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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-10
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 9.-The report OF
Quartermaster General Ludington, MADE
public by the War Department to-day
shows an immense amount of work &C
complished by this department in con-
nection with the military operations Oh
the past year.
This includes the organization Of
transport fleet, the moving of two armies
to the Philippines, in addition TO the
troops transported to Cuba and Porto
Rico, the repatriation of over $1,000 Span
ish soldiers from the various islands cap
tured the care and transportation of the
immense quantities of animals and sup
plies necessary for the support of our own
soldiers and the disinterment and return
TO the United States of over 1900 soldiers
and civilians who died in the Government
service in Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii and
the Philippines.
General Ludington gives a list Of thirty
seven vessels now included in the trans
vessels have carried 202,5S7 persons pc
tween Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii, the
Philippine Islands and the United States.
All this has been accomplished without
count There have been carried 2 1853
animals and sc, $50 tons of freight.
The work Of sanitation and reconstruc-
ton accomplished in Cuba and Porto Rico
has been immense. 1t has included The
construction of water works. the re-
building and purifying of barracks and
the rebuilding of wharVes and cleaning
of whole towns and cities.
In the Philippines two distinct armies
have been landed and one returned to the
United States. The handling of this great
force has been accomplished with small
delay in face of great natural obstacles,
lack of wharves and landing facilities and
in the presence in many instances of
hostile natives and armed Spaniards.
Since the occupation of LuZon and the
adjacent islands the same work of build
ing and sanitation has been prosecuted
as in Cuba and Porto Rico. In addition
to distilling plants for water and me-
chanical devices for coaling ships, the
department has begun the installation OF
a refrigerator plant at Manila with a ca
pacity of forty tons of ice day and con-
tanning 1850 tons of perishable provisions;
Material has been forwarded from the
United States for a bridge over the Pasis
River, and the railroad has been re-
paired and operated over such parts of
the line as are in the hands of the Ameri-
can forces.
A total of 1914 bodies of soldiers and
others dying abroad have been returned
to the United States from Cuba, Porto
Rico, the Philippines and Hawaii. Many
of them were returned TO their friends at
the expense of the Government and the
remainder were inferred in national cene-
teries. This has been a labor of great
difficulty, but a large number of the re-
mains have been identified and many
pieces of property belonging to the de-
returned to friends and relatives or re
being held at present in the department
waiting reclamation by those entitled tC
them.
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passage to Manila on the transport Nan
shan, as he had been ordered to return
here by his superior. And so the merry
religious war goes on.
Commissioner Worcester Is very much
to blame in the matter, for not only in
his book on the Philippines but since his
arrival here he has exhibited the utmost
dislike and hatred to all connected with
the Catholic church, and in lieu of acting
as a conciliator, he has fomented in every
way the bad feeling dormant among the
natives His amigos" are we'll posted on
the value of the. property of the various
religious orders and are hopeful, with his
aid, of obtaining their lands if some meth
cd is devised to sell them on orders from
Washington.
The most outrageous high handed pro-
ceedings are practiced against the owners
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CHANGE EXPECTED
At MARE ISLAND
Hobson May Be Placed
There.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-The Secretary
of the Navy is not entirely satisfied with
the present conduct of affairs at the Mare
Island Navy-yard, having more especial
reference to the construction and repair
department. In order that he might more
thoroughly be conversant with matters
he quietly had Naval Constructor Taylor
visit the Pacific Coast few weeks ago
and report to him in person. The con-
tinual wrangling among the working
force and Naval Constructor Frank W.
Hibbs, coupled with numerous letters
from State Senator Luchsnger, Congress
man Victor Metcalf and several business
men of Vallejo, has rendered him not at
all agreeable when discussing matters
about that locality.
Labor unions in San Francisco have for
warded him any number of documents
bearing on the recent reduction of wages
at the yard He realizes the fact that
in order to accomplish the best results
complete harmony should exist between
the employees and the head of each de-
partment, and he is seriously considering
a relief for Naval Constructor Hibbs, al
though at present there seems TO be no
one available to fill the position.
Hobson, who is now In Manila, has ex-
pressed a desire TO return a little later
on, and he may be given the duty in rec
ognition of his past meritorious services.
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BRYAN'S NOMINATION
CONSIDERED CERTAIN

