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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02
CHAPTER Tx.
Department of Electricity.


 SECTION l. There is hereby created a Department of Electricity, which shall have charge of the construction and maintenance of the Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph and Telephone Sys- tems, and shall be under the control of joint Commission composed of the Board of Fire Commissioners and the Board of Police Commissioners.
 Sec. 2. There shall be appointed by the Board of Fire Commissioners and Board of Police Commissioners, acting in joint session, practical and skilled electrician, who shall be called the Chief of the Department of Electricity, and who shall have general supervision of the Department of Electricity. He shall receive an annual salary of tWen- ty-four hundred dollars.
 Sec g. The Joint Commission may appoint such assistants as may be nec- essary to keep the electric and tele- phone systems in working order; but of those assistants appointed, no opera tor or inspector shall receive more than twelve hundred dollars year, and no repairer, lineman, batteryman or in strument- maker shall receive 8 salary of more than ten hundred and eighty dollars year.
 Sec. 4. The Fire Department and the Police Department shall each have sole control over its own systems and wires.
 Sec. D. Any citizen. firm or corpora tion may, for. the purpose of police or fire protection, be connected with the Police or Fire Signal System, or Tele- phone or Telegraph System, upon mak- ing fair payment for the connection and use of the same. Such rates of payment shall be fixed by ordinance of the Supervisors; but no connection shall be made so as to interfere with the use of the main line.
 Sec. 6. The Department of Electri- city is also charged with the duty of en- forcing all the rules, regulations, or
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02
CHAPTER VI.
/. Police Officers.

:: SECTION l. :The. Police Force of the City; and County shall not exceed one Police Officer for: each five hundred in- habitants thereof, Rolice Officers shall receive an annual salary of twelve hun dred, and twefity-four dollars. :: :... Sec. 2: Every Police Officer shall.
 upon the. arrest of any person charged with the commission of crime. search the person of such offender, and take from him all property and weapons, and forthwith deliver the same to the prison. keeper who must deliver the same to the Property Clerk, to be kept by him. until other disposition be made thereof according to law. H Sec. 3. Police Officers shall be health officers by virtue. of their office.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02

ders and requirements made by ordi- nance of the Supervisors in regard to the inspection and supervision of cleo trical wires and appliances, and the currents for furnishing light. heat or power in and upon streets and build ings in the City and County.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02
CHAPTER VI.
Fire Wardens.

sistant Chief Engineers, Battalion Chiefs and the Fire Marshal shall con- stitute a Board of Fire Wardens, with power to inspect and report to the Board of Public Works as to the safety of buildings and other structures within the City and County.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02

Civil Service examination; but all new appointments and all promotions made after this Charter shall go into effect shall be subject to and governed by Article XIII of this Charter
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02
. CHAPTER TX.
Present Police. Force.

SECTION 1. All members of the present Police Force in good standing in the Department at the time this Charter goes into effect, and the Park Police. shall continue therein without
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-05
STARVATION IN CUBA,
THOUSANDS ARE SUFFERING
FROM WANT AND HUNGER.
Secretary sherman Issues an Appeal
to the American People to Send
Food and Clothing.

Those jingOes who have been going 70
war with Spain for the past year or two
now have an opportunity to show their
friendship for Cuba in a substantial way.
Official reports from the unhappy little
island make it no longer possible 10
doubt that starvation stares thousands
of men, women and children in the face
SO serious is the situation that Secretary
Sherman has issued an appeal 20 the
American people to send relief to the
Starving Cubans.
The latest advices indicate the great
est distress among many thousands of
people in Cuba. 1t is SAID that, starva-
ton not only threatens, but is an actual
fact
The president has been informed of
the facts, but he has gone to the length
of his constitutional power in calling the
state Of affairs to the attention of the
American people. The state department
has also used all of its authority to mIti-
gate tue conditions there, and the letter
10 the public sent out by Secretary Sher-
man points out the way to further allevi-
ate the miserable condition OF the recon-
CentTadOS
The machinery for distribution has
been provided by the state department.
and Consul General Lee has undertaken,
with the aid of the American consular
officers in Cuba, to give personal atten-
ton TO the alienation of distress by the
distribution OF the gifts of the American
people. One line of steamers plying be-
tween New York and Havana the Ward
limit is said, has undertaken to for
ward any contributions of goods to Gen
eraly Lee at Havana, and 1t is believed
that the American railways will do their
part by carrying the goods to the sea-
board. The Spanish authorities have
consented to remit all duties on relief
supplies SO forwarded. The state de-
partment directs that they be sent direct
to Consul General Lee, either money by
draft or check or goods.
Consul General Lee has indicated lust
what is wanted in a cablegram 10 the
state department. His list is as follows:
Summer clothing second hand or other
wise, principally for women and chill
dren; medicines tor fever, including a
large proportion of quinine; hard bread,
corn meal, bacon, rice, lard, potatoes,
beans, peas, salt fish, principally cod
fish, any canned goods, principally con-
densed milk for the starving children.
Money will also be useful to secure nurs-
es, medicines and for many other neces-
saIy purposes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-05
THIS HORSE WENT BEGGING,
Actually Given Away and Then Sold for
FIFTY Cent?,

