Evening Star Newspaper, June 11, 1898, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1898—24 PAGES. —_———SS THIRD MANILA FLEET Will Be Made Up of Six or Seven Big Transports. SEVEN LIGHT BATTERIES T0 G0 Two Companies Will Go From Washington and Vicinity. TROOPS ARRIVE AT ’FRISCO pean eee SAN FRANCISCO, June 11.—So far as is now known, the third Manila fleet will con- entirely of the Para, Ohio, Indiana, Victoria, Olympia, Arizona and possibly the City of Puebla. The steamship Peru is the next Pacific Mail vessel due from China. She is an American ship, and may be taken for a transport. The City of Rio de Janeiro and the Alameda are also likely to be chartered or impressed into service when they arrive from across the Pacific. The government has fixed the following war valuations on Pacific Mail steamers already taken: City of Peking, $650,000; City of 000; China, $900,000; Colon, $300,000. If any of these vessels should be de- stroyed by the enemy the government would have to pay the valuation. If any of the v. are lost by the action of the elements tue company must stand the loss. Compensation for Use of Vessels. The government, it is understood, pa a day for the use of the Zealandia and For the tug Fearless $150,000 Ss paid; the tug Active, $75,000, and the tug Vigilant, $60,000. The colliers Peter Jebsen and Whitgift, now the Brutus and Nero, cost the nation $215,000 each. The charter price of the Morgan City is $600 a rali day. The Senator and City of Puebla, hav- ing been seized, must be returned intact, or their vaiue, which is considerable, paid to the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. It 1s regarded as probable that they were impressed because Senator Perkins is’ one of the owners, and no member of Congress can be a party to a contract with the gov- ernment. Owners of salling vessels are profiting by the government demand for transport steamers. Every Hawaiian packet now in port has more freight offered than she can carry in three trips, and the trade promises to increase rather than diminish. Artillery for the Philippines. Seven batteries of Hght artillery will go to Manila, if present plans are carried out. Orders have been issued for Batteries B, H. K and L of the 3d Artillery, now at the | Pregjdio, to join the command cf General Merritt for duty in the Philippines. Light | Batteries D and G, from the 6th Artillery, stationed at Washington barracks and Fort Myer, Va.. will leave Tuesday for San Francisco. They will also report to Gen- eral Merritt. Besides the batteries now at the Presi and those from the 6th, the} expedition will have the Utah Artillery. A battery of mountain howitzers, for use fn the Philippines, has arrived at the Pre- It has been placed in charge of ant Carson. ruits for the 23d and 18th U. try Regiments, who left Atlanta, t Saturday, arrived at Camp Mer- ritt today. They are all uniformed and complete nipped. Staff Officers Selected. It is semi-officially announced that Brig- adier General Otis had chosen for ad- jutant general of the 4th Brigade, Captain Murph m of United States Senator Mur- phy of New York, and for brigade quarter- master Captain A. W. Kimball, son of Col- enel Amos S. Kimball, U.S. A., at present depot quartermaster at New York city. The rumor that Camp Merritt is to be Jemoved to the Presidio s: have little founda » fact. Gen. Mi aids say they have heard nothing of such a change @nd that it is rot in the line of probabili- ties. The water supply at the Presidio is imadequate for such a large number of troops, and it is said that should it be de- cided to again transfer the camp that Be- nicia, near the Mare island navy yard, and not the Presidio, would be the spot se- lected. The transport Zealandla is loaded to the water line with provisions acd other sup- plies for Manila. Work on the China and Colon is progressing satisfactorily, and the Morgan City can be made ready in a short time. In spite of activity among the steam- ers, there is still doubt as to the sailing date, though definite unofficial announce- ments have frequently been made that the fleet will sail next Tuesday or Wednesday. The Third Expediti The third sailing expedition will probably be composed of the regular troops here now, whose organizations are being rapidly filled up to the war strength. The four batteries of tha 3d Artillery, commanded by Major Hess; the stx troops of Col. the 4th Kellogg Cavalry, under command of Major Rucker, and the nies of the Isth and 23d Infantry not led the next expedition will be se- lected first in accordance with Genera! Mer- ritt's plan of taking all the best-trained reg- ular troops as the adva 4th C: recruits by sending thirty of Barracks, Idaho, and for- D and H to Fort Yellow- its from Georgia cannot reach this city before tonight. The trains the desert. oop A, 4th United States Cavalry, from Walla Walla, will be here In a day or two. The Nev vairy will also arrive soon. Private George D. Coun of Company C, Wth Pe ivania Volunteers, was acci- Gentally wounded during target practice at the Presidio. He was marking at the butts When a bullet struck an iron rod sustain- ing the target frame, a fragment of which Decame detached and inflicted a painful, but not necessarily fatal, wound upon Coun’s head. ee gps SPANISH WARSHIPS SEEN? Rumor Causes Considerable Excite- ment at Fort Monroe. NEWPORT NBWS, Va., June 11.