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PROPOSALS.


PROPOSALS for new pattern boots-Depot
Quartermaster's Office. 3s New Montgomery
st. San Francisco, Cal, September 2, 1893.
Sealed proposals. in tripicate will be re-
ceived at this office until II o'clock a. NJ:
September 13, 1899. Pacific Standard time. and
then opened. for furnishing 5000 pairs of new
pattern boots, conforming to standard and
specifications. adopted August g. 1899. Pref
erence will be given to articles of domestic
production and manufacture. conditions OF
price and quality being equal dncluding in
the price of foreign production and manufac-
ture the duty thereon), and such preference
will be given to articles of American pro-
duction and manufacture produced on the
Pacific Coast to the extent of the consump-
ton required by the public service there. The
United States reserves the right to accept or
reject any Of the proposals or anv part there
Of Information and blanks for proposals
viii be furnished application. Envelopes
containing proposals will be endorsed Pro
posals for new pattern Boots" and addressed
10 Captain OSCAR F. LONG, Assistant Quar-
termaster. L. S. Army. Depot QuartermaSer.
UNITED States Engineer Office, Flood build
ing san Francisco, Cal. August S, 1899
Sealed proposals for dredging in Stockton and
Mormon channels Cal. will be received here
until y o'clock noon September r. 1898, In
formation furnished on application. W. II.
HECER. Major Engineers.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

Mary L. Stuart and Virginia H. Thibauit to
Christian H; Westphal, lot on n line Of Bread
Annie walsh to Patrick Walsh. undivided
10 E Of buchanan. E 27:6 by n l37:6; $1,000
George W and James H. Kelly to William G
and Catha Kromberg. lot on W line of Scott
Germ German Savings and Loan Society to isaac
S Of Waller. S % by E s1:8 lot 12, block q
james narrower to Mary A Narrower, lot on
NV corner of Nineteenth and Lapidge streets,
Harry y ". Z Ruiison to Winnie A. Rulison wife
Of H. W). lot on line e, Of Hill street; 50 50
two-sevenths interest in lot on NE corner Of
Twenty-eighth and Douglass streets, E 1928
Fernando and Julia A. Nelson TO Bertha
Muraskt lot on y line Of Twentieth street,
Is of Hartford % by N 9S SO.
Josephine Bluxome TO Joseph Bluxone. lot
third N 12l by E "a; also lot on NV line Of
Valencia street. 800 NE of Twenty ninth, NE
s27. NV 240, sw 1864, Sc las; also lot on
line of Sanchez street, 2s0 y OF Twenty
third, n 80 by E 125; S,
Elizabeth A Heydenfelde to Oxen o. Hey
denfeIdt revocation Of trust parties agree to
terminate trust created by deed dated August
2S 1899 and recorded August %, 1893. in 1929
d 500; also lot on \ line Of Jackson street so 50
corner of Howard and Eighth streets. NE lS7 IS
by Sc 1916: also lot on Sc corner OF North
Point and stockton streets $50 9y 4 W 20; .;
Larkfn. W 67:s by y 120; also all interest in
estate Of Solomon Heydenfeldt, No. l0.137: -.
James A and Margaret Bullard (by Frederick
H Deakln and f. A. Leigh, trustees) to D. j.
Buckley. 1647 d 2s2, 1911 246. lot on E line
of Hyde street 6s:s Of Greenwich. 6S;s
by E 1875. trustees deed; Sl10O
Edith H Bryant u Solomon Getz. lot on E
line of Twelfth avenue 200 n of Clement street,
john ~ and Ada NJ. Hinkel to Thomas C Nc
Avoy lot on W line of Twenty-ffth avenue,
200 S OF Clement street. S 25 by w 1870; $40.
Charles and Elizabeth L. Justi to Carrie
Indemann (wife of john. subdivisions l.
and of lot g. and subdivision l of lot TO-,
block 2SS, Hunter Tract; $40.
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hr okanogan. from Honolulu for Port Gam

