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A SERIOUS CONDITION.
The Terms of Enlistment Of 1880 sailors
Have Expired.

Washington. Dec lO.-Dewey's feet wiz
be strengthened shortly by the addition
OF some serviceable gunboats. The Ben
nington. now at Honolulu has been or
dered TO Guam. in the Ladrones. and will
make a survey Of the harbor with a view
To- the establishment there OF a naval sta
ton. This done, she will Join Deweys
fleet. BY tnat time. or before. the Helena
will have arrived at Manila. an the Con-
cord and Petrel now cruising In Chinese
waters. will have returned. and altogether
the admiral will have a sufficient force OF
small vessels to carry out the president
policy respecting the Philippines and to
bring into submission any OF sae island
ers who may prove refractory and to re-
lease Spanish prisoners. The navy de-
partment IL now convinced that IL will
not he practicable to carry out the plan
entertained al one time looking to the re-
duction of the United States naval force
on the Asiatic station. and has settled
down to the conviction that the fleet murt
rather be considerably reinforced.
The necessity for maintaining a strong
force in the East has brought the navy
face to face with a very serious condition
Under the law passed to meet the needs
OF war terms of enlistment of about $50
sailors will expire I'm about three and n
half months and the department Is for
hidden to re-enlist them. The Immediate
result will be that nearly half the ships
In commission will have to retire from
active service for lack ~ crews. Even at
present two naval vessels. the Philadel-
phia and the Yorktown. are charged with
the impossible task OF patrolling the
whole eastern coast line OF the Pacific
from Bering Straits TO Cape Horn Ha-
wall II included in the beat.
Strong representations have been made
10 the navy department by prominent
business interests looking to the re-estab-
lishment OF the South Atlantic station as
IL was before the war. on the ground that
United States interests are jeopardized by
the present hiatus. but the navy depart
ment finds itself unable 20 do this unless
congress enacts legislation earnestly re-
quired by Secretary Long for the general
reformation and strengthening of the per-
sonnel of the navy.
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New Naval Regulation.

New York. Dec. 10-A special to the
Herald from Washington says: Action
has been taken by Secretary Long to
withhold Information concerning Ameri-
can naval affairs from foreign govern
ments. A regulation has been issued an
nouncing that formal official informa-
ton for attaches and other foreign OFF,
cials in Washington or abroad will be
furnished through the bureau of naviga-
tion by the officer of naval intelligence"
This regulation is due largely to the re-
fusal of foreign governments to give to
American officers information. Hith-
erto the authorities have been very open
with foreign attaches but in the future
IL is likely the secrecy which exists
abroad will be followed here.
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Diminutions of Sentence.


Special DsDatch 10 The Standard.
Helena. Dec. lO-Governor Smith grant,
ed dimlnutions of sentence TO the follow
ing convicts to-day: Twenty days TO L.
Crouch. convicted in Silver Bow Sept. ?.
1897. of grand larceny and sent up for one
year and a half: 26 days TO John Seamon,
Flathead county. February. 1898, burglary.
one year. 30 days TO jefferson Martin.
Yellowstone county. June, ls9s. injuring
public jail. six months: Is days to Marion
Miller. Custer county July, 1896, grand lar
ceny. three years: n days to A +. Moffat.
Silver Bow, September. 1897. grand lar
ceny, one year: 10 days to Tom Johnson
"No. 3" Deer Lodge. Feb. 3. lses. assault.
one year: q days TO w. NJ. Hughes. Gall
latin, Feb. 1s. 1895. one year.
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the accident was not very severe or ex-
tensive. They believe the punctures tn
the bottom were confined TO the outer
skin and did not penetrate the inner or
double bottom. Otherwise. they reason.
the ship would not have made the dry
dock before sinking. The accident recalls
several others OF similar character In
the vicinity. which have given rise to
the grim naval joke that there n a fioat-
ing rock adrift there. lying in walt for
men-of-war. The regulations require. a
court OF inquiry in such cases and II n
presumed that one will be ordered on the
application Of Captain Ludlow tust
soon as the examination in the dry dock
reveals the extent Of the damage.
Pilot Bell. who was taking the Masss-
chusetts out said the tide was unusually
low and that the Massachusetts,. while on
her way to the Tompkinsville anchorago.
struck the bottom. She did not. he sai1.
run on Diamond reef. which Is on Gov
ernor's island. Further than this Eell re-
fused TO talk.
The battleship was made fast =, the
navy yard dock at the foot of Main street.
Brooklyn. No dry dock IL ready FOR h.r
reception. but arrangements to this end
will be accelerated. The injured vessel
has a slight list to port. She has sunk
forward about 10 inches above the water
line. At her stern about 10 inches Of the
water line T. above water. The pumps are
kept going steadily and 1t was said that
there was about four feet OF water In
five Of her compartments. Other than t1at
an accident had occurred. no Official in
formation could be secured Admiral
Bunce's aides said that nothing co1il be
given out here. but Captain Ludlow for
warded a preliminary report to Washing
ton. The battleship Is in no danger OF cap
sizing. even IL she sinks lower. In the At-
ter case she would rest upon the bottom
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BRYAN WILL RESIGN.
He VIII Make u Statement to the Press
at the Proper Time.

