The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 17, 1898, Page 3

( THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1898. MOVEMENTS OF OPPOSING SHIPS OF WAR American Cruiser Yale De- parts Hurri edly From St. Thomas. Rear Admiral S ampson’s Fleet| Off the Coast of Hayti Await- ing Re-enforcements. Copyrighted, 1898, by ST. THOMAS D. W. United States auxiliary cri appeared in the offing at 5 o’clock this afternoon and an officer came ashore with dispatches. I id the Yale had been cruising off San Juan. The cruis- e re expected to make daily calls at this port. Rear-Admiral Sampson’s fleet is off the north o t of Hayti awaiting re- | inforcements. The Harvard, at Mar- tinique, is keeping a sharp lookout for Spanish ves There are numerous | incendiary n Porto Rico. The Yale, which has been taking on | coal here, stopped suddenly on receiv- | ing orde at 11 o'clock. was headed to the west when sh ed out of sight. ST. PIERRE, Martinique, Ma 16.— No Spanish warships were sighted at this place to-day. The Spanish tor- pedo-boat destroyer Terror is still un- dergoing repairs at Fort de France James Gordon Bennett. | n The crui hospital ship Alicante, which is | s port, is being painted | al was flashed last night was entered by It is reported warship off the nd. r Amiral Re- rived here to-day. ed in the bom- Porto Ric The rumors 1ch here have produced among the nativ he dock yard au- announced that a would consist of , XIII and | Rapido and | orpedo-boat | erpina, will | middie of the been consid- 1 of ob- | ther prot American Ci ich V, Alfons ha. the matter the R g L-] % =3 g e 1da will prot 2 dispatch 1 that the fleet goes to the | i depends | AR, ) els have t ts so far t ats are morninsg. stationed at Alge- to 1 rt authorities at Cadi erve fleet, com leship Pel perador, II1I, the apido boat destroyer will be ready sed po v 16.—The Spanish t last had taken on and a great s mnot I kK this chor. boat mail and offic (fter orders were rec through the after a stay of mbia steamed away. 17.—The Daily Mail According to the | information the | Cardinal Cisneros, sturia and Catalina are | for sea and therefore | h ma yet ready not 3 cannot have arrived at Martinique. at the Navy Department that Admiral | n reported to the Navy De-| t to-day by cable from Cape | understood that the ad- | sn of information re- changed his plans of instead of going to s directed his vessels to- s, where he is expected | g the next da , May 16.—Tke Navy | er ces with great allowance | report that the Spanish strategists | ceded in sending a second | er Admiral Villamil to the | and that it is off Mar- lven if the alleged informa- | t bear the suspicious ear- | ,mark of a Madrid date, the Department would not be surprised to hear that Admiral Vi 1. as well as Admiral Cervera, was w the Caribbean Sea. The fact that the report came from Madrid satisfies the officials here that is is another Spanish ruse to center attention on Martinique, while i westward. The al Villamil has s Cisneros, Cata- luna and Pr a de Asturias. Tt i known, how , that Villamil is not the admiral of these ships and that at least one of them, the Cisneros, is on the other side of the water. It is add- ed that Admiral Villamil is a subordi- | nate to Admiral Cervera, whose partic- ular duties are to command the torpedo destroyers attached to the first Span- ish squadron. He occupies the same attitude that Commodore Watson does to Admiral Sampson. The fact that the alleged report of the kecond squadron passed a Madrid cen- gor indicates the desire of the Spanish | puthorities to spread abroad this mis- leading information. Its purpose, it Is believed, is to induce Admiral Samp- €01 to remain with his fleet at or near Martinique. in quest of the shadowy gecond squadron, so as to take him sway from his pursuit of Admiral Cer- h the Spanish force in report with him the | ready in sight. ORT A | rende: vera and the actual Spanish game al- PRINCE, Hayti, May 16.— Cape Haytien this morning, having left Rear Admiral Sampson’s fleet in the ofiing. Lieutenant Bennett conferred with the United States Con- sul at Cape Haytien and filed dis- patches from the rear admiral. The ous of the fleet is north of Cape Havtien. - The Porter left here at 10 o'clock to rejoin the fleet. While going to Cape Haytlen yesterday the Porter scraped a reef, but sustained no damage. HELD CAPTIVE BY INSURGENTS Experience of Officers of the Gunboat Alert in Nicaragua. Released After the Capture of San Juan, but Later Fired Upon. Nicaragua - Costa Rica Treaty of Peace Signed Aboard the Ameri- can Warship. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN DIEGO, May 16.