The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 8, 1898, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 8, 1398. [BCK WENT YD 1N 1LAND WITH VALO Continued from First Page. in tent and forecastle more than thirty years ago. But the greatest joy was aroused when, at the end of the con- cert, “The Star Spangled Banner” was played and sung, arousing the enthu- stasm of all hands forward and aft. Drills were incessant and these in- cluded everything pertaining to the management of a battery in action and to the day and night signal practice. ‘When the Island of Luzon was sight- ed, final battle preparations were made. The ships were cleared for action. All unnecessary material was thrown over- board, splinter nets were rigged and the ships put Into complete fighting trim above and below. Off Subig Bay the Boston and Con- cord were sent ahead to reconnoiter, and later the Baltimore joined them, but the quest was in valn, for nothing was found In this Inlet except a few small craft. When these ships rejoined the other vessels Commodore Dewey called a council of war, and as soon as the commanding officers returned to their ships it leaked out that the Com- modore had told his companfons of his intention to enter Manila Bay that night, basing this proposed anchorage | on his certainty that the Spaniards, | with their fatal policy of delay, would not expect him. The speed of the squadron was soon | increased to eight knots, and, with all lights doused, the ships draw quickly under the land. The entrance was made | through the chiet [ Grande it is called—and it was not until after the vessels had passed the nar- | rowest part of this channel that a shot greeted them. A few signal rockets had been seen previously. but neither | mine nor gun had been fired. Shortly after 11 o'clock, however, the sound of heavy guns and the shriek of | shot far overhead showed that the nap- | ping foe had been awakened and that| the first hostile shot of the war in the far east had been fired. | The Raleigh, which was third in line, returned a shot from one of her 5-inch | guns, and almost at the same time the | Boston followed her. Then came an- | other shot from the battery on Corregi- dor, but high over head, and the Con- | cord in answer laid a 6-inch shell so | squarely over the place whence this gun had been fired that the fleet felt certain | gomething must have been hit. At any | rate it stopped the fire. We learned | afterward that it Had been most ef- | tective. | The speed was now reduced to below | three knots, as the commodore desired | to reach Manila at the earliest dawn | and to give his men some rest before the stout work lald out for them was | to be taken up. When day broke at half-past 4 o'clock the ships were about six miles from | town. As they slipped along in the | shadows they discovered first a group | of merchant ships, and then, dimly ranged under Cavite, the Spani squadron. Our vessels steamed up the roads in | columns, the flagship leading, followed by the Baltimore, Raleigh, Petrel, Con- | cord and Boston, in the order named. The American squadron first passed to the north of Manila, and then shaped | a southerly course toward the bay of | Cavite, where the surprised and | startled vessels of the enemy were | massed. The senior Spanish officer was Rear admiral Montijo Pasaron, and his flagship was the Reina Cristina, Captain Cadarzo, who was killed in the engagement. The other vessels were the Castllla, Isla de Cuba, Isla de Luzon, Don An- tonfo de Ulloa, Don Juan de Austria, General Lezo and Marques del Duoro. The Velasco was also at anchor under- going repairs but her battery had been removed and mounted on earthworks on shore. In addition to all this were the trans- ports Manila and Isla de Mindanao, one of which was captured and the other destroyed, and four torpedo boats, two of which were sunk during the action, Though inferior in strength to our ships the vessels were superior when supported by the heavy shore batteries, and the gunners, knowing at all times the exact distance of our ships, had all the elements of accurate gunnery on their side. Commodore Dewey k.pt his ships constantly moving and in all made the circuit five times in front of the enemy. As seen from the Olympia it did not | appear possible that our ships could | have escaped without serious damage in material and great loss of life, for the shells burst close around all the ships of our squadron. Although we | knew that the flagship had escaped it did not seem reasonable to hope that the other vessels had enjoyed an equal “fortune. In the beginning of the action I at- tempted to count the number of shells which came across our bow or burst near us, but this soon became tiresome and, indeed, impossible work, for one can rarely catch sight of a shell com- ing straight or nearly end on until it has passed him. And so the fight went on, every mo- ment adding to the