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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03

The person who orders the vessel or what her name is to be is a matter of no importance to the shipbuilder. He simply gets word to build vessel &C., cording to certain drawings and speci- fications and puts it down on his book as a certain number If the vessel is ordered to be pushed through in hurry he starts work immediately, and within a few hours men are build ing the ways on which thevessel is to be constructed. Inside of twenty-four hours i the keel will be laid and the sternpost ready to be placed in position. At this time there is not much to be seen only three lines of timber lying on the ground. But this is the start.
 week latef this same spot will have good part of 9 ship on it. Scores of men will be at work and the sound of saw and hammer can be heard for mile. Nearly all the ribs of the vessel will be in position and she will be ready for the planking.
 A week later a goodly portion of this will be done. The entire lower -ortion will be covered and only the tips of the ribs will show over the side of the hull.
 At this time the machinery is being put in and more and more men are finding work on her every day.
 At the end of the third week the hull is practically finished and in another week the deck will be on and she will be ready for launching. Now men fairly swarm over her.
 At the end of the fifth week masts are in. rigging set and sails bent, and the greater portion of her painted. IL only remains to put on the finishing touches in the cabins, see that the en- zines are all O. K. and have trial trip.
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-END oF IAE FIFTH WEEK-eETTINe IN THg ENGINES.

hunters were great study in them selves. There were four men and three women, all of whom were we'll dressed.
 Two of the women were quite pretty and one of them, a decided blonde, sparkled with diamonds and 8 bejewel- ed chatelafne watch She was talking to the other of her husband, who it was learned sailed on the steamer Aus tralia recently for Alaska in quest of fortune The third lady looked like the typical old maid She sat ur-i~ht and prim. eying the remainder of the com pany with curiosity mingled with a
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dash of suspicion.
 After wait of half an hour the re- porter and his companion were invited into the sanctum, where the future is supposed to be revealed.
 MT. Heeney wanted the. very latest Klondike information. He had come all the way from New York and was en route for the north. where he felt assured that an untold number of yell ing in the neighborhood of Dawson City.
 .Weil, gentlemen, what can do for
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03

N: STEAMSHIP, finished com EE plete, from keel to smokestack, A. in six weeks.
 \ Surely. that is crowding
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03

THE people living on the avenue
 2: .: tn the vicinity don't like 1t. Hos ~. :eitals for human patients are not :. l: considered to be desirable ad-
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-03
CURIOUS KLONDIKERS
 BOOM F0RTUNE-TE

V ES, sir, I can tell you what luck W you will have by going to the
 Klondike. Copper River, Dutch 1 Harbor or any other place after
 gold"
 The speaker was creole wom- an of that well-known type found in New Orleans. which rank high among the beauties of the South. Her olive complexion and sharply chiseled fea- lures spoke of her French origin, and her polite and graceful air was at once reassuring to her visitors, one of whom was a prospective Klondike adven turer.
 They were invited into the neatly ar ranged flat on Hayes street. where they discovered that they had to wait for their turn among the inquisitive fortune hunters. These other fortune
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-15
MANILA N The HANDS Of REBELS.
FORCED TO SURRENDER.
spsnisrds Made Fierce Rssistsnss but Their Msrks~
msnship Was Poor Gen. Augusti Msksss
Hopeless Report 10 Spain.

a report has reached Hong Kong
that Manila has fallen. II Is said TO be
now occupied by the Philippine in
surgents. commanded by General Agu-
inaldo.
The rebel Junta and wealthy Philip
pine Islanders resident are jubilant
over the news. The United states con-
sulate has been crowded all day.
The American consul, Mr.. Wildman,
has been the recipient of hundreds of
congratulations. for the Junta gives
him almost as much credit for the re-
ported capture of Manila as they give
to General Aguinaldo himself. since
Mr.. Wildman has been their unswerv-
ing champion, and has advised in all
their plans.
Consul Wildman does not credit the
report that Manila has been actually
occupied yet, but he believes that n
Will be In few days.
The Spanards have been fighting
desperately. but their marksmanship
is poor. and they have lost heavily.
The following communication from
captain General August. dated at
Manila, June 3. has been published at
Madrid.
The situation is very grave. Agu-
inaldo has succeeded In stirring up the
country. and the telegraph lines and
railways are being cut. / am without
communication with the provinces.
The Province of Cavlte has completely
rebelled; and the towns and villages
are occupied by numerous bands.
"A Spanish column defends the IA
pote line to prevent the enemy from In
vading the Province OF Manila, but
the foe has entered through Bulacan,
Lagina and Moron so that Manila will
thus be attacked by land and sea.
Il am striving to raise the courage
OF the Inhabitants. and will exhaust
every means OF resistance; but dis
trust the natives and the volunteers
because there have already been many
desertions. BaosADr and linus have al
ready been seized by the enemy.
THE insurrection has reached great
proportions, and IL cannot count upon
the support Of the country the forces
AT my disposal Will not suffice to hold
the ground against two enemies"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-15
FIRST LAND ENGAGEMENT N CUBA.
FOUR MARINES KILLED.
Troops LANDED st guantsnamo Bay Fight the Enc
my for Thirteen Hours Spanish Loss
is Considerable.

