The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 28, 1898, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1898 BAKERSFIELD FREED FROM TYRANNY All Kern County Turns Out to Welcome the Valley Road. A Vast Procession in Which All Ranks and Callings Joined. city and pointed out the advantages it would be to Bakersfi Following BAKERSFIELD, May 27.—This has | been the most glorious day in the his- vder came San tory of Bakersfield. It is but stating | oo (0 0S i many a plain fact to say the Valley road . et brave was a most complete success. g the road and the plans d was not what could | of its operati exhorted the people of jam.” it was neverthe- | Kern County to give it their support S isletisiana pandi by it under any and all cir- huslasgiio i are lieumst feelingly referred, as e of the best| gig 1) other speakers, to the absence of . All were | jts courageous promoter, Claus Spreck- ne, and they | els. He asked the people to remember | the brave leader while he was yet on the bed of pain. This simple allusion could no ave beer th plse;? t could not have been otherwise, BHrstior was the cause of a great outi old citizen. “They were of one | yi Ui and that was rt of | Speaking ended with an able talk hd with their from Hon. C. C. Wright In behalf of neig elease from a ter Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ As- - it hasi| 80t f Los Angeles. He said those - T o weary, | he represented were looking forward to RO ol Y| the great San Joaquin Valley as the g market for their products. He favored completion of the road to Los Angeles, and was sure it would give is old citizen expressed the moving of the celebration better than col- Bakersfield greater advantages. In s of 'h.u ning’’ \\‘-nj,\ mu_ld tell it oo ving this he explained that he meant t a toiling farmer or pro- | pothing to the disparagement of San were of opinion that the road marked a v but will say a ntiment he ut- All of Francisco. | the buflding eh W to the s th :]888233838982!33988&28882895282828888888858&8895383838383398988388888989888883888838888228888858383838%8989 CORRESPONDENT KNIGHT THROWN INTO PRISON o 8 fortress. his release. recelived special made through the British an 888 8 8 188 88 b 8 | |8 e |88 54 s 5 s KEY WEST, -MAY 27—E. P. Knight, e York Herald and San Francisco Call, who, $* Havana, was low foot skiff, was heard from to-day. Sir Alexander Gollan, British Consul at Havana, ha Knight reached Havana yesterday and was at once arrested. Mr. Knight permission to enter Cuba and go to Havana. The arrangement was d Spanish officials, and it was agreed that Mr. Knight would be allowed to visit the island if he was landed by a neutral vessel. "338292222?_2fizizi&83833983328922&!2892888%‘!3838'4'!35389&283&388282?288!882525383898882&?38893989838359 correspondent of on Sunday night, when seven miles off ered overboard from the dispatch boat and rowed ashore alone In a ten- He has been thrown in prison and is now In Cabanas 83 TROOPS 1 the London Times. New s instituted proceedings for Instead of RRURRUIRRUEIRIIIBINRN Wible, 8. Jewett, S. C. Smith, A. C. Maude and G, W. Wear. Altogether the day was an entire suc- cess. Bakersfield has longed for a competing line; now that it has it, the blessing is appreciated. ARMOR-PIERCING SHELLS FOR THE SIX-POUNDERS Large Consignment of Death-Dealing Missiles Arrives at Mare Isl- and Navy-Yard. MARE ISLAND NAVY-YARD, May 27.—A consignment of armor-plercing shells for the six-pounder guns was re- ceived at the storehouse on Thursday evening. There were In all 7500 of these missiles. The tinners are making 150 tin case: for the powder to be used In the Mon terey’s ten and twelve inch guns. These cases are usually made of copper, but there is a great scarcity of copper now, and they are made of extra heavy tin, which answers the purpose very well. Orders have just been received placin at the disposal of the Government Si20 for the repair of the coalsheds, so that the coal now coming in can be properly stored. The work of repairing will begin fmmediately. The recent earthquake se- verely racked the bins. con A. M. Moore has received or- to report for duty on the United States ship Brutus, formerly the Peter Jebsen. Chief Engineer A. Hartrath has been detached from the Mohican and or- dered to the Brutus. The shipwrights are busy constructing foundations for the rapid-fire mounts. Four large towing bitts are to be put on the Brutus, and sever: on her before she leaves. 