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IMPERIAL SETTLERS AND THE GOVERNMENT
LM. HOLT, who is a journalist of experience, has compiled a
pamphlet in which he masses a body of evidence that,' in
9 his judgment, justifies the title, "The Unfriendly Attitude
of the United States Government toward the Imperial Valley.',!
From an examination of the facts presented by Mr^ Holt it is
not clear that his contention is well-founded in the wide; and sweep
ing sense that his title implies. Assuredly the message of President
Roosevelt to congress on this matter is not unfriendly, and, Mr.
Roosevelt is a rather important part of the United States gov-
The burden of Mr. Holt's complaint is concerned with the
apparent hostility of the government reclamation service to Imperial
valley interests and with an obviously stupid and ignorant report
made by so called experts of the agricultural department concerning
soils in the valley, which they said were so impregnated with,
alkali as to be unfit for profitable cultivation.
Mr. Holt presents a strong body of evidence that seems, in the
absence of rebuttal, to prove his contention that the reclamation
service people are not friendly to Imperial valley interests and \u2666will
not be unless they are permitted to take control of the irrigation
works supplying the valley. But we should like to hear what the
reclamation bureau has to say on the subject.
It appears, on Mr. Holt's authority, that the settlers in Imperial
valle} r are bitterly opposed to any adjustment pi the controversy
that would put their water service in the hands of the reclamation
•bureau. They declare the work of; that bureau to* be 'slow and
costly- It is not difficult to believe that statement^because . it pre
sents a condition characteristic of all government .work. But it is
not equally clear what the settlers and Mr. Holt want by way, of
substitute. The nearest thing, to a plain statement of the settlors'
desires is contained in a. summary of conditions in the valley,
reprinted from the Imperial Valley Standard, and from this we quote:
When the government sent its navy to Jamaica to rescue a foreign
people on foreign soil many people felt that the government could afford to
be equally liberal in assisting in saving- the homes of thousands of its own
citizens lh*ing on American soil. Here would-be 1 liberality, but the assur-i
ance comes from Washington that the people of Imperial valley cannbt ex-|
pect the same generous treatment accorded foreigners. The government
can only give assistance in saving these homes providing the people guarantee
that the money will be refunded. '£\u25a0"':£\u25a0
It should be scarcely necessary to point out that the temporary
help granted in the emergency of a great disaster like the Jamaica
earthquake is a quite different thing from an industrial undertaking
consuming much time and requiring -engineering skill. We do not
understand ; even then what the settlers'- want, unless it is that
congress should vote them a lump sum of money' to be. expended
by themselves. That is not the way this government dqes business
or should do business. The only machinery available for doing
the work appears to be the reclamation bureau.
It may be, although it is not clear from Mr. Holt's jpamphlet,
that the settlers would be content to have the government make
the reclamation if no lien for the cost were laid on the iand.y That
would be a clear, intelligible program, which should be considered
on its, merits, but- it would be a wholly new. departure in govern
mental methods in this country. A of that kind' would
entitle the settlers in: the delta'of the' Sacramento and San Joaquin
rivers to reclamation of. the area. so. often flooded free of charge.
It would be a gift of state or national money in aid, of jprivate
property not affected by any public interest and not called for by
some emergency involving human life or suffering.
ROOSEVELT'S ESTIMATE OF HIMSELF
1 A FREXGHMAK/ Mi Paulj Dqumer, who writes for, the Paris
TV Gaulois, appears guilty by his own. confession [of the "'•• grieyoiis
jh\ offense of having interviewed the president ' ol the • United
\ States for publication, /in .-the ; Washington "calendar of crime
there^ is no more serious sin than to quote the president in print.
