The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 9, 1898, Page 4

E: 3 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1898 MEDICAL OFFICERS WERE HANDICAPPED ABOUT SANTIAGO Plenty of Surgeons at the Front, but They Could Not Get Needed Supplies. Captain Munson Scores the Department for Failing to Furnish Transportation. Aug sanitary as fol- HINGTOD G 1 Shafcer report for August 7 is lows: SANTIAGO, Aug General of the Ars Washington: ry report for August 7: number of sick, 34435, number of fever cases, 7.—Adjutant. ¥ (<) © <o number of new cases, 412. fever cases re- 20 al number turncd to duty beaths, August 7th—Private Ran- ger Meliin, Company 1, Ninth Mas sachusetts, typhoid fever. Private Charles Wren, Company G, Eighth Infantry, pernicious anaem Pr.vate Daniel Gruber, Company ¢, kighth Infantry, typhoid fever Private Hans Larsen, Company H, 1hird Infantry, typhoid fever, Private’ Fatlick Stevems, Com- pany First Cavalry, typhoid © (4 4] < [+] [+] Q B ¢ Frank J. Muck, Company D, Thirty-fourth Michigan. typhoid and gastric feve, Corporal George L. Hopper, Com- pany H, kighth Ohio, yellow fever. iraN. Boyer, Company K, Eighth Ohio, yellow fever. Private Charles Diggs, Company g K, Twenty-fourth Iniantry, yellow fever Priv ¥, Eigh < < © te Frank Dibler, Company h Ohio. yeliow fever. DOOOC -'0O0OO000000000000000000005060000 Corporal Dudley W ilsom, Com- @ pany G, Lignth Ohio, yellow fever. g LAFTER Major-Geaeral. o QOCO0O000CV0VOVDO0OQ ence this ac WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—Surgeon ternberg has received the report concerning the con- ditic xisting at Santiago. The re- ins what has been done by port exp Medical D rtment and gives the under which the de- 1 in Cuba: supplies t Tampa > various ve having tion an soil each ganization 1 cal attendan: d troops were push her equipment be carried by the s 4 sporta- regi- solutely no cept_sueh | firs: soldlers. Having the latter wer out of the small bay iquiri to permit the ps. T8 par- obedicnce to ren proceeded to from W - the ven the t erve and the divi- he one carrying the obedience to its or- in the naval block- lorro Castle, where orts Pr squa s and nights, the wppearing, if 1 was , for an entire weck. During time the fightat Las Guasinas had oc ed a large numbers of sick requiring tre Teport ¢ on_ shore rgeon, and w n the to the the comm B , re- questing that a la slaced under the control of the m rtment for the collection of piies from the various transports. It was z re- que t a pack train be organized, in the pro; on of one pack mule to each regiment, to transport suppiies— the field che to_the front stribution; and I wa . £ surgeon as 'or the perform of these dut gency of the situation did not appa iy to the commanding general, days the medical department tr: ation of any exi ent x to get por ind to_the other ships or to the shore, although there were a large number o jaunches and boats employed on 1s other dutles. On the third day, of the adjutant general, one as turned over to the medical department_ for the purposes above named, an he same time an order was Issued transportation to s to the front, “not six-mule team.” On geot- at with supplies from the adquarters transport I was directed by sundry staf rs to take them on v rious errands. On my refusal to recog: nize their authority their commanding general, who had appeared on the scene, Iy revoked the previousorder, and after the landing of the supplies already in the boat, that it should return without delay. Presenting the order for land_transportation to the quartermaster on shore I was informed that omly pack mules had as yet been landed, that nei- ther wagon nor harness had been brought carry medic: to exceed one ashore, and that the road was {mpassable ns. After this hoat had 1 the chief surgeon was without any ns of communica- tion with the medical officers on shore or still on transports, of finding out their Wants, or remedying the many already ° known to them. This condition of things remained until after the fight at Las Guasinas, at which time there were absolutely no dressings, hospital tentage or supplies of any kind on shore within reach of the surgeons al- landed. The news of the Guasinas being reported to the chief surgeon, he finally able to get on board the Olivette and send her to Siboney, where ghe received the wounded. Within the fol- lowing day or so, the transports carrying the reserve and first divisional hospitals were found and unloaded of thelr hospital contents, the latter hospitals finally ob- taining limited transportation to ‘the After a couple of days’ duty on hoard the Olivette