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The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25
THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY DISPUTE.

I IHILE American and British banqueters
\Aj holding festal Anglo-Saxon reunions in New
York and London, and while the delegates
from this country and those from Great Britain at the
Peace Conference fraternay supporting one
another in advocating international arbitration
means of settling disputes between civilized nations
and the use OF the dumdum bullet when arbitration
fails the Governments OF the two nations are having
the hardest kind OF a time in determining which shall
have possession of strip OF territory and harbor
in the remote wds OF the Alaskan coast,
The issue at stake is not large when the magnitude
OF the territorial possessions OF the two nations
taken into consideration. Either OF them could al
ford to lose the strip and would never miss it The
soil in dispute will never be cultivated by either
Americans or British, and the Trade OF the harbor
will never yield customs duties enough to pay for
maintaining warship to protect it. Nevertheless, the
dispute concerning the location OF the boundary along
that frozen coast line has caused friction enough to
warm it up and threatens to become in the end hot
enough to make it tropical
The chief issue involved is the principle OF the
thing In the judgment of our diplomatists Pyramid
harbor belongs to u.s. and Canada is guilty OF aggres
sion when she demands it In the judgment Of the
Canadians the harbor belongs TO them, and
domineering land grabbers because we have taken
possession Of it. Great Britain is said is perfectly
willing to concede our claims, but does like to
irritate the Canadians. All parties willing ar
bitrate but cannot agree the terms OF arbitration
So while the champagne sparkes in the glasses OF the
fraternizing sentimentasts in New Yorb and London
the hardy advenurers who have gone to hunt gold in
the frozen north are getting their guns and making
ready to fight.
The genial diplomatists OF bygone age who drew
I'D over their walnuts and their wine the treaty be-
tween Great Britain and Russia defining the boun-
daries Of their possessions in the great frozen north
west without taking the trouble to have the country
surveyed or even explored, doubtless thought all
we'll enough so long it suited them. They did not
foresee that time would come when the Russian
possessions would pass into hands, when gold
would be discovered in the valley of the Yukon, when
there would be sudden rush of trade into every har-
Dor along the Lynn Canal, when their carelessness
would come to disturb the relations OF two Govern
ments whose people were bubbng over with the rap
ture of fresh affection.
Such, however, is what has come TO pass. The
Russians who are desrous of keeping Great Britain
and the United States less hostile to one
another, doubtless enjoying the situation In
their judgment the blunder of the old treaty makers
providentia OF course there will be no war on
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25
AROUND THE
CORRIDORS

DR.. C. w. Nutting of Etna is a guest at
the Occidental.
b F. Lutte mining man of Reno, is
guest at the Grand.
w. Z. Taylor, deputy State Controller,
is registered at the Grand.
S N Griffith, a prominent attorney of
Fresno, is a guest at the Lick.
Dr. T. NJ Todd of Auburn has come
down to the city and is at the Lick.
]. S. Mcbride, a wealthy mine owner Of
San Juan, is a late arrival at the Lick
Charles Erickson, the San Luis Obispo
contractor, arrived at the Lick yesterday
Captain J. e. Conrad, commander of the
transport Morgan City, is a guest at the
Grand.
Lawson w. Fuller, L. S. A, was one of
Yesterdays army arrivals at the Occi-
dental.
William Kirchoff of the Electric Light
Company of Los Angeles is a guest at the
Palace.
Bernard Stohl, wealthy cigar manu-
facturer of New York, is registered at the
Palace.
Ex-Judge S. F. Gill of Salinas came up
to the city yesterday and registered at
the Occidental
Senator Robert N Bulla has come up
to the city from Los Angeles and is stay
ing at the Grand.
Attorney William D. Creighton of Fres-
no is registered at the Grand en- route to
Eureka, Humboldt County.
B. F. Shepard, one of the foremost and
best known citizens of Fresno, is among
the late arrivals at the Grand.
j. A. Chansor, an oil man and capital
ist of Los Angeles, is one of those who
arrived at the Palace yesterday.
Joseph D. Biddle, the Hanford banker,
is one of those who arrived in the city
yesterday and registered at the Grand.
T. B. Walker, a lumber man and capi-
taiist of indianapolis. is at the Occidental
with his son. Both gentlemen are in the
city on a pleasure trip to the coast.
Major General John H Dickinson, N. G.
c. and Major Schmitt of the division
staff returned to the city yesterday from
a short visit to the interior of the State.
w. H de Arcy, claims agent for the
Canadian Pacific at Winnipeg, and l.. K.
Johnson, master mechanic of the Cana
dian Pacific steamers at Vancouver, are
both registered at the Occidental
DIR. and Mrs. D. s. Walters, U. S. -,
are registered at the California from Van
couver Barracks. DR.. Walters is under
orders to join one of the new regiments
now organizing for service in the Philip
pines.
Edward Dickinson, general manager of
the Union Pacific at Omaha, returned to
his home last evening. He has been in
the city purely on pleasure and private
business matters. While in the State he
visited Castle Crag and other points of
interest
Captain Andrew S. Rowan, commanding
Company 1, Nineteenth United States
Infantry, arrived in the city yesterday en-
route for Manila. He is the gallant gentle
man who so distinguished himself during
the Spanish trouble by carrying the d.
ministrations message to General Garcia
in the interior. This feat was attended
with such danger that it's accomplishment
is regarded as one of the most heroic
feats of the entire war.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25
AUTOMOBILES AND RAILWAYS.

