The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 5, 1898, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1898. SPANISH PRIZE TO BE CAPTURED OFF BARBADOES Several of Sampson’s Vessels Are Sent to Take the Trans- port Ship Alfonso XIII. ® NEW YORK, May 4—A Washington special to the Herald says: © [O] sport ship, the Alfonso XIII, conveying to Havana 1100 sol- ©® @ rge quantity of supplies and nearly a half-million dollars, © ® be a prize of United States men-of-war. This is the con- © ® t prediction of officials of thé Navy Department, and is based upon © ® instructions given to-day to Rear-Admiral Sampson, commander-in- © ® chief of the North Atlantic squadron, informing him of the arrival of © ® the ¥'s transport at Barbadoes and directing him to take imme- © ps to effect her capture. In purs wce of these instructions, it is believed, Rear-Admiral ® Sampson h spatched several vessels to Barbadoes to lie outside the ® three-mile limit and await the departure of the Spanish steamer. The TRADE WITH PHILIPPINES Consul Williams Reports onthe Growing Exports of the Islands. United States Receives More Than All Other Nations Combined. Belng on the Flagship Olympia the Consul May Soon Send Informa- tion to State Department. Special Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, May 4. ient, whose flag flies over Barbadoes, will limit the length of stay of the Alfonso XIII in the harbor to forty-eight hours, by which time American men-of-war will be cruising of those islands. Sampson in regard to ire of the Alfo: XIII, instructions were given to the Amer- | The understandir, at the State De- partment is that Cousul Oscar F. Wil- liams, our representative at Manila 1til the recent war beean, IS now abdard the flagship Olympia in Manila harlyor, having accompanied Dewey BLANCO IS ON THE POINT OF LEAVING HAVANA Begins to Realize That the Span- iards Cannot Hold the City Against the Americans. Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. KEY WEST, May 4—The Spanish mail found on the captured steamer Argonauta has, after inspection by the military authorities, been forwarded to Washington. Captain-General Blanco is in desper- ate straits. He Is already thinking of abandoning Havana and the entire eastern part of Cuba, apparently realizing that it will soon be- come untenable. When he appears on the streets Blanco wears his most brilliant uniform and maintains a bold front, but he knows the ground is crumbling beneath his feet. The rich people in Havana are leaving the city whenever they can, but they are compelled to pay a heavy indemnity for the privilege. This preference makes the common people angry and riots are sup- pressed with difficulty. One captured letter from a high officlal in the autonomist Gov- ernment says the ports of Matanzas and Cardenas have been closed and mined. Governor Vasello of Puerto Principe province is constructing has- tily a telegraph line between Havana and Puerto Principe, to be used If the goods you buy from us are in (CIOXOJOYOXOCROXOXOIO} 1 in Barbadoes to report to the Department of State the | from Hongkong, so that advices may for military purposes. 1e departure of the Spanish vessel, and it is expected that he will make every effort to obtain information as to whither she is ® bound. In naval circles it is belleved the Alfomso XIIT has gone into Bar- badoes for coal. Great Britain will permit the vessel to take on board ® sv al to enable her to reach her nearest home port, which, in ® this case, is San Juan, Porto Rico. ® | O] The Alfonso XIII is an auxillary cruiser and is armed with five @ | 6-inch Honoria gun aval officers say, however, they have no doubt © that, when under the guns of an American protected cruiser, she un- ® ® doubtedly could be made to surrender without much difficulty. ® i 5 ® | (O] [OJOJOXOROJOXCIOROJOROROJCRCIOOJOROROXOROROROX OXOJOROXOXOKOH| S RECEIVED ~ /INDORSED BY WITHT CHEERS, THE BISHOPS | News of the Promotion OfiMethodistEpiscopa]Lead- Army Officers Very ers Uphold President Agreeable. McKinley’s Course. iclent col Confidence Expressed in the Wisdom and Ability of the Chief Executive. Boys in Blue Greatly Pleased by Advancement of Gen- erals and Colgnels. Graham, Coppinger, Snyder and Hawkins Receive an Ovation Thanks Rendered for the Vic- | From the Regulars. | tory at Manila. | Epectal Dispatch to The Call. | Special Dispatch to The Call. ALBION, Mich., May 4—The bishops y m of the Methodist Episcopal Church news of his | who are holding the board’s semi-an-| During the | nual session in Albion sent the follow- ngratulated by the | ing resolutions to President McKinley: nt and mMany | Whereas, Our nation is engaged In a | general will be | war for the rescue of the victims of the Spanish oppression and cruelty in Cuba, | 4.—General Ga., ATLANTA, Th e limit in about five and for the vindication of our national i d honor; May 4.