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SHIPS OF RIVAL SQUADRONS
BEGIN EXCITING MANEUVERS
IN WATERS OF CARIBBEAN
: CARACAS, ¦: Dec." 4.^-The : British cruiser
Indef atlgable'arrived' to-day at- La7<5uay«
ra.:, Three more warships ¦ arel ex
pected. '¦ " : ¦'"•*¦.>.;- .'/^ ' -¦- "'¦•• ¦•' ; i I'^-'f'i-ji'
British' Cruisers : Arriving.
"ftJECeayy; Snowstorm' in Oregon. ?,
"S'bAKER ; CITY, i Or., ; Dec*.; 4,-rA'jsnow
-storm has: been ¦raging in ', this 'section 'for
.thirty-six"' hours * arid . the ¦' ground * is V cov
/efed ¦ to the ; depth^ of ! orie'^ toot. r v All . traffic
.Is (delayed. }' Thisils .the heaviest -snowfall
¦recorded" forUhis 'seasdri'in' years.';' 1 !;" 7^-V*
Fifteen- Year-Old; Bakersfleld Lass
; I 'l Drinks a-'i Powerful ; Poison
• ;'::;»"' .-".:. While .'Angary. ' .
/ BAKERSFIELD,' • Dec. ;';4.— Mary; Bl
anche;' ai 16-year-pld \ glrl, j . attempted sui
cide" this, "af iefribon ,in ; Kerri (City by tak
ing ; bichloride ':. of . mercury. ¦¦ . Medical as
sistance was ; summoned \ in . time . to save
her. 5 The; act" was the result of "anger 'at
her aunt making ; her wash (the dishes. ";'
YOUNG \ GIRL - ATTEMPTS
TO ; DESTROY; HER LIFE
Actor' Johhstone Is ;Slowly / Dying, i
:.;¦ PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4.— Barry John
stone. thc : actonwho shot' and Wiled "Kate
Hassett of ' Keith's Bijou'; stock { company
and , thenvturned Uhe weapon^upon him
self, is gradually dying Sat • the hospital;
During^.the day^he -revived slightly, but
the physicians^ say. bj"s-. ; recovery "is ' im
possible. ¦:'"•. The > murdered : woman's g body
was J to-4ay, forwarded ! to the home ; of ' her
parents at 'Aurora.V-^Vv ' •
MADRID, Dec. 4.— Perez Pulgar, the
anarchist arrested' recently at Orenz, and
who ; said he \ intended J to kill '.' King . Al
fonso, Is held in close confinement i It'Is
learned that in spite of ¦ his claim to be
ing; a citizen of ' Argeritlria, 'he "Is a Span
iard., 22. years of ; \ The : police are
searching for his accomplices' and It is
thought' the . investigation' will '* result in
unearthing, an <¦ important- plot. v The offi
cials - believe \ that" Pulgar; Is • feigning ' in-
Banity. ' ' .; '. '.,*;•; ":. , . : . '"¦ -- ;
Anarchist Who, Says He Intended to
Kill King Alfonso Is in. Close"
x Confinement. =
POLICE BELIEVE . PULGAR % . -
IS FEIGNING .INSANITY
BUTTE. Mont. Dec. 4.— A special to the
Miner from Pocatello, Idaho, says one of
the" boldest and most • daring hold-ups la
the history; of Idaho I was committed at 11
o'clock" to-night; when three 'unmasked
men, entered the Eagle Club rooms and
robbed' the house of about J1000. Two of
the men advanced ; with drawn revolvers
into the' rpom, In which there were not
less than thirty-five riien. The third maq
then marched 'around to the games and
gathered 'up the money. The two hold
ups.who had the guns fired a volley intQ
the ceiling as they, departed. Officer! are
'.hot -'on 'the; trail.-'
THREE MASKED BOBBERS
MAKE A DARING RAID
ODESSA, Russia, Dec 4.— A serious out
break has occurred among the students of
the ecclesiastical seminary were, resulting^
- in the arrest of fifty/ students and the
rustication of 300 others.,. As an outcome
Kct the trouble' the president- of .the synod
'has ordered the , Institution to.be closed.
