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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-15
THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG.

FOR several days The Call has had something to
 say concerning the utebag business as con oucted by the Prison Directors, and has, as must have been evident to the reader, not fully CO., lnclded with the views of that body. There is law supposed to govern the transactions of the directors and the canness with which they habitually ignored It demanded a protest. This law designed to protect the farmer. It's evident purpose to pre- vent the middeman from speculation in the products of the mill at San Quentin. Yet the Prison Direct ors nave been systematically playing into the hands of the mddlemen They have fixed the price so as to accommodate the middleman, the money-oaner and to keep the farmer from participating in the benetts Of course they appear to be indignant. They have been caught
 There can be defense of the practice of ar bltrarly hXing the price of grainbags when the statutory provision IS that this price shall be tam sum Tn addition to the absolute cost There talnly can be no defense Of the way members of the board had of letting friends know when the price was about to be raised so as to enable them ito get
 Tn on the ground floor" If De Pue and his clates choose to be aggrieved these columns are open to any explanation they may wish to make The method has been particularly unfair to the farmer. It has forced him to make afhdavlts not strictly in accord with facts. When the farmer needed say, 1000 bags and had not the money to se NA'N4' 1t'' CNSi -4AN4-N man. From the middleman he got the necessary financial assistance. All he had to do was to swear that he needed 5000 10000 bags. Then out Of the goodness of his heart the middeman would make an advance sufficient to secure the amount asked He would keep all but the small supply the farmer really needed, make the farmer pay freight on the entire lot and then sell the balance at advanced price, this being made possible by the board, who never failed to keep the middeman posted as to the extent to which the price to jump and the time of jumping. For the great orders received from spectators there Is absolutely warrant Tn law In fact the method used in ordering made mock cry of the statutory provision supposed to cover the matter, and, honestly administered, entirely com petent to cover 1t. The fact seems to be that the Prison Directors have made effort to abide by the law that they have favored their friends, sold in large quantities to spectators who had no right to purchase and have, in word set aside all legal re- strctions tending govern their acts. Against the mass of evidence they hardly present more than an apology and declaration of intent to throw themselves upon the mercy of the public. They do not seem to have been guilty of wanton corruption but they have been careless Perhaps without mean ing to do they have assumed position superior to the law, and the time has arrived for them to come down
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-15
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PLAGIARISM IN THE POLICE COURTS.


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 If the fairly correct wouldn't mind these days is enough make Judge swear n ] dn mil an have spent studying closely my manner my style this faoetou rivals for their Whenever artist originates pubcs taste if for tbe reaI rt ndand then where am
 thing that it's hard to get it patented said the sympathetic = I starred by the matter howhar
 
 cordor y puon as chief ier will sun and the crowds them know continued his trembling with sincere that there will always be select circle to appee true m nue the masses laugh because they have been told things are nny not folded 2 to show an article on Judges Low and Joacfimen
 joke about it's being as easy to wash gold clothes campbell with fine disgust There's wit for you There's brhan mineth he police reporter and used haunt court If that isn't adding insult to Sag % @ % g3 @ 0%es @ the standard of my court by his pretenSe of the f ] this & n & of @ IOaehiss @ Why clown could tell him that S s aqa{ @ % contemplated m when he & read that changing style "a alto cassed with those s ssy s g T tell @ 5qhns som t8 & ever printed about and he things prosecuting attorney learning pearnged that for an who p pre tends 5, to run run his court as spontaneous sideshOw?
 If those spurious Sampbels those police in my
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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-15
HOSPITAL AND zoo.

