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TriE NEWS FROM SANTIAGO.
r\ MOTHER striking illustration of the superiority
/ \ of The Call-Herald service: over, that of all rivals
• was shown yesterday in the reports from the
battle at Santiago. . Our exclusive specials enabled
us to give the public a complete account of the con
flict in all of its details.^ while our. morning contem
poraries had but comparatively meager reports. As
the event was the first important battle of the
war, and was a subject of thrilling interest to all
daises ot pe6ple/thc vast difference between the full
description given in our coiumns and the scant de
tails. ■ published in. other papers could .not .have been
overlooked by any. one who had/a chance to compare
them.;- :V :> - a .;_!-: '■■■ ' ■}':'.'■' ■ '/■■ ■ ■'. ".'*'..
',"; A- a matter . :of fact. -there has. never .been- "a war
news "service; mo.re ; elaborately devised, more exten
sively operate^,- of more, energetically carried out than
that. wli.ich -is how gathering information folr The Call
and t he >.'cw yiork- Herald in" this', conflict. . It is a
thorough- accurate scfy.icev ■• That: fact the public" .is
growing to appreciate 'mi>re;.and\ni6r-e:as'tlie war goes
pii,. ..The. faking 'yeljqw journals, s.uch as. the. Exam
iner, have at times' made : it great " display, af. news» but
the :i'als(inGss-.jj6f-riie .fakes : has been soon-., exposed. -
Eveji'.t!ienio,<t-'crbdulous;cf the .public no longer read
WitH pati^nce : iliife wonder|urihtefvieiivs'with:the : Queen
Recent; >lrV.'?\lcKif-;k';.'. the •PopeS.arid oth.er digni
tari.es with whicfi the' Examiner has' rcpealwlly-: filjed
its .coiumhs in-, order; rq. : m'ake up {or a lack of .real
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gathcr:\tlW news. of- war arid .trarisniit.it ahead' of all
rivalry, but : p'ub;hV:- demands that- service;. and The
Call-:Hcr.aidc6iTvibmatiop' gives- it.'; • The -dispatches of
ye^tcrrhy: afforded 'one .illustration';, of its .excellence,
and .anotlji'eV:is : furniihe4 this. morning.' • ' The reports
of our special correVp.pndeTits. At. th : e scene -of conflict
should' he re.vßn.ftiil. : They are -vivid, graphic and
accurate. Tho=e who-iwish to foHow' th : e events "of.
■the .war '-with 'pr6iTißt : pesg.' and iatclligeric'e must read-
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THE ASSESSMENT ROLL.
; r\ REPDRTirGnitlje" Assessor's office states t that ,
f~\ the. total assessment of real" and personal; prop-.
* ' : '-.' V erty^ this Will -readrari aggregate of- s3s' •
000,000. 'The roll -last year .amounted 'to $345,000,000,
and the.: figures .now. returned show an increase in as
' sessable ; valuations. of. about $6,000,000. " It . is stated
that this increase: has been, produced, not by chang
ing any of the -valuations placed upon 'real and per
sonal property in 1897,; but by .a natural increase in
the taxable Wealth, of the' City. In other words, real
property has been improved and the quantity of per
sonal property has increased to .the extent of $6,000,
000. . "-. . : . . :'..,'■ .-: • •
•- It is not likely that.the results of Assessor Siebe's
work will .satisfy "the State Board of Equalization,
: but. it nevertheless indicates a healthy condition of
'.business. ' There is not the slightest question that
$350,000,000 represents Go per cent of the actual cash
value of real and personal property in San Francisco.
Inasmuch as the Assessor aims' to come within 40
.per cent of the ..actual selling. value of all property, arid
as' this percentage has : been frequently indorsed by
the State equalizers', it- .would seem that' an assess
" ment of. $350,000,000 ought to be big enough.
. An addition of •$6,600,000 to the city's assessment
' toll, if it can be- traced .to improvements, shows that
the growth of . San. Francisco . during the past year
has been exceedingly satisfactory. ■ That amount of
money invested in- new houses would make a great
many people comfortable, arid it is probably a fact
.that more than half, of it will be. traced. to/that source.
•■ '.We pleased to. note, that- As-Scwr Siebe has not
•.attempted to. reach' the-.exi'ravagaiVt valuations of the
State : equaiiz.crs /: -.whii:h = find no : parallel in any other
county in the -State. '.. OfptJufssV; our -.assessment' roll
• win, in conscntrencc. he fn.tsed.. but; the Assessor may
•; find -tin ion for his : c nurse *n';.the' -reflection that
the - time is certain, to come ;whpTl [ : assessment raises,
•Such a* rKro inflicted, annvirlly upon 'this' city ..by the
•' IMore.hpu'sc^Benrn-cr ..^oml^i-nation'. '■ will.'. cease. We
- .-th'inlc it- is n troo/1- ithinjp' jn:pr^c:\jithte " these annual
t.iy raids.; FventuMiyiitho r>enr>le: : .get ''rn'rid and.
