The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 10, 1898, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1898. TO SINK ALL CRAFT AFLOAT Destroyers The Navy Department Will Con- tract for Vessels Which Will Be the Finest in the World. NEW YORK, May ton special to the Herald says: Profit- ing by the necessities of the present, the Navy Deparunent has practically determined to buila what may be termed destroyers of torpedo-boat de- stroyers. Formidable boats of this type will be ructed under specifications re being prepared by the Naval of Bureau chiefs. The naval appropriation law which was recently placed on the statute-books author- izes, besides the construction of thre= Board Boat Destroyers Will —~_- Be Constructed. —A Washing- ; pounder shells from an enemy’s secon- of Torpedo- dary battery will necessarily strike a | glancing blow, and thus lose much of | their power to enter the nlate. Be- | tween the armor protection and hull American corn pith cellulose, which is {now usea extensively on all American | | vessels, will be packed. This will further insure the safety of a vessel if struck by an enemy's fire. The boats | | will carry in the neiehborhood of 100 | tons of coal, which will give them a steaming radius of at least 5000 miles. | For such small craft they wiu be supplied with heavy batteries. Each | boat 1l be equipped with two twelve- battlel-ships, four monitors and one pounders and five six-pounders, besides gunboat, sixte destroyers and | tWU twipcuo tubes. ‘rhe forward o R R Recognizing | LWelve-pound gun will be placed on | ‘ ECoE] S| top of the conning tower, and will | f the nav the that the i melat has wisely the constructio and the awn wil v is depart- ken steps to begin f these boats atonce, h are being ion to the mmediate need o h the finest of The displace- at about 400 steel will be the employed. Two capable in- e the of each boat to rev shot : to further protect the ves- 1 projectiles that will hem by an s fir two inches of inclined nickel steel ar- itted that the one and h:nce of | t to drive it with a -eight knots per hour. and boilers are to be| te compartments so as chance of disable- thus be in a position to do ~ etter exe- cution against torpedo-boats and tor- | pedo-boat destroyers. For offensive work against cruisers and battle-ships the boats will be equipped with two torpedo tubes. Members of the board of construc- tion declare that the boats will be the | finest of their type in the world, and | that when they are constructed there | will be nothing of their type afloat | that they cannot sink. A circular in- viting proposals for their construction will require the shipbullders making | | proposals to furnish their own plans, | and these will lbe considered in con- | nection with the awarding of con- tracts. As soon as the cireular for the con- struction of torpedo-boat destroyers is completed the board will turn its attention to the preparation of specifi- | catinns for the pronosad torpedo-haats, mohitors and battle-ships. So far as has been definitely determined to build them about on the lines of the .Illlnnis class. BRICE SCORES THE BUICHER Weyler Styled One of the Greatest Monsters of All Time. Blanco Not So Bad, but His Pretended Reforms Are Too Late. Citizens of America Who Could Not Rescued Lelt Fate in Cuba. Be to Their €peclal Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, May 9.—Alex. C. Brice, United States Consul at Matanzas, is in this city with his family. He his way home to Bedford, Iowa, where he will try to forget the scenes of horror, which, he says, are equaled by nothing in Dante’s “Inferno.” There will be one thing, though, that Mr. Brice can never forget. He says he was forced to leave a hundred citizens a in Matan Some of these dy been slaughtered by the have Spanish, he belleves. and many will die of starvation. Brice sald to-day: “The condition of some was as bad as that of the reconcentrados. The greater portion of them were Cubans by birth, who had become naturalized in this country, but some were genuine blue-blooded Yankees. There ere many women in the number. It was impossible for them to leave, they not ng money enough even to buy food. “The Norwegian captain of the ves sel on which I escaped refused to tak the American citizens. Had It been an rican vessel I would have insisted. ur or five of the Americans who had ard 1 was to depart came down to the shore. They were deeply affected and tearfully begged to be taken away. I told them to take to the bush and join the insurgents, if they could, an to advise their friends to do the same. “T could not sleep that night aboard the Norwegian vessel. The memory of those poor Americans and their proba- le fate alwa before me as I ¢ berth, and at 2 o’clock in orning I arose and wrote a mes- sage, ich I afterward dispatched to Washington. I appealed in the name of heaven for a warship to take off ericans who were left behind. President McKinley tried to save them, but for some reason could not succeed, although many Spaniards left after- ward. “Some of the Americans have al- ready been