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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-27
A sPoRTsMEN's LEAGUE.
An Association Which Was Organ
lied for the Protection of Clean
Snort

A club known as the California Sports
mems League" has been organized, and at
meeting to be held this evening in AL
cazar building officers will be elected.
The club is non-politicai and its objects
are the protection and development of
such pastimes as horse racing, coursing,
football. baseball, boxing and kindred
sports
Although the club is yet in it's infancy,
it has membership now of 1000 citizens.
who will endeavor to ascertain among
the candidates for Office who of them are
opposed to sports and especially boxing
and horse racing. Bylaws much of the
same nature as those of the London
(England) Sportsmen's Association will
govern the league. In London 1853 mem
bers for Parliament who opposed boxing
as one. of series OF sports mentioned
were defeated for office by the league
since it's organization.
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-27

WANTED-Copying to do by good penman
also good seamstress; by the day, 81 and din.
ner; no objection TO country. j. WILLIAMS
1888 Pine st.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.


BAD tenants elected for 81: collections made:
city or country PACIFIC COLLECTION
Co as Montgomery ST., room s: tel, $780,
ROOMS papered from So; whitened, 81 up;
painting done. Hartmann Paint Co., 343 Sd st.
DR. MACLENNAN cures where medical art
fails or no fee; free diagnosis. 100 Haight ST.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-27

THE s. F. Scottish Thistle Club q ~.
meets THIS (THURSDAY) EVEN IN 6Il
ING. Fraternity Hail. 80 O'Farrell %AxEE
ST., at s o'clock.
w A. DAWSON, Royal Chief
GEORGE w PATERSON Recorder
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-27

''The Dead Body" by 81. G. Wells,
author Of The War of the Worlds"
in next Sundays Call.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-27
DIVIDEND NOTICES.

DIVIDEND No. Sc of the Oceanic Steamship
Company fifty cents er share) will be pay
able at the office of the company, 3z7 Mar
ket ST., and after Tuesday, November /.
1888 Transfer books will close on Wednes-
day October rs. 1885, at o'clock p. m.
r H SHELDON. Secretary.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-27
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Advances made on furniture and pianos with
II without removal. j. Noonan. 1o17- 1923 Mission
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17
OPINIONS FROM LONDON.
The Globe Frank Enough 10 Say that II looI
Like Foul Play.

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17
IHe OFFICERS STATEMENTS.
The Maine Soon Settled on Botiom-Work OF
Saving the Survivors.

uaraua Feb. non board thc ward
Lin. steamer CITY If Washington. at
midnight "us 90 the officers al tho Maine
stated that 4t o'clock last night AN
IN" magazines "n hoard tn" h.tttleShip
wrr" ,lp~cd ANA til. k"y- ltld hpou turned
over ~ Captain SirHh.o commander.
tn" explosion occurred 1T "tl T.. NJ.
Nh" "tt'err rushed "nt ana assisted IA
lowering hn.r and % trying 70 rescue
fh" m"n 90 h" water.
The Spanish cruiser Alfonso MI. which
was anchored close to tie Maine. also
lowered hcr boats and saved b If the
crew ~ the American warship
Another officer said: II was with two
more officers in the mess room when a
heavy explosion occurred Ii was 50
heavy that VIZ believed the ship would he
lost. and VA went on the upper deck and
found that she had been badly wrecked
hy IN explosion that she was on ire and
sinking.
"AH Efforts were then directed toward
lowering til. boats and saving lives. but
thc Maine settled quickly on the bottom
oI tn" hhrbor only her upper works re-
manning above water A number Of boats
from To" Spanish warship Alfonso, XII
ANA boats from tnc Ward Line steamer
Guy "i Washington came alongside and
rendered assistance.
'T~cnty-fpur men who wer" s"rionsIv
wounded w"rc carried on board the CITY
NO Washington. ana thu rest ~ tile
wounded We're carried on board the Al
l"nS" Nil from which place they were
taken tp other quarters. Ind after r"c,iN-
ing NtuJhl" assistance from the naval
d"ct"l+. Wrr" sent to the military hos
pitfalls.
This officer -aid tine explosion occurred
somewhere in TN, forward parl of the
amidshirS section II thc battlcShip Many
ui tltc crew who were below nj the time
"t tn" rXpo~ion Wet" unable to escape,
ana those who succeeded in reaching the
upper decks saved their Uvre With great
tli a. .5.t.t 3
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17
THEY SUGGEST TREACHERY.
Sen Mills and Perkins Do Not Believe in
The Accident Theory.

