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The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25
NEWS Or FOREIGN NAVlES.

| Japan has ordered one see-going torpedo
boat and eight coast torpedo-poats from ship
| yards in Germany.
A Brennan torpedo plant has been laid at
| Fort Victoria, Isle OF Wight, by the British
Admiralty, and all the workmen employed
were sworn TO secrecy.
Forty-fve competitive designs for a SUBJ
marine boat were recently submitted to The
! French Admiralty. Nine designs were offered
| by naval officers, of whom five were given gold
| medas. None OF the designs came up TO the
| first prize requirements, but the second prize
flOO0, was captured by Russian engineer
| His plan is TO use steam as the propelling
| power while the boat is on the surface and
| electricity when submerged. The design is to
be improved upon and the boat will be built
at ouce at CherDourg.
The British cruiser Crescent, which arrived
at Portsmouth September %, eight days from
Halifax, during which trip she averaged ID
Knots, had the customary trial trip four days
later, and with 10,40O horsepower worked up
TO 81 revolutions and a speed OF 1S1z knots.
The speed, however, was by patent log ana is
therefore OF no value 10 correctness. The
| ship at her trials in May, 1898. made Is g
knots with 10, $40 horsepower and 90 revolu-
tions, and comparison between the trial
trip, actual sea speed, and her latest perform
a"SSb iHuicHitS lne gross l0acCuracy OF Inc
patent log figures.
Modern naval vessels are expensive to build
ana also costly to main tain in serviceable con-
dition. The British first-cIass barbette armor-
clad Rodney is 10 have reft after three
years commission in the Mediterranean, at all
estimated cost OF $50, 105. She built in
1855 and has had seven years commission.
ne first cost was S3. S49, ,615. and the repairs
up to the present time have amounted 10
S441.3o5. Including the contemp. ated re-
pairs, which will be completed in about nine
months, the grand total cost of repairs during
the ten years of the ships existence afost vii
be very close to IA per cent of the first cost orl
at the rate of IA per cent per annum. The
Rodney's machinery is apparently in good
condition, as the entire sum for repairs is 10
be spent upon the hull only.
Russia is projecting new port in Russian
Lapland, at place called Ekateriusk. This
locality has been selected with a view OF en-
abnng warships to enter the Atlantic at all
seasons Of the year, for during the long win
ters the other naval stations at Cronstadt and
Lioau are ieebound Work on this great
dertaking has been quietly carried on during
the past two years and most OF the Govern
ment buildings in the new town will be COM
pie Ted shortly. The value of Ekaterinsk
naval station lies in the fact that it will afford
an excellent basis of operations for the Rus
sian fleet in war with any European power,
that IL win offer protection to the feet If out
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25
THE FILTHY DOLLAR,

hold dollar In my grasp
A ragged looking thing!
eaz- at IL and wonder what
Diseases l. M bring.
Perhaps but esteTday twas held
BY some one who was rich
Or by some wretched erson with
The jaund ce or the itchl
There's spot upon one corner
B ood, perhaps; who is tot til?
For tats poor. filthy scrap some soul
May have been doomed to HE'LL
Some b nd all red wi n murder
May have held It zen to-day
IL N be full OF deadl germs,
Who shall presume to say?
In fancy can see il
on Its .ravels through the land:
Now he b. dainty fingers,
Now in some grimy hand
Last week owned py some fallen wretch.
Pahi Vie, diShoDored thing
ct men vii Fl CHI and die for L.
And constitute it king.
Faughi Torn, dishono ed, soiIed and rank,
cast il hence--out stay
l guess l'ii grab IL up again,
Lest 1t be blown awAti
On, hlthy scrap, ali stained with blood.
" sh that ] knew how
might get forty thousand such
Aoominaiio9 nOwl Cleveland Leader
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25
THE ARGUMENT OF TYRANNY.

