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var and with it metallic cartridges.
Renewed efforts were made to have the
gun given a fair trial; but the govern
ment had no confidence in 1t, and no
private individual or company could be
induced to undertake the testing of
one. When the war was over Hiram
Maxim went south and while there was
kicked, not by a mule, but by a Spring
field musket. which he was firing AT a
target. The force Of the kick surpris-
ed hint did more. II suggested to
him the idea of utilizing the energy
Of a military rifle to more purpose than
the making of black and blue marks
on innocent shoulders. This waste en-
ergy was Just what was needed to fur
nish a gun similar TO his fathers ma
chine with motive power for feeding,
firing and eiecting the cartridges. He
returned home, elated with the posi-
bilities OF the idea, and showed his
father his plan for making the energy
OF the kick Of a military rifle perform
all the functions OF loading and firing.
He believed that, IL the cartridges were
fastened together, or n belt, 1t would
| De OIllS H''tN0di ! o''h a SUN "
pull the trigger and the recoil would
continue to keep tine gun going so long
as the cartridges lasted. But his father
thought the mechanism would be too
complicated and expensive to make the
gun a practical military weapon. and
advised him TO hold fast TO the original
machine gun. In the meantime, how
ever other inventors had been AT work
and the Calling and similar guns
were placed on the market. This dis
couraged the MaXims. During 1881 10
1883. while In France, Hiram s. Max
i'm again took up the subject OF the au-
tomato gun, and thought out one that
he was confident would be a practical
success. He now went to England,
hired suitable quarters, provided him
self with tools and began a series OF eG-
periments. In lis first experiments
the recoil action was confined TO the
breech mechanism and tho cartridge
case, the barrel remaining stationary.
But this method was not entirely sat
isfactory. and subsequent experiments
convinced him that II was necessary to
allow the barrel to recoil with the
mechanism. He made an apparatus,
holding seven cartridges In Its maya
zine, all Of which he was able TO fire
In less than enc second, or at the rate
Of about GOO rounds per minute. THIS
was the FIRST successful gun that would
load and fire itself. Mr.. Maxim knew
the value OF his discovery, and he now
wisely set about securing patents IN
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A good sample of clever play-wriung'
there has been no desire to
into its numerals. Where there arose
a cry over the wickcdness OF the drama
there was an eye only to the slns'e
character. Belle, the adventures. VINO
seeks the ruin of nearly all the men
in the play. Hut it was evidently Tor
gotten that the author had made inns
woman such a monster of cruelty IL
depravity as to be an utter impossi-
bility in the minds of most theater-
goers, save those few whose sad eX-
pcrience has taught them she Is a true
type. THE Tree OF knowledge as
suredly Is no food for the young per
son: but 1t is not immoral because its
atmosphere Is sweet, though spoiled
at times by one irredecmablc charac-
ter. And as for the way that single
role Is handled. a bit from the dialogue
will determine that the dramatist him
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7 might have loved you-thrrc IN a
thought to- put blood into your veins,
and a tingc Of color into your dreams
l might have loved YOU. But the
time is gone. the chance with II, and
scout Of my way.
Nigil-lou shall not go.
Bcllc-Would you really kill me- Oh.
