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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05
MANY Startling RIN0RS
Reported Blowing UpOf a Big Moni-
tor and Detection and Con-
yiction Of a Spy,
ALI LATER PRONOUNCED TO BE UNTRUE.

The spanish Fleet Finally Leaves st. Vim
cent, but Collision Among the YES
sells Uompels Return Go Port-Com-
modure SIMPSONS Report et the Ma
tanzas -Bombardmont
WASHINGTON, April s0.-Yesterday
was a day OF alarming rumors, rum
ming all the way from the blowing up
OF a big monitor to the detection and
punishment Of traitors, but fortunately
all of them turned cut, on inquiry, to
be without foundation. Actual events
of Importance were few in number.
The news Of the day of most interest
was the departure from Cape Verde
isles Of the spanish leet, the stay of
which at st. Vincent had beeua source of
anxiety on tine part Of the officials
here, because it seemed to indicate that
the sympathy Of Portugal for Spain
might lead her to wink at "a violation
OF neutrality laws ia favor Of Spain.
Late ina the afternoon a eablegram
came TO the state department from
st. Vincent, bearing no signature, an-
nounciug that four battleships and
three torpedo boats had started north
and some of the transports for Cuba,
and that the northern fleet returned
shortly, having been in collision
Because there was no signature at
taehed. the officials did not know what
Importance 20 attach TO this message,
as these are not times to accept what
appears to be information without
close scrutiny.
Cant. Sampson sent a telegram rela-
tive 10 the firing at the Natanzas forts,
but it was disappointfnrIy hacking in
detail. but the few words contained in
the dispatch went 60 confirm the ofi-
cial view that the affair was nothing
more than a naval reconnaissance.
No news came from Admiral Dewevs
squadron now on It's way TO the Phil
ippfnes TO do battle with the spanish
fleet. one officer poiuted ont that il
Admiral Dewey succeeded ia defeating
the spanish fleet, the Spanish officials,
who control the cable connecting the
island with the rest of the world,
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05
SOUTHERN PACIFIC HoLD-UP.
East Bound Mail Train Held Up at Conn
stock, Tex. Mall and Express
Cars Blown Open.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April 30.-The
east bound mail train on the Southern
Pacific was stopped by six masked
highwaymen Thursday night, at Com
stock, 2O6 miles west Of San Antonio,
and the mail and express car We're
blown open with dynamite. Details
r meager. Nobody injured.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05

BUESos AYREs, April 3 OFT is an.
nounced that the Argentine republic
will publish o decree Of neutrality dur
ing the war between Spain and the
United States, but it appears certain
that the government viii reserve lib
erty of action in regard to coal
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05
gpoIlg NJ sealing schooner Doris.

AsroRTA, Ore, April 30-The pilot
boat San Jose reports having spoken
the sealing schooner Doris. Of Fancou-
yer. The Doris recently lost most Of
her men. While hunting they were
blown away from the vessel and were
unable TO again reach her. The Doris
hma $50 aEinh.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05

Sam Kline, q wealthy wagon manu-
facturcr Of Columbus became iuvolt e
in difficulty with two negroes, on his
place near Columbus, last week, and
shot both Of them. Mr.. Kline iume-
diately gave himself and was placed
under a 81 1000 bond.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05

HoNG KoNe, April % IT is reported
from Manila that the American squad
ron has been sighted of Bohnao north
Of Manila, but the weather IS too
stormy for the fleet to communicate
with the insurgents.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05

MADRID, April 30.-It is officially an
nounced here that the fortifcations of
Matanzas have not suffered, I'm spite
Of 800 shells fired BY the American
fleet, and that not one man was
killedor wounded thereby In official
circles the stories Of the b~ombardment
receive via the United states are read
with shouts Of derisive laughter.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05

LoND0N, April s0-Owing TO the war
between Spain aud tho United States
Uerbgshire lead has advanced ten
points and sugar rose st25 az 9la
gov masking g rise of per ton
during the present week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05
Little radiaa'' Mite. ror the Maine sur

