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2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, ‘SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1898. while at their yery doors heir fellow-beings are sub- merciless inflicted upon her helpless subjects in Cuba. [Applause.] The war with Spain is ended; for us, gloriou: Is it too much to Hope hat with it aiso is ended forever humin on throughout the globe; that after might shall not be synonymous with right, at least in the free air of this Western Hemisphere, and_that the eter- nal dictates of humanity shall be broader than the boundaries of any nation? and happiness, ands of 1o th The war with Spain is ended. Not so our responsibilities as a nation or as in- d With the acquisition of Porto i;_with the undoubted re- d Haws 1 "Philippines [applau: with the j annexation of Cuba will come to the An n people the most | vhich have ever de- momentous ques g tion and solution at our shment of a just and adequate for government for our \newly acquired the enlarge- - in the man- extent eds of our 1 of our O : h <—these b al questions grow- out of be and connected with them, and dered and disposed of by ands the reins of govern- ed in the immediate future. . though it will event- 1 pat to greater renown and pros- 17, y- lead SENATOR R. N. BULLA, Who Presided at the Ratification Meeting. I am as sure of are shining in the gh 3ut this will not be without earnest and con- study on the part of those to the administration of And just here, ince of what 1 nder the conditions atters of govern- t be intrusted to one or dominant political par- not simy otic Ame shall we , but as patri. upon which party esponsibility and adjustment of all omplex guestions grow- Spanish war and of the \ which_our Government has , disregarding the holy wrtyred President, sweep 1 middle of the stream (a ict t sweep’’') and turn over to the itic party, which has al- put If on record as opposed rritorial expansion, the solving of lems with hich we shall we leave them the judgment of the Republican party arty which through the dark days nstruction following the civil war e nation to safety, the party s produced more great states- fleld, and of McKinley? (Applause.) It seems, to me, fellow-citizens, that there can be but one answer to this ques- tion. The Republican party having prov- en itself competent in the past, having won the approval of the people in_the is fairly and justly entitled to ence of every patriotic citizen uture. (Applause.) And let us not forget,” fellow citizens, that patriotism, like ctharity, begins at Y That in a few short weeks we d upon to cast our ballots at a general election in this State, the re- sult of which will be looked upon as a as an indorsement of the nt administration. Are ng our ballots for we Mr. Maguire Democratic ticket to say to President McKinley that we are dissatisfied with the course which he has pursued? Or shall we by casting our votes for Mr. Gage and the Republican party, say to the administration that we £till have confidence undiminished in the Government 3 vashington? (Applause). This question is the one which every voter in this State should ask himself at the polls next November. It ought not be difficult to answer, even without ref- erence to the sonality of the respective candidates for Governor of this State, I think the decision should be even less difficult, for in Henry T. Gage, the Re- publican nominee (cheers) we have - a man who has lived among us for a quar- ter of a tury, whose daily life is known to us as upright and honorable, whose ability and fitness to fill the chief executive office of this State cannot be FRANK F. DAVIS, President Young Business Men’s Repub- lican Club. questioned, and who, during all the years of his manbh has stood immovable upon the immufgble principles of the grand old Republican party. (Cheers). On the other hand, in James G. Ma- uire, we have a man of whom it ‘has een said (I do not vouch for the ruth of it) that he was a Republican officaholder in 1876, a Democrat in 1885, a disciple of Hunr}' George in 1887, follower of Bryan and free silver in 1896, and now, in this year of our Lord 1898, is the candidate of the amalgamated errors for Governor of the great State of California. (Ap- plause). ¥ Gentlemen, it seems to me that there ghould be no room for doubt on our part. Personally, I say that I believe Judge Maguire to be an upright and honorable man, honestly sincere in the numerous and peculiar and variegated views which he entertains; but the question for the voters of this State is not whegher Judge Maguire be true-to his convictions, but whether his convictions be true. If the principles and theories which he advocates be false, the very fact of his sincere belief