CPEAKING of the memorial which the Hawaiian people
have addressed to the President the Congress and the
people of the United States, protesting against the pro-
posed annexation of Hawaii this country by treaty with the
Dole Government and demanding, in accordance with the
Declaration of independence that the people of Hawaii shall
have voice in determining the Government that shall rule
over them, the Chronicle says:
territory referred
a aboriginal
been the America and all of Africa would
the Kanakas
best of all is United States for
progress be children
theright
This is the argument George III used in his against
the American coones it is the argument Spain is using
used against Venezuela had the United States neposed
and suggested arbitration. 1t is the argument of tyranny
always. 1t has been used in every of spolaton by
strong power against weak since the world began. is
argument the United States destined maintain
to overthrow.
The people of Hawaii not barbarians they are not
untitled for segovenment They have for years maintained
Government of such just laws that Americans have gone
there to live and to invest money is land of schools and
churches land of free speech and newspapers 1t is in vain
we will seek to justify ourselves in minds if i'm
pose upon such people Government without their consent
Only despotic Government justify itself despotc
act of aggression and the United States desposm
The Declaration of Independence the constitution of the
United States, the Gettysburg address-evey sacred docu
men of history declares against the wrong the Chronicle
now advocates To Hawaii without the of her
people will be to stufy the past stain the present and
danger the future of our own great republic.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25
STOPPING TO BREATHE.

OCAL conditions were rather more unsettled last
week. Wheat suddenly rallied the close sympathy
with equally abrupt Chicago, and gave
whole cereal situation much better than has
late The the wheat market during past
has been excellent object predominatng
portance this grain relation to all other markets It
used be said king; appears
woOlly monarch has been dethroned by wheat.
the whole world ebbs and flows
the cereal times good when
In this country wheat and the tariff
When both down have panic,
AT both up, doing
than before n IS history.
The other local staples good
visions lower cut
off that important demand packing
left them with unexpected stocks Hops wool and
hides firm though the staple is poor
at the moment Beef strong the
steady.
The situation undergone
ing the week After buying ever known in
enber the fallen off
somewhat This any sackenng in trade itself
OUT 10 the necessary halt In purchasing order that
chased goods distributed periods of reaxa
ion did not intervals the
gested and overtradng would exhibit enormous
stocks strained market consequent paralysis
ali branches OF business In this respect like
IT, to employ the familiar phrase he bites
oil more than he chew he is forced disgoge
quams CT Indigestion In times of feyersh speculation
often happens and the forced louda-
ton, which leaves of wreckage n
But it be inferred dull
Far from it. The bank cearings country last
showed of 252 last year
and only important ity-Mnneapolis-showed a loss
New Orleans which has lost owing to the fever
quarantine exhibits gain of 12 gain in San
Francisco u These clearngs show that we
still leading 1896 by large percentage.
There IS another for this falling the demand
for merchandise The usual supplied
and been laid In These
lines will considerably volume of trade untiI
the spring demand sets in Still another the
Western merchants the
fall goods bought heavily and holding unt
they clear off their decks
Regarding The trade pout of view it
is gratifying to observe that tandng lu in pu
chasing on account OF overbuying there
cal weakness anywhere. This shown by failures VIII ch
were only 2 last against 292 during corresponding
week 259 in 1895 we IN 1898
Were the merchants OF the United any other than
sound financial basis the cIearngs would under the
rent conditions and the number failures increase
Changes in the industrial situation not marked Some
lines OF manufacture fully they bee
OF employed while generally higher than thev
have BEEN The production OF iron AID STEEL machinery glass
stoves CONSTITUTIONAL and wooden good continues heavy
In order to profit by the iron auy
mills have started and in spite great demand 1t is
feared that the production will consumption and
this s an unavorabe point the outlook ustry
The New York money is easier with dc
cline In the rates for call loans tendency surplus
reserve OF the banks toward fact money
IN amp supply all over the country
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mum bered or defeated, and the ships could re-
tire into i is fastness in the north behind the
guns and Notifications of this new Cronstadt
The town and port w IL eventually be con-
nected with St Peters burg by railroad, the
larger portion of which has already been con-
structed.
The following singular notice was printed
october in the North German Gazette.
Rerlin:
"Lstterly 1T has been repeatedly mentioned
in the press that Press Bureau has been es-
tablished OF the Imperial Admiralty with the
OBJECT OF circulating throughout the empire
naval articles in support of an artificial agita-
ton on behalf of an increase in the marine
Press Bureau with this object in view does
not exist at the Admiralty. The intelligence
department has the duty of imparting TO the
press news OF public interest, in addition TO
which IT gives explanations and Information
on navy questions to any one concerned. This
is not only the right but the duty of the ad-
ministration."
This is quite new departure in q German
govern mental de partmenL and the Emperor
S evidently very deSirous of educating the
public to his idea that Germany needs an ex-
ten>ive naval establishment.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

