The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 27, 1901, Page 4

THAE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MAY 27, 1301. Che +Sode Call. .MAY 27, 190t MONDAY. JOHN D. SPRECKELS, Proprietor. Adéress All Communications to W. 8. LEAKE, Manager. MANAGER’S OFFICE.......Telephone Press 204 A PUBLICATION OFFICE...Market and Third, S. F. Telephone Press 201. EDITORIAL ROOMS..,..217 to 221 Stevenson St. Telephone Press 202. Delivered by Carriers, 16 Cents Per Week. Single Copies, 5 Cents. Terms by Mail, Including Postage: DAILY CALL (including Sunday), one year. -$6.00 DAILY CALL (including Sunday), 6 month: . 3.00 DAILY OALL (including Sunday), $ months, . 1.50 DAILY CALL—By Single Month . 16?0 WEEKLY CALL, One Year... All postmasters are authorized to receive subscriptions. Sample coples will be forwarded when requested. Mail subscribers in ordering change of address should be particular to give both NEW AND OLD ADDRESS in order to insuré a prompt end correct compliance with thelir request. +...1118 Broadway OAKLAND OFFICE.... C. GEORGE KROGNESS. 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Alcazar—“The First Born” and “‘Gloriana.” Grand Opera-house—*‘Cleopatra.’ California—"" Orpheu: Vaudeville. Eolumbia—*"The Importance of Being Earnest.”’ Olygepla, corner Mason and Eddy streets—Specialties. Chutes, Zoo and Theater—Vaudeville every afterncon and evening. Fischer’s—Vaudeville. Alhambra—Benefit Children’s Hospital, Saturday matinee, June 1. Sutro Baths—Swimming. Emeryville Racetrack—Races to-day. AUCTION SALES May 28, at 11 o'clock, Horses, By §. Watkins—Tuesday, May s Harrison streets. Mules, etc., at Twelfth and 10 SUBSCRIBERS LEAYING TOWN FOR THE SUMMER. Call subscribers contemplating a change eof residence during the summer months can have their paper forwarded by mail to their mew sddresses by motifying The Call Busimess Office. This paper will also be on sale at all summer ®esorts and is represented by a local agent im BUSINESS STILL EXPANDING. RADE conditions continue favorable, but with- T out especial feature. The crop prospects of the country are good, being, indeed, far bet‘ter than usual at this time of the year, and the yield of grain promises to be so large that some anxiety is expressed as to the supply of labor to harvest the crops. Fears of drought in the West have been dispelled by recent rains, and, save for the ravages of the Hessian fly here and there, the conditions could hardly be better. The export movement in wheat is improving, and a shortage in the German crop has resulted in large purchases at New York and Chicago for German account. Of course, this excellent crop outlook tends to render railroad stocks very strong, as it means heavy earnings later on. "Had it not been for the recent corner in Northern Pacific stock and the con- sequent panic in Wall street, that market would prob- ably be lively now, owing to the brilliant grain out- look, but the public has been well shaken out in the shuffle and shows no disposition to come back again at present. A singed cat fears the fire. In fact, there is general complaint in Wall street that the commis- sion business is but a fraction of what it was prior to the Northern Pacific flurry. The usual commercial statistics, however, point to continued activity in business all over the country. The bank clearings last week gained 65.4 per cent over the same week last year, and, with the exception of Minneapolis and St. Paul, every large city in the land exhibited an increase. The gain in business, as repre- sented by these clearings, was 89.8 per cent at New Vork, 42.5 per cent at Boston, 24.5 per cent at Chi- cago, 37.6 per cent at Pittsburg, 55.9 per cent at St. Louis, 38.3 per cent at Baltimore, and so on. As the boom in Wall street has subsided, at least for the present, it is reasonable to suppose that this gain in the clearings represents just so much increase in the volume of legitimate trade, especially as the conserva- tive cities, where there is no speculation of any conse- quence, show as much gain, comparatively, as the speculative centers. The failures; however, contipue in excess of those last year, the number last week being 192, agenist 167 for the same week in 1900. The staples show little change. Crude iron is not as active as it has been, but finished products are in as heavy demand as ever. The West reports an espe- cially active demand for building hardware, barbed WIRELESS SIGNALS FOR SHIPS.