I was directed to put the Iroquols in condition to receive pa- tients and to take the full capacity of the ship on board. While doing this I was able to set ashore considerable hospital tentage and supplies found aboard of her, and, having control of her boats, I was able to visit other transports in the har- bor and land medical supplies from them. 0000006000000000%’&2!1@ © | facilities permit © | form. © and water tri | Their work was untiring and unselfish ~|{and the assistance rendered by them was and hos- | {ns: irst aid | of any kind. they remained | tant General of the Army: Quartermaster’s subsequently outfitting the Chero- nd Breakwater this work was con- tinued as well as opportunity and limited :d; getting supplies from third of the transports com- fleet. Outside of this it is no c¢ther regimental medical was e unloaded up to_the departure with wounded on aps a the property time of my July 10. pealing on sev use of a lighter or small ste lect and land medical by the quart ment that they could render no as In that way, and the medical depa 1 occasions for the mer to col- I was in- depart- VALLEJO, Aug. 8.—The barkentine Monitor, which went ashore on Sunday was compelled to rely entirely upon its own. energies and Improvise its n | transportation. 1I-feel jnstified in ng | that at the time of my departure large | quantities of supplies urgently d on tran, s S, the long double : amount of it is difficult to see how, With the to inadequate land portation provided by the department, the lament- able cond on shore could have been in 2 improved: The outfitting of transports for the reception of sick and wounded Is a duty demanding thought and experience, and should never be entrusted to any one except a regular medical offi- cer. It includes the proper policing of nd necded on shore remaines a number of which were United S return to the quarterms the portions of the ship to be u thy wounded, the removal of bun titions to give space and air, the uti ship’s blankets, door. mats, to render the bunks the securing of ex ned soups, lime and tk secific light e the overw d hospital ually it Is necessary to overcome sistance and opposition on the t of the crews and a tendency on the | t of the captains to disregard or modi- fy ord In sev al instances in my own experi- | tion of the crew amounted al- most to mutiny, : to be dealt with by threat and in iron once instance, by While exclusive officer a pital, Fort Monroe, I | that the captain of the st positively refused to obey anating from your office, gi act surgeon In charge, to York, he remaining_nearl 1t Hampton Road d and asserting that 2 em- ven him by the | proceed to 1 addi- k 1 ¢ no orders given by the med A 1 similar experienc which had to be d the fact that no on “harge of such a ship to command men ment my at F tt by forc: should be who is n. and enforc With regard to the Red Cross Soclety, 1 if the lofty purpc were, on the Santi ted to individual inter- a the Red Cross ship as formally placed under chief surgeon, Fifth | Egan, the representative of the so , he acting under telegraphic instructions to that effect. Colonel Pope cepted this offer and directed that the Stat LATF s accampany_the expedition of Genera estination. Al- nderstood b s did not a t expedition, nor did it arri v until the forces had bee: ttle fought and our_ hospi and in working order. - this society dealt largely and manife »d reluctance the organization to the 2 department. Too much praise | cannot be given to the individual efforts of Dr. Lesserand the Red Cross nurses. s W the Corps, of great value. In conclusion it is desired to emphasize the fact that the lamentable conditions i1f prevailing In_the army Santiago | were due to the milita ity which threw troops y from the possibility of ] ruments, EDW Captain and Assistant Surgeon, U. This evening General Shafter supple- mented his first dispatch with a s | one on the same subject, as follows: SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. 8.—A« In connee with my telegram of the 3d inst., and the | letter of general officers to m o me date, T have the honor to s since then T have talked with the u | commanders and they join me in that the first report was made so Strong | because of the weakened and exhausted | condition of the command, more than 73 per cent of which have been ill with the Very weakening malarlal fever, lasting Tram four to six diys, and which leaves | every man too much broken down to be of any service, and in no condition to withstand an epidemicof yellow fever. For | Strong and healthy regiments coming here now and a little later, with plenty of te ge to cover them and not subject to hardships and with plenty of nourishing f60d, the danger, in my opinion, and that of the division commanders, would be re- duced to a minimum. SHAFTER, Major General. General Shafter speaks in high terms of - Dr. Lagardie, and says he has worked under the “most disadvan- tageous circumstances.”