The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 14, 1902, Page 6

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Osakland Racetrack—Races to-day. AUCTION SALES. Monday, April 14, st 10 o'clock, Horses, Buggles, etc., at t 3619 Market street. BUSINESS IMP ROVING AGAIN- HILE general trade throughout the United States continued to halt last week, the halt- ing tendency was less pronounced and con- s appeared rather better. The decrease in bank s was smaller, being only 10.6 per cent, and fewer cities showed a loss, the only important ones ing New York, Boston, Pittsburg, Baltimore and Detroit. The continued loss at Pittsburg rather in- d less activity in the iron and steel trade, which 1 observed for some weeks, though the move- ment in this industry is still active and the mills are generally running to their full capacity on structural material, it being understood that the order books are filled 2imost up to the close of 1902. New orders, however, are not as heavy as they were last year. In the case of New York the current inactivity in Wall street probably accounts for the loss in bank clear- ings there, as there is little speculation in the street now, and no talk is heard of pending combinations, new trusts, gigantic syndicates, and those vast un- dertakings which for several years have filled the world with wonder. Perhaps those already in opera- tion have absorbed pretty much all the idle blocks of capital, the possession of which seemed to worry the financiers just as coppers burn the pockets of a schoolboy until the nearest bakery absorbs his little surplus and he is free from care again. Certainly there is no longer any feverish rush to launch im- mense syndicates upon the fickle sea of commerce, and it is just as well, for there are plenty of them now. Otherwise there is little new in trade. As far as can be seen from the weekly commercial reports from the different sections of the country, business seems brisk everywhere, and even the South is sending in fair reports. Jobbing distribution in the East and central West is falling off, bit there is no slackening in the spring wheat regions, and unusual activity is reported from the Pacific Coast. ‘Some of the sta- ples, such as wool, sugar and provisions, have weak- ened off during the past few days, but these condi- tions are considered transitory and regularly occur, no matter how active general trade may be. The cereal markets have been more active during the past week. Wheat has fluctuated more or less, having been influenced by dry weather complaints in the Southwest and the issuance of the crop esti- mates of the Agricultural and Census departments. The Census Department estimates the crop of wheat, oats and corn at 846,000,000 bushels more than the Agricultural Department, and the discrepancy is so wide that it is said that the latter department will adjust its figures to a certain conformity to those of the former. The census figures indicate a winter wheat crop of about 415,000,000 bushels, against 365,- 000,000 last year, and if they are within a reasonable distance of the real production there will be no wheat famine in the United States this year. But the South- west undoubtedly needs more rain to properly ma- ture the winter crop. Conditions in California and San Francisco remain as previously stated. Reports from all counties and all lines of farming and trading operations are uni- formly cheerful and show general activity all along the line. As far as crops are concerned the season has thus far been ideal, and even man himself, great and august as he is, could hardly have improved on the operations of that Creator who is supposed to know what a man needs about as well as man him- self. From the Oregon line to San Diego the Stite smiles with the promise of plenty, and if the Cali- fornian is not satisfied with this season as far as it has gone, he never will be satisfied with anything on this earth. Money is abundant and readily obtain- zble by any solvent borrower, collections are good, failures are few and small, there is a large influx, of Eastern people into the State, building operations were never livelier, and we seem to be having a high old time with prosperity all around. e ——— There is a curious coincidence in the fact that the day of Rhodes’ funeral should have brought from South Africa the most encouraging reports of peace that have yet been received. It looks as if the war that he brought on would depart with him. | = :APRIL 14, 1902 | evil nature of the measure and defeating it. the Legislature. It will increase taxation.: It interferes with local self-government. A X L8 R © It establishes a bureaucracy. 