The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 22, 1899, Page 11

' THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 1899 WINE MEN ARE SEEKING FAIR RECIPROCITY They Ask for Cana- dian Recognition. SUFFER BY DISCRIMINATION FRENCE WINES ARE ADMITTED FREE OF DUTY. California’s Vinous Products Are Compelled to Pay a Prohibitive Tax—Hopes of Securing a Reduction. The wine men of California are much icerned over deliberations of Canadian-American Commission re- garding reciproc: between the two oc Canada and British Columbia consumers of dry and sweet well champagnes, and by Teason of the existing Canadian tarift the. California products are ! shyt out of the markets of these northern neighbo Tt nderstood that about the only product of this coast that is securing any consideration from the American Com- missioners is lumber, and this is due to the interests of the lumber producing States of the East. There is | 0 one in Washington to set forth ms and rights of the great wine dustry of this State, and for this reason there is considerable anxiety as to what will be done for American viticulture. For some reason the treaty with Can ada places a tariff of one shilling per gal- lon and 20 per cent ad_valorem oh wines | ced in the T while the to that Inited mitted believed that Americ afforded the same fav the readjustmen e ish Columbia mers of wines ng 1o population than Americans natural that the fucers of this E e 1o get their s on an even twithstand- ed. ashington who can intel- to the Commis- erchants and pro- that 10 one in W tuatio California dele- setting forth premise: This cru- wgurated and it ar- it will result in victory. )minent wine men who cudgel in behalf of the Wetmore, president of wen Company. In a re- Perkins he called n to the existing Canadian-Ameri- and asked that the fore the commis- ins - immedlately re- nk you very much for n relative to the duty in Canada and British C ht the, matter to ommissioners and de along the line < presentatives in or- t be made to realize the | f the movement. BUENA VISTA'S INSTALLATION An Impressive Ceren;ony in the Hall of a Parlor of the N. D. G. W. On 1 people, ladies and gentlemen, as comfortably find seats and stand om In Shasta Hall, Native Sons' 2, to witne e public installation officers of Buena Vista Parlor of ative Daughters of the Golden West, current term. The installing icer was Distriet Deputy Grand Presi- nt Mrs. Genevis Baker, who was as- d by Mrs. Georgie McCormick as d ma 1; Mrs. Julia A. Steinbach st grand president, and Miss Minnie r grand Te y. The hall y deco 1 with flo’ of evergreens were several stations. A took their stations, b . the scene was a very . _The admini nd the deliv lling officer N of the charges as with an im- iled in the order. The offi- ) are to serve for the term are » Worth, past president; Mrs. . president: Miss Mollie’ Long, nt Amy Benning, s Emma Ben- H. M. Greene, record- s Mamie Wells, finan- i Maggie Boutnws{k.\' 5t trustees, and > sentinel. d entered upon the veral duties Mrs. Ba- ! nted presi- cen- the parior, pres . the retiring with a diamon s A i Wo spiderweb pir cen of the love and affection of the their only re- | ist Thursday night there were as | ring of the ob- nd_eloquence that has sel- | Mrs. Lucia Neubarth, | the members for the retiring officer, and an earnest of their appreciation of her unselfish efforts on behalf of the parlor. Mrs. Ella Wehe, the new president, and the installing officer were each presented many beautiful flowers. During the even- Ing Mre. Cellarius favored with a vocal | solo. Miss Lydia Jacobs gave an inter- | esting recitation, and several others con- | tributed numbers. Then there was a da,r(u‘(- and the serving of icecream and cakes. ————————— HELPED THE LITTLE ONES. Good Showing of the California Children’s Humane Society. The board of directors of the California Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children held its first meeting after elec- tion on Thursday and elected the follow- ing to serve for the year: Charles Sonn- | tag, president; W. R. Parnell, secretary | George A. Newhall, treasurer; Charles L. | Patton, counsel; Philip C. Dibert, attor- ney. The secretary s report for December, *68, ‘showed: Complaints received, 75; in- vestigated number of children’ in- volved, 163; prosecutions, 6; convictions, 5; children relieved, 147; children placed | in institutions, 15; in familles, 15; returned | to_parents or guardians The board decided th: | Ja ¢ 1, Mrs. L. Presc ecretnry, should be transferred from the , dating from ! the assistant Secretary city office to take charge of the Alameda | office and also act as ocganizer whenever |1t 1s belleved to be of advantage to estab- lish new branches of the society in the | citles and_tow Several new members were elected. Wiiliam Tap- | panbeck w elected as a_member of the | board to fill @ vacancy, President Sonn- | tag reported that the society has per- | formed excelient work in the line of re: | culng and helping uelpless children dur- ing the past year. {ALL HANGS ON THE ‘ ONE-TWELFTH ACT THE SCHOOL BOARD INJUNC- i TION SUITS