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: The will of the late Jens Peter Morten- sen has been filed for probate. He left an estate of unknown value to his widow, Mary A. Mortensen.
 John D. Corkery, who died on the 18th ult. left an estate valued at 5000 to his wife, Annie A. Corkery. The estate, on the death of his wife, is to go to his brother, Patrick Corkery.
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The Citizens Charter Committee wishes to inform the public that a complete index to the new charter has been carefully prepared by the Secretary of the Board of Freeholders. References to provisions upon all subjects in the charter are &C., curately given. Any citizen can, there fore, at once turn to sections in the charter giving the information desired
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he wait a. month. and half after this
 before announcing his discovery of an
 alleged more. suitable site? Why did he advocate and:.vote for the measure
 which: empowered the Board of Health
 to select. the site when now. he appar7 ently. considers his individual judgment
 of more value than their joint opinlop2 What were:the. arguments presented by.
 Mrs: Merritt that gave him new light -on:the suhject?~ :s.;. .'.~..
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French Dinner, 25 Cents. ..- 'ith wine. The Ralston, 7s3 Market rect
Expectorated on the Sidewalk.

Complaints have been made to the police that a gang of men were in the habit of standing on the southeast corner of Geary and Stockton streets and expectorating on the sidewalk. Policeman J. B. Hurd watched the gang yesterday afternoon, and saw Alexander Bence, cook, making liberal use of the sidewalk for spittoon. He placed him under arrest and sent him to the City Prison, where he was charged with violating the ordinance.
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Valuable Prizes Offered bu the Kennel High Degree in It's
 Bench Show This Month

Official copies of the charter in pamphlet form, containing this index may be had free of charge at the office of the Citizens Charter Association, Mills building, sew enth floor, room 8.
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New Charter Index.

Advances made on furniture and pianos with or without removal J. Noonan. 1O17-lO23 Mission
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Estates in Probate.

Ladies tailor-made suits: latest designs: we give credit. NJ. Rothschifd. 2fl Sutter. r. & 2.
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COLLECTED IN ......=...... F. THE CORRIDORS

.s E. J: Mccullough of Stockton is a guest at the Grand.
 <. pr. F. H. Jeacke> of Woonsocket, R. T., is at the California :: MT. and Mrs. H. H. Sellers of Chicago are registered at the Palace. :: William Yates, an English globe trotter, is also a guest at the Palace.
 :: .Dr. Ivancovich of Petalufna Is regis tered at the: Grand with his wife,
 : G. D. Freeth, a wealthy. merchant of Honolulu, is a guest at the Occidental.
 Rev. w H: Landon has come over from San Rafael. and is: staying at the Occi- dental
 : :Rev.:J. D. Mcdonald, the leading Cath ollie priest of Sacramento, is a guest at the California
 .@Dr: F. w. Olcott. U. S. N. has come down from Mare Island and is to be found at lne Occidental. # :.
 E.. H. Coneger, capitalist of .Des Moines, la, is at the Palace, accompanied by his wife and family. =
 Professor and Mrs. David Starr Jordan have come up from Palo Alto and are staying at the Occidental. =: ,:: Mayor David Evans of Eureka. one of the most enterprising lumhermen and capitalists of the north, is at the Grand. :
 E. F. Skinner and David Evans of Flu reka are both at the Grand, where they arrived yesterday on short visit to the city '.'..
 Judge. S., Solon Holl of Sacramento and w F. George: a prominent attorney of the same place, are both registered at the Grand. - +' .-'
 Captain Waineck is registered. at the Occidental with" his wire; he is, on his way home to St. Petersburg, after having made trip to the Orient: ::~. :: Captain Charles. Dodge, U. s. A, arrived on the Gaelic from the. Orient bound, to New Orleans to join the forces there as sembling for the invasion of Cuba He is at the Occidental. :,.: ::
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O O O O O 70 O. O O sioners is allowed to appear in the. corridor column of this papero ....:
 Managing Editor of the New York Diurnal: With his usual enterprise your commissioner has just learned that two or three days go several vessels of the American squadron, under the command of Admiral Sampson, bombarded., the forts at the; entrance of MatanZas and inflicted considerable damage: What were the number and names of the vessels. en- gagged your envoy extraordinary has not as yet been able to learn, as the smoke from both. the batteries was so dense that, at the distance of 300 miles; it was quite impossible to make things out. As soon as the firing had ceased, however, your minister plenipotentiary, with: his usual bravery and disregard of life when the interests of the public are to be served, ordered all speed on the especial and unusual dispatch boat, which; the great paper he serves has provided so that its subscribers may get the earliest information and headed in for the scene of the conflict. -
 ..Upon drawing near the shore the en- tire beach was seen to be swarming with Spanish troops, and their commander, General Blanco; wading into the surf up to his. ankles. with a total disregard of the nne new patent leather QanclnB* pumps that he has secured from the blockade runner Montserrat. held up his nnachete and shouted Death to the Yankees. It was explained to him that the approach ing boat contained the representatives of the great and only New York Diurnal.: At once his demeanor changed. With profuse apologies. for his seeming inhos- pitalfty, he invited your special ambassa- dor to land. T went ashore, and. after informing the Dons that any discourtesy would immediately bring to their support the editorial columns of the great daily I represent was treated with the utmost consideration by the thoroughly cowed soldiery. I went entirely over the scene of the conflict, and am, therefore, in a position to state positively that the recent reports concerning the loss of prominent and respected mule by the bombardment are entirely false and without one par ticle of foundation in fact. It was a jackass.
 (Note to Editor: Send another man down here as the staff is one shy owing to a recent casualty)
 E. E. Skinner, delegate to the Grand
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= The demand for our $25o Ladies Melted Lace. Shoes has far exceeded our expectations. These shoes are made of the finest quality Paris Kid, hand-weIted and stitched edges me dium heavy soIes, but soft and easy latest coin toe and patent-eather tips, all widths and all sizes. Every lady who desires comfort and ease should wear these 'h's'-'"y S2. 50 pr.
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Here are the
 bargains for this week:
THE GREATEST BAR GAINS IN LADIES' FINE SHOES THAT HAS BEEN OFFERED THIS YEAR.

