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The San Francisco call., 1898-08-27
Ladies' Kid Gloves
|. 9oc a. Pair

At 9oc @ Pair. 20 dozen LADIES' 2-CLASP FRENCH LAMB GLOVES, colors brown, tan, oxblood, green. mode and navy, also black (extra value), will be on special sale at s0c pair. (Every pair guar anteed and fitted).
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DIR. COOL PROMOTED. Elected President of the Pacific Coast
 Dental Congress.

Dr. Russell H. Cool of San Francisco was yesterday elected at Portland, Ore gon, president of the Pacific Coast Dental Congress. The election, apart from the recognition bestowed by his fellow men of the profession confers upon Dr. Cool the honor of presiding at the session of the Congress next year to be held in this
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-27

Steamship Australia. recently in the service of the Government as a troop ship, has been returned to the Oceanic line and will resume her Honolulu run on or about September l. Fare S75. Round trip $125. Ticket office, 114 Montgomery
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SHE SENTAFOR
 HIS TRUNK Mrs. Botkin Had Dunning's Effects Taken to Her
 Room.

Almost every day additional informa- ton comes to light showing the intimate relationship existing between Dunning
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
Unprecedented Bargains!

Although our Clearance Sale has made every day a Bar gain Day, our to-day Specials are unmiStakably the
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LADIES' LAUNDERED SHIRT WAISTS made of percales and gIng- hams. in bias plaids and checks, for nner price S1 50, will be offered at 75c.
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At 30 Gents
At Z5 Gents.

LADIES LAUNDERED SHIRT WAISTS in fancy plaids and figures,
 former price S1, will be offered at soc
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The famous old JESSE MOORE WHISKY is recommended by physicians for family and medicinal use becaue 1t is pure.
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LADIES' WAISTS.
At a5 Gents

AC e3o OS1lL5. LADIES' LAUNDERED HIR T WAISTS in fancy checks and stripes, former price 75c, will be offered at
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-27
AJ, $loo.

LADIES' LAUNDERED SHIRT WAISTS in fancy percales and or gandies. former price S1 75. will be offered at S1.
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RIBBONS.

At IS Gents. 100 pieces of FANCY RIBBONS in stripes and checks, 3 and inches wide, all silk, value soc and 40c a yard, will be closet out at 15c.
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UVIVTvEUE EUWEE TEEG INSURANCE COMPANY Of Hartford, in the State of
 Connecticut,

nN THE SYST DAY OF DECEMBER, A D. O 1897, and for the year ending that day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California, pursuant to the provisions Of Sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code condensed as per blank furnished by the Com missioner.
 CAPITAL
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At Ra go.

LADIES' PLUSH CAFES handsomely braided, storm collars edged with Thfbet fur, worth s. will be placed on sale at 8 50 each.
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Greatest Values
 of the Week.
LADIES' CAFES.
At B2. 50.

At 8S. 90. LADIES' BLACK SILK CAFES, lined with silk. yokes trimmed with lace. necks finished with silk and lace, worth s, will be placed on sale at g 50 each. Q
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Al. es Gents

The balance of our summer stock of JAPANESE CREPE GOLF SHIRTS, with one pair of reversible link cuffs and club tie to each; sizes l5, 155z, 16 16tz, regularly sold at S1 and S1 25, will be on special sale at 65c each.
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Mems FurniSh hin9S

At 70 Cent9. 65 dozen MEMS TENNIS FLANNEL NIGHT SHIRTS, made extra large. with felled seams, deep yokes and of good heavy material good value for 65c, will be on special sale at 40c each.
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J. Ds BROWNE, President CHARLES R BURT Secretary Subscribed and sworn to before me- this Istn day of January 1898. ,u
 JOHN H. TEACHER. Notary Public
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boy in camp for weeks, traning him, all rushed about the old vehicle, which had done service "snce de wah."
 Rastus burst into tears. They shook his rough black hand, and in every hand that will grasp a gun to proclaim the freedom of a down-trodden people was a coin that found its way into Rastus' pocket. That pocket was a curiosity itself In it was "hoodoo bean" to keep off fever and sure proof against bullets.
 "Gemmen, dis heah niggers crazy to go to wah," but Rastus was carried away. Some one cried stop, and the captain, who was the cause of Little Alabama Coon's tears ran up and pressed dollar into tho greasy palm.
 In a moment whistles screeched fare well. Thousands of flags dipped and the countless hosts on shore heaved one sob, as though in unison. The big transports creaked and groaned. The imprisoned horses stamped and tugged at their bits As the multitude on shore started back up town a band struck up "Dixie," an- other Yankee Doodle, an English ship dipped her flag again, and again, and the big transports were well down the bay.
 And the "Black Maria" rattled away over the hard streets carrying the sad dest little-coon in all Alabam'.
 SEWELL HAGGARD.
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MIsSIssIPPIPOLITICs.

