The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 24, 1898, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1898. TWO SHIPS ENGAGE _ SANTIAGO BATTERIES Battle With the Spanish Forts While Seamen Destroy a Cable. Cruiser St. Louis and Tug Wampatuck Silence the Guns on Shore and Emerge From the Conflict With Slight Inpjury. CHARLOTTE AMALIA, Island of St. Thomas, D. W. L, May 23—The firing at Santiago de Cuba on Wednesday, May 18, was be- tween the Spaniards there and two American vessels. THE EMPORIUM. 1 THE EMPORIUM. fi””“i)i’i”.’ PRPPVRRRRES “)»’.’7””"% 9a.m.tol2 m. OUR FIRST SPECIAL MORNING SALE TO-DAY. The big store gong will ring at precisely 9 o’clock this morning, announcing the beginning of the Crockery Sale, and again at precisely 12 o’clock, announcing its close. None of the goods will be sold at the sale prices be- Jore or after those hours. Chinaware— Half Prices. A great quantity and variedassortment of Eng- lish Printed and Deco- rated Chinaware on sale from 9 to 12 o’clock to-day at half the’ regular prices, which are distinctly marked thereon. 98¢ per dozen Dinner Plates. 75¢ per dozen Soup Plates. -.for 40c dozen for 38c dozen -for 45¢c each or 31c dozen or 63c dozen or 73c dozen or 63¢ dozen .for 63c each goc Covered Dishes. 62c per doz:n Mush Bowls—the rightsiz. $1.70 per dozen Printed Dinner Plates—gold edge $1.40 per dozen Printed Breakfast Plates—gold edge. $1.25 per dozen Printed Dessert Plates—gold edge.. $1.25 Printed Meat Dishes—gold edge-. $2.75 Limoge China Chocolate Pot $1.00 Carlsbad China Jugs—Ilarge s $3.00 per dozsn Carlsbad China Breakfas $3.56 per dozen Bavarian China Br=akfast $1.92 per dozen English Napoleon Plates. $1.00 Decorated China Chocolate Cup: ate: Plates or $1.78 dozen or g6c dozen .for soc each Acting under orders from Admiral Sampson, the auxiliary cruiser St. Louis and the tug Wampatuck went to Santiago for the purpose of cutting the cable there. The cable was picked up within range of the guns of Morro Castle, and the Spaniards at once opened fire on the Amer- soc Decorated China Tea Cup: 25¢ Decorated China Tea Cup: 20c Decorated China Mush Bowls... .for 25¢ each for 13¢ each for roc each icans. Two sand batteries and one mortar battery on shore at the bottom of the height on which Morro is situated joined in the firing, to which the Americans responded. The aim of the Spanish gunners was atrociously bad. : The men who were detailed to cut the cable grappled for it from the deck of the St. Louis. They found it with little difficulty and coolly lifted it to the forecastle of the St. Louis, where it was cut, the Spaniards meanwhile doing their best to disable the cruiser. The engagement was lively while it lasted. The St. Louis brought her total armament ot four six-pounders into play, while the Wampatuck used her one three-pounder. With this small armament the Americans finally succeeded in silencing all but two or three of the Spanish guns. Neither of the American Vessels were seriously damaged. A topmast back-stay on the St. Louis was shot away, and the pilot-house e Wampatuck slightly splintered. One man on the St. Louis had a finger broken by a flying fragment of shell while handling the cable. When the Americans had completed their work at Santiago they proceeded some twenty miles to the eastward, where they entered the bay of Guantanamo, they being under orders to cut the cable there also. . While they were picking up the cable in the bay the Spanish batteries opened fire on them, but the guns being small and poorly handled, were ineffective. Two well placed shots from the St. Louis secured comparative quiet and the work of further crippling Blanco’s communication with the outside world was peacefully accomplished. i The Americans laugh at the gunnery of the Spaniards. They are highly pleased with the success of their task. The armament of the St, Louis and Wampatuck is ridiculously small for fighting purposes, and it is thought more powerful vessels should be employed when it is necessary for them to run directly within the range of shore fortifications. 