The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 26, 1898, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1898. BOSTON IS AT THE MERCY OF THE SPANIARDS Secretary Long Urged by Massa- chusetts Congressmen to Send a Warship to Protect the Harbor. BOSTON, Feb. —In the interests of Boston the Boston Traveller sent the following telegram to every Massachusetts representa- n Congress: “To allay the anxiety of a million citizens of Boston and vicinity will you urge Secretary Long to order a warship to the protection of Boston nearly harber? TOREY E. WARDNER, on, Ma “Manager Boston Traveller.” defenseles ty ot a single effect- An enemy’s ship-of-war could shell v from outside Boston Light. Tha harbor defenses could do but in return. A United States warship should be tioned off the Experts say that here is where the real in defense of Boston harbor would bé made. It is absolutely necessary that the Na Department send a battle-ship to protect the harbor, especially outsid® Boston lightship. The nearest American warship to Boston is now in New York harbor, and Boston is practical- ly defenseless, notwithstanding the fact that there are powerful bat- teries scattered about inside the harbor. The lightship is only eight miles from the wharves, so that it is possible for a Spanish vessel to throw shells from outside and cause irreparable damage to property and a great loss of life. The batteries at Winthrop, situated about six or seven miles from Boston Light, would only be able to protect the inner harbor. The mortars would throw shells about on the out- side without any definite range. Fort Warren and the guns that are now being placed on the extreme end of Long Island would also pro- tect the inner harbor to a great extent and prevent forelgn vessels from running through the Narrows into President Roads. The guns at both places could be trained upon any vessel making such an attempt with great success. As far as the inside harbor is concerned, Boston is in a fairly good condition to meet a foe, but the whole trouble will be ish wa ive m ship could in a single day destroy the defense is at hand. little approaches to Boston harbor. stand hours’ sail of the harbor. It is not impossible for a Spanish warship AR R R R R R R R R R R T T PO PSP AAARS SRR R R R R R R R P T R R P PO | firm ‘of 'PREPARATIONS That the Government Is Preparing for the Worst Is Evident. Transportation Facilities an Important Factor in the Arrangements. Railroad and Coal Companies Offered Bonuses for Making Prompt Deliveries. Special Dispatch to The Call. PITTSBURG, Feb. 25.—The Post to- will y: That the United is preparing to morrow | rea | disaster is beyond dispute, and the fact that the proper authorities have just placed contracts for the delivery of 300,000 tons of coal at the different coaling stations of the war vessels of this country in the West Indies and along the Florida coast is further evi- dence that the Washington authori- ties see the trouble with Spain in sight and are getting ready to meet the is- sue squarely. It was learned in Pittsburg through an officer of one of the largest coal cor- porations doing business in this dis- trict that the Navy Department had closed contracts with the incorporated Gaster, Curoan & Billett of Philadelphia for the delivery at Key West, Sand K Dry Tortugas, Sa- vannah, Charleston and Fortress Monroe of 250,000 tons of Pocahontas coal and with the Rhodes & Birdler Coal Company of Cleveland for the de- The stipulations of the contracts just and for the purpos of moving every- FOR WAR G0 ON : rflf il i Ky I\ CHAPLAIN CHEDWICK OF T SOUTH GETTING 'READY TO MOVE General Merritt " Pherson, and Receive O Visits Fort Mé- the Regulars rders for the Future. the Fifth Infantry to-day. A salute honor and the usual official ceremo eral Merritt inspected the post. He to reporters, saying that his orders as an individual formed at first was was an accident, and he had seen not The Traveller says: “Boston is unprotected in case of war. A war- States Government L 3 ;5 ship is needed at once to defend the city and harbo A single Span- | meet any exigency that may arise by opinion. He leaves here to-night fer Savannah to inspect the fortifi- | reason of the investigation of the Maine cations there, and goes thence to Key West and to other points on the coast. There are many reports as to th from Atlanta to the coast. Private orders to that effect. Colonel Cook him to take extra care of