The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 23, 1898, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1898. THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT A MUTINY ON THE SPANISH TORPEDO FLEET ESTON. April 22.—Captain Barnett of the British steamer just arrived from the Canary Islands, reports that the reason sh torpedo fleet has not sailed from the Cape Verde Isl- t all their crews mutinied. The mutiny broke out, he said, >0 @ 5> the American side of the Atlantic. rned,” the captain added, “that the men did not relish the »fsmaking the trip across the Atlantic. The torpedo-boats had ood the sea voyage to Las Palmas pretty well, but when they got or- s ta proceed, the engineers, by concerted move, disabled the machin- ® de That is the real reason why the flotilla did not proceed direct to @ Cuba as ordered. Every effort was madetoplacate the officers and men. ® The officials finally got the crews of the torpedo-boats into some sort of & subjection 1d the damage to the machinery was repaired. @ ‘On April 2 the flotilla left. The destination was supposed to be se- but the understanding was xhal it would not get further than St. in the Cape Verde Islands." cent, only for the purpose of putting the] United States on a prop-r status with other nations, but in order to legalize any and every act that he may take in regard to the use of the naval and land forces of the United States. It is the present intention of the | President to send a message to Con- wgress to-morrow asking for a formal \ declaration of war. | The day has been a busy and active | one for the Chief Executive, his ad- visers and all branches of the Govern- ment. While all hands have been busily | engaged in perfecting all the necessary | chinery for carrying on the. war, they have also been waiting for news from our naval commanders engaged. in the hazardous work of blockading the | Cuban. ports. Word was received early in the day of the capture of the Spanish ship Buena | Ventura by the cruiser Nashville. "Al-1 though two shots were fired to stop this vessel before she was captured, the au- thorities do not consider that the act of the commander of the Nashville was | Department 1 They are now engaged, together with > > & | SPANILR RS [N v-—- (&g GING [\ BLUSTER Continued from First Page. the 6-pounder over her bow. “The Spaniard made no an- swer to this except to in- crease her speed. With that| another shot was sent within fifty feet of the Spaniard, who, seeing it was sink or urrendet, chose the latters| alternative and hove to. Po00eOOS We | PCOPPPPOPPOOPPDPOIOPO®OOSD necessarily an act of war, and there is PPIPIPPOOOO | still a chance of making Spain fire the NAVAL BATTLE REPORTED BY FISHERMEN R JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 22.—According to private advices re- ceived by the Times-Union and Citizen to-night, the first naval battle @ @ of the war took place opposite Boynton, about twenty-five miles south ® of Palm Beach, at 10 o'clock this morning. @ George Lyman, a reliable man, and several others who were fishing @ in Lake Worth, which is separated from the ocearl by a narrow strip © of land, heard heavy firing and ran to the beach. They reported to the @ railroad agent and postmaster at Lantana that a United States moni- ¢ tor was chasing and firin> upon a Spanish man-of-war or ~unboat con- @ voying a coal or transport ship. The Spaniard replied shot for shot. & All the ships were traveling with a bone in their teeth. The men say | @ they watched the battle for an hour, or until only the smoke from the | @ funnels was visible on the southern horizon, in which direction they @ were traveling. 3 A special to the Times-Union and Citizen from Lantana says: @ “An eye-witness has just arrived from Boynton and reports a sup- @ posed transport vessel southward bound, ~uarded by a man-of-war, & pursued by a monitor, keeping up a heavy running fire.” sent a prize crew, with En- sign Magruder in charge, aboard the Buena Ventura, | and they were received with | the greatest courtesy by Cap- | tain Buranger, who merely entered an ordinary protest. We announced that war had been declared. He was bound to be captured, as he was heading for Norfolk for coal and water. “The Buena Ventura was from Gaiveston, bound for Rotte carrying a cargo of S0/ her vicap= tain but he must be deep in the water for lumber. You may notice the heavy list to port, which would hardly be| caused by the shifting of lumber. After bringing his prize to port, Ensign Ma- gruder was relieved and En- sign Snow was placed in| charge. | have orders to pro-| ceed at once to rejoin the fleet, and am only waiting for my .orders for release] from shore, when the Nash- ville