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The morning call., 1891-11-30

liveliest heels ever given to war vessels.
They have speed to select their own oppor-
tunity to fight, and when in the presence
OF bigger enemy than themselves they can
twirl their nautical fingers at their bow
spirits and say, "Good-by, We'll see you
later" In other words, if they don't want
to fight Trey can run away.
Another thing in connection with the new
ships of the cruising class which the cOuu-
try does not fully comprehend is the ire
mendous armament of those of the largest
type. The United States Navy has, since
1872, been famous for the power of its ships
batteries and the weight of the metal they
can throw. \ comparison on this point.
taken from official sources, will be found
interesting reading in these days of naval
progress. The first great attempt to con-
struct navy was when, in 1872. Congress
authorized the building of six forty-four
gun frgales. They were the Constitution.
President United States, Constellation,
Chesapeake and Congress Every school
boy kEOws of the deeds performed in these
ships by Stewart, Baiubridse, Decatur,
Barrow, and tPe famous " Jumping John "
Rodgers. The latter commanded the Presi-
dent. and though chased by forty British
frlgateS in as many seas, she was never cap
tured. she Jumped " from sea 10 sea, car
rying destruction to British commerce and
slaughter to everything armed that came in
her way. The poor old ship met her fate at
last but it was not when Captain Rodgers
had command.
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upon these TWO subjects. The result of the
observations bad convinced the astronomical
corps of the Lick Observatory: First, that
the satellites revOlve in their orbits with the
earth, that is, in seven days; second.
that they always present the same
face to the planet Jupiter, the elon-
gated diameter always pointing to the
center of that planet; third, that
the form OF the satellites is not spherical,
but elongated. The lecture was explained
by drawings upon the blackboard, and the
professor exhibited a number of drawings
made of satellites during the observations.
At the conclusion of the lecture, Professor
Campbell. by request, called the attention
OF those present TO the channel lines in the
cluster or nebule Hercules, which from re-
cent observations made by Professor Holden
had been discovered to he In the form of a
hexagon pathway around the edge of the
cluster. the pathway being almost devoid of
any stars.
The close OF the session was occupied by
Professor Leuschner of the State University
In some remarks upon photometric photog-
raphy based upon the observations he made
during trip TO tho principal observatories
OF this country and Europe.
Professor Campbell passed around for the
benefit of the audience photograph of an
unfinished drawing of the crater Petavius
in the moon, by Professor Wernik
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penalties attach to CONSCIENTIOUS conviction
we make fanatics or skeptics-we never
make believers. In answer to the question,
Did not Plate desire to release Jesus?" ii
was answered, Undoubtedly lie did.
PLATE was in very difficult position. He
needed great courage to act promptly. He
needed to feel himself master of the situa-
ton. He needed to decide for him
self But instead of doing this he
temporized-he transferred responsibility.
He tried to be on both sdes-to run witt
the hare and hunt with the hounds which
can never be done. The greatest crimes OF
history have been those of expediency: 1t
is a great pity that Plate still lives. He is
10 be found in the church, in politics. in
social life-everywhee The struggle be-
tween duty and expediency began in Eden.
But all history has proved that what is best
for to morrow is best for today; that what
is excellent, rs God lives, is permanent"
In closing. Mrs Cooper said: If we have
been false friends. cOwardly disciples, mere
Journalists. opposers of goodness or op-
pressors whatever evil we have done. in
that degree we have participated in the evil
to which the Just One fell victim. In that
degree do we belong to the rabble. who
cried: Cruelty himl Cruelty himr' In
that degree do We share i'll Pilates weak
ness ard sin.
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herself; she las comfortable quarters for an
ample crew, and when it comes to fighting
here is what she can do First, she can
squat herself in the water several inches,
leaving about eighteen inches of freeboard
TO fire at; then she will proceed 10 train
her four 1O-inch rife guns in any direction.
These guns are i'll turrets that are low
and fiat like cheese boxes. The turrets
have seventeen inches Of steel. and each
gun projects through a pOrt-hOle into which
the gun fits snugiy. Each one of those guns
throws about $50 pounds of metal at one
blast. The range is nine miles. and the
weight Of powder 175 pounds. Practically
the MiantonOmah is steel movable font.
Her powers of uffense are in her four big
guns. her secondary battery being nothing
but means of preliminary defense. AS
was said before, the ship cannot be sunk,
she is not likely to be assailed by torpedo
boats, and she has speed enough 10 control
herself in the presence OF any other enemy.
She is to-day the most formidable snip that
we have IN commission. There are two
more exactly like her-the Terror and the
Mnnadnock.
There are still two greater ones in the
Puritan and tie Amphitrite. All these
ships viii he completed before the Maine
and Texas are ready for service. The Pnri-
tan will be the finest of her class. She is
what Is known as oaTbette casemate bat
tle-ship. She is COCO tons burden, and IS to
carry four l2-inCh guns, with a secondary
battery of twenty guns of lesser callber.
Size is to steam twelve knots, She will have
nineteen inches OF steel armor as a belt and
twenty inches of steel in her turTetS.
In addition she is TO have bsrbette for the
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COURT-MARTIAL LAW.
Findings in Seven Cases Tried al
the Presidio.

