The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 31, 1902, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY,. MARCH 31, 1902. D. SPRECKELS. Proprietor. MANAGER'S OFFICE Telephone Press 204 PUBLICATION OFFICE. . .Market and Third, S. F. Telephone Press 201. EDITORIAL ROOMS..... 217 to 221 Stevenson St. Telephone Press 202. Delivered by Carriers, 15 Cents Per Week. Sinzle Copies. 5 Cemtx. Terms by Mail, including Fostage: DAILY CA 8 .$6.00 DAILY CALL 3.00 DAILY CALL (it 1.50 . 5 . 1.50 1.00 All postmasters nre anthorized to receive subseriptions. will be forwarded when requested. coples n o hange of address should be both NEW AND OLD ADDRESS in order nd correct compliance with their reques:. ©AKLAND OFFICE...... 111S Broadway C. GEORGE KROGNESS. Meneger Foreign Advertising, Marquette Buildinz. Chicags. (Long Distance Telephone “‘Central 2619.") NEW YORK CORRESPONDENT: €. C. CARLTON. . <++..Herald Square NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE: STEPHEN B. SMITH..... CHICAGO NEWS STANDS: Sherman House; P. O. News Co.; Great Northern Hotel; Fremont House; Auditorium Hotel. WASHINGTON (D. C.) OFFICE....1406 G St., N. W. MORTON E. CRANE, Correspondent. NEW YORK NEWS STANDS: Hotel; A. Brentano, 31 Union Square; BRANCH OFFICES—S27 Montgomery, corner of Clay, open until 9:30 o'clock. 300 Hayes, open until '9:30 o'clock. 32 McAllister, open until 9:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin, open until 9:30 o'clock. 1941 Mission, open until 10 o'clock. 2261 Market, cormer Sixteenth, open until § o'clock. 1098 Va- lencia, open until 9 o'clock. 108 Eleventh, open until 9 corner Twenty-second and Kentucky, open 2200 Fillmore, open until § p. m. _— AMUSEMENTS. —*The Christian.” Vaudeville use—'The Empress Theodora." ter—*Little Christopher.” G. Fleld Greater Minstrels. enade. e Sleeping City."” | John." | —song Recital, Tuesday night, April 1. HESITATION IN EASTERN TRADE. OMMERCIAL reports from the different sec- ns of, the United States were hardly With leading last week as for some time past. of the of provisions most iness of the country was reported in The retail trade, on the con- s reported very good, and, in fact, above the volume. 0.5 per cent. as compared with the cor- last year, and New York fell off e aggregate clearings of the coun- cent were the smallest for some time, amounting | over $2,000,000,000, of which New York was credited with $1,293.400,000. The failures were | st year, but they were all unim- f wheat, which were heavy a fort- nd wheat itself weakened on im- prospects 1 lower prices, recent excessive specula- ndered the market top heavy, and the ired goods were weak in sympathy with' the Wool was likewise quiet, but the mills | busy on previous orders. s were firm at aintained the high prices, which are ap- without difficulty, indicating | Il over the United States. Indeed, it y predicted by stock men that meats will never | 1 be very cheap in the United States, owing to | Iment of the great ranges during the past “ rs, but while this may prove true it is at | re prediction. The boot and shoe trade is | nalier orders, and hides and leather are | off in sympathy The two lines making the best | showing are lulnber and hardware, both of which are | reported unusually active and at good prices. The : iron and steel trades have been gradually quieting down for some wegks, and while production and con- sumption are still heavy, a significant feature is the reselling of some consumers, who find overbought for their trade. t suppl t supy presen dull, with themselves Clothing is dull as far | as men’s wear is concerned, but the ladies are still buying new clothes right along as -usual, for their branch of the business shows no falling off. | Wall street is quiet. _There are at present no gigan- tic new enterprises being floated, whereas at this time last year the air was full of them. Apparently the great financiers find themselves with all the load they feel like carrying at present, and, indeed, Henry Clews, the New York banker, and one of the best posted men in Wall street, says that the only thing that stocks wp at present the broad he financial giants, who cannot afford to ket go down. n Francisco the conditions continue cheerful. ess shows 10 signs of hesitation is rather the case. is bu The re- | The most casual observer 1 see that the town®is doing 2 large business by | rolling through the strects. The crowds on lks, the teams passing e thoroughfares and the great number, of igs gaing up tell their story. The interior too, are czlling attention to the pro- 1x of new people into the towns and | icts from