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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
ELECTION BY PLURALITIES.

I JUDGING from the tone OF our Eastern con-
n temporares in discussing the Senatorial dead
- locks, strong sentiment has been formed in
that section in favor of Senator Hoars proposal for
the election OF Senators hereafter by plurality in
stead OF majority vote. The reform is one that can
be readily accomplished and that fact has much to do
in determining public opinion in its favor
Section of article / OF the constitution of the
United States provides: The times, places and man
ner OF holding elections for Senators and Representa-
tives shall be prescribed in each State by the Legis
lature thereof but the Congress may at any time by
law make alter such regulations, except to the
places OF choosing Senators"
The law which now regulates the election of SEN
tors enacted by Congress in 1866 1t provides that
balloting for Senators shall begin on the second
Tuesday after the organization OF the Legislature and
shall continue daily until some candidate receives
majority OF all votes cast. Since it is thus an act of
Congress which makes majority vote necessary for
the choice OF Senator it appears to be indsputable
that Congress may, if it fit by an amendment of
the law provide for election by bare plurality.
An argument much relied upon by the advocates of
the reform that plurality elections are we'll known
to our political mechanism. Thus as the Phadel-
phia Inquirer says: THE plurality rules in every
State and in all national elections and it is only in
elections for Senator that absolute majority is re-
CURED In the last sixty years only three Presidents
have had an absolute majority OF all the popular
during times of peace There are few Congressman
who had absolute majority the elections last fall
Why should Senators be compelled to have major
ity il a President and House can be elected by a
plurality
While these arguments are valid so far as they 60
they do not affect the deeper evil of the problem to be
solved. Election by plurality would put an end
to deadlocks but would not nrevent the cr.xar con
das OF bribery and corruption OF which the deadlock
is but a symptom Such method OF election would
be- in fact, distinct gain to the vicious elements in
our political system 1t would be easier for the
bosses to obtain plurality than majority in Leg
islature and thus the proposed reform would have no
other effect than that OF deprivng honesty Of one of
its safeguards against dishonesty
The subject is one deserving more than casual at
tention. The force with which the proposed amend
ment is being urged in the East leads to the conclu-
sion that strong effort will be made to procure its
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
AROUND THE
CORRIDORS

]. Mullaney. stock-raiser of Nevada
is located at the Russ.
S. Pinschower, a CIoverdale merchant
is at the Grand, accompanied by his wife
Joseph Steinhart and wife of Stockton
have engaged rooms at the California for
a short stay.
A. B. Hammond, large mine-owner
and railroad contractor of MissolIIa
Mont, is guest at the Palace.
W. H. Clary Jr. mining man of stock
ton, and w. r. Caruthers, a Santa Rosa
merchant, are late arrivals at the Lick.
Colonel j. A. Hardin of Santa Rosa
VINO owns large cattle interests in Ne
Vada and Oregon, is staying at the Russ.
Charles H. Dodd, ex-president of the
Chamber of Commerce and a prominent
merchant of Portland, Or, is registered
at the Occidental.
W. Lionel Robert, member of the
British colony established at Penryn,
near Auburn, has returned from trip
to Riverside and is at the Occidental
j. D. Biddle, a banker of Hanford; I.
horton, Livermore hotel-keeper, and
H. T. Thorpe, business man of Sacra-
mento, are among the arrivals at the
Grand
H. c. Bush, the general agent of the
freight department of the Santa Fe Rail-
road, will leave to-day for Honolulu on a
visit of pleasure. He will be absent about
three weeks
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
THE Law OF NUISANCE.

