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The San Francisco call., 1898-10-10
SENATOR NEARLY READY.
The Valencia Will Sail Next Week,
 and Possibly the Ohio.

The coming week will be busy one III military circles. It promises mucn Io .no soldiers now encamped at the fTeslulo' for the Senator will sail for Manila "lth some of the forces now here ana III con sequence interest Is at fever heat among the soldiers. who are eager to learn which command will be sent away first. fester- day General Merriam called on General Miller for the complete held returns oI aii the troops in his command. This he did for the purpose of seeing nov 'o djtfaren+ lect commands to go on the dlIIertnt dlIIei transports. They have to be chosen "lth regard to the capacity of the vessel. one important thing will be obseT.eu . III is 9to tho+ ing away the transports, and that IS tnat the vessels will not be so crowded as IoF- merly IL was evident that the former e&- caused great inconvenience to the Hlsn. and no little suffering. and was douottess responsible for some of the deaths mat occurred on board ship.
 The order assigning troops to the Sen5- tor will be issued from departmenl heau- quarters tomorrow or next day. The Y d. lencia will sail next week an9 PosSioit ,are eT Ohio if she can be got ready. but theIe are a number of alterations to be rnaqe in her The Indiana and the Newport VIII hardly get away next week, .beir a,tnIIS Goi5p so General Merriam was informed yes, terday that the transport Peru sailed from Manila on Saturday, pa.4-
 Colonel Smith of the Tennessee Reg1- ment has been ordered by General Miller 10 send one non-commissioned officer ana a private to Fresno to bring back Prlvate William Casey of Company NJ, who Is con fined there as being insane Casey went went to Fresno some time ago upon furlougn to visit friends, and few days ago Colo nei Smith was informed .na by his fir fTiehds bsd been confined. He reported the matter to General Miller and was ordered to send for the man. Colonel Smith does not know any of the particulars of Casey's sudden insanity.
 Captain c. A. Rogers, assistant surgeon Sixth California has been assigned 10 the California Heavy Artillery; Assistant Sur geon Captain J. B. Ladd. Seventh Cali fornia Regiment, has been assigned to the Third Battalion of the Twenty-third In fantry Private c. B. Crawford, Hospital Corps. L. s. A., upon the advice of the chief surgeon has been appointed acting hospital steward.
 Major F. H. Whitman, Twentieth Kan sas has been detailed upon the general ourt-martial, relieving Colonel J. H. Wholley. First Washington. Captain A. C. GIIlern. First Tennessee. has been granted a fifteen days furlough
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-10
HUNDREDS OF MAS0NS
 WILL BE IN LINE
Preparations for the Dedication of the Widows and Orphans
 Home at Decoto.

Every member of the Masonic order in San Francisco is working with might and main to make the ceremonies incident 10 the dedication of the Widows and Or phans' Home a success. The masters and wardens of all the city lodges held a meeting Saturday night. at which a pre- linninary report on the arrangements for the big parade was made. It was esti- mated that not less than 1590 rlen would be fin line and this number may be largely exceeded There is no doubt that tt will be the greatest turnout or Masons in this city since the funeral of President Gar field
 If the weather Is propi:.ous there will be not less than 6oo0 people in attendance at the ceremonies al Decoto on Wednes- day and the committees having the affair in charge are bending every energy 10 provide for the comfort and entertain ment of the throngs-
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-10
BACON PLACE TO BE CLOSED.
The Executive Committee Reports
 Progress on St. MarY's Park.

At a meeting Of the executive commit tee on St. Mary's Park held Saturday in the basement of St. Mary's Church on California street, George D. Shadburne its chairman. reported that the title to the property was now being searched. and until this work had been completed noth- ing definite could be done in the way of commencing condemnation proceedings
 There was much pleasure expressed at the action of the Supervisors in removing the conditions upon which the appropria- tion of $75.1a9 was made. that is. provided the movers Of the park scheme would raise Se5 ,eo0 before July, 1889. As the ap- propriation now stands, 1t is made avail able at any time.
 After disposing of the park project. the discussion turned on the removal Of the inhabitants Of Bacon place With the establishing of this park movement will be made to close Bacon place on the south side of Pine street Superintendent of Streets Ambrose has been requested 10 remove the gates. but he has refused unless furnished with an order from Mayor Phelan. which has not been forth coming up to date. 4 similar request has been made to Chief of Police Lees. but the old man positively declines to move in the matter. He says he has no official knowledge Of Bacon place being public street and. further, he would not act unless fortified by an ordinance from the Supervisors signed by the Mayor.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-10
NATIONAL BANK FOR
 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
WILL SOON BE ESTABLISHED AT
 HONOLULU.
Hawaiian, New York and Local Cap italists Are Interested in the
 New Financial Venture.

