The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 22, 1898, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1898. PRESIDENT WILL CALL VOLUNTEERS To Be Formed Into an Army to Cuba. The Number of by the Several States of the Far West. NEW YORK, April 21.—A Washing- ton special to the Herald says: The bill | for the formation of a volunteer army, | subject to the orders of the President, | will probably become a law to-morrow. Immediately upon the passage of this bill by the House, as amended by the Senate, the President will afix his sig- nature and a requisition will be sent to the Governors of the States to fur- nish their quotas of a force of 100,000 men, distributed according to popula tion. The organization and equipment | of this force will be assigned to the War Department, subject to the ap- proval of the President. The t when they are organized | v to move, will be added to the ion of the regular army now mobilizing at Gulf points, where | they will be under the command of nerals now commanding the regi- | s of the ular army already The provisional troops will be into brigades and divisions practicable, and the volun- s will be together organized s corps, which will be com- by officers holding the rank of 1l of the regular army or of the vo! teers. There will e three divisions of vol- unteers and one division of regulars to each corps. These army corps will probably be stationed at Mobile, New ns, Tampa and Chickamauga, and | ded by wenerals Brooke,Wade, | r and Shafter. General Brooke | iy holds the rank of Major-Gener- in the regular army, but Generals | fter, Wade and Coppinger now rank brigadie nerals. It would, there- . be neces--ry to commission these officers as the first major-generals of Orle comm; ppi C Invade Men to Be Sent which will probably be to command the volunteers, done. The officers brigades and divisions of these corps to | be formed of - rovisional troops, will be | appointed by the President, and will be | selectad from the various States repre- sented in the commands. The general officers of the regular di- | vision will be selected from the rank- | ing colonels of the army. In many cases officers of the present military estab- lishment will be offered brieadier gen- | | erals’ commissions in the provisional army, as a requisition will be made | upon the War Department to supply officers with sufficient military expe- rience and judgment for higher com- mands. The regiments of the present Na- tional Guard establishments to be | called into actlve service are to be de- | signated by the Governors of the| States, as appointments of colonel and | officers of lower grade are at their | disposal. | In many cases the National Guard is | well organized and efficiently officered, | and the officers will go into national | service with their present commissions. A number of volunteer troops called out | will be assigned to sections of the East- | ern sea coast and a few regiments will | probably be sent West to garrison posts left vacant by the transfer of regulars to the gulf. According to the ratio the several Western States will be called on tp fur- nish men as follows: California, 2590; | | | | | cannot HAVANASMAYOR IS INDIGNANT Threatens to Resign Be- cause of a Deflcit in the Treasury. | Thinks He Will Not When an Appeal Is Made to Patriotism. Newspapers of the Cuban Capital That Spain ‘W hip This Country. Confident Can Copyrighted, 1585, by James Gordon Bennett. HAVANA, April 21.—There is a de- ficit of $2,304,532 88 in the treasury of Havana. The Mayor declares it is chargeable to the previous administra- tion, which. spent large sums to pay expenses not included in the budget. Yesterday the Mayor threatened to re- sign at the meeting of the Council un- less something was done to make up the deficiency. Representations were made to him that such action on his part at this time would not be patriotic and he decided to remain in office. El Pais, the official organ of the au- tonomist party, publishes to-day a list of men to be voted for as representa- tives before the Insular Cabinet. EXx- | cept about ten they come from the re- | formist group and are unknown. Most of them are lawyers without clients. On account of the last news received about war between Spain and the United States being nearer, it is gen- erally believed that the elections will not take place, and in case they should it will be difficult for the Cuban Par- | liament to assemble and legislate to the music of cannon shots. The Conservatives also publish in their officlal organ, La Constitucional, the names of the candidates whom they will present for election. It is noticed that they also have not designated men really up to the gravity of the situa- tion. Union Constitucional, in an editorlal, says it is not possible to