; In reprisal the austere Loeb'bids the guilty man begone, 'keep. off
the afrasSj vamoose. To be sure, the president, in "expansive mood-—
his customary mood^ gathers at times thel*ncwspaper^:men'.^bput
him )apd talks- 19 to the dozen. But it is/ understood they must
not quote him in words and figures set off bpthe^ villainous inverted
tomrai -It is permissible to give the substance' of presidential
declarations as, an expression of opinion- or. 'sta^mentiofifa^tTcpming
from/ "the highest quarter," but that is theX i limit ;• where : official
com/edy assumes the mask that hides such dazzling. : glory as
by^ its 'unmitigated* beams shrivel up j 'the- common"'* people^
. But this^ unterrified^ Frenchman is '•.subdued ;by :no fears >"of. the
patient Loeb's austerityvfaiid*;he produces in print something^that
Alie describes as aii >"autopsvchbiogical; analysis" made by; ? the
president. It is a modest estimate: of himselfi that 5Mr. Roosevelt
makes, and it is reproduced here in the hope that Loer>>may 'not : be
looking. Thus, it runs:- . . ' 7 \- * •• :" -
lam far from > b"eing aman pfigenius. If I have some; popularity it is
because the American people find ' in me ; rather Ja^ complete! example £ of *th"c
national type. I worked early.- Iywas a xivir magistrate^andlthenf a soldier
when it was necessary. Aow;l;am:againa civilmgistrate.' I havesixchil
drcn. In all these ways Lam a^gobd American ai>d my. fellow "citizens ; know
me thus, made on the.most expansive model of our country, that of a mah'bf
average merit who is well balanced. - : : -
I No man may dispute' the statement, autbpsychologically madei
Uiat Theodore Roosevelt
perament, and, indeed,;he is ioyed [all the more -for] that picturesque
expansiveness, which; will' be \u25a0neither* cabined; cribbed iior confined:
1 1f, again, that balance which' -he notes* is on ioccasidn^a'vlittle-bit
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Uncle Sam— Just Wait; He'll Figure It Out
lopsided, why, then, the ready seesaw comes without uncom fortable
delay to restore the equilibrium. ; : \u25a0. :• \u0084-<:\u25a0 y :
v \u25a0 Further, the president confessed to ; M; Doumer that 7 on the
matter of "pacificism,"^^ as expounded t>y the peace congress, ne^ is
a "Philistine," which may, r perhaps, be .interpreted to mean Jthat
he agrees with^ the- irritating; persori fat the congress^ who \u25a0"'conceded
that peace was the finest of all things .in the r abstract, but at the
same time insisted; that it was the partjof wisdom' to "keep • our
powder, dry." The congress did not relish that admonition, which
was regarded as^ a jarring note. Most of us are Philistines in the
same sense, and;-this while, fully^retaining our admiration for the
estimable idealists who do not :see the necessity of powder. *
THE CINCINNATI BOSS BEGS FOR MERCY
THE declaration by Boss Gox of Cincinnati; in favor of a com
promise between the Taft and /Fbraker ; forces in) 4 Ohio is'
obviously a cry for mercy. Cox. -jpf hates . fears
\u25a0' .Taft, who- openly opposed -him iii; the last campaign fancl
brought about his defeat; But Cox recognizes, the inevitable' and
understands if a; direct* issue between Taft and Foraker is
made the Senator will be beaten. It is significant that only two
important newspapers- in 'Ohio are supporting -ForakerV while the"
Cleveland : Leader, the t Ohio State Journal -v the -Toledo Blade, the
Day tori : Journal and the Columbus Despatch; 'the leading republican
papers in the state; are opposing J^orakei*; for? either i the presidential
indorsement or even: returh4oHhe: senate: \u25a0''\u25a0 in view "of 'these^facts it
is -not surprising, -Cox should' beg^ that Foraker/ be permitted
to retain his seat: oii condition that' Taft 'shall have : a; unanimous
delegation from his home state iii ; next year's National convention;
y It is not by . any means certain .that: the /Taft forces
willing to accept -the : compromise;- that 'i Cox begs; for^and Foraker
hopes will be granted/ Overtures for a deal of this nature have
been refused so far^ and it is intimated that it is the plan of \u25a0 the
Taft managers to drive Foraker out of politics^ Foraker's boom
for president was ;• never meant seriously and it collapsed in ?tHe
; hour of its birth. It i has now " become a } fight to^escape political
extinction. '• -/'.'.- • ," ; , ;-":'\u25a0'./-. \u25a0 '
. . Secretary' Taft takes no personal part- in the/campaign. He
will not even .talk politics! for publication, an d; : > although; he^ has
made a few speeches -An Ohio, hehas cohfined^ himself :to indifferent
topics, as v for; instance, the breadth of; religious toleration perrmtted
by the Yale college corporation and ."the^ peace of Cuba; such as it
is ; but not a word about politics. -Representative: Burton is' doing
the political talking ;for ; the Taft people, and he is]inclicated-as thb
possible successor- of Foraker in the/senate. The genera Mine of
Burton's campaign Js that ; the republican party a must • set itself 'to
clioosercandidates who wiir carry on the Roosevelt policies -It
will hardly be disputedthat the: country /as^a whole c siands beWnd
that program. * . ' : .
