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The San Francisco call., 1899-10-19
NOTICE
Taxes Due Upon Assessments
Made by the State Board
of Equalization.
CONTROLLER S DEPARTMENT.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

SACRAMENTO, Oct IL 1899
In accordance with the provisions of Section
1868 Of the Political Code, notice Is hereby
given that 1 have received from the State
Board of Equalization the Duplicate Record
cate Record of Apportionment of Railway AS
sessments," containing the assessments upon
the property of each Of the following. named
associations or corporations fixed by said
California Pacific Railroad Company, Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company, Northern Cali
fornia Railroad Company Northern Railway
Company, South Pacific Coast Railroad Com
panyJ. Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
Southern California Motor Road Company.
San Francisco and North Pacific Railway
Company, Southern California Railway Com
pany, Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Company,
North Pacific Coast Railroad Company San
Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway
Company. Nevada County Narrow-Gauge Rail-
road Company, Carson and Colorado Railroad
Company, Nevada California Oregon Railway
Company. Pajaro Valley Consolidated Railroad
Ct99mpaJny' t9pJ Paclhc inc 1 Coast galway Company.
GualaIa River Railroad Company California
and Nevada Railroad Company. Sierra Railway
Company, San Francisco and San Mateo EIec-
trio Railway Company, Randsburg Railway
Company, and Pullman Palace Car Company
The State and county taxes on all personal
property and one-half Of the State and county
taxes on all real property are now due and
Monday in November next, at o'clock p m,
and unless paid to the State Treasurer, at the
Capitol, prior thereto, 5 per cent will be added
or before the last Monday in April next. at
8 o'clock p m. an additional 5 per cent will
be added to the amount thereof.
The remaining one-half of State and county
en after @ the st Monday Ggs 9anuap9 aP9
unless paid to the State Treasurer, at the
Capitol prior thereto. per cent will be added
e. P. CoLGAN State Controller.
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SUSTAINED
BY CAPTAIN CHADWICK
Says That He, and Not General
Shdft6r, Wrote the Famous
Letter to Gen, TOrdl,

