The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 21, 1898, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1898 Tall .JUNE 21, 1808 TUESDAY.. JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprietor. e e e e~~~ Address All Communications to W, S. LEAKE, Manager. L ddress A R R S SR A S PUBLICATION OFFICE......Market and Third Sts., S. F. Telephone Main 1868. EDITORIAL ROOMS.. .2I7 to 221 Stevenson Street Telephone Main 1874 THE 6AN FRANCISCO CALL (DAILY AND SUNDAY) s served by carrlers In this city and surrounding towns for 15 cents a weel. By mall $6 per year; per month 66 cents. THE WEEKLY CALL..... OAKLAND OFFICE........... NEW YORK OFFICE.........Room 188, World Building DAVID ALLEN, Advertising Representative, WASHINGTON (D. C.) OFFICE. .-Riggs House C. C. CARLTON, Correspondent. CHICAGO OFFICE -Marquette Building C.GEORGE KROGNESS, Advertising Representative. ...One yeer, by mall, $1.50 < veeseness.-908 Broadway BRANCH OFFICES—527 Montgomery street, corner Clay, open until 9:30 o'clock. 387 Hayes street, open until 930 o'clock. 621 McAllister street, open untll 9:30 o'clock. 6156 Larkin street, open untll 9:30 o'clock. 1941 Mission street, open until 10 o'clock. 2291 Market street, corner Sixteenth, open untll 9 o'clock. 2518 Mission street, open untll 9 o'clock. 106 Eleventh | street, open untll 9 o'clock. 1505 Polk street, open until 9:30 o'clock. NW. corner Twenty-second ana Kentucky streets, open until 9 o'clock. AMUSEMENTS, * Arfstocracy.” The Passion Play.” Alcazar—+A Celebrated Case. ' Morosco's—After Dark." Tivoli—“Al Baba." Orpheum—Vaudevilla. The Chutes—Zoo, Vaudeville and Cannon, the 613-pound Man. Olympia—Corner Mason and Eddy sireets, Specialties. Sutro Baths—Swimming, Bl Campo—Music, dancing,boating, fishing, every Sunday. AUCTION SALES. By Edward 6. Spear & Co.—This day, June 21, Furniture, etc., at 5198 Sutter street, at 11 0 clock. . F. Lamson—Monday, June 37, immense Library, at A “POPULAR’” SUGGESTION. By Geo. corner Market and Seventh streets, at 2 and 7:30 P. M. T has been suggested that it would be a good idea l for the Democratic party to dispense with all State, municipal and county conventions this year. The idea is put forward in the interest of harmony and economy, especially the latter, and in support of it the allegation is lodged that a great deal of money might be saved the party for use in the campaign by authorizing the Democratic State Committee to make all nominations, State, county and municipal. That body having appointed a committee to conduct the campaign in San Francisco, it is said, there is no good reason why it should not appoint one for every other county and city, or, what is the same thing, personally make all nominations. Surely the time is propitious for this, though at first glance the suggestion may appear a trifle revo- lutionary. The Democratic party is now in the hands of “Trustees” McNab, Gould and Alford, three bosses whose political purity, like the personal purity fe, is above suspicion. ~We violate no that these bosses are un- They do con n we s de ce wh selfish in their devotio not want anything, either for themselves or their n to Democracy. friends. McNab, especially, would not bow to an office were he to mweet it in the street, and as for Gould and Alford, they wovid ignore the presence of a red hot stove at any time, unless, indeed, they should each have a pair of asbestos gloves. In our judgment, there never was a time in the history of the Democratic party when it could more safely en- trust everything to its bosses than now. McNab, Alford and Gould should be allowed to name all the tickets. In this city preparations have been completed for carrying some such plan into effect. McNab has chosen a County Committee, which will name a convention and a State delegation. Why go to all this trouble? McNab may as well name the delegates and ticket first as last. If there is to' be a Democratic State Convention—which, under the circumstances, seems to be entirely unnecessary—why not let McNab name the delegation from this city, Gould the delegation from San Joaquin, and Alford the delegation from Tvlare? If the other members of the State Com- mittee are equally trustworthy they might be per- mitted to appoint the delegations from the other counties, and thus a truly representative and har- monious convention could be created. *+ On the score of economy this plan could hardly be excelled. It may be urged that to nominate Democratic can- didates in this way would be unpopular, and for that reason the plan will probably be antagonized; but no argument that can be urged against it as a State proposition is likely to apply tu it locally. Boss McNab should be authorized to name the entire mu- nicipal ticket. If it should be necessary to do this through the Committee of One Hundred all right, but to our mind it would look better to dispense with that body. In politics subterfuge and chicanery are always dangerous. Why beat about the bush with a committee when McNab and the Third Street Boodler (late of Mission street) can do the work so well, openly and above board? Conventions and primaries are a useless expense. The modern method is to dispense with them. Why should the Demo- cratic people be consulted? Surely the “whisper- ing” boss knows better what is good for