When the Gaelic leaves this port to- morrow she will have on board two local bankers bound for Hawaii. Upon their arrival a bank will be established in Hon olulu. which will be called the First Ma tional Bank of Hawaii. with 8 capitaliza- ton of si 0o0.o0o.
 At present there Is stopping at the Pal ace Fletcher s. Heath of New York MT. Heath is the representative of some very wealthy Gothamites. who, together with the local bankers. whose names are with held for the present, and a few well known Hawaiian business men. are at the bottom of the incorporation. Mir Heath said last night:
 The importance of the establishment of the First National Bank is greater than it at first seems. Since the annexa- tion Of the islands the United States as a Government has suddenly developed business relations with Hawaii which can be transacted only by means of a governmental agency. At present this country cannot deposit its money with any private banking institution. This difficulty will be soon obviated in Hawaii upon the establishment of the national bank. Then the paymaster Of the United States troops may deposit the money with the national bank and in fact the bank win be a Quasi-aEent of the Government in ali Its Hawaiian busi- nes relations
 MT. Heath would not disclose the names Of the parties interested.
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-10

In the United States q per cent of chil dren under years of age die from gas tro-intestinal disorders
The San Francisco call., 1898-10-10

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The San Francisco call., 1898-10-10
NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD.
'auselito Ferry

 FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO MILL VALLEY
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The San Francisco call., 1898-10-10

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The San Francisco call., 1898-10-10
RAILROAD TRAVEL.

SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY.
 tPAOIFIC sYrTEM1 TFaEun leave nnd are due To arrBve nf SAN FRANCISCO. Main Line Foot Of Market Street,
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-16

This was the first test of a dyna-
 mite cruiser in actual warfare,
 and naval officers are highly gratihed with the results. In ac- quiring dynamite cruisers the United States Government estab- lished a precedent, and naval ex- perts in all parts of the world have been keenly interested in 1t. For eign governments watched close ly the tests of the Vesuvius when the vessel first went into the water, and no vessel in either the American or the Spanish navy has been the object of such studied attention since the pres ent war began. Naval experts have been eager to know how a dynamite cruiser would behave in actual warfare and whether 1t would prove capable of doing the
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a terrific fire. The Spanish shots were generally wild and spasmodic, while the Americans fired away, aiming care fully and shooting to kill. For the most part the American firing was done individually but at yImes the officers would direct firing by squads, always with telling effect. It was beginning to look as though a bayonet charge down the slope would be necessary to dislodge the enemy, when suddenly the latter began to break for thicket hundred yards farther on. Little groups could be seen fleeing from the camp, separating, darting through the brush and zigzagging to escape the shots
 It was then the American fire be- came most deadly. Man after man was seen to fall in a vain rush for shel- ter. and the fire from the Spanish be- came scattered and almost ceased.
 Two Cubans lay dead and four wounded, and Private Walker of Com pany D had to limp to the rear with a slight wound in his ankle.
 The easy victory put the command in high spirits. The little black Cuban warriors waved their machetes and howled curses at the SpaniardS in savage fashion. Their firing had been wild throughout, but they all displayed the utmost contempt for the spanish bullets, appal ,ntly being absolutely without lear.
 As the enemy began breaking camp the Dolphin, which lay out at sea, was signaled and began pitching shells toward the thicket for which the Span iards were making.
 Meanwhile Lieutenant Magill was seen coming with forty men as re-en- forcements, and Captain Mahoney was on the way with a hundred more, but before either could reach the scene the trouble was over.
 AS the Spanish retreated the Ameri- cans moved slowly forward, firing as they went, and by the time the camp was reached the enemy had all gone away, taking their wounded and prob ably many of t,leir dead. Forty bodies were found scattered through the brush, but the Americans were unable to examine the spot where their firing had been most deadly. No time was lost in burning the buildings and filling the well with earth and stones.
 The Dolphin landed water and am intuition, as an attack was expected on the return march, but none was made Evidently the Spaniards were too thoroughly beaten to attempt further fighting. The marines did not reach the American camp until after nightfall, and as they had been without food since the early morning they were thoroughly exhausted.
 Colonel Huntington believes the de- struction of their camp and we'll will seriously cripple the bushwhacking operations of the enemy.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-16
THE VESUVIUS IN ACTION.

familiar with the ground on which the fighting took place. The enemy crept close upon the Americans before mid night of the first day and poured tre- mendous fire into the camp. This fire was returned with full measure by the Americans, and the air about the main position was filled with singing lead. Our men became steadier in their fire as the fighting continued and did much execution before the engagement end- ed. It was more difficult for the Amer jeans to resist the Spanish attack be- cause the enemy approached from the right center and left simultaneously. Our men were free from fire only on the side of the camp facing the bay.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-16
HOW THE MARINES
 CAPTURED THE CAMP
Under the Bold Attack and Steady Fire the Spaniards Suffer
 Deadly Rollt