Such a revolutionary movement -among
religious students Is without 'precedent
and has caused the authorities great arix
let* ,_; ._¦-;- '¦.--.;-.'!¦:. '
Outbreak Occurs Among; Students at
Odessa and Fifty of Them Are
• ArrestecL\
RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES
CLOSE A - BIG - SEMINARY
BAKER . CITY, Or., Dec. 4.-A meager
report' has ; just", reached/ this : city of an
Immense snowslide which at
Cornucopia, lastnight.t ,No. details are. ob
tainable, save that two miners were ¦ kill
ed)_and;; an i 'immense amourit of" damag-j
done. ... •'¦¦ :.•'•¦¦'-¦. :.'¦•¦> , . x.)
Disaster : at Cornucopia, in Oregon,
• ! • ¦¦- Causes Great Amount of r< -:-v'
V ' : '. ; . Damage. ";V
TREMENDOUS ;.SNOWSLIDE
' ENDS LIVES OE MINERS
-. LOS ANGELAS,- Deer- 4.— Fifteen of the
twehty-nve' members^of' the; Legislature
from the. BouthVof '. Tehachapi "assembled
at ,the of .Commerce this morn
ing "and * spent \mostybf \ the ?auy ;>. in' the
informal." discussion jof * proposed 'legisla
tion, • particularly^ with . ref erence" v to . mat
ters s In- .« which .California", is
specially- intereste'd. J-Assemblyman'Phil
A. : Stant6ni • was • selected ; chairman "•- and
? Assemb!yman '. F. - W/. Houser .secretary.
Those In* attendance Included: '• Senators— .
'C. ,' Z. of ! Oritario"; . Ben J Hahn \ of
Pasadena, ; A.- i A.> Caldwell -- of {. Riverside,
M. L. Waf d • of San Diegol \ Assemblymen
—Phil A. Stantori, HA 8/ G/; McCarthy, J.
P. ; ; Tran'sul,'7 F. ! ',W. - Houser/!- Henry.; E.
Carter.iof Los. Angeles; F/C.PJrescott'! of
R'edlands,' F.* ; D. . Lewis of Riverside, John
A."; G oodrlch' andrW- ¦! H. ; Kelso. of f Los Anr
geles County, C.;P.Parm ; of- Santa Paula,
E. 4 R.7 Amorjge • of -Fullerton. , •'; ¦ . " . ; ' . -
'¦'. The: sessions- were 'devoted ~ to J the dis
cussion "'-of •• such' subjects' as' a.
coristftutlorial ., amendment 'providing : for
direct , legislation,'' apropos of -the; Califor
iriial "exhibit':"at the t St, ; . Louis . Expositon;
a' 'compulsory; truant " law, . State !-~ald ; for
the . protection^ of forests , from .!*i_flife ; and
ample -'appropriations ' for : State institu
tions. The legislators accepted an. invi
tation yYrbm\ Sriperinteiident ;- Campbell , : to
visit > t hej StateTAsylunv at Highlands,' and
ijpf t -^ f ojr / that :. place !? this r, evening.-*.- - They
| wlirj'govtOjWhlttler; to-morr.ow.. to .inspect
: the -Reform | School "and ito} Sari Diego : Sat
"urday.to. inspect , the : Stated Normal School.
Senators~and rAssemblynien' v Meet ¦ in
', '".. V Los Ajigeles^an'd Prepare . t . .
u;\ :¦ :¦¦¦¦ *¦ ¦ » - a -- $ >\ -
SOUTHERN *'LEGISLATOBS ; ::'
1- "r -X; : DISCUSS VtHEIR" -PLANS
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4.-ProfessorJ.C.
Peltori, .' t the 'well-known |^educator, was
struck by, an electric. car on'Spririgstreet^
between Third "and Fourth, , this afternoon
and received; injuries which •_ will probably
result in his death. He was- crossing ?the
street and: in" "running • to , get out \ of I the
way 'of an approaching buggy stepped in
front of ; the car. He was picked' up" *on
the fender: and ,'carrled fifty yards before
the car could be v stopped. • No bones were
broken^ : but he sustained " severe . internal
injuries which because of his advanced
age" are considered very' serious, v ; : T
' Pelton is'72 !years of : age arid .was the
first •'superintendent- of the Los Angeles
city schools. ; He : claims to, be the origi
nator, of ;the California public school sys'r
tern, particularly that portion of, It which
refers to grammar schools^ • He . is j well
known all along .the coast by- persons .; in
terested ' in .' . educational matters.' ; ; /For
many years'^ he was a teache^ here, but for
the' past I five years' has been 'supporting
himself . by r the ; sale l of . a - of > Cali
fornia schools, 'ot which. lie is the! authors
His entire : life has * been devo*ted. to the
cause- of "educatlonl"; ' .*) "; |'j; /VjV', t'
Professor J. C. Pelton Receives In
juries Which May Result" in. .
