The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 2, 1898, Page 3

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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MAY 2, 1898. [ COMMANDER ASA WALKER. CONCORK 'l i i ! i COMMODORE BEORGE DEWEY, {2 CARTAIN 2J.B.COGHLAN. \___ RALEIGH { A GROUP OF THE HEROES OF THE BATITLE IN MANIIL.LA BAY. "WATCH THE SPIES OF SPAIN Treachery That Caused Vigilance of Detectives to Be Doubled. Recent Explosions in Powder= Mills the Work of Some Per- sons Connected With the Madrid Government. 00d to be re- explosions of New the underst California and reports made to :nt the strongest ial evidence to this 1t the authorities of Government to who Spanish of the 1y live for:some time have now ance. Secret ser- of the country are ing the nish emis- explosions of the arious parts of the s understood to be connected < 'The T red in the California:Powder Mills, situated near the town.of Santa Cruz, Cal. The depdrtment has also strong sus- picion truction of the mills ew due to emissaries est watch'is now be- ates navy- one, . unless identified as ctly reliabie and having a from the - superintendent, is al- 1 to enter the yard.- Even then the tor-is followed wherever he may go, d to make any sels or parts st defenses t spies is at that it-is now practically im- information to leak Every one is kept out of the forti- teations unless known to be there upon official busin and having necessary credentials. A.guard is constantly on watch for spi and all suspicious characters seen lurking around the for- tificatio are immediately arre and obliged- to prove their innocence in of -Spain. ing kept upén all United ards. being pe pass low vis and -is. not. perm: S0 BT 1 possible for ON Several instances have occurred in the vicinity of Washington where sus- | pected spies have been arrested. Dur- 1ng the past week two Spaniards were known to be attempting to gain infor- mation concerning mines in the Poto- mac. The authorities were soon aware of their intentions, and before they could get any information the neces- | sary steps were taken to get them out | of the country. The greatest precau- tion is being observed in guarding pub- lic buildings. At all hours the en- trances are closely watched and no one is permitted to go in a building unless | known. Secret service men are con- stantly upon watch on the exterior of buildings, in order to be sure that no one approaches with any high explo- sives. The President, while taking his datty walk, is always followed at a safe dis- tance t d of one man. Thi contrary to h shes, an .- enly out of regard for Mrs. McKinley's wishes. Not only are separate precautions taken to guard against the spies of Spain, but the Postoffice Department is also being extremely careful in regard to all mail addressed to Spaniards in this country. The department has been able to locate nearly all Spanish resi- dents still in the United States, and is keeping the closest watch upon their movements. In this way all communi- cation between spies has 1een stopped, | and the department has been able to locate many Sp:1iards attempting to gain information. The order recently issued in the War | Department prohibiting clerks from | giving information to representatives | of the press was principally due to a | that Spain had hirelings who claimed to he newspaper men. Owing to these precautions, and many others which Chief Wilkie has taken, | s now practically impossible for | pain to gain information concerning | the defenses of the United States. NCREA R AMERICAN NAYY NEW YORK, May 1.—The Herald’s Washington corréspondent sends the followin All'Washington is patriotic- ally- joyous-toznight .over the news of the:great naval engagenient off. the Phil- ippines.- T'he information; coming as it does: through' Spasish - sources, means, inion ‘of every one, a com- nmodore Dewey’s ey was inform- s battle with for.Com fleet. it Mck ed of Cominodore Dew the Spaniards off N 1 through the | atches..-In ipation of the vas a large t's friends at »-night. when sy Vive-President Secrefaries eneral Griggs, the Hanna;. Justice. McK Su- preme Courty Dr. Cha M. D?Dcw atid General *Fitzgerald of wew York, the arid Representative Cannon werc President’s guests in the war chamber. The. press dispatches giving the Span- ish version of the engagement were re- ceived with evident satisfaction -by the President and his friends, and Vice- President Hobart ventured the ren:mrk that “It would inspire the American roe; a3 Havasa with , | battle. additional cour-, i rejoiging ovsr the N8 ,age and make them anxious to dupli- cate Commodore Dewey’s achieve- | ments.” | The absence of any specific mention | of supposed casualties on the American | ships in the censored reports from Spain ! indicate that the damage to the Ameri- can ships could not have been very great. That was the impression of all the gentlemen who were with the Pres- ident to-night. | Attorney-General Griggs said he was | very much gratified with the report, | even if