ammuniti NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—An Atlanta (Ga.) special says: General Wesley Merritt visited Fort discussion of matters connected with the army. and think they are going, but the officers say they Wednesday, an order was received last Tuesday to hold two companies in readiness to proceed at a moment’s notice to Key West. The arrival of General Merritt yesterday afternoon was regarded as to the Herald McPherson and viewed of thirteen guns was fired in his ny was observed. Afterward Gen- was very guarded in his remarks absolutely forbid at this time a He said his opinion that the explosion on the Maine thing to cause a change in that e probable movement of troops soldiers are talking a good deal have received no has received an order cautioning on, and as reported to the Herald especially significant at this time, and as he went in secret conference with officers of the post it was currently reported in the barracks last night that orders to man the coast defenses would be promulgated to- day. No orders to move have been made, however, though eight or ten companies are now under special detail te be in complete readiness for such orders should conditions make them necessary. Accordingly Colonel Cook’s conference with railroad officials yesterday was with a view to moving his men. With reference to the statement that the railroads in the Southeast have filed with the War Department esti- mates.as to the number of men and munitions of war they could move in a given time it develops to-day that these estimates were asked for nine months ago, and secrecy was then cautioned by the depart- experienced in moving battle outside the light. The fact that the | livery of 50,000 tons of the Goshen coal r‘nent The president of one of the largest railroads in (he‘ South, who city is unprotected within ten miles of the wharves is giving busin | of that company. év-r thlrls‘hve{‘): re]:;snn (tlechn‘e: !0! le(t] ':‘s.l’“’fi’e _bef \:spd‘“smd tn'me :;:- men in this city much concern. The average range o Spanis ay: “The War Department has in detail all information as to the warship guns is about ten miles. One of u,: v ,?‘ ols h; ,:,}:,,ul\:?:,:z | placed are that the coal so ordered movement of troops, not only from Atlanta, but from all Southeastern about could keep discharging shells with terrible effect upon the city + | “hall be delivered at the designated forts. Blanks were sent out nine months ago to railroad managers. I f Boston. There is no question in the minds of a majori coaling stations as soon as it is possi- received one. My blank referredto the movement of troops only to o i y e anaa . e ade.at e malority. of Herion ble to do g0, and that the utmost se- the Atlantic and Gulf ports. We gave the information carefully, and feRu¥eReTePaRuReTuRaFraFeFuguReFugaFaRageuPueTaRuFeFaTaPugaPaPeFuTuTuTePuRuPeT et T ol men, who know the harbor thoroughly, that the matter an ex- | crecy be observed about the matter, tremely serious one. Some action should be taken immediately to | In carrying out these contracts the I presume it is on file at Washington. have at least one war vessel on or around Boston or a oW | railroads play a mo: prominent part, n within a few | M P P HE MAINE. feXeReRcS-2eR R oRog=FoFeteRegoagtegogeFeg=gugegogegoF=g=g=3=F:F-F:] feteRefug FegegeBagugaFegaFuFaogegugegegePeFePefoFeFuaFaFagageFagutatetototutetFotute] to make its appearance suddenly in the harbor. It could demand a + ;,h“‘f]a: \‘,'“‘I‘_"‘““I‘r"":‘lfls ,‘_‘rs‘h‘f"f?;m‘e = = 5 a e = == nation’s ransom from wealthy Boston.” + | apeake and Ohis Rabeoad. Charles G, | sentatives from Spain. to the United = + \{\x;-lra\-‘ t‘l the Rv,];imnre' and r)nl.:’ States, and in the new )Hr;lislcl‘ 1 | of coast ddenfipsd‘hat (havelt?kenotmh: &B’?HS and sert|t to ;ms‘ c?untry ahdd ] ay of Ba a . | people’ will recognize a worthy repre- attention of the department for s own was, from beginning to end, R e e et s S SR R R TR R S SR R S SR P AP P U Manager L. F. ‘{:"[;f of | sentative of the historic nation of i Hnieipact made up of lies of the most infamous = Ly : L ania - went to Washing- | gppin When a Call representative arrived at | character. The allegation in the ton and consulted with Secretary Long | of the Navy and Assistant George D. “CERTAINLY WE CAN NOW GRAVE the marine barracks two companies ot | marines were on the drill ground prac- | plosion of the ) American papers that the terrible ex- ine was the outcome How a single escaped alive from ]| * realized that something may | Meiklejohn of the War De . ‘ . ! eeitles U R Me > partment on he foreign movements. “That | of a Spanish conspiracy is, in my opin- beneath that towering pile of crushed | :"'\*::1; !”;:ffil'ln'l;‘in)fl moment now be- | the matter. Contracts and all ar- LICK ’EM,” SAYS BRYAN :‘l‘r.;l:sg ;afhe(r »!