The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 25, 1898, Page 2

o THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MO OFFICIAL 'NOTICE TO THE WORLD To-Day War Will Be De- clared to Prevent Mis- understandings. Spain Has Repli ed to McKinley’s Ultimatum, Leaving That Na-= tion’s Position Clearly Defined. [+ Call Office, Riggs House, © [*) April 24. © O A re ion formally de [X] O ing war 1inst Spain will be in- © O troduced in the Congress of the © © United States to-morrow. The © o to do so has been reach- & (] beration. All © o [ (] afternoon at the © [x) conference in @ © which President McKinley, () [+ al Griggs S [+ Day d (] [x) nd Hale partici- © ] on its breaking up © (A :nt was made ©Q [A] -morrow would & [ ked to declare what it is © © held already o This was th important Wa ington developn on the first war Sunday he President send a message to Congress to-morrow to b delivered imediately fter its con- forth the facts in the Cor in orde isunderstanding n ess to formally that there may be the part of are war tions. t im ortant point in the mes- int of view will be that Spain has to our ultimatum. been given to the reached. cknowled eptance by t the m as a re resoluti it under world, using son for it. been od that two houses ¢ red to report on ly immediately An have the is *es having ch the for pr message. to esolution . take nd passed forth- with, and it is not now believed that there will be formidable opposition to this course in either House. Otherwise the news of the day here 1 108t entirely to th execution s hitherto expected. the President and his Cabinet officials Sunday passed c ly and un- eventfully. Secretary took his daughter White House during the morning, she m company with the President, attended divir vices Metropolitan Methodist Church, I going to a Presbyter- . at the fan church. Secret nd Mrs. also drove to the White House npanied the President and to the Metropolitan. Mrs. Kinley has not yet returned from her trip to New York City. neral Corbin and Secretary Alge 1 during the afternoon respe ing the ngements for calling on the Governors of the States and Territorie for the quota of troops they are to fur- nish under the President's proclama- tion asking for 125,000 men. ber of men in each branch of the serv ice—infantry, caval and remains to be settied, besides many other matters of detail. In the State, War and Navy Depart- v of the officials were at ks directing the execution of heretofore determined upon. Secretary ccretary Long was on hand ant Sec- > on duty fo . Meiklejohn h to permit entative: army, but, as stated in the circu issued vesterday, the number to be ac corded the privilege will be limited. Assistant Secretary Day is busily en- gaged In making the general prepara- tion for the transportation of troops overland and also to Cuba, for which a large number of vessels will be char- tered. In the quart the whole clerical force was on hand. The detalls are far from complete, but | the quartermaster-general believes everything will be in readiness by the time the troops are ready to move. It may be that the railroad arrangements for the transfer of troops overland will be left to the immediate charge of the quartermasters of the various army departmen who are fully acquainted with the facilities at hand for doing this work. Some understanding with the railroads on the basis of uniform rates of travel will be arranged if pos- sible, so that the soldiers may be sent by the shortest possible route with the least charge to the Government. Ques- tions of equipment of the troops with uniforms and tents also are to be set- tled, although many of the State or- ganizations are prepared in this re- spect. The department has a number of branches in which tents, uniforms, etc., are manufactured, but it will be compelled to rely on the service of out- gide firms to meet the present demands. It is that all the militia which will be used in the deep sea patrol vessels already has been ordered to them. Those re- maining will be utilized in manning the signal stations along the coast and the vessels of the close-shore auxiliary fleet. Commander Richardson Clover ex- pects that the gunboat Bancroft, which he is to command, and which is now undergoing repairs at Brooklyn, will sail for Norfolk within a few days to take on her ammunition, The proba- bility is that the vessel will then be sent to' join Admiral Sampson’s fleet. It is said to be definitely settled that Captain Albert E. S. Barker, a member of the joint army and navy defense plan board, will command the protect- ed cruiser Newark, now fitting out at Norfolk. She will be ready for service some time In May. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt to-day announced that the Government had purchaseéd the steamer yacht Aliene for the navy. Thisgessel, so like many others that have been acquired,is of light draught and excellently fitted for The num- | artillery— | to accompany the | rmaster’s office nearly | id at the Naval Department | | patrol duty in shallow waters. of 151 tons gro and 20 feet beam. | Chester, Pa., and her New York. She is home port is register, 119 feet long | She was built at | It was said at the Navy Department | that no additional information been eived of the movements of the Spanish fleets rendezvoused at Cadiz and at the Cape de Verde Islands. Every step taken by these fleets is promptly reported to the department by the agents abroad. One officer ex- plained that it was very necessary to receive with the greatest caution re- | ports of the ships, pain naturally will try in every way to mislead the United States. Most of the vessels of the Asiatle squadron, which, according to press lispatches, is to sail with sealed or- , according to the latest published advices, were rendezvoused at Hong- kong. The squadron is under com- mand of Commodore George Dewey, a well-known and trusted naval o and is made up of several vessels, ex- cluding the colliers recently purchased by the department. The Olympia, a protected cruiser, is the flagship, with a speed of over twenty-one knots, while | the other ships are the protected cruis« | er Baltimore, of twenty knots; the pr tected cruiser Raleigh, of nineteen knots; the protected fifteen knots; the gunboat Concord, of nearly seventeen knots; the gunboat Petrel, of nearly twelve knots; and the iron ship Monoca of eleven knots. PRESIDIO MEX . INA'WRECK Third Section of Their | Train Runs Into a Freight. Special Dispatch to The Call. EL PASO, Texas, April 24.—The third section of the special Southern Pacific | train engaged for transporting the | First Infantry of the United States | army from the Presidio at San Fran- | cisco to New Orleans was wrecked last | night at midnight near Aden Mex., fifty miles west of this place. The third section of the soldiers’ special was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Bisby. It passed Aden at midnight, | seven minutes ahead of time. A west- bound freight had orders to take the siding at Aden to make way for the | train | last section, but the soldiers’ passed the siding before the freight reached it and the two trains met in | a head end collision a few rods beyond the siding. Neither train was running at a high rate of speed, but the shock was syffi- cient to wreck both engines, derail sev- | tral freight cars and smash a number | of flat cars in the special, which were loading with ambulances and army | wagons. Many wagons were shattered into kindling wood and portions of others were strewn over the prairie in | the vicinity. | The men on both engines jumped in | time to save their lives, but a man | named Kline, whc was stealing a ride | on the freight, was crushed beneath | | the debris and died later. The soldiers were badly shaken, but | none were injured. Their train was de- | tained at Aden twelve hours until the | wagons had been replaced on other flat | cars sent out from El Paso and the track cleared by a wrecking outfit. The first two sections of the train arrived here at 2 o'clock last night and lay over at this point during the entire day awaiting the third section, which did not arrive until 4 o’clock this afternoon. The men and officers complained bit- terly against the Southern Pacific, at- tributing the delay to mismanagement. This is the second long delay which has occurred on the Southern Pacific since the troops left the Presidio. The train bearing the Third Artillery, which preceded the Infantry, was detained at Dragoon Summit. The entire in- | fantry force pulled out at 5 o’clock for New Orleans, with the exception of six | privates, who, while out seeing the | sights, missed the train. The force passing here to-day numbered 500 men |and about twenty-five officers, under | command of - Colonel Evan Miles. | Nearly all the soldiers have seen serv- ice during the Indian wars. PORTO RICO AMERICANS HAVE NO PROTECTION. | Revolution Is Threatened and Mar- | tial Law Has Been Pro- claimed. ST. THOMAS, West 24.