The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 6, 1898, Page 1

The - _\'(')LE.\IE LXXXIII.—NO. . 157. SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1898. PRICE FIVE CENTS. TROOPS TO LAND IN CUBA TO-DAY, THE QUEEN READY TO LEAVE SPAIN —— CITY AND HARBOR OF SA N JUAN DE PORTO RICO. 'GOVERNMENT PREPARING AN EXPEDITION TO HELP DEWEY HOLD HIS PRIZE it Is Proposed to Take Six Thousand Men and| to Raise the Sunken Ships of Spain to Fight the Spanish. NEW YORK, May 5.—The Her-|©©©$ 66200666666 6%9|pose he will take along with him a ald’s Washington correspondent telegraphs: Active preparaticns were being made to-day by both | the War and Navy departments | for reinforcing Commodore Dewey at Manila, and sending out suffi- cient men and supplies to hold the | 5 islands and maintain order. Ifa report is received from the com- modore within the néxt few days the details of the expedition may depend largely upon his repre- sentations as to the situation. The War Department is preparing to send about 6000 men with camp supplies, field guns and horses for Addi- tional sailors and marines will also be sent to Commodore Dewey, and the Navy Department has directed Admiral Kirkland, at the Mare Isl- and Navy-yard, to provide pro- visions for 2000 men for three months. These provisions are for Commodore Dewey’s men and the sailors and marines who will be sent out with the expedition. As was stated in the Herald this morning the army authorities in California have been given full power to obtain the necessary transports for troops. 1 am in- pformed that bids for these trans- ports have already been presented /by several steamship companies on the Pacific Coast. E It has not been definitely decid- ) ed as to the exact time when this expedition will leave San Fran- cisco. The department will take no action until communications the cavalry and artillery, 2 PROBABLY A CANARD R e e e @ S BOSTON, May 5.—The Journal will publish the following to- morrow: ‘At a meeting of the Jlectric Club here to-night F. L. les, one of the members, read a private dispatch which he had just recelved from a friend of jis, who.is a telegraph operator at Singapore, saying: ‘Dewey’s vic- » tory confirmed. He is now mili- & tary Governor.’” @ voe LR X X 3 > have been received from the Asi- atic Squadron. Some time will aiso be consumed in organizing the army and obtaining for it such equipments as will be necessary. The enly convoy which will go with these transports will be the cruiser Charleston. This ship is now undergoing all necessary re- pairs, and to-day. Captain Glass was detached from the command of the Pensacola and ordered to command the Charleston. Several more of her officers were also or- dered to-day. The steamshlp City of Peking will be fitted out immediately at Mare Island as an immediate ma- chine ship and will go with the ex- pedition to Manila, Her crew will consist mainly of naval engineers and first-class machinists. She will have improved apparatus neces- sary to repair any damage which may have been done the ships in Commodore Dewey’s fleet. It is the ‘purpose of Naval Con- structor Capp, who will be in charge of the machinists on the .boat, to raise and put in perfect condition the disabled ships of the Spanish squadron. For this pur- ©0060000006000000000| large assortment of steel plates. The machinists in this expedition | will be taken nearly exclusively | from Mare Island Navy Yard and { will hence be perfectly familiar | with their proposed work. POLO DE BERNABE WILL NOW DEPART Owing to Public Sentiment and Diplo- | matic sepresentation He Is Re- called to Madrid. Copyrighted, 185, by James Gordon Bennett. TORONTO, Ontario, May 5.—Senor | Polo de Bernabe. formerly Minister to the United States, who leaves here to- morrow for Montreal, en route for Mad- rid, has been the cause of an interna- tional discussion, the outcome of which has been his departure from Canada at a’'much earller date than he at first in- | tended. Three days ago he received a Jong dispatch from Madrid requesting that as early as possible he should quit Canada. The dispatch intimated that Sir Julian Pauncefote had reported to Lord Salisbury that the United States Government had made no official or unofficial representation to him rela- tive to Senor Polo, but that public opin- ion, as represented by the press and many public men of broad views in the States, were excited over his stay in a friendly State at and on the borders of the Union by the former Minister, who was in a position to give valuable in- formation to Madrid. Lord Salisbury put_the matter before the at Madrid, with the result that Senor Polo will leave here to-merrow. He spent the day in preparation for his departure. DEWEY SAID T0 RS NEW YORK, May 6.—A spe to a morning paper from Lon Dewey has followed up. victory with a second. o are in control of the Philippin nila has been captured by ti can fleet. The Government i3 ing carried on by Commodore De ki This news reached London in a private dispatca from Hongkong. — How news reached there is not fi: it is possible that it came over on swift merchantman which was in the harbor during the engage and which set sail before D his dispatch-boat. N CONTROL. T0 BOMBARD THE PORTS OF CALIFORNIA Spain Will Send Ships to Drive Dewey From Manila. MADRID, May 5.