| Y arranging to establish a wireless telegraph B service from Nantucket lightship to the island from whence dispatches can be sent by cable to the mainland and thence to New York City, the New York Herald provides a means of giving information of the approach of a ship some twelve or fourteen hours before it arrives in New York harbor. The benefits accruing from the improved service are many. Relatives and friends who wish to meet the passengers on an incoming steamer will have such ample notice of her approach that, as the Herald says, “Persons residing in Hartford, in Albany or in Wash- ington can remain at their homes until they learn that a boat has been sighted, and they will then be in a position to take a train to the metropolis and reach the pier before the vessel is made fast. Many vexa- tious delays will be obviated.” The system adopted for the service is that of Mar- coni, one that has been fully tested, first by The Call in obtaining news of the arrival of the transport bring- ing home the California volunteers from Manila, after- ward by the Herald and The Call in obtaining reports of the international yacht race in 1809, and since then by many other experiments, official and otherwise, by nations as well as by individuals. It is therefore cer- tain that the system to be established by the Herald can be successfully operated, notwithstanding the dis- tance to be covered by the wireless messages is up- ward of forty-three miles. In describing the enterprise the Herald says: -“To inaugurate the wireless telegraphic service it will be necessary to run a pole forty-seven feet above the mast of the lightship, which reaches sixty-three feet above the water line. Upon this the apparatus will rest. At Sankaty Head is a bluff about 100 feet in height. The pole to be raised there will be 130 feet high. The South Shoals lightship is of modern con- struction, and is one of the most admirably equipped vessels of her class in the world. She is a two- masted steamer, with main engines of about 350 horse power, and capable of developing a speed of seven knots an hour. She has on board an electric engine of direct coupling dynamo of ninety volts and eight kilo-watts. There are two powerful lamps forward and two aft of the mainmast. There are good accom- modations for the captain, mate, two engineers and crew of thirteen men. There will be ample room aboard for the engineers and telegraphers required for the installation and operation of the Marconi wire- less telegraph system. While the service may be confined at first to send- ing to New York information of the approach of a ship, it will not be long before it will develop a far greater usefulness. When ships are equipped with the Marconi wireless system they will be able to receive signals and to transmit dispatches should they desire to do so. The utility of a service of that kind was demonstrated last month in the British Channel when a steamer equipped with a Marconi apparatus received a message from a lightship stationed at sea off Dun- kirk to the effect that the illuminating machinery was out of order. As scon as she reached port the steamer forwarded the information to the proper au- thorities and new machinery was sent at once, so that the lightship did not have to go without lights even for a single night. San Francisco has an interest in this story. If wire- less telegraphy can be established off New York har- bor, why should it not be established by the Govern- ment between this city and the Farallones? It not in- frequently happens that vessels have to wait many hours off the harbor before entering, and consequently a wireless telegraph station at the Farallones could dften give notice of the arrival of a ship as much as twelve or perhaps even twenty-four hours before she entered port. That information would be ‘of great service. It would, among other benefits, enable the port authorities to look out for any vessel coming in during a fog and thus provide against such accidents as that which befell the Rio. It would be well for the Chamber of Commerce, the Merchants’ Association and other influential bodies to take up the issue and urge action on the part of the Government. Wireless telegraphy has ceased to be an experiment. It is now a well-tried method of com- munication over much greater distances than that be- tween us and the Farallones, and there is no reason