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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-08
AS TOLD BY
 SPANIARDS
The Reported Chase of a Schooner Into Ha-
 vana Harbor.
Special Dispatch to The caIl.

HAVANA. May At 8:3O o'clock ! this morning two American cruisers which were pursuing the Spanish schooner Santiago, bound for Yucatan, with salted fish, approached the Vedado batteries. which fired at them when about five miles off shore Six shots were discharged at the Americans A local paper says that one of the pro- !jectiles carried off the smokestack and one of the masts of the American cruis- CT which was in the lead, and that another projectile fell upon the deck of the other cruiser
 The Americans replied with twelve shots, but the projectiles fell two miles off the batteries and the cruisers re- treated under full steam. One of the shots from the batteries fell near one of the American vessels, covering her deck with water and it is asserted posi- lively that hole was made in her hull below the water line.
 The San Lazaro Vedado was full of people watching the encounter through opera-glasses and applauding the fir ing of the Spaniards.
 At 11:30 o'clock the Santiago entered the harbor in tow of the Susie One of the American scouts carried off a boat from the schooner's stern. It is re- ported that one of the cruisers was SO damaged that she will be lowed to Key West. She will probably leave to- morrow.
 The Lower House of the Colonial Parliament was definitely organized to-day. The ceremony was a solemn one. The members of the Chamber took the oath kneeling before acrucifix, and with their hands on their hearts swore fidelity to the constitution of Spain and to maintain her sovereignty. and pledged themselves to aid the Gov ernment to the utmost of their power The Senate will be organized on Mon-
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STOCKTON, May 7.-The cheers of thousands of eXultant Americans, the booming of anvils and the strains ot national anthems resound throughout the city tonight. Mingled with this wild demonstration of delight over the achievements of the American fleet be- fore Manila is the changing of bells and the screeching of whistles throughout the city. It was only at noon that public publication was planned and the announcement in the evening press brought forth a ready response. At sundown the factory whistles ran out their steam and by o'clock Hunter plaza and the business streets were one mass of men, women and children, in holiday attire Public buildings and business blocks were brilliantly illum- mated and in the whole history of the city such an outpouring never before was witnessed.
 On the plaza ex-Congressman James A. Louttit and Judge c. F. Rendon, the latter of Spanish descent, voiced the patriotic sentiments of the vast throng in eloquent language.
 At the arrnory the scene was warlike. The soldiers were busy preparing to go to the front tomorrow They nave donned their uniforms and when the other companies arrive here tomorrow they will be escorted to ,the steamship by the Grand Army veterans, public officials and civic societies. The Sixth Regiment band will head the pro- cession, which will march down Weber avenue to the steamboat landing. There the troops will be drawn up to await the companies from Visalia, Fresno and Merced. A battalion will be reorganized with the soldiers who arrive on the Valley Road train. All told about 500 men will leave the city tomorrow evening.
 The steamship T. c. Walker has been chartered to take the troops to the bay. She will leave the slip at about o'clock and will steam slowly down the river, arriving at San Francisco early in the morning There the soldiers will be reorganized into battalion form and march to the headquarters of Captain Darlington at Page and Cough streets, where they will be sworn into Uncle Sam's volunteer service on Monday.
 SANTA ROSA, May 7.-The City of Roses tonight rang from end to end with lusty cheers for Admiral Dewey at a big public demonstration given by the citizens The scene on Santa Rosa'S streets has been one which will never fade from the memory of the crowds participating in the demonstration. A big parade was formed in front of the Courthouse at o'clock. The order of parade was as follows: Flag bearers, Santa Rosa band, Company E, N. G. C.. under the command of Captain Haven, citizens 1500 strong carrying flags. and Ellsworth Post of the Grand Army.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-08
E1oquent Assertions That May Keep the Minis
 terS in Power.
In the Cortes Deputy Me1la Quotes From the Scriptures and Is
 Expelled in Disorder.

