The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 7, 1898, Page 2

THE SAN FRANOCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, APRIL SOME SENATORS NOT SATISFIED But the Majority Think It Only an end to Spain’s misrule and to re- $ef=FegegogngogagogegagegagegegafafegegagegageFeaFoReRFagatototogoFogetot 3 GO O Right to Protect All Ameri- cans at Havana. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, April 6. hent of the Cuban question, involved in the B ; that the President’s message would prob- t to Congress before next Monday, was received in the ing degrees of favor or disfavor, depending largely tions and personal political associations of Senators. All for protecting the safety of General Lee and the in Cuba. Many, however, were inclined to criti- 3 had not been removed heretofore, while oth- for them should have been sent to Havana. g spectacle,” said Senator Quay of Pennsylvania, within ninety miles of Havana we are not able n that port.” sald Senator Proctor, “merely {llustrates the char- e are dealing with in this matter.” sympathizers on both sides of the Senate cham- jon of opinion that there was some motive 1t d »t appear on the surface. They did not ques- th of the representation as to the danger of Americans 3 i that there must have }--» other causes for ‘When the Madrid bulletin stating the e in Cuba was made known they found in i At one time during the afternoon g that dissatisfaction would find voice in the but those who felt disposed to discuss the gely from a feeling of delicacy. because d. The conservative element did not find They were not displeased over the d regret at the occasion for it. 1. n of th act of danger to Americans in Cuba,” said will set the country aflame and the war spirit will be w than ever.” 1s was among the conservatives who expressed appre- from General Lee, but he found great encour- for a peaceful settlement of the difficulty. nators were inclined to minimize the armistice oo one of t re rampant t lowers of the President declined to see any other 1 than that of assuring the safety of Americans in r him to have taken any other course would, >s, have been inconsiderate and inhuman, and ident. Altogether the day’s proceedings had f leavine the Senate in an unsettled condition, but it also re- tension to a perceptible degree. DOVOORVVVIVBTODHHD peace and order in Cuba. 1t had subsided. three members of his SO OARBOH quelled, and the sea of indecision, whose | away from Cuba. waves had tossed him hither and thither, | inform the President the moment 1 ternoon for Key West with LDOPOVLOCOOVURVOCUCOSORVOOVOVNONRVEU VB RCORTVERDAT it nothing short of with his last de- vhich were rejected ry, will prevent out the policy us message which nced is the Pres- come for action, desire to work in that he made a e this morn- me of the re- ittee on 1 it so as ation for 1is message g on that point, but nd the tele- Lee to his asked their ul-General hould do about They in the light of Gen- s prudent to nd assured him 1 Monday. Since conferring with the Con- gressional members this afternoon the President has received a lengthy | cablegram from Minister Woodford | containing a new proposition from the Madrid Government. leration. Nn‘ cially given out | from Minis- it is believed to be ss dis- noon f Queen Regent her own hands h the original McKinley for an lates the with- oops and the form of government v to the Cubans. itive knowledge that d Austria, with the co- e Pope, have been exert- e at their command Queen Regent to take The further information cabled from Madrid this afternon to the effect that a Cabinet crisis in Madrid is imminent is what was expected here in case the Queen lded to the pressure brought to be on her. The three powers I understand from solutely d, nam reliable sources, assured the Queen they would guarantee the safety of the dyn- asty in ¢ = would issue a proclama- tion previding f would end the mate end of gi dependence. The diplomat who gave me this in- formation s he expects to see a proc- lamation promulgated by the Queen to- morrow decl. g in favor of an armis- tice with conditions which would be ac- ceptable to the insurgents and to the United States. It remains to be seen what view the President will take of the new proposi- tion. It is known that the dispatch from Minister Woodiord has again encour- aged the authorities to believe there may be yet a peaceful solution of the great problem. As w. atea in the Herald this morning, Minister Woodford cabled the President last night that he expected to have important information to report to-day. A lengthy message from him this afternoon, I am positively assured, refers to the Queen’s new proposition for peace, and contemplates the reopen- ing of negotiations with the President. There will be a Cabinet meeting on the subject to-morrow. The day at the White House has been momentous to one of its occupants. This morning he was steeled to meet the emergency of the hour, and was awaiting the verdict which the American people would render when they had heard the summing up of the case of the