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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-05
New Insurance Ideas

The insurance solicitor sat in his office
In the Rookery, and he was abashed. 1t
takes a great deal to abash an insurance
solicitor, but the big man in the opposite
chair had been ventilating his views. The
solicitor had been chasing him for six
months for $4,000 policy, and then, after
he had run his intended victim into the
home office the doctors had turned him
down
Told me my liver was out of order" said
the big man Indignantly. "Said 1 had .
murmur In my lungs, and talked about a
sister who died thirty years ago and a lot
more rot like that
"All of which was no doubt true" said
the insurance man. but" seeing that the
big man was going to fire up again, you
need not get alarmed about your health.
Some Of these days when can't make more
than $4,000 year at this business, l. m going
TO start an insurance company on new
lines. l will take all the men who have
been rejected by the other companies"
THAT would be taking big risks, wouldn't
Il don't think so. In the. first place /
would charge an extra premium. Then /
would bank on human nature Haven't
you noticed that these big, strong fellows,
who never-had-a-day s-sicknes IS in my life
go off like child at the first serious i'll
ness? Scared to death, maybe Anyhow
II you want to see tenacity of life lust
study the case Of a man In chronic poor
health. He takes no chances. guards him.
self against changes,o of the weather, ap-
plies remedies instantly. and the result Is.
that while he never enjoys good health, he
prolongs his life twice as long as the healthy
fellow who takes all kinds OF chances. In
surance examiners must report on the phys
icol conditions only. and can't make allow
ances for human nature, but it's there."-
Chicago Times-Herald.
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Mule Steak. All Right

"A party of Idaho cowboys, who wer,
out on the range hunting horses not long
since, got desperately hungry. and rathe
than kill beef or steer. which is worth bis
money just now, they dispatched young
mule, whose flesh they proceeded to ca
with the greatest RELISH" said Albert c
Blocker of that state to a Post reporter
"One of the company told me that tn,
steak cut from the mule was as good as an.
he ever ate, but his sharp appetite may
have been factor in the case. 1t was the
first time I ever heard of a mules benl
sacrificed in such cause, but as horsemea
is growing In favor in European countries
| don't see why his long-eared relative
should not answer the same purpose
Washington Post.
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&c; hind quarters. No 2. 7c; ribs Of beef.
pSk vs an 7B Hs e mst Si porh lamb po s
hogs, nc; lambs, per head, 1902. oo sheep.
per Gwti 2.S9g$,5O calves, pc, lb ,o, &c: ,,o
mic hams, 5l4c; No. 2, SIC; select mild cure,
lie; fancy breakfast bacon, 11%c; dried
beef. 1414c; smoked tongues; soc: dry salt
$50 ea' ave-. &c; salt clear Arb backs, c.
TALLOW-Per lb., 21sq31sc.
WOOI-Nominal.
HONEY AND BEESWAX-Honey in
BEANS AND DRIED PEAs-Pink, 1850
$50; Lima, 3;25QS5o; Lady Washington 2.40
a25o sma 10 whhite 29ag2bso green field
yancos. 4;ooq4.5oi lentils i'm imported. 1000
DRIED FRUITsncApples, sun dried
sa sc;' aHp ed fancy sc Choice sqss
g evaporated, sgldc: plumss; P9lttaed, choice
sack, 7iaasc; boxes, 9a1Oc; figs, California
white, per IL. seg7c; California black, Per
H. im5c; Ga sMrna fsnsy per h. sa
NUTS-Walnuts, Los Angeles, 4G5c; pa
per shells, 12Q13c; hard shell 7@Sc; pecans
8ql2c; hlberts. 12412hc; Brazils, 11Ql2c
&c; roasted, sdSlsc: California, raw 495c
roasted, 61a@7c.
MILLSTUFFS-Flour local mills, 52t
eastern, 6OOd675; shorts, ton, local. 23.00
rolled barley per 100 lbs. 140; cracked corn
per 100 lbs. LOS; feed meal, per 100 lbs. 10
bran, per ton. 21.00; graham, per 100 lbs.
HAY-wheat, per ton, 1S.0O922. 90; barley
17.OO01SOO; oat, 17.00q20.00; alfalfa, baled
GRAIN-Wheat, No 1, Les; No. 2. 100
corn, small yellow 1.25; large yellow, LOS
barley, common. 1.35.
.HIDES-Dry Gas they run), lac; do. kip
111bc; do. calf, 15c; bulls. &c; salt steers
4ls05lac; do. stays and bulls, 31544c; cows
6ls97c; sheepskins. 5Gl6c.
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Not Short on Titles

