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The herald., 1898-07-06
WANT THEIR BOYS
MOTHERS BEGINNING TO REAL
1zE WHAT WAR IS
APPLICATIONS FOR DISCHARGE
Scores Of Letters and Petitions Beg
giug That Enlisted Men Be AL
lowed to Return Home
Associated Press Special Wire


WASHINGTON, July e.-Scores of appli.
cations for the discharge of enlisted men
In the army have been received at the wal
department. They come from fathers
mothers, wives and friends, all of whom are
bringing every possible element of influence
to bear to have their requests granted. Sen.
ators and representatives have urged the
requests upon the department and the wal
officials have expended lot of time and
patience In investigating the cases. In or.
der that clear understanding may be had
by the public concerning the matter of dis
charges from the army, Assistant Secretary
Meiklejohn has rendered decision which
will be the guide in the future for action
by the department on applications for dis
charge from the service.
The secretary desires 1t to be distinctly
understood that all such applications must
be made to the war department through
the regular military channels. Satisfactory
evidence that an enlisted man is under Is
years of age will entitle him to be dis
charged upon application, but enlisted men
between the ages of IS and As will be re
quired to present perfectly satisfactory rea-
sons for their discharges for which they
may apply.
The Rules Apply
The decision of Assistant Secretary Mel
kejohn is embodied in the following, which
will be published in general orders to the
army:
under the act to provide for temporarily
increasing the military establishment In
states in time of war, approved April 22
1898, the age limits for soldiers of the ma
tional forces are fixed at IS and as years
Persons not less than 10 nor more than As
years of age enlisting In the volunteer army
and possessing the other qualifications men
toned In the act are legally enlisted. Upon
applications to the secretary of war and sat
isfactory proof that any volunteer soldier is
under the age of IS he will be discharged
Minors over IS years of age are not entitled
to discharge, but meritorous cases will be
considered. The applications for discharge
must be made through military channels to
the secretary Of war.
Attention Is called to paragraphs go and
OIL, army regulations"
The herald., 1898-07-06
CHANGE OF ORDERS
General Wilson and Two Brigades Are
Ordered to the Front

CHICKAMAUGA, Chattanooga National
Park, Ga, July 5.-There was another
change of orders today from Washington,
renewing the order made yesterday and re-
scinded later in the day. General James H.
Wilson and staff are ordered to proceed at
once to Charleston, taking with him the
First and Second brigades Of the First corps
az reorganized by General Brooke, as fol-
lows: Cd a-.sr.., sr s,sr.Yllaf
First ,brigade-Geperal Oswald H. Ernst
commanding; Third Wisconsin, Second Wis
consin, Sixteenth Pennsylvania.
Second brigade-General Peter c. Hams
commanding; Third Illinois, Fourth Ohio,
Fourth Pennsylvania.
General Wilson left this afternoon at s
o'clock, accompanied by his staff.
The First brigade Of General Wilson's d.
vision broke camp this afternoon and
marched to Ringgold, where they will en-
bark early tomorrow morning for Charles
ten. The Second brigade will leave in the
morning.
The elegantly appointed hospital train re-
Gently at Tampa will leave tomorrow with
the sick of the First corps for Fort Thomas,
Kentucky.
The herald., 1898-07-06
MANILA
Gen. Augustus Sortie Repulsed by the
Insurgents

LONDON, July 5.-A special dispatch from
Manila dated July says that Captain Cen
eral August made a sortie for the purpose
of repairing the aqueduct which supplies
the walled city and In an endeavor to COM
municate with General Monet. The insur-
gents concentrated their troops and opposed
the sortie, forcing the Spanish commander
to return to Manila. The insurgents are
said to have suffered severe losses and the
Spaniards are reported to have had fifty
men killed and $50 wounded.
MADRID, July 5, p. m.-The Spanish
consul at Singapore wires the following
message from Gen. August, captain gen.
eral of the Philippines
"The situation Is unchanged. My fam
lily has succeeded in miraculously escaping
from Macabora in boat, and, having
passed through the American vessels, all
arrived safely at Manila. Gen. Monet's
column is besieged and attacked at Maca-
bora"
The herald., 1898-07-06
THE -CoMBATANTS
Work of Getting Them Out Of Range
of Skaters Guns

Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press
IN THE ADVANCE OF THE AMERI-
CAN LINES, seven miles south of San
tiago, July 4, via Port Antonio, Jamaica,
July 5, per the Associated Press dispatch
boat Cynthia III, via Kingston, Jamaica,
,. July 5, a. NAT noon yesterday, acting
under instructions from Washington, Ma
jor-General Shafter, commander of the
troops, sent letter to General Linares, in
command of the Spanish forces defending
Santiago, demanding the surrender of the
city. The message was delivered by Colo
mel Dorst Three hours elapsed before the
firing could be stopped. General Linares
responded promptly with an absolute re-
| fusal 10 surrender.
| General Shafter at noon today repeated
his demand for the surrender Of the city
and notified General Linares that unless
Santiago surrendered hostilities would be
resumed at noon on Tuesday. Up to this
evening General Linares has not replied to
the second request for the surrender Of the
city.
| Conferences with the Consuls of the for
eign powers have been conducted near
General Wheelers headquarters. The
Consuls said there were 81 900 men, women
and children, foreign subjects, in the city.
and they requested a cessation of hostili-
ties in order to enable them to be removed
outside Santiago and to be placed under
the protection Of the United States. This
was definitely refused by the American
commander who declined to accept any
such responsibility.
| The Consuls were told that 1t rested with
them to insist upon General Linares' sur
render.
| The conference was resumed at this
morning when the Consuls expressed grave
! doubts as to General Linares' surrender,
on account of the false kilograms in regard
| to the Spanish victories and yellow fever
among the American troops sent daily to
Madrid, which caused the Spaniards to
think they dare not surrender and return
to Spain. However, foreign Consuls will
demand the surrender of the city, but 1t Is
doubtful whether they will prevail. All
| the negotiations are submitted direct to
Washington, thus causing some delay.
| General Wheeler telephones to General
Shafter and the latter over the military line
from his tent to the cable station at Guam
tanamo Bay, which communicates direct
with Washington.
| A courier of the Associated Press at
four this afternoon said no conclusions
had been reached.
General Shafter denies the existence of
general armistice under the white flag
and It is believed hostilities will commence
on Tuesday at u o clock, before which time
the exodus of the 81 1000 foreigners will he
accomplished
The British warships Pallas and Alert
and the Austrian warship Maria Teresa
have been allowed by Rear-Admiral samp-
son to enter the harbor of Santiago and
remove foreign subjects One British ves-
sci has already cleared for Kingston, ia
maica.
The Spanish armored cruiser Cristobal
Colon has listed on her beam ends on the
rocks, and 1t is now practically impossi-
| BILE to save her.
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run OUT OF CAMP
ANGRY PRIVATE OF THE EIGHTH
DISCIPLINED
Troopers Wanted to Ride Him on q
Rail-Stripped Of His Uniform
and Then Dismissed

OAKLAND, July 5.-Private Hansen Of
Company I, from Marysville, was run out Of
Camp Barrett today for expressing himself
in uncomplimentary terms with regard to
the United States government, the officers
Of the regiment, the food supplied, and other
things which displeased him. He was ar
rested, stripped of his uniform and marched
through the camp between two guards, while
the angry troops shouted ride him on a
rail-" He was then escorted outside the
camp limits and CURLY dismissed. This is
the first case Of 'funking' in the Eighth
regiments
The herald., 1898-07-06
THE BIG RAFT SNAPPED


SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.-The i'm
mense lumber raft which left Astoria eleven
days ago in tow of the tugboat Monarch ar
rived here this morning having averaged
about four knots an hour during the trip.
The original raft contained something over
five million feet Of lumber, but owing to
rough weather two million feet of this was
lost during the voyage.
The tug boat Rescue Is searching the
coast for greater portion of the lumber
which became detached, and 1t Is. believed
that most Of the lost lumber is still intact, az
1t was securely boted. 4a
Captain Tonnelson Of the tug Monarch
reports that the raft snapped In two during
storm on Wednesday last, when the We
locity of the wind reached IS miles an hour.
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IS were regular Spanish soldiers In uniforms.
two officers and the remainder armed resi-
dents Of the town. Nine wounded men we're
left in the block-house attended by native
physician. The other prisoners were brought
to Juragua today In charge Of Captain Nc
Arthur and two companies Of the Thirty
third Michigan and camped along the rail-
road. The Cubans followed them in great
crowds and hurried epithets at the frightened
captives. All the soldiers belonged to the
Twenty-nlnth Spanish regulars and ex-
pected to be killed.
The herald., 1898-07-06
Shareholders

NEW YORK, July 5.-Exceptionally fine
weather favored the marksmen who gath
cred today at Glendale park. Long island, to
take part in the shooting tournament and
festival of the National Sharpshooters' as
ISOLATION. Some excellent shots were re-
corded this afternoon, the best score being
made by j. Rebham of the Hudson Rifle
club, Jersey City. Out of possible 100 in
five shots at the man target Rebham made
9S. d. w. Mclaughlin of San Francisco
leads with 46 points out of so at the Ameri-
can standard target.
The herald., 1898-07-06
Signal Corps Commander

SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.-Capt. Edgar
Russell. who for the past five years has
been assistant professor Of chemistry and
electrical engineering at West Point, has
arrived from Washington and reported 20
Major General Otis for duty. He was re-
Gently made captain Of volunteers and
was sent out here to take command Of the
signal corps company at Camp Merritt.
This company will consist of Sc men.
Eighteen men for the company have all
ready been enlisted. Twenty more are COM
ing from the east. The remaining II are to
be enlisted. tt--=r--t.
The herald., 1898-07-06
SOUTHERN PACIFIC PROFITS
Most Prosperous Year in the History
of the Road

SAN FRANCISCO. July 5.-The financial
report of the Southern Pacific company for
the last fiscal year shows an increase in
profits of 81, 200, 900 over the business of the
preceding year. This shows that the last
twelve months were the most prosperous in
the history of the corporation. The gain in
earnings is largely attributed to the opera
ton of the Pacific system. Increases in
profits have been made in nearly every road
in the system, though in some few cases
there has been failing off In travel and
consequently losses to the company.
The herald., 1898-07-06
The Calliope Dock

LONDON, July 5.-The admiralty has
granted an annual subsidy to equip the CAL
Hope dock at Auckland, one of the largest
dry docks in the new world.
The government owns large area of land
adjacent which will be utilized for coal and
naval depots. The Daily Telegraph, COM
menting on the announcement, says it
means a second naval station for the, South
Pacific.
The herald., 1898-07-06
Russian Officers Coming

ST. THOMAS, d. w. l., July 5.-Captan
Poklwisnef, naval attache of the Russian
Embassy at Madrid, and Colonel Gilinski
of the Russian Cavalry, have arrived at
St. Thomas from San Andre bound for
Kingston, Jamaica. Their ultimate desti-
nation Is Cuba, whittier they are going to
observe the war movements for the Rus
sian government
The herald., 1898-07-06
Sharkev's Challenge

NEW YORK, July 5.-Tom Sharkey. the
sailor pugilist, through his new manager,
Tom O. Rourke, issued challenge today to
any heavyweight in the world, KID Mccoy
preferred, to box twenty or more rounds for
$1,000 side before the club offering the best
inducements. TO bind match he deposit
ed $1,000 with local morning paper and the
challenge will remain open for ten days.
The herald., 1898-07-06
John q. Carlisle's Son Dead

NEW YORK, July 5.-William Carlisle
died today at the home of his father, John
G. Carlisle, ex-Secretary OF the Treasury.
Mr.. Carlisle has been a resident OF New
York only about six months. He can,c
brother Logan who died recently. ne had
practiced In Kentucky, Kansas and Chi
cage courts. -ts'. J..
The herald., 1898-07-06
House and Barn Burned

