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AquaraOni, second secretary; Senors Pla and Almieda, attaches; Captain de la Casa, military attache and Lieuten- ant de Carantha, naval attache. Senors Dubosc and Galarza did not accompany the party, as they will remain until to- morrow, in an unofficial capacity.
 At the train platform the Minister was greeted by Viscount de Santo- ThrysO, the Portuguese Minister, and Calderon Carlisle, an acquaintance for the last twenty-five years, and coun- sel for the legation. The party board ed the Pullman sleeper Japan, which had been taken entire Secret service men remained at the platform to pre- vent intrusion and half a dozen police officers were grouped outside. At no time, however. were their services re- quired. The Minister stood on the front platform and had a few parting words with his friends. He spoke feelingly of his departure, saying the circumstances Were most painful to him. One of his intimates ventured the suggestion that he would be back soon again, under much more favorable circumstances, but he shook his head and said he feared this could not be the case He said his request for his passport had been made only after the enactment of law which attacked Spain's sov- ereignty, impugned her honor and in- suited her.
 Lieutenant de Carantha asked a corr respondent to make known the lieuten- ants view on the war about to be opened. He said the Spanish people. particularly members of the army and navy had always entertained the most cordial feeling toward America, and Spanish ships had found it a pleasurC to salute ships of the American navH Now, however, a war was being pre- cipitated by an attack upcn Spanish honor, and against this every spark of Spanish loyalty would be aroused.
 Tt is no longer a question of re- taining Cuba" said Lieutenant de Car- antha. That was merely a question of territory Now a higher purpose is in vieW-the honor and dignity of Spain-since the United States has con- temptuously ordered Spain to vacata Cuba and has made the infamous charge that we are responsible for the murder of the poor men of the Maine. These orders and charges are made with a kick of the boot, and against such action Spain will resist to the ut termOst.
 There should be no mistake about this. History has recorded that even the legions of Napoleon, with 400, GOO men, bearing the triumphs of all Europe, were halted and retired from Spain, after those legions had lost be- tween 200. .000 and 300,000 men, We recognize the gallantry of the Ameri- can navy and the notable heroes of it's past-Paul Jones, Farragut, Porter but Spain, too, has her heroes, and their blood is in the veins of those now called upon to defend her honor. I speak after recently talking with my naval associates, commanders of Span ish ships and of torpedo boats, and know that there Is but one sentiment, namely, that not one Spanish ship shall be taken. Your navy may send many of them to the bottom: superior forces may seek to annihilate them, but not one Spanish ship will surrender to the American navy. With honor at stake, that will be the response of the navy of Spain.'
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WYOMING OPENS
 ITS PASTURACE
California Stock to Be Admitted When Passed by the
 Inspectors.
Quarantine Laws of the State MOdi- fled to Aid Drought-Stricken
 Sections.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, April 2O.-The following order modifying quarantine regulations for the State of Wyoming was received at the office of Governor Budd to-day:
 CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 14 On account of the emergency arising from drought in the quarantined area of California, and the necessity of allowing cattle to be re- moved from that State, the quarantine regula- tons for Wyoming, established by proclama- ton dated March Il. 1898, are hereby modified to the extent of allowing cattle to be brought into or through the State of Wyoming in ac- cordance with the provisions of the special or der of the Department of Agriculture. dated March 25 1898. (B. A. l. Order No. 1S.)
 Cattle brought from California into Wyoming to be held in pasture upon the open ranges will be subject to inspection at the first point within the State where suitable facilities for a proper inspection are provided, unless said cattle have been previously inspected at the point where last unloaded before entering the State. which will be done upon application to the State Veterinarian
 To defray the expense incident to such in- spection fee of A cents per head will be charged payable before certificates of inspec- ton will be issued
 WILLIAM A. RICHARDS By the Governor: c. W. BINDICk. lTFcre- tar1 of State
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GRANTS GRANDSON
 AND LEES NEPHEW
They Are to Fight Side by Side in the Coming War Against
 Spain

NEW YORK, April 20.-A Washing ton special to the Her1ld says: Gen eral U. s. Grant's grandson and Gen eral Robert E. Lees nephew are to fight side by side in the war against Spain. Algernon Sartoris, young son of Mrs. Nellie Grant Sarto-is who has just become of age, has applied for and will be assigned to a position on the staff of General Fitzhugh Lee, who is to command division in the volunteer army. The former dashing officer of the Confederate cavalry, who did so much to prolong the final campaign uncle at Appomattox to allow him to fight just one more day, will have on his staff the grandson of the great Federal general to whom he and his uncle were compelled to surrender. The representative of the youngest genera tion of the fighting Lee family may re- ceive his baptism of fire in Spanish
 waters. George Mason Lee, son of Gen eral FitZhugh Lee, is now completing g his first year in West Point Military Academy. He has written to his father asking permission to resign his cadet ship and enter service at once as a
 volunteer lieutenant. General Lee has not yet given his consent, but he may
 allow the boy to resign and take him
 as an aid on his staff. The general is being almost overwhelmed with appli- cations for staff duty. They come from
 North and South. Men who wore gray and fought with Lee and men who wore blue and fought against nlm are seek ing an opportunity for themselves, their
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GOOD WORK DONE. Once California Performed Heroic Red Cross
 Work.