NEW YORK, Nov. 9-Dispatches re-
ceived by the Herald from all parts Of
the country show that Democrats unani-
mously regard the result of Tuesdays
election as making certain the nomination
of William j. Bryan for President next
year. As to the issues to be raised in the
Presidential contest, they are not quite
so certain. All agree that free silver will
be prominent, and some. like Senator
Morgan of Alabama. believe IL will be the
only issue of Importance. others look for
anti-trusts, anti-impeTiaism and anti-ex-
pansion to be prominent. Sull others.
however. regard anti-eXpansion and anti
Imperialism as likely TO cut no figure in
1909, leaving free silver and trusts the
main issues. These expressions Of opin-
ion come from Mayor Harrison and John
p Altgeld of Chicago. Senator Morgan Of
Alabama, Governor Stone Of Missouri.
George Fred Williams of Massachusetts
Boston. St. Louis and large cities in ali
parts of the country.
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PATRICK CLAIMS THAT
CALDWELL WAS DEFEATED

COLUMBUS, New. "a furry was Gre
ated in political circles to-day by the
claims Of the Democratic State Com
mittee that Patrick Cd had been elected
Lieutenant Governor over Caldwell (RD.
The returns show that Caldwell had been
cut heavily as the result of the fight made
against him by the Anti-Saloon League.
but the Republican committee had not
gwen the matter any consideration. To-
day, however, the county chairmen We're
asked for the vote on Lieutenant Gov
ernOr Tonight returns had been re-
ceived from seventy counties, which gave
Caldwell plurality of S27S. The remain
ing eighteen counties gave Nash a plural
ity of 12,166, and as they are all strongly
Republican, Chairman Dick claims the
election of Caldwell with the greatest
confidence. 1t is claimed CaldwelPs
plurality over Patrick will not be less
than 5000. Revised figures on the head
of the ticket show that Nash's plurality
is 50512
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DENOUNCES THE
TRANSVAAL. WAR
Andrew Carnegie FaVOrS
the Beers.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-Andrew Carnegie
and Mrs. Carnegie We're passengers on the
White Star steamship Oceania, which ar
rived to-day from Liverpool. Mr.. Car
negie appears to be in good health. He
said to a reporter that the reports that he
intended to become a citizen of Great
Britain were without foundation, for, he
said. where a mans treasure is, there
his heart is also
Speaking of the present war between
England and the Beers, Mr.. Carnegie
said: 1.-The war against the Beers is most
infamous and unjust and it is brought
about by England's lust for domain and
is on a par with our attack on the poor
Filipinos These two attacks are dis
grace to both branches of our race.
THE people in the Transvaal and the
Orange Free State have a right to rule
themselves One war is an attack on an
existing and the other on an embryonic
republic. r-;,,
pinos than for England to attack the
Beers, for we fall from a greater height,
as we believed in gG0VernmenL by co4 459i l
land have spoken against the war in the
Transvaal and everywhere 1t IS deplored
except by those whose Interests a5i:5,, are re
served by it. They are small Clique or
jingoes headed by a statesman, am sor-
ry to say, who see~ in the war chance to
fortify his position
mistic views of the business outlook and
the prosperity of the country: He said
Il can only look at the business outlook
here from abroad, which is sometimes
good point of view. But / believe that no.
thing can stop 1900 from being a year of
great prosperity, always provided that in
view of the present excited state OF the
world and the danger of war begetting
war, the United States keeps out of the
struggle. Now that this country has for
eign possessions there is more danger
than ever"
Mr.. Carnegie declined to reply to ques-
ton as to whether it were true that the
failed to organize the 5000 000,C.J company
| 10 nurchase his steel ID iron properties.
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JONES TALKS OF A
: CHRISTIAN POLICY

