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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-08

The Chsago Record thinks that tho
next secretary OF the navy should be a
man thoroughly conversaut with the
workings of repair shops
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-08

AZ tho expration Of h!s term or service
ne dInloma'. Mr. nayard u-Eht with
proprety assume the rolc Of gentleman
In waiting al the court OF 81. james.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-08

othor cidcs In Texas can only grow
b. Inducing Immigration from the outside
they have lorE s,nco taken In all their
snhurbs-bu, Houston can add thousands
10 rs uorplntion by merely pushing an
arbitrary line few blocks further
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-08

Secretary clney is considering the offer
of tho chair Of International law at tIar-
ward II scents tho managers OF ancient
Harvard nre got above the tricks OF the
nanagers az lecture bureaus whsre no.
tcr.ety Is tho first consideration.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-08

Mr.. McK1nley's choice for secretary OF
the treasury rides n bicycle. II seems
in'u5ss.h'e to get man N tho treasury
who is not TO some extent the victim OF
Wheels
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-18
PERSONAL.

F. D. Cobb OF Stockton is at the Baldwin.
f. C. Lusk, Chico lawyer, is at the Palace.
Dr. Moore and wife OF Benicia are at the
Grand.
A. D. Duffey of Santa Cruz is at the Cosmo O.
politan.
R. ]. widney of Los Angeles is at the
Baldwin.
George Russell Nevada cattleman, is at
the Lick.
DR.. Thomas Flint of San Juan is at the Grand
with his wife.
George E. Walker, merchant of Juneau, is
at the Palace.
Walter T. Blake OF the Stockton Independent
is at the Grand.
Judge A. P. Catlin of Sacramento registered
at the Lick yesterday.
John Manly and wife of Grand Forks, B. c..
are at the Occidental.
]. D. McDougall, contractor of Stockton, is
registered at the Lick
]. J. KimbalI. merchant and banker of Red
Bluff, is at the Palace.
w. NJ. Nuner, mining man OF Calaveras
County, is at the Grand.
DR.. Grant s. Hicks of Tacoma, Wash, is
registered at the Palace.
J.. Kay of Texas arrived here yesterday
and is at the Cosmopolitan.
Walter c. Lewis, a mining man OF Butte,
Mont, is staying at the Occidental.
]. B. Lankershim, Los Angeles capitalist
and banker, is guest at the Palace.
John Henderson, a business man of Fort
Jones, Siskiyou County. is at the Russ.
John A. Prinsen, an insurance man of Chi
cago, is recent arrival at the Occidental.
Henry Varley, the Loudon evangelist, and
his wife are guests at the Brooklyn Hotel.
]. McHenry and son OF San Luis Obispo are
among the recent arrivals q the Cosmopolitan.
J. Woodward, president of the Fresno Bank,
and I. c. White, the e-president, are at the
Lick.
S. Lyons, diamond and precious stone
merchant Of New York. is late arrival at the
Grand.
Mrs. Annie B. Andrews, the popular lady
orator of Los Angeles, is registered at the
Grand.
R. L. Crovat, representative of the Stanford
vineyard products in New York, is at the
Palace.
Count Wachtmeister, leading theosophist,
is paying San Francisco visit. He is at the
Palace.
G. A. Perkins, merchant from Little River,
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-18
THE COST OF STRIKES.

The tenth Report of the United States
Commissioner of Labor" the second vol
ume OF which has just been given to the
public, contains statistics of strikes cover
ing period of thirteen and a half years,
up to June 30, 1894. Included in these are
reports OF the enormous sums to which
the losses incurred in these Industrial
wars amount, and the gum is enough to
set capitalists and workmen seriously
thinking Of the problem of arbitration.
The total loss 10 employees during the
period Investigated by the Commissioner
is estimated at Sl63, s07, 900, which more
than doubled the loss in the same time to
employers. The losses of both parties
ADDED together give total in rough num-
bers of $3.50, 600, 900, and il is more than
probable that there were large losses
which could not be discovered by the Com
missioner. The cost of lockours to en-
ployers was $12. 900, and 10 employees
$26, ,685 900, showing about the same pro-
portion as in strikes, bu. m uch less in the
aggregate.
The success and failure of strikes varied
in an astonishing way in different years,
but an average of long term of years
shows that in majority of cases strikes
have succeeded. One of the interesting
facts revealed by the statistics is that large
strikes are much more likely to fail than
those where a moderate number of people
are engaged. The successful! strikers foct
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-18
SACRAMENTO RIVER.

