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The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23
THE SPIDER aND HIS PaRLoR.

Z Nth the cunning craft of a spider Dan Burns
! NJ has been weaving mesh in which he hopes
Xxx to ensnare sufficient number of legislators
to bring about his election to the United States
Senate To the snare which he is contrving he gives
the higt-sounding title OF Republican caucus, and
hopes bv the attracveness OF the delude the
unwary into his power.
1t is the old story OF the spider and the fly, and
more venomous spider, even among the tarantuas OF
Mexico never existed than the who is work
ing in secret Sacramento, alternately caJoling
honest men to trust to his promises and tuning with
rage because he is everywhere by reminders that
his record is not one that creates confidence.
Honest Republicans who go into caucus with the
Burns gang may as we'll leave hope behind That
underhand worker and secret schemer, who kept
his intrigues for the Senaorship the background
hidden from the people, during the campaign; and
who has all along been allied with such tricksters as
the exposed Wright would not favor a caucus if he
had not already arranged for its management and
control In the parlor OF the spider there IS always
trap door that leads to a slaughter pen
The Senatorial contest should be continued in the
open So many scandals have been brought to light
that resort secrecy would raise suspicious even
against the innocent It's asserted that Burns has Jew
weak rascals in the Legislature who would like to vote
for him. but dare not do unless caucus affords them
something ike an excuse. Inal excuse SIOuIu HOl
be given SO long the contest is carried on IN the
full light of publicity honesty has nothing to fear, but
in the darkness the advantage will be with dishonesty
The issue ought to be settled before the close OF this
week The people who would have been wearied by
so protracted a controversy under any circunl-
stances have been thoroughly dsgusted by the
amount OF corruption The Call has disclosed and the
investigating committee has confirmed by evidence
obtained from the accused parties themselves. The
public desire is that the Senatorial issue be deter
mined promptly by the election OF an honest man,
and that the investigation committee go with its
work until every bribetaker is exposed and corrup-
ton traced to its source.
The spider has worked in the dark, but light has
already fallen upon portion OF his web and it re-
qures no great brilliancy of eyesght to see where
the threads lead It is safe to say Speaker Wright
did not go into the Burns parlor for nothing. 1t is
equally safe to say Burns will do everything in his
power to get a whewashing report from the invest-
eating committee That he may accomplish the two
dirty tasks of renovating the reputation OF Wright
and procuring his election to the Senate, he is
desirous Of having a secret caucus. The Mexican
arantua has spread the mesh and whoever goes into
il is fool
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23

be had. The park was a sea OF people,
and according to Captain thompson of
the mounted police the drive was the
largest of six months. The music was ex-
celent and the listeners appreclatlve;
Two accidents, resulting IN painful IN
i,,rfes +o as many of the crowd, occurred.
August Maillard, residing at III Palmer
avenue was out wheeling ana colllQed
with another cyclist He suffered a DIS
location of the elbow and was removed
to the Park Hospital Tor tredlh5eHiC I,s -,
Green and Simon reduced the dislocaIon
and sent the patient home. A snort tlme
later the physicians were calleu ,II+ upU4 u
Get a broken arm. Clara Georgeault
young girl living with her parents at ZIzS
Mason street, fell down an emoankLleLS
and sustained fracture OF t poliI Fer her
the arm lust above the wrist After IeI IeI
Injuries had been attended TO she was also
sent TO her residence. These We're tn5
only injuries recorded during the udy anu anu
it is remarkable. considering the NasrneSs .Iaers
of the crowd and the Dig drlVe' 'A1e'I
Unusually large crowds vislteSd .,1,at. ITe
Chutes and Sutro's Baths. Al l4e tTI ST., ~
place the ossified man, Wllnam rab InGtt II
is the center of attraction althousJn
Pianka and her lions are well +eIIT
Next Thursday night the aihareTIv ahaIeIv
Young women will make their, DEBUT III
tights. will be the drawing card
At Sutro's Baths the usual aquaIIIIc pro .e'
gramme entertained the visitors; tolI0W 6+%o
Schultz first, W. Doyle second. 10O-yard
dashNOtto Schultz first, o. Beyfuss sec
ond Tub race. two in q tub-O. BeyIuSSs
and l. Harper first, B. McCann an Ed1e,. ~
Lynch second. Obstacle race: - fencv
first. b. Carroll second, Trtck ana IaLCy ny
diving-O. Schultz first, D. McCah1c reen SeG
ond. Trapeze and high diving-D' Greeli
first, F. Raymous second.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23
AROUND THE
CORRIDORS

