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A NEW PRIMARY LAW
SAN BURNS' BOARD OP STRAT
. EGY ADJOURNS
ADOPT AN IRON CLAD OATH
Republican State Central Committee
Carry Out the Colonel's Program
Without a Murmur
Associated Press Special Wirs
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.—The Repub
lican state centra! committee of California
decided today at a largely attended meeting
that the forthcoming convention of Its
party should be held at Sacramento on
August 23.
Chairman Frank McLaughlin was thank
ed by a rising vote for his services during
and since the last campaign.
The acts of the administration, including
the conduct of the war with Spain, the ac
quisition of Hawaii and the general man
agement of the affairs of the country, were
heartily endorsed, the mention of the name
of President McKinley being the signal for
enthusiastic applause.
It was decided that theconventlon should
comprise 788 delegates, each county to have
one delegate for every 200 votes on the
highest showing made in the last presiden
tial election.
Primary Election Rules
The following resolution was adopted re
garding primary elections: The several
county committees shall make provision
for and have full control of primary elec
tions, or caucuses, for the selection of said
delegates In accordance with the said reso
lution, provided that this resolution shall
not apply to counties in which delegates
have already been selected, and the said
selection of delegates are hereby ratified
and confirmed.
In counties having three or more assem
bly districts, primary elections must be
held by assembly districts.
The county committee shall give at least
ten days' notice of the primary election.
or caucus, for the selection of delegates to
said convention, and must provide for two
voting places, and as many more as may
be necessary in each assembly district
where primaries are held, and, the polls at
such primary elections .must be kept open
at least twelve hours.
The chairman and secretary of the sev
eral county committees shall forward to
the secretary of the state central committee
a list of the delegates elected, at least three
flays before the day fixed for the meeting
of the state convention.
All contests, together with a full written
statement of the grounds of said contests,
must be filed with the secretary of the
state central committee before noon of the
lay fixed for the meeting of the state con
vention.
The Iron-Clad Oath
Those only shall be allowed to vote at
the primaries and participate in the cau
cuses whose names are upon the register
af voters, or who present a certificate of
registration from the proper officer, and
who, under challenge, make oath or af
firmation as follows:
"I will vote at the ensuing general elec
tion for the nominees of the Republican
party;" provided that in the city and coun
ty of San Francisco, the register of voters
In use at the last election shall be used.
Congressional Matters
Congressional district conventions of the
Republican party for the nomination of
candidates for the house of representatives
in the various congressional districts, and
for the selection of congressional districts
shall be held at a time and place and ac
cording to an apportionment of delegates to
be specified by the congressional commit
tees of the respective congressional dis
:ricts. Delegates to said congressional
district conventions shall be selected In
each county of such congressional district
In such manner as the respective county
committees therein may determine; pro
vided that in every county having three or
more assembly districts, such delegate*
must be elected at a primary election to b*
held at such time and place and in such
manner as such respective county commit
tees shall decide; provided that this reso
lution shall not apply to counties in which
delegates have already been selected, but
the said selections of delegates are hereby
ratified and confirmed.
Details of the Meeting
The meeting was well attended, nearly
all of the leading Republican politicians of
the State being present.
The report of the Executive Committee
congratulated President McKinley upon
the wisdom and masterly statecraft with
which he had guided the affairs of the na
tion and especially in the war with Spain
md the annexation of Hawaii, under whose
administration the country Is already
reaping the benefit of prosperity.
The committee recommended that the
Btate Convention be called August 23rd to
nominate officers and select a new State
Committee. It apportioned one delfgate to
each 200 votes cast for D. E. McKinley for
elector in 18%, and one additional delegate
for each fraction of 100 or over, the dele
gates chosen to be delegates to the conven
tions of the districts from which they are
elected.
Sacramento as Usual
Sacramento's committee of citizens has
done some good work since Its arrival yes
terday, and when the convention came to
order It was generally conceded that it
would be chosen as the place for the con
vention.
