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COMMERCIAL WORLD.

more pronounced than that in stocks. but the losses were comparatively small Total sales s1, ,O73, GOO. Y
 United States fves were + higher. the old fours coupons A higher and the seconds E lower bid to-day.
 Total sales of stocks to-day. 26s. 900 shares Manhattan. 17,s50; Metropolitan. Railway 3s4O: Northern Pacific preferred. H.S5o; Rock Island S50Q St. Paul. 31, 364; Union Pacihc IS 925 Amefican Tob-cco, E,63S; Peoples Gas, 46SO: Sugar 60 $50.
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SAN FRANCISCO MEAT MARKET.

All kinds are as previously quoted Beef and Mutton are steady and Hogs are very weak.
 Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaughterers are follows:
 BEEF-First quality, 61a@7c; second quality, 51h@6c; third quality, 4G5c per lb , VEAI-Iarge, 6G6i6c small 7Q7hc per ID. MUTTON-Wethers, 9c: Ewes. shq9c per lb, LAMB-Sprng 10d11c per b. ,, PORK-Llve Hogs, 4A@49sc for large, 474c for small and 41ac for medium; stock Hogs, 3@31zc; dressed Hogs, 6G611c.
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F1,oIJR AND MILLsTUFFs.

Flour has advanced 20c, with fair demand on local and export account.
 FLOUR-Net cash prices are: Family extras s 7574 s5: Bakers extras s4 50GD4 50 per barrel.
 MILLSTUFFS-Prices in sacks are as fol- lows usual discount to the trade: Graham Flour s3 per 100 lbs: Rye Flour, s2 50 per 100; Rice Flour S5 75: Cornmeal, B %; extra cream Cornmeal, s3: Oatmeal; s3 80; oat Greats, 8,a i; Cracked Wheat s 30; Farina, S4 50: Whole Wheat Flour. 8 25: Rolled Oats (barrels); s5 2 25 G5 65 in sacks, s 05a5 45; Pearl Barley, s4;
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HAY AND FEEpsTUFFs.

Another advance in Hay Is noted The north wind will send values still higher if it keeps m much. longer The farther the season ad- yances the shorter the crop outlook becomes. Feedstuffs remain unchanged.
 BRAN-s16a16 50 per ton.
 MIDDLINGS-S1SI22 50 per ton.
 FEEDSTUFFS-Rolled Barley, SPACES per ton; Oilcake Meal at the mill, BPS 5O@2s 50 iobbing, s3O Cocoanut Cake, s21 50Q22 50 Cot tonseed Meal S2SG30 per ton; Cornmeal, S2Sq 24; Cracked Corn, s2S 5oa24 50; Chopped Feed, $17@1s. o.
 HAY-(Ex-car Tn round lots)-Wheat slsq23 per ton: Wheat and Oat s1sG22; Oat. SIT 501 IS 50: Barley, s17d19: compressed Wheat. s1s6p 22 compressed Oat. s16@1S; Alfalfa, $11Q13; stock. s12d13; Clover, s13@14
 STRAW-35@p45c per bale.
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WOOD. LUMBER. ETC.

POSTS-S61Oc each for No 1 and 515dec for No. ?; Redwood, So per cord; Oak, rough s6 50; peeled, ss; Pine s5 75
 LUMBER-Retail prices are norninally as follows: Pine. ordinary sizes, s11614 for No. 1 and $9 500I11 for No. 2; extra sizes higher Red wood-$14d17 for No. and s11d12 50 for No. g. Lath. feet, s1 7001 so: Pckets, sl6: Shingles s1 25 for common and s2 25 for fancy; Rustic S19G21; Shakes, SS.
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BOSTON, March 22-The wool market this week has been dull, and the demand has dropped to almost nothing The Territory Wools are undoubtedly the weakest on the list from the fact that these woos are in large supply. Fine medium and fine are selling at about 45@46c; secured and the medium about 42c
 Quotations: Territory wools 16G1Sc; Mon staple. 4S@5oc; Utah, Wyoming. etc, fine med iun and fine, 15@17c; secured, 45@46c: staple, 4Sc; Australian, secured basis, combing, super fine, 7O@73c; combing. good. 65G6Sc; combing. average, 62Q65c; Queensland combing, CSC.
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EASTERN MARKETS.
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

NEW YORK, March 22.-Money on call, easy at 1h@2 per cent; last loan, per cent; closed
 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 415@5i2 per cent Sterling exchange, easier. with actual business in bankers bills at S4 SAGA S41s for demand, and at S4 S4Aq4 S4as for 50 days; posted rates, S4 S21aQ4 S51z: Commercial bills
 S4 S01z6D4 S0a. Silver certificates, 56D565c. Bar silver, 5524c. Mexican dollars. 45c. Govern ment bonds. irregular. State bonds, dull. Rail-
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NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

PORTLAND, March 22-wheat firm and higher weaker freights and better milling demand. Walla WalIa, 75@76c; blue stem and valley, 7Sc.
 Cleared: Br stmr Commonwealth, for St. Vincent with 166 490 bushels wheat.
 WASHINGTON. TACOMA, March 22.-Wheat closed No. ] club, 75q76c; No. bluestem, 7S@79c.
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CASH IN THE TREASURY.

