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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
cALIFoRNIANs IN ACTION.
Repel an Attack by Robber Band
Near Manila.

LONDON, Sept. 1.-The Manila CORE
spondent of the Times. telegraphing
"Wednesday, says: Pursuant to the de-
cision of the Washington Cabinet regard
ing trade with Spanish ports in the Phil
ippines, General Otis, who is now acting
Governor of Manila, communicated on
the subject with the Spanish General
Rios, now acting Governor General of the
Spanish possessions in the Philippines
who replied to-day from Iloilo, agreeing
to permit commercial vessels to enter
ports in the archipelago under Spanish or
American flags,
Arrangements have been made to facili-
tate bona fide transfers of vessels to in
dividuals legally entitled under the con-
sular regulations TO carry the American
colors
There has been considerable marauding
of late in the suburbs of Manila. Five
cases of abduction are already reported.
The English flour mills in the immedi-
ate vicinity of the palace at Malacanang
were attacked by band of robbers last
evening, but the prompt action of the
California regiment prevented serious
mischief
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
Reports on Affairs in the
Hospitals at Camp
Thomas.
Says rawlings" Of Patients Caused Sensational
Stories-Many Sick Soldiers Die En-
Route.

+, NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-The transport
Allegheny arrived at Montauk Point to-
day, having on board 500 men OF the
Ninth Massachusetts and the remainder
OF the First Illinois men. who sailed
from Santiago on August rs. The hos
pital accommodations are still unequal
to the demands made upon them, and
last night $50 sick soldiers were obliged
to lie upon the bare floors instead of
being provided with cots.
A Brooklyn Eagle special from Mon-
tauk Point says: The transports Allie
gheny and Panther arrived this morn
ing from Santiago. The Allegheny cast
anchor in the bay about O'Clock. She
left the south coast of Cuba August "a
and made slow voyage. On board are
Ninth Massachusetts, in all 625, of
whom 145 are sick. Fourteen men died
on the voyage and all were buried at
sea. This is the largest number Of
deaths at sea on any of the incoming
| transports, and the deaths were mainly
in the cases of those who were critically
i'll when placed aboard at Santiago. The
soldiers were in command of Captain
Sullivan.
The Panther left two days later than
the Allegheny and got in shortly after
IL o'clock this morning, making a COM
paratively fast trip. She carried LOG
members of Companies / and M of the
Ninth Massachusetts, and fifteen are on
the sick list. Private baden Of Com
pany M died and was buried at sea-
In explaining the fourteen deaths of
Massachusetts men while on the voy-
age from Cuba the surgeons said that
the Allegheny brought all the seriously
sick of the regiment. DR.. Magruder
and inspecting officers say the Allie
gheny is a cattle ship not even fit for
well troops, much less for sick SOL
diors
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
OWING TO A COURT MARTIAL
EXCEEDED HIS AUTHORITY ON
THE TRANSPORT CHINA.
Proceedings Against Five Privates
Who Were Tried and Convicted
Set Aside by the Judge
Advocate General.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House

Washington, Aug. 81.
Brigadier General Greene, who has
sailed from Manila bound for San
Francisco, under orders from the War
Department, will be the first officer Of
such high rank to be mustered out Of
the service.
While the War Department will not
make public the details of this order
about by the court-martial convened by
General Greene aboard the steamer
China on her way to the Philippines.
In the opinion of the judge advocate
general, the command of General
Greene never having been designated
as a separate brigade" he had no au-
thority to convene a general court
martial. Five privates had been tried
by the court-martial on board the
China. The proceedings against them
are set aside by an order issued to-day.
New Workers, talking of General
Greene as possible Republican candi-
date for Governor of that State, are
sounding his praises as a most accom-
plished scholar, a graduate of West
Point, and one who knows all about the
construction of good roads, The ac-
ton of the War Department in sum-
marily mastering out General Greene
ure of voting for General Greene for
Governor.
Orders have also been cabled to Ma
Mia that General Babcock return to
San Francisco for duty as adjutant
general of the Department of Calffor-
mia, and that Major Simpson report at
Washington for duty in the adjutant
generals office.
The question of making an effort to
raise some of the ShiDS sunk hv Adj
miral Dewey's fleet in Manila Bay has
been before the Navy Department for
some time, but it is vehemently denied
by naval officials, as rumor had it, that
a st. Louis wrecking firm will get the
contract. Officials say the suggestion
is preposterous, and that should it be-
deemed feasible to save some of the
ships bids therefor will be regularly re.
eetVed, with the chances that either {
San Francisco or Hongkong firm viii
be awarded the contract owing to theil
contiguity to the work
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
ATTORNEY GENERAL SOPINION
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT DOES
NOT EXEMPT A CORPORATION.
"Taxes May Be Ruinous," Decides
Griggs, "but They for That
Reason Are Not I'm
lawful"
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office. Riggs House