—According to the ‘from Porto Rico the agitation there is increasing and food prices are rising fast. The authorities have taken steps to prevent the departure of refugees. At Mayaguas, seventy miles southwest ©f San Juan, there is talk of a revolu- tion. Refugees from Porto Rico, who | reached here by a schooner this even- ing, report that the condition of the island is critical. proclaimed and Americans there are in danger, as they are without protection. United States Consul Van Horn here has bought 1500 tons of coal for the United States Government, which will arrive here to-morrow, and he is nego- tiating for more. Indies, April To Cure a Cold in One Day e Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug- glsts refund the money If It alls to cure. “25c. genuine has L. Q. on each tablet. cruiser Boston, | ten hours by a wreck on the same line | latest advices | Martial law has been | had | er, | | | | 1 RICHARD HAR_DING DAVIS, the Famous Writer, Who Is One of the Call-Herald’s Corps of Correspondents. He Is Now With the Fleet Before Havana. WAR MEASURES GRESS | Democrats hold widely different views Formal Declaration the| First Duty of Each | House. Dingley’s Revenue Bill ng; Meet Considerable Oppo- | sition. | ‘Will Finally Be Passed, Though Dem- | ocrats Say They Should Have Been Consulted. Speclal Dispatch to The Call Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, Apr It is the expectation that the Senate work this week will begin with the re- ceipt of a message from the President asking that Congress shall make a formal declaration of war and that| there will be a quick response to the ! request. There has been some appre- hension that there might be a renewal | of the effort to secure a recognition of the independence of the Cuban in- | surgents In connection with the war | declaration, but the best information now is that this will not be undertaken and that there will be practically no | opposition in the Senate to a war reso- lution. It is suggested on the part of some of the members of the Committee on Foreign Relations that it will not even be necessary to refer the Pri dent's message to the committee when | received, but that a resolution can be immediately introduced and passed. If this suggestion should not prove prac- ticable the committee will report promptly. | The Senate will resume consideration of the naval appropriation bill at the earliest possible moment. The only disputed point undisposed of in connec- tion with the naval bill is the provision in relation to the price of armor, which Senators Tillman and Butler are mak- ing an effort to have reduced from $400 | to $300, after the three battleships now | building are supplied. Both these Sen- ators and probably others will make speeches in support of this amendment | and the debate will in all probability | be quite sharp. It does not appear | probable that the amendment will be | accepted by the Senate. The Senate also will take up the army | reorganization bill as soon as it can be | reached after it is reported from the Committee on Military Affairs, by which it will be given prompt consider- ation. The committee will also take cognizance of<the supposed defects in the volunteer army bill with a view to correcting them if found as serious as reported. This bill has been investi- | gated by some of the best lawyers of | the Senate and most of them express | the opinion that it is not defective. | It is not believed that the war reve- | nue bill will receive consideration from | the Senate this week, owing to the| probability that it will meet with suffi- | cient opposition in the Finance Com- mittee to delay it there for some time. The Democrats will seek to eliminate the bond features of the bill and they | may attempt to incorporate a provision for an income tax when the bill reaches the committee, and a stubborn contest is promised both in the committee and Senate. Whether the bill is amended in the committee or reported as it comes from the House, the indications are quite positive that it will be made the basis of a prolonged discussion in the Finance Committee. 1f the President sends a message to Congress to-morrow calling fdr a decla- ration of war, as is now anticipated, the response will be prompt and em- phatic. Now that war has been entered upon even those Congressmen, like Mr. Johnson of Indiana and Mr. Loud of California, who have hung tack pro- testing to the last, have sunk their in- dividual ideas in the common cause, and all are now anxious to give to the | President a united support in every measure deemed essential, or neces- | sary to prosecute the war to a speedy | and successful conclusion. In order to show the world that all factijnal divi- sions have ceased and that the repre- sentations of the American people are arrayed in a solid and imposing pha- lanx beh the Chief Executive the |the declaration of war will be passed with- | Mear out a word of debate and upon the roll- Th call it is not likely that there will be a | dissenting voice. Following the