The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 21, 1898, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1898. If war does not begin with the blockading, Spain firing the first shot when the at- tempt is made to land food supplies, the next step—the landing of a large army to drive the Spaniards from the| island—certainly will. 1 But the first shot| will no doubt come long before an army of occupation has been landed upon the island. The navy must pave the way for the army, and in doing | so there will doubtless. be sea | fights and the bombardment | of fortifications. Once a na- | val demonstration is made, it MINISTER WOODFORD’S TASK IS NOW VIRTUALLY ENDED Although It Is Reported He Will Leave Madrid Within a Day, He Is to Remain Until the Last Moment. manded respect. The Correspondencia says: sands and thousands of men.” peace. D R R e AR D El Heraldo, in an article headed “A la Guerra,” says: Spain is proud of her position and posterity will honor a country which has no fear.” “It is not only cruel but infamous that the United States should pretend with pharasaical hypocrisy to intervene in Cuba in the name of humanity, sacrificing thereby, without Catine Ehons Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. MADRID, April 20.—Although Minister Woodford would not depart from the rule of sphinx-like silence which he followed, when I called at the legation it was plain that he considered his task virtually ended. is even reported that he will leave within twenty-four hours, though you may be sure he will remain until the last minute that duty calls upon him to do so. There is not the slightest probability that any manifestation will be directed against Minister Woodford by the people here, but the closest guard is being kept to prevent any mischance, and it is certain that the authorities will breathe easier when he is safely over the frontier. His task has been an unpalatable one to Spain, yet he has managed to perform it in a way that has com- El Dia considers it possible that the will of the Cubans may alter the situation. El Correro hopes that President McKinley may find means for delay which would give a chance for O R R R S S S 2 S PSP PP UUUUN “In one moment all It the confusion has ceased. AR R R R T TRy COMMENT OF LONDON PRESS See No Hope for Spain in the Impending Conflict. United States Has Right on Its Side and Englishmen Sympathize. One Editor Says the American Con- gress Could Learn a Lesson From the Cortes. Special Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, April 20.—The Times says editorially this morning: ‘At the open- ing of the Cortes the wildest enthusi- asm prevailed, and the American ulti- matum may almost be said to havebeen is idle to predict who will fire | SPAIN’S PREPARATIONS FOR OCEAN BATTLES Gathering Her Fleets, It Is Be- lieved, to Squarely Meet and Fight Our Navy. W YORK, April 20.—A Washington special to the Herald fa)‘ . Sy Will further reinforce her squadron which left the Cape Verde Islands to-day for some destination. unknown. Official information has reached authorities here of the departure from Cadiz last Sun- day of the battle-ship Pelayo, which has just undergone extenslveflal- tions in France. It is expected that she will arrive at St. Vin- to-morrow or Friday. The authorities have also been advised nf the sailing from Ferrol yesterday of the armored cruiser Carlos V, whose destination is officially reported to be unknown. Itiis be- lieved in naval circles that she is bound for St. Vincent and I\Vlll per- haps stop en route at Cadiz and the Canary Islands. Spain’s action in collecting such a formidable fleet at St. Vincent has been the sub- ject of considerable and anxious speculation at the Navy Dopanmen_t, and it will receive consideration at the meeting of the strategic board which will be held to-morrow morning. The fleet might be able to dispose of Commodore Schley’s flying squadron which con- sists of the first-class battle-ship Massachusetts, second-class battle- <hip Texas, armored cruiser Brooklyn and protected cruisers Minneap- and Columbia. In consequence of the collection of such a formidable force at St. Vincent one thing is certain, the flying squadron will not be sent to operate agair-t it until reinforced by the battle-ships and cruisers of Captain Sampson’s fleet, and it is not at all certain to-night that this Government will be hasty in dispatching its vessels to eastern water If Spain should use Cape Verde Islands as a base of ope- rations in time of war, Portugal will be called to account by the United State Cape Verde Islands belong to the Lisbon Government, which recen informed the United States that ** had rejected prop- ositions by ain to enter into an offensive and defensive alllance Portugal will be expected to Her neutrality obligations will oli St and proposed to remain strictly neutral. carry out her intention in this respect. permit her to give to Spanish vessels only sufficient coal to enable them to reach the next Spanish port, which in this case would be the Canary Islands, and once they have left that port they cannot return for coal or provisions. “I expect that the Spanish fleet will leave St. Vincent immediate- 1y after s declared,” said a well-known naval expert to me to- day, “and its destination would be unknown. There would be a great are in the United States, as it would be believed that they E en