The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 22, 1901, Page 14

14 THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 190 STORY OF THE DESTRUCTION OF THE SPANISH FLEET BY AMERICAN SHIPS PERSONALLY COMMANDED BY SCHLE : ADVERTISEMENTS. F B y| CONGRESSMAN CROWLLY More Than a Hundred Officers of the Navy Are Summoned to Testify in the Cele-|Uses Pe-ru-na in His Family for Catarrhal and brated Controversy Known as the Case of the “Navy Ring” Against a Rear Admiral---Review of the Santiago Sea Battle. PWARD of one hundred naval of- sels during the run of § hours 40 minutes o)l min - on July 3, 1898, was so low in at least two ficers of all grades bave been | o s to demonstrate the absolute fail- ure of the Indiana and lowa, ard it would = interesting and instructive to know the causes. There are three possible expla. nations, all.of which jointly or separately might lead to such resuits, namely—inher- ent bad workmanship on engines and boi ers, lack of proper supervision and care on the part of the engineers in charge or interference by the commanding officer with the duties of the chief engincer. The £00d record made by the Oregon on he summoned to Washington as wit- in the case of the ) versus Rear Ad- ‘hley.” The Sampson side, which e that the officer whom the p ge has credited with destrc ish fleet at Santiago, is onl “a coward,” “a disgrace to the a man who would have been n any other navy’—is represented sixty persons, chiefly of the 14,000-mile run from the Pacific to the At hile the witnesses for | lantic, the fairly good average at Santi- umbe; about forty e of 1 |ago and her voyage to the Fhilippines a nonths lat. an ab: oves exalted rank. The fact, however, 5 The mhathioary and most of the latter served on the Brooklyn, R it Ml Bt oy fore have a personal knowledge | kept up the records made July , and pts prior and subseq’ are to this da) me duc almost con- £ Santiago, is 1 being overhauled and unable to of these witne come within a reasonable margin of their e ritnesses, | t¥ial speeds. that of the Sampson Witnesses, | " The chart Allustrating the naval battle man3 vhom, including the commander | ;4 Santiago was platted by the navigat- in chief, did not participate in that mem- | ing officers of the indiana. Texas. Iowa, orable fight. Brooklyn and Oregon, (‘rms!lmtlngd a board, with Lieutenant Commander Glory Enough for AllL Wainwright as scnior member. It shows It was on Jjuly 3, 188, that the Spanish | the progress of the fight at seven differ- fleet in Cuban waters was 2 ent periods, the positions of the ships be- Eepuion irg indicated by numbers corresponding .4 with the time of occurrence follows: At 9:35 a. m. Maria Teresa came out of har- 50 . m. Pluton, last vessel, came out. . m. Teresa turned to run ashore. a. m. Oquendo turned to run ashore. a. m. Furor blew up and Pluton turned At 11:05 a. m. Viscava turiied At 1:15 p. m. Colon surrendered. 1 said, and but for the lack of among_ high rank officers, the ab- sprit de corps, ar s gging of envious ton - been glory wher now the testimor will go to prove that all na flicers are g°ntlemen and that some of them i be dismissed with a view of im- | to run ashore. Spanish Ships Are Swift. The Spanish ships came out at a speed s of about nine knots, with the steam e eotimony before the court of in- | Pottied ‘up. and rapidly increased their not hitherto known, or only brought out g B Mg dh g Bl d St TeemsNaipy st 1hs baitie of @ knots, the Towa and the others for a tummarized & number of lessons The much discuseen toplc 55 ihe resulte of the fight These deduc. | the *loop” made by the Brooklyn will un- e wars. 1 ihe Saain 6 chvi doubtedly be fully explained before the e T e board, and it suffices to state that the e i e R e Brooklyn does not appear to have been | responsible for the fact that the Texas, Oregon and Jowa got into a bunch in ition No. 2, blanketing the fire of the and Oregon. The Spanish ships, being inshore, were taking the longer leg of the triangle, exposing for several mile: their broadsides to the American ships. Fifteen minutes after the Teresa came out the race was fairly started and the total run in miles and average speed in t, and pertinent t investigated