will again run out.” Commander Maynard was | asked if the act of bringing the Buena Ventura to by means of solid shot in itself constituted war. He replied; “It does not. In this condi- tion of peace-war we have the right to speak any mer- chantman. ¢“The Spaniard re- fused to answer our signals or to heave to. We had nothing to do but usc solid shot, and the next shot would have sent the Buena Ventura to the bottom.” Captain Harrington of the | Puritan is senior captain in charge of the ships remaining the harbor. This was merely a tethnicality, though it gave the -Puritan’s officers and crew a chance to jubilate. I wentaboard the Puritan this afternoon and repeated to Captain Harrington the con- gratulations given to Captain Maynard. He was hearty in in ® This dispatch was dated at 10 a. m. 4 WASHINGTON, April —There is no confirmation of this story © here. OO COPVOOCOVVVVPVVVVOPROPOLOPVOPO PO D« ! the wishes of General Le days an official announcement to" this effect will be made. Sensational news is expected at any time from Rear Admiral Samp- son’s fleet. Actual hostilities may be in progress at any moment, for, although the blockade has been in- augurated for the purpose of ending the war in Cuba, the instructions to Admiral Sampson are of such nature as to warrant his sinking any Span- ish ships that may interfere with the purpose of tne blockade. While the authorities are nervously awaiting tidings from Admiral Sampson they are not neglecting other points of deep interest just now. A night force of telegraph operators has been placed on duty in the State Department, War and Navy Department. the clerks, in receiving and trapslating cipher dispatches from every quarter having any connection with the move- ment of vessels and other matters relat ing to the Hispano- Amcncan war. The military boards are also 2 night and day and there is little rest for any one here in Washington in these xciting times. The President has delayed his call for volunteers in accordance with the act of Congress passed to-day on account of the legal questions involved relating to the number of men to be called out and to the distinction made between volunteers and militia. The matter has been referred to the Attorney General. who is expected to render a decision in time the President to act in the matter. A special session of the House has been called for 10 o'clock to-morrow for the purpose of passing the army reor- ganization bill in time for final action on that measure by the Senate when it meets at noon. The Secretary of the Navy has asked Congress for authority to enlist a naval auxiliary force to man the torpedo fleet intended for coast defense purposes. There is a difference of opinion be- tween Secretary Alger and General Miles to the time of movement of necessary troops and fleets into Cuban territo; Secretary Alger, carrying out it is under- stood, wants the tr:)r-1)§ to go uhead without waiting for the call for volun- teers. General Miles, on the other hand, e ‘lhinki it dangerous to send less than reply, and said he would give | half a year’s pay to be at New | York to see how the news of | the first capture was received | there. In Key West the cap- | ture created the greatest en- thusiasm. When the Nash- ville led her prize into port the water front was black | with people, who simply cheered themselves hoarse. At the naval station Captain Forsythe was beaming with | satisfaction. 1 gave him the first news of the capture and nearly lost my right hand as a result of his grasp of con- gratulations. CONGRESS TO | DECLARE WAR WITH SPAIN The President Considers This Necessary to Estab- tablish the Status of This Country. NEW YORK, April 22—The Her- ald’s Washington correspondent sends | the following: Closely following upon the blockade of the northern ports of Cuba will come the formal declaration of war. 2 This course has been decided upon COMMANDER WAS He Is in Command of the Nashvi Shot of the War Was Fired. and Passed Through the Commander, to Which He Ago. He Was in Command | | From Scptember, 1891, to January, 1893, Command of the Nashville in August Last. HBURN MAYNARD. lle. Under His Orders the First He Is a Native of Tenngs= sce. He Graduated From the Naval Academy in 1866 Naval Grades to That of Was Promoted Five Years of the Pinta on This Coast He Assumed PRETENDS TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF CUBA. ‘opyrighted, 1888, by James Gordon Bennett. HAVANA, April 22.—The colonial cabinet has published a manifesto addressed to the country as the genuine represent. 