c. R. Scott Of Portland is guest at the
Occidental.
F. M West, banker of Stockton, is at
the Grand
John Fox of Virginia City is guest at
the Palace.
]. w. Henderson, banker Of Eureka, is
at the Lick.
John Bruner and wife of Sacramento
are at the Grand.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson Of Warren, Pa,
are at the Palace.
J. L. Copeland Of Los Angeles is regis
tered at the Palace.
J. H Black and c. W. Cook of New
York are at the Palace.
J. c. Bull Jr., a lumber merchant from
Arcata, is at the Lick
c. B. and A O. Helfenstein OF Chicago
registered at the Occidental yesterday.
R. H. de Witt of Yreka who is the pres
ent Treasurer of Siskiyou. County, is reg
istered at the Lick.
E. H. Breindenback, the agent of Beck
& Corbett on this coast, is a guest at the
Grand. His home is in Los Angeles.
A. F. Drago, the editor of LIE Patria,
has just returned from Mexico. He has
contracts for the building of an electric
railroad in the City of Mexico.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23

ful if it would form in our history chapter to be
proud Of The opposition to American ship building
has been more or less secret but it has always been
effective After fighting for such for
twenty five years of an active and vigorous political
career, Mr.. Edmunds in his retirement still sees the
desired legislation postponed and merchant
marine unprotected
Fortunately the prospects that the long battle IS
about to be won. The demand for protection to
shipping interests is widespread, persistent and
emphatic. 1t comes from State Legislatures, from
the press, from commercial and industrial organiza-
tons of all kinds, and Congress no longer
ignore it.
In fact the expansion of commerce by reason of
the growth of export trade has been great of late
that an increase in shipping business has become
a necessity of the time We need ships to carry
commerce, and we cannot with safety rely upon ships
OF other nations As Mr. Edmunds himself pointed
out, if any two of the great commercial nations who
are now carrying our goods for should go to war,
would be left in the lurch and until could build
ships of our own the results would be disastrous
These economic considerations having their ef-
feet Many persons who ignored the justice of the
claims Of ship-buders, shipowners and sailors,
keenly alive to the Importance of providing the
nation with ample shipping that the necessity of
it so apparent There still remain some inveterate
free traders who insist that the best way to build up
merchant marine is to permit the granting OF Amer
lean registers to foreign-bu ships Fortunately the
number OF these men is not large. The great
ority OF the people desire to have merchant
sells built in ship-yards and by own labor
1t has been demonstrated that we are exceed as
shipbuilders by people in the world. 1t is i'm
possible, however, for our shipping companies
builders compete with the heavily subsidized lines
OF European nations. 1t is full time therefore that
/ 4I,o t.
end. The present Congress will add much to the
uster of its record and the value OF its services the
country if it enacts we'll devised shipping bill before
it adjourns.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23
A LONG FIGHT FOR JUSTICE.

