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

T 2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1898. RUSHING WORK KLOPSCH AND HOLDS SPAIN [SCHLEY GETS ARE WANTED oy Lively QuarrelImpending | There Can Be No Doubt|Commodore Advisedas to Among Distributors as to the Meaning Plans Arranged in T : d While Men Are Kept at the Re- of Relief. of the Report. Case of War. While Machinists, Firemen an : o - il ited, Surve pairs Day and Night the Re- : . Sailors @re Recruited, y o £ Dissensions in the Ranks of|President and Cabinet Con-|Flying Squadron to Be Kept : T d CFUItlng OfflCG HISO Busy- Those Sent to Aid the vinced That an Outside Ex- Separate From the Fleet CreWS flre rQnSferre . + VALLEJO, March 2.—“We are working night and all day Sun- 4 Reconcentrados. plosion Sunk the Maine. at Key West. + Men are wanted for the navy, and Uricle Sam is evidently in a + 4 days,” is the way Admiral Kirkland describes the situation at Mare + 4 hurry. The three coast survey steamers are to go out of commission and 4 4 Island just now, but even that does not tell all. There are 1500 men + 4 their officers will hold themselves in readiness to hurry E’;—{s(,l\:‘dhfle tl&e I 5 5 = 5 shi 2 = ip Independ- 4 in the shops, along the wharves, or at work on the ships, and every + s s = A B tt. Special Dispatch to The Call. Special Dispatch to The Call. 4+ men will be transferred to the United States receiving s! [ 3 one of them is working overtime. They are in three shifts and are + CovrRlntediiiang, by Tames; Sopcon 55 e i i g 3+ ence. The recruiting office at 10 California street was put in opera- + 4+ on the run from carly morning until far into the night. The Charles- + | HAVANA, March 25.—News reached| NEW YORK, March 25.—The Wash- | NEW YORK, March 25.—A Washing- | 4 tion early yesterday morning, and Lieutenant George M. Stoney swore + + ton is in the dry dock; she has been there since Sunday last, and an- + |here this morning that a lively quar- | ington correspondent of the Herald | ton special to the Herald says: Com-| 4 jp five men before the day was out. The schoolship Pensacola has + 4 other few days will see her out in the stream and almost ready to + |rel is impending between the Red |sends the following: The report is.con- | modore Schley was in conference to-| 4 peen tied up to a mooring buoy at the navy-yard and the petty offi- + 4 go into commission. The Philadeiphia alongside the wharf and is 4 |Cross and those in charge of the work | sidered by the President and Secretary | 42V with officials of the Navy Depar_t- 4+ cers and tmen have been transferred to the Independence. + + ming with workmen, and just bevond her lies the Yorktoyn, + |of relieving the reconcentrados. Long as definitely determining that ment, receiving instructions which will | 4 The officers of the coast survey steamers “‘h"A will go Fast arev: + 4+ swhere more men are busy as bees. The Monterey Is also alongside, 4 | Consul-General Lee this morning ca- | the explosion came from outside the|&uide him should war occur between | 4 [Licutenant-Commander J. Forse, Lieutensnts (junior grade) G. W. + 4+ but she is up only to fill her magazines. That done, she will go down + [bled to Secretary Gage that the work | vessel, and that it was this outside ex- | the United States and Spain. .| + Brown, G. R. Slocum, R. E. Coontz of the Steamer Patterson; Lieu- + + the city and the Monadnock will come to the yard for the same.pur- 4 |is now being ‘properly- handled and | plosion which resulted in the de-| For the present Commodore Schley's| 4 tenant-Commander H. P. Osborns, Lieutenant (Junior grade) A. M. + + 4 | great good is being accomplished. He | struction of the ship and the death of | Squadron will .e kept separate and dis- | 4 Beedell; Ensigns C. M. Stone, P. Symonton of the steamer McArthur; 4 + t the ships ready as soon as the Government wants + |geprecated ahy aftack upon Mr. | S0 many as 266 of her officers and | tinct from the fleet at Key West, but| 4 pjeytenant J. M. Helm, Lieutenant (junior grade) W. A. McCulty and + + " cays Admiral Kirkland, “and when they are ready we will eas- 4 | Kiopsch by friends of Miss Clara Bar- | crew, is indicated by the fact that they | 10 the event that hostilities should oc- | 4 pngign M. L. Miller of the steamer Gedney. All the sailors on the + 4 ily get the men to man them.” + | ton. have notified Professor Monroe of Co- | €Ul there would