davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-28
HAIL OF SHELLS
into SPANISH FORTS.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

in the expected sea fight and the Navy
Department will not take that chance.
The secret service of the department
has sent word that Spanish ships were
to sail to this side and it is thought
possible that the armada which left
Cadiz several days ago may be on the
way across the Atlantic. The fleet at
Cape Verde Islands will also move in
order to obey the neutrality laws of
Portugal, and that also may cross to
this side.
Naval officers and Government Off
Gals generally are anxious for a chance
to test the merits of the two navfes.
They are confident of a victory for the
American ships, and the sooner the sea
fight comes the better it will please
them. 1t is thought fleet cruisers will
be sent out as scouts as soon as news
is received of a movement of the arlna-
das to cross the Atlantic and it is sur
missed that that is what the Columbia
and the Minneapolis are doing now.
The tactics of the Spaniards are a
mystery, but it is suspected that they
may make an attempt to lombard some
of the big cities on the North Atlantic
Coast.
Preparations are going on for move
ment of a force of regulars into Cuba
as soon as possible. 1t is rumored that
the force may be $4,000 instead of D.
C0G. The object is to establish a base
of operations, open communication with
General Gomez, and feed as many of
the reconcentrados as can be reached.
The daring act of Lieutenant John c.
Fremont and a party from the torpedo
boat Porter in landing under the guns
of Matanzas Sunday night was hailed
with much satisfaction. A report is
current that Lieutenant Fremont land
ed a pilot who had conducted a number
of flibustering expeditions. and that
this pilot was dispatched with messages
to Gomez.
An official high in the War Depart
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-28
Zephyr and Nan Han (sic) as trans

Zephyr and Nan Han (sic) as trans
ports
The news from the Philippines is less
than ever reassuring for Spain. De-
spite official statements from Madrid
that the rebellion has been got under
cont.ol, the outbreak does not seem 70
have been subdued. General Primo De
Rivers is so Disguised with the Govern
ment not carrying out his recommended
tons for reforms that he has insisted
upon being relieved.
Spain seems to be cesOrtin~ to @oul
tactics to kill the rebellion. At the tnd
OF March 18th the rebels were holding
a meeting in 4 house in Manila. The
news cot to the authorities. and the
house was surrounded, with the result
that u3on their refusal to surrender
about ten so-called insurgents we're
killed. some sorty wounded and the re-
mainder taken prisoners. They did not
linger long in confinement, being re-
le a ed b. death. This massacre aroUs ID
intense Indignation.
The Japanese officials declare that it
becomes more evident than ever as
events progress and develop that neither
the present Government nor the Philip
pine rebels can ever govern the island
as the-y ought to be governed, with a
view to the reasonable DEVELOPMENT OF
this paradise of the earth.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-28
TALK OF A BOND ISSUE.
Secretary OF the Treasury Gage
ConsuIts With Einanciers.

NEW YORK, April 21.-Secretary Of
! the Treasury Gage is in the city to-day.
During the morning he was in confer
ence with Assistant Treasurer Jordan.
II. N. Seligman, Jones Speyer and other
! leading financiers. The Secretary re
fused to talk as to the purpose OF the
conferences The Evening World re
ports Mr. Gage as saying that it is
probable that the Government will offer
! 500 100000 in bonds within the next
thirty days.
Later a conference was held in the
Sub Treasury between Secretary Gage
and Thomas Stewart President of the
United States Trust Company: Charles
A Fairchild. President of the New York
! Security and Trust Company President
Happen of the Gallatin National Bank,
Cannon of the Chase National, Wood
ward of the Hanover National, August
Belmont, Charles H Coster and Robert
A. Bacon, representing ]. p. Morgan &
! Co.
One of the subjects to be discussed. it
was reported was the legaltender sit
uation. whoch is not strong at this time.
The Sub Treasury has only $15,000W0
or $40 CG0,010 in legal tenders, and
these are not directly available for
transfer purposes. Banks here hold
only S43 600 900 legal tender. as their
Western correspondents have reduced
their accounts here to have their avail
able cash balance in their own vaults.
This condition will make it exceedingly
hard for banks to take any large
amount of bands without using their
specie which it is said. they are not
altogether disposed to do.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-28
BOSTON HARBOR.
Hundreds of Mines Have Been Laid
in the Bay.

