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4 REVOLUTION THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MAY 9, 1898. ITALIAN RIOT ENDS IN BATTLE Four Hundred Persons Killed and a Thou- sand | njured. Desperate Conflict Between a Mob and Troops on the Streets of Milan. LUGANO, Switzerland, May 8.—It has been a terrible day at Milan. About 1 o'clock this afternoon a veritable battle occurred in the Via Somtrairi. | Thousands of tile and chimneys were hurled from the roofs upon the troops, who were compelled to retire. A similar fight took place in the Via Torino, and it is believed that no fewer | formed in popular quarters, especially‘ than 400 were killed and 1000 injured. A Swiss merchant who has arrived here from Milan describes the events of Saturday as completely anarchistical. According to his account, the leaders of the agitation evidently had well ar- ranged plans. Columns of rioters emerged from all the gates of the town and congregated on a center, where they rapidly constructed barricades. When they were dislodged by _the troops they mounted to the roofs and rained tiles and chimneys down upon the soldiers. The gates of the town were held by troops in the evening and through the night, so that workmen employed out- side were unable to return to - their homes. In this way the rising was de- prived of additional help from without. During the night the city was in complete darkness and funereal silence, Artillery, cavalry and infantry bivou- acked on the Piazza del Duoma, where re-enforcements were constantly arriv- ing. Late news this evening from Milan says the Secolo has been seized and its editor arrested. The postal telegraph offices have been closed and all dis- patches of mail stopped. The public buildings are guarded and artillery has been placed in position on the Plazza del Duomo. Many fugitives from Mi- lan have crossed the frontier into the canton of Ticino, and to Fontana, among them being the editor of the Italia del Popolo, the incriminated Re- publican paper, who eluded the peolice. Eight thousand troops are quartered in the city. ROME, May S.—Another portion of the 1873 reserves and a portion of the reserves of 1874 have been iered to be under arms by Tuesday. The city is now quiet. ROME, May 8.—The Government's dispatches recelved up to 6 p. m. say tranquility prevails through- out the kingdom. At Milan the rioters at the Porta Ticinez have been completely suppressed; re- enforcements continue to reach the city and many arrests have been made, but General Tama has ordered all the fac- tories to reopen to-morrow. Other dispatches from Milan report, on the contrary, the erection of a fresh barricade by riotous mobs in the Via Bertani at the Porta Ticinez and the Porta Garibaldi. According to these accounts the troops are compelled wuse arms to disperse the rioters, and a lfeutenant and several soldiers were wounded. Generally speaking, the agitation con- tinues, but it is less intense. The au- thorities have orcered all Socialist and Republican clubs to dissolve. There is a rumor current that the rioters have driven back a train under the impres- slon that it was conveying soldiers. Lieutenant General Bava Beccaris, commanding the Third Army Corps (Milan), telegraphed the Marquis df | Rudini, the Premier, this evening, saying: “The revolt in Mflan has been sup- pressed and all resistance is now ended.” LONDON, May 8.—The Rome corre- spondent of the Dalily News says: Lieutenant - General Bava - Beccaris ‘wired from Milan at 6 o’clock this even- ing (Sunday): “After new and serious attempts, the rebellion has been quelled by fusillades and cannonades and perfect calm has been restored. I have ordered the shops and manufactories to be opened to-morrow.” Later he telegraphed: “Unfortunately fresh attempts at rebellion have been made, and “he cannons are still roaring, but it will soon be over.” Court-martial will be constituted at Milan to-morrow (Monday) to judge the rioters arrested. I learn that the rioters of yesterday thrice unsuccess- fully attacked the general telegraph office at Milan with a view of cutting off the citv when all other expedients failed. General Bava-Beccaris used cannon to destroy the barricades, and a number (about 100) were killed on Baturday. The Government has established the severest censorship in revising and stopping all dispatches containing what it considers dangerous