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spring Mr.. Hi went to London. and at
that time ne Is known 10 have sought 10
purchase suitable vessels, but re could find
none large enough. When ne returned ne
was Inierview wed and admitted hat trans
pacific line o. steamers would be provided.
bat whether he would have Anything to
do with them ne wCaid not Say He was
watching the trend OF sentiment among
congressman regarding the substituting OF
the merchant marine. Recently he ex-
pressed himself as convinced that congress
would do this.
known tn Have B~ea Negotiating.
He has been gradually breaking away
from the responsibilities % railroad de
tails. and Il ls known that he has been
negotiating with English shpbu ieers He
IA determined that his vessels shall b. u
tire largest type: that their carrying ca
pacIfy shall De so large that American
hour can hA carried cheaper and laid down
in china ard Japan IN competition with
rice.
only large sh,p loads and large train
loads can - made profitable" be said the
dav he deqsrtsd f3r New York, where he
dow ,s The plans * President t!1 con
template a feet of dDze1 o. more ships.
ard here - no doubt whatever that he
has awarded contracts for txo vesels snf
Intends efv!rw the transpaclfsc trads s9ne
q his attention
He has recently employed two railroad
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men whose duty II will be 20 solicit husi-
ness for the Orient and 20 establish
agencies In the East, both men 10 repor,
on January !. which gives further color
to the story
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The attitude Of the foreign powers pro-
Vides an unfailing source Of comment and
contradictory reports The NIruient and
persistent abuse Of Great Britain by the
continental press gives rise 20 the fear
that In spite of Official denisls. Russia
and France intend taking advantage OF
the South African troubles. On the other
hand. II IS pointed out TIM, the czare-
witch is making a long and friendly visit
20 England. while France is devoting all
her time to making the Paris exposition a
success.
German Interference seems scarcely
probable, In View II the ~mperors expect
ed Vtsit 10 England while Austrian neu-
trairy has several times been sernt-orf-
cialiy voiced. and the sultan has stepped
into the breach by sending a telegram TO
the Turkish embassy In Iondon after
hearing Of The capture of the squadron of
the Eighteenth hUszars saying II vas a
great sorrow - hiTn and that ne only re-
GREETED that he could rot come 10 the aid
of his friends, the English,
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The Report Undoubtedly True.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
ST. PAUL. MINI. Oct 2s.-The report
that J. ]. Hill has contracted In England
for two large ships for service In the
Oriental trade In connection with the Great
Northern Is undoubtedly true. Early last
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Copyrighted. 1893. by the Associated Press.
LONDON. Oct 8.-Ths South African
war has now been In progress nearly three
weeks. and SO far the British arms have
been consistently crowned with momentary
successes, though at cost which verifies
President Krugers prediction that the
connie, would stagger humanity. But,
though victory has fallen 10 Grea. Britain
whenever and wherever the issues were OF
paramount Importance. Gen. Whites posi-
ton today Is scarcely more reass uving than
at the outbreak CT the war. SO far he has
only shown his ability TO outwit by STRAIT
egy the Boer strategy. That. in it's concep-
tion. meets high praise from the British
military critics. Now he appears TO have
reached the limit OF this game Of war by
which he was able 10 prevent the masslng
OF the Boer columns. and must either meet
the enemy's combined forces or retreat.
Many people think Gen. White should rest
content with shs successes so far achieved
and fall back on Coisnso pointing out that
he appears 10 be fully able to move his
forces quickly and without deterioration.
IL is scarcely probable that he will follow
this course. prefsrring rather to hold Lady
smith. though against much Superior num-
bers. until reinforced. II Is the feeling
that the general intends to follow the
latter course that creates uneAsiaess, for
victories ever the Beers units ara not
believed 20 indicate that the same result
can be achieved over the Beers when
massei
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MINNEAPOLIS. Oct 2s.-A Duluth spe-
cial 10 the Journal says that J. J. Hill has
contracted In England for the construction
OF two immense steel steamships for the
transpacihc trade between Seattle and
Japan. A Clyde firm has the contract and
the ships will be monsters. for,y-six fee,
longer than the new Oceanic. OF the At
lantlc, Each Will be 80 feet long and OF
% 600 tons burden. They cannot be in ser
vice until late in 1900. and II the Pacific
trade continues 10 expand they will not
be out Of place there. Reports also state
tha, the two are but the first Of large
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Boer Plans Long Matured.