route for Porto Rican or Cuban waters, possibly for one of the it cities, but in four or five days they will turn up at the Canarles and there I believe they will remain to give the American fleet' a warm reception upon its arrival. It will be of interest to the United States’ forces to occupy one of the Canary Islands and establish a coal supply there. Coal could be carried by colliers now being pre- pared to accompany the fleet. It 100ks to me as though Spain is gathering her forces in order to give the United States navy a good stand-up fight, and if she is defeated she will rely on the squadron at Cadiz as her second line of defense. I don’t think her men-of-war will come westward, for being far from their base, they would be at a disadvantage.” Spain’s tactics ought to be to wait for American ships, which in eastern waters would be at the same disadvantage that her ships would be in the west, to follow up the advantage she may gain. Al- though Spain’s second torpedo-boat flotilla was reported to be pre- paring to start some days ago no report of its departure from Cadiz has been announced. This flotiha consists of the converted yacht Geralda, the torpedo-boat destroyers Destructor, Prosperina and Osada and the torpedo-boats Halcon, Habana, Retamos, Barcelona and Orcon. Much to the relief of the officials here the latest re- ports concerning the condition of Spanish gun vessels under construc- tion in Spain show that but oné, the Dona Maria del Melina, will be able to parti e in the coming war. The Marques de la Victoria will not be ready before December, and the Don Alvaro de Bazan cannot be completed before next February. The armored cruiser Prin- cesa de Asturias is receiving her armor at Carraca and the Cardinal, Cisneros and Catajuna will not be completed under eight months. The protected cruiser Lepanto is building, and the protected -cruiser CO00CO00000000000000000000000000OCOCOCO0000000000000000000000000000C00000 Reina Regente is soon to undergo her dock trials. OC0C000000000000000000000000000000 C0000CO00000Q0000000000000000C00O0000CO00OCO000000000000000000C0O00000000TO the first shot or how long the war will last. Though it is sincerely hoped that the war will be short, every prepara- tion is being made for a pro- longed struggle. The ship- yards of the country, gun, powder and projectile facto- ries and establishments where naval and military supplies of all kinds are fabricated are being run night and day, and every time the sun goes down the United States is better prepared for the conflict. The 80,000 volunteers to be called for by the President may be but the beginning of the form- ation of the vast army that may be needed to conduct the war. Every effort is being made to secure, as far as pos- sibie, organized and well drilled National Guardsmen for this volunteer army and this force will be still better prepared for active service by being concentrated and drilled in camps of instruction until the moment comes when it /must take %he field. These camps will be maintained and reinforcements will be for- warded from them to the armies in the field as rapidly as they are needed. The President’s ultimatum was sent to the Spanish Min- ister to-day by Judge Day’s personal messenger, Edward Savoy, one of the trustedem- ployes of the State Depart- ment, who was appointed to his place in 1869 by Hamil- ton Fish. The messenger was not kept waiting long at the lega- tion, but in the course of an hour had returned to the State Department with the Minis- ter’s application for his pass=- ports. It was not until half- past 3 o’clock this afternoon that Savoy made his second trip, carrying with him the desired paper. This was a passport for the Minister, his family and his suite. It was not in the usual form, but was what is known as a spe- cial passport. In general terms, it is similar to that 9000000000000 000IPPICPIPOIVVO0 000000 P00V 000P000PCO00000® 0000000000060 060 6 presented to Lord Sackville West when that unfortunate Minister was obliged to retire. In this case it reads as fol- lows: S Umited == States ol America, Depart- ment of State. To All Whom These Presents: Shall Come, Greeting: Know ye, that the bearer hereof, Don Luis Polo y Bernabe, Euvoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni- potentiary of Spain to the United States, accompanied by his family and suite, is about to travel abroad. These are, there- fore, to request all cfficers of the United States, or of any State theredf, to per- mit him to pass freely without let or mo- lestatign, and to ex- D R R L D O T T R r T T T P O O O tend to’ him all friendly aid and pro- tection in case of need. In testimony where- of, I, John Sherman, Secretary of State of the United States of America, have here- unto set my hand and caused the seal of the Secretary of State to be affixed at Washington, this 20oth day of April, A. D. 1898, and of the Independence of the United States of POOPOPIPPPIPPPVDIVVCPPOVVOVVVVIPOPVOIVPIDOVPOPPVPVOPVDVVPVVVVDDOIOOPOPPOOOPRIOPVPOOOOO®OO America, the one hundred and twenty- second. At first there was some ex- pectation at the State Depart- ment that a response from Minister Woodford might be received to-day. Later on, however, after Judge Day had calculated the length of time that would be consumedin the | cabling of the ultimatum to Minister Woodford, its trans- lation into cipher and retrans- lation, he became convinced that it would 'be practically impossible, 6wing to the dif- ference in time between Washington and Madrid, to receive any response to-day. The next move must be made by Spain, according to the department officials, If the Spanish Governmenttakes a view, as might be possibly be concluded from the action of the Minister here to-day, that in language and terms the Congressional resolution is insulting, it may promptly hand Mr. Woodford his pass- ports upon receipt of this TO BEGIN WARLIKE OPERATIONS AT ONCE How It Is Proposed to Form a Union of Regulars and Vol- unteers to Invade Cuba. NEW YORK, April 20.