-Four American soldiers, the first
slain in u land battle during the pres-
ent war, were killed In q conflict with
Spanish troops last Saturday at Guam
tanamo.
Last Friday 500 marines from the
transport Panther landed at this place
under the command of Col. X. w.
Huntington.
saturday while encamped upon the
hillside and guarding the deserted
cable station they were attacked nv
STnnish regulars. The lighting was
continuous for 1S hours. when REIN
icroements were landed from the
Marblehead
Among the killed is Assistant Sur
geon John Blair Gibbs, son of Major
Glbrs, OF the regular army, who fell i'm
the custer massacre. His home was at
Richmond, Va, but he has been prac-
tioing I'm New York and he entered the
service since the war begun. He was
popular officer.
The others killed are Sergeant
Charles II. Smith. of Smallwood: Pri-
vate William Dunphy. OF Gloucester.
Mass. and Private James McColgan.
OF Stoneham. Mass.
The Spanish loss is unknown, but IL
was probably considerable.
The ships threw their searchlights
ashore. the powerful electric eyes
sweeping the deep tropic foliage and
disclosing occasionally skulking par
ties of Spaniards. II all resembled a
transformation scene at the harbor.
zach discovery of the enemy was
greeted by the cracks OF the carbIne
lire along the edge of the camp ridge.
or by the long roll Of the launch's ma
chine gun, searching the thickets with
leaden stream.
shortly after midnight came the
main attack. The Spaniards made n
gallant charge up the southwest slope,
but were met by repeated volIeys from
the main body. and broke before they
were one-third Of the way up the hi.i;
but they came so close that at points
there was almost hand to- hand
struggle. The officers used their revol-
vers.
Three Spanlards got through the
or en- formation to the edge of the
camp. Colonel Jose Campina, the Gu
ban guide, discharged his revolver,
and they. turning and finding them
selves without support, ran helter
SHELTER down the reverse side of the
kill.
II was during this assault that As
sistant Surgeon Gibbs was killed. He
was shot In the head In front of his
own tent. the farthest point of attack.
He fell into the arms of Private Sulli-
van and both dropped. A second bull
let threw dust in their faces. Surgeon
Gibbs lived ten minutes, but did not
regain consciousness
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-15
TORPEDO BOAT wINsLow.