The cheapest piece of horse flesh ever
sold in A mericus went in transaction
yesterday, bringing the round sum of tit-
ty cents.
A supply dealer on Cotton avenue fore
closed a mortgage on the horse, and the
negro who owed for the groceries
brought in the animal in lieu of cash.
The holder Of the mortgage came out
and viewed the animal. One look was
enough.
''Here, Peter" he called to his spring
time customer, "I'll just give You that
morse. Take him back home"
But Peter didn't want the animal even
as gift; besides, his honesty was i'm
pugned. "No, sab, boss" he replied,
81 eat your meat and l gwine ter pay
fer bit. Dat boss am you IN; dar he is"
And Peter stalked away, conscious of
having fully discharged his years indebt-
edness.
But some disposition had to be made
of the poor old bag of bones at the store
front
The proprietor called his clerk and
prevailed upon him to accept the horse
as an installment on his usual Christ
mas present. The gift was accepted,
and a half hour later the new owner
drove a bargain by selling the horse for
fifty cents on eredit.-Americu Record
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-05
HIGH LIFE IN LUMPKIN.
The Voter Africanus Has n HowIing Good
Time at the Close of Town Campaign.

The Voter Africans Has HowIing Good
Time at the Close of Town Campaign.
From the Lumpkin Advertiser.
Tonight down at the Good Samari-
tan ball there will be an all-night feed
for the colored brother. Early this
morning the sweet odor of the cooking
meats pervaded the quiet precincts Of
HamacraW. IU Will be freq to those
who have qualified and it is not very
hard to qualify. Sam Kendrick, an ar
tlst in his line, is the charge d'affaires,
which is sufficient guarantee to the
voter Africans of a bowling good
time. In addition to feed there will
be a good brass band which never gets
tired For the last week the friends
OF both candidates for mayor have
been holding meetings every night.
the Gregory crowd at the Odd Fellows
hall and the Hickey crowd at the Good
Samaritan. Tonight will witness the
grand finale at each hall. We give
the menu at the Good Samaritan to-
night.
Bullyellin'. Bread,
Pickles, green persimmon.
Spring Water.
Hog fat en- de face. Bread.
Branch Water Well Water.
Postum. Pommes de terre.
Gum Stump Water.
Coffee la Jericho. Cigars.
Water Works Water.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-05

Prosperity comes quickest to the man
whose liver is in good condition. De-
Wits Little Early Risers are famous
little pills for constipation, bihousness,
Indigestion and all stomach and liver
troubles. SALE-DAvIs DRUG Co,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-05
JOhns0n'S Chill and Fe-
yer Tonic is a ONE-DAY
Cure. 1t cures the most
stubborn case of Fever in
~ Hours.
GRIGGs SHOWS HIS GENEROSITY.
II g Resigns from a Committee to Make
Room for a Colleague.

He Resigns from Committee to Make
Room for a Colleague.
Judge Griggs has esigned his posi-
ton on the committee on territories in
favor OF Congressman Henry Of Texas,
says press dispatch from WashingA
ton. When the makeup of the com
mlttees was announced Henry was the
only member not provided for.
The mistake arose from the fact that
there are four Henrys in the house and
Speaker Reed had miscounted, fur
niShing work for only three of them.
When attention was called to this
Bob Henry, who is one of the most
popular men in congress, had the offer
from many democratic colleagues of
committee places to which they had
been assigned The place on the terri
tories committee he especially liked
and availed himself of Judge Griggs'
offer. He was also given a place on
the committee on revision Of the laws
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-05
BLOWN OUT TO SEA.
Helpless Birds That Are Driven to Death
by Fierce Gales.

