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The San Francisco call., 1897-01-23
SERIES OF CUBAN VICTORIES.
Garcia Daily AddinO Laurels to Hts
Brilliant Military Record.

Garcia Daily Adding Laurels to Hts
Brilliant Military Record.
HAVANA, CUBA, Jan. 22.-Span;sh poll
tics are absorbing much of the attention
of the Spanish in Havana. The insur-
gents, however, outside the capital are
waging fierce war, regardless of Canovas,
Sagasta or any kind of reforms OF home
rule.
At Santiago de Cuba, General Calixto
Garcia is every day adding new victories
to his bright military record. The town
OF Ell Caney, short distance from Havana,
was attacked by the insurgents few days
ago under the orders of Garcia. Notwith-
standing the proximity of Santiago de
Cuba, the Spanish garrison surrendered
and the Cubans entered the town in
triumph. The fight lasted two days, and
the Spanish lost more than 200 soldiers.
Jiguani, another important town OF the
same province, is now besieged by the in
surgepts. The last report said that the
garrison was fighting desperately in the
hope that Spanish re-enforcements would
reach them.
The attempt to rescue Jiguani, however,
has been great failure and has resulted
in another i'm mportant Cuban victory. Gen.
eral Dosh, with a column of more than
1000 men, marched to Jiguani 10 raise the
siege. Calixto Gercia in person met him
on the road at the head of 1900 Cubans.
The engagement was hot and lasted a
whole day. both sides using their artillery.
Bosh could not advance, and after eight
hours of continuous lighting he was
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BARE1F ESCAPES CAPTURE.
WeyLer Has Hts Ftrst Brush Hith Cuban
InsHrOeats

WeyLeT Has Hts ftrst BrNSh bttH Choun
InsWrDents.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. pa dis
patch to the Herald from Havana, via
Key West, says:
General Weyler has received his bap-
tism of fire in the field. He may even
have been astounded by the brilliancy OF
the fash of the insurgent steel before his
very eyes. AT all events ten of his special
escort of guides, a corps of Cuban negroes
who enjoy the distinction OF guarding the
person of the Captain General when he
takes the field, arrived here Tuesday
night seriously wounded with machete
thrusts. Several have since died.
Eight members of the same corps, all
wounded. reached Havana on Wednesday
morning. From their accounts 1t is clear
that early on Tuesday morning the rebels
under Aranguren and Arrange made
startling, bold and dashing attempt to
capture the Captain General, which was
nearly crowned with success.
General Weyler entered the village of
Cuatro Camiros on Monday afternoon.
Orders were at once given that all the in
habitants should leave their homes within
two hours. The village being deserted
the torch was applied and all the houses,
about 300 in mum Der, were destroyed.
The Captain-General then proceeded
toward Goposse, sixteen kilometers fur
ther on the road to Guines. 1t was
reached after niehtfall, and corps of
guides was sent forward to reconnoiter.
General Weyler, with the main Spanish
column under Colonel Sumura, halted
some distance outside the village. The
insurgents, at the orders OF their leaders,
had concealed them elves in the houses
! in the town. Their plans were evidently
we'll laid. and it is quite probable that
they might have succeeded in capturing
the desired prize-the Spanish COM
mander himself.
Unfortunately for the fulfillment of the
design of the insurgent leaders, while the
Spanish scouts were engaged in the recon.
nolssance the guns of some of the con-
cealed rebel were accidentally discharged,
giving the alarm TO the royal troops.
Before the Spanish advance guard re-
covered from its surprise the rebels, see
ing that their plan had partially failed,
rushed from their places of concealment
and attacked the jenemy with great fury,
inflicting severe loss in their resistless
onslaught.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-23

man, inventor OF Tie SYSTEM VI SGchOk
raphv which bears his name, is dead.
The Queen knighted Issac Pitman, the
inventor of the Pitman system of phonetic
shorthand, May %, 1894. Queen Victoria
probably never conferred knighthood on
a man more worthy of the honor than
Issac Pitman, whose system of phonog-
raphy-with its many Improvements by
others-is now practiced by the majority
of shorthand writers of the English lam
guage. There were many authors or teach
ers of different systems preceding Pit
's-Timothy Bright, about 1857. con-
tinued by Peter Bales, 1890; John Willis,
1902; Edmond Willis, 1918; Skelton, 1920;
Cartwright, 1912; Rich, 1916; Mason, 1872;
Gurney, 174O; Byron, 1857; Mayor, 1880;
Taylor, 1856, and Lewis, 1872. 1t was not
until 1887 that the system of Isaac Pitman
was published, which was Immediately
declared to be far superior to every other.
His first treatise on shorthand, "Stenog-
raphic Soundh hand, appeared in 1887, and
he thus became the originator of the
spelling reform, to which and the propa-
CATION of his system of phonetic short
hand he devoted his entire atte since
1s43, when the Phonetic Society was estab-
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-23
TWO MORE UsrERs LAND.
The Ne,cs Causes Constern alton Among
zuthorities at Harnn0.