undoubtedly be joint| 4 {hree survey steamers were enlisted for three years for “special ser- + + On the Independence the recruiting officers are breaking all previ- + | Mr Kiopsch has'received a cable | lumbia University, one of the highest | S ias aaaoqmn ece in Ciiban watess | + vice” and now they will have a chance to do it aboard a man-of-war. + + cruiting From thirty-five to forty men in a month is 4 |from a personal friend that Mr. Ste- | authorities in the country on explo- | shall have been destroyed or demor- | * The men wanted at the Naval Rendedz\'ous are nl;lf-hlx\. s, oilers, : + a good average er ordinary circumstances, but so far this month 4 |phen Barton, a fellow member of the | sives, that his services in connection (alized, when the flying squadron| + coal-passers, firemen and seamen. Landsmen are not wanted just now, 4 there has been over 100 shipped, + | committee appointed by President Mc- | with the report would not be required. | would turn its attention to the Spanish | 4 as Uncle Sam desires men who know their business, and not amateurs. + pe Lieute _Commander Adams of the Monterey has been detailed + |Kinley, is about to resent his interfer-| Professor Monroe, who was formerly | coast. 4 The first vessel to be manned will be the Charleston and the men + 4. as recruiting officer for the present. He says they are Just as strict 4 |ence in Red Cross work. Answering |attached to the torpedo station at New- As the plan of operations was out- | 4 from the Patterson, Gedney, McArthur and Pensacola will go on her. + S in the selection of men, and he had received no orders to be + this dispatch, Mr. Klopsch cabled to |port, had placed his services at the dis- | lined to me to-day, I understand that 4 The next warship to go out will be the gunboat Yorktown, and + Fiat ever iy e e A e e T6 4 | Mr. Sanderson, editor of the Christian | posal of Secretary Long in case he | it is proposed to blockade Havana and bl d and ready for battle the cruiser Philadel- 4 + agrelenlentithay she sit ce o " A8 Teena Sl Herald: “Red tape and red paint will [ would be required to clear up any | Matanzas first, and, having closed | + @s soon as she is manne L S S ol + Jown at the yard that the Patterson, of the coast survey service, 4 |not feed the hungry. The work mne- | doubtful points in the report of the |these ports as a supply basis for Span- | ¢ phia Wwill be ready to go into commission. e number of men of- + to be put out of commi m, and the report has it that her 4 |cessary is to move supplies, and no |Court of Inquiry. The report has been |ish vessels, to separate Commodore | 4 fering for enlistment is anything like what is expected there will be 4 N will be given the choice of attaching to the Charleston or go- 4 |obstacles should be placed in our way. |found so conclusive that no expert| Schley’s command and to dispatch it | 4 men to spare and these will be drafted East to fill vacancies on ships + + The men will be allowed to ship in the regular service and + | Mr. Barton should not talk until he |analysis of it and of the testimony by | to Porto Rico anl across the ocean| 4 ¢ the navy already in commission. Candidates for enlistment in the + ed to the ships now at the yard. 4+ |has heard both sides. I hope Mr. |Professor Monroe was required to en- | with a view to preventing Spain from | o engineers’ department will be examined daily at 10 California street by + g 5 Hins s being Hotced=minplies el ¢ Schieren will take no stand until he |ble the President and Secretary Long |sending re-enforcements to Cuba. : b e e e e ok no in ot 4 - cank g ing Sy ! Il come to 4 | .os me, I leave for New York next |to decide that the findings of the court | The possibility that war may occur | % an engineer from c € s e e ot L m the Bast by express instead of by the slower 4 |ednesday, but will return to Havana |are conclusive as to the points covered. | before the Spanish torpedo boat flotilla | ¢ Among the officers and men who ‘have been retired and who are now + + ions of various Kinds will arrive in shipments of dif- 4 |at once and charter a 750-ton steamer to While the report does not fix the re- | has reached Porto Rico has induced | 4+ anxious to be restored to the active list are Lieutenant J. Burnett, + + . but amounting to fully 400 tons. This would indicate that 4 |handle supplies.” sponsibility of the explosion and does | naval authorities to give