BOSTON. April 27.-There are many
valuable vessels and cargoes scattered
over the ocean at present destined for
New England. any one of which may
fall into Spanish hands. The Captains
of many of them cannot possibly know
that a state Of war exists between THIS
country and Spain. There are twelve
barks, seventeen schooners, several
steamers and other craft
Lieutenant Sewall of the Engineer
Corps has sent notices to ship captains
and pilots who were in Boston harbor
that the harbof' will be closed between
shutdown and sunrise. No vessels will
be permitted to enter or leave the har-
Dor during these hours without a per-
NIT from him There are GOO mines al
ready laid. and 300 more viii be laid
before daylight tomorrow.
BOSTON, April 2.-James Montgom-
cry Sears, a millionaire of this city,
has rendered his yacht Varuna to the
Navy Department for use as a patrol
boat in Boston harbor, free of expense.
It will be accepted with thanks.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-28
The Parade Of the Grand ParIOr Was
a Marked Success.
Thousands of Spectators View and Cte:r
the Procession.
The Question as to the Holding OF
The Semi-CentenUial Admission
Day Celebration at San Fran
cisco Settled, an Effort to Post
pone It Till 1901 Being Defeat
ed.

NEVADA CITY, April 27.-The pa
rade Of the Grand Parlor, n. S. Ct. w,
to-day was a marked success. Laurel
Parlor of Native Daughters, Hydraulic
Parlor of Native Sons, the Nevada
Light Guards, the Knights of Sherwood
Forest, the Gilt Edge baseball club of
Sacramento and the Camera Club of
this city together with all the school
children of the township, escorted the
visitors through the principal streets,
and several Thousand spectators cheer
ed them as they marched.
Tonight the greatest ball in the city's
history was given in honor of the Grand
parlOr
Business sessions were held this fore
noon and afternoon. The most import
ant question was as to the holding of
the semi-centennial Admission Day eel
ebratiOn at San Francisco An effort
was made to have it postponed till 1901
in order that it might not be detracted
from by the coming exposition at Paris,
but the effort failed.
Resolutions were adopted expressing
the patriotic sentiments of California S
sons relative to the movement of this
Government to free Cuba.
The action of Monday in declaring
that Grand Officers must walk in pa
rades of the order was reversed.
The rest of the days business was of
a routine nature.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-28
WAR REVENUE ELL.
Silver Senator's Will Oppose the
Bond Issue Feature.

| WASHINGTON, April 81. = While
there is no doubt that the Senators Of
all parties who advocate the free coin
age of silver will oppose the bond feat
ure of the war revenue bill, the present
prospect is that they will not seek TO
delay it's passage on account of that
provision.
Senators Teller, Pettigrew and Butler
all expressed the opinion to-day that
this would be the course pursued Sen
ator Jones of Arkansas declined to ex-
press any opinion, saying there had
been no exchange of views upon it
among the Democratic Senators.
The bond provision will probably be
stricken out of the bill in the Commit
tee on Finance and restored in the Sem
ate The full Democratic strength of
the Finance Committee is relied upon
to oppose the provision.
Senator Jones of Nevada (Silver Rep
is counted upon to support a motion to
eliminate the bond feature. His vote
would he decisive as he holds the bal
ance of power in the committee. In
the event that the bill is reported to
the Senate without the bond clause the
Republicans will move to reinsert it..
after IL Is IepOIte anu III tiilS ti'cS
hope to succeed. with the assistance Of
several Democrats.
The Silver Republicans and Popu-
lists plan is to let the majority pass
the bill in the shape that suits them.
after a comparatively brief debate.
They will find occasion to state their
position explicitly. making clear their
opposition to bonds, but will not at
tempt to delay the passage of the meas
ure There will be an effort to amend
the bill in committee b adding a pro-
vision for an income tax
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-28

defines the intentions Of Spain in the
present war
The European powers are pleased to
see that Spain for the time being con-
sents to refrain from privateering, but
would have preferred to see her adhere
to the Treaty of Paris of 1856. as no.
body can say how soon pressure viii
be brought on the Queen Regent and
Ministers, and they will be forced TO
assent to the popular outcry for pri-
vateers 10 prey on the American ships
and navy and interfere with interna-
tional trade on the high seas.
The idea of creating an auxiliary fieet
of merchant steamers was suggested 10
Spain by Russia, who all through has
hardly concealed her sympathies with
Spain against America. The auxiliary
fleet already consists Of forty steamers
in Spain, eight in Cuba and several at
Manila
The war is stopping so many Spanish
lines to the colonies that more are Of
fered to the Government than can be
maintained and armed.
Nothing causes more anxiety in Spain
than coal supplies for the royal ana
merchant navy and for Spanish indus
tries. Several war vessels have sur
fered seriously from having used native
coal
The Spanish press and public are
getting angry and impatient because
SO many days pass without hostilities
beginning actively. They ridicule the
slowness and representation of the
/ American Government and command
ers, which they take to be proof that
the United States INDUCED in big talks
and threats without being really pre-
pared on land and seas for war, which
the Spaniards are convinced they car
make last much longer than Presiden'
/ Mckinley and his councillors dream.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-28
PROBLEMS OF THE WAR.
W.. Laird Cloves Comparison OF
American and Spanish Navies.

