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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02
TWO VIEWS OF WAR.

Stirring drums in a sunny street, A bonnie flag in the azure sky, A turing melody, tramping feet, And hope in many an eye. Death in a still and shadowed room. A pallid boyish face at rest, A sunbeam qufvering in the gloom, And woe in woman's breast.
 Henry Robinson Palmer.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02
EASEMENTS.

Baldwin-"The Purser" Coumbia-'A Secret Warrant" Cafornia-"A Texas Steer" Alcazar-eThe Gay Parisians. Moroeco s-"Hearts of New York" TIvol-"Wang" . Orpheum-Va The Chutes-zoo, Vaudeville and African Lion Hunt Olympia-Corner Mason and Eddy streets, Spectaltes Central Park-Dog and Pony Show. Sutro Baths-Swimming. Pacific Coast Jockey Club. Inglesde- Races today
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02

CoRONADO-Atmosphere is perfectly dry. soft and mild. being entirely free from the mists common further north Round trip tick cts. by steamship. including fifteen days board at the Hotel del Coronado. s65; longer stay. s2 50 per day. Apply New Montgomery st., s. F., or A. W. Bailey. mgr. Hotel del Corona do late of Htl Colorado, Glenwood Spss. Colo.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02
AUCTION SALES.

By " Butterfeld- This day May ?, Furniture at l4 Oak II o'clock
 By G. Umbsen Co-Monday, May g. Real l4 Montgomery street I2 O clock
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02
Try our sl Eyeglasses. no Market & Il Geary.
:. Mrs. winsIow's Soothing Syrup"

Has been used over fifty years by millions of mothers for their children while Teething with perfect success It soothes the child. softens the gums allays Pain. cures Wind Colic reg uiates the Bowels and Is the best remedy for Diarrhoeas. whether arising from teething or other causes For sale by Druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrx Winslow's Soothing Syrup. 25c a bottle.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02

What disgrace! He has gone on the stager'
 II should say so! The stage was bad enough before,''-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02
Cal glace fruit 5Oc per ID at Townsends.

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., 1898-05-02

Diplomatic rumors in Europe to be emana- tions from the the of the yellow journals in this country, but are somewhat more amusing. The latest announcement is that the United States, Great Britain and Japan have formed dreibund with the intention of reorganizing the world and 1t would be hard for circus poster to beat that as an announcement of stupendous aggregation of mammoth wonders.
 The rapidty with which the various States fill ing their quotas for the volunteer army is proof that while we have commercial habits at heart and in spirit military people. It does not take much to get the average American to leave his blow, his yardstick hammer to get his gun and follow the flag.
 The vehenlence of the French press in denouncing the United States for making against Spain has inclined the German press to take second thought on the subject and come over to our side. strong national prejudice is sometimes very good substi- tute for reason
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

ACRES OF LAND-Mrs M. E., City. The city and county of san Franclsco contains 26 721 square acres O. land. :. /.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02

COLUMBIAN sTAMPs-C Columbia. San Jose, Cal The Postoffice Department: at San Francisco is entirely out of Coluni- bian stamps There is possibility that some can be obtained from the depart=, ment at Washington: =; -.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02

The resolve of the Board of Education to appoint committee to go the lumber deals recently exposed by the Grand Jury will not be commended by the public until it is made certain that the mittee is not appointed to whitewash either the unl Der or the board
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02

WEBSTER STREET BRIDGE-J: G., City. The accident at the Webster-street bridge, caused by a train running Into Oakland Creek through an open draw :on the bridge. occurred on Memorial Day, May 30 1891. =
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02