A general cOurt-martial order has been
issued dispOsing of seven cases recently
tried at the Preside by a court of which
Lieutenant-Colone Francis L. Town, s., was
President First Sergeant William G. Ire
maine Of Light Battery d, Fifth Artillery,
was accused Of having used threatening
and abusive language toward a private of
the battery on the 18th OF October while in
camp at Lake Honda. Again, when the
private was walking past as sentinel, the
Sergeant called for the Corporal of the
guard aud ordered the sentinel to stand at
attention and listen to him, which the senti-
mel refused to do, and the Sergeant accused
him OF not paying proper respect to him and
threatened to contine him and force him to
seek transfer. The court found the SER
geant not guilty of the charge ard guilty on
his plea to the first specification. but with
out attaching crimlnallty. General Kruger
rendered quite an opinion disappearing of
the findings and acQuittal but issued orders
for the release of the Sergeant from arrest,
holding that he had no authority by virtue
Of his office &c give orders to Sentnels, for
he had not been placed in Immediate COM
mand of the guard.
Private \. p. Lynch of Battery II was
sentenced to diShOnorable discharge and
forfeiture Of all pay and allowances. There
were ten prior convictions against him. On
the l7th of June lie smugged bottle of
liquor into the garrison, was afterWard
drunk, and having been ordered into dark
cell violently resisted the non-commiSSioned
officer and members of the guard engaged in
taking him to his cell.
Private j. +. Steiner of Troop !. Fourth
Cavalry, will forfeit Sl0-a sentence made
lenient in view of the peculiar circum-
stances of the case and owing to his good
character. While member of the prison
guard at Post /, at camp near WanOna,
Cal, on the 18th ult,, he left his post with
out authority or having been relieved, and
laid down his carbine.
Private Henry Weiss, Battery K. Fifth
Artillery, was dishouorably discharged.
He failed on the 21>t ult. 10 report for Dire $
parade and drill, but was SO drunk a to be
soldier, thus necessitating another man be-
ing detailed for fatigue duty in his stead
There were eight prior convictions against
him.
Private Peter Kelly Of Light Battery F,
who deserted the Preside on June s, 1891,
but was apprehended on the Albatross on
the 4th inst, was found guilty and received
the usual sentence, with confinement at
hard labor for two wears at AlcatraZ Island.
Private Joseph w. Tackitt, Battery K,
having deserted on September 18th. and re-
NAMED absent until surrender at Bakers
field, Cal, OIL the 10Th nit, will remain in
duTance for six months a. hard labor under
charge of the guard at the Preside.
Private Frank p. Bates, Battery NJ, was
acquitted OF neglect as member OF the pro-
vost guard at Fort Mason on the morning of
the 23d ult in permitting the escape of one
Anderson, who was one of three military
convicts in his charge.
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OUR MODERN NAVY.
Some of the Great Guns That Are
Oh Our War.Ships of To-Day.
Shots That Tear Through Three Inches Of Steel
at the Rate of Thirty Projeotiles Min
ute-The New Ordnance

1t is fine feet that the United States
can now assemble, writes a New York
correspondent to the Chicago Herald,
either for offensive or only warning"
purposes. The Baltimore, Philadelphia,
San Francisco and Newark are steel cruisers
of the first class. No country need be
ashamed OF them; they are better than any
thing Chile has a1Oat or under her control.
Then come the Boston. Atlanta and Charles
ton. steel ships Of the second class, and
finally the Yorktown, Concord and Ben
ningtoD, new vessels of the third class.
The country is already aware of the fact
that not one Of these ships is an 'ronclad"
in the sense that people understand respect
ing armored ships. They are simply steel
ships with arched protective decks and
coal buukers to protect the machinery.
Their chief qualities are tremendous high
power batteries. big coal capacity and the
The morning call., 1891-11-30
1T WILL INCORPORATE.
Foresters' Hall Association Soon to Be
Legal Body.