—The re- perted presence of Spanish warships outside of the Virginia capes is discredited, The cause of the scare last night Is not defi- Bitely known as yet. The following special from Old Point Grect has been recetved by the Associated vate sources: MONROE, Va., June 11—Last evening a report recetved here from Cape Henry that a Spanish battle ship, two Qruisers and e torpedo hoat were sesn lurk- ing outside the capes caused considerable activity at the forts, and last night the troops siept by their guns and the searcli- ghts of the cruiser Minneapolis, an auxil- ry oruiser, and obe at the fort swept the ‘Waters in search of the enemy. All of the Qficers trom the hotels were called to posts. Considerable excitement en- among the civilians, and fete at 39) 6 among the guests of the tels. At 2:39 a.m. there were no new opments. eee District Soldiers All Welt. From a Staff Correspondent, AMPA, Fla, June 11—Ccl Harries says the health of the District troops ts very 00d, no: a man being tn the hospital PEPPER. ‘ BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION. A reference to the statement Be low will show that the cfreulation sworn to Is a bona fide one It ts easily possible for = news-~ paper with an elastic conscience to swell its legitimate circulation enor- mously, in order to deceive adver- tisers, by sending out thousands of papers to newsstands, which are re- turnable, and which are In fact re- turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded in what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, judge by resclts, and bogus circula- tions don’t give them. The family circulation of The Star is many thousands in excess of any other Washington paper. Circulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, June 4, 1898. MONDAY, June 6, 1998. TUESDAY, June 7, 1399. WEDNESDAY, June 8, 1398.. THURSDAY, June 9, 1395. FRIDAY, June 10, 1889....... Total... . Daily average. acces I solemnly swear that the above statement rep- Tesents only the number of copies of THE EVEN- ING STAR circulated during the six secular days ending Friday, June 10, 1s98—that is, the pum- ber of copies actually sold, delivered, furnish- edor mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so counted are returnable to or remain in the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co. Sabscribed and sworn to before me this eleventh day of June, A. D. 1398. JESSE W. RAWLINGS, Notary Public, D. C. AT THE WHITE HOUSE (Continued frcm First Page.) strategie importance of Hawaii can't see through a millstone with a hole In It. “I am in favor of staying here until black frest, if necessary,” said Senator Elkins. Senator Burrows recently made the same statement, and authorized the publication of his position as being for a fight to the end with the anti-annexationists. Keep Senate in Session Until a Vote is Secured. The determination now among the ma- jcrity of the senators favoring annexation is to keep the Senate in session until a vote is Secured. The men who vote for ad- Jevrnment without first voting for Hawail will be put on record as opposed to an- nexation. A sharp skirmish is looked for. The President has received assurances that the majority of his party will stay here all summer and fight out the question. They eapect to get right down to business and srt night sessions at the beginning, al- lowing the antis to talk as many hours as they destre and to keep it up until they get tired. It has been determined, however, with the senction and approval of many of the-best posted dipiomats in the country, that if the Senate does not act, the President has the authority to seize the islands. It is believed that the Hawaiians have been given to understand that this will be done, and they are favorable to it. Gen. Grosvenor saw the President and as- sured him that the House will pags the resolution next Wednesday. The President is pleased with the fight made by his old friend. Gen. Grosvenor is receiving tele- grams of congratulation from all parts of the country. = Some of Today’s Callers. Senator-elect McComas und Representa- tive Mudd of Maryland were at the White House today. Mr. Mudd wanted to have Captain Charles G. Gordon, retired, made a lieutenant colonel of volunteers, but was infcrmed by the President that this could not be done without a special act of Con- gress. Judge McComas is sceking some army appointments. Perry Carson was also a White House visitor. He said he simply desired to pay his respects. ———_—-o___ AMERICAN MARINES LANDED. Stars and Stripes Now Floating on Shores at Guantanamo. KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 11.—News Was received here today to the effect that a force of American marines has landed on the shores of Guantanamo bay and that the stars and stripes are now floating from @ Spanish flagstaff. Santiago Reported Fallen. CAPE HAITIEN, Haiti, Juna 11, 11:15 am.—There fs no direct news from Cuba this morning, although the rumor is again current that Santiago de Cuba has fallen. Ege NEW CASES OF YELLOW FEVER. Galveston’s Officials Are Not Alarmed by the Rumors. JACKSON, Miss., June 11—The state board of health has been advised that there are two new cases of yellow fever at Mc- Henry within the past twenty-four hours. No deaths have yet been reported to the board. GALVESTON, Tex., June 11.