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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-08-20
CAMP MERRITT.

hrRAkIASI u
hack in fine for dinner. We broke
camp at one o'clock and at hall past
one we started from camp to marcn
10 the wharf. where our boat lay
distance of about seven miles. we ar
rived nj the Pacific mail wharf at hail
mast four and were then provided with
lunch and coffee served by the heu
Cross society. At half past five O'Clock
we were called to attention by our oni-
,..rx and were marched towards our
shin. the steamship Senator. lying al
anchor at pier No. seven. Company ID
was the first company on board ana
ms the first foot stepped onto the deck
a yrea, shout rent the air. everybody
vave three cheers for Company ID. AS
we were marching through the streets
the crowd was 50 dense that we nao
n.rs,v room to march, and the noise
WAS SO great that our company, which
,c.s ;u the lead. could not hear the
music of the band. which was only
a few steps ahead of us Everyoooy
WAS cheering for Nebraska ana can
.,. werr fred. There was the great
est excitement in San Francisco as we
marched through the streets tna'
,h.ra has been since their own boys
went in the first expedition. l went
ao,rp into the hold of the vessel 10
my hunk at nine o'clock. MY DUNK
= With John Alley. Our hunks are
made for two. in tiers OF three nign'
They are very crowded and WITH oe
very unhealthy and unpleasant wneh
we get into a warm climate or INTO
storm.
nm noARp STEAMSHIP SENATOR.
Steamship Senator. June Is, le9s.-
got up about six o'clock ara axe
hreakfast of hard tack and boiled sai'
,ork seasoned with weak conee. !
80. ON deck and watched them load
the ship preparatory to sairing. we
s,;,ea Mt 1885 D. m. All OF the oeis
in the city were rung and all whistles
,.r. blown. Several pleasure boats
accompanied us as far as the "oiae"
Gate shortly after we passed Golden
Gate I was taken deathly SEX anu Ia!
on a pile of sacks on the deck "h'',
about eight o'clock. when l manage"
sorehow to crawl down to my ouhN'
more dead than alive.
June i6, lsss.-Still sea SICK l Jay
in he'd all day, ate nothing. The boys
were all pretty happy when we re-
,..;ved orders to sail but in yer!
short time after sailing the majority
Of ms were making regular trips 10
Yhe sbip's railing in order that we
might keep the fish from starving 10
death. Along our way we saw Jeiis
6shes. sharks and whales. SATURDAY
evening we beheld phosPhorescen'
sea caused by an animal winch Is
something like lightning bug OF a
-, worm. The tine on board Is
changed every twenty-four hours !"
Is divided into six watches or three
watches every twelve hours. Each
w.tch is divided into eight BELLS or
one bell every half hour. Eight oeiis
comes at four, eight and tweise
o'clock. Eugene Linderman was tne
x;ctest man on board. An interesting
...re is retreat. The bugle SOUNDS
and Immediately at the last note the
sunset gun is fred and then the oa"'
n,.vs Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean,
while every head is barred ana the
hauled down and cased.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-08-20
DIARY.

AN ACCOUNT OF NY TRIP FROM SAN
rRANcIsco TO HONOLULU.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-11