Compared with this impending move
'nent about I.a3ysrnith. the fate Of Kim
berley and Mafeking and the progress OF
the other independent operations. are al
most Insignificant The rapidty Of the
Eo-r advance ana the ,enacity OF the en-
Cen White have proved clearly that the
Beers plans were mature3 long before
hostiiities displaced negotiations. and
though they may be unable TO stand be
fore the brilliant charges OF the British
troops or serve their artillery with the
skill % their opponents. they are a mo-
bile force and operate harmoniousy un-
der a carefully prepared plan Of campaign.
What VIII n~ the Campaign.
No one seems to have the faintes, idea Of
what conditions will confront the Briti.a
army corps upon ifs arrival IN South Africa
VIII ii be an avenging force whose duty
viii be % wipe out the defeat Of Gen.
White and the capture Of Nsfeking ard
Kimberley or VIII u simply be walkover
into Pretoria. dispensing Boer bands dis
inteErated by the strain Of 8 long cam
raie1 ard discouraged by constant 70
verses? These questions ara up9erEnost IN
the minds OF all connected with the var
ofiice ny November =. The las; troopsaip
should have sailed. bat the army ,orps will
scarcely take the field uniU the ead o.
December
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But the more Important of the features
In the recent session Is the queens pro-
roeati0n speech For II contains tho as
sertion that the Transvaal Is already part
OF her empire The phraseoiogy passed
by almost unnoticed. but the sentence
Il trust that Divine blessing Will rest on
the efforts 10 restore peace and good
government 10 that portion OF my en-
pirs. cannot be taken 10 mean anything
but that Great Britain regards the Trans
vaal as reverted 20 her direct sovereignty.
Another interesting point OF the speech
was that the war was referred 70 as
military operations"
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ficer supervised the whole. The army Of
tcers had their men lined up ana a san
sergeant passed along the ranks chopping
eighteen men of a; time, thus forming
messes- Marching on board. they found
everything preparsd for them
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Cost of Mobiiixing the Army.
Little Attention to Parliament.

While the nation Is enthralled by the
news from the battlefield and thrilled
with sympathy at the death of It's sons,
especially that Of gallant Gen. Symons.
parliament has come and gone. scarcely
noticed In the food OF more exciting de-
velopments. 1t was the shortest session
but one in the history OF England and
teemed with remarkable incidents.
Again this week Mr.. Chamberlain con-
tinued the defense OF his own character
anSriiy. taking up the slightest insinua-
ton Michael Davitt's dramatic resig-
nation is regretted on both sides OF the
house, for the honesty OF his convictions
was much appreciated.
Sir Michael Hicks Beachs budget 10
raise the supplies so noncommittal
that 1t Is scarcely open 10 much cri,i-
eism. Whether ell .oeoo 600 borrowed to
carry on the war will be entirely repaid
by additional taxation, or whether the
Bosr treasury Will be sspped to repay
part or the whole. is a matter upon which
little light is likely TO be thrown until
parliament reassemhes In February.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-30
WORK FOLLOWS
PLEASURE FOR
CAL|FORN|ANS IS
Getting Down to Camp
Routine.

The California men have settled down to
business. The officers have had their work
outlined, and yesterday the process OF
mastering out was started in earnest.
With the other commands the work TOOK
three weeks, but they had no OUTSIDE IN
huences to delay them. 1t is the INTENTION
however, not to allow social aHalrs TO IN
terfere with the California men, but even
with that good intention 1t is hardly prob
able the work can be carried on as rapluly
as other regiments have done II.
There has been no special camp routine
established so far, for Colonel Duboce has
had other troubles, but to-day routine
will be made out and posted. so 1ar' 100,
there has not been an ofncers mess. Inc
officers, except those on guard duty, nave
been resigned to stay in camp only from
in the morning until in the AFTERNOON,
and they have been getting breakfast ana
dinner at home, and lunch just outslue ol
the reservation This plan may De con-
tinued if If be found that the of1lcers can
attend to their duties under It. OtleI a WISE
a mess will be established ana the oiilcefs
will have to live in camp. c.,
Orders have been received from 1eiei al
Shafter directing Colonel Duboce ana Md
jor Rice to hold their command III leadi- ~
ness to escort the men coming III Oh lne
Grant from the wharf TO lne re. leaitio, ~,
Colonel Duboce Is going to request the
privilege of also escorting the MInnesota d
men when they come in. The Californla
men were treated most cordially by the
Minnesota men when they met in Manila,
and the regiment wishes to show the Min
nesota men what courtesy It can:
A communication from the Registrar mas
board. It reminds the men of the. regi-
ment that registration for the electlon to
be held November is now being carried
on, and that all who were citlzens When
they left here and who can register from
some place where they will be living for
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receive tickets for reserved seats at the
services, The relatives will be the only
ones for whom seats will be reserved.
