The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 11, 1898, Page 1

the Library. + « e The Call " VOLUME LXXXIV.—NO. 11. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURBAY. JUNE 11, 1898, PRICE FIVE CENTS. OLD GLORY PROBABLY WAVES THE LADRONE ISLANDS B s vaeAaee W S A BIRDSEYE VIEW OF GUANTANAMC BAY, CAPTURED ON THE 7ZTH INST. BY TWO VESSELS OF ADMIRAL SAMPSON'S FLEET. This Shows the Town of Caimanera, the Fort and the Cable-houses in the Center. The Marblehead and Yankee, Which Did the Work, Are Shown in the Foreground and the Spanish Warships in the Shaliow Waters of the Distance. CABLE_ :r_o__'j_,__. i Ao SRR WAR VESSELS SIGHTED OFF FORT MONROE Presence of Spanish Craft Signaled From Cape Henry. FORT MONROE, Va., June 10.—It is reportedlg that a Spanish battle-ship, two cruisers and a|® b torpedo-boat are lurking outside the capes, and ;g The| there is great activity a troops are sleeping by their | searchlights of the cruiser Minneapolis and an auxiliary cruiser and playing on the water. tels were called at midn ried to their posts, Virginia capes. station at Fort Monroe, ight by a bugler and hur- NEWPORT NEWS, Va., June Il.—At midnight it was reported here that the Cape Henry signal station had sighted hostile ships outside of the| Signals were flashed from the | andthe repc')rt circulated has thrown residents and guests at Old Point excitement. No particu- Comfort into a state of t the fort to-pight. guns and the the one at the fort are All the officers at the ho- lars can be obtained at this hour. NEWPORT NEWS, Va, June 11—2 a. m.—A dispatch just received from Fort Monroe says: Intense excitement was caused at Fort Monroe last night short- ly after g o'clock by a dispatch received from the signal station at Cape Henry, stating that Span- ish warships were lurking in that vicinity. A short while later a message | ships seen conflict. A lieutenant who was seen after midnight said lhe had been informed that a | Spanish battleship, two cruisers land a torpedo boat had been | caught under the searchlight of | Cape Henry, steaming from a | northerly direction. As soon as it was reported that the enemy’s warships had been sighted there was great activity at the fort. The big searchlight 8 was received from Washington |began to sweep across the bay instructing the commander of the |and signals were flashed to the fort to be on the alert, cruiser Minneapolis, the auxiliary BRAVE HOBSON dAND HIS MEN NOT HARMED Escaped Injury From the Ameri- o & 3 3 o |2 o o | & L | & o g quarters. | dispatch: o fe o3 o e =3 o o =3 o e § by authorities. o f= o . can Shells That Struck Their Prison at Santiago. 30630 308 308 206 06 30 208 308 30¢ 30% 06 O 308 308 300308 300 300 01 200 308 3% 308 308 306 300 06 308 408 306 84 30Ny NEW YORK, June 10.—When the news was received of the bombardment of the Santiago fortifications by the American fleet on Monday no little anxiety was aroused throughout the country lest some injury might by chance have come to heroic Hobson and his brave men, who were confined at'Morro Castle, at the entrance of Santiago harbor. Fear that harm might have come to them was increased when it was known that, in spite of Rear Admiral Sampson’s or- ders that care be taken not to hit the part of the Morro where they were supposed to be confined, some American shells were thought to have hit the fortifications near their To settle all doubts on the subject the graphed to F. W. Ramsden, British Consul at Santiago, ask- ing him if he could kindly inform the friends of the prison- ers and the nation at large, through the Herald, how the pris- oners fared. To-day Mr. Ramsden sent in reply the following SANTIAGO DE CUBA, June 10. Herald, New York: Replying to your telegram.—Hobson and men well cared for Have myself just seen him. 06 08 308 30F 30 307 0% 06 50K 508 308 0K 306 308 308 306 30030K 06 308 200 06 06 30 K0 B0 R K GH O R 0 0% Herald tele- RAMSDEN. cruiser Buffalo, which are an- chored off Old Point. Quarters were sounded and the crews hastily prepared the ships for ac- tion. The gunners took positions at their posts, where they were or- dered to remain during the night. The ships’ searchlights were kept playing on the water. In the fort ammunition was hurried to the big guns, and troops were ordered to their posts. Some of the officers were i Reports as to- the number of|cruiser Dixig and the dynamite|with theis familics at the hotels, l and buglers were dispatched for them. The men scurried out of the hotels half dressed and hast- ened to the fort. In the camp of the Maryland troops orders were given for the men to sleep in their clothes with their guns close by. A dispatch that came from Washington, stating that one of the vessels seen was probably a German freighter, had a tendency to allay the excitement among |CAPTAIN GLASS 'HAS ORDERS T0 SEIZE THE GROUP Monterey Reported to Have Received Instructions to Seize the Caro- lines While En Route. PEEE 44T+ P 4P E P E PP P E PP PP H AP E P I AP AP bbb b4t D R R B S e O O R & b & . ah s T8 T SR TR SR SR SR SR SR S R B TR S B T SR SR SR S8 S B D NP 'S :1 NEW YORK, June 10.