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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
AWFUL TYPH0ONS AND
FLOODS IN THE ORIENT
Thousands of Lives Lost, Hundreds
Of Villages Swept Away and
Scores of Shipwrecks.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Oct 20.-Disas-
trous typhoons, sandstorms and floods
have caused a fearful loss of life and
property in the Orient. In the district
watered by the river Feng, in Japan,
hundreds of villages have been swept
away and 1000 people have been drowned
Another report says that $50 towns are
under water. Thousands of refugees are
flocking to the cities. The Ishikari River
has also overflowed. drowning over 1000
people. Seven procedures were de-
In a terrible typhoon off Formosa, hap
pening the same time as the floods, great
damage to shipping was done, At Tenant
eight junks were wrecked and hundred
lives lost Twelve junks were driven to
sea and lost. The steamer Rensi Maru
was piled upon the shore.
Among the ships wrecked was the
abandoned and the crew was saved. The
French steamer Hollow Is wrecked on
the beach near Annoy. The German
steamer Trinidad, formerly of the Cunard
line. was abandoned in the open sea.
Homeward- bound passengers state that
they passed through twenty miles of
abandoned wrecks, chiefly Chinese junks.
The loss of life must have been enormous.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
TUBES OF A BOILER EXPL0DE
WHILE UNDERGOING FINAL
TRIAL TRIP.
Victims Engulfed IN Flames, Steam
and Boiling Water-Several
Others Injured, but Not
Seriously.
special plspatch to The call.

ASTORIA Or, Oct. 20.-At 1880 this
morning, twenty-five mil above this
city, on the Columbia River, an acct
dent happened on the torpedo boat
Davis, at the time in charge Of the Gov
eminent official trial board undergoing
her final trial trip. The boat was
steaming along at fully twenty eight
miles an hour, when some of the tubes
in the after end of the forward boiler
suddenly exploded. The escaping
steam and water blew open the furnace
doors, and instantly filed the fire room
with flames, steam and boiling water.
Seven men in the room at the time were
so seriously scalded that all subse-
Quently died.
| AS quickly as possible the boat was
! stopped, the hatch opened and the men
| lifted upon the upper deck. Within
| few minutes two of them, in spite of
| the care of a surgeon on board, died.
! The boat was taken in tow by river
! tug, which happened to be in the vi
cinity, and brought to this city. On
| reaching the dock here the third man
died and the others were at once re-
moved to the hospital, where they ex-
! pired late tonight
The names of the dead are:
| CHARLES O'NEILL, fireman.
| PAUL LUITHLE, coal paSSer.
HARRY WOODS, fireman.
w. WOODS, superintendent Of the
boiler-room.
| J. RYAN, fireman.
| A. JOHNSON, fireman.
A. BUEHLE, fireman.
All were residents of Portland.
! Other members of the crew were also
| injured, but none seriously.
| The Davis was built by the firm Of
Wolff & wicker, Portland, and on sew
eral preliminary trips has worked sat
| isfactorily. She left Portland this
morning on her last official trial, and
would in all probability have been ac-
cepted by the Government on reaching
this city.
| The theory advanced by some of the
crew for the explosion is that the au-
! tomato water-g gauge failed to work
properly, and the water ran down too
! low in the boiler.
The Davis left for the shipyard In
Portland tonight in tow of a tug. and
aside from the damage in her flre-room
] is in perfect condition.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
PLAYING FOR
THE SYMPATHY
OF EUROPE.
Policy of Spaniards
at Paris.
THE CUBAN DEBT THE ISSUE
SPANS ANSWER EXPECTED TO
BE UNSATISFACTORY.
Dons Will Pretend That They Are
Being Crushed by the Atti-
tude of the United
States.
THE CUBAN DEBT THE ISSUE
SPANS ANSWER EXPECTED TO
BE UNSATISFACTORY.

