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The CUBAN CAMPAIGN.
GENERAL SHAFTER TALKS ON
THE SUBJECT.
There Was Less Loss Of Life by a
Hundred Per Cent. Than Dur
ing Any Similar Campaign.

CHICAGO, Sept. pa special to the
Tribune" from Constantine, Mich,
gives the following speech made by
General Shafter at that place, where
he went to attend the reunion Of the
Nineteenth Michigan Regiment, of
which he was Colonel during the Civil
War
General Shafter said that when the
fleet first left Tampa it was intended
to land twenty-five miles from Havana,
and march on that city. When, how
ever, the fleet put back because of the
reported proximity of a Spanish squad
ron, word was received from Admiral
Sampson that Santiago could be taken
in twenty-four hours and the army
sailed for that point
General Shafter then described in his
own characteristic manner the cam
paign at Santiago. After reaching the
point in his story where the Spanish
General offered to surrender, General
Shafter concluded as follows:
L said Toral might march out salute
his flag before taking it down. and fire
guns and any other ceremonies he
pleased, and I would observe what
forms l pleased So they took down
their flag, fired their guns, and Santi-
ago was surrendered. 1t was beautiful
and dramatic. When we raised our
flag the officers took off their hats, and
our guns saluted.
"A lot has been said about lack of
supplies. Men who go to war expect
to be short rationed sometimes You
old soldiers here have often had much
less to eat than the soldiers did at
Santiago. My command during the
Civil War often drew corn in the cob
for a meal
THE men had coffee, bread and
meat. Sometimes they had to pound
the coffee in the rag, but you all did
that. Some of the men complained,
but they are good soldiers in spite of
that, and fought like heroes when called
on. A large number of men died
Tents could not be put up because the
men were in trenches, and tents could
not be pitched upon the firing line
I'VE stayed longer than we expected
after the surrender, but had to stay
the honor of the Government demanded
it, and we stayed. Five hundred men
came down every day with sickness,
and some days 500
but we nad brought the war TO
close. The capture of the fleet pre-
vented fresh troops from being brought
over but it did not stop the war. The
surrender Of Toraps army did stop it.
People say we should not have made
the campaign in the summer. What
else could be done? We had to end
the war; and end it quickly There
was less loss of life by 100 per cent
than in any similar invasion. Napoleon
returned from Egypt with only a rem
nant Of his army. OF 25,OO0 men Eng
land sent to the war Of the revolution,
1900 laid their bones down to bleach
Our campaign would have been
frightfully disastrous if it had been
long"
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Republican Primaries.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22.-The pri-
mary for the election of delegates to
the Republican municipal, judicial, ed
ucational and legislative nominating
conventions was held to-day. The
number of votes cast was 10,799. The
election passed off quietly, as there
was no opposition in any of the AS
sembly Districts to the candidates on
the regular ticket. The convention will
meet next Tuesday evening in Native
Sons Hall, but will do little business
other than organizing and electing tenn
porary officers.
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RIOTING AT GALVESTON.
Labor Troubles Break Ont Afresh
Resulting in One Death.

GALVESTON CTex.), Sept. 2.-The
Mallory Steamship line labor troubles
broke out afresh here tonight, when
the striking. negro 'longshoremen
masked and armed with pistols, made
an attack upon the guard at the wharf.
The police repelled the attack with pis-
tolls. On of the attacking negroes was
killed and one of the negroes employed
on the wharf got a scalp wound. The
police captured one of the mob.
There had been an ominous quiet
in the situation for several days, but
six policemen were guarding the sheds.
The negroes made a sortie in the
shadow of one of the sheds and over
powered the sentinel. They announced
that they were after the leaders of the
negroes employed at the docks. These
negroes were asleep but they soon got
to cover, and although a hundred shots
were fired, but one of them was
wounded.
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GENERAL M. C. MILLEn
Will Probably Sail for the Pbil;n,
pines Some Time Next Mor+h

