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Connecticut western news., 1898-06-30
snain,s unseaworthy ships.

London, June 29.-A dispatch to The Daily Chronicle from Port Said says:
 Admiral Camara's squadron is in most slovenly condition. The bottoms of most of his ships are foul, and the repairing of the machinery of the tor- pedo boat destroyer Audaz will take at least O week. The Buenos Ayres, Isla de Panay, Covadonga and Colon have been removed to berths assigned ships likely to make a long stay. The captain of the Pelayo has landed his sick. Coaling. the taking on of supplies and the employment of native stokers are prohibited pending 0 decision by the Egyptian government"
Connecticut western news., 1898-06-30
ocated. The wounded were all re-

located. The wounded were all re- moved.
 That the Spaniards were thoroughly posted as to the route to be taken by the Americans in their movement to- war Sevilla was evident. as shown by the careful preparations they had made. The main body of the Spaniards was posted on hill, on the heavily wooded slopes of which had been erected two blockhouses flanked by irregular in- trenchments of stone and fallen trees. At the bottom of these hills run two roads, along which Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt's men and eight troops of the First and Tenth cavalry. with battery of four howitzers. advanced. These roads are but little more than gullies. rough and narrow, and at places almost impossible. In these trails the fight oc- cured. Nearly half a mile separated Roosevelt's men from the regulars, and between them and on both sides of the
Connecticut western news., 1898-06-30
SLAIN IN BATTLE.
Rough Riders and Troopers Fall
 In Gallant Charge.
WOOD AND ROOSEVELT LED.
With 1000 Men They Put 2,OOO Spaniards to Flight.
OUR MEN FLANK SPANIARDS.

General shafter's Troops Now Within
 Three Miles of Santiago de Cuba-Near-
 ly Ready to Strike the Decisive Blow
 Which Will Mark the Fall of Cuba's
 Ancient CapitaI-Adjutant General Cor
 Killed In the Battle of La Quasina,
 Among Them Captain Capron and Ham,
 ilton Fish, Jr.
 Washington, June 29.-It was late yes- terday afternoon when the first dis patches within two days came to the war department from General Shafter, but the news was regarded as so good that there was no disposition to com plain. It disclosed a satisfactory rate of progress on the part of General Shaf- ter toward the city of Santiago. and ap- parently he has gained all this ground and has come within three miles of San tiago without suffering any losses since the bloody skirmish of Friday last. AL together the performance is regarded as extremely gratifying by the department officials here.
 The following Is General Shafter's dis patch to Adjutant General Corbin, dated "Of Siboney, June 27, D. m., via Playa del Este:"
 "All is progressing well. We occu- pied today an advanced position aban- doned by the enemy yesterday on the Sevilla and Santiago road west of the San Juan river, within three miles of Santiago and from which 1t can be plainly seen"
 The following is General Shafter's dis patch to Secretary of War Alger. dated "Baiquiri, June 27, via Playa del Este:"
 "The Yale arrived this morning all right. Troops now disembarking. Your son, who has been at the front as a volunteer assigned to duty on the staff of General Duffield."
 As near as can be gathered from these brief dispatches the American army is
Connecticut western news., 1898-06-30
SHIPS TO FIGHT SPAIN.
Squadron Formed to Carry the
 War Across the Sea.
COMMODORE WATSON TO COMMAND
Captain Evans With the Iowa and Cap tain Clark With tho oregon to Form n Fart of the ExpeditIon-ons Purpose Is to Destroy spain's shipyards-

Washington, June 29.-The admins tration has finally come to a decision to send an American squadron to the Spanish coast and into the Mediterra' mean. Several times since the war broke out rumors to this effect have circu
 lated, but the project has not matured
 It required the Spanish movement to. ward the Philippines by Camara's squadron to decide the navy depart ment to adopt this bold stroke. In viow
Connecticut western news., 1898-06-30
VIII Spain Free Porto Rioo9

London, June 29.-The Paris corre- spondent of The Morning Post says:
 "I learn, on the authority of Dr. Be- tanees. that with view of preventing American intervention Spain will be- stow independence upon Porto Rico, subject to certain commercial advan- tages being reserved for the mother
Connecticut western news., 1898-06-30
What wnI cervera Do Nex,9

London, June 29.-The Madrid corre- spondent of The Morning Post says:
 Admiral Cervera, 1t Is rumored in political circles, will Immediately under take a step the probable result of which will be faXorahle to peace."
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
SIGNS OF PROSPERITY.

