The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 17, 1898, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1898 leading member of the majority of the Naval Committee, denies that there is any difference between the administra- tion or the Navy Deparvment and Mr. Boutelle, chairman of the Naval Com- mittee. He says that Mr. Bouteile and the rest of the committee realize the pressing need of more engineers in the navy and that Secretary Long and As- sistant Secretary Roosevelt were the only ones who wanted immediate action on the reorganization or personnel bill Immediate action on this bill, he says, would be impossible. It is a radical measure, he said, which would have to be discussed for a month. Chief Engineer Melville, he says, asked for an increase of 100 en- gineers, which, it was agreed, were needed. Melville came before the com- mittee with the proposition indorsed by Secretary Long. It was objected in the committee that this increase would interfere with the personnel bill and ex- cite a fight between line and staff, and Mr. Boutelle decided to ask the Secre- tary to appear. The Secretary appeared with' Melville and Captain Crownin- shield. The Secretary wanted the per- sonnel bill passed, but that, Mr. Hil- born says, is impossible, because it in- volves increases of pay and consolidates the line and staff. Mr. Long and his chiefs, Mr. Hilborn says, discussed the situation among themselves and there was no disagreement between them and Mr. Boutelle. Mr. Boutelle, he says. was ready to do the right thing, and he proposed to give the navy 100 machin- Ists instead of engineers. The appoint- ment of engineers would result in a large increase of thatsbranch of the ser- vice and if the personnel bill should pass later it would consolidate them all with the line. He said that Mr. Boutelle was not standing in the way of the depart- ment. ACCUSES A LABOR BUREAU OF FRAUD- Workman Causes the Arrest of the Proprietors of a So-Called Clerks’ Exchange. who have been conduc change, at 10 South Second charge of fraud: ob- The complainant is B. F. he paid the Clerks' Ex- f hich they The dé »mise and the change people § were to get him fendants failed refused to refund the mi S. G. Cummings wa pleaded not guilty and h for March 24 Cummings w s own recogr cisco and > Clerks’ = is a branch of > in San Francisco, which Is being 1ed by Labor Commissioner I he by He d on n San is i 0 and through much advertising did a good business, plaints as to its mode of doing business have been numerous and Prather is not the first one who claims to have been de- frauded. ST AT JAILED FOR CONTEMPT. Visalia Citizen Refuses to Answer Questions Put by the Court. Found Dead in Bed. ALIA, March 16. After considering the matter for three days, Judge Webb of Fresno, who is presiding in the Superior Court of this county in a lengthy suit over the division of irrigating water,com- mitted Charles D. Smith of this city to the county jail to-day for contempt of court in refusing to answer a guestion. Mr. Smith is one of the most prominent and reliable civil engineers In this part of the valley. Over ten years ago he had taken many important field notes while surveying the bed of Deep Creek, which stream is now figuring prominently in the water suit in court. These notes Smith was asked by counsel for the de- fendants to read in court. He refused to do so. The Judge then asked him to answer, but Smith again refused, and he was ordered to jail until he consents to Smith's main reason for reius- to answer, he is that he has not had time to study n.s notes, and to at- tempt to explain them without stud would result in giving false impressions as to the facts in the case, “I consider my word of honor worth more than my liberty,” he sald to Judge Webb. “If you wish put me in jail I will have to go there.” Anotk reason for Smith’s action is Tee,of $2 a day while he was on the stand was offered him, but he refused it. The case in court involves most of the frrigation ditch companies in the county and a good many of the riparian owners. Bill Providing Licenses for Second and Third Mates Passed. WASHINGTON, March 16.—The Senate to-day passed Senator Perkins' bill pro- viding licenses for second and third mates on seagoing steam vessels. Army orders—By direction of the Assist- ant Secretary of War, Walter E. Burke, ordnance detachment, Benicia Arsenal, California, will be discharged from the service of the United States on receipt of this order by the commanding officer of his station. Private William Pfeiffer, band, Seventh Cavalry, now at Fort Grant, Arizona, is, upon his own applica- tion, transferred to the band of the Third Artillery, and will be sent to the station of that organization, Angel Island, Cali- fornia. Private Charles Rademacher, Company H, First Infartry, now at Be- nicia Barracks, California, is, upon his own application, transferred to Battery G, Third Artillery, apd will be sent to the station of that battery, Angel Island, Cal- ifornia. Pensions—California: Original—Charles Belville, Montpelier, $8; Frederick Fink- beiner, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles, $8; George Huntington, Santa Ana, $6; James Carry, North Teméscal, $6. A. Sheppard, Oregon: Original—David widows—Mary Happner, $5. - Original Wood, Ashland, $5. ‘Washington: Restoration and relssue— Patrick Cawley_(dead), Manor, $12. In- crease—Joseph H. Malioy, Castle Rock, $ to $10. Original widows, etc.