10. erted to prevent its reconsideration.” them appears to defend the measure. in public than they were in the Legislature. vre.” and the fifth for ten years. commission for at least six years to come. to assist in the work. rates as heavy as the traffic can bear. i WORDS OF WARNING. Y THE CALL the attention of the public has' been repeatedly directed to the bold corporation scheme embodied in Assembly constitutional amendment No. 28. It is therefore gratifying that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and the California League of Municipalities have united in the task of exposing the A joint committee of the two bodies has issued a circular warning the people of the danger of adopting the amendment, giving an, elaborate analysis of the various clauses, and a brief but instructive history of the manner in which it was hurried through The circular sets forth ten objections to the amendment, as follows: 1f makes impossible the securing of anfi reduction of rates for any public service. ; It perpetuates the inefficient features of the present Railroad Commission, It destroys municipal ownership of publie utilities. It places ingrdinate powers in the hands of the present Governor. ' It will deprive cities and counties of license fees now paid by public corporations. It takes away from local bodies all control of franchises. It is antagonistic to 2 Republican form of government. The history of the passage or the amendment is one of the most interesting parts of the circular. It was introduced by Assemblyman Laird of Kern County, and was re- ferred to the Judiciary Committee. When reported to the' Assembly its consideration was not reached until after 10 p. m., and the Assembly, having voted to continue the ses- sion until the amendment was voted on, it was rushed through. It is stated a prominent member quieted the Republicans by informing them it was a corporation measure, intro- duced by a Democrat, and was “the best joke” of the session; and he advised Republi- cans “to keep still and let it go out as a Democratic measure.” time of the night, the misrepresentation of the true purpose of the amendment, and the fact that it was looked upon as a joke, it was passed by the Assembly. A like secrecy was practiced in the Senate, though it there met with more opposition. No time was given for a study of the amendment before it was rushed through, and after its passage every attempt to obtain a reconsideration was defeated. After giving this history in considerable detail, the circular adds: needless to assert that there was a strong corporation lobby present during these few days. Every pressure from corporation headquarters and from the machine politicians was ex- Thus, as a result of the “It is almost By such tactics the corporations managed to win the first fight for their scheme. They have adopted similar tactics in conducting the fight before the people. Not one of They are even more careful to avoid discussion of it They are all silent. Even their yellow organ in the Democratic camp has nothing to say either for or against this “Democratic meas- It is evidently regarded by the yellow journal itself os a “good joke,” and is en- joyed by that paper as much as by the corporations and their henchmen. The effect of the amendment, if carried, will be to destroy local self-government, so far as regulating corporations is concerned. Under its operation the people of no county nor city nor town in California will have any control of even such strictly local and neces- sary utilities as water, light and street railways. This precious scheme provides that all corporations in California shall be under the supervision and authority of a conimission of five persons, who in the first instance are to be appointed by Governor Gage. One of the appointees of the Governor is to hold office for two years, another for four years, the third for six years, the fourth for eight years Thus the Gage appointees will constitute a majority of the It is the duty of the press of California to expose this scheme to the people, and the exposure should be repeated over and over again from now until election day. The San | Francisco Supervisors and the League of Municipalities have done well in issuing the circular of warning, but the assistance of the press will be required to give the subject the reiteration necessary to impress the public mind. None but a corporation ergan will refuse It is a vital issue, for it is the most drastic as well as the most brazen scheme ever undertaken by corporations in California to escape public control and secure themselves the privilege of making such regulations as they choose and imposing ELGIUM is at last undergoing