By EiSIGS UAAS9'
Birds driven before the wind are toss
ed about releutlassly, and they rareiy
recover their balance after once being
caught by the gale. Shore birds are
either dashed upon the waves and MADE
to swim for their lives or they are huEl-
ed violently against trees or other Cd
iects and killed. Shore birds, when fac
ing a gale, will take every advantage OF
trees, houses and hills as detenses
against the wind. They will close their
wings and sink so close to the ground
as to get the protecting shelter OF a
hedge fence, and then sWOop up again
with renewed Roadway. They frequent
ly advance before the gale by series
of side evolutions, flying at right angles
to the wind until they have attained con
siderable velocity, and then wheeling
about straight against the wind and
making some Roadway before 1t over
comes them. This operation is repeated
continually until the desired place Is
reached
During our fall and early winter
gales partridges and quail are quite IKE
quently blown out to sea by strong
hurricane where some Of them have
been picked up by fishermen. In Lcally
all such instances they are caught b
the gale when high in the air and be-
fore they can recover themselves they
are hurried out beyond the shore and
dropped into the water With rhei2
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-05

One Minute Cough Cure cures quickly
That's what you want,
SALE-DAVIs DRUG Go.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-05
Are You Wenk1

Weakness manifests itself in the loss of
ambition and aching bones. The blood is
ywatery; the tissues are wasting-the door is
Ppeng opened for disease. A bottle of Browns
iron Buffers taken in time will restore your
lsIrehgtn, soothe your nerves, make your
t 1ioou rIch ana red. Do you more good
than an expensive special course ofmedieina
Browns Iron Bitters is sold by ali dealers
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-05
Anv Person

wishing to know the truth in regard to
their health should not fail to send for
valuable and new 64.page Booklet which
VIII be sent FREE for short time to
those who mention this paper. This
book is published by the cele-
brated physicians and specialists. Dr..
Hathaway & Co., of 224 So. Broad St.,
Atlanta, Ca, whom
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-05
What2

Mr. r. T. Nesbitt announces that he
will make therace for commissioner of
agriculture again solely for the purpose
Of "vindication." AS his administration
of the affairs of the office has been able,
and no one is attacking it, it would BE-
interesting to know just what he wishes
to be "vindicated" of.-Tifton Gazette.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-05
ATTACK ON HARDEMAN RESENTED.
Mr.. TIL omas of larke Makes an Attack on
the Attorney General.


Mr.. Thomas of ,Iarke Makes an Attaol, ON
the ATTORNEY General.
The GREAT struooIa in tha 1ato bonso
of ranr2sentatiya9 1n tho niabt of ~
adionrnmpnt ASIDE from tbn Mich with
the senate over the convict hin occurr-
pdrover the rnnort of tbn snncia1 com
mittpp annoInrnd to invaEtioata into
the fees received Inv tha Iata Trooerro,,
Hardaman Ma fgI4 dnrino tho sas
sion resulted in moro sniritad fit
than hi afrort os II vas opanI,, dasirro
mated on tha floor IN cost s+oir ,,ro,,
me memory Of one If Gaoroia,s Tdost
honored SONS one who nod iIlnstrotad
Georgia in botb nubIic and nrivata Iifo
A good deal Of flpIino yas inioctod ~
10 This foht and ahnHt fort, man, bors
arose to exnIain Their votas tbn snail
prs ON each sidn amnbosi,iror +bo I'm,
we're ssconscinntio6s, IN fho,r ,9nS;'
tions P'''
The most sionif.op+
the axnlanatione uos thot ~ NJ. MIS-
as of clarke What ha soid ,ros ~ va
culiar interest to the soIons and fbo
nponle of tba stote hooonsa of +bo
sidiols if rather migbt no ed on ,a
Thrust at ono of tho 9voryod ao,odid IP 10
for Governor He Soid tho+ tha d.
lock committa had rorortod +ho+
SHORTAGE uvisfad nnan IA s+0tn,,,,,,+
of ATTORNEY General ,Tarroii Saw Sslvo
members had said that # Tos q in1d JH
question vet tha moiorit, If AZ ioo."i
members on the snpciaI committee 5sd
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1898-01-05

