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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01
PUTTING H MHN-OF- -WTR
 INTO COMMISSION

uERE has been much talk of late about putting vessels of the navy
 "into commission" The full
 meaning of the term is something
 A of which few have any adequate conception. To put a modern warship into commission involves an enormous amount of work which can be fully ap- preciated only by one who has observed the process from beginning to end.
 When a vessel of the navy is laid up in reserve, 'in ordinary as it is called. it Is far from an attractive ob- feet and could hardly be recognized as the same ship when in thorough trim with crew aboard. The ship is an- ohored at a convenient navy-yard; the stores are sent ashore, her engines and euns covered with oil and an antitrust naint. her decks are allowed to be- come dirty, her sides dull and stained from rusty chains Thus she lies per haps for months, and then an order comes from the Secretary of the Navy, Nayigation. directing the commanding officer of the yard to get her ready for
 The first thing to be done is to bring as many men as possible from the re- ceiving ship which lies hard by, and these. WlIn l1lG 1Ol CS VI tilC ward under the direction of what ever officers are available, begin at once to put things to rights and re- move the accumulated dust and dirt from the different parts of the equip ment, the engineers force goes at once to the engine and boiler-rooms; the anti-rust paint is removed from the engines new packing is put in the valves and joints; the pumps are test ed. the ruSt and dirt knocked from in- teriors of fire-boxes and boiler tubes and gr9te bars renewed.
 Outwardly everything is now in fair condition, but this is only the begin ming. It remains to get up steam in some of the boilers, turn over the en- zines to see if they are in proper trim. start the dynamos, test the electric lights and the pilothouse signals; turn on the searchlights, start the fans, work the steering gear and steering engines, set the hoisting machinery in motion, and put the boat cranes in op eration. Every engine, boiler, pipe, wire. tube, rivet. bolt, nut and plate is carefully inspected, and if found un-
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others received their appointement from MT. Palma, who made his selec- tions on account of special fitress, III nearly all cases made evideIt in pre- vious service on the field or in the council chamber.
 Then besides: these there is corps of journalists under the direction of the Junta' that has charge of the. Pat ria, the official organ of the delegation.
 The Junta is the organization through which Cuba,s friends reach the Cubans in the field In many places these friends are banded together and work for the Cuban cause as organizations In the United States and Europe there are 300 Cuban revolutionary clubs, with a membership claimed to be more than 50,000. These clubs were the outcome of a suggestion originating with Jose Marti, and their organization has been accomplished by the delegation. With whom they are all in closest touch, to whom they all account, ana through V nom they all make contributions in money, clothing, provisions, arms and munitions for those who are. enduring the hardships of the war. Before the revolution began these clubs had $1OO,- 900 in bank as war fund.
 These most vital contributions must reach the army in the field, and 1t is the business of the delegation to see that they get there. And they have been getting there under most adverse and trying circumstances and amid perils of land and sea where enemies are watching and where a friendly Government has had to guard against the violation of neutrality laws. For accomplishing it's work the Junta has in no way been restricted in au- thority, the Cuban Government having even granted special authority allowing Mr. Palma to issue a limited amount of bonds, coin money and grant letters of marque.
 It has further been the business of the Junta-attended by risk of life to it's agents-to keep in communication with the insurgents. This has been done by secret agents, who come and go from New York to Key West, from Key West to Havana. from Havana into the Spanish cities of Cuba and through the provinces of 'le island.
 The headquarters of the Junta are in narrow unpretentious f1ve-story brick business block at 56 New street. New York, where no outward sign shows it's presence except that the stars and stripes and the single starred flag of Cuba wave from the third story window, where is MT. Palma'S office. narrow hall and tortuouS stairs lead to the office of the delegate, where on every side are signs of active business. with shelves, tables and desks holding heaps of letters, books of, accounts and documents of various sorts. Here the delegate works, receives his friends, CO., workers and agents
 Off the main room is a private office, where secret agents report and are in- Structed, and where councils of mo- ment are held, and decisions of, vital import to the Cuban cause reached, to be followed by orders that are of inn mense importance to the army of liberation.
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have control of all of Cuba's diplomatic relations and representatives through out the world. Besides this MT. Pal ma is the duly accredited Minister from Cuba to the United States, and in the event of the Cuban Republic be- ing recognized would be received as such.
 Under his authority MT. Palma has appointed sub delegates, or diplomatic agents, in France Italy, Mexico and the Central and South American re-. publics. Cuba's independence not be- ing acknowledged by these nations, her Ministers are not officially recognized, but are often unoffcially received at the 'back door, and exert an influence for the benefit of Cuba in the countries to which they are arnointed.
 MT. Palma is in reality the head of the Cuban revolutionary party abroad, which is one of the three departments of the Cuban revolutionary Govern ment, the two others being the civil government and the army of libera- tion.
 This Cuban revolutionary branch. was
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founded by Jose Marti, who Is regarded by Cubans as the apostle and master mind of the Cuban revolution.
 MT. Palma is not only the head and front of the Junta but he is the one person in whom it's authority is cen tered. He was born in Cuba about sixty years ago.. So direct, gentle, yet deter mined are his methods, and so unas suming and plain is he in speech and manner that he soon became known as the Cuban Franklin" and more firmly has the name become attached to him since the potent influence of his diplo- macy has been felt throughout the world.
 During the ten years war MT. Palma was President of the Cuban Republic; made prisoner by Spanish troops,' and sent to Spain, where he was imprisoned until the close of the conflict. While in hardships of imprisonment, he was of 'fered freedom if he would swear ale lance to the Spanish crown. g. .'Nor' was his answer. You may shoot me if you will, but if I am shot it will be as the President of the Cuban RRDIIhlic" |"
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01

