The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 23, 1898, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1898. 3 WILL CALL OUT A PATRIOT ARMY PROVIDES BIG ARMY FOR WAR Full Text of the Act to Call QOut Volunteer Forgces. Conditions Under Which Govern-= ors of States and Territoriecs Can Appoint Commis= sioned Officers. Section 8—That all returns and muster rolls of organizations of the volunteer army and of militia organizations while in the service of the United States shall be rendered to the utant-general of the Call Office, Riggs House, | Washington, April 22. The following is the full text of an act to provide for temporarily increa ing the military establishment of the tes in time of war and for the records pertaining to all be_transferred to and filed in 1 and pension office of the War Department, and regimental and all other medical s serving with volunteer troops in eld or elsewhere shall keep ad ¢ record of all soldiers reported sick or wounded, as shown by the morning calls or reports, and shall deposit such reports with other reports provided for in this section with the record and pen- sion office as provided herein, for other orts, returns and muster rolis. on 9 it in time of war or when imminent the troops in the service ations cer [it ay b to_per: f the ! _PET- ' to the regular or volunteer army for = service of the | or the militia. shall be organized, - > R as far as practicabie, into divisions the organized and &c-|of three brigades, each brigade to the United States|}ha composed of three or more regi- v of the United f the several the service of the that in time of of ated and whenever three or more divi- assembled in the same way the authorized to organize them y . each corps to consist of >t more th ions. S n 10—That the staff of the com- of an army corps shall consist of tant adjutant-general, one cheif one inspector-general, one cheif quartermaster, one chief commissary of ubsistence, one judge-advocate, and one chief surgeon, who shall have respective- ¢ the rank of lieutenant-colonel; one as- ments two re- s tant adjutant-general, who shall have ist i the rank of captain, and the aids de camp 8 zed,.as in | guthorized by law The staff of the t Congress | commander of a division shall consist of I Pres djutant-general, one engineer offi- one inspector-general, one chief termaster, one chief commissary of istence and one chief surgeon, who 1 have respectively the rank of ma- and the aids de camp authorized by he staff of the commander of a 1 sistant ad- one commissary.of subsistence, cach with the rank of captain, one sur- geon and the aids de camp authorized by jaw, The staff officers herein authorized for 't of division and brigad commanders may be appointed the stat- | President, by and with the advice and desired, within | consent of the Senate as officers of the may be fixed by law, and | volunteer ar: ¢y be assigned by f War shall presc him, in h from officers of s and regulations, not inc > regular army or the volunteer army e te of 'this act, as in his of the militia in the service of the | ent may necessary for the pur- | United Stat -d that when re nd receiv- lieved from such staff service said ap- , pro- | pointments or assignments shall termi- nate. Section 11—That the President is here- by authorized to appoint in the volunteer District of by and with the advice and con- Territory in | sent of the Senate not exceeding one ma- tion, and any Jjor-general for each organized arm: or 'regiment, | corps and division and one brigadie general for each brigade, and any officer elected and appointed from the reg- ular army shall be entitled to retain his ank therein, provided, that each general officer of the voluntéer army shall be entitled to the number of aids de camp authorized for an officer of like grade in the regular arm; Section 12—That all officers and enlisted men of the volunteer army of the militia when in the service of the shall be in all respects on all be formed s and regu- regula- ar army; pro- the volunteer , two assist- q 1nd that | the same footing as to pay, allowances and ¢ officers | ind pensions as that of officers and en- d b, 5 d men of corresponding grades in the ular arm Section 13—That the Governor of State or Territory may, with consent of the President, ap- point officers of the regular army in the grades of field officers in or- ganizations of the volunteer arm and officers thus appointed shall be entitled to retain their rank in the regular army, provided, that not more than one officer of the reg- ular army shall hold a_commi: in any one regiment of the rmy at the same time. Section 14-That the general commanad- 1g a separate department or a detached rmy is authorized to appoint from time o time military boards of not less than ] v which thei raised; provided ++ a com- of- zation thus ¢ the Governors : sh IR SRR 4Pt 444444 of e volunteer |y the Pr three or more than five volunteer officers to of th the