or a gingeriy fashion. To the It of the battle it that our navy in | nd personnel was all that ve of the Spanish destroyed by the guns of our ips and the sixth was run ashore and to the Brooklyn after a race of hours. There was the | knots per hour made by the several ships “‘magnificent burst of speed” of the Ore- | from $:35 a. m. to 1:15 p. m. is as follows: and the reasing speed of all the | New York, 46.33 miles, 12.635 knots; Brook- ignore the New York, | 1yn, 43.30 miles, 11.81 knots; Oregon, 42.85 miles, which Captain Chadwick as- | 11.65 knots; Indlana, 11.42 miles, ' 7.61 knots: enteen knots at the close | Iowa, 14.51 miles, .57 knots; Texas, 35.21 miles, | Vizcaya, 18.83 miles, 12.65 knots} kns 4 101 The Teresa and Oquendo made before miles, 13.51 knots. As to Show of Speed. Arthur Ward, a_writer in the Engineer- | ¢ e T sy d 814 ing 3 zine of December, 1898, charge 1\'§"’.j“'fil RIBEES, SHNRNETISEY. B that our fleet was ‘unprepared to make & quick movement of any kind in the face | Course of the Colon. of the enemy”; that the ships w The course made by the Colon, as de- o, to shoot, but not to give chase.” | yicied on the chart, does not correspond »ment was contradicted by Cap- | with the report made by Captain Cook, wick, and the subject was not | which states that the “Colon kept close followed up until the present time. Now, | {5 the land, running into all the bights." the conduct of the senior | Thiy would probably Increase her distance at that battle {& 10 be in-| run by two and one-half miles, making | # also possible that some | fifty-two nautical miles, or an average light explaining the | yneed of 14.18 knots during three hours d made by our ¥hips|and forty minutes. On the other hand the ment, reconciling, if pos- | clajm of Captain Chadwick of seventeen | knots made by the New York at the end | of the chase 1s not borne out by the loca- tions on the chart. Her average speed f from 14.43 knots between 10:30 and 11 1. m., to 18.15 knots between 11:05 a. m. and chase on Juiy 3, g for each vessel shows the of trial speeds during D ns P | 1:15 p. m., and when the Colon struck her | speed and highe: ly 3 : flag the New York was 8.68 miles distant. New York ay, 1893, 21| She arrived one hour later, thus making %knots; earned premium $200,00. Highest | an average eed to 8.68 knots in the last #peed July 3, 1898, 14.43 knots (for 15 min- | hour and covering the entire distamce of 5.01 miles in four fours and forty minutes, ( 1886, made 21.91| giving an average speed of 1179 knots er Bours a Tather poot showing for a Ship Best speed July with a trial speed of twenty-one knots, minutes). Oregon—M 1896, made 16.79 knots; With forced draught applied the Ameri- Best speed July 3, 189, | can ships should have reached thelr top ninutes). speed in half an hour after the race be- ! 1597, made 17.057 knots; pre- | gun, yet at 10:15, or forty minutes after Best speed July 3, 1898, 12| starting, the Brookl had only reacheq knots (for 5 minu 12.03 knots, and by 10:30 was bowling along iana—October, at the rate of 15.88, the Texas at 14.34, the jum $50000. Best speed Oregon at 13.81, the New York at 13.03, the | Towa at 10.92 and the Indiana, rated at | 15547 paper speed, was plowing up the briny at the rate of .88 knots an hour. The spurts of the several ships were only for brief periods, followed by great reduc- tions in speed, and indicating something radically wrong in the boller-room. A speed curve drawn through the average knots (f8r 15 minutes). s—On trial, 1893, made 17.8 knots, ecarning no premium. Best speed July 3, | 5 minutes). rned, $975,000. Possible Explanations. average speed of the several ves- The all | speeds attained at stated periods shows most extraordinary humps and depres- sions for the American ships, while the curves of the Spanish ships indicate a | gradual increase of power, the Viscaya | Teachirg her zenith of 16.75 knots at 10:35 and the Colon her highest speed of 19 inots at 10:45 and keeping it up for nearly fifteen minutes. The latter ship was fitted with water-tube boilers of the Niclausse type, and her failure to keep up her | speed was probably due to the uncom- fortable proximity of the Oregon’s 13-inch shell, as