Whereas. defaClt exists in the conditions ~ a
certsin mortgage dated md executed september
~. l@!r!, by Gustav Steinhopf, a single mar, Of
Delaware county. Iowa, mortaagor, to j. 4.
Cooley, Of Mlnrchaha county, South DoEota,
mortg1gne. on the .onthWc.t quarter f-wl,l al
section nineteen 10 IN township one hundred
five tlN5t north OF range fifty one OBJ. west OF tHa
fifth +. ~, IN Lake county, South Dakota. Fufd
mortgage hAvInE been given a. security for the
payment Of two certain promi-sory notes, Of even
date herewith, one for one hundred dollars, dn"
on demand. ard one for thirteen hundred eighty
dollars, due Septemb Der %, ls4t, all with intcrc-.
at eight per cent per annum from date, interest
payable Annually; aaid mortgage having been
filed for record IN the Office Of the register Of
deeds Of LAX" county. South Dakota, October ~.
1872, at $40 0 clock y. m. and recorded il book II
OF mortgages. on page 3tN: sud mortgage having
been Only as-ignea by written assignment NOV,
ember -. l-l!, to W. f. Lawrence, snid a44 IN.
ment having been fled for record in the Olicc OF
the register Of deeds Of Lake county, south
Dakota, January I, lS9i at O'Clock y. IN, ana
recorded Ia book IT,, on page 2ll; and said
mortgage fAYlhg been again assigned by written
assignment. duly made and executed on the .3I
Of A pTli, 1885, by W. f. Lawrence to y. +. Law
renee, which said assignment was fled for record
IN the office Of the register OF deeds Of Lakc
county, south Dakota, April %, lelS, Mt go
. clock p. IN. and recorded in book 81 Of mort
ga9es on page ~; and, whereas, the dciault con
-l-ts IN this, that said mortgage is past due and
unpaid, except the sum Of one hundred dollars.
the amount ofthe first note secured thereby, and
the interest accrued on said note of I $50 Is pnet
u ~ hP"i', Nv nv HlorlgagOrH mas fhilcd u
pay the taxes on raid land: aud there ~ nov
claimed to be due on the said note and m0rtpagn
the sum oftWo thousand ninety four dollars and
forty cents. fS2,G9i 30. principal and interest. and
the further sum Of Sas.lJ taxes paid by pnjd Inst
assignee, with interest thereon, and Inc further
sum Of twenty-five dollars (S25tOJ attorney loo
stipulated in sa1d mortgage in case of f1rerlua.
IRE: and, whereas, there has been no proceed.
lngs at laW or orthcrWisc for the collccIlor ~
saif debt. or Al y part thereof. Now, Therefore.
the sheriff OF SAID Lake county, south Dnko,a''
VIII sell the said above described premises at The
front door Of, the conrt house in the
city OF Madison, in said Lake county, on the OH
day oiJune, A.. y. 1893, at 2 O'Clock p. m, to nav
the said debt, taxes attorney fee and costs Of
sale.
Dated AT Madison, s. D., this 2Gth day Of April.
A.. ID. 1898.
N. +. LAWRENCE,
Assignee OF Mortgage.
j. II. WILLIAMSON,
Attorney for Assignee.
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time, with four gunboats and the tor
nedO boats inside the harbor.

time, with -four gunboats and the tor.
pedo boats inside the harbor.
The American ships then passed
backwards and forwards six times
across in front Of the Spaniards, pour.
ing in upon the latter a perfect hail of
shot and shell. Every American shot
seemed to tell while almost every Span.
ish shot missed the mark.
After having thus scattered death
and decentralization among the Spanish
fleet and in the Spanish batteries the
American feet retired for breakfast,
and incidentally, a council of war was
held on board the Olympia.
BY this time the Spanish ships were
in a desperate condition. The flagship
Reina Christina was riddled with shot
and shell, one Of her steam pipes burst
and she was en- fire. The Castillo was
slso on fire, and they were eventually
Burned to the Waters Edge.
The Don Antonio de Ulloa made a
most magnificent show Of desperate
bravery. When her commander found
she was SO torn by the American
shells that he could not keep her
atoat he nailed her colors to the mast
and she sank with all hands fighting to
the last. Her hull was completely rid.
iled and her upper deck had been
swept clean by the awful fire Of the
American guns, but the Spaniards,
though their vessel was sinking be.
meath them, continued working her
guns on her lower deck until she sank
beneath the waters.
During the engagement a Spanish
torpedo boat crept along the shore and
around the otfing in an attempt to at.
tack the American store ships, but she
was promptly discovered, was driven
ashore and actually shot to pieces.
The Mindanano in the meantime had
been run ashore to save her from sink
in-, and the Spanish small craft sought
shelter from the steel storm behind The
breakwat9r.
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TIE FIRST ENGAGEMENT.
1t Began at $50 in the Morning and
Continued Three Hours.

