The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 30, 1898, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1898. STARTLING WAR NEWS AT BOSTON Convicts Will Be Removed From Prisons in the Har bor. Formidable Undertaking Made Necessary by Prospects of a Bombardment by a Spanish Fleet. BOSTON, April 20.—The most start- ling war move yet made here will be instituted on Monday, when all the inmates of all the penal institutions in the harbor will be moved to a place of safety in the city proper. This is a most significant move when taken in establishment of al patrol of this th the ble na connection v such a formi coast, the Columbia and Minneapolis being on patrol duty here now, the Bancroft in the harbor, the New Or- leans and San Francisco ordered hither at once from the Brooklyn and several monitors to ar soon from Philadelphia. This big transfer of prisoners is a formidable undertaking and would never have been ordered by the con- servative city officials of the Hub un- less they were firmly convinced of the real and imminent possibily of the public charg: om the chance the bombardment of Boston harbor ¢ a Spanish fleet, which might ms s appearance at any time without ent warning to enable their removal fter the hostile ships hove into sight. The statement regarding the decision a was offici rmed to-night by C. Marshall, the institution’s commander, of the city of Boston, who informed a reporter that orders had been issued for th of the pris- oners on Monds All these officials of the institution have been ordered to be at their posts at an early hour Mon- day and extensive arrangements have been made to move their prisoners. Boston is the first city in the country to make such a move as this in the present crisis, There are about 1200 prisoners at Deer Island. In spite of all the efforts that are being made to prevent such a thing, it is feared that the transfer of so many prisoners of such a racter cannot be accom- plished without great danger of riot- ous outbreaks, attempted rescues and escap The very fact of this danger is evidence t the city officials are deeply impressed with the probability of the threatened Spanish naval attack on Boston. If they were not so they would never take the risks necessary for such a step as this. It is not known just where the pris- oners will be placed, but it is certain that they will be taken well into the suburbs or the heart of the city, so as to be well removed from the reach of the enemy’s guns. As many as can be ibly accommodated at the That is a State institution and is well filled. Serious outbreaks are expected, as there is absolutely no place where the prisoners can be properly accom- modated, as every jail and prison for miles about is crowded to the very They will have to be divided in different places. e is a panic at Deer Island, pris- oners being overcome with fear of bom- bardment behind their iron bars. The thousands of inmates of the charitable and hospital stitutions will also be removed. A e institutions are on the most exposed islands, inviti gets for Spanish shells. T g | the war tariff bill which passed the | | understood that the German Embassa- ad 3 dor will al: House of Representatives to-day. It is receive instructions on the The nature of the in structions i ot disclosed, but they, doubtle; relate to joint representa- tions against the severity of the new same subjec tonnage tax. NEUTRALITY Portugal’s Firm Stand in| the Treatment of Belligerents. | Will Pursue the Same Policy as That Existing During | the Civil War, | Hayti Known to Be Friendly With the United States, but Will Not Take Sides. Special Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, April 29. Viscount de Santo tuguese Minister, looked over the cable dispatch from Lisbon giving the sub- stance of the neutrality decree gazetted there to-day and said it was evidently accurate and covered the entire sub- ject. He had not, however, up to a late hour to-day received an official no- tification of the neutrality decree. He says that article 3, which permits belligerents to make a short stop at ports, probably will be bet- saying that belliger- ents will not be permitted to make long Portuguese ports. Under the onal law the to be confined to a day or In this connection the Minister drew attention to the privileges per- | mitted when warships of both belliger- | ent nations were at the same port. In | that case, if the warship of one power | leav port, the warship of the other power cannot leave in pursuit within twenty-four hours, that much time be- | ing allowed the ship