It was resolved that all delegates shall
be elected at primaries or caucuses called
by the County Committees for that pur
pose. Primary elections must be held In all
counties having three or more assembly
districts. This Includes San Francisco,
Alameda, Santa Clara and* Los Angeles
counties. Ten days' notice of such caucus
or primary must be given.
The selection of the place for the holding
Df the next convention was quickly de
cided In favor of Sacramento.
LUCKY KLONDIKERS
Llat of the lien Who Reached Home
With Fortunes
BAN FRANCISCO, July 23.—Following
I* a list of the most fortunate prospectors
arriving, with the amounts credited to
them:
E. Aylward, Puget sound, $50,000.
Jack Brothers, Ottawa, $35,000.
C. H. Church, Juneau, $30,000.
H. N. Jacobson, Sacramento, $25,000.
N. Adams, Portland, $30,000.
R. B. Taylor, Wheaton, 111., $15,000.
Wm. Buckingham, Chicago, $10,000.
P. H. Young, Winnipeg, $10,000.
C. B. Elliott. Chicago, $10,000.
A. B. McDonold, Rochester, N. V., $5000
When the Garonne left St. Michael. July
12, the Seattle No. 1 had arrived from Daw
ion with 100 passengers and about $200,000
a gold. The steamer Leelenaw had arrived |
with her tow of two barges and two river
steamers. Nothing had been heard of the
Moran fleet of twelve river steamers. It
was expected that the mall steamer Al
liance would leave for Seattle on July 18
The Yukon Is reported to oe getting lower,
and there was some doubt that the steamer
Rock Island, which left for Dawson, July
li, would be able to get up without lighter
ing, as she drew six feet at the stern. On
account of the non-arrival of the British
company river steamers the company char
tered the Rock Island to carry up the pas
sengers taken to St. Michael by the Ga
ronne. It is said they pay JIOO a'day for
her and furnish provisions.
July 9th a river steamer, John C. Barr,
sailed for Dawson heavily loaded. The
steamer Charles Nelson is having trouble
with her passengers. Part of them refused
to leave the ship as none of the company's
river steamers had arrived.
SHAFTER REPLIES
(Continued from Page One.)
to know of your ttetermlnatlon to with
draw yourself from this vicinity. I remain,
yours very sincerely, SHAFTER,
"Major General Commanding."
Cubans Murmuring
The Cuban rank and file are still murmur
ing disoonitent. Tou can hear groups of
ragged native soldiers along the country
roadsides discussing the matter with ve
hemence.
It is now practically settled that despite
the consuming anxiety of the American
forces to get home or go to take a hand in
lighting at Porto Rilco, that they will be
marched inland to the north to recuperate
as best they can in the healthful uplands,
preparatory to an attack on Holguin.
The insurgents have already gone there
save one small dotachment encamped out
side of Santiago, but they will move north
In a day or two.
GarcLa's Letter a Forgery
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 23.—(8y
the Associated Press). It now turns
out that the letter alleged to have been
addressed by General Garcia to Gen
era] Shafter. complaining of the treatment
accorded to the Cubans and advising Gen
eral Shafter of General Gamut's resigna
tion, was prepared by a newspaper corre
spondent named Arms, who has been act
ing on the staff of General Castillo. It is
not clear that General Garcia ever saw the
letter.
BY TELEPHONE FROM LIMBO
Davy Jones Threatens to Resign if the
Yanks Overwork Him
(Telephone call 14746, July 3, 9 a. m.)
"B-z-z-z-z-zt!"
"Hello! What's wanted?"
"Is this Davy Jones' locker?"
"Yes. Who's talking?"
"This Is Admiral Sampson's fleet. Please
call Mr. Jones to the 'phone. . . . Hello!
That you, Mr. Jones?"
"Yes; this is Davy Jones."
"Admiral Sampson sends his respects and
begs to inform you that the Spanish fleet
Is coming out of Santiago harbor. Kindly
prepare for its reception*"
"Pretty crowded; but I'll do my best.
Good-bye."
