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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01
GERMANY AND AUSTRIA
 ARE YET HOLDING OUT

NEW YORK, April 30.--The Herald's Washington correspondent teIegraphs: All the great DO CTS of Europe, vii. but two exceptions, Germany ard Aus tria, have declared their neutrality in the war between the United States and Spain. It has been understood that the Government of Austria, for dynastic reasons, leaned toward Spain, but the failure of the Austrian Emperor to is- sue proclamation Of neutrality is not construed here as indicating that this Government will give aid directly or indirectly to Spain. It has been semi officially stated that Austria has ab- stained from declaring neutrality so as to be in a better position to take steps to brin~ about european media tion or intervention in the interest of peace at later stage of the war.
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to perform before that vessel arrives at Key West. Coming to the States from Rio Captain Clark will keep in cable communication with the de- partment, so that a junction between him and the other naval vessels can be effected without delay in case in- formation should be received that the Spanish fleet is coming to Porto Rico, and it should be deemed desirable to assemble all the armored men-of-war in order to crush the spanish force.
 It is supposed by the department gon .and Marietta dropped anchor in Rio harbor the fact of their presence was at once cabled to Madrid by the Spanish Minister to Brazil. In view of the departure of the Spanish fleet yesterday from St. Vincent, it Is not believed that an attempt will be made to meet the Oregon and Marietta, though this cannot be stated definite ly. Before reaching home waters the American ships still have 4500 miles to cover, so that they cannot possibly arrive at Key West under seventeen days. It will, of course, be possible for the two ships to be intercepted by Spanish armored cruisers and torpe- do-boats destroyers. But Secretary Long and other officials of the de- partment are confident that if the Oregon and Marietta do fall in with the enemy, the latter will suffer just as much as this Government.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01
ACCIDENT AT LIME
 POINT COMPLICATIONS
Laborer Sustains Severe Injuries While Employed in Dumping
 Concrete

SAUSALITO, April 30.-Another seri- ous accident occurred yesterday morn ing where the Government fortifica- tions are being constructed at Lime Point, by which a laborer named B. Cupfer sustained dislocated shoulder and may have been injured internally.
 Cupfer was employed in dumping concrete from a sort of mining car into the excavations. This car is so made that the body turns at right angles on the truck and a door at the end opens as it tips but if the door does not open at once the car is likely to tip over. In this case the door did not open easily and in trying to keep the car from tip ping Cupfer was carried over and hurled down into a nine-foot excava- tion, receiving a dislocated shoulder, several contusions of the body and head and perhaps internal injuries. The injured. man was sent to his home in San Francisco on the Government boat Yosemite.
 About 175 men are now working in three shifts, from a. m. to s. D. m. Sixteen carpenters under charge of Foreman Milo Hoadley were obliged to lay off work yesterday morning on ac count of the terrific gale, which nearly blew those in an exposed position off their feet.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01
THE NEW YORK
 FIRED UPON BY SPANISH TROOPS
Alleged Bombardment of Cabands Batteries Mas Bit Of
 Wars Grim Pleasantly.

Copyrighted 1S9S by James Gordon Bennett
 HAVANA. Cuba (via the Herald Call dispatch boat Somers M. Smith to Key West). April 3o-The flagship New York, accommodating down the Cuban coast yesterday evening. fell afoul of company of Spanish soldiers, who saw her and fired futile volley at the big cruiser as she swung lazily past the little harbor of Cabanas.
 There being no reply from the man of-war, another gleeful voIey was sent in her direction Captain Chadwick, busy with his glass and marginal notes on a chart laid out before him, had no knowledge Of the performance on shore until his attention was attracted to the firing.
 He looked in the direction indicated and saw a thin cloud Of blue smoke float away from a dark ciot on the landscape.
 A moment of inspection through the glass, another moment of deliberatlon over the impertinence of the thing and then, as the fourth volley re-echoed faintlv from shore and few stray bull lets came kicking from spots on the blue a quiet order was given, an eager gun crew went swarming to their quarters, and a moment later the bang, bang, bang of a four-inch rapid-fre gun was punctuating the stiffness, The shells flew fair and true, glanced along the dry sward and brush, and burst where the rifemen had stood. The sun was dipping then, and at one stride came the short southern twilight and then the dusk of evening, The order to cease firing was given, and when it came the men of the flagship, peering through the gloom. could not tell what the result of their brief fusillade had been, but there
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01
CAPTAIN GLASS
 10 COMMAND Cruiser Charleston Will Go Into Commission
 TO-Morrow.
A Fleet Commerce Destroyer Added to the Pacific
 Squadron.
to Return at Once to the States.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