California performed noble work dur ing the progress of the war of the re- bellion through the sanitary commits sion. The people of the State responded with their characteristic liberality to the calls from the East On May r. 1864. on the occasion of municipal election In San Francisco, when 10,916 votes were cast, $4156 was contributed to the sanitary fund. Fairs, picnics and en- tertainments were given, at which large amounts of money were raised for the same object. On May IS a picnic was held near Sacramento for the benefit of the fund, and hare which had been shot on the grounds was put up at auc- tion and was sold repeatedly, each time being donated back by the purchaser, until s157 was realized. At an entertain ment which succeeded the picnic In the evening a sack of flour, sold in like manner. brought $2150. This sack of four had been first donated and put up for sale for the benefit of the fund by R. c. Gridley, then a resident of Austin, Nevada, and it was carried by him to the different cities and towns of Nevada and California and repeatedly sold at auction, and by the time it reached Sacramento about $35,000 had been real
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sentative to the headquarters of their respective armies.
 Article As the equipment of milf- tary hospitals remains subject to the laws of war, persons attached to such hospitals cannot, in withdrawing carry away articles which are not their priv ate property. Under the same circum- stances an ambulance shall, on the con- trary, retain it's equipment.
 Article 5-Inhabitants of the country who may bring help to the wounded shall be respected and remain free. The generals of the belligerent powers shal, make it their care to inform the inhab- itants of this appeal addressed to thei. humanity, and of the neutrality which will be the consequence of it. Any wounded man entertained and taken care of in a house shall be considered as a protection thereto Any inhabi- tant who shall have entertained wounded men in his house shall be ex- empted from the quartering of troops, as well as from the contributions Of war which may be imposed.
 Article 6-Wounded or sick soldiers. whatever their nationality, shall be cared for. Commanders-in-chi shall have the power to deliver immediately to the outpoSts of the enemy soldiers who have been wounded in an engage.
 
 to be done. with the consent of both parties. Those who are recognized as incapable of serving, after they are healed, shall be sent back to their coun- try The others may also be sent hack on condition of not again bearing arms during the continuance of the wal. Evacuations, together with the per sons under whose direction they take place, shall be protected by an absolute neutrality.
 Article "A distinctive and uniform flag shall be adopted for hospitals. am balances and evacuated places. It must on every occasion be accompanied by the national flag. An arm badge brassard-shall be allowed for individ- uals neutralized. but the delivery of it shall be left to military authority. The flag and the arm badge shall bear a red cross on a white ground.
 Article 8-The details of the execu- tion of the present convention shall he regulated by the commanders .in-chief of belligerent armies, according to the instructions of their respective Govern ments, and in conformity with the gen. eral principles laid down in this cen vention.
 Article 9-The high contracting powers have agreed to communicate the pres enc convention to those governments
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TROOPS ARE POURING
 INTO CHATTANOOGA.
Western Warriors Showered With Flowers by Daughters of
 the South.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 20- Cavalry and artillery from all parts of the country poured into Chattanooga to-day. Major r-General John R. Brooke and his staff of the department of the lakes arrived from Chicago to-day to assume command at the Chickamauga camping ground.
 Following close upon General Brooke's arrival came the first section of the train carrying two squadrons of the Third Cavalry from Jefferson Bar racks, Mo-, in command of Majors Wes- sel and Loud, with their horses, wag- ons and camp outfits.
 It was not until D. m., however, that the thousands who had gathered in the union station and in the railroad yards had a chance to give vent to their en- thusiaSm.
 When the second section came In with ten coaches filled with brawny blue-coated warriors from the West cheer after cheer went up from the crowds The soldiers cheered in return, while a bugler on the platform of the front coach sounded the call to arms, and as the train slowly pulled into the depot the outstretched hands of the troops were filled with flowers by pretty Southern girls.
 Far into the night companies of cav airy kept coming in, four trainloads of troops from Fort Myer, with their horses and accoutrements, arriving at intervals of about an hour. Besides these two trains with troops from Forts Porter and Niagara, N. C., passed through Chattanooga early in the evening, on their way to Tampa, Fla
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men were silent because they could not trust themselves to speak. All wanted to do something to show that the soldiers were not bearing the burden alone, and that the yearning to help them was not the impulse of a passing moment. It was out of this feeling there has sprung the plan of organizing a sanitary commission. What will be the duties of such a body? A sanitary commission would attend to sending trained nurses to the scene of war. It would embrace doctors whose duty would be the in struction of these nurses. A sanitary commission would raise funds for the supplying of medicines, lint, band ages, dainties. It would do all in it's power to succor the wounded. It would provide brave and tender women for the field and the hospital It would give to them the shield of safe protection against all but the savage. It would by it's humane ef- forts keep burning the spirit of pa triotism. It would tend to rob war of a portion of it's horror. It would af- ford to those anxious to do something for their country and yet not per mitted to bear arms the opportunity. It would be lesson to youth, keep ing alive the spirit of devotion to the commonweal, and showing them that the soldier is not a mere fighting machine, but part of the nation he serves so well.
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HURRlES OFF
 FOR CANADA Spanish Minister Bernabe Loses No Time in
 Leaving.
Guarded by Detectives While Departing From the Ma
 tion's Capital.
But No One Shows Any Disposition to Harm the Fleeing Diplo-
 mat of Madrid.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House.

