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COAST BASEBALL.
San Francisco Wins From Oakland
Twice, but Loses to San Jose.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.-After
ten-inning game to-day the San
F'ranciscOs defeated the Oaklands of
the Pacific States League at Central
Park. The contest was won by the
clever pitching of Johnson and a fine
catch and double play by Kroghan.
Score: San Francisco s, hits II. errors
5; Oakland Z, hits 10, errorsS. Bat
teries-Johnson and Eager; Eagan and
Hammond Umpire-Creamer and Ga
gus.
SAN JOSE, April 24.-The San Fran
cisco Athletics were an easy game for
the San Jose team at Cyclers Park to-
day. The locals took the lead in the
third inning and played with their op-
ponents until the end, winning by a
score of IL to 4.
STOCKTON, April 24.-The San Jose
team got up against it to-day when
they tackled the Stockton baseballers.
At no stage of the argument did they
even have a fighting chance. The good
right arm of Whalen, who tWirled the
sphere for the home team, was too cum
ming for them and they only got five
scattering hits off him. Tyson, for the
visitors. was wild and was heavily bat
ted. Score: Stockton 10, San Jose 3.
NEVADA CITY, April 24.-This af-
ternoon the Athletics of Sacramento
defeated the Nevada Citys by a score
of 10 to Z. Batteries-Shields and
Johnson; Rockenfield and Hanson.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.-The
Oaklands and San Franciscos of the
California League played an exciting
game of ball to-day at Recreation
Park, the Oaklands winning by one
run. Score: San Francisco 9, hits g. err
rors 5; Oakland TO- hits II, errors D.
Batteries-Wheeler and Strecker; Rus
sell and Peters. Umpire-H. Smith.
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PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
To Take Some Seaport and Hold It
as a Base of Operations.