HE decision of Judge Bahrs in the Geary-street
turntable case clarifies subject which has here
tofore been obscured by conflicting opinions
The turntable at Lottas fountain has long been a
public nuisance and various efforts have been made to
effect its removal But it built under franchise
granted by the Board OF Supervisors and has been
sustained in its position by authority of law About
year ago, however, the Supervisors tackled it in
earnest They adopted resolution declaring it to be
nuisance and directing the Superintendent of Streets
to abate it forthwith When the latter prepared to
move on the turntable, in force, however the Geary
Street Company procured an injunction from the SUI
peror Court and put summary stop to further pro-
ceedngs. 1t is this injunction which Judge Bahrs
sustains, leaving the opponents of the turnable
high and dry upon the beach OF litigation.
But in declaring that the Board of Supervisors had
no power to this turntable by force Judge
Bahrs has enunciated valuable and interesting prn-
ciple OF municipal law He holds that where the de-
sructon OF property is involved the police powers OF
the Supervisors with respect public nusances are
limited to commencing actions for condemnation In
other words the law is that nuisances are abaable
summariy by decree OF municipal authorities only
when they are detrimental to the public health and
damage will be done to property by their sup
preston.
II the law were otherwise the Board of Supervisors
might declare the City Hall nuisance and order it
removed Of course there would be differences OF
opinion upon this point, for in some respects the City
Hall is nuisance, notably in giving asylum to
large number of persons whose only purpose in life
is deplee the accumulatons of the Taxpayers but
would be extraordinary state of affairs if the law
empowered the Supervisors to order the City Hall
torn down whenever it suited their caprice.
Judge Bahrs points out clearly way for securing
the demolition of the Geary turntabe He says
that any person interested may commence an action
condemn the contrvance and upon the trial of the
action all the facts of the may be brought out and
judicial decree entered If this decree be against the
turntabe it may then be executed in the usual way
The whole power of the State will be behind it. and
if necessary, the militia be called out to enforce it.
These powers, understand it. may also be util-
lied demolish other nuisances than the one which
makes the nights OF an esteemed morning contempt
rary hidous.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
Promises of Mutual
Company.
ALL MODERN APPLIANCES
CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION
HAVE BEEN LET.
President Crittenden Outlines His
General Plans to the Judiciary
Committee of the Board
of Supervisors.

If the assurances given the Judiciary
Committee of the Board of Supervisors
yesterday afternoon are carried into effect
this city will have by the end of the pres
ent year competing telephone company
as fully and perfectly equipped as money
and skill can make it.
The matter came up under the consid-
GRAFTON by the committee of the petition
of the Peoples Mutual Telephone Com
pany for the revocation of the order o.
the last Board of Supervisors, disqualify-
ing a 900 bond given three years ago
by the company in compliance with the
terms of its franchise. James L. Critten>
den, president of the company, appeared
for the petitioners. He declared that his
company had entered into contracts for
the expenditure of s2S60OO for the build
ing and perfecting of modern telephone
system having underground conduits III
all of the downtown districts for the ex
tension of its wires.
OF this amount Mr. Crittenden said the
sum of $4,000 was to be paid for a
switchboard Of the latest and most i'm
proved pattern and exactly on the same
plans as the one now in use in St I,ouis
He further said that his company had al
ready entered into contracts to furnish
100 business firms and private residences
with telephones, and that he expected the
number of contracts so made to aggre.
gate at least 5000 by the 1st of july. the
date set for the beginning of work on
the system of underground conduits. All
of the telephones put in for private or
instruments capable of transmitting
sound distance of 1000 miles.
e Mr.. Crittenden explained to the COM
mittee that franchise had been granted
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05

the Peoples Mutual Telephone Company
about three years ago, and that the com
pany, after complying with all of the re-
quir,ements Of the grant, had begun the
This work was Stopped BY Injunction tiH a and nd
since that time, the matter has been
fought out in the courts, the Suprems
Court finally deciding the CONTROVERSY in
favor OF the Mutual Company The com
pany's bonds are now being prepared for
sale, contracts have been let and if pres
ent expectations are fulfilled the company
will have its telephones ready for use by
the LIST of January, 1900.
The matter of the $4,000 bond will be
referred to the City and County Attorney
for consideration before it will be acted
To-day. the Street Committee of the
Board of Supervisors will hold a special
meeting for the purpose of giving a hear>
ing to the Merchants Association in the
matter of extending the time for grant
Ing the contract for the electric lights
used by. the city. This has to do particu
larry. with. the application of the Mutual
Electric Light Company for permission to
erect poles.in certain districts of the cftv.
The meeting promises to be an interest,
ing one
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
ADVERTISEMENTS.