WASHINGTON March 22.-To-day's state ment of the condition of the Treasury shows: Available cash balance. s225, 17s 922; gold re- serve, s171, ,175, 960.
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MINING STOCKS.
BOSTON.

BOSTON, March 22.-Atcirison. Topeka and Santa Fe, 105910s; Bell Telephone, PA; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Ssas; Mexican Central 5; Oregon Short Line 29: Boston and Mon tana. 16Sl2; Butte and Boston. 20ss; Parrott
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Cash quotations were as follows: Flour; Wheat, s1 03; No. ? Corn. 2SA @2S1sc: No. 2 Oats. 2Sc: No. ? white, I. o. b., 2sA 9a2Ae; No. 3 white f. O. b., 2sA @2ec No. Rye. 4sc; No F'laxseed s1 17Ib; Prime Timothy Seed, s2 S25k; Mess Pork. per barrel ss s71k@s 90; Lard, per 100 pounds. $ o711@5 10: Short Rib Sides loose, s4 90Q5 Is: Dry Salted Shoulders. boxed, 4%@5c; Short Clear Sides. boxed. s5 25 d5 40: Whisky. distillers' finished goods per
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Orleans; 133. 900 at Chicago private elevators
 1 75, 900 at Northwestern interior elevators ana 1 900 bushels at storage points In Manitoba
 and Northwestern Ontario The d6o more Portland. Me. and 45O 600 bushels at Akron
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DRIED FRUITS. NUTS. RAIsrNs, ETC.

As appears by dispatch in yesterdays is- sue. the East refuses to believe the reports of damage to our crop by the recent 1rosts and the market is accordingly as lat as ever. Ad-
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

The feature in mining stocks was a rise in Sierra Nevada to $l TO- the other stocks show ing no changes of note.
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SUMMARY.

Silver a fraction firmer. Wheat Futures still rising. Wheat Freights dull. Another advance in Barley and oats. Rye firmer and Corn dull. Hay goes up again. Feedstufs unchaneeo. Beans and Seeds dull. Potatoes and Vegetables lower. Eggs higher. Cheese frmer. Butter steady as a rule Poultry selling higher. Severe damage to Fruit by frost. Dried Fruit market dull. Citrus Fruit dull and weak. Provisions dull and weak. Provisions weak and dull. No further decline in Hides. Wool and Hops dull. Meat market unchanged. Merchandise quotations about as before Coal in sufficient supply. Flour advanced 20c all around
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On the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter market was steady; creameries, 13G1Sc; dair1es, 1o1kG16c Cheese, quiet; S@S14c. Eggs, steady; fresh, 9c
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EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF COLD AND
 SILVER.

From bulletin just received from the Bu- reau of Statistics of the Treasury Department the following figures regarding imports and ex- ports of the United States, of gold silver, etc. for the eight months ending February, are ob- tained: Exports of gold coin and bullion SIP. 77S TAO; imports. sS6,21S,37!: excess Of i'm ports S23 439 6S7; exports of silver coin and bull ion sS 73 10S imports. s. 65O 5S9; excess of ex- t1Orts S2q S22 5l4
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ASSESSMENTS PENDING.
wHIMs OF THE KAISER.

WHIMS OF THE KAISER.
 Shonld the German Emperor go ahead ond execute his threat to exclude Ameri- can students from the technical schools of the empire it will simply mean that he brains as seriously as he does the com netition of American fruit and other prod ppcts. If the touchy monarch had his way he would stamp the brand Made in Ger many upon the genius of the world New York Mall and Express.
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PoRTLAND's. BUSINESS.
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

PORTLAND, March 22.-Exchanges, sS6s 27O; halances 500 Q62
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STEAMERS TO SAIL.
THE TIME BALL.

