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of about 1900 tons displacement, costing,
 exclusive of armament, not more than
 Sh20 0O0." The Bureau of Construction
 under date of October 25, 1887, published descriptions and illustrations of the yes- sells in course of construction for the new
 navy and diagram No. 1, accompanying
 this article. shows the original plan of the quarters under the poop deck of the Yorktown. Ia conformity with the idea of making Presidential yacht out of the craft, a radical encouragement in the quarters under the poop deck was decided upon. a plan of which is shown in diagram No. 2. The after cabin was not extended, but some changes were made in its arrange ments, as will be noted by comparison with the original plan. The captains for ward cabin and the torpedo-manipulatin room were made into one room, forty-two rect in length, with six settees on each side serving $ berths, and with curtains separating each division from the one adjoining and the general room.
 In this large room three tables were: to be located; one at which twelve per- sons could be seated and two accommo- dating eighteen each, making a total seating capacity for forty-eight people. On the port side at the forward end of this room, which might be termed a
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of having around 1t His Excellency, Whit ney, Fighting Bob," Surgeon Rush, Duke of Buckingham, Lord" Chad wick, Dave Harmony and George Brown, and other celebrities.
 These changes in the arrangements of quarters under the poop-deck were car ried out as designated, but as the Presi- dential election in November, 1888, rele- gated Cleveland and his Cabinet to pri- vate life the Yorktown naturally revert ed to a gunboat. President Harrison had no use for a yacht, and so the ten ward room officers who were to have messed in the ward-room on the berth-deck in dark and contracted quarters took possession of a part of the Social Hall. Some modi- fcations were also made, as will be seen by reference to diagram No. 3, by which the captain secured an after cabin and a stateroom, the latter on the port side. flush with the ward-room skylight. The space forward of the cabin bulkhead is divided by a fore and aft bulkhead, the room on the starboard side used as a library and that on the port side as ward room messroom. The scullery and cabin storeroom have been removed and there is nothing at present to indicate the pur- poses for which Clevelands Secretary of the Navy designed the vessel.
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IT SETS THE PACE.
Los Angeles copitol.

@0S fhSSlSS SQPiIoI.
 One of the greatest feats ever per- formed by a California journal lies to the credit of the San Francisco Call. For the first time In the history of the State paper printed in San Francisco reached Los Angeles the day of pub lication. Last Sunday morning, at 9 o'clock. special train, bearing thou sands of copies of the beautiful ju- bilee edition of The Call, steamed out of Oakland. At half-past 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon the boys were cry ing The Call on the streets of Los Angeles, and it was purchased by eager thousands. Two hours were lost en route by the breaking of a piston rod, so the actual running time con- stunned on the trip was ten hours and a half The Call Is growing greater day by day, and with it's enterprise, courage and honesty, 1t is setting a pace which other journals find hard to follow. The Call is now the most ex- tensively circulated San Francisco paper in this city, and names are being added to the subscription list at the rate of 100 per day.
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N EVERY country, except Russia,
 ! royal yachts are paid for out of the
 public funds on appropriations passed
 by law to that effect, but the Czar,
 with his absolute power, simply or ders a craft built and the country pays for it. Since France became a republic it no longer maintains yachts for the sole use of its President, nor does the United States President enjoy the marked favor and distinction of a crowned monarch in this respect.
 Yet at the very outset of building a new navy, ten years ago, 1t was planned to reserve one of the smaller vessels for his Excellency Grover Cleveland. The cruis- CTS Charleston and Baltimore were con- tracted for during the last month of 1886, and one month later Cramp took the con- tract for the Yorktown. This latter ves- sel was launched April 2S in the following year and it was during her completion for sea that the Navy Department, of which William c. Whitney was Secre- tary, conceived the idea of fitting the Yorktown with the accommodations of yacht.
 The language of the law passed by Con- gress authorizing the construction of the vessel was: "One heavily armed gunboat
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WINS NEW LaURELS.
DoWnIe Champion.

