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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-26

Camp Thomas and will be made an honorary member of his staff PENSACOLA, Fla, May 25.-Major- General COppinger remained here un- til noon to-day He spent the morn ing with his staff, locating the ground at Magnolia Bluff for the location of camps for about 10000 troops. Wells will be sunk at once to give an abund- ant supply of pure drinking water.
 WASHINGTON, May 25.-Major Rus sell s. Harrison inspector of the volun- teer army, son of eX-President Harri- son. who has expressed a great desire for active military service at the front, was to-day assigned to duty on the staff of Major General Fitzhugh Lee, commanding the Seventh Army Corps at Tampa, Fla.
 An order was issued by Major Gen eral Miles detaching Major William Black, Corps of Engineers, recently appointed lieutenant colonel of the volunteer army, from duty as engineer commissioner of the District of Colum- bia and assigning him to duty on the staff of Major General Wade, com manding the Third Army Corps at Chickamauga.
 TOPEKA, Kans., May 25. The Twenty-second Regiment of Kansas of over 1000 volunteers under Colonel H. c. Lindsay departed to-day for of music and veterans escorted the boys to the train. There was great cheering and enthusiasm.
 ST. LOUIS, May 25.-The Fourth Regiment, Missouri Volunteers, Colonel Corby commanding. struck their tents racks for Camp Alger. Va.
 SPRINGFIELD, III, May 25.-The Fourth Regiment, Illinois Volunteers, has been ordered to Tampa, Fla.
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The Efficiency of the School System Will Surely Be Badly
 Crippled.

A full realization of the fact that the proposed charter strikes a blow at the present school system has caused wide spread alarm among those who believe that the schools are the standard by which this or any other community must be judged.
 A critical inspection of the new char ter has disclosed the fact that its framers, either because of stupidity or sense of false economy, have made inadequate provision for the support of the schools as they now exist, and have left entirely out of their calculations any provision for the natural increase in the student population from year to year There is also no provision for the building of new schoolhouses, nor is there an adequate sum provided for the maintenance of those that now ex- ist.
 Under the consolidation act the money
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necessary for the support of the schools is obtained by tax of 35 cents on each $100 valuation of the taxable real and personal property in the city and coun- ty. To this is added the money drawn from the State school fund. By this means it is possible to raise maxi mum sum of $1,S45,50O. Even under these conditions there is a deficit in the school fund for the present year of over $150, 900.
 Under the provisions of the proposed charter the maximum sum that can be raised for the support of the schools is S1, ,OS8, ,750. The present needs Of the School Department demand larger sum than this for actual support with out taking into account any emergen- cies, such as the construction Of new buildings or the needs that follow the natural increase in the student popula- tion. Should money be required for
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-26
EAGER TO co
 TO THE FRONT Washington Volunteers
 Disappointed. ARE TO BE KEPT AT HOME RESULT OF A DISPATCH TO SECRETARY ALGER. Soldiers Enraged Because Some One Declared That They Preferred
 Garrison Duty on This
 Coast
ARE TO BE KEPT AT HOME
RESULT OF A DISPATCH TO
 SECRETARY ALGER.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

TACOMA, May 25.-The Washington volunteers and their friends are greatly displeased over the present arrange ments for their disposition. They are understood to have been selected, to- gether with the Third Artillery and Fourth Cavalry, to garrison coast States, all other coast troops having been transferred to General Otis com mand for service in the Philippines.
 The Third Battalion of the First Washington Regiment, which left to- day for Vancouver, has been looking for several days for the man or men responsible for its detention for garri- son duty, when every member wants to see active service.
 As nearly as can be learned, some body telegraphed to Washington that the regiment was anxious to remain at home. Who it was is not yet known, for everybody who might have had in fiuence with the War Department de- nies having taken such action. At any rate the members of the Third Bat talion are "hot'' about it, and before leaving requested their friends to use every influence to have them sent to the Philippines. Both the soldiers and people throughout the State consider it something of a disgrace for them to be thus excepted while volunteers from every other coast State are going to the front.
 Governor Rogers is keeping the wires hot between Olympia and Washing ton, D. C., and, backed by the Wash ington delegation, is working to have Secretary Alger or General Merriam send a Washington regiment to Manila.
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SIMPSON WILL
 LEAD A REGIMENT
The Kansas Congressman to Organize Volunteers for the
 