—The ‘Washington correspondent of the Her- ald sends the following: Immediate offensive operations against the Spanish power in Cuba will be the military policy of the administra- tlon. This was determined this afternoon at an important war con- ference at the White House betwen the President, Secretaries Alger and Long, Major General Miles, commanding the army, Lieutenant General Schofield, retired, and Captain A. S. Crowninshield, chief of the bureau of navigation of the Navy Department. The general campaign plans formulated by the various army and navy boards were thoroughly discussed and though the War Depart- ment authorities will not divulge the plans in detail it is officially an- nounced that the organization of the military forces is to proceed most vigorously and an aggressive movement is contemplated for the ear- liest opportune moment. Major General Miles to-day received General Estrada Palma, Senor Gonzola de Quesada and other representatives of the Cuban junta and discussed at length with them the military conditions in Cuba and plans for conducting the operations of the United States army in conjunc- tion with the insurgent forces under General Maximo Gomez. The re- sults of the conference ‘are understood to have been entirely satis- factory to General Miles and the Cuban representatives. Orders have been issued by Secretary Alger and Major General Miles to the general officers commanding divisions concentrated in the South to proceed with all possible expedition and thoroughness in the organization and field maneuvers of the forces under them. President McKinley will issue a proclamation calling for 80,000 vol- unteers immediately after he has signed the volunteer army bill, which is expected to pass the Senate to-morrow. A separate call for militia organizations of various States In proportion to their population will also probably be made. This latter call will be for organizations to support artillery posts on the coast and for general military service within the United States. Many of the. National Guard organizations are expected to enlist in the United States volunteer army by com- panies and regiments and may carry with them into the United States service their officers up to and including the rank of colonel. As stated in’ the Herald, those who enlist in the volunteer army, ‘whether National Guardsmen or not, will by so doing identify them- selves exclusively with a portion of the United States army and as such will be attached to divisions which will be assigned to the invasion of Cuba. In effect the military force of the country will consist of two branches, one of which, composed of the union of the Unite” States regular and volunteer armies, will be liable to foreign service. The other branch, composed of National Guards, who retain their State organizations, will not leave United States territory. The .eneral vol- unteer rendezvous wil be at Chickamauga. The plans of the department contemplate the organization of an army of occupation of Cuba on a basis of brigades consisting of one regiment of regulars and two regiments of volunteers. Colonel Green- leaf of the Medical Department, now stationed at San Francisco, has been ordered East to be assigned as medical director of the armies in the field. Captain S. Y. Seyburn, Tenth Infantry, has been ordered to report to General Miles for duty. These assignments complete the staff of the army in the fierd, which is composed of these officers: Lieuten- ant Colonel J. C. Gilmore, adjutant general; Brigadier General Joseph C. Breckinridge, inspector general; Lieutenant Colonel F. C. Humph- rey, chief quartermaster; Major Henry B. Osgood, chief commissary of subsistence; Colonel C. R. Greenleaf, medical director; Lieutenant Colonel William Ludlow, chief engineer officer, and Captain Leonard and Captain Wood, attending surgeons. B P L L L L T T P POOUOUUUPEN B O L L T L R P S S S PP PET T T E P O T & | and cause a breach of diplo- answered by anticipation. The Queen Regent's speech, couched in dignified down to meet the various inquiries re- ceived by the diplomatic representa- tives of the United States for foreign governments as to the attitude as- sumed by the United States, It is sub- stantially in line with the rules prac- ticed in the recent Chino-Japanese war, and places the United States in a most advanced position so far as the protec- tion of individual property and neutral goods at sea s concerned. By it Spanish goods are made free from seizure on the seas in the bottoms of a neutral power. This decision on the part of our Government will be -wel- comed in Europe. — PASSENGER OFFICIALS DISCUSS WAR TAX. Divided as to Whether It Should Be Borne by Railroads or Ticket Buyers. CHICAGO, April 20.