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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
DONS' VERACITY IS QUESTIONED London Smiles at the Official Report From
 MatanzaS. Statement That Only a Mule Was Killed ExciteS Eng
 fish MiPth.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONDON, April 3O.-The departure of the Spanish fleet from the Cape Verde Islands is regarde0 as the first really important news of the war. No fur ther information has been received here as to its destination, but it is consid- cred not unlikely that it will go to the Canary Islands to await l nforce- ments from Cadiz, without which it is considered hopeless task to attempt to attack Rear-Admiral Sampson s fleet. It is also supposed that it may attempt to intercept the American cruiser Oregon.
 The idea that it will attempt to bom- bard the United States coast cities is not seriously regarded here. No fur ther actual news has reached London, where the immediate fact of interest is the expected naval battle in the Philip pines.
 The story that only mule was killed at Matanzas during the bombardment of the forts there -'rnishes a text for many humorous remarks in the papers this morning. The Russian official dis patches during the war of the Crimea are recalled, when it was aIways ad- mitted that one Cossack had been killed. Spain's dispatches for home consumption are naturally expected to be of the same character.
 The Berlin correspondent of tho Standard says that ~ Austrian Gov ernment is not disposed to sign a spe- cial declaration of neutrality in the war between Srain and the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
ENGLAND AND
 THE FAR EAST Harcourt Arraigns the Weak Policy of Pre-
 mier Salisbury. Points Out the Collapse of the Marquis "Open Door"
 Policy. Balfour, However, Shows That Eng land Has Secured Greater Ad-
 vantages Than Russia.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONDON, April 29-The Liberal leader, Sir William Vernon Harcourt, arraigned the weak policy of the Mar quis of Salisbury in the far East, in the House of Commons to-day, point ing out the collapse of his "open door" policy, through Germany obtaining preferential privileges on the Shan Tung peninsula, while Great Britain, he added had made an undignified re- treat in the Talien Wan affair Ger many and Russia, the speaker contend ed, had both scored at the expense of Great Britain.
 The Liberal leader was listened to by a full house and great interest is attached to the debate in view of the intense dissatisfaction felt at the Gov ernment's policy among it's own fol- lowers and by the conservative news papers.
 In reply to Sir William Vernon liar court, MT. Balfour First Lord of the Treasury, Government leader in the House and Acting ore'-n Secretary denied that there had been violation of the treaty of Tientsin. claimed that throughout the length and breadth of China Britishers had equal rights with other nations. England, he de- clared, took Wei-Hai- for military and diplomatic reasons, and quite with out reference to considerations of trade and commerce. He laid stress upon the distinction between the spheres of interest and of influence
 Trade and commercial interests in the province of Shan-Tung were not the considerations, MT. Balfour con- tinued, which controlled the Govern ment in taking -Hai-Wei; nor was the question of the permanent occu- patton of Kiao-chau by Germany a de- termining factor. Hence he failed to see any objection to conciliating Ger man opinion. He believed Wei-Hai-
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
wIsEMAN,s sTUDENT LIFE

The student life which Wiseman led for four years was one of great regularity and of strict discipline. The English col lege-although less exacting in its regu- lations than some of the Italian colleges preserves a measure of Continental se- verity. The students rose at 5:30. Half an hours meditation was followed by mass and breakfast. Every day. except Thursday and Sunday, lectures were att tended on philosophy theology, canon the case might be, and the rest rest Of of the he morning was devoted to study. The mid- day dinner was preceded by the daily examination of conscience" After din- ner came a visit to the Blessed Sacra- ment, and, little later, the sesta A space in the afternoon was allotted to a walk through the city, either to some ob- or to one of the Palazzos, or to. Monte Pincio, where friends would meet the collegians and exchange greetings or con verse.
 Nearly all the colleges-and among them the English-would take their walk in camerata-that is to say, the students walking two abreast in double file. Out side the city or on Monte Pincio this or der was relaxed for. the time and students might disperse, reassembling for their re- turn home, The bell toward sunset for the Ave Maria would summon the cam erata back to college, and the rest of the day was spent chiefly in study and prayer. On Thursday. the weekly holi- day, expeditions were often made beyond Easter vacation and the long summer holiday were spent at the country house belonging to the college at Monte Porzio near Tusculum. Here. the discipline was somewhat less strict, but was still a life community rule The day, both in Rome and at Monte Porzio, was brought to a close with night prayers and the reading of the meditation for the following morn. ing-"Life and Times of Cardinal Wise man." by Wilfrid Ward.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
GENERALS MEET
 AND CONSIDER
 THE INVASION
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 dD Army in Cuba.

