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OWNS 70 the enormous expense incurred, the
prices for this engagement win b a. $50
and 81.
Seats now on sale
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was informed that it was an opinion &C
cepted and unreservedly concurred in by
Secretary Tracey. The Maine, twenty
years ago, could have faced the war ships
of the world and have swept them out of
existence, one after the other, with COM
parative ease.
SIS the Maine then to be invincible?n
you ask. Not at all. The invincible war
ship has never yet been built. and proba-
bly, never will be built Naval develop
ment take it all in all, is never one sided.
Side by side with development in protec-
tive armor we have always seen and proba-
bly, always shall see, development in de-
structive forces. Look at the Names own
wonderful guns, with which she has yet to
be equipped, as a convincing example of
the truth of the trite assertion. -Four of
those guns are to be placed in the cruisers
turrets, two in each. Any one of those
four guns is capable of hurting 500 pound
steel ball at the rate of 1000 feet per sec
ono, distance of nine miles, or as men in
gunnery say. an effective distance of
nine miles. That means that those enor
nous guns car be so delicately adjusted as
to insure, with proper handling, the strik-
ing of target nine miles away, even though
the target itself cannot be seen, its position
being merely Indicated by some other OBJ
ject The masts of hostile vessel, for eX
ample, are in sight nine miles away, but
the hull is below the horizon Perhaps no
masts are seen-nothing but the smoke
from the smoke stack. Even that is often
sufficient to indicate to the practiced eye
the position of vessels deck. One of the
| big guns is trained and in less than half a
minute later If all calculations be correct
and the aim be true-and in modern war
| fare nothing is left to chance-a 500-pound
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Not in the world. England has one or
two just one size larger-for great war
ships, like needles and pearl buttons, come
in sizes-and there are "a few of this larger
size elsewhere in the civilized world. This
government is now making arrangements
to have two of the extra large size cruisers
built, but it will take five years 10 construct
them, and that will give the Maine at least
three years to enjoy the honor OF being at
the head of the American navy, and to be
the admiraps flagship. After she is
launched she will go into dry dock to re-
ceive her armor belt, plaitings, ETC., ma
chinery, guns and her famous hollow steel,
or military" masts, with revolving gun
platforms aloft These, with her abilities
as torpedo boat. have been so often and
so fully described that it is not necessary
to do more than refer to them here. There
has, in fact, been no intention in the pres
ent article of INDUCING in a repetition of
details, the only object being to invite re
newed attention, at what seems an appro-
pirate time, to the steady increase of great
war vessels in the once feeble American
navy, and also to take hasty passing
glance at the tremendous possibilities of
modern warfare. We all hope, am sure,
that the future of the new American navy
may ever be a peaceful one; but suppose all
our hopes should count for naught, and
suppose the great cruiser and war ship,
Maine, so soon to be launched with fair
young girls smile and benediction, should
find itself in deadly contest with foreign
vessel of equal power and resources. What
a battle of the giants that would bel
w II CURTIS JR
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steel cannon ball will tumble with an I'M
ceremonious and all destructive crash on
to the deck of that hostile vessel, nine miles
away. Long distance combats will proba-
bly, be preferred at sea hereafter, especi-
ally as the projectiles referred to are war
ranted to pierce, at thousand yards, the
armor of almost anything afioat.
Then, too, neither the Maine nor any
other vessel is completely armored. The
Maine is to wear an armor belt and to carry
such other armor as will afford reasonable
and perhaps almost absolute protection to
her vital parts, such as her engines, boiler,
steering apparatus, powder magazine, con-
ming tower Tor wheelhouse as we lands
men are most apt to call it,, torpedo room,
etc. Men are not yet considered vital parts
of war ship and poor Jack in action will
be in almost as much danger of running
against bullet or cannon ball on board
the new steel armored cruiser Maine as
were his gallant elder brethren of the old
wooden Cumberland's crew. There are
parts of the Names decks, and elsewhere
in the vessel too, which might easily be
swept by shells, even of the old-fashioned
sort. The Maine is going TO be a seven
knot vessel, and she will not carry pound
of extra armor that would be likely to in
terfere with that rate of speed.
The views here presented furnish excel
lent representations of scenes on the Main @
during the present week. Men-mostly
riveters-are at work everywhere, hasten
ing to get the new cruiser in readiness for
launching. The interior resembles that
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ical old school-old Captain Coffin, you
might almost believe, come back to life
again and rugged out in the sea togs which
always commanded his heartest affection
and the best efforts Of his pen. Still think
ing of the wondrously rapid strides in the
science of naval architecture addressed
myself to this rare old specimen of ali that
used to seem best in American seamanship,
and after little Introductory talk said:
at wouldn't, perhaps be too much to say
that this cruiser, if afloat twenty years ago,
could have more than held her own against
the whole British navy of that day."
There was mild but unmistakable con-
tempt in the glance the veteran mariner be-
slowed upon me, and the conviction was
fast stealing over me that indeed it was too
much to say, and that 1 myself had rashly
said it in the presence of superior wisdom.
When the old man finally spoke, his words
brought genuine relief.
eff that ere craft was afloat twenty years
ago." he said slowly and impressively,
'shed "a been more than match, single
handed, for all the navies of the hull
world''
| Sweeping. wasn't it? But when little
later l talked with distinguished naval of
ficers. naval constructors and naval
draughtsnen l found that the old salts
opinion was their opinion too. Indeed,
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bic Merrimac. Details and figures illus
trative of the dimensions Of the Maine, and
of what she may be expected to perform,
have been published many times of late,
but when yesterday had explored every
section Of the great hull in its still unfin-
ished state, stood outside the ship house
which still ineloses it to view, the NAM
moth steel Prov, poking out, as it does,
through the front wall and stretching land
ward; surveying the stately proportions of
the stern, towering far above the basin
into which the vessel is to be launched, and
then looked along the outer sides from
stem to bow, l thought of the time when
John Erickson's Monitor was welcomed as
the hope of the nation in its hour of crises
and gloom, and realized that here, indeed,
was development in the art of building iron
war-ships. For had the Maine been afioat
at the time of that memorable combat be-
tween the Monitor and the Merrimac il
could have acted the part of arbiter with a
vengeance and sent both those terrors OF
eastern coast waters to the bottom within
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THE NEW WAR SHIP.
The Scenes at the Recent Launch.
ING of the Maine.
AN ESTIMATE OF HER EFFICIENCY
She Could Have Sunk Both the Monitor
and the Merrimac in One
Minute.

