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The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03
MR. BLAND HESlTATES.

ID Y the Democrats of the Eighth Missouri Dis "h trict Mr. Bland the noted Silver Dick, has - just been given fourteenth nomination for Congress The platform of course, contained a declaration in favor of free silver, and while recog nizing the to be righteous one condemned the bond issue and the increase of the public debt It appears, therefore, that Bland's platform makers, if not himself are desirous of defrayng the costs of the war with greenbacks, and have gone over bag and baggage to the camp of the fatists.
 More significant still is a report that in inter view MT. Bland declared himself opposed to any fur ther agitation of the silver issue during the coming campaign. He is quoted saying that while the silver cause is eternay right and the sixteen to ratio is unassailably correct nevertheless it would De inexpedent to push 1t to the front the main political question at present. He would wait until the war is over before making another campaign of Bryanism.
 this view from the standpoint of practical politics The result of the Oregon election shows what awaits any party that undertakes to carry the old foes of the Chicago platform at this uncture The people of the United States who voted down silver in ISo6 not likely to vote to adopt it money now and use 1t in payment of the brave who are going to the front to fight the battles of the nation Since it was rejected in year that followed long period of depression and small crops will not be taken up now at time when prosperity is returning and Flu rope is paying us millions for products Mir Bland clearly is wise in his generation He knows when he has enough
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

:. !: :. %*: fAMO SE AIcNIS.: colnmbla a." Fort Frayne'
 Baldwin The Passion Play. :: - : CaliforIla-"Uncle Toms Cabin.". - .." Alcazar--f -frederick the Great Moroscos -"The :lIossoon -. :. 'T1vol-" "BoccaccioP ... :: ; Orpheum-V Vaudeville. t-.' .< ..
 The Chues Vaudeville and Cannon the 613pouud Man. 0lympia@Corner Mason and Eddy streets, Specalt1es
 Sutro;s Baths -SwtulmngS ..
 Fl CampoMusc dancing boating fishing, every Sunday
 Oakland Racetrack-Races tomorrow. Recreation Park4-Baseoall this afternoon. Ceursing-At Union Coursrhg Park. coursing-Ipgleside Coursing Park.
 San Lorenzo Groye--Picnic to-morrow.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

Contractors Bateman too modest when they merely ask for more time to build the Hall of Justice What they will require is eternity
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

One of the commencement poets at Yale has been accused of plagiarism and seems to be guilty. His greatest crime appears to have been stupidity He stole poem so familiar that he might as we'll have claimed Hamlets soliIoquy for his own.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

Denial of the death of Schey came so quickly that the gallant gentleman missed the opportunity to read his own biography
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03
Excursion to the. Yellowstone Park.

personally conducted excursion will leave this city July 12 for the Yellowstone Park v,s the" shasta Route and Northern Pacific Rail way. way iourlsts VIII be accommodated in nrst- ciuding oerths. meals and trip through inc fark send for circular giving rate and itiner ary to T. K. sTATELER, General Agent Northern Pacific Railway. sas Market st.. s. Y.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

While there IS apparent for sending Cal ifornia troops to Cuba, they ready to go there or anywhere else The only hardship at which they demur Is the possibility of not getting to front the other.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

MT. Otto Normann has assumed the management of. the Baldwin Grotto. and will be pleased to see his friends.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

Perhaps when the Kaiser gets through regulating our larger affairs he could be induced to take hand in straightening out Alameda County politics
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

Rebel leaders in the Philippines are already hav- ing trovble with each other. 'T THe only remedy will be to depose tfeI1 all and 1orc than likely American soldiers viii have this task to perform
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

The plan to form squadron to watch for Watson seems to be another exhibition of Spanish short sightedness The safest thing for the Spanish to do will be to keep far away that they can't see him.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

Chicago is unenterprising in claiming only 2ooo- 900 people It would be so easy to extend the limits little and claim everything in Illinois
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

Spans view of the prospective visit of fleet to her shores IS that this country is alarmed However, this country is not alarmed; it is merely annoyed. Spain has a monopoly of the alarm
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