UNITED STATES CAMP, East side of Guantanamo Bay, Tuesday, June fl, D. m. (by the Associated Press Dis patch Boat Wanda, via Kingston, Ja- maica, Wednesday, June 15, 12:30 D. m.).-The United States marines un- der Lieutenant Colonel Robert w. Huntington made their first aggressive movement against the Spanish guerril- las to-day and completely routed the enemy The force of marines was un- der Captain Elliott, and the co-operat- ing Cubans were under Colonel La borda. The combined forces razed a Spanish camp about five miles from the American position, destroying the only well in the vicinity and killing more than forty Spaniards. One Amer ican marine was slightly wounded. Two of the Cubans were killed and four wounded.
 It is impossible to estimate the num- Der of Spaniards engaged, owing to the guerrilla methods of fighting, but it is believed there were at least 400. The marines behaved splendidly, their marksmanship being excellent, even under the severe fire of the enemy
 The captured camp lies about five miles southeast of the rifle pits of the
 
 for the enemy, as it contained the only we'll within six or seven miles. Lieu tenant Colonel Huntington decided on the attack early in the day, and about 8 o'clock the force started across the mountain. The march up and down the steep hillsides under the glaring tropical sun was a severe test of en- durance for the marines, and before the battle ground was reached twenty two men had received medica1 atten- tion. All were able, however, to reach the position before the fighting ceased
 The marines were compelled to march in single file, following the mountain trail. Meanwhile the Cubans darted backward and forward, to right and left, on the scout.
 It was noon when, from hilltop, the Americans caught sight of the Span ish camp on ridge below them Ii consisted of one large house, the off, cerS' squarters, surrounded by numer- ous ''shacks" and houses, all clustering about the precious well.
 The Americans began cautious ad- vance and were within 200 yards of the enemy before the crack of a rifle from the Spanish lines announced that the Spaniards had discovered them. The | troops quickly moved into line of bat | tie, with the Cubans on the left flank The enemy's bullets were whistling vi ciously over the Americans, but the unconcernedly as though at target practice.
 Very few Spaniards were in sight They were lying behind the huts ane 1 the brush but the puffs of smoke re. vealed their positions and enabled the Americans to do effective work. Fol 1 twenty minutes both sides maintained
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marines was strongly resisted, but the enemy was finally forced to retreat.
 Our men pressed on after the fleeing Spaniards, and did not give up the pursuit until they had put the enemy completely to rout and captured and made useless it's only water supply.
 In the vicinity Of the block house, about which the en- emy made a final stand, the bodies of forty Spaniards killed in the engagement were found. In preceding engagements the Spaniards had managed to take their dead with them, but to-day their defeat was so com plete that those who lived escaped only with the great est difficulty. Their dead doubtless were left on other parts of the battlefield also, so the total Spanish loss is believed to have been much heavier.
 All the American marines who were overcome by heat were found by their comrades, brought back to camp and have entirely recovered. Lieutenant Francis Batlsta, one corporal and sixteen privates were taken prisoners by the Americans, and have been placed on board warships in the harbor.
 From the prisoners 1t has been learned that the Spanish forces consisted of six companies of regulars and two companies of guerrillas. They were armed with Mauser and new Reming- tons. The prisoners say Goo Spanish guerrillas are arranging to make an attack on Camp Me Gala with machetes. Our men say they are eager to have them try.
 At sunset Lieutenant Colonel Huntington asked for reinforce ments from Captain McCalla, ap- pretending a vigorous night at tack. Four armed companies were sent ashore and the Marble head and Dolphin took positions where they could best defend the camp. No attack has been made up to II o'clock tonight, the hour at which 1 left the scene to send this dispatch.
 The Solace. which came here
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on Monday, returned to rejoin the fleet off Santiago the same evening. Captain McCalla is anxious to care for the wounded here, and requested the Herald Call boat to go to Admiral Samp- son and ask to have the Solace sent back here. The Smith left immediately on the errand.
 An American vessel, the Glou- cester, came here from the fleet this evening and proceeded to Mole St. Nicholas with dis patches for the Navy Department from Admiral Sampson. Orders have come from Washington to hurry the work of splicing cables, and direct communication be- tween the American fleet and Washington Is expected to-mor- row.
 Three hundred Cubans are ex- pected within a few hours to re- enforce the American marines. They will be brought across the bay in boats from the Marble head. All the Americans wounded in the engagement at Crest Heights are doing ex- tremely well, while the health of the marines IS excellent. I am able to report also the conduct of the Cubans as fine.
 Later particulars of the previous fighting about Camp McCalla indicate the marines were taken by surprise when the Spaniards attacked the camp at midnight Friday. One of the di- visions most exposed to the enemy's fire was Company D, Captain Slicer's command. These men were doing picket duty. Three were killed, All bUb SlAtttH lltIllDeTS OI company ID were on outpost duty. When the fir ing became heavy Lieutenant Hunting ton sent forward his entire force of S5C marines. Harrington's battery of ar tillery took the advanced position on the minor crest of the ridge. Present ly the firing slackened and continued an hour only in a desultory manner The report then came that Captain Slicer's skirmishers had engaged the enemy and had established strong out posts across the peninsula. At II o'clock Saturday night the firing of the enemy increased at the outskirts of the camp It seemed as if several pickets must have been cut off or killed. An order then rang over the crest to fall in. Darkness was intense without and the armed men formed into companies and took a more exposed position than as- signed them originally In the plans fo1 defending the camp.
 AS it was expected that the Spanish would attempt to take the American position by storm word was passed to the outer picketS to fall back. The Spaniards advanced steadily, firing es they came, but their aim generally was too high It is doubtful if new troops ever had such trying experiences as those of the American marines. For hours they crept over the rough ground beating their way through an almost endless lot of cactus plants. They were at a great disadvantage at night, and also because the attacking guerrillas were trained bushwhackers and were
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destructive work it's defenders predicted.
 All doubt as to these points was dispelled within few min utes last night Admiral Samp- son has been apprehensive about the strength of the fort situated on the point high above the sea to the west of the entrance of Santiago harbor. This fort, the American admiral thought, was one of two not entirely disabled by the .bombardment on June 6. To settle that point and also give the dynamite cruiser fair oppor- tunity to prove it's usefulness Ad- miral Sampson issued orders for the Vesuvius to shell the fort.
 It was Il o'clock when the Vesuvius stole up close to the entrance Of the harbor
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-16
VesuVius Proves Itself q. Dread EngiDe of De-
 struCtioD.
Does Terrible Execution in the BomburdnneDt of q SuD-
 tiugo Battery.

