The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 16, 1898, Page 3

THE AN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1898. WARLIKE STAN SENATORS Majority Favor Recogn tion of the ence of We Stand as Liberty on Hemisphere. Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, April 15. The Senate of the United States is still in the throes of discussion of the Hispano-American While the | Senate talks the people of the country | f the ilized world—awalt its ver- That ver accordance with an agreement reached late to-night some time during the Je day of to-morrow. That leg day may extend into Sun- day ¢ After the debate had continued for ht hours to-day an effort was made an agreement to begin the vote all of the pending resolutions at row evening and in the ong Senators est for the first to filibuster. Caf- though disclaiming lay action unduly, ement to the fixing proceeded, but llington of to adjourn. cisive vote of 61 nner in which ched indicated a part of those Sen- liate action to Senate to re- on either until lly disposed of or had been reached at some specific . future to be measured by d t another effort »ment to 1availing. s afternoon s that was being le one. This one of the Thronged the haif in th war of yon notable were continued un- and yet the heid under some - adjourned last night had before him a list ators who d intention to the momentou to talk a dozen or they will not of t proble announc maticz ed that livered a carefully g the general Cu- ecting attention - Senate upon the red that the | wiii | in the| rican peop) rests of hun 3 illom reviewe circumstances of | Maine dis: declared that it n act rate and atrocious The throughout the demanding that that crime d and that the avengin struck without uld resent our act we shall not he: Cu d be res should f Spalir blow be ntlet and to app < and to mankind to jus- We now propose to do and man and to force raw her forces and flag 4.’ After making an ex- -nt_for immediate action, in which he paid a high tri- ident McKinley, Cullom con- follows s 1o the unwavering sense of f the people of the United States ers and outlaws who now ef show of authority will soon icommunicado until justice shall d and the avenging angel shall te the verdict and sentence; and if the of this country shall do nothing in this an drive these arians into the Caribbean Sea, we earn the praises of every lover of and humanity the world over.” Arkansas was recognized im- the cc wfte 5 He prefa re s by stat- as a Senator of the United States was present in his seat on the upper cor of Congress to uphold and support President of the United States in to bring peace out of the chaos He wanted to vote for the istir or resolution offered by Turpie, which prom- ises to recc ze the independence of the present republic of Cuba. He thought this was absolutely essential to place the ) on an hllf footing before rid. resolution down. olution offered by ommittee on For- you may adopt the vote ass the re of the ( Relations, or eign House resolution, but whatever resolution is adopted I will'be found supporting the hands of the President.” He spoke of the nearness of the war, and said to bring victory to the American arms it was absolutel necessary to give the President aid and comfort, which was needed this hour of greatest trial. 418 | then, with an impassioned outburst sledged the South to loyalty to the flag, Vhile he would reserte his judgment until ict will be returned in | | President the rig] D OF 1= Independ-= Cubans. | the Sentinel of| the Western | tory of modern civilization, and at the | close of some glorious day, with the stars | and stripes fiying over the plaing of solated Cuba, the valor of the Southern soldier would stand side by slde with the | valor of his Northern comrades. 2 The: applause in_ the galleries upon_the on of Berry's speech, which brought Cockerell of Missourl to his feet with a protest against such a dis- play of commendation and & request that the Vice-President announce to the gal leries that the Senate could not be turned into a beer garden. Accordingly, the pre- | siding officer impressively informed the | fmmense concourse of people present that they would have to observe the dignity | of the Senate or the gallerles would be cleared. Daniel of Virginia was next recognized. His fame as an orator is known, and | there was craning of necks on the part | of the people in the gallerfes to listen to the opening sentences which fell from the of the distinguished Virginian. “We pon the edge of war. his natfon | . with the sword in its hand, and .'word that now hesitates upon_the be spoken and the command ‘For- "'be given, upon some proud day the and war stars stripes will be waving over o Castle and Cabanas Prison. sald he had been for peace, appeared to have gone by, anted to do everything possible to | rt the President in the‘needs of the wish,” sald Danel, “to cast my vote in my good time without pres: War will wait a day. Possess your- | Ives in peace, gentlemen, while the aw- | issue of war or peace is decided. The n who