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The herald., 1898-08-13
LOSE A PRIZE
A Spanish Schooner Wrecked on the
Shoals Near Kew West

KEY WEST, Fla. Aug. 12.-The little
Spanish schooner Salve Maria, which was
taken by the gunboat Hornet near the Isle
of Pines on Saturday last, was wrecked on
the shoals nine miles south of Key West
last night. Boatswain's Mate McGinnis
and Seamen McKeown and Foley of the
Hornet were bringing the prize to the shore
The schooner struck on the shoals just be-
fore midnight. Several holes were stove in
her hull and she filled with water up to the
deck line. The three American sailors and
their seven prisoners spent a disagreeable
night on the wreck, but when pilot boat
offered to pick them up this morning the
plucky boatswains mate replied that his
orders were TO take the vessel in and that
he would not abandon her. The pilot re-
turned to port and reported to Commodore
Remey, who dispatched government tug
to the rescue The tug attempted to pull
the schooner off the shoal but found this
impossible, and the little craft was finally
abandoned, her crew and the prisoners be-
ing transferred to the tug. The Spaniards
taken with the Salve Maria state that, to
avoid starvation al Batabano. they bought
the schooner and set out in her bound for
some Central American port They had no
cargo. All were heavily armed when cap
tured,
The herald., 1898-08-13
. MILES EXPECTS PEACE
Military Operations Are Temporarily
Suspended in Porto Rico


PONCE, Porto Rico, Aug. II, evening"
The contemplated flank movement against
the enemy entrenched at Aibonito by the
Second Wisconsin has been abandoned by
order of General Miles. The officers here
are inclined to believe that the war 10
ended. owing to the peace news.
1t has developed that eleven Spanlards
were killed and sixty wounded in the fight
at Coamo.
General Schwan encountered 1000 OF the
enemy near Hermigueros. The latter made
a stubborn resistance. All the America
forces engaged fought well and drove the
Spaniards ahead of them. Private Ferp"
berg and one other were killed and Lieu
tenant Bryan with fourteen others wound
ed. The Spanish loss is believed to have
been heavy. General Schwan is proceed
ing for Mayaguez. Reinforcements Of six
companies of the First Kentucky have
been sent there by boat.
The Taking of Mayaguz
LONDON, Aug. 70, noon.-An official dis
patch has been received here from San
Juan de Porto Rico confirming the report
that the American troops have occupied
Mayaguez, the important town on the
western coast of Porto Rico. The dispatch
adds that the Spanish garrison, consisting
of battalion of infantry and some guerril-
las, with the two mountain guns COM
manded by Colonel Toto made a sortie
from the place and during the engagement
which followed the Span!ards had three
men killed and nine wounded.
Some gendarmes, 1t is said. overlook the
Castillo band of insurgents at Cuivas yes
terday and exchanged shots with them,
the insurgents retiring into the mountains.
The herald., 1898-08-13
A VICIOUS FARM HAND
Shoots His Employer and the Latter's
Little Son-He Was Captured

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore, Aug. IL
Frank Adams, a rancher near Tue lake,
and his 9-year-old son Willie were shot and
seriously wounded today by A. B. Tril-
wood, who had been employed on the ranch
by Adams.
Adams discharged Trilwood and over the
settlement of their accounts dispute arose.
Trilwood drew his revolver and fired two
shots at Adams, one taking effect In his
breast. Trilwood fired four more shots. one
of which struck Willie, the 9-year-old boy,
inflieting wound in the breast from which
he will die. Mrs. Adams ran out of the
house to ascertain the cause Of the trouble
and Trilwood fired five shots at her, but
missed each time. Adams. though seriously
wounded. rushed at Trilwood and threw
him to the ground and tied him with a
rope. The sheriff was summoned and took
charge of the prisoner.
The herald., 1898-08-13
A FUSION TICKET
SACRAMENTO DEMOCRATS MEET
IN CONVENTION
Budd Commended but Mcguire In
dorsed-Populists Given a Fair
Share Of the Offices