5 MAY COAL AT | THE CAROLINES How the Monterey Will}‘ ooooooooooooo0o0o00e||TS AIM TO ASSIST | M. L. McKennon; assistant secretary, | the Red Cross Soclety has been organ- | Miss Gertrude Sinsheimer; treasurer, |ized here, with sixty menibers. Mrs. CORRESPONDENT THE BOYS IN BLUE.|Mrs. R. M. Sanford. An entertainment | J. H. Holihan was chosen president; | A | WALNUT CREEK, May 23.—A Red | Theresa Kennelly, secretary; Mrs. Liz- KNlGHT LANDED Branch of the Red Cross Socxet'” Cross Society has been organized here, | zie Martin, treasurer. A large sum was ship at San Jose. all over the valley, and already the| 7 SAN JOSE, May 23.—A branch of the | WOTK of preparing comforts for the sol- !WOULD GIVE UNCLE i . z °T® | will be held every few days and the| this evening. Hale's Hall was crowd- | work of following days mapped out. A | ST. JOHNS, N. F., May 23—An offl- zens and many were compelled to|ing liberally subscribed to. cer from one of the British warships on ON BOARD THE HERALD- CALL DISPATCH BOAT OFF HAVANA (via Key West, Fla.), May 23.—Less than six miles from the Cuban capital and at a place where the Spanish forces to raise funds will be given at once. |Mrs. R. H. Pichie, vice-president; Miss Formed With a Large Member- Its membership includes women from | subscribed. Red Cross Society was organized here | 31 boys had commenced. Meetings SAM. DUE WARNING. ed with San Jose’s most prominent citi- | Jocal fund has been started and is be- | Go to Manila. stand. The meeting was very enthusi- | SAN RAFAEL, May 2 | the west coast of this island arrived = s - . e By EL, y 23.—The San | 5 were supposed to be particularly astic. Patrlotic songs were rendered | Rafael Red Cross Leasue was formally | ere to-night to consult with the Gov- strong, a tiny boat took ashore at 3 o’clock this afternoon from the Herald-Call dispatch TowW i : 5 Sir Herbert Murray, as to the and addresses outlining the work of the | organized in this city to-day though | ®TRoT v, | organization delivered. The society | many of the representative ladies have | COntingency of the arrival of a Spanish | starts with a large membership. | fleet in these waters to obtain coal. The following officers were elected: | sisting the Red Cross League of Sau- | | | | | for several days been engaged in as-| %ppo oficer desires that his name | should not be mentioned, but he urged PROSPECT OF A BIG RACE.| Times correspondent, who, by permission of our Government, President, Mrs. C. J. Martin; | dents, Mrs. 8. F. Leib, S. W. | elected at the morning meeting: salito. The following officers were Mrs, | SIt Herbert Murray to advise the . | American Government to send one of SPANISH VESSELS LIKELY TO was allowed to go through the O | E:‘;;,hf\‘x]u‘“}? Vt}a‘r:‘\g};;?}irdgkr& et ‘é?::; F.hofi:ggr;re;lrdezr:&;nl!ylrsiir?%? | its fastest cruisers to patrol the Grand PURSUE. blockade. Mr. Knight went into O | Carey, Dr. Alida C. Avery, Rev. Father | Bradford, Mrs. Louis Gerstle, Mrs. |Banks for a week or more; that the But on the Whole There Will Prob- | ably be Little Difficulty in the ‘ Call Office, Riggs House, | Havana, where, according to as- surances given by General Blan- co, he is to be protected until the war is over. Whatever material he may gather for his newspaper will be furnished also to the 00000000000 0000000000000O0O0 G [} o o o [} [} o o o o [} [} [} o boat E. F.. Knight, the London O o [} [} o o o o ] o o ] [} @ teresting race by the | ships. The naval orders issued this morn- | committee, | dent, Mrs. A. Z. Sinsheimer; vice-presi- dent, Mrs. J. C. Ortega; secretary, Miss | Kenna, Rev. Father McGuire and Mrs. | H. T. Welch; corresponding secretaries, Mrs. W. P. Squires and Professor L. ! Bruch; financial secretary, F. P. Rus- | sell; treasurer, W. K. Bean; executive Professor A. E. Shumate, | | cruiser, on sighting D e ™ Johnson. M. | might give the earliest possible notice Wickman, vice-presidents: Mrs. S. F, | Of the movement of the enemy by mak- Barstow, treasurer; Mrs. 1. Angel- | ing immediately for St. Johns or Cape | lotti, secretary. ‘Uhe executive com- I Race an_d telegraphing its information mittee, beside those already named, will | t0 the United States. | include the following: Mrs. E. W. New- R For a Cuban Expedition. | P. N. Lilienthal, Mrs. Hecht. ST. HELENA, May 23.