All negotiations for foreign loan on
the part of Spain have failed. The
Bank of Spain will, now supply the
government from Its cash on hand to
pay for war stores and ammunition.
It is reported that Commodore
Schley's fleet had q narrow escape
from destruction last week. A man
pretending to be a friendly pilot was
discovered to be q Spaniard. and who
had intended conducting the ships over
the treacherous mines In Santiago
harbor.
The auxiliary cruiser Vixen has
landed for the Insurgents. at Aserrado,
q few miles west OF Santiago, 400 rifles.
go, 900 rounds of ammunition and five
tons of provisions. The Spanish caval-
ry attempted to prevent the landing of
the supplies. but were shelled and
driven off. The vixen's shells did great
execution.
The Palma mounted rifles were or
ganixed 1t New York last Tuesday by
Col, George n. Barbour. There arc 400
men IN the conpany and 200 more will
b enrolled. The rifles will depart for
Waahlu9ton on June -. After stay
g! y eorr. ensy w prcocsd g Cuba.
\ ~ ~ ~ sSs'SSI|s' Al
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The government is still looking for
boats to charter as transports for
troops to Manila.
The American ships threw 1.6OO pro-
| 1ectiles into the forts at Santiago DUR
Ing the bombardment.
Lieut.. Edward w. Sturdy of the col
lier Pompey. died on board his shin nj
Key West last Tuesday.
Last Tuesday the monitor Monterey
ana the collier Brutus left San Fran
cisco for the Philippines.
ID. Bullard, a volunteer. discharged
Tor disability. committed suicide at At
Ianta, Ca, few days ago.
Blanco has cabled Madrid that II
American merchantmen conveying
troops have arrived before Santiago.
The Spanlards admit that the bonn
bardment of Santiago last Monday was
killed.
Two Spanlards having in their pos
session charts of New York harbor
were arrested as spies and imprisoned
last week.
IL Is accepted as a fact that Havana
Is to be burned before surrendering.
Property Is sold at any price that can
be obtained for 1t.
The troops at Camp Alger, Falls
church. Va, from Missouri and Kans-
as, were too free with their revolvers
and have been disarmed.
Should the war continue any length
OF time, then will Andrew Carnegie fit
out regiment of Scotchmen Uniform
ec.-in the Highland fashion and to bear
his name.
Starvation In the city of Havana
grows more apparent. One who dimes
at restaurant Is always besieged by
Dcggars. Often they snatch the food
from his table.
The steamer Belgic which arrived at
San Francisco few days ago reports
having seen the cruiser Charleston at
Honolulu. The Charleston is now on
her way to Manila to relieve Dewey.
The municipal fire companies of Ha-
vana, well armed. act as General Blan-
cos bodyguard. The Captain General
continues his appeals to the insurgents
to join Spain against the United States.
Gen. Miles has secured important
documents relating to the position of
Spanish troops in Cuba. These papers
were taken from the body of a courier
slain during n recent skirmish with
Cuban rebels.
The Chicago presbytery, at n special
meeting. passed a resolution asking
Mayor Harrison to have the police re-
move from n number of Chicago bill
boards signs that read as follows: ITO
hell with Spain, remember the Maine"
The Bethlehem, Pa, Iron company
Wednesday night finished and shipped
to Fortress Monroe four breech load
ing rifles. weighing $4,000 pounds, and
four turret plates and hatch covers
for the battleship Kearsarge, to New
port News. Weighing 40 tons.
The Spanish bark Maria Dolores was
captured by the cruiser Minneapolis
and brought to Charleston. s. G. There
were II Spaniards on board. who at one
time became troublesome. and the
guards were ordered to shoot the first
one who rebelled. The bark carried
500 tons of fuel intended for Spanish
warships.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-15
OUR WAR WITH SPAIN.