why we should not have the benefit of it. The corner in Northern Pacific was one of the great feats of the time; and yet, despite the eagerness of so many Americans to claim credit of directing everything that happens, there is not a man connected with Wall street who will admit that he had anything to do with it A SOUTH CAROLINA TEST. ENATOR TILLMAN and Senator McLaurin S have resigned their seats in the United States Senate and will take an appeal to the Demo- cratic primaries of South Carolina for the purpose of getting a decision as to which of the two has the con- fidence of the party. The country is therefore to have something of a test of the strength of new Democracy in the South and incidentally an experiment of a direct appeal to the people on the question of the election of a senator. The contest is likely to be more interesting than important. It will add a new liveliness to the politics of the summer, but is not likely to have any notable consequences, since it will hardly be taken as a pre- cedent to be followed by wrangling Senators in other States. About the only parallel to the action of the two Senators is that taken by Conkling and Platt of New York in resigning for the purpose of getting an indorsement by the Republican Legislature of their fight against the administration of Garfield. In that case both the aspirants for indorsement were disap- wire and other constructive material. Boots and shoes | pointed, for neither of them was re-elected. In the continue active, the shipments thus far this season being 50,000 cases ahead of last year. Leather rules firm, with 2 good demand, but hides are easier at Eastern points. There is more call for new raw wool, but manufacturers report continued dullness in woolen goods. Silk goods, on the contrary, are reported in very good demand, with an upward tendency in raw silk. From all parts of the country come reports of | an improvement in general distributive trade, due to warmer and sunnier weathet. On this coast previous conditions prevail. Indeed, the situation has shown little change for months. Sea- board and interior trade is active, and the wholesale merchants consider the present year the banner one | thus far. Labor seems to be well employed, wages are higher as 2 rule than for some years, and the in- quiry for our goods for export shows little decrease from the phenomenal demand of a year or so ago, when it was difficult to find ships enough to carry | away our produce and merchandise to foreign lands. The crop prospects, all things considered, continue brilliant, and there are no serious commercial mis- haps to cast a cloud on the sky. South Carolina case we cannot expect a similar result. 1t is a foregone conclusion that one of the two will be re-elected, since it is too clearly a contest between rival champions for any outsider to interfere. It is evident Tillman believes he has a walkover, for otherwise he would not match his full six-year term against a man who has but two years of his term left. On the other hand, McLaurin doubtless thinks he has much to gain by the fight and nothing of great importance to lose, since two years in the Senate lacking the confidence of his State and his party can be of no high value to a man who has am- bition and a capacity for making a living outside of office holding. Each of them therefore will enter the | fray with ardor, and the contest is very sure to be one of the most exciting that the eccentric and dominating Tillman has furnished to the State. ° McLaurin’s position is peculiar.. Elected as a Dem- ocrat and a supporter of the Tillman wing of the party in South Carolina, he has so completely broken away from Bourbon Democracy that during the last session of Congress he voted with the Republicans on party measures more often than with the opposition. Finally, just before adjournment, he asked that his name be stricken from the rolls of the Democratic caucus of the Senate, and since that time he has made several speeches denouncing Bryanism and the Dem- ocracy of the day as apostates from the true principles of Democracy. By such action he precipitated the conflict which has now led to the appeal to the Demo- cratic primaries. That Tillman will be victorious is hardly to be ques- tioned, but McLaurin may make a much better show- ing than some people expect. A very large number of energetic men in the South have protested agaifist the domination of