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2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MAY 30, 1898. IMAGINARY FIGHT EXCITES THE DONS Madrid Celebrating a Great “Victory” Over Samp- son and Schley. Press Gives Extensive Details of a Battle in Which Cervera Crushed His Foes. MADRID, May 20.—E1 Progresso pub- | three cruisers and three smaller ships lishes dispatches purporting to come | to surround the Vizcaya and the Almi- from Paris giving details of an alleged | Fante Oquendo. ~The Furor, between H St - he fire of the enemy, made for the ittle near Jamalca in which, it 18 8ald, | 4 orican flagship, notwithstanding two American warships were destroyed | tha fire of the hemvy guns. The outs and one Spanish warship was injured. [come of the contest was that two Although the account is very circum- | American warships were sunk and one stantial as to time, place, incidents and | Spanish warship disabled in its steer- results, it is received here with sus- |ing gear. The remaining vessels of the picion. American squadron were so much dam- The story 1s that Commodore Schley's | 28°4 that they were compelled to take refuge in Haytien waters. squadron parted from Rear Admiral| Tt is reported that the Cristobal Co- Sampson’s off Cape Maysi, the eastern |lon captured an American ship, which point of Cuba, and steered toward the had been disabled from a shot by the Yucatan peninsula, followed closely by | Vizcaya, that perforated her side. Sampson’s ships. Both were sighted | The Vizcaya risked destruction from ion it St e je | 20 American destroyer. It Is believed i ¢ towers of Santiago de | that after the combat the Spaniards Cuba. Rear Admiral Sampson arrived | gajled for Havana, or, if the conditions off the Province of Puerto Principe, [of the vessels or the presence of a su- continuimg thence in the direction of | perior force of the enemy required, took S | refuge within Cardenas or Matanzas. Admiral Cervera left Santiago on|,The publication of this dispatch from Animit Al » at midnight, all his | {pe “conflicting reports from various lights being extinguished, with the Viz- caya and the Almirante Oquendo pre- | ceded by the torpedo boat destroyer | Furor. He took a position in proximity to Jamaica. Two hc s later the re- mainder of Admiral Cervera’s squadron withdrew from the harbor of Santiago | sources which completely absorbed all | sections of the press and all circles of the public in Madrid. Speaking to-day rumors of the defeat of and the death of Rear , Captain Aunon, the , without crediting nce of official confirma- ns Minister it in the ab: 1 that it was within the It is hoped that and the | the result of to-day’s Cabinet council Admiral | will disclose information conflrming or denying the report. WASHINGTON, May 20.—The dis- | patch from Madrid giving an account which accepted combat, but moved |of a naval battle between the combined southerly direction, to "effect a |squadrons of Sampson and Schley and on with the remainder of the |that of Cervera is absolutely discredit- ish squadron. | ed by naval officials. Their advices Presently the battle raged furiously |show that it is not possible that a fight on both sides. The Americans detached | could have occurred. IN SANTIAGO HARBOR i Contiued From First Page. FROl\I SCHIAEl partment, he stated in a mr:s:'pngiuve! he intended to destroy or capture it. As to Cuba. Communication with the insurgents de- veloped the information that he was mistaken, and as soon as he satisfied ' himself of its correctness he coaled and PREPAR'NG and proceeded. in a southerly direction. | tion, remark On the morning of Friday the Furor |limits of possibility. came up rapidly to the Viz Almirante Oquendo, advis Cervera of the approach of the enem Rear Admiral Sampson’s ships with full speed toward the Span FOR INVASION sailed for Santiago. In his dispatch | to the department yesterday he did not | commit himself to the bald statement | that Admiral Cervera had not gone. | Perhaps he did not care to again put | himself in a false position, but the offi- | cials with whom I have talked assume | that he is basing his future action on | ¢he assumption that the Spanish fleet | is in the harbor. The officials profess | to be still ignorant of Commodore Schley’s plan of ascertaining whether Admiral Cervera is really in the har- bor, and of bottling him up if he is there, but among members of the Naval War Board much favor is ex- pressed for the