The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 23, 1898, Page 2

HE SAN WED CTIVE PREPARATIONS MONITOR TERROR SENATOR MATT QUAY WILL SET SAIL FOR SdYS A TORPEDO NEW YORK TO-DAY DESTROYED THE MAINE 2 Without a Moment’s Loss of Time|This Fact Is Well Knows to the Government, the Modern Engine of War Although It Is Not Believed the Spanish to Speed to the ; Officers at Havana Had Any Hand Metropolis. in the Atrocious Crime. FRANCISCO CALL, FEBRUARY 23, 1898. FOR WAR 'TROOPS FROM THE NORTH TO GO TO KEY WEST Said to Be Going to Guard Guns, but Officers and Men Be- lieve the Move Is Serious. YORK, Feb. 22.—A Richmond, Va., special to the Herald 1 .ws from Norfolk Navy-vard to-night is that the Terror is 2 1-“r:< to sail direct to New York to-morrow instead of drop- PITTSBURG, Pa., Feb. 22.—Senator Quay and his son, Captain A. G. C. Quay of the regular army, ¢ in Hampton Roads. The yard is working with closed ‘“""_":df“‘ “‘;S“f““":: hgme B Bte“"" to-day from “'“m"‘l;m' According to a special dispatch re- ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 22.—It developed here to-night that orders nd visitors, and newspaper men particularly, are barred. celyed. from Befier, the Seug i b odinle 3o Sl € ’s quoted as saying the Government has have been received at Fort McPherson to hold two companies of United Il be kept up until a late hour to-night. Captain Dunn, com- positive information that the Maine was destroyed by a torpedo, but does not think the Spanish Govern- States infantry for immediate movement to Key West. N ment itself had anything to do with the disaster, but that the awful work was done by Spanish guerrillas Two companies have been detailed, and private soldiers are un- of the Terror, has been on board his ship all day supervising : L gayt : 7 \king on stores. Some finishing touches are being placed who thought by blowing up the.boat they iwere.aiding the Spanishi Government. der orders not to leave the reservation even when off duty. The 3 > < X ‘The torpedo that destroyed the battle-snip was made in the United States,” said the Senator. “It's i and this will complete her repalrs. She Is already character is fully understoods It was possible to send it through the water for a mile and to discharge it storg; became, kipwp thfyugh gofe menfhbiddiug thele frifnos &cod- coaled, and stores are not large enough to indicate an extensive cruise. % ¥ by and saying that orders to move are hourly expected. Inquiry de- > ithe v by a time fuse, a vork. The t v L She il take :on other sthres at New Tork: it 1k sala.3 3¢ {sdmpassible ime"n}"’gsfifgfiis’l‘;’;n‘:{)er: R T e hyclock WOER S el probanly, wasisenpion ftantecy velops the fact that this order had been expected ever sin@e the riot > at what hour she Will leave, her own officers expressing ignor- - ¥ in ! 2 GounEnERce oL the in Havana, but it was not received until several days after the ® on her. This expe 1y morning. @ soon as th @ other of the monitors. d The Governm @ for the Norfolk Navy yards. spent i will be s nt here shortly, ensive repairs. ct time, as it is mer L ted will be late to-night. the morning, and, not requiring a pilot on account c¢f hercomparatively ke a quick run to the Capes, and should reach Three hundred men have enlistedon r in the last few days, and many more have of- ent aboard the recruiting the doctor’s examination are transferred to one or has increased the yard from $40,000 to $85,000 for the March, and the force will be doubled. cannot be obtained here they will be transferred from smaller This with other appropriations will make about $300,000 to be the yard during that month. and it is stated on good authority that Machias, now on her way from Europe, will be sent to this yard for ely a question of completing work She will likely sail in ® @ @ L4 @ & @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ © ® @ @ ship Franklin, and as appropriation for construction month of If the requisite number of men navy- Other vessels needing repairs the POPOPPOOOOGOO®S® POPOPOOOOPOOOQOOPSOS® force of men has already been put on. | they do not attach ificance to the order that they had they received a hur- | order for ammunition. It is un- | despite the disclaimer, re for the Government ontract is likely to be ywed by ancther even larger than the present o The increased activ- ity at the factory is already comment- | ed upon by employes, who see, in the | event of war ahead, lively times for them e = DECIDED SPLIT IN ¢ THE CUBAN MINISTRY. | Autonomists Bealieved to Be Se- cretly Treating for the Island’s Independence. MADRID, Feb. A gloomy tone | pervades in political circles on the re- | ports of a split in the Cuban ministry. The autonomists, Senor Giberga and Senor Amblard, are, it believed, secretly treating with the