them than they know themselves. By all means let us have a “good” Democratic State and municipal ticket. Who can give us a bet- ter one than Bosses McNab, Alford and Gould? « A reporter for an evening paper takes it upon himself to say that the Centennial, thrice rejected by the Government, is as good as some of the accepted vessels. Marvel arises that a naval expert so capable should have escaped the offer of a job from the Gov- ernment, which just now is in need of men of his qualifications. England has decided to omit the wusual play maneuvers of her navy this year, but if occasion arise for maneuvers of a serious variety she is believed to be in the humor to undertake them at short notice. Blanco should be careful how he refuses to recog- nize a flag of truce. The time is not far away when he will be in a pretty fix if the United States shall be governed by a similarly barbaric notion. Naval reserves have had their first experience under fire. Of course they bore the ordeal well. If they had not been made of good stuff they would not have been naval reserves. If the Kaiser ever declares that America shall not take the Philippines while he is in power the state- ment may be taken as the announcement that he is tired of his job. AQUINALDO AND THE PHILIPPINES' T is very probable that grave complications will larise in the Philippines, due to Aguinaldo’s proc- lamation of independence, If he defeat. the Spanish garrison in Manila and add the city to his recent conquests in the provinces, we will have to treat with him as to the future of the 1slands. He is a mongrel with all the ambition and strut of the Spaniard. If Manila surrender, to him and then our forces appear in front of the city they cannot land without his consent, nor is it likely that he will turn his prize over to Dewey, or surrender his con- quest and jurisdiction to Governor General Merritt. He has made deals with the Spaniards before to his own advantage and is not made of that sort of stuff which scruples and shies when seli-interest is to be served and power gained by the sword is to be retained and exercised. To his followers a change from Spanish to Amer- ican domination is simply a change of masters. They are largely of Chinese and Malay blood and their leaders are thoroughly informed of the attitude of Americans toward those races. Onc of the things that may be expected to happen is a Spanish sur- render to Aguinaldo and a combination of the de- feated Spanish force with his revolutionary army to preserve the independence which he has been in such haste to proclaim. When a masterful and unscrupu- lous character combines Asiatic and Spanish in- trigue its action in a crisis is hardly calculable and is always surprising. From our standpoint we would say that of course Aguinaldo’s gratitude to the United States will induce him to turn his ocn- quest over to us and resign his power to the Ameri- can Governor General. This view is based upon implied patriotism and unselfishness, which are not elements in his character nor among the motives of his revolution. He has prospered as an insurgent. He pocketed a Spanish bribe of $800,000 to betray the cause he led and the men who followed him. Having sold himself he did not stay bought. He is an insurgent for revenue only and the first in his- tory who has shown the ability to ear his cake and keep it. If he takes Manila and makes a combina- tion with the Spanish garrison he is in position to make a cash deal with Germany. The Philippines will be his conquest, not ours, and under the laws of war it is rather difficult to find a valid objection to such disposition of his conquest as pleases him. Suppose he make a German deal, our position would be exactly reversed. We are now saying to Ger- many “hands off.” Then, resting upon Aguinaldo's proclamation of independence and his title by con- quest, Germany would tell us “hands off.” Martial events in the West Indies are inteccsting, but for a time the Philippines will hold the center of the stage, for there is the point at which Euro- pean complications will begin, if at all. Aguinaldo’s proclamation has a purpose which will shortly appear. ~ If he were co-operating with the United States such proclamation was not only un- necessary, but a breach of faith. Its utterance is evidence that he feels himself operating as an inde- pendent commander, sure of his strength and certain of his position. He cannot fail to know that his action is an utter disarrangement of American plan: Nothing, indeed, would be more at cross purpose ning, and this junction be abided by, a Spanish sur- by Spain. It is true that such a move would not leave us without cards. Aguinaldo may promise all this to secure a Spanish surrender and then break his word with as little compunction as when he sold himself. In fine, Aguinaldo is a mongrel scoundrel, but it is very important that he should be our scoundrel. THE NEW SECOND LIEUTENANTS. I the army organization seem to have been well made. The policy pursued in their selection was at any rate wisely adopted, and if all the new officers do not turn out well, it will not be the fault of the system under which they were chosen. When it was known that this large number of army appointments were to be made a strong pres- sure was brought by members of Congress upon