"Good-bye." B-z-z-z-zt.
(Telephone call 14747, July 3,10:30 a. m.)
Bz-z-z-zt. "Hello! Is this Admiral
Sampson's fleet?"
"Yes. Who's this talking?"
"Davy Jones. Present respects to Ad
miral Sampson and Inform him that Plu
ton, first of consignment, has been received.
Good-bye."
(Telephone call 14748, July 3, 10:45 a. m.)
B-z-z-z-zt. "Hello! Sampson's fleet?
This is Davy Jones. Furor received. Good
bye."
(Telephone call 14749, July 3, 12 m.)
B-z-z-z-zt. "Hello! Sampson's fleet?
Yes; this is Davy Jones. Almirante Oquen
do received. Coming pretty fast. Any
more coming? What's that? Gosh!
Goodby."
(Telephone Call 14750, July 3,12:15 p. m.)
Bz-z-z-zt. "Hello, Sampson! Say, slow
down there, can't you? Infanta Maria
Teresa Just arrived. Don't hustle a man so.
This is no summer hotel. Good-by."
(Telephone Call 14571, July 3, 12:30 p. m.)
B-z-z-zt. "Hello! Vizcaya arrived.
Have put out 'Standing Room Only' sign.
Vhis is getting beyond a joke. Two of my
assistant mermen have struck. What are
you trying to do—Bottle me up, too? Nol
Apologies don't go. Good-by."
(Telephone Call 14752. July 3, 2 p. m.)
B-z-z-z-zt. "Hello! That you, Sampson?
No, I want the admiral himself. . . .
Hello! Look here, Sampson, I'm boss here,
and I want you to understand that I've
closed shop. See? The Cristobal Colon's
here, and she's the last. Understand that?
I've shut and locked the locker, and I'm
gy-ng back now to sit on the cover. That
goes, too. Gooel-by."
(Telephone Call 14753, July 4, 10 a. m.)
B-z-z-z-zt. "Hello! This the White
House, U. 8. A.?"
"Yes; what's wanted?"
"Davy Jones' respects to President Mc-
Kinley, and he'd HKe to talk with him over
the 'phone for a minute. . . . Hello!
"This President McKinley? Congratula
tions, Mr. President, on your glorious
Fourth."
"Many thanks, Mr. Jones Can Ibe of
any service to you?"
"Yes, Mr. President; I want you to call
off your nayy."
"Beg pardon, Mr. Jones. I don't think I
quite understand you."
"Mr. President, I've got too much busi
ness. I want a respite."
"But what have I"—
"I'll tell you. On May Ist I got a consign
ment of Spanish ships from Admiral
Dewey."
"Yes."
"I've Just got them nicely stowed away,
and now come Admiral Sampson with a
rush order that's Just swamped my ac
commodations, and I'm hiring extra help
as fast as I can."
"I'm sorry we discommoded l you, Mr.
Jones."
"Now, Mr. President, as between poten
tate and potentate, I want to ask you If
you've any more Spanish ships Insight?"
"Well, there's another fleet around at
Suez that "
"Great green-eyed sea serpents! Another?
Do you think I want a Spanish colony down
here? I won't stand It!"
"But, Mr. Jones "
"No 'but' about It, Mr. President, I won't
stand It. You send 'em here and I'll turn
'em back. There's a limit to my endurance.
No, sir, I'll turn the locker over to the mer
men and go out of business, and that set
tles It."
"Very well, Mr. Jones. In that case we'll
have to keep the Spanish fleet ourselves."
"That's the Idea, Mr. President. Con
gratulations om your victory and good
wait a minute, Mr. President. Will you do
me a favor?"
"With pleasure, Mr. Jones. What Is It?"
"If your nation gets into trouble with
Germany, let me know In time so that 1
can resign and go and climb a tree."
"Certainly. Good-bye, Mr. Jones."
"Thanks. Good-bye, Mr. President."
B-z-z-s-st.—New York Sun.