the political storm that has been so long threatened. Last year the danger of the outbreak that has now occurred was imminent, and was avoided only by compromises and other dilatory tactics. It was be- lieved then that delay would give time for reflection, and that with reflection there would come an agree- ment between the workingmen and the Conservatives upon some plan of set}ling the issue that divides them.. The expectation, however, has not been ful- filled. The only effect of the delay seems to have been an increase of antagonism, and now the out- break has come with a fury that threatens revolution. The demand of the workingmen and the Socialists is for a revision of the constitution and the establish- ment of universal suffrage, such 'as obtains in the United States. The present suffrage laws of Belgium are the result of a compromise and have not been long in operation. By their provisions every Belgian citizen over twenty-five years of age, domiciled for not less than one year in some commune, and not specifically disqualified by law, has a vote. Every citizen over thirty-five years of age, married or wid- .ower, having legitimate children and paying at least $1 a year in house tax, has a supplementary vote, as has also every citizen over twenty-five years of age owning real estate to the value of $300, or having a corresponding income from such property, or deriv- ing $20 a year or more from Belgian funds, either directly or through a savings bank. Moreover, every citizen over twenty-five years of age who has re- ceived a diploma or certificate of higher education, or who fills or has filled an office or engaged in pri- vate professional practice necessitating higher educa- tion, also receives two supplementary votes. THE BELGIAN TROUBLES. gium is not based solely upon manhood. Some citi- zens have more votes than others, and consequently property owners and professional men have an ad- vantage over other classes at the polls. The laws; however, are a great improvement over those which preceded them, and were obtained by the advocates of universal suffrage only after a prolonged struggle ending in a general strike. The use of the “strike” as a political weapon is very effective in Belgium by reason of the high in- dustrial organization of the people. The Belgians are a race of manufacturers, and in comparison with other peoples their industrial development may be called abnormal, so much does the proportion of the wage-earning class exceed that of the similar class elsewhere. At the present time some of the leaders of the workingmen have advised them to ab- stain from rioting and to resort to a general strike throughout the kingdom. It was by the use of such tactics they succeeded in the former struggle, and a tesort to them now promises better results than any outbreaks of violence which would bring them into conflict with the army. The question of revising the suffrage laws is at present before the Chamber of Deputies, and accord- ing to programme is to be taken up on Wednes- day. The Socialists, for some reason, have become suspicious that the Government will prorogue the Chamber before that date, and the riots have been the result of the suspicions. A dispatch states that the King is willing to conciliate the workingmen, but the Ministry is resolved not to concede equal manhood suffrage. Such is the situation at present, and it is probable the coming week will find Belgium involved in something like civil war, or a strike so widespread and’ so formidable as to virtually put a stop to the entire industries of the country. It will be noted that by these laws suffrage in Bel- ASHINGTON - people are irritated and W somewhat indignant over the apparent in- difference of Congress to the. elaborate plans that have been devised for beautifying and adorning the city. It seems the leaders of neither party are taking much interest in the subject, and some of the bills for municipal improvement which ‘Washington is most eager to have enacted may be put away in pigeonholes of committee rooms and never be given even so much as a report to either house. The feeling of the Washingtonians is the natural result of an unnatural situation. The city, though the capital of the republic, is virtually isolated from national life. Measures passed for the general good of the country affect Washington only in an indirect way. It has no industries to receive the benefit of protection, no commerce to be affected by the up- building of our merchant marine, no agriculture to foster, and no large financial institutions to be helped or hindered by financial legislation. Such be- | ing the case, the Washingtonian lives for his city