Jackson Letter in Memphis Scmitar.
 The appointment of Congressman Sullivan to the senate has not by any means added to the popularity of Governor McLaurin. While the appointment pleases the frlehds of MT. Sullivan, the fact remains that he has very few friends to please, being com- paratively unknown to the vast majority of the people of the state. That he is an able man those who do know him will not deny, but then they remember that he broke into congress as a dark horse to break dea1- lock at Holly Springs two years ago. He has made a good congressman, as well as friends, since he went to Washington, and it may be that he will so please his con- stituents during the year and a half he has to serve in the upper house that the legts- lature will give him the endorsement Of 9n- other term. It is current rumor here that the governor appointed MT. Sullivan with the express understanding and agreement that he (Sullivan) Is not to be candidate for the senate before the next session of the legislature, so that the governor may hay a clear field. Just what kind of a guarantee MT Sullivan has given the gov ernor on this score Is not known, but 1t is further understood that he is to be the McLaurln candidate for governor at the next election. Two years ago this combi- nation would have been a winner but not now-the governor has lost his grip.
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The Georgia Primaries.

| In the present condition of the suffrage
 system in Alabama it is very important
 that the white voters should stand togeth- | CT; and in order to reach and maintain this 1 desirable result factions and ciques and | bosses must be kept under All experi- | ence in this country goes to show that | the broader and the deeper and the more l thorough popular rule becomes, the safer | and the more benefcent does government become. The people can err, but they do | not err once where selfish schemers mis- | govern dozen times. The sum and sub stance of American experience therefore | is-trust the people always. Submit to l them all questions that can be convenient | ly submitted. The trend of political opin- | ion and action is away from the politicians | and towards the people. The movement looking to the direct election of United
 States senators is but one of many in- stances of this nature. The framers of
 the constitution distrusted the people, but
 the steady movement of century has nearly nullified all their plans for action by a. few as representatives of the sup | posedly incompetent many. It is now seen | that the many are the ones that should be | trusted, and the few the ones that should be distrusted.
 The Georgia democrats, on Monday, ap- piled this rule to the selection of all nom- inees, state, county and congressional. All
 
 cratic party of that state. The people on
 Monday selected their candidates for gov ernor, secretary of state, comptroller gen. eral, commissioner of agriculture, state state treasurer, congressman and county officers-all were selected by the people vot- | ing directly in primaries on one day. All reports from Mondays primaries show erable numbers, and that results are emil nently satisfactory The plan stands in- dorsed by the people, and a return to the | trades and combinations and manipula- | probable in that state as the gift of flying | is to man. Political progress lies steadily toward direct action by the people, and | Georgia has, 1t Is plain, acted wisely in sweeping away at once the entire conven-
 tion machinery, and resorting frankly to the people who are to be governed, and who should have voice in the selection of all candidates. As for platforms, the fewer
 the better. No one does them reverence.
 No one ever will. The acts and votes of the peoples representatives in congress and in the state legislative halls constitute | the best platforms. England Is well gov- | erned by parties. and there are no plat forms, no conventions. in that country. and yet party government is as strong and
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The Alabama EnIistments.

