The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 15, 1898, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 15, 1898, the big battleship and gun- boat Marietta and Nictheroy -are safe in the harbor of Bahia, Brazil, where slight repairs are being made on the Oregon. Naval officers here are laughing over the bait the Spaniards tried to swallow and which brought them to their present situation. The bait was the Oregon. She should have been in the vi- cinity of Martinique now, ac- cording to the schedule pub- licly announced by the de- partment when she sailed from San Francisco. She kept to the schedule down the west coast of South America and around the Horn, then began to halt and make slow progress, with the result that to-day she is well away from the place the Spaniards expected to find her. It appears to be pretty well settled to-night that Sampson is speeding back to Havana and that he will reach there in good time, but it is not so certain that this is also the destination of Schley’s flying squadron. It is more likely that he will sail through the Windward passage to protect the small men-of - war along Cuba’s south coast, for Sampson is abundantly able to take care of Havana, and it would be criminal negligence to expose our small vessels now block- ading Cienfuegos to the fire of the Spanish fleet. At Havana Schley would be out of reach of Cienfuegos, while, were he stationed in the Windward Passage, he would not only be able to in- tercept the enemy on the way to Havana, but could sail quickly to Cuba’s southwest- ern coast when apprised of their approach by the swift scouting cruiser Minneapolis. Therefore, as stated in these dispatches last night, there is good reason to believe that Schley has sailed for the Windward Passage instead of Havana. It is quite generally be- lieved in naval circles to- night that the Spanish fleet will seek to secure a base of supplies on the Cuban coast, now that the fortifications of San Juan have been reduced, and Spain’s land defenses have thus been materially weakened. There are two points toward which the Spanish prows may even now be turned and the ships sent forward at top speed in the hope of reaching some base before the Americans have headed them off. These ports are Cienfuegos and Ha- vana, on the south and north shores of the island of Cuba, | respectively. In considering the chances of such an enterprise dis- tance comes prominently into the calculation. The route to Havana by the Wind- ward Passage, between the eastern -end of Cuba and Hayti, would add to the steaming distance of the Spaniards. Meanwhile the flying squadron would in all likelihood have headed them off from that port. It seems altogether improbable that the Spanish vessels can reach Havana without a fight, even with due consideration for the probable superior speed| of the enemy. If Cienfue-| gos were the objective point there might be more difficulty | in intercepting the enemy. Sampson might do so by Sail-i ing southward or around the | north side of San Domingo and Hayti and thence through the Windward Passage. | Schley might, perhaps, do it| | by skirting around the west | end of Cuba without stop-| ping on his way. This would | add about 650 miles to his| course, making a run approx- imately 1700 miles from Hampton Roads. There seems to be little danger of the Spanish vessels reaching Havana in advance | of an American force suffi- ciently powerful to prevent a ‘, junction between the ships | and the land defenses. It is | probable, on the other hand, | that a Spanish effort to reach | Cienfuegos first and to make on sale a special $3.5 $4.5 $6.0 $9.00 $21.00 A SUIT. 06 306 308 08 30630 108 300308 308 306 308 300 306 300 308 308 306 308 00 06 306 308 308 306 Y06 308 308 30 300 300 00 308 0 0K 308 30 0% 308 0% 308 308108 300 06 0% 308 30 30 300308 0% X K08 ¢ 3% fog e ADVERTISEMENTS. 1606 506 06 30 00 00 08 300 308 308 30 00 308 30 08 308 Y0RCK 30 30K 308 308 308 308 306 308 308 0f 30¢ 308 108 0 XK 3 Black Dress Goods: A SUIT—Very Choice Jacquard # Suitings, extra good quality, in very stylish effects. On sale at $6. A SUIT—New Periola Suitings, in rich raised effects, different de- signs, latest styles. 