= EX-SENATOR EDMUNDS in the hearing be-
fore the Senate Committee on Commerce stated
- that during his public career he had been en-
gagged for twenty-five years in trying to procure the
enactment of legislation that would serve to protect
and promote our merchant marine The statement
serves to recall popular attention to the long period in
which earnest and able statesmen have been trying to
do this justice to our shipowners and sailors, but
have been baffied by the opposition forces
An accurate and comprehensive account of the
means by which all efforts toward legislation favor
able to our merchant marine have been defeated
would be interesting and instructive but it is doubt
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23

then placed between the battlesbip and
the Hyacinth, 720 feet from the latter. and
eleven hawsers, each with a strain of $50
TONS were attached to the two ships lead
ing over the pontoon. A second pontoon
with SIX hawsers was located directly
over the battleship, and the lifting and
cantlng process began, and on July 13
last the Gangoot was righted to within a.
degrees. Further righting was effected
by undermining the bottom by means of
compressed air and thus rignting the YES
sci at rate of 21h degrees per week. The
Gangoot now stands upright and the next
step Will be to pump air into the hold and
with the aid of the pontoons bring her
afloat.
Drawings for an armored cruiser to be
5OO feet in length have been received at
Devonport and draughtsmen in the mold
loft are working overtime laying her
down.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23
Where Els Efforts Ended.

Lady Caler-Baby brother has a beau
tiful set of teeth, hasn't he, Willie?
WiIlie-Course he has, but he wouldn't
a-had EN- If it hadn't a-bin for mel
Lady Caller-What do you mean?
Willie-Why, bruvver wasn't good for
nothin' to play with at first, but papa said
he would be when he had some teeth. so
l prayed for some. and they coined
That's Why he's got 'emi
Lady Caller-Have you ever thanked
God for answering your prayer and send
ing little brother such pretty white teeth? e?
Willie--Not much 1 did the prayin'
bruvyer's got the teeth; let him thank
God his own self!-Brooklyn Life
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23

ARlUSrAI ENTA
Columbia-'The Wizard Of the Nile"
California-''A Contented Woman"
Alcazar-'Alen Women"
Tivoi-'The Wedding Day
Orpheunn-Vaudeyile
Comely-''Tennessees Pardner.'
Chutes and Zoo-Pianka, the Lady OF Lions.
olympia Corner Mason and Ellis streets. SpeciaeS
Central Park-The Steeplechase
Oakland Race Tracl-Races To-day.
Association Hall Friday evening. January 27.
Metropolitan TempePano Recital Monday evening Feb
ruary
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23
cA11FoRNIANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-W. G. Mccarthy
of San Francisco is at the Stuart; ex-
Senator c. N. FELTON, of San Francisco is
at the Windsor
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23
AT THE PARK AND CLIFF.
A Tremendous Crowd Enjoys the
Magnificent Day.

1t seemed that San Francisco had
poured her entire population out over the
various car lines to the pleasure grounds
yesterday, so vast were the crowds that
congregated wherever amusement was 10
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23
"Mrs. Winslow,g soothine szrun,,

Has been used over fifty --ears by millions OF
mothers for their children while Teething with
perfect success. 1t 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 Mn.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 25c bottle.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23

HOTEL DEL CORoNADo-Take advantage
of the round-trip tickets Now only $50 by
steamship. including fifteen days board at
hotel; longer stay 81 so per day. Apply aS
New Montgomery street. San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23

DEFACING COINS, City. No one
has a right to deface United States coin
except the United States officials. The
stamping of coin Eight because 1t IS
not Of the standard weight is detacihs
of the coin.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23

GRANTS CHILDREN-A Reader, Co
vina. Cal. General and Mrs. U. 5. Grant
were the parents of four chlldren55fN Nei
erick Dent, Ulysses S. Jr., Jesse ana Mel
lie. who married Algernon Sartor1s.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23
Al CTION SALES.