> His Death. . £ ¦ >•
WELL KNOWN . EDUCATOR
stbuckVby street car"
- MADRID, ; Dec; 4— Advices from Tan
gier ; to-day , say "the ; forces of the Sultan
of Morocco ; have, after" heavy" fighting,
finally defeated' the rebels in theZenmour
territory. -The- Sultan narrowly : escaped
capture and his troops \ sustained - heavy
losses. \ The. pretender to t the 'throne re
mains " at Tazza. ' V '¦' ' ' t,
Sultan of Morocco | Narrowly Escapes
' ',{ Capture .'and His : Forces Sus
; . tain -Big Losses.
REBELS' IN THE ZENMOUR
/TERRITORY 1 ARE DEFEATED
It is . of ten -the , case that the course of
warships Is followed by'boxes and .other
refuse thrown overboard.' Therefore, Ad
miral Sumner has' declced that such-de
bris- must be put In condition to sink Im
mediately -when .thrown \ Into the sea, or
that it.be burned. New code signals for
use: day. and night have ""Been' arranged In
order - to prevent their/ being, read by Ad
miral;! Higginson's;scouts. v '¦'.*. '
Though, his squadron* is i; stronger than
the one commanded by Admiral Cerveria,
Admiral -; Sumner . declares'!- that;: the prob
lem before him is more difficult' than that
of -.the Spaniards, as the latter were able
to chooseports in Cuba as well as in Por
to Rico and Culebra.j-Moreover, l the Span
iards moved from the Cape Verde Islands,
while Admiral Sumner's command is close
arid is limited In regard to time. .
Ing, squadron, the course and'speed of the
"enemy-;"; Consequently Admiral .Sumner
proposes when ' out of "slght'of land to
change 'his course aria speed and then
proceed to. the spot chosen;! for the scene
of- the attack. - . >s ; '
OMAHA, . Dec. 4.— Railroads using the
Omaha ga teway to . the Pacific Coast are
much exercised . over What is said to be
an ! effort "•¦. to .divert > all the Government
business .for the Philippines by way of
the St. Paul;gateway andover the*Great
Northern" to,, Seattle. Should the Govern
ment abandon its- transport service , and
railroads^ are , called on" for a steamship
rate,, in addition* to thef haul by, railroads
using the -, Omaha route, the Union, and
Central Pacific, roads, promise to^^make a
strong^ bid "for; their share of Philippine
business, which will result in a further
reduction '; of rates ¦" and - consequent ad
vantages to the Government. ."'.-.'- -A-{
Lines Using the Omaha Gateway
, • . . : : Wili-Bid for Trade. .
RAILROADS ARE '. EXERCISED.'
VIENNA, Dec. 4.— The papers -here al
lege that the former ' lieutenant of " Hus
sars named Massacrisich, who eloped with
Princess Louise • of Coburg several ; years
ago, and who was sentenced to four years'
Imprisonment fjr. forging the signature, of
Princess Stephanie, Princess Louise's sis
ter, recently made an ineffectual attempt
to rescue Princess . Louise ' from \ the in T
sane asylum near Dresden, " where .she
has been confined \ since, the. elopement;
The lieutenant maintains that she Is sane.