Southern politics by Bryanism. Among men, but th_c progressives who are building up the manufacturing and commercial industries of their masses of the whites has never yet been tested. It is therefore quite possible they may decide to make an It is an off year, and national politics will not interfere with the expression of local opinion; and conse- may emerge from the contest defeated, indeed, as Lincoln was in his contest with Douglas, but with a to lose his seat in the Senate in exchange .for it. IMMIGRATION PROBLEMS. ‘ migration Bureau is reported to have said that in his forthcoming annual report to the mendation for the enactment of a law requiring im- migrants to declare at the time they land whether or United States. It is argued by the Commissioner that the naturalization of aliens is a matter of such impor- foreigners to citizenship they should have something more in the way of information to act upon than the him. Whether or no such a law would be of much ad- It is to be borne in mind, however, that the Com- missioner has made a more careful study of the sub- recommendations merit thorough consideration. In several States aliens are permitted to vote upon a it would seem on the face of it Aothing more than right that immigrants having that intention should The various problems arising from the influx of im- migrants have been made more perplexing than ever the immigration. The official records show that whereas in former years nearly tke whole immigra- Europe, the bulk now comes from Eastern Eucope. During the nine months ending March 31 of this year the protestants are not only conservative gold-money States. How far their influence extends among the earnest effort to show their full strength in this fight. quently, though leading a forlorn hope, McLaurin political prestige so increased that he can well afford OMMISSIONER POWDERLY of the Im- Secretary of the Treasury he will repeat his recom- no it is their intention to become citizens of the tance that when the courts are applied to to admit statements of the applicant and those who vouch for vantage can hardly be known until it has been tested. ject than the average member of Congress, and his mere declaration of intention to become citizens, and declare it upon landing. by the change that has taken place in the nature of tion was from the British Islands and from Western there arrived 287,120 immigrants. Of that number and 52,047 from Russia; in other words, nearly 70 per cent are from races which in former years sent hardly any emigrants at all. The change is still more strikingly shown in a summary of immigration for a long series of years. According to such a summary compiled from official records it appears that from 1831 to 1890 there arrived from the United Kingdom 1,466,426; Germsny, 1,452,- 952; Austria-Hungary, 353,608; Italy, 307%s5, and Russia, 265,064, From 1890 to 1899, inclusifigthe fig- ures are: United Kingdom, 820,463; Ger: y, 618,- 642; Austria-Hungary, 538,309; Italy, 60; , and Russia, 530,587. During the fiscal year enfled June 30, 1000, there arrived from the United Kingdom 48,337; Germany, 18,507; Austria-Hungary, 114,847; Italy, 100,135, and Russia, 90,787. No one questions that most of these immigrants are capable of becoming good citizens, or that their labor adds to the wealth of the nation; but at the same time it is a severe tax to absorb them into our industrial and political system, and it is nothing more than justice to ourselves to exercise a reasonable care in admitting them to citizenship, or even to the coun- try at all. It is full time for Congress to grapple with this subject in earnest, and as a matter of fact it should be dealt with at the next session. THE RAIN AND THE CROPS. EPORTS from various parts of the State where R rain has fallen give widely differing estimates as to its effects upon rural industries. In"the south it is looked upon as a well-nigh unmixed bless- ing, while in other sections it is feared the results will be on the side of loss rather than of gain. Thus, from Los Angeles comes the report that, while a great deal of hay is down and will be injured materially, the damage is offset by the good done to young orchards and to irrigators; and it is added: “It is quite likve‘ly a considerable amount of corn and another crop of potatoes will be put in because of the rain, which has left the ground in good condition for planting.” From other