'rWhile the Age -Herald,' save the Mo- bile Herald, lis quoting from the Herald, it should quote it's statement that there would have been many more Mobiians in the Second Alabama if it had not been for the particularly severe physcal exam ination to which the Mobile companies have been subjected"
 Surely the Herald does not ask the peo- pie to believe that the physical test was applied more severely to one company than to another, to one regiment more than to another regiment. As matter of fact the Herald states in its local columns that seventeen hundred men were examined in order to obtain 1.OiS for the First Ala bama It farther says that the Second reg iment is havng a like experience; and then it confesses as follows: "The great major ity of recruits are coming from the north ern portion of the state. It s unpleasant to call attention to these facts, but the Her aid feels it a duty, hoping that under Q second call, Mobile and the rest of this section will do full duty by furnishing a pro rata share. There is no lack of pa- triotism here; hundreds of boys who have no responsibilities resting upon them are ready and are willing to serve their coun- try. This they will do If certain citizens will quit discouraging them"
 These quotations cover the entire ground leaving no room for comment upon the particular facts of the case. The Age Herald hopes, however. that all compar- ison of sections of a common state will be forgotten in the effort that must be made to fill the states quota under the second call. The Black Belt that gave the country Richmond Pierson Hobson will certainly respond generously under that call, and there is even hope that Hobsons matchless courage and skill will wake Mobile and Montgomery up to the full measure of their duty. In the meanwhile the Bir- mingham district and the Tennessee valley
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Prisoners of War.

Even in the best days of the Roman em- plre prisoners of war were reduced to slav- cry. and In all ages down to the sixteenth century they were frequently butchered, or otherwise maltreated. Now they are guests of their conquerors. Lieutenant Hobson and hds companions are said to be detained in Morro Castle, which may be under fire. but as they will doubtless soon be exchanged this little lapse into ancient methods can well be excused. In point of fact the spanards do not like to see their works pulverlzed by sampson's terrible guns. The heroic eight doubtless have their liberty so far as is consistent with their safe keeping; for prisoners of war are no longer shut in dungeons or penned up in uncomfortable spaces.
 All civilized nations agree in giving prls- oners of war every attention they can reasonably desire. If they are i'll, good medical attention is provided. If they need clothing 1t is supplied, and as for food, they are to have as good as is supplied to the soldiers that surround them. Every | reasonable need is met. Exchanges are to take place, rank for rank, man for man, as rapidly as circumstances will permit, and it is becoming frequent practice to parole men before exchange. Under a pa-
 role prisoner goes forth agreeing upon his honor and the honor of his flag that he | will not fight again until exchanged, or I that he will not go beyond specified bounds. The parole is distinctly feature of cdviliza- | tion and advancement.
 The good treatment of prisoners of war was excellenty illustrated during the revo- lutionary war, when thousands of Hessians under Baron de Reidesel were captured. They were sent to Virginia, and placed in a Thomas Jefferson, and there they remained until the end of the war, period of three or four years. Jefferson was then gover- nor of Virginia and the prisoners were really in his keeping, and he strove con- stantly to make them happy and contented. He succeeded so well that very many of them at the close of the war chose to re- main in Virginia. In letter to Patrick Henry concerning these prisoners Jefferson said "But is an enemy so execrable that, though in captivity his wishes are to be disregarded or even crossed? I think not. It Is for the benefit of mankind to miti- gate the horrors of war as much as pos- slble. The practice. therefore, of modern
 nations of treating captive enemies with l poDlteness and generosity is not only de- lightful In contemplation, but really in- teresting to all the world, friends. foes and neutrals.' This is the position of the civil ized world; and no more delightful exam- pie of 1t has been afforded than is found in Jefferson's treatment of the Hessian prisoners in Virginia.
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an army captain.
 He was only one 'Little Alabama Coon" Rastus. they called him. Pert little chap" said bronzed regular. 'I don't see why cap won't let him go."
 But the "cap'' didn't let him go. The in the hole of one of the transport ships. The captain hunted for him everywhere. but Rastus had his black hide hid away, and a general search of the ships had to be made before his grinning countenance was brought to light
 Quite a picturesque speciman was Ras- tus. He wore par of blue overalls which came up under his arms. The soldiers had
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THE HEROES
 OF SANTIAGO
Real Heroes