The Jubilee number of the San Francisco Call was in the hands of its Los Angeles readers at 2:30 D. m. of the day of its publication. The special train bearing big coachload of this grand number left Oakland mole at 9 a. m. on the 18th inst, and at 2:3o D. m- was placed in the hads of it's agent at. the Arcade depot The run of twelve hours was the fastest time ever made over the road, notwith- standing the delay of one and one half hours by the breakdown of an en- zine. This remarkable feat of journal ism indicates the stamina of the push. controlling the business department of The Call. It takes brain as well as money to produce such paper as. the great Jubilee Edition and place it in the hands of its readers so far away to the north and south while fresh and crisp with the morning news. The compliments of the press in honor of The Calls New Era number were hardly cold before new laurels are conceded to that journal by it's admir- ing contemporaries.
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REPUBLICAN LEAGUE CLUBS.

I preparation for the work of the coming cam
 paign the California League of Republican Clubs
 is arranging for State convention to be held prior to the national convention of the league which IS to assemble at Omaha in June. This requires that all clubs throughout the State which are asso- cated with the league shall begin to get ready for the call. There is time enough for all old clubs te reorganize, if necessary and for new ones to form and take part in the State convention but there is no time for delay.
 It is custom in this country to speak of each successive campaign as the most important in the history of the republic but this time the old phrase has more than ordinary meaning It is now certain that nothing be done settle the currency prob lem at this session of Congress- and accordingly that problem will be the dominant issue of the Conpres- siona elections. It is issue that will affect every mans interest as well the national welfare and
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WHAT DO THEY WANT7

| " MOTHER death has been caused by delay in / \ providing proper lenders for the street cars. This death like most that have preceded 1t on the roll of street accidents was due to the lack of precautions which the law requires, which public safety demands and which could be provided by the car companies at comparatively little expense. How much longer are we to wait for the enforcement of the law?
 As the death of little Hulda Johnson on Sunday was not the first caused by the lack of safety ap- pliances that rapidly through the streets, so 1t will be the last. Before many days go by another victim will be claimed The dread death roll grows fast. The fenderless is almost as destructive as the juggernaut. It is continual menace to life and limb in the city, and neither man, child knows when 1t may strike sud denly and without warning does 1t come in its swift approach
 The issue is one to be dealt with by the Super visors By the passage of ordinance requiring the street companies to adopt such lenders as the board may approve they have taken upon themselves the responsibility of the existing evil Until the Su- pervlsors have specified what form of fender shall be used the railroad companies cannot act The San Mateo electric line has notified the board of will ngness to equip its with safety appliances if the board will decide what shall be used Still the Su- pervisors have not acted. They have postponed the subject from week to week, from month to month
 Again and again public opinion has demanded remedy for the evil As each new life has been crushed out popular indignation has been expressed with increasing force The urging of the people, the nsistence of the press, have alike been in van Al ways the Supervisors have put the question by Tn the face Of public claor in the face of an outraged community, in the face of the horrible record Of deaths so rapidly increasing, they have refused to act Even yesterday, with the swift and awful death of little Hulda Johnson fresh in their minds, they again postponed the issue :.=. ~:s~ .
 What do the Supervisors want? What are they seeking fin these continual delays and pOstpOnements? Is there a price to be paid for their action: ....=: :.
 Tenders used in many cities of the Union It IS not difficult to find appliance that will save the city from the ncessan recurrence of these fatal accidents. Upon the Supervisors rests the duty of selecting that appliance, and that solemn duty is all ways met with evasion. Is it any wonder the public indignation grows? :' =*:;~:::-
 The postponement of yesterday should be the last The Supervisors must act the people will know the reason why. It will be the duty of the Grand Jury to inquire into this criminal delay The death roll is increasing too rapidly while the Supervisors hold out for price. It is time to protect the people and save the lives of children.
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THEN POLLY HAD A SAY.
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O o o o O who answers to the name of John, and whose aversion to the truth has earned for him among the officials of the road the sobriquet of Ananias On recent trip the porter had an experience that will last him for some time, even if it does not effect per manent cure upon his inability to come anywhere near the truth.
 John was making the western trip few weeks ago, when, as he tells the story, the train stopped at San Antonio, and an old lady with parrot that she carried in a large cage boarded the train. The bird along with g was given to John. with the instructions that he was to feed and take care of 1t.
 The porter put the parrot away in the buffet and limited him to strict water diet. When Yuma was reached the next day the old lady asked to see her pet. John brought Polly out, and as he set him down the old lady asked:
 .'You have fed him, haven't you?"
 ''Yas, mann; Ise feed him all he can eat"
 John turned to leave with no reproach of conscience, but this was the parrots cue. Lifting up his voice he shrieked In his high falsetto:
 He's liar, haven't had cracker for a day. Only water, nothing but cold, damp water
 John swears that he would not take care of another parrot even if his hre depended upon it.
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PRAISED EVERYWHERE.
Solano Republican.