. tin-, ; theyV\viir;6ycrihroSv 'the-'BojiKd of Equalization
■ dynasty. ;. TV; is : pretty or rT.nin : thrvt.: the' -moment they
: discover, liov- that bonrc} Js ■ro'bba.'ni'fr. them' -they, .will
ri<-< iv inisft> : t : aiid 'smash. Marehpujie; .• •• "
.'. T.n; '■tli-c ■mc:o.htime : .. Assessor Siebe. .should stick .by
tli« fact* treat .our. as.- the people of the in
: tenor nrr Vine treated •■; by tbeir :A's?essors-*'that is
to '.say.- place ri.fair vnluat!bn : 'tir>ion- ! t T:e!r property, ir- •
ro-ri'Ttiv^ of'the, Arbif.nr.'.rrctinh, of the. State Board
of:.Ka;n.lt.ratibn t whose' figures' usually indicate vertigo
or .insanity; : : ; . '.■]'■.■ :• .-.•' '. •. ■ :•• •..' '
/ Rebel leaders, th tlie- Philippines afc'.'al ready hav
inr: troviJSlc \v ; th each. .•other/. ■'•'Ti(o .only remedy will
be to •dcpjoee.fhem.-i.il. .-i'n<t'iriorc- : "likely American
soldiers. will hive- this task to- perform. ;
•Chicago is\ unenterprising in claiming only 2,000.
000 people. :;Jt .would be so easy extend the limits
a little and claim everything in Illinois. ' . - :
THE FLAG f?ND THE D^Y. '*
REPORTS of victory from Cuba add an in
creased ardor to the enthusiasm with which the
people will to-morrow celebrate the anniversary
of our national independence. It has long been known
that the observance of the day would be this year
one of more than ordinary fervor. All over the
Union the preparations have been made on an elab
orate scale, and now that the public heart is stirred
with the. glonous story of American valor displayed
on new battle-fields there can be no question that
the day will be the occasion of a demonstration of loy
alty and patriotism beyond all precedent.
San Francisco being at this time the mustering
point of one of the great armies of the republic, and
the. port of departure of the expedition which is to
carry our flag to victory in the far off isles of the
Orient; will naturally be the scene of one of the
most brilliant and imposing displays of the celebra
tion. The troops encamped in the city will add to the
magnitude of the grand parade, and by their presence
will make it something more than a holiday proces
sion: They will represent patriotism itself and not
merely .a symbol of it. They are to advance the flag
in battk: as well as to- cheer it along the street, and as
they march to the music of the bnnds will exemplify
the ipatriotistn of war and the valor which makes the
flag respected all around the globe.
In the presence of these young men who have vol
unteer^ to go to whatever part of* the earth the ser
vice of their country requires them, even the most in
different to patriotic feelings and sentiments will be
stirred to something of genuine emotion. No other
flag, that floats under the heavens couUl rally in so
short a time so large a number of men to volunteer
in its service abroad. Few indeed could have found
so many to respond so quickly even to repel an in
vading army that threatened the home as well as the
flag. A lofty national pride will therefore thrill the
thousands that watch the volunteers as they pass, and
the applause will ring out for them as loudly as for the
banner that floats above them.
It will not be enough, however, for the people to
show their patriotism by cheers and pafriotic songs.
All citizens should display the national colors from
their homes and places of business. The city should
be radiant with banners. The red, white and blue
should stream forth everywhere until the whole at
mosphere seems brightened by their glory. The
streets along the line of march should be a continuous
decoration, as beautiful as patriotic, and the scenic
effects of the grand stage along which the procession
moves should be worthy of the high sentiments and
lofty aspirations the parade is to represent.
. On Decoration day General Barnes, with the felicity
of a true eloquence, addressed the Grand Army and
the Volunteer Army <"s the "army of memory" and
the "army of hope." To-morrow we are to celebrate
the nation of both these armies. It is to be an old
fashioned Fourth in fervor and memory, but a new
Fourth in aspiration and hope. Never before have
wo been so united as a people. Never before has the
grandeur of the .destiny of the republic been so fully
revealed. We should to-day prepare- Tor the celebra
tion to-morrow with earnest hearts. It is to.be some
thing more than a festival to celebrate past glories.
It is. to be a new dedication of the people to the cause
of liberty and independence, not only in our own
.land, but throughout the world.
MR. BLAND "HESITATES.
BY the Democrats of the Eighth Missouri Dis
trict Mr. Bland, the rioted "Silver Dick," has
just been given a fourteenth nomination for
Congress. The platform, of course, contained a
declaration, in favor of free silver, and while recog
nizing the war to be a righteous one condemned the
bond issue and the increase of the public debt. It
appears, therefore, that Bland's platform makers, if
not himself, are desirous of defraying the costs of
the war with greenbacks, and have over bag
and baggage to the camp of the fiattsts.