SUBMITTED. | L e | Argument Centered on the Validity | and Effect of a Statute Limit- ing the Expenditures of Public Moneys. | Whether teachers will first be paid from | the moneys remainipg in the hands of the School Board or the demands of the mer- chants, contractors, laborers and other editors will be honored will probably be | decided by Judge Seawell next Friday. The injunction suits of Elisha Brooks, a teacher, to prohibit the auditing and pay- ment of merchants’ demands and that of Oscar Moses, a merchant, to prohibit the recognition of the demands of the teach- ers, were argued before Judge Seawell terday and submitted. John Garber, ey & Olney and Harry T. Creswell represented the teachers, while the inter- ests of the other crea.tors were prose- | cuted by Frank Powers, Joseph L. Robi- | son and Attorney vLushing. A summing up of the argument ad- vanced by the various lawyers shows that | it dwells on one point—tne effect of w! {s known as the “‘one-twelfth act.” - Th act provides that it shall not be lawful hercafter for the Board of Supervisors of the city and county of San s'rancisco, or a committee, officer or board ha a aving | power to authorize or contract lidbilities | zainst the treasury of said city and | county, to authorize, allow, contract for, . o render. payable, in the present or { future, in any one month any demands against said treasury, or any of the funds thereof, which shall in the aggregate exceed one-twelfth part of the time of such contract, authorization, al- lowance, payment or liability, to be e pended within the fiscal | said month is a part. If at the beginning of any*month any money remains unexpended in any of the | funds set apart for maintaining the | municipal government of the eity and county of San Francisco, and which | might lawfully have been expended the | preceding month, such unexpended sum | or sums may be carried forward and ex- | pended by order of the Board of Super- |'visars.in-any_succeeding month. It is contended on behalf of the teach- | ers that the combined demands of mer- | chants and teachers will exceed the sum | allowed to be expended under this act, fand in such event the teachers have the prior claim by reason of a contract in_ad- vance for the $85,000 per month allowed b; law. To this the attorneys for the me chants argued that the “‘one-twelfth ac could not apply to the case at bar, as those provisions contained in relation to | the School Board had vpeen repealed by | the constitution and statutory emactment providing that the schools should be kept | | open-at least eight months in the year. | The repeal alleged by the merchants' at- torneys 18 one of implication and Judge | Garber contended that there could be no | repeal by implication if the acts could stand together so as to be operative. The enactment known as “the one-twelfth act” was passed for reasons of public | policy, Mr. Garber held, and as an act to prevent the waste of public moneys ap- plied to the Board of Education as well as | other bodies handling and disbursing pub- lic_funds. The fin: argument was made by Attor- n and Cushing, who contend- not be put aside. Again, the °ys contended that all laws should a uniform operation and as subse- quent legislation had rendered the “one- twelfth act” inoperative it should not be considered by the court in its final judg- ent. Judge Seawell tnen took the mat- ter unde: sement. — e Woodmen Install Officers. Last Thursday night the officers of Red- wood Camp of the Woodmen of the World were installed by Past Consul Commander | G. W. Baltic, assisted by Consul Com- | mander A. J. Weinert of Golaen Gate | Camp, acting as head escort in the pres- ence of a large number of the membership |and a great many visitors from other camps. The officers who are to serve for the term are W. W. Peck. C. C.; B. Schell, A. L.; Thomas F, | P, H. Savage. B.; W {J. Lang. v H. Webber, | managers; G. F. Leigh. watchman; E. P. | Ryan, sentry. After the ceremony, ried on in a very impressive manner, there was the conferring of the Orientai degree on thirty-three candidates, after which there was a collation in the ban- | quet hall. Some people got cross. nuisance to continually explai GRAPE-NUTS. Merchants sald it was a n. ““We can only get a small portion of our orders for GRAPE- NUTS filled.” The factory has been doing night and day for six months, fast as it could be made. all that could be done, running and adding new machinery as But the demand grew faster than the increased facilities would care for. Never in the history of trade has there been such a demand for a new food as for GRAPE-N Three new buildings have fi UTS. % nally been added to the factory plant, and from now on all orders will be filled without delay. time there has been a rea- sor t cer urging the accept- ince of some other breakfast food vhen Grape-Nuts were called for; but time has passed. jobbers now have Grape-Nuts in if your grocer urg ck, that the n, correct him, for the popuiarity of the as an focd is refore, aifficult to obt cd are: {. It has a new flavor, that of grape crisp, half sweet, that r, a delic cinates the user. af 1t is ready to serve on' the in- 1t for it has been entirely and per- Iy cooked at the factory, and the juestion of whether your own ceok :an or cannot cook well does not enter nto consideration. No cooking what- ér is required. 