The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 14, 1898, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1898. this size for at least sixty days. Every detail for the landing of this party has been worked out by the engineer corps of the arm; It will be a laborious pro- cess at best, and will take a full day or more. The point of landing has been 50 chosen that there is little danger of an interruption from the Spanish | forces, but should they attempt to| make trouble Admiral Sampson’s ships will insure ample protection until the troops can care for themselves. The Spanish Cadiz fleet is almost as much of a mystery to the naval officers | here as was Admiral Cervera’s flying squadron during the two weeks im- mediately preceding its inglorious | bottling up at Santiago. To-day a re- | port came that the squadron was unfit for sea. That would have been credited except that the department has had in- formation as late as Saturday to the effect that the squadron was already at sea and was about to depart. About a week before that it had been told that the Cadiz fleet had sailed. Having in mind these conflicting reports, the War arcely knows where to give though it would seem to be xtraordinary circumstance that the doubt could exist as to the pres- ence in or a nce from the harbor of a populous citysuch as Cadiz of a whole dron of warships. However, the ht of opinion seems to incline to the presence of the fleet at Cadiz, owing » the bad condition of the ships. It ¥ be noted, however, that although upon this belief, as shown by | of the military invasion | War Board is taking no | nd, by means | for securing | approach of any | at of war. H news of th on the Uni marines at | night was a-ices up to However, »stion the and the bering effect insisted upon regardless of had a rat t that forward panish move- t agreeable to been hoping for good deal of sur- stantial aid | ents by d on the forcements were r own ships, but it does t appear in the repo that the ma- s had help from the men best cal- | culated from the ting to be of nish guerrilla: it of the who app ived ited S an encounter | Without any | zhting ability | to he ac- | h the greatest s their bravery | the question | the ex- | , failing in any £ the Cuban been s ¥y would Indian fighting a Cuban jungl v ta be shot and st skirm- service In | at from c only troops tra it ent has congluded | any small s it re- | W on the | mpson’s r planned. | f attack will be the | ), some fifteen miles > name “aimanera. under the not likely that will allow the ad- main in the possession garrison. Guantanamo base of supplies and American fleet, and be absolutely free » of danger. On the} v will be dumped thousands of tons of coal from colliers | sent there for the pi nd this will | obviate the necessit juent return to Key West or even of coaling at MOLE ST. NICHOLAS. June expeditjon from Tampa under ¢ \fter, co ed by American hips awalited by the fleet off Santlago de Luba. Operatians | will begin immediately after the ar- rival of the transports, which are ex- pected this week. PLANS OF POWERS TO TREAT FOR PEACE Spain Seems to Be Banking on a Pos- sible Combination Against the Unitea States. PARIS, June 13.—The Temps this af- ternoon publishes a dispatch from Ma- drid in which it is said that the com- munications exchanged by high offi- cials at Madrid, Vienna and Berlin do not treat directly of peace, but that “an important view of the situation | may arise out of Germany’s hostile at- | titude to the development of American | intervention in the Philippine Islands.” In connection with the reported in tention of the United States to occupy | the Ladrone and Caroline Islands, it is pointed out in the dispatch that Ger- many has long desired Ponape as a | coaling station. | As the Spanish Cabinet does not con- sider the moment at hand to discuss | peace, the dispatch continues, “The | war party and the press interpret the | international pour parlers as an indi- cation of an understanding and a com- bination possibly leading to European co-operation against the United States.” MADRID, June 13.—A gemi-official note {ssued to-day emphatically contra- dicts all the American reports of opera- tions in Cuba and even denies that the Americans have effected a landing in Guantanamo Bay or elsewhere. The note concludes: ‘““The European powers will make a mistake in imagining that | Spain is discouraged and at the end of | her resources. On the contrary, Spain is full of hope and determined to con- tinue the war.” WEYLER MAY LEAD TROOPS TO PHILIPPINES Talk of Sending Out an Expedition Under tne Leadership of the Cuban Butcher. WASHINGTON, June 13.