the President and the War Department to obtain offices for their friends. There was danger that this pres- sure might result in filling the army with a set of political appointees of no particular merit. That danger has been avoided or overcome. Doubtless the recommendations of Congressmen had much to do with the choice of particular persons, but under the rules adopted in making the selection every as- pirant had to possess something of personal merit in order to be successful. A large number of the men chosen are graduates of military colleges, or of colleges having military instructors, and no less than sixty-seven of such in- stitutions are represented in the list. These young men hail from all sections of the Union and have been trained and instructed under widely different methods. Some of them were honor men in their classes, and all of them are types of men out of HE new appointments of I95 young men as second lieutenants in the regular army to fill ence in army life. The military colleges, however, have not furnished the only field from which the Government has found it advisable to draw its new officers. The useful- ness of the National Guard as a training school has been recognized, and among the new appointees are a considerable number of men who have served in that organization. This is a well deserved ftribute to the guard and one which will have the effect of increasing enlistments in it, and stimulating its mem- bers to fit themselves for possible promotions here- after. By far the most gratifying feature of the appoint- ments, however, was the selection of a considerable number of men for promotion from the ranks of the regular army itself. Nothing puts spirit and energy into an army like the hope of promotion from the ranks. Nothing that Napoleon ever said in all his eloquent addresses to his army had more effect in rousing their courage and inspiring them to action than his saying: ‘“Every French soldier carries a marshal’s baton in his knapsack.” The young re- cruit of the imperial armies, who knew that his com- manding officers had risen from the ranks and that he himself had a similar career possible before him, fought with an ardor unknown to the men of the opposing armies, and carried the eagles of France victorious over all Western Europe, from the British Channel to the plains of Central Russia. The infusion of new blood into the army by these appointments is said to be approved by the West Pointers themselves. The promise of good results from them is therefore excellent. The young men who are about to enter the service as lieutenants Captain Huke, of a British merchantman, declares the Cuban blockade a joke. It is, however, not one of the kind susceptible to the process of being cracked. have a bright prospect before them, and the nation relies upon them to attest by their fidelity to duty the wisdom of the Government in sclecting them to perform it g 4 with us, and if his craft be joined to Spanish cun- | render to him might be the best strategy yet shown | the vacancies caused by the recent changes in | whom efficient commanders may be made by experi- | PERSONAL VALOR IN WAR. HEN gunpowder became extensively used in Wwar there grew up a theory that it would put an end to chivalry by placing the compara- tively weak and cautious man on an equal footing with the bravest and strongest. The theory was re- futed by every war that followed, but lately the vast improvement made in the engines of battle has re- vived it. For many years it has been a widely ac- cepted belief that long range guns have destroyed opportunities for the display of conspicuous gallan- try on the field of battle. It has been thought that since opposing forces have to fight at such distances from one another no individual can ever have a chance to show himself possessed of any extraordi- nary personal heroism. The theory has a certain foundation of fact upon which to rest. In the days when battles were fought out with swords it was possible for a brave Hora- tius to hold a bridge against an army of ten thou- sand. The feat could not be performed in these days. A single sharpshooter of no conspicuous courage could remove Horatius as an obstacle with one shot. Neither can a commander to-day, in storming a city, distinguish himself like the lion- hearted Richard of England by taking a battle ax and going up to the gate and battering it down. The hero who would attempt such a feat now would be hoist out of the fight by a petard dropped from the hand of a powder monkey. Such feats of heroic daring are gone forever, but nevertheless war continues to demand valor and to afford the valiant a thousand opportunities to dis- play their superiority to the common range of men. Our war with Spain affords a striking illustration of the fact. With all our excellence ii. the way of the mechanism of war, with all our big ships, big guns and thunderous cannonading on both sides the globe, the most conspicuous feature of the war so far has been not the mighty potency of our arms, but the personal valor displayed by so many of the men who wield them. Lieutenant Bagley, steaming his little torpedo- boat into a Spanish harbor and boldly fighting war- ships and land batteries, in order to find a channel by which other and larger American ships could enter the