We offer One hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not he
curedby Halps Catarrh Cure F. +
oHENEY& Go. Props, Toledo, 0.
We, the UNDERSIGNED, have knownF. !
Cheney fer the last Is years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
uansacti"ns and financially able to carry
ont any obligations made oy their firm
west y TrlaX. Wholesale Druggist, To
edo, O., Wadmg, Kionan q Marvin.
wholesale Druggist, Toledo, OHIO.
Halls Csttrlh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces of sae system. Price 75c.
per BOTTLE. Sold by all druggis 5. Testi-
mony free.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-31

The list Maine infantry, 1921 officers
and men in command of Col. L. n.
Kendall, arrived today and was assigned.
to the third brigade Of the third division,
Of the Sd Corps.
Just before the decoration services at
the National cemetery began today in
Chattanooga, two details Of. soldiers from
the 5th Illinois regiment entered the GEM
etery with the bodies of Privates Frank
Bosley and Ludwig Rohnert, Of that
regiment, accompanied by band play
Ing q dead march. The cortege REACHED
the spot in the cemetery selected for the
where vast congregation
had gathered to witness the military SER
vice for the dead. Chaplain Davis of the
9Th Illinois held religious service, after
which the remains of Ethe two soldiers
were buried and the military salutes were
fired over the graves.
The heroes of GIGS then covered with
flowers the new made mounds.
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-31
TROOPS EMBARK.
Marching Aboard Transports
for Cuba.

Washington. May 3o.-The military in
vasion of Cuba has begun. Unless the
orders of the war department miscarried
at an early hour this morning. the
troops that have been gathered at the
gulf camps, began to break camp and
march aboard transports waiting to carry
them to the enemy's territory. About 70
OF these ships. the biggest and fastest that
could be obtained, suitable for tse pur-
pose, had been gathered ready to receive
the troops.
They will accommodate about 10000
men. For a short voyage like that from
one Of the gulf ports to Cuba, it is pos
ibla with safety and comfort to carry a
mucb LARGER number of men aboard ship
than would be admissible in the case of
n cruise to the Philippines for instance.
How many troops started this morning,
where they took ship, where they are
hound, are questions which the directing
spirits of the campaign refSse to answer.
They have no desire that the Spanish
should have an opportunity aforded them
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-31
CERVERA'S COLLIER CAUGHT.
Steamer Restormel Had Been Ohasi1m
Him About the Caribbean Sea.

mel. She sailed for San Juan de Pprtu
Rico where the Spaniards expected to
coal Goa San Juan being defined unsafe
Curacao was selected; but the collier
failed to connect with the feet there and
was ordered to Santiago. Owing to her
leak she did not reach Santiago in tirnex
The Spaniards remained in port short Of
coal and so were caught: The prizs oornx
lnissiohers have been busy all day taking
testimony in the Restormel case ana as
result Of the hearing the ship and cargo
have been libeaed and will go before the
court in the same form as the other prize
cases,
Decoration day was observed here very
quietly. Lieut. BeFiiadou ii ti1s United
States, torpdo boat SWinalow and two of
the Winslow's Grew With party of
Key West cemetery and placed flowers on
the graves of the four Winsloa men
killed at the battle Of Cardenas, the grave
Of one from the cruiser Marbishead w6o
fell at Cienfuegos, and the graves of "a
Maine victims
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-31
WE WANTED WAR.

NJ Madrid, May 5o-5 D. m.-In the Cham
ber of Deputies today Senor Puigcerver,
minister ,of finance, presented bill to
prohibit the expectation Of silver money.
i In the .1senate. ssnor Sanchez Toca
wanted 10 discuss the red book. Duke
Almed0vsS d5 Rio. the foreign minister,
replied that it would be iaopportune to
discuss foreign policy while the country
was at lwar. although he added, "the
documents make. good case for Spain
before the world, as they prove that Spain
did everything possible to avoid war
without an ulterior motive, whereas tie
American diplomatists pretended they
wanted peace until the last while war
seems to have been a foregone conclu-
sion.''
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-31