killed or have died of star- Mr, vation, T understand. A few may have escaped to the insurgents. The st of them, however, will suffer h either from starvation or at the nds of the Spanish. These are the things I try to forget, but cannot. “Too much credit is given Captain- General Blanco for his pretended re- fo aid Mr. Brice. “In the first e, when the order allowing recon- trados to return to their homes was t was of little avail, for the peo- ad not the strength to drag their bodies back to the nlantations, and if they had gone to the deserted fields there was nothing hut starvation for them. “Blanco is not the monster that Wey- ley is. The most frightful caricature of that worthy ~ou have does not do his appearance justice. Dimiutive ana bent, with little bead-like eyes and fe- rocity in every lineament. he i= theem.- bodiment of soulless cruelty. The work in Cuba, somewhat repulsive to Blanco, was a holiday fete for him. When this war is over and all its history is writ- ten, Weyler will go down in the pages of that history as one of the greatest mpusters of all time,” : Others will be, | FINISHING WAR REVENCE BILL But Puzzling Problems| Yet Confront the Sen- | ate Committee. | Lines of Business That Will| Be Specially Taxed to | Create Revenue. There Is a Prospect of All the Demo- cratic Amendments Being Favorably Reported. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, | ‘Washington, May 9 When the Senate Finance Commit- | tee. adjourned to-night the considera- tion of the war revenue bill had been almost completed, although there were | some puzzling problems still unsolved, one of which was the manner of deal- ing with proprietary medicinal articles. There will be probably a uniform tax | | on all of them. The committee has decided to place | | a license upon banks at the rate of $100 a year and upon brokers at the rate of | $50, but has not yet determined whether | the professions shall be licensed or not. | On life insurance companies the rate has been increased five fold, being made 10 cents on every hundred dol- lars, and it is estimated that this in- crease will add about a million dollars in revenue. The provision for an inheritance tax |and for a tax on bills of lading were both adopted, as were the provisions for taxing all dealings In futures, in- cluding bucket-shop operations. The bill, as it will be reported, will contain a provision requiring that a memoran- dum be made of all deals of this char« acter, however small. and that a 2- | cent stamp be placed upon this mem- orandum. | The Democratic amendments will be taken up to-morrow and there is very | little doubt that they will be adopted, as Senator Jones of Nevada has indi- cated his purpose of standing with the | Democrats on all principal changes | they suggest. | It is possible that the consideration of the bill may be completed to-mor- row, but it is not probabl |ATTITUDE OF _ THE HOLY SEE Cardinal Rampolla Telegraphs That the Only Desire Is for Peace. WASHINGTON, May 9.—The Aposto- lic Delegate to-night made public the following telegram: ROME, May 9.—Monsignor Martinelli, Apostolic ielegate, Washington: Some goumnlm especially English, are diffusing nsinuations with regard to the Holy See in the present Spanish-American conflict, as though the Hul“ See were taking the part of one or other of the conflictin, i It is superfiious to deny such Poolish talk, the perfectly proper attitude which the Holy See has maintained and will maintain toward the two nations being known to all, the Holy See havln, no other desire than for peace. You will ke such use of this as you deem oppor- :’v.‘x;e. CARDINAL RAMPOLZ%_ - . Port Townsend Bank Closed. PORT TOWNSEND, May 9.—The Com- mercial Bank failed to open its doors this morning. The bank Is going out of busi- ness n.n‘d will assign lofi lg Blake. Ex- Coilector of ‘Customs J. C. Saunders, president of the bank, ug:l that the de- in 1 ed on. will be d | e aasets can e realls swonap) T0 PURIFY THE SUPPLY OF WATER Plan Suggested by Dr. Huntington of Sacramento. Favors the Construction “Infiltration Gallery.” of an System Used Successfully in Cities of the East and in Europe. SIMPLE IN ITS DETAILS. Would Remove the Danger of a Epidemic Induced by Present Conditions. Special Dispatch to The Call BACRAMENTO, May 8.—The revela- tions made by The Call in the matter of the pollution of the water supply of Sacramento has created general and widespread agitation upon the subject, and it is safe to say that the result will be some action on the part of the au- thorities which will eradicate the evil. Dr. T. W. Huntington, physician-in- chief of the Southern Pacific Hospital in this city, has suggested a remedy which will no doubt receive general sanction. In an interview with The Call correspondent the doctor said: “In the first place, Sacramento is aif- ferently situated from hundreds of other cities in the United States which are compelled to rely for their water | supply upon running rivers which are more or less contaminated. This is also true in regard to almost everything we eat. Our meat and food