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SENATOR ELI S. DENISON.
Died at His Home at Oakland at A
O'clock Yesterday Afternoon.

OAKLAND, July 1.-State Senator
Eli S. Denison died at his home here at
4 O'clock this afternoon of general de-
bility For months his health has been
poor, and his death was not uneXpect-
ed
the late Senator Stanford, and for thir-
ty years controlled the news service on
the Central and Southern Pacific Rail-
roads. He was born in Onondaga
County. N. Y, in 1887, and was edu-
Gated in Monroe Academy, Elbridge, n.
Y. AT the age of twenty years he be-
gan railroading on the New York Cen
trail, and in 1919 went to Nicaragua
as Superintendent, of Road Construc-
ton. Then he came to California and
engaged in mining and railroad work
for several years. being employed on
the Sacramento Valley Railroad and
the Central Pacific, becoming General
News Agent of the latter line in June,
1850
He was promnentin Republican poll
tics, was four times elected to the
State Senate. and was a delegate to
several National Conventions. He
leaves a widow, formerly Mrs. Celia F.
Sloper, a stepson, Harry Sloper, and
two daughters.
The funeral will take place on Sun
day from the family residence.
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An Army Tragedy.

A Captain on the staff Of a division
commander at the battle of Gettysburg.
who afterward became a General and
commanded a division himself for a
time once told me that if he had it
he would willingly give a million
dollars if he could forget and never
recall a Gettysburg tragedy.
I'VE needed every man in line" said
the General 'Orders had been given
to let no well or unwounded man go to
the rear. Our General had told the
whole staff that if we couldn't stop
stragglers any other way to shoot them
down. As. soon as the firing began
certain class fled from the front and
the staff flew at them on their horses
and pushed them back into the ranks.
1t was always a job / hated 1t made
me mad to see fellow run away from
his comrades when they were in trouble
and / used to be rougher with them
than / wanted to be with with any
class of Gods creatures The enemy
was pressing our line very. hard. A
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break was greatly feared Back came
another cluster of stragglers, big,
hearty fellows, who never stay under
fire a second longer than they are
forced to stay. i made direct for three
of them with my drawn sword. Two
of them went back to duty The third
told me to go where it was hotter than
it was that hottest day at Gettys-
burg. and said he was going back, no
matter if the whole staff stood in the.
way Go back to your place instant
ly,' / demanded. AT that he cooked
his rifle and was lifting the barrel
SO that l would get it's contents Down
went my sword to the ground and out
came my revolver. Quicker than [
can tell you it cracked and the man
fell dead. Yes, it was a case of shoot
him or be shot. I only wanted to dis
able him, but that was no time to hunt
for good place to disable without
killing. A second more and he would
have killed me-
Then, why did you say you would
give million dollars to forget the in
cident? 2"
1T is an awful thins to kill human
being. 1 can see just how that man
fell back with an oath on his lips.
don't like it, You wouldn't. l have
commanded companies. a regiment,
brigade and a division to do wholesale
killing in battle That was what We
enlisted to do. That is different from
shooting a man. one of your own SOL
deirs at your side. / shall always re-
gret that it became my duty to have a
hand in that army tragedy. ."-Chicago
Times-Herald.
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To My Old Patrons.

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having practised in San Fran
cisco since 1853, and with a
mind matured and enriched by studies OF
an advanced order. i safely say
there is hardly a disease in the catalogue
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treatment at reasonable rates
| address particularly those suffering
from private diseases and lost manhood.
Persons afflicted. IL they ple ier can con-
suit me by letter. giving symptoms of the
disease or trouble. and receive medicines
by express with full Instructions All
letters must be directed to j. H. Josselyn,
M D. e06 Market street. San Francisco,
Cal. room II. In all cases a cure guaran-
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FIRE AT CORNING.
Almost the Entire Business Part of
the Town Destroyed.

