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EXTRAORDINARY stories are current and seem to be given
general credence by the press on the subject of the unprece
dented speed attained by the big British cruisers, the Indomi
table and the Invincible, which are twin ships.
We find in the New York Sun, for instance,
a statement that the Invincible "averaged
aver 28 knots an hour on a trial trip," and
it is added that she carries a heavier battery
than the Dreadnought.
In the same strain we quote from the Springfield Republican:
The English navy has been doing some rather remarkable things in a
«juiet way during the past month. When the Portsmouth squadron of the
home licet was sent to the maneuvers in the North sea the great gray ships
were turned loose and told to make time. The cruiser Invincible made the
trip at an average speed of 2S knots for the six hours, and reeled off 29 knots
during one hour, while the Dreadnought made an average of 21 knots. .
All this may be characterized as ignorant nonsense. It is not
true that such speeds have been accomplished by these vessels,
and the statement that they carry a more powerful battery than
a battleship is simply foolish. They arc not fighting ships in
any sense.
. In reply to a question on these matters Naval Constructor
Evans of the Mare island yard writes:
\u25a0
The Invincible and Indomitable (both from the same design) are won
derful .ships, and for this reason there is no .need of exaggerated statements
regarding them. .The statement relative to making 28 knots is absurd. The
same statement appeared in the public press regarding the Invincible, and
it is known to be untrue. The London Engineering, which is the most re
:>ponsible engineering paper published in the world today,' in its issue of
May 29, 1908, on page 704, in referring to the exaggerated statements of the
speed of these vessels, states as follows:
"This opinion,, the accuracy of which can easily be established, is, how
ever, based on somewhat exaggerated reports as to the speed attained on her
recent official trials, for instead of the reputed 27 or 2S knots the vessel can
only be pronounced as easily able to maintain the 25 knots anticipated in the
dcMgu. It is not considered desirable for patriotic reasons to give details
of the trial results. But we may state that they were most satisfactory, both
tfs regards speed attained and economy of steam consumption."
Similar testimony as to the speed of these cruisers is given
by London Engineering and Brassey's Naval Annual for 1908 rates
the speed of the Indomitable and the Invincible at 25 knots. ,
This is not to. deny that these cruisers are wonderful ships for
rbc purpose for which they were designed. We have nothing like
them in the American navy, and for the present we do not want
them so much as we do the fighting machines. The Invincible is not
a fighting ship in any sense. Her armor is-so light that she Would
be shot to pieces in a five minute engagement. She was not built
lo fight, but to run, and her speed will enable her to- keep out of
the way. .... \ •
Some liisinfor
maftQn ALoul*
OattlesKips
The making of warships is a mathematical proposition. If
you insist on speed you must sacrifice armor and weight of battery
and vice versa. You 'can get just so much out of a ship and if
you .want one quality in abnormal degree you must sacrifice some
other. These wonderful British cruisers are built for speed at the
sacrifice of protection. They are not meant for fighting, but for
scouting. It is true that the Invincible carries heavy guns, but
her armor belt is only seven inches thick, as compared with the
North Dakota's belt of eleven inches. The Invincible has four inch
•armor at the ends and no protection for her upper works except the
gun turrets. With such inadequate protection the Invincible would
not last long in a fight.