Special cable to The Call and the New York
don Bennett.
PARIS, Oct. 20.-The critical point of
the negotiations between the United
States and Spain will be reached to-
morrow, at the meeting of the Peace
Commission. Despite the arguments
which the Spanish delegates have ad-
vanced in regard to the Cuban debt,
the position of the United States re-
mains unchanged.
The answer Of Spain was expected on
Wednesday, but the postponement I'M
til tomorrow gave the Madrid Govern
ment an opportunity to discuss the sit
uation. Its written reply to the con-
ditions insisted upon by the Americans
is expected to be presented tomorrow.
1t is known that while the United
States refuses to assume the obligations
of the Cuban debt or guarantee the
same, the bonds Of the Cuban munich
palities will retain their validity.
SPANS answer is not expected to be
satisfactory.
The articles in the French press indi-
cate that the policy on the part of
Spain is to seek to arouse the sympathy
Of Europe on the ground that she is
being crushed by the United States re-
fusal to relieve her in any way OF the
burden of the Cuban debt.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
No BATTLE WITH
|NSURGENT NAVY
Spanish RumOr ExCiteS
Ridicule.
FILIPIN0S HAVE NO NAVY
DEWEY FAILS TO MENTION
THE INCIDENT.
General Otis Cables to the War
Department as to Conditions
at Manila and Health
of His Troops.
DEWEY FAILS TO MENTION
THE INCIDENT.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

MANILA, Oct. 20. - Reports have
reached here of a terrible state Of an
archy in the Southern Philippines. The
Spaniards there are cooped up in the
principal towns. The Americans con-
tinue capturing the rebel vessels as
they arrive at Cavite. Two have been
captured this week.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-The sensa-
tional Spanish report of naval bat
tie between Admiral Dewey's vessels
and the insurgent navy in the Philip
pines is received with absolute incredul-
ity in both the Navy and War depart
ments. If there has been any recent
action Admiral Dewey has failed 10
mention it, and neither General Otis
nor United States Consul Wildman have
regarded it as worthy Of notice.
It is believed at the Navy Depart
ment that the Spanish authorities re-
fer to the seizure of the little steamer
Abbey by the McCulloch on September
% last. The steamer was OF American
register, though formerly known as the
Pasig. 1t was reported to Admiral
Dewey that she was bringing arms
and supplies of war TO the insurgents
He sent the McCulloch to stop THIS
movement, but when the cutter 1ouno
the Abbey in Batansas Bay the vessei
had landed her cargo of arms and the
insurgents refused to give them up.
Thereupon the Abbey was seized ana
taken by the McCulloch to Manila
This affair could not be dignified with
the name of a naval engagement, ana
Admiral Dewey in reporting the seizure
to the Navy Department MADE little
Of 1t.
II Ia inst possible that there have
baen some similar incidents not deemed
worthy of report In the Islands OF Cebu
or Panay.
the following bulletin:
Under date of yesterday General Otis
cabled the War Department:
aThe situation in Luzon somewhat
improved The influence of Filipinos OF
education and property not desiring In
dependent government, but hostile to
Snain is gaining the ascendency in the
revolutionary councils. Am promising
nothing. but am enforcing the law. The
combinations seriously affect inter-
island commerce and diminish revenue.
Affairs are progressing favorably,
though the sick report is increasing,
owing mostly to the carelessness of en-
listed men. The health of the officers
is good. The condition of the city and
facilities for quartering troops are i'm
proving. Fever is decreasing. Intes-
final troubles are about the same.
There are many slight ailments. Small
pox has apparently been arrested. Dur
ing the month twenty-eight deaths oc-
Cured. eight from smallpox, eight from
tvphoid fever, five from malarial and
intestinal complaints and three from
accident"
LONDON, Oct. 21.-The Eastern Tele-
graph Company says there is no foun-
dation in the report circulated in the
tinted States that the cable between
Hongkong and Manila has been cut by
A drnniral DRWpY.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21

