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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
THE FEAT OF THE WINSLOW.

n GALLANT dash of the American torpedo boat { \ Winslow into Cardenas Bay on Monday brought on a contest with three Spanish gun boats which resulted in another demonstration of the superiority of the gunners of navy over those in the Spanish service Though the Winslow was at one
 time within I5oo yards of the gunboats she was never touched by shot or shell, while on the other hand her fire that the enemy was compelled to retire to the protection of the forts carrying with them of their boats in disabled condition
 In this contest the superiority of numbers and weight of guns were overwhelmingly on the side of the Spanish. single gunboat ought to be more than match for torpedo boat in fight at long range. Three gunboats against torpedo boat was therefore instance in which the odds against the torpedo boat were great to make the contest on her part seem one of bravado desperate daring rather than well-consdered feat of war
 The result showed however that the American commander had not engaged in any foolish or reck- less adventure for the mere sake of showing valor and winning reputation. The Spaniards fired ac- curately enough at first, but inn edatey aterward their shots wild According to the reports 'they seem to have been firing at the wide, wide world' rather than at the little Winsow
 Very different was the fire of the American punners The accuracy of their aim improved the fight went on and they acquired better knowledge of the range It is evident from this that the excitement of battle and the presence of danger drives the Spanard wild but steadies the American his work and gives him precision of eye and hand he could hardly attain n peaceful target practice.
 This difference between the manhood of the crews more than counterbaiances any possible superori of ships and guns the Spaniards might be able to bring against an American fleet or ship during the war We therefore await the result of every approach ing contest with greater assurance of victory than we have hitherto felt. The Spaniards may be brave, and their. ships may be strong, but in these days of long range guns neither strength will avail nation whose soldic grow wild and lose their heads at the very time they most need cool brains clear eyes and steady hands.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
COLLECTED IN
 THE CORRIDORS

D. R. Cameron of Hanford is registered at the Lick.
 Brigadier General M. W. Muller of Fresno is at the California
 Dr. A. M. Porter and family of Spring field, Ohio, are at the Grand.
 B. S. de Golyer, wealthy mining man of Los Angeles, is at the Palace.
 J. R. McKinne and family of Colorado Springs are staying at the Palace.
 l.. G. Lautzenhiser. a wealthy iron manufacturer of Denver, Is at the Grand.
 c. W. Beale, a mining man of Wallace, Idaho, will be at the Occidental for few days.
 George R. Carson. with his wife and daughter of New Almaden, are at the Oc- cidental.
 J. P. O'Brien, an attorney of Sonora. anu J. Grover, merchant of Colusa. are at the Grand.
 Captain Charles H. Dasher of the First Battalion, California Volunteers, regis tered at the Baldwin.
 A. Gartenlaub, a prominent merchant of Fresno, and Datus E. Smith, real es- tate man of Pasadena, are stopping at the Occidental.
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

l CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION-J. w. | U., Ulziah, Cal. For information about
 the Indian civil service address John II:
 Doyle. Secretary of the United states | Civil Service Commission of the United
 States. 2104 Wyoming avenue. Washing | ton, D. c.
 RELIGION. G. J., Oakland. Cal. As | there Is no record kept of the religion or the officers and employees of the city ana ana county of San Francisco. from the Mayor down to the street Sweeper, the question as to how many belong to one religion and how many to another can not be answered.
 NAVY YARD-w. B., West Berkeley, Cal It is impossible to state what chances there are at this time for an apprentice at Mare Island. The party desiring to become an apprentice should file an application with the head of the department in which he would like to serve.
 A PRIV E MATTER-A. M,, City The question asked about a person being a partner in a certain private business is one that does not come within the line of answers to correspondents. It is g pr1- vate matter and not one of general inter est. You can ascertain for yourSel1 ny examining the records of partnership at the City Hall.
 MARRIAGE AT SEAS. F. S., City. There is no law that authorizes mar riage at sea, and if man who has ob- tained a divorce in California goes out on a tugboat outside of the jurisdietional limit of the State, and 'marries'' woman within a year after the divorce has been granted, both he and the woman vii discover that they are not married. Such a method to beat the law will not place either party in favorable light If the man wants to marry again he must wait the full year
 THE vIRGINIUs AFFAIR-H. W. H.. VirpjniIlS A was captured on the high seas near Ja- maica by the Spanish man-of-war Tor ando, October s1, 1873, on the ground that - intended landing men to assist in the Four Cubans found among the passen- gers, and Captain Fry, the master, were executed, as well number Of others. Accounts of this affair will be found in the daily papers of the early part of No vember of that year and in subsequent issues.
 RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS-C F. J., City. What are called religious sta- tistfcs of the world are only estimates. According to the estimates Of Fournier de Faix. who has devoted much time to this subject, the Christian religion of the world is divided as follows: Catholic 143, ,237, ,625; Orthodox Greek churches, 9S,- O16OOO: Church of Abyssinia, 5000, 900; Coptic church, 10000; Armenian church, 169O 900; Nestorians, S0,000; Jacobites, TO- O60
 The other religions are given as fol- Iows Worship of Ancestors and Confu- cianism, 256, 900 000; Hindooism, 190 900, 900: Mohammedanism, ,372; Buddhism. IA 900 ,00O Judaism, 7.056.OO0; Polytheism, IT 6S1 .669
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wonderful element, that grand. strong force for good. the mother love "deep, deep as the sea and as white as it's foam Many know 1t to be. and some are still entertaining angels unawares.' . as auxiliary to the G. A. R. proves the statement correct that when the hour strikes and honor calls we are ready to the comfort of our fellowman, and with full assurance that our cause is just, and that truth Is mighty and must prevail. Member of Lincoln Woman's Relief Corps
 No. g.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Baldwfn-"In old Japan" umbia-.Monbars" Canfornia-"The Ensign" Alcazar-"Nobe
 Morosco's-"'The Prisoner of Algters" Tlvo-"Ship Ahoy." Orpheum-V Vaudeville. Mechanics Paviion-Masontc Festival Sherman. Clay Hal-Paoma Schranm, Saturday afternoon Sherman, Clay Quartet, Monday, May 16 Metropolitan Fritz Scheel, Sunday aftern May l5
 The Chutes- s-Zoo, Vaudeville and "Visons of Art Olympia-Corner Mason and Eddy streets, Spec1alteS Central Park-Dog and Pony Show. Baths-Swmming campo-Ausic dancing boating fishing. Sunday California Jockey Club, Oakland-Races to-dayI
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12

Through the generosity and enterprise of the San Francisco Call the people throughout the country are supplied with war bulletins free of cost. To fully real tze the enormous cost of these bulletins, it is only necessary to say that the ex- pense for the line from Reno to Alturas alone amounts to $50 per month Nothing which The Call could do would be so highly appreciated by the people gene rally as these gratuitous news bulletins, and that paper is deserving the thanks and gratitude of our people.-Alturas Plain Dealer.
 We must again refer to the war bulle- tins sent here with such rare manifesto tions of enterprise by the San Francisco Call. They have kept the city well in formed as to the progress of affairs at the front and while one or two have turned out to be unfounded, still this was not the fault of the newspaper It would seem that in the mass of news from the front an occasional unfounded report must creep in The Call must be given credit for its enterprise. and we are free to say that much of the war news now engaging the attention of the American neopie has come to us through its bulle- fins, On some days the bulletins have reached as high as fifty. The Call more over Is printing the best account of the hanDenings at the front, as witness its ratification of the bombardment of Ma tanzas ahead of the other San Francisco ynornine papers. Its enterprise is greatly anpreciated by our people.-Anaheim Gazette.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12

The Denver man who threw a stone into can of nitro-gycerne for the fun of seeing explosion did not remain in the vicinity long enough to fully grasp the impressiveness of the merrment he creating. The Coroner, however, is conscentiously trying to find him.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
FACTS ABOUT PORTO RICO