stuffs, without | extraordinary care given in their prep- aration, are by no means free from im- purities. Species of microscopic fungi can be found on the surface of all standing water, and even in the fruit we eat, before the decaying stage is perceptible. There are armies of these little enemies of health. Thus I say, when one talks about the impurities of our drinking water he has in hand a situation as general as the use of water itself. Of course the most foul of all pollutions are those which include the sewage from the prison cess pools, pig sties and stable yards. The man who permits his family to use such water without a thorough filtration or puri- fication by boiling surely permits their health and lives to remain in constant peril. ‘“What would be your remedy?” was asked. “As I said before, in whatever shape the water is introduced into the hy- drants before being used for drinking purposes it should be boiled, but for an original step in the direction of pure water, I believe the only system for the city is the process of infiltration. “I would go above the point where the American empties into the Sacra- mento, and at some point available 1 would construct what is known to civil | engineering as an ‘Infiltration gallery,’ similar to the one now in use in Lowell, Mass. The prineiple lies in the applica- tion of the most simple and natural plan of clarification. A well, or basin, or gallery is excavated in the porous margin of a lake or stream down to a | level below the surface of the water at its lowest stage. From the stream there will be a drain into this gallery and the water will be supplied by in- filtration. “The volume of water to be obtained from such a source depends upon the porosity of tlLe earth gravel between the wall ba.in or gallery and the main bodv of the water, the distance between | the river and the gallery, the size of the latter, ~d the volume of the water under which the infiltration is main- | taied. Mayor Land has announced his pur- pose of calling the attention of the City Board of Trustees and the Clty Board of Health to the dangers of the situa- tion, and in all probability /before the | week is over, some definite plan of ac- tion will be decided upon. PALO ALTO, May 9.—Beckett was to- day elected captain of the Varsity base- ball team. NEW CHIEF OF THE McCULLOCH @ . S— N =SSN S RS NN order of the Navy Department he has in the revenue cutter service in 1878, engineer in 1890. His last duty was on last he was assigned to the Corwin at the Corwin. been in bad health, although this did ment in Commodore Dewey’s fleet, as Randall was born in New Hampshire a first assistant engineer in 1883, and 1895. Francisco. Engineer Chalker, Promoted to Succeed Frank Randall, Who Died After the Manila Battle. First Assistant Engineer James H. Chalker of the Corwin is the first officer to recelve promotion due to a casualty In the war with Spain. gineer by telegram and hasbeendirected to proceed to Manila forthwith and assume charge of the mottve force on Commodore Dewey's dispatch-boat Me- Culloch, to act in the place of Chief Engineer Frank Randall, who died on that vessel after the battle of Manila. Chief Engineer Chalker is a native of Connecticut, and was born in 1858, appointed a second assistant engineer | officers of the service and highly proficient in his profession. recipient of many congratulations yesterday from his His predecessor, Chief Engineer Randall, has for many years revenue cutter service as a second assistant engineer in 1874, was appointed | His last duty was the fitting out of the McCulloch at Cramps’ ship- vard, and he had applied to go with her on By recelved his appolntment as chief en- and commissioned a first assistant the Manning at Boston, and inMarch this port. He is one of the young He was the brother officers on not prevent his applying for assign- he desired duty afieat and in action. and was 58 years old. He entered the in commissioned a chief engineer her maiden voyage to San Call Office, Riggs House, £ ‘Washington, May 9. An Invasion of Cuba by 50,000 regu- lar and volunteer troops, the destruc- tion of the Spanish fleet 1f it is on this side of the Atlantic and the imme- diate capture of San Juan, Porto Rico. if it is not. These plans are to be put into execution at once. It 1s freely predicted to-night that within twenty-four hours news will come that Admiral Sampson has com- menced to bombard the batteries of San Juan. A general belief now pre- vails that the Alfonso XIII is the only Spanish warship in the vicinity of Porto Rico or on this side of the At- lantic with the exception 6f the Alfonso XII, now in Havana harbor. Therefore, operations will be immedi- ately begun by Sampson. The Al- fonso XIII will be captured or de- stroved and the batteries of Porto Rico reduced before the Spanish fleet can cross the Atlantic. It has also been decided that there shall be no further delay in the mili- tary operations. There will be an in- vasion of Cuba by our regular and volunteer troops probably within ten days. It has been decided by the War Board that it is not