'- jE. B. Copeland of : Manila, ! is : a J guest
at the. St; Francis. /.: >i • -
Rev. and Mrs/ Warren' F. Day of Los
, Angeles; are^at the; St/f Francis.: \ [;\u25a0\u25a0:'.
. Artnur.lT. i ßeagley.r. an rEnglish globe
: trotter, is 'a guest JatUhe: Palace. -..,"• - f >
J. M. Grober of< Los ' Angeles regis-
I tered •\u25a0 yesterday ; at thfe Hamlln. >. . '
C. F. Berry; a. capitalist of Fresrib;'^ is
among: the arrivals atVthe Savoy: /:».
"' Mrs. H. .Yerririgton'arid-Mlss TerVing.
ton of 4 CafsonrNev.V-are*at the Palace.'
G. J. \u25a0 Kuhr ts, a lumber ~\ merchant of
Los ."Angeles, Is registered . at -the \ Pal
| ace.,.:./,", ' -T'.' : ;'; : [\ ' -.'y \u25a0'\u25a0' "'\u25a0'•'••'^"\u25a0•v "";-J::z' : . '*-'
T.H. Minor,, a Clumber .magnate, of
Eureka,- registered; at the St.- Francis \
yesterday. " ' '\u25a0> ;\u25a0-'?» '^^^^^^S^^S
'\u25a0" , Fred ; McKenzie of ; Fresno, who- is In
; terested" in 1 mines and 'farming in>cen
:: Batch ell er^Well; if ; I 'ever do ; take a
:wife}ril'make'lt ; ap6lnt to pick outran
economical '.wotnan/iC^--'" ' ; . \u25a0-'\u25a0'-•, "
sMWiseaian^lmpoTsibje^rny 'dear; boy!
/There's no'such; thingTas an economical
.woman.-. 7"Ar".TKi>manV is f "either '\u25a0: extrava'-"
gant "or isUngy.f^-Cathollc-. Standard' and
Times. ; -i : -'}' : : : y' '\u25a0''\u25a0j^ n ' \u25a0 '\u25a0\u25a0:.\'- : ' ":.
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; v ;. Fair ' ; Vi6i tor— Soj you jliaye really.:de
cided? hot f to {sell fyourl house ?lv"^-X •
?:":-Falf Hostess^Yee. : Yo"u see weplaced
jthe, 'matter jjh'" the l hands "'\u25a0_ of * ant estate
agent.'^^Alter,f reading^his X lo'yely^a'd^
.vertisementp ! of^our^prbperty7;nelther
JohhTnbrj myself; couldithinki of? parting
Lwlth';i sueh S a,' ; wonderful '.'arid-! perfect
; home^-Titißlts^: ;'i \u25a0'*':£? 1. : H ~^'fA \u25a0£'-';•'<"::'
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"Vis, ma'am.v .said .Bridget, " '.'l'll -be
l'avln^ye:>;^.|don f tilike?;thot;snipYofla
dude that docs be'eal Hnlonl Miss Mabel.';.
:::'The".ldea,'Vfi exclaimed "her niistress^
"He = doesn' t call Uqj secTyou; :• so : what^'i
"I; know he but*il'in
afraidiaomeTo' -tire' ; neighbors v might '\
think he does.'^PhiladelphlaPress:* <: ,
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.. He— Why did_you 'keop harping all
; thro^ugh'Uhejpl^JonVthattwomaniwho
Personal Mention
tral ; California- and Jwhose father is- a
large operator, inithose fields, Is at Uhe
Jefferson. :'\u25a0 •\u25a0;; *.-..> v- ?\u25a0.-."
;M. S.: Johnsonof Chicago,, who :is;lnterested':is;ln
terested' in,;ste"el manufacturing, 4 is fat
the Savoy.; V;.; - '
'\u25a0- D -'A. BrQwnUndJ.jT. Strand, busU
nessvmep'of.El Pasojand^who;are;in
terested! in ; mines. oh the ' coast.Vare at
the^Savoy. - '^^ :^r-:^-
i-, J.! .Van^Eaton.^a* well ; known -news
paper man of. Los Angeles;, Is : :at the
Hotel 'Hamlin^rHeVis' on- his -way: to
Georgia.: where he -will .assume'; control
of a: daily Jpaper.'" ' : / v
; G< iH^tph .of j Chicago,, a 5 passenger
official of ;t#el ; Illinois • Central;, isTat t the
St. -.;\u25a0 Francis, -.accompanied i'by.v'C. -Hay
dock/alocarpassenger agent of the'll
linois Centralat'Los/Angeles. - - *
In the Joke World
keeps ;drummlng f the> samel tune over
and,; o v ver ?in k ; your \u25a0; '\u25a0 apartment \u25a0 house?
