The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 4, 1898, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1898. THE GENERALS TO COMMAND VOL The President Decides on| Four Major and Eight | Brigadier Names That Will Be Sent Up to| the Senate for Confirma- tion Not L To-Day. rashington | After due gpecial to the Herald says deliberation the President has decided to form innounce the appointment of four major generals and eight brig- adier ge The nominations are expected t ) the ate to-mor- | TOW. | The great naturally cen- | n of major gen- | n of | lected inia and nes H. Wilson of ral William J. Sew- y as representatives of | the Northern fo The list of b will be n » th taneously our m hajor ger Fourteenth Ludiow of General William ector Colonel department, of the in- nt. well to relinquish his seat in ate, which is one | zes in national tendered his dent at timation - with S was not until day that the concluded to accept the offer. personal interview with the and Secr eneral Sev formed his t a comn had been offered him and he hac cepted it Later in day General Wilson, ac- | 1 Gray of Dela- at the White House and | received from the President the an- | nouncement that his appointnent had | been decided upon ral Wilson s | a_fine specim 1 manhood, | and he looks e inen a soldier. He madé a favc e im ion upon all | who' met h the White House and at the W rtment, and his ap- pointmen al satisfaction The e and nted General 4 1d given and their friends, been egard pas the - of other candi- 2 rals’ i but for th the President has | determine t but four volun- e high-grade posi- | e he should deem the number he ly of military | upen. ost conspicuous names consid tion major-general’s | :nator But- | al Butler and skill- | in the Con- | ugh he s | one of the best-pre- | public life to-day. His | :nted to the President by al and partisan enemy Senator T As soon as it was known that the name of General But- ler had bes 1 t all the leading members.cf the Senate, Republieans and Democrats alike, | with whom CGeneral Butler had served | his three in the ate, united in the requ to the P ent for his appointment It is quite an unusual | thing for Senators of all factions and parties to come together when an im- | portant appointment is at stake. | iew with | Alger to- that while he ap- preciated the compliment ten- | dered him by his Senatorial friends he | did not wish the President to be influ- s behalf by their recommen- | He added that he ready | apd willing to serve his country in any capacity and any position to which he | might be assigned, and expressed the hope that the President would not con- sider him as a seeker for military or sivic honots.. | I learn to-night that the President | has determined to commission all of the | present brigadi s in the regu- | lar army jor-generals in the vol- unteer army, and that their nomina- | tions for increased rank will probably tler had Se Gene I the Presids day and assur go to the Senate to- ow, with the | other four major-gen and eight | brigadier-generals decided upon early in the day | The six brigadier-generals of the| regular army who will thus receive | major-general commissfons are Gen- | arals Elwell S. Otis, J. J. Coppinger, William R. Shafter, Willlam R. Gra- ham, James F. Wade and Henry C. | Merriam. | General James H. Wilson is a gradu-, ate of West Polnt Military Academy, | | { ind was one of the best known of cav- ury generals in the Unlon army, He | was born in Southern Illinois in 1840, :ntered West Point as a cadet in 1856 aind was graduated fifth in his class in 860. At the outbredk of the civil war | 1e was brevet second lieutenant of en- N N e ADVERTISEMENTS. Pears’ What virtue there is in bare cleanliness! Pears’ soap does nothing but cleanse, it has no medi- cal properties; but it brings ‘the color of health, and ihealth itself. Give it time. | Grant | mington, Del. | great Confederate leader, | when 16 ve: T during the Civil War and one of the | H to go to work to heip the South | since as he was to the other flag while | the war lasted. General Wheeler was | one of the Confederacy’s most dar:xlu: he der at Appomattox. He has been as | cavalry leaders, and it is one of queer things brought about by time | that he should now be appointed major general of United States volunteers on | loyal to the stars and stripes ever | e awme day that a like honor is cen- | Progress of the Mustering i J [ | ferred upon General James H. Wilson, | |against whom he fought more than | of the Army of Vol- | once during the Civil War. | General William J. Sewell is an| unteers. Irishman