proposition of sending old hulks to Santiago de Cuba; of sink- | ing them in the channel so as to pre- vent the egress of the Spanish fleet, of mining the harbor near these hulks 8o as to insure the imprisonment of the | Spaniards and finally to leave one or| two vessels on guard to fire upon any | expedition that may attempt to remove | the obstructions from the channel. No doubt exists that Commodore Schley’s | opinion on this plan has been asked, and if it should meet with his approval instructions will be sent to Commodore Remey at Key West to load several old | vessels with stone or old scrap iron | and send them to Santiago de Cuba. | The reported departure of the troop- ship Alfonso XIII from San Juan, Por- | to Rico, for Mayaguez, Porto Rico, is | regarded with suspicion by navy offi- |- cials, it being their belief that Havana | is the real destination of the vessel. | Mayaguez is situated in the western part of the island, facing what is gen- | erally known as Mona Channel, and is | but a short distance from San Juan, which is situated on the northeastern | coast. The Alfonso XIII is an auxil- | lary cruiser armed with 5-inch Honoria | breech-loading rifles. When she left | Spain six weeks ago she had on board | half a million dollars in gold, a ¢argo | of supplies and 800 soldiers, destined | for Havana, but so strict was the blockade maintained by the American ships that she was unable to get through and she put back to the Bar- badoes, subsequently proceeding to San Juan. It is supposed that she left the soldiers and gold at San Juan and | will now attempt to get through the blockade with provisions for Captain | General Blanco. The authorities have ordered Rear Admiral Sampson to keep a sharp lookout for the Alfonso XIII, and she will be captured, it iIs confi- dently predicted, if she goes near the blockaded section of Cuba. ADVERTISEMENTS. Pears’ Soap for toilet, nurs- ery, bath and shaving. «“Matchless for the complexion.” ARMY RAPIDLY BEING GOT IN READINESS. Will Move as Soon as It Is Definitely Known That Cervera Is Cooped Up in Santiago Harbor. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, May 20.—The Herald's Washington correspondent telegraphs: Much work has yet to be done before American troops can be landed in Cuba. The authorities are, however, doing all in their power to have the entire in- vading army ready to move to the point of embarkation as soon as Com- modore Schley definitely reports that he has Cervera’s fleet cooped up at Santiago. Secretary Alger positively stated to me that nb troops would leave the United States for Cuba until such report had been received. The Government has now chartered all boats for the purpose that will be necessary. Assistant Secretary Meikle- john so assured me yesterday. The process of transporting the army from its present position to Cuba will occupy at least three days. Admiral Sampson will command the convoys that will accompany the | troops on their trip from Key West to Cuba. This fleet of convoys will consist of many of the most powerful ships now doing blockade duty off Havana. Some little fear is felt by the Gov- ernment that the troops will be attack- ed by Spanish soldiers while they are landing in Cuba. The big guns on the vessels of Admiral Sampson’s fleet are relicd upon to afford protection and every precaution will be taken before any men are landed from the ships. Senor Quesado of the Cuban Junta | informs me that the United States has made arrangements with General Go- mez for an immediate junctio.. with the insurgents on the arrival of United States troops in Cuba. Members of the Junta claim also that the insurgent force under General Gomez is 25,000 strong. They admit, however, that this army is greatly lacking in arms and ammunition. I am informed that it is the purpose of the United States to provide the Cubans with such ammuni- tion and arms as they actually need. |A SPANISH STEAMER HAS A CLOSE CALL Copyrighted, 189, by James Gordon Bennett. KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 20.—The Spanish steamer Purissano Concepeion arrived in Kingston from Montegro Bay. Had the United States auxiliary cruiser Harvard been called in fime ;he would have endeavored to capture er. L. M. Preval, formerly Deputy United States Consul at Santiago de Cuba, and now clerk at the United States Con- sulate, has returned from a trip on the Dandy to the fleet off Santiago. He carried official dispatches and was ac- companied by Alberto Nunez, an expe- rienced Cuban pilot, who gave Commo- dore Schley much valuable informe.