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The Washington weekly post., 1899-10-17
OmcIai Otder Retiring Gen. shafter.

The following announcement OF Gen.
Shafter's retirement was made yesterday:
War Department Washington, October i5
BY direction Of the President Maj. Gen. William
r. Shsfter United States Volunteers CBriesdier
General United states Army). is retired from active
service October It. 1893. as Brlgsdier General
United states army only under the provisions Of the
oct of Congress approved June 80. 1852. He will
remain in command q the Department q California
and q the Columbia. under his commission as
Major General. United States Volunteers urtil fur
thsr orders.
ELIHU ROOT
Secretary or Var.
BY command Of MAJ Cen MIles.
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American Lady Robbed.

Berlin, Oct Is. - Philadelphia lady
named Caldwell. residing here. was at
tackled in her residence by a rObber. who
felIed her with his fist then took her
money and Valuables and made his escape
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smaller torpedo-boats. has been detailed
for this duty, ard has sailed from Nor
folk for that ryyrrose
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y the life Of every
a man in the feet
i depends upon
: his skill and
courage. II is
a tremendous re-
spOnsibility and
I he cannot feel il
more deeply and
than a cOnscien-
physician feels his
iibility for the lives
q who are depeud-
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POlNTINQ THE WAY.

When brave admiral in war time goes
into an enemy's ha1bor he knows that
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AND
Weaknesses of Men

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street opposite Revere House. Bos'1a.
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sistant physician and surgeon from t1s
old College OF Physicians and Sargeoss.
class Of lsas. These physicians cuFe where
others fail. 4 Tnec!ca! pamphlet enaJs!
..Ths DiagnOsticlsn. or. Know Ihysss
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Herald.
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SHELLEO BY FILIPIHOS
Artillery Attack on Ameri-
cans at Angeles.
REFUSED IN THREE HOUR FIGHT

One American Killed and Seven Wounded
Scouting Parties Capture a Rebel,
Major. aud Eleven Privates-Iloiio Re-
ported to BE Msnaesd by a Large Fore"
ofTsgslsUnder Gen. hagbsnna-h Hostile
Relations of Tribes on PansJ sslsnd.
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Dogs fIt for Heaven.

Il have seen dogs, and owned dogs,
that / would not be chagrined 10 see in
the heavenly city. Some Of the grand Oh
watch-dOgs who are the congtabulary Of
the homes in solitary places. and for
years have been the only protection q
wife and child. some OF the shepherd dogs
that drive back the wolves and bark
away the flock from going too near the
precipice; and some OF the dogs whose
neck and paw Landseer. The painter, has
made immortal, would not ind me shut
ting them out from the gate Of shining
pearl. Some OF those old 81. Bernard dogs
that have lifted perishing travellers out
OF the Alpine snow; the dog that JUnn
Brown, the Scotch essaylst, saw ready -
spring at the surgeon, lest, IN removing
the cancer, he too much hurt the poor
woman whom the dog felt bound 20 pro-
tect; and dogs that we caresssd IN our
childhood days, or that IN LATER time lay
down on the rug In seeming sympathy
when our homes were desOiated.
Il say. II some soul entering heaven
should happen 10 leave the gate aiar, and
these faithful creatures should quietly
walk IN, IL would not al all disturb ms
heaven. But eli those human or bruta
hoands that nave chased and torn and
iacerSted the world. yea, all that E9a
lite or worry or tear 10 pieces, shall b
prohibited Without are dogs No place
there for harEn crit.cs or back-D!iers. oi
desrOllers OF The reputation Of Others
Down with you 20 the kennels OF dark
ness and despair, The hart has reached
the eternal water brooks, and the pant
Ing OF the long chase l. quleted IN slt
pastures. and there shall be nothing Z
hurt or destroy in all GODS holy mouat.
The Jsys of Heaven.
"oh. when some Of you get there. II wil
be like what a hunter tells Of when h
was pushing his canoe far up north In tn
winter. and amid the ice-foes. and I
/ hundred miles. as he thought. from an
ether human beings. He was startled on
day a. he heard a stepping On the ice. an
he cooked the rife ready 20 meet anything
| that came near. He found man. bare
footed and insane from long exposure
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God the Only Help.

