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THE NILE EXPEDITION.
British and Egyptian Flags Raised
at Palace at Khartoum,

LONDON, Sept. 5.-The War Office
received this evening the following dis
patch dated at Omdurman yesterday,
from General Sir Herbert Kitchener:
''This morning the British and Egyp-
tan flags were hoisted with due cere-
mony upon the walls of the palace in
Khartoum. All the British wounded
have left for Abadia in barges towed
by steamers. / saw them before leav-
ing. They were all doing well and
were comfortable. The cavalry sent in
pursuit of the Khalifa were compelled
to abandon the attempt, owing to the
exhaustion of the horses, but have or
dered camel squads to continue the
pursuit.
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managed to get into the very middle of
the school, and for time we had
splendid sport with big bluefish.
Suddenly the fish stopped biting In
the queerest way. I let out foot after
foot of line, thinking that the school
had moved only a short distance and
that my bait might strike them But
for long while there was no sign of
fish. Then at once something struck
the bait and started off with such a
burst of speed that the reel line cut
and burned my thumb. The rod whip
ped the water, and the sudden pull
dragged me to one side before I re-
allied that had a fish.
What have you got, in the name of
all that's wonderful?" asked my COM
panion.
What in thunder have I got?" I
asked in turn.
l couldn't tell. 1t was going like a
locomotive, and knew that l couldn't
check the thing, whatever it was, if /
had a hawser attached to it. The 10
ounce bethabara and the strong bass
line might as we'll have been twig
and piece of thread.
Both Of us sat peering into the black
vagueness astern, and my reel was
simply screaming, while the rod was
bent into a semicircle. At last almost
all the line had gone, when at once
the strain relaxed and the line slack
ened SO suddenly that the rod straight
ened out like a whip.
Reel in quick!' whispered John.
Its coming this way And sure
enough it was coming. Four hundred
feet astern the black water was broken
into phosphorescence by it. 1t came
along as swiftly as it had gone in the
other direction a few minutes ago, and
it left a wake Of light behind as IL
came. We could not see just what 1t
was, but we did not need to speculate
long. for almost instantly the big fish
was alongside and then we saw that
it was a shark, and a big one. He
twisted his tail violently as he again
felt the strain Of the line which l had
by this time reeled in. For moment
he showed his full length as he turned
on his side and then we saw that he
was as long as the boat.
Without wasting time, / let the reel
go and gave him all the line he wanted,
hoping he would take it and be off,
But the big fish was angry and didn't
intend to be off.
The phosphorescence which followed
him showed up his motions clearly
He swerved off, swan swiftly in big
semicircle headed straight for the boat
with a great lashing of the water, and
with terrific speed and force struck
his head against the side of the small
craft Only by throwing all our weight
on the gunwale did we escape belng
capsized; as it was we shipped half
the boatful of water. The fish circled
off again and made another rush at
the boat This time I had the line
twisted around my hand, and managed
by sheer strength to guide the dan
gerous fellow round the bow OF the
boat. The strain snapped the line ana
the shark sank slowly below the sur
face-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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The Board of Trustees of the City OF
Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section l. All of that portion OF Fif.
+eenth street, between the south line OF
p street and the north line OF e street,
embraced in the roadway, having been
fuIIV fllIR1 constructed by, grading and paving
and guttering, under the condit1on ana an9
and other orders and acts n,nap applleahtls
ninas and gas pipes laid therein, all to
the Of the of
being in good condition throughout. it IS
hereby ordained that all of the said por- M
south line OF B street and the north line
of 6 street, embraced within the road
Way. be- and the same is hereby ac-
cepted by the Board of Trustees, and the
same shall hereafter be kept in repair
and improved by the municipality.
Section g. This ordinance shall take
effect immediately.
Passed August %, 1888.
d. MCKAY,
Prs.degnt ga Of Beard fty 9f Trustees
20, 1898. WM- LAND. Mayor.
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President Mckinley.