conceal the fact that Spain wishes war because she allow anything to offend her dignity. She does not mind the num- ber of her enemies. The editorial denies | that the Puritans were the founders of | the Northern American republic, and | declares that when independence was secured the United States became the receiving place of the universe, where adventurers from all the world have gone fleeing from punishment deserved because of their crimes. They are anx- ious, it continues, to procure money by Colorado, 1059; Idaho, 186; Kansas, 5230+ i Missouri, 4239; Montana, 419; Nebraska, ‘ 1921; Nevada, 110; Oregon, 663; Texas, | $3; Utah, 340; Washington, 942; Wy- | oming, 185; Arizona, 145; New Mexico, 272; Oklahoma, 114, all possible means. La Lucha in an editorial says Spain | began this century with Trafalgar, fought with Napoleon when he wished | to take hold of Spain as he had done | | of other territories, and will finish the | | century defending her territory that a WILL RESIST STUBBORNLY Spaniards Declare They Will Not Yield to America. Marshal Campos Makes a Lurid Speech in the Cortes. ares That the Island of Cuba| will Dec Never Lose Its Spanish Sovereignty. Special Dispatch to The Call. | pril 21.—In the Spanish | Marshal Martinez de for Foreign Af- a statement re- MADR Eenate to-¢ sked Minister of n and the reupon the latter re- | ations were broken | ptain-general of Cuba patriotic speech, in which t Cuba will never I approved the Governmer wisdom displ which had proposition accepted ompatible w pince 1820 the United States had ‘‘pur- sued its aim of seizing Cuba.” If America belonged to the Americans, he argued, Spaiz ought to be consider- ed an American power, for ‘“she has watered the soil of America with her blood.” He rec ¢ r [ s in the million inhabitants of Spanish origin, favorable to the mother country.” ition, eloquently supported by ading Senators, pledging the )f the chamber to save the ity of Spain, was carried with resolu Foreign Minister, not in the name 1 t, but in the name of th delivered a patri- sing intense enthu- ionzales declared in | epublicans that party | »wned, adding that | voice throughout gn aggression.” » outset of roceedi in Con- | ver hovee of ‘he Cortes) the Marquis Veza d'Armijo. » of wue quickest pus- | ion of the House “to| nd the honor and flag r country | » Chamber commenced forthwith | ection of committees, and is 1 that the work of organization | d by Saturda. ! Deputies of all parties | us in saying that America | ted to the utmost. SENATOR WALTHALL CALLED TO REST. iTON, April 21.—Senator Ed- althall of Mississippl died in war i his apartments at the Cairo to-day at | “6:30 p. Senator Walithall's {liness | dated from January last, when he con- | tracted a cold. The funeral arrangements | service in the Senate on Sat- 1 clock. The remains, ac-| companied by a Congressional commit- | tee, will leave here Saturgay for Honey Sorings, Miss, | greedy foreign country wishes to snatch Important Sundry Civil, N Bills Dis Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, April 21. Three important measures were passed by the Senate this afternoon, all of which relate largely to the na- tional defense. The sundry civil bill, which has been pending for wo weeks and which carries a large amount of money intended to be used in the strengthening of the country’'s coast defenses, was finally passed. The na- val appropriation bill was immediately taken up and practically completed, al- | though pending the decision of an | amendment concerning the price of ar- mor plate the bill was displaced in order that the measure temporarily in- creasing the 1ailitary establishment of | the United States in time of war might | be considered. | After a I discussion the bill as | amended by the committee was passed. 1 Joint resolution was adopted giving | the President power to prevent the ex- portation of coal or other war material. Morrill of Vermont secured the pas- sage of a bill to restore to citizenship Mrs. Nellie Grant-Sartoris, daughter of the late President Grant. Quay of Pennsylvania introduced the following resolution: “That the President is hereby author- ized, at his discretion and with such | limitations and exceptions as shall seem to him expedient to pro- hibit the export of coal or other material used in war from any seaport of the United States until otherwise ordered by Congress.” When the sundry civil blll was laid before the Senate, its consideration be- ing by agreement, under the five min- ute rule, Money of Mississippi said he had noticed in a morning paper the statement that the State Department had announced there would, during the coming war, be no privateering by the United States, and that this Govern- ment would abide by the treaty of Paris, made in 1856. “I desire to inquire,” said he “wheth- er any member of the Foreign Rela- DEFENSE OF NATION PROVIDED Senate Passes Three Very of War. tion and Volunteer Army Measures aval Appropria- posed of. Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, April 21. The consideration of the contested election case of Patterson vs. Carmack, from the Tenth Tennessee District, was interrupted to-day to allow the pas- sage without division of the joint reso- lution to authorize the President in his | discretion to prohibit the exportation | of coal and other war material. | The measure is considered of vital importance to prevent the shipment of | | coal to Cuban, Porto Rican and other | ports where it could be used by Spain. | The Speaker signed it just before the | House adjourned. | Representative Hull of Iowa, chair- | | man of the Committee on Military Af- jtairs, reported back to the House the | army organization bill with a number of amendments. It gives eighty-four | instead of one hundred privates to each | infantry company, and makes this im- portant proviso, authorizing the call for troops: “Provided, that in the event of a call | by the President for either volunteers | or the militia of the country the Presi- | dent is authorized to report the quotas | of troops of the various States and Ter- ritories, including the District of Co- | lumbia, as organized under the laws of | the States and Territories, including the District of Columbia.” | There is :1s0 a provision that nothing | in the act is to be construed to au- thorize a permanent increase of the commissioned or enlisted force of the regular army beyond that now pro- | vided by the present law, except as to | | the increase of twenty-five majors. The | committee says that as now presented the bill authorizes the twenty-five regi- ments of infantry to be recruited to a | total of 31,800 enlisted men, the | cruitment of the ten cavalry regime | to 12,000 enlisted men, the seven re | ments of artillery to a total of 16,4 | men and the engineer battalion of five I‘cnmpanles to 752 enlisted men, making the total maximum strength 61,010 en- | | listed men. | The military committee was in ses- | | | | re- | I'THE | mom ov | the hour is not | there WILDLY RAVES a deed in a civilized country analogous | Cuba’s Governor-General Issues an Appeal “to Arms.” Cries Out Against American Carthaginians and Seeks Defenders of the Island. Spaniards Who Cruelly Slaughtered Innocent People, Shouting Loudly in Their Rage. Special Dispatch to The Call. HAVANA, April 21.—The Official Ga- zette publishes an exira containing the | following manifesto. The general Government of the island | of Cuba to the inhabits of Cuba: Without any re , without the least offe: on our part, and at a time when they have received from us | only proofs of friendship, the United S es are forcing us into war just at the ent > began to settle | n production was taking courage and a hing, with the co-operation | all classes and all parties under the | new institutions granted by the mother‘ proceeding is without precedent | . It evidently manifeSts the ics of the republic, demonstrat- | icky plans and purposes that | always’ been nourished against sovereignty in Cuba, which the | as been conspiring for nearly a | lestroy. Our foes now carry and falsehood to the ex- ng imm and sustained by e Her prudence and moderation | been of no avail to Spain, though has carried her concessions to the extreme limit of toleration in order to | oid & rupture. She still deplores this | rs, but she accepts it with inspired by a glorious na. and the pride of her peo- ch will never yield to the 4 4 ;pnsvm to see Spain’s | R rampled upon by a na- | I the United States wants the Is] Cuba, let them Come and take it. I‘S??fi,‘i:fix b s ar distan vhic 54 Zama in this Island of Cuba, which Spain | d_xsm\-:-r:_-.l. peopled civilized a‘nd- ;\lu;:h”mnt:;;ef be anything but Spanish. | s 0 have the hono | ling her, and we will know l}\nrw”lrodtfoi h it with decision and an effort many | a time put forth. I count upon you for this with absolute certainty. I belleve s no sacrifice you are not prepared | to make in defense of the national {erti. | tory whose integrity is sacred iards of whatever origin. every one in whose veins 5 Plood will respond readiy rr Spanish which, in these solemn moments T address to all. and that all will group themselves around me to contribute as much as they can to repel a !nrolfin invasion, without allowing dangers, sufferings or privations to weaken the heart of courage, o To arms then, fellow countrymen! To | arms! There will be a place for all In the fight. Let all co-operate and contrihute with the same firmness and enthusiasm | to fight the eternal enemy of the | Spanish name, emulating the exploits of | our ancestors always exalted high in their country’s fame an nor. To arms! Crya thousand times, * o} " “Viva El Rey Alfonso XIIT iva la Regente; “Viva Cuba, Always Spanish.” 