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 The exploit of Lieutenant Hobson, Daniel Montague, George Charette, J. D. Murphey, Oscar Deignan, John P. Phillips and John Kelly, in Santiago harbor, before the dawn of June 3. whatever may occur in the prog ress of the pending conflict, will take its place among the most dramatic and daunt- less episodes of the war. For cool and de- termined courage the act of these men must rank with the finest example of human her oism The value of their bold and fearless service to their country cannot yet be fully measured. It is possible that their achive- ment In its practical effect may be equiy- alent to a decisive naval victory in so ham, pering the movements of the Spanish fleet that the American vessels, or some of them may be withdrawn from Santiago to assist in the reduction of the defenses of Havana. If by blo0dles strategy results have been effected which might otherwise have de- manded a heavy sacrifice of life, something great and memorable has been accom- plfshed in addition to the display of heroic qualities rarely, if ever. equalled in the na- val annals of any country The country is ringing with the praise of these intrepid men. No praise will be fulsome in allot- ing to them the niche they will occupy in the history of the war.
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Iris c lucky day, boy; and a0e wiH do good deeds ont. WINTERS TALE.
Coal in Mexico.

Coal exports from English ports do not vary much either in quantity or in price. The amount exported last April was 2,6Ol ,256 tons, and the price at the seaboard was $2.21. In 1897 the price was $2.14; in 1896 it was s2.15. Long tons of screened coal enter into these reports, which are taken from official sources Alabama coal is now placed on board ship at Pensacola or Mobile at about $1.9O ton, but when all allowances are made, it is seen that Ala cheaper. than English coal at the water side.
 Pensacola and Mobile have not only the almost universal English flag to contend with. but they ave mixed English car goes to fight. The English ship that takes out English tin or English iron, or Eng fish goods of other description, takes along English coal to complete the cargo It rates, especially if the circumstances be advantageous.
 But nevertheless American coal and coke is supplanting the English articles in Mex leo. The Engineering Journal states that nearly all the fuel used by the Mexican smelting works is coke from the United States. It should have added that this coke is Alabama coke. The smelting of large business, and Mexico is practically a country without coal. In 1896 a small quantity was mined, about 253, 900 tons, but it is of inferior quality. and 1t Is generally mixed, when coked, with imported coke. There are deposits of coal in Mexico, but the lack of transportation facilities does not admit of their working to any great ex- tent. It is country that must be supplied for long time to come from the Alabama mines, and The Age-Herald is glad to be able to state that the miners of Alabama are beginning to monopolize the Mexican market.
 If now the coal operators of this district wuld combine to drive Pittsburg coal out of the lower Mississippi valley, the field that the Birmingham district should fill would be pretty fully gained. It is re- fection upon southern enterprise when mil lions of bushels are fioated from the Pitts burg district every season to markets in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas stop should be put to this if every bushel has to be sold without profit. There should be a hard-and-fast combination formed to wrest the markets of the three states from distant Pittsburg.
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THE TORPEDO BOAT.

From McClure's Magazine. She's a floating boiler crammed with fire
 and steam, A toy, with dainty works like any watch; A working, weaving basketful of tricks Eccentric, cam and lever, cog and notch. She's a dashing, flashing, tumbling shell of A headstrong, kicking. nervous, plunging
 beast long, lean ocean liner-trimmed down
 small; A bucking bronco harnessed for the east. She can rear and toss and roll Your body from your soul, And she's most unpleasant wet-to say
 the least! But see her slip in; sneaking down, at night,
 All a-tremble deadly, silent-satan-sly. Watch her gather for the rush, and catch
 her breath! See her dodge the wakeful cruisers sweeping eye. Hear the humming! Hear her comingl
 coming fast! Chats the sound might make men wish they were at home Hear the rattling Maxim, barking rapid fireD
 See her loom out through the fog with bows afoam!
 Then some will wish for land (They'd be sand fleas in the sand Or yellow grubs reposing in the loamO She's a floating boiler crammed with fire and steam, A dainty toy with works just like a watch; A weaving, working basketful of tricks A pent volcano and stoppered at top notch. She is Death and swift Destruction in a case
 (Not the Unseen, but the Awful-plain in sight,. The Dread that must be halted when afar; She's a concentrated, fragile form of Mighti
 She's a daring, vicious thing, With a rending, deadly sting And she asks no odds nor quarter in the fghti
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fitted him out with an old blue blouse, and the regulation army hat