it does come from Spanish | sources, and he expressed the hope that | it would be even more gratifyin; when | we received the American version of the | He said it would probably take two | or three days to get the official reports "fmm Commodore Dewey, as he will be | obliged to send his report by way of the | nearest friendly port. Secretary Alger said that the Spanish | reports indicate a decided victory for | the American fleet, and the news will cause great rejoicing throughout the land. Senator Hanna is no longer a peace- at-any-price advocate, and he too joined evident success of STRENGTH OF THE FLEETS ENGAGED IN THE BATTLE WASHINGTON, May 1—The following are the two fleets engaged: dmiral George Dewey. AMERICAN—Rear A NAMB. Battery. Olympfa . Baltimore Raleigh Boston . Concord Petrel . Hugh McCulioch.. Nanchan . afiro The ana nine 3-pounders. A 3-pounder pounder: 2 6-pounders, pounde merican squadron’s armament aggregated ten S-inch, twenty-three 6-inch, twenty &-inch rapid-fire, Coghlan. Lamberton. Asa Walker. Wood. dgson. thirty-four 6-pounders SPANISH—Admiral Montijo. NAME. | Class. | Tons. |Speed. | Battery. Reina_ Cristina Castilla_ .... Don Antonio de U Don Juan de A Isla de Cuba. Isla de Luzon Marques del Duero Argos Manila Mindarac *Campania_tran The Spanish fleet carried eight 6.2-inch, Abbre B., gui Li 1 seven n b R. C., revenue cutter; T. B., transpo i seve i o e mmanding Officer. ptain L. Cadarzo. ain A. Martin de Oliva. Roblon. de la Concha. . Regalado. Barreto. Reboul. F. Escudero. utenant Commander R. Benaventa. leutenant Commander S. Morena de Guerra. mmander R. Cabeza zas. |Lieutenant Commander J. J. Ozamis. “aptain R. _eutena: uez Trujillo. Rodrig A. Barrera. -eight 6 and 3-pounders. FOLLOWING IS THE ROSTER OF AMERICAN VESSELS: Acting rear admiral, George Dewey, commander-in-chief; Lieutenant T. M. Brumby, flag lieutenant; Ensign H. H. Caldwell, secretary. Olympia. Calkins, V. S. Nelson, G. (flagship)—Captain, Charles V. Gridley; Jieutenant commander, S. C. Paine; S. Morgan, W. G. Miller and S. M. Strite; ensigns—M. M. Taylor, F. B. Upham, W. P. lieutenants—C. G. Scott and A. G. Kavanaugh; medical inspector, A. F. Price; passed assistant surgeon, J. T. Page; assistant sur- geon, C. P. Kindleberger; pay inspector, D. A. Smith; chief engineer, J. Entwistle; assistant engineers—E. H. Dela- ney and J. F. Marshal Jr.; chaplain, J. B. Frazier; captain of marines, W. P. Biddle; gunner, L. J. G. Kuhlwein; carpenter, W. MacDonald; acting boatswain, E. J. Norcott. United States ship Raleigh—Captain J. B. Coghlan; lieutenant commander, F. Singer; lieutenants—W. W. Winder, B. Tappan, H. Rodman, C. B. Morgan; ensigns—F. L. Chadwick, P. Babin; surgeon, E. H. Marstellar; as- sistant surgeon, D. N. Carpenter; passed assistant paymaster, S. R. Heap; chief engineer, F. H. Bailey; passed as- sistant engineer, A. gunner, G. D. Johnstone; acting carpenter, L. E. Kiley. United States ship Boston—Captain, B. P. Lamberton; lieutenant-commander, Halstead; assistant engineer, J. R. Brady; first lieutenant of marines, T. C. Treadwell; acting J. A. Norris; leutenants—J. Gibson, W. L. Howard; ensigns—S. S. Robinson, L. H. Everhart, J. S. Doddridge; surgeon, M. H. Crawford; assist- ant surgeon, R. S. Blakeman; paymaster, J. R. Martin; chief engineer, G. B. Ranso assistant engineer, L. F. James; first lieutenant of marines, R. McH. Dutton; gunner, J. S. Evans; carpenter, O. H. Helton. United States ship Baltimore—Captain, N. M. Dwyer; lieutenant-commander, G. Blocking; lieutenants — W. Braunersecuther, A. G. Winterhalter, F. W. Kellogg, J. M. Ellicott, C. S. Stanworth; ensigns—G. H. Hayward, M. J. McCormack; naval cadets— D. W. Wursbaugh, I Z. Wettensell, C. M. Tozer, T. A. Karney; passed assistant sur- geon, F. A. Hesler; assistant surgeon, R. K. Smith; pay inspector, E. Bellows; chief engineer, A. Kirby; assistant engineers—H. B. Price, H. 1. Cone; naval cadet (engineer), C. P. Burt; chaplain, T. S. K. Freeman; first lieutenant of marines, L. D. Williams; acting boatswain, H. R. Brayton; gunner, L. J. Connelly; carpenter, O. Bath. United States ship Concord—Commander, Asa Walker; lieutenant-commander, G. P. Colvocoress; licutenants— T. B. Howard, P. W. Hourigan; ensigns—L. A. Kiser, W. C. Davidson, W. V. Butler Jr., O. S. Knepver; passed assist- ant surgeon, R. G. Broderick; passed assistant paymaster, E. D. Ryan; chief engineer, Richard Inch; passed assist- ant engineer, H. V. Jones; assistant engineer, E. H. Dunn. United States ship Petrel—Commander, E. P. Wood; lieutenants—E. M. Hughes, B. A. Fiske, A. N. Wood, C. P. Plunkett; ensigns—G. L. Fermier, G. S. Montgomery; passed assistant surgeon, C. D. Brownell; assistant paymaster, G. G. Seibels; passed assistant engineer, R. T. Hall. Revenue cutter McCulloch—Capt: ain, D. B. Hodgson. the American fleet. Mr. Depew de* clared that the news, although from Spanish sources, is glorious and will send a thrill of joy to every American heart. In the absence of any official infor- mation on the subject the