BROOKLYN, n. Y, Nov.l2, 1S90.-lSpecial
correspondence of TIE HERALD. Just be-
fore noon on Tuesday, the 18th inst, there
will be launched from the Brooklyn navy
yard the greatest war vessel and armored
steel cruiser combined that has ever yet
floated under the flag of this country. The
fact that she has been thus far constructed
entirely by the United States government,
and not by private contract, would be In
itself sufficient to make the occasion an in
reresting and important one, but even that
fact aside, the day will be red-letter one
in the annals of the American navy, for
1t will mark another and giant stride
in the renewed life of an Invaluable branch
of the national service which, less than a
decade ago, seemed almost doomed, not to
obliteration exactly, but to lingering, use
less and unhonored existence, with all its
glories in the past and none to be hoped for
In the future.
When, therefore, the great steel ship
slides easily into deep water on the day ap-
pointed for its launching, AID Miss Viii
merding, the granddaughter of the secre-
tary of the navy, amid the booming of guns,
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the screeching of whistles, the dipping of
colors and the cheers of thousands of sea
men and Iandsmen, christens it the
Maine, " it will all mean that new mari
time monster has been let loose on the sea
to maintain, and defend, if need be, whether
at home or abroad, the honor of the flag it
sails under and the rights of the people it
represents. That by the time il is fully
equipped and ready to go into commission,
it will be amply able to do all that is eX-
pected of it, and to cope with any foe on
equal terms, is the chief reason why the
launching of the Maine in this present
month of November appeals to the pride
and the enthusiasm of patriotic Americans
everywhere. Its actual completion two
years hence-for the launching is simply
that of massive shell with empty COM
partments give to the whole country
an added sense of security in case of
threatened foreign invasion and an added
feeling of readiness to act in case of foreign
insult or injustice.
For the Maine, although called a cruiser.
is also war-ship, and is built to hold her
own against war-ships. She is not a revo-
luton in naval architecture, but is rather
a development, and, so far as this country
is concerned, is the one illustration of the
highest stage of development recorded in
the era which began when the little orig
inal Monitor was sent down to Hampton
Roads to put an end to the destructive per-
formances of the then confessedly invinci-
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course as to whether it is NEST convenient
to build the vessel with her prov pointing
landward or seward. Vessels have even
,been laanched broadside out, but that is
rare andsa little clumsy. The Maine will
be launched just as thousands of wooden
ships have been launched before her, no
change in launching methods have been
deemed necessary to meet the requirements
of iron vessels. When she slides into the
water the largest war ship in the United
States will be af1oat
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of mammoth foundry. Here and there
the electric drill, obtaining its motor power
through single thin cable, is making its
2,400 revolutions minute, and astonish-
ing even the men who handle it by the mar
velous rapidity of its work. No complete
sketch of the vessel in its present state can
be taken because of the fsct that its s.ship
house, still encloses it and rafters, board
ings and gang planks are on all sides of it..
The view from the main deck shows sec
ton Of the navy yard water front, with
some of the White Squadron vessels moored
to the dock. The "White Squadron" by the
way is landsman's term, and is not recog-
nizsd by naval officers. 1t is the fashion
just now in this country to paint all iron
war ships white. By fhe slime the Maine
is ready to go into conhissions SOME other
color may be in vogue
The view of the stern of the Maine shows
also the basin into which she will be
launched, for the Maine is going into the
water stern foremost There is no special
rule as to this, everything depending Of
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IMPORTANT TESTIMONY.

