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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-12


Mrs. sydney Webb centers, and 10 make
(nee Beatrice fo''ef' notes thereon. On her
return to England she made the acQuant-
ance of Herbert Spencer and became his de-
voted pupil and friend
In those years Miss Potter's whole mind
was wrapped up in philosophical research,
and none who knew the earnest student OF
abstract things as she was then would ever
have believed that she would become known
as one OF the most practical workers among
1.-The poor OF London. However, change
came over the spirit Of her dream and she
boldly went down TO live as agent to huge
block of dwellings in the most wretched and
God-forsaken part of the great city. 1t is
said that she took this step in obedience to
a suggestion made to her by her cousin,
Charles Booth, who WAS then compiling his
first volume of 1.-THE Lille and Labors of the
People" Be that as it may, she certainly
contributed the remarkable chapter con-
corning the Tailoring Trade" and in or
der that she might really know what she
was talking about the brave girl spent fifty
days working in the sweaters dens, sparing
herself in nothing and being content TO
starve IL she could not get her work looked
at or accepted. The result OF her expert
ence she gave in a few pages, which for
striking pathos and awful earnestness have
rarely. ii ever, been equaled. She also lee
tured on the cooperative movement in Great
Britain with great success and her repre-
sentations have probably done more TO alter
the existing laws than anything else. A
prominent member of the London Fabian
Society, she there made the acquaintance of
Sydney Webb, The practical writer ana
socialist; each found his and her kindred
soul. and they are nowsgoing To Work O.
gether among the toiers with whom they
both so deeply sympathiZe. Mrs. Sydney
Webb has sensitive, mobile countenance /;
she can both sing and play admirably and
Is a brilliant cOOyprSatioQalISt.
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ONE CAUSE OF FAMINE.
Lack of Trees in Il Ia Resulting I'm Much
Change of Physical Geography.

Lack of Trees in Russia Resulting I'm Much
Change of Physical Geography.
An article In leading Russian periodi-
cal. the European Messenger, attributes the
present distress in that Countrywide terrible
famine, with the inevitable pestilence fol-
lowing in its wake-very largely, although
indirectly. to the wholesale forest destruc-
tion that has been going on there during the
present century. So far back MS 1850 re-
port to the Imperial Agricultural Society
predicted the present conditions unless the
destruction of the forests was stopped.
"Onr country is fat" it said, land, de-
nuded of its trees, is accessible to every
wind. The terrible east wind meets with
no obstacle, and destruction follows IN its
train. In this wind lies our fate, perhaps
to be encountered in the near future" The
forests covering the upper and middle
courses of the great rivers Volga. Don and
Dneper have, in many sections, disap-
peared, and wasted plains spread in their
place. The rivers grow shallOwer year by
year, and the VOrskia, once an abundant
tributary of the Dnieper, and comparable 10
the Hudson or Delaware, $50 miles in
length. has completely and permanently
dried up Other important rivers are meet
ing the same fate, so that the physical
geography of large part of the empire is
radically changing.
The rainfall is diminished and drought,
CT course, results in famine. Russia's folly
and sin are felt by the rest Of the civilized
world, for her poverty-stricken hordes.
driven to other countries. by famine and
persecution, carry with them ignorance,
disease and lower standards Of civilization.
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those that follow the new and full moon.
The intermediate tides, at, first and last
quarters, are not suitable IN shallow ravens,
of which Fort Bragg is an example.
Leaving out all minor matters IN getting
the raft out, the fact remains that II Is here.
The guiding idea of tile promoters, fol-
lowing on an already successful Eastern
notion, was that OF floating q number OF
logs along the coast in tow of q suitable
vessel The NoyO was ready to hand for
such work.
The Jonahs predicted that no attempt
ever would be made TO launch another raft
Nevertheless. the Fort Bragg Lumber Com
pany went TO work and now they have safe
in port the largest pile raft which ever
came into the Golden Gate. 1t is valued at
ST.. eco and is understood TO contain about
1000. 900 feet of lumber.
Yesterday evening the raft. which should
be properly described as a lumber-pile,
shaped exactly as cigar, was towed on to
Mission fat 1t was exactly thirty-four
hours from the time of leaving Fort Bragg
when the raft arrived. There was little or
no incident on the trip down. The big raft
has been written up SO many times that
everything connected with it is mere re-
captulatiOn. 1t will be broken up as soon
as possible, and meanwhile the Idea of
building other RATS of the kind is in abey-
ance. In the East the first attempt was a
complete failure; the subsequent attempts
were partial successes. The whole question
of the success OIL failure of these RATS
seems to hinge on the matter OF time and
tide, which are commonly said TO wait Tor
no man.
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The Struggle for Liberty.