a delegation of fifteen ladies', represent
ing the Army Comfort Circle of Nash
vile, Tenn, are coming to San Francisco
to receive the Tennessee troops upon their
arrival from the Philippines. They have
written to George a. Newhall to have
headquarters set apart for them. He
turned their letter over to the local Red
Cross Society, and it referred the COM
municatiOn to the citizens executive COM
mittee. No action has been taken in the
matter, but it is likely that the Tennessee
delegation will be allowed to make them
selves at home in the Union Square tent.
A banquet will be given tomorrow even
ing by the Native Sons at the st. Ger
main restaurant, O'Farrell street, in honor
of Thomas w. Sparrowe, captain of Com
pany G, First California Volunteers; J.
Edward Manning sergeant Battery A.
First California Heavy Artillery; Charles
h. Henderson, second lieutenant United
States Volunteer Cavalry (Rough Riders)
Lionel d. Hargis, corporal Eighth CalifOr-
MIA Volunteers, and Lewis e. Kingsley Of
the Seventh California Volunteers.
A reception will be rendered to Second
Lieutenant r. J. Dowdall, Company u,
First California Volunteers, by Hesperian
Parlor, Native Sons of the Golden West.
this evening al their hall, Valencia and
Sixteenth streets.
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BOYS OF THE
BOSTON TO Be
ENTERTAINED
A Theater Party in
Their Honor.

The California boys and the officers and
crew of the cruiser Boston will be enter
tained this evening at a theater party
arranged for them by the citizens exec
utive committee. The electrical illumina-
tion of Market street, the ferry tower and
the dome of the City Hall will be re-
peated in their honor
The plans of the committee were some
what upset by the announcement that the
Boston had been ordered to Mare Island
Mayor Phelan kept the wires hot between
this city and the Navy Department at
Washington in an endeaYor to have the
execution Of the order delayed until
Thursday morning.
Captain Hughes and Lieutenant-Com-
mander Allen visited the executive COM
mittee yesterday morning and extended
their thanks for the invitation and eX-
pressed regret that the cruiser had been
ordered to leave for Mare Island at 2
O'clock General de Young suggested
that an hour be consumed in weighing
anchor so that the cruiser would be held
until o'clock, which would enable the
committee to receive an answer to their
message to the Navy Department. Cap
tain Hughes laughingly replied that
things were not done in that way on the
Boston, and that If the orders were to
sail at o'clock the cruiser would sail
or sink in the attempt.
She got away at 2:S0 o'clock and ten
instructions TO the commander TO delay
departure until Thursday morning. The
Washington dispatch was delivered TO
Commander Hughes Immediately upon
his arrival at the navy yard and he de-
cided to bring the cruiser back to San
Francisco early this morning.
The blue jackets and marines, escort
ed by the whole or part of the First Cali
fornia Regiment, win march up Market
street, starting from the ferry at 7:30
this evening. They will be entertained at
the Grand Opera-house. the Orpheum and
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-HE transport Grant slipped in
through the heads last night about
half-past 10 o'clock and anchored
of the barge office to await quar-
antine inspection. She has on board
30 officers and sic men Of the First North
Dakota Infantry, % officers and 45S men
OF the First Idaho Infantry, u officers
and 24S men of the First Wyoming In
fantry. officers and 81 men Of Battery A,
Wyoming Light Artillery; officers and
81 discharged soldiers naval prisoners,
. naval hospital patients and civilian
passengers. Among the passengers was
+. Ellsworth Carey of the Freedom Pub
fishing Company, Manila. Mr. Carey had
a description of the voyage written for
the papers and ready to be thrown over to
the reporters when they went out TO the
transport last night.
The Grant had a pleasant run over and
the health of the men has been materially
improved by the sea voyage. The Grant
left Manila July 81; August she arrived
at Nagasaki and commenced coaling i'm
Inediately; August she left Nagasaki and
on August Il she arrived at Yokohama
She left Yokohama August IA
There were five deaths on board from
the time the transport left Manila.
