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Evening star., 1898-02-21

The following signed the constitution and
raid IS EACH Henry F. Woodard. W. w.
Da anenhower. Orren G. Staples George W.
Knox Express Company, Hartman & Ca
dick Union Central Life Insurance Com
pany. v. Baldwin Johnson, Fred. C. Giese-
kir g. E. NJ. Miller, George A. Sheahan, r.
+. Marshall. Davis Brothers, w. 8. Hoge
Brother, J. L. lIwbold, Fred. S. Smith
w. T. Galfiher & Company.
The committee accepted an Invitation
from Chairman Staples to take lunch, and
adjourned to the dining room.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-29
The Revolutionary Tories.

James X. Hosmer in the Atlantic: II
George III. and his ministers were en-
barrassed by opposition at home, says
James X. Hosmer in the July Atlantic,
the American patriots were no less en-
barrassed. An energetic minority, 1t
has been said. brought to pass the rev.
olution. which proceeding. especially
from New England, was carried
through In spite of a majority in the
colonies-a majority in great part quite
apathetic, but TO some extent actively
resisting. The emigration OF forces.
when the day was at last won, was rel
atively as great as that Of the Hugue-
nots from France after the revocation
or the Edict OF Nantes. The total num-
Der IL estimated to have been at least
one hundred thousand. In this multi
tude were comprised only such, with
their families. as had been active for
the king. The Indifferent, who had
lent no helping hand to the patriots
must have been a multitude much
larger; these remained behind, inertly
submitting to the new order OF things
as they had swayed inertly this way
or that, following the power and direc.
ton of the blast Of war.
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Officers of Our Navy
Who Are
Distinguished Inventors


The American navy has supplied
hundreds Of the inventions which have
played important parts In the develop
ment Of the modern navy. The first
essential step, the introduction Of the
lronclad and the monitor. was Ameri-
can born. Another initial advance
quite as important In its way was the
rifles. requiring in their design n high
order OF mathematical ability ard an
Intimate knowledge OF the Characters
tics Of modern steel. All guns In the
navy have been designed by Professor
Philip r. Alger. "A former graduate OF
ferred to the corps of the professors
OF mathematics In the navy, and who
Is the highest authority on ordinance
matters In this country. II not In the
world. Professor Alger received n di-
ploma from the Worlds Fair Commits
sion for his system of gun construction,
now In use In the navy.
In order to make these guns efficient,
methods had to be devised for handling
them on board ship; opening and clos
Ing the breach for loading, mounting
them on carriages for sighting and
training, protecting them with ,,rmor.
supplying them with powder and shell,
developing smokeless powder for their
use. designing primers. fuses, telescope
sights and n hundred little accessories
used In connection with their services.
II was also essential to provide the
necessary appliances for using the mod
ern automobile torpedoes to be fired
from cur ships and torpedo boats: APP
paratus for signaling orders from the
coming tower to the guns and to ev-
cry part OF the ship. for measuring
the distance OF the enemy. for counter
mining harbors and clearing channels
and many other devices more or less di,
rectly connected with the ships Us u
fighting machine.
To perfect these devices I'm foreign
navies the government have had to pay
millions OF dollars for improvements
and inventions that tended to make
their guns and ships more powerful
In their keen competition for supre
macy. In this country. the home o
the inventor, our government had pait
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BEACON FIRES IN CHINA.

