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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31
A WORD FOR THE PRESIDENT.

Editor The Call: Before the country passes judgment on the Presidents atti- tude respecting Spanish affairs, is it not the part of fairness to wait until he has fully developed his policy? The Presi- dent is a gentlemanly man, without a strain of the bully In his character, and. his every act thus far indicates that suaviter in modo, fortiter in re, is an instinct with him. Suppose, therefore, his recent message is the glove on the iron hand-that it is a polite request to Spain to make reparation, and that, keeping the. Maine question distinct from his Cuban policy, he intends in a day or two to send message to Congress urging the recog- milton of Cuban independence. and that then, having given Spain ample time in which to make reparation for the destruc- tion of the Maine Qf the recognition of the independence of Cuba does not in the meantime lead to declaration of war by Spain), he intends to send the spanish Government an ultimatum on the Maine question. Would not such course put the country in a more favorable light to the world than though he had at the out set recommended a policy that could in any. manner be construed into an attempt at dragooning Spain?
 c. W. FOSTER.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31
BLASTS FROM RAMS HORN.

Wrongs never grow strong enough to right themselves.
 Suspicion is a robber who conceals a drawn dagger under his cloak.
 There is no pathway through life that does not have some roses in it.
 Greatness can never be rightly meas ured by the age in which it lives.
 Men who are honest for policy's sake are generally dishonest at heart.
 It is doubtful if any man is ever so good or so bad as others take him to be.
 Beware of the man who makes a spe- cialty of advertising his own humility.
 To be thoughtful for the comfort of others is the surest way to promote our own.
 Put a great man in a little world and he will manage somehow to make it big ger.
 If we could only see our own faults as plainly as we can see those of others how many of us would want to put out our eyes?
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31
LIFE INSURANCE AND WAR.

If every male adult in the country car ried a life insurance policy which lapsed by it's terms if the holder went to war, 1t is easy to see that an outbreak of hostil- ities would cause world of trouble in is not quite so threatening in the present case, but never before did so large a pro portion of the population of military age carry life insurance as now, and probably most of these insurance contracts are written on a peace or non-combatant ba- sis. One of the big New York companies, however, has stated that it's policy hold CTS may enlist for the possible war in the assurance that their policies will be paid if they are killed, but new insurance will be fixed at a higher rate in cases where the applicant intends to join the army. Another of the big New York companies specting a military fife will be waived on payment of an additional premium of to 10 per cent.-Springfeld (Mass) Repub- 1ican
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31
GREAT BRITAIN AND HER FOES.

IH ESPITE the attempts of Lord Salisbury and } his colleagues of the Ministry to reassure the 1 British people in the crisis that conronts the empire, such confidence as may remain among them is weakening day by day. Every report from the Orient shows that the Germans and the Russians are steadily persisng in their demands upon China, and every report from Africa notes another advance of the French toward districts that have been claimed by the British Whether not there IS formal alliance between the three great powers of the Continent, it apparent from the of events that they are acting in harmony if not in concert and that the in terests of Great Britain are subject the aggresson of all
 In this situation there is clearly lacking in Great Britain any well defined policy of action on the part of either of the great political organizations The Liberals criticize Salisbury for naction, but they do not advance any programme of action to which they are willing to pledge themselves if restored to power Parliament without dissenting voice voted an enormous sum for the maintenance and extension of the naval force of the empire but not man in Par liament had suggestion offer to how that force should be exerted in the present emergency. It is we-known fact that the temper of a ton is largely determined by the temper of its off cal leaders With strong at the head of affairs nation is strong. With a weak man 1t IS vaclating This truth helps Us to an understanding of the Euro
 
 vigorous young men, of whom is known to be the most ambitious proud and dominating ruler of his time. These men, while perhaps not seeking war; are not afraid of it. England is under the influence of an old Queen whose sole desire is to live her maininp years in peace Her Prime Minister Is old broken and in feeble health. He also prefers peace to war It strange that under such contrasted leadership there should be vigor in the councils of Russia and Germany, while in Great Britain there IS doubt hesitation and delay
 With Queen so desrous of peace Victoria, and under Prime Minister inclined to prefer dip lomacy to Salisbury, the prospect of an actual outbreak over the situation in either China Africa is slight It must be borne in mind however, that the British are high-spirited aggressive race, and they will not always be ruled they to-day It written in the that later Great Britain must fight for her empire, and the force of circum- stances may be such as to compel her to undertake it now There is such thing twisting the lions tail too much even when the beast has been overfed and desires to sleep.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31
THE DIPLOMATIC WAY.

