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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

Send reminders of those who await us, Comfort and guard them during absence Let them not sorrow, but know that thou watohest Over the snow-covered mountains and deserts
 All the world over. Grant us good fortune and freedom from sickness, Grant us good-fellowship, strong and unseIfsh; Hasten the day of our hoped-for returning Home to the land of our pioneer fathers
 Dear California. God of the universe, into whose fastnesses Searching for treasure betake us; God of the universe, who art our father Guide and guard children
 On our long journey
 HOWARD " SUTHE
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
ON PRosPERITY,s HIGH ROAD.

During February the United States ex- ported $15.500 900 more than in the same month last year. and imported $500 600 worth less. He who sells more than twice as much as he buys is on the high road to prosperity.-Philadelp Record
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

THE ALABAMA-H. F., City. The Confederate cruiser Alabama was wood en vessel. She was first known as the 290. She engaged the Kearsarge In com bat just outside the harbor of Cherbourg France, on the 18th of June, 1864, and was sunk by the United States vessel.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

There appears to be reason for the statement sent by telegraph that the President will Spain seems to be in mood to do all the wavering neces- sary.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

THE best appetizer and regalssasse ec sss dtEss- tive organs is ANGosTURA k4rrE9SSS p~soSI1u by DR. T. G. B. SIEGERT SONS
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

The public would be glad to learn that Zola was to have new trial It is speaking mildly indeed to say that the one he had was farce.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

Paul's Inks. non-spillable and non-evap- orating, small bottles. 10c: quarts, 60c. Pauls Mucilage, small bottles. 15c; large> bottles, 75c. Once used always used. Sanborn, Vail & Co.,, sole agents for the Pacific Coast
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

Swift W a t e r Bill" alias Gates. the K 0 n d i k @ mining and mat rimonial expert. has again graced s a n Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

Thomas H. Kerr in a communication to this paper printed yesterday morning, takes the position that if the Cubans do not like the way they treated they have only to demonstrate that they loyal Spain MT. Kerrs philosophy is so convincing it is wonder 1t had not been sooner advanced If the martyrs of old found the process of being burned unpleasant they could have avoided 1t and died raw of old age by casting aside the faith for which they were willing to die. Furthermore, MT. Kerr overlooks the really important truth that the people being starved in Cuba not insurgents the families of insurgents but pacihcos, who have desire to fight and have been driven from their little farms to the towns lest something they raised might go to the sustenance of the native troops.
 There does not seem to be any occasion for the Spain far the Maine is concerned The matter has been left the honor of Spain and as Spain has filled history while demonstrating that she has no honor 1t may be considered as laid on the table
 Perhaps 1t is mere superstition to look upon the battc-ship Texas hoodoo, and yet country with the interests of its navy heart but hope that sooner or later the Texas would conquer its nclina ton to cut across lots
 When the Duke of Veragua termed Mckinley "an ignorant suter he breathed that spirit of fra ternity which about to result in peace with whole lot of honor.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

ONE OF 1S34-B. K. F., Alameda, Cal If you have s gold piece of 1884 with the motto "E Pluribus Unum" on the reverse, dealers will pay from S6 to S7 for the same, according to condition. If 1t is without the motto 1t does not command a premium. If you wish to buy one with the motto you will have to pay from S12 to SIS yA
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

It was fine little cloud, but it seemed to lack the element of stability.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

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., 1898-03-29

LIFTING LOG-DIGGING DITCH-S., Santa Cruz. and Mo, City. It is a fixed rule of this department not to answer problems in arithmetic. If the answer be furnished in one instance answers would have to be furnished to every question of that character and soon every schoolboy and girl would flood the department with problems they would like to have solved. For that reason the questions asked are nn anSworpd
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

ST. GOTHARD TUNNEL-J E. C., Mil brae, Cal. The St. Gothard tunnel In Europe is nine and one-quarter miles in length, Is twenty-six and one-half feet wide and eighteen feet ten inches from in October, 1872, and was completed in February 1880. The first railway train passed through 1t early in 1881
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

