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Case of William Armstrong.

OLYMPIA (Wash.), Aug. 1.-Gov-
ernor Rogers to-day granted extradi-
ton papers in the case of William Arm
strong, wanted in Chicago for alleged
jury bribing.
SEATTLE, Aug. Upon receipt of
the news that Governor Rogers had
honored requisition papers in the case
of William Armstrong. Armstrong; at
torneys filed in the Superior Court here
a petition for his release on a writ OF
habeas corpus. A hearing on the ap-
plication will be had at 10 a. M to.
morrow
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GRAIN FIRE.
One Hundred Acres on Union Isl.
and Burned Over.

STOCKTON, Aug. .1-Another fire
broke out to-day on the new reclalna
ton district of Union Island, where the
peat is afire and has been burning
since last spring at unknown depths.
To-day one hundred acres of grain
owned by a farmer named Moran went
up in smoke, cleaning out Moran's crop.
He has been unfortunate with fires this
summer, this being the third on his
place. Owners of steam ha1vesters on
the reclaimed land are using every pos
sible precaution to prevent fires, and
have bucket brigade following the
machines to put out any sparks that
may fall. Most of the farmers Will
hereafter use oil for fuel 10 mako
steam for harvestars, but the general
belief is that most IF the fires on re-
claimed lands come from the deep peat
burning furnaces.
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New Electric Road.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. by the Or
ganization of syndicate of Los An
geles and Eastern capitalists, an cleo
trio railway between Santa Monica and
Redondo is assured as also important
improvements upon lands between tie
points named. The road will not only
furnish facilities for quick communities
ton and interchange of business be-
tween these two ports, but VIII affoc d
tourists an opportunity Tor an eXcur-
sion of fifteen miles along he shore of
the Pacific and view of both resorts
the same DAY
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DECISION REVERSED.
Ruling OF the Supreme Court in
Westerfield Case.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 1.-The Su
preme Court has reversed the Judgment
of the Superior Court of San Fran
cisco in the suit of the executors of
the will of William Westerfield against
the New York Life Insurance Company,
because of tender of recession by tEe
executors.
Westerfield had a policy for $4,000
in the company, and at the end of five
years a proposition was presented to
him in the form of a paid-up policy !;
Westerfield died before an acceptance
or rejection of the new policy was
made. The executors received from
the company 81. 666.66. and released the
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Case Of Andreas Castro.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.-Andreas
Castro was convicted of grand larceny
in Santa Barbara County for having
stolen a COW and was sentenced to ten
years Imprisonment. The Supreme
Court has reversed the judgment on
the ground that the trial court re-
fused to permit the defendant to show
that his confession was made while in
Jail. and that promises and inducements
for reward were held out to him. The
Supreme Court holds that the de-
PENDANT had this right to show why his
confession was made.
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The Signature Law.

SAN JOSE, Aug. 1.-The first suit in
this State under Section 80 Of the
Penal Code, introduced by Senator
Morehouse last winter at Sacramento
and known as the signature law. will
be commenced tomorrow in the Su-
peI'ior Court. The Plaintiff j.; Emil G..
Hirsch, Justice of me Peace AZ Santa
Clara, and the defendant Is the San
Francisco Examiner" Hirsch bases
RS complaint on an article rom the
San Jose correspondent r',ilect!ng on
his methods in petty criminal cases
while occupying Justice Rosenthai's
bench in San Jose, which atpeared in
the Examiner this morning. Senator
Morehouse will act as tIirsch's at
torney.
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Carnegie's Gift Accepted.

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 1.-The Library
Trustees to-day sent cablegram to
Andrew Carnegie, thanking him for his
tender of $4,000 for a library build
ing for the city and formally accepting
the generous gift The Trustees issued
a call for proposals for a site for the
new library, and these may not be made
until August 4th.
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Wa. a Member of Bear Flag Party

SANTA ROSA, Aug. 1.--James Greg
son, a member of the Bear Flag iarty,
and one of the oldest pioneers, died to-
day at his home in Green Valley. He
came to California in 1913, and was at
Fort Suffer as blacksmith when Gen
eral Vallejo was a prisoner there.
Gregson was the father of the first
white child born in the State. He came
to Sonoma County in 1850, and ever
since has been a representative man
in Northern California.
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Anti-Slot Machine Ordinance.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Judge
Smith in the Superior Court handed
down a decision to-day upholding the
decision of the lower court in the nick
elm he-slot machine case brought
against Max Cohen, a cigar dealer. The
decision is to the effect that the city
has the right to pass an ordinance pro-
hibiting the use of the slot machines.
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Probably the MacDuff.