—The little gun- boat Alert came up to-day from the south. Her sails were all set as she plowed up along the coast, along at a good speed. Coronado Beach were arrival had been given, and it for Spanish privateer had appeared. The Alert left San Francisco on Janu- ary 11 to survey the proposed harbor of San Juan del Sur, the terminus of the Nicaragua canal. She is now on her way back to Mare Island, and her | officers and men earnestly hope to be called into active war service. 1 The first news of Dewey's victory and | succeeding events was learned by Cap- | tain Leutze and his men upon arrival | here. Newspapers were simply de- RESCUE OF TWO OURNALISTS Spanish Authorities Havana Ready to Exchange. at Thrall and Jones Will Be Sur- rendered for Two Other Prisoners of War. Success of the Mission of Lieutenant Brainard, Who Went With a Flag of Truce. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. KEY WEST, Fla.,, May 16.—The Uncas, after leaving here at 1 o’clock on Sun- day morning, headed for Havana and alarmed, as no notice of the Alert’s ment, boarded her and handed sealed | was | orders to the captain, who thereupon in- | thought that perhaps the long-looked- | structed the Uncas to hoist a white | flag and proceed into Havana harbor. The Uncas then steamed toward Ha- vana and within signaling distance of | Morro Castle she signaled, asking for | an anchorage. The castle signaled | back that its commander was waiting | for instructions, and that the Uncas ‘ must certainly not anchor. | After an interval, a launch with the | harbor authorities on board put out | from the shore and took on board Lieutenant Brainard and Mr. Knight, the correspondent of the London The destination of the fleet is uncer- | voured by the dozen. The tars sent up | Times, who had been chosen to nego- HAWAITANS VOLUNTEER A Company Is Promptly Raised When Word of War Is Received. Steamship Rio Carries News That Causes Much Ex- citement. Dole’s Government Will Not Deem It Necessary Neutrality. to Declare Correspondence of The Call. HONOLULU, May 10.—The steamship Rio Janeiro arrived from San Fran- | cisco on the 7th, bringing news of war and the SPoke the Mayflower, which was act- | between the United States and Spain. brisk west wind and her steam sent her | ing as flagship of the blockading fleet. | Captain Nichols was seen on board the The people on | Lieutenant Brainard, U. S. N., special | Bennington shortly after he had read somewhat | agent of the United States Govern- | his dispatches and also after he had had an interview with Minister Sewall and Consul General Haywood. He said: “I have received no orders respecting the immediate movement of my vessel. If I am to leave here the department has not apprised me of the fact. My dispatches by the Rio relate merely to what is going on on the other side.” Asked what he would do in case this Government proclaimed its neutrality, the captain stated that that was a mat- ter of which he could not possibly speak at this time. He said in effect, if not plainly, that his movements in such a contingency would depend largely up- on the wishes of this Government. WAR SPIRIT OF THE DONS INCREASING But There Is a Prospect' of the Cabinet Crisis Being Pr olonged. Owing to the Tur moil in Spain the King’s Birthday Celebrations Are Abandoned. MADRID, May 16.—Senor Moret, the | Minister for the Colonies, to-day con- firmed the statement that any changes made in the composition of the Cabinet would be wholly in the direction of a | more active war policy. He said: “Re- cent events have greatly Increased the | war spirit of the nation. The great- | est reliance is placed upon Admiral| Cervera's squadron and upon the skill | of the Spanish admiral. Cervera is not hampered by instructions and the de- | tails of his plans are not even known to the Ministers.” | FLYING %scu,«om", D, MAP SHOWING WEST INDIES AND POSITIONS OF THE VARIOUS FLEETS AND WARSHIPS WHICH ARE LIKELY TO MEET IN BATTLE. Juis" O epapoc -? STVINCENT Flers0 N\ 3 V\TRINADA OREGON AND CONSORY | It says: | understanding. French opinion at the' pend their sessions pending a solution. Senor Sagasta belleves the new minis- try will be formed by Wednesday next. Orders have been issued by Senor Sa- gasta countermanding the reception which was to have been held to-mor- row upon the occasion of the King's birthday, and he has instructed the captains general in all districts not to hold their usual receptions. On receivin~ the announcement that the Cabinet had resigned both houses adjourned. g Marquis Vega d'Armijo, President of the Chamber, has advised Senor Sa- gasta to end the crisis as quickly as possible. Senor Monterio Rios, Presi- dent of the Senate, has offered his sup- port, but does not desire to enter the new Cabinet. Senor Gamazou, who is ill, also de- clines to enter the Cabinet, but he promises te support any ministry or- ganized by Senor Sagasta. The general impression is that the Cabinet crisis will be protracted. Se- nor Romero y Robledo thinks that Marshal Martinez Campos ought to be the chief of the new ministry. Admiral Camara, the commander of the Spanish reserve squadron at Cadiz, has been recalled here to confer with the Ministers respecting his intended operations. The newspapers express fear that a secret Anglo-American alliance already exists. PROTESTS AGAINST AMERICAN FEELING: The Journal des Debats Claims That France Is Not Unfriendly to This Country. . PARIS, May 16.