TOPEKA, Kan, May 25.-Congress- man Jerry Simpson wants to go to war as colonel of a Kansas regiment. Im- mediately afer the publication of Presi- dent McKinleys call for additional vol unteers Congressman Simpson tele- graphed to Governor Leedy for author ity to raise a regiment and asking for a commission as it's colonel. Governor Leedy is out of town, and what hls an swer will be is not known. It is prob able that Congressman Simpsons re- quest will be granted. Simpson was re- nominated for Congress last week by the Populists of his district.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-26
Prom otion for Rowan.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-General Miles has recommended to Secretary Alger that First Lieutenant A. s. Row an of the Nineteenth Infantry be pro- noted to the rank of lieutenant colonel. This General Miles does as the recogni- tion of the valuable services performed by Lieutenant Rowan in his recent per ilous mission to Cuba, when he secured valuable information for the United States
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a resolution expressing the cordial sym pathy of the general assembly with the National Relief Commission and sim liar associations having in view the welfare of the soldiers, sailors and ma rines engaged in the present war with Spain.
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nnr Anerican Policy.

The policy of this country regarding foreign complications seems likely to remain conser- vative The Monroe doctrine. according to the declafation of our leading politicians, will be sustained but patience and prudence In official quarters vii. restrain the exuberance dent course for the rheumatic and the ma iarfous is to use Hostetters Stomach Bitters, which also cures kidney complaint and dys- Deyai-
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cratic Central Club last night on the charter. He did all in his power to give the novel document it's last heft before 1t goes to the people to-day. No new arguments were advanced in its favor.
 but merely a repetition of the old, worn-out argument on the merits of it
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as municipal monstrosity. The club members listened to him with composed indifference which showed that they had made up their minds as to how they will vote to-day, without any in- structions from the man who has lost no chance in "hefting' the thing along.
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Vote against the new charter because it prO- vides for Ievyin9 taxes for city and county purposes on or before the last MOn- day in June. At that time the tax rolls are not made up. How can the levy be made?
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Vote against the new charter because the tax levy is required to be fixed before the assess ment roll is completed.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-26
Napa,s Red Cross Society.

NAPA, May 25.-A Red Cross society was organized here this afternoon Over fifty women were present. A movement is on foot to increase the membership by selling badges for s1 each, which will entitle the holder to become a member of the society. The following officers were chosen: Mrs. F. s. Churchill, president; Mrs. F. w. Bush, vice-president; Miss Louise Churchill, secretary; Mrs. Owen Moran, treas
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Voters should not be hood

Voters should not be hood Winked by the old song that corporations are fighting the charter. If is the same old dodge. W. H. Mills, land agent for the Southern Pacific Com pany, is supporting the char ter.
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of the school system to meet the needs of a growing population they hit upon very effective means of accomplish ing their desires.
 His Last "Heft" for the Charter.
 Mayor Phelan addressed the Demo-
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AMENDMENTS
 ARE A SNARE.
The People Will Have No Pow.
 CT to Change the Charter.

It seems to have been the purpose of the framers of the proposed charter to prevent the people from changing it should 1t once be adopted.
 Much has been said regarding the possibility that is secured to the people of amending the charter provided any section of it should prove objectiona- ble. There is, indeed, such a possi- bility, but it can only be attained at such a great cost that it is practically out of the consideration of possibili- ties.
 Auditor Frederick, who has given much time to the study of the charter, has this to say on the subject of amend ments:
 ''E think that the charter cam only be amended by special election ordered by The Elec- tion Comm missioners. As the Election Commissioners are the creatures of the Mayor it follows that any proposed amendments that are not im accordance with the views of the Mayor can never be made. The wishes of the people will go for nothing. Under the provisions of the charter am election must be held each year at a cost of about SISO,O0O. Et is not likely that except fn cases of great necessity the public will care to spend a like sSsnl for a special election, even should the Mayor graciousIy give his consent. The charter naa kers want the instrument as it was framed fO stand as long as possible. hence the trick of the amen d Inent clause which it was hoped would throw dust in the eyes of the voting public"
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-26
WHAT SAN FRANCISCO MAY EXPECT FROM AN AUTOCRAIC MAYOR