Treat your friends to Townsends Cali fornia- Glace Fruits. soc lb in fire etched poxes. oZf Market st., Palace Hotel bldg.s
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

Fort Frayne" is said by critics to have taken the town. If General King, the author of it. has sim liar quality. there is demand for him at the front
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

There is not much chance to protest at the sale of German vessels to the Spanish, since an American line, which professes to be patriotic and worthy of patronage, did the same thing first
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

Spain IS said to be organizing flying squadron Of what use 1t will be is not clear If it will seek some remote bay and anchor there no occasion will arise for it to essay flight
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

Once more the rumor that Montejo is to be court martialed has been revived. Perhaps it would be a good plan to provide in Span articles of equalization against such outrages as this
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

Special information supplied daily n business houses and public men hv the Press Clipping Bureau (AIlen's). 51o Mont eomery street. Telephone Main lOi2
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

Besides demonstrating that soldiers are fighters the war has shown plainly that the Cubans unaided could not have conquered Spain, though the struggle had gone on indefinitely
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

The rate at. which modern warshins take on coal is simply noarvelo',s Si1iPs rrPs Magnlncent, first class British battie- ship s in the. IMdediterranean, NJ recently aver aged over l60 tons per hour-a rate of nearly three tons minute. 'l
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

This column is not a depository for gossip, or it would contain this week a pretty story about a row In the office of yellow local sheet. I cannot, how ever, refrain from congratulating a number of newspaper men upon having broken away from the disgraceful Lawrence regime. I hope each will get a good job in respectable surroundings and strive to live down the past.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

Tn Philadelphia a candidate for Mayor visited public bath and after making a speech plunged into the tank, wearing his dress suit and silk hat. I do not see how this can advance his prospects any If he were candidate for something else, for instance. in- mate of lunatic asylum, it might help him some.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

Not too high an estimate should be put on the gratitude of tae people who are being benefited by the war between this country and Spain. That Aguinal
 do chap seems to be q brave fellow
 thoroughly treacherous, several kinds or rascal and not to be trusted under any circumstances in all probability he will make more trouble in the islands than the spanish forces, and if, sooner or later, he fail to turn his guns against the Americans it will Joe because he has tqo few guns. There
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03

,
 that the universe had paused on its accustomed rounds while waiting to know whether to praise or condemn.
 Hearst gravely instructed it to praise. and the planets, distinctly relieved, re- suned the circle of their orbits. This phase of the letter was absolutely funny. How Hearst ever got to Cuba without informing civilization in ad- vance, without blaring a horn or wav- ing banner, must ever remain a mys- tery. But since he has arrived there the brassy bands of Hearstlings have her aided the fact as of prime importance. It is wholly without importance. The opinion of the yellow weller could not possibly have weight with anybody
 Whether or not he uphold the adminis- tration matters nothing to the admin istration it's friends or foes. This idea is far beyond the Hearst grasp. The man is lacking in appreciation of hu- mor He regards himself a mighty fac tor in events, and is sincere in 1t. Peo- pie who think he laughs up his sleeve over the comical figure he cuts do not know him. He takes himself with the utmost solemnity, and never cracks a smile. His papers have ever since the appearance of his letter been modestly printing encomiums ,on it and the author, these assuming to emanate from official sources. For the most part, the supposed utterances are doubtless fictitious. For the rest, the officials are asses. Hea. st threw no light on the situation. He only thought he did and in this theory found com- fort that does no real harm. Public esteem of the President has been in no degree altered. but the innocent delu-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-07-21
THE DEMOCRATS AND WAR.
Political MnIcontents Who obstruct
National Progress for Part-
isan Purposes.