1t is reported that strong appeal will
be made from the landowners of Sacra-
mento Valley for an appropriation to
deepen the channel of the Sacramento
River. This appeal should be indorsed
and strengthened by San Francisco and
the State generally. An appropriation for
such a purpose would be benefit to all
and moreover the proposed work is one OF
more than ordinary urgency.
There vas time when the Sacramento
River was naVigable for deep sea vessels
as far as the city of Sacramento. 1t was
at that time not merely mud sewer for
the interior OF the State, but great
stream furnishing facilities for transporta-
tion and adding immensely to our COM
merclal wealth. The work of civilization
has almost destroyed the usefulness of the
stream for navigation, and it is only right
that civilization should repair the injury
it has done. The channel should be
dredged and the great river made as clear
as it was in the days of 40.
1t is estimated by J. r. Price, chief en-.
gineer of the Board of Public Works, that
by the expenditure of. $500, 900 a dredger
could be constructed in California which
would have ample power to transfer to the
shore of the stream 5000 cubic yards of soft
mud an hour. This would enable the
work of clearing the channel to be speedily
and economically done, and an appropria-
ton for such dredger and for the work
of operating it would not be i'll any sense
of the word an extravaganza or waste OF
money.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-18
a while and then die do not belong to

while and then die, do not belong to
the same heaven al all.
Christian sentiment is getting to be both
an inspiration and an authority IN ali
lands. A peace treaty is all but ratified
between England and the United States.
Other lands will follow and war Will come
TO full and speedy end. Jesus shall
reign where'er the sun does his successive
journeys rum" He/is reigning now;
reigning in the power OF Christian senti'
ment where He is not yet reign1ng IN
name. No sign so clearly attests to one
them supremacy of Christ as this grow
ing power of Christian sentiment.
| notice one trend more-the growing
power of Christian Work. The signs which
the manifold activities of our age project
upon human life are these: That Christi
anity, the only living religion in the world,
is no temporary federation, but ministry
OF universal love, proving by its nine
teenth century achievements that 1t Is
Fastening to make the Kingdoms OF TINS
world the kingdom of our Lord and of His
Christ according to the sure word OF prom
ise and prophecy.
The execution of certain deeds TO GER
tain pieces of real estate is creating quite
a stir in our city. Oath was made that
they were executed in 1894, but the oppos-
ing lawyers say that they are ready to
prove by certain marks that the paper
was not manufactured until TWO years
later. | have held the writing OF nine
teenth century thought up to the light,
and have found ten marks upon it to
prove which ought to confirm and estab-
iish one faith in ore holy religion.
1t shows no sign of waning. Higher
vet higher that star ascends." 1t is the
only living reIigion-it IS the religion for
all the world. Is it yours? Get into the
chariot of our all-conquering King as he
drives toward victory.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-18
THE DANIsR WEST INDIES.

Among the features of foreign policy
likely to engage much of the attention of
the incoming administration will be the
proposed purchase of the Danish pos
sessions In the West Indies. Senator
Lodge has already introd uced a resolution
of inquiry concerning the advisability OF
the purchase and it is assured the measure
will have strong support in the Senate.
The possessions of Denmark in the West
Indies consist .of group of three small
islands, st. Thomas, st. John and Santa
Cruz. They are of little value to Den
mark and to us they are important only
because our ownership of them would give
US coaling station for our feet at point
where we greatly need one. at the town
of Charlotte Amalle, on st. Thomas
Island, there is good deep water harbor
and as it could be readily fortified it
would furnish us strong base of supplies
in case OF any war which should involve
the activity OF our navy among the West
Indies.
Denmark having no use for the islands
and finding them a burden upon her
treasury, is willing to sell them. When
Seward was Secretary of State he began
negotiations for their purchase and offered
$500 600 for TWO of the group, st. Thomas
and st. John. The Danish Government at
that time took vote OF the inha bitants as
to their willingness to transfer their ale
glance 10 the United States and the vote
was strongly in the affirmative. The
Danes and the islanders are therefore
known to be ready to arrange for the sale,
and it is for our Government TO decide
whether or no coaiing station is worth
as much as the price the Danes will be
willing to take.
1t is well known our Government has
long sought for a good naval station in
those waters. 1t will be remem bered that
General Grant favored obtaining such a
port in Santo Domingo, while some of our
statesmen have advocated the purchase
and annexation of Cuba. These islands,
of course, would be much more valuable
than the comparatively barren rocks in
the sea which Denmark has to sell, but
their possession would entail difficulties
we would not have 10 encounter in the
Danish group.
The situation of affairs in Cuba gives a
degree of importance to the proposed pur-
chase which it has not had before and this
will lead to serious consideration of the
subject. The resolution of Senator Lodge
serves to bring it before the Senate as a
matter of practical politics and it may yet
prove to be one of the chief issues of de-
bate of the present session of Congress.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-18

