The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 12, 1898, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1898. INQUIRY BOARD NEARING THE END OF ITS LABORS Belief That the Official Report Will Soon Be in the Hands of the President. Copyrighted, 1598, by James Gordon Bennett. HAVANA, March 11.—The court of Inquiry to-day took no new @ evidence, but spent the usual time in executive session, discussing © @ the forthcoming report and studying the structural plans, diagrams, prhoto; s, drawings and reports already made by the dh’ers.' Cap- mpson has entirely recovered from the slight indisposition of tain ay, caused by exp sure in the hot sun while inspecting the , and occupied his customary place to-day. The work of the divers, Ensign Powelson and Mr. Hoover, was as usual, particular attention being given the three group plates which now project conspicuously above the yater line. Much of the surrounding wreckage has been removed by the wreck- but the greatest care is taken not to disturb these particular ections of the ship s structure. For several days scores of pho- tographs, taken at close range from every possible point of view, have been made by the official photographer, showing the great im- portance attached to the appearance and shape of these portions of the wreck. Th are watched continually by. officers in charge of the divers. The belief ily conclude i obtained for y . ations all point to that conclusion. "‘“\‘2]1 lllilnr‘fiumpsnn last night sent an extensive cipher dispatch to Na Department. I am told by one in a position to know that considerable importance, and will result in de-~ Asked whether it meant that the re- port would be made next week, my informant replied that it was im- possible to say more than he had. He did add however th-t several Important though mot sensational developments will be made in Ha- vana soon. § The sar ntleman cited as proof that the Spanish and American divers are working along the same lines and are in accord the fart that yesterday the Spanish and American divers went together going on to-day [OXOIOIOJOXOIOLOFOXOIOIOIO] s held here that the Court of Inquiry will now speed- sessions and take its departure. No authority can be ing the court is near the end of its work, but the indi- 5] [O] 9] [} ® the y the dispatch was of velopments in theé near future. ge {OJOJOXOXOLOIOLO] ® ® to the bottc from ler ®©® (OXOJO] @@ ® generally arly as last € ;urtznent received, through Cnptsfm Sampson and Judge Advocate Marix, jnformation that the Maine htad been blown up by a submarine mine ex- ploded by Spanish officials from a connection on shore, and fixing upon toe Spanish Government the full re- sponsibility for the deed. This information comes from a source which cannot be questioned in spite of the fact of Secretary Long’s denial. Tt is believed that every act of the President, his Cabinet and Congress since that time has been based upon this information. The haste with which Congress on Monday following the day this information was Te- ceived appropriated fifty mil- lions of dollars for the national defense, the preparations for war, the steps for recruiting the army and navy and for the purchase of war-| ships, all indicate it. There are a great many explana- tions offered at the Navy Depart- ment that do not bear analysis. It has been given out that it would be | a violation of the rules for any mem- bers of the Board of Inquiry to give any information whatever concern- ing the Maine disaster or the testi- mony in advance of the finding of the board, and yet there is no con- cealment made of the fact that let- ters are now on file at the Navy De- partment which have been received from Captain Sampson and other members of the board since the in- vestigation began giving informa- tion of the developments. Some of these letters have been given to the press when their tone was of soch a character as to allay public alarm. This appears to be sufficient an- swer to the statement that the regu- lations would not permit the giving of such information by any member of the board to the proper official au- thority. Besides, the rules ana reg- ulations made for the ordinary guid- ance of courts of inquiry would not be permitted to stand in the way of high official action 1n a great emer- gency. The President of the Unuted States is commander-in-chief of the army and navy, and it is hardly like- ly if he intimated that he desired certain information from a court of inquiry in anemergency which might mean war he would be denied it. This position is maintained by nearly all the competent authorities in the Navy Department. There is the best of