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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-30
PROSPERITY and THE CONSTITUTION

II HE weekly reviews Of trade published by Brad
street and by R. G. Dun & Co. are safe guides
to a correct appreciation of business conditions
in the United States. Last year, has been fully
proved, was the most prosperous in our history. In
truth it was phenomenal But this year, judging from
the facts and the figures in the two reviews above
mentioned is likely that all records will be sur
passed In February alone manufactured exports ex-
ceeded those of the corresponding month in 1893 by
more than five millions, while exports exceeded i'm
ports of merchandise by than twenty-t three mil
lions. Iron and steel to meet the demand be
manufactured with present facilities, and wheat
lumber and wool command ready sale and good
prices
These are mere hints of wide range of facts that
can be anayticaly studied in statistical columns but
which constitute an eloquent exposition OF natural
advancement under republican government. AS a
further indication that unmisakabe manufacturing
establishments in New Hampshire in Maine in Ohio
in Wisconsin, in Rhode Island, IN Massachusetts, in
Illinois, in Connecticut and in other States, have vol
unfairly raised wages from to 10 per cent 1t is
apparent, therefore, that the United States has
reached the point OF commercial and financial SUI
premacy and that, unless wantonly thrown away, its
record-breaking history will be indefinitely con-
tinued.
The only drawbacks to prosperity are the
enormous expenditures caused by our late war with
Spain which, if closed now, it has been conserva-
lively estimated would have cost billion dollars, and
the unrest and the desire for change that it has gener
ated The accumulation of wealth and the increase
of intelligent and enterprising citizens this CONT
nent due to the constitution that the Examiner
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-30
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

c IGNOR GUGLIEMO MARCONI, young
Italian, now in his twenty-sixth year, has ap-
- parently succeeded in the task of making wire
less teegraphy OF practical value. His system has
been subjected to severe tests, and according to
ports, has proven itself equal to the difficulty OF
overcoming stormy weather, surmountng hills,
buildings or the curvature OF the earth, and OF trans
hitting messages to a distance OF thirty-two miles.
When the Marconi experiments made for weeks
during the stormy weather of last winter off the coast
OF England showed that messages could be sent
without wires for distance OF twelve miles through
the air, no matter how windy or foggy or rainy it
might be, it was generally recognized that were
about to enter upon epoch in the history OF
teegraphy. Since the results obtained by the
experiment Of sending messages across the British
Channel from South Foreland to Boulogne there can
longer exist any doubts Of the great utility OF the
invention. The epoch has begun
One of the notable features OF the Marcon system
is the simplicity of its construction and the slight
amount of material required to put into operation
The messages are transmitted from what is called
vertical conductor, that is to say wire WHICH is
up to the top OF pole or lighthouse any other
object standing high above the landscape. To trans
nit message eighteen miles conductor eighty feet
high was found to be sufficient, and it is claimed by
the inventor that with a conductor placed point
ia feet high message could be transmitted to a dis
lance of forty miles.
The simplicity OF the apparatus and the slightness
OF its materials likely to produce important
suits There are comparatively few parts of the world
where there is not some hill or tall tree rising fifty
sixty feet above the general landscape and there
fore the telegraph operator of the future will have
only to provide himself with that amount of wire and
small battery to be able to send messages at will
for a considerable distance He has only to climb
the put up good-szed pole the top of the
hill string his light wire and put his battery into
operation, and the thing is done.
This will give spies powerful aid in their work in
future wars. Messages can be transmitted over the
head of armies by telegraphers miles away in the
rear. British or French spies could send dispatches
across the channel at any hour of the night and the
chances of detection would be slight 1t is possible
in fact that the invention will start epoch in
more things than telegraphy.
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and other organs and supporters of expansion have
"cutgrown" While nations governed upon the I'M
peral model not excepting Great Britain, are driven
to their wits end find fields for their surplus
population and to extract profits from subJugated
colonies to provide for their domestic necessities, the
internal expansion OF the United States has hardly
commenced With the opportunities before us II we
allowed ourselves drift into the imperiastic cur
rent, to turn backs upon history, to re-
our precedents and practice, and to enter
upon career OF conquest such are now I'M
fortunately if necessarily Illustrating in the Philip
pines we might as well shave the locks of Columbia
and allow her lie PROSTATE and enfeebed before
the mperialistc combination OF Europe as Samson
at the feet of Delilah
The merchants and other business men and indus
trous citizens who have allowed themselves to be at
tracted by the glamour of expansion, if they will ap-
ply themselves to the examination of Our late COM
mercial and financial progress, will become recon
ciled to the abandonment of revolutionary schemes
The more fully they comprehend the actual past and
the actual present OF their country the deeper
will be their appreciation of the prophetic wisdom Of
the founders OF the Government and the more fixed
their determination to uphold constitutional sys
tenn The time is not far distant when the voice OF
the people will be heard and understood by party
leaders throughout the Union and when the Asatic
policy OF the expansionists will be stifed by the
Americanisn that prefers freedom, independence and
natural development at home to imperial ascendency
in distant quarters of the globe.
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In the Divorce Court.

