The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 5, 1898, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL b5, 1898. “IT WAS AN ACT OF WAR” Senators Speak Plainly on the Blowing Up of the Maine. Perkins of California Among Those to Denounce Treach- ery of Spain and Demand Satisfaction in Blood. Call Office, Riggs House, | and the cry for stern justice should be Washington, April 4. inem-d.I It w:\% tlr}rlle lt: bet done with ran e Nk % | subterfuge. e should not go to war It _“?“’;“(’“)‘f‘ u‘?“g ,"“l’;“‘]" Ch”"tgefial'x“ | Sithout full justification, but must bs 8 pramia rkins of Cali- | 54q,red before striking that we strike a set speech, that Spain was | for God and humanity. He thought for the Malne disaster, as |this time had come. He not only be- n brought about by Spanish |lieved the time had come for recogniz- and Spanish treachery. | in8. Cuban independence, but that a Perking was'only one of declaration of war would be fully just- E 3 vt ified by the willful destruction of the d addresses on the Cuban | Maine. While holding these sentiments, ivered in the Senate to- | Mantle was willing to wait upon the of G ia, while hoping for action of the Committee on Foreign Re- jon of the problem the ' lations, whose recommendations he had 3 declared strong- | N0 doubt would be wise and just and > - + | cover the whole case. Rawlins of Utah sald the case be- tween Spain and the United States was made up. It was no longer for the cutive to decide what course to pur- With Congress rested the re- onsibility of declaring war, and this ng duty. The President er the party to be criti- cized. Congress, if it wills, he said, could decide to havepeace with inci- dental outrage and clandestine murder. | As for himself, he did not choose to ot peace under any circumstances. | Rawlins opposed further delay. He s informed that the Committee on war, would contflict. had now t be to the m, and that while the President advised of the probable agtion of nst Spain was t with Con- |the committee, that body had no such t bility of de- |information as to the President’s plan: Por to wait longer | He was also informed that the Pres te icism. He de- |dent wanted further delay. Rawlins st vigorous action im- | did not consider this necessary. The 1 | destine murder of 266 of our sallors haa | occurred forty-eight days since, but | this was not all. For three years the | Spanish authorities had been impris- iunjr‘.)! and murdering American citi- |zens. Of these facts the executive doubtlessly had been fully advised by the consular reports, but these reports | had been withheld on the plea that it d endanger the safety of our of- als in Cuba to give them out. Ir was true, it revealed a wretchea in a speech on :d that the the Maine by the Span- ot of war, and he rded by the na- Perkins referred e instituted by ore th a ’ bjects into subjectio it nothing in all his forni 10 an t with the atrocit | state of affairs. br that Weyler had ex Continuing, Rawlins sald delay had . Cubans. The time for ac- | been sought last week by friends of the : Wersini o p | President on_the plea that a message said he, “a | WAS S0on to be sent in from the Presi- 4 the Umitea | dent which would meet all the demands il | of the country. At the same ti h an accessory to the 2 i S S ¢ | private and confidential secretary of appalling crime in | {he Presijent was sending a message to nce of a great na- | his friends urging them to the utmost nits, so in this case the rtion to bring pressure to bear to en reached. The time for | secure peace. We were next told that an ultimatum had been sent to Madrid Cuba to cease has come st | demanding the concession of Cuban in- and humanity de- | dependence; now comes an Interview Government shoutd | With Premier Sagasta in which he said 05 .. | Do demand had been made by this Gov- the cruel warfare | ernment for the irdependence of the Spain _against the | Cubans. Which representation was cor- 2 people who are|rect? Rawlins criticized our halting ir freedom within | policy in strong language, saying that of our own shores | it was such as to justify Spain in hold- ho has had a lifetime ex-|ing the United States in contempt. He ndling of great v added that the crime of the explosion > d 71'|]4-[inxf| of the | of the Maine was due to our indecision ,‘;»‘,\ ‘x »_nlt\‘l'1 an }‘\li | and cowardice, and that such an act S 1:;:1' = "l'} fl“ | would never have been perpetrated upon any other natfon. In