AUCTION SALES.
BY G. II. Umbsen & Co.-Monday, January so, at II
oclock, Real Es IA Montgomery
BY Sullivan & Doye-Wednesday, January 25 at II a.
at 327 Sixth Horses. Buggies
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23

THE GOVERNORS APPOINTMENT
s of r Y. Los Angeles, Cal. A list OF
the annointees by the Governor of Cali.
fornia is to be found in the Blue Book OF
California: also at the office of the state
Controller
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23

JANITORS-N N. City. The Janltors
for the courts Of San Francisco are @p
Iointed bv the Board Of Supervisors.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23

While the entente cordiale between England and
America is doubtless in good working order, it has
not reached the point at which Mckinley appoint
British subject Governor OF the Philippines, as has
been inteligenty suggested from London When
such point has been reached he will elect the Prince
OF Wales to the Presidency.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23
Cal. glace fruit 5Oc per lb at Townsends.' :

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen' 81, $40 Mont
gomery street Telephone Main 1912.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23

CTvII, SERVICE EXAMINATION-A. A.
B. C., City. For information as to time 1,s
and Mace for civil service examination IN
fEne fhe Survevor Generals department make
application at that office.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23

GOLD NUGGETS-W. L., Oakland, Cal.
The United States Branch Mint at san
Francisco will receive gold nuggets and
convert the same into coin for the f5 de5
positor 1t is not necessary that Ine eolu
should first be converted into pullloh'
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23

HAWAIIAN COIN-J. NJ. o., City. No
coin is legal tender in the United states
except it be such as is issued out OIL 'ile
United states Mint or its branches. A
zone dime" issued by the Government of
Hawaii under the reign Of kalaksaaua a! Is
not a legal tender in the United STATES
nor is any other foreign coin.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23

Colonel Berry of the late Seventh California has
returned balance to the Red Cross people, but he
will never be accused of having exercised undue haste
Ill the matter
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23

A bapayer hasjust been sentenced to seven years
Imprisonment for stealing something beside bases
and sliding to homes when policeman happened to
be acting umpire
There must be great indignation in Nevada Think
of the disgrace involved in the sale OF vote for $50
No Californian legislator has ever been accused OF
such crime.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23

It shameful thing that lack of funds should
cause the closing of any school, and still shame
ul because none OF the rogues who wasted the funds
are in Jail.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23

While there can never be pleasure in agreeing with
Croker when he says that 10 is dead issue there
seems no way to avoid doing SO.
The San Francisco call., 1899-01-23

PROMISSORY NOTE-R. G., Suffer
Creek. Cal. The law Of the State of Cali
fornia says that cit is not necessary to
make a demand Of payment upon the
principal debtor in a negotiable instru-
ment in order to charge him, but if the
instrument is by its terms payable at
specified place and he is able and willing
to paw it there at maturity, such ability
and willingness are equivalent to an OF
fer of naVment on his part
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-24
Identified by a Blind Man.

a blind man picked out his dead wife
in the New York morgue a few days ago
by his delicate sense of touch, says an
exchange. Two women, both of the
same name and both of whom died in
bellevue. were taken to the deadhouse
at about tho same time. When the
morgue keeper caught the blind man s
right hand and guided it TO an upturned
face, he said, mo, no; that's not my
MaryP' The drawer was closed, and the
next one was pulled out The sightless
man laid down his stick this time and
used both hands His face was transfig-
ured as the tips Of his fingers rested ON
the sharp set, cold features Mary"
he Whispered, Il have found you. dearl
How thin your face has grownl How
cold you are, Mary-how coldr' The
blind man had made no mistake. The
dead woman had been his wife.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-24
treating Capacity of wood.

a writer IN Die Stats Zeitung cor
reefs n very common supposition in re-
gard to the heating CAPACITY of wood,
the most notable fact in the case being
that such a practical and easily demon
strable error should so long have pre-
vailed-namely, that the heating ca
pacity of hard wood is greater than that
of soft wood. The fact, as ascertained
by repeated determinations, is that the
greatest heating power is possessed by
one of the softest varieties of such ma
terial-viz, the linden. Taking its heat
ing capacity for the unit, the second
best heater is also a soft wood-fir, with
80 heating power; next follow the
elm and the pine, with .98; willow,
chestnut and larch, with 81; maple
and spruce fir, with SO; black poplar,
with .95; alder and white birch, with
"a only. Then come the hard oak,
with 90; the locust and the white
beech, with 81, and the red beech,
with 80. These examples leave no
doubt of tho general fact that hard
wood heats the least.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-24
London Book Thieves.

