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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-02

TO READ UP FIRST.
TROUBLE BETWEEN MILES AND
ALGER ANCIENT HISTORY.
Refers to the Acting Commanding
General of the Army, and Says
He Will Be Allowed to Do :.
His Own Fighting. -.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Sept. THE Herald's
Camp Wikoff correspondent sends the
following: General Shafter, when = L
talked with him to-day, was sitting in
front of his tent in the detention camp
IN a chair to which the adjective
n commodious" scarcely does justice. ::
' General" I said, can you tell me
something about the trouble. between
General Miles and Secretary .Alger?
You have been made a part of it. for
1t is said while the Secretary of War
sent an order to you in Santiago, tell
ing you you were in supreme command,
General Miles had orders to take
charger"
Well" replied the general, II really
am back in ancient history yet. 1
scarcely think about this matter or
trouble, as you call It. 1 never heard
much about the whole affair until about
two hours ago. when the substance of
it was shown to me by a member of my
staff, who gave. me several newspapers.
My first knowledge that anything
was said TO be going wrong between
Secretary Alger and General Miles was
received from an afternoon newspaper
that was brought TO me on board the
ship yesterday. l saw a paragraph
of contest between the acting com
handing general Of the army and the
Secretary Of War and l was consider
ably surprised. intend to look up the
facts carefully and thoroughly go over
the whole case as far as l am interested
in 1t and l see they have put me in 1t
10 a large extent. I shall inform my
self as we'll as possible and as quickly
as possible on the question at issue,
then l shall know just how TO act"
viii you make a statement then"
/ asked, with reference to the rela-
lions between yourself and General
Miles at Washington before you started
for Cuba and at Santiago and about
General Ayers orders to you and Gen
eral Miles?"
That's a question that / cannot very
well answer till get at the facts.
hardly think I shall get into the con-
troversy before the public, / am firm
believer in the principle that every man
should do his own fighting. l think l
shall let those in this case fight it out
between themselves"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-02

The Union Iron Works of San Fran
cisco, which built the Monterey, re-
ceived the contract because they were
willing to guarantee the working of the
water tube boilers, so that this firm
really deserves the credit, as far as
builders are concerned, for being the
first to install water tube boilers in an
armored vessel of our navy.
:. Four firms offered bids for the three
new battleships authorized by the last
Congress. The lowest bid of each for
any type of one vessel follows: New
port News Shipbuilding Company.
Newport News, Va, $3.50, OO0 Cramps,
Philadelphia, $3.50, 900; Union Iron
Works. San Francisco, $2,674, 900; Dia-
logue & Co., s2,S40,000
The detailed bid Of the Union Iron
Works follows: One ship under class
/. for s2,674, 900, in 81 months; one ship
under class 2, with a speed of II knots,
for g. 725, 900, In 81 months; one IL 200
ton, 18 knots, in SO months, for $685.
600. The act Of Congress allows the
department to make an allowance Of
not to exceed per cent in favor Of the
Pacific. Coast bidders, SO that brings
their bid within line. In the case Of
the 1S-knot ships, both Cramp and the
Union Iron Works submitted similar
plans. The Newport News bid for
the = 1S-knot vessel Is original with
them. If It should not be satisfactory
to the department, then the Cramps
would probably get two Of the ships
The bids have been taken under adj
visement by Acting Secretary Allen.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-02
FUSION "A FAILURE
IN SAN JOAQUIN
Charles A. Wetmore WithdraWs
His Name as a Candidate "
for Assemblyman.

