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The Portland daily press., 1899-08-10
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of Staple Products in the
Leading harketx
New York stock, Money and Grain
Market Review.


tPrice, Mccormick q Co., Stock letter.
New York. August 0-Although Lon
don ssemsd to be In rather psssimi s.
tic frame of mind induced By the uncer-
tainty which surrounds the money out
Look In England, our market opened
strong with fair volume of buying By
commission houses. As q rule prices were
some What higher than at the closing fig
ures, giving an opportunity TO foreign
houses to do some arbitrating. Their
sales were heavier than for some days.
Sugar was the fosture at the opening,
showing considerable strength on eports
of an agreement with the Arbuckles.
Am. Tob. was also strong feature be-
cause of an announcement made by the
news gsncies this morning to the effect
that the Buchanan and Lyall Co. was
combining with other outsids Tobacco
Co. e not alone to light the Am. Tob Co.
but rather to compete with the Con. Tob.
There were again many ru'nors that the
secretary OF the treasury would make
large deposits In New York banks In
spite of the fact that there Is no law
under which such deposits can be made
and consequently should he make them
he would be making himself liable to i'm
peachment. After the first half hour ac-
tivity diminished naturally, although the
tone keeps strong and there Is very little
doing. Next to no outside business.
During the afternoon the market was
stronger led by Atchison on q con nfirma-
tion of the good reports from the crops In
the west. r. l. 81 B. Q. followed ciose-
ly In this improvement for a smaller rise.
The volume OF trading was somewhat
larger than during the morning, but was
still very restricted. The trading was
largely oonfined to Atchinson pfd., which
gained over point during the day.
In the Industrial group American To-
baoco was the leader, scoring net ad-
vance Of three points on the days trad
ing. There was absolutely no news Affect
4ng prices except that noted above with
regard to the growing orops. Money CON-
tinues easy ruling at from 8 l-2 to 4 per
cent. Late advioes from London report
the stock market there rs closing well
above the lowest OF the day, but there
Is still some apprehension felt that the
Bank of Eneland's rate OF discount will
be advanced to per cent tomorrow.
Notwithstanding this, the consensus OF
opinion here is that In view of the COM
parative ease of the money market here,
no serious disturbance need ba looked
Tor to our market as a result Of the Bank
of England's effort to attract gold.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10
RUDYARD KIPLING'S FAME.

THE conva1escence of Rudyard Kipling has been
observed with gratitude by the people and even
by rulers throughout the world. He has
emerged from the shadows OF death when his fame
and his influence have become respondent and are
blended with conditions that insure their enduring
vitality His life has assumed immortal type, for
it has absorbed the deepest and most pervasive
Thought that silently dwels and works in the mind
of humanity until revealed by the genius and ex-
pressed through the lips of a Master
The intellectual and spiritual constellation of
fury includes but few stars, in which all that re
mains of its light is focused. The world is tenn
pestuous but through its gathering Clouds its roar
ing winds and its heaving the CLEAN OF mere
ability OF mere learning, or of power, is never
wholly obscured. The generations sail on and on
in their restless and endless voyage toward the
reached Ideal and the identity of their guides and
their leaders, like the fitting OF bird, for moment
flashes and then vanishes into space. But here and
there pure intelligence, the luminous shape OF
original truth, condenses into fixed star, and thus
are formed the immovable consultations by which
man is raised to the perception of the Infinite.
The prophetic soul OF Isaiah, the pure reason OF
Paul the dramatic universally OF Shakespeare the
rapt contemplation of Milton, the calm philosophy OF
Wordsworth the divine sensbility OF Tennyson will
shine through "the encirclng gloom while time and
mortality last, and with these indvidualzed uplifted
and perpetuated lives the fame of Kpling has already
been grouped For him literature, prose and verse
alike have been a means and not end. His in
spration forced him onward through successive
phases until he sounded the prophetic generazations
of his In the early part OF his career, as no
other has done, he saturated his mind with
the abstract mysticism of India and in striking phrase
and with powerful illustration poured the clear pre-
cipitate into the treasures of knowledge. Later he
wdened his range and struck the chord of reverenta
memory until before the God of nations the splendors
Of imperialism dwinded and its arrogance was hum
bled The depth and the simplicity of the "Re-
cessionap' only matched by the Invocation that
on the margin of the Pacific restored earnesness and
truth to national anniversary and filled the channel
of pessimism with the spirit of optimism. And when
before these incompatible appeals to the latent
subimities in man had wrought their perfect work
war and victory for the moment submerged Our judg-
1en and the delirium OF imperialism seized our ma
tona imagination the revived prophet Of civilization
blew his blast OF warning to which the heart and the
intellect of mankind have responded Thus his in
dividuality has become fixed in the constellation oil
the nineteenth century. Before him may lie even
greater riunphs but already he has that highest
greatness which is unsoed by low ambition or by
sordd aims Sic itur ad astra.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10
THE BRAND OF THE BEAST.

