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AT THE ATHLETIC CLUB

Everybody has been on the qui vive at the
club since the advent of the new board of d.
rectors, for, like the transfer) of any other
administration, changes are expected. F.
r. Pittner still retains the position of finan-
cial secretary. The, board has held several
meetings since they were elected, but they
have not seen fit to appoint successor to
the present secretary. The board has plans
under consideration looking toward the i'm
provement of the institution. There is to
be smoker on the oath Of this north, and
everybody is promised a treat and the big
gest kind Of surprise. In iact tbs T. %
gram. which is being kept secret, will be
novel, and some interesting numbers have
been arranged for. After the smoker
tournament of some character will be given
The exact nature has not yet been deter
mined, but it may be a pool competition,
for those given some years ago by the club
in the old quarters in the Stowell block
were successful in every way. It1s prob
able that some more matches will be puiied
off by the club, and Biddy Bishop and Bob
Thompson may fight under the auspices Of
the organization.
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the French holders of Spanish bonds, of
which a large number had been placed in
France, but had fallen from so to 30 But
he was convinced that people generally
were on the side of the United States, and
the government certainly was. 1t was using
every effort to maintain strict neutrality.
II liked brief contribution to the Figaro,
which I read the other day, demonstrating
that the United States had acquired its
extension of territory by purchase, and was
glad to find that General Porter secured its
insertion, and he was at work trying thus
to educate the French to true perception
of the position we occupy. He thought
three things had done much to precipitate
the war-the De LONE letter. the Maine ex
plosion, and the deceit of the Spanish min
lister over the Pope's intercession.
"He recited an experience when he was
Grants private secretary. 1t was time
when Spain had imprisoned number of
American citizens unjustly and had delayed
releasing them. 1t took four months. Porter
said. to get them out, and then only by a
threat of war. Grant said that he had come
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ton to the society of her husbands coun-
try. When she entered the room the
most astonishing feature of her appearance
did not make itself noticed at first. Itwas
only after an interval of several minutes
that the other guests noticed that Mrs
Stevenson wore neither shoes nor stock
ings. AS this fact became gradually
known to the persons invited to meet her
the expression of the faces of the women is
said to have been almost as remarkable as
the agility which the men showed in their
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With the change in management of the
coursing at Agricultural park that sport
will receive fresh impetus and no doubt
prove to be as popular as 1t was under the
original management of Col. F. D. Black
Golf has been receiving considerable at
tention at Redondo as a tournament was
held there on Friday and Saturday.
The Los Angeles Athletic club VIII be
entertained with a smoker on the Gath and
fight will be pulled off there soon. Bob
Thompson and Biddy Bishop will probably
fight here under the auspices of some rell-
able club and RED" Phillips is to have
benefit.
The most notable events on the turf last
week were the suburban at New York and
the derby at St. Louis, in which the fa
vorites were both beaten.
The dove shooting season opns on July
Is, and reports from many points in the
county are to the effect that they will bel
plentiful everywhere. even TO the city limits.
Scores made by Troop d cavalry at
their medal shoot with pistol at East Los
Angeles range were: Champion class,
Lieutenant Nordhot, A.; first class, Ser
geant Gum, 81; second class, Private Nc.
Arthur a.
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BLANco's INDUSTRY
How He Has Spent His Undisturbsd
Weeks

KEY WEST, FIa.-There can be no doubt
that the Spaniards have made excellent use
of the four unmolested weeks we have been
good enough to give them. Every lori on
the coast from Mariel on the west to car
denas has been strengthened materially.
and this Is especially true of Havana. TO
the west Of Havana and all within two or
three miles of Moro, 1 counted fourteen
shore batteries, twelve OF them OF recent
construction. To the east, and no farther
away, are the two large Santa Clara bat
teries, also considerably enlarged. Now,
the query occurred to me the other day, as
1 viewed the result Of Spanish industry UNI
der an American protective high tar!n.
chat If the accumulation OF ammunition
aboard the ships of the blockading squad
ron became burdensome. would 1t not have
been more wisely expended against the :n-
dustry In daily evidence on the Immediate
east and west sides of Havana, for instance.
than against signal houses and other old
houses that are not of the Spanish renais-
sance and. to descend to slang, "cut no ice''
In this war?
Our army, however need not be disturbed
by this industrial effort of the Spaniards,
since all the batteries face the sea and are
quite on the shore. Blanco appears to have
directed all his energy and the contents OF
Spain's Cuban arsenal to coast fortiftca-
tions. Apparently he, too, with the war
correspondents, has given over all thought
of our armys moving. In addition to
strengt thening the fortifcations, Blanco has
established a signal system from Havana
to Cardenas by which means the troops
scattered along the coast can be concentrate
ed at threatened point. East OF Cardenas
we come once again to a condition of things
as they were before our peaceful blockade
auickened Spanish industry. Here ends
Blanco's signal system and the new fortifi-
cations; and in their stead are the Latin
s;esta and the wandering insurgent. Those
who seek the distinction of being picturedl
and exploited can here attain more notori-
ETY. with less personal discomfort than else
where.
You go ashore: you meet an insurgent;
perhaps miss meal or two; or even per-
chance get your feet wet; but-you reach
the nsurgents!" and you come out again to
the coast, and behold you are a daring
adventurer, the darling of a sensational
press, the Poo-Bah of humble aspirations
and, on occasion, the privy counselor to the
government. l think l have said that the
number of Spanish troops in Cuba has been
persistently under-estimated, and I wish
now to add that the number of insurgents
has been as perslstently over-est.mated.
Capt. Dorst's second expedition, although
failing of it's initial purpose, demonstrated
three things that are perhaps even more
valuable at this stage of the game than
supplying Cubans with arms: l. That an
effective cooperation of insurgents cannot
be depended on. 2. That landing on the
western coast of Cuba is not so easy as was
expected. 3. The imperative need of muz-
zling the press.-Casper Whitney in Har-
pers Weekly.
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IS ANGELES HERALD: MONDAY MORNING. JUNE 70. Il