alone, and when the city gets nothing, it is to the people of the capital as if Congress were dead. i So completely is thingtop i-éht:d‘f:,omvthé S N e e S A THE NATIONAIL CAPITAL. rest of the country that it cannot hope for commer- cial or industrial advancement. The only thing that enterprise or public spirit can do to promote the growth of the city is to make it so beautiful and so attractive that Americans of the leisure class will es- tablish winter homes there. It is now recognized that it can never become the political capital of the republic in anything but name; for the great leaders of the country who shape politics as well as busi- ness and finance do not live there, the great news- papers are not published there, and the active organ- ization and operation of party politics is not carried on there. In short, the only hope of the citizens is that Washington‘may be made the most sumptuous capital in the world, with the most magnificent build- ings, the finest streets and the most cultured society. To achieve that great ambition they require liberal appropriations, and 2 Congress that does not-grant them is in the eyes of the capital a mere assembly of Buncombe politicians. i The swift change of American sentiment toward Cecil Rhodes since the publication of his will fur. nishes ground for the acceptance of another beati- tude, "B}‘etml are the dead who leave their money e peaplell nt Ll a2 ‘ BEAUTIFUL KENTUCKY Sy ONE OF THE MAGNIFICENT COUNTRY RESIDENCES IN THE UNITED BTATES IS THAT OF J. B. HAGGIN, FORMERLY OF CALIFORNIA. THE HOME IS IN THE HEART OF THE BLUE GRASS COUNTRY. + HE magnificent residence being built by J. B. Haggin at Elmondorf, near Lexington, Kentucky, says a correspondent of the Chicago Tribune, is so nearly finished that when Mr. Ha ggin and his wife left there two weeks ago they declared they would return atout the first of next month and take up their residence there for the suramer. + “Put the inside in condition first,” said the turfman to his foreman, “and al- low no one admission. Do not even permit pictures to be taken of the grounds or cf the house. I want everything here to be private and exclusive.” He said this last to his wife, who was Miss Pearl Voorties of Woodford County, and a beau- tiful young woman. The house cost about $350,000. The mos= celebrated artists were secured to put in the inside finishings. Frescoers from London have been diligently at work for six months, and although no one not connected with the work has seen it since it was finished, two months ago the decorations and frescoing were beau- tiful indeed. Entering a spacious hall, tha rooms to the right and left are sepa- rated only by draperies. Back of. these rooms are dining-rooms, which can be . turned into one long room for entertaining large numbers of guests. The stair- way leading to the rooms on the second story winds around the hallway. The basement contains the laundry, kitchen, etc. Two hundred acres immediately surrounding the residence are being put in order by an expert landscape gardener. Mr Haggin has given orders for the fit- ting up of a wine cellar not to be surpassed anywhere. [ i i 3 i g BUILD SOCIETY BUDS HATS AND ORNAMENTS T is wonderful how clever society buds can become nowadays. In addition Ilo all the accomplishments they are known to possess, they are really in- genious to a degree that the outside world never hears about. Take Kathryn Robinson, for instance. Many know of her patriclan beauty, her generous nature and clever sayings, but she has many other talents you will never hear of unless some of the other girls tell you. Just now they are talking about her artistic eye for good lines and color combinations in building Frenchy hats. She wore a poem at the tea on Saturday with her thin white gown. The hat was entirely of tiny white tulle ruffles, less than an inch wide, and trimmed with dainty sprays of autumn leaves. The hat was simple, but there was a quiet elegance any style about it that did credit to the fair Kathryn. I heard two debutantes, whose gowns come from way across the pond, delighting over the promise that she would make them each a present of #ne. I am sure they will be most becoming. 