residence. The gas was dis covered some time
ago, and with the aid of crude fixtures 1t mas
been utilized for heating and lighting pur-
poses. The flow comes from an abandoned
well ten feet from the house, and is caugnt IN
an inverted barrel, the bulk OF 1t escaplne
but through this barrel there is sufficient for
household purposes. 1t is the intention OF the
lessees to further develop 1t. The saving
erected IN fuel q. the present time amounts 10
from $40 to $15 per month.
The Mendocino Beacon remarks that epara-
tlons on an extensive scale for the Cloverdale
Citrus Fair, which is to be held February 10
TO 20 inclusive, indicate that IL Will De
greater success this year than ever.
The San Jose Mercury declares that the value
OF the robin as an orchard bird has been clearly
demonstrated by expe rimen is upon the large
fruit ranch of George w. Cozzens in the Wll-
lows, near San Jose. "Mr Cozzens has Tor
some time past believed the appearance OF
robins in an orchard was more beneficial tnan
detrimental, on account of the habits OF this
insectivorous bird. Its custom Of locating In
this section only in the winter months, when
the trees are bare and at the time when the
borer and other worms were beginning their
most deadly work upon the trees, was mucn
IN their favor. When the trees began 10 dos
som ana when other insectivorous BIRDS plckeo
at and injured the blossoms the robin had dis
appeared to moro suitable climate in which
TO engage in Its worm-g altering occupation
"Early this season Mr.. CozZens gave strict
orders prohibiting any shooting upon ms
place AS consequence the robins soon dis
covered this harbor of safety from sportsmen
and gathered upon the place in large num-
bers. They were not allowed to be molested
or frightened in any manner and soon became
very domestic in their actions. Four or five
weeks ago Mr.. Cozzens began to dig about his
fruit trees 1or the borer and canker worm
The robins would gather in the immediate vi
cinity in large numbers, and soon as the
dirt was thrown back from the root OF tree
and the workmen had advanced to one or TWO
trees away they would settle in the excavated
place and hunt diligently for any worms in
the vicinity They would invariably find the
hole in which the borer had entered the bark
OF the tree and draw out the pest and con-
sumo it.
Examination of the trees which the robins
had visited found them entirely free from
worms. This process of excavating TO facili-
tate the search of the robin for insects damag-
ing to fruit trees has been progressing upon
Mr.. CozZens' ranch for about five weeks and
has convinced this orchardist that the robin is
valuable bird to the fruit-grower and one
which should be protected by law"
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-18

| up 1,1sS 600, and those that entered into
| strikes that failed number 2 065, 900. SYM
pathy strikes have generally been failures,
| and this should make clear to labor lead
ers the poor policy of calling upon men
who have no grievance to strike in SYM
pathy with those who have.
The statistics prove, however, that the
percentage OF sympathetic strikes is
largely increasing. Another point shown
is that while strikes up to about 1886 were
almost always for the direct purpose of
increasing wages or shortening hours
those of recent years have been largely in
resistance to the EN- mployment of non-union
men.
The lesson to be learned from the re-
port generally is that although strikes are
in small majority of cases successful
they entail too great cost for victory.
The vast loss of production is too much to
be thrown away, and the differences be-
tween labor and capital should always be
settled by arbitration. The cost of fight
is certain TO exceed in an average of cases
what would be relinquished by concilia-
ton. Both in lockouts and strikes there
Is terrible and needless waste. 1t seems
absurd to doubt that men could be found
both clear-headed and honorable enough
to settle disputes with nearer approach
to absolute justice than could be arrived
at by either of the self-interested parties
to the quarrel.
There is, moreover, another way of
looking at the matter. A strike is not
merelya private affair between employers
and employees. The public has vital in
terests which are affected iniuriously by
these industrial wars, and sooner or later
this will be so clearly realized that the
people in their sovereign capacity will for
bid strikes and lockouts. The whole
machinery of progress and prosperity in
our times is so closely interrelated that
no disarrangements and Interruptions of
| any large part of it, while selfish interests
fight for mastery, can be permitted by the
coming civilization.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-18
NEWS OF FOREIGN NAVIES.