first departing to | g0 on her way without molestation. { Portugal has been very insistent upon this particular rule, and notable instances of it occurred when the fa- mous Confederate privateer Alabama was at Lisbon during the Civil War. A United States ship entered Lisbon har- bor while the Alabama was there and | the Alabama immediately withdrew. | The United States ship ammrmuly‘ two. started in pursuit, whereupon the Por- tuguese batteries fired warning guns | and were prepared to make armed re- sistance to the departure of the second | warship before the first one had her full twenty-four hours’ start. It turned out that the Northern ship had not intended to chase the Alabama, but was moving her buoys, so that trouble was averted. This same rule allowing twenty-four hours’ start to | the warship of either country will| again be observed in the present con- | flict. The British and French Emhassrx-i dors here have received instructions relative to the tonnage tax provision in Soap in stick form; convenience and econ- omy in shaving. “A balm for the skin.” 4 Leading diplomats are hopeful that their representations will lead to a modification of the clause, otherwise they feel that the tonnage dutles will »e €0 burdensome on British, French and German stLipping as to cause it to seek Canadian and Mexican ports. ide from the expected official repre- sentation of the foreign Governments, the shipping interests of London, Havre and Bremen and other ports are supplementing the diplomatic negotia- tions with strong representations against the increased tonnage taxes. The republic of Hayti is expected to maintain strict neutrality between th: United States and Spain, and it is understood that reports of exceptional privileges n to the United States warships in Haytian waters are erro- neou Gare, n. official instructions concerning neu- trality, but he had no doubt an atti- tude of impartial neutrality will be maintained. It is recognized among icials here that all the sympathies of are with the United States, and vet any action by that country incon- tent with strict neurrality would place Hayti in the attitude of bein~ an Ha enemy of Spain. Mr. Le Gare had noticed the published quotations from the treaty between the United States and Hayti which, it is asserted, gave exceptional privileges to the United States in that our warships were given the right to take coal and supplies in Haytian ports. The Minister made a careful examination of his official text ytian Minister, Mr. Le | aid to-day that he had received | | Reform- | danger atory at Concord will be taken there, | | | | | Thyrso, the Por-|ally of the United States and an open | of the treaty, and was unable to locate | any such exceptional privilege. The treaty was made during the civil war, and contains many provisions relative to ships-of war. Bur Mr. Le Gare's £ y | reading of them does not disclose any | which is inconsistent with impartiality in a neutral attitude b twen Spain and the United States. GUNS AND AMMUNITION RECEIVED AT TAMPA. Colonel Emilio Nunez Arrives to Fit Out an Expedition of Cubans. JACKSONVILLE, April 29.—A special to the Times-Union and Citizen from Tampa say Batteries K and F of the First Artillery arrived from Chicka- | mauga to-da for v. Its officers do not look the embarkation of troops in the next few days, but they do incline to | | the belief that the troops from Chicka- mauga will be all here early next week and en route to Matanzas by the latter part of the week. Colonel Emilio Nunez arrived here this morning and was met at the depot by 27 immense crowd of Cubans. An officer from L adquarters was at the depot with a carriage in waiting and took Colonel Nunez in charge and con- veyed him to the Tampa Bay Hotel, where he was soon closeted with Gen- eral Wade. Tt is learned he is in the city for the purpose of fitting out, with the aid of the Government, an expedi- | tion of Cubans. A large lot of guns and ammunition was received at Port Tampa last night, collected from the military schools. The | the German mercantile interests in all guns will be placed in the hands of 3omez’'s army. Boats will be sent to Cuban waters and the force will be landed by an escort from Sampson’s fleet. A large body of trained soldiers will be carried from here also. e G e Orders for Volunteers. OLYMPIA, Was April 29.—Gov- ernor Rogers to-d issued orders for volunteers to proceed to Tacoma to- morrow for enlistment in the- United States army. All companies will arrive on Sunday and be mustered into the United States service on Monday. —_—— Diamond Trade Affected. ANTWERP, April 20.