The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 7, 1901, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, 'JANUABY 7, 1901. 4 A LEGISLATIVE OPPORTUNITY. 1% mull’ F the Legislature this winter the people of Cali- MONDAY JANUARY 7, 1901 ‘O fornia have a right to expect much. Every JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprietor. . 8. LEAKE, Manager. Telephone Press 204 .Market and Third, §. F. Press 201. Adéress Al Communicstions to MANAGER'S OFFICE PUBLICATION OFFICE. Teleph. EDITORIAL ROOMS.....217 to 221 Stevemson St. Telephone Press 202. Deltvered by Oarriers. 15 Cents Per Week. Single Copies. 5 Cents. Terms by M Including Postage: DAILY CALJ. (including Sunday), one year. DAILY CALL (including Sunday). § months DAILY CALL (including Sunday), 3 months. DAILY CALL—By Single Month.. SUNDAY CALL, One Year. WEEKLY CALL, One Year. - All postmasters are suthorized to receive subscriptions. Sample coples will be forwarded when requested. 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BRANCH OFFICES—S27 Montgomery, corner of Clay, open until 80 c'clock. 300 Hayes, open until $:% o'clock. 683 McAllister, open until $:0 o'clock. €15 Larkin, open un‘il 9:30 o'clock. 1841 Mission, open until 10 o'clock. 2261 Market, corner Sixteenth, open until § o'ciotk. 109 Valencia. open unttl § o'clock Eleventh, open until § o'clock. NW, cor per Twe 4 and Kentucky, open until § o’cloc AMUSEMENTS. Wine.” treets—Specialties. Vaudeville every afternoon and eve Henschel Recitals, Tuesday, Feb. & (Dakland)—Races 7, at 11 o'clock, Red | Guierrero streets LAST WEEK'S BUSINESS. CCORDING to the weekly bank clearings busi- - g week in I the Ac» ption of Balti ease, t eci ed y more active throughout the The gain over the corre- 0 was 29.5 per cent, and, with more, the fourteen largest cities at at New York being 42.1 per his latter gain, however, was largely caused n in Wall street and the payment shows that amount egitimate merchandising. The gain at as it represents the con- steel trades, was 36.9 per cent. al cities gained, while the decrease ed to those cities whose trade is character. The failures were 229 for the corresponding week in 1000. icular change in the staples. There wa so it hardi panied by heavy buying, led to distrust and a lower prices, though the k as low as the starting point. though outside of the United s reported stronger. s discovery There was a rise 1¢ Chicago Board of Trade. A goods and quotations wgre on trade was the increased several large sales, among cago, being reported. The was reported in fair condition, on of orders among the dif- ked. street generally maintained a good tone in the am g events in London, where the great renewed bad from South advancing of the discount rate of the d from 4 per cent to 5 discomposed y. The advance in the bank rate was se, news e reduction of the bank’s reserve to 27%4 per liabilities, the lowest point touched in a Toward the close of the week heavy London account proved a disquieting and the last two or three days were distin- guished by irregularity, some lines of stock being weak and heavy and others firm. Trading on Friday was the heaviest ever known, amounting to 1,837,000 shares, and there was considerable excitement in the Northwestern railroads, led by St. Paul. Local trade presented no new features last week. Wheat went up and down with Chicago.’ There was largely increased activity in oil stocks on the Oil Ex- change, with a marked tendency toward higher prices. Iocal securities of all descriptions were quiet and Farm and industrial staples showed little change, and the week passed with no commercial oc- currences worthy of especial mention. The copious in came at the right time and did a great deal of good. We are deficient in rainfall thus far this sea- son, but there is still plenty of time to catch up to the normal. As it is, with occasional rains from now on, we have received enough to preserve us from a positive dry year. Farmers, however, report that the ground is quite dry several feet below the surface, which is not a desirable condition for fruit trees. S —— The gentleman whose only claim to notoriety rests in the fact that he is to marry the Queen of Holland has become highly indignant because the Queen’s subjects will not settle upon him an annual fortune He must have some strictly original notions on the duties of people to provide for paupers. General Kitchener has reported from South Atrica that “the enemy are few but very mobile.” He might have been more frank in describing the embarrassing sitnation in which he finds himself by saying that he Las made the discovery that “he is not so many.” It is to'be hoped the Legislature will be sufficiently under the influence of the sentiment of the time to get through its work without putting