—The report that yellow fever was prevalent at Mc- Henry, Miss., does not disturb the serenity of Mayor Fly or City Health Physician Fischer. The latter was asked if he would quarantine against the infected locality. He replied ‘he could seo no reason for doing so. He does not believe tha fever will spread, saying the germs would be stamped out at once, and there was no necessity for alarm. eee Se ADMISSION OF PATIENTS, poe New Rule Adopted by Emergen Hospital Managers. age New rules for the admission of patients to the Emergency Hospital have been adopted by the board of management. Hereafter applicants will be received only through the dispensary or emergency de- partment; those through the dispensary by the directors of the various clinics, <A number of beds will be retained for emer- gency cases exclusively, but all unoccupied beds will be so used when necessary, Through the émergency Cepartment ad- missions will be through the surgeon or physician in charge of such cases, and they ‘Will be retained until returned to their homes or transferred to another insiftution, none, however, to remain in the hospital longer than is absolutely necessary nor un- der any circumstances beyond a period of three weeks, except by special permission. Patients admitted to the hospital from the emergency department who are able to = for hospital care, and patients sent corporations to the hospital will be furnished with special accommodations as the = = ernie! can sepols, and @ charge will | ply of coal renewed. DEBATE ON HAWAII! Representative Hitt Speaks in Favor of Annexation. TTS IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY Military and Naval Authorities Quoted. IN OPPOSITION DINSMORE The session of the House of Representa- tives today was devoted to debate upon the Hawalian resolutions. Proceedings began with a mutual withdrawal by Mr. Grosve- nor (Ohio) and Mr. Swanson (Va.) of un- cemplimentary and “injurious language,” used by them relative to each other in the heat of debate Thursday night when the revenue conference report was under con- sideration. The Senate amendments to the Dill or- ganizing the naval hospital corps were con- curred in, and Mr. Hitt Qll.), chairman of the committee on foreign affairs, was then recognized to begin the Hawaiian debate, advocating annexation. He reviewed the provisions of the Newlands resolution as being practically identical with those of the treaty before the Senate, and with the one which was negotiated five years since. Hawati’s Cordnal Assent. “The measure which is now before the House for the annexation of Hawaii,” said Mr. Hitt, “fs substantially the same as a treaty negotiated last year, but which is now put in the form of a joint resolution. This treaty was duly ratified by the senate of the commonwealth of Hawaii, and there- fore we know that we are acting with the cordial assent of the government of the country proposed to be annexed. That treaty was preceded by another negotiated five years ago between the two countries, providing for the annexation of the Ha. waiian Islands to the United States, which treaty was duly ratified by the government of Hawaii, and would probably have been ratified by our Senate had it not been withdrawn by reason of a change of the occupant of the executive office. “This is not a new question at all. It is not an emergency matter sprung upon us suddenly. It is not a case of overweening influence brought to bear by a great and powerful government upon one of the smallest in the world to constrain it to give up its independent existence, and be absorbed by the other under the form of a legal proceeding. There is no oppression, there is no unwillingness. The whole pro- ceeding is with the cordial assent of the duly constituted authorities of the Ha- waiian republic, and in accordance with the terms of the constitution of that republic. “It is in pursuance of a policy well known there and to our people here and to all the world—a policy often discussed—con- templated by that government because the circumstances surrounding that nation in all the changes in its history have made thia a foregone conclusion. So slender, so tot- tering a political existence in the midst of the mighty commonwealths of this world had but a precarious tenure—had often been threatened. “Several times the territory of that gov- ernment has been seized and occupied by passing commander of a frigate. “Hawaii being conscious on her feeble ability to maintain her independence among the nations, the subject of-union with an- other country has been contemplated long. One of the kings of that nation executed a deed of cession to the United States. An- other of the kings prepared a draft of a treaty of annexation to the United States, but before it was executed he died. As I ave said, treaties have been negotiated with this government within the last five year: “There is nothing that can impute to us, though this is so great and mighty a na- tion, any purpose of exercising undue pres- sure, as has ordinarily been the case ‘in European history,where a great and power- ful nation has taken possession of and ab- sorbed and extinguished a smaller. The only question we have to consider, when this small body of people with open hands | offer themselves to us, is whether we would be beiter off by taking this step—whether it would be advantageous to us to accept these islands—whether they are worth own- | ing-—-whether their possession is of any value to us or not. Value of the Islands, “Other nations have long since expressed their opinion of the value of the islands in many ways, and our own country has done the same thing. It ts a very small ration- ality, a very small extent of the earth's surface, not equal in people to any congres- sicnal district represented on this floor And yet, small as it is, there are nineteez nations that keep continually representa- tives at Honolulu to watch their interests, and we keep there today an envoy extra- orcinary and minister plenipotentiary. Why? Not because they are fertile ani beautiful islands; not because there are a little over a hundred thousand people there. No, it is because of the supreme 4m- portance of the islands on account of their position. “They sit facing our western coast, that long stretch that confronts the great Pa- cific ocean, the most extensive body of water in the world, stretching for six, seven, eight thousand miles, and they are the nearest point to our coast and far re- moved from any other point. They