The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 1, 1897, Page 6

THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY TAY 1, 1897 SATURDAY... éflARLES M. SHORTRIDUE, SUBSCRIPTION RAT! Pally and Sunday CALL, one week, by carrier. Daily end Sunday CALL, one year, by ma! ¥ Cavx, six months, by mal nday CALi, three months by mail 1.50 Caz1, one month, by mail. .65 £an Francisco, Telephone....... EDITORIAL ROOMS: 517 Clay Street. eet, corner Clay; open uutll ; open until 9:30 o'clock. Larkin street, open until 8:30 o'clock. teentn aud Mission sireets, Open until 8 o'cloc 167 Ninth 1505 Polk corner reet, open until 9 o'clock. pen until 9:30 o'clock. ty-second and Kentucky | OAKLAND OFFICB: 908 Broadway. Roems 81 and @2, 34 Park Row. New York Clty. DAVID M. FOLTZ, Fastern Manager. | | EASTERN OFFICE | | THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL- THE Are you going to the country ona_vacation * I d THE CALL ss you for you w or left at | atten | | SUMMER MONTHS. | | | promy Merry picnics for everybody. ociety will now recognize spring, and | cut the usual caper. | The Pure Food Congress has started | well, and we ma for good work. i The woman question of the time is how to n the Easter bonnet into the picnic ha The Greeks have swapped horses while | ng a stream, and let us hope they | fit by it. | % | ders for THE SUNDAY CALL, and { all the news and good | for the day of rest. The new Prime Minister of Greece has cant name “Raili,” and if ail the Greeks will rally taey may triumph yet. It now looks as if the tariff bill would be set up for every Senator to take a shot | at, and we are evidently in for a summer | siege. The ‘congress woman' has becomes | feature of our social life hardly less con- spicuous than the ‘‘matinee girl” and is almost as attrac! There is & pos: tnat the storm cen- ter of European discord may be shifted from Greece to South Africa aimost before we have time to say “Jack Robinson.” There is no reason at all why any adulterated fruit food should be sold in California, for we have quantities of the tin the world going to waste every su It is all well enough to call Kaiser Wil- liam crazy, but as long as all Europe al- lJows him to have his own wi t is evi- dent there are potentates in other nations | crazier than he. The Valley road is carrying prosperity to the nterior counties, and the work on st road promises equal benefits to e seaboard, so that all Cali- ght outlook, The Greek invasion of Epirus has be- | come a mere side issue in the war. It might have been made a great thing, but somehow it went awry and there is very little chance of profit from it now. Now that the Senatorial fight is over Kentucky can give her undivided atten- | tion to the toll-gate war, and open up everything from a highway to the State Capitol to a bypath to a distillery. Rhode Island has decided to increase the number of the Associate Justices of her Supreme Court from five to six; but where in the State thers will be found room enough to put the extra seat is not revealed. It is said that Senator Jones of Nevada | hoids the balance of power in the Senate Finance Committee, and, as he stands in for thorcugh protection on lead, wool, bides and citrus fruits, the West seems to be in Juck. The vehemence with which Mr. Har- court of England denounces Mr. Chamber- n of England for laying plans to gobble the Transvaal may be taken as a measure of Harcourt's longing to be in Chamber- lain’s place. There is an opinion in this country that | England should save Crete, and there is an opinion in England that we should <ave Cuba. There are also opinions on ihese subjects in Crete and Cuba, bat it is hardly necessary to describe them. The appearance of the army worm : among the viheyards of the State is an- other evidence that California will have to face every evil of older civilization, We cannot bring to our elysinm the good of other lands without bringing the attend- t pests with them. ed by the Legislature of ish Columbis, excluding American ! ens from taking up mining claims in | that country, will hurt their mining in- terests more than it will us. It enables ish Columbia, however, to boast of a fool Legislature that beats Kansas. The action of the Grand Parlor of Native Sons in indorsing the movement of the Grand Army of the Republic toward the ercction of a monument to Lincoln in this City was eracefully and patriotically taken. The movement is one in which the Native Sons can well afford to co-oper- ate, and it will be an honor for them to be sssociated in the enterprise with the veterans. The bill pi Br A friend of the late Billy Birch, the negro minstrel, quotes him as saving that he once spenta month with a relative in the country, and gleaned there more ma- terial for good jokes than at any other place in his life. Itis to be regretted that the particular spot in the country was not named. There are quite a number of prominent . jokers in these days to whom the public would gladly recommend 1h> place for a summer vacation, | the field or be thrown in the bay. THE PURE FOOD CONGRESS. The proceedings of the first day of the Pure Food Congress have strengthened the public expectation of good results. Thea ordinary weight and influence throughout the State, and all the speeches and pro- desir ceedings gave evidence of an earn which would tend to check the aduiteration of foods in the State, even if it did not succeed in preventing the practice altogetber. There can be no question