2 gross tonnage of 3077, net 1992, and a | displacement of 3440 tons. ders VALLEY ROAD DEPOT AT BAKERS FIELD. grand era in the history of California. At the conclusion of the speaking President Mahon called for three cheers e ~ | for the road and its promoters. They arried out t0 & | were given with royal good will with only a sligl y in the | In the afternoon an excursion on the being caused by the road was run into the rich Poso coun- )£ the Valley road excursion to | tr¥, to show the guests what rich fields at the time expected. This bore l‘iie"n Cvumfi' ; produce, and s’xi_\}'le a = a .. | glimpse at the irrigation system. ose road and other guests. |y, qig not go were driven into the ramme was begun With | country to view the principal places of and ended With | interest. Some attended the wild west at the conclu- | show and baseball game between the d ball in the evening. The | Bakersfield and Hanford teams. as » most gorgeous one— | Early in the evening the crowd was st one we have seen yet,” sald 2 : wo e Valley road and other | tho valley had such a display of py It was fully a mile | technics been witnessed. resented every phase | priate road emblems were shown, be- v in Kern County. sides the blowing up of the Maine and ange to say, one of the most gor- | Other special features. geous ;fnd attractive features of glhe‘ Afier ) ftie Sfreyorks, the corowa chide < £ E marched to the big warehouse, 60x400 procession was represented by Chinese | feet, near the depot and indulged in zens. It was, indeed, brilliant in | dancing to a late hour orfental magnificence. More than | filled the building which had been fit- ) Chinamen, who participated, were | tingly decorated for the occasion. rned in rich silks of gorgeous col- | Among the contingent were the fol and all had something to carry and They had two bands and numer- | y- Mittell, Tovell White, Daniel ous noisy and squeaky instruments | Meyer, O. D. Baldwin, E. F. Freston producing noise, if not melody. There | and son, Thomas Magee and son, C. R. were great cars of fine ladies, chariots | Winslow, J. A. Hooper, Mr. Moss, J. D. of Kings and Queens, Judges and war- | Phelan, W. B. Storey Jr., and Mr. Mc- riors. The Great Dragon led the di- | Bride. o St ot : he di- | Prhe Los Angeles citizens were: Tetast and was the center of much In- | ¢ ‘wrignt, E. P. Bosbyshell, Mayor M. All the trappings had been | p’ gnvder, E. A, Stewart, J. J. Bergim, brought from San Francisco and Ch: G. J. Grifith, George W. Holt, R. A. nese merchants here had to give a bond | Benjamin, John E. Sampson Jr., H. F. of $5000 for their return. For weeks | Wesner, F. D. Haddock, J. H. Kiefer, local Chinamen have been wild with | W. P. Montgomery, A. C. Roscow, G. interest in the celebration, and from | W. Thompson, L. S. Bay, Frank Lerch, the fronts of their buildings waved |G. C. Muset, F. Rettkowsky, V. L. Ma- American flags. Hundreds of dollars | ginnis, W. C. B. Richardson, Theodo: were spent by them and they appeared | Morris, F. H. McMillen, T. F. Fitzger- .ger to contribute. Bakersfield con- |ald and Alfred Day Jr. tains a population of 1500 Chinese and | Many prominent citizens from valley many of them are wealthy and control | towns were present. The marked fea- trades. They are, therefore, in- | ture of the crowd was that it was com- ted in the progress of the coin-| posed of the solid business element. try. Such visitors are worth something, and Another feature which excited much | mean more than a jollification. <t was a division of 200 horsemen, | The Valley Road excursion remained whom were Mexicans, all robed | over till morning. There was plenty cican costume. The trades’ dis- | to eat, the fattest and best of the land, was nply