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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-26
ANNEXATION Of
CUBA CERTAIN
Leading Islander Holds
This View.
DESIRE OF HIS COUNTRYMEN
WANT TO BE FREE FOR ONLY a
SHORT PERIOD.
DESIRE OF HIS COUNTRYMEN
Former Vice-President Capote Says
They Realize That They Must
Soon Come Under Our
Flag.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Nov 25.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Havana says: Domingo
Mendez Capote, late Vice President of
the Cuban Republic and now president
of the Executive Commission, has ex-
pressed his belief that the future OF
Cuba would inevitably be annexation
to the United States. This, he sald' was
the natural outcome Of recent events
but he denied that Cuban leaders mad
that aspiration.
The independence which so long AMI
mated the Cuban people is to be tenn
porarily satisfied. They wish, Tor
short period at least, to see their own
flag waving over Free Cuba. Ihey
recognize that annexation will come,
and that shortly, and by the unanimous
voice of the Cuban people themselves,
but they desire to see the cause for
which they had fought crowned with
the success it deserves.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-The Cuban
Commissioners who came to the United
States to offer President Mckinley the
views of the Cuban leaders for the fu-
ture government Of the island expect
to go to Washington on Monday. Jose
R. Villason, one of the Commissioners,
expressed some decided views on the
subject of the future of Cuba.
us the strength of the annexationists
very great?' he was asked.
NO" he replied, and if it were 1t
would make no difference. The United
States has declared to the world that 1t
does not intend to annex Cuba. 1t can
do nothing but recognize our 1nde-
pendence. In the meantime it is practi-
cally governing the island, and we can
do nothing without it's permission. It
could not annex us without a political
revolution. and that is impossible
General Nunez said that General
Fitzhugh Lee would hardly make a
good Governor of the island, as he had
formed opinions and was apparently in
favor of annexation; do you agree with
him.
ANY gentlemanly soldier would
General Lee, since he knows our laws
and customs and our traditions. A man
who knew nothing about these subjects
would hardly be acceptable to u.s."
DO you anticipate that there will be
any trouble between the Cubans and
our forces when the time comes for the
occupation of the whole island?"
There will be no trouble" he said,
after a long pause, IF the United
States forces behave themselves. If
they are kept under strict control, If
their business, we will welcome them
with open arms"
do you object to our troops at San
tiago because some of them are ne
groes 2"
Not at all. We have no race troubles
in our country, and many Of the best
men in our army are NEGROES"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-26
POKER PLAYED BY A DREAM.

Brown always swore that he wasn't
superstitious, said Browns friend,
but I've seen him twist his second fin
ger around his first when he met a
cross-eyed man and l know he has
conscientious scrupIes against going
under a ladder. The fact that he occa-
sionally gets up and circles around his
chair three times while playing poker
may not prove anything. but any man
who will lay down a good hand on &C
count of a dream is open to suspicion,
and that's what Brown did.
1T seems that Brown dreamed one
night of having a tilt with Smith.
Smith opened a jackpot, and Brown
just hipped him once for luck. He held
the eight, nine, ten and jack of clubs,
so he had chances of filling either a
straight or a flush. Smith drew one
card-in the dream-and Brown, Of
course, did likewise. He pulled the
queen of clubs Smith seemed to have
bettered, too, and they had a nice little
tilt When Smith called he showed an
ace full to kings. and Brown woke up
just as he was raking in the pile.
We'll. it happened that few even
ings after this Brown and Smith were
In the same game. and after while
Brown opened a pot with aces and
kings. The rest dropped out, all but
Smith, and he raised the limit Brown
made good, and each man drew a card.
Brown got third ace, and Smith
seemed to be pretty well satisfied with
his draw. Then Brown remembered his
dream. He held exactly the hand that
Smith had held in the dream, and he
broke out in a cold perspiration.
Dreams go by contraries,' he
thought to himself, and it's a cinch
that Smith has got my straight flush
Then he bet a white chip, and Smith
came back at him with limit raise,
and the limit was pretty high. That
blooming fool Brown hesitated for
minute and then laid down his hand
with a sickly smile. Your straight
flush beats my hand he said. How
did you know I had a straight flush?'
asked Smith, surprised. Then Brown
told about the dream. and Smith
laughed fit to kill himself. There's
your dream hand he said as he laid it
out The eight. nine, ten and jack of
clubs were there all right but the fifth
card was the seven of spades.
"Of course Brown swore, but as the
matter stands now he doesn't figure out
Just where he's at. Those two hands
came so close to the dream that he
can't settle it in his mind whether fate
slipped cog that once or whether he
was a chump. But 1 know what Smith
thinks New York Sun.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-26
NAVAL PROMOTIONS.
List Headed by Captain Picking, Who
Will Be a Commodore.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The Pres1
dent has made the following appointments
in the navy:
To be commodore-Captain Henry F.
Picking.
To be captain-Commander Charles ].
Train.
TO be a mander-Leutenant Com
mander Daniel Delehanty.
Lieutenants to be lieutenant command
ers-George l., Dyer, Dennis H Mahan,
S. Richman, Samuel P. Comley Hawley
O. Rittenhouse, Robert G. Peck, John
Hubbard. Alex McCracken.
Lieutenants Gunior grade) to be lieu
tenants-Chester NJ. Knepper, Albert M
Borcher, Frank X. Hill. Roger Welles
Ensigns to be lieutenants Junior grade)
James w Reid, Clarence r. Williams.
Henry A. Wiley, Frederic B. Bassett,
Herbert d. Gates. Richard Jackson.
To be passed assistant paymaster-As-
sistant Paymaster John Irwin.
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there is mo- difference between the two