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-President and
Mrs. Mckinley and Vice President and
Mrs. Hobart, who are at Paterson, N.
J., went out for a drive this morning
in the direction Of the Passaic Falls
They returned to the Vice Presidents
residence at 1870 o'clock. Mrs McKin-
ley looked we'll, though at the Hobart
home it was said that she had been
taken suddenly Ill last night.
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The Board of Trustees of the City of
Sacramento ordain follows:
Section l. All of that portion of Seven
teenth street between the south line of j
street and the north line of Q street,
embraced in the roadway, having been
fully constructed by grading, paving and
guttering, under the condition and terms
of Resolution of Intention No. 376, and
other orders and acts applicable thereto,
and having sewer pipes, water pipes and
gas pipes laid therein, all to the salts
faction of the Superintendent of Streets,
and the Board of Trustees, and being in
good condition throughout, it is hereby
ordained that all Of the said portion of
Seventeenth street, between. the south line
of street and the north line of @
street, embraced within the roadway, be
and the same is hereby accepted by the
Board of Trustees, and the same shall
hereafter be kept in repair and improved
by the municipality.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take
effect Immediately
Passed August %, 1893
D. MCKAY,
President of Board of Trustees.
Approved: Sacramento City, August
20. 1898. VIM. LAND, Mayor.
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Death Of an Ex-Governor.

YANKTON IS. d., Sept. 5.-Hon. An
drew j. Falk died tonight at his home
in this city. Mr.. Falk was the third
Governor of Dakota Territory, and it
was mainly through his persistent en-
deavors that the opening of the Black
Hills to settlement was secured. Dur
ing his long residence in the Dakotas
he held, aside from the Governorship,
several prominent public offices.
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organization by September 10Th, and
the President gave him to understand
that the personnel of the commission
would be complete by that time.
Among those who have been men
toned in connection with the appoint
ments are x-Representative Phillips
Of Pennsylvania, former Chairman of
the House Labor Commission; Mr.. Sar-
gent of the Locomotive Firemen's
Brotherhood, eX-Representative Far
quhar Of New York, Major Hansen of
Georgia, and Captain E. A. Smythe of
South Carolina, the two latter being
candidates presented by the cotton
milling interests Of the South.
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Bayard's Condition Improved.

DEDHAM (Mass.), Sept. 5.-The con-
dition of Hon Thomas F. Bayard was
slightly improved, and for the first time
for twenty-four hours he was able to
recognize the members of his family.
The physicians state that the heat has
a very weakening effect upon Mr..
Bayard, and that his condition will un-
dergo a rapid change for the better as
soon as the heat subsidies
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CAMP WIKOFF,
Surgeon General Sternberg Says
HOSPITALS Are ExceIIent.

CAMP WIKOFF (Montauk Point,
N. ". Sept. s.. Surgeon General
Sternberg arrived here to-day from
Washington to see for himself how the
camp looked and to inquire into the
sanitary. arrangements.
General Sternberg tonight stated
that he had visited the hospitals, and
that he had found their condition ex-
cellent. He considered that the camp
site had been well chosen. He was
gratified by all he had SEEN He said
he had not come on a special mission,
but simply on a visit of ordinary in
spection. When he returns to Wash
ington he will make verbal report to
Secretary Alger.
A heavy fog covers the camp to-
night, and cold wind is driving the
moisture into the airy tents, where
there are 1,SOO sick men.
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Destructive Storm in Iowa.

WEBSTER CITY Ga), Sept. ga Sc
we're wind and hailstorn caused dam
age to the amount Of S50sO00 in an area
three miles wide and twelve miles long
six miles north of here. The hail was
exceedingly heavy, and many persons
caught away from shelter were severely
injured Many small buildings were
wrecked, and the corn crop was COM
pletely destroyed.
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Spanish Prisoners.

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 5.-Admiral Ger
vera, accompanied by Lieutenant Ger
vera, his son, left here to-day for Nor
folk, for the purpose of completing ar
rangements for the transportation to
Spain of the prisoners confined at
Portsmouth, who were captured In the
naval fight off Santiago.
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GENERAL MILES.
The Army Commander Expected to
Arrive at New York To-Day.