—Estella Cartwright, Spokane, $12; Margaret Caw- ley, Manor, ————— MRS RISE’S SURRENDER. ‘Withdraws Her Suit for the Late George Dickson’s Estate. SAN RAFAEL, March 16.—Another sen- sation was sprung in the case of the estate of George E. Dickson this gorning when the contest of Mrs. Mary Rise Dickson was dismissed by James W. Cochrane, her attorney. Mrs. Rise, as she is generally known in San Rafael, ciaims to have been the contract wife of the deceased, who committed suicide in the Central Hotel at this place on the night of January 11, 1897, leaving an estate valued at over ,000. An alr of mystery pervades the affair. The dismissal was filed early this morn- ing quietly, So_as not to attract atten- tion. James W. Cochrane, who appears as attorney of record in the proceedings for the alleged widow, was seen at his office, but refused to give any reason for the filing of the dismissal. . At the office of Hepburn Wilkins, attor- ney for the estate and the Dickson heirs, it ‘was stated that no compromise had been made with Mrs. Rise and that the dismissal was filed by her or her attor- ney acting for themselves and through no agreement with the administrator. —_—- Muller Wins a Fight. PORTLAND, Or., March 16.—Fred Mul- ler of San Francisco to-night knocked out Dudley Evans of Portland in two rounds &t the Olympic Club, Com- | t for the defendants e re pay him $10 a day, the | ar fee as an expert witness hé has generally received in similar cas A THE REAL NEED OF THE NAVY Department Officials Do Not Agree With Ad- miral Kirkland. Not Monitors That Are Wanted So Much as Battle- ships. All the Experts Say That Torpedo- Boats Are Handy to Have Around. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, March 16.—The Her- ald’s Washington correspondent tele- graphs: is not monitors, as asserted by Rear- Admiral Kirkland in an interview pub- Jished by the Herald, several days ago, but sea-going battle-ships, torpedo- boat destroyers and torpedo-boats. Of this class of ships there would be twelve battle-ships, thirty destroyers | and seventy torpedo-boats. | This, there is authority for stating, is the position of the Navy Department. Since the publication in the Herald of Rear-Admiral Kirkland's views, and the action of the House Naval Commit- | tee in incorporating a provision in the | naval appropriation bill authorizing the | building of battle-ships, the naval au- thorities have been giving very careful consideration to the question of the in- crease of the navy. Because of this consideration I am enabled to set forth | statement: “The navy does not need monitors, nor does it require coast defense bat- | tle-ships. The department agrees with Rear-Admiral Kirkland :that there should be a large number of torpedo- boats, as well as torpedo-boat destroy- and we are sadly in need of these types of ships. Admiral Kirkland did, that the navy should have more monitors is to tell the position of the department in this | What the navy needs to-day |- | But to say, as Rear- | us in these days of steam that we should return to sail power. Take the | nitors stationed on the Atlantic There is the Am- 1 ., for instance. phitrite at Port Roy Hampton Roads, the Miantonomah at Philadelphia and the Terror- at New York. Suppose a fleet were to attack the Amphitrite! There is no doubt the vessel destroyed before the Puritan could reach Port Royal and provide her with assistance. 'The fleet could then move | before help could be afforded by any other monitors, and could repeat this performance at Philadelphia and at | New York. |” “On the other hand, suppose your | monitors were gathered together at | Hampton Roads. A hostile fleet would avoid this point and sail for New York. Even if the monitors were or- | dered to sail at once for New York for the protection of that port, their speed being_slow, the enemy would get to | New York ahead of them and do irre- | parable damage before it could be | driven away. In addition .to slow | speed the monitors have but small fa- | cilities for carrying coal. The Monte~ | rey cannot get half way to Honolulu |from San Francisco unless accom- | panied by lighters with coal aboard, |and if a storm should arise then she | | would be unable to coal and would sim- ply be a floating raft with no ability | to go in any direction. On the other | band the battle-ship Oregon can sail | from San Francisco to Cape Horn with- | out coaling. “The department also feels that Con- | gress should have made liberal appro- | priations before the present crisis came | to secure wise and judicious expendi- | ture of the money. All the work now | being done is rush work, which is more | expensive than it would be if it were | being performed in time of peace. Sup- pose we laid down several torpedos | boat destroyers several vears ago? | This Government woutd not now be | searching all over the world for de- stroyers, and if it required any addi- tional boats of this class all that would be necessary would be to build on old plans. Improvised boats are enough in their way, but, after all, they are built for peace, not for war and are consequently not as good as war ships.” CHANGING THE SHIPS IN HAVANA HARBOR. American Vessels Will Not Be Kept There Long Enough to Fe Blown Up After This. Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. HAVANA, March 16.—The Montgom- ery will leave here to-morrow and again be replaced by the Fern. Cap- tain Sigsbee, Mr. Wainwright and Mr. Powelson will again transfer their quarters to the latter vessel. Should the Fern be required for further duty in carrying relief stores to other parts of the island, the Montgomery or some | other vessel may come back. It appears to be the admiral’s pur- pose to make these changes occasion- ally, rather than keep one vessel and crew a long time in the harbor. This policy affords an opportunity to keep the ships clean, which is impossible while lying in this port. The divers to-day recovered several of the Maine’s one-pound and six- pound guns, and also saved several breech locks of larger guns. Now that the naval divers are relieved of work under direction of the Court of Inquiry, they will devote themselves as far as possible to salvage from the wreck. Material recovered within a few hours to-day is valued at from $3000 to $4000. The Spanish divers are still working a part of each day. SOON WILL ANCHOR IN AMERICAN WATERS. Cruisers Purchzsed in England to Be Brought Across the Sea at Once. NEW YORK, March 16—From dis- patches received in this city from ‘Washington it is learned that the cruiser San Francisco and her charge, the new cruiser Amazonas, will come direct to New York from Newcastle- on-Tyne, England. THe sister ship of the Amazonas, the Admiral Abreuall, will follow as soon as she is able to proceed under her own steam. The run across to New York is expected to take about ten days. Both the San Francisco and the Amazonas are very fast ships, and a rate of fifteen knots an hour would be easy speed for either. The Amazonas will get a final touch- ing up at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. As she is to-day, she represents only hull, engines and’ battery. She re- the Puritan at | would be | here was opened a | to Hampton Roads, sink the Puritan | good | | would be recompensed by the establish- | dead. | inger, have been visiting towns in Cu- WITH Will Win Stru But They Want 7 Copyrighted, 1588, by James Gordon Bennett. HAVANA, March 16—The Spanish merchants of Havana, who a few days ago were discussing the advisability of getting up a petition to be submitted to Captain-General Blanco, in which would be set forth the hopeless out- look for trade and commerce and the future of the island if the desultory warfare of the last three years, with its accompanying starvation and de- is continued, have experi- pression, enced a sudden change of heart They are now for war with the United States. The attitude is not due to the fires of patriotism, but chiefly to a desire that a solution of the dark situation shall be reached speedily, and their bellef that war with the United States would mean a quick finish. It is argued that though Spain must be humillated frugal patriots ment of a stable government and the increased security of life and property. This attitude of the merchants is a reflection of the feeling on all sides that an end of some kind must come soon. The general anxiety and dissatisfaction have led to hopes that the United States will intervene, in which case even the most loyal here would soon become reconciled to a result which they regard as inevitable and at the same time promising for their inter- ests. The situation on the island is one of sorrow and desolation, and the busiest men in it are the makers of coffins, the diggers of graves and the wan priests who say, masses for the Genegal Lee, three months after he came to Cuba, wrote a report for Pres- jdent Cleveland in which he said Spain could not quell the insurrection and the insurgents could not expel the Spanish forces from the island, and he thought, therefore, there was nothing to expect but a prolonged struggle, both hopeless and barbarous. He said yesterday that if he had to write that report again to-day he would not change it by dotting an “i” or crossing a T Representative Smith of Michigan, & member of the Committee on Forelgn Affairs, who, with Representative Cum- mings and Senators Thurston and Gall- ba, said yesterday he was satisfied from what he had seen that Spain could nev- er regain her sovereignty over the is- land, nor could the insurgents win un- aided. More surprising was his asser- «ion that many of-the autonomist offi- cials whom he met are really in sym- pathy with the insurgents, which