The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 23, 1898, Page 3

THE SAN FBANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1898. POLICY OF PRESIDENT OUTLINED McKinley Holids Confer ence With Senators Allison and Gorman. Leaders in the Upper House As- sure the Ch iet Executive Prompt Intervention Is Needed to Save Cuba. NEW YORK, March 22.—A Washing- ton special to the Herald says: Presi- dent McKinley immediately after the Cabinet meeting to-day had an hour's conference with Senator Gorman of Maryland and Senator Allison of Iowa, the recognized leaders of the two great parties. The object of the President in inviting these men in conference was | - to fully, outline his policy to them and to learn from them the sentiment of the Senate. The President learned from these two Senators that the ma- jority of the Senate was unquestionably in favor of Cuban independence and that there was a very strong sentiment for direct intervention. The horrors [KcJCICOXCIOXOXOROXOOROJOJOROROROXO) DESTRUCTION BY MEANS OF DYNAMITE. 1598, by Bennett. HAVANA, March Copyrighted, James Gordon —Wreck- ers will on Thursday begin the destruction of the Maine by means of dynamite. The first work will be upon the turrets, with the idea of releasing the ten-inch guns. A small charge of dynamite will be used, but the [OJOIC ® of a possible war and the vast expense ® thiat Would. be ents t course, were work will progress rapidly. and © seriously considere nator Allison it is expected that a month will ©® remarked that he feared the President see the wreck completely dis- © would need another $50,000,000 and mantled. Two six-inch guns © probably a great deal more before war were raised to-day and found to ® was reached. be in good condition. Divers © It had been determined at‘the Cab- were at work, contrary to the ® inet meeting that the President’s m report that they had concluded © sage to Comgress would not be sub- the investigation. The papers all ©® mitted until next week, as the report announce that the American ® of the court of inquiry is not expected Conxtlor Ingtizy made Airerort © to reach Washington before Thursd which is now on th: way to © The President is not disposed “to get Washington, but the matter is © Congress hands On the con- | @ handled conservatively, and no ® trary, he proposes to maintain the most AEmr i e a6 triendly and confidential relations With |@ The opinion continues to prevail © both houses of Con- , 80 that In| @ tere that ' ithe Maine was dé- © dealing with the pending complications | § stroved by an accidental inter. © with Spain the utive and legisla- | g pa) explosion, and that the court © tive branches of the Government WilllG i g0 report to President Mc- ® work togeth double harness. @ Kinley. ® Allison and Gorman are two of the|g 5 most conservative men in the Senate - P and they wield a powerful influence | ©COOCCOOCEEOCOOCOOO with their assoclates. They were in- vited to the White House for the pur- pose of fully informing them of the poli of the administration and to in- voke co-opers sidering the question with due delib- eration g -sident NcKinley indicated very t he appreciates the gravity on. He was exceedingly w the sentiments of the kn. Senate rding the independence of | Guba, and he >d his visitors if they thought the pgnition of Cuban inde- pendence woiilld bring to an end the distressing state of affairs on the isl- and One of the Senators remarked that he feared the case had gone beyond the point where any practical resuits could be derived from the recognition of Cu- ban independence. He went on to say that the whole civilized world seems to be in sympathy with the United States L ffering Cubans. All the world has everal years regarded the United States as exercising a friendly and hu- mare protectorate over the Cubans, and ctive intervention would meet the de- | marids of the | ituation. | The President was deeply impressed with these statements, in which both Senators Allison .and Gorman agreed, and he cited numerous hypothetical cases which might result from the rec- | ognition of Cuban independence or act- | ive intervention. His callers full - ap- | preciated the s of the condi- tions, but invariably came back to the | point that intervention seemed to be the | surest and most emph of dis- | posing of the greatly tangle d com- plicated problem. | Tbe horrors of the probable war were | also considered, and the vast expense to the American people was also_re- viewed with great seriousness. Evi-| dently disturbed by the frank and statements of the Sen- straightforward atorial visitors, the President expressed the hope that the problem might be ad- justed without recourse to active inter- | Vention, though he made it known