August . Sergeant Benjamin Moore, Com
pany II. Wyoming Infantry, died or
dysentery; he was buried at sea. On the
night of August 8, Hospital Steward Fred
erick Durham, an insane patient, eluded
his guards and jumped overheard. A boat
was lowered and a search was made for
him, but he was not seen again. Cor
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poral Thomas Olson, Company F, Wyom
ing Infantry, died on board at Nagesal1i.
He was buried at Nagasaki. On August
13 a fireman named Robert Satall died.
He was buried at sea. Corporal David
Harold Company K, North Dakota IN
fantry, died while on the way here from
Yokohama. His body IS now on board.
So far as the voyage was concerned
there was little Of incident besides a
smallpox scare, which developed just be-
fore the transport reached Yokohama. AS
soon as the vessel arrived at YOkOhama
she was ordered into quarantine and all
hands were put ashore until she had been
fumigated The ship was released next
day and returned to Yokohama She left
for this port the same afternoon with a
clean bill of health.
When opposite Kobe some Of the Of
ficers and the pilot wished to land and
make thir way to Yokohama overland,
but the health authorities would not al
low any one to come ashore until all
hands had been examined, and as that
would take too long the captain could
not wait.
The Grant came home by the northern
route. She encountered some fogs and
considerable cold weather, but none Of Il
was very severe, and the whole trip was
a pleasant one. AT Yokohama a Mr..
Coakley, passenger, Captain Clark Of
the Wyoming Light Artillery, two en-
gineers and a refrigerator engineer and
an Oiler from the crew were left behind.
The transport will be examined by the
Federal quarantine officials this morning,
and by 9 o'clock, if nothing is found to
delay her, she will be ready to dock In
that case the men will have time TO leave
the ship and reach camp in plenty Of time
10 make themselves comfortable for the
night.
None of the delegations from the East
now here to welcome the troops went out
10 the transport last night, but they will
board her as soon as she been passed by
the quarantine officers. Counting her
crew Of 156, the Grant has on board 1919
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the Columbia. The Bostons crew and
500 of the Californians will go to the
Grand Opera-house, where boxes will be
reserved for the cruisers officers At the
Orpheum Colonel Duboce. the officers of
the California Regiment and the execu-
tive committee will occupy boxes. Five
hundred members of the regiment will be
cared for at this playhouse. The heavy
artillery Will attend the Columbia, where
boxes VIII be set apart for the officers.
The executive committee expects to be
engaged for the next week auditing the
bills of the celebration. No figures as
to the actual expenditure have yet been
compiled Many of the subcommittee
have not made their final reports, and it
is impossible to do more than roughly es
innate the outlay. It is the general i'm
preston that the total amount expended
Will not exceed S25 900. At the meeting
held yesterday morning in the Office of
Mayor Phelan a vote of thanks was ex-
tended to Chief Lees, the police force and
the members of the Fire Department for
the efficiency with which they handled
the crowd on the night of the big parade
and for the able manner in which they
cleared the streets along the line of
march.
Money is still flowing into the Golfers
of the finance committee. The total of the
fund has reached $62, ,704 II. Yesterday the
Harbor Commissioners made their re-
the treasurer $1SG0 II, representing the net
balance after deducting all expenses.
Other additions to the fund We're: Claus
Marshal s46; Abner Doble 6, Co.. $40; Cal
ifornia Powder Works. $3.50; Giant Pow
der Works, 800; Judson Dynamite and
Powder Works. 500; employees Union Iron
Works, $l06; Ensign, Bickford g. Co., $25;
California Cap Works, $25; Western Fuse
and Explosive Company, SIS; California
Fuse Works, S25; James B. Chase, So; H.
Bingham, S..
Services in memory of the dead soldiers
of the California regiments will be held
next Sunday afternoon at the Alhambra
Theater, beginning at 2:30 o'clock. The
affair has been arranged by Mrs. Grace
r. Moore, who has had the assistance of
the Red Cross ladies and the support of
the citizens executive committee.
An appropriate programme of consider
able length has been arranged. Brief re-
marks will be made by Rev. George Adj
ans, Rev. Robert Mackenzie Rev F. b.