FOresters' Hall Association Soon to Be n
Legal Body.
A meeting of the Hall Association of the
Order of Foresters was held yesterday after
noon in Protection Hall, Shells Building
for. the purpose OF transActing the prelimin-
AIRY business locking to the erection of a
large building for Foresters' halls. There
were present: President d. Conan, Vice
President f. j. McDermutt, Secretary c. II.
Bremen, Treasurer L. V. Demamel, and
representatives OF SiXty-seyen courts, con-
cl2veS ana circles.
The Secretary reported COCO shares sub
s1ribed. Upon this showing an argument
ensued as t. the ACCESSIBILITY Of incorpor-
ating now instead OF waiting until 10,000
shares we're taken, rs the association had at
first determined. 1t was finally decided TO
incorporate, Tor which purpose a meeting
will be held on the evening Of the last
Tuesday in Decem Der, at which a BuaTd of
Directors will be elected. The incorpOra-
Will then be proceeded with. At the next
meeting share subscribers only, whether
they be individuals or courts, will be al.
lowed to vote. Where courts are entitled to
vote it shal! lie cast BY its present represent
tative.
The issuance of large number of circu-
lars was authorized. These are to be ad-
dressed TO the different courts, urging more
subscriptions To the stock
The morning call., 1891-11-30
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Moody and Sankey have come together
again in England.
John G. " hitler will be 81 years of age
the 18th of December.
1t is asserted that Chauncey N. Depew
has had 1000 American Infants named after
him.
Queen Victoria's favorite retreat, it is
said. is the private garden of Osborne Castle
on the Isle OF Wight
The late Baron Martin of England never
would engage a servant who had not came
out of a racing stable.
Mrs. Spurgeon takes actual charge of all
the funds which are intIusted to her hus-
band for safe keeping.
Count di Monterrole, the former husband
of Miss Virginia Knox, the Pittsburg heir
ess, is inst nov at the Philadelphia Hos
pital and feigning insanity.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett has founded
an asylum for newsboys in Drury Lane
London, in memory of her dead son, Lionel
the original Of Little Lord Faunteroy."
General Samuel Smith OF Baltimore had
the longest Congressional career on record
in this country. being continually in Con-
gre's Tor 10 years either as Senator or Rep
TeSentative.
A son Of Joseph jefferson. the famous
American comedian, of Rip Van Wrinkle
fame, has been in London on a visit to his
sister, who is the wife of Mr.. Is. j. FarjeOn
the novelist.
According to Swedish papers the expe-
dition of DR.. Nansen 10 the North Pole has
been POSTPONED until 1898. The delay is
caused by the impOssbility of sooner fiGi h
ing the ship to be used.
Count Taubenbelm of Wurtembprg, who
has just retired from the public service, was
known In the seventies as the recipient OF
more medals, decorations and orders than
any other man in Europe.
The body of Gam BETA is in Nice. His
br ain is in the museum of the Paris Anthro-
pol gical Society. His heart has Just been
deposited beneath the monument erected to
his memory at Vile d'Ayray, where he
died.
The remarkable longevity and strength Of
the HOhenzollerns are illustrated in tue
Grand Duchess Aexandrne Of Meek leuburg-
Schwerin, sister of the Emperor William |.
who is soon to celebrate the eighty-niuth
anniversary of her birth.
In making the widow of William Henry
Smith Viscountess the Queen follows the
British precedent in such cases. Mrs. Can
ming was made a ViscOuntess on the death
OF her husband, and Mrs. Disraeli was Gre
ated NiScounte Beaconsfeld before Dis
raeli took his Earldom.
There died at the little fishing village of
Port Penn, Del. the other day, Shubert Bur
rows, brother of RUDE Burrows, the out
law. Shubert was deserter from the Con-
federate army, and afterward member of
Rnbe's outlaw gang. For the last twelve
wears he had lived alone in a cabin on the
Delaware shore aud maintained himself by
fishing and trapping.
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RELIEVED OF HIS WATCH.
Besotted Saloonist Falls an Easy Vic
TINA Good Catch.