are two thousand miles away from us. {t seems a very considerable distance, but the distance beyond them to the other portions of the earth is so much greater that they seem comparatively and are a part of our own system. “With the great change in the construc- tion of ships of war, all of which are now meved by steam, coal has become a very essential of war, as much so as powder or guns, and across that wide ocean any ves- sel of war coming to attack the United States must stop for coal and get supplies at the Hawaiian Islands before it can with any wisdom attack us. No ship can be constructed, no battle ship exists in the world, which can make the trip from the other side of that wide sea to our shores, conduct any operation of hoatyity against us and ever get back unless it has its sup- Views of Army and Navy Officers. “We are all familiar with the subject. I do not suppose I shall say Many things that are new. I do not give this as my opin- jon. I do not suppose that my opinion ts worth anything beyond that of all the aver- age of mankind. I do not suppose there ts any member of the Housa who ts so pre- sumptuous that he would consider his opin- jon as of itself a great fact. But we have on this question, which ts not one of com- mon judgment, the opinions of the most distinguished, expert and able men of tha &ge, the greatest commanders of our ar- mies and our fleets who are living, who have all given the same opinion, Ther hag been no divergence of opinton. “They have all stated that the possession of those islands was to us of great impor- tance—many of them say of indispsnsable importance—that it will diminish the neces- sity for a naval force, economize ships of war and not require more; that in the pos- s2ssion of an enemy, If we shall so foolishly and unwisely act as to permit them to pass into the hands of an enemy, they will fur- nish a base of active operations to and destroy the cities of our western coast; that in our possession, duly fortified, those islands will paralyze any fizet, however strong, however superior to our own force in the Pacific, before it can attack our coast. “This ts not my opinion. I accept it as the opinfon of men like Admiral Walker, and Capt. Mahan, and Gen. Schofield, and eon i ae Admiral Dupont, and, ville; 1 might with’ the list of great Jidiers, distinguished strategists The striking fact is that there is no among them. These men “I speak of a naval force. there must ‘be a land foreé. these able Mien mittee to be , as they would fur- Lciesinisesvanenianabionant vena estat - > nish a strong militia fo co-operate with a garrison of “ote ®r :flvo' regiments of ar- plese until, in—the—short pag a on our shore, force them w! abundant mallitas s praia to repei the as- sault- of -the ‘embiirked “troops, who must come many ‘thdusands 6f ‘miles further than our troeps..b- oy. Sos. “It is perhaps juous to be stating I give to you uptia own authority. am: merely givitey of the leading points made by ‘those).whose names com- mand the = throu the military and naval these things as { oe were opinions that professions throughout the world, and whe have said that t session not only of Pearl harbor, but of Mil that little group of islands, is to ub a mecessity, is of great importance, is imdispensabie. I give the different expressigns used by these distin- guished authoriticg. Little Protection fur Pactfic Const. “For a war of defehSé they are the most important, most essentjal, and have been most often discussed. This discussion, though it has uniformly pervaded all that has been written of ‘the islands for many years, has aitracted little public attention, because our people putil lately have not awakened to the particular facts. connect- ed with war and the. exposure and necessi- ties of our coast. Buta few d ago many of the members here-and I was one of them—received telegrams from New Eng- land officials requesting us to use all our influence to have ships sent speedily to that coast, because a Spanish fleet threat- ened to attack we knew not where. Now we have a fleet, strong forces, coast de- fenses on the east. We have comparatively slender preparations on the west, and we have not anywhere oni the east such a pos- sibility as the Sandwich Islands, which can be taken as an outpost, just as in defense it would paralyze any approaching fue. Aid for Dewey. “We have an illustration of the import- ance and the military necessity of those islands in the war in which we are now ergaged. That war was for the declared purpose of expelling Spain from Cuba and Liberating the struggling people of that island; but involved in war it is the duty of the executive to strike wherever he can effectively, and a great and ‘successful blow was struck in Manila by Admiral Dewey and the forces under his command. (Applause.) Thé-e is no one in the coun- try, net an American go recreant to his duty and feelings as an ‘American, that he would refuse to support the President suc- coring and supporting Dewey in the mag- nificent stand he makes, where he holds millions at bay in the Manila harbor. It is not possible to send support to Dewey to- day without taktng supplies on the way there from the Hawaiign Islands, a neutral power. = “If that neutrality were enforced the Monadnock and the Monterey, which are to leave San Francisco this week, if they were compelled to go through with such coal as they could carry, could not go half way and would lie weltering, helpless, dead, like derelicts, in the Pacitie. In order to reach the Philippine Islands it is a necessity that the transports, battle ships and other shij.s of the ficet shall take on supplies at Hono- lulu, and they are doing it. “There is a feature connected with their action there