The payment last month OF the great
war indemnity from China to Japan
has again aroused the question why so
little patriotism was shown by the Chi
nese during their late war. II Is not
generally known that a vast secret so
ciety flourishes In that country to op-
pose the present emperor, and that n
majority OF the Chinese army Is said
to belong to this society. One reason
for this opposition is that the present
emperor is not strictly n Chinaman,
but belongs to a Tartar dynasty.
In China, such beacon fires as spread
the alarm of the Spanish Armada
through England, still call to war.
Some years ago, the story goes, the
emperor sat with a beautiful woman,
looking toward the beacon hills. She
would like to see those waiting piles
lighted, and upon her insisting the
thing was done. The greatest excite
ment prevailed throughout the prov
inces, and troops came hurrying from
all sides.
When the leaders learned that no
danger menaced, that the fires were
lighted to satisfy the whim of q
woman, their wrath fed on their lost
confidence, and with the actual call to
arms the response was slow and un-
enthusiastic. II was q repetition OF the
old story in Webster's spelling-book.
wolf" had been cried too often.
"You may roughly divide nations As
the living and the dying" Lord Sails
bury declared In a recen address be-
fore the Primrose league. China be-
longs to the second class; but she will
not have existed In vain II her ex-
ample teaches living nations that faith
in their rulers and the patriotism or
the people are the sure defence OF ma
lions.
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less powder until we had one that was
perfect.
Lieutenant b. A. Fiske, prolific in
ventor in electrical devices, made some
years q a range finder for automat-
ically finding distances at sea. It is
one OF the most useful contrivances on
shipboard. and Is worth an immense
sum to the navy. Another Of Lieut..
Fiske's inventions was the stadimeter
very clever modification of the sex
tant, by which 1t Is possible to measure
the distance OF a ship from the height
of Its mast or smoke stack. Still anoth-
er was a range indicator-an electrical
device for signaling from the coming
tower to the gun captain the direc-
ton and distance OF the enemy. This
Is fitted on nearly all u ships.
Captain Sigsbee of the st. Paul, is an
inventor. The navy now uses a deep
sea sounding apparatus and parallel
rulers for navigation OF his invention.
Lieutenant Dashiell invented a
breech mechanism which was a great
improvement on all that had preceded
1t. II was adopted by the nav depart
ment In 1892, and was introduced on
many rapid-hre guns. This device en-
abled the man at the breech OF the gun
70 do with one motion what had always
taken two. In the breech mechanism
the plug had to be turned with one
motion until It unlocked, and then
withdrawn with another motion. But
by an arrangement OF cogs Lieutenant
Dashiell made the pull OF a lever turn
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from 500 pounds to half a ton, OF our
S-inch. tO.inch. 12-inch and l3-inch
guns. The army has also recently
adopted II. These plugs were formerly
handled by hydraulic machinery. but
Fletchcr's device enabled this to b.
done by hand power by n a So
successful was the device that one man.
with his left hand turning a crank.
Fan unlock from the breech Of the gun
its plug, weighing 1850 pounds, with
draw II to the rear and swing It clear
In seven seconds.
Finally Mr.. Fletcher IL the inventor
Of n rapid-fre gun which Is now the
standard OF the navy. His device ~
being used on all the 3-inch. 4-inch. s.
inch and G-inch guns in the service.
Just before the war with Spain be-
gan Secretary Long recommended to
Congress an appropriation to build a
big powder factory for making smoke
less powder. At the same time he an
nounced that n satisfactory smokeless
powder had been made after many
years OF experiment. and that this
powder was superior to the smokeless
uowders made abroad. Lieutenant j.
u. Bernadou showed special aptitude
for this work and capacity for the solu-
ton OF the problems involved In the
prosecution OF the experimental work
of this nature" said the report OF the
Inspector In charge OF the torpedo sta
ton at Newport. This Lieutenant Ber-
nadou Ia now at Key West recovering
from wounds received while In com
mand OF the Wilslow mt Cardengs. II
was In fact lieutenant B%ernadou and
Commander @. A. Montgomery who
invented the smokeless powder Just
adopted by the Navy Department. The
navy Is particularly proud of this
achievement. Foreign governments
POSSESSES a smokeless powder. but II
contains nitro-glyccclne. which makes
It unreliable and dangerous. and
besides develops "a high hea'
which soon ruins a gun. Al
countries have been working for tn,
ideal smokeless powder containing n,
nitro-glycerine, and We are the frs
to get II. As in many other matters
our Navy Department stayed benin,
Europe in the adoption OF a smoke
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Carrie
The Telegraph Girl
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ROMANCE OF me CHEROKEE STRIP.
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BY Captain Jack Crawford
" Captain Jack Crawford
THE POET SCOUT"

had not met Carrie Rankin. | did
not know II she was long or short,
blonde or brunette, sweet sixteen or
grabbed forty. plump as a mountain
quail or thin and angular as a Kansas
female suffragist; yet We had become
the best of friends, and daily chatted
with each other on terms of marked
sociability. confess that. as the days
sped by and | listened to her witty
expressions and bright conversation, !
found myself falling in love with her,
yet | had not the least tangible idea
of her personal appearance. and knew
no whether her voice was soft and
musical. or pitched In a high key that
was harsh and disagreeable to the ear,
4 knew she was g~ood-natured and pos
sessed of a keen sense OF humor, for
she would laugh heartily at my re
marks, and respond with the most bril-
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little or nothing. Nearly every i'm
provement has been invented by it's
naval officers. One instance Of a naval
oficer who received compensation fer
an invention was that of Chief Con-
~structor Wilson, now retired, to whom
the Navy Department paid 500 900 for
an air port-hinge. But most Of the
work Of naval officers brain have been
given ito the government free.
How much the inventive faculty OF
its keen-minded officers has meant to
the Navy Department is illustrated
in the case of Lieutenant Frank #.
Fletcher, nov on duty in the ordinance
bureau. II was said at a hearing be-
fore a committee of the Senate last
winter. on a bill to give naval inven-
tors compensation. that q CUR -mount
of Mr.. Fletcher's had saved the gov
eminent more than 100000 All rap
id-ire guns are now placed on this
gun-mount and the Worlds Fair Com
missioners awarded 1t a diploma. Brief
ly described and without . technical
terms, this ~ln-mount is the applica-
tion OF bali bearings to the upper car
rage Of the gun, with a hydraulic
check to take up the recoil after firing,
and a spiral spring to return II to its
place. There is also elevating and
training gear OF a complicated charac-
ter.
Mr.. Fletcher is the inventor OF sew
eral other devices. One OF these Is n
breech mechanism fer heavy guns
This mechanism is used for handling
oil the heavy breech plugs, weighing
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-29
Ready with the Text.