port, performed a deed of personal gallantry as conspicuous as that of Arnold Winklereid rushing upon ah Austrian phalanx in the middle ages and gathering a dozen spears into his sincle breast to “make way for liberty.” Equally eminent as a display of personal daring were the feats performed by Naval Constructor Hob- son and Cadet Powell at Santiago. Nor do these officers deserve all the credit. The seven men who followed Hobson will stand in fame along with him, and every story of his deed will record their names with his. When the war broke out the Spaniards were be- lieved to be the equals of the Americans in personal courage, and it was said they would be defeated be- cause in modern war valor does not count for so much as superiority of arms, scientific attainments and skill in the handling of the machinery of battle. Up to this time the record of the contest has shown the very opposite. ~We have triumphed over Spain not so much by force of superiority of armament as by sheer valor. If the conflict should end now the | deeds performed in it which would be longest re- | membered would be the personal daring of a few men who have made themselves conspicuous for gal- lantry and heroism. THE AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTION. | the extent to which it brings the people into direct relations with the Government. Not only are Senators to be elected by popular vote instead of by State Legislatures, as with us, but in several other particulars that vote is to be appealed to in cases where no provision for such an appeal is made by our system. | There is to be an election of members of Parlia- | ment at least once every three years, but in certain cases the Governor-General, who represents the crown, is authorized to dissolve Parliament before | the three years’ term has expired. In this way the | Australian Ministry, whenever it finds itself cpposed | by Parliament, can by a dissolution carry the issue | directly to the people. The plan is virtually that of | a referendum with the addition of calling upon the | people to decide not only the point of dispute, but ithe election of members of Parliament at the same | time. Another feature in which the Australian constitu- | tion differs from ours is the provision that amend- | ments are to be effected not by the States, but by the | | direct vote of the people. Any proposed alteration of | the constitution must first be approved by a majority i | of both houses of Parliament, and then at a date not | less than two months nor more than six months thereafter must be submitted to the electors of the various States. If it is approved by a majority of the voters of a majority of the States and the total vote in its favor is equal to a majority of all the voters of all the States it becomes the law. It will be seen the new form of constitutional gov- | ernment differs from our own mainly in the direction of giving the people a more direct control of all | branches of the government. Whether it will stand the test of a century of development and trials so well as our own may be questioned, but it is certainly the most interesting experiment in the way of govern- ment making in recent years. THE NEEDED GUN PLANT. THERE had for a long time been a theory that the establishment of a gun assembling plant on this cnast would be wise, and by that common consent, as well as by the judgment of experts, the site for it should be Benicia. That the place has every advantage of accessibility and that the Government already has there a considerable basis for future me- chanical development there can be no question. It remained, however, for the war to demonstrate how necessary a gun assembling plant would be to this coast and to the country in time of war. The demonstration has been complete, and with the as- sistance of representatives at Washington will doubt- less be effective. 'With such a plant here much of the delay now unavoidable would never have been experienced. A gun assembling plant is more than its name im- plies. It provides not only for the storage of ord- nance, but of all the munitions of war. In case of sudden emergency it is embarrassing ro have to wait for supplies stored on the Atlantic coast. There is the usual red tape to be overcome, and in addition to this many miles, which might easily be so impor- tant as to turn the tide of war. Rushing ac1oss the country now are trains laden with supplies destined for Manila. If these supplies had been kept at Be- nicia they could at this moment have been far on their way to the relief of Dewey. - There has been no argument advanced against the establishment of such a plant, and no valid argu- ment exists 5 NE of the notable features of the constitution proposed for the commonwealth of Australia is COLLECTED IN THE CORRIDORS. George Brent of Pacific Grove is at the Lick. Dr. H. H. Stephenson is a guest at the Grand. Senator H. V. Morehouse 1s stopping at the Lick. C. R. Walker and Captain Lee Linn are stopping at the Palace. Captain 8. M. Milliken of New York is stopping at the Palace. ‘Willlam B. Fruen of San Jose and wife are registered at the Baldwin. F. L. Reed of Reedley and H. I Sey- mour of Sacramento are stopping at the Grand. Colonel B. B. Fairbanks of the Fifth Cavalry, N. G. C., 18 a guest at the Cali- fornia. 