Why/didn't' you; forget :it"and r enjoy/ the
performarice? : : V~" ;;".\"- .-\u25a0. '•\u25a0 \u25a0 ; "; .-\u25a0; A'.%"V
,, rr v Sh e~l ; d idn' t . wan t \u25a0 to.' Th e woman] l
was \u25a0: abouti; sat .fight In >' fjont
and;heard' everything; I said.— Detroit
;Kree; Press:-; '."-\u25a0: \u25a0;>?\u25a0>. \u25a0•..•.-;..'.;• \u25a0'":\u25a0---. -\~--y:.
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A pin .'may.* drop j?in * such" =a'-'j way ',';,.
-^That jnothingJcVuldibft";' louder.^
Just "drop^oneithafs: red ; hot; sonic ; day/
Into a kegof ! powder. : ;'. : '.' / 818
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A^-T.What kirid ; bf wood ; do they;use most
\u25a0.inHannirik?-;:;-;. ; V': ; /::'.;:
. :'.i.-Wen."_wheni;l".went",to;schoql,"' i my < boy,''
they, used >birch^"^Lorid6n" r Answers:'';-:'
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Miss Planoly— Tell: me, s how do you
HkeUhclcut'of.my"neWi skirt?; ( i;Xi : \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0/:\u25a0 «
C-'MlssrKnb'x^rVcry.niuchJf. ;;'".'., ;\u25a0»;/.-, ' -," T \ ''- : /i.\
<• r MissiiPlanely's (susplciousJy)^— Oh,< : do
: y°U'ireally?S^§^E|^^i: ::. ||H I \u25a0
7 vMlss v Knox— Yes,- indeed : I had "two
'justyikVjit— whenlthey^were in stylo.—
Philadelphia.Press; .
The Smart Set
" Mrs. John Metcalfe and her daugh
ter, Miss Edith, have \u25a0 organized a, skat
ing club of ;sixty members. :' The club
will meet 'every Monday night at the
Pavilion: rink and will continue during
the slimmer months "until , September,
when Mrs; Ynez- Shorb-~White : wUI
organize a club."
Miss Maye Colburn. is spending sev
eral. days in Stockton as the guest' Of
Miss Sue Nlcok. Miss Nicol has planned
a I number 'of afrair* t in honor of the
popular San Franciscan, among, these
being an » elaborate : luncheon and later
a'dinner. \u25a0 * ;\u25a0•'\u25a0 -.P"'--?./"-.-"-: \u25a0-v.^- a "'^ ' \u25a0 ; "'^' \u25a0 \u25a0•>- -i;
:; Mrs. James Steele will leave
tomorrow for "Sacramento, : where ' she
will f spend a month as the' guest of
friends: \u25a0 .;: ] : .;_ . ..
'' -Dr. Humphrey Stewart, Miss Frances
Stewart. - Mr.; and , Mrs. . Edgar Pelxotto,
Fred ; Greenwood and , George , de Lotag
expect' to spend; a -month this 'summer
at the Bohemian Redwood grove." Miss
Stewart ;\u25a0} has "/just v; returned ; to " town
after.^ several ~ weeks*, stay, at ;the; Pre
sidio,; where ' she was the guest "of - Cap
tain"-and Mrs. Lawrence ;B.; Simonds. !
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Mrs. \u25a0 'J. de Barth'Shorb and AlrsJ
Tnex ";V; Shorb-White. \u0084whoa spent last
week: at. Del Monte,' are again back in
town."? ;\u25a0'"\u25a0 '\u25a0'- '•\u25a0'*' '";'•': : : *\u25a0-"" . : ".-W'
Among the enjoyable affairs of last
week was: the large dinner given' by
Mrs.'; John Metcalf in*, honor of Miss
Frances Coon and: her/- nance,' v Oliver
Kehrlei n." .. These attractive young \u25a0 peo
ple fare :being 'made'-: the motif of ; many
delightful 5 which will-: continue
until i the - date of - their ; wedding, which
is -'set-, for i the' early. --part of. ; June.? ;
V Mr. - and Mrs. James K. Wilson. Mrs.
Stoneyv and' Miss Grace.Wilspri'leffyes
iterday'for,PalorAlto,^.where they , have
taken : : a;: cottage for the next- two
months. ' '" ' ( .