It may be that the heavy hgnters or Admiral Sampsons North Atlantic squad ron are now blowing their way full steamed to Porto Rico, about 100 miles from Key West, which they left Wednes- day morning. And, in that event. 1t may be that, before the end or the week. news will come of the Iall or san Juan; Submission of Spain's easternmost pos session in America.
 Porto Rico is the fourth in size of the Antilles. It lies southeast of Cuba and is separated from the island of San De- mingo by strait sixty-two miles wide The island forms an irregular parallelo- gram 1OS miles long and about thirty seven miles wide, having an area of 3550 square miles.
 From east to west it is traversed by a range of hills. The highest district is in the Sierra de Loguillo, near the south east coast, where the peak Of El Yunque watered by about 1900 streams, of which nearly fifty are considerable rivers. The hills are pretty generally covered with
 The island was declared a province of Spain in 1870 and Is divided into seven departments or districts The principal capital, with population of about 24.- 0O0; Ponce, the principal seaport town, on a o6 poPgSo Arecivo, population 11,O00, and Guayama, population 5500 The seaports are: San Juan, Ponce, Mayaguez, Naguabo, Faj- ardo, Aquidilla and Viequez The total population of the island is about S3O, 900, of which more than 100000 are negroes, only few Asiatics being among the peo- pie. The majority of the inhabitants are Roman Catholics, but other religions are tolerated. The Gibaros, or small land holders, and day laborers of the coun- try districts, are a curious old Spanish stock, largely modified by Indian blood
 The harbor is one of the best in the West Indies. having a comparatively unobstructed entrance. Along the wharVes the water has a depth of 10 to 13 feet at low tide and 111a to 141b feet at high tide. Mayaguez, on the west coast, is separated from it's port by river.
 The island is governed by laws re- sembing those of the mother country. It is under the command of a Governor Captain General, appointed by the crown. and assisted by tunta of military of dent of the Royal Audiencia or Assembly of the island. There are the usual Pro- vincial Assembly, Court of Claims. h. tendency, one Chief Engineer of Public Works. one Chief Engineer of Mines and minor functionaries The island elects Spanish Cortes and twenty-seven Provin- cial Deputies.
 The chief city of the island. although not the largest. Is San Juan. on the north coast, with LOGO inhabitants. It is built on an island connected with the main by bridge and causeway. and magnificent highway connects with the city of Ponce on the southern coast. San Juan is one of the most co act of cities. built on a peninsula term lated by a great fortress
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
Excursion to the Yellowstone Park.

A personally conducted excursion will leave this city July 12 for the Yellowstone Park, via the Shasta Route and Northern Pacific Rail- way Tourists will be accommodated in first class Pullman cars, and tickets will be sold including berths meals and trip through the Park Send for circular giving rate and itinerary to T. K. STATELER, General Agent Northern Pacific Railway. e3S Market street. San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12

The Drumont cry of France for Frenchmen,' scarcely applies. says the Paris Correspondent of the London Chronicle, to Algeria, which the chief of Jew-haters is now stumping. As a mat ter of fact excluding soldiers, there are only 4OOO Frenchmen in the city of AL giers, which contains about 90,0O0 inhabi- tants. The statistics show 10000 Span iards and 15 GOO Maltese-who are nat urally British subjects. Arabs and Moors make a total of 10000. The Italian popu- lation Is 10,060. whilst English, Belgians. Germans and Swiss reach 5000 The hated Jews, who are naturalized. figure at 6000 Of the 4000 born and bred Frenchmen o000 arc fI1pctiOnarieS
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A ouICK TIGHT TO A FINISH.