declare this war are the men > will prosecute it in the field. They | not the men who will sustain the bullet-torn_tatters of a flag. | e not the men who will pay the Let g0 on in its own measured NO rancorous scenes. We a party of men, but as men | the executive of this | nd well to per-| see it."" s content neither | h the n my nd taxes imposed to carry on the war. the Senate W w id that he w House resolution nor w committee’'s resolution. * " saild he, ‘‘our first step vrite on the statute books recognition of the Cuban republic, which won a place among the independent nations by its own vallant SW ¢ T rd." niel went on to say that the inter-| fon he placed upon the recom- mendation of the President was that the ited States should hostile hands rds and Cubans to stop | ( llion, instead of upholding th urgents in their grand fight for lib- I would hang my head in shame.” de- impressively, “if 1 beifeved the Susofcion which thie Sena- rginia_harbors. I bel tor from V' m to be olutely and eternally wrong.” “When the S or informs me,” re-| sponded Daniel, *“that the President of| the United does not have the de- 1 States i ans under the gal- to him that 1t is am not glad to hear this,” replied 3 “pecause 1 do not believe there is 8 man within the confines of this broad country, except-the Se from Vi who' harbors in his t so a tcion against the President of a e United State Daniel said that we were not speaking Spanish in this body; that everybody had to come out in the pure air and the sun- nd he made the direct charge President had invoked the power the use of the army and vy, to compel Gomez and his gallant of insurgents to lay down their s instead of driving Spain from the | nd. 1 believe,” saild he, “‘that the recogni tion of the Cuban republic is netesuary at this juncture as a peace measure and as a war measure.” | Following the colloquy between Gray | and Daniel concerning terms in the lat- ter's speech and concerning the meaning of the President’s message, Gray sald: is one, truce—one armistice— that I want, and that is a truce between the present parties of this country until we can settle our account with Spain.” (Prolonged applause.) As Tillman_of South Carolina arose to | address the Senate, there was a commo- tion In the galleries, of chairs of Senators on the floor. Till- | man sald he simply desired to express | his views upon the momentous question | now before the Senate, in his own way | and in his own time. Haste in such a risis he did not deem advisable. ‘here is to be war in any event,” he clared, “unless Spain ignominfously down: but the exigencies of the fon are not so pressing but we may opportunity to say to the world | what we mean and to make clear our| position. | “Populists, Lemocrats and Repubucans; are we, | “But we are all Americans to make | Cuba free. “At least 1 hope we are,” he continued, amid laughter. He said that the senti-| ment for Cuban freedom pulsated in the heart of every true American. He dis- | claimed any purpose to discuss the que: tion from a partisan standpoint, but de- clared his intention to present the facts he viewed them to the people. “I regret,” he said, “that I cannot rise to the high and pure plane which the Senator from Dela (Gray) claims to | have attained 1 e suspicion in my nature, and learned that angels on arth are and far between. I am | tisfied that we seldom hear the flutter | of their wings In this chamber.” (Laugh- er. Discussing the criticisms which have been made of the delay .in action by the | Senate Tilmar malintained that fnas- | much as the President had taken hig own | £00d time to pass upon the question of | | the hour, the responsibility . for delay | could not lfe against the Senate, and he appealed to his colleagues 1di;’\| ‘»‘v and honor. : toueocseastns /ith a sharp voice Tillman s | | the suspicion of double aemingama’{ bt | rounded the message of the President, and which needed the Senate to make the cause of the war as clear as sunshine. | He said he wished to God he had no sus- | picion of dark dealings and midnight plot- ting, He inquired why the Rt wanted the House reso assed In- stead of the Senate. e “We are ewen threatened wi ve it ‘we dare proclaim on the Thaspes | ence of the island of Cuba,” he declared, He made the direct charge that the House and Senate had practically agreed | upon the form of a resolution to be pre- | sented simultaneously to both bodies | pending the reception of the message. and he called upon the members of tne Committec on Foreign Relations to deny the truthfulness of that statement. The Senator waited a momen Interruption. but It did not eome. 7 20 “If the resolution as reported by a ma- jority of the Committee on Foreign iRe- lations was adoflu:d it would give the t to determine who the Cuban people were and lh(t{l‘ hgo\"ernm‘ent. f *“‘Who is going_to constitute the re- turning board? Who are Koing to count the votes?” said the Senator in one of his crescendo periods. He spoke feelingly of the person of the President. He said he believed him to be a good man—a con- scientious citizen—but he was surrounded sh! that the of Congress | | | de I the manner of the record had been made up of the valor of the Southern soldiers, he believed that | h; record would be imperishable in the his- | by men whom he (Tillman) suspected to ve very wicked partners. “The wholg world is becoming a slave and a wheeling about | g | to sell a fe | clear as a bell. | in advance before the nations STRATEGIC MOVEMENTS OF THE OREGON. * o, —— = N Bregenaon v ———————Tt seagle Chan, 21€90 Ramirez. xes NRUT(CAL MILES < %, “on, < 50 ¢ro Unusual Course Followed by the Battle-Ship in Order to Deceive Spanish Naval Authorities. “Where is the Oregon?" 