More significant still is a report ttiat in an inter
view Mr. Bland declared himself opposed' to any fur
ther agitation of the silver issue during the coming
campaign. He is quoted as saying that while the
sHyer cause is eternally right, and the sixteen to one
ratio is unassailably correct, nevertheless it would
be inexpedient to push it to the front as the main
•political question at' present. He would wait until
the war is over before making another campaign of
Bryanism.
There will be no questioning the soundness of
this view from the standpoint of practical politics.
The result of the Oregon election shows what awaits
any party that undertakes to carry the old follies of
the Chicago platform at this juncture. The people
of the United States who voted down silver in 1896
are not likely to vote to adopt it as money now and
use it in payment of the brave men who are going
to the front to fight the battles of the nation. Since
it was rejected in a year that followed a long period
of depression and small crops it will not be taken up
now at a time when prosperity is returning and Eu
rope is paying us millions for our products. Mr.
Bland clearly is a wise man in his generation. He
knows when he has enough.
One of the commencement poets at Yale has been
accused of plagiarism and seems to be guilty. His
greatest crime appears to have been stupidity. He
stole a poem so familiar that he might as well have
claimed Hamlet's soliloquy for his own.
While there is no apparent reason for sending Cal
ifornia troops to Cuba, they are ready to go there
or anywhere else. The only hardship at which they
demur h the possibility of not getting to one front
or the other.
The plan to form a squadron to watch for Watson
seems to be another exhibition of Spanish short
sightedness. The safest thing for the Spanish to do
will be to keep so far away that they can't see him.
There is not much chance to protest at the sale of
German vessels to the Spanish, since an American
line, which professes to be patriotic and worthy of
patronage, did the same thing first.
Once more the rumor that Montejo is to be court
martialed has been revived. Perhaps it would be a
good plan to provide in Spain's articles of capitulation
against such outrages as this.
Besides demonstrating thot our soldiers are fighters
the war has shown plainly that the Cubans unaided
roi'.ldnot have conquered Spain, though the struggle
had gone on indefinitely.
Spr.in is said to be organizing a flying squadron.
Of what use it will he is not clear. If it will seek some
remote bay and anchor there no occasion will arise
for it to essay flicjht.
«.
Spain's view of the prospective visit of a fleet to her
shores is that this country is alarmcJ. However,
this country is not .".tanned: it is merely annoyed.
Spain has a monopoly of the alarm.
'Tort Frayne" is said by critics to have taken the
town. If General King, the author ot it. has a sim
ilar quality, there is a demand for him at the front.
THE SAN FRAXCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 3, IS9B.
THE ASSAULT ON REED.
1-N the attempt to keep party contention alive the
Bryan Democracy are just now viewing Speaker
Reed with aversion. His offending began with
.the Congress elected in ISBB, which met the first Mon
day in December, iBBy. It had a small Republican
majority and was pledged to pass a protective tariff.
The Democratic members publicly boasted that no
party measure should go through the House if they
could prevent it by breaking a quorum.
With this plan in view the minority sat silent in
their seats and refused to answer the roll call. This
went on for some weeks of the session, until one
morning Reed, against the advice of other leaders
of his party, counted a quorum by including the si
lent members, and legislation went on. The House
and the country, were thrown into a turmoil. He
was viciously denounced from the floor. Scenes of
high violence and potent passion were of daily oc
currence. But the Speaker, declaring that the House
was elected to transact the public business, insisted
that it should be done. It was all a parliamentary nov
elty and attracted world-wide attention. In that
way the McKinley tariff became a law in October,
1890, and the next month the Republicans were over
whelmingly defeated. The Democrats elected more
' than two-thirds of the members of the House and
had fifty over a quorum. The Republicans and Pop
ulists could absent themselves entirely and there
would be no check upon the transaction of public
business. That House showed the stuff that was
ir it by turning d>.v:i Mills, iis HUrrai icaaer and
chief by all rules of party organization, and electing
the pallid and insipid Crisp to the Speakership. The
next House, elected in 1892, was as overwhelmingly
Democratic, and Crisp was re-elected. It turned out
that this overwhelming Democratic majority and in
dependent quorum had not the manhood to stand to
; its duty and attend to the public business. Crisp,
; who had denounced Reed's rule for counting a quo
j rum, was at last driven to adopt it himself, through
a committee, and the country had the impressive spe
t?cle before it of a majority in the House, every
member of which had denounced Reed's ruling while
a candidate, compelling its own Speaker to adopt the
same methods!
Reed was vindicated. Men had said that he wrecked
his party in 1800 and in 1892, but the event proved
him to have had more foresight and courage than
any other party leader who had presided over the
House, and now a return to tine practices that pre
vailed prior to January, 1800, would not be tolerated
by the country.
No wonder that Mills left the House in disgust.
and that the weak and amiable Crisp pined and died,
unable to bear the burden of the difference between
party promises in dennncintion of Reed and party
performance in imitating him. There is the record.
It was made by the Matruire*; rind Champ C'arks. who
did everything but stick to their seats and their duty.