—Passenger offi- cials of the roads centering in Chicago are divided on the question as to whether the railroads or the purchaser of tickets should pay the tax to be im- posed by the Government in case of war. Some are of the opinion that the maximum rate law effective in some States will prevent them from adding anything to the present price of tick- ets, and others say that the increase will not be an increase in the price of tickets, but will be a tax, and that the Government and the passengers can settle the matter between them, and that as far as State laws on the sub- ject of maximum rates are concerned, the law from the Government will take precedence over any enactment by State Legislatures. Another question is whether the tax will be made to cover all fares paid for transportation or simply tickets sold. If the latter construction is the rule the roads say they will sell very few tickets over the counter and that nine out of ten passengers will pay their fare on trains in order to avoid the tax which would be imposed upon them if they bought their tickets outright at the regular offices. “NOW SHE WILL KICK AND USE THE WHIP.” Funny Comment of a Spanish News- paper at Havana on Spain’s Future Course. HAVANA, April 20.—Quiet prevails here. The weather is warm. War prep- arations continue. The Centro Gal- lego Society has given up several houses belonging to it for use by the Government in case of war. The Union Constitutional, in an edi- torial to-day, commenting upon: the resolutions adopted by the United States Congress, says: “Intervention means war for Spain. But it is easier to vote than to execute.” Continuing, the Union Constitutional remark: “So far Spain has treated the United States with contempt. Now she will kick her and use the whip.” The steamer Madrileno and the Mexi- can schooner Arturo arrived here yes- terday. Although the -Plant line steamers have suspended their trips between Tampa and Havana, possibly fearing seizure in the event of hostilities, Cap- tain-General Blanco has notified Mr. Alexander Gollan, the British Consul, who is acting in behalf of the United States, that, even in the case of war, vessels sailing under a neutral flag would be entered. RIO JANEIRO SPANIARDS TO SEND A BATTALION. Copyrighted, 1808, by James Gordon Bennett. BUENOS AYRES, April 20.—The correspondent of the Herald in Rio Janeiro states that there is great en- thusiasm there among Spaniards, who are about to organize a battalion to send to Cuba to aid the Spanish au- thorities there. The authorities, how- ever, are in sympathy with the United States and will prevent anything that may affect neutrality. The Secretary of the American legation has hoisted cruiser Nictheroy, which has been pur- chased by the United States. of cash buying. anything.” a United States flag on the dynamite | IIAY TALKS ATA B Says Pleasant Things of Our Relations With England. Replies to the Hope of Lord Mayor Davies That There Would Be No War. Spain’s Embassador Absent, but a Consul Represented the Dons at the Dinner. Special Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, April 20.—At the Easter banquet at the Mansion House to-night His Royal Highness, the Duke of Cam- bridge, most of the members of the di- plomatic corps and many other high officials were present. United States Embassador Ha eat was at the left hand of Lord Mayor Da and to the Spanish Embassador, Count Rascon, was allotted the placeat the right hand, but at the last moment Count Rascon wrote that a sudden would prevent his being pr talk of the evening was the presence of the repr ntativ United States and Spain, and much dis- appointment was felt by the Spanish Embassador’s ab The of the Uiuced States and Spain w present. Lord Mayor Davies, when proposing the health of the members of the diplo- matic corps, welcomed the Unite States Embassador and expressed ti hope, “in the name of the citizens London,” that there would be no war. Colonel Hay’'s reply was the event of the evening. He was repeatedly ap- plauded by the company. Speaking of the relations between the United States and Great Britain he said: sometimes accused of looking out for our own interests with a certain energy and pertinacity. I might say, in the spirit of pride rather than contrition, that it only shows what stock we are of, but this truth is incontestable, that for nearly three generations of men, and in spite of constant differences, there has been peace between us and friendly regard—a peace growing more firm and solid as the ars go by and a friendship which I am\ s the vast majority of both people hope and trust may last forever. “The good understanding between us is based on something deeper than mere expediency. All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of re- ligion which binds us in partnership in the serious work of the world. | | | | | | } tormed to-day, commanded ADVERTISEM: “Whether we will or not, we are asso- ciated in that work by the very nature of things, and no man, and no group of nn, can rrevent it. We are bound by ties we did not forge and that we c: not break. We are joint ministers the same sacred mis: freedom and progress, charged wi s we cannot evade by the imposition of ir- resistible hand For Immediate Sailing Orders. LONDON, April 20.—The Rome cor- respondent of the Daily Mail says: The Italian admiraity, I am privately in- the men of the ironclads and six torpedo boats at La Spezia, under command of Ad- miral Accini, to prepare immediately for sailing orders. + Miles’ Tour of Inspection. WASHINGTON, April 20.