authority for stating that all the material facts are in the posses- sion of the President, and he has been kept advised day by day of the proceedings of the Board of Inquiry. Lieutenant Jenkins, it is learned, had located the submarine mine which taused the explosion, discov- ered its shore connection and held this knowledge when he perished on the Maine. This fact has been offi- cially communicated to the President. The information, it is said, shows | that by the complicity of the Spanish officials the Maine was directed to change her anchorage and was placed in such a position that she swung di- rectly over the mine, and when she was in the proper -position for the work to be effective the mine was ex- ploded by means of the shore con- nection. There seems to be no reasonable es- cape from these facts, in view of the source of information. Official de- nials are to be expected under the circumstances. Usually they are technical. They have been put forth at every point in the Maine investi- gation to auay public feeling, but have been swept away one after an- other by the developments of the in- quiry. On Wednesday afternoon it was officially denied that Sir Julian Pauncefote had made the visit he did to the White House carrying British assurances, but the significance and importance of the visit have since been confirmed even by the admin- istration. It is said and believed that the work of the Board of In- quiry has been closed for several days, so far as all important results are concerned, end that the President is not without a single essential point upon which to base official action. )m of the harbor and brought to the surface a sack of mud the large forward magazine. pelieved to-night that as| Sunday the Navy De-| | | | [oXoJoYoJoloJoXoJOROXOYOROXOROXOJOXOS Not only will the Naval Court state that a hole was found just above the keel of the Maine on the | | port side; that a part of the port side | | and a greater portion of the forward inch guns are lying in the mud| twenty feet away off the starboard | side; that all her plates, from the} keel to the water’s edge, are pushed‘ up; that the powder magazines and shell rooms are intact; that her bot-} tom is all gone, and the boilers did | not explode, but it will also contain | the following statements: “The disaster in Havana harbor was due to the explosion of a sub-| marine mine. This mine was plant- | ed by officials of the Spanish Gov- | ernment and exploded by Spanish of- | ficials in Havana. The Maine was purposely moved to the vicinity of | this mine, and the explosion was evi- | dently timed when the Maine should, | through the influence of the wind and tide, lay directly over it. Traces of the submarine mine were discov- ered by tle court, and, previous to the explosion, by Lieutenant Jen- | Kins, who was killed by the explo- | sion.” This report, it is stated at the de- partment, will be brought to Wash- | | ington by Lieutenant Commander Marix. Officials who are believed to be in the possession of all the facts are known to have scoffed at the re- ports printed in local and other pro- Spanish newspapers to the effect that an international court of inquiry will be necessary before a final decision can be reached. All naval officers in this city who will express any opinion at all in regard to the matter say that American naval officlals would be insulted by such a proposi- tion. ‘While it is no doubt the policy of the Cuban bondholders to bring such a course about, public sentiment, it is asserted, would make it impossi- | ble. If Mr. McKinley concludes to send a message on Cuba to Congress on Tuesday, it is considered highly improbable that any reference tc the Maine disaster will be made at the time. The mere forecast of the re- port of Captain Sampson and Lieu- tenant Commander Marix is not a strong enough basis for action. The President, they say, must await the official report. That acticn in re- | gard to both the wreck of the Maine and Cuban independence is coming very soon, no one at the department seems to doubt. THE STATIST INDULGES IN A FEW REFLECTIONS. Discusses the Financial Side of a Possible War Between Spain and America. LONDON, March 12.—The Statist to- day discusses the financial side of a possible Spanish-American war. After pointing out the expense of hurriedly creating an American army and strengthening the navy, it agrees that the United States would eventually ob- tain command of the sea, adding: “Then, if Spain submitted, the expendi- ture would rapidly end and the war might not cost very much.” Continuing the Statist says: “But if Spain prolonged the contest, the United States would find itself in an embar- rassing position. The creation of a large army to drive Spain out of Cuba would mean a very considerable ex- pense, and when accomplished what would the United States do with Cuba? Lastly, if Spain then refused to sub- mit, would America, after capturing the Spanish West Indies, extend the war to Europe?” Proffers His Steamships. NEW YORK, March 11.