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The island of Curacoa was originally Spawish and is peo- pled mainly by descendants of Spaniards, though it is now one of the Dutch pos- sessions. The Spanish ad- miral’s course was also influ- ended by the fact that the French cable starting from Caracas, Venezuela, touches at the island of Curacoa, thence proceeds northwest- ward through the Caribbean to Hayti, with spurs running east and west to Porto Rico and Cuba respectively. He is thus enabled to get in touch from Curacoa with the | Spanish authorities in Cuba |and Porto Rico, and through them directly with the Span- ish admiralty at Madrid. No immediate battle with Ad- miral Sampson’s fleet is ex- pected, and the Spaniards, as| seems likely, have succeeded | in passing south of the Amer- ican fleet and are now well to the westward of it. As the enemy is in reach of the ca- ble the Navy Department re- gards it as of the most vital| concern that the exact where- | abouts of the American ships should not be made known during the next few days. Thus far they have felt han- dicapped by the fact that the Spanish admiral knew the & o | k=3 o - - -AT- - - 2l &l SPECIAL SALE! | B Commencing to-morrow we will place § purchase of NEW o BLACK DRESS GOODS at the fol- g lowing special prices: B o A SUIT—Novelty Suitings, in raised % mohair effects, latest style. Extra 3| value at $3.50. ol A SUIT—New All-Wool Jacquard 5 Suitings, in 10 different designs, @ fine rich luster. Special at $4.50. g, bl o At $9. | fofeRegeReRaReReReRegeguBugaFuPeFagefeReRa=Fel whereabouts of our ships, while we were in doubt as to the locality of his ships. The officials here regard it as essential during the next few days to reverse this con- dition so that the Spanish| admiral will be moving in the dark, while our officers will be posted as to his| movements through the Car- ibbean. The department doubtless is informed as to the whereabouts of Admiral Sampson’s squadron, but it does not see fit to give any information on the subject, and the same rigid silence |prevails as to the where- abouts and destination of Commodore Schley’s flying squadron. The game has reached such a critical state that premature publication as to the whereabouts of our ships might cause inesti- mable loss and failure of present plans. It is not to be supposed that the Navy Department, with a knowledge of the whereabouts of the Spanish fleet, is going to allow any of its hard-worked little cruisers and gunboats engaged in blockading duty on the Cu- ban coast to fall victims to the commanders will be promptly advised of the approach of the Spaniards, and it may be set down as sure that unless the department is satisfied that Sampson or Schley can head off and crush the Span- ish fleet the Cuban blockade vessels will be given permis- sion to take care of them- selves and get out of harm’s way. The determined attack made by the Marblehead and other vessels on the ocean cable running seaward from Cienfuegos shows that the Government finds it neces- sary to cut off all communi- cation betwen Captain-Gen- eral Blanco at Havana and Spain by cable. That the effort was not wholly successful was owing to the ap- pearance of a superior force of cavalry, aided by machine guns, which appeared to have taken the American sailors in the boats en- gaged in cable-cutting by surprise. They were prepared to risk a few rifle shots, but not the murderous fire of Maxims. However, Captain McCalla, who is noted for de- termination and courage, if for any quality, it can be taken for granted will not abandon the task until he has succeeded. Considering the great strategic value of such a move, the loss sustained by the American vessels was insignificant and the venture was certainly warranted by the results. Once Blanco is prevented from com- municating with Spain as well as Porto Rico, it is expected discour- ageme'nt will set in and this cam- paign consequently will have an earlier conclusion. The War Department shows no signs of relaxation in its war pre- parations, but appears to be mak-} ing ready for hostilities on the the- ory that they are to last a long time. Thus bids were opened to- day for supplying the Government a very large number of piercign shells of the largest caliber, such as are used almost entirely by coast defense guns in attacking or repel- ling heavy iron-clad ships. An- other trgnsport-was chartered to- day at’ NeW York, indicating that the move of the army upon Cuba is not to be long delayed, else the Government would not go to the needless expense of chartering the boat immediately. Two of the big tugs bought by the navy from private parties were christened to-day—the Hortense becoming the Tacoma and the William H. Brown becoming the Piscataqua. The naval register promises to include some odd names, for only recently the pretty yacht Felicia was rebaptized by the uncouth name of Uncanoomuck. TWO NEWSPAPER MEN IMPRISONED AS SPIES Government Will Endeavor to Free Them by Exchanging Two Cap- tive Spaniaras. KEY W , Fla., May 14.—The U. 8. 8. Uncas, Captain Brainard, left here soon after midnight last night for C:ba. to rescue two Americans captured by the Spaniards on Friday. Correspond- ent Knight of the London Times is aboard the Uncas, and the plan is to send him ashore under a flag of truce to negotiate for the surrender of the i in exchange for two Spanish a dispatch-bo t on Friday and were sent ashore in a small boat, effecting a landing near Mariel. As the small boat approached the land there was no sign of life ashore and it was thought that the men were safe. Dispatches received to-day told of the capture of the men by Spanish sol- diers almost immediately after their landing and of their imprisonment in Fort Cabanas as spies. Negotiations with Washington were promptly be- gun and orders to dispatch the Uncas on the mission of rescue came last night from Secretary Long to Commo- dore Remey. SPANIARDS CONTINUE.TO “JOLLYL_THEMSELVES Dispatch From Madrid Tells of Suc- cesses Achieved by Their Troops. PARIS, May 14.