in them Is tue very reason why he should not be selected for Gov- ernor of this great State of California, But, gentlemen, it is_ not within my rovince to-night to make a speech. Mine s a more pleasant duty. We have a number of eloquent gentlemen who are to address you. After the candidates have spoken the following gentlemen will be eased to entertaln you: _James Mc- f,acman, Will F. Harris, ex-Governor H. H, Markham and Hon. Frank F. Davi And now, gentlemen, without cruelty which | sent to you—not to introduce, for that is | State of California, Hon. Henry T. Gage. ' DEMOCRACY'’S our island posses- | your time further, it affords me great pleasure and is my pleasant duty to pre- unnecessary—the next Governor of the (Great applause.) LEADER HELD UP TO SCORN LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3.—After the applause following the presentation of Mr. Gage by Senator Bulla had sub- sided, Mr. Gage began: Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, friends, neighbors and fellow-citizens: I suppose it is hardly necessary for me to say that this vast throng upon the pub- lic streets of the home of my childhood, | this vast audience assembled here, this | irsnd reception, make me feel as if I ad not trodden your streets as a fel- low-citizen in vain. (Applause.) During the time that I have moved in your midst you know whether I have walked as an honorable, upright citizen or mot. If I have failed anywhere to comply with the dictates of common hon- esty or common manhood, I implore you at the coming election to cast a vote against me and not for me. (Applause.) 1 appreciate beyond the expression of language this magnificent demonstration, but I have not the vanity to imagine that this throng is here on account of any particular affection inat you enter- tain for me, or on account of any achievement of mine. Not so at all. I be]gve that you have assembled here because' I represent a_ sentiment that is near and dear to your hearts, a sentiment of public principle, because I represent the Republican party of the great State of California (applause); because you be- lleve In the doctrines of Republicanism; because you believe that the welfare o this great and glorious nation is observed better under Republican administration than under any heterogeneous mixture such as is presented y the opposing party; because you believe and I believe and every Republican believes that the highest and noblest sentiment in America 18 best represented by Republicanism. We believe that the great exponents of that party by their lives, by their deeds—I say such exponents as Lincoln, as Grant, as Blaine, beloved Blaine, (applause) and Willlam McKinley (applause) have dem- onstrated that the present and future in- terests of this nation are safe under Re- publican rule. (Applause.) Fellow citizens, James G. Maguire is the opposing candidate for Governor of this great State. He was called upon to his convictions in the House of uisition of foreign ly a short time ago, t a solemn vote against the an- nexation of Hawaii. We as the Repub- lican party have declared in favor of that annexation. (Applause.) Not only that, my fellow citizens, but we do not belleve that the bravery and valor of our sol- dlers and sailors have been for naught. We belleve that wherever their courage, their manhood, their blood, have planted | the American flag, there it shall be un- | furled forever. (Great applause.) The Republican party has declared in | uncer terms that we are in favor | of the acquisition of this foreign terri- tory. (A voice, “That is right, Henry.”) | That is right. It is the sentiment of | common humanity and common manhood. | D~ C. F. DERBY, Grand l1arshal of the Parade. Yes, it is right, and obviously right for the State that I soon expect to represent. (Applause.) Already we have Hawall, it is part of our domain, it is a part of the United States. With Hawail, with the Philip-| pines, with the Ladrones, with the con- struction of the Nicaragua canal, h the completion of the Siberian rall- road we will transfer the trade from the east of this continent to San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. (Applatise). With that once conr= pleted, California and the Pacific Coast will enter upon an era of prosperity such as the world has never seen. (Applause.) This is no extravagance whatever, and 1 believe in my heart that San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego, if we prop- erly “manage our commercial cencerns, will rival New York, will vie with Balti- more, will compete with Charleston and challenge the supremacy of Boston. 