- tion concerning the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and its approaches. Preval and Nunez are aboard the Harvard now, but for what object I was unable to ascertain. % MARTIAL LAW ~ |MEN FROM THE IS EXPLAINED] TWO DAKOTAS Instructions as to Con-|Eight Companies Volun- duct in the Field teers Arrive Tuesday. ISSUED TO THE COMMANDERS. [ANOTHER REGIMENT LATER NATIONAL RELIEF COMMITTEE’S PLAN IS INDORSED. A VERY CLEAR EXPOSITION OF MILITARY USAGE. The Health of the Camp at Chicka- mauga National Park Is Re- markably Good. Every Feature Covered in These Rules, Which Were Adopted by France and Prussia PORTLAND, Or., May 29.—Fight companies of volunteer infantry from North Dakota arrived here to-day in two speclal trains, one coming by the Northern Pacific and the other by the O. R. and N. and Great Northern. Both sectlons were transferred to the South- ern Pacific, and they left for San Fran- | elsco this afternoon. The troops were well provided with lunch during their stay here by the ladies of the Oregon emergency corps. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., May 29.—The First Regiment of South Dakota volun- teers, Colonel Frost commanding, left to-day for San Francisco. CHICKAMAUGA NATIONALPARK, Ga., May 29.—Lieutenant Colonel Hart- suff, chief surgeon on General Brooke's staff, announces that he cordially in- dorses the plan adopted by the national relief committee of receiving and dis- | bursing supplies to sick and needy soldiers contributed by friends at home. He states that he himself received a number of communications from var- ious States inquiring as to how sup- plies of the character mentioned might | be sent to the soldlers in camp here. | He therefore asks the Associated Press | to say that the committee organized in Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, May 29. General law No. 100, of April 4, 1863, comprising instructions for the govern- ment of marines in the field, has been reissued and is being sent to the var- ious commanders for their guidance. These instructions were adopted by | both France and Prussia in the war between those countries five years af- | ter the civil contest here, and were the basis upon which a general European conference afterward acted in drawing | up an agreement on this subject. The | instructions cover almost every con- icei\‘ab]e feature of military conduct | and usage in time of war. They em- | brace ten sections, as follows: Section 1—Martial law, military juris- | diction, military necessity of retaliation. | Section 2—Public and private property | of the enemy, protection of persons and especially of women, of religion, the arts and sciences and punishment of crimes :Agmnst the inhabitants of hostile coun- Section 3—Deserters, prisoners of war, tages, booty on the battle-fleld. Section 4—Partisans, armed enemjes not belonging to the hostile army, Scouts, armed prowlers, war rebels. Section 5—Safe conduct, spies, war trait- ors, captured messengers, abuse of the flag of tru Section Xchange of prisoners, flags | Chattanooga will take care of and dis- of truce, flags of protection. tribute all contributions of this char- Section 7—The parole. acter promptly and satisfactorily. S*fii‘{.fifi s;-‘yggwgfi‘edlfgsuulanon. The health of the camp is remarkably e R etion i asinp LoD, good, and it is believed that, aside from | | bernonon 10—Insurrection, civil war, re- | ip,o noua) siight complaints incident to | these seasons the worst of it is over | now with the men who have made such a radical change in temperaure, water and diet. There were three deaths to- Martial law is explained as simply military authority exercised in accord- ance with the laws under usages of | war. It extends to property and to per- | sons, whether subjects of the enemy or | day, as follows: | aliens of that Government. Whenever | Pierce Collier, aged 18, Company H, | feasible martial law is carried out in | Fourteenth Minnesota, of Beaver Falls, ca of individual offenders by mili- | from pneumonia, contracted in campp before reaching Chickamauga. | | tary courts; but sentences of death shall be executed only with the ap-| Harry O. Burnham of Lynn, Mass,, | sachusetts, proval of the chief executive, provided | Company D, Eighth Mg the urgency of the case does not re- | pneumonia. quire a_speedier execution, and then | Ludwig