Manager Bowles of the Gay De- ceiver" Company wanted a picture of M. A. Kennedy the worst way the ether day, but though he hunted
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29
Q o o O O O O O O O 0 HOW BOWLES o O MET WITH Q . DISAPPOlNT- MENT.
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high and low, he was unable to find one.
 Finally he bethought himself of the
 photograph gallery where they had been
 taken, and travelled down there to see If
 he could not have some struck. The gal lery had been cleaning out its stock, and
 a large pile of old plates had been put out on the sidewalk, over which a number of street gamins were squabbing and fighting. AS MT. Bowles came along he stopped to watch the fun, and, approach ing one of the boys, looked over his shoul- der and saw plate in his hanu which had "M. A. Kennedy written on 1t. Give me that plate, boy,'' he said, as he stretched out his hand toward the nr- chin. The boy turned. and, mistaking Bowles for policeman, was so paralvzed with fright that the plate dropped iron, his nerveless hand and was shattered on the pavement. It was the only plate ,n the city, and MT. Bowles returned from his errand fully persuaded that he was the victim of the hardest kind of a hoo doc. 'oo-
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

Choice present Eastern friends, Town sends Cal. Glace Fruits soc ID Jap bskts'
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

PLACER MINING-A S., Presidio, Cal. There Is at this time placer mining in California in Calaveras, Placer, Trinity, Siskiyou and Shasta counties, but this department is unable to advise you which would be the best for two men to locate in.' If you will call at the office of the California Mining Bureau you can obtain a copy of the latest report, which will give you considerable information about placer mining in this State.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-29

Finest eyeglasses, specs. 15c up. ss 4th..
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14
LABORATORY OF THE GODS
ALL ABOUT THE NITRATE DES-
ERTs OF CHILE

In which $1OO,OOo,OOo Worth of
English Capital Is Invested
How the Nitrate Is Mined, What
II Costs and the PrOfits-A visit
10 Great Oficina-The extent
of the Deposits.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14

Of the upper part Of the country are as
bleak as the most barren parts of the
Rocky mountains, and this sand and
rock extend inland almost to the tops
of the Andes. Along the coast there is
a low range of foot hills rising in places
to the height of a mile and more above
the sea. Beyond this there is a roll
ing valley which runs from north to
south, and on the other side Of this VAL
ley the foot hills of the Andes begin.
1t is along the western edge of this
valley that the nitrate is found. In
some places it is not more than fifteen
miles, and in others as far as ninety
miles from the sea, but the deposits
all lie along the western edge of the
valley, forming strip of an average
width Of about a mile and running ir-
regularly, as 1 have said, from north
to south for distance of more than
800 miles. In some places the deposit
is four miles wide, and in others it
plays out altogether, and crops out
some distance further on. In some
fields the nitrate rock lies on the top
OF the ground. In others it is found
from thirty to forty feet below he
surface, with strata of salt rock on
top of it. The nitrate itself is seldom
found pure in nature, though much Of
the rock contains from 40 to go per
cent of nitrate. The Antofagasta rock
does not contain more than IA per cent
of nitrate, and other fields vary with
the nature of the deposit 1t is the
getting the nitrate rock out of the
earth and the extracting the pure III
trate salts from it that constitutes the
Immense industry Of the pampas or
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14

salts. This fact and others of a scien-
tific nature are taken advantage of.
everything being done with the great
est care, and the result is that when
the LIQUOR is drawn off nearly all Of the
pure nitrate of soda in the rock goes
with it. 1t flows from the boiling tanks
into other tanks, which lie in the open
air at a lower level. 1t now looks for
all the world like pale maple molasses
or thick lemon syrup. In a short time
it begins to crystalize and the tank is
half sugar. which is really almost pure
nitrate of soda. This is now shoveled
into piles, whence 1t is bagged up in
sacks of 800 pounds each and hauled on
the railroad to the seacoast to be ship
ped off to the United States or to Eur
ope
A LESSON IN ECONOMY.
After the salts have settled In the
tanks the liquor which lies on top still
contains a large amount of nitrate 1t
Is conveyed back to the boiling tanks
and is loaded with ore nitrate by be-
ing flowed over the fresh rock I shall
not describe the technical details Of
the process, which is complicated in
the extreme. They were explained to
me by Mr.. James T. Thunderstorm. the
manager of the Aqua Santa oficina
the man who is perhaps of all the nj
trate managers best posted upon such
matters. 1 will only say that the
greatest care is taken to get every
atom Of nitrate out of the rock at the
lowest possible cost, and that l was
again ard again surprised at the care
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14