0900000000 9d In these fdle WHY KEPPLER %days for railroad émen on the WAS § “street” heavy © 2A GREAT MAN time is lightened by the recounting GOOEDOIOSDe0o e OF Stirring events i that have gone be- fore and a consideration of personalities that have impressed tliemselves on the book of local raflroad biography. Bob !Eeppler. ‘Wwho left San Francisco for New York—a field in which his peculiar abili- ties might extend and ramify without llmit—was formerly rated as the most successful ticket seller on the line. He introduced a daring and boldness into his operations that stopped at nothing. Less resolute men often failed where he suc- ceeded and his reputation Increasing year by year soon traversed the continent. ‘When in this clty he was passenger agent for the Baltimore and Ohfo. The num- ber of tickets he sold was in advance of the popularity of the road and he was the object of unremitting envy on the part of his confreres. The following is a story of a coup de grace which was concealed religiously for some time, but leaked out yestérday. It goes to explain the success of Keppler's methods: A band of eight Chinese came into his office and they wanted tickets for a point on Keppler's line. Keppler reached for the tickets and taking them from the rack prepared them for immediats use. Keppler was ready for a sale, but the Chinese were not. This, however, was a matter of no importance whatsoever. ‘When Keppler distributed the tickets he ‘walted silently for the consideration. The Celestions were sphinx-like in their non- comprehension of the white devil’s pur- pose, and they also maintained a taci- turnity that was awe-inspiring. Finally one of the eight spoke up and he said po- litely and in fairly good English that he did not care to buy the tickets; that all he wanted was to price them. With that Keppler jumped over the counter and be- gan his attack. In a commanding voice he ordered the sons of Asia to follow him; which they did. Back to the end of the store they went and Xeppler opened the door leading into the cellar. Those eight Chinese were forced into the cellar in 4:40 time and there they were im- prisoned until Keppler saw fit to release them. After battering away at the door for three hours the spokesman signified his willingness to accede to the demands of the mighty white man. Eight tickets were bought and paid for on the spot. 1. Dannebaum of Vallejo, E. B. Goodrich of New York and John L. Hudney of Hol- lister are registered at the Lick. Thomas L. R. Kiney, Alex Walker, G. E. Hooven and H. C. Erselstyn of the As- tor battery are registered at the Palace. Charles del Boca, the French mining expert, arrived in this city vesterday from Ralston Divide and will remain .at the Grand while fn town. Jessa S. Andrew, the well-known in- surance man, has just returned from an extended honeymoon in the East. He and his charming bride (nee Fish- er) visited all the principal Bastern citles and spent two weeks at Washington, D. C., with old friends of Mrs. Andrew. They will reside at 2230 Broadway. 20. — Captain Jules Callundan of Ban Francisco and Henry T. Driggs of Los Angeles are in the city. — e e CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, June 20.—Colonel H. Ben- del of San Jrancisco is at the Imperial; Prince A. Feniatowski, San Francisco, is at the Netherlands; Dr. Jacob Voor- sanger, San Francisco, is at the Plaza; Enoch Knight, Los Angeles, Is at the Grand Union; Mr, and Mrs. Robert Top- litz, San Francisco, have gone to Parls. THE HOME GUARD. The battle drums are whirling past to-day To the glad flutter of the Stripes and But my proud scul, so eager for the f Can only beat ugainst the fretting bar: I cheer the colors and the serried lines, But deep within my aching heart repines And the hurrah but hides the woe I feel. How curious doth fate thus shape our ends— Some march away with slow, reluctant tread; While T, who chafe to join my soldier friends, Maust still remain, an idler here instead. You tell me that duty bids—that I should yield With heart submissive to its plain decree. Perhaps, but yet I long for tented fleld, And, like the hooded falcon, would be free. No ballroom strain can ever gound so sweet As the wild fanfare leading to the war; No stately dance could give such joy complete As the flerce grapple on a forelgn shore. ‘What man {s passive when his country needs The sturdy arm, the patriotic soul— Who would not follow Wwhere that banner leads O’er land and sea—on to the final goal? The battle drums ars whirling past to-day, The colors flutter in the summer air; I watch them eadly as they pass away I mourn the glory that I cannot share. —Louls Sverre Amonson in Philadelphia Ledger. PLUCK OF PERKINS. Frederick K. Perkins, a son of United States Senator George C. Perkins, who has been appointed an assistant paymas- ter in the navy, is not unfamiliar with the navy, as he was a cadet at the Naval Academy from June 11, 1890, to December 3, 1882. Then he was dismissed for dis- obedience of orders, which, serious as the offense is from a military view, reflected no discredit on the young man. It appears that he was sent to Baltimore to an ocu- list to be treated for his eyes, and the spe- cialist had been notified of his coming, but Perkins went to another and when he returned to the Naval Academy refused to explain