We must win and the sooner the better. War ia dreadful, but the United States is in 1t now. and there is only one thing to ,,n the hi1siness as quickly and thoroughly as nossfble. Spain is the open enemy of this country, and there is just one way tn treat a state of war-that is to carry # through to a state of peace.-Hartford Cf,llrant.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12

Adjutant Gen. eral Barrett told a good story at the banquet giv- en to the Cali fornia Volunteers Tuesday night.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12

No SAFER OR MORE EFFIcACIoUs REMEDY can be had for Cough s, any trouble of the throat than sBro,Un's Bronchial Tf'ocfeS."
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12

Only few days ago learned contemporary ex- plained and extoled the wisdom of the Government in not giving Captain Sgsbee command. Mean time Captain Sigsbee is on the high com mander of the St. Paul, circumstance showing that either the Government or the contemporary needs guardian.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12

Dewey is being praised by the English press. We sometimes quarrel with British friends, but it must be acknowledged that they do like fighter.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12

No well regulated household should be with out DR. T. G. B. SIEGERr SONS ANGoSrURA BIrrERs. Uneoualled as an appetizing tonic
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12

New York society men who have joined Roose- velts rough riders" will find the difference between chasing aniseseed bag in time of peace and chas- ing live Spaniard to be considerable.
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Neither did Secretary Long waste any words in sending orders to Dewey His instructions constitute model of brevity, and the ultimate effect of them shows that they were about right in other respects.
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Cal glace fruit soc per ID at Townsend's..

Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by the Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), BIO Mont gomery street. Telephone Main 1O42
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Yellow journalism is engaged in committing hara- kri The spectacle of its last agony is not pleasant but, considering how seriously yellow journalism was in need of killing, can be endured
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AUCTION SALES.

By Frank w. Buerdeid This day May F Fnrn iture. at Furniture 259
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12

Aside from being another style of cutthroats the Philippine insurgents to be about of piece with their oppressors
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
WAR NEWS BY WIRE.

The San Francisco Call has done this community a valuable service since war became certain with Spain by furnishing news bulletins every day. Aside from ing for the next ones-Pomona Times
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:D ON ACCOUNT OF THE WAR;"

Fl International, St. Louis magazine has the distinction of being the first publication re- turned by the United States Postoffice be- of This paper has quite circu- lation abroad, and a part of it's mail refused for this reason The above is a fac-simile of one of the envelopes returned by Postmaster Carlisle.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONS, w. U., Ukiah, Cal. For information apoul the Indian civil service address John T. Doyle, Secretary of the United states Civil Service Commission of the United States. 2104 Wyoming avenue. Washing ton D. C.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12

RELIGION. G. J., Oakland. Cal. As there is no record kept of the religion of the officers and employees of the city and Mayor down to the street sweeper" the question as to how many belong to one religion and how many to another can- mt ba answered
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12

NAVY YARD-W. B., West Berkeley, Cal It is impossible to state what chances there are at this time for an apprentice at Mare Island. The party desiring to become an apprentice should file an application with the head of the department in which he would like to serve.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-12
GOD BLESS THE YANKEE TAR

ALMA E. KEITH.
The Advocate and news., 1898-02-23

miners are unable to cope against petty
despOtism.
And we anticipate that to wait until
these seasons of the year come around
before legal steps are taken for the prac-
tical enforcement Of the law, the opera
tors may submit a contract to each and
every miner employed In the mines,
waivlng the provisions Of the law and
may be found loudly prOclaiming the
right Of individual contract"
1t Is the fear OF being permanently
out of work that holds the miner back
from more open and frequent decara-
tlOns. It is very easy matter for
corporation to get rid Of any Of Its en-
ployees, numerous laws to the contrary
Notwithstanding. Men are discharged
on pretexts which cover the real facts
that the companies regard them as too
Independent for their purposes.
II the miner really had freedom Of
The Advocate and news., 1898-02-23

away from the miners earnings. When
the screens have been used for a length
OF time, 80 that the holes become worn
and enlarged there is obviously a greater
amount Of slack and nut coal, and the
company gets the benefit The law says
that 1T shall be unlawful for any mine
owner, lessee or operator Of coal mines
IN this State, employing miners at bushel
or ton rates or other quantity, to pass
the output Of coal mined by said miners
over any screen or other device which
shall take any part from the value
thereof before the same shall have been
weighed and duly credited TO the EN-
Dloyes and accounted for at the legal rate
OF weights fixed by the laws Of Kansas"
but the law, with all other labor legisla-
4ion, is dead letter in that district. In
my investigation I found a curious stu
alton In the assumed attitude Of the en-
ployers They do not seem to take any
The Advocate and news., 1898-02-23

