The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 18, 1898, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1898. KITCHENS WERE IN EXPERT HANDS Men at Montauk Point Well Fed. DR. FORWOOD'S TEST!MONY HELEN GOULD SUPPDIED A NUMBER OF CHEFS. General Young Tells of the Situation At Santiago and Says the Sol- diers Received Excellent Treatment. Special Dispatch to The Cam. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.—1In the course of his testimony before the War Investigation Commission to-day Dr. Forwood, speaking of the conditions at Montauk Point, where he was chief army surgeon, sald the kitchens were in the most expert hands. Miss Helen Gould had supplied a number of chefs, and most of them were from the kitch- ens of the wealthiest people of New York City. He had talked with one of them who had been with W. H. Van- derbilt for more than three years. As a matter of fact the hospitals were never 80 abundantly supplied. The army rations were supplemented by everything that could be found in the larder of the Waldorf-Astoria, includ- ing roast turkey, pheasants, squabs, | lambs, sheep, pigs, game of all kinds, | pate de foie gras, mineral waters and | the finest champagnes and liquors. At one time he had noticed eight barrels of brandy and a large number of cases of wine. There was so much apolli- naris water that it was in the way, and when a nurse came for a bottle they ILAUN yard here. 16,000 tons displacement. would offer a case. | camyp mere pent o 000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000C0000000000000000000000000 peared to be under orders to criticize | the camp. He knew of two Instances | when the reporters had received orders | to “roast everything.” He had told | them not to spare where they found | criticism justified. | In conclusion Dr. Forwood said that | many patients who had been removed | by their friends had often died, and that in many instances their deaths | were due to the Kkindness of friends | who had taken them in charge. Major General S. B. Young was before the commission at its afterncon | session, relating in detail his experi- ence at Santiago and vicinity and after- | ward at Montauk. He said he had| landed at Baiquiri on the 21st of June, | and that by the morning of the 23d his | entire brigade had been put ashore. He | had notitied General Wheeler imme- | diately and had received orders to move | on four or five miles and secure a gcod | camp. He accordingly had pushed on to Siboney. He had asked Wheeler where the good camping ground was, and Wheeler had replied that the Span- | iards occupied it. | “I th said General Young, “asked permission tc go out and See the ground, to which General Wheeler as- | sented.” | In accordance with this arrangement | he moved out at 5 o'clock next morn- ing to fight the battle of La Quasima, sending the volunteers, the Rough Riders, by one road and the regulars by another. ie declared that there Was no surp in this fight and no ambuscade had been reported. He had reconnoitered the Spanish camp within & half hour before the fight had begun, end he had attacked the Spaniards and not the Spaniards him. Speakirg of the Rough Riders he said there had been no ater percentage of casualties among them than among the regulars, and that they were not led into any situation not to be expected in war. | “The report that they were ambus- caded was due,” he said, “entirely to| the demoralized reporter and the de- | mor: ed adjutant of the regiment, who left the service soon afterward.” General You said he had occupied | the enemy’s camp that day. “and it| very good camp,” he added, In reply to a question as to what aid | he had received from the Cubans in this fight, he replied, ‘“None whatever.” | The Cuban guides had deserted him upon t first fire. General Castillo on the night before had told him that| he would send 500 Cubans with him, | but when the next morning came and | he sent to notify Castillo that he was | prepared to proceed, his messenger | found a card on the Cuban command- | er's door saying that he must not be disturbed. He had, therefore, proceed- | ed without the Cubans. After the fight | was over, however, some of the Cubans | had come up under the command of a Frenchman, who saluted very tragic- ally with his saber, saying that he had been commanded by General Castillo to | follow the enemy and fight him wher- ever he could find him. General Young | said he simply ordered the Cubans to | the rear, and the only service they had | performed was to gather up the bag- | gage that the American soldiers had ! discarded. | General Young said he had been the | only man in the command at La| Quasima who was mounted, and that he rode a mule. He carried no bag- gage except a rubber “slicker,” a pa- Jama and a toothbrush. The wounded were carried back to Siboney, and while the hospital was somewhat congested the men were well attended to. General Young said that immediate- | {y after the battle of Quasima he had | | looked the ground over toward KI| Caney and had informed General | ADVERTISEMENTS. 