The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-03

did not go clear TO Cuba. An Inspector. who
was detailed TO investigate the matter, found
that several who had made the journey overland
had secured substitutes willing To take the trip
to Cuba for a consider alton OF $3.50 or $500.
The investigation further disclosed the TACT tnaC
the practies had been going on Tor some time
ana that regular brokerage business III suOsti-
tutes had been built up. The predictions made
when the privilege of transit In bond was hrst
granted have been verified. Th- Chinese are
only 100 willing 10 take advantage OF every OPP
p0Hunly TO eVade the exclusion act
Engineers interested in the subject OF coast
deienseS have of late devoted considerable at
jeniiOn To the plans prepared for the fortihcatl0n
Of New York. The Monerien system has b"en
adopted by the Board of Engineers for the fortl-
ficatl0ns at Sandy Hook, Plumb Island Hew-
let's Point and elsewhere, where the fOrthca
tons are TO b. on low lands. In these
Notifications mortar batteries for high angle hrlng
are also TO be provided. The Moncref hydro
pneumatic disappearing system of mounting has
been in use with guns OF egnt-inch CALDER al
Victoria ana has recently been successfully ex-
perlmeuled with 10 England with guns of ten
inch caIber. The batteries and The magazines
are inyulnerable TO direct flre, no matter how
close the attacking ships may approach. The
Gruson lulTeG, for large-SiZed guns is 10 be con
strueied of hardened cast iron, rooted over with
iron Orders and concrete strong enough TO re-
slSt any attack The COlingwOod shielded
casemate, strengthened with cast iron, will prob
ably be among Tie ii ST works undertaken. Each
one will be armed with two rapid-fring guns OF
comparatively small CALDER, with improved
loading aud mounting arrangements As the
plans for The IOrifcaIOn Of the principal ports
contain features Of a similar character, some OF
these improved methods of defense are likely 10
be soon located around san Francisco. 1t is
fJtufa INN ant IN
ments will soon be removed.
A Washington dispatch intimates that an offer
is TO be mad 10 lease the port of Santa Barbara
from the Dominican Republic for coaling sta
ton, aud that If The Overiures prove successful
Congress will be asked 10 appropriate the neces
Sary sum to erect dry-dock, eOalng wharveS
and Notifications. The port Of Santa Barbara
de SANTANA Is located on the north SIDE OF Sa-
mana Bay, which forms one OF the finest har-
berS IN The world, and is regarded as most i'm
pOHant maritime position IN reference TO the
trade of the Gulf OF Mexico and The mteroceanc
route across Nicaragua. The bay is about
fOrly-three miles in length, from east TO west by
about eight miles broad.
In the event OF Sir John Macdonalds death,
the Conservative leaders of Canada considered
eligible for promotion are Sir Charles Upper
and Sir John Thompson. The former is man
provinces, and many Canadians believe he would
make good leader. The tntTmiiies of age are,
however, beginning TO manifest themselves, and
IL he took charge OF the helm lie would not be
likely TO enjoy long term as Premier. Sir John
Thompson is younger man of established repu-
tatiOn and great popularity in the party.
The attention just now being paid to sugar.
beets and the question of sugar factories in this
State is significant. The new factory recently
established at Chino is progressing finely, and
eXperimeniers are carefully testing The capaci-
lies Of the soil IN California, oregon, and even
IN Arizona, Tor producing good sugar 5eets. In
this Stale shrewd business men are planning for
the erection Of new factories, and there is every
evidence that the present altitude of The Govern
ment toward This industry is giving it a great
forward impetus
Tie Gladstonians scored a decisive victory at
Paisley, with more imam a % per cent Increase
in their vote. So far, it Is calculated that the
Liberals 10 their darkest season OF apparently
cumulative misfortune, have made gain OF
seventeen seats since the last general election.