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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30

ans firing at them until they were be- yond range. The Spanish loss is not ex- actly known, but is supposed to have been about 200 Commodore Rodgers, U. S. N, estimated the loss of the Chile ans at eighty. though others give a larger number. No serious damage was done to either ships or forts by the fire beyond that named. The Spaniards then with drew discounted from the Pacific, being short of stores and ammunition and with their vessels foul for want of docking. They had established a base at the Chin cha Islands, but they had no facilities Tor repair.
 Spain has shared in the movement of naval progress and is far more formid- able in ships and guns than she was in 1864, but not relatively. We have no req son to suppose that her sailors are better, though 1t may be that the use Of range finders may improve their gunnery. Still the personnel factor will tell, and that Is always in favor of the American. The Spaniard has never distinguished himself on the sea, where the personal equation is so important.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
STAINS SEA FIGHTERS ARE
 INFERIOR.

Since the battle of Lepanto in 157). when the Spanish and Venetians together fought the Turks and won after a iong and bloody contest, Spain has not won & notable victory on the sea. Her naval prowess has steadily declined. and to-day few of the little South American repub- lies. who were her former colonies. would confess that they were afraid oG her.
 The last naval battle fought by Spain in the New World showed conclusively how her maritime power has decreased. She was defeated by Peru. with Chile aid, and since then the Spaniard has kept away from the Pacific coast of South America.
 The story of that war and its disastrJu; results to Spain is told in the Army and Navy Journal. In 1864 Spain sent squad ron of seven vessels. mounting 211 guns, to punish the Peruvians for the maltreat- ment of Spanish subjects. The Peruvians had nothing on the water with which to oppose this force, but Chile came to her aid with three vessels-the Esmeralda carrying forty-two smoothbores; the Vic toria, a small one-gun monitor, and the Loa, diminutive Merrimac plated with iron and mounting two sixty -eight-pound- CTS. The Esmeralda met the Spanish gunboat Cavandago (three guns) and cap loss of a man. The Spaniards fred onlv rIy three shots. They had two men killed and fourteen wounded. The loss of the Cavandago, followed by the capture of an armored launch, so chagrfned the Spanish admiral, Pareja, that he blew out his brains in his cabin.
 Admiral Nunez, who succeeded Pareja then gallantly aSSailed the defenseless Valparaiso, where not a single gun was mounted except a few saluting pieces Not a shot was fired from the town and the inhabitants promptly evacuated it This Spanish admiral, in spite of the pro- tests of the foreign men-of- war in the harbor threw from 20OO to 5000 shells into it from his fleet of six vessels. The Spanish gunnery was so wretched that little damage was done, except by fire which destroyed s10 900 900 worth of neu- tral goods. It was a most wanton piece of barharity, for if the Spaniards had had landing force they could have taken the town without firing a shot
 The gallant Nunez next assaulted the city of Callao, which taught him the diff that was adequately defended. In four or five hours the Spanish squadron was badly used up and was glad to crawl back to Spain as best it could in it's crippled condition. The Villa de Madrid, fifty-six guns, got a shot in her steam chest and was lowed out of action; the Berenguela thirty-six guns, had a hole twenty feet square knocked into her near the water line by an exploding shell and crawled out of range to repair damages.
 The ammunition in two other Spanish vessels gave out after two hours fight and they had to retire, one of them hay ing been twice on fire in the neighborhoo6 of the magazine. This left two vessels the Numancia. ironclad, and the Alman- ga. Two hours later these two. vessels l ceased their fire and withdrew, the Chile
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
WAR VOICE OF THE PRESS.