24. It is economical, costing about cént per meal. 1 4th. It is pre-digested by natural pro- cesses and especially fits the needs of people who have miore or, less trouble with intestinal digestion. Gth. ' It ic unquestionably the most scientifically made food in existence. | Combining as it does the natural Phos- | phate of Potash:.and Albumen (taken | from wheat and barley), these elements when passed into the human system | and acted upon by the life forces are | eransformed “into the soft ‘gray sub- | stance which is the filling of the brain and nerve centers throughout the body. | 6th. Grape-Nut§ therefore constitute |a true brain-building food presented in | a most palatable and pleasing form. | 7th. A few days’ use of the new food | will show in the user a distinct gain | in mental force and power. Give Grape-Nuts a place at your table and they wiil do you good.—Postum Cereal Co., Lim., Battle Creek, Mich. emand or | amount allowed by laws existing at the | year of which | FASTER BOATS FOR THE TRADE OF THE ISLANDS Oceanic Company Is Progressive. KNOWS ITS DEFICIENCIES PREPARES TO HANDLE THE IN- CREASED COMMERCE. President Spreckels Advises the Purchase at Once of Three Seventeen-Knot 6000-ton Steamers. The rapid growth of the commerce of this city is demonstrated in the annual report of President John D. Spreckels of the Oceanic Steamship Company, in which he urges the directorate of the company to order at once two or three steamships of about 6000 tons register and seventeen knots speed to meet the re- quirements of the trade. He also shows how the traffic has entirely outgrown the gresent capacity of the company to han- le it. Thousands of tons of cargo have been lost to the company after having been vainly tendered for transportation, ulti- mately finding its way across the south- ern seas to the far away colonies either by Canadian Pacific steamers or by sail- ing vessels. The report also dwells on the mail service. At present English malils leaving London are landed in Syd- ney, by way of the Suez canal, in an average of thirty-four days; by way of San Francisco, in thirty-seven days, and Vancouver, forty days, With improved service from this city the time should be shortened to thirty days. With seventeen-knot vessels the time to and from Honolulu could be cut down to five days and four hours. The re- mainder of the voyage to and from the colonies could be covered at a rate ot speed that would average fifteen knots for the entire trip. President Spreckels declares that it is imperative that orders for steamers be [flla(‘Pd at the earliest possible moment. It s expected that the Hanna-Payne ship- ping bill will have a beneficlal effect, If adopted, as is expected. The subsidy pro- visions are so ifberal that it is belleved the increased demands upon the ship- yards will be far beyond their capacity. One illust: on of the effects of the pro- posed bill is here given: ‘The present subsidy of the company per voyage is $10.769; under the new bill the same ves- sels would recelve $10,478, while a steamer of 6000 tons register and seventeen knots | speed would receive $21,136.” % The report closes with a prediction that | the Paris Exposition in 190 and the Pa- | cific Ocean Exposition in 191 will have a | materfal effect upon the commerce of this | coast. The steamers Mariposa and Alameda of the Oceanic Company are to be thor- oughly overhauled. The engines will be Bltirod from compound to triple expan- siofl, and new boilers will take the place of those now in use. gain of about 500 horse-power and of one knot in speed. It will also enlarge the cargo capacity by 367 tons, and materially reduce the consumption of fuel. The ma- chinery and boilers will be ready for in- stallation in July, and each vessel will in ’lurn be withdrawn from service for a This will mean a period of ninety days. At the same time it is proposed to renovate the passenger | accommodations at a coxt of $50,000. Seven directors were elected at the an- | nual meeting yesterday. They were Claus Spreckels, John D. Spreckels |Adn!vh B. Spreckels, Thomas B. Pheby, | George Fritch, Austin C. Tubbs and W. | D. | Gibson. The directors will meet next Tuesday, when they will organize by the election of a president, secretary and other officel ART ASSOCIATION MARDI GRAS BALL Society Preparing to Don the Mask | and Domino or Fancy Dress on | St. Valentine’s Night. Invitations have been issued by the San Francisco Art Assoclation for its sixth Mardi Gras entertainment to be held in the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art Tues- | day evening, February 14. These art as- | sociation entertainments have come to be | recognized as the most noteworthy as well as enjoyable affairs given in this city, and soclety looks forward to them with keenest delight. The committees having the affair in charge are composed of the most prominent people in town ‘and tickets are only. issued after approval by a committee, which insures an exclusive attendance. 