TOLEDO. Ohio, Nov s.-Mayor Jones
to-day ISSUED a signed statement in
which he denies that he had said: IF
my race has in any way contributed to
the success of John r. Mclean and a re-
ministration, I feel that it has not been
in vain
Mayor Jones then says of imperialism
Il believe the Non-Partisan vote of Ohio
may be recorded as faYoring a Christian
policy toward the Philippines. Person
ally, I believe the Filipinos have a right
to be free as well as the Americans, and
1 have frankly said so whenever Che
thought whatever Of trying to represent
any other man as believing as 1 do.
want all men TO be free to speak for
themselves
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to the lower floor of the station. instead
OF leaving by the wide stairway to the
street, and entered one of the Pennsyl-
vania Railway Companys cabs The
crowd in front learned what he had done
when a cheer rose from some boys at the
carriage entrance to the station and the
carriage sped out and across to Twenty
fourth street with the horse at a fast
trot. Half a dozen coupes followed and
there was a race to the Waldorf. Secre-
tary Roots coupe followed the admiral s
as far as Fifth avenue and then turned
off.
The admiral's carriage turned at
Thirty third street and stopped in front
Of the private door to the apartments of
Mr.. Boldt. proprietor of the Waldorf The
admiral and Mrs. Dewey hurried out of
their cab and into the door before an
other crowd could gather.
+. D. Thomas, Mr. Boldt's manager,
met the admiral and his wife and led
Them to the private suite adjoining the
apartments of Mr.. Boldt, where they will
remain while in the city. Mrs. Dewey
maid had come on an earlier train and
the baggage was already there. Dinner
was also ready to serve in the apart
ment.
The admiral and Mrs. Dewey will use
Mr.. Boldt's private entrance and will
have their own dining-room. The ad-
miral is not going to go about in dis
guise, but it is his wish to be as little
noticed as possible and his movements
are not to be heralded in advance. The
admiral must have known when he was
here few days ago that he was to be
married to-day, for he had everything ar
ranged. Some flowers, sent to Mrs.
Dewey, were delivered at the hotel in the
afternoon
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State are confined simply to making pub
lie the result as found by the commission
ers. the language Of the statute being:
1T shall be the duty Of the Secretary Of
State. Immediately after the comparison
Of the returns. 10 cause a statement there
from OF the votes given in every county
for each candidate to he published in two
newspapers"
There is no appeal from the findings of
the State Board of Election Commission
ers except in the cases of Governor and
Lieutenant Governor. In case of a contest
for these Offices the matter goes to the
LEGISLATURE The three members of the
Board Of Election Commissioners, which
Will finally pass upon the returns, were
chosen under the terms of the Goebel law
by. the Legislature which enacted that
measure. They are Judge w. J. Pryor Of
Frankfort G. r. Pointz Of Narysville and
W. J. Ellis Of Owensboro. They are said
10 be. friendly TO Goebel. ana all are Dem
ocrats. The law provides for a meeting
Of these commissioners on the fourth
Monday after the election.
A large mass meeting of followers of
the Honest Election League, the anti
Goebel organization of the city was held
at Music Hall tonight 4 number Of Wig
oroUs resolutions, touching upon what
was styled "the purpose of the Goebel
people TO secure the seating Of their can
didates without regard to law or right, "
were adopted.
\ committee Of three was appointed to
witness the count Of the ballots by the
County Board Of CanvasseTs.
FRANKFORT, Ky, Nov. 9.-Governor
Bradley is being telegraphed by hundreds
Of Republicans offering to come to the
State capital to prevent Taylor being
counted out
Chairman Young of the Democratic
State Central Committee charges the
Republicans with attempting to perpetrate
fraud in the mountain districts, where the
heavy Republican vote lies. Young says
the official count By. county returning
boards tomorrow will give Goebel over
1000 plurality He says also that all minor
candidates on the State ticket will win
Senator G0ebel received the following
telegram tonight:
Hon. William Goebel, Frankfort: Have
just learned that returns are near enough
complete to insure your election. Congrat-
ulauons. / am sure your administration
viii strengthen the party
civilian J. BRYAN"
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MAKES ARBITRARY RULING.
Chicago School Committee Acts in
Outrageous Manner.

