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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1901. CAUE FOUND IN TREAGHERY General Chaffee Reports on the Disaster in Samar. President Will Take Vigorous Measures Against Filipinos. - h to The Call. CALL BU W., WASHINGT was nation of the reverse War Department to- seneral Chaffee in the orbin di- ation elt, in the meantime, r respecting th: hich will ena ructions to Gen 2 command of the In- ¥ had a force of 200 according te re- rican enlisted man this force has that the men u & most insur- er his diffic report through be fol- rebels. President Roose- haffee will neces- it would mnot to long enjoy ss, though it aid a high hat the in- nd of the the of the PRESIDENT MZKES 'SOME NOTED NAVAL COMMANDERS DESCRIBE THE SEA BATTLE OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA Admiral Evans of the lowa and Captain Sigsbee, Who Commanded the Maine, Testify at ASHINGTON, Oct. 1—The Schley court of inquiry made good headway agaln concluding with Evans and hearing three new although the testimony of one witne: | of them was not concluded when the court is sed by disaffected | 11 be | ARMY APPOINTMENTS 3filitary Men in Several Branches of the Service Are Advanced in assistant Herbe E TOREIGN I'?.FN MEN MAY UNITE FOR BATTLZ Rumors in Europe That the American Steel Trust Will Have Strong Opposition. ays the Tribune's Rumor comes near future will gamation of British d steel interests in t the encroach- steel trust in the uiries made in Lon- d to substantiate f such a project. - Comptroller Begins Work. 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Asaprevent- ative, when taken on the ap- proach of a recurring attack, they are excellent. Sold by all Druggists, 25 Doses, 25 cents, Dr. Miles Medical Cos, Elkhart, Ind. Admiral Evans’ the same general d for the day. timony lines as was his statement of yesterday, but some points were presented in greater 1 was along in to questions of Mr. or. response 1ne new witnesses were Captain Sigs- bee, who commanced the scout St. Paul aunirg the danuago campaign; Thomas M. Dieuaide, newspaper correspondent, ! Who Wz the Texas during the battie of Ju and Chief Yeorman Gustave L. becke was a clerk to Admiral Samp the war. Capiain Sigspee's tesumony covered his com nicativns to Commodore Schley upon arrival off Santiago, May 2, subsequent dates, and dealt he state of the weather at that He was asked a great number of the court. described the locp of the Brookiy seen irom the Texas. Becker testinea as to dis 1es sent by Admiral Sampson to Commodoze Schley. TESTIMONY OF OFFICERS. Evans and Sigsbe;(}ive Interesting Details of the Campaign. WASHINGTON, Oct. 1L—The proceedings of th: day at the Schley court began as tsual with the recall of former witnesses who had completed their testimony, for the purpose of making such verbal corrections in it as they might destre. General sympathy was expressed on the part of the members of the court and those In attendance with Judge Advocate Le: be- cause of the ueath of his_sister, which oc- curred yesterday. jtain Lemiy was present when the court convened, but fmumnediately withdrew. Admiral Evans was recalled. Mr. Raynor began lus interrogations by asking -the wit- ness concermng the secret code of signals for wonumunicatien with the Cuban Insurgents near Cientuegos. The agmiral said that when Cap- tamn Cuadwick communicated this code to him did not instruct him to give the Informa- to Commodore Schiey. Mr. Kaynor then tioned the witness especially as to his interviews with -Commodore Schiey after the Lattle of Yesterday speaking o you had at Guantan: ave made u rustake Mr. Raynor, tion which I on July 5. about that, was ught t 1 find I and, necegsary for me to my quest ruppose you wili the same way. He then aske 11d you have a conv sation with Commodore Schley on July 4, some time durin morniug, between 3 and 2 o'clock, on b 1tiago in the course of Wi language as fol- Did o run a: pow that Jack Phillp started e beginning of the battie? and to w dore Schiey replied: ‘You istak that, Evax W Dnoth- the Brookly a turn tac tuation that i being on board the the 4th of July. 1 think it uantanamo. 1 am quite pos- was on board the Brookiyn off ago but once, and that was a lofig time s o the conversation, 1 never Philip had r the effect that Capt. attempted to run away. On think- whaat aid occur with reierence to the aodore Schley and I dis- position of the Texas when the The Tex as lylug with her east and ment had turaed rboarc helm o the same direction as the She firea first with her port bat- ana then put her helm to starboard and ed in the same direction with the rest ships. 