Sept 1.-The having o
a ma
Softh A.
a
he
committee review the
mitee began
following characteristic will
in
sub
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uly from
81 through yourcom 81: 81
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-02
GATHERING. o. !.
THE | ."||R | / /
Opening Of the Congress
at Cheyenne" +
. - IL:
COAST DELEGATES 6. DELAYED
STUDYING WATER STORAGE IN
A wAsHoUT. II.
COAST DELEGATES DELAYED
Governor Richards Entertaining Ad-
dress of Welcome-List Of
Permanent Officers e.
Elected.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 1.-Dele-
gates to the National Irrigation Con-
gress continue to come in. but the bulk
of them will arrive this afternoon and
tonight. Indications all point to very
successful meeting. Cheyenne's pretty
little opera house Is tastefuly decorated
with the products OF Irrigation In
Wyoming.
1t was learned this morning that a
bad washout on the Southern Pacific
would delay the arrival Of the Cali
fornia, New Mexico and other delega-
lions froms the Southwest at least one
and perhaps two days. Nevertheless,
the congress was called to order by
President J. M. Carey at the hour
scheduled.
An entertaining address Of welcome
was given by Governor Richards, who
briefly outlined the work which the
congress might take up. Irrigation on
small scale, he said, had always been
successful, but large investments of
capital, backed up by scientific skill
and strong hope, had not yet succeeded
in paying a dividend. The reason for
this must be determined by these gath
erings of irrigators, for all the waters
of the smaller streams were already
appropriated. Land was exceedingly
plenty and the water in the larger
streams had as yet hardly been
| touched. The problem was one in
volving not only the settlement of the
arid West, but was one of great inter-
est to the more densely populated
East. which must have an outlet for it's
surplus population.
The following permanent officers were
elected: President, Joseph M. Carey,
Wyoming; first vice president. DR.. s.
B. Young, Utah; second vice president,
S. A. Cochran, South Dakota; third
vice president, S. M. Knox, Illinois; o.
"A. McCutcheon, Michigan, national lee
turer; g.. H. Maxwell, California, as
sistant national lecturer; Frank Bond,
Cheyenne, Wyo., press clerk.
President Carey then delivered a very
instructive address and thanked the
convention for the honor conferred
upon him.. Professor Beeman Of Cali
fornia was elected assistant minute
and recording clerk
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-02
BIDS OPENED FOR
NEW BATILESH|PS
What Each Vessel Will
Cost Uncle Sam
NEARLY THREE MILLIONS
THE UNION IRON WORKS MAY
GET A CONTRACT.
To the Enterprise OF the Successful
San Francisco Builders Is Due
the Use Of Water Tube
Boilers.
Special Dispatch. to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House,

Washington, Sept. l..
A notable feature in the bids for con-
structing battleships opened to-day is
a feather in the cap of the Union Iron
Works of San Francisco. The plans
submitted some time ago by: Engineer
in-Chief Melville involved the use of
water tube boilers, but as these would
cause change of trim his plans were
rejected. His plans also provided for
an increase in speed and in radius of
action, but the necessary increase sof
space was secured by reducing that al
lowed for. coal; AS there was opposi-
ton To- increasing the size Of ships
these plans were also rejected. ~. :. :.
It was, of course, practically certain
that If any of the builders. offered de-
signs of their own for: greater speed
and radius of action, without any de-
crease in the amount Of coal carried,
water tube boilers would be used. The
alternative designs submitted by the
Cramps, which are for vessels that will
be duplicates of the Russian ship there
building. provide for the use of: Nj
clause boilers. While this Will be. the
first use Qf these plans are adopted)
of water tube boilers IN battleships or
the United States navy, II is not the
first use in armored vessel Of the navy,
as the Monterey has had water tube
boilers of the Ward type: ever since she
was built in 1890. where they have
given excellent account of themselves.
:. 1t is recalled that when bids for the
Monterey were received the Cramps
were nominally the lowest bidders, but
1t was only with certain changes in
the Government specifications, and
with a distinct refusal to guarantee a
performance Of the water tube boilers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-02
DROWNED WHILE TRYING
TO RESCUE SAILORS
Lieutenant Morgan Of the Engineer
Corps and Private Smith Die :.
Like True Heroes.

SAVANNAH, Ca. Sept. Lieutenant
H, g.. Morgan, United States Engineer
Corps in charge of the fertilization work
on Tybee Island, and Henry Smith. a
regular, were drowned in Catalogue
Sound Wednesday afternoon in an effort
to rescue. the. crew, of the Inflated Nor
wegian bark Noe, which went ashore and
was lost on Daufauskie beach. They had
reached the rim of breakers in front of
the wreck, when a tremendous sea came
down on their boat, swapping It,
All were thrown into the sea but man
aged to regain the boat. Morgan was in
his uniform and wore a heavy mackin-
tosh. Although a good swimmer he was
weighed down with clothing and sank
A moment later he reappeared and seized
the boat but was torn loose by wave
and disappeared. A few minutes later
Smith met the same fate,
Morgan was a West Pointer and was
trict as assistant to Captain c. E: Mil
lett.
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CONSIDINE. TALKS OF
CORBETT-M'COf FIGHT