'Ladies are obliged to don masks to secure the liberty of the ball room floor and all are requested to wear fancy costumes. This request has been result that the dressing has been surpris- ingly rich and artistic: but this year it is expected the ladies will outdo themselves in this respect. The price of tickets has been fixed at $ for gentlemen and $3 for ladies, the proceeds to be devoted to the | art associatio S TO CELEBRATE LINCOLN DAY. | Posts of the G—;nnE:r;r:y of the Re- public and the School Children ‘Will Participate. At a meeting of the Council of Lincoln Monument League last night it was de- cided to celebrate Lincoln day (Febru- ary 12) with appropriate ceremonies. The v~rious posts of the Grand Army of the Republic will assist in exercises In the schools throughout theiState. The move- ment, inaugurated here for the national observance of the birthday of the great emancipator, has taken root in twenty- one States. The day will also be celebrated in the churches, C. B. Perkins having charge of that branch of the affalr. Judge M. Cooney was afi) ointed a com- mittee of one to draft a bill to be present- ed to the present Legislature, usking for an appropriation of $50,000 toward the fund for the proposed monument. The same amount is to be raised from the people at large. A general meeting of the Lin- coln Committee will be held next Satur- day night in the rooms of the Union League Club, Palace Hotel. - W. W. Stone presided last night, the others in attendance being Judge M. Cooney, John ... Whitesides. C. = Per- kins, C. Mason Kinne, Eugene Wiegand and A. J. Vinin Getz Birthday Party. Mr. and Mrs. Sol Getz celcbrated the birthday of their daughter, Maybelle, by giving a delightful party in her honor at their home on Devisadero street. Excuis- ite blossoms, palms and trailing vines were used with splendid effect in the dec- oration of the spacious parlors. .Dancing, recitations, vocal and instrumeptal solos were among the many features of the evening. .At midnight an elaborate sup- per was served, during which many toasts were offered. Dancing concluded the even- ing's entertainment.. —_— e——— The Verein Oesterreich. The installation of officers of the Ve- rein Oesterreich, a German soclety of this city, took place on the evening of the 1th inst. at 509 Sutter street and the following assumed: thelr positions for the ensuin, vear: George Lechner, president; Ee Lamberg, vice-presient; Robert Kif- finger, recording secretary; Charles Fuetsch, financial secretary; Richard Schindier, treasurer; _frustees—CGeorge Winkler. Rud. Thoma. K. Michalitschke; Paul Sabati. rcquisiteu: ————————— Criminals Get Their Deserts. W. W. Whyers, who was assoclated with M. J. Gallagher in the theft of large | quantities of paints and ofls from the es- generally observed in the past with the | tablishment of Whittier, Fuller & Co. was allowed to plead guiliy to a charge of petty larceny by Judge Dunne yesterday and was sentenced to six months in the County Jall. Gallagher stood trial and was sentenced to four years in San Quen- tin. Lee Poy, who almost fatally stabbed a Chinese woman in Ross alley some time ago and was convicted on a charge of assault to ‘murder, was sentenced to four- teen years in Folsom by Judge Lawlor. T YACHTS WERE IN DANGER. The Recent Storm Alarmed the Own- ers of Craft Located at Sausalito. At a meeting of the directors and stock- holders of the Encinal Yacht Club, held recently to discuss the course to be pur- sued with regard to the loss of the annex and its contents by fire, it was decided to apply the money collected from the insurance companies to the reduction of the indebtedness now taken up by some of the members, and to defraying the cost of certain proposed improvements. The boat house will be enlarged and the bowl- ing alley built alongside it; the bath houses and plank walks will be restored, but the annex in its original form will not be reconstructed. Work will shortly be begun on the club buildings. A meeting of the officers of the Cali- fornia Yacht Club was held last week in the office of J. R. Wilson in the Mac- donough building, Oakland, at which the financial position of ‘the club was dis- cussed. R. L. Eames, who had been elect- ed secretary, but had declined the office, accepted it on being promised help by the treasurer, E. N. Walter, in sending out circulars \and performing other routine duties. The recent southeasterly gale at Sau- salito washed away portions of the sea- wall and of the roadway in front of the San Francisco Yacht Club house, but did not carry away the float, as has been stated, for that had been taken high up on the beach some weeks ago by Lang, the club boat keeper. Dr. A. W. McKenzie's launch ‘Alberta and the vawl Ripple were moored in Richardsons Bay. The yawl broke from her moorings, collided with the launch and smashed some of its windows/ and did other damage. The launch Alberta is now on the beach at Smith’'s new boat bullding yard in Hurricane Gulch and will be put into