Copyrighted. 1898. by James Gordon Bennett
 MADRID, May 7.-only a few hours have elapsed since Senor Moret made his defense of the Governments policy, yet the change in public opin- ion is enormous. Yesterday morning people were discussing when the min istry would fall To-day they are asking themselves what they would gain if it did. The answer pretty generally is Nothing"
 Among members of the Cortes there is now a pronounced feeling that Cabinet crisis must be averted at all costs. This is certainly due to the influence of Senor Moret's decla- ration. He adroitly disarmed the op- position by pointing out that the Lib erals autonomist policy was the only logical development of the reforms which the late Premier Canovas had begun. He proved that their policy could not be called failure, seeing that even before the Cuban Parlia- ment assem- bled commerce had been re-established, the insurgent insur- rectionary nucleus diminished, culti- vation of tobacco and sugar had be- gun again and customs duties in- creased up to the day the blockade began. The fair-minded among Gov ernment opponents are forced to ad- init that these successes were quite enough to justify the confidence of the Cabinet in the belief that war could be averted.
 Then he utterly routed the in- transigeants by holding up for ex- animation what these latter have been calling the Governments want of foresight, and what he called fatal ity.
 ''It is not through want of fore sight" he said, ''that Spain has only sixteen million inhabitants and the United States seventy million. It is not through want Of foresight that the base of operations is so far from the United States and so near to them. Where is our navyP We have one fleet in the Philippines, another in Cuba and others in the peninsula, the Canaries and the Balearic Isl ands."
 This plain speaking staggered the Cortes. Senor Moret then made merciless onslaught on the Carlist minority, and with a fervent appeal to patriotism won an oratorical vic tory, materially strengthening the Governments position, besides re- habilitating himself in the opinion of the public. With singular dialectical skill he made it absolutely necessary for Congress to speak its mind as to whether war shall continue or be
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-08
ARMY OFFICERS PRAISE DEWEY Rejoicing at Tampa Over the Manila Bay
 Victory. General Shafter Declares His tory Records No Greater
 Triumph. Practical Demonstration of the Ef- fciency of Our Navy and
 It's Seanen.
Copyrighted. lsss by James Gordon Bennett.

 TAMPA, Fla, May To say that army officers here were elated when I showed them the dispatch announc- ing the glorious victory of Commodore Dewey's fleet at Manila conveys put a faint impression of their feelings. A certain kind of satisfaction was ex- pressed at the tremendous loss or the enemy in killed and wounded and at the entire absence of dead on our side It was we'll that the Maine had at last been remembered. As for the six men wounded on the American ships, as one officer laughingly expressed it, they may have fallen down and broken their arms or legs while carrying ammunl- tion."
 General Shafter's face was wreathed in smiles after he had finished reading the dispatch.
 Nothing like it is known in the an- nals of naval history. It is unprece- dented,' he said. T can hardly real ize it. The only way l can account forNit is that Dewey kept his ships, as much as possible, out of the range of small guns and fought at long range. Nothing like this battle has ever taken place. Americans may feel proud of
 