revenue by throwing more lands
just now on the market. Even after
the land is bought 1t costs an enor-
nous amount to establish a nitrate
factory Take that of Aqua It has a
capltal OF $3.O00,000 in gold, and it pays
dlVldends of 10 per cent, or $500, 900 q
year. Inc factory alone cost $685., 900,
ana IN addition there has been put in a
Westinghouse electric plant at cost
or 10000 more. 1t has buildings which
cost $2l2,0OO, and itsswater supply cost
sol 700. 1t Is now employing 800 hands,
VINO receive 100000 amonth, and 1t sup
ports ABOUT the works "a colony of more
tnan 5000 souls. It owns a railroad to
the seaport of Caleta Buena, which
port also belongs to it, and from which
1t ships its nitrate Like all of the
factories, it has large store connect
ed with the works, and great part
OF the wages of the men are spent upon
the ground.
CITIES IN THE DESERT.
This is only one of the great estab-
llshments which the nitrate rock has
pulit in desert. 1t has built numer-
Gus other factories, and it is now keep
ing tens of thousands of men at work
All along the nitrate railroad there are
towns containing houses of corrugated
iron, with hotels and stores, and at the
seacoast, which Is, if anything, more
barren and desertlike than the nitrate
nelds themselves, there are a number
or thriving cities, all Of which depend
entirely upon these nitrate deposits.
rake lqulque, for instance. 1t lies on
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14

full study which has been taken to save
every cent in product and labor
throughout the works. 1t was indeed
a lesson in economy, and when l re-
ferred to it, Mr.. Thunderstorm said:
1.-THE nitrate profits of today are a
question of small savings. We make
so much that the difference of a cent
In the cost of a quintal, or 100 pounds,
is an important item. 1t would, in
fact, mean to us saving of at least
81, 200 a month
Mr.. Thunderstorm also showed me
how the iodine of commerce is made
from this nitrate liquor. 1t is an ele-
ment separate and apart from the nj
trate of soda, and 1t forms another
valuable product Of the nitrate fields.
1t is precipitated in tanks by means of
bisulphide of soda, and is drawn off in
the shape of a dirty black powder The
powder is washed and filtered and is
then put into iron retorts and heated.
1t soon turns to vapor, which is con-
Quoted into pipes of fire clay, in which,
as it cools, it changes into crystals
Of beautiful violet color. These are
packed up and shipped to our country
and to Europe. The sale Of iodine is
monopoly in the hands Of Anthony
Grobs & Co., Of London. The different
companies have formed a trust which
controls the product of the world and
dictates just how much each factory
may make every year. The price is
now am told, pence per ounce
COSTS OF MAKING NITRATE.
People who think that money is easy
made in nitrate are much mistaken.
The business requires large capital and
the most careful management. The
prices of nitrate lands have steadily
risen Of late years and today the only
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14

the artistic and financial point Of view.
An extra effort willtbe made by the
company in the presentation of 1.-THE
Ironmaster,'' Georges Ohnet's power
full drama, which will be given tonight
and for the first half of the week The
mounting of the play will, it is prom
Used, be more than usually elaborate.
and as the piece is Of the present, the
toilettes of the ladies will be of the
richest character. 1t is a work which
possesses many of the best features Of
the French dramatic school, and was
popularized in this country chiefly
through it's performance by the Ken
dals Miss Sarah Truax. who gave
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14

Among the early bookings, at the
Grand is included the Hermann the
Great Company being the initial APP
pearance of this great attraction in
this city at popular prices
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14

the edge of the sea-. right under the
hills which fringe the coast
There is not blade of grass about
1t, and not a drop of water save that
which is brought here in ships or in
the iron pipe line, seventy-f1ve miles
long, with which it has been connected
with the springs Of Plea, in the interior.
Still, Iquique has 10000 people, and,
next to Valparaiso, it is the most thriv-
ing seaport in Chile 1t has wide
streets, telephones and electric lights
and street car lime, with Chilean
maidens as conductors. It has news
papers, a theater and as good an Eng
lish club as you will find along the
west coast 8ofi South America 1t, has
good stores and markets. and though
it produces almost nothing but nitrate
of soda, 1t has everything from the
outside, and you can live as well here
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14