T is reported that at the meeting of the Board of
 Supervisors on Monday pr. Rottanzi will intro
 duce resolution providing for the construction of new County Hospital upon the Almshouse tract The resolution, according to the synopsis which has beer given to the public may be said kill two birds with one stone It puts quietus upon the Mission zoo job by proposing to convert the present hospital tract into park and the same time provides for the erection, already stated, of new County Hos ptal-an improvement that has long been needed
 The tract at Twenty-sixth street comprises about ten acres It Is very we'll situated for park but for monkey garden it possesses distinct merit It is located at the foot of bluff and is bounded on three sides by civilization. With proper improvements therefore the mellnseparable from zoo could prob ably be confined during any but very warm weather The tract possesses another merit It be turned into a zoo park without much expense. The Supervisors may close the cross streets and the land thus acquired will cost nothing This, of course would dissatisfaction among the real estate men who have Mission park sites for sale, but their in- terests need not be considered by the Supervisors
 The project of constructing a new County Hospital upon the Almshouse tract IS that ought to be en- couraged. The present hospital has been disgrace to the city for ten years At the time was con ceived there was no intention that 1t should be any thing more than temporary affair. Its builders an
 cipated that long this it would be thing of the past. But from year to year it has been sustained with repairs until it is in very much the same situation the onehorse shay said to have been shortly before its collapse It will be remembered that that famous vehicle until the last moment Then its handspring broke and it fell into thousand pieces.
 It has been said that the sick poor of San Francisco are treated worse at the County Hospital than the r;+,
 is hard thing to say, but it is probably true Even II the doctors at the Twenty sixth street institution political doctors and if the nurses and attendants were not politicians, it would be impos- sibe to get anything in the shape of decent service out of the building That structure never was much more than barn. It is now saturated with disease germs and is disgrace to the city. We think the Su pervisors should give pr. Rottanzis resolution the most serious attention.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-15
THE IMMIGRATION QUESTION.

H EBATE in the Senate on the immigration re-
 sricton bill progresses with degree of de- D liberation which threatens to postpone vote to a date so far distant that thousands of unworthy immigrants may obtain access to the country before the desired educational restriction is imposed.
 On Tuesday Senator Farchild made speech in favor of the measure and after he closed the Senate turned to other business. On Thursday Senator Caf- fiery obtained recognition speak against the bill and then once more the Senate turned to other busi ness. The measure in fact is being treated as sort of sandwich to other measures and is brought out only on occasions when there is an idle hour or so in the Senate chamber.
 Beneficial as the proposed restriction will be to all parts of the Union and universally popular 1t is 1t will not be passed without the employment of
 siderable vigor on the part of its advocates There is strong opposition to be overcome. Senator Caf- fiery does not stand alone in his fight against the bill He will have plenty of allies to assist in defeating 1t if possible, and he and they will leave no parliament ary stone unturned in their efforts to accomplish that object.
 The source of the opposition is to be found in the great steamship companies which make large profits out of the immigrant traffic. These companies not going to lose the lucrative trade of importing inn migrants ii they help it, and actively engaged in the task of bringing pressure to bear upon Con gress in their interest
 It will be remembered that last winter it made known that foreign steamship companies were per nciously active in their efforts to defeat the bill H. Claussenius & Co.,, general Western agents of the North German Lloyd Steamship Company, sent a telegram to F. w. A. Pope of Milbank, South Da- kota as follows: Immigration bill comes up in the House Wednesday; wire your Congressman, ex- pense protesting against proposed exclusion and questing bill be defeated informing him that vote in favor means defeat at next election
 In an interview with the Chicago Times Herald Mir. Claussenus stated he had sent similar telegrams to over 200 persons This open interference of foreign companies with American legislation aroused indgna ton the time and helped to defeat the object it intended to serve.
 No such telegrams will be sent out this winter, nor will there be any other public manifestation of foreign interest in the affair Nevertheless, the foreign oppo sition will find way to make itself felt It is, there fore timely to recall the Claussenius telegram. The people should be guard. Demands for speedy passage of the bill should be sent to Congress from all parts of the country. The new restrictive meas ure should be enacted in time to head off the rush of illitcrate immigrants this
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-15