The Board of Health of of political his worried his officials
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Favors National Relief. WINONA LAKE, Ind, May 25.-The Presbyterian general assembly adopted
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-02

ton q the great church. At the end OF
the central aisle. Immediate IN front o.
TIE altar-raL. stands the etatue Of s..
anne Ire figure Is mounted on q pure
onsE column % chaste green shade, around
watch are ercwined votive offerings 4
railing, HLe1 with rlore clutches. encir-
c-es tae square bsse Of the pedestal. The
glass zcross the relic, al tire fox Of the
SHAFT, is WON with the ksses q dero-
tees Flowers ard uissives, addres SD 70
st Anne. lie beneatl the statue Behind
the figure Of the saint extends the white
marble airar-ralling on which are sculp-
tured in oas-reii=f. emblena teal groups.
A great quadrant q czrrars, with gold
decorations and banks Of natural flowers,
oFer-spaus the central altar on eitaer
val are lrnmeuss glass cases fled with
watches. bracelets. rings diamonds and
other jewels. t-sufy1ng 20 the gTs -itude
d ST Anne's beLe1ciaries. A large gid
- hand. with the bore Of TIE saint, en-
casei in glass nd inserted IN the arm,
stands 20 tne eff. and behind the white
maro.e psno1ly - a picture Of s. Anne
and the Virgin. receiving Two pilgrims.
This painting Is hy Leb-un and was the
GIT Of The Marquis de Tracy lD lSS.
On every hand are what appeals 10 az
tlst.c sentiment and pieases Re eye; Dut
IN the great Basil-a are many things that
cal - tender echoes Of human suffer
iugs The walls are covered vita marble
letters. Good S. Anne. Pray for Us
Thanks 70 Good 81. Arle." "Bonne 81.
anne Merci st Anne. Mere d. la
Eierze-Marie prlez pour nous. signed BY
peop.e. religious orders and communities
n al parts ~ ire United states and
Canada. Fl0Wers-costly bouquets from
me florist. tne 1T Of the ricn. ana h-tle,
saame-faced Wild flowers. picked from the
feds ~ the p0o--lie at -. Anne's feet.
Notes. written with the faith and sim
p.city o. a child addressed u 81. Anne
are placed beneath the sacred statue.
Thanks Good Saint Anne reads one Of
these half-unfoldei notes, written 10
slrawly. cramped hard. PiutUl. IN tire
ext. enc. IS the misSive. which implorcs.
20 saint Anne, Save ny child.
Thousands 90 away uncured' said
Re5emptionlst father as il TO temper the
exuberaut zeal Of some Of the pilgrims
about MN. Just then bent and enfe@oled
old man came grrg.ng his way down one
Of the side corridors, stopping ard feeling
The wall OF each arcn 90 the lateral chap
els til ne folnd the entrance to our Lady
% Pity He was hslf-tIEd and sufer.u-
from some nervous parOxysm. Presently
The moaning and weeping Of one, crying
for al from tire very depths Of Voc
sounded from the Chepel of Our Lady Of
Ply: and spectators seemed Ike criminals,
spying on this poor creatures agony.
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The other sister arose TO depart To the
utter astonshment OF ALL she, too. who
had been a helpless invalid for months.
and whom the doctors could not cure
arose from her chair, stepped out and
walked steadily 10 The altar rail. where
a full heart poured out its gratitude.
''What"' cried the priest. are you
cured?"
Yes father" answered the invalid
with JOY too great for expression.
Convincing Doubling Thomases.
Don't you think she could imagine
that?' inquired a dougting Thomas in the
crowd.
She certainly could if she had the i'm
aginatiOn which you evidently possess, "
responded the holy father Another skep-
teal listener suggests with tact that
there was possibility of these two af-
tiictions not being organic.
Paralysis and spinal trouble might
have resulted from mental conditions
which great religious enthusiasm removed
Now, what about people suffering from
cancer who come hore?" this doubter asks
of Father Holland
Name and address We're given Of a wo-
man, afflicted with cancer. who had re-
celved treatment in the Quebec Hospital
and whose case was there pronounced in
durable AS a last resort, the woman was
brought to ST. Annes. She was set down
in the church. The relic was applied ami
prayers were made in her behalf. Carried
back to the hotel. she grew rapidly worse.
Priests and physicians thought death near.
one of the fathers carried the relic to
her hotel and applied IT, but in vain. The
woman was told TO prepare for death She
then took the relic Of st. Anne in her
own hand and cried out: "Oh! / am
cured'
This woman, who had not been able to
stand for months, and whose cancer the
doctors declared iucurable and certain to
result in early death assembled the whole
length of the Holy Stairs, step by step
unaidcd, and went about the village of
St Anne alone for a whole week. before
departing for her home.
But the doctor might have been mis-
taken" interrupted an unsatisfied audit
or. HAS there been a case of a person
radically and plainly defective from birth
who has been cured here?"
"Why! The case Of young Riley from
Reading, Pa, was of that description. 4"
answered Father Holland. This boy was
born blind. His people held a certificate
from the doctors that he could not be
cured His mother brought him here
a few weeks ago Mother and son knelt
at the altar-rail The mother was silently
praying while the relic was passed over
the boys eyes. The boy, before leaving
the altar, opened his eyes. picked up
fve-cent piece and found and picked up
pin on the floor. The strange thing about
Il was that the httle chap couldn't under
stand glass. When we showed him the
Jewels in glass cases, he tried to put his
iitue het through the glass and couldn't
undo stand what stopped him. That boy
is now all right and his people are erect
ing a tablet to commemorate the miracu-
lous cure"
a more impressive monument to relig-
ious belief and human gratitude than The
inferior of the Basilien could not be found
Neither artistic skill nor money has been
spared to honor St. Anne by lavish deeora-
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sAlNTE ANNE'S MIRACLES.
THE SHRINE or THE CANADIAN
Lot RIDES.