—President Griscom of the American Line arrived from Washington to-day, and was in consultation with James A. Wright, vice-president of the line. He told Mr. ‘Wright that he stopped off at Wash- ington merely to tell Secretary Long that the company at all times stood ready to turn over to the Government any one of its steamships for war pur- poses. From what Secretary Long sald to Mr. Griscom, Mr. Wright gathered that there would be no immediate call for any one of the steamships. Torpedo Boats Accepted. BRISTOL, R. I, March 11.—The tor- pedo boats Talbot and Gwyn left here this afternoon for Newport. It is un- derstood that they have been accepted by the Government, and will go into commission without delay. deck were blown off; that her ten- } | ingness and readiness to perform any | be subject to the orders of the Secre- | ships when he believes that the good of NEW WARSHIPS FOR OUR NAVY Offers for Vessels Now Building Probably Accepted. Department Believes It Has Acquired the Amazonas and Another. Awaiting Final Notification From the Naval London. Attache at Spectal Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, March 1L The Navy Department has now rea- son to believe that it has secured the two war ships, the Amazonas and her | | sister ship, now building in England | | for Brazil. It was stated at the Cab- | | inet meeting to-day by Secretary Long | | that the naval attache at London, Lieu- | tenant Colwell, had almost comj®eted | the negotiations of the sale. So far, | however, final notification from him | that his offer has been accepted, has | not reached the Navy Department. | The day passed again without word { from the Court of Inquiry, according | to the statement of Secretary Long, | who says that he had received nothing | iwhale\‘er from the court itself, nor from Judge Advocate Marix. The Sec- | | retary has determined that there shall | be no wasteful extravagance in his | | department in the expenditure of the | | funds so generously provided by Con- gress, and to this end he has ad- dressed the following letter to thg As- sistant Secretary of the Navy and the commandant of the marine corps and to each bureau chief of the Navy De- | partment: > Sir: Under the emergency appropriation | 0. $30,000.00 made Wednesday you will incur no expense or liabiity, except after written statements made and esti- mate made b and approved by the President and Secretary, all in writing. A special record must be kept of every such requisition. If any such liability or expense has been incurred by you by oral direction make such written state- ment and estimate and submit it at once for approva. By order of the President. Very respectfully, JOHN D. LONG, Secretary. In anticipation of a rupture between the United States and Spain many of- ficers of the retired list have notified the Secretary of the Navy of their will- [ duty in the line of tifeir profession that he may deem suitable for them. There seems to be considerable misapprehen- sion on the part of the general public as to the availability of officers on the retired list for active duty in times of war. Section 1462 of the Revised Stat- utes, bearing on this subject, provides as follows: No officer on the retired list of the navy shall be employed on active duty except in time of war. Under this section it is apparent that if war should break out all officers on | the retired list competent to serve will tary of the Navy. Another statute bearing on this subject, contained in sections 1463 and 1464, is as follows: In time of war the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen- ate, may detail officers on the retired list to the command of squadrons and single the service requires that they shall be so placed in_command. In making said de- tails the President may select any officer not below the grade of commander and assign him to the command of a squad- ron with the rank and title of “flag offi- cer and any officer so assigned shall have the same authority and recelve the same obedience from the commanders of ships of his squadron holding commis- sfons of an older date that he will be en- titled to receive if his commission was the oldest. It thus appears that the President has power to assign any retired officer of the navy to duty during the