—A well-known diplomat, the representative of a foreign nation, is authority for the statement that a strong movement has been Inaugurated in Madrid for the purpose of sending an expedition under Weyler to the Philippine Islands. This information comes to the diplomat from his home Government, and is sald to have been received from rell- able sources in the Spanish capital. EMBARRASSED BY THE IMMUNE REGIMENTS So Far the President Has Not Ap- pointed a Single Negro Officer. NEW YORK, June 13.—A Washington special to the Herald says: Negro im- mune regiments seem to be causing some embarrassment to the President. For ex- ample, not a single negro officer has yet been appointed. It was frankly admitted to an army officer to-day that white officers commanding regiments did not relish the possibility of having to mess with negroes, whether they were officers or not. lure of that | lood of rumors concern: nce in jungle | prices | sold out all hi | that they were pret JOE LEITER FORCED TO i Now the “You of the Wheat Pit Is Unloading. Financial Backers Desert Him and He Is Compelled to Begin Liquidation. CHICAGO, June 13—This has been a | day of excitement and wild rumor in | the Chicago wheat pit. A reverse that looks like a Waterloo has come to the | “young Napoleon of finance,” Joseph | Leiter. At first there was a wild tum- | oy ble of prices on the boara, July wheat | selling down 1 cent from Saturday’s | close, while September lost 4%c and | December 8%c, but all made a little re- | covery before the close. | Tt was given out that Leiter had or- | dered his deals all closed and a selling | rush was the result of the execution of | this order, accompanied as it was by 2 | 5 the stabili of the big bull movement which for the | months has been the important Incmri on the Board of Trade dealings. | of these rumors was that Leiter had | been deserted by some of his One ociates campaign. In the meantime | were becoming demoralized. | Leiter's wheat was being tumbled and | later in the day Leiter made no at- | tempt to conceal the fact that he had | in the HE WALL ng Napoleon™ Lamson Bros., there was no such indi- cation as to the identity of the seller. It is estimated that during the day from eight million to ten million bush- els of Leiter wheat, optional and visi- ble. were sold to the account of the Napacleon.” s is supposed to have consisted | chiefly of options in September, July | and June wheat, stored in Minneapoli St. Paul, Duluth and Chicago. It ¥ ated on the floor that the bankers of the N t. who have peen carrying the Nerth tern bull clique, refused to carry their burden for a longer time, and that calls had been made by North- western dealers, particularly the Min- neapolis interests, for margins down to 90 cents. These, it Is said, were fol- owed by calls upon Leiter here to mar- gin his wheat holdings down to 80 cents, Mr. Leiter had about 4,000,000 bushels of cash wheat on hand, much of which he is said to have disposed of at a loss. Later it was reported that L. Z. Leiter, n askec by his’son for more money, | refused to be drawn further into the wheat deal and thus compelled the latter to let go a large line of his hold- JOSEPH LEITER, the Latest Grief on the Floor of the Chicago Wheat Pit. Plunger to Come to holdin probably 6,000,000 or §, wheat. It came out t ferred most of his trad other well-known bus s in futures, 00 bushels of at he had trans- in futures to s houses and 3 ell protected by margins, so that whatever there were would fall upon Leiter. cash wheat, one report said, was tra ferred to Armour, but a later story was that it would be “trusteed” and handled in such a way as to prevent the slump which would be inevitable if all were | thrown on the market at once. Before the final close the panic partly subsided and July reacted 4 cents, Sep- tember selling up 13 cents and De- cember making 2 cents rally, selling a shade above September, where it was 1 cent under Saturday. None of the principals on the Leiter | crisis were willing to discuss the causes which led to his abdication, and the | most plausible explanation that can be offered at this time is, therefore, gir- cumstantial and speculative. The *rst indication of approaching dissolution | in the Leiter regime came this morn- | ing, when the announcement was made | that all his cesh and June wheat had been transferred by Allen, Greer & Sel lar, Leiter’s