that is humiliating to an Amer- lean. Within the last two weeks I have heard on this floor expressions of great im- patience, in conversations which I have had with gentlemen here, of the conduct of Eu- ropean powers, upon the rumor that Span- ish ships of war had reeoaled in a French island, that a Spanish ship of war had stayed thirty-six hours in a port of another islend of France, ‘that. supplies had been derived by Spain’ from’ Germany, even in this time of war. * “The discontent oxprégs country in the pré’s hag been so wide, the criticism so sharp, that the minister of for- eign affairs of the“Freneh republic, in or- der to continue thé utmicable relations of the people, made #' public statement deny- ing these charges atid deGlaring that France loyally and faithfdlly observes her obliga- ed throughout our tions as a neutral t6waf both beliigerents everywhere. ELD et “While we to have béew giving notice France, Germany ‘fn@ Gr Britain tha War was existing a their atten- tion to thetr dutyoas powers, in order that they might ‘oclamations, while we approach Wi! ;rofound respect the German William, ‘who commands 100 legions, asking that he tihere to the rules of neutrality, on tap exist, we came on the West ‘to. the little republic ‘of Hawaii, and without a word offcourtesy we there took Possession, in-utter centenpt of neutrality and of our duties and her duties as a na- tion dealing witha neutral eéuntry.- “We piled-up ten thousand tons of coal in Honolulu harbor -fer’our ships, a conside able part of it before the declaration of war. Yesterday came the news that t Charleston, one of our battle ships, enter: the harbor of Honolulu ‘without so much as ying ‘by your leave,’ staying there a long as she will. Ail the other ships in t fleet going over to the Asiatic squadron are doing th> same thing. We are not in a po- silion to do this with impunity in the face of the public opinion of the world, if we de- sire ta command the respect of mankind and our own self-respect. “What is the Jaw that governs the con- duct of a neutral nation and its liability? When the treaty of Washington was ne- gotiated in this city in 1871 the United States presented or proposed three rules that should govern a neutral nation and its ability. England refused to assent to them, and after long debate and modifica- tion at last those rules. were put in due form and solemnly placed in that famous | treaty to which both nations agreed to ad- her3, and to invite tha adherence and co- operation of all other nations. You have recently seen the very language of those rules repeated in the proclamations of neu- trality ‘ssued by many nations, Those rules sprang from our suggestion.” Mr. Hitt paid a tribute to the character of the Americans whp have established a republic in place of 2 monarchy in Hawail, and who now dare to act independently of the world in time of the Spanish-American war. After reviewing other revolutionary movements, Mr. Hitt said: ‘“‘They are the Same men who took a worthless queen and threw her from her throne when she at- tempted to disregard property rights and ignore the constitution wrung from her predecessor.”” Mr. Hitt spoke net quite an hour, much of the time being occupied with interruptions by members asking questions. There a large attendance in the House when Mr, Hitt opened the debate. He’ was followed with close attention by his colleagues and Was frequently ap- ‘To capture it, also: “The pos- | session of the whole islands was stated by were before the com-| Mr. plauded. Dinsmore in Opposition. Mr. Dinsmore, the ranking democrat upon the committee "on foreign affairs, opened the debate int opposition. He de- clared his belief that. ne constitutional poWer existed to annex by joint resolution, as. was. proposed, and opposed annexation as being undesirable. .. It would be, Le insisted, the first step upen a policy of colonial aggression, in an- fagchism to the established rule of the gcvernment, and added that the réaching out into foreign lands.and the establish- ment there of American institutions would necessitate the abapdeyment of the Mon- roe doctrine. Logic,.would dictate it and the world wuld demand i. America could not Interfere in other japds and prohibit foreign interference in. affairs. of the North and South American, nts. +e +2 SANTIAGO SHELEED AGAIN, An Offictal Report, From Havana to Madrid Yesterday. MADRID, Juno 1£-Ait, ofMfictal dispatch received here from Vana, dated yester- day, Friday, June 49, sages: “This morning éight of Admiral Samp- son's ships recommeffted ‘the bombardment of Santiago de Cubq,, At.fhe same time a number of boats, towed Jy-a steamer, ap- proached and attempted termake a landing. The cannonade lastéd tMiee hours. The Spaniards, skillfully ‘p _ Tepulsed the attempted landing, and fhe Americans drew off. No damage was caused. by the shells from the ships, which kept’ distant, evi- Gently afraid to venture within tange of. the guns of the forts”... It fs understood,that Rev..J..E. Stuchelt of Gilroy, Cak, has accepted a call made by the proper authority 6 Decbme asbistan SINKING THE MERRIMAC Detailed Official Report From Admiral It Was Planned by Lieut. Hobson— Hundreds cf Velunteers for the Perilous Undertaking. The Navy Department today posted the following bulletin giving a detailed official report from Admiral Sampson upon the ——_____.. MIGHT MEET THE WARSHIPS FINANCE AND TRADE Proposed That Transports Sail Before Escorts Arrive. Im This Way Thirty-Six Hours Might Be Saved—Porto Rican Expedi- then te Be Hastened. The greatest impatience is being mani- fested by the War Department at the de- lay of the departure of the troop trans- heroism of Lieutenant Hobson and his men-| ports. The authorities have been in con- in sinking the Merrimac in the Santiago channel - “UNEFTED STATES FLAGSHIP NEW YORK, off Santiago, June 3, 1898.