there is no difference between the two
orders.
Each brother has a weekly allowance
of 10 shillings and four cooked dinners,
a loaf of bread every morning, house
with large garden at the back, fuel
and extra fare on certain festivals, or
"gaudy days" as they are called.
These are Christmas day, Easter, Can
dlemas, Whitsunday and All Saints .
And the extra fare consists of a Ben
jamin's mess" of roast beef. baked
plum pudding and mince pies carefully
made according to an old recipe. For
merly the festal menu included Judas
sop" that is, slices of bread boiled in
beer and sweetened with honey. All
the corporate cooking is carried on in
the ancient kitchen, the baking being
done in a brick oven heated by fagots
and the roasting in front of the or1gl-
nal fireplace, the meat being fixed In
a cradle resting on dogs" and turned
by a smoke-jack. Here, just before
each "gaudy day" revolves and frizzles
joint large enough to give five pounds
TO every brother.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-26
CARDINAL GIBBONS
ON RACE TROUBLES
Thinks Restriction Of Suffrage by
Property Qualification Would
Be a Remedy,

BALTIMORE, Nov. 25.-Cardnal Glib.
bons, in discussing the recent race trou.
bles In the South, said to a representative
of the Baltimore Sun to-day:
"In the history of mankind 1t has been
observed that when two distinct races CO.
existed in the same territory one race has
always exercised a certain supremacy
over the other
while this principle is admitted, it is
the manifest duty of every patriotic
statesman and Christian to see that the
relations between the races should be
friendly, harmonious and mutually bene-
fetal. The race conflicts, antagonism and
bloodshed which have recently occurred
in several States of the Union can be
largely traced to two great cause.-the
education and the indiscriminate and con-
sequent abuse Of the ballot.
The colored race" continued the Car
emotions easily aroused. But the educa-
ton they are generally receiving is call
culated TO sharpen their mental faculties
at the expense of their religious and
moral sense.
1T fosters ambition without supplying
the means of gratifying It, 1t feeds the
head, while the heart is starving. No ed
ucation is complete that does not teach
the science of self-restraint and this is
found only in the decalogue and in the
gospels. But 1t is hard to get a hearing
on the subject Of popular education. We
must appeal from Peter drunk to Peter
sober.
The abuse Of the ballot-box is charge
able more to white demagogues than to
the blacks themselves. The politicians use
the negro vote for their own selfish pur-
poses. l am persuaded that restriction
OF suffrage by property qualification
would be a wise measure.
1T would be an incentive to industry,
and as men are instinctively disposed to
protect their own property, they will nat
urally vote for those rules and public off
GERS who, in their Judgment are more
qualified to protect their property from
unjust and exorbitant taxatf and to
promote the material prosperity of the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-26
PRESERVE THE ALLIGATOR.

Since the authorities began enforcing
the game law the game all over the State
is becoming more plentiful. A similar
law should be passed whereby the Flor
guns of the would-be sport. who goes
through the country Staying them and
leaving their carcasses to rot. An ex-
change says that hunting party of Kis-
simmee killed 700 alligators recently and
their remains were left for the buzzards
If such wholesale butchery of the Flor,
ida alligator is kept up the State will
soon not be able to boast of this attract
i've saurian, which affords the Northern
tourist so much interest.-Jacksonvill
(Fla) Metropolis.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-26
RELIC OF THE PAST.