1 O TOT; lovely wom- | o 0 O o o o en, shaken In ev- cry delicate fiber, arose from the boxes and seats and fled wildly hither and thither, looking in vain for some place to faint; gilded youths forgot the set of | their ties as they struggled for the exit. and the orchestra, joining in the general 1 panic, forsook their beloved instruments and scrambled over the stage, one after another as though they were storming body of Spaniards who had taken refuge in brewery. In the galleries the scene was intensified. Coats and wraps were torn and trampled under foot in the mad struggle of fear, while the occa- sional flashes of cruel red light that shot in through the side entrance and, pene- trating the steamy gloom, lit up for the moment with their vivid brilliancy the struggling crowd, showed by the lines of the strained faces on which they mo- mentarily rested, how great was the panic that for the instant had seized upon all.
 Behind the wings everything was in state of chaos. Melba had tainted and her manager had carried her off Scene shifters were running frantically about trying to pacify the performers, who were struggling with the fy-men, prompters, property men, mechanics and supernum- eraries in their wild efforts to pass through the stage entrance into the comparative safety of the hotel next door.
 Outside the main entrance a huge mass of struggling humanity and plunging horses packed the street for solid block. Men fought with men in their mad ef- forts to get first into the open while others who had some loved ones exposed to the terrible danger within, struggled with equal desperation to get inside and rescue them from the dreadful fate that awaited them.
 Two gentlemen. strangers in the city, happened to be crossing Bush street on Kearny just when the turmoil was at its height. The elder of the two addressing a policeman who was trying to calm a crying child, said: '"Officer, what is all this panic about? Surely 1t cannot be that a fire in a stable next door has so worked on the fears of a San Francisco crowd?" Fire" replied the Bobby, fire nothing. The matter is grave enough to cause the boldest to shudder with ap- p1ehension, as you would know yourself if you were not stranger in the city. May or Phelan has taken possession of the stage and threatens to make a speech filled with poetical quotations, and"- But the strangers had waited to hear no more. They were fleeing with the rest.
 At the Russ Is J. M Hicks, a cattleman of Hanford.
 I. Bird well-known lawyer of Merced, Is registered at the Grand.
 Dr. H. c. Grove of Modesto Is a guest at the Palace with his wife.
 Robert Mantell, the actor, Is registered at the Baldwin from New York.
 Judge W. J. Bariell is at the Grand, where he arrived last evening from his home in Los Angeles.
 E. R. Eldridge, a wealthy merchant of Salt Lake City, Is among the arrivals of last night at the Palace.
 H. M. La Rue, the Railroad Commits sioner, is at the Occidental. He has come down to the city to be present at the in- vestigation of the Southern Pacific Com pany, which commences to-day at 10
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02

KILLED IN A DUEI-L.. P. H., City. w. c. Brann editor of the Iconoclast. and Captain T. E. Davis fought a street duel in Waco, Tex, on the evening Of April l; lS98 and both died from the effect. or their wounds on the following day.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02

PoETRY-L c. F., Hanford, Cal One of the best aids to writing ..poetEy is a rhyming dictionary. which can: be. pre- cured from any first-class book-seller 1T you have written any songs you :should d send copies of them to hrst:class inas5e- house and if they have any. nerlt tLe house will advise you and will probably make Yon an offer.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02

FURNACE-I. G., City. It is impossible to give an answer to the question. .@W hat is the average heat of furnace?"" be cause the particular kind of furnace .1S not named. Correspondents 's@outd plainly state what it is they want iIfor- mat tiOn about -: '.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02

GODDARD AND CHOYNSKI-A. :sS City. Joe Goddard and Joe 'Choynski fought twice in Australia. At Sydney, February 10, 1891, and July 20, the same 2 year In each instance Goddard oeLeateQ his opponent in four rounds.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02

PHIL SHERIDAN-R. R., City. Phil Sheridan was born in Albany, N. Y Y., March 6. 1881. and died in NonGuitt, Mass. ;, August 5 1SSS .: .'
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02

The London Engineer never misses any chance for showing it's i'll feeling toward the United States, and the war between
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-27
II Never Thought
a Gas Stove Could
Be Such a Comfort"

