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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
Intimated His Superior's Talents
Were Inadequate to the
Situation.
Declared That Results Before Santiago Would
Have Been Different if General Miles
Had Commanded.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is. = Gen
! eral Breckinridge's testimony to-
| day dealt with the campaign in Cuba
and the transportation of troops to tina,
| island. He had, he said, gone to Cuba
as inspector general. Arriving al
Tampa on the 5th of June, he had OBJ
served casually the preparations for the
Decentralization Of troops before the ex-
pedition left and had concluded that
they were quite inadequate.
II made no report, however" he said,
"as General Miles was on the ground
and could observe for himself"
He was questioned at some length
concerning the conduct of the cam
paign in front of Santiago, and replied
that the result was what he had ex-
pected it would be. Everything there.
he said, was strained to get men on
board, and, consequently, there was
comparatively little effort to secure
equipment. While he knew nothing
definitely of the plans of the campaign,
he was sure there was some plan. He
was quite certain, from a conversation
he had with General Miles, that he had
a plan, though he did not say that this
was the plan carried into effect.
"Of course" suggested Governor
Beaver, Santiago was the goal Of the
campaign" -
Certainly"
Asked as to his opinion Of the result
of the campaign, he said he thought it
was consistent with the character of
the men who conducted it-what was to
be expected from the limitations of
General Shafter. =
'T think it would have been differ
ent." he said, "if General Miles had
been in command-that it would have
been more satisfactorily conducted.
think he has more of the spark and
genius of command than any man In
the army, and am sure that If he had
had charge he would have been in the
front rank"
Ex-Governor Woodbury. suggested
that the battle in front Of San Juan
had been fought and the victory won
within eight days of landing.
General Breckenridge in reply said
the victory had been won when Gen
eral ToraPs nerve gave out" This. he
continued, had been the war of all
others when success had been won in
IFS earliest stages. He believed that
the war was the Lords war, and that
this wonderful success was due to his
supervision. The time for the battle
was, however, short enough. Yet, it
must be remembered that the distance
between the battlefield and Sibony was
less than half days march, but, while
he considered the result as marvellous
ly commendable, he did not feel that
General Shafter was above criticism in
the conduct of the campaign. He could
not believe the result was a miracle,
but he ascribed the outcome to the fact
that the al my was one Wnlch was ca
pable of meeting all calls.
mo matter how 1t was tangled up"
he said, 1T went to victory.
He had at the time quoted Lord
Beresford, when he said to his army
upon a certain occasion:
II have led you into a devil of a fix, |
and it is now your duty to fight like
hell to get me out Of it.
He was sure, at least, that all en-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
CUBA MUST BE CLEAR OF
SPANIARDS JANUARY |

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The Gov
ernment has renewed and strength
ened it's determination that the Span
ish evacuation of Cuba and the An1eri-
can occupation shall not be deferred
beyond January l next. This concIu-
sion has been communicated to the
Spanish Government within the last
few days, in answer to an urgent re-
quest that the date Of evacuation be
put off, because the large number of
Spanish troops remaining on the island
could not be moved before January 1.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
SIGNIFICANT ORDERS TO
THE SPANISH FLEET

LONDON. Nov. 16.-The Daily Gra-
phic says this morning:
'"The Spanish transatlantic fleet mas
been ordered to be prepared for re-
naval cf hostilities, and the forts in
the Canary Islands are being rapidly
manned -
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
SILVER SWEEP IN NEVADA.
Sadler for Governor and Sam Davis
for Controller Win Out.

CARSON, New, Nov. 15-Returns near
1y complete, with only seventy votes un-
accounted for settle the Governor and
Controller fight. Sadler, Silver, for Gov
ernor, wins by about sixty votes, and
Davis, Silver, for Controller, by nearly
500 The small precincts to hear from are
Silver
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
SUICIDE AT DENVER.
Prominent Club and Society Man
Shoots Himself

DENVER, Nov. 15-Arthur Van Inwa-
gen, member of the Denver Athletic
Club and a prominent society man shot
himself in the head, infiicting a fatal
wound in a bathroom in the club build
ing this morning. He was % years of age
cause for the suicide is known
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
Unless the Desired Concessions
Are Made No Treaty Of
Peace Will Be SigDed.
Uncle SorD in No Mipd for Further Diy-doIy
ing = Muy Resort AgoiD to Arms
and Seize tbe Philippines.
Special Dispatch to The caR