certainty of our victory, and every circuit past the Spanish fleet developing more and more the weakness of their fire and their want, not of courage, but of skill and il After we drew off, in order to give the men a chance for breakfast and a little rest, enthusiastic congratulations passed from ship to ship and every- body got ready for the final encounter, Finally the signal was made to go in a second time, the Baltimore in the lead, and as she shot like an unleashed greyhound for her quarry the cheers that went up from the Olympla's crew. | the Golden Gate. | approached Manila were surpassed only by those given the Petrel, the “little battle-ship,” as they call her now, when she dashed into the inner harbor and fought to a finish the vessels that were still afloat. The affair began at 5 o'clock in the morning and was finished at half-past 12, and as the bugler sang ‘“‘cease fir- ing” and the boatswain’s whistlers trilled “pipe down"” not a Spanish flag was afloat, while the flag of surrender had taken its place over the battered walls of Cavite's arsenal. The day after the action the cable to Hongkong was cut by the steamer Za- firo because the Spanish Governor had forbidden the operators to send any of our messages, and on Tuesday six bat- teries at the entrance of the bay were seized by the Baltimore and Raleigh. In the meantime our force had taken possession of Cavite, had transferred to Manila the Spanish wounded and had buried the Spanish dead. T TR NOTHING COULD HAVE WITHSTOOD DEWEY’S ATTACK Chief Gunner Evans Says the Americans Fought Like Veritable Demons. . L The heart of the nation and the ad- miration of the world have been stirred by the story of Manila. It has been told often. The bravery of the Ameri- can commander, his defiance of the guns of the enemy, his assurance that | | against the pluck of his men nothing | visited. could stand, has passed into history, so rapidly has history been made since the day Commodore Dewey—now, by virtue | of merit, Admiral Dewey—was told to capture or destroy the Spanish fleet in the Philippines. How courageously he channel — Boca | yndertook the task, how he carried it [ally known in relation to the Governor through, has become as a tale that is told. But yesterday the Belgic from the far-away Asfatic station steamed in at On board of her were men who had been part of Dewey’s force, men who had been on the ships which passed the guns Cavite that morning of the 1st of May, who had stood by the thundering cannon when they had said to the Spanish that noth- ing but death or defeat awalited them. The arrival of these men renewed in- terest in the grand and unequaled feat of Dewey. The incidents imperfectly conveyed by cable they have at their tongue’s end. And yet they tell these as if they had had no part in the glori- ous event which gave America a place among nations such as she had never before occupied. One of these men is Joel C. Evans. He was chief gunner on the Boston, and though his time of sea service had expired he managed to stay with his ship. He knew that a battle was im- pending and he wished to be in it Evans is the most modest of mortals. Upon his garments is no smell of fire, and yet he was on duty all the time the | squadron passed before the forts of Cavite, beyond to the point at which the Spanish lay at anchor, and saw the | ships of Castile sent to the bottom or given to the flames, which in some in- stances raged for days before the charred hulk sank beneath the waters. “Was anybod cared as the ships " Mr. Evans was asked as he meditatively smoked a cigar. ““Well,” he responded, “there was one man who seemed to think of dange He was an old man whose term of se: ice had nearly expired. As we got near Manila, where we had every reason to believe we would not be welcome, he seemed to be scared. But, bless you, the minute the real busin began he had not a thought of fear. He was too busy. I do not deny that I felt a bit shaky myself, but the feeling passed away. “Of course,” continued Mr. “the whole thing has been related. Your man Stickney was by Dewey on the bridge of the Olympia, and as cool as a cucumber. He would take notes in the thickest of the fight, or a snap- | shot when there was a good oppor- tunity. His coolness was like that of the men of the whole fleet. They were all eager to defeat the enemy, and yet some of the men in their anxiety to see the fight had to be recalled to attention to their duties. They wanted to look out and see how things were progress- ing. There was not one among them who manifested a disposition to shirk. The work they had was terrific. They toiled in an atmosphere which was well nigh unendurable, and kept at their posts untll they fell from exhaustion. “The whole affair was remarkable, During the engagement the flagship hoisted many signals, and for all the smoke and excitement there was not one of the signals but what was read and obeyed. Our