The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 6, 1898, Page 3

FRANCI CO CALL, SUNDAY, PORTENTS OF WAR 5 S e P : i s T o, THE AMAZONAS, ONE OF THE CRUISERS BOUGH T BY SPAIN BELIEVES WAR CAN'T BE AVOIDED Senator Says Spai Frye of Maine n Will Not Pay Indemnity. In Order to Avoid Dishonor the? United States Will Find a Conflict Absolutely Unavoidable. BOSTON, March 5—The to- hington correspondent says ht: Senator Frye of Maine, a mem- | r of the eign Relations Commit- | tee, said to-day to me: I think there will be war. I do not | see how it can possibly be avi writhput «dishonor to the United I feel absolutely certain that the Board of Inquiry will report that the Maine was blown up by an outside agency. From the information that has come into my posses 1 believe that con- on to be unavoidable. ast that this country can do . circumstances, is to de- herman has stat- mand, as Secretary i, a good round sum in indemnity. Spain will not pay it. The pride of the Spanish people is perhaps too great to permit them to agree to such a prop- osition, and moreover there is a large body of Spanish people who seem to desire war with the United States. Spain is doing everything in the way of preparing for a conflict, and I be- | lieve that it will certainly take place. If the indemnity is refused, as I think it will be, war must follow.” But altogether aside from the ques- tion affecting the destruction of the Maine there {s the awful and inhuman process now golng on in Cuba of ex- terminating the inhabitants by starva- tion. The Spaniards in Cuba num- bered at the last census only an eighth of the population. According to pri- vate and official reports that have come into my possession, more than twice that number of people have already been starved to death in Cuba. “President Cleveland and President McKinley both gave notice that the time would come when this country would be forced to intervene to stop the war unless Spain stopped it. There is less probability at the present of Spain ending the war than at any time since it began. >an our Gov- ernment longer delay intervention and permit the continuation of the most monstrous crime of modern times—the wholesale starvation of people—without running the risk of being practically wiped out of existence at the coming Congressional election and receiving the condemnation of the American peo- ple? “Intervention cannot much longer be delayed. Spain will do nothing and BOAT The fine new steamer Humboldt will sail direct from this port to Skaguay and Dyea about March 12. It is Al and carries 350 first and second cabin passengers. For tick- ets apply early ‘at 310 California st., or at SNITHS CASH STORE 25-27 Market St., S. F. ° Journal's | can do nothing, from the temper of her | people, except to continue on as she has been doing. We cannot permit her much longer to continue in that way. I can see no way out of it excepting in | a war, and I believe that it will cer- | tainly follow. “There are certain commercial inter- pledges of our party, the pledges of two Presidents—Cleveland and McKin- | lev—and the interests of humanity re- quire that we should intervene. The spirit of the American people would sweep away the mere question of dol- | lars and cents that stand in the way of such intervention. I do not regard a war with Spain as one of any great consequence. I believe that it would | end in a very short ttme. But whether or not that be the case, the honor of the American people demand and re- quire such an intervention. “I firmly believe that President Mc- Kinley is thoroughly in sympathy with this feeling, as hs has shown by the | words he spoken on this Cuban | question, and that intervention will fol- low. We shall wait for the report of the Board of Inquiry, and then noth- inrg can hold back Congress. That is my opinion, and 1 think you will find it the very general opinion among the ‘ Republican | RIFLES FOR ARMY PURPOSES ARE SCARCE. | In the Event of War It Would Be Difficult to Promptly Secure All Arms Needed. { BOSTON, Mass., March 5.—There is a general consensus of opinion among | the manufactur of repeating rifles that should war be declared to-mor- row it would be difficult ten days later to find a repeating rifle in any shop in the country—that is, a repeating rifle of large enough size for war pur- | poses. There are only three factories in the country where repeating rifles of a size adapted to equipping military companies are manufactured—the Gov- | ernment works at Springfield, Mass., and the Marlin and Winchester arms companies in Connecticut. The last two are private concerns. Their total production of arms of all calibers is about 475 per day of thirteen hours’ work. Both are running up to their full limit at the present time, and of 475 rifles turned out each day about 300 would do for war purposes. A war demand would involve for the equip- ment of organized forces the construc- tion of about six types of guns. These would be the 30-40 Krag-Jorgensen, used by the rggular army. made at Springfield, Mass. would be the 2 Then there 36 caliber Lee magazine rifle for the navy, made by the Win- chester Ar: ‘ompany. The militia would possibly be equipped with the single-shot black powder Springfield of | the 45-70 type, because that is the mi- litia weapon now in use. The volunteers very likely would | have the black powder 45-70 Marlin re- peater, or the Marlin There also would be the smokeless 30-40 Winchester repeater. Of these types available for volunteers, who would, of course, make up the bulk of the army, there is just now a great dearth in the market. Four years of dull trade re- duced the stock on hand to a minimum | and though both-the great private fac- ‘turies are running overtime they are |unable to keep up with the orders | which the revived trade and the Klon- dike excitement have showered in upon { them. —_— No Loan Applied For. NEW YORK, March 5.