volunteer army apacity, qualifications, conduct and a-|e vy of 'any commissioned officer of said army within his command, provided that each member of the board shall be superior in rank to the officer whose qual- ifications are to be inquired into; and, pro- vided further,.that l(rl the report of such a lmur«l_lr(‘ adverse to the continuance ot v officer, and the report to be ap- roved by the President, such officer shall be discharged from service in the vol- unteer army, at- the discretion of the President, with one month’s V - b th’s pay and al to organ examine into companies, troops, battalior or regim ] ing special qualif s, from the nation at large, not »ed three thousand men, under such 1 regulations, including the t of the officers thereof, retary of War. anizations of the | T be recruited from to time as to maintain them as near maximum strength as the Presi- m necessary, and no new o :epted into servi s the kS service from s ady in Section 15—That all acts and parts of near to their maximum |acts Inconsistent wit e . provision rs and e hereof be and the same is hereby re- pealed. is deserted by the boys in blue 1t will be known by that name. deem necessary. The number of troops in the camp to- artillery arrived during the day, and were conveved as rapidly as possible to the park. The troops are now arriv- e ing so fast that the railroads are ex- periencing some difficulty in handling them promptly. Nearly all of the Fort Sheridan troops wore flowers which had been pinned on their coats between Nash- Major - General Brooke Has Named Chicka- mauga. ville and Chattanooga by admiring | ladies, but they were minus many brass buttons, taken in return. i | To-morrow Major-General Brooke Fifteen More Trainloads of| will make his headquarters on the field, Infantry, Cavalry and the location being on the east slope of Lytle Hill, and aot far distant from where General Wilder of the Federal forces was killed during the battle which gives the park its name. Quar- master-General Lee, it is probable, will also make Lis headquarters at the grounds to-morrow. The increased strength of the artil- lery companies from four to six pieces, which has been ordered, has rendered necessary the purchase of about 500 horses, and this fact is giving Gereral Lee a deal of trouble. He spent a great deal of time to-day in an unavailing ef- | fort to find suitable animals. Artillery Arrive. Boys in Blue Adorned With Flowers ‘While on the Way to the Famous Battlefield. Bpeclal Dispatch to The Call. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 22.—It is now Camp George H. Thomas. Ma- Sunday promises to be a gala day at Jor-General Brooke to-day issued for-’\Chlcknmauga. Ever};l;‘nllroad ru'nnllng N = ooga will run excursion n:n.l orders so naming the Chickamauga :r;ul)mcl ;(‘,:: org them from points 300 Park rendezvous of the United States | miles away. The hotels are already traops. and henceforth until the park | thronged \.ith strangers. nd upon the disbandment of such | United States, whether belonging | peared. at midnight on Thursday. REPORTED SINKING OF THE TOPEKA. | LONDON, April 22.—The Daily Mail says this n.:orning that it is |stated in Faimouth shipping circies that the American cruiser To- peka, formerly the Diogenes, which left Falmouth on the evening of Tuesday, April i9, foundered in collison with the bark Albatross According to the Daily Mail, the captain |of the Albatross asserts that after the collision the steamer, whose name he did not ascertain, flashed a light and suddenly disap- He beiieves she foundered. serious rise one point and Cubans three points. | waves a Spanish flag. | The procession passed one of men carrying the national flag. There is a.growing fire among the people, a sure indication the flame is It is visible everywhere even in bands of school Espana,” and ‘“Viva the army and navy. —A financial panic is reigning here, produced by the unprecedented rise in exchange and There was a rush to-day on the Bank of | passed the people recerently uncovered. ready to burst‘forth on the news of a rushing about in hundreds crying “Viv VALENCIA, April Spain to change paper mones Foreign credits have been canceled. day to raise war funds. to maintain its right of the alarming depreciation of Spanish bonds and in the national credit. for silver. There was a hastily summoned meeting of bankers and merchants, who proposed to take at their full face value all the ban: notes presented, which momentarily allayed the excitement, but did not A monster open-air meeting has been convened for Sun- The rumored intention of the Government to expel from Spanish territory all corre- spondents of American journals has been universally applauded by the public and the press urges the Government , the avowed object being to mortify England, against Business is paralyzed. search of ships flying neutral fla- whom feeling is most bitter, owing to her undisguised American sympathy. FOREIGN CREDITS: CANCELED BY THE BANK OF SPAIN James Gordon Bennett. Copyrighted, 1898, Patriotic Stand of the People Temporarily Pre- | vents a Crash in Financial Circles, but a Panic in the Bourses Is Certain. MADRID, April 22—There has been a slight run on tae Bank of Spain, but the bank paid cash on all de- mands, and public confidence has been restored. During the day the bank’s stock rose 2R points. . exchange unfavorable to Spain, the Bourse took a pairiotic view of the situation. In spite of the Interiors rose At the close of the Bourse there was a patriotic demonstration, with the ob- tion. ject of covering the American shield in the American dealers’ room with the Spanish flag. As I write bands and | demonstrators pass the window everyfew minutes, almost furious in their enthusiasm. In the Puerto del Sol I witnessed a strange scene this afternoon. Across it was written In the center of each “Viva spana.” As it children, who are restore confidence. ONE ENGLISH PAPER HOSTILE St. James Gazette Fears| America’s Growing Power. Special Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, April 22.—The St. James | Gazette this afternoon, discussing the | interests of spectators of the coming | hostilities, says: “Taking for granted President Mec- | Kinley’'s sincerity in saying that the United States does not desire conquest or territory, the fact remains that the United States, which call themselves | America, are engaged in endeavoring to expel a European power from her | | foothold in the New World. This can | | hardly happen without giving increased | force to the sentiment which Mr. Glney | expressed in such crude terms in his | letter to the Marquis of Salisbury, and | the war can hardly end without affect- | ing the general position of European | powers profoundly, be its course what it may.” Referring to the nossible action of | the United States, the St. James Ga- | zette SAYS: “Spain has done something to put herself right with public opinion in Eu- rope, and no doubt she, to some ex tent, is fighting in a common cause. If she gains success and proves herself capable of making headway against the United States at sea, thus indicat- ing the presence of a weakness in the American navy not hitherto suspected, the disposition of the powers to inter- vene will be greatly strengthened. “There is a great deal of billing and cooing among emotional Anglo-Saxons at present. In the United States there is a certain amount of gush, probably as sincere as the hysterical emotion ex- cited by Bryan's flashy ‘cross of gold’ metaphor. Here there are always peo- ple who gush when America is con- cerned, but these waves of emotion come and go. Deep rooted feelings of dislike and substantial interests don’t.” ORDERS TO INTERCEPT TWO SPANISH SHIPS. NEW ORLEANS, April 22.—Orders have been issued to intercept and seize the Catalina and Miguel Joves, the Spanish ships which left here last night. The Louisiana naval reserves will be put in service to-morrow, part going to Mobile and the main body to the mouth of the river. DELAYS CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS President McKinley Is in Doubt as to His Authority. Spectal Dispateh to The Call. NEW YORK, April 22.—A Herald Washington correspondent telegraphs: /hether President McKinley issues his proclamation to-morrow calling for 100,000 volunteers depends upon the de- cision which will be rendered in the morning by Attorney-General Griggs. The issuing of the proclamation may still further be delayed should the President decide that a formal decla- ration of war by Congress is advisable in advance of a call for troops. With a preamble to cover the pres- ent situation, a proclamation calling for 100,000 volunteers, couched essen- tially in the lancuage cf Abraham Lin- coln’s first call for troops, was prepared at the War Department and taken to the President shortly after he had sign- ed the volunteer army act. In the dis- cussion of the issue of the proclama- tion, the President himself cailed at- tention to the fact that Congress has authorized no limit to the number of troops that may be called out. The volunteer armv act provides the Presi- dent shall issue his proclamation stat- ing the number of men desired within such limits as may be fixed by law. In the House on Wednesday Repre- sentative March of Illinois argued that the resolution empowering the Presi- dent to use the entire land and naval forces ofsthe United States to inter- vene in Cuba, in itself authorized the President to call out any number of troops He saw fit, and that this legis- lation was sufficient to cover the pres- ent emergency. With this general understanding the bill was passed by both houses and agreed to to-day. President McKinley, however, is aot satisfied that his authority under law to call out men is yet sufficient, with- out express authorization by Congress of a stated limit. On account of this uncertainty Attorney General Griggs was requested to give a decision. It is understood that the Attorney General will hold that the language of law is explicit in requiring a statad limit to be fixed by Congress, and that Congress will be asked to pass a reso- lution, probably to be affixed to a for- mal declaration of war, which is ex- pected to be made to-morrow. This will give the necessary authority for a call for 100,000 volunteers and should the resolution pass early in the day it is probable that the proclamation may be issued to-morrow evening. NECTRALITY 0F NATION How the United States Proposes to Treat Ships of Friendly Powers. Special Dispatch to The Call WASHINGTON, April 22.