The record-union., 1899-01-27

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A GENEROUS CITY.
| San Diego Union: The New York
Chamber of Commerce does not Go
things by halves. In accordance With
the popular wish. that body recently
undertook to make substantial proyi-
sion for the family of the late Colonel
Waring. A few days ago the announce
ment was made that the 100000 fund
for the widow and daughter of the de-
ceased engineer had been completed.
The sum was subscribed by 1,691 per-
sons. This is a splendid tribute to Colo
mel Warnings worth and public services.
1t is better than monument. After
the death of the widow and daughter
the money will go to Columbia Univer-
sity to found professorship to be
ramed after Colonel Waring.
WIDE TIRES.
| Oroville Mercury: An effort is to be
made at the present session of the
| Legislature to repeal the law which
regulates the width of tires on wagons
and which goes into effect on January
| /, 1900. The law should not be repeal
ed and friends of good roads should
stand shoulder to shoulder to repel this
attack upon it.
A GOOD IDEA
| Napa Register: Gentlemen Will
please keep their hats on at the grave
in the interests of health" says q
funeral notice in a San Francisco pa
per. A wise suggestion. Now let the
undertakes in country towns follow a
custom honored in Sacramento and
other large cities, viz: furnish paN-bear-
ers with black silk caps to be worn at
| funerals. 1t would prevent many case
of sickness, the result of bad colds, and
give longer lease to many a life.
| CONDUCT OF THE WAR INQUIRY.
Stockton Record: The inquiry into
the conduct of the war appears to have
settled down into an investigation of
the quality Of the supplies furnished to
our army by contractors. General Miles
gave the impetus to this inquiry by his
declaration that much of the canned
beef furnished to our men was unfit for
food and had to be thrown overheard
because it was deteriorated by a che1ni-
cal process. Although one or two of the
large packers of beef in the West have
lstrenuously denied that any such chem
| icals are used, the weight of testimony
goes to show that in certain cases the
beef underwent an embalming process.
certain antiseptic fluids being injected
into it. This; line of investigation is not
without precedent. In every war that
| the United States has waged the ulti-
mate complaint has been against the
contractors and not against our OFF,
GERS.
PUSH THE WORK.
Vacaville Reporter: The report OF
| the Commission of Public Works is an
interesting document, and conclusively
demonstrates that the work intrusted
to it has been we'll done, and that the
beginning of the end of the Sacramento
River trouble is in sight We regard
the expenditure of money as contern-
plated by the commission with favor,
and hope that the good work may go
on without interruption. We believe
the benefits to be derived from the adj
ditional work proposed justifies The
expenditure Of the money from the
State Treasury, and hope the appropri-
alton already made will be- supple
mented by additional appropriations
for Suisun Bay, .Napa and Alviso
creeks We have waited for years for
the General Government to undertake
this work. We believe that it is bet
ter to rely upon our own money, while
we may hope for aid from the Govern
ment. Still, whether we get it or net,
the work should be urged forward.
COMMISSIONS.
Ukiah Republican-Press: The time is
rapidly coming when many of the COM
missions, boards and other tax-eatinS
devices by which the public money is
dispersed will have to be abolished. If
we are to progress in the art of self
government we cannot long maintain
such wasteful and extravagant meth
/ DDS. If the present Republican Legls-
lature desires to perpetuate the political
power of the party which now controls
T it, it will accept the plan outlined by
Assemblyman Johnson, who proposes
an investigation of these commissions
and their abolition and consolidation
A Legislature which possessed the
nerve to adopt such a program would
go down to history with the praises Of
all the people.
A SAN FRANCISCO BUILDING.
Amador Dispatch: Senator Braun
hart has introduced bill appropriate
ing $500, 1000 for the purpose of buying
site and erecting State building in
! San Francisco. The same bill was in
troduced last session, and died on the
file. The present one should meet
similar fate. AS long as, the capital OF
the State is located in Sacramento any
appropriation for a State building
should be made to improve those al.
ready built, or add to them in the Capt.
tai City. The seat of government
should be in the Capitol in every in
stance. and if State building We're to
be erected in San Francisco great
part of the States business would be
done down there.
BLACKLISTING.
Modesto Herald: This bulldozing Of
members of legislative bodies on the
part of millionaires who conduct news
papers for personal ends, by blacklist
I ing men whose votes displease them,
should be brought to an abrupt termir-
alton by law, failing which it is likely
to be modified by violence. These DELHI
crate assassins of character have no
reason to expect more consideration
than is commonly extended assassins
of the body. Journalism" of this de-
scrfption. in San Francisco, has on &C.
|casions heretofore been measureably
abated for a time by the hypodermic
administration of 1eaden pills.
REASONS FOR DELAY.
Amador Ledger: A great many people
who are not familiar with the facts OF
the matter attribute the delay in legis-
tlation to the Senatorial contest. That
is not the main cause Of delay, now