thorough repair. The Suth- erland brothers’ sloop Catherine was hauled high up on the beach at Old Sau- salito, but the waves driven by the storm came up far enough to knock her rudder off. The owners of pleasure boats for hire at Sausalito take them out of the water during the winter and put them in vacant lots out of harm's way. The nominating committee of the San Francisco Yacht Club, consisting of ex- Commodore George E. Billings, H. Madi- son and Dr. V. P. Buckley, has nominated the following to serve officers during the coming season: Commodore, L. Hill; vice commodore, Dr. V. P. Buck. ley; port captain, J. Kitferman; recording secretary, E. C. Bartlett; financial sec- retary, W. G. Morrow; treasurer, R. B. Hogue; measurer, J. M. Punnett. The above candidates will be presented for election at the meeting of the club on Wednesday, February . The Pacific Yacht Club owns a good deal of personal property in the shape of marine pictures, crockery and glass ware, | flags, brass saluting cannon, models of yachts, etc., most of which is of little use except to a yacht eclub. The directors of the San Francisco Yacht Club have made an offer for this property. The first regatta for the season of 1899 of the Oakland Navy, which was set for January 15, but was postponed from that date on account of bad weather, will be sailed on Sunday, January 29, on Oakland Creek, over a course beginning from Ses- stons Basin. The election of officers of the Oakland Canoe Club for the coming year took place last night. _At a recent meeting of the Corinthian Yacht Club the following resolutions were unanimously approved and adopted in fi:r‘;\l;)yy of their late secretary, E. B. La- Whereas, Tt has pleased Divine Providence to summon from our midst in the prime of his | life our friend and brother yachtsman, Edward | Baxter Lathrop, for two years the secretary of our assoclation; and Wkereas, It is fitting that a token esteem be recorded; be it 4 Resolved, That the Corinthian Facht Club testifies to the good will and friendship enter- tained by its members toward the deceased, who possessed the.rare attributes of gentleness and sterling friendship, winning all with whom | he came in contact, and whom we shall sadly miss in all of our gatherings. ~To his bereaved famlly the club tenders its sincere sympathy; and, be it further Resolved, That the foregolng preamble and resolutions be entered at length upon the min- utes of this club, and an engrossed copy be de- livered to the family of our late comrade, CARL WESTERFELD, President. OILO_EASTWOOD, Secretary. San Francisco, December 2: §¢ L 'Y BA of our 98. R JEROME. ——e—— ALL ABOUT DOGS. Annual Meeth;g of the San Francisco Kennel Club and Election of Officers. The Pacific Coast special committee of the American Kennel Club has received from the club secretary in New York the announcement that the resolutions passed at the last meeting of the committee have been received by the club with approval. The committee in its resolutions depre- cated drastic action in the matter of the three California members of the A. K. C. that had affiliated themselves with a local organization, and declared itself unalter- ably opposed to their expulsion from the | A. K. C. Later developments are provin, the wisdom of this course, as_the nflenrfi ing clubs will fpmlmmy be dropped for non-payment of dues. The desired end will thus be attained without the inau- guration of an annoying and possibly pro- | tracted lmbroglo. The Pacific Mastiff Club held its month- | Iy meeting last evening in the Phelan building. The December meeting was omitted, owing to the iilness of the secre- tary of the club. The annual meeting of the San Fran- cisco Kennel Club takes place next week, The election of officers and of a new board of directors will be held, a judge selected for the spring show and a bench show committee appointed. As the St. Bernard Club of California will co-operate with the Kennel Club this year, the prospects are in favor of an unprecedehtedly large show. The Pacific Coast Field Trial Club and six interested spectators from this city returned last evening from the Bakers- field fleld trials. where the setters had it all their own \ ay. —_———e——— CYCLERS' BASEBALL. Bay City and Olympic Teams Will Meet To-Day. The baseball teams of the Olympic Wheelmen and Bay City Wheelmen will cross bats to-day at the Velodrome grounds at 2 o'clock, to settle the cham- pionship of the Cycle Clubs’ League. hese teams are tied for first place. The linc-up will be as follows: Bay Cit Positions. Hall. Abby White. Olympie. James -Lane Shortstop O'Kane Left field. -Cdsgrove enter fleld -Pockwitz Right field .Cartwright The Olympic Wheelmen will meet on Tuesday gvening, at which time the ex- eeutive committee will announce the ap- pointment of the various sub-committees for the ensung year, B The Bay City Wheelmien's whist tour- nament began at the clubhouse last even- ing. and will continue for about a fort- night. F ©. Lenne arrived in the ety yester- day, and will depart for the south in fev: days. ' —— e Swallowed Laudanum. Mathew Kerr, a longshoreman, residing