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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29
WlDBER READY TO GO.

X last ex-Treasurer Widber has bowed to the A inevitable instead of longer hiring legal talent
 to make faces at it. Seeing that he must go to the penitenary, he expresses anxiety to go soon. This Is not hard to understand when it is considered that the County Jail presents paucity of charms to the discriminating senses, and that time spent there does not count part of the period forfeit to the State
 Widber is still young He can fairly build hope of comparatively short stay at San Quentin, for the deductions for good behavior are generous and there is always, for the gross offender, whose stealngs have been of impressive size, the prospect oi pardon Neither is the future all dark It may be that when he shall emerge from confinement his el- low citizens will want to thrust political honors upon him What more probable than that he will be deemed fitting candidate for the place of boss, and later find that ii he desire toga all he has do is to ask for 1t?
 However, experience in one jail only will hardly place him footing such as Burns now occupies Burns. 1t must be remembered, has been the inmate o three jais, for three separate crimes and in two republics Widber only plead that while his va riety of experiences is limited, he has done a longer stretch and perhaps he will be regarded as suited to the emergency.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29

Frost has variety of effects upon different products Under the same in fluence eggs will burst, apples contract and potatoes turn black.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29
ADJUSTMENTS 4

California" Columbia-Minstrel Jubilee. AIcazar-'A Midnight Bell.' TIvol-"The Yellow Dwarf Morosco' s-'The White Squadron" Orpheuu-Vaudevile
 Comedy-"A Romance os Coon Hollow" The Chutes-Gorilla Man. Vaudeville and the Zoo Olympia - Corner Eddy streets Speciaities Oakland Race Track-Races.
 Metropolitan Recital Tuesday even- g.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29

SICK HEADACHE ABSOLUTELY AND cured by using Mod Tea. A pleasant herb drink Cures constipation and indiCestion, makes you eat, sleep, work and happv Satisfaction guaranteed or money back At Owl Drug O.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29

The Kurds and Cossacks believe that Mount Ararat is guarded by an unearthly being, and that no man can ascend the peak and live.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29

Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen'sl. 5l0 Mont gomery street. Telephone Main 1042.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29

No New Tears table is complete without bottle of Dr. Siegert's Angostura Bitters' the great South American tonic of exquisite flavor.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29

South Dakota cattlemen killed sheep herder were acquitted the ground of seldefense and then pre- sented the widow with $Iooo in gold It is impossible to judge whether this was considered by her as sufi- cent recompense but in instances it would have been palpable excess
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29

Merchants right in their opposition to the hideous signboard surmounting one-story building at Bush and Kearny. The building, even stripped of the lumber monstrosity would be bad enough to keep down the price of realty
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29

The Memphis shopifter sentenced to three years should her attorney. His neglect to establish her as the possessor of of kleptomania cannot be excused.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29

In his inability to keep Cabinet together Aguin- aldo exhibits the statesmanlike qualities of an Old World diplomat
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29

It hardly be said that the Kansas Legislature h~s been called in extraordinary sesso Any ses- sion of that Legislature is recognized as extraor- dinary
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29

As ardent he is in support of anti-expansion it must pain J. Sterling Morton of Nebraska to find himself agreeing with Bryan.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29

AS there hfty-n prisoners in the Kansas pen- tentiary under of death and as bill is to be introduced forcing the Governor to sign the death warrants of al may be judged that there futter along murderers row.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29

Colonel Bryan had not been civilian more than twenty-four hours before he was under. fire an ex- perience which six months in the army failed to give him.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29

Cal. glace fruit soc per ID at Townsends.'
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29

The actress whose sealskin torn to rags by rival too displeased be grateful for the fact that she was not inside the garment at the time
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29

The San Quentin guard who followed the inunc ton, Search the Scriptures" and found them packed with opium, didn't do much to forward missionar, work at the penitentary
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29

For the offense of being a badger" New York criminal has been sentenced to nineteen years, but to his female accompce the jury disagreed, cir cunlstance demonstrating the utility of having pretty face
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29

The saloon-keeper who sold whisky to three boys the liquor nearly killing of them, deserves to b. deprived of his license and put in a place where license would be useless to him if he had it.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29