"AN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22.-General
AZ. =. Miller, now in command of tbe
I ,esidlo troops, is to start for the
ihiiipplnes some time next month.
PROBABLY in the Indiana. Instructions
10 mat effect We're received by Cen
eral Merriam to-day.
General Merriam was also Informed
ny the war Department that the
s'eaiiier emma would not be used as a
.,ahsport 10 carry additional troops to
Manila because the Government has
agreed to return her to the Pacific Mail
Company. On this account the steam
ers Senator and Indiana will proha hIv
De the first transports to take mora
troops from here to the Philippines. The
senator left Manila on August 24th. and
the indiana on September 1st. bound
Tor San Francisco. They are expected
here any day.
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Ministers Ordered in Future to Deliver to
Her Their Official Reports.
The Eject Of the Change Likely to
Result in the Reinstatement to
Power OF Ii Hung Chang and
Increase Russian Influence
Unconfrmed Report That the
Emperor is Dead.

PEKIN, Sept. 22-An imperial edict
just issued definitely announces that
the Emperor of China has resigned his
power to the Empress Dowager EN-
press, who has ordered the Ministers
to deliver to her in future their official
reports.
1t is difficult to obtain reliable infor-
nation at the palace in regard to the
proceeding, but the recent reformatory
edicts probably caused the change.
While the Emperor was subservient
and a mere figurehead, the Dowager
Empress permitted him to come in
peace, but as soon as he attempted TO
act on his own initiative his practical
deposition was the result. His prin-
cipal adviser, Kang Yumoi, the Can
tonez reformer, fled in spite of the Wig
orous attempts made to arrest him,
and it is said he is now on his way to
Shanghai.
The effect of the change must be
great. In all probability Ii Hung
Chang will be reinstated in power, and
Russian influence will increase. The
hopes of reform SO ardently cherished
by the intelligent factions of the Chin
ese are now impossible of fulfillment.
The suddenness of the coup is said
to be due to the desire of the Dowager
Empress to prevent the mission of Mar
quis Ito from being successful The
Japanese statesmen recently came to
Pekin with the object of trying to
bring about an alliance, offensive and
defensive, between Japan and China.
The new order of things will un-
doubtedly prejudice British interests in
China.
1t is reported to-day that the next
edict Will give the full reason for the
change. The wording of the present
edict is not yet obtainable, but it is
to the effect that the Emperor re-
quested the Dowager Empress to as
sumo power, this being the third time
the request has been made
The Marquis Ito, in an interview be-
fore the edict was issued, said the EN-
peror received him yesterday in the
most cordial manner, and said he
hoped to have the advantage of the
advice of the Marquis in the reforms
which his majesty intended to under
take. The Marquis even then feared
that the inaction and conservatism of
the Chinese officials would nullify the
reforms, although he believed the En-
peror was acting in good faith.
THE EMPEROR REPORTED DEAD.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 22-A local rumor
is current to the effect that the Emper-
or of China is dead No details are OBJ
tainable, but it is said that the gates
of Pekin are closed.
WILD RUMORS AFLOAT
LONDON, Sept 22.-The Daily
Mails" Pekin correspondent, tele-
graphing Wednesday, says: The Dow
ager Empress is greatly incensed over
Russia's passivity over Ii Hung
Chang's degradation and Sir Claude
MacDonald's attitude since Ii Hung
Chang's fall. She has granted to NJ
Pavloff, the Russian Charge d'Affaires,
several lengthy audiences. Probably
Ii Hung Chang Will return to power,
but not to office.
The widest rumors are afioat. 1t is
reported the Emperor has had alterca-
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KILLING OF BoLDINI.
Some Sensational Features Crop
Out in the Darby Trial.

Some Sensational Features Crop
Out In the Darby Trial.
FRESNO, Sept. 22.-The fourth day
of the trial Of Frank Darby accused of
killing Louis Boldini, has been full of
sensational features.
The prosecution is still putting In It's
case, and had shown by several wit
nesses that the party of which Boldini
was a member had but one gun in their
possession. This gun had been taken
to Mendoza by one Sanchez previous to
the shooting.
1t developed ON cross-examination or
Constable Adams of Mendoza to-day
that there were two guns in the party
the one taken to Mendoza and one
which was found in the wagon when
the Constable visited the scene of the
murder.
1t is thought now that the defense
will endeavor to show that Boldim was
killed by member of his own party.
At any rate, the endeavor will be made
to build up a. reasonable doubt along
this line.
The Introduction of the second gun
into the affair caused decided sensa-
ton. It was unlocked for.
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A Case of Yellow Fever.

NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-The United
States transport Seguranca. which
reached Montauk Point yesterday from
Santiago de Cuba came up to quaran-
tine to-day. E. Isaacs, the civilian pas
senger sick with yellow fever, was
transferred to Swinburne Island. All
the other passengers, mostly GONZALES
cents from the army in Cuba, and the
crew will be held at Hoffman Island
for observation. Mr.. Isaacs developed
yellow fever on the third day out. All
other sick on board improved during
the passage.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22.-The
United States transport steamer China
arrived to-day from Manila, via Hong
kong, Nagasaki and Kobe. She brought
with her as passengers several distin-
guished military and naval men, among
the former General Greene, besides sew
eral noted journalists and two repre-
sentatives of the provisional govern
ment of the Philippines, who are en-
route to Washington to plead with
President Mckinley for the independ-
ence of the islands, after which they
will probably proceed to Paris to ap-
pear before the Peace Commission The
F'iiipinos are named Fillipe Agoncillo
and Jose Lopez, the former being
Aguinaldo's chief emissary.
In an interview with an Associated
Press representative he said the insur-
gents fully expected to be allowed to
govern themselves, and even hinted
that some sort of an agreement had
been made with United States Consul
Wlldman regarding the outcome of the
war made by the insurgents against
Spain, but what the terms were Agon-
clio would not state He said that he
expected definite instructions from
Agulnaldo by cable. but automatically
refused to give the slightest hint of
anything he might have already re-
ceived. The Filipinos are very shrewd.
and speak English fiuently.
"A passenger on the China disclosed
some further information regarding the
reported agreement between Wildman
ana the insurgents. He said: wild
man promised General Aguinaldo that
the American forces would combine
Wlth the insurgents for the purpose of
orlVlng the Spaniards out Of the Phil
lpplnes 1t was a joint war, and I
think that the insurgents understood
that the Americans were there to aid
them to gain their independence and
cast off the yoke of SPAIN
Agoncillo lived in the same residence
Win consul Wildman for almost two
years.
1t is very clear that there is some
coilpilcatlon IN the matter of Consul
humans promises, which We're prob
apiy misunderstood by the insurgent
leaders. 1t is also obvious that the ma
tive Generals Commissioners are bent
on mission to argue independence for
the group.
opedklnS or the conduct of the SOL
olers during the battles, General Greene
sald that the volunteers fought and
acted like regulars, and that he wss
PROUD OF them. After the first on
siaught the men We're as cool as couId
De and prepared for anything. The fire
OF the Americans was particularly
deadly at all times General Greene
leIt for Washington tonight.
robert Gait, Chief Engineer Of tho
charleston, was invalided home on ac-
count OF sickness, and will renort af
Ware island navy yard. .-f :
captain Assistant Surgeon Retbard
oi the First California Regiment re-
turned on thirty days leave of ab-
semce' pending his resignation.
Inc transport Senator left for Gov
FRANCISCO four days before the Cbina
salieo from Manila, but the latter did
iol slght her at sea.
Inc Indiana was being prepared wben
.he Chlna sailed for the purnose oe
oiihslng home a number of sick ona
wounded men Of the American reo;-
ments. iesl-
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Napa Republicans.

ST. HELENA, Sept 22.-The Repub-
Hcan convention of Napa County was
held here to-day and the following
nominations made: Assemblyman.
Eighteenth District, owen Ware, ST.
Helena; Sheriff, Robert A. Brownlee,
Napa; County Clerk, N w. Collins,
Calistoga; Assessor, H. NJ Meacham,
Napa; District Attorney, Thomas D.
Derry, Napa; Treasurer and Tax Col
lector, l.. T. Hayman, Napa; Auditor
and Recorder, Robert Corlett, Napa;
Superintendent of Schools, John Imrie,
Napa; Coroner and Public Administra-
tor, r. M. Kyser, Napa; Surveyor, ].
NJ. Graham, ST. Helena.
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ODD FELLOWS AT BOSTON.
Canton McKeen of Terre Haute
Carries OFF the Drill Prize.