brokers, to Philip D. Ar- mour and that the September option, of which Leiter was a heavy holder, had been transferred to Lamson Bros. These reported transactions gave rise to conjectures that soon developed into a panic. At the outset it was rumored that Leiter was trying to get out of the market, but the fact that Allen, Grier & Sellar had transferred their trades to’ Lamson Bros. instead of selling out di- rectly, aroused the suspicion that Lei- ter was hard pressed and was endeav- oring to dispose of his immense hold- ings without disclosing the causes of his sudden withdrawal from the pit. After the close of business Saturday millions of bushels of September wheat “puts” were sold in the vicinity of T1ie, Lamson Bros. apparently having large orders for this line, ¥ Shortly “before the opening of the Board of Trade to-day brokers, sup- | posed to be acting for Leiter, were ready sellers. The *put” price was speedily reached and Leiter, if the Lamsons are acting for him, was en- abled to dispose of millions of wheat on the sale of “puts,” whereas if the actual wheat had been sold in the mar- ket there would have been even more of a break. Had Allen, Grier & Sellar made the sales, the street would have suspected a ruse, but coming from | down to 64% cents in June, | one or two broker representatives in ings in order to satisfy his warehouse creditors and marginal demands. | _ Representatives of the Northwestern | interests appear to have precipitated | the crisis by coming to Chicago Satur- day and learning that L. Z. Leiter would not advance any more money on his son’s accoun Mr. Leiter’s friends Insist that he has not made an assignment, but it is ad- mitted to-night that the Leiter inter- es}s ha; gefn ‘“‘trusteed.” oseph Leiter could not be located to- night. L. Z. Leiter was seen, but pats‘;- tx‘:']ely d;f‘l‘;ed to say a word. osep iter entered the marke April 20, 1897, and immediately utterS ward, the pressure of a tremendous power was felt, but no man knew whose was the hand. Leiter's first or- der was negotiated by Broker George B. French. It was for 100,000 bushels of May wheat at 70% cents per bushel. Then orders came thick and fast. The cheapest wheat bought by Lelter was 500,000 bushels, bought June 18, 1897, for September delivery, at 64% cents, The deal ran fourteen months, during which time the price of wheat was 1897, and up It involved at more than 35,- to $1 8 in May, 1898, one 8lme an interest of Uogf(;‘fl bi‘fi‘hels of wheat. e inois Trust and Savin, Bank probably wiil be selected as u'ugE tee for the Leiter grain and will place the market. Accurate figures as to Leiter's holdings when he decided tnhg-. quidate are difficult to secure. The best estimates indicate that he had 12,000,000 bushels of wheat in Duluth and Minne. apolis, 2,000,000 bushels en route to Europe and 2,000,000 bushels in or en route to New York. Mr. Leiter will not make an assignment and court proceed- ings for the settlement of his grain ac- count will not be necessary. John J. Mitchell, president of the IIlj- nois Trust and Saving Bank, said to- night: “Mr. Leiter has not failed and will not fail. No assignment in the set- tlement of his affzirs will be necessary, L. Z. Leiter having been acquainted Wwith the status of Joseph Leiter on the wheat market, detrmined that the deal should stop now, 8o steps for a settle- ment were taken immediately. “The banks are well proteoted and there will not be a dollar lost. I know that no bank lent money on this wheat at over $0 cents on the bushel. Most of the Chicago banks were lenders, also those in Minneapolis and Duluth and some in New York. “The question of selecting a trustee | should have been. has not been decided. It may be found that a trustee is not necessary. Prob- ably one or two brokers will be chosen to represent the interests of the cred- itors in the market. But these matters of detail will not be settled before the end of this week. The wheat to be dis- posed of will not be handled so as to produce uncertain market conditions. The banks can afford to hold it if neces- sary, and there is nothing in the entire transaction to occasion alarm.” MUCH EXCITEMENT IN MINNEAPOLIS But Banks of the Northwest Are Not Affected by the Action of Leiter. MINNEAPOLIS, June 13—The big break in wheat to-day caused much ex- citement on 'Change and among the grain men. Leiter's faflure to carry the load which he attempted to handle may have been expected by some, but to the great majority it was a surprise. The statement