NEW YORK, Oct. 1S-Rear Admiral
Sampson's recent assertion that Captain
Chadwick wrote the letter which induced
General Toral to surrender Santiago has
awakened much interest in army and
navy circles. Friends of General Shafter
have criticized Rear Admiral Simpsons S
assertion as an indirect attempt to rob
the army of credit, and they have inti-
mated that his version of the matter was
incorrect.
Captain Chadwick when seen to-day on
board the cruiser New York said: Il
deeply regret that any controversy has
arisen from Rear Admiral SIMPSONS re-
marks, which were made, I have no
doubt, with the sole object of saying
something pleasant about me in q COM
rnunity that had just honored me with a
sword. No remark can be construed into
an attempt to detract from credit General
Shafter gained during the Santiago cam
paign, so far as I can see. / am posi-
tive that Rear Admiral Sampson had no
such intention
Naturally, I am sorry the letter to
General Toral was ever mentioned, but
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since a question of fact has arisen I feel
obliged to assert that what Rear Ad-
miral Sampson said was wholly true, and
a reputed interview from General Shat
ter which l have noticed shows lack of
recollection on his part.
THE letter was draughted on July on
my own motion, after l had asked Cen
eral Shafter if he were open to sugges-
tions. He said he would be glad to hear
any suggestions from me, and after read
ing the letter said he would sign 1t with
out any change.
However, before submitting the letter
to General Shafter 1 showed it to Lieu
tenant Commander Staunton, Assistant
Chief of Staff, who had accompanied me
ashore. He suggested a slight change in
one paragraph, which 1 adopted. l re-
tanned the. original draft, which was
has II as memento of the campaign.
Now, wish it to be distinctly under
stood that regard all this as trivial,
and my only object in speaking of the
matter is to sustain Rear Admiral Samp-
son. What he said concerning the letter
is strictly accurate General Shafter is
reported as having said that the letter
written by me was merely a copy Of one
previously drafted by him. L do. not un-
derstand how this can be correct. as the
letter was sent at my suggestion and L
never before heard of any other draft
than the one / wrote and showed to Lieu
tenant Commander Staunton.
Il can distinctly recall. since the mat
ter has been brought up, the .circum..
the letter. found General Shafter sit
ting in his shirtsleeves and with his feet
In his slippers. He complained of not feel
ing well and seemed much depressed 1
remember that he referred to the large
numbers of men lost at FL Caney and San
Juan Hill, and from the tone of his con-
versation [ concluded he had no definite
plan of procedure mapped out.
General; L asked, are you open to
suggestions?
" Certainly he replied
Suppose [ said. write a letter to
General Toral, stating the situation
' DO So he replied, evidently pleased
with the suggestion
When drafted the letter, as I have
told. handed 1t to General Shafter who
read IL carefully and declared himself sat
1sfied with It. He called to Lieutenant
Colonel Miley. his chief of staff, and
asked him to have it typewriter. I
pointed out that General Toral might re-
gard typewriter letter as a breach of
courtesy. In this General Shafter ac-
qufesced, and he had the letter copied
1T should be clearly understood, how
ever, that the letter which 1 wrote and
General Shafter signed, was technically
his letter He simply adopted its phrase
intention of ever saying anything what
ever OF my connection with the letter and
the matter had dropped from my mind
until recalled by Rear Admiral Samp-
son..
General Shafter, when told of Captain
ChadWick's s statement, refused absolutely
to say anything on the subject His man
ner indicated intense indignation, and he
intimated that he might dispose of the
matter in another way" but declined
emphaucally to speak at present.
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MANILA. oct. 1s-The Consuls in Ma
mia have received from TarlaC. where
it is believed AgUinaldo is. book con-
tanning the correspondence between him
and the American commanders and Con-
suls, in which, as he contended in his
recent appeal for recognition. the Fill
plnos find the basis for their assertion
that the American Government recog-
nizes their sovereignty and promised
them Independence.
The book is addressed to the members
Of the United States Congress and con-
tains a long argument by Senor Buen-
CaminO Of the so-callcd Cabinet Of Agui-
naldO, and alleged letters written by
Wildmau, United States Consul at Hong
kong, 10 AguinaldO in June ana july OF
last year. 1t has made sensation among
the Spaniards here.
Replying 10 Aguinaldo's request that
the Americans would arrange for the
shipment of the Spanish prisoners TO
HonSkong, relieving the Filipinos OF the
expense OF maintaining them, Mr.. Nllu-
man wrote:
Never mind feeding them. q meal
every day, and, of course, water,
would be a good diet. They have been
living too high during the last few
years. AS the Spaniards want more
bloodshed in the Philippines L trust
you will let them have q taste cf real
war. Do not be Sc tender with them.
Handle them as they would treat
you"
Mr. Widman's letters deal largely with
the shipment Of arms. The whole Corre-
spOndenCe, however, contains no promises
of Independence.
Senor BuencaminO lays stress upon let
teTs from Admiral Dewey and General
can officers and others to visit Filipino
territory. and upon a letter from General
Anderson. asking you and your people
tInns aEainsl the Snania rde -
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ADVISED CRUELTY TO
SPANISH PRISONERS
BarbarOuS Suggestion in an Alleged
Letter by Consul Wildman to
The Filipiros.

tar for full statenbant of facts concern
ing the decay of that transport in the har-
Dor Of HonglIong. Under date Of San
Francisco, October 16, General smarter
forwarded the report OF the commanding
officer of the Twentieth Kansas to the de-
partment as follows:
The chartered transport Tartar is British
shin and as such the British law was deemed
t. aI1,ly Under the British law the Tartar
licensed 10 carry i41 passengers. The
harbor master at Honskong refused to give
the ship clearance because she carried I140
troops. l wired to the department at Wash
ngton and the adjutant general at Manila that
clearance refused because of overcrowd-
ing The reply was had from Adjutant Gen
eral Corbin asking If in my opinion the ship
complaint from the soldiers regarding food.
replied that the ship more crowded
than other transports had been. and that there
was no ground for complaint regarding food
Before communication could be had l wired
Clearance allowed; sailed to-day The
harbor master had, in the meantime. visited
the ship and inspected the light ducts and
Attention was doubtless called to the ship
and her passenger lis1 by certain Of the dis
charged soldiers in person and by article
which appeared in a .Hongkong paper. writ
ten by discharged REGULAR soldier, in which
the ship spoken OF as 'sardine box
The actual delay after the ship was ready to
sail caused by the Incident was about twen-
ty-four hours.
Referring to the report of the command
ing officer of the Twentieth Kansas, Adju-
tant General Corbin yesterday telegraphed
to General Shafter as follows:
II is not quite clear that the Tartar took
on life belts and ship boats at Hongkong or
that the inspection Of the harbor master sat
ished him that the provisions of the Tartar
in that particular We're saIfsfactory1-and a
result Of that inspection me gave clearance,
etc
General Shafter has replied to this teIe-
gram by saying that the commanding Off
Ger Of the Twentieth Kansas reports that
the Tartar took on additional life belts or
boats and that he understood the harbar-
tod nTGG lga
was satisfied with the provisions of the
Tartar in that DartiCular
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-19
VOULET AND CHANOINE
SLAIN BY THEIR MEN
Massacre Of Lieutenant Colonel
KlObb'S Force in the French
SOudan Avenged.