declaration of war the | House will proceed to the work of pro- | viding the sinews with which to prose- | :ute it. But upon this there will not be unanimity. The Republicans and 5 to the methods by which the reve- >s to carry on the war should be . No factious opposition, how- will be offered by the minority. ders of the minority are ex- | i and they will insist > able upon present- Bailey, recognize the nec zation for borrowing money. the Populists des for an issue of greenbacks. feature of the bill will probably be bit- terly attacked. The whole week in the House is likely to be given largely to the consideration of war measur probably be cons Republicans of the Ways and s Committee, but rejected. re is also considerable opposition to the bond feature of the bill on the Democratic side, and whether with unanimity or -ot, a motion will un- doubtedly be made to strike it out. Mr. however, is understood to t for an authori- Some of authorization The bond re an but some time will imed in disposing of ing. e propositions as are two election cases and other minor in line with their ideas and doctrines | matters. Possibly the general defi- for the bill framed by the Republican | ciency bill might be taken up before the members of the Ways and Means Com- | week closes mittee which Chairman Dingley intro- | duced into the House yesterday. The Democrats of the House and es- | pecially the leaders and the members of th#yWayk and Mgans Committee, | feel aggrieYed, because they have | neither been consulted nor had a voice in the preparation of the war revenue m e. In face of a foreign Sea. enemy they say they have sunk party i i consideration and have voted to uphold | MADRID, April 24—The decision to the hands of the President, and they | Teserve the right to issue letters of | believe that in realizing war inasmuch as they are expected to acquiesce they | should have a For the Republi- | cans to meet in secret and prepare a T sure strictly according to their own | ideas they maintain is a display of par- | tisanship such as should not have been such a time. | 11 will not be presented to them | until to-morrow morning, and | fory Chairman Dingley expects to get it be- | fore the House during the day. He | hinks the bill should pass and go to | the Senate by Tuesday night at the lat- | est. The Democrats will protest against | this expedition, but will. probably not | e their opposition beyond that. Mr. Bailey, the Democratic leader, | keeping a sharp lookout for yachts be- | and other Democrats realize the nec- |longing to American milllonaires, ty for prompt action, and whlie | which, as the Imparcial ingeniously thev feel they have been unfairly | says, would be worth capturing, as treated under the circumstances they | will mal 4 s opposition. They are particularl rous of the oppor- | millions. Among them are the Valiant, tunity to present substitute prowosi- | Marguerite, Sultan, Nahm and Arctu- | tions for various featur: | rus. Swift vessels belonging to the prey . Bailey said they would | Spanish navy are to cruise about the probably be willing to forego general | Straits of Gibraltar, the Suez canal deb: if an arrangement could be made to consider the entire bill for amendment under the five-minute rule. The chief amendment they desire to | offer is for an income tax which they | believe a considerable proportion of the | war tax should be raised from this | source. They are also opposed to some of the pro-—isions , of the stamp tax | which they believe will prove enerous and irritating, and it is likely they will offer propositions In lieu thereof for a tax of 50 cents per barrel on petroleum | and a graduated tax on railroad and other transportation tickets, both of which propositions were considered by TO CAPTURE AMERICAN MILLIONAIRES’ YACHTS. Spanish Craft Wiil Keep a Sharp Lookout on the Mediterranean marque is received with satisfaction by | ©'5 the population in Spanish ports and | coast towns. is difficult to say upon what grounds, | | that in a ver and 2000 corsairs can be equipped ready | | for scouring the seas in search of con- | traband of war destined for the United States. It is estimated, though it brief period between 1500 Much indignation is expressed here over the capture of the Buena Ventura, | which is said to be contrary usages of war, hostilities not having | been openly sel was taken. There is a great deal of talk about to the proclaimed before the ves- those in the Mediterranean alone at the | present time represent a value of many | and the English Channel, so as to make prizes of any of these yachts that may | attempt to pass through. Spanish Ironclad Sails. TOULON, France, April 24.