2 Perhaps you didn’'t know either thnat Elsie Sperry and Kathryn Robinson get together and make silk flowers and butterflies, embroidered in spangles, for their hair, with a style that wins them loads of pretty compliments. Miss Sperry learned this art while in Paris and her friend was not long in doing the same. PO Allow me to predict the greatest of social successes next season for Miss. Etalka Williar. She is greatly in demand this year, although she is not realiy “out” yet. The formal bow comes next year, however, and then the fair “Talka" will be nearly killed with devotion. Wherever she goes now, you will find a coterie of friends about her admiring her beauty. They say “beauty” is putting \ it mildly, for she is certainly the “purest ray serene.” Miss Williar is a wild rose type of beauty with the fluffiest of hair, like the sunshine, which forms a lovely setting for her round, happy face with its splendid color. She is always laughing and saying the brightest things, so it is not to be surprised at if people become enthusiastic about her. Miss Williar gave a delightfully informal tea at her artistic home in Sausa- lito yesterday afternoon-and ever so many of the girls went over from the city in their newest frocks. There were just enough popular men present to insure a pleasant afternoon for everybody and the hostess proved herself a charming entertainer. Everything was perfectly arranged for the comfoft of the guests and they could not resist staying rather longer than is polite at teas. The decora- tions were spring blossoms. Some one remarked that they looked like the hostess; at any rate, they bore her care-free and happy touch. We i Miss Catherine Herrin was certainly a picture at the Preston wedding. One always expects to see Miss Herrin wearing handsome gowns with that splendid style of hers, but on this occasion she attracted even more admiration than ever in a white chiffon and lace decollete gown over white silk, with garni- ture of gold. She wore in her hair a red chiffon rose, embroidered in gold spangles. The carriage wrap was an exquisite affair of heavy gray peau de sole, lined with pink satin. There were pink chiffon flounces inside the collar and down the front, with a touch of white. As usual there were men gaiore stand- ing about, waiting to hold her wrap or do anytmng in their power to win a word from this amiable girl. L The girls were more than enthusiastic over that clever toast which Miss Eleanor Davenport gave at Mrs. Walker's luncheon on Tuesday. It was just the thing, and so wittingly told. Every one, almost, excepting Dr. Brownell, the groom-elect, had been toasted. Miss Prince, whose engagement was an- nounced, was showered with good wishes, and a toast was offered the young la- dies present whose engagements will be announced in the course of time and love. Miss Davenport had known Dr. Brownell rather longer than the other guests, and feeling he should be appreciated, she made a clever little speech full of wit and delicate humor. B When you hear that the proceeds of any affair are to be devoted to charity, be assured that society women are working hard for its success. The fair sex is taking more interest than usual in the coming dog show for this reason, and in addition to the financial success they are bent upon making this exhibition to San Francisco what the horseshow is to New York. When that important day arrives you may depend upon seeing some stunning ‘gowns for canines to nip at. Mrs. Thomas Magee Jr.'s interest is apparent in more ways than one. She cffers a handsome silver cup for the best Dachshund in the show. She will also exhibit her famous Boston terrier “Winner,” which is now at the Seattle dog show. It won first prize last week at the Victoria show. Mrs. Joe Tobin has entered her Gachshund ‘‘Pretzel” and her cocker ‘spaniel *“‘Cornell,” to both of which she is very devoted. Miss Ethel Tomrkins is also a dog fancier. She will give a very fine silver and cut glass tobacco jar for the best red cocker puppy. Her own dogs, ‘‘Sweetheart,” “Mona the Second” and “Princess Flavia,” will be on hand, large as life and tw'ce s natural. Mrs. Walter Magee's wire-haired fox-terriers will be in evidence. They are very rare indeed and were obtained from Cairnsmuir, N. Y., with other varieties of the same breed. Miss Bertle Bruce wil. exhibit her skye-terriers. Mrs. Charles K. Harley will bring her fox-terriers. I understand that there are seventy-two cups offered and a great many other prizes, most of which come from soclety people, The list of entries is the largest ever known on this coast, and more than half the dogs belong to the ladies. SALLY SHARP. 