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The Call "YOLUME LXXXIIL—NO. 125. SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1898 — EIGHTEEN PAGES. > PAIN SPEEDING VESSELS PRICE FIVE CENTS. WHILE WAR FEELING GROWS WAR MAY FOLLOW MESSAGE e AZORES B \ " /,’_a‘)low/.!cfi)’ Pictorial Representation of the Spanish-American Situation, Showing Movements of the Respective War Vessels. HOW LONG CAN THEY BE HELD? Congressmen Grow Impa- tient While istration I the Admin- s Tempor- izing. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, April 3. If there is any one in Wash- ington who knows the plans of the administration, it is the Pres- ident himself, and much doubt is expressed by his most intimate friends as to whether he has yet made up his mind to send in his message on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. LR 2K B R R SR T AR O X 3 Representative Adams of Pennsyl- vania, who is Acting Chairman of the ffairs Committee, says it will does General Grosvenor wk another authority as- n the word of the President him- i 1 be sent on Wednesday. s and recalcitrant Re- re tired of the delay ate action before otilla can reach > to-night trying to cre- ssion that the administra- e for an indefinite pe- izing, vacillating course, talk in hotel ts and Repul- aking another at- sing a Cuban tion bill will be nd they urge that d to it, recognizing and recommending on. Some of the Re- r boast of their intention ym the Speaker, but r put in their preten- ir hotel lobbies confer- e lions, but in the House sentatives they are a flock of ntrolled by Shepherd Reed. As ure of President McKinley’s there is just as much doubt . No one seems to know he will merely lay the diplo- atic correspondence before Congress and let them shoulder the responsibility or whether he will urge Cuban inde- pendence and active intervention, CER R IR 2R 2R 2 2R 2 2N 2% 2 The Democrats and Republican kick- ers are circulating a report that the President will ask that Spain be grant- when the Cuban Parliament .meets. | Whether true or not, their obvious pur- | pose is to excite Congress to immediate |action. On the other hand, Congress- man Grosvenor, who is generally re- garded as the President’s mouthpiece, holds out a hope that “his message, when transmitted, will meet the expec- tations of the American people,” who should be patient and rest confident that there is a good reason for any de- lay that may ensue. The President’s henchmen are, without making any | positive declarations of his policy, hint- ing that | ready well formed, it is desired by the | President to delay precipitate action until certain preparations for war are | completed. They mention the fact that | munitions of war purchased in Europe | cannot reach here for a week or two, |and must leave foreign ports before the | neutrality laws intervene, and also in | time to escape Spanish privateers. This | is really one ground for the President’s {delay, for whether his message to Con- | gress is temporizing or not, he realizes | that Congress will take action which will precipitate war before we are fully | prepared for it. Another reason is un- doubtedly a hope that in the meantime | Spain will accede to our demands. | Senator Perkins of California, usually | very conservative, says that Congress .cannot be restrained longer than Wed- nesday or Thursday. Illinois Reserves Called Out. SPRINGFIELD, Ill., April 3.—Gov- | ernor Tanner has been asked by the ‘War Department at Washington to | have the naval reserves in readiness, and has issued orders to that effect. Al All Troops to Get Ready. BUTTE, Mont, April 3.—The ad- jutant-general of the militia has is- sued an order for all troops to be ready to respond to & call in twenty-four hours, led a delay of thirty days (till May 1) | although his plans are al- | NEW YORK, April Herald’s Washington corres- pondent telegraphs: Spain's for- midable fleet gathered at Cadliz is on the eve of proceeding to sea. Its destination is not known. This, in effect, is the contents of a cablegram received at the State Department _this morning from Minister d- ford. It was deemed of sufficient importance by officlals of the de- partment to be sent at once to the Navy Department, where it was placed in the hands of Com- mander Richardson Clover, Chief of the Office of Naval Intelli- gence, to whom all matters relat- ing to the Spanish navy are re- ferred. Naturally there is a great deal of anxious specula- tion in official circles as to the destination of this second fleet. 8.—The P R R R R PR R R s P R R R R PPPPPP09PP00 9009099000 PPPPPPPIPPICPCPOPPPPOPSGPSPISS ‘Will it be sent to Cuba? Is it going to Porto Rico? Will it join the torpedo flotilla at Cape de Verde and convoy it across the Atlantic? These are some of the questions which the officials have been asking themselves during the af- ternoon, and they say to-night they are as much in the dark concern- ing the destination of the fleet as they were this morning when the first in- formation of their departure came from Minister Woodford. There is strong reason for the desire of the officials to know whither the tleet is bound, and the department will depend upon Min- ister Woodford and Lieutenant Dyer, the latter naval attache at Madrid, to inform them immediately of the depart- ure of the fleet and its destination, if it is possible