q NEW phase OF the automobile question mas
\ presented itself to Wall street. The tar-seeing
spectators have begun to consider what erect
the new vehicle may have upon the earning capacity
of railways 1t is not expected the competition VIII
be felt by long distance reights, but it is believed the
short lines and the short-distance traffic over long
lines will be very seriously affected by the facilities tor
transportation furnished by the motor cars
recent number OF the Financial Review, issued
by Henry Cews & Co.. in discussing the prospects OF
railway earnings says the problems OF the trunk lines
NAV be solved bv better management and by comb-
nations and then adds
The smaller lines the feeders of the trunk roads,
would present different problem, less easily con-
t1oed and which, viewed in the distance, seems TO
suggest less promising outcome. 1t remains to De
seen how far that class of roads may be exposed to
competition from automobile carriage Suthc1ent mas
been already achieved by this appliance to place
it beyond question that the automobile is destined 10
become much than mere passenger venice
With further perfecting in some OF It's MINOR details
il can be made available for carrying freight in con-
siderable bulk, upon we'll constructed hghroads, wtn
greater speed and at much less cost than by either
horse power or railroad. 1t thus becomes question
of great whether much Of the shorthau busi
ness of the railroads is liable to be diverted from
the minor railroads to this means OF transport
1t is also question under consideration among en-
gineers whether it may not in many cases, be found
possible to combine the automobile system with the
trolley system with advantage to both
The Wall street men are by no means premature IN
considering the problem The competition, II 1t is to
come at all will come soon in every section OF the
country where there are good roads. The construc-
ton Of automobiles is being carried forward with all
the energy for which American manufacturers are
noted.
Not only are the manufacturing plants already en-
gagged in making automobiles large and well
equipped, but new plants being established
Within the last few weeks it has been noted IN our
exchanges that a Chicago company has been formed
for automobile work with capital OF S5,oooooo. A
large bicycle manufacturing company in kenosha,
Wis. has turned the plant into factory for making
automobiles and the Elgin Sewing Machine Com
pany of Elgin, ILL.,, has been bought out by conf
pany which will convert the plant to an automobile
factory
The demand is sufficient to justify the new enter
prises Orders for 1000 electric automobiles, to cost
S8 900 900, have Just been placed with New Eng
land manufacturing company, and Chicago firm has
taken contract to furnish Paris with 5000 electro
mobiles. These items gathered from the records
OF the within the past two weeks. They repre-
sent only what new, and nothing OF the great works
previously established and the large orders given in
the past Wall street, it will be seen is wise in keep
ing an eve on the automobile a competitor to rail-
roads
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Biggest Fake of the Century.
pa,,o Gazette

The San Francisco Examiner, instead OF
being the Monarch of the Dailies, IS
the biggest fake of the nineteenth CEN
tury. That yellow sheets attempt TO snow
that the Oregon boys were destitute of
clothing when they arrived from Manila
is but another evidence of that fake jour
naPs methods. The ten-cent Dewey lov-
ing cup fund is another example OF the
"Monarch's" enterprise. 1t is enough to
make one sick at the stomach to sec
what the Examiner will resort to to bring
itself before the public
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WHEN OUR eOYS COME HOME.