first engagement was in the early morning, and when we withdrew and the signals flashed from ship to ship that not a man had been killed there was a cheer that was an inspiration. When the cngagement was renewed the men went into it with a spirit stmply invineible, have withstood them. They had the confidence of veterans and the enthu- siasm of patriots. “How many of the Spanish were killed will never be known. That they fought bravely, nobody who was there will deny. I have a particular admira- | tion for the captain and crew of the San Juan de Ulloa. This ship simply would not surrender. The carnage on board of her, as on some of the other ships, must have bean dreadful, but her colors were flying to the last and her guns boomed as long as they were above water. She went down with every flag streaming, although shot to pieces and her decks strewn with dead, ““There were many narrow escapes; this was inevitable. One shell pene- trated the Baitimore, cut through sev- eral partitions, struck the inside of a shield, which forms the segment of a circle, scored it from side to side and then falled to explode. It will be kept as a relic of the battle. “I do not pretend to say why the Spanish did not hit us, for the shells were flying all about. They cannot shoot, that is certain, for, including the forts and the ships, they had more guns than we had. “'On the Boston were eighteen Chinese servants. They had been accustomed to no harder work than making beds or walting at the table, and yet during the engagement they manned the ‘whips’ and worked until their hands were raw, and after the excitement was over went about their regular rou- tine as if nothing had happened. One of them said to me: ‘If I can’t land in America now, I'll write to President McKinley about it.’ T told him, as I looked at his bleeding hands, that T thought he ought to be allowed to land.” Many incidents did Fvans tell of the fight—the stealthy approach to the ‘harbor, the passing of the silent forts, each expected momentarily to belch forth its leaden protest, the steady, on- ward sweep of the squadron, the futile but courageous resistance of the Span- ish fleet. He paid a high tribute to Captain Gridley of the Olympia, whose body is now on the sea, coming back to the land of the captain’s birth and of his affection. “Gridley,” he sgld, “was sick and nof 1 Evans, | Nothing could | S SPAIN COMPLAINS g OF YANKEE TACTICS. o : o MADRID, June 7.—Duke Almodevar de Rio, o Minister of Foreign Affairs, o bassadors of Spain a note and memorandum declar- g ing the United States has © by capturing Spanish vessels before a declaration of 8 war, by bombarding ports without notification and g using the Spanish flag at Guantanamo. o 00000000000000000000000OOOOOOOQOOO 0000000000000 00000CCO0O0000000000ODO0C has mailed to all the Em- violated international law 00000 oOoCcQOROOQOND fit for duty, but he could not be kept away from it. He fought his ship brilliantly, but the strain, the excite- ment, and above all the tremendous concussion of the guns was too much for him in his weakened condition. He died as truly a martyr to his country as though struck by one of the shells singing all around him.” He told of one youngster on the Boston who had the knack of lettering, and on every gun and magazine, wher- ever there. was space, this youth had chalked, “Remember the Maine.” “And,” said Evans, “the boys membered the Maine.” Admiral Montijo, the gunner re- garded as a brave man. He related that the admiral did not desire to go back to Manila. He was offered the hospitality of the flagship, but, draw- ing himself up proudly, sald he could not accept shelter on a ship flying the | American flag. | * said Lambertson, chief of | staff, “you will have to go back to Ma- f nila. We cannot haul down the Amer- | fcan flag for you.” And the admiral went. Later the house of the admiral was On the porch was the break- | fast table set, coffee cold in the pot, boiled eggs waiting, and through the | house the scars left by four shells. In | one of the rooms somebody had been | killed or injured, for there was blood on the walls. Mr. Evans revealed a fact not gener- re- o General who issued the l)rm‘lamaflon‘ which made him the laughing stock of | the world. The Governor simply fled. He put affairs into the hands of a com- mission and took to the woods. He was sure the Americans could not fight— that they came with undisciplmed | crews and incompetent commanders— but all the same he had gone away upon their approach. He was less a | fool than his proclamation would seem | | to indicate. ? | The sea term of Mr. Evans Is over. aside, allowing the cloud to lift,” said Dr. Kindleberger, ‘“The vessels were examined, and it was discovered that they had sustained no damage. Break- fast was served to the men, and in a few minutes they re-entered the fight with the greatest enthusiasm. The second fight was even more severe than