that | he was determined that there should | t relief to the starving Cu- : er might be the result. He | id*he was proud of the fact that the | presentatives of the people in both of Congress were giving the atl- ministration loyal and substantial sup- port, and he expressed a hope that no act of the Executive would incite polit- ical antagonism and prevent action in carrying out whatever line of policy may be adopted for the benefit of the | entire country. President McKinley and his Cabinet considered to-day the advisability of arming vessels of the revenue cutter service as men-of-war and turning them over to the Navy Department for such duty as Secretary Long - might direct. This consideration was the re- suit of the presentation by Secretary Gage of a letter submitted to him by Captain C. F. Shoemaker, chief of the TRevenue Cutter Service, recommending that the President permit an axpendi- ture of $60,000 from the nationai defense fund for the equipment of ships of the service with batteries commensurate with their strength. No action was taken by the President in the matter, but there is reason to believe he will, after further consideration, direct the transfer of revenue cutters to the navy, and the expenditure of the necessary money for their conversion into gun- boats. Captain Shoemaker estimated that th are nineteen vessels on both coasts which could be utilized for naval service and of this number thirteen are stationed on the Atlantic coast. There are four vessels in commission which are able to carry strong batteries of four and five in¢h rapid fire guns, and these soon will be reinforced by two others which are under construction at Cleveland, O., and which can be push- ed to completion within a month. Four vessels which the service is.particularly proud of and which its officers say will be better equipped to perform naval duty than the converted gunboat May- premp! s, wha | flower, are the Manning, of 905 tons displacement: the Windom, of 600 tons: the McCalloch, of 1280 tons,.ard *he| . of 905 tons. ; a and Algonquin are the | names of the vessels under construc- tion at Cleveland. Each is of 90Q tons-| displacement and will be valuable for naval service, it is asserted, should they be properly armed. Five of the new vessels, the Man- tion in the Senate in con- | humanitarian efforts in behalf | t seemed to him that nothing but | ning, McCulloch, Gresham, Onondaga | and ‘Algonquin, are supplied with tor- | pedo tubes, so that they easily could be converted into destroyers. The second rate vessels, | Captain be valuable Shoemaker believes, will for naval purposes on the Woodbury, Portland and Dallas at Boston; the Dexter at New Bedford; the Hamilton at Philadelphia; the Merrill at Wilmington; the For- ward at Mobile; the McLane at Key ‘West and the Galvesfon at Galveston, Texas. The Boutelle, which is at Savannah, Ga., will also be available for duty. It | has been pointed out by officers of the service that older vessels are better | than the twenty wooden ships that Spain has in Cuban waters, most of which mount only one small gun each. At present none of the revenue cutters carry heavier than six-pounders, and the McCulloch, which Is the best armed ship In the service, only has four guns of this calibe: |ANXIOUS TO JOIN ; THE NAVAL RESERVE. Many Residents of Monterey and Pa- cific Grove Ready to Fight Under the Stars and Stripes. DEL MONTE, March 22.—The war tever has taken full possession of the | residents of Monterey and Pacific Grove, and their patriotism is mani- festing itself in the organization of an independent naval battalion, which, as | soon as it is up to its full complement of eighty men and officers, will be regu- larly mustered into thLe ran.s of the State militia, and will at once .notify the national Government that it is ready to respond to any call that may be made for its services. The movement to obtain recruits was started this morning, and, though no special can- vass of the two towns was made, as soon as the news of the proposed or- ganization became rumored about ap- plications poured in with such profu- slon that the contemplated number of members for the company is already nearly obtained and the projectors are considering the advisability of raising the limit to 100 or more. Lieutenant Lasher, U. S. A, retired, has volun- teered to drill the new sailors in naval tactics, and Lieutenant M. P. Seeley, late of the regalar army, will attend to the military education of the em- bryonic warriors. _ The idea of creating this new com- pany originated with Harry Green, brother of Clay Green. the play writer, who resides here, and his coadjutors in the work are S. B. Caruth and W. E. Parker. The members of the new or- ganization have been carefully selected and represent the best blood of this famous old tow~. SAYS AUTONOMY HAS BEEN STRANGLED. An Independent Madrid Paper Com- plains Bitterly of Uncle Sam’s Stand. MADRID, March 22.