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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
THE INVASION OF MHNCHURIH.

n article Tn recent number of the Nineteenth / \ Century by prominent British officer ex-
 plans to some extent the anxiety manifested Tn England at the operations of the Russians in Man chur1a Recent news indicates that the designs of the British upon this province being to some ex tent threatened by the persistency with which Rus sians are pushing their way eastward. Sir William Harcourt once said that England has no great trade interests in countries where the people wear no clothes It is not surprising therefore that English men should be more anxious about affairs in China at the present time where the people wear clothing than about occurrences in Africa where the colored population usually appear in society quite unadorned
 Captain Younghusband, the British officer to whom reference has been made, states that the greatest forests and the best timber left untouched on earth are located in Manchuria; navgable rivers traverse the land in all directions; there rich mineral de- posits soil that yields readily to cultivation and hardy population of about oooooooo which has never been heeced by the Caucasians The captain esti- mates that Manchuria would easily support double the number of people who now inhabit it. and he does not wonder that all the western nations are casting covetous eyes upon it. Certainly British trade in such locality must have high possibilities, and that Eng land should sit down and the country overwhelmed by the Russians is out of the usual order
 What is to come from the Russian invasion how is yet to appear The latest news indicates that the Russians have actual possession of the north of the province and in control of the principal sea- ports. There is no doubt that by building few rail- roads and scattering few traders over the country they will ultimately gain control of everything The Chinese are too weak to oppose them, and it is not exactly plain how the British are going to place ob- stacles in their way
 It must be noted that in plundering the weak na- tions of the Orient the Caucasians of the west are exceedingly punctious. They always have valid excuse for their movements and take possession of property that does not belong to them only after careful deliberation. There is but one ground upon which the British can march upon Manchuria, how ever and that is that they better cvlzers than the Russians, which is probably true
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
THE REAL OLD WABASH.

There Is trouble now along the hostile Wabash And 1t plays the very dickens with the song The old mother stands not waiting in the door way,
 For her legs are not twelve feet or over long. There are waves around the home, but not of cornfields The waving cornfelds finger there no more The angry waters came along and swiped them And they're scattered down the old Ohio $ shore.
 bash, And the sunlight may be ditto through the day. But beneath the waters of a new spring ocean Are the banks of the Wabash far away. IWas perhaps an angry providence that did it. Sent the raging waters scurrying along In the hope the sweeping flood might catch the author Who had dared enshrine the fragrant stream in song. But the man who wrote the verselets dwells in safety In tavern a citys busy street He had never the dirty Wabash Or his muselet would have kicked with both her feet. Yes. the moonlights fair tonight along the Wabash, But it sniffeth not the breath of new mown hay, For there's half a dozen feet of surplus water Der the banks of the Wabash far away.
 Denver Post.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
6 Q co Q ooo c Q Q Q . 0 Q 6 6 . 5 5 WARS OF THE REPUBLIC. g g
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n REBLE TUCKER, writing in the DNew York Sun, speaks as follows of
 the war records of the United States and other great nations of the world:
 It may not be inopportune at this time, when certain timorous ones are express ing doubts as to war between the United States and Spain, to look up our fighting record, as the sporting fraternity would put it.
 From the Declaration of Independence to the present day a period of 123 years, the United States has waged five wars, not to speak of the numerous Indian and border skirmishes, and in every one our flag has come out on top. Can as much be said of any other nation during the same period?
 England has had during that period, roughly speaking, six wars, not including and Northern India and the opium war in China Of these six, two-the Ameri- can Revolution and the War of 1S12-re- suited in victory for her opponents. In other words. to again use a sporting term she lost two out of six events.
 France had also six wars, not counting of these she lost two-the war with the allied powers and the Franco-Prussian War.
 Prussia out of her five wars waged dur ing the same period lost two.
 Austria lost three and gained two.
 Russia lost two and gained two.
 Spdln mas iOSC every war She has under taken during that period, unless her ten years war with Cuba should be placed to her credit as victory. So much for the record. In analyzing it we find that most of the cases in which European nation has won it has been in alliance with some other nation, as in the war of the allied powers against Napoleon, the Crimean War, and the Franco-Italian-A Austrian War.
 In one case only did the United States have an ally, and that was in the Revo- half over when France came to our as, sistance with fleet and a few thousand troops as an offset to the Hessian troons employed by England. In our two wars with England the United States was ire mendously outclassed in all that goes fo make the fighting efficiency of a nation except bravery and endurance. In our war with the Barbary States the odds were not so greatly in our favor as thev appear at first blush; we were figbfineS thousands of miles from home, a naval power that had exacted tribute from every maritime power in the world and was secretly backed by the money and moral support Of Great Britain
 Tn the Mexican War the advantages
 The war Of secession was the greatest war of modern times. In that war tbe oid flag completed it's unbroken record ofNyin- tory, but the victors have shared the fruits of victory with the yanouished and the nation is stronger to-day than ever before to defend its flag against all corners. In the face of this record how can any sane person doubt the resi,It of a war with Spain? oA
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
REFLECTIONS OF A SAGE.