LOS AJNOHLCd nilrt-ftlXiJ SUINUAY MUKINUNIj, JULY 24, JB9B
MURDER WILL OUT
MYSTERY OP GAYLORD FISH'S
DEATH DISSOLVED
Poisoned for His Wealth—His Widow
Implicated in the Crime by
Another Woman
KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 23.—A dispatch
to the Times from Sedalia, Mo., tells of the
arrest there today of Mrs. Edna Beaman,
a young widow, charged with complicity in
the murder of Gaylord Fish at Georgetown,
Col., on December 6, 1806. Mrs. Beaman is
alleged to have made a confession today
to the detective who caused her arrest, and
she Is said to have so far involved the
widow of the dead man that the Colorado
officials have been telegraphed to arrest
her.
According to the alleged confession of the
Beaman woman, Fish was poisoned to
death for his wealth.
Gaylord Fish was the young son of a
rich Colorado banker. "When 27 years of
age he came to Kansas City, where he me
and married Jane Armbrust, who was ther.
55 years of age. Mrs. Beaman lived with
the couple during their sojourn In this city
and later, after Fish had returned with his
wife to Georgetown, Col., she joined them
there, at the request she says, of Mrs.
Fish.
According to the alleged confession of the
woman who was arrested today, Fish was
poisoned to secure $2000, for which his life'
was insured in the Woodmen of the World,
and the large estate which fell to him
upon the death of his father about a year
ago.
Fish was supposed to have died of heart
disease, but the officials of the Woodmen
became suspicious and set detectives to
work upon the case, and the arrest at Se
dalia by Detective L. Collins is the out
come. Collins started for Colorado tonight
with the woman in his custody. According
to his statement of her alleged confession,
Mrs. Beaman denies having actually
caused the death of Fish, as she puts all the
blame on the other woman, but she admits
guilty knowledge of a scheme to kill the
young man, and states that Mrs. Fish hail
repeatedly urged her to commit the crime.
BRANDON'S THIRTY-FIVE BOYS
The Came of Fighting Stock and Many
of Them Wert in the Civil War
"I have been reading in the papers since
the war began a guotl elsul about families
with fighting sons, so ready and patriotic
that as many as four and five brothers have
enlisted," said George Mahler of St. Clalrs
ville, W. Va., "and it has made me feel
good; but I don't believe any family, no
matter how ready and patriotic its sons are.
will be able to equal the record of old
Charles Brandon's, for It Is doubtful if
:here Is another one in the entire land that
could turn out seventeen, sons to fight for
their country. That's what Charles Bran
don's family was able to do, and did do, in
186 L
"Charles Brandon lived at Moundsville,
W. Va., and died when he was 96 years old.
but his youngest child was then less than
a year old. lie died of a broken heart, just
as the civil war broke out, his wife having
refused to live with him any fonger ami
having begun proceedings against him to
obtain a divorce. He had at that time 35
living children, add had been married three
times. His first wife bore him only two
children. His second wife died after bear
ing him 18. At the age of 75 he married
Sarah Barker, she being Hi, and the young •
est of 16 children. She lived with him 21
years, bearing him 15 children, and then
left him, taking her year-old baby with her,
and sued him for divorce on the ground ol
incompatibility of iemper. Brandon was
then hale and hearty, but the desertion of
his wife broke him down, and he died with
in a month after she left him.
"When he "took his third wife, the oldest
of Brandon's 20 children by his two pre
vious wives was 39, and the entire 20 lived
under the paternal roof. The young wile:
reared all of the 20 that were young enough
to need rearing, besides caring for the 15 of
her own, the oldest of whom was but 20
when she left their father. If the patri-
archal Brandon had lived a few months
longer, he would have seen 17 of his sons
enlist in the Union army. It Is a question
if in this or any other country an instance
can be found where one family ever before
contributed 17 sons to Its country's service.