progress of war, but that he can assign him to the command of squadrons or ships only by and with the consent of the Senate. There are many officers on the retired list in the full enjoyment of health and mental vigor, despite the fact that thev are now past 62 years of age, whose ability and experience would undoubtedly be of great advan- tage to the nation in case it proved ne- cessary to go to war in the defense of its honor and dignity. Notable among these is Rear Admiral John G. Walker, recently retired for age, and who is now engaged in special duty as presi- d‘enl of the Nicaragua Canal Commis- sion. SPAIN YET HOPES TO CONQUER CUBA. Attitude of .ne Madrid Government as Stated by Senor Moret. Copyrighted, 1895, by James Gordon Bennctt. MADRID, March 11.—Senor Moret's speech at the last banquet on the oc- casion of the Grand Cross of Carlos III being conferred on the Governor of this province, may be taken as the reply of the Government to American outbursts and an exposition of the attitude of Spain in the whole matter. Among the most pregnant expressions were these: “What is the great difficulty against which we fight? Civil war and insur- rection in Cuba, to which there are several corollaries. Most prominent are the forces at work to sustain it. We, I affirm, are entirely confident that we can terminate the insurrection and that we are nearing the solution of the problem. It has been said that au- tonomy is a failure. This is false and mendacious. The policy of the Liberal Gevernment is giving grand and evi- dent results. As proof of it Cuba is be- ing converted from a devastated into a productive country. Production is be- ing augmented, cultivation is extend- ing, property is Increasing in value and prosperity is returning.” CHILEAN GOVERNMENT HAS SOLD NO. SHIPS. Neither the Warship O’Higgins Nor Any Other Vessel Placed on the Market. Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. PANAMA, March 11.—In an interview to-day Chilean Consul General Jaroni- meo Ossa authorized me to say he was in a position to assert that the Chilean Government had not sold the warship O’Higgins nor any vessel in construc- tion to Spain or any other nation. - Spain Given More Time. NEW YORK, March 1l.—According to a Madrid dispatch another intima- tion has been conveyed to Spain ex- tending the time to May 1 for the re- storation of peace in Cuba. Spain ad- mits that it is impossible to establish autonomy in Cuba or pacify the island within the time named, and the au- thorities are anxious to learn what ae- tion the United States proposes to take on Mav L WILL NOT BUY [NDEPENDENCE Congress Hardly Willing to Follow McKinley in Indorsing Bonds. A Proposition That Is Entirely Foreign to the Amer- ican System. Even the Leaders of His Own Party ‘Would Shrink at the Scheme. Special Dispatch ‘to The Call. NEW YORK, March 11.—The Herald's ‘Washington correspondent telegraphs: President McKinley will not have the unanimous support of Congress if he proposes to settle the Cuban question | on a basis of involving the purchase of independence by the Cubans with bonds secured by the indorsement of the United States. This is shown by a careful poll of both houses, aided by a corps of Herald correspondents to-day. No such plan could be carried out with- out Congressional action, and while | Congress stands ready to place all the resources of the country at the disposal of the President for the defense of the nation or the maintenance of its honor, Senators and Representatives of both parties will hesitate to pledge the Gov- ernment to the payment of the bonds of any foreign country. Talks had by the Herald's corre- spondent with a great many Senators and Representatives of all parties show that while many men are not yet pre- pared to express a definite opinian on the subject because they have not fully considered it, it is safe to say that if the proposition should be submitted to Congress to-morrow and voted on with- out delay or discussion it is probable | that less than one-fourth of the mem- bers of either house would vote to in- dorse the bonds. It is significant, how- ever, that among those who indorse the purchase proposition there are several | administration leaders and it is possi- | ble that if the question could be dis- associated entirely from the Maine dis- aster by Spain making ample repara- tion for that affair and punishing the men by whose act or negligence the ship was destroyel, a measure for in- dorsement of bonds might be put| through if it could be made apparent | that it would bring about a peaceful | settlement and enable the United | States to avoid war. | The indorsement of