counties, however, there are reports of estimated damage to cherries and strawberries, as well as to hay; and from Visalia comes the announcement that grain men estimate their loss in Tulare County at upward of $450,000. It is safe to say the estimates of damage are exag- gerated. We are so accustomed to continuous sun- shine during the haymaking months in this State that the appearance of rain after the hay is down seems like a calamity. In the Eastern States the haymaker would smile at such fears. In that part of the Union where spring and summer rains are frequent a hay crop that is mowed and cured without being touched by rain is an exception to the general'rule. It is even more exceptional in Great Britain and in Western Europe, for in those lands at this season of the year spring showers occur well-nigh every week and some- times every &y. There is a way of curing hay even though the rain has fallen on it; and although our hay is not made of the same grasses as that of the East and of Europe, it is nevertheless not so delicate as to be destroyed by a rain if care be taken, promptly and properly, to save it. There is such a thing as banking too much on a genial climate and becoming overanxious whenever the weather varies from the normal. ~Consequently, despite the estimates of damage here and there, it is quite likely that before the season is over it will be admitted the rains have done much more good than harm not only in the south but wherever they have fallen. It has been a bad enough spring in the way of frosts, but there is no reason thus far for being fright- ened by its rains. —— It is announced that the Woman’s International Disarmament League at The Hague has just cele- brated the secand anniversary of the assembling of the famous peace ‘conference in that city, so it seems the thing is remembered after all. 69,075 came from Austria-Hungary, 71,951 from Italy 1 TWO YEARS IN JAIL FOR ONE DOLLAR “Stub” Carter of Ansonia Is Released After Resisting Connecticut’s Effort to Collect a Militaru Tax. — “STUB?” CARTER. TUB” CARTER, a brass molder from Ansonia, Conn., has been released from the New Haven County Jail after serving twenty-one months because he would not pay the State of Connecticut $I for the military tax. Carter is an obstinate fellow. He swore that he would never pay the military tax. Finally the city of Ansonia “squealed.” Every week Carter remained in jail it cost Ansonia $2 50. The village couldn't stand that, so the village fathers induced a lawyer to get Carter to take the poor debtor’s cath. On this pretext he was released from jail. L et GLAMIS CASTLE, RELIC OF DARK AGES| Beautiful and Picturesque Is the Stout Stronghold Where Macheth Slew King Duncan. NE of the most picturesque and beautiful of the old Scottish castles is Glamis Castle, the ancient seat of the Earls of Strathmore. It dates back to the dark ages, having been a royal residence in the time of King Malcolm, and remained so until the end of the fourteenth cen- tury. At the marriage of the daughter of King Robert II to Sir John Lyon, in 1372, the lands and thanedom of Glamis were given to the bridegroom by the King. The present family of Lyon, Earls of Strathmore, is directly descended At Sir John's death he was buried among the Kings of Scotland, from him. Scone. Glamis Castle is generally regarded as the scene of the murder of King Dun- can by Macbeth, although Cawdor makes the same claim, and the room which is supposed to have been the fatal chamber is still shown. Sir Walter Scott once spent a night at Glamis, in 1794, and in a note to “Wav- “The Poculum Potatorium of the valiant Baron, his blessed Bear, has a prototype at the fine old castle of Glamis, so rich in memorials of ancient It is a massive beaker of silver, double gilt, molded into the shape of a lion and holding about an English pint of wine. The form alludes to the family name of Strathmore, which is Lyon, and when exhibited the cup must necessarily be emptied to the Earl’s health. The author ought, perhaps, to be ashamed of re- cording that he has had the honor of swallowing the contents of the lion, and the recollection of the feat served to suggest the story of the ‘Bear of Bradwardine.’ ” The wall$ of the castle are so thick that hidden stairways and passages are frequent in them, and a secret room exists whose location is known only to the reigning Earl, his eldest son and his business manager. gularly small and low, and the door is of heavy oak, studded with iron rails. Di- rectly inside the door is an iron gate, opening on the great staircase, which is in a circular tower and ascends spirally. It has 143 steps, each a single stone six feet erley” he says: times. ten inches across. The drawing-room, formerly the banqueting hall, is sixty feet long and twen- ty-two feet wide, with a fireplace reaching the ceiling and guarded by four lions. There are many interesting old pictures and relics, one of the most valued of which is the portrait by Sir Peter Lely of the famous Claverhouse. His coat, of buff colored leather ornamented with silver, hangs on a chair near it. Claverhouse (Viscount Dundee) was an intimate of the Strathmore of that period and was much at Glamis. Other cherished relics are the watch and sword of Prince Charlle. who spent It is said that eighty-eight beds were prepared for his suite. The walls in Prince Charlie's room are supposed to contain a concealed two nights at Glamis. staircase. The gardens at Glamis were laid out by the present Lord Strathmore and are renowned through the kingdom for their beauty, the grapes being particularly cel- ebrated. Lady Strathmore always keeps the drawing-room full of flowers, which she arranges herself. Her daughters are also artistic in their tastes, Lady Anne Lyon being a clever painter and Lady Maud Lyon a skillful violinist. Lady Strath- more embroiders with exquisite taste and skill, and has worked all the altar cloths for their private chapel, which:is considered one of the most beautiful in the United Kingdom. Its panels were painted in 1688 by De Witt, a Dutch artist, and each represents a scene in the life of the Christ or his apostles.—New York Tri- bune. b L o B 2 2 2 e e e e S ] PERSONAL MENTION. R. Barcroft of Merced is at the Lick. H. G. McIntire of Helena, Mont., is at the Grand. 5 W. D. Buckley, a merchant of Stockton, is at the Grand. J. F. Coonan, an attorney of Eureka, is at the Grand. . Edward C. Drake of Auckland, N. Z., is-at the California. A. C. Snyder, a merchant of Sauta Cruz, is registered at the Lick. Paul H. Blades, a newspaper man of Los Angeles, Is at the Lick. Barry Blagrave, the well-known horse- man, is registered at the Palace. ‘W. H. McClintock, a mining superin- tendent of Sonora, is at the Lick. | Harold de Bildt and Baron I’Ambrony of Washington, D. C., are registered at the Palace. \ B. Mehesy Jr., dealer in curios, frem Salt Lake, is registered at the Grand from Los Angeles. \ ‘Baron and Baroness Perhandt are regis- tered at the Palace from Germany. They are on a pleasure trip. Senora A. S. de Ahumada, wife of the Governor of Chihuahua, is among the arrivals at the Occidental. Joseph G. Mansfleld, city editor of The Call, left last night for Yosemite Valley on a vacation trip. He will spend some weeks in the valley, visiting all points of interest. - A CHANCE TO SMILE. ‘Mother Eve didn't know much a.tfi::th .l%'fln‘ ‘bonnets, but she certainl set the fall styles.—Philadelphia Recor «wWoman has no sense of humor.” “No; s to have an awful N e e Dotralt " Fise sense of being Press. —Did_you ever meet such a jealous e e A S ““R.u when he hugs ‘the shore. News. “I gee,”” observed the doctor, “‘the Ohio River has joined the bull movement.” “Yes,” responded the professor, with a yawn; “but the magnitude of its opera- tions has swamped the banks.”—Philadel- phia Press. Carrie (Joytully)—Harry has proposed me! rtha—Oh, well, I wouldn't mind. He's Iults:l:‘l an odd creature, you know. You never can tell what he will do.—Boston Transcript. L —e—————— SUMMER RATES Hotel | del Corcnado. Coronado Beach, Cal, effectiye after April 15, $60 for trip, inciuding 15 days at hotel. Pacific Coast 8. 8. Co.,, 4 New Montgomery st. Jeal- lcago \| W. Lees was Chief of Police {n San ¥ran- at The main entrance is sin- ANSWERS TO QUERIES DA ]HA]'.