18 & question now frequently asked. . She left Callao, Peru, on the 9th inst. to continue her journey south and around from the Pacific to the Atlantic. She was expected to call at Valparaiso, where her smaller consort, the Marletta, arrived on the §th, leaving again the second day after, and, though Iin due course she should have been at that port sume days ago, she has not yet put in an appearance, It will be remember in the Spanish navy, whose captain is lao the Spaniard took on a full supply meet the American either in the Straits of Magellan or near the Atlantic entrance thereto, w! if not a fatal blow. to give her a great deal of trouble, 1t seems, however, he will have the situation and kept well up with the movements of both vessels, through the straits. Secretary Long has been fully alive to the situation. Instead ficient ccal for the run to Montevideo or Buenos Ayres, he had her take on at Callao enough for the run take on to Sandy Point, a coaling station within the straits, an sald to be a dare- of coal and made no opportunity of doing so, for according d keep well away from ed that when the Oregon started south the swift Temerario, one of the best torpedo-boats devil, was lying at Montevideo. ready for sea, and it was feared that it was his purpose to When the battle-ship left Cal- here he would be able to a naval authority who has studied the big battle-ship must be now well into if not of having the battle-ship touch at Valparaiso and Valparaiso on her run south. The Marietta was sent into that port for news and then left to join the Oregon in the straits. A good supply can there get enough to take her on up to Rio or ev There is no telegraph at any point of the trip from V: ave no news later than the departure of the Marietta from Valparaiso, while the Temerario at Mon- time of the American’s leaving Valparaiso and her average rate It is now more than probable that we will have within the ario. Oregon would h tevideo could have it up to the day and knowing the of travel could well take her unawares when she chose. s of the Oregon’s safe arrival at Rio or some point higher up the coast. next few days new: alparaiso to the Rio of coal is always carried at Sandy Point, which is a Chilean penal settlement, and the Oregon en Pernambuco without going near Moentevideo and the Temer- Negro, just below Montevideo, so the Our action in thi icated upon the de. ndicate that controls every nd commerce. The bond of the cor stronger than the —the_ sinis t of the dollar 18 mount in this Capitol.” inquired if the hypnotic influences der pre hol i ma avenue of t He abroad in the land would obtain and 1f, ler the narcotic sieep, Cuba would be wddled with a debt not of her own choos- “We pro to take posssssf as the man of the \Vestern Continent of his most declara- i as one Then, with inflection ris- tive utterances ing at the termination of each word, he sald: “Bonds! Bonds! Bonds Nothing but it the mes blution wa My people d> not want they would rather have seen the horrors flowers w2 Our one jewe. We hav, bat the peace. y war. Thelr faires burial purpose back to us for interment. our fill of blood-letting; fellow feeling of sympathy to the men of the Maine, and the lighted fuse which caused the explosion of the bomb under the Maine has relighted, and the blood of our revolutionary sires, cry- ing (arough the men of South Carolina, demands justice for the assassins who sent our brave sailors to an untimely death.” In marked contrast to the Speech of Tillman was the address of Wolcott of Colorado, who followed. In opening Wol- cott said that it had not been his inten- tion to participate in the debate on the Teeblutions under discussion till_yester- day, when reflections upon the person of the chief executive brought him to realizing sense that justice ought to be done the honored President in his hour of great trial. Prefacing his discussion of the question at issue, he stated that he would vote for the committtee resolu- tion. He then characterized as almost criminal the aspersions made by Sena- great has gone out tors on the floor against the chief ex-| ecutive. ““The popular clamor treme, has been unreasonable, and th; condition of affairs as'we find It today, he said, “‘is largely due to a degraded ournalism, induleed in among those in igh station, a journalism which sought | to plunge the country into war in order w more coples of