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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

Y y al the history OF the inception
\ and progress Of the present Russo
JAPANESE war there is nothing so
interesting or so fascinating to the
frank. 'outspolzen American mind as
the subtle intrigue. the plot and coun-
ierolot and the far-reaching net Of sly
difllomacy that has just begun 70 drio-
BILE out from both sides. IL is the sort
of covert game that democratic Amer
ica does not fully comprehend, hence
the dragnetting of Libraries and book
stores for anything that will throw
even q. side light upon the subject
As a particular example in point the
world is just beginning to realize that
the assassination of the Queen Of Korea
away back in 1895 has distinct bear
ing upon the present trouble-indeeo,
was part and parcel OF the long ana
tenacious intrigue that has eliminated
in the war Of to-day.
This far-reaching plot and the IN
tense American interest therein is
shown in a review written by George
Hainlin Fitch. the book reviewer, in the
Sunday Chronicle. He says:
''The strong public interest in any
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

nointed out some time since, the VIC
torious in the Channel and the Vener-
able in the Mediterranean fleets have
both been specially fitted up with me-
chanical and electrical apparatus Tor
experiment by these committees, who,
I understand, are subsequently, to hold
Joint meetings for the purpose OF COM
pairing notes, when further tests and
experiments will be made to clear up
any points of doubt or conflicting evil
dence. The main question Is. OF course.
to give the maximum amount Of pro-
lection to a system which Is the least
likely to break down by other means
than being cut by the fire Of the
enemy. This is naturally very hard to
obtain, for both electrical and mechani-
cal arrangements are peculiarly liable
to get short circuited or out of gear.
The voice pipe still holds it's own in
these competitions as being the most
trustworthy wherever protection can
be efficiently given, as there Is no cleo
trical or mechanical apparatus to go
wrong which can render 1t inefficient,
as the electric call bell can, on pinch,
be done without. This system has been
vastly improved recently by the fixing
of megaphone mouthpieces to each end
Of the pipes, as not only do these de-
liver the message in much louder tones,
but they also collect the sound and
pass 1t on from persons at varying dis
tances from the mouths of the pipes.
Another device which is attracting at
tention is the fixing OF megaphone lis
teners and speakers to the telephone
itself; and am informed. experiment
is being made with encouraging results
in this manner Of delivering and re-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
GREAT COST OF NAVAL WARFARE

class battleships. the London, and esu-
mate the cost of five minutes nsntihs,
assuming that she could use all OF her
46 guns throughout:
The Londons four 12-inch guns
which, by the way. cost no less tnaii
a22O, 900. fire armor- piercing smells,
weighing $50 pounds each, at the rate
of two a minute, each projectlle with
its cordite charge of 1871 pounds, cost
ing ESQ. Thus in five minutes ngnt-
ing these four distinctions eaiing
monsters would hurl at the enemy ~
projectiles weighing more than IL tons
and costing 1890.
Each 6-iach gun. of which she has
12 costing $3.50 each, throws shells OF
100 pounds weight, costing 914 apiece;
and in FIVE minutes of rapid and con-
tinuous firing these guns would pour
into the enenlys ships hurricane of
projectiles weighing approximately p
tons, at a cost OF G6SSS. So far we
have only accounted for 16 out of the
AZ guns The I.ondon's 12-pounders
number 49, and cost 4555 each; from
the mouths of these guns no fewer
than 900 shells could be poured in five
minutes. representing over tons of
metal and a cost Of 23sSo.-London
Times.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
= some NEW AND TIMELY COURT DECISIONS

shown that the superior force was in
a measure responsible for the loss, thu
burden is cast upon the owner OF thu
goods or animals to show that the
carrier was also guilty Of negligence
Jones VS.. Minneapolis, ETC., r Co.
(Minn.) 81 n. w. Rep. S93.
LIABILITY FOR MISDELIVERY.
Where merchandise Is accepted for
delivery to a certain person at .
casino, and by the carrier was turned
over to an expressman and by
him delivered to the bartender
at the casino, who accepted
the merchandise, receipted for
and paid the charges, the carrier will
be liable to the consignor when the
bartender was not the agent nor au-
thorized to receive the goods for the
consignee. Schlessinger VS.. N z, ETC.,
R. Company. IS N. Y. Sup. 372.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