claim has been handed over to the chief
of the claims division, and 1t Will prob
ably take his department about five days
to go over 1t and then the exact amount
that is due California from the Govern
ment will be known. General Barrett is
working hard to have the claim fxed as
soon as possible, as the State of Caltfor-
MIA needs the money to equip the new Ma
tional Guard.
Pensions have. been granted as follows;
Galfornauoriginad Hugh sS McMMe eTTt
B. Wiley. Auburn, Sc; Joseph Millburn'
Colusa, Sc: Robert Adam, San Francisco,
Sc. Additional Charles T. Suppen, Santa
CHRONOLOGICAL: Ransom A: Bartlett,
Eugene, S; William H. H. Miller. Eu-
ley, Wallace, Sc. Restoration and In
crease: John H. Brockman, Deadrock
Ford, Sc to $40.
Private Charles Van Houten, Troop B,
Fourth United States Cavalry, now at
the Preside, is upon his own application
transferred to Company NJ, Twenty-third
Infantry, and will be. sent to the station
of that company at San FRANCISCO.
First Lieutenant Herbert n. Royden,
Twenty-third United States Infantry,
now at Manila, is detailed for duty on
general recruiting service and will pro-
coed to Providence. r. l., to take charge
of the recruiting station In that city lie
is appointed acting quartermaster while
First Lieutenant Bryan Conrad, First
Montana Volunteer Infantry, now at Ma
Mia, Is honorably discharged the service
as such on tender of resignation by rea-
son of his acceptance of the appointment
as second lieutenant OF infantry Of the
United States army
Second Lieutenant Thomas X. Hickey,
Twentieth Kansas Volunteer Infantry,
now at Manila, has been honorably dis
charged from the service of the United
States.
Passed Assistant Engineer M. O.. Kas-
son. now stationed at Mare Island Navy
ward. has been honorably discharged from
the service of the United States.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
MESSAGES FROM SEA
BY CARRIER PIGEONS
Captain Renaud of the French Army
Comes Over to Establish
Transatlantic Service.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2O-Welcome mes
sages will soon be flying home to anxious
friends from the big -trans-Atlantics steam
ships by means of trained pigeons. Cap
tain Gabriel Renaud, a French cavalry
purpose of establishing carrier pigeon
service on the French line steamships
this side of the Atlantic, such as has
been completed since last June on the
French side. AS the captain says, this
carrier pigeon service has two purposes.
There is humanitarian one of allaying
the anxiety of waiting friends and rela-
tives by sending messages from delayed
or disabled steamships. Then also pas
sengers can communicate with loved
ones before their vessel arrives in port
Captain Renaud has made a study of
carrier pigeons for many years He is
the author of several articles on the
adaptability of trained birds submitted to
the French Academy of Sciences, and or
ganized last year a carrier pigeon SER
vice for the French army.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
TO PREVENT scALPINe.
Seven Railroads Petition for an In
junction at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Oct. 2O-The fight between
the railroads and the ticket brokers, re-
sulting from the efforts Of the former to
prevent the scalping OF tickets by the lat
ter. has been taken into court. Seven
railroads to-day petitioned for an injunc-
ton restraining the sale by the brokers
of excursion tickets, issued by the rail-
roads on account Of the Peace Jubilee in
this city.
The petitions were presented to Master
in Chancery Leaning and upon his rec
Concentration q temporary restraining or
der was issued by Judge Smith. Owing to
delay in securing the necessary bond, SER
vice on the order will be made to-mor-
row morning. The brokers against whom
the Injunction Is levied number thirty
two and include nearly all the down town
ticket scalpers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
NOTICE !!
Taxes Due Upon Assessments
Made by the State Beard
of Equalization.

CONTROLLERS DEPARTMENT. STATE OF
California Sacramento. October u. 1898.
In accordance with the provisions Of Section
1868 OF the Political Code. notice is hereby
given that l have received from the State
Board of Equalization the Duplicate Record
of Assessments of Railways and the ''Du-
plicate Record of Apportlonmc1t of Railway
mon the propertv of each of the following
named associations or Corporations as fxed
by the said State Board OF Equalization for
the year 1888. to wit; 60. &c.,
Pacific Railroad Company, Northern Califor-
MIA Railroad Company, Northern Railway
PAM, Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Southern California Motor Road Company
Company, Southern California Railway Com
pany, Santa Fe Pacific Ra,lroad Company.
Company Nevada County Narrow Gauge
Ra0ad
Railway Company. Pajaro Valley Consoli-
Way Way Company Company Alameda aid San Joaquin
Railroad Company, Gualala River Railroad
So ompany sierra Railway Company Of Cali
fornfa, Sierra Valleys Railway Com. any; San
Company oansa1S1 and and Pullmans Palace Car COM
The State and County taxes on On. all personal
county taxes on all real property, are now
due and payabs and will :. delinquent on
o'clock p. m. and unless paid to the State ate
per cent will be added TO amount thereof
and unless so paid on or before the last Mon
day in April next. at six Q lock m. an
additional five per cent will be added to the
amount thereof
The remaining one-half of State and county
taxes on ali real property will be due and
payable after the first Monday in Janu-
airy next and will be delinquent on the
last Monday in April next at six o'clock
.. M. and unless paid to the State
Treasurer at the Capitol prior thereto. Ave
per cent will be added to the amount thereof.
e. P. COLGAN. State Controller.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
INTERESTS THE PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
There Is a Prospect That the War
Claim of California Will
Soon Be Paid.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20-General Bar
rett had a hearing yesterday and to-day,
with the Auditor of the War Department
on the war claim of California. General
Barrett and his private secretary, Colo
mel Burgin, were received very cordially
by Auditor Brown, who showed every
courtesy possible. No time was wasted,
and the party proceeded Immediately to
examine the claim and see IL there were
any paragraphs that needed explanation.
AS far as Auditor Brown could see there
is no reason why the claim should take
long to audit, as every cent seemed to
him to have been accounted for. The
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
GOES OUT OF THE SERVICE.
Findings in the Mcintyre Court
Martial Approved by Long.