Bohnert of Springfleld, IIL, | | only with the approval of the chief | Company D, Fifth Illinois, blood pois- commander. Military necessity admits | oning. of all direct destruction of life or limb | Two troops of cowboys arrived to-day of “armed” enemies and of other per- | in command of Captain J. S. Gregory | sons whose destruction is incidentally | from Fargo, Dak. There were 160 men | “‘unavoidable” in the armed contests of | and 200 horses. These troops complete | the war. Military necessity does not | the regiment of 1000 officers and men. | admit of cruelty—that is, the infliction| It is understood that the two army of suffering for the sake of suffering | corps, the First and Third, now being or for revenge, nor of maiming or |formed, will be the only troops to oc- wounding except in fight, nor of tor- | cupy the park territory. Negotiations ture to extort confessions. It admits | are now proceeding to lease a tract of of deception, but disclaims acts of per- | 3000 acres just north of the park near a fidy. body of fresh water. The Sixth corps, ‘When a commander of a besieged | to be commanded by General Wilson, places expels the non-combatants in or- | will occupy this site. The ground |is der to lessen the number of those who | high and rolling, a most desirable point | consume his stock of provisions, it is | for the encampment of such a large lawful, though an extreme measure, to | body of men. drive them back so as to hasten on ASTORIA, May 29.—Twelve recruits | the surrender. Commanders, when- | for Battery A, Fourth Artillery, sta- | ever admissible,inform the commander | tioned at Fort Canby, arrived from San of their intention to bombard a place, | Francisco on the steamer Columbia this but it is no infraction of the common | morning. inform |law of war to omit thus to as a means of protective retribution, and moreover, cautiously and unavoid- | property until further directed by its copt b l(io\'ernment and sequesters for its own | PORT AU PRINCH, Hayil, May 20— title to such property remalins in abey- | to Rico, having escaped the American | ance during military occupation and | warships which have been on the look- them, religion and morality; strictly private property; the persons of the in- The foregoing dispatch confirms cable messages on the subject received from Deserters from the American army having entered the service of the enemy | “°ST. THOMAS, Danish West Indies, May 29.—The report that the Spanish | hatred and revenge to give no quarter. | Outposts or sentinels or pickets are not | 15jand of Martinique, on Friday morn- ing. Her boilers are still said to be out effect. Whoever intentionally inflicts additional wounds on an enemy already | and loaded at San Juan de Porto Rico | with provisions for Cuba, is now said | A LARGE NUMBER ade. The Alfonso XIII is also said to be carrying freight between the differ- at Santiago de Cuba. Some of them either did not go there or have left NEW YORK, May 20.—A Washing- ton special to the Herald says: The REGIMENTS—MU‘_——STF[LL mandant of Mare Island Navy Yard, e L will retire on July 3. His retirement C. 8. Norton in August, Commodore F. WASHINGTON, May 20.—About V. McNair will be promoted, and Cap- | twenty Gover: .. of States and Ter- chairman of the Naval Board, will leave active service on September 30, | unteer regiments to their maximum before beginning the formation of new tober. Rear Admiral J. N. Miller will be relegated to retirement in November, call, leaving the present organizations with the number of men now contained tain Frederick Rodgers. s i CUBAN WATERS T0 BE desire, however, that the organizations already formed shall be filled to_their The apportionment to the States has been made up but not yet given to the Purpose. NEW YORK, May 29.—A Washing- call to furnish a greater number of troops than they were legally entitled Cuba, and before another month passes there should be at least 100 American be remedied as far as practicable, with the result that some of the States may Newark, commanded by Captain A. ‘S. Barber. The Newark will leave Norfolk | Years Ago. ] LEGISLATION 0F THE WEEK The Hawaiian Question May Come Up. WILL HAVE RIGHT OF WAY. GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL MAY BE REPORTED. The War Revenue Measure Will Oc- cupy a Great Deal of T1.me, as Several Speeches Are Yet to Be Made. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, May 29. The House will not be in session to- morrow, having adjourned until Tues- day because of Memorial day. The con- sideration of the Hawalian annexation resolutions by the House this week is possible but not assured. Speaker Reed | stands ready to give the resolutions | full right of way in the House if they pass the Senate, but is opposed to sending them first through the House and forcing them upon the Senate, be- cause, he contends, it would precipitate a fight there and would prolong indefi- CRUISER AND - STEAMSHIP IN - COLLISION BritishVesselFoscoliaRuns Into the Columbia During a Fog. Badly Disables the Warship and Is Itself Sunk in Nineteen Fathoms of Water. NEW YORK May 20.—When the] evitable. United States cruiser Columbia, in|the apprc command of Captain Sands, anchored | off Tompkinsville, 8. I., this afternoon T it was seen that she had a large jagged hole stove in her starboard side, | abreast the mast, and immediately for- | ward of the after barbette. Above the| armor belt and then cut through her I blew three whistles and ching vessel answered with That was the first time I bi: vhistle. Instantly v d our engines full speed astern. The ves: together, however, and the bow o up on the cruiser's came crash the Foscolia nitely the session and end likely in the whole matter going over to next win- ter. Especially is he opposed to forc- | ing the Hawailan issue to the front | until the revenue bill is through the | Senate. It is stated upon high author- | ity that other Republican members of the Committee on Rules are in accord with the Speaker’s position, notwith- standing they favor as he does the non-annexing proposition. Considera- tion of the resolutions early in the | and | week is not to be expected | consideration late in the weelk is improbable. There is still talk| of a Republican caucus to consid-| | ish crew would talk and they left at water line the hole extended about ten | Sbonsons. They remained locked for a feet in height and six feet wide. Just|COUPle of seconds, but the backing of how far below the water line the crui- | th€ Foscolia’s engines tore off her bow ser was damaged could not be ascer- | oo far back as the first water-tight reckage stuck in the tained, and none of the naval officers | N and below the wa- would give any information in regard ne and ca e Columbia to list to the accident. | derably. 1d it not been for the bulging of the sponson from the side of the warship, the Foscolia would have struck the Columbia only a glancing blow. The bow of the Foscolia became wedged between the sponson and hull |.of the cruiser and the bow of my boat was completely wrenched off. “It was dead calm at the time of the After backing away I saw the injury to the Foscolia was serious and instantly ordered the lifeboats As soon as the vessel came to anchor, | the captain and crew, twenty-one in | all, of the British steamer Foscolia, | which left this port yesterday with a | cargo of machinery and general mer- chandise for Bordeaux, went ashore. Neither the captain nor any of the Brit- | once for New York to report the acci- | dent to their agents. No one was al- | | er_the question, and one may be held. | lowed to go on board the Columbia, but The general deficiency bifl may be re- | to a correspondent who rowed out to ported during the week, but owing to | the cruiser, the officers of the deck | the development of new demands upon | made the following brief statement: | the War and Navy departments, not- | At about 7:40 a. m. the British ship ably the former, incident to the war, | Foscolia, in command of Captain John the bill may be withheld until nearer | Evans, collided with our vessel during the close of the session. The bill so | a dense fog. We were then about eight launced. Théy were in the water in just four minutes and my crew were ordered into them. I remained aboard the wreck with my five officers. My engineers, after trying the engines, re- ported them to be so badly damaged by the collision as to be incapable of work- ing the ship. The Foscolia was leaking | still a number of speeches to be made far as it relates to ordinary deficien- | cies has been ready six weeks. Confer- | ence reports upon the sundry civil, postoffice, Indian and District of Co- lumbia appropriation bills may be | expected at almost any date, although | the sundry civil bill is likely to be de- | layed until after the revenue bill passes | the Senate owing to the demands | thereupon of the attention of Senator Allison of the Finance