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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY AT SEA

Obviously, the chief interest to us at- taching to Signor Marconis invention is the question of its applicability to vessels at sea. Can they be enabled to tele- and if so, can they do so under circum- stances of certainty and utility? It goes without saying that Signor Marcon1 hlm- self, together with his board of directors principally sanguile Irishmen-has ev- cry faith in the applicability of the in. vention to all sorts and conditions Of things. MT. Preece, the Government tel egraphic expeft, has pronounced upon its Feasibility under certain conditions. Still sensational as have been the results ef- fected, we prefer to keep an open nina as to the fitness of the system to meet the requirements of shipping.
 The first noteworthy practical test or the invention in matters nautical was at the Kingstown regatta in July last, when cessfully wired as they transpired. Since then experiments have also been made at Isle of Wight. These two stations are eighteen miles apart, and the electr1cal communication between them IS said to be perfect. Lord Kelvin vlsIteo tpe Alum 1,,nl surne to Bournemouth whence they were transmitted by ordinary land wires; We believe, too, that the Carlsbrooke Sastie, on her first voyage, was signaled by the new system from Bournemouth. EXper- iments made in the Bristol Channel were successful, as were others n Whlcn
  tug Further an installation put up Tor "Tlovd's." between Rathlin Island and Bully Castle, is said to work satlsfac-
 Thus it would appear that the invention is applicable in the case of outlying sta tions, from which passing vessels may be signaled We understand that the elec- tricaI pulsations or vibrations can pass through any condition of atmosphere i. e., their transmission is altogether 1n- dependent of wind, hail, rain, snow or fog, From this it has been suggested that by thick weather in a crowded waterway to signal their course and helm move ments to craft in their vicinity. But against this contention there are very obvious objections. In the< first place, as we understand the matter, the receipt of that the two vessels concerned were duly fitted with transmitting and receiving ap- paratus-would afford no evidence what ever as to the point from which it had been dispatched. The waves or impulse travel, we take it, through space, and like all other forces emanating from a point, will diminish in intensity with distance from that center Thus, their radiation would of necessity prevent the receiving vessel from forming conclusion as to the exact location of the producing source.
 So far we think that wireless. telegraphy has demonstrated that its chief possibility of utility lies in the direction of it's adapt ability to outlying lightships and light houses, enabling them to signal to a re- ceiVing station on shore the passing of vessels and other messages. Thus, the system may solve the vexed question of electrical communication between light ship and shore. If it does this 1t will con fer an undoubted boon on the maritime community.-Syren and Shipping.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.

K feature of the report of the Hawaiian Con- NJ missioners has given rise to more discussion than the proposed abolition of the savings bank system the islands and the closing up of the nstit- ton by making repayments of deposits as soon as practicable.
 Postal savings banks have been in operation in Hawaii since 1886, and, as in every other country where fairly tried, they have proven successful and greatly beneficial to the peo- pie. It is stated that the deposits in these banks at the present time amount to some thing $oooooo which is about $Io per capita to the population. The working classes in the islands have profted by the existence of the banks, and through them considerable sums of money, which would otherwise have been hoarded have been placed at the disposal of trade and industry.
 The proposal to abolish them due to the fact that we have postal bank system in this country, and the Commissioners deem 1t advisable to make the postal system of Hawaii harmonizc with our own. Commenting upon this argument the St. Paul Pioneer-Press says:
 What necessity there is for enforcing harmony or uniformity in the is not strikingly evident There are great many points of administration yet to be discovered, our governmental relations with dependencies shall take form which cannot and ought not yet awhile to be made uniform with what we are accustomed to in the States Further
 
 is desired, Hawaii is in this instance distinctly in advance of the United States, and 1t would be far better to at devise postal savings bank system for the nation and all its dependencies than to set Hawaii back in the scale of progress in order to bring her postal system down the present lower level of our own"
 With the view taken by the Pioneer-Press most st' dents of the subject will agree There has long been agitation in this country in favor of estab- fishing postal savings banks, and several Postmasters General have recommended them. In fact bill to provide for their establishment was before Congress at its last session. and the subject may be taken up as soon as the new Congress assemblies
 Under the circumstances it would seem to be hardly worth while to close the banks in Hawaii. The system is serving good purpose there, and if we do not adopt similar system of our within the next few years would still be than right to leave the Hawaans in the enjoyment of the bene- fits to which they have been accustomed for the last twelve years.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27
scIssoRED FUN.