WAsmSGToS, April 3O-Au unusual
contribution for the relief Of the Maine
sufferers has been received by the com
missioner OF Indian affairs. IL was a
check for So, donated by infant pupils
in the Indian school, Cheyenne and
Araphoe agency, at Darlington, okla.
The money was subscribed by nearly
100 little Indians, the eldest being but
eight years of age.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05

NHw YoRK, April 3n-A dispatch 70
the Herald from Tangier, says: The
spanish government has purchased o9O
tons of coal here from a French com
pany. It was all that could be got.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05


steamer 10 Manila After specie.
Hoya Koya, April 3o.-The steamer
Esmeralda, chartered by the banking
companies, has gone to Manila, capital
Of the Philippine islands, 70 bringaway
the specie there. as trouble IS apprehend-
"a. tits understood She viii be able to
leave Manila before the United States
feet attacks that port She has a con-
siderable quantity Of coal On board and
also has as a passenger the i%nsurgent
leader Filipino. She is said to have
sealed orders to join the United States
fleet when her task is accomplished
The cable to Manila has not been cut
Arrest * ) national Bank President Or
dsred.
Boston, April s0-The police Of the
CITY were notified by the Springfield
authorities yesterday afternoon to be
on the lookout for Lewis Warner,
president Of the Hampshire County "a
tionsl bank, Of Northampton, for
whose arrest & warrant had been ig
sued in Springfield, On q charge Of en-
settlement 81 $4,000 70 $4,000. The
warrant. It is learned was issued As
tbe outcome of a meeting Of the state
bank examiner and the directors ot
tbe bank, held at Northampton yester-
day.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05

Rassia Charges America with Iugratitude'
LospoH April ~ The Standards
Moscow correspondent says Russia has
received a severe blew ia The suspected
friendly agreement betweent the United
states and England, and charges Amcr-
Ia with ingratitude
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05

LONDON, April 3d. The Daily Telc-
graphs Hong Kong correspondent
says: The insurgent chief, Aguinaldo,
IS preparing to make q descent near
Manila His supporters 2 pienti-
fully supplied with arms and ammuni.
tion from the American squadron.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05
PROGRAMMED DEVELOPING.
When Old Glory is Raised in
Cuba a Temporary Protector
ate win be Established.
/ PROCLAMATION BY SENIOR QUEslDl.

Cubans win be Urged 70 Place Themselves
Under the Protection Of the Americas
Flag and to Have Absolute Confidence
Ia the Fair Intentions Of President Mo-
KinIey and His Administration
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05
Tha ruth MOI Permitted to BE known.

NEW YORK, APP al The CORE
spondeut here Of the Fabria news
agency, Of Madrid, received notii-
cation from the cable company
that the Spanish government would
not permit the delivery Of his
dispatch about the bombardment
of Matanzls. This would seem to
explain the impression prevailing
among the newspapers and people at
Madrid that the American vessels were
compelled to retire, which information
was obtained through the Spanish Of
fetal version Of the bombardment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05
NERVE OF THE sPANIARDs,


MADRID, April eos a. m.-There
have been no disturbances here, and
the newspapers continue their weak
efforts to belittle the United States
fleet and its work.
The Impartial says; "All the world
now knows that America tried to bluff
Spain by war threats which she is una
bic to fulfill. America, on be-
ing called, shows a ~wretchedly
weak hand. Its real strength is
exactly known-ave ironclads, two
belted cruisers, three unbelted, the
fastest and most powerful cruisers, and
IL other cruisers. All the rest are
theatrical supers.'
Continuing the impartial says it re-
grets Daudet did not live to write Tar
tarin, Yankee Admiral, based, it
adds, on SIMPSONS glorious IS min
ntes' bombardment of Matanzas, re-
sulting, as the official dispatches in
form us, in the death Of a mule
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-05