conclusion, de an argument for an absolute ion of war instead of a decla- ration for armed inervention. To pur- sue the latter course would be to throw the responsibii'y of declaring war upon the President. To pass such a resolution would be to afford opportun- ity for the peace at any price rarty to continue its efforts as the resolution would be one which the Pre nt could r to a place in and there, without a blo here was of the of the | four weeks would decide an armed con- flict between Spain and the United States, and that it would be decided without the loss of a life. In support of this assertion "ie counted the accom- plishments of the Cubans themselves in 1 nights the people nt, but now, that n laid before them, nimous that lown up, not with the ials, for nish Government The explosives, n a mine or a tor- 1 under the Maine by panish Government. ve that they | under most unfavorable circumstances. At the conclusion of Rawlins’ speech the sundry civil appropriation bill was taken up. MAY ASSEMBLE were ex- T and he was one who he It would have been AT CHICKAMAUGA. fmpossible, Perkins said, for any man R set of men to place in the harbor | General Miles Believes the Famous Ha or torpedoes without > of the Government au- artial judge would ering ail the facts pre- the sibllity f the Spanish Govern- its authorized officials. s crime of the nineteenth red Perkins vehemently. n act of war, and I believe that ) regarded by the nations of the Battle Field a Good Place for Concentration of Troops. WASHINGTON, April 4—It has been decided to detain for a time at the Chickamauga battle-field the Twenty-fifth Regiment of Infantry, | which is about to leave the various forts in Montana for service at Key West and Dry Tortugas. The reason | for this action is said to be the fact aration could wipe out | that the water supply at either of the > people of this coun- | above-named places is not satisfac- matter, and intensity had | tory at presern be 1dded to that feeling by the al- Chickamauga, General Miles says, is most frivolous manner in which the | an excellent piace for the ooneentra. d had been treated by Spain. tion of a large body of troops, and it is - id_that while he favored | believed the location has beeen seri. iy r attempt- | ously considered by Secretary Alger as stions of honor, and fford to submit such itration. Gold could | of those precious honorable action for e was to inter- from the yoke of A =0 lang borne. a followed with an n the absorbing h he declared that pendence of the Cu- for vears had been r fredom. “T would,” ¢ unqualified fndorse- vor of directing the a point for the preliminary gathe of trno{:s In case of war. TgEetonny The Navy Department was i late this afternoon of the 'a}?-ir\?;?i‘} the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius at Nor- | folk to-day from Washington. \MISSION OF THE BATTLESHIP TEXAS. May Soon Proceed to Sea to Meet the New Orleans and San Francisco. 2 only med forces, hoth NEW YORK, April 4—It was stated to suppress the sav-| at the navy-yard to-da: 3 ] 7t is now rampant upon that | e had been recelved from Washington for the sailing of the big battle-ship Texas, and that she would leave this port not later than Wednesday Rumor at the navy-yard was to the effect that the Texas is to proceed to sea to meet the San Francisco and New Orleans, now en route from Eng- land, so that there may be no danger of the two latter ships being Inter- cepted by Spanish cruisers in the case of war. He had the highest regard t occupant of the White | perfectly evident to for diplomatic nego- Cuhan anestion had time for action had ar- and the sooner it was taken the better it would be for all concerned. Spain had vinlated everv principle of clvilized w re and had thrown hu- manity to the winds. Mantle said it wa& now time that the cry of humanity pas rived gn Relations had reached a con- | destruction of the Maine and the clan- | : that | With propriety ignore, because the re- Spanish | sponsibility for definite action rests besought all | with Congres | until the facts| Rawlins expressed the opinion that their efforts to sain their independence | FRESH PROOF 0F TREACHERY of the Pur- by Spain of Mines for Havana. Witnesses chase Men Whose Statements Cannot Be Doubted Say the Madrid Government Is Gulilty. An Explosion Could Only Have Oc- curred by the Connivance of at Least Three Officers. Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, April 4—Detalls have been obtained of the manufacture of sub- marine mines in London for Spain, which fact was first brought to the attention of the United States embassy on March 4. A man, whose cards de- scribed him as an electrical engineer and whose name was forwarded at the time to Washington, then said he sold to Spanish officers in London several years ago, a large number of mines, eight or ten of which were placed in Havana harbor. He said they were made in a special way, had a specially constructed cable, which he can iden- tify if the smallest piece is produced, and he added that some of the mines were fixed so that they could be fired from a fort, while two of them had bulbs so arranged that they would ex- plode upon a vessel coming into con- tact with them. The man added, how- ever, that he did not belleve the bulbs would be used in water as shallow as that of Havana harbor. Finally the man exhibited plans of one of these mines, which he sald was the most likely to produce the effect described as causing the wreck of the Maine. It was numbered “2,” and was construct- | ed to contain 500 pounds of guncotton. | Lieutenant-Commander J. C. Colwell, the United States naval attache, since investigated the matter, and he made a report on the subject to the United States Government. The facts learned strongly tend to show that HavAna harbor was mined, and . un- questionably prove that Spain pur- chased mines for that purpose. The firm of Lattimer, Rhodes & Clark, | electrical engineers, during 1887-88 filled a large order for Spain for a lot of mines, in which were used fourteen and | a half tons of guncotton. The work was directly under the surveillance of General Fernandez and Captain Busta- mento. The latter was then the head of the Spanish torpedo school. By order of these officers, the mines were divided Havana, | into four consignments—for Ferrol, mines were manufactured under the direction of J. P. Gibbons, after Gib- | bons’ patents, which are described in Siemens’ book on torpedoes and mines. ! Gibbons, who furnished Lieutenant- Commander Colwell a written state- ment of the above facts and outlined his theory of the explosion which wrecked the Maine, was then employed | by the firm as superintendent of the | torpedo department. He also says a | similar lot of torpedoes was manufac- tured for Spain in 1896. The manager of the Westminister En- gineering Company, which is the suc- cessor of the aforementioned firm, and with which Gibbons is connected, con- firms the latter's statement as to the manufacture of mines for Spain. Gib- | bons, who is a former sergeant of en- gineers and a Government inspector of torpedoes, believes the Maine's first ex- has | | | | Cadiz and Carthagena. Thei FOR AUXILIARY ~ [POWERS MAY SHIPS OF WAR| PREVENT WAR The President Directs the | Notes Are Being Ex- Purchase of Ten Mer- changed by the Eu- chant Vessels. ropean Capitals. Steamers That Will Be Trans- formed Into Cruisers With- out Delay. Great Pressure Brought to Bear That Is Likely to Compel Spain to Yield. What Common Oround the Powers Are Seeking to Reach Can Only Be Conjectured. Smaller Boats Will Also Be Fitted Ou and Commissioned as Torpedo- Boat Destroyers. Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, Special Dispatch to The Call NEW YORK, April 4—A Washing- ton special to the Herald says: That the ‘Washington, April 4. President believes that war will likely| Notwithstanding the many reports of follow the transmission of his message European medlation they assumed their to Congress is shown by his action to- first tangible form this afternoon when day In directing the purchase of ten|&at least two of the European establish- merchant vessels of from 2000 to 6000 | ments in Washlngton'recelved notifi- tons burden for conversion into auxil-| catlon that the excharige of notes be- lary vessels. On account of the im- | tween the great powers was in prog- mense cost of such ships the Navy De- | Fess, with a view of arriving at a basis partment has heretofore refrained trom | on Which they could make a joint pro- buying them, belleving that diplomacy | Posal for mediation. It i{s evident that might open the way for the settlement | the exchange has not yet been produc- of the Cuban question with honor to ; tive of a common understanding, as the both countries and without war. In|Embassadors and Ministers at Wash- fact, it has been admitted by depart- | Ington have not yet received