well as’ to the fact that her stokers were not Americans. Lessons From the Battle. The. lessons which Engineer in Chief | Melville drew from the battle off Santiago | are to be found in his report under date | of October 1, 15, and are briefly as foi- ows: 1. That fresh water for the bollers is almost as ‘important as coal. 2. The great tactical advantage of water- tube boilers, 3. That if more than two main engines are to be fitted, there should be three engines driving three screws, and not two_main en- gines on each shaft. The New York and Brooklyn had their engines disconnected at the time of the Santiago fight and could not stop to couple them. 4. That there should be frequent trials under forced draught to -keep the blowers in good condition and to make the men . thoroughly familiar with working under maximum condi- tions. It appears that some of the ships had never been under forced draught since their contract triel ugtil the day of the fight at Santiago. 5. That the location of the forced draught blowers is a matter of serious importance. 6. That the personnel of the service should be adequate to the material. 7. That we must make provision for training the enlisted men of the engineer department, 5. That our fighting ships must have the highest practicable speed. The foregoing condensed but literal com- | ments by Engineer in Chief Melville are practically an admission that our ships | fell short of what they were expected to do as to speed in actual warfare. It was the guns that gave the victory to the Americans, and r.ot the speed of the ships. ‘The high speeds credited to, thé vessels of all nawies are in the great majority de- ceptive, and those of our navy are as mis- leading as those of other navies. Ready With Their Guns. Unprepared as our ships were in the es- sential requisite of speed, there is no question about thelr being ready with their guns. The rapidness with which the several vessels delivered the first fire is certainly commendable; It is to be as- sumed, of course, that all the main bat- tery guns were loaded, ready for the emergency, and that the supply of ammu- nition had been anticipated. The gunnery | practice, as it turned out to be, was only good as'compared with that of tke Span- ish ships, which was very bad. The con- ditions for good shooting were all that could be desired, there being a smooth sea, little or no swell and the broadside targets presented by the Spanish ships were within range of the five American ships for nearly one hour. During this period the Teresa, Oquendo and the two destroyers were sunk, the Viscaya shar- ing the same fate at 11:05 and the Colon surrendering without any serious damage having been done to her, but realizing that the guns of the Oregon and Brooklyn having got her rnn#c were likely to hit and sink the ship. The Indfana, by virtue of her closer proximity to the mouth of the harbor, had the advantage over the other ships of the American squadron, and no doubt the Teresa received her death wounds from the Indiana. The course taken by the Spanish ships and the cloging in of the American vessels was such as to shorten the distance between the two contencing forces for upward of a half-hour, after which the Viscaya and Colon showed their sterns to the plr- suers. Distances Between Combatants. At _10:30 the distance in yards between the Viscaya and the then ifearest Ameri- can ship was as follows: Brooklyn 2300, Oregon 3000, Texas 5100 and the New York 16,000. At 11:05 the distances were; Brook- iyn 265, Oregon 2150, Texas 5100 and New Y or A At 10:30 the above named American ves- sels were distant in yards from the Colon as follows: Brooklyn 3150, Oregon 3000, Texas 490 and New York 18.300. 