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The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03
CHURCH IN SAN LUIS DE APRA. From Photograph Taken The Call by Naval Officer

finished the last routine occurrence of the day save the rollcall at retreat in the evening. Meal hours in most com- munities and under most circumstances are generally supposed to be routine occurrences, as they generally come around with more or less regularity. But as on the Picking the regularity is considerably less than more, l can hardly class our mess as a regular rou- tine institution, whether speaking of the hours at which the meals are served or the material of which they are com posed.
 If things are propitious and there has been no more than the average amount of rascality around the commissary de- partment, we are sure of receiving about half or three-fourths of ra- tion of beans, salt pork and coffee with anywhere from no ration at all to about a one-half ration of sugar. Bread &C., companies this delightful menu when we are fairly lucky. Sometimes 1t is little hard bread, sometimes 1t is lit tie soft bread; it Is never enough of either.
 The hours at which thi- ee"ation is supposed to be served are 10:30 in the morning and 4:30 in the afternoon. AS a matter of fact the men are served when the cooks at the galley have tired of the pastime of quarreling with each other and wish to experience diver sion by giving the food to the men and then listening to those unfortunates in turn curse the cooks, the commisary, one another and everything else con- nected with the army.
 There must certainly be something
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LITTLE TIME LOST BY
 OTIS AT HONOLULU

HONOLULU, July 2I-General Otis has decided not to go into camp nere' It Is his intention to leave Immediately for Manila upon the arrival and coal ing of the other transports, Whlch are expected to reach here on July 5o. Every one in Honolulu expected Gen eral Otis had come to perform the cere- mony of raising the American flag, ana many came from the other islands to witness it. It was great olsap- nointment to the visitors when IL was learned that the ceremony would not take nlace until the arrival of Admirai MiIle; on the Philadelphia in the early part of August. The Hawaiian nag on the Executive building IS the only has visible in Honolulu that is not the star and Stripes. This city IS a puiich oA American flags and colors
 The Peru finished coaling yesteroay and moved to another wharf to make room for the landing of the Dcric. ~
 General Otis called aboard the MO hican, which is lying In the maroon nel 's terdav made an official call, accompa,,
 nied by members of his stan, in Iuli ,niform upon President Dole at the Executive building. General GUS was
 received by President Dole ana .nu members of his Cabinet A coinpans of the HaWdlldH 4NoIlOAISN
 o os o1ard of honor before the Execu- five building. while the military oano f,,rnished music during the hour or the reception. e,,, both the
 pern and the Puebla were given luncn
 on the executive grounds. The idules
 of the Red Cross were in charge anu waited upon the soldiers while the na- five band rendered patriotic airs. This
 Is the first time any large numper or the men have been allowed ashore TO- eetber Heretofore only several de- tachments at a time from each trans mort have been given shore leave.
 Colonel Kellogg of the Fourtn cav airy Is in command Of the forces on
 hoard of the Peru, and Major Robe,
 Fourteenth Infantry, is in command on the Puebla- A regular military order of the day is observed each day. Guards are stationed on the ships and a con- tinual watch and lookout kept. Oc- casionalIy there is a fire drill aboard to accustom the men to their duty in such an emergency. Instead or the usual military drill the men are put through setting-up exercises daily after breakfast. Aside from these exercises | and the guard detail the men have all | the day to themselves. The trip was | longer than need be as it was ordered l that the vessels proceed slowly. By doing this some ninety tons of coal were saved, representing about $500.
 | It is expected that the other trans | ports will reach here next Saturday, In | which case General Otis says he will | sail on Monday for Manila, reaching there, he expects. about August 20.
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Old Glory Ffupg to the Breeze From the Purdpets of Fort
 SdDtu Cruz.
Americans Cbeered the Flag and the Guns or tbe ChorestoD ThuDdered Forth .s =
 Salute.