Instruc- ment officials that only when the ad- { tions to initiate the movement. Thelr ministration felt that war was bound | only information thus far is that the to come would the President consent to | notes are passing by telegraph between the expenditure of such a large sum of | the capitals of Europe. It had been un- money as would be necessary in the ac- | derstood that France and Austria were quisition and transformation of mer- | most active in bringing about this chant vessels into auxiliary cruisers. | movement and that Great Britain had The fact, therefore, that the President | held aloof from it, but it developed to- directed Assistant Secretary Roosevelt | day that the British Government was to instruct the Rodgers board in New |also taking part in the exchange and York to,enter Into negotiations for the | that in case of concerted action by the purchase of vessels for transformation into auxiliary cruisers is considered | most significant. In reality, this is the first practical step taken to obtain an auxiliary fleet. 71he yachts and tugs that have been bought have been con- verted into torpedo-boat destroyers and picket boats, but such vessels as the | President directed to be purchased can only be employed as members of the first line of defense and offensive and in defensive operations against the enemy in conjunction with men-of-war comprising squadrons at Key West and Hampton Roads. In compliance with instructions sent by Rocsevelt it is ex- | pected by the officials that the board went to work to-day to inspect eigh- | teen vessels that the department had selected for purchase in case the Presi- | dent should authorize such action. This list does not include the St. Paul and St. Louis, but from present indications the authorities will authorize their pur- chase within the next few days. No decision has been reached, but it was said to-day that the question of their purchase would be finally determined to-morrow in order that there might be time in which to give orders to hold | the St. Paul, and to transfer her cargo plosion was caused by what is techni- | | cally called a ground mine, containing {500 pounds of gun cotton, several of which were manufactured for Spain. He has experimented with these mines largely at Portsmouth, and says that once iaid, they retain their properties for fifty years In addition, Gibbons asserts that it is absolutely impossible for them to explode accidentally, as the electrical currents for their explo- sion are formed only by the manipula- tion of a complicated key, especlally devised to avoid ac ents. Three keys are necessary, which are always kept in the possession of different officers and if an outsider obtained possession of them, it would be impossible to ma- nipulate the keys without insfructions. Gibbons further says the mines and their connecting cables are numbered and he asserts he would be able to identify them if any party secured. | WASHINGTON STATE | Naval Reserve Association to Fill Up | Four Divisions and Tender Services to Secretary | Long. | SEATTLE, April 4 | sources of Seattle a | actual hostilities with Spain will soon | be largely inereased. In 1891 the Naval Reserve Association was organized, but it has existed without any great strength. At present there is active work evidenced in filling up four divi- sions of sixty men each, the whole to constitute a battalion. This organiza- tion will be known a volunteer naval reserve. Commodore W. H. Gorham will appear before Governor Rogers on | Wednesday and ask that the i | tlon be clothed with a semi-official character. The Governor will also be | requested to offer the services of the | battalion at the proper time for active | service to the Navy Department. SPAIN'S REPRESENTATIVE GETTING READY TO LEAVE. But So Far Minister Bernabe Has Not Made Arrangements With the French Embassy. WASHINGTON, April 4—The French Embassador at Washington, M. Cam- bon, has received no instructions to act for Spain in the event of the with- drawal of the Spanish Minister, Senor Polo y Bernabe. The statement is authoritative, after Inquiry at the French embassy and the Spanish lega- tion. The story originated in London. The Spanish Minister, it is learned, is making all arrangements to leave the United States should his position be- come untenable, and has notified a lo- cal music house to call for his plano and organ. The military re- erignd g Stockton’s Military Spirit. STOCKTON, April 