PARIS, Oct. 1S.-The Minister Of the
Colonies, Mr.. Decrais, has received an
official dispatch announcing that Captain
Voulet and Captain Chanoine of the out
laved French expedition in the Soudan.
whose members recently massacred most
of the members Of the expedition under
Lieutenant Colonel Klobb, sent to arrest
those officers on charges of cruelty and
characterization, have been shot by their
own men.
The Colonial Office received the follow
ing dispatch from Lieutenant Peller. one
Of the officers of the Voulet-Chanoine
expedition, now in command Of Voulets
men:
Captain Voulet, alone, who with one
hundred tirailleurs. on July "A, marched
against Lieutenant Colonel Klobb was
responsible for the massacre. He told his
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comrades on his return what he had done
and declared that he intended to revolt
and to form an independent state Only
Captain Chanoine decided to accompany
him with some natives. On July 16 the
tirailleurs mutinied and shot Captain
Chanoine.
Captain Voulet fed. but on July II
tried to rejoin the expedition, but he was
shot by sentry. The tirailleurs then
Joined the expedition in good order and
the expedition, myself commanding. con-
tinued the mission and punished the mur-
derers of Captain Cassemejoux, whose
body was recovered"
A commemorative service was held to-
day in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Klobb
at the Church Of st. Clotilde President
Loubet and all the members of the Cab
met were represented. Madame Loubet
was present.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-19

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1893. by James Cor
don Bennett.
ARAFAT via Manila, Oct. 1S-At sun
set last night Major Balances battalion
of the Twenty-secOnd, crossed the Rio
Grande rapidly with a wagon train by the
new ferry, moved north toward Butuan,
two miles in the moonlight and biv-
Ouacked for the night.
Batson's Macabebe scouts moved at mid
night with nothing except guns and am
munitiOn, making a circuit and appearing
north Of Buuan at daylight, where they
opened fire in the rear of 200 Of the enemy
in the town. Loves scouts moved at mid
night to the opposite side of the river
from the others to get the insurgents at
Butuan entirely surrounded, but they es-
capped through a break in the canal.
The troops in front are moving up to
CabiO and the military telegraph is ad-
vancing to the new front General Law
ton o hurrying supplies up the river in
canoes and armed launches, and unless
the river gets. too low he will have San
lsdrO in two days.
All the troops except a battlion of the
Twenty second will move north from Ar
ayat.
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Muster Out of Kansans.

TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. ia telegram
was received to-day by the Republican
State Central Committee from Secretary
of War Root stating thst the Twentieth
Kansas Regiment would positively be
mustered out in San Francisco on Octo-
Der 2S. This will permit of the arrival of
the regiment in Topeka on November l.
General Shafter had previously ordered
that the regiment should be mustered out
on November 3, which would have thrown
the regiment into Topeka on November 7,
the date of the county elections through
out the State Topeka politicians appealed
and it would appear that Secretary Root
has acted upon their request.
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POLITICS BARRED
IN POSTOFF|CES
Formal Warning From
WaShin gtOn.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-The Postmas-
ter General has issued a formal warning
to all Postmasters against the levy Oh po-
litical assessments and simultaneously
the Civil Service Commission has called
attention to the law governing the sub
ject and to the commissions intention 10
enforce it. This general warning is SINH
lar to that issued heretofore in politlcal
campaigns and it is understood, folloWs
complaints of specific violation OF the ia"
received from Ohio and other States
where elections are to be held this year
The Postmaster Generals order follows:
BY request OF the Civil Service Commission
all postmasters are hereby directed TO sign
and post conspicuously in their respective
offices copies of the following circular, ISSUED
by the United States Civil Service Commission,
and to use every means to direct the attention
w SHALLENBERGER,
Acting Postmaster General.
The commissions circular says: THE
civil service act makes political assess
ments Of Federal officers and employees
misdemaanor," and then quotes sections
2, IL, y, 10, "A and 10 Of the act, when nS,
was approved January 16, 1883. Inc COM
mission adds the following:
It is the duty of the commission to see that
the provisions of this law are strictly enforced
and it will employ every legitimate and avail
able means to secure the prosecution ana pun
ishn1ent of whoever may violate them. The
commission requests any person having knowl-
edge of any violation Of this law to lay the
facts before it. and it will at once take action
JOHN R. PROCTOR, President.
To further guard against violations the
following notice to be posted at all post
offices has been promulgated:
All employees connected with this office are
hereby notified that they are under no oollga-
tion whatever by reason of their being In the
public service to make contributions or sub,
scrptions for political or other purposes, ana
fhev will not be molested in any way dis
'criminated against for failure to so subscribe
or contribute. ..
(Signed.) ------t PostnlasteF'
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AMERICANS WHO FELL
ON THE FIGHTING LINE