the East. The best feature of | for the most part they seem to be com- to remain. If current conditions continue next census will record a large increase in the 1+ of San Francisco and Northern Califor- )i course this means more small farms, an in- creased output of produce and more money in cir- culation = scems to merely the side processions of To a reporter who went to see a prominent New, Yorker to ask about his side of a trouble with his wife the prominent one replied: “Why talk of such a trifle as a suit for divorce? Politics is my wife. I book on the government of our colo- did the genial gentleman not only evade the innocent mewspaper man but worked him for an ad for a new book at the same time, and when a man is mean enough to do that his wife is entitled to a divorce. am writing Thu nies.” 30 Tribune Building | as | halting tendency, and the wholesale | Holy Week. The bank clearings showed | Cotton also showed a re- | Meats of 1 A NEGLIGENT BOARD. AN FRANCISCO will receive m:m.y thousands ; | i i | | S of visitors during the coming summer. It is estimated that thc meetings of the Mystic !Shriucr nd the Knights of Pythias alone will bring { y g _ |upward of 100,000 men and women to the city. Many of them will be strangers, who will see San Fran- | cisco for the first time, and will scrutinize it closely |to learn how it compares with cities of the East. As | they will not remain long enough to enter extensively linto our social life, they will necessarily judge the city mainly from the outside. Their impressions will be derived from the sireets, and they will pronounce judgment upon us accordingly. Such being the case, | the people have a right to look to the Board of Pub- }hc Works for a prompt display of energy in putting the streets into good condition, The members of the board are good men indi- vidually, and it is somewhat surprising they should be so inefficieft as a board. They appear to be diligent officials only in drawing their own salaries and in ;dispcnsing salaries to others. Some of the most im- | portant thoroughfares in the city are so grossly neg- lected as to have become well nigh dangerous, and streets and avenues that have been especially de- signed for pleasure driving and riding are now in | such a condition as render the passage of the most carefully constructed vehicle, even when the wheels are protected by pnenmatic tires, a matter of any- thing but pleasure to the occupants. From persons riding or driving along Van Ness avenue or Golden Gate avenue complaints of the bad condition of those great thoroughfares are numerous. In many places along Golden Gate avenue the as- phalt pavement is so lumpy and irregular that the | drive along it is but a succession of jolts and jarrings from start to finish. Van Ness avenue is marred by the fact that the streets that cross it are not on a level with the avenue iself, so that there is always a jar every time a carriag. makes the crossing. Further- more, the streets are not kept clean and consequently are often slippery as well as dirty, so that horses moving at any speed frequently slip and fall. The members of the Board of Works must be aware they were not appointed solely for the pur- | pose of providing them with salaries and an official | position sufficiently high to give them a dignity equal to the salary. It was the intention of the framers of the charter that the members of the board and the | efficers and employes of the department should at- tend to public work, and among other things keep the streets in order. No vast amount of energy is demanded of them, nor is it required for them to lie awake at night to find work to perform. They can hardly go out upon the streets without seeing before their eyes some need of repairs or cleaning. They have a considerable ferce at their disposal and they | dispense large sums in salaries. Surely it is but just they should do something in the way of genuine ;\\'ork. to show that they are at least trying to earn | the money they draw from the taxpayers, and making an effort to justify the Mayor who selected them for | the office. Golden Gate avenue and Van Ness avenue, being the principal driveways of the city, ought to be kept alw in a first-class condition for riding and driv- |ing. Even if there were no throng of visitors ex- | pected this summer to ride or drive along them, the | demands of our own people should be sufficient to prompt the board to action. Mayor Schmitz has {shown a commendable earnestness in calling other | officials of the municipality to a realizing sense of | their duties, and it wili be worth his while to give