continued ihree HOURS
The american feet entered Mania
bay on sunday night with the greatest
y easS' 1-e @t"h1oi0o A"' ~ e'"o'
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poI Al,F1b l4aJs9lic"-'J onward
"Aeh hs'1--s LINER p'y d Su"u0h up
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COMPLETED THE JOB.
Second Attack Begun by Commodore
Dewey About Noon.

Second Attack Begun by Commodore
Dewey About Noon.
The battle, which was started at
about $50 a. m, and adjourned at $50
q. M. was resumed about noon. when
Commodore George Dewey started in
to put the finishing touches on his
glorious work. There was not much
fight left i'll the Spaniards by that time,
and at , p. N. the Petrol and Concord
had shot the Cavite batteries into 81.
lence, leaving them heaps Of ruins and
floating the white flag.
The Spanish gunboats were then
scuttled, the arsenal was OF fire and
the explosion Of a Spanish magazine
caused further mortality among the
defenders Of Spain On shore.
On the water the burning, sunken or
destroyed Spanish vessels could be
seen, while only the cruiser Baltimore
had suffered III any way from the fire
Of the enemy. y shot which struch
her exploded some ammunition neal
one Of her guns and slightly injured
half a dozen of the crew.
Several shots PASSED dangerously
close TO Commodore Dewey but little il
any damage was done on board the
flagship. On the other hand about i0t
men are said to have been killed OF
board the Spanish ships,
yyrl;o1, NS,r. T,tal1u Jlaroral
Admiral Montejo, the Spanish com
mander, transferred his flag to tht
Isle de Cuba when his ship eau ght fire
but the latter was destroyed IN du,
course Of time.
About 100 men We're killed and s.
wounded on board the Castillo. Indeed
some estimate the number Of Spanish
wounded at over 1000 men. Til,
Olympia was struck FIVE times abou
her upper works, and a Whaleboat Q
the Raleigh was smashed. Although
the hrupp guns on the Varlande d.
Manila We're fired continuously durin.
the engagement, Commodore Dewe-
did not reply 10 them, and the batter.
afterwards hoistci a white flag il
token OF surrender.
The terms Of the c~apitulation wer
still unsettled when the McCul4och lef
Manila. The forts at the entrance Q
the bay were dismantled on Weines'
day after they had c%apitulated.
1t IS said the American commodor
ordered the cable to be cut because tn
Spaniards refused to permit him to Us
it pending the complete surrender Q
the CITY.
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They Had Enormous Advantages
But Failed to Use Them
Properly.
Enemy Lost in the Neighborhood
of Twelve Hundred Killed
and Wounded.
Battle Began Early and Was Con
tinueu After an Interval For
Breakfast.

Hone KONG, May 2-Among ma.
val men, military men and civilians,
there is only one subject Of discussion.
the brilliant, dashing, annlhllatlnS VIC
tory Of the American fleet under com.
modore Dewey over the Spanish fleet
commanded by Admiral Montejo in
Manila bay on Sunday last.
Commodore Dewey's orders were to
capture or destroy the Spanish fleet,
and never We're instructions executed
in so complete a fashion. At the end
Of seven hours there was absolutely
nothing left Of the Spanish fleet but a
lew relies. The American commander
most skillfully arranged every detail
Of the action. and even the most insic-
nifcaut features were carried ont With
perfect puuctual.ty aud il railroad time
table order.
Spaniards Had the Advantage.
The position occupied by the Span
iards, the SUI port which their ships re-
celyed from the land batteries and the
big guns they had ashore gave them an
enormous advantage. Therefore, when
it is considered that the Spanlards lost
over 1900 men killed and wounded; that
all their ships, amounting to about IA.
were destroyed, and that their naval
arsenal at Cavite was also destroyed
with its deienses, 1t Will become APP.
parent that the victory OF the American
commodore is che Of the most complete
and wonderful achievements III the
history Of naval warfare. Net a man
On board the American feet was killed;
not a ship was damaged to any extent,
and only SIX men We're injured slightly
On board the Baltimore. Tins grand
achievement Is quite as much u tC
the ~generalship CT Commodore Dewey
as TO the fact that American guuners,
ships and guns are superior TO any
thing in the same line atioat anywhere
Credit must also be given to the fulles
extent to the officers under Commodore
Dewey, for to a nan they seconded
their gallant commander IL every way
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MANILA HELPLESS.
BIockaded by Dewey and Surrounded by
insurgents.

