The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 22, 1898, Page 3

“ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1898. ET ACTIVELY PREPARE FOR WAR. VISITS OF | “VIZCAYA’S CAPTAIN Eulate Received With All Due Courtesy by Army and Navy Men. | But at the Office of the Mayor of Greater New York It Would Appear That There Was Frost in the Air. NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—Clad in the | endent uniform of the Spanish . Captain Antonio Eulate of the er Vizcaya made his formal visits to-day to official navy and municipality by heads of the army, Captain Eulat Senor Arturo was - accompanied Baldas Consul-General and was rec 1ly and with fit- ting cerer by Rear Admiral Bunce in the navy rd and Major-General Wesley Merritt on Gove! The ception which v Van Wy ed to him was so cool that s no quickly made an ex- s 1. Speaking of the him, Captain a most cor- dmiral and by so called on the ption by Merritt. I ¢ in Eulate started on his round f in the morning. his ship to the the navy yard in civilian's g a tin box was with him ring her visit, in’s aids, accom- ¥ took the ferry boat i at the foot of Whitehall lked to the office al, where Captain 1 into an inner ged a few min- stood at the door, Davis on the seat nd two other head- men following, the party pro- the Brooklyn navy vard. In void crowds, the cab went by 11 street fi instead of the Detective a ver, w gate of the navy 1 of thirt rd a lieu- marines our w ng the visitor. at attention as the cab e gn Frederic! R. Payne st vard and directed the cab t c andant’s quarters in the um Iding. He held the door n while Senor Baldasano and Cap- | late alighted. They were met | rance to the building by | r AL 1 of on of the Dolphin, act- | pta the yard, and Lieuten- Ward, junior aid to Admiral Baldasano presented Captain 1d the visitors were escorted | can officers upstairs to the tion-room and presented to Ad- Bunce Senor Baldasano and enant Ward acted as interpreters. Eulate exy part of- himself the loss of the Main niral that he had ordered the flag of | Vizcaya at half-mast and that all invitations of a social nature would be declined and the officers and men of the v would mourn the loss as the Maine belonged to their | : admiral, thanked the captain for | ts and exp d the hope | t hi it to th would be 1sant. He | s vl port tendered the servic artment to the daptain during the 1d invited the captain and flicers to be present at the usual | in the yard in honor of | ton's birthday. | | Captain Eulate replied that he would | hoist his ensign to full mast and dress | the ship in honor of the day and would | n on board all day for the pur- | - of answering salutes. When the | tion to attend mass for the dead in the Church of the | Sacred Heart at Clermont and Park avenues, Brooklyn, was handed to Captain late he asked if the cere- mony was official. Admiral Bunce explained that the church and state are separate in this untry and therefore the mass could not be official. Captain Eulate then sald he would write a letter declining the invitation, as he had decided to ac- cept no invitations except those pre- scribed by official etiquette. After a visit of fifteen minutes Cap- tain Eulate and Senor Beldasano were escorted to their cab. As they left the vard the consular salute of nine guns was fired at the Cob dock. Returning to Manhattan, the Wall-street ferry route was followed. When the cab reached pier 3, East Rlver, Governors Island, the boat had just left the pier, and half an hour’s wait in the rain was avoided by driving to the Barge Office lariding, where the Custom-house cutter Manhattan was placed at the disposal of the visito Accompanied only by the Consul- eral and three detectives, Captain ite was taken on the Manhattan | to Governors Island, to return the call he had received before leaving his ship | from Captain Gilman, Company B, Thirteenth Infantry, who presented the respects of General Merritt. It was half-past 12 o'clock when the visitors | Hawana. reached General Merritt's quarters. They were received by the head of the Department of the East and his staff in full uniform. Greetings and good wishes were exchanged, and there was informal talk for half an hour. Then Captain Eulate and Consul-General Baldasano boarded the regular Govern- ment boat which plies between the city and Governors Island. This was the third Government vessel the visiting captain had utilized during the day. Arriving at pler 3 the cab was again pressed into servi and the Spanish captain and Consul were driven up Broadway to the Mayor’s office. Detec- tive Davis carried the vards of the tors into the Mayor, and a moment later ushered in the visitors. Word had been passed through the City Hall corridors, and a hundred or more law- 5, politicians and newspaper men e gathered in the Mayor's room and hout the entrance when Senor Bald- ano and his companion appeared. In anticipation of the formali the presentation to the chief executiva of Greater New York, Captain Eulate had removed