700 pairs Ladies Extra Quality Im- ported Paris Kid Lace Shoes, with fine black brds-eye cloth tops, latest style coin toes, patent-Ieather tips, all sizes, all widths regular price $4 per pair. Ini. week, k. 01ly-.-$275
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.(By permission of. a certain yell low journal ':the following :. d 1 g. patch from one of its high-priced special; eommis-
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i. O O O O O O. O o O
 :. AN : o IMPORTANT Q 2 POINT. = SETTLED. . .

o 0 o o Q Q o O o. sioners is allowed
 to appear in the. corridor column of this paper:). T
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-04-08
ALL ARE NOT PLEASED.

Senators Divided In Their Opinions of the
Presidents Action.
WASHINGTON, April S.-The delay in
the settlement of the Cuban question
involved in the announcement made
that the presidents message would
probably not be sent to congress before
next Monday was received IN the sen.
ote with varying degrees of favor or
disfavor, depending largely Oh the pre-.
dilections aud personal political associ-
atoms of senators. All united in the
necessity for protecting the safety Of
General Leo and the other American
citizens in Cuba. Many, however,
were inclined to criticise because our
citizens had not been removed hereto.
fore, while others declared protection
for them should have been sent to
Havana. ut is humiliating specta.
cle." said Senator Quay. that with
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MINING THE HARBORS.

EnEinccrin. Corps Busy Along the A..
Inntic Coast.
NEW YORK, April S.-The engineer.
ing corps under direction Of Colonel
Henry Nj. Robert has begun operations
for the submarine mining of the
entrances to New York and other har.
bors along the Atlantic coast Detach.
mcnts OF engineers from WIllcts Point
were sent TO Portland, Boston, Charles.
ton. Hampton Roads, Fort Wadswor,h
and Fort Hancock to lay cables and
electrical apparatus for the mooring
and operation Of controlled mines lt
Will only take seven hours to com.
pletcly mine this harbor.
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our fleet within 10 miles of Havana we
are not able to protect our people III
that port"
Ordered to Chickarnauga.