—Following up the formalities beginning with the blockade proclamation, the State De- partment this afternoon addressed an identical note to all of the representa- tives of the foreignnations accredited to ‘Washington, notifying them of the pol- icy to be pursued by this Government in the matter of privateering and neutral- ity. This was followed by the sending of cable messages to all American em- bassies and legations abroad contain- ing the same information in a little more succinct form for presentation to the Governments to which they are ac- credited. The statement was precisely similar in terms to that telegraphed last Wednesday, and its formal adop- tion by the Government as the line of policy to be pursued was not prevented by the criticism passed upon it in the Senate yesterday by Money of Missis- sippi. % In brief, it declares that our Govern- ment will not resort to privateerin that enemies’ goods on neutral bottoms, save contraband, are exempt from seiz- ure; that neutral goods not contra- bagd under enemies’ flag are exempt from seizure, and that blockades, to be binding, must be effective. In sub- stance, these are the principles laid down in the agreement of Paris in 1856. The officials are not disturbed at the semi-ofiicial notice from Madrid that Spain will refuse to be bound by the same principles and forbid privateer- ing, for they are satisfied that the great commercial powers will not tolerate the practice of privateering under the Spanish flag. Inasmuch as there ex- ists-a great amount of misapprehen- sion, not only among foreign countries, but also among American shippers, as to the character of merchandise that is contraband and liable to seizure during the progress of war, the following un- official but authentic statement has been obtained from a high official of the Government: In determining, according to the law of natlons, whether merchandise is con- traband of war, it is classified: First—Absolute contraband. Second—Occasional or conditional contraband. Third—Goods not contraband. BLOCKA DE OF CUBAN SEAPORTS How Sampson’s Will Shut Fleet Out Sup- plies From Havana. While the Blockade Is Being Ex= tended to Po rto Rico Fly- ing Squadron Will Battle With Enemy’s Ships. NEW YORK, April 22. A Washing- ton special to the Herald sa Appre- clating that Havana is the key to the military situation in Cuba, Rear Ad- miral Sampson, commander-in-chiel of Sampson has on blockade duty in Cue ban waters and how many he has sent to Porto Rican waters cannot ba learned to-day. It is believed, how- ever that the gunboats and torpedo- boats, with some of the small cruis- the North Atlantic squadron, has con- | ers, have been left in Cuban waters, fined the blcckade he instituted to ports | while the larger men-of-war have gona connecting by railroal with that city. | to San Juan, and to-morrow even- Sampson has also taken ineasures to blockade the port of San Juan, Porto Rico, and within the next few days an official announcement of this hlockade will be made. Naturally the officials | will not say that Rear Admiral Samp- son has moved against Porto Rico, but there is reason to believe that some of the ships have been sent to San Juan and the American flying squadron has been held in reserve for the difficult | work of placing hors de combat Spain’s fleet now at Cape Verde Islands. Secretary Long was in conference to- day with the naval war board discuss- ing the next move this Government should make. This was the first time Secretary Long has been present at the meeting of the board. He listened at- tentively to the d ssic e 3 perts and entered into it w' and judgment that wa ciated by the officers with whom he conferred. As soon as war is formally declared by Congress, it is confident- ly expected that orders will be sent to the flying squadron to proceed to sea for the purpose of giving batt'~ to Spain’s squadron now at St. Vincent. Before the battle takes place, how- ever Commodore Schie fleet " be reinforced. The efforts of the vessels of the North Atlantic squadron, now in Cuban waters, will be confined to pre- venting any supplies reaching Spain’s force in the city of Havana. An offi- cial with whom I talked pointed out | that Havana is the terminus of a | work of railways, which connect Cardenas and = Matanzas on east, and Bahia