Cherington, Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger, Pro-
fessor Thomas r. Bacon of Berkeley
David Starr Jordan of Stanford and
Father William D. McKinnon. Music
will be furnished by the Loring Club, and
solos will be rendered by Mrs Eva Shedd
Tenney and Putnam Griswold. They will
be accompanied on the violin by Pietro
Marino
The theater will be handsomely deco
rated. Ladies who are noted for their
educational philanthropical and patriotic
work will occupy places on the platform
1t is desired by the committee of ar
rangements that the relatives Of the de-
ceased soldiers call at the Red Cross head
quarters, in the Hearst building Thurs
day. Friday or Saturday afternoons and
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FIRST IDAHO.
WOuNDED

WOUNDED.
Musician Fred W. Beck February ST 1899;
Quartermaster Sergeant Ernest Scott. February
b., 1879; Private Fred P. Streeter February ST.
ISS; 1893; Private Howard Hullor. February 81,
lSss; Private John Switzens. February ST, 1S99
private VIII c. Payne, February 81, 1899; Pri-
vate Frank A, Mccall, February ST. 1899; Pri-
yate James Hansen, February ST. 1899; Private
Lewis. February 81. 1899; Private -
rutherford. February 81, 1899: Private Beach
Harvey. February 81 1899; Private Fred
Schell, February 81, 1899; Private William NJ
Keller. February ST. 1899: Private James
Payne, February 81. 1899; Private Riley Wal
ter. February 81, 1899; Private Robert Jones'
February 81, 1899 Private Enoch Roth. Febru-
airy 81, 1899; Private Sidney Bailey February Y
81. 1888; Sergeant William Teller. February ST.
1893: Private John H. Lutjens. February 5-7
1899: Private James Ryan. February ST. 1899;
Private Bichard Jones. February 81, 1899; Cap
1899; Corporal Howard Barley. Company E,
February 81, 1899; Corporal James R. willard
Company D, February 5-7, 1899; Private Charles
S. Lamb, February 2425 1899; Private John An
derson. February 24-25. 1899: Private w. II.
Lille. Company D, February q, 1899; CAPTAIN
Edward Smith. Company D, March 10, 1893;
Private c. A Benedict. Company H. March 16.
1899; Private Claude HILL Company A, March
26. 1899; Private Arthur P. Larsen. Company A,
April IL, 1899; Private George B. Manning,
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without having paid the full price of
blood at which glory must be purchased.
The three organizations numbered only
some 1900 men in ALL none being more
than eight companies, yet they contrib.
uted their full proportion to the roll of
honored dead and to the full list of battle
SCARED heroes. Forty-six of their mum,
Der killed in action or dead of wounds and
disease found graves in the far-off Philip
pines Forty-five others bear wounds
more or less severe.
Arriving at Manila too late to partici-
vestment and capture of the city from the
Spaniards. they received their baptism of
fire in the breaking out of the Filipino
on to the end of the campaign they were
always on duty, either fighting at the
front, guarding. the all-important pump
doing provost duty within it's walls, in
any case alike exposed to the ball or knife
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Vallejo Welcomes the Boston.

VALLEJO, Aug. 29.-The cruiser Boston
arrived at Mare Island shortly after 5
o clock this afternoon. She was given a
hearty greeting as she steamed up the
channel. Whistles blew, fire bells rang
masse to shout. The crew was delighted
with the reception, and assembled on
deck and cheered themselves hoarse. The
arrival OF the cruiser was surprise to
the citizens committee, which had in
preparation a more formal welcome. She
will go back TO San Francisco temporar-
lily tomorrow morning, and upon her re-
turn mere the original reception Dro-
gramme will be carried out MANY Val
lejoites will go to San Francisco to-mor-
row evening to witness the electrical IL
Elimination.
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which will sail on Saturday, will give
some relief. She will take away 262 There
are also the Aztec, which will take ooo;
the Centennial, which will take $50 and
the the Sikh. which will carry $50. All these
will get away fully laden before Septem-
Der 10.
dolph, Third Artillery, accompanied by
William Kreichelt, civilian employe
has been ordered to proceed to san Luls
Obispo and from there to lrvington TO IN
spect and purchase horses.
Major w. H. S. Matthews, br1gade sur
geon, has been ordered to Manila lie
will leave on the transport Warren
Captain William B. Reynolds; Four
teenth Infantry, has been ordered to re-
port after September l to the general
hospital a. the Presdio as quartermaster,
commissary and ordnance officer. to re-
lieve First Lieutenant George A Reed
Fifty-frst Iowa Volunteer infantry;
Acting Assistant Surgeon Andy Hail mas
been ordered to report for duty at the
general hospital at the Presid1o