NEW YORK, April 24.-The Her
aid" tomorrow will say: Major Lowell
H Jerome. who is a personal friend Of
President Mckinley, brought back an
interesting suggestion from Washing
ton yesterday in relation to the plan OF
the campaign in Cuba. Major Jerome
spent several days in Washington last
week. and saw the President and his
advisers.
THE plan which was being dis
cussed," said Major Jerome, was not
an invasion of Cuba by a large mill
tary force, but the capture of some port
in which a garrison might be placed
sufficiently large to hold it against the
Spaniards. The sending of large force
to Cuba is regarded as a difficult prob
lem. In the first place, it would not be
easy to transport them and in the Sec
ond place, it would not be easy TO land
them under the enemy's fire.
IF a port like Matanzas, for instance,
should be taken, arms and ammunition
could be furnished to the insurgents,
and food in unlimited quantities could
be landed and distributed to them un-
der cover of our guns. By this means,
according to the talk in Washington,
the sufferings of the reconcentrados
could be relieved, While the Spanish,
owing to the blockade would soon b.
without provisions, and Havana would
be compelled to surrender
1T is believed that the reconcentra-
dos can be fed only in some such way
as this. as, Of course, all supplies fan
ing into the hands Of the Spanish would
be appropriated by them for their use
in war, and they would have a perfe1t t
right to take them
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IRVING WINS.
Judge BeIcher Decides Against the
Harbor Commission.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 23.-Super-
ior Judge Belcher decided the Harbor
Commission cases to-day. His honor
found that Samuel c. Irving is entit-
led. as a citizen and taxpayer, to an
injunction restraining the Board of
Harbor Commissioners from awarding
a contract for the creosoting of piles
for the repair of Green-street wharf to
any person other than the Paraffin
Paint Company; also, that the Paraffin
Paint Company is entitled to a writ of
mandamus compelling the Board Of
Harbor Commissioners to award the
aforesaid contract to the Paraffin
Paint Company.
Both actions were tried together and
occupied two months. The principal
point sought to be made by the plaintiff
in the actions was that the Harbor
Commissioners had displayed great ia
voritism in the award of their con-
tracts, and that the San Francisco
Timber Preserving Company and other
concerns were the constant recipients
of favors from the defendant public
body.
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PRINCE ALBERT OF FLANDERS.
He Arrives at San Francisco and
VIII Start Thence for Home.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.-Prince
Albert OF Flanders, nephew of King
Leopold of Belgium and heir presurnp-
tive to the Belgian throne, is in the
city. He reached town at noon to-day
after a trip of several weeks through
the East and South, and registered at
the Palace Hotel simply as DE Retty."
The Prince is accompanied by Colon
eI f. JungblEnth of the Belgian army.
MS Camp; Nj. Joostens, Secre-
tary of the Belgian Legation at Wash
lngton, and his physician, Dr. L. Me-
lis. He Will doubtless read in the
morning papers the Associated Press
dispatch stating that he has been or
dered to at once return to Belgium.
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cruisers did patrol duty in the vicinity
of the fiotilla but no vessel of any kind
approached the men-of-war
This was the second seizure of the
day, the first being the seizure of the
Spanish steamer Buenaventura, which
the fleet Of warships met early in the
morning, soon after they had left their
anchorage at Key West. The steamer
was some distance outside of Havana
harbor at the time she was stopped and
Admiral Sampson signalled to the Nash
vile, which brought her to, to escort
her TO port, which was done.
A third seizure occurred this morning,
few miles west Of the entrance TO
Havana Harbor 1t was a small
schooner, apparently a fishing craft, and
she was captured by the Cincinnati. The
cruiser towed her to the flagship and her
Captain made satisfactory explanation
to Admiral Sampson, who released the
vessel.
Shortly before noon the torpedo boat
Porter captured a Spanish coasting
schooner the Mathilde, which the
Dauntless towed into Key West
The New York, with the torpedo boat
Porter in close attendance, was lying
about eight or ten miles off Havana,
when the smoke of a steamer was seen
few miles to the eastward. The flag
ship and the Porter started for her i'm
mediately, but when they drew near
they found that she was the italian
man n-of-war Giovanni Basan, bound for
Havana. The Italian ran up the Amer
lean colors to his masthead and iired a
Rear Admiral salute of fifteen guns it
being the first salute Rear Admiral
Sampson had received from a foreign
warship since his appointment TO Ills
present rank.
The New York returned the salute,
and as the firing occurred only few
miles off shore, the incident probably
created CONSERVATION in Havana Just
as this ceremony was completed two
schooners We're sighted inshore from
where the New York and the Italian
lay, and the flagship signaled the Por-
ter to go after them. The torpedo boat
glided over the water at a very rapid
pace, and passed almost under the 0oWs
of the Basan on her capture of the
Mathilde. AS she ran the Porter fred
shots from her SiX-pOunderS across the
bows of both schooners. One of them
came about Immediately, but she
proved to be fishing boat, and was
released. But the Mathilde was more
obstinate, and probably did not appre-
ciate being stopped by what looked like
a toy boat, or else she failed to under
stand what the Porter wanted of her
But when two or more shots We're fired
from the tOrpedO-boat the Mathilde
came about and the Porter ran along
side, informed her that she was seized
by the United States and peremptorily
took her prize in tow and started off
to the flagship with her The Mathilde
was loaded with barrels of rum, was
loaded almost to her sails, and the Por-
ter had much difficulty in dragging the
heavy schooner through the water, but
finally brought her prize alongside the
flagship, and by this time she had hoist
ed the Stars and Stripes above the
Spanish flag at the Mathildes mast
head
The Dauntless was about ready to
leave for Key West, and Admiral
Sampson asked the dispatch boat to
tow the prize to that port for him.
which was done, a prize crew from the
New York being placed on board the
Mathilde
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SACRAMENTO DAILY RECoRD-UNIoN MONDAY. APRIL a5,

ted States will find it necessary to retail
late despite the adhesion of the Gov
ernment to the declaration of Paris. In
any case S0ain's attitude will enhance
the Importance of the negotiations of
the Powers, which it is understood have
been initiated by Italy with a view 10
making arrangements with a view to
protect neutral vessels on the sea. II
is reported from Vienna that England
holds aloof from the negotiations,
though this is discredited
A general rise in the price of wheat
has occurred already throughout Eu-
rope The cash silver on hand at the
Bank of Spain has drained over 49,.
900 900 pesetas, owing to the war run
on the bank and it's branches.
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DEMONSTRATIONS IN MADRID.
News From Manila That the Inhab-
itants Favor Spain.

