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THE SAN FRANCI O CALL, FRIDAY, iddress Ali Communications to W. S. LEAKE, Manager. PUBLICATION OFFICE Teleph arket and Third, 8. F. Main 1868, EDITORIAL ROOM: .217 te 221 Steve Telephone Main 1874, n St. Deltivered by Carriers. 15 Cents Per Week. Single Copies. 5 Cents. Terms by Mmil, Inciuding Postage: DAILY CALL (n Sunday), one year. : 8.00 DAILY CALL ng Sunday), @ months.. 3.00 DAILY CALL (ncluding Sunday). 3 months 1.50 DAILY CALL—By Single Month.. 850 DAY CALL One Year 1.50 WEBKLY CALL One Year.......... 1.00 All postmasters are nuthorized to receive sabscriptions. Sample copies will be forwarded when requested. OAKLAND OFFICE.. c Manager Foreign Advertising, Marquette Building, Chicago. GEORGE KROGNESS. NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT: € C. CARLTON erald Square NEW YORK REPRBSENTATIVE: PERRY LUKENS JR .29 Tribune Building CHICAGO N Sherman House: P. O. Ne: Premont House; Auditortum Hotel WS STANDS! Co.; Great Northerm Hotsl; NEW YORK NEWS STANDS: Waldort-Astoria Hotel; A. Brentano, 31 Unien Square: Morrey HUl Hotel WASHINGTON (D. C.) OFFICE MORTON E. CRANE, _Wellington Hotel Correspondent. BRANCH OFFICES—52T Montgomery, corner of Clay, open uptfl $:80 o'clock. 300 Hayes, open until 9:30 o'clock. 638 MoAllister, open until 9:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin, open until $:50 o'clock. 1941 Mission, open until 10 o'clock. 2261 Market, cormer Sixteenth, open until 9 o'clock. 109§ Valenels, open until § c'clock. 166 Bleventh open until ® o'clock. NW. corner Twenty-second and Kentucky, open until 9 o'clock AMUSEMENTS. every afterncon and streets—Specialties. vatore.” mpia, corner of Mason ers New Concert Hous E4a: : 1l Oakland Race Track—Race last year by published valuable y most of public ownership of d the body to separate it from the ch will 'soon occur upon and it rather resorted to for delivery make ho desire to be segregate t we must f th m ac- e in 1 in San Francisco is give es Sacramento, 19 inches; San Sos 3 inches; Fresno, 7 inches; San Diego, 9 1 Lake 47 the highest in the the State of California is 21 inches Belfast is 40 inches; Bordeaux, hes; Dover, : for all e British isles, 44 inches; Manchester, 36 inches; Rome, rid’s mean annual rai: nches; 11 is 36 in the different States is: Colo- Arkansas, 41 21 Delaware, 31; % Georgia, 31 d a, 45: Indian Territory, Kentucky, 47; Louisiana, 3¢ M chusetts, 43: Mississippi, Miss- ‘ Nebraska, 28; Nevada, 11; | ew Jersey. 48; New Mexico, Carolina, 60; Ohio, 40; nsylvania, 42; Rhode Island, 46; 43; Tennessee, 55; Texas, 25; Utah, 34; Virginia, 47; Washington, 45; in, 34; Wyoming, 12 vide the arid from the moist re- Arizona with 13 inches, Califor- West t ~‘2' Colorado 20, Dakota 21, Idaho 16, Mon- t 13, Nevada 11, New Mexico 13. Utah 16 and Vyofhing with 12 inches of rain annually and a mean for the en group of 15 inches annually, present ater supply that are widely different found in regions not only of greater rain- ere it is not limited to a fixed rainy season, uted throughout the vear. b low rate of precipitation we must e the evaporation during the dry season and when we apply to water storage the two factors of low and high evaporation we find a problem of totally different from that presented in the v moist parts of the earth like Glasgow and the cities of this country east of the Missouri River. The mean of the world and of the United States be- ing 36 inches and of the British isles 44 inches, we must see at once that allowance must be made for the great difference between those means and one of inches, more than one-half less than the mean of the world and the United States, and but little exceed- ing a third of the mean of the British isles 11 these physical conditions, so vividly suggested by it's paper, are studied,- they will materially some extravagant expectatibns that people he habit of having regarding public owner- Rumors are flying fast that there are to be many important changes in the “upper office” of the Po- lice Department. Can it be possible that his Honor the Mayor has again gone into executive session with himself and has found some new favorites who are to be saddled on the public for the “public good”? The Rev. B. Fay Mills says that he is absolutely convinced that there is not the slightest use for hell. The reverend gentleman must be following “elosely 1d critically the movements of Mayor Phelan, the Board of Health and the yellow sheet Chinatown bubonic in The Hearst organs are not the only yellow journals in the cauntry, but when it comes to bubonic jour- nalism they have no rivals. the whole United States is 36.7 : | casts suspicion upon the accuracy of the reports. THE DEAD LION OF AFRICA. OUBERT, the strong lion of the Dark Conti- nent, is dead. He was born