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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29
YOUNGEST BOY IN BLUE.

Old Uncle Sam has fine new boy, The youngest of all in blue; He's the Naval Reserve, with lots ot nerve And plenty of courage, too So give him place in the famil-- lads, wev
 plenty for him to do. At sea he chaffs the sailor-men And joins in their daily work With all his might (though he d rather nghD, For he never was built for shirk, So sling his hammock up for ard, lads, ana
 teach him to use the dirk. On land he elbows and jostles about, Or marches all day in the sun. With cheery smile for every mile And frolic when day Is done But when you get in a skirmish, men, ne
 doesn't know how to run. Then All your mugs to the young'n, lads. Wh6 mixes with every crew On land or sea, wherever he be. Wei always find him true, And we'll give him place in the circle lads.
 for there's plentv for him to do.
 New York Evening World
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29
SONG OF THE VOLUNTEERS

The foe has weighed his anchors, And his fleet is on the main; He has dragged the starry banner Through the reeking dust of Spain, There's a stricken one who craYes us To avenge a cruel wrong, And we're coming, Uncle William A hundred thousand strong! There's a noble warship lying On the bottom of the sea; There are weeping wives and mothers In the land where men are freei There's a debt that must be settled, Let the word be passed along; We are coming. Uncle William A hundred thousand strong! Hurrahl Hurrah, for Cuba,
 Bleeding child of cruel Spainl And remember, oh. remember.
 The martyrs of the Maine! In the noble name of Justice,
 For the punishment of wrong. We are coming Uncle William A hundred thousand strong!
 $. E. Riser. in Cleveland Leader.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.

The Philippine Islands extend almost due north and south from Formosa to Borneo and the Moluccas, embracing an extent of Is degrees of latitude and of longitude. They are over 400 in number; the largest two are Luzon (area 4O.024 English square miles) and Mindanao. The capital of the Philippines. Manila, has
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29
COLLECTED IN
 THE. CORRIDORS

Judge Charles Silent of Los Angeles is a guest at the Palace. g
 Rev. c. S. F'ackenthall of Princeton. N. J., is a guest at the Grand
 F. H. George, merchant of Juneau, Alaska, is guest at the Grand.
 A. B. Shoemaker has come down from Modesto and is staying at the Palace.
 Charles A. Seley, who has been confined with a bad attack of malaria, is again about
 Madame Melba has returned from her trip to Los Angeles and is staying at the Palace.
 E. S. de Golyer, the Los Angeles mining expert, is at the Palace, where he arrived yesterday.
 John N. Woods, prominent attorney of Stockton is one of the late arrivals at the Palace.
 H. w. Bayliss, capitalist of Santa Barbara, Is at the Occidental on his way home to England on visit
 o o o There is indig- nation loud and o SPANIARDS o deep being ex- CAPTURE THE pressed m certaln a,raann oBALDWIN GRILL. O over the action of o O the management V V V V relating to the band it employs to dis course sweet music while those who have been on the right horses during the after from the fatigues of the day and to bolster their systems with strength giving viands for the arduous pursuits of the night.
 It seems that the original orchestra was an all-American team, and was subject to the orders of union that would not allow them to play for less than $90 per week. Now their performance may have been worth that sum or 1t may not have been. Any way, the management came to the conclusion that 1t could get just as good for less money, and consequently discharged the Yankee outfit, supplying their places with a lot of Spanish trou- badours, who, springing from generations of servile ~peasantry, had offered them selves for the paltry sum of $50 a week.
 That Is why new strains of a sweet but foreign music are now to be heard echoing through the arches of the Baldwin grill and entrancing the patriotic gourmands who gather there, against their will.
 Rev H. H. Chapham, the leading Pres byterian minister of Tacoma, is among yesterdays arrivals at the Occidental
 
 the Treasury Department, is registered at the Occidental from Washington, D. C..
 J. D. Carr, the Salinas capitalist, has come up to the city to visit his daughter, Mrs. Scale, who is staying at the Oc- cidental.
 R. S. Metsham, Arthur Metsham and Maurice Marsden are three travellers from England who arrived in the city yester- day and went to the Baldwin.
 William Sproule, freight traffic manager of the Southern Pacific Company who has been so i'll, has recovered sufficiently to resume the duties of his office.
 Prince Einwha of Korea arrived in the city last night on his way from Wash ington to his home in the far away East The prince has been some time travelling in Europe and the United States study ing so as to fit himself thoroughly for the responsibilities he will be obliged to as- sume when he reaches his native land With the prince as travelling companions are San K. Seen and Sang K. Ha, two Korean nobles
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29
ADJUSTMENTS.