From the Boston Transcript: The
Maid-What are you doing with the BIZ
BILE, Freddy? Freddy-Picking out a
text for today's When | come
home from church ! always have to
tell pa what the text was. The Maid
But how can you know the text until
you near r? Freddy-Any text will do.
Pa won't know the difference. The
Maid-But your grandmother is going
with you. Freddy-But grandma will
be fast asleep long before they get to
the text.
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the plug untii N was unlocked ana
then withdraw II. The reverse mo-
tion OF the lever drove the plug homo
and then turned Il until II locked. The
Dashiell mechanism has been s%upplant-
ed by the Fletcher mechanism. but It
Is still to be found on some rapid IRE
guns.
Lieutenant w. II. briggs and Lieu
tenant Seaton Schroeder are the inven-
tors Of a rapid-nre mechanism. which
Is OF the same class an the well-known
Hotchklss gun. II Is applied to one
FOUNDER and six FOUNDER guns This
Invention Is owned by a private cor
poratlon. unlike most OF the navy in
ventlons. which belong to the govern
ment.
Commodore John A. Howell Is the In
yentor OF the automobile torpedo.
which bears his name. Its mechanism.
consisted chiefly OF a heavy cog wheel
made to revolve at a high rate OF speed
sfore the torpedo is put In the water.
Commodore Howell sold this invention
TO the llotchkiss company. and for n
time drew a royalty on II. o. late II
has been supplanted by the White
head torpedo.
Lieutenant Joseph Strauss IN the In
yentor OF improvements In mounting
turret guns. He conceived the idea OF
the double turret. having an elgnt-inch
turret placed OF top OF a thirteen-inch
turret. as used on the battleships
Kearsarge and Kentucky, which we're
/ lapn,hnl nat LAM ann NJ Navvnntf
News.
Chief Constructor Philip Hichborn In
vented the Franklin life buoy. and sold
Il to a concern In Bath. Me. II liz q self
lighting buoy. Two small tin cases at
tached to It contain. phosphide Of cal
cium, Shoppers to these cases arc. at
tached to the ship. so that when the
buoy Is thrown into the water the stop
pers are withdrawn. and when the buoy
strikes the water the combination OF
the chemical with the water makes q
bright fame.
Lieutenant Very. late of the navy.
devised a set Of signals which are now
In use, not only In our navles. but In
all the navies of the world. Lieuten-
ant Herbert o. Dunn invented a stock
less anchor. which il now In use on
some naval vessels. Lieutenants Van
Duzer and Mason were the inventors
Of an ingenious electric steering gear.
Lieutenant Fiske and Lieutenant Lu-
Glen Young are the Joint inventors Of a
boat detaching apparatus. Chief Engi-
neer Harry Webster invented a elmo
meter, used to determine the angle roll
Of a ship. Chief Engineer Nathan r.
Towne is the inventor Of an improved
boiler. Lieutenants Diehl and Gibson
are inventors OF n compromising bin
nacle," designed to neutrallze the mag
netism Of "a steel ships hull. Passed
Assistant Engineer Tobin is the in
ventor OF the famous Tobin bronze.
much used for hulls OF racing yachts
and for the shells OF torpedoes. and
Prof. e. G. Munroe. Of the navy, Is
the inventor Of the high explosive
"jovite."
These are only samples Of the many
contributions to inventions which naval
officers have made. Their inventive
talent and their skill in designing have
made the ships of the United States
navy superior In every convenience and
efficiency to those OF Europe. In fact,
many foreign governments pay tribute
to the superiority of American ideas
in royalties on the inventions of Amer.
lean naval officers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-29
An Ideal Wotau.