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The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach; the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Goschen, and Admiral Sir Michael Culme Sey- CHING OF THE FORMIDABLE, LARGEST WARSHIP IN ORTSMOUTH, England, Nov. 17.—Thousands of people to-day wit- nessed the launching of the ram battleship Formidable at the dock- in the world, being of 75 beam and She cost over £1,000,000, and is ex- THE FORMIDABLE AS SHE WILL APPEAR UNDER STEAM. A notable feature of the launch of the battleship was the enthusiasm shown by both British and American officers. ‘With her sister ships how under construction, the Implacable and the Irresistible, the Formidable is a first-class barbette battleship of the Can- opus and Albion type, but built on a much larger scale, having 2000 tons greater displacement and 3000 horsepower more than those ships. Her armament will consist of two 12-inch rified guns in each of the fore and aft turrets, twelve 6-inch quick-firing rifles and twelve 12-pounder rifles “‘en barbette,” besides fourteen quick-firing rifled guns of smaller di- mensions and five torpedo tubes. THE WORLD © [+ o (4] ] [ © © © © (] Wheeler that he was confident he could take the place that night with his brigade, if allowed to do so. General Wheeler had replied that his orders from General Shafter were not to ad- vance without notifying him, and that he would notify the general of his (General Young’s) wishes. He had not heard anything more officially in regard to the matter. With this General Young's service in Cuba ceased, as he was taken down with fever on June 30 and sent back home. Speaking of the situation at Camp Wickoff, which he was detailed to establish, he said: “I gave them lumber, hammers and nails, however, and told them to make themselyes floors if they wanted them. 1 thought they were being treated too much like babies.” He regarded the commissary supplies, he said, as abundant, and that enough had been allowed to spoil to feed 1500 men daily. The hospital and quarter- master stores also were ample. He had never in all his experience seen army hospitals so well supplied with medi- cines and stores of all kinds. The con- trolling motive in selecting Montauk { was that of selecting proper quaran- tine, and a very strict quarantine was observed. He considered the camp very healthful and the size very desirable. “As to what was done there for the soldiers,” he said, “I think I deserved more credit for what I did at Montauk than for what I did at La Quasima. I think more was done than shculd have been done for the soldiers.” Telling of the hardships of one com- mand which had just arrived from Cuba he said: ‘““They were not the heroes, being only regulars.” He said the privations were not so serious as Indian cam- paigns he had been engaged in. There had been occasions when his command had had to live on corn and others when there was nothing to be had ex- cept horse meat or burro meat. “But that,” he said, “was not in the newspapers.” He was satisfied that most of the complaints against the camp were un- founded. Many of these complaints were made by men and women who had never Sseen men in camp. Appre- ciating the situaticn the soldiers had “played it on” the visitors, making complaints that were without founda- tion, in order to get delicacies. “Soldiers like to be made babies of,” he said, “and some of them soon got so they would not eat their regular ra- tions.” General Young concluded his testi- mony with the statement that the sol- diers were far better cared for than they had been in the civil war. - More Money Is Needed. ‘WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.