4—The following advertisment has been Inserted in Stockton papers: With a view of being prepared in the event of war, a special invitation is hereby tendered to patriotic young men between the ages of 18 and 46 to_enlist in Com- any A, Sixth Infantry Regiment, N. G. >., thereby gaining a military education which may prove of great benefit. Enlist- ments may be made at the armory of Company A between 7 and 10 p. m. every %vemg. Co HARLES g{ thBAgn‘HER. aptain mpan; ., Six t) Pchhnent. e i HAS BRAVE MEN. | vailable in case of | | | | lay. | Saturna and Irrawaddy, which will be | to some other vessel of the Americaa | line. These ships would cost about $4,000,- | 000, which the President does not at present feel inclined to pay in the event that other vessels which will be pur- chased may megt the navy’'s needs in | this respect. The vessels to be pur- | chased will be from this list: El Sol, El Paso, El Monte, El Mar, El Dorado, El Norte. Yorktown, Jamestown, H. F. | Dimock, John English, Yumuri, Aca- pulco and Princess Ann. Some of the | vessels plying in and out of Boston har- | bor are looked upon with f: vor by the | board, and several of these may be purchased. It is admitted by oficials that the cost of these ten vessels will | be large, amounting to five or six mil- lion dollars, but the national defense fund Is not exhausted, and will be able to stand the inroaa which wi.i be made by the purchase of these ships. Anticipating the purchase of these ships, Captain Charles O'Neill, chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, is preparing batteries to be placed aboard of them, and Chief Naval Constructor Hichborn is considering poi ts to which the ves- sels may be sent in order that the work of transforming them may be ex- pedited as quickly as possible, "It is the expectation of officials that by work- | ing night and day they will be able to | place the ships in commission within three weeks. Crews will be collected for these vessels, and they will be at- tached to the flying squadron .and Cap- tain W. T. Sampson’s fleet without de- Orders were telegraphed to-day to convert into auxiliary men-of-war without delay the yachts and tugs pur- | chased on Saturday last. The list in- | cludes the yacht Josephine, which will | be converted at League Islind; th vacht Sovereign. which is at the New York navy-yard; the steam lighters | converted into transports at the New York navy-yard; the lighter Lebanon, which is at Boston, and the R. W. Wil mot, which is at the Pensacola nav vard. The Creole will be sent to New. port :vews, where she will be trans- formed into a hospital ship. The only vessel whose name has been changed is the Josephine, which has been officially christened the Vixen, in commemora- tion of the famous American sloop of the war of 181 HAYTI AND SAN DOMINGO WILL REMAIN NEUTRAL. Attitude of These Governments Is of Importance Because of Their Geographical Situation. Copyrighted, 1398, by James Gordon Bennett. | PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, April 4.— Indications are that in case war is| declared between the United States and Spain, Hayt! and San Domingo will re- main neutral. The attitude of these two Governments is of great import- ance because of their geographical sit- uation, lying between Cuba and Porto Rico and close to each. There is no truth in the alleged news sent out from Jamalica that there has been a breach in the friendly relations between Hayti and San Domingo. The best of feeling prevails between the Governments. The President of Hayti will return to Port au Prince to-mor- Tow. —_—————— Major Sherman’s Fiery Message. Major Sherman sent the following dispatch to Senator Perkins last night: Avenge nation’s dead. Save national honor. Immediately declare war. Peo- ple's patlence exhausted. President's proclamation criminal. Delay means loss of thousands of more lives in the future. . HERMAN. PR e ol Corner on Dried Apricots. STOCKTON, April 4—The Mail states to-night that certain Stockton merchants have cornered the dried apricot market, and have, within the past week, procured five carloads. There cannot now be pur- chased in San Francisco a_straight car- load of dried Epflcols. and Porter Bro- thers, leading San Francisco dried fruit men, have none left. Three weeks dried apricots were selling at retail ln this city at 5 cents a pound; to-day they are from 8 to 8% cents a pound. These five carloads were purchased at an aver- age