| Admiral Sampson has received or
ders to attack Puerto Rico.
over half the bakeries in Havana
are closed because of a scarcity of
| -four.
Again 1t Is said that the Spanish re-
serve squadron will sail for Cuba I'm Il
| fortnight.
The navy department has received so
designs for the sword to be presented
Admiral Dewey.
Blanco reports that 1,500 Americans
We're Killed during the recent lombard
ment of Santiago.
Fifty thousand light weight uniforms
have been contracted for by the gov
ernment at New York
Six more ships were chartered last
wednesday to convey troops from San
Francisco to the Philippines.
The United States government Will
make an attempt to raise the Spanish
ships sunk by Dewey at Manila.
The United States cruiser st. Louis
captured a merchantmen belonging to
Spain just out of Kingston last week.
The president may appoint the son of
capt. Gridley, the late commander of
Admiral Dewey's flagship, to a cadet
ship at Annapolis.
Several American warships last week
bombarded Daiquiri. some distance
east of Aguadores, and near the rail-
road line to Santiago de Cuba.
Practically all the officers needed on
the first call for troops have been se-
lected but none have yet been selected
for troops on the second call.
The guns are being removed from
the Spanish ships bottled up I'm Santi-
ago harbor and are being used to
strengthen the land defenses.
Wsh reference to the sinking of the
Merfinlac, Spaniards say the blockad-
ing of a port with sunken vessels is
contrary to international law.
The great speed of the United States
cruiser Yale saved her from capture
by the Spanish ship, the Alfonso Kill,
recently. The Yale was on scout duty
off the Cuban coast.
The Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes
was sunk during the bombardment of
Santiago last Monday. She was an
unarmored, single screw steel cruiser
of 5000 tons displacement.
Ship owners have combined against
the United States government. They
will not charter their vessels for use
as transports but want to sell them at
high price to the government.
Blanco has telegraphed Madrid that
he must have supplies. Swift Spanish
vessels will attempt to run the strict
American blockade and land pro-
visions for the starving troops in
Havana.
Dispatch boats report that early In
the week an American cruiser shelled
a train conveying troops near Santi-
ago. The train was wrecked by the
shots and many soldiers killed and in
jured.
The government now has enough
ships under charter In southern waters
to carry about 10000 soldiers to Cuba
and Porto Rico, and the question of
transportation has been practically
settled.
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procession, too. moving along in coll
uinn, as well aligned and as steadily
as a regiment Of soldiers on land.
The people of Tampa and the sol
diers left behind had fiocked to the wa
ter-front. From the TRANSPORTS came
cheer after cheer. shouts were taken
up from one vessel to another, and
then songs that rolled along the line
like an almost ceaseiess echo. At last
the signal. up anchor" was noated
from the mast OF the flagship.
Eight knots an hour" said the sig
nails. The boats were ranged in a
double column, as close as safety
would permit, but with allowance for
plenty OF steerage way.
There was more or less confusion In
the bay. owing to the great number of
craft. and this was responsible for n
very serious accident that came near
sending the transport Florida to the
bottom with all its cargo of human
freight As 1t Is, the ship is disabled
and must go into dry dock for repairs.
The loss OF the Florida will be serious
ly felt In the transportation of troops
to Cuba.
The infantry consists of twenty
seven regiments. sixteen regulars and
eleven volunteers, as follows:
or the regular regiments, the First,
Second, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth,
Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth, Thirteenth,
Sixteenth. Seventeenth. Twenty-flrst,
Twenty-fourth and
Twenty-fifth.
Gen. Shafter is In chief command of
the force. which Is conveyed by the
battleship Indiana, and the gunboat
Helena with the training ship Ban
croft. as Gen. Skaters floating home.
or the volunteer regiments there
were the Seventy-first New York,
Thirty second Michigan, First and
Fifth Ohio. Second New York, First
District of Columbia, Fifth Maryland,
One Hundreth and Fifty-seventh In
diana and the Third Pennsylvania.
The total infantry force Is 21 900 men.
In addition there are battalion of
engineers. a detachment of the signal
corps, five squadrons of cavalry. four
batteries of light artillery and two bat
teries OF heavy artillery.
The transports are due at Santiago
In a few days and shortly, 1t is ex-
pected at Washington, the stars and
stripes will float over Santiago de
Cuba.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-15
|M'S Flag WAVES OVER CUBA.
sPANIARDs FLED.
ne Bsttisship Oregon Effects the First su,csssful
Landing Of American Troops The Tortiaea-
tions Burnsd at autntsnsmo.

The banner that makes tyranny
trernble. the stars and stripes of the
great American Republic, are now
fi3ating from Spanish flag staff on
the Island of cuba. Oppression and
ctueIty cannot long reign where that
Emblem waves. and In few days,
when the great American cohorts have
landed on Cuban soil. the tyrants'
murderous clutch will have been re-
moved.
Six hundred marines effected n land
ling last Saturday at Guantanamo, and
are now encamped about the smoking
ruins of the Spanish fortifcations
Which the valiant enemy hastily de-
serted when they saw the approach of
the men whose soldierly qualities they
had so much desplsed
To Captain Clark and the battleship
Oregon belongs the honor of accomp-
fishing the first successful landing of
the war. Forty marines from the bat
tleship went ashore Saturday morning
and occupied the left entrance of the
~ until the troopshlp Panther ar
hed. with 600 marines. These, under
command of Lieutenant Colonel II.
Huntington, arrived at o'clock
within half an hour they had
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-15
CABLE FLASHES.

The Spanish queen-regent is report
ed quite III.
The pope has rendered his services to
the queen regent Of Spain should she
desire his services for Intervention.
The condition OF the Spanish sick
and wounded at Madrid Is shocking.
The Spanish relief fund which was
being raised in London amounted to
only 5000.
Germany is sending warships to
Manila, with the intention, II Is said,
of resisting Dewey's proposed bonn
bardment of the capital Of the Philip
pines.
Frequently OF late Americans and
spaniards have appeared at high social
functions In London. This has caused
many awkward situations and numer-
Gus apologies from the responsible
persons.
Fifty persons have been made sick
by trichinosis this week In the neigh
borhood OF zwIckau, Saxony. ana II II
asserted that American pork was res
poupible tor II. But when proof OF this
essertlou WAS invited Il was not pro-
V444VlVa ttLI h. e + vi l,Ii .8N Nt ~ n M
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-15
NEWS NOTES.