SruyGls, S. d., April S.-The officers
at Fort Meade, located here, have re-
ceived cipher instructions from the war
department to report at Chickamauga,
Tenn, by Saturday noon. They will
there join all the troops east OF the
Rocky mountains aud will leave ut
once.
Mlts to Open Monday.
NEW BEDFORD. Mass, April S.-The
treasurers Of the nine cloth mills now
on strike have unanimously agreed to
open the mill gates next Monday morn.
ing to such operatives as care to return
to work. 1t is generally believed that
a ma ajority of the strikers will 60 in
Monday.
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|L0N\CY DONE
# Has Run Its Course
kar a, This Government
Is Concerned.
h Case Will BE Reopencd
hIy to Accept Spain's
Surrender.
- T'\ptctcd to BE Sent
,orcre>> Without Nate
rial Change.

klyGT \, .l!r.l Sup TO noon
nal Cured " hich will have
hing Up II the Presidents mes.
already prepared. nor will it be
1 IN any important particular.
the unlocked for event OF sub.
on the par, of Spain TO the
|, q. ;h.s government. This
y. W., made u, noon by 4 high
b. tic euycrnlncnt. who has full
E.e .. tn real situation. The
/ ! gwen ont at Madrid to tho
J., The queen regent was about
a.M an arml>tiCc IN Cuba, and
], Indications were that the
government would make i'm.
Concessions looking to the es-
b., 4 reacc on a basis OF prac-
II md ,pandcncc. is regarded
+. t..e.e' here as a diplomatic
e4.a time. - far as this gov.
: loaccguod, he stated.
omacy Has Run Its Course.
iAt.an, Ci any character are
|1a.A-, nor VIII they be received
Tie solicitation OF Spain. and
ST.. purpose Of carrying into
e demands Of this government
Communicated to the Madrid
!e' The president remains
u determination to forclbly
N cuba, II necessary to put
Asstl.ltlcs and to secure tran.
~ a more stable government
san. Information from u
cAarE intlmatcs that Il
lsA9h,ttatou against Havana
considered. and is almost
Y be made within the next few
4'r,' Spaln yields. and If this
'-aoa results in war the rrcsi.
'saaE to accept the issue. \
t.aene SAID:
are wo hurrying Americans
s01' except that their lives will
-ses alter the presidents mes.
e9he TO congress and his pur.
"loWn TO the Cubans: That
a2A' and the only one.
'sFiiinont, Is is further stated.
- 20 dlstrust much that comes
~ oiaclal sources ut Madrid.
~" on, action and not words,
q III" cabinet declared, will
~ aur policy.
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T.Nas at Hampton Roads.

FoEr MONROE, Va. April S.-Thc
battleship Texas steamed into Hamp.
ton Roads at 80 o'clock and ut SOS
o'clock dropped anchor with the flying
squadron Off Fort Monroe. She Is
fully painted tho lead color, and is in
the best Of condition. The MassSachu
setts will be down from Newport News
late in the day. and the squadron will
then be ready for any emergency.
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pated from the Spanish rule, therefore
they will resist all interference ;ntond
ed to compel them TO pay anew an al.
leglance to the sovereignty of Spain !"
Asked what position he would rom.
slider 1t likely the provisional povern .
ment would take in view of a nossihls
armistice. he said:
IF the American government 40
khowledgos the Independence of Cuba
and acknowledges the actual govern.
ment of the Cuban republic, | think it
would not be difficult to accept by the
republic OF Cuba an armistice with ,h.
purpose OF assuring the peace of the
island"
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Liver Complaints and Nervousness
Cured.

No complaints are more common than
the above; you feel dull and muggy;
your bowels move irregularly and you
have u clumsy feeling about the liver.
As tins condition develops you are apt
to grow respondent. Try ut once a bot
tie Of DR.. Fenner's Blood and Liver
Remedy and Nerve Tonic" 1t will
brighten the spirits and give an excep-
tional vigor to the body. II not salts
fed after Csing one bottle, your money
will be refunded BY Frank Smith OF
Madison.
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No Trouble In Havana.

WASHINGTON, April S. The Spanish
minister has received "A telegram from
the governor general Of Cuba to the
eii'.' that all rumors Of impending
trou.lc III Havana are absolutely false.
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Quiet in the senate.

W AslIINGToN. April s. Compare.
lively little interest was manifested
by the people In the proceedings Of the
senate, the galleries being scarcely half
filled. Consideration of the sundry
civil bill was resumed.
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Ordered to Report for Duty.