attempts to keep from stepping on her toes.
a danger that was quite remote, and exist
ing only in the somewhat disturbed i'm
agination of the other guests. The fact
that the exposed feet were comely is said
to have been powerless to reconcile the
guests to the sight of them. But Mrs.
Stevenson's attractiveness made even the
guests forget what danger there might be
to the feet after they were under the table.
The absence of shoes and stockings was
luckily explained subsequently as a Pc
ouliarity personal to the novelist's wife and
so England never got the impression that
II was customary for American women to
attend formal dinners without their shoes
and stockings.-New York Sun.
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the Ananias club, who advised a Whittier
angler to use squirrels for yellow tail bait.
Some one passed him off Sugar Loaf, and
he was sitting looking pensively at the
ocean while the squirrel had climbed into
the boat on the other side and was doing
in the sun. AS tuna fishing is new, some
information as to the methods may be of
interest. What is known as a yellow-tail
rod will answer, and all the watermen have
outfits, but If a fisherman wishes to own
his own tackle and wants the best he should
The herald., 1898-06-20
BICYCLING

The most important question among the
bicycle riders now is whether there will be
a Santa Monica road race this year. Moth
ing appears to have been done toward hold
ing the annual event, but 1t is scarcely like
ly that the boys will allow the race to be-
come relic of the good old days. Some
effort ought to- be made toward holding the
event, If only medals of small value are
raced fer. There was a time when to win
either time or place. in this road race was
the highest honor a local wheelman could
attain.
There has been considerable complaint
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judgment, much more so than kid Nc
Coy. Jeffries is not hankering after any
of Fitzsimmons' game, at present. He was
asked recently about the proposition of
meeting the champion some time ago. and
replied that he was not striving to mount
the ladder of fame by jumps, but was quite
content to take things slowly and accept
whatever fights would come his way in the
course of events. He added that he thought
he would wait for a while until Fitzsim-
mons got a little older, for within that time
Jeffries would also have additional expe-
The herald., 1898-06-20
FRENCH FEELING TOWARD Us
Friend Of Ambassador Porter Reports
Him Concerning It

The following extract from private let
ter of well-known resident of Cambridge,
lately in Paris, may be Of interest:
II called yesterday on General Porter, our
ambassador here, and had a long and inter-
esting conversation. He told me that he was
overrun with offers from French military
men who wanted to enter our service, but
he would accept no one. There were three
classes, he said, who wished we'll to Spain.
The small set of aristocratic Bourbons, who
are inimical to their own republic; large
number of Roman Catholics, who felt a
strong affiliation with Catholic Spain, and
The herald., 1898-06-20
SANTA CATALINA TUNA CLUB

curious departure from the usual habits of
the finny tribe, though illustrated in the
case of the stickleback. Bu: that a fish
should display geological tastes and collect
stones with which to build place for its
eggs. iss still more remarkable. Yet thiss is
the custom of club found in the rivers of
the country south of Hudson bay, which
has been recently explored. A number of
these fish join together to build nest They
choose place in tolerably shallow water,
with moderate current. To this spot they
The herald., 1898-06-20

among the boys who competed at the recent
unsuccessful war fund race meet at Agricul-
tural park because they were not given their
prizes. 1t appears that there was consider
able Of a shortage, and Mr.. Decamp and the
others in charge of the funds that were
realized, declined to purchase the prizes
until the matter had been Strengthened out
in some way. Bob Hackney and Bill Fur
man each have a bicycle coming.
The herald., 1898-06-20
GOLF