The authorities are said to have forcibly,
prevented her from Joining him* ' Accord
ing to other facts, however, the Princess
Louise refused to: accompany. him. ',
Eloped Some Years Ago Tries
: ;to Bescue/Her. , *
Former Lieutenant With' Whom She
PBINCESS LOUISE .STILL -
HELD IN INSANE ASYLUM
PORT OF SPAIN, Island, of Trinidad,
Dec. 4.— The ; United "States' .Consul has
been ; authoritatively, informed through
agents of , the"^Hsparture . this . morning of
the;Venemy/s" squadron. '¦; Its destination
is uncertain, but it is believed to be Porto
Rico -» or • - Culebra.' ' The 'ships ' - passed
United States ' Consul Bec'eives In
.... formation/From- Agents. -
"ENEMY'S" SQXTAI>BON \ SAILS.
the white wins.' If it enters a 'port and
completes' the 'mine work before the ar
rival of a blue force double, its ; own the
white wins: The .white /loses . if inter
cepted \ by a superior blue, force at sea .
or In less • than ; one hour after It enters
port.- 'The blue ; force : to win must with
a : superior .'.force meet the white fleet at
Efia" or." within one hour, after -it has an
chored In ; the port selected. If the white
force.. has been at anchor more- than one
hour, but. not long. enough, to; plant all
Its mines, ¦ the* blUe- ; force must' be 50 per
cent; greater than- the white." ¦ ¦ t
TWO DISTINGUISHED ' OFFICERS WHO \ ARE JIN COMMAT^D OF THE
RIVAL SQUADRONS,OF WARSHIPS' WHOSE; MANEUVERS IN THE
CARIBBEAN SEA-HAVE JUST 'BEEN' COMMENCED.' ,'
'-.The time " set . fpr : the !.admlrar8 depart
"ureYwas •¦ 2 7 ?. 3 m^, " and 'it 'was
promptly ?at' 1 that ' hour ;'"' tjiat 'the; retiring
chief stepped 1 out on -J- the' quarterdeck,
where were fdrawn' up r the '"cruiser's;Jack
ie's, r th'e marine guard , . the'; band 'and \ those
officers for whoni there. was no "oar in the
admirars 'barge. " . ; / ; , ", ; < ; . ¦
'.Everybody^ was' in full dress and Execu
tive | Officer ( Capehart 4 had \ the ' cruiser
shining like a* well-found -yacht* on ; re
gatta day. Alongside the gang
way; -iwas- the.-admiral's barge, f the crew,
wearing ; the ; cocked hats '"and .epaulettes
¦ot*fuir;dress, : iri "their places 'and' holding
upright the. oars . few - of » I them * - . have
handled', since '.they left 'the, -naval
academy. . " .., . . v ¦ . ; .-^v .-- ..: <~ \; •;.-'-: :
'.\ The marine guard was paraded,,the;ad
miral | was" accorded ' . the; two raffles , to
which .his' rank Ven titled hlinj .'the. ;blue
ja'ckets; stood at : salute, and. to .the strains
of .' a'.lively,-. march i Rear^Admlral Rodgers
crossed "the /deck .-of? his 1 flagship ; for the
last time: and walked . between .the > six
; York's', marine' guard; -'chief (Carpenter
JCsejph '¦ Fletcher,'^ Warrant i Machinist i J.
¦De'iter,; Iiieutenant\ Walter ; 'Ghefardl,
-Lieutenant C.'.D. 1 . Sterns, Lieutenant Pow
«rs "Symington \ arid . Ensign "Alfred * John
•SMii.": -";' •'• ''¦• •_.-': ,-V - ¦'. "f ¦'.¦''¦.'•'"•.; ;'."¦*:.""-¦;"•
CRTJISEB SHINES LIKE; YACHT.
NEW-. YORK, ¦ pec-Vi^-The .finance '.and
currency ¦-'¦ committee y of ; the , New " Y.ork
Chamber of Commerce 'made a report'to
day.; on a Vfeasible measure" to' provide
against tightness An' the money market.
The' report says' in part:; " '¦_"¦'",
-¦ -We 'must '¦ come right' down. to t the . proposition
that the | only" j thing ,- which . can | b* done to
make ' our. financial • system . safe, and sound and
colld is i to get .to one . legal tender, ..and
that is i gold, ; and then to bank upon • a cur
rency, circulation; enlarced . beyond the -present
authorized issues of /national ; banks , and j based
upon the credit, of .the legitimate : trade \ of the
country and rigidly safeguarded under the law.