his cape overcoat and ar- ranged it on his left arm, and carrying his laced chapeau, he stepped into the of Mayor Van Wycek, who .d stood at one side of his desk, Baldasano said: “I wish to it Captain Antonio Eula:e, of the ish warship Vizeaya, to you, as yu are the representative of the city ew York.” rtain Eulate bowed with Castilian said in good English, “Com- Mayor Van Wyck bowed, | d nothing. Senor Baldasano then | “The captain wishes to pay his bects to youw.” If the Mayor made reply it was inaudible. The visi- ted a moment, evidently ex- to be welcomed to the city, but Mayor remained silent e enor eved an embarrassing | situation by saying: “We will not de- | tain you longer, as you are so busy | having to see all these gentlemen.” With that he shook hands with the Mayor, the captainshookhandsandboth | bowing low took their departure. They were driven back to the Spanish con- sulate, and Captain Eulate, having made his official calls, changed his un- iform for civilian dress.’ Senor Bald- asano sent for the detectives and told them their services were no longer needed. Senor Baldasano said the ship will probably remain off Tompkinsville five or six days, and will then proceed to Captain Eulate dined with Senor Baldasano at his home this even- ing, and then returned to his ship. THE STAY OF THE VIZCAYA SHORTENED. | Spain’s Powerful Cruiser Will Prob- ably Soon Leave New York for Havana. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—The social courtesies which the Government in- tended to extend to the officers of the Vizecaya have been abandoned-on ac- count of the Maine catastrophe. As a result, the stay of the Vizeaya at New York probably will be material- ly shortened, and she is likely to sail within the next three days, probably on Thursday next. The ship no doubt will proceed direct to Havana, not stopping at Charleston or other ports, as had been suggested during the ear- | lier preparations. The Vizcaya will not coal at New York, according tc the -understanding here, nor will it be necessary for her to take coal before reaching Havana. This determination gives relief to the authorities here, as the taking of coal in time of public excitement is attend- ed with more or less risk, the coal af- fording an opportunity to extremists for the secretion of explosives, despite the utmost precaution that may be taken. S LR CAPTAIN BOYTON g TRACKED BY SPIES. Yellow Correspondents Wrongly Stated That He Would Blow s 7 \ SENOR POLO DE BERNABE, the New Spanish Minister. by an alleged newspaper man. The captain is sure the fellow was a detec- tive and not a newspaper man. “They want to be sure I am here,” he said. Captain Boyton placed a dummy torpedo u British vessel Garnet. Car ton’s representativ that Captain Boyton was a warm follower of Cubda’s freedom, he had not thought of making any attempt against the Vizcaya, as newspapers had quoted him. FIVE DIVERS SENT TO CAPTAIN SIGSBEE. There Will Be Plenty of Men to Carry on the Work of Exam- ining the Maine. WASHINGTON, Feb. Sicard telegraphed from Ke still once Admiral West this afternoon that he had sent five divers | to Captain was sufficient. Navigation Bureau, Captain at once took the sensible course of di- recting the admiral to put himself in communication with Captain Sigsbee and learn his needs at first hand. The business of the Navy Department is getting back to its normal condition, as is evidenced by the fact that an order has been issued to discontinue the special telegraph service which was es- tablished with Key West, and hereafter the office at that place will close at 10 o'clock at night, as formerly. Commander Forsythe, the command- ant at Key West, has also asked per- misssion of the department to stop his daily bulletins, and this has been granted, with an understanding that he will report any deaths that may oc- cur among the sufferers in the hos- pitals there. To-day he reported that they were all getting along nicely. The exchange of ofiicial condoiences still continues. To-day Secretayy Long sent a tele- gram as follows to Captain Eulate: “Commanding Officer of the Spanish Cruiser Vizcaya, Tompkinsville, N. Y.: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your telegram of condolence for the loss of the Maine and thank you for the expression of sympathy.” A similar response was made to a cablegram from Vice-Admiral Spann at Vienna, expressive of sympathy for the terrible disaster to the Maine. SPAIN IS BUILDING UP HER NAVY NOW. Orders Given for a New Cruiser to Be Laid Down in the Dock Yards at Cadiz. MADRID, Feb. 21.