—A branch of the loading of several car loads of am- munition and 15,000 rifles and stores. Vessel Reaching the | ° C Professor W. P. Squires, ] Philippines. o Ehd i ae e Peckham, Miss Wakefleld, Mrs. B. C. | hall, Mrs. A. W. Foster, Mrs. W. Sale, et [© | Longdon, Mrs, S. F. Ayer and various | Mrs. A. F. Feckteler, Mrs, M. C. Duf- | MOBILE, Ala., Msy 23.—The steamer ok L 9#0000000000000000 | clergymen. ficy, Mrs. W. Elliott, M L. A. Lancel, | Fenita is loading ammunition here for SAN LUIS OBISPO, May 23.—A Red Mrs. Charles Christieson, Mrs. T. Win- | a Cuban expedition. Brigadier General 8, eclal Dispatch to Th Cross Society was organized here this | teringham, Mrs. John Alexander, Mrs. | Rodriguez, who was a leading figure in e hostile navail | afternoon. The officers are: Sidney M. Smith, Mrs. . Cushing, Mrs. | the ten years’ war, is superintending e to faction the possibility | Monterey safely across ic to Admiral Dew squad- | at Manila. The principal Qiffi- culty in making such a trip as this is the small coal c 3 capacity of ves- sels of the Monterey type. She car- ries normally 2300 tons in her bunkers, which, at her most economical rate of | steaming, would take her about three | hundred miles less than the distance | from San Francisco to Honolulu. In | emergencies such as the present it is| possible to store a good deal of coal on the main deck, being placed in pas- | sage ways and open spaces of the su- | perstructure of the vessel. The great beam of the would permit 190 tons of coal to be car- Monterey | ried in addition to that in the bunkers | without in the least endangering the stability of the ship or risking the loss of coal by being washed overboard. At her economical speed of 180 knots per | day this coal would last her seventeen days and carry her 3200 knots. Ow- | ing to the carefully laid plans of the | Navy Department, the Monterey, now | S i ushed Mac to his corner. When they on her long cruise, will be obliged to | TRIH, Vel i%oth started to slug, and & make & run of 2100 knots without an | «irong uppercut on the nose caused the opportunity to coal. The ship will| New Yorker to lose his temper com o erly ring | Pletely. Daly slipped to the floor, an ;}‘,),(:01‘:“:0;:?,:,:,‘,'\pfi:;“:;’lha:::e;::‘c‘;‘fi ;‘;‘;’rfle 2;\::: ‘*]"‘l‘_s' ,":_('l“;"‘-hgii}\‘;"q’;‘la‘h‘ ] NEW YORK, May 28.—It is proposed to attack Havana not only from sea and land, but also from . & Jier. The South Seas are full of isi- | moment, while Pths refates kept n? |88 the skies. William A. Eddy, of camera kite fame, has a plan to drop dynamite on the Cuban capital wail 1000 miles behind her and in the | him up with a pusichiinithe sing. Sothare i Mr. Eddy said to-day he had provided Lieutenant Wise, of the Ninth Infantry, with an outfit of ::flnzzel‘i.e:’frz:;; ,(,',1, :’,}:”;;Z‘;’,‘Sfi :; Mac nit P low on the body. i g his patent kites, with camera attachments, which are to be taken to Cuba with the army of invasion, ¢ lie alongside and coal through her su- | pin the, fourteenth round Daly storped g and flown over Havana for the purpose of getting birdseye views of the interior of all fortifications, g perstructure. It would not be sur- t his eye split in return. In the next much work cently been done in the way of rising if one of the harbors chosen for | feund Daly rushed and landed heavily on | o both on the coast and on the land side, where has recently y - such a transfer was in the Caroline | the head. 3 |82 strengthening old works and throwing up new batteries. s Islands, another Spanish possession in | In the final round the toys ruched into ) gs This, it is believed, will be of inestimable advantage to the troops engaged in the siege, as well the South Seas, for by so doing there | & clinch, from wkhlchDEf{eree :;\lr fgte xo; P ” ) with 5 3 ek 4 could be mo possible complaint of a ;{':;"me‘;“Mc‘g;?n;md :_‘&m e e i s 88 to the vessels of the American