E CCORDING to the Brooklyn Times the office \ boys employed in some of the largest buildings in that city laid plans to form trades union redress their grievances. They met, discussed the matter thoroughly and finally decided to organize as baseball club
 The incident is whimsical but none the less re- liable sign of the times. Men of all classes, wage earners, producers, merchants professional men, meet formerly to discuss their grievances, be- cause under the Democratic regime they got in the habit of it. The longer the discussion goes on, how ever the less they find to grieve over so each pany in its own way finally decides to organize for the enjoyment of prosperity The baseball nine takes the place of the grievance committee and the strike that means home is the only strike that captures the crowd
 In San Francisco have had this winter most gratifying evidence of revived prosperity. That ev- dence Is to be found in the absence from civic life of the problem of the unemployed For many winters past have been disturbed by that problem We met 1t in one or another as often 1t came up and managed in each crisis to provide temporary solution, but altogether put end to it. The unemployed remained with each winter until the beginning of work the farms and in the orchards of the interior drew many workers from the city and relieved the strain until the succeeding November
 This season such problem has presented itself. The camor of industry seeking work and wages has not been heard There are of course some workers still out of employment, but there no longer great masses of them We have had no occasion to take up contributions for bouevards any other kind oi public enterprise. Labor and trade have no longer any grievances or too busy to have time to meet l and complain of them.
 The change is the more notable because the lack of rain has prevented the beginning of work in the rural districts which at this season usually employs so many men in the fields and orchards. The indus tries of this city alone to have revived an ex which enables them furnish work for nearly all
 Had the due proportion of rain fallen during the fall
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

WILL YOU WALK WITH ME THE DAY?
 A Derry Duologue. 'will you walk with me the day, Rose O Doherty. To Trillig Banks away. Roseen Dhu? TO ribbon you ready
 And the sun Is shinin steady, Will you walk with me the day. Rose aroo?" ..IIl no walk with you the day. Mir. Cassidy Not the long nor little way. Master John. The sun is shinin steady. And for Trillig Banks I'm ready. Sense I'm walkin' there the day with Cousin Con" ..What's your raison?" Who was he that on When he'd wired Domestic duty keeps me
 here
 caught out exchangin' kisses With some light young Miss or Mrs Through Cons telescope from off of Derry
 pier?'' ..Twas myself between the pufhng Juno s
 paddle boxes. confess it. claimin' kisses with will From no foolish forward stranger. But safe out of stormy danger, From my sister off the liner at Moville.' twill you walk with me the day, Rose
 ODoherty?
 T could bear it--if you'd-blame me But with kindness-so to shame me! Yes! I'll walk-Tn walk-foreverLwith you
 John."
 Alfred Perceval Graves in the Sketch.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
COLLECTED IN
 THE CORRIDORS