There IS something to ponder in the fact that Jockey Sloan has bigger income than the President of the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-29

IF1VNIAC V. NN LOIN. San Francisco, December 27, 1898.
The herald., 1898-06-20
A SOLDIER SUICIDES
Disgraced Himself and Brooded Over
His Troubles

BENICIA, June ia private named Jo-
seph E. Phelps of Company C, Sixth Cali
fornia volunteer infantry, committed sui
eide this afternoon at the barracks. The
decease took his rifle, placed it against his
breast and pulled the trigger with his foot,
shooting himself through the heart He
enlisted at Fresno, and the description of
the books of his company shows that he
was born in Philadelphia and was "a years
of age. He leaves relations living near Fres-
no. He had some trouble at Camp Merritt
about three weeks ago which seemed to
worry him, and he told some of his com
rades that he had disgraced himself. Cap
tain Duncan, his company commander, says
that he was very intelligent man and was
always willing to do his duty.
The trouble at Camp Merritt over which
Phelps brooded until he took his own life
occurred while he was under the influence
of liquor last Monday. He drew his re-
volver and fired several shots at the horses
of the Utah artillery. This drew the at
tention of the guards, whom Phelps threat
ened to kill, and they had much trouble in
placing him under arrest. He was to have
been tried by court-martial for his breach
of discipline.
The herald., 1898-06-20
THE SEVENTH EGIMENT
Major General Otis Will Command
That officer Entertaius

SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.-Brigadier
General Harrison Gray Otis entertained at
luncheon today Attorney General and Mrs.
w. H. Fitzgerald, Miss Fitzgerald, Miss
Ware of Ross Valley, Major Foote of
Wyoming, Colonel Kessler of Montana,
and the staff officers of the Third brigade
After lunch, music was furnished by the
band of the Seventh California volunteers.
Although disappointed, the Seventh regi-
ment California volunteers are not dis
couraged. After the change in orders
by which the regulars were substituted
for Colonel Berrys regiment in the third
expedition, Major General Otis said to
Colonel Berry:
II want your regiment to accompany me
when 1 sail for Manila"
This means that the regiment will be
kept much longer in camp. Colonel Berry
will take charge of the recruits for the
First California, as well as those for his
own regiment. The recruits for the first
will be encamped on the site of the Penn
sylvania camped and licked into shape as
rapidly as possible. The Seventh re-
cruits will be attached to the regiment and
drilled until they have become property
amalgamated with the more seasoned SOL
diers.
The herald., 1898-06-20
PARK CITY IN RUINS
Entire Business Portion Destroyed by
Fire-Under Control

SALT LAKE, Utah, June ia special
to the Tribune from Park City, Utah, says.
The entire business portion of Park City
on Main street, excepting few business
houses on the upper end of the street,
burned to the ground this morning. The
fire started about 4 o'clock in the American
hotel and was famed by a south wind.
sweeping the entire street. Park City's
business portion is now a mass of ruins.
The damage is probably close to million
dollars.
The fire was gotten under control at $3.50
a. m. At o'clock it reached the lower end
of Main street and was cut off from KIM
balls barn and the Union Pacific depot by
blowing up houses. The last building
burned at 10 a. m. was the Crescent con-
centrator on the east and south OF the Union
Pacific depot. The only store left is that Of
Welsh, Driscoll & Buck. Every drug store,
butcher shop, hotel and all but three sa-
looms burned to the ground. Both the Park
opera house and the new A. o. U. W. build
ing, with the new Grand opera house, We're
entirely destroyed. The Marasac mill was
only saved by hard work. The city hall,
both bank buildings, the post office and tee-
phone exchange are gone. Many people are
left homeless, having nothing but their
clothes. The wind carried the flames in
sheets until the whole center Of Park City
is destroyed.
The situation at p. m. is that the whole
city, from the American house, where the
fire started, to the Union Pacific depot,
which was saved, is burned on both sides of
the street. The whole is blackened, smok-
ing ruin, with the fire stayed.
The herald., 1898-06-20
CUBAN FLAG SALUTED
Major General Perez of the Insurgent
Army Visits