BILE
Passed in Sept 10-ship Louis Walsh, hence
% for Port Gamble.
Sailed outward Sept 1O-Bktn Klikitat, from
Port Ludlow for Honolulu; schr Endeavor, from
Port Ludlow for Honolulu
PORT GAMBLE-Arrived Sept 1O-Bark Car
FORT BRAGG-Arrived Sept 1O-stmr Noyo,
hence Sept 9.
NEWPORT Sailed Sept 1o-stmr sequoia.
SAN DfEGo-Arrived Sept 1O-stmr sunol,
PORT ToWNsEND-Arrived Sept 1O4Nor
AsToRIA--sailed Sept 1o-stmr State Of
c9lIf4rnia. aIfpp for San Francisco o..,
lar and Weeott, hence Sept S; stmr North Fork,
NEWPORT-Arrived Sept 1O-schr- Lille
bonne from Eureka; stmr Alcatraz, from Eu-
BRIsToL BAY-sailed Aug 27-ship Bohe-
mia. for San Francisco.
NEW .YoRK-Arrfved Sept 1Ostmr La Gas
cogne, from Havre stmr Cyrimic, from Liver
FOREIGN PORTS
HONOLULU-Arrived Aug 26-Schr Bangor.
Blakeley. 28-Haw bark Andrew WEIGH hence
Aus 3. 29-Aus stmr Siam. hence Aug ls 80
hence Aug % 8l-stmr China hence Aug 25:
Br stmr Warrimoo, from Sydney; schr F
Louisiana. from Newcastle NSW; bark Al
from New York 2-Br stmr Carmarthenshire,
from Yokohama; stmr city of Rio de Janeiro
from Yokohama; sehr Eric, from Port Blake
ley. ,S,Yacht Norma, from Yokohama.
San Francisco. 27-Bark Harvester. for Ma
naimo. 29-sehr Mary E Russ, for Grays Har
Dor; schr Aloha for San Francisco. 9O-Ship
Dashing Wave. for Tacoma; schr Robert R
Hind, for Port Townsend; Br stmr Warrimoo
for Victoria; Sept l-stmr China, for Yoko
hama: schr Robert Levers. for Port Townsend; ;
b NJ stmr Egeria, for Tanning Islands 2
Br stmr Miowera for Sydney.
KAHULUI-Arrived Aug 23-Brig Geneva, I'm
Newcastle. NSW.
Sailed Aug 23-Ship Reaper, for San Fran
cisco. 26-Bktn Ruth for San Francisco.
Cleared Aug 26-Schr Eliza Miller for Fan
HoNoIPU-s Aug 22-schr Chas R VIII
son. for Grays Harbor.
TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS
SOUTH AMPTON-Arrfv Sept 10-Stmr Bar
barossa. from New York for Bremen.
HAVRE-Arrived Sept 1o-Stmr Touraine, I'm
New York
QUEENsToWN-,s Sailed Sept 1o-stmr Luca-
MIA from Liverpool for New York.
NEW YORK-Arrived Sept 10-Stmr Mas
dam from Rotterdam.
PHILADELPHIA-Arrfy Sept 10-Stmr
Waesland. from Liverpool.
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Shipping Intelligence.

ARRIVED.
Sunday. September 10.
Stmr City Of Rio de Janeiro Ward, 29 days
from Hongkong. via Yokohama IS days, via
Honolulu I days IS minutes
Stmr Homer, Higgins. 16 days from st Mich
ae via Cape Nome 10 days, via Unalaska 10
days.
Stmr Gipsy. Leland. "a hours from Moss
Landing and way ports.
Stmr Thistle, Anderson, Il days from Bristol
schr Mary C, Madsen, hours from Fort
Ross.
SAILED.
Sunday, September 10.
Stmr Willamette. Hansen Seattle
Stmr Columbia. Doran. Astoria.
Stmr Somoa Jahnsen, Eureka.
Bark Germania, Pearson, Seattle.
Schr Repeat, Olsen. Willapa Harbor.
TELEGRAPHIC.
POINT LOBOS-Sept 10. 10 p m-Weather
foggy; wind SW: velocity miles.
MEMORANDUM
Per Homer-Left in port at st Michael. stmr
Bertha; at Cape Nome, schr Hera and schr
Maweema: at Dutch Harbor. U stmr Grant
U S stmr Corwin, Br gunboat Icarius and stmr
Garonne. Stmr Cleveland, from Seattle for st
Michael, passing in.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
PORT ToWNSEND-Arrived inward Sept 10
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rrancisno- aged % years 2 months and