ADR Nov 15-Accordng semioffica statements here
MI the Spanish Peace maintain their
VI attitude in regard Philippine Islands and will
- tany conditions United States.
discussion
viewed Spanads Commissioners
Cded in of
is learned from that complete
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16

the President, but he told me to-day
that he had not definitely determined
just how many ships he would ask Con-
gress to authorize.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
MARTINELLI HAS NOT
HEARD OF THE DECREE
Knows Nothing of the Reported Ac-
ton of the Pope Regarding
Burial Of Masons.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-The Washing
ton correspondent of the Herald tele-
graphs: The report that Mgr. Marti-
nelli papal delegate in this city, had
been informed that the Pope had placed
> ban on Father Zurcher's book and had
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
CHICAGO-VIRDEN COAL
STRIKE FINALLY ENDED
Company Practically Accedes to All
the Demands of the
Miners.

CHICAGO, Nov. 15.-The Chicago-Vir-
den Coal Company to-day practically ac-
ceded to all demands of the striking min
ers. The company agrees to pay, the
union scale Of 40 cents for handwork and
80 cents for machine work
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
SICKNESS DECREASING.
Encouraging Dispatch Sent
From MoDilu by Gen.
erol Otis.

y WASHINGTON, Nov Is. = The
X following dispatch has been re-
X ceived at the War Department:
X MANILA, Nov. Is, 1S98.-Secre- :
y tary Of War, Washington, D. c.:
X Health conditions are improving.
X Only six deaths in last eight days. ;
X Sick reported decreased. Five fe-
X male nurses of the Red Cross are
X doing excellent work in hospitals
Z here. Twenty competent female
x nurses who give strict attention to
X work would render beneficial ser J
X vice. OTIS.
)
X x x *% X X X Y Y Z X X X X
Cannot Rescue the Teresa.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Captain Nc
Gala. after examining the Teresa. ha
wired the Navy Department that, il
his opinion, 1t will be impossible to res
cue the ship.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-16
FORTHCOMING
MESSAGE OF
Mr.. MCKINLEY
Much Will Be Left to
Congress.
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FEW
NO STATED POLICY AS TO NEW
ACQUISITIONS.
Will Favor Large Increase in the
Navy and the Revival Of the
Grade Of Admiral for
Dewey.
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FEW
NO STATED POLICY AS TO NEW
ACQUISITIONS.

Special Dispatch to The Call.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-11-18
WHEN HER SOLDIERS RETURN.
The Internal Crisis in Spain Will
Then Have Begun I'm Bitter
Earnest.

The loss Of our (Spanish) colonies
means the absolute disappearance of
all industry and commerce which the
inhabitants of those islands were
forced to support, says "a Spaniard" in
Fortnightly Review. Factories, work
shops, magazines-all must be closed.
and thousands upon thousands OF OPP
eratives turned adrift on the world.
homeless and helpless. A hundred
thousand soldiers will come home 10
swell their ranks, sickly, mutilated
men, no longer needed to fight their
country's battles, and no longer able
to carry on the struggle for existence
under the ruins of the old order of
things. The greater number Of of 10000
military officers will be deprived of
their command and placed on the re-
serve list, where the pay is such that
captain, who generally has wife and
family to support, receives about two
shillings and four pence day.
Agriculture, which is dying out, can
not support these legions of furnishing
men, women and children, nor are SOL
diers the kind of people who take kind
ly to the hard hundrum life of the
fields. When these multitudes have felt
the pinch of hunger, and see them
selves thrown back upon the laws Of
nature to keep themselves and their
loved ones from dying, then the inter-
nal crisis will have begun in very truth,
and the tocsin Of the revolution will
have sounded. In that day the army
will decide, by its attitude, whether
Carlists or republicans shall triumph.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-11-18