SACRAMENTO, Aug. 1.-THE Demo-
cratic county convention was held here this
afternoon and evening. The platform
adopted sets forth that the Democrats"
party of Sacramento county reaffrms the
platform at Chicago; endorses congress in
the war measures and commends the Dem
ocratic minority; approves of the war as
being in the cause of justice and humanity
to the soldiers and sailors it acknowledge
gratitude and takes special pride In the
achievements of the California troops; in
dorses the administration of Governor
Budd and pledges a continuation Of an
economical administration of public Of
fees; favors Magulre's candidacy; in
dorses the administration of the commits
sion of public works; Endorses De Vries
and La Rue and commends their respective
courses.
The delegates to the state convention are:
Isadore Townsend, Tom Bohan, P. Gala
CHER, A. M Seymour, William McLaugh-
lin, George Vice, Dennis Erphy, Henry
Meyers, s. T. Hughes. Frank Lyman. d.
w. Carmichael, w. H. Devlin, Erskine
Greer, Peter j. Shields. John Mackey. p.
C. Cohn, Charles Frye. Tom w. Johnson.
]. B. Furnish and Matt Barnes.
The Populists were allowed to nominate
the following candidates: Assemblyman
for the Twenty-second district, county as
SCISSOR, county clerk and supervisor for the
First district The Silver Republicans
were allowed to name a candidate for dis
trict attorney.
Candidates were nominated as follows:
Assemblyman Twenty-first district, w
p. Forsman; sheriff. James NJ. Morrison:
county treasurer, Erskine Greer; public
administrator Michael Foy; county sur
veyor, A. G. VIM.
Nominations for county auditor and re-
corder coroner and superintendent Of
schools were passed.
A resolution indorsing the action Of Sem
ator Stephen NJ White was adopted.
A resolution declaring for the opening
of the state printing officec and in fave"
of the state text book system was hung up
by the committee on resolutions
The herald., 1898-08-13
AFTER UNCLE COILS
THE ENGLISH AND IRISH STOCK
HOLDERS WANT THE TRUTH
An Investigation Of the Central Pacific
Railroad Books Demanded-A
Sensation Promised

NEW YORK, Aug 12.-The English and
Irish stockholders Of the Central Pacific
railroad recently held a meeting in Lon
don and appointed the Right Hon. Sir Will
liam Mirriott and w. Morsehead a COM
mittee to come to this country and request
of the attorney general of the United States
a thorough investigation of the manage
ment of the road. They arrived here to-
day on the Campania, and after resting for
few days will go to Washington. They
intimate that as soon as their complaint Is
known there will be exposures that will
not be at all pleasant for those concerned.
The herald., 1898-08-13
INDEX
TO TELEuRAPHIo NEWS

+ The peace protocol signed; Mckinley .
4. issues proclamation to the army and 1
4, navy to cease fighting; scenes of the .
+ signing of the document; it's terms. .
r General Wheeler defends Shafter I
4, against his critics. !
+ Admiral kirkland dies at Mare Is .
+ land of an operation.
+ The San Pedro harbor contract sent I
1. to San Pedro for signature. 1
+ Spain Is pleased with the signing of .
+ peace terms; was tired of war.
+ Two crews of bandits captured: one
+ a lot of boys. who cry; they robbed a !
+ train; the other crowd fights and kills
4, two officers. i
+ News from Honolulu says Old GLORY j
+ floats from the highest peak on the /
r islands: strange stories of starvation j
4. from the troops en- route to Manila. i
4. Mckinley rewards the brave soldiers j
r and sailors without waiting for con- j
+ gress to act. i
f. Shafter gets news Of the protocol i
4. and orders his army to cease hostii4e
+ ties; Miles makes the same order on /
+ suspicion, the proclamation not vet /
+ having reached him.
+ + + + fff RI + + +
The herald., 1898-08-13
ADMIRAL DEwEY'S LIVER
Part Of It Was Removed by an italian
Surgeon