of a family that set- tled in Africa two hundred and fourteen years | ago. What education he had was self-gained and his military skill was inherent. It is interesting to see through his lineage and career the close analogy be- tween the Boers and our own ancestors, the men and commanders of the American revolution. The families | of nearly all the officers and soldiers of that revolution | had been domesticated on this continent more than | one hundred and fifty years. The Boers, like them, had learned military tactics in the native Joubert organized the farmers of the Transvaal into a quick-moving and hard-striking military force, al- most exactly on the lines of the “minute men” of New | England, who did the first fighting at Lexington and Concord and at Bunker Hill. We may see his ana- logue in our history, in Putnam, Knox, Ethan Allen, Wayne, George Rogers Clark, Sumpter and Francis Marion I flush of years it is doubtful if any cotemporary Furope could excel him under conditions of equality as to armament and resources. His battles were all fought against odds. At Majuba Hill he was outnum- bered more than three to one and so through the whole series of engagements in which his tactics were used and his spirit inspired the armies of his country. gland understood perfectly the necessity for purt- ting in the field in her present campaign ten soldiers to Joubert’s one and ten guns to his one in order to overwhelm him. In all the history of warfare it has not before occurred that a commander, isolated from the sea, with difficulties and distance on all sides, un- der every possible discouragement and disadvantage, with no substantial help from the strong nations and enjoying only the covert sympathy of the weak, has so trained his people, armed them, fortified his strategic points and presented them in such form that the world's greatest empire is compelled to count ten of its soldiers only equal to one of his! Now that this captain of his countrymen, this. watchful lion of the S wars, Greene, Anthony the is powers and the prime of h soldier in | veldt and kopje, is dead, one can wish that the British authorities had omitted the slander and defamation with which they covered his fame while he was mak- ing his last fight, not against them, but an enemy that they cannot outnumber. The Boer general, who will rank with the world’s great captains, was charged by the British correspondents with cowardice and it was published that his countrymen were about to put him to death. But the grim old fighter stayed on the eld, in service, at his duty, planning the defenses of | his country to the last possible hour and only reached | his pillow in time to lay off his war harness and put on immortality. Every good heart in the wide world aches with the Boer heart in this bereavement of a nation. It is one of the inscrutable tragedies of life and of history. His name held the outnumbering enemy at bay. Lord Roberts, with the military resources of an empire at command, had planned to lie in safe Bloemfontein and wait for reinforcements, for the addition of men and guns to his existing preponderance of ten to one, hefore moving forward to meet General. Joubert's forces. But the dirge that sounds Joubert jangled by the charge forward, blown by the British bugles. The soldier who made one of his country- men worth ten of the enemy will make war no more But outside of the sordid empire, where Ahab and Jezebel lust for the vineyard of Naboth, the whole world nds uncovered in respectful ascription to the mem- ory of Joubert, the soldier, patriot and Christian gen tleman, the greatest of the cans o e e Huntington is expected to prove to his employes before he departs for the East that they should look upon their service to him as a privilege granted by Providence. It is reasonable to suppose that these employes have learned before this that the ways ot Providence are inscrutable. fl tions for peace and are now undertaking mili- tary movements upon a scale of almost unparalleled Not content with crushing the ancient for is and the invader feels safe in moving forward. THE ACTIVITY OF RUSSIA. CCORDING to reports from Europe, the Rus- sians have swung away from the Czar's aspira- magnitude liberties of Finland on their northwestern frontier and encroaching upon China in the extreme East, they are said to be menacing the frontier of India, establishing something like domination in Persia and demanding of the Sultan concessions which will give them a para- mount influence in Asia Minor. The very magnitude of these reported enterprises It is credible that any Government would enter upon a policy of aggrandizement which will rouse so many formidable antagonists at once. In Finland, in- | deed, Russia has been allowed a free hand and may have the same freedom from