by birth, and came to Amer- | ica when only 11 vears old. When the | Civil War broke out he was mustered | |into the United States service as cap- | tain of the Fifth New Jersey Volun- teers. He participated in all the en- gagements in which his regiment took | >wn to the battle of Spottsylva- Massachusetts and Arizona the First to Report Com- pletion. e May, 1864, In the battle of era S Chancellorsville General Mott was dis- abled by a severe wound and Sewell | | Official Attention Now Turned to took charge of a brigade. At a critical | point in the engagement he led it for- ward in a resistless charge and | achieved one of the most magnificent successes of the war. CHICKAMAUGA NATIONALPARK, Ga., May 3.—Considerable stir was cre- ated at the camp to-day over the an- houncement, received from semi-offi- cial sources from Washington, and | given out by Adjutant-General Sheri- dan, that the President had named the | following officers to be brigadiers tv | commana in the yoluntcer army, ::m yminations probably to be sent to the A o > e norront CalanelLAvioy Busk; | b S sves sl ve e s | Twenty-fifth Infantry; Colonel A. K. of the States to-day. Mobilization, Transportation and Subsistence. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, May 3. According to advices heretofore re- | cetved by Adjutant-General Corbin, the ater Than _ formality is accomplis | regular United States ed they become troops, avail- | ceived only Arizona. from Massachusetts and | this work at the various | cording to the size of the quotas. One regiment a day is consid- | ered very fair progress. The officials tions of mobilization, | and subsistence, and by the time the soldiers are ready to move these ques- | tions will have been settled. { Secretary Alger to-day directed that an amendment be made to the army regulations which will require that during the time of war all officers of they may be stationed. This change i e e o ineers and on June 10, 1861, was made second lieutenant and later lieutenant colonel. Colonel Wilson was conspicu- ous in the brilliant victories of General the vicinity of Chattanooga. He wa made a brigadier-general on | May 12, 1864. For brilliant services he breveted major-general on Octo- 4, and placed in command of ~avalry of the Army of the Cumber- land. General son was in command of the troop which captured Jefferson Dav His home is in Wil- B il N1 WY (A Gene Fitzhugh Lee comes of a stock famous in the history of the country. He is a grandson of General Henry Lee, the noted Light-Horse Harry,” of the Revolutiona @ nephew of General Robert E. Lee, the eneral Lee was born in November, and entered West Point Academy s of age. He was gradu- ated at the head of his class and ap- pointed second lieutenant of the fa- mous Second Cavalry. He was an In- fighter In Texas under Major Van , and once received a bad arrow wound. In the Civil War he wa -derate, and came out of the w. He been rnor of Vir: THE FOUR NEW BMAJOR GENERALS. Arnold, First Cavalr: Colonel Samuel was determined upon at a Cabinet General Joseph H. Wheeler, fami B. Young, Third Cavalry; Colonel Sam- | meeting to-day. Especially is this 13 wn to the country as “Fighting | uel M. Sumner, Sixth Cavalry; Colonel cha able in the offices of the J s & unique character, and one of | John C. Bates, Second Infantry; Col- vy Departments in this the most active men of his years in the onel Guy V. Henry. Tenth Cav where, during certain hours of. the country. He'was one of the bravest and Colonel A. R. Chaffee, Third ¥ a strict surveillance is kept of men who followed the Confederate flag | alry | those persons who enter the building. Jetties JA_J Reo Y P‘-Wt%-—sua- [ General Plan of the City of Manila and Its Suburbs, Showing the Old Walled Town or Citadel; Binondo, the Business Quarter and Seat of the Foreign Consulates; Quiapo and San Miguel, the Factory Sites; Santa Cruz and Sampaloc, the Better Residence Quarters, With the Forts, Magazine and Other Points of Interest on Both Sides of the River. : mustering of the soldiers of the volun- | fore questioning the Government the As soon as this| ‘nblt- for any service which the Presi-| much blood has been shed and how dent may call upon them to perform. much money expended, it will be neces- | Up to the close of office hours, however, | sary to establish the responsibility at- | reports on that subject had been re- | taching to the crown as well as to the | With the limited force in charge of | mark. rendezvous | called Senor Salmeron | points the mustering necessarily will | directed his attention to the articie of