Said q ---th street
one by one the ladies are finding
out that they are not only n very
great comfort. but that the well
appointed gas range is the prop
or appliance to have in the
kitchen. No need then of :,
poor tire: you strike the match
and we furnish the gas to give
you just the kind Of lire you
need: quick. or slow as you
please. We can bake, broil,
stew, in fact do anything that
any stove can do; and oh. yes.
give you all the hot water you
want; connect your pipes under
the city pressure. and we give
you hot water in any part OF the
house. Gas fuel costs $1OO per
thousand feet. This will give
gas cooking for $3.50 to $500 per
month. This is cheaper than
coal or wood. Just think it
over and you will see. Ask
your friends who use gas stoves
and you will be surprised at the
saving. Call at the office and
see the Inducements we have to
offer you. If you can't call
send card or call Phone 81.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-27

Ss of II course. It was Impossible for
everybody to be elected.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-27
Nav xSvgnssaaza.aa;

WfA H.ri1t. ri, '-sl;i:a;i<,lVbS
typewriter. Address X. y w. Daily
FrsSa Office .ny27-tt
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-27

how many people can see that
.ncy uid the wrong thing when some
,hihG happens. Can't convince them
beforehand that there is Il better wav
These remarks apply particularly to
insurance. Our business is writing uD
risks on houses stores, furniture.
stocks. etc. against loss by fire. lorna.
40 40 ana flood And also accident and
ne 'iisura nee policies. And we want to
Poinl out that the best time to insure
against loss Of any kind is now-today
not after the thing happens. Call
and see us. .
MARYE 6 BOyNTON,
Room No. 1, Braxton Building.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-27

THREE GENTLtMi:N DESIRE
board in private family west Of
Washington avenue but near Twen-
t%-SiNth and 'rhirly-tourtn streets
Address box 1872 city. liy2G-&tp
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-27

Ss The Daily Press may be obtained
every morning at the following place
"a Crossley Bros. Washington avenues.
n. a Cory. Acre.
chesapeake &, Ohio Restaurant.
Y CHARLES Robinson, No wv avenue
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-27
CERvERA's GREAT STRATEGY

It seems to be reasonably certain th,t
y the remarkable strategy OF Admiral
e Cervera, which aroused so much en-
thusiasm in Madrid consisted OF walk
\ Ing into neat little trap and allow
ing himself to be corkcd up in a posi-
4 lion from which he Will find it impos-
slbie to cxtricate himself. If this NAV
pc taken as Il fair sample of the STRAIT
egic ability OF the commander of the
great and mighty Cape Verde fleet,
4 1t is quite evident that America has
nothing to fear from that source.
Two courses are now open to the
United states. The move safe and il
would seem the wiser plan would be
& TO Keep the SpaEiards bottled M in
\ santiago harbor and starvc them out.
The bolder and more dangerous plan
would be to enter the harbor as
Dewey did at Manila and either de-
stroy or capture the ships in Ccryera's
squadron.
In the event that the latter course
IS decided upon it must be borne in
s mind that the conditions will be diff
ferent. The American ships would be
forced to go through narrow and
tortuos channel in single file and would
pc subject to the fire of guns almost
4 as effective as their own. In fact. it
Il would be a contest between the mod
ern giad!ators of the sea in which
american ingenuity and seamanship
would shave abundant opportunity to
display themselves. There could be
ri little doubt of the final result of even
such an unequal contest, but it would
be a life and death struggle ana the
americans would have to pay dearly
for their victory.
1t has been conclusively shown that
the Spaniards have plenty of bravery
and will fight even when the odds are
against them. Therefore, it goes with
81 out saying that if the heavy battleships
OF the s4uadrons under Sampson ana
N s7chiey endeavor to beard the lion in
+ ms Den they will! have a chance to
y snow what they are made of
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-27

ihere is nothing surprising in the
announcement that Brigham Young's
soia mas failed in London for a large
sum II the marital habits Of the old
gentleman may be taken as q criterion,
TIE family is not disposed to go into
things in small way.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-27

SPAN no" has a revolt on its hands
N the Caroline Islands IL looks as If
Y those old Spanish sailors were LAYING
N large supply of trouble for their
country when they went around dis
covering islands
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-27