ain is good diplomat. When Queen Vic- toria expressed to him the hope that noth- ing would arise to interfere with her visit to the Riviera, he IS said to have replied: madame" A sweeter way of saying
 nothing could not be magined.-Indian- apoliS News.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31

TERRITORIES OF CANADIAN. E., City. If a prospector starts from Victo- ria, B. C., and crosses American territo- ry to reach the Canadian Northwest Ter ritory with an outfit, all such articles as are not exempt by law must pay duty unless the same was previously bonded.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31

Special Information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), 510 Mont gomery street. Telephone Main 1042.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31
POINTER FOR DIVINE FIGHTERS

Prominent Eurcoeans who have de- clared that a republican form of govern ment Is a failure will no doubt be sur prised to note, by the plans for securing pleasant inauguration weather, that the country looks forward to electing pres- dents as uSual.-Washington Star.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31

SILVER BULLION-F. w, Oakland. From the report of the Secretary of the United States issued December 31. 1897, it appears that the value of the silver bull lion was $102, ,2S4, ,735 94.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31

Once the dispatch of Spanish lotilla of torpedo boats scheduled to be regarded as an act of hos tty. The fotla was dispatched, and information went forth that the dispatch of second otla would never be endured. The second one started without delay and the circumstance has been borne up under with fortitude most admirable But of course Spain will not be permitted to start any otillas-un- less she happen to feel like it.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

SANTA CLARA-Inq., Mayfeld. Santa Clara is in the Jurisdiction of the United States Land Office located at San Fran cisco.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31

"BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs" will quickly relieve Bronchitis, Asthma, Catarrh and Throat Diseases. Sold only in boxes.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31

NOTHING contributes more to digestion than the use of DR- SIEGERT's ANGosTURA BITTERs, See that you get the genuine
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31

Choice present Eastern friends, Town sends Cal. GIace Fruits 5Oc ID Jap bskts.s
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31

It will be useless to try to check the Kansas im- petus toward the higher education now After a single term in an Eastern seminary Salle Jane Smith Of that State emerged as S. Jeannye Smythe. Still, Sallie must be unusual girl. A person of ordin- ary intelligence would hardly have received this pol ish in less than a whole year
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31

TO THE WRECK-F. C., City. A pe- destrian wishing to walk to the wreck of the ship New York from San Francisco would have to go along the county road to San Mateo, and from that place fol- low the road that leads by the Spring Valley dam at Crystal Springs and on to Halfmoon Bay. If not desiring to take so long a walk the individual can ride to MotAn
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31

There has grown up habit of abusing Alfred Austin because he does not often write poetry which can be recognized such but he should be given due credit when he does thump his tyre and rattle little genuine melody His latest effort not per feet but it glowed with kindly sentiment and went for the most part with swing and fire. Neither is the thought of an ultimate alliance between the two English speaking countries wholly foolish.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31

Writing from Dawson miner says the gold up there is enough to set tenderfeet crazy. He is doubtedly right and this has nothing do with the amount of gold either. The vaguest rumor is sufh- cient to start stampede of people, who unless they can plead lunacy have absolutely
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31

There seems to be no adequate punishment pre- scrbed for the man who tore out his horses tongue Hanging would be too good for him, and even this is interdicted.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31

It is time for law prescribing life Imprisonment for the person who throws vtriol or any chemical having similar effect with intent to mutiate another This crime has just been perpetrated at San Jose by woman Indeed the offender ordinarily is woman so it is a sense of gaantry which would send the offender to prison rather than to the gallows.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31

For the Chronicle to criticize Correspondent Creel at every opportunity is in the best taste It has not been forgotten that the Chronicle had a Hornbrooke.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31

AUCTION SALES. By H. Umbsen Monday, April Real Estate 14 Mont one tree
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31

SUPPORTING PARENTS-Inq., City. Section 206 of the Civil Code says: Tt Is the duty of the father, the mother and the children of any poor person who IS unable to maintain himself Cor herselD by work to maintain such person to the extent of their ability: The promise Of an adult child to pay for the necessar1eS previously furnished such person is bind ing.
 THE CRAZE EXPEDITION-W. A.. City. Henry A. Crabb of Stockton, who married native of Sonora. Mexico, upon the suggestion of relatives of his wife, organized a company of 100 men to go to Sonora and capture it. They went to san Pedro in January. 1857. and then marched to the Sonora line, where they were met by men representing Governor Gandara, and after a. fight, during which twenty five of Crabbs men were killed, he sur rendered. Subsequently Crabb and fifty eight of his men were executed by the au- thorities of Sonora. Those who sent for him did not offer him any assistance.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31

Reports from Germany state that American inter ference in Cuba would be regarded as impertinent So is German interference in matter concerning Spain and the United States
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31