Three people were killed by a torn
ado at Riddleville. Tex, a few days ago
One hundred prospectors and six tons
OF mail left Seattle Monday for the
klondike.
A tornado unroofed an elevator at
Ogdensburg, N. ". last Sunday and
$4,000 bushels of grain were ruined.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. fearing that
his yacht will be captured by Spaniards
has left her at Odessa, Russia, until
peace is declared.
Boston banks are heavy losers by the
failure of l., Il. Clark a Co., tanners,
OF that city and Kingman, Me. The
liabilities OF the concern are in excess
Of $4,000
On the Fourth of July, a man named
Leach will go over the Falls at
Niagara in barrel. This feat has been
attempted before but no one has ever
lived to tell Of his experience.
The New York Journal has sued the
New York World for s50O,00O. The
World accused the Journal of obtain
ing government documents which It
attempted to smuggie out of Tampa.
Ten car loads of iron and machinery
left Pittsburg recently for Dublin, Ire
land. 1t will be used for the construct
lon OF large electric power house
which contract a Pittsburg firm Sc
cured.
Joseph Holland was assaulted by
robbers on a bridge at st. Joseph, No.,
a few days ago. A struggle ensued
and Mr.. Holland and one OF the robbers
fell into the river. The robber was
drowned and Mr.. Holland escaped.
The vessels condemned as prizes last
week will be sold on June 81. The Ca
talina and Miguel lover. which were
released and their cases appealed will
sail for Spain as soon as the bonds in
their cases are completed. The Cata-
lina's bond was fixed at $500 and
the Miguel lovers at $50 900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-15
WITNESSED THE MANILA FIGHT.
-Four Men Arrive st Ban rrsnsiseo Having Taken
Part In Dswsy's Great Victory.

Among the passengers who arrived
at St. Francisco on the Belgic Tuesday
from Hong Kong were four men who
participated in the fight Of Manila bay
on May /. They are Paymaster G. A.
Loud. of the dispatch boat McCulloch;
DR.. Charles p. Kindleberger. surgeon of
the Olympia; Ralph Phelps, secretary
to the captain of the McCulloch, and
]. c. Evans, gunner of the Boston.
They left Manila on May 8. DR.. Kindle-
berger and gunner Evans are going
home on account of expiration of their
sea time. Paymaster Loud and Mr..
Phelps are here on business. and will
return to the McCulloch. They all
speak of the valor and determination
OF their opponents In the battle of
Manila. They say that the Spaniards
fought bravely even after the last
vestige of hope had gone. and stayed
by their guns as long as they could be
used.
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would Favor an Alliance for Psses.

The Right Hon. John Morley, Lib
eral, M. p, for Montroseburns,, speak
ing at Leeds recently and referring to
the subject of an Anglo-Saxon alli-
ance. said that he did not believe a
word of all the gloomy talk about
England's isolation and threatening
prospects," unless she secured an alli-
ance with Germany or America.
"England's naval power Is gigantic,
her financial resources and credit are
firmer than ever" said Mr.. Morley,
"and the spirit of her people to repel
invasion or protect their rights is as
great as at the beginning of the CEN
tury. The whole country desires more
intimate relations with the United
States, an end always diligently work.
ed for by Lord Salisbury and Mr..
Gladstone. But we do not want an al
lance for the purpose OF menace and
war.
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A GREAT ARMY.
Twsnty-ssvsn Thsussnd Men % 10 Plant The
Stars and Stripes M Santiago
Bhaftm In 0smmsnd.

The transports with troops for Cuba
which have been reported leaving
Tampa about as frequently as the
second Spanish squadron has left Ca
diz for the last two weeks. has now
positively sailed
The first division OF the army of in
yasion started from Tampa Sunday for
Key West, which was reached Mon
day. The fleet of 80 transport boats
VIII be met by the convoy Of ~ naval
vessels, and Will. II Is believed, make
n speedy start for Cuba.
III was mighty procession that
swept out OF Tampa bay and started
gallantly across the waters; stately
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-06-15
MANILA NEWS.

Eighteen hundred Spaniards have
fsIlen into the hands OF Aguinaldo, the
insurgent leader at Manila. He has
also secured 1000 rifles and field guns.
Sympathizers of the Philippine
rebels at Singapore serenaded United
States Consul Pratt one night recently.
They thanked the United States for
sending Aguinaldo to Admiral Dewey.
The American consul at Odessa was
requested by Russian authorities to L.
sue papers permitting vessels TO land
at the Philippines This evidently II :
recognition Of Russia Of Americas new
Eastern posseooions. Y