\ The ' report suggests, that « banks be per
mitted to retire" their .-'circulation; at '<will;
recqmmerids^that ! .the coinage^ pf . 1,500,000
silver ¦ dollars , per month , cease H and* that
the silver bullion and silver, dollars" |n\the
Treasurycbe '\ coined into subsidiary : silver
"colris,9 aiid'f that ' th'e 'Q Secretary f) of -the
Treasury "fee . permltte'd ".; to ;' deposit * cus
toms'^ receipts' as ; weir as internal^reye
nue receipts:; in \ national; banks. ; .The re
port was adopted ' and . the committee' was
directed ': by. resolution to i report • the ! mat
ter 'in person to 'the President. ¦
New '.York:- Chamber^ of VConuaefce
Will : Present a Beport to the :
¦ ; r , •' "President.;;^ /' ';.: 4 'lf
- I parting < salute '• was A rowed '
ashore by. as 'glittering' and gallant an' ar- !
ray of sailor men as 'ever bent backs over
stout ash oars. ",..' .' . r "."'. ', J,"-- '. ]'.._ '•(
' The crew n of ¦ the 'admiral's^barge was!
selected- from-ithe 'New'jTorkls.i officers,
who took ! upi the enlisted- 'man's ; burden ;
on this occasion as a special' mark 'oft af--.
f ectlon "¦- and - respect* 'for ' '""• their -^ retiring .
: chief. Captain; M.': R. ; S.- Mackenzie",' 'the \
commander''- of •'¦¦the 'cruiser,^- v acted' as r
cockswain, '-and "every 1 niess'- ;and \ grade
of ¦ officer ; was ' represented*;* a ,'t ' the oars*. '
Executive 'Offi6er>- Lieutenant \ '-' E.* ; E.;
Capehart, 'who* has' been"" attached to. the ¦
New York for six^years^pulled" the stroke
oar and" the \ "oar^ corresponding ' on ' the i
port side -was' haridledvby Medical • In- ;
spector Daniel * L,V* Bertoiette, ¦ ¦ who ! J has
been feeling naval pulses, for nearly, thirty ]
years." The,, other "members of the crew •
were: Lieutenant A.,H.\ McCarthy, Mid
shipman J. * G.v-'-' Fremont^ • Boatswain
Phillip Mullen,'. Lieutenant^W. L.> Jolley,
U. S. M. ' C. v' and ' iii ? command of the' New
SUGGESTS b SOME CHANGES - .
• IN ¦-OUit> FINANCIAL -SYSTEM
i um ADMIRAL -FREDERICK;
• M .--¦ROp.QERS'-.hauled:idown«-.hlsi
' Jfij-^fl-r' — '.* *,*"",' cruiser. New.^York;
¦B-T^k.;- yesterday,-', afternoon * and amid
— . -_^^' the.- noise \ and .'smoke ' : of £ the ;
MANILA, Dec. 4.— Captain Pershing has
located what is left of a fleet. of small
grunbo&ts • which the Spaniards sank in
Lake Lenao, island of Mindanao, in 1808.
While returning from Illgan to Camp
.Vicars friendly Moros guided the captain
to a point where some . portions of the
wrecks were visible. An effort will prob
ably be made to raise the vessels. ,
Constabulary Inspector Handm," . who
was reported to have been killed ln-Sa
xnar, has been found alive,, though badly
wounded. After, the fight, with the la
drones, November 25, '. the inspector, wan
dered through the Jungle for nearly a
week and his wounds became gangrened,
but he is expected to recover. " ~{
Constabulary Inspector . Who Was
Beported" Killed 'in Samar- Is- ¦
Found Alive.
WOUNDED MAN'WANpEKS
FOB A WEEK . IN A JT7NGLE
"The white fleet includes the vessels
cf the commands of Rear Admirals Sum
ner and Crowninshleld, combined
the former. The blue fleet- includes the
vessels under Rear Admiral Higginson.