serious con-| 4 Gunner J. B. Tresselt and Sailmaker William Redstone. Tresselt was + 4+ the Charleston, Philadelphia and Yorktown are going to be rushed into + | Miss Clara Barton, it is expected, will | not in any way connect any individual | sideration to a plan of sending the fly- | 4 , gunner on the Trenton and was injured on that vessel in the Samoan + : et 5 ibie did it need any evidence beyond + |Féach Washington to-morrow and it is|or the Spanish Government with it di-| Ing squadron at once to a point di-| & ; Lycane + e onmien i trvates WO 5 4 |said that she will at once use her 1;:- {_ectly.t!hfi tesfiimnny as u; the destrug- z:iglyoltnél:_ ptzflsi«;gééx: 2{"{‘,‘.:',:‘135" T 7 5 rRthe Bt g 2 v fluence against Mr. Klopsch, whom she | tion of the ship coming from an out- e = N ’ + RS rvg;u'«lls |gn no friendly r;igh(, believing | side source is so strong that it will lead | hornets as quickly as possible. PPOOOPOOOPIPPPPPIVPPRIVPVPPIPPPIIPPIO®IOO®O®G®G GO0 ®®®®®®®®®®® |that he has interfered with her. to inferences that may be fraught with o2 tremendous consequences. Already these inferences are being drawn, based EVIDENTLY officially denied that Havana harbor was mined. He replied: “If Havana 1 Senate comes to consider ac- on the immense amount of some pow- : tual war over the 2 s o een employed, and on the well-known ave mined it. e water there is es- personal responsibility for declar- fact that the importation of explosives pecially suited for such a method of . than ten members e of Represe SUPPLEMENTING into Havana at all times is carefully | regulated and that no one inside the city or harbor except the agents cf the | Spanish Government-and the Maine EXPECTING ARBITRATION defense. Spain’s denial had nothiug to do with the Court of Inquiry. I should not believe a statement that Havana harbor was not mined. The court had t This is the body that Speaker O l lC lON herslelf co;xld lefia]ly have beten 1;: pos- not yet been dissolved. It is barely : 4 ; : I I S session of such an amount of —ex- possible that more work may be re- Reed has been holding in the hollow plosives as must have been used to de- quired of it; but this is not probable. of his 1d. No one until to-day stroy the ship. - The Court of Inquiry is composed of 1 t that the Speaker would have Officials of the administration are splendid men. I am greatly satisfied . S ooble o restmwningithit yery eumedod Al ;2:’; rgfi;"gfi:ifi,;" . . f with their work. I hardly suppose that iR ey 5 e report, and it they are araving| ] Comercio Praises Blanco for|much excitement wiil becausea by the re afloat that t san JUQ th M P t f th such conclusions asqa é ed announcement of the verdict. as I am nong a large num- D, e din or (o] @ | by members of the Senate and House, under the impression that 99 per cent war at once. The Speaker yet feels that he will be equal to the oc- on: 2T nouncement was made to-day that is move opposed than he i Representatives, and that they | | | | | Island of Puerto Rico, Being Streng thened. who would rather go to ~-ar to avenge American s ilors than feed the starv- ing Cubans, they are very careful not to give expressions to them. The Presi- dent, Secretary Long and others of the Cabinet are counseling conservatism and patience until Monday, when the Refusing the Use of Dyna- mite on the Maine. Copyrighted, 188, by James Gordon Bennett. of our own people were already con- vinced that the Maine was blown up externally; and I scarcely think their ideas would be changed even if the court had reported otherwise.” When the possibility of arbitration and the ensuing entanglement were ever to war with Spain, and that if nec-| o WASHINGTON, March 25.—Word reached the Navy Department of- & !{,f.‘;flfit \gfirl‘ld lfgsnrmfd? ;:bl‘i‘ch'bc‘? b‘ém‘; ® HAVANA, March 2.