PORTLAND (Or.), Aug. 1.-Captain
Malin of the ship Orange Branch from
Yokohama to-day gave further partlc-
ulars of the vessel sighted by him last
Friday before entering the Columbia
River, and it now seems probable that
the vessel was the long overdue ship
MacDuff, loaded with 4,OOO,OOO grain
bags from Calcutta.
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Thomas Lapsley's Death.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. Ia Cor
oner's jury in the case of Thomas
Lapsley, who was found dead in the
home of friend yesterday, and who
had left a farewell note to the world,
to-day returned verdict that Laps
ley came to his death from natural
causes. 1t appears that excessive
drinking caused his death before he
could carry out his intention of TAX
ing his own life.
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Heart1ess Wretch.

& 81 wish 1 were book remarked the
neglected wife of the professor, s.then
perhaps you would pay some attention
to me-
"Ah.' exclaimed the professor, .if
you We're only an almanac then could
exchange you every year"
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Miles of Crops Destroyed.

CROOKSTON (Minn), Aug. Fifty
square miles of crops were destroyed
in Polk County by last nights hail
storm. The storm followed Red River
from Mallory to Crookston. At Gary,
8. D.. a strip of grain land twelve miles
long and four miles wide was devastat-
ed. At stephen, Mimi, the storm de-
stroyed LOCO acres of grain.
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Will Withdraw Half the Troops.

OTTAWA (Ont), Aug. lin the
House of Commons tonight the Min
lister of Militia stated that it had been
decided to withdraw one-half of the
troops, about 100 men, from the Yu'
kon as soon as arrangements could pe
made with the United States Govern
ment to land them at Skaguay.
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Reay and Trimble Matched.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1.-The Los
Angeles Athletic Club has concluded
arrangements for a twenty-round box
ing contest between Joe Reay of San
Francisco and Jimmy Trimble of this
city. The men will weigh 155 pounds.
The contest will take place on August
18th. The men have signed articles.
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Kruger's Proposal Rejected.

JOHANNESBURG, Aug. lit is
stated that the Volksraad, at the Sc
cret session held to consider President
Krugers proposal for the removal of
religious disabilities which disqualified
Jews and Catholics from the fran
chise, rejected the proposal.
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Mortgages on L. J. Roses Estate.

Los ANGELES, Aug. 1.-The Farm
ers' and Mechanics Bank of this city
to-day filed a suit against Amanda
Rose, executrix of the estate of the
late Senator L. ]. Rose. to foreclose
two mortgages which aggregate in
amount S264, 231 40. The mortgages
are secured upon all the property of
the late horse breeder and rancher. The
bank also asks that a receiver be ap-
pointed.
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Sharn Tax Collector.

A young man of Ellsworth, Me-, al
lowed himself to be mesmerized by a
travelling hypnotist recently, and lay
for twenty-four hours asleep in the
show window of one of the principal
stores in the city. For the service he
was to receive $40. While he slept the
city tax collector filed the necessary
legal claim for the $40. and the sleeper
awoke to find his poll tax for the past
three years paid.
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Rural Postal Delivery.

+ STOCKTON. Aug. Especial Agent
w. E. Amin of Salt Lake City will ar
rive in Stockton tomorrow to consult
with Congressman De Vries relative to
the establishment of several free rur al
postal delivery routes in the Second
Congressional District.
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company from further liability. They
became dissatisfied with the payment
of that amount. and commenced action
for the recovery of the balance of the
original amount. A jury rendered a YER
dict in favor of the executors. 1t came
out at the trial., however, that the ex-
ecutors did not offer recession of the
money to the company, and upon this a
new trial is ordered.
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Joe Patchen Sold.

COLUMBUS co., Aug. &c. w.
Marks sold his great PAGER Joe Patch
en-, 2:01A, this afternoon to Ed Mills
of Boston for H. Y. Haws of Johns
town. Pa. Mr. Marks says the price
was $4,000 in cash.
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Otis and Parker.

DENVER, Aug. IAN agreement
was signed this afternoon for a fight
between Billy Otis of California and
kid" Parker of Denver before the
Olympic Club, August 9th. The men
will enter the ring at 135 pounds.
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A Lawyer Under Arrest.