A great commotion seems to have
taken place among railway circles
owing to the contemplated through
car service between the Pacific Coast
and G9ieanDAhh Is operating one
day each week. This is not new de-
parture by any means, ss the Denver
& Rio Grande Railroad Company and
its connections have been operating a
through car service between the Pa
cific and Atlantic coast via. Salt Lake
Pueblo, Denver, Kansas City and
Chicago for years, and three days
each, week, viz. every Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evening. The
cars for this through service are Of
the latest Pullman design, and are
supplied with clean linen and bedding
throughout. A Pullman porter is as
signed to each car. These cars are
also under the personal supervision
Of Special Excursion agent,
whose duty it Is to see that passen-
gers are given every comfort and at.
tehtior. For further information, ap-
ply to any agent, or B. F. Nevins.
General Agent, or to Fl. Nj. Gushing
Travelling Passenger Agent, D. & r..
G. r. r., So West Bird South st. Sal
Lake City, Utah.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-11-18
USED BIS HAND FOR BAIT.
This Thrilling Yarn About . Diver
and = shark Comes from
Diego Garcia.

An article about diving in st. Mich
olas tells the following story about
Lambert, famous English diver:
The fish in some waters are hind
rance and are greatly disliked by the
diver. Perhaps the divers worst foe is
the conger eel. This creature attacks
in swarms and is most daring and ex-
, ceedingly vicious. The congers bark
like dogs, and never hesitate in the
least to bite man.
"At one time my right hand" said a
diver TO us, "was exposed for a moment
while in the water, when one of these
fierce creatures made dash for it and
took large piece from the back of
the hand. 1t bled freely and I was
obliged to come up to the surface and
get it dressed"
But how about the sharks? Don't
you find them troublesome"
mot very. You see, sharks are like
rats; leave them alone, and they run
away if they catch sight of you. Cor
ner shark and he will fight. ..
"But if you want shark story, I can
give you one of Lambert's; he once had
thrilling fight with one at the botto
of the Indian ocean. He had been sent
to the island of Diego Garcia to fix cop
per sheets on a coal bunk that had
been foulcd by a steamer, and was an
noyed during his operations by the
same shark for nearly a week.
1.-THE monster was temporarily
scared away, however, every time
Lambert opened the escape valve in his
helmet and allowed some air to rush
out. One day Lambert signaled 10 his
attendants for a big sheath knife and
Topped rope.
Having these, Lambert used his
bare hand as bait and waited until
the shark commenced to turn on it's
back, when he stabbed it repeatedly,
passed the moose around its body and
signaled for it to be drawn up. The
diver brought home the sharks back
bone as a trophy"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-11-18
Kreut.er to he Retired.

With the first day of the new CEN
fury the ancient Austrian coin, the
kreutzer, drops officially out of cir.
culation, after n currency of some
thing like 400 years. 1t is retired in
accordance with the convention es-
tablishing q copper currency of equal
value for all parts Of the empire. It
used to be circulated freely in north
as well as south Germany, but for the
last quarter OF a century has not gone
beyond the Austrian frontier. 81
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-11-18
AFTER THE BALL HIT AIM.
Sensation OF = Soldier Shot ut Ell
Caney-An Age Before He Heard
= Man Swear.

First Lieut.. w. H. Wassell, Twenty
second United States infantry, writing
TO his parents in Pittsburgh, says: 81
Was shot about four o'clock on the
afternoon of July while storming FL
Caney, northeast of Santiago. was
looking through field glasses at tSa
outer part of the little finger of the
left hand joint next to the hand,
then through the palm of my hand,
out just below the index finger, then
in the cheek about half an inch from
the left corner of my mouth, back
through my mouth, taking several
hack teeth, downward through my
neck, still downward and toward my
spine, coming out about halfway down
Wy back, and about four inches from
nay spine. ] haven't bone broken.
can swallow. and. thank God, l am
strong, and. aside from possible scar, l
will be no verse off.
81 will never forget the sensation of
being shot. We had been under fire all
day--thc hottest rain of bullets that
men ever went up against. The Span
nrds were all intrenchcd. They shot
us from behind their earthworl:s,
bIockhouses, trees and church towers.
All at once il seemed as if | was lifted
up from the ground and whirlcG round
aud round, oh, so terribly fast. never
lost consciousness during the sonsa-
tinn. ! felt myself going, but l seemed
20 realize that if | let myself go it
would be all over, so 1 took brace,
AID after what seemed an age of this
whirling | was dropped TO the ground.
Then il seemed as if no one would no.
e tice that had been hit.
ut seemed an age before I heard a
man swear and say: They have hit
Lieut.. Wasscll.' He picked me upto
carry me dSwn behind the crest of the
hill, ard what a storm OF bullets the
poor fellow got as he raised me.
didn't know how badly l was hurt. but
from the blood gushing from my mouth
nrd the pain in my back where the
bullet had left me, l imagined 1 was
in it pretty badly. Capt. Lochinvar
came 10 me, and I remember telling
him I did not know whether
was done for or only scared to death.
One of the men dressed me as we'll as he
could with my frst-aid bandages, and
L lay under tree until about six
o'clock. About that time some of the
Spaniards began riot on the other
side of me, and for little while the
bullets from friend and foe whirled
over me and struck near me. About
shutdown, the firing having ceased, !
was carried about n mile to the bridge
hospital. Here I was dressed The
doctors were worked to death, and did
their best.
Gall night and all the next day our
hospital was fired upon by Spaniards.
Toward the evening of the second day
/ was put in wagon and taken about
three miles to the division hospital
which left in the morning of the Sd to
60 to Siboney. Twelve of us rode in
the ambulance. 1t was good ten-mile
ride over the most abominabe road
That night they put me on board the
Cherokee for Key West hospital. ]
didn't want to go, but it was not q
matter of ment."-Providenc Of
~ Journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-11-18
aaieiaes Enereasink Yearlx.