Josephine Woolley was granted dt-
vorce yesterday from Horace -. Woolley
on the ground of extreme cruelty. Ella
Il. Nicholas has been granted a divorce
from William Nicholas on the ground Of
willful desertion. A decree of divorce on
the ground of desertion has also been
granted Arthur r. Hughes from Mary Z.
Hughes Suits for divorce have been filed
by Louise NJ. Beckworth against A. Z.
Beckworth on the ground of failure to
provide; Gertrude, Lippert against Will
liam Lippert on the ground of cruelty;
Jacob Hips against Annie Hipps on the
ground of infidelity, and Katherine Trev-
athan against Charles E. Trevathan on
the ground of failure to provide.
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AN EXCELLENT IDEA.

7 T is to be hoped that some legal method will be
discovered by which the members OF the late
Board OF Education be made financially re
sponsble for the deficit created in the school fund
under their administration Ii legal retribution
were Just It would be just in their cases These men
deliberately squandered the money intended for
teachers salaries and when it was found that neither
the dupes with whom they had made contracts for
supplies nor the teachers whom they had eeced
going to be paid they insolently staggered out of
office and demanded OF the people know what they
were going to do about II.
Undoubtedly all these men profted by their two
years service in the School Department. The rake
offs and "drawdowns" and ''divvies' in which they
participated probably yielded them handsome dvi-
dends The rngsters in one job alone must have
cleaned up several thousand dollars We refer to the
lease OF the Lincoln School lots, which sold
right II some legal method OF making their bonds
men responsible can be devised, not only will the
teachers recover portion OF their money but pre-
cedent will be set at valuable and instructive.
Each SchoCa Director is under a bond of $1,000
The total for the twelve is $6o,ooo which would, il
collected, give the schoo1-teachers and merchants
about half OF what is coming to them, provided the
bills OF the latter were discounted 30 40 per cent
1t might be that proceeding OF this sort would take
in two or three School Directors in the late board
undeserving of castgation but that would not be
unmxed evil. It would teach respectable men to re-
sign when in the future they become associated in
public office with thieves. AS each School Director
is on his own bond as principal, judgment against
the bondsmen would cover whatever gains he may
have made during his term. Thus, if any one of the
late band of educational rascals has property could
be taken from him and sold under execution.
The experiment is one we'll worth trying. Not
only would it. if successful, serve lesson, but it
would give the school-teachers security for their
salaries even against band of thieves such as lately
nearly wrecked the School Department.
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THE
CORRIDORS