Separatists in the direction of Independence for Cuba. nor Govin, the Cuban Secre- s Interior, is accused of the Imparc , which pub- c simile of a letter from is n could you think that Sagasta, a man inferiorsto Canovas, and liberal only in name, has inspired my attitude and not my ideas and sentiments as a Cuban? McKinley as well as Cuba will determine whether I am a Spaniard. Long live our country and liberty.” The Imparcial adds that it predicted a weak Ministry in Cuba and warned Senor Moret, the Spanish Colonial Minister, of what was likely to be the nomy scheme. : Spain should treat direct rather than tol- | erate the traitor Govin.” El Correo Espanol asks: “How will Senor Moret, the patron of Govin, and | Senor Sagasta, the patron of both Moret and Govin, stand, now that Go- vin is a traitor to his country? Who- ever supports a traitor is likewise & traitor."” | S CHILEAN NAVY READY FOR SERVICE. Copyrighted, by James Gordon Bennett. JALPARAISO, Feb. 22.—It Is sald that about March 1 the whole Chilean navy will assemble here to be reviewed by the President. The navy will then execute a series of maneuvers at some | place near this point. What draws special attention to this story is that the squadron will present itself fully | equipped and provisioned and ready to g0 Into service. The people of Chile | are curious to know what this means. | RESOURCES OF THE MILITIA Over 70,000 Men Avail- able in the Third Brigade. Non-Commissioned Officers to Be Brought Up to Greater Efficiency. All Companies Rapidly Being Filled to Go on a War Foot- ing. Specfal Dispatch to The Call. FRESNO, Feb. 22.—Colonel T. J. Hay of Brigadier-General Muller's staff stated yesterday that should occasion require it in the case of active service there were 70,800 and some odd men in the territory embraced in. the Third Brigade who could be enlisted for serv- ice, exclusive of the National Guards- men. He has the names and addresses of the men in his office, and should f{t be necessary to draft men he would know just those who would be avalil- able, all of them being between the ages of 18 and 45 years and physically able to do active service. Should such a crisis arise, he states, the present National Guardsmen would not furnish enough men to offfter the recruits. As yet the colonel has not re- ceived the information asked for in the orders sent out by him as colonel of General Muller's staff, asking the com- manders of the companies to forward advices as to the number of men who could be called upon for active service, but he states that quite a number of the National Guardsmen are disqualified. The present indications of war with Spain have caused considerable activ- ity in the Third Brigade, especially at the headquarters here, and it is under- stood that Colonel Hay will insist upon greater proficiency from the non-com- missioned officers of the brigade, whom he criticized yesterday in talking to some of the officers after the field day exercises here. He states that under the new tactics the non-commissioned officers have a great deal moreresponsibility thanthey did formerly, and that in case of war Spanish authorities.” New York harbor, leave at once. if trouble would hatch there. leave New York harbor at once. CO0000000000CO0000000 C00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000CCO00000 Senator Quay thinks the work of the divers will simply prove what the Government already knows. He further said the authorities at Washington are very keen to have the Spanish cruiser Vizcaya, now in ‘While every precaution has been and will be taken for her protection, the Government has secret information that attempts will be made to blow her up. ally active about the Cuban junta in New York, according to Mr. Quay, but it would not surprise him He repeated that the Government is eager to have the Spanish war vessel The police are especi- Q0000000000000 000000 they would be all made commissioned officers. MARYSVILLE, Feb. 22.—In compli- ance with orders from brigade head- quarters a recruiting office was opened here to-day, the idea being to bring the membership of the local military company up to the maximum of 103, and further to ascertain just how many volunteers could be secured in this section from ex-guardsmen and citizens should a crisis come. It is thought that should war be declared between Spain and America, the officer in charge will find considrable more work than he anticipates. OFFICERS ABROAD ARE ORDERED HOME. Copyrighted, 1595, by James Gordon Bennett. LONDON; Feb. An order has been received at the United States em- bassy ordering all officers of the United States navy at present on leave of rejoin their ships at once. Lieutenant Bradford Jones and Lieu- tenant Commander Williams, who ar- rived in England with their wives and families a few days ago to spend sev- eral months in Europe, will sail by the Cunarder cn Friday. MURDERED BY LOWER CALIFGRNIA ‘INDIANS. Marvin Gaskill of San Diego County Reported to Have Been 4 Slain. SAN DIEGO, Feb. 22.