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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
MISPLACED SELF-LAUDATlON.

~ UR esteemed contemporary the Examiner,
| ] congratulates us upon furnishing it with evil
- dence that in the last campaign some OF its
partisan predictions were founded upon facts. 1t
claims that warned against the Board OF Super
visors, the Railroad Commission, Dan Burns and the
Legislature, and it alleges that although its as
sertious were discounted by the people at the ballot
boxes they have all turned be true 1t CONSTITUTES
some recent criticisms in The Call confessions OF
error and it only regrets that did not see fit to
Join with il at the last election in preventing the
election of the scoundrels" we condemn.
This is all very we'll, but it is what our esteemed
railroad contemporary, the Evening Post, would call
"tommyrot" Suppose we had united with the Ex
aminer al the last election in opposing the success OF
the entire Republican ticket State and city and sup
pose We had succeeded in eectng the entire Demo
cratic ticket what would have been the result'
Would we have obtained a better government at the
hands OF the Phean- McNab combine than OBJ
tanned at the hands of the same combine two years
ago. We beg to remind our contemporary that in
1906 when the people adopted its. programme, the
Examiner imposed upon the worst Supervisors and
School Directors ever known in the history OF San
Francisco. A majority of the Board OF Education
were downright thieves and il justice had been done
every one OF them would be wearing stripes.
Mayor Phean himself in order to save his repu-
taton, was compelled to institute proceedings for
ousting the Board of Supervisors. AS a matter of
fact, that choice band of Democratic boodlers
thrown out of the City Hall by body Of policemen
and only regained power through decision OF the
Supreme Court which held that the Mayor had
adopted the wrong method of suppressing them.
At no stage OF the game did anybody defend that
Board OF Supervisors, and we have never heard
word of praise outside the penitenary for the Elk
aminers School Directors Of what avail would it
have been in the last campaign to follow the counsel
OF newspaper which brought such government
upon the city only two years before? The present
administration may not be the best can get, but
it is vast improvement upon the Phean-M cNab adj
mnistraton Of 1898. In fact, we regard the Elk
aminers sef-laudation at this time entirely mis-
placed 1t is buncombe and will not stand analysis
Good government cannot be produced by giving the
Offices to the Phelan- McNab combine.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

Difference the selrespect of the farmers to whom
relief had been given they had been permitted to give
the Relief Commission their notes Mr. Spreckels
then instructed him to return these notes to their
sgners with his compliments and there so tar as he
is concerned the incident closed But as concerns
the State it is not closed. Future emergencies Will
arise and citizens will be again called on to assume
burdens for which the State is unprepared Whether
they will do this in the prospect OF the States repu-
dation of responsibility the future must disclose The
correspondence in the matter and the facts concerning
If will be found in our columns, and the facts as
to the Governors action thereby submitted to
nublic Indictment.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
ADVERTISEMENTS.

DR.. Mitchell says in diff
cult cases of Anemia, he adds
cod-liver oil half an hour
after each meal and he likes
to use it in an emulsion; that
he has watched with grow
ing surprise some listless'
feeble, creature gathering
flesh, color and wholesome
ness of mind and body from
this treatment.
"Scott's Emulsion is cod
liver oil combined with by
pophosphites. Itre,generates
tissue, invigorates the nerves
and brain, enriches theblood
and adds fat and strength.
zoe. and $500, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists New fork.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

don, England, who are making tour =,
this continent, are at the California
Sheriff Robert J. Langford of San lose
is located at the Lick.
George Bray, a vineyardist and lana
owner of Santa Clara, is at the Russ.
George T. Clark of Hoopestone. II. u.b,
is making a tour of the United States ~
registered at the Russ.
j. j. Hebron of Salinas. manage ~
the Pacific Improvement CompaDz,s
ranches, is at the Grand for a brief s-av
John A. Gill, Pacific Coast freight aren't
of the New York Central lines. has conc
to Los Angeles to look over the terrltor,.
under his supervision. He Will be bach
Saturday.
William ]. Tempe, proprietor Of extern
sive breweries in st. Louis, arrived at the
Palace with his wife yesterday Tbev
left on the afternoon train for Monterey
but will return in few days.
D. A. Dowsett and wife of Honolulu
who have been in Haywards for some
time on account of the lattars health
have returned to the CajfCru5 Mrs
Dowsett has completely recovered from
her indisposition.
The Webb party, which arrived this
CITY last Tuesday IN its special train. left
for New York last evening in order 10 he
present at the wedding of Willie Wander
bilt and Miss Virginia Fair. The party
is composed of DR.. w. Seward Webb
president of the Wagner Car COMPANY:
Mrs. Webb, who was a Vanderbilt. their
son. ]. Watson Webb; Mr.. and Mrs. Fi-d
Vanderbilt, Mr.. and Mrs James Law
renee. Mr.. and Mrs. George Bird and Mr.
and Mrs J. H. Purdy.
Chris Harrington, George HarmC sui
Frank r. Reed, three mining me
have been guests at the Russ for ne
time, left on the evening train yesterday
for Seattle. They are on their way to
Circle City Alaska. to develop some
claims about seventy miles from that
place. They left the Klondike about a
wear and half ago and expect to be gone
two years During their stay here they
purchased an extensive ranch in Napa
County. and after stocking it with horses
and cattle left it in charge of a compe-
tent man while they are away in the
northern country adding to their store Of
wealth.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
AROUND THE
CORRIDORS