Last evenings papers announced that the chances for peace considered good. The man into whose face another has expectorated copousy can always be of peace by going away from there but strange people constituted that such crisis they would naturally be haneering for a mixup and total absence of harmony
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31

A Spanish sailor ashore at Newport News re- marked that Americans all towards and afraid to fight Spain. There is no doubt he in error, and yet there has been so notable an effort on the part of diplomacy to create the impression the sailor incautiously voiced that he hardly be blamed for more than undue rashness.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31

\ ESPITE the attempts of Lord Salisbury and
 his colleagues of the Ministry to reassure the ) British people in the crisis that confronts the
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-31

The term torpedo catcher" Is mis- homer. It would seem to imply that
 there are vessels built for the purpose of locating and destroying torpedoes.
 Indeed the Examiner is evidently of that opinion, for in an article on things naval which was given due prominence it says the name of the torpedo catcher indicates it's mission," which it cer- tainly does not. But that Is not start ling, for in the same article the Maine was spoken of as second-class cruiser, when, of course, she was second class battleship, and plan of naval action was mapped out which would make the tears from yellow canine stream down his cheeks from laughter Torpedo catcher" is corruption of torpedo-boat catcher the first name given to the larger torpedo-boat Soon after the advent of the torpedo-boat 1t became evident that means had to be devised
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-10-14
SOME SPANISH
 TROOPS LEAVE CUBA.
They Depart on the steamer R.ina SEarla cristiane, ant Take with Them
 Much Ammunition.

Havana, via Key West, Oct. IL The Spanish mail steamer Reina Maria Cris- iinia has sailed for Spain with 1073 of ficers and troops, Gal cases of military archives and a heavy cargo of ammuni- tion-the exact quantity not being as- certained. sstl
 The colonial government continues is suing decrees as usual, which is very amusing in view of the fact that there are so many American commissions here, which in the course of few days will change the entire faca of affairs. The Americans pay not tho slightest atton- ton to these recent orders, decisions and decrees.
 At the last meeting of the colonial cabinet, however, the secretaries did de- eide upon q measure of real interest to the island, submitting to General Blanco for his signature decree allowing free entry at all ports of the island to cattle
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-10-14
designed for restocking cattle farms, te working of oxen and mich cows.

designed for restocking cattle farms, to working of oxen and milch cows.
 A pamphlet addressed to the United States evacuation commission has been printed and widely circulated, asking the American authorities to prevent the return here, where they would be con- stant menace to order and safety, of the 200 Manigos, who have been released from African prisons by the Spanish government since the protocol was signed. The Manigos are professional murderers, burglars. thieves and crimi- nals of tho lowest and most depraved type. They form clubs binding the members to commit murders at fixed hours for the mere sake of shedding blood.
 senor Porrua, formes civil governor of Havana, dealt strongly with these ruffians, practically breaking up their clubs here, and sending more than 200 to spain'e penal settlements in Africa. These arc the criminals that Spain has released to return to Havana and renew their criminal vacations as fresh ob- staole to the peaceful and quiet recon struotion of the island by the Ameri- cans. The Manigo clubs have branches in every town and village in Cuba, form ing very powerful interprotectiVe crimi- nal class.
 All the editorials in the local press of late are exhorting the Cubans to lay down their arms and return to the cuiti- yation of their lands, pointing out that the future prosperity lies in Cuban CO., operation with and obseryanees of Amer ican institutions and laws, and the folly of talk about absolute independence and uprisings have been religiously sup pressed by the official censors.
 Notices at the head of the editorial columns of La Lnoha announcing the eensorial death of on article are matters of daily occurrence, though the articles themselves give good advice to the Gu bans and are absolutely harmless.
 The customs receipts for the month of September at the ports of Sagua, Carde- mas, Cienfuegos, Matanzas, Nuevitas, Caibarien and Havana amounted to $1,- 820, ,870, which was $655, 220 in excess of the receipts of September, 1897.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-10-14
CHAPLAIN M'INTYRE
 WAS FOUND GUILTY
He Will Be Dismissed From the Uniteca States Navy For Ills Lecture
 at Denver.

Washington, Oct. 14--The navy ds- partment has made public the findings and sentence of the oourtmartial case of Chaplain Mcintyre. The charges were founded upon the ohaplain's 8. criticism of his superior officers in lecaure deliver ed at Denver. All specifications were proved as alleged; the accused was found guilty under three charges and he was sentenced to be dismissed from tho United States naval service. The ease IS now under review by. the de- artrhAntt
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-10-14
For Congress
 (sEooND DIsTRIoT.1 HON. JOHN S. LITTLE.
Ailstting tho Credit.

