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The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
DETERMINED
 ID TAKE TIE
 PHILIPPINES Spain's Tactics of No
 Avail. UNCLE SAM WANTS ISLANDS
UNCLE SAM WANTS ISLANDS
CLUSTER OF THE DoNS ONLY IN
 CREASES THE DESIRE.
Sum to Be Paid the Madrid Goovern- ment Will Not Exceed the Aggregate of Debts for
 Improvements.
-oeoiaI Dispatch to Tn. Can.

NEW YORK. Nov. 6.-The Herald's Washington correspondent says: Spain's exhaustive argument against the cession of the Philippines to the United States has had the result of making the officials all the more de- termined to take the islands. The in- structions sent to MT. Day. chairman of the American Commissioners. will require him and his colleagues to re- new on Tuesday their demands for the eession of the group to the United States, and they will make in their communication the first offer in money in payment for the islands.
 It is understood that the President will consult tomorrow with some or his advisers concerning the amount to be named in the American communlca- ton, but was told again tonight that the sum to be paid will not under any consideration exceed the aggregate or debts contracted by the Spanish Gov ernment for improvements in the Fnll- ippines. All military debts and debts contracted in the name of other islands such as Cuba, will be barred, and the Spanish Commissioners will be in- formed that they must recognize tnls fact as promptly as possible.
 Secretary Hay has receivedS fuii s+a+tment of the contents of the Span ish note. Its character was just what the officials expected-without any new arguments of importance. l unoer- stand that Senor Rios and his col leagues call attention to the action or their Government in delivering the note through M. Cambon, French Em- bassador, to President Mckinley, nndPrStAnQing the Spanish Government that in agree ing to the protocol it's sovereignty over the Philippines would not be affected.
 It is also claimed by the Spanish Commissioners that this declara- tion was assented to by President Mckinley AS a matter of fact, was told this afternoon the note had been delivered, but the President had de- clined to answer it, either In writing or verbally to M. Cambon.
 The Spanish Commissioners have de- clared, it is said, that instead of the United States acquiring the Phllip- pines, this Government should pay their Government indemnity for the attack on Manila after the peace proto- col had been signed and for the dam age consequently done.
 I understand that after the Philip pine question has been disposed of the Commissioners will consider the de- termination of claims which have been filed by Americans against Spain and by Spaniards against the United States. It was thought that this Government would bind itself to satisfy all Amer ican claims in consideration of territory ceded to the United States, but I under stand this is incorrect. The Spanish Commissioners have a heavy claim for f1libustering against the United States to offset the claims filed by Americans for personal and property injuries, and the question of their disposition will have to be decided.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
MARIA TERESA MAY
 YET BE AFL0bT

NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 6.-No one saw the Maria Teresa sink, and 1t is now feared she may be afloat, a dangerous derelict and menace to commerce. The repair-ship Vulcan, which parted com pany with the wrecking tug Merritt eff the Bahama Islands in last Tuesday s sto1m, during which the joint convoy, the cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa, was lost, arrived at Hampton Roads to- day, bringing additional news of the catastrophe.
 said that after the crew of 106 men aboard the Teresa was taken oil by the Merritt the Vulcan, which was tow Ing the disabled cruiser by a fifteeu- inch hawser proceeded for four hours longer to tow her toward Norfolk. The haWser from the Vulcan was secured by a chain bridle around her after bits. The great fear of the Vulcan's officers was that she might not be able to get rid of the dangerous tow without foul ing her own propeller with the heavy tackle. The chief engineer said, de- spite the possibility of the Teresa sink ing at any minute and pulling her con- sort down after her, the Vulcan held pn manfully to the former Spaniard un- til it was believed that to tow her longer was to sink with her.
 It was then that Lieutenant Gilmer
 