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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-03
Mazarine Takes 8 Stake.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2-The Mer- chants Handicap, at a mile and six teenth, the stake event to-day, was won in hollow style by Bennington & Gard ner's Mazarine Milwaukee, the favorite was ridden with poor Judgment and taken through the worst going. The weather was fine and the track good.
 One mile, selling-Queen Nab won, Possum second, Wehma third Time, 1:45&.
 Handicap, six furlongs-Sm W won. J. A. Grey second. Everest third. Time. 1:16.
 Mile and sixteenth, seIling-Lobensula won, His Brother second Red Duchess third. Time, 1:50k.
 Merchants Handicap mile and a sixteenth Mazarine won, Judge Steadman second, Mil- waukee third. Time 1:49ha.
 Hale second, Pert third. Time. 1.15h
 Seven and half furlongs, seilfng-Iim Flood won, Springtime second. Maddie third. Time.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-03
THE PALO ALTO DIAMOND FIELD Unusual Interest in the National Game This
 Season. Captain Jeffs' Injury Causes His Retirement From the
 Varsity Nine.
Class Games Arranged to Give the Players Practice and Brind
 Out New Men.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Feb. 2.-The Varsity baseball captaincy, left vacant by the resignation of Captain Jeffs, whose knee, injured in last Thanksgiving football game, has made his appearance on the diamond. this semester extremely doubtful, was filled to-day, when the players unanimously selected Bert Lougheed for the place There was some talk of Young, the reliable first base man, allowing his name to be presented, although Loug- heed had easily majority of the eight players entitled to vote.
 Ex-Captain Jeffs was much affected when, before the ballot1ng took place. he spoke to his men of the hard luck which had forced him to resign. His heart is in baseball and the for tunes of the Stanford team. If his in- juries keep him off the field the whole season the Varsity will suffer greatly, for his place cannot be entirely sup piled.
 Bert Lougheed. the newly elected captain, is a sophomore and the first under -classman ever honored with the captaincy. His position Is at short stop, where his great strength is in the extent of ground that he covers. Before coming to college he played shortstop for the Tufts-Lyons aggre- gation. He is an English student and halls from Los Angeles.
 There is a lively spirit in baseball this year and everything is being done to keep up the interest. Class games have been arranged to give the players additional practice and bring out new men. The freshmen will play the Juniors on Monday, and the sopho- mores. last years champions, will cross bats with the seniors on Wednesday. The winners will decide the class head ship the following week.
 The faculty baseball nine, which has already gone into training for its an- nual game with the senior class team. crossed bats to-day with the Zeta Psi fraternity nine. The game went against the instructors by a score of 14 to 8. The faculty can console itself with the fact that it was not repre- sented by it's strongest team. and when the match for which so much practic- ing is being done comes off the batting strength of the professors will be in creased by the addition of Dr. Jordan, who is heavy hitter.
 In the practice game to-day Angel and Richardson made up the battery for the faculty. They have played to- gether several seasons and understand each other well. Starbuck, Mcfarland, Marx, Green, Fish and Murray played the other positions. For the Zetas, Bussy. and Smith did the battery work. On this team were three promising candidates for the varsity-Wight, Murphy and Rood.
 Games will be arranged between the other fraternity hines and the faculty aggregation, so that when the try-out <st,o hn fv. structors will have gained proper form. The games will be played on the fac. ulty athletic grounds, which are beau tifully located and in excellent shape.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-03
LIKE A NORTH
 POLE CAVE WAS
 HIS RESIDENCE
Bursting of Mains in an Unoccu- pied Dwelling Causes a
 Transformation,

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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-03
WEDDING EVENT AT NAPA. Dr. T. Fl. Stice and Mrs. Jewel Ing
 ham Link Their Fortunes.

