The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 20, 1898, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1898. WAR SIGNS MORE OMINOUS IN THE FAR EAST England and Russia Preparing for the Struggle That Will Involve All Europe. VICTORIA, July 12.—On board the Empress of Indla, which arrived from the Orient to-day were several British officers, bound home on furlough. From them and from s merchants who | were fellow passengers it was learned | that the prevailing topic of conversa- | tion In the far East at present is the prospect of war with Rusci cant, are being made on 3 Hongkong the navy d busy scene, as large munitions of war tinually to be st sembling of all t Hongkong points to 1l gunboats at state of prepara- tions, as in the event of war these v gels would be laid up, and their crews drafted to the fighting ships, “Russia’s aggressions have just about gone to the limit,” said one of the naval men, whose name at his re- quest is withheld. “The Russians are now making strenuous efforts to pre- | vent conce or contracts being | given the British in North China, and on June 20 last, the Russian Minister v objected to China | borrowing money from England for the construction of the New Chang Rai way. At the request of the Russians and French, the treaty was signed on July 1 for the reking-Mankau Railway the construction of which is under- taken by Belgians. Great Britain will not be silent on this move.” That gla.d is preparing to resist the Russian aggressions is shown by fact that the work of improving the at Peking pub will give Britai. a fi Fast that will obviate the ne: 3 employing the full force of the British influenc other cou has incr tries inimical to the British, d. Li Hung Chang, now re- turned to power, no longer favors Great | Britain. He is a friend of Russia. It was he who brought about the dismis- gal of Minister Weng at the instance of Russia b > that officlal dilated on the dang advances. His inimical to his vio- n is shown also ation with Sir Claude Ma Donald, the British bassador at Pe- king, over the new concessions near Hongkong. apers are still discuss- of forming an An- nce in view of the of Russian aggres- The tone of the Chinese papers is indicative of | f in the possibility of an | outbreak of hostilities be- glo-Japanese | fears entertained sion in China. ultimate tween Great Britain and Russia. AN ENTIRE COLONY DIES OF STARVATION t VICTORIA, July 19.—The Empress of | India reports that great damage was | done by floods in Central Japan June | 2. Several towns and villages were | flooded. No loss of life is reported. On June 23 a Chinese junk with its | cargo of liquor was burned at Taku. Twenty-eight persons were burned and drowned. er & Co.'s tea gardens at | > damaged by fire recently to | he extent of $50,000. A horrible tale comes from Chinipori | Island, off the coast of Hokkaido. A | Chinese contractor engaged a number | of men to work a silver mine on the is- lJand. He kept up no communication with them and when a steamer called | there for a load of ore it was found that the whole colony had died of starvation. | It is reported from Shanghal that | Belgians have made an offer to take a Jarge number of coolies to work under contract in the Congo, supplying in ex- | change an-equal number of negroes to | be trained into an armed force. The black flag rebellion in the Quong provinces of China is increased. The | standard of revolt has been raised at four points and danger is feared at the | various missionary stations. The United States Consul at Canton | formulated a heavy claim for indemnity damages for the wanton destruction of the American mission school at Hoi- ping. He demands that the school be rebuflt and that $10000 in Mexican money be paid. The German Minister at SBeoul requested the Korean Minister of Foreign Affalrs to wait upon him at the legation. Upon the latter’s arrival the German Minister administered to | him a severe thrashing on account of his refusal to grant certain mining privileges to German subjects in the | district of Kiojgu. The Korean Gov- ernment s greatly incensed. | Chinese pirates attempted to gain | possession of the Indo-China steamer | Yueng-Wo when it was leaving Hau- | Kow. A number of Chinese came aboard with heavy bags. Passengers who were suspiclous insisted upon a | search belng made with the result that arms were found concealed. PERSONNEL OF THE JAPANESE CABINET VICTORIA, July 19.