The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 24, 1898, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 1898. INCREASES NUMBER OF REGULARS Passage by the House of the Bill to Reorganize the Army. Maximum Strength of the Four Arms to Be 61,010, and Extra Officers to Be Retired After the War. of the skeleton regiments would be ab- sorbed by promotion. Underwood (D.) of Alabama vigorously opposed the measure, wkich, he declared, could not possibly pass save under the a ossure. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, April 23. The House to-day passed the army reorganization bll lat the urgentrequest of the President and Secretary of V > | ginia, who warmly ad- but the te didnot remain In session denied that the purpose as was expected, and the bill will not | s'to give West Point offi- ident until next week. | ¢ which they would other- ‘nnessee, a member of the ‘e, supported the bill, which he would make the army efiicient in ease | ill might inc: c side that the t the regular time of peace, but of war. an am t prepared by Balley | “zarshall (R.) of Illinols, also a member which removed all doubt on this score | of the committee, sald that In jusucelm St bill | the War Department and to the regular Hujlfana SEoRD - he would state that the former b vote. provided for i ntry compani the army into the men, met the approval of neither. and author- | Sill did not provide tae mode and | d of mustering out the supernu- > regiments of the | :‘ e service to be re- off ren hostilities cea ra 1. ation would be reqaired ditional le to a total of 31,800 enlisted ccomplish this or possibly the bil s et o could be construed conferring this au- I rizes the recruitment of | 4,11y on’ the President. t t of the cavalry arm d there could be no doubt about of total of 12,000 enlisted ruction of the law. The super- r ould be mustered out when said he thought it was not a compliment to the army to be the Inefficlency of the army on of war was admitted. After thir ars of pe it seemed to him that t nts of the artil- ud- n, ir officers, ssioned kes a total for these four army to meet an emergency s en at maximum been perfected. It was = e t an obsolete formation should B : What for ve ma t section of \ s are to be a per- ition- to the command offi- rmy. rissioned officers to two infantry com- battalion for each ents of In- ut was ficers and men when the war Dockery (D.) of Missouri pressed the same point. Hull finaly agreed to offer | an amendment which would make the language acceptable to Bailey. Lacey (R.) of lowa offered an amend- ment providing that “during time of ac- tual war promotions for gallantry In the field may be made for any vacancles in any grade in the army without examina- tion and without regard to seniority.” Lacey made a speech in support of his second lieutenants, 1 A amendment, which aroused enthusiastic o f the eighty-four | applause. The provision of the bill, he e hen recruited to | said, would make promotions depend nd lieutenants | Upon seniority and technical skill. Such . discretion | fficers as Custer and Sheridan, if the | ks r should develop such, would be handi. g that the D Fighting ability should be re. i will 1 t ability to pa nination: each batt of | L. ’s statement that General Forres of commissioned | one of the most dashing Confederate o = present number | ficers, could hardly read and write, | 9. Of this num- | brought a storm of protests from the Confederate veterans. Handy (D.) of Delaware supported the & Pal- | amendment.” Handy offered an amend- sers, it is|ment to the amendment, providing that the bill, resident should be authorized to pro- 3 enlisted men to the of second ants for gallant ction. s (D.) of Te vigorously op- »oth ~amendme He declared adopted, they would onen the way for favoritism and the exercise of political influence. Both amendments were vo down without di Then, at 1 m without completing th the bill onsideration of the House took a recess to attend of Senator Walthall. in the for either | s amer autho ¢ n iment, providing that the provision rizing the President to accept quotas e Sountry | of troops of the States as organiz ’ a . 