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WANTED.

The names and addresses of the two men
who accompanied Miss Amanda Olsen to
the police office the night Frank Hall was
shot o. W. POWERS, attorney,
OnDnsite Cullen hotel.
The morning call., 1890-12-16
HOMELESS, BOYS.
REPORTS of Two Catholic institutions for
Their

Reports Of Two Catholic Institutions for
Their Care.
According TO the quarterly report of the
Youths Directory, issued yesterday, The
following results have been accomplished by
that institution:
The number of boys in the directory at
the commencement of quarter, September
1st was 81. Received during the quarter
from dissipated and unfortunate parents.
So; friends of the boys, IS; City Prison, o;
streets OF the city, .; Aid Society, /; Aims
house. /; Society for Prevention OF Cruelty
to Children, 6. Disposed OF during the
quarter TO st. VincentS Orphan Asylum,
30; Infants Orphan Asylum, South San
francisco, 10; returned to parents and rela-
tlves, %; homes with families, 10; left with
out permission, 2; hospital. l, Remaining
IN directory December l, 1890 As.
FREE EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.
During the past three mont there were
14o applications for work. OF these, 1877 Sc
cured employment.as follows: Factories,
p; shops, A; stores, 80; offices, 81 ;
farms, 16.
A report from Father MeKinnion of st.
Nlncents Orphan Asylum, San Rafael, pub
at the beginning of the present year 564
boys were IN the house; since that time 2l3
were received and ia discharged leaving
6o3 IN the house at the present time. In the
ltcunicai SCHOOL at The present time 43 boys
are learning trades. OF the COS boys in the
house there Is large number for whom no
State aid is received. Those for whom the
State pays average % cents each per day
bat it has been found that the institution
cannot support, clothe, feed and educate
them for less than - cents. Besides this,
repairs and improvements, etc, are con-
Stantly needed, Involving in the aggregate
large sums, for which the State allows moth
ing.
Father McKnnion makes an eloquent ap-
peal for AID TO establish large technical
school, which in time would become self
supporting, and also teach the boys useful
TRADES
The morning call., 1890-12-16
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.
Contributtons-A Library and Museu
Nominations.