1 think that is the question I Commodore Schley. 1 caunot 1 ever intimated ihat to run away with on the face of iL."" n Philip is_prej have & ¢ rsation with him on day at the same place and at the r. or at any other place, in which e following language: m, the stern off arboard and raked it the Viscaya? pwiedge and beliet 1 ed _substantially shot the bow off the Pl the Furor, put my helm to the Teresa and knocked s called on ignal on the Colon was dis- t the comm flagship May nding offi yn by conference of the command- ficers at that time? m Brooklyn wh ral talk assembled, and there was a | Een ut the fieet having been located at last at . 1 do mot recollect any special cor T don’t think it was in the nature of a conference. I do not llect now that the officers were.asked 1o any opinic I remember having a ation wit nmo Schley about the t of the fighting batteries on the ships, in which I told him of the experlence we had had at San Juan and expressed the opinion to him that it was not worth while to risk ships fighting shore batteries alone: that I did not think anvthing would be gained by it. *In the case under consideration the Spanish ships were present in the harbor. The condition were changed, and we would have to take the risk of the fite from the batteries in order to get at them. 1 remember Commodore Schiey remarking before we left that he felt that the country held him responsible: fhat the ships should mot be risked under the fire of the shore batteries until the Spanish fleet was de- | stroyed.” 1—william B. | “I want to call your attention to the report of Captain McCalla of the Marblehead, on page 42 of the appendix, which says: ‘Commodore Schley explained to the commanding officers that in case the Spanish ships came out he wished to concentrate the batteries of all our ships on a portion of those of the enemy. This was not explained as a tactical concentration of our whole force on a part of the enemy, but as a division of our whole fire on several of the enemy’s ships. During the time the commanding officers were on board the flag- ship Captain Evans asked Commodore Schley if it were his intention to steam at the ene- my's ships in case they should start to come out. Commodore Schiey answered: ‘Certain- Iv,” and added words Indicative of his Intention to attack them as they came out of the har- Su e 1 recollect 1t perfectly that correct?” hat is correct.’ o there was a plan of battle arranged by Commodore Schley. was there hot?"" There is nothing there to Indicate 1t from u have read.” ““Was not the same order that was afterward given by the commander in chief substantially: {Close in toward harbor entrance and attack them 7™ “You have mot read anything about Indi- cating any plan of battle.” Mr. Raynor—And added the words (reading) ““indicative of his intention to attack them as they came out.” “I want to read you iwo reports—your re- port of the engagement of the Spanish squad- ron, and 1 wouid like you to tell me whether there is any conflict between them, and if there iz which one of these statements in your judgment now is correct. (Reading)—‘After we passed, at 10:35, the Oguendo and Marla Teresa. on fire and_ashore, this vessel continued to chase and fire upon ghe Viscava untfl 10:36, when signal to cease firing was sounded on board, it having been discovered that the Vie- caya had struck her colors.” That was at 10:3, in your report. Now.T Want to read from the report_of the commander-in-chief. (Reading)— “The Visca: was still under the fire of the ieading vess the Cristobal Colon had drawn , leading the chase, and soon passed be- the range of the guns of the leading The Viscava was soon set vond Amerjcan ships. on fire and at 11:15 she turned in-shore and was beached at Azerraderos, fifteen miles from ntiago., burning fiercely, etc., ete.’ *’ T have no doubt you read it correctly.” Which s correct? If there is a_confliot be- en the commander-in-chief at the time the caya went ashore and vour report, yours 10:3 and his at 11:15, it becomes a material at point to us which one of these specifications is correct.” ““The time given in that report of mine was furnished by the navigator and executive offi- cer of the ship. I, of course, did not take the time.” Mr. Raynor then questioned the witness as to the speed the Iowa was making when the Oauendo and the Maria Teresa went ashore. The latter replied that he could only say the ship was going as fast as they could make her go. He thought she must have been going nine and a half knots an hour. In this con- nection Mr. Raynor asked a number of ques- tions intended to show that the admiral's of- ficial reports and his present statements as to_speed were not consistent. Mr. Raynor's point was that the offictal re- port_showed. according to measurements, that the Towa had made eight miles in half an’ hour, but the admiral said that while this might be true, ording to the land measurements, it must be borne in mind that he was running 11 me or do you recollect what | a course at sea. Admiral Evans was also ques- | tioned as to his statements concerning the dis- tance the blockading vessels were out at night. He sald yesterday that the vessels of = the blockading souadron were farther out at night than during the day, and Mr. Raynor read a previous statement from him to the effect that “at daylight we closed in."” 3 This, the admiral sald, was the exact fact that after being out farther at night. the ve: sels came in closer at daylight. He said th in steaming back and forth at night the sel just ahead could be seen, but not the ve sel at the head of the column. The Marble- head farther in could be occasionally seen, but the Vixen never. | ““While before Cienfucgos or on the way to Santiago, did you have any orders for battle?” asked Mr. Hanna, | “No,” responded the witness. ‘‘We steamed nkers on each side.”” tructions as to_what to do | should appear?” in “We had not. STORY OF A CORRESPONDENT Newspaper Man Who Was on the Texas Describes the Loop. Admiral Evans was then excused and Mr. Thomas M. Dievaide, a newspaper correspond- | ent, who wWas on board the Texas during the Santiago campaign, was called. Mr. Dieuaide sald that when the battie off | Santfago began he bhad been in the room of | the junior officers of the ship and had imme- | dlately zone on the bridge with Captain | Philip, remaining until the captain had gon: to lower bridge with him. There he had | remained until the chase of the Colon began He bad at the time made notes of the ba! and these he read. The Texas was then, he id. heading in the general direction of the panish_fleet Mr. Hanna—DIid you see the Brooklyn at any time after the battle began? T saw the Brooklyn about ten or fifteen minutes after the battle began. s that the first time you saw her during the action?” I saw her before in the morning.” “‘Where was she when you first saw her with respect to the Texas?' ““Off the port bow of the Texas." How far away?’ 1 would not like to make an estimate of the distance. It seemed very cloge. She was go- inz_seaward.” to have heard Was she headed toward the Texas?’ “‘She was on a course about right angles to us at that moment.’” ‘“Have you any notes on that subject made at the time “Yes, sir.” Please read them. “I have note at 9:30 in quotation flrks, “Stop both engines, helm hard starboard.’ ' ““Who gave that order?”” “Captain_Philip.” ““Where was the Brooklyn when that order was given?’ *‘I presume the Brooklyn was in front of the Texas. 1 saw her a moment later." Mr. Hanna—Did you make any entries at the time with respect to the passing of the Brooklyn before the Texas? ‘“‘Yes; the next line here (reading), ‘It Brooklyn—cloge shave.’ ' ‘*Could she have been half a mile away?’ 1 should think not; not anything like it. I would not suppose it Was a quarter of a mile when I saw her. I was standing just aft of the conning tower, by the entrance. In that way I heard these orders given and I wrote them down as Captailn Philip gave them. I went around to the lee side of the conning tower to find out why we stopped. He (Philip) waved his hand toward the Brooklyn and I saw her. He said: ‘Look at that fellow going out to_sea.’ Admiral Dewey—Did you hear q,apu.ln Philip give orders to back the engines? “No, sir. I do not remember if I did. I turned away almost immediately." Admiral Dewey—You would have if he had given the order, wouldn’t you? *‘I might and might not.”