Call Office, Riggs House,
Washington, Aug. 81.
Attorney General Griggs, in an opin-
ION rendered to-day, holds that under
the war revenue act express companies
must furnish without extra charge a
stamped receipt for all packages trans
ported for the Government, and they
are not exempted from furnishing a
stamp by the plea that it would impair
the contract for carrying such pack
ages at fixed price.
Inc case came up on the demurring
OF the United States Express Company
to furnish stamps for the receipt
given for a package of money rendered
for transportation by an official Of the
Government. This company holds an
exclusive contract with the Govern
ment to transport it's money and Sc
curities, within certain territory, for a
fixed consideration.
The company contended that in
view of the fact that the amount of
its compensation for carrying each
shipment had been determined and
agreed upon in advance, the imposition
by the Government through an act of
Congress of q stamp tax upon each
shipment was in effect an impairment
to that extent of that contract, amount
ing to a violation of the contract obli-
cation Of the Government, and, in fact,
an arbitrary and oppressive act under
the guise of taxation. 1t also contended
that money was not goods within the
intent Of the law, but as this point has
already been decided in the affirmative
by the Attorney General it is not
treated in this opinion.
"But, continues the Attorney Cen
eral, the provision of the Constitu-
ton which forbids the passage of any
law impairing the obligation of con-
tract applies only to States; there is
no such prohibition expressly made In
relation to acts of Congress"
The Attorney General thus concludes
his voluminouS opinion: THE pay
ment OF taxes in any form is not sup
posed to contribute to the profits, but
to swell the finds of the Government
Taxes may be ruinous, but they fol
that reason are not unlawful. The
power to tax is power to destroy. AS
long as the contractor is uniformly
taxed with all others in the same line
Of business upon the same transac-
tions and the tax is levied for appro-
pirate objects of taxation, he cannot
complain merely because his compen-
sation or the profits under his con-
tract with the Government are there
by indirectly reduced. The contract
Is not affected. The business of the
contractor is taxed and 1t is not ma
terial whether that business is with
private persons or with taxing the
Government itself. The United States
Express Company therefore, is not by
reason of it's contract exempt from the
requirements of the war tax in the
transportation of money. securities,
etc, for the Government.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
MYSTERIOUS SINKING
OF A HOSPITAL SHIP

FERNANDINA, Fla, Aug 31-The
hospital ship Olivette, which has been ly-
ing near the Quarantine Station, through
some mysterious agency sank this morn
ing about 7:30 o'clock. Aboard of the
ship was the hospital corps Of thirty-five
men and a crew of forty-five persons, all
of whom escaped without injury, but in
scanty attire.
The Olivette went down in about thirty
feet of water, her main deck being sub
merged.
No one apparently knows how the
calamity could have occurred, and as no
investigation has yet been made the mat
ter remains mystery.
at the War Department that the sinking
of the Olivette was not the fault of the
United States officers. The steamship
company owning the vessel has already
offered to raise her. An explanation has
been asked for from the officer in charge
of the Oliyette
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
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HISTORY OF THE
DREYFUS CASE
One of the Most Remarkable
ConspiraCies That Has Ever
Been Brought to Light.

