The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 5, 1898, Page 1

\ VOLUME LXXXIIL.—NO. 126. FRANCISCO, TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1898 — TWENTY PAGE PRICE FIVE CENTS. Christobal Colon. Alfonso XIII. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE WILL PRECIPITATE WAR Emperador Carlos V. THE NEW SPANISH FLYING SQUADRON. infanta Maria Theresa. ~ HE POPE HAS - wwamest OFFERED SPAIN HIS Gladily Accepted MEDIATION. by the Queen- Regdent, but the Newspapers Do Not Take It So Kindly. Copyrighted,’ 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. MADRID, April 4.—I have absolute authority for saying that the Gov- ernment has = Gene cepted Woodford proposition which is a step toward peace. atisfied with Spain’s reply. There was a Cab- inet meeting yesterday morning, at which all the Ministers were pres- ent and the decision arrived at was to take a peaceful view. I was not able yesterday to telegraph you all the details of the news which was mine, as it would not have beenallowed to pass the censor. It was yesterday mentioned that tne Queen Regent summoned her Ministers, Senors Sag Pope had offered me tion and advi sta, Gullon and Moret, and informed them that the sed that Spain should at once grant an armistice, as requested by the United States, thus ending the ques- tion of peace or war in favor of peace. In the aft ernoon the Austrian Embassador called upon Mr. Woodford and gave his assurances that he would guarantee that Spain would carry out her portion of the contract, which is to do everything in her power to restore harmony in Cuba during the time the armistice lasted. The Spanish Government has been afraid to grant an armistice on ac- count of the army, but the Pope advises the army as a father and bids it cease fighting. Spain only asks one thing in return for this concession. That is, that the United States should meet her half way by simultaneously withdraw- ing her warships in Cuban waters. ROME, April 4.—The Vaticap refuses to publish the text of theé com- munications which have passed between the Pontiff and Madrid, but the statement that his Holiness has asked Spain to arrange for a suspension of hostilities in Cuba. is confirmed. The Osservatore Romano, reviewing the situation unofficially, says: “We must regard America’s demands as excessive, especially as Spain has proposed to submit the whole administration question to the insular parliament. It is difficult to perceive on what pretext Washington could declare war, even if so disposed; and we have confidence that the wisdom and moderation of President McKinley, with the practical common sense of the Americans, will avert the horrors of war.” The Italia, confirming the report as to the communications that have passed between the Vatican and the Spanish wovernment, says: “The prospect that mediation will eventually be offered is not excluded, but the greatest difficulty will be to induce the United States to accept the Pope as arbitrator.” MADRID, April 4.—The Liberal (Republican) referring to the Pope’s | ntervention between Spain and Cuba | s that it wants the “assurance | 1at the Pope’s mediation is not a | pretext for the United States to ob-| tain a' delay of some months, with view of recommencing later the struggle against Spain within and without Cuba. The Liberal further remarks that it does not lose sight of the fact that ation tacitly admits an right to interfere in ffairs in the interest of | ; and expresses the belief tbatJ the Government will be obliged to de- slare that mediation does not mean conceding through a foreign hand what Spzain declines to concede to the United States direct, explaining that “Spain’s effective sovereignty must not depend upon the Pope’s will The Imparcial (Independent) hails | with satisfaction the Pope’s media- tion between the Spanish and Cuba. | The Globe says: “A new political party has developed in America in | Archbishop Ireland, Cleveland and | President McKinley, and asks, can it | overcome the jingoesP” The revolutionary Pais welcomes peace from whatever quarter it comes as enabling Spain to repair the ma- terial losses of two cruel wars. | must be honorable, otherwise if will be a grukter evil than war.” The