n armistice which r and with the ulti- he Cubans their in- ng the United States against Spain. He was calmer than he had been for many days. The tumult in his breast had been Men not entirely great are relieved | when serious responsibility is shifted to some one else. The President is one of these., and he felt that his wretchedness and misery were but memories. But there were to transpire, in the swift hours, events that were destined to involve him again in considerations complicated and exact- ing, and ere they had passed he had pre- pared himself for another ordeal no less oppressive, perhaps, than its predeces- sor. The message had been comoleted, but ly in the day Attorney General Griggs came and some changes were made in the important document. The Cabinet officers, once so loquacious, ea; | have grown secret, since dealing with the Spaniards, whose subtlest ally is secrecy, regarding their intentions. It was hinted, however, that the President d Griggs made the message stronger, d that the intervention it would call for would not be of a character that would look like an invitation for fur- ther delay in bringing the present com- plications to a crisis. Following the Jersey man, came Adams, Representative,and Frye, Spoon- er and Fairbanks, Senators, representing the Foreign Relations Committee of both houses. It was arranged that the resolu- tions calling for intervention to be reported in two Houses should be identical. Frye looked, when he came outside, as if the resolution pleased him. This surmise is correct. There will be no criticism on the measure from the peo- ple at large. Then the real events of the day began to pile up. A decision was reached on the subject of following the passage of the intervention resolution with an im- posing demonstration of the military and naval strength of the United States so as to say to the Spanish, in the idio- matic language of the little boy, “Some- body'll lam you if you don’t look out.” This was reached in a conference with Griggs, Long, of the Navy, and Alger, Secretary of War. Suddenly the dense, dull air at the White House became surcharged with excitement. The forced calm of the past few days was dissipated. Assistant Secretary of State Day had received a telegram from General Lee announcing a serious state of affairs at Havana; that the volunteers were arming; that the Mangrove and Bache had not been able to accommo- date Americans desiring to leave the country, and requesting that the message to Congress be delayed in order to save further sacrifice to Spanish hate. There was no hesitancy about ac- quiescing at once with the request. Just as this conclusion was reached, Senators Frye, Davis and Lodge, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, suggest- ed that the Democrats be called into conference, and a telephone message to the House brought Representatives Hopkins, Dinsmore, Sayers and Berry, Democrats, and Newlands, Silver Re- publican, members of the House For- cign Affairs Committee, to the exec- utive mansion. Congress had already been informed of the decision before these arrivals, but they, of course, approved this action. Later in the afternoon the President au- thorized the announcement that the message would go in on Monday. After these stirring moments came an- other matter of importance. A cable cipher from Minister Woodford indi- cated an intention on the part of the Queen Regent of Spain to relieve the Ministers of responsibilitv for settling the difficulty with the United States, and to undertaking the management of it herself. Hope bubbled up in the bosom of the President that perhaps a woman'’s hand would lead the way from chaos, and her soothing touch allay the fierce, impetuous anger of two nations, but bubbles break. To-night McKinley is watching Havana with heavy, anxious eyes. He knows a riot there and the injury of one American means war. He knows that if a hair of Lee’s head is touched it means the kind of war that Sherman said was ‘“hell.” I am able to state authoritatively that the messages from Consul General Lee and Lieutenant Commander Cowles are in substance: On account of lack of steamer ac- commodations Consul General Lee has been unable to remove the Amer- |icans from Havana at the time (be- | fore noon to-day) specified by the President. There are now two thou- sand Americans, native-born and naturalized, who are being fed by the Consul General and more are arriving in Havana hourly. The situation has taken a critical phase by reason of the action of the volunteers, who, ex- cited by recent events and anticipat- ing a warlike message from Presi- dent McKinley, are parading the | streets, and there is danger of riots | with the massacre of Americans as a result. This condition will be greatly aggravated when information re- | garding the contents of the message reaches Havana. General Lee, therefore, urges that the President delay transmitting his mes | sage to Congress, and states that if it |is made public, he will not be re- | sponsible for the safety of Americans. | He believes he will be able to