zuthoritics at Harano.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. pa Herald
special from Tampa, Fla, says: News
reached here by the steamer which ar
rived yesterday from Havana stating that
official advices received by cable from
Santiago de Cuba at the palace in Havana
report the landing of a good-sized expedi-
ton on the southern coast OF Santiago de
Cuba province on Sunday night.
The palace authorities will neither ad-
NIT nor deny the truth of the report. 1t
is hinted by those who are in close contact
with the officials that the expedition
probably started from Jam aiea and landed
east of Santiago de Cuba, where it is be-
lieved the rebel forces under General
Calixto Garcia went to take charge of the
war material. The name of the filibuster-
ing steamer is not known here.
Another expedition, said to be of greater
importance, is reported to have landed
several days ago at place on the south
ern coast of Pinar del Rio province. This
one, it is thought, must have been landed
from the United States, Judging from the
American labels upon the empty packages
found on the beach.
The ammunition to all appearances was
carried off by the Cuban forces of General
Ruiz Rivera, which have had undisputed
control of that part of the coast for Two
weeks.
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To DESTROY ALL
THE PLANTATIONS
Weyler Issues Lurid Orders
for the Province of
Havana.
Garcia and Two Other Prisoners
Shot at Santa Clara for
Rebellion.
Meanwhile the Intrepid Insurgents
Are Waging a Most Fierce and
Telling Warfare

MADRID, SPAIN. Jan. 22.-A dispatch
from Havana states that Captain General
WeyIer has ordered the destruction within
three days of all the plantations and
buildings in the province of Havana that
would be likely to prove useful to the
rebels.
HAVANA, CUBA, Jan. 22.-AIfredo Rod
riguez Garcia and two other prisoners
were shot this morning at Santa Clara for
the crime of rebellion.
The Mayor of Havana has resigned.
The Diario de la Maria suggests the
appointment of military officer to fill
the vacancy.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-23
LYMAN CAGES DILEMMA.
ConsIderino an Informal Offer of the
Treasury Portfolio.

Treosury Portfotfo-
CHICAGO, ILL, Jan. 22.-Lyman ].
Gage. president of the First National
Bank, to-day spoke in q different strain
regarding Major McKinley's consideration
OF him for Secretary of the Treasury: He
said: II have been called on by some
one from Preside intellect Mckinley and
the offer was made to me Informally.
In no sense can the offer be re-
garded as formal. When 1 was visited
it was to find out how would consider
the offer should it be made, and the in
ference was given me that Major Mckinley
wished to know what my position would
be. l am now debating in my mind
whether should accept the portfolio if it
is formally rendered. Have | public
duty to consider and are my personal obi
cations of greater importance than pub
lie duty? l have been in the banking busi-
ness for thirty years and have become
rooted to it. When the question Of sepa-
ration presents itself to me it is much
like child parting from its mother"
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-23

TO BOLISH FOOTBALL.
Styfuoent Measures introduced In Ne
braska's Le0isG1ture.

LINCOLN, NEBR., Jan. "a decidedly
stringent football bill was introduced in
the lower House OF the Legislature to-day
by Speaker Gaffner. by whic b reporters OF
newspapers and even spectators are m ade
liable. The bill in substance provides that
any person engaging rs a participant in q
football game shall, upon conviction, be
fined a sum not less than $25 or more than
500, or imprisonment for term not ex-
ceeding three months, or both. Further.
if auy one is concerned as backer um pire,
assistant, reporter, or lookout he is liable
to a fine of from $5 to S25. Another clause
in the bill enables the proper authorities
to place persons under bond to keep
the peace who shall be caught training
for football game.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-23
Hedge. Murderer Contracted.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Jan. 22.-Joaquin
Fuentes, charged with the murder of Ber-
nardino Contreras, and convicted of man.
slaughter last night. will be sentenced to-
morrow. The crime was committed in a
drunken brawl at Hedges, mining camp
on the desert near Yuma, last August.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-23
VERGIaG ON Il CRISIS.
Neto Spanish Ministry and Weyler's
keodH anticipated.