"There were two Charleses and two
Johns among these patriotic brothers. The
names of the other 13 were Simeon, Evans,
Peter, Josephus, Hiram, James, Van Bu
ren, Jacob, Abraham, Alexander, David,
Andrew and Ruse. Besides these, three of
Charles Brandon's sons served in the Mex
ican war. The 17 brothers were all in In
diana and Ohio regiments. Two of them—
one of the Johns and one of the Charleses
were sons of the last Mrs. Brandon. They
were both taken prisoners at the battle of
Chickamauga and placed In Andersonvilie
prison. John died there. Charles was
a prisoner 21 months, when he escaped. All
the rest of the sons were children of the
second wife. They were in every important
battle of the war, and all lived to get home
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when the war was over, except Peter, who
was killed at Shlloh.
"These boys all came of good fighting
slock, for their father was a famous Indian
fighter, and was himself a veteran of the
war of 1812 and of the Mexican war. When
Western Pennsylvania was the frontier and
the Indian fighter and scout was the most
important and Indispensable person In the
settlements, Charles Brandon, according
to all tradition, was one of the best and
most daring of all the active foes of the
hostile red men. His father was killed by-
Indians when Charles was only 3 years
old. He himself was taken prisoner by his
father's slayers, and lived among them 12
years, hating them more the longer he was
with them. At tho age of IB he escaped,
and, after learning his mother tongue,
spent most of his time, until they were driv
en away to more remote regions, In hunting
and killing Indians. He was 51 years old
when '.he war of 1812 came, and he was one
of the first to join the army. He was still
in the service when peace was declared.
"The third wife of this old fighter was
still living at Moundsviile a year ago, halo
and hearty, at 77. She was over six feet
tall and as straight as an arrow. Of her 35
children and stepchildren, she then knew
positively the whereahouts of only 15. The
rest were scattered about the country or
dead. Brandon's 35 children were all sons."
-New York Sun.
ENGLAND'S'LATEST BATTLESHIP
The Albion, which will be launched this
afternoon from the yard of the Thames
Iron Works and Shipbuilding company ai
Blackwall, is a first-class battleship. She
Is one of the Canopus class, her length be
tween perpendiculars being 390 feet, and
her breadth 74 feet. At a mean draught of
26 fe-et her displacement will be 13,000 tons,
the vessels of this class being somewhat
lighter than our biggest battleships. The
ship has a belt of Harveyized armor 6
Inches thick and covering 196 feet of her
length, the vertical extension being 14 feet,
or 9 feet above the normal water line and 5
feet below. The end» of the port and star
board sides of the belt are transversely
connected by armored bulkheads of steel
Harveyized plate, the thicknesses of which
are 12 inches, 10 Inches and 8 inches. The
armored deck extends from stem to stern,
and starts from the lower edges of the arm
ored belt, forming, as it were, a floor to
the armored part In place of being what
might be described as a roof. Considera
ble curve Is given to this deck, so that at
the longitundlnal center It is 2 feet G Inches
above the normal water plane. This re
fers to the middle body; at the extreme
ends it dips do WIT* in the usual way. The
principal armament is carried in two bar
bettes' which form the forward and after
ends of the armored citadel. These bar
bettes are circular in plan and have 12
--inch Harveyized armor on the upper parts,
the lower walls, where the side armor sup
plies protection having 6-inch armor. The
main conning tower forward has 12-inch
armor, there being an observation tower aft
with 3-inch armor. Between the armored
bulkheads the main and middle decks are
protected by ft-lnch and I-inch steel. The
it-inch gun positions are casemates having
■l-lnch armor outboard and two thicknesses
of 1-inch plates at the back to arrest splin
ters or langrage. It should be noted that
the main deck casemates give an arc of fire
which Includes right ahead for the for
ward guns and directly aft for the after
guns, the angle of fire In each'case being
1 120 degrees. The ends of the ship are pro
tected by 2-inch nickel steel plates.