Francisco, aged 20 years months ana 10
Friends and acquaintances are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral tomorrow
(Tuesday). at clock. from the residence of
the parents 6l Tennessee street thence to
St Theresa Church, where a solemn requiem
mass will be celebrated for the repose of her
soul commencing at $3.50 o'clock. Interment
Mount Calvary Cemetery.
RICHTER-At Camp Dewey, P. l., August A.
iSaS Captain Reinhold Richter OF Company l.
First Regiment California, U. s. V Infantry
beloved husband Of Louise Richter, and father
OF Emma Reinhold. Louise and Marguerite
Richter a native of Austria, aged Y years.
EyFriends and acquaintance are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral this day
~ Hsieted & Co. GAG Mission street Inter
ment National Cemetery, Preside.
REDDY-In the City and County Hospital; Sep.
tember g. 1899, Michael W. Reddy, native of
New York, aged 49 years
RAFFERTY-In this city, September 10, 1885,
Edward, dearly beloved son of Mrs; Susan
Rafferty, and brother of Minnie Rafferty,. a
native of San Francisco. aged 2S years and 3
EsNotice of funeral hereafter. Remains at
parlors of James McMenomey & Son, 1857
Mission ST.. near seventh
SCHROEDER-At Nushagak. September l, 1Sss
husband of Caroline Schroeder, a native Of
Hanover, Germany. aged 45 years months
EyNotice of funeral hereafter
WAGNER-In this city. September s, 1899. Au
gustus H. beloved husband of Rose Wagner
a native OF Russia. aged A years and Il
TEFriends and acquaintance< are ratpect-
fully invited to attend the funeral this day
(Monday), at o'clock, from the Masonic
Temple, corner Post and Montgomery streets,
under the auspices of California Lodge No. l,
F and A NJ Internent Laurel Hill Gene
terry Remains at residence. northeast corner
Nineteenth and Noe streets.
wALLACE-In Oakland September g. 1S99
Elizabeth c. beloved wife Of Richard Wal
lace. ana mother of May Z. and j. H Wal
lace, aged 46 years and months.
CFFriends and acquaintances are respect
fully invited TO attend the funeral this day
(Monday), at 2 o'clock. from her late resi-
dence 946 Wood street, thence TO st. Patrick s
Church for services. 1ntermeut st. Mary s
Cenetery Oakland.
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San Francisco data Maximum temperature,
GO: minimum 81; mean 81
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GENERAL
FORECAST.
Tire pressure has risen steadily over Califor-
MIA Nevada and Utah
Very warm weather prevails over the greater
norton of the country west of the Rockies In
the great valleys of California the temperatures
re from 10 to IL degrees above the normal and
the weather is favorable for drying fruits In
Tho Fresno district continued warm weather
"a vora ble for raisin drying will prevail Max
hmm temperatures exceeding 100 degrees are
renorted from many stations in the interior
Along the coast low fog prevails with tempera-
lures below SO degrees
In tbe vicinity OF San Francisco there is
vertical thermal gradient of one degree rise
for averv 30 feet of elevation.
A maximum velocity of wind OF 2S miles per
hour from the north is reported from Fort
Forecast made at San Frapcisco for thirty
hours ending midnight, September IL. 1899:
For Northern Calfornia-Fair Monday; con-
tinued warm weather in the interior: fog on
the coast with cooler weather and fresh west
erly winds.
warm Monday.
Enr Nevada-Falr; continued warm Monday
For ITtah-Fair: continued warm Monday
For Arizona-Fair; continued warm Monday
For San Francisco and vicinity-Fair Mon
day with fog in the morning and In the after
noon: fresh to brisk westerly winds.
ALEXANDER G.. McADIE,
Forecast Official.
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TOYO KISEN KAISHA,

& TEAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARF. COR
y First and Brannan streets. l D. m for
YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG, calling at
Kobe tHioge), Nagasaki and Shanghai and
connecting az Hongkong with steamers for
India. etc. No cargo received on board on day
of sailing.
NIPPON MARU. ........ Tuesday, September u
AMERICA MARU.-..........Fr Friday, October s
EONGKONG MARU........ Wednesday Nov /
Round-trip tickets at reduced rates For
freight and passage apply al lympany's office,
tH Market St. cor. First.
W. H. AVERY. General Agent.
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Ruilder's Contract.

J. P and E. Troillet (owners) with NJ. Levy
(contractor). architects Oliver Everett and G.
A Berger-Plumbing, sewering and gasftting
S of Washington. 1915 by %; rough plumb
ing tested 1888 So 1-3 completed and accepted
s4s5 Il %; thirty days after, s2s1 25; total
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NORTH PACIFIC COAS7 RAILROAD.
Via Sausalits Ferry.
Commencing september !, 1893

Commencing September l. 1899.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO MILL VALLEY
AND SAN RAFAEL.
WEEK DAYS-7:00 *S.G0, $3.50. Hoo a. m;
'1:45 800. 400 5:l5. "6:eO. $50 p. m.
EXTRA TRIPS-For Mill Valley and San
and Sundays, at 900 and 11:SO p. m.
SUNDAYS-sS:00 900. '10O0. I1:00. 1880
a. m: 1:o6. .1:i5, $3.50. 400, $50 e.45 p.
II 200 a. m does not run to San Rafl Sundays
$50 p. m. does not run to Mill Val'y Sundays
Trains marked (') run to san Quentin
FROM SAN RAFAEL TO SAN FRANCIsCO;
WEEK DAYs-5:25 $40. 1855, $40. 1920
a. m: IL: 80. 2:15, '3:4O ABS. 5:15 p. m:
EXTRA TRIPS on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Saturdays at $40 and 1915 p.
SUNDAYS-7GO $500 "9:45 '10:45. 'u:45
a. m. 1:0O. 2:2O. $3.50. '5:15, 600. 7Oo,. l0;l0
Trains marked C'l run to San Quentin.
FROM MILL VALLEY TO SAN FRANCISCO.
WEEK DAYS-5:45. $50. 1855. S:55, 1875
a. M; y :35 Pas 455. 500 p. m.
EXTRA TRIPS on Mondays. Wednesdays
and Saturdays at 700. 1920 p. m.
SUNDAYS-S:G0, 1000, 11:10 a. m; 12.Oo'
1:20, 2:i0 1856. $50 $50. 1920 p: m.
THROUGH TRAINS
I 90 a. m week days-Cazadero and way sta ms.
320 D. M Saturdays-Cazadero and way sta, ms.
500 a. m Sundays-Cazadero and way sta ms.
las p. m. Sundays-Pt. Reyes and way sta ms.
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BORN.
MARRIED.