THE California Limited on the Santa Fa ror.o
will begin its third annual season on Mopd.r ~
tooer 70 The time of departure is 4:30 ~
from Market-street ferry. Equipment consists 90
standard Pullman sleepers, buffet smoking.car
ana eiegan' dlnins-car. managed by Mr. Fred
harvey' and VIII have all the nodern Comforts
making it the most luxurious service ever ,t,,on
between California and the East Reservations
on this magnificent train made at 64i Marxet
street, Chronicle building
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

The telegraph tells of a who to amuse her babe
pointed pistol at the chds head payuy swapping the
trigger and of blowing off the infant
Gently as the dispatch naively adds taking The
habit of amusing babe by killing may the climax of all
that innocent and probably not strike the
average observer this way
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

Ihe Seattle Post IRtelh9encer has issued a
large special Klondike edition, having in view
solely the benefit ana welfare OF Seattle. which
IL Is lnte nded 10 boom as an Quitting point
ior Alaska bound travellers.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25
Exhibition Plate Golden Wedding wedding

great that long tail of people thronged all
day long in front of the royal mandatory in
order to secure one of the precious plates.
The seven tn and last of this interesting series
OF royal CONNIE moration plates was menufac-
tured for the elghtieth birthday of the Queen,
which was celebrated last month.
There is yet one interesting royal plate
which is perhaps the most famous of the set.
1t is called ST. Georges plate, and was manu-
factured for the purpose of raising funds
toward the establishment of leper hospital
in Iceland.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25
"Mrs. winslow's Soothing svrun" {"

Has been used over fifty years by millions OF moth
ers for their children while Teething with parPac-
success. 1t soothes the child softens the o,1r, -
lays Pain, cures Wind Collie regulates the RoyyeI.
and is the best remedy for Diarrhoeas, whether
arising from teething or other causes For sale hv
DTngeists IN every part of the world. Be sure and
AsA ior MFs. W lnslow's Soothing Syrup 25canortla
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

CoRoNADo-Atmosphere is perfectly drv az.
ana mid being entirely free from the mIs,s con,-
mon further north. Round trip tickets bv s,aa-n
snip including fifteen days board at the Hotel 81
Coronado $50; longer stay So so per day Apply
4 Ne" montgomery street. San Francisco or A
W. Bailey, manager Hotel del Coronado la,e of
Hotel Colorado Glenwood Springs. colorado
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

We do not un derstand this reference N tho
wreck OF submarine boat in New York. She
sank at her dock, according to report, but he
cause submarine boat becomes submarine
are we TO look upon her as a wreckP Isn't
tnat her business?-Chicag go Post
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

"Alasr' cried Socrates as he looked at the
poison cup, with all my knowledge 1 cannot
find the key to this lock"
What lock?" demanded the taller,
"Hemlock," sighed the sage.-Puck.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

years, and tor thirty years before that a Sister
of Charity of the same order at Martinioua
The other is Sister ThereSe, very beautiful
young Irish girl, who has recently completed
her preparatory training in the convent at
Paris,
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

Elsie NJ. Wilkinson and Mayne V. Langford
are the editors of handsome eight-page
three-column weekly, the Skyldrk, which has
Just made Its appearance a Acampo
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

The Monterey NelO Era has egun its eighth
year OF publication, and expresses its happi-
ness at the community's appreciation of its
efforts to furnish a newsy paper.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

The OrovIlle Register exhibits g commend
abe spirit of enterprise in preparing an
eoiton devoted to the mining resources OF
Butte County,
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

ii. L. Boothby and E. L. Shipman have pur-
chased the Oakland Leader from W. c. Holli-
way and the new proprietors will endeavor to
make the paper model of its class both edi-
torially and typograp phically.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25
Mocuabon and Nine Carnot have both de-
lined the nensiops offered by the state