1 tell you, fellow citizens—and these are my deep, firm and solemn convictions— vou have not the slightest conception of the era of prosperity that Is to come from California if we stand by the principle of | acquired territory announced by William | McKinley and reject the heresies of James G. Maguire. (Applause.) Now, my friends and fellow-citizens, Mr. Maguire professes to be a statesman, and I do not deny ft, for I know nothing | to the contrary, except I have a slight conception the other way. He addressed you the other night. In the course of that address, for some unaccountable reason, he applied technical phraseology to me. He saild from a rostrum in this city that the candidate of the Republican party—and I was that person—had never from what he could discover read the platform of his party. Will you let me read you his exact phraseology, because I would not do my neighbor violence. He said: “Of your distinguished fellow-citizen, I belleve that Mr. Gage Is an estimable gentleman.” Now you can see his sincerity. Tt is the same sincerity that runs through the heart of that man wherever he travels, He says he accepts the judgment of so- and-so, and then he declares that he does not know whether Gage has any opin- fons or not. In other words, I am a fool. (Laughter.) That Is the courtesy of my opponent. I want to call your attention to some more of his elegant verbiage, borrowed, as he claims, from the Bun- day-school, but the doctrine never be- longed there; it belonged in that coun- try supposed to be in the opposite direc- tion from heaven. He says: “I do not know that I ever saw it in Sunday-school, but I have heard that it was a stanza in a Sunday-school book. We have learned in the lore of long ago That a symbol of this life below Is a boat with palsied men to row And a blind man at the rudder. That blind man is me. After a man who_ claims to be a statesman has plied language of that character to his opponent, he cannot complain if caustic verbiage is somewhere in the remarks of his opponent agplled to him. He may not have sald, as the Republican platform de- clares he did, that the taking of Span- ish ships by the American sallors was an act of piracy, but he did this: He stood there fn Congress talking and voting along lines opposite to those from which American bullets were flying. He voted against the revenue bill. He voted against a bill that was to provide our sailors and our soldiers with drugs, with clothing, and with general sustenance. Then was he entitled to any conslderable credit in the premises? Why, he says that the tax they impose is infamous—the in- ternal revenue tax. Shall we hesitate to furnish drugs? Shall we discuss the price of medicines, when our neighbors and our friends and our patriots are lying upon thelr deathbeds, to determine wheths er or not we will administer the consola- tion that belongs to that situation? 'hat was the attitude of this man who thus bitterly assailed me on this or some other rostrum. He says: “This Repub- lican bond issue is infamous..” Fellow citizens, in a time of absolute peace, the Democratic party issued $262,0,0,000 of bonds and they turned them over to the to the” oor men of the land. (Cries of “'good. SRkn. it 'you please; fellow. citisins, what right _has the Democratic party to complain about the national bonded in- debtedness? I do not think that Mr. Maguire ought to be too critical about the manner in which American funds are applied to American citizens. Twenty years ago he began to receive a salary from the public treasury of our country. To-day and here the man stood on this rostrum assailing me, and he was drawing a sal- ary, and a big salary, from the public. treasury of the United States, paid out of the hard-earned taxes from the pock- whom he has such extraordinary affec- tion. In other words, to cut the matter short, he was doing the public service, he was a philanthropist, not upon his own, but upon your country’s and my country’s coin. < The gentleman took occasion to saf\: that the Republican convention whic last assembled in Sacramento was a tool f justice had he the right to say t(l"::éeu?osej ‘men, assembled from every por- tion of this great State of fifty-seven counties, were the tools of the rallroad company ? _ HQF ql}oled poetry against me a few days ago. 1 refer him to another and dif- ferent book, “The Holy Writ,” and ask him to remember that there is an injunc- LUTHER G. BROWN, Presidentl Young Men’s Republican Club, | Who Called the Meeting to| Order. | tion, “Thou shalt not bear false witness | against thy neighbor.” | Fellow-citizens, Mr. James G. Maguire, | whenever in the political history of this | State he discovers anything that stands | in opposition to his aspirations, imme- | diately yells “Railroad!”” If he does not do that he yells “Corporations!” At this point some one said some- ing in the audience. Mr. Gage asked: What was that?” The answer was A man is drunk.” Mr. Gage pro-| ceeded: A drunken man sometimes has better | sense than the leader of his party. | Now, in all candor, in all seriousness, in | all fairness between man and man, have | you ever known James G. Maguire to 2 &all any proposition unles: antagonized his own ambitions? If so, when was it? If so, why was it? He stands forth and assails the conduct of the Republican. par- ty on account of the funding bill. You and I, and most men within the sound of my voice, ve been unalterably opposed from the early days of California to the funding bill. "We had no_opportunity to vote upon that question, but there came a time when James G. Maguire occupied a place in the Congress of the United States when he could have voted upon it. A short time ago, you remember, a law in reference to that matter was adopted in the United States Senate and it passed the Congress. James G. Maguire stood there and had he raised his voice, had he simply said, “Mr. Chairman, I object to the consideration of that bill,”” it negver could have been considered. He ma no such objection. Then what right hag he to stand upon the rostrum to-day and as- | sall the acts of that body? Tell nre, if | you can, as honest, fair-minded citizens, whether that conduct becomes an honest official or not? Now, do not be deceived. He may come back. He may say: “I made a speech against it.” True, but he knew that when | he made that speech it would be a futile effort, because he had waived the right to object. Be not deluded by that sort of a proposition. He discussed the silver question here the other day My friends, as I regard it, that is a dead issue (applause); a dead issue in California. There wus a verdict rendered by this great people against that contention. It has never been reversed | and I do not believe it will be. We con- tend now that they shall not-reverse that verdict. But how, if you please, has he any connection With it as a nominee for | Governor? How, if you please, could I, | if Governor, deal with the question o the free and unlimited or any other coin- | age of gold and silver? "Obvio y I| could not touch the question at ali, be- cause the constitution provides that no | State shall coin money. That disposes of the question so far as our relations are concerned. True, the Legislature to be elected, the Senators and the Assemblymen have the choice of a United States Senator, and their judg- ment or the judgment of that Senator might be called into exercise, but in no | other way could we reach 41¢ question. So it is hardly necessary ior me to talk further upon that question, except to say that the Republican party of California is opposed to tue free and unlimited coin- age of silver. We believe that gold and Zl /W T A JOHN B. BUSHNELL, President Columbia Club, Los Angeles. silver are the constitutional moneys of our country, but we belgeve that the true standard is a gold standard. [Applause.] There 1s one question that seems to have disturbed the gentleman from the u country who took such delight in picking a row with his weaker brother in the southern part of the State when his weak- er brother was not here [apFlause] and that is the single tax. He tells you that it is no concern of the people "of this State. We, as American citizens, stand upon the broad grlncl le that all property should be the legitimate subject of taxa- tion; that every kind of élroperly ‘within the confines of our great State that reaps the benefits of its laws should contrjbute its just proportion toward the mainte- nance of the State. We cannot and do not assent to the doctrine that the land alone shall be burdened with the taxes of the railroad for which Mr. Maguire has such a horror. [Applause.] According to this contention, if we were to have the operative pri. ciple of the slflf\e tax prevail the roliing stock of the rallroad would never pay a dollar of tax. The only tax that would be levied would %\e'h“%on fielc land tthn!uthea‘}ra{i}( occupies. at an enemy of railroads that m' st ne? (Applause) u A 'ow, his principle of taxation exe the magnificent sgructures of a city }’}2}3 gu.ylns their just proportion and puts the urden of that taX upon the tiller of the soil—the farmers of this State. They haven't made so much money and it has not been such privileged business within the last few years that we c¢an acknowl- OPOOREREE PP OO ® ets of the farmer and the poor man, for | of the railroad wmgany. Upon what prin- | @@)@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@8 toga. Corbett said: CORBETT AND McCOY TO FIGHT ON OCTOBER 13 NEW YORK, Sept. 3.