the bonds of an | independent government is so entirely | foreign to what has been the policy of the United States from the declaration of independence up to the present time that many members of Congress who ordinarily support the President are re- luctant to say they would follow him | in this direction. Partly for this rea- | son and partly for the reason that it is | impossible at this time to say how the question of Cuban independence may | be complicated by the Maine disaster, or in what form the bond proposition might be put in Congress, it is very difficult to induce members of either house to talk for publication. One thing that can be set’' down as certain is that practically the entire Demoeratic and Populist membership of both houses would be opposed to the indorsement of bonds under any cir- cumstances. MANUFACTURING MORTARS AT WATERTOWN ARSENAL. New Departure in One of the War Supply Factories of the Government. BOSTON, March 11.—At the Water- town arsenal considerable attention is being attracted by the Hobbs G-inch rapid-fire breech-loading rifle and a 3.6-inch breech-loading fleld mortar, both of which are formidable weapons. The arsenal has always been exclu- sively a factory for gun carriages and their equipment and for gun imple- mens and siege, fleld and coast projec- tiles. Now it has gone into gun manu- facture. Work on the first forged gun ever ordered to be turned out at Water- town has been begun. The weapon is to be a 3.6-inch breech-loading rifle mortar, of the type now in service. The Hobbs gun, now on exhibition at the arsenal, was made at the Water- vleit arsenal. The cause of the order being given for gun manufacture at Watertown was the opinion of the Ordnance De- partment at Washington that the Gov- ernment was paying too much money for mortars manufactured by private establishments, followed by the con- viction that the weapons could be turned out more economically and more efficlently at the arsenal. When this 3.6-inch mortar is finished and mounted on its carriage, which is made at the arsenal, it will be the first equipped 3 6-inch breech-!oading field mortar ever manufactured by the United States Government. AUTHORIZES THREE NEW SHIPS OF WAR. Construction Clause Inserted in the Naval Approprietion Committee. WASHINGTON, Maren 11.—Three new battleships of the stanchest type afloat were authorized by the House committee on naval affairs to-day ana a provision for their construction in- serted in the naval appropriation bill. At the same time the committee agrecd on a maximum price <f $409 a ton for armor plate for our vessels, increased the force of naval marines by 473 men and put matters in fair shape for a de- cision to-morrow on the construction of drydocks, probably four in number, capable of accommodating the largest sized warships. The committee was in session practically all day, and before the decision on the increase of ships was reached, there was a long and in- teresting discussion. The question of the establishment of new drydocks went over for action un- til to-morrow. It was thoroughly dis- cussed to-day and the outlook is that four new dry docks will be authorized, two on the Atlanl.> Coast, vne on the Fecific Coast and another on the Gulf. If the present expectations are mate- rialized to-morrow those docks will be authorized to be constructed at Boston, Mass.; Algiers, New Orleans; Mare Isl- fl-l}ll?. Cal., and League Island, Philadel- phia. | built for general | strong north wind prevented. IV AT MARE ISLAND Forces of Workmen at the Yard Constanly Increased. Construction Department Send- ing in Large Requisitions for Men. Work on the Warships Being Gom- pleted With All Possible Dispatch. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. VALLEJO, March ll.v—Everythmg is stir and bustle again at the navy-yard. Workmen are being called every day by hundreds to rush cruisers to comple- tion. The construction and repair and the steam engineering departments are swelling the working lists. Other de- partments are proceeding with the reg- uler routine work. _In the construction department the chief work is on the Charleston, Phil- adelphia, Newport, Hartford, Pensa- cola and Adams. The Yorktown is awaiting repairs, but no orders have yet been received. The former two ships have been ordered completed with all possible dispatch, and on this ,ac- count workmen are being called as rap- idly as possible. The construction de- paretment sent in requisitions on Thursday for 150 men, and to-day asked for 200 more. No orders have been re- ceived to cease work on minor jobs, but the men will continue night and day on the Charleston and on the