—Chairman Cannon of the Appropriations Com- mittee of the House has called a meet- of the war | ing of the sub-Committee on Deficien- cies to meet on Saturday, November 26, to consider the estimates for the maintenance of the extraordinary ex- penses of the army and navy during | the perfod from January 1, 1899, to July 1, 1899. It will be necessary to frame end enact an urgent deficiency bill to provide for these expenditures before the holiday recess, as the balance of $226,000,000 and the original $50,000,000 appropriated to carry on the war are | not available after December 31. What- ever remains of these appropriations must be covered back In the treasury on that date. How much has been ex- pended is not known, but the presump- tion is that there is a considerable bal- ance. Some difficulty may be experienced in getting this measue through both houses before the new year, as its pre- sentation may open up the whole ques- tion as to the conduct of the war. The Appropriation Committee will do its duty and have the bill ready for action as soon as Congress meets. Further- more, it is the intention of the com- mittee to expedite the framing and con- sideration of the regular appropria- tion bills in every possible way in the early portion of the session in order to avoid an eXtra session should the Re- | publican leaders later decide that an extra session next spring was advis- able. SHASTA’S VOTE CANVASSED. Republican Assemblyman—The New County Officers. REDDING, Nov. 17.—The Board of Su- pervisors has completed the official count of the eiection returns of Shasta County. No material changes were made in the official figures. J. H. Beecher, Republi- can, was elected Assemblyman from the Fifth District, instead of C. H. Braynard, as published in the San Francisco papers, C. H. Behrens, Republican, was elected Bheriff; W, O, lodgett, Republican, Clerk; John R. Lowdon, Republican, Re- carder; Alex Ludwig, Populist, Assessor; Margaret 1. Poore, Republican, School Superintendent; L. M. Dennis, Democrat, Treasurer; Thomas B. Dozier, Democrat, District Attorney; Thomas Greene, Popu- list, Coroner and Public Administrator; Alfred Baltzell, Republican, Surveyor. ‘Women’s Victory in Minnesota. | ST. PAUL, Nov. 17.—The returns from thirty-seven countfes on the amendment to_extend the franchise to women on Write hr%-nloguu. school matters shows a majority of 9571 MUCH WORK FOR CONGRESS T0 00 An Extra Session Will Be Necessary. FORAKER AND MORGAN AGREE LEGISLATION FOR OUR NEW POSSESSIONS. Alabama Senator Discusses Spain’s Sullen Attitude and Probable Outcome of the Peace Negotiations Spectal Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.—Senators Morgan and Foraker of the Foreign Re- Tations Committee, Democratic and Re- publican respectively think an extra session of Congress will be necessary. Senator Foraker said to-day: ‘‘Cer- tainly this Congress cannot finish all the legislation required for our new possessions, and an extra session is ab- solutely necessary. What Congress will do in rerard to Cuba depends upon the President’s recommendations in his message. This subject is different from Porto Rico, the Philippines and Ha- waii, and Congress will treat it differ- ently.” Senator Morgan is of opinion that Spain can do nothing but maintain a sullen protest, as she did when Mexico got her liberty. Her only recognition of the liberty of Mexico was her evacu- ation. ‘Without acknowledging our right to the territory we claim, she would yield possession. “If a treaty of peace is signed,” he said, “its prospects of ratification by the Senate will be increased by the fact that its rejection would throw us back into a state of war. A treaty that made too great concessions to Spain—that restored to her the Philip- pines, for instance—might be rejected on that ground, since failure of the treaty would leave us in possession of the territory. But if the treaty provides for acquistion of the Philippines by this country or leaves thase islands un- der the protecttion and domination of this Government, those who oppose such an order of things can have no motive for rejection of the treaty. “This Government cannot set out to gain advantages by conquest, but the spirit of liberty advances with enlight- enment. With the first awakening of love of liberty and an ambition among people to govern themselves they seek our friendship and association, and per- haps alliance. We advance by the nat- ural development of the institutions of free government. The war with Spain was forced upon us. It was not sought by us with design to acquire territory or to extend our commerce, but by its results people are lifted out of bondage and introduced to freedom, and we in turn are benefited by it through the opening of new fields of enterprise. Aside from the intrinsic value of the Philippine Islands, the liberation of their people opens up a new field of enterprise and gives a stimulus to trade. But these islands, like Hawali, have no immense intrinsic value.” “What influence do you think this ac- quisition of remote territory will have upon our demestic affairs?”’ the Senator was asked. “With territorial expansion and de- velopment of commerce will come the quickening of enterprise and the open- ing up of opportunities, stimulus to in- genuity, an expansion of manufacture and of trade, an extension and liberal- izing of customs, revenue and shipping laws, and an expansion of our whole financial system. Instead of contrac- tion, there will be an expansion of cur- rency, and all our domestic policies will adjust themselves to new conditions. The course of events will accomplish what party contentions have failed to accomplish.” CIGAR DEALERS FILE BENKRUPTCY PETITION Seidenberg, Steifel & Co. of New York Involved in Financial Difficulties. NEW YORK, Nov. 17.—Emil Seidenberg, Joseph Seidenberg and Adolph Steifel, constituting the firm of Seldenberg, Steifel & Co., cigar dealers, to-day filed a petition in bankruptcy. The liabilities are $308,866, and contingent liabilities $202,932. No as- sets are stated, but a few of the creditors hold securities ¥ ORIENTAL LINE ABOUT TO OPEN First Steamer to Sail in December. FIERCE FIGHTING IN FORMOSA HUNDREDS OF REBELS KILLED AND WOUNDED. Japanese Forces Also Suffer Great Loss—XKorean Emperor Being Forced to the Terms of Reformers. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, Nov. 17.—The Oriental Steamship Company will open its new line between Hongkeng, Yokohama and San Francisco in December, according to advices received per Empress of China. The Nihon Maru (6151 tons), first of the company’s steamers to ar- rive from England, reached Yokohama on October 26. After being docked for minor repairs she was cpened for pub- lic inspection early in November. About November 25 she will go to Hongkong, whence she will sail for San Francisca, calling at Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe and Yokohama. Two other steamers, the America Maru and Hongkong Maru, are en route from England. Another battle has been fought in Formosa. Four hundred and fifty rebels were killed and many wounded. The Japanese loss was also large. The Japanese Government recently granted a large bounty to native chiefs in re- turn for their submission. Some of the chiefs complained of an unfair distribu- tion of these bounties and induced their followers to rise again. Six companies of Japanese infantry, sappers and troopers, marched against and sur- rounded them, killing the number stated. A crisis exists in Korea, Natives led by the Independence Club of Seoul de- manded the dismissal of Cabinet offi- cers who favored reviving the old tor- ture system of punishment of prison- ers and of depriving people of the right of memorializing the Government. The Emperor was compelled to dismiss his Premier and Ministers of War, Justice, Finance, Imperial Household and Agri- culture and Industry. Yun Yongson wag nominated Premier. His appoint- ment raised a storm of indignation, be- cause the Independence Club had lately secured his dismissal from other offices. His residence was besieged by the agi- tators and he quickly resigned. More satisfactory Ministers were then named, The Independence Club is composed of Korean reformers, who are fighting for justice and better government. Its delegates who demanded changes in the Cabinet sat in front of the new palace gate for severzl days, until the Em- peror acquiesced in their demands. The club now requests the organization of the Diet, but the Government rejects the proposal on the ground that Korea Is not yet sufficiently advanced to have a national ccngress. The Emperor has promised other reforms, including es- tablishment of schools for girls. AWFUL COLLISION OF JAPANESE STEAMERS Seventy Persons Reported Drowned in an Inland Sea—Leper Scare at Manila. VANCOUVER, Nov. 1T.