In the afternoon of December 5/ the blue
fleet learns that one of its scouts sighted
the white fleet December 2 in latitude 15
degrees north, longitude 45 west.- The po
sition is about 900 miles to the'^eastward
of Barbadoes. The white fleet represents
an advanced detachment of x an . enemy
whose object is to secure a base in' Porto
Rican waters between and including
Mayaguez oa the west and the'great-har*
bor of Culebra on the east; also "to" mine
the main chip channel of a port seized
before 6 p. m., December 10, at which time
the problem ends. If It enters the port
selected and has worked one hour in lay
ing mines before the arrival of a blue
force 50 per cent greater than its own
the United States in time of
peace or war will simulate as closely as
possible the conditions which would pre
vail were a hostile sauadron preparing
to strike a blow at Porto Rico, the United
States' strongest . possession In the West
Indies. As soon as the Navy Department
was informed telday that Rear Admiral
Sumner's squadron, which will represent
the enemy in the ¦war game f or "search
problem," had put tq sea from the Gulf of
Paris., Venezuela, the bureau of naviga
tion made public an explanation of the
war game. Here it is:
CALL. BUREAU, 1406 .G
STREET, N. W., WASHING
TON, Dec. 4.— Beginning to
morrow the greatest fleet of
warships- ever assembled by
grtclal Dispatch "to- The' Cal'Ui
'While in this city they were the guesta
of ,the' Japanese Consul. .They said their'
mission to the United States was an offi
cial one and; they, would have nothing tq
say. for • publication ' until they have
reached - Washington. * They denied , hav^*
ing any -connection with the Japanese
naval contractor who is now In the. United
States, though they know him well.
While the visit is on official business, it
has no political significance, so they say.
•SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 4.— LJeutenant-
Commander Takeshita" of the Japanese
Navy •' and : lieutenant. Inouye of the army
arrived here to-day on the Japanese liner
Kaga Maru and left' for Washington, D.
c." ; •¦ '¦':': ,- ,<;
Representatives of Navy and Army
'_, ; " of the Mikado Going to . '
*vi~* . r -. ; >i\ "Washington.
JAPANESE OFFICERS
¦f;& : ¦-¦'.' ON AN OFFICIAL VISIT
.Deputy. Surveyor of the Port Chauncey
M. St John had luncheon with Admiral
Rodgers yesterday on boarjf the New
York, and apart from a few Immediate
relatives " of the admiral was the only
civilian invited on board to witness the
good-by ceremony.
Four guns on the starboard side boomed
out in unison with a roar that rattled the
windows on Telegraph Hill. % Then four
guns on the port side followed suit and
port and starboard sides alternating and
four guns at a time, the rear admiral's
salute of thirteen guns was fired.
* As the echoes of the last quartet of
guns died away the admiral's two-starred
pennant was hauled. down and the band
played '.'For He's a. Jolly Good Fellow. "
the- last bars of which were drowned in
the I three lusty cheers which burst spon
taneously from 600 sun-burned throats. s
- ' Admiral Rodgers , will leave to-day for
Brooklyn navy-yard,'- to the command of
which he has been appointed. The honor
of being rowed ashore by a crew of hia
fellow . officers is a distinction that has
been accorded to few admirals. The late
Admiral Sampson was the . only other
officer, of recent years whose personal
worth' was so recognized by his ship
mates, and Admiral Rodgers' eyes wero
dim yesterday when he bade good-by to
his last crew at the Clay-street boat
landing.
ADMIRAL'S SALUTE.
.— *:¦.*-¦¦..•¦*:¦ ¦ ¦ - ¦ - ' * •*
sideboys '- stationed at the gangway and
down the companion ladder to his barge
~wlth~its"'goia-Iac^d".~crew"~~ L r >•
f: '"-As he took his seat In the barge at the
side of Cockswain Captain Mackenzie the
band dropped the march, and to the
strains of "Home, Sweet Home," the for
mer'.commander-In-chief of the Asiatic
squadron was rowed gently away from
his old ship. A few strokes and the crew
rested on their oars, while the man be
hind the gun did his part In this im
pressive good-by ceremony.