Committee. An effort to pass the anti-scalping bill will be made during the week. Bills of minor importance will be pushed meantime by members gener- | ally. | Having decided at the last moment | on Saturday to observe Memorial day, the Senate will not be in session again until Tuesday. The Finance Commit- | tee will, however, meet in an endeavor | to perfect the revenue bill in minor de- tails. There 1s still no certainty as to when | the vote may be taken on the revenue bill. - It looks as if the entire week would be spent upon it, and none of the members of the committee undertake | to predict the exact date of the Sen- ate's conclusion of its work. There are upon the bill, and upon amendments. It is probable that there will be more or less debate upon the Lodge amend- | J]lghts up and the fog whistle kept go- | on the Columbia escaped miles southwest, off Fire Island. We & i captain and CECW "“mf’”“‘g twenty- | which had a hole in her sturh;)ard lflrg(; one all told. We stood by until the Fos- | (1002, 190 & Eoe In her starboard largo colia sank at 3 o’clock this morning. Pencued men Suborass, fiere we sent the | ing until 10:30 p. m., but the Fosc Further information in reference to| ;““S getting lower and lower in the wa- the accident could not be obtained. Jeh= At 4 o’clock one of the navy yard tugs | . Ly0 boats from the Columbia were steamed alongside the cruiser and de- | Standing by me and Licutenant Wil- livered some messages from Rear Ad-|llams asked me at that hour what I miral Bunce, commander-of the navy | intended doing. T replied that I would yard at Brooklyn. A few minutes later | Stand by my ship un w "nt‘hdolr;: the Columbia headed for the Brooklyn | Then I ordered the of ] Navy Yard, where it is supposed she | Poat and I remained at the main rig- | ging while the steamship continued to be drydocked and the extent of her in- | juries ascertained. 2 | sink. I got into the small boat and re- Captain J. Evans of the Foscolia, af- | mained with my offic about fifty ter reaching this city, said regarding | ¥ards from the sinking shin the collision: | . “Exactly £t 3 a. m. the Foscolia went “The Foscolia cleared from this port | 40wn head first in nineteen fathoms of at noon on Saturday with a general | Water. It reappeared ags few min- cargo of about 2200 tons. All went well | utes later and then d ared for- until evening when a heavy fog set in. | ever, stern first. None ¢ men were I was on the bridge and ordered the hurt, but I cannot tell if al‘l 1!h‘= merI\ njury. through. The pumps were kept Work- a ers | ing. As the fog grew denser the speed | think not. of the ship was reduced to one-half. | “The Foscolla, which I commanded “At about 8 o’clock the lookout, John- | for twelve months, was an Iron vessel son, on the forecastla and Thompson | Of 980 tons net and 1536 tons g n the bridge, re;orted a steamer on | launched at Newcastle, England, in the port bow. Our lights were burning | 1879, and her heailing port was London. brightly and the fog signal was whist- | She was 252 feet long, 34 feet beam ling. I looked up and saw a big | and 22 feet 7 inches deep. She was ment for the annexation of Hawail, | stcamer with four funnels dead ahead. and the Morgan amendment relating | the steame-s were not 200 yards generally to the government of the an- | apart, I saw that a collision was in- | schooner rigged, had twe masts, a double deck, four bulkheads, compound engines and carried water ballast.” posite views declare their purpose to reply if the subject is opened. Repub- licans generally predict that Senator Lodge will refrain from pressing his amendment, and it is the general opin- ion that he will at least not go to the extent of asking a vote upon it and thus subjecting the measure to a mo- tion to lay upon the table. ‘Whenever the final vote is reached on the revenue bill there is no longer much doubt as to the shape in which it will be passed by the Senate. The decisive vote of Saturday on the cor- poration tax renders it quite certain that all the Democratic amendments will be eliminated from the bill, and the Republican suggestion for the is- suance of three hundred million bonds and one hundred million in time cer- tificates will be substituted for the House amendment. The expression of the Senate is that the House will accept the Senate amendments and conse- quently the bill will not be long in con- ference. 