get all "Amerirans away from Cuba next Sun- | day. The steamer Mascotte leit this af- ninety-si passengers, all returning Americans. The Olivette will leave Key West to- | morrow, together with the Bache and Mangrove. The supply ship Fern will remain at Havana and will be the refuge of Gen- eral Lee and the other consular officers and such Americans as the other ships i may be unable to bring to the United \ States. | Immediately after the receipt of Lee’s | telegram, the decision was reached to I’pu.:rpunc the transmission of the mes- | sage, and a dispatch was sent to General | Lee, informing him of the acquiescence | of the President in his request, and urg- ing him to go to any expense he | thought necessary to get Americans He was directed to the | last American had departed, in order that the message might at once be laid | before Congress. | In addition to the advices from Gen- | eral Lee and Lieutenant Commander Cowles, it was reported to-day, appar- ently on good authority, that a represen- ‘(.’\li\'(’ of the Plant Line called on the ’Prefident and informed him that his x | firm feared 2n outbreak in Havana, and | | that unless he agreed not to send his | message to Congress, his company { Jsels to that port. This report was de- | nied at the White House in the even- | %ecremry Long advised Captain Sampson of the serious condition of af- fairs existing in Havana, and directed | him to keep in constant communication with General Lee, and, if that officer | | thought it necessary that warships come to his aid, to send them with all possible | dispatch. Captain Sampson will also | watch the cable, and should it be found | that it is cut, he will order his vessels | to go to Cuba's capital. It was rumored to-night that another man-of-war had been orderedto Havana. but this rumor could not be verified. It was reported to-night that General Lee had leit Havana, but denied by { high officials, who pointed out that Gen- eral lee would hardly leave his post when Americans are in grave danger. | Cengress was greatly disappointed at | not receiving the message to-day. It has been difficult for some time past to restrain 2 majority of the members of both houses. Some men were inclined to jump at conclusions this afternoon, and when they were first informed that the mescage would not be sent in, said the President was simply playing for delay and was using Consul General | Lee's cablegram as a pretext. When it | was learned, however, that the Senators and Representatives who have been called to the White House had them- selves advised holding the message back until every American was out of Cuba, there was general acquiescence. There are men in both houses who sincerely hope that in the meantime the President may be able to effect some peaceful settlement of the general Cuban question. On the other hand the majority in both Houses as sincerely regard the destruction of the Maine as casus | belli. They believe the United States should sweep the western hemisphere to avenge the loss of that vessel and of her officers and men. and they do not want the case of United States versus Spain weakened by the adjustment of any feature of it before its final settlement by the war which they consider inevitable. COMING CHANGES IN THE STATE LIBRARY. SACRAMENTO, April 6—Hon. Frank L. Coombs, the recently appointed State Librarian, is arranging to take full charge of the library on the 15th inst. The persons appointed at the last meeting of the Board of Trustees in San Francisco are all here, and through the courtesy of Miss Genevieve Green, the former A . nt Librarian, are being made fa- miliar with the dutles exacted in the various departments. Miss Green's resignation was contem- plated by her, to take place on the first of April, but at the earnest solicitation of the esent Board of Trustees she consented to remain until the 15th, about which time she will depart for Europe, where for a period of three years she will devote herself to study. J. L. Gillls having resigned his position as assistant, to take a position of keeper of archives for the State, made it necessary for Mr. Dana Perkins to remain in the Law De- partment for the same time, in order that the incoming Law Librarian might be made familiar with the duties there. The students of the High School, who reap a great profit from their access to the library, are particularly earnest in their words of praise and appreciation of the assistance that has always been ven them In their literary researches. ‘heincoming Librarian and assistant also appreciate the kindness and attention aid them by their predecessors. Speak- Pn of their reception, Librarian Coombs said: “It is very gratifying to me and those who will be associated with me to find 80 enthusiastic a willingness on the part of all of the retiring employes in the State Library to aid us in acquiring famil- farity with the situation. We have been received most kindly and courteously, and I desire to acknowledge my apore- clation and gratitude." would not fel justified in sending its ves- | 7, 1898. CRAVE DANGERS