 great hawser and throw off the chain bridle The Vulcan's engine stopped meanwhile.
 By this time the Teresa was pitch ing and rolling as though she was to 20 down very soon. She, however, held her course astern of the Vulcan for some time. Tremendous seas were sweeping over her. The last seen of her by those aboard the Vulcan was the American flag flying defiantly astern, and the men cheered as they left the ship to her fate. The Vulcan proceeded northeast all night at two knots an hour. At daybreak she turned back and searched all day, but saw nothing of the Teresa, Merritt, or the collier I4eonidas AS night fell the gale i1- creased, and it was determined to pro- ceed to Hampton Roads.
 Sims said that at times 1t was 1m- possible for men to work aboard the Teresa. The air was very foul, and the discovery of the skeletons of Spaniards Tn the hold was almost daily occur renee. Sims says no one saw the Ter gsa sink It was stated that before be- ing abandoned her after water-tight compartments were closed. She may be even now a dangerous derelict afioat at sea. Search will be made for her until at least floating wreckage is found which makes it reasonably certain that she be= gone to the bottom. Nothing mas been heard of the Leonidas-
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SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Nov. G. Naval officers told me the Maria Teresa was in condition to stand gales safely, and that, towed by the Merritt and Vulcan and conveyed by the Leonidas, there was every reason for her safe ar rival at Norfolk if properly sailed. Carelessness, not weather, was the cause of the Teresa's loss, in the opin- ion of officers here.
 When work on the Maria Teresa was begun under Captain Sharp of the wrecbing company Commodore Watson found that the large amount of the agreed per diem, $500, tempted Captain Sharp to "dilly daily" over the work. He therefore dismissed Captain Sharp and appointed Captain Chittenden to take charge of the work of raising the cruiser.
 Under the contract the Government was to render all assistance possible. The repair ship Vulcan, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Ira Harris, was detailed from work on the ships in Guantanamo Bay. While the time Of the ships crew was devoted to work on the Teresa Lieutenant Commander Harris directed the work of the wreck Ing party, doing nothing on any or the Government vessels.
 Lieutenant Commander Harris, fired with ambition to be in charge of the splendid prize when she was delivered to the United States, 1t is alleged, Iut political machinery in motion in order to obtain a sentimental record con- nected with the Spanish ship. He had In view, it is asserted, his own restors- ton to service, as he was only serving as a volunteer officer.
 Captain Chester of the Cincinnati, senior officer on the Cuban station, en- coura ged him. The wrecking company, desiring to deliver the Teresa at Guan- tanamo, thus avoiding the responsibil- lty of the passage, put no obstacles in his path, and MT. Harris's plans were successful.
 He was detached from command of the Vulcan and transferred to the -a Teresa in just what special capacity is not known here. If, however, he was In command as the representative of the United States he was virtually re- ceiving officer, thereby relieving the wrecking company of that part of the contract requiring delivery at Norfolk.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07

 ONE STEP ABOVE THE EMPEROR
Empress Dowager of China Seems to Have Full Pos
 session of the Throne.

PEKING, Nov. 6.-Yano Funio, the Japanese Minister to China, had an audience with the Elm press Dowager and the Emperor to-day for the purpose of an- nouncing the decorations confer red upon them by the Mikado.
 The Empress Dowager was seated one step above the Elm peror. She made the usual com plimentary speech, after which the Emperor read a speech couched in similar terms. His Majesty seemed in good health.
 Yesterday the foreign envoys decided to make a strong de- mand upon the Government for the removal of General Rang Suq's troops outside the prov ince of Pechl before November 15. Unless this demand is grant ed they threaten themselves to assume the protection or the railway communication between Picking and the coast.
 Hsu Ching, formerly Chinese Ambassador to Russia and Ger many, has been appointed member of the Tsung L Yamen.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
TROOPS PREPARING
 TO MOVE SOUTH
Cuban Army of Occupation Will Be- gin the Preliminary Advance
 This Week

CAMP MEADE, MIDDLETON, Pa-, Nov. 6.-The general movement of the Second Corps will begin with the ship ment to Atlanta of the Thirty-ifth Mich igan The Two Hundred and First New York will leave Friday for Spartansburg, N C. General Young is opposed to ship ping the Second Corps south and from there to Cuba. He went to Washington to-day to ask Secretary Alger to retain his command until he was ready for them in the West Indies. The troops were supplied with ballots and return sheets; and will hold an election in the field Tuesday the same as those at Camp Meade.
 LEXINGTON, Ky. Noy. S..Priyate William Kane, Company E, Tnird Ken lucky, whose home is at Carlisle Ky; shot and killed a woman named Maud Mcclure at a house of Ill repute here to- night Kane snapped the gun in the woman's face several times. He claimed not to know 1t was loaded, but other women in the house said he had threat ened to kill the Mcclure woman
 The paymaster will arrive tomorrow and pay off all the troops before they leave Lexington.
 Major General James H. Wilson, com manding the First Army Corps, and his staff, leave tomorrow for Atlanta, Ga where they will establish corps head quarters.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
SWINDLER HOFFMAN
 ARRESTED AT CHICAGO
Obtained Several Thousand Dollars by Cashing Worthless
 Drafts

