pldylnS dll sorts of practical jokes on one another and on other members of the company. MT. Blaisdell has manageable get the laugh on his three confrereS several times, but their attempts to make him a butt for their humor have all failed-failed sig nally-all but one, and that's the one I'm going to tell you about said a member of the company.
 Like most men, Blaisdell has a birth day, which event took place yesterday. Halstead, Marlowe and Hermsen learned this fact, and made their preparations cordingly. Last night they all congratu- lated Blaisdell very heartily and invited him to sup with them after the perform ance at the Baldwin.
 supper was a grand success from soup to nuts, and the quartet passed a very en- joyable evening.
 At last coffee and cognac were served and then Messrs. Halstead. Marlowe and Hermsen fell to arguing who would settle the bill.
 We'll remarked Halstaad, finally, I'll tell you what we'll do-we'll run a race around the block and the one who gets back last must foot the check Blais- dell, old man, you'll be referee, won't "'Why, certainly replied Blaisdell. Ego ''So off the comedians started and-well. Blaisdell paid for the supper, but he waited for an hour before he realized that the joke was on him.
 TN. B.-This story is told especially for Mrs. Blaisdelrs (Clara Lavine) benefit. You know she-well, of course, she won ders what kept her husband out so late that night.'l
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Farmer Brown, who won fame by being robbed of $4oo at San Jose, is to be congratulated. The rob- Der beat him nearly to death but caught and the money recovered. Then the police who had chased the mscreant, the doctor who sewed up the victim injuries, the landlady upon whose linen the Brown gore had thoughtessy permitted itself be spilled all made such demands for recompense that there seemed particular advantage to the farmer in the fact that the cash had been taken from the thief Now these people have become ashamed of them selves and withdrawn the suits, which, save for the lack of evidence, to the unbiased observer did not to have much better moral standing than the original theft. For time it seemed likely that Brown might be arrested as accessory to disturb ance
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Mrs. winsrow,s soothina svrun 9

Has been used over fifty years by millions of mothers for their children while Teething with perfect success. It soothes the child. softens the gums. allays Pain. cures Wind Collie, reg ulates the Bowels and is the best remedy for Diarrhoeas whether arising from teething or other causes. For sale by Druggists in every part of the world Be sure and ask for Mrs Winslpw's Soothing Syrup. 25c a bottle.
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geance and his opportunity to get square kicked the bottom box and disap peared in the crowd, leaving to others the task of restoring Jones to conscious ness and taking him to his home, where he will remain until his broken arm and confused face are healed.
 'Tis a foolish man who monkeys with the small boy in a crowd.
 William Rank, formerly president of the Alameda and Oakland Railway Com pany, returned from the Klondike yes terday, together with E. Stauff, the broth CT of the well-known stock broker, and George G. Apple, both of whom have been in Alaska ever since the first excitement broke out, and who have succeeded in doing very well. MT. Stauf in particular has managed to get in in the right man. ner and Is now a part owner in several very valuable claims with the much talked-of La Rue and Berry.
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IT WAS A BRILLIANT SUC-
 CESS.
SACRAMENTO. Jan. a.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. g.
 Editor of The CalI-DEAR SIR: heartily congratulate you upon the brilliant success of your Golden Jubilee edition, which is, in my opinion, the greatest paper ever published on the coast. Its pages are filled with reliable in- formation worthy of our great State. Every resident should help it on in its mission of telling the world of California's genial climate and unbounded resources by sending a copy to friends in the cold States of the East. Sin cerely yours, R. H. BEAVER, Member of the State Board of
 Equalization.
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OPINION OF A LEADING
 EDUCATOR.
WOODLAND, Jan. 23

Editor of Ths CaA-DEAR SIR: After a brief examination of the Golden Jubilee edition of the San Francisco Call am inclined to consider it one of the finest ever published on the Pacific Coast. H. B. PENDEGAST, Superintendent of Schools, Yolo
 County.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-26
PRovOCATIoN FOR A GRoAN.
Indianannns Journal