—Officers of the volunteers have submitted to @ |suggested to him, Rear-Admiral Sicard essary he would take the floor and. par- | & ficials to-day that the Spanish authorities have taken steps to supple- ® | transmitted to both houses of Congress. | ® General Arolas plans for academies of military instructions, as di- & |said: “The Maine case is nothing in as it may seem, fight for peace | & ment the existing fortifications at San Juan de Porto Rico, the main © —_— @ rected, and at the same time the plans to increase the number of men © |fomparison with the Alabama "‘{”f»‘i - never fought for anything before | ¢ port of the island of Porto Rico. The news is regarded as signi- @ | \ T ; & in each battalion and for general reorganization. General Arolas has & mrs‘r““;l‘_fm‘l‘lfi,"fal“,f"b‘x“x‘m“j‘““e ;L“J;; in his 1 @ fleant. Porto Rico is the only other possession which belongs to the & SPA\[SH “ lLL @ promised his support and Captain-General Blanco will recommend @ |ino with Spain.” e Ominous things, however, have been f Spanish Government on this hemisphere besides Cuba. The officials @ al 4 @ them to the Madrid Government. @ —_— ~ happening to-day, only half concealed | & ©f the department, while acknowledging that information of ‘the fore- ® @ El Comercio says under the title, “We are in Time:” “It is most & Death of an Octagenarian. Bi thle Slborite nadcinens Tl going character has reached them, are very chary about imparting any & 4 @ important to take due precautions so that if trouble from abroad ° SANTA ROSA, March 25.—Seth Larkin, oy these -elaborate tatrapgements of the details to the press. The city of Porto Rico is fortified after & " @ should be inevitable we should not be found unprepared to meet it. @ | years, was found dead at his home this peace. The President is for peace, but | the old style prevalent in early days. The defenses consist of a wall ® @ Loyal Spaniards should sustain the . dignified attitude of (aptain- & |morning. Death was due to: matural -day between the first meeting of the | which completely circles the several forts at strategic points, while the ® AN T @ General Blanco in refusing Captain Sigsbee's presumptuous request to @ sinet and the second meeting, an| @ only points of egress and ingress are through massive gates. These & FR(}M E[)l ROP ® permit the use of dynamite in blowing up the wreck of the Maine. @ er was issued by the Navy Depart-| © fortifications are being strengthened and the armament has been in- © @ Within that wreck lies proof that the disaster was due to internal @ ment for all warships tobepaintedblack. | ¢ creased by two large guns of formidable pattern and caliber. San @ @ causes. Since a difference appears in the conclusions reached by the & Black it the war color. 'All our iin Juan has 23,414 inhabitants. ® & Spanish and American Courts of Inquiry the wreck must remain in- & SeRdeldis Bt s s Lieutenant Colwell of London was directed by the Navy Department & e o Paae @ tact to afford evidence for a possible court of arbitration.” @ 3 e ] e ER ihleal 2 to urge the _b\mders of the recently purchased cruiser Albany, former- & @ El Commercio also points out th: danger to neighboring wharves are painted white and easily visib | @ 1y the Brazilian vessel Abruall, to hasten the construction of the ship o |the French Ambassador and in touch| & and buildings which the use of dynamite might involve, since it is not & an enemy ¢ @ with all possible speed. In the ordinary course of the work the ves- ® | with affairs of France, told me to-| & unlikely that explosive material still remains in the wreck. @ Not only the President, but the Cabi- ‘ ®.sel would not be completed before next December, but it is believed @ |day that, while krance was unques-‘ @ The paper adds: “Spain has endured as much as possible for the & net is for peace, but to-day at the Cab-| @ by officials of the Navy Department that if the builders are placed un- ® | tionably interested in the Cuban| @ sake of peace; she has tolerated the insidious alarms of Monroeism & net meeting, on advices from llndrid.; @ der pressure she can be made ready for sea within three months, and & | question, both on account of the large @ and has conceded much in the interest of amity. If, after her many & a proposition was discussed to have our | © Perhaps in a little less time. @ | > | & sacrifices, Spain is still provoked to action she will accept the chal- & e e e aifioens }ll‘"f"‘":’::“th:g made to Spain | lenge with dignity and without fear.” ° o forilia at St Thomas snd cither | H+F+E LI TLTE LI b LTt o+ 1t t bbbt e bt 4 snl to £00 00 SRR R0 GTELa ) g @ I ties with Spain by reason of race D O O T T T & R R R R TR R T SR S SR SR Sy Sy ae turn it back or destroy it. In addition to the President and Cab- inet, Vice-President is for peace. but to-day the flying squadron at Hamp- ton Roads was officially recognized in orders, z Commander W. S. Schley takes command on Mongda For peace, too, are Speaker Reed and MAJOR POPE REACHES BOSTON NEW TORPEDO | - BOAT BOUGHT