. CAMP MCALLA, near Guantana- .
. mo. June 17.-By Dispatch Boat .
. Kingston, Jamaica, June 49, Yes .
. terday Major General Perez of the .
Q Cuban army, commanding the insur- .
. gent forces in the province of San
tiago, paid an official visit to the .
. feet, and for the first time during the .
. war a Cuban flag was seen at the .
. masthead of an American warship .
and saluted. AS General Perez
. boarded the Marblehead a salute Of .
. honor was fired, and he was received .
. by a guard of honor. After landing
Q from the Marblehead, General Perez .
. made short address to the troops, .
. extolling the action of the United .
. States in taking up the Cuban cause. .
. He returned to his post this afternoon
Q after passing the night on the Marble .
. head .
. According to the report of General .
Q Perez, the condition of the Spaniards .
at Guantanamo and in the vicinity .
is very bad. He says they are eating .
. horses and mules, and that other .
food is very scarce. He does not be- .
. lieve they will be able to stand Wig .
o orous attack by one-half their num- Q
Q Der. He said there were $500 Cubans .
in the province, most of them holding
the roads to prevent the Spaniards .
getting supplies into Guantanamo. .
In his opinion the American forces
can easily take Guantanamo, and
from that point operate against San .
tiago, with every prospect of sue .
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The herald., 1898-06-20
MORE MADRID NEWS
Startling Scenes Off Santiago as Seen
by the Spanish

MADRID, June 10, p. m.-Private tele-
grams received here from Cuba say that
during the last attack by the American
ships upon Santiago de Cuba Spanish shell
struck upon the deck of one of the attack
ing ships, sweeping off all the men there.
Another shell, according to the same au-
thority, struck the funnel Of a cruiser,
doing much damage.
The Havana government is displaying
great energy. Fourteen university profess
sors who fled for fear of the results of the
war have been dismissed. The blockading
vessels, the kilograms say, continue mac
tive.
Captain Aunon, the minister of marine re-
fuses to give any information regarding the
destination of Admiral Camara's squadron
The Spanish papers declare that the
statements that the bodies of the American
marines killed at Guantanamo were mutt
lated by the Spanish troops and similar
sentiments regarding the loss of the Maine
are made with the object Of inf1aming the
American populace.
The herald., 1898-06-20
TROOPS FOR DEWEY
REINFORCEMENT UNDOUBTED-
LY SAFE IN MANILA
City Of Peking Passed Thursday Last
Seventy Miles From That Port.
The Other Ships Near

HONG KONG. juno 19.-(Special to The
Herald.) There Is no doubt that reinforce.
ments reached Admiral Dewey either last
Tuesday evening or Wednesday. The first
Manila expedition from San Francisco was
due to arrive June II, and advices which
have reached here indicate that the ships
were on time. The steamer Yuen Sang ar
rived here from Manila yesterday, bring
ing refugees. The captain reports that on
last Tuesday ne sighted a large steamer
seventy miles out from Manila. His de-
scriptlon of the vessel leaves no doubt that
she was the City Of Peking, Of the American
feet. The steamers City Of Sidney. tho
Australia and the cruiser Charleston were
probably not far away. This is the first
expedition to reaoh ADMIRAL Dewey. and
fts arrival has strengthen him greatly.
Passed Transport
LONDON, June 1s.-The Hong Kong corr
respondent Of the Times says:
'rhe rebels hold Manila at their mercy,
but Admiral Dewey Is anxious that the
American troops should have the honor Of
receiving the Spanish capitalization The
steamer Yuen' Sang reports passing the
Unitsd States troop ship City of Picking on
the morning of the 18th near Manila"
The herald., 1898-06-20
Chinese Version of Admiral Dewey's Cap
ture of Manila
SPANISH COLONEL COMMITS SUICIDE
Archbishop of Manila Issues a Scurrious Pastoral
in Which He Tries to Influence the In
surgents Against Americans
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The herald., 1898-06-20
American Transports Sighted

HONG KONG, June 1s.-The British
steamer Yuen Sang, which arrived from
Manila on June 14th, reports that railway
director who went out on the line on To-
comotiye was fired on by insurgents at the
barracks, four kilometers outside of Man
i!a The Yuen Sang also reports that the
railroad station is being fortified. The
Spaniards, it is said, are demoralized, and
1t was expected when the steamer left that
they would retire to the citadel by the 18TH
On leaving Manila the Yuen Sang sighted
n number Of vessels, believed to be American
transports.
The herald., 1898-06-20
AMERICAN SECURITIES
Show a Decided Depression on the Lon
don Exchange

