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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-29
KEYNOTE IS STRUCK
AS TO ANNEXATION
Republicans Deem 1t Necessary to
Secure the Next louise of
Representatives.

ga
of
fairly
Of
Executive Committee said to-day: Europe would regard
the administration policy would
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in
the to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-29
OFFICERS FOR THE ADAMS.
Commander Book and Others Trans
ferred From the Mohican.

ferred From the Mohican.
WASHINGTON, Sept 2S-Commander
G. M. Book has been detached from the
command of the Mohican and ordered to
the command of the Adams at San Fran
cisco Immediately Lieutenant Com
mander T. Porter Of the Mohican has
been transferred to the Adams as exec
utive officer. Most of the other officers of
the Mohcan have also been ordered to
duty on the Adams. The orders of Com
mander 3. F. Tilley to the command of
the Adams have been revoked.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-29
SECRETARY OF WAR
COMPLETES HIS TOUR

WASHINGTON, Sept 2s.-secretary
Alger has returned to Washington. He
came to the War Department imme-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-29
SKATER HAS ANOTHER
ATTACK OF FEVER
Has Been Confined to His Co .age at
Camp Wikoff TO the Past
Two DAVIS

NEW YORK, Sept 2S.-General shafter
has had another attack of Santiago fever,
and has been confined to his cottage dur
ing the last two days at Camp Wikoff
Last night he had a hard chill and to-day
has had high fever. Tonight he is
little better. His illness will undoubtedly
hasten his departure.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-29
UNITED STRIKE OF
THE SHOE LASTERS
Movement That May Finally Be
Extended All Over the
Country,

BROCKTON, Mass, Sept 2s.-In pur-
suance Of an ultimatum issued by the
Lasters' Protective Union at Brockton
that If the lasting machine companies
by this mo-ning did not withdraw
agents which they had put into facto-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-29
Death Of the Aged Wife of King
Christian TX Early This
Morning.
Was Known as the Mother-nLaW Of Europe
and the Counselor of Crowned
Heads.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

COPENHAGEN, Sept. 29.-The Queen
of Denmark died at $40 this morning.
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14

greater distance as.ern on the star
board side. Lines drawn from ship to
ship would have made IN almost per-
feet triangle st few minutes before
l o'clock there was a pun OF smoke
from the east shore, and an S-inch
she'll whizzed toward the New York
and fell short. Scarcely had the re-
port died away than another puff OF
smoke fioated upon the Point Maya
side and easily blew away. This shell
also fell short. The range OF the east
battery was nearly 1000 yards. but the
flagship promptly opened fire with one
of her S-inch guns. The engagement
In few minutes became general. and
shore and bay were covered with the
wind-blown smoke. while the hollow
between the hills roared with the can
nonading. Continuing to cut loose
with her guns, starboard and port, as
well as fore and aft. tha New York
steamed quickly in and circled around
to the westward toward Point Rubal-
cava. while the Puritan swung to star
board to engage the Maya batteries.
The Maya battery was the more for
midable and the fire from 1t was more
frequent. but the shells fell short. The
New York ignored this battery after a
minute and proceeded to pay all her
attention to the battery on Rubalcava.
which was being pushed TO compile
tion. II was beautiful sight to see the
target practice Of the New York. A
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
TROOPS FOR MANILA.
sIx Thousand WIN he Ordered to San Fran
cisco at Once.

San Francisco. May 5.--It is obvious
now, in the light Of Commodore Dew
eys triumph mt Manila, that San Fran
cisco will at once become the base of
important military and naval opera
tions. Before many days G.OOO armed
men will be encanped on the Preside
reservation. 1t transpircs that orders
were issued yesterday directing the
Fourteenth United States infantry. now
stationed In the Department of the Co.
lumbia. to take station Immediately at
San Franclsco. 1t is believed that fur
ther orders will be promulgated TO as
semble nll the organizations of the
Fourth United States cavalry at the
PresidiO.
Orders were received yesterday from
Major General ii. G.. Merriam. COM
manding the Department of Cnlffor-
mia and the Columbia, instructing Col
onel Louis T. Morris, commanding the
post at the Preside, to select locations
for the encampmcnt Of G,00O volunteer
troops from the states of Oregon,
Washington md California.
1t Is the opinion of Colonel Morris
that some Of the men manning the bat
terics Of heavy artillery here will be
sent to Manila to man light batteries
and that their places win be filled from
among the California volunteers re-
Gently enlisted and ABOUT to be mus
tered into the service Of the United
States.
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
OFFICERS EXAMINATION.
None of Them Failed to Pass the Physical
Examination for tho Army.