fact, he thinks, causes the indifference no- ticeable among Spanish officers and soldiers outside of Havana. Messrs. Smith and Cummings, while coming here on a train from Sagua, attracted the attention of the scldiers, who left the car, refusing to ride with Ameri- cans, and said they should be in the cattle car. The general feeling, Mr. Smith said, was that the only hope for the island was interfence by some strong outside power. Secretary General Congosto arrived | at the Hotel Ingleterra last evening in great excitement, seeking the British Consul, Alexander Gollim, to ascertain what that official knew about the story of England's expressed determination to stand by the United States through thick and thin. Congosto had heard from a source which he believed, ap- parently, was reliable, that the Prince of Wales had said the United States would be perfectly justified in interfer- ing to prevent further bloodshed, and that in so doing it would have the moral support of England, and the aid of her fleet and army should events show the need of them. It happened that while Congesto was telling this story a man from Washington was de- scribing the recent visit of Embassador Pauncefote and the Japanese Minister to the State Department, and the gos- sip following that because of what had been learned regarding the attitude of the United States in relation to the Eastern question England and Japan had agreed to uphold Americans in the anticipated struggle with Spain. Consul Gollim was highly amused at Congosto’s story and told it to General Lee. Congosto said English flags were fly- ing in New York, the bands there were playing English airs and the the- aters were producing English plays. General Lee, like the British Consul, laughed at the story, not thinking it likely that the Prince of Wales had said anything, or that much weight would be attached to it if he did. The source of the story was not disclosed by Congosto. I am in a position to state that the insurgent leaders have again demon- strated their superior knowledge of military strategy and have outwitted their opponents, frustrating the exten- sive movement of troops under General Pando and those operating directly un- der orders of General Blanco, which was intended to crush General Gomez and his allies. General Pando had pre- pared combined operations against Gomez, to be inaugurated on March 10. Three columns were to attack him sim- ultaneously, Jiminez Castellanos from Puerto Principe, Pando from Santa Cruz del Sur, and Salcedo from the Ju- caro Trocha. Knowledge of the intend- ed attack reached Gomez, who quires a thorough outfit before she is | promptly replied with a counter move- Aready for service, ment that rendered futile all the Span- Do Not Believe That Spain of the Present Conditions One Way or the Other. | into the condition of the various com- THE HAVANESE HOPE FOR WAR AMERICA in the ggle. to See the End ish plans. The gunboat Nuevitas took to Pando on March 9 Blanco's orders to | change the campaign, Blanco having heard of the movement ordered by Gomez. The Cuban forces are now centering at the estate “Yumagyaya’” near Guay- | mas and the estate “Anton.” The in- surgent general, Armando Sanchez | Agramonte, has crossed the Jucaro Moron trocha, advancing to Villas to join General Marco Menocal and other | forces from the east to effect an in- | vasion of the western provinces. Gen- eral Cebreco and Capote will go to| the assistance of the rebels, who are well supplied with provisions and arms. To meet this movement will require prompt action on the part of the Span- ish troops, and Generals Pando and Blanco are striving to meet the in-| surgents with force sufficient to drive | them back into the Orient. Attacks pon a train coming from Matanzas n Monday show the activity of the insurgents in that district. In spite of the fact that Matanzas province and | the eastern portion of Havana are | dotted with scores of Spanish camps, the rebels ride at will, attacking except when hopelessly outnumbered. The Spanish authorities would not al- low real news of Monday's rald to be sent by direct cable or to be published in the local papers, but every one in Havana knows the officials at the pal- ace are more worried than they have been since the death of the daring in- surgent leader, Colonel Arangueren. As soon as it became known that the Matanzas train had been attacked or- ders were issued to double the military guard on all trains running into or out of this city and about 2500 men were | detailed to make a close patrol of the | track between Havana and Matanzas. | | It was rumored that the insurgents had arranged to destroy the track in sev- | eral places near Jaruco, intending - to capture a train carrying money for the troops in Matanzas. To make this im- possible an additional force of 400 sol- diers was yesterday established in Ja- ruco. If the activity of the insurgents continues in this portion of the island no traveling even to Matanzas will be permitted without a military pass. Nearly 8000 fresh soldiers have reached Havana from Spain since February 20. These men are all now in active service in the western prov- ince. Those who arrived yesterday were started for the field to-day. GOVERNMENT WANTS AN AMBULANCE SHIP. WASHINGTON, March 16.