The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 17, 1898, Page 2

[ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1898. CAIMANERA FEELS THE WEIGHT OF SHOT AND SHELL HEAVY D AMAGE INFLICTED ON THE TOWN Fort in the Bay of Guantanamo Com- pletely Demolished by Three Warships. The Mortality Among the Spaniards Behind the Defenses Reported to Have Been Very ON BOARD the Herald-Call | Dispatch-Boat Sommers N. Smith off Guantanamo, June 15, | via Kingston, Jamaica, June 16. It is evident that the Spaniards do not intend quietly to abandon the positions they took when the Ameri marines were landed on Cuban soil six days ago. They have been driven inland day af- ter day, but are assembling addi- tional forces every hour and are preparing to make a fresh as- sault the American de- 1 upon fenses. The Spanish gunboats in the inner harbor have been hard at work carrying troops across the bay to surround our men. This work was watched from Camp McCalla by the American offi- cers. It continued all day. soon as the Spanish soldiers were landed on the eastern shore they vanished in the woods. There is little doubt that these troops are being sent to a common rendez- vous for a concerted attack against our forces, either in mass or by night surprises. The defenses of the camp are | being strengthened hourly. Lieu- tenant Colonel Huntington evi- dently expects fighting at close quarters, for when I left his camp he was sharpening his sword on a grindstone. The activity of the enemy led to several engagements during the day in Guantanamo Bay. Early this morning a considera- ble number of Spanish sold appeared on the western side of the harbor and were about to be ferried across to the eastern side on the gunboats that had been anchored in the inner harbor. This movement was anticipated by Admiral Sampson, who sent the Texas to join the Marble- head and Suwanee at this point. When the Spaniards began the work of transferring their men across the inner bay the Texas, Marblehead and Suwanee steam- ed to the mouth of the inlet and opened a lively fire with their heaviest guns at a range of 500 vards. The first shot fired by the Texas was answered by the Spaniards in the fort, who put a shot between the Texas and the Marblehead. They then sent an- other shell across the bow of the Marblehead, narrowly missing the American. Four more Span- ish shots struck the water near our warships during the next fif- teen minutes, but after that time nothing more was heard from the enemy’s fort. The Spanish troops and gunboats were out of range, so the movement toward the ma- rines’ camp could not be stopped by the warships. Shot after shot sent by the American vessels hit the Spanish fort, however, near the entrance to the inner harbor, and the building eventually was completely demolished. The mortality among the Spanlards must have been very great. As| iers | Great. While our vessels were thus engaged the enemy be- gan to fire from the south side of the bay, near the town of Caimanera. The guns of the Marblehead were | trained in that direction and the firing from the land was silenced inshort order. The Marblehead did not cease firing as soon as the enemy | did, but kept banging away until heavy damage had been done in the town. This bombardment lasted an hour and a half and our ships then steamed back into the outer bay, having silenced the forts | about Caimanera. | As the American vessels re- | turned toward Camp McCalla a submarine mine came to the sur- face close to the Marblehead. Captain McCalla shouted to the Smith and other boats in the vi- cinity, warning them to look out. He sent a launch to capture the | mine. After the mine had been re- covered and while it was being | towed by a boat from the Mar- blehead, the Americans were again fired on from the shore. Two hundred yards away they saw the enemy huddled together in some brush. The Marblehead’s launch returned the fire and the Suwanee swung alongside and drenched the woods where the | Spanish were with a hail of lead. During this skirmish the launch from the Marblehead did fine work. Her one-pounders threw out shells so rapidly that one of the men and one of the guns fell overboard. The man was rescued. The St. Paul, which was an- chored outside the bay during the bombardment, became in- volved in an engagement with a body of Spaniards who had taken a position in the woods within rifle fire. The St. Paul poured out a heavy fire from her small guns and put the Spaniards to flight. Marines on the outpost of Camp McCalla this morning saw a man in the brush waving a handkerchief. They started to investigate and the man ran away. He presently plucked up courage and returned. He was found to be a Spanish soldier. After he had surrendered he told an interesting story. He said he was one of twenty men sent around the mountain to surprise the men on the Marblehead. He had been for forty-eight hours without food or water. He be- came disgusted with his lot, he said, and decided he could be no worse off with the Americans than he was with the Spaniards, so he decided to surrender. After eating like a wolf, he said he was one of many young Spaniards who had fought in the