properties to be gotten, outside Of those
in the hands of the seventy-nine fac
tories which are now in existence, are
from the Chilean government, which
sells at auctions, which are periodical
ly held. The last auction was held in
1894, when 1000 acres were appraised
at $3,500,000 and sold, I believe, for
more than their appraisement Anoth-
er property was appraised at $500, 900
Of our money. There is a limited de-
mand for nitrate of soda, and.,<mIe i.
is believed that the amount in sight
will last the world at the present rate
for fifty years and more, the Chilean
government is anxious not to ruin the
business out of which it gets so great
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rection will hold aloof until a different
state Of things prevails. Many years
ago travelling organization was all
most unknown, and 1t looks as If,
should the operations of theatrical
trusts extend further than they do at
the present time, the peripatetic actor
Will have to settle down and establish
a home for himself
Edwin H. Hoff, formerly Of the Bos-
tonians, has returned from Europe and
been re-engaged to head the rustic
quartette in Way Down East" which
begins its new season, with the orig
inal New York cast, at the fremont
theater, Boston, Aug TO-
F. Ziegfeld Jr. has returned from
Europe and begun rehearsaIs for the
French farcical comedy, La Tortue"
(The Turtle), which inaugurates this
season at the Manhattan theater, New
York, Sept. 8. Such skilled players as
Sadie Martinez, w. ]. Ferguson, NJ. A.
Kennedy, Henry Bergman and Aunt
Louisa" Eldridge are in the cast
Mile. Anna Held, Calve and other dis
tinguished artists appeared at the
Theater de la Gaite, Paris, on Sunday
afternoon. July 81, in aid of the Red
Cross service for American wounded
soldiers.
Frank Rutledge, who has acted in
the capacity Of assistant manager and
treasurer of the Grand opera house
the past two seasons, has resigned bis
position to act as business manager cf
Edgar Selden's "a Spring Chicken"
company, a new farce comedy to be
launched the coming season.
Among the early bookings, at the
Grand is included the Hermann the
Great Company" being the initial ap-
pearance of this great attraction in
this city at popular prices.
Held by the Enemy" William Gil
lette's great war play, will be given a
presentation at the Grand opera house
at the hands of the Henderson Stock
company during their engagement in
this city.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14
DIN NMIlC

"a Scrap of Paper" by the Hender-
son Stock company, finished a most
successful week at the Grand last ev-
ening. The presentation was most
meritorious one, and the mounting of
the piece could Hardly be surpassed.
Altogether, the first week of the Hen
derson organization may be said to
have been highly successful from both
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14

and have as great a variety Of eating
as any place i'm South America Anto-
fagasta, though not as large as Iquique,
is almost equally we'll favored and
there are a half dozen other ports
here In the desert which are nourished
by the business of making and ship
ping nitrate Of soda.
Frank G. Carpenter.
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$500 to chicago-SS. 100
Via c.. M. & st. P. Tickets good on the
Pioneer Limited-the Only Perfect Train.
Tickets at 365 Robert street and Union Depot
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-08