—The Imparcial (Independent) expresses the opinion that the action of the United States has completely checked the advantages which Spain might have derived from granting autonomy to Cuba, and al- leges that the United States “has prac- tically strangled autonomy at fits birth.” . The Imparcial also thinks Spain fail- ed diplomatically in not having ob- tained the removal of Consul-General Lee, “nor the witlidrawal of the ships from Cuba,” and expresses fear that “although military action will be keen- er than ever,” it will not suifice to paci- fy Cuba, “owing to circumstances cre- ated by the United States.” The Correo (Carlist) does not expect.| help from Europe, but hopes the Latin countries of America Wwill support Spaif. 2 3 NEWSPAPER THIEVES. A reward of 31671»5_oflered for the arrest and conviction of any person caught stealing copies of this paper from the doors of subscribers. [CJoYOIOJORCIOXOJOJOXOXO) the Atlantic - PATRIOTS ARE VOLUNTEERING Many Men Are Anxious to Join the Army if War Is Declared. | National Guard of the State of Washington Getting Ready for Action. Cipher Telegrams From the War Department Cause the Militia to Prepare for Emergency. Special Dispatch to The Call. SEATTLE, Wash.,, lLlarch 22.—The local United States recruiting office witnesses daily the application of pat- riots who volunteer their services in the event of an outbreak of hostilities with* Spain. Lieutenant B. B. Buck states that a special effort is making to secure recruits for the artillery, which requires over 1600 men immedi- ately. In the last ten days fifteen ap- | plications have been received. The | thought of active service has brought | many applicants who would not think of enlistin= in a time of peace. The prospect of thrilling encounters with an enemy is alluring where the thought | of the monotonous routine of military life in barracks would have no charm. It is known that cipher dispatches | form the War Department are being | { received by Governor Rodgers and the | officers of the National Guard of Wash- | | ington. In every department of the organization is an undercurrent of ex- | citement, and extraordinay activity is | being displaved in drilling companies | and drumming up recruits. The con- | tents of the dispatches are maintained | a secret, though their import can be | readily surmised. Undeniably the Na- | tional Guard of*this State has been | given to understand that it may be | called upon for active service against the Spaniards, and the enthusiasm of | the guardsmeln induces them to work | for the attainment of a high state of efficiency. Brigadier-General J. B. McIntyre says that a strong effort is being made | by the Spokane battery to secure a bat- | tery of four Hotchkiss one-pounder re- volving cannon. The State has at the | present time a credit in Washington | City of about $55 and will have a fur- | ther credit of $3500 by the 1st of mext’| June. Captain Otis has just returned | to Spokane from an Eastern trip, dur- ing which he saw Secretary of War Al- ger and Assistant Secretary Meikle- | john, and endeavored to interest them | in the battery. Captain Otis believes | with the State’s present credit of $5500, | two of the guns needed could be se- | cured. CAPTAIN BARKER BACK IN WASHINGTON. His Secret Mission to Key West Was in Connection With the Maine Disaster. WASHINGTON, March 22.—Captain | Barker, naval aid to the Secretary of the Navy, returned to his desk at the Navy Department to-day, after a few days’ absence. He went to Key West on a secret mission, the exact nature of which has not been disclosed. Inas- much as he conferred at length with Rear Admiral Sicard and with Captain Sampson, president of the Naval Court of Inqdiry, there appears to be good reason for the inference that his business related to the Maine affair and its possible outcome. Secre- tary Long is authority for the state- ment that Captain Barker was not sent to Key West to get the report of the | Naval Court and did not bring it back | with him. ' MARIX CANNOT GIVE OUT_INFORMATION. | Before Leaving Key West the Judge- Advocate Says He Is Glad the Court’s Work Is Finished. | KEY WEST, March 22.—Before leav- | ing Key West Commander Marix said | nothing could be given out about the work of the Court of Inquiry or its| | findings. Personally the commander | said he was intensely relieved at com- | pleting his labors. Lieutenants Jungen and Hood, Cadets Brownson and Boyd, Passed Assistant | Engineer Bowers, Assistant Engineer | Morris and Carpenter Jolmes of the | | Maine left here to-day on the City of | Key West for-Miami. Gunner Hale will |leave later. There are no commissioned | officers of the Maine here. PREPARING FOR THE ATLANTIC VOYAGE. Cruisers New Orleans and San Fran- cisco Have Completed Tak-’ ing on Coal. LONDON, March 22.