take from two days to ten or more, ac- | the constitution establishing States’ | are now giving their attention to ques- | transportation | the army and navy shall wear the uni- | form of their rank at the places where | | it ever were criminal to attack | attack and defense, but, he said, had | Would never have gone to war. | said he considered it preferable to give | passions.” | ment his unconditional support. BITTER WORDS IN THE CORTES Attacks Upon the Span- ish Dynasty and Ministry. The Reasons for the Defeat at Manila Demanded by Members. “Whoever Overthrows the Existing Regime Will Be a Patriot,” Says Salmeron. Special Dispatch to The Call. MADRID, May 4—The floors and galleries of the Cortes were crowded at | to-day’s sitting and some lively ‘scenes ensued. Senor Salmeron said that be- house ought to pay its tribute of ad- miration to the Spanish sailors at Cavite, adding: : | “When it has been ascertained how Attempt in t of the Bitterly Assailed Voted With th Bi Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, May ‘What prom d to be an uneventful | 3. least citizen.” Murmurs of protest followed this re- The president of the chamber to order, and | the in-| violability of the crown. Senor Salmeron continued, demand- ing information as to the situation in Manila Bay, and insisting that this question should be discussed after the Government had given its explana- | | | tions. He proceeded to criticize the | monarchical governments of the last half century, notably that of the| Restoration, declaring that they were responsibie for the situation. Senor Silvela interposed, “We are now threatened with an impotent dic- tatorship, inspired by the genius of the | disciples of Loyola,” a remark which provoked protests from the conserva- tive benches. Senor Salmeron renewed his demands | for an explanation ef the cause of the | reverse the fleet had sustained. Just at this moment General Weyler | entered the chamber and seated him- | self between the Republican and the Carlist groups. Salmeron continued, deploring the unpatriotic attitude of the conservatives, and attributed the | country’s ills to the “worn out regime under which he lives.” He concluded: | “We expend millions to maintain the monarchy, but have not enough to buy ironclads. Whoever will destroy the existing regime will be a great pat- riot.” Thig declaration was received with loud conservative protests. Senor Sagasta made a determined re- ply, which was loudly applauded by a large majority of the Chamber. He began by deploring the fact that the Spaniards were not united “In the pres- | ent circumstances, when the country is involved in a war forced upon it.” If the | fatherland, he said, it was surely more {80 now. [Eulogizing the men who had fallen in battle, he declared it impera- | tive that Spaniards should show them- selves energetic and he appealed to all parties to unite. He begged the Cham- | ber to adopt the necessary war credits. | _“I ask it,” he said, “in the name of the soldiers and in the name of the fatherland.” The republicans and Carlists greeted | Senor Sagasta with angry denuncia- | tions, shaking their fists and giving other marks of disapproval, while the republicans and monarchists exchanged | hot recriminations. But the debate | | itself fell short of expectations, Senor | Sagasta’s reservation of the desired ex- { planations depriving it of interest. The heads of all political sections agreed not to oppose any measures the Government required to conduct the war. The chief interest attached to the | speech of Senor Jose Canalejas, who | declared that he 1elonged to no politi- cal party and could speak with entire independence. The editor of El Heraldo severely criticized the unpreparedness of the Government. He said that he learned while on his visit to America and Cuba that the Americans meant war and were rapidly preparing for it, being per- fectly acquainted with Spain’s means of the Spanish Government not been so yielding and had it confronted the Yankees with a powerful army they | He Cuba independence than embark on a foreign war without preparation. An incident of the day was the spec- tacle of such strange companions as Senor Salmeron voting with Senor Mel- la, the Carlist, and Senor Romero y- Robledo, the Conservative. It caused one member to cry ironically: “Good company.” Senor Robledo retorted: “Good Span- ish company.” | It is believed the Government Intends | to close the parliament as soon as the budget is voted. Senor Gasett's pro- posal to vote a censure upon the Gov- ernment is likely to produce a warm | debate. The