LONDON. April %. - w. Laird
Cloves. the naval critic, has written
long article entitled, 'Some of the
Problems of the War;" in which he
says:
SPANS most noteworthy point of
superiority lies in her torpedo fiotilla,
but the Spanish boats are nearly all
old. and it is feared, in rather bad or
der Battleships cannot be improvised
or quickly built, While torpedo boats
can be adapted or constructed III
short time. Therefore, it is worth bear
ing in mind in those material elements
which it is least easy to create, the
United States has superiority from the
first.
There is more difference in the per-
sonnels of the two navies. l do not
hesitate to say that the natural, as we'll
as the acquired qualifications of the
American naval officers are miles ahead
of those of the Spanish. Indeed, there
is no room for comparison. Moreover.
the American naval officers have stead
lily faced and carefully studied the
problems which they are now graphing
with, while the Spaniards have shirked
the disagreeable subject
Concerning the men. casual OBJ
server is liable to be woefully mistaken.
When hard work is to be done the
Americans do it with an intelligence
and go, to which the SDaniards are alb
solutely strangers. Spain cannot az
ford to essay an Or-anZed or formal
attack upon the United States coast.
THE Amirante Ocuendo might shell
Savannah or Wilmington. but it would
be foolish to try the experiment, which
could have no possible influence upon the
course Of war. A regular naval DOM
bardment of New York Boston or Phil
adelDhia is out of the question, because
Spain cannot afford to risk her ships
against the guns behind the earthwolk KS
or in water where they could not fall
to be torDedoed. The disablement of
Spanish shio off Boston or New York
would mean her total loss. Further.
Spain cannot permit her fleet to engage
in any kind of general action at a point
far removed from a coaling station.
The question of coal is one of the
leading factors, and must determine the
result Though there is a certain
amount of coal in Cuba and Porto
Rico. in neither island can the stock
be largely increased while America is
undefeated at sea. If Spain adopts the
alternative of coaling in the open sea
She has only one or two GOLFERS that
she can keep up with the best and
modern part of the fleet"
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-28

SANTA CRUZ, April 2l.-It is now
known that eleven people were killed
in last nights explosion at the santa
Cruz powder works. All that remains
to tell of the guncotton plant is some
twisted iron and a large hole in the
ground made by nitro glycerine.
Besides those killed by the explosion
an empIoye named Decosea, who had
suffered from heart disease, dropped
dead at his home this morning as a
result of the shock II. c. Connolly
had his ribs broken. 1t is thought that
a young man named Miller was killed,
as his horse. with both eyes blown out,
was found where he left the animal
There were two others by the name Of
Miller who were in the list of killed.
The bodies of those killed, with the
exception Of Gilleran, are unrecogniz-
able. having been frightfully mangled.
H.. c. Butler, who was thought to
have escaped, is now to be found among
the dead
The bodies of c. A Cole and H. c.
Butler were recovered this morning
Both were carpenters.
1t is definitely known that the explo-
sion was the result of an accident due
to the spontaneous combustion of nitro
glycerine.
WILD STORY OF A PLOT.
SAN JOSE, April PA Spaniard has
told a wild story here about plot to
blow up the Santa Cruz powder works.
This was to fire into some Of the eX-
plosives with a rife or pistol. Little
credence is given the matter, but the
officers are now trying to run down the
fellow who told the story for a full &C
counting.
The work of rebuilding the destroyed
gunpowder plant is already under way
Machinery has been ordered, and as
speedily as possible the plant will be
in operation. The machinery in the
naval smOkeless powder mill, which
was destroyed. had only been in opera
ton few weeks.
OF the eleven bodies recovered only
one can be identified.
Following is list of the killed. so
far as known: Ed Gilleran, James
Miller, H. c. Butler, c. A Cole. Luther
Marshall Ernest Marshall, Charles
Miller, Ernest Jennings, Guy Pagan, B.
Joseph.
The remains Of the victims We're so
frightfully charred and mangled as to
be almost beyond recognition. The
powder company viii pay all the fun
eral expenses. and also erect monu-
ments over the graves of the victims.
In addition to the building, 5000
cords Of wood, valued at $4,000, We're
destroyed.
An eight-inch cannon now at the
powder works Will be shipped to New
York this week
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-28
TRAGEDY AT PITTSBURG.
A White Woman Shot by a Negro,
Who is Also Fatally Wounded.