CORNING (Cal), July 7.-One Of the
most disastrous fires ever known in Te-
hama County broke out here at O'Clock
this morning. Almost the entire busi-
ness part of the town was destroyed,
but the residence section escaped dam
age The loss will aggregate about
900, very lightly insured.
The office of the Corning observer"
a paint shop and the office of the May
wood Colony Association are all that re-
main of what were the finest business
blocks in the county outside of Red
Bluff.
The fire, which is supposed to have
started in Aitkens barn, near the
Liersch House, spread with great rap
idity to the hotel, and Blatchley's drug
store, Beckers shoe store and the West
ern Hotel We're next consumed. Then
the flames crossed the street. destroy
ing Hart's livery stable and Mrs. Ait
ken's confectionery store.
In quick succession Liersch's black
smith shop, the Corning Cash Store,
the Clement building, Kaufman's Bros
furniture store, the Postoffice, DonO-
vans market, Finck's barber shop.
Kaufnans general merchandise store
and Cannons blacksmith shope were in
ruins. A dozen or more barns We're
also swept away.
Most of the buildings were brick, and
We're completely gutted. About the
only insurance was that of Kaufman
Bros, who lost 100000, insured for $24,
600
1t is suspected that the fire was Of in
cendjary origin.
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LIEUTENANT HOBSON.
Relates His Experiences While p
Prisoner Of War.

copyrighted, 1898. by Associated Press.l
OFF JURAGUA, July &, evening, by
the Associated Press dispatch boat
Wanda to Port Antonio, Jamaica, July
Z (via Kingston, Jamaica. July Z. 1880
a. m.)-To the correspondent or the
Associated Press Mr.. HobsOn declined
to talk of his adventure on the Merri-
mac, stating that he must first make
his report to Admiral Sampson, but as
to his experiences in Santiago he said:
During the first four days we were
prisoners of war We were confined in
Moro Castle and 1 assure you those
were uncomfortable and disagreeabe
days The Spaniards did not exactly
i'll treat US, but it took them some time
to recover from the shock caused by
what most of them considered our
Yankee impudence in trying to block
their harbor. AS rule, the officers and
men who came into contact with us
were gruff in speech and sullen in man
ner.
For Admiral Cervera / have nothing
but the highest admiration. His act in
informing Admiral Sampson of our
safety regard as that of kind-heart
ed, generous man and chivalrous officer
miration for what he called one of the
most daring acts in naval history
though / am not sure we were not en-
titled to the commendation we received
for there We're hundreds of other men in
our ships who would have been glad to
undertake to do the same thing.
While we were in MORO Castle we
were naval prisoners, but at the end of
four days We We're transferred to the
jurisdiction of the army, and were re-
moved to the Reina Mercedes Hospital
on the outskirts of Santiago, where we
remained until to-day. We knew but
little of what was going on in the city
though, of course. we could always tell
when our fleet was bombarding the
shore batteries, and we could easily dis
tinguish the terrific explosions caused
by the Vesuvius throwing dynamite
shells Several times at night we We're
also fully aware that the land batteries
were fighting outside the city The lit
tie information the Spaniards would
give US could not be relied upon
"One thing that found out in the
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WASSERMAN, DAVIS & co.

modern navies are provided it must be
kept in mind that most of these larger
instruments of warfare carry a projec-
tile which not only has great penetrat-
ing power, but contains some high eX-
plosive easily detonated upon striking
any obstacle Offering fair resistance
The mortar, discharging an explosive
shell through high trajectory, the
muZZle of the gun being upturned to an
angle of 40 degrees, is still in use in
shore batteries. But modern science
has mastered the invention of shell
guns which can shoot point blank with
high velocity and will explode with ter
rife effect on striking the target. Some
of the smaller and rapid-fire guns OF
course shoot solid masses of steel,
highly tempered and capable of great
penetration. Projectiles designed for
this purpose are sent from the muzzle
of the gun with immense force and are
capable of penetrating armer plate of
the best kind to a thickness 30 per
cent. greater than the caliber OF the
projectile. But the deadliest damage
is done by the shell gun carrying
missile which. aside from it's great
weight and penetrating power holds a
heavy explosive charge which is de-
tonated Immediately upon impact with
the target, although some shells are
exploded by fuse.
AS to the relative merits of the eX-
plosives opinions differ, but gun cotton
is a favorite, though the French navy
uses melinite as the bursting charge.
The shells themselves differ both in
form and size and in their design. The
'incendiary SHELF is filled with some
substance designed to set fire to the
enemy's ship. The ordinary Hotchkiss
shell contains in its cylinder a heavy
charge and the projectile is made with
a casing of three thicknesses in order
that it may break into a large number
of pieces when bursting The skill
which has been expended on projectiles
of this class may be imagined from
the fact that they can be discharged
with a heavy concuSsion without ex-
ploding, and the danger of uninten-
tionaI explosions has been so mini
mized that while the shell from a heavy
cannon will burst if its impact is
against four inches of steel it will not
explode when sent against the ordinary
side plating of ships.
The penetrating power of these mod
ern implements of warfare is great. but
their destructive effect on explosion is
terrific. When an accurate gunner
sends an 1, 1,S00-pound missile loaded
with 10 pounds of high explosives
against the side of hostile vessel near
the water line he practically dooms it
to destruction. No armor-p1ate yet in
vented has been found strong enough
to stand even short fusillade of this
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ANNEXATION OF HAWAII.
May Cause a Charge in Plans fo'
Transporting Troops to Manila.