—Jim Corbett, who arrived here at noon to-day, met “Kid” McCoy at an uptown sporting resort. and they arranged to fight their battle on October 13 at Buffalo. to-night and wiil resume training on Monday. McCoy will return to Sara- “I have decided to quit the ring after this fight, win or lose.” PRPEPEOPPOEPOOOPPPPEPOEREOOOOO® Corbett left for Asbury Park CREEEEEPPPEPOE® eople of the State should come 'Pe!ore im, could he not exercise influence? Then is it not nonsense, is it not dodging the question, for him to say that that ques- ;ilon is not legitimately before the people? e says: g et’x(er!aln these views, I have these opinions as a man; but you will observe that I have not impressed them upon the public’s concerns.”” He reminds me of a preacher I once knew who was being tried before his church. He was being tried for drinking too much whisky and too often playing cards. The evidence was overwhelming, and wheén he came before the church to make his defense, he said: “Gentlemen, 100k here; it is true I drank more whisky than I should have taken; I played moré poker than I ought to have layed. But when I did that I did it as r. Perritt; when I attended to the du- tles of the church I did it as Bishop Per- rite,” And one of the jurors, a Scotchman of the church, sald: “Bishop, I would like to ask you a question: “When the last trum- pet/shall sound and the devil shall come to claim his own, will you kindly tell us which he will get, Mr. Perritt or Bishop Perritt?” When the red devil of Socialism shall come upon the earth will he get Mr. Ma- guire or Single Tax Maguire? (Applause.) My friends, I do not intend to occupy iour time any longer. There are those ere to-night” of talent. and eloquence who will entertain vou. But before closing permit me to say this— and I say it in all seriousness and can- dor: I believe that the best interests of the country demand that we keep the Republican party in power. (Applause.) Let us remember what these gentlemen have told us in reference to our adminis- tration. Let us remember that McKin- ley's administration under the revenue laws has been in force but a trifle beyond a year, and what has been the result financially? Why. we have to-day a bal- ance of trade, a balance of indebtedness in favor of the American nation of nearly eight hundred millions of dollars (ap- plause), a sum so vast we can hardly comprehend its significance. Think of that for a moment. Shall we stop the progress of our em- pire? Shall we turn it over to the De- mocracy? Shall we say to McKinley “We do not want the Philippines?” Shall we say to McKinley, “We do not want the Ladrones? We have elected Maguire and his Congressmen to Indicate that we are opposed to the sentiments that Cal- ifornfans nearly all espouse?”’ No, never! Never! (Applause.) It I !l’go\})l](ji. fellow-citizens, be elected Governor of this great State I promise vou that I will give vou an administra- tion pure, honest. economic, business- like: an adminietration which symbolizes the idea of Republicanism, and that rep- resents the integrity and the moral force of this great American nation. I thank you. (Long and continued applause.) OUTLOOK FOR THE PARTY IS VERY BRIGHT LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3.—Speeches other than those of Gage and Bulla demanded the clésest attention of the immense assemblage at the Pavillon. Addresses were delivered by Truman Reeves, N. Blackstock, R. J. Waters, James Mecl.achlan, Will A. Harris, H. H. Markham and Frank F. Davis. The tribute paid by Harris to the old Confederates and their devotion to the flag won rounds of applause. He main- tained that the election of Gage would be-an expression of the people of Cal- ifornia that none of the territory con- quered in the war should ever be sur- rendered back to Spain or given to any despotic power on earth. President McKinley profoundly respected the voice of the American people and would be guided by the will of the nation. At the conclusion of Harris’ speech the band played “Dixie” and the audience cheered. Frank F. Davis was the last speaker of the evening, but not the least elo- quent or forcible. He advised his hearers to ask the Silver Republicans and the Populists to join the Republi- can enthusiasm. He contended that the Republicans should fight this political battle on the broad grounds of Ameri- can patriotism. “Let as resolve,” said he, “that the flag shall ever float where it now waves. On this line of splendid patriotism let us unite with a single purpose to achieve victory.” At the conclusion of the speeches the bands played “America” and the audi- ence sang. Departing from the pa- vilion the uniformed clubs maintained marching order and enlivened the late hours with the music of their bands. Henry T. Gage was immensely de- lighted at the magnitude and warmth of the great meeting. He will now take a rest for a few days and give some attention to his business affairs. The success of the gatherings to-day and to-night, the mighty spirit of en- thusiasm already aroused in the masses of the voting population, lead to pre- dictions of immense majorities for Gage in the southern part of the State. Men whose predictions in the past were veri- fled by the returns assert that Gage’s majority south of Tehachapi will ex- ceed 16,000. There has been a very large increase of registration in Los Angeles County, which is known to be favorable to Republicans. RANCH LAND ATTACHED. Property of Charles Lux and M. M. Lux Seized on a Debt. SALINAS, Sept. 3.