The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 20, 1898, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1898. seem to show that probably five and even six months have elapsed since they | were cleaned. What is true of the| Vizcaya and Oquendo is also possibly true of the Infanta Maria Teresa and Cristobal Colon. All these ships have been in warm waters during the past -six month We know from experi- ence that it is absolutely necessary to clean armorclads every six or nine months. Consequently, I have no doubt that the hulls of the Spanish men- of-war are very foul and that their speed as a consequence has dropped off three or four knots. “While it is known that the Naval War Board has given consideration to the formation of a flying squadron, in fact and name, it can be positively stat- ed that nothing has yet been done look- ing to the formation of such a fleet. and it is stated that nothing will be done in this direction unless the Spaniards should continue to evade the armor- clads.” “The fact said an officer, with whom I talked, “that the board regards the Spanish armored cruisers as vessels which only battle-ships or armored cruisers can meet with safety. The armored sides of the cruisers and tur- rets are nine inches thick, so that the six-inch guns of protected cruisers could not penetrate this armor. None of the protected cruisers, except the Minneapolis and Colum of greater caliber than six inches, so that we must depend upon our armored cruisers and battle-ships to do the fight- ing. TERROR READY TO LEAVE ST. PIERRE AT ONCE Repairs to the Spanish Torpedo-Boat Destroyer Have Been Completed. ST. PIERRE, Martinique, May 19.—The s h torpedo-boat destroyer Terror, at Fort de France, has completed’ her re- pairs and is ready to leave at any mo- ment Spanish ambulance ship Ali~ cante t changed her moorings from the inner to the outer harbor in order to 0-d steamer Twickenham, with 2000 tons of coal, has arrived at Fort de It is reported that a contract n made with the Spanish Govern- nt under the terms of which the Twickenham is to furnish for a tw months’ basis at Fort de France, has thus far refused ite_to coal from the t the Spanish Consul I ion f five days’ w. m before ¢ excitement among the sympathizers is very great. TWO BIG SNOWSLIDES Spant ngers of the steamer Mo which arrived here from Copper River, 7, Teport that two large snow occurred on V. es Glacier, A y 1, § about one Only_thre Cai. report was current that four more e mi o but it could not be con- firmed. SOCIAL STIR AT T0S GATOS Town Officials Spoil an Elopement. PROMINENCE OF THE PARTIES. PLANS FOR THE FLIGHT WERE WELL ARRANGED. Man in the Case Was About to Desert Wife and Two Children for an Eighteen-Year- 0Old Girl. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, May 19.—Society circles of Los Gatos are greatly stirred up over an elopement that was frustrated at a late hour last night by a number of town officials The parties to the proposed runaway were W. G. Harri- son and Lillian Sund, the 18-year-old daughter of Herman Sund, a prominent contractor and politician of that place. Harrison is married and has a wife and two children. Plans for the flight had been well arranged. A negro with a team from this city had been hired to meet them at an obscure point and drive them here, where they were to take the 4:30 train this morning on the way to Seattle. Justice Beggs and Constable Reynolds learned of the mat- ter, and when Harrison and Lillian ap- peared at the appointed place to meet the coachman they were taken into custody. Both of the lovers -carried large bundles of clothes and were well prepared for a long trip. Miss Sund was escorted to her home, and Harri- son was taken to jail. He was released this morning upon his promise to leave the town foreve EX-GOVERNOR FRANKLIN OF ARIZONA IS DEAD. Expires Suddenly While Taking an Afternoon Nap on His Couch. PHOENIX, Arfz., May 19.—B. J. Frank- lin, ex-Governor of Arizona, died sudden 1y this afternoon at his residence in this city. He lay down to rest shortly afterthe noon hour, and at 4 o'clock, when mem- bers of his family went to awaken him, he was found dead on his couch. B. J. Franklin was born in Mason County, Ky., and went to Missouri in 1860. He served as a captain in the Confederate army. In 1871 he was elected Circuit Attorney for the Twenty-fourth Circuit of the State of Missouri. In 1874 he was elected to Con- gress from the Kansas City District and re-elected for a second term. He served as a Consul at Hang Chow, China, under Cleveland’s first administration. Coming to Arizona he was appointed Governor of the Territory early in 189 by President Cleveland and retired on the qualifying of the Republican appointee fourteen months later. He was an able attorney and a Democrat in politics. by Pt R BERIOUS MORTAR EXPLOSION. BAKER CITY Or., May 19.