—The diamond merchants here announce that they will buy no more rough diamonds until Spain definitely announces that she will not resort to privateering. This throws 5000 men out of work. 1 | jutant, Colonel Babcock. | representatives in Washington were at N 2 C. B, " “ 9 ANAG % A, 8 @ cuungd E % v : . Ao, oy R < S Qi 3 i o \ P2y o % {"\ s 'l & o ¢ .c'fi“ R AN e S Ty J - o % 1 ¢ o ) . S 5, Maps of the China Sea and the Philippine Islands showing the reported position of the American fleet off Cape Bolinao, just west of Lingayen Bay, the terminus of the cable from Hongkong, and about 145 miles north of the entrance of Manila Bay. The American ships are white; the Spanish ships shown between them and Manila are black. From Mirs Bay, just above Hongkong, where the fleet made final preparations for the expedition, P o 3 A L S L \ 2dncerous to Bolinao Point is something over 600 miles. The boundaries of the Philippine Islands are shown by a heavy broken line. neighboring islands is given in brackets under the names. above 500 bushels are indicated by round black spots. Points where coal can be had in quantities =P AsHEk cuflijces e BALUNTANG CANY . o C.Engane ™ z} | b g’ unfltuao Al @ A\ i i The ownership of the | MILITARY (PERATIONS General Miles Confers With = Assistants in Reference to Cuba. Completing Details to Trans- port Regulars to Co-operate With the Insurgents. Shafter Leaves Washington for New Orleans, From Which Place He Will Lead the Invasion. Special Dispatch to The Cefl. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, April 29. General Miles and his assistants were in conference at various times during the day respecting military operations that are to be undertaken in the occu- pation of Cuba. They all maintain the strictest reticence concerning the re- sults of these deliberations, and have adopted the policy of mzking nothing public regarding the regular army movements, and none of the officers would confirm the reports published to- day that the infantry regiments at New Orleans and some of the troops at Chickamauga are to proceed without delay to Tampa. General Shafter, who commands the brigade at New Orleans, left to-night for that place, accompanied by his ad- The Cuban General Miles’ headquarters to-day and were consulted in regard to various steps which would arise in connection with the co-operation of United States troops with the insurgent forces in Cuba. The War Department, it i3 expected, will endeavor to secure additional ships for transports, but it is said that none were acquired to-day. The capacity of those obtained yesterday is not ade- quate to the number of men which, it is reported, will embark on the expe- dition to one of the Cuban ports, and which, it is believed, will be sent in a very short time. The commissary de- partment has depots of supplies at New Orleans, Mobile and Chickamauga ade-. quate, it is sald, for the immediate use of the services AGAIN A RUMOR OF GERMAN INTERFERENCE. Report That the Xaiser Will Not “Permit” a Bombardment of Manila. MADRID, April 29.—A great impres- slon has been produced here by a ru- mor that the German Government has issued a note declaring that it will not oppose the landing of troops in the Philippines, but will not permit a bom- bardment, owing to the importance of the towns of the island. Germany's omission to declare neutrality is held to give color to this rumor. SAN JOSE APPOINTIVE BOARD NAMES OFFICIALS. School Trustees -and Park Commis- | sioners Appointed Under the New Regime. SAN JOSE, April 20.—The appointive board created under the new charter to fill the various city commissions and boards has completed its labors. The following were named as officials at the meetln{ this evening: School Trustees—First Ward, T. O'Neill; Second Ward, E. H. Wemple; Third Ward, Charles Ken; ; Fourth Ward, M. J. raham; at lar; . Langford. Park Commission—A. H. Marten, J. R, inréon. A. Sh Darby, B. D, Murphy and WAR MATERIAL ON THE PANAMA The Prize Commissioner Makes Important Dis- coveries. Mauser Rifles and a Large Con- signment of Swords and Bayonets Found Aboard. Allies, of Spain Among the Passen- gers Who Will Be Held as Prisoners of War. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. Copyrighted, 18%, by James Gordon Bennett, KEY WEST, Fla., April 29.