Denver. May 6.--The commissioned
officers of Colorado's First regiment of
volunteers We're put through the ordeal
of examination by the examining
medical board The commissioned
men We're more fortunate than the
rank and file II is understood that no
officers Were rejected.
1t was stated last night that the
medical examining board will finish
Its labors tomorrow and that the. reg
iment Will he mustered In not later
than next Tuesday Last night about
500 men have been examined. OF these
about twenty per cent. failed to prove
healthy In one way or other. The eN-
animation is very thorough. lungs
heart, eyes, ears, toes, fingers are all
subjected 10 close scrutiny. and made
to endure tests which cannot fail to
find flaw if flaw Is present. The
man who passes the board Is In excel!
lent physical condition.
Yesterday companies ID of the First
and B of the Second regiments We're
examined. The percentage OF failures
was not ms large us that of other com
panies, averaging In the aggregate
about eighteen per cent. 1t is antici-
pated that about 200 OF the men who
have volunteered will be rejected. The
percentage Is not considered large.
considering that many of the men went
directly into the ranks from different
classes of trying manual labor.
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
THE PURITAN.

big balloon of smoke would suddenly
rise from her side. The eye, following
the direction Of the spot. would see
an instant later great clod of dust
and fragments OF concrete and mortar
fly high in the air. Then would come
the roar OF piece. sullen and heavy.
The New York had soon reduced the
range from 1000 to 5000 yards and
soon was tossing shells into Rubalcava
at the rate of about three minute
with wonderful precision and sppar-
emily great destructiveness. In the
meantime the Puritan was taking care
OF Point Maya. II was a long shot to
that battery. 1t was SO well masked
that the only target was the infreQuent
smoke from the battery. But when
the. Puritan got the range, her shells
burst every time within the fortifica-
ton and great was the explosion there
OF. High up into the air would go a
cloud OF dust-atoms of the Spanish
fort-looking for all the world like the
explosion OF magazine of brown pris-
matte powder. The Puritan was doing
fully as. much harm on the east side
OF the bay as the New York was doing
on the west side. All this time the
Cincinnati had remained out of ac-
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
The Hnnd PrnnosItInn

Washington. d. c.. May Cone fea-
turc of the Cabinet meeting to-day was
n discussion of the attitude of the Sen
ate in providing the ''sincws of war"
for defraying the expenditures of the
war. The President has received posi-
tive information that the Senate com
mittce on finance. which Is still strug-
Cling with the war revenue bill, will
reports that measure with the bond
feature eliminated. This fact is caus-
ing the administration great uncasiness
and embarrassment. and. the statement
is made that the possibility of adverse
action in the full body of the Senate
is n source of much anxiety. The
President laid before the Cabinet the
information lie had ms to what is to
be looked for from the Senate, and
while not expressing absolute conf
dence in favorable action by the Sen
ate. with the bond feature reincOrpor
ared. expressed the hope that there
would be Il satisfactorily majority for
the bond provision.
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
OFFICERS APPOINTED.
Governor Adams Name. Lewis Rarnum ns
Ad3utant G~nria A. F

Denver, May G.-Goyeruor- Adams
followed his appointments OF officers
to the First regiment OF Colorado's
volunteers yesterday and appointed
officers to Colorado's squadron OF cav
airy. At the same time the governor
filed ten OF the vacancies in the gen
eral ofiicerships OF the state National
Guard. made by the designations OF
Adjutant General c. NJ. Moses and In
spector General j. s. Stewart. who
are officers In the First regiment, Col
orado volunteers.
Lewis Barnum of Pueblo was cho-
sen to succeed Major C. NJ. Moses as
adJutant general and George ii. Gard
ner OF Lake City the place OF inspect
or General Stewart. who is captain
In the First regiment Colorado yolun.
teers.
The officers appointed to command
the first squadron of cavalry are as
follows:
Mator-John Chase of Denver.
First Lieutenant and Adjutnnt-Ar-
thur Williams Of Denver.
Captains = Charles II. MacNutt
troop A. Leadvillc: William G. Wheel.
er, troop Il, Denver.
First Lieutcnants-John Harvey
Ir.. troop A. Leadville; Arthur l.. h.
Davies, troop Il, Denver
Second Lieutcnants-First Sergeant
Fred 5. Follctt. troop A; Francis A.
Perry. troop Il.
No appointments were made from
troop G OF Denver City cavalry. The
troop will be disbanded and many of
the members II is said, will Join
troops A and H. Now that the squad
ron Is organized. the men are on the
lui vive for the orders TO join Colonel
Torrey's command of cavalry, to
which 1t will he attached. 1t is be
lieved by the officers that the orders
VIII be received within the next ten
days, and that not later than fourteen
days will see the First squadron head
ed Tor Fort ID. A. Russell, Wyoming
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
JUDGE roRREY.s BOYS.
Preparations Being Rapidly Made 20 Get
Them to the Front.