of brass checks In his hands, was also
making a search in another part of the
room. The others were handling ingoing
and outgoing baggage.
Resting one OF his hands on a long box.
while he stopped to read the name on the
label OF trunk beneath, the passenger felt
something cold and clammy swish his
knuckles.
Looking up he saw protruding from the
box and wigglng about In the livelest man.
sudden fright, he mistook for boa constric-
tor. He leaped back ten feet.
AS he jumped he shouted for tina others to
run and started himself. There's busted
box Of snakes in that corner" he added, as
he reached the door. The others did lot
stop on the order OF going. but bounded out
right after him.
When the party with clubs re-entered the
baggage-ro0m they very cautiously ap-
preached the dreaded box. They formed a
semcircle about it. but meme had the nerve
to go straight up to the box. They stood
away about ten feet. Presently they saw
what the trouble was. The box was loaded
with small alligators and one corner of 1t
was broken. The lid at one end WAS loose.
The tail of one alligator was sticking out
about three feet and Tapping about like a
signal flag on Tripe Hill.
Ned Verrlll, the baggage-master. was the
first to muster sufficient courage to draw
close to the monster With a dark scowl
under his red moustache and big club in
his hand he hit it terrible whack which
made 1t draw in its tail at the side but at
the same instant to pop out its ugly head at
the end. Thereupon the crowd fell upon
his serrated jaws with volly of blows
which sent the head OF him back and the
tail of him out again.
The battle waged furiously for few
moments. the alligator swapping his jaws
viciously at his assailants but unable to
reach them. Finally overcome by superior
numbers, he withdrew his tail ana Jaws
from the unequal struggle and the lid was
nailed down.
After his victory over the Southern dodger
Mr. Verrill leaped up stairs, taking three
steps at bound. He had a grievance to
report TO his superiors in which he had to
tell the thrilling story Of his fight with an
alligator.
To-day tho proprietor of Robinson's
great moral circus will be notified by the
railway company that in the receipt Of bag
gage the company draws the line at ALI
gators.
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University Notes.