Through Jesus Christ make this God
your God. and you can Withstand any
thing and everything and that which
afrights others will inspire you. AS in
time of earthquake, when an old Chris
tian woman was asked whether she was
scared, answered: No; ! am glad that
have a God who can shake the world
or, as in a financial panic. when a Chris
tian merchant was asked If he did not
fear he would break, answered: Yes,
shall break when the fiftieth Psalm breaks
in the fifteenth verse: call upon me in
| the day Of trouble; Will deliver thee, and
thou shalt glOrify me- o Christian
men and women, pursued OF annoyances
and evaporation, remember that this
| hunt, whether a still hunt or a hunt in
full cry, will soon be over. II ever a
whelp looks ashamed and ready TO sink
out Of sight, ii is when in the Adirondack5
| deer. by one long, tremendous plunge
into big Upper Lake. gets away from
him The disappointed canine swims =
! a little way, but, defeated, sWims out
again and cringes with humiliating yawn
at the feet Of his master And how abash-
| ed and ashamed will all your earthly
| troubles be when you have dashed into
| the river from under the throne OF God,
and the heights and depths Of heaven are
| between you and your pursuers?
I'VE are told In Revelations. xxii:l5.
| Without are dogs" by which / conclude
| there is a whole kennel OF hounds out
| side the gate Of heaven. or. as when a
| master goes in door, his dog lies on the
| steps. waiting for him TO come out; so the
! troubles of this life may follow US 10 the
| shining door, but they cannot get In.
| Without are dogs
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EI.IIU ROOT
Four Ratterie, Returning from Cuba.

by command Of MAJ. Cen Miles.
II c. CORBiN Adiutant General
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Sin AID dTrsub.einP Pursuit.

Yes: for some people In this world
there seems no let up They are pursued
from youth 10 manhood, and from man
hood into old age. Very distinguished are
Lord Stafords hounds. and the Earl OF
Yarborough's mounds, and the Duke OF
Rutland's hounds. But ali of them put
together do not equal in number or speed
or power TO hunt down. the great kennel
of hounds Of which Sin and Trouble are
owner and master.
"But what is a relief for all those pur-
sued of trouble and annoyance and pain
and bereavement? My text gives ii to
you in a word of three letters, but each
letter is a chariot, IL you would triumph.
or a throne, If you want TO be crowned,
or a lake. if you would sake your thirst
yea, chain of three lakes-G-O-d, the
One for whom David longed, and the One
whom David found. You might as well
meet stag which. after its sixth mile Of
running at the topmost speed through
thicket and gorge, and with the breath OF
the dogs on its heels, has come IN full
sight of SchroOn Lake, and try to cool its
projecting and blistered tongue with q
drop of dew from q blade Of grass, as to
attempt to satisfy an immortal soul. when
flying from trouble and sin, with anything
less deep and high and broad and i'm
mense and infinite and eternal than God.
His comfort, why, ii embOSOms all dis
tress. His arm. il wrenChes off all bond
His Christly atOnement, 1t makes US all
right with the past, and all right with the
future, and all right with God, all right
with man, and all right forever.
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Like a Deer at Bay.

MANY Of you have made the mistake
Of trying 20 fight them. Somebody mean
ly attacked you. and you attacked them:
they deprecated you. and you deprecated
them; or they overreaehed you IN bar
gain. and you tried, in Wall street par
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No Happiness without God.

"Lamartine tells us that King NimrOd
said to his three sons: Here are three
vases and one is of clay, another Of am
Der, and another of gold. Choose now
which you will have The eldest son,
having the first choice chose the vase OF
gold, on which was written the word
empire and when opened. IL was found
to contain human blood. The second son,
making the next choice. chose the vase
of amber, inscribed with the word Glory
and, when opened, II contained the ashes
of those who were once called great. The
third son took the vase of clay, and, open
ing Ii, found it empty, but on the bottom
of 1t was inscribed the name of God. King
NimrOd asked his courtiers which vase
they thought weighed the most. The
avaricious men of his court said the vase
of gold. The poets said the one of amber.
But the wisest men said the empty vase.
because one letter of the name Of God
outweighed a universe.
For Him l thirst; for His grace beg;
on His promise l build my all. without
Him l cannot be happy. L have tried the
world, and it does well enough as far as
1t goes; but it is too uncertain a world !;
too evanesCont a world. 1 am not a
prejudiced witness. I have nothing
against this world. / have been one Of
the most fortunate, or, to use a more
Christian word, one of the most bIesSc |
Of men-blessed in my parents, blessed in
the place OF my nativity, blessed in my
health, blessed in my fields Of work. bless
ed in my natural temperament, blessed
in my family, blessed in my opportUni-
ties, blessed in a comfortable livelihood
blessed in the hope that my soul will go
to heaven through the pardoning mercy
of God, and my body unless it be lost at
sea or cremated In some confiagratlOn
Will lie down among my kindred and
friends, some already gone. and other to
come after me. Life to many has been a
disappointment, but to me il has been "A
| pleasant surprise, and yet | declare that
| If l did not feel that God was now my
| friend and ever present help. | should be
| WretcEed and terror-struck. But / want
more of him. ] have thought over this
| text and preached this sermon to myself
until with all the aroused energies of my
| body, mind, and soul, / can cry out: AS
| the hart panteth after the water brooks,
ndntRth COIl after Tbnn n God
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-20

