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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-16
Rerkelev News Notes.

BERKELEY. Dec. 15.-Miss J. Mac O'Neil of South Berkeley and John Henry Schroeder of Nacaville were married yes 1eIGay at the residence of the bride s mother on Ashby avenue. MT. and Mrs. Schroeder will reside in Vacaville.
 The old rustic bridge across Strawberry campus has been found unsafe for use. All the approaches to 1t have been closed and the N ork of repair will be begun i'm THediatelN.
 The Peralta Volunteer Fire Company has issued invitations fer a smoker 10 be held in the fire house on New Years eve.
 large quantity of well boring appara- tus has been sent to the tract of land in North Berkeley where it is expected an adequate supply of water can be obtained for the university town. The work of testing for water will be in progress as soon as the machinery is in readiness.
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FREE PASSAGE TO CHINA.
Clever Ruse to Be Sent Home at the
 Expense of the United States

The Chinese are at their old trick of having the Government pay their passage to China when they get tired of amassing wealth in this country.
 The latest phase of this confidence game came to light last Wednesday.
 On the afternoon of that day Police Judge Low telephoned to the Chinese Bu- formed that in a wash house on Bryant street was a Chinaman who had na cer- tificate of registration and who therefore was illegally in the United States.
 A Chinese Inspector was sent to the ad- dress given and the coolie was placed un- arrest another Chinaman, fat, sleek and well groomed. walked into the Chinese Bureau and informed Chief Meredith that he had arrived here few days ago in transit to Mexico and had recently snug gled himself Into California across the Mexican border. He was willing to be de- ported at once. He also was placed under the facts of the case There was no doubt that both men are entitled to re- main here and that they have destroyed or concealed their certificates In the eX- pectation that the Government will give them free passage to China.
 Collector Jackson said yesterday that there is a statute imposing a penalty of one years imprisonment upon any native of China other than of American parent age, who may be a laborer, found in this country without a certificate The stat ute has never been enforced because 1t ing the offenders in jail for a year. but the Collector says that 1t Is his intention i to enforce it in cases like the present, where Chinese, by concealng their certif- cates, seek to obtain passage home to China at the expense of this Government.
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POLITICIAN AND WIFE. Mrs. Hecht's Ambition to Become a Public Speaker Results Dis
 aGtro11c1u

The suit recently instituted by Chris tina Hecht, female politician, for di- vorce from her husband, Joseph A. Hecht, was dismissed yesterday by Judge Heb- bard
 The Hechts were married in Bohemia in 1868 and have four children. In her com plaint Mrs. .Hecht alleges that her hus- band has failed to contribute to her SUD- port for the past thirty months and that during that period he also treated her with extreme cruelty. Hecht joined the issues by filing a cross-complaint in which he charged his wife with cruelty and de- sertion The case came up for hearing yesterday morning and Hecht testified that his wife's advent into politics had broken up their home.
 After my wife took to attending lec- lures and making speeches on behalf of the Socialist Labor, Party he said, she had no time to cook for me and the chil- dren." A letter was produced showing that Mrs. Hecht had advised her husband to sue for a divorce. She admitted having written the letter and in consequence the suit was ordered dismissed. Mrs. Hecht was a candidate for School Director on the Socialist Labor ticket at the recent election, and in conclusion it may be stated that she was defeated.
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BLOCKADE ON THE SANTA FEE. The Southern Pacific Will Handle Its
 Through Freight.

Master of Transportation Richardson Of the Southern Pacific stated yesterday that the Southern Pacific had received a request from the Santa Fe to handle its throuoh freight from Deming for the next few days. The request was made because of a blockade on the Santa Fe line. Mir richardson said that such I-eager news had been received by his company in re- gard to the blockade that he could not tell Twhat caused it nor where it was on the line. Inquiry at the ticket office of the santa Fe in this city failed to throw any light on the nature of the blockade. as the n{icials of that line had received no news OF it MT. Richardson said the Southern pacific would comply with the request of fhe Santa Fe road,
 1,acgac left yesterday for a snort tour of joenaction over the line. He will be ab- sent only few days.
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Meredith and stating that Inspector mission had gone together to the District Attorney and represented that this poor woman,' Suey, should be released, as she wanted to get back to friends and reia- tives in China, and that upon Moore's rep resentations, backed up by woman rom the Chinese mission. she was released.
 The treasury officials believe that these respective statements of Collector Jack, son and Major Moore may have created some feeling between them, and they pre- fer that the investigation of Moore's con duct be made by some party known to be thoroughly impartial. It Is believed that an inspector who has not become involved in these affairs and who is unbiased will be sent to San Francisco from some other State. MT. Wise will remain here Tor several days.
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SAN FRANCISCO CALL.