bor. She was still cleared for action when, with First Lieutenant Blocklin- ger, I accompanied the captain across the harbor. threading the coral reefs that surround the island on which the old fort stands, and as the flag was run up on the ancient structure break ing it's beautiful colors to the breeze, 21 guns belched from the Charleston; while from the transports came the shrill treble of the cheers of the men.
 Spain had been deprived that day of q. group of islands. The action of Cap tain Glass in raising the American flag 2 does not, in international law, amount to the annexation of the group for the reason that he was authorized by his orders to leave nobody in control, but the territory was conquered territory, the first, absolutely, to be so won by an American force, and the title of America to the Ladrones is better now than can be shown by any other na- tion under the sun.
 There is the whole case in a nutshell. The Spaniards have been dispossessed. The Americans are rfot In possession. although by the mere act of raising and saluting the flag Captain Glass has put. America In better position to assert valid claim than any other power pos sibly can be.
 Of course not all the men who saw the flag go up over the Ladrones re- alized this They cheered the banner they had shown their readiness to march to death under as they would have cheered it under any circum- stances. The far-seeing leaders of the great expedition know that there has been made to-day ir the far-off bay. of San Luis de Apra a move that will be felt In the diplomatic centers of the world--that may cause conamotion in all those centers. but that will never rebound to the dfsvrctift or the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03
BY SOL N. SHERIDAN.

N N BOARD THE U S. $. CHARLESTON, HARBOR OF O SAN LUIS DE APRA, ISLAND
 OF GUAM, June 22.-While Lieu tenant Braunersreuther was so ably preparing the task which had been set him of taking everything in Guam to which Spain had title, and while the Peking was transferring to the bunk CTS of the Charleston 40 tons of coal to help the cruiser on to Manila, Cap tain Glass was quietly preparing dip lomatic stroke on his own account which would seal the work he had come so far to do.
 It Is 2200 miles from San Francisco to Honolulu, and even without the com pleted farce of annexation Honolulu can never be other than a dependency of the United States. It is $500 miles from Honolulu to the harbor of San Luis de Apra, which has been called the best harbor in the middle Pacific. It is in round numbers 1900 miles from San Luis de Apra to Manila. It is 1340 miles from San Luis to Yokohama. Here is the completed chain-and the nation that has a store of coal at the island of Guam would be in position virtual " 10 COnCrOl the faclIlC. LQe udIlOu holding Manila, if that nation be the United States of America, must hold the island of Guam if the farther pos session is to be considered safe.
 r As a strategist of experience, above all as naval strategist, Captain Glass saw this possibility at once upon en- tering the harbor of San Luis de Apra. It was his first visit to the place, but possibly he was no more in ignorance when he made his way so easily through the. coral reef than had been the authorities who sent him there. He saw,at once all the possibilities of the harbor, and to-day, just after Governor Marina and has staff had been brought on board the Charleston, the captain wiewagged his purpose to Captain Gibson on the Picking, and then called away his gig to go and raise the star spangled banner over the heavy walls of Fort Santa Cruz, in fact-to raise 1t, in effect, over the whole Ladrone group.
 The Charleston had been cleared Tor action when she steamed into the har-
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BY FRED A. HEALY.

BOARD THE TRANSPORT . N CITY. OF PEKINGs CHINA SEA, 1June 29-When old General Sher-
 man-ventured the suggestion that war was akin to the sort of hereafter that overtakes the evildoer of this earth he unconsciously gave remark ably true prophecy in regard to the life of the First California Volunteers aboard the good ship City of Peking.
 On the morning of June 4 we left Honolulu and started, under the pro lection of the Charleston, on what we then thought was to be an unfnter- rupted trip across five. thousand miles of ocean to Manila. The discipline, which had been greatly relaxed during our three days stay in port, was again frightened; :messes were organized, drills enforced, inspections carried out and all hands were commencing to set tie down into the monotonous routine of life aboard ship when on the second day out a signal from the Charleston conveyed the news that our first stop would be at Guam, an island of the Ladrone group. The place was to be captured, the American flag raised over it and we were the regiment chosen to assist the Charleston in the work.
 This is all thatsWas positively known. but it was enough: The 1maginations of the boys. supplied all the details that Captain Glass and General Anderson neglected to fmpart. The widest ru- ners. at once became the. theme of gen eralt discussion and for the next twelve days the. only word heard on board the Picking was: :':Gu uam.' As our own regi- mental officers with the possible ex- ception of the colsnel, were as ignorant of Guam and all spertaining to that
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Private Hedly Pictures the Sad Conditions on the Big
 Transport.
Evidence That tbe Boys Most Despicoble Foes Are Not Those They Were Sept Across <..>. the Ocean to Fight.