—News comes by | the Empress of India that following the resignation of Marquis Ito, Prime Minis- ter of Japan, and his Cabinet, a new Cab- | inet has been formed by Counts Okuma | and Hagakl, and the leading members of the constitutional party. ‘T'he personnel of the new Cabinet is as follows: i Count Okuma Shigenobu, Minister Pres- | tdent and_Minister for Foreign Affairs, Count _Itagaki Talsuke, Minister Home Affairs Minister Matsuda Masahisa, nance. ashi Gitetsu, Minister of Justice. rashi Yuzo, Minister of Communica- | of Fi-| tions. Olshi Masami, Minister of Agriculture | and Commerce. Ozaki Yuklo, Minister of Education. Katsura Taro, Minister of War. Count Saigo ' Judo, Navy. The resignation of Marquis Ito came | upon the Japanese as a thunderbolt from | a clear sky. The recent formation of the | powerful Constitutional party, from the united ranks of the Liberals and Progres- slonists, doubtless led observers of Japa- nese politics to come to the conclusion that at the forthcoming general elections the Government would be badly worsted, but Tt would scarcely have been expected that Marquis Ito would “throw up the sponge” before the struggie commenced. It was given out that the Premier was forming a Government party in opposi to the new Constitutional alliance. From what has since occurred it seems that the Marquis has found this to be a hopeless task. AGUINALDG KILLS A SPANIARD IN DUEL VICTORIA, July 19.—The steamer Em- Minister for the | GROW Trustees of press of India which arrived from Hong- kong to-day had among her passengers Captain. D. Hodgson, who commanded | the revenue cutter McCulloch during the | battle of Manila. Captain Hodgson is on | his way to San Francisco. According to the ongkong papers Ad- miral Diederichs, commander of the Ger- man fleet at Manila, is credited -with the statement that he will prevent Admiral Dewey from bombarding Manila or any port. naldo to mortal combat before the battle The offer was accepted and the sulted in the fatal wounding of ) officer. ish Governor at Tulu Straits | fears an American Invasion. | SAN JOSE, July 19.—Trustees Hale stops on a 111 gunboat and is read and Curnow and Dr. Sponogle of Ag- for u hurried flight. The colony is mak- ' news Asylum and Attorney Nicholas ing ,}"’;;',l_’“\"l;“{"fi ol fl,l;;;fkul’)l{pnr»: Bowden held a lengthy conference in BES imiculties are lncreased by a threat. | the latter’s office this evening. Secre- ened rebellion. tary Montgomery was present and == | submitted the charges filed by Wil- SEVERE WIND | lams against Tourtillott and Mrs. | Madigan. The question of holding an AND RAIN STORMS | investigation was discussed. It was de- % | cided that it would be at least a week Many Buildings Damaged in the| before it could be held. The date East and Loss of Life | would be one convenient to all the Reported. trustees. The witnesses mentioned in MILWAUKEE, July 19.—A severe wind- | Williams’ charges would be subpenaed. storm, followed by a heavy rain, pre-|It was the opinion that a general inves- valled in Wisconsin this afternoon, ex- | tigation might result, the trustees all tending as far north as Marinette and | claiming to be anxious for a sweeping west as far as Black River Falls. Many | inquiry. butldings were damaged, trees were up-| ACCUSED OF ~ AGNEWS MUST STAND TRIAL the Asylum Decide to Hold an In- vestigation. | Medical Director Sponogle Declares He Is the Victim of an Attempt | It is reported also th}al a Sp: | t p the Spanish captain cha nged Agul- a ac al J additional and special examinations. If ossible the commission would like to Eave these examinations not more fre- quently than once in each quarter. Yours truly, JOHN F. CARRIERE, Secretary State Commission in Lunacy. The part of the lunacy law referred to In the foregoing provides for a civil service examination of applicants for appointments in State hospitals. It will be seen by the instructions issued by the State Board of Lunacy that appointments must be made from the list of those who passed the civil service examination in the order of merit. On June 7 last the examinations were held for matron to fill the vacancy cre- ated by the resignation of Miss Royce. The following is the list of applicants with the percentages they obtained: J. Watkins | four miles from Mar: | gra tion | rooted and crops in many sections lev- | eled. The wind reached a velocity of forty miles an hour. At Marshfield much property was destroyed. Church spires and factory roofs were demolished. Frank Korneck was killed at Hewitt, field, while work- ing tn a barn which was blown down. At Beloit trees and wires in all parts of the city were blown down, rendering the streets’ impassable. Several business blocks were unroofed, including the Mec- building and Goddard & Allen's Mich., several 3 missing, but they are thought to have reached the east shore in safety. Benton larbor, Mich., experienced a heavy hail and rain storm. Serious dam- as’: done to fruit. OINES, lowa, July 19.