4 L e e e S | FOREST PRESERVATION Editor The Call-I have been much in- terested in your repeated editorials upon the great need of preserving our forests. The subject cannot be written upon. too frequently, for it is really the most im- pontant matter connected with the ma- terial good of our State. There is one phase of the subject which I have not seen presented in the columrs PERSONAL NOTES. is at the Grand. ton, is at the Lick. stuying at the Lick. Bluff, Is at the Grand. is registered at the Grand. HOME OF J. B. HAGGIN B g T. C. Snider, a contractor of Broderick, C. D. Fontana, a storékeeper of Stock- O. G. Woodward, a Fresno banker, is J. N. Cregg, a real estate dealer of Red Carleton Gray, an orchardist of Oroville, of your paper and I write to request you to discuss it editorfally. It is briefly this: ‘When standing timber is taxed for its full value, or even a considerable part of that value, there is always a temptation | cn the part of the owner to cut it down. By .so doing he would not only realize on the wood and lumber, but would escape the taxes in future, since the bare land would have lost most of its former value. In other words, the State exacts a yearly penalty, as it were, from every one who preserves a grove or a forest. Now it is true that growing timber ben- efits the whole people by {mproving cli- matic conditions. Would it not be an act of justice as well as prudence for the people of this State to change the laws, or if necessary the constitution, so that growing forests should not be taxed for ‘more than the value of the land, but that forest products, lumber, wood, ete., should be taxed on the same basis as other prop- erty? This ‘would encourage the preser- existing Dr. W. H. La Bare of Weaverville is a | recent arrival at the Grand. H. Bert Ellls and wife of are among the guests at the Edmund Burke, former Mayor of Sa Barbara, is registered at the Grand. 5 Willard Teller, an attorney #f Den Colo., Is at the Occldental with his wite, " Rank Commissioner John Markley is registered at the Lick, from’ Geyserville, A. C. McKinnon, a merchant of Ana- conda, Montana, is a guest at the Grand. Railroad Commissioner. E. It. Edson of Gtuslle is at the Occidental for a brief stay. Mre. Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler, the not- et piariste, who comes to flll a local en- gacement in this city, is at the Palace. —_—— Quality makes price. Were Burnett's Vanilla Extract no better than other c'ncu'lu price would be the same. Onece tried always used. 3 . s tomb at Los Angeles Palace. IBERESFORD’S PLAN TO REFORM t BRITISH NAVY | Lord Beresford’s scheme for naval re- form is quite brief, but comprehensive, and is summarized under six heads, name- ly: Administration, coal supply, organ- |ization for war, reserves, training and mobilization. Under the first head he would add to | the Board of Admiraity a ‘“Naval War | Lord,” on whom should devolve the or- | ganization of preparation for war, and heads of the various departments, to be {the ablest specialists that the service produces, are to be under this official. Under the second head he would pro- vide for the purchase of coal flelds at home and in the colonies by the Govern- ment, so that supplies for the navy shall nct be affected by strikes, ete. Under the head of organization for war he advocates that a correct register of | all auxiliarfes be kept and “pattern ves- | | els’” of such auxillaries are to be in com- { mission with service squadrons in peace time. All war vessels useless for lack of | speed or fighting capacity to be abolished. As to reserves, he propeses a register of skilled mechanies and others, who, in | un emergency, could fill certain ratings cn board ship, such men to be enlisted as “reservists” and paid a retaining wage. | He would also modify the present system, { having the men join for twelve years, as | now, but a pereentage to be permitted to | leave after six years' service. Lord Beresford recommends ugder the head of training the securing of 'younger sdmirals by the selection of younger com- manders and captains, increase of rear admirals’ list and the retirement on the retired pay of a vice admiral of such rear 20mirals as have passed three years with- out hoisting their flag. He would also establish exercise squadrons and have the army and navy combine in maneuvers vearly. He also recommends that seaman | gunmers, who are first class shots and cualified ‘as captain of gun, be pald as rkilled mechanics. The last suggestion of mobilization ad- vises that the whole war fleet be mobil- ized at an early date to test organization and discover weak points. There are about 12,000 Roman Catholic sailors in the British navy, yet there is Innl a single sea-going Catholic priest. I’l‘he Irish members of Parliament have | appealed without success thus far for ap- peintment of such. Two priests serve as | chaplains on shore, but their highest pay is only one-half of that. received by Anglican chaplains. The London Tablet | refers to this diserimination as being | cruel and absurd, saying: “To the dying Catholic the presence of the priest means this tremendous difference between going | into eternity with his sins forgiven