THE harmless^, unnecessary horned toad that hitherto has
haunted uncomplainingly the waste places of California and
Arizona appears to be in grave "danger of being converted
to ; the' uses of civilization, if you like to call
it by that name. Most of us who have in
the past enjoyed or experienced the com
panionship of this awkward reptile have not
suspected it of ornamental quality, but it
appears that in this we were mistaken. One
learns that the horned toad— if it is a toad* or whether or.no— is to
be used by way of future adornment for the Hats— they 'still call
them hats— of thejair. The desert toad is fated to Achieve a gilded
immortality as garniture for the "creations" that already astound
and stupefy the untutored male. But hot without "a struggle, for
the helpless toad has a champion raised up for, him in the Boston
Transcript, which says :
The sacrifice of animal life in response to an insatiate demand docs not
flop at the hat.s. According tQ tlic latest announcement it extends to the
hat pin?. An Illinois metallic reproduction company has started the enter
prise of metallizing horned toads for this purpose after first chloroforming
them. The experiment is being made with two thousand, and if it is success
ful will probably be extended to many thousands, perhaps • to millions It
relieves the prospect somewhat, perhaps, .to know that a horned toad is not
a. toad at all but a lizard of the iguanidae family, and o"f less benefit than
the honest, harmless and industrious little reptile whose name it borrows
The genuine toad is.of hardly\ less value to the horticulturist than theirisect
eating bird." But even dead lizards or any other, dead things that represent
the, restless exploitation of fashion 'show the demoralization that has over
taken its standards. BS^BBHSiS
It is wrong, of course, for the unprincipled horned toad to ask
sympathy under false pretenses, and it is a relief *to Boston to
learn that- its future millinery % will be compounded of lizards mas
querading in the virtues of the well behaved and conscientious toad
no longer ugly and; venomous, but like to become ;a. precious jewel
on miladi's head. Indeed, the, formula for compounding the con
temporary feminine headgear may be found in .Macbeth:
A Friehd
Of the
Horned Toad
•Eye; of newt and toe of frog, „,"'
Wool of bat and tongue of >dogrV>
•_ v • Adder s foH^ and : blind worm's sting
'./; Lizard's leg and owlet's wing I,*1 ,*
For a charm of powerful trouble.
EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE CALL
The Future of Mr. Taft's
Income Tax Amendment
FORECASTS arc making concerning the fate of a constitutional
amendment authorizing- an income tax as proposed, by; the
president in his recent message to congress. The Brooklyn
Eagle suggests that organized wealth might find means "to defeat
the amendment by >a combination of "rich {states controlled 'by
financial influence' 3 and "poor and purchasable states that' those
influences can control."
The recognizedj " difficulty- of- passing an 'amendment to the
federal constitution jlends some -weight to the suggestion. This .is
the list of states; likely to be"controlled by such influences, as made
up by the Springfield, Republican:
If New York h|as too large a popular vote" to be handled in j
that way Ycnnont jinight be substituted. Idaho and -Utah are j
notoriously subject jto the .Mormon political, machine, .-which has!
always been subservient -to corrupt influences: A consideration
of the constitutionjal provision for amendments indicates - the
method. Article 5 says : ;..':.
Congress, whenever 'two-thirds' of both houses shall deem it necessary,
shall propose amendments to this constitution . \ ...which • • • ,s, s^ ia ll
be all valid to all intents and purposes as part of this constitution, when
ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states, or by con
ventions in three-fourths thereof, as' one or the "other mode of ratification
may be propo^W by congress.' - '/';'-• :'-."'.' "
If congress in providing for the submission* of the proposed
amendment puts its! ratification in the hands of the state legisla
tures it will be evidence of bad faith and of a disposition hostile
to the president's purpose. The president in his message declared :
It is said that the jdifficulty anchdelayin. securing the approval of three
fourths of the states will destroy all chances of adopting the amendment.
Of course no one can speak with certainty upon. this' point, but I have become
convinced that a great] majority of the people of this country are. in favor
of vesting the national government with power to levy an income tax, and
that they will secure the adoption of the amendment in the states, if proposed
to them. a
.Mr. Taft is quite right in his conclusion that the people of
the United States "are in favor of vesting the national govern
ment with powpr to levy an income tax,*' but it is a fact that the
state legislatures rarely represent the popular will and desires. The
example of "New York and California should be conclusive on this
point. In New York a combination of petty bosses, republican
and democratic, has proved successful in defeating the measures
suggested by Governor Hughes and backed. by public opinion. In
California the legislatures for the last, thirty : years have been too
often elected to do the will of the Southern Pacific.
If congress, on the other hand, shall commit^ the amendment
to the action of special state conventions -charged with 'no other
duty it would stand a better chanceof ratification, and this course
would supply evidence that congress, at least, is not actuated by
hostile intent.