Phila- cg]elphla when their repairs are once be- un. At the shop, under Foreman Hussey, the work goes as usual on the Charles- ton, the Hartford, the New Tug and a quantity of lanch engines to be stock. Only four new men, laborers, have been taken. Should the occasion arise for a rush here the shop is amply prepared to turn out wogk to suit the emergency. Lately new machines have been in- stalled, the largest tool on the navy- yard being a 10-16-foot boring and turn- ing mill now being erected. On it a piece of iron 16 feet in diameter can be bored or turned. The pit for the foundation of a hydraulic riveting machine has been dug in the foundry, and the huge tool will soon be ready for operation. These and cther machines lately put up have doubled the capacity of the shop so that now when quick work is wanted the only question is to get enough workmen. The outside men work night and day. Foreman Campbell of the boiler shop had all his men down on the Charles- ton to-day putting in boilers and feed tanks ready for testing. Only one man. a machinist, remained in the boiler shop. more men on Thursday, and when th Philadelphia is brnugl‘?’[ lnt‘é the nqua: wall he will put a force on her. Six | months’ work is to be aone, but owing to the rush a month only will b v o, the ship. ¥ Rl e Philadelphia was to have b brought alongside on Thursday, buieg To-mor- row the Unadilla will tow her to the quay wall. No orders concerning the | Yorktown have been given this depart- ment. —_— KIRKLAND SAYS - WAR CAN HARDLY BE AVOIDED Continued from First Page. to get into condition France or England. “Spain’s not afraid of us,” the admiral went on, knocking the ashes from his cigar. “They're good fighters, those Spaniards. It would be a lively scrap! And do you want to know who would win? The country that had the most torpedo boats.” After you have talked with Uncle Sam’s highest naval officer for a time you will admit that he has an admirable grasp of things nautical, which he will explain to the layman in terms not overwhelmingly technical, courteously and temperately. But there are two sub- jects about which Admiral Kirkland is enthusiastic. On these two he becomes eloquent, moving about as he talks with the activity of the seaman and the ges- ticulations of a man who has wholly forgotten, in his interest, the existence of the arch-enemy, gout. These two themes, which are here- with recommended to Admiral Kirk- land’s interviewers, are torpedoes and Democrats. He loves the one as much as he hates the other. 2 For Democrats, more especially those who have recently occupied such posi- tions in Washington as made them the head of the navy, Admiral Kirkland has “a smile and eloquence of beauty.” And to hear him tell the story of his return from Syria and his encounter with an absurdity who ha~---~1 to be Secretary of the Navy, apropos of a letter written by the admiral to a personal friend who had become President of France, is as amusing, though in a different way, as it is to listen to his ode to a torpedo. “If I had it to say, if I could spend part of that $50,000,000, I'd invest it, not in battleships, but in monitors and torpedoes. The battle-ship isn’t what we want for the kind of service the United States requires. We could get two monitors for what one great battle- ship would cost us. And we could be in two places at once and be twice as effective as with one battle-ship. And torpedoes,” continued the admiral. lov- ingly, “I'd have not two or two dozen torpedo boats. I'd have 200. Torpedo boats arewhat we want. Your battle-ship can’t dock any place on the coast ex- to fight with — The Water Was Shallow. H. 8. Werner has commenced suit against Adolph Sutro to recover $10,000 for personal injuries ved at Butro's Baths on the 6th ult. plaintiff alleges that he uPrm from a "lm‘ board, fi ted for diving txm-pm«, Into one of th tanks, and as the water was not of suffi- cient depth he struck his head on the bottom and permanently lnil:;afl lezlt. He contends that the accident was ‘ls to the carelessness of the defendant. he sues to recover. 3 1 cept up at Puget Sound. A torpedo boat can go all about the coast, can stop in at San Diego, at San Francisco, up here at Mare Island. It takes years to build a battle-ship, and in an emer- gency we'd have to purchase abroad. You could take any of those yachts on the Eastern coast’'and turn them into torpedo boats. A battle-ship ‘has got to keep lights astern, amidships, every- | is what we want to TO ASSIST at Hongkons. and 292 men, the finally American ships occur. B3R890 08200828 88080858 0028080828 0n R0 an Rt an Rt Rt ee where. She must herself be so lighted that she becomes a target in order that she may see the enemy——t}‘ne torpedo fleet—which, all silently and in the dark- ss, approaches her. 4 2::! ’clo‘;g enough, within half a rfule or so, and your battle-ship, admiral's cap. cook’s galley, brass band and all, fl}ev ve gone to the bottom and nothing’s lei; of your $50,000,000 but a bubble o water. Torpedoes! Torpedoes! That's secret. 