an argument against the bill to prohibit treating
by candidates for public Office, which was justly
drowned in a shower of ridcule, OF the Sena-
tors at Sacramento is reported to have said: Il pro-
pose TO buy drinks if 1 to, and spend my money
and put S. P on my necktie." This gentleman is
one OF the supporters OF Dan Burns, and, with
tweny-sx associates is engaged in the work OF mis-
representing his constituents and diShOnorlng the
State The validity OF the claim, arrOganty eX-
pressed will be seriously disputed at least to the
extent OF its proud assertion OF the right OF subser-
vency to the railroad. Every member OF the Legls-
Iature who persistently votes for Dan Burns and
unites in the daily intrgues capture the Republican
party IS clearly entitled to put IS. P" his neck
tie In fact the general opinion is that it is dis
tinctiye mark by which political character and stand
ing can be identified There are, however, hftyeght
other Republicans in the Senate and in the Assembly
who have not been lassoed and branded by the COW
boys OF the RAILROAD, and by them, by the Republican
party and by substantial citizens of California with
out distinction OF party it IS devoutly hoped that the
Burns "necktie party" may end in dull thud" fol-
lowed by asphyxation Should this holy aspiration
be gratifed there may be twentyseven legislators,
each OF whom will be deprived OF his political tod
dies even though purchased with his own money.
The mixtures prepared at the railroad bar have
very exciting influence upon living topers, but they
often have tightening effect upon cravat and they
will not resuscitate political corpse.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10
SENATOR WAREHOUSES; WISDOM.

E note with considerable qualification the fact
AXI that Senator Morehouse of Santa Clara
County has concluded to withdraw his bill for
the indiscriminate slaughter of journalists This
measure it will be remembered, provided open
season for newspaper men; that is to say, it author
lied any person who felt aggrieved the publication
OF an article intended to njure his feelings kill the
writer The fact that the article contained criticisms
calculated to make him angry justified the deed Of
the murderer.
We do not know what reason Senator Morehouse
assigns for the withdrawal of his bill, the official
nouncement of his intention not having conveyed to
the public the required explanation. But pre-
sumo that he has been influenced to some extent by
the arguments leveled at his creation by the press Of
the State We remember having pointed out to the
honorable gentleman the possibility that his open
son for newspaper might possibly be turned into
an open season for lawyers and politicians, but
cannot say whether this consideration affected his
course The fact remains, however, that if this bill
were passed is extremely possible that larger
Der of irate subscribers would be killed than news
paper men.
One effect of the measure could not fail to be the
prompt and complete arming OF the Journalistic pro-
fesson. Every scribbler in the State would become
walking arsenal since all OF them would know that
anybody could kill them for real fancied grievances
on sight The result OF this universal arming Of
journalists would certainly be indiscrimnate
slaughter. Readers of newspapers would have to
carry their hands high in the air or be shot down
everywhere for it could not be expected that the
Journalist would take any unnecessary chances
Every man who inadvertently dived into his pocket
for his handkerchief would be sure if journalist
were in the vicinity, to receive bullet for his
lessness.
We are glad therefore, that Senator Morehouse has
withdrawn his bill It was an unnecessary and dan
gerous measure-not dangerous for newspaper men,
but dangerous for lawyers, politicians and lobbyists
1t belonged to species of legislation concerning the
effect of which there was no problem Like the
crab it bound to go backward, and like the
boomerang it might at the very first have resulted in
large funeral in Santa Clara County and the disap-
pearance from the public stage OF very distinguished
lawyer and statesman.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10