—Permit me to cali your special attention to Assist- ant Naval Constructor Hobson. As stated In a special talegram, before coming here I decided to make the harbor entrance secure against the posstbility of egress by Spanish ships by obstructing the narrow part of the entrance by sinking a collier at that point. Upon calling upon Mr. Hobson for his pro- fessional opinion as to a sure mathod of sinking the ship he manifested the most lively interest in the problem. After sev- eral days’ consideration he present2d a so- lution which he considered would insure the immediate sinking of the ship when she reached th3 desired point in the channel. This plan we prepared for execution when we reached Santiago. The plan contem- Plated a crew of only seven men and Mr. Hobson, who begg2d that it might be in- trusted to him. The anchor chains were ar- ranged on deck for both the anchors, for- ward and aft, the plan including the an- choring of the ship almost automatically. “As soon as I reached Santiago and I had the collier to work upon the details wer? completed, and diligently prosecuted, nop- ing to complete them in one day, as the moon and tide served best the first night after our arrival. Notwithstanding every effort the hour of 4 o'clock in the morning arrived and the preparation was scarcely completed. After a careful inspection of the final preparations I was forced to re- linquish the plan for that morning as dawn was breaking. Mr. Hobson begged to try it at all hazards. “This morning prov2d more propitious, as a prompt start could be made. Nothing could have been more gallantly executed. We waited impatiently after the firing by the Spaniards had ceased. When tney did not reapp2ar from the harbor at 6 o'clock I feared that they had all perished. A steam launch which had been sent in charge of Naval Cadet Powell to rescue the men appeared at this time coming out under a persistent fire of the batteries, but brougkt none of the crew. A careful in- spection of the harbor from this ship show- ed that the vessel Merrimac had been sunk In the channel. “This afternoon the chief of staff of Ad- miral Cervera came out under a flag of truce with a letter from the admiral ex- tolling the bravery of the crew in an un- usual manner. I cannot myself too earn- estly express my appreciation of the con- duct of Mr. Hobson and his gallant crew. I venture to say that a more brave and daring thing has not been done since Cush- ing blew up the Albemarle. “Referring to the inspiring letter which you addressed to the officers at the begin- ning of the war, I am sure you will offer a Suitable professional reward to Mr. Hobson and his companions. “I must add that Commander J. M. Milier relinquished his command with the very greatest reluctance, believing he would re- tain his command under all ci s He was, however, finally convinced that the attempt of another person to carry out the multitude of details which had been in Preparation by Mr. Hobson might en- danger its proper execution. I therefore took the liberty to relieve him for this rea- son only. There were hundreds of volun- teers who were anxious to participate; there were 150 from the Iowa, nearly as many from this ship and large numbers from all the other ships, officers and men alike. (Signed) W. T. SAMPSON. —____ se TO MAKE IT A POPULAR LOA: Assistant Secretary Vanderlip om the Coming Bond Ixsae. Assistant Secretary Vanderlip,who has had Pana! charge of the details of the com- in; ond issue, said today: “The subscription for $209,000,000 of the 3 per cent bonds just authorized by Congress will be opened by the ‘Treasury Department as soon as the bill is signed by the President, and will close at 3 p.m. July 14. This gives ample time for the most re- mote section of the country to receive com- plete information regarding the details of the fssue, and to have subscriptions from such points reach the treasury. Every chan- nel will be used to disseminate in the wid- est possible manner information regarding this issue, and to make it in every sense @ successful popular loan. A great num- ber of subscriptions have been received in advance of the passage of the act, and there is every reason to believe that the issue will be,largely’ oversubscribed. By the terms.of the law the allotment will be peculiar. The law provides that the small- est subscriptions shall be first allotted, and the allotments made inversely in accord- ance with the size of the subscriptions. “That will result in a line being sharply drawn at some point and all subscriptions in amount below that point will be awarded in full, while all subscriptions for an amount exceeding that sum will receive no allotment whatever. “Every precaution is taken to prevent individuals repeating subscriptions and thus getting an undue advantage. The law provides that all individual subscriptions must be allotted first, and, therefore, sub- scriptions from corporations and assccia- tions other than individuals will only re- ceive an allotment in the event that the individual subscriptions fall short of the $200,000,000 which are at present offered. “The treasury will print about 4,000,000 subscription blanks and circulars of infor- mation. They will be put in the hands of every money order postmaster and in every banking office and express office at the earliest possible moment. Circulars now being prepared will fully set forth the terms under which subscriptions will be received.” ———2+—______ ‘THE JACKSONVILLE TRAGEDY. sultation today with the view of determin- ing upon some plan by which the trans- ports may be permitted to sail before Mon- day, but