—Discov- eries made to-day on the captured very improbable that she will ever be returned to Spain, whatever may be made of the Buena Ventura and other prizes taken. £ search of the Panama’s | cargo was begun yesterday by the Prize Commission. This search was continued systematically to-day, and it is as yet far from complete, but the commission has already discovered 200 new Mauser |rifles and a large consignment of swords and bayonets, besides a quan- tity of fixed amr.unition for the Pan- ama’s four 14-pounder guns which she might have used to blow her captor, the Mangrove, out of water, but did not. The Panama s captain had refused to admit that his cargo included any con- traband of war. It is believed that a further search will reveal many more weapons, and possibly more ammuni- tion. The Prize Commissioners also found papers tending to show that certain ones of the Panama’s passengers and other New York Spaniards had been actively engaged in plans for aiding the Spaniards of Cuba in getting arms, ammunition and supplies. The discov- to an order from Washington to hold as prisoners of war a large number of the Panama’s passengers. RICH HAUL MADE BY TEXAS OUTLAWS. Rob a Southern Pacific Passenger Train, Getting Away With $20,000. EL PASO, Texas, April 29.—The west- bound Southern Pacific passenger train No. 20 was taken in charge by four mask- ed men at Comstock, Tex., at midnight last night, and two miles west of the sta- tion the express car and engine were de- tached and run a short distance ahead. The robbers wrecked the through safe and took the entire money contents, amounting to $20,000. The express car was badly wrecked by the explosion. No one was injured and none of the passengers were disturbed. The robbers took a trail southward to- ward the Mexican border. A posse was made up at Del Rio and is now in hot pursuit. mhag Russia Needlessly Alarmed. Mcscow correspondent says Russia has received a severe blow in the sus- pected friendly agreement between the United States and England, charging America with ingratitude. Americans Must Leave Spain. LONDON, April 20.—A special dis- patch received from Madrid this even- ing says the Spanish Government is upon the point of expelling all citizens of the United States from Spain. e The Nictheroy Damaged. LONDON, April 30.—A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Rio de Janeiro says the departure of the United States dynamite cruiser Nictheroy has been delayed by a break in her machin- ery. Spanish steamship Panama made it | ery of these documents has already led | LONDON, April 30.—The Standard’s | 1 | | DIES OF THIRST ON THE DESERT Fate of a Stranger on the Death Valley Borax Road. Found Unconscious and Re- | vived by a Physician and His Wife. Opens His Eyes Only to Releass a Flood of Tears and Then Closes Them in Death. Special Dispatch to The Call. - JOHANNESBURG, April 20.—Many | prospectors have died of thirst near Lone Willow Spring. This is half way between Ballarat, Inyo County, and | | Granite Wells, San Bernardino County, | on the Death Valley borax road. The | spring Is two miles from the road and | | hard to find. Last Tuesday Dr. S. M. Slocum and | his wife of Randsburg found a man by the side of the road near Lone Willow spring, unconscious from thirst. He | was lifted into the wagon, an injection | given him, and whisky forced past his swollen tongue. Then the man partly | opened his eyes, and great tears rolled down his cheeks as Dr. Slocum said: | “You're all right; I'll take you home.} Don’t feel bad.” The word “home” conveyed too much | | of happiness. With sighs the poor man | | breathed his last almost in sight of | | water and comfort. His fingers had been worn to the bones digging for water. At places along the road it could be seen where he had dug. There was nothing about the ma. to tell who he was or wherefrom. He was of light complexion, like a Scandinavian. The body and all of the stranger's | belongings are buried sixteen paces from a certain rock on the Death Val- ley road. Two graves beside the road, one near the Lone Willow spring on the moun- tain side, mark the resting place of three other men who died of thirst, similar to this case. SAN DIEGO, April- 20.—Ed Moore of this city and Jay S. Green of Los | Angeles have returned from a trip on | the Colorado Desert, in this county. They left the third member of their party, Joseph S. Stanley, aged 35, of Bakersfield, dying of hunger and thirst at Coyote Mills, on the desert, seventy- five miles east of here, on Wednesday last. They lost their way in attempt- ing to reach Yuma, their horses died, and they left their companion when he could no longer walk. PUBLIC LIBRARY GIVEN TO REDLANDS. Dedication of Capitalist Albert K. Smiley’s Most Recent Gift to the City. REDLANDS, April 20.