PITTSBURG. April 21.-Ida Houston,
a white woman, while defending her
sister. was shot and fatally wounded
by her negro brother-in-law, Andrew
E. Strender, at their home in this city.
Strender in turn was shot twice by the
woman and fatally wounded.
Strender is said to be the notorious
Taylor Strender of Wheeling, whose
brutal murder of his first wife caused
the most celebrated legal battle in The
history of West Virginia. Finally, after
long imprisonment, he escaped further
n,1nishment on technicality. Ten days
ago he married Kate Houston in this
CITY. Later she heard of her husbands
early career, and refused to live with
him Strender went to his home, broke
in the door and demanded an inter-
view with his wife The wife's sister,
Ida. confronted him, and both began
shooting.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-28
EVENTS ON The TURF.
CORRIGAN STAKES THE AT
TRACTION AT INGLESIDE.
Olinthus, the Big Woodland Colt,
Wins, Settling the Question as
to the Crack Two-Y

SAN FRANCISCO, April 21.-The
star attraction at Ingleside to-day was
the Corrigan stake for twO-year- odds, at
five furongS There has been for some
| time an argument as to which was th7
crack tWo-year-Old in California, but
this race settled the question. Galen
Browns big colt Olinthus, who halls
from Woodland, won by two lengths
from Milt Young, who was a head from
Excursion. The favorite, Sombre, was
bad fourth. The odds against Olir-
thus were to l. The weather was fine
and the track fast Results:
Six furlongs, Rosormonde (H. Mar
tin). I to 3 Won; San Antonio (Shields)
| s to <. second; Master Mariner Gay
Asuley, The Ace, Bonnie lone, Soscol
Sadie Schwartz and Negligence also
ran.
Seven furlongs, selling, Lena pig
gott), 3 to 1. won; San Mateo CThorp")
3 to ,, second; Miss Rose CWoods). It
to 1. third. Time-1:2S12. Zamar IL.
Dolore. Widow Jones, Olive and For
tuna also ran.
Six furlongs. selling. Twinkle Twink
| (Gouin), 10 to I. won; Zarro &c. VII
SOM. 10 to 1, second; Zaraida (Ames'
u to /. third. Time-1:15H. Justine
Florimel and Mic Nae also ran.
Five furlongs. the Corrigan stakes,
value 81 900 -Olinthus (Shields), even
won. Milt Young (Clayton), Il to l.
second: Excursion (Thorpe), to l.
coupled with Strongoli, third. Time
:023 Sombre, Master Lee and BABY
King also ran.
Mile and one-sixteenth, selling. Buck
wa (Clayton), to ;, won; Thelma I'll
Martini. s to 1, second; San Marco
Piggott). 10 to /, third. Time: 1874
Del Paso IT. and Paul Pry also ran.
Seven furlcngs, Bernardillo III. Mar
tin). . to <. won; Walter j Glover, 81
to /. second: Summertime (Shields) d
to I third. Time, 100. William OBJ,
Cabrillo. Pleasanton and Frank James
also ran.
RESULTS AT AQUEDUCT.
NEW YORK, A2ril 21.-Results at
Aqueduct:
Six furlongs. Kinnikinnic won, san
ders second. Judge Wardell third. Time
-1:1425.
Four and half furlongs, Robert won'
Mr.. Clay second, Miss Mark third. Time
-1:571i5
Six furlongs, Prince Auckland Won
Blue Beard second. Nearest third. Time
1: 1858.
Four and half furlongs, Caoutchouc
won, Lady Dora second, Peace third
Time-0:5G
Mile and forty yards. King T. Won
Squan second. LonSacre third. Time
1:49a5.
About seven furlongs, Tobias won
Commercial Traveller second. leila
third. Time-1:2S.
AT MONTGOMERY PARK.
MEMPHIS, Aoril 2I.-Weather fine
and track fast at Montgomery Park
Results:
Seven furloncs, Millstream won, ST.
DOMAIN second, Ben Frost third. Time
i :2S@
Four and a hale furlon-s, ChimWa
won, By George second, Sa-itta third.
Tme-0:51H.
Six furlonGs, FOrSeen won. Rey Sa-
lazar second, Philip Byrnes third. Time
-1:1612.
One mile. Good Times won. Buckvi-
dere second, Estaca third. Time
1:42A.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-28