NEW YORK. Oct. 20.-A dispatch to the
Herald from Washington says: Secretary
Long has approved the findings of the
court which tried and sentenced Chap
lain J. p. Mcintyre to dismissal from the
naval service for criticisms he made Of
the conduct of Rear Admiral Sampson
and Captain r. d. Evans.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
SUNK IN THE HARBoR.
The Tug L. P. Smith in Collision
With a Steamer.

CLEVELAND Oct. 2O.-The big tug L.
p. Smith was sunk in the harbor entrance
to-day as result of a collision with the
steamer Olympia. The fireman went down
with the tug and was drowned. The
Olympia Is uninjured.
{. Mccarthy the drowned fireman. was
formerly member of the crew of the
cruiser Columbia.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
Special Rate for Soldiers.

Topeka, Kan, Oct. 20.--The Santa Fe
has announced that it will make spe-
cial rate for Uncle Sans soldiers, regu-
lars as well as volunteers, going home or
elsewhere on sick leave. furlough or after
discharge. The rate between Missouri
River points and San Francisco will be s25
for second-class and $50 for first-class
tickets. These rates are also made avail
able for disabled volunteer soldiers, in
mates OF soldiers homes
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
DREYFUS SAID TO
BE ALREADY IN PARIS
An Evening Paper Announces That
He Was Secretly Taken to
Mont Valerien Fortress.

PARIS, Oct 20.-An evening newspape
announces that Captain Dreyfus is al
ready In Paris and is now confined in tn
fortress at Mont Valerien, to which h
was secretly brought
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
Death Of General Roberts.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 2o.-Brigadier
General Joseph Roberts is dead at his
home in this city, aged 81 years.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21

The Trade of the Pacific and It's
New Opportunities, IN next Sundays
Call
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Prominent actors tell their best
stories, In next Sundays Call.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21

Special cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1898. by James Cor
don Bennett.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
Weak Men and Women

g HOULD USE DAMIANA BITTERS, THE
y great Mexican remedy; gives health and
strength to sexual organs Depot. s2s Market
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-22
WANG. lhl leNsIsr. I6 Oka. AVa.

WHITE. The IsWssr I6 Okla. Ave,
All my old custnmers wi }
find me located at llG Okla
homa Avenue; Anderson's block.
l will carry only the best grade
Of goods and every piece war.
ranted as represented. My
prices are very low, guilty OF
goods cons dered l have the
argest and best S lected stock
diamonds, watches, clocks,
i glass, iewelry, silver-plated
I'D sol d silverware in okla
homa.
: Diamond mounting. gr wing
md fine W tch rcpariug d speci-
atty.
Don forget the place l'6
OklahDm Ave | door vest OF
the Fai dry goods store Wat b
inspec OF T Santa F. Raj road
WHITE The Jeweler.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-22
CATA Is IN ASHES
Natives of That Town II Porto
Rico Seek Bloody Re
venee

