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The San Francisco call., 1898-07-31

exercise. There was a drill by the Second Battalion, and the drill closed with pat talion parade and a review by sol Cahen' the department commander of the G. A. R. On the reviewing stand at the march past were Assistant Adlutant General T. c. Masteller, Major J. II; Simpson, Colonel c. Mason Kinne ano number of the officers of the First Fs5i., ment of Tennessee. At the conclusion or the review dancing was commenced,
 The officers and men of the two bat talions were entertained at a luncheon by the ladies of the Relief Corps at the conclusion of the exhibition Colonel and Mrs Kinne Mrs. Comstock and Mrs. Staples had charge of the affair, and to their efforts was due largely the sue. cess of the entertainment. A number or the members of the Veteran Guard, Tn uniform acted as ushers. Through the courtesy of the Presidio and Ferries car line and the California-street car line, the soldiers of the two battahons were carried from their camp at the Presidio to the Pavilion and return free Of charge.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-31
INFERIOR EQUIPMENT.
Board of Survey Ordered to Inspect Accouternents of the
 First Tennessee.

It has been found necessary to call Board of Survey to inspect the equipment Of the First Tennessee Volunteers A months use has developed the poor qual- ity of number of the most necessary articles; the canteens are leaky and are covered with cotton instead of canvas; the shoes issued to the men have proved worthless; the bayonet scabbards, a sec- ond-hand lot from Rock Island Arsenal are splintered and bent The cartridge boxes will also be investigated. Instead of being equipped with the army belt with a capacity for 50 and 100 rounds, the regi- ment has been given the old style box which holds but twenty rounds Numer- ous other articles of the regimental equip ment will be inspected with a view of thoroughly equipping the men before they
 The officers detailed for the board are Lieutenant Colonel Childers, Major Cheatham and Major Bayliss.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-31
CAMP AT TIE PRESIDIO.
Plank Floors in the Tents of the Iowa Reginent-Field
 Hospital N Otes.

The daily routine life of the volunteer and regular troops at the Presidio moves along quietly. This is the characteris- tic influence of an army post and the men are beginning to show the effect in that they are rapidly being transformed from raw recruits into veterans. The men of the Fiftyfrst Iowa Regiment were busy yesterday in putting plank floors into their tents. This innovation will prove of vast benefit to the men and will have the tendency to reduce the number of those who each morning answer to the sick call.
 The Utah Cavalry will receive its orders to-morrow to proceed to the Yosemite Valley and the SeGuoa National Park.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-31
Another Day at Camp Merritt.

AS in the case of the Seventh California. the orders instructing the Twentieth Kan sas Volunteers to move to the Presidio on Monday morning next have been re- scinded, and it is now given out that the regiment will not go to its new camp until next Friday.
 The explanation for this sudden change of plans is in the fact that the enormous amount of preliminary work necessary to a camp move would leave the Kansas boys no time to practice for the exhibi- tion drill that they are to give on Thurs day evening for the benefit of the Army and Navy Christian Commission. This fact was laid before General h4iller by friends of the regiment and of the com mission, and the general readily consent ed to a postponement of the moving day
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-31
War Incidents.

First Lieutenant Delamere Skerrett of the Third United States Artillery has been appointed recruiting officer, and will open an office in this city with a detail con sisting of a sergeant, a corporal and private.
 second lieutenant's commission has been issued to Major General Merriams son, and he has been assigned to duty with the Third United States Artillery at the PreSidio
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-31
NEEDED AT THE PHILIPPINES.
More Troops Will Probably Be Called For, Thus Giving the Eighth California
 a Chance.