Recall anticipated.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. pa dis
patch to the Sun from Havana says: A
great sensation was created Wednesday
by cable dispatch from NJ adrid announc-
ing that Senior Sagasta, the leader of the
Ii beraI party in Spain, has declared in an
interview that it is possible he will soon
be called by the Qneen Regent to form a
new Government. Every one in Havana
understands from this news that political
crisis is i'm pending in Spain, which means
the recall of Ceptain-General WeYler and
milder policy on the part of Spain in
Cuban affairs
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-23
Raneroft,s Son Diego Esn:sre.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, JAN 22-Hubert
Howe Bancroft, the historian, who re-
turned to his home here yesterday after
an extended trip in the East. Will shortly
begin the erection of an immense market
building in this city.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-23

Miss Brecis,nrtdre Made a Lascyer.
FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. 22-Miss So
phronia Breckinridge. daughter of Colonel
w. G. P. Breckinridge, was admitted to
the bar by the Court of Appeals this
morning.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-23
The Bully

OF the dailies is tersely and truthfully
dealt with In to-day's News Letter.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-23
DIR. SANDEN'S ELECTRIC BELT


Sundays 10 tol Los Angeles ONCE 2o4
NoTE-Make number-S32 Market street
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-02

Our NeiEhbors See Objections te
Stickeen Route.

Our NeiEhbors See Objections to
Stickeen Route.
John F. Smith, In Kamloops Inland SEN
tinel.
1t will be remembered. that in my letter
which appeared In your issue OF September
II In view Of the steps that were being
taken to construct and lay rails from Glen
ora or Telegraph creek to Teslin lake,
which was to be fed by a line
tention to the obstacles that would
be encountered In the navigation of
the Stickeen. / stated that no ocean-going
steamer could hope to enter the mouth Of
the river, and more that 1t required Pc
culiarly constructed stern wheeler, and
very powerful one. to ascend the river at
ALL Again, as the Canadian boundary line
was some fifteen or twenty miles up the
river from Its mouth. the point OF transfer
OF people and goods would have to be made
on American soil. In substantiation Of
these facts. in your issue Of the cath of the
same month, / gave a detailed description
or the Stickeen river 10 the head of navi-
cation. In describing the physical charac-
ter Of the mouth of the river, intimated
that this great steamship line which our
coast Canadian cities were 50 keen in
establishing, was simply playing into the
hands OF their neighbors TO the south
These intimations are strikingiy horne out
by the result: OF most startling discovery
that the Hon. Mr.. Sifton was deferred
from ascending the Stickeen river In con-
sequence OF the inability OF the steamer 20
enter the mouth. 1t is seen now, that if we
are TO have this allCanadian % route, II
win create new enterprise for. and make
an easy avenue through which American
trade would iow Considerable dredging
would have to be done at the mouth OF
the river to allow boats of much larger
draught than any previously used to as
cend. Failing this. or during the time of
the prosecution Of this work, Fort wran-
gel. which is in Alaska, will have 10 be
utilized as the point of transfer of freight
and passengers. as Fort Simpson Is en-
tirely out OF the ques.ion being several
hundred miles south OF Wrangsl
II is noted also. that there Is a strong
American company formed which will act
as forwarding agents with headquarters
at Fort Wrangei Now just where Cana
dams como in under these circumstances IS
little difficult TO define. But this IS only
the thin edge of the wedge. as the Stfckeen
river can never be dredged so as 10 allow
ocean-going boats TO ascend II. and there
is no place other than Fort wrangel NJ
which such post for transferring of freight
ana passengers could be established there
fore Fort Wrangel must continue 10 be the
terminus for the connection OF the ocean
and river boats
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-02
A POINT WELL TAKEN.
TouGhs Draw Gums to shoot, but Are
Not Arrested