—A wind in storm passed over this city at a velocity of thirty miles an hour. Tele- graph wires all over the State are down. It is feared that considerable damage has been done to grain. The storm broke a prolonged drought. CLARINDA, Iowa, July 19.—The Chau- tauqua tent, seating 3000 persons, was blown down this afternoon during a heavy wind and rain storm. Everybody was rescued uninjured. e et OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Patents for Inventions and Pensions for Union Veterans—Califor- nians in Washington. WASHINGTON, July 19.—Pacific Coast patents were issued to-day as follo California—John Baker, Pasadena, bi- cycle hub and bearings; John Carden, Carpenteria, currycomb; Frank A. Dixon, San Jose, automatic cooking apparatus for canneries; Franklin L. Johnson, Val- ley Spring, washing machine; Rudolph Poltrowskl, San Francisco, beer barrel. ) Oregon—Daniel W. Guiles, Portland, bl cycle gear; Edward Turner, Portland, as- reports signor of one-half to Smith & Watson, iron works, friction clutch. Washington—Hugh Breckenridge, Ly den, polishing _machines for broom ha dles; Willilam E. Leonard and C. O. He: cox, Tacoma, assignor to the Washing- ton Dishwasher Company, dish Cleaner.}’a personal Californians in Washington—Mrs, J. T. Larkin and Miss A. Wickiand, San Fran- co, are at the Raleigh; W. M. Crane, n biego, s at the Natlonal. acific Coast pensions ted as follows: California: Original—Frederick Kotze, Riverside, $; Charl Stammann, San Francisco, $; Danlel Teadley, Veterans Home, Napa, $8. Relssue—Alfred Clark Oakland, $12." Original widow, etc.—Pris- cilla A. Shepston, S8an Francisco, $5. o Sa F have been Oregon: Original—Samuel D. East, Greenville, $; Erastus P, Hawks, Alt- house, $8. Washington: Original—Daniel Oliver, Spokane, $6. Increase—Daniel Quinn, Port Angeles, $8 to $12. e M’CORD TABOOS THE SALE OF LIQUORS Will Not Permit the Traffic in the Regiment of Voiunteers He Is to Command. PHOENIX, Ariz.,, July 19.—Governor McCord, who will command the infantry volunteers from the four Territories, to- day was shown the regimental standard which is to be presented at Whipple bar- racks on August 6. Grand Chief Templar Walbridge and Grand Treasurer Shewman were present, and incidentally stated that the Good Templars thought of asking him to pro- hibit the sale of intoxicants in the regi- ment, “I recelved a letter to-day from the New York Voice,” replied Governor Mc- Cord, “asking my position on the subject. I have replied that neither wine, beer nor whisky wiil be sold in the regiment with my consent.” The presentation of the ‘colors to the regiment will be made the occasion of an excursion from Phoenix and other points. CYCLONE DOES GREAT DAMAGE IN WISCONSIN Trees Uprooted, Buildings Wrecked and Wires Prostrated in All Directions® MILWAUKEE, Wis.. July 19.—A cy- clone started at Watertown, Wis., about 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. Trees are reported as being uprooted and barns for blown down. The windstorm was followed | by the heaviest fall of raln In years. At Sun Pralrie tne storm is reported to have wrought .considerable damage. Wires were prostrated in many directions in the northwest, the storm extending as far north as Green Bay, and it is feared the damage will be great. Previous to | the storm the weather was very hot, the thermometer registering near the 100 | mark. ZOLA'S TRIAL LEADS T0 A BLOODLESS DUEL | Two Other Meectings Between Well- [ Known Parisian Journalists Are Impending. | PARIS, July 19.