The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-25

EDITORIAL NOTES.

The holiness displayed by Manuel Garcia, the
liking Of the Cuban forests" and his followers,
plainly shows The effect of peculation and misrue
in that far land. II is reported that when the
GoveruoI-Generals proclamation against brig
andage was published, the bahdit chief noncha-
lantiy entered Havana, purchased a copy of La
LacIsd, visited several cafes, became very much
Intoxicated ard wound up by mounting the bal
cony of one OF Havana's principal hotels ana de-
Iiyefiug speech. in which he dehed the Gov
ernor soldiers and police. Perhaps the picture
is little CverdrawD, but the disposition SO lar
manifested by the officials, soldiers and people
does not show that the new Governors deter.
miDation and proclamation TO spare no trouble
or expense in stamping out the bandit hordes
that inlest the mountainous districts are going TO
prove very successful.
The armor-plate contest at Annapolis gave the
naval authorities an opportunity to test the mer.
its Of The new steel rifles, in the construction Of
which thousand men are now employed In the
Naval Ordnance Factory at Washington. The
way they used up the CANNED plate, The armor
used by Britain on her great war vessels, de-
lighted the men who manned the guns. The pen
eirating force OF these rifles is enormous. The
6-nch rifle, the principal one used il tn expert
ment, hurls projeclile through 101a inches oil
wrought iron 1000 yards from the muZZle. The
S.inch rfr, Which was also tiled on the plates,
VIII pierce 16 $40 inches of iron at The same
distance. The 1o-iHch rifles, constructed for the
MiantoDomah, Will send shot through 81 inches
OF iron 1000 yards away, and the Pinch rifles,
batteries of which are 10 be located at New
York, Boston and San Francisco, VIII penetrate
% inches of iron at range OF 1000 feet
The use OF smokeless powde: has opened the
eyes of the prominent military men OF Europe
10 The necessity of nauguralng changes in the
methods OF conducting campaigns. AT the Hun
garian military maneuyets, where a battalions
of infantry, SO squadrons Of cavalry and Us
pieces of artillery were engaged in heavy firing
for several hours, Tie commanding officers were
unable 10 judge of the position and strength OF
the opposing forces as OF yore. II took consid-
cradle time 10 locate the firing batteries, aud
white the infantry operated under cover it could
ardly be discovered at all, and estimate
could be made OF its force and movements
These fact demonstrate the truthlulness of Bis
maIck's declaration, that The methods OF modern
warfare are becoming destructive that nations
hesitate 10 engage IN deadly conflict.
Secretary Rusk has been tatterng the farmers
OF Ohio. In a speech reviewing the events and
changes Of the past thirty years he traced tile
develop ment Of agriculture in the United States,
presented vivid picture or It's present condition
and forecast It's probable condition half century
hence, when / 80 100000 people would look to
agriculture for their daily food aud when every
acre would be called upon 10 produce double
what ii does now.
The Boston Herald heads an edlo rial on the
new harbor defenses A Waste of Money" and
suggests that the income OF the S7,500,000 10 be
spent Oh the haTb0r fortiications If devoted to
free excursions for school cnldren great enter
tainmenis in The public squares. and like pur-
poses, might do an immense amount of good.
Perhaps II would, but strong Notifications will
make US secure at home and respected abroad.
Appearances indicate that hereafter the Gov
eminent OF Britain Will have TO give more atten-
ton TO colonial affairs for her subjects in dis
tant lands are manif' sting a more independent