grand—wheat, beef, |and no one went hungry. pork, mutton, alfalfa, lumber, mining | The composition of the parade was and other noted products of Kern |gas follows, C. L. Connor being grand County being conspicuously displayed, | marshal: d many \'lsl!n(;‘s wondered at the | A o A et R G T s indicated. TR SeTRrs T T procession started at the Valley 1d; J, 8. FHunt: alds e 1o It was easy to read in the beam- . elaborate and extensive pro- of the day W of 0- Never before in the histor; ors, play The : | Be Swalin, Road depot at 10:30 and wound through | herty, o aker. Garfield, E. various street It then passed in re- | Engiand, H. I. Tupman, A. M. Mixer, J. view at the Arlington Hotel corner, on | A. Ogden LW B ol\;f».‘ ; distin- zett; < ts; Los Angeles balcony of which stood the guests | Ge honor. After passing this point it | é\rl disbanded, and speeches were made from the balcony of the hotel. ~These | were delivered by Senator S. C. Smith, his being the address of welcome; Hon. Preston, in behalf of the Valley Mayor Snyder of Los Angeles, he people of that city; Mayor Phe- for San Francisco, and Hon. C. C. for the Merchants’ and Manu- the gue s’ Brigade. Second division—Chief, H. H. Fish; ald; Charles Rahm, John Black; cadet band; Fire Department; Chinese diSplay. Third division—Chief, Wallace Taylor; aid, Robert Still; Kern Valley band; Han- | ford baseball team; Bakersfleld baseball team; Mexican display. Fourth division—Chief, E. M. Roberts; alas, Thomas Scandret, Hervey Frisselle, D. D. Hill; Hanford band; trades’ display. nt, factu Association of Los Angeles. | my. following named citizens acted Hon Mahon presided and intro- | 54 g reception committee: duce Kkers. = w. H. Scribner, O. D. Fish, J. A 1 stood in the street below | ;. iq e’ g A, Baer, L. Dinkelsplel, D. utmost attention. Sena- | yjjrenteid, Redlick Bros.. Tom Harding, after extending a hearty | g J. White, A. T. Lightner, R. B. come to the assembled throng, save [ Swayne, W. B. Jones, H. P. Bender. T. ttle railroad history, and thenheart- | W. Craig, J. B. Batz, B. Brundage, A. Ny essed the appreclation of Kern | Fay, W. Scott, Charles Day, 4 Etoner, o ;4 S 374, Baker, H. C. Park, L. G. Paul County at the coming of the Valley : Srs e . H. Hudnut, Board of Supervisors, A. Road. He characterized the event as | R Huanut, JOS0, 0 Sfor " gwens the most far reaching in the history of | B¥TEl. 1* &¥ N "Reed, C. A. Schmidt the valley and State, and one which | 3" Ahern, C. C. Cowgill, J. L. Depauli, would prove a blessing to unborn gen- [ M. Cesmat, A. W. Marion, T. J. O'Boyle erations as well as to the living. He|C. E. Arnold. T. W. Lockhart, John L believed the people would give the road | masters, Laird & Packard, John O. Mil- their most sincere support. Senator | ler. Dr. Fergusson, IS)L Snm;‘k,d])t, Tag- Smith's eloguent words were applauded %)%‘rct,o Dr. Helm, A. Summerfleld, George vigorously. Following Senator Smith came Hon.| The executive committee was com- posed of R. H. Stevens, chairman; J. E. F. Preston. While the gentleman was slightly indisposed, he made .a |B. Hunt, vice chairman; J. M. Hunter, most eloquent address, and it ‘set the | secretar: S. P. Wible, treasurer; C. L. ul Galtes and F. S. Rice. Connor, Pa The ball committee, which made a notable success of its part of the pro- gramme, embraced Dr. F. G. Bethel, DBen Brundage, J. H. Sheridan, Charles Morris, H. I. Tupman, Charles Baker, H. C. Lechner, William Millard, 1. H. Glenn, F. L. Borgwardt, A. S. Clark and Charles Rahm. Prominent in perfecting arrange- ments were: J. W. Mahon, H. A.Jastro, L. P. St. Clair, James Curran, E. P. Davis, W. V. Matlack, J. W. Shafer, Harrel, William S. Tevis, 8. W. crowd wild. He expressed his appre- siation at the magnificent interest ghown at the coming of the Valley Road, and assured the people the road meant to do its part, and expected them to do theirs. Then came Mayor Snyder of Los An- geles. The Mayor gave many compli- mentary words to Bakersfield and the valley Road, and referred to the great wdvantages the road brought to their wunty. He extended the good will of o8 Angeles and spoke encouragingly it the completion of the road to this | Alfred Robert Watt and | on, Theodore Hittell, | WOULD BLOW UP | THEVESSELS | Holland Offers His Boat to Uncle Sam. treated to a magnificent display of fire- | |READY TO MEET CERVERA. Many appro- | FIRST ALL THE MINES WOULD | BE DESTROYED. The throng | | | Then the Bold Inventor Is Anxious | to Enter the Channel and Go After the Spanisk Fleet. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, May 27.—The Press gays: J.J. Holland, builder of the Hol- land submarine boat, has gone to Washington with Colonel C. E. Crecy for the purpose of making an offer to the Government which, if accepted, per- haps will solve the problem of how to | destroy Cervera's fleet. Mr. Holland 'will submit his proposition to the Sec- | retary of the Navy at once. He is | willing to undertake to sail his sub- | marine boat into the channel of the | narrow entrance to Santiago harbor, | destroy the mines planted there and, if necessary, proceed Into the harbor and | deal a few blows at Cervera's vessels. ‘ Mr. Holland declares that his plan to do this is entirely feasible. The boat |is in shape and ready for the work, and 1he will agree, if the Secretary of the | Navy thinks favorably of his proposal, | to obtain a crew of volunteers for the All that he will ask of the is transportation for his Once there, | enterprise. authorities vessel and men to Cuba. he agrees to do the rest. | Mr. Holland proposes to take his boat to Santiago, fitting her out and getting | everything in readiness under the pro- tection of Commodore Schley’s squad- ron. Then, when the opportunity of- fers, probably just at dawn, the Hol- land wiil start on its mission. Before it comes within sight of the fortifica- | tions which frown on both sides of the entrance it will sink beneath the sur- | face of the water and steal quietly toward the main channel. When this is reached it will recon- noitre to get the lay-out of the mine fields, and then, withdrawing to a safe distance, discharge one or more of its submarine torpedoes amon< the mines. This is the regular process known as countermining, which is similarly con- ducted by a_ vessel above the water, which lays alongside the harbor mines another series, which, when exploded, opens up the whole channel. Mr. Hol- land believes that by this method the channel into Santiago could be cleared without great difficulty. He is prepared, if necessary, after this task is accomplished, to proceed in his craft undernc '~ the water into the harbor and to attempt to blow up one or more of Cervera’s battleships. If the Navy Department has not an- other plan fér dispcsing of Cervera’s fleet Mr. Holland’s scheme may be con- sidered. £ Death at Santa Clara. SAN JOSE, May 2.—Mrs. Amanda Jack- son, relict of Colonel A. Jones Jackson, a well-known pioneer, dled at her home in Santa Clara yesterday afternoon. She was a daughter of the late Judge I. N. Senter. The deceased was a native of New York and 62 years of age. She crossed the plains with her father In 1849, and a year later the family settled in this county. Six children survive her. Tightening the strangler's noose. Read Evt);:t Editor Barry has to say of it In the boats will be put | The Brutus has | WAR TAX AND REDHOT TALK Gorman Styles a Court Decision *““Infamous.” FAVORS THE BOND ISSUES TELLER CONCLUDES A MOST SENSATIONAL SPEECH. Declares the United States Ought to Take Every Foot of Spanish Soil Outside of Spain. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, May 27. A notable speech on the war revenue bill was delivered in the Senate this afternoon by Gorman (D.) of Mary- land. In the course of an argument in support of the tax on corporations, he denounced as ‘‘infamous” the decision of the Supreme Court declaring the in- come tax law of 1894 as unconstitution- al. Gorman took decided issue with the majority of his fellow Democrats upon their proposition to coin the sil- ver selgniorage and to issue legal ten- der notes, and made a powerful argu- ment in favor of the issuance of bonds to raise funds with which