Washington. Feb. Ex-senator Mills
of the committee on foreign relations,
expressed the opinion that the wreck
Of the Maine was the work of tor
pcdo. II would not say, he said,
that the Spanish We're responsible for
il, but some one must have been who
had access to the waters of the bay. !
don't think it could have been due 10
an accident and think Congress
should Immediately take the matter up
for Il thorough investigations.
Senator Perkins Of California. who
has been Il navigator an his life. and
knows thoroughly every detail in tn"
construction and handling IF great
ships. TO-DAY, said; II cannot conceive
that such All explosion as that which
is reported To have wrecked the Main"
could have resulted from an accident
The chances. it seems to me, ar" 393 III
1000 that tho calamity did not result
from accident. but that it resulted from
trvHchcry
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17
TIE CRUISER MAINE.
Sketch OF the Vessel, Her Trial Trip, Speed
and Armament.


The Keel of the Maine was laid in the
Brooklyn navy yard i'll October. 1883.
The dimensions Of thF hull were:
Length over all. }24 feet AZ inches; at
water line. 80 feet; breadth OF Deam,
81 feet; mean draught, sl& feet; dis
placement 66iS tons; the Morse power,
5000. \ sail area was allowed OF iljp
square feet, to he used bardue-riE.
This was to bc the last naval vessel
with sail area.
The Maine was a tWin-screW, ar
morod turret vessel Of the belted cruis-
er type. that is, having an armor belt
To protect the vitals of III" ship even
though the other parts of the Construc-
ton should be riddled with shot
The Maine had for protection against
an opponents prOjcctiies an armor-
belt l. inches thick, taperihS 10 i"'"''
below the water line The ends were
unprotected by side armor, but at both
ends there were travcrs" arlnor puik
heads Of sufficient thickness to detect
any pruiecties that might reach 50 far
\ curVinE steel deck protecteu eng 'ne'
and boilers The barbette arnor was
l. inches in thickness, and the tur'e'
armor plates were s inches thick.
AS fighter, the Maine Was lorihlu-
able ship. Her main battery cohSis.eo
of lo-mch brccch loading rifles. Inc
secondary battery consisted oil o'-ihii-
limrtrr. t 41-millimctre rapid IRE gum,
millmctrc revolving cannon ana
gatlinGs There were also . 'ofpeu~
tubes below water. ana on t"e -
deck. Two torpedo boats 81 ieet o"e'
drawing ~ feet Of II 20 tons dispace-
mcut were also part Of the equipi'ttr",,''
The tulrets containing the io -lho.
guns were arranged en- echeloh 50 tna
all four could be trained directly a"eau
or astern, with Il range arc OF -iV w
srees. This arrangement OF guns wac
most cffectual III the case OF the 1ar
aucse fleet at the battle Of the 1a'0
river. s.,
The G-inch rifles were to be "oi i'ai
III hand. ana were protected by S'e''
shields. > inches thick .,o
The weight Of a broadsidc "l 'nf
Main. was POO pounds. exclusive "a
thc secondary battery ,ho
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17
REGRETS AND COINCIDENCE
rendered by Members Of the Spanish Legation
al Washington.

Washington. Feb l6.-Th~ news If
the Maine disaster was received at the
Spanish legation With horror and was
the occasion for many expressions Of
the most profounu regret and Condol-
rnct.
Early IN the day Senior Du Bose, thu
Spanish charge dAtfairs. received a
message from Captain General Blauco,
which had been filed at Havana at ;
o'cturi5 tri- moi#.@.;. Ii read as fol
lu":.
"Wuh profound regret have to IN
form YOU that tho American Ship Maine
IN his harbor hleW up by an undoubt-
eddy chance accident believed to result
from an explosion of the boiler of the
dynamo Immediately following tn"
accident all the disposab elements If
I'll" capital FASTENED to III" spot to OK
tend every aid possible. Thrs" iuclud-
"a The force of marine tir" bliGad" and
all the general forces in Havana.
among them my chief Of STAFF There
have been many deaths and wounded. |
have sent an Hidc-do-camp To offer
every assistance to the American con-
sui that he may wish for. viii for
ward further details ~ thry may he-
come available.
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gram from General Elancu. II" said:
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17
IN The CENTRAL MAGAZINE.
Some o, The Officers Think That Was Location
Of the Explosion.