—The Spanish Gov- ernment has ordered a cruiser of mod- erate size and power to be laid down at once in the dock yards at Cadiz. The dimensions of the vessel are as fol- lows: Length over all, 289 feet; ex- treme beam, 36 feet; displacement, 2000 tons. She has unusual armor protection for a ship of her size, carrying on her pro- tected deck eight-tenths of an inch at the water line, and 3.2 inches except over machinery and magazines, where this will be increased to 4 inches. The armament consists of four 5.6- sbee, and asked if that Up the Vizcaya. NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—A Norwich (Conn.) special to the Herald says: Sensational journalism is making no end of trouble for Captain Paul Boy- ton, who is an inmate of the sanitar- jum at South Windham. He has been quoted freely as willing to attempt to place torpedoes under the Spanish cruiser Vizcaya by the aid of his water walking suit. “This business,” he sald to me to- day, “has made me un object of sus- picion of the Spanish Government.” According to Captain Boyton, a Spanish spy has been on his track for several days. He noticed a stranger following him last night. On Friday a stranger attempted to enter the san- itarium, but was stopped by Superin- tendent Donahue. The man was very anxious to see Captain Boyton, but when he found out that the captain was in the building he was apparently satisfied and left hurriedly. Another time Captain Boyton was interviewed inch rapid fire breech-loadingsteel rifles, four 4-inch breech-loading rapid fire steel rifleson thé Hontoria principle, and four 3.3-inch Nordenfeldt rapid fire pieces. - She is also furnished with two torpedo tubes. The designed speed is twenty knots an’ hour and her radius action is 6000 knots. - Admiral Bermejo admits that Spain is seeking three new warships. He says also proposals have been made, but that none have been accepted. — e Reading Militia Ready. READING, Pa., Feb. 21.—Captain Samuel Willits of the Reading Artil- lery says that their quartermaster has received orders to secure the name and residence of every enlisted man and verify the same, so that in case they are needed, the members will be ready to rendezvous at any place within twenty-four hours. To-day another military ccmpany of sixty men was formed, and efforts are being made to increase the number to 300 within the next three days. : The acting chief of the | Dickens, | NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—The Ward jline steamer Seguranca arrived at | quarantine to-day from Tampico and | | Havana. The Seguranca arrived at | Havana at 10 o’clock on the morn- ‘ ing of wne disaster to the Maine and | | passed close by the wreck. The Se- | guranca’s passengers said that great | excitement prevailed at Havana, and at the time of sailing the foreign | population were generaliy of the | opinion that the Maine was de- fstroyed by design. They cited, | among other things in support of | this theory, . the fact that the | Spanish man-of-war Alfonso XIII, | which was anchored near the Maine, ‘changed her moorings just previous | to the disaster. One of the passen- | gers, William L. Carbin, went so far | as to say he saw a boat go near the | Maine a short time previous to the explosion. He said he would go to | Washington to make a statement before the proper authorities. C. P. Holcomb of Newecastle, Del., general manager of a street railway in Philadelphia, one of the passengers on board the Seguranca, was outspoken in his belief that the inveStigation at Ha- vana would reveal some startling cir- cumstances. “I went to Havana,” said Mr. Hol- comb, “not at all in sympathy with the insurgents, but on Wednesday, when we got to Havana, I believe any of the Americans on board was in a mood to commit murder. The flags of the Span- ish warship were not half-masted. The vessels of all other nationalities had paid this slight tribute to the dead. “The contrast between the bearing of the Spaniards and Cubans is strong. At the funeral of the Maine's seamen the Cuban women in the streets were almost all dressed in mourning, while the Spanish women wore colors. The ! only American flags I saw in the whole | procession were two small opes, about | three by six inches. I went aboard the | Alfonso XIII and was received po- | litely. The only expression of regret I heard there was from an officer, whe { complained that the force of the Maine explosion had broken his toilette bot- tles. There can be no mistaking the indifference of the Spaniards in Ha- vana over the loss of the warship and those on board. On Thursday, while driving to the cemetery with two Amer- jcan friends I was assailed with jeers, | and some one threw a large stone at our carriage.” F. W. Bobbette of this city, who was with Mr. Holcomb in the carriage, added: «“That’s perfectly true. In fact, ‘one or two children yelled: after us | that they had blown up the ‘Ameri- cano,” and that they were glad of it. I did not hear a single expression of regret for the terrible loss of life from any Spaniard during the time I was in Havana.” | | | 'UNDOUBTEDLY DESTROYED BY DESIGN Passengers From Hayana Tell of Circumstances Attending the Biowing Up of the Maine. Frank Weinhimer of this city, an | eve-witness of the explosion and a fel- low passenger of Mr. Holcomb’s, told the following story: “‘On Tuesday evening I strolled down to the river front for a breath of fresh air. I was about 300 yards from the Maine. The