NAPA, Feb. 2-The marriage of Dr. T. H. Stice and Mrs. Jewel Ingham was solemnized at high noon to-day at the residence of ex-Sheriff H. H. Harris, near Napa, Rev. Richard Wylie, of the Pres byterian church, officiating. The event was witnessed by few intimate friends of the contracting parties. and a we'd ding breakfast followed the ceremony. The bride has many friends and acquaint- ances in Napa- The groom received his preparatory education in the schools of Napa, and his rapid professional progress people of this community. After .gradu- ating from the Cooper Medical College, Dr. Stice entered the Receiving Hospital in San Francisco on the medical staff. where he remained until a year ago, when he was elected third assistant phy- sioian of the Napa asylum. Dr. and Mrs. Stice took the afternoon train for San Francisco, where they will spend their honeymoon.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-03

greater part of the afternoon was passed in executive session, the ois cussion being upon the Hawaiian an- nexation treaty. ,a.,
 At 12:35 p. m. the Vice-PresldelnI ialI t4il before the Senate the resolution or Petli. grew of South Dakota, declaring IL 10 pe opposed to the policy of the United olales to acquire territory. to deiena WhIcI Ia a,d q navy would be required, which was laiu
 Hale of Maine. being satisfied that the remarks which the Senator from South Dakota proposed to make upon the Leso, lution would infringe upon the sup!ec. said he would move that the Senate, un- der rule 35 go into executive session.,
 Pettigrew remarked that he could as well offer his remarks Tn executIve l1 . . friends of the Hawaiian treaty were so tender about the matter he was willing to go into executive session. Spooner of Wisconsin called up Dlll amending the law which authorized the Commissioners appointed by the PreSl- dent to codify the criminal laws of the United States to act as a commission ana to enable the commission to have its ac- counts passed by the Comptroller or the Treasury. The bill was passed.
 Culom of Illinois of the Appropriations Committee, called up the agricultural Dill. As it passed the House the measure car ries 8 ,360 .9O2 As reported to the Senate the bill carried 8 512 POP, an increase over the House bill of $151, ,300 Warren of Wyoming offered an amendment to estab- fish a division of irrigation and reclama- tion of arid lands at a cost of S73O0. and providing for Investigations of the meth ods of building and operating irrigation canals and of a method of storing and distributing water in the reclamation of arid lands, at cost not exceeding $l4.- 900. No action was taken on the amend ment.
 After the reading of the bill, the Senate until tomorrow.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-03
HERE'S 4 RARE
 RACING "STAR"
How Bookmaker Rosenberg % Scintillates in the Crooks
 Heaven
Offers the "Cal" Money to Gut Down Closing Odds on Little Cripple.
 His Answer.

Joe Rosenberg is what is known as q bookmaker on the races and does busi- ness in Oakland in conjunction with man named Watson. In his own partic- ular little heaven Rosenberg scintillates as rival to Jupiter in the starry dome above when it comes to warning an oft gulled public that the proper caper in this degenerate age is to stay away from the poolrooms. It is fact pretty commonly admitted that the bookmakers have the best of it at all times by long odds, but here is a man who furnishes proof posi- tive that even when the tide goes against them these peculiar-minded personages have various ways of helping themselves out of a hole.
 Yesterday Little Cripple breasted the wire at Ingleside a winner despite the facts that the odds opened at 20 to 1 and closed at 50 to against him. Rosenberg and his partner had $5 on the horse and ac- cordingly found themselves about to lose $500. That Is, they would lose that amount in case nothing were done But that Is just where the Rosenberg intellect shone in all its pristine vigor. It is the custom with all the bookmakers to pay according to the closing odds published in The Call. Rosenberg thought that if he could cor rupt the racing writer all would be well. Accordingly, he left his saloon and cigar stand on Broadway, Oakland, in care of another person last evening and sought The Call editorial rooms. He asked for a private interview with the racing report CT and when it was granted sought a secluded spot and spoke in this strain: ? Now, if The Call published the closing odds as 60 I. am in the hole just $500. Sup pose a; little typographical error creeps in and the odds close at 30 that will save me s150. If you will manage it I will give you s25 and see that many of these snaps fall into your hands,"
 Rosenberg was informed that the re porter would see what could be done for him. When his eye roams over this com position, unless one of those little typo graphical errors' has crept in, he will see the very best that could be done-for the public, anyway.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-03
SOME EVILS
 OF ATHLETICS Dr. Eliot Mentions the Effect of Excessive
 Training. Says the Baseball and Rowing Teams Were Clearly
 Overworked. Unlikely That Students Devoted to Sports Can Win Standing as
 Scholars.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