MADISON. Wis, April 81. {. W..
Brooks of the regular army. who has
been military instructor Of the univcr.
.ity for three years, has been called to
Washington To report to the artillery
Department. He is an expert artillerls
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Arr,ory EMPLOYEES Laid on.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. April $. Three
hundred men employed at the United
States armory here have been DIS
charged by orders from Washington.
These men were employed on the cid
Springfield rifles.
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SnlRlley Has Nn Iden

LONDON. April =. S.-George w. Small.
ley. the New York correspondent Of
The Times. expresses the opinion that
congress has done its worst and Presi.
dent Mckinley has regained control, if,
indeed, he ever lost it,
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LONDON, April S.-The Rome CORE.
spondent of The Daily Chronicle saws:
Archbishop Ireland has cabled to tho
pope that mediation is almost imposs.
bic III consequence OF the resistance of
public opinion. His holiness is much
grleved by this check to his good in
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rurrh,sch supplies In France.

PARIS. April s.-The United States
government has purchased III France Il
considerable quantity OF ammuni'lon
and number Of quick firing guns.
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DAVENPORT. Ia. April 5. - Orders
have been received doubling the force
at the R,ck Island arsenal and rushing
the work upon gun carriages ana cars
sons. A night shift commences work
Monday
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IN PORTO RICO NOW.

News ot An Engagement lsctweeu Span
ish Troops and Insurgents.
New YORK, April S.-The Quebec
line steamer Fontabe.le. from 81.
Thomas, brings news that IN uprising
has taken place in Porto Rico, and that
in an engagement between the insur.
gents and Spanish troops. a score Of
men were killed Two tilibustering ex.
petitions landed in Porto Rico q month
ago, and tins fact gives color to the
rumor Of an inSurrcction.
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""NA'S STATEMENT.

hep.., y" Arranged After In.
A,>o nc" Is Recognized.
blm, April S.-Thomas Es.
bvcrnm uolesate Of tho provis.
d anr OF Cuba. when asked
! tho comments to make re.
I , p,'a'ement in New York by
ia, Mems counsel OF the Gu.
care ''ated "a tho following reply:
are :, 20 say is this: That tho
Enca Juggling for absolute in.
rri6co, Ihey have made tremen.
the"o 'or this purpose. They
'e'ves already emanci.
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VI HAMPTON ROADS.

'' Men ut Work Strength.
ming tho Defcnses.
= :, ROADS, Va, April SIN
|p,o', - an order telegraphcd from
1,'a, ~, Colonel Frank, com.
~ " fort Monroe, has tho ongi-
I \ = ,l. hard at work mining the en-.
eels''hpton es' Roads. Two hun.
.,' a!'y mines are in tho hands
ei,a i,sa'neers, and they are being
,0a a great speed. Each mine
N'ee e, 'cet in diameter and five
j,on ihe mines are made Of gal.
aG' ion and each will hold about
m. ns OF guncotton.
ne,na say that tho laying Of the
tlarals' luans that mediately upon
n vaion w'u Of war. the flying
~ oe sent off aud the dc.
II" hwy . harbor intrusted to the
o'''ng submarine mines.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-14
SPANS WRECKED WARSHlpS.