—Surgeon | General Van Reypn of the navy re- turned to-day from Newport News, whither he went to examine into the -practicability of converting the Plant | Line steamship Grand Duchess into an ambulance or hospital ship for use of the Navy Department in case of hostili- | ties with Spain. The vessel, after some necessary work, would make an admir- able ambulance ship, but the lack of boilers, which it would take some months to replace, limits her adapta- bility for use at the present time. There is no room aboard the ordi- nary battleship, says General: Van Reypn, for an accumulation of wound- ed men because of the manner in which the vessels are cut up into a large num- ber of rooms and apartments. Accom- panying a fleet of vessels engaged in war should be an ambulance ship with adequate accommodations for treating the sick and wounded with the least possible jar and movement, and which, flying the flag of the Geneva Conven- | tion, would be free from harm from the fire of any of the ships. Pl STATE MILITIA READY FOR WAR. SEATTLE, March 16.—Adjutant- General J. E. Ballaine was in the city to-day from Olymplia to confer with Brigadier-General J. D. McIntyre and other officers of the National Guard of ‘Washington. He has been traversing the State for several days past looking | panies ‘and urging that the maximum namber in place of sixty men to each company be fully recruited. On the 1st of January last the guard numbered about 700, but since the probability of war has arisen recruiting has been quite active. General Ballaine said to- night that to-day there are 1050 officers and men in the service. They are di- vided into eleven companies of in- fantry, two of cavalry, one battery of light artillery and bands of music. He added: “The full strength of the National Guard of this State could be mobilized within twenty-four hours after the issuing of orders, and would be prepared for service without addi- tional aid from the United States Gov- ernment. Found Dead in Bed. ST. HELENA, March 16.—J. J. Walter was found dead in bed this morning at the residence of W. B. York, where he spent the night. Heart failure was the cause of his death. He was one of the heaviest land owners in Napa County, owning three thousand acres in Pope Val- ley, besides having interests elsewher: He was the pro rl%tor of Walter's Mi eral Springs, and operated several mag- nesite mines. He was a ‘p(oneer of this section of the State, and leaves a widow ;nd'men children. He was aged 74 . Death of a Napa Merchant. NAPA, March 16—Joshua Carter, a native of Ireland, and 76 years of age, died this morning. Mr. Carter settled in Napa forty years ago. He was a promi- nent business man for many years, deal- Ing in boots and shoes. A son living in | tion of beginning at once to formulate | the court m: n, Scotland is the only surviving member of the family. NOT READY YET |SPANISH CLAIM [FRENCH FLEET A BIG VICTORY| TO AID RUSSIA WITH A REPORT The Naval Court of In- quiry May Go Back to Havana. ‘Will Depend Upon Whether the Testimony Already Taken Is Clear. More Than Likely to Begin the Formulation of Its Report at Once. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. BOSTON, Mass., March 16.—A. Mau- rice Low, a well-known and reliable correspondent, sends the following from Key West to-night: A member of the Court of Inquiry told me this morning, | with the restriction that his name should not be used, that the cour? had returned to Key West with the inten- its report. It was not the court’s in- tention, he said, to return to Havana, but that could not be finally deter- mined until the court proceeded to the consideration of the testimony in de- tail. “There is,” said this officer, “a stack of typewritten manuscript a foot high | which covers the testimony taken be- | fore the court. No man can carry all this evidence in his head. It will have | to be most carefully read. In reading | it we may find it necessary to return | to Havana to seek further elucidatloni on some point which was overlooked at | the time, but becomes of supreme im- | portance in connection with other things, and must be inquired into be- fore we can reach a conclusion. In that case we shall return to Havana; otherwise not.” | “Would the entire court return?” this officer was asked. “Certainly,” was the reply. “Once constituted the court cannot be divid- ed. The entire court must act together, | and if one member leaves all must go. | It is not likely the court will go to| ‘Washington. The report will be made to the admiral, and, in all probability, will be taken to Washington in person | by Judge Advocate Marix.” | The lighthouse tender Mangrove, with the Court of Inquiry on board, arrived this morning. Admiral Sicard told me he did not know how long the court would be here, whether it had finished its work and would formulate its report here, or whether it would return to Ha- vana. The court, he said, was an inde- pendent body, and could proceed as it considered best. It is not unlikely, he | sald, that Captain Sampson would ac- | quaint him generally with what had been done up to the present time, but it would not ask for orders. Some of the Maine’s officers, who are held here at.the disposition of the court, believe ay return to Havana, but | they know nothing positively as yet. | They expect to hear definitely before | many hour: HAS ‘AMERICA BOUGHT THE CARLO ALBERTO ? Impression Officially Given Out by the Italian Minister of Marine. LONDON, March 17.