THE sentiment of the country elicited by the mistrial of the
Calhoun case agrees in deploring the difficulty of bringing
men of wealth to justice, while at the same time there is a
general insistence- that the "prosecutions must
continue if the law is to be .vindicated.
The position is thus briefly by
the Chicago Post : \u25a0 'v
The conclusion of the "Patrick Calhouii.trial in
Saii Francisco without a verdict- brings, into high
light j once more the \u25a0disgraceful delays arid ' tech
nicalities of our criminal court practice. As Judge IJawlor' said in "dismissing
the jurors, it is outrageous that it should be possible to consume three months
in the mere selection of a jury. Such procedure makes the task of reopening
a case seem almost too heavy for Human strength. Yet it is to be hoped that it
will be reopened and retried at once; And it is to be. hoped, too, that Mr.
Calhoun will fulfill his angry threat to prosecute Mr. Heriey for bribery
because the latter has received pay from Rudolph Spreckels. "We believe that
the graft prosecutions have been morally right, but it would seem,. to67"that
they have been essentially extralcgal. While we arc about, it we might as
well have a court ruling upon all tl»c civic problems brought'into public view
by. the long battle' in the Golden gate. • - ? ,?:u ;^>.: r .
Calfiouirs obstreperous remarks on 'the subject of prosecuting
Hency are naturally regarded as the mere nonsense of a man in
a bad temper. They serve only to provoke ridicule, like this from
The wrath»-of the magnate at his prosecutors, or persecutors, if j-ou
please, need not surprise one. Such emotions are common in the breasts of
accused persons of high and low degree^ To all of them the prosecuting
attorney is a demon, the judge a vindictive monster and .the jurymen who
vote for acquittal are angels of light. If Mr. Calhoun were an old criminal
with a record of many trials lie could not play the part of injured innocence
better than he does.
It is the ancient privilege of the man who does not like the judg
ment to curse the judge and the opposite attorney, but, his antic
Humor in such case merely serves to make him absurd, as any man
is absurd who threatens what he knows he can not fulfill: The
prosecutions will proceed, and Calhoun is further invited to tax
the ingenuity, of his corporation lawyer's for purposes of obstruction
and annoyance. These tactics have hitherto chiefly served to
demonstrate the weakness of a -defense that relies so much on
pettifogging and trickery. '
Public Opihion
OntHeCalhoun
Mistrial
ANSWERS TO QUERIES
\u25a0 FOUn LEAVED CLOVER— H. da C. Wood
land, Cal. . What is the superstition about four
leaved ' Clover? . .
Among a 1a 1 certain: class of people any
-etrange or unusual formation in ; plant
or flowcris regarded, with more or less
superstition.*., The superstitious- rever
ence .with which the, four leaved clover,
has \u25a0 been for- so f long a time
that the memory;; of man reaches not
back", Is !very\ simple." Its resemblance
to the form of a^cross, is^ unquestion
ably the -cause k of its endowment , with
magicfrirtues and; especlally'ttie" power
of detecting '.the i presehco of evil' spirits
andinunifyingUheirypowercto do harm.
Rev/Hlld£ric Friend; ln Folk Lore says:
"The person who' carries; a leaf of the
four leaved clover; about with him will
be" successful . at play .'and > have ; :the
power of detecting evil spirits. /The
lover may; put itunder^his pillow and
he will direampf. his beloved,, or the
maiden may, by slippinga leaf intoiher
lover's shoe,. without his knowledge, as
he is about to-s et out ; on a "journey,
secure hi s T sure 'and \u25a0 safe return •to her.
It may Be', employed^by; the wearer' to
prevent 'being.d rawn into the military
service and it is said- to cure, disease
And' lunacy." v
\ EVIL EYE— Subscriber, Oakland. "Cal. ; What
was tic ancient' belief as •: to ,;:the .evil eye" 1
- It was anciently believed that.;, the
eyds of some I persons \daVtedv noxious
rays onobjects whiclrthey glared upon.