No, Nigh, you couldn't do that. Gould
YOU bear To tighten Your grasp on this
poor white throat that you have kissed
so often-so often? Remember what
| was to YOU once. | am ready To lis
ten to YOU will you-lower that
lamp? The light hurts my eyes.
Nigil-Devil, That lamp is n sigma
TO your lover. You knew ii wculQ
bring him to you.
Belle Let me 80.
Nigil-N No.
Belle You're mad'
Nigil- Mad! yes perhaps ! am
Belle Take your cursed hands
away. Why. YOU poor milestone that
| shook off long ago. do you think
there is weight in YOU To hold me back?
WORSHIP ~ the SllllUt w 81 fhVhN"
or stand aside and let her console
Brian; hy-and-hy. when you've tired of
her. he might take your place; II
/ wouldn't be for the first time.
This covers the much debated scene
Of the play. and in the lines quoted you
have all that caused New York to hold
it's hands in amaze, the wondermen'
sprung mainly from the fact, though
that the piece should be done at III,
Lyceum, the home theater' o'
Gotham. which had been built by th'
watery Bclasco-Dc Mile society plays
"Thc Tree of knowledge is splen
didly written. and II is a model tina
aspiring dramatists might place sid'
by side with THE Princess and tn
Butterfly" as an example of careful
writing.
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A satire published by the Italian
professor. q. Lanzone. under the title
of "Thorny Flowers" and directed
against the tendencies and writings of
Gabrielle ~d'Annunzio, has aroused the
anger of this Italian poet to such an
extent that he considers ii necessary
TO wipe out the insult with blood. He
has challenged accordingly Professor
Lanzone, who has accepted the duel.
which will shortly be fought near
Florence, unless the affair is previously
arranged amicably.
Phoebe Davies was born in
Cardigan, South Wales, in 1S&.
but was brought to San Fran
cisco, Cal, when a child. Her father
was a sea captain. employed in gov
eminent service. She made her first
appearance upon any stage in the
Baldwin theater, San Francisco. on
August Q, 1881, appearing as Marie in
George NJ. Ciprico's play OF "Adolphe
Chalet" In the cast were such skilled
players az Osmond Tearle. Gerald Eyre
III ~ rum nktUut
roles Miss Davies rapidly advanced TO
the position Of leading lady, and a
great number OF important parts were
intrnsted to her. She was the original
Nadia in Michael Strogoff;" she play
ed the women Of Shakespeare; she sup
ported such stars as Rossi and VIM.
Z. Sheridan, and before she was eight
N che u,,C snIaptnI -, ,rna,. ,lo ,l,I,
role In Clay NJ. Green S "Chispa." Her
success was so great that she was
urged to come East, but her parents
would not consent. When Chas. II.
Iloyt's "A Midnight Bell was origin
ally produced with a special cast, in
San Francisco, Miss Davies was the
Dot. AS leading lady Of Joseph X.
Grismer's company her name became
a household word upon the Pacific
coast. William A.. Brady was then the
comedian OF this company. When he
became manager he brought Miss
Davies East, and she was conspicuous
in such productions as Humanity"
and THE New South" But 1t was re.
served for WAY Down East" Mr..
Brady's current production, with which
he inaugurated his skillful manage
ment OF the Manhattan, to enable Miss
Davies TO score her greatest triumph.
Way Down East is essentially a
woman's play, and Phoebe Davies a
woman's fayoritc. She has the tear
compelling gift. and has become a
very cor 'picuous figure upon the
metropolitan stage.
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CAUSE OF THE DELAY.
Railroad Omeiais Sny It Was the Gross
~Incompetenry of Army Quartermaster~.