a cloud on the first year of the ceatury. cent of its generation zing for factor ureless .Herald Square t the flurry was entirely | Cotton was | circumstance of the session is propitious to good work. There is no Senatorial contest to create factions and to take up the time of the members. Neither is there any partisan issue at stake which divides the people and which might give rise to pro- longed discussions and wrangles in either house. Finally the railroad, which for so many years has been a disturbing factor in State politics and the author of | so much evil at Sacramento, is now under new man- agement and seemingly is out of politics. Thus the | session is left free for the performance of genuine legislative work in the interests of the people and for | the public welfare. There is but one cloud visible upon the prospect at this time—that caused by the efforts of the old bosses to gain such control or influence as will enable them to dictate the arrangement of the Congressional, Sen- atorial and Assembly districts of the State for the next decade, and possibly to get in a cinch bill or two for remunerative purposes. That danger, however, has been foreseen from the start, and there is reason to believe it has been cffectually guarded against. At any rate it is the sole danger now in sight; and, more- } over, is less dangerous than it has been at any session | of the Legislature for many a year past. Taking all things into consideration then the peo- e have a just ground for expecting good work along 1 lines of legislative cuty, and it is highly gratifying | 1at it should be so. There are many important is- sues seriously affecting great interests of the -State which should be dealt with this winter. In addition tr the necessary work of redistricting the State, which should be done in a fair and impartial manner, and the passage of the appropriation bills requisite for the maintenance of the State government and its insti- tutions on an economical but not a parsimonious legislation should be provided to increase the revenues of the university, to protect the forests and conserve the flood waters of the State, to establish a traveling library system, to promote highway im- | provement, and finally to furnish a primary law which will stand the test of the courts and protect every citi zen in his rights at primary elections. With such opportunities before them the members of this Legislature can easily make a record which will be honorable to themselves and to the State. Thay will have none but themselves to blame if they fail to do so. They meet 1n what may be called, for Cali- fornia at least, an era of good feeling. The results | of the last elections have been so decisive as to put an end to the old issues of party controversy, and no new ones have as yet arisen. The important meas- ures before the' people now are of a non-partisan character. The only persons discontented with the revailing harmony and likely to try to excite dissen- ons are the old bosses and their diminished follow- ing. All other citizens are virtually agreed at this | time concerning the essential elements of every great issue with which the Legislature is expected to deal, | and the members of the Senate and the Assembly have | only to follow popular guidance in order to achieve results that will be not only a credit to themselves but a lasting benefit to the State. | An opportunity such as this comes rarely to any | legislative body. It is therefore one of which the fullest use shounld be made. The responsibility rests | particularly upon the Republican members, for they control the Legislature and have been entrusted by the people with the work of the session. From that responsibility there can be no shirking, and every Republican should face it with honesty and fidelity. I that be done California will cease to be a doubtful State from a political point of view and will take her rightful place among the States that are surely Republican. EUROPE AGFHNSI AMERICA. HEN an Austrian statesman some years ago recommended the formation of a commercial | union of the principal European countries for the purpose of guarding their industries against American competition the proposition was treated as a question for discussion only. It was not supposed it would be presented as an issue of practical politics n the life of this generation. Since then, how- ever, the idea has been strongly supported in several influential quarters, aad it is quite possible something of the kind may be attempted, though not in the way originally proposed. The cbmmercial federation of one or more nations against others would 1esult in retaliation, and in the end the federation would go to pieces. Moreover the interests of the various European countries are at present so conflicting