—To recover $117,075 on a judgment of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County an attachment was levied this afternoon In favor of the Gar- den City Bank and Trust Company of San Jose against Charles Lux and M. M. Lux. The attachment is on 576 acres of the San Lorenzo ranch and land in townships 21, 22, 23 and 24, this county. The money is due on loans advanced by the bank. e HALL CAINE COMING. Famous Novelist Embarks at Liver- pool for America. LIVERPOOL, Sept. 3.—The Cunard Line steamer Campdnia, which safled from this port to-day for New York, has among her passengers Hall Caine, the novelist; Miss Ada Rehan, the actress; Lord Aiderle Brassey and Mesdames Cavendish-Benti- neck, Ogden Mills and Ballington Booth. and greatness, ADVERTISEMENTS. Worn Women By the thousand have found that there i{s real meaning in the oft-told story “Hood's Sarsaparilla makes the weak strong.” They have been in run-down condition, they have taken Hood's Sarsaparilla, have found it to give a good appetite, steadythe nerves, brace relaxed and imp muscles, cheer up the fainting spirits, regulate the pant- ing heart and give the confidence and energy of perfect health. You half believe it, don’t you? A full, fair trial rich syndicates of New York. (Applause.) In the tiie of war, when our country was imperiled, when liberty and human i%‘flfix‘:o 'boida' and turn a rights had been assailed, the glorious Re- 1ssued two hundreds of them over, edge any enterprise of that character. e says that we have got to have a constitutional amendment to make his 5 fellow-citizens; but lst he should be elected Governor of this and the question Amend%!:'nt I%Ofllfl “n subraitted to mu':: will completely convince you and prove that Hood’s Sarsaparilla ‘Is America’s Greatest Medicine. $1; six for §. ‘ FIFTY DEATHS FROM THE HEAT New York’s Record for One Day. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Sept. 3.—Fifty dead and over 100 prostrations in one day is the record of the heat in old New York to-day. The sun beat relentlessly on the sweltering city all day long. Night followed almost like day and the deaths from the heat were reported at inter- vals in the various city hospitals, police headquarters and the Coroner’s office. A cold wave, accompanied by showers and thunderstorms, is the prediction for to-morrow night, but until then no re- lief is expected. The highest point reached by the thermometer to-day was at 2 o’'clock, when the mercury registered 92 de- grees. The humidity averaged 85 per cent. Following is a list of the dead: Ed- ward Renter, 32 years of age; Robert Eaton, 54; John Sloan, 70; Joseph Bost- neti, 44; Philip . Patie, 15 days; Ellen Potter, 40; Robert Maalupski,7 months; Margaret Lavesy, 63 years; ‘Whalen, 44; Robert Miles, 38; Samuel Goodwin, 48; Lawrence Zenns, 40; Fred- erick C. Williams, 67; Lawrence Green, 30; Mary Cornell, 38; James Medine, 10 months; Ernest Garbreith, 33 yea Minnie Mitchell, 39; Joshua Hudson, 65; Hugh M. Devitt, 35; Edward Wall, 25; Rocco Montasana,38; Edward Evers, 40; Joseph Smith, 35; Eliza J. Goff, 70; Al- fred Gardner; Cornelius D. Klein; Michael Alsick, 35; Patrick Devine, 30; Charles Sehlman, 32; Charles Cohen; Patrick Donovan, 50; J. Mihl, 78; Daniel McCarthy, 26; Frederick Mosser: Wil- liam Harlan, 54; John Young, 45; Mit- toria Prollij, 26; Phiolemena Wandela, 25; John Brown, 27; David Keefe, 32 Edwara Seibert, 35; George Meyer, Charles Regel, 41; Louis Schomble, one unknown woman and three un- known men. In Brooklyn there were six deaths and fourteen prostrations. CHICAGO, Sept. 3.—Three dead, six critically ill and thirteen additional prostrations is the heat record for to- day. It was the hottest of the five days, on every one of which the mer- cury has been over 90. The mercury to- day reached 93. Those who died to-day from the heat were: William Ahern, a bookkeeper; Frank Schultz, a carpen- ter; an unidentified man whose body was found on Harrison street bridge. The Algers 'Return to the Capital. WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.—Secretary and Mrs. Alger returned to the city to-night after their visit to Camp Wikoff with the Presidential party. 