—The pres- ent expectation is that General Miles, commanding the army, will leave the city on Saturday for a tour of inspe tion of the points where the regular army will be mobilized in the South. He will be accompanied by a number of his aides. ENTS. DARKNESS TO LIGHT. Every day and every week some family in this town and elsewhere on the coast emerges from the dark cloud of a credit system into the marvelous light The change is wonderful. ly every day you have the comforting assurance that you “owe no man This may not be done in a week, as credit buying always gets one behind-hand, but you can make the resolve now and put it in practice, too—pay up the old scores as fast as you canand pay down the cash for every- From debts and collectors hour- OUET communicationand thus bring the negotiations to the crisis matic relations within the next twenty-four hours. If, on the other hand, it should neglect to return asatisfactory answer before Saturday noon, that line of policy will be quite as effective as a posi- tive act. TO BOMBARD NEW YORK WHEN WAR BEGINS. That Is the Story Sent by a Spanish Politiccl Agent About the Cape Verde Fleet. NEW YORK, April 20.—The Times says: An English army officer living at San Francisco has just received from a prominent Spanish political agent in New York a letter relating to the plans of the Spanish fleet. The agent writes that he procured some months ago copies of the official plans of the fortifications of New York har- bor and dispatched them to his Govern- ment. Thesé plans, he says, are now in the possession of the admiral of the Spanish fleet now at Cape Verde Islands. The agent states that Spain has withdrawn all her good vessels from Cuban waters, because she does not propose to make any defense of Cuba, except by means of forts, and that all the available Spanish naval strength will be concentrated at Cape Verde Islands. The agent intimates that the fleet, commanding 118 guns, will be dis- patched direct for New York when it is seen war is certain. Transports loaded with coal will be taken along, 80 after the run across the ocean ves- sels could be coaled one or two days out from New York. The fleet would then anchor in a body off Coney Island, where it would be exposed to no dan- gerous fire, and bombard New York. et el To Protect Miner-Soldiers. WASHINGTON, April 20.—Senator Shoup of Idaho to-day introduced a bill in the Senate providing that where a miner enlists in the volunteer army, thereby rendering it {impossible for him to do the annual assessment work on his claims, as now required by stat- ute, this failure on his part shall not result in fc.felture of his claims. and even touching language, breathes an unalterable determinativa to fight to the death for the honor and dignity of Spain. TUnless Spain keeps com- mand of the sea to such an extent as to be able to land provisions and muni- tions of war at Havana the game is lost so far as Cuba is concerned. ‘“Whether the struggle be brief or protracted, there can be as little doubt of the result as of the direction in which lle the sympathy and hopes of the English people.” The Daily Graphic says: “Apart from the merits of the controversy between the two countries, one cannot but rec- ognize the dignity and courage with which the Spanish people comforts it- self in the hour of crisis. The American Congress might well take a lesson from the Cortes.” The Morning Post says: *“The Span- fards will not accept humiliation, and therefore there will be a war. That the United States were justified in ex- erting their influence in favor of the p.’acéflcnuun of Cuba can hardly be de- nied.” The Daily News says: “Sentiment must not blind Spain to the fact that in this struggle for human freedom the Uéflted States have the right on their side.” The Standard says: “We cannot doubt that the enthusiastic cheers which broke out at the end of the Queen Regent's speech truly represents Spanish feeling. But the ultimate issue is hardly open to question, nor can there be any doubt that in the end it will be good for Cuba that she should be delivered from Spanish domina- tion.” LIBERAL POLICY IN TREATING NEUTRALS. Privateering Not to Be Resorted to, and Only Contraband of War Liable to Seizure. WASHINGTON, April 21.—An outline of the policy to be followed by this Government in the treatment of neu- trals and the matter of privateering is contained in the following statement: “In the event of hostilities between the United States and Spain, it will be the policy of this Government not to resort to privateering. The Govern- ment will adhere to the following rules: “First—Neutral flag covers the ene- my’'s ships with the exception of con- traband of war. Second — Neutral goods not contraband of war are not liable to confiscation under the enemy’s flag. Third—Blockades to be binding must be effective.” This doctrine is undoubtedly laid | Your wants will decrease like magic and your ability to sup- thing you buy. L Happiness and peace will reign in the ply them will multiply continually. home when no debts hang over it. FIRST FLOOR GOODS. Wire Flour Baskets.........10C These are the regular two-bit basket with porcelain bottom. We close them out at huif price and less. 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