Reed's course was at first questioned and criticized
by his party friends, but he was vindicated by his
party enemies.
RANK AND PRECEDENCE.
OUR forefathers believed they had not only
founded a nation whose government recog
nized no class distinctions and conferred no
vain dignities of mere rank, but that they had formed
a people whose sentiment would be forever indiffer
i ent to such distinctions, and averse to such dignities.
I They believed the only distinctions among Americans
I would be those of official station, involving the per
j formance of public work, and the only rank would be
: that attained by service rendered.
This expectation of the founders of the republic
has been- fulfilled in the main, but not wholly. There
! are some Americans who think more of titles and
rank than of service, and unfortunately a very large
number of these have established themselves at Wash
i ington, where they exert a pernicious influence not
I only upon society, but upon the Government.
According to some well informed correspondents
at the national capital the passage of the much de
sired navy personnel bill has been delayed solely by
the influence of this class. It has mattered nothing
to the worshipers of title and rank that the engineers
and the naval staff generally perform as much work
and as useful work for the nation as do the line of
ficers. It has mattered nothing to them that the
efficiency of the navy would be greatly increased by
the reform proposed by the personnel bill. It has mat
tered nothing that a commission of experienced officers
of the navy have recommended the bill. They know
that the adoption of the measure would confer upon
engineers titles of naval rank which arc now the exclu
sive possession of the line, and that is all they care to
know. They are opposed to the bill and are fighting
it with all the power they possess.
The same class influence which for so long a pe
riod has prevented the passage of the navy personnel
bill is now arrayed against a measure proposed by
the House Committee on Military Affairs, providing
for the appointment of a lieutenant general of the
army by the President. It was believed at one time
that the opposition to this measure was due mainly
to the belief that Major General Miles would be the
man to profit by it, but in the bill proposed the Presi
dent is not required to make the appointment from
the list of major general.;. In spite, however, of this
free field g yen for all, the opposition continues.
Moreover, t is believed it will prove sufficiently
strong to defeat the measure altogether.
Thus it appears that class jealousies over mere
questions of titles stand in the way of important re
forms in the navy and a needed reform in the army
organization. With this illustration of what can oc
cur in a republic because of such feelings in the so
ciety of a comparatively unimportant city like Wash
ington, we can well understand how difficult is the
task of European statesmen in carrying measures thrit
disturb the social pretensions of a widespread aris
tocracy. It remains to be soen how long such an
tr.gonism can actually prevent the enactment of a
measure so universally approved as trie navy per
sonnel bill. It has been predicted that the bill will
not be passed at this session, nor r.t the next. Tf so
it will be a matter of general regret that we cannot
reform Washington society at the same time we elect
a new Congress.
Women have not yet learned to keep a secret. One
of the sex. required to pass a teacher's examination
and not having full confidence in her ability to do
so, got a friend to undergo the ordeal for her. It
was a good scheme, the question of honesty waived,
but the women had to toll about it. There oucht
to be other fields for such genius. The gold-brick
business still offers opportunities.
Contractors Bateman are too modest when they
merely ask for more time to build the Hall of Justice.
What they will require is eternity.
Denial of the death of Schley came so quickly that
the gallant gentleman missed the opportunity to read
his own biography.
Perhaps when the Kaiser gets through regulating
our larger affairs he could be induced to take a hand
in straightening out Alameda County politics.
WITH ENTIRE FRANKNESS.
Compliments to "Brother Francis,"
now running a confidence game In Oak
land, and will he kindly take note that
he is no brother of mine? The term
is used merely for purposes of iden
tification. I regard him as an un
washed and unregenerate rascal with
j the morality of a hyena and the saving
grace of a toad. He pretends, to heal
by the laying on of his filthy hands.
I commend to him the beauty of soap
and the utility of exclusiveness. That
the man is a wretched fraud is pal
pable. He deserves the hose, tar and
feathers, a ride on a rail. A person
having the gift of magnetism, and
through it the power to impart
1 strength to the invalid, may be in some
measure a beneficent entity. Francis
avers that his power is divine, and as
he operates on the credulous prays
ungrammatically and lies like a
; drunken sailor. It is strange that he
I can secure dupes, while even to the
! mind of the worldly there is a shock
in the blasphemy of the bogus prayers
! pouring from his lips. He affects fa
miliarity with the Author of all being.
j In ribald phrase he gives counsel to
! God. The average man has for the al
mighty force which set the worlds in
motion and. keeps them in their paths
I a reverent respect beyond expression.
| He does not always formulate Into a
set creed his notions of the Supreme.
He does not necessarily believe that the
details of each petty life are directed
by the infallible intelligence, or that
this incomprehensible intelligence can
be wrought upon by a maudlin peti
tion. God knows more than Brother
Francis does. He knows why the ig
noramus, coarse, unclean, repellent,
is permitted to take His name in vain.