the newspa- er. Our beloved President, respected Y ‘the_ people of the United States, has smelled the smoke of battle, but in all he has shown Christian forbearance, the same which he reflected in the handling of this most diplomatic of sub- jects.” e regretted, he said. that diplomacy had failed to bring order out of the chaos existing. “We know not tne finesse of this diplomacy. We speak from our | hearts in_the open, and it is through us | that the President in his trying position must be upheld.” He spoke of the two phases of the situ ation, the condition in Cuba and the de- struction of the Maine. If the two sub- jects had been separate, he continued, the necessity of war might have been avold- ed. If the awful barbarities in Cuba, which had aroused the pity of all man- kind, had stood alone, there might have been a solution of the problem. For himself, he would have cared little what burden it entafled. He would have been willing to mortgage every citizen, if only peace could be preserved. But Spain refused to yleld. nd then, when, added to that, came the awful explosion in Havana harbor, the die was cast. Af- ter that what could be sald? “If even that catastrophe had stood alone, possi- bly war might have been averted. But not by any methods Spain has thus far pursued,” he added, his volce ringing “From the day of the explosion to this, Spain has done noth- ing except to make the most perfunctory expressions of regret. She has made no attempt to exculpate herself or to re- dress the wrong. If Spain freed Cuba to-day, we would have offered up 266 American_sallors on the altar of her freedom. War must come or Cuba must be free. No other answer will be ac- cepted by our people. The honor of a nation must be inviolable. Defended, preserved, held sacred, a nation lives on. The loss of it. the trading of it, the aban- donment of it, makes « natiofi die and perish from the earth. This is why, in this hour, good men, loving peace, sée no way under heaven how war can be avoid- ed. Tt is fitting that we pledge ourselves of the world that our hands are clean and our cause just; that the war is a war in the interest of humanity, war for the suffer- ing and opfnressed. “ipersonally I regret that there cannot be found in Cuba a government we can recognize. I wish we could. For there is undeniable danger in these days of syndicates and commercialism that men who play upon human life as they do ou loans and chattels for the advancement of selfish interests will seek to glut their grc‘;ed rlere. b “In the eyes of every man in E we must be free from ulterior mut!u\reosp,.'e' he went on, “if we are to preserve their respect and our own. There is nothing nobler at the end of the nineteenth cen- tury than a nation erect and defiant standing for human liberty. No concert of Europe can choke our utterance or n of | of | al patriotic in the | | turn us from our resolution. As a rree{ people we can hear, but we must noll heed. 1 do not believe it. It is a poor atement to follow 2000 years of ing of Christ. Spain has drained her resources of men and money. If we had sent a million of men and spent a billion of money this country would be depleted as she is. And yet we are ked to whet our appetites for war upon her. It would be like a man kicking a cripple, fearing that the ecratch might hurt, and afterward asking for the plaud- | its of the crowd. We have heard many people say that the Spaniards are cOw- ard It is not true. From the days of | Alva and Pizarro to the days of Weyler e been brutal in their conduct, have been courageous and brave, and when we enter upon this war we do not want to fool ourselves or the youth of the land with the 1dea that we are to meet cowards or cowardice. This war | upon which we are entering can bring us | no national gain. It will result in the loss of m..jons to our commerce. “It will sweep our ships from the sea and we will leave thousands of our young | men dead from fevers and disease in the tropics. All this must be counted in ad and we have counted it. I believe y of Cuban freedom has come, but | when we have achl d ‘the victory, there will be no territory to indemnify us for our sacrifices, because we do not want territory. There will be no money to in- | demnify us because Spain is bankrupt. | | We must find our supreme satisfaction for | our blood and treasure in relieving the cry | of suffering and the cause of humanity. | | This war must be fought because, in the | eves of the world, we stand as the senti- | nel of liberty on the Western hemisphere, | and because if we fail to llsten to the | voice of the suffering and downtrcdder | we will be untrue to the principles upon which the Government is founded, as upon a rock.” A wave of applause swept over the gal- lerfes s Wolcott concluded, and this | demonstration almost resulted in che| clearing of the galleries. | Cockrell (D.) of Missouri demanded | | that this be done, but various Senators | on the floor interposed, among them Hoar | of Massachusetts, who called attention to the fact that the most flagrant