A statement from the late treasurer of
the athletic association Of the university
shows an existing balance OF SEQ 40 in the
treasury.
Though the State Fair announces foot
ball contest between the u. c. and STAN
ford teams, the boys know nothing Of 1t,
and could not meet if they did.
Football will be given special attention at
the U. c. this year. Manager Brann is now
having water-pipes laid to the campus so
the ground may be properly kept. He has
secured Fish, a noted football man of Wes-
leyan University, Ohio as coach.
To-day the men meet Fish for the first
time, and hard work will begin. Special
machines have been put in the gymnasium
for the teams training. Brann intends to
meet Stanford next November, as they have
never met before.
Freshmen are not expected to exhibit
ordinary eommon-sense in their actious. but
the vandalism of Friday night sed from
the bound of college spirit" into that of
mere hO0dlumsm. Besides the usual course
of painting the red "'96' on fences, paths,
back stoops. etc. these crimnally verdant
beings disfgured the gymnasium with their
daubing and, to cap the climax, so effect
ualIy employed the paint-brush on the sand
stone of the new Y. Nj. c. A. building as TO
permanently disfgure the handsome stone
work.
In pleasing contrast TO the faculty's OPP
position TO Moses for the presidency is the
almost unanimous approval of the student
body. Al first they were somewhat divided,
but as the canvass has brought out the
faculty's motives, the students feel that
Moses is the man. They are circulating
petition among themselves, which will be
present ted TO the regents.
The following officers for the ensuing
term have been elected by the Class OF '95:
President, Ralph Marshall; first vce-presi-
dent, Miss Davenport; second vice resi-
dent, Miss Baldwin; secretary, Leroy Pey-
ton; treasurer, Henry Corbett; sergeants-
alarms, Walter Powell and Joseph Pierce
drect0rs-L. II. Greene, A. w. North and
Miss E. A. Woolsey; historian. A. j.
Houston.
The following university students have
entered Hastings College of Law Miss
Mabel Craft. J.B. Palmer, A. C.. Pair. II.
Lyser, Victor O'Brien. G. II. Foulks. H. n.
S.etson. j. w. Stetson, George McNOble,
II. NJ. Willis. Albert Shoemaker, j. Harris
and Burbank SOmers.
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the war and just after she was used for a
tug, then she had a deckhouSe put on her
and was sent to China. She made trip
back for repairs in 1872 or 1873 and since
that time has been out on the emma
station"
1t seemed to be agreed by all the officers
of the Alliance that the Palos is worn out,
and it is no secret that the vessel has been
condemned to be sold or repaired Tor as
much as it would cost 10 build new Vessel.
The Palos is sister ship to the Pinta, now
In BerIEg Sea. ..,.,,o
Perhaps the oldest vessel in the Aslstic
fleet is the side-wheeler MonOcacy. She IL
like unto tile dead. She can never return.
Its doubtful even il she can get out OF tne
Yang-tse-KiRng River, in whose turolo
waters she has spent more or less OF fourteen
years.
Asked as TO the strength OF China and
Janan in modern fighting the officers OF the
Alliances agreed that these powers are about
equal and that intrinsicaliy America Is IN,
ferior Japan has a modern iron or steer
fleet. not composed OF lronelaoS GUY Oh
cruisers. She has two ships. at ieasl, OF
the same build and fighting power as the
Charleston China has fleet OF European
hriIt cruisers about equal 10 that of japan.
Questioned as to the ability Of the Chinese
and Japanese to sail and fight modern war
shjns the officers of the Alliance MADE frank
confession and said they thought So ne
Japs." they said. "are fine race. Ihey
are a small people, but they have lots oil
grit Srf . They would clean out the Charleston
in fight which gave them fairly. superior
conditions; superior. that is to say. IN weIgnt
of metal. The Japs have vesse,s I"a a.
mount ten-inch guns ana KNOW nv Iarso
handle them. In fact, their meet 10 as 30" p -
and adF as we'll manned as the American Ia
cific feet" oAs,oro ~ che
Alliance. If they could find voice to plead
at Washington. would urge me eons.t s
I'm of at least IiOZen more Charlestohs
1000 TONS bigger as quickly as possible.
The Alliance is 1875 tons displacement,
1s5 feet long, IS feet beam, 143 feet draught,
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Suez. to Alden, to Colombo (Ceylonl, to
Singapore, TO Pulo Penang, to Hong Kong,
to AmOV, to Kobe, to Yokohama, since
which time she has been ''on the 60"
The officers of the Alliance are: Lieu
tenapi-Commander j. c. Rich, command
officer; Lieutenant VI. s. Wood, navigator /;
surgeon, j. c. Wise; passed assistant en-
gineer. II. \. Stevenson; passed assistant
paymasteT, Reah Frazer; lieutenant, r.
Henderson; assistant engineer, Harry
Hall; eDsigns-C. c. Marsh, j. c. Drake,
Thomas Washington and Francis Brough-
fer; Lieutenant Eli K. Cole, marine officer
all told. The vessel left 7 Yokohama August
IA, and was thirty-four days on the trip.
On September 10 she spoke the Charles
b. Kenney, $50 miles out from San Fran
CISCO. and furnished her with provisions.
The kenney was In bad way.
There were only four men sick aboard the
Alliance when she arrived here, namely,
Hugo CarbOnnet, steward. suffering from
phthisis; James Wright. j. II. Briscoe and
j. w. kearOn. The latter came from the
flagship Lancaster, Wright belongs to the
Alliance, and Briseoe Is seaman on the
same vessel.
The Alliance, it will be remembered
struck on the breakwater at Yokohama on
February % OF the present year and sus-
tanned considerable damage. Her former
captain, Felix McCanley, returned a few
weeks ago. Lieutenant Commander j. c.
Rich is acting commander.
The Alliance on arrival streamed home
ward-bound pennant 10 feet long in token
Of what is presumably her last voyage.
The Alliance" said Executive Officer
Comfy, has been out nearly three years.
We are looking to go out of commission and
the officers will probably be assigned to
home duty as soon as we arrive at Mare
Island. We met no vessel of any eonse-
9uence On the trip till we sighted the
Kenny.
The Asiatic squadron consists Of the
Marion, the Alert, the Palos, the Monocacy
and the Petrol. six vessels In all. The
Petrol Is new steel vessel. She came ont
from the Atlantic side. Her ornaments
consists OF four slx-inch and some rapid
Ere guns
"The Palos is nothing but tug. During
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-12
BATTLE WITH An ALLIGATOR.
A Southern Pacific Baggage
Room Sensation.
Startling Discovery in the Cleaning -
Stampede for the street-Baggsge-
Master Vsrrilrs Grievance.