minority, though small, is | in possession of brains far above the average of the deputles. In the Senate Admiral Beranger, after an eloguent eulogy of the seamen who died at Manila, offered his services to the Government unconditionally. Senor Sanchez Toca violently pro- tested against the breach of interna- tional law involved in the capture of Spanish ships by the United States ‘warships before war had been declared, and characterized America’s conduct as amounting to piracy. Senor Capdepon, Minister of the In- terior, explained that a state of siege had been declared, “because certain elements had sought to turn the mis- fortunes of the coungry to their own advantage by trying to arouse political Marshal Campos offered the Govern- Monsignor Herreria, Cardinal Arch- bishop of Santiago de Compostela, said he spoke because he desired to “stir up the public mind against the cowardly Americans.” He declared that the Spanish nations were the victim of the power of gold.” Senor Gullon, Foreign Minister, thanked Monsignor Herreria for his pa- triotic speech. IMPORTANT MOVEMENT OF SAMPSON'S VESSELS. Embraces Concerted Action by the More Powerful Ships of the Squadron. Copyrighted, 1535, by James Gordon Bennett. KEY WEST, May 3.—An important naval movement believed to indicate a more decisive action than any yet taken by Admiral Sampson's flect, be- gan this afternoen. t calls for the concerted acticn of mos: of the mcre pcewerful warships and looks like busi- ness. 2 Regulations restricting the transmis- sion of information about the fleet's | ures. | proposition. P | without subs | cupation and uninteresting session of the House was thrown suddenly, after three hours of consideration of private bills, into a session of spirited speechmaking among Democratic members that savored at times much of acrimony. The storm was precipitated by Lewis (D.) of Washington, who referred in the course | of a speech to the recent vote of Cum- mings of New York in support of the war revenue bill, with its incorporated bond feature. He made reference to Cummings’ assertion that this period was a time for placing country above party, intimating that the New York member had served the Republican party and perhaps contributed to the satisfaction of unpatriotic monopolists and capitalists. | This brought an impassioned speech | in reply from Cummings, interspersed with some sarcastic comments that in- tensified the interest and called an out- pouring of members from the cloak | rooms. Clark (D.) of Missouri entered (hei lists and proceeded to criticize unre- servedly the six Democrats who had | voted for the revenue bill on its pa sage and questioned their Democrac Fitzgerald of Massachusetts and Mc- Aleer of Pennsylvania, two other Dem- | ocrats who voted for the bill, were | heard in defense of their votes and in refutation of the imputations of the Missouri member. Just before the re- | cess until the night session was taken the leader of the Democrats, Bailey of Texas, spoke briefly in deprecation of | the speeches of the Democratic mem- | bers as being subject to misconstruc- | tion indicative of more serious differ- ences within the party than really ex- isted. He reviewed the record to show that no appreciable ground for such construction existed. Lewis (D.) of Washington, recognized during the consideration of a private pen- sion, addressed the House, cautioning it against freely removing disabilities from | those who participated in the civil war, | and, proceeding, spoke generally in de- nunciation of men and corporations who | would seize upon the existence of war as | an opportunity to form trusts and use the extremity of the Government to se- cure_improper profits. Lewis cautioned the House against vielding too readily to the cry of patriotism as justification for the passage of so-called emergency meas- He declared patriotism was being not exist to force used where reason did unmeritorious propositions through the House. He referred to members who “speak magnificently and voted unhap- pily,” and begged the House not to for- get to look al to the fundamental | principles and justice underlying every | During his speech Lewis referred to the | statement of Cummings (D.) of New | i {lng of his vete on the rev- that now was a time to| above ty, and, contin- that Cummings was ready above the Democratic | 3 above the Republican party Cummings, replying, declared with | much force that he was, in the time of v's need, and at all times, an | American and a Democrat. 