Editor Morning Call-Dear Sir;
Turning to the personal attack made
In The Call of Monday on myself
Monteith, Clough and others dealff
to reply that the charge made py Mf
Gillespie that l was openly conylcted
OF stufIing the ballot box" haa bat a.
shadow of foundation ia truth an 10
cident occurred in 1892 about aa roi
lows: A contention arose as ~ nov
the officers OF tbs committee ahoull pe
elected The ballot was iiuailg rebpFtep
10. To hasten the Wpfk II WaA pro
posed that the ballot pApars pe haHAta
to members In their seats ana aiief
their choice had hpln written theFsuA
the ballots be collected aus epunied
| favored this method. Others decatad
that 1t was unsafe and demanded that
the ron be called aud each meWher
march from his distant seat ana de
posit his ballot Ia a hat al the front l
declared this methud 80 he as unsafe
as the other ana desperately lealpus'
1t was, however, adopted. 10 demon
strate the unsafety OF this Inethud al
ter | had written my ballot ana fplden
1t, | also folded another hhllht papei'
and without a name or scratch or prh-
ell on IL, going 10 the hat, deposited
my ballot and the blank both; thhs
demonstrating the unaaretY claimed
When 1t appeared on the count lhat
one more ballot-at the instant not
known TO be blank-than the number
of names called was In the hat an IN
duiry arose as TO how II came there
| voluntarily and instantly exposed the
ruse / had adopted TO show the com
mittee that the plan adopted could be
abused. A ballot Is piece or paper
with names of candidates written
thereon. A piece OF paper without the
names of candidates written thereon Is
not a ballot A voter must put more
than one ballot in the box before he
can be chargeable with ballot stun
ing" I deposited but one ballot ana
promptly explained the presence OF the
ballot paper in the hat. Mr. Glllesple
knew all this and knew also when ne
made the statement to The Call OF
Monday, that he was trying to deceive
the public. libel me and thereby divert
attention from the political rascalltles
recently charged against him.
He declares, Furthermore, that Vot-
ed against him" in the convention
This is another and more direct form
of the conventional Gillespie lie. L cast
no such vote. "Since then, he de,
clares, 1--WE have never trusted him.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10

chronicler by telling the goober graooers seVe'ai
facts that he learned in the Northwest.
Thus he is reported to have told his folks al nome
that the mention of Mckinley name evokes the wlia-
applause from any popular assembly IN the west
while enthusiasm whatever IS displayed at bryan
name He is further reported TO have declared hiA"
self to be amazed and even indignant at the com
parative apathy with which a tribute to tms fealP
great American is everywhere received, and hnalN
he is quoted as saving The silver is III definite
eclipse.
The Colonel it will be seen, had to so long way
from home to learn the truth but it IS to his cred
that he did learn it and confess it and not ignore t.
That he and is indignant the lesson may be
natural but the Colonel had reason Tor amaze
meut What could he have expected Would ne III
this year OF prosperity have the people applaud
calamity howler rather than the statesman whose ad
ninistration has brought the prosperity Would ne
with the memory OF the war fresh in the minds OF all
have the people shout for dasco Colonel rather than
for the President who conducted the war? Would he
at time when gold is flowing into the country and
the ailuent golden tide is everywhere blessing the
land have the people enthusiastic over tree
silver and its bowling dervish OF devotee'
The Colonels indignation is pardonable for 1t IS
human Some OF the best men in the world have been
reused to wrath by the tubbornness OF facts, and not
few have been even heard to swear at them Reason
able men however are not amazed or even surprised
by such things They recognize fact when they see
il aar off and do not have to butt up against IT be
fore they know what it is
II Colonel Graves had kept his eyes open for the
last two years he would have perceived before he lett
home how the political wind was blowing and would
have been spared the risk OF taking personal obserga
tons in the Northwest. That moreover, would have
been greatly his benefit for is clear the Colonel in
his ecturing threw side remarks about Mckinley
and Mr. Bryan See how they would be received, and
was Immediately bowed by the storm OF Re
publican enthusiasm. 1t was like the case OF man
who should go out with handful OF straws to deter
mine the course of zephyr and the next minute find
himself caught in a whirwind and landed head down
ward in a remote county among rank strangers.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10
COLONEL GRAVES' EXPERIMENT.