Them to the Front.
Denver. May Ga special to the Re
publican from Washington yesterday
says:
Colonel J. l.. Torrcy has about com.
pleted all arrangements with the War
Department for the organization of his
cowboy cavalry regiment In the West
and expects to leave Washington to-
morrow morning to Join his command
at Fort Russell, Wyoming.
He has secured from the department
a sanction of his order relating to the
purchase of horses and in accordance
with that order Major Percy s. Hoyt
OF the quarternaster's department will
arrive in Cheyenne Friday morning,
9th inst, and will Join Captain G. A.
Narnum OF the Seventh cavalry and
another cavalry officer. Together they
will constitute board for the pur-
chase OF saddle horses for the Second
regiment, United States volunteer cav
airy. This bonrd will purchase horses
at Cheyenne. Laramie and Denver,
Colorado. The ordinary specifications
for cavalry horses will not be OBJ
served, but they will purchase horses
which have been found most service
able in the western country as saddle
horses. They will be approximately
fifteen hands height, weigh about 1000
pounds and Of bay, chestnut, black,
brown and roam cOlors. The number
will approximately be 1000.
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
rAe engagement at Ma,anzas las,e,

The engagement at Matanzas lasted
eighteen minutes. 1t began at
minutes past II and ended at n
larter past l. The Puritan and Gin
nnati were left on guard at Matanzas
ID the New York returned to her old
osition. All told the United States
ips nred etshty-six shots at the forts.
hc forts fred probably twenty-five
ots. But far more important than
destruction of the Matanzas bat
ries Is the conclusion about the fu-
Re, which may be drawn from the
Aoardment. This conclusion is that
aSana is absolutely at the mercy of
United States feet whenever we
oose to open fire. The fight he de-
Fibes as follows: Admiral Sampson
pbarded, silenced and pretty we'll
S!oyed the Spanish batteries in DO
Ion and in course OF construction at
e entrance of the harbor OF Matanzas
did 1t with the flagship New York,
monitor Puritan and the cruiser
ncinnau. Not one OF the American
ips was struck. the Spanish gunnery
Ping wild. There is as yet no means
DA knowing the number OF dead and
g FOUNDED on the Spanish side. II must
e considerable. While the New York.
puritan and Cincinnati were reconnoit-
ring In force for the purpose of locat-
ng and destroying the formidable de-
lenses being constructed. the flagship
has fired on by the batteries on Point
tuoaicava and Point Maya. guarding
ne entrance to the harbor. The New
ork replied, firing her forward eight
anch gun on the port side She steam
[eo boldly In between the batteries and
soon blazed away with both broadsides
IQ them. The Puritan steamed in be-
1 hind the New York and engaged the
|for,ifcations in Point Maya, while the
New York went to starboard close up
to the land and poured her shells into
Rubalcava. The Cincinnati, which had
mained well astern under orders sig
Naied for permission to engage and re-
ceived 1t. and soon was firing her guns
at the fort on the west side Of the bay.
The batteries fired explosive shells and
most of them fell wide OF the mark.
Rne burst just beyond the stern of the
4Sew York. and a shrapnel shot explod-
ed above her. It took the three ships
Just eighteen minutes to silence the
batteries. The last shot that was fired
by the Spanish came from Point Rubal-
scava- The Puritan replied with one OF
her 12-inch guns. The shell struck the
battery with wonderful accuracy and
blew up portion OF 1t. After waiting
in vain for the Spanish to renew the
engagement. the ships withdrew. leav-
ing both batteries in ruins. When Rear
admiral Sampson. nn the HaeshiD New
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
reformed by . Now Pavement.