Ponce. Aug 1s-CDeloyed IN trans
.missionl "A war OF retaliation against
the Spanish residents Of the Islands
within the American lines is threaten
ed-retaliation for the horrible outrage
committed at Clrlss. where over eighty
persons are said 20 have beer rschet-
ed by the soldiers The revoluung de
tails of the butchery OF men and wo-
men. the ravishlne Of Young girls and
namclcss muulations have stirred a cry
tor veneance.
Early this morning the natives burn
ed the town Of Gotta. seven miles from
here The spanlards fed for their
lives. Throughout the surrounding
countrythe spaniards are tetrfor strick
en- and are Appealing to the Ameri-
can for protection
The shops kept by spaniards here.
which were opened after the signing Of
the peace protocol have been closed
again through fear Of the rioters.
Todays edition 4 two newspapers
which Historically demanded venrean-
ce and the expulsion Of all Spanish born
residents were suppressed by the mill
tary authorities, who are doing ali that
1t is I'm their power to do to rally tho
fears Of the Spanish inhabitants.
captain Evans the provost marshal,
with two companies Of the 18th Infan-
try at his command, has doubled the
provost guard. but the troops have dif-
hcuity n preventing individual cases
| of prosecution
The natives who are formntlng the
trouble are of the lowest classes. and
many Of them are criminals. over
twenty-five OF the ringleaders in the
disturbances have been arrested.
The report that the Concha arrived
here yesterday was an error.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-22
LIGHTER GOES DOW.
SOLDIERS on BOARD BUT NO LIVES
LOST

Santiago De cuba Aug 2o-C.21 81. M
This afternoon the steamer lighter Laura
struck rock near the steel pier and n
"a few minutes she sank in
ten feet Of water AZ ghe time Of the ac-
eident she lad On board $50 men OF ths
s3rd Michigan regiment who wets oH the
way to the transport Harvard NO lives
were lost.
The civil authorities at san Luie re-
port acts Of rowdyism and theft and the
insulting Of women by members Of the
battalion OF tho Sth nuois regiment II
is said hat the soldiers are worse than
he spaniards The people assert that
all discipline is ignored. The chief offend
crs have been Imprisoned.
The embarhLtion OF Spanish troops at
Santiago win be completed tomorrow.
There is much complaint regarding the
mail service. No mail has been received
In tn days.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-22
WHAT THE TtPMs ARE
General Merritt Cables to the
War Department Particulars
of the Capitulation.

Washington Aug 20-Onicial announce
ment Of tbe terms OF copitulatlon agreed
,u at Nanila reached the war department
his evening Ia O dispatch from Mai Gen
Merritt It was tte arst notification Of
dciaily Of the nature Of the stipulation
and embraced the oomplete terms in six
articles There is considerable difference
# opinion ao 70 the exact signincano Of
u tonas Of capltulauon. put the best
opinion obtainahle tonight construed tho
auguage TO embrace all Spanish possess
lions ln the Philippines ana not Manila
tlone While the preamble specifically
itcs the functions OF the commission 20
BE- "to determine the details Of the capitu-
alton OF the city and defenses OF Manila
and its suburbs and the Spanish forces
tationed therein it Is pointed out that
me word suburbs Is an elastic expires
don and the language OF article one,
stating that the Spanish troops, both the
European ana the native. capitulate
with the city and aefenses goes TO em-
lhaslze this construction This Is the view
expressed by war officials and. considered
this light. goes 90 confirm the press dIs-
'atchcs stating that the capituletion in-
'olves the whole Philippines.
one unusual provision is embraced In
he reference to the return Of surrendered
,rms. the article providing for the return
when the spanish evaouate. cor the
American army eyscuatos"
This. however. Is formal cxpresslond
and Secretary Ager tonight showed that
there need be no alarm on that score by
his statement: There Is no thought OF
.he Americans evacuating"
An the unsettled points hi the terms OF
surrender Will have 10 be finally detennin-
d by the President. though there Is no
ioubt that ho viii approve whatever
agreement Gen. Merritt makes. The terms
make no reference 10 the harbor and
strictly provide Tor land occupations. Ad-
niral Dewey, however has made no re-
port Of the terms The capituation fol-
ows in some respects that at Santiago.
rhe spauinrds viii be enabled TO march
lut OF town with modified honors OF war.
icposIung their arms. however. az some
designated point. and officers retaining
side arms.
No present difficulties viii be experienc-
I'd ia feeling ,ne i5 Oo0 Spanish troops on
.he island though more supplies may be
dispatched there later. The troops viii
not be returned Go spain by this govern
ment
u rs supposed that merchant ship
brought the Merritt dispatches from Ma
Mia 10 Hons Kong. as tho navy depart
nent is not aware OF the arrival at Hong
| HouF OF a. dispatch boat.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-08-22
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