11:05 the distances were: Brooklyn 9850, Oregon 10,800, Texas 13,200 and New York 23,650. At 1:15 the distances were: Brooklyn 6500, Orea;m 8600, Texas 14,800 and New York 18,100. That the Spanish squadron was inferior in numbers, classes.of ships and arma- ment is well known, the disparity in the latter particular being especlally notice- able. Their heaviest guns were 1l-inch, and of these the other three Spanish ves- sels had two each, while the Colon had none, but instead ten 6-inch quick-firing, six 4.7-inch quick firing, ten 6-pounders, ten 1-pounders and two machine guns. The other three wvessels had also each ten 5.5-inch quick firing, elght 6-pounders, eight 3-pounders and four machine guns. Armament of Americans. Of the Americans the Brooklyn had eight $-inch guns, twelye b-inch rapid fir- ing, twelve 6-pounders, four l-pounders and four machine guns. The Oregon had four 13-inch guns, eight 8-inch, four 6-inch, twenty 6-pounders, six l-pounders and four machine guns, and the Indiana the same. The Iowa had four 12-inch guns instead of 13-inch, eight 8-inch, six 4-inch rapid firing, twenty 6-pounders, six 1- pounders and four machine guns. The Texas had two 12-inch guns, six 6-inch, twelve 6-pounders, six 1-pounders and four machine guns. The fire from the Spanish fleet was very wild and ineffective, as shown by the slight damage to the American ships and the extraordinarily few casualties to their crews. The Colon fired 184 rounds from her battery of 5.9-inch guns and 117 4.7- inch shells; the Viscaya delivered 150 rounds of all calibers. What the other Spanish ships fired during their brief run is not known, but the damage was only 25 hits on the Brooklyn, 3 on the Oregon, 2 each on the Towa and Indiana and I on the Texas. The casualties were one killed and one wounded, both on the Brooklyn, while the Spanish ships were hit by 123 shells, the vessels destroyed, 323 men killed and 151 wounded, equal to 22 per cent of their complements. Big Shells From Battleghips. _The Oregon fired thirty-six and the In- diana thirteen - thirteen-inch shells, only one of the forty-nine taking effect, and that on the Teresa, which also was struck by the only one of the thirty-nine twelve-inch shells fired by the Texas (8) and Iowa (31). Three hundred and forty-one eight-inch shells were fired, 100 from the Brooklyn, 145 from the Oregon, 35 from the lowa and 61 from the Indiana—341 in all. Of these three struck the Teresa, eight the Oquendo and four the Viscaya. The Americans fired besides 171 six-inch shells, 413 five-inch (all Brooklyn), 251 four-ineh and 594 six-pounders—a total of 7288, of which 123, or 1.68 per cent took effect. According to the most reliable reports, examinations of the wrecks of the Span- ish ships the American shots were dis- tributed as follows, besides the one twelve and one thirteen-inch shells men- tioned above as striking the Teresa. Fifteen of the eight-inch shells from the Brooklyn, Oregon, Indiana and lowa struck as follows: Teresa 3, Oquendo 8, Viscaya. 4. Iighteen five-inch shells from the Brooklyn struck as follows: Teresa 4, Oquendo 6, Viscaya 5 and Colon 3, the heaviest punishment the latter received. Twelve four-inch shells from the Iowa took effect as follows: Teresa 1, Oquendo 6, Viscaya b. Seventy-six shcts from the six-pounders from all the American ships struck as follows: Teresa 15, Oquendo 47, Viscaya 11, Colon 3, Of the 171 six-inch shells fired by the Oregon, Texas and Indiana none took effect. The Colon recelved but six ,shots in all-three “five-inch shells from the Brooklyn and three six-pounders, Waste of Ammunition. The general average—making a liberal allowance for the shells which may have struck the destroyers and for other hits not discovered on the submerged parts of the wrecks of the Spanish crulsers—will robably bring it up to 2 per cent, {ndicat- ng an enormous waste of ammunition and that effective gunnery depends large- 1y on luck. There has not been sufficient attention paid to this all-important part of naval warfare, and even at the present thme the appropriations for target prac- tice and prize shooting are ridiculously small. Only $12,000 was allowed by the late Conqress as the payment of prizes for excellence in gunnery exercises and target practice, for hiring and maintain- ing " established ranges, etc, whereas Great Britain has voted $26,000*in prizes for good shooting, and all other naval powers are likewise giving due encour- agement to this essential, without which the battery of a ship-of-war becomes an idle threat. It has been pointed out how our past vessels did not come up to the anticipated high standard of speed and that the “‘man behind the gun’’ requires some more drilling and encouragement in order ‘to bring the navy up to the high standard of actual efficiency only partly realized In the late war, © il e el ettt etk @ | the speed was nothing like as great as it might have been. The battlesnips, he said, | ghould not have been held up because of | the collier; it could have been depended on to come up later, In reply to & question by the court Com. mander Schroeder said that the fire of the Spanish battleships had heavy enough to eeriously American fleet. WOULD COMPARE RECORD. Attorney Wilson Brings Sampson Into the Controversy. WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.