1 admire,” said the New York member, | good natured “the gentleman from | Washington. His raiment is spotless, his hirsute adornments are exquisite ‘and even his spats are effulgent. all In d lightful accord with the finish and bril- llance of his intellect.” Proceeding, he declared it was the duty of members intent upon asserting that | their Government's agents were corrupt in administration, first to produce their | evidence, lay it before the House and not rush to an indulgence in bald ertion ce of ba Slander o the Government, either by direct asser- tion or Insinuation, was too serious an oc. to be entered upon lightly, Speaking of his support of tne revenue measure embodying the bond provision Cummings said It was to authorize | the President to issue the bonds in the nature of a popular loan, rather than te | deny the express authority of the coun- | try In a war emergency with a bond is- | sue probably unavoidable, and subject to the absolute dictation "of a syndicate | later on. Lewls enue meas place countr uing, intimated to put country but not ur vowed ~any purpose to reflect seriou upon the patriotic mo- tives of the New York member. He said | that his references to him were only in- cldental and his _critic had _been directed _at the monooniles which the press had declared had already used, and expected to use. the war emergency as a sotirce of ynhol profit. Clark (D.) of fouri made quite a viclous attack upon ex-President Cleve- | land,-and denied that he was a Democrat. | Speaking _ of Cumming: speech, | Clark suid it was the most outrageous that had been made on the floor of the House. He characterized the votes of Mr. Cummings and other Democrats who voted for the bond bill as unpardonable. He said that they should be read out o ¢, He said Cleveland was nomi nated because the Democrats thought he was the only man who could be elected. Addressing the Republican side he said that they talked of the war as a Repub n war. This he denied. ‘We took you by the scruff of the neck and dragged vou into it,”” he said. “It's | he said, had a right tc | claim the war, together with the Popu- lists and_Silver publicans, are with the Democrals in almost everything. Mr. Clark made a patriotic referénce to | Commodore Dewey. Cummings, respo he reciprocated fuil The Democrat: nding to Clark, 1 all the “kind" things said concerning him by the gentleman from Missouri. Continuing, he briefly | pointed out in a pointed aneccdote that the Missourian was himself responsibie for Missouri having advocated the last nomination of Mr. Cleveland, Fitzgerald (D.) of Massachusetts said | he was one of the six Democrats whom | the Missouri member had assumed to read out of thé Democratic party. The revenue bill was in some pardeulars not strictly in line with Democratic principles, but he had voted for it as an emergenc) measure necessary in this critical period and he had supported it just as the mem- ber from Missouri and ail Democrats had supported the $50,000,000 defense bill, which | was not technically Democratic. | McAleer (D.) of Penn: ia, one of | the six members of his party who sup- ported the revenue bill, declared himselt rever more satisfied with a vote than he | was with the one cast in support of the bill, the immediate passage of which he | considered the country’s need demanded. | He denied the right of any man who ad- niitted himself to be a Democrat exactly in accord with the Populists to question | his Democracy. i movements preveat being more ex- plicit. § members’ patriotism, the merits of the Cochrane (D.) of Missouri thought in | the exuberance of the discussion of thel DEMOCRATS ATTACKED BY DEMOCRATS he House to - Read Six Members Out Party. Because They e Republicans on the War Revenue 1. en, and pro- ev ad been forgott revenue bill had be: n, and pro; ceeded to discuss the bill passed the House. He denied that any necessity for a bond issue would exist. He said the war could be prosecuted for 300, and he believed the Americ could crush Spain be- fore th When Cochrane concluded, Bailey (D.) " recognized. He regretted, peeches of the afternoon as v to be misconstrued. There has been a tendency, if not an effort, to magnify t in the Democratic ranks. The showed that upon all votes up to the last upon the revenue bill, al} Democrats had voted together, and whem final vote, trying to all, came, but or six Democrats, accustomed to 1 togethe 1 regretfully. but con- scientiously voted for the bill and against the other Democrats. TORPEDO-BOAT ROWAN TESTED BY BUILDERS. Indications That It Will Exceed the Required Speed of Twenty-Six Knots an Hour. 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