\z'arnke, colonel,” was | ion, another insmnce’nf the ,-Lckrl’ess iron and steel is marvelous, vet Shea, a | anq. in 2 !;l»li \t‘ iii'tp':ug"hn{lmfifi?n‘: | r;:n;zvmfms for xhle rapldd r;]an?lmg of 4 s said. manner in which newspapers in Amer- A : : s Pesamiitigp b g U 4 . | the coal weré made, and the Govern- T “Yes: i t would | ica work E ice.” ser, was down in ‘fl:e‘ berth | along. the omaory Important point | ment, it is understood, is to pay a|But the Nebraska Silverite Is Anx- hml‘:ess- o “tg; fi:&““fif}i’%e‘c’fima_ e ork upon popular prejudice. the very bowels of the doomed & the Florida coast. About 150 | bonus to both the coal miners and the jous That All Due Caution President and Advisers | that is but a daily routine drill. Those | PRECAUTIONS TAKEN NOW GETTING THE ARMY AND NAVY 'TROOPS IN THE < telegraph operators have been o e 2 & S B rdered . when the explosion occ ;| to these points, and those sent during | o other decks were between him and | the last two days were the advance | guard of that number. two companies are recruits and are going through their regular daily prac- tice. “How many marines are now sta- raflroads if the 300,000 tons are de- livered within a specified time. WOODFORD’S TOAST occurred. Be Employed. NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—A Topeka (Kans.) special fo the Herald says: AT WILLETS POINT The East River Entrance to New Realize the Serious Situation. Tw stars. How ever did you escape, Shea?” ) haplain Chadwick asked him the other | FRENCH 'FORCE LANDS W. J. Bryan, who came to Topeka to attend the annual banquet of the Kan- tioned in Washington?” “Four companies. Two are stationed York Is Now Being Made 5 | AT KWAN TO THE QUEEN REGENT' sas Democracy, is quoted by the To- down at the nm'y-yarddand gxe nilher invulnerable ) ” = - st o - i vo, which are composed mostly of re- B ndeed, T can't say, your Reverence,” | VAN-CHUEN-WAN. | gpon Giving a Dinner to Minister | POK® State Journal to-nisht on the| At Their Meeting They Talked | two, which are composed x NEW YORK, Feb. %.—The Brooklyn Spanish situation as follows: “Inmy| oo b Prospect of War S e evemt of an emergency how | Easle to-day says: At Willets Point id Shea. I knew nothing till I found | 1f swimming, but in faith I think, | asking your Reverence’s pardon, that I st be an armor-piercing projectile.” Kwan-Chuen-Wan, 240 miles southwe: Means to Erect Build- ings. LONDON, Feb Has Informed the Chinese That It A dispatch to the of Bernabe, Uncle Sam’s Repre- sentative Talks for Peace. 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. Feb. 25.—Minister Wood- Copyrighted, MADRID, opinion we should be slow to act in the Maine affalr, especially under the try- ing circumstances which confront us. Another fact which in my mind impels afford to be too hasty in this matter. With Spain. soon would the marine corpi be pre- pared to move?” “Within ten minutes. I always keep the men ready. So frequently we are called on for parades and escort “I cannot say that I do. I have no precaution is being taken to make the East River entrance to New York in- vulnerable. A so-called skirmish line of torpedo®s {s projected from the Wil- lets Point shore across the channel to = B Dally N T apore says: It is | ford’s words last evening at the din- | to exercise discretion In that official in- Lt it o il obe = T - v ;’:f;:;‘:‘:n:r'{"‘l.;p:’;‘!;”;mi':”h1 Iil‘ }lf;nk- ner to Senor Polo de Bernabe were in | vestigation of the explosion is now | When the Report of the Board of fé';gv";?f zlhe dt‘iri:e"}'a ® f:crfin%figu&:}ecrio eTt’:)eze((?lgge?gsz xurlnhe : / aF rce has landed at ade. Tnited States cannot 1 iry Is Received Decisive Al > " se tog ay T&LI\ INDE) J\ 3 the name of the President and people | being made. The United Sta no nquiry Is Do, you anticipate any tsonblesrt | BHCIORd B0 close Cogerher haL It may PREPARE FOR WAR| Continued from First Page. Hongkong, and informed that it intends to erect bulldings. the Chinese | of the United States. “I wish him,” said the Minister, “a safe voyage and assure him of a most cordial