The San Francisco Calls enterprise in the publication and distribution of it's Golden Jubilee Edition has won unstinted praise all over the State. The. edition, from Q literary stand point, was a triumph of journalism, and it's excellent resume of the mining industries should be preserved as a part of the history of this State. Two special trains were chartered to dis tribute the Jubilee Calls. One was started for Los Angeles and the other for Sacramento, and the runs were made in an incredibly short space of time. This enterprise following SC closely the recent publication of the New Era Edition is evidence that The Call will make it interesting for its competitors and will make, them hustle.
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COLLECTED IN
 THE CORRIDORS

John M Wood, banker of Stockton, is at the Grand.
 F. J. Leon, U. s. N. has taken rooms at the Occidental
 L. H. Howe, a large mine owner of So- nora. is at the California.
 Dr. A. H. Ziekland. a physician of Ne vada City, is at the Palace.
 T. J. Mccarthy, prominent architect of Los Angeles, is at the Palace.
 John Slallinbick, a wealthy mining man of Idaho, is guest at the Lick.
 H. J. Laughlin. a merchant of Santa YneZ, is registered at the Grand.
 T. S. Hanley capitalist of Santa Bar para, is staying at the Occidental.
 Thomas E. Hughes, proprietor of the Hughes House in Fresno. is in town.
 A. Bettergon, a well-known merchant of The Dalles. is staying at the Baldwin.
 W. W. Williams. a well-known railroad man of Portland is registered at the Oc- cidental.
 H. l.. Ferguson and Francis s. Semmes are two naval officers who are registered at the Occidental
 +. T. Russell. well-known and wealthy business man of St. Louis, is at the Pal ace with his wife
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BEATS THEM ALL.
Cordellu X-Rov.

The San Francisco dailies issued splendid editions the first of the week in honor of the Golden Jubilee. The Call especially issued what might be called superb edition. The Sunday Call was valuable addition to the historical data of the State, and is well worthy of preservation for future reference. The management of that progressive journal might now very appropriately change it's motto. We would suggest instead of "The Call speaks for all," that it read "The Call beats 'em all."
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 WHAT EXCHANGES SAY . ABOUT THE GOLDEN . JUBILEE , # EDITION. ;
DISTANcED COMPETITORS.
Dixon Irlbune.

The San Francisco Call distanced all its competitors with its Jubilee Edition. Not only was the paper one of the most creditable ever issued in San Francisco, but the enterprise of the management went further and arranged to have the edition delivered to subscribers in the remotest part of the State within a few hours after leaving the press. Manager Leake Is infusing new life into The Call, and it Is now setting the pace for its rivals.
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TAKES THE MEDAL.
PoIo Alto Tines.

The San Francisco Call has, if pos sible, outdone with it's Jubilee Edi-. ton it's late triumph. the New Era Edition. The Call not only presented to the people of California a paper filled with valuable and interesting information regarding the discovery and development of our gold mines, but 1t delivered 1t to them from the length and breadth of the State simul-
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ANUS USEMENTS.