According to the Academy. Suder-
mann Is "a muscular giant. bearded
and blue-eyed," resembling "the ideal
Wotan OF Wagnerian drama" He Is
n native OF eastern Prussia.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-29
A Great

Browne-"What is your object In Wis
iting Spain at this time?" Towre-"I
want to be on the ground early SO !
can have first choice OF castles."-Naw
York Journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-29

Astronomers tell us that in our solar
system there are at least 1900 900
comets OF all sizes.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-21
BERKELEY REAL ESTATE.

MUST be sold to close an estate; lot 123x270, near station; two frontages; street work done frontage; I want offer JOSEPH J. MASON real estate, Berkeley Station.
 HOUSE. of rooms to let furnished; modern Improvements: large. pleasant grounds. also one new surrey and phaeton for sale; also hand printing press and type. Box 1210. Call.
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A BEAUTIFUL HOME.

A BEAUTIFUL HOME
 One of the neatest and best built homes in Oakland; 11s stories rooms, and also serv- ants room, bathroom, large reception hall; 2 chimueys, Monarch patent grates in parlor and dining room; large closets and fine pantry; back stairs from Kitchen; iron porcelain lined roli-rim bathtub plumbing nickel plated; ce- ment steps and walk; front chimney is rough is in good neighborhood and within six min utes walk of station; price s3S00. complete; terms can be arranged. Call for further par tculars Lake Shore Land Company A. H. BREED, Manager, 1070 Broadway, Oakland. $7S0-CHOICE lot. 50x100 with neat cottage;
 near Telegraph ave. must be sold for cash:
 make offer. Address T.. box g. Call office.
 Oakland.
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FRUITVALE REAL ESTATE.
  A BEAUTY-New, artistic corner rooms complete home: s250 cash and S25 per month hllys if THE McCA RTIIY co 6A6 Mo rr re,
BIRTHS MARRIAGES DEATHS.

Birth. marriage and death notices sent by mail will not be inserted. They must be handed in at either of the publication offices and be indorsed with the name and residence of persons authorized to have the same pub 1ished.
 BORN. GIBSON-In Auburn, February 10. 1898, to the wife of J. T. Gibson, HAUSELT--In Murphys. February 10. 1898. to the wife of Phil Hauselt, daughter. JONES-At Rattlesnake Bridge. Fl Dorado County, February 16 1898. to the wife of W. O. Jones' son. LANG-In Valley Spring. February 12 1898, to the wife of J. Lang. a daughter. PFORTNER-In Mokelumne- Hill. February 13 1898, to the wife of G. W. Pfortner. daugh- % ter. REINOEHL-In this city. February 20, 1s9S to the wife of c. H. Reinoehl, @ son
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-21

120-ACRE ranch, Groom house. clear Berkeley property; country hotel for ranch, $4500; 300 other places. H. c. DECKER, 1920 Market. 10 LARGE lots in Minnetonka Center. near Minneapolis Minn.; will exchange for busi- or property: s2oo0 Call or address N. KNUDSoN, 136 Parker ave. San Francisco.
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Berkeley Intsrment Mountain View ceme- tery.
 PEACocK-In Auburn. February IS. 1898. Mrs: F B. Peacock, native of Wells. Me, aged e5 years months and 13 days. PALMER-In Sonora, February 15. 1898. Fred Palmer, a native of Texas. aged 72 years. RYAN-An anniversary requiem high mass will be celebrated for the repose or @ the soni m T. Ryan at St. Dominics Church. Steiner street this day (Mondayl, at o'clock. Friends of the family are invited to attend REGAN-In the City and County Hospital. Ireland, aged 40 years.
 STROECKER-In this city February 19, 1898. Charles B. beloved son of Wilhelmina and the late H. H. W. Stroecker. and brother of Mrs. F A Smith and Clara, George and Edward Stroecker Q native of San Francisco, aged 22 years 8 months and 19 days. lBaltimore and New York papers please copy)
 E Friends and acquaintances are respect fully invited to attend the funeral this day (Monday), at 2 o'clock. from his late resi- dence. sls Oak street.
 sANDERS-In Lincoln. February 12, 1898. eChristopher Columbus Sanders, native of Kentucky. aged 63 years.
 SMITH-Near Chinese Camp. February 12, 1898, William Anderson Smith. native of Ill., inois, aged 66 years
 TOOLE-In this city, February 20. 1898, Rose crans, beloved son of Joseph K. and Lily Toole, a native of Helena, Mont, aged years and months. WHITE-In Rock Creek February IS. 1898, Harriet Winnifred White. daughter of John nia, aged years months and IT days. Y. M I-Ignatian Council No. s5. r M l.: The annual requiem mass for our deceased brother members will be celebrated in St. Mary's Church Paulsts) tomorrow Clues day), beginning at 10 o'clock. All members of vssd sns 0foea fo attend end are res
 C. l.. EBNER, Sec.
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DIED.