No act of love Is ever lost.
 The lofty minds maintain the simplicity of children.
 The man who rides a hobby uses ego- tism for saddle.
 Ignorance and superstition got married before the flood.
 It is worth more to the world for a man to live right than die happy.
 The man who lives for a purpose helps give others a purpose for living
 The man who gives to advertise his charity has no charity worth advertising. unwillingness to be told their faults.
 The testimony of a good conscience is worth more than all the f1attery in the world.
 The biggest blaze is not a sign of the most heat A straw-pile will give a brighter blaze than ton of coal.-Ram's Horn.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
NEEDS MEDICAL ATTENTION.

HERE is Madrid editor who is in peculiar
 state of mind, and probably threatened with a
 touch of fever. As reasonable measure of pre- caution he ought at least to call in a doctor He shows in the following that something is the matter with him:
 We laugh while teeth clinch, the bile turns in our stomachs, anger heats our blood and our hands instinctively seek an averaging weapon
 Now there is nothing in the condition portrayed to cause to laugh On the contrary he ought to grow serious turn his editorial duties over to the office boy and go home. A man who laughs when the bile within him has turned has more to fear than disordered liver He is already touched by paresis. This in itself, however may be no par tcular disadvantage to an editor in Madrid Per haps the yellow journal thrives there too.
 Laughing through cenched teeth IS also sign of the abnormal No genuine mirth is that which comes hissing from between the incisors It is poorly dis guised anathema. But to laugh while the blood is boiling in the veins and the hand reaching for weapon is the worst of all In the whole world there is only person privileged do this and he is the stage villain. It is his right to begin operations by circulating S death and to finish up with mockng Ina ha, this last marking the instant when he sticks knife into the back of unsuspecting virtue
 In the kindest of fraternal spirit and with all DOS sibe abhorrence of slang, we counsel the Madrid editor to soak his head.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
Q o o o o o 0 o o o