to prosecute the war. Soon after the Senate convened at 11 o'clock this morning Carter reported from the Military Affairs Committee a bill pro- viding for a second Assistant Secretary of War, to. be named by the President, and to recelve a salary of $4000. After a de- lay of fifteen minutes a quorum was se- cured and the bill was passed. Morgan then offered an amendment to the war revenue measure as follows: When any of the islands of the Atlantic or Pacific oceans are owned by the United States, or when they are occupled by the civil or military forces of the United States, as a re- sult of war with Spain, or as & necessary means of conducting such war, to be deter- mined by the President as the commander-in- chief of the army and navy of the United States, It shall be Jawful agd within his dis- cretion for the President to appoint a civil or military governer of such lsland, or any group of such Islands, with full authority under such rules ana regulations as the President shall prescribe, not inconsistent with the laws of civilized ‘warfare, to maintain good order and to protect lives and property and the domestic peace of the people thereof. And there shall be extended over such islands and enforced therein such parts and provisions of the tax laws of the United States or of such islands, with or relating to customs dutles or to internal taxation, as shall in the judgment and discretion of the Presi- dent be justly applicable to such islands dur— ing the existence of the war with Spain. The currency of the United States, of gold, silver or paper money, shall be a law- ful tender In sald islands, so owned or occu- pled, in the same manner and to the same ex- tent that they are legal tender in the United States, for the payment of all debts, public or private. And the provisions of this act that Telate to such islands, together with such regu- lations as shall be made by order of the Presi- dent for executing the same, shall remain in force until the same are altered, amended or repealed by act of Congress. Consideration of the war revenue meas- ure was resumed, Teller taking the floor to continue his speech begun yesterday. “Those who ought to know,” concluded Teller, ‘“‘estimate that the present war will cost $300,000,000 if it be presecuted for one r. It is not a war of conquest, but a r of humanity. However, since we have taken the Philippines we ought to hold them until some decisfon can be reached as to their disposition. We ought to take every foot of Spanish soil out- side of Spain herself, whether it be in this hemisphere or in the other. We ought, I believe, to drive the Spanish flag from the waters of both the Atlantic and Pa- cifie Oceans.” Other speeches were made on_the bill by Nelson, Cockrell, Gorman and Jones of ArAk”alnsns. 5 . son, iIn charge of the bill, proposed that a time be agreed upon to vg[epupon the serles of amendments relating to cor- poration taxes. Jones (D.) of Arkansas objected on &« count of the numerous important amend- ments offered to the bill, which had ma- terially altered the situation. It was agreed that the Senate should meet at 11 o'clock to-morrow. At 5:15 p, m. the Sen- ate went Into executive session and soon afterward adjourned. NOT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RED CROSS. San Rafael League Issues a Disclaim- er in Regard to a Theatrical Presentation. SAN RAFAEL, May 27.—What was regarded by the San Rafael Red Cross League as a scheme to reap a golden harvest at the expense of the patriot- ism now swelling in the public breast was punctured to-day by the ladies comprising the league. For the past few days the show-windows of many stores have been filled with placards in flaring blue tvpe, with a red cross in the center, stating that the Califor- nia Theater Stock Company would pro- duce Ouida’s play, “Moths,” next Tuesday evening for the benefit of the Red Cross Soclety of San Rafael. Some space has also been devoted by the local papers to the subject, Frederick Paulding and Phosa MecAllister, the well-known histrionic artists, being named as among those who would take part in the cast. This morning the executive committee of the San Rafael Red Cross Soclety held a meeting and unanimously adopted the following re- solution: “Resolved, That the Red Cross So- ciety of San Rafael disclaims any inter- est in or responsibility for the produc- tion of the play ‘Moths’ at the Opera- house Tuesday evening, May 31, and the secretary is directed to publish this resolution in the Daily © vening Journal and in the Tocsin. “EMMA C. ANGELLOTTI, “Secretary Red Cross Soclety of San Rafael.” General Clay Gets a Pension. WASHINGTON, May 27.