VALLEJO, April 3O.-The cruiser Charleston will go into commission on Monday. Captain Glass will command.
 PORTLAND. Dr. April 30.-It leaked out here this evening that Colonel Thomas NJ. Anderson and staff and two companies of the Fourteenth Infantry, sent to Alaska to preserve order, have been recalled. It is understood that the order came from Washington to- day and will be sent north by the first steamer. The troops may be expected back within sixteen days. It is not known which two of the four compa- nies will be returned The men are anxious to get back, as the camp is in very unhealthy location and about 30 per cent of the men were on the sick list during March. General Merriam is reported to have expressed the opinion that these troops will not be ordered to the front, but will be retained on the coast.
 General Merriam is also reported to have said that many more men than are at present available will be needed to man the guns of the Notifications Of San Francisco bay, at the mouth of the Columbia and on Puget Sound.
 SALINAS, April 30.-When the mus ter roll of Troop c was opened for SS l1llS eSeHlIS lile dTInOTy was crowded with young men anxious to sign. Within" half hour the full complement of 103 had been secured. The signers are all young men, most of them sons of the best families here. They average 20 years in age, five feet eight inches in height and about 175 pounds in weight. One, an Iowan is six feet four inches, and is powerfully built. The men will be ready for mus ter as soon as Captain Darlington calls for their attendance.
 STOCKTON, April 30.-Court Schil- Ter, Foresters of America, passed the following resolutions at regular meet ing:
 Resolved, That members who volunteer to enlist in the army navy of the main in good standing on the books of the court, and that during his absence the court will care for their families in case of sickness or distress or during war times.
 PORTLAND, Or, April 30.-Gover nor Lord to-day appointed Owen Sum- mers to be colonel of the First Regi- ment of Oregon volunteers. Colonel Summers is a veteran of the Civil War. He holds the rosition of United States Appraiser for the port of Portland. p PORT TOWNSEND, April 30.-Word was received here to-day that the Gov ernment had cancelled contracts for the transportation of coal to Boring Sea points. This would indicate that the Boring Sea patrol is to be abandoned this year. ~--sss>
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01
SPANISH SPY AT SANTA CRUZ City Clerk Wright Tells of a Questionable
 Visitor. Betrayed Extensive Knowledge of the Qualifications on
 the Coast. Went to the Powder Works and There Obtained Considerable
 Information.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SANTA CRUZ, April 30.-City Clerk Wright says last summer he was intro duced to a Spaniard on the beach whose actions aroused his suspicious, leading him to believe he was a spy, and he so informed Lieutenant Gov erncr Jeter. Before any action could be taken the man had left. He was here for several days previously, pre- tending to go out fishing, but it was noticed he made notes of the entrances to the bay and surroundings, and his conversation betrayed a knowledge of the Notifications of this coast. He is supposed to have visited the powder works. He was constantly seeking in- formation, his extreme politeness hid ing any evidence that would lead toward suspicion as to his motives.
 Three Italian laborers,. who left San Francisco on April r in search of err- ployment, are missing, and it is thought by their friends that they are the persons who swelled the death list at the explosion of the Santa Cruz powder works. The three men were in San Jose on Sunday last, and there they met friend to whom they said they were to start the next morning for the powder works expecting that
 