 On the strength of recent statistics showing the rapid growth of the tinplate industry in the United States, treasury officials now predict that the output next year will be enough to supply the entire home consumption. This will evoke a despairing groan from the surviving free traders.
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CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-L. W. Vincent of Los Angeles is at the Stuart House B. Brown of San Francisco is at the Hotel Savoy. N. B. Blackstone of Los Angeles is at the Murray Hill Hotel.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-26

CoRoNADo.-Atmosphere is perfectly dry. soft and mild, being entirely free from the mists common further north. Round trip tickets by steamship. including fifteen days board at the Hotel del Coronado, s65: longer stay s2 50 per day. Apply New Montgomery street. San Francisco. or A. W. Bailey mana ger, Hotel del Coronado. late of Hotel Colo rado, Glenwood Springs. Colorado.
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SAME OLD YELL.
Philadelphia Press.

PnlIadeIphla Press. The newspapers that are jeering at Me- Finley prosperity are the same ones that five years ago were ridiculing the tinplate industry of the United States. Last year American tinplate mills produced nearly country.
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Frank F. Jones. the barkeeper of the O c c idental. wanted to see the procession l a s t Monday without having to stand Hunduad In nnnnnD
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CALIFoRNIANs IN WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25-Mr. and Mrs. Cameron F. Thorn and Miss Thorn of Los Angeles are at the Arlington. Charles L. Claugh of San Francisco is at the Shore ham. Jacob Wollner of San Francisco is at the Arlington.
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Edison has had to make public announcement that the various interviews with him in the yellow pa pers are bogus It could hardly have been otherwise. People were slow to believe that the mind of the great inventor was crossed by broad, silly streak.
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Cal. glace fruit 5Oc perIb at Townsend.s.

Special Information supplied daily to business houses and public men by tba Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 5l0 Mont gomery st. Tel. Main .1042
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-26

THE favorite for restoring life and color to the hair is PARKER's HAIR BALsAM.s
 HINDERCoRNs, the best cure for corns, Is eta
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For some reason the New York Journal hastens to dlsclam responsibility for signed articles it prints expressing opinion. This act only be accounted for on the theory that the Journal thinks somebody cares what its opinions, signed unsigned, may be on any topic under the sum- in truth very peculiar illusion.
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This talk about friendly relations with Spain tends to produce the justly celebrated tired feeling We have not the slightest reason for feeling friendly toward that country and the fact that the United States is not fighting and not likely to fight can hardly be construed into an evidence of affection
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Flushed Is the laughter of the t e n d e rloin and S title t d is the discussion of ar tistic circl e S, while in the sa-
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In the closing paragraph detailing by rounds the progress of pe-eating match at New York there is bit of information sufficient to pang of re- gret This is that both men survived
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Denver department stores have received lesson in business and manners. They demanded a 30 per reduction in advertising rates, and pending de- cision withdrew their patronage from the papers Then with accord customers withdrew their patronage from the stores and the had to drop the boycott. finding themselves to be at the muzzle end of the weapon.
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AUCTION SALES.

By ButterfedThs day, January 26, Furniture, 20 Franklin at II o'clock.
 G. H. Umbsen, Monday January 5 Real Estate, at lt Montgomery o'clock
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The water organettes of the Los Angeles monopoly seem to wish the public to forget the exposure of their crooked methods However, there are others who will endeavor to prevent this consummation, though the pipes of the organettes fairly burst with silence
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ANU SEM ENTS.

Baldwin" The Girl Paris" California-"Courted Into Court" Alcazar-'The Arabian Nights Morosco s-"Brother 8 for Brother" Tivoli-"Brian Boru" T1von-Concert tomorrow afternoon. Orpheum- Bush-Thalfa Opera Company Olympia, Eddy sreets-Kirchners Ladies Orchestra.
 The Chutes-Chiquta and Vaudeville beck Cycle Skating RInk-Optical Illusions Pacific Inglesde RacetrackRaces today
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One of the lessons of the great parade that people who march miles along the streets ought to have some decent pavement to march on.
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MARSHALL, THE GOLD-FINDER.