LONDON, May THE Hong Kong
correspondent Of The Daily Chronicle
y Manila is helpless and surround.
cd by the insurgents. The blockade is
effective. The Americans have Oh
tanned C~orrigidor island and Commo-
dore Dewey has exercised consummate
Judgment and ability i'll maintaining a
distance at once safe for his fleet and
deadly to the Standards.
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MADRID, May 1i.-An official dis.
patch from Porto REQ says the Bolinao
has arrived there, protected by Spanish
warships. She was chased by an
American warship. The dispatch says
also that provisions have arrived. as.
suring Porto Rico a supply for several
months.
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[EEp-Fair demand. S5.6O0l .35.
st. Paul Union Stock Yards.

SOUTH ST. PAUL. May 10.
HOGS-Market steady and active, good
demand. Quality fair. Range Of pri. es,
S5.99laW4.0o.
CATTLE-Market strong. Good de
mand for stockers.
Sales ranged at S42.0 Gi $50 for stockers;
5 .oJVl3.6 TO for cows; IS. COCA OO tor heit
ers; 81 25M4.4 40 for steers.
SHEEP-Market steady.
Muttons, So. 5OW4..o; lambs, St.7j.
Receipts: Hogs, 1000, cattle, 500;
calves, 200; sheep, Is.
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Chicago Uuion stock Yards.

CHICAGO, May 10.
H~OGS-Markct active, 2la@5c higher.
sales ranged ut So l.l2 ! for light;
SiO1Gt22a tor mixed; -. 10 4.2o for
heavy; S4.0oWi5J for rough.
CAITLE-Markct steady.
sales ranged at 81 2DGi 90 for beeves;
g. - $50 for cows ana hoifcrs; S5.1o4g
40 for Texas steers; si1JU3.71 fol-
stockers and ceier>.
SHEEP Market steady.
sales ranged ut S}.loG4.tO for natives;
s.. ,3W4.35 Tor Westerns; S3..59o.5o for
lamUs.
Receipts: Hogs, y 90, cattle, 2,OJO;
sheep, l3,UJl.
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is GRADUALLY EXTENDING.

Martial Law Declared in Seville and
Sara.ossa.
LONDON, May 1.-The Madrid cor.
respondent Of The Daily Mail says:
Martial law has been proclaimed in
Seville and Saragossa and will grad.
ually DO extended throughout the
country. the mos significant fact of
the present moment is that the mill.
tary party is beginning to use it's IN.
doubted strength.
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Sioux City Live stock.

!oUX CITY, Ia, May 10.
HOGS-Narket steady. Range OF
prices. S5.SO 400.
CATILE-Market very active and
strong.
Sales ranged at Sl.75045O for cows,
bulls ana mixed; $5.750i.SO for stocker@
and feeders; S5.7o0o3o. for yearlings and
calves.
SHEEP-Fair demand. S3.600l .35.
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Chicago Grain and Provision.