Washington, April 20.
 The Spanish Minister, accompanied by six members of his staff, left Wash ington at 7:30 o'clock tonight, and the spanish Government thus terminated It's diplomatic representation in the United States. The Minister and his party left by the Pennsylvania road. going northward to Buffalo and Sus- pension Bridge, and thence to To- ronto. By 10:40 tomorrow morning the Spanish officials will be on British soil. They will stop for a day or two on the Canadian side of Suspension Bridge and will then spend some days at To- ronto. From there they go to Halifax to take an ocean steamer. While the Minister Is on this side of the border he has the protection of the passports issued late this afternoon by the State Department at his request, following the delivery of {. copy of the Presidents ultimatum to Spain.
 The departure of the Spanish party was made without noticeable demon- stration, and although a considerable number of secret service officers and police were on duty at the depot. there was at no time any occasion for their doins more than keeping back crowd of curious onlookers.
 At o'clock this evening Senor Polo de Bernabe made hurried call at the French Embassy and the Austrian le- gation, where Spanish interests are left in charge, and then joined his staff at the legation and started for the train. An express wagon was piled high with the trunks of the large party. Just be- fore the departure from the legation the Austrian Minister, Baron Hengel- Muller and Baroness Hengel- Muller. dropped in for last word, and several other members of the diplomatic corps called to make their final adieus.
 This done, the legation was vacated and the party assembled at the Penn sylvania depot. As the Minister en- tered the station he was recognized by the crowd. which closed in about him until cautioned by the officers
 No word of indignity was spoken, and the salutations of those in the crowd were rather agreeable than otherwise. He smiled in acknowledgment of the attention given him and several times touched his hat. He wore a brown tweed suit and a soft felt travelling hat. Following him came Senor Pablo Solar, first secretary of the legation; Senor
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About the organization of sani- tary commission there should be no delay. The time is now, before the regiments bound south shall have met the hosts of Spain. Let the boys go into their first action inspired by the thought that the civilians for whom they risk life have not for gotten them, but are doing all that is possible for their comfort. In this matter there can be no sectarian line drawn, nor impulse to draw 1t. It is a work for churches, for fra ternal societies, for philanthropic in- dividuals, rich or poor; noble work, in which all may join. During the civil war there was such commits sion. It originated in California and grew to embrace every State in the Union. The commission for the pres ent war will originate here, and it will grow as fast and perhaps to a greater perfection than the former one. The only step to be taken Is the formulation of a unity of purpose. The rest will follow quickly and nat urally.
 There can be no occasion for an appeal. The circumstances make the appeal The army is gathering in the South. It expects to fight. For an army to fight an army means mutilation, shattered limbs, agony, death. Every nurse there HI Io n b1acciDc Tbara r0111d be no stronger appeal than this. Women are volunteering to go. There is no method by which their fitness may be pronounced upon, no way of getting them to the post of duty. A commission duly organized would attend to these details. Let it be started while the flowers given
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A NOBLE WORK. The Red Cross a Welcome
 Angel of Mercy.