BOSTON, Sept. 22.-Fully 5000 Odd
Fellows, with their ladies, gathered at
the baseball grounds to-day to watch
the prize drill of the Patriarchs Mill
tant. Canton McKeen, No. 2S, of Terre
Haute, alone appeared and was award
ed the first prize of 800.
One of the interesting ceremonies
during the day was that in music hall,
when the grand dedication of chivalry,
an honorary degree of the Patriarch
Militant, was bestowed on eleven dis
tinguished members, including Grand
Patriarch J. T. Dornan of California
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Guuboat Yorktown.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 22.-The
gunboat Yorktown, which has been ly
ing at Mare Island for several months,
will be placed in commission in about
two weeks. Repairs to the vessel are
going on as rapidly as possible, and it
is expected that she will be brought
to San Francisco in a fortnight, and
after getting her coal on board will
sail to the Asiatic station, possibly to
Manila
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Non-Partisans of San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 22.-The
non-partisan municipal convention met
tonight, and was addressed at length
by James ID. Phelan, its candidate for
Mayor. 1t was resolved to make no
turther nominations until next Thurs
day evening, in order that the nominees
or all other conventions might be given
a nearing. A committee was appointed
to request the insertion of a plank IA
vorable to the new charter in the differ
ent platforms of the several legislative
district conventions. resolutions in
favor of the construction of the Mica
raugua Canal were adopted.
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STANFORD ESTATE CASE.
The Attorney Generals Opinion
for q Rehearing.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 22.--The Su-
preme Court has granted the Attorney
Generals petition for re-hearing of
the appealed case against the Leland
Stanford estate, in which it reverses
the order of the Superior Court that
the foreign nephews and nieces who
benefited under the will should pay the
inheritance tax.
The Attorney Generals petition was
based on the fact that he had not been
notified Of the appeal, and had had no
opportunity to present the States side
in the controversy. The case will be
argued in bank before the January ses-
SIGN.
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Spanish Prisoners Killed.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Lieuten-
ant Colonel Dudley of the Judge Advo-
cate Generals department has returned
to Washington, and now is engaged in
the preparation Of his report upon the
conditions under which the Spanish
prisoners on the Harvard were killed.
1t is believed that Colonel Dudley has
already collected sufficient testimony TO
make clear the fact that the firing upon
the Spaniards was a necessary and JUS
tifia BILE action
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Masons' Widows and Orphans.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. pa meeting
is being held here at Masonic Temple
to consider the advisability of estab-
fishing a Masonic Widows and Or
phans' Home in Southern California,
similar to that at Decoto. Representa-
tives Of forty-eight lodges of Masons
were present. There was some strong
opposition to the movement A motion
was passed that the time has arrived
for the establishment Of such an insti-
tuition, and the meeting will consider
ways and means.
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Government Transports.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22.-The
transports Para. Newport Valencia,
Rio de Janeiro, Ohio, Morgan City and
Pennsylvania We're all in Manila when
the China left The Newport and Para
were then ready to return to San Fran
cisco. The Oceanic Steamship Com
pany's steamer Zealandia, which car
ried part of the second expedition to
the Philippines, is on the dry dock at
Nagasaki, having been injured in
typhoon. She lost her rudder head and
her machinery was damaged.
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host Two Fingers.

SAN JOSE, Sept. 22.-G. Aragno. a
macaroni maker of this city, while at
tempting to board a moving train at
Santa Clara this evening, was thrown
to the ground, struck by the car steps.
sustained a severe scalp wound, got
his hand on the rail, and lost two fin
gers
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Fatal Blast at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22-This
afternoon a laborer named Lynn was
preparing blast at Ninth avenue and
P street. He had drilled a hole in the
rock, inserted a small quantity of pow
der and was tamping it down with a
stick, when it exploded. The concus
sion broke the stick into two pieces.
One piece transfixed the 1aborer's neck,
killing him almost instantly.
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Gage Opens the Campaign.

SANTA BARBARA, Sept. 22.-Arm-
ory Hall was crowded to hear Henry
T. Gage, nominee for Governor, when
he opened the Republican campaign in
Santa Barbara County tonight. With
Mr.. Gage were r. J. Waters. candidate
for Congress from the Sixth District; N.
Blackstock, candidate for Railroad
Commissioner; Frank F. Davis and
Will A. Harris The two latter were
the principal speakers. Gage making
but a short address
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Mrs. Yarde-BuelIer.