 their navy"
 General Low of the engineer corps said: This is indeed great and glor- ious news. Additional laurels have been gained by the American navy and the battle of Manila will go down in history as the most brilliant naval en- gagement ever fought.
 General Lawton declared that the battle was proof to the world of the efficiency of the United States navy. and a most practical refutation of Spanish accusations that our ships were not equal to those of other na- tions and that our men were not eI- f1cient Spain, he said, could now bear personal testimony of the eft1- ciency of our navy.
 Colonel Rand, in command Of the ar tillery camp at Port Tampa, expressed great satisfaction at the news from Ma nila. He agreed with General Shafter that Commodore Dewey had probably kept his ships out of range of the Spaniards' small guns and had fought the enemy at long range.
 Major Groesbeck of General Shafter's staff fairly beamed when he read the dispatch.
 "All honor to Commodore Dewey, his officers and men," he said. They have certainly fought a good fight. The re- suit of this battle should be a matter of self to every true American
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stopped when it can be done oppor. tunely. All interest, therefore, cen tered around the action of the Cortes to-day when the Chamber of Deputies witnessed the most uproarious scenes in the annals of the Cortes.
 Senor Mella, Carlist Deputy, first censured the Government for not making an alliance with France and Russia, and severely denounced the scheme of autonomy, which, he as- serted, far from averting war, had provoked it. He declared that Presi- dent McKinley's messages were full of insults, which the Spanish Govern ment had tolerated. He said that Senor Moret, the Minister of the Col to be escorted when he goes into the streets, while Lieutenant-G General Weyler is obliged to hide himself ow- ing to public ovations. Senor Mella then quoted from Isaiah iii:12: "As for my people, children are their op- pressors, and women rule over them. o, my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths."
 Vehement protests were entered, and Senor Sagasta cried: "Such utter ances were never heard inside this house."
 Mella replied that he meant if peace were obtained through the mediation of the powers, it would be a dishonor to Spain.
 Senor Sagasta, the Premier, SUD- ported by a majority of the Chamber, protested amid great confusion against Senor Mella's language. The Republicans sided with the Carlists. The Speaker requested Senor Mella to withdraw his words, but this the Deputy refused to do, saying that they were Scriptural.
 The President named Senor Mella thrice, declaring that his refusal to withdraw the language he had used was disrespectful to the reigning dynasty, and submitted the question of the expulsion from the Chamber of the offending member. A division was taken amid terrible uproar, re- sulting in the expulsion of Senor Mella by vote of 199 to 1o, the Re- publicans voting with the Cari:sts.
 Upon the announcement of the re- suit, both the Republicans and Carl ists walked from the Chamber. The Carlists declare they will not return unless Senor Mella be readmitted. The President of the Chamber ex- plains that the expulsion applies only to to-day's sitting.
 The incident created intense ex- citement both inside and outside the cham Der.
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Idaho Ready With Troops.

BOISE, Idaho, May 7.-Governor Steunenberg received a dispatch from Senator Shoup saying he was advised that Idaho troops would probably be ordered to Manila. The Governor re- piled that the troops could be ready to move in a week.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-08
BRITISH STEAMER
 TO TAKE REFUGEES

Copyrighted. 1898. by James Gordon Bennett.
 KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 7.-Mr. Dent, the United States Consul here, has chartered the British screw steam CT Adula to go to Cienfuegos and take off the refugees there. The Adula, a vessel of 372 tons, is owned by the At las Steamship Company, and flies the British flag, and has been engaged in trade with Kingston, Jamaica and out posts.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-08
Oregon Troops Depart.

PORTLAND Or, May Accompanies c, D, E and F, Fourteenth Infantry. Major c. N. Robe commanding, left Vancouver Barracks for San Francisco over the Southern Pacific. Companies A and G, now in Alaska under the com rnand of General Anderson, have been ordered to join the regiment at the Pre- s.dio and are expected to arrive in a bout ten days.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-08
The Temerario Must Sail.

Copyrighted. 1898, by James Gordon Bennett
 BUENOS AYRES, May "A dispatch from Mont.video says that the Uru- guayan Government has minated to the commander of the Spanish torpedo- boat Temerario that he must sail from that port within tWenty-four hours.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-08

Looks weak. Who says that of you? "Worried," say. But you well aware that those who say that you weak know the truth. In your common sense, why do you not try to alter the state of affairs? It is much better to be manly than puny. It is great deal more satisfac- tory to be certain that you can do everything your manhood urges than be afraid that you will awake i'll. You have burdened your brain too much. You have spent midnight oil. Now you regret. But you are not alOne Others have been foolish.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-08
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"Hudyan'' has made up for the foIIes of 2O,OOO 1t has turned the weddings into brawny, healthy Think of the pleasing and the grand sensation you enjoyed boy-or a young man-when you first found what good health Do you wish to these days again? If you do there is possibility. You fear that you have transeressed too grossly. Could you but know how many greater sinners against there are in the world you would be full of hope-and not fear ''Hudyan" has never yet failed, and it will not in your
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-08

Copyrighted. 1898. by James Gordon Bennett
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-08

What ''Hudyan'' does is ths It makes LID the oen- era vitality to the normal point. 1t does for the OverWOrked farmer as much as it does for the man mentally tired. 1t all forms of prOstration lt is natures most efficient remedy. Circulars and tes- timonias, which will tell you about it, are freely sent. And ii you will but ask for medical advice if will be sent to you without particle of expense. No matter what troubles you, the big Institute stands ready and willing to help you. Write to-day and see
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-24
LIVERPOOL DOCKS.
they Are Accounted One of the WOn-
ders of Modern Commerce.