road, and their cost will probably be
at least third more than that of the
best freight. engine now on the road.
From the time the first cast was
made until the first shipments shall
start over the rails for the Southwest
fifty days will have elapsed. A force of
about $4,000 men assist in the construc-
tion Of these engines, the thousands Of
pieces of iron and steel being directly
handled by at least half that number.
Although Of the same width of the
smaller engines and adapted to the
same tracks, the new type is much
longer and higher than the others, and
when placed beside one OF the old style
locomotives the latter appears a pygmy
indeed. The most distinguishing fea-
lures beside the size are tandem cylin-
ders and the immense driving wheels.
Before leaving the Baldwin shops the
ten great locomotives will probably be
inspected by representatives of several
Of the Eastern railroads.
The other forty locomotives will be of
the balanced compound type. similar in
many respects to the French engines.
The drivers will be seventy-nine inches
in diameter and the cylinders fifteen
and twenty-five inches, with a twenty
six-inch piston stroke. They are de-
signed to attain a speed of eighty miles
an hour and will be used exclusively
for passenger trains. Each will weigh
about 100000 pounds, including the
tender. Shipment of these will begin
April. and the last will leave the shops
in May.
While work on these engines is rap
idly progressing a rush order for twelve
locomotives from the Japanese Govern
ment is being pushed with all the ex-
petition possible. They are for the mil
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
LARGEST LOCOMOTIVES EVER BUILT

1( EN- monster locomotives. the
largest in the world, are in pro-
cess of construction at the Bald
IL win Works. Each will be capable
Of pulling a greater weight than ever
. before accomplished by single loco
motive.
These machines are part OF an order
for nifty placed by the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe Railroad Company,
and the work Of construction is being
rushed for an early delivery. 1t is ex-
pected that this locomotive will prove
the beginning of an epoch in railroad
freighting which may result in the abo-
.ntion OF thousands of smaller and
weaker engines Of this and other coun-
tries.
They are the product OF a theory that
one gigantic locomotive, having the
power of two Of the present average
type. can be operated more cheaply
than two small ones.
The ten locomotives will be able TO
pull 60 900 tons of dead weight on a
level grade. II the first-class armored
steel battleships Vermont, Connecticut.
Kansas and Ohio were placed on
wheels on a level track it is safe to say
that they could be pulled across the
continent by the ten locomotives. A
string of fifteen or twenty of the ordi-
nary type of freight engines would be
required TO pull a similar weight.
The weight of each engine complete
wni be about 2s0.0Oo pounds and that of
she tender about 200. 900 pounds. Their
speed win be much greater than that
Of freight locomotives now used in
pulling the ore trains OF the Santa Fe
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
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- ~

He shows that Russia secretly In
cited the uprising against the Korean
monarchy that led to the death of the
Queen in order to gain hold on the
kingdom. Then she used that virtual
mastery of Korea to transfer the coun-
try to Japan as a sop for the seizure
of Port Arthur.
Zone of the most vivid features of
the book is the superstition of the Ke-
rcans, which permits the hero to con-
duct state funeral without a corpse.
The story is intensely interesting, and,
in addition. it gives a good picture of
Korea and the Koreans"
AS pointed out by Mr.. Fitch. the au-
thor of Queen of Quelparte" has built
his novel upon a foundation of truth
and historical fact, which is the reason
that it is now enjoying such wide cir
cuiation.
These are actual facts, for, although
the name of Quelparte, an island prov
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

1897 The details of the events In the
chapters THE Imperial Funeral and
THE Signal of the Scabbard" are de-
rived largely from the authors letters
to American pers written from kO-
rea at that time
But there is something more vital
here than certain descriptions and in
cidents. and that is the spirit of Rus
sian intrigue and Russian aggression
The thread of the love drama is. OF
course, fiction &c the authors, which
all will recognize, but the record OF
Russian methods Of intrigue in the
East, Of her infinite scorn Of truth.
of the depths Of her deceit, Of the
intense Hveliness of that old dream OF
Peter the Great, of Russia's purposes
in acquiring possession of Korea and
Of the reason for her throwing it away
again is essentially true.
The will Of Peter the Great, referred
TO in chapter II, is kept in the secret
archives of the Russian Government
with vigilant care and religious rever-
ence. 1t is inscribed: The Secret Plan
of European Supremacy left by Peter
the Great to his Successors on the Rus
sian Throne"
IL - OCCduSc VI llllS NdlQC VI LlillCll-
ness, as well as for it's historical truth.
quite apart from it's absorbing interest
as a tale of love and adventure, in
which, too, it has been freely declared
there is more truth than the author
cares to confess, that the Sunday Call
has secured this excellent novel for
publication. complete in four editions.
beginning next Sunday, April 10.
AS is pointed out by reviewers all
across the continent. it is a book not
only replete with adventures and ten
der passages, but it gives the best ac-
count of the long series of hidden dra-
matte incidents that led UP TO and Gull
minated in the present war and of the
intimate customs and beliefs of the Rus
slams, Koreans, Chinese and JAPANESE
that has ever been written about the
Orient. 1t is even more fascinating and
reliable than the histories themselves.
For that reason. beginning next Sun
day, il will be Il valuable addition to
the long line of timely and high-class
novels that the Sunday Call, following
its advanced literary policy. has been
giving to its readers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