BUSINESS OFFICE of the San yranc,sco Call. corner ci Market and Third streets, open until 12 o'clock every night in the year. < BRANCH OFFICES-527 Montgomery street corner Clay; open until s:so o'clock
 2S7 Hayes street: open until e:3o o'clock 621 McAllister street: tpen until s:30 O clock. 6l5 Larkin street: open until e:3o o'clock 1S41 Mission street: open until 10 O clock
 2261 Market street. corner Sixteenth; open until o'clock.
 loe Eleventh street; open until o'clock.
 2S2s Mission street: open until o'clock.
 NV. corner of Twenty-second and Kentucky streets; open until o'clock.
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Grand Duke Cecil Coming.

The Grand Duke Cecil. cousin of the Czar of Russia, will be one of the passen- gers who will arrive on the steamer China He will be shown every courtesy by the CuStom-house officials and his mere word that his luggage contains nothing dutiable will be held sufficient by them The Duke comes on a mission of peace. but it is claimed that he is not the advance agent of the CZar's great pilgrimage of peace through all nations" In fact, the Duke is simply making a tour of the world and while in this coun- try he will be shown every courtesy by the American nation.
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LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.

Thursday, December 15 Bark Coloma, Jensen. 10 days from Tacoma Br ship Flntshire, Jones, 131 days from Swansea.
 TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS NEW YORK-Arrived Dec 15-Stmr Kaiser Wilhelm II, from Genoa stmr Germanic from Liverpool. REMEMBRANCE. Dec 15-Stmr willehad from Baltimore. NAPLEs-sailed Dec 15-stmr Victoria. for New York. LONDoN-sailed Dec 15-stmr Manitou, for New York dam. for New York
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Robert G. IngersoIl, General o. O. Howard, L. s. A., pr. Lyman Abbott, General T. J. Morgan and Chauncey Depew discuss the destiny of the New America in the Christmas Call, out next Sunday, December IS.
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golf, and that their player, MT. Hubbard. was quite entitled to play as he did. A letter setting forth the views of the San Francisco club has been forwarded to F. E. Bowles, vice captain of the Oakland Golf Club, and an amicable adjustment of the matter will doubtless be arrived at chO
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Concert bv Deaf and Blind.

The blind pupils of the Institution for the Deaf and the Blind will give their annual sacred concert on Sunday afternoon, De- cember IS, at o'clock. in the chapel of the institution at Berkeley. The public is cordially invited to attend.
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The tickets for the free dinner to be given by the Salvation Army to the de- serving poor on Christmas day are now ready for distribution and may be ob- tained any evening from to at the headquarters, 1139 Market street, or the headquarters of any of the corps.
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Good Christmas dinners by promi- nent San Francisco housewives, in the Christmas Call, out next Sum- day, December IS.
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T. T. Tfssot, the famous artist. re- ,,ta. his experiences In Bethlehem 1n the Christmas Call, out next Sum day, December IS.
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Ina ID. Coolbrfth and Oscar Well have written the words and music of n beautiful Christmas song for the Christmas edition of The Call, ont next Sunday, December IS.
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Peculiar Controversy.