. From the day the forces left Tampa until the present time hé says that there “have never been sufficient medical attendants or medicine for the daily wants of the command. Three times since reaching Cuba has the command,” he savs, “heer: almost entirely without medi- cines.” This statement, he says, {s made to him by the medical directors, and on one occasion they suggested taking medicines away from the Spanish hos- rital. SHAFTER’S TELEGRAM ON THE FEVER “ROUND ROBIN” “WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—General Shaf- ter has telegraphed the President regard- ing the publication of the “round robin,” signed by the general officers of his com- mand,. s follows: “I can very readily see what intense ex- citement the publication must have occa- sioned; a great deal more than the situa- tion warranted. The situation is greatly aggravated, from the fact that befare any of the men were taken ill they were thor- oughly exhausted. At least 75 per cent of the command has been down with mala- rial fever, from which the men recover very slowly, and are then in no condition to stand an attack of yellow fever or dys- entery. Placed here now in the condition in which the{ were when they came, I do not believe they would be in any particu- lar danger. ‘he regiment of immunes that recently arrived is not suffering at all, and T do not belleve it will. The men can keep out of the sun, are well clothed and well fed. What put my com- mand In its present condition was the twenty days of the camgaéxn. when they had nothing but meat, bredd and coffee, without change of clothes, without any shelter whatever, and during a period twice as stormy as it has been since the | surrender. Fresh troops reaching here in the middle of August, with good camps, good water, abundance of tentage—which | they will find here—need not apprehend se- rious danger. I thank you for the high regard in which you hold my command and_the value of the service they have rendered, It for all the suffering we | caused by the war. | teer Cavalry, afternoon at a point one hundred yards below the Mare Island magazine, was hauled off at high water at 5 o'clock this afternoon by the United States steamer Vigilant, commanded by Lieu- tenant W. E. Gunn. The vessel had grounded on a flood tide Sunday after- | noon and. at noon to-day had a big list to starboard, giving the appearance of a complete wreck. As the tide rolled her she righted, but was still hard aground. t BARKENTINE MONITOR HAULED OFF THE BEACH. | The bay schooner Arthur took 20,000 feet of her deck load of lumber and the Vigilant straightened her over and hauled her off the bank in a few mo- ments after the line was made fast. It took such force to get her clear of | the bank that she went across the nar row strait and threaterned to strike on the Vallejo side until checked by the tug. She was anchored- in the cove be- low the Starr Mill. | The tug Rescue arrived this evening from San Francisco and docked the | | Monitor at Mare Island. Kent, who concur with me in the view ex- pressed above.” e AN APPEAL TO AID SICK SPANISH SOLDIERS LONDON, Aug. 8.—Countess Decassa Valencia, wife of the former Spanish Embassador to Great Britain, appeals through the London papers for contri- butions to her fund for the Spanish sick and wounded. Shessays: “An officlal dispatch from Madrid, recelved this evening, gives details of the alarming increase in suffering There are many thousands lying in hospitals at San Se- bastian, Las Palmas, Santlago de Cuba and Guantanamo without band- ages or lint or even beds to sleep upon, owing to inadequate funds. And there are many widows and orphans who are in must urgent need of relief.” SERIOUS SITUKTION AT FvERVI!ANDINA, FLA. NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—The Herald’s Fernandina (Fla.) correspondent sends the following: I am told to-night upon the authority of the surgeon that there are 800 sick here to-night. There is great need of hospital supplies, delica- cles, wines, cocoa, corn starch, soups and above all milk. The situation is desperate, according to the best infor- mation obtainable. These needed sup- plies of nourishment must be sent at once or the death rate will rapidly in- crease. Only about one-fourth of the quantity of milk required can be had, and typhoid fever cases suffer from its lack. TRANSPORTS COMING WITH SICK SOLDIERS WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—The follow- ing was posted at the War Department m.