that Northwestern banks would be affected by the action of Leiter is not true, at least to any appreciable degree. C. A. Pillsbury, asked in regard to his opinion of the break, its causes and results, said: “The cause of the break in wheat to- day was that Mr. Leiter attempted to carry teo heavy a load and put the price of wheat too high. If he had never at- tempted to put the price above $1 40 he would probably have won out great money, as it was legitimately worth that, but when the market did not come up to his expectations he kept in- creasing his load, and I understand there was nearly 7,000,000 bushels sold in Chicago to-day on his account. Of course, offerings of such,an enormous quantity of wheat on tfie market at one time depressed prices, and it is strange to me that it has not depressed them more. And while this is being sacrified on the market prices will be temporarily as much lower than they | legitimately should be as been higher than they have they legitimately Wheat is worth le- gitimately 25 cents more than it closed at to-day, and in my opinion will be selling at about that much when the liquidation owing to the scare is over. In a few days the mills will be as eager for wheat at a dollar a bushel and up- ward as they have been apathetic con- cerning it at $1 40 and upward.” President Chamberlain of the Se- curity National Bank said the banks of the Northwest were not put to any in- convenience on account of Mr. Leiter, as he has no dealings with them. The most persistent rumors connected Messrs. Pillsbury and Peavy of this city with the deal. The latter gentle- man, however, claimed to be totally ignorant of the cause of the break. Mr. Leiter has some wheat in Minne- apolis and Duluth elevators, which is the only interest the two have in com- mon. Leiter is said to own most of the contract wheat- in Minneapolis and Duluth in public stocks, and the Leiter cash interests will be a feature in cash trading for some time to come. It is true also that Minneapolis will be drawn upon for export wheat from now on, or till the decline is checked. LEITER'S DOW.IFALL LONG PREDICTED San Francisco Shorts Who Cleared | Up ‘Big Money on the Break. The all-absorbing topic on ’'Change yesterday was Joe Leiter's Waterloo. Many had foreseen this result over eight months ago. Nevertheless this same young man caused tropical plants to thrive in the gardens of the profes- sional bears. That the end would be disastrgus n e at all familiar with grain specula®ion denied, but when was the end to come? after he had driven July so high that | the shorts would require a_ stepladder to reach it. As is always the case the unexpected happens. However, Leiter must be given due credit for the good his pluck has done. Had it not been for him wheat never would have reached the high figures it did. He forced foreigners to pay dearly for their supplies. This brought to American wheat producers would never have been theirs without Leiter. His manipulation of the deal has never been equaled, his great fault undoubtedly resting in his over confi- dence that the growing crops would not be as large as the trade generally an- ticipated. Weather conditions were against him this season as strongly as they were favorable to him last year. | The announcement on ’Change that Leiter had assigned caused a momen- tary flurry, December wheat breaking | to §1 31%. The effect was of short duration. Many shorts took advantage of the depression and filled outstanding contracts. Harry Wise bulled the price from $1 313 to $1 34 covering shorts. He has been the Leiter of the local market, but not like Leiter. He sold out his long contracts around $1 70 for December and sold short a very heavy line. These contracts he closed up yesterday through Cutter & Moseley. It is undoubtediy a fact that he cleaned up $75,000 on the down turn. E. A. Bresse is' creditel with making $20,000 during the past ten days shorting wheat. The trade as a whole is very much pleased that Leiter has dropped out of the markst, and hereafter speculation will be free from manipulation. Wheat has had a very heavy break. It is more than likely a fair-sized rally is not far off. Armour is credited with taking all of Leiter's spot wheat. He does not generally buy if his purchases have a sinking ten- dency. At all events prices are low enough, conditions fully considered. STORY OF MANILA’S FALL DUE TO A MISTAKE Frank Admission of the New York Herald That Its Correspondent Was in Error. NEW YORK, June 13.