~Incompetenry at Army Quartermasters.
CHICAGO. June ~. A prominent
railroad official who returned from
Tampa to-day said: The delays attend
ing the transportation Of troops from
Tampa were caused by the lack of
ability on the part Of army quarter
masters, who seemed to be utterly
unable to PROPERLY discharge their
duties. Many carloads of provisions
for the troops were not handled
promptly and their contents, in conse-
qucncc, spoiled, and had To lie thrown
into the sea. The magnificent military
system of the United States is defect
i've in the quartermastcr's department,
There is apparently "A lack of quarter
masters who have a thorough knowl-
edge of up-to-date rail as well as ship
transportation. IL GEMS that the
remedy for it is to give instructions at
West Point in transportation. so that
army officers can supervise the work of
this most important department and
see that il is properly done.
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THINK MANILA HAS FALLEN,
Washington believes That Dewey Has nm
Understanding with the Insurgents.

v10AnfuktO11 SbcIieNts i nht DeWey bsh M
Understanding with the Insurgents.
WARRINGTON, June 2o.-Dewey's re-
port, taken in connection with the
press reports, would seem to indicate
that Manila probably has fallen by
this time. One phrase used by the Ad-
miral, that they do not intend to take
the city at the present time war
rants the belief that he has reached a
perfect understanding with the in
ssirgent leader. and that the town is
not TO be attacked until his own
troops arrive. For some reason ii is
extremely desirable that such should
he the ease and that Dewey should re-
ceive the surrender of the town in per-
son, rather than force the Spaniards
10 surrender to the insurgents and
thereby afford a possible pretcxt for
the interference of some of the Euro
pean powers, whose ships are gather
ing in suspiciously large numbers in
Manila bay.
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Ing and firing are performed by energy
derived from the burning powder. The
operator aims, pulls the trigger and
the gun dOcs the rest. The terrible
effectiveness of this weapon will he
understood when il Is known that II
Is capable of firing something over
GOO balls a minute. and can be aimed SO
rs to NOV down the ranks Of an adj
vancing foe, even as the sickle of Il
reaper cuts down grain. The gun
should not be COMPOUNDED with machine
guns, such rs the Calling, the Gardner,
etc, which are usually operated 10y
can Of n crank turned by the hand.
The automatic gun had It's origin when,
In 1854. the father of Hiram $. Maxim,
then living in Orncvillc, Maine, con-
ceived the idea Of making a gun to be
fred by machinery. This WAS before
the time OF the metallic cartridge, and
Mr.. Maxim's idea was to load short
sections of steel tubes, each provided
with n common percussion cap and to
fastcn them together In the form or a
chain. These were TO be fed to n sim
gle barrel and fired by the drawing
back Of a lever. Mr.. Maxim was con
ddcnt that such Il gun could be made
To fire 100 rounds "A minute. This, sc
far as known. was the inception OF the
machine gun. Hiram s.. Maxim, his
son. although at this time not 10 year
old, made drawings and models OF hi.
fathers gun. and took them to a gun
maker at Bangor, who was well pleas
ed with the gun. but told the lad tina
II would take a great deal OF money t
make N The money his father di'
not have. Hiram. however, with III
instinct of a great inventor, knew h
had hold Of a valuable idea, and con
tinued the investigation. He made i'm
provements. and tried To interest thos
who had money in the invention, bu
without success. Now came the civ.
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cvciy ,ountry of tho world, and for
chine guns ny powder derived from the
burning 81 powder. This done. he be-
gan the making ur automatic guns, and
soon produced a weapon. weighing for
~ pounds and capable Of firing 1000
rounds in a little over three minutes.
The operator sits on n seat in the rear
OF the gun. his head slightly protected
Ivy a small metal shield, pulls the trig-
ger. and. as the gun pours forth its
deadly hail Of bullets. he swings the
barrel back and forth so as to sweep
down the rank of an advancing foe.
The lightnoss and adGptability OF the
Maxim gun makes its use possible In
all departments Of the service. In Il
mountainous country II ran he car
ricd on the backs OF mules, or. II need
be. by the men themselves. II may be
mounted on a tricycle., or placed on
wheels drawn by horses. The military
masts Of a battlcshlp are usually arm
ed with these weapons; and their
decks are protected against boarders
Ivy Maxim guns. stationed whore they
could get In their deadly work to the
best advantage. Nor Is this gun con
fined to barrels Of a small callbre. IL
Is possible to make m automatic gun
weighing $50 tons, with seventeen or
eighteen inch tore. capable of firing
from two to three shots a minute. Mr..
Maxim Is confident that. in the near
future, tho automatic system will DO
applied TO nearly all styles Of firearms.
Such is the terrible weapon known as
the Maxim gun, probably the most de-
structive arm in existence. Armies
will fall before It's hot blasts OF death.
like grain before a sickle, and the men
who will he called upon to face the
flaming missiles Of these guns will
march
Into The jaws Of death.
Into the mouth OF hell"
in n sense even more terribly realistic
than did the hero-ridcrs OF Balaclava
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Alu minium Shoes for Cavalry Horseo

Russia has tried experiments with
aluminium shoes for cavalry horses. A.
few horses in the Finland Dragons
were shod with one aluminium shoe
and three iron shoes each, the former
being on the fore foot in some cases.
and on the hind foot in others. The
experiment lasted six weeks, and
showed that TIE aluminium shoes last
ed longer and preserved the foot better
thar the iron ones.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-24
Hawaii In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, June @0,-The foreign
relations committee yesterday reported
fayorably "a the senate the Newlands
resolution for the annexation of the
Hawaiian islands. Debate will begin
Monday. The Democrats will make
vigorous opposition TO the bill.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-24
Large Railroad Es;ningJ,

CHICAGO, June 2o,-Gross earnings
II 1872 American railroads for the first
five months of the present year show
an increase, as compared with the cor
responding period OF 1897, of SEQ, oO2,.
$50. The aggregate gross earnings OF
these roads was s2ai,70l,lll.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-24
THEATRICAL TOPICS.
BONE SAYINGS AND pOiNGS
IN STAGELAND.
thc Tree of Knowledge the Ply
spoiled by the Presence ~ u Character
some of the Dialogue Quoted
various Notes and Comments.