necessary to definitely locate the Spanish vessels, for Admiral Sampson is able to take | care of them wherever they may be. A few weeks ago it was decided that only troops to the number of about 5000 would be sent to Cuba. It was not to be an invaslon, but a mere “landing” in order to establish a base of supplies from which subsistence and ammuni- tlon could be sent to the insurgents, who were to do the fighting against Blanco’s forces. Reliable reports from Havana state that General Blanco is abandoning the PROMPT INVASION OF CUBA PLANNED | interior and mobilizing his troops In | Havana and other ports on the north- | ern coast. It would be a perilous| situation for 50000 American troops. | But 50,000, together with the in- surgents, would be able to hold their | ground until Sampson, after taking| Porto Rico, could return to Havana | and bombard the batteries and the city, while the troops attacked from the rear. It is confidently expected that on Friday next the City of Peking, con- | voyed by the Charleston, will sail out | of the Golden Gate with as many | troops as she can carry to Manila, | Supplies shipped from the East on Sat- | urday are due to arrive in San Fran- cisco on Thursday morning, and there now seems to be no reason why the first expedition to the anppmesg should not sail on the next day. General B. Tracy's call on the Presi- | dent to-day revived the rumor that he | is to be made Military Governor of | the Philippines, and the fact that Gen- | eral Tracy would neither affirm nor deny the correctness of the report, or discuss it at all, was calculated to| strengthen the belief that the ex-Sec- retary of the Navy will be the first| American Governor of the islands. If| it is not he, General Merriam, com- | manding the Department of California and the Columbia, will be the man. It is regarded as certain that the ap-| pointment lies between these two. A | week ago it was thought that General | Lee would be made Military Gover- nor, but it is now announced that he will be given command of the First| Division of Volunteérs sent to Cuba. Mourning at Gilroy. GILROY, May 9.—Miss Lennie Rives, a | popular schoolteacher of Hot Springs District, died here to-day. She was 2| ears old and a sister of City Marshal | }uhn Rives. TO RENDER POLLUTED WATER PURE. Dr. Huntington of Sacramento suggests a feasible remedy for the present situation of Sacramento as regards absence of a pure water supply. accompanying illustration. In the illustration A represents the surface of the water in the Sacramento River; B, the natural formation of sand and soil adjacent to the river; C, the covered gallery which is the receptacle of the filtered water; D, gravel It is the construction of an “infiltration gallery,” on the lines laid down in the filter bed; E, rubble masonry walls, permitting no water to penetrate. The infiltration is accomplished by the water seeping through the sandy soil, and up into the gallery through the gravel filter bed. i | | James Touhey, civil engineer, contractor and Superintendent of Streets of Sacramento, declares that the out- lined system is the most feasible and perfect that could be suggested for the treatment of the Sacramento River wa- t polat be distributed over tha clt, ter. This plan would require no change in the present pumping plant, as the clear water could be pumped from the o, the present great tamk of the city, watex works, and from | States for many good reasons. [ 1s over” and then probably | son, son of the late Justice Robertson, | and is regarded generally as such poor | dates. MAY NOW ABANDON HAWAII A Honolulu Paper Speaks of Probable Action by Uncle Sam. Instead of Being Annexed the Islands May Be Left to the Care of Great Britain. HONOLULU, May 1L—According to a local paper, instead of the Hawaiian Islands being annexed as & War meas- | ure immediately on the outbreak of hostilities with Spain, the prospect is that they will virtually be nhandoned‘ by the United States until the war is) over, It is understood from several | Bources of good authority that the | United States has already asked Great | Britain to dispatch a cruiser to these islands on the outbreak of the war in| order that United States vessels now stationed here might be permitted to| return home to do their share in pro-| tecting Pacific Coast cities. | It will be remembered that in the| agreement between Great Britain, | France and the United States, one or the other of the powers has to main- tain & naval force here for the joint | protection of the citizens of the three countries in case of revolutionary or| any other trouble on shore. Of late| years, by mutual consent of the three powers, the duty of caring for these | islands has been left to the United | Now | that the latter country has become em- | broiled with Spain she has probably | felt justified in asking Great Britain to assume, for the time being, her share | of the care and protection of Hawali, | and there is no doubt that the latter power has promptly acceded to the re- quest, the more so as she appears par- ticularly anxious at present to obtain