Are You looking for Il stylish hat ut
a reasonable price for yourself o.
child ? II so call at Madam Dodga
New York Millineriliy Parlcrs 300:
Washington avenue between Thirty
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Senior Sagasta says that the Ameri-
cans will find the forts and warships
at Santiago de Cuba different from
the ones destroyed by Dewey at Ma
Hlla- Perhaps; but so long as the
craftsmanship doesn't improve there
VIII be no great amount of danger.
1t might not be out of place to also
remind the Spanish Premier that we
have some Of our best down in that
direction, too.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-27
A Big Drive

in real estate is an unusual
thi1'S. but we are going TO push mat
Gers tor the rest of the Spring, aud will
entsi" ;'&u to buy or rent q house for
very little money. No trouble to show
l"Ni%"S v e nave Il Very choice resi-
don't aud business property that ~.
can sell cheap.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-27

rates furnished on appN-
exceed their space or advertise other
cation Contractors are not allowed Ia
5 t their legitimate business, excapt
ny paying especially for the same Ad-
9vertisenents discontinued heCore ~.
expiration of contract will be charged
Tor at transient rates for the time in
serted "
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i,he spontaneous tribute OF respect
paid 70 the remains Of the Grand Old
1 Man as they lay in state in West
munster Han yesterday speaks louder
than words OF the affection felt for
the dead statesman.
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-10
England,s Coast Defenses.

1t can no longer be said that Great
Britain is unprotected. The coast de-
lenses were never more complete or
efficient. Right round our shores
stretch these many defenses, not iso-
lated and Therefore of little account, but
forming a linked protection, with the
telegraph or telephone at hand to re-
spond at naval headquarters in Lon
don to the slightest warning, and from
whitehall there branch off private
wires to the great a%rsenals OF Ports
mouth, Davenport, Chatham and
Sheerness.
A few words from any point on the
coast, be it an isolated coastguard sta
ton or a lonely guardship, may in an
hour or two have led to orders of ma
tional import being dashed over sleep
ing towns and villages to the naval
commanders-in-chief ait the coast, and
before the outside world knows of i'm
pending danger all the machinery Of
defense will be in readiness for any
emergency. That this is no exagger-
alton those may judge who remember
the hasty commissioning of the parti-
cular service squadron in January, 1896,
when the German emperor's i'll judged
telegram to President Kruger set Eng
land ablaze with anger.
Before even the Times announced the
decision of the government to form this
new squadron, "to do anything n go
anywhere" as Mr.. Goschen explained,
the telegraph instruments at Whitehall
had been vigorously ticking, and, I'M
known to the public, the admirals at
Chatham, Portsmouth and Davenport
had had their orders. BY the time the
world was awake the preparations for
commissioning the ships had commenc-
ed, and in a few days a squadron of
powerful modern vessels was fitted out
ready for any task. When the neces-
sity arises no less promptly will the
machinery of defense be again put to
the test, possibly on a more extensive
scale.-Chamber's Journal.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-10
THE SEMIwEEKLY MESSENGER: TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1898.

l lieutenant and a dozen more NJ the
Chinese officers, in among whom he
jumped and administered some lusty
1 bows Left thus aichou< assistance
he fought h battle alone. sometimes
steering the snip, sometimes training
the guns. at al times cheering the
crew n urging them TO their duty.
We quote: He received forty wounds.
many OF them caused by splin.ers of
wood; he with his own hands extract
81 a large splinter from his h.p. and
holding his eye-Eds open wrh MS
finger, this heroic man nayigated his
ship. which had been struck four hum
dred times. safely TO It's dock. shiifully
svad&ng capture, the Chen-Yuen being
the only one OF the Chinese vessels that
came out OF that fight with credit"
Continuing. Captain McGlfin's bio
grapher says: The Japanese Offered
$500 for hts capture. but did lot have
h satisfaction Of taking him. But
what he dreaded had happened, his
nerves. limbs and enses were shatser-
ed After the battle Of the Yaiu. he
went into a hospital in China for a
time. but finding himself with little
promise Of complete recovery he came
90 America. Unfortunately he was
1~ndisposed TO submit 10 treatment: he
insisted on dressing his own wounds.
His body had the appearance Of a
cneckeftooad, with Its many bruises:
there Were still in him bullets and
Spainters; he was compelled to walk
with two canes. His pain was SO great
that he spent hours hobbling back and
forth across the floor. saying thai he
was more comfortable thus than in a
sitting or reclining posture"
Within a year this heroic American
died. When death was almost
at his bedside he said of himself in a
testing way: Il am still in the Chinese
navy; but / am not in good standing.
You know it is customary there for a
naval officer when he looses a battle
to commit suicide, and they wanted
me to follow the custom, but ] declin-
ed With
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-10
Army Promotions.