Green-The teams used to drive on oul golf grounds and nearly ruined them, SC we put up that sign, "No driving on these links"
 Redd-But, dear boy, thought driving was part of the game!-Yonkers States man.
 "When my wife starts in to give me 2 lecture, just tell her to keep quiet, do.'
 And does she?'
 gether too inquisitive" e"-Indianapoli: Journal.
 Didn't you miss your horse?" asked tho
 "oh. yes. replied the Rough Rider, 'bur then we had five Western Mayors in oul troop p"-Philadelphia North American.
 q feel a little dull to-day" said the
 And I'm tired of this perpetual grind myself" remarked the whetstone. "-Cln' cinnau Enquirer.
 Whats that you're reading so hard
 "oh, merely improving myself. sir; it's
 ''H'm. You can draw your months sal ary and leave at once, MT. Cashler. we want no one in charge of the cash Who has corrupted his mind with such perni- cious literature. Self Help' lhoeeo' - Pick Me Up.
 .Is your husband man with much
 .I didn't think so before he married me but since I have heard the reasons ne gives for not coming home to supper ano for staying at the club until nearly oay- light I've changed my mind. '-Chlcago Post.
 Annoyed Father-Late to breakfast again! I'm going to have solomon prov erb about the ant and the slugsdIo framed and hung up at the foot or your bed. ,s
 Educated Son-Indeed, sir, 1 think Ii that presuming fossil had had trans parent insight into his own multitudlnous shortcomings and glaring discrepancies he would have been more wary Tn trans- hitting his savage advice to cultivated posterity like us.-Life.
 I'm ready" shouted the speaker, ito meet calmly any emergency that may At this moment the platform collapsed and the speaker exhibited great pertur-
 How about that one?" they asked him
 ''That one did not arise."-Indianapol Journal.
 "Bixby Is the most rabid anti-annexa- tionist I ever met"
 ''How is that?"
 His wife had floating islands the other night for dessert and he Wouldn touch 'em. .'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Mudge-I was just reading about how the horse was passing.
 Yabsley-Well?
 Mudge-I wish some of the horses bet on would pass something.-Indianapo Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27
Are We a Military Nationp

A military nation, strictly speaking, Is one that fosters, encourages and main tains at all hazards strong and ever ready military force to which every peaceful interest of the citizen Is sub ordihated. Of course we are not that. On the contrary, so far as the State itself is concerned, it has manifested little, if any tendency in the direction of military purpose or ambition. Therefore, it goes without saying that we are not a mili- tary nation in the general accepted inter- pretation of that term. But a military people we are, always have been, and bid the emergency of war less has been done to stimulate the military tendencies of our people, and still less to formulate any uniform plan for military organization. than in almost any other Government in the world.
 On the contrary, we have had preached to us since the days of the Declaration of Independence doctrines most emphatically opposed to a standing military establish ment, and, despite the obligations inn posed by the constitution, the Govern ganization by law of the military bodies within the States. Indeed, this apparent aversion to military establishment based as 1t was upon early experiences in our history, seems to have furnished some ready leaders of a narrow political school opportunity and pretext for the fallacious doctrine. that the theory and principles of our Government were from the beginning opposed to a military es- tablishment of any kind Despite this doctrine, however, it must be admitted by those who read the constitution of the United States that Congress was vested with fullest powers ito raise and support armies" and to provide for organizing. arming and disciplining militia to an ex- tent not limited. That same instrument made the President the Commander in Chief of the army and navy of the United States and of the militia of the States when called into the service of the United States, all of which nro1iSionc c clearly show that even the makers of our constitutional laws foresaw necessities to which their successors have already been largely blind.-Military Journal
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27
Express Co. gets for
Railroad gets for