the good will of the United States. In| the light of recent events a British cruiser may be looked for in this har- | bar in a very few days, and on her ar- | rival the Bennington will lose no time | in getting to the coast. | On the 28th the Alameda arrived with the not altogether unexpected news of | impending war. There was intense | excitement and strong patriotic senti- | ment toward the United States ex- pressed, and grave anxiety felt as to the result of war upon our unprotected island home, and the stand to be taken | by our Government in the event of ac- | tual war. | The Call correspondent promptly | called upon President Dole at the ex- | ecutive building. Mr. Dole was evi-| dently perturbed at not having re-| ceived a telegram from Minister Hatch | or from any one at Washington with | official news later than the newspaper dispatches, which merely left the con- | dition of affairs unsettled, with the war apparently inevitable. He was strong- | 1y of the opinion that there was no ne- cessity for the Hawalian Government to issue a proclamation of neutrality in | the absence of any definite news as to | the condition of affairs or the actions | or wishes of the United States in the | matter. He believed that neutrality could be preserved equally as well without a proclamation as with it. Our intimate relations with the TUnited | States were of such a nature that our position was so delicate as to require very grave consideration before any action was taken. In the meantime he would await further information. Hawaiians are becoming extremel anxious about mail communications, and more especially in regard to the| imported food supply. Taking advan- | tage cf the situation the merchants are already raising the prices of staple | imported foods, and as Hawali pro- duces but little, and this Is a bad year for rice and taro, the outlook for the poor man is not pleasing. Taking in the general aspect of af-| fairs the people are very self-contained and philosophical, and have come to | the conclusion that annexation will | not again be considered until “the war not for years to come. This is the view now entertained by the Cabinet and the Legislature, with the bare hope enter- tained by the most radical that we may be absorbed as a war measure. The Government has suffered anoth- er crushing defeat in the House in the election of the five members of the Council of State. The House chose to select five of its own members in pref- erence to such men as an ex-Minister | of Finance, J. F. Lansing; a very prominent and intelligent Hawailan lawyer, Mr. Ka-ne; a son of the late Minister H. A. P. Carter, and brother to their “martyred” Charles Lunt Car- ter, Mr. George R. Carter, and others equally prominent in position and abil- ity. Those elected were: A. A. V. Gear of California; A. G. M. Robert- a clever lawyer and an actual member of the Council; W. C. Achi, half-Chi- nese lawyer (disbarred), useful and in- telligent as a legislator; J. L. Kaulu- kow, the Speaker of the House, and P. R. Isenberg. This election makes one- third of the Council of State practi- cally a sub-committee of the House, politics that it would not be wise to go behind the door to ascertain motives for the result. The City of Peking arrived this fore- ncon, but brought no news of later The legislative excursionists to the leper settlement on Molokal returned last night, having been thoroughly soaked during their visit of inspection. The following interesting political gos- sip was gathered from the legislators on the trip: It appears that the majority of the Senate and the House are dissatisfled with the manner in which the Govern- ment is conducted, and the lack of at- tention it pays to their resolutions of instructions and condemnation, that they are preparing three separate votes of censure, well knowing that the President will fall back upon the un- constitutionality of such votes and pay no attention to them, but that perhaps they may force the resigna- tion of two of the Ministers, and then, in course of time, by the three to one method, make the change. They are also opposed to the imagined candidacy next year of Mr. Damon for President, believing that he is pledged to make Mr. Dole his Minister of Foreign Af- fairs, and Mr. Dole has lost the re- spect and sympathy of many of his old friends and supporters through the un- fortunate contretemps In connection with the 3500 contribution to the sur- vivors of the victims of the Maine dis- aster. The most popular candidate yet men- tioned quietly for the Presidency is J, 0. Carter, although it is at present doubtful whether he would consent to. accept the nomination. The Senators also regret their hasty action In connection with the registry, of vessels act, for some of their busi- ness assoclates in the United States have written to them to use their in- filuence to have all their vessels placed under the Hawalian flag, and further= more to let it be publicly known that the use of the name of the United States by Minister Cooper to force the passage of the bill was unauthorized| and unjustifiable. The