+ has been q source
Of some surprise
that "'The Tree
of knowledge has
not been rated for
qualities VIII h
were termed vi
cious by some east
ern authorities. In
the West there has
been an intent to
accept he piece as
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-24

BERLIN. June 20.-Prince Bismarck's
health is causing renewed anxiety. lie
is reported To he suffering great pain
from inflammation of the veins of his
right leg, Us daily drive has been sus-
pended, and his sleep is broken.
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Hurt Her Feelings.

mo; my wife feels worse since she
wen: to see DR.. Blunt" Indeed"
yes; he told her there was little the
matter with her, and there was no rea-
son 20 make such a fuss about it,
Puck.
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CO6lIsk

The hurro was Disguised with he an
tics Of his sOr He shook his head for
a long tire and then said to his wife:
THAT boy of ours is a natural fool. I
never saw an ass make such a man OF
himself as he has
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-24

A lady who advertised for a girl ito
do light housework" received q letter
from an applicant, who said her health
needed sea air, and asked II the lady
would kindly inform her where the
lighthouse was situated .-Tit-Bits.
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PURISlMA CONCEPTION LANDS.
Manages to Elude the American War
ships and Arrives at M%anzsniilo.

KINGSTON, jamaica, June 20.-A dis
patch from Man2anillo, province of
Santiago de Cuta, the ar
rival there of the spanish steamer
Purisima Conception, which sailed
from Kingston about . o'clock Thurs
day morning with food supplies for the
Spanish troops and carrying, it is UNI
derstood, 500, 900 gold.
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Especial letter.

NE of tho most dc
structiyc of modern
engines of warfare
is the automatic
gun, invented by
Hiram s. Maxim,
and X O W the
world over AZ the
Maxim gun. IL Is
ALE d automatic
all the
functions OF load
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the only bidder left, and the hammer
will fall for the last time This dia-
logue follows and brings about the
actual climax of the play, a eli max, by
the way, as stirring as any noled this
season:
Believed. we must all die some
time. Meanwhile, | shall have lived.
There! have listened patiently. Help
me on with my cloak.
Nigil-If you make a movement to-
ward that window, kill you.
Belle-A man at last, Nigil! All,
you should have found your courage
in the old days, and not cringei aud
groveled like the rest OF them. Fool
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FIRES SIX HUNDRED SHOTS IN
THE SPACE OF 4 MINUTE.

How II Was Ecgun-Ihc Weapon IL
Capable Of Annihiiating Armies sug-
eestcd by the Rick of u Muskct-N
Army Can Witartand !.
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Indian oak, one OF the hardest Of
woods, viii sink in water.
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The screw OF an Atlantic steamer
costs about $4,000.
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Into The jaws OF death.
Into the mouth OF hell"

in n sense even more terribly realistic
than did the hero-ridcrs OF Balaclava
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
SUCCESSFUL WOOD DRIVE.
Vast Quantity Reaches Keswicl
From a Long Distance.

REDDING, Oct pa solution of the
wood transportation problem was reached
Tuesday by the successful termination Of
a seventy-five mile drive of Il, 900 cords
down the Pit and Sacramento rivers to
Keswick, where it was doomed and de-
livered to the Mountain Copper Com
pany.
Since the opening of spring $50 men have
been employed in cutting wood on a heav-
lily timbered plateau in the big bend of
Pit River. AS fast as sufficiently dry the
wood was shot into the river by means
of immense chutes and permitted to drift
at will along the stream. When the sea-
sons cut had been placed in the water
a large crew of expert river men followed
down the stream and dislodged the fuel
that had been caught in the eddies and
on the shadows. The river crew finished
it's work yesterday. While there was a
large percentage of loss, the experiment
is considered a success, and the wood
cutting farce will work throughout the
winter.
The great copper smelling plant at Kes-
wick is an enormous consumer of fuel,
both wood and coke. Lately three yes
sells arrived in San Francisco from Eng
land loaded with coke exclusively for the
Mountain Copper Company, and the
Southern Pacific Company has since been
running special trains in delivering the
fuel to KesWick.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
LONDON NEWSPAPERS
NOW VERY CAUTIOUS

LONDON, Oct 21-The London
morning papers have cooled down to
an exceedingly cautious and conserva-
tive tone in dealing with the Fashoda
question, apparently realizing that the
public on both sides of the channel is
heated to the danger point. There is a
marked effort to avoid an offensive
tone.
The Times says: "Sir Michael Hicks
Beach has gone some way to persuade
our neighbors that we really mean what
we say The time has come when 1t is
absolutely necessary to dispel French
dreams on this subject, unless very
dangerous consequences are to result,
but the Chancellor of the Exchequer
might have performed tn operation
more dexterously."
The Daily News, which voices the
general feeling, says: The country is
determined to maintain it's rights, but
there is no occasion to provoke our
opponents or to add fuel to the con-
troversy."
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
JUDGE POWERS PROTEST.
Declares Solano Conventions Violated
the Political Code.