Washington, May 4.-The president
today sent these nominations to the
senate:
To be major Observation-Disclosures Cen
eral Joseph G. Breckenridge, inspector
general l.. s. A; B~rigadier General
Elwell s. Otis, L. s. A: Brigadier
General John j. Coppinger, Brigadier
General William r. Shafter. Brigadier
General William NJ. Graham, Briga-
der General James F. Wade. Brigadier
General Henry c. Merriam; James. II.
Wilson, Delaware; Fitzhug Lee, Vir-
ginia: William j. Sewell, New Jersey;
Joseph Wheeler. Alabama
ColCneIs to be Brigadier Generals
Thomas NJ. Anderson. Fourteenth in
fantry; Charles z. Competitor, Fourth
cavalry; Abraham X. Arnold,
First cavalry; John s. POLAND, Seven
teenth infantry; John c. Bates. Second
infantry; Andrew s. Burt, Twenty
fifth infantry: Simon Snyder. Nine
teenth infantry; Hamilton s. Hawkins,
Twentieth infantry; Royal T. Frank,
First artillery: Jacob F. Kent, Twenty
fourth infantry; Samuel 5. Sumner.
| Sixth cavalry: Francis L. Guenther.
Fourth artillery; Guy v. Henry. Tenth
| cavalry: Samuel B.. n. Young. Third
| cavalry: John NJ Bacon. Eighth caval-
| ~; Edward B. Williston. Sixth artil-
! iery: John I. Rodgers. Fifth artillery;
| Louis H. Carpenter. Fifth cavalry.
Liutenant Colonies to be Brigadier
| Generals-Henry w. Lawton, inspector
| general; George NJ Randall, Eighth in
| fantry: Theodore Schwan. assistant ad-
jutant general William Ludlow, corps
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-10
An American Hero

The Kansas City Journal spoke the
other day of modern naval weapons as
being almost entirely untried, citing
the single exception Of the imperfect
test furnished by the late war between
China and Japan. In hat war the
Chinese batrleship C~hen-Yuen was
commander by Captain Phno McGifhn,
tine only man of American or Euro
blood who ever commanded a
modern warsh6p in ibattle.p Captain
McGifin was an American, having
been born at Washington in 1860, and
he was about "a years old when the
battle occurred.
The Home Magazine recently con-
tanned a long article on Captain Nc
Gifin in which competent authority
is quoted TO show that his daring has
never been surpassed in the history OF
the world" He was a graduate OF the
Annapolis naval academy, going 10
China in search of adventure when he
found that his own country had no
place to offer him. AT the breaking OUT
of hOstilities he was placed in com
mand OF the Chen-Yuen and fought the
ship in the decisive battle OF the a
river, this being the only Chinese shiI
that came out of the fray with credit
According to his b~iographer he wrote
as follows 20 his brother JUS before
the battle: You know it is four killed
to one wounded since the new amnu.
milton came in. 1t is better so, 4 dom
want to be wounded, and hate to thanl
Of being dreadfully mangied, and uher
patched up. with half my limhs ane
sense gone, YET a triumph OF surgica
skill NO, / prefer to step down, o.
up, and out Of the world"
Shortly after the fight mgnenc
something wen wrong witt the en-
gines and McGSfin went below TO set
| right. las he was getting down som'
+ que caught him by the legs, callins
j. out, There is no room D you T
| you must hide somewhere else" III
| looked down and saw the navigatn.