SAN FRANCISCO,-J July 1.-AnneNa-
ton of Hawaii will probably cause a
change in General Otis plans for trans
porting troops to Manila. 1t has been
suggested that all the forces encamped
in this city be removed as speedily as
possible to Honolulu, where camp
may be established Transports would
then ply between Manila and Honolulu,
saving two weeks which would be con-
sumed by the round journey from Ha-
waii to California. The United States
may send a body of troops to Hawaii to
support the new civil authorities, and
to garrison the island.
Major George p Scrive of the Signal
Corps has been ordered to go to Ma
nila on the Peru and report to General
Merritt.
Captain c. D. Coudert, Commissary
OF Subsistence, has been ordered to go
on the Peru as assistant to Lieutenant
Colonel d. l.. Brainard, Chief Commits
sary.
The following named officers have
been detailed as Commissary, Quarter
master, Commissary Sergeant and
Quartermaster Sergeant to accom-
pany the troops soon to embark ON the
steamer City of PuebIa, destined for
the Philippine Islands, viz; First Lieu
tenant Charles H. Martin, Fourteenth
United States Infantry, as COmmissary
and Quartermaster; Regimental Quar-
termaSter Sergeant George w. + Stur-
ley, as Quartermaster Sergeant; Cor
poral Olaf Anne, Company G, Four
teenth United States Infantry, as Com
missary Sergeant.
The City of Puebla came off the dry
dock to-day, and went to her berth at
the sea wall. She will receive freight
as soon as the military authorities may
choose to send it over. The Peru is
ready and has been taking on board a
great deal of freight, left over by the
Newport. She will also take two field
pieces which are on the dock ready for
shipment.
1t is said the next expedition will sail
either Wednesday OR Thursday A mil
itary guard was sent down to the Peru
to-day. If the troops We're ready to
move they could be received next Sum
day, and the two vessels could leave on
Monday
Great haste is being employed in dis
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a stirring speech against the majority
report, declaring that if adopted 1t
would destroy the mining industry.
H. d. Duncan of California was the
next speaker to attack the majority re-
port
NJ. E, James Of Idaho made short
address criticisdng the conflict between
labor and capital.
Mr. Holbroth of Utah favored vertical
surface lines.
A recess was then taken, and the del
egates visited the Tabernacle, to hear
singing by choir of 1900 school chill
dren.
At the expiration of the recess Chief
Justice Morgan of Idaho said that it
was evident that the congress was not
ready to vote on the reports under dis
cussion, and he therefore moved to re-
commit the entire question to the orr
ginal committee, to report at the next
meeting of the congress, one year
hence.
Mr. Morgan's motion met with
storm of protest from all parts of the
house, and the motion was finally ruled
out on a technicality.
Adjournment was then taken to 10
o'clock tomorrow morning, when the
two reports will again come up for dis
cussion
At 7:15 this evening the delegates
visited -Saltair Beach.
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BIG LAND TRANSACTION.
Charles f. Blandin Purchases the
James F. Smith Ranch.

STOCKTON, July THE largest sin
gle land transaction ever recorded in
this county was placed on record to-
day. 1t is a contract entered into by
James G. Smith. the well-known farmer
on the lower Sacramento road, to sell
his entire ranch for 100000. The pur
chaser is Charles F. Blandin of San
Francisco. The first 100000 is to be
paid in monthly inStalments of $4,000
each, and the remainder of the pur-
chase price in annual installmentS of
SI5,OO0. AS the installments are turned
in a portion of the land is to be re-
leased. in accordance with a price set
forth in the document.
The Smith ranch contains some of the
richest land to be found in the State of
California, and as the tract purchased
amounts to upward of 200 acres. is
Is supposed that Mr.. Blandin's intention
is to subdivide it and sell in small par
GELS.
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TORAL LEFT IN the LURcH.
THE SPANISH COMMANDER IN
A BAD PLIGHT.
Said That Pando Has Deserted Him
and is Making His Way
Toward Havana.