Contributtons-A Library and Museum
Nominations.
AT meeting of the Academy of Sciences
held last evening at the rooms of the Me-
chanics' Institute DR.. w. Ii. Hardness pre-
sided.
The following contributions TO the NIL
scum were reported: Uranium of polar
bear, by DR.. Joseph Pesca of San Fran
cisco; one marsaful, in flesh, by DIR. a.
Behr OF San francisco; five bird skins, by
Charles Ii. Townsend of the United States
steamer Albatross: one reptile, by w. $.
Bryant of San Francisco.
line nominating committee appointed at
the last meeting presented the following
names to be balloted on at the next meeting
OF the society, and. if elected, to serve the
organization for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent. w. III. Hardness; First Vice-Presi-
dent, Ii: III. Bebr; Second Vice-Presdent,
Ge orge HewstoD; Recording Secretary, j.
X. Scnpham; Corresponding Secretary. F.
Gutzkow; Treasurer, l.. II. Foote; Libra
rian, Charles Troyer; Director of Museum,
J. u. Cooper; 1rustees-C. F. Croker, W.
G. Burnett, George c. Perkins, ID. Z. Mo-
lera, Irving M. Scott. John Taylor.
Walter Bryant, who has just returned
from trip to Mexico aud Lower California,
addressed the members very briefly on the
subject of Fire Sticks" (Bacchus), a kind of
wood used by the natives to strike fire. He
brought a specimen of the wood from Mex
leo, and al the next meeting Of the society
Will show the members how fire can be
drawn from the wood
The morning call., 1890-12-16
kALAKAUA'S VISIT.
He Makes q Tour of Inspection to the
Union Iron w.rka.

He Makes q Tour of Inspection to the
Union Iron W.,rks.
King Kalakaua, accompanied by Admiral
George Brown, steamed over to the Union
Iron Works yesterday morning, and spent
several hours in inspecting the nearly COM
pleted hull of the coastdefense vessel Mon
terey. He was also shown the plans of the
projected cruiser, No. g. and the battle-ship
Oregon, in all of which he showed the keen
est interest. A tour of inspection was made
also through the machine foundry, and the
pattern and boiler shops, after which the
party was driven to the residence of Irving
M. Scott, at 507 Harrison street, where an
elaborate lunch was served.
Yesterday the King sent the following
communication 70 the President of the
Women's Educational and Industrial Union
December Is. 1890.
President Womef's Educational and Indus
trial UnfOn-MADAM: L am commanded by
his Majesty. the King, TO lender to you the Gu
cioeed check, Which he begs you will accept, in
behalf OF The Women's Educational aud Indus
trial Union. and include in the receipts Of the
entertainments In and Of tile society,"
His Majesty further commands me TO EXPRESS
10 you ana tie ladies' OF the committee the gre at
pleasure the entertainment afforded him and
that This little subscription is rendered To show
his sympathy for the objects OF your society. I
have tie honor to remain, your most obedient
servant, q. w. MACFARLANE
His Majesty's Chamberlain
The morning call., 1890-12-16
A RELIEF SOCIETY
To Be Formed With the Native Sons
Surplus Funds.

To Be Formed With the Native Sons
Surplus Funds.
Last night the General Committee. N. S.
G. W., OF Admission-day celebration, held
a meeting at Pioneer Hall, wound up its
affairs and adjourned sine die.
Secretary Doolan read circular issued
by the Executive Committee, in whose
hands had been left the question of devising
ways and means for the disposal of the
surplus, in which the formation of an in
corporated relief society was recommended.
ri. a. Dorm moved its adoption, Fred Lee
seconding the motion.
A long and stormy debate followed in
which amendments, counter motions and
substitutes were moved, pressed and with
drawn, and after two hours of such pro-
eeedipgs the original motion was passed. 1t
was then ordered that the Executive Com
mittee pass only such bills as are nominal.
the rest OF the money to 60 into the Relief
Fund.
Votes Of thanks were passed in favor Of
the press for their indulgence. the Pioneers
for the use of the hall, and power was given
to the Executive Committee ito vote such
thanks as it deemed proper" The amount
OF money yet on hand is S5S98 70. The COM
mlttee adjourn ed sine die.
The morning call., 1890-12-16