OAKLAND. Sept. 22.-Mrs. Mary
Leila Yarde-Bueller wife Of Walter
Yarde- -Bueller of London, England, has
brought suit in the court of Alameda
County for a divorce on the three
grounds of cruelty. failure to provide
and desertion. This suit will be based
on a decree of legal separation OBJ
tanned several years ago in England by
Mrs. Bueiler
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San Franchises Taxes.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 22.-The
City and County Treasurer has filed his
report for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1898. It shows that the total
amount of taxes paid during the year
was S., ,4S2. .55S The expenses of the
Tax Collectors office during the year
were $60,1 ,15S.
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Suicide at Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22.-D. H.
Cowan aged 5S years, who was for
twenty-five syears with the Ordnance
Department of the army, stationed at
Benicia Barracks, committed suicide
last night by shooting himself in the
head. He was formerly in the British
army, and obtained land in New Zea-
land About a year ago he went to
New Zealand to sell this land, and re-
returned here with $1,000 in cash. He
has been on continued debauch ever
since, and had spent his last cent.
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PlyIer MAYHEM Case.

SANTA CRUZ. Sept. 22.-The second
trial of the Plyler mayhem case began
to-day. a jury having been secuerd af-
ter 1G0 talesmen had been examined.
The defense made a vigorous fight
against admitting in evidence the stem
ographic report of the testimony of
Charles Harris, the complainant, who
cannot be found The defense contends
that the accused must be confronted
by his accusers. The argument on this
point was not completed to-day.
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Decision in Favor Of Mrs. Hinckley

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 22.-Judge
Belcher has handed down decision in
favor of Mrs Florence Blythe-Hinck
ley and her former guardian, Mrs. Kate
Perry-Byrne, in the suit brought
against them by George S. Wright for
5000 The Judge finds that neither
Mrs Byrne nor Mrs Hinckley made
a legal or binding contract to pay the
amount specified to Mr.. Wright. The
suit grew out of business transactions
connected with the settlement of the
affairs of the Blythe estate.
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Rain at Eureka

EUREKA, Sept. 22.-The first rain Of
the season began falling here yester-
day and the precipitation this morning
is so of an inch. The rain will be very
beneficial to stock. as the ranges were
badly in need of it. Feed is very short.
From present indications the storm is
mast fs
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Trial Of Defaulter widber.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 22.-The
jury in the case of Widber the default
ing City Treasurer. was completed to-
day, and after the delivery of the
charges by. the District Attorney the
case went over until tomorrow.
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Munyon' Headache and Indigestion Cure

is the only remedy on the market that
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10 minutes. correct Indigestion. stimu-
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1t should be in every home and every
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cures. 25c.
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Alameda Non-Partisans.

OAKLAND, Sept. 22.-The non-parti-
san county committee has reorganized
for the campaign of 1898. 1t is pro-
posed to hold a conference with the
Democrats and endeavor to reach an
understanding as to nominees
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Thirty-six Lives Lost

PARIS. Sept. 22.-The French vessel
Vile de Fecamp foundered to-day off
Fecamp. and her crew of thirty-six
were drowned.
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Of the Church Extension Society spoke
at the afternoon and evening sessions
on Sunday-school and foreign mission
AIRY topics.
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For bargains in bicycles, see our VIM
dow. W. H. Eckhardt, 6O9-611 X st.
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Admiral Cervera at Madrid.

MADRID, Sept. 22.-Admiral Cervera
arrived here to-day. There We're no
incidents worth noticing in connection
with his arrival at the Capital
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Save money by buying your tea and
coffee Of J. McMorry, 531 M.
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FIL|PINOS NOT
FOR ANNEXATION.
Aguinaldo Sends Two Commission
ers to the United States
Who VIII Plead for the independence OF
the Islands.

General Greene, Who Returned
Yesterday From Manila, Be-
slows Great Praise Upon the
Volunteers for Their Bravery
and Fighting Qualities During
the Battles Resulting in the
Capitulation Of the Philippine
City.
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