Human judgment is that there should
be a law against quacks. Yet the
Francis creature, prating and mouth
ing and handling, is not wholly to
blame. The way had been made easy
for him by people seemingly gov
erned by lofty impulses and on certain
lines possessing a degree of ability to
think. I would not speak with disre
spect of Carrie Judd Montgomery. Her
good works are known and cover the
sins of her babbling and irrational
faith. She has a habit of descending
to the Jaws of death and being snatch
ed therefrom miraculously, to the glory
of her Creator. I do not believe that
any miracle was over performed in her
behalf. Ido not believe that God is en
gaged in the small business of adver
tising. Side-show methods are strictly
human. The woman is simply deluded.
She mistakes hysterics for the tumul
tuous working of the Infinite. The very
allegations she makes as proving the
goodness of the Master, could- they be
established, would demonstrate exactly
the contrary. If to feel the body re
lieved from pain is to experience more
than a blessing, is, in fact, to know the
appreciable token of a miracle, what
| epithet shall be applied to the cruelty
which permits the body to become the
tenant of suffering? If Mrs. Monlgom
i cry and her sort will apply to- this ques
! tion a mojety of common sense they
will reach the conclusion that the uni
verse Is built on a large plan and that
there are phases of it not to be meas
ured on the scales like a pound of
sugar. The ridiculous Francis and Mrs.
Montgomery are two exponents of the
same theory. For . correction of the
first the police ought to. be sufficient.
The second is beyond remedy, and it is
to be as much deplored as the other.
But for a Montgomery the harvest
would not be ripe for the sickle of a
Francis, and the charlatan would earn
his bread in the sweat of his brow or
go hungry.
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This column is not a depository for
goßsip, or it would contain this week
a pretty story about a row in the office
of a yellow local sheet. I cannot, how
ever, ' refrain from congratulating a
number of newspaper men upon having
broken away from the disgraceful
Lawrence regime. I hope each will get
a good job in respectable surroundings
and strive to live down the past.
• * •
In Philadelphia a candidate for
Mayor visited a public bath and after
making a speech plunged into the tank,
wearing his dress suit and a silk hat.
I do not see how this can advance his
prospects any. If he were a candidate
for something else, for instance, in
mate of a lunatic asylum, it might help
him some.
• • •
For an evening paper to jump upon,
buffet, hit, strike and otherwise mal
treat the Cuban letter of Hearst was
not giving the amateur correspondent
a fair trial. As a matter of fact, the
letter might have been worse, and
many of Hearst's men have demon
strated as much. The striking point of
the communication was not its subject
matter nor construction, but the un
speakable conceit inspirine it manifest
in every line and between lines. Hearst
seemed to be exalted by the belief that
the world was holding its breath for his
verdict as to the conduct of the war;
that the univerFe had paused on Its
accustomed rounds while waiting to
know whether to praise or condemn.
Hearst gravely instructed it to praise,
and the planets, distinctly relieved, re
sumed the circle of their orbits. This
phase of the letter was absolutely
funny. How Hearst ever got to Cuba
without informing civilization in ad
vance, without blaring a horn or wav
j ing a banner, must ever remain a mys
tery- But since he has arrived there the
brassy bands of HearsUings have her
alded the fact as of prime importance.
It is wholly without importance. The
opinion of the yellow yeller could not
possibly have weight with anybody.
Whether or not he uphold the adminis
tration matters nothing to the admin
istration, its friends or foes. This idea
is far beyond the Hearst grasp. The
man is lacking in appreciation of hu
mor. He regards himself a mighty fac
tor in events, and is sincere in it. Peo
ple who think he laughs up his sleeve
over the comical figure he cuts do not
know him. He takes himself with the
utmost solemnity, and never cracks a
smile. His papers have ever since the
appearance of his letter bean modestly
printing encomiums ion it and the
author, these assuming to emanate
from official sources. For the most
part, the supposed utterances are
doubtless fictitious. For the rest, the
officials are asses. Hpaiit threw no
light on the situation. He only thought
he did. and in this theory found com
fort that does no real harm. Public
esteem of the President has been in no
degree altered, but the innocent delu
By HENRY JAMES.
sion that it has, is a joy to the Hearst
understanding, and who would be so
heartless as to try to take it. away? ': '•
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From time to time there seemed to be i
necessity for mentioning Soapy Smith, !
late of Denver, now of Skaguay. From.l
the latter point Soapy .writes to '" ex- 1
press disapproval. He- says among i
other things that he has never been in ,
trouble in his life. ' Perhaps ' this is i
true. There are different standpoints'
from which any incident of life .may. be."
viewed. Perhaps to be . arrested for ,
various forms of theft, so be. that there •
is a pull sufficient to have the case dis.- ".,
missed, does ' n'-* from the .- vantage i
ground of a Soapy constitute, trouble.