Pais then strikes a warning | note, saying “the Fope is in favor of | Cuban independence.” TO TAKE AMERICANS FROM CUBA’S CAPITAL. HAVANA, April 4—The Mangrove | and the Bache are expected here to- | morrow to take to Key West such | Americans as desire to go. Comnsul- | General Lee has been authorized to hire merchant vessels, If necessary, and will probably employ the steamer Florida; of the coast line, due here to-morrow; the Mascotte, which is due here Wednes- day; and the Olivette, which is due for an extra trip on Thursday. The Fern will remain here'so far as is known. ———————————————————— DPP00000000000006 6 NEWS OF THE DAY. ‘Weather forecast for San Fran- cisco: Fair on Tuesday, with In- creasing cloudiness in the afternoon; southerly wind. ximum temperature for the past ty-four hours S pS > PS ® 3 > i3 & S K | Portland .. Los Angele: San Diego. Bacramento FIRST PAGE. The Message Means War. Pope Leo Works for Peace. Hold Spain for the Maine. @ @ b4 @ @ b4 @ @ & @ © @ @ > @ © © & © @ & 0@@0%@@@@@@@'@@@&@@@@®®®®©@@6©®@9®@®@®'€>®@ PPOOPPIVVDO0PPPPPP9099000d For Temporary Fortifications, Fighting the San Jose Gang. Chasing the Train Robbers. Worlks of Art for San Jose. Young Californian Attempts Sulclde, War Cannot Be Averted. THIRD PAGE. Senator Perkins Is for War. Sold Mines to Spain. More Auxiliary Warships. Powers In Favor of Peace, Spain’s Naval Preparations. FOURTH PAGE. The Awful Flood Disaster. Prelate Comes Back to Life. England Gets Wel-Hal-Wel. War of Races at Milpitas. Imprisoned Whalers Heard From. Surveyors Off for the North. New Managers at Napa Asylum. FIFTH PAGE. J. K. Prior's Free Ride. Racing at Emeryville. Judge Morrow on the Law. SIXTH PAGE. Fditorlal. The Flood Season in the East. A Change in Jury Drawing. The Masonic Festival. Market Street Improvements. Our Interests in China. Dishonesty in Street Work. Senator Perkins' American Views, Stores From the Corridors. Trip to the Heart of Asia. Ce o) News From The Anti-Saloon League. ‘Witness Dudy Was Warned, EIGHTH PAGE. Bold Hold-Up on Brannan Street. NINTH PAGE. Births, Marriages and Deaths. TENTH PAGE. Camels for the Masonic Fete. Police Commissioners at Work. Army and Navy Getting Ready Sad Death of a Little Girl. Features of the Theaters. Street Jobbers' Field Day. ELEVENTH PAGBE. Strike of the Job Printers. A Hatter's Mysterious Suicide, Last of the Helen Almy. Work of the Supervisors. NINETEENTH PAGBE. The Commercial World. TWENTIETH PAGE. Disasters in Alaska Waters. “'Gas Meter” Burglar at Work. An Irish Night in Parilament. Nevada Bars California Cattle. PPOPPPPPOPDOOIPIPOOIVIVIVIOOOVVOPPPDIVPOIPIOPPPVDIVPPVOPIVPOOOHOD | the Herald this morning, when the com- | counsel patience on their side of the | fulfilled by Representative Williams of | Republicans in the House, said that dis- TO HOLD SPAIN FOR THE LOSS OF THE MAINE ‘Committees of Congress Will Not Permit the Dons to Escape Their Responsibilty. NEW YORK, April 4—The Her- ald’s Washington* correspondent tele- graphs: In accordance with the pro- gramme agreed upon at the conference | of the Republican members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs last night and outlined exclusively in mittee met to-day the Republicans act- ed as a unit and adjourned. The com- mittee is to meet at 10 o’clock on Wed- nesday morning unless called together to-morrow by Mr. Adams, acting chair- man. Mr. Adams told the Democrats that the President’s message most cer- tainly would be in on Wednesday, and perhaps to-morrow. He declined to give the Democrats definite information as to the character of the message. The Democratic members appreciat- ed the fact that time was required to prepare the message and promised to House. This promise was afterward Mississippi, who, when Mr. Bailey was endeavoring to make trouble for the closures had been made in the commit- tee which sealed the lips of the Repub- licans and Democrats alike. A general understanding is being ar- rived at as to the outlines of the action which shall be taken when the commit- tee acts on Wednesday. The destruc- tion of the Maine will be in no way subordinated to the general situation in Cuba. On the contrary, it is the pres- ent disposition of the majority of the committee