—Under the caption “A Mistake About Manila,” the Herald to-morrow will say: The Her- ald printed yesterday a dispatch from its Washington correspondent stating that Embassador Hay had sent to the State Department information from a British source that Manila had fallen. It is with regret and no little embar- rassment that the Herald {s obliged to deny the accuracy of the story. It was received by the Washington corre- spondent at an heur too late to attempt the usual official verification. It came from a source usually trustworthy and reliable. The Herald would not knowingly print an untruth, and, having been led into error, makes the correction as speedily as possible. -— Germany’'s Alleged Designs. LONDON, June 13.—The Singapore correspondent of the Times says: “Let- ters received here from Manila dated May 26, say that the prolonged confer- ences between the German Consul and Captain-General Augusti were exciting attention, and had led to the belief that Germany has designs on the Sulu archipelago.” RS T oy Camp Life at Santa Cruz. SANTA CRUZ, June 18.—The military company in camp at the powder works begin active drilling to-day. Captain Rot- tanzi was officer o{ the day. This even- ing Colonel B. Peyton gave a dinner to the officers at his residence. Cadiz Fleet Unfit for Sea. WASHINGTON, June 13—Word has been recelved at the Navy Department from a high though unofficial source that Admiral Camara’s Cadiz fleet has been found unfit for sea. Certainly not until | many dollars that | SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT So the War Revenue Bill Is. Now a Law. 3 PLANS FOR THE BOND ISSUE SECRETARY GAGE INVITES SUB- SCRIPTIONS. Two Hundred Millions of Three Per Cents Will Be Sold at Par for & Yeriod of Thirty-Two Days. Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, June 13.—The war revenue bill was brought to the White | House by a House messenger at 1:25 | o'clock, and was signed by the Presi- dent at 3:01 o’clock. Immediately upon receipt mation from l‘}ha White ETU war revenue bill had been signed by firees}dfim, xSecrulury Gage t "tll(i;.y llssigtg ie following circular explaini public the proposed lmn(el lps:‘\‘xg:“g £ the TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Office of the Secretary, WASHINGTON, D. June 13, 1sbs. of the infor- use that the | The Secretary of the invi - | seriptions from the | people of “ors | | United States for $200,000,60 of the bonds | of the 3 per cent loan authorized by the | | act of Congress approved June 13, 1898, | scriptions will be received | of thirty-two days, the sub { from this date until 3 o'c | duy of July, 18%. The b | both coupon and registe: | bonds in denominations of | $1000 and the registered bonds in_denominations | of 320, $100, 3500, $1000, $5000 and $10.000. They T be dited August 1, 185, and by their | e redeemable coln @ he as- torms will be | able’in coin at the pleas Sub- | par for a period | lon being open | . on the l4th be ed in | coupon | $500 and United States after ten years from the date of their fssue, | and will be due and payable August 1, 1918, The bonds will bear interest at the rate Of 3 per cent per annum, payable quarterly; the interest on the coupon bonds wiil be paid | by means of coupons, 10 be detached from the bonds as the interest becomes due, and the in- | terest on the registered bonds will be paid by | checks drawn 10 the order of the payces and mailed to their addresses. | The law authorizing the lssue of these bonds | provides that in allotting sald bonds the sev- | eral subscriptions of individuals shall be first | accepted, and the subscriptions of the lowes amounts shall be first allotted. In accordance with that provision allotments to all individual | subscribers will be made before any bonds will | be allotted to other than individuals. All in- dividual subscriptions for $500 or less will be | allotted in full as they are received, and such | subscriptions must be ‘paid in full at the time | the subscription is made. If the total sum subscribed for in amounts of 3500 or less | should exceed $200,000,000 the allotments will be made according to the priority of the re- ceipts of the subscription. Allotments on subscriptions for over not be made until after the subscript c July 14, and will then be made inversely cording’ to the size of the subscription, will the smallest subscription being first allotted, then the next in size, and so on, preference being glven individual subscriptions. Persons sub- scribing for more than $500 must send in cash | or certified