at 323 Green street, attempted suicide last evening by swallowing a dose of ‘lauda- num. He was taken to the Harbor Re- ceiving Hospital, where he was pumped out by Dr. Higgins. who believes that he will recover. err had been drinking a eat deal. and a quarrel with his wife ast night is glven as the reason for his attempt on his life. ————— The Saturday and Sunday Hospital As- sociation 'held its final meeting on Sat- urday, January 21, Amount received from the boxes placed in ‘I;gs_llneus houses 771 7a; from churches, §¢ Rxni Bess, 16aving the handsome balanes of to thank those merchauts who so geper- ously placed the boxes in their business houses, and. the churches which. set apart for this ‘object the offertory of the first Sunday in November. W. E. BROWN. Dr. T.| 1 { | | | | | | | | CH Garfield Post, G. A. $865 62, for which the associntiou -l:slr::! lifetime did much for the organization. ' HOW SANTIAGD O CUBA WAS GALLANTLY WON Shafter Tells of the Hot Conflict. OUR SOLDIERS AS FIGHTERS DEAD SHOTS AND FEARLESS IN A CHARGE. Spanish Officers Paid Tribute to the Invaders—Union League Club Entertains the Gen- eral. At the dinner tendered to Major General William R. Shafter by the Union League Club at the Palace Hotel last evening the gallant conqueror of Santiago de Cuba told in simple words a few stories of the famous fight. His remarks were in a measure a reply to the address of State Senator John F. Davis, welcoming the general back to California. General Shafter began by stating that next Oc- tober he would go on the retired list and would make his permanent home in this State. His remarks in part were as fol- lows: “Relative to my work in Cuba, I sim- ply did what I was required to do and, while the orders to me were changed a | number of times, I was fortunate in be- ing able to carry them out successfully. I was first sent to Tampa to prepare and lead a recognizance in force into Cuba for the purpose of finding General Go- mez; to learn the number of his men and to supply his wants, etc. I was to land at Marieta, a little port about thirty m(lcs! east of Havana, with 25,000 men. On June 2 I was called to the telephone and or- | dered to go to Santiago de Cuba instead. | A few days later 1 was told over the tel- | ephone wire from Washington that a por- tion of the Spanish fleet had been seen to the north of Cuba and I was directed | to stay where I was. Five days afterward | I was told that Cervera was bottled up in Santiago harbor and could be captured. “I crowded my transports with about 17,000 troops, and was soon looking for a | landing place to the eastward of the | city of Santiago. I knew .from several | little towns in_that locality roads could be found running to that point. | At the same time I took in considera- tion the health of my troops. I have had yellow fever myself, and 1 knew that in a few days that army would be stricken. So it was ‘rush, rush’ always. Then we landed and began to fight; and one of the best tributes to our hghters came from | the Spanish themselves. | “They told their officers that they stood | and fired on the Americans as they charged into the intrenchments, and that | they hit them and killed them, but that | they still kept coming. I knew this char- acteristic of our soldiers, and when I or- dered an advance if they got well started | 1 did not attempt to recali them, because nothing can stop an American soldier when on a charge. He won’t come back till he is beaten or killed. “There is another thing I want to men- tion. Not many rounds of ammunition were thrown away. Our troops' to-day are marksmen; and when a gun was fired in the battle of Santiago de Cuba it gen- erally found its target. All of my direc- | tions on this subject were for Individual | firing. The Spaniards fired in companies and regiments, and while out of the great | mass of bullets some did execufion, thou- | sands and thousands only hit the grass and trees. 1 cannot understand why the | Spanish did not make a better or at least | = longer defense. If our army had been | in their positions 50,000 men could not have dislodged them. “Now in regard to the incorrect report that I intended to fall back and wait for reinforcements. Remember, I had 14,000 troops stretched out on a line of ten miles, between 21,000 Spanish soldlers and the city. At 8 o'clock on the evening of July 11 called a council of divislon command- ers, and, after consultation, I sald in these words, ‘We'll stay where we are.’ And | we did stay. Lhere was never a step taken; there was never a thought of re-| tiring from our positions. I did try to| recall Lawton from the attack on El Caney, believing that we could use his| troops to better advantage before San- tiago, but his gallant men had got started | and could not be stopped till they had | taken the town. “That night I called on Toral to sur- render, which he wd, as you know. T tried to have Garcia keep back Pando with his reinforcements, but the Cubans were always too slow. However, it was i all right in the end, for we took Toral and Pando togeuuer. “While talking with Toral regarding the number of troops he had to surrender he mentioned thousands stationed in the | neighboring towns, and inquired if I asked for their surrender also. Here was many more troops than I was bargaining for, {)ut 1 thought a bold bluff was in or- der and told him emphatically ‘all.” So | we got all of them. | “The only anxious moment I had was after I had sent Lawton to aftack EI Caney. 