—The old Spanish iron clad Numanira, which has been under repairs for months past at the Lazarine ship yards, started yes- terday for Barcelona under sealed or- | ders. she was towed by the Spanish steamer Cabonea from Marseilles, the darkness in order to escape obser- vation. Her repairs not being completed starting in COMMODORE GEORGE DEWEY, U. S. N., Command- ing the Fleet Which is Now on the Way to [ Biockade the Philippines. » | tion in accordance with international law, DEPB Madrid Decree That Gover MADRID, April 24—A royal O] decree has been published say- ing Spain maintains her right to have recourse to privateering, and announces that for the pre: ent only auxiliary cruisers will be fitted out. All treaties with the United States are annulled; thirty days are given to the United States ships to leave Spanish ports, and the rules that Spain will observe during the war are outlined in five clauses, covering neutral flags and goods contraband of war, what will be considered a blockade, the right of search and what constitutes contraband of war, ending with saying foreign privateers will be regarded as pirates. S| 000CO000000000COOCC00 OC00OCOCC000000000 |~ Continuing, the decree adds: We have striven with strictest fidelity |to o e the principles of International law, and have shown the most scrupulous | respect for morality and the right of government. There is an opinion that the fact that we have not adhered to the declaration of Paris does not relieve us from the duty of respecting the prin- ciples therein enumerated. The principle Spain unquestionably refused to admit | then was the abolition of privateering. The Government now considers it most | indispensable to make absolute reserve on | this point in order to maintain our liberty of action and uncontested right to have recourse to privateering when we con- | sider it expedient. ; First, by organizing immediately force of cruisers, auxiliary to the navy, which will be composed of vessels of our mercantile marine and with equal dis- tinetion in the work of our na : Clause 1. The state of war existing be- tween n and the United States annuls the treaty of peace and amity of October 27, 1796, and the protocol of January 12 1877, and all other agreements, treaties | conventions in force between the t countrie | & | | g o] Claus From the publication of these | pre ts, thirty days are granted to all | ships of the United States anchored in our | harbors to take their departure free of | | hindrance. | Clause 3. Notwithstanding that Spain not adhered to the declaration of the Government, respecting the | | principles of the law of nations, proposes to observe, and hereby orders to be ob- | he following regulations of mar- | | | s cover the enemy’s mer- | chandise, except contraband of war. | 2. Neutral merchandi; cept contra- | band of war, is now seizable under the enem flag. 3. A blockade to be obligatory must be | effective, viz: it must be maintained with sufficient force to prevent access to the | enemy’s littoral. ; | 4. The Spanish Government, upholding its right to grant letters of marque, will at present confine itself to organizing, with the vessels of the mercantile ma- rine, a force of auxiliary cruisers which will co-operate with the navy according | to the needs of the campaign, and will be under naval control. 5. In order to capture the enemy’s ships | and confiscate the enemy's merchandise and contraband of war under —whatever | form, the auxiliary cruisers will exercise | the right of search on the high seas and in the waters under the enemy’s jurisdic- | | and :jhe regulations of which will be pub- ed. | Defines what is included in contra- nd of war, naming weapons, ammuni- | tion, equipménts, engines, and in general all the appliances used in war. 7. To be regarded and i1uc1go.1 as pirates, | with all the rigor of the law, are cap- | tains, masters, officers and two-thirds of | | the ¢rew of vessels which, not being | American, shall commit ‘acts of war against Spain, even if provided with let- | ters of marque, issued by the United | States. | WASHINGTON, April 24.