of the fact that Major General Merritt cables from Manila that defiant attitude of Aunao as ebed by Admiral Dewey it quite will  Eighth Arizona will 3oo possibly in 5 shouldb be a callfor m
 
   battalion of the , of Uis 
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The San Francisco call., 1898-07-31
ORDERS EXPECTED TO RUSH
 IMPROVEMENTS TO MANILA A

then he has been redeemed in some way or other.
 There are no exercises on for tomorrow, except grand mount at p. m.
 The Unitarian Club of Alameda has in- vited, Colonel Henshaw to address its members next Wednesday evening, but it Is not definitely decided whether he will do this.
 Hon. W. w. Foote gave a dinner to some of the officers last evening, includ- ing Lieutenant Colonel Darlington, Lieu tenant Heller, Lieutenant Foote and Lieu tenant Meggett
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-31
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION
Accounts of / Quartermaster Green, Twentieth Kansas, to Be Carefully Looked
 Into

It is the intention of the officers or the Twentieth Kansas to probe to the bottom the shortage in the quartermasters and commissary's departments. The latest move was made yesterday, when a board of survey was called to expert the ac- counts of Lieutenant Green, regimental ouarternaster, in order to place the blame for the numerous shortages that have been reported
 The board is composed of Major Frank Carroll. First Colorado, and Lieutenant W. Harry French, Fifty-first Iowa.
 Sufficient evidence is at hand to place on inc island without undue delay.
 The board engaged in inspecting the accounts of Lieutenant Lafayette '. Smith has not yet reported.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-31

of the Fifty-first Iowa, who are now settling down to comfortable camp life at the Presidio, may get orders any hour to prepare for voyage. The sol- diers of the First Tennessee Regiment are as anxious as the volunteers of any other. command for active service.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-31

the ranks of the Eighteenth Infantry. The victims are Privates Victor Lindholm. Company K, and Frank E. Smith Com pany l. This makes total of five cases discovered in the Eighteenth in the past week.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-31
KANSANS ARE JOYFUL.
Gave a Cyclone Yell When Told That They Were Going
 to Manila.

A yell of joy went up from the Kansas camp yesterday morning when 1t was an- nounced to the men by Colonel Funston,
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-31

E N ESSAGES by wire from the n Orient convince the military
 MI authorities here that all the LII troops assigned to Major Gen
 eral Merritt should be for warded to Manila as speedily as pos sible. It Is believed that the War De partment entertains the same opinion and it would not be surprising If ad- ditional regiments from the East were immediately ordered to San Francisco, so as to be within reinforcing distance should events in the Philippines take serious turn.
 The volunteers of the Twentieth Kansas Regiment were last evening in- formed that their services at the front would soon be required, and the word produced joy in the camp. The men
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-31
Two More Typhoid Cases.

WI Q TIOI 9 k1''S
 Despite the fact that surgeon General Middleton has ordered a rigld censorship of all hospital news given out from the different regimental hospitals. the fact leaked out yesterday that two more cases of typhoid fever had been discovered in
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-31

Advances made on furniture and pianos. with or without removal. J. Noonan. 1017-1023 Mission.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-31

and two boys, survive him. Dr. Virginia Smiley the well-known physician, of this city. is his sister.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-05-27

The well from which it secured Its
water supply went dry and they
were compelled to carry it a dis.
lance of seven miles from the
Chickamaga river. There were
not enough vessels at hand to
supply, the entire regiment, and
Colonel Spilman allowed all of
the men to leave camp and 60 to
the river to fill their canteens.
Some of the poor fellows we're so
anxious to bring back large
quantities of the aqueous fluid
that they washed out their army
shoes and returned with them
flied with the needful article.
The men are evidently finding
that it is not all play being SOL
der but their spirits are just as
high as ever and they are just as
anxious to get to the enemy as
when they left home full of the
patriotism that the cheers Of
those left behind inspired in
them,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-05-27