cost of a little over 6 cents a pound. | to be hopeful of the resuit from this | lomats is that the movement is not so | the peace of the world by combined ! France and Denmark have interests in | embassy, also called at the State De- | Day on subjects other than the Cuban | and France | portance to the United States as a basis | sirous of having this cable arrange- powers Great Britain would probably act with the others. ‘What common ground the powers are seeking to reach can only be conjec- tured. The Spanish Government seems movement and this inspired additional ground for the belief that it will not be | regarded with favor by the United States. The diplomats, however, think | that if a common understanding was reached by the great powers of Eu- rope, such suggestions as these great powers would make could not be lightly set aside. The general view of the dip- much one toward reconciling the United States and Spain as it it is to preserve action. Spain’s policy in this matter is one of urging on the European powers that if Cuba was free from Spanish sov- ereignty the next move under the Mon- roe doctrine would be to bring an end to European control over other West Indian possessions. Great Britain, that locality. In other quarters it was stated that the influence of the powers was more likely to be asserted on Spain, urging her to the largest possible meas- ure of concession. Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British Embassador, made a short call on| Judge Day to-day. It is understood | that it did not relate to the Cuban question, as the Embassador has not received Instructions concerning media- tion or any other course of action. M. Thebeau, first secretary of the French | partment and had a talk with Judge question. An arrangement was reached during the day by which the United States will co-operate through their Ministers with Denmark for the establishment of a European cable with the Danish island of St. Thomas. The cable is owned by a Fren.h company, but its use has become of vital im- of operations in the Leeward Islands. Secretary Long was particularly de- ment effected. As a resuit of the con- ference a message was sent to the United States Minister at Copenhagen asking him to secure the consent of the Danish Government, and the French authorities arranged to have their Min- ister at Copenhagen exert similar in- fluences. OLD GLORY HAULED DOWN FROM THE WRECK. Now That the Destroyed Battleship Maine is Deserted the Exodus From Havana Begins. HAVANA, April 4—Soon after sun- down to-night the tattered United States flag was taken from the gaff of | the wrecked Maine, where it has floated | since February 17, two days after the explosion. It was taken down by an officer and a boat’s crew from the Fern. The wrecking tugs Underwriter and Merritt and the barges Chief and Sharp left for American waters to-day. 1 Now that the exodus to the United States is in full force there are inter- esting scenes at the office of Dr. Brun- ner. Hundreds stand around waiting their turn to be vaccinated—babies in arms, scarecrow negroes, well-dressed | women, rich merchants and poor Amer- jcans—in short, all kinds of people. Rigid rules are observed and the first come is first served. The stringency of the quarantine against yellow fever is somewhat relaxed in view of the spe- | cial circumstances, and also of the fact | that there is 1‘‘le or no fever in the island, but the smallpox prchibition is | still in force, though it is believed that | the regulation is not too stringently ap- plied, in view of the expected leaving of the Mangrove, Bache, Olivette and Mascotte. American citizens only will be given passage on the Mangrove and Bache. Others, if their passports and vaccina- tion certificatets are all right, can leave on the Mascotte or the Olivette. STABS A SCHOOLMATE FOR TORMENTING HIM. Lad Objects to a Demonstration Cre- ated by the Wearing of New Trousers. FRESNO, April 4—Bruce Maiden, a boy attending the Central school, in this city, created consternation in the school yard this morning by stabbing a schoolmate named Ralph Harbison. The youths are both about the same age. The troublé arose over Harbison teasing Maiden be- cause of a pair of new trousers which the latter wore to school. All the boys joined in the piaguing, pinching Maiden, and in boyish fashion asking him if it hurt. Maiden put up with the tormenting for some time. Finally his temper got the better of