OAKLAND, Dec. 15.-An oil painting of a little baby that died recently is the sub ject of a bitter controversy between Mir. and Mrs. Rudolf " Meier. The parents have separated, and each claims tne pie in the Police Court tomorrow for its pos session. Because it is the only large pie ture that exists of the little one, each parent desires it all the more. MT. Meier is a commercial traveller, and he claims that his wife secretly abStracted it from his apartments while he was away from home. He says the picture was painted by his brother and given to him. To-day Meier commenced search-warfant pro- ceedings against his wife.
 Seth Mann III.
 OAKLAND. Dec. 15.-Seth Mann, chair man of the DemocTatic State Central Committee. has been quite i'll at his home on Magnolia street suffering from an at fack of lumbago.
 Oakland News Items
 OAKLAND. Dec 15.-Edward Wilson to-day commenced suit for a divorce from Josephine Wilson on the ground of deser- 1ion
 Public Administrator W. H. Knight has applied for letters on the estate of Cor nelius A. Donahue, the veteran who died at Yountville last Monday The estate consists of a ranch in Monterey County and personal property of unknown value.
 The S5O0N damage suit of Annie Me Cam against the Piedmont and Mountain View Railway for injuries sustained was to-day terminated. The jury after being out all mght, gave plalntn a verdict Tor S200O.
 Frederick W. Byrod of Washington, D. C., has assigned all his interests in the estate of Sarah B. Byrod, deceased to Darwin C. de Golia. in consideration of services already rendered and to be ren- dered. and the sum of $l. Mrs. Byrod was his aunt, and left most of her $S000 estate to the Home of Truth or members thereof, except $5, which was bequeathed to the nephew.
 Miss Henrietta Sumner, who has beeI connected with the School DeDa aS ia teacher for the past twenty years, died at her home .l214 Brush street. this morn ing She was a teacher in the Prescott School and had been sick several months. The remains are to be cremated in San tFrancisco tomorrow.
 Rev R. r. Coyle and Rev. J. Alexander have been elected by the Oakland Pres bytery as delegates to the General As- Rembly
 A cantata will be presented at the Uni tarian church tomorrow night in which sixty children from the home connected with the Ladies' Relief Society at Tenn escal will take part.
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Celluloid albums, toilet cases and work boxes good for Christmas, at Sanborn & yail's.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

BAD tenants elected for s4; collections made; city country. PACIFIC COLLECTION CO.,, AIS Montgomery st., rooms 9-10; tel. 55S0. ROOMS papered from 8; whitened, s1 up:
 painting done. Hartmann Paint Co.,, 943 3d st.
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Rev. Dr. Parkhurst of New York has Christmas sermon fin the Christmas edition of The Call, out next Sunday. December IS.
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Seth Mann Ill.

OAKLAND. Dec. 15.-Seth Mann, chair man of the DemOcTatic State Central Committee, has been quite i'll at his home on Magnolia street, suffering from an at 4aCk of lumhaRO.
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WANTED-By a young lady. position in store, office. bakery bookbindery Call or address 47l1a Tehama st.
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DIVIDEND NOTICES.


 DIVIDEND Notice-Dividend No 62 (50 cents per share) of the Hutchinson Sugar Planta- ton Company will be payable at the office of the company. S27 Market st., on and after Tuesday, Dec 20 lSSo. Transfer books will close Wednesday Dec. II, 1898, at o'clock D. m E. H. SHELDON, Secretary.
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CALIFORNIA Commandery No. l. K T., Masonic Temple, Post and Mont SEE4 gomery sts.-Reguar assembly THIS KT (FRIDAY) EVENING, at 7:30 o'clock NJ Order of Red Cross All fraters are cordially invited.
 SIR JOHN P FRASER. Elm. Com. SIR HIRAM T. GRAVES. Recorder. REGULAR meeting of the Gale \ S7 S. donian Club THIS EVENING, at SN EA H1 o'clock. Tickets for the ban NALES quet will be distributed. Scottish % Hall, III LarlIin st. JOHN REID, Chief. JAS II. DUNCAN, Secretary. THE annual meeting of the stockholders of THE NEVADA NATIONAL BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO Cal. will be held at its bay.H- ing house, No. 301 Montgomery st., San Fran cisco, Cal on TUESDAY, January 10 1899, at 315 o'clock p. m, for the election of di- rectors to serve for the ensuing year and the transaction of such other business may before the meeting
 D. B. DAVIDSON. Secretary. San Francisco, December g. 1898.
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SITUATION wanted by a girl direct from the East to do chamberwork and sewing ing and take care of child. Call 3S4 O'Far- rell st.
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MEETING NOTICES.

GODFREY DE ST. OMAR Coun- fMT cil No. l. Knights Kadosh-Reg E
 uIar meeting THIS FRIDAY) f3s44szszzEzT EVENING, December 16, at 7:30 SEEsfsFFzA. SEEsfsssFFzAA o'clock. D. 30. G S
 GEO. J. HOBE, Recorder. rI@l,
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WANTED-By a middle-aged woman, a place as cook ranch: short distance In country; wages $20. Address or call A. SULLIVAN, Utah st., bet. Fifteenth and Sixteenth.
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SITUATIONS wANTED-MALE.