Onward and upward is ever the
TELEGRAM's motto for Clarks.
burg. When the postmaster an
nounced his intention soon after
coming into Office, to make
Clarksburg a city of free de,
livery" the TELEGRAM began to
aid in the matter IN every way
possible. AS usual the fellow
was around who sneered at the
idea and said that it could not be
secured. just as did the same
crowd when we proposed to aid
Congressman Dovener in getting
a permanent survey for the i'm.
provement of the West Fork
river to Clarksburg.
The establishment Of the free
delivery system in Clarksburg is
the best advertisement our city
has had in years. To be sure the
population of Clarksburg is far
below what the law contemplates
as necessary for securing the car
rier system, and that is where
our triumph comesin. The bust
ness transacted at Clarkshurg IS
above the average of cities Of the
same size, and when the matter
of free delivery was brought up.
the Department at Washington
sent their official representatives
here to inspect the town. Post
master Reed placed carriages at
their disposal and accompanied
them on q tour of inspection.
They were pleased with the town,
its evidence Of progress and the
culture Of our citizens. Our pub
lie institutions, banks, electric
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-05-27

refused by the clerk. as he had
no notification of Miss Holmes
coming. The boat porter went
back to the boat, got an order
for the telegram and got it from
the Office of the Postal company.
After reading the message, Miss
Holmes applied to the clerk OF
the boat for room, and remain
ed there all night.
She left the boat early Tuesday
morning and got breakfast at the
Central botel. Nothing is known
of her whereabouts from Tuesday
morning until hursday morning,
when she boarded the Nellie
Hudson and took passage for
Rices Landing. About a half
hour before the boat left Miss
Holmes went away and brought
a number Of small articles for her
little nieces at Clarksburg. She
was seen on the boat about the
time it arrived at Homestead,
and and was missing before it got
to Duquesne. Her hat, gloves,
umbrella, purse and other pare
els were all found on the boat
and delivered to her uncle, Mr..
McCleary, at Rices Landing.
Some Of the boat people say that
Miss Holmes appeared in low
spirits after the boat left Pitts
burg, and was seen sitting on the
forward deck crying bitterly.
The presents for the little girls
we're all carefully marked with
their names.
The missing woman is about
30 wears old. She is tall and fair'
with black hair and dark eyes
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-05-27

She is well educated and was en-
ployed for about four years in
the Census Bureau at Washing
ton, D. @. Her friends say that
there was no known cause for
suicide. The employees OF the
boat say that it was almost i'm
possible for her to have fallen
overheard without being noticed.
Workmen have been engaged
since last Saturday dragging the
Monongahela river in the hope
of recovering the body. but up
to late last evening had found no
trace of the missing woman. The
family still refuse to believe that
she committed suicide, but have
found no probable reason for her
disappearance, although they
have several detectives at work
on the case.
The news of her strange dis.
appearance was a great shock to
her many friends about town,
and the sympathy of the entire
community goes out to the be.
reaved family.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-05-27
WEST VIRGINIA
Troops Have to go Seven Miles for Water
At Chlckanauga Park.

The suffering of the volunteer
army who are at Chickamauga
has been terrible in the last few
days. The heat has been re-
sponsible for this. They have
lacked water. The wells are 60
ing dry under the great demand
on them and the men have no re-
lief. Several soldiers have died
from the heat and numbers Of
others Frustrated. They are
getting accustomed to 1t and will
soon be able to Withstand the Of
forts Of the Sun on behalf Of
Spain.
The First West Virginia Reg.
iment have had q hard time Of it.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-05-27

Last Friday morning Mr.. M.
G. Holmes, of this city, received
message from Pittsburg stating
that his daughter, Miss Minnie
Holmes, who had started from.
that city to Morgantown on the
Steamboat Nellie Hudson, was
missing and that it was feared
that she had fallen overheard.
Mr.. Horror Davis left immedi;
ately for Pittsburg, and spent
severaldays in thatvicinity trying
10 trace her movements, but up
to the time of going to press no
definite information as to her
strange disappearance had been
obtained.
On Thursday. May 5, Miss
Holmes left her home in this city
to pay a visit to heruncle, Ewing
McCleary, of Jefferson, Green
county, Pa. She went by rail to
Morgantown and took the boat to
Rices Landing, where she was
met by her uncle and taken to
his home, about four miles back
from the river. She remained
with him until Monday, when
she went to Pittsburg on the Mel
lie Hudson to visit her cousin.
May Swearingen, daughter OF
George Swearingen, a prominent
merchant of Dunbar, Pa, who is
attending the Pennsylvania Col
lege for women in that city.
The Pittsburg Times says that
when the boat arrived in Pitts
burg Monday she sent the porter
to the Central hotel to inquire for
telegram. The telegram had
been delivered there, but was
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-05-27