restraint in setting up domination over Persia, but at every other point | where her armies are said to be massing there are certain to be foes, either one of whom is sufficiently | powerful to compel respect. Over the Indian fron- tier Great Britain stands guard. Germany, with her important railway concessions in Syria, will not read- ily permit Russia to control the regions through which the roads are to run, while for the defense of Korea Japan is ready to fight and will doubtless have the backing of Germany and Great Britain. A recent dispatch from Berlin stated the German Government would preserve a strict neutrality between the Russians and the Turks in the controversy over the Syrian railways. It is to be noted, however, that the German press has been outspoken in its manifesta- tions of a desire that German interests there be care- fully guarded and there is moreover a good deal of significance in the statement of Count von Bulow in the Reichstag on Tuesday that there have been niarked changes in the political conditions of Europe since 1898 and that an enlarged navy is now more | necessary to Germany than ever. With such antagonism confronting Russia at three | points of her reported aggressions it is hardly likely that her statesmen will push them to the extent of | war in either case. Russia is not yet ready to fight Japan for the possession of Korea and domination over the Asiatic side of the North Pacific Ocean. She may | undertake that war when the Siberian Railway is com- | pleted, but she will not force it before that time. Neither is it at all probable that with her railway projects in Central Asia on hand she will venture to rouse Great Britain, while any aggressions in Syria that would compel the Germans to take up the cause of the Sultan would be a folly of the greatest magni- tude. Russia is always advancing. She has all Asia for a field and has been extending her dominion over the wild tribes and desolations of the vast regions of that continent for more than a hundred years. She will eventually dominate all of it that does not pass under | the control and have the protection of some great civilized power. The nations, however, are watching | her and two of them—Germany and Great Britain— | have Asiatic ambitions as well as herself. Common prudence on the part of her statesmen will dictate that _fishe avoid a contest with both of them at once and hardly | for that reason the stories of a military menace to Per- sia, India and Syria at the same time are to be re- garded with a good deal of doubt. The Republicans of Alameda are greatly exercised over the election of a delegate at large to the national { convention. This is justified by the fact probably that | there is a natural desire on the part of citizens to attend what will be perhaps the greatest ratification | meeting in the history of the nation. CALIFORNIA LAND SURVEYS. of T the recent session of the Legislature there was enacted a joint resolution which, after reciting cials of the Federal Government in surveying pub- lic lands in' California and that made elsewhere, and directing attention to the importance of such surveys, instructs the Senators and requests the Representa- tives of the State of Washington to urge the comple- tion of the public surveys in California and prompt filing of plats in local land offices, to the end that the | public lands be made available for settlement and im- provement. | The facts of the case are such as ‘o render it impera- | tive that our Congressmen inquire into the matter. Statistics published in The Call yesterday show that during the year 1889 the amount added to the surveyed area of public land in this State was only 8387 acres, but during the same year there were added to the sur- veyed public lands in Arizona, 802,688 acres; Colo- lrado‘ 145,213: Idaho, 788,503; Minnesota, 99,021; Mon- tana, 1,893,662; Nebraska, 8057; Nevada, 136,545; New Mexico, 342.406; North Dakota, 2,259,095; Oregon, 382,175; South Dakota, 1,720,404; Utah, 621,174; the wide difference in the progress made by the | Washington, 637,636; Wyoming, 697,449. A mere cursory reading of the figures shows there has been a vast discrimination against California in the work of opening public lands for settlement. The figures, however, do not tell the whole story. In other States and Territories where there are public lands there are Land Commissioners or Assistant Commissioners having charge of the work of sur- veying. In California there is no such officer and con- | sequently when surveys have been made here the plats | must be sent to the General Land Office at Washing- ton for approval before they are filed with the local land offices. There may be good reasons why these differences exist between the system of land surveying which the Government applies to