The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 26, 1898, Page 4

T HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1898. SECRETARY LONG BELIEVES CERVERA IS CHECKMATED SCHLEY HAS THE DONS LOCKED UP No Fear Felt Over the Possible Coming of Spanish Naval Re-enforcements. Preparations to Soon Throw Immense| Bodies of Troops Into Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines. Call C , Riggs H Washingt Altho refuse faces and and exultation better Long injunction of eral o lepartn hough strive as »arted to the ces of welcome Adnm ) bottled up in Santiago h ds: and, second, that fron-c » big battle-ship Oregc S riven at Jupiter Inl Florida. In alluding to | the Spanish admiral's °nt the ) lents admit that finite knowledge a's whereabouts, but ex [ knowledge of the ) in the We Indtes.” Long is not in | the habit expressing his opinion unreservedly and with such em- | phi it cannot be doubted that he | sed of information showing | e the hostile fleet securely | Santiago harbor, where it | locked up i can do no ha 1 With the Manila fleet annihilated and Cervera’'s squadron imprisoned, two- | thirds of Spain’s navy is effectually done av ith. But what if Spain should send over her reserve fleet, the Temnant of her hoasted navy? If this fleet should threaten our North Atlantie coast cities would not our blockading squadrons at itiago or Havana hav to be withdrawn? These are questions that many ask. The best answer to them is-a state- ment made by a naval expert to The Call correspondent to-nigh “Two or three of our v that is channel. 1 could do it al narrow that the fleet must of nece b els are all needed to guard the Santiago believe that The channel is so vessels of Spain’s sity emerge one at a time. The foremost could only bring her bow guns into action, while the mighty Oregon could pour a broadside volley of solid shot and shell from her | ve and thirteen inch | tmmense ten, t guns. The Sp sunk one by one nish vessels could be but it would only be necessary to sink the first one that showed herself. The channel is only about thirty feet in depth at its mouth, and one sunken vessel would block it and prevent the egress of the others. We need not fear Spain’s reserve fleet. Our flying squadron will still be a free lance on the ocean, and can take care of the Spaniards wherever they may appear, and at the same time there will be a powerful squadron left under Sampson’s command for the bombard- ment of Havana.” This I8 the situation briefly expressed. The President and Cabinet, being well satisfied with the naval situation, have now turned their attention to the pro- ADVERTISEMENTS. Pears’ Pretty boxes and odors to used sell such soaps as no one would are touch if he saw them un- Beware of a depends on disguised. soap that something outside of it. Pears’, the finest soap in the world is scented or not, as you wish; and the money is in the merchan- dise, not in the box. All sorts of stores sell it, especially druggists; all sorts of people are veing it L 7| President that since the Oregon | posed Cuban rditions The Prestdent’s determination to is- another call for teers was hed at s Cabinet meet- .ks our available mil- ol- and Philippine military vester: > President and Cabi- ,w believed that fuily d thousand 1 will be’sent if ne ary, twenty-five or thirty-five thousand to the Philippines, t least twenty thousand to Porto It is certain that Porto Rico will be ded, the only question being wheth it will occur before, after or simultaneously with sion. It is the general opinion here that at least 25,000 troops will immedi- be sent to Cuba, to be rapidly fol- 1 by other expeditions. Cuba will probably be attended to first, for it is known by close friends of the deplorable condition of the surviving reconcentrados he has been extremely anxious to end this suffering by estab- lishing a base of operations and a sup- ply depot. He realizes that a landing cannot be effected by a few soldiers, and it is quite likely that instead of sending to Porto Rico any of the troops now mobilized at gulf points he will dispatch them all to Cuba within a very few days. The thirty troop ships now at Tampa have a carrying capacity of from twen- ty to twenty-flve thousand men. News that the Havana batteries are being bombarded s expected dally now, for besides immediate relief to the starving reconcentrados, if any now survive, it 18 belleved that the Havana fortifications will be reduced before Spain’s reserve fleet can cross the At- antic. No credence is given the reiterated Madrid reports that Spain’s reserve fleet is destined for the Philippines. The incr of troops to be sent to the islands by this Government was not actuated by a fear of this, or of Spain’s threat to send military rein- forcements to the Governor-Geners But, as in the case of General