light plant, water works, gas
plant, churches, schools, ETC.,
were presented in such manner
as to show what the future prom
ised for US as a city. Last week
the postmaster went to Washing
ton to see what more was needed
to strengthen the case. he was
pleased to find things favorable.
Senator Elkins had rendered
valuable assistance, and few men
in either branch of Congress APP
peared to have more friends in
the department than Capt. B. =
Dovener. The result was that
the order was entered and Ciarks-
burg passed from the title Of
"town, to that Of city" with LET
ter carriers. There will be about
80 street letter boxes in the city.
three carriers and one substitute
in the beginning. The Depart
ment at Washington has author
lied the postmaster to purchase
the equipment and have the nee
essary changes made in the in
terror arrangement of the Post
Office.
The city council by unanimous
vote extended the thanks Of the
people of Clarksburg to the post
master for his untiriug efforts to
secure such great advantages for
the city. They also have under
advisement a'plan for causing all
the houses to be properly NUNS
bered. The service will go into
effect August LIST. 1898.
Pictures framed with neatness
- ~. i
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-05-27

THE PosToFF1cE at Clarks-
burg will become a free delivery
August, /. with three carriers
and thirty letters-boxes. Our
congratulations are extended to
our sister city on her good for
tune. We hope to be with her
before very many years. Dom
inion.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-05-27
10 Company K"

Written for the TELEGRAM.
Upand away,
Company X.
Don your garments Of blue,
Fall into line.
Now is the time,
To show stout hearts and true.
Right to the 'front.'
Bearing the blunt,
OF the battles deadly strife.
Remember the Maine.
Down with Spain,
And give poor Cuba life.
DABSEY L. Smith,
News Ferry, Va, May, IS, 1898.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-05-27

special to the World from Manila Admiral Dewey has
to the the bay that he will take no ng
from them few days ago German consul notified Admiral
Dewey that he proposed land provisions from German
ships Dewey refused allow it This action was
and the German thought he could bluff the American
He therefore, sent word Admiral Dewey that he proposed TO
land the provisions spite of his protest. with the aid OF the
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-05-27

Of any kind very weeks the entire supply Of
goods available will be exhausted The Spanish
authorities are jealousy guarding supplies and refuse TO issue
to the volunteers expected in Of this
action The country surrounding Manila is in the hands Of
the Spanish that there were I've humid
killed and seven hundred during the battle Manila
Admiral Deweys feet is maintaining strict blockade
supplied and there is sickness among the men
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-05-27
Frss DELIVERY Of Mail Established.

Greater Gksburu to Become City with Uniformed Letter Carries An.
other Step the Direction Of Progress.
the City Of carksbng 20 h
Postmaster to be Numbered and Names
Of Posted.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-05-27

German cruisers in sent word back
that the begun would open fire on the
German cruisers and the arbor This word had
saluary heady German for the attempt was
abandoned.
Hong Kong dispatches that the situation is growing des
inhabitants of Manila and that the beeagured city
hold All the exhausted and food
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-05-27

Pictures framed with neatness
at Cakes Fine Art Studio. 29slt
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-05-27
President Mckinley Issues Another Call for $4,000 Men.
sampson and schley Have the spaniards in Trap Big
Battle may Occur at any Hour

Washington Telegram 35 nIhe " battle
ocag feet The Department. has no IT,
Sampson and chey
Inc Freslden
comforting Miles Scard tor 1rne
paint threatens tocut Atlantic
ocean TO Mania
battle
m DAYS ago. says 800 the result OF the shells thrown
bv theA andt Nashville
sfhe nishM
bymug
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-05-27
Still UnsoIved is th6 D6ep Mystery