checks to the amount of 2 of the sum subscribed for, such dey constitute a partial payment, and to feited to the United States In the event of | failure on the subscriber's part to make a full payment for his bscription, according to the terms of the circular. Allotments to subscrib- | ers for more than $500 will be made as soon as possible after the subseription clos: In order to avold a too rapid absorption of funds into the treasury, with possible con- | sequent evil affect on industry and commerce, any subscriber for more than $500 will be per- | mitted to take his allotment of bonds in in- | stallments of 2 per cent, taking the first in- | stallment within ten daye after the notice of | | the allottment, and the balance at four equal {ntervals of forty davs each, in four Install- ments cach of 20 per cent of the bonds allotted. Delivery of bonds will be made in installments s payment for them is received, and payment must in all cases be made in full as the bonds are taken. The 2 per cent deposit will apply | in the final statement. Any subscriber may pay for the whole amount ailotted him within ten days from the date of the notice of his | allottment. | Interest will be adfusted from the time of | the actual payment, whether paid in one sum | on its Installments as permitted. Separate | subscriptions from one individual, although made from time to time, will be aggregated and considered as one subscription. The Secre- | tary of the Treasury will receive in payment | for_the bonds postoffice money orders payable at Washington, D. C., and ¢ bank drafts | and express money orders collectable in the | cities of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Balti- | more, Washington, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. | Louts, New Orleans and Francisco. Al money orders and bank drafts must be drawn in favor of the treasurer of the United States. | The money orders and bank checks so received | will be forwarded for collection by the depart- ment, and as soon as returns are obtained the | subscriber will be credited with the amount | of_Ms subscription as of the date of collection. The secretary will also receive in payment for the bonds certificates of deposit issued by the | assistant treasurers of the United States in the | above named cities. The certificates of de- | posit may be obtained from any assistant treas- urer in exchange for gold coin, gold certificates, | standard silver dollars, silver certificates, TUnited States notes, treasury notes of 1880 and | national* bank notes, and the sbuscriber will | be credited with the amount of his subscription | as of the date of the certificate of deposit. The | Secretary will also recelve currency sent by | registered mall or express direct to the Treas- | ury Department. | For the mutual convenience of the subserib- | ers and the department a blank form of letter to accompany remittances has been prepared ana it may be obtained at the offices of na- | tional and State banks generally, at the sev-| | eral sub-treasuries of the United States, at any order postoffice and at any express | office. The bonds will be dated August 1, 188, &nd | they will be delivered to subscribers free of ex- pense for transportation as soon after that | date as possible. The bonds will be accom- | panied by a check for the amount of the inter- est due the subscriber from the date of his payment to August 1, 1508, ! All remittances and other comsunications | relative to this loan should be addressed to the Secretary of the Treasury, Division of Loans | and Currency, Washington, D. C. All_subsoriptions must 'bo’ recelved at the | Treasury Department, Washington, D. C., not | later than 3 o'clock p. m. Wednesday, July 1, | 1898. No subscriptions received atter that date nsidered. Snatipetanl B i J. GAGE, Becretary. JAMAICA SENTIMENT STRONGLY AMERICAN Protest Expected From the Spaniards by the Authorities of the Island. Copyrighted, 139, by James Gordon Bennett. PORT ANTONIO, Jamaica, June 12.— The collier Kingston, Lieutenant Spey- er, arrived here at noon with Admiral Sampson’s dispatches about the Guan- tanamo cable cutting and fight yester- day. There was also a dispatch about the mission of a flag of truce from Santiago yesterday evening, supposedly carried by thé Vixen. The i.ingston expected to run immediately to San- tiago, but the authorities in Washing- ton cabled for her to await further orders. No object!s: was raised by the au- thorities as to the Kingston taking on provisions for the ships. The officers of the British warship Indefatigable were prompt in making an official call on the Kingston. The sentiment in Ja- matca is strongly American. The au- thorities anticipate that objections will be made by the Spaniards to having Port Antonio used as an American base. GENERAL LEE TO LEAD AN ARMY TO HAVANA Said to Have Been Ordered to Prepare Forty Thousand Men for Invasion. NEW YORK, June 13.