— General H. C. Corbin, Adjutant Gen- eral, U. S. A. Washington: Miami, Mattewan and Vigilancia sailed this morning, havingaboard the FirstVolun- First Regular Cavalry, Battery H, Fourth Artillery, Thirteenth Infantry and Sixth Infantry. “SHAFTER, Major General.” S | THREE TRANSPORTS SAIL WITH MEN FROM SANTIAGO SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. 8.—The transports Miami, Mattewan and Vig- ilancia, laden with TUnited States troops, sailed for the United States to- day. To-morrow the transport Grand Duchess will leave with 742 men and officers of the Thirternth Infantry and six companies of the Seventy-first New York, aggregating 458 men and offi- cers. NO MORE ENLISTMENTS FOR NAVAL SERVICE Number of Men to Be Given Dis- charges Soon After Peace Is Proclaimed. NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—A Washington special to the Herald says: Secretary Long has directed that no further enlist- ments be made for the navy. It is not intended by the department to place any more ships in service, and the comple- ments of all of the vessels are now prac- tically full. At the present time there are 27,076 enlisted men and apprentices serv- ing in the navy. As soon after the war as practicable, Secretary ' Long intends to reduce the number so as to put the navy on a peace footing, but only a few of d‘;e men will be given their discharges at first, for the reason that it is consid- ered desirable to keep a sufficient force in commission for service in Cuban and Porto Rican wate e SECRETARY DAY’S INTENTION OF RESIGNING Said to Be Based on Statements ‘Which He Made When He As- sumed Office. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—The published report of the intention of Secretary Day to resign the office of Secretary of State upon the termination of the present war is based upon statements made at the time that he assumed office to the effect that he would consent to hold it but a short time. No officlal utterance as to the Secretary’s purpose is now obtalnable, and Secretary Day himself declines o maké a statement on the subject, so it cannot be ascertained positively whether or not the period of time which he had in mind as to the length of his service when he assumed office has about expired. S e Beaven to Form a Government. VICLORIA, B. C., Aug. 8.—His Honor, the wieutenant Governor, has called upon Robert Beaven to form a Government. Beaven will undertake the task. Beaven was a candidate for the Legislature from Victoria at _the recent election, But was defeated. being called on by the Lieutenant Governor is a great surprise to all parties. ———— . _Stmr. Grace Dollar will sail for St. Michael, ays have endured. "I have referred Generals Wheelon. A s teed connections Yukon River points; Guarant wion, Bates and |low rates. Particulars 46 Likt. or 632 Mkt., r. & SAMPSON GIVEN CREDIT BY LONC Secretary Scores the Critics. |DEFENSE OF THE ADMIRAL SAYS HIS ORDERS WON THE SANTIAGO VICTORY. Deprecates Attacks on the Naval Commander-in-Chief, Who Has Simply Discharged His * Duty. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. WASHING10ON, Aug. 8.—The Secre- tary of the Navy has received several letters violently attacking Admiral | Sampson. 'To at least one of these Secretary Long has replied’ and a copy of his reply -was furnished for publication to-night. He does not, however, make known the name of the person to whom his reply is addressed. Secretary Long stoutly defends thé entire course of the admiral since his appointment to the command of the North Atlantic squadron. The Secre- tary states that Sampson was selected for the command because it was be- leved that he was especially fitted for the place. “He never pushes himself forward,” says the Secretary to the admiral's critic, “and when you accuse him of anything of that sort you do most cruel |injustice to a man who has never sought favor or applause in any other way than by the simple discharge of his duty.” Discussing, evidently, a complaint be- cause the fleet did not capture the har- bor of Porto Rico, Secretary Long says: “The department, which has very rarely interfered with the movements of admirals commanding squadrons, did, however, make one express order, and that was that our battle-ships should not be exposed to the risk of serious injury from the fire of any fort.” This order, he adds, was made while the strong Spanish fleet was in exist- ence, and the