OF 4 RIOT I CUBL'S CAPITAL Continued from First Page. brave, but have had no chance to fight. The guerrilla mode of warfare that has been fol- lowed by the insurgents has been effective against us. But give our men fair enemies— such as will be found in the Americans—and they will be found not failing. I do not hope for bloodshed, but it would please me if we could line up an army of 50,000 Spanish troops against an equal number of Ameri- cans. The battie would be surely ours. Our officers would drop greed for patriotism, and | our soldiers would fight as they well know how to do. They are well disciplined, the American press to the contrary notwith- standing. They know what the sound of bullets means, and, more than that, our men are equipped with repeating rifles and will do great execution. “The war will probably be fought on the water. This branch of our service is stronger than you think and will do good work. We fight in your waters. God care for those that die. | wish the bad business was well over, but we go into the war con- vinced of the righteousness of our cause. The ultimate result the god of battles must decide.” MAY REJECT [NTERVENTION Cubans Demand Rec- ognition of Their In- dependence. Special Dispatch to The Call, NEW YORK, April 6.—The Cuban ‘Junta. through its counsel, Horatio S. Rubens, made an important statement |to-day. Tt declares in the most un- | equivocal language that the Cuban | Provisional Government and the Cuban army would reject absolutely interven- | tion by the United States unless it | should be preceded by a recognition of | | the independence ot the Cuban repub- | |lic; that if the United States persisted |in intervening without recognizing Cu- | ban independence the Cuban Govern- ment and military forces would refuse to co-operate; and that, if the United States troops should be sent to Cuba upon the basis of intervention without independence, the Cuban army would, in the last resort, turn its arms against the United States. | The statement made by Mr. Rubens | was preceded by the following: “The declaration I am about to make is official, for I am the legal represent- |ative of the Junta, and 1 know | unalterable convictions and position. It {is in line with the utterances of the | delegate of the Cuban Provisional Gov- ernment to the United States, Tomas | Estrada_Palma, when the suggestion was made that this Government should counsel the Cubans, and, if necessary, | coerce them to an acceptance of auton- | omy. 8 | “It was { who yeitérday, from the | most trustworthy sources of informa- | tion, conveyed to the newspaper re- porters the forecast of the burden of the President’'s message—intervention without recognition of independence. The forecast has been confirmed by subsequent public events, and the accu- racy of any information in this par- ticular should give authority to the in- formation, even more important, which | I am now to divulge. It has been in my possession for many hours, and I} have hesitated between my duty as an | American citizen, on the one hand, and, on the other, as the legal representa- tive of the Cuban Junta, but I regard | the time as now arrived when I must | make these facts known. I have it from a Spanish authority high in finan- | cial circles that the whole course now | proposed by the President is in pursu- ance of an understanding between Washington and Madrid, the object of which is to secure peace in Cuba.” After quoting from the address to the | people of the United States, issued by Mr. Palma, on March 17, Mr. Rubens says: “In the face of the present pro- posal of intervention without previous recognition, it is necessary for us to go a step further and say that we must and will regard such intervention as nothing less than a declaration of war by the United States against the Cu- ban revolutionists.” EVERY OME IS DISAPPOINTED Statesmen and Spectators Wait in Vain for the Message. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, Washington. April 6. After walting -atiently in the gal- leries and corridors of the House for hours, many of them from 8 o’clock until shortly before 3 o’'clock this after- noon, the thousands who had come to hear the President’s message turned away weary and disgusted at the de- lay. Never was there such disappoint- ment at the Capitol. The members felt it even more keenly than the specta- tors, and for two hours afterward they stood about the lobbies discussing the latest phase of the situation. The news of the proposed armistice which came on the heels of the an- nouncement that General Lee had ca- bled for delay received quite as much attention as the request of Lee. The debate in progress in the House over the army reorganization bill attractea little or no attention. It was complete- ly overshadowed by the more absorb- ing question. Considerable opposition to the bill developed on the ground that its provision for an extension of the regular army in time of war to 104,000 men would be inimical to the National Guard and the volunteer forces, upon which the country had heretofore relied in time of stress. There will be a strong effort to recommit the bill to-morrow. When the Senate convened to-day in- tense expectancy, amounting to excite- ment, prevailed both on the flooor and in the galleries. The President’s mes- sage had been positively promised, and its coming was awaited with genuine anxiety. Ten minutes after the Sen- ate convened consideration of the sun- dry civil bill was resumed and with the exception of eight minutes consumed by executive session, in which Senator Davis announced that no message would be sent in to-day, almost the en- tire session was consumed by the ap- propriation bill. It was practically completed when laid aside for the day. 1 HOUSE RADICALS TALK OF REVOLT Legislation May Be Put in Position of Bolters. Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, April 6. Notwithstanding the impatience and disappointment caused among Republican members of the House by the withholding of the Presi- dent’s message to-day, the frank statement of the President to the leaders and to several prominent Democrats that such a course was deemed absolutely necessary by Consul-General Lee to insure the safe departure of the Americans still in Cuba, has caused them to accept the situation in good faith. Some of the most radical, after hearing the statements of those who saw the President, appeared satisfied. Those with whom the President talked came away with a very strong im- pression that the message would mean war unless Spain backed down squarely. Pending the transmittal of the message in view of the situ- ation presented by the President, all plans looking to action in the House will be abandoned. But those who have been taking part in the radical movement, and who always admit the possibility that the time may come when they will have to part company with the President, are, according to the leaders of the movement, more determined than ever to ultimately obtain what they desire. They, however, are at present satisfied with the assurance they have received as to the character of the message. But this has not prevented them irom organizing for possible contin- gencies. The conference which was to have been held to-night was abandoned, but fifty of those who originally inaugurated the movement met immediately after the House adjourned to discuss the situation. All who were not heartily in sympathy with the movement were in- vited to leave. Those at the meeting unanimously agreed to wait upon the message, but the movement for a caucus started by the Pres- ident’s supporters, which was also abandoned during the afternoon, ex- posed them to a danger of which they had not reckoned, namely: That a caucus of Republicans mizht be called to bind them by the party ac- tion and place them in the position of bolters if the occasion arose for them to adopt an independent plan of action. A committee of eight was therefore appointed to count noses, to watch the situation and to devise ways and means to meet any tactics of the opposition. The committee is as follows: Hopkins of Illinois, Lorrimer of Ili- nois, Tawney of Minnesota, Cooper of Wisconsin, Hepburn of Iowa, Brownell of Ohio, Joy of Missouri and Knox of Massachusetts. Several rather vigorous speeches in denunciation of any policy or delay were made in the course of rthe meeting, one by Smith of IIli- nois. In order to emphasize this position, a proposition was made to unite with the Democrats and block all legislation, adjourning from day to day until the message appeared and the House had acted on the Cuban resolution. But Hull of Towa, who is pushing the army reor- ganization bill, made such an ardent plea to allow the bill to come to a vote that the proposition was temporarily abandoned. Whether it will be revived depends largely upon the course of events. It can be stated, however, that it is thoroughly contemplated. One of the other chief developments of the day was the probabllity, in the event of a split on the Republican side, that the Democrats would unite with the radicals and allow the latter to force the issue. If the Democrats should assume the aggressive the chances are that they would solidify the Republicans against them., Members Who Consider Blocking 0000000000000 000000000000CO0OCO000000000000C000000C00000 80000000000000000000000000000000000 EXCITEMENT IS INCREASED Panic at Havana Dur- ing the Morning and Stores Closed. Spaniards Hold a Council of War at the Palace and Call for More Volunteers. American Consulate Guarded and Troops Held in Readiness in Case of Mob Violence. | Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. HAVANA, April 6.