1 thought I had thus weakened | my lines and made a mistake, but the po- | sition was gallantly carried and it was all | right.”" iccompanylng General Shafter were General Merriam and Major Noble, U. 8. A, Addresses were made by Mayor Phe- lan, Colonel J.. P. Jackson, Major Fields, Hon, Tirey L. Ford and Hon, M. M. Estee. Following is a list of the guests: General W. R. Shafter, General Merriam, General N. P. Chipman. Major Noble, Mavor M. Balthaser, Major Ed Fields, . E. Beck, John Perry Jr., Asa R. D. Clark, J. K. R. P. Thomas, J. , N. K. Masten, W. F. Perkins, Henry L. Smith, C. A. Fuller, P. B. Cornwall, H, L. Smith, Bruce Corwell, Major A. K. Whitton, Lieutenant Floyd W. Haines, Charles Sutro Jr., H. N. Branden- stein, I. W. Hellman Jr., John P. Albro, C. Laumelster, Coloner J. P. Jackson, W. W. Mon- tague, J. A. Waymire, Dr. E. S. Breyfogle, J. | W, Carmany, Colonel George R. Burdick, Jo- 8, Spear, Jr., Converse J. Smith, John W. Lirch, N. Blackstock, E. B. Edson, §. J. , 1. R. Wilbur, A.'S. George H. Bahrs, John Caffe S. Slade, O. C. Haslett, ' D. H. Mc M. Abbott, Joseph L. Crittqnden, Daniel William Sexton, Wendell Easton, Colonel B. Pott, L. Reese, John Herd, John F. | Davis, A. G. Booth, George N. Reynolds, G. E. Bittinger, J. C. Currier, George F. Curtis, Colonel George Stone, Dr. W. K. Cole, W. J. Herrin, A. G. Weiland, John Haynes. W. H. H. Hart, Dr. O. F. Westphal. Judge B. McFar- land, Dr. C. G.' Kenyon, Willlam Cooper, Tirey L. Ford, George H. Pippy, Dan T. Cole. DEATH OF JOHN T. GRAHAM, A Patriotic and Public-Spirited Citi- zen Passes Suddenly Away. Death has laid claim to John T. Gra- ham, one of the original settiers of Pre- cita Valléy and also the one.above all others - who had -been instrumental in building up the prosperity of the valley. He was the pioneer of that section of the bed of Mission Creek at the base of Ber- | nal Heights, and labored most assiduous- ly to have the place improved.. In this he was successful, as the waste valley has been partially proclaimed and made habitable—so much so that it is now quite | a settlement in itself. One of the first things done by him was to organize an | improvement club, and by constant agi- | tation- with the Supervisors obtain ap- propriations for the improvement of the | sectlon, inctuding the laying out of Bernal Park, which he had hoped to see carried | to a finality; but, alas! death claimed him | hefore the park was finished. Graham was a man of generous nature, | open-hearted to his friends and patriotic | to the jand of his adoptlon. When quite | a boy he enlisted in the Unifon army and | fought under the flag until the close of | the Civil War. [ He was _an active member of James A, . ., and during his - In recognition of those acts, the post | will pay its last tribute of respect to his memory to-day by attending his funeral | from Albion Hall, Alcazar building. His remains will be interred in the National Cemetery at the Presidio. The deceased was born in Staffordshire, England, sixty- eight years ago. ~Previous to the last election he was favorably mentioned as the Republican nominee for Supervisor of the Eleventh Ward, but withdrew at the request of his friends. —_——————— WILD DUCKS EVERYWHERE. Hunters Are in a Quandary and Do Not Know Where Good Sport Can Be Had. Duck hunters are puzzled now as to the best place to go for a little outing. Wild ducks are scattered, and as a consequence no great results are anticipated at pres- ent. Richardsons Bay iIs a favorite loaf- ing place for canvasbacks and bluebills; thousands of these birds can be seen in the ‘early hours enjoying quietness in their undisturbed state. Sculling for ducks in_ the sloughs of Suisun marshes is now becoming a pop- ular sport. The English snipe have taken wings to' the southern coun\:\'y. In the vicinity of Delano, Los Banos hunters of this favorite game bird are enjoying splendid shootlnfi. The following com- munication speaks for {tself: SAN FRANOISCO, Cal., Jan. 17, 188, Sporting Editor Cal—Dear’ Sir: The\ duck shooting season is rapidly drawing to a'close and but a few more weeks remain, whex the attention® of the shooter will be cailed inj a other direction. To make the close of the se: son a memorable event the Empire Gun Club has decided to hold a house-warming, the date to be Sunday, February 2, and a general jubi- lee will be held by its membérs. That all have promised:to attend has assured the success of this undertaking. = With the close of the duck shooting season dawns the opening of the bluerock or trap shooting season, and the success of our club in this branch rests likewisewithour own mem- bers. lmmediaie, united and concerted action is necessary and the greatest harmony must prevail. Competition in this line