—E. Edwin, a passenger arriving on the steamer Car- los Pacheco from Ensenada to-day, brings the news that a report was re- ceilved by the authorities of Ensenada on Saturday morning of the murder of Marvin Gaskill, son of L. H. Gaskill of Campo, this county, by Indians on the desert near Algodones a few days ago. Mr. Edwin stated that he was told by reliable persons in Ensenada that a squad of rurales left for the desert at noon on Saturday, in response to the request of the Mexican Judge at Algo- dones, to arrest the murderer. L. H. Gaskill, who is in the city visiting, was informed of the report to-day for the first time. He at once stated he be- lieved his son had been the victim of treachery on the part of certain Mexi- cans and half-breeds, as the result of the arrest of cattle thieves at Algo- dones about two months ago. - RUSHING WORK ON GUN CARRIAGES. NEW YORK, Feb. 22.—A Claveland special to the Herald says: Superin- tendent W. E. Pendleton of the naval gun factory at Washington Navy-vard to-day instructed the Otis Steei Com- pany of this city to rush work on and hasten the delivery of the gun car- riages now being built for thz navy. Assistant General Manager Henry Jeavons of the steel company said: “We are bullding five monster gun carriages for the Navy Department. We have been at work on them for some months. In ordinary events it would take three months to complete them. Although the work may be rushed, it will be impossible to com- plete them in less than two months. 29 UNCLE SAM--“Say! You’ve got one job your hands now!” ; on DIFFICULTY OF DIVERS" WORK It May Take Six Weeks to Complete a Report. So Filthy Is the Water That the Work Cannot Be Done by Sight. Refuse Has Been Accumulating for a Hundred Years Where the Maine Was Destroyed. Epecial Dispatch to The Call Washington, Feb. 22. Some of the best informed experts in the department estimate that the div- ers now engaged in examining the wreck will be unable to make a eom- plete report in Jess than six weeks. The difficulties of examination are exceed- ingly great. The water of the harbor is, unspeakably filthy, containing as it does the accumulation of the sewage of Havana for a hundred years. The in- | vestigation can hardly be conducted by sight, as it is impossible to see more than an inch or two beyond the eye, and the wreck is sunk so deep in the mud and slime that the labor will be | doubly hard. It is hoped, however, that long, be- fore the work of investigation shall be completed there will be some revela- tion to point with reasonable certainty to the probable origin of the explosion. This is merely a hope, for it is recog- nized at the department that there is a strong possibility of the cause of the disaster forever remaining a mystery. ‘Washington is settling down to awalt results with a fair degree of patience. It is felt that without regard to the | Maine disaster or the De Lome inci- dent, Cuban affairs are approaching a crisis, and that something will happen soon to bring things to a head. Had there been nothing startling to render delicate the relations between the two Governments in the past two weeks, there could still be enough in the regular development of the situa- tion to make it evident that a settle- ment of some kind was approaching. Spanish sovereignty has been waning, and this fact is realized both at Wash- ington and Madrid. The United States Government finds itself for the first time in a position to.make propositions to Spain with a fair prospect of cour- teous consideration, and it is possible that jthe feeling between the two gov- ernments may be softened by recent events, instead of embittered as at first seemed certain. The mutual expres- slons of condolence and of confidence to which the tragedy in Havana har- bor has given rise will, it is believed, have the effect of rendering diplomatic negotiations easier and more fruitful, unless, indeed, the divers at work in Havana harbor uncover facts which can have only a sinister interpretation. TURNING OUT HIGH EXPLOSIVE SHELLS. NEW YORK, Feb. 22—The Taylor Iron Works, Whitebridge, N. J., have been working a full force and have been employing as many men as possi- ble for the last twelve weeks. They are making twelve, fourteen and six- teen inch shells for the Government. The shells are to be used for the long- range mortars on the seaboard defense. They are made of steei and are about six feet in length and weigh 250 pounds. The average number turned out is about 100 a day. As soon as they are completed they are sent to the Govern- ment arsenal at Dover, where they are loaded with 200 pounds of a new and high explosive regsembling gun cotton. Colonel W. J. Taylor, one of the officers of the company, refused to talk upon the matter, and workmen are forbidden to say anything. WHEN KATHARINE DUER BECOMES MRS. MACKAY. Date of the Marriage Set for June 15 and the Bridesmaids Chosen. NEW YORK, reb. 22—The weddi K, . 