that any harmonious pro- | gramme of commercial action is hardly possible. The enly thing likely to be accomplished i furtherance of the scheme is the creation of a commercial sentiment adverse to the United States and the arrangement of seciprocity treaties thar would place us at a disadvan- tage in the markets of the contracting parties. We need not consider at this time what course to pursue should such a programme be adopted in Europe. It suffices to know that ours is the best market in the world and that we could easily make the programme unprofitable to its framers. The one point in the subject of interest to us is the proof it affords of our industrial and commercial supremacy. We have become the dominant nation of the globe. ! Our influence is felt in every market. Europe recog- nizes our power, and by eagerly discussing how best to avoid our competition virtually admits that it can- not be met with success in a fair field. INDIVIDUAL - RESPOASIBILITY. ISHOP POTTER of New York, who has taken | B upon himself some of the work of municipal re- form in that city, has found, like his predecessors in the task, that the political evils of a community are due not so much to the viciousness of a few as to. the | comparative indifference of the people generally. That | truth has been known for a long time, but the Bllhop appears to have been ignorant of it, and he is now | Ciscussing it as if it were an original discovery. | In an address on Saturday night on “The Causes of Municipal Degeneration” he said: “The prevailing | corrpution in New York exists largely because of your indifference and mine. The solution of the problem lies in individual activity and vigilance. I am sorry for one thing, my friends, and that is that in spite of the approval with which my remarks in St. Paul's Chapel seem to have been met at the time, they really. fell absolutely dead. What have any of you dons | along the line of personal vigilance, in spite of your evident desire to bring about changed conditions? You will never get results until you get up the proper spirit of sacrifice and vigilance.” All of that is an old story. It is with difficulty that men absorbed in private business can be induced to give any considerable portion of their thoughts, time and energy to public affairs. They desire good gov- ernment, but they also dwretoaund to their own business. The consequence i Kflt municipal pohhu, i | movements now going on all over the country for | by law instead of by patriotic attention to public duty. | Experience will soon prove the futility of such plans, | gratification was due to the achievement at last of a | | United Australia, bound to the British empire by ties | | a determination to establish herself in the Southern | islands is small in comparison with Australia, | only builds and operates railroads, but it insures prop- | nial expansion among the lesser islands of the South | size but vigorous and ambitious to try conclusions | blers. Perhaps it would be better for the people of the | nor licensed. The gamesters might become so evil | ment and adornment? His Highness likes flags. i ma.n—o(-war,' she has paid Germany a large sum, owed and indeed a large part of State and Federal politics, passes into the hands of professional politicians. Those who adopt public business as a trade do so in the main for the purpose of making a living by it, and, 18 it happens, most of them are unscrupulous as to the means by which the money is made. . Our system of government does not provide effec- tive administration in any branch of public service, but it does most effectively provide for the education of the people. It teaches lessons with a clearness that cannot be mistaken, and makes those lessons so costly that even the richest citizens are forced to give heed to them. .Every intelligent man in an American city knows the cause of the evils in his com- munity, and he knows also the price he will haye to pay to get rid of them. He approves of such speeches as Bishop Potter has been making, but he does not act upon them. It seems the average good citizen has come to the conclusion that for the pres- ent at least good government requires too much good work that could be better employed in private busi- ness, and he acts accordingly. Fortunately there are many signs of a coming change in that temper of the American people. The better municipal administration are evidences that the people have learned the lessons taught by bad gove-n- ment and are trying o profit by them. In too many cases a mistake is made in trying to provide a remedy and in the end we shall have that resolute public opinion and incessant popular vigilance which are needed to incite strong officials and compel weak ones to perform their duties with honesty and zeal. o —————— THE AMBITIONS OF NEW ZEALAND. A 1 USTRALIA began on New Year's day her career as a federal republic with much of grati- fication and something of disappointment. The so slight as to leave her virtually an independent state. The disappointment was due to the fact that New Zealand holds aloof from the federation and evinces Ocean as a rival power. Such an ambition on the part of New Zealand is not unnatural. It is true the New Zealand group of | which | SOCIETY. OCTETY is whispering the prettiest of all pretty tales anent the legacy left by Milllonaire Mayne to Mary Hoffman. This is the story as they tell it: Charles Mayne and Judge Ogden Hoft- man were old and trled friends. Every night they dined together at the club, al- ways meéeting at the same hour and oe- cupying the same table. One evening their talk, so the story runs, drifted to | the comparative degree of happiness they respectively enjoved. “I am perfectly happy,” said the Judge, ‘“'save for one thing. I have two beauti- ful nieces and I regret that upon my death I cannot provide handsomely for them. ‘Don’t let that worry you,” sald Mayne. ‘Il attend to that.” That is all that was sald then, but in due course of time Judge Hoffman died. | Then Mr. Mayne passed away, and here is the clause in his last will and testa- ment that shows how he remembered the simple promise he made to his old friend. Article 4. 1 give and bequeath to Miss Mary T. Hoffman, niece of my old friend, the Hon. Ogden Hoffman, now deceased, and daughter of Southard Hoffman, now clerk of the District Court of the United States, two hundred shares of the capital stock of the Spring Valley Water Works. 1 give and bequeath also to Alice Hoffman, sister of the above-mentioned Mary T. Hoff- man, 300 shares of the Spring Valley Water Works. I give more shares to the younger daughter than to the older because I have given to the older sister a larger amount of bonds. You want to go and see Mrs. August Chamot, the heroine and good angel of the legations during the recent awful times in Peking. She got back to San Francisco just in time for the New Year celebra- tion, and is being feted by the many friends who knew and loved her when she was Lizzle McCarthy. I went up to see her, and had the good fortune to catch her and her brave and charming’ husband in the midst of their unpacking. When you see the contents of those twenty-one trunks and are allowed to gaze upon the many gorgeous tokens with .which the members of the besieged legations tried to express thelr appreciation of the Chamots you will fully understand what noble work Mr. and Mrs. Chamot must have done. There are tokens from all the great 1s so large as to be sometimes classed as a continent; but nevertheless it contains an area of about 100,000 square miles, being larger than that of England, Wales and Scotland, and not far short of being as large as those countriés with Ireland added to them. Moreover, New Zealand claims dominion over the Chatham Islands and the Auckland Islands, and hopes | to add to them several other groups in her part of the ocean, so that in connection with her home popu- lation and territory she can have considerable colo- | nial extension. * | These ample lands justify the New Zealandeis in | | believing they can erect a government of their own capable of attaining high rank among the nations. They have, moreover, many resources. The climats is better than that of Australia; they have no great waste of arid land like the whole of the central region of*Australia, and, finally, they have fairly profitable gold districts and rich stores of coal and iron. The aspirations of the New Zealanders, however, have been more potent than their lands or their re- sources in determining them to stay out of the Austra- lian federation. They proudly call their country the “Latest Britain,” and aspire to develop a form of civilization better than that in any other part of the world. In no other country has so much been done in the way of promoting the general welfare by means | of governmental assistance. The Government not i erty, lends money, promotes the establishment of 4arms and™actories, and provides pensions for the aged and the infirm. Having this local patriotism and desire for self- government, accompanied by an ambition for colo- Seas, and ments in for the development of socialistic experi- governmental work, it is not likely the New Zealanders will ever consent to be- come an adjunct to Australia. From Auck- land to Sydney is a distance of more than 1200 miles, and, though modern steamships have done much to overcome distance, they have not succeeded in annihilating so large a distance as that. Conse- quently the New Zealanders may with reason be opposed to intrusting their affairs to a Government so remote from them and