CHICAGO, May ID.
CLOSING PRICES.
NHEAT-Mav, 81 81: July. Sl.l4;
September. vol.c; December, >oAc.
CORN-May, 354:; July, oo3sc; Sep
temuer, $40.
OATS-May, 3lc. July, 271.c; Sop
TENDER, "a.
pOkk-May, sos j: July, SHOT.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-05-11

The farmer, the mechanic and the
bicycle rider are liable to unexpected
cnts and bruises. DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve is the best thing to keep on
hand. 1t heals quickly, and is "A well
known cure for piles.
FRANKSMlTH
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NIinnea polls Grain.

M~lNNEAPOLIs, May 10.
WHEAT-Mly closed ut 5 .5S; July,
Sl.4oa; September, s2c. On Track
No. l hard, Sl.o9a4; No. l Northern.
81. 513Lc.
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Poultry, Butter and Eggs,

CHICAGO, May 10.
POULTEY-Live, in fair demand.
Turkeys, oW9.; chickens, SNSHc; ducks,
6W1c.
BUTTER-S;eady. Creamcries $50
l6c; d~airies, l9Nlic.
Enthusiastically. Fresh, 1Oc.
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It is a great leap from the old
fashioned doses of blne-mass and nau
seous physics 70 the pleasant little pills
known as De Wits Little Early Risers'
They cure constipation, sick headache
and b~illiousness.
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Notice e Hearing Petition for Letters Of Ad
miri-fration,

miri-tration.
stat" of South Dakota. county OF Lake III
cOHh'y court, III the matter of the c-tst" (
Ole RonAiag, deceased. The state OF south
DakotI sends erecting. to Karen Rouuiug. r. ..
R'huinF, dotH ipUutug, Gurine ItonGiIE. Mr..
Fred spear. a.d Henry kouuIug, Of Went"arth.
Lake county,. south DukotG, heirs at Law and
ttAr OF Kin Of Ole !. RoLnlng, deceased, mo 10
al 70 "lom rn"-" presents may come. Notice
- hereby given, that Karen RonDlnG has 4 ed
Mith the Jfc-r If this Cour, u petition praying
Tor letter. of administration o fthe estate Of BE
> ROtn.ng. d cra-"c. and that Friday, the -1th
Gay OF May. l>9>, at one O'Clock =. m Of said
doy, beng q day ii a re-ular term OF tbs CONT.
to"lt, OF tn" Nav term. lbs, At the court room u
rald court. II the city Of MADISON.
u the county Of laNe. :. H.. has been set
for hearing said petition. when and wh"re auy
person Interested mHy appear anG -how cause
why the sa.d p~ttt.on should not be granted.
Witness the Hon. III. McGratr. inaet Of the
county court ana ~" seal OF said court, thf- -
day OF May, AID. rs ut liz Office in III" CITY o.
Madison, comfy OF Lake. rot Of south Dtau,a.
fCouutv Court N VI. McfltATIl.
south Dakota, Judge If tho County Conn.
Lake County, }. VI. PRESTON, Clerk.
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Duluth Grain.

DULUTH, May,s 10.
WHEAT-Cash, No. l hard, 81. IS;
No. l Northern, 81. IS: No. 2 Northern.
$l.4O. To Arrive-No. l hard, 81. 40;
No.. l Northern, Sl.7O; May, !. rs;
September, $3.50.
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"Dr. Fenner - lby~peI-ia Ure."

as the name implies, is SIMPLY for Dys-
pepsla or Indigestion. 1t should tie ~
perio- TO the general run of preparations
and prescriptions because prepared by a
physician of many years study and ex-
perience, whose writings on medical
questions are accepted as authorities.
If not satisfied after using one bottle.
your money will be refunded by Frank
Smith Of Madison.
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CABINET CHANGE LIKELY.
senior Gamazo Will BE Included in the
New Ministry.

NtW NiIiISfTy.
MADRID, May 1.-THE queen regent
consulted with Scnor llontcro r os,
president Of the senate, who advises a
reconstruction of the cabinet. 1t i
Increasingly probable that the cabinet
VIII be reformed with Senior Gamazo
included, after the lower house has
adopted the indemnity bill.
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Liver Complaint. and Nervousness
ltlrel.