= OLONEL JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES is a
[ Georgian OF repute. There was time when
the people OF that State thought he would step
into the shoes fill the hat and the mantle OF the
gifted Grady, but they disappointed Neverthe-
less the Colonel has managed to achieve much. For
example, he has acquired such a reputc as a lecturer
that he has been called to make tour OF States
far away from his native soil as Iowa, Nebraska
Minnesota and the Da1otas, and, having made the
tour, he has gone back to Georgia and proven him
self to be an observant traveller and veracious
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10
HE KNEW
HIS
BUSINE SIS.

cessful politician in this city had sue
ceeded in getting a position on the Mar
ket-street Railway He was assigned to
a Valencia-street car, and after the usual
breaking In process he was allowed to
go it alone.
When the car left the barns en- route
to the ferry on his first trip in the
morning everything passed off serenely
until the car reached LOtta's fountain on
the return trip. There two ladies got on
and sat down. They proved the new con-
ductor's undoing When he asked the first
lady for her fare she handed him nickel,
at the same time saying, please let me
off at Ninth street"
The second lady likewise handed the
conductor a nickel and remarked, Il want
to get off at Twentieth street.
The green conductor gazed at her Sc
vereIy for a few seconds and then, with
an air of supreme authority, replied:
''Iu do no such thing. 1 know my busi-
ness. You both got on together and
you'll both get off together"
The conductor is looking for a new po-
stion.
c. B. Hamilton, a hoteI-keeper Of Na0a,
and ]. r. Houghton, Chico capitalist,
are guests at the Lick.
]. H Hardin, a cattIe-raiser of Santa
Rosa, and J. T. Quigley, mining man c3
Anaconda, NOIl-J are duAOile3 liz a 'SN4S
at the Russ.
w. K Van Reypen, surgeon general
L. S. A, is at the Palace, accompanied by
his wife. He comes from Washington, u:
c., to investigate the hospitals provided
for sick soldiers, and will report the re-
suIt of his observations to the Govern
ment.
A party of prominent railroad otti-
cials, with their wives, arrived here yes
terday in the Wagner private car Cor
sair.'' and engaged apartments at the
California. The party comprises w. b.
Kniskern, general passenger agent of the
Chicago Northwestern Railway, with
headquarters at Chicago; w. V. Chase Oh
Chicago, general superintendent OF the
Wagner Palace Car Company, and c. X:
Wagner Of New York sgPerf5ffGe6f TSa 6ffer c6 0I
Danv Their visit to this coast has no
especial sgncanGe They fo yMo8tePeT aTa ReTe tor tor
Morrow. after which they leave for Port
land.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10
GRISWOLD ANSWERS GILLESPIE.