3 With the revenue bill disposed of there may be an effort to secure an in- dependent expression on Hawaiian an- nexation, but this will depend on the BILL BLOCKED to make speeches on the subjects in- | volved, and Senators espousing the op- Annexationists Delay the Vote. |ADOPT PECULIAR TACTICS. TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE PRESENT CRISIS. s May Even Go to the Extent of De- priving the Government of Means future developments. The conference reports on the appropriation bills will for.Maging | the also be in order. There will be several Conflict. of these, the sundry civil most important. THE OREGCN’S OFFICERS AND MEN COMPLIMENTE" Secretary of the Navy Highly Pleased ‘With the Successful Voyage of the Battlechip. NEW YORK, May 29.—A Washing- ton special to the Herald says: Secre- tary Long has officially commended Captain C. E. Clarke and officers and men under his command for their ex- cellent work in bringing the battle-ship | Oregon safely to Key West. This com- mendation was given upon telegraphic announcement from Captain c1§§k§ of | nents of annexation believe they can being the Spectal Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, May 29.—A Washington special to the Herald says: Were it not for the Hawaiian annexation question Congress could pass the war revenue bill, finish the appropriation bills and | adjourn within two weeks. The debate on the revenue bill has been practically concluded, and a vote | could be reached at almost any mo- ment but for the threat of Senator Lodge and other annexationists to | press the annexation amendment and | precipitate a long debate. The oppo- | good society demands. the House practically compelled action on the Cuban resolution, before either the Spedker or ‘the administration wished it. This time the rebellious Re- publicans include nearly all the men on that side of the House, and they have the advantage of having the ad- ministration with them, instead of op- posed to them, as in the case of the Cuban resolution ADVERTISEMENTS. A POPULAR SOCIETY SWELL, As well as the business man, or the man of fastidious taste in dress, al- ways attires himself in the most ir- reproachable linen, as the customs of They have found our establishment to be the laundry par excellence for transform- ing their soiled linen into “a thing of beauty” In color and finish, just like a new shirt, collar or cuff. United States Laundry, office 1004 | Market street. Telephone, South 420, his arrival at Key West, and not upon | prevent this, however, by moving to lay his mail report, which is expected to | the amendment on the table after Sen- geacthgsrilrgtonm an. Tl“es‘“% tTthe ator Lodge has made his speech upon | e The forte concorpjcasant state- | it This motion is not debatable, and ment of the facts concerning the cruise, could be brought to a vote at once. It and highly compliments Captain Clarke and his subordinates for their | is understood a number of annexation- ists will vote for it on the ground that work. The assignment of the battle-ship to | it is not a proper.subject for incorpora- lk'lear thA‘imlfr‘.l s;";g”"" thcommand tion in 4 revenue mreasure. gives that offcer o e northern coast 5 of Cuba three armorclads—the armored i ay be ;h'“ ;he :l;lou:nb‘zan::y cruiser New York and the battle-ships | LOdEe'S e Htor bino Sy Paane and cheey SUadeadonn iabng stands alone in his disapproval of the means taken and bargains made to de- itors and protecte‘id l;:rulsers. o 5 e = edefi‘,’,'iflfl(fe“f,Z,t fe‘;ltdl:yl; l!lnle::e feat annexation. Should the amend- | Admiral Cervera’s presence in the har. | Ment not be laid on the table a debate bor of Santiago de Cuba should be ab. | Would ensue, the end of which it would solutely confirmed, that two of the D€ impossible to foretell. Interests monitors have been ordered to Commo- | Which are opposed to annexation are dore Schley’s assistance, these vessels | S0 Strong and have been able to con- to relieve, perhaps, the Towa, which | (Tl @ number of Senators so absolutely i may be ‘returned to Rear Admiral | that they might even go as far as to | Sampson’s immediate command. delay the passage of the revenue bill | e until the Government is left without | Cornell Grants the Request. means for carrying on the war through | ITHACA, N. Y., May 20—Cornell has complete exhaustion of the available granted the request recelved from Yale | e o picasury. Speaker Reed, who has become ac- and Harvard asking Cornell to row the triangular boat race on June 22 instead Softomed 