first intimation I had of an explosion was a crunching sound. Then there came a terrible roar. Im- mense pieces of debris flew skyward from the Maine. Some of them must have been thrown at least 300 feet. It looked as though the whole inside of the ship had been blown out. Many persons on the pier were nearly thrown from their feet by the force of the ex- plosion. The air became stifling with smoke."” Mr. Weinhimer said he heard an ex- cited Spaniard declare shortly after the explosion that if the “Americanos” sent another warship it also would be blown up. M. J. Naghton, an insurance man of Chicago, who was staying with his wife at the Grand Hotel, said he was seated in front of the hotel when the explo- sion occurred. It was followed, he said, by another and a much louder one. “We thought the whole city had been blown to pieces,” said Mr. Naghton. “Some said the insurgents were enter- ing Havana. Others cried out that Morro Castle was blown up.” Continuing his’ description of the panic which existed in Havana ‘short- ly after the exnlosion, Mr. Naghton said: “On the Prado is a large cab stand. The minute after the explosion was heard the cabman cracked their whips and went rattling over the cobbles like crazy men. The fire department turned out and bodies of cavalry and infantry rushed through the streets. There was no sleep in Havana that night. The Spanish officials were quick to express their sympathy and acted very well as a whole, but I think their expres- sions of regret lacked the warmth which would have been characteristic of an American city had such a dis- aster occurred under similar circum- stances.” William L. Carbin, the passenger who professed to have important informa- tion about the explosion, refuses to make any further statements than he made at quarantine. SAYS A GREAT CRIS!® IS NOW IMMINENT. An Alarming Dispatch Sent From New York and Published in IT COST NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—The Wash- ington correspondent of the Herald | sends the following: The successful | prosecution of a modern war depends as much on a well-filled money chest | as on a well-filled powder magazine. | Should the United States be plunged | into war the taxpayers of the country | would have to pay the bills, which | would be even larger than they ought | to be because the shortsight parsimony of Congress has prevented the army and the navy being put upon a footing which would make such a war quick and decisive. | That the resources of the country would be equal to the strain, there can be no doubt. At the close of business in the Treasury to-day the net cash balance in the vaults amounted to $225,- 143,969. Of this amount $100,000,000 con- stitutes the gold reserve held for the redemption of legal-tender notes, and the balance, or a little over $125,000,000, would be quickly absorbed by extraord- inary expenditures which would be re- quired. The present average receipts of the Government do not quite equal the average ordinary expenditures, and all extraordinary expenditures that would be necessitated by war would therefore have to be provided for in two ways—by increased taxation and by borrowing money. Increased taxes would doubtless be imposed by Con- gress without delay. The tariff ¢ would have to be carefully revised to erities ‘could be derived from customs taxation. In some instances increases could be obtained by increasing daties, while in others where duties have al- ready been placed above the maximum revenue producing point for the pur- pose of protection increased revenue rates imposed. Most of the increases vould have to come from internal taxes, howéver, and these would have to be very largely in- creased. At_ present the principal sources of internal revenue are whisky, beer and tobacco. The tax on whisky nue producing point and it is doubtful if the increase of this tax would in- crease the receipts appreciably, Beer does not pay as much as it ought to, even for peace times, and should war taxes become necessary there wouid be little difficulty in raising $30,000,000 more a year by doubling or tripling the tax on beer. The policy of Congress for some years has been to decrease taxes on tobacco and to'exempt from taxa- tion some kinds of tobacco. These taxes could be restored as a war meas- ure and $15.000,000 or $20,000,000 addi- tional could be raised from this source. Other millions could be raised by taxing proprietary medicines and other preparations of this character, including cosmetics and toilet. articles, and stiil other millions could be brought in by stamp tax on legal and commercial papers.. Still other taxes, such as an income tax or other form of direct taxation apportioned among the States in proportion to population so as to be constitutional, might be im- posed if necessity were urgent. At best these additicnal taxes would not yield encugh money to meet the current expenses of a war and to sup- ply the ready money for the necessary outlays for procuring, while the war was in progress, the