The Spaniard has been the hyena of Europe for centuries. He was long the hyena of the American continent, but he is now confined to two islands off our coast. His stay there is limited.-Louis- vile Courier-Journal.
 We shall win. That is written in des- tiny in ineffaceable letters of assurance. Spain must abandon her western pos sessions. Fate has so decreed.-Detroit Journal.
 With all the talk of the unhealthiness of Cuba, perhaps its climate will not prove so formidable to troops who are properly fed and properly looked after in sanitary way by an intelligent and competent medical staff. - Pittsburg Times.
 Every American will rejoice that Cuban independence was proclaimed by Con- gress on the anniversary of the battle of Lexington. The spirit that prompted the first 'shot heard round the world' burns no less ardenty for liberty to-day Chicago Inter-0cean.
 The difference between the Spaniards and Americans is the difference between civilization and barbarism; between the observance of the humane rules of mod ern warfare and the turning loose of the old savage werewolf of war; which fat tens on the corpSeS of women and chfl- dren.-MinneapoliS Times.
 The announcement that the United States will adhere to the principles of the treaty of Paris is an expression of a genuine desire to conform to the more humane views of warfare accepted by the powers. The very sympathy for the United States felt by Great Britain can not but be strengthened, especially among the commercial community by the sense of relief thus afforded.-London Times.
 has been threatened by American states men during the last half century, but the merit of acting upon it, with all its tre- mendous responsibilities and risks--for 1t is merit-belongs to President McKin- ley. The adequacy of his justification cannot be doubted in England, and every voice is raised to wish the United States success.-London Graphic.
 So the nation welcomes the inevitable conflict without fear and without, un- seemly rejoicing It has no doubt as only to doubt its own vitality, but the justice of Providence toward an effort to ss defend f the helpless and to rescue the
 The United States sends her armies forth to war with Spain for righteous reasons, and in unclouded honor and with hand of the destroyer, to redress the un- speakable wrongs of the defenseless, to remove a dangerous menace to the peace of the continent-Minneapolis Journal,
 The regime of full operation which has been lacking heretofore has now come it would seem, and se % come without the. ask demonstration of the possibilities of cheap shipbuilding, never before availa- ble since steel vessels displaced wooden craft. The war may have this as one of its compensations, that it will make possible the establishment of our ship building industry on firmer basis than has been known since the ante-bellum days of our wooden shipbuilding suprem- acy. And if we mistake not, the in- veStment in a great modern shipyard at or near New York, as suggested in Mr. Carnegie's recent letter, will come more l speedily than was even in the thinking of the writer himself.-Iron Trade Re view.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
THE IOWA DRIVES
 GUNB0ATS BACK.
Tried ito Sneak Out of Havana Har- bor and Pass the Blockade
 in the Night.

Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett.
 On Board the Somers N. Smith, via Key West, Fla, April 30, a. m.-The battle-ship Iowa, on blockade duty westward of Havana, was sighted by the Herald-Call dispatch boat early this morning.
 Any news?" I inquired of Captain Evans as the Smith ranged within hailing distance.
 Nothing much," he replied. 1.-Two gunboats tried to come out of Havana last night, but we made one drive at them and they went back quick"
 The Smith left Key West last night at 10 o'clock and fell astern of the Mangrove and Detroit, both bound for the blockading fleet off Havana. Mid way on the journey the Detroit hove to the Italian bark, La Pieta, but re- leased her after short examination.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30