GLASGOW, Aug. 1.-George Colqu-
houn, a lawyer, has been arrested here
on the charge of embezzling funds be-
longing to his clients. His liabilities
are said to be over 100000. Colqu-
houn was formerly City Treasurer.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Thunderstorms May Occur i
Southern California To-Day.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.-The fol-
lowing maximum temperatures were
reported from stations in California to-
day: Eureka 81, Fresno 100, Los An
geles 80, Red Bluff 81. San Luis Obispo
IS, San Diego "A, Sacramento S. indie
pendence 80, Yuma 100.
San Francisco data: Maximum tenn
perature 60, minimum 80, mean 90.
Cloudy weather prevails along the
sound and over Southern California,
Arizona and the Rocky Mountain re-
gion Showers and thunderstorms have
occurred in Utah. Arizona and South
ern California.
The pressure has risen over the entire
Pacific Slope during the past twenty
four hours.
The temperature has fallen over Arr
iona and the eastern portion of South
ern California; elsewhere it has remain
ed nearly stationary.
Conditions are favorable for fair
weather in California, except probable
thunderstorms in the mountains of
Southern California. ThunderStOrmS
are also likely in Utah and Arizona.
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Good News For Telegraphers.

special from Ogden says that the tele-
graphers of the Southern Pacific sys-
tenn have been notified of an advance i'll
wages of from So to $40 per month.
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Condition of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, Aug 1.-To-day's
statement of the treasury shows:
Available cash balance, $214, S44, 1871;
gold reserve, $245, 254, 543.
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DESTITUTION IN
ISLAND OF CUBA.
Miss Clara Barton Presents a Very
Sad Picture
Of the Conditions Existing in the Territory
Formerly Owned by Spain.

Says There Are Fifty Thousand
Destitute Orphan Children Of
Reconcentrados Whose Parents
Died of Starvation and Want,
Distributed Throughout the Va
Island.
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Fruit Infected with Goblin Moth.

SEATTLE. Aug. IA shipment OF
sixty boxes of fruit from Sacramento
were seized by Fruit Inspector Brown
to-day, who said they were infected
with the Goblin moth.
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Missing Men Thought to be Alive.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.-Captain
J. A. Poorman, Company NJ, Second
Oregon Volunteers. has received a
communication from the War Depart
ment which gives promise of hope to
the sorrowing relatives of three men of
his company who were supposed to be
dead. Clarence Mills, James E. Law
renee and Ralph Mccoy, all of Com
pany NJ, went out on a accommodating
party near Manila on the 18th of last
April, and have never been heard from
since. No trace of them living or dead
could be found. but it was supposed
that they had been killed. Now word
comes from the War Department that
they are alive, prisoners in the hands
of the insurgents. Captain Poorman
is reluctant to say anything further in
regard to the matter, as his informa
ton is somewhat indefinite, and may
after all, lead to nothing.
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The Government Leases a Hotel.


PORT TOWNSEND (Wash.), Aug. l.
The Hotel Eisenbeis, situated about
one and half miles south of this city,
and built during boom days at cost
of 100000, has been leased by the
United States Government. The hotel
is a large building, and contains more
than 200 rooms. 1t is thought that the
building will be used as a hospital for
the sick and wounded soldiers who will
be returned from the Philippines.
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the Cubans. Such assurance would


IF the President is not Wiling 10
take the responsibility of enforcing the
doctrine set forth in the Declaration
of Independence, he can call Congress
together and let it take the RESPONSE
bility.
"A special session would be less ex-
pensive than the war. not to speak or
the principles involved"
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Trimmed Dress Hats
At Less Than Half

Simply because we commence the
new month by marking every TRIM
med hat in our stock down to less
than half former price and actual
worth, do not consider that they
are any less examples Of Nonpareil
millinery perfection; they are as
pretty, stylish and artistic crea-
lions as ever bore price marks from
$3.50 to $40, and at new prices
much less than half you can well
afford pleasing mid-season's
change.
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Summer Clearance Sale

nprode
by a
alas toexcude
rutl ohAaSt will
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Plated ChiffOnS
For Fronts, etc.