—According to a special dispatch from Rome, Admiral | Brin, the Italian Minister of Marine,+ in an ambiguous reply in the Chamber | of Deputies yesterday gave the im- | pression that the United States had: purchased the armored cruiser Carlo | Alberto. 1 The Carlo Alberto is a steel-armored cruiser of 6500 tons, 325 feet long, 54 feet beam and with a maximum draught of 22 feet 11 inches, and was | built in Spezzia in 1896. She has a speed of twenty knots. Her normal coal| supply s 1000 tons and her Italian com- plement is 460 men. She carries twelve 6-inch quick-firing guns, six 4.7- inch, two 4.9-inch, ten 2.2-inch, ten 1.4- inch guns and two Maxims. She has five torpedo tubes. PLENTY OF POWDER FOR THE BIG GUNS. The Work of Preparing for War Is Being Rushed Wherever It is Possible to Gain Speed. ‘WILMINGTON, Del., March 16.—The Harlan & Hollingsworth Co. of this city | has recelved instructions from Secre- tary Long to increase the force of workmen employed on the torpedo boat | Stringman. An extra force is at work | at the shops of the Betts Machine Com- pany, which makes machinery, to man- ufacture arms for the United States Government. It is said that nearly 200 of these machines are to be made for the Washington, Norfolk, San Francis- co, Brooklyn and League Island navy yards. The firm of Dupont & Co. are ship- ping powder almost daily to Fortress Monroe for the big 10-inch guns. ST AR Troops for the South. FORT RILEY, Kan., March 16.—Bat- tery F. Fifth Artillery, destined for Sa- vannah, Ga., and Battery B, Fourth Artillery, for New Orleans, left here at 10 o’clock to-night on two special trains over the Union Pacific road. Battery | F of the Fourth Artillery, destined for Fortress Monroe, will not leave until to-morrow. STABBING AFFRAYS IN SAN QUENTIN. Convicts in the Big State’s Prison Quarrel and Two Receive Dan- gerous Wounds. SAN QUENTIN PRISON, March 16.— Two stabbing affrays occurred within the walls of the prison to-day. J. D. Sparks, a convict sent from San Bernardino for burglary, quarreled with Thomas Nanee, a San Francisco burglar, in the jutemill when the 200 convicts were lined up. Sparks stabbed Nanee with a scissors, in- flicting a deep wouna over the eye, which may cause his antagonist to lose his sight ?n the dining-room at supper this even- ing, Convicts Frank Willlams and Harry Lewis fought with knives. Lewis was badly wounded. A MERCY FOR A CONVICT. Governor Commutes the Sentence of William Edwards. SACRAMENTO, March 16.—Governor Budd to-day commuted the life sentence of William Edwards, sent from Placer County about fourteen years ago for murder in the second degree. The com- mutation will make Edwards a free man in about a month. It was made upon two recommendations by the State Prison Di- rectors. Edwards’ health has fall- | | | | | military authorities and the colonial | Report of the Defeat of Gomez From an Offi- cial Source. Captain Sigsbee and Captain Converse Send Their Re- grets to Blanco. Invited to a Banquet Which They Are Very Sorry They Cannot Attend. Copyrighted, 1388, by James Gordon Bennett. HAVANA, March 16.—An engage- ment of importance resulting in the success of the loyal troops, fought on March 12 at Lamajagua, Puerto Prin- cipe province, west of the Jucaro Moron trocha, between the forces commanded by Colonel Palanca and insurgents, un- der Maximo Gomez. Palanca had the Camajucani cavalry, Arapiles’ infantry and one section of artillery. Gomez commanded 200 cavalry and 300 infant- ry. The official report says the insur- gents were forced back with heavy loss- es, carrying off their dead and wound- ed. Only three Spanish soldiers were killed, and Captain Sebastian Coca and six privates were severely wounded, and Lieutenant Martinez and seven privates slightly wounded. Several un- important engagements were fought in Santa Clara and Puerto Principe prov- inces. Captain General Blanco gave a ban- quet at the palace to-night in honor of Captain Eulate and Captain Lazaga, officers of the Vizeaya and Oquendo, | Admiral Manterella, Harbor Master | Pastor and the officers of the Spanish warships in the harbor, the civil and government. Captains Sigsbee and | Converse of the Maine and Montgom- ery were invited, but .sent regrets. Seats of honor were given General Par- rado and President Galvez of the co- lonial government. Several officers of the Maine will probably - leave Sunday, but Captain Sigsbée