The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-13
rjF1ARs WITH CHINA-S. A. H., City. En-.
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AHjF2ARs WITH oHINA-s. A. e., city. En-.
{SIkkEe9 gland has had Two with China in.
SA My cldent to one OF which, as It were, was
the Tapping Rebellion. The Q. q. can
not Tor your personal curiosity enter upon dis
QUESTION OF the causes and the Justification OF
these wars. They are subjects of history in
DOCKS readily accessible at any of the libraries.
The war OF 1S35-42 arose out of the trade in
opium by the British and other residents and
was brought to close on the goth of August
1872 by the treaty of peace signed before Nan
KIN. The conditions were lasting peace and
friendship between the two empires; China
TO pay 81, 900 600, Canton. Annoy, FoOchoufoO,
Ningpo and Shanghai to be opened to the British
and ConSuls 10 reside there; Hong Kong to be
ceded IN perpetuity to England and Chusan and
kulang 10 be held by the British until the pro-
visions are fulfilled. The non-fultllmenr of this
treaty led gradually to the war of 1867, be-
ginning With the outrage on the British l0rcha
Arrow in Canton River on the SJh of October,
and France allied with England. In June, 1855
the treaty OF peace was signed at Tentsin con-
dilonlng that ambassadors be at both courts;
freedom OF trade; tolerance of Christianity; ex-
pehses OF wars to be borne by China: revised
tarlH; term "P' {Darbartan) no longer to be ap-
Piled to Europeans. The rebellion now broke
out on the 21st of August 1860, continuing I'M
I'll and also after the cath OF October, when
convention was signed in Peking ratIfying the
llentsn treaty; apology given for the attack
made upon the British envoy in the river Pei-Ho
in June. 1859; large indemnity payable imme.
diately and compensation in money given TO the
families OF The murdered prisoners; KulaDg
ceded IN exchange for ChuSan and tie treaty and
convention TO be proclaimed throughout The EN-
pine The French and English afterWaId as
sisted the Government against the rebels.
ALEXANDER HAMILToN-M. N. Y, Glen
brook, Cal. The life OF Alexander Hamilton was
deeply interviewer with the history OF the Ameri-
eau Revolution, with the formation and adoption
OF the Constitution of the United States and civil
administration of Washington. But he never
held the rank OF General. He was Colonel and
In 1898 was appointed Inspector General of the
| Army. He was OF Scotch descent, and the resi-
| dence OF his paternal grandfather al the
family seat of Grange, AYRSHIRE, Scotland. Ham
| lllon Tell at the first fire on the 11th OF July,
| 1904, IN duel with Aaron Burr Vice President
OF he United States, at sequestered place on the
| west Dank OF the Hudson at Neehawkeu. The
| remains are buried In Trinity Church yard New
1otk,anu while the @. c. has not the Inscription OIL
the sareophagus, the same Is readily obtaDable.
Inc Grange" which was Hamtons country
| residence, was on the upper part of Manhattan
| Island, and the thirteen trees which he planted
| IN comnemoral1on OF The original States OF the
| Union are still about the place where the man
sion on the bluff overlooked the Hudson on one
side aud Long Island Sound on the other. not far
from what is now One Hundred and Forthwith
street. Weebawken was once very much fire.
quented but is hardly ever visited 10 these latter
days III fact everything is changed. The mar
row ledge OF rock where Hamilton fell has made
way Tor The West Side Railroad, and the mOut-
| ment on The spot erected by the st. Andrews
| Society was gradually destroyed by visitors and
taken away IN pieces as souvenirs of sad trag-
/ edy. But IT, as you say you "are closely con
| nected with General Hamilton !" you should
| know all these things, for they are part of his
| tory.
|
| OCEAN TEMPERATURE. L.. San Diego, Cal,
| Captain II. f. Picking, U. 5. N, photographer,
! furnishes the Q. C. with the following table.
showing the average monthly temperatures of
the water at the surface of the sea, the tempera-
fnVDa off Gan Iran md Gan Iag.
| taken from compilation made by the hydro
grauhlc Office, U. 5. N, a few years ago. and