™ Admiral Dewey—You scem everything else. “‘Oh, not everything." Mr. Dieualde said in response to questions that he had on the day of the battle written a report of the battle, but that these facts had not been ziven because Captain Philio had asked him to “‘make It nice for everybedy,” and this had been his own inclination. He was then excused for the day and asked to bring his newspaper report of the engagement into court to-morrow. CAPTAIN SIGSBEE EXPLAINS. Officer Who Commanded the Maine Takes the Witness Stand. Captain Charles G. Sigsbee. who commanded the scout ship St. Paul during the Spanish war, was next called. He said that in obedi- ence to orders from Captain Wise, who was his commanding officer, he had proceeded to the vicinity of Santiago, arriving there on the 21st. He told of taking aboard the Cuban pilot, Nunez, and sald that he did not bave great oonfidence in that individual. His in- structions were to report to Commodore Schley that the Spanish squadron probably was In Santiego barbor. He fell In with the fying squadron on the evening of May 2, the squad- ron then being twenty or twenty-five miles south of Santiago. He had reported to Coi modore Schley that he “knew nothing posi- tively'”” about the Spanish fleet. He was then asked if he had expressed his bellef to Com- modore Schley that Cervera’s fleet was not in the harbor as reported later by Commodore Schley. A controversy arose over the admis- sibility of the question and the court took a recess for luncheon before recelving the reply of the witness. ‘When the Schley court reconvened after luncheon Captain Sigsbee resumed his testi- mony. Mr. Hanna repeated his question, asked before recess, quoting Admiral Schiey repcrt of July 18, 1598, the sentence reading: ““After having been ‘assured by Sigsbee that he did not belleve the Spaniéh fleet was in Santiago.”” The witness replied: “T stated that we had seen nothing of the Sp.nish fleet. I may have stated that I knew nothing positively ~or absolutely about its movements, but I recited certain events to show that there was a probability of the fleet being in Santiago at that time. In re- gard to the other matter, I beg to make an appeal to the court. This case is one fnvoly- ing reputations. It has been stated by Com- modore Schley in an official letter to the United States Senate that i expressed a cer- tain belief, Now it has been an important DENCE IN THE SCHLEY CASE. - the Schley Court of Inquiry as to the Maneuvering of Warships. SOME OF THE MEN WHO WILL BE WITNESSES IN THE NAVAL COURT NOW IN SESSION AT WASHINGTON HEARING THE EVI- matter. I think that either the court or de- tense should allow me to express under cath what 1 reaily said. Whether 1 expressed that belief or not it may be technically right to nteriere with me, but according tu the ethics of the naval service i think the defense ovght o permit me to answer that. question.”’ “We havé no objection to that,” said Mr. Raynor. I have given an answer to that gquestion. I have said nothing about my beliet.”” Mr. Hanna—lhe portion of the question to which 1 should like to have you give an ex- plicit answer Is whether you assured Com- modure Schiey that you believed the Spanish fiset was not in Santiago. “I did not say that ‘I belleved it was not there.”” 1 sald ‘I had not seen it.' "’ .. “Did you give nim any assurance which would point in that direction?” “I made known first my orders from the Navy Department, which stated that the Span- ish fleet was reported o have arrived there. Mr, Hanna then read a letter which Cap- tain ‘Sigsbee had on May 2 written to Com- modore Pllot Nunez from the Jason and the capture of the British steamer Restormel as a prize. He gald in that letter: “’No news here. I have seen absolutely noth- ing of the Spanish fleet.”” He reported also that the Restormel had 2400 tons of coal aboard and said that the commanding officer had said he was bound for Santlago. Mr, Hanna also read a number of letters, among them being one from Captain Sigsb to Commodore Schley, written from Mole St. Nicholas, May 29, in which he sald to the commoddre: Do #s you are doing and you will do right." He also informed him that there were a number of telegrams at the Mole for him, but that none of them were urgent. He told the commodore that the department expected him to_exercise great efforts to keep in coal. Mr. Hanna—I wish to ask your attentlon to the claus Do as you are doing and you will do right.”” What was the flying squadron doing at the time you wrote that letter? ““That was based on the tenor of the cipher telegrams found at the Mole from the com- mander in chief and from the Navy Depart- ment, urging that the Spanish squadron be held and that every effort be made to coal ship. At that time the flying squadron was off San- tiago with the intention, so far as I knew. of staving. and I also belleved it was the in- tention of Commodore Schley to coal his ships off that port. I left Santiago on the morning of the day on which that letter was written. At that time the weather was very fine and I had twice urged upon Admiral Schley the im- portance of taking advantage of that particu- lar kind of weather, stating it was better than any we had had during my stay off the port.” Captain Sigsbee also said that when he had boarded_the Brooklyn on May 2 Commodore Schley had told him he was bound for Key West for coal. *Did he ask you If you believed the Spanish fleet was in the harbor of Santiago?”’ “T don't remember him putting the question in_such terms.” The witness recalled a signal from the flag- ship at that time, asking him to ‘‘inform Sampson that one-half of his squadron Is out of coal.” Mr. Raynor then questioned the witnees bringing out the statement that the purpose of his ship being sent to the vicinity of Santiago was to, If possible, locate the Spanish fleet. He sald that he had first seen the Spanish vessels in the harbor at Santlago, but that when he reported the fact he found that the squadron had already made the discovery, Mr. Raynor read an extract from a report made by Captain Sigsbee, saying: “In this report off Santlago de Cuba, made at 10 a. m. May 29, you say: ‘Wa were then steaming at full speed from Mole St. Nicholas, Haitl, and well fn toward the coast after chasing some vessels. I saw the smoke of a number of vessels to the westward and at once made for the Santlago entrance, believing it possible that the strangers were the Spanish squadron approaching that port” All I want to ask is this: When you saw the smoke after chasing a number of Vessels to the westward and when you made for the Santiago entrance on the morning of the %th you thought that this was a Spanish squadron approaching the port? “No, T thought it might be the Spanish squadron. I did not say they were approaching the port.”” “"Yes, you say ‘approaching the port.’ ** “You must remember I had no definite In- formation whatever.'" “Did you ever megaphone the press boat Summers H. Smith that the Spanish fleet was not in the harbor at Santiago?’ ““Never. . One of the press boats hatled me, saving that Schley had the Spanlards bottled up at Cienfuegos. I replied that we had had them bottled up at Santlago for a week.” Mr. Raynor attempted to quote a statement from Admiral Sampson to the effect that Cap- tain Sigsbee had sald on May 20 that the fly- ing squadron was blockading Santlago twenty- five miles out at sea, but objection was made to bringing Admiral Sampson ih and Mr. Ray- nor asked Captain Sigsbee whether he had made that report to any one on that date. The witness replied in the negative. In reply to & question as to the condition of Schley reporting the taking of the | 3 the weather at the time he was at Santfago, Captain Sigsbee sald: ‘During the 24th, 25th and 26th of May the weather was unsettled; there was more or less rain and moderately heavy sea on those three = The court asked a number of questions of Captain Sigsbee. These, with the replies, were as_ follows: ““What was the state of the sea on the af- ternoon of May 2, when you communicated with the flylng squadron to the southward of the port of Santiago?’ ‘'The sea was heavy for boats, but it was moderating—that is to say, more moderate than it had been on' the two days before. I should eay, however, it would have been diffi- cult to have coaled at sea that night.” “'Did Captain Wise communicate to you a dispatch from the Navy Department stating that the Spanish squadron was at Santiago?" “T remember no dirpatch or communication from Captain Wise to that effect, excepting that which I recelved from the Navy Depart- ment through the senlor officer at Port Hal- tien on May 21, the dispatch on which I pro- ceeded uitimatély to Santiago.”” Mr. Hanna—The dispatch referred to in the last question read: ‘Washington, May 20, 1895.— Yale, care American Consul, Cape Halitien: The Spanish fleet arrived at Santiago de Cuba May 19, and as far as your coal permits proceed at once to Eantiago de Cuba, watch carefully and keep in communication with the Spanish fleet, reporting information. Minneapolis, St. Paul and St. Louls have same orders."” I cannot remember that he did. By the court—Did you make an effort to as- certain 1 the Spanish squadron was at San- tiago prior to May 20? “‘Only by extreme watchfulness, that is all.”” By the Court—What information had you to communicate to Commodore Schiey on May 26 regarding the whereabouts of the Spanish squadron? ‘“The department's order to me directed me to state that the Spanish squadron was there or had been reported there, and again the cir- cumstantial evidence afforded by the captyre of the Restormel after her very peculfar cruise. \ By the Court—DId you recelve a dispatch from Secretary Long