the first. It was in that the Baltimore was struck. “During the first fight the Spanish admiral's ship steamed bravely out of the line to meet the Olympia. The entire American fleet concentrated fire on her and she was so badly injured that she turned around to put back. At this juncture the Olympia let fly an 8-inch shell which struck her stern and plerced through almost her en- tire length, exploding ‘finally in the en- gine-room, wrecking her machinery. This shell killed the captain and sixty men and set the vessel on fire. “The Spanish admiral immediately tran§ferred his flag to the crulser Isla de Cuba. Several smaller vessels of the American fleet, lea by the Boston, centered their fire on this ship and lit- erally tore her to pieces, The admiral was slightly wounded and escaped in a small boat into Bakor Bay and finally to Manila. “In the heat of the fight two tor- pedo-boats moved out to attack the fleet. They were allowed to come within 800 yards, when a fusillade from the Olympia sent one to the bottom with all on board, and riddled the other. The second boat was later found turned up | on the beach covered with blood. “In the second fight the Baltimore was sent to stlence the fort at Cavite. She plunged into a cloud of smoke, and opened all her batteries on the fortifications. In a very few minutes a shell struck in the ammunition and the fort blew up with a deafening roar. The workyof the Baltimore was glorious. After the principal ships had been destroyed the Concord, Ra- leigh and Petrel, being of light draught, were sent close in to handle the re- | He is now on his way East and hardly | knows what to expect, but to be or- dered aboard some Atlantic ship would not startle him and he would like to be under Schley, with whom he was in the | Arctic and in whom he has the great- est confidence. But wherever he may g0 he will not forget Manila, where the cannon grew hot and the shells whis- tled and the men staid by their guns | until they fell, fainting; where civili- | zation shot its way into the Orient, and | | | the stars and stripes were unfurled and their mastery for the first time ac- knowledged. 'MEN WHO FOUGHT WITH DEWEY TELL OF HIS VICTORY | American Seamen Behaved as on Dress Parade While De- | stroying Spain’s Fleet. | The Occldental and Oriental Com- | :pany s Belgic arrived from Hongkungj | via Yokohama and Honolulu yesterday | with three {important personages | aboard. They are Dr. C. P. Kindle- berger, U. S. N., surgeon on the cruiser | Olympia; Colonel C. A. Loud, pay-| master on the dispatch boat Hugh I\Ic-“ Culloch, and J. C. Evans, gunner on| the cruiser Boston. These gentlemen | were eye-witnesses of the great naval | battle in Manila Bay. | Thelr story of | the combat bears out in every detall | the graphic account cabled to The Call by its special correspondent, Lieutenant J. L. Stickney, who was on Admiral Dewey's flagship during the fight. Speaking of Lieutepant Stickney Dr. i Kindleberger said yesterday: | “One of the coolest men in the en- | tire fleet was J. L. Stickney, the cor- | respondent of The Call-Herald. He | stood on the bridge with Commodore | Dewey throughout the entire action | and he was the only correspondent | who witnessed the battle.” | In describing the battle of Manila | Colonel Loud said: | ‘“At.one time I really thought we would be beaten. This was after the fire had been kept up for an hour. It looked like every gun on the Spanish ghips had turned loose on us all to- gether, and the shore line was a veri- table blaze of fire from the batteries. | The din was simply indescribable. Tons upon tons of shot fell over our ships. Yes, there was steel enough to have sunk our entire fleet. “Our salvation was in the bad marks- manship of the Spaniards. They handled their pieces like boys. Néariy all of their shot went wide of the mark. Most were high, flving over the fleet | and falling into the bay beyond. Some of the batteries, however, were better trained. Several guns maintained a raking fire on the fleet. Nearly all. of our ships were struck by both large and small shot, but no damage of conse- quence was done. & “The report you had that a solid shot entered the engine-room of the Baltimore is erroneous. This shot crossed the deck from the port side, struck in an open turret, was turned back and passed out on the same side agaln. No damage was done to the vessel, and the two or three men hurt at the time were merely scratched or scarred by flying splinters. “The only man really hurt in the fight was a seaman who accidentally eustained a broken leg. This was par- tlally caused by the Spanlsh fire, but mostly by his own carelessness. Lieu- tenant Kellogg was merely scratched. He never left his post, and was all right again in a few minutes. Of the other six men reported injured, none received more than flesh scratches. “When the troops arrive from San Francisco, .Commodore Dewey will de- mand the