affiliation and territorial situations, she would not give active support to the Madrid Government in the event of war and would not offer her good offices for the settlement of the trouble unless she had prior assur- ances that the tender would be ac- ceptable to the Sagasta Ministry and WAR PAINT I§ NOW ORDERED GOES IN HASTE T0 HAVANA 1 Was Nervous, Tired, ch influential Senators as Gorman, the McKinley administration. In fact felt miserable all the time, and y, Allison, Hale and Hanna, but to- “France is very friendly to the work seemed a burden. I had no appe- day the Cabinet received information| He Will Take Command |The German Government | United States as well as to Spain,” tite or strength, and did not sleep well. about nish finances, which indicates he continued, “and her interests| Hulls of Men - of - War | Tender Mangrove Dis-|The results of taking Hood's Sarsapa- To-Day of the Marines Consents to Help Un- that Spain is much more likely to go to would be largely affected in case of 2 7 $ rilla have been very satisfactory, and war than one in the :\](lmix‘liqrzmlun at Charleston Yard. 1o San war.: Take, for instance, the Paris Will All Be Painted patched, Ostensibly to lgsogdbzef?fsgrtxe:olicca\s;?rglsl:e;;\q: 2.(3\ 71\1(_1 h; flv(u])r:r xjix ]:C\m ;;‘::":]: exposition, which is to be held in Black. Bring Americans. been built up, my nerves are stronger, ;‘;;”;m;';”m ir‘l\ ix‘u':rm'umn given the 1900{,“ b Spnmi ‘:d ‘;‘11;‘ ex;it]‘.:n and I have a good appetite and sleep ut Europe. e : g e X ; republic engage in hos es neither : i v feel Cabin ; was that about 80 per| It Is the Same Place at Which | This Will Be a Most Valua- will be ablegts participate in the ex- : ; : ::;l. relfr;etsk;ee;r.m;:;nialnui};rkeeal;esgei cent of Spanish bonds are held by Span- He Saw His First ble Acquisition to the position, and their absence from that | 11is Is Regarded by Navai Of- | Much Excitement at Key West |1 earnestly recommend Hood's Sarsa- iards. This, of course, in a measure re- Carvica Navy. fair would leave vacant space which ficers as Being Peculiarly Following the Report as to parilla to all nervous and exhausted moves the likelihood o intervention be- will have to be filled and which will Significant. Findings of Naval Court. people. It has benefited me more than tween Spain and the United States by - not only necessitate the expenditure any other megk;me I ever took.” some other power. But it also lessens of more money, but will injure the MRS. JENNIE IRISH, Stow, Me. the likelihod that Spain will be re- Bpstial B el Speclal Dispatch to The Call. success of the exposition and the Be sure to get strained by her creditors. The administration was also informed . : : ¢ 3 t ¢ Y 3 o or $5. that the Spanish debt is $1,700,000,000, |1y appointed commandant of the ma- | gram from Lieutenant Colwell, naval “There has been some talk in dip- |inston special to the Herald says: In-|ated Press bulletin that the Court of | & Amerioa's Greatest Medicine. $1; six for : ¢ : C. 1. Hood & Co., lowell, and the revenues fall about $25,000,000 | Fine forces and the Naval Prison at | attache to the United States embassy | lomatic circles that the nations of | Stead of glistening white, which has |Inquiry has found that the Maine was far:f:"d ik G » short of paying the interest. The Gov- ernment has no information about the BOSTON, Mass.,, March 25.—Major Percy A. Pope, U. S. M. C,, the recent- the Charleston navy-yard, arrived in Boston this afternoon about 3 o'clock. He went at once to the yard from the “’ASHINGTON]I:l‘Ch 26.—TheNavy Department was informed by cable- at London, that agents of this Govern- ment had purchased a “Schischad” torpedo-boat that had been constructed trade which France hoped would re- sult therefrom. Europe might act in concert to put an end to the trouble between the Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, March 25.—A Wash- made the American modern navy so distinctive and attractive, the hulls of men-of-war of the service will here- Special Dispatch to The Call KEY WEST, March 25.