SURROUNDING the Disappearance Miss Minnie omes. OF this Otu from
a Monon0ahela River Steamboat.
, or from PIburu Cannot Found
nat olovss and Still Searching
TO
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-05-27

wrltten tor ths TELEeRA,l.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-04-01

j. J. Beatty was home from the
Elba for Sunday.
H. A. Kamke. village presi-
dent of Mckinley, was in the
city Friday.
I. K. Kerr, of the Moon &
Kerr Lumber company, came up
from Eau Claire w Wednesday.sz.
E. S. Smith has secured the
contract for setting the boilers
and doing an amount of other
mason work at the Elba, and
already has men employed On
the work.
Miss Marie Dahl returned
Thursday evening last from a
visit with friends on the Goge-
bic.
John Costin, Jr., Sundayed
with friends in the Zenith City.
Note change of ad. for Jos.
Roman in this issue.
Rev. S. A. Jameson, of Du :
luth, will preach an Easter ser
mon at the Presbyterian Church
on Sunday morning next.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-04-01

Hon. Neil McInnis was down
from Tower Tuesday.
Jos. M. Inderbitzen and John
Lainey were over from Hibbing
Tuesday. During their visit
Mr.. Inderbitzen sold his pool
and billiard tables to Mr.. Lainey
who. renpved them to- Hibbing
the following day. :. =.
S. II. Higgins. now of the
Superior Telegram, was in the
city Wednesday and Thursday,
visiting old friends. We are in.
debted to him for an appreciable
lift in our job department yes
terday.
GIRL WANTED-Girl wanted
for general housework at the
Bee Hive.
Mayor Scott is this week in
Idaho and Montana.
j. F. Cameron and family left
the first of the week for Minne-
apolis, where they will make
their future home. The best
wishes of Virginia friends fol-
low them.
The Virginia enterprise., 1898-04-01

Did you read it? The new ad,
of the Chicago Cash Store. And
by giving them a call you will
sec the most magnificent line of
goods ever opened on the ranges.
Miss Mae M. Gill, of Eveleth,
visited with Virginia friends
Wednesday and Thursday. .,.s4.----.
Read B. Levin,s new ad. in
this issue.
Steve Prince run a pick
through his foot while at work
on the street this morning. in
ficting a painful wound. DIR.
Bates dressed the wound, but the
accident will lay the boy up for
some time.
John Gray, formerly of this
city, is in town today. Since
leaving the range Mr.. Gray has
been west. but contemplates
again engaging in business at
this point.
Chief of Police Belanger was a
Biwabik visito: Yesterday.
DR.. Forbes delivered a force
full sermon at the M. E. Church
Sunday evening last, a good at
tendance being present notwith-
standing the inclemency of the
of the weather.
For durable and reliable
footwear for gentlemen, ladies
and children call at the Peoples
Store.
E. H. Chittenden, while alight.
ing from wagon last evening,
had the misfortune to catch his
foot in the wheel, falling to the
ground in such manner and with
such force as to severely sprain
his left arm. DR.. Brown attends
the injured member.
For low prit tes aud reliable
goods call at the Peoples Store.
M. H. Martin has accepted a
position as travelling salesman
for W. Fl. Carpenter & Co., a
Duluth general commission firm,
commencing work Monday. The
firm has heretofore had mo man
on the ranges, ;and Mr.. Martin
reports that business opens
good.
Men and boys clothing, hats.
etc. y to be closed out at rs cents
on the dollar, at the Peoples
Store.
John Peterson returned Mon
day evening from Minneapolis,
where he had been in attendance
upon business and as a delegate
to the State Convention of Re-
publican League Clubs.
Mrs, Nj. l.. Fay was taken to
Duluth Tuesday, where she will
receive medical attendance at
St. Mary's Hospital. Her many
friends here deeply regret her
failing health and hope she may
soon be able; to return to the
City. ->>.= ~. .....
Special sale is going on now
at, t,hn ppOn1p,s Store.