| Every democrat in congress voted for
| the appropriation of 1000, 900 to pre-
pare the army and the navy for the war
with Spain then imminent That una
nimity justified the hope that party
| lines would not he drawn in the pros
ecution of the war, and the measures
! incident 10 it. But this anticipation
! has not been realized. The organ of
| the democracy at the national capital,
the Washington Times, declares in an
! editorial on Democratic Folly" that
! the democrats in congress have COM
mitted about every error possible since
| the war began.
This is not the accusation of polit-
| zeal opponent, on tho alert for some
thing to condemn; ror is it the accusa-
| ton of a newspaper dependent upon
press reports for its information. The
| Times has the advantage of observa-
! ton at close range. In support of this
! general accusation and its political re-
suit. the same paper adds:
Giving a grudging support to the va
| rous imperative measures which followed
| the original appropriation of $50, 600 600 for
| the national defense, they lined themselves
| up almost solidlY against the war revenue
| bill and capped the climax by casting the
| bulk of their vote in opposition TO the an
| nexation of Hawaii, a consummatio de-
! voutly desired by two-thirds majority in
| both houses of congress and four-fifths of
the American people without regard to
party.
THE result is plain. What was intended
to be and what was originally purely
American war has degencrated in the eyes
of the country into a republican war, with
all that that implies"
This is strong language, but, consid
ering the votes in the house cast under
the leadership of Bailey, of Texas, and
the attitude of the democrats in the
senate, under the leadership of White
and Jones, it is none too strong. AS the
Times truthfully remarks: The re-
publican president stands before the
world to-day as one pursuing a patri-
otto policy in the teeth of unreasoning
democratic opposition" Following this
clear and exact statement of fact, the
Times concludes with these prophetic
words:
when victory comes to him and Spain is
humbled in the dust, when Americas s pos
sessions are enriched by the addition of
Hawaii, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and
perhaps the Canaries, Mr. Mckinley can
truthfully say: This is my work-mine
and the republican party's. As we saved
the union in 1861, so now do glorify it
with victory. ours the triumph ours
the spols including a majority in the new
house of representatives.
And the people on the Sth day of NoveTn-
Der will cry: Amen"
1t remains to be seen whether the
party in the senate Will heed these time
ly words of warning. The people ire
spective of party, are patriotic and will
show their patriotism at the polls. If
a majority of the democrats in the SEN
ate repeat the ineffable folly of the
house democrats the rank and file of
the democracy will disregard party bar
riers and give to the republican presi-
dent and congress an Endorsement JUS
tifying this forecast.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-07-21

IT does not make good news any bet
ter, but the fact that single dispatch
from Santiago the other day cost S21,-
600 will convey to newspaper readers
an impression of the unprecedented
hberality of the arrangements which
supply the earliest and best accou is
of every striking event in the war.
The New York Herald and its asso-
ciates the other day paid the sum of
SCI, 600 for use of the cables long
enough to secure tran smission of the
battle description sent by their corps
OF correspondents.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-07-21
THERE was great re eioicinr in Sn

THERE was great rejoicing in Spain
when Cervera got into the harbor of
Santiago and there was great re ioicing
in Spain when it was reported that
Cervera had escaped from the harbor
of Santiago Likewise there was
much salts faction in Spain when Ca
mara passed through the Suez canal,
and. of course, there will be much sat-
isfaction when Camara passes back
through the Suez canal. And yet
there are some souls who believe that
Spain is not getting her moneys worth
out of this war
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-07-21
POLITICAL DRIFT.