've of the people of Cuba. It says it is necessary to make before the world the most sol- emn protest against the iniquitous attack and unjust aggression of the United States. It calls 1 n the inhabitants of the island, relying on their patriotism, self-denial and enthusiasm for the sake of nationality and right, to defend the future of their children by answering the call of Captain General Blanco for taking up arms and going to the field. A committee of the Lonja Viveres, or Grocers’ Association, headed by the president of that institution, called on General Blanco this morning, tendering articles necessary for the army for all defending the country and for those wanting food the most. The committee said the association would forbid prices being raised under penalty of violators being dismissed from membership in the corporation. 0@@@@0@@@‘!‘@‘9@900 | PPOPOPPPVP00909000006009005 - by the President and the interna- first shot. tional lawyers in Congress as being | Other cablegrams were received by advisable, and it is expected that the the Navy Department announcing that Senate Committee on Foreign Rela- Rear Admiral Sampson had instituted a tions will bring in a resolution to- biockade of the northern ports of Cuba morrow formally declaring that & and on the strength of this a formal | state of war exists between the Unit- | proclanfation was issued by the Presi- ed States and Spain. { dent notifying the powers that an ei- It was at first proposeu to delay ]fectual blockade existed. making this declaratica until the first | Officially, the authorities will make no shot had been fired. The President, | statements concerning the operations of after consultation with his Cabinet offi- | Admiral Sampson’s fleet, but it is cers and others of the Foreign Rela- | known that in addition to a blockade of tions Committee, however, decided to- | Havana and other Cuban ports, steps day that it would be advisable for Con- | have been taken to blockade San Juan, P00 0002090 @ 50,000 troops into Cuba, and deems it advisable to wait until this number has been org.mm:d and drilled before an attempt is mad. to occupy the island. President McKinley's first caller of significance was Senator Davis, of Min- nesota, chairman of the Committee on F_nrc:gn Relations. The frequent visits of the Minnesota Senator to the Exe- cutive Mansion at all hours of the day and evening strengthen the report that he may be selected as premier of the admunistration should Secretary Sher- man voluntarily resign from the Cab- inet. Seamen Barely Escape Drath. SEATTLI, April 22—The news has ‘been recelved to-night of the wreck of the schooner Atlanta, Captain Wyatt com- manding. She went crashing on the rocks off Yellow Rock lighthouse, Den- man Island, at 1 o’clock this morning. A strong southeasterly gale was blowing, and those on board the schooner had a narrow They were, ese (ime from death. City of Nanalmo arrived C., this evenng, having ing shipwrecked men: Seattle; Charles Allen, at Nanaimo, on board thé follg fonn \ liard B. New Haven Coulton, East Hamp- ton; Thoma shington. The other members expedition on the Atlan- ta were George Rooney, George Prescott, Seattle; F sburg, Minnesota; _ Jacob \fllL "Nate Stepliens, Denver; Morgan, husett owan, * Minnesota; J. :.mnnder Indiana; Joe Sapp, Indiana. The Atls left Seattle April 7, bound for Southeast Alaska, and has sailed only four day nce, on account of belng green hands. When Texada reached Captain Wyatt dis- hart and steered for Yellow striking the beach broadside | | carded his Rock light, on. The passengers managed to lower a boat and get a lifeline tied to a tree on the beach, and left the vessel by this means and went to the lighthouse. There they secured a boat, went to Island and caught the steamer Cl(g Captain Wyatt is still wit] jo Nanaimo. vessel. The schooner was owned by a dl- cate of twelve, who have abandoned her. The cargo is a total loss and the le Are returning to Seattle for new ts gress to take this step at once, not|Porto Rico, and within the next few and will take & steamer north. LUROPE'S VIEW OF THE WAR Anti - American Feeling Runs High on the Continent. British Officer Fears Spain Will Bombard Our Coast Cities. S:ntiment of Most English Journals Continues Friendly to This Country. Special Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, Anril —Great Britain's sympathy for America is like Spanish diplomacy—officially correct. There is scarcely a public man or important newspaper that d. s not we port the United States. At the same time, in private conversation, there is much criticism of the United States, and indorsement of Spain is “eard. " here is much head shaking over the result of the naval battle, anc the feel- ing even finds its way into print. The Daily Graphic to-day printed a 29 long letter from a naval offic = who says both Porto Rico