welcome by my Government at Washington. I drink to peace. May peace always be and abide between the land of Columbus and that new land: beyond the sea which Columbus International questions are involved and it would be a sad compliment to Government were we to openly and maliciously bring about strained relations by our anxiety to locate the responsibility of the Maine disaster. “The proper policy in my mind is for Steps Will Be Taken. Special Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, Feb. 25. meeting to-day orders to send any marines anywhere. When the fleet sailed it carried its full complement.” MONITOR TERROR IN HAMPTON ROADS. to cross the line without being blown up. The torpedoes will be connected with electric wires, and to make doubly sure that their plans cannot be frus- trated the engineers have arranged to have batteries located at each end of the line so that In case an apparatus was used by the enemy to sever the connecting wires and break | | | e 3 United States Government to care- | After the Cabinet AL LS | Bave to civilization and to the future.” | fufi P ivestieate. the. disaster, and. if | Secretary Long said to The Call corre- | At the Navy Department It Is Said | the circuit, the torpedoes still could paratively minor matter as compared | Mxmsterl \’\'flod{nrd's spe}?okdl, which | evidence tending to attach the respon- | spondent: the Vessel Has No Definite Rieexp’lln‘)‘cli:dchf;g;n le}the;- er:ld of the 3 % i 3 was ure! 8] N —— . i r 1 2 - . el 1s alre: - with the demand for indemnification PUiSY fRomtancous, had begun | gibility where the people assert it prop- | “umhere was a calm and deliberate Orders. ed trom the Willets Potnt shore: to of the Government for the slaughter of its officers and seamen. The least figure now talked about is twenty- five million dollars. | The possibility of Spain complying thus: ““My friends, I ask you to join me In drinking the health of her Majes- , the Queen Regent of Spain. My sovernment is especially gratified that her Majesty has named as her repre- sentative to the United States our friend and guest at this table, Senor erly belongs, is found, then will it be time for such action to be taken. Un- due haste at this time might involve us in a disastrous conflict for which there is no just cause. Let us find out first where we are at, so to speak, and then ~discussion of Cuban affairs, growing | out of the Maine's explosion, but there | was no excitement, of course, and not much anxiety expressed by any of the | President’s advisers. In fact, the Presi- WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—The moni- tor Terror is lying in Hampton Roads, and it is said at the Navy Department that she has no orders as yet. The im- pression is that she will remain in that the center of the channel by two groups of submarine mines. Each group of the mines consists of twenty- two torpedoes, the forty-four together aonlflimng 1200 pounds of giant pow- er. roceed in a proper direction and in a sevi e 2 Fith, she. demands, ofy the Inited L s L R Tieht manner. Nothing should be done | g::‘;;’(‘ie‘;“f_;‘i‘l’e"t‘;;‘;bf:k‘;fi'.,he Cabl-| Dlace, which is of great strategic value | At Fort Schuyler, directly opposite States was also a subject of discus- Nooome at ovashington, HIS father,| unt the investigation is completed.” : In case of need, at least until the moni- | Willets Point, considerable engineer. 8ttt e T e B The fact that the President and sev- |, "puritan is ready to take her place. | Ing work has been done. A torpedo sion. This, the authorities all con- sider, is the real danger point in the | controversy. If a ciash comes be- tween the two countries over the Maine disaster, it is now generally | considered that it will be over Spain’s refusal to make prompt compliance with the President’s demands. It will necessarily be some days before this point is reached and in the meantime there may be some un- foreseen contingency to provoke a rupture in our relations with Spain before there is chance for a settle- | ment of the Maine catastrophe through the medium of diplomacy. The authorities earnestly - hope that no such emergency may arise and that Spain will be quick to make reparation for the terrible loss the| TUnited States has suffered, but as a part of prudence no one can deny | that the administration is fully alive to the possibilities of the situation and that preparations are going on for any emergency. —_———— TELEGRAPH