immediate surrender of the city and the troops stationed _there. If a refusal is given, fire will at once be opened from the warships and for- cible possession will be raken at once. There will be no difficulty in holding Manila and the Philippines. Complete subjugation of the Spanish forces in the group will be accomplished without trouble and with very little danger to American life.” & Dr. Kindleberger gives a graphic ac- count of the fight. He was on the Olympia through it all. In the first assault the flagship took the lead, the other vessels following in her wake at four ships’ length. The Spanish fleet was approached by laps, each turn bringing the contestants nearer to- gether. By this plan the American Vessels frequently poured broadsides into the ‘enemy but were themselves more exposed to the fire. “At one time the smoke became so that 4 Was necessary. o draw | launches and small boats maining vessels of the fleet. They made quick work of them. “Several tugs and a large number of were cap- tured. The vessels destroyed were three cruisers, elght gunboats and two tor- pedo vessels. The serfes of fortifica- tions at Cavite, neighboring arsenal und the fort on Couegider Island at the head of the bay were captured. In taking possession of the land forts sev- eral hundred wounded Spaniards fell into the hands of the Americans and nearly two hundred were accounted for on the spot. Holes In which numbers had been hastily buried were found. The dead were returned to relatives, as far as this could be done, and the wounded were cared for in the best manper by the American surgeons. “The Spanish loss footed up 400 killed and 600 wounded and a property loss of anywhere from $6,000,000 to $10,- 000,000. “tThe day of the fight was clear and hot. Not a breath of air was stirring. the first battle the Americans were greatly fagged by the heat and the rest and breakfast allowed them by the commodore was of inestimable benefit. While the men were having breakfast a conference of all the offi- cers was held on board the Olympia, when the plans of the second battle were made known by the commodore. “Several shot and she was times. One shell struck the side of the ship against the hospital ward. The chaplain and nurses were watch- ing the fight through a port a few inches away and were stunned DLy the concussion, “Gunner Evans of the Boston was one of the men who sent the Spanish ships down to Davy Jopes' locker. He directed the fire of one of the big guns on the cruiser. As such officer he was at all times greatly exposed, but did not receive a shot. Not a man on the Bos- ton received a scratch. “Mr. Evans states that throughout the | battle the fighting force of the Boston, and, in fact, all of the ships, were as cool as if on a May-day pleasure cruise. “In all the Olympia was hit thirteen times. The Boston was struck by a shot which set one of the officer’s rooms on fire. The Boston had a ricochet shell fall on her deck but it was spent and did no damage. The Petrel and Con- cord were not hit.” The following details of the battle were given by one of the officers who was in the engagement: “Including four small gunboats there were about fourteen Spanish vessels al- together drawn up in line backed and flanked by the batteries of Cavite, which are heavily mounted, the ord- nance including several 10-inch guns. The Spaniards gave us a warm recep- tion, and we soon found out that the Don Antonio d'Ulloa and the Reina Cristina (the flagship) .carried much heavier guns than we thought. They, however, did but little execution, while the broadsides poured in by our vessels as they, headed by the Olympia, steamed across the mouth of the har- bor, soon made an impression. We first fired the port battery, and then came round and fired the starboard battery, repeating this operation four or five times. % “The second time we came round the Spanish admiral came out in the Reina Cristina and gallantly assailed us. We received him warmly, and I don't know how in the world he escaped with his life. While the old admiral was stand- ing on the bridge a shot from one of our vessels blew the bridge clean over, but the admiral somehow escaped, for we saw him afterward calmly pacing the deck. Finding he could do no good he turned to cet back into the harbor, but before he could take shelter an eight-inch shell from the Boston struck his vessel on the stern and set her on fire. Later on she sank with some 200 men. The admiral was among those who escaped. The Castile was the next to take fire and the Don Antonio d'Ulloa followed. ““When the attack was resumed at 11 o'clock we directed our attention to the batteries, the Spanish fleet having been practically annihflated. The Baltimore took the lead. She had orders to attack the shore batt:ries and she went and did the cheekiest thing of the whole day. The batteries were mounted with 10-inch guns, a shot from one of which would, if