 AhIberg Waino B. Kelly. Nellie
 Arnold. Caleb Liguori Mary A. Brese, Robert Lawrence David Burns. Alexander M McNear. Capt. c. E. Burnham. Ozro H. McGee, Edward Clarke. Kate -Maltos Mrs Abata Cook. Annie l.. Martin, William Collins. Annie Mutt Nathaniel M Collins. Thomas Nj. O'Connor Rev C. Clark. James O'Meara. John E. Canavan. Emma Owold, Catherine Doyle, Adelaide Peacock. Mrs. F. B. Dorgan, William Palmer, Fred Fleishhacker. Aaron Ryan. Mary
 Forman, Naomi G. Began, Mary
 Gunn. Felix E. streecker. Charles B. Geldert. Margaret A Sanders. Chris c. HammerSchmidt, F. Smith, William A Hummel. Fridolin Toole. Rosecrans Hutchison. D. l.. White Harriet W. Waino Bernhard. beloved son of Annie Ahl- berg. native of San Francisco. aged 3 years and months
 ARNOLD-In this city, February 2o 1898. Ca leb, beloved father of H. B. and w. G. Arnold. native of Providence R. l.. aged 6S years months and IS days. Providence R. l., papers please copy).
 OFriends and acquaintances are respect fully invited to attend the funeral tomorrow H. c. Bunker & Co. 2sss Mission street CMission Masonic Temple,. Interment Cy- ans gao by e.s escts ss BRIESE-In this city, February IS, 1898, Rob- ert Briese. a native of Netzthal. Posen. Ger nodss se ssed s $ odsr of of UFriends and acquaintances are respect fully invited to attend the funeral tomorrow fog 12o o'Fafrell street. where the funeral services will be held under the auspices of Court a MH % o IA s Rsmans at street between Fifth and Sixth. Interment Laurel Hill Cemetery.
 ander M. son of Margaret Burns. and broth CT of Mrs. Otis Seavey. native of Glasgow. Scotland. aged 2s years.
 IT. fnAl Arr BuRNHAM-In Oakland. February 1s. 1898. Ozro H. Burnhan. a native of Orleans County. New York. aged 70 years months U Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend @ the funeral n this this day .Mondayl} yl vate. Please omit flowers.
 CLARKE-In this city. February 20. 1898, Kate bel9xed TSsi. wife of James na Clarke and ham Healey, native of Kinvara. County S GFriends % and acauaintances : are respect fully invited to attend the funeral tomorrow Tuesday,. at s:so o'clock. from her late residence, 435 Tehama street, thence to St. Brendan's Church. Fremont and Harrison streets, where a requiem high mass will be mencing at o'clock Interment Holy Cross, Cemetery
 COoK-In this city, February 20. 1898. Annie Laura. beloved wife of Charles M Cook. a native of Avon. Mass, aged 4 years months and 8 days.
 UFriends and acquaintances are respect fully invited to attend the funeral tomorrow (Tuesday) at 9:30 o'clock. from her late residence, 1055k Folsom street. thence to St. Third and Fourth. for services, commencing at 10 o'clock: Interment Holy Cross Ceme- tery.
 COLLINs--An anniversary requiem mass will be celebrated for the repose of the soul of the late Annie Collins. late of 276 Jessie street. at St. Mary's Cathedral. tomorrow tTuesday).
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ALASKA ENTERPRISES.

$390 QNSTALLMENTS) will land you at Daw- son, including food and clothes for one year; cheaper than staying at home'; chance to locate claims at Koynkuk. Tanana, Minook. Birch Creek, Circle City or Klondike; limited Alaska Transportation Co.,, 224 Montgomery st., San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-21
BUSINESS CHANGES.

bakery and delicacy store in ar exceedingly busy locality old-established business; large stock; nice living rooms and bath rent only $l6; has fine trade. M. LESS. 765 Market st.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-21

IF YOU INTEND BUILDING let me submit an estimate, with plans and specifications: no charge; best of references. bonds, etc. W. M. kEDNALL, Builder. 1926 Hayes st.
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MARRIED.

MARRIED. FERGUSON-KEIL-In Sonora, February 12 1898, by Judge G. w. Nicol, Benjamin E. Ferguson and Adele c. Kel. REEB-PRESTON-In this city February l4 1S9S Benjamin Reeb and Grace Preston: SYMONS-LELAND-In Jamestown, February IT.. 1893. by Judge G. ". Nicol, William j. Symons and Cordelia Leland.