The main armament consists of four 12
--inch forty-six-ton wire guns. These are
mounted within the barbettes on revolving
turntables in the usual way. There are B
inch Harveyized steel shields over these
guns. The twelve 6-lnch quick-fire guns
are mounted In casemates as stated, eight
on the main deck and four on the upper
deck. There are also ten 12-pounder guns,
six 3-pounder guns, three of the latter be
ing In the military tops, two 12-pounder
boat and Held guns and eight .45-lnch ma
chine guns, and six howitzers for high
angle fire. There are also four sub
merged torpedo discharges, the stern dis
charge, which was to have been fitted hav
ing been taken out of the design. These
will take the 18-inch diameter torpedo, of
which eighteen will be carried, In addition
to which there will be five 14-lnch torpe
does for boat's use. The contractors fo-
the machinery are Messrs. Maudslay, Sons
& Field. The main engines are of the now
usual inverted triple expansion type, hav
ing high, intermediate and low pressure
cylinders of 30 Inches, 49 inches and 80
Inches In diameter respectively, the stroke
being 4 feet 3 inches. The screws are 17
teet in diameter. The boilers are of the
now universal Belleville type, there being
twenty in all. They will be pressed to 300
pounds per square inch, the steam tension
being reduced at the engines. The indi
cated horse-power Is estimated at 13,500,
which Is calculated to drive the ship at
eighteen and a half knots. The coal ca
pacity is 1,900 tons.
The launch will take place about 3 o'clock.
The Duke and Duchess of York will be
present, the duchess performing the
launching ceremony.—London Times, June
21.
An Imperial Day
Government expenditures yesterday ex
ceeded $4,000,000, and the United States at
the same time assumed the Hawaiian debt
of $4,000,000. It was a day of some expense
for the American people.—Springfield Re
publican, i
DEADLIER EOE
(Continued from Page One.)
the brigade ambulance train and Red Cross
ambulances. JOHN I. ROGERS.
Brigadier General Volunteers, Senior Offi
cer at Port Tampa.
Close of the Week
WASHINGTON, July 23.—General Miles'
expedition, in all probability, is now in the
Mona passage between Haytl and Porto
Rico, and will be In sight of the landing
point in the morning. While this is the
expectation of Secretary Alger, for pru
dential reasons the war department de
clines to make any comment as to the ac
curacy of the various messages that have
been made in the effort to ascertain just
what point has been selected for the land
ing place. There is likely to be a lapse
of a day or two between the arrival of the
expedition and the notification of the fact
to the department, unless some merchant
vessel crossing to St. Thomas should sight
the American flotilla. After that, how
ever, the department will be In the closest
communication with General Miles, for It
will possess Itself with a cable connecting
General Miles' headquarters directly with
the department.
Detachments Delayed
Some parts of the Porto Rico expedition
have been delayed for a few days beyond
the dates fixed for their departure, but
in view of the dif Acuities of handling large
bodies of men and the supplies for them,
this is not surprising. Thus Schwan's
troops got away only today from Tampa,
though It was believed they started yester
day, while the most numerous detachment
of the whole expedition, the first division,
under General Brooke, will not be able
to clear from Newport News before Mon
day. Still, It is believed that they will
arrive at Porto Rico In good season, and
It will certainly facilitate an orderly nnd
comfortable landing for the troops to have
them land In detachments instead of in one
vast army, as in the case of Shatter's
army at Santiago. Doubt is cast upon re
ports of recent exciting events among the
Cubans at or near Santiago, owing to the
failure of General Shafter to make any
report on them, and inasmuch as he has
made less Important matters subjects of
dispatches, It is hard to understand, while
he should fail to mention an event of such
importance as the reported attack by Gar
cia upon Spanish troops on their way to
surrender to Shatter.
Waiting for Reports
The war department Is now, while keep
ing a close eye upon General Miles' expe
dition, looking with interest for detailed
reports from General Shafter. telling of the
engagement preceding and leading up to
the surrender of Santiago. It was report
ed today that Colonel J. J. Astor of Shat
ter's staff was duo In Washington, bring
ing with him the full capitulations signed
by the commissioners, and It was expected
that Shatter's preceding reports would
accompany them. However, up to the
close of official hours, which today, to tho
relief of the hard-worked clerks, was 3
o'clock for the first time in many months,
the officer did not appear, and the depart
ment does not know where he Is.