news Heny with
celebrated Dreyfus which has passed into his
Some three valuable noticed to have dis
French Emile Ga
boau Sherlock Holmes set in motion result of which
Dyfus wealthy and apart from sundry affairs with women
artillery notifications and Notifications the Ger
his discovered in
The suspected captain was to his pr in
with commandant MERCER Patty du
Dreyfus
Clam the effect Dreyfus nsan
doubt in the mind the command
nd refused " ph Wn 1 snv wa s
Fontenoy buttons off,
1t is to state that had Deyfs been accessible the
Dab there the remainder of his days.
rejoced him
Was there be for? There
the war Of 1870 enachs shady and the dongs Of the
was loud in its an from to Nice arose
France was sar the of purity and who was
publicly
personal admrer To these
TAurore only Dyfus
revision Dreyfus demanded success
fine and Emuang the example of his
at the i'm o n
difficult within
developments Captain
nothing of death.
committed attributed The
wealthiest families likely
have
Of
of of
o military be
which he
probably
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
GOVERNMENT TROOPS
Defeated BY REBELS
Three Thousand Said to Have Been
Killed in Pitched Battles Dur
ing the Last Ten DAVIS.

from Shanghai, dated Wednesday, says:
The Chinese Government troops, it is re-
ported, have been defeated in two pitched
battles during the last ten days by the
Kwangsi rebels, losing 5000 men. The
rebels are saio TO number $4,000 and the
provincial forces are against them.
dered to lead his troops in person and
completely to suppress the rebellion with
In month, under penalty Of severe pun
ishment
An imperial edict just issued strongly
censures the Governor of Kwangsi pro-
vince for deceiving the Emperor in July
last by reporting that the rebellion had
been suppressed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
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ment to "at once place Dreyfus In
position to justify himself before his
accusers," no matter what may come.
The Liberte, a strong anti-Dreyfus
organ, says: st must cause the deep
est pain to all honorable men that off,
GERS of such standing show such a lack
of moral sense
The Temps this afternoon asserts that
the disclosures made to the Ministers
to-day have decided the Minister of
War to place Major Count Esterhazy
on the retired list
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
NO STARVATION ON THE TRAIL.
An Investigation Shows That Gold
Seekers Have Plenty Of Food.

OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. GA report was
published In many United States newspa-
pers recently that some 5000 Americans
are starving on the Teslin trail between
Telegraph Creek and Teslin Lake. The
United States Government asked the Ca
madam Government to investigate the
matter This has been done and report
received saying that only 1900 people alto
gether are on the trail and that they are
therefore, no foundation for the report,
and the Washington Government will be
officially informed of this fact.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
SUICIDE WHILE IN A
DELIRIUM OF FEVER
Tragic Death Of Private Wagner,
a Regular Patient at Mon
tank Point

MONTAUK POINT, Aug. 31.-John
Wagner. Company H, Seventeenth
United States Infantry, who enlisted
from Columbus, hanged himself from
the ridgepole of a tent to-day. He had
fought at Santiago and contracted ty-
pheid fever. His suicide Is supposed to
have been committed in delirium Of
the fever.
The deaths reported to-day were:
Alexander Seller, Company B, Eighth
Ohio, typhoid; Henry Burdig, Com
pany K, Tenth Cavalry, malarial fever;
Philip Gooch, Company X, Twenty
fifth Regiment, malarial fever; John
w. Crawford, Company M, Ninth Cav
airy. typhoid
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
SAILED FOR SAN JUAN.

NEW YORK, Aug. 31-Admiral w. g..
Schley and General William w. Gordon,
United States Commissioners to settle the
conditions for the Spanish evacuation of
Porto Rico, sailed for San Juan to-day on
board the steamer Seneca. The third
member of the commission, Major General
John A. Brooke, T. S. A, is at present in
Porto Rico
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
HOIST BY NINE BLASTS.

PLACERVILLE, Aug. 31.-An accident
at the Larkin mine last night resulted in
the death of John McGraw. He and
George Turnboo were engaged in setting
off nine blasts at the 300-foot level.
Turnboo excitedly ran to the skip and
gave the signal to hoist leaving McGraw
alone In the shaft to meet death by the
repeated shocks of the blasts. McGraw
was well-known and respected citizen.
He leaves widow and two children.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
TO CONSOLIDATE THE
TWO COAST LEAGUES