and cut my face, yet met children who
would have been poorly clothed against a
summer rain. Small boys with sweaters
or shirt waists and no coats spattered
through the mud as though they had
never heard of OVercOats and rubbers,
and thinly dressed little girls who were
usually protected by cloaks or umbrellas
seemed to have on the clothing that
they expect to wear next August. | was
told Of children who had no shoes or
stockings during the entire winter, but
did not have time to verify these cases
personally. This condition of affairs, il
must be remembered, exists at time
when the miners are more prosperous
than they have ever been, owing to the
increased demand for coal. Frontenac.
too, Is in better shape than some OF the
other mining towns, for the truck store
was only introduced there two years
ago since the lease of the shaft by the
Santa Fe railway company to the Mt.
Carmel Coal Company. visited the
camps at the busiest time of the year,
when work Is best, and found matters
worse than | had imagined them to be
during the time of a strike.
The table given on this page is three
years old, but it serves to give slight
idea Of how the miner is paid, providing
you lay aside the consideration of the
scrip and screen questions. 1t is from
the first report of Bennett Brown as
Mine Inspector to Governor Morrill,, and
shows what the miner earns a day to
spend in scrip The net earnings per
day, If paid in cold cash every week,
would make the miner highly prosper
GUS as compared with his present condi-
TABLE showing the earnings OF the miners per
principal companies in Crawford and Che
annual report Of the State Mine Inspector)
The Advocate and news., 1898-02-23

contract, freedom to contract for the
necessities Of life at fair prices at stores
Of his own selection, freedom to call in
medical attendance without being held
down to doctor in whom he and his
fellow miners have no confidence, and
the right to act as a man and a citizen
of the country instead of being COM
PEELED to work as mere machine that
is not even worth proper care, he would
have considerable more than he now
possesses. The same system prevails
throughout the district, except that in
the camps outside of Pittsburg there
Is less competition against the company
stores, and prices are maintained at a
higher level. There is no place, how
ever, in the two counties where miner
receives the full amount of his wages;
he cannot escape robbery merely by a
change of location, and he is no better
off II he goes to other parts Of the cOun-
try.
The miners of southeastern Kansas
are intelligent, as class. The Italians
among the foreign element,
The Advocate and news., 1898-02-23

tion. The highest amount In the table
OF net daily earnings is S2.7O, Of en-
! plOyees OF the j. II. Durkee Coal Co!
and what this amounts to In reality mat
figured out from the fact-and am relat-
ing an actual instance-that miner in
Weir City purchased with one dollar
what he would have been taxed s1.7O for
at the Durkee company's store. There is
considerable difference, however, between
the prices at the Durkee store and those
Of the Kansas g. Texas Company at Pitts
burg. The latter store is more reason
able because 1t is situated in a larger
community, although / purchased at an
other Pittsburg store a macintosh for
S2.2O which was Of better quality than
the cheapest macintosh could find at
the Kansas & Texas store, and which
sold for $3.50
In this Introductory article | have
avoided details and have dealt more with
generalities, because the various sys-
TENS OF which the miners complain can
be better treated separately. Ensuing
articles in this series will show how the
scrip system works an injustice to the
miner, why he wants the coal weighed
before it is screened, and how the com
panies use the power which money gives
them to tyrannlze over and steal from
their employees i have been careful
not to trust to opinions, but have en-
deavored to verify everything as much as
possible by my own researches. began
my investigations in a thoroughly I'm
partial manner, and have tried to fol-
low that course throughout, although the
amount Of oppression and robbery that
the miners endure is simply astounding
to an outside observer.
anDum and per day OF miners employed by the
'okee counties in this State. (From the eighth