of the impor both as regards the consumer of food and cerned in it on account of business as well it to our trade as well as to our homes. B understood by members of the congress, a it which will result in benefis to both. There is no reason at all why there should be any kind of adulterated food prod- | ucts either sold in this State or manufactured here, in the way of food which is needed by her for the pleasing of the palate. the greatest abundance. We raise them i and to introduce adulterations among us boanties which nature has provided for us. The importance of pure food to the health of the community and the right of a consumer to obtain that for which he pays guments {0 sustain them nor any urging t The trade question, however, is not so made the point clearly in the statement: been sent to the State of California is app: lutely astounding to see the fruits of our b Francisco, while the importation and sale of adulterated foods continue.”” Our consular reports abound with noti 1s largely interfered with by the practice o country foods which are either not pure or labels. tions. 1n this, as in everything else, hont | known to the world that all food products packages contain exactly what is on the | afford a good market for every pound of genuine food produced in the State. such a trade there will be no reason why any of our fruits should be left to waste in We wou having that, would easily secure the world We have the necessaries and the luxuries of food in We have ample experience, therefore, to teach us that the best profits | in the markets of the world are 1o be obtained by pure fooas rather than by adultera- ssembly 15 composed or men of more than e toward the accomplishment of something tance of the issue. It affects our people the producer of pure articles. We are con- as health, aud we may expect benefit from oth of these aspects of the question are well nd accordingly we may expect action from California produces everything people, either for the sustenance of life or ) quantities far exceeding the locai demand, is to do & wrong to ourselves in spite’of the are matters 5o plain that they need no ar- o make them recognized by the people. idely comprehended. President Sonntag *The amount of adulterated food that has alling. It is a sorrowful picture and abso- | eautiful valley dumped into the bay of San ces of the fact that our trade with Europe | ¢ unscrupulous dealers in sending to that else are not up to the standard of their siy is the best policy. If we can make it put up in California are pure and that the abel we can easily secure a trade which will With nid have the confidence of the world, and, ’s best trade. THE TARIFF BILL. According to reports from Washington the hope of an early enactment of the tariff bill is rapidly fading away. The more the question is discussed the greater are the differences of opinion developed | { and the more difficult does it appear to harmonize the conflicting interests that are wrangling over the rates of duties to be adopted. that the Democrats will change frem their policy of acquiescence in whatever the Republicans may devise and will makea fight against the bill sufliciently in the summer. The controversy at present is directed to the question whether the bill as pre- pared by the Republican members of the Finance Committes shall be reported directly to the Senate for discussion or shall first be submitted to the full com- mittee, there to undergo consideration by the Democratic members. In this cantro- versy the committee is equally divided between Republicans and Democrats, with Senator Jones of Nevada holding the bal- ance of power. It will be for him to decide whether or no the bill is to be reported at once or held in committee for some weeks t0 come. The fact that the balance of power is in the hands of the Nevada Senatorisen- couraging to Western interests, and par- ticularly to those of stated on what seems to be good authority that the Senator will seek for higherdu- ties on borax, wool, lead and_citrus fruits | and will also support the Western Sena- tors in their movement to obtain a.duty on hides. Furthermore he is reported to favor a rebate on tin for export, which will be & benefit to all the canning indus- tries of the coast and a matter of no small importance to our trade. I: is not easy to estimate the true value of these various reports. The Senatorsof course are not giving ont definite state- ments as to their final action, for they are well aware that compromises will have to be made all around in order to framea | bill which will be satisfactory to a major- ity of the Senate. It is well known that under the best circumstances the majority to be hoped for must be necessarily small, ana therefore astwoor three men haveit in their power to defeat the bill, or at least to greatly postpone its adoption, itis impossible for anyoody to foresee clearly the exact shape which the measure wiil take in its completed form. Such reports as are sent out are conflict- ing in many impor:iantrespeets. The best feature of the situation is tnat with every day’s delay there is an improved prospect of better terms for Western interests, and we therefore can wait the siow delibera- tions of the Senate without undue impa- tience. THE TRANSVAAL QUESTION. The annual budget of the British Gov- ernment, submitted to the Commons on Thursday by Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, Chancellor of the Exchequer, shows that the previous