SEATTLE, Aug BID. e. Dugdale,
formerly manager Of the Seattle cham
pion baseball team, leaves for San Fran
cisco early tomorrow morning. He goes
to consult baseball magnates in the move
ment to consolidate the new Pacific
League of professional baseball players
with the California League.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
TRANSPORT ST. PAUL
ARRIVES AT MANILA

Special cable to The Call and the New York
Herald Copyrighted, 1898. by James Cor
don Bennett.
MANILA, Aug. 31.-The transport ST
Paul arrived to-day.
General Merritt's last order before he
sailed commends the gallantry of the
troops in action and mentions the Cali
fornian soldiers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
INSURGENTS BITTER
AGAINST AGUINALDO
Enraged Because the Chief Has Not
Been Able to Fulfill His
Promises

MANILA, Aug. 31.-According to Span
ish advices, there is a strong feeling in
the provinces against Aguinaldo because
the insurgents anticipations have not
been realized. They are said to have ex-
hausted their funds, and the supplies OBJ
tanned from the monasteries and to be I'M
able to obtain any relief from the insur-
gent leader. 1t Is added that Aguinaldo
is afraid to make his contemplated visit
to Bulacan owing to the fact that he is
unable to comply with the insurgent de-
mandS
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
ENSIGN PoWELSON WEBS.
Married to Colonel Millar's Daughter
at a Hospital.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1.-Ensign
Vannes Powelson, one Of the survivors
of the battleship Maine and a hero of
the war, was married In his room in the
Episcopal Hospital this city, at $3.50 this
afternoon, to Miss Margaret Olivia Mil
lar Of Wyoming, o.. daughter Of Colonel
Millar.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
Revision Inevitable.

LONDON, Aug. 31-All the news
paper comments in London, Berlin,
Vienna, and elsewhere regard a revis-
ion of the Dreyfus case as now inevita-
BILE.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
For Shouting MYiye Zola."

NANCY, France, Aug. 31.-A court
martial here has just sentenced pri-
vate soldier to three months impris-
onment and 500 francs fine for shouting
"Viye lola"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund the money IL 1t fails to cure
Csc. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01
NUMBER OF DEATHS
At CHICKAMAUGA
Of the 332 Men Who Expired in the
Hospital Typhoid Fever Caused
r'orty Per Cent.

FOrty Fer CeuC.
CHICKAMAUGA, Ca, Aug. 31.-A
list of the dead in the army at Chick
amauga from May up to and includ-
ing to-day numbers 1872. This includes
the men who have died in the army
hospitals and in the hospitals and
private residences of the city. OF the
entire number probably 40 per cent
were from typhoid fever
Five deaths were reported to-day
Among them was Captain Ira Stowell.
Company NJ, First New Hampshire.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-01

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heavy and feVeriSh, if your
mouth has a bad taste in
the morning, if you are get,
ting deaf, an opportunity is
here offered to test and make
sure Of the OzO treatment
for Catarrh. You can con-
vince yourself one way Or
the other. You pay no
money for the test. If you
live in the city you should
call and get a free treatment
Of Ozo. If you live away
from the city you can write
for a free trial Of OzO, Call
or write.
Hudyan is a cure for weak
men---it stops the waste, or
the loss Or the Seepage in a
day. Hudyan cures man. 1t
is only for men. 1t has been
used all over the United
States. 10000 proofs.
CALL OR WRITE FOR CIRCULARS AND PROOFS
HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE.
Ellis, Stockton and Market SITS.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-12-10
Death of an old Citizen.

Last Sunday morning, as peacefully
as he had lived, Alphonse Neveu,
one of the most respected residents
of Lafayette, answered the call of
the Grim Destroyer. This ends the
honorable" career of another one of
our old citizens who have been horn
and reared in the community, and
whose leaving US seems to mark
more wildly the passing of the
traditions and memories of the
troublous past. The death of these old
characters leaves tinge of sadness
of ante -belleum days and in bringing
us strongly face to face with the
struggles of what may be called
new republic. Alphonse Neveu was
perfect type of the honest, un-
assuming and useful citizen. For
years and years, he held positions Of
trust in our community, and none
ever did his duty with more in
tegrity and honesty. Il could truly
be said Of him that an honest man
is the noblest work of God. He
fulfilled the humblest duty with care
and imPartiality, and thus exempli-
fed the maxim that public office is
a public trust. Few of his old com
rades were living 20 follow his re-
mains to their last resting place, but
many of our people thus testified
their reSDect for hi m He leaves
wife and several children to mourn
his loss. The Gazette with a host
of friends extends it's sincere sympa-
thy to the family, and adds its hum
BILE tribute to the memory of life
we'll spent.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-12-10
Will Buy a New Boiler