—A duel, arising from | the Zola-trial, was fought at St. Cloud | between M. Paul de Roulode, the essay- | ist and poet, and M. Gustave Hubbard, | member of the Chamber of Deputies for | Pontoise. The latter seizod his adyer- | sary’s sword with his left hand, where- | upon the seconds stopped the duel, de- claring that M. Hubbard had disqualified himself. Two duels between well-known journal- ists, growing out of the trials, are fm- pending. —_——— THE CRYSTAL SWIMMING BATHS. Physicians recommend the Crystal warm sea water tub and swimming baths, North Beach. Sponogle's case was talked over and B. Williams, the medical superintendent spoke freely of his troubles. He denounced Detec- tive Frost’s action as a blackmaller. | He denied the charges that he poisoned | his wife for her life insurance and | ruined a girl in Fresno. He said that | back of Frost and the prime cause of the attempt to besmirch his character | and blackmail him was S. N. Weltman, | brother of his former wife. Weitman, | who is now a student at the California | Medical College at Oakland, had charged him with having poisoned Mrs. | Sponogle, but two physicians who at- | tended his wife would prove the accu- | sation untrue. Now Weitman and | ¥'rost had leagued themselves together | to ruin him. | Of the charge that he caused the ruin | of a Fresno young woman he claimed | he had already been cleared. Dr. Sponogle admitted he had a brother with a bad reputation. He ex- pressed a desire for a speedy investiga- tion, as he felt confident of clearing himself of the charges. He has en- gaged Attorney Bowden to defend him at the investigation. While the mem- bers would not talk of the matter they hinted that Frost was weakening and “falling down,” and that he would never appear to press the charges agdinst Sponogle. chaei CZAR GOULD CARES NAUGHT FOR LAW Gives Positions to His Proteges, De- spite the Results of Competi- tive Examinations. | SAN JOSE, July 19.—According to Frank H. Gouid, the czar of Agnews, all men and women are llars who utter words of criticism of him or his pets at the asylum. It will be iInteresting to have him explain some peculiar things that appear in the records of the institution that he has endeavored faithfully and persistently to turn into political machine. Now, while men and women may be addicted to departing from the truth, it gener- ally is conceded that official public records, like figures, do not indulge in prevarication. It has been Intimated that Director | Gould has been using every influence that he can command to secure the po- | sition of matron at the asylum for Miss ‘Loulse Bambauer, one of his pets who | was imported from Merced. As a pre- liminary to this vacancy had to be cre- ated, and this was accomplished by driving the former incumbent, Miss Ella Royce, to such a point of distrac- tion and indignation that she found it desirable to purchase peace of mind and the retention of self respect by re- signing. Not the least factor in the | system of petty persecutions to which Miss Royce was subjected was Miss B-mbauer, who carried things with as high a hand among the employes of the institution as did Mr. Gould among the directors and more important officials of the asylum. Miss Bambauer made little concealment of the fact that she herself exempt from the rules and reg- ulations, and for the reason, as she boasted, that she had Mr. Gould be- hind her. Miss Bambauer also has nrided, her- self that she was to have the position of matron, and it vould appear from recent' developments that her ambi- tion is Itkely to be gratified, despite laws, rules, regulations and instruc- tions from a higher authoritv than the board of managers of the institution. These have all been set aside up to the present time, and Gould, czarlike, has constituted himself laws, rules, regulations and instructions unto him- self. If his programme is carried out Miss Bambauer will be the matron, though the legal obstacles to her hold- ing this position would be Insurmount- able to the individual not endowed with the gizantic gail of Gould. On the minutes of the institution un- der date of October 13, 1897. appears the following communication from the | State Board of Lunacy. | At a meeting of the State Commission | in Lunacy, held in San Francisco on Fri- | day, September 2, the following resolu- | tion was adopted: Resolved, That when there are any va- cancies to be filled amonghlhe officers or | | | | | | employes of any State ospital, other than those of medical sugerlntendent and assistant physiclans and Internes, the medical superintendent of the hospital where such vacancies have occurred or are about to occur shall send to the State Commission in Lunacy a copy of such questions as ‘n his opinion should be asked candidates for the position or posi- tions in question, 1ntormlnfi the commis- slon at the same time on what day he de- sires to hold the examination of sald can- didates. The commission shall _carefully revise such list of questions and shall sélect one of its members to represent it at such examination, which