serviceable from any cause, repaired.
 Next the equipment storehouse is viS- ited and a full allowance of beef, pork, beans, potatoes, coffee, sugar, salt, flour, meal, clothing, shoes, hammockS, blankets, paint, tobacco-in short, the whole miscellaneous assortment of the commissary de"artment is placed on board. The paymaster of the ship is responsible for every article received, and strict account is kept of each,
 Then the galley or cooking store has to be examined to see whether 1t is complete in all it's findings. The out fit of galley usually consists of two copper kettles of thirty fallons each, a fifty-gallon kettle with cast iron jacket and copper-hinged covers, two steamers for vegetables, each with a capacity of thirty-two gallons two sets of saucepans, a fine set of tools for lifting and firing and the ordinary cooking implements.
 The line officers look after the condi- ton of the guns, the rigging, the boats. the cables, the anchors, the flags and signals, the charts, the nautical instru- ments and other parts of the ships equipment. What this means can only be appreciated by one who has actually undertaken the task. A volume might be written in regard to the signals alone.
 When all this work has been done the ship is ready to go into commission, and up to this time everything has been under control of the commandant of the yard, so that when the captain of the ship arrives, and reports himself to the yard commander, little remains for him to attend to. Tn the meantime men have been brought together to. consti- ute the crew.
 Sometimes they are enlisted particu- larly for the ship which is about to go into service, at other times they are withdrawn from other ships which have just been put out of commission. The crew and marines report aboard with bags and hammocks; the captain or ders the crew to be drawn up on the spar deck promptly at noon upon the day on which the ship is to be put for mally in commission. reads to them his orders from the Secretary of the Navy detailing him to the command,s hoists the commission pennant to the main truck and the stars and strips to the gaff or staff at the stern, and all is ready.
 The shin Is now in commission.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01
By One of tbe caIfornia Hundred

It made us all resolve right there and then that if we were to come back at all it must be as victors, and the rec ords of the company show that in about fifty battles participated in by the company almost all were won by the California hundred and the Second Massa achusetts Cavalry They made a proud record for themselves.
 I spent the last ten months of the war in Andersonville Prison and my memory's rather poor in consequence.
 Well, we were escorted by music, the band playing "The Girl I Left Behind Me-" and other airs of the same kind Of course there were many patriotic scenes during the leavetakings, but to those of us unmarried or had no home ties it was a glorious day. All we wanted was to fight. We had our wish,
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01