Here are the young king of SPAN titles
Yin full Alfonso XIII, Leon Ferdinand
Maria James Isidore Pascal Antonio, king
of Spain, of CASTLE. of Leon. of Aragon, of
of Grenada, of Toledo, of Valentia of Ga
licia of Majorca, of Minorca, of Seville, of
Cerneda, of Cordova, of Corcega, of Glib
cia, of Jaen. of Algarra, of Algebra, of Glib
raltar. Of the Canaries, of the East and
West Indies, of India and the Oceanic Con-
tnent, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Bur
gundy, of Brabant and of Milan, Count OF
Hapsburg, of Flanders, of Tyrol and of
Barcelona and Lord of Biscay and Molina.
London It'd Bits.
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The Fireworks Trade

In consular reports for July considerable
space Is devoted to condensed accounts OF
Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands.
with especial reference to their commerce
and resources. China comes next in I'M
portance, with reports uon the opening o.
treaty ports and inland routes. the produce
ton of cotton, the demand for steel rails,
the increased American trade and fireworks.
OF these nearly twenty-seven million pounds
were exported last year. mostly TO New
York. and yet this was but "a small frac-
tion Of the amount manufactured and used
in China 1t is estimated that thirty
women and ten men can make 100. 900 crack
ers per day. for which work the women will
receive cents each and the men about 7
cents each" The hours Of labor, It mar
be added, "are from a. m. to II p. m, and
there are seven working days in each week."
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BUTTER-Extra local 32-ounce squares
5OM52kc; fancy creamery, northern, 32-oz
squares 45Q471k; diary, S2-oz.. 42ag4o; dairy
2s-oz. squares, 4oc; fancy tuo' per d.
csHHEEsE@Martin's New York cheddars
Per r. sc eaS hef full cream par lee
coast full cream, per lb.,,, 11Ac; California
American, per ID. l4c; do. BIB. hand, pei
l0 po }If SR%esF'e d dozen Hens
Young ROSTERS, 4OOd5 90; old ROSTERS, 80
1901 bsollers 2oOa2So fryers ner DaSnS
PoTATOES-Bur sOc@1:OO:
VEGETABLES-Beets per lo IDS, ogc
cabbage per 100 lbs 69g1Se; faa n, PET NV
tic, 596; onions, 75aSOc; do. green per doz.,
doz.. 2Oc; green peas, 5q4c: tur onp soc;
GREEN FRUiTS-Bananas. bunch. s.; q
2.25; Strawberries, COM, 5q6c; fancy, go
l2c blackberrles, 4qSc: lo9 gsat 4@ac;
res white 1890 DO BLACK asqsSO os apsae Is
al @7c; Soooseberries. per lb., sa4c;, currants
box, 6OQ65c; Logan berries, per box 4g6c
4@6c; figs, per box, 5oa6oc; peaches' per
RAIsfNs-Faney clusters. 29:lb boxes
LII, per box, 135; 2-crown, loose, In sacks
51s@6Nc; 4-crown. per lb. 5h96c;
peas, s.75@aoO; black-eyed beans, 800; gar
per shell. 12Q13c; hard shell 7qSc; pecanrs
Isl gDassed, o sSssii S California raw '@'o
LARD-Rex pure leaf. tierces. &c; spe-
cial kettle rendered lard, Sssc.
CITRUS FRUITS-Fancy navels, 2.2oq
e.4O per box; fancy seedlings. l.75@2.0 90.
Cured fancy, 1.5OQ2.o0 choice. 1.25: green
lemons I0q; grape fruit per box * sooga aoe
No. !, &C; No. q SIC: hind quarters. No. 1
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TO THE STOCKHOLDERS oFvrHE

TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OFTHE LOS
Angeles City Water Company: Notice
is hereby given that the board of directors
of the Los Angeles City Water Company
a corporation, have called a meeting of the
stockholders of said corporation, to be he'd
at the office of said Los Angeles City Water
Company at No. 800 New High street, in the
city of Los Angeles. on Tuesday. the 9th day
of August, 1898, at thirty minutes past three
o'clock p. M, to consider the subject OF
extending the term of the existence of said
Los Angeles City Water Company for a
period of twenty years from and after the
first day of August, 1898.
And you are hereby notified that the said
meeting will be held at said time and place
for the said purpose. and your presence Il
expected thereat. s. H. MOTT, Secretary.
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Interpretations

Cunningham, Curtiss & WEIGH, San Fran
cisco; 800. 900; all subscribed.
Yukon OIL company. Los Angeles; direct
ors, w. A, Lamb. NJ. l.. McCray, l.. A. Nc
Cray, W. T. McFie and c. E. Rayne; S25, 900;
subscribed. $4,000.
Bodie Fraternal Burial association, b.
die. Mono county; $3.50; subscribed, $3.50.
The Munro Furniture and Storage COM
pany, Alameda; $500; subscribed, $3.50
Paso de Bartolo; capital stock Sis. 400, all
but $4,000 Of which is held by H. w. r..
Strong, president of the board Of directors.
W.. H. Russell, II. r. Strong. G. 2. Strong
and N. de l.. Strong are the other directors.
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Tin Ore

An article by an Australian geologist. B.
]. Skertchley, succinctly shows how scant
Il the distribution Of tin ore, says the Min
Ing and Scientific Press. While the known
gold fields Of the world cover more than
100000 square miles, there are seven tin
districts in Europe, producing about 5000
tons yearly, Of which the Cornish mines
yield about 800 tons. Asia has two tin areas
tHunah In China, estimated to produce
200 tons and the Straits settlements ans
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Dried Fruit Prices

NEW YORK, Aug. 4-California dried
fruits dull.
Evaporated Apples-Common, case per
pound prime wire tray. SleqS&c: CHOICE
S%Q9c: fancy. 9iec.
Prunes--4GSc. 49,
Apricots-Royal sk410c; Moorpark 10a
12c. ,,e,+,
Peaches-Unpeeled, Sdsc: peeled. 12016c
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adjacent municipalities, yielding $1,000 ton.
yearly the richest yield Of the world. Africa
has no known tin mine; North America no
payable mine, though South Dakota and
California have made some efforts In that
direction; South America ane limited tip
area-Boivia and Peru-yielding less than
1000 tons year. and Australasia, the young
est. furnishing about 60O0 tons year.
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London Markets

NEW YORK. Aug. 4.-The Evening
The stock markets were quiet today, but
still with a good further rise in Spanish
securities. which was a feature. There Is
from New York. Indeed, New York buy
Ing Of bonds and shares is so large that it
is believed that 1t will check gold exports
to the states. Prices closed practically at
the best Grand Trunks were very good.
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Kansas City Live Stock

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 4.-Cattle-
Receipts, $500; market steady to strong;
native steers, 400d5.25; cows ana f helters,
Sheer ~ Receipts, 1000; market. steady;
lambs, 275Q6.0O; muttons, 2.5OHA25.
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Treasury Staten ent