Some of the papers have come from
Sampson, but to the great disappointment
of the navy department, the reports closed
on the day before the famous naval battle.
Some points of Interest contained in them
will be given to the public in the course of
a day or two, but they will relate only to
the several fights between the squadron
and the shore batteries.
Reserve Camps
It Is the purpose of the war department
to begin at once the execution of the plans
devised by Secretary Alger for the crea
tion of reserve camps and boards of staff
officers are now engaged In various locali
ties looking after suitable camp sites and
making preliminary arrangements for ac
quiring the right to use those places and
arranging for water supplies. The in
tention Is not to be caught through any
contingency with large numbers of troops
at central points, In the midst of an epi
demic of any kind with no place to remove
them. It was for this reason that Fer
nandina was selected some time ago as one
of these reserve camps, and within the
last two days the value of this policy has
been amply justified, as otherwise there
would have been no suitable place to which
to remove the troops from Tampa. One
of the reserve camps is likely to b,e located
In the valley of the Potomac, about forty
miles above Washington, and will be very
convenient for the reception of troops from
Camp Alger In case It Is deemed necessary
for the health of the soldiers to remove
them.
The state department today completed
the engrossment of the joint resolution
adopted by congress extending the thanks
of that branch of the government to Ad
miral Dewey for his notable achievement
In the Philippines. These were trans
mitted to the navy department, which will
forward them to the admiral along with
the degree of L.L. D., conferred upon him
by the University of Pennsylvania.
SANTIAGO NEWS
Postoffice Opened and Two Hundred
Bags of Mail Distributed
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 26, 6:30 p.m.
—The postoffice here was opened today.
Two hundred bags of mall from the steam
or Lampasas, brought by the Comal, are
being distributed by Louis Kempner, the
postmaster.
The steamers Alamo, Rio Grande, Leona
and Concha stilled yesterday by way of
Siboney to pick up the sick and wounded
bound for Newport News.
The Clinton left this morning for Tampa
In ballast. Tho Panama on her first trip
under the American flag, arrived this
morning with a cargo consigned to the
quartermaster.
The naval board appointed by Admiral
SampsorJ to Investigate the effects oft the
bombardment by the American warships
finished Its report today and returned on
board the Brooklyn.
General Shafter and his staff established
quarters at the palace here today.
General Wood will remain as military
governor.
The health of the troops is about as re
ported in dispatches.
James Gough of Company A, Ninth In
fantry, died this morning from malaria.
The cargoes of supplies on the vessels
here are being unloaded, and the prevail
ing distress is being relieved rapidly. Or
ders have been issued with a view to en
forcing cleanliness throughout the city.
The condition of the sick has been great
ly Improved In the last two days.
Many of the refugees are seeking em
ployment nnd commerce Is being resumed.
General Shafter's report to the army was
published this afternoon. In it the general
thanks the officers and men for their
efiiclency.
A Seat for Every Passenger
A resolution to compel all railroad com
panies operating within the city of New
York to provide a seat for every passen
ger carried was introduced In the council
recently by Councilman Christiman. The
members of the council have received a
good many letters complaining that dur
ing the hot weather the open cars have
been so crowded that on every line in the
city passengers were obliged to stand in
front of those fortunate enough to get
sents. The resolution provides that the
companies shall display a sign whenever a
car is filled, and It fixes a penalty of 125
whenever any more passengers are taken
on than can be seated.
Provision Is made for the appointment of
Inspectors to enforce the ordinance. It It
also provided that when a passenger boards
a car without being notified that It Is filled
and cannot get a seat, he need not pay
his fare until a seat is furnished him.--
New York paper.
Rushed to Porto Rico
CAMP ALGER. Md., July 23.—An order
was received at Camp Alger today direct
ing that the five troops of cavalry sta
tioned with Gen. Graham's command pro
ceed to Porto Rico as rapidly as possible.
