The San Francisco call., 1899-08-18
COME UP WITH THE COIN.

~ TITHIN a week the California Volunteers will
: IA be home. Whatever reception to ac-
b.. cord them must be prepared for in that time
The committee has asked for $4,000, that being the
amount estimated to be sufficient make the welcome
worthy OF the heroes and OF the State Something
like S350oo has been subscribed raised by various
entertainments For the remainder OF the required
sum an appeal be made TO the citizens, and it
goes without saying the contributions should be
. made before the close OF this week
s. Some OF the larger corporations and wealther com
panies OF the city have either refused to contribute
a or have made contributions far below the
the public had right TO expect OF them Doubtless
their officials feel more pleasure in the qualification
of stnginess than in any welcome they could give or
help to give to the returning volunteers, and that
being so they have acted after their kind The great
tlass OF the people however, OF another nature
San Francisco has not won her proud reputation for
hospitality and generosity without deserving it. Some
3niggard and persons we have indeed in the
but they comparatively few. In this
Irlstance as in former ones, get along with
:" out them and give heroic volunteers welcome
WHICH will be all the gracious because these mig
CARDS will have no part in it.
=. He is but poor-sprited Californian who does not
feel something OF thrill OF joyous expectancy in the
knowledge that the California Volunteers will be
home in so short time. We have given patriotic
welcome the returning heroes OF sister States
but hearts have been waiting for the coming OF
our own. The days will pass rapidly In short
time we shall hear the booming OF the guns that an
nounce the arrival OF the transport at the Golden
Gate and then the grandest festival in the history of
the city will begin
" That festival must not fall short OF popular desire
in any way. Every feature OF it must be brilliant.
beautiful and triumphant The money. required for
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way ought be in the hands OF the committee before
Saturday night Upward OF $4,000 has been raised
d. There is needed about $4,000 more. San Francisco
can easily raise that in two days ii her people give
heed to the need OF it. Come up with the coin
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e. Reports from Sacramento indicate that Governor
Gage has put his loot in it in letting an unauthorized
contract for executive mansion. 1t is some conso-
lation TO know that he will put his foot in the
nlanson-not next term anyhow.
The management OF the Mechanics Fair has made a
curious oversight In the programme OF sports it has
made provision for foot-racing in which, to judge
from the reports from Manila, the countrymen Of
Aguinado excel
The Yaqui Indians arc at a great disadvantage in
their war with Mezico. Until they secure few type
writers and establish a news agency they must ex-
papers.
Uncle Sam is playing the coquette with his soldier;
in the Philippines He has ordered several thousand
pounds OF candy for them The dispatches do not
say that the swcetmeats are be sent out to the firing
lines
= The new batch OF French revoutionsts headed BY
the noisy and harmless Paul Deroulcde, might make
a good conspirators chorus for new comic opera.
The only drawback would be the lack of novelty
Lady Frances Broome may have taken the law into
her own hands at Santa Barbara but all the testimony
shows that she made clean sweep OF the town Mar
slla and his deputies
Following the example OF Adeina Patti-Nicolini,
Lille Langtry has taken unto herself young hus-
band 1t is to be hoped she will be real mother to
him.