California and that which pre- vails elsewhere, but the reasons are not apparent on the fdce of the facts. It is therefore the duty of our Congressmen to inquire into the matter and find out if some remedy cannot be found for a condition of affairs that amounts to a serious evil. The interests and the welfare of the nation will be served as well by the settlement of the public lands in California as by the settlement of such lands in other localities and something other than public considerations is there- fore likely to be among the reasons why this State is treated differently from others. Investigation may therefore result in the discovery of an abuse which the Government will be prompt to check. A man was murdered in this city a few days ago for 25 cents. This is fixing the standard of value for a human life somewhat low. It might be wise to appeal to some of our commercial societies to revise the price list. | B vote cast for Bryan in 1896 have been hoping | that through some perversity of the American people the free silver champion might be elected this fall, have now fallen into the deeps of despondency. They have come to the conclusion that Bryan has abandoned the silver cause and is going to make his contest this year on altogether different grounds. The London National Review is the principal or- gan of the British silver men, and for the purpose | of keeping its readers posted on the chances of bi- metallism in this country it maintains at Washington City a correspondent, Moreton C. Bradley, who every month contributes an extensive article on American affairs. That gentleman has of late become disgusted, and in the current number of the Review mourns over the fall of Bryan. In the course of his article Mr. Bradley says: “The Democrats have really abandoned the silver issue and are concentrating all their efforts on anti-expansion. </ As Mr. Bryan is concgded to be the Democratic nominee, he cannot stultify himself by admitting there is nothing in the cry of free silver, and that when in 1896 he offered silver as a panacea for all ills he was trying to foist off upon the public a quack remedy. For the sake of consistency he still touts silver, but it is one of the most significant signs of the times that Mr. Bryan says less about silver and more about imperialism; free trade he no more mentions, but on trusts he is strong and eloquent.” Commenting upon this statement from the Wash- ington correspondent, the editor of the Review says: “English bimetallists have watched the career of Mr. Bryan (who so nearly obtained the Presidency of the United States in 1896) with interest and admira- tion. He seemed to be a strong, capable and indepen- dent man, entirely devoted to the cause with which his name and fame are associated, and looking neither to the right nor the left, but keeping his eye riveted on the goal. Apart from this personal regard we have a political stake in his fortunes. A strong silver party in the United States is vital to the victory of bimetallism, whether it be achieved by that country single-handed or by a combination of countries. We are among those who believe that if the American people have sufficient moral courage they can settle this great question once and for all, but we doubt whether Democracy is sufficiently powerful to cope with plutocracy. Mr. Bryan appears to share this doubt. For how can his present pro-Boer agitation be explained unless it be intended to cover a strate- gic withdrawal on the silver question?” Thus the British backers of Mr. Bryan, who hoped that through him the people of the United States would undertake to make fifty cents’ worth of silver bullion pass current as a dollar, have lost faith in him. Their admiration is gone, and what they most mourn for, their “political stake in his fortunes,” has gone with it. Phey now perceive that their favorite is no more than a demagogue using any cause that seems popular as a means of advancing himself, and their DISGUSTED BIMETE.LISTS. RITISH bimetallists, who ever since the big disgust is deep. o ————— The liberal use of disinfectants in the Chinese quarter suggests that a liberal use of germ destroyers’ might be made to advantage in certain quarters of the City Hall. The Board of Health should not for- get that charity begins at home. — When Mayor Phelan discovers anything “peculiar” in the motives or actions of others it is safe to as- sume that he is drawing his opinion from that store- house of experience which is purely personal. 3 Friy i It seems inevitable for misery to love company. The Silver Republicans intend to meet in Los An- geles at the same time as the Democrats. 