The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 22, 1897, Page 1

g VOLOME LXXXL-NO. 173. N FRANCISCO, SATURDAY MOR NING, MAY PRICE FIVE CENT WITH IN SYMPATHY CUBAN INSURGENTS But President McKinley Will Not Be Forced to Act Prematurely. INTENDS TO AWAIT CALHOUN'S REPORT. Already the Commissioner Has Secured Ample Proof That Ruiz Was Mur- deted in Jail—Ftiends Ready to Aid Starving Americans. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 20.—What action will be t. cerning the Senate resolttion recognizing o belligerency of the Cubans is some- nobody can tell at the present time. dent, while in hearty sympathy t \ the cause of the insurgents, and ! y to extend them the moral assistance i the United States at the earliest mo- ent he believes it practicable, would ke the House to hold the measure in eyance until the executive end of the nment can see its way clear to act. cated this pretty emphatically at meetinz of the Cabinet during 2] discussion of the Cuban situe- The passage of the Morgan resolu- )n formed an initiatory subject, and led deration of the siruggle in the pecial reference to the in- s country in bringing it to an ena. President McKinley gave earnest ex- pression to his views on what he believed an attempt of Senators to force his What he sald showed very clearly he does not intend to be swerved m his purpose to postpone action until Calboun, the special Commissioner, makes It is generally understooa the at 1 Teport. nt will do all he can to bring about | uban independence, but he believes the | executive, and not Congress, should take the initiative. The President and his ers believe the most critical feature u n is the attitude of the Liberal party in the Cortez toward the Action in Madrid is more likely to pitate @ crisis than action by the s of the United States, and the stion that Spain may make a final move toward the freedom of Cuba is saia to have some supporters among members of the administration. Minister Taylor Madrid 15 keeping the State Depert- ment informed of the political situation there, and news of the speedy fall of the Canovas Ministry would not surprise this Government. Meanwbile Consul-General Lee is de- voting himself to the reiief of the dis- tressed Americans in Cuba. He is not sending any interesting dispatches to the Depariment and adv of the i State is seemmely awailing the end with the complacency | born of the knowledge that he has not been deceived at any time by the claims | of the Spaniards that they would ulti- mately conquer the insurgents. Part of the relief fund carried by the joint resolution which passed the House yesterday was placed at his disposal on the suggestion of Consul Brice, who tele- grapbed from Matanzas that American citizens there needed immediate relief. A dispatch was accordingly sent Lee direct- a by the House con- | ing him to draw on the State Department for $10,000 for the immediate purchase of supplies and transportation of such as de- | sire toreturn to the United States. | Lee was also instructed to furnish Con- suls at discretion sums for this purpose. These directions were sent with the un- derstanding that the relief resolution would be signed by the President to-day, but a hitch occurred which prevents the money from becoming available until | Monday. Hobart failed to sign the reso- lution when it passed the Senate, and as | he is required to announce his certifica- tion in open session the measure cannot | be sent to the President until the Senate meets again on Monday. This has not caused any embarrassment, however, as any money drawn by Lee prior to that time will be charged ageins: the emer- gency fund until the resolution is form- ally approved. The $10,000 placed at the | disposal of Lee is merely for emergency cases, and the remainingz $40.000 will be distributed in a manner not jet de- cided on. Among the President's callers to-day was Representative Mills of Chicago. He told McKinley the feeling in the West was unanimously in favor of the recogni- tion of the Cubans. The President, he said, replied that the West was no greater | friend of Cuba than he was. | ““The Pre<ident knew what he wasdoing when he commissioned Calhoun to in- vestigate the Ruiz murder,” said Repre- | sentative Warner of lllinois to-night. | “Calhoun is in sympathy with the Cubans. Iknow this, for I bave had it from his own lips, and if there is the least shadow of an excuse for making it favor- able to the insurgents I believe he will do so. I don’t think I am going too far when I say the President knew Calhoun’s sentiments on the Cuban question when he appointed him.” 2 RUIZ WAS MURDERED. Commissioner Calhoun Has Dis- covered Evidence to That Ef- fect and Will So Report. HAVANA, Cusa, May 2L—Commis- sioner Calhoun has arrived at a moral cer- tainty that Ruiz was assassinated by the Spaniards in the jail of Guanabacoa, but the case will never be proved o t: e satis- faction of the Spanish Government. Much private testimony has been given Calhoun | of the murder, but in no case was the in- | formant willing that his name be made | public because