—The Albert K. Smiley Library, the gift of the gentleman Iwhoi!e name it bears, was dedicated here | to-day. The building is one of the most beautiful and complete in the country. It | is situated in the center of the fine park which Mr. Smiley gave to the city some time ago. It is of the Moorish style of architecture. The dedicatory exercises were held in the library building this afternoon, Mr. Smiley presenting to the city the deeds for the property. Mayor William Fowler accepted the gift on be- half of the city. Gladstone Near to Death. LONDON, April 30.—A private dispatch from Hawarden to a prominent person in | this city says Mr. Gladstone Is rapidly | nearing his end. | is besieged from all directions by mem- | captains and sixty-eight first lieuten- | of members of their staffs. CHOOSING GENERAL OFFICERS Difficulty of the President in Naming Volunteer Commanders. For the One Hundred and Twenty- Five Thousand Troops Called For It Will Require Nearly Four Hundred Officers. NEW YORK, April 20.—The Wash ington correspondent of the Herald tel egraphs: No rt of the war prepar- ations has given President A\lx-hm!vy‘ more trouble than the appointment of | officers to perfect the organization of | the 125,000 men that have been cull\fd‘ into service. Try as he will to pnu! ven{ politics entering the question, he bers of his party who are not only ask- ing, but demanding appointments. He | has the greatest amount of patronage | | which has fallen to any President since | the war. | In connection with the volunteer | army alone he will have the appuinl-i ment of twelve major-generals and | thirty-four brigadier-genera with | their staffs, which aggregate twenty- | one lieutenant-colonels, 100 majors, 147 | ants, making a grand total of 384 of- ficers. Of these six major-generals and fifteen brigadier-generals will be | appointed probably on Monday. The President will appoint all of these 384 officers, but the recommendations of the general officers will in most case prevail when it comes to the selection General Grenville M. Dodge to-day declined the position of major-general of volunteers which President McKin- ley had offered. seneral Dodge has been in this city since Tuesday and has had many conferences with representa- tives of the army and War Depar ment, who have tried without succe: to prevail upon him to accept the com mand of the first volunteer corps. Gen- eral Dodge was greatly complimented at the honor offered him, but said he was too old to take the field again. He will abide by his decision unless the war becomes more severe or lasting than is now expected. Other candidates for the high mili- tary positions at the disposal of the President are presented by influential men each day. Generals Wheeler and Lee are about equally well indorsed for the command of the army corps to be formed from the Southern quotas. The selection may, however, be a little | influenced by the political status of the two candidates. The Southern Demo- crats seem to prefer General Wheeler on the ground of his free silver affilia- tions, The name of General James Wilson is now the only one in the list of promi- nent Northern generais who remains of the general officers which the Presi- dent had at first intended to select. General Wheeler and General Wilson were opposed to each other through the rebellion as leaders of the Northern and Southern cavalry forces in the Gulf States, and it would be an inter- esting incident if after thirty years they should command adjacent corps in the army of the Union. General Wilson’s selection is consid- ered here as practically certain. He is one of the youngest of the prominent war generals now living, having been | graduated at West Point in the class | of 1860. General Wilson had every rank in the army, from second lieutenant to major general of volunteers, and cul- minated his career as a dashing cav- alry leader by the capture at the close of the war of the Confederate Presi- dent, Jefferson Davis. Brigadier-General Willlam R. Shaf- ter, who will command the first expedi- tion which is sent to Cuba, and which will be entirely composed of regulars, | will upon his return receive the rank and command of major-general of vol- unteers. General Shafter has a dis- tinguished war record, and served on the frontier for twenty-five years as commander of his regiment. Many applications have been made to the War Department by Governors of States for permission to appoint a number of junior line officers of the regular army to higher commands in the volunteers. There also have been received from Governors a number of indorsements for officers