—The New Or- leans (formerly the Amazonas), and | the San Francisco completed coaling \tn-day‘ The latter cruiser will await orders. The former will go at 9 o’clock | to-morrow morning to Halhaven to | ship powder and ammunition-previous- |1y ordered by Brazil, and will then await order: . NO PRESENT CHANCE 'OF AN AGREEMENT. Transcontinental Lines Trying to Adjust the Alaska Rate War Troubles. CHICAGO, March 22—It is probable that another meeting of the transconti- nental lines will be held in the near fu- ture for the purpose of reaching some adjustment of the Alaskan rate troubles. The Great Northern and Northern Pa- cific to-day announced that they had con- cluded that it was out of the question | to submit their part of the fight to a committee of arbitration, but in so de- elaring they expressed themselves as be- ing willing to hold another conference if it could be arranged. Just what will be accomplished by another meeting, when the roads have declined to submit to ar- bitration, is difficult to see. but the Can- ! adian Pacific has also intimated that it would be willlnf to meet with the other roads, and it is llkely that the second meeting will be held within a week or | ten days. There was nothing said about the differentials matter, and it is under- stood that the Canadian Pacific will fight for them to the bitter end, and at the same time the other transcontinental roads are determined that the differen- tials shall not be granted. Unless some- body weakens there is no chance of agreement. 5 | | R L Nominations Confirmed. 3 WASHINGTON, March 22.—The Senate to-day confirmed these nominations: . Burley,, Oklahoma, to be Associate Justice of the Bupreme Court of Okla- ROBAU WILL NOT GIVE TP Offer of a Big Bribe Fails to Cause the Rebel’s Surrender. % A Spanish Messenger Brought Poisoned Wine and Was Hanged. As a Last Resort the Father of the DPashing Young General Is Now Being Hounded. Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. HAVANA, Maych 22.—The father of the insurgent Brigadier-General Robau has been offered $20,000 to negotiate his son’s surrender and the payment of the expenses of both to Spain. The old man refused. He was exiled from Sagua la Grande last year because neither threats nor money succeeded in inducing his son to 'present himself. Robau Sr. is Spanish by birth and sympathy. He has no influence with his son or knowledge of his movements. Like many younger men in the coun- | try, Robau's son went to long grass at the time Generals Gomez and Maceo made their great march west- ward. His daring and his intimate knowledge of .the Santa Clara country led to his rapid promotion, though he is still very young. Several have been started that he was about to present himself though it has always been unfounded. Once he hanged a traitor who carried to his camp poisoned wine. Robau accepted the present and asked the man to drink with him the toast “Death. to all traitors.” The man would not drink, and Robau hanged him and sent the news of the event to the Spanish com- mander of the west military zone. The attempts to discredit, buy and kill young Robau.have extended over two years. His father, living in Sagua la Grande, was told he must leave Santa Clara on a certain date if his son did not surrender. He replied that he could not influence the brigadier of in- surgents, and was driven into Ha- vana, where he now is. The present policy of the Government is puzzling those who argue that by harsh measures only can order be re- stored in the island, and as a first step a rigid censorship should be exercised over the press. The Diaria de la Marina is to-day permitted to reproduce -the circular of Cardinal Cascajares, Arch- bishop of Valladolid. Spain’s Cardinal sternly calls the Government to task by charging maladministration and dishonesty in Cuba. He says that it is no use to send to Cuba so many sol- diers and so much money if there be no intention to secure results. Each returning ship brings to Spain thou- sands of invalids, who look more like starving beggars than ill soldiers. Long and useless marches with insuffi- cient food quickly tell their tale. The hospitals in Cuba are all crowded with soldiers dying without attention or medicines. More than 35,000 soldiers are now ill in Cuba, not counting thousands who have returned to Spain. “What became of the money given by Spain so freely?” he asks. “Why have soldiers not been paid? Why con- tinue war