q
There are a few officers Of the navy who
can recall when Rear-Admiral George
Dewey once before faced death, and on
an occasion when that officer didn't have
half q chance; but 1t was an occasion that
he did not wish to have made public at the
time, nor for some time afterward. Per-
haps some will be prompted. when they
meet him after his return from the Philip
pines. to say to him, "Well! you had a
liver But that Is just what Admiral
George Dewey hasn't, nor has he had one
for several years. Now a good. whole
liver is regarded as indispensable to keep
man going. but Dewey has shown to the
world what he can do with only part of a
liver.
1t was when Dewey was a captain cinly
that he underwent a terrible operation
under an italian surgeons knife, and haz-
arded possible chance of life, and for
long time afterward he suffered intensely
from the effects Of the marvellous incsion.
he was commanding officer of the sloop-
o1-war PENSACOLA in the European SQUAD
ron at the time. and he had become des-
perately Ill from what mariners are fire.
quently troubled with, "tropic liver" In
otner words, what Is more commonly spok-
en- OF as baked liver" or tropical liver
ailment, which is as much more severe
than yellow jaundice as all tropical dis
eases are more virulent than the corre-
spending types in temperate zones. On
two occasions Medical Director Hoeh,ing
expressed alarm as to the result unless
some relief was brought to hand.
Finally, at Malta, a consultation was
assistant and an Italian specialist of
Southern Italy, who belonged to the class
tnat make themselves familiar with these
troubles, because In the climate of the
Mediterranean they are an Indigenous pro-
duct The trouble was soon diagnosed and
1t was suggested hiatt the only relief was
to remove that part of the liver that had
become hardened. 1t was also recognized
that the operation would be hazardous
one. When spoken to about 1t Captain
Dewey asked what was the chance of
making the operation successful. The
Italian expert responded: "There's onlv
one chance in ten of your living through
It," To this the officer replied that he
would take that chance, and for the sur
geons 10 go to work as soon as they wished.
The patient was put under the influence
of anaesthetics, his stomach was cut into
and the diseased end Of liver drawn out and
inspected and then cut OF. The remaining
part was treated to prevent hemorrhage,
and then put back in place, and the lips
made by the surgeons knife. were sewed up.
The recovery was a slow process, but 1t
was a successful operation, and he is
able to do duty today as If no operation had
ever been necessary. But his most in
innate acquaintances say that the opera
ton worked a change in his temperament.
New York Tribune.
The herald., 1898-08-13
Officer Hiriart Injured

Police Officer P. Hiriart received palm
full injury this morning shortly after l
o'clock, while In the San Fernando railroad
yards. In company with Special Watch
man Vilencia, Officer Hiriart went into the
yards to see II there were any boxcar Sleep
ers. They saw two men running and the
officer shouted to them to stop. They con-
tinued, and Hiriart and Vilencia started
after them. Hiriart stepped into a hole
about two and a half feet deep, striking his
right kneecap against the side with great
violence. He was removed to the receiving
hospital, where brief examination showed
that the injury consisted of bad strain
and bruise. The hoboes escaped.
The herald., 1898-08-13
TROOPS AT THE BAY
Reinforcement for Merritt Will Go
Observation-Disclosures of Sickness