ment is authority for the statement
that the volunteers called for will be
held in their State encampments in
definitely, to be organized and hard
ened. A plan has been proposed to
gather them in from the camps at
Washington, Richmond, Atlanta. or
Chickamauga, but it was declared to-
day that these troops would not be
moved to such camps for weeks. The
volunteers can be trained in their own
States as well as anywhere else, it was
explained, and thousands of mothers
and wives will be relieved of much
anxiety. 1t is urged there is no need
of making the service more trying than
the situation demands. The United
States is on the defensive. and must
await the action of the enemy's fleets
because the American navy has not q
sufficient preponderance of strength 10
warrant the taking of chances.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-28
LEAGUES CONSOLIDATE.
The California ard Pacific Coast
Leagues Under One Name.

SAN FRANCISCO, April -. - The
California Baseball League and Pa
cific States Baseball League CONSOLE
dated tonight under the name of the
Pacific Coast League.
The officers of the new league will
be- Eugene Bert. President; j. j.
Rauer, Vice-President: J. Bonet, Treas
urer, and II. Stevens, Secretary.
The teams that will play in the league
are the Gilt Edges Of Sacramento,
Santa Cruz, San Jose, San Francisco,
San Francisco Athletics. Reliance of
Oakland Stockton and Fresno.
The first game under the new leagues
schedule viii take place on Sunday.
May 9TH. The two leagues as they
stand at present will hold attention at
the diamonds on Saturday and Sunday,
and then they will go out of existence.
The schedule of games that is to follow
will be prepared on Monday next.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-28
Hawaiian Annexation.

WASHINGTON, April p. - The Sen-
ate Foreign Relations Committee had
the regular weekly attendance to-day.
Senator Morgan urged on the commit
tee the Importance of again taking up
the question of annexing the Hawaiian
Islands. He said the islands were es-
sential to the United States in view of
the war with Spain, and that no time
should be lost in perfecting the treaty
other members of the committee ex-
pressed the opinion that it was imprac-
ticable to proceed with the question at
present.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-28
Clock and Watch Company Assigns.

BOSTON, April p. - The Howard
Clock and Watch Company, Samuel
Little proprietor, has made an assign
ment for the benefit of creditors to i.
f. Snow. Samuel Little and his son
Arthur have also made individual as
signment,. Both are said to be on the
paper of the clock company for large
amounts. 1t is estimated that the liza
bilities of the clock company will reach
$500, 0e0. with assets of S4O0,0G0. The
cause OF the assignment is not known.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-28
Mails to Manila Discontinued.

SAN FRANCISCO, April Pin ac-
cordance with telegra3hic instructions
from Washington. Postmaster Mon
t&gue discontinued the dispatch OF
American mail to Manila and other
Spanish possessions in the Orient to-
day. Letters destined for to-day 5
steamer will be returned to senders if
possible; otherwise they will be sent to
the dead letter office.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-28
Jacob Goodsell Missing.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 27.-The rel
atives and friends of Jacob GoOdsell,
railroad engineer, aged 63, are anxious
to ascertain his present whereabouts
He left Los Angeles for his home in oak
land on February 18th last, but failed
to reach his destination, and nothing
has been heard of or from him since.
1t is supposed that he left the train on
which he departed from Los Angeles
while mentally deranged.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-28
Ten DAYS at San Quentin.

OAKLAND, April 27.-Ten days in
San Quentin Penitentiary was the SEN
tence imposed to-day by Judge Els
worth on Albert Luckhart, who was
driven to burglary by the cries of his
suffering wife and starving children.
The merciful judgment was the result
of plea, full of pathos, that was made
by Mrs Rose Luckhardt in behalf of
her hunsband q few days ago in court.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-28
ORIENTAL ADVICES.
The People With the United States
in the War With Spain.

VANCOUVER OB. CO, April 27-Man
brought by the Empress of China.
which arrived here this morning from
Hongkong and Yokohama, states that
the people of the Orient are turning
their attention from the Far Eastern
question TO the war between the United
States and Spain Generally speaking,
the press is on the side of America.
The Japan Daily Herald" declares
that Spanish pride and obstinacy con-
spired to throw away all chance of
peace
1t was reported in Hongkong on April
18th that the American Government
had purchased two steamers. the