President re- frained from making public any state- ment to-night, but he undoubtedly joined in the spirit of rejoicing which prevailed among the guests. The con- ference at the White House terminated about half-past 10 o'clock, and it was understood that no additional light could be thrown upon the subject until an account of the conflict is received. It | is understood that Dr. Depew is here to urge the President to appoint Gen- eral Fitzgerald a brigadier general of volunteers. During his visit to the White House to-night he took occasion to discuss the matter with the President and Secretary Alger. Great excitement prevails among na- val officers. All consider that a deci- sive victory has been won by the Amer- ican flect. Assistant Secretary Roose- velt, when shown a copy of the dispatch | from Madrid, was much excited. He said: “This dispatch shows nothing but a complete and glorious victory for the American fleet. The Spaniards have surely been wiped out. This,” he said. “is the best news I have heard for a long time, as it means a great victory for American scamen, and will go down to history, as such.” Captain Crowninshield, chief of the Burean of Navigation, also has express- ed himself as greatly satisfied with the Madrid dispatch and agreed in every particular with Mr. Roosevelt in think- ing that the engagement was a complete victory for the United States fleet. He informed me that such word from Madrid could mean nothing but a vic- tory for Commodore Dewey. Commander’ F. W. Dickens, assistant chief of the Bureau of Navigation, was greatly pleased when I showed him a copy of the Madrid dispatch, and he said that every word shows that the United States vessels had covered them- selves with glory. When I called on Captain Dickens he was entertaining a large company of army and navy friends, who all joingd in praise for the victory won by the American fleet. | Commodore Dewey was the hero of | the hour. There is no doubt expressed | by any one in the navy that the engage- ment was a complete and glorious vic- tory for the American sailors. SPAIN MUST NOW GIVE UP THE FIGHT WASHINGTON, May 1.—Washington is rejoiced to-night. Not since the dark days of the great civil conflict have the people of this city been so profoundly moved by war news as they were this evening. The first battle of the Spanish-Amer- ican war has been fought and the vie- tory lies with Admiral Dewey’s squad- ron under the stars and stripes. That was enough to set the people of ‘Washington almost in a frenzy of en- thusiastic rejoicing. For days they, W common with the people throughout the country, have been waiting news | from the Philippines, as everything pointed to a battle at sanila that | might be a decisive conflict of the war. ‘When the news came indicating a great victory for the American squadron the enthusiasm of the people was let loose and the streets have rung with cheers throughout the night. The first news of the battle received in Washington came in a brief cable- gram to the Associated Press from Ma- drid about 8 o'clock this evening. As the night wore on, the cable continued to sing the news of victory for the squadron of Admiral Dewey, and the interest grew into tremendous excite- ment. Ordinarily Washington is the quietest of cities on Sunday, but as bulletin af- ter bulletin was posted in front of the newspaper offices, each successive one conveying information more gratifyice than its predecessors, the crowds in taes streets became uproarious. Good, as well as bad news, spreads rapidly, and by 10 o’clock the streets were crowded with people, all discussing the one ex- citing topic of the hour. Hundreds gathered in front of the bulletin boards &nd every scintilla of news—and it was all glorious—was received with enthu- slastic cheers. While victory had been expected, the news of it—coming, as it did, from Spanish sources—gave vent to the patriotism of the people, which has D been pent up for days. It was a spon- taneous outburst of patriotic feeling that scarcely know bounds. Ad- miral Dewey’s name was on every lip and his praises were sung in the re- joicings of the people. Thus far no official advices have been received by the Governmer‘ but the press dispatches were transmitted to the President and officials of the Ad- ministration as rapidly as they were received. Army and navy circles, after mani- festing throughout the day the great- est eagerness for news from the Philip- pines, received with great satisfaction the news of the victory. Their satis- faction at the Cefeat of the Spanish has been strengthened by the news coming from Madrid and they were unreserved in expressing their gratification upon the signal triumph of the American forces. At the Army and Navy Club, a large’| company was gathered and read and commented u, on the story of the en- gagements, as it was presented in the bulletins of the press. At the club, down town, at their rooms, and wher- ever seen, the officers were freely giv- ing vent to the pleasure they felt at the