WAS. a member of the First Light
 DragQons,, California State Militia,
 when Captain Sewan Reid. of the
 same company offered his services
 to the country. for the civil war. November, 1862. Captain heid informed Governor Andrews. of Massachusetts that if a company would be accepted he would get together one hundred men who would equip themselves, fur nish their own transportation and in fact be no expense to the Government until they landed in Boston. This offer was accepted and in. about three weeks time the company was formed. I was the only man in the First Light Dragons who went with the volunteer
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company.
 When our one hundred volunteers for the war formed at the. corner of Bush and Kearny streets on the day of de- parture they were a brave looking lot of men and san Francisco was justly proud of them.
 The line of march was down Kesrny street to Market, from Market to Sec ond street, then to. Folsom street, thence to the ferry, and every inch of the way was packed with the people who had. come to wish us ''godspeed. ,"
 We had no fine, broad avenues to march on and the fluttering flags formed the only decorations, but en- thusiasrn was at fever pitch.
 Oh, the cheering and waving of hand kerchiefs. I can hear and see them still
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Oh, yes; and one time later on-I can't just bring to mind where-we captured Fitzhugh Lee, the present Consul to Cuba. He will remember the circumstance. He was wounded at the time.
 Soon after that I was. captured by Captain Mosby and remained in An dersonville Prison until after the close of the war
 My son Alfred gave up his place yes- terday, and will enlist in the navy. wish to say here that should there be 2 call for men I am ready to go again. It would not be so easy for me now as it was in '62, for now there is a wife and the children to leave, but they would be willing to let me serve my country if my help be needed.
 ABRAHAM LOANE.
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all right.
 When the ferry was reached there was just time for a few goodbys and then we were marched aboard the Col den Age for our trip East.
 Then occurred an amusing incident We were pelted with apples and oranges in lieu of flowers. l don't think we ever got. under a. heavier charge of bullets than that rain of fruit. There were a few parting cheers and then We were off, and of all the hundred volun- teers who started off that morning only twenty five. answered the last rollcall
 One of. the best fights we made was at Santa Ana bridge in Virginia. We not only took the bridge, but over two hun dred prisoners We were acting as Company A of the Second Massachu- settS Cavalry.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01
KEY TO THE PICTURES.

u Antonio Gonzales Lanuza, LL.D., Sec
 tary to the Cuban Delegation. 2-Jose Nicolas Hernandez, Private Secre-
 tary.
 S-Francisco Chenard, Secretary to the
 Council of the Cuban Revolutionary
 Party. 4-Tomas Estrada Palma, Delegate. 5-Diego Tamayo, President of the Council
 Of the Cuban Revolutionary Party. 6-Manuel Ros, Secretary to MT Palma ID. NJ. Moya, Purchasing Agent. S-Dr Joaquin D. Castillo, Sub-Delegate.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01

. HE Cuban Junta, with its head
 quarters in New York, represents
 the legation of the Cuban Re-
 public abroad, and the head of the Junta, as it is called, is T.
 Estrada Palma. Properly speak ing he is the delegate, and with the members of his ministerial and diplo-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
FOR SECTARIAN USES
UNITED STATES FUNDS CANNOT Be USED
FOR RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES.
"A Ruling by Judge Hagoer Of Far'Reachiug
importance in The Matter Of Pfoyi-
dersa uaenftal
deres HospiEal.

Washington, y. G., Feb. 3.--Judge
TFa9ner, in the Equity court today, made
"a ruling Of far-reaching importance,
holding in effect that it is uncOnstitu-
fioral for Congress TO appropriate money
for sectarian institutions. The court
granted an injunction restraining the
Treasurer Of the United States from
rsaving to the directors Of the Providence
Hospital any money belonging TO the
United States or the District Of Co
lureIyia. in accordance with an agree
mcnt between the Commissioners Of the
District and the Hospital Directors.
The agreement in question was that the
commissioners should erect on the
ground OF the Providence Hospital 81
building for the treatment Of minor con
tagious diseases without expense to the
hospital, but should be paid ont Of an
appropriation for that purpose contained
in fine District Appropriation bill, ap-
proved March 3, 1897, and that when
the building should be completed il
should be turned over TO the officers OF
the Providence Hospital.
The application for the injunction was
made by Joseph Bradfeld, who main
tanned that the question arising in con
nection with the payment Of money in
volyed a principle and a precedent for
the appropriation of United States funds
for the use and support of religious so
cieties contrary to the constitution. The
case will be taken to the Court of Ap-
peals.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04