Seattle. Nov. 80.
To the Editor: Seattle. by reason of
the present good times prevailing
here. IS bound 10 attract all the
toughs and doubtful characters within
easy reach. In your paper, some little
time ago. an account was given OF bar
room fight Al the Horseshoe saloon where
reviewers and knives were freely dis
PLAYED. I believe the same article con-
ciuded with this statement: There were
no arrests made, as there were no war
rants sworn out for them"
| believe there Is a law prohtbttfnr IN.
carrying or concealed wea pons. Ii il very
clear that this law is dead letter II
there is any quarrel or alteration. some
one pulls a gun. Well. why not7 We never
hang anybody here. What has the man
with the gun 20 fearr Therefore. ne shoots
Is our city government for the benefit
or the touEhs Or dc all our business rnra
and respectable citizens carry guns or
Should they7 We ara fast making !, naces-
sary.
II IS easy enough 10 kick. be-, kicking
does ne. remedy matters: therefore r,aEs
this suggestion. which believe ms, "a
spectaOle citizens % Seattle Will fnAorsa-
AgIfat4 this matter OF carrying guns u,
III those ir authority see to 4, tha. avsrv
man IS subject 70 being searched &. .nv
TINE oy al Officer. and II weanon is
found on h'sn. arrest him ard fine hin, n.
highest limit. giving the policeman az g.
ncer Part ~ the fire This viii inxur.
searching becoming frequent. We VT,
have many good people coming through
egr city within the next few rronths ga
they should be protected I ss1fswa .et.
the best means % protecting ali xvs.h;n
cur gates
Poor Jim Wells has been sznrss-s.
More wsil follow ~ tfEis rrornlscuoux ear.
rylng % guns g rot checked.
\ CITIZEN or SrA-T~~r
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THE NEED or ORGANIZATION.

The need OF organization In order to
secure success Is not limited to politi-
Cal parties. I'm union is strength" is
ali adaga which states an incontro-
vertible and never-questioned truth. A
small army Of well-drilled and we'll
handled men Is always more than q
match for one considerably greater
which is not disciplined to move with
one accord.
The great objection to party ma
chimes. as political organizations are
often called. Is not To the formation Of
parties for concerted action against a
common enemy, but to the manipulation
by a small coterie OF selfish politicians
Of the party strength for their own
ends. They are a noxious growth upon
the party which eats into it's interests
and sars It's vitality. II is an organiza-
ton within the party organization. liv-
ing upon the party's bounty. profiting
BY it's success and turning good 10 evil.
Whenever q number OF men assemble
for the purpose Of putting theories into
practice they form an organization. 1t
may be badly managed; ambition
among the organizers To be foremost
may cause discomfort; bad Judgment
may be used in the PRONUNCIATION OF the
doctrines or in the methods OF dealing
with opposition: but these will rectify
themselves IL the doctrines be sound.
II is so with political parties: they are
quite as frequently defeated at the
polls through bad management as
through weakness In the cause they adj
vocate. Even truth itself would not
prevail II 1t went to sleep or dlnnea its
virtues at the wrong time
The merit OF Republican policy Will
not secure its Endorsement and con-
iiauance II Republicans do not fight
for a. Contentment is the most dan
gcrous foe cause has to fear: IL is the
fear OF defeat or the irritation OF dis
content which spurs men on 20 victory.
This Is Very plainly taught by a
comparison az the last two campaigns.
In 1926, when the people teares; the
consequences Of a msschlevous nnan-
oial policy and were stung into action
by the adversely which called fer a
change. the voters poured cut from their
distant homes ard left their cogl.orta-
bic tresides In order to secure what
they desired. This year prosperity had
arrived. business was getting rapidly
better. hundreds OF thousands az la:s.-
- unemployed men were at wors. and
I, Was supposed that. as a matter OF
course. the result ot the previous year
would he repeated, Men therefore
stayed away earelessiy frrgn the polls.
and the cote OF the Republicans was
rot as great by 40 PER cent. compared
with ;hat % the previous year. but a
greater ropogttog-although rot 80
great In the agxresRse--of the defeated
renewed their attempt TO get control.
This was particularly the case ia
large cities. where the Democrats. no
torioosIy the less Intelligent and SELF
thinking. sre the asoge conpaetly or-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-02

In every army IL has always been as
sumed that when a soldier enlisted le
must remain q soldier for consider
able number Of years This has al
ways been accepted 50 much as mat
ter Of course that IL is quite shocking
10 md = man protesting against IT and
de. airing that soldier should ee as
free 60 leave the army and sailor So
free to leave the navy as IL he were en-
gagged In any civil occupation.
This would have the general inier~e-
ment that experience demonstrates 81
q mans greater readiness to DO that
which he is no, compelled 20 90. or 10
stay where no Is net compelled to stay.
than to do either under eorupglsion. 4
writer In the Saturday Review SAYS
that some day. when we set the better
81 our national cowardice. Ne shall
hrop the system OF having our sighssns
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NO LONGER BLEEDING.