year has been one of national prosperity for Great Britain and that the revenues have yielded a surplus of over | $12,000,000, besides reducing the national debt by over $35,000,00u. The debate which followed the report, however, was | not encouraging for the coming year, in- asmuch as it turned upon the fact that the Government has set aside about $1,000,000 for strengthening the military forces in South Alfrica, thus giving evidences of danger of war in that direction. The item of the budget providing for the South African military expenditures was attacked by Sir William Harcourt, leadex of the opposition, who complained that these expenditures were entirely un- necessary and were calculated to Lring | about a race war, thus leading to heavy and costly expenditures later on. The reply made by Mr. Chamberlain was that the Transvaal Government spent millions in strengthening its armaments, and that prompt action on the part of Great Britain in providing for stronger military and naval power in South Airica was really ‘‘conciliatory,” inasmuch as it would help to maintain the peace by impressing upon the Boers the folly of undertaking sny war with the British or disputing their “paramount If the issue at 'stake were no more than a controversy between Great Britain and the Transvaal the danger of war would be so slight it would bhardly occasion com- ment. It happens, however, that other powers are interested in the situation. Germany, France and Portugal are by no means willing that England should be- come paramount in Africa and have been watching with considerable jealousy the extension of her colonies and her en- croachments in every part of the conti- nent. These powers are very likely to | side with the Transvaal and give assist- ance to the Boers in maintaining their in- dependencs and defying the sovereignty of the British. It is this consideration which gives importance to the situation | and makes the debate in the Commons a matter of interest throughout the world. + It hardly seems possible that the Bri Government will undertake anything li a jingo policy in South Africa at this time. The expansive power of the British is sach they have only to wait for the Tt is now believed, moreover, | pro- | longed to postpone its adoption until late | Calfornis. It is| has | = i | patural development of their colonies in | South Africa in order to obtain as para- mount an influence there as the English colonies obtained in this country in the old | days when the possession of America was | a matter of dispute among the nations of Europe. The republic of the Boers can hardly grow much. That of Cape Colony 13 certain to grow rapidly, and unless the British make the foolish mistake of at- tempting to defy all Europe, in order to | conquer the Boers by force of arms, it | seems to be only a matter of time when they will acquire all of South Africa by the natural processes of growth and ab- sorption. 1 PREMIER RALLL i sl o Greece has swapped horses while cross- ing the stream, and if Abraham Lincoln | was right in his philosophy she has ven- tured upon a dangerousexperiment in do- ing so. She has made evident to her ene- mies that her peovle are divided and that her Government does not have their full and united supvort. Even if we assume, therefore, that the new Cabinet is to be in every respect superior to the former, the change made at this time can hardly be re- garded as favorable to the Greek cause. The overthrow of the Delyannis admin- istration was clearly caused by the disas | ters to the Greek army on the frontier. The Prime Minister has been held respon- | sible by the populace for evils which were in all probability notof his causing. Itis certain that he did not bring on the war, | since the clamors of the Greek people | forced his band in that respect and com- pelled him to go forward. As e matter of fact the Greek irregulars were crossing the frontier in every direction and fighting the Turk in spite of all the Government could do to restrain them. In turning against the administration, therefore, as soon as disasters occurred the Greeks have shown a desire to shift responsibility upor others instead of bearing it themselves, and this is a sign of anything rather than of that | resolution which 15 necessary on the part | ofa weak people when making war against a strong one. The new Premier enters upon office with a flourish of oratory in striking vio- | Iation of the maxim, *‘Let not hiw that | buckleth on his armor boast himself as he that putteth it offt.” It 1s fair to presume | that the bold tone taken by Ralli was in- | tended largely to have its eftect upon the Greek population, and he probably spoke | more braveiy than he feit for the purpose | of rousing and encouraging the people. | This consideration saves him from the danger of being reputed something of a bragzart, and the world will wait to see how near he can come to fulfilling his manifesto before it condemns him for taking part in overthrowing the former administration instead of giving it sup- port in the hour of need and at a time when all Greeks should have stood to- gether 1n resistance to the invader. As a representative of what is ktiown in Greece as Neo-Hellenism, Ralli is <aid to be the popular idol of Athens, and the confidence they have in him may go far toward encouraging them in the war, with the Turk. There can be no question’ of the influence of personal leadership at | eritical periods in the history of