1900. FASTEST VESSEL IN THE WORLD. Goes Forty Miles an Hour Through the Water. e e e VIPER—THE NEW B many years ago it was the best record of our fastest ex- That it should be accomplished by a boat seems ‘well nigh incredible. British torpedo-boat destroyer Viper, equipped with the Par- EVEN on land, forty miles an hour is presses. sons steam turbines Instead of ordinary engines. of this type, the Turbinia, created a sensation at a naval review two or three years ago by reason of her phenomenal speed; but the Viper 4s more than twice as large as principal dimensions bein, placement 350 tons. February 16) says of the vessel: “The most nbticeable feature in a boat engined with Par- sons’ turbines is the entire absence of vibration, which enables guns to be trained much more accurately cating engines are used. Other advantages which will appeal more directly to engineers are the facts that turbine engines | take up considerably less space, consume power, require less care and attention when running and are | cheaper in first cost than ordinary engines. “The turbine engines of the Viper are similar to those of | Yet it has been done by the new Length 210 feet, beam 21 feet, dis- The indicated horsepower is about 11,000 The writer of a brief notice in Industries and Iron (London, a high speed. Not | the Turbinia, but in side being driven by spectively. The first boat ®shafts, and to each going ahead. These her predecessor, the slightly lesser pitch propellers in all. than when recipro- | less coal per horse- shafting, engine beds. and all fittings are RITISH TORPEDO-BOAT DESTROYER. D A A e one on each side of the vessel. all, entirely independent of one another, the two shafts on one The two low-pressure to drive the vessel astern at a speed of 15 knots. shafts are carried by brackets as usual; and two propellers ars placed on each shaft, the foremost PP DI I I NPT IIeIrIedeedeie® duplicate, and consist of two distinct sets, There are four screw shafts in one high angd one low pressure turbine re- turbines drive the inner of these shafts a small reversing turbine is also permanently coupled and revolves idly with the shaft when reversing turbines provide sufficlent power The screw in each case having a thac the after one. There are thus eight ‘The thrust from the screw shafts is entirely balanced by the steam acting on the turbine, so that there is extremely little friction. “The boilers, auxiliary the type usual in such vessels, but their size is somewhat in- creased to meet the much larger horsepower to be developed. This compensates for the lesser weight of the main engines, propellers, machinery and condensers are of as well as the lighter structure of the ‘The boilers are of the Yarrow type, and the hull of the usual design.” CUBANS PREPARING TO FOUND A NEW NATION AT THE POLLS An Alameda Editor Writes of the Plans for the First General Election. HAVANA, March 26, 1900. ARLY in May there is to be held in Cuba a general election. It is to be the first effort at general self- government of the Cuban people. A Mayor and Common Council are | to be elected in each of the cities of the island, and on these is to de- volve the duty of electing delegates to a convention which is to be charged with the important duty of framing a national constitution. There are to be twenty dele- gates from each of the five provinces, making 100 in all, and there is a growing agitation over this impending political event. The rights of suffrage have been rough- ly fixed by the United States authorities for this initiative in the founding of a nation. Every Cuban who can read and write, who owns land or has other prop- erty of the value of $250, or who was a| soldier in the Cuban army, is to be al lowed to vote. The Spaniards occupy a rather uncomfortable position. By royal decree of their sovereign they have been | required to register if they desire to re-| tain allegiance to Spain. The limit for registration is April 10, after which time those who fail to register may have the | legal status of citizens of Cuba, unless an inhibition is placed upon them by the new constitution. Evidently some fear of that outcome is felt, as it is estimated that at least two-thirds of the Spanish subje(‘ls\ are registering their intention of main- taining their allegiance. As comprehensive as these conditions are, they do not suit the Cuban leaders. In the impatience of these head men in this matter a fair reflex of the Cuban character is afforded. Their impatience at the slow process that places them in power is manifest in every move that they make. They cannot contain themselves until such time as they shall come in full and unbridled control of things. Meet- ings are held almost every day and night, at which the burden of the cry is for uni- versal suffrage. At a meetin < of the Cu- ban National party last night, over which Alejandro Rodriguez presided and Gon- | zalo Perez acted as secretary, it was im- pressed upon all present that nothing