stipulation in railroad ticket. Plaintiff
sued for loss of $3.50 worth of personal
effects destroyed in a wreck, claiming
that a carrier cannot limit its liability
court held that it was competent for
the parties to agree to the valuation Of
the goods and to contract that In case
OF loss only the amount agreed upon
should be paid. The court also held that
having signed the ticket the plaintiff
was estopped from setting up the claim
that she did not know its contents and
had not read the ticket, and found for
the plaintiff for 800, the amount of the
liability stated in the contract ticket.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

conditions as 1t may see fit, and which
the passenger is bound to observe.
The decision was handed down In a
suit brought by the purchaser of a
railroad ticket for passage on GER
tain train, which consisted of sleeping
coaches only, and who, not having Sc
cured the necessary berth, was denied
passage. The plaintiffs contention was
that a railroad ticket is a contract
and that first-class passage on this
train was guaranteed him, nothing be-
ing said on the ticket about the neces-
sity of securing a berth. Ames VS..
Southern Pacific Railway Company,
Cal. Sup.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

itary roads in Korea and will be started
Tor the seat of war early next month.
Six OF the engines are of the standard
gauge and six of narrow gauge.
Owing to the fact that Russian loco
motive plants are small concerns it is
thought by many railroad men that a
large order for locomotives may at any
time be placed with an American plant
by the Russian Government.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

%HE question of communication
between the various parts Oh
a ship which has TO be con-
trolled from the bridge ana
= coming tower is still IN an
unsatisfactory condition, although en-
deayors are being made to soiVe the
problem by committees in the Channel
and Mediterranean squadrons. AS l
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 1,
CARRIERS RECEIPTS.

The United States Circuit Court at
P1ttsburc. in the case of William Doyle
va. the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
SAYS that. under the present methods
OF doing business. a railroad company
"a responsible for the full value OF
lrooos lost in transit, Notwithstanding
the printing or stamping OF clause
on the face Of the bill OF lading call
fnE for a maximum allowance for re-
lease, unless the agreement as TO value
shsIl have been made between the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

is in danger, continues to sound the
gong or ring the bell. and further
frightens the horse and causes it to
run away, the car company is held, in
Oates VS.. Metropolitan Street Ry. Co.
(Mo), IS L. r. A. AL, to be liable for
the injuries thereby caused to the
driver.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
LIABILITY WHEN TRUE VALUE
QE GOODS IS NOT STATED

OF GOODS is NOT STATED.
When goods are delivered to trans
portation company for shipment and
are of value in excess of the amount
stated in the receipt, If the true value
is not given to the carrier, he may not
be held responsible for any excess over
the maximum value stated in the re-
ceipt when he shows that an extra
charge is made for more valuable
goods and special care is taken of
them when they are of such value,
particularly when no affirmative act
of wrong upon his part is shown.
Hirsch VS.. N. Y. Dispatch, etc., Com
pany, So N. Y. Sup. 1913.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

TROM TUESDAY to Sunday" Vic
~ tor Hugo wrote in his diary
v on January g. 1871, "the Prus-
slams hurled $4,000 projectiIes at
us. 1t required go railway
trucks to transport them Each shot
cost so fr.: total. 150 OO0, 600 FIR The
damage to the forts is estimated at 1400
fr. About 10 men have been killed.
Each Of our dead cost the Prussians
10000 fr"
This extract gives one an excellent
idea Of the cost and effectiveness of big
gun work on land a generation ago,
when 1t took an average of $500 pro-
jectiles, costing 10000 francs to XIII q
single man and to inflict less than Sc
worth of damage on the enemy's forti-
fications.
But times have changed since then.
and munitions with them; and the
great guns of to-day, on the sea, at
any rate, give vastly different ac-
count of themselves. During the re-
cent war between America and Spain,
1t Will be recalled that the BROOKLYN
poured such a deadly deluge of pro-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
DELAY IN SHIPMENT NOT UN
USUAL-CARRIER NOT
L

When it is shown that there has
been no unusual delay in the transit OF
goods shipped by a carrier, there can
be no recovery for such delay when
notice was not given to the railroad
company that haste was imperative
Choctaw, etc, r. Co. VS.. Walker, 76 S.
w. Rep. 1858.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
RAILROAD TICKET A RECEIPT,
NOT A CONTRACT.