The baggage master, two of his assistants,
three Pacific Transfer men, Pullman-car
passenger. the NORTHUMBERLAND and o small
boy tumbled over one another in wild
rush from the baggage-room at the depot,
corner OF Third and Townsend street, at
$50 o'clock Saturday evening.
Inside discovery had just been made
which startled them and sent them pellmell
into the street.
Snakes" shouted the boy.
mo. it was boa constructor" replied
one of the men.
By this time the entrance 10 the baggage
room was crowded with people from the
street, who had run up to see what was up
Aiming themselves with clubs the bag
gagemen gathered courage TO return into
the dimly- lighted chamber of trunks, while
the crowd stood at respectful distance
outside.
The passenger had started the alarm. He
was hunting for his trunk. which had gone
astray. The baggage-master. with string
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-09-12
The YOUNGEST MASTER
The Distinction Enjoyed by
Captain Pillsbury.
Though Only % Years Of Age, He Commands
tbs American Steamship
Progresso.

Captain A. F. Pillsbury bears the dis
tinction of being the youngest master in the
American marine service. Although but %
years of age be is the commander Of the
steamship ProgTesso, now lying at Lombard
street wharf.
Since he has been master of that vessel
some two and half years he has guided
her to every civilized port in the world and
has carried his charge through many a
tempest
Captain Pillsbury. though extremely mod
est about recounting his rapid rise in the
maritime service, admits that he IS an ex-
ample Of what II is possible TO do II young
man only applies himself.
He was born at Rockland, Maine, and at
an early age took naturally TO the water.
At 13 he found employment on one Of
the small schOOneT5 plying between the
islands on the coast Of Maine. Two years
later he left home and shipped on deep
sea vessel.
He studied hard during his spare mo-
mentS and at II was a mate.
At Is years he commanded small
schooner plying between New York and
the West Indies
Two years later he was made master of a
brig aud at a was put in charge Of full
rugged ship. He was closely verging onto
HIS iNrnt9-SlAtl OAtbuudS AO "oo
made master of the steamship Pr0gresso.
which he now commands.
Captain Pillsbury states that FOLLOWING
the sea" is a noble vocation for any young
man TO aspire to. 1t brings out man
better qualities, and to be successful it re-
quires close study and constant application.
The Americans, according to Captain
PillsbuTy. make good officers. They are
like the British in times of danger, which
they look upon with cool head
Captain Pillsbury has fine apartments
and any number of curiosites which be
gathered during bis travels.
He has wife and baby in New York and
on his next trip here he will bring them
along.
He is very young in his appearance. but
he manages his vessel with consummate
skill and his seamen are full OF praise fol
his treatment of them.
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SAFE IN PORT At LAST.
The Lumber Raft Arrives
From Fort Bragg.
1T CONES DOWN IN 81 HOURS.
An Experiment Which May Revolutionize
the Lumber Trade of.the Northern
Coast.

Quite early yesterday the people on the
city front who had not read the newspapers
were surprised by the appearance OF nom
descript craft.
IL was the long-look for lumber raft
fir ON Fort Bragg.
In view of the fact that this was the pioneer
big raft on the coast and there had been a
complete breakdown of arrangements for
previous ventures the curious observers
were not satisfied till this particular raft
had been safely towed up to Mission flats to
be broken up.
Another raft Of the kind, launched some
time ago with difficulty, broke up on the
rocks just outside the harbor. The thing
was given up from time to time. chiefly
because it takes an exceptional spring tide
to float big raft in any of the northern
harbors. There was O $4,000 venture In
this instance, and the proposition was to
take no chances.
As every skilled waterman on the Pacific
Coast understands, the biggest tides are
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THE ALLIANCE ARRIVES.
Uncle Sam Badly Discounted
in the Orient.
We ARE PUNY MEN.OF.WAR.
Either China CT Japan Can Whip Our Pacific
Fleet-Ths Last Voyage Of Time
Honored Cruiser.