—Advices re- ceived by the steamship Empress of China tell of a terrible disaster in an in- land sea on October 25, when the steamer Kinshu-maru came into collision with the steamer Misgawa-maru, off Takami, sinking the latter in three minutes. It is reported that 130 persons were saved, but that seventy were drowned. So strong was the impact .that the captain, who was on the bridge, was thrown into the sea. He was saved, however, with all the crew. There is a lJeper scare in Manila. Through the neglect of Spanish officials nearly 200 lepers have escaped from con- finement. For a time this was unknown to the American authorities, and the out- casts were allowed to wander at large. Orders have been issued to the effect that all lepers shall be arrested and sent to a small uninhabited island south of Luzon. On this island the American Govern- ment will establish harborage for the lepers of the Philippines. They will be! fed and cared for at the expense of the Government. As far as can be ascer- tained, about sixty lepers are still at !fii;filon the streets and in the suburbs of a. A. W-FOSTER ELECTED A RAILROAD PRESIDENT Chosen by the Directors of the Cali- fornia Northwestern, as Pre- dicted by The Call. SAN RAFAEL, Nov. 17.—“To Agents, Conductors and All Concerned: At the di- rectors’ meeting held this day Mr. A. W. Foster was unanimously elected president of the company. ““THOMAS MELLERSH, Secretary.” This brief notice sent to every station agent of the California Northwestern Rail- way l:o~da}' testifies to the fulfillment of a prophecy made a few days ago in The Call that since the trouble amang the di. rectors had been settled by Messrs. Fos- ter, Newhall, Palache and others buying the stock heid by A. Borel, J. B. Stetson | and other directors of the North Pacific Coast Railway it would not be long until Mr. Foster would fill the pesition of presi- dent of the new company. The settlement of the war between the directors and the election of Mr. Foster as president to succeed Gllbert Paluche Will cause great pleasure to property own ers in Mendocino and Humboldt countics for it means that the road will soon be extended northward from Ukiah to tap the great timber belts of both counties and offer an outlet for the product of the {;.:ns;{e;:ou mines in the region of Round i SEATTLE GETS THE NEXT W. C.'T. U. CONVENTION Mrs. Stevens, New President, Makes Announcement Regarding Headquarters. ST. PAUL, Nov. 17.—What is known as the Post Executive Committee of the W. C. T. U., in which various matters of bus- iness referred to the board by the conven- tion are acted on, met in this city to-day. Seattle was decided upon as the next place for holding the convention, the time to be about the middle of October, the ex- act date being left to be fixed later. Mrs. i:xeve.:' tihel president, announced that ss Powderly, the steno, served Miss Willard faithiaiiy for’ forns teen years, would be retained in her posi- tion. Attention was called to the fact that Miss Powderly is a Catholic. It was announced by the new - dent, Mrs. Stevens, thii.t she woul drel‘aé- main at headquarters in Chicago until Christmas and would then divid time between her home at Pomavnde L?:.r gnd Chicago. * ! ACCIDENTALLY AND INSTANTLY KILLED Contractor McDougald of Stockton Meets the Same Fate as His Brother. STOCKTON, Nov. 17.—Contractor J. D. McDougald was accidentally and instant- ly killed this afternoon about 3:15 o'clock, | at the Weber cut-off, three miles from Stockton. He was pulling a shotgun out of his buggy, muzzle first, when the trigger caught on something, causing the con- ;enlst of the gun to be discharged into his heart. Ed. Sherwood of Stockton, who wit- nessed the accident, immediately came to town and motified the Coroner. Me- Dotigald was president of the board of managers of the State Hospital for the Insane at Sfockton and was well known throughout this part of the State. He leaves a widow and several children. It is understood that his life was heavily insured. ‘A brother of the unfortunate man was Kkilled fn the same way in the Yosemite Valley some years ago. e dsony b PACIFIC MAIL PROSPERITY. Increases Its Semi-Annual Dividend One-Half of One Per Cent. NEW YORK, Nov. 17.—The directors of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company met last night and increased the semi-annual dividend rate one-half of 1 per cent. Presi- dent C. P. Huntington s.’.\.lg that this ac- tion was warranted by the cash holdings of the company, over $1,500,000. It will re- quire 330,000 to pay the increased dividend, and this will leave enough to protect Pa- cific Mall interests on the Pacific. Mr. Huntington added that the story that two new steamships had bean ordered was at least premature, s3ksugh additions to the company’s fleet were ~contemplated bee cause its business needs them. A IDAHO GOLD EXCITEMENT. Big Stampede to the Rich Diggings Near Snowshoe Pass. SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 17.