—An explo- sion occurred here this evening, when a mortar was being fired to welcome the troops from Idaho, who are en route to Ban Francisco. An immense crowd had gathered at the depot and the explosion occurred in the midst of it. Curtis Spen- ger, a six-year-old boy, had his skull frac- Efl'ed and will die. E. A. Worswick had a eg broken and Mrs. William Good, John 3 F‘:ater and J. H. Parker were badly carries guns | | | | Jid el (i | & e—— e~ ey SANTIAGO DE CUBA. el > ?;é—_ . %«se =— LIVELY CHASE | OF TWO BOATS THREE HUNDRED SPANIARDS SLAIN Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. | Copyrighted, 1808, by James Gordon Bennett. s KEY WEST, May 19.—The crulser Montgomery had a lively en- ¥t | KEY WEST, May 19.—Until to-day no adequate estimate could be ¥ © gagement Tuesday afternoon with two Spanish gunboats near Nue- &t | ¥ made of the damage done to the Spanish forces at Cienfuegos last $f & vitas on the northern coast of Cuba. The Montgomery was return- & | & week, when the cables were cut ¥nder an attack by Spaniards, and the £t © ing from Porto Rico under moderate speed, when suddenly rounding % | & Marblehead and Nashville bombarded the forts, lighthouse and forces & | & a headland she sighted two gunboats quite a distance out at sea. The ¥ | & on the bench. It now appears that the Spanish loss was at least | | © gunboats quic saw the Montgomery, turned back with all possible % | % 300 killed. This Information came to Captain McCalla to-day and ¥ | 3 ¥ speed and ran for anchor. The Montgomery crowded on steam and ¥ | & is believed to be accurate. The figures made show the fight at Clen- ¥ | | & endeavored to cut the gunboats off, but unfamiliarity with the chan- & | & fuegos second only to Manila in bleodshed. o | & nel caused her to lose time and the Spaniards succeeded in darting un- < o Of course all the men in the lighthouse were killed, but that was a % | & der the protecting batteries, where the Montgomery did not follow for X | & mere bagatelle. There was a large force on the beach, consisting of © | & fear of mines or running aground. K ¥ | © cavalry, artillery and infantry. Tkey had fleld pieces. These soldlers ¥ | | f=d During the cha: which lasted twenty minutes, the Montgomery ¥ | & had attacked the boats’ crews engaged in cutting the cable when the & | & fired six shots from her five-inch forward after the fleeing Dons. The X | ¥ Marblehead came up and opened fire. All the officers ashore unite in & | & practice was exceptionally good, two shells bursting near the gunboats, & | & saying that the conduct of the men in cutting the cable was one of & | | & ana one carrfed away the foreto of one of the enemy’s vessels. & | I the bravest exploits ever performed. o | © Her rigging came down with a crash and the officers on the Montgom- ¥ | & | & ery think several Spaniards were injured. The gunboats checked thefr £f | 8106 308 X6 0 106 08 X0 500 300 30 300 K6 00 RSO feR=ReReteRePaRet=RetetotcRegaRatut -2l & speed and fired ral shots at their pursuer. All flew wide. This &t r % was the first time the Spanish gunboats were known to venture out of Lt T gtifiQflfi)}fiCfififiD’oQOQfil}fififififififidfiflfifififififl CARRINGION (RGED FOR I Regular Army Captain a Candidate. BACKED BY HIS FRIENDS SENATOR FRYE TO DEFEAT OTIS’ ASPIRATIONS. Men Who Will Secure Federal Ap- pointments Such as Attorney, Pension Agent and Ship- ping Commissioner. Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, May 19. Major Frank McLaughlin, chairman lof the California State Republican | Gommittee, has been here for several | days, and incidentally hds conferred | bution of Federal patronage in the State. There are several good places yet to be given out, viz.: United States District Attorney, Pension Agent at San Francisco and Shipping Commis- sioner, to say nothing of the brigadier- eneralship. g!t is pretty well understood that the District Attorneyship lles betwgeg Tank Coombs, who was recommende gy the delegation, and Tirey L. Ford. The chances naturally favor Coombs, | although Mr. Ford's friends are mak- | ing a strong fight for him. The pension agency will go to State | Bank Examiner Fuller. Paris Kil- burn will be made Shipping Commis- sioner, to succeed Gwin, if this office can be removed from the civil service. The friends of Captain deL.Carring- ton, regular army, have begun a move- ment here in his behalf for brigadier- general of volunteers. They under- | stand that President, McKinley has | signified his intention of promoting regular army officers to be brigadiers of volunteer troops in most instances, and this encourages them to believe that Carrington the President is strongly disposed to appoint Otis. The fact that Senator Frye of Maine is making a determined fight against Otis leads Carrington’s friends to believe that their candidate may stand a chance for appointment. The Call correspondent understands that Frye has sworn vengeanceagainst Otis for an editorial published in the Los Angeles Times some time ago de- claring that the Maine Senator was under Huntington’s control. This was at the time that the controversy was over the San Pedro harbor. Senator Frye sald to a friend yesterday: “I did what I could to defeat the nomina- tion of Colonel Otis for Assistant Sec- retary of War, and he shall not be ap- pointed a brigadier if I have any in- fluence with the President. Human Bones Found Near Novato. SAN RAFAEL, May 19.—At the Coro- ner's office lies a collection of human ribs, an arm and a leg bone. They were discovered near Novato yesterday by a man, who brought them to the Coroner’s office and departed without leaving his name or the circumstances attending the discovery. The District Attorney will in- vestigate the matter. BRIGADIER may win, although | bones, the pile including a skull, several | with Senator Perkins over the distri- | [0 PREVENT ANNEXATION Senators Work Against the Scheme. OPPOSITION TO RETALIATE. MAY HOLD UP THE WAR REV- ENUE BILL. ‘Whichever Way the Newlands Reso- lution Goes, Congress Faces the Prospect of a Heated Con- troversy. Spectal Dispatch to The Call NEW YORK, May 19.—A Washing- ton special to the Herald says: Sena- tors who are opposed to Hawailan an- nexatlon are now trying to prevent annexation by the House of Represen- tatives on Newlands’ resolution. Since that resolution has been re- ported to the House plain intimations have been conveyed to Chairman Hitt of the Foreign Affairs Committee | that if the House should pass the reso- | | lution the enemies of annexation in the Senate would retaliate by holding up the war revenue bill indefinitely. Pettigrew of South Dakota is a Sena- tor who has taken the lead in this movement. On the other hand the more earnest advocates of annexation in the Senate have intimated that action by the House on the Newlands resolution would accelerate the passage of the war revenue bill. There are apparent- ly dangerous complications between the annexation resolution and the war revenue bill, whichever course istaken in the House. Representative Hitt had a confer- | ence with Speaker Reed to-day about getting the: resolution up for consider- ation in the House by means of a spe- cial order from the Committee on Rules. No definite agreement was reached, but Hitt is confident that a special order will be reported in the near future and that the resolution will speedily pass the House. There will be a delay in the Senate, where the opponents of annexation are determined to talk against time, and present indications are that the only way by which the matter can be brought to a vote there is by holding the Senate in continual session and tiring out the opposition Senators. Honolulu is to be made a base for obtaining coal and supplies for naval and military expeditions to the Phil- ippines, and it has been pointed out that should one of the troopships be- come disabled on the way to Manila it might be necessary to land her troops in Hawalii until arrangements could be made for carrying them on to Manila. Transports for the Philippines. SEATTLE, May steamer Pak-Shan has been offered to this Government to transport troops to the -Philippines. Captain Robinson left to-night for Victoria to make an official inspection of the vessel. o steamer Centennial, now in port and un char- ter to the War Department, is to go on the drydock at Port Orchard preparat: to her voyage to Manila as vl:rn::g;{ transport. 