LGHT-HANLON-In this city. September 3
1889 by the Rev. DR.. Stebbins, Charles r
Light and Emma H. Hanlon.
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as 2s. October 3, and every fifth day thereafter
change at Seattl= to this companys steamers
for Alaska and c. n. Ry.: at Tacoma TO N
p Ry.: at Vancouver to c p BY; San
tember /. g. II. 1s. 21, 2S, October l. and every
fifth day therea er.
Cayucos, Port Hartford (San Luis Obispo)
Gaviota. Santa Barbara Ventura. Hueneme,
San Pedro East San Pedro CLOS Angelesl and
Newport. 3 a. m. September /. 5, g. 13. Il. e.
Is. 2s, October g. and every fourth day there
after.
For San Diego. stopping only ct Port 6ar. 5
ford (San Luis Obispo), Santa Barbara, Port
Los Angeles and Redondo nos Angeles). II g.
M, September 3; T. II. l5 is. a. r. October l.
For Ensenada. Magdalena Bay. San Jose del
Cabo. Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, santa Rosalia
and Guaymas CMex.). 10 a. M. 7th OF each
month. -.
FOR further information obtain fJleer.
The company reserves the right tc change
without previous notice steamers, sailing dates
TICKET OFFICE New Montgomery
street palace HoteD.
GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. Gan. Agts-.
10 Market st. San Francisco.
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ooMpAGN1E GENERAnE TRANsATLANTrouE

COMPAGNIE GENERADE TRANsATLANTIQUE.
DIRECT LINE TO HAyRE-PARIS sesA
Sailing Every Saturday at 10 a. m. q FTfs
from Pier AZ. North River, foot of --4SSS,
Morton St LA GASCOGNE. Sept. 1s: LA
BRETAGNE. Sept. %; LA TOURAINE, Sept
80: La NORMANDIE. Oct. u LA CHAM
PAGNE Oct, II First-class to Havre S65 and
upward per cent reduction round trip.
Second class to Havre, s45 10 per cent reduc-
tion round trip. GENERAL AGENCY FOR
UNITED STATES AND CANADA SO Broad
way (Hudson bulding). New York J. r. FU-
GAZI & CO. Pacific Coast Agents Montgom-
cry ave- San Francisco.
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OCEAN TRAVEL.
Pacific Coast Steamship Co

Steamers leave Broadway
wharf, San Francisco.
For Alaskan ports. 10 a. m.
September 8. 5, 13, IS, %. Is.
October 8, change at Seattle.
For Victoria, Vancouver (B-
c., Port Townsend. Seattle.
Tacoma, Everett, Anacortes
and New Whatcom Wash. J,
II q N Cantarn her 8 6 IL lS.
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BAY AND RIVER STEAMERS.
FOR D. S. MAYNARD AND VALLEJO.
Steamer mon ticello.

Steamer "Monticello."
MON, Tues, Wed, Thurs and Sat. at s45
a. m. 3:15 $50 p. lex. Thurs night, Fri
days. ] p. m. and $50: Sundays. 1890 a. m, 8
p. m Landing and office. Mission-street Dock,
Pier No. 2 Telephone Main 150S.
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BIRTHS MARRIAGES DEATHS.

Birth. marriage and death notices sent by
mail will not be inserted. They must be handed
in at either of the publication Offices and be
indorsed with the name and residence OF per-
sons authorized TO have the same published.
BORN.
CARSTENS-In this city. August g. 1899 TO the
wife of Henry Carstens son.
CASHEN-In this city September g. 1899, to
the wife Of John T. Cashen, son.
DAvISON-In this city, August 81 1889, 10 the
wife Of ". n. Dawson daughter.
HELI.MAN-In this city September 10, 1899 to
the wife of l. W. HelIman Jr., a son.
MILLER-In this city. September 8, 1893, TO the
wife of A Il. Miller. a daughter.
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HENRY j. GALLAGHER CO.,

Successors to Flanagan & Gallagher).
FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS
20 Fifth St, opposite Lincoln School.
Telephone South so.
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ALAMEDA ROOMS AND BOARD.

cold water shower baths; steam heat; tele
phone near station; breakfast IL desired;
every home comfort. POI Central ave-
HOME for ladies IN delicate health; large
grounds private MRS. DR. FUNKE. 1916 sth.
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Weather Report.

d20th Meridian-Pachc Time)
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10, 1Sss-5 p m
The following maximum temperatures were
reported from stations in California to-day:
Eureka 90 san JleSO--.......-.. 6S
Fresno ......... .102 Sacramento ........ 9s
los anreles....... so Independence ..... 90
Ped bluff .106 Yuma ................l02
San Lars Obispo..... TSi
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TO LEASE.