UCurrency reform in congress ap-
pears to have been put away for the
summer in camphor along with other
| unreasonable fabrics. 1t is just as
| well.-Boston Herald.
ETSpanish greenbacks are now worth
| 16 cents on the dollar in Havana. 1t
| is the same kind of trash that the pop
| ulists wanted us to issue instead of
bonds.-Iowa State Register.
UIf Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Bryan
are determined to commit their party
to a policy of isolation they will have
to abandon the false pretense that
they are guided by the wisdom of the
fathers.-Chicago Times-lIerald
UyThe gold democrats of Connecti-
cut expect to take charge of the party
affairs in that state before many
months. Discord is the leading fea-
ture of recent meetings of the silver
democrats. - St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
EyThe sound money democrat was
near the truth when he said that if the
sense of the late democratic conven-
ton on the sixteen to one issue had
been ascertained by secret ballot
there would have been a large vote
against it.-Indianapolis Journal.
GEOne OF the great results of Presi,
dent McKinley's administration is the
disappearance of all sectional feeling
The president has cultivated harmony
throughout the country by every
means in his power, and given fresh
proof of his broad-minded patriotism
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
CyThe Tennessee democrats at thei1
state convention indorsed the money
plank of the Chicago platform. The
Pennsylvania democrats refused tc
give their Endorsement to the Chicago
platform. And down in Tennessee
they nominated for governor Bentor
McMillin, the chief rival of Bailey foI
the democratic leadership in the house
of representatives. ID stands for di
vision as well as for democracy.-Troy
Times.
uyMr. Cleveland talks like a mar
who wants to be called upon when the
final roundup comes. But if his eye.
are only half open he can see that
man named Mckinley will conduct the
fight to a finish and in the end dispose
of our country's new possessions. /
Mr.. C wants a share in fame's dis
tributiOn. he must do as Bryan did
raise n regiment. Right now platt
tudes are passe.-Cincinnati CONNER
cial Tribune.
EyWhen the United States is certain
IL, I. I
matter if there is not an active de
mand in Europe for American bread
stutfs, there will not be any demand
for gold to pay balances due abroad
and there will always be an abundant
supply of good, real money in the coun
try. The United States viii be pros
porous, and pestiferous. dishones
money Organism will become merely
an unsavory, offensive "reminiscences
Chicago Tribune.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-07-21
GERMANS INTERPRETED.
One of Their Men-of-War Tries to Take a
Hand Against Philippine Insurgents
Sneaked Away When American Cruisers


Manila. via Hong Kong, July IA
The insurgents on July 6 reported
that the German gunboat Irene. in
Subic bay, refused to permit them to
attack the Spaniards on Grand Island.
Rear Admiral Dewey promptly sent
the cruisers Raleigh and Concord to
investigate the matter. On entering
Subic bay the Raleigh opened fire on
the forts, whereupoR the Irene slipped
her cable and steamed out by the
other channel. The result of the fire
of the American warship was that the
Spaniards, numbering over 1000 men,
surrendered everything
On returning to Manila the Irene
explained that she interfered ''in the
cause of humanity,'' and offered to
hand over to the Americans the refu-
gees she had on board. Dewey de-
clined to accept them.
Gov. Gen. Augustin issued a procla-
nation promising to grant autonomy
to the islands and Offering the insur-
gents inducements to join the Spanish
forces. Gen. Aguinaldo. the insurgent
leader, in reply. said the overtures OF
the Spanish commander came too late.
On July the insurgents made Wig
orous attacks on the Spaniards from
all sides, with little result. They
shelled the Spanish blockhouses and
trenches north of Manila and captured
the Spanish guns at Santa Mesa.
There was a furious musketry fire
all night long at San Juan. Santa Ana,
Paso and Pasayi, the Spaniards reply
ing with artillery and musketry
About 400 native militia at Santa
Ana have joined the insurgents. The
insurgents have rushed the Malate en-
trenchments, pushing forward to the
walls of the fort, but they had to re-
tire at daylight. 1t is probable that
the loss was 100 men each.
The Americans and the insurgents
are acting independently, both con-
Quoting their own operations and hop
ing to evolve an agreement after
wards.
Washington, July 1.-THE navy de-
partment has received the following
dispatch from Admiral Dewey:
"Aguinaldo informs me his troops
have taken all of Subic bay except Isla
Grand, which he was prevented from
taking by the Gcrrlan man-of-war
Irene. On July 7 the Raleigh and Con-
cord went there; they took the island
and about 1900 men with arms and
ammunition. No resistance. The
Irene retired from the bay on their
arrival -
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-07-21

Wilmington, Del, July Ex-senator
Kenney. of Delaware. yesterday faced
the jury in the fourth day of his trial
for aiding William y. Boggs, the de-
faulting teller of the First National
Bank of Dover, in the misapplication
of funds of that institution. Three
bonds aggregating $500 made out to
Senator kenney were identified by
Boggs as belonging to him OBoggs).
They had been made out to Kenney
just before Boggs disappeared and
were to support Boggs' family during
his absence. The bonds had been
given to Boggs in exchange for checks
he had been carrying along. Here
the state rested its case
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-07-21
a NEW FOE rO FIGHT.
Yellow Fever Appears Among the Troop
Under Gen. Skaters Command - True
Extended for Day.

