The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 19, 1898, Page 1

Txll . to be taken from the Library.**** === XXHT. NG 140 SAN ERANCISCO, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1898 — TWENTY PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SPANISH TORPEDO DESTROYERS UNDER SAIL. E NATIONS VOICE FOR WAR WITH_SPAI SPANIARDS FEEL CUBA IS LOST TO THEM NOW They Will Not Surrender Their Hold Upon the Island With- out a Hard Fight. James Gordon Bennett. | # % % & % % ¥ % % ¥ % H R % 4 % H% * ril 18.—All eye; | 4 towary Wasnington to-day, |+ SPANISH FLEET STRIPS FOR ACTION. that the Cuban question has | * pon its last stage, and that | x % * ST. VINCENT, Cape Verde Is- e for a peaceful solution is lender one, namely, whether s ¥ lands, April 18.—Should war be declared the Spanish fleet, con- the House stands firm and keeps to! ?:s n_on-cam.nutml attitude or allows | | sisting of the crulsers Cristobal itself to be influenced by the example Colon and Infanta Maria Teresa, the torpedo-boat destroyers Ter- of the S ror, Pluton, Ariete, Rayor and Azor, now anchored in this har- bor, will leave at once for Cuba. On all the ships the utmost rest- lessness prevalls among officers and men, because of the uncer- tainty as to the time for action. No shore leave is being granted to any man on the ships, as it is expected that word to move may yme at any moment. The cruisers Vizcaya and Al- mirante Oquendo, which sailed m Porto Rico, are expected to join the fleet here by Wednes- day. The vessels here now are stripped for action and ready to ail at a moment’s notice. The Spanish transport San Francisco arrived here this afternoon, hav- ing on board a cargo of coal in- tended for the Spanish squadron. wn by the fact that resolution of the House is 1 to leave a loophole for a settlement, whereas only a e ago such a resolution | ., been looked upon as| to a declaration of war. ge in sentiment has been elped by the speeches of Wellington and White. ly no bellicose feeling iministration circles. the feeling a sullen one g to the inevitable. It owever, to be felt that war is rced on the country, and that 10t be avoided, no matter acrifices were made. dok ok ok Rk Rk Rk kok ok ok R Rk R kR K R kK Rk ok ok kR X X R KX XK EERFHFREEERLRREREHERERREHHF NEWS OF THE DAY. Every one appears to realize that Spain’s actual hold on Cuba is lost, but at the same time the people are > united in a determination to cling to the sentimental bond that still ex- ists between the mother country and the island. I do not think any cme really hopes to keep that bond intact should war break out, but all are determined to make the victory of the Americans a dearly purchased one. A Spaniard, who has large inter- ests in Cuba, said to me to-day: I o hold that the Government ought to give Cuba the broadest liberty, but I would fight heart and soul against giving up the nominal hold on the island. If war comes, you may be sure it will not be a short one. Not only will you have our forces and & | the loyal Cubans to fight against— | both bodies acclimalized and inured to hardship—but you will also have | to contend with the natural diffienl- ties of the place, with the rainy sea- | son that will shortly begin and with the fever that is epidemic there.” There were renewed disturbances at Valencia yesterday in which the women participated. Before order was restoreu the gendarmes were | compelled to make two charges upon the mob. | Although Sunday morning passed | quietly at Barcelona, there was a demonstration last evening when the | crowds which gathered in front of the newspaper offices read the latest announcements of the action taken by the United States Senate in re- gard to Cuba. After it became known that the Senate had adopted a resolution favoring the recognition of the.present Cuban insurgent ov- ernment, there was a scene of the greatest excitement, shouts were raised on all sides. | When the students neard the news, 299900000000 99000@|on leaving the theaters, the pa- st for San Fran- on Tue with fog in ng; fresh westerly wind m temperature for the past degrees degrees degrees degrees 82 degrees P00 Limit Racing. TH PAGE. P99690006000000066 566600 e a War Luxu TH PAGE. News Along the Water Front. 