FOR good cooks, stewards, walters. dishwash CTS or any other hotel or restaurant hell send orders to J. F. CROSETT x CO, 62 Sacramento st.
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SUPERIOR German cook desires situation; best references; city country. MISS GULL LEN 325 Sutter st.
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SITUATIONS WANTED-FEMALD.

superior cook with the best of reference desires situation. J. F. CROSETT G CO. 216 Sutter st.
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COLORED girl for homework. in family; SEQ; sleep home. J. F. CROSETT & CO, 316 Sutter st.
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MILK wagon driver. age 23; thoroughly com petent: years experience double team: night route preferred references C.. care 2526 Mission st.
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SOBER young would like a job driving team or any kind of work; city or country. Address or call lJS Minna st.
The herald., 1898-04-08
Nashville Race Entries

The following are the races and weights
for the races to be run at Nashville, Tenn,
today. Commissions received and placed
by the Los Angeles Turf club. AS South
Broadway Tin the rear), where all orders
will be telephoned to Black & Co.. rooms
at Agricultural park:
First race, six furlongs, selling-Nimrod,
11s; Alamo, 113; His Brother, Ill; John
Boone, Irksome, 10; Cyclone, 109; Travis.
107; Oreusa. 1O4; Friar John. 102; Denial 81;
Mamie Dunn, Bertha Nell, 95; Lucky Mon
day, SO.
Second race, seven furlongs, selling
Onxeoa, Lady of the West, Jim Lisle, LOG;
r. B. Sack. 1O1; Long Lassie, Maggie, Gyp-
ceiver, Tessie L. Udah, 80; Blitheful, "a.
Third race, nine sixteenths, Maxwell
House stakes-Lieber Anton. w. Overton,
McCarren, Clarence B., 110; Dolly Regent,
Grace Darling. Pell Nell Second, Flying
Bird. los; Couple, Lieber Anton and w.
Overton, as Schoor & Sons entry.)
Fourth race, six furlongs. selling-Koscio,
liz: Trivoli, ITO; Tramp, 109; Little Ocean,
Tom Rutter. Strupert. 107; Overflow. G. r.
Longhurst, 106; Mrs. Bradshaw, Terranet,
los: Shield Bearer 1903; Lassie Lou, 1902;
Gypsy Prince, 101; Ben W., Katie Ruth
erford, Connie Lee, 90; Massacre. Confess
sion, 81; Holy Land Mace Russell, 90; June
Bug, 81; Annie Laureatta, 81: Grain. 102.
Fifth race, six furlongs, purse-Ferver,
ITO; Chas. Christy Sim W., Galgo, Ferry
man Second, 107; Sierra Gorda. los: Aunt
Bird, Mousquetaire, Madam Gerst, Grace
Himyar, 95.
Sixth race, six furlongs, purse-BoIAhar-
don, Haco, 10; Paramount, Begue. Miss
Kittte, 107; Lauretta D., ,Katie>Longfellow
los: Jack of Hearts. 10i: w. d. Hamilton,
81; Annie Woodward, Our Lizzie %.
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at an hours notice. and by 10 o'clock tonight
everything was ready for final orders.
A MILLION FOR DEFENSE
COLUMBUS. Ohio. April 7.-senator RI
| ley's bill, appropriating 81 1,000,0 900 to place
Ohio on war footing. passed the house
this evening and is now a law.
WAR INSURANCE
| NEW YORK, April 7.-Marine underwrit-
ers today took more hopeful view of the
chances for averting war than they have
hitherto entertained. AS a consequence.
rates were decreased. Rates on steamships
and coasting vessels between this port and
the gulf. which were yesterday at per
cent, were places at 05 per cent today.
GOLD FROM CUBA
NEW YORK, April 7.-Gold Ii being
shipped from Cuba to this city. Already
$500 900 has been received, and 800 600 more
was engaged for shipment. This gold Is
shipped from Havana because war Is i'm
minent.
ADVANTAGES OF DELAY
WASHINGTON, April 1T was pointed
out at the navy department today that
an advantage would accrue to the United
States by a short postponement Of radical
action, since 1t will assure the safety of
the recently purchased warships, the de-
livery OF ordnance matrial now afioat, and
the departure from what would be neutral
ports OF several other vessels recently ac-
Quired for the navy.
The New Orleans and her convoy. the
San Francisco, are expected to reach New
York Saturday or Sunday next
1t is also expected that the cruiser To-
peka, formerly the Diogenes, and the tor
pedo boats Somers and Manly. recently ac-
quired by purchase in Europe, and at Eng
lish ports at last accounts, will have cleared
for the United States before next Monday
and so have put themselves out of the dan
ger of detention in case of q declaration Of
war.
An order was issued establishing new
naval rating, that of chief electrician and
electricians of the first and second classes,
the pay being $50, $40 and $S5 per month,
respectively.
A LEAKY DRY DOCK
NEW YORK, April S.-The World says:
Dry dock No. will not be able to receive
one of the big battleships of the navy for
months to come.
Two leaks have been discovered in this
dock within As hours. Notwithstanding the
TACT tfldt nearly SloUuVV HAS peen spent III
trying to make this dock ready to receive
the big battleships of the North Atlantic
squadron, and 1t has been found necessary
to make additional alterations in order to
insure the safety of the dock. The leaks
were discovered shortly after the water
had been turned on the small inclosure,
Just outside of the dock proper, Wednesday
morning. 1t was the first test made under
the supervision of Naval Constructor F.
T. Bowles, who is In charge of the construc-
ton department at the Brooklyn navy
yard. The water rushed into the open space
with great force and ran over a seawall on
the side of the dock. When the accident
was discovered Constructor Bowles or
dered the water turned off and the pumps
were set in motion to relieve the pressure,
No report Of this accident was made. Rear
Admiral Bunce, commandant of the navy
yard, or the navy department was not noti-
fed Of II.
According to Constructor Bowles, 1t will
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rlutocrat second. Mocorito third: tlma.