—The name of Admiral S8ampson was mentioned to-day for the firet time since the opening of the inquiry, when Wilson of counsel for Ad- COMMANDER SCHROEDER TESTIFIES Continued From Page Thirteen. not been tention they injure the harbor at t passed the mouth of the te of ten knots an hour, \ a8 as rapld as possible to od_pointing: udge Wilson cross-examined Command- Echroeder. Blockade Off Santiago. nander Schroeder sald that during ade off Santiago and while the vessels were six or seven miles were small ships on the inside ne 5 one o 3 Vixen, fired upon s Fallrond train one mignt X" | miral Schley indleated a purpose to com- Commander Schroeder sald that he had | pare the records of the two naval com- not known of the order to Schley to pro- | manders, Addressing Commander Schroe- ceed from Clenfuegos to Santiago If sat- | der, he asked him If the character of the 1=fled “’ at the enemy was not at the for- | plockade of Bantiago had not been mer place. changed after Admiral Sampson’s arrival, On redirect examination Mr, Hanna| Commander Schroeder replied that it had asked If, in accordance with the terms of | been, and that then the blocade became this order, the fleet had proceeded “with | stationury, Sampson having more ships all dispatch to SBantlago.” The witness | than Schiey had. replied that it had not. 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Our physicians are ly to help you by their sdvice and such direction as your case I?FLI’H. Write s fully and freely—no charge for medical advice. “THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA. son blockade from ‘the entrance to the harbor?"” “‘My recollection was that at first we were about four miles In the daytime and closed in a little at night. Later on w were all close in day and night, and the: was a battleship stationed about a mile from the entrance all nlfihz with a search- light, The Iowa, the Massachusetts -and the Oregon took’ two hours on and four off searchlight watch at-the entrance all through the night.” Hanna—If the court please, I should llke to ask the purpose of these inquiries as to_the conduct of the blockade. Wilson—Well, I want to show, as a mat- ter of course,’that while you are com- plaining of the blockade that was made, a day or two after, when Bampson came up and brought additional ships, the dls- tance out was just about the same as these others were that were cruising backward and forward, Objects to Comparison. Hanna—1f that is the purpose, may it please the court; we desire to object to any —comparative statements of this blockade with any other blockade insti~ tuted at any other time and place. We have avolded introducing comparisons, Wilson—Well, for the present 1 with- draw the question, Hereafter it will b eomo a ver¥ materlal question, and 0 the court don't want to take the time of now in discussing it. Commander Schroeder sald that during the Schley blockade his vessel did not 11 off twenty-flve miles from shore at night, Wilson questioned the witness concern- Ing ordern for battle, ommandor Sohrooder said he had heard numlufi concerning an_order not to ex- pose ships to the fire of land batteries, He made the same reply to an inquiry con- cerning the orders to the flyln%-qundron with reference to what should be done if they found the Exl.nilh fleet in port. then read the order of Admiral Sampson of May 2, \mghmlnu: b gunluh squadron probably ‘at Santiago de Cuba—tour ships and three torpedo bont destroyers, If You are satisfled that they are not at Cien- fuegos, proceed with ‘all dlspatch, but cautiously, to SBantlago de Cuba, and the