Wei to be of the utmost value to us automatically at Peking in times of peace and strategically in times of war;
 The Government would not have been justified in going to war over Port Arthur, the occupation of which by the British would have been defiance to Russia, whereas the occupation of Wei Hai-Wei by the British could be no hu- initiation to Russia and would not af- ford reasons for permanently strained relations. MT. Balfour contended that Russia, in tead of being in a better, was in a worse position than she was seven months ago.
 Sir Charles Dilke, Radical member for the Forest of Dean, and others spoke. The debate was finally ad- journed
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
LORD. WOLSELEY VERY FRIENDLY Believes in the Justice of the United States
 Course. Also Declares That UDcle Sam Will Have a Walkover
 With Spain.
Majority of the English Newspapers Continue to Comment Favorably
 on Anerica's Stand.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONDON, Ar 29.-A prominent Englishman who believes in the justice of Americas cause and who is also of certainly have a waIkover is Lord Wolseley, the commander chief of the British forces. During a dinner party conversation Lord Wolseley drew a parallel between Cuba and Crete, saying:
 While England interfered in Crete on moral grounds the United States has both moral and material justification for intervention. 1 believe the quality of the American army and navy is so much superior to Spain's that the Americans will have no difficulty in defeating Spains ships and land forces, which are their equals or superiors on paper only"
 The weeklies, except the Saturd ay Review, continue to favor the United States and have faith in her success
 The Statist thinks that if the con- tinental powers threaten to intervene Great Britain ought to veto their ac- tion, and urges the Government to make this clearly understood
 The Spectator expresses confidence that Commodore Dewey will be victo- rious at the Philippines, and says: we see great difficulties before the Americans, though not from Spanish ships"
 The Saturday Review pursues it's at- tack upon America, and the following extract will indicate the tone of it's comments: American action, unfor- tunately, suggests the attitude of a huge and boastful bully attacking an effete but, Id rou~ with whom one can- not help sympathizing, especially when the bully, not content with thrashing his feeble old opponent and stripping him of his valuables, bellows out with ears and protestations that he does it unwillingly and with the highest moral pV~- oses."
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
NOW FAVORS
 BUILDING TEN
 TORPEDO BOATS
Assistopt Secretary Roosevelt Makes tbe Recommendation.
 Contracts Will Be Made.

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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
Sugar and Coffee Combine.

PITTSBURG, April 29.--A report was circulated in this city tonight on what is considered reliable authority that a combination of the Arbucke coffee and the Havemeyer sugar interests has been about completed. It is the belief that the price of sugar and coffee will be ma terially advanced, and there is scurry among dealers to get in good stocks at present prices
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
Trial Trip of the Mckee.

BALTIMORE, April 29-The torpedo boat Mckee, which is nearing compile tion at the ship yards of the Colum- bian Iron Works, had her builders trial trip yesterday afternoon, and it is an- nounced that she more than fulfilled the Government requirements of twenty-four and a half knots an hour and behaved well in every way.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
Not a Spanish Sny.

LAREDO, Texas. April 29.-It turned out to-day that the man arrested yes terday on the charge of being Span ish spy is Dr. Pablo 0iaz, a Cuban, who has served seven or eight months in the iEsurgent army. He is known in this vicinity and was released.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
My Head Felt So Bad

At times I was afraid I would be insane. I was in dreadful condi- tion with nervous dyspepsia. I had worked very hard and became all run down. I could not sleep, had bad spells with my heart, and my stomach was in a terrible condition. I had dreadful neuralgia pains in my side, was often dizzy and could not walk across the room. A neigh dor urged me to take Hoods Sarsa- parilla, which I did. Soon l could sleep better and my appetite re- turned. I continued to gain so rap- idly that my friends remarked how much better I was looking. It is now five months since l began talk ing Hoods Sarsaparilla and I am doing my work alone, feel cheerful, all my bad feelings are gone and have gained in weight. 1 cannot help praising Hoods Sarsaparilla, and advise any sick and sufferingto take this great medicine. MRS. FRED A. TURNER, Barre, Vt.
 To-day Buy and Begin to Take
 Ho0dsc Sarsa.
 llOOO \ . parilla America's Greatest Spring Medicine. HOODS PILLS cure all Liver Ills. 25 cents
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
Freestone Landmark Burned.