9660066506065 WOPPPVOPPDOW and patriotic| DON CLAUDIO AL~ VARGONZALEZ, Commander of the Tor- pedo-boat Azor. DON FRANCISCO pE LA ROCHA. Commander ot the Torpedo-destroyer ‘error. DON MANUEL SOMOZA, Commander of the Torpedo-boat Arlete. DON FERNANDO VILLAMIL, Chief of the Squadron. DON ANTONIO RIZO, Commander o{‘}he Torpedo-boat 20, DON FRANCISCO ARDERIUS Adjutani-Secretary of the Chief of the Squadron. DON PEDRO VAZQUEZ, Commander of the Torpedo-de- stroyer Piuton. DON DIEGO CARLIER, Commander of the Torpedo-de- stroyer Furor. THE CHIEF AND COMMANDERS OF THE FIRST SPANISH TORPEDO SQUADRON. (From Picture Just Received by Tauzy & Co., Post Sireet.) raded the streets, cheering for Spain and made an attempt to reach the United States consulate. The au- thorities, however, had taken precau- tions, and the students and othess who took part in the disturbance were dispersed. The repart is that Spain has pro- posed a loan to leading financial houses, including the Rotaschilds, asking the sum named on the secur- ity of the Almaden mines. The Rothschilds decline to confirm or deny the rumor. DYNAMITE ROMB AT A CUBAN CHURCH. An Explosion Causes the Death nf Three Persons and Serious In- jury to Others. Copyrighted, 189, by James Gordon Bennett. HAVANA, April 18—Latest advices from Alfonso Doce are that the explo- sion of a dynamite bomb took place at the Church of San Francisco de Paula at 8 o'clock last night. It occurred at the main entrance. Those killed were: Jose Larino, sacristan, and Juan Growes. Ramon Fondora, a child, was so seriously injured that he died soon after. Pedro Dago, a policeman, and Luis Perez, child, were also wounded. The usually peaceful neighborhood was terribly frightened by the noise of the explosion and people: crowded about the scene. stupefied at the first sight of the mangled bodies and de- struction wrought. The church doors were smashed to pieces, and also several images. The explosion greatly damaged the main wall of the church. The windows and glass in the doors of the house of Dr. Fuentes in Adams street, near the church, were blown out. The whole community is denouncing with the greatest indignation the per- petrators of this horrible crime. MADE SPECIAL AID TO SECRETARY ALGER. PHILADELPHIA, April 18.—Presi- dent Frank Thormpson of the Penn- FHREEFFAXEEXRE X ERRREREREFRRE L HF LR RN HE Ry EXRXEEFELX XL RXHLERRRRERH KRR R R XX XXX R R R ® g * % x» EXACTLY THE SAME AS % A DECLARATION OF WAR * % —_— i WASHINGTON, Aprif 18.—The resolutions as agreed on by #% both houses of Congress are as follows : 5 Resolved, By the Senate and House of Represantatives of the #% United States of America in Congress assembled— :: First—That the people of the island of Cuba are and of *% right ought to be free and independent. :: : Second—That it is the duty of the United States to demand, ** and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, =% that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters. Third—That the Fresident of the United States be and he hereby is directed and empowered {o use the entire lind and na- val forces of the United States, and to call into actual service of the United States the militia of the several States to the extent as may be necessary to carry this resolution into effect. Fourth—That the United States hereby disclaims any dispo- sition or intontion to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction or contro/ over said island except for the pacification therof, and asserts its determination when that is accomplished to leave the government and conirol of the island to its people. P R R I O R R KR K X R K XKW R X E XX E N W EK KKK KKK KR KK E R KKK K KKK X R KK KRR R KR Hog R N K KK RN AN W R I A R R I R R HEEREKEE T LR REER R LR R R R R R R R R E LR X kX * * | event of active hostilitles. T 2 s. The = = RIOTING AT MALAGA. % | tion of President Thompson forsel;?s % % [ duty has been favorably commented 5 * | upon in view of his experience during e LONDON, . April 19.—A dis- # Xxe‘c:vlltvéar ats assi:tant to the thHen st h to the Daily Telegraph # | Assistant Secretary of War, Thomas a. . ?::; el Agm‘;_ % | Scott, twnh dutlss similar to those at #* gram received there from Malaga % DIre entrum. # reports a resumption of the riots # Infantry on the Move. ##* at Malaga on Monday, and that % e 2 M e TR R ‘OMAHA, April 18.