will hardly be able to get away | for ancther week at the earliest. Chap- | lain Chidwick will leave next week. The Fern will arrive here to-morrow, and will replace the Montgomery as the headquarters of Captain Sigsbee and | others who are supervising the wreck- | ing work on the Maine. The Montgom- ery will go to Key West shortly after the arrival of the Fern. La Lucha, in its leading editorial this afternoon, says it is unable to explain the bellicose attitude of the TUnited States, and inclines to the belief that this is the fault of business syndicates like the sugar trust, or due to some new desire to annex Cuba, which has “changed the physiognomy of the American people.” It claims that Spain has done nothing to hurt the pride of the United States, and refers to the friendliness of Spain for the American colonies when they were fighting Eng- land, and also to the ‘“strict neutrality maintained during the civil war.” La Lucha says it can only explain the help given the insurgents from Ameri- can sources during the present insur- rection in Cuba by ‘“defective law, varying in the different States of the American Union.” The editorial says, concluding: “The end of the journey will show which na- tion has the more to lose in a contest that may come now. No doubt Spain does not fear war. Public opinion, if not demanding, does not repel hostill- ties. It is believed by many that this way is the only means of reaching an end of the present state of affairs.” PASSENGER AGENTS UNABLE TO AGREE. Fail to Effect a Compromise of the Transcontinental Rate Differences. NEW YORK, March 16.—The sub-com- mittee appointed at the conference yes- terday of passenger agents to formulate a plan for settling the transcontinental rate trouble reported back to the main body to-day announcing its inability to agree on any basis of settlement. Two main propositions were presented in the discussion of the sub-committee, one to restore rates and submit to arbitration the subject in discussion, the other to let the rates alone during the arbitration proceedings. Neither met the wishes of all parties, partly because the situation in local rates in Canada as between the Grand Trunk and the Canadian Pacific was so strained” that no arbitration seemed possible. The sub-committee was given more time and will report at an- other meeting to-morrow. By <did o SENATOR SHINE TO SUCCEED BALDWIN. Hurried Preparations for a Naval Demonstra- tion in the Far East. The Great Powers of Europe May Have Troubles of Their Own. Marquis Ito Shows a Desire to Bring China and Japan Closer Together. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. PARIS, March 16.—The Aurore to- day affirms that the French fleet is be- ing prepared for mobilization, adding that feverish anxiety prevails at all the arsenals and shipyards, which are working until 10 o’clock at night. The Aurore says the French North- ern squadron at Cherbourg is ready for immediate departure, The ships, it ap- pears, are being swung during tha night at Cherbourg for the adjustment of their compasses. Finally, it is as- serted, that, in order to complete the necessary number of officers, second- year students are to be appointed mid- shipmen, and all admirals have been instructed to arrange to reach Paris within twenty-four hours after being summoned. The Aurore explains that the mobil- ization is connected with preparations to support Russia by a naval demon- stration in the far East. LONDON, March 17.—The Vienna correspondent of the Times says: On unimpeachable authority I learn that since the Marquis Ito became the Jap- anese Premier the relations between Tokio and Peking have been stea improving. China sought his advica on the question of intercourse with foreigners and he urged the Emperor to grant railway concessions and to allow foreigners to found banks in China, as the Chinese would never have confidence in paper issued by the native banks. A dispatch from Shanghal says Rus- sia has informed China that the lat- ter’'s delay in replying to the Russian demands would be construed as an acquiescence in the Russian occupa- tion of Port Arthur. Sir Claude McDonald, the British Minister at Peking, is said to be urg- ing China to resist. SHANGHAI, March 17.—The Ameri- can medical mission in the suburbs of Chung King Fu, province of Szo- Chwan, on the Yang-tse-Kiang, has been attacked by a mob. The native medical assistants have been mal- treated and one has been murdered. THE LOYAL LEGION. It Held Its Quarterly Meeting at the Occidental Hotel Last Night. The Loyal Legion held its quarterly meeting at the Occidental Hotel last night, and attested its patriotic fervor and spirit by many toasts pledged to the welfare of the Union, and the glory of the stars and stripes. The meeting was called ‘to order with General William R. Shaf- ter in the chair, and the followéng were elected members of the Legion: General F. M. Crandel, Colonel C. H. Rippey, Lieutenant David Gochenauer, Lieutenant Bradley Smith, Lieutenant J. H. Bcnhzn’s Lieutenant §. W. Kellogg and