Just the thing for pretty at
tractive fronts, TO wear with
your jacket suits; pretty shades,
too-pink, Nile, green, lavender,
dahlia and red; accordion pleat-
ed, in straight or scalloped
style, and some with printed
black Chantilly lace effects. Re
duced from Use to Csc the yard.
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put into your mouth whether by eating,
drinking or smoking, must come from the
subsistence department; everything that
you use in any other way from the quar-
termaster.
Let US take the transport service first,
as being far the most important. The
big white painted steamers have been
coming in and going out Of the
the public has grown quite accustomed
TO this constant movement of troops, and
fail to realize its magnitude. The Grant,
the Sherman, the Sheridan and a dozen
other huge vessels steal silently up to
the Folsom street dock, discharge their
living cargoes take on board another con-
signment of food for powder and are off
again to the seat of war, almost before
any one realizes what is happening The
FOLSOM street wharf, now dedicated en-
urely to the Government service, has be-
come a perfect hive of orderly industry
In the early days of the war the trans
ports were scattered here, there and
everywhere along the water front The
separation of the ships led to confusion
and delay and involved much extra ex-
pense.
This chaotic state Of affairs could not
last long. As soon as it was seen that
the war in the Philippines was likely to
become d permanent institution, a con-
stant drain upon the resources Of this
country. the Government took steps to
secure a fixed home for its transports.
The Folsom street dock, probably one OF
the best on the front, was handed over to
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the quartermaster, and under the man
agement of Captain Barneson, the chief
of the dock, a thoroughly efficient staff
has been organized. No matter how great
rush there may be, affairs at the dock
move with the orderly regularity of mill
tary service. The department does all its
own stevedoring, and employs on occa-
SION hundreds of longshoremen. For the
use of this wharf alone the Harbor Com
missioners receive $1S7 a month. In ad-
dition TO this the Government pays wharf
age dues on all transports at any of the
docks. Thus the Sherman, when in port,
pays the State of California about $17
day, the Grant s15, the Sheridan SIS. and
so on for smaller vessels. The pilots. too
have benefited immensely by this trans.
port service AS they are paid by fees
according to the tonnage Of the vessels
they guide in and out of port, their earn
ings have been largely increased by tha
advent Of these big Government vessels
But perhaps the best idea of the extent
of the operations now being carried on
may be gathered from a simple list of
the transports which have left this harbor
for Manila. Since May, last year no less
than eighty-five vessels have sailed. car
rying altogether the population of a de-
cent sized city-more than fifty thousand
officers and men. In addition there are
the troops which have returned; but as
their arrival has been so recent l will not
concern myself with them. have been
fortunate enough to obtain q complete
list of the departing transports, com
mencing with the pioneer ship. the Aus
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ment we find things being done on an
equally huge scale. The cost of feeding
soldiers comes to about Sc a month, so
that the monthly expenditure on 5000
men camped at the Presidio would run
to nearly $4,000 Then there are the
transports to be provisioned for the voy-
age to Manila At least a months sup
ply would be needed for this trip and so
for $4,000 men we get an outlay of $500 900
for sea stores alone. After the men land
at Manila they must still be fed and the
bulk of their rations are shipped from
here. To meet this enormous demand the
Subsistence Department has dispatched.
during the past year no less than 20, ,000-
900 pounds of freight.
1t is no wonder that the provision men
are jubilant. that the wholesale dealers
Of Market and Battery and sansome
jingle the dollars in their pockets and
watch ,contentedly while. Uncle Sam
pours blood and treasure into a foreign
land. Every class of producer has bene-
fitted, the farmers have sold their crops
of onions, and beans, and dried fruit: hay
oats, forage of all kinds has been in con.
slant demand; the cracker factories have
been working day and night to meet the
need for hardtack, while the canneries
have had all they could do to supply
timed fruits, soups and other delicacieS
The clothing and shoe factories have
profited equally In fact there is hardly
a branch of trade which has not been d.
rectly or indirectly affected.
But the best idea Of quantity required
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tralia, which sailed on May %, 1898, carry
ing 775 soldiers. Then follows a long
string, the numbers given after the ships
name being in each case the total fight
ing force on board: May 25. City Of
Peking, 1927; May %, City of Sydney, 696;
June 10, China, 1856; June 10, Zealandia,