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 12.-It has been
definitely decided at headquarters that the
Arizona shall weigh anchor Monday morn
ing On Sunday afternoon the troops Will
embark and the vessel will draw into the
stream on the evening tide. The Scandal
will be ready on about Thursday.
1t is announced authoritatively that the
Third battalion of the Eighteenth infan-
try, Mai. Paul commanding, 466 men; the
Third battalion of the Twenty-third infan-
try, Mai. Goodale commanding, 403 men
strong; the recruits for the Tenth Pennsyl
vania, Lieut.. Col. Barnett, 403 strong; re-
cruits for the First Colorado, 76l strong;
for the Second Oregon, 1926 strong and for
the First Nebraska, will go to Manila on
the Arizona, the capacity of which is 1900
enlisted men.
The Seventh California and parts Of the
Nebraska and Colorado recruits will be as
signed to the Scandal.
Brig. Gen. King and staff will be quar-
tered on the Arizona. The hospital corps
will be taken on board the Scandal. Today
Gen, King relinquished command of his
brigade. He is succeeded by Col. Lopez of
the Fifty-first Iowa, the senior colonel of
the brigade. The Australia and Sydney arc
expected to arrive this week. They will re-
turn to Manila with the Tennessee, Iowa
and Kansas regiments.
The Alliance, under command of Capt.
E. N. Hardwick. arrived today from Sc
attic. She is under charter to the Johnson
Locke company for the transportation of
troops to Honolulu.
1t Is thought that the Alliance will leave
on Monday.
Percy Whitaker of the First Tennessee
died this morning at the division hospital
of cerebro-spinal meningitis. There were
2eO sick in the hospital this morning. The
number is very large.
There was a. net increase Of three cases
at the division hospital yesterday, making
the total number N7.
About dozen men Of the battalion of
the Eighteenth regiment. which is about to
leave for Manila, have been reported by
the regimental surgeon a. physically dis
The herald., 1898-08-13
BATTLE WITH BANDITS
ONE CROWD FIGHTS AND THE
OTHER CROWD CRIES
BURLINGTON HELD UP BY BOYS
The Denver Hotel Robbed by a Band
That Shows Fight-Two Officers
Killed-Lynching Expected


Associated Press Special wire
DENVER, Colo. Aug. ia special to
the Republican from Breckenridge, Colo,
says:
A well-planned hold-up took place here
In the Denver hotel, but owing to the alarm
caused by the accidental discharge of a
shotgun held by one of the three robbers
their movements were so hurried that they
did not go through the safe or cash register
and only secured about $50 in money from
till, with several gold watches and other
jewelry.
This afternoon Sheriff Betwiler and a
posse encountered the robbers near Ko-
komo and a running fight took place. One
of the robbers, Steve Ryan, is reported
killed and another, Dick Maley, badly
wounded. Charles Riley was captured by
the posse and another man by the name Of
Ryan, suspected of being implicated In
the robbery, Is still at large, but Is being
pursued by the posse.
Ex-Deputy Sheriff NJ e. Conrad, one Of
the posse, was killed in the fight and Sum-
ner Whitney, another member, was seri-
ously wounded. Conrad formerly resided
in Pennsylvania, where his parents are
now The probabilities are that there will
be lynching at Kokomo tonight.
Dime Novel Bandits
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 12.-Absolutely no
booty was secured from the Adams Ex-
press Company's safe by the robbers who
last night held up Burlington train near
St. Joseph, according to the statement
made today by j. H. Butler, superIntend-
emit of the Western division of the Adams
Company
"Our safe was recovered unopened" said
Mr.. Butler. mo stray packages were Sc
cured nor was anything of value taken
from the express messenger"
Mr.. Butler left this morning for st. Jo-
seph to investigate the robbery. AS far as
known by the local authorities, no trace
Of the robbers has as yet been found.
ST. JOSEPH, NO.. Aug 12-All parties
to the Burlington hold-up. which occurred
two miles north of the city last night, are
under arrest, and a weeping, crestfallen
gang of bandits they are. The leader,
James Hathaway, aged II. is a Western
Union messenger boy. His pals are Char
ley Cook, Alonzo Otterburn, VIM. Hatha-
way (brother of James, and Herbert Don
iphan, ranging In ages from 16 to 20 years.
They are sons of respectable people. All
are readers of dime novels. The leader of
the gang lost a pocket dictionary with his
name written on the flyleaf at the scene of
the hold-up, which was found by detsc-
tive. He was arrested and confessed, CIV
ing the names of the others.
The herald., 1898-08-13
SPAIN IS PLEASED
Feared Mckinley Would Demand the Assembling of thu
Cortes-Sagasta Does Not Fear Carlos