enemy is there blockade him in port."” he witness declared that he knew nothing at all about this order at the time or until he saw it in the offictal report of the campaign. “'There would be no way of knowing," he said; “there was no communication with the flagship.” Wilson then returned to Commander Schroeder's statement conce . the bombardment of the Colon and secured from him the statement that the only suggestion he had to make In connection with that event was t the | vessel should have gone in closer and fired more deliberately. Not at Top Speed. On redirect examination Hanna, speak- ing of the departure from Cienfuegos for Santiago, asked: ‘‘Presuming, then, that the admiral was Spanish squadron was satisfied that the not in that harbor, did you proceed with el dispatch to Santiago de Cuba?” qepateh “When you left Clen(uegos was it dny! light or was it after dark?" “When we left Cienfuegos it was after dark, about 8 o'clock.” Raynor—You said you did not proceed ‘with all dispatch to Santia “That is what I said, sir.” “What was the condition of the weather and sea between Cienfuegos and Santiago that prevented irou from proceeding faster than you did, if it did prevent you?”’ “I do not think there was anything in the weather to prevent the big ships go- ing. One of the small ships was delayed, and that may be the cause of the other ships slowing down.” Concerning the Merrimac. “How about the Merrimac? What was her condition between Clenfuegos and Santiago?" “I expect her condition was very bad."” “Do you recall that she was badly out of repalr and that the Brooklyn was send- Ing carpenters and people to repair her all stge time?" 16 » “She was sald to have bee; deranged, but what the extent or " the nature of it was I do not know." Wilson—In what relrec: dld you say she had not proceeded with all possible dis- pateh? Did you mean she did not Wwith sufficlenit alacrity or did you m that they did not go fast enough in pass. ing trom one place to the other? "I would not undertake to criticise the time of our starting, as I did not know finything about the crders, but m: lection is that our .Eued was as xruut as It could have bee: ‘And keep tl}f fleet 101"27 wAnd keop the fight] hi » “How ‘abut the Mertimask” fién'}ou kl;‘cg) her with you 8he probably could not have kept up.” Then ‘yuu would have gone off without a colller?" = nShe would have cangnt up with us." “When?" ";"roblbly n&xc day," by ou could steam faster, you .¥DP(‘! her to cateh u. ?": Agw Gpnts "Wa expected to stop off Sant "G;Hn‘:lr% .vnaxm-ny ?‘t:‘wr ‘:l\rmol H to c00 w al o Dok L3 5 posaible dia “I did not offer that as & oriticlsm. T simply answered the ation thn‘x went with the mr:olt allut:':“h" The court then, h at 8:40, Monday &t 11 orelock. » AdJouraed unti} Appointments by the President, WABHINGTON, Sept. 2.—The follow- Ing appointments wers made to-day by the President: State—To be Consuls of the United States—George 0. Cornelius, Pennsyl. vania, at 8t. Johns, N, F.; Al:;mo B G:r- tett, 'West ‘Virginfa, at 'Nuevo Laredo Mexico; Jessee H. Johnson, Texas, af Bglplon, B“ll(al' Ridgel b reasury—B, geley, to be Comptrol- ler of the Currency. i Nax Edward T. Hoopes, to be assist- ant paymaster in the navy, with the rank of ensign. General Debility Day in and out there is that feeling of ‘weakness that makes a burden of itself. Food does not strengthen, _Sleep does not refresh. It is hard to do, hard to bear, what shéuld be easy, —vitality is on the ebb, and the whole system suffers. For this condition take ' Hood’s Sarsaparilla 1t vitalizes the blood, gives vigor and tone s l‘t’ilvnl'.‘;° mormdm all mn-danw‘x,x - g:gllltlt_ed conditions. 7 D'S cure Nervous Affections. i Hon. Joseph B. Crowley, Congressman from lllincrs, writes from Robinson, Ill., the following praise for the great catarrhal tonic, Congressman Crowley says : “After giving Peruna a far trial | can cheerfully recommend your remedy {o any one suffering with coughs, colds and la grippe, Peruna. and all catarrhal complaints. “Mrs. Crowley has taken a number of bottles of Peruna on It has proven a strong tonic and last- | can cheerfully recommend 1t.”"