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t .« - Mrs. 'm Frances B.^Sullivan, who has
for^ the* past year; made her home at
San Mateo, will entertain 1 14 guests to
morrow at her, country home. '
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..The ; Douglas Watsons , will leave < the
latter part,- of I the L : month >.for. a run :.to
Santa Barbara,in their automobile..'' The
AVatsons ; have .{a ' splendid " car, and, -as
Mr. Watson 'is; an r expert :in handling it:
they niake .frequent' runs- through x ths
sta^te. ;On .this - t trip \u25a0• they will -be away
about a month. .. ;
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Mrs. A. Bentley,. was hostess, at a '
luncheon party.on Tuesday. "..The round
table \u25a0; was J gayly; decked with * flowers.
Her! guests "were; Mrs. ;J. ! Wilson Shiels,
Mrs. ; Charles^Harley^ Mrs.' Henry. Lund,
-Mrs.' Jbxiowell and^Mrs. "A. Weeks. . '
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. Jules \u25a0 Brett' and .wife' will -leave on i
May 16 "for : an /extended i tour/of Mexico: i
Following '.l their ivlsit > they o;may;; go ' : - to :
Europe, | and ; in that case ' they," probably' I
will be* away about, a-; year.- ••;..'•\u25a0 .;; : '-*<;;:
. ' Th« ' Louis I Pierces are spending most
of their; time ] at .their -home ot
Suisun.V They; make ocfeasional visits to
the-city,\but'slhceUhe calamityJof last
year} they> have f not s been i seen ? here as
frequently; as of .yore. ilWhen • they were
here', they- stayed at 'the' little" Palace.
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i The officer's of the' Presid Jo will-giva !
soon ranother-of^their? delightful;: hops,*!
which ,,will be the last t big one until? the
comings winter. f.^They,?will;i of Jcourse,'
glveVthelr -usual , little i garrison : "hopsV.
during*,, the!; summer, ,biit f theseV.will^be
strictly armyaftairs.l-'* */; \u25a0-•>\u25a0-
Answers to Queries
\GRANT- Reader, I -Cal }\u25a0
General -'Grant ; was j placed' on ~i the re
tired | list j, by ?an^act^of "May; 13/- 1884^
whlchlwasiasffollowsli'TVlnirecognltion
off tha/distinguished^ services'/ rendered
the .United v States,^General \U.7S.* Grant
is $ placed 5 on i. the T retired * list /with ttie
rank i- and {• f ull Zpay./- of '> general >lof 'the
army." Jx The • pay. ? of \u25a0 general Jof f the "s" s ar
my>;ai at -that ttme": 5 513,600, per annum;
\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0"\u25a0\u25a0 "V'.V /.'\u25a0"." T"' •*\u25a0 , i *t'^. \u25a0-\u25a0.'\u25a0•'; '\u25a0"-\u25a0•\u25a0 -••:-?\u25a0\u25a0:\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0 .
\u25a0^GARFIELD^-H.Wr?, :\City. ; >| General
Garfleld'sy name /had not T^been placed
b^fore]the^«onyelntion|that*flnaliyihom
inated^hinVi f of] theFpresidency:; :,When
th^Jaecondj^ballqtlwasjtakenVaf delegate
f rom| Pennsylvania?Tvotedf f orlhim,^ and
heYrecjßivedtfone^an*ditw6iyotes|iri «all
butJslxlballbtslfromlthatU^meluntil'the
thirtyr fourth t ballot;?lwhen"-' 17.5: votes"
werelrecorded^for2hlrn;*SOn'. rthe'thirty
sixth"jball6t;he'.waslnomlnated:-*; ">
V L^TINtQUqTATION^E;Ly.. Oakland.
Cayt^yQuantumfquisqueisuaYnummbrum
sei^a|lnlarca^taritrum\'habejt?^tlfldei",
is^from <the yojrksffofifJuvenal^and
rae^ans:-. ; \''Every|mah's]credit!and^^
sequence arelproporti6ned"to";the r m v ortey"
that|he r possesses." v The^ w'ord^credit
isXnotyiakenlintthejmodernf^nsc.FiThe
meanlrig^lsfsimplyi^'lt |is *w«althfalone
that s can*cbramand% respect.'*"" . ; - /;-"
England's Woolen Trade
in the Orient
f \u25a0 following ,'article, taken from
I ; a Leeds, England, newspaper con
1, cernlng {the alleged boom : in- the
.Chinese 1 demand for- woolens, is
sent .by "Consul "Waiter C. Hamm of
Hull:;-. ' v \' . - . ;'-,;.