WASHINGTON, Oct 1S.-General Otis
has reported to the War Department the
following casualties:
KiHed-Thirty- seventh Infantry. near Null
tutlupa, October II: A Leslie Berry Joseph T.
Morisette Joseph Maher
Wounded-Fourth Infantry at linus, October
3: f, Frank o. Stevens. foot, slight October
6: c, Corporal Ralph c. HaXton, hand and leg
severe; A, Henry Faulkner hand, slight; r,
Frank B. Conklin, leg and knee. severe
Ninth Infantry, at Angeles, October Il: c,
Corporal John W. Lattimer, foot slight; D.
Christopher E. Whiteside, chest. slight; Axei
+. Skogsberg, leg. moderate l., Frank Short
forearm, slight; John F. McGraw arm slight
October 13: Leslie Chelann. arm, severe
Seventeenth Infantry, October Il: D. Corpo-
raj William c. Rosselit arm. slight
Thirty-seventh Infantry. Multuilupa
October Il: B. Andrew s. Garrett, thigh, mod
crate; Hospital Corps, Joseph S. Shahiro. thigh,
moderate.
Sixth Infantry, at Labuan island OF Negros,
October Il: A, Sergeant George Stevens. arm,
Eevere: Elmer r. Affeldt thigh, slight; B.
Harry Campbell, thigh moderate.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-19
FEARS FOR THE SAFETY
OF TRANSPORT SENATOR

VICTORIA. p. G., Oct. 1S.-The Empress
Of India, which has reached here from
Japan, has completed the toughest trip OF
her forty-three voyages. The second day
aut of Yokohama she encountered a ty-
Dhoon which smashed all telegraphic COM
bridge and destroyed some of the boats
The storm continued unabated for q day
and night.
Fears are expressed by the officers for
the transport steamer Senator. carving
home the Fifty-first Iowa Regiment. She
left Yokohama for San Francisco eight
hours before the Empress and. having I'M
mense upper works, would fare badly in a
gale
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nervous being, when a helping hand is
extended toward you? Hudyan is the
help, and it is within your reach. Hud-
yam gives strength and tone to the nerves
and nerve centers. Hudyan gives a re-
newed impetus to the circulation and
makes pure, healthy blood. Hudyan is
for people who have lost nerve force and
courage, persons who cannot sleep, per-
sons who have lost confidence in them
selves. If you have pains in shoulders,
fig. l; pains in arms, fig 2; cold hands, fig
8; or feet, fig 8; shaky knees and pains In
limbs, fig. 4; palpitation of heart, fig. 6,
then take Hudyan. Hudyan cures.
Headaches, dizzy spells, general weak
ness, paIlor, trembHngs, dots before eyes,
twitching of facial muscles, sediment in
urine, are promptly relieved and cured by
Hudyan. Hudyan cures all organic weak
nesseS.
Hudyan-all druggists-50c a package,
six packages 50 80. If your druggist does
not keep Hudyan. send direct to the
HUDYAN REMEDY CO., cor. Stockton
Ellis and Market sts., San Francisco, Cal
CONSULT HUDYAN DOCTORS FREE
OF CHARGE. CALL OR WRITE.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-19
MACABEBE SCOUTS
DEFEAT INSURGENTS