him, and he rushed at his schoolmate, and, after chasing him some distance, overtook him. The result of the scuffling was that Harbison was cut in the back, the blade of Maiden's pocket knife entering into the flesh until it struck a rib. Blood flowed freely from the wound. The lad was taken home and a pl_:lysiclsn summoned to attend him. ‘he_youthful knife wielder wnr not ar- rested, chiefly on account of his tender age and the fact that he had heretofore borne a food reputationamong his school- mates. It is claimed that he did not stab his companion intentionally, but had an la‘inned knife In his hand and in the scuffle s companion was accidentally wounded. ‘portance. WATCHING THE SHIPS OF FOES United States and Spain Keeping Tab on Each Other’s Vessels. Information That the Torpedo Flotilla Will Return to the Canary Islands and Join the Cadiz Squadron. NEW YORK, April 4—A Washing- ton special to the Herald says: Offi- clal confirmation of the Herald's an- nouncement this morning of the de- parture of the Carlos V from Havre for Ferrol was contained in a dispatch re- celved at the State Department from Minister Woodford, who also reiterated his statement of a few days ago that the torpedo-boat flotilla had reached Cape Verde Islands and that it had been directed to awalt orders. Much to the regret of officials the Minister made no reference to the con- dition of the boats comprising the flo- tilla, and the matter was deemed so important that a dispatch was sent to him during the afternoon, asking him to instruct Lieutenant Dyer, naval at- tache of this Government in Madrid, to ascertain their condition, if possible, and to inform the authorities here as soon as he had learned anything of im- Information on this point is expected to reach Washington to- morrow. The sharp watch which is being maintained by this Government in Madrid over the movements of Span- ish men-of-war is well illustrated by Minister Woodford's dispatches of the last few days. . Every movement of Spanish vessels has been chronicled and no effort has been spared by the Minister, attaches of the legation and consular officers throughout Spain to enable the authorities here to obtain this and such other naval information as will be useful to the United States in the event of war. ¢ There is reason to believe that Min- ister Polo y Barnabe and attaches of the Spanish legation are transmitting information respecting the movements of American vessels and increases which have recently been made to the American navy. Before the departure of Lieutenant-Commander Sobral, na- | val attache of Spain in this city, it was not an unusual thing to see him at the department discussing United States naval matters with the officials and ob- taining naval information, which he hastened to transmit to his Govern- ment. He was always courteously treated -and considerable information was given to him. His treatment is in violent contrast with that accorded to Lijeutenant Dyer, naval attache of this Government in Spain. Lieutenant Dyer is followed by de- tectives, all requests concerning the navy of Spain are abruptly refused, and he is not allowed to visit Spanish navy yards. Notwithstanding the difficulty under which Lieut:nant Dyer labors he is able to keep the office of naval in- telligence here very well informed in regard to the condition of construction or repairs to vessels at navy yards and of the movements of Spanish ships. It is the firm expectation of officials that the Spanish torpedo-boat flotilla will not continue on its way to Porto Rico, but will be recalled from Cape Verde to the Canary Islands, where it will meet the Spanish fleet, which Min- ister Woodford said yesterday was on the eve of departure from Cadiz. As the Herald stated this morning the au- thorities do not believe for an instant that any of the vessels of the flotilla have been damaged by reason of the bad weather, for ti.e meteorological rec- ords which they have looked up show that good weather usually prevails in the section through which tlLe flotilla passed. Ferrol, to which the Carlos V s bound, is the location of one of the largest navy-yards in the panish kingdom, and the vessel has been sent to that point, the authorities believe, in order that she ma— be completed with all possible speed. She is one of the most formidable armored cruisers of the Spanish navy, and, under ordinary conditions, could not be completed until the latter part of May. Information