—Panic reigned in | Havana to-night. The cable this morn- ing brought many alarming private messages, and the result is the city is in a tumult. Americans are rushing to get away. Spaniards are scanning the horizon beyond Morro Castle for the coming of the white squadron, whose presence in Cuban waters is hourly ex- pected. Lawton & Childs, American bankers and agents of the Plant line steamships, received early a message that the Mascotte should not on any account be held beyond the sailing hour of 1 o'clock this afternoon, and that the Olivette would not make the extra trip that had been promised. This message also announced that Consul- General Lee would be ordered to with- draw from Havana to-day. The result of this message was that lLawton & Childs did not open their doors for gen- eral business this morning, though American customers were cared for. Their action was followed by all other American houses, and indeed by most of the French and German firms, as well as some Spanish. The shops along Oreilly and Obispo streets were desert- ed, while people gathered in exclted knots to discuss the situation. I went early to the palace to pay re- spects to General Blanco. . doorway to the palace almost choked with excited officers talking and gestic- ulating. The sentinels at the gate were not at their posts, but had stepped out- side to talk over the latest news with half a dozen fellow soidiers. In the passage upstairs I found the same Jon- dition of affairs, save in General Blan- co's room. There a council of war was being held. Besides Blanco &hgre vyere present members of the Colonial Gov- ernment, military and half a dozen others whose offices I did not know. I was told that they were Governor Aro- las, Admiral Manterola, General Par- rado and Dr. Congosto. They were dis- cussing the “‘bando” recalled !pst night, and which will be probably reissued to- night, calling upon all able-bodied men in the island between the ages of nine- teen and fifty to at once enroll them- ves in the army. se}r:m was not a peremptory order, but so worded that it can be plainly seen that to refuse it is to be considered dis- loyal to Spain. Of course it was impos- sible under the circumstances for me to see Blanco or Becretary Congosto, po- lite regrets with a request to call later being sent out in reply to my card. Dr. Mendez, censor, was seen for a mo- ment, but he was too busy to talk. He is one of the few officlals within the palace who refuses to get excited. Dr. Mendez has for several weeks believed war inevitable, but sees nothing re- markable in that and has awaited the end with a smile of confidence. He does not expect a short war, either, and de- clares that final victory is not assured to either country. Nearly every foreign family which ex- pects to remain in Havana has been prepared for at least ninaty days of siege. My Informant said that unless robbed by a mob his family has sup- plies sufficient to last ninety da; This morning not less than 5000 vo!unteers were in the Prado in parade, which was lined with spectators from one end to the other. Great enthusiasm was dis- played, but absolute order was ob- served. The Hotel Inglaterra is guarded by fifty mounted orden publicos and as many more on foot ¢ I found the | Q00000000 C00C0200000000000O00C0C0CCC00000C0000C000000000 MORE STABLE IN GRAVITY News From Madrid Not Reassuring to Seekers of Peace. It Is Believed That the Pro- posed Papal Mediation Will Not Be Accepted. One Correspondent Declares That Cqncessions Could Be Secured if Spain Is Granted Time. Special Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, April 6.—The Madrid cor- respondent of the Times says there is no definite news, but the situation be- comes more stable in its gravity. The telegrams from Rome indicate that the Pope’s mediation was indefinite and un- developed and that the assent of all parties concerned is as yet not accord- ed. It is said, furthermore, that His Holiness will ask the Queen Regent to grant an armistice in Cuba. Her Majesty may do so, but, as no armistice is reported to have been asked for from the rebel camp, the granting of it will not be easy. A ministerial crisis is talked of. No crisis of this nature is in immediate prospect, but the shades of ministerial opinion are known to con- trast with some sharpness. The Cuban ministry’s message to the insurgents is thought here to be sailing as clese to the wind as is safe. El Heraldo of Madrid attacks it with tooth and nail, and the Ejercito Espa- nole, an organ representing the army, brings a violent charge against the colonial minister, Senor Moret, although adducing no proof. ‘With these exceptions the press is laudably sober and the country says little, but pulls itself together for at- tack and defense. Diplomacy or inter- cession may still, of course, be trumps and peace may ensue. If it does there will be much warlike preparations to unmake, and Spain’s estimate of America, her parliament and President will have been an error. The Madrid corespondent of the Daily Telegraph says: I am able to assert that, in the opinion of more thar one European Government, a peaceful settlement on the basis of Spanish con- cessions could be secured if a little time were allowed for reflection and discus- sion; but the rapidity of events at ‘Washington is the most dangerous ele- ment of the situation. It is question- able whether the Cubans are ripes for independence and whether such a measure could possible be executed in a hurry. ARCHBISHOP IRELAND CABLES INFORMATION. Tells the Pope That Mediation Is Al- most Impossible Because of the Resistance of Public Opinion. LONDON, April 7.