and OF storing and distributing water
in the reclamation Of arid lands the
whole to cost SOL 300 was discussed
briefly by Its author and by Mr.. Stewart
of Nevada.
Mr.. Cullom proposed ms a substitute
for Mr.. Warren's amendment the fol
lowing:
For the purpose Of collecting from
agricultural colleges. agricultural eE
pertinent stations and other sources, in
eluding practical agents and engineers
practical Information and data on the
subject Of irrigation and publishing th'
same in bulletin form. the cost oil the
same not to exceed 100000"
The amendment was adopted, ana the
bill carrying S3.527. 2O2 was passed
The Senate then at 5.25 O'Clock p. m.
went into executive session.
AT 5,2S o'clock D. m, the Senate al
journed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
GENERAL MAYNE ROUTs THEM

Calcutta Feb. "a telegram from
Pasni. says General Mayne sighted the
enemy. numbering 1900 men, at 5
O'Clock Monday morning, holding the en-
trance of the western pass leading TO
Turbat.
He attacked them and tried to turn
their left, sending a body Of Infantry
and dismOunted Cavalry to turn the
flank.
The action lasted two hours and the
enemy were completely routed, losing
about 100 killed. including the Baluch
Khan Mehrab, Khan Gul MOhammed.
and Balcuh's grandson.
The British losses were three Balcuhs
killed and eight wounded, one gunner
killed and one injured.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
THE DECREE MODIFIED.
Consignments on the Spot and Healthy
Fruit are Excepted.


London, Feb. 3.-The Berlin CORE
spOndent of the Times says:
Customs officials at Emmerich.
Rhenislh, Prussia, received telegraphie
instructions ON january Both, from DIR.
Miguel, the Prussian Minister of Fin
ance, ITO stop the importation of fresh
fruit from America. The Hamburg
Senate issued a similar order ON the fol.
lowing day.
Protests against the latter have Sc
cured from the Hamburg Senate per-
mission, firstly, for further export Of
cOnsignments to England and. secondly,
for consignments of American apples
that have already reached Germany b.
be delivered to those to whom they are
addressed.
''Fhe subject occupied the attention of
the Bundesrath to-day Thursday when
1T was decided that the importation Of
fresh fruit is only forbidden when the
same rs discovered to contain a plant
bug. The prohibition does not extend
to dried fruits. but the importation Of
wtindfalls, packing material and plant Is
altogether forbidden"
The general indignation aroused lis due
perhaps less ito the commercial losses
that 1nigat ensue, inasmudh as Ameri.
can fruits bear relatively small PRO
portion to the total fruit import, than
to the feeling that the government mas
been influenced by Agrarian pressure"
FORBID PLANTS AND SHRUBS.
Berlin, Feb. Sit is announced that
tine Bundesrath Federal Council) in
plenary sitting today approved its com.
mittee's proposal that decree should be
issued prohibiting the importation from
America of live plants and shrubs and
packages containing the same.
The decree will also in certain
measure affect American fruits. These
are to lbe examined by experts on their
arrival at German ports; and packages
found to be infected with the fruit
louise will be excluded. Instructions to
this effect viii be issued to the customs
authorities.
This announcement, which is made by
am Ofhcial agency, appears to indicate
a measure distinct from the decree is
sued Tuesday by DIR. MIGUEL, the Prus-
slan Minister of Finance. prohibiting
the importation of every kind of Ann
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04