701; June, 10, Senator, 1000; June Is, Colon,
592; June q, Indiana, 9S4; June o. Morgan
City, 7O9; June o. City of Para, 1925; June
q. Ohio, 942; June 2S Valencia. 635; June
29, Newport, 5S5; July Is, City of Puebla,
$50; July Is, City of Peru, 92S; July 10,
Pennsylvania. 1340: July %, City of Rio de
Janeiro 906; July 20. st. Paul, S48; August
g. Charles Nelson, 92S; August6. Tacoma so:
Augdst 10, Mariposa, 1855; August IS, ALI
ance, 324; August 20, Humboldt, 202;
August q, Arizona, 1905; August 26, Scan
dia, 1874; September IT, Condor; October
II, Senator, 500; October 10, Valencia, 509:
October q, Indiana, 7S; October 2S, Ohio.
1863; October 30, Zealandia, $50; November
3, Pennsylvania, 1850; November s, City of
Pueblo 625; November 8, Newport, 5l7:
November IS, st. Paul, SO: December %,
Tacoma, 46; January 26, 1899, Scandia, 1856;
January 26, Morgan City. "a, February /,
Senator. 722; February 1, Ohio 7S5;
February T. Centennial, /: February 26,
Roanoke, 96; March 2 Portland, 105::
March s. Valencia, 155; March g. Marian
Chilcott March II. Conemaugh 81; March
20; Cleveland; March a, city Of Puebla,
719: March %, Zealandia. $40; March 30.
Charles Nelson, 81; April II, Nippon Maru,
All; April IS, Hancock, 1920 April 90 New
port, $50. April 20, Warren 1913; April "a,
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Bidston Hill; April %, Morgan City, 622;
April Is. Ohio, ISL; April 2S. Senator 49,
May 3, Leelanaw, "a; May 10, Centennial;
May, %, Sherman, 1859. May 80, Grant,
1745; June %, Zealandia, 6O9; June "a,
Sheridan, 1910; June 25, st. Paul, 800; June
26, Valencia, 492; July 1, Pennsylvania,
cal; July 8, Wyefeld, 25; July II, Come.
maugh, "a; July 49, City of Para. 1885;
August /, Indiana, S11; August 10, Nor
gan City, 704; August IA, st. Paul, 100;
August Is, Senator, 66S; August IS, City
of Sydney, 735; August 10. Siam, So;
August 29,' City Of Puebla 655: September
g. Warren, 110S; September 2, Leelanaw
35; September s, Columbia, 578.
This makes total, up TO the last date
of eighty-f1ve ships and 52,30S officers and
men. In addition to this some eighteen
transports are scheduled to sail during
the present month, and many Of them
will probably have got away by the time
this article appears in print. 1t is no
wonder that the expenses of the depart
ment are heavy. Colonel Long Informed
me that the Government spent on the
transport service, on this coast alone
from the commencement Of the war up
to June 30. the end of the fiscal wear
more than $4,000 900. The sum does NOT
include the purchase price paid for ships
bought outright by the nation. This
means an average outlay of 81, 900 900 a
MONTH. a sum which at present is CON
siderably exceeded.
II we turn to the Subsistence Depart
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when the Relief was ordered to
Manila, friends in Washington sent me
letter Of Introduction to Dewey, written
by a retired admiral and "ersOnal friend
Of Dewey They wrote that this wou-1
an audience with Dewey.
when we reached Manila the officers
of our ship and the admiraPs exchanged
courteses. I intended TO present my let
ter at once. but 260 sick and wounded
were brought aboard and drove all
thoughts of Dewey from my mind.
Il knew that Dewey was very much
aYerse to receiving visitors. All sorts
and conditions Of people with all sorts
and sizes of letters clamored for an aud
ence. We heard that every one who
walked up the gangplank was cordially
treated, by proxy, and then walked down
again with never a glimpse of Dewey
himself
Now and then, between watches, 1
gave my letter a thought, always to de-
eide twas best to cherish the delusion
that If sent 'twould be hOnored rather
than put it to an actual test. a letter
from the writer in Washington, however
chiding me for not presenting il, made
II imperative for me to send it and await
the admiTals pleasure.
'At II o'clock in the morning the tug
steamed toward the admiral's flagship,
the letter of introduction on board At
in the afternoon We saw the beautiful
little white tug Of the admiral putting
our way.
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GOD bless you, my boys.
said Dewey.

Admiral Dewey presents his compli-
ments,' etc, said a breathless sailor,
most l had expected an invitation from
Dewey to assist him on the Olympia That
he himself that very day would come to
the Relief seemed incredible.
'I was on special duty putting hot com
presses on a soldier. | will be there as
soon as another nurse relieves me- was
the message l sent to Admiral Dewey. [
knew that the admiral would understand,
and he did
Dewey shook both my hands, declaring
that our mutual friends made us other
than strangers He inquired after this
friend with that warmth and feeling that
proved to me that there is nothing half
hearted in the friendship of Admiral
ing them by name.
"AdmiralDewey is a man who Is exceed
ingly fond of children. His face lights up
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FACTS AND FIGURES ON THE BENEFITS DERIVED By THE PACIFIC COAST FR0N THE WAR I'M

TT his war in the Philippines has
saved San Francisco and the Coast
generally from serious commercial
/ disaster"