it had struck her, have blown the Baltimore into atoms. The vessel, however, to the admiration of the whole fleet, went in full speed until she got close under the batterjes. Then she swung round and let them have it with a vengeance. Tt was wonderful to see her gallantly sail in the teeth of the guns and silc. ce them. “Not only the fleet but all the de- fenses of any importance had by this time been destroyed. I shall not soon forget the sight which the harbor then pregented. The smoking hulks of the Spanish vessels which had not yet sunk were seen to be strewn with corpses and wounded men, and bodies floated about in the water. I should think the Spanish lost about 1000 men killed vounded while on our side not a man wvas lost and only one seriously wounded. “The hauling down of the Spanish Jag-at about 12:15 was received with sreat cheering by our fleet. In the vening the Hugh McCulloch anchore right under the guns of the battery af Cavite. : “Yes, it was rather a risky business; but, you see, the commodore had inti- mated to the Spaniards that if they fired a single shot he would lay the whole city in ashes, a threat which had the desired effect. The inhabitants seemed to have got it into their heads that when we got in we should kill everybody, and, in consequence, when a boat’s crew from the Petrel went ashore to see if they would surrender they were met by a large procession, headed by a large cross and composed of priests, sisters of mercy, etc., who begged of them to leave the wounded in the hospital alone. Of course, they were soon reassured on that point. As a matter of fact, we treated them in the best possible manner, and offered them every aid in my power. We got every little tugboat we could find in the bay and sent some 200 wounded to Manila. “This had a great effect upon the in- habitants. One of them feemed to be 50 much impressed by it that he said: ‘When you go out take the narrow channel, as the broad one is full of mines, while that is free. I would not tell you this ordinarily, but you have behaved so well that I thought I would warn you.' We subsequently found that this solicitude for our safety was not sincere, the narrow channel being discovered, before any harm was done, to be full of mines. “Throughout the battle the Spaniards showed that they were not deficient in bravery. The only reason so little harm was done to us was that they fired wide. Had they been better trained a much different tale would have been told.” In speaking about the capture of Ma- nila the Hongkong Press says: “Replies to Admiral Dewey's dis- patches having been received, the Hugh McCulloch left the harbor shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon for Ma- nila, she being seen off by Consul-Gen- eral Wildman, Commodore Holland and Harbor Master Rumsey. Had the replies not been received within twen- ty-four hours of her arrival the dis- | patch-boat would have had to await them in other waters. The admiral having destroyed the Spanish fleet ask- ed for further instructions as to his fu- ture actions, particularly as regards Manila. The admiral did not wish to take over this great city on his own responsibility, seeing that the rebels have stopped the supplies. Cavite is | in a similar position, provisions being | 80 scarce there that even those at the hospital had been plundered, and in con- sequence when in possession of the city the Americans themselves landed food for the Spanish wounded. When the | admiral offered to pay for the coal which he shipped at Cavite he was thanked for doing so, but was informed that provisions would be more accept- able than money, but of course he could | hardly see his way to acting upon this | suggestion. = The instructions which | came to hand yesterday give him a| free hand to take what course he thinks fit. He is thus placed in a very deli- cate position.” NEW PLAN OF ORGANIZATION Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, June 7.—Adjutant- General Corbin announced to-night that he would not make public the ap- portionment of the volunteer troops among the States under the second call of the President. The enlistment of the 76,000 men called for will proceed, as heretofore announced, precisely as en- listments are made for the regular army. The Governors of States are notified by the department how many men are to be enlisted in their States under the second call and how the en- listments will be made, but this infor- mation will not be given to the public by the War Department. It is expected that the enlistment of troops wil proceed more smoothly than it would if the quota of each State was made public at this time. A majority of the men enlisted will be sent at once to the permanent camps to fill regi- ments that are incomplete, the men be- ing assigned, of course, to regiments which belong to their localities. Under the second call each State is called upon to furnish a specified num- ber of men, not a specified number of companies, battalion or degimental or- ganizations. After a State has filled its quota the men unassigned to regi- ments already in the service will be organized into new regiments, the Gov- ernors commissioning the officers who are to command them. OGDEN, June 7.