short of universal suffrage would do. The discussion is always fiery at these politi- cal meetings. It iS more of the nature of that which precedes and leads up to a revolution than of that which is the pre- cursor of a peaceful organization of a new re'Fuhlk‘. he reason for this desire for universal suffrage is well understood here. The Cu- ban leaders fear that with the ballot re- stricted even to the limited extent pro- posed it will be in such responsible hands that they may experience trouble in re- taining control. They want the rag-tasg to vote—the off-scourings of all classes and shades: and nobody can form an idea of the unfitness of this element to exer- cise suffrage unless he is on the ground. There may be some high-minded Cubans among those in the lead who are actu- ated by genulnely patriotic motives in standing out for universal suffrage, but I have not been able from quite extended inquiry to satisfy myself of that fact. Their whole purpose seems to be to get control of the government at the earliest | possible moment. The Cubans now prominent in affairs are largely those who composed the juntas in the United States and elsewhere during the war—who maintained the bureaus of publicity and exerted themselves to create public sentiment in the United States. The fighting was done mostly by negroes, and it is a marvel to those who are able now to size up the revolution how the handful of ragamuffins and outcasts that were marshaled as the Cuban army were able to*maintain any organization. or even to escape annihilation long before interven-| tion was provoked. It must have been wholly due to that marvelous incapacity cf the Spanish authorities that In the war with the United States astounded the modern world. When evacuation was ef- fected nearly 50,000 soldiers embarked for Spain at the port of Havana alone. When the war ended there must have been up- wards of 100,000 in the island. The work is proceeding at departmental headquarters of preparing for this forth- coming election. There is a great amount of detail to be arranged. ‘he date has not been nusl!l\‘eli’ set_yet, but it is ex- pected that it will be May 10. Even the | conditions of the franchise may be re- | vised. The purpose is to afford the great | est latitude compatible with safety. ile the Cubans expect to be given full sweep | very soon after the election is held, the United States authorities take frequent | occasion to declare that the election is | experimental. It is plain enough that there | is a desire to see how the experiment will work, and that added power will not at once be gltcefl in the hands of the Cubans unless they demonstrate their capacity to use this wisely. It is believed by some that the elections will be the occasion for much disturbance | and rioting. The natural bent of the Cu- ban to turbulence is some warrant for such prediction, but until the terms and | conditions of the franchise are fixed it is difficult to say what is likely to take place. It is felt, however, that if any consider- able element is disfranchised, either di- | rectly or indirectly, outbreaks are very | likely to oceur. ‘While everybody takes it for granted that the United States forces are finally to withdraw, in accordance with the declared | policy of the Government. nobody expects { the troops to be removed for a consider- | able time, even after a constitution s got | into working order. Plenty of time is sure | ta be taken to see how any effort and all efforts at self-government will work. The | .United States forces now command the | situation. Though they effected Cuban | independence, they are loved scarcely { more by the Cubans than were the Span- jards. Should the United States withdraw | prematurely, and should anything happen that would make intervention again neces- sary, the island would have to be recon- | quered. The scenes of Santiago would | have to be re-enacted, either there or | elsewhere, for it is perfeetly understood that the Cubans, once they have sway, | will give no heed to advice or admonition | from the United States. Cuba will be an unruly and lawless child, to be watched over and even protected In her quarrels, | but_not subject to reproof and not to be ided so as to avoid the dangers and pit- 'alls which the headstrong and heediess are prome to fall into. The problem in Cuba I= a greater one than the American nation as yet appreciates. T. G. DANIELLS. PERSONAL MEN TION. James Whitaker, a merchant of Galt, is at the Lick. T. B. Cutter, an attorney of Eureka, is at the Lick. John H. Curran, a jeweler of New York, is at the Palace. Ben M. Maddox, an attorney of Visalia, is at the Grand. Dr. Jur E. de Grau, who registers from Holland, is at the Lick. W. H. Perry, a wealthy lumberman of Los Angeles, is at the Lick. J. M. Davis, a wealthy