to make the destruction of the Maine and the slaughter of her of- ficers and men the prominent grounds for action, and to subordinate to some extent at least the Cuban situation. Some of the members of the com- mittee would go so far as to leave out altogether any recognition of the independence of Cuba,and take action looking to the expuision of Spain from Cuba and Porto Rico and the lowering of the Spanish flag for all time upon the Western Hemisphere. The present indications are that the Senate and House Committee will act along the same lines. There have been conferences between the leading mem- bers of the committees and it is quite probable the resolution which will be reported to the Senate and House will be identical in language. EE R E T R R ] The resolution proposed by Senator Foraker will probably be made the “But,” the Pais adds, ‘“the me@.......Q.........a"motacflun 0 far as it relates to RV WOODFORD TO BE WITHDRAWN. NEW YORK, April 4—The Herald’'s Washington correspon- dent sends the following: In an- ticipation of the President’s mes- sage making diplomatic relations with Spain no longer possible, all arrangemenis, as pre-iously stated to the Herald, have been made for the withdrawal of our representatives in Spain and Cuba. Our interests will be turned over to the British rep- resentatives. The formal withdrawal of Min- ister Woodford will probably come simultaneously -with the transmission of the President's message. The message will make such a vigorous arraignment of Spain that it will be impossible to expect a continuance of diplo- matic relations with that coun- trv even though some time may elapse before a formal declara- tion of war from either side. As to the result of the Presi- dent’s firm message, it means nothing short of forcible inter- vention. War is considered in- evitable by those familiar with its contents. 988888292828 08 082822232828 28 28288808 2888220808 2808082808008t t NA NN RRVERRIVEIIIRRS the recognition of Cuba and interven- tion. The resolution finally reported, however, will, as stated above, bring the Maine affair to the front in the strongest light. The report of the Court of Inquiry showing, as it does, beyond doubt that the Maine, after having been moored by the Spanish Harbor Mas- ter at a buoy where no ship had been placed for a long time, was blown up by a submarine mine, has convinced the members of the committee that Spain’s responsibility for this act wes so direct as to make it virtually a hostile act, and one with which there seems to be no way of dealing except by war. No monetary indemnity would satisfy Congress for the loss of the Maine, and the members believe the only way sat- isfaction can be obtained for this. affair is by compelling the withdrawal of Spain from the western hemisphere. The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations resumed its sittings to-day, Conttnued on Second Page. IT WILL BE AMERICAN IN EVERY WORD Puts the Case So Strongly' Congress Must Declare for Intervention. Spain to Be Held for the Maine’s Destruction and Pope Leo’s Mediation Finds Little Favor. NEW YORK, April 4.—A Washington special to the Herald says: Senators Elkins, Hanna, Spooner, Fairbanks, Platt of New York and Hoar of Massachusetts, |who are unquestionably familiar with the views of the | President, to-day assured their colleagues and others with whom they discussed the subject that the President has finally decided that the time has come for action, and unless some unlooked-for change in the situation occurs before Wednesday morning he will send a ringing mes- sage to Congress and the country which will merit the approval of every lover of Old Glory. Senator Elkins says if all efforts for a peaceful solu- tion of the problem fail we might as well prepare for a long and expensive war, and not stop at the independence of Cuba but carry the war on until we subdue Spain entirely and dispossess her of all her property on the Western Hemisphere and also of the Philippine.Islands. Senator Lodge, who is in frequent consultation with the President and Judge Day, and at the same time an ardent advocate of free Cuba, says he is nmow convinced that the President will send a message to Congress which will