SUISUN, Oct. 20.-Judge Q. B. Powers
has filed a protest with County Clerk
Halliday, Directing to the entering or
printing upon general ballots of the names
of either the Democratic or Republican
nominees for Justice of the Peace or
Constable, claiming them to be In viola
ton of sections 1877 and 1888 of the Politi-
cal Code of the State of California. The
Judge claims that the statements made
in the certificates of nomination pre-
scented at the conventions held in Vaca-
vile are false, and that no names were
presented to the conventions; that the
entire list of alleged nominations for
township officers was fraudulently made
up after the conventions had ceased to
exist and that the certificates of said
nominations were falsely sworn to by said
chairmen and secretaries.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21

HAVANA, Oct. 20.-An agreement
between the two commissions as to the
date of evacuation again seems prob
able. AS stated in a recent cable, the
American ultimatum is January 1, and
this date will be finally accepted by
the Spaniards. General Butler to-day
called upon General Parade, and an
informal conference was held, as a re-
suit of which the American Commits
sioners believe there will be an early
meeting in joint session for ratifying
the date Of evacuation.
The committee to-day served notice
on Mr.. Hamill, who purchased the cop
per and bronze guns sold at auction,
that the American Government would
contest the legality of the sale, and he
would dispose of the guns at his own
risk. A New York agent who was
about to deposit a draft for 100000 to
purchase the guns from Hamill, was
also warned and later refused to COM
plete the deal.
Rumors have been afloat for several
days in regard to friction between Gen
eral Blanco and the Madrid Govern
ment over finances. 1t was also re-
ported that the Madrid authorities had
ordered General Blanco to refuse to
evacuate Cuba until the Philippine
question was settled. I can deny both
stories on authority. General BlancO
steadfastly refuses to give interviews
and has given only two since Febru-
airy, both to The Call and the Herald.
But from one so close to him that his
assertions may be considered inspired,
l learn that the Queen Regent fully
approves everything General Blanco
has done, and relies implicitly upon his
advice in matters pertaining to Cuba.
There has been no friction and no or
der to delay evacuation. General
Blanco refuses to tell any one when
he viii leave Cuba, but it is safe to say
the Madrid Government will keep him
here until the final formalities have
been concluded.
That something must be done to stop
the spread of all classes of disease
seems evident. DR.. Drummer has just
forwarded to Washington a complete
report on the mortality of Havana from
January l to October Is. His figures
are enough to strike horror to the
hearts of those contemplating visiting
the city. FeVerS are still on the in
crease. DR.. Burners figures deal
only with the city proper The mill
tary hospitals in the suburbs would
add materially to the totals.
In spite of the fact that Havana was
considered practically free from yellow
fever this year, eighteen died from that
disease during July, twenty in August,
twenty three in September and seven
teen in the first thirteen days of Octo-
Der. The increase of typhoid fever is
startling, as shown by the following
list of deaths: Fifty-seven in June;
eighty-seven in July; 127 in August;
1876 in September and sixty-nine in the
first thirteen days Of October. The
fever is generally caused by a lack OF
food, and might be written "starva-
ton" 1t has caused 240S deaths Since
January POI have died as the direct re-
suit of starvation. Those who have
heard that Havana climate is good for
tuberculosis will be interested in learn
ing that 2243 died from that disease
this year The total number of deaths
846, in October, usually fairly
healthy month, shows the increase OF
all diseases
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
EMPEROR WILLIAM
VIEWING THE SIGHTS
With the Empress He Is Having a
Round of Pleasure In Turkey.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. N.-Emperor
William accompanied by the Empress,
is engaged in a eeaseless round OF sight
seeing.
The strictest police precautions are car
ried out to insure his safety. To-day ne
decided to inspect the imperial car fac
tnrv at Heroka and was conveyed there
in a train of eight carriages built for the
occasion and luxuriously equipped. All
the stations have been repaired ana DEC
GRATED. ~.
At Heroka Is a kiosk especially built
for the use of the Empress, where their
Majesties lunched. after which they re-
turned to Constantionple by water.
Emperor William and the Sultan again
exchanged telegraphic fluctuations
Everywhere were great crowds, trium,
phal arches festooned with German ana
Turkish colors and bands playing the
German anthem.