of the grades of colonel and lieutenant-colonel in the | regular establishment for the rank of | general officers of the provisional | forces. Coloncl Lawton will be selected by the President to fill the highest po- sition with the Indiana quota, and Ma- jor Garington will be appointed-briga- dier-general and accredited to South Carolina. The most prominent and cap. able officers of the present Nationa Guard will be called upon to fill some of the higher commands. The officers most generally recom- mended for general officers among the | militia are Generals Snowden and Go- | bin of Pennsylvania, who have re ceived the almost unanimous indorse- | ment of their State, and General Roe and Coloner Francis V. Greene of New | York. the latter as a West Point gradu- | ate and the former regular, being very | prominently favored at the War De- | partment. | Colonel Otis of California will prob- ably command the troops left on the Pacific Coast, with the rank of brig- adier general of volunteers. Colonel Garretson of Cleveland and General J. ‘Warren Keifer are slated for high posi- tions with Ohio’s representation. The latter is a warm personal friend of the ord, and is mentioned among the po! bilities for command of a _division. | ‘Webb Hayes, a son of former President Hayes, was to-day appointed major of Ohio cavalry. The lieutenant-colonelcy | of the regiment has been given to Cap- tain' Day of the regular army. Killed by a Train. VALLEJO, April 20.—Mrs. Cooley, wife of an employe of the sugar refinery, while crossing the railroad track to-day, was knocked down and instantly killed by the Oregon express. The engine threw her a distance of thirty feet, breaking her neck and limbs. AT The Charges Against Hanna. WASHINGTON, April 29.—The charges The fac-simile signature of ot T is on every wrapper of CASTORIA. | cal attention. | a place where others have received like M. A. Hanna in connection to the United States : Senate of Ohio have V. sident, and re the Sénate sumed the documents Committee on been will probat on Monday will be referred to Privileges and Elec SAFE ARRIVAL OF THE TROOP SHIP PANTHER. KEY WEST, April 29.—The chief in- cident of the day was the safe arriv of the troop ship Panther with nearly 700 marines on boa The Fern arriv ed from Tampa with ammunition for the fleet, and the Annapolis returned after a brief absence. Where she has been is not known, except to the au- thorities and those aboard. A statement made by Lieutenant McKinley, in charge of the harbor de- fenses, that Key West will be practic- ally closed to vessels between the hours of 8 p. m. and 4 a. m., beginning to-morrow night. The Mascotte arrived here this after- noon, bringing Miss Clara Barton and a corps of red cross workers. The | party did not come ashore, but were taken down stream to the ship State of Te: , which has been awaiting their arrival. The State of Texas has on board about 1400 tons of provisions, clothing and medicines. She will await instructions from Wash- ington before proceeding to Cuba. EREr Bark Aureola Disabled. SANTA CRUZ, April 20.—The large bark Aureola, from a Southern port and laden red cross with lumber, drifted into the bay this afternoon d bled and unable to make San Francisco. A tug was telephoned for and will come down from San Fran- cisco to tow the bark to that city. TES] YOk VERT VERY YOUNG OR MIDDLE. E aged man who fairly thinks him- self to be in a neurotic condition should make the true nerve test. This is done by concentrating the mind on a given object for an ordinary length of time. If you find gloomy, melancholy thoughts stealing over you it is treatment you need and the kind of treatment that will restore you to vigorous strength. Weakness comes upon men in a variety of ways. Most frequently weakness comes on a_man through his early errors. If these er- rors are stopped in time and the young man pays good attention to the laws of health no bad effects result; but if these vicious habits are continued and other bad habits contracted the indi- vidual comes to the point where he must get medical aid or become an ex- hausted, burnt-out old man. Prema- ture decay is the sad condition of many men to-day. Now you know the rea- son or the cause; what will you do? Your own sense suggests proper medi- ‘Where to get it? From ttention. Where is that place? Ans- wer, the Hudson Medical Institute. This Institute is celebrated for its Hud- yan treatment. If you get the Hud- van treatment you get well. Hudyam cures Spermatorrhoea and Nervous De- bility. 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