to learn what that is. The Spanish fleet is said to be su- perior at this time to the flying squad- ron under Commodore Schley’s com- mand, and additions which will be made to it during the week will make it a force, which combined with the tor- pedo flotilla at Cape de Verde, will rep- resent practically the total available fleet of Spain. As the flying squadron, which will be the force probably called upon to meet this fleet, consists of only one battleship, one second-class battle- ship, one armored cruiser and two pro- |tected crutsers, it 18 recognized by SPAIN SENDING A SECOND FLEET officials that it will have to be consid- erably strengthened, and additions wiil probably be made during the present week. As the Herald stated. the New Orleans is one of the ships which will be placed under Commodore Schley’s command, and the San Francisco will probably be another. There seems to be a prevalent belief in naval circles that the’ Spanish fleet will make its first stop at the Canary Islands. This point places the force but 700 miles from Spain, 800 miles from Cape de Verde, P06600600000000600060 UNCLE SAM’S SHIPS STRIPPED FOR ACTION KEY WEST, April 3.—Two battleships, an armored cruiser, 4 monitor, three protected cruis- ers, two gunboats and six tor- pedo boats comprise the naval force assembled at this port. This fleet is practically cleared for action, and is ready for serv- ice at a moment’s notice. Should declaration of war come to-mor- row, I am assured that the fleet would be under way and heading for Cuba within ten minutes of the receipt of the notice, except for giving the monitor Terror her fighting garb of gray. Nothing remains to be done in the wgy of preparing for battle. The ships are all coaled and provisioned. Their magazines are full of am- munition, and the vessels them- selves have been stripped of all woodwork, even to their boats. These, with the exception of life- boats, have been towed to the ba- sin at Government Station, - “:ere they have been moored in flo- tillas. In addition to all, the crews of the ships of war have been “keyed to concert pitch,” to use the phrase of an officer from the flagship, who described to me the state of discipline which now prevails in this fleet. P0P0PPIPCVPPVPPVPPPPVPPPPPPPOPPOOOPOOOPOOOGSEOGS ® CREAZ RS T EREX 2L 2T 2 IC) Powerful Ships of War to Join the Tor- pedo Flotilla, and If War Is Declared Experts Fear They Will Bom- bard Coast Cities. where the flotilla is waiting orders, and about 2600 miles from Porto Rico, should the Spanish Government deter- nuine to send it there. Some fear is ex- pressed by naval experts that instead of sending the fleet to Porto Rico and Cuba. for the protection of those islands, Spain will order them to make an at- tack upon one of the coast cities of the United States. In view of the prospect of early hos- tilities, it is not believed at the Navy Department that Spain will direct the torpedo boat flotilla at Cape de Verde to proceed on its way to Porto Rico, but will take steps looking to its junc- tion with the fleet from Cadiz. GENERAL GRAHAM SAYS “IT LOOKS THAT WAY.” Replyof the Army Commander When Asked if There Would Be ‘War. GALVESTON, April 3.—General Wil- liam H. Graham, commander of the De- partment of the South, arrived in the city at o’'clock this morning. His visit ‘as in the nature of tour of in- spection of the fortifications of the de- partment. He came from New Orleans to Galveston and returned tu-night. Accompanying him is Lieutenant G. F. Barney. They were taken out to the forts at the east end, and to Bol- ivar. In the af ernoon they wer taken to the site of the Denver resurvey, where Battery K is stationed. At 5 o'clock the officers took the train for Fort Morgan, Mobile, as the general has several places which he designs visiting on the return to headquarters. ‘When asked if there would be war the general replied: “It looks that way.” He was satisfied with the prepara- tions for defense made here. Extreme Vigilance. KEY WEST, Fla, April 3.—To-day has passed very quietly and there were ‘no movements of the fleet. To-night the Nashville will take the patrol and at all times ‘extreme vigilance is maintained. The first message over the new cable from Key West to the Tortugas was it to-deyy B /- BORGGROORGVRADBOVOOBHOHR U RR ATy 00000000 + President McKinley Will Not Advocate a Conflict, but May Cause It. Strange as It May Now Seem There Are Many Statesmen in Washington Who Think Spain Will Yield. NEW YORK, April 3— The Herald’s Washington cor- respondent telegraphs: Presi- dent McKinley's message to Congress may bring war, but it wiil not recommend it. This is as much as any one can say to- night as to the general effect of the anxiously awaited document. was conveyed to them. an armistice. ing nature. this country and Spain. f=3=3=3 =1 o The President’s closest friends © insist that they have no definite © idea as to the specifi_c recom- © mendations the President will © make. Representative =~ Gros- + | 0000000 o 306 308 308 206 106 308 108 308 306 208 106 06 106 308 308 30K 308 308 308 306 X0 306 308 308 08 106 300 00 0E I 4% c2000 \\ @@@@@@O@@@@O@@@@@@ NEWS OF THE DaY. Weather forecast for San Fran- cisco: Fair on Monday: light north- erly changing to westerly winds. Maximum temperature for the past twenty-four hours: Sacramento FIRST PAGE. Can Congress Be