himself was afollower of Buddha it would be impossible for him to grant what they wished, but he would advise them how to proceed
 The richest man in the railroad busi- ness" said MT. Hamilton, lis John GllI, who has S500O in the bank; but I would not advise you to go to him, as he recently sustained heavy losses through his pas sion for gambling.
 'Go down to the Central Pacific. and there you will find my friend Billy Vice. who is leader in local church work, and l am sure your modest request will be at once complied with"
 The couple went to see Vice. and ac- quainted him with their desire. telling him who sent them
 There is a strict law against giving away passes" said MT. Vice, "but if you will let me sell you the tickets I will make you present of a dozen cabinet photos taken by this camera (pointing to the phone), which I have for this par ticular purpose"
 The couple sat down, while Billy turned the bell crank, and, after giving him the address to which they wished to have the proofs sent. purchased their tickets and departed.
 J. Buvkless and Mrs. s. J. Hill, two tourists from Mississippi, are at the Baldwin.
 George W. Lawrence. d weil-known resident of Los Angeles. is a guest at the California.
 J. F. Condon. one of the leading mer- chants of Verdi, New, is staying at the Grand.
 D. w. Runyon. heavy banker of Red Bluff, is at the Palace with his wife
 Orlander Jones, a wen-known club and sporting man of New York, is at the Pal ace, accompanied by L. V. Bell, the fam ous natter.
 M. NJ. Looram. one of the heaviest bet tors that follow the ponies, is registered at the Palace from New York.
 w. B. Jones, the Boston excursion agent, and w. A. Parrish, a wealthy min ing man of Denver, are at the Palace.
 Robert Watt (f1rst vice-presidenD, w. B. Storey (engineer) and Secretary Alex ander Mackie of the Valley road went over the line yesterday on a tour of in- spection.
 R. Tyther. formerly of Napa, is sick with pneumonia at the Windsor Hotel.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-15
COLLECTED IN
 THE CORRIDORS

D. B. Hodgson, the president of the Guatemala Railway, is in the city for a short stay. Yesterday he called on Gen eral Manager Kruttschnitt at the latter's s office in the Southern Pacific building.
 A. Levinsky, prominent attorney of Stockton, is at the Grand.
 David Starr Jordan has come up from Stanford, and is at the Occidental.
 C. F. Tinkham, manager of the Sierra Mill and Lumber Company of Chico, $ a guest at the Grand
 w. F. Miller, a leading attorney of Portland, Or, is in the city with his bride, on their wedding tour. They are staying at the Palace.
 H. B. Clawson. the Mormon Bishop of Salt Lake, is at the Baldwin.
 F. T. Benson, general auditor of the Oregon Navigation Company, is in the city. accompanied by his wife. They are staying at the California.
 Colonel w. Forsyth has returned from his visit to the East, and is at the Occi- dental, on his way to his home in Fresno.
 General NJ. w. Muller, commander of the Third Brigade. N. G. C.. is registered at the California from Fresno.
 E. w Hale of the large Sacramento house of Hale Brothers & Co. is at the Baldwin.
 H. w. Patton, one of the leading poli- ticians of Los Angeles, is staying at the Palace.
 F. Burtlen, contractor of Livermore, is at the Grand.
 V. A. McCully. U. S. N, is registered at the California.
 G. w. Huddelson, a wealthy resident of Chicago, who has large mining inter ests in Arizona, is at the Palace.
 Mir. and Mrs. Lee Gray have come up from Fresno are at the Occidental.
 A. H. Denny of Denny, Barr & Co.,, the big Etna firm, is at the Grand.
 Lieutenant F. H. Lefavor is at the Occidental from Mare Island.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-15
NOTES ABOUT NoTABLEs.