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4-Today's state.
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $257 ,125 1874
gold reserve $lSS, 079 927
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District IS .11sH Nor & w IS. ....121
Ala Class A....10S N w Conspls. ---l41A
do B......l0p do deb 5s.. ..1l7h
do Co.. 80 o Nav 1sts.....1 12
dc. Currency 90 do 4s....... 1914
Atchison As go. 95a4 o S Line Gs r. .125ls
do adj 4s... TX do IS r..... 1868
Can So eds. So. 1lOM Pacific IS of IS ..lo2A
Can Fac lists. = Reading As ...... 83
chicago Term. S7ia r G w 1sts... 90
q Ohio os....114A s l. & NJ con 5s 99%
II 4 d 4las. .l0iH S L & F gen 6s. 1852
D G. r G lists. III st P Con .1451s
. & r G 4s-... 96 ST. & c p lists. .1TS
East Tenn lists .105A do 5s.....fis
ERE Gen IS. 74hs So Railway S.. g7A
w q ID lists tr "a G. nor-fund... -
Gen Elec S.. .105a4 s r & T 6s. 6s
G II & S A Is. .1O4 Tenn new set as, %
30 2ds.. los Tex p l. G lists .101
Fl & t 5s.: lilo do reg DDS. 43A
90 Con 6s.ll1 Union Pac 4s..... 1874
Iowa G 1sts....103 L 2 d & G lists. 1914
X + Con t.. Wabash lst 5s....11t
+ 1st ID ID tr= do 2ds..... S9lt
l. new con 4s.103 do IS 81
l. d Uni 4s..... 90ls Va Centuries. "
Missouri .....1O0 w Shore AZ. 's6j9H
M X & T DDS. "a u pfd. ......... 59@s
do 4s..... 90% Va Centuries.... 72lt
N Y Cen lists. .1l5lk do dfd. 49,. 4
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LEGAL NOTICES

All prices of wall paper greatly reduced
A. A. Eckstrom, 1924 South Spring street.
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Silver Bullion
Spanish Securities

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4.-silver bars
5Slsc; Mexican dollars, 46446iac.
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Local Quotations

OIL CITY, Pa, Aug. 4.-Credit balances
96c; certificates. no bids; no saies' snip
meilts, 73.406; runs, 73.9S5.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-05

From and after August l. 1898, the price
of lager beer to the trade in Los Angeles
tied beer at all points will be advanced 5,
cents per cask of six dozen quarts or ten
dozen pints. Advance caused by war rev.
enue bill
ADLOFF & HAUERWAAS,
MAIER & ZOBELEIN BREWERY.
LOS ANGELES BREWING co.
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Bond List

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-The following
are the closing prices OF bonds on the New
York stock exchange today:
u s new IS reg .127N N J c 5s....... .111Al
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CHICAGO MARKET

n PARIS, Aug 4.-spanish tours closed at
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Closing Stocks

NEW YORK. Aug. 4--The following
are the closing prices on the New York
stock exchange today:
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
sHAFrER's SANITARY REPORT.
Small Number Of New Fever Cases Is
Encouraging.


WASHINGTON, Aug 16.-General
Skaters report of the health condi-
tions of his troops at Santiago, as bull
letined at the war department last
night is as follows:
Sanitary report for Aug. IA; Total
number sick, 2,7l5; total number fever
cases. l.506; total number new cases,
1923; number Of fever cases returned 10
duty. 226
Deaths Aug. IL: Corporal Marion
Ames, Company II, Second Massachu-
setts. typhoid fever; Private Charles IL.
Blake. Company c. Second infantry,
malarial remittent fever complications.
diarrhea; Private John O'Connor. Com
pany *, Seventy-frst New York. ma
larial remittent fever.
Aug. u: Private John Mandig. Com
pany *, Sixteenth infantry, malarial
fever and dysentery. Private Ernst
Smith, Company +. Tenth infantry,
malarial fever, diarrhea, epilepsy; Pri-
vate William H. Clanz Company A,
Tenth infantry malarial fever and de-
bility.
Aug. 10: Private Frank Boyer. Com
pany A. Twentieth infantry, typhoid
fever; Private Arnold Geisman Conn
pany x, Seventy-frst New York. re-
mittent fever and anemia. Private
Heinert Hill. Troop X Tenth cavalry.
yellow fever; Private James w. Hamil-
ton, Troop B, Third cavalry. yellow fe-
yer; Private Socrates Maupin. Com
pany c. First District Of Columbia, ty-
phoid fever; Private Thomas II. Welsh
Company l., Ninth Massachusetts. as
thenia; Private ]. NJ. Mcnamara, Com
pany X, Ninth Massachusetts,, perni-
cious malarial fever
Aug. 14-private Joseph w. McFad-
den, Company G.. First cavalry, typhoid
fever; Private Frank p. Meadows Com
pany d. Sixteenth infantry, sbptlcmmia
from chronic dysentery; Lewis f. Wick
Company G, Thirty-third Michigan, vel
low fever; Private Frank Burton. Com
pany l., Thirty-thfrd Michigan. yellow
fever: Private Jacob J. Phillips. Com
pany r. Twenty-fourth infantry. yellow
fever; Private John f. Grigg. Company
], First Illinois, typhoid fever; Corporal
Robert Anderson. Troop r, Tenth cav
airy, yellow fever; Private Ernest John
son, Troop +. Tenth cavalry. yellow fe-
yer: Private Walter Gilman, Company
/ +, Twentieth infantry. measles"
! General Shafter cahied the departure
az o'clock yesterday afternoon Of the
steamer Olivette with 203 sick on board
She wiz 80 to Fort Monroe.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
THE MILITARY COMMISSIONS.
The Officers Who WIN Probably Repre-
sent the United States.