CHICAGO. Nov. 9.-Superintendent of
Schools E. Benjamin Andrews. formerly
president of Brown University, was de-
MED the right to speak before the school
management committee of the Chicago
board of Education to-day. He was in
corrupted in the midst Of an n, emphatic EN- nati
Ip1ittee was about TO take. The committee
reused to hear his protest to its end and
refused to grant him an opportunity TO
explain, and then passed the measure
against his advice.
The superintendent protest was drawn
forth by an evident intention on the part
of the committee TO grant SIX teachers
he certificates of elementary school prin-
cinaIs without examination.
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REPUBLICAN INSPECTORS
ELECTED BY POLICE

CINCINNATI, Nov. 9.-On election day
at Covington, KY, Mayor J. l. Rhinocl1
conducted a body Of policemen to each
of the various polling places and hustled
out the Republican inspectors. This he
did without objection to their presence by
the regulation election officers. In some
cases the doors were broken open by the
police An appeal to the courts restored
the elected inspectors before the day
closed To-day warrants We're sworn out
for Mayor RhinOck and several of his
chief officers. charging them with inter-
fering with the election. Tomorrow $50
more warrants will be sworn out with the
same charge against the policemen that
obeyed Mayor Rhinocks orders.
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turns from thirty-f1ve, making a total of
1l6 counties out of 119. three counties re-
naming unreported. Taylors vote
stands los 09S; GOebel's 1853, SIS, leaving
counties Unreported, one gave in 1897 a
Democratic plurality of $50 and Two
gave Republican plurality of 1885, the
difference being SIS. This added to
TaYlors plurality as above gives Taylor
a lead of 216S votes. The unreported
counties are Knott, Leslie and Martin.
The result of the election is still in doubt.
Complete returns from the counties only
partially reported may make a material
change in the figures
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LOUISVILLE PAPERS GET
CONFLICTING FIGURES

LOUISVILLE. Nov. 10-The Courier
Journals returns, received up to a, m,
cover all but thirty-fve precincts in the
State. They give Goebel a net plurality
Of g41 Ten Of the missing precincts are
in Democratic counties and twenty-five
are in Republican counties. In the Cour-
ier-JournaIs tables, however. are several
counties from which their correspondents
report estimated and not actual plural
tiles. Returns received by the Com
mercial (Rep) UP TO the same hour give
Taylor a net plurality Of 343S in the State
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CITIZENS ORGANIZE
TO PREVENT FRAUDS

LEXINGTON. KY, Nov 9-Twelve
hundred citizens of all parties met at the
opera-house tonight to devise methods to
prevent alleged election frauds. Judges
George Denny and r. A. Thornton made
addresses counseling force if necessary to
prevent il. Colonel w. g. p Breckinrdge
and J. G. BrOnstOn were more temperate.
The former pointed out how Bradley may,
under the constitution, continue Governor
until his successor is qualified or until the
Federal court settles the question. One
thousand dollars was contributed to
prosecute alleged frauds in this county.
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Side Lights on
That Direct
Special Correspondence of The Call