ders of Modern Commerce.
The Liverpool docks, justly account
ed one Of the wonders of modern com
mSrce, extend along the Mersey a dis
lance of six and a half miles. says
Casters Magazine. They afford a
spectacle unrivaled in the world. and
leave upon the visitor a lasting i'm
preston of what the commercial and
maritime supremacy of Great Britain
really means Nowhere else can there
be found crowded together a succession
OF sights of such varied interest and
activity. The great ports, London,
New York, Hamburg and Antwerp,
possess each in its own way the fas-
cination which attaches to scenes OF
concentrated activity and the pictur-
esque attractiveness Of crowded water
ways and masses of shipping, but the
great port of the English manufactur-
ing north and midlands stands in many
respects absolutely without a compeer,
not merely because of its noble river,
whose tidal movement is four times the
outfaH Of the Mississippi, but because
its dock system is, in point of extent
and Importance, indisputably the first
in the world. This arises, to a great
extent, from the character of the Liv-
erpool trade. Measured by the values
of exports and imports, the trade of
Liverpool and that of London are
about f200, 100000 year, but judged by
bulk, the merchandise dealt with on
the quays of Liverpool is vastly great
er in value than that dealt with at
Blackwell and London docks, for cot
ton and grain, timber and tobacco, tex
tiles and machinery are, bulk for bulk,
of much less value than tea, silks and
French wines, or even articles made
in Germany" To gain an idea of the
great currents Of trade with North
and South America, the West Indies,
the Mediterranean, West Africa, India,
China and the east, which are concen-
trated at the Liverpool docks, visit
thereto is absolute necessary, and is an
experience at once interesting and
profitable. The construction of the
Liverpool overhead railway has rem
dered such visit pleasant, expeditions
and easy. Until the railway was built
in 1889, the only means of locomotion
along the line of docks was by broad
wheeled omnibuses, which were spe-
cially built to run on the low-level
dock railway and were slow and cum
bersome. That the overhead railway
met with great want is proved by the
fact that while the old bus service suf-
feed for about $500, 900 passengers per
annum, the traffic on the overhead is
now nearly 100000, and is steadily in
Oreasing.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-24
CARRIED THE TILE TO THE
STUMP"

with much putting and blowing sue
eeeded in getting it into the great hol-
low place in the stump.
when shall we fire her OFF," ouer-
led VIII, when the mortar was com
plete. -
Il think about midnight before the
Fourth would be the best time" and
the others thought so, too.
The powder was bought. a bomb-
shell made and hidden away in the
barn, together with the remainder of
the powder.
About an hour before midnight on
the Sd the five boys crept noiselesslv
down to the river shore where Benia-
minis skiff was moored. They pulled
down the stream and landed in utter
darkness, for Benjamin said it would
be dangerous to have lantern near
the powder.
The charge for the mortar. about
two pounds, was emptied from its sack
into the tile. Paper was placed on ton
of 1t and rammed down solid. Then
the Shell" was dropped into the NOR
tar. Nothing was placed on ton of
this. The mortar was now loaded and
ready for firing, for Benjamin had
run a long fuse through a hole in the
stump and up into the pipe until It
touched the powder.
Amt it pretty near midnight?"
asked Eddie Wilmont, eagerly. He
voiced the impotence of the others
"I ct her poi'' raid Choc+o
BENJAMIN, on his part. was as anx-
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-24

Once ashore they were surround,.
by crowd of people curious ia laov.
all about the matter. :
The men were very discreet how
ever, in regard to who owned the A.
works, but told how they hapnened
to be set on fire. Where the troub,a
some fiery visitor had come from an
peared to be mystery. MANY bss
seen it, but none knew whence IT came
Benjamin and his friends were Il
the crowd. As soon as they learned that
the bomb had caused the mischief ~
somebody's fireworks down the river
they had rowed that way. BEFORE
they reached there they saw that tbe
fireworks on the raft were too far gone
in their career Of self-destruction 10
be saved, and they rowed their hos.
ashore and watched the queer EXHIBIT
ton, somewhat frightened at the cal
amity the bomb had caused.
The uproar from the raft grew less
after awhile, the flrecrackers ceased
to be heard and all became dark and
silent.
The secret Of who shot the shell did
not come out until long after, for the
boys kept very quiet.
CHARLES f. WELLEs.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-24