The naval expenditures of Japan during her
late war with China were SO, ,653 .669 ven
Adding to this the expens es OF the army, 171,.
$40 OPT yen, and O total OF 210, ,773 696 yen
is the cost to Japan for her army and navy in
the brief war which ended with the oblitera
tion of China's navy.
Torpedo nets are getting out of use in the
several navies. They are cumbersome or
board ship, great h1ndrance to the speed o.
the vessel when hung out during evolution
and are OF doubtful utility when at anchor, as
attacking torpedo-boats were fitted with at
tachments that would cut through the netting.
They have never been adopted in the United
States navy.
French naval officer has been commits
stoned to instruct the officers of the Bulgarian
hotilla, another French officer has been lent
TO the Portuguese Government and is charged
with reorganiZing the arsenal at Lisbon.
China, too, has obtained the services of French
organizers, and two naval engineers, q
draughtsman and several others are about To
go TO Foo Chow to undertake reconstruction
of the dockyard there.
The dockyards IN the Black Sea are under
orders to construct two armor-clads of H. 4S0
tons, one to be completed in 1898 and the
other in 1900. At St Petersburg the follow
ing armored ships are under construction
Poltaya, Sebastopol, Petropaulowsk, Ad-
m1ral Apraxin, Oslabya-PeresVet and Minin,
all OF which are to be completed this year.
In addition one first-class cruiser OF the Rossia
type, three other irsl-elass cruisers and two
torpedo o-boats destroyer are to be built.
The battle-ships built between 1856 and
1896 in England France and Russia num-
bered 81 of 723, ,910 tons, of which England
built 20 of 391. $50 tons, France II of 172, ,410
tons and Russia Is Of 160,11O tons. 1t will be
noted that the English tonnage was greater
than that of France and Russia combined.
The total caliber in inches OF heavy guns was
141S for England, 700 for France and 792 for
Russia, and the secondary armaments of guns
throwing shot of thirty pounds and upward
were 1894, 1044 and 1853 inches for the re-
spective naVies.
Laird Bros, Birkenhead. England, completed
during the past year eight torpedo-boat de-
stroyers, of which four were for the British
and four for the Argentine navy. The names
and speeds of the boats were as follows:
British-Quafl, 30039 knots; Sparrowhawk,
3O.O56; Trasher, 3O.O15 Virago, 30.049. Ar
gentine bosts-Captain orella, 80. %; Captain
Munoz Ganuro. 30.08; Teniente serrano.
3O.25, and Guardia Marine Riquelma, 30.121
knots. The latter boat is 213 feet in length by
81 feet inches beam and developed 5000
horsepower. The bunker capacity is 90 tons,
sufficient to carry the vessel $3.50 knots at her
most economical speed. Que interesting fea-
ture OF her last trial, Decemb Der 18. full
speed astern, ct which she made 203@ knots.
Her armament consists OF one 12-pounder
quck-fring guns and two 1S-ineh torpedo
tubes. The complement is sixty-tive officers
and men. Six more boats OF this type are being
built By the Lairds for the British navy.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-18
PRINTERS MUTUAL AID.
An Organization That Is in Flouris h.
ing Condition and Has
Bank Account.

The nineteenth seml-annual meeting OF
the Union Printers Mutual Aid Socie ty
was held yesterday afternoon in Shiels
building. S. H. Jenner in the chair. There
was full attendance and great deal OF
interest was manifested in the reports
that were presented.
These reports show that with a mem
bership of nearly ninety the society dur
ing the past six months paid $3.50 in sick
benefits and has now $4500 in the treas
ury with which to relieve any of its mem
bers who may be stricken down by illness.
Of late an unusual interest has been taken
in the organization and every memb is
doing his utmost to make it the equal at
least of any beneficiary association.
The election held resulted in the choice
of the following-named TO serve for the
ensuing term: S. H. Jenner, president;
J. S. Phillips, first Vice-president; J. Har-
low, second vice-presdent: A. J. P.
Rsgaudiat, recording secretary; ]. r.
Winders, financial secretary; W. B.
Benoist, treasurer; L. P. Ward, marshal;
F. Mooney, guardian; W. ]. White, S.
Bile, G. E. Mitchell, J. Bryant, G. IL.
Branch, board of directors; w. L. Berry,
physician, and w. Kirk, druggist.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-18

