The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 25, 1898, Page 1

tnis Paper not » i« to be taken from E : M l the Lit»rar)/_ + b VOLUME LXXXII—NO. 146. SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1898. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SIX SHIPS TAKEN FROM SPAIN, HAVANA MAY BE BOMBARDED, MORRO FIRES ON SAMPSON’S FLEET .o S ot L ~~THeTYR: T & THE CALL-HERALD NEWS-GATHERING < . Seecocce SQaw & rHe weeo000s n, ALBERTF.DEWEY _THE SOMMERS N.SMITH Lia ceo0 °° 0000000000C00C0 HAVANA MAY BE BROMBARDED AT DAYLIGHT TO-DAY Admiral Sampson’s Alleged Notice That Causes Consternation at the Cuban Capital. While the United States Warships Are Shelling the Forts the Insurgents Will Rally in the Rear to Aid the Invaders. Confirmation of the following story has not been obtained. HAVANA, April 24 —The United States fleet will begin the bombardment of Havana to-morrow. Rear-Admiral Sampson has sent notice of his intention to Mr. Gollan, British Consul-General here, who, acting under instructions from his Government, is in charge of the United States Consulate here. Mr. Gollan has told Captain-General Blanco that real war is about to begin. The city is terror-stricken. Admiral Sampson’s notice simply stated that he intended to begin bombard- © ment. It is not known whether his ships will confine themselves to the batteries, FLEET. RENRRNURRRARUARUQUUVNRERNNRNRANYRRNG L QT ‘?&'S‘J.‘fi; g (’i\mp.)[ a surrerider by shelling the Ci[y itself. HAVANA : COMPLETE WAR NEWS CABLE HAS SERVICE OF THE CALL BEEN CUT AND THE HERALD TAMPA, FLa, April 24;5: Celebrated War Correspondents, Army and [T)f”j" “"”,',f”f s 'f;}s ul Navy Officers and Artists Who Will Join Sy in Sending Accurate Descriptions ut of Havana, and the south- of All Battles. ern end -of the cable is now on the Mangrove, which was recently converted into an perfecting The Call-Herald news service is completed. auxiliary cruiser. This aives most thoroughly organized newspaper service ever put into operation. the Government the exclu- Richard Harding Davis, who has a world-wide reputation as a correspondent, is with the fleet before Havana. man, is going with the army. Charles Akers, the army In addition to the powerful Albert F. Dewey, now with the fleet, the ocean-going steamer has been chartered. correspondents and artists, Thomas or Kingston, as circumstances will permit. sive use of the cable, and en- s e R e ) VPP POPPCPOERPOIPPOE NEWS OF THE DAY. @ and will cover the blockade. 3 & o % Spanish, left for the south to-day and will join an army corps in Cuba. K 3 ’: On the tugs are half a dozen men with specially constructed cameras for taking sea S < views, and also artists who will sketch for The Call-Herald picture telegraph machine now o 2 at Key West. There are special men on all the West Indies, as the cables remain uncut. FT PPP099 cable service. ) with accuracy all naval engagements. ore Congress. t in Wreck. 59988236 H ® ‘ape Verde 0000 S 5 Spantsh Ships. o o MORRO FIRES o e o! ON THE FLEET. o | ey gl ON BOARD the Herald-Call boat | ON BOARD UNITEDSTATEs @ | Albert F. Dewey, via Key West, Fla., | FLAGSHIP NEW YORK, OFF 01 April 24—Two more valuable prizes HAVANA, April 2 Noon—The @ | have been added to those brought to shore batteries a opened fire @ Key West by warships of Rear Admiral Y:'!I:(;nln::ll ;?[rl'yt this morning, © | Sampson’s fleet. * The latest is the big R e Uih e Bee i no: tanuaitics | trans-Atlantic liner Cata]un‘}. She was among our forces up to this hour } captured to-day by the cruiser Detroit and not a single shot has been ©|©nly twelve miles off Havana. She was fired against the batterfes. © | bound for New Orleans from Cadiz 000000000 CO000Q00QQ | with many tons of staves. When the lookout on the cruiser saw tirely cuts General Blanco off | the big ship speeding along flying the with | Spanish flag the Detroit fired a blank [ unication ’,fron? conn 3 | shot to bring the Cataluna to. The | Spaln, as the Insurgents are | Spaniard paid no attention to the warn- ® | between him and the other | ing. Instead he began to crowd on 4| | steam, making a desperate attempt to | cable ports. | escape. The Detroit showed the speed < o i that is in her, and in a minute was a Sl It is intended as 500N as|insienen 2 Tt b J the blockade of Cienfuegog She fired another shot, but the Cata- o/ 4 ; luna still kept her flag up and defiantly «|is established to cut the cable Kept oo ppestit s Bin et mile th race continued, and then from the cruiser a solid shot was fired. The 2000068000009 0309050660 000000COC000000 srelgn Navies » Correspond > SEVENTH PA & News Along the Water Robbed in Open Day. Wheat at War Prices. A Colored Plunger 1 *oo69 > & TWEI 5. Notes of War Preparations. @ P000900090000000000 Continued on Third Page. NEW YORK, April 24.