nations, and if the new Premier can arouse a new ardor among the people Greece may yet | show that there are exceptions to Mr. Lincoln’s rule, and that it is advisable at times to swap horses in crossing & stream, even when the stream. is most turbulent and the danger js greate-t. | ¢HOCKS 1t is shocking to discover i Thas the maiden v on adors | Looks upon you as a brother— | Merely that and nothing more, | It 13 shocking to be told that _Yourdearest bosom friend, From whom you lately parted, Has just met & tragic end, It is shocking to discover T'ba' the bank which holds your cash Hzs, becuus: of some ubsconder, On a sudden gone to smash. But of all the sad surprises There is nothing that compares Wiih that oue gets on thinking Tnat he's got down stalrs— —Cleveland Leader. When he hasn’t! Wil YCUR COFFEE. Mrs. Snaggs (laying down the paper)—The weather forecast is for rain or sncw, followed by higher temperature and clearing, with a | cold wave. That is four or five kinds of weather. Mr. Snagg—Well, the weather man has to give us a variety to justify the designation “‘jour cast.”—Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. Potts—The thing that mystifies me about this Turkish-Grecian fight is— Motts—The powers? Potts—Bosh! no; but rather the way people | here who haven’t seen the inside of a church in forty years go wild with sympathy for Greece because the Greeks are Christians.— Truth. Practical father—I want to buy a watch for my boy—the cheapest you have. Honest dealer—I'm afraid Ican’t warrant the cheap ones to keep very good time. Practical father—Oh, that doesn’t matter. Just make itso that he can open the back of the case.—The Strand. Mr. Dunham—I have called, sir, to tell you that your daughter, Miss Fannie, and I love | dentai. H | ranch in Los Angeles Count | livestock, is at the Occidenta; each other very dearly. her. Old Millyuns—Woll, youll have to wait awhile. There’s no vacancy in the store now that I could put you into. 1 want to ask you for “Woman!” said he bitterly, “you have a heart of ice.” “I think it very bad taste,” said the flivpant glrl, poutingly, ““to compare one’s thorax to a refrigerator.”’—Indl; lis Journal. “My wife is a most original woman,” said Brown. “Why, when I proposed to her, in- stead of saying ‘This is so sudden,’ she said, ‘Well, I think it's about time.’”—Harper's Bazaar. Housecleaning days have come again, The saddest of the vear, When I fa my once happy home Know hardly where to steer. Withsoap and suas and brush and broom And wreckage everywhere A man, perforce. must fiy the coop Or swear—and swear—and swear. —Chicago Times-Herald. PERSON - L. W. C. Povey of London is in town. Taylor Albin of Fresno has arrived here. Dr. O. W. Charles of Palo Alto is in town. F. T. sfaguire of Lowell Hill is at the Russ. Dr. L. M. Powersof Los Angeles Is in the City. E. W. Redpath ot Boston is as the Baldwin. H. F. Geer of Turloek has come up for a short stay. John Ballard of Claremont is looking over the City. Raleigh Barcar of the Vacaville Reporter is at the Lick. Ex-Assemblyman Cutter of Eureka ishere on a short visit. George H. French of Washington, D. C., isa late arrival here. Edward McGettigan, the contractor, of Val- lejo, is at the Russ, Ex-Congressman Caminetti of Jackson ar- rived here last night. H. P. Drake, a business man of Strawberry Valley, is on & visit here. John W. Kern, a prominent resident of In- dfanapolis, is at the Palace. James C. Tyrrell, editor of the Grass Valley Daily Tidings, is at the Grand. Dr. E. 8. 0'Brien of Merced came to the City yesterday. e is at the Baldwin. Professor Edward H. Griggs of Stanford Uni- versity is registered at the Grand. District Attorney E. A. Freeman of Amador County is here for a few days’ visit. &. Monan, a business man of New York, 1s at the Palace, accompanied by his wife. Charles Altschul, a business man and coffee- grower of Guatemals, has arrived here. J. H. Bohon, chief cierk of the Hotel West- minster, Los Aungeles, is on a visit here. W. M. Wade, an orange-grower of Monte- cito, Santa Barbara County. is in the City. Judge John F. Davis of Amador County is among the late arnvals here. Ho is at the Grand. B Jacob Johnson, a business man of Spring City, Utah, is here, accompanied by Mrs. Johnson. Ex-District Attorney Frank Mattison of Santa Cruz arrived here yosterday. Heis at the Grand. A. Verdier of Paris, the busin ess man en- gaged in mauy enterprises, arrived here yes- terday and is at the Palace. Senator T. B. Rickey of Carson, Nev., isat | tne Palace. He is engaged in the banking business fn Nevada's capital city. J. H. Berry, a prominent mining man of Arizona, who visits San Francisco once or twice a year usually, is at the Russ. Dr. A. M. Gardner, superintendent ot the | State Asylum for the Insane at Napa, i8 mek- | ing a visit to this City. He is at the Lick. L. Pleiffer, a wealthy coffee-grower and mer- chant at Guatemala, arrived here on the steamer San Blas yesterday end is at the Occi- D.. Campbell-Johnson, the owner ol a large | who 1s engaged | in the raising cf fine horses, cattle and other ! R. R. Leitch, a civil engineer in the United States navy at Brooklyn, N. Y., arrived here yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. Leitch. Mr. Leiten sald they were on the coast for pleasure. The Count John Lebedeft of Russia, who arrived here Thursday on the Doric and is now at the California, is & commander in the | imperial Russian navy, and has for some time past been