O O Q O Q O . correspondent ir one of the interior counties. To judge by the tone of the epistle the writer woulo be a frst-class recruit to send down to Cuba.
 "Dere Sir: My kid. who kin read with the best uf them, tells me that there al1 some sort of trouble between this here country and Spain.
 .Now, ain't doin' any blowin', but I fit all through sixty-one to sixty-five an have been a-killn' skunks, wildcats an every other kind of varmint ever sinse I am over 60, but that don't count for I kin do my forty miles a day jest as well as ever. If there is a-goin' ter be trouble count me in an send me word to postoffice. It Is twenty miles over there, but you will have ter send the letter there so my ole woman won't git it, fur if she does she will jest raise hell, an daren't go. But send the letter to the place I say an 1 will slip her an come. You may think I ant no man ter be afeared uf a woman an that you don't want my kind. You don't no the par ticular ole woman I am a-speakin' uf. Hopin' ter hear rum you soon. I am yours truly, -
 "P. S.-I kin bring my own rifle, knive and other fixings, so you won't have ter put up nothin' but grub"
 The officer who received the letter, swears that if he is ordered to the front, that particular old fellow shall go with him if he has to charter a special train to get him.
 James T. Phelps of Boston. accompanied by his wife and daughter, Is at the Pal ace.
 MT and Mrs. T. J. Field of Monterey, .xxyifh StaVinr Palace.
 William H. Afford, the chairman of the State Central Democratic Committee, is a guest at the California.
 Among the late arrivals at the Occi- dental is Benjamin Olcovich, a large coffee planter of Salvador.
 Charles H. Fairall, an attorney of Stockton, and F. Rosendale. merchant of Tulare, are both registered at the Grand.
 J. J. Gill and daughter of Steubenville, Ohio. are guests at the Palace. MT. Gill is the largest lamp chimney manufacturer in the world.
 David T. Day, the mining expert con- nected with the geological survey, who is to take charge of the mining exhibit at the Omaha exposition, is at the Palace. where he arrived yesterday from Wash ington, D. c.
 H. R. Cooper, the well-known sta tioner, who is registered at the Shore ham, in Washington, D. C., will return home in a few days, accompanied by MT and Mrs. George E. Morse who have for some time been the guests of Pres ident and Mrs. Mckinley. During his stay in Washington MT. Cooper was en- tertained at the White House, and by Secretary Long. who favored him with a sail on the Potomac. He was also one of a theater party comprising Vice-Pres- ident and Mrs. Hobart, Judge and Mrs. Day, General Lee. MT. and Mrs Morse Miss Barber and Miss Isabel McKenna.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
BITsINEss FEARS NO For

Of alarm in commercial or industrial quarters there is so little as to cause gen
 erai surprlse, in view of the excitement prolonged for weeks and the depression in speculative markets. These, it must be admitted, are strong indications that those who have kept cool and have shown unshaken faith in their country and its Government thus far are not likely to lose their heads in panic if the event they have for more than a month York Tribune
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

buy Ingredients and make it.
 ASSISTING IMMIGRATION-J. R. L., Everett, Wash. There IS no law of the United States that authorizes any official to pay the passage of foreigners wishing was there ever a law authorizing the out lay of public money so that foreigners may be brought here to make citizens of them
 THE NUMBER SEVEN-H. c. McG.. Bodega. Cal. The common statement that seven implies perfection has no further foundation than that the cabalistic mean ing of all odd numbers are modes of per lection. In 1924 William Inghen, writing about the number seven used the follow ing language:
 First. it neither begets nor Is begotten, &C., cording to the saying of Philo. Some numbers not begotten, and that is the unarie. Others are begotten. but beget not, the octonarie, only the septanarie having a prerogatve above them all, neither beget or are begotten. This this is an harmonical number, and the we'll and fountain of that fair and lovely dia- gramma, because it includeth within itself all manner of harmony. Thirdly, it is a theo- logical number consisting of perfection. Fourthly, because of its composition, for 1t is composed of 1 and G. 2 and and 8 and 4 themselves, how can this number be but far more excellent, consisting of them all and participating, as 1t were, of all of their ex- cellent virtues It was esteemed a sacred, sym bolical and mystical number There were the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost, seven days of the week, seven branches of the Tandlestfck of Moses, seven liberal arts, seven churches of Asia, seven mysterious seals, seven stars seven heads of the dragon seven joys and seven sorrows of the blessed Virgin seven peniten- tial palms, seven deadly sins. etc.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