his | attention to the Board of Works. It is about as | negligent a board as can be found in the whole | range of the municipal administration. Despite Hanna’s repeated ard emphatic protests, | the Eastern press continues to discuss him as a prob- | able candidate for the Presidency in 1904, from which | we may infer that some folks don’t like Roosevelt a SOPHISTICATED MEAT GOODS. ROM the division of chemistry of the Depart- Fmem of Agriculture there has just been issued a report of the results of the investigation of preserved meats. The full report has not yet been received, but from the summary given in our Eastern exchanges it appears the gemeral public would de- rive little advantage from it were it so generally cir- culated that every household were furnished with a cop;v, The chemists have made their examinations fairly and thoroughly enough, but they have stated the results in such technical terms that few persons except chemists can understand them. Thus it would seem that the report will require translation before the labor of the chemists will be of any value to the pedple who have paid for it. Chemical preservatives of one kind or another are used in nearly all lines of the preserved meat indus- try, and the packers say such preservatives are neces- sary in order to obtain a uniform product. Some of the preservatives used are comparatively harmless, while others are dangerous. It is gratifying that the investigations have disclosed that American packers and canners are more careful and more honest in that respect than their foreign competitors. The Gov- ernment chemists examined 359 specimens of canned goods in our markets, and of these 290 were Ameri- can and the rest foreign. Of the American goods only 6.2 per cent were treated with preservatives, while 40.6 of the foreign goods were so treated. The most frequent adulterations are in fancy canned goods, such as fowl and potted and deviled meats. It is noted, moreover, that in some cases the adulterations are not confined to the use of the pre- servatives, for beef, mutton and pork are so treated as to enable them to masquerade in a can as canned chicken, while chicken itself is made to pass muster as woodcock, pheasant and other fine game. This seems to be one of the few cases in trade where the poor have the advantage of the rich, for the plain goods such as are bought by people of comparatively small mezns are generally honestly packed and la- beled, but the buyer of high-priced fancy potted meats gets nothing fancy for his money but a label. The delicate fine potted and canned dainties of Eu- rope in which epicures have long delighted are as fraudulent as the plain American canned chicken. A summary of the report, fublished in the New York Tribune, contains this extract from the statement of cne of the experts: “It would appear from the re- sults of the examination that the fat contained in samples examined was chiefly derived from beef or pork. It is something of a surprise to find that even |in a high-priced imported pate de foie gras the tra- ditional diseased goose livers have been replaced by beef and pork. There can certainly be no objection to such a substitution on hygienic grounds, but as 1 a matter of interest and fair dealing it is most repre- hensible. * * * There are manufacturers who do not use ‘at pork as a basis for pates, but the practice !1s almost universal. The ordinary pates are admitted by their manufacturers to consist largely of pork, but {in the absence of official standards to guide us it | would seem wise to place them in the same class as sausages, where all that is expected is- that only sound, wholesome meat shall be employed.” Whatever objection may be found to the technical chemical terms used in the report elsewhere, no one can deny the clearness of that statement. When a pate de foie gras is called a sausage everybody can understand it. The cnly question remaining is that of getting the thing labeled pfoperly; but that might be objected to even by the consumer, for it would never taste so good again as' it did in the old days when it was suppossd to be a goose liver and had a name renowned in the literature of epicres. A: dashing damsel of the smart set of New York appeared at a lawn party in one of the Southern win- ter resorts the other day wearing a riding coat, trous- ers and high boots, and now the whole South is shak- ing at the menace to civilization AN ILLINOIS ILLUSTRATION. HILE the Senators are discussing the ad- insability of amending the constitution so as to provide for the election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people, a