Baldwin" "Grl from Paris" Alcazar-"'Vctor Durand." EzaGz Morosco's-"Down In Dixie" Tivoi-"The Pearl Pekin"
 Orpheum-Vaudevtlle.
 Macdonough, Oakland" The Man From Mexico" Friday. February Olympia. Eddy -Krchners Ladies' Orchestra. :. . .+.~ ;: .*-* The Chutes-Chiquita Vaudeville .-*.: .:- Mechanics Pavilon-Mning and Klondke Exposition Lybeck Cycle Skating Rnk-Optical Illusions
 track-Races today
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taneously on Jubilee day. This is a feat that certainly deserves the sin cere commendation of the public and places another medal on the breast of the great daily.
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} THE TALE (
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 , PROSPECTOR. (
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 Palace Hotel last evening by Tom Me- Donald of French Gulch, who is one of the Shasta County crowd enjoying the Jubilee MT. Mcdonald has been one of the widely known mining men Of the State since he got rich out of the Me Donald mine adjoining the great Brown k Bear at Deadwood, and put a lot or ms money into San Francisco real estate. .:.' It was old Weaver Sebastian who found the Brown Bear that has yielded three or four millions, he recalled He lived for a good many years in a capln z In. a gulchr mot far from Deadwood ana was. one of those fellows who live that way, raise few potatoes, go hunting and fishing do a little prospecting and when money is short go and wash a few dollars worth of dust out of creek bed. Do you know, Sebastian found that mine fifteen years before he located IL. While out hunting one day he found chunk of rich float near spring where ne stopped for a drink. Whether 1t was laziness, or what, don't know, the cuss just buried it there by the spring and went on with his gun. He didn't pay any more attention to 1t for fifteen years. Then, when the Monte Christo was To- cated on hill near there. he remembered that chunk of ore and went back to hunt It. The spring had closed and opened again hundred feet above, but Seoas- tian found his rock and then he found the ledge close by. He got $50, 900 Tor the claim that became the Brown Bear. He came down to the city, made presents to the girls and so on, and now is living in another cabin up there at French Gulch, just about as he did before ne came across his fortune"
 James w McLachlin, leading poll. tician of Pasadena, is one of yesterdays arrivals at the Palace.
 B. Stanley Revett, wealthy mining man of Breckinridge. Col, Is at the Cali fornia for few days.
 T. B. Hamilton, well known in Spokane business circles, is at the Lick, accom- panied by Mrs. Hamilton.
 State Senator J. M- Gleaves has come down to the city on business trip, and can be found at the Grand.
 E. S. Valentine, the popular insurance man of Fresno, Is stopping at the Grand while on business trip to the city.
 Mir. and Mrs. Walter Brooks. well known society people of New York, are It the Palace with their child and gov erneSs.
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FILE IT FOR REFERENCE.
Arbuckle New Era.

The San Francisco Call issued a splendid Jubilee Edition last Sunday, which was distributed to all the prin- cipal cities of the State by special trains. It contained much valuable reading matter and should be filed for reference by all those wishing to keep pace with our States advance ment. Such enterprise is certainly deserving of success.
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CALIFoRNIANS IN WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-Judge B. M Carpenter of San Francisco Is at the Shoreham. Mrs. w. H. Collins or Los Angeles is at the Arlington.
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CALIFoRNIANs IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-D. c. Davis of San Francisco is at the Grand Hotel. F. Liebes and J. Kelly of San Franclsco are at the Hotel Vendome. M. Davis or San Francisco is at the Hotel Imperial.
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 charged 10 centimes for her delay
 Pope Leo received gifts valued at SIP 900 the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of his ordain- ment as priest. Among the cash gifts a check Tor $40000 from the Duke of Norfolk, $20000 in gold from the Queen Regent of Spain s1250o from Kaiser Wilhelm, $4oO0O from the Austrian Bishops and $40,O0o from the Hungarian Primate.
 Marriage, according to Dr. Schwartz of Berlin is the most important factor in longevity. Of every 200 persons who reach the age of 40 years 125 are married and 15 unmarried. At 50 years the propor- lions are AS to 22 at 70 years. 27 II, and at 90 years to 3. Fifty centenarians had all been mar rled The doctor asserts that the of mortality for husbands and wives between the ages of 30 and 45 years is IS cent while that for unmarried per- sons is 2S per cent.
 Sweden will send two scientific exnedit;ons +o Spitzbergen next summer One under MT Jaderin will try to measure degree of longitude the other under Professor Nathorst, the palaeontologst, will examine the waters to the of the islands. Pro- lessor Nathorst has engaged the steamer Antartic ana takes a stan of seven scientific men with him. He will steam along the west coast of Spitzbergen then northeast toward King Kars Land and Gillis- land, taking deep-sea soundings and collecting natural history specimens
 Fat men must be on their guard when travelling on French railroads. 340 pound citizen of Lille who had bought a third class ticket after failing to "eose through the doors of third class and of second class carriage entered first class compart- ment and rode to his place of destination The rail- roao sued him for the difference in the fare to whcn the de1ense was that, having sold the ticket the company was bound to provide doors to the third class carriages wide enough to admit him ne court however, held that he must have known his own girth and the size of carriage doors and snouid nave bought ticket admitting him to a wide enough compartment. It refrained from making hlln pay for excess weight
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AHEAD ALL THE TIME.
Fresno County Enterprise.