Copyrighted, 1898, by Associated Press. ]
Este, July Z, Z p. m.-General Toral
the Spanish commander in Santiago,
has been officially informed by Gen
eral Shafter of the complete destruc-
ton of the Spanish fleet, and that the
American warships are now free to
cooperate with the army in the reduc-
ton of Santiago He has been given
such time as he may deem proper to
consider the advisability of capitulat-
ing with his garrison.
Although General Toral is apparently
anxious to resist to the bitter end, the
utter hopelessness of holding out
against a siege by land and sea must
be forcing itself upon him. His losses
have been heavy The reinforcements
upon which he was counting have not
yet arrived
NN~~
lurch, and, it is understood, is making
his way across the country to Ha-
vana
The food supply in Santiago is low,
and it is understood that the ammuni-
ton is running short. Our position is
being hourly trano hpnpd
The cable operators who left Santi-
ago yesterday have been sent back, in
order that General Toral may be able
to communicate freely with General
Blanco and the Madrid Government.
The Archbishop of Santiago has ap-
pealed to General Blanco to surrender
the city.
WHITE FLAG STILL FLOATS OVER
SANTIAGO LINES.
Copyrighted 1888, by Associated Press.
AT THE FRONT, SANTIAGO DE
CUBA, July Z, 1 p. m, via Guantanamo,
July Z. D. m-Firing was not resumed
to-day, although the truce is supposed
to be ended Both armies have been
informed that Washington and Madrid
are negotiating terms of peace.
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OAKLAND RACES.
Ketchum Wins the 2:17 Glass
Pacing Event.

OAKLAND, July THE races at the
trotting park resulted as follows:
Two-twenty-seven class trotting. one
mile dash. Lou won, Mabel Mckinney
second, Diana third. Time-2:1SI.
TWo-forty class trotting, one mile
dash. Brice Mcneil won. Sabel Frances
second, Joe Shelby third. Time: 1914
Two-seventeen class pacing, mile
heats, two in three, Ketchum 4, i, 1;
Juliet ID. 1, .. =: Fitz Aymon ., 3. 3.
Best time-2:1513.
Two-twenty-three special trotting,
Lynall won, Nellie Bly, second, Menlo
Belle third. Time-o:23
Special for named horses, one-mile
dash. pacing. Rex Alto won, Charles
David second, The Rover third. Time
2:17.
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NORTH AMERICAN TuRNBUND.
The Biennial Convention, Held at
San Francisco, Closed,

SAN FRANCISCO, July = The
North American Turnbund closed it's
biennial convention here to-day. 4
proposition to create cooperative COM
monwealth communities was rejected
The present platform and declaration
of principles was voted to be retained,
but a revision is to be recommended to
the incoming Vorvort, which is TO be
chosen in September.
The proposition to give equal rights
to lady members in the councils of the
association was rejected by a a large
majority.
During the next few days the dele
gates Will visit various parts Of the
State, and Will attend the State turner
fest at San Jose on Sunday
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hospital was that a large number of
Spanish officers were wounded in last
Fridays fight, for many were brought
to the hospital to be treated. Numbers
of badly aimed bullets came into the
hospital windows on Friday, but I do
not believe any one was injured by
them. Our quarters there were very
clean and comfortable. and the food
was fairly good
In fact, have no reason to complain
of our treatment as prisoners of war.
The prejudice which the Spaniards
showed against ourselves during the
first few days soon wore away We
conducted ourselves properly and sim
ply forced them to treat us WELL"
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Society of California Pioneers.

SAN FRANCISCO, July THE So
ciety of California Pioneers to-day
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. Aylett r. Cotton: Vice Presidents.
Niles Searls and L. w. McKinstry of
San Francisco, Charles N. FELTON, of
San Mateo, Walter Van Dyke of Los
Angeles, George Hagur of Colusa
Treasurer. f. w. Tallant; Marshal,
John F. Pinkham; Directors-J. H Jew
EFT. III. N. Tilden. Z. II. Kruse, f. NJ
Root, Leon Sloss, II. Bruss, James Pa
lache, VIM. u. Tiffany, Allen knight.
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His PurDoSe.