Golf1tes have not been true to the grounds
on Pico street last week, for bigger game
has been the attraction elsewhere. A two
days tournament was held at Redondo,
in which a number of local players par
ticipated. The scores were very good, and
some handsome prizes were gwen. There
has been some desultory practice on the
local grounds, too, by ladies principally.
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then proceed to carry stones. weighing'n6m
under an ounce to about a pound, which
they pick up and carry in their mouths.
When completed these nests are in the form
of conical heaps of stone, containing, on the
average, a carload Of material. but vary
ing from a wheelbarrow load upto four or
five tons. The Indians call them awadosi-
that is, stone carriers.
The herald., 1898-06-20
THE KENNEL

1t has been decided by the San Francisco
Kennel club to call meeting In July TO
consider the rules recently passed by the
American club, which does not seem to give
satisfaction to the dog men of this coast
any more than they do in the east to which
each of the regular kennel and speciality
clubs will be requested to send delegates.
The purpose of the meeting is to draft set
Of rules to be submitted to the eastern or
ganizaHons and later to the American Ken
mel club.
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most as much discussed as her attractions.
and one of those best known here Is said
to have created a lasting impression at the
first dinner party which she attended IN
London. She and her husband were late
in arriving, and the guests assembled TO
meet them had time to talk of the novelist 5
American wit before she was announced.
The dinner was practically her introduc-
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rence. On the other hand, Mccoy is talk
ing about meeting Fitzsimmons, when he
ought to be fighting his way up too. The
kid" has as much chance against Fitz-
simmons now as Cervera has against the
combined fleets of Sampson and Schley, but
not until they meet will Mccoy keep his
mouth shut.
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short notice and played the entire program
And he played it finely, with really master
~ precision, considering his youthfulness,
and in the anthems sung-"The Lord is
Exalted" by West. and Sullivan's II
Will Mention'-held things together like
a veteran.
The program was slightly changed
In the instrumental numbers, but no
less a one than the Fantazia and Fugue
III G minor, by Bach, was substituted for
the Handel occasional overture. Gull
mant's First Sonata" was supplanted by
movement from Lemment's sonata,
"Pascale." Other selections played by
the youthful organist were Chauvet's s
"Marche Religieuse, song without
words by Thorn, and the FESTIVAL
March, for which he was originally an
nounced. Critics and musicians who were
present said that his playing was phe-
nomenally brilliant for one so young.
A Fish Which Builds Stone Nest
That fish should build nest at all is a
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to the end of his tether, and laid the mat
ter before his cabinet. The cabinet was d-
vided, but Grant decided on action, and
sent an ultimatum demanding release of
the men within twenty-four hours. Thc
men were released at the twenty-thitd
hour "-Springfeld (Mass.) Republican.
The herald., 1898-06-20
Without Shoes or Stockings

Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson, who was
delayed in starting for Europe through
slight illness, made herself highly popular
in England on her first visit with her hus-
band. Some of her eccentricities were al
The herald., 1898-06-20

1t will hardly be necessary for President
Mckinley to send provisions for the re-
when the army finally goes
to Cuba. Tombstones would be more ap-
pl lopriate.-Boston Globe.
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BOY oRaAN1sr A PRODIGY
Twelve-Year-old Lad Plays at Q
Chicago Recital

Chica go.--At the last moment s. Wesley
Martin, organist Of St. Chrysostoms
church, was unable to appear last night at
the recital celebrating the opening of the
new organ, and his son Reginald, aged 70,
took his fathers place on the bench at
The herald., 1898-06-20

Almost any friend will stand by you to
the last cent, but it must be your cent.
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A Fish Which Builds Stone Nest
That fish should build nest at all is q
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-04-07

MADRID, April 7.-Spain's laconic
Minister of War. General Corea, said
today: ''It is better to fight foreigners
than fight Spaniards, rising in indigna-
ton If their honor and rights are
trampled under foot Guards around
the United States Legation were
doubled today. Woodford said he
would remain here until directed to
apply for passports or until they are
handed him. The Minister Of Foreign
Affairs, Gullon, received the following
letter from the United States Minister,
last evening: Having fruitlessly
awaited since noon Of yesterday. for the
decision Of the Spanish government, it
is my duty to announce to you that l
will still await until midnight. / beg
you kindly to communicate your deci-
sion before midnight, and that this
decision may be couched in terms
which may prevent sad consequences
that 1 should greatly regret, but which
believe inevitable if things continue
in their present state"
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Absurd Stories in spain

MADRID, April 7.-After the issue of
the semi-of1icial note which was re-
garded as serious announcement,
there was much bellicose talk in the
city. 1t is explained that the decisions
towhich the Spanish government ad-
heres, are those outlined at the last con-
ference between WoodfordF and the
Spanish ministers. Pais furnished its
readers vith the startling information
to the effect that a mob had broken
loose in Washington and the Spanish
legation had been attacked, the Span
ish minister escaping by jumping
through window, and the arms of
Spain we're torn down. The rtimorWas
current that the United States govern
ment had presented an uItimatufn to
Spain, demanding that the latter. with>
in six hours, should modify the note
presented as the result of the last con-
ference. This rumor is in no way con-
firmed, but 1t found credence through
out Madrid. The military papers today
are violent in their utterances against
the United States.
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STOCK JOBBING C0NCERyED
It's Charged that the President is Acting
in that Interestin His Delays.