The full extent Of the great Repub-
being realized. Although that state has
been the citadel Of decisions and has be-
come synonymous with crankism, 1t Is
always by q very narrow majority tina.
II escaped from the Republican column.
Even in 1898, when the issue was one
wherein tradition should have carried
Kansas Overwhelmingly to the standard
OF the advocates Of fictitious ratio.
the state Of Kansas gave Mckinley $780,
SAL votes. The Republican ticket was
only defeated by a plurality of 1886.
But now 1t seems that Republicans
have carried the state by plurality
OF over 5000. Thirty-three counties
have changed from q fusion to Re-
publican majority, and the Republican
gains are general. footing up from the
separate counties over q, 900 votes. This
is not to be wondered at: Kansas had
gone through a terrible experience due
to agricultural depression, reaction
after period of imitation unsurpassed
by that in any other state. and to
succession OF atmospheric disturb
ances, all combining to make men dis
heartened and desperate.
Townsite boomers had inveigled men
into unfortunate investments: rascality
had taken advantage Of confidence in
the future Of Kansas. and persuaded
innocent investors to make loans upon
property which could never become
valuable Capital fed from the state,
and political charlatans deluded the
people into the belief that the only way
to keep capital from being scared was
to threaten 1t with still worse conse-
quences. Investors avoided Kansas as
If 1t were a plague spot; local enter
prise was .paralyzed; good property was
foreclosed upon hurriedly in fear Of
more drastic legislation, and bleeding
Kansas was the most hopelessly forlorn
state in the Union.
In such . plight, a heresy spread
rapidly over the country. ANY sugges-
ton Of a remedy was seized with avid
ity, and the people caught up one
chimera after another. in spite Of ear
nest warnings that the remedies would
not bring the benefits that were prom
ised.
In no other state throughout the cam
paign were the people brought more
directly face to face with the two plat
forms. their promises and their predic-
tons. Kansas gave q majority for the
fallacious doctrines: but she has wit
messed throughout the country the
most marvellous demonstration Of the
absurdity and untruthfulness OF a plat
form which captured her vote. and OF
the equally marvellous fidelity with
which the assurances and the expecta-
tions Of the Republican party have been
realized. Kansas wanted that which
would afford her relief; despite herself
that relief has come to a great extent
through the success Of the party against
which for several years she has arrayed
herself The future is certain: the peo-
pie OF Kansas will do their own think
Ing hereafter.
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OF an enterprise Of that nature. inasmuch
as it would be directly in the interest CT
American commerce. Mr.. Smith has made
the discovery that. pending these improve
menss. Fort w-angei viii have TO be util-
tied az point TO transfer freight and
passengers. Here is evidence from Cana
dian sources that the Canadians them
selves have At last found out that there is
at present no such thing a. an ail-Cana-
plan TO send vessels all the way from Fort
Simpson up the Stickeen Is not only Inn
practicable, but ridiculous. The objec-
tons to transferring a. Fort Wrangei
have been whimsical and mistaken.
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A TERRIBLE INSULT.

Not cloud obscured their skies. love was
pictured in their eyes,
As they often went on moonlight rides to-
gether.
What they talked about SO low no one but
themselves can know,
But IT'S safe TO say twas not about the
weather.
In the dim. religious light Of her home full
many q night
On a sofa they would Sit In sweet COM
munIon;
And the neighbor. often sad with & know
ing shake OF head.
That their symptoms pointed strongly 20
a union.
But. alas! there came day when the divll
was 10 pay.
And she drove him from her presence IN
paSsioni
Oh. the wild snvec,sve sprung from her au-
tomato tongue
In a wonderfully pyrotechnic fashion.
They were Tseaaling along with their hearts
surcharged with song
When he spoke the sentence which
brough: on the ruction.
Though TWAS bat a lovers joke, Ike
knifs-blow fell the stroke
When ne asked her Il she bought tia.
wheel at auction.
-DNryer Pos.