While these figures were collected primarily to show the extortion in New fork they interesting to the whole country, for other cities as badly cinched as the metropolis It IS of course no more expensive to collect package in New York for delivery in San Francisco than for delivery in Yonkers, and yet the charge in the one is only 30 cents, while for delivery in this city the charge is $8 70 above the amount paid to the railroads for transportation
 It must be borne in mind that these eHtortionate companies after forming league for the purpose of heecing the public, have had the meanness to shirt their share of the tax and shift 1t upon the mer- chants and other shippers. It this last that reused the Merchants Association in New York to indignation and started the campaign which promises to end in the overthrow of the league
 The campaign thus energeticaly undertaken and supported with such abundant evidence of extortion IS that should be cordially supported throughout the Union. San Francisco has more reason than New York to make fight against the wrong for no ex- press company has been rapacious or more dis loyal and dishonest in shifting its taxes than that which operates in this city under the direction of the holy sniveer who makes such ostentatious parade of pety
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27
EXPRESS COMPANY ExToRTIoN.

ID reports that come to us from the East it IS N made evident that the campaign of the Mer- A) chants Association of New York against the extorons of the express companies is going vlgor" ously on large array of statistics has been pub lshed showing the extent to which the people ot that city are robbed by the combined companies who, in defiance of the law, have organized something like trust, though it is called by another name
 A recent statement gives interesting demonstra- ton of the way the express companies make their charges appear small while being really very large From this appears that about per cent of the e press rates goes to the railroads and the balance IS kept by the express companies for terminal charges that is for the collection and delivery of parcels On small packages for short distances the rates see
 ngly low, but for long distances the charges are in creased to such an extent to make extraordinary profits for the extortioners The following table of rates on packages of 100 pounds from New York City to various points illustrates the working Of the
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27
EXIT THE CANNIBAL.

Oh, the blithe and eager cannibal has seen his brightest days; They are fading out forever in Old Glory's coming rays, And the happy missionary will not dread the fatal broth, As he drops that ragout feeling which was common to the cloth. Oh, no more the paunchy savage will set up his steaming pot, Out of which the fragrant parson will be forked or ladled hot; And no more will grinning henchmen squat beside the chief while he With nice discrimination hands around the late D. D. For the Yankees swep the ocean, and the polishers of bones In the Philippines and Sandwiches and far away Ladrones, Must resign their neatly diet and come down to plainer things, For therell be no more man eating meath the eagles sheltering wings
 Cleveland Plaindealer.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27
PENNY RATE PROPOSED FOR
 CABLEGRAMS.

Henniker Heaton, who Is now visiting his constituents at Canterbury, states that his next effort will be to establish perfect electrical communication between he says, 'it costs half guinea a word to telegraph to some parts of the world, but I think that people who are in constant communication with each other are less likely to quarrel than those kept in say age isolation. You would hardly believe that out of every 110 messages received from Australia by telegraph only one is of a social or family character, while from India there is only one out of 800
 I believe that penny-a-word electrical telegraph system would be so utilized British empire still closer together Im- perial communication never will be per- feet until we can telegraph to the an tipodes as cheaply as we can telegraph
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27
AROUND THE
 CORRIDORS


 J. l.. Kellogg of Lincoln Is at the Grand. c. c. Van Linn of Los Angeles is at the Lick.
 William s. Pond of Portland is at the Grand.
 E. H. Warner of Colfax is at the oc- cidental.
 Lorin Farr. ex-Mayor of Ogden, is at the Lick.
 J. D. Carr of Salinas is a guest at the Occidental.
 F. H. Kennedy of Stockton is at the Occidental.
 J. c. Pierson of Dayton is registered at the Palace.
 George H. Lamb is among the guests at the Palace
 D. Mugdan of Hamburg, Germany. Is at the Palace.
 J. A. Hummer of Stockton is registered at the Lick.
 L. E. Doon of Los Angeles is registered at the Grand.
 J. B. Peakes of Santa Cruz Is registered at the Palace.
 A. E. Nash and wife of Boston are stay ing at the Palace.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27
IVAN DE MALCHIN TO FIGHT
 LOUIS TRoNCHET.