matter. I learn, however, that the rioters at Milan suc- ceeded to-day (Sunday) in occupying the central station and delaying the departure of reveral trains. General Bava-Beccaris now has su- preme power. No praise could be too high for the discipline, endurance and patience of the soldie's under the most trying conditions. Not ona moved a finger until the command was given, - elthovgh almost all were injured Ly fiying misslles, some bleediy badly. Boon the fight from the Cors> Venezla spread all over the center of the town to the Plazza del Duomo, the Via Ter- rino, the Via Carlo Alberto and the Via Ordfic were centers of riot. Oua seemed to | to have returned to the famous days of 1848, with the rattle of caval:y, the | incessant cracking of rifles, th: dis- | cordant cries and words of command | and the bugle signals. Full particulars are not known as they are not allowed to pass, but surprising was the quick- ness with which the barricades were j*on the bridges over the canals. Carts, | carriages and street cars were over- | turned and piled up with furniture | from the adjacent bulldings, to the noisy joy of the crowd. Distressing scenes occurred all over | the city—wives searching for husbands and mothers for sons, with explosions of grief after vain search or when find- ing them wounded or dead. In the pop- uiar quarters the mob resisted until nightfall. = It is said that no such serious oc- currence has taken place before in Italy. The events have even surpassed the terrible riots in Turin, when the capital was transferred to Florence. Ceneral Bava-Beccaris showed how he felt his responsibility and acted promptly, firmly and energetically. fact, before night the troops had de- stroyed all the barricades and were camping in the streets and squares. N3 part of the city was without its com- plement of troops, while from the sur- rounding provinces were sent in immense numbers. Most of the English and American pedple left Florence on account of the riote. |FORTY THO'WSAND MEN ‘ WILL BE MOBILIZED. Chickamauga Troops May See Service as Soon as They Are Mustered In. CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL | PARK, Ga., May 8.—It was given out officially to-day that 40,000 of the volun- teer army will be mobilized just as soon | as they have been mustered into the Government service. With the ten reg- | iments of regulars now here filled to | war strength, the army at this point will number 50,000. It was also an- | nounced that Major General Fitzhugh Lee, Major General Joe Wheeler and Major General James H. Wilson would be in command, the purpose being to | form the volunteer men into three army corps. The following recently appointed Brigadier Generals, ex-colonels of the | regular army, have been assigned to the volunteer army here: A. S. Burke, late of the Twenty-fifth Infantry; Gen- eral Sumner, late Colonel of the Third Cavalry; General Snyder, Colonel of the Ninth Infantry. Other assignments can be expected at any moment. The first installment of equipments for recruits arrived to-day and was | distributed. Recruits are now com- | ing in rapidly. One hundred reached | here to-day, and information from re- | cruiting officers is to the effect that all | the recruits required will be obtained | in_a comparatively short time. | It has been decided to locate the camp | of the volunteer army on the west side | of Lafayette Road, near Chickamauga | Creek, and a force of men has been at work preparing the ground and get- | ting it ready for occupancy. The rail- | road corapany will begin to-morrow putting in an additional] spir and erect- ing additional depots for handling of recruits and their equipage. —_————— VOLUNTEERS ARE COMING FROM SOUTH DAKOTA. First Regiment Reported to Have Been Ordered to the Philippine Islands. SIOUX FALLS, S. D.,, May 9.