'I "There Is muil. in* the present state
of the i - woolen trade of ;\u25a0 the "West Rid
ing •pointing to* a boom. ";A notable fea
ture of : the i industry for some months
past : has ;been the • extrardinary de
mands of; China, -^while those of Japan
have likewise, been encouraging. ' Iti*
nothlrig. v new, however, , for .• Japan to
place ; large orders ',. foe cloth and also
for blankets in the {West Riding. Dur
ing: the :latawa.r immense quantities of
sueh \u25a0 goods required by the army were
produced ; in Cthe heavy {woolen district.
/ "As ; to the Vresent Chinese require
ments, they 'are so extensive that.lt can
only be assumed that China, following
the wake of ,her progressive neighbor,
Is about .to adopt, to some extent at
least,'; thfc western style ~of dress with
the;rother; reforms • which are - being
carried out- / This would certainly seem
to " be . the case in relation to the army,
f or^some of, the largest orders are for
armyjcloth .similar to that" which "the
; Japanese^ obtained, viz: a plain-dyed,
heavy ;woolen. J The J rest mainly com
prise cotton warp: meltons and vicunas
In- black r and /blue and " plain worsted
Serges of: a coarse quality. Advices to
hand during -the last few days state
that 'further large orders from tho Far
East-are about. to he placed. So far
onlyUhe fringe of this trade has been
• touched, and if China is really adopting
the - western style of dress it • means
that a market of enormous proportions
.will be cpened up."
Liriiitetf Wax Product
of Madagascar
v-_ .\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'-. - — — -r_ — ; •;\u2666
THE .American' consulate at Tama- ;
tave is flooded with letters of In- ;
quiry consequent upon the publi
cation of Consul W. H. Hunt's re-"
ports respecting rafia wax and . manioc/
root, ,and the - following: facts are given
to place" merchants and importers on
their, guard against overestimating the
[capabilities of Ma/lagascar:
\ "As \ to the"" development of the two
products of the "island.- a new wax or
gum found-i n "the rafia palm' and
manioc root* or cassava, for exporta
tion' for the., manufacture of alcohol,
both are still 'only in their experi
mental . stage and the supplies are still
gmall.'i -j The. supply- of .wax would
barely, satisfy, the many demands for
samples alone/ and 'the -suggested or
ders-for thousands of tons of manioc "*
root 'are , yet quite incompatible with '
the present output- -That these . in- ••
dustries. are "capable' of being greatly
developed; in the future is more than -
probable, but to guard against er
roneous Ideas It is Well to -Inform
American merchants that .nothing. on a
large scale is yet to J>e looked for "
Germans to Promote
Trade With Asia Minor
.!-''*• •-<\u25a0\u0084 . - .\u25a0 •
.•">| ONSULV GENERAL. RICHARD
\u25a0'\u25a0 : '; GUEXTHER of -Frankfurt , says',
',\^vl*t that to \u25a0: promote ' German \ trade
v "with the Balkan states and Asia
Minor,* a.:, syndicate • "German
manufacturers and "merchants "has been
formed -at Berlin;* which ; otters its
members the following advantages :'\u25a0
Information concerning the purchas
ing > capacity and business - conditions
of the different districts in those ' coun
tries, a description \u25a0of articles salable
there 4 including;/ the -• procurement; .-" of -
samples of merchandise Imported and
of ; the; products '-which are-, raised for
export in~ those. Oriental; districts. This
company will open general agencies at
Belgrade, I Sofia,"* Salonika,:
Adrianople, Constantinople and 'Smyr
na,^ which will'answer/ all inquiries
about business matters . and ' attend to
the introduction and sale of goods, as
also to." the purchasing of raw ma
terials ' and products indigenous ' to said
countries/, acting 'in : this,, way as the
representative : and commissioned agent
for* German firms.
Gossip in Railway Circles
D- W. HORSBURGH, freight au
v dltor of -the; Southern- Pacific," is
-\u25a0 the last oflWial 'of the auditor's
, .* department to feel the hand of
Erastus Young, .chief auditor _of.;the
Harrimari lines. About two 'years, ago
George D. Smith was sent to the freight
auditor's oflice in this city\" from Texas
by-Erastus Young, assigned to no par
ticular duties. He was 'engaged/ ap
parently iii evolving a 'system. .'* A few
days \u25a0 ago he was. appointed , assistant ]
freight; auditor in an 1 official -circular, c
and ; alf ew days Clater another : circular "
wai. issued, by,;Erastus'Young-direct
ing -"that all; correspondence should be'
directed ito ; George D.* Smlthr assistant
; freight/, auditor,* .which^jjroclaims "him \u25a0
the. • real. freighta'uditor.'of the Southern •
Pacific, X while D. ' Horsburgh enjoys ;
the- tltlc.'SfSra&HßgHgggHSgjW
Patrick J.Kf ndelon^' chief special agent
of £ the"- Southern-. Pacific^ is.^declared -to .