could make a meal. For be 1t known that Uncle Sam feeds his regular en- listed men of the army and navy well; moreover, he appoints officers and mon coms" who know how to look after the rank and file and see they get that which is their due. Men who leave comfortable homes and give up good positions from motives of pure patriot ism are left to get along as best they may.
 After breakfast comes an inspection of arms and accoutrements.s The man who has over an inch of rust on his rife is sure to be punished by at least twelve hours in the guardhouse, where he drinks cold water and gently re- creates himself by pulling punkah when the officers dine.
 Following inspection comes setting up exercise and then sick call. Those who are i'll go down to the doctor, where they acquire a pill, the panacea for all troubles, and considerable pes sinism, while their brethren of good health and uninterrupted digestion take to the bath.
 The bath Is a great institution, and about the only consolation the enlisted man has. Large cans. with their bot toms punctured, are rigged up in diff ferent parts of the vessel, a hose is run into them at the top and delight full saltwater shower is the result. The hours for bathing are about 10 o'clock In the morning and late in the after noon. The boys strip naked, and, as long as the water is allowed to run, laughing, struggling, skylarktng groups of young soldiers are to be seen wrest- ling with one another under the sparkl- ing salt sea water that comes splash ing down over them. rt
 With the conclusion of the bath Is
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rlace as the priyates and as l am here as an enlisted man and not as a cor irespondent I tried to find out some thing by asking those who were doing most of the talking. The result of my investigations was rather startling.
 I learned that Guam was continent, island, peninsula, isthmus and cape; that 1t had three millions of inhabi tants. and that not person lived there; that there were two gunboats, three forts and fifteen thousand soldiers 'at the place. Also that no official save . blind collector of customs had been sn Guam for over thirty. years past; that we were to capture the gunboats, storm the forts and slaughter the Span fish soldiery. Likewise that our mission was one of peace and we were merely going to drop in for friendly chat, a little fresh water and a few cocoanuts. After collecting this information I de- sisted.
 But the days wore on, work and drill. gossip and play. retrospection and an- ticipation combining to help the hours along.
 [ The hours for meals were changed and the boys fed Ia tropic At 5:4t reyeille was sounded, and all hands lined up for rollcall. Then came break fast, consisting of two biscuits that quartz crusher would have had trouble to digest, and a half-filled tin cup that contained mixture alleged to be cof- fee. Sometimes this decoction con- .tained sugar; more often it did not Those among us who had money would go down to the sailors mess and pur- chase biscuit and coffee on which we
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attitudes I am inclined to believe the
 angels congregate near the equator to
 weep over the sins of fallen humanity
 and that the night is the particular
 time chosen for the celestial lamenta
 tion.
 The atmosphere below Is so hot, close
 and foul that 1t seems like a cross be-
 tween purgatory and hades. AS a con-
 sequence all hands would bring up
 their blankets immediately after re-
 treat had sounded and proceed to make
 themselves comfortable on deck. They would get nicely settled when weep ing contest would be called and the tears would fall in such profusion as to form one solid sheet of water. Then there would be a hurried bundling of mattresses, pillows and blankets and the boys would fall over each other
 getting below.
 On June 20 Guam was. sighted and, concealed by heavy mist and frequent rain squalls, the four vessels, the Charleston in the lead, stood in toward the land.
 We remained in the harbor of Guam. which is called San Luis de Apra until late in the afterpoon. The men were not allowed ashore in a body, only those going who were sent after pro- visions Colonel Smith took a trip to the little native village of De Apra. and, wishing to take in everything that was | coming. insisted on riding in native canoe. He was accompanied by Cap | tain Kelleher. They are both gentle l men built on rather grand scale, as becomes the exalted stations which are theirs. Their united weight was too
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A BOARD THE TRANSPORT N CITY OF PEKING, CHINA SEA, June 29.-When old General Sher-
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03
Robbed His .Brother-in-Law.