"Lord Ashbourne," says the London lilus-
trated News, "is 10 be the next Vlceroy ot
Canada 1t seems only the other Gay 'na'
To-d Ashboprne was n rising Irish lawyer
nac,ed Gibson in The House of Commons. HIS
chief qulifica n ton for the new post1s cnarm
of manner which has made him popular with
the most vehement of his political oppo'
nents"
Sister Mary Ellen Ellis, who dted al Walt
hamston, England, the other day. In her ozo
year, was the last survivor but one Oh the ue-
voted band of Roman Catholic Sisters VINO ac'
companied Florence Nightingale on her mis-
,ion of mercy to the Crimei, sister mary
AIoysius being the other. During the JuOliee
EXERCISES Sister Ellis was decorated by the
oneen with the Order of the Royal Red Cross
in recognition of her services.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

SPECIAL Information daily to manufacturer,
business houses and public men by the Press
Chipping Bureau CAlIen's), $40 Montgomery.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

Somebody travelling under the title of Frisco Slim is
about to be tried for something other Chicago
guilty is fair presumption. To permit pleasing
San Francisco to degenerate Frisco and carry
about the country itself Jury to
bring in verdict OF guilty indeed fix penalty
hanging
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

The San Bernardino Sun has adopted type
setting machines, and the appearance of the
paper has been materially improved.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

There to be occasion for alarm among
employees because of the threat discharge they
of saloons refrain from gambling BY
this rule only possible people have
make up to it without being
hurt a bit.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

Inc special mining edition OF the Placerville
Nugget is replete with information concerning
the glowing prospects of El Dorado County's
goIuhelds, and mining men generally will be
interested In the publication. Old e. Dorado's
rlch gold yield of the past wi !, according to
the Nugget be discounted in the future.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25
FLASHES OF FUN.

"Theosophists is say that evolution is divided
into cycles"
What make?"-Judgc.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

E"Would you like light rolls LOT ofeaAlas''
sir?"
"No. Pm heavy tragedian'"-BOstOn
Courier.
Friend-Pve just been reading your little
volume of fugitive verses
Author-Why do you call them Fugitive
verses?
Friend-They escaped from your pen, didn't
they?''-Chicago News.
THAT Mr.. Racetout is so interesting; ne
seems to be very polished gentleman said
Miss Gusher
Yes said the man who knows him, me
not only polished, he's positively SLICK -
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
'Whati" exclaimed Miss squidgikins, his
maiden aunt, ''you BUY lottery tickets! On
George Sappleigh, 1 am astonished-I am
Shocked Why, that Is nothing less than
gamblingl'
"Weu, perhaps not" he replied, "but can't
see as it's any worse than speculattng In grain
or stocks, and, besides, I've got system
through which can win about nine times out
of ten.''
George" she said assuring herself that no.
body else was within hearing distance, sis the
system something that could be learned by
any one else?''-Chfcago News.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

An officer accused cruelty soldier
did hing with which he charged but
drag private by the heels legitimate part military
cipne such views receive the Endorsement of the
The of deseron will regarded evidence
of manhood.
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

TERRIToRIEs-O. s., Alcatraz Island, Cal The
Territories OF the United States are at this
time: Alaska, Arizona, Indian, New Mexico
and Oklahoma
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

Briggs-What kind of fellow Is WIllowsnapt
Griggs-I don't know. I've only seen MIN
when he was with his wife.-Puck.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

OF that stagerobber has killed the usual
of listing all the robberes within memory of
and placing them deceased is under way
This large of trouble the
him any deadr than he al
ready
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

A PARTNER-W G., City. If you have part
ner who neglects the business you had better
consult an attorney, and he will, upon state
ment OF the facts, proba bly, advise you to COM
mence an action for dissolution OF copart t.
nership.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

sNow-B., Oakland, Cal. The answer given
in this department in relation TO snow in San
Francisco was correct The question asked
was If it showed in San Francisco either on
the LIST OF January, 1881, or on the 1st of jan
udry, 1883, and The that it did
not. That 1t showed December 81, 1882, is
not disputed, but it was not the information
asked for.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25
A CONSPIRACY AGAINST LABOR.