The ffirst 'morning glance of such ; eyes
was 'certain 'death to man br.beast.'btit
theT destruction" was Jnot infrequently,
the' result, of^maciation.': Virgil [alludes
to 'an~evll eye :\u25a0 making; cattle lean.
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- NAMES OF.TIIE MONTHS— E..M.IB.,, Oak
land ; Cal: What • are , the - names , of * the i months
ttyit^ were ; used ; during, ; the ! French ; revolution*
the f lenßth'i' ot ; such months and ; how \u25a0\u25a0 are ' they
pronounced? \u25a0\u25a0:-\u25a0.\u25a0'\u25a0 -••" -- .'.-'\u25a0•. ' '.
: . Vendemalre.ißrumaire^Frinmire.'-Nl
vose, Plu voise,t,Ven tose.i Germ I nal , -; Flo- .
real,; Pranialt-Messidor/jThermidor; and
"Fructiilor." -'.The >; months f were!" SO^days
each.' If is -extremely difficult to:repro-'.
duct; by? means;, of >, typo % a..- combination
of 'syllables; ,tliat"'-w!ll vgrlvc the" correct'
pronunciation of such names'. Suggest
that you submit the list to some one
who. is "French and have that "person
pronounce the names. • \u25a0
. GOKDOX— X. Mill ~ -Valley, Cal: > What was
the date of- the uprising of the Maluli. in the
•Sudan?. 'Was it during . that; uprising that
"Chinese", Gordon '/Whs-, besieged in Khartum?
What about the death 'of :Gordon?
January IS, lSß4,^Gordon was by
the British government to extricate the
Egyptian garrisons in - the. Sudan; then
menaced -by the revolt of .the mahdi.- ire
left" that day, reached Khartum Febru
ary IS,; having; crossed the desert al
most alone, vln March The "commenced
the heroic nine." months' defense of
Khartum, which was besieged. « Jan
uary 28,;i885, the van of Lord Wolseley's
rescue "expedition. -.reached t Khartum.* on
Gordon's . own steamers, to \u25a0 find : that .'it
had fallen/ two days; earlier," and that
Gordon was among, the slain.
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NEW ORLKANS— j.'-' r... City." .Whflt is the
altitude of .Vow Orleans aboTC sea lercl?
Two v feet. : * .• * ' . \- "
JAPAN'S MASTERY
OF THE PACIFIC
Mikado's /Whole Mercantile
Fleet Less Than One" Big ;
Yankee Ship, but They.
\u2666 Get. the Trade
JAPAN'S ,• victory -; over . the \u25a0 United
States .in" the contest for the Pacific
carrying trade is pretty well known
in this country,, says the Literary Di
gest. Now Europe !s beginning to
take notice of it. One of our big
Pacific steamers can carry practically
as much freight as the. whole fleet of
Japanese" liners that ply between our.
shores and Asia, but; the Japanese
steamers carry the freight, while the
American steamers. "carry air," as Har
riman puts it. Furthermore, there is
l»!ss to carry tlian^there used to be.
In 1905 we se,nt $161, 584,000 worth of
exports to the far east; the next year
the / figures = sank- to . <140.000.000, the
next year to' $133,8»0,000,;and last year
rose to $148,5751000.
This 'record -spells failure, thinks
Dr. Ernst Schultze/ an eminent author
and cditor^of Hamburg, who writes in
the PreuSsische Jahrbuech^r of Berlin.
He declares that "the exalted optimism
of the Americans has caused them to
see the' whole future in too rosy, col
ors." This is' especially the case with
regard to- our. trade, with China "and
Japan. The first setback we received,
he says, was: the Chinese boycott in
1906. The difficulties with the Japan
ese in California caused a feeling
which even the visit of the American
fleet. could not by quasi intimidation
put an end "to. As a matter of fact,
from whatever causes, "the commerce
of North' America, out of which, Ame
rican shipping interests were expected
to reap so great an advantage, has
passed with -remarkable rapidly and
unalterable finality. Into the hands of
the Japanese."