22— ng of Miss Klthe_rlna Duer, daughter of Mr. %{ndMM"' Willlam A. Duer, and Clarence e ncknfiv, only son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mackay, whose en ment was announced last week, has been set for June 15. Miss Virginia Fair, Miss Mary Goelet, Miss Evelyn Burden and Miss Gerry will be four of the bridesmafds. {;'Lu number of invitations are to be ——— To Cure a Cold In One Day. ‘Take Lazative Tablets. AN it 1t falls to cure. ‘Bromo druggists refund the $e 'The genutne has Lo B, Q. on each tablet. [N READINESS FOR THE FIELD Department of Dakota Is Prepared for Any Emergency. Has Received Orders to Be in Shape to Start at a Mo- ment’s Notice. In the Event of Hostilities Spain ‘Would Find the Regulars Well Prepared. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Feb. 22—A St. Paul special to the Herald says: It is certain that the Department of ' Dakota has had orders to be in readiness for the field, though officers at the army building decline to admit it. These orders do not imply | Maine was blown up. a quick trip to Havana. gency at Havana. diately. inch and two eight-inch guns. which will comprise the battery. PPIPPVPPPPIVOPPOPOOPOPOPPOPOO®OPOOG? It is understood to have reached here yester- day. The soldiers who have been detailed for this duty understand that Key West is not their objective point, but that they are only a small part of a force to be moblized at Key West and held ready for It is understood that the officers at Fort McPherson, like the pri- vate soldiers, look upon this as a serious move, indicating a purpose on the part of the War Department to be prepared for any emer- It is learned on good authority that the immense fortifications being built at Key West are near completion, and that the Government has been advised that guns may be mounted imme- In these works embrasures have been prepared for four ten- These are immense guns, fifteen feet long, and weigh about twenty-six tons each. fication the Government is mounting the first four eight-inch guns NEW LONDON, Conn., Feb. 22.—At Fort Trumbull Grugan said he had no information to give for publication. who came to town to-night said an order was received directing Com- mander Grugan to have a detachment f twenty men in readiness to move to Key West this week. The rnen are to Lieutenant Cushing and Sergeants Gallagher and Glynn. the men are to be placed in care of the ordnance and mortars, which have been recently been set up at Key West. At Tybee Island forti- Commander Soldiers be accompanied by It is sald PPPIOPVPP0POPPDPPIPPP90PPPIPPIPPOGOP POPPPOOPOOOOO PPV INPRQCOVECOOOOOPOOOOOOP and is working day and night to finisa his work so as not to pay a penalty. The fact remains that work on the de- fenses is going on by day and night. A Cheyenne, Wyo., special to the Herald says: Wyoming has one regi- ment of infantry and a battery of ar- tillery drilled gnd equipped, and has equipments for a second regiment. Governor Richards has received offers from all parts of the State of volun- teers in case they are needed to form a complete regiment, in addition to the present militia force. He been offered a foroe of 250 cowboys for the cavalry service. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22.—Major- General Snowden, commander of the National Guard of Pennsylvania, has issued general orders to every officer in the State to recruit his command up to the full quota required by law. The crders were issued five days ago with instructions that they be kept a pro- found secret. The officers were in- structed to have their men ready to also has | CAN IDENTIFY THE TORPEDOES. NEW YORK, Feb. 22.—An Albany, N. Y., special to the Herald says: Willlam Ewing, a veteran of the re- bellion, later a first lieutenant in the United States army, said to be at pres- ent a brigadier-general in the Cuban army, is in Albany. Of the blowing up of the Maine in Havana harbor he said: “The Government can make the best use of me by sending me direct to Ha- vana to assist in the naval inquiry into the cause of this disaster. » “If 1 should go I would have to be under the protection of the United States Government, for there are plenty of Spaniards in Cuba and especially in Havana who would recognize me. I would serve the United States by iden- tifying the torpedoes, and the gnly ones that could have blown up the Maine, it MACHINA WHARF, HAVANA HARBOR. that the