Since the already historic defeat OF John
I. Sullivan by James j. Corbest the news
papers have teemed with whippings and
Tumors of whippings.
The veteran United States steamer ALI
apce arrived yesterday, and from her news
from Oriental waters It looks as II the pest
thing Uncle Sam can do will be to build
abont half a dozen cruisers with modern
guns as quickly as possible.
Never before has our weakness in Asiatic
waters been so clearly brought home to US.
We have brave men and honest hearts and
willing hands, but these cannot avail
against rifed guns and protected decks.
Modern japanese and Chinese cruisers
have both these and plenty of them. Ii the
two nations were pitted against US with
Monaghan crews and European or Amer
iran officers we would not be in it. That is
the size OF the COZ Germ as it stands.
The officers Of the Alliance In ceneiaVe
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assembled practically admitted to CALL
repoTter YESTERDAY that either China or
Japau-and certainly the two powers-has
a sufficiency Of modern cruisers to handle
the Charleston, Baltimore, Boston ana
Yorktown quite comfortably lRhlng
Bob or no Fighting Bob"-and 90 to lunch
alter polishing them OF.
EIt is not quite a palatable statement but
il seems to contain lot Of frozen truth, IN
view Of the fact that about 30 per cent OF
the effective force on our Pacific Mail steam
eTs is MOugoliaB, no more, no less.
1--WE are the people in Une sense, but not
the people liz another"
The Alliance is one Of the oldest OF the
old school of the American wooden cruisers.
She is com Portable withal, but it is doubt
full if she will ever cruise again unless the
naval reserve is strengthened or called out
for duty. Four years ago there was a howl
about our strength 10 Chinese waters. Ii
was pointed out that as between the Mon
ocacY, which was unSeawOrthy, the ALI
ance. which could not fight, sDd the Palos.
which was too slow TO run away, our squad
ron in Asiatie waters did not count for
much.
Coming down TO events of yesterday the
Alliance was first sgnaled to the Merchants
Exchange a little after . NJ So little was
she expected, however, that it was actually
given out that the new arrival was the
MOhiean, one Of the United States wooden
cruisers In Boring Sea. When the new
conner cleared Meiggs wharf size was halted
by the Governor Perkins and the Hartley
in other words, DR.. Lawlor and Collector
Phelps were anxious to have say in the
matter. The say-so went SO, and after the
briefest of delays the Alliance weighed
ana proceeded UP to position lust abreast
Of the Clay-stTeet landing. Permission e
board her was granted to very few indeed.
Tho United States steamer Alliance has
been out in Oriental waters for fully tw G
years She was commissioned on January
Is. 1890, and sailed from Norfolk. Va, on
March Of the same year. First she called
at the Bermudas, then she called at Malaga,
Spain. where she was refused anchorage
except on condition of quarantine.
Thence she went to Gibraltar, to Tangier,
10 Nessina. TO Alexandria, to Port Said, to
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EVAEGELISTIC SERVICE.
Charles N. Crittenton at the Central NJ.
+. Church,

Charles N. Crittenton at the Central NJ.
T.. Church.
AS the new pastor of the Central Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, on Mission street.
between Sixth and Seventh, will not take
charge till next Sunday. the pulpit yester-
day was occupied morning and evening by
Charles \. Crittenton, the evangelist.
at the evening service chairs had to be
brought into requisition, every seat having
been filed before the service commenced.
Mr.. Crittent0n did not select any text, but
touched upon various passages in the Bible
referring to the way of the transgressor and
the path of the just.
He dwclt upon the necessity OF parents
keeping their children in touch with Christ,
and spoke of his own conversion about ten
years ago in New York. He feelingly re-
ferred to the death Of his daughter Florence,
who had been instrumental in bringing him
to Christ
The dying words OF several prominent
cody and ungodly men were given to show
how essential ii was 10 die trusting in God.
He closed with an imprisoned appeal for
his hearers to be ready when 1.-THE Master
cometh."
Every evening this week Rev. DR.. Jesse
l.. Hurlbert of New York Will conduct a
Sunday school institute ami normal class
for all officers, teachers and older scholars.
Bishop Vincent will be present some even
Ing during the week and address the class.
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her art by the well-known musical historian,
DR.. Edward Schelle, and Theodore Helm of
Vienna, the most unbiased and thorough
musical critic of the world, whose opinion
makes and mars the futures of composers.
Countess Wurmbrand- Vrabely was born
at Pressburg, and began her concert tours
under HeTbeck as early as 1867. Her COM
positions are many, and the fact that such
ma sters as List. Brahm andi Her beck have
permitted this gifted lady to dedicate many
of her works to themselves. who are so ex-
tremely chary in granting such a privilege,
speaks volumes for their great merit and
artistic value. Countess Wurmbrand Is by
many called the sole interpreter of List, so
thoroughly has she entered into the spirit
of the dead master in all her compositions.