Savannah. Ca, Dec. lo.-Colonei W. j.
Bryan, colonel OF the 81 Nebraska regi-
ment. has either forwarded his resigna-
ton to Washington or Is about TO do So
OF this there seems TO be no doubt. To-
day he called on General Lee. commander
OF the seventh corps. and Colonel Keifer
commander OF the first division of the
corps OF which Colonel Brysn's regiment
Is a part. and is said to have announced
his intention of quitting the service.
General Lee is to sail for Cuba on the
transport Panama tomorrow and Colonel
Bryan Is believed TO have fastened his
decision I'm order that he may acquaint
his CORPS commander with his intention
prior 10 his departure for the island.
Neither of the commanding generals
would discuss the matter and referred
TO get any news.
confirm the rumor. but stated that when
the time came he would prepare a written
statement and give II to the press. so
that there wC.ld be no possibility of any
misstatement as TO his intention.
1T is well 90 have the newspapers to
talk through" he said. with laugh:
they beat your hat al hollow
Colonel Bryan made II understood to
the men and officers OF his regiment to-
day that he will be their commander but
a few days longer. Lieutenant Colonel
Vifquain h quoted by other officers Of
the regiment as having told them that
there would soon be promotions in the
regiment as Colonel Bryan would re-
sign and he would succeed him as colonel
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Supposed to he an Anarchist.

London. Dec ia wretched. middle
aged wild looking man was discovered at
IL o'clock tonight in the Bank of Eng
land, to which he had managed to gain
admittance i'm some unexplained manner.
He offered as an excuse for his presence
IN the bank the statement that he want
ed TO cash check and made n frantic
resistance when taken into custody. In
his pockets were found a loaded revolver.
a dozen silver and several gold foreign
coins and some jewelry. The man speaks
English with a foreign accent. and IL Is
suspected that he is an anarchist. At
the police station he gave the name Of
George Taylor. He was examined by "A
doctor. who ordered his removal to the
Bow street infirmary.
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TO SAVE EXPENSE.
An Appeal to the supreme Court In tn,
Botkin Case.

San Francisco. Dec. Nv. L. Harper
OF this city to-day petitioned the supreme
court to enjoin Superior Judge Carroll
Cook from proceeding with the trial of
Mrs. Cordelia Botkin. the accused muir
deress of Mrs. John p. Dunning of Dover.
Del. The action of Harper was taken to
determine the rights of the superior court
20 try the case in view of the fact that
the superior court refused to extradite
Mrs. Botkin. 1t has been rumored that
the defense would take some such action
in the case after all the evidence had
been introduced and step in and declare
that the court lacked jurisdiction in the
case. IL the defense waited until such a
stage in the case II would be after the
state had spent more tnan $4,000 in the
case. and II is to prevent this great ex-
penditure that Harper took the action he
did. The case has already cost the state
many thousands of dollars.
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EASTERN TURF EVENTS.
At New Orleans.