meet the approval of the most enthusiastic patriots and will be positive notice to Spain that Cuban inde- pendence must be granted, even if force has to be resorted to. Senator Lodge says he does not believe the United States will sanction the reported mediation of the Roman church between the United States and Spain. He says the United States is prepared to do its own mediating, and any attempt on the part of the Catholic church to interfere at this juncture will be resented in every section of the country. y RENRRRRRRRRRIBERS NEW YORK, April 4—The Her- the insurgents. The facts which the President will set forth will impress Congress, ad- | ministration officials believe, with | the necessity of action. Besides describing the present condi- tions existing in Cuba and reciting the facts leading up to this condition, the President will refer to the negotiations which have been conducted in the past with Spain, and will show that the Mad- rid Government has given the United States the right to interfere in matters concerning Cuba. He will give a state- ment of the demands he has made upon Spain looking to the ending of the war and the reply which he received from the Sagasta Ministry. To the Maine incident the Presi- dent will devote the feeling feature of his document. He will speak of the finding of the American Court of Inquiry, reiterate his action in forwarding the report to Spain and state the answer made there- s . ald’s Washington correspondent tele- | 5o I graphs: President McKinley has com- 2330 IRELAND I pleted lhis Cu%an melssa?;. a;léi. as le:(- = DEPRECATES g clusively stated in the Herald on last Sunday, it will be sent to Congress at | ¢ lNTER\IENTlON. 8 noon on Wednesday. .2;: woten 3 8 NDON, April 5.—The Rome & 1t w:lll bes ylgcrons arraigmre & correspondent of the Daily Mail 8 o 8 says: Archbishop Ireland has %3 Byimplicationit will show that the |8 cabled, deprecating a formal 8 time has come when it is the duty of |2 offer of intervention and explain- & the United States to interveme and |(s INS tat the Pope could only in- & end the war in Cuba. & tervene successfully by recogniz- & It will leave Congressuntrammeled g = :;eb hllomofu SPE Slugj wiIch g woul e impolitic. in the character of the action that|g A rumor is current here that % should be taken. & Emperor William first broached £ It will be a message that may not |3 the idea of papal mediation, and & please the extremists, nor will it meet % was warmly seconded by Aus- E the views of the peace at any price |5 tria. s people. That it is strong and vigorous 3.3 The solution the Vatican pro- = is perhaps best indicated by the fact that |3 Poses is an armistice to save &% two members of the Cabinet, who are |% Spanish troops during the rainy 2 favorable to peace, object to some ofi“ season, allay excitement on both the sentiments which have been incor- |2 sides and prepare the way for porated in it by the chief executive. & Cuban independence in the au- The message is very long. It con- ?; tumn. Spain is agreeable to this, 2 tains a recital of the events which have |3 but there is little hope that the & made Cuba a desert, speaks of the ter- |8 Cuban insurgents or their Ameri- & rible condition of the reconcentrados, of | £ can sympathizers will accede to £ the destruction done property, and de- |% the proposal. ] clares that Spain is unable to suppress & [ BRRRRURRINVUUIRNINSR to, but the only comment which he will make in connection with this matter will be that it is horrible to think that a man-of-war, on a peaceful mission to a port of a friendly nation, should be de- stroyed by a submarine mine of such enormous power as that which blew up the Maine. He will point out this horrible in- cident 2s one of the most important links in the chain of evidence which establishes Spain’s inability either to protect the vessels of friendly pow- ers at anchor in her harbors or to control the internal affairs of the is- land of Cuba. To Congress will be left the responsi- bility of action. The President will not urge the recognition of the independ- ence of Cuba, nor will he formally re- commend intervention. But the facts which he gives and which are given in all their awful coloring are so presented