Infants are effected by
foods taken by the nursing
mother.
Prof. w. B. Cheadle, of
St. Mary's Hospital and
author Of a treatise on the
feeding of infants, has shown
by experiments that wasting
diseases, will result from de-
priving children of fats and
hypophosPhites.
DR.. Thompson says Cod
liver oil is what such mothers
and infants require. "Scott's
Emulsion is pure Nor
wegian Cod-liver oil with
hypophosphites.
SCOTT Sc, R s9d WfNS;PFo' e Il d1gGggisss
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
A Compromise Effected.

The damage suit of Mrs. Ethel D. Saw
kins against the Market-street Railway
Company came to a sudden ending yes
terday. The case was on trial before
not Vet rested her case when her counsel ls
arose and asked that the case be dis
missed, as a compromise had been eff
fected. The exact amount paid Mrs.
Sawkins was not stated in court but it
is understood that the Market-street
Company paid $500 and costs
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05

enactment at the next session of Congress 1t may
De regarded, therefore, of practical poll
ucs and all who desire the accomplishment OF true
reform by providing for the election of Senators by
direct vote of the people should prepare oppose the
plurality scheme in whatever form it is presented.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
cALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, April Al. NJ. Summer
field and wife of San Francisco are at the
Bartholdi. Mrs C. Meyer of San Fran
cisco is at the Plaza Frank NJ. Leland
and F. W. Ames of San Francisco are at
the Imperial. Jessie Mccormick of San
Francisco is at the Gilsey: Raphael Weiu
Of San Francisco and Mrs. J. Clunie Of
San Francisco are at the Holland Cor
don Blanding and F. G. Drouen Of San
Francisco are at the Fifth avenue.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
ADJUSTMENTS.

Coumbla-"The Serenade."
Crpheurn-V Vaudeville.
Grand Opera House-'The Black Hnssar"
Alcazar-'The Charity Ball
Tivo-"BeautifuI Golden Locks"
Alhambra-' Married. Not Mated"
California-Ian Maclaren.
Chutes Observation-Disclosures every afternoon
and
Olympia-Corner Ellis streets specialties
Grand Opera Wednesday afternoon
April Is.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
Pierce Gets the Land.

A jury in the United States Circuit
Court yesterday rendered a verdict for the
plaintiff in the case of Henry Pierce
against Richard J: Mulliken. The suit
ant from 22S acres of land in Contra Costa
County and to vest the title in Pierce.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
Love of Their Country.

Talking of patriotism" said Asbury
Peppers, the South furnishes the only
genuine article"
"What?' shouted the boarder from Con-
necticut.
Fact. Think of the clay eaters down
in Georgia. Just think of how they love
their native soilr''-Cincinnati Enauirer
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05

business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen' s.. 80 Mont
gomery street. Telephone Main 1042
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05

AS it is reported that many of the captured Filipnos
have shown themselves disconnected when disarmed
and turned loose instead of being imprisoned and fed
it evident the canned beef story has not yet been
translated into their language
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
AS Good as His Word.

by the mistakes of others.
She-I got weary of George Brfxton be-
cause he never seemed to know when to
go home
He then babe her good-night-Cleveland
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
''Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup

Has been used for fifty years 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 Mrs.
Winslows Soothing Syrup 25c a bottle
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05

HOTEL DEL CORONADO-Take advantage
of the round-Jrip tickets. Now only $50 by
steamship. including fifteen days board at
hotel; longer stay, So per day Apply at New
Montgomery street. San Francisco
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
STATE NOTES.

of
INTO liquors In Europe peels and
of
S
S a O
proved that It VIII subdue the ubbornn of adobe and
Iarch rain.
While ships
California The
and S of value ~ N
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05

There time when the worst style OF boss die
tation known to us was described raw" but the
talk Huntington and Hubbard are giving us just now
sounds good deal more like something which has
been embalmed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05

Possibly the reason why Herrn does not reply to
Huntingtons assertion that the Southern Pacific had
nothing to do with the Senatorial contest at Sacrament
to is because he has been struck dumb with amaze
ment.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05

Have your flags ready to float half-mast in honor
OF the heroic dead tomorrow The observance OF the
day should be popular as we'll as national
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05

If nothing else done by the Legislature, ma
jority OF the Republicans in that body defeated the
railroad conception OF expansion. The railroad con-
tracted to expand Burns but that form OF expansion
collapsed
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
RANCH AND RURAL NOTES.