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-George F. Con-
sidine says that the Corbett-McCoy fight
will probably be set for October Is,
though 1t might take place earlier
How about the story telegraphed from
San Francisco to the effect that Corbett
would insist upon its postponement until
November ~" he was asked
We'll, l don't think IT came from Cor
bett," was the reply. Mccoy and the
officials of the Hawthorne Club have
shown a disposition to act very decently
in arranging the date of the fight to suit
Corbett, and IL Jim asked for a postpone
ment he would simply be taking advan-
tsge Of suggestion which came from
them
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-02
SCHLEY OR HOWISON WILL
SUCCEED ADMIRAL MILLER.

NEW 1.-The Herald's Washington
Philadelphia which
The Philadelphia will undoubtedly
ship OF the Pacific station The of Rear Admiral
prominently mentioned
without
Pacific
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WOULD RETAIN THE.
EIGHTH REGIMENT
Governor Budd Expresses His
Preference to the War De-
partment.

= -: Call once Riggs House Washington Sent I,
The duty Of selecting volunteer regiments be
Yesterday the Secretary of War egraphed
q regimen out.
is
. Volunteers
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HAVANA, Sept. Nothing could
be further from the truth than TO as
sumo that an easy problem sconfronts
us in the pacification of Cuba and the
establishment of a stable and just gov
eminent. Among those who have any
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-02
SUPREME LODGE ADJoURNS.
Pythian Knights Fix the Per Capita
Tax at Eight Cents. "

INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. THE Eu-
preme Lodge knights of Pythias closed
its session tonight at o'clock after the
new officers had been installed and adj
journed. The per capita tax was fixed at
g cents.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-02
PRESENT LAWS HOLD.
Commissioner Scott's Ruling as to
Internal Revenue in Hawaii.

WASHINGTON, Sept. IA ruling that
persons engaging in business in Honolulu
affected by internal revenue laws must
comply with the Hawaiian laws now in
force is laid down In a letter sent to-day
by Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Scott In response to an individual in
quiry.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-02
EAGER TO COME:
into THE FOLD
Cubans Favor Speedy
Annexation.
WOULD END The DISORDER
BETTER ELEMENT DESTROYS OF
AMERICAN RULE, !.
Opposition Is Confined to Those Who
Would Have Nothing to Lose by
Continuation of tho
Present Conditions.
BETTER ELEMENT DESTROYS OF
AMERICAN RULE. !.

Special Correspondence Of The Call and New
York Herald Copyright, 1898. by James
= Gordon Bennett:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-02

"Australia's Greatest Kangaroo
Drive Of the Year." In next Sun
days Call.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-02
$1.35.
Grocery Burned at Santa Monica.
$685..

SANTA MONICA, Sept. Fire de-
stroyed the Pacific grocery and severely
damaged the cottage of Charles Higgins
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-14
COAST oEFENcEs.
Gen. Wilson Reports to Commission Cow
ering His Department.