MADRID, April 24, 7:45 p. M
There were slight demonstrations
early this morning and again this ev-
ening, but they were dispersed by Gov
ernor Aguilera. The one subject of
conversation throughout the day has
been the capture Of the Buenaventura
prior to a formal declaration of hos
ti1ities or the lapse of the time limit
in the American ultimatum. The pa
pers describe it as an act of piracy
The attitude of the citizens of Madrid
to-day is irreproachable. Several
American correspondents left by the
Sunday express.
Advices have been received from
Manila, Philippine Islands, to the ef-
feet that when news was received there
of the sailing of the American squadron
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WILL BE REINSTATED.
Employees in the Interior Depart
rnent May Enlist.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-Secretary
Bliss has issued the following circular
to the heads Of bureaus and officers of
the Interior Department: I'm answer
to inquiries for information, you are
hereby notified that in case any officer,
clerk or employe, in or around the de-
partment of the Interior, desires to
leave the service temporarily to en-
gage in the military or naval service,
in the event Of war, he may be rein
stated at any time within twelve
months from the time of separation
from the service
Temporary appointment will be
made to fill place so vacated with the
understanding on the return of the
officer, clerk or employe, the person oc-
cupying the place temporarily will be
removed in order that the former occu-
pant of the place can be reinstated."
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KEY WEST Fla), (On board the
Associated Press dispatch boat Daunt-
less, April 24.-The Associated Press
dispatch boat arrived in this harbor
yesterday before midnight, having in
tow the first sailing prize vessel cap
tured the schooner Mathilde of Hava-
ma, sixty tons, loaded with rum.
When the Dauntless left the main
feet under Rear Admiral Sampson at
3:15 o'clock on Friday afternoon what
seemed a thorough blockade of Hava-
na had been successfully established.
The fleet range from eight to ten miles
from shore, along which they are ex-
tended to fully twenty miles, in the
following order, running from west to
east:
2Iayfower, Iowa. Newport, Detroit,
Marblehead Indiana, New York. Will
mington. with the torpedo boat Porter
attending the flagship.
Morro Castle and the city of Hava-
ma are in good view from the flagship
with glasses. but the coast, as is al
ways the case is covered with a haze.
no news of what is occurring in the
blockaded city has been obtained and
the newspaper men are equally in
doubt as to the intentions of Rear Ad-
lniral Sampson and the United States
Government. Soon after 9 o'clock yes
terday morning, the Amphitrite, Pur-
itan. Cincinnati Castine, Machias and
three torpedo boats. after much inter
change of signals parted company with
the flagship, sailing in a northeasterly
direction, presumably to blockade Ma
tanzas, Cardenas and Sagua La
Grande
KEY WEST, April 24.-At II o'clock
the Dauntless passed the cruiser Will
mington at the rear of the long strung
out line. with its torpdo boat f1ankers.
Until noon there We're more or less eX-
cited brushes with one or the other
newspaper boats.
At 1870 p. m. the order was given to
slow down. the Dauntless then being
to the eastward and abeam of the flag
ship New York and ahead of the long
line of newspaper boats and yachts.
The Dauntless left Key West one hour
and twenty minutes behind the other
boats bat in four hours and a half she
was at the head of the procession and
Captain Floyd, who knows the boat
better than any living person remarked,
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STEAMER CAPTURED
The Detroit Catches One With a
Valuable Cargo

KEY WEST, April 24.-5:50 p. M
Eugene Christy, with a crew of sixteen
men from the cruiser Detroit and four
from the flagship, brought into port
this afternoon the captured Spanish
steamer Catalina, Captain Fano 3,491
tons, which left Cadiz March 9th and
was bound from New Orleans for Bar
celona, via Havana, for which latter
port she was making when taken.
The Catalina was captured Sunday
morning twelve miles from Havana.
She was taken by the cruiser Detroit
When the first shot was fired her Cap
tain made a desperate effort to escape
his pursuer and the chase was pro-
longed for eight miles. Finally a solid
shot brought her to. She is carrying
a cargo of $1,000 bundles of slaves.
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AGITATION INCREASING.
Reports From Porto Rico Indicate
Critical Situation.

ST. THOMAS (West Indies), April a.
According to the latest advices from
Porto Rico, the agitation there is in
creasing and food prices are rising
fast The authorities have taken
steps to prevent the departure of ref
ugees. At Mayaguas, seventy miles
southwest of San Juan, there is talk
of a revolution.
Refugees from Porto Rico who
reached here by a schooner this even
ing report that the condition of the
island is critical.
Martial law has been proclaimed and
Americans there are in danger, as they
are without protection.
United States Consul Van Horn here
has bought 1900 tons of coal for the
United States Government which will
arrive here tomorrow and he is nego-
tiating for more.
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THE NEW YORK ARRIVES.
Nearly All Her Crew and That of
the ST. Louis Enlisted.