dated May 20 stating that “‘the Spanish fleet arrived at Santlago on May 19th7” “I am not certaln, but my recollection 1s that it stated it arrived on the 19th or 2lst. 1 received the communication just as I have stated. It came from the Secretary of the Navy. It was signed ‘Long,’ but whether I BOt a copy or Captain Wise got the original I cannot tell.” By the Court—DId you show this dispatch to Commodore Schley on May 267 ““I already said I cannot recollect the act oL showing it to him, I presume I did, but that I informed him I remember.’” By the Court—Did you see the dispatch signed “Long’ May 20, addressed to the St. Louls, care the American Consul, St. Nicholas, prior to meeting with Commodore Schley on May 257 “I have no recollection of anything to the St. Louls."” By the Court—Did you see the dispatch refer- red to addressed to elther the Minneapolis, St. Paul or Harvard? ““No, mot_to my recollection." Captain Sigsbee was then excused and Chief Yeoman Gustave E. Becker, who served as a clerk to Admiral Sampson on board the flag: ehip New York during the Spanish war, was called. ~He fdentified the memorandum from Captain McCalla, saying there was a_good landing place near Cienfuegos, which Admiral Sampson sent to Commodore Schley under date of May 19, and said that this memorandum had been carried in duplicate by the Iowa and the Dupont. Mr. Raynor questioned the witness very closely, bringig out the fact that Becker had no records to show that either of these ves- sels had carried the memorandum, and that he was dependent upon his memory in making the statement. Mr. Hanna said in this connectlon that the department expected to be able to show that four copies of this memorandum had been for- warded to Commodore Schley. Mr. Raynor re- sponded that he would admit only one copy. and that was the copy delivered by the Hawk, on May 23, 186S. The court adiourned for the day at 4 p. m. with Becker still on the stand. Rheumatism Costs Him a Leg. NANAIMO, B. C., Oct. 1.—After suffer- ing agonies from rheumatism in one of his legs for seven vears, S. MacMillan decided on the drastic remedy of having it cut off above the knee. This was done at the local hospital last Thursday and it (al tp:abnble that the cure will be com- vlete. ———— Excursion to Buffalo. The Santa Fe wil sell tickets to Buffalo and return October 3 and 4 for §87. Free reclining chair cars. Pullman’s latest vestibuled palace @and tourist sleeping cars. Full particulars at 41 Market street, PARTY LEADERS PAS3 THE LIE Lively Scenesin the New Jersey Democratic Convention. Mayor Seymbur of Newark Nominated for the Governorship, TRENTON, N. J., Oct. 1.—Mayor Sey- mour of Newark was nominated on the second ballot to-day as the Democratic candidate for Governor in a convention that at times was turbulent in the ex- treme. State Chairman William Gurley ‘was permanent chairman. The first voting showed that the Seymour and anti-Sey- mour forces were almost evenly divided, and had the anti-Seymour leaders been able to concentrate their vote on a single candidate they might have won. How- ever, there was a strong undercurrent among the delegates for Seymour. The nomination of Mayor Seymour was a defeat for former United States Senator Smith and his forces and was a victory for E. F. C. Young, Robert Davis of Hud- son County and Colonel E. L. Price of Essex County. - Ex-Judge Robert Woodruff of Mercer, temporary chairman of the convention, made feeling reference to the late Presi- dent McKlnle% and when he finished speaking the band played ‘‘Nearer, My God, to Thee.” The vast assemblage rose and 'sang the words of the hymn. The first tumuit of the convention broke out when both of the chairmen of con- testing delegations from Essex County tried to name the county’s representatives on the several committees. After the con- ventiory had been in an uproar for some time and the lie_had been freely passed Chairman Woodruff permitted E. W. ane, the Democratic candidate of three ars ‘ago for Governor and an anti-Sey- mourites, to name the Essex representa- tives on the committee on credentials and order of business. State Chairman William' Gurley was made permanent chairman without oppo- sition. Resolutions were confined to State issves. The following nominations for Governor were made: Ex-Congressman Thomas M. Ferrell of Glosboro, Mayor James M. Seymour of Newark, ex-Judge Howard Carrow of Camden, ~Senator Christian Braun of Passaic and James E. Martins of Union. The anti-Seymour people made an_effort to concentrate their strength on Ferrell and