w. F. Lunt of New York is at the oc
cidental.
]. R. Bane, a hotel keeper of Santa
Rosa, is at the California.
F. B. Chandler a prominent lumber
dealer of EImira. is at the Lick.
H B. ellis. ex-District Attorney of
Yreka, is located at the Grand.
George D. Butler, a well-known citizen
of Yreka, is staying at the Russ.
G. M King. a mining man of Rossland,
B. c., is at the Occidental, accompanied
by his wife.
L. Eastlick, a business man of ORC
Fine, Siskiyou County, is a late arrival
at the Russ.
Reginald Gibson and wife of New York
are here on pleasure trip and are regis
tered at the Palace.
DR.. D Smith, who is connected with the
Napa Hospital for the Insane, is quar-
tered at the California
Louis F. Breuner, a large furniture
dealer of Sacramento, is making the
Grand his headquarters
G.. c. Hyatt, who operates extensive
machine shops in Stockton, and his Wlfe,
are guests at the Grand.
George K. Smith, a lumber dealer of st.
Louis, is registered at the Occidental
with his wife and mother.
A. F. Douglas of London, England, who
has been visiting his ranch at White
River, Colo, is registered at the Palace.
c. F. Taylor, a fruit buyer of st. Paul,
Mimi, and w A Wiechmann, jewelry
manufacturer of New York, are regis
tered at the Lick.
NJ E. Dittmar, editor and proprietor Of
The Searchlight and Mineral Wealth of
Northern California, is registered at the
Grand from Redding.
Mrs. ]. E. Keller came down from the
Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton
yesterday morning and engaged apart
ments at the California.
John B. Parish, a mining expert of
Denver, Colo, who represents the Roths-
childs in their mining properties in this
country, is at the Palace.
Charles F. Bixby, business man of
Buena Park and George A. Stewart,
banker of Los Angeles, are making the
Grand their headquarters during short
stay in the city.
Frank L. Coombs of Napa, who has
come to this city to assume his duties as
United States District Attorney for the
Northern District of California; is regis
tered at the Grand.
c. 2. Huntington left Houston this
morning, and before coming to San Fran
cisco will probably visit Mexico. General
Hubbard will be at Ogden tomorrow and
is due to. arrive here on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Miles P. OConnor of San
Jose are visiting this city and are guests
at the Palace. Mr.. and Mrs. OConnor
will leave for an extended European trip
soon after Easter. They expect to spend
about two years on the Continent.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-30
PROVING THE
CASE AGAINST
HENRY BEACON
Accused Incendiary in
a Tight Place.
MARGARET SHIELDS STORY
TELLS HOW SHE ASSISTED TO
FIRE A DWELLING.
Carried Out All Furniture, Even to
tho ManteIniece Removed the
MARGARET SHIELDS STORY
TELLS HOW SHE ASSISTED TO
FIRE A DWELLING.
Carried Out All Furniture, Even to
the ManteIpiece, Removed the
Folding Doors and APP
piled the Match.

IF Henry Beacon succeeds in clearing
himself of the charge of arson against
him he will have to put up struggle
that will break a few cogs from the
wheels of justice Yesterday morning his
case went to trial, and before the night
fell he was apparently hopelessly en-
tagled in the meshes of evidence. Mrs
Margaret Shields. accused jointly with
Beacon on a charge of having fired the
residence of John T. and Julia Shields at
pol Virginia avenue on the night OF Sep
TENDER %, 1898, and who subsequently
pleaded guilty, was the strongest wit
ness against Beacon, but there were
others.
Mrs. Shields took the stand and imme-
diately launched into the story Of the
burning of the Shields residence. She
said that although she pleaded guilty TO
fire to the house, she simply offered Bea-
com all the furniture and 500 in coin II ne
would apply the torch. she wanted 10
burn the house to get the mount OF an
insurance policy she held upon it. When
the plan was finally perfected the wit
ness and Beacon carried all the turnl-
ture out, but when 1t came to the mahtel-
piece it was too heavy and Mrs. Beacon
assisted. Then they took out the folding
doors, ripped up the floor, poured the
contents of three large coal OIL cans
around the house and Beacon applied the
match But he made bad job Of It,
said Mrs. Shields, referring to the eIoTts
or beacon TO DuIn the uOuSSs anu INC
fire boys came and put out the fire before
it was fairly started"
Mrs. Shields rounded out her story re-
garding the setting fire to the building,
and concluded it by saying that she had
been playing the races and was little
short and needed money.
When asked by Beacom's counsel
whether she expected to- be leniently
dealt with for testifying against Beacon,
she said THE police simply told me to
tell the truth, and sure l expect to get
off altogether" 1t is needless to say that
she will doubtless be disappointed.
When Mrs. Shields left the stand with
the Impression that she had vindieat q
herself and through her testimony had
assured her release, Lillian D. Mullen,
who resided with Mrs. Shields, took the
stand and corroborated all the statements
made by the first witness. In ADDITION
she said that when Beacon had all ar
rangements made to set fire to the dwell
ing and was adjusting his saturated rags
prior to igniting them she came along,
and Beacon handed her a lighted match
and ordered her to set fire to the build
ing. She refused and ran away, ana
Beacon did the fob" himself.
The case goes on to-day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-30
SAN MATEo COUNTY TROUT.
Fishes Are Being Illegally Caught
in San Mateo Greek and Sold
to Belmonters.