16 MHeaking ooy thasutie hy of 23d or 24th. An answer to ‘this effect e ot Was immediately Wined .to the: captains g]flrty to the attempts to sidetrack the awailan resolution by an agreement o i caen e vy ond the | that it showld not come up in_either | them. Surprise may be a necesssity. | Retaliation will never be resorted to as a measure of mere revenge, but only ARRIVES AT SAN JUAN. ably. Succeeds in Dodging the Ameflca.ni A victorious army appropriates all ‘Warships Awaiting to Inter~ { public money, seizes all public movable benefit or that of its Government all the | The Spanish torpedo gunboat Terror, revenues of real property belonging to | according to a dispatch received here, | the hostile government or nation. The | has arrived safely at San Juan de Por- | until the conquest is made complete. The United States acknowledges and Ouf for her since she left Wort de protects in hostile countries occupied by | France, Island o AEL QNS wncre her boller tubes were repaired. habitants and especially those of women and the sacredness of domestic | Madrid last night. announcing the ar- relations. rival of the Terror at San Juan de Por- to Rico. suffer death if they fall into the hands of the United States. It Is against the | {5rpedo gunboat Terror has reached usage of modern war to resolve in|gan Juan de Porto Rico is confirmed. She arrived there from Fort de France, to be fired upon except to drive them in, or when a positive order, special or | of order. general order has been issued to that| mThe Spanish transport Alfonso XIII, chartered by the Spanish Government | wholly disabled, or kills him, or orders | that this shall be done, shall sufier|to be scouting in the vicinity of the | death if convicted. Porto Rican coast, her crew having re- | fused to try to run the Cuban block- ent ports of Porto Rico. iz {t lsf rx:lno;ed here also tgnt the ves- sels o miral Cervera's fleet are not Rear-Admiral W. A. Kirkland to Go Out of Active Service in July. those waters, according to report. Incendiarism is growing in Porto Rico. next six months will witness compara- tively a large number of retirements, Rear Admiral W. A. Kirkland; com- T . a A No New Ones to Be Formed Until wi simply reduce e number of rear admirals to that authorized by law,| Lhose Already Organized Have Upon the retirement of Rear Admiral Full Complements. tain W. T. Sampson will become com- | ritories have replied to Secretary Al- Rear Admiral Montgomery Sicard, ger's telegrams asking for their views regarding the filling of the present vol- and dCaptgln B. :{( Crom:\;lell l’:;e- pro- moted to flag rank upon the retirement | organizations. Some of these indicate of Rear Admiral E. O. Matthews in Oc- | preference for the recruiting of en- tirely new regiments, as under the first and Rear Admiral F. II Bunce in De- cember. These retirements will pro- mote Captain H. F. Picking and Cap- | in them, though practically all promise the Government any amount of troops that are wanted. It is the President's THOROUGHLY PATROLLED | strength as the law provides, and this — policy will be carried out in recruiting A Hundred Men-of-War Will Soon |under the second call. Be Employed for That public. Through urgent representa- tions to Secretary Alger some of the ton special to the Herald says: Re-en- | States were permitted under the first forcements for the American blockad- ing squadron will soon be salling for | to on the basis of population. Conse- ‘tz‘\;ently, 1: nn.il!lmg the 75,000 nl‘lelil under e second call, t] men-of-war patroling Cuban waters. e Most formidable of vessels soon to be sent south is the protected cruiser | not be called on to furnish any of the e S e taree LI, scontent In States where Navy Yard next week and be assigned | men are to serve, but it is regarded as duty as Commodore Watson's flagshin. | the only fajr way to proceed. pressed for the courtesy shown by Har-|Douse during this session. He js vard and Yale in thelr efforts to a threatened with an even more serious matters satisfactorily to all varties. rebellion than when a large element in Don't Permit Substitution! The Christy Sad- dle is the distinc- tive mark of the D high-grade wheel, as evidenced- by its adoption as a regular equipment oras an option for 1898 by 75 of the leading bicycle makers, who will furnish the Chris- ty as an equipment to their wheels without additional charge. Insist on the Christy. 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