sew York Feb. ga special copy
right cable of the Evening World from
Havana says the officers of the Mainf
state that the explosion was in TN,
central magazine; that the Maine was
raised out Of the water ana then went
partially to pieces. The special cabl,
continues:
All hut the surgeon Wor" talking ia
the ward room at Tho moment or the
explosion. Then came the sturrndoua
shock
All The officers hclow rushed on deci
hut could get nd further forward thau
the middle suporstructurc On deck
only 4 very pitiable few Of tin 80
jacki"N eyer got from below The
water rushed over them ana many were
stunned ana drowned, but not manglcd
It is not likely that more than ~
sailors Wcr" saved The officers On
deck narrowly escaped lu Tire Junior
officers mess aII had to Chamber OUT
through water and Wrcckagc waist
deep
one ladder from the torpedo depart
m"nt Was jamrucd with men struggling;
NJ for life
All agree lhat - double explosion oc-
CURED from the natural result ~ under
water explosion If the magazines.
tn" SPECIAL Cable says that the ac-
count Of tie passengers 81 the WArd
Linz steamer city nf Washington.
which Was lying 800 yards from tn"
Maine, beans the foregoing statement
Continuing. Inc cable Says:
Brass rlro. angle iron. etc.. fall in Il
.-H.t,..,, t,tt IN, J,ri-. ,f h.. I'ff.. e
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17
SENIOR De LONE
Expresses Regret at the Disaster and Syno,,h,
itr the Sufferers.

Nnu- ynrl, If,I, ~ t,,.,>
b.ard Tho ,,.,,... ~ H. ,li,o,,.. ~ LONE
Maine al the IIotnl 81 M. y tne
morning Al Gr4t DO Tn,.,a 49, ms
credit The rawe lint y,hnn a., ''su 70
dawncd mon him i. s,id. truth
III Is tnrriblo nm, rnd a..
has been nxapca,,tnL W.. '.' news
stlIe II ono thinr bo,yo,nr ~ my De
iard did Ills w SPAN
"LJkr myself an sranf,,d.
poltanco entertain f,i,nnI,. I'M " I'M
toward his rountrv rbrrn ,.,i 'et ~
War. thcr. ,.n Inc no ,,. - " no
Amcrir, ANA sn,ir D''"eeh
This a,,allinp Gi.,.,., r,.......
a declaration ,ba.t : I.,.o Io ''1e 10
do M nihn,. cn,,r,,,. ~, ,'',e' va DO l
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17
A MYSTERY.
(Ccotlnucd from page ID

Plosion could only be ascertancd hy
divers, but many of the sailors were
nutspoken in their declaration of belief
that the explosion was a deep laid plot
of the Spaniards
They are greatly mcenscd against the
Havana people, who have shown them
small courtesy, who looked upon their
prcscnc" as national affront and who
have published anonymous circulars cap
Toned Down with Americans"
They believe that the authors of such
oppressed and cowardly hatred would not
stop at an act of such terrible vengeance
as the blowing up of the Maine.
These sailors acquainted with th"
drills, discipline ana ensemble of a man
of war, pooh-pooh the idea of an Internal
explosion as til" last thing to be
thought of.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17
KNOWS NOT THE CAUSE.
Capt. Sigsbec viii Not Express Opinion on
Cause Of the Disaster.