—Ad- vices have been received here from a railroad official that the Government has decided to send the First Regiment of South Daktoa Volunteers to the Philippine Islands, and that transpor- tation arrangements have been made from Sioux Falls to San Francisco, via the Northwestern and Northern Pa- cific Railroads. The troojs are to em- bark on the steamship City of Peking and leave her as soon as they can be mustered in. Only 50 per cent. of the State Guards lLave thus far passed the examination, and it wi.. require an- other week to get the regiment ready to move. ——— PROTECTORATE OVER THE PHILIPPINES Spanish Administration May Be Re- tained Under Control of Com- modore Dewey. HONGKONG, May 8—The United States gunboat McCulloch which ar- rived here on Friday with a dispatch from Commodore Dewey officially an- nouncing his great victory over the Spanish fleet left here at 3 o’clock this afternoon, Greenwich time, on its re- turn to Manila after, it is understood, having received many urgent dis- patches from Washington. But it is belleved the McCulloch will first go to Mirs Bay to awalt there final instruc- tlons for Admiral Dewey as to how he is to deal with the Philippine Islands. According to reports current here the American Admiral will insist by force it necessal?r upon the Spaniards ac- cepting at leact a temporary protecto- rate of the United States, the desire be- | tng, In | re-enforcaments | it is alleged, to avoid disturbing | \\\ _ | 1853, during the past fifty years. able life. Judge Ackers. was let for additions and for remodeling the entire structure. has been done through the generosity of Mr. James McMakin. Makin is one of the very early settlers of Sonoma Valley, and has been prominent in its history and as a business man in San Francisco as well SONOMA’S MEMORIAL CHURCH. Methodism Gains a Model House of Worship Through One Man’s Generositu. SONOMA, May 8.—Rev. Owen E. Holte, pastor of the Memorial M. E. Church, preached an interesting sermon in the new edifice to-day. church was dedicated on Sunday last with appropricte services. This is one of the early churches of California. having been built in It was removed and rebuilt in 1893, and in December, 1897, the contract Tre This work Mr. Mec- This beautiful church is a fliting tribute to his character and to that of his deceased wife, who will long be remembered in the valley for her charit- Mr. and Mrs. Merriam gave the church a $500 organ, and Mrs. Merriam, the daughter of Mr. McMakin, has put in two very windows in memory of her father and mother. glass windows have been put in; one for Judge Shattuck and one for handsome memorial Several other expensive art | the present administration, as the in- | unfit to participate in their Govern- | ment. It is believed here if the Span- | iards do not meet the views of Wash- | ington in the matter then Dewey will | take prompt steps to administer the | islands for the United States as soon as he receives the necessary troops and supplies from San Francisco. g e ACT OF TREACHERY QUICKLY AVENGED: Spanish Ship Sunk With All on Board for Opening Fire After Hav- ing Surrendered. LONDON, May 9.—The Hongkong | | correspondent of the Daily Mall gives | the following additional details of the lba!tle of Manila. | “There was an act of treachery on the part of the Spanish ship which lowered her flag and then fired at a boat’s crew sent to take possession of her. She did not hit the boat, but our to pieces. shore behaved in the same way and shared her fate.” FAKE STORY OF A BATTLE AT SEA | Cruiser Montgomery Had No Engage- ment With a Spanish Ship of War. Copyrighted, 189, by James Gordon Bennett. CAPE HAYTIEN, May 8.—The story sent out from here earlier in the day to the effect that the United States cruiser Montgomery had been in an engage- ment with a Sranish cruiser is abso- lutely untrue. There are many rumors about the nearness of the Spanish fleet, but no re- liable information is obtainable. o Troops Ordered to Wrangel. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash, May 8.—General Merriam, commander of the Department of the Columbia, to- day issued an order directing Captain Bogardus Eldridge, Fourteenth Infan- try, stationed at Skaguay, Alaska,’to proceed with one company of infardry to Fort Wrangel. This order is occa- sioned by reports of wholesale robber- jes and hold-ups by thugs and gam- blers, eSS ee Spanish Steamships Sail. ST. THOMAS, Danish West Indies, May 8.—The Spanish steamers Rita and Paulina have soought refuge here. They had on board general cargoes intended for Porto Rico. Later they cleared for sea and went westward. The Spanish steamer Alfonso XIII. is reported to have arrived at San Juan de Porto Rico. Al Joins the Flying Squadron. NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 8—The new cruiser New Orleans joined the flying squadron at Old Point Comfort shortly after 7 o’clock this evening. It is expected that the New Orleans will coal here, and while her bunkers are being replenished she will receive her coat of paint. et Channel Squadron Sails. Copyrighted, 18%, by James Gordon Bennett. GIBRALTAR, May 8.