war, having been drafted. Upon reporting for army duty, he con- tinued, he found there was little Liood for the soldiers, that they were badly treated, and were be- |ing paid no wages. Many others | were ready to surrender, but were |told by the officers that the Americans would slaughter them mercilessly. The prisoner also declared the Spaniards were massing for an attack on Camp ‘A\[cCalla. and that they were try- {ing to bring field artillery to bear on the American position. As | there was no attack last night our | men suspect some surprise is be- |ing prepared by the enemy. They |assert, however, they are not afraid of any number of Span- {iards who may be sent against them. They placed a three-inch field gun and a Celt’s rapid fire moun- tain battery on a hill during a |temporary cessation of hostilities |and now are prepared to give the | Spaniards a warm welcome. The Americans spent the morning cutting and burning the under- |growth about the- camp to de- | stroy the hiding places to which ;the enemy resorted during the | opening engagements. The Span- |ish troops are not expected to |fight in the open, as they are practically helpless if they have nothing behind which to hide. The funeral of Juan Suarez, |one of the Cubans killed in yves- | terday’s engagement, took piace this morning, and was very im- rressive. The body was taken to the Dolphin and there sewed in canvas. The Cuban compatriots {then brought the body ashore and, wrapping an American flag about it, proceeded up the hill, | followed by sailors and a detach- | ment of marines. The body was laid fifty yards from the trenches and Captain McCalla read the bu- rial service. The squad then pull- | ed the triggers of their guns, but no cartridges were used in order not to draw the Spanish fire. The men then marched away, leaving half a dozen behind to dig the grave and lower the body. NO FURTHER FEARS FOR THE MARINES Officials at Washington Expect Im- portant News Shortly From General Shafter. WASHINGTON, June 16.—The offi- cials are resting secure in the belief | that the marines at Guantanamo can | easily maintain themselves until the troops arrive. The officials in the War Department do not give out any specific informa- tion as to when General Shafter will land in Cuba, but from ‘certain signs of restlessness exhibited by them it is evident that they would not be sur- prised to have some very important news within the next twenty-four or thirty-six hours. The naval officials are confident Sampson will re-establish cable communication within that time, S0 news of the American ships off San- tiago should not be longer delayed than the time required for a dispatch-boat to make the run of forty miles east- ward along the coast to the shores of Guantanamo Harbor, where the cable will be working under the protection of Colonel Huntington’s marines. Confirmed by the Senate. WASHINGTON, June 16.—The Senate to-day confirmed these nominations: George H., McKenzie, receiver of pubije meneys, Stockton, Cal.; F, W. King, rec ceiver of public moneys, Wakeeny, Kan- sas; J. H. Smith, South 4 at Bombay. Dakota, consul Postmasters—Oregon, Edward Hirsch Salem. : ¢ Read the thrilling story, “How I Helped Lieutenant Cushing Destroy the Confederate Ram Albemarle,” by one of the survivors of that heroic exploit, in next Sunday’s Call . l oooo o® %9 LOUIS J. MAGILL, U. S. M. C. Lieutenant Magill was in commmand of one of the detachments of marines which secured a victory over the Spanish in the engagement in the Guantanamo hills on Tuesday last. During the Brazilian revolu- | tion of 1893-94, ending in the death of Admiral Mello and the sinking of the Aquidaban, Magill was attached to the Detroit. upon to carry Admiral Benham’s famous ultimatum to the captain- general at Rio Janeiro, and the fearless way he accomplished this under the guns of the Detroit attracted great attention at the time. %o, He was called EVANS WILL Named for Collector of Customs at Manila. PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION IT WILL ADHERE TO INTER- NATIONAL LAW. Outline of the Military Law for the Government of the Philippine Islands. Special Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, June 16. The announcement made exclusively in The Call last week that the Presi- dent had decided to appoint a Col- lector of Customs at Manila, and that Joseph F. Evans of San Francisco would be the man selected for this im- portant post, was verified to-day when the nomination of Mr. Evans to be commissary of subsistence, with the rank of captain, was sent to the Sen- ate. It is understood that it is the intention of the Treasury Department to have Mr. Evans sail with General Merritt on the third expedition to the 1slands. A proclamation by the President, as cbmmander-in-chief of the United States army, is now being prepared, and, unlike most documents, it will not be attested by the Secretary of State, but by the Secretary of War, for instead of being a state document it is a military proclamation. In the preparation of this paper the form of international law is followed, for since a military government is to be estab- lished in the Philippines the laws be- tween nations must