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The commission to meet in the West Indies will
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had fatigued her greatly.
The United States transport steamers
Rio de Janeiro and Pennsylvania sailed for
Manila August 8, and this morning the
transports Peru and City of Puebla took
their departure for the same destination.
While the vessels were in port rs measle
patients on board the Puebla were cared
for at the local hospital but were removed
to their vessel before her departure. On
July q, Isaac Strickland, private of Bat
terry @, Third Artillery, died. He was
buried under the auspices Of the local Red
Cross Society.
The herald., 1898-08-13
GERMANY WANTS SAMOA
England Annexes the Santa Cruz and
Duff Islands

VANCOUVER. B. c.. Aug. Email adj
vices received here say that the British
warship Mohawk has raised the British
flag over the Santa Cruz and Duff islands
and taken formal possession Of them.
The islands are in a remote part of the
South Pacific. The Santa Cruz group has
seven large islands. The Duff or Wilson
group consists of eleven islands.
Germany is reported to be- trying to an
mex Samoa. Premier Reddon Of New Zea-
land states that such a rumor has been
current for some time. but the government
has received no official information on the
subject.
The herald., 1898-08-13

mary data. The superintendents Of all the
mines were ordered to report to the com
mittee by September IA the condition of the
mines below the Sutro tunnel level when
these levels were abandoned sixteen years
ago. The secretaries of the different COM
panies were directed to compile all the
similar information in the past reports of
superintendent now on file. This getting
together all that Is really known about the
flooded depths will form a starting point
and clear the way for further action.
The herald., 1898-08-13
Failed to Find a Fortune

SEATTLE, WASH, Aug. 12.-The steam
schooner Noyo arrived here tonight from
St. Michael with her flag at half-mast.
Indicating the death of her Captain Fl.
Edgett. The Noyo had about thirty pas
sengers, twenty of whom were from Daw-
son. They had but small amount Of gold,
the majority Of them having gone in this
spring and failed to find a fortune.
The herald., 1898-08-13
A Cruel Reminder

His Wife-You would not have half the
nervousness you do If you would give up
Himself-Oh, I couldn't live without my
pipe.
His Wife-Yes you could. You told Mile
Perry you could not live without her-be-
fore you met me.-Indianapolis Journal.
The herald., 1898-08-13
Cambon's Authority

LONDON, Aug. 13.-The Madrid cores
pondent Of the Times, confirming the ear
lier statement that the protocol was only
received Thursday, says: Some difficulty
arose In the cabinet council over the COM
potency Of M. Cambon to sign the protocol.
As 1t is quite certain that the cortes will
ratify the treaty, President Mckinley acted
wisely in not giving undue prominence to
this question,
The herald., 1898-08-13
Monett Sentenced

OAKLAND. Aug. 12.-Joseph H. Moffett
who shot and killed his wife several months
ago and was last week convicted of murder
In the second degree. was today sentenced
to twenty-four years in San Quentin. AS
he Is 60 years old, this sentence Is equiva-
lent to a life sentence. His defense was in
sanity.
The herald., 1898-08-13

PETALUMA, Aug. 12.-Joseph Soldate, . |
capitalist and one of the best known citi-
zens of this city. jumped into the river and
was drowned while temporarily insane last |
night. His body was recovered this morn
ing. The deceased was native of Switzer-
land.
The herald., 1898-08-13
The Pope's Health

ROME, Aug. 12.-The pope has recovered
his health. He rose at o'clock this morn
ing and conferred for half an hour with M
Lapponi, after which he received Cardinal
Rompolla, the papal secretary of state.
During the afternoon the pontiff received
others in audience.
The herald., 1898-08-13
To Resume Work

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 12.-The Com
stock Mining companies took action re-
garding the project of pumping out the
mines and resuming operations. A COM
mittee. representing twenty-four compa-
niles met and took steps to compile prelim-
The herald., 1898-08-13
End Of q Strike

PITTSBURG, Aug. 12-The window glass
scale was unexpectedly settled tonight and
10000 workmen throughout the country will
return to work next month, 5000 Of them at
an advance in wages.
The herald., 1898-08-13
Hungarian Affairs