Plutocrat second. Mocorito third; tamA.
1:44
AT LITTLE ROCK
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. April 7.-Resuits:
Six furlongs-Berwell won. Moline sec
ond. Deerfoot third: time, 1:19.
Four and a half furlongs-The Geeser
won, Onatavia second. Wend third; time,
0:52 "a
Seven furlongs-Utopia won, Hano-
belle second. Kruna third; time. 1:s2
Seven furlongs-Marito won. Laureate
second. Sunburst third; time. 1882.
Half mile-Dressler won. Eugene sec
ond, Colette third; time, 0:62.
AT NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. April 7-Results:
Half mile-Pell Nell won, Flying Bird
second. Fox Chase third; time. o:5o
Six furiongs-vanessa won, Holy Land
second, Connie Lee third: time. 1:l6%.
Southern turf handicap-Fervor won,
Wilson second. Tom Collins third; time'
1:4S%.
Six furlongs-Friar John won, Cariotta
C second. Mazeppa third: time. 1:16A-
Six furiongSPete Kitchen won, judith
c second. Kisme third; time, lit.
Six furlongs--John Boone won, Lau-
retta second. Alamo third; time. 1:151a.
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SIX GREAT POWERS
CONTINUED from Page ones

he will come on the Bache. but NOT until
all Americans are out OF Havana
The Mascotts brought about 80 passeu-
gers including some Of the most promi-
nent Cuban and Spanish families who are
bound north. Many Of them left without
their baggage, which will be forwarded to-
day. All were In O state Of semi-panic.
The Maecotte IL practically In ths govern
ment's hands. She will take on thirty
tons Of coal at the government dock and
return to Havana at 2 o'clock this after
noon. The customs regulations were dis
pensed with last night.
The PASSENGERS who arrived by the Mas
cote say that all 10 quiet on the surface
In Havana, but Il was feared there would
be trouble fSom the volunteers, who have
been greatly reinforced. Extra vigilance
for the protection of Havana is being ex-
ercsed.
Morro CastleN has been supplied with the
newest range finders. Six or eight tor
pedoes have already been placed at the
entrance of the llarbor and sixty more are
at the foot OF st. Ignacio street.
There was little movement Of the feet
here yesterday. The Marblehead was on
patrol last night. The Cincinnati will
ORDERED OFF THE WRECK
NEW YORK, April IA dispatch to the
Herald from Havana says:
Ensign Powellson, who Is attached to
the Fern. while spending some time on the
wreck Of the Maine. was peremptorily
ordered away by the commander Of the
Spanish gunboat Le Caspe. who took tho
position that Mr.. Powellson had no right
there since the United States flag had been
hauled down from the wreck after the Dc.
parture Of Lieutenant-C t-Commander Vain
wright.
Mr.. Powellson at first demurred. but af-
forwards left the wreck ahd returned to
the Fern
WAR APPROACHES
NEW YORK. April IA dispatch to the
Herald from Havana euys:
When 1t became known that the Presi-
dents message would not 80 to Congress-
the excitement here quickly disappeared.
Establishments that had closed. including
Lawton Childs', reopened. Hundreds Of
Mexicans, American and Cuban citizens.
will leave the island in the next few days
The public IL now awake to the fact that
war is now close at hand and only can be
avoided by statesmanship OF the wisest
kind.