of the fear of persecution | by Fondesviella and the Spanish authori- ties. Calhoun has the report of the au- ‘opsy on the body of Ruiz made by an American surgeon, Dr. Burgess. Burgess says the wounds in the head and forearm | which the body presented could not have | IMMENSE LOSSES CAUSED BY THE WAR IN CUBA The Destruction of Life and Property and Shrinkage in Production and Revenue Caused by the Efforts of Spain to Crush Out the Spirit of Freedom. The following data, prepared by the New York Herald, gives an idea of what the war in Cuba has cost in life and treasure: Numb:r of Cubans sufferin stimated deaths from sta er of Cubans killed in batt Number of Cuban lives Ic American citizens in want, Nur Spanish soldiers sent to Cuba Spanish soldiers lost in battle and Production of sugar in 1893, tons.. Production of sugar in 18¢6, tons.. American property destroyed in Cub: American propertv interests in Cuba, Cost of war to Spain.... by dise: Cost of maintaining present army per month. Value of sugar in 1895. Value of sugar in 1895 97. Value of normal tobacco crop Value of last year’s tobacco crop. Annual revenue paid by Cuba before the war. Revenue paid by Cuba in 18g6... Annual imports from Cuba into the United States before the war. Imports in 1896 Annual exports to Cuba before 1895. Exports in 1896. ... from hunger.......... =ase incident to the war, s shown by Consular reports. r of persons claiming to be naturalized Americans. 2257000 20,000 10,000 30,000 200 4,000 200,0c0 45,000 1,000,000 200,000 $ 10,000,000 125,000,000 150,000,000 11,000,000 70,000,000 14,000,000 15,000,000 3,000,000 3,375,000 8,000,000 75,000,000 300,000 300,000 70,000 Us. =77 :ousum?r;\' e o Scene of the Reported Demonstrations of a Mob in Havana. been inflicted on himself by Ruiz, because of their position. Ruiz’ head was evi- dently struck by another person with some hard instrument, probably of iron, which fractured the skull and caused a hemorrhage of the brain. , The wound in the forearm and marks in the hand, Dr. Burgess thinks, indicate that the mur- dered man tried with his hands to protect his head against an assault of somebody armed with a heavy club or piece of iron. The declarations of the officials of the jail of Guenabacoa are considered worth- less by the American Consulate. Counsel for the Spaniarde. Senor Enrique Roig, | says the message of Ruiz to his widow an children written on a chairin the prison appears to be a fake. Roig is a youne man, under 25, whe is doing all in bis power to thwart the investigation. A well-informed person told THE CALL cor- respondent to-dey the end of it all will be that the parties will never come to a con- clusion satisfactory to both, for which reason Calhoun will be obliged to give up the investigation and report to his Gov- | ernment. About the general situation in the isl- and McKinley’s commissioner has re- ceived much evidence the war will be end- less unless the United States interferes, and guch interference is the solution de- sired by all business men in the island. Consul-General Lee’s report about the distress in Cuba has been confirmed fully by Calkoun, as well as the impossibility of Spain’s quelling the revolution by force of arms. Cathoun will send a long letter to McKinley to-morrow embodyinz all he knows about the situation. An official re- port in extenso will be made later. It is said here that Weyler will leave the island a3 s00n as he considers the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Havana, Matanzas and Santa Clara in good condition for tho es- stablishment of reforms which will begin in July. Another general of a more lib- eral policy than he will be appointed to carry out the reforms. The Spanish Goy- ernment uudersiands that Weyler's un- popularity is too great to enable him to be successful. A. Dubouchett, an American citizen, has presented a claim to the United States Government, through the American Con- sulate here, against Spain. The Spanish commander of the Battalion Infante has notified Weyler that he found a great quantity of dynamite bomos hidden in the hills around Asiento Viejo, Taburete, Canada and El Ingles, in Pinar del Rio, Some of the bombs exploded, killing many Spanish soldiers of the [nfante and Aragon battalions. This report has been cuppressed by the censor. Captain Juan Urguia, leader of the Spanish guerrillas and noted for bis cruelty, has be'n as- sassinated at Bermeja by several Chinese merchants of whom he demanded money. There ate now 16,000 Spanish soldiers in the hospitals of the city and province of Havana. An epidemic of dysentery is making ravages among the troops. L ge SPANIARDS ARE ANGRY. During an Altercaticn the Duke of Tetuan Box3s a Senator’s Ears. MADRID, Srarx, May 21.