Branch Photographic Office. U. S. N., Mer- chants Exchange, San Francisco, March 22, 1898.
 The time bali on Telegraph Hill was dropped exactly at noon to-day-i. e., at noon of the 120th meridian. or exactly D. m; Green swich time. w $. HUGHES,
 Lieutenant, U. S. N, in charge.
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, March 22.-FLOUR-Receipts. 25. .397 barrels; exports. 17,2s2 barrels. Market quiet, but steady.
 WHEAT-Receipts, 14s,o00 bushels; exports. Al, 976 bushels Spot. firm No. red. s1 04Ia f. O. b. afoat to arrive. Options opened firm at A0Ac advance and were strong with some exceptions all day, closing %c net higher. The advance resulted chiefly from a wave west affecting short interests in all markets. March, S1 03S4@1 04. closed $1'0Sas; May, s1 004s closed sI O011
 HOPS-Quiet; State. 1895 crop. 4a6c; 1896 crop, 7d9c 1897 crop, 17Q1Sc; Pacific Coast. 1895 crop, 4Q6c; 1896 crop, Sq10c; 1897 crop, 17QlS.
 WOOL-Quiet.
 PETROLEUM-Dull.
 METALS-Nearly all departments showed decided steadiness, although business was Him. cording to the Metal Exchange. Pigiron rants were very dull at $6 75 bid and SC S5 asked
 LAKE CoPPER-very quiet at s11 S76 bid
 TIN-steady at sl4 30 bid and s14 40 asked SHELTER Steady at s4 25 bid and s4 35 asked.
 LEAD-Firm at s3 72h bid and ss 80 asked The firm that fixes the selling price for miners and smeters quotes Lead at s 50.
 COFFEE-Options opened firm with April 5 points lower other months unchanged; closed dull at unchanged prices to points lower Sales 500 bags, including April. s4 s5: septem- ber, s 35; October, $5 40; November, S5 55; Feb ruary, $5 CO., Spot-Rio, dull; No. invoice, 51ac; No jobbing, 6c; mild, quiet; Cordova. SAd1Sc.
 3kc; centrifugal 96 test, 4c: refined, quiet.
 BUTTER-Receipts, Il, 2SS packages. Market quiet; Western creamery, 15G19c; Elgins, 19c; factory 12@16c.
 quiet: State and Pennsylvania, 10aa@11c; West ern. l02c
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WEATHER REPORT.

G20th Meridan-Pacifc Time.)
 SAN FRANCISCO. March 22. D. m. Following are the rainfalls for the past twenty-four hours and seasonal rainfails to date as compared with those of the same date last season:
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ditional severe frosts were reported In the San Joaquin Valley yesterday. Apricots are the chief sufferers, with Peaches good sec ond. Prunes have thus far escaped as a rule except In one two early districts. .a
 DRIED FRUITS-Prunes, carload lots. 3S4W 4Ac for 40-50s. 3A93s4c for 50-60s. 2a4 4G3L. c for 6O-Io's. 2H @2a4c for 7o-S0s, 1Aq2Ac for sO- sos, 1A@1Ac for 90-1OO's; Peaches. 2h@4e fancy. 4ls@5c; peeled 1o@l21sc; .Apricots, 5@6c for Royals and 1G71sc for good to fancy Moor parks; Evaporated Apples. 6s4@7Ac; sun-dried 4q5c; Black Figs. in sacks 2q21sc; Piums bieached Pluns, 5@5Ac; Nectarines, 4q5c for prime to fancy; Pears. 212@41ec for quarters and 3G512c for halves, according to color, etc
 RAIsINS-1lkG2c for two-crown Sc for three crown, 3zc for four-crown, 41ac for Seedless Sultanas. 2%c for Seedless Muscatels and SlQ l 10 for London layers; dried grapes, 21ac.
 NUTS+Chestnuts quotable at SC per rb Walnuts. 5@6c for hardshell and 6@7c for softshel; Almonds 21aG31zc for hardshei 5@6c for softshell and 7@Sc for paper-sheli; Peanuts, 4@51kc for Eastern and 4,4e for CaiifoTnia; ali Na sQ9c per ID; Cocoanuts, s4 50q5 per 10o
 HONEY-Comb, SG10c for bright and 5@7c for lower grades; water-white extracted, 4l29 Sc; light amber extracted. 3&G4Ac per h.
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LONDON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, March 22.-The Evening Posts London financial cablegram says: The stock markets here continued quiet and dull to-day the only feature being the better tone and inn proved conditions on the Paris bourse and the revival of French specialties, such as Rio Tinto copper and De Beers mines.
 Americans simply waiting on New York They closed weak. Brazils better The demand for gold for New York is less Been, in consequence of the rise in exchange.
 The China loan is going fairly well here and was apparently well received in Berlin, where the subscription list closed at noon.
 The new Union Pacific shares carried ovei to-day for the special settlement Thursday showed a shortnesss of the stock, much of it being taken up. Many Of the differences to be met on Thursday are, however, enormous and assist in the present stagnation of Americans.
 CLOSING.
 Canadian Pacific, s4; Grand Trunk, 8. Bar Silver, steady, 25 13-16d per ounce. Money. 2G2h per cent.
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PROVISIONS.