staying at the Russ. Malchin is here fo1 the purpose of netting Louis Tronchet ot the Olympic Club in boardsword con- test. Tronchet has at last agreed to meet the doughty Russian. and the two men will fight in about three weks. just as soon as certain details of the contest are arranged.
 Malchin said yesterday in speaking of the coming fight: 'I have been here three different times for the purpose of fighting Tronchet, but we never could agree on terms. At last, however, the Frenchman has consented to meet me and we will fight. I claim the champion ship of the world by the right of my vic tory over Captain Jennings at Seattle, April 20, 1896. I have never been defeat ed, but several times the referee has de- cided against me for some unintentional foul on my part. I shall go to work i'm mediately and train my horse. This l can do by the time of the fight"
 Machlin is one of the most expert broadsword fighters in the world and Tronchet is also a master of the science, so that hotly contested argument may be looked fer.
 Judge John E. Davis of Jackson Is stay ing at the Palace.
 R. J. Northam and wife of Los Angeles are at the Palace.
 Mrs. C. B. Smith of Honolulu is a guest at the Occidental.
 Charles F. Price, from Kentucky, Is a guest at the Palce.
 B. A Ogden, a miner from Sonora Is staying at the Grand.
 F. Christianer, who Is in advance of Sousa, Is at the Palace.
 Attorney Carl E. Lindsay of Santa Cruz is a guest at the Grand.
 E. Rich and s. Dixon of Sydney, Aus tralia, are guests at the Palace.
 A. H. Birrell of Portland and John Bir- rell of Dundee, Scotland, are at the Occi- dental.
 Alexander Brown of Milton, the recent ly elected member of the State Board of Equalization, is staying at the Lick.
 Attorney George A. Sturtevant, who is one of the assistants in the office of At torney General Ford, is at the Lick.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

this great fact, that during the last fif- teen years a quarter of million of peo- pie have annually left this country for various parts of the empire and America, and it Is of the highest possible impor- tance to make communication between these people and their friends In the old country as easy as speech, and as free as air, and thus retain their loyalty 10 the country of their birth. .'-London Standard
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27
SALE OF HoRsEFLEsH IN PARIS

The annual statistics published by the French Ministry of Agriculture indicate that the consumption of the flesh of horses, mules and aonkeys is steadily in creasing in Paris. The number of stalls at which it is offered for sale now reaches 193. The number of horses brought to the shambles for slaughter was q, ,667 of mules 52 and of donkeys BIO, but 734 demned as unfit for human food, so that the total killed and consumed was 20, ,933 horses, 51 mules and 303 donkeys The prime cuts fetcheu about a franc a pound some of the inferior parts making little more than 10 cents per pound.-London Times.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

There is to be new Grand Jury, and it ought to devote itself to patient study of of the juries which have preceded Unless these now fading as they into oblivion be snatched back long enough to horrible examples then does their existence represent absolute waste
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

Tired Treadwell-rd hate to be a hero over in England.
 Sockless Sim-Why?
 Tired TreadwelI1Cause as soon as ever feller ever does anyt'ing worth mention in over there they go and put him in de Bath.-Cleveland Leader.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

court-nartial to decide whether Miles knows what he IS talking about, and, if so, why Eagan is permitted to hold job, could do harm and would afford of the gentlemen concerned satisfaction so great that the country could freely share it.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

MOKI TEA POSITIVELY CURES SICK headache indigestion and constipation A de- lightful herb drink. Removes all eruptions of the skin, producing a perfect complexion or money refunded. At Owl Drug Co.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

''I like that young Hicks,' said Ethers father. Hes the kind of man that doesn't know more than I do.'
 s'Yes" returned Ethels motherI ''but do you think a young man who knows as little as that will ever get on in the World?"-Exchange
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