—Inquiry was | made to-day in London at the business { house of the Rothschilds regarding the report that the Spanish Government ihad applied to their firm for a loan of | $40,000000. The following reply was | made by a head official: “‘There is no truth whatsoever in the report that the Spanish _Government has applied to %gssrs. Rothschild for a loan of £8,000,- These are | smokeless, 30-30. | OUESTIONS OF | condition °S. | ests oppesed to such a war, but the | | | FORTIFICATION Plans Being Considered by Navy and War Departments. Garden Key,‘the Site of Fort Jefferson, to Receive Im- mediate Attention. During His Tour in the South, Gen- eral Wilson Will Examine D fenses of Tortugas. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, March 5.—A Washing- ton special to the Herald says: War Department officials have received a communication from the Treasury De- partment in reply to the request of Secretary Alger that Garden Key, the site of Fort Jefferson, be returned to the War Department. It is known offi- cially, however, that the marine hospi- tal service will put no serious objec- tion to abandoning the quarantine building at Tortugas if an equally ad- vantageouslocation thereforcan be pro- vided. Some little correspondence, though, may be required to bring about an agreement. Brigadier-General John M. Wilson, chief of engineers, United States navy, who is now inspecting the of fortifications in South Atlantic and Gulf States, is to make a visit to old Fort Jefferson and will re- port to Secretary Alger with recom- mendations as to the advisability of immediate rehabilitation of the old fortress. An officer of the engineer corps sald to me to-day: “There is no question as to the great military value of Fort J. ferson. It should be in the possession of the War Department. To make thor- oughly equipped modern fortifications there would consume several months. The building of embankments or em- soil is only coral sand, not more than half » foot or a foot deep. Sufficient material, however, might be obtained bv dredgzing. If necessary to utilize the fort as it stands, 8-inch converted rifles might be placed on the barbette para- pet. These would be sufficient to de- fend the fortress against any modern ships, and, with the ald of a portion of the fleet, no enemy could obtain pos- session of the place. Of these convert- ed guns the ordnance department has a large store. This improvised fortifica- tion could be completed in a very short time.” The Navy Department is no less de- sirous of obtaining a foothold on Tor- tugas than the War Department, as the key is of great value as a coaling and repair rendezvous. Bunce, when in command of the North Atlantic squadron several years ago, advocated the acquisition of Tortugas | for a naval station. Captain F. E. Chadwick, then chief of the Bureau of | Equipment, and Rear-Admiral Ram sey, then chief of the Bureau of Nav! gation, indorsed the proposition. It is understood that there are build- ings now on the island which could be immediately utilized by the Navy De- partment for an extensive coaling depot. The squadron which is now in the gulf is using Tortugas as a partial | base of supplies. The Navy Department authorities re- port that the harbor is a much safer and more capacious one than that at| Key West, where great difficulty is ex- perienced in entering, landing and rid- ing at anchor when the wind is in cer- | tain directions. There seems to be little question that the War Department will insist that | the Treasury Department relinquish possession of the place. and the Navy | Department will be accorded facilities | for a naval station. Brigadier General Wilson proposes to visit all of the fortifications and ad- vantageous sites on the gulf, and his trip is likely to be productive of in- creased activity on the part of the en- gineers’ department. Various bureaus of the War Depart- ment are quietly and steadily continu- ing their replenishment of supplies. Contracts contingent upon adequateap- propriation by Congress have been made by Brigadier General Flagler, chief of ordnance, for 200,000 pounds of | smokeless powder, to cost about $150,- | 000. The award will be divided between the California Powder Company, the Duponts and’ Rand. Deliveries will be made as rapidly as possible. fornia Powder Company has been for some time running at its full capacity on brown and smokeless powder, in an- ticipation of orders, and consequently will be able to furnish its quota with- out delay. CARRIER PIGEONS FOR USE IN THE NAVY. Colonel Heap of the Lighthouse Serv- ice Tells How the Birds Will Be Trained for War. NEW YORK, March 5.