This man Smith is a '- professional
swindler. He has live.d for years .by
confidence games. . To steal money IS
his business, and he does it with an
adroitness only equaled -by that by:
which he has managed to keep, out of
jail. I do not understand his purpose ■
in writing a letter. If it was : - to. exact,
an apology he will have ' to v. : rite again
and secure an indorser.- ■ From -what I
.can learn through the public prints- he
is the same rapscallion, he. was when
he used to cut a five-cent bar of laun- .
dry soap" into small bits, and sell id'
gaping yahoos three small 'bi& for half,
a . dollar. \ He would win their atten- j
tion by wrapping bills of large denom- !
inations around the soap, but after the'
purchase the bill was .never there. It
was by this feat he won his title, and |
after he had graduated from the soa.p ;
stage of bunko the title stuck because
it fitted so well. But Smith hag- rer
deeming qualities. He is always ready,
to divide his winnings, with a hungry
man, conscious that by winning he
made some other man hungry: This
appeases conscience, and gives him the
reputation of being a good fellow. I do
not see that he has reason for com- ;
plaint. He is still unhanged. '•• '■ j
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An evening paper which I will not
name, because there are some things
not to be mentioned In polite society,
has a few remarks about San Francis
co's pavements. "We are not afraid to'
say," it ventures, "that San Francisco's
pavements are as good as those of any
large American city, Washington- ex
cepted, and better than those of most of
them." Unhappily, the fact that it was
not afraid to make this assertion falls
far short of establishing the truth of
the assertion. Its courage might lead :
it to affirm the moon to be , made- of
green cheese without in ■ any manner '
affecting lunar composition. Praise of.
crazy cobblestone, ■• tarry bitumen', -un
even basalt may continue until '.the
heavens be rolled up as a scroll arid, yet
the sorry truth remain manifest to the
human- intelligence that pavements'
j here are disgraceful, rotten wi'\ age or
dishonest work. .In all t v years it has
been. part of my painful duty to glance
at such evening papers as are perpe
trated in- our midst I do" not remember
to have seen a statement- more- foolish
than the one quoted. If there were an
other city so cursed in its- pavements
the people, would rise. -in- revolt. '•' We
are accustomed to imposition here and
have grown complaisant. ' There are
some, good stretches' of .pavement, but
they are passable oases in a desert of;
obstacles to pedestrianism and vehicu
lar progress, and are too few to brag
. about. ":.:{ " -. . • • : .
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Somebody has gone to the trouble to
write a poem, "Oh, Please Kill a Span
iard for Me." If. is designed to be
deeply sarcastic and to' show that, this
nation is torn by the impulse to "shed
blood. Probably . nothing " more silly:
was ever written. I suspect President
Love cif the P^ace Society. . "";
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While ministers were, recently ■ en
gaged in discussing' the reasons/attend
ance at church was so meager the. Rev.
W. vV/ Case interjected into the situa
tion a thought worth embalming.'. He
was of the opinion that, preachers
themselves did not stand by each other;
"If one strikes firmly out," -lie declared,
"and attacks some popular science he
is not sustained in his heroic action.
We need more martyrs in the pulpit
and few are willing to be ground under
foot in their efforts to suppress popu
lar errors."-It seems to- me this thought
lacks clarity; hence the .occasion for
embalming it so it may be studied at
leisure. I can see no reason why • a
minister should reach" boldly out and
attack a popular science. The laws of
science will be found capable of sus- •
taining the attack indefinitely and the
assailant will find that he could as wise
ly bang his head against a stone wall.
In the Sermon on the Mount are to be
found a number of texts which may be
chosen as the seed of discourse with '
beautiful effect without any question
of science being raised. If the minis
ter feels he must treat of science I
would suggest that - study it with a
view to expounding the harmony of its
great truths. \ He may thunder against
evolution, yet material will continue to
evolve into new form. Meanwhile, how
ever, the pulpit will be accomplishing
nothing toward spreading the benign
gospel of peace. Of course "popular er
rors" must be exposed, but the Rev. Mr.
Case links them with science in a man
ner not justifiable. If he feels called
upon to make war on error he might,
find plenty of it. There is palmistry
yellow Journalism, "divine healin~ '■
There is hypocrisy in high places, sin
in all places. The field for endeavor is
ample. But Ido not see how, if a min
ister commit an absurdity such as Mr
Case suggests, fellow ministers can be
expected to sustain him or the public
flock to hear. - / "
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Adjutant General Barrett of the Cali
fornia National Guard "Is- a niodest
flower. He declines to discuss th* con
duct of the Cuban campaign Jh the
plea that a soldier cannot express an
opinion of the conduct of a superior.'