Honda, { Cabanas and Mariel on’ the west. Cienfuegos is also a railroad ter- minus, and if the blockade runners | could get sunplies in that port, "they could be sent to Havana. It will be the duty of American vessels to warn neutral vessels away from these ports, and should they then attempt to vio- late the blockade, they will be seized | and condemned as blockade runner and will be taken before a prize court, | which will be held at Key West, and will undoubtedly be condemned by that judicial body. “I can appreciate why no attempt is being made by the department to block- ade the entire coast of Cuba,” said a | well-known naval officer to me to-day. “Rear-Admiral Sampson has not suf- ficient vessels to make such a blockade | effective, and it would do no good to | blockade a great many ports which are held by small Spanish i which cannot communic vana except by road. Sampson’s plan is to prevent supplies from reaching the Spanish force in Havana, so as to starve it into submission, or at least into such a state that it will not be able to give any great resistance to the military expedition which will be organized next week. The Insurgents are expected to prevent any supplies | reaching Havana by interior communi- cation. 1 have no doubt that the in- surgents are actively engaged at this | moment in destroying every means of communication between the interior and Havana that it is possible to do. Immediate with the issuance of the President’s proclamation declaring a | blockade of Cuban ports instructions went to diplomatic representatives of | the United States, directing them to in- | form the governments to which they are accredited of the action taken by the Government and the character of the proclamation issued. This noti- flcation to governments of the institu- tion of the blockade will be considered | as a notification to citizens and to any neutral vessels leaving port after to- | day for blockaded ports that such ves- | all | and the rest volunteers. | tifications. ing (Saturday) will blockade of that port. Secretary Gage tejegraphed all cole lectors of customs on the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific seaboards, as soon as the President signed his proclamation, that on the north coast of Cuba ardenas to Bahia Honda and also Cienfuegos on the south coast have been blockaded by the United States. Collectors were instructed to commun- s notification in writing to all foreign Consuls in their respective dis- tricts, and to masters of all vessels ap- plying for clearance to blockaded ports or ports in thelr vicinity. The in- structions will prevent a loss to the Spanish and Spanish owners, and at the same time simplify the work of the blockading squadrons. Collectors wera also instructed to telegraph the names of all Spanish vessels in their dis- tricts, but it is believed but few remain in American ports PREPARING DEFENSES General Blanco to Msake Stubborn Resistance at Havana. commence the Copyrighted, 15%, by James Gordon Bennett. TAMPA, April —I am informed by an intelligent Englishman who left Havana yesterday that Captain-Gen- eral Blanco and the Spanish authori- ties have since the departure of Con- | sul-General Lee regarded war as inev- itable and have been bending extraor- dinary energy to the concentration of troops and supplies in Havana. Nearly a hundred thousand troops have been assembled, of whom 40,000 are regulars This disposi- tion leaves Havana Province practi- cally at the mercy of insurgents, who scorning the sham armistice, are re- ported unusually active. Several small engagements have occurred within the last week in which the Spanish say they have been successful. General Blanco has openly announced his intention to defend Havana against the American fleet or army, or both. Another t'nrnlhné'ny of volunteers has been made which includes nearly all able-bodied men in the city and prov- ince and 30,000 have been distributed. The new recruits are being constantly drilled at night, and as a consequence the city constantly resounds with war- like sounds. Residents of Havana ex- hibit enthusiasm and _determination. Many of the wealthy classes are clos. ing their houses and moving to the in- terior, anticipatine a siege or bom- bardment. Provisions are hoarded and prices have risen enormousl So far there | has been no lack of food, except among the extremely poor who will doutless loot the city if General Blanco is de- | feated and forced to evacuate it. Spanish engineer officers have laid | out a plan for land defenses, and many laborers are at work constructing for- The Englishman, whose name is not given, because he expects seis will be liable to capture by Ameri. | sohoamen =~ Cor onoy on & small can men-of-war engaged in patrol | work. SMITHS' CASH STORE, 27 Market Just how many vessels Rear-Admiral | street, selis “STANDARD" shirts. * ADVERTISEMENTS. HOUSEKEEPER'S DREAM. 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