Hent the United states.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l6.-The Post
this morning says:
THE announcement Of the personnel
of the military commissions for Cuba
and Porto Rico may now be expected
at any time. The president has rrac-
tically determined upon the military
and naval officers who will compose the
commissions 1t is probable that the
names viii be as follows:
Cuban Commlssion-Maj General
J. r. Wade Major General M. c. But
Ter and Admiral w r. Sampson
Porto Rico Commission-Majer Cen
eral John r. Brooke. Major General
Theodore Schwan and Admiral Winfield
S. Schley.
"It win be noticed that the name OF
General Fitzhugh Lee does not appear
in the list of the Cuban commissioners.
The omission is not unintentional. GEN
eral Lee was originally slated for q
place on the commission. but viii not
serve, owing TO his desire TO remain at
the head of his army corps. It is ex-
pected that this corps. the Seventh, will
eventually be sent to Cuba. and in that
event General Lee will 60 to the island
at its head prcferrng this position to
a commissionership."
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
Insurgent Armr 10 Ile Dl.banded.

SANTIAGO. Cuba. Aug. 16.-A secret
meeting was held last night at the pal
ace between the commanding officers of
the American army and the Cuban lead
ers.
The strictest secrecy was maintained.
but it can be said with good authority
that General Garcia was present. The
meeting lasted an hour and a half
The Information obtained is to the ef-
feet that the Cuban situation was thor
oughly reviewed, and that it was re-
solved to disband the Cuban army and
that the United States should pay the
men Off
This involves the expenditure Of S15,-
600 900, but it is most important to the
prosperity Of the island, whose wealth
is entirely agricultural, nobody. planter
or farmtr. daring TO cultivate his lands
while insurgent bands are In the field
raiding and burning.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
A GREAT NAVAL PARADE.
SIMPSONS Ships VIII sail Up the Hudson
and salute Grants Tomb.

INV t'AA"A' tAtAhA = ANNAns
WASHINGTON, Aug. l6.-The follow
ing order was issued yesterday by Act
ing Secretary Allen:
"rhe department is much gratifed at
the desire expressed to see a review OF
the battleships ana cruisers recently ex-
pected home and so far as practicable
Is desirous of carrying out the wishes
Of those citizens who wish to see the
ships. But neither the officers nor the
men Of the fleet are IN condition 10
participate in street parade. The de-
partment is taking the opportunity of
the armistce TO put these ships at once
into the best possible condition for
such uses as may hereafter be required
Of them. IL is expected all other work
will be suspended and the entire avail
able force Of the navy yard directed to
this work in order to secure the great
est possible dispatch.
THE department will direct that
upon arrival in New York harbor the
fleet will steam up the North river as
far as General Grants tomb. Gre a sa-
iute and steaTa back TO the anchorage
IL is expected that the fleet will reach
New York on Saturday. the goth inst"
The plan is to have Admiral Samp-
son met off Sandy Hook with orders
for the procession up the North river
It is expected that the fleet will be of
Sandy Hook some time Friday night
but they will lie outside the harbor un.
til Saturday morning.
The navy department is taking steps
to reduce the force Of naval mnitiamer
called into service from the several
states. The Minneapolis is 20 transfer
part OF her crew to the Yosemite. thu.
releasing the Michigan naval militia.
men who man the Yosemite. The CO.
lumbia IS also TO transfer her crew e
the Dixie and other auxiliary craft
thus allowing the naval miiitiamen OF
these auxiAaries TO go home. IN thi:
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
sehwan,. Column Altacked.