—A cablegram to the World from Havana says Major General Fitzhugh Lee has been ordered to prepare an army of 40,000 men to Lmvva on Havana. GOLDEN CARGO - FOR THIS SHIP The Roanoke Starts for St. Michael. |CARRIES. MANY PASSENGERS WILL RETURN WITH MINERS AND THEIR WEALTH. Two Special Correspondents of The Call Sail Northward on the Treasure Ship. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. SEATTLE, June 13.—Several thousand interested spectators crowded Yesler Wwhart this morning to witness the depart- ure of the steamship Roanoke. The ves- sel steamed out of port shortly after noon with 225 passengers and heavily laden with freight for Dawson. The Roanoke is operated by the North American Trad- ing and Transportation Company. It is expected to reach St. Michael within ten days. : Unusual importance it attached to this Initial trip, as it is expected the Roanoke will be the first steamship to bring down returning Klondikers and their millions in gold. In July last the Excelsior, followed two days later by the Portland; was the treasure ship that first Impressed the world with the wealth of the Yukon gold fields. The steamer Weare wintered at Circle City and in all probability is now at Daw- son taking aboard miners with their bags of dust. It will follow the breaking ice down the Yukon and be the first boat into St. Michael, arriving about June 25. There a transfer will be made to the Roanoke and the return run made to Seattle, the vessel reaching here between July 8§ and 10, The passengers on the north-bound Roanoke come from every section of the country and include a number of women whose husbands or fathers are located along the Yukon. Two notables are J. C. McCook, recently appointed United States Consul to Dawson, and Acting Vice-Con- sul W. H. Burke. Captain J. C. Barr, who has charge of all the company's river steamshaps, is aboard. Among the other passengers are H. G. Steel and Charles P. Burnett, special cor- respondents for The Call. The latter will remain in St. Michael during the summer, while Mr. Steel will return on the treas- ure ship Roanoke. It is designed to ob- tain from the first gold seekers to come down the river complete details of their winter’s experiences in the gold fields. The story of the spring clean-up will be covered adequately and accurately for The Call readers. OHN SHERMAN ON WAR ISSUES The Statesman Tacoma. Visits FEARS FOR THE FUTURE OPPOSES ACQUISITION OF +HE PEILIPPINES. Outspoken, Also, in His Antagonism to the Proposed Annexation of the Hawaiian Islands. Special Dispatch to The Call TACOMA, June 13.—Unheralded and accompanied by his wife only, ex-Sec- retary of State John Sherman of Ohio arrived in Tacoma to-day, and it was not until his name was seen on the ho- tel register that any one knew of the illustrious visitor’s coming. Seated in an easy chair in his parlor this even- ing, the well-known Ohioan appeared strong and well. His generally vigorous appearance indicates that he is still sturdy and full of energy. Mr. Sherman explained that his jaunt to the coast was one of pleasure only; that after a rest of a few days he intended to sail for Alaska, “just for the trip,” and his entire time would be spent in enjoying freedom from work. “I am out of the harness,” said the Ohio diplomat, “wholly free from offi- cial cares and intend only upon enjoy- ! ing my outing. “Yes, large sums are necessary in time of war,” he replied when ques- tioned about the forthcoming bond is- sue. “Money must be available when needed, and in sufficient quantities.” This was as near as the visitor came to making any comment upon the ad- ministration policy. “Dewey won a grand victory,” sald ex-Secretary Sherman, when the Phil- ippines were spoken of, “but it is unfor- tunate that our posistion Is such as now exists. Ocecupancy or, more prop- erly, permanent acquisition of these isl- ands—in fact of any Spanish territory— is in conflict with the very theory and past policy of cur nation. The declara- tion of war of itself indicated that we are not to be looked upon as waging a war of conquest.” The Senator Incidentally mentioned the Hawaiian Islands, and made no se- cret of his opposition #c the whole scheme of annexation. Said he: “A coaling station is needed in the Pacific. 