71D-[-----1[-7~--,--~
over acres; fine house. barn, chicken houses
pigeon yard. large brooder house, incubators
garden. fine water, ETC.: only 40 miles from
the city; close to nice town: rent cheap to
good tenant, Apply to THOMAS BROWN,
Sonoua Cal.
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The SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY.

Stopping at intermediate poInt5 as reQuIIsu.
For pa articulars OF stage and other connections
INQUIRE at Traffic Department. III Aarkes Size
San Francisco.
MOUNT TAMALPAIS SCENIC RAILWAY
leave San Francisco, via Sausalito Ferry.
Commencing SUNDAY. April %, 1893.
WEEK DAYS $3.50 a. m. and las p m.
Extra trip Monday. Wednesday and Satur-
day at 5:l5 p. M, Returning Same Even
Ing. arriving in San Francisco at li:ae
SUNDAYS. 8. 9. 10 and II a. N. and las. 2:sa
and .. m
Fare g. r. to Summit and Return, 81 -.
THOS COOK SON. Agts.. s21 Market St
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PERSONALS.

party dresses a speciality;
!. = tailor system; very reasonable. 1l6
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ROOMS TO LET-Furn. and Unfurn.

GEARY, 556-Elegant sunny parlors, piano,
phone: other rooms: LIGHT housekeeping.
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GRAND SOUTHERN, Sc. cor. Seventh and
Mission sts.-Sunny rooms, en- suite single:
ladies' parlors; reading room; elevator
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Six DAYS Without Food

Seventy Mile River, Alaska Dec 70
via Seattle, Feb 1S.-Lee Pate. julius
Sternberg and A. J. Richie. of Montreal.
have returned here from an unsuccessful
effort to relieve a party of prospectors
at the hea dof Porcupne river They
were gone over six weeks and suffered
semi-starvation. as they took provisions
for thirty days only. For six days they
we're PRACTICAL without food Al their
snow shoe lacings and spare skins were
fed to their dogs. Richie who led the re
lie fparty was a member OF the party
that was to be rescued. II consisted Of
Richie, u. A. McPhee, of Winnepeg.
Ray Moffat, Of Pembroke, Ont, Philip
Bilneau of Duluth, and Alec Holmes, Of
sresno. Cal. They went in over the Ed
monton route last fall. found themselves
at the headwaters Of the Porcupine river
too late to descend In boats Without
guide they statred across the country to
the Yucon. 200 miles away. Holmes lroze
both feet AT the outest. Relieveing him
self unable 10 resume the journey he de-
cided to go into camp al Fish creek Moi
fatt and Billneau remained with Holmes
Ritchie ana McPhee, with four dogs
pushed on for relief. In few days their
food gave out and they We're reduced to
the necessity OF toasting five beaver hides
and eating them one after another. ~ the
end OF ten days they reached a cabin at
the mouth Of Big Sheep Creek where
they found Pate ana sternberg. Pate,
sternborg, and Richie stafrt1 In fcw
day5 to relieve Holmes and his conpan-
ions wiz, the results above stated They
found the camp of Fish Branch.
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BUSH wHACKING
FilipanOs Resort TO Gurills
MethOds-NO Damage Done