Since the development Of water for gaion on Inc bern bern
county Mojave Colorado experiments nave
MADE on the desert of Sahara Africa and now 1Ooo acres are ~
wells
For success in poultry raising only the eggs OF old mems
renness
with crabappe bound
e act OF the new bark with the old The andage may De
recommended between
and 18th of
Don't wash an egg
which
furnished
s
of
potash skimm
A lot OF iS chickens weighing of four pounds and i've
weeks
Of
each The food cents each.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05

Cal. glace fruit SOC per 10 at Townsend's..
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My Pa, he scods me jes' becuz
He says I'm gittin' tough;
He says my face is never clean,
My hands is always rough;
I'm not behavin like l should
An goin' wrong, [ s'pose,
But Ma, she takes an pats my hand
An smiles becuZ she knoWsi
My Pa hain't got no use for boys
He wants 'em always men;
I wonder if he's clean forgot
The boy he a been;
Fer Ma, she says they're all alike
Bout face an hands an clothes,
An says I'll learn to be a man;
An Ma, guess, she knows!
My Pa, he says amt good
At dom anything;
I'd ruther fool away the time
An whistle, play an sing;
But Ma, she smiles says I'm young
An then she up an goes
An kisses an shows me how;
For Ma, you bet, she knows!
My Pa, he says I'll never be
business like him,
Becuz haint got any drive
But Ma, She Says So soIemnlike,
A mans boy that grows,
An boys must have their playin spell,
An Mas trump an knows!
My Pa, he shakes his head an signs
An says he doesn't
Where get all the careless ways
That jes' born me;
An Ma, she laughs, an laughs. an laughs
An then She says, lis very queer,;
But somehow, Ma, she knows.
Ny Ma, she knows most everything
Bout boys an what they like;
Shers never scoldin bout the muss
l make with kites an bike;
She says she wants to be good
An conquer all my foes,
An you jes bet I'm going to be-
'Cuz my sweet Ma, she knows!
n ma
Connecticut western news., 1899-06-08
EAST CANAAN.

Mrs Adams of Southfeld was gues of Mrs F. D. Gaylord last week.
 Ladies' Aid society Thursday at Mrs A. A. Lawrence's. The ladies are pre- pairing for sale to be held sometime this month.
 0. F. Roberts returned Monday from trip to New York.
 Mrs Wm. Thompson, who has beer ill for several weeks in Nsugstuck, hal returned to her daughters, Mrs Pul ver's.
 Miss Grace Hall of Torrington visited her cousins, Bessie and Ruth Gaylord last week.
 Mf and Mrs G. K. Goodwin and Nil and Mrs G. s. Dunning took a carriage drive to Winsted and Torrington last Wednesday.
 Children's Day will be observed al East Canaan church next Sunday morn. ing.
 The E Canaan creamery is doing g thriving business They have been obliged to put on another team to haul the cream and still more are applying to come in. They made between II. .0O( and l2,000 lbs. for the month of May, which is the largest amount ever made in any previous month of May. They have always been very prompt in the pay to patrons. It is an institution that has bSen Q great help to the farm. CTS of East Canaan and the surrounding sections.
 The Congregational parsonage has re C wed coat of paint and now appears very nice
 Miss Katherine Utterwick returned Monday from three months visit in Michigan.
 Miss Thtrue of Brooklyn is visiting Miss Nina Owens
Connecticut western news., 1899-06-08
LYLES-EDDY