—The British channel squadron sailed yesterday. It is reported one ship goes to Malaga, one or two to the Canary Islands, three 'ig Sierra Leone and the others to Arosa ay. e The Cincinnati All Right. KEY WEST. May 8—There is no foundation for Captain - General Blanco's dispatch to Madrid as to the United States cruiser Cincinnatl. She has been lving here several days and nothing is wrong with her. sl i i Gunboat Wheeling Returns. SEATTLE, Wash., May 8.—The gun- boat Wheeling returned here to-day from Cooks Inlet, Alaska. She will await orders. —_— Cruising About Gibraltar. GIBRALTAR, May 8.—All day long the converted steel yacht Giralda has surgents of the Philippines are quite | | | L everybody waa Teséucds been cruising In the Strats of Gibraltar with a large torpedo boat. The Span- ish steamer Pielago, now converted into a cruiser, is stationed at Algeciras. PRAISE FOR THE HERALD AND CALL SERVICE Only Accurate Description of the Great Battle Was Written by Their Correspondents. NEW YORK, May 8.—The Herald to- morrow will say: “The graphic ac- count of the battle of Manila, which the Herald published yesterday from its special correspondent, who stood beside Commodore Dewey on the bridge of the flagship Olympia during the entire en- gagement, is followed this morning by another important dispatch cabled by our correspondent from Hongkong, and giving additional details, which will be read everywhere with absorbing interest. It is a most timely sequel to the unparalleled dispatch which the Herald prifited yesterday, and which guns were turned on her and tore her 1 gave to the public of two hemispheres She went to the bottom with | the only full, detailed and accurate de- all on board. Several vessels close in- | scription published of the great naval battle written by an eye-witness in the thick of the fight. “That this is the verdict of the press, as well as of naval experts and the gen- eral public, is shown by the « injons <2 newspapers from the Atlantic sea- board to the Pacific Coast, which were printed this morning. Thus the New Orleans Picayune pronounces it as the ‘only complete account received by any American newspaper,” while the Chi- cago Times - Herald says that compared with this report all others published by our contemporaries were insignificant and incomplete and made up in padding what they lacked in facts.” “The San Francisco Call speaks in the same enthusiastic strain. ‘Thus another triumph,’ it declares, ‘has been achieved by the Herald’s news service, which, for the purpose of gathering and disseminating news of the war with Spain is now without a competitor wor- thy of being called a rival” To which the St. Louis Republic aptly adds: ‘It was natural that Commodore Dewey should cable his appreciation to the Herald.” " TRAIN PLUNGES DOWN A STEEP EMBAMKMENT. COLUMBUS, Ohlo, May 8.—By the ac- cidental turning of a-switch here this af- ternoon an excursion train from the Ak- ron road was wrecked, three cars shat- tered and one man, Rizen Fry of Louis- ville, Ohio, killed and two others were injured. The train had come in from the east and the south in the morning with visit- ors to Camp Bushnell, in this city, and was one of thirty-seven trains ~which came in as specials during the day. It had seventeen cars packed to the guard. As the engine left the track it plowed down a steep embankment and turned over in a ditch. The engineer and fire- man escaped with slight injury by jumping. As the engine rolled over it pulled with it three of the cars, which were com- pletely destroyed. The first was turned on its side in the ditch and the frightened passengers were pinned to their seats, af- ter having been given considerable shak- ing. The second car landed against a freight on the side track and was split open, while the third car was torn from its trucks. When the concussion oc- curred Rizen v was standing on the back platform of the first car. Constans Hoeffler and Fred Bickerhoff of Louis- ville was painfully bruised. Several others were slightly scratched. TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE LOSE THEIR DWELLINGS DULUTH, Minn.,, May 8.