2 th‘e‘Herl;‘s a big battle-ship, like an un- wieldy. tethered bull with a cloud.of poisohous fiies hovering about him. One after another men come un and re- port, ‘Torpedo astern, sir!’ _'I:orpedo here, sir!” ‘Torpedo there, sir! Why it demoralizes men aboard ship to know that they're surrounded by danger such as this. Not danger that they can meet and fight, but danger that 'lceeps_t!xenr nerves and senses strained in anticipa- tion. “If Spain’s warships should come out here after us—I don’t believe they Wll!: the war will be in the I';astfshe is likely to attack San Francisco, say, or try to destroy our docks at Puget Let one of them Campbell called for thirty-thres | Sound. What we want, then, is torpedo boats to protect the coast. 3 “If the Government had spent this $50,000,000 ten years ago our coasts to- day would be fully protected. And that be sure of. Then we can tackle any nation on the globe? It's torpedo boats we want—clouds of thgr{\, 1f we fight—and 1 don’t se¢ i'low it's going to be avoided—the nation with the most torpedo hoats is going to win.” —_——— FIELD'DAY AT STANFORD. Fine Programme Arranged by Stu- dents for To-Day. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March 11 _All arrangements for the first univer- sity field day, which will be held on the campus Saturday afternoon, have been completed. The entries ceased this morn- ing and the handicaps were fixed this af- ternoon. Besides twelve handicap events, | there will be three scratch races—100-yard , 120-yard hurdle, and 440-yard g:i‘:.en'l‘he winner of either of the two latter events will receive something more material than glory for his pains. A handsome diamond medal, oftered by Shreve & Co., awaits the man ‘who crosses the tape first in the 120-yard hur- a 14 medal, given by Hammer- de & Field, will go to the winner of the (1unrter-mlle dash. The entries and handicaps are as follows: —E. Smith, Willlams, Daggett and cg‘(‘zlfie;',mscrnch; Steele, 40 vards; Coolige, 6 yards; Rose and Ar- and Marrack, 100 yards; 125 yards; Wardall and Morris, Sy R erran and Anderson, Bt ‘3?nf;?£",{a.m. and Fonsley, C?fi':t‘f\;:nrfg‘xc‘;:‘rf D Cutiar moratoh: Mor scratch; gan, 1 foot; Chardler, 2 feet; Burnett, 3 feet; le, 43 feet. D mer. _ throw—Fickert, scratch; Burnett, le and Morgan, 15 feet; Chandler, 20 feet. D ht hundred and eighty yard run—Walker, Strout, Powell and Daggett, scratch; Fosher, Wardall and Arnolds, 40 vards; Marrack and Allcot, 50 yards; Thompson, 75 yards. One hundred yard dash—Birtch and Morgan, : Dole, 1 yard; Weatherwax, Diggles and Karshed, 1% yards; -Nourse, 3 yards; Wooton, 3i vards; Symonds and Cantwell, 414 yards; Burrough and Stewart yards. Two hundred and twenty 1 and Morgan, scratch; Weatherwax, and Diggles, 4 yards: Cantwell, 7 yards; Sym- onds and Burrough, 8 yards; Hayden and Stewart, 10 yards. Pole vault—Dole, scratch; Culver, $ inches: Boyd, 1 foot; Weatherwax and Bennett, 1 foot 2 § inches: Mouler, 1 foot and 7 inches; Fos- ter, 1 foot and § inches. Broad jump—Culver, Dole and Hopper, scratch: Symonds, § inches; Nourse, 11 inches; Whitaker, 1 foot. Two hundred and twenty vard hurdles—Dole and Morgan, scratch; Culver, 20 yards; A. Dole, 25 yards. High jump — Dole, Morgan and Culver, scratch; Boyd, 2 inches; Whitaker, 5 inches; Bennett, 6§ inches. Scratch races—100 yards, maiden, Weather- wax, Stewart, Cantwell, Symonds, Burrough and Nourse; 440-yard dash, Weatherwax, Strout, Diggles, Morgan, Karsted and Powell; 120-yard hurdles, Culver, Morgan and Dutton. 1 CHILD FALLS INTO A BONFIRE Awful Fate of a Little Girl on a Ranch at Fairview, Oregon. Special Dispatch to The Call. PORTLAND, March 1L—A $-year-old girl, daughter of Henry Bond, employed on the dairy ranch of John Thomas, near Fairview, was frightfully burned yester- day by falling into a bonfire. The em- ployes of the farm were burning a lot of brush which had come from an old house that had been torn down. Late in the afternoon they were called away to attend to milking the cows, leaving quite a large fire still burning. The child was playing around the y: . and getting too near the burning pile her clothing caught re. Her frantic screams as the flames en- velo) her attracted the attention of l‘z‘e‘r mother, who was busy in the house. She