Gen. Wilson Reports to Commission Gov
ering His Department
Washington, oct. 18.-The statement
made by Gen. John NJ. Wilson, chief
Of engineers, to the commission inves-
tigating the conduct of the war, was
given out today.
During the progress Of the war the
following additions were made to the
country's coast defenses;
Armament was placed in position for
six Pinch guns, for 20 1O-inch, 81 g.
inch rifles, for Sc 12-inch mortars and
for IS rapid-fre guns, and additional
platforms were made ready for still
larger number, and additional emplace-
ments are under construction for still
more.
When all the works begun are COM
pleted, the armament will consist of so
12-inch guns, lit 10-inch "a S-inch, 312
12-inch mortars and 70 rapid-fires. The
emplaoements were under construction
at 20 different haEeDrs on the 31st of
August, and there were double shifts
working at each place.
The total expenditures on account of
gun and mortar batteries during the
period Of the war amount to $4,S21, 500.
Among the purchases for harbor de-
Tense were 400 miles Of cable, $50 tons
of high explosive, 1850 new torpedo
cases and "A searchlghts. Twenty
eight harbors were mined, 535 mines
being planted. The expenditures on
harhor defense for the period were
81, $4,000 Intrenching tools were pur-
chased and stored at Willett's Point
sufficient for an army of 10000 men.
Enclosed with the statement was a
letter written by Gen. Wilson on April
3, before the declaration Of war, to the
officers of the corps Of engineers in
charge of harbor defense, directing
them, in view of the approaching
emergency, to make the best. possible
torpedo defenses and instructing them
how to proceed.
1T is not" he said in this letter,
the fault of the corps of engineers
that we are not fully prepared, but it
viii be its fault and that of each dis
trict officer in case we do not at once
take advantage Of the limited means
now at our comand
Use every effort in this emergency,
arrange for boats, set up operating APP
paratus in easements, arrange mooring
anchors, lay your cables and junction
boxes, preISAre your compound plugs,
get your mines ready, purchase what
is absolutely necessary for the mines
you now have that you can not procure
at once from Maj. Knight Dxtempo-
rize temporary mines, employ all the
help you want but go ahead and show
what the corps of engineers can do in
an emergency for which our country is
unprepared."
He also encloses a letter sent to a
number of officers of the corps in
charge of submarine mine defenses, as
| early as the 28th Of March, asking
them to organize volunteer corps fol
the operation of the mines
These organizations were to consist
of about 129 men each, and were tc
consist of patriotic electricians, ma
chinists and telegraph and telephone
experts, who were to agree to give
their services free of charge These
officers were also requested at thai
date to find just when they could put
their hands on material for equipping
and working the mines.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-14
THE rRADnsMENs BANK.

Washington, Oct 13.--A company Of
the directors Of the Tradesmen's Ma
tional Bank called upon Comptroller of
the Currency Dawes today in eonnec-
ton with matters of the bank. The
national bank examiner in charge Of
the bank has reported to the comp
troller that the net amount due the de-
positors Oct. 4th 1898, was $2,409, 900,
and he estimates that the short time
bills receivable Of the bank which win
be paid at maturity, together with the
cash assets Of the banks, amount to
81, zoe, 900, leaving a balance of assets
amounting to something over 81, 600, 600,
with which to provide for the differ
ence Of sos, 800. The examiner, hav-
ing carefully gone over the assets,
states that he believes a sum largely
in excess of the apparent deficit can
be realized from these assets. Under
the circumstances the comptroller an
nounced to the committee he would
give them further time in which to
make an effort to put the bank in
condition for voluntary liquidation. He
said however, that before he should
consent to the voluntary liquidation of
the bank it must be placed in such
condition as to meet all its obligations
upon demand.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-14
GET FLESH.
Get Strength, vigor, Clear Complexion
and Good Digestion. Not by Patent
nIedictne, but i'm Nature,s own Why.

Get Strength, vigor, Clear Complexion
and Good Digestion. Not by Patent
Medicine, But in Natures own Why.
Any honest physician will tell you that
there is but one way to get increased
flesh; all the patent medicines and cod
liver oils to the contrary notwithstanding.
Nature has but one way to increase
flesh, strength and vigor, mind and body,
and that is through the stomach by
wholesome food, well dlgested. There is
no reason or common sense in other
methods whatever.
People are thin, run down, nervous,
pale and shaky in their nerves simply be-
cause their stomachs are weak.
They may not think they have dyspep-
sia, but the fact remains that they do not
eat enough food, or what they eat is not
quickly and properly digested, as it
should be.
cause the stomach lacks certain digestive
acids and peptones, and deficient secre-
ton OF gastric juice.
Natures remedy in such cases is to sup
ply what the weak stomach lacks. There
are several good preparations which will
do this but none SO readily as stuart s
Dyspepsia Tablets, which are, designed
especially for all stomach troubles and
which cure all digestive weakness on the
common sense plan of furnishing the di-
gestive principles which the stomach
lacks.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets give perfect
digestion. First effect is to increase the
appetite, and increased vigor. added to
flesh, pure blood and strength of nerve
suit.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Is the safest
tonic known, and will cure any form of
stomach trouble except cancer of the
stomach. May be found at druggists at
50 cents for full-sized package, or direct
by mail from Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-14