CHICAGO, Nov. civilian Lodtman, once a wealthy lumber dealer of Bohemia and later a lieutenant in the German army, is under arrest in this city charged with swindling. Lodtman admits having passed worthless checks and drafts in va rious parts of the country during the last few years, but claims that the whole amounted to only 5000, most of which he paid back The police assert, however, that Iodtman has secured several thou sand dollars and was about to pass a worthless drafts for a large sum at Port Huron when captured. Lodtman Is well known in America and Europe as a news paper writer on scientific subjects. Busi- ness diversity, he says, compelled him to obtain money through swindling.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
Nehraska Vs. Kansas.

LAWRENCE, Kans., Nov. 6.-Three thousand persons witnessed the football contest between the teams representing the State Universities of Kansas and Nebraska. The Nebraskans were vic- torious by a score of IS to 6. At the end of the first half the score was to in the visitors favor. The Nebraskans won through the superior playing of their hacks and the clever headwork of Cap- tain Melford, their powerful center. The I[ansans were slow and weak. They lost EaroiIl. Harrison and Smith during the game. while the Nebraskans did not lose a man. Benedict, Williams, Erwin and Melford played the game for Nebraska, while for Kansas Mosse and Tucker did the hest work
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
JAPANESE CABINET
 FORMED BY YAMAGATA
Contains No Member Who Is Con- nected With a Political
 Party,

YOKOHAMA, Nov. Field Marshal Marquis Yamagata Aritomo has formed a Ministry to succeed the Cabinet of Count Okuma Stagaki-the first party Cabinet in the history of Japan-which took office on June 28 last and resigned on October 31, owir~ to differences upon the question of filling the portfolio of Public Instruction. he Yamagata Cab inet contains no member who Is connected with any of the political parties. It is con- stituted as follows:
 President of the Council and Premier Marquis Yamagata Aritomo.
 Minister of Foreign Affairs. Viscount Aoki, formerly Japanese Ambassador to
 Minister of the Interior. Marquis saigo Tsugumichi.
 Minister of Finance, Count Matzoukata:
 Minister of War, Lieutenant General Katsura-
 Minister of Marine, Admiral Yamamoto.
 Minister of Justice, Nj. Kfyoura Keigo.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07

pany with Woodrow, Boyd Vessel and Mrs Josie Gerrold, widow. had spent the night together in Woodrow's flat in a drunken orgy. To-day none of the three survivors could or would give an account of Miss Eversleighs death.
 Both young men are under parole ar rest and surveillance pending an examin- ation to ascertain the cause of the bruise survivors have made any attempt to con- ceai the facts or to escape, though they left no stone unturned to prevent pub a case of suicide or accidental drowning. Woodrow, Wessell and Mrs. Gerrold are all members of the best families in the city. Vessel and the Eversleigh woman had lived together under assumed names.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
SHEEPMEN MURDERED
 BY ONE OF HIS MEN
Frank Forester Stabs Philip Brogan in a Saloon in The
 Dal1es

THE DALLES, Or, Nov. GA messen- ger from Antelope, sixty-five miles south of The Dalles, arrived here to-day bring ing news that Philip Brogan ST. was mur- dered last evening by Frank Forester. who has been in the employ of Brogan as a packer for his sheep camp. The men had dispute over wages in saloon, and Forester drew a knife and stabbed Bro gan. The latter died within five minutes.
 Forester escaped, and although Sher- frs posse Is in pursuit he has not been captured Brogan was a well-known sheen man and lived in The Dalles. There is much excitement over the killing.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
HER REQUEST GRANTED.
Kansas City Woman Dies While Call ing on the Lord to Take
 Her

KANSAS CITY. Nov. 5.-"I am trying to live Christian life. I'm homosick to see Jesus. I am ready to go to-day, this hour. this minute, if necessary. Praise the Lord.'
 Scarcely had these words left the lips of Mrs Jennie Walker, at a religious meeting at the Goodway Mission to-day, when she fell back into her seat dead
 The hall was crowded with worshipers. gregation arose one by one and began to bear testimony. Mrs. Walker had risen to testify. In one breath she said she was ready to go-her next breath was her last. The woman had died of heart dis ease.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
SIcKENING MURDER
 OF AN OLD COUPLE
Hacked to Pieces With an AK by an Unknown Robber at Their Home
 in Wisconsin.