Not by any means few in number, al
though for the most part unknown to
the general public, are the spots in
England where the customs and OBJ
servances of far-off days are still fond
ly cherished. One of the most interest
ing of these is the ancient hospital of
ST Cross. which is situated a mile to
the south of the city Of Winchester
This charitable institution was found
ed in 1876 by Bishop Henry de Blois
King Stephens half brother, and was
intended to entirely support thirteen
INDECENT old men and to give a dinner
daily to 100 others. But the next Bishop
of Winchester provided for the feeding
of another 100 poor men, and in 1445
Cardinal Beaufort, who then held the
see, added to the hospital another
foundation. called the Almshouse of
Noble Poverty, and provided it with an
income sufficient for the maintenance
of two priests. thirty-five brothers and
three sisters. AS time went on abuses
crept In and the revenues were misap-
propriated till about the middle of this
century, when the Charity Commits
sioners interfered. They made provi-
sion for the residence of thirteen broth
ers of the original foundation and four
of the later. and for out-pensions in
lieu of the daily dinners to the 200 poor
men. Now the revenue is so much
greater that ten additional residents
will shortly be admitted
Henry de Blois committed his foun-
dation to the keeping of the Knights
Hospitalers of Jerusalem, and from
them is derived the distinctive dress of
the brothers who enjoy his bounty. 1t
consists of a long black gown, with a
silver cross on the left breast. On the
death of a brother the cross is laid
upon his coffin, from which it is re-
moved at the grave, and in due course
is handed to his successor. The Broth
ers of Noble Poverty wear a cloak of
dark red cloth, upon which is an en-
broidered badge. In other respects
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TEXAS CREW CELEBRATES.

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-The sailors
and marines Of the battleship Texas to
the number of several hundred held
their annual ball to-ni~ht at the Lenox
I;vceum Captain Sigsbee Of the Texas
and Miss Sigsbee led the grand march,
in which four hundred couples partici-
pated Captain Sigsbee was vocifer-
ously cheered during the march. There
were many noted characters present,
but perhaps the most popular ones were
Sailors Deignan. Clausen and Phillips,
who sailed with Hobson on the Merri-
mac. A dinner was served after mid
night
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-26
IIlinoisan Dies at Pasadena.

PASADENA, Nov. 25.-James Power,
one of the most prominent residents of
Central Illinois, who came to Pasadena
short time ago with the hope of regainfng
his shattered health died this morning at
the advanced age of "A years. Mr. Power
had large banking interests in Springfield
ing several thousand acres OF farming
lands in that portion of the State
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-26
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YORK, the Herald
Hawaiian
in
final ready Congress- According to my Information Hawaii
hasp
Cuom and Representative Hit in the
of
we'll
considered
will be
Of of
be
applying to this
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-26
IRRITATEs THE SULTAN.
Memorial Asking for Reforms May
Cause Dismissal for Ministers.

ONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 25.-Several
of the Turkish Ministers have submitted
to the Sultan a memorial pointing out the
disturbed state of the empire and the re-
forms they consider necessary. The Sui
tan is irrtated at this attitude on the
part of the Ministers, and 1t Is expected
he will dismiss several of them, although
1t will be difficult to find substitutes who
do not favor reform.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-26
ONE OFFICE OR TWop
Test Case to Decide as to Auditor and
Recorder.

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 25.-The question
as to whether there is any such county
office Auditor anu Recorder, or wheth-
er they are separate offices, is to be tested
In the courts. Bling c. Brier, a short
hand reporter claims that he received q
number of votes for the office of Recor-
der. To-day, by his attorney, Major w.
A. Anderson, he began proceedings In the
Superior Court for a decision in the mat
ter Mandamus proceedings were insti-
tuted to compel the Supervisors to de-
clare Brier duly elected County Re
corier
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-26
BONES oE A MAsToDoN.
Story of an Interesting Find Brought
From the Klondike

VANCOUVER, B. c.. Nov 25.-J. w.
Nee of Tacoma is here with an interest
ing Klondike mastodon story. He says
that of a big pile of bones found on SUI
phur creek one was q tooth b3swesn four
and one-half and five inches long and
nearly two inches thick at the basa Ar
other was the leg of an animal from the
knee to the ankle. 1t was five and a half
feet in length. From the ground to this
animals body the distance was probably
over ten feet. the leg bone was eight or
nine inches through.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-26
BUILDING THE SHAMROCK.
Aluminium May Be Largely Used i
the Yachts Construction.