or un- | forgiven, while to the dying Protestant | his chaplain ‘may talk consolingly, and | that is all.” | The Diadem, a British cruiser of 11,000 |tons, 1650 horsepower and 2.5-knot | speed, has gone out of commission after |a service of three years eight months. | The ship was completed in July, 138, at ! cost of $2.774315, and is now to be re- paired at an estimated cost of $119,3% to | hull proper and about $200000 for repairs | to machinery and installation of new { boilers. The dissatisfaction of the engineer | corps in the British navy, with its posi- {tion as compared with officers of the ! catlor branch, has been still further in- | creased by am Admiralty order. which | places the inspection and installation of | auxiliary machinery and electrical ai- | pliances pertaining to guns and torpedoes i under the control of line officers. The en- | gineers look upon this as an indication of | hostility upon the part of the Admiralty toward the corps, as it does not wish jts | duties._to_be. diminished nor shared in i with others, but rather seek to Incren:e { their responsibility and attain an im- | proved standing with other officers in the navy. | Lord Beresford made a speech at the | annual dinner of the Institution of Naval | Architects in London on March 19. His ! closing remarks concerning the navy | were that he intended that his country- | men should know the truth, and he pro- !pqsed to speak out in British towns aad | ask the Admiralty either to contradict his | Statements or turn him out of the service by court-martial. This is pretty strong talk from an officer.against his superiors, | which has not been tolerated in this coun- i try since the days of Admiral David D. | Porter. Rear Admiral Meade and some | others have indulged in language much i less provocating with distastrous results, {and even Admiral Dewey has been | snubbed for failing to agree with the Sec- | retary of the Navy. Discipline is not so | exacting in monarchial England as in the | United States, and it is just possible that | the Admiralty will be forced to give | way to the imepetuous Beresford, backed up by public sentiment and desire for re- | form. § e e The Moorish cruiser Beschir-es-salame, purchased a few years ago by the Sul- tan of Morocco, has come to an ignoble end, In that it has been sold to a Portu- guese trader to be used as a tramp. At the time of her purchase there was much curiosity as to what use the Sultan would make of an armed vessel of 1100 tons and 15 knots speed; the old industry of ths Barbary coast states of piracy had long since ceased to be recognized as being legitimate and had been discontinued for lack of profitableness, owing to the pres- ence of foreign ships-of-war in the Mq iterranean, and whatever were the plans of the Morocco Sultan, tifey have evident- ly miscarried. e, S 5 SR @ The trials of the French sea-geing tor- pedo-boats Bourrasque and Rafale con- siderably exceeded the contract require- ments. The Bourrasque carried a load of 245 tons, displacing 153.3 tons, and made 81533 knots for one hour. - The Rafale, carrying 39.2 tons on a displacement of 158 tons, reached a speed of 3L42 knets, both boats thus exceeding the contract of 30 knots. The trialg consisted in a four- hour rum, the firs¥ hour at a minimum of 25 knots, the second hour at maximum speed and the third and fourth of 25 knots upward. The means of the four- hour trial was 25.79 knots for the Bour- rasque and 26.20 knots for the Rafale. The boats were built by Normand at Havre and are 147 feet 6 inches in length, 16 feet 9 inches beam and have twin screw en- gines of 4200 horsepower. A new system of loading the 13.39-inch turret guns of tne French coast defense ship Valury is said to have been tried with satisfactory resuits. With the old con- trivance only one shot could be fired in four to five minutes, whereas with the improvement made one shot per minute can be delivered. Starting with guns load- ed, five shots were fired in n‘;’fnutu less than four WS The two ships to be built . to be battleships of E.Mllo(l’lrl q:ll(l’eaa‘%_ knot speed, instead of. as first reported, armored of knots. Although the contracts have been placed with Eis- wick’s and Vickers and money depositeil to meet ments, there is a hitch in the lature which may result in e orders. The condition un- the contracts was awairded flattering to the builders, as they were Tun a free hand and only asked to build the best ship they could produce for ».000,000. | Stutted ";;'.' ‘with apricots. Townsend's.* ‘glace fruit 50c per 1b at Townsend's.> ——— without soap. 15c, at Russ House Barber Shop:. 217 Montgomery. ‘Townsend': E-utomh glace fruit, 3¢ a ched boxes s