OPERATORS ORDERED TO FLORIDA. The Government Is Covering Every | ' Point Along the Threat- | ened Coast. NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—Twenty-seven telegraph operators have been sent to | Key West during the last two days by the Western Union Company. The os- tensible purpose of sending so manyop- | erators to that point is to handle in- | creased matter that is coming from Ha- vana. That this purpose is not the real | one is obvious from the fact that there are not enough wires at Key West to | give employment to so many operat- | ors. There are only two sybmarine | wires from Key West north to Jack- sonville, Fla. Ten operators are more than sufficient to handle all matter sent over those wires. What, then, is the object of sending S0 many men to a point where they cannot but be in the way of one another? The reply comes from Washington in the way of an officlal utterance by an officlal who is qualified to know, “The Government,” says the person, | wife’s father, were long-honored repre- HENRY CLAY CORBIN, the New Adjutant General United States Army. The President has nominated Colonel Henry Clay Corbin to be adjutant general of the army, vesterday on account of age. to succeed General Samuel Breck, who was retired General Corbin is a native of Ohio, and en- tered the volunteer service at the age of 18. For gallant and B . meritorious services during the war he was promoted through the various grades to the He participated with his regiment in all rank of brevet brigadier general. its marches, campaigns and engagements, Decatur and Nashville. including the battles of Pulaski; On the 11th of May, 1866, lfeutenant in the Seventeenth Infantry; i Iephoetaeulas UL pointed captain in the Thirty-eighth Infantry, transferred to the Twenty-fourth Infantry. bin was appointed major and assistant adjutant general. has served on the staffs of Generals Henty J. Hunt, in July of the same year he was ap- and in November, 1869, he was On June 16, 1880, General Cor- General Corbin Schofield, Terry, Crook and Miles. His huge frame, erect carriage and handsome face are familiar to every one who has seen him at the head of Presidential inaugural pro- He wads with President Garfield when he cessions and other great parades. was shot, and’was at his bedside at his death. Yyoungest brigadier generals in the army, tirement until September, 1906, General Corbin is one of the as he will not reach ‘the age of re- Asked what he thought ¢heoutcome of the crisis would be, so far as it re- lated to a possible conflict with Spain, Mr. Bryan said: “Politically or otherwise, the patriot- ism of the American people has never been appealed to in vain. Don’t you think this correct?” he said, turning to Judge A. M. Jackson, who stood near. “Of course it is,”” said Judge Jack- son. “If there is war we know who will get licked, and it won’t be the United | States, either.” “Certainly we can lick them,” said Mr. Bryan as he turned to greet a del- egation of visiting Democrats. LIEUTENANT DAVIDSON’S LEAVE IS SHORTTENED This Officer Will Probably . Be Or- dered to Assist in the Defense of New York Harbor. NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—A Des Moines speclal to the Herald says: Lieutenant L. P. Davidson of the regular army, ranking officer in command of the Lit- tle Rock (Ark.) post, has been in the city several days visiting his brother. To-night he recelved orders cutting off the speclal leave of absence which had been granted him and ordering him to report to his command February 28. He says he knows that other officers have received similar orders. Lieutenant Davidson was absent on a speclal leave to perfect an inven- tion In the shape of an electrical de- vice for determining the* range of dis- tant objects and sighting large ord- nance. He is an expert in handling heavy guns, and has received an inti- mation from the department that he will be sent to Willets Point, N. Y., to asslst in handling the defenses of New York Harbor. He is acquainted with the defenses of that city and harbor, havihg had service there, and knows all about secret and other defenses against naval assault on the city. gt bl hoon L / Burned Sugar in His Furnaces. VICTORIA, Feb. 25.—The British steam- ship Algonia, Captain Davis, arrived in Esquimalt harbor early this ‘morning, thirty-five days from Java, with a cargo of raw sugar.’' Toward the latter part of the trip, which was rough, the Algonia ran short of coal, and Captain Davis, in order to make port, fed the furnace from his sugar cargo. ) The Exce! RIS or at Seattle. SEATTLE, Feb. 2.