be-the' v ; speediest 'strike -breaker An .^he ':
United States.^iThe six^smaH ; boys who*
announced f--.. their determination .-"! last^
.We^nesdaj*. ,to ;go " on ; -\ strike :_ if . not*
'grantedran Jimmedlater raise of r aalar>y<.
to "show j- their .;•• quality *of mind com-",
mericed , tb;* create V a "rough* house" ; : ln
the " hall" and i passed \u25a0a ? series "of ' reso- '
lutiorisnot at;air'complimentarjC2to .the >
ancestry; o f » H.' li>, Metcalf , j who < had .re-*
fused/ their; demands,' Kindelon swoopod \
down .upon 1 ; them 'like * the /Assyrian of '.
old'and; .with ithe 'aid of shoe -leather
helped \ them \tojr the ,V elevator. V*j Four 1
small- ;boys,%accompanied by*their*ma
mas.' pleaded ?. yesterday "to\* be "taken
back into ; the -Harriman ; fold. : ":f T
-.'..;"Wh'o put' that loaded cigar in F. W.
;Th6mpson's/desk?' % ' : ' • "
; This is worrying the general, agent
of^the, Rock Island lines, while; some'of
his|suspeeted^ f rienoa \u25a0 have been en
deayorlng;to"fclear 7 their reputations -of
the\charge 'that, "they are -practical
\u25a0jokersJ* -:" : '- <: - "".;>'. ':, ' ,^\
;^A;'.;S.iMann ; says ., that / Thompson's -'
cigart created a'panic^in ;the big; ticket!
offlee ; of ". the ," Southern ': PaciflcVand tw6 -
ladles « r ( excitedly/declared; they l believed ?
that? a\bbmb \had j been thrown'^ into "'. the
,bunding>^ThompsohVdenie3;the 'charge '-'.
that ; he^willfully; i to" frighten
any prospective » •Yosemite ;j; j passengers, : ,
foriyieptook'tthe -cigar"; from':; his desk 7
andgthe r first thing, he 1 knew, wasjthat
itfspread; out! like^aS fan fafter he had
lightedSit.; wentlbff ; with a';tremendo*U3 \u25a0-
explosion^ andif rlghtened-lhim^ more "
than ; it jdid "anybody; eJse.^This is not
Thompson's v ; first t/experiencet /experience with -a*
loaded Jcigar.- He vividly : recalls ; how
th ?i late Tony. Brunswick presented ; him
mm 10, wo
Verses Current in the
Press of the Nation
\i HEART O* MY HEART
HEART o* My* Heart, as the day li
V done
-Homeward I turn to the?,
Knowing, full well at the set
ting sun. f
Love waits to welcome me.*
Weary my feet, but I hast;* away
.After the toll Is through,
Eager to see and eager to be. .
Heart o' My Heart, with you.
Heart o" My Heart, we take our way
On through the fleeting years;
Snows of winter and rains of May,
Never with doubt or fear*.
Smoother the path of my tired feet.
'Brighter the skies of blue; -..
Sweeter the.re3t in the snug home nest.
: Heart o' My Heart, with you.
Heart o' My Hearth come good, come ill.
:"*Stormy the weather or bright.
Gleamings of love your. dear eyes fill,
..Shining by day or night.
Onward I go. your hand in mine,
.Strong in your love so true;
fair as the rose now tl>e old -world
grows. -. .
Heart o* My Heart, with you. >U
Heart o' My Heart, we side by side
• Wander_on Love's highway; .
Hand in hand whatever betide.
. Trusting-, let come what may.
Slowly the sun dips in the West.
..-; Still I my way pursue"
On*to the goal of the weary soul, .
Hoarto* My "Heart, with youi
— The Commoner.
THE BROKEN VASE
This vase, where the. white rose dies,
• By touch ot, a wing was cleft.
Grazing it, song bird wise;
No sound revealed the reft.
The slight, the secret wound .
. Has grown from day to day.
Stealthily creeping around.
j Biting the crystal away..
Its dew no more- protects
'~ The rose that hangs forgot.