—The Span- ish article published by the Gaceta as to the attitude of that Government re- garding privateering and the question whether or not coal shall be held con- traband of war was discussed by the State Department officials to-day. In ‘ response to questions put to him, Judge ‘William L. Penfield, the solicitor of the | department, made the following un- | official statement, which, he said, is not to be regarded as indicating in any way the action and policy of this Gov- ernment, but is given for the informa- tion of merchants and shippers: This Government has not yet officially prescribed a list of articles which it wiil treat as contraband of war. If Spain has taken any such action it is not yet made public. Fach Government {s competent to pre- scribe its own list for the guidance of its own authorities. Such list is conclusive upon the Government making it and upon all neutral nations, in the absence of any disregard of the treaty engagement and of international law. Any gross disre- gard of such law or treaty obligations would perhaps provoke the interposition | of any neutral state affected. Until such list is prescribed the ques- tion whether articles are contraband of war will be governed gener- ally by the law of nations and specifically by the treaty stipulations by the bellig- erent captor and ‘the neutral state to whose subject the articles belong. International law gives no hard-and-fast rule for the determination of the ques- tion whether articles are contraband, ex- cept the general rule that all articles of an essentlally warlike character and des- tined for an enemy’s use are contraband. Many articles, such as provisions, coal, etc., are of an equivocal character, and if destined for the enemy's use are deemed contraband. It follows that if such lists should be prepared by the United States and Spain they may be identical or may be widely divergent, depending on the policy of each Government. The action of each Government will bind only itself and its own prize courts and neutrals. The ques- tion whether contraband or not might therefore depend upon whether the cap- tor was American or Spanish. and ship- pers in neutral vessels would not only consider the goods shipped. but whether destined for American or Spanish ports and whether the goods are included in the list denounced as contraband by the one or the other state. This Government has already oa- nounced that it will not resort to pri- vateering. Spain has announced the same policy. In the light of the previous declaration by this Government Spain’s announcement that she will treat our privateers as pirates is brutum fulmen— worthy of Don Quixote. The Spanish Government has published {ts intention to exercise the right of search. The right to do so is undoubted. But the right can be lawfully exercised only for the pur- pose of determining the nationality of the ship and its destination. whether tts SPAIN TO ND ON Sets Forth the Rules to Be Recognized by nment Dur- ing the War. contraband or not, and whether its con« duct is unneutral or neutral. If Spain adopts the policy adopted by this Government that the neutral flag pro- tects the goods if the vessel and its con duct are neutral only contraband good i i ubject to capture. Of course all merchant ships must respect an effective blockade on the penalty of capture and confiscation. MARCHED WITH HER SON THROUGH CHICAGO STREETS. Gray-Haired Woman the Central Figure in a Pathetic Scene Wit- nessed by Thousands. CHICAGO, April 24.—A sight for Spartan eyes was witnessed here to- day as the first detachment of naval recruits from Chicago and Milwaukea marched down the smooth asphalt of Jackson boulevard to the Pennsylvania depot, en route for New York to enter active service. Notwithstanding that the escort of 500 blue jackets of the Illi- nois Naval Reserve were showing a faultless drill, while the strains of “The Star Spangled Banner”’ were resound- ing from a gorgeously arrayed band, said to be one of the first outdoor or- ganizations ever gathered in Chicago; notwithstanding that every man of the 124 recruits was ving a small Ameri- can flag, there was something else that had greater interest for the crowds of people that lined the sidewalks in front of the hotel ubs, theaters and Board ] of Trade. Everybody watched one fig- ure in black. Right among the marching recruits and keeping close alongside of ping young fellow in a light overc who was carrying a small trayv 1 strap- x and many a hu 1 ple caught the first gli e of a widowed, gray-haired mother sonally taking her son into the ant file of the boys in blue. an _arm around him and bowed, noticing no one else twenty other women and gir ers, wives and sweethearts with the recruits, but the attention the spectators followed only the 1 woman in black until she was lost the d HE TRUTH! o | The poor mortals who know | in their innermost hearts that | they are not men in the best | sense of the word det dis- | heartened because they are often given to understand that their cases are incurable when they are not. It is true that nothing except that grand remedio - treatment, “Hudyan,” is infallible, but that really seems to be equal to all cases. 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