Tt will be a great organization and one that will be much needed to assist in the care of the wounded and sick should war be prolonged" said Dr. John Gallwey, brigade surgeon, and one of the officers of the Sanitary Corps of the National Guard. There Is al- ways great need of nurses and hospi- tai attendants on the fields of battle and had there been large organized corps of nurses during the time of the civil war there would not have been near as many deaths or half the suf- fering The treaty of Geneva gives honor and respect to the Red Cross in all civilized nations during warfare and in all probability during the war that is now upon the nation there will be a great call for skilled nurses in the field and 1t Is grand idea to com mence as soon as it is possible to or ganize and prepare to meet the emer- gency. California I am sure will re- spond with it's. usual liberality and should it be called upon it will do its utmost in it's humane work"
 "To begin with there must be or ganization. Then volunteers must be called for and they must receive some training as to the duties that will be expected from them. AS for the train ing. there will be plenty of surgeons and physicians who will gladly give lectures and demonstrate what is to be done to give aid to the wounded and nurse the sick. I can say for all the physicians of the Sanitary Corps of the National Guard that every one of them will do all that is possible to aid the work. Good corps could and should be organized in San Francisco, Stockton, Sacramento, Fresno and Los Angeles, and perhaps in several other of the larger cities of the State. Men and women will be needed for this service. and it will be a noble calling on the Gold of hattie '"
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WERCYS z CROSS * IN # WAR

Thanks to that treaty the medical of ficers and men can now do their work upon the battlefield with the satisfac- tion of knowing that friend and foe alike recognize the fact that to the wearers of the Red Cross" are given privileges which are accorded to no other body of men on the field, and that no prospect of Imprisonment stares them in the face. The rights of the medical department on the battlefield are matters of international treaty among thirty-four of the nations of the world and even the red crescent" among those who will not wear the cross, claims protection in the same way.
 The treaty which gives us this im- munity while in discharge of our duty Is phrased as follows:
 Articles of the convention for the
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or hospitals shall be held by military force.
 Article 2-Persons employed In hospi- tals and ambulances, comprising the staff for superintendence, medical ser vice, administration, transport of the wounded, as we'll as chaplains, shal, participate in the benefit of neutrality while so employed, and so long as there remain any wounded to bring in or to succor.
 Article 3-The persons designated in the preceding article may, even after occupation by the enemy, continue to fulfil their duties in the hospital or ambulance which they serve, or may withdraw to join the corps to which they belong. Under such circumstances, when these persons shall cease from these functions, they shall be deliv- cred by the occupying army to the out hosts of the enemy. They shall have the special right of sending repre-
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A GREAT HELP.
The Red Cross Can Take Away Many of Wars
 Horrors.

Dr. William D. Mccarthy, of the San itary Corps of the National Guard of California, is enthusiastic over the proposition to establish Red Cross League In this State. During war times," he said, every large city should have Red Cross Association. which should cooperate with the sani- tary corps of the army and navy in the field. This organization should be placed in direct communication with the Surgeon General of the United States army and of the United States navy, so that an offer of assistance may be promptly accepted in case of need. The duty of the organization should be to supplement the force of nurses in case the proper strength of the organized sanitary corps depart nent in the field should be depleted by death or sickness. It should also send to the front practical nurses to assist the military surgeons; to supply ban dages and dressings of all sorts; proper food for the sick and a thousand other things that may ameliorate the suffer ings and miseries that were so often pictured in the late civil war;
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T is ever the fortune of war that
 the Angel of Mercy hover above
 the field of battle. Wounded men
 are borne away to the ministra- tion of gentle hands. Benign ennis saries, the red cross upon their arms, care for the suffering, soothe the dy- ing. Out of the clamor of combat comes the tenderness of an unselfish love. It Is not for all to Ego where glory waits" Some there must be who can only abide until the harvest of desolation is over, and then lend comfort to the suffering, assuage the final pang, take the last message, close the dying eye.
 The annals of the civil war show that where one man succumbed to an injury received in action, seven died of disease. Where men are in camp, their diet perhaps coarse and IT, regular, scant protection against the weather, subjected to the perils of impure water and faulty conditions, they die as no clash of arms has ever been able to make them die. Disease Is the foe to be feared. The miasma which floats on the mists of the night, the sun which burns, the frost that chiIIs-these are the enemies which spare none. Yet the victim of malady is as truly a martyr as the victim of the bullet or the shell. Medical attention and uursing are as necessary for the fever patient as for the soldier who falls in conflict.
 There should be a sanitary com mission formed at once. When the Gallant First marched away yester- day every loyal spectator felt that the boys in blue were personal friends. Women wept for sympathy;
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which have not found it convenient to send plenipotentiaries to the interna- tioral convention at Geneva, with an invitation to accede thereto; the pro- tocol is for that purpose left open.
 Article 10-The present convention shall be ratified and the ratification snalle be exchanged at Berna, in four n,onths, or sooner if possible.
 In witness hereof, the respective plen- ipotertiaries have signed the same and have affixed thereto the seal of their arn;S.
 Dcne at Geneva, the 23d day of August 1864.
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the First Infantry as 1t started off are still unwithered, still redolent of California perfume. It Is a tribute owed to the soldier. And who can tell who yet may be soldier before this war shall be overp A mother may be working unconsciously to ease the pain of her son. A nurse of fering her unselfish services may place water to the pallid lips of her next of kin,