, The dishonest, bent on crooked work
never trust the honest, the villain pent
On villHiny, never trusts his senel4ss
~ those opposed 10 Hillaipy; lhe LAtel
UfVfr takes counsel OF ADVICE oi lnoFS
bpp0Bcd to thievlug; the bQodlef never
tttes INTO bis confidence the anti
b00dief. The law-defyipg politician
DeVfr Communicates his plans 10 or
usBg advice ~ The law abiding pQiltl-
eiau
G'Aere Is therefore ample reason why
The kiunc Gillespie gang oL poluca,ii
pQsufs and rdacais Ialiea ~ u1t
mVself and others who have contendea
for political honor and honesty Ihelf
failIre ta "trust" ! consider the highest
order 0f unconscious compliment
The puTity committee was not lhVes-
tigated 1t refused 10 appear peIoIe INC
investigation committee hppoiHtSa IN
der tue order Of the County Committee
N dpded that order BY tricky ma
nipuIati0n ana the votes or heelefs
mdda laval to them by baseless prom
ises of patronage which Will never ma
terialize they did. without ihVesti-
cation, secure d temporary "hlte~ az sl1i
from The executive committee, "hlch,
bV the same means, was later secure
from the County Committee. Wheh tle
details of that whtewash come to the
public. as they are likely to do through
The pending suit they may ma lHdC
white has turned to black.
Mr. Kinne also delights In a Inlsiedu-
ing mixture Of falsity and truth. space
was taken In the Voice of Labor by the
campaign committee for three weeks.
TO get money for Kinne 1t must De
filed with campaign matter. Or; CIeEeI eiI
land and myself were requested 10 III niI
If. We did so, without charge to hlnne
or the committee. Kinne got the pay
an outrageous sum-and yet TINS mia
NOUS politician mendaciously intlmates
TO the public through The Gail that L
used the space for my own purposes.
AS a pretext for pouring $580 INTO ms
own pockets through the Voice OF La
bor Kinne refers to it as the party
naner." The Voice of Labor processes
to be devoted to the interests OF lanor
and was never known as a Popuilst
"party paper until Mr.. Kinne dlscoV-
cred it. c,;,,o.,,io
received $3.50 for his entire summer
work. does Mr.. Kinne mean TO lntl-
mate that $3.50 was stolen from the
treasurer of the municipal purity com
mittee and turned over to Mr.. Gillespie
70 compensate him for services rem
dered the State Committee?
w. n. GRISWOLD.
San Francisco, March 9, 1899.
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10
ADVERTISEMENTS.
that

Doctors now agree that
consumption is curable.
Three things, if taken to-
gethsr, will cure nearly every
case in the first stages; the
majority of cases more ad-
vanced; and a few of those
far advanced.
The first is, fresh air; the Sc
cond, proper food; the third,
SCOTS Emulsion of cod-liver
oil with hypoPhosphites.
To be cured, you must not
lose in weight, and, if thin,
you must gain. Nothing
equals Scott's Emulsion too
keep you in good flesh.
soc. and St.oo, all druggists
SCOTT & BOVINE. Chemists. New Yoek
The San Francisco call., 1899-03-10
GRAND JURORS
STILL PURSUE
THE OLD BOARD
School Matters Are
Investigated.
ATTEMPT TO HASTEN ACTION
A COMMITTEE REPORTS ON THE
BRANCH COUNTY JAILs.
Finds Much to Commend in the Office
of Sheriff Martin, but Con-
siders the Jails in Bad
Condition.
ATTEMPT TO HASTEN ACTION
A COMMITTEE REPORTS ON THE
BRANCH COUNTY JAILS.

Chairman Buckingham Of the Grand
Jury committee on schools precipitated a
heated discussion at the weekly meeting
of that body yesterday. He objected to
the slow progress made in the lnVeSuga-
ton of the department as managed by the
last board He wanted additional experts
employed, with the object of getting at
the bottom of the dishonest practices OF
the men who involved the educational in
stitutions of this city and caused so much
suffering among the teachers.
The present administration came in for
criticism from Mr. Buckingham He told
of visiting an evening school unannounceQ
and finding two teachers in charge of one
class of less than twenty pupils. He
urged his fellow members on the jury to
take steps to press an investigation in an
effort to right the wrongs already done
and prevent further abuses.
Captain of Police Gillen marshaled a
host of witnesses, who testified against
Policeman Cassius M. Blackman. The lat
ter was implicated with saloon-keeper in
| the Mission named Rood in the robbing
of Cornelius Cronin. miner from Ne
vada. Cronin was inveigled into the sa-
! loon on the night of December 13 and was
robbed of some $160. Blackman disap-
| peared soon after and no trace has ever
| been found of him. 1t is believed he left
| here in some ship bound for a foreign
port. The effort to have him indicted by
! the Grand jury is to provide against the
contingency Of his being heard of in other
lands. No definite action was taken.
Sylvan Levy, chairman of the commit
! tee having charge of the Sheriff's office
! and County Jail. presented an elaborate
| report. He complimented the present
/ Sheriff. Henry Martin, upon the high class
character of the men in his employ and
on the manner in which his office is con-
Quoted. The condition of the branch jails
near Ingleside was examined and the in
| stitutions were found sadly in need of re-
! pairs throughout The nlumhinp ic do
| fective, and many inconveniences are
/ lacking. according to the inYestigators