NEW YORK, April 24.-The Ameri-
can line steamship New York arrived
to-day, but she brought neither pas
sengers, mail nor cargo The New
York experienced heavy weather. but
otherwise had an uneventful voyage
Her officers and crew at no time feared
being intercepted by any Spanish war
vessel. She carried a crew of about
400 all told, including Captain Passow
and Chief Officer Bradshaw. AS soon
as the ocean liner was moored along
side her pier all the hands were paid
off. Captain PassoW, his officers and
such of the other members of the crew
as desired to serve on the ship under
the new conditions We're signed i'm
mediately by Deputy United States
Shipping Commissioner Baer. Each
of them signed articles with the Amer
lean line company and not with I'm
Gle Sam" These articles were for a
twelve-months term to go anywhere
or everywhere. The wages agreed
upon were the merchant marine rate
paid by the International Navigation
Company, but the latter orally agree
to pay each officer, engineer, fireman.
seaman, etc, bonus of fifty per cent,
for good conduct at the termination
Of the period signed for.'' All but ten
members of the crew signed and these
ten wanted higher wages.
The crew will wear the American
line uniform" said Manager Griscom,
"and neither the New York nor st.
Louis is to be altered so far as 1 know.
I believe that neither the New York.
st. Louis or Paris is to be armored for
protection, nor so far as 1 can learn
are they to be heavily armed, but this
is mere conjecture on my part"
Out of the 420 officers and men COM
prising the crew of the American liner
ST. Louis which arrived here last night.
only seven refused to sign articles
when requested to do so when they
were paid off.
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HE ESCAPED.
The American Consul at Baracoa
Was Overlooked.

KINGSTON, April 24.-The United
States Consul at Baracoa, Cuba, AL
fredo TRAY, his wife and two children
and two Spanish merchants and two
Cubans and Spanish Americans, most
ly women and children from Guanata-
namo, debarked from the Ely here to-
day after a tWenty-four hours quaran
tine.
When the steamer left Guantanamo
on Friday last, a Spanish mob includ-
ing many soldiers, filled the public
square and adjacent streets, yelling
Death to the Yankee" Several of
the American flags were soiled, torn
and trampled on with elaborate unmen-
tionable indignities. Some naturalized
Americans were compelled to take part
in the insulting work on the threat of
death if they refused.
Mr. TRAY, American Consul at Bara-
Goa, received a letter from a Santiago
friend dated April 18th, saying that the
American Consul had left the week be-
fore and advising him to leave. The
coasting steamer San Juan happened to
be in the port at Baracoa and Mr..
TRAY, with his two children, sailed
with only two hand bags, leaving the
Consulate unoccupied and the business
unprovided for.
When he reached Santiago he claim
ed the protection of the British Consul
and promptly cabled to Washington
asking why he had not been looked after
when all the other Consulates were di-
rected to reach Jamaica at the earli
est opportunity. He staid at hotel
in Santiago for a week unmolested and
then the British Consul got him and
his family safe to the Ely.
According to his statement the south
ern coast garrisons have been weak
ened to strengthen the defenses at Ha
Vana
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Coursing at Union Park.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.-In the
all-age stake at the Union Coursing
Park to-day Mountain Beauty beat
Firm Friend in the last round and Lal-
la Rookh defeated Royal Flush in the
final of the sapling stake.
AT Ingleside the final of the all-age
stake was taken by Connemara over
Koo Lawn and the sapling stake was
won by Lottie NJ, who defeated Kerry
Cow in the last round
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CITY OF WASHINGTON.
The Last Vessel to Leave Havana
Brings Refugees.

NEW YORK, April 24.-The steamer
City of Washington from Havana ar
rived to-day, bringing ninety-fve Gu
ban passengers, two-thirds of them
women and children. She was the last
vessel to leave Havana before the
United States fleet established the
blockade, having departed last We'd
nesday She brought 100000 francs
of French gold and a general cargo.
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GOING TO BOSTON.
Monitors Catski11 and Lehigh viii
Protect That City.

PHILADELPHIA. April 24-The
monitor Catskill, manned by the Massa-
chusetts naval reserves, left League Is
land navy yard for Boston late last
night in tow of the tug Argus. She
passed out the capes this morning and
with good weather she should reach
Boston by Wednesday. The Catskill
is ready to fight should occasion arise.
The monitor Lehigh also manned by
the Massachusetts reserves, which will
likewise go to Boston, is expected to
leave League Island early this week.
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English Protest.

LONDON, April 24-There was a
mass meeting on Trafalgar Square this
afternoon to protest against the Span
ish barbarities in Cuba and the Philip
pine Islands. About 500 socialists and
men We're present. Tom Mann
Louise Michel and Lathrop Tithington,
an American, who was greeted with
cries of Good old Yankees!' made
speeches. Resolutions favoring free
Cuba were adopted amid cheers
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TWO SCHOONERS.
They Were Captured by the Will
1nington and Porter.