fleet charged the duty of silencing the fortifications an P breach of neutrality la‘;s on lh: Dtfl of | a clinch Mac slruv‘lj( Daly a:[d uui-1 latt]ter g teries on both sides of the harbor mouth. P any neutral nation. "rom the Caro-|fell. White rolled over him, hurtin, . finvs o the Philippines the way is easy | Daly's leg. Mac walked to his corner and | & If this plan proves feasible, of which Mr. Eddy entertains little doubt, he expects a tfl:-lk;:ll be g and undgr the prosramme arranged | Iy limped tg hie. This ended the bout |gs made of his new device whereby large masses of dynamite may be carried up by a series o s and there 1810 tpmb?b&il’\d‘g;tggu?&fr A O awarded the decision to Daly|# then, by means of a simple releasing device, caused to fall within the enemy’s lines. A series of kites g e A - vi wea':trt(g:pttheo Pacific. The Sypanish %“,,;cf,;";":"fifchl_dcp“nud having struck |88 o) thig purpose has been designed, the main kite being twenty feet wide, with a carrying capacity of & squadron at Cadiz, which reports from s 2 3 g seventy pounds of dynamite, sufficient, if dropped at the proper moment, to demolish the most powerful g Spain state is R}';’:HE to the dpht]rlxmpm&s' Goes to San Quentin. @ battery. 8 is capable of higher spee an the | SUISUN, May 23.—Robert Wallace was o Monterey and may not have much dlf; to-day sentenced to five years in San ($8 If preliminary tests with the camera prove successful, Mr. Eddy expects to be invited to accom- : ?oc “,flxi"zflg‘fi?p‘," ionzfiaxt)e::iilgog;x &“emmmlc’m 'xf:‘ :-}’poud a:a““:‘:,“&f',{fif,‘:fi g pany the army to Cuba and -up_-rmtqnd the aerial bombardment of I[.vuu. s the distance be longer on the eastward | which was granted owing to doubiful | o g0 g g R R R B HE B A SN SR EEEEE RN ISR REEINSRN NN RRENE SRR RS some Californlan to command trip there are possibilities of & most in- ing announced the assignment to the | command of the Monterey of Captain Eugene H. Lutze, lately in command of the Alert. MWPARTLAND LOSES HIS TEMPER AND THE FIGHT. Fouls Jack Daly in Their Contest at New York and the Delaware Lad Gets the Decision. NEW YORK. May 23.—Jack Daly of Wilmington. Del., got a' decision on a four over Kid McPartland of this city, after having fought fourteen and a half rounds in the Lenox Athletic Club to- night. Daly was the fayorite in the bet- | ting, $100 to $90 being laid on his chances. Both men turned the scales at 142 pounds at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and | when they stripped to-night they were in cellent trim. The bout was a rattling good one while it lasted, but from the eighth round it was very evident that Daly would get the better of McPartland, as the latter lost control of his temper. | Me tland sprung a new blow in the second round—a left jab on the face, quickly brought down to the kidneys. While both men clinched repeatedly, the fighting up to the eighth round was fast and neither had any apparent advantage. In round eight Daly landed heavily and circumstances connected with CUBA’S CAPITAL TO BE BOMBARDED ROM THE SKIES Inventor Eddy ' Perfects a Device by Which Dynamite May Be Dropped Into the City’s Fortifications. $1.80 per dozen Decorated China Bread and Butter Plates. or goc dozen 75¢ Delft Plaques—large size.. . .for 38c each Also Salad Bowls, Sauce and Berry Plates, Tea Pots, Sugar Bowls, Tea Tiles, Celery Trays, ec., etc. Special Linen Values. The prices quoted below are for the balance of the week. A comparison of prices and quality will con- vince you that these are the best Linen Bargains in town. 8-4 Bleached Table Damask—closely woven—beautifully finished— 1 00 all new and pretty designs. Per vard. $ . 66-inch Extra Heavy Double Satin Damask, in 22 of signs. Per vard.... Extra Large All-Linen Din: B !erns.H Pirdrcz:n... e leached Hucl owels—size 18x34 inches—either fringed ends or hemmed. Per dozen....... 3 $I.50 10c 18-inch Bleached Crash—all pl.xrc linen. Men’s All-Wool Abdominal Bands, 90c. Physicians recommend everybody going to Manila to wear these health-preservers. The Emporium and Golden Rule Bazaar. %QQ(!