1 appreciate this, but after providing this in the Hawaiian Islands we have gone as far as we should go along this course.” GENERAL HERNANDEZ SURPRISED AND TAKEN Capture of the Leader Puts an End to the Revolution in Venezuela. CARACAS, Venezuela, June 13.—A body of fifty mounted federal troops of Gen- eral Guerras’ command surprised and captured the rebel leader, General Her- nandez, yesterday near Yumare. It is ex- pected he will be brought to Caracas in chains on Wednesday. President An- drade {s now complete master of the sit- uation and the revolution Is re; ed as at an end. The feeling here is one of great enthusiasm. 3 WASHINGTON, June 18 —Information has reached the State Department that the revolution which has prevailed in Venezuela for the past six months ended last night by the defeat and capture of Hernandez, its leader. The people are celebrating with public demonstrations. As a result President Andrade remains more firmly than ever seated in the ex- ecutive office in Caracas. RYAN EASILY DEFEATS WEST Given the Decision in the- Fourteenth. NOT MARKED BY A BLOW LANDS ON HIS ANTAGONIST AT WILL. Remarkable Gameness of the New York Pugilists Under a Storm of Terrific Blows. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, June 13—Tommy Ryan of Syracuse met and easily defeated Tommy West of this citv to-night in the four- teenth round of a twenty-round contest for the welter-weight championship of the world. Ryan outfought his man at every point and might have ended the contest much quicker had he cared to. West was game to the core and took an awful hammering. Ryan’s backers lafd odds on their man and took all the New York money In sight. The referee, Charley White, let the bout go as far as humanity would permit, and when at last he sent the men to their corners and awarded the fight to Ryan there was gen- eral satisfaction among the spectators. Ryan looked exceedingly fit and _well and sald he weighed 147 pounds. West was also in splendid shape and weighed 152 pounds. The men got to work Immediately and 1 fighting for four rounds, the blood fiying from Kept up the pace un- til the eighth without material damage to either man. In the eighth Ryan let drive with his right and landed on the solar plexus. After a clinch West jabbed the left on the face and put Ryan down upon his back. When they came to the center of the ring again West sent Ryan down again with a right swing on the jaw. Ryan got up quickly, and after a little sparring, swung his right on We head, driving West through the West was up in two seconds. Round 9 was easy, but in the tenth Ryan soaked his right over the heart and West winced. West came up wobbly in the eleventh, and Ryan kept jabbing his sore nose. Ryan got_in blow after blow from then on, and West was smeared with blood. West came up gamely in the fourteenth round, but was unable to pro- tect himself, as Ryan landed at will, jab- bing him on the stomach and face. West took his punishment in the gamest man- ner imaginable. Ryan let up a little and looked at the referce, as much as to say: “Why don’t you stop it, Charley?" White did not interfere, and then Ryan smashed West a couple of times, send- ing him to the ropes. Referee White then went between them and stopped the bout, after many of the spectators had called on him to do so. White awarded and the latter walked without & mark on him. READY TO CARE FOR THE AMERICAN WOUNDED Fortunate Arrival of the Ambu- lance Ship Solace Off Santiago. WASHINGTON, June 13.—By a for- tunate coincidence the naval ambu- lance ship Solace arrived off Santiago yesterday and was avaflable at once to take the wounded marines who par- ticipated in the fight at Crest Hill. The dead will be buried on Cuban soil. With actual warfare going on the usual modes of war must be followed, and it is sald by those in authority that these will not permit the removal of the dead from the point of action. To provide for every contingency, the surgeon-general of the navy placed on board the Solace twenty-five folding coffins. They are away from observa- tion and are so unlike coffins until put together that they are free from all grewsome appearance. They are to be used only for such wounded as die on board the ships. A practical em- balmer with all embalming supplies is also on board. NOW, MEN! 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