Persopo Apecdoes of Tbut Famous Pioneer Told by His only Surviving Relotive iD California. Mrs. Grace M
 of Amodor County
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Perhaps even Morgan's effrontery never arose above its present pitch of maintaining that Cleveland is in favor of annexation. The statement that Lin coin issued the emancipation proclamation for the purpose of perpetuatng slavery would not be more absurd
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The murderer of Actor Terriss in London was sent to an asylum "at the pleasure of the Queen" which until he shall die Of his predicament Now the people of England are dissatisfied, deeming the penalty too light and fearing that others by it will be encouraged to commit crime Sometimes Americans find fault with the British but the most radical critic will never accuse the British of being maudlin
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"Since The Girl From Paris was four weeks old M e ssrS. H al- stead, Blaisden. NJ arloW e and Hermsen have
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## 7.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-03-26
The El Dorado Myth.

Ell Dorado ID the term now heard on
every side In connection with the placer
mines OF Alaska and the Northwest
Territory OF Canada. Its derivation Ia
OF interest. In the fifteenth century 1t
was rumored that there existed In the
northern part OF South America city
of great wealth called ManOa, whose
king. Ell Dorado by name. was period
ically smeared with gold dust, until his
whole body had gilded appearance.
1t was said that on these occasions he
threw gold, emeralds and other pre-
cious metals and gems into n sacred
lake, In which he afterward bathed.
Beginning In 1889 the Spaniards sent
many large expeditions to search for
this phantom city,'and most of them
ended dlsastrOnsly, hundreds of lives
being lost. One explorer, OrellanO,
averred that he found III Dorado In his
voyage down the Amazon In 1910. This
was dispr0vcd, but the search was con-
tinued down to the eighteenth century.
Some of the results were the conquest
and settlement of New Granada. the
making Known to the world OF the
mountain region OF Venezuela. the dis
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-03-26
THE TRAGIC STEAMER suLTANA.

e,1OO Union soldiers, who had bseh pris.
oners at Columbia, Libby, Anderson.
vile and other Southern prisons, and
who had either been exchanged or freed
by the flight Of their jallers. The SOL
diers were from the West, and there
were several cases Of 100 or no belong.
ing to one regiment.
This was an enormous load for the
steamer and she made slow progress
up the river. The boat coaled at Mem.
phis. After taking on an unusually
large supply, she left Memphis at
o'clock at night, April 20, 1895. She
pulled out Of the harbor for the last
time and started up the river. But she
did not 60 far. About ten miles above
Memphis, while all were asleep. the
vessel exploded. It was o'clock in
the morning, April q, 1906. that the
Sultana was wrecked, with q loss Of
1900 men, nearly all Union Soliiers.
One Of the boilers burst, tearing out
one whole side Of the hull. The vessel
then listed to one side, while the other,
which had caught Are, burned furiously
a. the swift gale famed the flames into
Q roaring blaxe. Il was Q horrible
scene. Twenty-Five hundred men were
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-03-26

coyery Of the noble rivers, the Orinoc6
ami the Amazon, and the exploration Of
the vast forests west Of the Andes.
About the end Of the sixteenth century
an English expedition either sent out
by or under the personal leadership Of
Raleigh penetrated into Guiana, there
by obtaining n claim on that country
which has resulted in the requirement
Of the modern British colony Of that
name.
1t has been supposed that the origin
Of this fable arose from the yearly cele-
bration Of tribe of Indians near Go.
gotta, whose chief was on these occa-
sions gilded with gold dust, but this
ceremony was never witnessed by the
spaniards, and the story may simply
be another version Of the Ell Dorado
myth.
The name FL Dorado was commonly
i,sca to describe the city or country