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prOjectile weighs 2S pounds; but the muzzle
velocity obtained is 2493 feet per second.
Canet has turned out other guns OF larger
size weighing from 1-5 TO s 1-5 tons, which
throw projectiles of 46 and IS pounds re-
spectiyely But the feature of all is the
same; they can be fred twelve times in
minute without aiming, and half as often IL
aim has to be taken each time.
The idea of these guns is that II they can
get within range of the enemy they can hit
him so often as to disable him before he can
use his more ponderous artillery. A pro-
jectile weighing SIS or 100 pounds and pro-
PEELED with muzzle velocity of $500 or 24OO
feet to the second would hammer ship or
fort so heavily that if the blows were re-
peated three times to the minute, the bat
terry assaulted could hardly help being put
hors de combat The ball fired from
squirrel rifle is smaller than the bullet OF an
army rife, but if it is propelled by powder
enough, and fired quick enough, it becomes
the more deadly projeetile OF the two.
The race between armOr and big guns,
which began twenty odd years ago, is rap
idly nearing its goal. II is demonstrated
that we have reached the extreme limit OF
the thickness of steel armor. A vessel
clothed with over twenty-fOur inches OF
steel is not seaworthy, and she must be very
well built indeed to carry so much with
safety to her crew. Again, the limit OF
heavy artillery may be said to have been
reached in the 110-ton gun. Bigger guns
may be made, but they cannot be fired from
the decks of ships without straining the
ship, and they are so cumbrous that in land
Notifications the battle is either lost or won
before the tremendous engine of destruc-
tion has got warmed up to its work. Mean
while the big gun is certain to penetrate the
heaviest known amor if it hits its mark,
and the battery in which the big gun is con-
tanned is sure to be rendered untenable by
rapid fire of shells driven by dynamite.
Thus on either side science has reached
reductio ad absurdum.
The climax will be reached when the de-
velopment of rapid-fre guns eliminates in
the invention of a Calling gun which shall
pour a steady fire of bundred-pound shells.
That will be the great peacemaller.
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DOUBLE DEALING.

De Young says he is not working for the
railroad company. lie said this when be
accepted Il position from the railroad com
Tauy 30 20 10 Chicago TO assist in the nOmi-
nation # a President. The railroad had all
or nearly all Of the delegates, and De Young
Gully obtained a position by sufferanee. De
Young Las received at least half million
d. Lars first and last from the railroad COM
yauy. and lie has had advantages in various
other ways The railroad delegation at Chi
cago-De Young and all OF theIn-did
their Lest to defeat General HarrisOn's
nomination. These men stood out until
they saw that Harrison was about TO be
nominated De Young opposed the nomina-
ton al Sacramento Of Governor Markham.
he worked with the railroad company for
another candidate. but they failed, and the
people seem TO have obtained an excellent
Governor. De Young went with Dibble in
opposition to the passage Of an election law,
copied after the Australian system of yot-
Ing. Dibble and lis gang in the Legislature
went with De Young and when De Young
and D,bble had played their game Of decep-
tion for certain length of time they went
for the election of Mr.. Stanford's candidate
for United States Senator. Does any person
doubt the correctness Of this statement?
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ROUGH j. AE ON OTIS.