The mountaineerS who form the two
cavalry companies at Camp Bradley
are the source of a great deal Of fun
for the Legion boys. When one of the M
was being examined physician lok-
;ngly asked if he could read. mo. gSl
darn it, l can't" he replied, "but I
didn't come up yere ter teach skule I
come ter fight 1t is needless to say
that he passed. d.-Louisville Courier
Journal.
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Decision Given to Smith.

BUFFALO On. W, July 7.-Soll!'
Smith of Los Angeles and Billy O'Don-
nell of Memphis met hse tonight in a
twenty-round go to determine the
featherweight championship. In the
seventh round O'Donnell committed
two fouls, and was warned, and when
he repeated the act in the next round
the decision was given to Smith.
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The Coptic Sails for the Orient.

SAN FRANCISCO. July r. The
steamship Coptic of the Occidental and
Oriental line sailed this afternoon for
Hawaii and the Orient. The Coptic
will be the first steamer to inform the
Hawaiians of the annexation of the
islands.
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In the International Mining Congress
to-day After the reading of some i'm
portant papers by delegates, the con-
gress entered into the discussion Of the
majority and minority reports of the
Committee on Revision of the Mining
Law
The discussion did not clearly define
what the final action would be upon the
reports.
CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS.
SALT LAKE Utah), July THE
second days session of the Interna-
tonal Mining Congress opened with an
increased attendance, both in delegates
and spectators. Many delegates are
still expected, some of them coming
from Alaska
Several resolutions were offered this
morning and referred to the Resolutions
Committee without debate.
Manuel Elguren of Peru read
lengthy paper on the mineral resources
of Peru.
Louis c. Fade of New York, Director
of the Rossler Hasslacher Chemical
Company, read a paper on The Cy-
anide Process"
The provisional report of the Com
mittee on Revision of the Federal Min
ing Laws, which was made the special
order for this afternoon, has been
printed and distributed to the dele
gates. 1t is proposed by the committee
as a substitute for the mining Act of
1872. The report is quite lengthy. 1t
favors the abolition of all laws of apex
and extra lateral rights; favors Fed
eral surveys of all locations before
transfers can be made valid; urges
an official racord of Ioca+iopc ~, tho
Surveyor Generals office, as we'll as
in the County Recorders office, en-
larges locations to forty acres. and
gives rights to all minerals within the
boundary lines extended vertically
The minority report was presented
by w. b. Hepburn of Idaho, proxy for
G.. B. Dennis of Washington, a member
of the Revision Committee.
Mr.. Hepburn favors the retention of
the present mining law, amended to
provide for Government surveys, at
Government expense, of the first loca-
ton on any ledge; the survey to estab-
liSh the course. of the ledge and estab-
iish it by monuments. All subsequent
locations shall conform in end lines to
the course of this survey line the idea
being to obviate subsequent litigation
as to the apex and course Of vein.
w Y. X. Allen OF ttah read paper
on THE Low-Grade Cyanide Ores of
Mercury
Recess was then taken to p. M
When the congress met in the after
noon the majority and minority reports
of the Committee on Revision of the
cussed.
Judge Hepburn of Idaho was recog-
nized, and spoke in favor of the minor
ity report. He said British Columbia
had adopted the square-claim theory,
but it worked such an injustice to the
poor prospector that the Government
was now seriously considering the aues-
ton of abolishing it. He objected to
the section of the proposed law allow
ing locator TO take up a mile of the
vein as tending toward monopoly.
Professor W. S. Keyes of California
spoke for the majority report. He said
Judge Hepburn was the first person he
ever met who was satisfied with the
present law. He said his object in ad-
vocating the proposed changes in the
law was to prevent litigation and pro-
mote justice.
Thomas Smith of New Mexico made
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Yukon River Steamers.

SAN FRANCISCO, July The
local Inspectors of Hulls and, Boilers
have issued an order that henceforth
meme of the Yukon River steamers shall
carry passengers between this port
and st. Michael. They will be classed
as barges. and must be towed. This
decision will materially affect the in
terests of those who have river steam
ers and expect to carry passengers on
them to St. Michael