Baldwin-"The Purser" Columbia-"The Nancy Hanks" California" Trilby.' Alcazar-"The Gay Parsians Morosco' 's-"The Wicklow Postman." Tlvolt-"Sinbad Sailor" Orpheum- Vaudeville
 Sherman, Clay Hall-Paloma Schramm, matinee to-day. Sherman, Clay a-Concert tonight The Chutes-Zoo, Vaudeville. and African Lion Hunt Olympia-Corner Mason and Eddy streets, Specalties Cooper Medical College-Lane Lectures. Sutro Baths-Swimmng
 Fl CampoMusic, dancing boating fishing Sunday, Pacific Coast Jockey Clup, Ingleslde-Races to-day. Excursion Cruz Mountains Saturday, April 30
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29

CORONADO-Atmospher 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 $65 longer stay.
 s2 50 per day. Apply New Montgomery st.. | S. F., or A. W. Bailey, mgr. Hotel del Corona
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29
o o o o o o o o o ) COMPREHENSIVE Q AS MOST = DIPLOMATIC = STORIES. q

o o o o o o an old gentleman in the office of the California Well, my boy, draw your chair little closer and I will spin you yarn that will make your hair raise.
 There lived some few years ago, and may be living yet for all I know to the contrary, in an isolated portion of South eastern Oregon gentleman of saturn
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29
Mrs. winsIow,s soothinp svru,.,

Has been used over fifty years by millions of mothers for their children while Teething with perfect success. It soothes the child, softsns the gums. allays Pain, cures Wind Collie, reg ulates the Bowels and is the best remedy for Diarrhoeas. whether arising from teething or other causes. For sale by Druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for MrA Winslows Soothing Syrup. 25c bottle.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29

EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST TEACHER Use Acker's English Remedy in any case of coughs colds or croup. Should it fail to give immediate relief money refunded. At No Per centage Pharmacy
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29

The story of the stormng of Matanzas presented in The Call of yesterday graphic portrayal of the first real action in upon which the interest of the world is now centered It is also notable in that there was no other paper having 1t except the Herald of New York. It is true that other papers by holding back their forms managed to print fardy and mutilated accounts of the engagement but the fact that they had stolen from The CalH Herald serv- ice apparent. The publication of an exclusive story a striking triumph here. It was even greater in New York, for the Herald is supposed to have rivals.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29

"So you would like to hear of how I escaped i r 0 m massacre when I was one of the crew of the VirginiuS n aid
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29

The parents of the seven-year- r-old at Los Angeles who during his brief career has shot three different people would be wise provide their explosive off, spring with variety of toy.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29
ANSWERS TO coRREsPoNDENTs.

BLACKSMITH'S PAPERS,. City. The newspaper catalogues of the United States fail to show that there is pub lished a paper devoted exclusively to the blacksmiths trade
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29

STEAM-A. R., City. The force of steam as motive power was known to Hero of Alexandria and by him used 13O years before Christ. The inventor of the practical steam engine was James Watt. born 1736, died 1Sl9.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29

DRY WASHER MINES-P. B., Beth any, Cal. What are known as 'the dry washer mines are located in the north ern portion of San Bernardino County and southern part of Kern County.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29
AUCTION SALES.

By N. F. Clark-This day. April 2s Rugs, Grant a o'clock. m By Frank W. Buuerhed-Ths day, April 29 Furniture tre 2 O
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29
THE PIACE FOR THEM

Those men who are trying to corner the coal and sell it to the Government at high figures should be drafted and sent to the front.-Indianapolis News.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29

IRISH-AMERICAN- = Subscriber, City. Irish-American is a term applied to a person of Irish birth settled in the United Irish parentage.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29

If the Spanish in Mexico really want to take to the warpath Texas to be just the sort of State to have along the Rio Grande border
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29

Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 51O Mont gomery street. Telephone Main 1U42
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29

An evening paper sets forth that big type does not make news. In the same issue 1t has as headline the word Battle in type three and half inches high. placed that when the paper is folded there is little else visible And there had been no battle at the time of the issue Verify while big type does not make news it can make bluff
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29