Bill Smith lives far beyond Kings
highway. He has lived in that section
since the time when It was composed
OF cornfields and COW pastures. For
thirty years he has been habitual
drunkard. Bill Smith quit drinking
intoxicating liquors recently. AT frat
nobody noticed his reform. Finally.
everybody became surprised when they
stopped to think that Bill Smith had
been sober for many weeks and was
attending strictly to business. Just as
II he had never toyed with bottle In
all his life. What's the matter with
old Bill Smith? Has he reformed? He
has been sober for month now"
said one citizen to another the other
day. Don't you know what's the mat
ter? Bill Smith had to quit drinking"
replied the second citizen. Did tho
doctors tall him he had to quit" asked
the first citizen. mo. Thirty year1
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
Ration. for the Troopr.

Chicago. May G.-1'hc government
has ordered 100000 rations In Chica-
20 TO he sent mt once to Chattanooga.
This will amount to about four train
loads of bacon. hard bread. sugar, cof.
fee. beans. salt. pepper and vinegar
the component parts OF the soldiers
bill of fare.
]. j. Smith and his men were busy
to-day securing the immense quanti-
ties OF food thnt were called for sud
denly by the telegram received from
Washington. The bacon alone amounts
to twenty-seven carloads. 100000 This
will 20 vin three different railroads in
order to minimize delay. Each of the
items of principal food in the list of
rations will be shipped in quantities
represented by six figures. The total
weight IF the whole 2,000.0O0 rations
Is 100000 pounds net.
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14

York, left the cruising ground to pay a
visit to Matanzas and Cardenas he
made up his mind that something had
to be done with the very aggressive
Spanish artillerymen. who were man
ming the batteries out that way. They
had twice fred ON the torpedo boat
Foote. and were very busy erecting
fortincations and placing guns In po-
sition. At Matanzas the New York
found the monitor Puritan and the
cruiser Cincinnati. that have been
blockading the port. Admiral Sampson
decided to make q reconnaissance in
force, for the threefold purpose Of To-
eating the batteries. discovering the
kind of guns they mounted. and. II
possible. stopping the work Of fortify-
ing. Matanzas lies at the head Of a
bay, about four miles from the sea.
This bay at its mouth is three miles
wide. On the west side of the bay is
Point Rubalcava. and ON the east side
Point Maya. These points have a very
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
A Picture OF tho nroo. r.rm.r..

In Col. Higginson's Cheerful Yester-
days there is this Amazing picture OF
the Brook farmers: Among these were
George and Burrill Curtis, and Larned,
with Chas. Dana, late editor Of the New
York SUN; all pressntable and agree
able. but the first three peculiarly cos
TUNED. 1t was then very common for
young men In college and elsewhere to
wear what was called blouses-a kind
OF hunters frock made at first Of
brown holland belted at the waist
these being gradually developed into
garments OF gay-colored chintx, some
times. 1t was said. an economical trans
formation OF their sisters skirts Or pet
ticoats. All the young men Of this par
ty except Dana wore these gay gar
ments and bore ON their heads llttlo
round and visorless caps with tassels.
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
SIMPSONS FLEET SAILS.
Supposed to He Headed for Porto Rico to
Meet the Spanish Fleet.

Chicago, May 5.--A special to the
Times-Hernld from Washington says:
Admiral Sampson and the fighting di-
vision Of the North Atlantic squadron
are sailing down Porto Rico to meet
the Spanish armada and wipe 1t off
the ocean.
The blOckading division Of that
squadron, under command OF Commo-
dore Watson, will maintain the patrol
Of Cuban waters with unrelaxing vigi.
lance and keep Havana bottled up
from the outside world.
Commodore Schley's flying squadron
will maintain vigil at Hampton
Roads to be prepared to ward or an at
tack on the North Atlantic squadron.
If the Spanish fleet is discovered
heading for the waters of Porto Rico
or Cuba, Commodore Schley will sour
ry south to join Admiral Sampson and
take hand in crushing the enemy.
II the armada is reported as aiming
at the upper coast of the United
states, Admiral Sampson will turn
northward to Join Commodore Schley
in hurling the combined squadrons
against the enemy.
Far out Mt sea are the st. Louis, the
Yale and the Harvard. securing the
Atlantic for an early sight Of the ar
mada. They will soon be Joined by the
st. Paul, and the instant one Of these
scouts catches n glimpse OF the enemy,
1t will fly to land. or to a rendezvous
In the ocean, to give warning to the
expectant American seadogs.
The program Is based on the nssump-
ton that the Spanish fiotilla, which
left the Cape Verde islands last Fri
day, is sailing for American shores.
When It left st. Vincent 1t was fol-
lowed until sunset by a ship which re-
ported 1t making about twelve knots
an hour. II that rate is maintained
the feet will reach Porto Rico by Sat
urday.
Admiral Sampson sailed early yester-
day morning. his squadron consisting
of the flagship New York, the battle
ships Iowa and Indiana, the cruiser
Detroit and the torpedo boat Porter.
This formidable force will be increased
by the monitors Terror and Amphitrite
and two OF the torpedo boats now do
ing patrol duty along the coast Of
Cuba. At present the Terror is block
nding Matanzas, while the Amphftrite
is doing similar work on Cardenas
Late tonight the Marblehead, fully
coaled, left the harbor and sailed away
in the wake OF the big ships. This
leaves the monitor Puritan still here,
the cruiser Cincinnati, half dozen
small gunbOats and cutters and the
torpedo boat Ericsson. The blocknding
squadron is under the command Of
Commodore Watson.
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
on. Capt. Chester signaled for per-