—At the night session the House passed twenty-eight pensfon bills, and in committee of the whole considered a large number of relief and private pension measures. Among the bills passed was one granting a pen- sion of $25 a month to General Cassius M. of Kentucky and another giving a Clay pension of $30 to the widow of Brig R MOauisy | o BIG PANIC AT HAVANA There Was a Wild Rush to Get Away. vera’s Fleet NEW YORK, May 27.—The Herald's ‘Washington correspondent telegraphs: EXORB”'ANT PR'CES PMD Active preparations for the occupation . | of both Cuba and Porto Rico are still —_— | progressing, although Secretary Alger | does not yet feel fully convinced that the Navy Department has definitely lo- | cated the position of the® Spanish fleet. | It is the intention of the War Depart- | ment to move troops from Key West to Cuba as soon as Commodore Schley reports to the Government that he has | the Spanish fleet safe in the harbor of | Santiago de Cuba. Secretary Alger assured me this morning that the report that the first army movement would be made upon Porto Rico was without foundation. He | admitted that much pressure has been brought to bear upon the President to first send an army O,f occupation to British steamship Arecuna, chartered | gych a plan was contrary to the policy | by the Ward line, brought here from |of the administration. The advocates Mexican ports, were three familles of | of the Porto Rico scheme advance the refugees from Havana. With many |argument that owing to the vast others, they escaped from Havana to amount of ammunition that has been Vit Oivs Yon® (he 'Hienchistearmer lately sent to the Philippine Islands, a | large army of invasion would not be Lafayette. The refugees are: Jose | fully supplied if sent immediately to Otero, his wife and five children; Al- | Cuba. The only foundation for this is fredo de la Ferte, wife and two chil- | that some of the volunteers at Chicka- dren, and Mis. F. C. de Meranda. They | Mauga sfe ‘"5“‘16‘8"“3' P't"‘"'ded ‘)r‘}‘lh v ammunition at the present time. e sg)l z:‘enLgm, ez;eBtlfled to Eg'c‘l‘;‘sff troops at Tampa and other southern | SO eneral Blanco would allow | points, however, are reasonably well | none to be sold. The limited supply |supplied, and the Ordnance Department now there is being guarded jealously, ; promises to provide for the Chicka- and at night the city is in complete | mauga troops by the time they can darkness. reach Tampa. The clectrie. plant has! been shut/| hDasbcsn;found that it will be ne- BUT ONE-TENTH OF THOSE AP- PLYING ESCAPED. Food and Fuel Very Scarce at Cuba’s Capital and a Combined Land and Sea Attack Hourly Expected. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, May 27.—Among the | N READINESS TO INVADE Will Be Sent to Cuba First to Porto Rico. Forces to Be Moved From Key West When Schley Reports Cer- Locked Up. cessary to send the army to Cuba in two divisions. If it is the intention of the Government to waste no time in making the forward movement against Cuba, it will be Impossible to obtain the troop ships necessary to carry an army of 75,000 men to Cuba. At the present time the War Depart- ment has thirty-two first-class ships in readiness to take men from Tampa, New Orleans and Mobile to Key West. A preliminary movement of troops to the point of embarkation has already begun. It will take not more than twenty-four hours to make two trips from Key West to the point of landing in Cuba; that is, if the work is carried on without unnecessary delay. It may be necessary, however, to