Thus, save for ' Correspondent/Hearst"
the world would be left in utter dark
ness concerning the merits pf, the army
and its leaders. : I think Barrett; goes
too far in his shrinking coyrftss. There
is ho apparent reason why he should
admit that he has a superior.,
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: Not too ] high an estimate should be
put on the gratitude of t^e people who
are being benefited by the war between
this country and Spain.' /That ■ Aguinal
do chap k seems to 'be * brave , fellow,
thoroughly treacherous . several kinds'
of a rascal arid not to be trusted under
any circumstances, /n/all probability
he will make more/ trouble in the
islands than the Spanish forces, and
if, sooner or later, he fail to turn his ;
guns against : the Americans it will be
because he ?| has t«o few guns. There
is something wrong" with the Latin
blood. ' Only a short time ago . this
country seemed on the verse of war .
with -England" on • behalf of the sup
posed rights of a greasy lot of Venezu
elans, and what : thanks? . Venezuela ,
hates the United States, : and is not
backward about.. saying so. The same •■;
is ".true". of the .'othar- South American
peoples. ; They have ho' .sense of ■ jus
tice, and are -an of. -a, .piece, : . It is for
this reason I. hope, the; Philippines will
be taken -and heJdvthfi; stars 'and stripes \
floating oy.er them,:a;nd..nanionsrel re- '••
public nor gory rriSnarchy be. permitted .
to- establish itself^.uo.^er : : an Aguinaldo
no-r. any other blo.odyv minded. ;adven
turer. : , y : :: ;jy^; :^ : r ; u-f:; : (^^y
." €er^era-.- ; :':b^' particularly
blamed or faHing':t6 obey wTieit : S
ordered him- to. leave;: S^t}4^;:tiarboi^
Of ■ 'course a soldier. 'is -.nat supposed .to. 5
make reply, • but >i3<3ep ' to commit; har}- ;:
kar.i."- he;woum\be iets:/tliaTi.^uman -if •
he :didv not -'pel: an : j . •.lirtpiite^- akin ; tor
hesitancy. : . *'X m £ : q^ ;",V i- :? •■Vv.-; V-- ;'*:
.- Young ■ Rivers, : wlw^jieads; to ■■.bje,, re- ;•;
leased :from '' the: .bond?.- 'of :.
because he -assumed them while still
in his"/ tsins; ; :^ari^Si:^.bJO;^ever. :t to
rß:ore:yea;rs ; than' he..h.jid,:i.s one. of , -the. ; .
irritating : spe'cjhierfcj-- wlio deserve; more
than a • jcnere^vv-wce- ■- ...HeVshauhl -be ;
sp : ank'ea .for his-^oiisftoessVand, made;
t6- ; lser'v.e '.a:t^rhf(ir;itisrTverjury; ' The:
baby act is- : bsing; ; sa;d;.^: : ovet>york^d. :• :
:"" :.' '■'•-'•■' ■} ■■■ '+■'.';?•!*':£'.•■*"./'?,'?•;■!: ■':"•'. v "•
'".The . 1 a wyers.e:mploye^; b^/the heirs
of the Fair* estate .are to, be congratu- • ,
la.led' unoh the fatness, their fee&.;
At this point the reason.. fqr eongratu^ .
lation comes to; .abrupt end. ■• It
seems, that the papers of .contract- have .
been filed ahead of, time so " that., there
might be a- saving: of -.the/war tax. The
lawyers, busy in- pursuit of . material
wherewith- to '.strengthen' their side of ■
litigation, • may. have ; ' overlooked .. the
fact that the country -.is engaged in
conflict, that revenue is. necessary, and
that people who evade the payment of.
their share. £re. guilty of an act about ..-.
which there is no . savor of patriotism.
. • . ' * - ' -.'•■ ' '•■•/ •'s;'•
As an American; I am glad to see
growing the 'idea- that the islands taken .
from. Spain shall remain' under the fla*.
of the conquering, people-./ Even, if an :
independent '.government' be : set up in
Cuba, it can be only temporary. • Let |
the protection;, of • this- country be with
drawn, and bloodshed, would be inaug
urated among the. Cubans. ; The fac
tions would flight, there would be revo
lutions in rapid •.successi.crn,; and at last,
the United States would have to send
armies' there, to- civilize.: and control the :
people- how being set free,. -Despite all.
the theory,, there; Cuban republic,,
nor' does .it ■ appear, that -there. is ma
terial fen- pat." .Respect. for civilization.
will make necessary,; soon.e.f: or ;later',
the' taking, of Cuba .and; ; the;' .erection
over It of .a g-pyernfne'nt.'dire.btiy con- :
■sJtituted by th&. Go.v.e,r:nifTent; at/Wash- -
irigtcm;- We are taking- : ■ Cuba np'wv
Having taken it, >ye : eitlier keep it, or.
in after time have the trouble of tak- <
ing it again.. '..; .-• '/;.-.:. -:*'':'.'• -,- :^- ; - : : ? -?'']
THE BLUE ANi> GRAY AB-E ONE,
Hurrah -for the. N«r.th!/ ,Surfah ior -^he
Hurrah fop- file E^st nn.&the /-Sv.esi ! i?<'^
The Nation i? One-. yna}Vided--and, ■rr.e.e, -.;.-. .•
•Ana al.l of its scms->re : thiS best ■..-.. v gr-"
Together • the .men. 'o-t: the.; Whole blessed
Are firmly urrl.ted to. one:. mighty :* ; v ;.;
An<i they: that were tirice- of: the Blue, ana .