movement to Porto Rico was to meet, if possible, the Cer- vera fleet. There was no intention of taking Porto Rico at that time, with- out the co-operation of the army. As to the sending of the fleet into the harbor of Santiago, the Secretary states that Admiral Sampson was acting un- der explicit orders not to expose his armored ships to the risk of sinking by mines. Secretary Long writes at length of the arduous duties which have de- volved upon Admiral Sampson as com- mander of the squadron, calling atten- tion to the elaborate instructions which the admiral had given for the attack upon the Spanish fleet, should it ap- pear, and he adds that the battle with Cervera was fought under these or- ders, and that the victory was the con- summation of the admiral’s thorough preparation. 5 Secretary Long says he can well un- derstand why the friends of other offi- cers should be so enthusiastic and earnest in their behalf—for he says every one of them richly deserves the credit for his glorious work—but he says he “cannot understand why such a bitter feeling is manifested in many quarters toward Admiral Sampson, when all these subordinate officers to him, in their reports, clearly and cor- dially recognized the fact that,although at the beginning he was, by orders from Washington, going to confer with General Shafter, vet the battle was fought under his orders and was the consummation of such thorough prep- arations.” The Secretary adds: “I can think of nothing more cruel than the depreca- tion of the merit of the faithful, devot- ed, patriotic commander-in-chief, phy- sically frall, worn with sleepless vigi- lance, weighed with measureless re-: sponsibilities and detalils, letting no duty go undone; for weeks with cease- less precautions blocking the Spanish squadron; at last, by the unerring ful- fillment of his plans, crushing it under the fleet which executed his command; vet now compelled in dignified silence to be assailed as vindictively as if he were an enemy to his country. T am sure that no one more deprecates such an attack than the officers of the fleet, commodore, captains and al Northern Forests Ablaze. VANCOUVER,. B. C., Aug. 8—Forest fires in this vicinity are growing to se- rious %ropomonl. The inhabitants of North Vancouver were out all night pro- tecting their homes, which were threat- ‘ened with complete destruction. ¥ GOLD YET COMES OUT FROM THE RICH KLONDIKE But Conditions at Dawson Are Now Becoming Most Alarming. Deadly Ravages of the Dysentery Among the Many Thousands of Idle Men. JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 4 (by steam- ship Rosalie to Port Townsend, Wash., Aug 8).—Still the gold continues to pour out of Dawson. Between sixty | and seventy men have arrived at Dyea | big claim owners have gone below, as | water got short very E ¥ work in the mines ment work and little ch mining, and there are many tenderfeet and hay- seeders anxious to work for $3 or $4 per and Skaguay only nine days from | Wages last winter were $15 per Dawson. Only a few sailed for Puget | day. Provisions are very cheap, lots Sound and home on the Rosalie, the | cheaper than one ~an bring them in majority preferring to remain here | for. At White Horse Rapids the mount- nted to compel me to take y and portage the | number was 14,619 | > at Tagish, so that there since January | more have built boa 1 believe none of these | less than two tons of things are cheap: getting out and they ought to go back to their ranches or mammas. Flour is $6 50 a sack, | bacon 18 cents, tea 60 cents, sugar 25 | cents, but fre meat is §1 to $2 per pound, meals $1 50 and $3, fish $i per | | pound: moose, cariboo and bear $1 per pound. Recording is $15 and license to | mine $10. HAL HOFFMAN.” - SOME GOLD BROUGHT ! ON THE ROSALIE | | News From Dawson Is That There | Are Over Twenty-five Thou- | sand Idle Men There. | PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Aug. 8.— | The steamer Rosalle arrived here to- | night from Skaguay, Alaska, with 100 | passengers from Dawson City, who {came up the Yukon River via the |lakes. They bring advices from Daw- | | son up to July 27 and considerable gold | Aust,. estimated at $100,000. Joseph Bar- Lrett of Seattle is probably the best | |fixed financially, having brought out | | about 000 in dust. Barrett has been | conducting a sporting house in Daw- | ed police w a pllot at | freight. and at the Lynn canal towns for a few days’ rest. The amount of gold dust brought out by this party is estimated | a¢ the custom hou at about $150,000, while the drafts in |many have pas the side pockets of the fortunate ones |1 last, and