when questioned. This consti- tuted sufficient grounds in the mind of the superintendent, Captain Phythian, to dis- miss the youngster. Before leaving the academy Perkins set- tled a score he had with J. J. Bryant, a fourth class cadet, whom he charged with having testified against him in a haz- ing case. Bryant was younger than Per- kins, but accepted the challenge to a fist fight, which came off in an out-of-the-way spot, witnessed by thirteen of their class- mates, and Bryant was taken to the hos- pital with a broken nose. On the following day, when Perkins left the academy for good, sixteen class- mates followed him to the gate, bade him ood-by and gave him a rousing cheer, aptain Phythian looked upon this as an insult to himself and as improper and insubordinate conduct and the whole lot was sent on board the Santee, isolated from the remainder of the class; fifty de- merits were entered against each offend- ing cadet and they lost all privileges for a couple of weeks, and the punishment on the whole was equivalent to durance vile. It was nine years since the Santee had oners, when under Su- perintendent 's inefficient manage- ment the cadets of the second class broke out in open rebellion on account of a gross held so man; injustice done to one of their classmates, and twenty-! cadets were sent aboard the Santee. bPe;unn left '&heB N“'g"Afi(“’?&y:D‘“?{ er 4, 1892, an ant re: une 13, 1554, ‘Just before examination, &s he was melen&. in ’-mdluynnd ovaa}rgrdmd wtth lemeri! o1 erking exhi] eclal p“r:/loimcy as a -&'&m; h“ number 81 in the fourth class of The measured cadence and the clink of steel, members, and dmp}re\! down to number 54 in the third class of 60 at the next examin- ation. He showed, however, qualities wh!mharehin‘ detma.nd guist tn);:w. and the fact that he is to serve in the pay corps does not shut out the opportunities to dis- tinguish himself. —_——e—————— THE NAMES OF SHIPS. Nearly all the papers in the United States have commented upon the inappro- priate names selected for the vessels added to the navy during the past couple of years, and the Yale and Harvard, as the New York and Paris have been re- christened, are specially criticized. But meaningless as these names are when ap- plied to ships there are still others se- lected apparently with no other object than to exhibit a close reading of Feni- more Cooper’s tales of the noble red man as the latter existed in imagination, and the jaw-breaking Indian names of Penn- sylvania and “down East” are once more resurrected. During 1861-65, when nearly 800 vessels were either built or purchased for the navy, some Indian lore sharps in the Navy Department hunted up names which no two persons could spell alike aboriginal nomenclature. Sea-faring men of the present day differ greatly from the sailors of thirty odd years ago in many respects; they are now less capricious about the names of their ships, but it is safe to assert that such names as Yale, Harvard, Wompatook, Uncanoomuck, Hist, Accomac, Menemsha, Pompey, Bru- tus, Nero and Nezinscot are not likely to meet with more favor than the names selected during the last war. Admiral Porter, while in the Navy De- partment during the few months Borie signed papers as Secretary of the Navy, was reelly the autocrat of the navy, and the Indian names of the ships were a source of annoyance to him. He called attention to the fact that sailors were always prone to call ships and other things by different names to what they were known to landsmen; that it was a much as possible, and he gave instances where {nappropriate names gave Jack all the encouragement to nickname ships. The Contoocook had been transformed to Can’t-hook; Isonomia to Insomnia. Kickapoo, a decent Indian name, was translated into Peek-a-boo. The Amo- noosuc, he feared, would be called “I'm- no-sucker,” and the Miantonomahwasal- ready known as ‘“‘My-aunt-don’t-know me.” The monitor Suncook was irreverent- ly nicknamed ‘“Son-of-a-sea-cook,” and the Wissahickon was known among sallors as the ‘“Widow Higgins.” Sassacus became “Saucy cuss” and Yazoo was Yahoo. ‘With the object of abridging Jack's propensity to coining nicknames, Admiral Porter issued general order No. 12¢ on May 15, 1869, over the signature of E. vessels, among the most notable of which were: Ammonoosuc to Iowa, Neshansing to Arizona, Contoocook to Albany, Pone- pancosuc to Connecticut, Pushmataha to Cambridge and Wampanoag to Florida. Kalamazoo to | to Thunderer, | forty-one vessels, notably: Colossus, Passaconaway to Hecla, and the objectionable Suncook | and Yazoo to Spitfire and Tartar. Further re-christenings were cut short by Mr. Borle's resignation and Robeson’s | advent to the office. Porter disappeared with Borle, and Robeson on August 10, 1869, restored most of the original names | to the vessels. The Suncook and Yazoo came back and all the noble Roman | names given by Porter had to give way for simple but euphonious Indian nar which they retained to the end of tk short and inglorious careers. Of the thirty-eight vessels mentioned in Robeson’s order of August 10, 1569, all but | eight disappeared during his incumbency, | but they went off the list and into the | scrap heap relleved from the incubus of | the names of Roman dignitaries and Greek | ir ods. & oman history and Cooper’s novels