GUARDIANS SALE OF REAL Es-
TATE--By virtue of a license granted me
September Fl, 1898, by the probate court
for the county of Worcester. / shall sell
at public auction, >on THURSDAY. the
TWENTY SEVENTH day of OCTOBER,
1898, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, upon
the promises, all of the real estate of
T. Henry Derby of Charlton. an insane
person, as follows: First tract, the home
place, on the highway from Southbridge
to Charlton Depot, containing about sew
enteen acres of land. bounded generally
by lands of Eastman and Prouty, by the
Second tract a lot of about one acre, on
the opposite or easterly side Of said high
way, bounded generally by lands of East
man and Davis and said highway. Terms
cash.
CATHERINE DERBY, Guardian
HENRY 3. MONTAGUE, Attorney.
Charlton City, Mass October 4. 1895
O14,17.24
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-14
Worcester County Mechanics
ASSOCIATION
EVENING DRAWING SCHOOLS.

The school for instruction in mechanical
drawing will resume its sessions WE'D
NESDAY, Oct 49, at 7.S0 p m in the
drafting room, Mechanics Hall, It is the
purpose Of the committee TO have three
classes with PROFESSOR WILLIAM T..
AMES and MR.. ALTON L. SMITH of
the POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AS
INSTRUCTORS.
(A) Beginners class in mechanical
drawing, THURSDAY and FRIDAY
EyENINGs Oct 20 to March g. 1888
p Advanced class In MECHANICAL draw
NINGS Oct. 20 to March 8, 1899
(Cl Mechanical free-hand drawing
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS, Oct. 10 to
March 8, 1899.
Preliminary meeting of all classes WE'D
NESDAY, Oct. 10, 7.S0 D. m.
File your applications at once with VIM,
A. Smith, treasurer, that the committee
may know for how many to provide For
detailed information send for circular.
JOHN Fl. HOWELL8stf
JAMES e. FULLER
CHARLES E. HILDRETH. Committee.
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MAI. BEEBE's BODY.
It Was Deposited Yesterday in the
Colon Cemetery.

Havana Oct. 1s.-The body of Maj.
Beebe Of the United States military
commission. who died yesterday morn
ing, have been embalmed and We're de-
posted this morning in the Colon Gem
etery The body will rest there until
permission Is obtained from the New
York health authorities for Its ship
ment to the United States The body
was taken to the cemetery in a sumpt-
uous funeral car.
Capt. Hart and DR. Lame were the
only members Of the commission who
attended the body to the cemetery, as
it is strictly forbidden that others than
the members Of the medical staff at
tend such ceremonies.
The Cuban clubs of this city sent del
egations TO the Trotcha hotel, the head
quarters of the American commission,
to express sympathy with our commits
sioners They also sent a magnificent
wreath of flowers to be deposited on
the casltet
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from Chickamauga creek. which, he
said drained the camp. DR., Hof
thought the only safe plan was to re-
gard the water in the pipes as infected.
The intake of this water was about
40 feet above the mouth Of Caves spring
branch, which drained the camp, and
some physicians had regarded it pos
slble that it might be infected through
the instrumentality of side eddies which
might have taken water from the small
stream into the pipes.
He said that during the last few
weeks of the I'd division HOSPITALITY ex-
istence, it had been so overcrowde
that it was found necessary to stop re-
ceiving patients there but that the
congested condition was relieved as
soon as the Sternberg hospital was
completed
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-14
Mr.. ALLENAT PORTSMOUTH
He lnspects the Navy Yard and Visits
Camp Long.

Portsmouth, Oct. 13-The dispatch
boat Dolphin, with Assistant Secretary
of the Navy Charles H. Allen on board,
arrived here this forenoon. Assistant
Secretary Allen, who came for the pur-
pose of making an inspection of the
navy yard, was shown through the
workshops and grounds and afterwards
inspected Camp Long, on seaveys is
land, where the Spanish prisoners were
confined.
He occasionally made notes Of the
improvements and needs Of the plant
and expressed considerable surprise at
the extent of the yard and equipment
The Machias was placed in the dry
dock at II o'clock today. The Essex is
sail.
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NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the
have been duly appointed ex-
ham late 81 Of Wo %l in the county, bt
Worcester deceased, testate. and have
taken upon themselves that trust by CIV
ing bonds, as the law directs. Ali per-
sons having demands upon the estate OF
said deceased are required to exhibit the
same. and all persons indebted to said
estate are called upon to make payment
to
e. l.. BRIGHAM
GEORGES r. BARRETT, Exrs
Worcester, Oct. II, 1898. O1417,24