Miles, General Merritt’s advice has been heed- ed. He is not willing to endanger the lives of an Inadequate force. Besides our soldiers may have trouble in re- straining the rapacious natives, who | are, in truth, as much to be feared as the Spanish soldiery. It is belleved | that the Philippine expedition will fin- ally comprise 35,000 men. That the Cuban and the Philippine forces are to be greatly increased best indicated by to-day's call for 000 more volunteers, when our availa- ble military force already comprises 203,000 soldiers. California is to furnish 1942 more men, under the call issued by the Pres- ident to-day, but whether they are to be assigned to the infantry, artillery or cavalry arm of the service will be de- termined later, probably to-morrow, by the War Department. - NAVAL GAME BEING PLAYED AT SANTIAGO Sampson Has the Option of Attacking Cervera or Starving Him Into a Fight. ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH BOAT WANDA, OFF HAVANA, May 23 (filed at Key West, May 25).—At daybreak on Mon- day morning the entire squadron under Rear Admiral Sampson was lying di- rectly opposite the entrance to Havana harbor, about ten miles off shore, a formidable mouse-colored fleet of bat- tleships, monitors, cruisers, yachts, lighthouse tenders and torpedo-boats. A half-hour later thick columns of black smoke began to pour from the smokestacks of the assembled fleet and slowly, almost imperceptibly, the flag- ship began to move to the eastward. A number of vessels were left behind on blockade duty, the acting flagship flying a blue pennant. About two hours later a large double-masted and double- funneled cruiser came steaming under full headway from the westward. When within hailing distance and without slackening her speed, she exchanged signals with the acting flagship off Ha- vana. Afterward the squadron was in the Nicholas Channel, off Cardenas, head- ing for the old Bahama Channel. The squadron was proceeding with care, for Admiral Cervega had not yet actually been bottled, and care must be taken the Cuban inva- | the discouraging | received from Havana about the | lest the t a around tk up through th and end of Cuba, Windward Passage, north to attack the citles of the ntic Coast of the United States. likelthood Commodore Schle: tiago, A grea the situation is one of extreme sus- pense. After Admiral Cervera is sealed | in Santiago harbor, the problem be, as in the se of a “varmint” caught in a trap, whether to shoot or starve him. In any event, Admiral Cervera, it {5 believed, cannot reach Havana. Two powerful fleets, aving fast | vessels, as well as heavy ones, able to destroy him, are closing in upon | him. e SANTIAGO CUT OFF FROM THE INTERIOR | Insurgents Surround the City and Cervera Cables That Supplies Are Scarce. | LONQON, May 2.—A special dis- | patch from Madrid via Blarritz says: There has been an active exchange of dispatches between the Government and the authorities at Havana and San Juan de Porto Rico on the subject of sending coal and provisions to San- | tiago de Cuba. It is alleged that Ad- | miral Cervera has wired confirming the report that Santiago de Cuba is cut off | from communication with the interior by strong bands of insurgents and that in consequence coal and provisions are getting scarce and dear. ' PRESIDENT JORDAN AND ' THE NEW CHARTER XASMIN HOUSE, Stanford University. 1 believe that the chief |cause of the failure of mu- |nicipal government in the | United States lies in the .| conversion of the public | service into patronage to | be distributed among per- | sonal favorites and partis san workers. The pro- cisco perpetuates this con= dition of the distribution of patronage by individuals and cliques. It therefore offers mighty littie prom- ise of reform, either in ef- fectiveness or in economy. DAVIDSTARR JORD AN, CAPTAIN OF THE CALLAO SAID TO HAVE BEEN SHOT Executed 3ecause He Did Not Return the Fire of the Ships of Dewey’s Fleet. NEW YORK, May 25.—A Madrid dis- patch says the captain of the Spanish revenue cutter Callao, which was cap- tured by Dewey's fleet, has been shot for not returning the fire of the Ameri- can shlp&__.._.__ Vote against the new char- ter because section 22, article 1, chapter 1-2, authorizes the Finance Committee to ex- amine official bonds and re- port upon their sufficiency. Upon reporting them deficient the Mayor may suspend the official and require a new bond, subject to his own ap- proval. By refusing to ap- prove a bond he could per- manently vacate an office. Mayor Sutro at times re- fused to approve bonds be- cause he knew nothing about them. This provision ap- plies to elected as well as appeinted officers. | | | | will | » fox turn and dash out of San- | game is being played and | | posed charter of SanFran- | SANTIAGO’S ' WELCOME TO THE FLEET Joyous Demonstration When Cer- vera’s Warships Sailed Into the Harbor. in honor of the officers and crews. The bands of the city played patriotic airs; there were brilliant illuminations and the people paraded the streets, singing patriotic songs. ““Admiral Cervera and his officers were given a banquet at the Casino, where loyal toasts were honored. The principal speeches were made by Admiral Cervera and Monsignor Crespo, Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba, the latter of whom exclaimed: ‘It is not sufficient to be victorious on the seas; the Spanish flag must float on the Capitol.’ ““The squadron has re-victualed. front of the fort yesterday. “It is believed that the American vessel Eagle has been charged to cut the cables.”” The dispatch is not dated. LBBRBBRNNBLRNRNBRRN HOW SANTIAGO IS FORTIFIED Information Brought by Consul Hyatt. POOR GUNS Five vessels were in SLAUGHTER OF MISSIONARIES Cruel Acts of Insurgents of Sierra Leone. PARTY IN THE FORTS|CAIN'S - | |THREE WOMEN NOT SPARED BY THE BLACKS. MURDERED ENTRANCE TO THE HARBOR CAREFULLY MINED. American Ships While Standing Of 1 Five Persons Who Went to Enlighten at Sea Could Easily Throw the Natives Become Victims of Shells Into the Their Prejudice and City. Fury. Bpeclal Dispatch to The Call LONDON, May 25.—A letter recelved In this city from Sierra Leone, coast of Africa, says that a Manina native who was with the American mis= Spectal Dispatch to The Call. BOSTON, May 25.—One of the pas- | sengers on the Boston Fruit Company’s steamer Brookline, that arrived in Bos- ton this morning from Port Antonio, Jamaica, was Dr. Pulaski F. Hyatt, United States Consul at Santiago de | Cuba. Dr. Hyatt left Santiago de Cuba on April 7, when the United States nsuls were ordered out of Cuba by the State Department and went to Kingston, Jamaica. He has been on the island of Jamaica since. Dr. Hyatt ig the best posted man now in thiscountryonthe general conditions prevailing in Santiago and the char- acter of the place as a haven for the Spanish fleet. He sums up his opinion | by saying that if the fleet is really there it Is in a “very tight jug.” “It will not take long to starve them out,” sald Dr. Hyatt, “and they may easily be destroyed if they try to come out. Although the entrance of the har- bor of Santiago is narrow, the hills high and the channel crooked, I am of the opinion that great damage could be done the Spanish ships by shells from our fleet. The range from the | mouth of the harbor to the anchorage the Spanish ships will take is about four miles. The basin where they must lie is about two miles long, and the | whole harbor from the entrance to the | head is six miles long. The town Is five miles from the entrance of the channel, on the right of the harbor, and the anchorage is off the town. “The channel leading to the inner harbor is so narrow that in places two ships cannot pass abreast. This chan- nel was mined when I left there. I massacred by the insurgeats, but who made his escape by resuming his native garb, furnishes the following account of the tragedy: “We started to walk to Sierra Leone, but had only gone half a mile when we met war boys who blocked the way. Rev. Mr. Cain tried to frighten them by firing a revolver over their heads, but, seeing th_y were determined to do on his hands. “The war boys then seized the party, including Misses Hatfield, Archer and Kent (Schenck), stripped them of their clothing, dragged them back to the mission house, in front of which the war boys cut down Rev. Mr. Cain and hacked him to death and then treated in the same way. “Miss Hatfleld, who was very {ll, was thrown on a barbed wire netting and finally her throat was cut. Mrs. Cain | escaped to the bush with a native girl, but the war boys went out seeking for them and they were afterward killed.” Vote against the new charter because it reduces the appro- salaries $173,000. This will cripple the schools and render it necessary to discharge many teachers. MADRID, May 25.—A dispatch has just been published giv- g ing the details of the arrival of Admiral Cervera’s squadron at & ¢+ Santiago de Cuba. It says: § s ““At 8 o’clock on the morning of May 19, the Infanta Maria ¢ & Teresa entered the port of Santiago de Cuba, flying the flag of <~ ‘\! Admiral Cervera. She was followed almost immediately by S ;s the Vizcaya, the Almirante Oquendo, the Cristobal Colon and ¢ s the torpedo-boat destroyer Pluton. Shortly afterward the tor- s # pedo-boat destroyer Furor, which had been reconnoitering, i arrived. g o “‘The inhabitants swarmed to the shores of the bay dis- ¢ playing the utmost joy and enthusiasm. All the vessels in the & port were dressed in gala array. :-3 ‘“On Sunday night there was an imposing demonstration ;; RURRRURRRBRNNRRRRE %% west | sionaries at Rotufunk when they were | | mischief, he cast his revolver away and | | said he would not have anybody's blood | Miss Archer and Miss Kent (Schenck) | | priation for school teachers’: TO N Schley Has NEW YORK, May 25.