the regulation army hat.
 There was the "Black Maria" standing near. The nemesis of the southern negro, and the barrier against which the dreams of little Rastus were to be shattered. A cordan of police stood about and Rastus was born away with as much ceremony as would a Spanish spy about to be shot. The occasion was every bit as solemn to Rastus. Great tears rolled down his ebony cheeks as he begged not to be shot.
 "Haint got no mammy," he sobbed. "Dem Spanishmen cant hunt dis ngger; Boss please femme go. I is a good workin coon. Ise just what can make dem boots like lool1in' glasses ebber day. and Ras- tus looked at the officers neatly polished shoes as though he saw there a gleam of hope.
 Let the coon go, 'cap'." said hardy first sergeant, standing near, and he handed Rastus gun remarking "Show what you can do"
 Rastus blinked his eyes with a faltering courage bracing up by degrees At com mand of the sergeant he went through the manuel of arms without fault. When the sergeant said Dismiss the bystanders clapped hands in admiration.
 The boilers of the big transport ships were making that peculiar buzzing noise that always proceeds the order "Steam ahead"
 s'Take him on," ordered the captain.
 The police seized Rastus and he was hustled into the patrol wagon.
 The sturdy regulars, who had kept the
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The Merrimac Heroes

From the Pfttsburg Dispatch.
 American naval history is a record of
 heroism. Wherever the American navy has
 been engaged with an enemy 1t has made
 pages of glorious story. But nowhere has
 1t exhibited greater bravery than at San- tiago de Cuba ,sne performance of the volunteer crew of the Merrimac from the
 men on the bridge to the fireman below the decks, presented a type of heroic endeavor that challenges the admiration of the world Imagine a collier running the gauntlet of shore batteries raining iron death upon it's unprotected decks rushing toward the great rified cannon of the Spanish cruisers; gliding over mines and torpedoes ready to
 rend it in twain. Conceive of men who com- pete with each other for the honor of fac- ing such dangers for their country's cause. Is it possible to think of anything more daring The man on the bridge must have been momentarily expecting to be hurled from his post by bursting shell. The man
 in the engine room cooly manipulating his machinery in response to the stroke of the bell, must have had an expectant eye on the floor, looking for the upheaval that would end his earthly career.
 It was a marvellous feat. It was bold conception. Above all, however, shines the
 courage of the men who went against Span- ish torpedoes and guns without tremor,
 compelled at last to explode their own mine.
 sink their own boat and then seek safety In
 the enemy's hands. The act is worthy
 of the commendation of the American peo-
 pie and the eulogy of brave spirits every-
 where It is worthy. too. of prompt recog-
 milton by the executive and legislative
 branches of the government. The generous
 offer of the Spanish commander for an ex-
 change of prisoners should be accepted
 without delay. Beside that vote or
 thanks from congress, promotion of every
 member of the crew and a substantial re-
 ward, promptly conferred, will be none too
 great recognition for the heroes of Santi-
 ago.
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intention of attending the French exposi- tion in 1900 but has been disbanded because of the unfriendly attitude of France toward the United States since the war began. Funds raised to pay for the trip to the amount of $4.740 have been distributed"
 That is likely to be but one of thousands of straws which will show the direction of popular resentment in America at France s hostility to us in the war with Spain. A similar club in Cincinnati has also just dis solved for the same reason.
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Every day Is a harvest day now, and ev- cry day the price of wheat goes lower. The price of flour should drop accordingly. Wheat is destined to fall to seventy-fve cents, and pure Minneapolis flour to five dollars barrel.
The age-herald., 1898-06-08
Persnna Non Grata

From the Detroit Free Press.
 "Won't they let you stop at our boarding house any more?" asked the Circassian
 "No," answered the living skeleton. Ut isn't my fault either. The last time I was there one of the boarders told the landlady I looked like he felt after one of her break- fasts."