BOSTON, Feb. 2.-The following are the most striking sentences in that part of the annual report of President Charles w. Eliot, just issued. which deals with athletics:
 It Is very unlikely that student who takes an active part in athletic sports can win good standing as scholar, but, on the other hand, smaller proportion Harvard College than any of the other students. This remark is not true of scientific students. The evil of excessive training has not been cured.
 The baseball team of last spring was distinctly overworked and half the row ing crew gave out in the four-mile race.
 In all probability the nervous strain resulting from prolonged training for many exciting contests and an anxious sense of responsibility has not been suf- f1ciently considered.
 The use of Holmes field for games at- tended by throngs of spectators was per mitted by the corporation for the last time in the spring of 1897. Two long banks of seats with steel frames were erected temporarily on Holmes field. but were removed In the summer to Soldiers field. One of these banks, situated on the south side of the track, caused tenn porary variation in the intensity Of the magnetic field in the Jefferson physical 1t would not have been possible, with due regard to the proper work of the labora- tory, to keep such a steel bank on Holmes field.
 The committee on the regulation of ath- letic sports gave much attention during the year to the revision and publication of the rules governing athletics. AL most every one of these regulations has been discussed and fought over for years. And almost every one was at first re- sisted to the utmost by the main body of the graduates. They have gradually been adopted, at least on paper. by lead at present they commend themselves very generally to the well-informed friends of intercollegiate athletics.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-03
QUESTION OF DEFENSE
 DISCUSSED House Takes Up the Notifications
 Bill. Mem bers Criticize the Measure Because of Its Reductions. Carries but a. Trif1e Over Four Million Dollars for For
 tificatiOnS. ESTIMATES CUT DOWN. Underwood Argues for Protection to Harbors in the Gulf of
 Mexico.
Underwood Argues for Protection to Harbors in the Gulf of
 Mexico.
 Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House.

Washington, Feb. 2.
 The House, after three days spent on the District of Columbia appropriation bill, mostly in political discussion, passed the measure to-day and then took up the bill to provide Notifications and coast defenses for the country. Several of the Democrats, notably Me- Clellan of New York, criticized the measure because it cut down appro- priations for these works below what has been appropriated in recent years.
 At the opening of the session Grow R.) of Pennsylvania asked unanimous con- sent for the consideration of the resolu- tion directing the Secretary of War to issue medals to 530 Pennsylvania soldiers who belonged to the command which passed through the mob at Baltimore, April 19, 1861, and who received the thanks of Congress July g, 1861. Hull, chairman of the Military Affairs Committee, ob- jected. Several other requests for unani- nous consent met similar fate.
 The District bill was completed and passed shortly after o'clock, after which the House took up the Notifications bill
 Hemenway (R.) of Indiana, in charge of the bill, explained it's provisions The estimate of the department for fortifiea- tions and other works of defense, arma- ment, etc., were SIS 337S, ,571, while the amount carried by the bill was but s4,144,s12. In discussing the harbor de- fense works erected under this policy Hemenway stated that the defense of New York harbor was complete. He quot ed the chief of ordnance as having said to him that not enough War vessels could now enter the harbor in the face of the present defense system to materially damage the city. It was arranged that the. general debate should close tomorrow at o'clock.
 Ferguson, delegate from New Mexico. got the floor and under the latitude al- lowed for debate argued the injustice of denying statehood to New Mexico He said that if statehood were delayed all the valuable land lately restored to the public domain which could be selected by the Territory, were she a State, for school purposes would be gone. He ap, pealed for the passage of bill allowing the Territory to select the lands now.
 Underwood CD of Alabama criticized the fortifcations bill because it did not pro- vide for the inauguration of defense works at the harbors along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Mobile harbor would be the first harbor entered by the Spanish fleet if we should become involved in war with Spain. Mcclellan O.) of New York also criticized the bill.
 At 5 D. m. the House adjourned