The Supervisors of San Mateo County
dispensed with the services of game
warden last year, and as result game
and fish are now being killed out of sea-
son by poachers.
Last Sunday a poacher happened into
Waltermeyer's saloon at Belmont and ped
died out to lovers of trout between two
and three hundred pounds weight of
steelhead which were caught in San Ma
teo Creek, near the Crystal Spring dam,
by means of nets. which were dragged
through the deep pools. The Constable OF
Belmont did not take any particular no
tice of how the law was being trans
crossed, and as consequence the pOach-
er succeeded in making a good sale of his
catch The same man, it is said, has been
netting quals in the vicinity of Belmont
for several months.
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petition in insolvency yesterday in the
ties are s23 255 and his assets $3.50. OF his
debts. s10,4sS are due to the First Com
mercial Savings Bank of San Jose, and
$4,000 to w H. Lamrock.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-30
CALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, March 28.-H. C. Warwick
and George Knight of San Francisco are
at the Imperial; Mrs. Joseph Hutchinson
of PalO Alto and ]. S. Hutchinson of San
Francisco are at the Fifth Avenue.
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Accomplished It's Object.

''That motor you are interested in never
worked, did it,
nant reply. 1T never pulled any cars or
moved any machinery. But it made
money for its owners, and that's more
than most inventions do."-Washington
Star.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-30

We are now told reliable authority" doubtless
emanating from distinguished statesman who pre-
fers that his be not mentioned" that during
February the United States offered the Philippines to
England Excellent evidence that the report is base
less exists in the fact that the Philippines are not
possession of England.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-30

Illinois has initiated California to the extent that
some weak-1nnded legislator has introduced fool
bill similar to that which made Morehouse, Gage and
others appear ridiculous. Probably imitation will
end at this point Writers for the newspapers will
sign their product when they choose to do so, and
not all the chumps elected to office can change
the programme
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SENATE BILL NO. 2O2.

T is announced from Sacramento that Governor
Gage, out OF the batch of bills left in his hands
upon the adjournment OF. the Legislature has Sc
lected all he intends to sign and transmitted them
the Secretary OF State 1t is further stated that he
has left the capital for vacation and will not return
although he has until tonight at midnight, under the
constitution in which to make further selections
Probably the Governor thinks he has weeded out
and signed all the good bills but there is least one
still in his hands to which his attention ought to be
called, since he still has time to sign it. We refer to
Senate bill 2o2, which provides for change in the
manner of impaneling Superior Court juries This
measure has already been discussed in these columns
and nothing remains except call the Governors at
ention it and urge him to give further considera-
ton The present method of selecting jurors in
courts OF record in this State is loose and unman-
ageable 1t has bred class called professional
jurors" and by loosely delegating the power of Sc
lection has made jury-fring possible and as con-
sequence unjust verdicts are not nfrequent
Senate bill will, if it become law abolish pro-
fessional urysm and, by limiting the period of ser
vice and removing some of the objections business
men have to acting jurors, attract 10 the box
more reputable class The change has been indorsed
by the Bar Association. the County Clerk Of this city
and county, many of the Superior Judges and re-
spectacle attorneys generally The character of the
reform proposed by this measure will justify the
Governor in reconsdering his determination to sign
no more bills The paramount duty of all citizens
is to aid in getting fair trials in the courts for be it
known that liberty pines in those tribunals long
time before she expires in its dungeons Governor
Cages responsibility at this uncture is greater than
that of most men, because he possessesthe power
70 give effect to piece of legislation which will go
long way toward making change for the better
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-30
Judicial Levitv.