Our friend Otis of the Los Angeles Times
has good reason for special dislike Of Sena-
Tor Stanford. The Senator is a man of
such inOrdinate vanity thathe will rot toll
crate the existence Of newspaper, Repub-
lican or Democratic. that does not give him
an editorial puff every day or two and
print handsome picture of him every
month or two. 1t follows that his most ser
vile lackeys cannot do enough of this kind
Of tlattery to keep in favor with Bis
Majesty. Mr.. Otis is man of some dignity,
and from natural causes fell under Stan
fOrd's displeasure soon after he estab-
liShed his excellent Taper at Los Angeles,
the Times. He did not neglect any duty
properly required of Republican organ,
but possibly failed somewhat IN respect 10
the puff and the picture" The Times
really treated the only Republican Senator
the State had III most respectful manner.
Mr.. Otis did not even suspect that he would
or could be accused of failure of duty to-
ward " his superior" But the Senator was
not slow to discover that the party needed
another organ at Los Angeles. He found
the right man to establish such an organ as
ne wanted in Colonel BOyce of the Los An
geles Tribune. Probably at the time the
Senator had his pull " on the treasury of
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company and
was only too happy to be liberal with other
peoples money. The new organ was in-
tensely appreciative of the Senator, and
speedily became his tribune But it also
acquired diSagTeeable habit of calling for
more mud" more, in fact, than the Sena-
tor was willing TO supply after his displace-
mrnt as President of the great railroad.
Then the organ raided the party as often as
opportunity offered. Governor Waterman
suffered to the extent of s5GO0 surprising he
would thereby secure the support of Sena-
tor Stanford for the nomination for Gov
ernor which he coveted. But Waterman
found that gratitude" did not cut muchaof
a figure in Toltics. Waterman failed to get
the nomination, and after while the organ
failed also. But Mr.. OTIS kept on with
his Times; his recollections Of the Tribune
and the man behind it. however. are nm
pleasant. Men in this frame of mind are
apt to improve the first opportunity to ''get
even" 1t is the law of politics. And it is
only fair to admit that the highest public
duties are sometimes discharged at the same
time private wrong is avenged. Without
pushing the point too far let US come down
to the cold facts that Mr.. Otis sought to put
severe humiliation upon Senator STAN
ford by securing the election of Mike de
Young to the Senate to occupy seat be-
side that Of Mr. Stanford. Deeply as Mr..
Otis had been wronged it is hard to excuse
the awful revenge he sought. Even
Nemesis interposed to thwart the act He
rallied bravely for De Young, and helped
secure him the twenty four votes De Y Dung
transferred to Stanford's candidate.
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FROM THE SOUTH.

The Chino Champion sayst hat the State
Board of Agriculture spent 50 300 So for ad
vertiSing in fifty papers, and not one paper
in either Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los
Angeles, San Diego, Orange or San Bernar-
dino counties was among the list. 1t is in
suchsfaEoritism as this that few people in
these extreme southern counties find ammu-
milton for continued agitation about State
division. We admit that the politicians of
the central counties are sumew hat Rrasping,
but it does not follow that the remedy sug-
eested should be applied The central
counties have kept the two Scholarships in
their grasp for some years, and probably
will as long as they can. The southern
counlies will find support north if they
make firm demand for the seat in the
Senate which will become vacant March 4,
12l9
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AN UNNECEssARY EXPENSE.

Our citizens generally realize that large
amount of money is expended upon the i'm
prOvements of streets in this city and that
it has been a grievOus burden upon prop
erty-OWneTS, and that all unnecessary eX-
penses in this direction must necessarily in
crease the rent of houses and rooms. 1t is
for this reason that the public have desired
that pavement should he laid which is duTa-
bic and cheap Such has been the Belgian
stone block pavement. 1t has until recently
been laid upon a good sand foundation and 1t
has answered a good purpose, for if the
stone blocks got out Of place from tearing
up the streets fol LAYING gas and water
pipes they were still available for relaying,
and this cost but little The last Board of
Supervisors, however in order to meet the
demands of few spectators in the asphalt
pavement, required the stone blocks to be
laid upon a costly concrete foundation. No
one doubts that q concrete, If laid IN a
street where there was large amount OF
travel ana were not subject to be torn up, it
would be an Improvement, but upon such
streets in a new city as are continually sub
ject to be broken up to lay gas, water and
other pipes, railroad tracks and patent de-
vices for buryiug telegraph and telephone
wires it is a waste of money which property
owners should not be subjected TO. No per-
son objects to the asphalt where it can be
afforded, hut our citizens should not be
made to pay unnecessary amounts of money
so that few persons engaged IN asphalt
processes may enrich themselves.
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shall not come in ships and that they shall
not come by land, but is silent about the
row-boat method OF transportation. Lawyer
de Angels has not national reputation
and we know nothing about him, but on the
strength of this plea, we venture the opinion
that he must have studied law in San Fran
cisco. In no other city that we know OF
are such subtle distinctions taught as we
find occasionally in court proceedings in
this city. Where else, for example, will a
Judge OF one department of the Superior
Court hold that there is no way to prevent a
legislative body from performing an illegal
act, willie another Judge of the same court
readily finds a way to prevent legislative
body from setting an Illegal act aside2
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RAPID-FIRE GUNS.