C. Reppy. The Leglon indorsed the bill offefd in the House, No. 3106, by Mr. Hansbrough, to preserve the national flag from dese cration. The following officers we: nominated: Commander, Colonel J. € Currier; senior_vice-commander, Admi J. N. Miller, U, S. N.: junior Vice-com mander, Major S. Groesbeck; record- er, W. R. Smedberg; treasurer, Colonel C.' M. Kinne; registrar, Captain G. E. Overton; chanceller, Major M. Maylan; chaplain, Rev. W. N. Meserve; counsel— General P. F. Walsh, Colonel George Stone, Colonel A. Denicke, Colonel W. R. Parnell and Captaln C. A. Sumner. After the business meeting there was a banquet at which many numerous and happy impromptu speeches were made. The banquet hall was appropriately dec- orated with the national flag, while pic- tures of Washington, Lincoln and Mc- Kinley added to the patriotism of the oc- casion. A B COALING STATION FOR ANGEL ISLAND. WASHINGTON, March 16.—Senator Perkins will endeavor to have incorpor- ated in the naval appropriation bill a provision for g coaling station on Angel Island or Goat Island. He says it costs from 75 cents to $1 a ton to coal our war vessels from lighters, and if steam hoist- ers were erected on one of the islands in the bay, the cost would not be more than 15 or 20 cents. Senator Perkins thinks he may be able to obtain an appropriation of $250,000 for another revenue cutter for the Pacific Coast s ADVERTISEMENTS. Will Be Recommended for Appoint- ment as United States Marshal. WASHINGTON, March 16.—The Call correspondent understands that Stat, Senator J. H. Shine will be recommendei by the California delegation (with the exception of Mr. Loud) for United States Marshal and it is believed that Hebbron of Monterey stands as good a chance of being appointed Register of the Land Of- fice at San Francisco. The name of Frank Brandon of Santa Clara County has been mentioned for the place, and he nas a good friend in Senator Frank of Santa lara, who stands well with Senator Per- kins, as Mr. Frank sup%)rted him for United States Senator. r. Brandon is secretary of the State Senate, but 1t is belletvet} that he can have the place if he wants DIES TO ESCAPE FROM A HYPNOTIC SPELL. Suicide of a Young Man Who Be- lieved He Was Subject to a Woman’s Will. PEORIA, TIl., March 16.—John A. Hud- son Jr., belleving he was under a hyp- notic spell, hanged himself in a barn this evening. Hudson some time ago made the acquaintan¢e of Mrs. Dora Lee, who claims he begged her to marry him the first time he saw her. Lately he has claimed Mrs. Lee hypnotized him, and yesterday he grew wild, beggin be sent for, as she alone coul the spell she had put upon him. ‘To humor him Mrs. was and when she arrived his little, him {n a barn He was even ti and. after a few minutes’ talk Lee he returned to the bw: &n‘d“l?u‘x‘&?d take off sent for, hlfiuell. dent i rs. Lee denies that she had - tized him, and protests she knnw!h ,r;%xtlg- ing about the art. —_——— Triplet Team Breaks a Record. that she | girl found | ing a rope to the rafters. | len preparing for suicide, | | tute, ELECTRC- - MEDICAL TREATMENT THIS NEW APPLICATION OF THE COM- Dbined curative powers of both medical and electrical treatment, skilled physicians of t! , COr. a8 administered by the he Electro-Medical Insti- Market, Powell and Eddy streets, has sroven & wonderful success, exercising over lisease 8 curative er never before known to the Medical World. The Doctors of this Institute are curing all manner of Diseases so qQuickly that those who bad lost all hope of health are amazed at the wonderful results obtained through this new system of Electric- ity and Medicine combined.” Immediate reliet is’ given and gefleet cures speedily follow, many of which would have been impossible through electrical treatment al med! treatment alone. Siig o ERVES Insomnia, Hysteria, Chronic s Headaches. ervous Twich- gs, Palpitation of the Heart, Dizziness, Evil Forebodings, Melancholia, Weak and Sinking Spells, Nervous Debility and all its attendant ailments. The awful effects of neglected or "“fio"a’"" treated cases, producing weakness of y and brain, dizziness, failing memory, }:ic:so.fn %n;{xy and uanfl:ihence pains in bm“’fl. neys, and other distressing symp- toms. Our Electro-Medical Treatment is the only successtul cure for nervous silments. and all kindred diseases RHEUMATISM ::v.o i s CATARR H 28 ihe Nose, Throat, Lungs and tomach. com- ‘bined catarrh treatment nev:: (‘: lesc % LOOD AND SKIN cicivhai.s! gh- eradicated from the -yne:a_“se" S ISEASES 2 i 1 neys, der an treated by the Eleotro-Medical S7 th unfai! success. nnfi'hi! Electro-Medical Cor gnl;s- treatment {s a boon to all diseases peculiar to women. 'n" Doctors® opinioa of your c‘fii Lot it you cannot call, sud BELLATRE, Fla.,, March 16.—A triplet team composed of Kiser, Gardiner and Miller broke the world’s record for o hour here to-day, covering 28 i minutes and 55 seconds. %he f?r‘x‘ne:r"rlei ord was 26% miles for one hour, by letiers. | State Electro-Medical Institute MARKET, POWELL & EDDY STS. , 3Eddy St. . SAN FRANCISCO, CAL