NEW YORK, April Pa dispatch to
the Press" from Key West says:
The gunboat Wilmington to-day cap
tured the Spanish schooner Candida,
with a deckload of charcoal intended
for Havana, where it is extremely val
liable for fuel.
The torpedoboat Porter to-day cap
tured the Spanish schooner Antonio,
laden with sugar for Havana The An
tonic was sent to Key West with a
prize crew of four men, under Naval
Cadet Dubois.
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STANDS BY US.
One German Paper That Supports
the United States.

VIENNA, April 24.-The "Deutsche
Zeitung" the Pan-Germanic organ,
contrary to most papers, supports the
United States on the grounds that "af-
ter Berlin and Vienna, New York
ranks as the largest German town in
the world" and also because "the Unit
ed States represent liberty as opposed
to absolutism."
The "Fremenblatt' says the torpedo
manufactory at Fiume declined to sell
to Spain because it had pressing order
for Japan.
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Quite Different.

In yesterday mornings paper the an
nouneement was made that at meeting
of the Round Table on Friday evening,
Rev. c. p. Massey read an interesting
paper on "The Decline of the Influence
of the Christian Ministry" The title OF
the paper really was THE Present
Status and influence of the Christian
Ministry"
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ter, who was also unhurt. were taken
TO the train, the whole family raised
such terrible commotion that the pas
sengers all left the car, leaving the uu-
fortunates to be guarded by the tram
men.
1t was learned afterward that the
name of the family was Janney. They
came from Arkansas, where they hal
lived far away from a railroad line, ana
the excitement and fatigue of their first
railroad journey proved too much Of 4
strain for their minds TO bear.
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A Ianard Explained.

PALM BEACH (Fla.), April 24.-It it
believed here by every one that the
account of the battle of Boynton Friday
is without foundation. Responsible cit
izens from that section were here to-
day, and say they saw the ships going
south, but did not hear the report of a
single gun
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At Their Old Game.

KINGSTON Jamaica), April 24.-Fu-
gitiyrs from Guantanamo, in the Prov
ince of Santiago de Cuba, say Spanish
troops are concentrating in the princi-
pal seacoast cities and laying waste by
fire interior towns and plantations. IT
is feared the devastation will be com
plete before Americans can occupy the
territory.
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NO WORD OF THE PARIS.
Spanish Satisfied Because Spain
Sticks to Privateering.

LONDON, April PA point of vital
interest for all Londoners is whether
the Paris escaped the Spanish warship.
IJp to midnight there was absolutely no
news as to the liner at Southampton.
Spain's adherence to the right of
privateering, if expedient, has given
great satisfaction in Spain, where the
public press markedly approves the at
titude of the Government. Fears are
expressed on the continent that the Uni
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ScaIded to Death.

SAN DIEGO, april 24.-Roderick Nc
Neill, a coal passer on the steamer Pu-
mona, died to-day from burns received
last evening. AS the vessel was COM
ing into the harbor a flue blew out and
Mcneil was scalded by the steam. He
leaves d widow and several children in
San Francisco.
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Pope Blesses Spanish Arms.

LONDON, April 25.-The Rome cor
respondent of the STANDARD" says:
The Queen asked the blessings of the
Pope on Spanish arms. His holiness
replied that he sent it from his heart,
and hoped to see a vindication Of
Spain's rights, which had been tram
pied upon.
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The Winona Caught Her.

ATLANTA (Ga.), April PA special
from Biloxi. Miss, says the revenue
cutter Winona, from Mobile. captured
the Spanish steamer Saturnina at Ship
Island, Miss, at l o'clock to-day, but
likely will have to remain in quarantine
with the prize until tomorrow or next
day.
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A STATE OF WAR.
Spain Acknowledges That It Has
Begun

MADRID, April 24-1 p. m.-The fol-
lowing decree was gaZetted to-day:
Diplomatic relations are broken off
between Spain and the United States,
and a state of war has begun between
the two countries. Numerous ques-
tions of international law arise which
must be precisely defined chiefly be-
cause the injustice and provocation
came from our adversaries, and it is
they who by their detestable conduct,
have caused this grave conflict
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Plenty of Recruits.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.-At the
naval recruiting office in this city there
is an average of forty applicants a day,
of which about % per cent. are chosen
There is an urgent demand for machin-
lists, seamen and ordinary seamen