New Orleans. Dec. 1o.-The Palmetto
handicap at a mile and an eighth. valued
at x,co. was the star number of the
days card and II proved the best race OF
the meeting. Forbush. the ,featherweight.
landed the prize in driving finish-
Weather clear and cold. track very heavy.
Results: Six furlongs-Loiterer won. Ia
bouret second. Gath third: time. 1:2l. Six
furlongs-Tendresse won. A Mckniehe
second. Red Pirate third: time. 1:22S-
Selling mile and 20 yards-Braneh won.
Waterman second. Laureate third: time.
1855. Palmetto handicap. mile and an
eighth-Forbush won. Handsei second.
Macy third: time. ,:07. Mile and 70 yards
Gun Metal won. Molo second. Garnet
Ripple third time. 1:5s.
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In Charge of Cuba's Mails.

Washington. Dec. lo--Hon. r. @. Rath-
bone Of Ohio. ex-assistant postmaster
general. was to-day appointed 10 take
charge of the postal service in Cuba. lie
viii leave for Havana in few days. A
commission Of four experts. representing
the office of each of the four assistant
postmasters general. will sail from Tam
pa for Havana on Wednesday. A number
of postal employees will also he dispatched
probably on the same steamer. General
Superintendent A. w. Machen Of the free
delivery system will be one of the COM
missioneTs.
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Boycot, on scov.I Removed.

Washington. Dec. l0-Sylvester Scovel.
the newspaper correspondent who vgs
excluded from all naval ships and yards
and army reservations and posts by for
NAL order. has been restored TO favor.
Secretary Long to-day issued the follow
ing order:
THE department order No. III .55l. Of
May II. ls9s. directing that comma nda n 5
and commanding officers shall not permit
Sylvester Scovel 10 come aboard naval
vessels or 10 visit naval stations or reser-
vations in their command. is revoked
a similar order will issue from the war
department
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PAVING The WAY.
Trying TO Get Together on the Basis OF
Reciprocity.

Washington. Dec l0-Both sides of the
Anglo-American commissions held a
meeting to-day to pave the way for their
joint session on Monday, when efforts
will be continued To get together on some
basis OF reciprocity. At the meeting to-
day each side canyassed the extent OF the
concessions IL was ready to grant and ex-
pected TO receive. While the differences
are quite material members OF the COM
mission said to-day that there was no
reason to take "A discouraging view of the
outlook. as there were strong hopes that
the differences on reciprocity. which are
conceded TO be the chief obstacle. could
be reconciled. IL II said that President
Mckinley has taken occasion during re-
cent talks with members of the commits
sion To express "A most earnest desire that
successful results come of the negotia-
tions.
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San Francisco. Dec. 1o.-Weather at
Oakland fine. track fast Results: Six fur
longs-Glenn Anne won. Rosemai~ second.
Aluminium third: time. liza Futurtty
course. seliing-Correct won. Good Hope
second. San Augustine third: time. 1:l1is.
Mile. selling-Go to Bed won. Greyhurst
second. Dolore third: time. 1:tii3. Six and
a half furlongs the Filtration stakes.
value. si.oo0-Humidity won. Elizabeth R.
second. Hemera third: time. 1:eoi.. Mile
May w. won. Don Quixote second. Hor-
ton third: time. l:5s4s. Six furlongs. sell
ing-Pat Morrissey won. Whitcomb Sec
ond. Chihuahua third: time. 1:1L
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Merritt Coming Home.

Washington. Dec. 10-General Wesley
Merritt recently notified the war depart
ment that he would probably sail from
Havre to-day by one of the French liners.
No decision has been reached as TO Gen
eral Merritt's future command. but he
probably will resume control of the de-
partment of the East. with headquarters
at New York. now temporarily held by
General Shafter.
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II 4. still n Mystery.

Salt Lake. Dec. l0.-The mysterious
shooting of ex-Banker Stout last night
Is still the subject of investigation by the
police. but so far very little additional
information has been gathered. On the
statement of Mr. Stout late last night
that Cashier Jones of the Utah Satio:al
bank did the shooting. Jones was taken
into custody by the police. but was soon
released. The suicide theory Is gaining
ground and the general opinion sesms 20
be that Jones is in no way implicated.
Mr.. Stout is resting easily tonight and
IL is believed he will recover.
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Gifts From the Alumni.