—The Fifty-first regi- ment of Towa volunteers have been in Ogden all day. The regiment is under command of Colenel John C. Loper and is 985 strong. Twelve companies are without the full quota, but are being rapidly recruited. LOS ANGELES, June 7.—At the sug- gestion of Mr. Callaghan Byrne of San Francisco, a plan is being formed to have an excursion to San Francisco from Southern California on the day the Seventh Regiment, which consists of Southern California men, leaves for the Philippines. Reduced rates on the railroad will be asked for, and it is ex- pected fully 1000 friends of the soldiers would go. NEW YORK, June 7.— The equip- ment of the Astor Mountain Battery was made ready for transportation west, en route to the Philippines, to- day. The War Department’s order to Lieutenant March to hold his command in readiness was received to-day, and the summons to get ready was issued forthwith. Lieutenant March said that unless the unforeseen occurs the start will be made to-morrow morning at 10 o’clock. On the way he will stop at St. Louis, where it is sald mules for the battery for conveying purposes have been pur- chased. MOBILE, June 7.—The headquarters of the Fourth army corps has been changed from this city to Tampa. General Coppinger {s already there, and to-day the officers of the corps were ordered thither. Brigadier Gen- eral Lloyd Wheatcn is left in command here, NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS. HUTCHINSON, Kan.,, June 7.--Con- gressman Jerry Simpson, who was re- cently renominated for Congress by the Populists, received the indorsement here to-day of the Democratic Congressional Convention for the Seventh Kansas Dis- trict. The convention also indorsed the administration of Governor Leedy, Popu- list, and all the talk was for fusion in the coming State election. SMITH CENTER, Kans., June 8.—The Populist Congressional convention for the Sixth Kansas District, held here to-day, renominated N. B. McCormick. --ONTGOMERY, Ala.,, June 7.—The Republican State convention assembled here at noon to-day. About 200 deleglten largely negroes, were present. tate Chairman Vaughn called the convention to order, naming H. V. Cashin as tempor- ary chairman and Ben de Lemos as secre- tary. . There are contests from fifteen counties before the body. After appointing a com- mittee on credentials the convention ad- Journed until 4 p. m. PITTSBURG, June 7.—The Twenty-sec- ond Congressional District Republican Convention met here to-day and renomi- nated John Dalzell. In the Twenty-third ml‘rlet Willlam A. Graham was nominat- o lam ed to succeed Whliam A. Stone, tl; mlnnu?'x.fi Governor of Pennsylvi d l STEAMSHIP CENTENNIAL - CONDEMNED Unfit for the Transportation of Troops to the Phil- . ippines. Senator, Queen, Puebla, lndiana_ and Morgan City Chartered. Six Northern Pacific Ves- sels Are Promised. WASHINGTON, June T7.—Assistant Secretary of War Meiklejohn is rapidly shaping the question of ships for trans- portation of troops to the Philippines. It was definitely decided to-night that the steamship Centennial wilt not be one of the fleet, as she has been found unseaworthy. Acting on the reports of the vessel’s condition, Mr. Meiklejohn directed that she be thoroughly exam- ined, and to-night he received a tele- gram from General Merritt stating that Lieutenant Lopez and Naval Con- structor Snow had examined the ves- sel and reported that she is not now in a seaworthy condition and should not be permitted to sail. Acting upon this information, Mr. Meiklejohn immediately telegraphed Peter Larsen of Seattle, owner of the vessel, that his charter for the Govern- ment had been canceled. It Is prob- | able that the War Department will im- | press into Government service the | steamships Senator, City of Puebla and | Queen of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. Assistant Secretary Meik< lejohn to-day telegraphed General Mer- ritt to have these vessels inspected with a view to their use as troop ships, and if found suitable, to impress them into service. In addition to these vessels, the War | Department has in view several ships of the Northern Pagfl‘cu sw:;g:hlp 2] . This is a British ¢ ra- 33?::3’ the vessels are the Arizona, Victoria, Tacoma, Columbia and Olym- Pl e, Meiklejohn this evening recelved a telegram from the company, stating that these vessels would be chartered to the Government on condition of re- cetving American registry at practical- ly the prices the War Department had prl?x?:\sd'vonx. June 7.