E. w. Runyon, Red Bluff banker ,s
a guest at the Palace.
M Burk, mining man of Deming, n.
M, is located at the Occidental
John SWEET, the well-known educator
is registered at the Lick from MARITIME.
EX-Congressman C. A. Barlow of San
Luis Obispo is at the Grand with his wife
ID. p. Barber, capitalist of Stockton
is at the Grand, accompanied by his wife
Nathan J. Cole, the free silver advocate
OF Los Angeles, is making the California
his headquarters. iiid
c. H. Wagner and John Beare of Lon
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
TO MUCH
OF A
DRAUGHT.


kind, but the cold-producing variety, TO
whose bad influences he is highly sus-
ceptible He is continually inveighing
against the practice of opening a window
now and then in the old building to pur-
ify the stuffy and oppressive atmos-
phere which pervades the precincts
where customs duties are collected.
Not a morning passes but this 'draught
obiector' reads a chapter to the clerks
and others on the floor about the evil eff
fects of opening the windows or doors,
and he has finally come to be regarded as
a harmless crank on the question.
The other day one of the clerks had the
tenerity to open a window just as the
broker came in. and the latter immedi-
ately proceeded to register his usual
kick. When he got through with wordy
castigation on the offending clerk, the
latter quietly remarked:
Say, old man, do you know what L
think about your
The other expressed a desire to be en-
lightened on the subject
well I'll tell you.' replied the clerk.
81 think that if you were to die and be
cremated and the attendant should open
the door of the furnace while you were
being incinerated you would rise out OF
the casket and say:
For heavens sake, close that door.
There's a frightful draught in this
place.
The broker subsidized and has never
been known since then to complain about
draughts.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

NOT IN THE PREMIUM LINE-F. O..
Oroville, Cal. OF the eleven coins de-
scribed in your letter of inquiry there is
not one that commands premium.
THE MONADNOCK-M NJ. City. The
Monadnock was built in San Francisco
between the year 1874 and 1SS3-that is.
commenced in the first named and fin
ished in the last named.
Observation-Disclosures, City. what
is the greatest expansion by an athlete?"
has been submitted to number of per-
sons well posted in regard to such mat
tiers, and it has been met with the coun-
ter question, What kind of an athlete?"
If the correspondent will designate an an
swer will be furnished.
WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY-B. F.
B., San Jose, Cal. According to the old
style calendar, George Washington was
born on the 18th of February, but under
the new style, which advanced dates
eleven days, it made the 18th of Febru.
airy the 22d and as we have adopted the
niversary of the birth of the Father of
his Country on the day that corresponds
to the 18th of February, old style
Observation-Disclosures, City. The re-
mains of John Ericsson, the inventor of
the Monitor, were sent to Sweden by the
United States Government. Amid great
naval pageant in New York harbor, or
dered by the Government as a token of
respect to the memory of the deceased.
his remains were placed on the then new
United States cruiser Baltimore Au-
gust %, 1890. for transportation to Swe-
den, where they were received and in
TERED with equally impressive public GER
emonies.
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM-A. d. F..
Tulare, Cal. Before the war of 1861 there
was no general and well defined system
of common schools in the Southern States
of the Union, but in the new consti-
tions provision was made for the main
tenance of such schools. To ascertain
which was and when the last of the
Southern States accepted the public
school system, would require close ex-
animation and comparison of the consti-
tuition of each of the States and the
legislation thereon, task that would take
up more time than this department can
devote TO any, one question In Germany.
while the public schools are not entirely
free, every child is compelled to attend
school. Compulsory education prevails
to some extent throughout the greater
part of Europe. There are free schools
in England
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
cALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, March 3O.-J. J. Murray
of San Francisco is at the Bartholdi; F.
w Bradley of San Francisco and S. B.
WEIGH and wife of San Francisco are at
the Manhattan; r. D. Davis of Sacra-
mento is at the Imperial.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
In the Divorce Court.