GLASGOW, Nov. 25.-The work Of con-
structing the yacht Shamrock for Sir
Thomas Upton, the challenger for the
America cup, will be commenced during
the coming week. William Fife, the naval
architect, who is to build the racer has
invited firm of Essen, Germany, to sup
ply light weight nickel steel plates for
that portion of the vessels hull below the
water line. 1t is believed that aluminium
will be used for the upper part of the hull
and for the yachts fittings.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-26
PROBABLY WAS MURDERED.
Body of Rich Mining Expert Found
Near Prescott.

PRESCOTT, Nov. 25-The body of a
s,,nnosed rich mining expert, decomposed
and unrecognizable, was found to-day in
the brush twenty-five miles from here
II 10 supposed he was waylaid and killed
All napers and other property had been
taken from the body. The man was of
middle age and wore finely made dark
Clothing With silk lining. The victim had
been dead six months.
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effect that it will not be held from the
management of the club.
''If Maher fails to come to time" said
Mccoy to-day, Il will go out to San
a very flattering offer to make a match
with him"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-26
STEAMER FITZJAMES LOST.
Founders in the English Channel anc
Nine Seamen Drowned.

LONDON, Nov. 25.-The local steamer
Fitzjames, bound from this port to Swan
sea- foundered yesterday morning of
Beachby Head, in the English Channel
during a gale. Three of the crew were
rescued. The remainder, numbering nine,
were drowned.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-26
MANNED Under Train Wheels.

SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. 25.-Joseph
Griffin of San Francisco, aged 20, attempt
ed to board a freight train this morning at
Summit. He fell under the wheels and his
right leg was severed. He may survive.
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Mccoy May Come to This City.

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-Kid Mccoy is
training at Asbury Park, n. j., for his
fight with Peter Maher, which is sched-
uled to take place at Coney Island Ath-
letic Club on December 5. He declares
that he received no information to the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-26
Ends Life With strvchnine.

NAPA, Nov. 25.-John Edmund Grad
dock, native of Virginia. aged 50, com
nitted suicide by taking strychnine at
bis ranch in Pope Valley.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-26
ADVERTISEMENTS
The old fash
iored watch

The old-fasll-
io1ed watch
man who
prowled about
the streets of
medieval Lon
don, with a lam
tern in hi 5
h and to pro-
claim his COM
ing, and who
announced
LIS y d > . q , Z
through the
streets by
shouting "All's
well, " was a
very inefficient
protector when
compared with
the n1etropOli-
tan police Of
New York City,
commonly
known as the
" Finest" The
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-25
ANOTHER SUDDEN DEATH


me community was shocked yester.
oav NO learn that MIR. Alfred NJ Will
son II well known resident or the coun-
" had died suddenly the previous night
at MS home In SCOTS Creek. But few
men In tn" vicinity were berter known
man Mr.. Wilson. He and his wife lived
all alone on their farm. and had
airnssed considerable money. lie was
KIND hearted ana generous to Il fault,
ana by being SO he was greatly i'm
'oSed upon during his life by Il num-
ocF "i people. who took advantage Sf
ms generosity Mr.. Wilson was I'm lbc
city on Wednesday and was I'm his usual
good health He retired that night and
had not complained. About 3 o'clock
ID IN" morning Mrs. Wilson woke IN
ana SAD something to her husband Re-
ceiIlls no answer she put her hand
oii ms forehead and found thai; he was
co'u III was then that she rcnllZed
mat his soul had gone to Him who
gave 1t. She was all alone with him
WIN whom she had spent the greater
portion of her l!fe. \ little later nor
coiored servant came and Il message wo <
sent 10 the nel2hbors. who were soon
Oh hand 10 do what they could
Mr.. Wilson was SO years and 7 mnrtbe
ca III the time of his death The frne
rai WIN take place from Trinity p, l.,
ohurch IN tails city. Sunday, FEBRUARY
Lhh. The iE:ernent will be I'm Cedar
Grove cemetery.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-25
THE TERROR LDAvyas TUE YARD.
Crowds Line the Wharf to SEQ Her or
and Cheer lIel. AZ She pnssns