if no success may be attain- ed? Is it because of maladministration | and dishonesty? If so, quick reforma- tion should come.” A mounted regiment of volunteer ar- tillery under Colonel the Marquis of Apezteguia, president of the constitu- tional party, has been instructed to Thave ready four batteries of 159 men of Lieutenant Colonel Pedro Fernan- dez. Before the volunteers go their pay will be guaranteed by a bond. garrisoned by about fifteen men and officers, was attacked by insurgents on March 19. The rebels demanded imme- diate surrender. Upon the refusal of the Spaniards the insurgents opened fire and completely destroyed the fort. men killed, four wounded, and the others: were captured. Aside from slight wounds the rebels escaped loss. They captured arms, gmmunition,” pro- visions and cattle. A strong feeling has been aroused among Cubans by the deportation on Sunday, by the Spanish mail steamer, of ten political prisoners, who were ar- rested at the same time as Honore Laine. ‘After being held here two weeks and subjected only to ex-parte hearing, without trial, and with no op- portunity to be represented by counsel, these ten suspects have been sent to Montjuich fortress, Barcelona. This prison is the one made famous by al- leged cruelties ‘practiced upon Spanish anarchists. It is one of the most dreaded penal institutions in all Spain. Cubans and autonomists generally are disposed to comment severely on this apparent return te methods of impris- onment and deportation without trial —methods which did much to make the ‘Weyler administration obnoxious and finally unbearable. They say such de- portations indicate the repudiation by the Blanco Government of one of its most distinct pledges, made at the be- ginning of the autonomist regime in Cuba, and fears are expressed that such high-handed methods may exert a strong influence in the coming elec- tions. SWINDLER CLAY IS IN KANSAS CITY. Schemer Who Defrauded Riverside Mining Men Will Be Arrested. RIVERSIDE, March 22.—M. W. Clay, one of the Kansas men who are charged by mine-owners in this city with having swindled them in & mining deal and who fled when he found his victims intended to cause his arrest, has been heard from. A letter was recelved from Kansas City by the Eherlfl. which says Clay has reached that city and is stopping at one of the leading hotels. The Sheriff at oncg sent a dispatch to the officers of Kansas City to arrest Clay, as he held a warrant_for him. Sheriff Johnson, who is in Denver, whither he went after . T. Jackson, the partner of Clay, who was arrested in that city several days ago, was notified by wire of the location of Clay, and it is expected that he will go right on to Kansas City as soon as requisition papers (which have been al‘:pued for) can be ob- tained, leaving Jackson at Denver until his return, when they will bring both men at the same time. The victims of Clay are well pleased that he has been located, as they say he is the ringleader, while Jackson is only one of his tools. . Failure at Santa Barbara. SANTA BARBARA, March 22— BEmer- son & Co., who have been in the boot and shoe business here for the past eighteen years, closed their doors to-day at the In- stance ‘of the First National and Com- merclal Banks. The claims held by the banks amount to moo’.a_ homa. Postmasters: Idaho—W. H. An- drews, Salmon; W. C. Aldeil, Pocatello. California—G. F. Wood, Modestd; C. Coombe, Corona; C. F. Kelly, San Ber- nardino; G. F. Dexter, Santa Monica. ! Pinta Sails for San Diego. SANTA BAPBARA, ‘March 22.—The na- val reserve vessel Pinta sailed from here to-day for San Diego. % stories | each to go to the front under command | A small fort at San Juan y Martinez, [ The Spaniards lost a sergeant and feur | SICARD GETS SICK LEAVE Will Be Detached From the North Atlantic Squadron. Rear Admiral Bunce Will Then Be Sent South as Naval Commander-in-Chief. Commander. Schley to Ee Placed in Charge of Vessels Assembling at Hampton Roads. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, March 22.