staticned at Vladivostock, Siberie. | He is now on his wey to St. Petessburg. | E. Dinkelspiel of Suisun, editor and pro- | prietor of the Solano Republican, is on a visit | here. Mr. Dinkelspiel announces himself asa | candidate for the position of coiner of the | Mint of San Francisco. He thinks hiscam- | Prign is coming along pretty prosperously. Frank M. Whitnoy, the Republicsn Mayor of | Santa Barbara, is intown. Mr. Whitney isa | business man who has lived in Sunta Barbara | eight or ten years. He is a prominent society | leader, and is frequently a prominent figure at the germans and at the swell social affairs, Colonel H. A. Trevelyan, manager of a large vineyard at Fresno owned by a British com- pany and the heaviest manufacturer of wines in that district, arrived hece yesterday. Colonel Trevelyan is widely known as one of | the few men now living who foughtin the | brilliant charge at Balaklava. J. Wallacs ¥. Diss of Redlands, major and inspector of the First Brigade of the National Guard, is at the Palace, rccompanied Ty Mrs. Diss. Mr. Diss is Auditor of his county and has fqr along time been interested in orange- growing. He is also interested in one oi tne local banks. He will be here for several days. C. W. Flelding of New York and London, managing director in the Iron Mountain Min- ing Company (limited) of Keswick, Shasta County, is alate arrival here. Me has come to the Pacific Coast in connection with his large mining interests. He isa descendant of Flelding, the celebrated author of “Tom Jones. James Lankershim, owner of & big ranch near Los Angeles and of a great deal of prop- erty in the city of Los Angeles, including a fine six-story building on Spring street, is among the late arrivals nere. Mr. Lanker- shim is a milllonaire, too, who is interested in many otner things besides real estate and buildings. A. Brizard of Arcata, one of the most exten- sive genoral merchants in Northern Califor- nia, the owner of seven or eight stores in Hum- boldt and Trinity counties, is among the ar- rivals here. Mr. Brizard, besides being a heavy handler of all kinds of goods, is an owner i ranch and timber lands and mining claims. He ishere on a business trip. M. Sunitono, the president of a large Japa- nese bank, and three of his countrymen, all of whom are interested in banking, who arrived here & day or two ago, will remain & week or more and then go East and possibly to Europe. A rumor has prevailed thatthe Japanese financiers were here as Government representatives of Japan to study the gold standard, but they say this is incorrect. They are meroly here in aprivate way, but will study American banking a little, in order to gain what personal information that may be of use to them. Oue of the gentliemen is in- terested in copper mining near Osaka. CALIFORN:ANS IN NEwW YORK NEW YORK, N. Y., April 80. —At the Plaz J. H. Roby ; Hoffman—J. Bloom, J. D. Frankel Imperial—D. D. Tait; Windsor—G. W. Gra son; Ashland—), F. Valentine; Grand Union— Mrs. J. F. Carpenter, Mrs, J. H. Small; Stuart— A. D. Jones; Metropolita: Price and wife; Hoffman—Mrs. J, F. Broadway—L. Grant. CULTIVAT.ON OF SUGAR BEETS Minneapolis Tribune. The great desideratum in sugar beet culture isto produce beets of exceeding sweetne: This requires a careful selection of seed. The agricultural department at Washington has some sced which s said to be worth its welght in gold, because it produces & beet yielding a large percentage of saccharine matier. This seed is being distributed with great care to persons who will make good use of it. T sweetest beeis from the experimental crops e to be selected for producing more seed, and thus in time, perfection in quality may be attained. It wiil be impossible for farmers to rush into extensive culture of sugar beeis all atonce, but the sooner they make a move in that direction the sooner will this country be | producing sufficient sugar for its owa con- sumption, | THE SUNDAY CALL. The Woman’s Congress has come and almost gone. What the good ladies said, did and thought during “their” week has already been recorded. But what did the rising generation thiuk of the proceedings? That is an interesting question, The intelligent youth of our land, just budding into manhood and 7 *manhood, have most decided opinions on this important Subject. They realize that soon they wi'l have to decide some of the problems now before the congress and have given consideravle thought to them. These opinions have been gathered for THE SUNDAY CALL and will be published to-morrow. They are bright, original and reada- ble, and serve to give an idea of what the fate of future women's congresses will be. Of course everybody is interested in President McKinley, but few know just how demo- cratic he really is, His high position has not turned his head and he never fails to recognize 2n 0ld acquaintance, no matier how snabby the indiyidual may be. This will be told of in a bright article. Perhaps you are an artist, and perhaps you are mot; but at any rate you are interested in the spring exhibition. It will be described in detall in to-morrow’s paper and protusely illus- trated with drawings from the pictures. There will also be a fine arucle about the logging camps. Some new features will be brought out, including a description of a cable-road through the mountains. Au article about a wonderful “fly"” recently made by a carrier pigeon is full of interest, as it hes a strong bearing on some disputed poinis of natural