—The elaborate preparations which have been in progress for It will be ths best equipped and expert and an experienced newspaper tugs She sailed from Baitimore for Porto Rico yesterday with half a dozen Matter will Five special correspondents, who speak Call-Herald correspondents still Barcelona and St. Vincent, and preparations have been made for a full and comprehensive With each squadron there are half a dozen naval special correspondents for The Call-Herald, and will have peculiar facilities for describing Sommers N. Smith and Tyr, flying the Danish flag, be cabled from St. who will send matter as long remain in Madrid, Cadiz, officers who will act as NR{U/UINVIRIVILRN SIX RICH PRIZES | TAKEN IN ONE DAY 0000000000000 000O0 'o FULLY SUPPLIED © o WITH COAL. o MADRID, April 24.—The Cab- inet Council to-day approved the general budget. Despite the pub- lished statements in New York to the contrary, it is declared here that the Spanish navy is fully supplied with coal. The Government has received no offi- cial information of the capture of any American vessels. 0000000000000 000000000000 0000000000000000 Cataluna gave up then. Her colors fluttered down to her deck and she came to a stop. A prize crew was put on board and she was taken to Key West, where she arrived to-night. She is a splendid ship, the finest of any yet taken, and the prize money to be ob- tained by condemning and selling her will be a fortune for the men of the Detroit. No other ship of the navy was near her when she made the cap- R RN RN RN RN RN RNRNS ‘g and, after silencing them, take Havana with his sailors and marines, or will try to General Blanco visited all the batteries as soon as he was told of the intention o 9 of the Americin commander. He is now at Santa Clara, where are the guns that O are most depended upon as defenders. o shot is expected at daybreak. There is no rest in the city to-night. The streets are crowded and troops are being moved hither and thither to strengthen the defenses. : General Pando, who hastened to the remote batteries as soon as the United States fleet arrived here, returned to the city to-night. [ was told that he had a nar- row escape from capture by a rebel band, and that the report was accompanied by another to the effect that the insurgents are moving in toward the city, so as to be ready to dash in and assist the United States forces should they invade the city. o No troops can now be spared from the main defenses to drive them back. 2 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000C000600000000 PHILIPPINES WILL ALSO BE CAPTURED NEW YORK, April 24.—The Herald’s Washington correspondent sends the following: Spain’s possessions in the far East will be under the guns of the American squadron com- manded by Commodore G. H. Dewey by Tuesday next. Official information, it is understood, has reached Washington of the preparations for the work which the Navy Department has laid out for it to perform. Accompanying the men-of-war are the revenue cutter McCulloch and a number of colliers conveying coal and other stores needed for the fleet in its operations against the Spanish naval force in the waters of the Philippines and against the fortifications of Manila and other seaports of those islands. It is the expectation of the experts of the Navy Depart- ment that the squadron will cover the 628 miles separating Hongkong and Manila within sixty hours, so that when the offensive operations begin Congress shall have formally de- clared war and the President’s approval to the declaration shall have been affixed. The vessels wkich comprise Com- modore Dewey’s fighting force consist of the protected cruiser Olympia, flagship of the squadron and of 5870 tons displace- ¢4 ment; the protected cruiser Baltimore of 4413 tons, the pro- 44 | ing