—The Her- ald’s Washington correspondent tele- graphs: Orders will, in all proba- bility, .be issued by Secretary Long to-morrow detaching Rear- Admiral Sicard from the command jof the North Atlantic squadron | and granting him six months' sick | leave. These orders will be followed by | others directing the assignment of | Commodore W. S. Schley to command | the squadron, which will be assembled | at Hampton Roads, and probably Rear- | Admiral F. M. Bunce to duty as Rear- | Admiral Sicard’s successor, in com- ‘imand of the fleet at Key West. This | s the situation as it exists to-night | with reference to important naval com- | mands which Secretary Long now has at his disposal. | Rear Admiral Sicard appeared at noon to-day before the Board of Medi- cal Survey ordered yesterday by Sec- | retary Long. The information I ob- tained is that the board was directed to convene yesterday, but on account of the absence of the battleship Indiana, to which is attached Surgeon N. M. Ferrebee, a member of the board, it was necessary to postpone the session until | to-day. The board assembled on board | the New York, flagship of the North Atlantic station, and Rear Admiral Si- card reported to it. | Although the board was ordered to | report at once by telegram it failed to | de so up to the close of office hours this afternoon, but I understand that Secre- i tary Long has been advised that the board will recommend that Rear Ad- | miral Sicard be granted sick leave. The Secretary is quite willing to take such | action, and Rear Admiral Sicard will| be granted a leave for six months. This | will expire in September, and as Rear | Admiral Sicard will reach the age of | sixty-two years on September 30 next, ‘he will be able to retire by the opera- | tion of the age law. 1 Secretary Long has picked out the officer who will succeed Rear Admiral | Sicard. Indications to-night point to| Jthe selection of Rear Admiral F. M. | | Bunce as his most probable successor. | Captain W. T. Sampson could be designated by the department to com- mand the fleet as the senior officer | | present, but it is appreciated that it would be unwise to burden him with the onerous and responsible duties of commander-in-chief of a large fleet as well as those which he has to perform as captain of a battle-ship of the first class. ‘With Rear Admiral Sicard to be re- tired, the vacancy thus created would promote Captain Sampson, and it would be possible to designate him as commander-in-chief of the squadron and detail another officer as captain of the Iowa. In view of the fact that Captain Sampson cannot be promoted until July unless a casualty occurred, he is considered to-night to be out of the fleld of officers who are available for assignment. Rear Admiral Bunee, by experience and rank, is entitled to the fleet, and, as stated, he will prob- ably get it. NO RUSH FOR THE LATEST CHINESE LOAN. { The Poor Old Chinese Empire Offers All Kinds of Securities to | Raise Needed Money. LONDON, March 22.—There was no rush here to subscribe for the Chinese loan, and it is doubtful whether the amount will be covered. . It was announced in Berlin on Febru- ary 22 that a Chinese loan of £16,000,000 ($30,000,000) had been arranged with the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank of London at the German Asfatic Bank. This was confirmed the same day by the officers in London of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. The loan, it was added, was at a low rate of interest—probably 3% per cent —and would be issued below par. The security is understoo-. to be of two kinds— revenues hitherto unpledged and _inter- national security in the shape of new ports to be opened, the port dues of which would be pledged, and, further, certain industrial and mining concerns and secur- ity to the loan, which it was further an- nounced would not have been concluded | had not Germany insisted upon it in or- der to prevent Russia from obtaining it. o HAS NOT MADE A FORMAL REPLY. China Is Now Possibly Awaiting Further Action by the French Government. LONDON, March 23.—The Peking cor- respondent of the Times says: China has not yet formally replied to the French demands. She is passively awaiting further French action. Li Hung Chang and Chang Yin Hunnmhave heenr ap- o represent \Ghina at the forth- ‘83?:'.‘1‘:2 Eonterence ) h M. Pavlieff, the Russian Charge d'Affaires, who has re- reived special power. M. Paviieft’s in- tended departure from Peking has been postponed until August. The Times, commenting editorially, re- rds the postponement of M. Pavlieff's Separture from Peking as “‘tantamount’ to an approval by his Government of M. Pavlieff's peremptory methods,” — ; SAUSALITO’S CAMPAIGN. | Poolroom Question Made the Issue in the Race for Office. SAUSALITO, March 22.—The campaign for the town election which will be held on April 11 is developing into ome of the hottest fights that have ever been waged in Sausalito. The proposition has nar- rowed down to a contest as to whether the poolrooms shall run this year in Sau- salito or not. The resident portion of the town has opened the battle against the gamblers, wh.e the water front and business men say that' the poolrooms shall ~open _and the gamblers shall be allowed to visit the town.and wager their money on the outcome of Eastern races. The residents on the *“hill” have put up for Trustees John T. Harmes, one of the ‘members of the firm of Madison & Burke of San Francisco, and Major O. C. Miller, president of the Sausalito Bay Land Com- pany, for the long term; and W. G, Mor- row, a son of the president of the Sutter- street Railroa.. Company, for the short term. "The opposition ticket has for Trustees for the long term Adolph Sylva, a lawyer, ‘who formerly practiced in the San Fran ciseo Police Courts and who {s now pros- ecuting attorney of Sausalito.and Jacques Thomas, a School Trustee and business man; and for the short term, H. J. Crumpton, a &hydclm Upon the fight for Lrustees rests victory or defeat for the advocates of the pool- rooms. 