violation of the rule inhibiting such demonstrations had been encouraged by the example of | Senators on the_ floor. At this point Morgan of Alabama gav. | notice that he would move to lay al | amendments on the table. i As Spooner was recogrized the scene in the chamber was a notable one. The warong of auditors both in t.e galleries | and on the floor had greatly increased, and among them were many of national fame and prominence, including members of tne Supreme Court. { In conclusion, speaking of the destruc- | ltlon of the Maine, Spooner said: ‘‘That there was Spanish complicity in the blow- ing up of the Maine, that Spain is respon- sible for that awful horror, that gigantic murder, under our flag, no American doubts, and it would be in a righteous cause that above our ships of war, when they enter the harbor of Havana, the signaled legend will float: ‘Remember the Maine! Remember the Maine!” " Upon the conclusion of Spooner’s speech Gorman suggested an adjournment until to-morrow morning, With an agreement to vote at 7 o’clock to-morrow night. \veliington of Maryland moved to ad- journ, but the motion was defeated, 10—61. Chilton ol‘zexns secured tha floor, only to be interrupted by Hale of Maine, who moved to adjourn. White protested against the seeming effort to rush the Senate to a vote. Hoar Proles(ed against the tax which he be- jeved was to be placed upon the health and endurance of some o himself among others. Hale, however, withdrew his motion to adjourn until Chilton, securing the floor, | spoke until 8:30 p. m. Teller of Colorado followed. He an- nounced at the outsec that he would vote for an amendment recognizing the inde- pendence of Cuba. It meant war. and the step should be taken with the full know]e&je of that fact. He thought we were fairly well prepared for hostilities, and at this moment he congratulated himself that he had always in the past supported measures looking to the prop- er defense of the country to meet any contingency. He also congratulat himself that no act of his had contrib- uted to the dire calamity that we faced, and that he had by no act of his em- barrassed or sought to embarrass the ex- ecutive. He believed the Maine was blown up by Spanish agencies. Before that occurrence he had not believed that war was necessary. If the executive had recognized the belligerency of the Cuban lnsur%ents our present position would have been avolded. The President, in his message, admitted that the war had ex iSted for three years. If the present ex- ecutive or his predecessor had said that before the Malne was destroved, war, with all its horrors, would have been averted. ‘War was an awful thing to contem- plate. No one could tell what would hap- pen to our battle-ships or how many of the brave youth of tne land would go to their death In the fever-stricken districts of Cuba. Spain had already sent three times as many soldiers to Cuba to sup- press the revolution as Great Britain had sent to put down the American revolu- the i the Senators, | rope. tion, yet the United States declined for these vears and months to recognize the existence of a state or war. But it was the | idle now to regret idle opportunities. But | the war must not be laid at his door or at the door of those who had acted with him in urging the recognition of belliger- ency months ago. ..e ad not desire to criticize the President, but he did not agree with those who believed Senators should surrender their judgment to the executive. Teller declared that there must bf no interference by the allled powers of Eu- If they attempted that, we would fight the world. We should declare it with_all the vigor of our Anglo-Saxon blood and our W.w0,00 of people, and if we did, the world would not attempt to lay {ts hands upon us. The applause that l&')enl was suppressed reeted this state- y the Vice-Presi- ent. When Teller concluded, another effort to reach an agreement and adjourn was made by Jones of Arkansas, and this time with success, but it led to the most excit- | iag incident of the day. The lie was passed, as it was {n the House Wednesday, and while no unseemly uis- order, such as disgraced the House, fol- Jowed, the sensation it caused was quite as profound. Jones proposed that the Senate adiourn until to-morrow at 10 o'clock, and that to-morrow White of California, Caffery of Louisiana and Wel- lington of Maryland, who are opposed to uay action by Congress, and whose view of the question had not yet been pre- sented, be allowed four hours, other Sen- ators to be confined to fifteen minutes each, with the exception of Platt of Con- necticut, who should be given half an hour. After some explanations, Senators Caffery. White and Wellington in turn gave their consent. Money of Mississippl thcught the agreement ought to include provision for a vote. ‘“We are in the attitude of a man who has lifted his arm to strike,” sald he, ““and afrald to strike the blow."” “I suggest,” observed White, ‘“that those who seem so anxious to fight have consumed all the time."” This caused a suppressed ripple of