SAN DIEGO, July 5.-A fine house and
barn near Nestor, owned by c. F. Hargis
and occupied by DR.. Strasser and family.
burned to the ground, with their contents,
last night while the family was absent.
The buildings were among the best in that
locality and were valued at $4,000. The
cause of the fire is not known.
The herald., 1898-07-06
San Francisco Gains

SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.-The annual
report of Assessor Siebe, filed today, shows
an increased assessment of $3.S29 ,264 over
that of last year. which amounted to S347-
954, $50. This years assessed valuation OF
real estate and personal property is $751;
1874, 1884. ias ,...
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The Chess Tournament

VIENNA. July Sin the twenty-fourth
round of the chess masters international
tournament played today Marco and Ala
pin won their games with Showaiter and
Caro-; Pillsbury beat Maroczy; Leipke and
Tarrasch drew; Trenchard lost to- Burns |;
Tschigorin and Schlecter drew; Eteinitz
and Blackburn, Halprin and Janowski and
Baird and Walbrodt had to adjourn their
games a second time.
The herald., 1898-07-06
Gladstone on an Alliance

LONDON, July 6.-Henry Norman In an
article In the Daily Chronicle this morning
quotes hitherto unpublished letter of Mr..
Gladstone to the Scribners, dated March
49, 1880, which concludes with reference
to America and England as follows:
THE union between the two countries Is
still an honor to all those who seek to cor
foborate the bond"
The herald., 1898-07-06
Ten Companies Ready

OAKLAND, July Sat Camp Barrett to-
day S44 men were examined, AZ Of whom
were rejected. OF these, Company H, Of
Redding, lost out of 113; Company I, Of
Grass Valley, II out Of 10, and Company c,
Of Petaluma, II out Of 9S examined. Ten
companies are now ready to be mustered in.
Governor Budd has not yet appointed the
line officers, and fears are expressed that
he may substitute new men for some Of those
now in command.
The herald., 1898-07-06
On Fire a Whole Day

CADIZ, July 5.-Dispat ches received here
this evening report a fire, continuing for
twelve hours, on board the Spanish cruiser
Alfonso XIII. 1t is said no serious damage
was done, but the accident will delay her
departure for some time.
The herald., 1898-07-06
Budd Changes His staff

SAN FRANCISCO, Governor Budd today
relieved Colonel Park Henshaw Of the du-
ties of inspector general of rife practice,
N. G. c., position on the commander-in-
chiefs staff, which he has held for some
time. The temporary vacancy has been
filed by Lieutenant Colonel ]. F. Bergin, at
present aid de camp on the governors staff,
and Francis Edwin Beck is appointed to the
latter place.
The herald., 1898-07-06
The Chicago Strike

CHICAGO July 5.-For the first time
since last Friday morning the Tribune, Rec
ord Times-Herald and Inter-Ocean will be
issued tomorrow morning. A sufficient
number of outside non-union stereotypers
have been imported into the city to make
this possible.
The papers, however, will be published
only In four-page size, but this will be in
creased as rapidly as possible. Chicago af-
ternoon papers will also publish tomorrow
in reduced size.
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WENT DOWN THE LINE
How the Soldiers Received the News of
SIMPSONS Victory

How the Soldiers Received the News of
SIMPSONS Victory
Copyrighted, 1898, by the Associated Press.
AT THE FRONT, HEADQUARTERS
OF GENERAL SHAFTERS ARMY, BE-
FORE SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Sunday,
July 8, via Kingston, Jamaica, July a.
Early in .he day man on the lookout had
reported that the Spanish fleet had sailed
out of the harbor of Santiago de Cuba, but
it was not until late this afternoon that the
result was known at the front.
When the word of the magnificent VIC
tory flew from sentry TO sentry along the
firing lines and was shouted to the COM
panies, regiments and brigades, a great
cheer swept down the line of weary men,
which gathered force as 1t went until the
rattle of musketry was drowned in the roar
of the glad tidings. The news was flashed
back into the underbrush, where the re-
serves lay and the men almost stampeded
In their enthusiastic desire to get to the
front.
The cheering continued through the even
ing as the details of the figh. came in. The
men could not have displayed more enthu-
siasm had the victory been theirs instead Of
the navy's. Although the firing continued
all day between the outposts very little dam
age was done on either side. General Chat
fee was wounded slightly, rifle bullet cut
ting through his foot. but he will not be
compelled to leave the field. The only Sc
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The herald., 1898-07-06
Anglo-American