tfon- Capt. Chester signaled for per-
mission to engage. and 1t was granted
by the flagship. The Cincinnati steam
ed up to within 1000 yards. broadside
on. and began to let fly with her guns.
The batteries and the New York were
just giving the signal to retire when
one defiant shot was fred from Rubal-
cava. It was the last shot that bat
terry was ever to fire. One of the big
guns on the Puritan followed back. 1t
was the best shot OF the day. 1t struck
the battery just where the gun was.
tore its way into the earthworks. and
exploded. doing great destruction.
Capt. r. J. MacHugh. an artillery OFF,
Ger OF the British army. who was n
spectator Of the engagement, said 1t
was one Of the best shots he had ever
seen made. Having practically de-
molished the Spanish batteries. the
ships stood out to sea. Not shell
had struck one Of them. but there had
been three narrow misses OF the New
York. The Spanish fred schrapnel
once. which had burst above the ship,
shell had struck just fore OF her. and
another struck just aft. The fact that
the Spaniards failed to strike such q
large target as the New York. towering
as she does like house out Of water.
was taken as evidence that they are
not good marksmcn. On the other
hand. every shot that the New York
fred after she got the range was pitch
ed right into the batteries"
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
Even steel Pen. Grow rIr.a.

q A.well-known stationer. speaking Of
pens. recently said that millions Of the
steel kind were thrown away simply
because they were tired. When q pen
begins to splutter and scratch put It
one side for q rest. Then heat the
nibs In the gas flame not more than
fifteen seconds and the pen will be as
good As new. The stationer suggests
that some day there will be . reno
vator of pens who will collect all the
old pens and rennish them and sell
them at discount. but just a. good
~ new.
La Junta tribune., 1898-05-14
FRENCH VESSEL CAPTURED.
Il Was Released. However. In Accordaace
With an Agrcsment with France.

Key West, Fla. May O.-The La.
fayetre of the French General Trans
atlantic Company's line. n vessel Of
3,3:A tons, gross register, bound from
Corunna. Spain. on April 23rd, for Ha-
vana, was captured yesterday evening
OF the latter port by the United States
gunboat Annapolis, Commander j. J.
Hunker, while trying to run the block
ade after having previously been
warned on. She has on board large
number of passengers and Il valuable
cargo, possibly containing contraband
of war. She was brought to this port
this morning.
Commodore Watson this afternoon
received orders from Washington to In
stuntly release the Lafayette and to
send her TO Havana under escort.
The capture of the Frcnchman by
the gunboat Annapolis turns out 70
have been an unfortunate Incident, re-
sulting from mistakes. but no protest
has been made by the representatives
OF the French government to the Unit
ed States.
The Lafayette was released in pur-
suance OF orders which Were issued by
the Navy Department previous to her
seizure, but which had not been re-
celved by the commanding officers of
the vessels that made the capture. The
facts are that on April 29th the French
embassy made an informal inquiry as
to whether the Lafayette. which left
ST. Sazarie, France. for Vera Cruz, by
way of Havana. before war was de.
clared or information of the blockade
was received, would be allowed to land
In Havanna her passengers, her mail
bags and the dispatch bag of the con
sulatc general of France, and take
some French passengers on board. A0
assurance was given that, If this privi-
legc should be granted. the steamer
would be forbidden by the French con
sui to land goods.
The matter WAS duly considered and
1t was decided that, without regard TO
the strict law of blockade. and as an
act of courtesy, the request of the
French government should be accedcd
TO Orders We're accordingly sent on
the 2nd day of May. but were not
promptly delivered.