3 Bpa ALOS S anized b rized to accept the | the laws of such States shall not -take arlo ake AW away from the Governors of the respeot- ive States their rights to determine how the quota of the States may be furnished | whether from the organized militia or vol- rteers. The amendment was defeated. amendment offered by Bailey was adopt- ed. which provided that the army at the end of the war should be reduced to a peace basis by the “transfer in the same rm of the service or honorable discharge under such regulations as the Secretary of War may establish,” of supernumerary commissioned officers and men. The amendment removed practically all the Democratic opposition to the bill Kind (D.) of Utah offered an amendment, which was rejected, which provides that the act should expire by limitation at the end further t An tures of the bill. | rce of the army th the or- suard in the of two vears. Without se of the | 2mendment the bill was passed withou. g in Cuba | division. It would| The remainder of the day after 2 two months to equip | 9'Ckock x devoted to eulogies on the life The United States| 2nd public services of the late Senator country ~ on | Barle of South Carolina, and as a further as golng intc 2 of respect the ouse at 4:45 p. [Eolng, tnto | B red. i hand organi war existed. | ‘ —— sald it | / ble to place oast defenses | . owing to the com. | r of the new machinery | \ 8.5 2 made the in-| | slar army artillery | v questions as to reduction of the when hostilities | Denial of the Story That Our Flag Will Be Hoisted. ADVERTISEMENTS. Minister Sewall and President Dole Say That It Is Absurd. DRUG CO. CUT-RATE DRUGGISTS, 28 Market St., SAN FRANCISCO. Special Dispatch to The Call. VANCOUVER, April 23.—According to advices brought here to-day on the steamer Warrimoo from Honolulu, the sensational story that the American flag was to be hoisted over Honolulu is without foundation. The Hawaiian Gazette, the officia’ Government organ, under date of April publishes denials by United States Minister Sewall, Ad- miral Miller and President Dole, who say the story is absurd. NEW YORK, April 23.—The Herald's ‘Washington correspondent say Of- ficials of the administration deny that steps have been taken !0 raise the American flag over the Hawailan Isl- ands as a war measure, but they will ot deny that something of the kind s under consideration. Most members of the Senate Committee on Forcign Relations have discussed the matter among themselves and have "-dividu- ally talked it over with the President. They are not unanimous '» support of adoptine this means of annexing the 2 n PACIFIC COAST DEPOT FOR ¥ FINE TOILET PREPARATIONS! 2 : in bulk, per e Powder, nond Cream, Z0c size.. Headquarters for Al Foreign and island. Senator Davis, it is under- D ot} stood, is heartily in favor of raising oiitestic | the flag row as a wardmensure. but some of his associates do not believe PERFUMES. it will be a wise thing to a» ed sinc v 5 after Senator aisincey Salthall's funeral at 12:3) p. m., and re- it > | sumed the consideration of the army re- | Important pro-| greanization bill, e . g | tle (D.) of Kentucky offered REPORTED CAPTURE OF THE AMERICAN LINER CITY OF PARIS BY SPANIARDS Sensational Story of the Seizure Cannot Be Con- firmed---The Minneapolis and Columbus Are Sent to Convoy the Steamship. LONDON, April 23.—The afternoon papers in this city have received dispatches from Belfast saying that trust- worthy news has been received there to the effect that the American liner Paris has been captured off the Irish coast by a Spanish cruiser. It is believed, however, that the reports ‘'of the capture of the Paris are simply repe- titions of yesterday evening’s reports, which have since been found to be nntrue. FALMOUTH, Eng., April 23.—The American line steamer Paris, chartered by the United States Government, which the Spaniards are trying to capture, passed the Lizard yesterday evening, and should now be well on her way west. NEW YORK, April 23.—When asked about the possibility of the capture of the American liner Paris, which has just sailed for New York, Clement A. Griscomb Jr., manager of the office of the American line, laughed at the idea. “‘There is not a vessel in the Spanish navy which can steam within two knots of the Paris’ speed,” he said. “If the day is clear a vessel can be sighted twenty miles away. If there iy any doubt of the vessel’s nationality it 18 hardly likely that the Paris will try to make it out. Of course a careful lookout will be kept for Spanish vessels, but we do not expect any will be sighted which will give her any trouble.” The American line steamer Paris has not returned to Southampton. The only information obtainable is that she passed the Lizard yesterday evening. OLD POINT COMFORT, Va., April 23.