which has reached the Navy Depart- ment shows that it is the intention of Spain to rush the completion of the CArlos V, in order that she may be at- tached to the squadron mobilizing at Cadiz, and sail with it to the Canaries. There {s a great deal of speculation in naval circles concerning the destina- tion of the Vizcaya and the Almirante Oquendo, which left Havana last Fri- day to escape being bottled up by Cap- tain Sampson’s fleet. The authorities expected, if these vessels had gone to Porto Rico, to have heard of their arrival at San Juan to-day, but no an- nouncement that they had reached this point came to the State Department this afternoon. The report that the vessels are to be ordered back to Hav- ana is not believed by naval experts, for by such action, they say Spaln would stand an excellent chance of los- ing two of the best cruisers of her navy. If they should return to Havana it will be an easy matter for Captain Sampson’s fleet to blockade them in the harbor, and thus reduce the fighting strength of the Spanish navy by two formidable vessels. There seems to be a general impression in naval circles | that in theevent of war the Vizeayaand Oquendo will rc-eive orders to proceed to some northern port of the United States and do as much damage to pron- erty as possible, afterward going abroad to join the Cadiz squadron. Schafer Wins From Ives. CHICAGO, April 4—In a match at three-cushion carom billiardsto-day Jacob Schaefer defeated Frank Ives by a score of 125 to 103. The match was for $100 a side. Sixty points were played in the afternoon and Schaefer reached that point in his ninety-fourth inning, leav- ing Ives at 46. At the evening session Schaefer ended the game In the 164th in- ning with a jump shot that sent his cue ball up to the chandelier, yet it came baclk to the table and made the count. A 0dd Fellows Avenge a Crime. YERINGTON, Nev., April 4.—James ‘Walters, a School Trustee, assaulted Mrs. Charles Howard, wife of an Odd Fellow, a few days ago. The local lodge prose- cuted and convicted him, and. he was fined $100 and costs. e S e Drowned in Washoe Lake. CARSON, April 4—Fred Mather, aged 22 years, was drowned in Washoe Lake this afternoon. He and Hermann French | were hunting and fishing on the lake and | started across in separate boats. French | says he heard Mather call him, saying his boat was leaking. Mather was ex- cited, lost his head, jumped into the water and was drowned before French reached him. Friends are dragging the lake for his body. A AR |SANTA BARBARA’S ELECTION. Exciting Contest Results in the Choice of Burke for Mayor. SANTA BARBARA, April 4—In many ways to-day’s election has been the most !remarkahle ever contested in this city, ;nlihough the number of candidates has | been unusually small, save in the Fifth ‘Ward, where there were four candidates for Councilman. The election has proved almost a Waterloo for the present city regime, only two of its candidates for City Councilmen being elected. The count in the Third Ward 1s progressing very | slowly, so that it will not be known be- fore to-morrow who is elected Council- man. Indications point to the defeat of Caesar Lataillade, who has been known as the boss of the ward for_years. The following are elected: E. M. Burke, Mayor; D. W. Martin, Marshal; C. W. Burgin, City Assessor; W. R. Kearney, City Tax Collector; S. S. Price, Police Juage; J. B. Wentling, N. D. Smith, Geéorge Culbertson, D. F. Hunt and 'Cha.rles ‘Weile, Councilman. Burke's ma- Jority is about 250. ShreL gy Will rlant Sugar Beets. STOCKTON, April 4—Farmers in the | vicinity of New Hope are irrigating their lands and getting ready to plant sugar | beets for a season’s crop on grain lands | that have failed.. The sgeding will com- mence as soon as lue ground is in_ con- dition to be worked. Tracts on Grand, Ryer and Brannan Islands are belng ir- rigated for the purpose. In all it is ex- pected that 5000 acres of beets will be grown In this county. Fifth Victim From the Fire. BUTTE, Mont., April 4—Another body | was recovered from the Hale House ruins to-day. It was identified as Martin Roo- | ney, formerly of Scranton, Pa. This | makes the fifth known victim. g e bt ‘Will Not Be Operated Upon. WASHINGTON, April 4—Lieutenant Lucien Young, U. 8. N., who has arrived from San Francisco, says he will submit to {md operation for appendicitis, as re- ported. ADVERTISEMENTS. 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