bistory. This bird had never been east of Stock ton, and yet after being taken to Carsoa City on a railroad train flew almost back to its home in San Francisco after being released. It really got as far back ss Copperopolis when it was captured. All that1s known of this wonderful “fiy” wiil be told in to-morrow's CALL, Among the other features will be the following: *‘An Unpublished Le‘ter Fro Grant to General Sherman,” “Some Elevating Featurcs of the New Journalis,” Cards of All Nations” and ““A Boston Maid’s Opinion of San Francisco.” Then there will be the splendia chi'dren’s page, fiilled with beautiful illustrations; the book page, fashions, and sll the newe of the world. “THE CALL SPEAKS FOR ALL.” Letters From Our Readers on Topics of Current Interest. General aying- Is San Francisco Defenseless? To the Editor of the San Francisco Call—ST: In view of possible naval war with England or Japau, the writer desires to sound the note of warning to the pub i, so that they—through the War Department—may be awakened to the fact that while the front door (the Golden Gate) may be sufficiently fortified, the back door to the City of San Francisco is wide oven and entirely undefended. A sufficient flect of ironclads and transports cou!d seize and indefinitely hold Drakes Bay or Banta Cruz as & base from which to operate agaiost us in the rear. Now, to make the above more plain, let us illustrate with a hypothetical case: War is suddenly precipitated, say with England. Within twenty days a fleet could easiiy iand 5000 men with field artillery, cavalry and infentry with necessary equipment for & march on our rear from Haifmcon Bav, only seventeen miles distant. Within forty-eight hours thereafter we should be looking into the muzzles of their guns on Twin Peaks and Bernal Heights. Tuis force would have a perfectly safe base in_thelr fleet. Thus would our defenses at Golden Gate be successfully turned, and proud San_Francisco, with all her wealth, inciuding big guns in the foruficetions at the entrance to Golden Gate, bave iallen, the handful of troops at the Presidio having previously taken to the woods tor safety. The question, if this be true, urises, What is nceded in the way of supplementary defenses to those aiready in use? First, batteries of heavy ordnance at the above indicated points; next, a permauent increase of the army at_the Presidio; but, mainly, an immediate increase ¢, as that alone could prevent the ianding on our shoresof a hostile force . Further, that force should b stationed at or very near San Francisco. This 15 n6 fancy picture. The writer is a practical seaman and bas had experionce in land- hiat Mexican and Central American ports, where there is less shelter and more at Halimoon Bav. Ho has also served in the uavy in time of wer. z co, April 30, 1897, SHELLBACK. THE MILITIA AS HEAVY ARTILLEY. During the past vear an interesting experiment has been in progress, having for its object the training of a partof the militia in sea-coast artillery work, with a view to utilizing them for the defense of our harbors In case of an emergency. In this, a3 1n the Naval Militia, Mas- sachusetts wes the pioneer. In January, 1896, the Iirst Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Milltia was assigned to heavy-artillery duty in connection with the regular troops serving at Fort Warren, in Boston harbor. As a preliminary, four evenings in the early spring were devoted to the instruction ot t h officers in their new duties, Licutenant Weaver of the Second United States Artillery giving a course of lectures covering the duties, organization and equipment of sea-coast artillery. In one corner of the armory a full-sized model ot the 8-inch gun was built, and on the floor was traced & miniature harbor, over which moved a ship constructed to the proper scale. With these and & few other simple arrangements not only were the drill exercises of the plece taught, but the most necessary features of target practice, such as vessel- tracking and the lay- ing of guus, were iilustrated practicaliy. The valus of this careful preliminary work was shown in the following August, when the regiment went into camp at Fort Warren, where actual drills and target-practice were under- taken in co-operation with the regular garrison. At certain times the alarm was sounded, aud the entire garrison, both regular and militia, 100k posis at the guns previously assigned them, precisely as would be done in case of an actual attack by a naval force. The ammunition ser vice was carefully organized and practice had in dismounting and mounting heavy guns. Practice was also had in the use of blocks and the varions tackles, in cordage, knots, etc. Camp was thus given up almost entirely to the practical application of what was previously learned at the armory. The proficiency thus acquired by the citizen-soldiery, even in this short period of instruc- tion, is said to have been surprising. Lieutenant Weaver in his report states that these com- bined exercises have proved conclusively not only that it is possible to obtain a body of citizens having an interes: in coast-defense work, but that such men can be trained in a comparatively short time to become fairly efficient heavy-artillery men. FIGHTING FOREVER New York Sun. The world isn't through with fighting yet, and we don't see any sign of the end of man- kind’s wars. There have already been bloody years in the last decade of the century, and all ihe cnief powers of Europe are