New York. Dec. io.-The alumni Of
Princeton university to-day presented to
the gUnboat Princeton at the navy yard
a large bronze bell library OF go vol
umes and a massive punch bowl and la
die. At o'clock about 800 OF the alumni
and a great many invited guests board
ed the gunboat and before the presenta-
tion proceedings began most OF the visit
ors inspected the shin
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Painting the war vesseis.

New York. Dec. io.-The work Of paint
ing the war vessels in the Brooklyn ns1Dv
yard with the usual colors I'm times of
peace has begun. A force OF men Is now
engaged In repsinting the Indiana. Mas
sachusetts and Chicago and the lead cob
or OF the vessels. which was adopted dur
ing the recent war as being less couspic-
uous than white and better adapted for
active service. Is fast disappearing. The
work will also be carried on at Hampton
Roads. where vessels Of the North Attain.
tic squadron are now assembling.
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Ruling ReNersed.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. Dec. l0.-rhe Helena land Of
fce has received word from Washington
that the commissioner OF the general land
ONCE has reversed the local office's ruling
In the case OF Mark Monroe vs.. Bin Per-
kins. involving a homestead IN Cascade
county. In which the commissioner an
nounces very emphatically that a home-
stead entryman must reside upon the lana
the required time TO perfect title.
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The Quay Case.

Philadelphia, Dec. l0.-Suprcme Court
Justices Green and Williams granted a
rule allowing the defendants in the Sena-
tor Quay conspiracy case to argue pc
tition for "A writ of certiorari, removing
proceedings from the court of quarter ses-
sions to the supreme court. The rule IL
returnable Jan. !, and all proceedings are
stayed i'm the meantime.
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shoe Company Fails.

Boston. Dec. l0-The New England Shoe
& Leather association to-day announced
the assignment Of the Nudge Shoe Co.
with headquarters In this city and fac
tories at Newburyport and East Roches-
ter. y. II. The liabilities are estimated at
Sl25O9 The capital OF the company Is
si25eo. Its last annual report showed as
sets of s-}i.sS and liabilities. including
capital, Of S26.Za
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Caught In "a Cave-In.

Wallace, Idaho, Dec. l0.-A cave-in in
the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine at
wardner to-day caught several men. Only
meager details have been received here.
Two men are known TO be dead. and
probably three. One of the victims was
John Luxton. who leaves a wife and
three children.
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The Tobacco Trust,

Trenton. n. j.. Dee. l0.-Articles OF in
corporation of the Continental Tobacco
company were filed with the secretary
of state to-day. The capital stock Is s15,-
100000. The company is authorized TO cure
leaf tobacco and to manufacture tobacco
in all forms The incorporators are James
B. Duke. Pierre Lorillsrd. jr.. Oliver II.
Payne and others.
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1T WAS A WOMAN'S WORK
DE LOME's GALLANTRY LED TO HIS
DOWNFALL.
spanish Minister - The Letter Was
stolen In the United states.

Chicago, Dec. 10.-The Journal prints an
Interview with senor Carlos vincente de
Quesada y socarras. cousin of Secretary
Quesada of the Cuban junta and son OF
General ouesada y Aguilar. who COM
manded a part of the Cuban forces during
the 10 years war for independence Ac-
cording to the interview. Quesada claims
that the famous DE LONE letter. written
by the Spanish minister. ridicullng Nc
kinley, was stolen I'm the United States.
and not i'm Havana. Quesada says De
Lome's gallantry led TO his downfall:
that a woman in the employ OF the junta
learned many of the Spanish minister's $
secrets. He says that the woman selected
to ensnare DE LONE is now in New York.
DE LONE confidcd many things 10 her
which he should not have.
when Canalejas came to this country
he was watched every minute. Through
the influence of friends the junta man
aged 10 get a Cuban as a waiter into the
hotel where he was stopping. When the
Spanish minister wrote that letter the
junta was promptly informed that the let
ter hau been written to-tiansleias, The
letter reached its destination at tho hotel
and the walter turned IL over TO the junta.
The junta sold the letter to "A New York
paper"
Secretary Of State Day saw It before Il
was published. About the time Of the De
LONE incident Carlos de Quesada was in
Washington in the interest of the junta
and passing as Venezuelan.
Washington, Dec. iO-Senor Gonzales
| luesada. secretary OF the Cuban junta.
when shown the above dispatch this af-
| ternoon characterized the story as "A fab
| rication. He said the man mentioned as
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Rank Cashier Accused.