—The Herald's vashington correspondent telegraphs: “Afl;:l‘flg‘nt Secretary Meiklejohn is persistent in his efforts toward getting troops oft for Manila. He told me to- day that vessels of the Northern Paciflc line were now likely to be secured, as the propositions made by the Govern- ment were likely to be accepted, pro- | vided the boats were given American registry, about which there would probably be little trouble. These steamers are the Columbia, Arizona, Olympia, Tacoma, Argyll and Victoria. The terms of the Government proposi- tion are 20 cents a ton between 2000 and 3000 tons and 15 cents a ton per day for vessels of more than 38000 tons. Mr. Micklejohn was pleased at the pros- pects of getting this fleet. In adition to this the Asistant Sec- retary has, he told me, succeeded in chartering for the expedition to the Philippines these ships: From the Empire Transportation Company, the Indiana and Morgan City, and from the Pacific Coast Steamship Company the Senator, Queen and City of Puebla. These boats will accommodate at least 10,000 troops, in addition to the 2500 which have already gone in the first ex- pedition and those to be sent in the Colon, China, Ohio, Zealandia and Cone- maugh, now provisioned and almost ready to start. ShiAS In The Call of June 4 the condition of affairs existing on the Centennial was told at some length and fully illus- trated. The vessel was formerly used for transporting coolie laliorers between Yokohama and Honolulu, and she was accordingly fitted to carry the largest number of men in the least possible space. Bunks were fitted into all kinds of holes and corners where a man could possibly be squeezed, without the slightest attention being paid to ven- tilation or comfort. As was shown in The Call tiers of bunks are arranged in such a manner that twelve men might be crowded into a space which would be none too commodious for six. Through the efforts of The Call this important matter touching upon the comfort of the men who are already honored as heroes was brought to the attention of the authorities and has al- ready borne fruit. REPUBLICAN PLURALITIES Result of the Elections in Oregon. FUSIONISTS BADLY BEATEN} AN AVALANCHE THROUGHOUT THE STATE. Governor, Congressmen and Legisla- tors Win Easily on the Ticket of the Grand Old Party. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. PORTLAND, Or., June T7.—Practically | complete returns from twenty-five out of thirty-two counties of the State give the 1 returns: i mx‘«lg:v ‘Governor—Geer (R.), _%,648; King (F.), 28,078; Geer's plurality, 7570. For Congressman, First Tongue (R.), 18,87; Veatch Tongue's plurality, 1889, Second District—Moody, Republican, 15,- 337; Donaldson, Fusionist, 10,724; Moody's plurality, 4613. Geers' plurality for Gov- ernor will be increased by the complete returns. = District — (F.), 16,985; The Legislature will stand as follows: Senmo—Rs:publlcnna, 24; opposition, 8. House—Republicans, 44; opposition, 16. Joint ballot—Republicans, 68; opposition, 2 2. Only about half the vote in the city of Portland was counted up to 9 o’clock to- night. W. 8. Mason, Republican nominee for Mayor, has a plurality of 1800, and when the complete county is in his major- ity will probably be 2500. Joseph Simon, Republican nominee for State Senator in Multnomah County, has a plurality of 7000, as far as the count is finished, and his election is certain. DETROIT DERBY WON CLEVERLY BY ISABEY Nabob Gains the Verdict Over Miss Gussie in a Drive for Second Place. DETROIT, June 7.—Six thousand people witnessed the second running of the De- troit Derby at the opening of the High- land Park meeting to-day. Stanton and Tucker's Strathmore colt Isabey won the derby and the $1500 first money in clever style from Nabob and Miss Gussie. Allce Farley and Laverock were the other starters, They ran in close order all the way, Miss Gussie showing the way by a length for the first half-mile, the others well bunched. Laverock then led the 1h\xx‘xu.:h until they straightened for the fin- sh. At the quarter pole Isabey, ‘who had been close up and well in" hand, came | away with a rush and went past the fin- ish a good length and a half to the good. Nabob and Miss Gussie fought it out for the place and the former drew away near the end and &ot the verdict. Alice }nrlay and Laverock were three lel:rths back. Isabey was always the favorite in the bgmns and Nabob was' a strong second choice. Six_furlongs—Jenney won, Takanassee sec- ond, Belle of Corsica third. me, 1:14. Half mile—Roy Mitchell won, Contravene sec- ouseltoff third. Time, :49. seven furlongs—Heprieve won, On- second, Manzanilla third., Time, 1:25. le juarts Isabey, 5 "won: Nabob, 123 (. Tewisy Gussle, 100 (Ross), 40 to 1. 2:08%. Alice Farley and Laverock (Knapp), 4 to 18 to g.p)mnd Miss third. 2 also ran. Mile and an elghth—Brighton won, Our Johnny second, Old Saugus third. Time, 1:53 Beven furlongs—Bon Jour won, Pearl second, Carlotta C third. Time, 1 kit WEDS AN ANGELENO. 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