—A Lewis- ton special to the Spokesman-Review says: A great strike of high-grade ore is reported near Snowshoe Pass on the Warren Trail, twenty miles south of Florence, Idaho. A big stampede from Florence is reported. The Florence correspondent of the Spokesman-Review ~ reports that the strike was made between the now famous Buffalo Hump and Thunder Mountain. The great vein crops 6000 feet, is from 30 to % feet wide and carries abundance selves with the subject. delivery service to Santa Anay Cal. carriers will be appointed. of free gold. Capital Thanksgiving Stories by prominent writers, in next Sunday’s Call EVACUATION TERMS FORMALLY SIGNED Spanish Troops Will Carry Their Full Accouterments When Leaving Cuba. f=3 HAVANA, Nov. ing embarkation for Spain. day. derstood that the subject will be ments for consideration. arms, colors, field pieces and the the field. guranca. General Calixto Garcia, liner. This was to prevent any de were displayed in the harbor and General Gar-ia said that he an with President McKinley. agegegegegugegegaad-TeFagaPeagetaFoReteT g agatese] b= =3 b= b= bed ped ped o b=3 =3 =3 ped fad o E=3 bad =4 L ped b=l ped =3 b= bl Ee] bed = b= 3 o bad bed L b= bed 17.—As cabled yesterday the date for the Span- ish evacuation has been- definitely fixed at January 1. ish troops remaining on the island will be quartered, under the pro- tection of the United States, in camps especially designated, pend- The convention was formally signed to- Nothing was definitely settled at yesterday’s joint session re- garding the question of fixed and movable proberty, and it is un- The Spanish troops will carry their small Manuel Sanguilly of the special commission from the Cuban As- sembly at Santa Cruz del Sur, who left yesterday for the United States, was followed to-day by his colleagues, who went by the Se- gestlon, was taken by a tug from Playa de Marianao to the Ward ensued had the Cuban special commissioner passed through Havana. Many went on board the Seguranca to say farewell and to wish the commissioners success at Washington. No Cuban flags, were very sanguine as to the outcome of their expected interview » o All the Span- referred to the respective govern- entire equipment of an army in at Captain General Blanco’s sug- monstration such as might have however, there was no disorder of any kind. d his associates on the commission feg=gegoggegegegoFegoF o332 3oE -2 2R Re g 2 201 T0 IMPROVE THE Call for an Important Meeting. MANY SUBJECTS TO DISCUSS| CERTAIN LEGISLATION THAT IS NECESSARY. Trustees of the Stat, Library and| the State Library Association | About to Hold a Conference. Special Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Nov. 17. — Interest has been awakened here in a joint meeting of the trustees of the State Library and the State Library Asso- ciation, to be held in the Senate cham- ber on the afternoon of November 25 The call, which is now being sent throughout the State, announces that one of the objects of the meeting will be to discuss and agree upon a plan for the establishment of a system of trav- eling libraries. Efforts will be made to secure the enaetment of a law pro- viding for carrying the same into effect. Another question to be ccnsidered will be that of inter-library loans, giving es- pecial attention to the splendid collec- tion in the State Library, and the de- vising of a plan by which its riches can be made more generally available. Speaking of the approaching confer- ence State Librarian Frank L. Coombs said to The Call correspondent to-day: “The conference is to be held at the suggestion of George T. Clark, Librar- ian of the San Francisco Free Library. It was deemed best to postpone the date of the meeting until after the elec- tion, in order that the newly elected members of the Legislature might have rtunity to familiarize them- e 4 ‘Whatever our eedings may be they will all be in {’l‘:‘gc dirgction of a law which we will en- deavor to have the next Legislature Dn‘fi;'he State Library has gone beyond riginal scope—that of supplying 1Btt-t\toe ogfflcllls and legislators with data, ete.