19. — The Britishe OF CAVADA Statesmen Express Their Sympathy. LIKE THE PARENT STATE. OUR NORTHERN NEIGHBORS | ARE LOYAL. While Speaking of the War They | Comment on the Prolonged Stay of Spanish Minister Polo y Bernabe. Special Dispatch to The Call. OTTAWA, Ont., May 19.—In the House of Commons Hon. Mr. Cleary, a representative of one of the border con- stituencies, in discussing the American alien labor law and the manner in | which it had been enforced against Canadians, incidentally referred to the Hispano-American War, saying that the American people would come out victorfous, still there were not a few who would not like to see the United States get a “bit of a spanking” be- cause of its unfriendly treatment of Canada. Cries of “No!” arose from all | parts of the House. | . Premier Laurier, arisingf evidently with some warmth, said: “I sincere- 1y hope my honorable friend who has just taken his seat, in his utterances which at the moment called forth ex- pressions of dissent, speaks his own personal feeling and not the feeling of his party. I would rather hope that upon the present occasion, though we are bound to be neutral and must be neutral in the present differences be- tween the United States and Spain, I should like to believe that if there is a feeling at all apart from our duty as neutrals, it is a feeling of sympathy for those who are our neighbors and who share the continent with 2 Sir Charles Tupper, opposition leader, expressed entire acquiescence in what the Premier had said, and concluded his speech by saying: “While we are bound to respect that complete neutral- ity that has been proclaimed by the parent state in reference to the war between the United States and Spain, nevertheless, I feel that we cannot for- get that the people of Canada, as of Great Britain, are but one branch of the great English-speaking family, and that the interests of peace, the in- terests of civilization and the interests of the world would be promoted by the most cordial co-operation between the two great branch nations.” Mr. Charlton, a member from On- tario, then called the Government’s at- tention to the presence in Canada of Senor Polo y Bernabe, late Spanish Minister at Washington, who seemed to be actively engaged in attending to an office of war. Premier Laurjer replied that the Government had no knowledge that Bernabe had done anything to warrant interference by the Government. At any rate, the attention of the Govern- ment had not been cailed to the mat- ter. The British Empire had always been the asylum of refugees under any circumstances. So long as the Spanish Embassador did not abuse Canada’s hospitality, the Governmen: did not conceive that It was in any way LODGE FOR - SANTA CRUZ The Pythian Session at Santa Rosa. NO CHANGE IN MEETING TIME. GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED FOR THE COMING YEAR. Governor Budd Gives the Uniform Rank Permission to Drill and March Armed and Equipped. Special Dispatch to The Call. SANTA ROSA, May 19.—The session of the Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias of California was called to or- der, this morning by Grand Chancellor W." H. Grant of Woodland, and was a lively one. A proposition to change the time for holding the Grand Lodge from May to December was voted down after a hot discussion. The special order of business—the place where the next ses- sion will be held—was then called for. Although several cities were in the race until last night the fight this morning had settled down to be a question of whether it should be Pasadena or Santa Cruz. Amid great enthusiasm Santa Cruz finally secured the honor. A resolution was introduced instruct- ing representatives to the Supreme Lodge to use their efforts to secure the recognition of the Rathbone Sisters at the next meeting of the Grand Lodge; also declaring it to be a Pythian of- fense to speak disrespectfully of the American flag. It was announced that Governor Budd would grant the uniform rank permission to march and drill with guns, as requested at yesterday's ges- ston. At the afternoon session the follow- ing officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year: Supreme representative, vice Frank McGowan, resigned, C. F. McGlashan erand chancellor, C. L. Patton; grand vice chancellor, H. Arndt; grand prelate, W. T. Jeter; grand master of exchequer, S. G. Lit- tie; grand keeper records and seal, H. Schaffner; grand master-at-arms, C. O. Alkire; grand inner guard, T. H. Black- man; grand