The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05

now the scheme is not worth trying. To me there is no more wretched and despicable figure than the miser, count ing his beloved coin, or the Russell Sage, his store swollen by usury and the ruin of other men, standing almost at the edge of the grave and toying to see grow the unclean pelf he cannot take with him.
 Possibly there was no one so sur prised at the prompt acquittal of Wal Ter as Waller himself Had he sus- pected that his trial would not only be brief, but result in complete vim dication for him, there seems a prob ability that he would have sought it rather than made a technical fight such as the public has learned to accept as a virtual plea of guilty. I do not sup pose the general opinion concerning Waller has been changed by the yer dict. l have not the honor of know Ing the gentlemen who had the dis tfnction of serving as jurymen. I would not say they were "f1Xed,' for this would be to imply corruption on their part, which heaven forbid to be true. But neither would I go so far as to say they were not "fxed,' for such things have happened, and I can inn agine no occasion on which they would be more apt to happen than at the trial of a member of the San Francisco Board of Education, charged with so- liciting bribe.
 When the first regiment of regulars marched away from San Francisco the multitudes who turned out to watch them go noticed a grizzled veteran who rode at the head of the column. This was Colonel Evan Miles, the modest hero of many battle, man who had been thanked by Governors and Con- gressmen because of his courage and diplomacy which had saved their peo- pie from the marauding Indians, who fought through the Civil War and fought well, and who ever since has been in the service of his country. The war with Spain has been in progress, or rather, has been in existence, more than a month. In this time other of- ficers have been advanced, melodies, and the sons of somebodies have been taken from civil life, in which they have been conspicuous failures, and in- vested with title and authority. I re- gret to say that Miles has been over looked. That he has no pull is evil dent. If in his heart he has wished for promotion he has depended upon his record to secure it, and records do not seem to count. Perhaps it is not seemly to find fault with the admins tration. I do not doubt that the ad- ministration, like the Texas orchestra, is doing the best it knows how. But when it picks up a Russell Harrison, a Jim Blaine or a Fred Grant and puts straps upon their shoulders, while 1t permits Colonel Evan Miles to plod along unrewarded, I would like to call it down much harder than it is my power to do. Perhaps Miles is under the disadvantage of having the same name as the head of the army, but to permit this circumstances to make any difference would indicate on the part of General Miles a petty jealousy which I hesitate to credit him. Surely the army could stand two Generals Miles of different grades. as well as two Gen. erals Otis.
 The pleasing information reaches me that Attorney Kowalsky is not happy over the few brief remarks made con- corning his numerousness on the occa- sion of Remenyi's death. If l recall the circumstances correctly, the remarks were not designed to promote his joy Kowalsky undoubtedly has his uses but it does not seem to me that the ad ministration of estates is one of them.
 
 Just at present there appears to be a ic hic the ! Philippines and that the famous San tiago bottle is filled mostly with water. I do not see why there should be any sensation approaching fear. A gentle man named Dewey is at the Philippines and he has a pretty good fleet himself, good enough certainly to get away with | anything Cervera has under his com | mand. If Cervera try to enter Manila i harbor he will be discouraged at the | initial attempt, and so thoroughly that if his friends want to give him Chris tian burial they will first be obliged to fish for him.
 It could reasonably be wished that | those two men of letters, George Alfred | Townsend and Edward Cahill, would | pair on the writing of poetry and stick to prose- Of the latter Townsend can write much and Cahill write we'll But | the little birds which, sleeping in the ! souls of them, were awakened by the | sound of martial music can neither sing | worth a continental darn.
 
 The San Rafael man who tore the tongue from a horse which, in protest against underfeeding and overlooking, | had been rash enough to balk, will go to jail for four months and pay fine | of $250. A balky horse is certainly an irritation to the race and generally the ! direct fault of it. This can be no ex- cuse for the wretch guilty of the cru city. The law makes no adequate pro- vision for such malefactors. He de- serves to be tarred and feathered, tied i to post and whipped, and then hooted | from the haunts of men. But all this, however commendable, is not practi- | cable. I call to the attention of the of | fender fha 11tilifU and hoat1tu oe c,,io;Jo