Qon E1cuduSo
LONDON, June 19.-There has been
slightly better demand for discount as the
half year approaches, but the Improvement
in the rates is purely temporary.
The stock exchange was dull and prices
relapsed generally. The chief feature was
the collapse Of from to per cent in Bra
zilians on the publication Of the funding
scheme.
American n railway securities showed dis
tinct all around decline, but the undertone
was strong and any favorable war news
would undoubtedly have quick enect.
Among the principal declines were: st..
Paul 21s, Union Pacific preferred ~, Erie
first ~, Union Pacific ~. Northern Pa
ciic, TX, L. and N. N, Atchison preferred
IN.
Grand Trunk sold largely from the prov
ince 2M lower, seconds point lower. thirds
lM off and Guaranteed III per cent on.
Canadian Paciics show deeiirs Of NJ.
South American railway securities shared
fully in the depression.
The herald., 1898-06-20
AGUINALDO'S SUCCESS
GERMANY'S INSOLENCE CON-
TINUES UNABATED
Threats That Her Warships Will Land
Troops in Manila-A Native
Republic to Be Formed

Q LONDON, June 20.-A dispatch to .
. the Daily Telegraph, via Hong Kong, .
. says:
. General Aguinaldo has captured .
. deal of money, which he has sent on .
Q board the American warships for .
. safety. The much-vaunted Philippine .
. militia, which it was serious mistake
Q on the part of the Spaniards to arm at .
all, are now all fighting in the rebel
. ranks. The provinces of Batangas, La
. guna, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampangue,
Tralace and Pangasiman are all in full
. revolt. 1t is believed that General
. Pena, with the whole of his army, in
. the province of Pampangue, has had
to capituate to the victorious rebels.
NATIVE REPUBLIC
LONDON, June 20.-The Hong Kong .
correspondent of the Daily Mail, tele- .
graphing Sunday, says:
The native proclamation of indepen- .
dence will be signed on Monday. Man .
liza is completely surrounded by the in
. surgents, of whom there are three
forces deployed about the city. The
Q success of the rebels is wonderful. The
. insurgents have captured old Cavite
. church, taking go prisoners, and they .
. now hold the entire shore of the bay .
Q right around to Malate. A foreign fire .
Q brigade, composed of British, Swiss
. and Germans, intend to remain ashore.
. GERMANY'S INSOLENCE .
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. 1t seems probable that if Admiral Z
. Dewey is unable to undertake the re- Z
. eli for al nf the Ger z
. mans at Manila, Admiral Diedrichs
. shall land force. Once a German
landing has taken place German inter- .
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. responder has already pointed out, 1t
. will be as easy to claim guarantee or
. guarantees for the future of the Phil Z
. ippines as it was in the Shan !Tung Z
. peninsula.
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warning to the United States that it Z
. will not find colonizing easy, proceeds {
to say:
AN administration which is so cor Z
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of the most pernicious personal influ- .
. ence as that of the American Union. Z
will hardly be able to repair the raw .
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Spanish neglect and priestly rule in the Z
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most free republic do not seem to re- Z
alize the enormous burdens which a Z
military occupation of these colonies Z
Q and their protection by navy will i'm .
pose upon state. .
. The Americans are not even pre- Z
q nared To project their own coasts q
against naval power of any impor- .
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The herald., 1898-06-20
Anxious to Sail

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1s.-Major Gen.
eral Merritt may sail for Manila on ths
cruiser Philadelphia, which has just re-
csived orders to be ready for sea by July l.
The prospective governor general of the
Philippines 10 anxious to reach the islands
as soon az possible. and it has been assumed
that he would so on the Indiana on the
third feet Of the transports However, he
would be somewhat hampered by the slow
progress OF these vessels. while II he goes
on the Phtladelphia he will probably reach
Manila fully az soon as the troops under
General Macarthur. Major General Otis
viii 70 With the fourth squadron.
The herald., 1898-06-20
CANNOT BELIEVE TT
Madrid Has Heard From Manila But
Not Officially