—Fifty frame buildings in Minnesota Point, just above the ship canal, were burned this after- /noon. An hour after the fire started 2000 geople were homelss. The fire took t;velva rame store buildings fronting on lower Lake avenue, just bgow the “Under the Hill” district, and swept from there back to the lake shore. The district was popu- lated by the poorest people in the city. There was no particularly large individ- ual losses. The total is thought to be over $100,000. Among the sufferers were fifty families of Jews, members of a col- ony, who were at a mass meeting praying for the success of the American army in the war with Spain. There were narrow escapes from death, but it is belleved that l IS THREATENED IN ITALY SAN JOAQUIN BOYS OFF TO THE FRONT At Stockton Ten Thousand People Cheer as They Depart. Great Demonstrations Through- out the Valley in Honor of the Volunteers. : STOCKTON, May 8.—Sunday in the San Joaquin Valley is usually a day of rest and worship. To-day the church bells, which in peace call to divine ser- vice, rang out an adieu to the soldler boys of the Sixth Regiment on the way to do or die at thel= country’s ecall. Through the valley, from Fresno thun- dered a train over the Valley Road, on its sides the inscription, ‘“Remember the Maine.” At every station bells were rung and ovations given thé boys aboard. Eight coaches were filled with the full companies of Visalia, Fresno and Merced. An hour before their arrival here Companies A and B of Stockton, with regimental officers, the Grand Army post, school children and county of- ficials moved on foot alon= lalifornia street headed by a band. Church bells joined in the acclaim, and when the train arrived anvils and whistles greeted the country boys. The 500 men were reviewed by officers before the line of march was taken up to the wa- ter front. Ten thousand people greeted the soldiers and their escorts when Main street was reached. Truly, it was a warlike scene. It was with difficulty that the police cleared the streets for the troops to pass. Flowers and cheer- ful good-byes were showered upon the men. At the water front where the boat was walting, the people were massed for blocks, and there final good-byes were said. The scenes at the parting were pathetic in some cases and cheer- ful in others. Where one woman fainted another was seen to give her husband an approving tap on the shoulder and an encouraging word. This caught the spirit of the crowd and the cheers which greeted the wo- man's pluck, drowned the strains of “Yankee Doodle” with which the band was inspiring the crowd. Once on the bozt the troops were ad- dressed by local orators, and the cap- tain blew his whistle in vain for all but the passengers to leave. The volun- teers were cheered by the vast throngs on the wharves and the echo came back in thunderous volume. At 8 o'clock the boat got under way and music and guns gave a final send-off. The boys swarmed on the decks and handker- chief signals were waved until the boat disappeared in the darkness of the channel. | The boat with its 500 recruits will make slow time to-night, and, it is cal- culated, will arrive at San Francisco at about 6 o'clock in the morning. FRESNO, May 8—Company C, N. G. C., which left by the Valley road at 2 o'clock this afternoon, to be mustered into regular service, was given a fare- well demonstration which surpassed any public celebration ever held in Fresno. Thousands of people were in the city from neighboring towns. Flags were everywhere to be seen, stirring music filled the air, and the boys in blue were cheered all along the line to the depot. Martha Lodge, A. O. U. W, gave a farewell luncheon in the armory, and at the depot General Kittrell made a ringing speech to the departing guardsmen. The whole crowd gathered ;n the station to witness the leave-tak- ng. Company C was escorted to the train by Company F, the only company in the Sixth Regiment not called out, and the boys seemed very much disappoint- ed at having been slighted. The Hun- dred Thousand Club and Union, and Confederate Veterans were in line. At the station little children pinned bou- tonnieres on the breasts of the soldier boys. When the train pulled out there was vociferous and prolonged cheering, waving of handkerchiefs and shedding of tears by loved ones left behind. The Visalia and Bakersfield companies were on the train and they were given a rousing reception. Company F marched back to the ar- mory, looking dejected at being left at home. It is said Governor Budd did not call out Company F because its re- port was not satisfactorily made out. The company is one of the best in the regiment and to-morrow the field offi- cers of the regiment will have a per- sonal interview with the Governor to try to induce him to complete the regi- ment by sending for Company F. VSALIA, May 8.