This, writer proceeds to state the
plans of J. J. Hill and tile "oriental
projects of . that Napoleon." "Above all
things he wished to make overpopu
lated Japan a consumer of American
wheat." "I intend," he remarked^ "to
make wheat as cheap \u25a0to the millions
of the "east as rice now Is, . and. our
farmers shall reap the benefits of this
new demand." He sent flour, to China
•nd Japan In small sailing ships, he
saw that the Chinese were taught how
to bake bread. In time from 150,000 to
200,000. tons of ' flour were sent from
Tacoma and Seattle to east Asia. Cot
ton was also exported to the same
country to the amount of 166,000,000
pouftds. In 1907-8 the export of flour
fell to less than half the earlier
exportations, and there was only one
fifth of the ; cotton exported'^ to China
and half to Japan in comparison with
previous amounts.
The same failure has attended Amer
ica's attempt to control the freight and
passenger trade, we are told. To quote
the words'of Doctor Cchultze:
For a long time after Perry
opened Japanese ports (1853-4) the
whole carrying trade of Japan was
prosecuted under American and
English flags. Within the last" 12 ;-'"
years Japan has. ships of. her own
plying between her'ports and those
of China, ' India, Australia, Eng- .
land and America.
The Japanese shipping subsidy has
done much to bring about this state
of things, and in 1906 some $1,000,000
was_ voted by their parliament for this
purpose. Thus it appears that' the ton-*
nage of Japanese shipping has risen
from 477,430 in 1898 to' 1.115.550 in
1907, and while in ,1898 Japan had 35
per cent of the foreign trade, in 1907
she enjoyed. ,43 per ; cent. .
' Doctor Schultze sums up the situa
tion as follows:
The prospects of American ship
ping in the" Pacific are .very poor. ~
No one can be accused of pessimism
t in declaringthat they are actually,
nil. The high "•'.'protective.-' tariff
• which. the United States. maintains
has raised the country to great ;
'.wealth, but has also put both her/
industries/and her {shipping at a
disadvantage In International com
petition.";.; Manufactures' are con
ducted', in the United States with
such high wages that in a depart
ment where she is not benefited by
protection, such as is the case with
shipping,, she _ must be outdone by
other nations. When she enters into
.• competition: with a country in
whlchWages have sunk to the low-
limit, as; in Japan, it is impos
.-sible.for the United States to over
come.a rival.: V / ' \u25a0 •
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Yet ; it must be: allowed, we are told,'
that the commerce and carrying trade
of Japan have been artificially inflated
by 'government subsidies. If these are
withdrawn^ America^ may perhaps step
in to supplant' Japan .in the. Pacific.
".The -United : States has; however,
,* one /faint- glimmer of ' hope/.; The~"
trade policy of Japan does not rest
upon an altogether solid lounda-. V
: tion. The subsidies, which are paid
:to the navigation companies and \
ship •: builders may give a transient • \u25a0
_ prosperity -to these branches of lh
dustrj-, but may fail to make. their "•»
success permanent..:
Increasing tonnage j of : Japanese' shippingirv
The Insider
Tells of the necessity of having some cash when planning
smart functions in this city, even when a family may be
keeping a -high position in society on nothing a year
ONE can keep a high position in society
on nothing a year" in San Francisco
as well as the Rawdon Crawleys
managed it in London in Thackeray's time I have just heard a little story
illustfating how sometimes, however,>a little cash is needed to make matters
pleasant. when a smart function is on the rug. A family prominent in army
circles, and also very prominent in the civilian smart act. was giving a party—
perhaps it was a luncheon, or perhaps a dinner. The exact nature of the
entertainment does not matter much.
But the souvenirs of the occasion were to be tiny paper boxes of an
upusual design.". A local box factory was visited and^the boxes ordered. A
special die had to be manufactured to satisfy the demands of the sodcty
gfrls who were to hostess the function. They were very particular about
the design and the quality of the paper to be used on. the boxes, also the
time when the dainty little things were to be delivered.