The best witness to the influence OF
Gladstone is the passage of the Irish
local government bill by the British
parliament without so much as pass
age of arms in debate. This measure
does not create a new parliament in
Dublin, but it transfers power over all
local affairs in town and county from
the landowners to the tenants. It is
not Gladstonian home rule, but it is a
close approach to it.
This Important measure has not ex-
cited opposition from any quarter of
the house. Conservatives, Liberals,
Radicals, Nationalist and north-of- Ire
land Professionals have welcomed it and
helped it along. No speeches have
been made against it in the commons.
The business of the house has not been
blocked by obstructionists. Good ma
ture has prevailed whenever this uues-
ton has been discussed. There has
been an era of good feeling, after
many years of political warfare.
The explanation of this remarkable
cessation from bitterness and excite
ment is found in the influence exercised
by the great statesmen, whose grave is
in Westminster Abbey. He failed in
his final work of establishing a home
rule parliament, but he succeeded in
reconciling England and Ireland. The
Unionists, who had defeated home rule.
were compelled to justify their course
by producing the largest measure of
local government and by enabling
the Irish tenants to rule the island.
The Irish factions, which had quar-
relied over every other important re-
form measure for the island for a gem
GRAFTON, laid aside their arms and ac-
cepted this scheme of local government
as a treaty of peace. There was good
feeling because opposition to this
measure had been disarmed by a great
statesman's sacrifices, generosity and
labors.
For the first time in a quarter-cen-
fury there has been a session of the
British parliament devoted almost ex-
to Irish questions, without
single angry word, and without scenes
Of organized obstruction.
A bill as intricate as the church dis
and land acts and the
home rule bill, which were fought over
clause by clause, has been enacted as
quietly and as peaceably as though
there had never been any bad feel !
Ing between England and Ireland.
To those students who have followed |
the recent political history Of Great
Britain, this seems little less than a
miracle. 1t is the browning memorial |
to a great life. The Irish local gov !
ernment act passed without resistance
Or criticism because rival races were
1t peace.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-24

Arrivals of foreign-born people at
the ports of this country during the ifs
cal year 1S97-98 are shown by official
statistics to be unusually light, AS
to the reasons for the decrease the
immigration officials explain that the
poorer classes in Europe are becom-
ing better acquainted with the true
condition of affairs in this country
Until recently, they say, the impress
sion prevailed all over Europe among
the laboring classes that work of all
kinds was easy to obtain in America,
and that one only needed to emigrate
to this country to shortly acquire a
competence. During the recent bust
ness depression thousands OF foreign
born people of the working classes,
who had come to this country with the
hope of becoming rich, returned disap-
pointed to their native lands and car
ried with them the news that the mar
ket for unskilled laborers in this coun-
try is fully as crowded as that of
Europe.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1898-09-24

A Chicago preacher used the La
Bourgogne horror as text for a SER
mon, on the difference between "No-
bility of Character in Saxon and Celt, -
to the detriment of the latter race
What the devil the subject has to do
with the right road to heaven we dun
no, but since it has been brought UP
We are reminded of the sinking of the
America of Brazil in 1S4S. She was
commanded by Capt. O'Hearn and a
Celtic crew, The passengers number
ed 800, men, women and children, AS
soon as the America began to sink
Capt O'Hearn ordered the crew to
arms. With drawn guns they guard
ed the life boats until every woman
and child had been saved. Then the
America went down carrying with her
a crew representative of a much ma
ngned race and all the male yassen-
gers. Ignorance is the mother OF
prejudice and we presume the preach.
er never heard Of the America. Stir
ring up race prejudice is a poor bust
ness at any rate, especially when done
from a pulpit,