first send the army now on the Gulf to Cuba on ac- count of the time needful to move men from Chickamagua to the point of em- barkation and delay the second move- ment for two or three days. The plan of sending 10,000 men to cut off supplies from the fleet of Admiral Cervera is now under serious consider- ation. The plan is to land troops eastward of Santiago de Cuba and have them get around behind the city and starve the Spanish into submission. Major-General Miles will leave Washington for a tour of inspection to- morrow or Saturday. It is now un- derstood he will not command the Cu- ban army of invasion. It was announced to-day that Mr. Holland, the inventor of the submarine- boat of that name, was expected here to-morrow to discuss with Captain O'Neil, chief of ordnance, the feasibil- ity of using that novel craft in an at- tack upon the Spanish squadron at Santiago if the vessels are stlll there. down, all factories where coal is used as fuel are stopped, and the gas and water works are forced to get along with as little coal as possible. For this reason water is scarce. When the Lafayette sailed for Vera Cruz there was a stampede to get out of the city. Fully 15,000 Spaniards and | Cubans had obtained passports to | e oha DlEE ey May 31 Bv o leave, but exorbitant prices for pas- | TN O onity, O s sage were demanded, and only a part | preghyterian General Assembly decided | of them could afford to pay the rate | this afternoon not to inaugurate another asked. As it was, the Lafayette | heresy trial in the case of Professor Mc- took 1200 men, women and children | Giffert, but to ask him to withdraw If he able to. carry. There were thousands was practically directed to act as judge, left who, although willing to pay the ; Jury and executioner upon himself. price asked, could not get passage, and | action taken was in the adoption of the they ran about like mad men, offering following resolution, which was substi- the fortunate ones twice the amount tuted for the final paragraph of the report they had paid for tickets. | of the (‘r(;mmil‘l‘geednn Dills and overtures, | | sul ed on nesday: A’ passenger named Xiques pald $1400 | S oEnEteq OF embly, &Y s spirit of kind- | for passage for himself, wife and two | ness no less than in devotion to_truth, children. Many others paid as high as | counsels Professor McGiffert to reconsider | $1000 each, and then they were com- | the questionable views set forth in his | pelled to sleep on the decks or wherever | book, and that if he cannot con(orhm h‘l‘s they could find room to lie down. Three | Yiews to the standards of our ¢ urch.Z miserable days were spent on the | then to peaceably withdraw from the D e clte. wiih only s scabty sllow~ | X ooy rerianaminaty: | tce of Tood tor cach pussenger, Nearly | ppySONERS HAVE BEfl EXCHANGED. WILL NOT BE TRIED FOR HERESY Presbyterian Gene?l Assembly Asks Professor McGiffert to Change His Views. ish merchants in Havana and others Cuban citizens. Jose Otero ,who brought his wife and three daughters to thlahclty, was for- | Correspondents Thrall and Jones merly connected with the city govern- vana on ment in Havana. He said: “When Dave :::tmf;;em 1 left Havana it was said that the in- surgents were only fifteen miles from the city, and at night the lights of their camp fires could be seen burning in the hills. From fear of bombardment by the United States warships and attack | and the Maple, with Cha by the insurgents the city is panic- | Hayden Jones, stricken, and a combined attack is|gpondents, on 1 Jcoked for every hour. Food is very | West. foarce, d fresh TMett 2he Sioekade 15 PEACE UNION'S LETTER ENRAGES PHILADELPHIANS. felt more by the poorer classes, and as The Society Will Be Ordered to Va- they are the ones who have been most loyal to Spain the suffering among cate Its Quarters in Independ- ence Hall. them is the worst.” Mr. Otero would say little about the Spanish troops in Cuba under General PHILADELPHIA, May 27.