laughter, atter which money yielded to the solicitations of those about him, and said he would not object. all looked se- rene, when Chandler of New Hampshire, who is given to rather vyitriolic jests on occasions, dropped a rerfark that caused an explosion such as the dignified Senate has never witnessed in many years. “I know the Senator from Mississippi,” he observed, with a quizzical smile on his countenance, ‘‘does not wish to vote on this question until he has heard the Sen- ator from Maryland (Wellington) in full.” ‘ine strong emphasis was on tne last two words. Wellington jumped to his feet and, turning angrily upon Chan- dler, announced sharply that he did not relish the ‘‘pleasantry’ of the Senator from New Hampshire. [Laughter.] “I do not intend to intimate that it is necessary for the Senator from Missis- sippi to hear what I have to say about tnis matter; but I represent in part one of the sovereign States of this Union. I have sat here and listened to the Senator from Mississippi when he returned as one of the agents of the newspapers in New York, and I believe that the people of Maryland—" Money was on his feet. He was stand- ing in the rear of the Democratic benches, about fifty feet away from Wellington, who, with flushed face, occupled a con- spicuous position immediately to the left of the Vice-President’s cnalr. “Mr. President, I want to correct the Senator from Maryland.,” he observed. “The remark that he just made is abso- lutely untrue.’ “] want to say to the Senator from Mis- sissippi that the Journal had said that its commissioner had returned,” replied Wellington. “1 do not care what the Journal said,” retorted Money. Wellington—If there is any untruth in the statement it was made by the news- per. *1 am correcting you, not the Journal,” retorted Money. ‘I say the remark you make is not true.’” “I make the remark as the Journal gave it,” again retorted Wellington, doggedly. “Then you make it on your own re- sponsibility,”” cried Money, his whole frame quivering with sugpressed emotion, his arm outstretched efiantly toward the Senator from Maryland. “I do make it upon my own responsibil- ity,” replied Wellington with a flash. “Then you lie,”” came from the Missis- sippi Senator so quickly that it sounded like an echo or a crack of a pistol after the flash of the explosion. Th Senate was electrified. Senators looked at each other in blank amaze- ment,and the galleries rose en masse and leaned over as the two Senators faced each other. When quiet was restored, an agreement was reached that the final vote on the Cuban resolutions be taken before the Senate adjourn to-morrow. Stcwart of Nevada took the floor and made a speech in favor of recognizing the Cuban republic. A._the conclusion of Stewart’s speech the Senate, on motion of Davis, adjourned at 10:45 p. m. until 10 &. m. to-morrow. — SOON on | ILES TO TAKB Be at Atlanta. ‘Washington, April 1. Instructions to the commanding offl- | cers of the regiments ordered to move | were sent out late to-day with direc- | | tions that they be put into effect as | goon as possible. It is the confident ex- | pectation of the officlals that the movement {n some places will begin to- morrow. The rallroad facilitles, the | officlals may, are more than ample to meet the demands of the occasion and no trouble will be occasioned in mob- {lizing this large body of men at the| places designated within a reasonably short space of time. The formidable order of General Miles, after providing for the move- | ment of troops as stated in the forego- ing, says: The commanding general, Depart- | ment of the Colorado, will data:l a company of the Fifteenth Infantry to proceed to Fort Wingate and take sta- tion at that post. At posts from which the whole garrison is withdrawn an of- ficer and a detall of two men from each company will be left in charge of the post. All transportation will ac- | company the troops. The neces of the post from which all publiz trans- portation s withdrawn will be provided by hired transportation through the quartermaster’s department. Troops will be provided with thirty days’ field rations and necessary camp equip- | page.” Secretary Alger also selected the commanders of the divisions of the army that are to assemble at the places named, all of whom are well known for this service in the military branch of the Government. For the division at New Orleans, Brigadier | General W. B. Shafter of San Francis- co, in command of the Department of |.California, was designated; for that at | Tampa, Brigadier General J. F. Wade, now in command of the Department of | the Dakotas at St. Paul, Minn.; for | | Mobile, Brigadier General J. J. Cop- | pinger, now on duty in command of | the Department of the Missouri at Omaha, Nebr.; while for the post, at | | Chickamauga, Major C-neral J. R.