The number OF suicides throughout
the world il 10000 yearly and 10 ON
the increase. The greatest nnmbeY
happen in June. the fewest in Sep
TENDER, and nearly SnA-half between
0 q. IN and moon; a..
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-17
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
United States. for the district OF Otan-
The Farmers Loan & Trust company,
complainant, vs.. the Salt Lake * Ogden
Gas and Electric Light company. the
Union Light K Power company, defend
ants:
Notice is hereby given that an order Of
sale and decree of foreclosure was made
on the 25th day of March 1898. in the cir
cult court of the United States for the
district of Utah, held at Salt Lake city
and county, in said district state of Utah,
in a cause therein pending. wherein the
Farmers Loan & Trust company IS COM
plainant and the Salt Lake * Ogden Gas
and Electric Light company, and the
Union Light & Power company are de-
PENDANTS. in which order of sale and de-
cree of foreclosure the undersigned is or
dered to execute the same, TO which order
and decree reference is hereby made.
order of sale and decree of fore
closure /, the undersigned, mas
ter commissioners of said court,
will sell at public auction as an entirety.
and without an appraisement or right of
redemption, to the highest bidder there
for. at twelve Q2l O'Clock noon on We'd
nesda-. the 18th day of May. 1888, at the
north main door of the electric light plant
of the defendants. on the property of said
defendants. in the city of Salt Lake. state
of Utah, all the right title and interest
of the defendants IN ana TO the following
property. consisting of real. personal and
mixed. and all rights and franchises, de-
scribed as follows, to-wit:
All those certain lots, pieces and parcels
of land. with the buildings and improve
ments thereon. situate. lying aAd being
in the county OF Weber and state of Utah.
bounded and described IS follows:
No l. A portion of the Little Harry
mining claim, the same being patented by
the United States to Isaac NJ Johnson. by
patent bearing date the 25th day of June
1854 being mineral certificate No. 915. gen.
eral land office No. 1868. the said claim be-
ing designated by the surveyor general as
lot No So in Weber Mining district. in
the county of Weber, state of Utah. The
portion of said claim owned by the Ogden
Gas Light & Fuel company is described
and bounded as follows. to-wit: Begin
ming at corner No 3 OF the official survey
of said Little Harry mining claim. and
thence with magnetic variation
at l6 deg 30 east. along the northerly
side line of the said Little Harry mining
claim, 40 feet, 10 a point on said side
line: thence south % deg. east. 2lG feet. to
a point: thence south 20 deg. TO- east. 2497
feet to a point: thence north Is deg AZ
east, 39i feet. TO point on the easterly end
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-17
Stage Whispers.