lo will reach a sum not to exceed $200,- | lower down. 000. It is impossible at this time to give [ boats average a complete list of the names, as those | who have come he.e cannot recall them. The estimate of the amount of treasure is a conservative one, and only about twenty in the party have any treasure. The others are miners who failed to make a good location and gold-hunters disgusted and returning home. When the crowd comes down from the passes it will be possible to give a list of the names and more particular | information as to the amount of trea: ure owned individually. Several heavy sacks are in the Rosalle’s ‘safe. The steamer stayed here only just long enough to allow some of the old timers an opportunity to sreet old friends, being in haste to catch high tide at Wrange! Narrows. Dysentery is spreading rapidly at Dawson, and there is almost a panic there, Scores are taken down with the complaint daily. The hospital is full to overflowing, and many are @oing down the river or coming out this way on account of the disease. The cause is ascribed to the drinking water and the bad sanitary conditions of Dawson and the camps. About fifty men have died in the last thirty days. No new strikes are reported. The | country is staked for nearly 100 miles | son. Others brought out sums ranging | around Dawson in every direction. | from $2000 up to $15,000. | Que Bundred end fiteen men left | he steamer Monarch arrived at| 26, about sixty-five got off at the wood | BoT: Ju.l'n i snahile Stesmer Hoy camps along . the Yukon and. Lewis |¢reign July 26 from St. Michael. The rivers. The fact that so many ot off | Jolarch was last reported nigh and dry up th , but the to be employed at the wood camps is significant for two re It indi- cates that many men who have gone to Dawson are hard up and are taking any kind of work they can get, also that the time from Dawson to Juneau, with the increase in wood camps and fuel for the small steamers running between Lake Bennett and Dawson, Will have a day or two knocked oft it t Is quite possible that one may be able | gro. 0 asal to go from ;Jufwson to liuget gound in | :},‘,fi;"fifircgfin o S sy ten days and from the Sound to Daw- | rson 5 vel 5 son in seven days, being. favored: with | wiinesiriy o inarket is well supplied sharp connections between steamers, | jno aiready arrived and about 300 head hsfoRey the Tiven freezes next winter. igre on the trail being driven in. One Under the conditions of a vear ago of the first partles arriving with cattle Dawson was not nearer than thirty was H. I. Miller of Seattle, who reach- days either by way of St. Michael or |eq there- with eighty-five head, fo Juneau. A letter of date of July 25 of | which he found a ready sale at $1 15 which the following is an extract has per pound dressed. Miiler intends re- | been recelved in Juneau from George B. | tyrning_immediately with “a drove of Pilz, an experienced miner. It states pogs He drove his cattle across the | the real situation in Dawson and vicin- | jakes on the ice, while in the center of | it; | the lakes the boats were making regu- |1ar trips. Their party, driving In a large | number of cattle, met with a serious | | accident at Thirty-mile River, result- | |ing in the drowning of a young man | | named Shannon, a nephew of Willis | Thorpe of Seattle, and several head of | cattle. | Mining operations in the Kiondike | are at a standstill and will continue | so until cold weather sets in. It is the river and ily floated. The steamer J¢ Portland partie: Dawson and the lakes, run through White anyon struck a rock and sunk in six feet of water. No lives were lost, all the out- fits were saved, though in a damaged condition. It is_ thought .that the plying between e trying to I was in a boat, and the crowd in it would not stop anywhere. They were in too big a hurry. to get here, and now they curse themselves, as there are nearly 30,000 people in this district. T send these few lines by one of the boys coming out, as the Canadian mail is very poor. There are several thousand men each on Stewart, Indian, Pelly, ‘White, Big and Little Salmon and the Hootalinqua. river, and the Lord only | estimated that about 25,000 idle men knows how many are below here. I are in Dawson eagerly awaiting for went out to the diggings and spent a |something to turn up. This number is | week. Everything is staked and thou- | being swelled every day by new ar- | sands and thousands of claims are lo- | rivals from both up and down the cated without a color in them. One has There are now more people there than the country can support. | | | to lay low and