HILE the departure OF the California volun-
w teers from the Philippines has been delayed
by the typhoons that now prevail there, it is
but short time when the transports will start
the voyage home. 1t is therefore timely to begin
preparations extensive scale for their welcome.
There was a great public demonstration OF pride
in their patriotic valor when they set forth from the
city to engage in the At that time the excite
ment OF the contest against Spain upon the people
and every loyal heart full OF ardor and enthusi
asm The volunteers represented the patriotism OF
the State and accordingly their farewell given
amid the roar of guns, the sound OF martial music
and the shouts and acclamations OF appaudng thou
sands.
They will return to to find the public mind re-
stored to its normal condition, the thoughts OF the
people once more intent mainly upon business and
politics. but they must not find any sign OF lessened
esteem for their valor and their service The hearts
of the people have lost none OF the ardor that
felt for them when they sailed away, and that fact
must be made clear by the cordiay, the stately
mony and the outburst of popular enthusiasm when
they return.
For an occasion of the kind nothing must be left
to chance The State the city and the various organ
izations, civic and military, among the people should
unite in preparing a grand welcome. There
holiday when they left US to fight for the flag and
there should be two or three holidays when they
turn with their standards crowned with the garlands
of victory Let all those having authority in such
tiers set about making preparations for the reception
at once There is danger of overriding it. We
cannot do too much to show forth the love and the
honor due to our heroes
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25

1t is to be hoped that the owners of
automobiles will not deem it an essential
part of the business of running those
things to stand around the market place
and discuss models, gears saddles. tires.
rims, sprockets, frames, handlebars and
blow about the big figures on their cy-
clometers. If the automobile develops as
many liars as the bicycle habit has
brought out then, indeed, will our condt-
ton be hopeless-Tulare Register.
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PRESS COMMENTS
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Dewey Said
Sacramento Bee.

SaCrdIntIIV
According to a dispatch in the Exam "a
iner, sent to that paper from Irles'e oy
Miss Nellie de Martini, Admiral Dewey
stated that he wished to see General
Iawton at the head of the American
troops in the Philippines.
That is repeated here merely for lt me
purpose of Venturng the opinion that
bewey never said anything of the kind
Dewey is keen and shrewd diploma, ti,c
He has seen too many good men lose the
public confidence through surplus OF
talk. And he will not put his foot IN II
by way of his mouth.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25
Cause of the Examiners Howl.
Santa Clara Journal.

Santa NIaTd JOUIIIdI
Now comes the Examiner and with
lot of drivel attempts to belittle the cam
paign of General Otis. 1t will be found
later that the general has probably sat
down on the fresh men of the Examiner
in Manila as General Shafter did at SAN
tiago. Hence this second howl.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25
Sudden Death of a Pauner

Benjamin Metzger, an aged inmate o.
the Almshouse, died suddenly at 4:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon on the side
walk on Sacramento street near Kearnv
He had been out on a two days leave
of absence and was seized with an apo-
plectic mt The body was removed to the
Morgue and an inquest will be held
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25
cALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, July PAD. Doye of San
Francisco is ar the Sinclair; Henry Brew
ster of Los Angeles and Miss Gertrude w.
Haines of Oakland are at the Bartholdi;
A. Oakenheimer of San Francisco is at the
Hoffman; Mr.. and Mrs G. F. Kohl and o.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25
Automobiles in Marysville.