—J. B. CROWLEY. account of nervous troubles. ng cure. No other remedy invented by man has ever recelved as much praise from men of high station as Peruna. Over forty members of Congress have tried it and recommended it suffering humanit: They use it the lves to guard agal GEAMANS SHOU 0 JEALOUSY France's Reception of the Czar Considered Un- important. BERLIN, Sept. 2L.—While the papers have devoted much space this week to the reports of the festivities in France on the occasion of the Czar's visit to that coun- try, the discussions on the subject were few and showed that Germany is little concerned thereby. Confidence in the Czar's peaceful intentions {s so strong here that the French woolng excites no ealousy. JThe %-pm. however, take delight in pointing out that the Czar used the most measured language in replying to Presi- dent Loubet, whose utterances are hers regarded as an ill-disguised intimation of France's thirst for revenge on Germany. All the Czar's utterances are here under- stood as meaning no interference on the part of Russia in the affairs of other na- tlons, respect of the existing frontiers and abandonment of all plans of warlike ad- venture on behalf of France. The German papers reproduce with sat- isfaction the utterances of M. de Cassag- nac and other French Chauvinists to the effect that the Franco-Russlan alllance is devold of any practical advantage for France and means the final renunclation of the lost provinces. The Czar's words, ‘“reagonable principles,” are here under- stood to be a gentle hint to France not to misinterpret the alllance in the direction of the recovery of Alsace-Lorraine. Hence the German press concludes that the Czar's visit does not change the status quo, and that France must be contented with the bloodless victories gained over Germany in winning the Czar's favor. The fariff discussion grows warmer. The expressions of the Chambers of Com« merce against the bill are becoming more fre?uenl and -hu-“per The latter direct their attack chie! against the system of maximal and minimal dutles on grain. The Conservatives advocate an extension of the double system through the other schedules. The Kreus Zenun’)i(}morvn- tive) points out that “the Dingley act offers a model to follow, :X permitting @ 20 per cent reduction of all duties for reclprocity treaties, In this week's tariff dlscussions the re- cent speech of Herr Moeller, the Prussian Minister of Commerce, played an import- ant particularly his admission of the absolute necessity for the renewal of the commercial treaties. Herr Moeller's speech, which is understood to have ex- pressed the Government's views, threw 1 ater upon the exaggerated agrarian of Insisting on a compromise upon midway between the extremes lan press has be n to attack Herr Moel violently for his speech, and alno for his friendly attitude toward the Boerse reform law, dubbing him ‘‘Caprivi Moeller.” ~The Chamber of ~Commerce ns fmously condemned the tariff bill because of the extraordinary Increase of duties on the necessaries of life, The affairs of the United Btates have naturally occupled much attention thls tal mal Kinley and President icoosevelt has been printed. President Roosevelt's probable policy and the possibility of Cabinet changes excite great interest. e “LUCKY” BALDWIN HAS RECOVERED HIS HEALTH MONROVIA, fept. 2L—E. J. Baldwin has completely recovered from his long slege of sickness. He now has under headway a Ilan to reclaim about 13,000 acres o{ land and place it upon the mar- ket. The land is a portion of the famous Santa Anita rancho, lying southwest of Monrovia. In its present sagebrush state it is valueless. It is Mr. Baldwin's pur- pose to develop a sufficient amount of water to supply all this land and then of- fer it to legitimate homeseekers on such terms that it will be settled and culti- vated immediatel; ot St S McKerron’s Fast Mile. CLEVELAND, Sept. 21.—At a matinee of the Gentlemen's Driving Club to-day the bay stallion John A. McKerron, driven by his owner, H. K. Devereaux, trotted a mile to a wagon in 2:06%, establishing a new world’s record for amateur drivers. The first half-mile was trotted in 1:04 and :.:. last half in 1:02%, and the last quarter CONGRESSMAI B .CrRoOw LEY. the effects of the Intense strain of public lite; to ward off the ill effects of the changeable climate of Washington. They keep it in their homes for family use. They recommend it to their neighbor and they do not hesitate in public p TAGHTS AEADY FOR THE AAGE Columbia and Shamrock II in Satisfactory Condition. 