The. manager of the factory, pleased to get an order from such a fash
ionable source, took particular pains to please the young ladies and had the
die made and" the boxes manufactured. in double quick time. Plebeian cus
tomers had to wait while the' patricians were supplied. The boxes were
shipped by/; Weils- PargcTs express, C. O. D., and by and by the bill, for the
boxes was forwarded to the pretty girls who had ordered them.
Xo attention was paid to the remainder, and when a collector inquired
where he could find the family he was told that they had moved. It turnci
out afterward that they had nqt settled for the rent of the furnished house
they Jiad occupied for the season, but .that is a side issue and irrelevant.
A short time ago the manager of the paper box factory received notice
that an unclaimed package awaited his disposal. A boy was sent down t-»
the express office. He returned with the famous order of souvenir paper
boxes, for which a special die had been made and yhich had been returned t<>
the office because the moderate express charges for delivery — an out of town
one— had not been forthcoming!
The manager, did not know whether to laugh or swear.
Souvenirs for Party
, Returned to Maker
A well known businessman went into one*
of the popular downtown cafes Saturday and
asked' to have a table reserved for the even
ing. No attention was paid to his request, and when he came with his party
after the theater it was with 'difficulty that they were accqmmodated. Of
course he made a kick, and in talking the^matter over with one of his friench
a little later he exclaimed, vehemently, "I don't see why I can't have tables
reservedhere as well as the other fellow."
"We'll fix that," said his friend, and calling the head waiter to him, sairT.
"You should always see that Captain • has a table when he asks for it."
The waiter bowed to the ground, and of course he would'bc delighted to
see that "Captain — — " always had what he wanted in that cafe,
x Monday, night the same businessman telephoned to the cafe that "Cap
tain — — " would like a table reserved for six at 11 o'clock. .When he entered
the cafe with his party he was greeted with empressement. and "Here i^J
your table. Captain — — ," said tlve obsequious waiter as he ushered the party
to one of the best 'positions.
"Such is the cinch the army man has over the civilian," says the plain
businessman in telling the story.
Army Men Are Given
Favors at the Cafes
"There is no wonder in the failure of the
cafe,'"' remarked a man who knows his
downtown after the lights are lit as well as
rrcsiaent uavia siarr joruan Knows his fishlore. "Why, the man who ran it
doen't know how to he half polite to. his clientele. On the opening night,
when all society and bohemia was at the cafe, one of my friends took his
wife and sister in law. The proprietor came up during the evening and asked
B how he liked the place.
"'lt's mighty fine,' replied B > 'except for the service. The service
"'Well, if you don't like it why do you come?' retorted the proprietor.
As he is a man who always spends $20 or $30 any time he drops in at
a cafe of an evening his departure must have meant something. Probably
others had the. same experience, for the cafe died not long after." -„\u25ba
Patrons Are Lost by
v *\u25a0: 'Lack of Politeness
Gossip of Railwaymen
ft\V THAT! 'hold a conference in
\A/ that room? Never!" And J.
_V Y^C. Stubbs strode out of the
apartment to the amazement of the
hotel clerk, who had ushered the rail
road magnate into what he considered
the best place for a quiet conversation.
"May I inquire, sir, as to the reasons
for your objection?" asked- the clerk.
"Don't you see it has a transom?"
Replied Stubbs.
"Get a room without a transom," said
one of the railroadmen. "The fact is
Mr. Stubbs will never use one with that
contrivance."
"He objects to fresh "air, does he?"
inquired another railroadman.
"Fresh air? Hotf It is this way.
Shortly after the Santa Fe acquired the
valley road a conference was held with
Stubbs, Paul Morton. E.'P.Ripley and
H. E. Huntington at the old Palace
hotel. , "" "
"Stubbs told, the clerk he wanted a
room that. would escape the .n&tice of
the reporters and was assigned a room
on the floor occupied by, the servants.