TWO RIVERS, Wis, Nov. 6.-Mr. and Mrs. John Bahls, aged 7S and 75 years re- spectively. were brutally murdered in the village of Mishicott, about two miles northwest of here, some time last night MT Bahls was killed in his barn and his wife was slain in their cottage. The faces of the victims were hacked to pieces with an ax. Robbery is supposed to have been the motive. Ernest Mess man, laborer, who worked about the village, and who had been allowed at times to sleep in the barn, has been ar rested on suspicion. He asserts his inno- cence, but it is said blood stains were found on his clothing
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disappearance and all efforts on the part of his family to locate him or to explain the abduction have proved unavailing.
 They believe it Is clear case of kid naping for blackmaiI, and the wife and mother fear MT. McConkey has been murdered, although they can suggest no explanation or motive other than a pos sible plot formed by former business as- sociates who may have been bested in some transaction or other.
 McConkey left his home in response to telephone call, which summoned him to the Upton Pharmacy, Milwaukee
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
THE VULCAN LOST
 SIGHT OF THE TERESA

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Nov. 6.-The repair ship Vulcan arrived in Hampton Roads late last night. She started from Santiago with the Maria Teresa, together with the tugs Merritt and Leonidas. The night the Teresa went down she lost track of the two tugs and after a fruitless search for them started for Hampton Roads. The men on the Vulcan were graitfied to learn that the Merritt had arrived at Charleston, as they feared that she had been lost.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
BOTH PARTIES CONFIDENT. Republicans Claim New York State by One Hundred Thousand
 Plurality.

NEW YORK, Nov. s.-Democratic meetings were held in five different the aters tonight and all were well attended.
 Congressman Lemuel B. Quigg. chair man of the Republican county commit tee, said tonight that he believed Roose- welt would have 900 plurality in the State and that he would get 1t above the Harlem bridge.
 1T am inclined to think continued MT. Ougg, t'that Greater New York will break about even. We are going to get a big vote down on the East Side"
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
RIDDLED WITH BULLETS.
Negro Murderer Killed and Two Others Likely to Meet His
 Fate

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Nov. 6.-Arthur Williams, a ne~ro under arrest for the murder of Miss Elina ogden, confessed last night, duplicating two ,otner negroes Ruck James and Monroe Leggitt. Near midnight the Constable and his guards were overpowered by a mob and Williams was riddled with bullets and fire built IIpon his body. James and Leggitt will likely go the way of Williams tonight.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
KAISER AND KAISERIN
 GREETED BY STRAINS
Disembark From the Hohenzollern for Short Visit at Bey-
 r01If

BEYROUT, Syria, Nov. 6-Emperor William and Empress Augusta Victoria disembarked here this afternoon from the imperial yacht Hohenzollern and visited the barracks, park and German deacon esses' School, after which they returned to the Hohenzollern.
 Everywhere they received ovations from large crowds assembled to welcome them
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
 URGES BUILDING THE CANAL
In His Message to Congress the President Will Show the Need of Controlling the
 Waterway.

; NEW YORK. Nov. 6.-The F Herald's Washington corre-
 ! spondent says: In President , McKinley's message to Congress - will be a very strong and urgent , appeal for immediate legislative
 p action for the construction of
 ; the Nicaraguan canal under F Government direction. The
 - President will point out that our
 ! new connections in the Pacific
 F and in the West Indies make it ! imperative for us to build and
 ? control the great international
 ! waterway, and that delay be- , yond the present Congress in au- ; thorizing its construction will
 r jeopardize the chances for ; American control in the future.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
Volunteers Welcomed Home.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Nov. 6.-The Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, the only volun- teer regiment from this State that par ticipated in battle in the war with Spain, was given a royal welcome on its
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
Do not confuse William L. Fitz

Do not confuse William L. Fitz- oeraId, Republican candidate for City and County Attorney, with E. l.. Fitzgerald, the Democratic nominee for Public Adminis- trator, the carpet-baeeer from Oakland, whose crooked record has been exposed. William L.. Fitzgerald is an able lawyer and deserves the support of all par- flies.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
RIOTING BREAKS OUT
 AGAIN AT PANA, ILL.
Attack on a White Miner by Negro Leads to Lively Exchange of
 ShotS