—News of the s, Our \dier General Cop- but and W and pati avoid an s in sought and where; to | ral and Colonel | jn the st i upon us the Go el Hawkins of the |ernment unsurpassed Twentieth to be briga. | Patriotism and vigor; therefore Resolved, That w omed with shouts in |of the Methodist E Church, in our on. General Coppin- | regular semi-an: session asse: rs_modestly, saying | express our confidence in the but that his pleas- | ability and exalted character of Pres nothing like that | McKinley, and assure him of the sym- at his able officers, | Pathy, support and prayers of our people 3 ooty eve ere. s, ceived de- | "'p i olved, That we render most hearty TS PreS- | thanks to God for the victory he has hands with | youchsafed to o anila and that we congratt upon this ) the magnificent achievement. s re- ud and frequent. | pr the band of the front of Snyder’s n. He made a thanking them nd their manifes- wing th: and Hawki promotion Bowman, Andrews, Foss, | inde, Mallalieu, Fowler, Vin- cent, Joyce, McCabe, Hartsell and Fitz- gerald are in attendance. MONTGOMERY, Ala., May 4.—The Pop- ulist State convention to-day nominated | a full State ticket with G. B. Deans for | ! Governor. [ | Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. arrying age of a French- NEW GENERALS IN DECIDEDLY WARLIKE MOOD | Sewell Would Send Troops to Cuba at Once and Destroy Spain’s Navy Immediately. ® IW YORK, May 4—The Washington correspor ‘ent of the Herald 5 ys: In _lecting his major-generals of volunteers President McKin- 9 ley has taken one i-an from each house of Congress. Senator %.illiam ® awell of New Jerzey was a gallant officer of volunteers on the 9 Northern side during the Civil War. Representative Joseph Wheeler O Alabama, who resigned from the regular army to enter the Confed- 9 \te service, became a distinguished cavalry leader of the South. Both ® are now ready to fight for the reunited countr- in any position to ® which they may be assigned. “I think the way t. end the war and end it speedily,” General Sewell 1 to me, “is to send at once some 15,000 or 20,000 troops to Cuba. They could be landed and could carry arms for the insurgents. | They could be protected by the ships until they had fortified their | base of operations; then I am certain they would be able to, protect themselves with the assistance of insurgents from Spanish assaults. I think the troops ought to go at once because a month from ncw the health conditions will be more serious than they zre at present, but if our troops should be entrenched unon a hill there would be little danger Loy.al Support Promised and Hearty | | With Deans for Governor. ; come from him to the State Depart- ment as well as from Commodore Dewey to the Navy Department. A mall report from Consul Willlams reached the State Department recently under the date of Manila; February 28 last. It gives a full description of the Philippine Islands, their resources, growth of American trade, etc., and | will be incorporated » the next volume issued by the bureau of statistics of the State Department. In this report Mr. Willlams states that twenty-two consulates, represent- ing the leading commercial countries of the world, are established at Manila. He adds the surprising statement, “The volume of the expor* trade com- ing under my officlal supervision equals that of my twenty-one consular colleagues combined.” He the: shows in detail how the trade of the Philip- pines with the United States exceeds that of all other countries combined and Is growing at a rapid rate. AS indicating the extent of this trade he sa. o-day I have authenticated in- voices for export to the United States amounting to $138,066.” He says the | exports of this country a-erage $1,000,- 000 a month. The report states that 216,000 bales=of hemp were exported during the last three months. Of these 138,782 went to the United States and 77,000 to Great Britain and other countries. Mr. Williams shows from this that the United States ™ 'd 64 per | cent of the trade from tke Philippines | as against 36 per cent for Great Britain and other countries. He said that last yvear the in.rease of shipments to the | United States was 133.000 bales and the decrease of Great Britain 22,000 bales. He adds: *“Of the increase of ship- ments from the Philippines those tothe United States were 54 * er cent greater than to all other countries combined.” | He also gives detalls of the large | shipments of sugar, cigers. tobacco, | hides, shells, indizo and coffee. In the item of sugar, which is second in im- portance, the sh'nments to the United States were pler cent of the total to all points. MALICE OF Outrageous Attack of a Malaga Mob Upon an English Yacht. Wilkinson’s Lady of Clemiel Stoned by Howling Castil- ians and Cast Adrift. Complaint Has Been Made and Great Britain May Call the Madrid Government. Down GIBRALTAR, May 4.