Checked? Spain Sending a Second Fleet. McKinley and His Message. SECOND PAGE. Formidable Flying Squadron. Maine Wreck Abandoned. ‘What Congress Will Do. False Hopes of Spaniards. THIRD PAGE. Two Hundred Drowned in Indiana. Fearful Hurricane and Floods. Europe Talks Peace. Queen Regent Unylelding. Quiet Sunday at Madrid. Havana Ready for Trouble. FOURTH PAGE. Editorial. The Sooner Begun, the Sooner Ended. A Fine Business. Progress Delayed. ‘The Folsom Boulevard Bonds. The Traveling Library Plan. Manuscript Mutterings. Stories From the Corridors. News of Foreign Navies. Answers to Correspondents. FIFTH PAGE. Coursing at the Two Parks. Ball Games of the Day. SIXTH PAGE. Chase of Train Robbers. Funeral of Senator Enos. National Guard Notes. News Along the Water Front. SEVENTH PAGE. News From Across the Bay. Holy Cross Church Cornerstone. EIGHTH PAGE. The Masonic Festival. NINTH PAGE. Births, Marriages, Deaths. TENTH PAGE. Job Printers Out on Strike. Shooting on the Ranges. Sermons on the War. Campbell Dies in Prison. Palm Sunday Services. EIGHTEENTH PAGE. A Move for Better Lights. Regular Army Matters. PPPPPOPPPPPVVPPPOPPOPOOVOPPPPOVIVVPPIPIVPVPPPPP0PPPPPOPPPPOPPPP PO ¢ & 2L LR L2000 R0 ¢ P000009900000000008000000000000000000000000000000000000900900000000 0 © venor, who is usually regarded as the legislative spokesman of the President, says the Presi- dent will make a strong, firm re- view of the Spanish- Cuban question, and that his recom- mendations will be in the direc- tion of the independence of Cuba without involving a de- fa3e3-3-3-F-Fo3.F-3-3-3-3-3-F-3-F-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3=-3-3=3-F=3-2-F=3 =23 “VICTORY IS WITH US, FRIENDS OF PEACE.” Copyrighted, 1888, by James Gordon Bennett. MADRID, April 3.—Last night the situation looked as black as it could be, but this evening all is changed. Sagasta, Gullon and Moret received notices to attend at the Palace. When they reached there a communication of historical Two days ago the Spanish Government refused To-day, upon the intercession of the Pope, Spain accepts an armistice, and this speaks peace. There are many events which have occurred on this Palm Sunday which will make it a day never to be forgotten in the annals of this country’s history, many of .which discretion bids me to suppress, but some of them I can give you, and if you are of diplomatic trend you will read much good news behind them. First there was a conference at the Palace, which was all important. Embassador to the United States legation. That visit was of a reassur- Next came the prolonged call of Senor Gullon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, which lasted, I think, a couple of hours. The inevit- able signs are that diplomatic relations are far from being broken off. Lastly, General Woodford, tired, but triumphant, looked as though say- ing, “Victory is with us, friends of peace.” WASHINGTON, April 3.—Assistant Secretary Day has authorized an official denial of the statement that the Pope is to mediate between Early this morning Senors importance Next the visit of the Austrian 00306 0 308 108 308 408 108 108 108 408 X0F 08 108 308 30K 10K 08 308 108 308 108 308 J0HI0% 308 36 108 X% 308 0% 108 ¥ claration of war. He says further that the President will make such a comprehensive review of the entire Cuban question and such definite recommendations in the way of solving the great problem that Con- gress can be depended upon to co- | e e ey EMENTS. BABY’S COrING. Nature intended that every woman should look forward to the com- ing of her baby with joy and_hope, unclouded by anxiety. Almost pain- less parturition is quite the usual thing among uncivilized people. Even in our own country it occasicnally happens with women, in robust health and good condi- tion. - It ought to be the rule instead of the excep- tion ; and it is a fact that a very large proportion of the usual pngn and suf- . fering may be avoided by looking after the mother’s general health, and specially strengthening the particular organs concerned in parturition. Manymothers have been brought h the trying time almost painlessly by the aid of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It prepares the system for delivery by im- parting the organic strength and elasticity which the mother specially needs; shortens the time of labor and of confinement ; pro- motes the secretion of abundant nourish- ment for the child and fortifies the entire constitution against the after period of de- ression and weakness. It’s use should gegin in the early months of gestation—the earlier the better. Mrs. FRED HUNT, of Glenville, Schenectady Co., X n{l : “I read about Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription being so for a woman with child, so I got two bottles last September, and mber 13th, 1 had a twelve-pound baby girl. ‘When I was confined I was not sick in any way. 1did not sufler any pain, and when the child was born I walked into another room and went tobed. I never had an after-pain or any other pain. This is the eighth child and the of them all. I suffered e\'eglhi that flesh could suffer with the other babies. Ialways had a doctor and then he could not help me Thoch, it thlé tisme 1y mether sud ey bisband were alone with me. - My baby was only seven days old when I got up and dressed and ieft my room and stayed up all day.” b o