sainte Anne de Beaurre and the NJ
racIes wrought In Her Same-Hoyv
Doubters see and Are Convinced.
some of the late Miracles.
Cuebec. sept ez-scrl1es and P1arisees
and doubling T1omases are auong the my
risds Of devout pilgrims who yearly flock
tetae far-tane5 shrine Of sainte Anne d.
Bss1-re During The past sumner rhe
Nex World Mecca or TIE northern hanks
OF the & Ls7reI-e has ben visited ty
more than leo 1o people. on = single
cay. : 90 persons as-eUled the holy So -
in kreelrg posture Fr5m every state 10
IRE Union. from every proFI-oe in the
Doni-lon and even from remote &ewZes-
land. 5evotees have Travelled TO t-e cluster
Of converts and churches resuins among
the blue Laurentlan His, twenty miles
east OF QDehsc.
Across the long narrow road, against
the hillside. Is the Itue Cd church.
Tancienne eglize de Ste. Anne de Deau-
pre-arst built in 16D BY atefuI Bre-
ton sailors, who ascn5ed their prezerya-
ton during a violent storm on TIE river
to St Anne's Intervention and vowed 20
erect a chapel in her honor. whenever
they we've permitted 10 come 20 shore.
Here. too Is the sacred fountain. Whoee
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THE NEWS Al PooLER.
Local and other Happenings In the
Lfttie VILLAGE.

Mrs. Clara L'drer. accomFined by ner
daughter Miss Hattie LdUer We're at the
home OF 3Ir. Arthur Kennickel last week
Sir. Abranam Tn ppson who has been
al Jacksonville. Fla. during the last two
months. has returned to MS home n
Pcoer.
Nessrs. Harry Sturdevant and S. Hardy
were among the visitors 10 Pooler last
week. They were the guests Of AIr. D. L.
Christian.
Miss Georgia Timer Of Savannah is visit
ing frenFs ia Pooler.
TIE Ne noSist Sunday school has chang
81 its time Of meeting from O'Clock 10
o-clock during the winter months
Mrs. J. E Crawford Of Eden. accom-
paired hy her daughter Miss Leslie Craw-
ford were ar The home Of Air. and Mrs.
w. Jacobs last week.
Mr and Mrs VI J. Barrett and children
OF Savannah VISITED In POoler last week
They were the guests Of Mrs. Grady al her
home On the Louisville road.
Mr.. ". Tyson az Tuscu.um is visiting
at the home Of Mr.. L. y. Cartwright.
TIE Ladies Ali Society OF the Pooler
Methodist Church vii! hOld It's October
meeting this morning
Miss Annie Irwin celebrated her 9Th.
birthday hy entertaining number Of her
young friends al a party At the home OF
her parents on Louisville road.
Levi Thompson son OF Dan Thompson.
a farmer. near Poo,cr. came near blow
ing lis head of lest Tuesday The boy
had got one OF his father S cartridges and
had taken the shot out Of It. He
put il in a tomato can and ign.ted the
powder In the cartridge He did not get
his head away quick enough, and the
fame from the powder burned all the skin
rem his face and threw him some dis
tauce The doctor says he VIII recover,
but he had a very narrow escape.
There viii b services morning and even
ing today at ne Presbyterian Church by
Rev. Nr Quarterman.
There viii be lay services at the St
James Episcopal Chapel this morning
SIR E. S. Symons viii read. Rev w.
r. Mcconnell viii conduct the services to-
night
Miss Ellen Cartwright met with very
painful accident last Saturday while play
Ing with other children in a vacant house
near her home. She jumped out Of one
OF the windows about six feet from the
ground breaking her leg. The doctor says
il viii he some weeks before she viii be
able to be about again.
Cards win he issued for the public school
tomorrow
The new public school building at Bloom
ingdale is completed and viii be ready
for the opening Of the school tomorrow.
It is a pretty building and IS an ornament
10 the litue village.
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snnnish ROYAL Standard.
From the Phladelphla Times.