and Havana ought to Le able to hold their ¢ against an attack unsupported by ships. The United States wil: be forced to blockade both of these islands, and this, the author of the letter thinks, will occupy that nation’s entire fleet, thus leaving the Spaniards free to bom- bard the, coast of the United States. Again, the letter says Spain is strong enough to defeat either of the lockad- ing fleets which th- United States is able to assemble about Cuba and Porto Rico. In conclusion the writer thinks that the ships of the Indiana class are so prodigiously overgunned that they are likely to sink themselves. An editorial article in the Chronicle to-day expresses the opinion that the United States fleet was throwing away | an excellent strategic opportunity by going to Cuba instead of intercepting the Spanish fleet. The Daily Mail, whose proprietor, Alfred Harmsworth, is really a warm sympathizer with the United States, is doing much to arouse sentiment by the daily publication of articles bearing upon the atrocitles perpetrated by Spaniards, accompanied by pictures of the starving reconcentrados, under the heading, “Why Amercia Is Interven- iny in Cuba,” with the Kipling parody, “If Blood Be the Price of Liberty, Lord God, We Have Paid the Bill.” At the same time the Daily Mail to-day dis- plays a New York dispatch with the headline, ‘‘Scare in America. New York Merchants Closing Their Shops.” The dispatch says that many wealthy New Yorkers are fleeing, fearing lest the fleet of the United States will be vanquished and the city bombarded. Continental Europe steadfastly re- fuses to believe that the United States is embarking in war for any other ob- ject than conquest. Being prone to judge American motives by standards other than appear to actuate their own national policies the continental papers predict with the greatest jealousy that the United States will retain all the Spanish colonies, which it will inevita- bly capture, and that the United States will then become one of the strongest rivals in the scramble for the few re- maining unoccupied portions of the :arth. All opinions and interviews con- tained in the pr of continental Eu- rope, read between the lines, convey this view. The first effect of the war was felt | in Great Britain in the rige in wheat which has been the means of inducing the bakers to discuss an advance in the price of the four-pound loaf. Many nglish farmers are holding under heir sheds wheat, hopeful that the srolonged hostilities may send grain | ap to the Franco-Prussian war prices. Liverpool and I Zanchester trade with { the West Indies has been knocked on the head by the notification that no more boats wi sail for Cuba and Porto Rico. Two ships which were billed to sall from Liverpool or Saturday have canceled their departure in anticipation of the blockade of Cuba. Shippers find colace in the prospect that the war will result in ending the strorgly differen- | tial tariffs in favor of Barcelona. which have been forced in all Spanish colo- nics. Armistice at an End. LONDON, April 22.—The Madrid cor- | respondent of the Daily News says the | Government has instructed General Blanco to declare the armistice in Cuba ended. DYNAMITE CAR WRECKED AT MENDOTA -« % FRESNO, April 22.—The southbound overland freight was wrecked 8 at Mendota to-day. Two engines and seventeen car: >d up, a mass of % debris. The train was a double-header, two \n.m» g used to haul a heavy string of forty or fifty cars. both engines jumped and saved their lives. There was a peculiar and almost miraculous One of the most badly wrecked cars contained dynamite en route to New Orleans for the Government, to be used in the war with Trainmen are at a loss to account for the fact ti the dynamite Engine firem, ature of the accident. dul not explode, causing loss of life and great damag It is believed that two hobos are buried in the They were seen riding on the brakes at Firebaugh and we ed to leave the scene of the wreck. One tramp riding ina r rator car emerged after the wreck and coolly inquired what was the matter. 1 The train was coming into Mendota at 12:30 o’c a speed of about fifteen miles an hour, when the spread under the heavy pressure of the engines. about 300 yards north of the station. the switch when they jumped the track. and running at rails gave way and This was at a point The engines had just pulled over and -1y sup- | the train they called to Engineer Th » moment behind those of the first i The engines proceeded over the t steel. big heap of wreckage. nn% nuNNn APPROVED BY CONGRESS Conference Report on the Volunteer Army Bill Disposed Of. Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, April 22. During the brief open session of the | Senate to-day the formal announce- | ment of the death of Senator Walthall of Mississippi was made and arrange- | ments were perfected so far as the Senate is concerned for the funeral ceremonies, which are to be held in the Senate chamber to-morrow at noon. A secret session of two hours was held, during which the conference report on the volunteer bill was agreed to, but no business was done in open session. At 2 o'clock the Senate resumed leg- islative business in open session. The House to-day displayed its en- thusiasm for the war upon which the country has entered by rushing through without debate the conference report on the bill authorizing the President to | call out the volunteers and agreeing by unanimous consent to meet at 10 o'clock to-morrow to take up the con- sideration of the army reorganization bill. The passage of the latter bill is considered imperatively necessary by the department. 10 COMBAT TELLOW FEVER NEW YORK, April 22.—A Washing- ton special to the Herald says: With the prospect of transporting a large army for the invasion and occupation | of Cuba within the next few weeks Secretary Alger has issued instructions to the proper officials to make special preparations for prevention of disease among the troops and for the care of sick and wounded. The officers to whom these instructions apply with particular force are the surgeon general, quarter- nnsxer general and commissary gen- ercl. Surgeon General Sternberg, who is a vellow fever expert, has issued par- | ticular instructions to the medical corps for the prevention of contraction of the | dreaded disease by the men who may | be sent into Cuba. These instructions | deal particularly with the quantity and | | quality of rations which should be ls-‘ ‘sued a matter which chiefly concerns | | the commissary department. Especial stress is placed upon the| Fireman George Drake were on the first engine. When they leaped from engine to jump for their lives. The men in the second engine were only tumbled over the side of the track, a mass of bent and twisted fron and Seventeen freight cars were piled upon each othe Most of the cars Twenty-five or thirty remained on the track and wood of the wrecked cars is splintered and the At a late hour to-night the wreck had not yet been cleared. Engineer Pat McGrough homas and the fireman of the other n leaving their engine. rack for a short dis ce, and then , making a were completely demolished. e uninjured. The on bent. ¥ of enforcing a perfe ct syste m uf sanitation stinence from the use of aleohol and excessive use of tobacco is dwelt upon and the advisability of issuing quanti- ties of effervescent drinks is men- tioned. A large hospital is to be established near Atlanta in the post building at Fort McPherson. just vacated by the departure of the Fifth Infantry for General Wade's headquarters at Tam- pa. This hospital is intended particu- larly for the care of wounded or other- wise disabled soldiers, but wiil be us for yellow fever patients STMPATHIZE WITH SPAIN Copyrighted, 1508, PARIS, April 2 cries the Gaulois plaintively, recording the fact that none f the great intended going to war with the [ Sta in behalf of Spain. This paper has come out flat-footed for Spain, more so than most of the Paris contem- poraries. But even the Gaulois goes no further than to lament the “indiffer- ence of Europe, which gazes with ar; | crossed at the unequal duel.” “Doubtl sympathy it continues, expressed for tenacity “plato; Spa i is doubtless her heroic mired and her valorous efforts are ap- plauded, but no one dreams of going ad- to her aid. There is no Europe sinca France condemned herself to retire- ment. The blow which struck Fran paralyzed the Europe of the Crusade: and the wars for Greek independenc The Temps, referring to the attit of Premier Sagasta and his suppoiters says that there is now a strong patr otic current in an active movemer which forms one of the best forces of Spain and that the country has only to be faithful to herself and her past t» | find the elements of a prolonged strug- gle. The Journal des Debats says that whatever may be the sympathy of the French people for Spain, they have now only to observe a strict neutraliry. The Figaro says that the war means ruin_for the United States as wall as for Spain. The Petit Journal speaks of “the brutal attack on Spain, almost unpre- cedented in hlslor . The Soleil ‘““The Spaniards and yellow fever may have many sur- prises in reserve for American troops, who have never fought and are unsuit- ed for the Cuban climate.” The same note is echoed all over France. One instance from the provin- cial press will suffice. 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