rancher of Marshfield, is at the Russ. Benard Stahl, a cigar manufacturer of New York, is at the Palace. J. 8. White, a heavy dealer in lumber at Omaha, is at the Occidental. E. E. Manheim, a prominent business man of Fresno, is at the Occldental. R. Robertson, proprietor of the Gilroy Hot Springs, and his wife are at the Lick. C. Kendall, a manufacturer of Toledo, and his wife are guests at the Occidental. Rev. L. Paul Rennolds, chaplain, U. S. N., is at the Occidental, on his way to Manila. H. A. Jastro, chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Kern County, is at the Grand. E. Ritzmar de Grove, a prominent at- torney of New York, and his wife are at the Palace. Percy L. Schuman of Chicago, who is heavily interested in California mines, is at the Palace. A. R. Flower, a brother of the late Gov- ernor Flower of New York, is at the Pal- ace with his wife. Alden Anderson, a prominent fruit grower of Suisun and Speaker of the As- sembly, is at the Palace. Rear Admiral Kempff and his family are at the Occidental, pi ring to sail on the Mail steamer Hongkong Maru for the Orient. H. M. Yerington, general manager of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, with headquarters at Carson City, is at the Palace with his wife. Captain E. T. Strong, recently appoint- ed to commsnd the monitor Monadnock on the Asiatic station, is at the Occldental. He has not visite this city since 1873, when he was on a vessel stationed in the harbor. W. D. Steele of Marion, Ind., a brother of Congressman Steele, and Willlam P. Bradford, Treasurer of Grand County, Ind., are at the Russ. They have been spending the winter in Arizona and are now on their way home. —_————————— CALIFORNIANS IN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, March 29.—Major Frank McLaughlin of San Francisco is at the Raleigh.’ — e CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, March 20.-Dr. J. Q.| Dixon of San Francisco is at the Waldorf. O. P. Downing of San Francisco is at the Imperfal. J. Rush Baird of San Fran- cisco is at the Fifth Avenue. D adadnandndnsn snsnangs 3 FASHION HINT FROM PARIS, 4 O —0—0o—0— G e s o o o o R S S e o ] Qe e e0 00000005 +0 PRETTY INDOOR DRESS. The dress represented in the illustra- tion is of white mousseline de sole, gath- ered. drapery on the breast forms a bolero. The fronts fall straight, lhowlrg a gilet of cream guipure. The lower pai is trimmed with an insertion of guipure between two ruches of mousseline. —_—————— ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. THE LONGEST ;!EACH——A. 8., Red- ding, Cal. Fitzsimmons has a longer arm reach than “Kid" MeCoy. BLOOD PURIFIER—E. A, City. If you ‘wish to dispose of a blood purifier and de- sire to take out a license make applica- tion at the city department where licenses are issued. GENERAL O'NEILL — Subscriber, City. The Omaha Bee has kindly fur- nished the following answer to the ques- tion about the remains of the. late Gen- eral John O'Neill: ‘“General John O'Neill, whose remains are buried in Holy Sepul- cher Cemetery, Omaha, are not those of General John O'Neill of Brigade 1793, the last major of the regiment of Welsh in the French war.” The one who is at rest in the cemetery named was born in Ire- land mn 1834, fought on the Union side through the Civil War, 1861-5, commanded that é\ortlon of the Fenian army which in- vaded Canada from Buffalo in 1367, and at St. Albans, Vt. in 1890. From that time until his death in 1878, he organized colo- nies in the East for settlement in Nebras- ka. The most successful of these was es- tablished in Holt County, and its largest town bears his name. —e—————— Cal. glace fruit 50c per I at Townsend’s.® —_———— Special information supplied dally to business houses and public men by tha Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 ‘om- gomery street. Telephone Main 1043, > —_—e—————— Abusive. Mrs. Bingo—You must be ‘what u say to the cook, dear, or she will eave. Bingo—Why, was T hard on her? # “Were you! Why, any one would have thought you were talking to me.” —_— Personally Conducted Excursions In tmproved wide-vestibuled Pullman tourlst sieeping cars via Santa Fe route. Experfenced excursion eonductors accompany these excur- | sions to look after the welfars of passengers. To Chicago and Kansas City every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday. To Boston, Montreal | and Toronto every Wednesday. To St. Louis every Sunday. To St. Paul every Sunday and Friday. Ticket office, 628 Market street. ———e————— Mrs. de Silke—I wish to give a memorial of some kind to the church In memory of a relative. What would you suggest? Btr\lfiwun( pastor—A—er—an _aj . ately decorated—er—new church ce, m-d{n and a—a—few tons of coal.—New York Weekly. ADVERTISEMENTS. 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