—The Associ- blown up by a submarine mine created intense excitement here. It was read Hood’s Sarsaparilla are the favorite family cathartic. Price %c. Hood’s Pills : e Sk g 1 ! by eager crowds, which included Rear | mu—— gotiated i thel Ba k nfor the home of Commodore ow_x:on. acquisition is of the general type of | CoLeve tha is Government need | parently insignificant orders to this|young cadets. As frequently stated in ’ $40,000,000. f this be true, and it is commandant of the navy-yard, where | German torpedo-boats, and is regarded have any fear on that score. Great | effect after consideration by the Cabi- | these dispatches, most of the naval offi- accepted a fact, then it is regarded | Mrs. Pope had preceded him. Major | as a valuable addition to our navy. One | Britain would never consent to such | net of the report of the Court of In- cers at Key West have held to the opin- that Spain has procured this money for war preparations. With information of this sort leaking out, and stories, ten times more lurid flying everywhere, and eagerly accepted, what wonder is it that the war spirit Pope was not officially received by the Marine Corps. The ceremony of his taking charge of the marines, the prison and the recruiting station will take place to-morrow morning. The entire command will be drawn up in full dress uniform and Captain Kelton, feature regarding her that affords specxa_l gratification to the officials of the Navy Department is that she is | now ready for sea. It is expected that in a few days she will leave for the United States. She will be able to make the journey across the Atlantic without difficulty, as she is a good sea-going a step because she would appreciate that such action would lose for her forever the chance of entering into an offensive and defensive alliance with her American offspring. Ger- many would be willing to humiliate quiry on the battle-ship Maine, was thought the most important by naval officers, and indicates to their mind that the administration, appreciating the present strain on the relations between this Government and Spain, has de- cided to adopt a war color for Ameri- ion shared by all the officers of the Maine, that the warship was blown up by external means. The minority who previous to to-day had expressed the conviction that the court would be un- able to determine the cause, was hard to find. All were glad to know the TIGHTS Along with the most extensive vari- ety of underwear to be found anywhere is running bankful, like the Ohio River. | who has been in charge, will turn over | vessel, and her coal capacity is ample | the United States if it were possible | can vessels. > . e eill find 1 LhedRotslscorddags geeccrawded dlnrgih o op mér:he, trip :0 this C%Umry. ' o do so and Austria would jo!:n with | -Instiictionsi were ‘tliat ships iantuld 3?(‘:: 352‘55“" S ol ll:;?:e'wgfigk}ou T e : 2 ere i i v e . e is a twer‘y-three knot v 1, be painted black at once. They were s night, and there is but one topic. Ev-|ter really succeeds Major Robert E.| =1¢ essel, | Germany. Russia, I believe, not- B Intense eagerness for further details 5 TRt 4 Mead, who was placed in command at | 8nd about 150 feet long. While of the | o N z sent by telegraph to Captain Sampson, 5 w erybody is talking of the outcome of | | <85 H 0 "1 i Al same general type as the Rodgers and | Vitstanding = the persuasion of comm:nder-ln-chief of the North At. |is manifested on all sides. Countless OOL TIGHTS $1.25 the Maine renort. In the corridors to-night a member of the Republican National Committee said the President would be forced to Major Pope fs not a stranger to the Charleston yard. He was brought up in Charleston, and it was here that he saw his first service as an officer of Foote of the United States navy, she is a trifle larger. At the Navy Depart- ment the precise dimensions of the new boat could not be given. The price paid for her the navy officials declined at France, would be disinclined to take any step in the strictly private af- fairs of the United States and Spain.” lantic station; to Commodore Dewey, commander-in-chief of the Asiatic station; to vessels attached to the Pa- cific station and to other ships on de- opinions are offered as to the possibil- ity of war and arbitration. Until a late hour to-night discussion was ram- pant on ship and land as to the out- come. And $1 50 per pair. Vests to match $1 25 each. You pay $2 50 for such goods everywhere else in town. A word on this subject is enough. act in favor of a war policy. the Marine Corps. Nearly five years | this time to state, but it was sald to APPROVES THE tached service. Torpedo boats are the | The most significant development [ Our doors are open every working “If he does not do so.” said this|ago he was