A board of naval officers, after a careful collection and comparison of all the data, has decided who were entitled to the respective shares of credit for the victory over Gervera's fleet off Santiago and the measure of the work performed by each of the American warships.
 The board was made up of the navigation officers of the several vessels participating in the action 7add presided over by Commander Wainwright of the famous little Glouster. Its conclusions were reached after the most searching and careful investigation of all the facts. The findi3gs of the board on the evidence presented are that most of the effective fighting and the principal part of the destruc- tion wrought against the Spanish battleships are to be credited to the Oregon, the Iowa and Texas; that the battle was fought accord ing to plans laid down by Admiral Sampson; that Admiral Schley dld an uaimportant amount of signal ing during the battle; that the New York, Sampson's flagship, was nine miles away from the Christobal Colon when that vessel struck her flag, that the Oregon whipped Sthe Colon and that the Brooklyn, while she put up plucky running fight, was farther away from the Spanish ships than any of the yes ses engaged, and that the nearest any of the American battleships or cruisers were to the ships of the enemy during the hottest part of the battle was something over a mile.
 This report, made by the men best competent to do the work, will have the effect to set at rest the discussions among the friends of the two highest naval officers con- nected with the great victory. It will show that Admiral Schley stat ed the situation correctly when he wrote to friend soon after Cerve- ra's deieat ''The glory ot the achievement belongs to every officer and sailor who took part In the battle.' St Louis Republic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-10-14
BIames the Mine Owners.

Springfield, H., Oct IA In an inter. view regarding the Virden riot Governor Tanner said:
 "T. c. Louck, president, and Mr. Lpt- ken, superintendent of the Yirden Coal company made good their threats to land train load of imported laborers from the south and attempted to put them to work in the mines at the point of tho bayonet the muzzle of Winches-, ters; such laborers being drawn largely if not entirely, from the criminal class, ex-convicts, who learned their trade while doing time in the penitentiaries of Alabama, after having been fully ad- vised and having full knowledge that the landing of such imported laborers would precipitate riot, 1 had wired them that If they brought these import ed laborers, they did so at their own peril, and under the circumstances they would be morally responsible and orimi- nally liable for anything that might happen.
 1nsSe various mfne owners nave so forgotten their duty to society as to bring this blot upon the fair name of our state; have gone far enough, yes. too far, as they had fair warning from me, by wire ed telephone, that the i'm. portation U slbor which brings to our sss.se an undesirable class of citizens had to stop. And say now to such, and ail others that is a thing of the past, that it shall not be tolerated in Illinois wbile am governor. These men, the prdsi- dent and officers of the company, par. tioipated in this riot by bringing in these imported lahorers, and are guilty of murder, and should be, and l believe will be indicted by the grand jury of Maconpin county and tried and convict. ed of the heinous offense. /"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-10-14
Islames the Governor,

Virden, Ills, Oct IA Manager Lu- kens says:
 "The blood of every man shed here is on the governors head He is absolute. ly outsile of the law and has no jnsti. fcation whatever in refusing to send troops. IT this train had come in before the interview with the governor was printed tarere would have been no bloodshed, as she men knew they were obeying the law and had exhibited an entirely different spirit from that which they did after tho interview was pub lished. Mont Of them were ignorant enough to believe that they had right to, as the governor said that they had. His statement that the miner had the same rights to fight for his property which was his labor as the mine owner did to protect his prop. erty. inspired these men to the ae- tion, which they took in firing upon this train as soon as it came into town"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-10-14
Fire at Macon.

Macon, Oct IA Fire broke out in the candy and cracker factory of the Winn Johnson company Wednesday morning and completely gutted the building The adjoining building occupied by T. 0. Burke, painters supplies, was also burned to the ground. The loss to the Winn Johnson company will be $S6, ,000, to T. 0. Burke $40, 900, and to the build- ings $95,O00 Partially covered by in- urance
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-10-14
1oa sprin. Mount Olive. shot in tho

Joe spsin, Mount Olive, shot in tho stomach.
 Bart Tegirar, Engineer, Chicago and Alton, shot in the arm.
 J. F. Eyster, superintendent of the Climax Trading O., shot and beaten. In the stockade A. w Morgan of Chi cago was killed.
 The wounded are:
 D. Gritgesell, shot in the shoulder. J. Snyder, shot in the face and legs. James Sickles, Chicago, shot in leg, Frank Wilbur, Chicago, shot in atn. Thomas McEhtee, Chicago, shot in leg.
 J. M. Moonan, St. Louis, slightly in- jured.
 P. J. Hanan, slightly injuped. J. H. Smith, Chicago, slightly injured.