representative shall take with him the questions to be asked candidates, as revised by the commission. The examination shall be made by the medical superintendent and the repre- sentative of the board of managers in the presence of the representative of the commission, and no person shall in future be appointed to any position in any State hospital except in accord with this reso- lution, which is intended to enforce para- raph 5, subdivision b of section 8, article I of the new State Lunacy Law, ap- proved March 31, 1897. It is further suggested by the commis- sion that these examinations shall take place as far as possible at regular Inter- vals from time to time, and that all ap- plications for positions shall be placed on the eligible list in the order of their merit. This will enable superintendents to fill vacancies immediately when they occur, without the necessity of having uise Bambauer . Adaline Fitzgerald Alice 8. Adams.. Alicla F.” Fogarty Miss Louise By though Bambauer, fourth in the order of merit, is now acting matron, having been placed in that position by Medical Superintend- ent Sponogle on the order of Mr. Gould, and the programme is to appoint her to the position of matron at the August meeting of the board. Gould wants her there, and that is enough for Di- rectors Hale and Curnow, who, with Gould, copstitute a majority of the board. ‘When the record of the civil service examination was called to the atten- tion of Chairman Curnow, and he was asked why Miss Bambauer was se- lected for preferment, he made this ex- planation: “Miss Holmes was not given the po- sition of matron because she has poor sight. She knows a great deal about the work of the position, it is true, as she had some years experience at the Stockton asylum, but her optical afflic- tion stands in her way. “Mrs. Watkins was considered too old for the position. “‘Mrs. Oliva B. Willlams was not con- sidered eligible. She had made serious charges against Mr. Tourtillott that she had not proved, and she practically had been discharged.” It should be stated that all applicants for positions in the asylum before being permitted to take the civil service ex- amination must undergo a physical ex- amination, and no exception was made in this instance. The physical examin- ations were made by Dr. J. F. Christal and Dr. Leonard 8tocking, both assist- ant physiclans at the hospital. It remains to be seen if - the State Board of Lunacy will permit this wan- ton overriding of the law and its spe- cific instruction TELLOW FEVER OF MILD TYPE All the Surgeon General Will Say. HIS SILENCE SIGNIFICANT SITUATION LESS HOPEFUL AT SANTIAGO. Process of Separating the Men Goes Constantly On — Red Cross Nurses for Government ‘Hospitals. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, July 19.—A Washington special to the Herald says: All General Sternberg would say to-day touching the epidemic at Santlago was that he had reason to belleve the fever was of a mild type, but the general has stated to me that it is genuine yellow fever, and to-day when I asked him if he would say whether there had been an Increase in the number of deaths or number of cases in the last twenty- four hours he replied that he could not give anything for publication. This statement taken In connection with others to-day does not seem so hopeful as the returns which have been given out during the last few days, but as many cases are probably now ap- proaching their worst stages, this may account for the significant silence of the surgeon general. He seems grati- fled, however, that the hospital relief vessel Resolute had left New York this afternon with Immune nurses and doc- tors, a full supply of medical stores and hospital tents. Moreover, a second expedition will leave Tampa just as soon as there is a vessel to take them. A report is in circulation that Gen- eral Sternberg has accepted the Red Cross nurses in the Government hos- pitals at Santlago. He said, however, that on the recommendation of Mrs. ‘Whitelaw Reid he had accepted twenty Red Cross nurses, ten for the hospital at Camp Thomas and ten for the Los- pital at Fortress Monroe. The process of separatine the men at Santiago goes constantly on, and it is felt now that ¢ notwithstanding reports which must vary from day to day, the situation under the experienced hand of General Sternberg willsbe under control at an early day. Score of the Wheelmen. BALTIMORE, July 19.