The Police Justice who had the reputa-
ton of being a strictly upright and honest
officer Of the law, and had little business
in consequence, looked lugubriously at
the frayed edges of the judicial overcoat.
II am sorry" he said, but shall have
to bind you over. "-Chicago Tribune.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-30
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

THE BANK COMMISSIONERS P,
Mendocino, Cal The Office of the Bank
Commissioners of California is at $50 Cali
fornia street, San Francisco.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Coumba-"Rob Roy
Orpkeun-
Tivoli-"The Bohemian Girl"
Alhambra-'Saved the Flames
Grand opera H6use-The southweH Opera Company, Sat
urday April J.
Chues Zoo Theater-vaudevle every afternoon
evening.
Oympa-Corner Ellis streets, specialties.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-30

Artists materials, house and floor paints
and fine bath enamels cheap at Sanborn
& Wallis
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-30

The best appetizer and regulator of the d.
gestive organs is Angostura Bitters, prepared
by Dr. j. G.. B. Siegert & Sons
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-30

TRANSPORT ARIZONA-A. S., City.
To ascertain how long the transport Ari-
IONA was III quarantine at Manila you
would have to address a letter of inquiry
to the Navy Department at Washington,
d c.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-30

Possibly Dewey won his way into the good graces
of the Fipinos through having had to open his en-
gagement in the islands by killing lot of Spaniards
Otis did get this chance and when at times he has
had to demean himself with unfriendy violence there
have been no Spaniards to suffer
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PHIIIPPINE IITERATITRELW H

TTfILIF u.
H.. Ferndale, Cal. A person desiring to
obtain authentic reading matter about the
Philippine Islands should place an order
with a first-class bookseller
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-30

There are enough gentlemen claiming to belong to
the Harbor Commission to assure hVely tunes on the
uaasr teak EsaaxdlAaA - eas Sss<e OF 1raae.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-30

The best Easter gift for your Eastern
friends Townsend's California Glace
Fruits, SOC ID. in fire-etched boxes or Jap
baskets, 627 Market, Palace Hotel bldg.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-30

Kansas people have just lynched murderer. OF
this wrong but as Kansas goes regularly
through the farce of sentencing murderers to death
and then permits them to die of old age, the exist
ence OF mitigating circumstances must be admitted.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-30

The manner in which recruiting for service in the
Philippines progresses makes the fact evident that
Uncle Sam will have as many soldiers as he needs.
They won't be fed carrion, either.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-30

If Aguinado will surrender only with the capture
of his capital he will have to be made prisoner He
can carry his style Of capital under his hat.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-30

The parricde who has just been sentenced to death
in Kansas need not make fuss about it. In that
State sentence of this kind is as dgnihed and SOL
emn a bluff as ex-senator PETER
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-30

AT San Jose prize-hght one set of seconds drew
pistols and the other knives This was certainly an
Improvement upon the ordinary fake for it intro
duced the desired element of excitement.
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AUCTION SALES.

BY F W Butterfed-This day o'clock, Furniture
1905
BY Davis Beau Co.-Frtday. March 81 at II o'clock,
FIgh-grade Bicycles salesrooms.
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RAILROAD TO REPUBLIC-Subscr
Der, Auburn, Cal. There is no railroad
running to Republic, Stevens County,
Wash. The n. z. and S. n. road runs to
within ninety miles Of that place, then the
balance of the distance is by stage.
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George B. Polhemus Insolvent
George B. Polhemus of San Jose filed