cam- i paign is now going on in Illinois which illustrates some of the many deiects of the present system, for it clearly reveals the extent to which the”election of Senators by the Legislature compels the subordina- ition of the Legislature itself to Senatorial contests, with a consequent injury to State affairs. The Legislature which ‘assembles in Illinois next winter is to elect a successor to Senator Mason. The men who are to compose that Legislature are to be elected this fall. A number of nrong candi- dates are eager for the Senatorship, and the conse- quence is the contest for the place has already begun, so that it is fairly certain every nomination for the Legislature made in Iilinois this summer will be de- termined not so much by the fitness of the candi- date for legislative work as by the alliance he may have with this or thar Senatorial aspirant. At the present time the workers of the variotis candidates are in the field pledging men right and leit to their candidates, and parceling out not only State but county offices in exchange for support for the legislative candidate. Discussing the methods by which the struggle is being earried on the New York Press says: Methods of obtaining these pledges in advance of a romination to the Legislature vary. Sometimes an ob- scure man, honmest but ambitious—not always both—is rominated in a close district through the influence of a millionaire candidate who wants his vote for the Sen- ate and frankly says so before he gives him the nom- ination. Then a check for $5000 or $10,000 is sent to the legislative ¢ampaign managers. Every cent of it no | doubt 1s spent (in one way or another) to elect the can- didate, which is done. The legislator feels tied hand and foot to the campaign contributor, and will stick to him loyally through a long caucus deadlock; and he will not have much trouble in making himself feel that he has not accepted a bribe. Another candidate prom- ises to get a fine Federal appointment for the friend of another legislative nominee or for the nominee himseif, and so wins his unfaltering support. He would resent fiercely the suggestion that his course involved anything dishonorable. In States where bribery is looked upon as immoral or—in aggravated cases—as even indictable it is a much safer plan than the Montana method of open and conspicuous purchase of votes outright. Also, it is more satisfactory; for, while votes bought coarsely at the door of the caucus chamber are not sure to stay bought, those delicately acquired before the nominating conventions will be enthusiastic and inalienable. Now- adays only slovenly maneuverers like some of the newly rich of political soclety eat the Senate pie with their knives, That is the kind of contest now being carried on in one of the greatest States in the Union, It is hardly necessary to point out that Illinois will have much business of her own for her Legislature to at- tend to nmext winter, and it is desirable from every point of view that the legislators be chosen for their fitness to perform that work. Yet as we per- ceive they are 'going to be chosen for quite a different purpose. The dominant issue is not whether this or thht candidate is fit to legislate for Illinois, but whether he will vote for Mason or some other man for Senator. Moreover, when the Legislature meets a large part of its time will be given to the election of the Senator instead of State legislation. Surely it is time to put an end to a system which produces such cvils as these. EDWARD AND THE BOERS. of the notable features of the present situ- O ation of the war in South Africa is the re- peated report of a desire on the part of King Edward to bring about the restoration of peace be- fore his coronation, the date of which is now rap- idly approaching. It is not clear where these reports | come from, nor upon what ground they are founded. Their persistence, however, shows that if such be not the avowed desire of the King, there is at least a strong feeling in Great Britain that such a desire would be natural to him and is not inherently im- probable. i : All the reports of a truce between the warring armies and of the beginning of peace negotiations have been refuted by later reports of skirmishes and fights at widely separated points in the field of war. It is evident, therefore, that if there be any such thing as negotiation under way it has not yet made enough progress to reach anything like a satisfactory basis of agreement. So far, then, as the scene of strife is concerned there is nothing to justify the expectation of a speedy end of the conflict. Those facts