1 BLANCO REFUSES TO TALK But Dr. Congosto Speaks Admiringly of McKin- ley’s Stand. Spanish Statesmen Pretend to ’ Believe the Skies Are Clear- ing and Entanglements Will Be Straightened. Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. HAVANA, via the Herald-Call dis- patch-boat to Key West, March 22.- “General Blanco fully recognizesthe fair and conservative manner in which all matters of difference between Spain and the United . States have been treated by the Herald, and regrets ex- ceedingly that the policy adopted by the Government makes it impossible for him to grant an interview.” Such was the reply brought to me by Dr. Congosto when my card, accompa- nied by a request for an interview, was presented to General Blanco. I had asked the general to give me his views of the general Cuban situation, and an answer to, the charge thdt General Weyler had at one time written a let- ter announcing his ability and intention to destroy the first American warship to enter Havana harbor. It was in an- swer to this that Dr. Congosto spoke as quoted. Continuing, he said: “It may be in- teresting to know that a request sim- ilar to yours, made by a reporter for a New York sensational paper, was curt- ly refused by General Blanco. He di- rected me to say to you that were it possible he would be delighted to speak to the American people through the col- The hew Spanish Minister at Washings ton, Senor Polo de Barnabe, is tha proper person to talk to America at this time. Better than any one he must understand_the situation, and througi. him should come all interviews.” Dr. Congosto was asked if General Blanco had seen the recent interview with President McKinley, in which the latter said: ‘“Rather my administra- tion should be an ignominious fail- ure than it should be responsible for an unholy war.” “He has,” was the reply, “and he fully appreciates the President’s truly patriotic stand. President McKinley is known by all observing Spaniards to be far removed from jingo, and wehave full confidence in him as man and statesman. But now you are trying to worry me into that interview which I have just said must come from Senor Polo de Barnabe. You will forgive me, but I must refuse to talk further. When the present entanglements have been straightened out come and I will prom- ise you an interview with General Blanco to any length you may desire.” It is admitted at the palace that nothing whatever has come of General Pando’s efforts to secure an armistice for the purpose of ending insurgent operations. It is not believed that Pando even succeeded in meeting Go- mez. He did meet some subordinate umns of the Herald, which he recog- |chiefs, however, with negative re- nizes as truly cosmopolitam, particu-|sults. It is stated that Pando larly as a newsgatherer. In the pal-|is now reported as moving _to- ace the columns of no other paper are | ward the city of Puerto Principe. Hos- tilities have at no time been suspended, and apparently are not likely to_ be. About 10,000 men are now under Pan- do’s immediate command in the prov- ince of Puerto Principe. General Pando’s vain efforts for an armistice, already described, are doubt- less the origin of the report. from Madrid that the central provinces are pacified. No large volunteer forces have been operating against the in- surgents in Eastern Cuba, as reported, and the situation in that portion of the island is substantially unchanged. so closely read as those of the Herald, and I repeat that General Blanco and indeed all appreciate its fairness. That it is American in sentiment we know and respect- it for being so, but it is the only paper in New York which has printed the news of the Cuban situa- tion and treated it in a decent manner. “All of this is said for General Blan- co, who, as said before, will grant no interviews at present. The skies ap- pear to be clearing, and he believes all difficulties will be properly arranged if left to those authorized todiscussthem. ADVERTISEMENTS. 0O000000000000C00000000000C000000000000000O000CC00 | mu'l"'l"juu“ I Mothers and Sisters Approve! 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