n EANILA. P. /. Sept 20.-The equa-
II II nimity of his excellency, the mill
MI tary governor General Otis, has
VE been undisturbed by the noun
tains of reproach and plies OF
odum that have been heaped upon hls
devoted head by the hosts of volunteers
and press correspondents that have either
returned to the United States or remain
in these islands. And as the adminlstra-
ton it seems. is determined to retain
him in his post, why, indeed. should such
trivial matters annoy him? The publ
cation of cables from Washington an
nouncing the full confidence of the Presi-
dent" was a feature of the last week,
but then the local sheets are Obliged 10
print all fusome news, and none of a
derogatory type.
The charges that have been made, not
only by volunteers, but also by cor
respondents, that our troops have shot
down and killed in cold blood the poor in
nocent Filipino" are a pack of lies. The
truth is that these Scoundrels have been
treated too we'll and far too leniently by
the American authorities In fact, Otis
and his officers seem to have been AFRAID
of the criticisms that might have devel-
oped into charges of cruelty on the part
of some missionary and other organiza-
tions. who have the welfare" of the
poor niger at heart. Your Filipino
knows no such a thing as kindness, and
the trte saying here that for every
Filipino born a rattan is created is an
axiom that is true and appropriate.
The Filipinos are cruel. treacherous
and unreliable and only kept in order and
attention to their duty by a stern eHhl-
bition of justice and firmness. Although,
as l have said, General Otis has been the
nf
charges laid against him of incompetency.
there is another side to the question. I'M
mersed as he is and has been in all the
intricate details OF managing a large
army, attending to civil duties of ma
ture entirely foreign TO mis- past life and
customs he was obliged 10 pay attention
to reports and advice of certain of his
subordinateS, who have in some instances,
TO aggrandize themselves made repre-
sensations upon the authority Of certain
Fiipinos whose character in no wise re-
sembles that of Caesars wife
Especially 50 is this the case with one
Individual. who while nominaliy occupy
ing the post of president Of the Board
of Health was in fact the alleged 60
between who brought 10 the notice of
the general the "good" Filipinos who adj
mired the great American nation. Once
they obtained the recognition. these fell
lows gained a knowledge of moves and
actions contemplated by the United
States troops, and within a few short
hours the details were known 10 their ma
tive friends a the front
Upon the strength of having accompa-
MED a bug and bird hunting expedition
to these islands some years ago, and as
his fellow traveller, who has been Sc
lected as a commissioner (at u salary of
5000 yearly and $50 daily for eXpenses)
wrote book on these islands and doomed
him up, this individual became recognized
a an authority.
The recognition of the Filipinos intro
duced by this man and their further re-
ceiVinp attentions and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-10
SHADY CHARACTER OF
The NEW LORD MAYOR
Justice Wright Declares That NeWton'S
Business Ventures Should Be
Investigated.

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FUSION VICTORY
SURE IN NEBRASKA

LINCOLN, Nov. 9.-Complete returns
from eighty-seven out of the ninety coun-
ties in the State give Holcomb, Fusion
100, 951; Reese, Republican, 9O,259, a fusion
majority of 1862 Remaining counties,
based on last years vote, will make the
fusion majority in the State 1900. The
Fuslonists elect Neville to Congress in the
Sixth District
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TO FIGHT FOR BOERS.

CHICAGO, Nov. 9-Charles Schneider,
who says he is in sympathy with the
Beers and asserts that he is wiling o
march to the front and fight with Presi-
dent Kruger's men, is organizing a regi-
ment to send TO South Africa. Most of
the members of the regiment, he says,
will be veterans of the Franco-Prussian
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sCHLEY RECEIVES ORDERS.

WASHINGTON, Nov admiral
Schley to-day received his final orders
from the Navy Department to hoist his
flag on the Chicago at New York on the
18th inst, assuming command of the
South Atlantic squadron.
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has SuDSldlZeu a paper
called the Democra-
cha. edited by the be-
fore mentioned Pardo
de Tavera. The pa
per has a rival for
the same considera-
ton. FL Filipino Lii
bre. run by another
gentleman of the Ia
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the German corvettes Stein, Stesch and
Charlotte, now in those waters and due
here on Saturday. have been ordered TO
proceed home Immediately. The order has
caused speculation.
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Their
Services
Come High.

Dewey and, now, Watson may be classed
as the bright minds of this remarkable
junketng commission that are supposed
to be giving Mckinley and the nation at
large an insight into how the Filipinos
should he governed.
l venture to state that Admiral Dewey
and the officer who is now in command
of the naval forces, John C. Watson.
could and would make a better report
upon the entire question and all its
phases than any civil or military member
of this commission. Fancy three men.
each one needing a private secretary
a special disbursing officer, a secretary
and four or five assistants, all drawing
salaries from the fathomless pocket Of
Uncle Sam, under the appropriation for
national defense; carriages and horses
at their disposal, house rent free; and
an allowance for entertaining that has
been utilized but once in public manner
And what has resulted from this COM
missions labors? So far as Otis is con-
cerned as member of the concern, naught
for he rarely attended its sittings while IL
the truth Is known, Dewey simply went