—The Columbia and Minneapolis have put to sea. It was at first sup- posed they were to convey to Key West the Panther, which arrived this evening with 800 marines from the New York navy-yard. The Panther, however, did not leave with the big cruisers, which sailed at 11 o'clock, and it is now believed they have gone to convey the Paris to New York. Commodore Schley received a cipher dispatch to- night, and immediately sent orders to the cruisers Minneapolis and Columbia. HAS AMERICAN SHIP SHENANDOAH BEEN SEIZED? Senator Stewart by wire to offer to the President a battalion of 500 troops. The apportionment alloted to the State according to population would be only 110. The State Militia is to be brought up to 450, which is a higher percentage to the population than in any other State of the Union. SANTA ROSA, April 23.—At a largely attended meeting of Grangers this af- ternoon a resolution was passed offer- ing the services of Grange women to serve as nurses in case they are need- ed. The resolution was forwarded to the Red Cross Society in New York. OAKDALE, April 23. — Fourteen young men left this evening for Mo- desto to be sworn into the National Guard company there. The citizens of this place have provided conveyances. The local brass band accompanied them. SAUSALITO, April 23.—Uncle Sam has evidently decided that affairs with Spain have reached such a point that great expedition is necessary in build- ing fortifications. An order of some kind has recently been received by those superintending the work of erect- ing fortifications at Lime Point. Al- though its text has been kept a secret but an inkling of its intent may be gathered from the effect. Colonel Su- | ter came over to-day and viewed the | progress of the work. On Monday morn- ing an additional force of one hundred men will be put at work. Lieutenant Dekime has 300 men ungaged under Foreman Samuel Patch at the present time. The excavations are all finished and simultaneously with placing the additional force of 100 men at work concreting for the batteries will begin. GRASS VALLEY, April 23.—Rev. E. R. Willis, pastor of the Methodist Epi copal Church here, telegraphed to Gov- ernor Budd volunteering his services as chaplain. He has traveled all around the world and knows the brutal charac- ter of the Spanish and is anxious to go to war, either to minister to the sick or dying or to fight for his country. Four broth®rs of Dr. Willis performed gallant service during the Civil War, and had he been old enough at that Owners of the Vessel, Which Left San Francisco With a Cargo of Wheat, Do Not Believe It Is Taken. LONDON, April 23.—It is reported here that the Spaniards have captured the American ship Shenandoah, Captain Murphy, which left San Francisco on January 5 for Liverpocl. She is a four-masted vessel of 3256 tons register and owned by Arthur Sewall & Co. of Bath, Me. BATH, Me., April 23.—The members of the firm of Arthur Sewall & Co., owners of the Shenandoah, which is reported captured by the Spanish on a voyage from San Francisco to Liverpool, refuse to credit the story that she has been taken, and expect soon to receive news of her safe arrival at Liverpool, where she is now due. The Shenandoah is loaded with wheat and a general cargo. NEW YORK, April 23.—G. V. Dearborn, agent for the American ship Shenandoah, said that he had heard from trustworthy sources that it was not his ship, but the British ship Shenandoahfrom Newport News, April 13, for Liverpool, that had been boarded and examined by the Spaniards. The American ship, he said, should be due in Liver- pool to-day or to-morrow at the latest. 0000000C0000000000 FLAG RAISED OVER HALLECK | 0000000000000 0CO 00 00000CCO000000000 | 000000C00CC0000000 FORMING AN ARMY CORPS SCENE OF THE FIRST SEA FIGHT Where the Spanish Fleet From Cape Verde Isl- ands May Arrive. One Naval Officer Believes the Enemy’s Ships Will Over- haul the Oregon and Marietta. + O QOO0 +|tack the Oregon, but to keep posted as [ Q0o coo S ot the t!mg the Oregon p?‘sgeu north- ward, an in turn nform the © SAILS TO OVERHAUL © | Spanish at Cape Verde, so that they o BATTLESHIP OREGON. @ |can time their departure. The Oregon ) Q| will grt}bably not stop L;nlil lsi?e reaches Ben- Rio de Janeiro, where she will coal, an O CopyHlent it by Jame et Bes Ol tiomitherewith the Marietta and Nic- 5 23 @ | theroy, proceed northward. 9 BUENOS AYRES, Aprll 28— 3| ™WA3 the whole Spanish fieet will un- © The Spanish torpedo-boat Teme- @ y,yptedly come to American waters, © rario started for Montevideo at ©| they are evidently planning to effect © 10 o'clock this morning. Three ©| this coup en route, and as the Oregon © thousand Spaniards witnessed © | would be no match for the fleet, Amer- © the start and cheered the vessel @ |ica would lose the first naval engage- © and her crew. @l zeot o (<] +00000000000C000 + Call Office, Riggs House, (UTTER PERRY ‘Washington, April 23. t A startling explanation was offered v to-day by a naval officer of what may be the “Spanish surprise” as to where f the first naval battle will take place. “All guesses appear to have been over- looked,” said he, “except the most like- ly one, and one, too, that any seafaring man will readily recognize as most probable. “By looking at the map you will see that the northeast extremity of South America is the nearest point to the Cape Verde Islands; in fact, only five days’ sailing distance therefrom. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is nearly the same | distance from this extreme point as is the Cape Verde Islands. “The battleship Oregon, the gunboat Marietta, the Brazilian cruiser Nicthe- roy, lately purchased by the United States, will have to round this extreme point of the South American continent en route to join the Kéy West squadron. “There is no doubt that the prom- ised surprise is this: The Spanish fleet will arrive in the path of the Oregon | and her sister ships about the time the latter are due off the point of land Will Be Fitted Out With Six-Pound Guns and Armor. Designed for Service in Pro- tecting Shipping on This Coast. Special Dispatch to The Call. SEATTLE, April 23.—The United States revenue cutter Perry, which is now at anchor in Seattle Harbor, will named, destroy them, and then sail | be immediately fitted out as a war ves- northward to attack Sampson's fleet. |S€l. She will be supplied with six 6- “The business of that Spanish tor- | pounders and two additional 1-pound- Patriotic Demonstration at the Old Fort Near Monterey. Evidence That Regulars Willat Once Be Moved Upon Cuba. Volunteers Just Called For to | Be Left Behind Until Well | Equipped. | Principal Speakers Men Who ‘Were Subjects of Spain in the Past. Formal Order for the Creation of Advise Spanish-Americans to Fight for the Honor of This Country. Great Divisions of Troops Issued by the War Department. | Speclal Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, April 23. The formation of a grand army corps in the Department of the South, with headquarters at the three Gulf ports, | is an evidence that the Government is | to move upon Cuba at once with the | troops of the regular army, leaving the | volunteers just called for to be discip-| lined and worked into shape for fu-| ture use in the campaign. The for- mal order for the creation of this grand | army division, issued at the War De- | partment at the close of office hours, | was as follows: Headquarters of the Army, Adjutant-General's Office, Washington, D. C., April %3. | General Order No. & By direction of the Secretary of War the following orders of the President are | published for the information and guid- ance of all concerned: L e ited States troops assembled | in the Chickamauga Nitional Park will form an encampment to be known as | Camp George H. Thomas, and will consti- tute, temporaril, n army corps, under the command of Major-General John R. Brooke. The corps will consist of one di- vision of cavalry, one division of infan- try and one brigade of light artillery. The valry and infantry dlvisions will each be composed of not more than three brigades, consisting of three or more regi- ments each. The artillery brigade will be composed of two battalions, each com- prising five batteries. The corps com- mander will assign the senior officers present for duty with each arm to com- mand of divisions and brigades. 2. The inf;lmlry regiments concentrated OF Special Dispatch to The Call. MONTEREY, April 23.—To-day for the first time since California became a State the stars and stripes floated over old Fort Halleck, and the flag was saluted by a cannon that is a relic of the Mexican War. The ceremony of flag raising was under the auspices of the Monterey Naval Reserve and was attended by circumstances wholly un- like any likely to occur on a similar occasion during the present trouble with Spain. Francis Doud, who un- furled the flag, and Thomas P. Bralee, who fired the salute, are both Mexican ‘War veterans, having taken part in Sloat’s occupation of Monterey in 1846. Rev. Dr. Peck, who offered prayer, is an octogenarian. The principal orations were deliv- ered by Spaniards and herein lay the uniqueness of the event. . Rev. Father Ramon M. Mestres spoke first, his ad- dress being short, well chosen and in- tensely American. He said that as a priest he gave his prayers, and as a man he would give his life, if needed, for the success or honor of the Ameri- can flag. Father Mestres is Spanish, an ex-officer in the Spanish army, but a naturalized American, Jacob R. Leese, a Spanish-American resident of Monterey, addressed his fel- lows in the Spanish language, showing great patriotism and zeal for America. At N Mobile, Ala., and 5 ; e mpe, Flt Stituted divisions un.