separated by such a vast ex- panse of ocean. It thus appears the commonwealth of Australia as organized on New Year's day will remain without much in the way of territorial expansion for many years to come. Moreover, it will not be absolute in that part of the globe. It will have a rival small in with it in the far distant years as to which will be the greater power of the two. The apparent quarrel between the Chief of Police and the Police Commission over the policy to be pur- sued in reference to Chinese gamblers has certainly not interrupted’ the prosperous business of the gam- city and their morals if the police neither interfered as to kill themselves. Ho Yow, the Chinese Consul General, is making pleasant the holiday season by bestowing upon clubs, societies and commercial organizations magnificent silken banners. Why not present one to his High- ness the Mayor for his special gratification, enjoy- The local woman who has hired herself out in or- der that she and her male confederates may rob the houses in which she has been employed ought to find splendid field for the expression of her peculiar abilities by being made cook at San Quentin prison. R G E Morocco seems to have some serious desires to re- main on the map. After paying a large American claim, while looking into the guns of an American on the general account of insolence. Tt is reasonably safe to assume that the parasites of Martin Kelly, who gathered around him in a local barroom shouting the praises of “Cornie” Pendleton, found justification for their u:t in being at the time well “corned.” A Louisville man has been accused of having en- tered into a criminal conspiracy with some of his friends to drink himself to death. He might plead that under American laws idiocy is not a crime. The nurseries of the country Lve a new bogieman diplomats and from foreign officers who came to their rescue, and heaps of treas- ures confiscated by the Europeans when they overran the heathen temples. In the first place there is $420,00. repre- senting the monetary rewards of all the nations whose Ministers the Chamots so nobly served. There are bags of uncut rubles and pearls, jeweled hairpins, fans whose sticks are of carved ivory and set with precious stones, magnificent em- broidered stuffs, gorgeous vases and bowls | of rarest cloisonne and a hurdred and one other things that only linger in my mem- ory as dazzling and gorgeous. Li Hung Chang expressed his approval of the Chamots by making the husband a mandarin. Now, it Is the custom for every mandarin to be the proud owner of a vellow satin Grapery, that is to be used after he has passed away in draping the walls of the room in which his body lies in state. With his gift of knighthood went the yellow #atin hanging, and to describe it I need the flowery phrases of his most flowery tongue. Other magnificent things that T remember are a screen of gigantic proportions and fashioned of carved ivory and mother-of-pearl, a priest’s robe of emerald green eatin embroidered In gold and with large bunches of American Beauty roses wrought by hand In a fash- jon that makes it almost worthy of na- ture, and a gold head-dress set with mag- nificent gems that had belonged to the Empress. Most prized of all the treasures is an en- ameled medallion of the Pope, sent with a letter from his Holiness, In which he invites the Chamots to come and see him. In six weeks Mr. and Mrs. Chamot leave for Eurove. In almost every coun- try an officfal reception will be tendered them, and a feature of these receptions will be the bestowing of the various or- ders with which European governments delight to honor the brave. The futurs home of the Chamots Is to be in this city. 1 have heard they are negotiating for the Goad residence. I hope they get the house. I know of no more magnificent , ABOUT A MILLIONAIRE AND A BELLE. BY SALLY SHARP. MRS. AUGUST CHAMOT, HEROINE OF THE DEFENSE OF THE LEGA- TIONS IN PEKING, AND UPON WHOM FRANCE HAS BESTOWED THE CROSS OF THE LEGION OF HONOR. - setting for their treasures than the man- sion on Washington and Gough streets. e e Before Mrs, Jewett we all should bow low. She gave us the ‘‘century fad” par- ty, starting the new year with an enter- tainment that was the first original thing any hostess had done for us in years. I belleve such a splendid thing as novelty in entertainment is contaglous, and I hope to be asked to any number of affairs that will give my memory something nobler to feed on than the excellence of the sup- per or the dresses worn by the falrer por- tion of “those present.” To my mind the smartest thing Mrs. Jewett did was the dishing up of the lit- erature of to-day—theé light, frothy, soap- bubbling kind. The character of the end of the old century reading matter was told with the a!d of dummy-books