Great sale; finest eyeglasses, specs, 15c. 65 4th st. (Note number); also Sundays. .
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29

Admiral Sampsons have been remembering the Maine. If they got Spanards they made a very good start. But it will require I66 more to square the account. Then the interest must be ex- acted also
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29

The brand of neutrality Portugal is displaying to have been cut bias.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29

Cal glace fruit soc per fb at Townsend's. s.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29

Bunko who boast Of pull with the Police Courts are inconsderae. The least they could do in decency would be to quietly enjoy the pull without boosting, this draws attention to Police Judge, who is prone to avoid notoriety
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-29

There is indig- nation loud and deep being ex- pressed in certain m u S 1 c al circles over the action of the management If fha Baldwin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31
YOUNG & MccoMBs'
Grand January Clearing sale.

Grand January Clearing Sale
Just before inventory we wish to
unload our mammoth stock and have
made cut prices in every department.
and everything in the entire store,
none reserved- Everything goes at a
cut price. The undersigned document.
signed by all head clerks in their re-
srective departments. viii verify
above sale, to commence JAM 2, 1899
TUESDAY morning), at o'clock:
We, the undersigned employees
the firm of Young & McCombs. have
gone through our respective depart
ments and have marked all goods down
to conform with their advertisement,
which commences JAN and is known
as The January Clearing Sale:
+. Kilgour-Blackd dress goods silks.
b. -Colored dress goods
silks.
j. w. Leidtke-Colored dress goods
silks.
Margaret Brady-Braids.
Anna .Osterman-Laces and en-
broideries.s
Alma Liitt-Ribbons.
Hilda Roseberry-Corsets.
Josie Etzel-Hosiery.
i. II. Kessler-Domestics.
j. A. Wolf-Linens.
Mrs. Hall-Fancy work
Charlotte Proseus-Perfumer and
druggists sundries-
Mile Handkerchief.
Lizzie Ranson-Notions-
Anna Goldsmith-Ladies' knit I'M
derwear.
c. R. Case-Gents' furnishing de-
partment, gloves and mittens-
E. b. Sterling-Cloaks.
Jennie Perie-Skirts and wrappers.
George III. Saunders Blankets and
upholstery.
Louise achbaur-Millinery.
Miss Maroney-Art.
Miss Shearer-Books.
Miss Elack-Toys.
John Wittmer-Stoves and oil
cloths.
S. A. Swanson-House furnishing
and tin ware.
E. o. Hume-Crockery, cut glass,
fine china
Myrtle Pottiger-Candy.
Nellie Bleuer-Yarns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31
Thunder In varIou. Resion.

Java Is said to be the region of the
globe where 1t thunders oftenest. bav-
ing thunderstorms 81 days IN the year
After 1t are Sumatra. with SO days:
Hindustan, with Sc. BOrneo. with 81 :
the Gold Coast, with SO. and Rio de
Janeiro, with 81 In Europe. Italy &C.
cupies the first place. with .3S days of
thunder. while France and southern
Russia have I6 days Great Britain and
Switzerland have each days. and
Norway has Thunder is rare at Cairo.
being beard only days in the year
and extremely rare in northern Tur-
kestan and the polar regions London
Standard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31
MYSTIC WORKERS LODGE.

Annual Election of Omcers Held Last
Night.
Rock Island lodge No. 35, Mystic
Workers of the World, at its meeting
last night elected the following officers
for the ensuing year:
Master-J. j. Ingram.
Secretary-C. f. Davis.
Banker-H. A. Mcdonald.
Vice Master-G. A. Bergsten.
Conductor-J. l.. Kramer.
Sentinel-Mrs. Hulda Anderson.
Picket-Harry Coyne.
Physicians-Dr DeSilva, DIR. Sala.
Attorney-George Morgan.
Board of Managers-R. +. Reeves,
Miss Annie Schmid. and Mrs. Mary
Ulam.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31
A Card.

We. the undersigned. do hereby
agree to refund the money on So
cent bottle of Greene's Warranted
Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee a
25-cent bottle to prove satisfactory or
money refunded.
HORST Won koECKRITZ.
OTTO GRoTJAN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31
ECKHARTS

Closing out odd lots at less than
cost.
One lot of boys skates, 35c a pair, as
long as they last.
One lot of girls skates, 90 cents a
pair.
One lot of albums, SO cents apiece,
worth double.
Any of our celluloid goods which
we have left at half price.
A few children's rockers, close them
out, 90 cents, were S1.O0.
A few children's wash sets, the
sI.00 size 40 cents, until all are sold.
half price.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31
Lunches.