armed to the | teeth, awaiting further hostilittes. Upon all the continents of the earth armies have fought since 1890. Since then we have had the war between Italy and Abyssinia, which brcught disaster to the expeditionary army under General Bar- atiert, and ended in a remarkable triumph for King Menelek. We have had the great war between Chtna and Japan, in which powerful armies and navies fought sanguinary batties upon land and sea, the consequences of which were the humiliation of Chine, the loss of a part of her territory, and (he payment of an indemuity to her cougiieror. We have had the civil war in Brazil, which ensued upon the overthrow of the empire, aud through which the new Government was shaken for two vears, but which ended in the success of the constitutional republic. We have had the war of Frence upon Mada- gascar, the results of which were the capture of the city of Antananarivo by the French, the dethronement of the Queen and the con- quest of the country. We bave had the sanguinary wars of Eng- land in South Africa, through which vast regions have been added to the dominions of Queen Victoria, at the expense of the lives of tens of thousands of black Africans. Wohave had the shameful warsof Spain against her own colonies; her long war in Cuba, if butchery can be called war, and her year of war in the Philippines. The Spaniaras say they have crushed the Philippine insur- Tection, but Cuba is yet in arms for liberty. We have had smail civil wars in five or six of the Spanish-American republics, the most fmportant one of which was that in Ecuador, which ended in the vietory of the revolution- ary party. There is a fight now going on in Uruguay, and there is u squabbie in Hon- duras. We had carnage upon & vast scale in Ar- menia last year, but that could not be called war. The Kurds and Turks met littlo resist- ance during the period in which they were engaged in slaughtering the terrorized Chris- tians. Now we have the portentous war betweon Turkey and Greece, about the results or the consequences of which there may well be ap- preheusion. We also have the Englich military expedi- tion up the Nile, which has not yet bsen the occasion of much fighiing, but which may be the occasion of & pretty hot war before Eng- land gets to Khartoum. As for the belligerent affairs of an unimpor- tant character, in many countries, during this decade, we conld not count them.’ The largest of them was perhaps the Mohammedan revolt innortnwestern China. France has had trouble in Siam; Japan has had some fighting in For- mosa; Zanzibir was the scene of a rumpus; Spain threatened Morocco; England captured the negro King of Ashanie=and grabbed his there was a fizht last year between a uglish filibusters and the galant mob of Boers of the Transvaal. There has been aanger that a number of the wars here spoken of wouid be the cause of otherand yet longer wars. Russia, France and Germany came very near quarreling with England at the end of the struzgle between Japan and China. There was danger of trouble between this country and Englend when the English invaded ihe territory of Venezuela. The Turko-Greeisn War is a peril to the peace of Europe. Truly, the years of the last decade of the nineteenth century have been bloody years. Mankind are still fighting as they fought in the days when Amalek and Joshua went to war, when Alexander feil upon the world, when Cruseder and Moslem met in conflict, when Napoleon strove for the earth, when Unionist and Confederate engaged in battle, TR e e There are alarming possibilities in the situ ation. We are told that Russia does not want tofight, and that England, France, Germany, Austria and Italy do not. But there stand the armies, 6,000,000 or 5,000,000 strong, watch- ing each other with jealous eye, aud the hour of provocation for them may come with tne firing of a shot. Then again, and above all, history end circumstance are governed by forces the action of which is beyond the con- trol of any individual, forces which revel in war despife all the preachings of peace, those forces which in encient times went by the name of Destiny, which are kxnown to the Turks as Kismet, and which the Calvinists speak of as Predestination. COW LINE FROM MAINE TO CAL' FORNIA. If all the cows in Llinois were standing heads and tails in single file the leader might have her nose stuffed in a feedbox in Maine, while the last one thoughtiully switched files in sunny California, ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. LAUGH—L. B., City. The poem commeneing, “Laugh and the world laughs with you,” is from “Solitude,” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and | itis to be found in her “‘Poems of Passion.” The verse in which it occurs is as follows: | Laugh and the world laughs with you: | Wecp and you weep alone, For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth, | But bas troubles enough of its OWn. | sine and the nills wii ; Sigh and it is lost ol . | The echoes bound to a joyful sound, | But shrink from sorrow’s care. To APPLY FOR A PATENT—G. 8., Decoto, Ala- meda County. Avplication for a patent in the United States must be made in writing to the | Commissioner of Patents at Washington, D. C. | Such is generally made through an attorney. 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Indepen- dent inventors of distinel and independent improvements in the same machine cannot obtain o joint patent for their separate invens tioas; nor does the fact tnat one iurnishes the capital and another makes the invention entitle them to make application as joint inventors. but in such case they may become oint patentees. 