confidence of Barnes. and had learned
the reason of it, and they lost no time in
rounding up the flock.
caucus was only agreed to upon the con-
strikers should be present. And tonight
the caucus Senators Jones of Orange
and Trout of Santa Cruz were not on
hand, but they sent in notes to say they
would abide by any decision that might
be come to.
Assemblymen Dale of Kern and Works
of San Diego were also absent and, like
the others, sent in notes of acquiescence;
even Works had finally become disaf-
fected and was willing the switch should
be made. If come ii must.
There was a hot wrangle and a good bit
of speech making for the better part of
an hour. A switch was imminent, but to
whom to switch was the snag in the path
There was no desire to elect the odorous
Burns. The leaders wanted to go in
bunch to some one, and Thomas X. Bard,
the Ventura olive grower, was mentioned
more than once. But there were some
for Bula and more for Barnes, and then
some spellbinder among them gave the
opinion that a switch at this time would
look as though they were getting out from
under possible charges of assistance in
campaign expenses, and, accepting the
suggestion as a compromise excuse,
Chairman Mutt was allowed to declare 1t
the sense of the caucus that the forces
of the Southron stay with him until the
report of the committee that is invest-
eating his campaign finances is in the
hands of the Assembly.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-20
THREW THE GERMAN
CONSUL OUT BODILY

LONDON, Jan. ia special from
Auckland, N. H.. says:
The British and American Consuls
were compelled to force the doors of the
Supreme Court at Apia, Samoa, in
which the German Consul had estab-
lished himself, and to push him into the
street.
All parties at Apia, the special dis
patch continues, unite in condemning
the German Consul for the fighting
which has taken place between the
rival Kings. 1t Is pointed out that, in
violation of all agreements, the Consul
accompanied Mataafa's force when the
claimant invaded the town and en-
couraged the opposition to Malietoa
Tanu.
When the British and American Con-
suls were informed as to the situation
they adjourned the court and locked the
building. The German Consul then de-
manded the keys and they were refused
him. He then broke open the doors, re-
moved the locks and replaced them
with others. He afterward brought the
German Municipal President into the
chamber and the latter went up on the
balcony and shouted to the British and
American marines assembled on the
square:
II am the Supreme Court. I am the
Chief Justice"
The crowd replied with jeers and the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-20
COMMODORE KAUTZ
RECEIVES NO ORDERS

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 19.-The United
States flagship Philadelphia, with Com
modore Kautz on board, arrived here
this morning from Acapulco
Up to a late hour tonight Commo-
dore Kautz had not received any or
ders to proceed with the Philadelphia
to Samoa He said that the paint on
the bottom of the flagship was very de-
fective, pealing badly during the re-
cent southern service. and leaving the
plates exposed. He therefore believes
that unless matters are extremely
critical at Apia the vessel will be or
dered to go into drydock at Mare
Island Upon arrival here Commodore
Kautz received instructions to await
the arrival OF chief engineer, who has
been ordered from Havana to join the
ship here The former chief has been
condemned by a medical board. 1t Is
therefore expected that unless contrary
orders come the Philadelphia will re-
main here about a week. She will then
proceed to Mare Island.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-20
THREE STAR ATTRACTIONS
FOR THE ASSEMBLY