Lut fisk lunch at Louis Englin's to-
pight. sls
New Years eve lunch at Louis En-
gins tonight. 90
Free oyster lunch at Henry Won
Hecke's place tonight.
Louis En- lin will celebrate New
Years eve by serving n fine lunch
this evening.
The Santiago will have an oyster
stew lunch tonight and will also dis
pose of some fine ducks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31

Horrible agony is caused by piles,
burns and skin diseases These are
Immediately relieved and quickly
cured by De Wits Witch Hazel
Salve. Beware of worthless imita-
tions. Fer sale bv L. H Thomas. A.
j. Reiss and NJ F. Bahnsen, drug
gists-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31
Court of Honor. Attention

Members of Court of Honor No. 81
and sister lodges are requested to at
tend the funeral service of Brother j..
ID. Thomas. at the residence. 1927
Fifth avenue. Sunday. Jan. l, at . a.
M. J. +. LARKIN. Chancellor.
j. ii. KERR, Recorder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31
Attention. skaters.

The opening event of the new year.
n masquerade on the ice, at Triangle
park. Monday evening. Music by
Otto's brass band.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31

Edncate Your Bowels With Casearser.
Candy Cafhartic. c. 20 eonssin=tion forever.
tec, sc. II C c. Q. tail. drugEis1E sund MONEY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31
Hard Coal Market

Antbrac K coal, all sizes, delivered
at $500 per ton, for immediate de-
every. e G.. FRAZER
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-12-31

office rooms in Buford block. Mr..
Ludolph's present quarters
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-10

glass, on which to receive the image.
GER in charge is, as the picture shows.
i'm a turret-like room. which Is a por-
ton OF the camera obscura, for the
lens at the top OF the funnel-shaped
pipe that runs to the surface throws
down upon the glass in front of the
officer a picture of sea and craft above
and beyond.
To understand this thoroughly. IL IL
also necessary to know the camera OBJ
scura principle. 1t Is best illustrated
by the following Hypothetical expert
ment: Let a small hole be bored in a
window shutter and the room dark
ened. III. now the beam OF light enter
ing the room by this hole be intercepted
by a sheet of white paper. held at a
small distance from the hole. an invert-
ed image OF objects without win be
seen upon the paper. BY placing a
small convex lens upon this hole this
image Is rendered much more distinct
or sharp. Moreover, II will be found that
at q certain distance from the hole the
image attains a maximum degree Of
sharpness. and that II the paper be re
moved from this point to ans position.
either nearer to the hole or further
from IL, the image becomes indistinct
and confused. Al the point Of great
est distinctness the image is said to be
focused. Such being the principle Of
the camera. IL In evident that in prac-
tice the instrument may assume many
forms. provided always that Il consists
OF a darkened box or chamber having a
hole at one end for the insertion OF a
lens or combination of lenses. and at
the other a screen. generally made Of
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-10

Washington. d. c., April 5.-With the
serious question confronting us of how
to defend our vast coast line against a
well equipped fleet, IT is of vital inter-
est to direct attention to a new device
for waging invisible war that is en-
ployed in Auckland, New Zealand, and
is fnding its way into use in other
foreign countries.
1t is a torpedo fort called the Perkins
semi-submarine. and the torpedo II
uses is one Of the most destructive In
point of the elements which enter into
it's construction of any which modern
invention has produced.
At some appropriate spot OF the sea
coast a semi-submarine fort is con
structed. This fort partially under
lies a section of the coast at the depth
Of 40 feet. though no limit in this re-
gard has been fixed. Rising from the
apparatus used to discharge the torpe-
do TO a short distance above the earth's
surface is the funnel shaped tube Of a
camera obscura. by means of which the
man who Is kin the course to be tax
en- by the instrument of death he Is
about to launch will have an -uninter-
rupted view of the sea for a long dis
tance from land.
Electricity II the power which will
move the torpedo and the power that
will control the action of the explosive
after il starts upon its journey. The
accompanying illustration gives a
graphic idea of the methods of opera
ton. The men who operate the tor
pedo apparatus perform their duties
clad In the armor of divers. The on
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-10