The Gazette is pleased to state
tn at the electric light plant will not
be closed. At special session
held Thursday the Council wisely
decided not to discontinue the oper-
alton of the plant as had been pre-
"iously agreed. The Council has
adopted resolution authorizing
the mayor to confer with the water
and light committee to procure a
hundred horsepower tubular boiler
without delay on the best possible
terms. The Gazette has urged
upon the Council the necessity Of
getting rid of the present boilers
and replacing them with others
that will do the work. The Coun-
Gil has been painfully slow in reach
ing this conclusion, but, however
late, its decision to get new boilers
will be learned with great satisfac-
ton by the whole population. Let
US hope that the Council will sue
coed in securing boiler at once and
that we will soon use the arc lights.
With a good boiler it will be posi-
BILE for the town to furnish twice as
many lights as the present number.
In this way it is believed that the
plant will be self-sustaining and the
service will be immeasurably better.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-12-10

Lieut.. James a. Moss will deliver
lecture at Falk's hall Tuesday
night in which he will speak Of the
part played by his regiment at
Santiago. At the request of the
fire companies Lieut.. Moss has con-
sented that an admission of IS cents
be charged toward raising some
money to build a tower for the fire
alarm bell. No doubt many Of our
people will take advantage Of this
opportunity to hear some things of
the great fight related byone whow as
on tn now historic battle fields OF
Santiago.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-12-10

Excursi on rates to the Southeast
via Southern Pacifc-Sunset Route.
One fare round trip, with limit for
return thirty days from date of sale.
Dates of sale, December 2oth and
21st. Ask for tickets via Sunset
Route.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-12-10

Remember that the High School
concert will take place in Falk's
Hall, Friday night, Dec. 20. The
be used to build plank-walk from
Lincoln avenue to the High Sch DOL
building.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-12-10
Beauty Is Blood Deep.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets Candy Cath
artic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
purites from the body. Begin to-day to
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and tina, sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10, rs, 50
cents.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-12-10
An Early Blaze

TIE scale house at The refinery
was destroyed by fire between 2
and 3 O'Clock Friday morning.
An oil heater was the cause Of the
IRE. Several @? our more public
spirited iiTcncn mustered up enough
courage 81, break themselves away
alarm sounded by the switch engin e
bat found il unnecessary to go to the
fire which lasted only short while.
Alley Sprole, however, could not
keep away, and despite the cold
wind and rain added new lustre to
his fame as fireman.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-12-10

DR.. H. P. Beeler, graduate of
the Louisville Dental College, has
located in Lafayette for the purpose
of practising his profession. He
will open an office in the Nollive
building.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-12-10
Cooper 4 Cos. Famous Southern
Show.

This overwhelmed show will
give two of its delightful per-
formances Wednesday, Dec. "A,
and judging from the eulogistic
notices given them by the press Of
New Orleans where they have just
closed a successful weeks engage
ment at Lee Circle, we judge that
the amusement-lovers of Lafayette
and vicinity will have an enjoyable
time. The thrilling and nerve-test-
ing feat by Prof. Adair, who dives
from a ladder 100 feet, is alone
worth the price of admission. The
celebrated Judge family of English
acrobats will appear at every per-
Torrance. The largest elephant
and the only baby lions on ex-
hioition are with this show. Every
thing is first class in all details and
strict business methods make the
show success. The price is the
only cheap thing about the show.
Admission, IS and IS cents.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-12-10

Dlseaees OF the BLOOD and Nervee.
No one need suffer with neuralgia. This
disease is quickly and permanently cure<s
the blood, nerves and stomach, chronic
otherwise, succuinbs to Browns Iron
Bitters. Known and used for nearly a
quarter of q century, it stands to-day fore.
most among most valued remedies.
Browns Iron Bi;ters is sold BY oil dealers.