—The steamship Ex- celsior, with 116 passengers for Copper River, has Frd Frnncli::]:.t n@ved in this port from | | eral of his advisers “smoked while they talked” may not be important in itself, | but Secretary Long seemed to think } that the publication of this fact would i' go a long way toward allaying popu- lar excitement, and that the tobacco burned by the President and his Cabi- net might be soothing to the public at | large. The public will not have to wait much longer to learn the official opin- ion of the Maine disaster. The President and Cabinet believe that they will know the verdict of the court of inquiry by Wednesday or Thursday of next week. That was probably the most interest- ing opinion resulting from the delibera- tions of the official directors of the Government at their session to-day. Every member of the Cabinet sur- rounded President McKinley when the hour arrived for the Cabinet to meet. The gravity of the situation is fully recognized by every member and the talk was along lines which cool-headed statesmen take when emergency con- fronts them. “Not a new fact was brought out,” | said several members of the Cabinet | 'to The Call representative, but in con- versation later each of these officials | dent at the Cabinet session last Friday, | when every member expressed the | opinion that the explosion was an ac- cident. The facts which are daily de- veloping, although unofficial, are mak- ing impressions upon the minds of the | big men who guide the administration. | The officials who a week ago were con- | fident of the accident theory have to- ! day made up their 'minds that they may have to change their opinions be- fore a great while. It is said by one of the President’s closest friends that he | continues to hold the view that it was | an accident, but will be governed by the report of the board of inquiry. —————n— 'MARINES ALWAYS HELD IN READINESS. Colonel Heywood, Commandant of the Corps, Prepared for all Emergencies. . WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—Colonel Heywood, commandant of the United States Marine Corps, said to The Call correspondent to-night: “I have received no orders to send manifested more anxiety than was evi- | a company of marines to Ke; not do I look for any. I undxrl‘zen!;: however,.that a detachment of marines has been sent from Fort McPherson to | man the guns 4t Key West, in the line The Puritan is almost as big as the Terror, being a 6000-ton vessel, very little less than the Maine in size. She carries 12-inch guns in her tur- rets, against 10-inch guns for the Ter- ror, and is altogether the most formid- able double-turreted monitor in the world in smooth water. This qualifi- cation does not mean that she ‘s un- able to go to sea, but only that from her great breadth and light draught she is so susceptible to the wave mo- tion that it is difficult to make good work with her guns in a seaway. She is now having new furnaces fitted to her boilers at the Norfolk Navy Yard, the crowns of the furnaces hav- ing come down some time ago, owing to the fact that the boilers are the same that were built for her when she was originally laid down many years ago. It is said at the Navy Departmeat that she will be ready for service on March 4. ———— SAYS HAVANA HAS NO SUBMARINE DEFENSE. Spanish Minister Dubosc Declares There Are No Mines in the Harbor. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.—In view of the widely published report that the harbor of Havana contained a system of submarine mines, a statement around which has centered the chiet public interests in connection with the Maine disaster, Senor Dubosc, Spanish Charge d'Affairs at Washington, to- night made to the Associated Press the following statement, which, coming | from such a source, may be considered as an official denial: “1 wish to state, on my own official knowledge, that no mine exists inside or outside of Havana Harbor; nor is there any submarine defense of any kind. The report is so absolutely false and ridiculous that it could only have originated in the minds of those per- sons anxious to incite the evil passions of both nations for their own miserable ends. 1 consider the very suggestion of such a thing an insult to Spain.” Dupuy De Lome Yet Talks. 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