w. F. Jewett, wealthy banker of Port iaho, IS stopping at the Palace.
 A. r. Richardson, a leader in Boston society, is staying at the Palace J. K. Toole, ex-Governor of Montana. is at the Occidental with his son. Professor B. c. Clark of Clark's School, Santa Cruz. is a guest at the Grand.
 Alden Anderson, a wheat man from Suisun, Is guest at the Occidental. A. L. Levensky, prominent attorney of Stockton, is registered at the Palace. George Hoppel. well-known wholesale | man of Los Angeles, is at the Occiden- tai.
 c. L. La Rue. politician and member of | the Legislature from Yountvile is ait the | Grand J. s. McKean, II S. N, Is down from | Mare Island and Is staying at the Cali | fornia.
 | Larin Farr, wealthy mining man of 1 Ogden, Is among last nights arrivals at | the Lick.
 Willard Wells, the leading druggist of Eureka, is among those who have regis | tered at the Grand. | R. c. Miller. mine owner and leading resident of Fort Collins, Colorado, Is guest at the Baldwin. F. Dueber, the Spokane theatrical man, has come down to the city on business 1 trip and is at the Grand.
 r. W. Craig and J. L. Depauli are two big ranchers from Bakersfield. who are to be found at the Baldwin. 1 M. McDermott and J. J. Griffith are two prominent Chicago business men who ar rived at the Palace yesterday. | R. A. Bently, one of Sacramento's most prominent lawyers and politicians is at the Lick on a short visit to the city
 F. A. Hartman, one of the best-known
 men in Los Angeles business circles, is at the California with his brother, F. C. | Hartman.
 Hugh D. Craig, president of the Cham Der of Commerce, returned from Mexico
 yesterday. where he has been for some
 time past on pleasure trip MT. Craig
 expresses himself as having had a very
 good time, and is high in his praise of
 Mexican hospitality. While in the land
 of frijoles and mescal. he met a native
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
BURNING THE zoo SCHEME.

HEN scheme for plunderng the public has \N| been once well devised and put into the form of a job which has the attractive appearance of q municipal improvement, 1t is hard to kill The people of San Francisco having an experience Of this truth in their struggle. against the zoo park scheme It was killed last fall all outward seeming as dead as doornail but is nevertheless revivng and coming to the front again like weed which when once rooted in the soil dehes all attempts to eradi cate 1t
 There are many elements of persistent vitality in the job In the first place there is big money in 1t. In the second place there is a chance for the pro- motors of the job to pose public spirited citizens seeking the general welfare of the community. The big money gives the for a dvy among large number of people. The pretended public improvement affords plaus- ble pretext by which to deceive the un- wary Thus there is in the scheme ample entice- nents for both knaves and fools, and 1t IS not sur prsing that 1t survives defeat and still fourishes, promising poodle plant in the municipal field.
 A scheme of this kind if the people at all in different or careless the subject would be to succeed Fortunately they not indifferent, nor are they likely to be so. It is notable that every tine the scheme presents itself opposition awakens at once vigilant and active This spirit of individual zeal to guard the public interest against boodng job IS particularly noticeable III the Mission, where the full extent of the scheme is best understood The taxpayers and generally in that section of the city are as alert to-day as they in the height of the fight over the proposition when It was presented last fall.
 The Mission people intend to make effective work in killing the scheme this time They will show by mass meeting and by protest such indignant objec- ton to 1t as will render futile and worthless any at tempt to accomplish it. In this they will have the support of the taxpayers in all portions of the city The people, in fact tired of having this malodo- ous job thrust under their noses They will make sure of killing it by burying it this time and if it i: ever dug up again they will next time bury with il every man who advocates it.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
DEFECTIVE AMMUNITION.