| Extended for IA Day.
| Washington, July 14.-Secretary
| Alger received the following dispatch
yesterday from Gen. Miles:
| playa del Este, July 13.-At a meet
| ing between the lines at which Gen.
Shafter, Gen. Wheeler and Spanish
Cen Ioral were present, the latter
| claimed that he is unable to act with
| out authority of his government, but
has received authority to withdraw
and surrender harbor forts, munitions
of war and eastern portion of Cuba.
lie urgently requests until Thursday
| noon to receive answer from his gov
| ernment regarding offer of our gov
ernment to send his forces to Spain,
which was granted"
On the bulletin giving Miles dis
patch was written underneath the dis
patch the following:
"PermisSion to withdraw was de-
clined by war department.
The war department has made pub
lie the following statement concern
ing the conditions in the hospitals
near Santiago:
"On the 11th of July a telegram was
received from Lieut.. Col. Pope, chief
surgeon of Shafter's army. informing
the surgeon general that there were
II cases of yellow fever in the field
hospital which had been established
for the care of such cases. Since that
time information has been received
that number of additional cases have
occurred. Every effort will be made
fn ha e h., Il
by the establishment of isolation hos
pitfalls in which the sick will be treated
by immune surgeons and cared for by
immune nurses"
While the long expected fall of San
tiago did not take place yesterday it
is evident that the crisis has been
reached. Within the next "A hours the
city will either surrender or receive
such a baptism of fire as seldom falls
to the lot of a besieged town. The
public in a telegram from Gen. Miles
yesterday was given the first notice
that our government had offered in
the course of negotiations with Gen.
Toral to send the Spanish forces in
Santiago back to Spain.
4 few days ago it was stated that
the president would insist upon un-
conditional surrender, but it appears
that condition has been modified as
indicated by Gen. Miles. This was
done from desire to avoid useless
bloodshed. for Gen. Toral's army, re-
moved to Spain would be harmless to
prevent our further operations in
Cuba and would serve as good pur-
pose as the destruction of the Spanish
army. TO allow the Spanish general
to withdraw to the interior and fall
back on Havana, on the other hand,
would put us under the obligation of
overcoming that additional force
when it comes to the siege of Havana.
Our government also is moved to
make this proposal to remove the
Spanish forces to Spain through a
strong desire to close up the opera
tions at Santiago at the earliest possi-
bic moment.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-07-21

SUGGESTION worthy of attention
here as well as in the west has been
made to the relief societies of Mis-
-souri by volunteer from that state.
In letter written from Camp Alger
he says: 1T might be well if the patri-
otic people would make a donation to
our hospital in the way of reading
matter. Any book or other publica-
ton sent TO the regiment hospital will
be placed there for the use of the pa
tients. What time soldier spends in
q hospital his life is in greater danger
than on battle field, to my mind"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-07-21

MEN who make a business of war
are watching the performances of the
Vesuvius with great interest. AL
though she is called a dynamite
cruiser, she really throws shells filed
with wet gun cotton, which is 30 per
cent moisture and can be handled
without danger. but it is necessary to
use small quantity of dry gun cotton
for detonator. The dry gun cotton
is extremely dangerous, and if Span
ish shell were to strike even a small
part of that on the Vesuvius the shi .
would be blown into atoms
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-07-21

In the destruction of the Spanish
torpedo destroyers, Pluton and Furor,
their force was obviously superior to
that of the g GOucester, the yacht con-
vcrted into destroyer of the torpedo
boat destroyer and Lieut.. Commander
Wainwright and his 'pluclly crew won
the maximum reward of $500 per capita
for those on board the now destroyed
destroyers. The complement of the
Furor and Pluton was about 125 men,
which will give the Gloucester credit
for winning so. 900.