; Dying, yet none suspects '' ." *
'Tis broken — touch it not.
A hand we love may wound
, By. touch in gentlest guise.
Then, with no sign; no sound.
The heart broken and lore dies.
The world sees not. nor knows;
But the heart's one wounded spot
Weeps life blood, and "deepens • and
grows;
'Tia broken — touch It not
—From Sully Prudhomme. by Curtis
Hidden Page, in the Metropolitan.
Two Views of a Noted
Reactionary^
WE say of him . (Pobiedonoat
seu') that It was he more than
any or perhaps all other men
I who restrained , Alexander II
from granting more reforms .in
Russia, who made Alexander 111 a recluse
and his reign of period of repression,
reaction and intolerance; who held
"Nicholas II .back as much as .possible
from the* granting of "reforms, ' who
chiefly " incited V. persecutions of . Jews,
; Stundists and others,, who .urged, the
;-. Czar" to break ' faith" with'; and "to -'opt
press : Finland." and who was for * mot-*
than a. generation the head and front
of opposition to popular education." to
popular participation -in the goverri
ment and; to the recognition of those
popular rights and liberties which in
all other civilized countries are. a mat
ter of course. Upon all these polnt3 he
and his critics were and are perfectly
agreed. The difference Is" not in'th#
thing seen, but in the point of .view
from which It is seen.. He regarded
himself as the good genius of Russia.
-His critics: regarded him as the .evil
.genius. And" both based their judg*
men t upon the same undisputed fact-^ 1
: 'A;recalling of .the facts Is a sufficient
Jcommentary upon him and his career.
,-:HV was as earnest as Torquemada,' as
abstemious as Robespierre, and in say
- ing and believing that "the falsest of
political principles : is that of the sov
ereignty of. the people" he was as sin
cere as Lyoff Tolstoi is in declaring
patriotism to be the most Infamous of
crimes. — New York Tribune.
with one, and from that day he vow«d
-that he would never". carry .loaded
cigars.
"\u25a0.\u25a0"•."; •';:.•:' • "•'.-• '.-
F. W. Thompson, general agent of the
Rock Island lines, ' is expected In th«
city today. He has been through tha
southern part of the state on business
for his company. ' -\u25a0\u25a0--;..-:
• • • •
S.;G. Hatch, general passenger agent
of the Illinois Central railroad, arrived
yesterday with C. Haydock. commercial
agent of that line :at Lo» .Angeles
Hatch had been spending & f«w weeki
in the southern part of the state mak
ing ?an Inspection of the different
agencies.
;--\ s. - - \u25a0• \u25a0 • • - •: '.
vG. TV. Colby, general agent of- the -
Great Northern, has returned from a
trip through the southern part of, the
'- ----?'.. • * - •
W. J. ShotwellC^ne of the directors^
-of v the Western Pacific and general •*
agent of L theS Gould _ lines, say a that
considerable work will be. don«s ?»oon
6 W tr ° C .^ aCk in S around
Stockton. Marysville and Oroville. . arid
.^that material * is now being gathered
.. Virgil ; G. chief e^slnear of
the \Vestern Pacific, has left. for a trio
of inspection of the work which 1» be
ing, done in j the 'Feather, river \u25a0 canyon
,He expects to be absent a week or t»*n*
days. ' '\u25a0. \u25a0 .
..George B. Farren, generaj \ chairman
of the ; brotherhod of locomotive fire
men, with- a representative of each' «»f
; the weight « divisions, is now in sessiXi
with- the y operating officials of th»»
TSoulhern- Pacific with regard •to the"
*newv schedule 4 which was adopted 'r^. ,
centlyin Chicago/ It expected th*^
the conference will last a w««u
' \u25a0' HKSBEBEr '"•-*''
\u25a0 Five more passing tracks were or
dered to be built at once on the road
and Truckee by Gen
eral Manager ; E. E.:i Calvin yesterday
.With the five , ordered previously, the?;
will b« ten altogether for ' the road
over the Sierra Nevada. Some of thSe
sidings :ar^3.BOO feet:iong.i and several
more ,wlll be , built: as soon-as th^ ™
.terlal.can be assembled. * ma "
The freight car situation is'in fairly
good, shaped According, (o ,the reoort
:ln x General Superintendent W s. p«»
•mer's office .there were 590 ca^g o ' A "L'
.254,on _th«;team tracks, gt which mi
,werejunloaded.;and 130 *&s"*, h 4 .l°*
of ;whlcH 113 were . unloaded. '