 They were to walk the distance be- tween San Jose and the powder mill and they expected to cover the ground by noon on Tuesday. Each of them had his blankets with him, and 1t is thought the unidentified roll of blank cts found near the scene of the explo- sion was the property Of one of them. Two of the men were tall and the other was under medium size and would pass as boy. The two tall men wore brown corduroy trousers. One of them had on red sweater and the other wore black sweater. The short man wore a dark suit and brown sweater All three had dark soft felt hats.
 Their friends believe they would have reached the powder works at about the time of the explosion, and they are of the opinion that these three missing men were blown up instead of the supposed Spanish spies.
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were no more replies from the beach.
 Having finished her investigation. the flagship swung around and went steam ing toward Havana again.
 Speaking of that saffron city, l passed 1t twice to-day. On the second run the Smith was not more than eight miles distant, and an excellent pair of glasses showed that new efforts in the way of defensive works are being made to the eastward of Moro. The land scape is scared by long, reddish mark of the newly upturned earth, and bit further to the eastward of that and somewhat nearer shore marks of the pickax and shovel are again seen.
 As we drew abeam of Moro we swerved bit nearer, but no sign of life could be seen anywhere in the city. Yellow>it lay in the burning sunshine, with a thin haze hanging over and be- yond the town. We drew near enough to distinguish the great arched gateway which marks the entrance to the ceme- tery. but the city of the dead was not more lifeless than was Cuba's war-worn capital.
 Steaming abeam of the Smith came the little gunboat Wilmington. The flagship was miles ahead and out of sig naling distance. We on the Smith wondered what the Wilmington might be up to, for her course carried her within easy range of the shore batteries. We peered through our glasses and waited for white dots Of smoke from port and for the skipping and burst ing of shells, but none came.
 Apparently these artillery men of Ha- vana have heard of that Matanzas incl dent, and their dogs of war are not so very eager to bay at these ships of ours.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01
DECLARES FOR FUSION.

OGDEN, May 1.-At midnight the Washable Club, the strongest political organization in Utah, and of which William J. Bryan is an honorary mem- Der, made the first break in the Demo- cratic ranks of the State in favor of fusion. It held a six-hour discussion in which all the bitterness of religious warfare has gone through.
 The resolution indorsing National Democratic Committee Chairman Jones' proposition of cooperation of all the silver forces was passed. The Silver Republicans and Populists had already agreed to fuse, and the State Democratic committee is now eonsid- ering the question.
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cussion in naval circles as to the ad- visibility of sending one of the men ef-war at Rio back to find and destroy the ship. The probabilities are, how ever, that just as soon as they are coaled they will continue on their way to Key West in accordance with the plan outlined by the Naval War Board.
 Considerable satisfaction was ex- pressed by naval experts whom Il told of the arrival of the American vessels at the excellent run they left Callao, Peru, on April 7, and upon arrival at Punta Arenas joined the gunboat Marietta, which had gone to that point from Valparaiso, where she had coaled. After taking on board supply or fuel at Punta Arenas, which they reached on April IT, the ships started on their way to Rio. The distance from Callao to Rio is 5Oo5 miles, so that the average speed maintained was 10.8 knots per hour.
 In view of the fact, however, that the Oregon and Marietta were de- tained couple of days at PuAta Are mas, taking on coaL naval experts say 1t is eviCent that speed of more than eleven knots was made.
 In accordance with instructions sent him by the State Department, it is suppose that Minister Bryan has made all arrangements for coaling the American men-of-war at Rio, and that they will be ready to sail by Monday at the latest. The cruiser Nictheroy may accompany the Ore gon and Marietta to Key West, though this is not all certain, in view of the possibility that the department has other work cut out for the Oregon
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01
OVER SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND VOLUNTEER
 TO AVENGE THE MAINE
War Department Officials Believe That Within Two Weeks the Arrny Will Be Ready
 to Take the Field

ApTS A dt
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The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01
FAILS TO AGREE
 ON THE NAVAL BILL
House Refuses to Accept the Amend ments and Sends the Measure
 Back to Conference.

WASHINGTON, April 30.-To-day's S session of the House was devoted chief ly to consideration of the conference report upon the naval appropriation bill, presented yesterday by Chairman Boutelle. The report was rejected after three hours of debate, and further con- ference will follow.
 The only ground upon which the fight against the report was made was found in the Senate amendment to campen- sate naval officers for Government use of their inventions and authorizing them to have their claims for such compensation adjudicated in the Court Of Claims. Boutefle led the support of the amendment and Cannon and Savers the opposition. A resolution, introduced by Cannon, insisting upon eliminating the amendment, was adopt ed. 118 to 42, and the naval bill was gain sent to conference.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01
QUEEN REGENT AS
 PARTIAL ARBITRATOR
Chile and Peru Look to Spain for a Settlement of Their Diff
 ferenceS.

BERLIN, April BOA dispatch re- ceived here from Santiago de Chile an- nounees that Chile and Peru have chosen the Queen Regent of Spain as partial arbitrator of their differences. protocol has been drawn up, arrang- ing for Dlebescite of the inhabitants of Tacna and -iricoa to decide to which country these provinces belong, the Queen Regent determining the condi- tions of voting.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01
Called to a San Rafael Pulpit.