WASHINGTON, ID. c. April 7.--In the
Houses this afternoon, Lentz, of Ohio
charged that the administration gave
General Lees dispatch reason for not
sending in the Presidents message,
but that it was really for the purpose
of working on the stock market. Gros
'venor, replying to Lentz, said a mes
sage from Lee was received on Tuesday
aud rnone yesterday, which were
very urgent. lie asaid that the
second was an appeal for time.
speaking of the note of the powers,
Grosyenor said that. the Presidents
replysaput an end without qualifi-
cation to,teyery, delay or interference
from these powers. Gfosvenor declared
that John McCook was in the great
conspiracy to secure the independence
of Cuba, and thus validate S40O, 100000
worth of bonds. These bonds, he said,
would be destroyed-tif. Spain were
driven out of Cuba in the interests of
American people. He declared he bad
been told that the gentleman in New
York was 'short. on the market before
theorists came, to such an extent that
ruin stared him in the face. Since then
he had neglected no enterprise to pro-
mote war. +. IA,
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one patriotie American IN.

WASHINGTON, April - Represen-
ative Robbins, of Pennsylvania, in
troduced resolution calling attention
to the cablegram from General Lee,
Yesterday, as to the experiment of the
lives Of American citizens, if the mes
sage should be submitted to Congress
before Monday, recognizing the inde-
pendence of Cuba. The resolution de-
clarcs that stare OF war has existed
between the two nations siLee' the
"MaineV destruction, and directs the
President to order the North Atlantic
squadron from Key Waett to Havana
to demand a safe conduct for all Ameri:
cans from the island, who desire to
leave, and for the squadron to bon E d, 4
Moro Castle, and close the poi
Havana, il the Spanish anthoritie, fail
to cs5.Bpiy It also demands thai !.
Spanish government be notified by the
President .oswithdraw its army from
the island and its navy from, Cuban
waters. y.
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WASHINGTON, d. O., April I. The
House Committee en- Foreign Affairs
had Mr.. Quesada, of the Cuban .TuEta,
before them for an hour today.
Quesada said when he came out from
the com mittee that they eDjoined Sc
crecy upon him.
WASHINGTON, d. @, April T.
Quesada was asked as to the govern
ment of Cuba, which the United States
are asked to recognizes, and members
say he gave full and satisfactory
statement. In Puerto Principe, he said
there were 250,CJ0 people who acs
knowledged allegiance to the Cuban
government. Four hundred thousand
dollars had been collected in taxes. 1t
the United States should intervene
without recognizing the independence
of the republic, he said it would be
a virtual declaration OF war against the
as well as the Spaniards
In the interview he said: "The Cubans
are struggling for absolute indepenu-
epce. They consider themselves al
ready emancipated from Spanish rule;
therefore they will resist all interfer-
ence intended to compel them to pay
new allegiance to the sovereignty of
Spain. If the American government
the independence of
Cuba and recognizes the actual govein--
menr of the Cuban republic, think it
would not be difficult to accept by the
government of Cuba the armistice with
she purpose Of assuring the peace OF
he island.''
Qnesada denied emphatically that
he Cuban Republic had issued $50,
10000 bonds. Only $1,Cc),CJ0 he said,
lad ever leen issued and less than
of these had been sold. Que
ada said that declaration of war
gainst Spain by the United States
would be declaration of war against
il Spain's subjects; and if not coupled
With recognition of Cuba or recogni-
ion of the belligerant rights Of the
'ubans, would include. the insurgents,
ow regarded as subjects of Spain.
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only 10 Gain Time.

WASHINGTON, April 7.-Intimation
was given out at Madrid yesterday,
that the Queen Regent was about to
proclaim All armistice in Cuba and
indications were that the Spanish gov
ernment would make important con-
cessions, looking to the establishment
of peace on the basis of practical Cuban
Independence. This. is regarded in Of.
fetal circles here as diplomatic play
to gain time. This government, it is
stated has learned to distrust much
that comes even from official sources in
Madrid, and from now ON, actions and
not words, a member of the cabinet
declared, will determine the policy.