‘Q“QQ WAESEASESEAES T SAAEE QQ‘(QQQQQQQQ& - GEN. MERRITT LEAVES BEHIND A SWEETHEART ;;;’l“l’;fiklns—'good assortment of pat- $2 50 3 . PRPPUP PR NP PP R R TR P VRN PR R RV R VPR PRIV R IR PR PRV VPRI RV PRV IRV PR IR RPN PP PR P IR RPN IR RV I BB R RV RR R PR RN PR “w 8 e} B 74 g g 0 = 5 H Q 8 g & B T L L L T e L L T T e e e e L e e L e e e e e L L e e e e e e e e e e e e L T L L e T T e e ey Announcement of His Engagement to Miss Laura Williams of Chicago. CHICAGO, May 23.—The formal announcement of the engagement of Miss Laura Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Normag Williams -of Chicago, and granddaughter of the late Judge John Dean Caton, to Major General Wesley Merritt, military Governor of the Philippine Islands, was made to-day. Miss Williams is about 20 years old, a brunette, graceful and pe- tite, but of striking appearance, with jet black hair and eyes and bril- liant coloring. She has received much attention here and abroad. and especially in London, where she was the guest of Robert T. Lincoln, when he was the representative of this country at the court of St James. She was presented at the Queen’s drawing room with Miss Lincoln. Norman Willlams has for a number of years been one of the well-known figures in Chicago legal and financial circles. General Merritt whs born in Illinois and is a graduate of West Point. He entered the army directly after graduation in 1861. In April, 1863, he was appointed brigadier general, and his services throughout the war were of the most distinguished form. Since its close he has made a name for himself in Indian fighting, and in 1895 he was made a major general. General Merritt left for the Pacific Coast to-night on a special car attached to the 6 o'clock train on the Chicago and Northwestern Rail- road. He refused to be interviewed and the members of his staff maintained the same reticence. (OJOJO] CEPEEPEOPEOERPOOPEPPPOPPEE® {CJOIOXOIOJOJOXOIOYOJOXOJOIOXOJOLOJOYOIOJOXC @@@@@@@@@@@@@@é@@@ [OJOJOROXOJOROROJOJOROOJOJOROJOJOXO) WILL WIN OUT Otis will be appointed, but if the Presi« dent should decide not to appoint any brigadiers from civil life Captain de L. Carrington of the regular army will stand a first-rate chance. It is under- stood that neither General Dickinson nor Major Barrett have any chance for the appointment, although both have been highly recommended by Califor- nia people. Senator Perkins in response to tele- Senators Say the Editor grams from Governor Budd called on Is Slated. Surgeon General Sternberg to-day and urged that additional surgeons be al- lowed for the Manila expedition. These surgeons have already been selected and are now at San Francisco. Sena- tor Perkins believes they will be ac-~ cepted by the War Department. Three Californians-drew prizes in"to- day’s batch of Presidential nomina~ tions: Rounseville Wildman, Senator Stewart’s son-in-law by adoption and former editor of the Overland Monthly, is promoted to be Consul General at lHongkang instead of a mere Consul. Surgeon-General Sternberg Asked to | Victor E. Ncelsonlof s;};x Francfico was appointed Consul at Bergen, Norway, Send ?fl;g:hflt:“?e; A 50 and Rufus A. Lane of California was Manila e S voruns nominated as secretary of the Ameri- eers. T6 BECOME A BRIGADIER. CARRINGTON IS SECOND ON THE LIST. can legation to Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Salvador. He will be stationed at San Jose, Costa Rica, with the United States Minister, William L. Merry. Special Dispatch to The Call. —_—— Death at Santa Cruz. SANTA CRUZ, May 25.—Merrill Britt, an early settler and prominent Mason, Senators Perkins and White and | died last evening from a stroke of paraly- in. chairman of | sis. He was born on February 21, 1829, e ”;‘;“‘““"’ . cc mittee, | at Cincinnati, and arrived in California in e Catndin g EubHoAR: Lo *|1852. He was a charter member of the called on the President this morning | Masonic lodge at Knights Ferry, Stanis- Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, May 23. 82| and talked about the appointment of | Jaus County, and a past master of that &' order.