5 Your Governor-General, MON BLANCO. r hypocriss tent of demandi war provoked or; pride w ngers, to all Span- I am sure that Havana, April 2 Death of a Postmaster. REDLANDS, April 21.—[saac Newton Hoag, Postmaster of Redlands, died this morning of pneumonia, aged 7. He was prominently known in horticultural cir- cles troughout the State. He had been Postmaster since the 27th of March last, to that which the American hogs wish to perform. Spain, it declares, does not regard the situation as either difficult or dangerous. NEW YORK, April 21.—This tel- | egram is from a Spanish source. AR SPIRIT 0N THE COAST People of Fresno Give General Shafter a Welcome. Special Dispatch to The Call. FRESNO, April 21.—General Shafter, his aid, W. H. McKittrick, and son-in-law and daughter of the Gen eral, arrived in this city on the 5:20| train this evening on the way to New Orleans. by Fulton G. Berry, prepared a recep- tion for the army officer, and while there wa the affair proved a grand success. The | commander of the California regyjars tendered an ovation. ‘When the train arrived Companies C and F of the National Guard and the hospital corps were lined up by the side of the track, while a mass of peo- ple crowded about the troops and craned their necks to catch a glimpse of General Shafter. Anvils were fired and the regimental band played ‘“Hail to the Chief.” Flags were waved by enthusiastic people. General M. W. Muller and Dr. Pedlar boarded the car and asked the general and party to partake of a collation which had been served at the Grand Central Hotel. Mr. Berry invited a number of representative citizens, in- culuding war veterans, to meet the general and party. The party had only haif an hour together, but managed to exchange a few words. The party then went out on the balcony of the hotel, and the impatient crowd which was awaiting outside cheered to the echo. Ex-Assemblyman Bachman introduced General Shafter. General Shafter then made a speech which produced much enthusiasm. He made a rousing ad- dress, which fanned the already in- tense enthusiasm of the crowd, and when he declared that the troops would take every banner as soon as they could reach it a prolonged shout went up. He declared that never had a more popular support been given a Presi- dent, and while not of a sanguinary nature he declared that troops would be landed in Cuba and the island taken in a very short time. MONTEREY, April 21.—Old Monte- rey is coming forward with great pa- triotism, and so far is ahead of many of her sister cities of California of which more would probably be ex- pected than of quiet Monterey. At last night's meeting of the Monterey Naval Reserve the following resolution was drafted and unanimously adopted. and to-day was wired to the Becretary of the Navy: We, the Monterey division of the Naval Reserve ot not officially recognized, but thoroughly organized, hereby tender our services to the Government for the defense and protection of Monterey city and harbor. \We desire 100 stand of arms and accoutrements and two field pieces. We refer you to Thomas Flint Jr., State Senator from Monterey County, as to our ability to defend our country in this see- tion and to provide for proper salutes to our flag when occasion demands. We would respectfully call your attention to the fact that this section is’ absolutely without defense. —e————— The wonders of the new submarine torpedo-boat are all told in next Sun- day’s Call. tions Committee can inform the Senate | sjon during the day, going over the bill. | if the statement made in the newspa- | wife, | A number of citizens, headed | but little time to arrange it, | ~.4at 7:06 p. D& | pers is true.” | “I have heard nothing about the mat- ter,” responded Davis, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, “‘except what I have seen in the newspapers. Money, continuing, said that he could not believe the President had taken such action. “But,” he said, “it is well enough that the powers delegated to the President be clearly defined here and now. The power to issue letters | of marque and reprisal belongs exclus- ively to Congress. Neither the United States nor Spain is signatory to the treaty of Paris; but in everything re- | lating to the rights of neutrals, the United States has taken most advanced ground. It was because the United States took more advanced grounds than other nations in this regard that the United States did not become a party to the Paris treaty.” The naval appropriation bill was laid before the Senate. The bill. as it passed the House, carried $38,014,058. As it was reported to the Senate it carries 46,2° y Pending the consideration of the na- val bill