have | furnished names in the main for the pres- | ent auxillary navy, but that will not pre- | vent disgruntled and irreverent seamen from_taking liberties with august names. The Brutus, only a few weeks in the se vice, is already known as ‘the Brute, and Nero, Pompey and even the Harvard | and Yale are likely to receive more ap- | propriate although perhaps less elegant names from the crews in the service. oy e e ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. | CHICAGO—Landsman, City. The city| of Chicago was Incorporated March 4, 1837. THE OLYMPIA—A Subscriber, City. The United States steamer Olympia is a | protected cruissr. COAL ON OCEAN STEAMERS—P. S., | City. The largest ocean Steamers burn from 250 to 300 tons of coal in twenty-four | hours. | MAIL TO DAWSON—O. §., City. The | Postoflice. Department carries packages | through the mail that do not weigh more than four pounds. THE SIXTH INFANTRY—O. V., City. Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H of the Sixth Infantry regulars were at Tampa, Fla., June 10. ARMY AND NAVY—E. A, City. The strength of the principal nations of Eu- rope as to army and navy was published | in The Call, Answers to Correspondents, June 17, 1588, LEE MAGAZINE RIFLE—Kansas Boy, City. The caliber of the Lee magazine rifle used in the United States navy is 234, The first lot of an order of 10,000 of these weapons was delivered to the Navy Department in September, 18%. THE STATES—B., City. The answer published in this department as to the number of States in the American Union is the correct one. There were thirteen original States, thirty-two have been add- ed since, making forty-five in all. A star is added for every State admitted. This department is at a loss to know what kind of an ‘“American flag"” you saw that had forty-eight stars in the blue fleld. Either vou made a mistake in the count or else you did not have an American flag before you at the time of the count. DUBLIN EXHIBITION-T. O. K., Oak- land, Cal. You probably refer to the In- ternational Exhibition opened by the Prince of Wales on May 9, 1865, and closed on the 9th of November of that year. You would have to write to the Mayor of Dub- lin, in which city the exposition was held, for information as to the records. There was also a fine art and industrial exhibition opened in that c‘lt{‘on June 35, 72; an industrial exhibition May 25, 1864; a fine art exhibition, opened May 24, 1861; and the Dublin Industrial Exhibition, opened May 12, 1855 SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST-H. J., City. The expression “survival of the fit- test” originated with Herbert Spencer. In one of his works, “Principles of Biology,” he writes: ‘“The survival of the fittest, which I have here sought to express in mechanical terms, is that which Mr, Dar- win has called natural selection, or the preservation of favored Stm)f‘la for life. v/ of Man" says: used by Mr. Herbert Spencef of the sur- vival of the fittest is more accurate and is sometimes equally convenient.” THE CROSS—S. G!, City. The follow- ing is from McClintock and Strong's Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Cyclopedia: A common tradition ass!, ' erpef shiver of the asben (o the aasertion That taa true cross was made of the wood. however (De Cruce III-13), thinks f{t cross) was of oak, which was strong enough and common in Judea. Few will attach any gonsequence to his other reason that the rellc Tiden, translated. fa: oo 0 Which he al- The foot is cedar, cypress forms the shaft, The arms are palm, the title olive bears. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION-D. C., Vallejo, Cal.—The secretary of the Civil Servipa Commission says that in the matter of applications for positions un- der the civil service act “no discrimina- tion is made on account of sex, color, or Dpolitical or religious opinions. ‘woman Lipsus, (the and new ships were handicapped with practice which should be discouraged as | Borie, changing the names of seventeen | This order was followed up by another, | one month later, changing the names of | Quinsigamond to Hercules, Shackamaxon | | church? Now, I like prospect of appointment. The time for examination in the various branches is not the same. you will name the branch in which you desire to make ap- plication this department will advise you. ENGINEER DEPARTMENT-T. F., City. You do net state what branch of the engineer department of the United States army you desire information about and it is not within the limit of space allotted to this department to give the require- ments of each branch. Generally the du- ties of the engineer division are the mak- ing, repairing or destroying of communi- catlons, including the word communica- tions, roads, bridges, railways and tele- | graph, also 'the preparation of positions | of attack or defense, which is the higher duty of military englneers and where the art of fortification must be considered entirely in a tactical point of view. MINER'S INCH—A. H., Callfornia. The figures in relation to a miner’s inch were correctly given in The Call’s depart- ment of Answers to Correspondents. The miner's inch is the measure for water which is defined as “the amount of water which will pass through an opening one inch square under a pressure Of SiX | inches.” This unit is peculiar to tha Western Stat d not only for mining es, bi ut w! = amount of . The sure the for irrigatic from such a | one and a I the various Colorado the: ‘minute. “aliforniz slight variation. 