2 ‘Winifred | gation Is NEW YORK, Sept. 3.—The Herald's ‘Washington correspondent sends the following: ¥ormer Secretary of State John Sherman talked to me very frank- 1y to-day in regard to the Miles-Alger controversy, the condition of the troops and the responsibility for bringing on the war. Mr. Sherman considered that the war w-s altogether unnecessary and he severely criticized Congress for having brought it on. He also made the surprising statement that as Sec- retary of State he could have concluded a treaty by which Spain would have peaceably withdrawn from Cuba. “I have no personal grievance against Secretary Alger, nor am I engaged in prosecuting an investigation of the ‘War Department at the instance or in | the interest of General Miles,” said Mnl Sherman. “All this talk about my try- | ing to force an investigation of General “ | Alger because of some animosity I am | | supposed to hold toward him is too ab- SHERMAN SAYS WAR COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED D ¢ Severeiy Criticizes Congress for Having Brought On the Conflict. . The Ex-Secretary of State Also Pays His Re- spects to Alger, and Says an lnvesti- in Order. surd to require denial,” continued. Mr. Sherman with all candor. “I desire to say with all seriousness,” he added, “th t I have seen it stated upon unquestionable authority that gross inefficiency has been displayed by certain persons connected with the army, and many of the brave fellows who went out to battle for their coun- try were negl. ‘ted and deprived of such attentions as they had a right to ex- pect from their government. “In view of the daily disclosures we are receiving from- various camps, I contend that the President. should. not hesitate to order a rigid investigation and place the responsibility where it properly belongs. I have no unfriendly feeling for Secretary Alger, and‘I have no desire to see him-prosecuted, but he is the responsible head of the War.De- partment and these startling allegations are made against his department.. It is quite possible that it will.be. found that some of his subordinates have:been inefficient or neglectful of the duty-im- posed upon them. That might be.dis- closed in an investigation.” VESSEL WRECKED BY 1 TORPEDD Four Men Killed and| Two Wounded. | Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 3.—The Govern- ment steamboat John I Meigs was to-| day destroyed by an explosion at St Philip. She had aboard Lieutenant Jervy and a party engaged in removing the | torpedoes laid in the Mississippi Riv\'erl during the beginning of the war. L:;ln- e | tenant Jervy had a narrow escape. killed are: CAPTAIN STARR, commander of the | boat. SERGEANT JOHN NEWMAN, of the engineers. RA . Those wounded were Fritz Koch and D. B. Reddy. Major Quinn of the Engineer Corps was advised to-night that the Meigs had been blown up by a torpede or mine. The Government engineers had | whom were alniost penniless. been unable to recovér:theé.mines and torpedoes from shore by mearns ofthe cables to which they : had béen’ at- tached, ‘owing to the- 'fact:that the sand in the river’ had weighted them down and caused:the -cables to part. On this account a.crew . wa$ ordéred down on the Meigs -to ‘grapple for the mines and bring them to .the :surface. The crew had almost completed- the work when the accident -ocenrrad: “The Meigs sank out of sight in:deep ‘water. Carlos and Newman, .among’ those lost, belong to the United -States En- gineer Battalion that came hére.some. time ago from Willets Peoint. N. Y. Captain Starr is from. Vicksburg, but is a Northern man ‘and .was with the fleet during the attack on' Vicksburg. ONLY TWO HAD GOLD. SEATTLE, Sept. 3.—The Steamship Del Norte arrived to-day from. St. Michael with 100 disappointed’ miners, some of Two of the Del Norte's passengers had gold dust. They were Peter Johnson and L: Langen- ford, who have been in Alaska for the past fourteen years. They brought out about $50,000 worth of dust, which was taken from tne Little Minook district. Soxriden e Suits Against the Randall Bank. EUREKA, Sept. 3.—The sixth _suit against the stockholders of the Randall Banking Company was commenced to- Gay by G. A. Stewart, as assignee of the claims of depositors, amounting to $7000, making the total demands for <the six suits $22,000. Other suits will follow. And If You Are Suifering From Catarrh You Should Call or Write for the 0zo Treat- A Free and Fair Trial Treat- ment. ment Will Be You can get a fair and free trial treatment of the great “Ozo” Cure for Catarrh. If youare suf- fering from Catarrh, call or write for a free trial of the “Ozo” Cure. Catarrh is curable, but it must be taken in time. 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