—The Journal des De-| bats in the course of a long article to- day, reflects the anxiety experienced in Government circles here respecting the feeling aroused in America on account of France’s open sympathy with Spain.' “The whole affair is a mis- outset of the war certainly regarded| the United States as in the wrong and some of the papers expressed this opin- ion in an aggressive tone. The Ameri- cans, however, should not have taken the matter tragically, for, of all for- tain. The storeship Supply was ex- pected to warn the Minneapolis at Cape Haytien, and her departure from there said to be due to a mistake which will probably be rectified by the Por- ter's return. The cruiser Minneapolis 1s likely to be intercepted with new orders. CHICAGO, May 16.—A special from Washington sa It is belleved to be the plan of Admiral Cervera to Keep out of the way of the battle-ships and turn his attention to the cruisers and gunboats. This he can perhaps do b; reason of his superior speed. Coa cities may be attacked in pursuance of this plan. A special to the Journal from Wash- ington says: A big surprise awaits the Spanish admiral if he sails for Mar- tinique. There he is apt to find a new squadron, composed of the Oregon, the Marietta, the Buffalo (the Nictheroy), the Montgomery, the Yale and the St. Loui The latter have been sent by Admiral Sampson to effect a junction with Captain Clark and to remain near Martinique. Under orders the Oregon has been making rapid time since she left Bahia. A special to the Journal from Wash- ington sa Havana is short of pow- der and shot: It is to supply Blanco with ammunition for his big guns that the Cape Verde fleet has been ordered to_take all risks to reach Cuba. Blanco, it is a rid that he had not enough ammunition for the guns of his harbor fortifications | to last two days and that if it had to be divided with the forts protecting Havana on the land side his powder and shot supply would not last twenty- four hours. KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 16.—Ad- vices which have just been received from Cienfuegos, island of Cuba, say the Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes, of 5800 tons, now at Santiago de Cuba, has seven boilers disabled and she is other- wise so unseaworthy that she has been anchored at the harbor entrance as a guard ship. NEW YORK, May 16.—The British | steamer Earnwood, which left Barba- does May 9, arrived to-day. She re- | ports that on May 3 the Spanish trans- port Alfonso XIII, with 500 troops on board, put in to Barbadoes, but was ordered to leave again by the authori- | ties. SON OF A FAMOUS GENERAL A CHAPLAIN Rev. Father Thomas Sherman Ap- poipted for the Fourth Mis- souri Regiment. CHICAGO, May 16.—Rev. Thomas Sherman of the Society of Jesus, con- nected with St. Ignatius, Chicago, has been appointed chaplain of the Fourth | Regiment of Missouri National Guard, Colonel Corbin commanding. Almost all the men of the regiment are Catho- lics. Father Sherman is the son of W. T. Sherman, and is enthusiastic over his appointment. Another Jesuit father of St. Ignatius College has been notified that his appointment to serve as chap- lain has been accepted. 3 s Sentenced to San Quentin. 1.0S ANGELES, May 16.—L. T. Harris and George Cartwell, who shot and killed John W. Hilton on January 22, over a road dispute and who were found guilty on May 5 of manslaughter, were sen- tenced to-day by .Judge Smith to eight years each in the San Quentin Peniten- tiary. serted, wired to Mad- | | | lusty cheers over the glorious victory in | the Philippines. “We had a little hint of fun our- | selves,” said Captain Leutze, “‘but nothing approaching the dignity of a | fight. After doing considerable work, | Ensign Standley and myself went on horseback to Rivas, in the interfor of Nicaragua, to report to Admiral | Walker. On our return the insurrection | was on, and the insurgents ran across s and took charge of us until they had completed the capture of San Juan. | Then they released us. I permitted a | number of refugees to go aboard the | Alert, and this led to an attack upon us by the insurgents. They fired 3 and 4 | pounders at us, but it did no damage— | merely caused us to laugh. We could | ily have silenced them, but did not propose to fire. 1 placed Lieutenant | Field and a body of men at the