These troops are A and C, New York vol
unteers, and A, B and C, Pennsylvania
volunteers. There are 530 men in all the
troops. The order was unexpected, but It
took the men only one hour to get ready to
move. It Is expected that the troops will
reach Newport News about noon tomor
row.
Undelivered Telegrams
There are undelivered telegrams art the
Western t T nion telegraph ofllce, corner of
Spring and Fii-st streets, for Mrs. W. C.
Camp, H. C. Carroll, A. A. Bowser, H. A.
Weatherbee, Stella Hallett, J. P. Flint,
Mrs. D. M. Leary, S. H. Chapman, C. A. I
Home, Lamar Price.
Reliable Goods Popular Prices
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LADIES WILL FIND THIS THE
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SUMMER DRESS GOODS
In order to make buying more active we have taken forty pieces of
Imported Lace Striped and Checked Organdies, of this season's choice
patterns, which have been selling regularly at 30c, 35c and 40c per
yard, and place the lot on sale, beginning Monday morning, at just
15c a yard. See display of these goods in our windows.
We are also offering some splendid I A new lot of Bias Plaid Percales, the
good values in Colored Dotted Swiss ! latest material for shirt waists. Price
and Satin-Striped lawns. A fine as- rt
sortment in pretty tloral designs. The per ydru "
usual price has been SUe and 10c o ne case of Oolf Suitings In black
per yard; our price now 6#c per yd. tn( j white, brown and white, red and
A new line of Ginghams (dress styles) wh ite, green an j wnne and blue and
in checks, plaids and stripes, all new wn j te checks. We have been selling
and very desirable, 7c per yard. this line of goods at sy } c per yard;
Another new line of Ginghams in they will be placed on sale Monday
cameo checks and broken plaids, all 1 morning at a very liberal reduction'
very desirable for separate waists or Your choice of the entire lot at 5c
dresses. Price 10c per yard. ' per yard.
A full line of colors in 40 inch Sicilians, very desirable
goods for bathing suits. Price 45c per yard.
Reduced prices on every yard of Woolen Dress Goods in the store.
Women at Home
Or on a vacation, suffering with
painful and disagreeable diseases of
the rectum, by using
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CAMP Of DEATH
(Continued from Page One.)
Corporal Daniel S. Nrwsome of Dea
Moines, Company D, Fifty-first lowa, died
at the children's hospital of pneumonia.
There are about thirty new-made graves,
showing tihe fatalities, principally at damp
Merrltt, during the past two months. Ths
two funerals were for Stafford of Tennes
see and Cecil Flower of Kansas.
Long List of Patients
The division hospital records last night
showed that there were 207 patients, in
cluding about forty iti hospitals in other
than the main quarters at the Presidio.
Sixteen new cases were received from
Camp Merrltt during the day and nine were
discharged as well enough to return to tihedr
regiments. In addition to these sick, sol
diers there are forty-five patients in the
Presidio post hospital and nearly 100 in tihe
different regimental hospitals where milder
cases arc cared for.
Sailing of the Bio
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.—The trans
port steamer Rio Janeiro, bearing two bat
talions of South Dakota volunteers, re
cruits for the Utah Light Artillery and a
detachment of the Signal Corps, sailed to
day for Manila. The vessel was accorded
the same ovation which has been given
the other transport vessels which have
sailed for the Philippines, nnd nothing
unusual occurred as the vessel steamed
down the bay towrtrd the ocean.
The expedition will be under command of
Brigadier-General Harrison Gray Otis,
who has sated that he will make all possi
ble sneed to join the United States forces
already In the Philippines. The Rio will
slop at Honolulu to take on fresh supplies
and to reiill her coal bunkers.
Duffield Coming Home
WASHINGTON, July 23.—Gen. Duffleld,
who has been engaged) In/th« campaign at
Santiago and who is convalescing from yel
low fever, has received permission to re
turn to the United States if he so desires.