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-General Miles
is. expected to arrive in New York on
the transport OLDHAM tomorrow. On
board the OLDHAM are also Sthe Wiscon-
sin Volunteers.
Besides the OLDHAM, the transport
Chester is expected to arrive with Gen
erals SchWan and Haynes and staffs
and the Fourth Pennsylvania Volun-
teers on board.
The Obdam and the Chester will be
met down the bay by several ferry
boats and tugs. The soldiers will be
taken off the vessels and landed at a
pier nearest their respective railroad
stations.
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ORDINANCE. NO. 426.
Amending Section Of Ordinance No. $780,

The Board of Trustees of the City OF
Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section /. Section l of Ordinance Num-
Der Three Hundred and Ninety, entitled.
IAN ordinance to prohibit the cutting or
trimming or mutilating trees on certain
streets in the city of Sacramento, without
the consent of the owner in writing, and
fixing penalty therefor, passed June u,
1895. is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person. or persons to cut, trim mutilate
or fasten wires to any tree on any OF the
streets in the city of Sacramento, unless
the consent in writing of the owner or
authorized agent of the property in front
of which said trees stand shall first be
obtained; provided, however, that moth
ing herein contained shall operate to pre-
vent the affixing to any such tree or
trees of all such wires as may be neces-
sary in the maintenance of the Fire
Alarm System, the Police Patrol System,
or for the use, conduct, maintenance or
management of any other department of
the city government.
Section g. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after it's
Passed May 25 1896.
CHARLES E LEONARD,
President of the Board Of Trustees.
Approved May 29, 1896.
sg0t c. H. HUBBARD. Mayor.
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Smith and Walsh Fight a Draw.

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-"Mysterious"
Billy Smith and Andy Walsh fought a
twenty-five round draw before the
Greater New York Athletic Club to-
night, and it was one Of the fastest
fights that has ever taken place in this
vicinity. The men fought with one
hand free, and had each others ribs
raw from the hard blows exchanged
at close quarters. Neither man had the
advantage, and both were in condition
to continue.
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Letter Carriers' Association.

TOLEDO (O.), Sept. 5.-The National
Letter Carriers Association opened to-
day, with 400 delegates in this city.
Visiting carriers from various States
are estimated at 5000, and the con-
vention promises to be the greatest in
the history of the association.
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Bryan's Regiment.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 5.-No request
has been received at the War Depart
ment for the immediate mastering out
of Colonel Bryan's regiment, the Third
Nebraska. It is also said that II such
a request was made, it could not be
complied with, because the quota for
Nebraska to be mustered out has been
filed
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The Board of Trustees of the City Of
Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section /. No person shall expectorate
on the floor of any street railway car
or other public conveyance or public
building, or on any sidewalk In the city
of Sacramento.
Section 2. Any persons who shall vio-
late any of the provisions of this ordi-
nance shall be deemed guilty of a misde--
meanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall
be fined not exceeding Five Dollars, or
shall be punished by Imprisonment in the
City jail of the city of Sacramento for
a term not exceeding two days. or by
both such fine and Imprisonment
Section g. This ordinance shall be pub
lished for three consecutive days In the
daily papers of the city Of Sacramento,
and shall take effect Immediately there
afterss
Passed November 80, 1896
CHARLES E. LEONARD,
President of the Board Of Trustees.
Approved December 5, 1896
c. II. HUBBARD. Mayor.
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Hurricane at st. Jogeph.

ST. JOSEPH (AIo.), Sept. 5. A hur-
rfcane swept over ST Joseph at $50
this afternoon. Rain and hail accom-
panied the wind. Residences were un-
rooted, stacks and barns were torn
down, and many buildings were utter
ly demolished. The ST. Joseph Rolling
Mills We're wrecked, damage $4,000;
Carey's saloon, five other houses, and
a field full of tents in the packing
house district Were scattered to the
winds. Many families were rendered
homeless. The monetary loss is placed
at S15O,OO0.
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Her Forte,

"Oh. dear" sighed Miss Tommy, 1
don't see why women are not allowed
to enlist. I should just like to storm
a FORT
"Pshaw' replied Mr.. Gilfoyle, the
only fort women can storm is a piano
forte."-New York World.
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An Appropriate Name.

What did you say was the name OF
your horse?"
Nail"
"NaiI?"
yes Nail,-N-a-i-L"
What induced you to give the AMI
NAL such a queer manner"
Nail is the most appropriate name
imaginable. My wife can't drive him.
Montgomery Advertiser.
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Shafter in Command.