by the va- rious clubs in this vicinity is keen and in or- der to insure the satisfaction and maintenance of our members a good programme must be had, and further, the season must be opened with a vim. Success has always crowned our efforts, and the crowd has always been with us at every merchandise shoot,and therefore it behooves us to open the season with one of these shoots. The gathering of this merchandise gratis is po easy task and in order to secure a.sufficient quantity to guarantee an excellent programme, such as we- have always placed before the shooters on former occaslons, will require the Utmost energy on your part. Every member of the club, inciuding yourself, has been appoint- ed a committee of one fo gather in these prizes, -and it is earnestly’ asked that you put your shoulder to the wheel and roll. “Get all the prizes you can and let it be your aim to secure the best that can be had. Leave no stone unturned to further this end. Have your list: of prizes ready for -submission by February 7, the date of the next regular club meeting, ' immediately after which the programme must be printed and placed In the fleld for, proper advertising. ¥ You may report to the undersigned at 500 Montgomery street, on Saturdays only, at any time between the hours of 1 and 4 p. m., where any information will be cheerfully granted. Sincerely: trusting you will make the effort of your life and assist in.placing before the shooting fraternity the best programme that has ever been offered for competition, thereby doing_honor to your club and credit 'to your- self, 1 am, with best wishes, yours very truly, J. B. HAUER. Secretary. —————————— JEFFRIES AND FITZSIMMONS. Billy Delaney and His Charge Will Leave To-Day for New York, Ex- pecting Big Money. Billy Delaney, the manager of big Jim Jeffries, received an offer from a New York sporting club yesterday which De- laney has accepted. The first dispatch Manager Billy re- celved was: “Come to New York right away with Jeffries, as he can be matched to fight Bob Fitzsimmons as soon as he arrives.” Delaney replied that Jeffries was al- ready matched to fight Joe Kennedy a twenty-round contest in February before the National Club, and asked his Eastern friend—evidently Tom O'Rourke—to post- pone the Fitzsimmons proposed contest until after he had finished with Kennedy. But in answer to this Delaney was wired another dispatch, which read: “Leave Frisco right away, or your thance with the big fellow is off.”” This last message caused Delaney to change his mind about the Kennedy con- test, and he notified the managers of the National Club_that they could count upon the Kennedy-Jeffries fight as being off, as he (Delaney) would leave Oakland to-mor- Tow with Jeffries for New York. The National Club felt very much cha- grined over the affair, which they consid- ered rather shabby treatment on the part of Delaney, but instead of the big guns they .intend now to match either Jack Bonner—who is on his way West—or Tommy Ryan to fight George Green in Februar: e g 'TWAS A LOVING CUP. A Pleasing Surprise to the Retiring Regent of Sequoia Chapter, D. of the A. R. The last held meeting of Sequoia Chap- ter of the Daughters of the American Revolution In its rooms in the Sorosis Clubhouse was one of more than usual in- terest, being marked by the presentation on behalf of the members of a loving cup to Mrs. A. 8. Hubbard, through whose un- tiring efforts the chapter sprang into ex- istence and of which she has been the regent and the registrar. The cup 1s of cut crystal, nine inches high, silver bound and rested on a silver mounted mirror. On the silver rim there is an inscription conveying the sentiments of the chapter to the recipient. The presentation address was made by Mrs. George Law Smith, and was a most flattering tribute, well de- served, for the untiring efforts of the re- tiring regent, who, as founder of the So- clety of Daughters of the Revolution on this coast, as honorary regent, State re- gent, registrar and chapter regent; for seven years guarded the interests of Se- quoia. Chapter. 'The presentation had the element of a complete surprise, for the ladies kept the affair a secret, and so unexpected was the gift that the reclglent was for a time at a loss to express her feelings, but after a time managed to return thanks to the members for the loving cup of affection, and uttered the hope that the cup when filled and passed from hand to hand, each lip touching the rim, might impart to it some virtue, so that when the last one had tasted and it was passed around again all might be united in spirit and fn truth. ADVERTISEMENTS. Alcoholism and drug addictions are no longer consid- ered as vices—that theory has been ex- ploded. It has been fully demoustrated by the Keeley Treatment that they are acquired diseases and that they are curable. 6ooo perfected cures in California. Over 500,000 in all. ‘Write fer particulars. T KEELEY TSt TOTES, 1170 Market Street, San Trancisco, Donohoe Building. Lankershim Bullding. Third cad Spring s't's, MAC'S_Infaliible Pie Cure! 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