n RTILLERY ammunition tests made at the \ Presido have disclosed so large proportion of worthless shrapne among the shells fired lead to the conclusion that fully 50 per of the stock of that kind of ammunition at the post is virtually worthless. It appears the wall of the shell is not sufficiently strong to resist the concusson of the propelng charge of powder, and the shell, in stead of being effective at the point desired, expodes almost as soon as 1t leaves the gun.
 The ammunition tested is not old. It was furnished to supply the breech-loading rifed cannon with which the light batteries of artillery have been gently equipped, and is part of that de fense system the development and extension of which the country has watched with much qualification. It IS the first warning have had that the ammuni ton which soldiers in battle would have to de- pend for victory and cities for defense, IS defective, and the issue therefore matter of grave public
 The discovery of defective plate supplied for our new warships disclosed not long ago that the supervision of the equipments of the navy either careless and inefficient else corrupt The people 10th to attribute any of the fault in that case to the officers of the navy, and by common consent the manufacturers of the plate were blamed It noted with surprise, however that none of the lecturers were punished, that the offense was doned and the matter hushed up at Washington.
 The present discovery of so large proportion of worthless shrapnel in the ammunition supplied to the army will recall the old scandal of defective armor plate in the navy, and this time there will be less willingness on the part of the people let the affair pass as one of little moment. It is time to have investigation not only of the contractors who furnish supplies for the army and the navy but of the depart ments at Washington that test and accept them.
 The evil IS the more serious because of the manner in which the report of the discovery is said to have been received by the War Office at Washington General Flagler, chief of ordnance when questioned on the subject said: "This is matter of small inn portance, as the shells used in small caliber field guns and have relation whatever to high power gun defense" He added "The first lot fur nished by the American Ordnance Company, tested some time ago. was reported to be satisfactory, and the fact that great proportion of those tried the Presdio were defective need not worry the San Fran cisco peoplep
 Ii the ordnance office of the War Department takes that view of discovery that so per of certain class of ammunition furnished the army is defective 1t IS not likely that contractors will be very careful to improve the ammunition hereafter To the popu- lar mind the issue is by no means matter of small importance If this country is to prepare for war in time of peace 1t should prepare for it with quality oi ammunition that will be effective when war comes
 Various of the powers finding that the rule of honor among thieves is accepted by the thief who 1 hac the bicoest uh
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

and early winter the farms of the State would now be the of busy activity and the industry of Cal ifornia would be enjoying boom.
 Protective legislation is doing its work well. In spite of droughts and unpropitous weather it is fur nishing employment for the people and bringing prosperity to all. From East to West the good in fuencc is felt. The principles of Rcpublicanism are vndicated by their results There is once more hope in the heart of the American worker and comfort in his home
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
THE SCOOP" OF THE YEAR
Alomedo EncInol.

The Call scored one of the most not able scoops" in many day in It's exclusive account of the arrest of Frank Belew, the alleged murderer of his brother and sister at Dixon. It was a good piece of work well done. And by the way, the manner in which the case has been worked up by the officers of Solano County is good example for the city "sleuths." They can well take lessons from some of the hayseed officers. If they had a little of their detective ability some of the many unexplained and unpun- ished murders in the city would be- fore this have been solved.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
ADJUSTMENTS.

Baldwin-"Gir from Paris. California Thedter-Black Pattfs Irouoaoours Alcazar-"Victor Durand' Moroscos-"Down in Dixie Tivoli-"The Pearl of Pekin. Orpheum- Vaudeville.
 TlVoli-Concert Thursday afternoon Bush-Thala German Hebrew Opera Go. Olympia, Mason and Eddy streets-Speclalues' The Chutes-Chiquita and Vauceville - Mechanics Mining Fair and klonalke ESposuon Lybcck Cycle Skating RInk-Opttcal Illusions California Jockey Club Oakland RacerackRaces tomorrow Coursing-Ingleside Coursing Park. this afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

Rider Haggard is now devoting him self to farming at Buckingham, and he does not settle down to novel writing be- fore 11:S0 in the morning. He dictates rapidly to his typewriter for five or six hours at time. The scene of the novel upon which he is now at work is laid in Holland many centuries ago.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
Time Reduced to Chicago.

Via Rio Grande Western, Denver and Rio Grande and Burlington railways. Passengers leaving San Francisco on D. m train reach Chicago 2:15 D. m. the fourth day and New York 6:30 D. m. following day. Through Pull man Palace Double Drawing Room Sleeping Cars to Denver with Union Depot change at .3O a. m to similar cars of the Burlington poute for Chicago. Railroad and sleeping car tickets sold through and full information given at IA Montgomery st. W. H. Snedaker. General
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
A NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT.
Berkeley World.