FfesDo county EnterpFIse. The Call beats them all. Not only in excellence. but also in time Last Sundays Jubilee Edition arrived on a special train before Selma was scarce ly awake.
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INTERESTING NOTES FROM ABRoaD.

engagement of her bed, according to the Whitehall Review. At Cmiez she uses two mattresses the one with the springs top.
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Scarva, County Down, boasts IA year old post master in R. Taylor who, besides being the oldest active postal servant in the United Kingdom is also the oldest country storekeeper.
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AUCTION SALES.

Frank Groceries, Fifteenth and Dolores streets, Il o'clock.
 By ". Butterheld-Wednesday, February Turkish Rugs, at l6 Sutter street, at 2 and SP.
 By William G. Layng < Co.-Thursday. Feb B. Trottng Horses at Occidental Horse Exchange 225 Tehama st.
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pr. Carl Johnson of Denver. who has been appointed vice-consu at Annoy. Chi na, is known to the medical profession through his researches and discoveries in connection with morphine poisoning.
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For many years the exact burial place of James Otis, one of the revolutionary leaders, has been shrouded in mystery It has now been discovered that he was inferred in the old Granary burial grounds in Boston.
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DIR. SIEGERTs ANGosTURA BITTERs, the world renowned appetizer and invigorator, Is used over the whole civilized world Beware of limitations.
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French railroad rules strict. A bad accident Ill which several lives were lost, took place the line from Paris to Marseilles recently When lady who escaped uninjured from the wreck applied for her baggage the day after her arrival in Paris she was charged 10 centimes for her delay
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The charge that John Hancock an embezzler does not impair the impressiveness o his signature
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The Greenway throne is said to be tottering For fear some may not realize the solemn import of this information 1t must be added that before this throne society has been wont to knee If it is permissible to throw in word of advice at this crisis society might be advised to get of the way and let the throne totter to absolute smash. History is full of accounts of other thrones which have done the same thing.
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Possibly the handsome cook of Maitland Kersey. the New York society man, caused his arrest simply to prevent his going to Klondke trip too danger for handsome man of fortune to undertake
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BRONCHITIS. Sudden changes of the weather cause Bronchial Troubles "Bro0n's BroHchta, Troches" will give effective relief.
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On the run be- tween this city and New Orleans there Is a certain porter In the em- ploy of t h @ Southern Pacific
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Statements that the attorneys for Radcliffe the imported matinee idol and wife -beater are worried about his condition the first intimatons that the man is nearly broke.
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One of the my riad tales which make up the story of prospectors. their lives and their luck, was told to @ party of miners at tha
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Cal glace fruit 5oc perlb a. TownsenGa,
Mocha pIstache. pineapple cake. so5 Larkin.

Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 510 Mont gomery street. Telephone Main 1042.
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France exhibits every symptom of an overdose of
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. ERHAPS no proposition to abandon a historic . policy and step outside the constitution has
 ever before received as much assistance from