20 to 1.76 cubic ng to the arbi- :d; for example, at e four inches deep and s long with a head seven inches above the top edge is said to fur- nish 1000 miner's inches. In Montana a vertical rectangle an inch deep is gener- ally used with a hea ] e thé number of inches is said to be the same as the number of inches in the rectangle. UNCLE SAM-J. R. C. B, City. “Uncle | Sam” is a term applied to the government | of the people of the Ur s feet per_m! trary definition o Smartsville an jocular extension of the initials U. S. It | is used in the same sense that John Bull s appljed to the go’ nt of the Brit- sh peovle. The name Uncls Sam origin- ated as follows: During the war of 1812 a man named Samaiel Wilson was Govern- ment inspector at Troy of pork and beef purchased by the Government. The cases 14 e shipped to Anderson, a d with his h were the containing the provisions we: Government by Elbert who had each mar! A, and undern 'S, for United S Government workmen ne: sked themeaning of U. { larly informed that it m referring to Samuel Wilson, the inspe | who was usually called “Uncle his pleasantry was repeated in 3 s, and Wilson was congratulated on | the extent of his property, as many cases | passing there were so marked. The | spread, took firm root, and to-day | lusion 1s everywhere understood. — | MR. BEECHER CLEARED IT UP. | th | Henry Ward Beecher was ap- | proached by a young man whom wealth had made a fool and who also was ve conceited. He considered himself ve clever, and did not hesitate a patronizing air to men superiors. It was in this that this young fellow met who knew his famil “Do you know, Mr. to ass; Mr. Beecher,” beh and your preaching when I go to your church and s men as old S— and othe skinflints and hypocrites to_th : ting there in full membership, why, thing Is just a little too much And, really,” he added, “I cannot j “Well, you're right,” said Mr. Beecher. “Every church has sich men, and I fancy Plymouth is not free from them. down, ave m | until you spoke I have alw wondered | why the good Lord permitted it. Now L un and.” ““Ah;’ d the young fellow, draw- ing himself up; “I'm glad I have thrown light on the question. Wkat strikes you as the reason, Mr. Beecher?” “Well,” replied the great preacher, looking the young man straight in the eye, “it is permitted in order to keep j such fools as you out of the churche: Ladies’ Home Journal. ——————— RAPID-FIRE GUNS. Bob—What's the heiress refused you? —Well, I don’'t know as you could it a refusal exactly, but we had hardly got seated in the parlor before she said it was a pity that all our best men had gone to war.—Chicago News. Farmer Dunk—What do ye think of Neighbor Pettibunker? Farmer Hornbeak—Wa-al, he hides his light under a bushel when in my opinion a teacup would be plenty big enough.— Puck. Has the matter? “Professor Deepnob says a w celving a marriage proposal always re- minds him of a cow at a railroad track.” “In what way, pray?” “She acts as if she wouldn't go across, but she always does.”—Puck. e S PEARLS OF TiIE PACIFIC. The Philippine Islands are justly termed by the Spaniards “Las Perlas del Pa- cifico.” _Approaching this archipelago from morth, south, east or west & stranger is at once impressed by their luxuriance and fertile appearance. The green fresh ness only ceases at high tide mark— Auckland Weekly News. pitaba i ol (N Cat. glace fruif §c per Ib at Townsend's.* s A At el Special information supplied daily te business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Mont- gomery street. Telephone Main 1042 * prbih i sl Miss Jessle Parker, the Mayor of Ken- drick, 1daho, is but 2 years old. She was elected on the first Tuesday in April, after a very bitter campaign. “0ld Glory,” “Columbia” and *Liber~ ty” papeteries, containing 24 envelopes and 24 sheets of paper, each printed=with American flag, %c to 60c per box. Also “Flag” tally cards, place cards and thou- sands of 6% envelopes with a great bi “Star-spangled Banner” all over one en: at $2 60 per thousand. Letter-heads_ to match, $3 60 per thousand. Sanborn, Vail & Co., Printers and Stationers, 741 'Mar- i ket street. e The Queen of Roumania plays the or- gan of the Protestant church of Ab- bazia, where she is now staying. She Is learning to play the flute. ey The Santa Fe Route will run second excur- sion to Grand Canyon of the Colorado, Arizona, on Thursday, June 30. Noted sclentists will ac- company the party. A pleasant and profitable trip. Get full particulars at No. 644 Market sk flimede e I e Dr. Siegest's Angostura. Bitters is a sure cure of diarrhea, dysentery, ill effects of hard water, fevers, etc. —_—_—— The Elder Matron—You shouldn’t mind the baby crying a little. It strengthens his lungs. The lfiounger Matron—Oh, no doubt; but it weakens his father’s religion so. ————— ADVERTISEMENTS. O The Royal is the highest grade baking powder known. Actual tests show it goes one- third further than any other brand. may make application for examination for Pposition which she is qualified to flll. 'vernment work which gives instruc- gonn to:r xlu‘.’nntll, for pognwg- says l‘l:nt 'Ig ntnmthn.wmgg:av"&n;