The progress Of gunnery is always inter-
esling TO believers in the possibility of for
eign wars. For some years makers of ord
nance have devoted their chief energies TO
the manufacture If guns which throw
ponderons piojectiles This undertaking
apparently eliminated with the 110-Ion
guns which are to be used on the new battle
ships Of tie British and Italian navieS. 1t
is nice question how often such guns
could be fred without straining the vessels
TO such IA degree as 10 render them unsea-
worthy; and there is no question at all but
heavier guns would be nearly as dangerous
at the breech as at the muZZle. Science
having reached its apparent limit in this
direction, gLnners are now devoting their
attention to the construction of rapid-fre
guns.
A naval battles are likely TO last a very
short time, in consequence of the destruc-
tiveness of modern weapons it is apparent
that gun which can be fired five times in a
minute may be more formidable than a gun
throwing heavier projectile, but requiring
five or ten minutes for each discharge. We
have in use in this country two types of
rapid fire guns. the Botcbkiss and the
Driggs-Schroeder, which are said to have
answered: in England they have an Arm
strong 6-ineh rapid-fire gun, and in France
a 4-ineh Canet gun, both of which
are in general use on board ship and in coast
Notifications. The Ordnance Bureau has
lately purchased gun of each kind and
proposes TO test their working in compari-
son with the Hotehkiss and Driggs-SchrUe-
der.
The Armstrong gun is not much heavier
than some Of the pieces In our coast batter
les. 1t weighs 51a ions. and with charge
of 3S pounds of specially manufactured
powder throws a projectile weighing
hundred pounds with muzzle velocity of
1888 feet per second. 1t can fire six shots
per minute if no time is consumed in taking
aim if the gunners have 10 stop before each
fire to take aim it can be discharged three
times in minute. The No. ! French Canet
gun is smaller, it only weighs two tons.
Its charge of powder is II pounds, and its
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

In describing the scene Of the floods in North
China the Hong-Kong Telegraph estimates that
the territory over which tile autumn crops were
destroyed and the winters food and fuel supply
swept away IN day probably amounted we'll up
10 10000 square miles. II is believed that
spIing will see the inundated country reduced
10 some 1000 square miles. judging from the
calamity OF 1871, with only the ordinary rain
fall this summer and in 1892, the plain VIII not
be free from water in less than two years. Thou
sands persisted at the fst onsweep OF the wild
torrent, and thousands more have succumbed 10
cold ana hunger. 1t is calculated that 4, 0OO, 900
people have been dependent upon the Govern
menrs charity, and that the dishonesty OF Off
Gals prevented many from obtaining relief. In
fact the opportunity which every break fur
ni>heS TO those charged with its repair and with
the distribution OF relief to enrich themselves at
The expense of the Government is well con-
firmed that good and honest officials" have been
known 10 appropriate from three 10 four tenths,
While bad" Gnes retain as much as seven or
eight tenths OF funds and food Entrusted to them,
A Washington correspondent learns it is
settled that the Influence OF some Of the most
potent Democratic leaders will be exerted 10
persuade The next House to proceed very
cautiously with tariff legislation. II is under
stood that German viii advise conservative
policy and the indications are that anything In
the nature NJ wholesale tariff linkerng will be
80 -. - ~ Ie' ~" 10
T. 80. =, a',,,. .
,io. ~, 80 ~ w u"' anauo"s
- s,,1' -, -, '.p" "'"uue
OF pfotectlOnist feeling, established in the more
democratic and advanced nations Of the world,
which threatens to surround each nation with
tariffs hostile to the goods OF foreign natlOnalities.
I'VE all know" he added chow Injurious to our
commercial interests the "Reminiscences OF the
prolectionlst feeling must be. 1t has principally
shown ltSeH IN france ana Am rica." lie
might also nave added that the GU en- Regents
speech at the opening of the Spanish Cortes
foreshadowed pr0tectionist budget.
,r,.
"s Nv" W. y II - uuueISooo'
WIN ~. tl'n0 S'.'sut tseh WIN ulSen'Islhg
'he tune''U.s =. oaoii,e. Ali|l'es lor 'he
p'utiS.on" ,l,'s VI pupto nusiuess' re-
modification OF the Act OF Union between Sweden
aud Norway after the general elections soon 10
be held. The union was accomplished In 1914
when Norway was ceded by Denmark to the
Swedish King. After some resistance on the
part of the Norweglans III y acqueseed In con-
vention declaring Norway free and independ-
cut lnalienabe state united 10 Sweden. They
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SIeNAI SERVICE. L. s ARMY,0
DIVISION or THE PACIFIC,