news and declaring the confidence which they had entertained throughout that the American ships, their officers and men would demonstrate their su- periority over the Spanish fleet in the Philippine waters. The absence of any statement of specific injury to the American vessels in the Madrid advices was construed as convincing indication that they had not suffered appreciable injury, and tais was especially pleasing to the naval students of the news. Not only was the preservation of the American ships and men considered in itself a happy outcome, but was com- mented upon as indicating clearly that Admiral Dewey and his associate of- ficers and men uader their command had discharged splendidly their several duties in directing and executing the fight. In this connection it was pointed out as little less than marvelous that the American squadron escaped without seyere injury, because, notwithstanding the disparity in the naval forces, the Spanish fleet, assisted by the shore bat- teries, should have been able to inflict severe damage. Its failure to doso was accountable onlv upon the hypothesis of perfect and swift work by the Amer- ican squadron. An opinion freely expressed to-night by naval officers is that the very de- cisive victory of Admiral Dewey’s fleet war without further naval battles of importance. The American fleet, it is suggested, is now supreme in the wa- ters of Spain’s Pacific possession and indications were strongly toward the slipping of the Thilippines from her | control. It was said that only by quickly yielding to our demands, in Cuba, could this loss possibly be averted. situation which promised naught save fleet had been demonstrated Pacific, and the same, it is con- tended, would be inevitable in the At- lantic in case the clash comes. From whatever point of view considered the policy of more fighting on the part of Spain promises nothing but more Span- ish misfortune. view must prevail Government and believes an end of the war on the basis of Cuban independ- ence is to follow scon, and that, too, without further notable opportunity for the American navy to prove its power and distinguish itself. It is to be not unlikely that the rep- resentations will indicate that, since Spain’s honor has been satisfied by a conflict, Spain can now yield to the in- evitable and accept the good offices of | the powers to bring about an adjust- | ment. In the dispatches from Madrid the statement was made that Admiral | Dewey effected a landing on the west | side of Manila Bay for the men of his | fleet who were wounded in the engage- | ments. | It was suggested in official circles | that this landing had a two-fold pur- pose. It was not only that the wounded might have the better care than they with the Spanish | will mean probably an early end to the | Spain, | it was argued, was confronted with a | disaster in case she elected to force | more fighting. The superiority of our | in the| Navy officers think this | could receive on ship board. in the face | | of other probable engagements, but also to carry out what was known to be Ad~ miral Dewey’s purpose to effect a junc- tion with the insurgents as soon as pos- sible. The insurgent forces practically surround Manila on both sides of the city, and with the intention of securing | control of Manila as soon as possible Admiral Dewey was to obtain a foot- ing on the island at the earliest practi- cable moment. As soon as the junction of the American and insurgent forces— the one on the sea and the other on the land—is effected a demand is likely to | be made for the surrender of the city, and, in the event of refusal, a com- bined attack would be made on it. The result of such attack, in the absence of a Spanish fleet and effective shore bate | teries, seems a foregone conclusion. No news of a definite character is given concerning the loss sustained by | Admiral Dewey’'s squadron, and it is scarcely likely, in the opinion of ex- perts of the navy, that authentic infor-! wmation will be received until Admiral Dewey has an opportunity to communi- | cate officially with the department. It ils regarded as probable that immedi~ ately after the engagements of to-day Admiral Dewey sent the revenue cutter, | McCulloch back to Hongkong with dis- patches and that the first information from him will come fronr that point. | The distance from Manila is a trifle over 600 miles and it will take the Me- Culloch about two days to make the, trip. Sieug o Rush Orders for Cartridges. PHILADELPHIA, May 1.—One hun=; dred additional hands will be added to- morrow to the force employéd at the Frankfort arsenal and the output of cartridges heredfter will be 100,000 daily. Rush orders-were received last evening and accompanying them were requisitions for large quantities of cartridges, time fuses, electric ‘primers | and shrapnel, to be forwarded by rail with all speed to Tampa and Key West, for the use of the trodps now- assems | bling at those plac For Boys. 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