| The exercises -closed with a formal '\’(’?}u"’" of }’_ 4 3 f}enr‘ral call for volunteers, to which twenty villiam rigadier-General | y, John Coppinger and Brigadier-General | YOUNS men immediately responded. RANDSBURG, April 21.—On receipt of the news that the squadron had been ordered to move to Cuba, church bells and fire bells were rung. Several mem- bers of the Miners’ Union came run- ning down Butte avenue with their handsome national colors. Stopping in front of The Call headquarters, three times three cheers were given for Old Glory. Thirteen sticks of dynamite were touched off as a salute. Business and professional men, miners and mine owners then formed themselves into an impromptu parade. The most notice- able act during the excitement was the ringing of the fire bell by a Spanish- American—Thomas R. Rivera. STOCKTON, April 23.—Companies A and B, of the National Guard, are practically filled to the limit, most of the men being at the armory waiting orders. A has a few choice places left open for picked men, and some have been held open in B. More than 100 persons have enlisted in these two com- panies for the war, and a large num- ber of others have been turned away. About half of each company consists of well-drilled men; the other half is composed of persons who either have never drilled at all or had drilled very little. CARSON, April 23.—To-day, after the news was received that the President had called for 125,000 volunteers, Gov- ernor Sadler immediately instructed James 1. Wade, respectively. The di commanders will form their divi into bri i cers present for duty to command them. | By command of Major-General Miles. H. C. CORBIN, Adjutant-General. The people of the District of Columbia will see a _great many of the soldiers at the beginning of next week. By direction of the President, the entire National Guard of the District, 1800 strong, has been ordered into camp Monday morning at Soldiers’ Home, under the command of Brigadier-General Harri; SAGASTA SAYS IT WAS AN ACT OF PIRACY. @ £ 3 3 ) ) s '3 f ) 3 ° He Believes England Will Protest Against the Seizure of the Buena Ventura. MADRID, April 23.—Senor Sagasta, the Premier, in an interview to-day de- scribed the selzure of the Buena Ven- tura as an act of piracy in that it oc- curred prior to a declaration of war, and expressed the belief that Great Britain would also protest against the seizure. The Queen Regent has relterated her confidenee in Premier Sagasta and therefore the fear of a Ministerial crisis has been averted. e Try our $1 Evezlasses. 710 Market & 11 Geary. way north. NRUTICAL SPANISH STRATEGY. Map of the Brazilian Atlantic showing the possi-| ble movements of the Spanish fleet from Cape Verde Islands to intercept the Oregon and her consorts, the Marietta and Nichteroy, on their time he would have gone with them. | pedo boat at Montevideo is not to at-|ers. It will also be necessary to pro- 9’/ - v y ¢ 4 o P uE cs“‘“" tect her boilers and machinery with as heavy armor as she can carry. The changes on the cutter will likely be made at San Francisco. The Perry has been transferred by the Treasury Department to the Navy | Department. To-day Captain W. C. | Kilgore arrived here from Washington | to assume command of the Perry. As | soon as the work can be done the cut- ter will be put into shape to drive out Spanish buccaneers who may visit the Sound, and to do efficient service in protecting American coast shipping from any attacks by the Spanish. Captain Phillips, who has been In command of the Perry for some time, has been ordered east to Savannah, Ga. There he will take command of the United States ship Boutwaell, to per- form patrol duty along the Atlantic coast. The Boutwell is an armored fighting ship, and the service in which | Captain Phillips will be engaged is similar to that in which Captain Kil- gore has embarked. Captain Kilgore’s coming was some- what unexpected by Captain Phillips, and the latter was in ignorance of the fact that the cutter had been trans- ferred to the Navy Departmenttendays ago. Captain Kilgore has not yet re- ceived his orders from the Secretary of the Navy, but it is known that the Perry is to be assigned to duty on Puget Sound and the northwest coast. The St. Louis Arrives. NEW YORK, April 23.—The Ameri- | can Line steamer St. Louis arrived from Southampton. The St. Louis saw no warships. The Government will take possession of the St. Louis to- morrow. e Go to the Ralston, 783 Market, | For a good 2%c French dinner, with wine, ® Mt