—The following fbulletin has been isued by Chalrman Mott of the L. A. W. racing board: The following is the score in the national champlonship: ~ Gardiner 38, Cooper Bald % Major Taylor 22 O. Stevens 22, Freeman 1, and 11, Eaton 10, ';0 s 5 , Fred Sims 5, ble 9, Mertens 8, Bowler 3 rown k Jaap Eden 4, Brecker 4, Nat Butler Karl Kaiser %VBolmme 2, C. M. Bly 2, Hills atson Coleman 1. T. 2, Kiser 2, SAN DOMINGO BURNED WATER'S EDGE Being Afraid of Losing the Eagle’s Prize, Lieutena Destroys th atch to The Call and the New York Copyrighted, 183, by James Gor- don Bennett. KEY WEST, Fla., July 19.—From an officer of the Nashville, which arrived here to-day from the blockading squad- ron, off the coast of Cuba, I have ob- tained the following additional details regarding the destruction of the Span- ish steamer Santo Domingo, while she was endeavoring to break the blockade | off the south side of the islan@ on July 12. The auxiliary cruiser Eagle, Lieu- | tenant W. H. H. Squtherland, com- manding, chased the Santo Domingo, an armed merchant steamer, off Cape Frances on the south coast of Cuba. In attempting to go through the nar- row, crooked channel the Santo Do- mingo went hard aground. A boat with an officer was sent to the Santo Domingo, which was found to be | armed with two 6-inch Hontoria guns, fifty Mauser rifles and revolvers. The guns were loaded. No attempt at re- sistance was made, although the Santo Domingo in speed and armament and number of crew was much superior to the Eagle, which is armed with six- pounder guns only. From the papers found on the Santo Domingo it was discovered that aboard her were several military personages Spectal aisp: Herald TO THE nt Southerland e Steamer. and passengers. The Eagle began pre- parations to float the Santo Domingo when several steamers were sighted coming from toward Batabano. Lieutenant Southerland immediately decided to burn and destroy the Santo Domingo, lest by any chance she should be recaptured and the enemy should gain the valuable cargo, which consisted of fifty head of cattle, large quantities of provisions, clothing and supplies, and corn and grain in bulk. Most valuable, however, were her two 12-inch guns intended doubtless to strengthen the fortifications of Ha- vana. The steamer was accordingly burned to the water’s edge, nothing but | the hull remaining. The guns were | ruined. The steamers sighted coming from Batabano, seeing the Santo Do- mingo afire, put back. The Santo Domingo was of 2800 tons, fourteen and a half knots speed, and was one of the first steamers furnished the Spanish Government by the Com- panieg Transatlantique of Barcelona for use in the present war. | The Eagle wil be remembered as the little vessel that fought the Spanish gun- boat Galicia at Cienfuegos in May last | until the Gallcla was driven back by the Marblehead. The Eagle was the | yacht Almy of New York, formerly owned by Frederick Gallatin, and was one of the first yachts purchased and converted into an auxillary man-of- | war by the Government. T0 TAKE AWAY THE PRISONERS Scores of Transports in Santiago Bay. SPLENDID MARINE PAGEANT A STRANGE TRANSFORMATION SCENE. Daily Incidents in and Around the Quaint Old City Since the American Flag Was Hoisted. Copyrighted, 1898, by the Assoclated Press. SANTIAGO HARBOR, July 18 (viaj Kingston, July 19).—Santiago is now a city of silence. The American flag waves over the military headquarters and on Morro's flagstaff, and Red Cross emblems are as plentiful as church spires. Almost the entire population this aft- ernoon is gathered about the wharves, | where the Spanish shipping, now prizes of the United States,” will soon be aug- mented by a large fleet of transports flying the American colors. Some stores, mostly intended for the sale of liquor or drugs, are open, but their patrons are few. Beggars are in evidence of the same importunate sort which make Havana unpleasant for foreigners. Now and then a man or woman of the better class begs the cor- respondents for ‘‘milk for my little one, in the name of God.” At the dock, where the Red Cross | steamer State of Texas is unloading and preparing for a long stay, a guard from the Ninth Infantry has been mounted, but the soldiers have had lit- tle trouble except from the inroads of bad boys. There is no evidence of gloom on the faces of the Spanish men and women. These mercurial people are already laughing and are pleased at the mili- tary and naval show, and at the pros- | pect of getting food other than rice and salt meats. Nearly all the better class of houses are closed. The residents