—The Temps this evening published the following dis- patch from Madrid: “The successes achieved by the Span- ish troops against the American land- ing parties in Cuba and the insignifi- cant result of the hombardment of San Juan de Porto Rico have strengthened the feeling here in favor of prolonging the war in the Antilles and Philippines. It is believed that Admiral Cervera's squadron will, as soon as it has picked up its dispatch-boats and torpedo-boats off Martinique, pursue a cruise into Cu- ARMY Washington, May 14. It was stated at the War Department | to-day that over 60,000 volunteers have ‘ now been mustered in, nearly one-half | of the number called for by the Presi- | dent. In addition, 1847 officers have been mustered. Captain Richard E. Thompson has been relieved from duty on General Wade’s staff and ordered to report to | General Merritt, who is to command the force sent to the Philippines. Adjutant General Corbin to-day tel- egraphed authority to the Governor of Nevada to raise an independent troop of cavalry in that State for ser- vice in the war against' Spain, to be known as the First Nevada Volunteer Cavalry. It will consist of elghty picked mounted marksmen and the Governor will be authorized to commission the necessary officers. CHICKAMAUGANATIONAL PARK, Ga., May 14.—The last of the regular army lately mobilized at this point, the First and Tenth Cavalry, left to-night for Tampa. Official notice was received by General Brooke to-day from the ‘War Department that thirty-seven reg- iments of volunteers, eight troops of cavalry and eight light batteries of ar- tillery have been ordered from their points of rendezvous in fourteen States, as follows: Infantry—Wisconsin, two regiments; Michigan, one; Minnesota, two; In- diana, four; Illinois, two; Maine, two; Massachusetts, one; New Hampshire, New York, two; Ohio, four: Penn- sylvania, seven; Rhode Island, one; Vermont one. Artillery—Indiana, two batteries; Missouri, one; Ohio, one. - Cavalry—Ohio, eight troops. SOUTH BEND, Ind., May 14.—Stude- baker Brothers shipped to-day 600 wagons which were bullt especially for the use of the United States in trans- portation of supplies to the army. The wagons were shipped to Chickamauga Park, Ga., and composed a solid train of twenty-three cars. This makes the third full trainload of wagons shipped from here during the past ten days for the use of Uncle Sam. b One consignment included 200 army ambulances. TAMPA, Fla., May 14—Five of the infantry and cavalry regiments ordered from Chickamauga to Tampa have ar- rived here. Three trainloads of soldiers will arrive over the Plant system be- fore midnight. Extensive preparations are being made by the First Infantry for a recep- tion to Captaln Dorst and Companies B and G of the First Infantry, who land- ed the big cargo of arms and ammuni- tion for the Cuban insurgents. NEW YORK, May 14—A Washing- ton special to the Herald says: The assignments for commands of the seven army corps have been made out, but will not be made public until some definite plan of organization has been decided upon. There is now some talk of sending Major-General Shafter to the Philip- pines as third in command. Nothing definite, however, has been decided in regard to relieving him of his present command. CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 14.—Orders have been issued by telegraph to-day to Major Frank A. Foote, commanding a battalion of United States Wyoming volunteers, to proceed at once with his regiment to San Francisco, Cal. LINCOLN, Neb.,, May 14.—Marching orders came to-day from Washington to the First Nebraska Regiment of In- fantry, whose destination is the Phil- ippin The troops will move to-mor- row or as soon as the Quartermaster’s Department at Omaha designates the route. DENVER, May 14.