—It is said that two ironclads, two cruisers and three transports are about to leave Cadiz to drive the Americans from Manila and then bombard Cali- fornia ports. The debate on the Government’s policy was resumed in the Cortes to-day, the sit- ting being mainly occu- pied with the continua- tion of Senor Romero y Robledo’s speech. He severely criticized the Government for its lack of foresight, and, after putting various ques- tions to members of the Cabinet as to’'the Gov- ernment plans, he an- Y 'nounced that he would ask the Cortes to vote an income tax. Senor Robledo asked why after issuing from bay Admiral Mentijo ed to Cayite,“thus U of Marine, replied Admiral Montijo entirely at his own AMERICAN ARMY MOVING FOR THE UNHAPPY ISLAND An Asylum Prepared at the Capital of Austria for the Reception of Spanish Royalty. NEW YORK, May 5.---The Herald’s Washington cor- respondent telegraphs: United States troops will be on Cuban soil before to-morrow morning. Officially, the au- thorities positively refuse to discuss the question of the time for invading Cuba, but the above statement was made to me to-night by a gentleman in the confidence of those who have the plan of campaign in hand. Just how many troops have embarked for Cuba this gentleman could not tell me, but he felt sure that it was not lless than 5000. This body of troops is regarded as an ad- vance guard of the invading army of 15,000 men which will 'be embarked for the purpose of attacking Havana in the rear as soon as-the=navy is ready to begin the bombardment of the fortifications at the entrance of the harbor. The understanding is that the troops will be landed at some point between Mariel and Havana, where they will meet the insurgents from General Garcia’s army and hold a base of supplies preliminary to a move on Havana when the rest of the army has been landed and the vessels of Admiral Sampson'’s fleet are ready for action. HONGKONG THE QUEEN REGENT CABLE OPEN IS READY T0 FLEE T0 DEWEY I coont moem v ADartments Are Prepared for Her at Not Try w0 stop | Vignna, While in Spain Rioting and Disorder Tend to Revolution. Dispatches. LONDON, May 5.—The Vienna correspondent of the Daily Tele- graph says: ‘Apartments have been reserved at a hotel here for the Queen Regent of Spain in case she arrives before apartments have been prepared for her in her brother’s palace. Washington Expects to Have Newsinthe Next Twenty-Four Hours. “Telegrams from the Austriaan Embassador at Madrid, Count Du- buski, indicate that the Queen Begent is only waiting for a suitable mdment to quit Spain without detriment to the interests of her son.” VALENCIA, May 5.—Riots continue to be the order of the day. In Carthegena district 6000 miners are on strike. After cutting the wires they burned the town hall and sacked the residence of the man who framed the odious octaroi tax. Troops were called out and crder was restored. Caceres, Talavera and Gijon have also been the scenes of wild riot and tumult, which ended in rillage and robbery. Grain and provision stores are being gutted and merchant offices broken into and robbed. All these disturbances are due to economic causes, to a great dearth of wheat and the consequent advance in the price of bread, and the closing of the factories and workshops owing to complete paralyza- tion of trade and the prohibitive prices of coal and raw materials. NEW YORK, May 5.—The Herald’s Washington corre- spondent telegraphs: “Com- modore Dewey is without doubt master of the situation. [ feel no apprehension con- cerning him, and | am cenfi- dent he will communicate with the department at the first favorable opportunity.” But we are only beginning. The Government is adopting drastic measures to keep food in the country. A bill passed the Cortes to-day, to come into immediate operation, totally prohibiting the export of whneat, flour and potatoes. This statement was made to me this afternoon by Sec- retary Long in answer toa question | asked. Believing it is due to the relatives and friends of the officers and men on board the squadron, as well as to the country at large, the Secretary has di- rected that any information whatever from Commodore Dewey shall be made public at once, no matter at what| Naturally the relatives and hour of the day or night. friends of the officersand men This direction effectually jon the Asiatic squadron are very anxious as to their safe- ty, and the department has been deluged with letters and telegrams requesting informa- tion. While supposing that there are some killed and wounded on the fleet, the de- partment hopes that the num- ber is small. Commodore Dewey is con= J_fidently expected to commu- disposes of the report that the administration is in re- ceipt of dispatches from the far east, especially that pub- lished this morning dated at Mare Island, communicating a list of the casualties on board the men of war.