w TE have insisted that physical conditions
wv be ignored sing the annexation Of
Hawaii. Anglo-Saxon labor cannot be domesticated
The conditions tropical production of the
islands will decline unless the tropical and congeners
a labor supply.
October 16, Francisco Chronicle in an
editoay indorsed Jameson said of the
Importation 'blackblrls South Sea Islands:
The inducements to the simple people the
wide into horrible of same
Christian pioneers time out of mind have unin
formed barbarian, whisky glass and other
glittering trinkes of corresponding value The leading
missionaries the vanguard and buttress of true
religion kingdom employ slave drivers who
correspond to the simon Lgree of The
work consists of Aoeing stripping it
certain leaves that ripen and of cutting has
rpened 1t the laboous of WORK.
climatic conditions labor is carried
the Chronicle did not leave in the dark The
American Republics in pamphlet Just issued
Washington 'On the island of Maui a large
splendid coffee land. Maui is also very fine
island coffee having sugar plantations The
slopes OF the main mountain of Maui covered with
where raised potatoes corn pigs Again
here are thousands of acres lying iaiow"
But October % 1884, Chronicle mani de-
of trees being dry red puverizes readily
and breeze always blowing the island flies
such clouds the Kanaka field hands
thick wells covering faces No wbi
preends work in the fields The overpowern
would blind him irritate his Iun
and air create constant and destructive
Added TO all this is the lack of fit us The
has be hauled in casks to twenty
miles from Wuka for the superintend
ents, the field hands the warm and very
dirty that is brought from the rrigatpe
Every work the Sand con-
has been shamefuy imposed upon. The statement has
been made that the climate healthy reverse the
fact
Who them is being imposed upon now by the Chronicle
and its fellow advocates of'annexaton?
The planters by the last islands
mportng Asac coolies by the now filling every
cultivated island with that form which the Chronicle
used denounce slavery with the securing
supply of cheap Asiac labor which will COM
petition with the white labor o this coast
1t forth American Renuhlics that
raised in California facilities than
for unequaed When protection of our
III laws Is extended to them they will add protection
OF climate IN which no white
which he could not support m destructive
Asac competition with white labor complete with
the success of the missionary piracy
In obJectng to the expense of repairs navy the
present Secretary unlike
were not only willing that appropriations but
ddnt care cent whether the boats be afoat
or had been for period of the the sea-
Dime-museum schemes for getting Luetgert as an
exh hard iathom Out way the spectace of
supposed to be guilty yet going unpun
ished has long lost all power to appeal curious
There Fresno is said to have caused the
deaths of several men, would proper to
abate her. Why have any privileges
denied the typhus fever does appear.
Chief Lees might with advantage men to the
task detecting detecting criminal or
two.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

CAsENo-Subscriber, City. In, tho game of
casino the count is as follows: Cards, spades,
big casino, little casino and ace Ii and B
are playing and A needs one to go out and B
needs five, and a. the end OF the play has
three aces and has spades big casino, littIe
casino ana one ace, there being no cards, b
counts first and wins, for he has one for
spades, two for big casino, one for little casino
and one for his ace. which gives him the re-
qui. ed five points
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

CALIFORNIA glace fruits, soc lb. Townsend,s I.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

The scott Valley Advance is the name OF
new weekly published at Etna, Siskiyou
County. The editor is Henry NJ. Calkins and
the business manager NJ. H. Balfrey. They
Intend 10 make clean, dignified journal,
which shall be a worthy exponent OF the in
terests OF the whole western portion of Siski-
you COUNTY
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

Chief Lees might with advantage his men to the
task OF detecting the in the detecting criminal or
two.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

Dimemueum schemes getting the man Lueteert az
exhibit hard fahom Out way the spectacle of
supposed be guilty and yet going
ished has long lost all power to appeal curious
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

PAwNBRoKER'ss sIGN-X. Y. L., City. The
three gllded balls which usually represent the
business OF a pawnbroker are taken from the
coat-of-arms OF the Meuici family OF Lom hardy.
The family was one of money-lenders. and in
their time Wnen one wanted money it was
common to say: go TO the family tnat has
Ihree golden balls on its coRI-of-arms." In
time otner money lenders adopted as a sign a
group of three balls painted blue on white
ground, aud then the color of the balls was
changed 10 gold "
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

There is Fresno is said to have caused n
deaths of Il would entirely proper to tai
to abae her. Why she should any privilege
denied the typhus fever does appear
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-25

u"WopId Won like light rolls for breakfast,
sir?"
"No. Pm a heavy tragedian."-Boston