&F‘ 01‘: 'YKTA -y Pal:ni_gc Grove, Cal. ealers do not offer a premium for a half dollar of 1837. R HORSEHATR—Subscriber, . City. The best way to satisty yourself as 6 the cor- rectness or the incorrectness of the state- ment that “a horsehair put in a bottle of ‘water will coms to life” is to try the ex- periment and watch the result. PRESIDENTIAL VISIT-N. N. and Subscriber, City. The answer to the in- quiry, “Did a President of the United States ever visit San Francisco before President McKinley did?” is yes—Benja- min Harrison. After his term of office Mr. Harrison again visited San Francisco. SPUDDING—H. R. B, Virginla City, Nev. “Spudding” in oil well drilling is a method of handling the rope and tools by which the first fifty or sixty feet are bored by the aid of the bull wheel, the depth not being sufficlent to allow of the x: io! the working beam for that pur- ROPING THE STREET-J. F., City. I cisco when streets were roped the entire length of a route of march during a pa- mlt‘!e. "l;l:: pme&ttcmgtmm in charge ‘when was firsf t: A 5 sul uted for rope HOUSE RENTING—Subscriber, City. If ¥au rent a house by the month, but do not p:;, in advance, you are liable for the Wible month’s rent and cannot at your jure pay for the number Efi‘?c&xma it e move away. Bont: v the mont s 7 means jyst what that NEWSPAPER—C. San Luls Obispo, Cal. 1f a newspaper is addressed by a publisker to an individual and that indi- | vidual receives the same from the post- | office atthorities without making any pro- | test the individual is considered in law a subsciber and he is responsible to the | &l;l;l-lshet for the amount of the subserip- | | 400 feet 7 WORLD’S NAVAL NEWS. There are 10,000 men employed in = Portsmouth dockyard. the busiest and most important yard in Great Britain. 8. g Peat is being experimented with on a British torpedo boat with slight hopes of its, being successful as a substitute for oil or coal. $leve The British battleship Majestic recently succeeded in sending and receiving mes- sages by the Marconi wireless telegraph system at a distanc: of 203 miles. Commander W. A. Barkley of the Brit- ish torpeda boat desiroyer Fairy has beea convicted of drinking to excess and sen- tenced to forfeiture of two years’ semior- ity, dismissal from lus vessel and to be severely reprimanded. o 2 e Experiments with patent fuel have been very successful in the navies of Holland and France. The Ophir, a torpedo boat in the navy-of Holland, increased its speed two knots ov the use of briguet fuel and French ships have gained on an average one knot. . 7.9 An fron ingot weighing ninety-six tons, shipped from England, was delivered re- cently at the Kure arsenal. There was considerable difficulty in getting this gi- gantic mass of iron on board the steamer at Liverpool, but the 10-ton shears at Kure handled it without trouble. . v » A naval station for toepedo boats is con- templated by Germany in the vicinity of Heligoland in the North Sea. There are several islands, the most important being that of Sylt. which, however, like all the other islands, is gradually getting smaller through the encroaciment of the sea, all are doomed to ecatirely disappear the course of time. . The naval intelligence department of the British navy is not conducted so as to ob- tain good results. Two naval attaches are credited to Europe and one to the United States and Japan jointly. As‘it takes not less than twenty days to make the trip from Washington to Yokohama the value of such service is practically nothing, while the traveling and other expenses are great. A German military officer writes in the National Zeitung of Herlin a severe criti- cism of the British navy. He points out and explains the urreadiness of the fleet as being due chiefly to the lax admi tration of the Admiraity. The com tion of ships appears o be left entirely to the convenience of contractors. Offi- cial reports show that eleven destroyers have been delivered from seventeen to twenty-four months behind contract time, and no penalties have been exacted. Guns are likewise from onc to ten months be- hind time, and these delays result in a general demoralization throughout ail branches of the navy, several battleships being at the dockyards awaiting their armaments. ¢ , The lately completed armored cruiser Sutlej of the British navy has passed | through two of her steam trials without a hitch. The first, of thirty hours’ dura- tion, to determime her coal consumption under four-fifths power, gave 16,604 horse power, with 248 pounds of steam, 1135 revolutions, 1.9 pounds of coal per unmit of horsepower and a speed of 20.62 knots. The second trial of etght hours, under full power, took place May 2 with the fol- lowing results: Steam pressure in boilers, 280 pounds; revoluticas, 122; air pressure in stoke hold, one-half inch; horsepower, 21,261; coal consumption, 2.3 pounds per | unit of horsepower. and speed 21.77 knots. | The Sutle]j is of 12,600 tons and was calcu- | lated to make twenty-one