Washington. Feb lS-The reports OF
such skirmishes as those noted above and
the stories Of frequent firing by conceal
ed natives upon the American outposts
have conveyed the impression TO the OF.
icials here that General Otis is being
rapidly brought to pass where he must
assume most vigorous offensive cam
palgn. Although no instructions have yet
been sent to him st IS assumed that he
Will feel justified soon in doing this to
prevent the Generalization OF his troops
and also TO make his position tenable in
the approaching wet season The nature
Of the country around Manila favors the
tactics the natives seem to have adopted
after learning that they could not face
the American soldiers in the open field
and sc vii doubtless be Gen. ours task
just as soon as his relnforcements reach
him. TO clear them away. Hal dozen ma
tives concealed in Tho jungle and firing
at long range at intervals could make
life unbearable for a whole company OF
rguar troops until they were dislodced.
Military officers who have had experience
in this kind Of fighting say that men be-
come panlcky and lose their nerve under
this treatment That IS. However what
they must expect occupying the outposts
and trenches miles outside OF Manila our
Ing the rainy season projecting the water
works and stragetlc points unles a de.
termined eff0ct Is made before the caun-
try becomes impossible owing to the rains
to carry the war straight into the Inter
ior and chase Aguinaldos men beyond The
range Of activity
1t Is estimated that an the rate OF prog
ress now making by the transport Grant
the 1900 troops on that ship will land az
Manila about March d. a couple OF weeks
later the Sherman Will arrive al the Same
place with q similar number of troops
and two weeks after that the Sheridan is
due with the troops now embarking nt
New ork. Before the last Of these troops
reach Manila the dry season will have
gotten well towards The end and only
few weeks whi be left for active opera.
tions. so there is need for steady work I'm
the preparations at all points IN order ~
secure a fairly comfortable summer for
our troops. consideration that favor
termination OF the struggle at an early
date is that the latest reports further
indicatae that the insurgents are bocom-
ing short Of ammunition. and with re-
dubbed vigilance ON the part Of the naval
forces around Luzon they may be brought
TO terms on this account as much as from
any other
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Greek Brigand Killed.

New ork. Feb. ls-John Zegweas. 2s
years old. florist. today fired five bull
let's into sarrantos Fcrrontos. Greek
flower peddler killing him. Zegweas cs
capped but was caught ia a house in
West Sixteenth streeg Ferrontos is said
10 be the notorious Greek brigand "ootor-
as de Sarantas." for whom the Greek gov
ernment had offered five Thousand francs
dead or alive.
Coroner Hart learned from the Greeks
that Ferrontas was a Greek bandit and
had been bounding Zegweas, whom he
accused Of being counterfeiter. He learn
ed that Ferrontos escaped tribute from
the Greek peddlers who worked for sew
eral pardones ana that they were IN ter
ror OF him. II was decided 20 get rid
Of Ferrontos and Zegweas was delegated
10 XIII him. He was to entice Ferrontos
20 his rooms under pretense OF cement
ing friendship and then XIII him.
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London. Feb 1S.-ln the foot race to-day
for the half mile chanpioushlp OF me
world and purse OF 100 pounds at ,le
Rochedale. T. G. Breden beat George
TBinckler by yard Time 1855 ~
Sacramento. Feb. ls.-The FirD-Hxtb
ballot for United States senator was taken
at noon today. showed the loss 20 Grant
N one vote. that Of GrconwaH who voted
for Thomas n, Bard. There were uo oth
er changes.
Carson, New, Feb. i8-A uus oy thc
supreme court today n the guperuauual
contested election cases. dccidcs one OF
the points at issue iu favor Of doycrnor
saddlor, leaving four other allegations
20 be contested and tried on thoIr merits
Omaha, Feb IS The jury u the clao
Of Andrew Dupont. charged with murder.
brought ina verdict Of not wntr today.
Dupont and William Walker engaged lu
a sparring contest at South OmaH, io-t
October and Walker ---1 n injuries re-
celved in the contest
Havana. Rob. lS-Holmau proprietor
Of the Washington cafe, was again arrest-
ed last night ana hls cafe closed on thc
charge of disobodience or rUo hw HNi.h
after hts previous arrest he had prami .d
20 observe Tie exhibited siFu Don hia
cafe. saying he would cater to whites only
BAN.
London, Feb Telegram from Wash
lngton reporting thlt mo Ans.1-Amerean
comuissslon 81 enoounterue aerIals beId
seas are followed hero with mnHh aHE-
a.