SAN RAFAEL, April 30.-To-morrow the rite of confirmation will be administered to a large class in St. Paul's Church by Bishop Nichols, who will also preach the sermon at Il a. m. At a meeting held on Tuesday the vestry of St. Paul S Church extended a unanimous call to Rev Wyllis Hall. D. D., to assume the rector ship of the parish
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01
ADVERTISEMENTS.

has achieved is only what 1t justly merits. Hoods Sarsaparilla is my only medicine. Early in the spring I start
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01

Tn England there are 10000 girls en- gagged in public houses and drinking bars.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-01
THE OREGON
 REACHES RIO

Contiued From First Page.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-10
MAS0NS ELECT OFFICERS
Wichita Chapter No. 33 RAN. In
stalls Last Night

Wichita Chapter, No -. r. 4. VI. me-
u regular session last evening for zhe
usual business and = addition Tor the
annual election q Officers. Tlts body %
the Masonic order - amous the strong
divisions o. the order II This city and
closes q year OF satisfactory gains. vi,h
tae prospects for Jae comins year the
bes- 20 De desired.
L has been supposed from the e-abo-zts
proceedings whsca occ-r Il -l-Is city twice
each year that The S-o--ish Rs,e IS a5.o.c
al tHere = 20 Wichl-l Mas1nry. Whl-s
= IS true tha- shis ri-e Is now the strong
81 nurae-s c2Ily. Z IS no. IrTIe tla- ths
Other Departments g TIE E-sat body q
Masonry are allowed % larg-lsh- on the
contrary. ~ York Rte IS as active IS
ever. and tie Capstular degrees. known
osuaEy as tre American Ri-s. ara Al ne
tine beng soush. ~ uoyf-iztes z1d CON
s7g ueophytes- Wichita Caapcer . Royal
Area Masonry has Tor years held e hga
position n -hs Grand Chapter AID among
Kansas Nsso-s aid IS . matte o czc-
K comprises some 81 tze b-ig5sss- and
oes- informed Craftsmen r. TIE state Ths
eisc-5on laz- nlSat vas carefully can
vaSses and c0ussdera5- the main idss be-
NJ ~ Pat che Non AZ the brad whose
losaS e1pe-5e1cs L t1-S Department hes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-10
SANTA Re OFFICIALS
stop Over and IaIi1 With wholesale
Merchants

There arrived IN this city yesterday
morning over the Santa Fe y special
train from the east bringing a number
OF officials Of the road. The party was
composed OF Z. p. Ripley, president, Vic
TOR Norawetz, general counsel. c. u
Higginson. assistant 10 the president; ".
T. Hodges. general purchasing agent, and
stveral directors Mr.. Jobes OF this city
had invited = number % the wholesale
merchants % call On President Ripley
during his stay in the ci,y yesterday, and
quite q number OF the gentlemen respond
ed 20 The invitation issued. The gentle
men We're invited into the private car -
President Ripley and they had a very
pleasant - wei a. a business tax with
him.
The officials ara going over the con-
pa0ys system - view the many improve
mer-s tEat have been made during ths
past year. and VII return over The Hutc1-
inSon Southern II about Ten DAYS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-10