LONDON, July 6.-At the Anglo-Ameri-
can reception given by Sir Francis and
Lady Cook at Doughty House, Richmond,
Admiral Close of the British navy ad-
dressed the guests upon the necessity OF
an Anglo American alliance" because, as
he said, 1--WE are dependent upon America
for our food supplies"
The herald., 1898-07-06
Change of Judges

SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.--United States
District Judge De Haven left today for
Montana, where he will hold court for
two or three weeks. During his absence
his place will be filled by Judge Beatty of
Idaho.
The herald., 1898-07-06
Americas Superiority

LONDON July 6-The Berlin correspond
ent of the Daily Mail says:
The battle of Santiago de Cuba Is con-
sidered to have proved the superiority of
American armor plating and artillery, and
it is believed that in future European ma
tions will give larger orders to American
makers for armor. guns and the like.
The herald., 1898-07-06
No More Yellow Fever

WASHINGTON, July 5.-The official dis
patch to the marine hospital service from
Camp Fontainbleau, the yellow fever de-
tention camp near McHenry, Miss, gives
a most favorable outlook for the fever situa-
ton. The cases at McHenry have been re-
duced until there is now but one, and there
are no new cases.
The herald., 1898-07-06
Wilbur's Sentence

SAN DIEGO, July 5.-In the superior
court today Judge Hughes imposed sem
tence of five years imprisonment on George
Wilbur, late city clerk of Oceanside. who
was convicted Of embezzlement. An appeal
will be taken.
The herald., 1898-07-06
Supplies for the Army

TAMPA, Fla, July 5-Severay transports
have sailed from Port Tampa within the
last week, carrying large quantities OF
war munitions, horses, light artillery and
about $500 men to reinforce Gen. Shafter ut
Santiago.
The herald., 1898-07-06
Hismarck's Wisdom

LONDON, July 6-The Berlin correspond
ent of the Standard says: Prince Bismarck
advocates the most rigorous neutrality as
the only policy for Germany with regard to
the Hispano-Afnerican war.
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Death of Capt. Carl Brandez

WASHINGTON. July 5.-Cap.ain Carl
Brandez. heroic soldier of the Civil War
and formerly Captain Of the Sixty-eighth
New York Volunteers, is dead In his eigh-
tieth year.
The herald., 1898-07-06
Alameda County's Wealth

OAKLAND, July 5.-The assessment roll
of Alameda county was today turned over to
the supervisors by Assessor Dalton. 1t
shows decreased valuation of 80 sos 725. the
total being ISL, 4O3 4Ou against sol ,2s9 125 for
last year.
The herald., 1898-07-06
Building More Railroads

VISALIA, July 5.--The grading Of the
Valley railroad from Corcoran junction TO
visal!a has been completed Graders will
soon commence work on the Southern Pa
cific extension from visalia to Exeter.
The herald., 1898-07-06
Death bv Drowning

SAN DIEGO, July 5.-Capt. Herring, IN
command of the revenue cutter Corwtn
here, received news today by wire OF tho
death by drowning yesterday OF his daugh-
ter, aged %, in Pennsylvania.
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Revenue Collections

SAN FRANCISCO. July 5.-The receipts
at the office fthe collector of internal rev.
enue for this district today amounted to
$40, 1885, of which $4,000 was for licenses and
the balance for war revenue stamps.
The herald., 1898-07-06
Heavy Failure

NEW YORK, July 5.-Clegg, Wright &
Co., manufacturers of umbrellas, made an
assignment today. The assets and iiabili-
ties are about 100000.
The herald., 1898-07-06
Fire at Blocksburg

EUREKA, July 5.--A fire at Blocksbur9
destroyed warehouse filled with wool -.
longing to A. J. Fairbanks. Loss Sl0oA Il
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