Miss L. Jordan, Miss R. Porter, Miss N.
Breslin. the Misses J. and M. Welton, Miss
A. Donivan. Miss NJ. McAleer, Miss s. Nc
Dermott, Miss Little. Miss A. Brown, the
Misses J. and N. Diez, Miss M. Hayden.
Miss NJ; Lyden, Miss Conley. the Misses M.
Messrs. J. Herman. Mr. Trowl, Mr.. An
NJ. Hildebrand, S. Drugen, W. Barrett, D.
Maloney, 6. Tuttsbers. T. Taylor, G. Mont
gomery. J. Kelly, F. Kelly, J, Conroy. P.
a. Bresiin. II. Austin. E Flynn, d. Denehy,
Bishop, E. Cheline, T. MeInery, Thomp-
SON j. Kenney, T. Flood. G. Feldman. G.
Gardner, Il. Deseker. c. Whittier, J.
Kramer, b. Neville, w. Higgins. L. Bailey,
w. Long.
Pacific Coast Weddings.
On Saturday at Fresno Miss Mamie Town
send of this city and Mr.. A. B. Gaynard Jr.
of Madeira were married. The groom is the
son of Mr.. A B. Gaynard, one of the most
prominent and highly respected citizens of
MADEIRA.
Birch and Miss Susan Hall were united in
marriage by Rev. E. j. Harper.
The wedding of Mr. Arthur Harris and
MISS Nellie Pickett of Santa Rosa, at the
residence of the brides grandmother, Mrs.
Stuart, In Glen Ellen, Tuesday afternoon.
''oo ~ CNtHt, dIlu Wa dlttDutu US
number Of friends from San FRANCHISES
ihe ceremony was performed by the Rev.
j.. Avery Shepherd of Santa Rosa. where
the happy pair will make their home.
Society Personals.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Sawtelle have been
visiting in Fresno.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. a. Dunphy of this city
are visiting in Santa Cruz.
Miss Ella Judge has gone to visit Miss
Margaret McGrath of Linda.
1t is authoritatiyely stated that Rear
Admiral Belknap has no intention of re-
questing to be relieved from the command
Of the Asiatic Squadron and that Rear
Admiral Benham has received no intimation
that he will be detached from command of
the Mare Island Maynard.
MIR. and Mrs. Z. w. Hopkins returned
from the East on Sunday. They were de-
tanned thirteen hours near The Needles,
owing to railroad accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. b. Carroll (nee HanchetD
have returned from their wedding tour
through Washington and Oregon and are
settled in Sacramento.
Mrs. William II. Chamberlain and her
sister. Miss Celestine Preston. have gone to
Colorado to join Colonel Chamberlain, who
Is there on official business.
MI, and Mrs. James a. Code have re-
moved to l420 Webster street. and will re-
celye ON Thursdays in January.
Mrs. Z. T.. Gibbs and the Misses Lille and
NiIgie Gibbs have gone East, and will re-
main away all of the winter.
Miss Lena Sehell has returned from a
visit to relatives in Modesto.
Miss Mae Whitney. who is visiting her
aunt in Philadelphia. will remain East until
next January.
Miss Maud Hollingsworth of Woodland is
paying visit to friends here
Mrs. John Hayes Hammond, Miss Lucia
ki:tle, Mss Alice Griffith and Mr.. Donald
I. Campbell left New York yesterday to
returRyo this CITY,
Mr:and Mrs. b. G. Crane have come over
to the Pleasanton from San Rafael Tor The
winter.
Mrs. DR.. Griffith OF this city is visiting her
old class-mate. Mrs. j. l.. Ross of Redwood
City.
MI Walter Turnbull has been paying
visit IN frjandS-a Nadaro
The morning call., 1890-12-16
PIatedWare Department.

Fancy chased Napkin Rings 80. s.
Three-piece Child Set, Knife,
Fork and Steel.
One.half dozen fancy pattern
Teaspoons.
Child's Silver Cup.
One half dozen fancy Fruit
Knives. in satin box. .......
FarlH engraved Butter-dish. 49,. |
Embossed Berry-dish, silver
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Fancy engraved Cake Basket. :. j
Oxidized silver Shaving Mugs. :. /
Fancy engraved tve-bottle Dinner
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The morning call., 1890-12-16
HIGH LICENSE DISCUSSED.


The Police Commissioners Have Endorsed
the Proposition.
All the Police Commissioners were present
at the meeting of the board last night
President Hammond presided. They were
waited on by large committee Of high
license advocates composed of representa-
tive men. The meeting was, as usual, secret,
but Mr. Hammond gave the information
that the commission had agreed to CO.
operate with the committee. He said that
no definite understanding had been arrived
at, but it was probable that something would
be done at the next meeting.
This matter engaged the attention Of the
board during the en- lire session.