PARIS, June 1.-the Madrid correspon.
dent of the Temps says that 1t is reported
there that Manila has capitulated, though
the ministers have not received any news
to that effect.
The correspondent also says that Senor
Romero Giron, the minister Of the colonies.
stated that II Governor General Augusti
has made over his power to General San
ders to govern Manila, General Sanders will
attempt a sortie.
According to the same authority. the
Spanish consuls at Hong Kong, Shanghai
and Singapore have been ordered to organ
ize at any cost the most rapid communtca-
tioa with the portions Of the archipelago
still under Spanish authority.
The herald., 1898-06-20
MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION
Camara's Fleet Armed With Skyrockets
Propose to Drown Warships

Morning
minister OF marine was MS oe
on Its
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The herald., 1898-06-20
Minnesota's Maximum

PORTLAND, Or, June 19.-Early this
morning a special train over the Northern
Pacific arrived from st. Paul with Sla men
and three commissioned officers to recruit
the Thirteenth Mirnesota voluntesr resi-
ment to ItS maximum.
They lett shortly after for Sam Francisco
IN a special train over t1s Southern Pacific.
In every seat Of the train boxes Of lunch
and a pail Of Strawberries had been placed
early In the evening by women Of the Ore
gon Emergency corps. The seats and walls
of the cars were frightened with flowers
in profusion.
The herald., 1898-06-20
Side With the Spanish

SAN FRANCISCO, June 19.-The Pacific
Mail Steamship company's steamer New
port. which has been chartered as a gov
ernment transport, has arrived from Cen
trail America. According to stories told by
her passengers, the Central Americans side
with the Spanish in the present war, al
though the governments of the several re-
publics are strictly neutral and profess
friendship for the Americans. The natives
think that Spain Is getting the better of the
war, as Spanish agents spread all kinds of
stories about the reverses of THE Americans.
The news OF Dewey's victory was received
with great surprise.
The herald., 1898-06-20

Japanese cruiser Kasago. which left
Cramps ship yard yesterday on her build
ers trial trip, passed the Delaware capes
at 4:S0 o'clock this afternoon. From her
top flew the signal 'homeward bound"
and painted on her smokestack were the
figures ''23." The cruiser did not stop, but
kept up the bay, and will probably anchor
for the night below the mine fields at
Reedy island The % is taken as an indi-
cation that the trial trip was made today,
and that % knots were made. This was
the contract speed.
The herald., 1898-06-20
NEWS FROM CHINA
Pirates Making More Trouble-Serious
Riots-Trouhle With France

N1OCS-1TOuDlo WIFI france
HONG KONG, June 1S.-A dispatch from
Canton tells of piratical raid, sixty miles
above the city. Pirates boarded the Chi
nese steamer Wngsal at Canton as passen-
gers, and reaching a favorable point at
tackled the crew, which resisted, and after
several hours fighting drove them from the
boat The steamer drifted ashore during
the struggle and had not been f1oated sew
eral days later.
Serious rioting is reported from Shashi in
China. The customs station was burned
and the commissioner of customs has been
made away with. The British consulate
was attacked and the flagstaff torn down
and the flag torn to shreds. The building
was then burned to the ground
Re ports from Canton state that the grave
diggers are not able to keep up with the
death list from the plague.
There are reports of serious difficulty be-
tween the Chinese and French government
arising from the fact that French experts
were employed to take charge of the Foo
Chow arsenal. The French assumed too
much authority, and their contract was an
nulled and pay withheld. The hitch was
reported to the French minister at Peldng
and resulted in sending two warships to
Foo Chow, taking a position where the
arsenal would be at the mercy of French
guns. The Chinese directors were prevent
ed from fleeing for safety by hint that
fight would be the signal to seize the ar
senal. The French demands practically
amount to giving the French possession Of
the arsenal.
1t Is reported that American warships are
blockading Iholo, $50 miles srom Manila.
Prince Kung, member of the royal fam
ily Is reported to have died at Peking on
May 20. This news is credited by Chinese
and Japanese papers.
Serious rioting occurred at Wun Chow on
May 26, and several houses were wrecked.
No loss of life is reported.