SIGNAL SERVICE. L. ARMY.l
DIVISION or THE PACIFIC,
SAX FRANCISCO. March -, 1872 P. M
Evucps-s for the Past Tventy-four Hours
The barometer is highest in Washington and low
est in Southeastern California. 1t is below the nor
4 i'll all districts except along the coast OF oregon
and Washington. Throughout California, oregon
and Arizona the barometer is over quarter OF an
inch below the normal. il has fallen IN all districts
except slight rise in Eastern Washington. Owing
To the low barometer in Southern California the
Rirds have U,en north TO west in Northern Cali
furGis. Nevada. Oregon and Washington, and south
30 west in Southern California and Arizona. The
following high wind yelocties have been reported:
Ted Bluff, northwest, 70 miles per hour; Winnie
mucCa. northeast, &c miles: san Francisco, south
west SO miles; Carson City, north, Is miles;
Kteler, north, p miles: san Diego, west, IS miles;
Yuma. south 30 miles. The temperature has fallen
in an districts except a slight rise in Northern
Washington. II is stii from TO 6 degrees above
the normal in California and Arizona Light rains
have fallen in Arizona, California, Nevada and
Oregou: elsewhere fair weather has prevailed. The
following precipitation has been reported from
Signal service stations: foIt Candy, IA OF an
men: Portland, trace; Koseburg, 10; Carson City,
trace; Keeier trace; Los Angeles, "a; Fort Grant
.u6, Eureka missing.
Forecast Till p. ". MONDAY.
Fer Northern Caifornia-Fair weather, except
lj-ht rain at Eureka. Keller and Wiunemucca;
north to west winds. fresh to brisk and high along
tie coast; cooler, except nearly stationary ten-
perature az Eureka Fresno aud Red Bluf.
Tor Southern Caiiforuia-Fair weather. except
I!sht rains at san Diego; Winds generally westerly,
1rt sd 20 brisk: cooler
For Oregon and washington-Fair weather,
cept lgnt rain al Rnseburs and spokane Falls;
temperature. except cooler at olympia, Spokane
Fails Portland and IN Eastern Oregon.
JOINS p FI>,IEY.
Lieutenant Nineteenth Infantry tn CHARGE
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THE PEOPLES CHURCH.
Grand Organ Recital at the Church of
the Advent.

the Advent.
The audiences at the services Of the
Church of the Advent - 1.-The Peoples
Church"-which are now held at Metro
politan Temple, are increasing in numbers
every Sunday evening. Last evening the
body of the temple was well filled by peo
pie assembled to listen TO a grand organ
recital given by William Ill. Holt of New
York. who was recently secured as organiSt
for the church. After the reading of the
psalms and lessons of the day, Rev. DR..
Gray, the rector, delivered brief address
on Palm Sunday" telling of ChrisPs tri-
umphal entry into Jerusalem, when the
people spread palms in his path and shouted
loud hosannas, and urged those present to
commence the holy week Alright.
The Organist rendered the following Sc
lections on the great organ: Prelude and
fugue in G minor Bach; selections from
Haydn's Passion Music; "Cappriccio
Caprcei." and the supplied choir sang
number of hymns appropriate to the day.
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A Street-Cnr Accident.

On Saturday afternoon Captain William
Irelan was riding on the OFarrell-street
branch of the California Cable Company,
and on the corner of Hyde and Pine streets
was thrown violently against the guard rail.
lie was 50 seriously hurt that he is now
confined 10 his bed.
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sI-KSCKIPTIoN RATES:

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calendar month through carriers. Daily CALL,
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CALL and W EEKLY CALL s. 90 per year, post
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CHINESE IN RoW-BOATs.