The market Is as dull as ever, with no change in prices.
 CURED MEATS-Bacon, sAc per ID for heavy, sac for light medium. 10%c for light. 11c for extra light and 12hc for sugar-cured; /; Eastern sugar cured Hams, 1o1s@11c; Califor- nia Hams. 1Oc: Mess Beef s9 per bbl; extra mess do. BIO; family do s11d12 Salt Pork, ss; extra prime Pork. s10; extra clear. SIS; mess, s16; Smoked Beef, 11@12c per h.
 LARD-Eastern tierces quoted at 51ac per lb for compound and 7c for pure; pails. 7&c; California terces. 51sc per b for compound and 61ec for pure; half barrels. 6Ac; 10-b tins, .712c do, 5-lb, Sc.
 COTTOLENE-Tierces, 8AQ6Nc; packages. less than 300 lbs-1-lb pails, 60 in a case. S7sc; 3-lb pails 20 in case, S3sc; 5-lb pails, 12 in a case, SAc; 1o-lb pails in a case. Sbc; 5O-lb tins. 1 or 2 In case. 7Ssc: wooden buckets. 20 lbs net 77sc fancy tubs. so lbs net. 79sc; half bbls, about no lbs, 7Dc per lb.
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SUN, MOON AND TIDE.

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey:
 Times and Heights of High and Low
 Waters at Fort Point, Entrance to san
 Francisco Bay. Published by Official Au-
 thority of the Superintendent
 NOTE-The high and low waters occur az the city front (Mssion- street wharf) about twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point: the height of tide is the same at both places.
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THE CALL C. AENDAR. March. 1898.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

A branch of the United States Hydrographic Office located in the Merchants Exchange is maintained in San Francisco for the benefit of
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MARCH-1S9S.

NOTE-In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the lefe hand column and the successive tides or Ine day in the order of occurrence as to time: Ing second time column gives the second tide or the day. the third time column the third tioes and the last or right hand column gives S,e sne last tide of the day, except when there are put three tides, as sometimes occurs. The heights given are additions to the soundfngs on InS United States Coast Survey charts except when minus sign e precedes the heighs and then the number given Is subtractive rom the depth given by the charts. The plane or reference Is the mean of the lower low waters.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
 FORECASTS.

san Frahclsco tenlpeTature. MdAIIIIullI, o5, minimum, fl; mean 52
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DRIED FRUIT.

NEW YORK, March 22-California Dried Fruits quiet and steady.
 PERFORATED APPLES-Common, 5@Sc; prime wire tray. Sss@S1ac; wood dried prime. SM4s1kc: choice s%d9c; fancy, 9k@10c
 PRUNES-3h@f&c.
 APRICoTs-Royal, 515@7c; Moorpark. SEQ 'OIsF. EAcHEs-unpeeled. 5asc peeled. 12Q15c
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stipulation that she would refrain
from keeping company with certain
young man of the district. Did you
ever hear tell of the like?
While the sheriff of Nemaha county
and his wife were attending a funeral
q few days since three booty toughs
called at the Jail and asked Miss Mary
Raglan, the only person about. to be
allowed too see one of the prisoners.
She replied that she could not permit
them to do so, when they concluded to
do it, anyhow. Thereupon the young
lady secured the sheriff's revolver, and
with it for backing, issued percmp-
tory order for them to pull their freight
without any loss of time: and they
didn't wait for a repetition of it. eth
er.
In Kansas there is a contingent num-
bering about 10000 who spend their
lives trading farms for livery stables
and livery stables for farms
Whenever An eastern man visits .
Kansas town the local papers may ex-
poet to be flooded with communica-
tions pra;s:sg the beauty of Kansas
girls.
There is . convention of Seventh
Day Adventists in session at Milton,
Wisconsin. ana this week aixty-six
persons started from Nortonyille for
that point.
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striking a decisive blow at the Cuban
Notifications and making possible the
first invasion Of the island. The wYk
Of the young marines has 50 favorably
impressed Admiral Sampson that he
dispatched the Yankee to combine with
the Oregon and Marblehead to take the
most important positions in covering
the landing Of the first troops in Cuba.
The landing was effected on the after
noon Of June II. The shallow waters
Of the bay would not permit Of the
heavy warships approaching near
enough to the land to cover the land
ing Of troops from the Spanish SOL
diers who were lurking in the under
brush, SO that the smaller vessels
were obliged to do practically all the
work. After silencing the batteries
the Yankee and Marblehead moved to
within a hundred yards of the shore,
followed by the troopship Panther, car
rying the landing party.
The position of the cruisers Yankee
and Marblehead was a particularly
dangerous one, owing to the peculiar
formation Of the shore.
The work of landing the marines re-
quired several hours. After several
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VALUE Of OUR NAVAL MILITIA
They Have Won Record for Their Goodness
and Bravery Gallant Lads Who Have
Acted Like Veteran Seamen in the
War with Spain.