SANTA ROSA, April Shortly before midnight the residence of Lassen Ross at Freestone was destroyed by fire. The members of the family were all in bed at the time and narrowly escaped being burned to death. They escaped in their nightdresses. The house was an old land 1869. The loss will reach $4500 The cause of the fire cannot be ascertained at this
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30

Gray horses live longest, roan horses nearly as long. Cream-colored horses are deficient in staying power. especially in summer weather. Bays, on an average, are the best.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30

Read about Famous Bonn mbardments in next Sundays Call.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-23
Notice of Registration

Office of Registrar OF Harris county at tho
court house.
The Office of tho registrar for the regstra-
tor OF the legally qualified voters of the
city OF Houston f0' the general election TO
ta held on the 4th Of April, 1885, will be open.
according to law, On TncsGay, the LIST day
0. aiaieh. 1898, at o'.lock a. M, and It
will continue TO be open for the registration
Of the legally qualified voters for twenty
consecutive DAYS, Sundays excluded from =
O'Clock n. IN. till O'Clock p III. OF each day.
and no longer
TO be entitled to register, every male .ner-
son must be q years Of age by the day OK he
election 10 be held, must be Citizen oil the
United States. and must Lave resided IN me
State Gre year next preceding the election,
and the last six months In the city OF Hons
ton. lie must furnish the registrar WITH MS
name, color. nationality, the number OF the
ward the name OF the street on which he
lives, and the number Of the house IN when
he resides
Voters must register In person, aud not by
letter or proxy. Idiots, lunatics paupff5
supported by the county all persons con-
victeG Of felony not restored TO the right OF
suffrage by the gDvcrnur. End all soldiers.
mariners and seamen in tho army or navy
OF tho United States arc not allowed TO reg
Ister No previous registration certificate
will be accepted at the election for which thlS
registration Is held, Under the law, al per
sons applying to vote In tho city of Houston
mrst be registered first, and have the regis
trays certificate Issued before they can vote
ia cHAs. GRUMDAcH.
Registrar Of City OF Houston.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-23
FELLOW SERVANT LAW UPHELD.
Corporations Are Linble for Injuries
Caused by Act of C0-empIoNes.

I
Indianapolis. Ind, February 22.--Morc
than ten years ago organized labor began
fight in this State for a law that would
place the employees of a corporation on an
equal footing with non-employes in cases
where injury resulted to them from de-
fective machinery or the negligence OF 4 CO.
employe in whose appointment they had no
voice and over whom they had no control.
and such law was passed by the Legislature
OF 1897.
Today. In the case of w. J. Montgomery
n brakeman in the employ OF the Pennsyi-
vania Railroad company the supreme court
sustained the consttutionality of the law
and awarded him $4,000 for the loss Of a
hand.
Montgomery was a member Of the relief
department of the road and had signed an
agreement upon entering its service to
waive all claims for damages against the
company. and had accepted 1885 as bene-
fits.
The court holds that the same law pro-
hibited any contracts releasing corporations
from liability and the agreement was MOTH
ing more than an attempt to secure re-
lease OF future liability and therefore it
was voidable at the will of the injured
party.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-23

Ltndon--The market for American securi-
ties opened better and closed firm with the
dealings generally light. s
lcrd0n-Consols for money l12 Ii-16. for
the account 1928. Mexican Central new fours
GIN; Mexican ordinary e2i4i money 2ienss.
per cent; rate of discount IN the open market
FOR short and three months bills ~ per cent
New York-Thc Evening Posts London
financial cablegraIn says: The stock narSes
was momentarily stendier. Americans opened
above the parity. Money Is dearer.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-23
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-23

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