outside guard, J. H. John- ston; grand trustees—G. H. Morrison, A. Johrdahl and W. H. Esdor. The session of the Grand Temple of the Rathbone Sisters was called to or- der this morning by.Mrs. Lydia Mon- roe of Riverside, grand chief. The prin- cipal feature of the day was the elec- tion of officers, which resulted as fol- lows: Grand chief, Mrs. Mary V. Fitz- gerald, Sacramento; grand senior, Mrs. Ida Merguire, Oakland; grand junior Mrs. Juliet Stibbens, Riverside; grand manager, Mrs. Lily Samuels, Oakland; grand keeper of records and seal, Miss Louise Holmes, East Oakland; grand mistress of finance, Mrs. Betile C. Nickell, Los Angeles; grand prelate, Mrs. Miriam Stacy, Stockton; grand outside guard, Mrs. Lottie Brown, San- ta Marie. Murder in the First Degree OGDEN, May 19.—The jury in the trial of John D. Douglass, charged with mur- dering his wife, brought in a verdict to- night of murder in the first degree, rec- bound to take notice of his presence here. ommending imprisonment for life at hard labor, | castle, in the lee of the forward 12-inch RELATED BY A N EYE WITNESS’ Details of Bombardment of San Juan Fully Set Forth. Monitors, Particularly the Ter- ror, Did Plucky Work, but Their Fire Was Not Very Effective. KEY WEST, May 19.—An onlooker of the bombardment ‘of the fortifications of San Juan de Porto Rico on May 12 by the fleet of Rear Admiral Sampson gave the following details of that en- gagement. He said: “The most remarkable feature about the bombardment was the escape of the fleet with so few casualties. The enemy’'s fire was heavy and continu- ous, and the elevation of their batteries gave them a tremendous advantage. How they missed hitting the ships no one understands. Their shots fell all around, and their guns had capacity for twice the range. Yet they only landed two projectiles with any serious effect. The San Juan affair strengthens the opinion that well placed fortifica- tions make a hard task for even the strongest battle-ships. “The secondary batteries of the ships were not used after the line had passed before the forts. This was chiefly on account of smoke, Drifting in front of | the turrets, it made the handlers of the big guns liable to lose all sight of land. “The admiral and his assistant chief | of staff, Staunton, were on the super- | structure on the lee side of the conning tower. They did not go inside the con ning tower, which will probably not be used in action unless the fire is coming | from both sides. So far it has proved a rather useless institution. On the fore- | turret, were Lieutenant March, flag secretary, and Ensign Bennett, flag lieutenant, both of whom, with Staun- ton, accompanied the admiral from the New York. Bennett had signal buoys with him. His signal flags, in the can- vas bags, were made fast with a line which ran around the turret barbette. This was to prevent them from being shot overboard. “It took about four broadsides to wake the Spaniards up. In the mean- time great yellowish white clouds were rising from the hillside, marking where our shells had fallen. Then a few puffs of white and little lines of flame came from nooks in the bluff. The water spurted a few hundred yards from the Towa and everybody was glad, because they knew that the enemy was | then a shell whizzed by. returning the fire. Before that the Jackles had been glum. By this time¢ the smoke began to hang heavily and the Jowa was moist and covered with saltpeter. Marine glasses had to b¢ wiped every fev' minutes. The men’s faces were giimy and their mouths were bitter from the saltpeter. When the big guns in the turret were fired it seemed as if the ship was almost drawn from the water in a straining effort to follow the projectiles as they whizzed shoreward. Behind, the In- diana’s port side looked like a huge fort, her own smcke hiding her star- board side. “When the Towa was turned to g¢ back to the starting point, the entire line was engaged. .The New York, stately, standing high out of the water and showing all her gracefulness, buf making an easy target, slowly ran the gauntlet of two miles. While the en- emy’s fire was at its hottest, two jack- ies stood at the Iowa’s bows, without any cover, heaving the lead. They worked just as calmly as if in New York harbor. ‘They can’t hit us, George,’ sang out one of the men tg another in the lee of the turret. Just ‘Rig a line to that thing,” laughed the man in the chains, pointing derisively