The gallant boys of the naval mill
tia who are manning the auxiliary
cruisers Yankee. Yosemite and Prairie,
particularly the former. have already
won for themselves a record for brav-
cry and GOODNESS in action which the
regular marines may we'll e1Fy. The
naval militia is composed Of young
men, many of whom have been accus-
toned to lives of luxury, while few
of them are used to hard work or
rough, out-of-door life. Many naval
experts have been skeptical of the eff
iciency of such troops in actual ser
vice. In the recent fighting of San
tiago these recruits have covered them
selves with glory while occupying a
very dangerous and important position,
and have won warm praise from Ad-
miral Sampson.
The Yankee, with its crew of naval
reserves, did not come into action un-
til the bombardment of the fortifica-
lions guarding the harbor of Santiago.
Her crew had been waiting for weeks
for an opportunity to attack the Span
iards, and had grown impatient at
the delay. The first chance came I'M
expectedly on the morning Of June s,
when the second attack was made on
the forts at the entrance to Santiago
harbor. The signal was given for the
ships to form in an immense crescent
surrounding the mouth of the harbor,
the Yankee taking up an exposed posi-
ton near the shore batteries. Through
out the engagement she kept close in
shore, fighting the batteries near the
beach. The Yankee throughout made
a fine showing, the young tars fighting
like old bluejackets, and pouring in a
savage fire without interruption. Their
workmanship was besides excellent, a
large percentage of their shots taking
effect.
Throughout this very spirited fight
the Yankee was within range of scores
of guns, most of which were in con-
slant action. The vessel was mean
while kept moving at a slow speed,
thus enabling her to dodge the shower
of solid shot rained upon her. The
battle continued for more than an hour,
when the flagship, the New York, sig
nailed cease firing" But the reserves
had their fighting blood up by this
time, and were in no mood to stop.
Obedient to the orders the Yankee
slowly and reluctantly turned seward
from the enemy's forts, but at the
same time kept up a hot fire from
her stern guns. The trick enabled her,
while still obeying orders, to keep up
the firing for several minutes after the
other ships had ceased. The firing was
kept up till she was entirely out of
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range. The old tars of the great bat
tleships laughed heartily at the impu-
dence of the smaller ship, and the
officers good naturally passed it by.
The reserves performed an important
service the following day in the wo.k
Of cutting the cables at Caimanera. A
part of the fleet was detailed for this
work, consisting OF the st. Louis, Mar
blehead and Yankee, while a couple of
gunboats fished up and cut the cable
while the others engaged the forts.
The attack was directed at the fortifi-
cations in Guantanamo bay at s o'clock
in the morning. AS in all previous
engagements the fire of the Americans
was most effective. The entire forces
of all the forts guarding the harbor
were directed on these three compare
lively small boats, and the position
soon became a very dangerous one.
The men on the Yankee meanwhile
returned the fire shot for shot with
perfect GOODNESS and with deadly &C
curacy. The gunnery of the Spaniards.
it was soon noticed, was no better than
on other occasions. The Notifications
were soon reduced to ruins and many
of the Spanish soldiers were killed.
The Yankee meanwhile ran directly
under the great forts and hammered
away in a perfectly cool and business
like manner. Early in the engage
ment the cable operators were driven
out Of the cable station to the woods
back of the town. With the enemy
silenced it was a comparatively easy
matter to fish up the cable and cut It.
In the afternoon the Yankee returned.
and entering the outer harbor took
up a position near the forts and chan
mel of the inner harbor. The audacity
of the little boat in thus challenging
the enemy's fire won for the reserves
the respect Of the entire fleet.
The most effective work the Yankee
has performed so far was in assisting
in the landing of marines and estab-
fishing a landing station near Guam
tanamo. The spirited firing Of the
Yankee proved to be Of great assist
ance to the troops. The naval re-
serves have. therefore. the honor Of