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Vienna Cores
pendent of the Daily Chronicle says: Baron
Banffy. the Hungarian premier. has gone
to Ischl, Upper Austria, to see the emperor
king and to tender the resignation of the
Hungarian cabinet.
The herald., 1898-08-13
Earthquake Shocks

SEATTLE, Aug. 1.-TWO slight shocks
of earthquake were felt here tonight The
vibrations were from east to west and
about four seconds in duration.
The herald., 1898-08-13
Earthquake in Sicily

MESSINA, Sicily. Aug. 12.-An arthquake
shock was felt here this afternoon and at
various points in the island and in the south
ern part of the peninsula. No damage re-
suited from the disturbance.
The herald., 1898-08-13
Undelivered kilograms

Undelivered kilograms remain in the Of
flee of the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany for Mr.. Hall, Harry K. Hirst, Mrs.
Higgins, ]. Irving Crowell and Mrs. Ben
w. Olney.
The herald., 1898-08-13
Another Place for Day

LOUISVILLE, Aug. ia special to the
Commercial from Chattanooga, Tenn,
says: Secretary Day will be appointed
United States judge for the Sixth circuit as
soon as he resigns from the cabinet at the
close of the war.
The herald., 1898-08-13
VesuYius Active

NAPLES, Aug 12.-Mount vesuvius Is
now in a state of eruption from a new era
ter. The eruption is supposed to be con-
nected with the seismic disturbance felt
at Messina and in Southern Italy
The herald., 1898-08-13
CONGRATULATIONS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-President Nc
Kinley has been the recipient tonight of
warm congratulations from all parts of the
country on the successful termination of
the war.
The herald., 1898-08-13
Nine Persons Killed

GENOA, Italy, Aug. 12.-In a collision yes
terday evening between passenger train
and freight train near Ponte Decline, nine
persons were killed and forty seriously
injured.
The herald., 1898-08-13
They All Cry Keep Them

SYDNEY, N. s. W., Aug. 1.-THE Amer
lean colony, through the United States
Consul, have cabled to Washington pray
ing the government there to retain pos
session Of the Philippine Islands.
The herald., 1898-08-13
The Gables Released

WASHINGTON. Aug. 12-Restraints
which necessarily were placed by the gov
eminent during the war upon communica-
ton by cable will be removed tomorrow.
The herald., 1898-08-13
It will Be Useful

The foreign trade of Porto Rico amounted
to $36 900 900 last year. We can use this In
our business. Standard.
The herald., 1898-08-13
Experience Teaches

Agricultural note by Spain: Barb wire
will not t~ep out p.gs."-Chicago Times
Herald.
The herald., 1898-08-13

qualified. Surgeon Major Rafter says
about forty cases Of disability in all have
reported to the board.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-14
4 TARIFF ON WEDDINGS.

y wAs . IAstiA Tss stssss ~ Please
This Couple.
They were two tall and leathery-
looking indiyidualn, and when they
entered the rural store, the man said
to the merchant:
Got any good red caliker cheap"
"Oh, yes" replied the merchant,
'plently Of 1t. Here's some very fine
and good for 10 cents yard"
"Shoofly! that's away yander too
high" said the woman, who had
taken hold of the edge of the cloth
and was rolling 1t between her nm
gers. Il bought the same goods two
years ago for cents yaru.'
"That's edzactly right" chimed in
her male companion.
Eyes, but that was before the Ding
ley tariff went into erect" said the
merchant. -.
After considerable higgling the
trade was closed, the man paying the
bill and passing the dress pattern
sRTRr to the woman.
Now, 'sQuar," said the man to the
merchant, who happened to be also
Justice Of the peace, I'VE wants to git
married an wanter know whut you
charge fur that" D.
Il always charge 81 fur plain
marriage ceremony" said the mer-
chant, but for anything fancy get
more"
"A dollar fnr Just a-marryin' us
two?"
THAT'S the rock-bottom price,"
"Wal," said the man, In great dis.
gust, II rekin' they hez dun sot q
dinged tariff on marryin' ceremonies,
too"