."•' the GVay. '..; ' . ./ ..••:::. ■ /■
Are. gathered" beneath "dear- Old : Glory
• ''■.day,- 1 "■■■. l •'"'• .•« .\° '' : ■.'•'■•*■' .'»•"■■•."
... With men .of both sides, in :cofn.mand. v -.:r.
Then March, .bby-s;.. March ; we'll . set fair
March/ boyß r^laJ-6h. : :Wlih Miles, and Fitx
." ' hugh • Lee.'. "/ •'" .••'.-..-• " : •'. •'•:'". ■'"••''-' VJ-".
Forward all the line! ami ; be. your: sprig's
. .'. Tefrain': ■ "" : ■"."-.. : -'' ';"•• '• V- '■'.:■ .-. . -■ ' : \-:''? ■'"'
""America for. freemen, .and. break the. grip
. '.'of Spain:-; • ' ''■.■•;../■'■•' '-.■'•' : '■•\.' '' : '"'■'<■' '%.
Hurrah for ■ tho .• ! "'[ Hurrah for th«
Hurrah tor. the. sons of .thPfri.aH! ; .;• M v :
•Together ..we. come' and- united. wie ■stand, ;.;•••
TOf answer Hurhahi.ty"s-c:iU; ••..». ... .> '.;
Freemen arising" to.dash, down the-foeT ; ■ .
Blue'; ana " Gray .• dealing : him death • at .
." ' each blow; . ■.'■■ '. •■ : . : "- ■ -■.•'.••.-•■.'
Mingling a host from: the' North .and- thov
' South, ' • ' ■.■'"'■..' '•",•'■■'. -' ■-'.■." >[■'.;
•Ne'ath. thJe same banner, /.and from £%&■.}'.
■ ' mouth :'■-.• " ". ■..■■'■■'■ ••■•■. ■■-■ ■■■■"■■ .
• •One .battle cry, "Freedom!" shall .-&>^. y : :
Hurrah for the guns! Hurrah for the
Ships'. ' ' •-. ■-'■'• ' .- ' •'/:■•.■■• - v ..;
Hurrah for the flag of the Stars! ' ■•• • :;/■
Hurrah for the men who fought under
that! •• ■'•■ '• ' = ••■ "■• ■•;•• : "r' : ::,
Or under the. Stars and the Bars I -;. •;..=.
They're rallying now, brave, ardent, and
■' • strong; ' • ■ '■•■'••■.• ■"..
To punish injustice and overthrow wrong;
Columbia rises and leads in the right.
Her sons to do battle for Honor and Right, .
And they're singing America's song. •
—William Li^htfoot Visscher. .
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THE GREAT AWAKENING.
The nation will never be the same again
after this war Is- over. Something an
cestral and grand has been stirred to life
in it. The nation has passed through one
of those illuminating epochal momenta
that change the individual or national
character. It has caught sight of a larger
world, beyond the sordid mom^y-grabbinjj
circles in which it has trod. The old thrill
of great deeds and of constructive enter
prise has returned, and revealed a charm
that cannot again be forgotten in the
petty car^s of indoor life. Something
large and healthful has come into . our
national life — come from within ourselves,
and come to stay. We have somehow
awaken-'d to a true sense of manhood, and
are at last ready to take our place as a
nation r:mong nations. It is a grand thing
to set Cuba free, but in doing it we havo
ourselves attained to a gTander freedom
of national thought, and the- change
wrought in ourselves is by far the most
momentous result of the war.— Chicago
Tribune.
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ABDICATION NO SOLUTION.
Sagasta was right in advising the Span
ish Queen Regent to refrain from abdi
cation. Her thowing down of the reins of
office and her departure from Madrid
would solve none of the perplexities that
surround the nation and would undoubt
edly look like flight. To be sure, she can
do no good by remaining in control.
Events have gone beyond her power, and
she is as weak aa a mouse in the paws of
that old cat. Chance. Still, her departure
or flight might do irreparable injury to
the dynasty, and thnt. is what -the states
men nf Spain are principally interested
in saving.— Philadelphia Inquirer.
Mr. Otto Normann has assumed the
management of. the Baldwin Grotto and
will be pleased to see his friends. ' •
•Treat your friends to Townsends Cali
fornia Glace Fruits. 50c lb. in fire etched
boxes. 627. Market st.. Palace Hotel bldg.*
Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's) 510 Moni
eomery street. Telephone Main IM2. °
The rate at which modern warahiDS
take on coal is simply marvelous Thl
Magnificent a first class British battle
ship in the Mediterranean, recently aver
aped over 160 tons per hour-a rate of
nearly three tons a minute
Excursion to tfce Yellowstone Park.
•■ a personally conducted excursion will leav«"
.th:« city July 12 for the Yellowstone Par* via
the Shasta Route" and Northern Pacific Rail-
way. Tourists will be accommodated In dr.".'
cass Pullman cam: tlcketß will be sold, TnV
Park c b T? 8 ' TalßT alB an<J trlD throu «* ">•