( WASHINGTON. Sept. 5.-Adtutant
General Corbin received a dispatch to-
night from General Shafter announcing
that he had assumed command Of Camp
Wikoff, Montauk Point.
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Akers Knocked Out In First Round

LONDON, Sept. 5.-Dick Burge. the
welter- weight pugilist, and Arthur
Akers met early this morning at a
West End rendezvous to engage in a
twenty-round contest for FL 900. In
the first round Burge succeeded in
knocking Akers out and capturing the
prize
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ORDINANCE NO. 500.

An Ordinance Approving and Acceptlng,
the Work of Grading and Paylns FIJI
teenth Street, in the City OF Sacra-
mento. From the South Line of B.
straat TO the North Line Of q street
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NO CUREUO PAY.

That b the way all druggists sell GROVES
TAsTELESS CHII3 TONIC for Malaria. Chills
and Fever. It is simply Iron and ouinne In .
tAsteless form. Children love it. Adults prefer 1t
10 bitter. nauseatng Tonica. Price. 5on
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CITY OFFICIAL ADVERTISING.
ORDINANCE NO. sol.

An Ordinance Approving and Accepting
the Work of Grading and Paving
Seventeenth street, in the City of Sac
ramento, From the South Line of J
street to the North Line of Q street.
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DENVER, Sept. GA special to the
News from Cripple Creek says:
Mexican Pete" of Cripple Creek, easily
defeated Lawrence Farrell Of Denver
in the first round at the Grand Opera
house here tonight.
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Save money by buying your tea and
coffee OF J. LcMorrx. GIL n.
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The Earl Fruit Company realized the
following prices for California fruit sold
at auction yesterday:
At New York: Bartletts, s15062.7o,
average $1S1; half boxes, 6oc; Malagas.
81. 1561. As, average s1.23. Peaches-Muir
soc: Late Crawfords. S0c6s120, average
CSC: Orange Cling, .9ocGs1.15, average &c;
diamond Cling ST. Prunes-Gros, s16
40. average .s1.09: Hungarian. s1.o1.
At Chicago: = Bart1etts, a.25G1.7O, aver
age s.. 50: Tokay. ST. 10; Malaga, 81 .25. Wea-
ther threatening. Ten cars sold.
At Montreal: Bartletts, $155G2.1o. aver
arA xS2
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ORDNANCE NO. 444.

An Ordinance Prohibiting Expectoration
in Public Places, and Providing
Penalty Therefor.
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California Fruit Sales.

Porter Brothers Company sold yester-
day at open auction California fruit at
the following prices:
At Chicago: Pears-Bartletts, SOc@s2. so
box: Beurre Hardy, $1.40; Vicar, 93c.
Grapes-Tokays, sOc@sl.7O single crate;
Muscats, 70c@$1; White Cornichons, SIPS.
Prunes-Fallenberg, s1.05: Hungarian, Csc
.O5; other varieties, 27Gsoc. Peaches
Susauehanna, 75c box. Plums-1506Oc sin
gle crate. Nectarines-Yellow, 40c single
crate Ten cars California fruit on the
Chicago market, of which Porter Broth
ers Company sold five cars.
At Minneapolis: Pears-Bartletts, s1.S5
box: Beurre Hardy, $3.50; Beurre Clair
Crawfords, CSC box; Muirs, 65c. Prunes-
German and Fallenberg, 50Q55c single
crate.
At Philadelphia: Pears-Howell, s1.25
box: Beurre Clairgeau, s1G1.10; Duchesse,
81. Prunes-Silver 65c0$1 single crate;
italian, 7OGS5c. Plums-Ickworth. Soc
single crate.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-21
THE BURDEN OF ISLAND COLONIES