—It was nearly 6 4 PR R clock this afternoon before the trains . fer:‘;:ancrowd wetai e b bearing the Twenty-second Infantry s n % 4 got away from Fort Crook. The troops at Forts Robinson and Niobrara will take the trains to-morrow. The Rock Island has the contract for moving the infantry from Forts Elll and Reno and R E R R R R R R sylvania Rallr-ad has been called upon to act as specinl aid to Beeretary of War Alger and In this capacity will take charge of the transportation branch of the military service in the will have ita tralna ready to be loaded on Tueaday morning, The contracts for moving the eavalry from these points and the infantry from Fort Logan have not vet been let. — CONGRESS ORDERS THE PRESIDENT TO FREE THE CUBANS The Dons Know Mandatory Resolutions That Will Sét in Motion at Once the Armed Force of the United States. They Will Lose Cuba, but Are Prepared to Make a Bi NEW YORK, April 18.—| The Herald’s Washington cor- respondent telegraphs: Warit | is to be so far as Congress is concerned. Thedie has been cast. With the final action of | Congress, adopting the Turpie resolution, making it manda- tory upon the President to demand of Spain the with- drawal at once of her forces and authority from Cuba, and to use the United States land and naval forces to accomplish thisresult in case Spain re- fuses to comply with the demand, there seems no es- cape from war. It is practically equivalent to a formal declaration of war. Congress has gone further than the President desired. He preferred the House reso- lution. This would have giv- en him an opportunity for further negotiations before adopting the extreme course of using the military and na- val forces to end Spain’s mis- rule in Cuba. The only possible escape now from war would be a treaty of peace between Go- mez and the three Spanish Peace Commissioners report- ed to have left Havana yes- terday, and this no one here seriously considers possible. | The final resolution leaves the | President no other alternative | than war. Most objectionable | as it is to the Presi-| dent he will sign it, be=| causec he appreciates that Congress is the war making power| and that it is his duty to carry out the will| of the people as ex- pressed by Congress. He will follow that body so long as that body does not encroach upon his consti- tutional prerogatives. Having left out the provi- sion requiring the recognition of the present so-caled re- public of Cuba the President tter Fight. L R R GLASS TO HAVE THE CHARLESTON. NEW YORK Washington speéial to the Her- ald says: The first officers as- signed to duty with the cruisers Newark and the Charleston, re- pairs to which are being pushea at the Norfolk and Mare Island navy yards respectively, are Lieutenant-Commander W. H. Turner, who will be executive officer cf the former vessel, and Lieutenant-Commander G. Elock- inger, who will have the same position on the Charleston. It is practically decided that Captain Henry Glass, captain of the Mare Island Navy Yard, will be placed in command of the Charleston. The Newark is a prize for which several officers ranking as captain are struggling. No de- cision was reported up to the close of office hours to-night as to who will have command of this vessel * * * * April 18.—A » Kok Kk ok ok ok ok oK ok ok K ok kR sk ok o ok ok R R R K K K % % K K Bk ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ko ok ¥ ¥ ¥ K AREXERFRHFER KRR E XN considersthat the declarations in the resolutions are clearly within the province of Con- gress, and that as the respon- sibility for war rests upon that body he will carry out its declaration to the letter. Under the terms of the resolution he is first required to demand that the Govern- ernment of Spain at once re- linquish its authority and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters. Itisexpected thathe will immediately ap- prove of the resolu= tion, and a note will be drafted at to-mor- row’s Cabinet meet- ing which will bz in the form of an ulti- matum. This will be cabled at opce to Minister Woodford and a copy furnished to the Spanish Minister of this city, together with a copy of the text of the resolution passed by Con- gress. Hardly any person anticipates for a mo= ment that Spain will comply with the de- mands which the President will be forced to make. Certainly no member of the Ad- ministration expects any such result. On the contrary, the autborities ara