FROM the ll-dQt4 PIMA AIlrS-
The Spanish royal standard Is most com
plbcated. The red and yellow of the Span
ish flag is said 10 be derived from this oc-
currence. In 1873 Charles the Bold dipped
his fingers in the blood of Godfrey, Count
of Barcelona, and drew them down the
counts golden shield, in token Of his ap-
probation of the latters bravery. The
shield, so marked, became the arms Of
Barcelona. which became part of Aragon,
and its arms were taken by that kingdom.
Now TO the royal standard: In the first
quarter or upper left-hand part of the
flag, are the arms of Leon and CASTLE, the
lion and the castle; the second quarter is
taken up. one-half by the arms OF Aragon,
one-half by the arms OF Sicily The upper
third Of the third quarter directly under
the frsO shows the Austrian colors, the
lower two-thirds is divided between the
nag Of Burgundy and the black lion OF
Flanders; the upper third of the fourth
quarter shows the chequers, another Bur-
gundy device, while the lower two-thirds
is shared by the red eagle Of Antwerp and
the gold Ion of Brabant, and on the top
Of ali this are two shields one showing
the Portuguese arms the other the French
deuT-de-lys. Considerable OF flag that.
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when II became necessary 10 invalid dis
abled officer OF sailor from a foreign sta
ton home, the patient was sent either on
some returning man-of-war or by regu-
lar pa senger steamer. The advent OF the
ambulance ship Solace has substituted
much better means While the Solace was
in attendance on Admiral Sampson's fleet
enc made several flying trips north with
III and wounded, delivering them at one OF
the regular naval hospitals. The success
of the idea was settled conclCsive-y. The
mode Of procedure is as follows:
A Case in Illustration.
John Smith, seaman OF the Indiana, for
instance, happens to fall down hatch
way and breaks his leg. He is attended
by the surgeons or board, but it is con-
sldered expedient to send him north 1or
more thorough treatment and better eli
mate. The admiral is informed and an
order is sent to the Solace to call for
patient. An especially equipped launch
presently steams alongside the battleship,
John Smith IS carefully lowered over the
side and finds himself a half hour later
in a delightfully."- cool and comforta Die
ward on board the ambulance ship.
lie is taken in hand by the surgeon on
duty. given a refreshing bath and suit
Of pajamas, and generally looked after by
a trained nurse. John, VINO has served in
the old navy, concludes that ne is dream
ing and that he will presently awaken in
a sitting sick bay or some old-time wood
en- corvette. But the Solace having re-
ceived other patients from the feet slow
" steams from Santiago ana, after
comfortable trip up the American coast,
is moored 10 q dock in the Brooklyn navy
yard.
Modern ambulances carry the sick over
10 the naval hospital on a hill back Of the
maine barracks. II is great stone struc-
ture surrounded by ample grounds. and
recently modernized in every particular.
John Smith, who had been patient there
several years previously. is treated to
more surprises He finds new buildings,
new dispe sary, splendidly ventilated and
furnished wards, long glass corridor for
sun baths. lounging rooms ulpped with
books and magazines, an electric elevator,
and one of the best and most scientific
operating rooms in the country. In fact,
he recognizes At last that the medical de-
partment OF the navy has thoroughly kept
pace with the march of Improvements in
other departments of the service. And,
although he would ike 10 grum5le, like
the old "sheilback" that he is he really
cannot find or lnds for one WORD Of COM
plant
''Matey," grinned a blue Jacket, who had
lust passed through John Smiths expert
ence. this here blooming picnic amt just
natural. When we are fit let's 90 over
to the Bowery and git it in the neck