bound in sensational colors, and the keynote was struck with the gauzy bit of tulle fes- tooned around the gay mantle that did Auty for a bookshelf. An egg-beater deft- Iy thrust in the midst of the flimsy rose- colored drapery completed the picture. Besides being a distinct triumph of orig- inality Mrs. Jewett's entertainment scored in favor of informality. There were no introductions. Everybody who met under the hospitable Jewett roof was supposed to be willlng and anxious to know the others, and so the hostess dispensed with the usual “allow me to present,” and all were bidden to shake hands and be socia- ble. 1 am firmly convinced that the greatest ald to the splendld soclability that ensued was the punch. It was no weak orange- ade, with a dash of brown liquor, but the genuine thing, that warmed Into life a feeling of fellowship In each and every breast. The punch came in with the first guest and departed only when the last one = left, which was when the new century had lived its first four hours. . ot . No longer will brides and grooms spend the first few hours of their honeymoon in shaking rice out of their clothes and brushing the same evidence off their baggage. The snowy cereal s entirely of the old century. The wedding guests at an up-to-date twentleth century nuptial will fiing thefr expressions of happiness after the departing newly wed paid in handfuls of white confetti. I don’t know the wherefors of the change, unless it might be that some luckless groom caught a grain of rice in his optic and thereby was unable to make goo-goo eyes at tha lady who wore his new ring and name. Whatever the cause, rice is out and con- fetti 1s in—and I herewith extend to all coming brides my sincers sympathy. Have you ever tried to comb comfett! out of your flowing tresses? I have, and that's why I am offering at this early date my sympathy to those who are to be married. There is hardly one of us girls who can truthfully declare that the Yale boys have left her altogether heart whole and fancy free. I know that the gemeral verdict was that the boys were ‘“perfectly scrumptious,” and when girls unani- mously go on record in such fashion you may wager thers is something doing. I for one am ready to admit that there s a slight dent In my heart, and I believe that the name of Schneeloch {8 engraved there- on. It came to pass on Thursday night. Schneecloch was singing. He was being accompanied on the plano and the Instru- ment was off—dreadfully offt. In the midst of his song my hero for a moment paused, motioned the pianist to cease and then went on—nobly, unfaltering, without the accompaniment. That's what I call tact, and that is why I'm a bit smitten on the president of the Yale Gies Club. D i e e e s s e ] ] PERSONAL MENTION. F. C. Lusk, the Chico attorney, is at the Palace. H. H. Blood, a Bakersfleld ofl man, is at the Grand. Judge Albert Albrecht of Fresno is reg- istered at the Grand. M. F. Cochrane, a San Rafael attorney, 1s staying at the Grand. Thomas D. Petch, a Eureka merchant, is registered at the Grand. Bank Commissioner John Markley of Geyserville is at the Lick. J. Loeb, a merchant of Willlams, is a recent afrival at the Grand. F. H. Harvey, whose fruit interests at Galt are large, Is at the Palace. Dr. Alfred Kinney, a physiclan of As- toria, 18 registered at the Lick. F. W. Hatch, a physician of Sacra- mento, is registered at the Lick. D. N. Kirkland, an oll man of Los An- geles, is staying at the Palace. J. Kline, a pioneer merchant of Lompoe, is among the arrivals at the Lick. D. A. Holmes of the Eastern News Syn- dicate is a guest at the Occidental. T. Clark, who controls large Placerville mining interests, is registered at the Grand. George W. Harney, a fruit man of Marysville, 18 among the arrivals at the Grand.’ J. W e, one of Madera’s fore- most business men, is making a stay at the Lick. ANSWERS TO QUERIES. THE FLAGSHIP—A Reader, City. The flagship_ Philadelphia was at sea De- cember 80, 1900. DIAMONDS—Subscriber, City. The best way to clean Giamonds is fo wash them in soft water and castile soap applied with a soft toothbrush. Then rinse in_ clear water and dry wlth a silk handkerchief. A POEM WANTED—C, A., City. The entitled “A Penny for Your Tiemahn et 6212 1 mined . Eo‘l‘l‘a:ngnm this department inform u-u in whn ublication it can be B:;:‘:l’ P t so, give fl:!y the name of the vllbl!uuan. LOST PROPERTY—C. B,, Oakland, Cal. 1t is the duty of the finder of lost property in California to make an effort to discover the owner. If thted mefiy is worth ::o ititled to only a reasonable :2:1“!‘6“::1:‘: o.:re'or the same. The prop- advertised according to law, "Iu at t‘gi end of six months thara 18 no it and the property does not ex- in value it vi ulntho flndu- it n‘éwm more than no claim- o ‘7’?" m‘ Pt Jit's cmmt onl I'...O 7::“.