Sucking, the book seller, gave me
quite little chat on book thieves the
other day. "Book thieves" said he,
"are most plentiful They are also most
audacious III disposing of their stolen
wares. One of them did me rather neat
ly not long ago. 1 was sitting in my
shop. thinking no harm, when a rather
clerical looking man came i'll and offered
me an abridged edition of Littre's Die
tionary at FL. OF course I bought it.
Judge my surprise when 1 found out
about two hours afterward that the
clerical looking gentleman had stolen
that copy of Littre's Dictionary from
the stall in front of my own shop! I
may add that had the satisfaction of
recovering some volumes and Juggling
that respectable clerical looking gentle
man, who, as 1 afterward found, had
been doing many of my confreres i'll the
same artistically nonchalant manner"
London Correspondence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-24
The Matter of whiskers.

Jules Ferry's whiskers were often an
index to his state of feeling. saw him
on tho day he escaped from the COM
mune of Paris to Versailles. He related
his adventures at the Hotel des Reser-
voirs TO friends who gathered round
him. The whiskers, which habitually
stood well out, like those this enemies
said) of garcon de cafe, were limp and
lay fiat to the cheeks.
The most leonine whiskers / ever saw
We're Skobeleff s. They were of i'm
mense length when he drew them out,
as was his wont, but when let alone
seemed only half as long. 1 dare say
they had their lank days. but not so far
as 1 know. The term "whiskerando"
(now well nigh obsolete) had moro
meaning than those vino used it thought.
London Truth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-24
THE QUICK HORSE.
An OutGrowth of Improved American
Methods of Fire Fighting.

Methods of Fire Fighting.
In st. Nicholas there is an article on
''The Quick Horse, by +. S. Dellen-
baugh, devoted to the horses of the mod
ern fire department. Mr.. Dellenbaugh
says: 1t is only within recent years that
quick horses have been developed and
appreciated and admired, and the poet
has not yet attempted TO sing the praises
of this more prosaic but noble animal.
Yet, after all, to one who carefully ex-
amines the matter the quick horse APP
pears to have quite as good, If not a bet
ter, claim upon our admiration and
sympathy and encouragement. The
swift horse wins the race, and IN these
days he may cause considerable money
to change hands, in which there Is GER
tainly nothing that is commendable.
But the quick horse write about saves
life, saves property and under modern
conditions of life is essential to our
safety and general well being. He is
the result indirectly of poor building
an outgrowth of our skillful American
fire departments, which could not now
exist without him.
Not so very many years ago when
fire broke out every body far and near
began to run and especially began to
yell, and the volunteer firemen of that
time, being il the service for the excite
ment of it, Joined in the yell and start
ed out the old hand engine from its SOL
emn repoSe, while the foreman running
ahead shouted innumerable orders
hoarsely through his trumpet, to the
great delight of hundreds of small boys
painting to keep up in the glorious race.
The fire-that was altogether a SEQ
ondary matter, and when they all final
~ got there they went TO work with
more or less efficiency. There was a
great deal of fun i'll the business, but
fires were not extinguished. Our cities
in the early days were not built to pre-
vent fires, but seemed, if anything, IA
Their built to encourage them.
In France we may well be amused as
we watch the pompier corps trundle its
bathtub on wheels to the scene of the
confiagration and deliberately fill its
apartments with water dipped up from
the gutter, whence it is thrown by
little pump upon the flames, because we
know much of the architecture there is
solid, and if the fire is not extinguished
it will soon burn itself out. But in our
counsry mere spark may in few Sec
onds become a devouring furnace and
destroy house after house and block aft
er block. Many buildings are finder
boxes, and our dry climate adds to their
while the ever present
careless or lazy workman by improper
construction gives the fire its first op-
portunity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-24

Difficulties That English Teachers Have to
Contend with-Pupils Are Boys In Name
Only, For the Egyptians Have No Gen.
uine Youth.