SCENES INCIDENT TO DEPAR
TURE OF REAR ADMIRAL RODO
ERS FROM THE NEW YORK)
Secretary,: Root made it knovta to-day
that the 'transports , now owned by the
Department would not be sold, -but would
be kept^ in repair, and stationed at San
Francisco : ready 'for use In emergencles.-
"'It is the general belief. at the .Wa'r'.De
partment that with j the ' abandonment of
the Government r transport '; service ¦¦ and
the attractive -bid of the' Seattle Company
for 'doing . the work, San .Francisco is .like
ly to lose the business unless extra
ordinary efforts are put forth to save it. ;
' CALL - BUREAU/ 140S G STREET, 'r i£
W.,' WXSHINGTON, . Dec. 4.-The ! ques
tion- of r the transportation. of i army pas
sengers j and freight between^San Fran
cisco and' other Pacific; ports -and' , the
Philippines will be settled .by the". War! De-"'
partment next week. Senator, Perkins had
a : conference to-day wlthj Secretary r Root
and Quartermaster General; Ludlngton re-,
gardlng the -matter/;- and secured % as
surances that no' decision;. would be given'
until Senator.. Perkins should .'again have
an opportunity of urging 'the. retention ? of
the army 1 transportation j business at San
Francisco.- . )':'¦: '" "'yJ--'\.- : :";' '¦'''^"•^C,..: .¦
Secretary Root, who returned here from
New York forthe day. left again for that
city this afternoon, but^ will be. back" next*
Tuesday, or Wednesday, when ¦ thes whole
matter will be decided. { Root,' ' In "¦ his talk
with Senator ; Perkins,, expressed .surprise,
that . the commercial organizations and
shipping* concerns of ! San Francisco had
apparently •¦ no t '• beenV: regardful .*•'' of that
city's Interests in offering -rio; response to
the War Department's lnvitatiomfor bids
for army transportation ion the" Pacific, j r
;. In reply -'to^ Senator ; Perkins'-/sugges
tion - that*; bids ! be readvertised", and the
department yet consider, a bid: from San
Francisco' commercial .lines . (if -one ; were
to be . submitted.) ; Root indicated that : if
such bids were received' within- the next
few days. he~ might' possibly. tai&*it under
consideration^ -Root's tone, however .'..was
;parTmcnt'ofl5cials^he' is inclined ,to , accept
the •bid of ¦"¦ the J Boston ; Steamship Com
pany o£ Seattle, unless . some other prop'*
osition^ more' advantageous should be re
ceived.- ~~ • "---^rr.-rr-^-
Special Dispatch ; to . The Call.
War Department Officials
7 Inclined to Accept tfre
' . Seattle-Ofier. :
HARDERTHAN CERVERA'S TASK
Complications That Will Confront the
j Squadrons of Rear Admirals. ;
J PORT OF. SPAIN, Island of Trinidad,"
Dec. 3.— Rear Admiral Sumner has Issued
an order with respect to the neutrality of
Trinidad. With the . departure . of the
gunboat 'Eagle - this morning.communica
tion with -the ..shore ceased, and from
now the movement of the /'enemy's",
squadron will be * cloaked In mystery.
While Admiral Sumner has not indicated
when he proposed to sail, the understand
ing among the officers of_ the vessels un
der'his command ¦ is that; the squadron
will leave the Gulf of Paria at 5 o'clock to
morrow morning. There is a lighthouse
at. Boca Grande, the exit from -the gulf,
and apprehension Is felt that the keeper
may communicate with the United States
Consul, who : will telegraph to Rear Ad
miral Hig-glnson, commanding thedefend-
San Francisco;^Mer
chants May Yet Puti
in a Bid. —
through Boca Grande; going slOTrty. . There
ia no satisfactory indication as to the
course the squadron will pursue. All the
warships had a low freeboard, which is
evidence that they are filled with coal and
ammunition. A collier carrying 2500 tons
of coal discharged its "entire cargo into
the various .vessel!, which also received
provisions and ammunition from a supply
Bhip. The "enemy" Is prepared to make
a dash to seize a -base and hold It, and
* confidence as to the final success of the
movement prevails on board the ships.
Perkins "and JRoot
Confer oil Tfans-i
ports. 1
MAKES PLEA
FOR SERVICE
AT THIS POINT
PRICE FIVE CENTS. '
SAN FBANCISCO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1902;
VOLUME XCIII— NO. 5.
The San Francisco Call.
AdmiraljR$dj&ts^ of Asiatic Squadron, Says
Gq^ByHothe^N
R^k Tri^ Rowing Him Ashore
TO HONOR LOVED SUPERIOR
OFFICERS OF CRUISER FORM
THE CREW AT BARGE'S OARS
Greatest Fleet of War Vessels Ever Asserhbled "by the United
: q^B^0Sr$W^§. Will Participate in the
Present White and Blue 'Search Problem in the West Indies

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