PONCE. Porto Rico, Aug. 16.-General
schwan's column was attacked Sunday
between Mayaguez and Lares. AS the
Eleventh infantry under Colonel Burke
was descending the valley of the Rio
Grande they were fred upon from a
hillside by a force of 1,5O0 Spanards.
who were retreating toward the north.
The fire was returned. and the Span
iards were repulsed with considerable
loss.
Colonel Soto. the commander Of the
Mayaguez district. was wounded and
was afterward overtaken in wayside
cottage. He was attended by two ser
geants, who surrendered.
The Americans suffered no loss. The
,.rtillery and cavalry were not engag- q.
General Schwan had not received
news Of the signing of the protocol when
the action occurred but it arrived Sun
day afternoon.
The reports from General Miles are
meager.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
sutro's Estate Reported 1nsoivent.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 16 - The
Evening Post says that the $1,000 600 es-
tate Of the late Adolph Sutro is insol-
vent and that unless the creditors agree
to withdraw their claims for the time
being the estate viii be hopelessly
swamped. Much Of sutro's property is
mortgaged, and the interest and other
necessary expenditures are eating the
estate up very rapidly. The executors
Of the estate say that If time is given
them every possible demand will be met
and that there VIII ne a large residue
for the heirs. The attorney for the Su-
tro estate denies that there is another
will aud says that Mrs. Kluge's claims
are groundless.
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
BLANC0 HAS RESIGNED.
Disguised With the Terms Of the
Peace Protocol.
BIG NAVAL PARADE AT NEW YORK
sampson's Fioet WIN Probably Arrive at
TompkinsviiIe on saturday--AIen
who WIN Eepresent Us In the
Cuban and Porto Rican
Military Commissions.
Military Commissions.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16-The fol-
lowing dispatch was received at the
department OF state at 1850 p. m. last
night:
"Hongkong, Aug. 15.-Augustin says
Dewey bombarded Manila on Saturday.
City surrendered Internationally. Au-
gustn was taken by Germans in launch
to Kaiserin Augusta and brought to
Hongkong. / credit report.
"WILDMAN, Consul"
The news Of the surrender of Manila
was received in Washington with great
interest and was generally credited by
all officials who could be reached at the
late hour.
Secretary Alger had left the White
House before the dispatch was sent
over from the state department and
the president had retired.
The cheerful news was. however.
taken to the president. who expressed
great satisfaction at the latest victory
Of the American arms lie was dis
posed to credit the report
IL was the understanding that Dewey
was TO lombard the city as near Sat
urday as possible. and It was hoped
that the news would reach Washington
tonight
Nothing being received at the war or
navy department, the hope OF hearing
Of the surrender of Manila before today
had been abandoned.
IL Is very probable that dispatches
viii be received today, as Admiral Dew
ey has undoubtedly sent report OF his
latest victory.
The capture of Manila greatly simpli-
fos the work of the peace commission
and places the United states in "a posi-
tion to demand the cession of enough
territory about the city to enable II to
hold the city.
The fact that Admiral Dewey bonn
barded the city is taken as concluslve
evidence that he and General Merritt
had reached some agreementwit Agui-
naldo as TO the possession of the city, OF
that the admiral and general in COM
mand of the United states forces be-
lieved that they We're strong enough to
hold the city and to keep the insurgents
IN check
Evening journal., 1898-08-16
Mall Service to spain Resumed.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1e-The mail
service has been resumed between the
United States and Spain.
"All letters and packages for Spain
will be sent to France at present" said
Postmaster General Smith yesterday.
From France they will be sent to their
destination. Before the war practically
all the Spanish mails were distributed
from France. Only a small portion OF
the business went to Spain direct.
Until peace is finally ratified and
signed and our diplomatic relations are
resumed with Alfonso's empire France
VIII act as the medium for mail COM
munication between us. All the mail.
however. will be sent out Of the coun-
try and received and delivered here un-
opened and uncensored."