are known, of course, to the originators of the reports concerning the King’s desire for peace, but in the face of them they continue to assert that | peace is in sight. It is claimed that Lord Wolseley's mission to South Africa is in the interests of peace shal is expected to take command and relieve Kitch- ener. Wolseley is now nearly 70 years old and is ut- terly unfitted for the arduous duties of such a war as the one that is now taxing the utmost energies of the youngest and most vigorous generals in the army. Such a man, while unfit for command in war, is, however, well fitted to act as a special envoy in the interests of peace, and upon that reasoning the supporters of the peace policy base their hopes that the King is ready to make an earnest effort to put an end to hostilities, It would certainly be a wise act on the part of the King to restore peace even if he yielded some of the extreme claims of his Ministers. It would be, more- over, a sovereign act that would strengthen his po- sition as a constitutional King rather than a mere figurehead on a throne, and it may be that Edward does intend some such display of energy before his coronation. At the present time the whole matter is one for conjecture and speculation merely, but it is none the less interesting. “Edward the peace- maker” would be a good title for a sovereign just at | this juncture, |SOCIET.Y WOMEN ENJOY HUNTS FOR S . SRR ITH the happy Eastertide and , its subsequent engagements we | have Mrs. Linda H. Bryan and Miss Mabel Toy back again to enjoy a round af gayety till the end of the season. The popular ladies re- turned yesterday from a six weeks’ “rest” at the.beautiful home of Mrs. Bryan's mother, Mrs. Felton, at Mazatlan, Mexico, but after hearing a word or two-about the trip one is readily convinced that there was very little resting done. If you do not believe that the American girl can be energetic and athletic, just note this case, where, in addition to the usual pleasure excursions, there were various adventures, hunting sharks and capturing live alli- gators that are more than thrilling, and it certainly behooves the average fiycast.. ing sportsman to go “way back’ and huni up a new stock of stories that will haye | a live interest after hearing these new ones. Three sharks were killed in one day by a little party of :five, including Mrs. Bryan, Miss Toy, Dr. Moore, Stewart Rawlins and an_Eastern chap, whose name I do not remiember. I have heard that they went three or four miles out in a rowboat, not thinking of danger, and having met with success, felt amply re- warded for their pains. Then another day came the alligator hunt. I don't know how many miles the young people drove, but they bagged five saurians, some of which were taken alive. One alligator, more than eleven feet long, was killed with three shots, and the young ladies ‘have the skin, from which all sorts of presents will be expected by their friends. These are only two of their many ex- periences, all of which were thoroughly enjoyable, for they have a good time ‘wherever they are, and it is probably the sunshine they radiate that accounts for their being so immensely likeable. Wi e 14 Somehow no gne can see Mrs. Thomas Mages Jr. without marveling at the beauty of her figure and the elegance of her gowns. She has a way of wearlng her gowns tHat gives her a style quite her own and few in San Francisco can approach her. I heard an artist pro- nounce Mrs. Magee's spangled black prin- cess gown the most artistic costume he had ever seen. The gown came out from New York for the Mardi Gras ball. The subject is “Night” and the idea is skill- fully worked out. It is a clinging princess affair of black, closely embroidered in silver spangles. On the trailing flounces of black chiffon are silver stars, owls and moons, solidly embroidered in silver. A black drapery of chiffon spanglad with stars falls from one shoulder, and on the bodice is a minjature incandescent lamp, which flashes out whenever the wearer presses the switch in her left hand. Mrs. Magee wears her hair powdered and shin- ing with diamond dust with this costume and the jewels worn are the handsomest of diamond star. That elaborate coat of black Chantilly lace over silver cloth is one of the hand- scmest things I have seen Mrs. Magee wear. There are two deep collars of the lace. The standing one is lined with shirred white chiffon. The coat is a warm double-breasted affair, and when thrown open shows two wide white revers, the length of the front, trimmed with diagonal rows of narrow black vel- vet ribbon and small white lace squares, embroidered