—Doves, em- blematic of peace, are likely to be pressed into the service of war. This is the impression received to-day from Lieutenant-Colonel D. P. Heap, engin- eer of the third lighthouse department, whose office is at Tompkinsville, L. I Colonel Heap recently suggested to headquarters in Washington that doves could be utilized for the lighthouse service and outlined his plan. His sug- Admiral F. M. | The Cali- | | | | | [ | this Franco-American gailor from per- | came entangled in the little strip | pathetically prostrate and insi 2 ] placements might be difficult, as the | 5 0 ienn {and, thrusting it in his blouse, bore gestion has been promptly taken up and Congress will be asked for an ap- propriation to carry it out. Its prac- ticability for ships of war is recognized. The idea is to take homing pigegns to | sea, exercising them at gradual dis- tances, short at first, but gradually in- creasing them to the limit of the power of the birds, and then putting them on cruisers. In case of war a battle-ship would carry a lot of them and let them loose when off the coast with important news. “As to the utilization of homing pigeons for battle-ships,” said Colonel Heap, “I wrote to the Navy Depart- ment that I would do all in my power to carry out that scheme of communication with cotes in lighthouses. Just now the Navy De- partment will place two stations in my department, one at Fire Island and the other at Navesink. The method of training is this: Whenever a light- house tender goes to sea the lighthouse men will put their birds on board. The pigeons will be accustomed to short journeys at first, until they are fit to be | taken on a cruise with a warship and released with dispatches when they are near their own homes. I suggested Fire | Island and Navesink because they are in direct telegraph communication with | New York."” The department has decided to Fs-! tablish stations at Barnegat, Cape May, Cape Henry, Jupiter Inlet, Tampa, entrance to Mobile Bay, Port Eads at the mouth of the Mississippi and just off Galveston. There are also to be stations on the Pacific Coast, probably at San Francisco, San Diego and at the mouth of Puget Sound. —_———— SAVED THE PENNANT i OF THE MAINE. | - | Louis Moriniere’s Gallant Act Amid | That Hell of “Fire, Masts, Men, Smokestacks, Everything.” BOSTON, March 5.—Louis Moriniere is the name of the gallant fellow who saved the pennant of the Maine. Even in that hell of “fire, masts, men, iron, | smokestacks, everything,” as he him- selves describes it in a letter published | here for the first time, he thought to| tear away the penhant when he found | it lying upon the deck over which it | had often floated at the peak. The | symbol of the naval power of the| United States that flies on a ship of | war both night and day was saved by | ishing amid the carnage upon which b chance it fell. Louis Moriniere wa: rushing aft in his effort to leave the| inking battle-ship when his feet be- | of | bunting that still attached to the loosened halliards of the mainmast lay | on the wreck of the once proud ves- sel. It was a strange coincidence that this pennant, the only flag left flying through the night over our ships of | war, should have come under the mo- tice of almost the only sailor left un- hurt on board the Maine, as if demand- ing to be saved and protesting against the ignominy of burning like a common rag. Moriniere tore it from the halliards it safely away with him. The pennant has now been sent by Moriniere to a Chicago man, George C. Magee by name. —_—— Gallant Republican Veterans. OAKLAND, March 5.—At a largely attended meeting of the Army and Navy Republican League to-night a resolution was unanimously passed of- fering the Government the services of the individual members should war re- | sult from the disaster to the Maine. The organization is composed of old soldiers and their sons and numbers | over 800 in this county. ADVERTISEMENTS. Out into the Darkness. turn her young daughter out alone unpro- { tected into tae § stormy night? Yet many loving mothers allow their daughters, iffl who are just com- ing into the time of womanhood, to proceed with- out proper care "and advice all un- protected and alone into the erils of this crit- ical period. Young women ] at this time often suffer from irreg- ularity and weak- ness which may afterwards de- 4 velop -into dan- f gerous disease | and fill their whole lives with wretchedness. It is a mother’s duty not to pass over such matters in silence, but to promote her daughter’s womanly health and regularity by every reasonable means. These delicate ailments are easily over- come in their early stages by judicious self- treatment without any need of the obnox- ious examinations which doctors uniformly insist upon. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescrip- tion is a positive specific for all diseases of the feminine organism. It restores perfect health and regularity to the special functions, and vital vigor to the nerve-centres. It is the only medicine of its kind devised for this one purpose by an educated, experienced physician. During nearly 30 years as chief consult- ing physician of the Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute, of Buffalo, N. Y., Dr. Pierce has acquired an enviable reputation. His medicines are everywhere recognized as standard remedi is ‘‘ Golden Med- ical Discovery” alternated with the ‘‘Fa- vorite Prescription ”’ constitutes a thorough and scientific course of treatment for weak and impoverished conditions of the blood. A headache is a symgem of constipation. Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets cure constipa- tion,. prom; and permanently. They do nat gripe, wmu sell “‘“{, o MARCH 6, 1898 ADVERTISEMENTS. NEW ARRIVALS! o | o 1 o | [} | [} | i o | o | [ | [ T ~0—0-0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0 ~0—0-0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0 ~0—0—0—0—0—~0—0—0—0—0 ~0—0—0—0—0—0—0-0—0—0 ~0—0—0—0-0—0—0—0—0—0 ~0—0—0—0--0—0—0—0—-0—0 —0—0—0—0-0—0~0—0—0—0 INGS Some Fancy Bosom Shirts for men. New spring styles, new spring col- orings. To be worn with white collar, as well as white cuffs. The bosoms of the shirts represent the hidghest grade of percale, as well as the newest patterns, reinforced seams, reinforced gussets. shirt that is worth double what we’re going to quote it for. These, beginning Monday, at 48¢c. Fancy Hose for men. Silk clocked, hish spliced heels. soft and silky on the foot. A hose 3 L) N { that’s worth double what we're going to quote ’em for. You have your pick from blacks, with red effects, white effects. Also tans and modes, with pretty colored silk elockings. This is truly a high-class sale of high-class hose. These, beginning Monday, at 159_ per Pair. A Colored Shirt festival. Tow’ll find every fashion leader wearing the all - over - body-and- bosom alike fancy shirt. We will have on sale, begin- ning Monday. a new crop of Spring Shirts formen. They're a pretty lot and double the price won’t buy better in other stores, and they are the correct shirt fashions. These, beginning Monday, at 68c. Sweaters for Those between t]h eagesof 4 and A V,{S'Dme 200 doz- en of thess in new Spring col- oringds, sailor collar, laced front, made from high- Srade worsted yarn. Color com- binations very handsome. These at 78G. You may pay 25¢ for a collar, but yow'll never own a better wearing collar or a more fash- ionable collar than ours. Every fashionable shap- in the stand- ing and_ turi-down style is shown. This isnot a job lot of stuff, nor odds and ends. It's a line of doods that yow can get from us 865 days of the year. The Collars are sold at 10G. The Cujfs, in links or revers- ible ends, at 20c¢. little chaps. | The new things to arrive this week were: New Wash Fabrle Swits for the little folks, new Straw Hats for the same people, the new Star Shirt Waists, the new Spring styles in Sweaters for lit- tle jolks and some 200 different styles of necw juvenile apparel. The new Spring Shirtingds for men and the new blocks in the Derby and Towrist Hat for men, and we have also unpacked some very handsome examples of high-class tailoring in Suitings and Top Overcoats for men. Thisis all in addition to the new arrivals of last week—an agdreiation of the world’s newest, for the world’s most critical. ] Qo For the week beginning Monday, March 7. Some lively Spring selling, confined exclusively to new goods : OUR MAIN SALE. And a sale of eminent importance. embracing all the correct fashions in Men's Switinds and, Men's Fap Overcoats for Spring— a sale embracing the newest Spring fashions, the newest Spring ideas in Tailoring, embodying all the very prettiest, swellest and richest colorings.” Aside from the fancy coloringds, there’s those dressy blues and blac'cs—garments that haven’t their peer in Ameriea under $20. Tow have our word for it. ¥ou have our window to gaze in to bear owt what we say. We'll prate no nvore about these Suits, about these Top Overcoats—they'll tell their When we open owr doors Monday these will be offered $10.00. Ik / own story. to yow at 5 7 . i f ( The above pon-and-ink sketeh shows a few of the new fashe | ions, but does not show the beawty of the lines upon which they’re constructed. The garments show that. In our depart- ment devoted to Young Men's Swits we will show some very pretty Spring A lot of prett Sailors, the long trouser affairs, as yow see in picture oppo- site, in blue, | fashions Mon- ; day. The color- z;fiiivzgla; e}z-a; ings are mar- novel treatment velously pretty in the way of and e;}h I'glby | braiding; the new. e fal ; shield is pretti- rics are pur ly embroidered wool and tested for duwrability and strength. There will be a great many to select from, and a royal assort- ment at that. These suits are for young muen between the ades of 14 and 19. The price will be A lot of pretty Reefer Suwits in blue for lads be- tween the agdes and braided. It’s @ new batch of Sailors. These, beginning Monday, at A high - class a s sortment of Suits for Little Follks, between theages of 3 and 7,consisting principally of blues, as well as a very liberal of 4 and 10. assortment of ! H!g'h-grade fab pretty mixtures. rics and ele We have inclu- Santly trimmed like all owr ju- venile apparel. Nothing intown at $3.50 122 equal’em. These will be given to yow. begdinning Monday, at ded styles that have sold up as high as $7.50. They have pretty little vests, some braided, some plain, some with the new blouse effect,some with French plaited steeve, but there’'s nothing at any price any sweller. These, beginning Monday, at $4%.48. The best of everything to eat and wear for Alaska. 9-11-135-15 KEARNY ST, Complete Outfitters for Alaska. Jwo Entire Buildings—8 Fioors.