With Don Carlos threatening to assail Spain and Weyler threatening to it, that country is in a worse way than could have been brought about by a mere foreign war.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

No New Years table Is complete without 6 bottle of Dr. Siegert's Angostura Bitters, the great South American tonic of exquisite flavor.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

Doubtless the death of the senior Rosser was di- rcctly due to the of the There is possi- bility that the young may yet receive measure of the punishment the court refused to infict
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

Mrs. Botkin's plans for spending New Years at Healdsburg show her at least to be person whose serenity is of brand hard to ruffe. Still stranger things than the carrying out of the project happen right along.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

Whether or not Hobson was kissed from the At lantic to the Pacific, there will be thousands of women who will claim in after years to know by personal ex- perence that he was.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

Lillian Russell announces that her heart has turned to stone, which is probably intimation that the next suitor for it is going to get marble article
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

Many inmates of local jails fared better Christmas than many who never conducted themselves as to know what the interior of jail looks like The moral of this is deliberately suppressed
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27
Cal. glace fruit 5Oc per lb at Townsends.

Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 510 Mont gomery street. Telephone Main 1042.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

Germany will vainy seek the friendship of this country while she continues to heap contumey upon the American hog.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

It would seem that by selecting detached excerpts from the writings of Jefferson almost any theory o government can be sustained. But it can't
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

The Grandest Toilet ComoInatior known for the skin. complexion and teeth Is Woodburys Facial Soap. Facial Cream and Facial and Tooth Powder. The daily use of nese articles will protect fair complexion ant cure bad
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

Ivan de Nal chin of St. Pe- tersburg. W h o claims the mount e d broadsword championship of the world, Is in
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

A DAY IN 1Ss4-Prudence, Oakdale, Cal. The 18th of June, 1884, fell on a Thursday.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

OLD COINS-A. S., City. Half-dollars of 1882 and quarters of 1888 are not of the class of coins for which dealers pay pre- miums. The selling price of half-dollars of 1882 with small letters in the legend is 75 cents and those with large letttrs in the legend is from s2 50 to $3 50. Quarters of 1888 sell for 50 cents.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27
AUCTION SALES.

By Sullivan & Doye-Wednesday December B, at u O clock Horses, Buggies etc, 327 Sixth street
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

WORTH FIVE CENTS-G. H. S., Point Arena, Cal. A 5-cent piece of 1882 is not premium coin.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

VOLUNTEERS-N. N, City. The ques- ton, "What are the United States volun- teers allowed by the Government?" Is rather an indefinite one. If the writer will make himself a little more explicit an answer will be given. The volunteers in general way are allowed pay, cloth ing, rations and transportation.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

HIGHEST MOUNTAIN-P L. M, South San Francisco, Cal. It is believed that the Deodhunga, one of the Himalayas, Is the highest mountain in the world It's height is given as 29, ,O02 feet.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

"Oh, yes, replied the Rough Rider, but then we had five Western Mayors In our | troop. p."-Philadelphia North American
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

q feel a little dull to-day" said the carving knife And Pm tired of this perpetual. grind rnvseIf." remarked the whetstone. "-Cin- cinnati EnQuirer.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

'When my wife starts in to give me a lecture, just tell her to keep quiet, do." And does she?'
 Say, look here, you are getting alto gether too inquisitive!-Ind Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

SOME BACK DATES-C. G. H., Point Arena, Cal The 1st of March, 1880, fell on Monday; July 4, 1881, on Monday; July N, 1883. on Friday, January l., 1885,, on Thursday; May 19, 1888, on Saturday; February 5, 1888. on Wednesday; January Sunday, and October 24, 1895, on Thursday.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-27

CRIMINAL TRIALS-H. B., City. In the State of California person accused of a crime committed within the State must be tried in the county in which the crime was committed: but if 1t should appear upon competent evidence that the accused could not obtain fair trial say, for instance, by reason of strong preju- dice against him. he would be entitled to a change of venue.