in silver spangles. T Our American colony in the islands has HARKS AND ALLIGATORS | | | | | | | 1 | o - scme delightful times and I understand that the belles who lead everything so- clally are the Misses Macfarlane and Miss Juliette King. Miss King’s engagement to Mr. Kimball of Boston is, therefore, of especial interest to her, friends. Miss J MRS. THOMAS MAGEE JR., WHOSE FANCY DRESS COSTUME 1S SAID TO BE THE MOST ARTISTIC OF ANY EVER BROUGHT FROM NEW YORK. (Photo by Taber.) ——p King is an Eastern girl and charmingly bred. She was formerly engaged to Cap- tain Hirsh, U, 8. A., who is statidned in Honolulu, but the new love seems strong- er than the old, and Mr. Kimball has won the promise of thd fair Juliette. PR Everybody seems glad to have Mrs. Robinson Riley back again. She was’fair to look upon as Genevieve Goad, then as Mrs. Martin and now as Mrs. Riley she seems more beautiful than ever, notwith- standing all the sorrow that has come to her. I hav€ heard that Mr. and Mrs. Riley are terribly in love and that their marriage is an especially happy onme. It 18 to be hoped that all of Mrs. Riley’s life may be as happy as the present. Of all the gowns in Mrs. Riley's ward- rche probably the one most becoming to her blonde beauty is the pale blue chif- fon creation. There are three rows of white lace insertion in the skirt, which is accordion-plaited. The bodice Is very simple, with sleeves of shirred chiffon, ending in a large puff at the elbow. Mrs. Riley wears a handsome collar of pearls, many rows deep, with this costume. . Mrs. Herman Oeirichs Is on Her Way back to New York, where she will re- main but a short time before going abroad. Her sister, Mrs. Willie K. Van- derbilt Jr., is already in Europe and will soon accompany her husband to Vienna for a short stay before returning home. The number of Americans who will do the ccronation is very light for various rea- sons. London will be & good place to stay away from in June. SALLY SHARPE. A rather than war, for it cannot be that the field mar-' HIEF CONSTRUCTOR BOWLES has written a letter to Secretary Long protesting against the adoption of the metric system of weights and measures. He points out that the plans of all the ships are drawn with reference to English units, and should the French system be adopted these plans would become nearly val- ueless. Mr. Bowles says the American designer and his workmen *“think” in feet and inches, tons and pounds, and their mental habit is entirely upset when they are required to work with meter and gram. It must be admitted that a change from feet and inches to meters and its decimal parts will cause some temporary inconvenience to the ‘“think- ing” designer and workman. It was at one time the custom of expressing measurements in feet, inches and fractions, suck as four feet three and nine-sixteenths inches large or small. This cumbersome and inaccurate way has been superseded by expressing the same measure of length in feet and decimals, and works well. That workman who was sent to measure the length of a plate and returned with the information that its length was that of his stick, the width of a brick, a ten-penny nail and his thumb nail no longer exists. Ship plans and de- tails are usually made on scales varying frcm one-eighth of an inch to three inches to the foot, and there is no difficulty about having metric scales applied to those plans already made. The metric system is practically that adopted by scien- tific and professional men all over the world. Germans, Chinese, Japanese and Russians have bécome accustomed to *“‘think” in meters and grams, and the Americam designer and workman will likewise become reconciled to a change which involves much less labor and is far more accurate than the present English system. 3 . " The British Admiralty has awarded contracts for nine war vessels as follows: Two battleships of 16,500 tcns, 18,000 horsepower and 181 knots speed to Thames Iron Works, London, and Palmer & Co., at Yarrow. Five armored cruisers, 10,200 fons, 22,000 horsepower and 23 knots, one each to-the Fairfleld Compdny of Glasgow, John Brown & Co. of Clydebank, London and Glasgow Company of Gowan, Vickers, Sons & Maxim of Barrows-and the Armstrong Company of Newcastle. Two third-class protected cruisers, 3000 tons, 9800 horsepower and 20 knots speed, to Beardmore. & Co., Glasgow. Ten torpedo-boat destroyers of a new type have been con- tracted for which will have a larger displacement, stronger construction and less speed—but more reliable—than those hitherto built for the British navy. They have already re- cefved the following unusual names: Dervent, Eden, Eye, Ribble, Itchen, Usk, Teviet, Ettrick, Foyle and Ernes. . & e :rhe yacht to which Emperor William has given the name of Alice Roosevelt is one of two division boats bullt at Eibing ‘PERSONAL MENTION. W. H. Hatton, a Modesto lawyer, is at i To‘n W. G. Muster, a rolling-mill man of In- dianapolis, is at the Grasd. ‘| poems by young A. B. Corey, a railroad contractor of publisher. The L e e e e e e e e e e e ] AMERICAN WARSHIP BUILDERS “THINK IN FEET AND INCHES,” SAYS CHIEF CONSTRUCTOR BOWLES Reasons for His Protest Against the Adoption of the Metric System of Weights and Measures in United States Navy Department. Charles Turner, a surgical instrument manufacturer of Chicago, is at the Pal- bel prize, which he has just recefved, into a fund for the anonymous publication of ts who cannot find a lete des Gens de Let- in 1887, of 250 tons displacement, 1300 horsepower and 19 knots maximum trial speed. Being of slow speed, as compared with later boats of that type, they are no longer classified as ef- fective for war purposes, but are utilized as harbor yachts for the admirals commanding the naval stations at Kiel and Wil- helmshafen, and there is no danger of the yacht ilice Roose- velt getting into trouble with any foreign ship of war. . . . A correspondent takes exceptions to the remarks in The Call's naval news of last Monday regarding the defects in en- gine designs in the British navy. He points out, what is quite correct, that steam trials are mgre severe in the British thaa in the United States navy. It is possible that the thirty hours’ continuous trial under four-fifths power of engines which have not been worked down to their bearings is too severe and may account for subsequent defects, but the fact remains that thers are frequent cases of leaky condensers, hot bearings and broken connecting rods. The Formidable, Aboukir, Cressy and Sutlej failed to come up to the requirements at their first trials, but succeeded at the second. The Implacable had four trials. The Hermes returned after one year's commission with broken down engines and boilers unfit for further use. The departure of the Goliath was delayed twice because of defects in her machinery, and five of the 2l-knot cruisers made barely 1040 miles in thirteen days on their initial trips. The naval maneuvers developed a number of lame ducks, of which the Resolution, rated at 17.5 knots, has the record of 13% as her best effort. The, London Engineer, well known for its re- luctance to praise anything not made in England, stated in April last, speaking of machinery plans of the United States Navy Department; “There are many features of interest about them, and we may add that, as far as is known on this side of the Atlantic, the machinery of the American navy s, as a rule, successful in no stinted measure.” a . . A gun foundry accident at Bofors, Finland, is said to have resulted in the death of seven officers and principal men, but no- details have yet been made public. The Russian volunteer fleet now consists of fifteen steamers, the last one contracted for, named the Smolensk, having been accepted. They range from 3640 tons to 10,700 toms, six have speeds of 19 to 20 knots, and they have all been built since 1894, The Moskva, Kherson and"Smolensk are fitted with Belleville boilers, which have given satisfactory results, yet these ships are laid up, with no immediate employment in prospect. The status of the volunteer fleet is somewhat uncertain, as the contract with the Government expired last January and may not be renewed. In the event of faillng to again secure this subsidy of about $300,000, the volunteer fleet will find it diffi- cult to find profitable employment, as the steam tonnage of Russia is more than sufficient for the trade of that country. e s I —— to' his home for several days through ill- Ex. strong hoarhound candy. Townsend's.* —_—— Cai. glace fruit 50c per 1b at Townsénd's.” oot sudhsbes b, he ek ace. Special information supplied dally to F. L. Caughey, an attorney of Uklah, i8 | " George. Turner, a dr -sist of Los An-|business houses and public men by the at the Lick. geles, is on his honeyr _on with his wife | PTess Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 23 Cail- 0. F. Oleson of Sacramento is registered in this city. They are at the Lick. fornia street. Telephone Main 1042 . at the Lick. P p - - iroad Commissioner Edson is at the| M. Sully Prudhomme of the French | ToWasend's Callfornia glace fruit, e a O?c‘l‘dentnl. % Academy is to turn the $200,000 No- ::m' in fire-etched boxes or Ja, . 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