0 he recelpt of letters patent from 8 foreign Government will not prevent the inyenior from obtaining & patent in the United States, unless the invention shail have been intro- duced into public usc in the United Siates more than two years prior to the application. But every patent granted for an invention Which has been previously patented by the same inventor in & foreign country will be so Limited s to expire at the same time with the foreign patent, or, if there be more than one, at the same time with the one having the shortest unexpired term, but in no case will it De in force more than sevenieen years, FRATERNAL DEPARTMENT. This Evening Alcalde Parlor of the Native Sons Will Give a Big smoking Bee. Alcalde Parlor No. 154, Native Sons of the Golden West, will give its big flmok}nz bee in the banquet-hall of the Native Sous’ building this evening. The committee on entertain- ment that has had charge of this matter for about two weeks has secured talent that will enable it to present a programme of unusual excellence. Tnere will pe smoking material and reireshments in plenty. The Alcaldes will give an excursion to and picuic at Sunset Park on the 9th inst. For this event the committee has already secured 150 gate prizes. The music will be iurnished by the Second Regiment band, and the indica- tions are that 1t will prove a great success. Yosemite Parlor, Native Daughters. Yosemite Parlor No, 83, N. D. G. W.,atits last meeting was the recipient of two beauti- ful silken banners of the order, to be used at the parlor meetings. They were presented by Miss Amelia Jakobs, and on one there is a finely executed painting of calla 1ilies, while on the other is a bunchof eschschoitzias. The donor was tendered a vote of thanks. Knights of the Maccabees. San Francisco Tent hela its regular review in Aleazar building on Friday evening. A great deal of Interest was displayed. Threo applications were received and acted upon, after which committees were appointed to ar- range for a smoker on an elaborate scale. This tent has not missed a meeting for some time without several initiations. Golden West Tent has just moved to the For- esters’ building on O’Farreil street, and on Jast Wednesday night beld a jollification. Their now quarters are very cozy and the at- tenaance unusually good. Arrangements are being made to give an open meeting s0o. At the review of Aiission Tent on lsst Tues- day evening a great deal of interest was dis- played and many interesting things said under ihe good of the order. A large number of vis. itors were present from the various tents of the City. e INDORSED “THE OALL" St. Francis’ Plcnic Committee Passed a Unanimous Kesolutlon. St. Francis parish will hold its picnie to-day at Schuetzen Park and everything points to a most successful outing. A meeting of the exscutive committee on the picnic was held last night 1nthe basement of St. Frangis Church, Rev. Father Carraher, pasior, present. Afier arranging details of the outing, P. Connor proposed the following resolution, whicn was adopted unanimously : WHEREAS, The San Francisco CALL has been specialiy kind in assisiing the committee in meking the picnic to be given by St. Francis’ parish a great success; and whereas, the CALL hasalways proved a consistent friend of t. Francis parish. Resolved, That the thanks of this committee be and are herepy tendered to the San Fran- cisco CALL. —— Roturns to Her Children. Sister Julia of the Sheltering Arms received s letter from Dr. L. E. Stocking physician ac the Agnews Insanity n, under cate of Aprii 27, which stated thet to- day Mrs. Ella Benter, alleged to have been | driven in: dren by C. P. Welch, secretary of the Cali- | fornia Society for the Pravention of Cruelty to | Children, will be reless:d and sent home to | her litue ones. Tae unfortunate woman is said to have made & wonderful improvement, not only meatally but in physical health a$ we. L. CAL. glace fruit 50c per 1b.,, at Townsend's. ™ e £prcTAL information daily to manufacturers, business houses and public men by the Presy Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Montgomery. * g BesT eyeglass specs, 15¢ to 40c. Sundays, 740 Market street (Kast's shoestore); week days, 35 Fourth street. ———— Mark Hopkins Institute of Art. The spring exhibition is now opea daily rom 9 A. . to 5 P. . and gra d concert every Thursday evening. & e Admiral Harris, who commands the Britisn contingent of the fleet of the powers, has no end of troubles. The other day he narrowly escaped being shot by a bashi bazouk and now his son has joined the Greek army as a vol- unteer. ter Time on the Santa Fe Route. Three and One-half Days to Chicago or St. Louis—Four and One-half Days to New York. Leaving San Francisco Mondays and Thursdays, at 5 r. ., connection is made at Barstow with the famous Santa Fe limited train. Dining-car, buftet smoking-car, vestibuled Pullman, palace drawing- room, sleepers. The handsomest train on earth— equipment and appointments faultiess. Daily throngh sleeping-cars, boih palace and touriss, Uakland pier to Chicago. Tickets also sold via Ogden. Portland, Mojave, Los Angeles, Deming or EL Paso, to all points in the United States, Canada, Mexico or Europe. Ticket office 644 Marke: street, Chronicle Suilding. 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