The new British peerage just issued shows that no less than 530 new names have been added during the past jubilee year as privy councillors, peers, baronets and knights of the various orders or chlV- airy.
 Miss Hamilton MD. the English doctor at the court of the Ameer Of Afghanistan, says that few of the chief ladies in Cabul can read and write, but hardly a single one outside the capltaJ can do so.
 The Rev. D. Anderson. negro preach CT in Georgia, has created sensation by a defense of lynching, which he contends is sometimes justifable. Some persons of his own color have threatened to try it on him.
 The British Registrar-G General, Dr. Totham, has issued a supplemental re- port showing the influence of occupation upon male mortality. The clergy had the healthiest lives and after them came III turn lawyers, doctors and farmers.
 Dr. SanareIi has delivered lecture in Montevideo in which he stated that he had discovered serum which proved effective against yellow fever in the animals he experimented with, and that it will probably cure the same disease in human beings.
 A marble memorial tablet to Beethoven has been put up by a committee of musical people in one of his favorite haunts at the Helementhal in Baden, where he spent much time in 1924 and 1925. A Vienna sculptor is at work on relief of the composer, which will go on the stone, and the unveiling is expected to take place next spring.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-15
MAKE IT TWENTY THOUSAND.

| CONTRIBUTIONS to the fund for the Golden Jubilee are reported to be coming in with in >- creased liberality. The finance committee con siOers that about SI6ooo Of sure money is in sight This encourages the hope that the full required carry the festival according the programme designed will be forthcoming.
 The amount needed is $2o,ooo It would be gratify ing ii the lacking the contributions could be raised to-day so that on Monday the committee in charge could set about the weeks work with free hands. The amount necessary to complete the fund Is comparatively small Contrasted with the greatness of San Francisco and the dignity of the occasion to be celebrated 1t is virtually trAe. It ought to be raised in half a day.
 San Francisco has invited the whole country to par ticpate in the jubilee and thousands of visitors from distant States will be here to witness it. Bands of pioneers who have been living in the East for years will make this an occasion for returning to the golden land where they worked in their youth. These will influence others to come. Moreover the Californian tourist season is at its height The host Of Americans who seek sunny lands every winter will find in the jubilee and the mining fair additional in ducements to visit San Francisco.
 With all of these visitors to look on it will not do for us to fail in any particular The American people becoming critical of pageants. They have seen great many of them, and the time has passed when anything in the way of a procession would be ac- cepted with approval Only really artistic achieve ments win praise in these days and such get much more than mere praise. The festivals New Orleans St Louis and other cities where artistic paradeS are given profitable from the standpoint of busi- ness as well as of pleasure.
 All arguments the side of liberality We have undertaken the enterprise. We have raised enough money to assure notable pageant. More is needed to accomplish true artistic triumph. Help the fund at once. Make it $2oooo by sundown.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-15
THE PASSING OF DOLE.