Henry Everett Lyles, superintendent of the White Brick and Terra Gotta works at Clayton. and Miss Sarah Adam Eddy, youngest daughter of the late Rev Hiram Eddy, D. D, were mar. ried at Pilgrim church Tuesday after noon at o'clock, Rev John De Peu o Bridgeport and Rev Sidney A. Barnaby of Canaan officiating.
 z The bride was elegantly gowned in g dress of white crepe and wore . veil and orange blossoms and was given away by her broth CT. Samuel A., Eddy. The brides maid was Miss Fannie Bailey of James town, N. Y. who was dressed ir white silk null over green.
 Mir Lyle was attended by his best man, Mir Oorson of Hartford. The ushers were James Kent, Jr. of New York, Mir Ellis and MT Whitmore o1 Hartford.
 Prof R. P. Paine of New Britain pre- sided at the organ in masterful style The choir was banked in by pretty arrangement of evergreens.
 MT and Mrs Lyles, after g three weeks tour, will be at home in the "Lawrence" house here.
 The church was filled with invited guests and relatives. Mir Lyles' parents and many friends from Brooklyn being present, besides the hosts of friends oi Miss Eddy.
Connecticut western news., 1899-06-08
Edison on " ar.
(Winsted Citizen.)

Thomas A. Edison is authority for the statement that in five years more cleo tricity will have made war practically impossible. He believes that the elec- trical war apparatus which is being in vented and perfected would make war so terribly destructive that the nations in- volved would hasten to make peace. The great inventor thinks there will rever be another great war, not because of tbe Peace conference at The Hague but because of the rapid development of the uses of electricity. It will not be long before all nations will overhaul their war vessels and torpedo boats and equip them with electrical propelling sppara- tus which will greatly increase the speed making it possible for one nation to keep it's fleet away from another as in the case ofAdmiral Cervera and Sampson and Schley. MT Ellison predicts still greater things for electricity than merely doing away with the possibility of war, he believes that the era of steam is doomed. It only remains for the per fecting of apparatus, for generating elec- tricity cheaply. Mir Edison is no crank, his works bear weight, and his predic- tions of what seemed theimpossible have come true more often than not.
 Mir Edison says: '.The day is coming when we will all use electricity for almost everything in the home-sweep- ing the carpets. winding the clocks, rock ing the cradle. And then electricity will rule the world; for isn't it true that the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world? ?"'
Connecticut western news., 1899-06-08

John Adam is home from the medi- cal college at Toronto for the summer. -Buffalo Bills Wild West at Winsted tomorrow. Railroad fare and admis- sion to the show $l 30 from Canaan.
 Last Saturday the editor of the NEWS received business letter from the Rev David Phillips of Wappinger's s Falls, N. Y. The last paragraph reads: We are all we'll and doing we'll.
 The directors of Pine Grove Camp Meeting Association held their spring meeting on Wednesday of last week and decided that the camp meeting of 1899 shall be held from Monday, Aug. 21st to Monday, Aug. 28th.
 HI. D. Humphrey has improved the interior of his house during the past week by new paper and paint, and by new hardwood floors on his sitting room and dining room where he will use rugs instead of carpets.
 M. O. Goodsell, who recently nov ed from New Milford into the "Os- borne" cottage on North Elm street has recovered from severe illness with malarial poisoning and will resume his duties at Stevens creamery.
 The following families have recent ly arrived at Pine Grove: Dr W. H. De Puy of New York. Rev A. H. Wyatt of Flushing, L. R. Abbott of Bridge port, Mrs Charles Dean of Hartford, O.. R. Sanford of New York, Mrs H. B. Jepson.
 All scholars who wish to enter the high school next fall are requested to present themselves for examination at the high school building Monday, June l2 at 10 o'clock a. m.
 SAMUEL A. EDDY,
 Acting School Visitor. = Mrs Caroline Drumnond, recently of Lakeville, has been visiting Mrs Mary O. Corbit since Saturday Mrs
 
 months with her son Robert at Great Harrington but will spend the summer with one of her daughters at Uxbridge, Mass.
 Miss Mary A. Danforth of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church spoke to good sized audience at the M. B. church last Thursday evening on mis- sionary work in Japan. Miss Danforth was in Japan during the terrible earth quake of October 1891.
 At the Town Hall, Friday evening, June 16, Ben T. Dillon, late of the Telephone Girl' Co.,, in the pleasing comedy "His Wife's Maid," supported by the ever reliable Julian Comedy Go. eight people in the cast Go and see the company that you know is good. Tickets at Collins iewelry store.