Crowds Line the Wharf to SEQ Her or
and Cheer Her AS She Passes.
Never since 1862, when the famous
Merrlnlac went down the river to en-
EaSe IN battle with the United States
ships Oft Fortress Monroe, has thel G
been SO much interest manifested as
Iherc was on yesterday morning at 10
O'Clock. when the monitor Terror weigh
Ell anchor to leave this yard. Her desti-
nattcn being unknown, her commander
maNtng sealed orders, not TO be opened
until after they pass the iCapes, II
haVin:; been hlEV d that she would
ieaTe yesterday morning. q number of
persons gathered around the whnrves
20 see her leave. A.. 10 o'clock her
commander reported to the commodore
that everything was In readiness, and
an order was sent for her to leave. Nhe
guns of this wonderful destroyer were
put INTO use, and salute Of eleven
guns was fired in honor Of the comman-
dant and the lines were thrawn off
amid cheers or her crew, and start
was made for n point known to none.
~ the ttmc as she passed down the
harb0r the wharvcs were crowded with
people, who cheered the crew. waved
their handkerchicfs, and criei: Give il
TO them. boys!"
1t is thought her destination Is New
York, and that she will keep Il strict
Watch upon the FiZcaya, and if there
should be an occasion for her to use
her guns. she will give good account
Of herself.
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FAST RUNNING.

The Virginian is in receipt OF a num-
her OF complaints from persons living
on County street in regard To the man
ner In which the cars are run on that
street. Some OF the motormen lcem 10
think that after they turn the corner
of CGur; and County streets chat they
can run rs fast as they choose. and
come very near doing so The ordinanc.
prescrtbes that they shall not cross a
corner faster than six miles an hour
1t is also the instructions Of the COM
pany that the ordinance shall be car
ried oCi, and when men w!.fully violate
the instructions OF the company and
the ordinance some one else should
be put in their places. and no doubt
VIII be unless they discontinue fast
running. The people do not complain
without n cause
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-25
PORTSMOUTH MEMS
PIANO RECITAL,

The following Invitation was received
yesterday.
Mrs. w. v. Wahmann requests your
presence at piano recital by her class,
February 20, 1898. at 0 p. M, 1O4 High
street."
The following programme will be rem
dered:
Instrumental Duet-'Through Val
ley, Through Forest. Nv. F. Sudds
Bessie Carson and Louise Barnes.
instrumental Solo--"At Twilight"
..:...... ...........G. Lange
Maggie Virnelson.
instrumental Duett-'tMerry Hour
Margaret and Emily Ives.
instrumental Solo-"ITand In Hand
march,. .............J. Rummel
Aida Codd.
Song Rock n -By- Baby Lullaby"
Edna Peal and Fanny Cutherell.
instrumental Solo-"Fa sc!natlon
Waltz.".. ..... ......... II. Wachs
Hazel White.
Instrumental Duet = Tourists
Nlarch ............. .Sission
Edna Outten and Louise Barnes.
Instrumental Second Valse."
Bessie Carson. 49,
Song-"A Merry laughing Girl"
Evelin Codd
Duett-'tStill l Love Thee. Lockwood
Lucille Klby and Aida Codd.
instrumental Solo-"Little Darling
Gavottc.".. . . ......C. Bohm
Louise Barnes.
Motion Song-"Daisy Fair" .......
Instrumental solo-"Dairs Les
bills. ..............F Hitz
Lucille Kilby.
instrumental Duet = same vican
Guard March,. ....R.. Goerdeler
Hazel White and Maggie Virnelson.
Instrumental Solo-"Narcissus."..
l.. Nebin
Edna Outten.
Duett-"Cupid's Arrow. ....C: Sidus
Lucille Kilby and Bessie Carson
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A Life Saved.

Marvellous cures of throat an / lung
affections are made daily by Dr.. Bulls
Cough Syrup. Miss Annie Swan,
Petersburg, Va, writes: MY brother
was attacked bya bad cough and cold,
and it was thought he had consunp-
ton. DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup was
used, and to our great surprise it made
him we'll and hearty. There is no
better cure in the world Than this
syrup" DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup is
sold everywhere for 25 ccrts.
SOLD by
Cannon's Pharmacy. 420 Butte street.
Robt. +: Holmes & Co.. &c Main street,
'ieistand's Atlantic City Drug Store. !"