NJ Il OOIN flAOI.
A railroad ticket is not a contract,
according to a decision rendered by
the California Supreme Court. 1t is
also declared that transportation COM
panies may make rules and regula-
tons beyond what appears on the face
of ticket and that the passengers
must comply with them ALL The court
says a ticket is more of a receipt than
a contract and holds that a railroad
company can impose such additional
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

railroad and the shipper, and also
agreement as to freight rate, with the
signature of the shippers to the agree
ment.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
LIMITING LIABILITY FOR LOSS OF
RAGGAGE

The Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia (Hall VS.. Southern Railway
holds that railroad company can linn
it it's liability for loss of baggage by
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

RIGHT OF CARRIER TO MAKE
REGULATIONS
A carrier may make such proper reg
tlstions as he sees ct with reference Il
the reception. addressing, packing ana
losding' of goods which he receives and
transports. Harp rs. ChOctaw, etc, X.
Co, 125 Fed. Rep. 445.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

ACCIDENT-UNNECESSARY GONG
RINGING.
II one in charge of an electric car,
seeing that horse is frightened by the
approach Of the car, and that it's driver
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

LIABILITY FOR NON-DELIVERY
OF TELEGRAPH MESSAGE.
Where a telegraph company accepts a
message notifying the sendee that his
sister was dead and of the time of the
funeral, it will be liable for damages
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

ACT OF GOD EXCUSING CARRIER
FOR LOSS OF GOODS.
An act of God will excuse common
carrier for loss of goods In his possess
sion unless he was guilty of negligence
in. or contributed to, the loss. If he
was guilty of such negligence. he VIII
be held liable for the loss; but having
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

for the mental anguish caused by fall
ure to deliver the message. although
the addressee resides beyond the limits
within which messages are delivered
free, and although the company Will
not deliver messages outside OF those
limits without payment or guarantee
of charges, when, instead OF notifying
the sender and asking for payment or
guarantee of the charges, 1t returns the
same message with the information
that the party is not known. Bryan
VS.. Western Union Telegraph Company
IN Cl As S T.. Rep. 938.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-09-29

TO APPLY LIQUID MANURE.
covered with several thicknesses of
wire screen.
To handle this liquid manure, bought
a larger brewers tank with a capacity
Of between 400 and 500 gallons. To ia
cilitate even distribution had plumb
er make sprinkling arrangement such as
is shown In the cut. A two-inoh pipe was
used, connected with tee and 45 degree
elbow, with a two-inch gate valve to
regulate supply of liquid from tank to
distributing pipe as shown at D. The
distributing pipe was made two feet
wider than wagon track on either side.
Holes were bored in the pipe every inch,
large enough to allow the free escape of
the liquid. used low-down wagon as
shown by wheels, w, having an ordinary
axle, A, surmounted by bolster OF the
logging pattern. To secure tank In
place, blocks, E, we're firmly fastened to
bed.
AS soon as I began to use the liquid
manure as q top-dressing, l realized
what had lost in its waste. In a COM
DdTdtlNe IIhdl uoOu
the solid manure plowed under on one
piece and the liquid manure as a top
dressing on another, l secured net gain
of 20 per cent by the use Of the liquid
over the solid manure. Since installing
this arrangement I use top-dressing for
fall-sown grains during the winter, II
the ground Is not covered with snow.
and give liberal application to my
meadows and grass lands in the spring.
Whenever have a supply top-dress
my oat land either before or after seed
ing. As far as fertility is concerned
believe that liquid manure is more valu-
able to the farmer in proportion than the
solid manure.
Where SUFFICIENT slope'is not available
to operate by gravity cistern many
be built and large-size pitcher pump
used to elevate liquid into tank. The
first cost Of installing such plant will
be paid for in the first seasons increase
Of crops, where Is to 20 animals are kept.
Robert F. Wordeu, In Farm and Home.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-09-29
sEAsoNABLE BEE NOTES.

II you see clusters of bees hanging
out in front of some of your hives, 1t
may mean that these colonies will soon
cast swarms. II not. 1t means that
they need more super room, or larger
entrance.
Have handy receptacle for all the
bits of comb and wax which collect in
the apiary. 1t will not take long to
save a dollar in this way, for there is
always good demand for beeswax,
and at q good price.
A frame of unsealed brood placed in
a hive with newly-hived swarm. will
keep them from absconding, II any
thing will II the weather is very hot.
give shade and good ventilation to the
hive for few days.
Swarms can be taken from the bod
les of trees, fence posts and other like
places by dipping them off carefully
with tin dipper, dumping few on
the frames. and the remainder at the
entrance to the hive.
Starters of foundations, fastened in
the top of the section boxes. do much
good, put full sheets are far better.
The sections will be much better filled
and the comb much better attached to
the wood. where full sheets are used.
Farm Journal.