AIvina Schmidt has been granted a d.
vorce from Carl h Schmidt on the ground
of desertion. A decree of divorce has also
been granted Sarah c. Pickens from Ar
thur Pickens on the ground of desertion.
Marguerite Hensley has sued William d.
Hensley for divorce, alleging failure to
proYide as a cause of action.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
Want Block Pavements.

The Transfers and Draymen's Associa-
ton of San Francisco has petitioned the
Board of Supervisors to include wood
block pavement in the list of materials
used for paving city streets.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen' 81. SO Mont
gomery street. Telephone Main 1912.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

If you call a woman well preserved"
She'll say it's so herself;
But you mustn't tell her you mean the
kind
That's put upon the shelf"
Philadelphia Bulletin
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
ADJUSTMENTS.

Columbia-"Rob Roy"
Orpkeum-
Alcazar-'Neryes"
TivoIi-"The Bohemian Girl"
AIhambra-"Saved Flames
Opera House-The Southwen Opera Company Sat
urday evening, April l.
Theatervaudevile every afternoon
and
Olympia-Corner Mason and Ellis streets speciaties
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

The best Easter gift for your Eastern
friends Townsend's California Glace
Fruits, SOC ID. in fire-etched boxes or Jap
baskets 627 Market. Palace Hotel bldg.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

This country will mourn with J. Pierpont Morgan
the loss of $4,000 collie particularly the next bust
ness combination made by Morgan will force the
country to pay for that purp.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

There is a Ger
tain broker in
I h e G u S t o m
House in this
city who has an
unalterable aver
sion to draughts,
not the bank
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

There is hardly doubt that the story of plot
against the Gar, wherein his mother is a central
figure is baseess and silly yarn. The good lady
would subject her to the embarrassment Of
having to send her to Siberia
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

Printing, engraving, stamping, visiting
cards and wedding invitations at Sanborn
& Wallis.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
AUCTION SALES.

Davis & Co-Ths Day, at Il o'clock, High
grade Bicycles. salesrooms
W Butterfed-This Day. at Il o'clock, Furniture
Sixteenth and Sanchez streets.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

This thing of taking up the white mans burden
lacks ali the essential elements of picnic The bur
den seems be stacked up in every quarter waiting
for some white to come along and break his
back under it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

The Senate of Kansas has declared judgeshp va
cant because the elected had given out some
ante-election cigars Probably he made his mistake
in not giving better ones.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
"Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup"

"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 OF
other causes For sale by Druggists in every
part of the world. Be and ask for Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 25c a bottle.
HOTEL DEL CORONADO-Take advantage
of the round-trip tickets. Now only 500 by
steamship including fifteen days board at
hotel; longer stay So per day. Apply at Ne"
Montgomery street, San Francisco.
you're arresting the wrong feller!",
fiercely protested the man with the Closed
eye and the bloody nose. Tn the one
that lickedl' .
let him go and arrested the man with the
broken jaw.-Chicago Tribune.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

Missouri has just hanged a named Soper for
the murder of five people. Soper to society the
duty of being reincarnated four times and hanged
each time
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

Ingeside is trying to show what it has done
for the city, but the record of the courts and the
Morgue is the proper place to look for definite in
formation
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

NOT IN THE PREMIUM LINE-F. O.,
Oroville. Cal. OF the eleven coins de-
scribed in your letter of inquiry there is
not one that commands premium.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

THE MONADNOCK-M NJ. City. The
Monadnock was built in San Francisco
between the year 1874 and 1SS3-that is,
commenced in the first named and fin
ished in the last named.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

To observe three undertakers squabbng over pos
session of the body of stranger teaches among Other
things that the deceased left some money.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

General Eagan so violently as to rupture
his judgment
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

Apparently no proprietor of a ham sandwich
wagon can shift quarters any more easily than
Aguinaldo his capital.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-31

1t must make those Colorado silver suffer to
observe how the mines there go right producing
gold.
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-30
GUILIO CHUDLEIGH
Club Woman and the Train Boy.

The traditional train boy. who has been
wont to offer chewing gum to fair passen-
gers. and newspapers to the men, evidently
Considers the modern woman somewhat of
an enigma says the Woman's Home Com
panion. Not many moons ago a lively party
when an interested spectator at little sta
t;on stepped up to the uniformed youth and
curiously asked about the crowd
..Don't know" gloomily grumbled the train
vender. "They say they're literary. but
don't believe 'em. Not one has bought a
book They just talk and talk and talk"
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-30