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 19.-There are three star at
fractions being arranged by the Judiciary
Committee of the Assembly for the oath.
25th and 26th of this month, and Chair
man Johnson has issued invitations to
nearly every banker, jurist and preacher
of the gospel in the State TO be present.
On the Path the bill introduced by Cobb
of San Francisco for the purpose of eX-
empting all church properties from taxa
ton comes up for consideration, and the
diVines who have been instrumental in
its framing propose to be on hand to help
the committee with timely suggestions.
On the day following the jurists are In
vited to be on hand to consider with the
committee the constitutional amendment
introduced by Johnson, which has for its
object the creation of an appellate court
in and for the State of California. Mr..
Johnson's proposed amendment was
drafted in answer to a prayer that has
and from the legal fraternity for the past
ten years, and that there may be no pos
sible mistake that would later nullify it
he has called for combination of the
legal brains of the State to consult with
him and the committee.
On the next day, the 26th. trust deeds,
or rather. the abolition of trust deeds, is
to be the consideration in hand, and the
bankers will be on deck to fight the bill
that is proposed to do away with that
handy instrument. The object of the
author of the bill is to compel bankers to
make loans on straight mortgages in
stead of upon trust deeds. as at present,
and as the average banker had rather
have the trust deed as his security he is
naturally forninst the passage of any en-
actment that is aimed to abolish what
he considers his superior security.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-20
FIRST RECEPTION
Of THE '99 CLUB
Pleasant Function at the
Capital.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 19.-The Club
of '99, composed of nearly one hundred
well-known women, organized for the
purpose of making pleasant the So
journ in this city of the wives and
daughters of legislators and State Off
GERS, this afternoon held it's first re-
ception.
1t was one of the most brilliant
events socially ever held in Sacra-
mento. Fully 800 women participated.
ernor, assisted in the reception of the
guests. Following were the ladies
present:
Mrs. Henry T. Gage, Miss Lucille Gage.
Mrs; ", H. Davis, Miss EASTMAN. Mrs.
Fl P; Golgan. Mrs Truman r. Re- Reeves, Miss Mis-
F. L. Coombs, Mrs. Kirk. Misses Kirk,
Mrs; 4. :; Mutt, Mrs. 4 S; Crqwder, mrs,
Morehouse, Mrs. C.. NJ. Simpson, Mrs. ].
Eea RatiS M MRS r l. 4 fB9 Siis Mrs Mrs x
Hoey, Mrs. w. F. Maggard, Mrs. J.. N.
Gillette Miss l. J Luehsinger, Miss Mar
G. g. Lynch Mrs; H: L. Pace, Mrs, W. F.
Prisk, Mrs. S. c. Smith. Mrs. L. ]. Dwyer,
Mrs. E. L Wolfe, Mrs. H; E. Wright, Mrs.
Mrs. ]. A. Bliss, Mrs H. S. Blood. Mrs.
c. H. Boynton, Mrs. II. W. Brown, Mrs.
F w. Burnett, Mrs. Chynoweth, Mrs. r.
de Lancie, Mrs. J: NJ, Miller, Mrs. A. Cam
inetti, Mrs. G. G. Clough, Mrs w. H.
Cobb, Mrs. E. T. Cosper, Mrs.
H c. Dibble, Mrs Grove L. john
son, Mrs. ]. D. Kelso Mrs. w D.
knights, Mrs. Joseph Knowlton, Mrs, H.
NJ. LIE Barron, Mrs. William Mead, Mrs.
A. H. Merrill Miss Rita Merrill, Mrs. F.
P Meserve, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. c. G.. Raub,
Mrs. r. S. Raw, Miss Raw, Mrs. Owen
Wade, Mrs. L. r. Works, Mrs. ]. NJ.
Grifin, Miss Griffin. Mrs. W. H. La Bays
rec, Mrs. A. A. McKeen, Mrs. J. B. San
ford Mrs. E. Sullivan, Mrs. L. H. Valentine,
Mrs. E. o. Smith, Mrs. e. j. Tobfn, Mrs.
Greenwich, Mrs. Roper, Mrs. w. S. Leake.
Miss Rowina Burns, Miss Ellean, Miss
Kelsey, Mrs. F. e. Wright, Mrs. w. II.
Seamans, Mrs. F. w. Hatch, MRS. w. P.
Mathews, Mrs. w. S. Creighton, Mrs. C.
F. Waymre, Mrs. George w. Scott, Mrs
w. r. Stone, Mrs. c. n. NJ Curry, Mrs.
AL Lindley, Mrs. Peterson, Mrs. George
]. Lindenfeld, Miss Ida A. Conn, Mrs. c.
n. Post. Mrs. R. Alexander, Mrs. Cooke.
A. Root, Mrs. T. NJ. Eby, Mrs, w. o.
Swain, Mrs. K. L. Douglas, Mrs. Dwight
A. Moulton, Mrs. F. w. Judson, Mrs. B.
NJ Lelong, Mrs c. NJ CogIan, Miss z.
Rackliffe, Mrs. Yount, Mrs. Neill, Mrs.
Fraser, Miss Hopkins, Miss Breen, Miss
Casey, Mrs. C. A. Bump, Mrs. G. J. Will
ley Mrs. H. E. O'Neill, Mrs Stone Mrs.
Atkinson Miss +. Rogers.
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THE ENGLISH FEAR
CRISIS IN SAMOA