bank were S1s0.000. and six months
had ls,.id ma every dollar. The present
indebtedness llas been incurred sIatS
THAT aiGne.
Il never knew nor have / ever heard
OF the Mr. Silver mentioned ia the DIS
patches as being a debtor of the bank,
nor IN he NOW nor has he ever been con-
neeted with any OF any Interests IN any
way.
Mr.. Williams. the President of the
Chemical National Bank, has been a
stakeholder for several years in one OF
the town site companies. l organized and
has expressed his complete satisfaction
with his investment.
The work / have been doing is that
OF opening a new country, stretching for
FIVE hundred miles along the Burlington
line. beginning at Alliance. Neb.. and
ending at Billings, Mont, and including
the branch line of one hundred miles
through the Black Hills To Deadwood.
Only those who have had experience in
building up Towns and villages have any
idea of the enormous cost. There are
ferty-two towns in our territory.
1T has been my constant and earnest
elTieavor TO bring these enterprises 10
their highest point Of profit to adj the
stockholders Every dollar Of my own
money is invested in this work. and the
money Of those associated with me, and
have felt it was based on good proper
ties that would be of every increasing
value"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04

enienn fresh fruit, but it is difficult to
ataertain tlllc exact details. The Bun
dcsrnfhs measure, 1T IL pointed OUT Is
sfar less stringent than similar meas
urea nj present enforced in individual
states Of the American Union"
q'he Associated Press learns that the
Hamburg authorities to-day permitted
ttte, unloading Of apples from the United
statcs. owing to instructions received
from Berlin as the result Of the pro-
tests of United States Ambassador
White against Dr. Miquel's decree.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
Dover. N. n, Oct. 81. 1896.

Messrs Ely Brothers The Balm
reached me safely and in so short a
time the effect is surprising. My son
says the first application give decided
relief. 1 have a shelf filled with
"Catarrh Cures" Tomorrow the stove
shall receive them and Ely's Cream
Balm will reign supreme. Respectfully,
MRS. FRANKLIN FREEMAN.
Cream Balm is kept by all druggists.
Full size 10 cents. We mail it.
ELY BROS, So Warrent Street New
York City.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
SCOPE OF THE DECREE.

Berlin. Feb. 3.-The Associated Press
ascertains that the Bundesrath super
sedes with it's authority, DIR. Miquel's
decree, which seems i'll advised in it's
rig0r and suddenness and which natur-
ally provisional, was oecasioned by the
recently reported results of experiments
by DR.. Friedrich Won KuegeF, of the
Agricultural High School.
The Bundesrath's action is due, the
Associated Press is informed to series
of vigorous protests from the shippers
affected, and especially those of Ham
burg, on the lower Rhine and at Emme-
rich, and still more to the protests Of
Ambassador White. It's decision for
bids the importation only where the
fruit is affected by the aspidiOtus per-
niciosus, or San Jose plant bug, which
is said to have done enormous damage
in the United States. The Bundesrath's
decree applies to the whole of Germany
and makes matters momentarily better,
but it is believed that it's future inter-
probation will largely correspond with
Iir. NIiquefs decree. Parties interested
here fear that the United States will
resort to reprisals.
Following are last years fresh fruit
imports in hundred weights: American
100000; Austro-Hungarian, $4,000;
Dutch. SCI 600; Belgian, $4,000; italian
sos, 200.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04

Boston, Mass, Feb. "a cold wave
of severity almost equal to that OF
last week prevails in Maine and New
Hampshire. At Nashua, n. H., the tenn
perature was twenty-eight degrees below
zero this morning, and the range was
from that figure to forty degrees below
at Rumford Falls, Maine.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04

There are three little things which
do more work than any other three bit
tie things created-They are the ant. the
bee and De Wits Little Early RiserS.
the hast named being the famous little
pills for stomach and diver troubles.
Heartt & HEARTS drug store.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04

A thrill of terror is experienced when
brassy cough of Group sounds through
the house at night. But the terror soon
changes TO relief after One Minute
Cough Cure has been administe red
Safe and harmless for children. Heartt
& HEARTS drug store.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-04
TOWN BURIED UNDER SNOW.

Chester Depot, Vermont. Feb. with
the town still buried under snow, the
temperature fell this morning to forty
degrees below zero. the coolest ever
known here. At Londonderry the ther-
mOmeter registered 45 below