it is said that no determination has yet been reached. Admiral Sampson is quite as impatient of the delay as are the Secretary of War and the army officers, and the Navy Department is chafing under the imputation of being responsible for the delay. It was said this morning that a communication had been received from Ad- miral Sampson stating that two vessels of his fleet had been sent to join the convo: but Secretary Long said at noon that no dispatches from Sampson had yet been transmitted to him. The plan under discussion at this morn- ing’s conferences was to start the trans- ports under the protection of the Indiana and the numerous smaller vessels available as convoys, and that they be met and cs- corted by vessels from the blockade ficet ard scout cruisers. The departure of the transports is to be so timed as to insure their being joined by the vessels sent from Sampson's fleet, somewhere in the vicinity of the Windward passage. It was urged that the transports might be safely started on their journey without waiting for the vessels from Sampson's fleet to sail all the way to Key West, and that by adopting this plan thirty-six hours might be saved. The army is eager to go, not only on ac- count of the desire to hasten operations, but also to save the troops from suffering invelved from lying at anchor for several days under intense heat, crowded on the convoys. Apparently neither the officers of the army nor the navy credit the reports of the “phantom fleet” lying in wait for the trans- ports, but as long as the Navy Department is unable to state positively that no Span- ish fleet fs there, or that a sufficient force is available for the convoy to insure its absolute safety, should a Spanish fi ap- pear, the President is not willing that the lives of the troops, huddled together in a defenseless condition on transports, shall be risked. When the Navy Department is ready to assume the responsibility for an absolutely safe convoy the transpor?s will sail. i It was said this morning that no definite conclusion had yet been reached, but that if the plan to meet the vessels from Samp- son's fleet part way were adopted the transports might be able to start tomorrow. If the Oregon and another fast battle ship or armored cruiser started for Key Wi yesterday or the night before, as it {s un- derstood they did, they are well on their way by this time, and it may be decided to be safe for the transports to start tomor- row. Thirty-six hours saved in this way would relieve the troops on the transports from a great deal of suffering. The Porto Rican Expedition. The Porto Rican ex} edition is to be has- tened in every way possible. Orders to this effect have been sent to Generals Cop- pinger and Lee, who are charged with the fcrmation of thir command. It was the in- tcntion at first to await the result of the action at Santiago, but this plan has been abendoned, and “rush orders” have beea issued to all bureaus of the War Depart- ment connected with the formation cf the expedition. The order to hurry comes ci- rectly from the President. He is extremely arxious to get pcssession of this important point, and ras instructed Secretaries Alger and Long to use all energy to that end. The quartermaster general was today in- structed to obtain every availavie vessel for transport purposes, and ve: used in the Santiago expedition wiil be with- drawn from that as soon as their trooys are landed, and be hurried back to Fior- ida, to be utilized for transporting troops to Porto Rico, —_—__-e+_____ DISMISSAL OF CLERKS. One Hundred Discharged Today From Pension Office. Just before the signal for the close of the pension office rang today the chiefs of the several divisions distributed the fatal y2l- low envelope to the ninety-three clerks whose services have been dispensed with because of the reduced appropriation. The distribution of dismissais according to divisions is as follows: The special ex- amination division comes first with a Then follows the eastern and middie divis- ions with 9 each. The western division has 8, the Pacific division 6, chief clerk 5, rev- ord division 5, the southern division 4. The medical division, 4; the review di- vision, 2; old war and navy claims, 2: army and navy survivors, 2; mail division, 2; stationery division, 2, and superintend- ent’s division, 1. This list was first submitted te the Sec- retary of the Interior, who promptly ap- proved it and signed the dismissais in each case. According to an order issued by the com- missioner, cach oue of those clerks dis- missed, if entitled to it, will receive fifteen days’ leave of absence. ————_-2-______ Columbia R. R. Extension Bill. The bill authorizing “the extension east- wardly of the Columbia railway” reached the White House this afternoon shortly af- ter 2 o'clock. It will be sent to the District Commissioners for examination and report, and about next Tuesday will reaca the President. All local measures are first re- ferred to the Commissioners before going before the President. —__e.____. Baltimore Markets. BALTIMORE, June 11.—Vlour dull and western super, $8. 65; do. extra, $3 YoaS4.u5. do. family, $4 90x$5.15; wi Wheat patent. $5.35, $5.7: ‘aI z SPINE Wheat * menth, $% bid, July, 100) 8S%q.8514; August, $8 asked; steamer No. '2 red. ‘H%—reeelpts. 18,086 tushele; exports, none 679 bushels; sales, bushels— 656" bushels; “exports = Bye dull, chsier—No. 2 veerby. choice timothy, $12.501$13.09. Grain fre: ter si ee and cheese cating” L trace $1 Beet 50 Whisky unchanged. FEE IE Grain, Provisions and Cotion Markets Pn W. B. Hibbs & Co., bankers ruished by bee gamer 1427 F st., members New York exc! ‘stoc! ae dents Messrs. hange, Thatmann Co., New York. GRA asst pugagey teed ccesect ezpeuef patel: Stocks Opened Strong, but Reacted Later in the Day. oe DUE 10 YELLOW FEVER REPORTS a ae Considerable Short Interest Put Out on Strength of News. ee ee GENERAL MARKET REPORTS inten ace Special Dispateh to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, June 11.