According to a well-knOwn exchange,
one of the leading hotels of Marysville
has sent East for a compressed air au-
tomobie which will be used as an omni-
bus to carry guests to and from the
trains. That will mean two more horses
out of a job.-Santa Rosa Press-Demo-
ora
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25

the subject but it may have results sufficiently serious
put end to all the talk about Anglo Saxon unity
and the international revelers of the two coun-
tries to hunting some other toast as a reason lor
drinking their champagne together.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25
The Journal Competitor.
San Jose Mercury

San Jose Mercury.
At last the yellow New York Journal
is to have a genuine competitor The
conVicts at Sing Sing have started
paper of their own.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25
CALIFoRNIANS IN WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, July 24.-William A.
Waldo of San Francisco is at the Yelling
ton; F. G. Kellogg of Oakland is at the
Riggs House
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Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's) $40 Mont
gomery street. Telephone Main 1912
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
lrch in this city are al

A. Hfckok of San Francisco are at the
Holland.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25

TO NEGROS ISLAND-A. S., City. The
distance by sea from Manila to Negros
Island. in the Philippines. is $50 miles, and
a transport makes the distance in about
q day and q half.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25
Automobile Prevaricators.

Francisco when the trip is at an end.
Arcata Union.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25

The best appetizer and regulator of the d.
gestive organs is Angostura Bitters. prepared
hv DIR. ]. G.. B. Siegert & Soma
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25

NOT INDEXED-A. s., City. AS the
several articles asked for have not been
indexed in The Call the only way to as
certain the date of the publication is to
search the files.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25
VIEWS OF COAST EDITORS
on the
Great Automobile Race.
Testing the Automobile Carriage.

While the taking of trip in an auto
mobile conveyance across the continent
may have some elements of sport in the
venture it is only by such tests that the
thorough utility of the invention can be
demonstrated. Possibly other ideas may
be involved in the journey, but it will
not be finished without demonstrating
both the strength and the weakness of the
horseless carriage as a practical machine.
Much as people may decry racing, and
little can be said in it's favor, it was not
until the bicycle was put on the track that
it became the strong, light and useful ap-
pliance that it now is. 1t will not be unit!
the horseleSS carriage has demonstrated
it's practicability in transcon, mental eXpe-
ditions and upon the speeding course that
it will win its way to some more import
ant position than that of plaything for
the wealthy.
That this experiment is being regarded
as something of Importance is attested by
the fact that crowds of people meet to
see the wagon pass and are profuse in
their wishes for the success of the ven
ture The accomplishment of the Journey
from New York to San Francisco with the
new style of carriage Will establish It's
character and reputation, while a failure
will result in nothing more serious than
a heavy demand upon the inventive genius
of the American people to supply remedies
for whatever defects may become appar-
ent as a result of the trial-Chicago
News.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25

" n the mellow glow " -.
1 witnessed religious procession says the
BOSTON Globe probable it the first OF the Aihd
attracted great zeal OF
os u nassed along for seldom surplced
outside of church
choir cornetsts and two
e with crossbearer the mission church OF ST John
appeared on the
- effort al work it is to
Sunday evenings .,,.., -.
by the crossbearer followed by
the chorus Fathers Converse ana Coa
Bowdoin street. through stamford
~ Nerrimac square mission hymn short pause was
made Converse addressed the large cro"o 'a ~
gathered 1uo44 c~uoo,
proceeding they passed through Lyman Leveret Green
streets back to the church
+nher of stops were Addresses de-
livered hymns sung &c., z = H..
OUTSIDE 10 come
Manya accepted the invitation
customs or the cary II!
brought in that country.
is ir0ducon and India by the Cowey fathes OF
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25

ELSIE TYSON-F. R. F., City. Miss
Elsie Tyson, who a short time since fell
heir to a very large estate, went from
her home in the interior TO San Francis
co. and from there to Australia, where
she now is
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25

There will be no war between England and the
United States the Alaska boundary dispute The
British bull lowered his horns the moment he heard
that Uncle Sam had ordered the arming Of four more
Yachts.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25

The clergy throughout the land are busy these days
delivering their opinions to the present where
abouts Of Bob Ingersoll. And that will do him 10.
OF good!
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25