Ameri- can consulate and kept the Alert in position to protect them, but there was | no occasion to shoot. That same day the Government forces drove the in- | surgents out. “We took on board the Nicaraguan | peace commission and sailed for Punta Arenas, there taking on the Costa | Rican commission. On board the Alert, | at sea on April 26, the treaty of peace | between these countriey was signed. | After landing the commissions we | sailed for San Francisco, stopping at | Corinto and Acapulco ‘for coal. We were charged exorbitantly at both | places on account of the war.” Captain Leutze was formerly with | Dewey on the Juniata, and is a great |admirer of the Little Giant of the | Philippines. The Alert will take on coal to-morrow and sail at once for Mare Island. Authorizes or Cubans. WASHINGTON, May 16.—In the House to-day Marsh of Illinois pre- sented the conference report upen the | bill authorizing the army officers to furnish food to the Cuban people and arms and equipments to Cubans to in- crease their fighting effectiveness against Spain during the present war. | The report was adopted without objec- | tion. i tiate the exchange of prisoners. As the launch was returning to the shore she was . met by Captain-General Blanco’s launch, coming out with the captain-general’s aide de camp and Mr. Gullon, the British Consul-General. The boats drew together and a con- ference was held. Lieutenant Brain- ard and Mr. Knight were assured that Charles Thrall and Hayden Jones were absolutely safe and were being treated with every consideration. It was added that Captain-General Blanco was will- ing to release them the moment the United States authorities sent him two Spanish prisoners in exchange. Mr. Knight was told he could not land at Havana from an American boat, in spite of the flag of truce, and it was explained to him that if he desired to reach Havana he must go there on a ship belonging to some neutral power. The Uncas then returned to Key West and delivered the information to the department. It is understood that two of the Spanish captives now In Fort McPherson, Atlanta, will be promptly sent down and the exchange of prisoners will be consummated with- out further trouble. ‘War Expenses of the Navy. WASHINGTON, May 16.—The Secre- tary of the Navy sent to the House to- day an estimate for the appropriation of $33,000,000 in round numbers to cover the war expenditures of the navy for the first six months of the next fiscal year. This Is supplemental to the es- timates heretofore received and is ex- pected to cover one-half of all the ex- penditures the war will impose on the naval service next year. R e Alphonse Dennery Dead. SACRAMENTO, May 16. — Alphonse Dennery died here to-day at the age of 70. Many years ago Mr. Dennery was a crockery merchant here, prior to which he conducted a restaurant in Napa. He was a native of Metz, France. Death of an Orchardist. CORNWALL, May 16.—George T. Wilds, an orchardist and warehouseman at Mc- Alvo station, died this morning of ery- sipelas. THEIR quarantine to-day. was a high estimate. 0K 308 0% 308 X0F 308 308 108 308 306 ¥ 308 06 108 06 06 8 X £08 08 L6 08 08 08 K Volunteers are said to be pacific. defense in case of riot. force in every division. organized espionage. 3 L% 306 108 106 30 208 306 X0 30K 06 30K 07 306 106 10 08 305 106 306 30 306 308 308 308 306 308 306 306 30¢ 30¢ 30 308 308 30 30¢ 30¢ X8 108 308 308 306 306 0% 30 3 SPANISH SOLDIERS SEEK KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 16.—The French cruiser Fulton, thirty-eight French refugees from Havana on board, was released from She left Havanaton the evening of May o. city’s food supplies were then calculated to last three months, but this The price of food was as follows: Flour, 30 cents a pound: eggs, 10 cents each; beef, 50 cents a pound. There was great misery among the lower classes. to preserve their families and be allowed to use firearms for Many Spanish soldiers are sick in hospitals and the troops are disheartened, dreading cooping up in Havana during the coming fever season. All openly express a wish that American victories will cause Spain to abandon Cuba and allow them to return home. new police force edict has been issued in town, creating volunteer police Only Spaniards are allowed to join:* ostensibly this is for the preservation of public order, but in reality it is to create 06 106 308 306 106 306 30% 306 306 X0 308 308 306 308 30¢ 308 0 308 108 306 30¢ 0% X% OWN DEFEAT. with The Many Cubans have joined in order personal A foReBegeRuBeRagagogoFoRefeR-F-ReRoFoReFFFoP-F:-F-F. At the United States Consulate and Legation everything pertaining to the war or the probable developments in this quarter is kept profoundly secret. It is reported from the Bennington that the work of cleaning, begun last Saturday, has