Archie McNeill, 26 Henry street, swore to a complaint In Judge Conlans court yesterday for the arrest of Valentine J. Schneider, his brother-in-law, on. the charge of burglary. He accuses him of breaking into his house about a month ago and stealing a diamond ring and a set of carvers, which he pawned. Mo Neill says 1t is not the first time Schnei- der has done so and he and his wife have got tired of it. !. ":
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Victim of Typhoid Fever.

HONOLULU, July 26.-Charles H. Watson, bandmasxGr of the Thirteenth Minnesota Regiment, died in this city on the 21st inst of typhoid fever. con- tracted on the voyage from San Fran cisco
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
20 % SAVED.

families quantity chases prices all the week lots nam have aved mone you' is A well-earned
  butes the following:
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ALMOST A TRAGEDY.
Dave Hardiman Goes After William Davis With Double.
 Barrelled Shot Gun.

Tuesday afternoon crowd of ne- groes were seated in Clark's barber shop, on Main street. conversing as negroes do. Among the number was Will Davis, driver for Weyler's bakery. Coming toward the par ties was Dave Hardiman. who drives the delivery wagon for Fox Bros, with a double-barrel shotgun looking for trouble, or rather for Will Davis. Jim Jones, barber, saw the man advancing with the gun, and thought trouble was in the air. He reached for Hardiman just as he had leveled the gun on Davis. The gun was wrenched rom the negro, and his arrest fol- lowed. A woman, Hardiman's wife, was the cause of the trouble. Hardlman was allowed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor and was discharged by Justice Vance this morning.
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TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Pine Bluff Defeated By The Little
 Rock Team.

One of the prettiest tennis tourna ments ever played in this city was witnessed last evening by about fifty interested spectators on the grounds of the Little Rock and Y. M. c. A. Associations on the cor her of Thirteenth and Center, be- tween the teams of the Y. M. c. A. clubs of this city and Pine Bluff The teams were composed of Dixon and Murphy, of Pine Bluff, and England aud Buckley, of this city. The game was called by Um- pire Collins at 4:45 and lasted just three sets, taking an hour aud forty five minutes to complete the series, which was for tbe best three out of five.
 The Little Rock team got the side on the toss and Mr. Murphy, of Pine Bluff, served the first ball. Many brilliant volleys were partici- pated in by the contestants and many impossible returns and serves were accomplished. Probably the prettiest play was made in the fourth game of the last set, when the ball was returned back and for ward twenty or thirty times.
 The sets resulted in victories for the Little Rock boys, as follows: 6 3; 6.3; 9-7. The inesmen were Mir. Thomas Johnson and MT. Long ley, of this city.-Arkansas Gazette.
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THE SECOND DAY
Of The Missionary Conference Of The Christian Church Of The
 State Of Arkansas.

Last night the Christian church, on West Sixth avenue, was crowded to it's utmost capacity, to listen to the interesting speeches and pro- eeedings of the missionary confer ence. The address, the subjec of which was "A Circuit of the Globe, " by Dr Archibald Mclean of Cincin- natl, was well delivered and listen cd to with great attention. This morning the ladies of the c. W. B. NJ. concluded the program by Miss Lucy Greenfield, who read the address of welcome.
 This afternoon the Arkansas Christian missionary society will have q session. Mr. C. C. Smith, of Cincinnati, Ohio, will speak tonight.
 An interesting program will be rendered tomorrow morning and evening. Tomorrow night the con- ference will adjourn.
 The public is cordially invited to atteLd all of these exercises.
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The companies in the two Ar kansas regiments at Chickamauqa are to be at once raised to the full quota of 106 men. Four com missioned officers from each regi- meat and one man from each com pany are to be returned to Arkansas to act as recruiting officers. The recruiting officers are to work in squads of five or less. Mr. Geo. Valiant, a member of the Jefferson Fencibles, has been selected from the Pine Bluff company and will be ia charge of the recruiting office for thls section.
 The Jefferson Fencibles' armory
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Noticesalo Unclaimed Freight