—At a meeting of the City Council of Phila- delphia a resolution will be introduced Blanco, but from other passengers it was learned that the army is about as demanding that the Philadelphia branch of the Universal Peace Union badly demoralized and panic stricken vacate the quarters in Independence as the civilians. Ammunition is scarce Hall. This action is the outcome of a | WASHINGTON, May 27.—The State Department has been notified by Brit- ish exchange of oard, has sailed for Key rags and without shoes. Rations are being doled out to them sparingly, but the soldiers watch carefully all places where provisions are known to be stored and the authorities will not al- The | Consul Gollan at Havana that the | prisoners has been effected | rics Thrall and | the American corre- | Love of the Peace Union to Senor Sa- gasta and the Queen Regent of Spain, advising that the Spanish Government make further concessions to the United States in order that the present war might be brought to a speedy termina- tion and expressing the opinion that the sentiment of the United States was against the war. The resolution, which will be intro- duced by George W. Bdwards, de- | nounces the “unpatriotic, un-American and disgraceful expressions of opinion, especially emanating from and under the Independence Hall, the ‘cradle of American liberty.’” MEAT IS VERY DEAR AT MANILA. Beef Now Costs Two Dollars and a Half a Pound and Is Very Scarce at That. HONGKON®G, May 27.—The situation at Manila is uachan~ed. The insurg- ents are quiet. Beef costs $2 50 per pound at Manila. The report that the commander of the Spanish boat Callao was tried by court-martial and shot for not firing on the American ships which captured the Callao is nntrue. EXONERATED BY A JURY. Charges Against 5! ustice Charles H. Arnold Proved Groundless. PASO ROBLES, May 21.—The case of the people of the State of California vs. Charles H. Arnold, which was on trial before a jury at the town of Templeton to-day upon a charge of collecting illegal fees, which complaint was sworn to by Andrew Nelson, resulted in the acquittal of Justice Arnold. _This is a case where the Justice collected under the fee bill of 1803." The jury rendered the following: We, the jury in the case of the People vs. Charles H. Arnold, find the defendant not gullty, and we further find the prosecution is malicious and uncalled for, and would respect- fully ask the court to tax the prosecuting wit- ness with the costs of the court and that he be ordered to pay the jurors in this case the sum of §2 per day for time served. (Signed) J. C. GIBSON, Foreman. — - Sebastopol’s Rose Carnival. SANTA ROSA, May 27.—Not to be out- done by larger towns, the juveniles of Sebastopol have instituted a juvenile rose carnival. The little Queen, Miss Norma Finley, was crowned on the main street {n the presence of a large throng of spec- tators. The two days festivity closed with a parade of decorated vehicies. and many of the troops are clothed in low private families to purchase sup- | letter recently written by President plies for more than one day at a time. Senor de la Ferte is a Cuban of French descent, who owns a large plan- tation near Havana. He sald he had brought his family here for safety un- til the war is over, but at the outbreak of the rebellion Eduardo Garcia, the manager of his plantation. had raised a regiment of 1200 men from his and neighboring plantations and joined the insurgents. “When the Spanish soldlers heard of it,” sald Senor de la Ferte, ‘“they marched upon my plantation, burn- ing and destroying everything above ground. We only got away with our l“s‘eenor de la Ferte said he did not think it was true that the steamer La- fayette had unloaded any arms or am- munition at Havana. or that some of her passengers were French gunners. He said the forts around Havana will be able to make only a poor reply to a bombardment. Although some of the guns are modern and in good condition the supply of powder and projectiles is short. ‘All the refugees were met at the Ward line pier by Cuban friends living in this city and given a joyous wel- come. How does it find you? danger ? Are your nerves s gency. 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