—Thousands of peo- ple from all over the country collected here to-day to give Company E a rous- ing reception and escort it to the Val- ley road depot on its way to San Fran- cisco to be mustered into the servics. Ninety-three officers and men compose the company that started at noon for Stockton under Captain Stewart, who has given up his position in the United States Land Office here to lead his men to war. Never was there more patriotism dis- played than over this departure of the home guard. The citizens turned out en masse. Lodges, fire companies, old soldiers and city officials joined the parade that escorted the boys to the train. One notable feature of the par- ade was the mar hing side by side of Union and Confederate veterans. School children by hundreds marched with flags and flowers. Tulare sent over its band and a train-load of peo- ple to assist in the demonstration. The Valley road train was decorated with flags and buntiy , and on each side of the car containing most of the guards was a banner on which was painted in large letters “Remember the Maine.” BAKERSFIELD, May 8.—Company G, Sixth Regiment, .inety-two strong, departed at 7:30 this morning for San Francisco. It marched to the depot shortly after 5 v clock, led by two brass bands and follo ed by hundreds of people, the crow’ increasing to sev- eral thousands before the departure of the company. All came to o.ler a fond farewell to soldier friends and rela- tives. It was difficult to tell which was most plentiful, tears or flowers. Each ;oldler ‘was loaded down with floral to- ens. The impressive scena was climaxed by the formal presentation to the com- pany of a most beautiful silken ban- ner by the ladles of Bakersfield. Hon. T. W. I ckhart made the presentation speech, and so thriiling was his elo- quence that there was hardly a dry eye iu the great throng. Captain Cook responded, and, while he lays no claim to being a speaker, the crowd ap- plauded wildly every sentence he ut- tered. The coaches in which the company rode were beautifully decorated with flowers and the national colors. As the train pulled out, the boys waved their caps from the windows, which called forth a mighty yell from the crowd. AUBURN, May 8.—Dewey's great naval victory was celebrated here last night by the booming of cannon and other displays of patriotic enthusiasm. Edward Lochre, while handling a giant cap, was quite badly injured, and may lose an eye. SACRAMENTO, May 8.—Company E, Second Regiment, N. G. C., left for San Francisco at 2 o'clock this afternoon to enter the volunteer service of the Unit- ed States. Probably 10,000 people turned | out to see the boys off, and a continu- ous demonstration was conducted along the line of march. The city officials, led by Mayor Land, marched in the pa- rade, as did also the local military or- ganizations and the Grand Army posts. INFANTRY AND ARTILLERY. One of the pleasing incidents in connec- tion with the arrival of Company E, Sec- ond Infantry, and Battery B, Heavy Ar- tillery, from Sacramento last night was the expression of patriotism shown by the Servian Benevolent Society, who met the troops at the ferry as the society ‘was returning from a picnic and barbecue held at Sausalito. The soclety, accompanied by a brass band, escorted the troops to their quar- ters, corner of Tenth and Market streets, where the honors of a passing salute were tendered. Company E was later transferred to the armory, corner of Page and Gough streets, where the two com- panies from the Sixth Infantry also are quartered. All of the infantry have been amply provided with blankets and are reason- ably well cared for, having no complaint to make of their treatment after arriv- ing here. Battery B, however, did not fare so well and the men have already commenced to realize the rigors o’ a soldler’s life in the service of his country. They complain of a scarcity of blankets and many of them will be able, hereafter, to tell the difference between a nice soft bed and the soft side of a hard board fr%rg prragfical experience. e officers and men of