succeeded to the extent of securing 480 votes for him on the first ballot, which was only eight less than the number siven to Seymour. On the second ballot the scattering vote went largely to Sey- mour and accomplished his nomination. The first ballot stood: Seymour, 488; Fer- rell, 480; Braun, 51; Carrow, 63; Martins, 22; necessary to choice, 574. On the second ballot Seymour gained fifty-six votes, | most of which came through his getting the vote of Morris and Warren counti Ferrell lost only eleven votes mour was within thirty votes of nomina- tion, and then began a general stampede. When the vote was finally announced it stood 779 for Seymour, with the remaining votes for Ferrell. Special Rates For side rides to points on the Santa Fe. Open to holders of Episcopal Church Con- vention _tickets, friends accompanying and holders of nine months’ excursion tickets. Dates of sale, Septeraber 23 to November 10 inclusive. Limit 30 days. For time tables, descriptive literature and full_information call at Santa Fe offices, 41 Market and ferry depot. —_————— Hotel Damaged by Fire. HOUGHTON, Mich., Oct. L.—The Dous- las Hotel was partially destroyed by fire to-day. The loss is estimated at about | $75,000. 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Women as well as men are made mis- erable with kidney and bladder trouble, and both need the same great remedy. | The mild and the immediate effect of Swamp=Root is soon realized. It is sold by druggists, in fifty- cent and one dollar i sizes. You may have a Fanss sample bottle by mail free, also pamphlet tel- Home of Swamp Root. ing all about it, including many of the thousands of testimonial letters received from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer | & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., be sure and | mention this paver. TREATY BLOCKS ~ GABLE PROJECT Cabinet Officers Talk of | the Trans-Pacific [ Line. | WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.—There were five | of the eight members of the Cabinet pres- | ent at to-day’s meeting, Attorney General Knox, Secretaries Long, Hitcheock and | Wilson and Postmaster General Smith. The principal subject discussed was that of a cable to Hawaii, Guam and the Philippines. Propositions have been made to lay a commorcial cable from San Fran- cisco to connect these islands, and the question under discussion wag whether under our peace treaty with "Spain the United States could authorize or in any way encourage the laying of such a cabla by private parties. : Under a franchise obtained from Spain some time before the late war the ex- | clusive right to cable connections with the Philippines was secured by a foreign corporation. Under the treaty of Paris the United States obligated itself to pro- | tect all property rights in the archipel- | ago, and the question now at issue is | whether permission to land the proposed cable at Manila or some other Philippine ! port would be a violation of the terms of the Paris treaty. | The Attorney General will prepare a statement for the President covering all the questions involved. i Oregon Village Destroyed. PORTLAND, Oct. 1.—Gresham, a village | fifteen miles east of this city, was practi- { cally destroyed by fire this morning. The | total loss will be $20,000. Only one store | remains. We have a way distinctly our own—we are different from other tailors. We are not referring now to the fact that we save you more money than any other tailors, but to the unusual fact of letting the customer examine the suit in his own home, try it on, look it over, criticize it thoroughly, ask for the criticism of others, and in the end if he is displeas ed with the suit he can ‘bring it back and have his money and he is not out a nickel. Just think of it—:he suit has been cut and made up from your measurements— made especially for you—vet we take it back if you are not satisfied. it extraordinary ? You run no risk in You are fully protected word. Should you deci Isn’t this unusual ? Isn’t buying clothes from us. in every sense of the de to keep the suit we will keep it good repair free for a year after purchase. We would like to show you our samples— they will serve to help you in picking out a desirable pattern and they will also impress you with the value to be found in the suit by reason of the good material used. Come in—we will give you all the samples you wish. . Suits for out-of-town customers satisfactorily made through our self-measuring system. Write for samples. SNWO0OD 5 718 Market Street and Cor. Powell an d Eddy Strects.