knots with 21,000 horsepower. = [ P A | = 3 - elld Nt A The French battleship Jena, now pre- paring for commissicn, has been severely criticized by British naval experts. The battleship’s appearance is unquestionably not attractive and her great length and lofty sides should make her a good tar- get. Her dimensions and other data are given by Le Yacht as follows: Length, Inches; breadth, 68 feet 4% inches; draught, 27 feet 6 inches; displace- ment, 12,052 tons. She has three screws, twenty Belleville boilers, engine power 15,500 to give 18 knots speed; normal coal supply, 820 tons; bunker -capacity, 1100 tons. The armor belt extends all around | the ship and has = maximum thickness of 13% inches. Above this the sides are protected by light armor varying from 2.36 to 4.2 inches. The armament consists of four 12-inch, eight 6.48-inch, eight 3.95- inch and sixteen §-pounders. The vessel was begun April 3, 1897. ————— ‘. Choice candies, Townsend's, Palace Hotel® N L Cal. glace fruit 50c per Ib at Townsend's.® o B Ao Pandend b The detective’s salary is always cash. spot —————e——————— Townsend’s California glace fruits, 50c & pound, in_fire-etched boxes or Jap base kets. 639 Market, Palace Hotel building.* e daa T Special information supplled daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Mon gomery street. Telephone Main 1042. * —_—————————— ‘Women will buy dry goods at bargain sales and put them away, but they will Dot buy groceries or dishes or furniturs until they need them. Every husband in this town can tell a story about his wife buying dry goods at bargain sales and laying them away for years. Reduced Rates to the East. The Santa Fe route will sell on June 3 and 4 round-trip tickets to St. Paul for $67 9, to Kan- sas City for $60, and to Buffalo for $87. Tickets limited to sixty days—stopover privileges. Full particulars can be obtained from Santa Fe agents, 641 Market street, and ferry depot. ————— Low Rates and Fast Time to the Pan- American Exposition. Round-trip rate to Buffalo, §87. Time of the Union Pacific Rallroad, three and a half days. Tickets on sale at all offices of the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific Railroad companies. D. W. Hitcheock, general agent, 1 Montgomery street, San Francisco. - The farmer of to-day reads the papers and refuses to invest in “gold bricks,” but he steps up to the polls and votes for the candidate who promises the impossible, just as he always did. Bradford Quicksilver Mine, San Benito County. 50 Cents per share. Silver Craek Quicksilver Mina, Santa Clara County. 75 Cents per share. The furnece at Silver Creek is more than Balf completed and will be finished in thirty days, and the price of this stock will advance at that time if not soomer. Only 15,000 shares left in each company. No stock sold unless equal amount Is taken HEA RAINFALL—A. S, City. Deuglass Archibald, M. A., fellow and torg some time vice president of the Royal Meteorolo Society, London, is author- | ity for the statement that the largest rainfall in t¥e world occurs at Chirapunil, | at the edgelof the Khasia Hills, a range in Assam, ok the Burmese frontier. The annual recoril is about 500 inches, one- half of which falls in June and July. DRUMMERS-H. H., Vl-l!éio, Cal. A| city has no right to tax agents or drum- mers from outside. The United States | Surreme Court|has decided that where there is such dist nation against drum- | mers and so forth from other States the act allowing it i3 void, being a violation talll the l.x;tfirst}ue crmmerce aws and of e constitution ‘the United Stat ‘which requires rmity of uxauon.es' in_each company. ‘Both mines under one man: t. VAST QUANTITIES OF RICH ORE AL~ READY DEVELOPED. DIVIDENDS WILL BE PAID AS SOON AS FURNACES ARE RUNNING. Quicksflver mines are the most permanent and profitable of all mines. Our mines are ad- jacent to mines that have produced over $100,000,000 worth of quicksilver. Lét us show you these mines, and judge for yourself. We guarantee to pay all assessments on this stock for flve years. The money obtained from the sale of stock will be used in the construction of Scott Fur- naces, which Mr. Robert Scott is now bullding, and develooments, which will immediately raise the price of the stock. H. R. BRADFORD, President and General flm:ea T, 7 North Market st., SAN JOSE, CAL. Prospectus and Exhiblt at Branch Otfice, 418 Kearny st., San Francisco. F. DE FREITAS, Agent