Company E, Second Infantry, Sacramento, arpe: > Captain John F. Lucey, First Lieut ? A Mcartin, Second Licutenant J. 1 Hagnes First Sergeant W. D. Bessey; Sergeants George Francis, J. Alexander, J. Gray; Corporals W. C. Measure, Alfred Snyder, W. L. Thomp- son, J. F. Sherburn, J. M. Milliken, R. Fair- child, J. T. Mulligan: Privates Adams, Addi- son, ' Barfoof, Bilderback, Borchart, Burns, Bennett, Barney, Baur,” Bryce, Casey, Coe, Craine, Craver, Crowley, Connar, Clark, Cook. Conrad, Dixon, Duntor, Denton, Davenport, Davis, Faulkner, Fisher, Fricke, Gunter, Gos- Iin, Gwinn, Gray, Hancock, Hilderbrand, Hor- igan, Hapeman, Hodge, Johnson, Jones, Kies, Kellogg, Korell, Litzenberg, Leslie, Teal, Lu- cey, Lakin, Merle, Martin, Miller, Moynahan, Muiligan, Monroe, Mayberry, McNairn, Moon, Moore, Olea, O'Brien, Oschner, Pollard, H. F. Smith, W. O. Smith, Steigler, Redmond, Ryan, Strachan, Schultz, Storror, Scott, Temple, Tibbals, Thompson, Torpey, Thomas, Wenzel, White, Woodman, Word, Zink, Zumwalt. Sergeant Joseph Blair is sick, and if he is not confined to his home in Sacra- mento his place will be reserved for him. ‘The company left Sacramento Sunday at 2 p. m. and were given a grand send oft by the citizens of the capital -ecity. They are grateful to Lieutenant Cloman of the United States army for his treat- ment of them on their arrival here. E was the only company of the Second Infantry selected. It, with seven com- pn.nlet:hofbthte fiixth Infantry, will com- pose the battalion of infantry made m{lt‘:;‘ide n'f‘ San fl:lraél}cisco. . - e other arrivals were PBatter; C, heavy artillery, of Sacramento, Cayplaln John Cooke, First Lieutenant S. W. Kay. Second Lieutenants C. B. Strong and O. J. Boden, and 146 men; Company G, Sixth Infflhl?:, Bakersfield, Captain W, Cook, First Lieutenant H. A. g)econd Léeutenant DF. A, % men; Company D, Sixth Infant Modesto, Captain D. Morris, First Lieutenant George Frates, Second Lieu- tenant L. W. Walthall, and % men. ADVERTISEMENTS. EUROPE HAS TROUBLES ENOUGH OF HER OWN, washing her soiled linen, without in- terfering In our little scrap. You will find you have troubles enough of your own, too, if you take yoursoiledlinen toa poor laundry. Be on the safe side and bring it here, where we take special pains to render it beautiful in color and perfect in finish. SACRAMENTO'S BIG BLAZE New Metropolitan Thea- ter Now a Mass of Ruins. Practically Nothing of Value Saved From the Destroy- ing Element. Burned Structure Was Valued at $70,000, ana Insured for $28,000. Specfal Dispatch to The Call SACRAME May 8.—An alarm was sounded shortly after midnight last night for one of the most disas- trous fires ever known in Sacramento. A few minutes before the alarm a mighty volume of flame shot up through the roof of the new Metropoli- tan Theater and half the city was illu- minated by ‘the magnificent blaze. There were a hundred people on Fifth street, between J and K, before the fire bell sounded, and that number had been multiplied by five before the engines came thundering along. The Metropolitan Theater is a com- plete wreck. Although a double line of hose was run through the K street en- trance and into the auditorium, nothing was saved. The handsome interfor is a mass of ruins. The gallery fell and the water that was driven by the cn- gines had no perceptible effect in stem- ming the blaze. The fine auditorium is a scene of desolation. W. K. Cothrin, a nephew and agent for Mrs. Foye, owner of the Metropoli- tan Theater property, said the building was insured for $28,000, and that it was held by its owner to be worth $70,000. Mr. Cothrin was wholly in the dark as to the origin of the blaze. French Press Chagrined. LONDON, May 9.—According to a dis- patch from Paris Commodore Dewey’s dispatches and the completeness of the American victory have greatly chagrined the French press, which has been assur- ing France that the Americans were locked up in Manila B: The Russian papers are full of criticisms of the Span- ish fighting. They accuse the Spaniards of losing the arsenal at Cavite through cowardice. A Chnia’s Neutrality. LuaswON, May 9.—A dispatch from Shanghai announces that the Govern ment has issued a proclamation of n trality in the war between the United States and Spal ADVERTISEMENTS. STRONG STATEMENTS. Three Women Relieved of Femalo Troubles by Mrs. Pinkham. 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