rushed out, and seeing the child, threw her hastily into a spring near by and extinguished the.fire. The little one was 80 sgeriously burned, however, that she was brought here for treatment and laced in the Good Samaritan Hospital. he received the best of care from the attending physiclans, but their efforts to save her were 18 fom Nousar B0 8Yall, and she died As the Herald stated, it is proposed by the authorities in the event of hostilities to increase the Spanish force in the Philippines and it is regarded as desirable that a battleship should be added to Com- modore Dewey’s effective force, not because there is any reason to sus- pect that the ships already at Hongkong are not sufficient to defeat the Spanish naval force, but because it may be necessary to destroy the land fortifications and land men to take Manila and other cities. The Oregon carries thirty-six officers and 424 men, the Baltimore thirty-six officers and 350 men, the Olympia (flagship of the Asiatic squadron) thirty-four officers and 39 men, the Raleigh twenty officers Boston nineteen officers and 265 men, the Concord thirteen officers and 180 men, and the Petrel ten officers and .22 men. Upon the arrival of the Baltimore and in case the Oregon should go to Hongkong the United States will have a total force of 168 officers and 2028 men on the Asiatic station. The Spanish Government, on account of the necessity of suppress- ing the rebellion in the Philippines, has been compelled to keep a large standing army on the islands so that every man on board the would be required for fighting in case hostilities should IN THE TAKING OF THE PHILIPPINES Probable Mission of the Battle- Ship Oregon, Which Will Sail at Once. NEW YORK, March 11.—A Washington special to the Herald says: Instructions were sent late this afternoon to Captain A. H. McCor- mick, commanding the battleship Oregon, directing him to sail imme- diately. The point to which the Oregon has been ordered will not be divulged by the naval authorities, but there is reason to believe she will proceed to the Asiatic station to reinforce the United States squadron §3 080808082 mInCn Rt enenineinininasananenes 83838388898938!882888832fififl&fifi&fi&fifi&fifiagnggggggg SENO RBERNABE WANTS PEACE Says His Country Hopes to Avert War With America. Willing to Do Anything With Honor to Prevent Such a Calamity. The New Minister Formally Re- ceived by Secretary of State Sherman. Special Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, Mareh 11. Senor Luis Polo y Bernabe, the new Spanish Minister, was seen at the Span- ish legation to-day, and for the first time since his arrival consented to speak concerning Spanish affairs, ob- serving such reticence on certain phases as diplomatic propriety re- quired.. The Minister was' asked if he ~ viewed the present condition of affairs between the United States and Spain as indicating war. After a moment's hesitation he answered gravely: “I am sure that the United States does not want war, just as I am sure that the Spanish Governmen: does not want war, and will do everything hon- orable in its power to avert such a calamity.” Senor Bernabe's first official business after his credentials are presented to the President will be in connection with the new commercial treaty be- tween the United States, Spain and Cuba. He comes fully instructed on this subject, and before leaving he talked over the several plans with the United States Minister, General Wood- ford. It is not yet determined whether <here shall be two treaties with Spain and Cuba separately, or one with Spain which shall include Cuba. Senor Bernabe was formally received in his official capacity by Secretary man and Assistant Secretary Day at Sherman and Assistant Secretary Day at the State Department at 11 o’clock this morning. He was accompanied by Senor Dubose, who has had charge of the Spanish legation since the depart- ure of Senor de Lome, and was by him introduced to the Secretary and As- sistant Secretary of State. The two gentlemen came at the hour indicated by appointment and were received im- mediately upon their arrival at the de- partment. ADVERTISEMENTS. 1 Had to Go on Crutches As the result of rheumatism, wounds in the army, and dreadful pains in my stomach. All kinds of medicine failed to give me much help until I thought I would try one bottle of Hood's Sarsa- parilla. It did me so much good I took another, and now I can get around without crutches, sleep well, and am free from pain. I know that it is Hood’s Sarsaparilla which has done this for me, and it is the best medicine I have ever taken. 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