been finished, and the vessel will at once be cleared for war. she must wear in action for Uncle Sam. Reports have been flying thick and fast since Saturday night as to what the Hawaiian Government will do with the occupation bill now in its hands, and what proceeding will be taken with respect to the war. It is almost certain that the bill will not be put before the Legislature for the present, not before Thursday, at any rate. It is equally certain that this Government will not declare its neutrality as between the United States and Spain. There is being quietly organized here a company of 100 men for service with troops of the United States in case an assignment to active duty can be se- cured. It is said that reliable men of means are behind the movement, and that all the preliminary arrangements have been made. A reply to the offer made to the Secretary of War is ex- pected on the 17th inst. The Hawaiian Government will not proclaim neutrality. This stand is taken on account of the existing rela- tions between the United States and Hawail. The executive considers that a proclamation of neutrality would be a breach of good faith. The Government made known its position yesterday at a secret session of the Senate. It is understood that the President Dole. It was extensively reported in the Spain, through agents here, was buying all the coal to be had in these islands. The consul for Spain denied the story and said that there was not a word of truth in it. That a coal famine is imminent there can hardly be any doubt. Last week stocks were lower than in many months, scarcely 8000 tons being on hand and only one house has any coal for sale, and will only consent to sell in -quantities to satisfy immediate de- mands. United States Consul General Hay- wood has been watching the situation keenly, and has strongly fortified America’s position. He has 3600 tons of coal on hand at the present time with-two cargoes afloat, bound for this port. In less than a monta the United States will have 7400 tons of coal at this port, a very respectable amount. There was a move on foot here the other day to place a number of Ameri- _can barks now plying between San Francisco and this port under the Ha- wailan flag in order to save insurance. Among the vessels which were to change flags were the S. N. Castle and .the S. C. Allen. The scheme did not carry for the reason that the local un- derwriters stepped in with the an- nouncement that they will demand war rates on Hawalian bottoms. The in- surance men claim that Spanish cruis- ers will not spare Hawaiian vessels on account of the strong American feel- ing prevailing here. A New Railway Opened. ASTORTA, May 16—The Astoria and Columbia River Railroad was opened for traffic to-day. The new line connects with the Northern Pacific at Goble and with the Southern Pacific and the Oregon Raillway and Navigation Company at Portland e | She will bé painted the lead gray color | Senators favored the stand taken by | business community on the 7th that PPPEPEPPPPPPPPPPENPPPPPPPPPEPOOO VOEEEOLONOOPOOOO® Captain-General Blanco, in a dis- eigners, our natural sympathies are for the United States and our Government! throughout has acted most correctly.” " After charging Great Britain with be- | ing at the bottom of the mischief and| declaring that it is America’s own busi- ness if she decides to interfere in dis-' tant affairs, the article concludes: “What concerns us is that America should not, in taking up the great role .of international domain, start with pre- conceived ideas against us and de-, patch from Havana, officially reiterates the Spanish version of the so-called | fight between the Spanish gunboats | Conde de Venadito and Nueva Espana | and the vessels of the American | blockading fleet. He claims that the | two gunboats engaged five American | ships and forced the latter to retreat, adding: “I obtained the results de- sired, namely, to attract as many of the enemy’s ships as possible. Yesterday morning there were only three here and now there are eleven.” Senor Sagasta this afternoon visited the palace and formally handed to the Queen Regent the resignations of the ministry. The Queen Regent then charged Se- | nor Sagasta to form a new Cabinet. THe Premier will confer with the Presidents of the Chambers and with Senor Gamazou. A communication has been sent to the Chambers announcing the Cabinet nounce the good understanding with France which has been so useful in the past and which is still more desirable ' in the future. The French nation was never really hostile to the Americans, ! who will realize this when the present friction has had time to disappear.” Conim sy WILL FORTIFY ST. JOHNS. Great Britain Preparing for Possible War With France. { ST. JOHNS, N. 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