Hawley of Connecticut, chair- man of the Military Affairs Commit- | tee, called up the resolution introduced a few days ago and reintroduced to | day, relating to the exportation of coal | and other war materials. After so | amending the resolution as to enable the President not only to lay but to | raise the embargo the resolution was passed without division. The reading of the naval bill was amendments at 2:40 p. m. An amend- ment was added by the committee pro- viding that the Secretary of the Navy may establish depots for coal or other | fuel for warships and appropriating 250,000 for that purpose. Perkins of California secured the adoption of an amendment appropriat- ing $100,000 for the reconstruction of buildings destroyed recently by an earthquake at Mare Island navy yard. Several minor amendments were adopted. As the bill was about to pass the armor matter was brought up, and as it was likely to lead to debate. Haw- ley brought up the volunteer army bill, which was considered by unanimous consent. Several amendments prepared by the military committee were offered by Hawley and agreed to. Bacon of Georgia suggested that the bill be so amended as to provide that no man in the military service should be compelled to enlist by the vote of the company of which he is a member. Hawley explained that nobody could be forced to enlist as a volunteer in the service of the United States and there would be no practical difficuity in car- rying into effect the provisions of the bill. He further explained that no mem- ber of a militia (rganization could be forced to go out of the country to per- form service unless he should volun- teer for such service. Pettus of Alabama explained that the matter suggested by Bacon would be arranged by the Governors of States. All of the militiamen would not, of course, volunteer for service. No in- dividual company or regiment would be compelled to enter the service, al- though the great body of them would doubtless volunteer for the service. Faulkner of West Virginia said that the militia organizations throughout the country thoroughly understood the matter, as they had been in communi- cation with the War Department con- cerning it. Every member of the Na- tional Guard understood that he could not be forced to enlist in the United States service. The bill, after an extended discussion, was passed. Consideration of the naval appropri- ation bill was then resumed in order that certain amendm:nts might be of- fered. Butler proposed an amendment that the Government should pay no more than $400 a ton for armor plate and ap- propriating $6,500,000 for an armor- plate factory, and $1,000,000 for the man- ufacture of armor plate for vessels now being constructed. The amend- ment went over. The Senate then, at 5:50 p. m on motion of Quay of Pennsylvania, went into executive session, and adjourned w then resumed and completed with its | | Chairman Hull is anxious to secure | speedy action and expects it may be | brought up in the House to-morrow. | | The bill to restore Mrs. Nellie Grant | Sartoris to American citizenship was | passed. Kirkpatrick (R.) of Pennsylvania | then called up the Tenn ee contested | | election ea Kirkpatrick, Grosvenor and Brundidge (D.) of Arkansas spoke | on the case to-day and a vote will be had at 6:30 o’clock to-morrow. At 5:45 p. m. the House adjourned. | | [CANNOT CLEAR FOR CUBAN PORTS.| No More Vessels Will Be Granted | Their Clearance After the Presi- dent’s Proclamation Issues. NEW YORK, April 21.—A Washing- ton special to the Herald sa When President McKinley to-morrow pro- clalms the ports of Cuba in a state of | blockade no more vessels will be al- | lowed to clear from ports of the United States for any of the blockaded ports. Up to the present time all vessels | leaving the United States for Spanish | | ports have done so at the risk of be- ing intercepted by any blockade which | may be established before their ar- | rival. As soon as the blockade is ex- | tended to the ports of the Island of Porto Rico vessels will be refused | clearance to these ports, and the same | rule will be followed as to other Span- ish ports that may be blockaded during the progress of the war. Shl Death of Mrs. Wright. SANTA ROSA, April 21.—Mrs. Wright, wife of Dr. A. S. Wright, died here to- day, aged ADVERTISEMENTS. ‘l A woman’s work is hard in many ways. | Unless the woman is strong and heaithy he work will cause her much distress and pain, and she will suffer from headaches, and backaches and side-aches, and each evening will find her utterly worn-out, sick and dis- gusted with life. In this condition of mind and body she cannot be a loving and ami- able companion for her husband when he returns from his work weary too in body and mind. 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