‘ ofl:u-l omployoa In nn:iu e owner. { with which to affright the young hopefuls of millioa- aires. 'fimeomucheuwutcryml enough to make most youngsters good. i GAY SEASON is ised at Hotel del 2 o thin winter with a ”II £0If tournament, meet- uummz ml-n-m hsuflna. Bix torpedo-boats of 120 tons each were begun at Kure dockyard last month and are expected to be completed during the present fiscal year. » e A third dock for the Sasebo Dock Yard for §100,000, which sum probably only cov- ers excavation work. . e ™ The trials of the new British armored cruiser Cressy are reported to have turned out very satisfactory. The eight and during a spurt ran as high as 26| knots. The vessel was designed to make | 21 knots under full power. S A light-draught gunboat to be named the Moorhew has been contracted for by the British Admiralty. The boat will be built by Yarrow at Poplar, and is to be a dupli- cate of boats built to navigate the Niger River. The boat will be 100 feet in length, 20 feet beam and of 85 tons displacement. It will carry a large number of rapid-fire and machine guns, and is intended for use in Chinese river There are no less than 164 war vessels, exclusive of those of China and Japan, distributed in China and Philippine wat- ers. Great Britain leads with 50, France 30, Russia 2%, United States 24, Germany 22, Italy 6, Austria 4, Holland 2 and Por- tugal 2. Most of these vessels, excepting the American, will spend the winter in Japanese ports, making lively and pros- perous times in the several localities. R The Vickers Company in England has received- orders from several govern- ments to furnish types of guns with the gear for which the firm is so celebrated. Japan has ordered a 6-inch quick-firer of 3000-foot seconds velocity, capable of firing eight to ten shots per minute, and also a 12-pounder, with a rapidity of fifteen shots a minute. The wise ordered a 6-inch gun of 2550-foot seconds velocity. Wt The Japanese armored cruiser Idzumo, built at Elswick, arrived at Yokosuka Decercber 8. She is of 9150 tons displace- ment, 14,500 horsepower and 2.7 knots speed, and her cost, including armament, ‘was 8,753,585 yen, or nearly $4,376,000. The Brooklyn of the United States navy is the nearest lppmaehlnx the ldzumo in size, speed and general characteristics, the American cruiser being 9215 tons nor- mal displacement, 18,760 horsepower and Brooklyn, exclusive of speed premium and trial expenses, was $4,066,440 94, and as the vessel was contracted for in Febru- ary, 1893, it is to be assumed that she could be duplicated at the presemt time for about $3,800,000. It is quite apparent that Kiswick obtains good prices for the naval vessels built for foreign WORLD’SNAVAL NEWS | 1s to be built, the contract to be executed | hours’ continuous run under full power‘ developed an average speed of 22 knots, | United States War Department has like- | A CHANCE TO SMILE. looklng 'ue -.nr' {i'. —Chi ‘hicago News. City Bditor—This story of yours abou the mad dog is too verbose . orter—Well, hand it back and I'll | put some smap into it.—Philadelphia Rec- | s throu, B e all right by mouth shut. | Inaianapolts must be up agatnst it for a sensation when it has to fail back on 4 woman kidnaper who attempts to steal | her own -on.—)lmneavolls Times, Maude—Don’t you think that the Count de Verdreuil is & very intelligens man? Ethel—Yes, indeed! Why he can even un{ientmd my French!—Somervills Jour- na —_——— Choice candies. Townsend's,Palace Hotel.* ————— Townsend's California glace fruits. 5e a und, in fire-etched boxes or Jap. bas- ets. ‘A nles present for Eastern Iciends. 639 Market street, Palace Hotel bulld.ln‘ ¢ information supplied daily Spectal to business houses and public men Press Clipp! Bureau &A.ll-n'l) mblm- gomery st Telephone Main 1044 b It is planned to establish In Boston a day nursery for blind babies who are not received in other nurseries becaue they r‘leqnlro more care than the matrons can ve. Gas Consumers’ Assoclation, 344 Post st., re- duces gas bills from 20 to 4 per cent. Gas and electric meters tested. Electrical department. All kinds of electric work promptly attended to.* —_——— ht million pounds’ worth of fish are landed at English ports every twelva months. This includes sheilfish, but not salmon. P — ADVERTISEMENTS. ANEMIA The face alone is no sure index of health; but head- ache and dizziness, noambition, no force, no endurance, short breath, palpitation of the heart on little exertion—these ‘with a pale face, are a clear indica- tion of what is wrong. There is too little red in the blood. Thereis too little vital force, It is life that is wanting. Scott’s emulsion of cod-livet oil supplies it. ‘We'll send you a little to try, if you Vke. 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