appointed time; the way open that no shadow
of the guilt could ever be cast upon your
name.
THAT night I watched outside the house.
gained admittance through the carelessness
of servant, and lay concealed until 1 knew,
by their voices and laughter, that they were
all gathered below. then 1 crept forth and
sought one room after another until I came
upon the apartment of the child.
You know the rest; how in the darkness
could not tell that death had been before
me, as, with a trembling hand, 1 poured the
deadly draught into the dead mouth
Again he paused. A violent shudder con-
vuIsed his frame. CasIemaine's head had
sunk on his breast.
Mazetti turned and looked at him with wist-
full eyes.
Signore, remember was spared the actual
crime but I would willingly have laid down
my life, my very soul, Cor you," he said
pathetically. "And yet, even now, I have
failed for another child may come and take
he who has disowned me"
Hush" said Philip, sternly. "He who
wrcnged you has gone to his last account
The Duke of Craymore is dead"
Then he laid Mazetti gently back upon the
pillow, for with Castlemanes last words his
eyes had closed, and he had sunk into un-
consciousness. When they had restored him.
he called Castlemaine again to him.
There is one thing 1 have not explained
he gasped, family 81 left your service as
thief because l saw that the house was
watched, knew from the inquest why you
were suspected, and feared to be questioned
and so stole those articles as an excuse for
my flight You will find them safe in my
lodgings. Signore, do not grieve for me. All
is well. Heaven has given me absolute JUS
tice, while knowing unfit to bear the re-
spcnsibility Of wealth and honors, for which
am not fitted, and L joyfully surrender into
your hands, for such is BEST
He lifted his hands and laid them in Cas-
tlenlaine'S, as if presenting a gift; and as
Philip took them in his own, and bowed his
head upon them, tears of which the strong
man was not ashamed fell heavily down his
cheek An hour later the italian was dead.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-16
HARBoR OF BLURFIRLDs.

sers Of the same material and pattern
and a straw hat He is armed with a
musket of antiquated pattern, with a
fixed bayonet. To prevent tearing of his
blouse, he knocks the sight off his gun,
and at the command Of fire" he shuts
his eyes and blazes away There are no
marksmen or sharpshooters in the Nj
caraguan army.
In his belt he carries a machete. He
always goes barefoot. No officer under
the rank of major is ever seen with a
pair of shoes matched and fully laced
On dress occasions a colonel sports a
pair of boots, while the rank of general
is indicated by cavalry boots with tre-
mendous spurs.
Bluefields, the headquarters of Gen
eral Reyes, is charming town of about
$500 inhabitants, chiefly composed of
natives, Jamaica negroes, several hun
dred Chinese and a spIinkling of
British, German and American traders
1t is the seat of the banana industry Of
Nicaragua and the base of supplies for
the lumbermen exploring the forests ad-
jacent to the streams flowing into the
estuary ON which the town is located
and for the miners now working the
rich gold placers of the Prinzapulca,
Wawa, Coco and other rivers to the
north.
The area Of the reservation is various
ly estimated at from Is, 900 to SO, 900
square miles. It's inhabitants, number
ing about 10, 900, are mostly aboriginal
Indians, whose chief calls himself king
of Mosquito.
The reservation and its inhabitants
were under English protection until
1859, when 1t was ceded to Honduras,
which in 1860 handed it over to NicaIa-
qua, which is actually bent ON keeping
1t. The last king of Mosquito was Clar.
ence, an amiable young man, who was
deposed about four years ago by the Nj
caraguans Clarence was taken away
from Bluefields on British man-of-war
to Kingston, Jamaica, where he is now
being educated at the expense of the
British government and is in receipt Of
Il liberal allowance. 1t is believed that
it is the intention of Great Britain to
BiaNp ut JIb lIsb
vorable opportunity, which the present
revolution may afford.
This reservation is covered with vast
forests, yielding excellent timber, fine
cabinet woods, mahogany and rosewood.
dyewoods and many medicinal trees. In
the mountains gold, silver and other
metals are found, and coal, marble and
alabaster, sulphur, alum and other min
erals are abundant, The rich resources
Of this reservation are undeveloped.
Banana, coca, rubber and other trees
foul ish luxuriantly.
The town Of Bluefields will be the
entrepot for this vast commerce when
the canal is built-the completion of
which will have tendency to secure in
Nicaragua stable form of government
--and the neglected and rich industries
of the country are properly developed,
G. j. BowDEN.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-03-16
THE INCREASE IN WAGES.

Increase in wages is one thing, but a
full statement OF matters is quite an
other aft air. The American Steel Trust
lately announced 10 per cent increase
N the wages of it's men. But tuis new
octopus by various combinations had
got control of the entire output. The
concerns forming the trust had about
sS 900 men on Their pay rolls, but thou
sands of these do not get the increase
as several Of the smaller pants were
shut down, and the workmen were
thrown out of work. The amount OF
wages paid by the trust, even with the
increase, will be less than before.
Prices TOO of the pro 'uction have been
raised 20 per cent, double that of the
wages. Under all this, is labor or the
public benefited?