—An alterca- tion occurred to-day in the lobby of the Cortes bet ween the Duke of Tetuan, Min- ister of Foreign Affairs, and a Liberal Senator in reference to the statement of the Foreign Minister just made in the Senate regarding the resolution adopted yvesterday |y the American Senate, recog- nizing the Cuban insurgents as belliger- ents. The two statesmen used very strong language, and finally the Duke of Tetuan boxed his adversary’s ears. % This causea great commotion in the lobby, and the fact becoming known in the Senate caused great excitement, dur- ing which the sitting was suspended. The Liberals immediately assembled to consider the situation and s summons was sent to Senor Sagasta. The Ministeri- alists also met and sent an urgent sum- mons to the Prime Minister. Both were absent. After a conference with his col- leagues, the Duke of Tetuan resigned his office. which wili be,. ‘ed ad interim by the Premier. The Senator whose ears were boxed was Senor Comas, who had raised the question of the action of the American Senate. The exciting incident which culminated in the Senate fight was provoked by the statement of the Duke of Tetuan that Sa- gasta’s speech the other day to the Lib- erals had contributed to bring about the | vote in the American Senate. General Pando said: “Everything now e wrERE GenLee bives, inHAVANA FATHER KNEIPPE CALLED T REST Close of the Career ofthe Abbe, Noted for His Water Cure. From Paris Comes the News That He Succumbs From Lung Inflammation. At One Time People From All Over the World, Including Royalty, Flocked to the Prlest. LONDON, Exa., May 21.—A dispatch to the Duily Chronicle from Paris says that Father Kneippe, known throughout the world through his water cure, has died of inflammation of the lunes. Writing from Parisin 1894, a correspond- ent sent the following: The Kneippe cure has been brought to Paris from Germany and promises o be- come a fad of the summer. It is = new fashioned water cure in- Continued on Second Page. A | ing Greek subjects Continued on Second Page. DEMANDS ANE REJECTED BY "THE POWERS Tufkey Cannot Have Her Own Way in Settling the War. TERMS OF THE ARMISTICE ARE OPENLY VIOLATED. Sections of the Sultan’s Army Moved Forward and Private Property Plundered. French Officers Ottoman CONSTANTINOPLE, TurkEey, May 21— Representatives of the powers here sent identical telegrams to their respective Governments yester day asking instruc- tions on their procedure in the negotia- tions for peace between Greece and Turkey. In response the Embassadors this after- noon received telegraphic instructions that the abolition of capitulations affect- in Turkey, as de- manded by the Porte, would not beal- lowed, nor would annexation to Turkey be permitted. The only concessions to | which the powers wiil assent, the diplo- mats are informed, are the strategic recti- fication of the Turkish frontier and the ! payment by Greece of an indemnity not to exceed 115,000,000 francs. The Porte will be notified formally to this effect to- IMOIrow. ATHENS, GreEce, May 2L—Crown Prince Constantine has telegraphed his Government that sections of the Turkish army have advanced 800 meters beyvond the positions occupied at the conclusion of the armistice. Their movements have been toward the villages of Daitsa and Tsopanatis on the left and Divri and Kopbalovritski on the right. The Gov- ernment has protested to the powers against this flagrant breach of the armis- tice. The Turks have also viliaged a pri- vate estate near Sofalis, seizing the furni- ture and burning dwellings. A number of women were assaulted. LONDON, Exc., May 21.—Not even yet, apparently, has the iull measure of the last Greek disaster at Dhomoko been | made known at Athens. Various ac- counts received here agree in declaring Fired Upon by Irregulars. the battle the most sanguinary of the whole campaign, The first estimate cabled to the Sun and CArn that 2000 Greeks were killed was probably not ex- aggerated, Fully 1000 Turks were also killed. Reasons for the facts being concealed by the Greek Government have already been indicated. It is hoped in Athens that the revolutionary spirit will now be kept down, but the danger will not be.over for some days yet. It is not expected that anything definite regarding the terms of peace will be arran; ~1 before the expira- tion of the seventeen days' armistice, and t will probably be necessary to make one if not several extensions of tie time, The Porte 18 now blowing hot and cold. The strength of the Russian and German influence in Constantinople is the imme- diate key to the situation. Efforts are being made, especially in Paris, to show the foreign controller of the Sultan is the Czar, not Emperor Witliam, and the letter of the Russian Emperor to the Sultan, which secured the armistice, is quoted as proof of this. English diplomats are be- ginning to undeceive themselves and recognize that the three emperors are jointly in full control at Constantinople. Meanwhile actual peace negotiations are not even begun, for the Embassadors at Constantinople telegraphed their Govern- ments for instructions only to-day. Specu- lation about the terms thereof is only guesswork. A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Vienna says it is stated semi-officially that there is a serious difference in the Greek Cabinet, and the Premier will prob- GENERAL GOMEZ, Commander-in-Chief of the Cuban Forces, at His Headquarters in the Field. 7