Havana, Feb. l6.-Captain Sigsbrc.
when interviewed, this evening, by the
correspondent of The Associated Press.
With reference to the cause Of the rX-
plosion. said II cannot yet determine
the cause. but competent investigator.
will decide whether the explosion YEA;
produced from an interior or exterior
cause ! cannot say anything until
after such an investigation has been
made ! will not and cannot c0nscien.
tiOuSly anticipate the decision nor do
wish to make any unjust estimate Of
the reason fer the disaster"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17
EXPIRES. CLEVELAND
Trusts that Al the Wild Rumors May Prove 10
Be Incorrect

Princeton. \. H. Feb. G.-l:N-rr,4ident
Cleveland. this afternoon. said: II am
greatly shocked and Mortified az the
lam"ntHhl" disaster to the hHltIoShip
Maine. and sincerely hope that later in
formation may serve to mitpat" its hor-
rifNinG details. ! was not personally ac-
quaint"d with amy Of the ships crew. but
greatly regret that our navy should suffer
the loss of such q ship and that So many
lives had to 10 sacrificed. OF course
could not express an opinion as To
whether TIA" disaster WAS due 10 accident
or Spanish design. as nothing hut tn"
most mpaGrr particulars have reached
me. ! sincerely hope however, that in
VcstigatiUn Will show that il was acci-
dent. pure ana simple"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17
DISPATCHES FOR SlCARD.
The Ericsson Busily Engaged in Conveying
Orders 10 the Admiral.

koy Wc-t, Fla, Feb. le-The Ericsson
ha- Just returned from the Tortugas.
she had carried dispatches to Admiral
Sioard and brought back his reply for
Washington. She viii return Immediately
% the fleet with the later Washington
kilograms for the admiral
Tines" wcr" not opened here. so that
nothing is known Of their contents. but it
is Thought likely that Admiral Sicard will
com" 70 kcy West with one ship to care
for the survivors and that the rest of the
tle"t will remain at the Tortugas unless
otherwise ordered from Washington.
Those On the Ericsson say that the
news Of the late Of the Maine was re-
ce.ved ty the fleet at first almost with
incrcdulity and then with horror
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17
To Care for the Injured.

Washington. Feb ga dispatch
from Commandant Forsyth At Kcy
West says he has made Advertisements
With capt. Merrill commander at Key
West barracks TO quarter and Subsist
the survivors Of the crew who come
over in the steamer Oljvettc. tonight
The treasury department has granted
the use Of the marine hospital service
at Key West for the treatment of any
of tn" wounded who may he brought
thnrc Tor Treatment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17
TIE WORD ACCIDENT
Has So Far Not Appeared in Dispatches from
Capt. Sigsbec.

Key West. Feb. 15--Therc is good au-
thority for the statement that Capt Sigs-
bee has not, in any dispatch To Washing
ton or to Admiral Sicard. used the word
accident" in describing the disaster.
Naval men here. however, say this is per-
fectly natural, as Capt. Sigsbee was in
command and would not be willing TO go
definitely on the record until the board
Of inquiry meets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17
What Mahan and Erben Say.

New York. Feb. l6-Captam A. r.
Mahan, the celebrated naval authority,
was asked regarding the Maine disas-
ter. lie said: In the absence of au-
thcntic information ! am unwilling to
discuss the matter in any light"
Real Admiral Erben. L. S. ~. retired,
said he was inclined TO believe that the
Maine was blown up by her own mas
azine. Such things have happened
hrfprr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17
One OF Biancos Stories.

AIadrid. Feb. l1.-The captain general
Of cuba. General Blanco has cahled the
authorities here. and has sent Il similar
message to Washington. saying that the
disaster /" the Main" wac ihdi&putahly
due, to an 1Cridcnt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17
In Honor OF the Dead.

New York. Feb. 1G.-Mayor Van Wvck.
today. ordered the nag on the city hall
to be lowered to half-mast out of respect
to those killed on the Maine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17
Not a Case Of Spontaneous Combustion.

Key West Fla. Feb. LIT is stated
here that the United States battlcshin
Maine had hard coal on board ana that
therefore. the theory that the disaster
was cansod by spontaneous; ""mlnletinn
is not truahlc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-17
The Bache Ordered 10 Havana.

Washington, Feb iG.-rhc coast survey
steamer Bache has been ordered to Ha-
vana 1T ono" with wrrcking parapher-
tlIliI, Sl't IL mnW IL key Nest
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-06
Ancient Varieties of Dogs.