—I drew atten- tion two days ago to the anti-English sentiment shown in Spain. The British | yacht Lady of Clemiel, owner Mr. Wilk- inson, arrived here this morning, hav- ing received outrageous treatment in the harbor of Malaga, the same place whence Mr. Batleman, United States Consul, wrote a few weeks ago to Gen- eral Woodford in Madrid: *I am writ- ing to you in my private house, be- cause there is too much ventilation in the Consular office.” The reason was that the people had broken all the win- dows of the Consulate. ‘When 1 stepped aboard the yacht the first thing I noticed was a lot of stones, such as are used in mending roads, and bits of tiles, lying on the after deck. The plate glass window in the captain’s deck cabin was smashed, leaving a big round hole, throuygh which a stone had been hurled. There were also innumerable indentations in the deck and wood work aft, showing the force with which the stones were hurled. Here is an account of the inci- dent as related by one aboard: “It was half-past 10 last evening when nearly every one turned in. We had not intended leaving port till early this morning, when we heard a great noise on the wharf to which we were fastened with a line, having an anchor out forward. Then came a volley of stones rattling on the deck. The engin- eer, coming to the head of the stern companion way, was wounded on the hand by a stone, and in less than no time the crowd, which must have num- bered some 200, cut the stern line. ~ “We rang the bell and sounded the siren in the hope of attracting the at- tention of the authorities, but no one Seeing no help for us, ® from'yellow fe If they were sent immediately also they would e stralght out 'of port The ® have time to become acclimated.” % crowd then made its way to an English ® “Would -ou have 10,000 immunes and 5000 regulars?” I asked. merchantman, one of the Wilson line, @ “No,” was the positive reply. “I would have them all regulars. The 1 think, and began to attack it. ® immunes cannot be mustered in, organized, clothed and equipped for “Tt is impossible that we could have some time. They are in no way available for the present service, and it is immediate action that in my judgment is required. The regu- ® lars are ready to move at a moment’s notice.” O “And Adr iral Sampson’s fleet?” “The fleet could go out and meet the Spanish squadron. The de- struction of Spain’s navy is absolutely necessary. We ought to wipe her flag off the sea After that peace will be in sight.” General Wheeler was very busy to-day accepting congratulations {ofojooojofoloXololofoloJololaoJofoJoJOIOIOXeR ool OO ToYoYoJOJoToYOJOToYoXO) @7 of his Congressional and other friends upon his appointment to be/ ® major-general of volunteers, When he entered the room of the Com- ® mittee on Ways and Means, which committee was in session this morn- ® ing, he was greeted with hearty applause. ® “Are you all ready to go to the Philippines, general?” asked Chair- ® man Dingley. ® “Yes,” replied General Wheeler, “but I would much rather go to (&)) Cuba. I could get there quicker.” @ QOQ‘@@@@QQ@Q@QQGQ@@_;@,’MQ@’@_@‘Q,@,@QQ‘S@QQ' been mistaken for Americans, because we had both the ensign and burgee fly- ‘| ing. We had done absolutely nothing which could have given offense to the people.” Mr. Wilkinson was highly Indignant at the insult and made complaint in the proper quarter. L Sentiment of Don Carlos. LONDON, May b.—According to a dispatch to the Daily Mail from Brus- sels, Don Carlos, in the course of an interview, has declared that he would not provoke a revolutionary movement in Spain, but, on the contrary, would prevent, if need be, any Carlist agita- tion while the war continues. — ————— Advances made on furniture and o9 Witheut. recoval. J. Neomsn, 1611-44881 with United States troops. ons of Havana. houses. All the stores in the tow: carried into the mountains. [oXoJOXOXOXOXOROXOROIOJOJOYOROXOJ OO} [CXOXOJOJOJOJCJOLOXOLOJOXOIOLOXOICYOXCXOJOJOXOXOXOXOXOIO} General Marcos Garcla of Santa Clara and Masso Pana, are organizing guerrilla bands to be utilized against the These bands are to be recruited from the pris- General Blanco is pardoning all offenders who will enlist In this semi-barbaric warfare. The insurgents are unusually active. town of Alfonso, drove in the Spanish garrison and burned several the Cuban traitor, Last week they attacked the n were sacked and their contents [OXOJOJOXHOOJOOIOFOXOIOJOXOJOX OO OYOJOFoYOYO XOJoXOYOoXO) [ofoJoXoJoJooJoJoJoJoJoloJoRoXoXo}) MONEY FOR RED CROSS Blanco Gives Some of the Funds Collected for War Purposes. The Remainder Is Allotted for | Buying Provisions for the Army. One Havana Paper Draws a Parallel Between the Taking of Hawaii and Cuba. Copyrighted, 18%, by James Gordon Bennett. GETTING READY FOR INVASION Plans Being Completed at Tampa for Field Service. Arrangements Also Made for Landing a Large Force of Native Cubans. The First Infantry Regiment Is Put Through the Emergency En- trenchment Drill. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. HAVANA, May 4—Captain-General Blanco has employed $140,000, collected in the last eighteen months for war purposes, by giving $7000 to the Red Cross _institution and the remainder for provisions for the army. The sugar crop was finished in Ma- tanzas provinces on ..oril 28. Three hundred and eighty-eight bags and forty-eight hogsheads were received in | Matanzas to-day, the total re- celved being 503,460 bags. In Cardenas 658 bags were received on April 27 and 128 bags on April 28, and thirty-five bags were received on the following day. Up to date the total amount re- ceived In the latter city is 500,351 bags. El Diario de la Marina this morning printed abstracts from articles pub- lisHed in El Pais, subscribed by L. V. Abad, about annexation to the United States of the islands of Hawali, be- cause the newspaper understands this case is analogous to the process that Americans will prosecute with Cuban affairs in order to snatch this island from Spain. El Diario de la Marina states that since Captain Cook found the islands in a savage condition Eng- land made her humanitarian and civil- ized influence felt without trying to take possession of them, by placing the islands in condition to keep their inde- pendence by means of liberal instruc- tiens, with all advantages of self-gov- ernment. The American colony, on the other hand, since the moment that trade in those islands was established, did not cease working to take posses- sion of them. The United States wants the islands for their ships touching there as a coaling statio: Case of Smallpox in Camp. MOBILE, Ala., May 4—A case of smallpox developed at the camp of the State volunteers to-day. The victim, William Eckford, is a railroad man. His tent and effects have been moved to the lawn in front of the county.pest- house and all his company have been isolated a great distance from the main TAMPA, Fla., May 4.—It a-pears to be an almost settled belief among | army officers here that no movement of United States troops toward Cuba will take place until after the meeting of the Spanish fleet with Rear Admiral Sampson’s squadron, which is now be- lieved to be inevitable. Nevertheless, everything possible is being done to put the United States troops in readiness for immediate shipment. Plans for division hospitals and the allotment of surgeons were practically completed to-day. The First Infantry, one of the regi.:ents which will be landed in Cuba was put through the | emergency entrenchment drill, throw- |ing up entrenchments with tin cups, | skillets, tin pav.s or whatever was con- | venient, and long practice marches in | heavv marchin~ order were given other | regiments. | . Preparations for the landing of a }large force of native Cubans at some | point in Cuba within reach of General | Gomez’ army are beine pushed as fast | as possible. How large a force it will | be is uncertain. The Cuban recruiting | offices that have been opened here are | fairly overwhelmed with applicants for | enlistment, and it is very probable that | close to 1500 men will be armed and | ready for service under the banners of Gomez before the end of the week. | Most of the Cubans who are now in the ‘West Tampa camp have already had | considerable military training. Their number is being constantly increased by arrivals from New York, Jackson- | ville and other recruiting points. Two or three TUnited States naval | officers thoroughly familiar with the | Cuban coast are now in Tampa for the | purpose of escorting the Cuban expedi- tion to Cuba and will remain with it until the junction with Gomez is ef- fected. Fell Dead at a Fire. SACRAMENTO, May 4—The barn of James A, Clark, a dairyman whose place is a short distance from the city, caught | fire to-night. While Clark was assisting in getting out his horses he was_over- come by excitement and fell dead. He was camp. nearly 70 years of age. CALIFORNIAN TO COMMAND d BRIGADE Many Candidates for a Position to Be Given to a Man From This State. WASHINGTON May 4,—Senator Perkins sald to-night that the appointment of Colonel Thomas M. Anderson of the Fourteenth Infan- try to be a brigadier-general did not preclude the appointment of some Californian to a brigadiership, as there were yet to be appointed about eighteen or twenty brigadiers from civil life. It is understood, how- ever, that political considerations will not influence the President in making his selections, but they will be appointed upon merit. Senator Perkins has submitted for the President’s consideration the following list of Californians who are candidates: J. S. Gage, San Jose; Evan Davis, Orange; Theo Reichert, San Francisco; Brigadier- General Muller, Fresno; Colonel George Stone, San Francisco; Major H. T. Matthews, Santa Ana; General S. W. Backus, San Francisco; Gen- eral Lionel A. Sheldon, Los Angeles; Hon. Lyman Bridges, Sap Fran- cisco; Captain J. C. Currier, San Francisco; Colonel A. D. Cutler, San Francisco; Julian L. Waller, San Francisco; General James Coey, San Francisco; General J. H. Dickinson, San Francisco; Colonel Pa:: Henshaw, Chico; General W. H. H. Hart, San Francisco; General E. S. Salomon. These names were presented to Senator Perkins by friends of the various aspirants. 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