The San Francisco Call achieved 8 notable scoop" in it's account of the capture of the notorious Dixon mur- derer. Neither of its contemporaries had any news of the occurrence.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

erature in the Roman Catholic school at
 Durango
 o Q O O A short time 1 o o ago there arrived
 O WHY O from one o2 the oCIEpK o,RPIENo large Eastern O cities an exoeed-
 Q IS SAD. ingly tall gentle o Q man. who regis-
 O Q O . U tered at the Pal
 arc He was on visit of pleasure, and,
 after spending a few days in taking in
 the sights of the city, departed for Mone-
 rey, not notifying the hotel people Where l he was going or that he expected lto 1 shortly return. After his departure a
 handsome cane was found in the apart
 ments he had been occupying which was turned in to the office. The cane attrac-- ed the fancy of both Clerk O'Brien ard | Clerk Cummings. and, as the stranger had left no address, they, rather than sec such an artistic bit of wood go to waste, decided to match for the possession or H. Cummings won, and finding the stick top | long for his rather short figure, he took 1t to a dealer in such articles, where II was considerably shortened and new ferule put on it. When Cummings re- ceiyed it back he became dissatisfied with it. so after using 1t for a day or two, he approached OBrien and finding that gen. tleman's admiration for the stan as warm as ever offered to sell 1t 10 hln TOT S2. The bargain was effected and every
 one was happy. The next day the strang- CT returned from Del Monte and entering
 the hotel went up to Cummings ana salo'
 "when I left here few days ago I
 overlooked a cane that I brought with
 me. Have you seen anything of it
 Yes" said Cummings, it was found in your room and turned in here; if you Slx hot 1prT1a n ''-nOinfinY The will give 1t to you
 The stranger moved up to the other end of the desk and repeated his question. O'Brien's face dropped about foot, and
 going down behind the counter he fshed | up his $2 purchase and handed 1t over without word. The stranger looked at | it for a moment, then said:
 This is certainly my stick, but fn some | unaccountable manner 1t seems to have | grown much shorter In the few days l | have been away. I have heard many | tales of the remarkable growths pro- 1 duced by your wonderful climate ana | have, heretofore, been rather skeptical, l but, after this I am ready to swallow
 anything I can no longer use 1t myself, l so will take 1t home for my son.. O'Brien is waiting for the climate to | perform another miracle and cause his 8 | bill to bloom again.
 | Thomas Hill the artist who painted the i famous picture of the Yosemite Valley,
 is at the Palace where he arrived yes
 terday from Wawona-
 c, D. Hazard. the millionaire mining
 man of Plumas County and owner of the | famous Imperial placer mine, has re-
 turned from his recent business trip to 1 the East, and Is again registered at the | Occidental.
 Frank Willard Kimball. prominent l young attorney of San Luis Obispo is in
 the city on professional business. He | states that the present rains will be of
 inestimable benefit in his section of the
 State, where great damage to stock and
 other interests would have resulted from
 a much longer continuance of the dry l spell.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

Dr. A. Thego Shertzer of Baltimore who is engaged in preparing second edi- ton of his genealogy of the Trego fam fly, has received the cooperation of President Mckinley, who is related to the Trego family through his mother
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's). 510 Mont gomery street. Telephone Main 1042.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06
AUCTION SALES.

EldridgeMOnday, February ', IurK1sh Rugs a 23O and P M
 By Frank ". Buuerfeld-Monday, February :, Turkish
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-06

FREE HOSPITAL-C. T. Monterey, Cal. There are in San Francisco several places where indigent women are treated medi- cally and surgically free of charge. Among these may be named the Caifor- mia Womens Hospital on Sacramento street, the City and County Hospital and the Home for Aged Females on Rincon Hill, the last named conducted by the Sisters of Mercy.