enormous sup- plies of materials of all kinds which ought to have been provided gradually during the years of peace so as to be on hand for an emergency. They would be useful'in raising money to pay a war debt after peace had been re- stored, but the great bulk of the money that would be required for the prose- cution of the war would have to be secured by borrowing. The credit of the United States is good in spite of the efforts of the Bryanites to break it down, and even with a foreign war on its hand and a conservative administration of the Treasury Department, it would . be possible to borrow all the money needed see just where and how additional rev- | cculd only be obtained by reducing the | is at present about the maximum reve- | S MONEY TO WAGE WAR Uncle Sam Has Got the Credit for the Game. Some of the Ways in Which Revenues Could Be Increased It It Should Be Found Necessary. at reasonable rates of interest. The interest would not be so low as it would if Congress should pass a law making the bonds of the country ex- pressiy payable, principat and interest, in gold. The contingency would be one calling for the highest patriotism, and it is possible that the President might realize this and break off his political coquetting with the internatiomal bi- metallists, and that a majority of the Senate might follow his example and aid the House in passing a law which would put the credit of the coun- try out of the question. Most of the Republicans in the Sen- ate, as well as the Republican majority in the House, would vote for a gold bond bill under such circumstances, and there ought, not to be any doubt that Democrats who do not come from the silver-mining States would be willing to join with them. Men like Senators Murphy of New York, Smith of .New Jersey, Gorman of Maryland, Kenny of Delaware, McInerny of Louisiana and others ought not to hesitate in such an emergency between loyalty to the flag and loyalty to the Chicago plaform. As for the little group of gold-stan- dard Democrats, Senators Caffery of Louisiana, Gray of Delaware and Lind- say of Kentucky, they would be even Republicans to at any and all | more ready than the support the treasury times. Even if Democrats in the Senate should fail to to be patriotic enough in the face of a foreign foe to turn their backs upon the Chicago platform, the Government would obtain the money. necessary to carry ‘on the war, but in the end it would cost the taxpavers of the country | many hundreds of millions more for additional interest. | THREE WAR VESSELS WILL BE MADE READY. ?Work Being Hurried on the Min- | neapolis, Miantonomah and | Katahdin. | NEW YORK, Feb. 2L.—A Philadel- phia special to the Herald says: Ac- tivity now prevails at the navy yard and the whole atmosphere of League Island is unmistakably one of business. | It is said that an extra force of men | will be put at work to-morrow to get | some of the war vessels at the yard in | readiness for service. Some of the men | are to be placed at work on the cruiser | Minneapolis, which has been in the | drydock for some time. It is thought | by the officers that the necessary re- pairs to the cruiser can be made with- | in five days, when she will be in con- | dition to leave the dock. | Work on the double-turreted moni- | tor Miantonomah, which has been ly- ing at the wharf for two years, is also | being pushed rapidly by a large force | of workmen. Tt is believed that the ne- | cessary repairs can be completed in a | short time and that she will soon | mount the navy guns designed for her. The ram Katahdin, which has been put out of commission, is also being placed in shape and a new ventilating apparatus will be put in. This is an important equipment, as a great part of the vessel is under water. The cruiser Columbia, which is in the harbor, can be taken at a moment's notice. MUCH AMMUNITION HAS BEEN RECEIVED. War Supplies for the Fortifications in the Vicinity of Newport. NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—A Newport (R. 1.) special to the Herald says: A v large amount of ball and car- tridge ammunition has been received at Fort Adams. The officers, though, say this is not extraordinary. Other | than this there is no evidence of spe- cial preparation for defense.at any Government station near Newport. Parts of mortar carriages which were brought-here for the mortar battery at Fort Adams have been found unsatis- factory, and will be sent back to Wa- terfcrd, Conn., to-morrow. Guns for the battery at Dutch Island are ex- pected soon. Work on them has been rushed for several weeks. Their mount- a Madrid Paper. MADRID, Feb. 21.—An official agent says: The Imparcial publishes a dispatch, for which it must assume full responsibility, as it does not ac- cord with the relations actually known to exist between the, Spanish and American Governments. It is dated from New York and reads: “Great military preparations are being made. The forts are being reinforced. 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