—and has become a sort of §tate storehouse for a large number of valu- able works of art and literature. But under the present system the library’s volumes are inaccessible to a large number of its benefactors, the people of this State in general. “There is now an opportunity to bring tate library into touch with the :)‘(‘lewf libraries of California, by the suggested system of the interchange of iumes. t ::ndl'nx of books to libraries applying for them, in response to the require- ments of their patrons. This system contemplates the The libraries thus receiving the books shall be re- sponsible for their safe return. In this way many volumes that are now prac- tically out of the reach of the public will be accessible to it, and the useful- ness of the library to the people of the State will be greatly enhanced.” Mr. Coombs said that there were many volumes which were too valuable to be allowed to leave the library. For instance, the library contains one set of “‘Shakespeare,” valued at $2500. There is also a “Life of Christ” which is valued at $100 per section. The collec- tion as a_whole comprises 100,000 vol- umes, and there are many of these which cannot be duplicated in any of the libraries of the State. INTERESTS THE COAby. Army Ordcrs, Postoffice Changes and | Pensions Granted. WASHINGTON, Nov. i7.—The Postoffice Department has extended the rural free Three The Postoffice Department to-day issued the following order: Hereafter mail for Mantila, including that for the army and | navy, if especially addressed to go via Vancouver or via Europe will be so dis- patched. Such especially addressed mail will, however, be subject to postal union rates. Richard Stephens was to-day appointed Postmaster_at Fillmore, Ventura County, Cal., vice S. A. Culberfson Jr., resigned. | By direction of the Assistant Sec¢retary of War the telegraphic instructions from this office, directing discharge without honor from the service of the United | States of Private John Asmuss, Light Battery A, Oregon Volunteer Artillery, are hereby confirmed. Private Albert Austin, Troop E, Fifth United States Cavalry, now su g‘osed to be in confinement at Manila, Philippine Islands, who de;ertsdflon ixl‘ulnuary ’14, 1897, and was apprehended while serving in Company L, Twenty-third United States Infantry, under the name of Thomas J. Tennison, is restored to duty without trial upon condition that he make good the time lost by desertion. Private Austin s transferred to Company L, Twenty- third United States Infantry, to serve the remainder of his original enlistment. direction of the Assistant Secretary STATE LIBRARY following named enlisted men are herel Sqnfirmed: Private Joe Lang, Bu.ltee:yb{ z 1"dd United States Artillery, An Csn::n SnLa]}j; (‘nrpnr:!l Ernest C. Jenner, Infarr;lry}., » First Washington Volunteer Pensions for Californians: Orlginal— San Francisco, §6; Jacob o e uff, $6; ampool, Soldiers' Home. Lo Asnafxgl‘éi} %9. Increase—Erastus 8. Farnham, Yoodland, 35 to $12. Original widows, §icoBusan Fassett, ‘San Francisco, 312, Mexican war survivors: Increase—Wil- lam V. Benson, Grafton, $8 to $12. Oregon: Increase—Henry Tigardville, $§ to $8. Original widows etc.—Margaretta F. Brooks, Portland, $17. MISSION BURNED ) BY CHINESE REBELS Kewie Ku, a Town in the Upper Yang-tse-Kiang Valley, Looted. SHANGHAI, Nov. 17.—The rebels have attacked and looted the town of Kewel Charles McKee, Rothenbuecher, | Ku. in the upper Yang-tse-Kiang valley, and have burned the mission there. Fur- ther detalls are not obtainable at present. GERMAN CRUISER ASHORE. Prince Henry’s Flagship Stranded in Chinese Waters. SHA!;GHAI, Nov. 17.—The German armored cruiser Kaiser, flagship of th, squadron under commar‘u‘]g OF Prlnc: enry of Prussia in Chinese waters, is ashore in Samsah Bay. The other, vessels of the squadron are assisting in getting her off. It is believed that the Kaiser has not suffered serious damage. Failed to Prove Vote Buying. CARSON, Nev., Nov. 17.—The second charge of vote-buying prefe-red against Edmund James. chairman or t ver Central Committee, by Nesto Coronado was dismissed by Justice Stone. ‘tne prosecution failed to prove its case. — o 7C Joe Jefferson Slightly Improved. NEW YORK, Nov. 17.—Joseph Jefferson, the actor, was reported slightly improv at midnight to-night. R R ADVERTISEMENTS. WOMAN'S AIM In life should be to found a home and then help to make it a home in every sense the word implies—cheerful, peace- ful, intellectual, pleasant, comfortable. To do this a well filled cupboard goes farther than many think. To have it well filled it is necessary to have rules. The cash rule is the best of all. Wil you try it? These are cash prices: CASH GROCERIES. 10 Ibs. best and sweetest Lard o 10 Ibs. best Cocoa Shells. o 1 Ib. Schepp's Best Cocoanut. Lucca Ol for cooking purposes. 3-1b. tin Baked Beans, Tomato Boneless Chicken Tamales. §-0z. tins best Baking Powi HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS. 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