The first domesticated mammal seems
to have been the dog. In the Swiss So
ciety of Natural History last year Pro-
fessor Studer read paper on ancient
European dogs. The oldest variety was
the SO called peat dog. 1t belongs to the
neolithic period. There were four other
varieties known in the bronze period
and in that of the lake dwellings. Di-
rect descendants of these are the Ger
man hunting hounds, the shepherd dog
and the poodle.
In America there is little evidence
that any dog was trained for hunting
In the far north the Eskimo dog was a
beast of draft, the only one known to
the red race. The dogs of Mexico and
Central America seem to have been
principally raised for food or ceremonial
sacrifices. In Peru there were several
varieties under domestication, two of
which have been clearly distinguished.
1t is noteworthy that although in
many American tribes the dog was a
sacred or mythical animal in the le-
gends he was not regarded with affec-
tion, but with dislike and aversion, g
fact strongly brought out by Won Tschu-
lid. G.. Brinton i'll Science.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-06

ga venerable and worthy nobleman,
M. Pompiguan de Mirabelle, was i'm
prudent enough to repeat at a supper
party some satirical verses he had heard
touching Nine. de Pompadour and M.
lie Sartines, the chief of police. Warned
that De Sartines had flied in his name
on lettre de cachet, M. de Mirabelle
called at the police office and asked to
what prison he should betake himself
ITO Vincennes, said De Sartines.
"'To Vincennes,' repeated M. de
Mirabelle to his coachman, and he ar
rived at the dungeon before the order
for his detention.
"Once a year De Sartines made a
formal visit to Vincennes, and once q
year punctually he demanded of M. de
Mirabelle the name of the author of the
verses. If l knew, should not tell
you, was the invariable reply, but az
a matter of fact never heard it in my
life.' M. de Mirabelle died in Vim.
cennes very old man. n."-"Dungeonl
of Paris"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-06
How Detai1le Paints.

Detaille's method of composition Is thui
stated by him In Vachons biography:
81 compose my pictures in my head, a.
q musician composes without the piano.
A fine picture requires whole months OF
internal reflection. There are others which
have germinated for years in my brain.
1t is only when l have completely con-
ceived it that throw my vision on paper.
After that seldom modify it. So 1t Is
that compose in my thoughts, and that
Is true even of the most complicated
things, which it is necessary to see In
large masses. Then 1 begin the labor Of
putting my thought out clearly, q labor
which do not leave to chance, because
always make the first quick indications
direct from nature. l detest those smudges
In which the largest role is played by
chance. If 1 make big painting, my
sketch is very definite and very much
matured, without being for that reason
what one calls executed find 1t very
difficult to paint from studies. While I
am copying myself lose all my steam.
1t is always direct from nature that I ex-
ecute each detail. That may not always
prove convenient, but execution 10 more
fresh and living when there is direct con.
tact with nature. Armand Dayot IN
Century.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-06

Pouhier- QUARTER, hard headed Nor
man, was appointed by the French gov
ernment to negotiate with Bismarck the
terms Of the indemnity after the Franco
German war. The chancellor received his
visitor with great ceremony and gave him
an excellent dinner, followed by deep po-
tations. They drank Rhenish wine and
French wine, and the old Norman showed
no sign of weakening on the indemnity.
Then they drank Bismarck, /" q tremen-
dous mixture of champagne and stout,
and still the Norman head was clear and
obstinate.
Next morning at CLOCK Bismarck in
full uniform burst into his visitors bed
room and threatened II his terms were not
agreed to the German armies would re-
sumo hostilities at once. The old Norman
In his nightcap sat up in bed, as cool as
ever, and vigorously refused TO yield.
Then the chancellor broke into hurri-
cane of mirth, seized the old gentleman
by both hands, wrung them warmly and
owned himself beaten. For the first time
he had met a diplomatist who was his
match In will and courage.
sS R--AA
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1898-12-06

Cook nice beef shank of five pounds
slowly until tender in salted water.
Lift into large bowl and remove all
bones and gristle. Save the liquor for
soups, etc. When the meat is cold, chop
rather fine season with salt and pepper.
To every pint of meat add tablespoon
full chopped parsley, tablespoonful soft
butter and an egg. Press into long
mold or oval deep dish, and an hour be-
fore dinner turn on a pie dish. Glace
the surface with beaten white Of egg,
pour a tomato sauce around and bake,
frequently basting with the sauce.