SuGAR-C. C., Elmira, Cal The purity or sugar is determined by analysis and the 1T aid of a saccharimeter. By this process IS , uetermlned the quantity of sugar glucose, ash moisture and organic mat ter that Is not known. in solution
 LITERATURE-A. B.. city. In general literature England ranks first, with the united States as a close second. How go the different nations range in the oif1erent branches?" is too indefinite to admit of an answer. The correspondent Snould have named the particular sought.
 TRANSFER PICTURES-J. M, San Bernardino, Cal. You have been misin- formed as to pictures being transferred direct from a newspaper to zinc or alu- minum for use in the large daily news paper offices. Such is not the case. The department is not aware of the ingredi- ents used to transfer pictures from news papers to white paper, but the prepara- E0p Is on sale in mapA stareS G such a.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

CORONADO-Atmosphere Is perfectly dry, soft and mild, being entirely free from the mists common further north. Round trip tick cts. by steamship. including fifteen days board at the Hotel del Coronado. s65; longer stay. s2 50 per day. Apply New Montgomery st, S. F., A. W. Bailey, mgr. Hotel del Corona
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
NEXT SUNDAYS CALL.

fhkely might find E \ trouble in getting " The directors Omaha when decided all
  composite of all the well States ready been decided There will beautiful pictures of them
 IN NEXT SUNDAYS CALL
  them There is one lady As e could not change decided clothes through
  
 SUNDAYS CALL or course interested @ everything Is not yet finished in the French capital but the archtects decorators and designers know exactly to ana aso a number Of other things
  of oy Wel-known author and will be
 IN NEXT killing that he not always to blame accidents 
 We'll that's the many has been given this chance and
  You about afte aM - - " ~ ~ @ ~ o" der of this kind in the height of zion and splendid description
 
  has aroused the of 
 IN CALL be of and dozens beautiful pictures The latest will bestt the of reading. be get
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

The fact that no news to naval movements is to be given out hereafter will have no visible effect upon the yellow press It has depended upon the Navy Department for its news" and, indeed has given that department much information of surprising character If Secretary Long to keep track of his boats he will have to direct sharp watch on the Saffron War-Cryer.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
cALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, April H.-Jerome B. Lin- coin of San Francisco is at the Holland House. Sig Mills of San Francisco is at the Gilsey House. W. w. Wright of San Jose is at Hotel Marlborough. Frank c. Chase of Pasadena is at the Empire Hotel.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

Special Information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 51O Mont gomery street Telephone Main 1922
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
ADJUSTMENTS.

Baldwin-"A Stranger in New York" Columbia" -"Shore Acres
 Califorpia-"Old Lavender" Alcazar-''The Strange Adventures of Miss Brown Morosco's-"Pavements of New York" Ttvoh-"Sinbad the Sailor"
 Orpheum- Vaudeville. Sherman Clay's Hal-Paloma Schramm hls afternoon. r. M O. A. Hall-"The Passion Play" The Chutes-Zoo Vaudeville. Wallace "Untamable Lion" Oympia-Corner Mas and Eddy streets, Specialties California Jockey Club, Oakland-Races. Fl Campo-Music dancing boating fishing. every Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

According to an English critic such ships as the Iowa and Indiana for the purpose of tickling the imagination. Yet the Spanish an imaginative people, and they do not to be ticked the least little bit
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

Spaniards are said to regard the armistice as a clever piece of diplomacy, but is not easy to see how trick transparent can deserve such charac terzaton. Rather 1t for diplomacy and turned out to be a bit of buncombe
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

Spain regards Weyler as hero. This country looks upon him scoundrel who deserves to be hanged There is reason to fear that an understand ing on this point will be difficult to reach.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

According to the English Consul at Havana Americans remaining in that city in no danger It must be remembered that the American flag hav- ing ceased to fly there, great of irritation has been removed
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

Blancos justly celebrated armistce is very like the commutation of sentence murderer might issue to himself while on the way to the gaows. It might comfort the murderer some and in no way delay the execution.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

School Director Waller seems to have an uncon- trolabe faculty of placing himself on exhibition He cannot realize that he is at his best in repose and in state of activity constitutes an unpleasant display
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

If anything had been needed to cause this country to have entire confidence in Fitzhugh Lee the Span ish papers supplying it. They are doing him the compliment to try to impugn his veracity
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