—The Herald’s Washington correspondent tele- :I ++ graphs: There is reason to believe the monitor Monterey has work cut ++ :I out for her, and that she will seize the Caroline Islands. After having caused I: ++ the Spaniards to surrender, and left small garrisons to hold the islands ++ ‘*: seized, the Monterey will proceed to Manila, where she will re-enforce Ad- ‘: :, miral Dewey. No interference with this programme is anticipated by the :+ ++ authorities in view of the present condition of Spain and her inability to send ++ :1 re-enforcements to the Far East. II D A R D oD S D S S SO TN S5 S S S SO Y D O e R R ek o S R R N A T TR S R R o B R W A S R e R R R R AR £ 0 O NEW YORK, June 10.—The Herald’'s Washington correspondent telegraphs: It is said to- night that the American flag is flying over the Marianne or Ladrone Islands, a group belonging to Spain, 1000 miles to the east of Under instructions given him before his departure from San Francisco, the Philippines. Captain Henry Glass, commanding the cruiser Charleston, was directed to proceed to Guajan, the most important of this group, the only island upon which Spain had a force of soldiers, and require the surrender of the enemy’s men and to take possession in the name of the United States. Q0000000000 I have known of this instruction since before the departure of the Charleston from Mare Island, but have kept silent until now, when the instructions are undoubtedly carried out, because of the apprehensions of officials that the publication of the infor- mation would cause the Spaniards to re-enforce the garrison at Guajan and thus make more difficult and dangerous the task of Captain Glass in conquering the island. 00CO00000000 It was because of the necessity of having a landing force that the Charleston waited at Hon- olulu for the arrival of the transports with troops aboard. The troops were under command of Major General Anderson, and he was directed before his departure from San Francisco to co- operate with Captain Glass in accomplishing the defeat of the Spanish force in the Ladrone Islands. No doubt exists in official circles that the Charleston by this time has reached Guajan. During the run from San Francisco to Honolulu she made an average of 300 miles a day, and on one or two occasions made 350 miles. Proceeding at her average rate—the rate which a trans- port will easily be able to maintain, it is estimated by the officials that she would have made the (IR e RaRoRaRoRoRoRoRoRoRoReReFaBaFaPuisRaFeFaFaFogeguPeg=IuReRaguFaFade] the guests at the hotels, but the officers did not relax their vigi- lance, W N l 3000 miles separating the Hawaiian Islands and Guajan in ten days. If, as is believed, she left Honolulu on May 31, she has thus covered the distance, and by now has taken possession of the island. It is not believed the American force had much difficulty in taking Guajan. The Spaniards have two small forts at the island, and just'beir)re the war broke out sent a few guns and troops to large enough to have given any '] SEIZURE OF ISLANDS ON THE PROGRAMME. Charleston Expected to Take Pos- session of a Coaling Station for Monitors. The statement that the real ob- ject of the Charleston’s voyage was the seizure of the Spanish Ladrone Islands has a basis of truth in it. When it was decided to send the Monterey and Monadnock WASHINGTON, June 10.—| re-enforce the garrisons. trouble to the American forces. clear across the Pacific from | Mare Island to Manila, it was | well known that this could not |be done without sending along coalers, because of the insufficient coal supply of the monitors. It was not' deemed practicable to tow the big ironclads the 4000 miles of the voyage that would have to be_traversed by them without coal, so it became neces- sary to find places in the Pacific where they could replenish gheir These are not believed to have been ; bunkers. A study of the charts |showed that there were several groups of islands lying between Hawaii and the Philippines which | might afford a harbor in which | the colliers could lay alongside | the monitors and fill up their coal bunkers. The officials do not deem it prudent to name the particular islands chosen for the purpose, but it is obvious that, being barred by neutrality laws from ' & : THE BANK OF SPAIN AT MADRID, THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION ON. WHICH THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT DEPENDS FOR ITS ‘FUNDS TO CARRY ON ITS WAR OPERATIONS.