Tommy Tracey says he will box kid" Mcfarland
again for any amount.
KID" Madden Is ready to box Johnny Glynn OF
Wilmington II the latter Will post a forfeit.
Billy Moore OF Syracuse is looking for an engage
ment with any l33'pound man, Jimmy CurrAn of
England preferred.
owen Ziegler OF Philadelphia Ia willing to engage
In another combat with Jack Eyerhardt, but wants
the next contest to be limited to twenty-five rounds.
kid" Lavlgne says that lie would like 10 box
championship OF England. lie viii permit Hughes
70 weigh 1875 pounds. DRly recently challenged La
vigne for the championship.
Nick Collins writes 10 fHE SUS that some one Is
Pre- Btnt in several of the New England cities. Collins
states that he does not want to ho COMPOUNDED with
his alleged nameaake. aud adds that he is Sill In the
ring ready 10 DoX any 1875 pOunoer.
Billy Phelon. manager Of Harry Forbes OF Chicago.
had a talk with Casper Leon at the Hilsey House yes
terday afternoon regarding q match. Phelon wants
to have Leon meet Forbes. Leon said that he was at
present undecided what to do. as he would have to
see Charley White. his manager, nrst,
Tom Sharkey Ia expected in town to-day. Imme.
diRtely upon h b arrival he viii go TO New Dorp and
start raining FOR his CONT z mIIeh win Gu! RIhli1.
Quinn Vii manage Sharkey in the future. Rubin
Will d , tho bulk OF Ills training somewhere up the
state.
London yesterday by a well. known local sport, Ar.
thur Akers and Dick Burge have signed articles 10
box In october next for $4,000 n eide. This match,
Eowrvrr, viii not deter Akers from visiting this
country In the meantime Akersis the present mid.
dloweIght champion OF England.
Dan Cresdon and tommy Tracey arrived ia town
from Chicago on Monday afternoon. Both puEilists
are looking well CEsedon tod q reporter OF The
suS that he was IN great trim, and would be In nne
condition when be enters the ring 20 box stockings :"
Conroy. Creedon wAnts another chance Al Kid
boa, CEeedon 4 prepared 70 mix II uD with any mid-
oASuoAShtt in the business
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-08
Tho weather.

Fair weather dominated nearly all the country yes.
terday except for some cloudiueSs and a few scat.
tered showers In tho central States west Of the Mis-.
sissippi River and In the States bordering lakes
Michigan and Superior. The pressure was high every.
where except on the Pacific coast and in the South
west. There were no storms III sight. and the fair
weather here Is likely TO hold for several days.
There was a slightly higher temperature east OF tho
Mississippi and slightly lower west of that river.
Light fog prevailed along the coast.
In this city the day WAS fair; highest onhciAl TEN.
perature 7o'. lowest 90; average humidity. 40 per
cent. wind Iouthcrly, average velocity o miles an
hour barometer, corrected TO read to sea level. AT
q N. SO.lS. 3 Pm. 80. II.
The Thermometer at the United states Weather
Bureau registered tho temperature yesterday as fol-
1ouya.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-08
wInner- at tho New Jersey TURNER'S Festival.

The annual feStlvAl OF the New Jersey Turn vereIn
was brought TO a close at the Union Hill Schuetzsn
Park on Monday night. In the team competition the
Union Hill Turn vcreln won the State championship
with a percentage OF 46.7o. Tho standing of the
other teams wRsi Newark Turn Verein. 10. 90; Pat.
erson, i4.b2; Newark Turn voTwaerts, ANA; Hobo.
ken. I8.s4; Hudson city, 1890; Elizabeth. 42.8l;
Greenvllle, JS.ii; New Brunswick, 80 90. Henry
klee OF the Newark Turn N"reln, with asia per
cent, won the individual all around competit,O on.
George Scikel. his clubmate, was second, with
b0.1l. There WAS also an all around competition
for second.class men The honorB in this were cap.
tursd by Henry Spillner OF the HUDSON City Turn
Turn YER In, with 90. 40, came in second. In the in,
dividuRl competlt on On the horizontal and parallel
bars and yaultinR horses. for the nrst class. Henry
kleG ~ New ark again proved a winner, having 40. 25
per cent. George Selkel. hts ciubHAtc, was second
with so. 25. MoTitZ Zachs, also of New ark, won tho
honors In the second class of this event with so. 10,
The OtheI event follow:
LAfting lOS,Pound DumDbell over HeAd-won by
Otto Stoessrr, Elizabeth, ~ times; otto BIay. PateT-
son, 10 times, second,
Lightweight wreStling-won by william scharbls.
Newark.
Heavyweight Wrestling Won by Henry Klse.
Newark.
one Nile Bicycle Race-won by Charles Blake,
EliEabFthi Ernst EriikBen. HobOken, second; Henry
400 Yard swimming Race-Won by Ernst Erck-
Gen, Hobokeni Henry schmidt, Hoboken. second
William B~Tinckmann, Hoboken. third. Time, 20
minutoa.
shooting. 25ring TGrgst-wOn by Emil Berck-
mAnn. Hoboken, LOB points, ErnSt AhEondt. HobOken.
10l, second; Ernst Hi1cher. HOboken, aud William
obeESL Newark. Ned for third prise 100 each.