THE Hawaiian ogarchy is reported to intend
 sending its chief the Shah Dole to Washington
 to lobby for annexation, for coolie labor, for separate laws to be operative outside the islands, for the payment of the debts of his ogarchy amount ing to $oooooo, by the American taxpayers for $Io ton protection on raw sugar which will transfer nearly $6ooo,ooo year from the pockets of Ameri- can taxpayers to those of the island planters who hire coolie labor and pay Dole's expenses.
 It IS expected in Honolulu that the Shah's appear ance here will light the welkn with the coruscations of enthusiasm which will follow his progress to the Potomac his errand to instruct the Congress of the United States in its duty It IS given that he comes for the good of this country which reminds of the royal procession which followed the landing in London of George l. That princely Brunswicker could not speak English. In his train were number of adpose Duchesses of uncertain relations to the court one of whom accomplished to the extent of few words of the language of the country. At sight of the foreign looking outfit London temper broke out in the form of various remarks uncomplmentary to the new royalty. The accomplished Duchess at tempted to set matters right by crying out:
 "Shentlemens, don't pc so mat We come for all your goods
 ''Yes and for our chattes, too, - you" was yelled back from the mob.
 Shah Dole seems to be out for chattels, and the American taxpayer and wage earner is not just now enthusiastic over a promoter of higher taxes and lower wages.
 He comes as President of the Hawaiian republic we are told. When was he elected? How many votes did he get? Were there other candidates? Will he explain the method of eectng Presidents in his re- public? Did the people elect majority of the Con- stitutonal Convention of Hawaii? Why has the num- Der of electors decreased from I4ooo to 28oo? Does a in order to vote have to swear ale glance to the constitution? Does not the constitution provide for annexation to the United States and therefore does not every man who swears to support 1t take oath support annexa- ton? Does not this prove that out of population of than 100000 there only 2Soo in favor of an nexaton, for only that number take the constitutional oath?
 Is Hawaii, then republic, resting on the consent of the governed or is 1t an ogarchy sustained by an armed force and maintained by the presence of an American man-of-war?
 This farccal Dole IS no more President of repub- lie than is Mir Mahmud of Beloochistan or his many wived Excellency, Sidi Ali of Tuns. Mir. Dole IS not promoter of republican insttu- tions He is out for "the stuff He goes to Wash ngton a Colonel Mazuma, and his appearance here on such errand is a scandal that should be re- sented Members of his olgarchy have preceded him and have worked for months unsuccessfully to rob American taxpayers of their money and the Hawaii of their country Their presence here on such an e1fand has been insult to our people and self respecting members of Congress should resent it.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-15
GOLD IN THE EAST.

n CONVINCING evidence of the return Of pub / \ lie confidence in the monetary affairs of the country is afforded by reports in the Eastern papers Of the reappearancc of gold as a circulating medium in that section of the Union. So long as there any fear of the triumph of the free silver agitators many persons hoarded gold and in the East It went out of circulation altogether Now that sound money has achieved complete triumph and return ing prosperity the gold basis has put an end to the cafeer c the calamity howlers these hoards are being released and the long hidden money returned to the channels of trade.
 As result of the reappearance of gold in business it is noted that it has become so plentiful the New York Clearing house has been settling balances in gold coin, and not long ago the treasury declined to pay the freight one million of dollars of gold coin that certain San Francisco banks wished to ex- change for grcenbacks The hoarding of gold is vir- tuay thing of the past It has gone with the panic that caused it.
 This condition of affairs is exactly what was pre- dicted by the sound money during the campaign IL was well known to all in position to watch in- telligently the movements of money that during the free silver scare many tmid capitalists and cautious of small savings withdrew their gold from the banks and locked it up in safe deposit boxes or in secure places around their homes so as to be safe if the silver party should come into power Knowing this the intelligent student of able to pre- dict with confidence that soon as the scare was the gold would be put into circulation again That which was foreseen has happened. The East does not use gold to any great extent but all that it needs it has, and there is longer gold scarcity in any part of the country.
 One of the best results of the return of gold to easy circulation in the East will be the strengthening of the movement for complete monetary reform It IS better to make the changes necessary adapt our tO he of h,e;>. when confidence IS well assured and industry is prosperous than to put 1t off some future day The time to repair roof is when the shines We may not always have good times and any attempt at mon etary legislation Ill bad times would be sure to bring the front set of agitators as pestiferous as those that disturbed the country during the Bryanc campaign.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-15
LOOKING {
 FOR 1 TIMBER ! LAND. I

Der of representatives of large Eastern capitalists seeking investments in that direction. They say that the forests of the East are about played out, every thing that can be of much value commer- cially has been cut, and now the lumber men have about got down to hooppoles. and timber with a four-inch square of working material is eagerly seized upon. number of gentlemen have been out here lately with first-class credentials to show that they had the money to back them, but were deterred by the fear of storms from going into the mountains to see the timber properties that were offered them. They have returned East but will again visit the coast as soon as the advancement of the season makes a prolonged trip to the mountains possi- ble. Among the offers made to these agents was one of 45,000 acres in Tuol uune County