Pine Bluff, Ark, May 26, 1898.
 Notice is hereby given that the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Com pany will, on Friday, at D. m., June 24, 1898, at their depot in the city of Pine Bluff, sell to the highest bidder, for cash in hand, the follow ing described goods, to-wit
 Six logging cars and twelve trucks Trucks have trussed bol- sters 4kxSx7-2, sand boards 2Hx9x7 ?. q wheels journals 22x5h to 3x5A Cars have body bolsters Sx10x9 feet. Body holsters tie beams 4Ax5-5-8. Snls 5Ax7hx2O, and brake and brake fittings complete. Made by the Russell Wheel and Foundry Com pany, Detl oft, Michigan.
 Tho above goods may be seen at the Company's shops in the city of Fine Bluff, where they are stored, the same paving remained on hand, unclaimed, for the period of six months prescribed by law.
 St. Louis Southwestern Ky Co.,,
 H. Bringman,
 5-31&6-IS 2t Agent.
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A FALSE REPORT.

A report is being industriously circulated to the effect that the com mittee appointed to canvass the re- turns for State officers discovered a discrepancy in the tally sheet and poll book from Spring township in the vote for Sheriff. The writer of this article was q member of the committee to canvass said returns. In no instance was the tally sheet of any township or ward examined except where the vote for som9 Seate officer was not noted in the back of the poll book. The poll book of Spring township was com plete, hence the tally sheet of that tow nship was not examined by the committee. nor was it examined by any private individual of the con- mittee to the writer's knowledge, who sat immediately in front of the ballot box. If the tally sheet was examined by any member privately, it was not noticed by the commit tee, nor was any attention called to any alleged discrepancy. The re- port is therefore merely q campaign rumor.
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will be used as headquarters and
 will be kept open day and night un.
 til the requisite number of voluu. teers are enlisted. As soon as the men are recruited they will be sent forward Chickamauga, where ar engagements are already made for equipping them. Arkansas will not furnish ttird regiment, but all men wanting to see service in the war with Spain can join the com panies now raised and in training at Chiekamauga. The recruiting officers are to arrive in few days. Mr. Valiant will telegraph ahead when the officers expect to be here.
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 Her editary Suicide.

An extraordinary instance of heredi. tary tendency to suicide was told by Professor Brouartel in Paris lately. A farmer near Etampes hanged himself without appaient cause, leaving fam. fly of sevou son and four daughters. Ten of the Il subsequently, followed the fathers example, but not until they had married and begotten children. all of whom likewise hanged themselves. The only survivor is SOD. who is now 6S years of age and has passed safely be- yond the family hanging age.
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CAPTURED

Deputy Cuipepper returned last night from Clarendon, where he was sert after negro by the name of Richard Wiley, who had been captured by the Clarendon author. tiles Wiley was wanted in this city for being an accessory to a robbery and also for assault and battery. Wiley was locked up to await trlal
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The Baptist gathering at the resi- dence of Judge Merritt on Lakeside fast evening was a most enjoyable occasion, In response to request, MT. S. H. Campbell was called on to deliver his oration which he recently delivered at Ouachita College and which won the medal. This proved xan intellectual event that was highly enjoyed by all present.
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In many parts of Central and South America sensitive plants are so numer. ous that the course of q man or animal through the underground may for an hour be traced by the wilted appearance of the foliage.
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FREE BALL GAME
At Jores Park, Friday Afternoon

There will be a game of base ball atJones park Friday afternoon be. tween the West End Stars and the Y. M. c. A. team Admission free. Tue following will be the positions of the players:
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Mn. O'Sulllvan, Esq of Little RoeE. is calling on his many Pine Bluff friends today.
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Mr. John H. Barrett, of Monticello is among the Pine Bluff visitors to- day.
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Messrs. J. NJ. Barrett and Frank Quattlebaun. ol Sherrill, were yis- itors to the city today.
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There are 9,027 knots of ocean dis. tance beswee. ChsrbourS and Fire ia land.
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Mir. J NJ. Townes, Of Little Rock, is at the Arlington today.
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W. H. Lockhart. of Wr1ghtsville, is in the city today.
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MT. Will K. Kirley, prominent business man of Warner, is among US today.
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Mir. Leon Eilbott. of Altheimer, was in the city yesterday.
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MT. Chas. F. Wiley. 0. Cummings. Ark, is at the Trulock.