Will not make any subordinate appoint
ment@.
For appointment on the state board OF
charities there are now ifty-one apDh-
cauts. and the candidates are ". II. Hol-
Ienshead. Norton; r. Vincent, Washing
ton; Edwin Snyder, jefferson; George w
Wiley, Meade; James AIcProUd, franklin
c. c. Mccarthy, jefferson; J. A Huston
Harper; r p. Mcknight, Logan; F. ".
Parrott. Clay; A T. Auglin. Wilson; E p.
Bradley, Hodgeman; II. G. Webb, La
bette; c. G. Webb. Stafford; George w.
Pye, Crawford; ". H Mariner, Jefferson
c. w Miller. Ellis; Elizabeth MCGEE,
Crawford; l. D l. Tosh, Wyandotte; H.
J. Calnan, Brown; J. :. Simmons, Lane
c. D. Crane, Franklin; W. 5. Bolton, Wa
baunsee; DR.. J. 3. Draper. Labette; o. L
Coleman, Nemaha; J. c. Cook, Jackson;
Chalmers Rayburne, Butler; T. S. Sala-
thiel. Montgomery; G. NJ. Riser, Green
wood; B. F. Stocks, Finney; T. f. Jordan.
Shawnee; c. A Mitchell, Montgomery; ".
A Madaris, Usage; W. NJ. Glenn, Greeley:
y ". Taylor. Crawford; D. ". Kingsley,
Montgomery; Z. P Fulton, Marshall; John
A. Jacobs, Republic; s. B. FarwelI. Os-
>
Franklin: G. W. Kanave,. Harvey; L. c.
Wedly Cherokee; A. /. Mc1Iillen, Rice;
". J. Tough, Labette; W. J. Parnell,
Douglas: J. II. Colt Cowley; c. NJ. Hea-
ton, Lincoln: ". T. Stoner, Pawnee; Rev.
". r AfcKirahan. Shawnee; James ".
Willis, Montgomery; J. D. Barker. Craw-
ford.
There are fifteen who want 20 be insur-
ance commissioner. The candidates are: D.
Ainsworth Harvey; Fred s. Hazelton,
Norton; Farmer A ". Smith, McPher-
son; A /. Atwood, Shawnee; James A
Troutman. Shawnee; Milton Brown. Fin
ney: James MCGEE, Leavenworth; E. c.
CuIp, Salina; J. c. Postlethwaite. Jewell /;
J. F. Randolph. Cloud; A P Riddle. OF
tawa; J. L. Galbreath. Dickinson; A. E.
Mcfarland. Lincoln; Eustace H. Brown,
Johnson; ". '. Church, Marion.
For the twenty-eight places which Mr.
Stanley viii I'll there are 800 applicants.
He has decided not 10 appoint any OF the
subordinates. thus holding the heads of the
state government responsible. There are
1o2 different places applied for. OF those
under his personal disposition, as follows:
Election commissioner, Kansas City Kan,
/; adjutant general, Is; coal oil inspector,
%; grain Inspector. u; state board of char
tiles, 81; insurance commissioner. :; war
den of the penitentiary, ,; Teformatory ri
Hutchinson. 8; regent university. 3; regent
Normal school. ,; regent agricultural col
Iese. =; livestock sanitary board, .; STEM
ographers, L; cOmmandant Soldiers home,
Dodge City. Is; executive clerk. 10; COM
missioner OF forestry station. /; directors
Soldiers home, IS; governors messenger.
Is; fish commissioner. >; board OF dental
examiners, /; board of pardons. 16; state
accountant. . state board Of education, .:
mine inspector, 1; paymaster general. .;
labor commissioner. 6; state librarian. 4;
board Of public works. /
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-10
WANTED A BIG BILL
Missouri Pacific Official Plot
ting Against
RICE COUNTY TREASURER
Tried To Get Ten Thousand
Dollar Bill in Wichita.

A n. Heidleman. tax commissioner OF
the Missouri Pacific from St Louis, was n
Wichita yesterday with a draft for $1,000.
hunting a $1,000 bill There are plenty Of
thousand-doIlar bills in Wichita, but MI
Heidleman wanted a ten thcusand-doliar
bill-wanted it bad. He went 70 the banks.
but didn't succeed in getting the bill he
wanted. so ne got as near 10 it as he
could by taking ten one-thousand dollar
bills.
II Mr.. Heldleman had secured the ten
thousand-doHar bill he would have taken
4 little revenge on the treasurer OF Rice
county The taxes Of the Missouri PACING
road IN Rice county amount 70 $1,000 A
draft for the amount was sent TO the
county treasurer in one lump, but
for some reason the county treasurer
augustly fired the draft back 10 St. Louis,
with a cold demand for legal tender-good
clean cash. This demand was Droba5lv a
part OF legal procedure required in Rice
county, for there is certainly money
enough lying around Up there 70 cash a
little draft Of $4,000. However that may
have been, Mr.. Heidleman wanted 70 get
d ten thousand-dollar bill. legal tender.
and knock the county treasurer Of Rice
county into a doube-whirl fit By sending
him clear to Kansas City TO get it changed.
This would probably have been the result
At least the county treasurer would have
been compelled TO make d trip somewhere
to get some small change, as the ordinary
counter drawer. slot machine. smaller bank
or what not doesn't care 10 do without that
amount of money for two or three weeks.
Mr.. Heidleman didn't get the ten thou
sand-dollar note, but as near TO il as ne
could. with the intention Of striking the
technical treasurer as hard as he might
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