—The Wash- ington correspondent of the Herald sends the following: Commodore Schley still holds the key to the naval situa- tion In the West Indies. He has lock- ed up the Spanish squadron in the har- bor of Santiago de Cuba, and is under orders to make as impossible as cir- cumstances will permit the escape of any of the enemy’s fleet by destroying the enemy’s fortifications, so that the blockade may be sustained. The examination of Santiago de Cuba, which has been made by the Na- val War Board, has convinced it that it is absolutely necessary for Commo- dore Schley to destroy the batteries protecting the channel so that he may institute and maintain a thorough | blockade. It is not forgotten by the authorities that besides the four arm- ored cruisers, Admiral Cervera has un- der his command two torpedo-boat de- stroyers. It is the peculiar work of such craft to sneak out at night under the cover of shore batteries and dis- charge a torpedo at an enemy’s man- of-war. For the protection of the | fore, for Commodore Schley to destroy the fortifications of Morro Qastle and “imones Point, ’ e site shores of the channel. tifications are on plates situated on the oppo- These for- us, whose sea- | sides slope rapidly to the sea. ~Reports | show that Santiago is defended only by | half a dozen modern guns, the re- | | mainder being old smooth bores mount- | | ed on masonry fortifications. Some | | officers with whom I talked to-day sug- | gested that the Spaniards had masked batteries near the mouth of the chan- | nel, but did not care to expose their location by firing upon the St. Louis. | Rear Admiral Sampson, with a strong I naval force, is lying off the north coast of Cuba, prepared to bombard Havana the moment the military in- vasion is commenced. Voluminous in- | structions have been sent to Admiral | Sampson In care of Commodore Remey |at Key West, but their purport is a | secret which the Naval War Board de- | elines to share with any other than the | President and Secretary Long. | As the Herald has stated, Secretary | Long has_distributed the naval ships \“‘hich will be employed to convoy troop ships to Cub and upon theirg | arrival at the point selected, they will | assist the vessels equipped with heav- | for the disem- fer guns to pave the w: barkation of the troop: All that can be said with definiteness | cerning the point selected as the g place of the army is that it is in the immediate vicinity of Havana. General Blanco's military activity has caused him to stretch telegraph wires | all along the coast, and this signal sys- tem is expected to notify him at once of | any attempt to land troops. It is there- | fore expected that if General Blanco | learns the destination of the American | army of invasion he will concentrate | his troops at that point. The authori- ties have not neglected the perfection of their programme, which contem- plates the drawing of General Blanco off on a false scent, and Admiral Sampson will be entrusted with the duty of carrying this into effect. He | will, of course, be charged with the pro- tection of trcops while going ashore, | and furthermore, will be required to commence the bombardment of Havana as soon as the forward movement against that city by American troops | | commences. | e r e ] |ARTIFICIAL EYES WHICH DO NOT DISFIGURE | SACRAMENTO, May 25.—The second day’s session of the Eclectic Medical So- ciety of California was called to order by President John Fearn this morning. Dr. H. T. Webster of San Francisco read an | (ntereslln§ paper on “Hospital Practice.” Dr. M. H. Logan explained the ological action of the different a | thetics. In the discussion which followe: ‘I rs. Mealand, Hamilton, Murray, | and’ Fearn participated. | _Dr. ¥. Cornwall of San Francisco pre- | sented for examination a_patient whose eve he had removed by Mule’s method. The operation as ordinarlly performed | a Gere saw seven torpedoes at the mouth of the channel off Morro. Others have | probably been placed there since. The fortifications at the mouth of the har- bor could easily be knocked to pieces, in my judgment. The Morro is old, and built of masonry. I have never learned that the guns were formidable. None of the fortifications there mount heavy guns.” Consul Hyatt has already forwarded information concerning the fortifica- POLAR B First Class P tions and other military defE_F}sles ;vf Santiago to the Government. e only To Enga; battery at the entrance of the channel LAST CHANCE Up ".,‘Rfi" having any special elevation is the Morro. This is about 800 feet above the water. 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