4 Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Sept. 2l.—Both the Colum- bla and Shamrock II will come to the starting line for the first race for the America’s cup in practically the condition they are now in. A little more burnishing may be given to their under bodies, but it will scarcely be of any service, as they are now smooth as mirrors, while it is not probable that additional saifls will be tried’ or stretched. In a measure it.is the defending side of the international match that is not thor- oughly prepared in the present challenge. The failure of the Constitution to meet the requirements of the challenge com- mittee of the New York Yacht Club was both a surprise and to an extent a set- back for the home yacktsmen. Had Mor- gan of the Columbia felt that the old champlon would be selected to defend the cup in time sufficlent to give certain orders, that yacht might have been a tritle better fixed for the struggle that will soon be commenced off Sandy Hook. American yachtsmen, however, need not fear about her condition when the p; paratory signal is giver from the regat commitiee’s steamer next Thursday morn- ik, All through the summer her form was equal to that of ary racing yacht on the face of the waters and she has not gone back in the least. The. challenging party expresses great confidence that it will ‘win the cup, but that confidence is not new to Americans, and it {s now heard, as it has been heard in the past, without cl.lll|nf any uneasiness on the part of the custodians of the old trophy, Little Money Wagered. Certain it 1s, so far as known, but little money has been wajered b{ visiting yachtsmen or thelr friends to back their opinions that Shamrock: IT will defeat the ‘olumbia. The same $1000 to $500 on the home boat, ruled erdly morning among the yachtsmen of Wall street with. out takers, as has besn the case for weeks. The practice spins of the challenging ht in Amerls wi have been sat- ctory to those corcerned, and it |s well that they have been so. All yachts with '?“d are apparently startling on some of thelr performances when salling able alone, but just what they are reall r be fully shown untfl lhox to do can ne are alongside of somo other fast boat. second in & mile may win an international match, and what expert that lives can tell whether this or that yacht when sall- ing alone is so much fa: Or WO much slower than 80 3 v It s asy enough to judge how a yacht earries r sall and how boat she may be if tried under varying conditions of her, but to confidently predict that will be an old and consistent per- former without having another come inat her will be believed only by men unfamiliar with yacht racing and the rscullnrmn and caprices of modern rac- ng cra Columbia’s Fine Record. }t is well to pin one's faith to matters of record in this sport. The Columbia has been tried under all conditions of wind and vnnhfir and she has not been disap- olnting. Her record in 1809 was excellent, ow she caused the Shamrock I cumb is hti) the Ci and it wi her to be again selected to meet the challen; 1. It is just this condition of thin that causes observing yachtsmen of t! country to belleve that the Columbia will once more carry her fighting flag to the front. It is sald that the foreign yachts- men are so sanguine of winning the cup that they are passing away the hours at Erie Basin culating upon the condi- tions which Royal Ulster Yacht Club will impose the New York Yacht Club when its people come to Belfast after the cup. Dies Suddenly on a Train. SAN RAFAEL, Sept. 21.—Mrs. Frank Mesa of Bolinas died suddenly on a train near Redwood City this afternoon. Mrs. Mesa. was 70 years of age and had re- sided in this county nearly all her life. She was a’ daughter of Bri 0 died some months ago ones, the age of 108 years. The Briones to declare their appreciation and indorse- ment of this greatest of modern remedies. 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