evidently have not yet returned from El Caney and other suburban places to which they fled on threat of bombardment by the land and sea forces of the United States. Filth is noticeable everywhere, and, strange to say, the city is healthy in spite of it. But if Santiago is to continue healthy much sanitary work Is necessary. Arrangements, therefore, are now under way to remove the most dangerous features and to improve those which tend to purify the city. The harbor of Santiago de Cuba is a very beautiful place, with its high ramparts of mountains, groves of cocoa palms, banana trees and flowering shrubs pushing down to th: very brink of the bay. The channel is tortuous and marked by bright blue and white buoys, or more clearly detined in places by long booms of logs marking the en- trance of shallow bays and inlets. Old churches, forts and bastions share the promontories with light wooden houses, which are the summer residences of the upper classes. 4 The harbor was the scene of a beau- tiful marine pageant this afternoon. A Bcore or more of American transports, the way being pointed out by the Su- wanee, glided majestically to the quiet anchorage, something they had not en- Joyed for weeks, being compelled in- stead to stand out to sea at night, to be tossed about by the waves, or to use the precarfous holding grounds off Bai- quirf. They are fine boats, many of them being among the largest speci- ;?ens of the American merchant ma- ne. Nearly all bedecked with flags, the: steamed In proudly, making ngsgoo(flg show extending over a mile of water. A dispatch boat of the ‘Associated Press, on {ts way out to sea, saluted each of the transports with blasts from the siren of the Almirante Oquendo, taken from that shin some days ago and put in place by the enthusiastic crew of the dispatch boat. The salutes were returned not only from the trans- ports but by the cheers of the men on board them, who had long looked for- ward to this feature of the campaign. How soon the Spanish troops will be loaded on these transports for ship- ment to their homes man» of them have not seen for three years or more cannot be announced at present. But it is understood the delay will be as short as possible. The big Government tug Potomac ar- rived here to-day from New Orleans, She is provided with modern appli- ances for wrecking and, with the other vessels sent here for the same purpose, will secure all it is possible to save from the ships which formed Admiral Cervera’s squadron. The long bridge at Aguadores, on the Juragua Rallroad, connecting Stboney | with Santiago, has been replaced in a temporary fashion by American sol- diers. The work was completed to day, and as soon as possible the mili tary authorities will use the railroad to transport from the seaboard the stores, horses, munitions, etc., which were un- loaded at Siboney before the surrender of Santiago. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CROPS. | Warm Weather of the Past Week | Ripened Fruit Rapidly. | 1.0S ANGELES, July 19.—Following is the climate and crop bulletin of the ‘Weather Bureau for Southern California | for the week ending July 18: i The week vas warm and clear, except in the coast sections at the close, where cloudy nights occurred with fog or heavy dew. Light rain fell the ealier part of the week In the northern portion of Los Angeles County; else where there was no precipitation, except from fog or dew on the coast, which was heavy and materially alded root crops. High winds oc- curred in localities which shook some fruit from trees. The warm weather ripened fruit rapidly: It was very favorable for drying peachss and apricots. The water supply dily diminishing, but as vet no serious re- sults have occurred from lack of irrigating water. Pasture is getting scarce. Except on moist lands hay baling continu ‘Threshing will begin soon in the Antelope Valley. Corn and beans are doing well, Celery planting is in full operation in the peat lands of Orange County. — Stopped by a Bullet. RIVERSIDE, July 19.—Word has been recefved here of a fight at the Soboda Indian_reservation, near San Jacinto, Three Indians got drunk and an attempt was made to arrest them by an Indian policeman. One of the drunken Indians drew a knife and the officer stopped him with a bullet from his revolver, which took lodgment in the drunken man’s stomach and put him hors de combat. The wounded redskin will die. Daily Output of Smokeless Powder. 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