Mendocino County, was one OF the arrivals at
the Russ yesterday.
Lieutenant Letavor, U. S. N, and wife were
in town yesterday from Mare Island. They
registered at the California.
Colonel John Bradbury of Los Angeles is at
the Palace with his wife. They are accom-
panied by DR.. Moore of Los Angeles.
E. W. Hale of Sacramento and his brother,
o. A. Hale of San Jose, the well-known dry
goods merchants, are registered at the Bald
win Hotel.
Thomas Potts, head steward of the insane
asylum at Salem, Or, returned last evening
with his bride from Monterey, en- route for
Salem. Mr.. Potts and wife are at the Cosmo-
politan.
l. N. Van Nuys, the capitalist who has just
built new hotel in Los Angeles, named after
himself, is here from the Southern part OF the
State with his wife. They are at the Palace.
His hotel has been leased to Captain Potter,
late OF the Westminster Hotel OF Los Angeles.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-18
NEW TO-DAY.
There doesn't seem to be

There doesn't seem to be
very much the matter with
your child. He doesn't ac-
tually lose weight, but there
is no gain. He belongs to
that large class of children
that don't seem to prosper.
You look at him a little
more thoughtfully than you
do at the rest and say "He is
not doing we'll" Failure
to gain in weight in a child
is a danger signal. Scott's
Emulsion should be taken
at once. 1t puts on fat
where health demands it,
strengthening the digestion.
SCOTT BOVINE, Chemists, New York
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-18
PARAGRAPHS ABOUT PEOPLE.

At the recent cat show in Paris Francois
Coppee, Andre Theuriet, Emile Zola and
Catulle Mendes were on the list of judges.
Two names that recently appeared in the
records of transfers of real estate in
Rochester, N. Y, were those OF Educated NJ.
Learned and Christ Amborn.
Sir R. Menzies, Bart, of Menzies, the heredi-
tary chief of the clan Menzies, is the Oldest
Highland chief now living. He is 80 years
old and wears the kilt summer and winter.
Stanley will visit the Belgian possessions on
the Congo next spring in company with King
Leopold. They will supervise the opening
of the railroad between Matavoi and
Leopoldville.
The command of the Ohio Naval Reserve,
which is being organized for coast protection
in Cleveland, Toledo and other lake cities of
Ohio, has been offered to John II. Brice,
brother OF Senator Brice.
Julius Barthman has secured 5000 acres of
land in South Carolina. upon which he pur-
poses to establish the industry of making
sugar from beels. The property is to be
divided into farms of 25, so and 100 acres, to
be tenanted by 500 families from Saxony.
Judge Stephen Neal, who wrote the Four
teenIH amendment 10 the constitution, resides
in Lebanon. Ind, and is in his SOth year. The
amendment was written in his Office at
Lebanon and was submitted to the Congress
ional committee by Congressman Godloye S.
Orth.
French writer. Edouard Toulouse, has
examined Zola's mental peculiarities and
discovered peculiar weakness of memory.
He could not recognize well-known passages
from Moliere, Balzac, Hugo and George Sand,
aud in some cases even failed to remem ber his
own early writings when extracts from them
were read to him.
Mrs. Hobbs, an intimate friend of the first
Duke of Wellington, has just died in Ireland
at the age of 103 years. Her husband was
badly wounded at Quatre Bras. Five of her
fourteen children and six of her forty-four
grandchildren are serving in the British army,
and she had besides thirty-two great
grandchildren and two great-great- grand
children. On her Tooth birthday the Duke of
Cambridge congratulated her in behalf OF the
army.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-18
TEE ARMY OF OFtI-ESEEKERS
Philadelnhia Press.

FnHaueIpnla PreSS.
The President-elect is busy with the question
of his Cabinet. He has his inaugural address
to prepare, but the ofice-seeker is upon him.
To whom does the Presdent-elect belong? For
whom does he exist? If we should seek an an
swer in the pages of the constitution and in the
written law we should say he belong gs to the
country, but If we turn from, theory to facts
we should be compelled to reply, to judge from
all outward appearances, the Presiden t-elect
and his time, waking and sleeping, and all his
powers, belong to the ofice-seekers. His
friends with difficulty divert the office-seeKIng
army for day or two that the President-elect
may be able TO give some time to the public
duties Immediately before him.