watch his chances. All Commercial and Savings Bank, May 27, IS BAILIWICK fi(:icncy judgment, $631 40; Arthur | Field, December 30, 1896, $13,310 judg- | Rea Wants to Become a State Boss. ment and $§1300 costs; James W. Find- lay, December 30, 1896, $10,000 judgment and $1000 "costs. The primaries to be held on Wednes- day will be hotly contested. Rea claims he will carry them, and this he is figuring on doing by either fair or crcoked means. His forces -are hard at work and all classes of voters are being dragged into the Rea camp. An attempt will be made to challenge all Who are known to be sworn enemies of the gang. The Rea Democrats are ex- bected to turn out in force and it is from this source that the machine ex- pects to receive the equivalent of the defection of the better class of voters., The Good Government Club members are being augmented and the independ- ent Republicans are almost a unit for better city and county government. If | these people take off their coats and SATED WITH LOCAL POWER HAS A CANDIDATE TO SUCCEED f SECRETARY BROWN. .the appointing board under the new work at the polls as they should they. will score a victory. The Good Gov- ernment Club is mailing copies of its Letter-to Voters to all anti-gang and independent Republicans asking them to take an aciive interest in the pri- maries that the party may be freed of the ring influences now ' dominat- ing it. F This evening enthusiastic 3 under the auspices of the cl’\?}fet&"g: held in Santa Clara and Saratoga. Speeches were delivered by prominent gzle‘;ngers and great enthusiasm pre- ed. MAY FAIL TO FLOAT THE CRISTOBAL COLON ‘Wrecking Steamer Potomac Finds the Spanish ‘Warship in a Bad Situation. PLAYA DEL ESTE, Province of Santi- ago de Cuba, Aug. 8.—The Merritt and Chapman wrecking steamer Potomac has arrived at the scene of the battle of July 3 and has visited the Cristobal Colon. || ' The wreckers reports her to be in a very | bad situation, and they.fear it is im- possible to save her. The Maria Teresa has not yet been floated, The auxiliary gunboat Vixen has re- turned to Guantanamo Bay from Santi- ago. Otherwise there has been no move- fi'fi:t gg etthe x_;g:se_ls cox;‘\prlsmg the Amer- i . e warships are ready to sail at twelve hours’ not’ice. > e Montgomery Promoted. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—The army or- ders to-day give the first information of the promotion of Captain_ Benjamin |, Montgomery, United States Volunteers, to the rank of lieutenant-colonel. Mont- .gomery, for many years an executive ‘clerk in the White House, was appoint- Supervisor Paul P. Austin of Santa Clara County the San Jose Czar’s Choice for a State Office. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Aug. 8.—Supervisor Paul P. Austin for Secretary of State. This is “Jim” Rea’s wish, and if he controls the Santa Clara delegates to the State convention they will be in- structed. TFrades will be made to this end at Sacramento, and those who get back of Austin for the positicn on the State ticket will have a call on the Santa Clara County delegation in.other matters. For some time Rea has been figuring on this advancement for Aus- tin, and in the election of the latter he expects to obtain in State politics the prestige of more than a mere local boss. Austin Is not a general favorite with the people of the county and in the election would probably run behind the ticket. He is a devout attendant on Rea, however, and during his terms in office here has always done the gang’s bidding. He was elected Mayor of the city and is now a member of the Board of Supervisors. He was a member of | charter. Austin_is secretary’ of the Security Savings Bank and previous this was in the real estate business. As a monu- ment to his business ability there is now a pile of unsatisfied judgments re- ett, owned by | 'LISTEN! This is a call to men. To men who are weak. Health is yours if you will have it. ‘““Hudyan” sounds the note. Will you respond? Can “‘Hudyan” bring health? It has made nearly twice the numb:r of the infantry that there are in a to-day big, burly men. Califors It is alife and a vim giver. Be as bright amd fuil of energy as this man is. Ask about “‘Hudyan.” Full information absolutely frec. Weak and half men are cured. “Hudyan’ says, '"There is life for you. Will you have it? ‘‘Hudyan” cures de- bilitated men. Become vigorous once more. “‘Hudyan’s” homs is at the corner of Stockton, Market and Ellis streets, in this city. The entrance is 5 Stockton street. Hudson ,\Iedigafinstitute, S B Is a Sufficient Postal Address. 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