A Utica On. y lawyer named De Angels
has dis oyered that there is no law to pre-
vent Chinese from coming to the United
States in roW-boat. A law says that they
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Egr Montgomery street, near Clay, open until II
o'clock P n BRANCH OFFICES; 10 Market
street. near Kearny, open until . O'Clock midnight;
$50 Hayes street, open until $3.50 O'Clock; SOB
Iarkin street. open until 30 o'clock 25ls Mission
street. open until O'Clock P. N, aud 1l6 Ninth
sheet omen until q:3G p n
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JOSEPH \. LEONARD, the Alameda Real Es-
tate Agent, has discontinued his branch office at
ESQ Market street, and In future will have
branch Office in The city, as lie finds that the
business can be Transacted with much better
satisfaction TO his patrons by dealing direct
with his main Office in Alameda.
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In certain parts of Africa crickcts are
SAID TO constitute an article of commerce.
People rear them, feed them in conliue-
ment and sell them. The natives are very
fond of their music, thinking that it induces
slcep. Superstitions regarding the cricket's
chirp are very varied. Some believe that it
10 oini II of ocrtcVg and OWL, N"hilo ethoro
consider Il 10 be harbnger of iOy.
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transferring 1t TO American centers, TO ruin
much of our local trade and directly or in
directly TO infict indellple injury upon the coun
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SPRING opening. French millinery and novel
Ties, Adcock, 10 Kearny, Monday, March 23d,
and following days.
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BROKEN horehound candy. zoe Id, Townsends..
LARGEST manufacturer of California gace
fruits, soc per h.. in Jap baskets. Townsend's.'
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J.rCUTTER's OLD BoURBoN.-This celebrated
whisky is for sale by ali hrst-class druggists and
gIOceTs. Trade mark-star within shield.
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SPRING opening. French millinery and novel;
ties, Adcock 10 Kearny Monday, March 23d,
and following DAYS.
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aMrs. MinsIow.s ,oothinE srrnnn

Has been used fifty years by millions of moth
ers for their children while teethIng with perfect
success. II SUothes the child softens the gums, all
lays pain, wind collie regulates the bowels and
is the best remedy for diarrhea whether arising
from teething or other causes. For sale by drug
gists in every part of the world. BE and ask
for Mrs, winslow's Soothing Syrup. Twenty-Five
a hnffln
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MERIT wins. aud the fact that Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla actually accom- plishes what is claimed for it
is what has given this medicine popularity and
sale greater than that of any other blood purifier
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BRoNCHIr1s-For Hoarseness and Sore Throat,
" Br0tr1l's Bronchial TyochsS" are a specific.
BEAcHAM's PILLS cure SICK headache.
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PROPOSALS.


PROPOSALS FOR ARMY TRANSPORTATION
Il Headquarters Department OF Arizona, ONCE
Chief QuartermaSter. Los Angeles. Cal, March 2l
lS6l-Sealed proposals will be received this office
until IL O'Clock A.. NJ, TUESDAY, April n, 1891,
and opened Immediately thereafter in the presence
supplies during the fiscal year ending June 30,
1892, ON routes In the Department of Arizona, as
follovs Route No. From any point on railroad
to Fort Grant, Fort Thomas antsSan Carlos, Ariz.,
and from Fort Grant TO Fort Thomas and San Car
No. 2-From any point on railroad to Fort Bowie,
Ariz. Route No. 3-FrGm Holbrook to Fort Apache.
Ariz. Route No. 4-From Huachuca Station to
Fort Huachuca, Ariz Route No. 6-From any point
n rairOadto Fort stanton, n. Mex. Route No. g.
From wingate Station TO Fort Wingate, N. Mex
Route No. From any point on railroad to Fort
Bayard, N. Mex. Specifications. general instruc-
lions to bidders and blank forms of proposal will be
furnished on application to this ONCE or to the
Quartermaster at Santa Fe, N. Mex. A. S. KIM
master. mr22 1t apl9 Ut
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WEATHER PREDICTIONS.

FraxIruRE,-By VIM. Butterfeld, at 1O57iAIAr-
Err St. at Il O'Clock
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THE CALLS CALENDAR.

BTARCH, 1871.
su.. II. L. W IN. F. 5. Moons Phases.
!. . 3 ! 81 s - Mar "a
.----- --i " Last Quarter.
: 9 10 II u n Il 81 Mar. 10Th
.-- --.- - - u New Moon.
Is l67 i Is 10 20 Fl ~ Mar. l7th
l-- --- -- ~ First Quarter.
= - : - Mar 25th.
4 1.-II ~ Full Moon.
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rrRI1CATInN OFFICE:

THE MORNING CALL
Tsas larger circulation than any other
ne,.spa per publisheh i'm San Francisco.
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NOTICE OF MEETINGS.

EXTRA mince pies. swAIN's. 2l8 suffer street.