sound an alarm along the coast hours
ahead of the arrival of a hostile ship
that the Ellide has sighted at sea. She
could show a pair of clean heels to a
vessel to be feared and overhaul n
unarmed boat belonging to an enemy's
marine, no matter how speedy the craft
unlucky enough to come In her way.
Now, while you are thinking about
the speed of the Ellide, take these facts
into considerations: She is so feet long
and 8 feet 4 inche deep. Her mean
daught is 3 feet 6 inches. Here is a
point that is not to be forgotten as
well. The Ellide's planking is of that
finest material, for a boat. double-skin
mahogany. Otherwise she is steel. n
ii would seem as IL, hk the Coney
SLAM steamboats,, "she will not burn.
she cannot sink"
She is a combination of the pleasure
and the speed craft. Her forward deck
is 10 feet long. with the cockpit just
aft. wherein are located the steering
wheel. the compass pinnacle, the voice
tubes and the annunciators. On the
port side of the Ellide are the refriger-
ator. the china closets n on the star
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-10

board side is the bathroom with toilet
accessories. Look at the er CINE. which
is in the machinery a that comes
next. II is a quadruple expansion af-
fair. with nine cylinders. 9x13x1SX24
inches by a 10-inch stroke. Besides
the main propelling engines there are
what are called an inboard surface
condenser. besides six specially de-
signed engines for running the feed
pumps, air pumps and circulating
pumps.
The Ellide's boiler Is water tubed in
a polished brass casing. There are two
steam drums placed over two water
drums and connected together by n
great number of solid drawn steel
tubes so arranged hat the gases pass
twice the length OF the boiler among
the tubes before entering the stack.
thus practically absorbing all the heat
from the gases of combustion. The
boiler is subdivided into two independ-
ent sections. to provide against acci-
either section. the boa could still be
dent. In case a tubs should give out in
run by the remaining section or half
boiler power.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-10

not contented until he has warded OF
the fate that awaits him by satisfying
the Shylocks.
Drafts on Hong Kong and other cities
In the Interior are secured by the trem-
bling Chinese and forwarded In haste.
Fou have arranged to
date the long-haired gentlemen. and
rave no reason TO complain OF lack OF
business. These Institutions are the
First National, Inc Bank of Montreal.
the Illinois Trust n Savings bank and
the Northern Trust company. The lat
ter has thrown the gauntlet before the
others by advertising for Chinese trade.
1t is seldom that Chinese residents of
the lower classes come into the banks.
The business Is usually left to the most
prominent members of the colony,
chiefly because they are able to master
I'm a way the intrfcacies of the English
language. One of these traders fire.
quently secures a dozen drafts on diff
ferent orders. N the clerks are kept
busy trying to copy the strange names
that are furnished.
These patrfarchs Of Chinatown are
trusted implicitly. and apparently re-
ceive no compensation for their trouble.
They separate the many sheets of col
ored paper and see that they are prop
erly posted e. the firms OF slave" own
ers in Asia. 1t is said that the repre-
sentatives of the poorer class are known
i'm Kong Kong. and h a should they
violate their trust punishment would
await them should they venture back
to China.
For the convenience OF the Chinese
patrons a counting machine Is always
kept inside the railing near the foreign
teller's desk. Applicants for drafts call
for their counting apparatus. and are
quite as speedy on this crude instru-
ment as the fastest clerks. They seem
to find no trouble in working out some
of the most difficult problems in arith-
metic. much to h surprise of the.
clerks.
Occasionally, when an Oriental who is
an utter stranger TO the English an
guage comes into a bank. he furnishes
a great deal of amusement for the en-
ployes before his purpose is finally
found out. liz is frequently necessary
for the officials to send for one of the
patriarchs OF the race TO get the per-
sistent customer on their hands.
wah Hang. a west side laundryman.
came into the Illinois Tru company
one day last week and tried to have
the rules changed for his convenience
He walked up to the window OF the
receiving teller and emptied his wallet.
containing Is pennies. on the marble
slab. The clerk gently pushed the
DIN back. explaining that no deposit
under 81 could be received.
Wah pleaded earnestly in line and
then in broken English. but without
avail. He explained that the money
had been due him two years. n he
was afraid that he would lose IL forever
unless the vaults of the bank hid II
from sacreligious view. Ii was neces-
sary for one OF the assistant cashiers
TO explain the whole banking system OF