They Lilo In Ghnstiy Ruins Along cuba's
Coast-Their Destruction Complete, ana
Buzzards Feed on Their Dead.
Oh Santiago do Cuba, July Z, by
The ApBuciatei Press dispatchboas
Dauntless, via Port Antonio, Jamaicn,
July s, by way OF Kingston, jamaica,
July s. IL. 50 p. m.-Tho veesolH which
composed Admiral Cervora's squadron,
converted into wrecked charnel houses
nro littering the Cuban c0ast and the
scenes of dissolution, ruin, horror and
death battle description.
At the entrance Of the harbor OF San
tiago de Cuba lies tho Reina Mercedes,
sunk at midnight on July 3D.. West.
ward, five miles from the harbor, is q
torpedoboat destroyer stuck fast In the
rocks, close inshore and battered by
the surf. Rocks jntting out of the
water, just in front of where she lies,
hide her hull from view. Her darits
and the top of her coming tower alone
mark her resting place.
TWO CRUISERS ON THE ROCKS.
Visible from tho sea, q few miles fur.
thcr, in an inlet embraced by two
mighty arms of black rocks that extend
half mile into the sea, are tina re-
mains of the twin cruisers InfaDtu
Maria Teresa and Almirante Oquendo,
| formerly the pride OF the Spanish navy.
On beyond lies the Vizcaya, mass
of ruins, and AZ miles away from San
lingo de Cuba the Cristobal Colon lies
helpless on her sides, with her smoke
| stacks under water.
The Infanta Maria Teresa and the
Almirante Oquendo stand upright,
stuck fast on the rocky shoals. Al
| that is left of them ia their outer bulls,
The heavy arnior dofying total annihi-
liatiun. Inside of them tho work oil
obstruction is complete. Their boilers,
engines, bunSere and magazines have
bean blown into unreeognizable masses
of twisted, melted iron. Exploded
! shells, burned rifles and revolvsrs,
pieces of yellow hrasswork and golo
and silver were melted by intense heat,
are struwn all over remains of tho once
proud Rrmored cruisers, whose pro
tective decks only stand in places.
BuzzARDs FEED OFF THE DEAD.
But tine most CHASTITY, horrible sights
IN those silent steel collins are tht
mangled, SCARED and charrud bodies o.
hundreds Of bravo sailors, sacrificed fol
their country. Buzzards are feeding OF
the dead and other are lowering uvel
the wrecka.
On the beach other fooks of vulturei
sit in silence, waiting for the sea tt
give up its dead. Every tide adds K
the tale of horror. washing up auch oh
iects as, for instance. sleeve enclosing
a wasted arm, other portions OF human
bodies gnawed by hungry sharks, ant
countless relics OF the battle.
Attention has been given to thu
burial of the dead of the enemy, ant
over 100 bodies taken from the ships o.
washed ashore have been Inferred upoI
the beach, by Rear Admiral Sampson
orders. Those which now remain ar
either almost totally consumed by fir
or lie in the depths of the sea.
The buried remains lie in CONFUSED
mass uupunbered and unnamed, in
huge pit dug in the SANDY beach wher
the vessels went ashore. A rud
wooden cross from tine wrecakge alon'
marks the graves, over which SpaiI
may we'll mourn.
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PRAISED BY LONDON PRESS.
Lending Papers Comment Most Favorably
Upon the Great Work of Our warships.

Lending Papers Comment Mnst Favorably
Upon the Great Work OF Our warrnips.
London, Eng, July o. THE weekly
newspapers to-day, in discussing the
war all pay glowing tributes to the
American navy. The Saturday Review
says:
tain pride in these achievements of
mon OF our own race. Every English
man, TOO, will remember that it was
the possoasion of this same quality, the
fine workmanship. which tho Amerir
cans display, which gave US victories
both on land and sea, from Crecy to
the Crimes. and something peculiar
and noble happened in this fight which
showed in far higher way the kinshIp
between the two peoples.
The Spectator, in long article on
tho same subject, says:
1.-The first thought of all English
men ia that the American feet did its
work splendidly. The whole perform
ance of Admiral SIMPSONS fleet was in
accordance with the best traditions OF
the Anglo-Saxon navies, and every
Englishman has read Of their doings
with u flush of pride. There was the
same old, hard pounding as the Eliza
hethan sea dogs used, the same curious
mixture of steatliness, daring, GOODNESS
and reckless dash. The moral aspect
OF what was almost the first and of
what may be ths last fleet action be-
tween the Spanish and English races is
very much alike. In both cases it was
the man behind the gun who, in the
last resort, won the hattle.
1.-THE battle shows that the Amsri-
can navy is a most efficient fighting
machine. We did not need to be told
that hore. We knew it already"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-14

A local bank officer stated this morn
ing that many people are evnding tho
Law requiring war ravenue stamps on
checks by dating their chsoks Juns
Both. he says many checks ars coming
in every day heating that date. Re-
fcrring to tho effect on banking bust
ness, the oificial stated that be believed
sit would have tendency to reduce tbs
number OF chuosH 1T has been Gus
tomary for berry shippers in the lower
part of the State to have checks com
through the local banks for small sales,
sometimes many in one day between
the same parties for lees than a dollar.
Hereafter tine sumo will he Jumped as
much as possible, III order to, reduce
the number of stamps, and al the same
time it will tighten the work of the
bank employees.