Before this little affair shall be finally settled there will be general understanding that the practice of expelling American Consuls on penalty of death does not meet with the approval of this country
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

It may be set down as safe proposition that any measure receiving the approval of Ragan, Drucker and Waller not designed for the betterment of the schools,
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

For some unaccountable reason the Csneros woman has not come forward with opinion. Pos sibly the people who found her have had the great good fortune to lose her again
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

Three highwaymen tried to rob groceryman, and the row he raised about resulted in their capture The up-to-date groceryman does not keep his sand in the sugar
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

Evidently the colored troops remember that they have the reputation of having fought noby, and pro pose to live up to 1t if given the chance
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

Cal. glace fruit soc per ID at Townsend's.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

MT Huntingtons boast that he will be good for thirty years yet could perhaps have been more cor recty phrased He means evidently that he will last for that length of time
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

By the vigor with which the Spanish papers attack the message 1t IS apparent that the document has points of merit which Americans may have over locked in a hasty first reading.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

The following letter. which is self explanatory, was received yes terday by one of the leading mili- tia officers from a
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

MT. Hanna seems to enjoy life under the shadow of his own olive branch.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
AUCTION SALES.

By N. E. Clark-Ths day, April l5 Turkish Rugs at M Grant o'clock
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
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low price that 1t would not pay one to buy Ingredients and make 1t.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

TREBLE TUCKER, writing in the
 DNew York Sun, speaks as follows of
 | the war records of the United States l o.5 o+lo, rrroo% ,o+{o,e of tho r,orId.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-09-19
DREYFUs TO BE RETIRED.

A special cable of September 9th to
the New York Herald, says:
The French cabinet met today
General Iurlinder, the new minister
of war, was present. The whole sit
ting practically was occupied by the
Dreyfus case.
The Figaro says it is in position to
affirm that the principle of revision
was decided upon unanimously, and
the minister of justice was instructed
to take the necessary judicial steps
connected with the affair
General Borin has been appointed
acting military governor of Paris in
succession to General Zurlinder, who
has accepted the portfolio of minister
of war.
The newspapers regard the revision
of the Dreyfus case as being assured,
saying that the prisoners counsel will
now make strenuous efforts to secure
a public retrial.
The Matin says that Colonel Pic
quart Yesterday signed demand for
the provisional liberation of Dreyfus
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-09-19
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.

There was fairly good house to
witness Saturday nights presenta-
tion of the comedy ~ and l." The
company showed the benefit of the re-
hearsals since the first presentation.
A good deal of new business" was
introduced, but the good judgment of
some of it may be doubted. The pic
ture machine was in good working
order and added a pleasing feature to
the performance.
The company is billed for Thursday
and Saturday evenings and for Sat
urday matinee.
Irish Aristocracy" will be present
ed Thursday night. 1t is said to be
a stronger play than gu and T." Re
hearsals are now diligently going on.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-09-19
HARD AT WORK TO FINISH UP
THEIR LABORS.
President Dole and Justice Frear Go
to Washington Next Month-Com-
mission Leaves on Friday.

In spite of President Dole's fond
ness for yacht racing the rest of the
commissioners worked all day on Sat
urday, finishing up at half past in
the evening. The Commission held
the usual sitting this morning and
met again at o'clock this afternoon.
Asked about the progress of the work
and the possibility of President Dole
and hismself going to Washington,
Justice Frear said this afternoons:
"We are closing up our work as rapid
ly as possible, but | anticipate we
shall find enough to do to keep us
busy until Thursday night. There is
nothing to give out as TO our proceed
ings nor is there likely to be anything
from now on. The possibility of the
Hawaiian members going to Washing
ton to participate in the final work
of the Commission has been talked
over, but not settled definitely. 7 am
making preparations to go if it is de-
cided to be necessary. The Congress
sional members of the Commission
will leave for home Friday on the
Gaelic "