HE sore straits in which Spain finds herself are the effect of cause remote in her history Her weakness to-day Is in what she founded in her flood tide of power to be her strength. She took domain by conquest and colonization, in pur- stance ot manifest destiny, to plant her power and its ouposts all the world She has coaling stations naval stations, colonial capitals and instead of leaning upon them for support they are crumbling under her and will let her fall She must guard her Mediterranean islands and those in the At lantic and Pacific, divide her military and naval strength and weaken herself thereby as to expose her home attack and her peninsular domain to invasion. The United States are happily without such necessity Our navy attack the ships of Spain which police her islands and destroy them fleet after fleet One come to the help of an- other without leaving vital point exposed If any thing can impress people with the unwsdom of the annexation of Hawaii, any other extracont- mental territory which requires navy to defend it, current events should be sufficient
 It IS proved that we not only defend our own extensive coast line, but can project offensive war against neighboring enemy, using our own ports as base of supplies and military operations Cuba is to Spain what Hawaii would be to us She has fortified that island and treated 1t as a strong m tarybase but even if its people in rebellion
 
 and weaken her position.
 Spain was once a hrst-class power exceeding Eng land or any of the maritime countries Her scepter distant domain, but the necessity of defend ing her far planted standard has sapped her colonial revenues and brought her home finances to bank ruptcy
 Her history IS strong argument against manifest destiny against dividing the planet between few strong powers It is better to let the small nations alone, and to let their people develop institutions suited to their genius and the physical conditions in which they placed Schemes of universal empire spring of this fever for annexation and absorp- ton of small autonomes, but such schemes have in them the germs of dissolution
 The United States just now illustrating to the world the value of homogeneous people, made one by similarity of conditions fitted by environment to live under one system of equal laws and if we are wise will refuse build on to this scheme colo nial and excrescent annexes, which must be admins tered under policy different from that which suffices for our continental possessions
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-21
AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT.

HERE has, since the open hostility of Spain particularly since the Maine went down, been a
 tendency to find fault with Mr. Mckinley. It has found expression statements that he had not acted with decision that he did not have fu grasp ot the American idea. It forgotten for the mo- ment that upon the President rests fearful respon- sibiy, that to his acts the time of crisis must be ascr1bed his own place in history and upon the in tegrty ot his purpose rest the reputation of the people who have chosen him to rule them
 It cannot be said by any patriot that the Pres- dent has not acted wisely and we'll. He read the will ot the country in tho dctum of Congress, and to 1t he has bowed. While he was anxious to uphold the dignity ot the country perhaps by a different method, he has not permitted his personal beliefs cast straw in the way of carrying out the popular idea. If he would have given Spaii. more time, he has declined to do so. He has sent an ultirnatum about which there is no shadow of uncertainty. He has allowed Spain a reasonable time, more, in which to make answer. He has assumed that the er- ply will not be in the nature of concession. The praise of America will be his present reward No more could have been asked than he has done.
 The precise terms of the utmatum are not known yet but the intimatons are all that it has no uncer- tain tenor The Spanish flag must retire from Cuba This IS the penalty of crime The people have said it. and their President has conveyed their verdict to Madrid Perhaps the Spanish excel us in diplomacy They cannot outdo in directness of speech and purpose President Mckinley has risen to the oc- cason, as his friends said, and his foes feared he would
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-21
FAREWELL TO THE FIRST.

HE march o the First Infantry yesterday was
 farewell ot which the soldiers might we'll have
 been proud. Doubtless 1t sent them toward the front with new idea of the place they hold in popu lar esteem, with their hearts touched and the farewell robbed of its bitterness. Along the line as they passed thousands of banners waved, thousands of children shriled their enthusiasm and men and women stood voiceless, their eyes filled with unbd- den mist They loved the men who tramped by, per haps never to return. They looked upon them as representing the honor of the flag the dignity of the Government, the certainty that no foe could menace the public safety and go unscathed
 It is difficult to define with exactness the emotions ot which the display of flags and flowers was in token It IS not just easy to understand why women shed tears and why of them could not resist the i'm pulse to rush into the and strew wreaths in the path of the soldiers Yet such were the impulses stirring the throng, and it is good that it was so It renews faith in patriotism, the heritage of people who fought for their liberty a feeling the pes slmist has said dead
 And the men, they deported themselves as be- came those who faced the certainty of peril the DOS sibility of death Steady, erect grave-faced. they kept time to the music every note of which carried them nearer to danger and perhaps to death It may beall that the First shall stand guard in far away Cuba threatened there by armed foe and by the more deadly miasma Of the tropic swamp. At such tune they can look back to the city which with tears and cheers bade them godspeed and know that here mult1tudes who never spoke to them who only saw them as they went by to war. hold them in tender memory, will follow them with their prayers and some day, 1t may be, welcome them ioyouslv home again.