LONDON, Jan. 20-The Times, In a
special article this morning with refer
ence to affairs in Samoa, after point
ing out that when the Central Amer
lean Ship Canal is completed, the pos
session of Pago-Pago harbor, incom-
parably the safest in the entire Pacific,
will become a world important ques-
tion says: THE decision of Chief JUS
tice Chambers that the Berlin act dis
qualified Mataafa must be accepted
with considerable reserve, for that act
expressly reserves to the Samoans the
free right to elect their King and to
choose their form of government.
This right has been well recognized by
the three powers.
The part the United States have
played in the matter must be consid-
cred in connection with President Nc
Kinley's last message to Congress. 1t
must not be forgotten that these islands
were, so long ago as 1872, a cherished
object in the eyes of American eX
pansionists, and even now Samoa is a
word to conjure with throughout many
Western States. The present situation
will not be devoid of benefit If it serves
to convince the three powers that the
Berlin act requires immediate and radi-
cal amendment, in default of which Sa-
moa will always be liable to become the
prey of civil war and source of
anxiety to the signatory powers. 1t
may even be, as was nearly the case
ten years ago, the theater of hostilities
between two of their number
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-20
THE HOUSE CONSIDERS
POSTAL APPROPRIATIONS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The House
to-day practically decided the Brown
Swanson contested election case from
the Fifth Virginia District in favor of
the sitting member, Ransom, a Demo-
crat, by declining to consider the case.
Twenty four Republicans joined with
the Democrats and Populists on this
vote.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
then taken up. The greatest surprise of
the day was the adoption of two
amendments striking out of the bill the
appropriation of Sill, 900 for the fast
Southern mail and $685. 900 for special
mail facilities between Kansas City
and Newton. Kans. This appropria-
ton for the Southern mail has been
fought annually for six or seven years,
but has always been retained. The in
crease in the appropriation for the
pneumatic tube service from $225, 900 to
$500, 900, was knocked out bv the elimi-
nation of the provision which fell un-
der a point of order for the repeal of
the law against the extension of this
service. The House adjourned with a
motion to recommit 1t pending. The mo-
ton carried instructions to strike out
the words newly acquired territory
in connection with an appropriation of
5000, 900 for mail facilities in Porto Rico,
Cuba and the Philippines
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FIVE VOTES CHANGED
IN THE SENATORIAL FIGHT

CALL HEADQUARTERS, SACRA-
MENTO, Jan. 19.-Robert n. Bulla gains
four votes by this mornings joint ballots;
General Barnes gains one. 1t is the first
change that has broken the monotony of
the weeks voting, but it has in no wise
broken the deadlock. 1t simply means
the demise of the Senatorial aspirations
of the Honorables George A. knight and
Van r. Paterson. Senator Gillette and
Assemblyman Boynton of Humboldt. who
have voted persistently for the former,
and Senator Taylor of Alameda and AS
semblyman La Baree of WeavervilIe, who
have held out for Paterson since the bal
loting began, all picked up their traps
ihis morning and went over in a bunch
20 the camp of the doughty little South
ron. Speaker pro TEN. Anderson opened
the first rollCall by renouncing his allegi-
ance to Morris NJ. Estee and taking UP
with the adherents of General Barnes
Bulla's acquisition lifts his score to 13
votes. and Barnes is not far behind with
II; but the leaders, Grant and Burns,
stand as solidly as ever at the same old
score, and for the present there is no in
dicauon that a break is at hand
Only two votes were taken this morn
ing. Inc investigation committee wanted
TO break away as soon as it could to re-
sumo its examination of witnesses in the
Wright scandal, and there was a good bit
OF other committee work pressing. Bills
are weeks behind, and the file work is
DaI etS sldi leu' SO Wnen the mouon was
put for adjournment no one objected, and
further balloting is deferred to tomorrow
noon.
Now that the floaters have got started.
there is good zeal of surmise as to
where the rest of them will cast their lot.
Thomas r. Bard holds on to the two
votes he has been honored with from the
start. John Resented has one to donate,
irving NJ. Scott is in line for the BOBBY
prize with still another. and there are
couple of Democratic votes figured on for
~ Hnf 70 oh
are claimed at present by the Grant
people.