to the water hat spurted fifty yards ahead of him. “The feature most discussed was the wonderful pluck of the Terror and her escape from being hit. Shells simply rained about her as she lay within 504 vards of the forts, and blazed away with her five-inch rapid-fire batteries, The Amphitrite’s trouble was with her after turrets, and was caused by an accident to the gear which supplies the turret power. Several slight accidents occurred on the ships, but on the whole they were not as numerous as generally happens during heavy target practice. The strain on the men was rather se- vere. The heat of the sun was intenss before 8 o'clock. The work done by the engineer officers and their men, who for three hours were under the battle gratings in the intense heat, can. not be too highly praised. The firing of the monitors seemed hardly up to the mark of the other ships, the heayy swell causing them trouble and pre- cluding any degree of accuracy of aim.” TO USE HAWAII AS MILITARY BASE not, we will be compelled to retain permanently. to Manila in the course of several This contingency has appealed force that the advisability of maki: s time the American commander in tional men. The distance between endanger bility it is proposed to send probabl. there to be held in reserve. They that point could be sent to Manila could if kept in the United States. lent. equipping raw recruits and getting service. 8 HRRURRARRIURRNURRN Will Not Bombard Canaries. | LONDON, May 20.—The agent in the | Canary Islands of a Liverpool firm | writes that the British Consul there has been informed that the United States eereTerasas IRt e CHICAGO, May 19.—A special from Washington says: It is prob- able that American troops will soon be occupying Hawail. dent McKinley agrees with all callers that the temporary occupation of the Philippines is out of the question. More troops than now decided on will have to be sent and naval operations has been discussed. American prestige and many lives. No finer point could be selected for organizing, drilling and Presi- Whether we desire it or the islands for a long time, if not months. to the administration with such ng Hawail a base for both army It is not known at what the Philippines might need addi- San Francisco and Manila might To offset this possi- y 10,000 volunteers to Hawaii, could be trained there and from twenty days earlier than they The climate of Hawali is excel- R e e ge them into shape for active fleld RERRRIVLIILLL will not bombard the Canary Islands, as the résult of an arrangement be- tween Great Britain, whereby, while Great Britain remains neutral, the United States will abstain from such bombardment, which would mean the destruction of British property. o ADVERTISEMENTS. ~ ARMY PROPOSALS! WE PROPOSE to sell the Government or any other buyer such goods as we have in store or can readily obtain cheaper than any other house in trade. WE PROPOSE to sell in 100-po white dry Onions offered on the coast at for Manila or Alaska. WE PROPOSE to sell tons of as wanted at 6 cents'a pound. WE PROPOSE und lots, or over, the best evaporated 35 cents per pound. Finest food evaporated (white) Potatoes in lots to sell heavy clothing and heavy shoes for army or Alaska trade to‘dealers, as well as to wearers. WE PROPOSE to sell goods of as will induce trade and keep our force tending the war excitement. WE PROPOSE to sell the office or Lime Point, or their friends, goods good quality only and at such prices together during the dull times at- rs and soldiers bivouacked at Presidio to keep them warm or for food at prices that will astonish the purchasing parties. WE PROPOSE orers and all others who are aiding and abetting in charity’s who are going to the front articles for essentials. WE PROPOSE that those who try shall have their places when they all times. We want to pl 25-27 MARKET to sell the Red Cross societies, the Christian Endeav- name those comfort, bags for clothing or other All goods needed at wholesale prices or less. leave our employ to serve the coun- return if wanted, as we have done at ‘We dellver goods anywhere in town promptly. We deliver same day in towns across the bay. _ ‘We pack safely and guarantee safe carriage. We make a great point of keeping best goods. 3 a ease buyers of all lines. ‘We expect you to buy for your wants, not more. ‘We understand packing for Alaska or foreign trade. All car lines bring you here for a single fare. smezx, S. F.