Louis James Cavalier of France"
has not been a success in New York
It is not unlikely that Ysaye will sue
coed Anton Seidl as leader of the great
orchestra.
Eddie Foy has denied a statement
that he would star next season with 10
seph Letter of Chicago as a hacker.
What Happened to Jones' is now
running at the Grand Opera House in
New York. George c. Boniface, jr, is
the drummer.
The Bostonians had great reception
at Wallack's theatre in New York last
Monday evening. when they opened
in Robin Hood"
Melba only appears three times in
San Francisco. and then sails for Aus
tralia. where it is expected she Will
have wonderful reception in her ma
tive city, Melbourne.
Mirror: After successfully inaugu-
rating the change of policy at Gilmore's
Auditorium, Philadelphia, as a theatse
devoted to legitimate attractions, Mad
anne Modjeska spent last week in So
cial visits among friends at Long Is
land City and Buffalo. This week Mod
jeska is in Chicago. from which city
viii spend the summer. For next sea-
son she will devote her leisure to the
study of two new Shakespearean roles,
Constance in a version of king john"
prepared expressly for her by John Ma
line. and Hermione in a Winter S
Tale
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-17

line of the said Little Harry mining claim;
thence along the said end line north -
the place of beginning, containing an area
of three acres.
Also beginning at a point which
bears. south 20 deg. 10 min. east.
west corner of the land above
described. and running thence south 10
deg 10 min. east. % feet, TO the bank of
the river; thence on same course across
the river. to the east bank thereof at
high water mark; thence southeriy down
said e2Sterly bank at high water mark
about S.2 feet, to a point in the plat there
OF known as point &C." thence north 10
deg. 10 min. west. across the said river to
the west bank thereof: thence on same
course, 60 feet. to point; thence north -
Deg 10 min. east. 263 feet. to place of be-
ginning; with right of way for a road
from the east bank OF said river: also the
right TO cut and maintain tailrace from
the works on the premises above describ-
co, over the Little Harry mining claim;
extending TO any convenient and suitable
distance down the river: also all water
rlShtS and rights of way for waterways
apDurtenant or connected. or used with
the above described property and par
ticularly the water right in the Ogden
river formerly owned and used by the
corporation.
No. ?. \ part of lot l. block 6. in Ogden
Five Acre plat A of Ogden City sur
vey. commencing at a point II rods north
corner of said lot l. and running thence
west lO.S rods; thence north 5 rods;
thence east 1873 rods; thence south rods,
to the place of beginning.
No 3. A part of lot l. block 6. in Ogden
FIVE Acre plat IA of Ogden City survey.
commencing at a point ] rod west and II
rods north from the southeast corner of
said lot. and running thence west $40
rods; thence north rods; thence east $40
rods; thence south rods, to the place of
beginning.
Also commencing at a point II rods
west and II rods north of the southeast
corner OF said lot l. and running thence
west II 80 rods: thence north rods:
thence east 1L3S rods; thence south rods,
to the place of beginning
No 4, That certain parcel of land
bounded and described as follows. to-wit:
Beginning at the northwest corner OF lot
l. block g. Five Acre plat "A Ogden City
survey. and running thence north rods.
thence east 1913 rods thence south rods.
thence west 1888 rods, to the place of be-
ginning.
No. 5. That certain parcel of land
bounded and described as follows to-wit:
Beginning at point IL rods west and %
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-17

the Empire theatre" said Viola Allen,
in conversation with a Mirror repre-
sentative recently. Il have signed to
star under the management of the
Messrs. Liebler & Co., who have di4
rected the tour of Mr.. Coghlan with so
much success. My season will prob
ably not begin before the end of Octo-
Der. and in the interim I am going to
enjoy little rest. 1 sail on May II
for Europe.
The play in which I am to make my
debut as a star has not yet been Sc
lected. We have several good ones IN
der consideration, but haven't arrived
at a final choice. There are two plays
with English scenes and characters,
and another play, The Courtship of
Miles Standish,' dramatized from
Longfellow's poem by Stanislaus
STANCE. The part of Priscilla is a very
beautiful one. Priscilla wasn't the
meek creature that many people i'm
agine. She was a woman of strong,
noble nature. 1 should like to play
Priscilla"
The Mirror man ventured an opinion
that the public would like to see Miss
Allen as one of Shakespeare heroines.
Now you've touched a tender
chord, laughed Miss Allen. There's
nothing l should like better than a
Shakespearean production. In fact, I
have one up my sleeve, but it Will have
to stay there for some time, I'm afraid
Shakespearean productions are costly
ventures, and we must limit our ambi-