SEQUENCE-C. s., Santa Barbara, Cal.
In the following play in cribbage there
are two runs: a plays four, B a tray, c
a deuce and makes a run of three: A
plays a six and B a five and he makes Il
run of five, as there was no card to in
terVene to break the sequence order.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25

The Croker cohorts in New York at loss TO
identity A. NJ. Peck of Cohoes, who has bought the
Muckross estate on which situated the Lakes of
Killarney. They of the opinion however that
he is backwoods hyena to sneak up and steal he
did the spoil from the Tammany tiger.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25

Under the treaty with Japan, which has just
gone into effect, Americans will be allowed the priv-
lege with the natives, of paying taxes. Many San
Franciscans will undoubtedly avail themselves of this
opportunity.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25

A cab1egram from St Petersburg is to the effect
that the Gar adnires American dash. Nihilists in
New York, in effort to please him, may be ex-
pected lots Of it, particularly in this fashion:
'"Tn b with the Carl
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25

Projectors of half dozen lines OF railroad
into the Arctic regions are more than likely to de-
velop cases of cold feet.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25

News comes that the report OF the arbitration com
nittee has been adopted as a whole by the Interna-
tional Peace Congress. Now will the congress ad-
journ and crawl into it
Canadians seem to have short memories Sir VIII
rid Laurier says the only alternatives in the Alaska
boundary dispute arbitration. He forgets
the Fenians.
The business who neglects politics in this
paign will be neglecting business of the most import
ant kind
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25

No particular credit need be given to General Otis
because Aguinaldo has sought The rainy sea
son has begun
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25
Longest Run on Record.

Mr.. and Mrs ]. H. Davis left New
York Monday July 8, in a motor carriage
bound for San Francisco 1t will be the
longest automobile run on record. and
besides requiring endurance. skill and
nerve it will be the test of an American
made self lf-propelling vehicle over the
worst of American roads.-Standard.
This is an enterprise or rather 4 big
advertisement for the New York Her.
aid and San Francisco Call. Davis and
his wife started from the Herald office
and will bring up at the Call Office in San
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25
Era of Long-Distance Riding.

Now that an automobile has left New
York for San Francisco the era of long
distance riding in self-propelling vehicles
may be said to have begun in the United
States. The longest distance heretofore
attempted has been 720 miles between
Cleveland and New York, but in Europe
trips of several thousand miles have been
made. The Journey to San Francisco will
he 1900 miles in extent and require many
weeks, the progress of the machine in the
Rocky Mountain region and across the
muddy prairies being prospectively slow
and difficult. 1t is now just fifty years
since the exodus to California in conse--
quence of the discovery of gold there, and
the departure of gasoline machine car
rying two passengers for the Pacific coast
is in itself notable observance of the fif-
tieth anniversary of the toilsome expedi-
tions of the '49ers. What will be the means
of transportation to San Francisco fifty
years hence? Is it too imaginative view
to take that in 1919 the trip can be made
in a flying machine providence Comm
Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25
ADJUSTMENTS.

Columbia-''H HI Heartsease.
California-"NIme. Sans Gene
Orpheun-Vaudevle.
Tivo-"Wang.'
Alcazar-'Faus'
Grand Opera House-'Faust.
and
Olympia corner and Ellis streets-Specialties
Interstate Market street near Eighthat-
tie of Manila Bay
Sutro Notwithstanding Races, etc.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25

COMMON CARRIERS-E. G. N, Ryde,
Cal. If a transportation company prom
ised to perform a certain act in the mat
ter of carrying freight failed to do so
and you were at loss by reason of such
neglect, your remedy is to make de-
mand for damage sustained, and If there
is no response sue the company.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-25

NAMES OF WEDDING ANNIVERSA-
RIES-J. L., City. Wedding anniversaries
are known by the following names: First,
iron; fifth, wooden; tenth, tin; fifteenth,
crystal; twentieth, china; twenty-f1fth,
fortieth, woolen; forty-ffth, silk; f1ftieth,
gold, and seventy-ffth, diamond. These
and none others.