PANA, H., Nov. 6-There was re- newal of hostilities to-day between the union miners and the imported negroes from Alabama A negro attacked James Boyle, union miner. This started the battle in which twenty-five or thirty shots were exchanged. Two negroes were detachment of soldiers and Calling gun fo the scene immediately. The women and children were greatly frightened and ran for places of Safety. Further trou- bIe is not anticipated. No arrests were made.
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RONNETS CHANGES
 / BEST FOR SHERIFF

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REPUBLICANS WILL
 HAVE SAFE PLURALITY
 OVER ALL OPPOSITION
FIGURES AS TO THE NEXT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Conservative Estimates Give the Fig ures at 183 Republicans, 157 Democrats and IA
 Populists.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office. Riggs House.

Call Office, Riggs House.
 Washington, Nov. G. The following summary will show the latest Republican figures on the next House of Representatives, making every allowance for the close districts. The Republican total of 1S6 is less than Chairman Babcock's lowest prediction of 192, but it gives the Republicans plurality of 13 over the Democrats and Populists:
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
Shot by Q Quicker Man.

TOMBSTONE, Nov. 6.--Last night Joe Terrill shot and killed Henry Marquard at the Commonwealth mine in Pearce This county. Both men were employees of the Commonwealth Mining Company, Ter1-ill as engineer and Marquard IS watchman. The latter attacked Terrfll and attempted to draw his revolver, when Terrill fired, killing Marquard instantly. Roth men were old residents of Cochis County. Public opinion seems to justify the deed.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
Fought to a Draw,

TORONTO, Ohio, Nov. 6.--George Ker- win of Chicago and Jack Bennett of Mo Keesport, Pa, met last night under the auspices of the Crescent Athletic Club In a fifteen round go before over 2000 people. The decision was a draw. Bennett was clever, but was outfought by Kerwin.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
Joe Jefferson IlI.

NEW YORK. Nov. 6.-Joseph Jefferson was to have appeared in Rip Van Win kle' at the Fifth Avenue Theater to- morrow night. but a consultation of phy- sicians forbade him to leave his room for at least week. He has chronic throat trouble, which, when a man is 72 years of age and when it is aggravated by a severe cold, Is dangerous.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
DRUNKEN ORGY ENDS
 IN MYSTERIOUS DEATH
Young Woman Drowned in Bath tub in a Cincinnati
 Flat

CINCINNATI, Nov. 6.-Nannie Evers- leigh. a young woman formerly of Iron ton, Ohio, was drowned in the bath tub in the flat of Frank H. Woodrow. in the Alta building, this morning. mystery surrounds the case. The woman, in com
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arrival to-day. An escort composed Of the Seventeenth United States Infantry and large number of civic organizations that made an imposing procession met the regiment at the depot and headed a pa rade through the streets. Never has a larger crowd of people thronged the streets. The regiment was reviewed by Governor Bushnell at the Capitol
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
Grew of a Stranded Schooner.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6-The Ward line steamer Saratoga, from Nassau Novem- Ter 2. brought to this city to-day Captain G q Benner and five men of the crew of inc schooner Jennie F. Wiley. which was stranded on October 23 at Walkers Bay while bound from Jacksonville for Mar unique.
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Once Insulted by Bismarck.

BERLIN, Nov. 6.-Dr. Won Ruhart at one time Minister of Bavaria at Berlin died to-day at GarInisch, Bavaria. He re- signed his post in 1880 under highly sen safional conditions, Prince Bismarck hay- ing insulted him at a Parliamentary soiree at Bismarck's palace.
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The city has had experience with a PheIan Board of Supcr- visors, and the time has come for a change.
Con gress of Mothers.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.--The third na- tionaI congress of mothers will be held in Washington in February, ,, 1899, begin ming Tuesday, February A. and continu- ing four days. All clubs or organizations intending to affiliate with the national hody should do so immediately, in order to secure voting representation at the ooroinp congress,
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07

The Call will signal the elec- ton returns from the dome of it's building. Look out for the code. 1t will be published Tuesday morning.
The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
COMMISSION MERCHANT
 LURED FROM HOME
Wife and Mother Fear That He I: the Victim of Murderous
 R1ackma ailers

CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-Edgar V. McCon- key formerly commission merchant in South Water street, was lured from his home at 180 Wilmot street at 5:30 this aft ernoon. Absolute mystery surrounds his