A Besotted Saloonist Falls an Easy Vic
TINA Good Catch.
Frank Cunningham was arrested yester-
day by Detectives Crockett, Dillon and
Cody for grand larceny, and if the articles
found in his possession be traced to their
original ownership, the catch may prove a
very good one.
There were found upon the prisoner a
handbook, Bowie-knife, black.mask and a
marriage contract. The bank book was is
sued from the Union National Bank AT Salt
Lake City to c. Purcelle, and shows about
$500 to his credit. In the back of the
book were several blank checks, on one of
which Cunningham had evidently been
practicing with a lead pencil. That check
was made out for $40. The marriage con-
tract was between Cunningham and Mary
II. Wiederman. sworn to August 20, 1890
before Lewis B. Harris, notary, 326 Pine
street, and John Barker, witness.
The charge of grand larceny was pre-
ferred against him on account OF some deli
cate legerdemain lie INDUCED in to the
cbagrin of a u0ward-street saloon keeper
named j. Morrisey, who found himself
minus gold watch and chain. Morrisey'o
wife saw Cunningham hanging about Ter
beSUtted hubby and it was with her infOrma-
ton that the detectives were able to run
down Cunningham.
Cunningham when arrested had receipt
on him showing he had sold the watch to a.
i. COhu for SIC and "diAm0nd' ring The
stones are limitation. The watch is worth
$50 at least
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CHRIST BEFORE PLATE.
The Crime of PLATE Was the Crime O
Cowardice.

The Crime of PLATE Was the Crime of
Cowardice.
There was very earnest discussion In
Mrs. Cooper's Bibe-class yesterday on the
character of PLATE. 1t was argued that
Plate was typical politician. sagacious
man OF the world. He knew the right, but
had not the courage to do 1t. He was
time-seryer. He was false to his own con-
viclioDs. 1t is always dangerous to tamper
with the convictions Of conscience Instead
of acting at once PLATE went and parleyed.
There are plain cases of immediate duty
where it is only safe to act at once. Many
questions were asked, which led to a very
clear and explicit distinction between true
piety and that which is often called re-
ligion. The term religion may describe
mere externals, but true piety is an essen
tial quality, a vital spirit of goodness, a
holy inspiration. AS a rule the mere re-
ligionist is greatly concerned about other
own. But the true Christian has heart of
love and pity for a SHINING world.
AS the lesson moved on, attention was
given TO the exhibition of Driestly bigOtry
which brought Je-us TO the cross. Here
was a man Of unbemished life who came
forward 10 proclaim the truth-new views
Of truth-and to these literalists this was
crime worthy of death. Such priestcraft
always makes bigots of the feeblr-minded,
who cannot think for themselves, and
skrptics out of acnte intellecls, who. like
Plate, see through the fallaces. Wherever
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ing Mt the Union League Club and made
aarrangements for a Ieturn banquet to the
Governor and his staff
Certain recently surveyed property in the
keeping Of Of the Fifth Infantry and E
of the Second Artillery, so called has been
ordered condemned and destroyed.
BACK TO THE OLD ORDER
1t is evident the office at Sacramento has
not done away with the publication monthly
OF the So-caled figures of melt" and in
general orders for November is given the
back instalment for July, August and Sep
TENDER. The office fell back. however, so
lar Oh these figures that in the endeavor to
catch up it has apparently forgotten that
none were ever published for March, May
and June. The back installment is In an
emasculated form.
The cavalry troop was out for mounted
drill at the Preside on Thursday. One of
the features Of the day was a riding contest
Tor gold medal offered by the Captain.
The contest consisted of urdle-jumpng,
cutting at heads and fitting. Eighteen en-
tered The competition, the medal finally be-
ing awarded to Chief Trumpeter S. w.
Morsehead. who made Is out of possible
II points,
CAPTAIN Dodd., A. D. c., will preside on
tuesday of next week at an election for
Captain of the Signal Corps. vice Brown,
retired. This election viii take place in the
new quarters in the Seconds armory.
Major Easton, Commissary Second Bri-
gade. has been.given leave of absence for 60
DAYS, beginning with the DIST inst
Major f. C. Hughes. Q. NJ. Second Bri-
gade, has been reappOinted Il member OF the
State Uniform Board.
COMPANY MEMBERSHIP.
The back installment of figures of merit
shows that for July the company member
ship OF the Second Brigade 90 companies
and l signal corps was 1888; of the other
five brgades 81 companies and signal
corps 1914; total, 1902; for August, 1889 and
1922: total, 371l; for September, 1889 and
1870 with one company delinquent; total,
1868 As showing more than this the figures
are not worth the paper they are printed on.
Private j. w. Mccormick was declared
to be the winner at the second monthly
competitive drill for a medal in Company
A Oakland. Fifth Infantry. The enlisted
man must win the medal three times before
drill began with muster, excepting only
Corporal w. II. Stanley, who won the
medal at the first drill. As each man COM
mits All error he falls out of the competition
The judges were the officers of the other
company in o akiand and the drill still ac-
cording to Upton.
The promotions of Major Boyd and Cap
tain Vail, announced in brigade orders on
the 10th, are also announced four days later
in general orders from Sacramento. Verify,
some one in Sacramento has been develop
ing "a move on"
Captain Woodruff and Lieutenants Lind
berg and Richter have been detailed as a
Board of Survey to examine certain un-
serviceabie property of Light Battery A
The proceedings of the seventh annual
convention If the National Guard Otficers'
Association of California have been issued
in pamphlet form.
The morning call., 1891-11-30
Almnat nm AccIdanf