me S 3 , tected cruiser Raleigh of 3213 tons, the protected cruiser Bos- *¢ :’i‘fifj‘e’;’s“;mé‘A;SZ:Z:‘“'I‘;:KP&%’;',S%J&T: ton of 3000 tons, tl;e gunboat lConc:;rd oft 181(1)0 tons an]d ;:e rfi{:&l:l Ix’ifcf-‘f’i’érsfiiis“i“fi’eiif,‘f‘éi’éeéi‘é; nboat Petrel of 892 tons. Inaddition to these vessels the | and healthful, restful sleep. Tt corrects al f:venue cutter McCulloch, of 1280 tons, will undoubtedly ff dhorders ;f“,‘il%eesd"fis%‘fgéinvgoxroax:i _;:: perform excellent service. Immediately upon her arrival at | nerves. It makes pure, vich blood, builds Hongkong she was supplied with a modern battery and tor- pedo tubes, and she is now superior in fighting ability to the Petrel. firm healthy flesh, and strong, elastic mus- cle. The man who resorts to it whenever 0tooooooooooooooo0000000000000000¢000‘ 0Qoooooooo.ooooooooo0000000000~.¢00001 | he feels out of sorts, may, within reason, POPOPPOP00090000OS S| kS | | iw?‘ng as hard as he pleases. Druggists sell it. | @ LEE AND SHAFTER TO | BE MAJOR-GENERALS. He will remain there all night. The first 000000000000 0000000000000 0000000000000000000000000 o« ton and staves. The cargo alone is worth $150,000. She was captured yes- terday about 100 miles from Havana. The Helena, commander W. T. Swin- burne, did not sail with the fleet Fri- 4 ¢ | day morning, but remained here until 4 ¢ | yesterday, when she steaiied out to 4 ¢ | sea. She was cruising in a southwester- 4 ¢ | ly direction, when the Miguel Joiver, 4 ¢ | steering a southeasterly course, hove in 44 = - e ‘e ‘ 40 L2 +e 44 4 44 +¢ 4] 44 e - - Continued on Fourth Page. ADVERTISEMENTS. The man who neglects his health for B the sake of > the excite- 2/ ment of work and money- )fg getting, 1is dancing with Death. It is a dance in which Death always comes out victor. If a man will only spare enough time to take care of health, to eat, and rest and sleep properly, and when he feels slightly indis- posed will resort to the right remedy, he may work as hard as he pleases, and pile up money steeple high, without fear of un- timely death. The worst enemy with which hard-work- ing men have to contend is a disordered “Enclosed please find 2r one-cent stamps,” writes James Trent, of Clarendon, Donley Co., Texas, ™ for which please send me ‘a copy of Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser in pa- per covers. I have been taking Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for the blood and think it is the best blood-purifier in existence.” One of the best-known of American med- ical men said: ‘‘If you want to reform a man, begin with his grandfather.” That would be wise if it could be done. Since it cannot be done, try something else. Reform the future grandfathers and grandmothers. Do this through education. The greatest | thing for a man or woman to know is him- self or herself. To know one-half the capa- bilities and disabilities of the human body is a liberal education. A good start for this education is Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser. Any one can have this finely illustrated 1000-page book for the small price of twenty-one one-cent stamps. This is simply to pay, for mailing. If you would like the book in fine cloth binding - instead of paper, send thirty-one stamps to from New Orleans bound for Havana | World's Dispensary "Medical Association, and Barcelona with a big cargo of cot- | 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. ture The entire valua of the prize will probably be given to the Detroit men shoila the Spaniard be condemmned. The Cataluna is of 4796 gross and 3401 net gross. Her commander is Captain Tano. She is only four years old, hav- ing been built in 1893 by C. Connell & Co. of Glasgow. Her owners are Izquerdo & Co. of | Cadiz. She is 415 feet in length. 48 feet | wide, and her depth is 21:3 feet. She is classed as A1 The other captive belongs to the gunboat Helena and is worth $400,000. She, too, was taken to Key West. She is the merchant ship Miguel Joiver, which flew the Spanish flag and was @ | ® WASHING1 UN. April 24.—The nomination of Fitzhugh Lee as major-general will be the first made under the new volunteer militia bill. It is settled that Shafter Is to be made a major- general, but it will follow that of Lee. PPPOPOPOPP0 & 0000000000060 P00 0POPV0OPOOOOS