"The -conference was' held and next
"day one of the papers came out with a
full account of what had been said, and
Stubbs was quoted freely. -•;
"Well, I won't say what broke out
that morning.' It was a "torrid time.
Stubbs was beside himself with rage.
He accused Paul Morton of betraying
the secrets of that conference, and
Morton Insisted that he had seen no
one; that if there hadbeen any talking
Stubbs was the guilty party.
".'l'll break your road in two,*
shouted Stubbs.
; " v 'And I'll majse the grass grow on
your line between here and Fresno!*
yelled Morton.
"Til see you where there are no rail
roads" first!' retorted Stubbs. •', j
"Both. Huntington and Ripley. tried
to soothe the passions of the angry
men,' but nothing would do." .Stubbs
paced the room .like a caged lion and
Morton looked like a grizzly spoiling
for a 1a 1 fight.
~ -'•'Do calm' yourselves* begged Ripley."
" 'Calm be hanged. This is no time
for platitudes,' said Stubbs. 'The ques
tion Is. , Who talked?' . --x
"Huntington had left the room and
came back-.with a triumphant smile.
'"Cease quarreling. ; It's that tran
som. \u25a0 Some, reporter sneaked up and
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[ took notes. I can hear alt that you
j have to say.* ,
"Stubbs glared at the transom and
ejaculated. ' the reporters V closed
the "transom and went to work as it
nothing had happened."
S. «F. Btfoth of the Union Pacific has
returned from an * extended trip
through the Sacramento and San Joa
quln valleys, 'and says that crop re
ports are good from every part of
this section. He s ay 3 it is estimated
that there will be 60,000 tons" of rai
sins this season, 60,000 tons of prunes.
20,000 tons of dried peaches and 10,00-)
tons of apricots.
"Everything is promising this year, *
continued Booth. "Even the mines U\
the state are looking up. "While I
was in Nevada City I was told of s'om»
big strikes in the mine called' *16 tt>
I,' and the ore taken out of that min<«
to the value of $400,000 was piled ui>
In the vaults of the Citizens* bank. I
was shown one small chunk which had
$1,500 worth of gold, ln.it Some of
the quartz is held together by the
gold. It Is the richest ore I have ever
seen."
* * *-l
Epes Randolph, who has charge of
the Harrlman interests in Mexico, was
at Guadalajara recently, and in an- in
terview said: ,
"The extension of the Southern Pa
cific in Mexico .will be completed to the
Guadalajara within three years, and
Southern Pacific shops will be built j
here. 3
"We expect to run Southern Pactf>4
trains into Mexico City, but we do
iwt believe that it will be necessary. to
parallel the national railways of Mexico
between Guadalajara and the Mexican
capital to do this. Everything possible
will be done to, develop the country
tributary to the Southern Pacific line
and we believe there will be substantial
returns."
< It is estimated that the hop crop of
the state of Washington will not ex
ceed 20.000 bales and that of Oregon
65,000 bales for the coming 3eason. This
is a reduction of practically 50 per
cent from a - normal crop. It is ac
counted for by the poor prices prevail
ing for the last'three years. The Cali
fornian crop will be about normal bi-t
as the bulk will xnqve'vla steamer from
San Francisco, the railroad companies
are not looking forward to any par
ticularly great rail movement
• • •
H. R. Toungblood, Southern Pacific
agent at. Tracy, has left for" a vaca
tion to the larger eastern cities, where
he wiirget'pointers as to new methods
of handling freight.
'Czar Purchases -Island
A Paris contemporary publishes a.
; dispatch, from' St. Petersburg which an
nounces that the czar has purchased at
Kolka. upon the gulf, of Finland, a vast
domain. His imperial ,_ majesty' has
bought the property, upon the adviefci?
the cdurt physicians, who consider\l£c
residence in, Finland would be bene-«
; flclal to the health of the empress. The
. place, on the other, hand.. offers facili
ties for the czar's favorite recreation*
. —yaehtios and fishing.— London Globe.