| | Brooke, in command of the Depart- | ment of the Lakes, with headquarters |at Chicago, was chosen. These officers | have authority to take with them to | their new commands their entire staff | | of officers and a quartermaster. These latter, however, presumably will pro- | | ceed to their prospective assignments | | for the purpose of making all neces- sary arrangements for camp grounds | | and many other requirements incident | Call Office, Riggs House, ‘ | to the presence and operation of any army. The command of the army will de- } | volve upon Major General Nelson A. | Miles, who is now at the head of the | | military branch of the Government. | His temporary headquarters, it is said, will probably be at Atlanta, where General Graham, who has command of the Department of the Gulf, is now lo- cated. General Miles’ permanent head- quarters will depend entirely upon the developments of the campaign. He will leave the city soon for his new duties. Three regiments of infantry and four of cavalry are not included in the mobilization orders, for the reason that they are either a great distance from | the center of operations, are needed in the section of the country in which they are located or are in a location where they can be readily summoned. JOY AMONG SAMPSON'S MEN Seamen at Key West Be- lieve They WIill Soon Be in Action. Hail With “Delight the Order for a Mobilization of the | Army. Special Dispatch to The Call. KEY WEST, Fla., Aril 15.—A special to the Herald says: Bulletins received to-day announcing that orders have been issued putting the regular army into motion for points on the southern coast have again revived the spirits of the officers and men of Captain Samp- son’s fleet. “This looks like business,” was the comment heard to-night aboard the ships and ashore. As already pointed out in the Herald, the seeming absence of any preparation on the part of the army to co-operate with the navy in the task of taking Havana has been a subject of general surprise and not a little criticism in | naval circles here. The fleet has been in a splendid state of efficiency for weeks, but every intelligent officer realizes the futility of attempt- ing to take Havana by assault, and then hold it in such a way as to restore and preserve order without the active co-operation of a large and efficlent | force of troops. The report that orders have actually been issued for the mobolization | of the army theréfore electrified the naval officers here to-night, and, de- | spite the long succession of delays and disappointments which have chafed their martial spirit, the general feel- ing this evening is that Havana's doom is sealed and that the army and navy together are now destined to win a Joint victory in the not distant future. Captain Sampson was ashore a short | tion Generals Shafter, Wade, Coppin= ger and Brooke Assigned Po- sitions in the South. W W W WK N KRR R RN ¥ ULTIMATUM THE NEXT STEP..* WASHINGTON, April 15.— % The Washington Post’s sum- ! mary of the situation, to be b published in to-morrow’s issue, e includes the following state- ment: Immediately the President is empowered to use the army and navy he will issue an ulti- matum to Spain, giving her twenty-four hours — possibly forty-eight—within which to answer whether she will peace- ably withdraw her troops and flag from Cuba. Her refusal to evacuate the island—which is, of course, expected—will be the signal for action on the part of this Government, and that ac- tion will be the vigorous use of our naval and land forces. The Post makes this statement upon the highest possible authority, the course of action indicated having been decided upon at yesterday's Cabinet meeting.. x * X ¥ FRFERRAX XK FF XXX EX time this afternoon. He declined to comment on the news that the army had been ordered to move, but evi- dently was pleased. He seemingly has shared to a great degree the feeling of unrest and uncertainty common among his men. . The Cuban colony in Key West, at the Marti Club and other resorts fre- quented by them, are celebrating to- night though Cuban independence is alread ed. JOHN WANAMAKER IS TRULY PATRIOTIC. PHILADELPHL April 15.—Ex-~ Postmaster-General - Wanamaker has sent this telegram to Washington: “To the Honorable the Secretary of War: Though opposed to war unless it is honorably unavoidable, in the event if its coming I will, under your instruc- i raise a regiment of Pennsylva- tary duty and go with nians for mi After sending his offer to the Secre- tary of War Mr. Wanamaker posted in his store two r.otices, one for the man- agers of departments and the other on the timekeeper’s desk: “In order that our men may have easy minds in considering and arrang- ing their affairs in the event of being called upon for military service, this notice is posted to say: “First—That all the positions thus vacated will be reopened' to return to when the military service is over. “Second—That all salaries will con- tinue in full in such absence for actual | service and be paid to the authorized representatives of their respective fam- ilies. “Third—An insurance to the amount of $1000 will be paid by the firm in case of each death while any of our people are actually engaged in military ser- ice.” ADVERTISEMENTS. 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