—General Otis left to-night for San Francisco and the Colorado regiment will start next Tues- day morning. FLYING SQUADRON EAGER FOR ACTION All the Men Under Commodore Schley Ready to Face the Spaniards. NEWPORT NEWS, Va.,, May 14— Owing to the dense fog that hung over Hampton Roads this morning and.oth- er reasons that were not made public by Captain Sigsbee, the cruiser St. Paul did not weigh anchor before daylight to join the flying squadron, which left Hampton Roads yesterday afternoon under sealed orders. The St. Paul took on the greater part of her ammunition here, which came by express. Included in the supply were twelve car-loads of smokeless powder, but only one car- load was transferred to the ship up to last night. Some time after daybreak this morning the St. Paul steamed down to Old Point Comfort, where the cruiser New Orleans was lying, but re- turned to her anchorage and remained until 3:15 in the afternoon when she again moved to Old Point Comfort. There the St. Paul finished taking on the supply of smokeless powder. It was 5 o'clock when the big_warship pulled up her anchor at Old Point and started on a bee line for the Virginia ban waters and perhaps even further.” IN EXPECTATION OF A BETWEEN ® 8 8 8 [ &8 8 e 8 Ed 8 8 < b2 huge Spanish ironclads. Their | POINTE-A-PITRE (Guadaloupe), via Hayti, May 14.—A conflict between France and England is considered imminent here. The local authorities have ordered all the French troops now. stationed at Basse Terre to proceed at once to Martinique with all theirarms and ammunition. RN NNLESENSRERNARARRRRRRRRIRREIINIRGS BN NSRS NRNERNRNRRNRRIURRNNRNRNR CLASH ENGLISH AND FRENCH. VOLUNTEER COMPLETED Over Sixty Thousand Men Have Enlisted for the War. Thirty-Seven Regiments Ordered From Their Respective States to Chickamauga. Call Office, Riggs House, | Capes, going, it is suppopsed, to join | Commodore Schley’s squadron. | and could leave hours later and still & & F s 8 8 k3 8 e 8 s b 8 HALF The New Orleans is still at Old Point Com- foxi‘lt. and it is not known when she will | sail. FORT MONROE, Va., May 14.—On Board the Flagship Brooklyn at Sea, via Pilot-boat, May 13.—Commodore Winfield Scott Schley and the fighters of his flying squadron steamed out of | Hampton Roads this afternoon at 4:25 | o’clock under sealed orders. The entire squadron was to have gone, and at 1 o’clock all the ships had reported ready for getting away. but at 1:15 p. m. a dispatch from the Navy Department ordered Coi.modore Schley to leave the cruisers New Orleans and Minnneapo- lis in Hampton Roads for further or- ders. Both are fast ships, much better timemakers than the big battle-ships, catch the squadron. Captain Folger | of the New Orleans was léft In charge | of the two cruisers. At precisely 4:20 the flagship signaled that she was ready to proceed, and at 4:25 the Brooklyn, the Massachusetts, the Texas and the Scorpion were mov- ing majestically down Hampton Roads for the sea, the water with scarce a ripple on it and the bright sun touch- ing Old Glory as if in tender benedic- tion. The temper of the men on the squad- ron was well illustrated by the ring- | ing cheers that echoed from the fore- | castle down to the quarterdeck and | made Commodore Schley remark with a smile: “Those are the boats for fighting.” He refused to say where he thought the fleet was bound for, but the fact that the collier Sterling accompanied them, carrying 2500 tons of extra coal | and that each ship had on board extra coal and water, would seem to indicate that there is lively work cut out for them. { It is a hard fighting aggregation, this | flying squadron, under a cool and dar- ing fighter. The Massachusetts and Texas are not equaled in fighting power by anything in the Spanish navy, and the Brooklyn is the best fighting ship of her kind in the world. In totals the ships carry four 13-inch guns, two 12- inch guns, sixteen 8-inch guns, ten 6- inch guns; sixteen 5-inch guns, and an enormous battery of rapid-fire guns of smaller caliber. As soon as the squadron was at sea active preparations were made to meet | an enemy. The ships were stripped for action, all lights covered, ammunition supplied to the guns and men sent to fighting quarters for the night. The | ships are all ammunitioned to their full | carrying capacity, and will do desperate fighting. The men at the guns have been proved to be accurate marksmen. At Cape Henry, where the squadron arrived at dark, the pilots were dis- charged, taking their own boat. The men worked the ships in safety through the various mines in Hampton Roads. W. W. Scott piloted the Brook- lyn, J. K. Peak the Massachusetts and George Bew the Texas. Commodore Schley stood upon the bridge as long as the light lasted, and when he retired said: “I have not been so happy in weeks. Inaction was kill- ing me.” Nearly every officer and man on the flagship seemed to think the same way. PO O O O OO U SU T SR S SR S S S S SR R T S S S U T S S G S S S S R ey ——— PREPARING TO SAIL FOR THE PHILIPPINES GIBRALTAR, May 14.—Tt is now ru- mored that the Pelayo, Carlos V, three torpedo boats and three trans-Atlantic steamers, with provisions and troops, are preparing to sail in a few days for the Philippines. Cadiz Bay is expected to be thoroughly mined. The Alfonso XIII remains at Cadiz as a guardship. - All Discounts Suspended. Copyrighted, 1598, by James Gordon Bennett. BUENOS AYRES, May 14—The Her- ald’'s correspondent at Rio Janeiro sends word that the commercial sifuation 1s growing worse daily. 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