—The Rome cor- respondent of the Daily Chronicle says: Archbishop Ireland has cabled to the Pope that mediation is almost impos- sible in consequence of the resistance of public opinion. His Holiness is much grieved by this check to his good in- tentions. The Cuban insurgents, it is said, have cabled to the European committee that they will not agree to an armistice or disarmament unless Cuban independ- ence is declared. LATEST BUTCHERY OF THE SPANIARDS. HAVANA (via Key West), April 6.— Over two hundred reconcentrados who left Havana to renew their labors in the country, availing themselves of the decree of General Blanco, have been massacred by Spanish troops near Guines. The fact is absolutely true. The details, which have arrived only a few minutes before the steamer leaves for Kev West. are terrible. CAN GET ALL MONEY NEEDED e In the Event of War This Country Will Not Be Hampered. Capitalists of New York Ready to Supply Funds at the Gov= ernment’s Terms. By Popular Subseription Five Hun- dred Million Dollars Could Be Quickly Secured. Bpecial Dispatch to The Call Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, April 6. Several officials of the administration called informally at the White House to-night and had conferences with the President.. Secretaries Long, Bliss, Al- | ger and Attorney-General Griggs were among those who saw the President, | but all left the executive mansion early | and the President retired before 11 o’clock. None of them would discuss the situation in any of its phases. Early in the evening the President had a long conference by appointment with John A. McCall of New York. Mr. McCall is said to have assured the President that the Government would be put to no embarrassment by a lack of money with which to prosecute a war. While he deprecated war and hoped that it might be averted, if it could not be the whole people of the country would stand by the President | in maintaining a just contest. It is said upon excellent authority that Mr. McCall represented to the | President the belief that within forty- eight hours he could raise among the financial institutions of New York alone $300,000,000, which the Government | could have upon its own terms and that | if a popular subscription were called for $500,000,000 could be obtained in a | few days. | Late to-night Mr. McCall said he dil1 | not care to discuss his interview with | the President. “As to a war loan,” said he, “we will | not cross that bridge until we get to | it. Everybody ought to deplors war, but when the President says vwar is inevitable the people will stand solidly with him. He can have all the money he wants. CARR'S STORY OF ANDREE WAS SIMPLY A FAKE. VICTORIA, April 6.—The story told by Carr, the United States mail carrier, that he had news from Andree, the balloonist, proves to have been a fake, pure as | simple. Carr got the idea from a lit paper published in St. Michael cently published a high story regarding the bable tmpro ADVERTISEMENTS. TO THE PASSENGERS OF ‘THE STEAMER ALAMEDA - FROM AUSTRALIA. We cordially extend the hospitality of our establishment requ ting you to call upon us at your convenience with- out the slightest obligation to purchase. You will be interested in our facilities and equipmen: for handling Alaska outfitting trade. We have many arti- cles cooked for your irspection and sampling at our Demonstration Coun- | ter. The lady in charge will give you | instructions how to prepare same. Ask to see our packing department and our order floor, as well as the out- fitting floor, which is the largest and carries the best assortment in the eity. ‘We have correspondence on file from parties who outfitted in Victoria, and who report no gain by so doing, and goods are higher in price in Victoria that is not altogether offset by the duty. We also have responsible parties from Dawson in our store who wiul give you much valuable information. Let- ters from United States Consul at Vic- toria, etc., at your disposal. We Guarantee to Save You Money Trading Here. Outfits are at least $50 cheaper in San Francisco and $75 cheaper at our store. Investigate and ascertain the truth of this statement. It is a dol- lars and cents proposition, and money in_your pocket to do so. ‘We quote: Granulated Desiccated Potatoes, per b, 10c. Evaporated Onions, per b, 30c to 40c. German Evaporated Eggs. per b, $1. All-Wool Blankets, per Ib, 60c. Duck Coats, Sheep Skin linc ., $4. Buffalo Sleeping Bags, each $10. Native Fur Garments, closing at cost. The steamer Humboldt, direct, leaves to-day at noon. of CASH STORE 25-27 Market St., S. F. for Alaska Cut rates No deceptlon practiced. No 100 Reward. ASK YOUR DRUCCIST for & generous 10 CENT TRIAL SiZE.| ELY'S CREA I L lous drug. o] and cl the N Lnnffmfihy- Pain and mhnnmon.' fi:‘.“,. and Protects the Membrane. of Taste aud Smell. Is quickly absorbed. Gives Relief at once. 50 cts. at Druggists Trinl Size 10 cis. at Draggists or by x::ill.” B ELY BROTHERS. 56 Warren Street, New York,