1t Is not very rare incident that little
sport results into very serious matter.
Last Monday young man sauntered into
one OF Healdburg's hardware stores, and,
picking up an air-gnn, inserted few grains
of alfalfa seed in the muzzle. He leveled it
at one OF the clerks, playfully. and pulled
the trigger, thinking that it would dc no
harm. 1t terminated quite differently
though. There proved to be 22-caliber
bullet in the charge, and good fortune was
the clerks lot for it did no more injury
than infict a flesh wound in his neck, back
OF the left ear. The joker Will probably be
a little cautious NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. County
Tribune.
The morning call., 1891-11-30
A School On Skafea-

A training school for those who wish to
learn roller-skating will be opened at the
Olympian Rink Monday afternoon at Q
O'Clock. There will be- session every
afternoon.
Quite a novel feature is billed for the
week beginning December 18th in the person
Of Achilles PhlioD, foreign gentleman
who does the spiral tower and rope globe
act' and introduces a wonderful steam
The morning call., 1891-11-30
For the widows and ORPHANS.

The Widows and Orphans Association
Of the Police Department held their regular
nesting yesterday afternoon in Police Court
! with President Coles in the chair
Thirteen new members were admitted, in
creasing the membe/Iip to 42S.
The following were nominated FOR officers
for the ensuing year: Sergeant W. S. Coles,
President; Sergeant A. H0taling Vice
President; j. b. Martin, Recording Sec
rotary; Henry Gleason, Financial Secre-
tary; John b. Duncan and J. p. Moran,
for Treasurer. Fourteen nominations were
made for Trustees. from which five will be
elected at the next meeting
The morning call., 1891-11-30

The faculty Of the medical department OF
the State University has recommended to
the Board of Health the following n FAMED
graduates for appointment as house physi-
clans and surgeons at the City and County
Hospital, to take the places OF those whose
terms will expire ON the 1st prox.: Joseph
L. Wilton, Philip ColIischoun, Charles r.
Blake and Edward Logan. This recon-
mendaton is IN accordance with the usual
nractice
The morning call., 1891-11-30

A. }. Branch, who was arrested at Los
Angeles Saturday by instruction of the
Police Department here on a warrant for
forgery. was brought to the city yesterday
and lodged in the City Prison. He refuses
to say a word in regard to the charges
against him
The morning call., 1891-11-30

Alexander G. McCune and Nathaniel
Kelly, the two persons who were tired of
life and on Saturday attempted death by
the pistol and morphine route, respectively,
drew their last breath yesterday morning in
the ward Of the Receiving Hospital.
The morning call., 1891-11-30
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP co
FOR PORTLAND g. ASTORIA, Oregon,

THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY ga
L Ocean Diyision-aId PACIFIC COAST EslNY
STEAMSHIP COMPANY Will dispatch from Spear-
street " harf at 10 for the above ports Ot
their AL iron steamships. viz:
STATE OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Is, %, De-
cember 10. D.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IL, !, Dec. g. 1s. 30.
Observation-Disclosures 20, December 2, Ia. 26.
Connecting via Portland with the Northern Pacific
Railroad. oregon Short Line and other diyersing
lines for all points in Oregon, Washington British
Columbia, Alaska, Idaho Montana, Dakota, Utah.
wyoming. Yellowstone Park ana all points East aud
South aud to Europe.
Fare to Portland-Cabin, SIG: steeraEe S. round
trip, cabin, $50.
Ticket Ofices-1 Montgomery ST., and Palace Ho-
tel. New Montgomery St
GoODALL, PERKINS 4 CO, Supt. Ocean Line
1u 10 Market ST.. San Francisco
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accommodation of her secondary battery,
but most naval officers condemn this, be-
cause they think that in close actIni.-s.Iis
barbette would only be shot away, and she
might better depend on her greater guns.