bill is now be-! fore the House, but the influence of| the special clique, in whose interest it was Introduced, is believed to be in= fluential enough to pass it by a nar-' row majority, owing to compromise made on the election of Councilor of States and other measures. H The Senators elect their quota of five Councilors of State in the course of the week. They are doubtful whether they| will follow the example of the House and elect five of their own body or se- lect new men from the outside. As the| President appoints five they are mot desirous of strengthening his power in| the council, they having been fore- warned by the almost absolute control[ the Cabinet has exercised over the| | present council and being determined to break down the influence of Minis- ters Cooper and Smith. | The Scrymser cable bill will proba- bly receive its coup de grace in the| Senate to-morrow on account of its pro- vision for an exclusive franchise, It will be a close fight, for extrao: influences have been brought to bear| in its support; but it is considered al- most a@certainty that the President will veto it, should it pass. An Interesting debate will occur, when the motion i{s made demanding: the dismissal from office of the Super- intendent of Public Works, for he Is a relative and a special protege of the President, who intends to stand by him. The fact is, the thirty legislators have taken the bit in their teeth and are willing to drive to Jericho so long as they can damage the Ministry for the harm they have done the country in thelr forelgn affairs policy. It is stated on excellent authority that several vessels in the Hawallan trade will likely apply for Hawallan registers within the next few weeks, if Spain and the United States are at war. | Sailing under a neutral flag they could continue in the trade without endan-' gering thelr cargoes. Owners feel confident that sooner or later the islands will be annexed to the United States, and that their ships would be- come American again, so that the ex- pense attached to the transaction ' would be more than covered in the sav- | ing of insurance. It is expected that ' insurance rates will be very high, if' hostilities have already opened. POOLROOM PRIVILEGE | LET TO TWO MEN Harrison and Harvey Granted Li- censes to Do a Booking Busi- ness in Sausalito. SAUSALITO, May 9.—The Board of| Town Trustees splashed noisily through | the Rubicon to-night to where the pool- rcom banners flaunt in triumph over the water front forces, and the hill faction ' is left to mourn. On the adoption of the ordinance licens- ing bookmaking on races, General Dick= inson voted nay. Petitions were read from Willlam H. | Harrison & Co., Antone Lawrence and ' Joseph Nunez, Zeke Abrahams and Joe | Harvey asking for licenses to run pool- rooms. Harrison and Harvey, on motion ' of Sylva, were granted licenses, and the other petitions were laid over until next Monday evening. The expected conflict between J. H. Pryor and Trustee Sylva failed to mate- rialize, as Pryor took the hint extended at the last meeting and resigned as Town | Recorder. G. W. Simpton was appointed in his place. Ll ON EASTERN TRACKS. Lennep Wins the Blue Grass Stakes on Churchill Downs. i LOUISVILLE, May 9.—The event of | the day at Churchill Downs was the Blue ' Grass stakes, which was a runaway race for Lennep, the favorite. One mile—Bannister won, Frank Thompson second, Lord Zent third. Time, : 1:ddl. Four and_one-half furlong—Heliobas won, Great Land second, Queen of Song ! third. :56%. { Mile and a sixteenth, selling—The Plan- ter won, Duncan Bell second, Joe Clark | third. Time, 1:52%. Six and one-half furlongs, the BI Grass stakes, $1300—Lennep won, Good- ' rich second, ‘Ollie’ Dixon third. Time, Five furlongs, selling—Manana won, 0ld Fox second,’ Estabrook third. Time, 1:05. Five furlongs, selling—Duke of Baden won, Parker Bruce second, Terrene third. Time, 1:04%. Stelzner to Fight Van Buskirk. | MARYSVILLE, May 9.—Beneath a can- vas tent having a seating capacity of 3000 Jack Stelzner of San Francisco and Theo- dore Van Buskirk of Marysville will meet next Saturday night in a seventeen-round | fio for a purse of $500. The scene of the ight will be just beyond the corporation . limits. The ring will be pitched on the | south side of the Yuba River to escape paying a license of $50. Fiiners in Session. SALT LAKE, ay 9.—The Western Federation of Miners met here in secret session to-day, and after appointing com- mittees, adjourned. The principal ob- ject of the meeting of miners’ delegates here at this time is to attend the West- ern labor conference which will be held to-morrow. The purpose of this meeting is safd to be the formation of & mew Western Federation to cover all the ‘Western States. Bad Pay and Hard Work. The bed pay and hard work of train nurses has often been made the subject of nevolent remonstrance by eminent medi men and non-professional philanthropists. is well ‘or an invalid, before he gets so bad to need a nurse or doctor, to use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters if he has chills and