Government expects war, but are precautionary. General Wade left for St. Louis a few days ago, but it is understood that he went there on private business. Colonel McArthur, adjutant-general of the department, said: “This department needs no orders. As to orders to place ourselves in readi- ness it would be like asking us to stand straight. We are supposed to be ready and we always are ready. ‘Why, if orders were received to-night all the troops in this department could be under way before to-morrow mnoon. Every soldier is on a railroad line. The telegraph would provide special trains immediately. Within thirty-six hours after orders arrived the majority of our men could be out of the depart- ment. “A few of them, as far west as Mis- soula, for instance, might be a ‘couple of days in getting here, but there would be no delay. We have not any artillery here, but every company of infantry and every troop of cavalry is at all times fully armed and equipped for duty. There are some 2500 men in the Department of Dakota, about 1700 in- fantry and 800 cavalry. We have three full regiments of infantry, the Second. Third and Twenty-fifth, one regiment of cavalry, the Tenth, and several troops of the Fourth Cavalry.” The State of Minnesota has three full regiments of infantry, batteries of ar- tillery and one cavalry troop which could be fully ready for Government service in thirty-six hours. Colonel Frank E. R. Woodward of Minneapolis, who spent a year in the Cuban army, has tendered the Gov- ernor a company of volunteers. A St. Paul company of volunteers also an- nounces readiness to take the fleld at the Governor’s call. A Columbia, 8, C., special to the Herald says: The only activity in mil- itary circles 'in South Carolina is in Charleston harbor defenses. Work there is going on by day and night. This is explained by the statement that the contractor is behind in his work, march fully armed and equipped at twenty-four hours’ notice. WOUNDED TO BE SENT TO KEY WEST. Copyrighted, 189, by James Gordon Bennett. HAVANA, Feb. 22.—I made a round of the hospitals this evening with Chaplain Chidwick. All the wounded but nine have been sent to the United States, and these with one of two ex- ceptions will be sent to Key West to- morrow by the Olivette unless Sanitary Inspector Bruner raises further ob- Jection, which is unlikely. Of the nine now left all are doing well with the exception of Mack, who is pretty badly injured, but will probably recover. His burns and wounds are ter- rible, yet he stands the pain bravely and appears cheerful. All praise high- ly ‘their treatment, but the officers of the Maine think they would make bet- ter progress in their own country. The flag found this morning was not the ship’s but only a boat’s flag. The ship’s flag was hauled down at sunset and will nrobably be burned. Divers this afternoon secured the ship’s silver service, consisting of four presentation pieces. While operations to-day progressed more rapidly than before, . they -are still comparatively slow, only one light being used. The diver using this one had one or two falls to-day and necessarily proceeded with caution. Reports were made solely and directly to the board of in- quiry, which positively refused to dis- close anything as yet. The wrecking tub Right Arm, I am officially informed, has been ordered to.| leave Key West for Havana immedi- ately with two more divers and addi- tional apparatus. If there is any blame for the slowness of the proceedings it is not due to officlals here, who are making most of the facilitles at hand. “Leading citizens here agree that if there has been foul play, which fact cannot yet be justly judged, it has not been on the part of General Blanco or the authorities in Cuba. it was blown up, and I believe it was. “Those torpedoes arrived in Havana with the battleship Alfonso XII, while I was in Cuba with General Garcia. The dimensions and all particulars concerning these torpedoes were brought to us by one of our men. He is a man on whom we can rely, and T can also produce him at the court of {n- quiry, providing the United States will protect him. I could give the numbers of these torpedoes and other facts, but it is not proper to do so at this time. “If these torpedoes dre not produced it is certain that the Maine was blown up by one of them. I have written to the Secretary of War and am at his disposal. He has not answered my let- ter or sent word of its being received. If he sends to Albany for me I will go at once to Washington and lay the facts in my possession before him and then if needed I will go to Havana. ADVERTISEMENTS. America’s Greatest Medicine is Hood’s Sarsaparilla because No other medicine Has such a record Of wonderful cures. 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