Key West, May 50s-Acoording to
Lieut.. J.A. Pattison. who is in command
of the prize crew that brought in the
Restormel, her capture was very COM
monplace affair. Lieut.. Pattson says:
"About 5 O'Clock last Wednesday
morning the ST. Paul scouting off Santi-
ago harbor sighted the Restor1nel 12 miles
away apparently heading for the port.
She was going in openly and honestly and
not skulking along the shore. The St.
Paul took course to cut her off and
when within hailing distance fred a
blank shot. The pursued steamer paid no
attention, but she hove to Immediately
when solid shot was fired across her
bow.
"About o'clock I went out with
prize crew and took possession without
ing that he was bound for Santiago.
though he had sailed from Cardiff on
April 81 for San Juan. This was befors
the declaration Of war was received. At
San Juan he was ordered to proceed to
Curacao, and from the latter place to
Santiago de Cuba.
There never was any possibility Of her
|eSCdflluS 1IOjA LILO Su. Z hul % ItoT UOSu
speed was only eight knots. sSheswas
leaking badly and her boilers were out of
order In fact, according to the captain s
story she had been leaking for 30 days on
account of q sprung plate and the leak
ing was increasing.
1.-THE capture was made less than four
miles from MORO castle but the forts
were silent and perhaps asleep. The only
exciting part of the adventure came after
we left Santiago for Key West. The leak
grew constantly worse " and ssall fhands
manned the pumps night and day, crew,
| marines and officers.
'sI have not taken off my shoes nor
been in bed since we started five days
ago. At times were were about to give
ub hope OF keeping the Restorlnel afoat
and thought of saving ourselves if she
| went down. We were all very glad when
| Key West was sighted.
sThe story that there were Spanish
| officers on board is false, but there is no
resisting the conclusion that the Restof-
inei 3 coal was intended for the Spanish
fleet, for the captain told pretty straight
| forward story about his voyage"
When the Restormel arrived here 1t
was believed that 1t would be necessary
to beach her to take her coal out on light
ers. then repair the leak and raise her,
bat later 1t was practically decided to
tow fier to the government dock and IN
Load the cargo there.
Interesting light is thrown on Admiral
Ceryera's plans by the log of the Restor-
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-31

to gather forces to attack our soldiers as
they land. Therefore, nothing Of the de-
tails of this first movement can be
learned There is a suspicion that the
start will be mado from Tampa and No
bile, and it is probable that in such case
the fleets of transports viii converge at
Key West to pass under the convoy Of the
warships which Admiral Sampson has
provided to ensure the troops during the
passage across the Florida straits against
attack by some stray Spanish cruiser or
gunboat
1t is probable that there will be no less
than four separate military expeditions
and that these will be landed at four
different points. Whether Porto Rico is
one of these points or not, cannot be
learned. Before the entire force which
it is proposed to use in Cuba, can be
landed, the transports must make four
separate voyages across the straits. Ar
rangements have been made to utilize the
services of the insurgents to the largest
possible extent. The government already
mas sent expeditions to large number
OF points on the island and landed arms
for the insurgents Most of the parties
succeeded perfectly in their object and
IL was said at the war department today
that sufficient number Of insurgents
nave oeen armed to constitute very
eHec6ave support Tor the troops as they
land.
A war conference was held at the White
House this afternoon between the Presi-
The Portland daily press., 1898-05-31

dent and his two war secretaries, Alger
and Long, and Major General Miles, in
command Of the army.
President Hobart was present
part Of the time, and Secretary Day also
dropped in during the conference. After
the entire situation had been.gone over,
Secretary Long retired, and Secretary
Aleer and General Miles remained to dis
cuss more in detailsthe military..opera.
tions. now about to be put Into execution.
Those who participated in the confer
ence observed strict silence regarding
it. lit was stated, however, in an au-
thoritative quarter, that3the discussion
had covered the entire range of naval
and military operations, with particular
view to the active movements about to
begin.
General Miles brought with him a
memorandum showing the.exact disposit-
lon of the military forces now conoen-
trated at various points throughout the
country, with the number Of men at
Tampa and southern ports, ready for en-
barkat;on. He also made known that at
l o'clock this morning, Immediately fol.
lowing the receipt of definite information
of the presence of the Spanish squadron
at Santiago, he had issued the talegraphic
orders putting the troops in motion.
1t was said at the war department that
chief reliance would be placed at the out.
set on the United States regulars, most
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