—Buying by London and some of the more prominent commis- sion houses resulted in a strong opening level for the more active issues this morn- ing. The cove-ing of some short contracts also assisted the early advance. The initial movement was not long sus- tained, however, owing to renewed fears of yellow fever troubles in the south. The shares of corporations in the section named were noticeably heavy, even in the face of good buying in the general market. Later in the day this heaviness made an impression on the entire list, 4 the clos- ing hour was given over to a decidedly reactionary movement. The interest which has been most active in advancing Brook- lyn Rapid Transit and People’s Gas was conspicuously active during the morning in taking profits. This action Is not considered to be an ar- gument against the merit of the shares in question, but is simply precautionary. The outbreak of yellow fever two months earlier than last year and with the memory of its influence on September prices s:til fresh, it is not unnatural that aggressive buying should be t2mporarily replaced by conservative speculative action. 4. is the one drawback, however, and should prompt action be taken in limiting the area of its ravages, routine conditions will shortly dominate prices more com- letely than before. Traders were responsi- for many of the extreme changes in to- day's prices and a considerable short in- terest may be added to the influences likely to force higher prices upon the receipt of favorable news from any of the news cen- ters. The situation, it is believed, can only change for the better, and it is hoped that the coming week will be productive of re- sults which will bring the end of the war within reasonably early prospect. The weekly bank statement reflects a 28),200 in lawful money, the bulk ie from the Pacific slope. Loans ed $9,144,200 as the result of improved demand from both commer- cial and speculative sources. An increase of $14,791,200) in the deposits, admits of an increase of $1,591,400 In the re- serve, brining the total reserve holdings up to $53,841,100. Interest in the cash holdings of the bank’s increases very naturally at this time when the government is on the eve of entering the market as a liberal borrower. Patriotism and sound financial judgment will combine in inspiring a generous sub- scription to the new 3 per cent bonds. The new bonds around par will equal the re- turn on the long 4's and cannot fail to at- tract ready purchasers. The recent political rebuff to free silver, ccupied with the splendid commercial show- ing of the country, will make the new loan an attractive abroad, as well as at home. In addition to its assured popularity, there is every confidence in such a withdrawal of cash as to reduce t burden on the finan- cial institutions to a minimum. paieat a seerr NANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, The following are the opening, the high- est and the lowest and the closing prices of the New York stock market today, as re- ported by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Correspondents, Messrs. Van Emburgh & Atterbury, No. 2 Wall st. Amertean Ainerican S} American American Si Bay State Gas Canada Southern. a8. Pal..<..— > M. & St. Paul. pid... Chicago, RL. & Pacit Chie St. a Whois Cent Lake Snore, Michigan Centrai. Missouri Pacitic Nationa! Lead Co. Nationa: Lens Co. pta. New Jersey Centra New York Central. Northera Pacitic Northern Pacific, pti ol & Western. Vaciie Maui. Phila. & kea: Puluman F. 6.0 vouthern Ky.. fa. Phila. ‘Traction . Texas Paciffc. Tenn. Coat @ iron. Union Pacit Union Pactiic, pra. Wabash, pfu.. Western (mon lei. diver... isrooklyn 1. “Trausit. Calg. & G Western. Washington Stock Exchange. Sales—regular call ins: tat 35. € Washlugton Gas, 1 Fi at 48. Mergeuthaler Linotype, 161; 10 at 162j%q; 10 at 163; 10 at 363: 5 a 5 at 1684. b. . |. Puen- 3S ‘eents; 100 at Mergenthaler Linotype, 5 at 3.658, funding, cur- Metropolitan Railroad Se, road conv. Gs, 120 ii rency, 113 bid. Miscelian LS bid. Metro elt Ral 35 bid, road 6s, 55 bli. Wesbington G ries A,U4 bid. Washington y 6 ries B, 134 bid. U. S. Electric Light debenture imp... i00 bid, 106 asked. Chesapeake aud Pot: mac Telephone Ss, 108 bid. American Security and ‘Trust Be, F. and A., 100 bid. American Security and Trust Se, A. and 0., 100 bid. Market Company ist Market Company tmp. Market Company ext. Association, Sa, 205 ‘uid. Central, 140 bid. 153 280 bid. Second asked. Farmert snd Mechanics’, 2 140 bid. Citizens’, i. Columbia, 180 bid. Capital, 120 bid. West End. 100 Did, 104 asked. Traders", 100 bid. Lincoln, 135 bid, 190 asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Companios.National Sate Depostt und ‘Trust. 115 bd. Washtogton Lenn and Trust, 127 bid. 1 . | American Security Trst, 150 bid, Woahingion Safe Deposit, 50 30 bid. Franklin, Corcoran, 55 bts Potomce, 59 Wid. Ailing‘on, 118 bid. German: American. 185 bid. National Union. 9 bid. 11 asked. Colnzmiin. 10% Wd. 11 asked. Riggs, 7 Bd. Ti geked. People's, 6 biG, @ asked. Lincoln. Vip bid, PH asked. Cominerial, 4 bid. io Iesucauce Stocke—Teal Estate Title. 72 bi Colombia Title, 4% bid. Washington ‘Tithe, 2 bia. District ‘Title. 2 hid. § esked. Eatiroad Biochs.—Capitnl Traction, x78 bid. 72% asked. Metropollian, 220 bid, 125 asked. Col um:- TH hte. Ges and Electrie Stocks.—Weshington Gas, 7% Mid, 48%, aeked, Coorgetone Ges. 42 bid. U. SE hrccrvee Tage, 360 Sad. LEI ese i ith