ON BOARD HERALD-CALL DISPATCH BOAT OFF SANTIAGO June l4, via Mole St. Nicholas. Hayti, June l5.-Historical will be- come the work of destruction by the United States dynamite cruiser Vesuvius shortly before l2 o'clock last night Under orders from Admiral Sampson, the VesuVius let fly three dynamite shells at the forts standing on the headland on the western side of the entrance of Santiago harbOr, and each projecte did frightfu execution.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-16

Splendid advantages have been gained by the American forces in Cuba during the last twelve hours. For the first time since they landed they were free from attack last night. This gave them a welcome opportunity to rest after almost continuous fighting for three days and nights. It also put the men in good condition for a movement against the enemy.
 During this Hull in activity the Americans greatly strengthened their position, throwing up addi- tional Notifications and improv- ing those already had. A force of Cubans with three platoons of marines commanded by Lieuten- ants Moses, Hall and McLemore, were sent to establish strong out posts a mile inland from the American camp. This plan was carried out successfully and re- suited in giving the overworked battalion much needed rest.
 When 1t was found this morn ing that the men were so much refreshed the commanding off cers decided to carry out at once plans which had been formulated for an attack on the Spaniards. The enemy was encamped at a point four miles inland, where were the only wells within many miles. If the United States force could drive them from that posi- ton it would be necessary for the Spaniards to retreat almost to the city of Guantanamo in order to get a supply of water.
 Half the marine battalion, with company of Cubans, began the advance against the enemy short ly before noon. Captain Elliott and Lieutenants Nevill and Ma hony commanded the marines, while the Cubans were under Colonels Laborde and Tomas.
 Our SkirmiSh line diScOV- cred the enemy in the un- derbruSh half a mile from Fort McCaIIa. Orders to at tack were given immediate Iy, and the Americans and CubanS rushed in splendid form.
 They charged against the enemy with great boldness. The action was sharp and spirited. For a time the onslaught of the
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-16
GREAT BRITAIN REFUSES
 TO CANCEL CHARTERS
War Department Fails to Lease Northern Pacific Steamship
 Conpany's Vessels.

TACOMA, June 15.-It is evident that the lease by the Government of the Northern Pacific Steamship Com pany's vessels is off, at least so far as the steamship Victoria is concerned The Victoria to-day commenced again taking on cargo for the Orient and will sail for Hongkong on Saturday. Off, cials of the steamship company will give out no information, but it is ru- mored that the deal Is off owing to a refusal on the part of the British Gov ernment to cancel the charter which the vessels now hold.