NO complaints are more common t.un
the above; yon feel dull and muggy
your bowels move irregular!y and you
have "a clumsy feel ng about the liver.
AS this condition develops you are apt
TO grow Respondent. Try at once a bot
tie Of DIR. Fenner's Blood and Liver
Remedy and Nerve Tonic" 1t will
brighten the spirits and give an sxcep-
tional viRor to the body. If not salts
fed after Using n bottle, your money
will be refunded by Frank Smith OF
Madison.
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Fratern1zyd with span,ard..

CADlz, May 1.-THE crew of a Ger.
man cruiser here pleasantly and osten.
tatiously fraternized in the streets with
the crew of a Spanish battleship.
LATEST MARKET REPORT.
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:. torpid liver robs you of ambition
and ruins your health. De Wits Little
Early kisers cleanse the liver. cure con-
stipation and all stomach and liver
troubles.
FRANK SMITH,
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1t makes no difference how many med
icines have failed to cure you. While
there's life there's hope, and Rocky
Mountain Tea will make you we'll.
FRANK G.. SMITH.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16
CHAPTER IL
Municipal Electicna

SECTION 1. There shall be held in the City and County of San Francisco on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety nine, and in every second year there after, an election to be known as the municipal election.
 At said elections there shall be elected by the electors of the City and County the following officers: The Mayor, eighteen Supervisors, an Auditor, Treasurer, Assessor, Tax Collector, Recorder, City Attorney. District At torney, Public Administrator, County Clerk, Sheriff, Coroner and four Police Judges. Each of the above officers shall be elected for two years, except the Police Judges and the Assessor, each of whom shall be elected for four years. The Superintendent Of Public Schools shall be elected for four years, and the Justices of the Peace for two years, at the same time that members of the Legislature are elected.
 Sec. g. All of the officers of the City and County of San Francisco who shall be elected in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety eight, under existing laws, except the Super1n- tendent of Public Schools and the Jus tices of the Peace, shall hold office only until the hour of noon on the first Mon day after the first day of January in the year nineteen hundred.
 Sec g. The officers first elected as aforesaid under this Charter shall take office at noon on the first Monday after the first day of January following
 Sec. 4 The Mayor shall issue his proclamation and publish the same in the official newspaper for at least twenty days previous to the day in each year on which the municipal election IS to be held under this Charter, calling upon the electors of the City and County to meet for the purpose of electing such officers as are provided for in this Charter, reciting in such proclamation the different officers to be elected at such election.
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CHAPTER III.
The Chief Engineer.

SECTION 1. The Board of Fire Com missioners shall appoint a Chief Engl- neer, who shall be charged with the special duty of experimenting the ex- tinguishment of fires. The Chief En- gineer shall be the chief executive off, cer of the Fire Department, and it shah be his duty and that of the Assistant Chief Engineers and of the Battalion Chiefs to see that all laws, orders. rules and regulations in force in the City and County, or made by the Commissioners concerning the Fire Department, are enforced.
 Sec. 2. The Chief Engineer may sus- pend any subordinate officer, member or employee of the Department for in- competency, or for any violation of the rules and regulations of the Fire De- partment, and shall forthwith report in writing such suspension, with his req sons therefor, to the Commissioners for their action. He shall diligently ob- serve the condition of the apparatus and workings of the Department and report in writing thereon at least once a month to the Board and make such recommendations and suggestions re- Specting the same as he may deem proper. In the absence or inability of the Chief Engineer, an Assistant Chief Engineer shall perform his duties.
 Sec. 3. The Chief Engineer. or. in his absence, the Assistant Chief Engineers or, in their absence, any Battalion Chief in charge may, during conf1agration, cause to be cut down or otherwise re- moved any buildings or structures for the purpose of checking the progress Of such conflagration.