Salt Lake. Dec 1o-At a late hour last
night ex-Banker Stout, who was mystic
riously shot on fifth street. charged A. Il.
Jones, cashier of the Utah National bank.
with the shooting. Jones was taken into
custody by the police. but later was re-
leased by request Of County Attorney
Van Cott.
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Murder and Suicide.

Freesoil. Mich. Dec l0.-william Hitch
ings brother-in-law of John Hunt. a
farmer near here. killed Hunt. Mrs. Hunt
ana a hired man. Thomas Hayward yes
terday afternoon and cut his own throat
The cause of the tragedy Is not known
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Poisoned Her Husband.

wichita Kan. Dec. lo.-Mrs. Julia
Johnston Of Pond Creek Oklahoma. Is in
jail at Pond Creek. and will be tried
Dec. 10 on the charge Of poisoning her
sixth husband at Lawrence. Kan, in May
She is also accused Of poisoning a half
brother in Sumner county. Kan. last
I,.1x~
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Adjutant Generals Report.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena. Dec. l0-The report of Adjutant
General English. presented 20 Governor
Smith to-day. deals largely with the his
tory Of the Ist regiment OF Montana vol
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Ready to Resign.

London. Dec. IA special dispatch
from Madrid says the position of the
cabinet is most critical and the resigna-
tion OF the ministry Is expected as soon
as the treaty OF peace Is signed
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Twenty Round Draw.

Toronto. Dec. lO.-Owen Zeigler of Phil
adelphia and Matty Matthews Of New
York spared a tame 2o-round draw be-
fore the Queen City Athletic club to-
night
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ch,.fCu.s.w. oae.r.

New York. Dec. io.--Major J. W. Cronk-
lite OF the New York customs house has
been designated by Secretary Gage TO ace
as chief customs ofticer AZ CisnfueSoA
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wARSHlP STRUCK.
Massachusetts Ran Into an Obstruet tion
In New York HArbor.

Washington. Dec. IA telegram re-
ceived at the navy department to-day
from New York says the battleship Mas
sachusetts soon after leaving the Brook
lyn navy yard to-day for Hampton Roads.
struck an obstruction near Governor 5
island ard three OF her compartments
were torn open. She was taken back TO
the navy yard and has been docked u
ascertain the extent OF her injuries.
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New York. Dec. i0.-At the command
ants office at the navy yard the reported
accident 90 the battleship Massachusetts,
was confirmed. The Massachusetts, has al
ready sunk about two feet below her
regular water line. but Is not believed to
b. in any danger OF sinking
The constructors are OF the opinion that
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-30
GEORGE A. CAKES. FIaywards New Postmaster

ton. This ends one of the hottest. fights made in Haywards for many years for po- litfcal preferment. A new feature was in- troduced into this fight in this contest which may possibly become a precedent when old soldiers, especially, are seeking an office.
 The keenest opponent MT. Oakes had was Alonzo Bradford, veteran who took a prominent part in many battles of the Civil War. As a memento of a brush with the Confederates MT. Bradford still carries with him bullet safely imbedded in his knee. When anxious to be post master, Mir. Bradford. no doubt strength ened in his idea by hearing so much about the soldier President, decided to send a
 He exposed his knee to the X-ray and the negative clearly showed the location of the bullet: Some of Georges friends hinted that the negative, in so far as the bullet was concerned, had been touched up, but this was strenuously denied However, the petition and picture were duly received and placed on file, but the active work done by MT. Oakes who is proprietor and editor of the Haywards Journal, during the last national cam paign, carried the day.
 MT. Oakes has been a resident of Hay wards all his life, and is a son of the celebrated caterer, Tony, known to every bon Vivant of the last generation in this State. The new postmaster now declares he will change the motto of the Journal to "The pen is mightier than the sword" f"