detached and placed in | b very reasonable. ” only class of vessels exempt from the | that followed the announcement of the | day. You «.n inspect goods or buy man, “there will be no Republican party | command of the forces at Mare Island, Wolrk on the vessel has just been PRES'DENT s COUHSE. order issued by the Secretary. The |court’s repcrt—t: evgiopmen‘h nov;nltlo goods as you like, Always glad to see California, where he has been ever | Completed. She never has “been 'in — boats are painted sea green, which |But few—was the sudden salling of the | you at left. No one can get to the President to tell him the truth, but if we do not declare against Spain I'll tell you what will happen. Fitzhugh Lee will resign in ten days. He will lay the whole thing bare. He will become a popular idol, and be elected President.” On the other hand, General Long- street, the most conspicuous soldier on either side, serving in the late war, said: * one wants war unless: it becomes our duty to go to war. I don't want war unless we have to fight. [ know what war is. We can do far bet- ter with Spain as our_friend than with Spain as our enemy. I feel that the sit- uation is in_wise hands, I believe the President will aveid war with honor to America.” since. -The major was seen last even- ing by a Call man at the home of Com- modore Howison. He said that he would assume command to-morrow. He left Mare Island about a week ago. * ° “The war scare,” he said, “has hard- ly reached the Pacific Coast yet. Things were very quiet at the Mare Island yards when I left there. Some three ships were being repaird, but that was dall. Being so removed from the cen- ter of the trouble, there has been lit- tle of the war talk heard.” In answer to the reporter's query Major Pope said that from what he had heard on his way through the country he thought the situation’ was serious, but he hoped that the Govern- ar;e:t would be able to avert a con- c 3 service. She is supposed to carry three torpedo tubes and two small-caliber rapid-fire guns. Nine to twelve men will be needed to man her. GIVEN ORDERS TO JOIN THE FLYING SQUADRON. Significant Instructions to the Com- manders of the Iowa and’ New York. NEW YORX, March 25.—A Key West special says: The New York and Jowa have just received orders and will leave here on Sunday to join the flying squadron at Hampton Roads. The move is considered of extreme signifi- cance in view of the Spanish torpedo flotilla’s departure for Porto Rico. Senator White Says the Policy of the Administration Has Been a ‘Wise One. SACRAMENTO, March 25.—United States Senator Stephen M. White, en route from Los Angele- to Washington, was in the city several hours this even- ing. He was met at the depot by Ad- jutant-General A. W. Barrett and was informally recelved at the Golden Eagle Hotel by Peter J. Shields, Colonel R. L. Peeler, Judge A. C. Hinkson, Thomas Fox and other prominent Democrats. Senator White was non-committal in speaking of the Cuban situation, and said he advocated walting for a report of the examining board before giving an opinion on the blowing up of the Maine. He thought the course adopted by President McKinley had begn a wise one. makes them almost invisible at night, lying low in the water. It is almost im- possible to see them on a dark night, and naval officers ascribe much of the invisibility to the color of the paint. Just as the department desires tor- pedc boats to be as invisible as possible, so it is anxious that the larger men-of- war be inconspicuous. - It is appreciated by the authorities that if they were al- lowed to wear white during war an enemy would be more apt to discover their whereabouts than if they were painted a gloomy color. It was with a view, therefore, of deceiving the Span- ish fleet as to their whereabouts that m instructions were issued directing t hereafter black be used as the color of the paint for hulls of ships in commission. Sl lighthouse tender Mangrove for Hava- na. The Mangrove was lying quietly at the dock, loading buoys, when or- ders came about 5 o’clock this after- noon for her to proceed with all haste to Havana and to take on board all the American officfals in that city with the exception of Consul General Lee. It is feared here that the knowledge of the court’s report has excited Ha- vana's population and brought the anti-American sentiment to a climax. 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