MANILA, Oct. 1S.-Batson's Macabebe
scouts encountered the enemy at San Ma
teo. near Arayat, at dawn to-day and at
tackled them on the front and flank, driv-
ing them out of the trenches and dispers-
ing them completely.
Several Filipinos, including a captain
and a lieutenant were killed. A quantity
of arms was captured The Macabebes
had one man killed.
A body of twenty-five Filipinos attacked
a railroad patrol of eight men, members
of the Seventeenth Regiment, at Guiguin-
to- north of Balucan, wounding two. The
Americans reinforced the patrol and drove
the enemy off, capturing quantity OF
ammunition.
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DIES IN AN ATTEMPT
TO SAVE HER HUSBAND

GREEN LAKE, Wis, Oct. 1s-Terrace
Beach Casino, a large hotel occupied by
w. A. Meyer, burned to the ground early
this morning. Two lives were lost. The
loss on the building and contents will
reach $50, 900.
Mr.. jerks, father of Mrs. Meyer, was
lying very Ill In bed and not expected to
live. Mrs. jerks made a heroic attempt
to save her husband, but before she could
rescue him the flames cut off all escape
and the old couple were burned to death
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-19
EMPEROR WILLIAM
WILL VISIT ENGLAND

BERLIN, Oct 1S-The Cologne Gazette
announces officially that Emperor VIII
liam will start for England on Novem-
Der II.
LONDON, Oct. 19.-The Daily News this
morning, referring editorially to the COM
ing visit of the German Emperor, says:
There is no reason why he should not
peror's neutrality and pacific counsel to
the Beers has atoned for his famous
Kruger telegram. 1t is quite clear that
is the turning point are in active prog
ress. and the understanding will probably
extend far beyond the Samoan question"
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-19
OTIS TELLS OF THE
ARMY'S MOVEMENTS

WASHINGTON. Oct 1S-General Otis
made the following report to the War
Department under date of October IS:
''Lawton, with a carefully selected
strong column, reached Cabiao, ten miles
south of San Isidro, this morning. Thirty
days supplies and more at Calumpit are
to be forwarded. The Third and Fourth
Cavalry is with him, under Young. Bell,
with the Thirty-sixth Infantry. is scout
ing northwest OF Santa Rita with part of
the regiment He struck the insurgents,
killing and wounding several and captur-
ing thirteen prisoners and fifteen rifles"
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Storms in South italy.

ROME, Oct. 1S.-Serious storms. accom-
panied by floods, prevail in the southern
districts of Italy, working widespread
damage. At San Giorgo a bridge and
twenty houses have been swept away and
it is believed that there has been consid-
cradle loss of life there. At Mounte Me-
sofa a church was struck by lightning
during mass. Three persons were killed
and forty more or less seriously injured.
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left this afternoon for Washington. where
they will make their report to the Presi-
dent. Until the report is made public
neither gentleman will make a statement
of any kind for publication.
Among the passengers on the Empress
was Editor Lettmour, proprietor of the
is to urge the removal of General Otis.
in command of the United States forces
in the Philippines, and the promotion of
General Lawton to the command. Lett
mour says that Lawton is frequently de-
MED the fruits of victory by the hesita-
ton of General Otis.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-19
Teachers at Napa.

NAPA, Oct. 1S-The exercises at the
teachers institute were of unusual inter
est. D. R. Augsburg of Oakland gave
talks on How to Make Drawing Interest
ing How to Learn and Teach Draw
ing" and The Expression of Lines. ,"
State Superintendent T. j. Kirk addressed
the institute on Some Thoughts Deemed
Worthy of Consideration for Teachers and
Parents" and THE Times and Our Pro-
fession." The session closed at $3.50 p. m,
after three days of interesting studies Of
themes pertaining to the perfection of the
profession of school teaching.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-19
Suicide of an Old Man.

VACAVILLE, Oct. 18.-Alexander Long,
one of the oldest residents of this place,
shot himself yesterday afternoon during
the absence of his wife. He was 90 years
of age. Dependency caused by continued
illness is assigned as the cause for his
rash act.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-19
Tennesseeans En- Route.

WASHINGTON, Oct 1S.-The War De-
partment was informed to-day that the
transport Indiana, with the First Ten
nessee volunteers on board, left Naga-
saki, Japan, on the 18TH