be observed. Whar- ton, the recognized authority on inter- national law, embraces in this code of nations all laws formed for provis- ional governments. This proclamation will follow closely general order No. 101, promulgated by Secretary Stanton in 1863. In the collection of Philippine duties the Spanish tariff now in vogue will be closely adhered to, although certain oppressive internaticnal taxes will be abolished. The import and ex- port duties will remain much the same as at present. It is a singular fact that while the constitution of the United States expressly forbids the laying or collection of an export duty it will be levied and collected under the proposed Philippine regime, for un- der military government, based upon international law, it has always been the custom to continue in force laws as nearly as possible like that of the Government which it superseded, so that trade “amongst the family of na- tions will not be disturbed.” Thus, the export tax will be continued for a time at least, so that no injury will re- sult to the mercantile interests of any nation. In transmitting the new tariff to the President the Secretary makes some in- teresting observations as to the spirit of the new code of customs, and in very frank terms gives his reasons for the modifications of the present Span- ish tariff which have been made by the department. In acknowledging the re- ceipt of the President’s request for the drafting of the tariff schedules the Sec- retary repeats the President’s state- ment that the schedules are designed to the trade of the Philippines a portion BE APPOINTED tablishment to be maintained in the | The basis of the new tariff | ft of the present Spanish cus- | | toms schedules as supplied to the de- | partment by the International Bureau of | Customs at Brussels, but certain im- portant departures from this code have been made for reasons set forth by the | Secretary. The export charges levied on certain articles produced in the Phil- | ippine Islands the department has not | thought it wise to continue, and it has | also been deemed advisable to elimi- nate certain shipping ¢ which are regarded as too severe a tax upon com.- | merce, and especially as likely to limit | or decrease the revenue to be derived | from the customs schedule In clos- | | ing his letter the Secreta makes { highly significant obser a ation with re- | gard to the exemptions provided in the | Spanish schedule which have eliminated from the new code. hesn The | cover the entry free of duty of all # | ticles imported by or for the use of tha | Catholic church in the Philippine Isl- ands, and in diplomatic terms the Sec- retary states that this feature of the code had been stricken out, as !t is not the purpose of the Government to di criminate in favor of “any religious so- cleties.” The latest estimate of the raceipts from the Philippine tariff is given by the Treasury Department at $20,000,000 per annum. It is calculated that the fact that a state of war exists in the islands will cause a diminution in cu g 8 @ 2 o I3 2 g I @ =3 & g 2 S5 spe ulative tariff directed toward the is ands as the result of the impression which seems to have gained general | currency that large opportunities exist \’f(nr making money. |HOBSON'S CHOICE HAS NOT YET BEEN MADE Until the Hero of Santiago Is Heard From His Reward Will Not Be Determined. WASHINGTON, June 16.—The Presi- dent has not yet decided what measure of reward shall be meted out to Hob- son for his brave achievement. The men he led have been taken care of; Secretary Long attended to that him- self, because it was a matter entirely within his authority, and they have been made warrant officers, the ideal | H. Smith, Fourth Infan of a sailor’s ambition. Hobson is to be advanced, that is settled. The depart- ment called upon Sampson for a recom- mendation in this case, but in advance | of its arrival had about decided to ad- vance Hobson ten numbers, which | would have placed him just below | Constructor Linnard, when a doubt | arose as to whether the young man would not prefer a transfer to the line. His relatives were consulted, among them his uncle, Representative Pear- son of North Carolina, and it was de- cided to allow Hobson to make his choice as between the line and staff. Steps accordingly have been taken to | acquaint him with the department’s | purpose and ask his pleasure in the matter. | “] WANT just what Torder; nothing else.” Bring these words out with proper emphasis and the man to whom you address them will probably open his eyes in aston- ishment. But you will have convinced him that you know what you are about; that you will accept no substitute for Dufiy’s Pure Malt Whiskey. You can generally get the genuine Duffy’s by insisting upon it. 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Penrose of Utah. | To be commissary of subsistence, with rank | { captain, George B. McCallum of Tennessee, . ‘Evans of California. Regiment, United States Volunteers— | g ptain, Horace C. Keifer of Ohlo; to be first licutenants, Frederick A. Barstow of Ver- mont, Walter Kirkpatrick Brice of Ohic Sixth Regiment, United States Volunteer In- | -To be major, Spier Whittaker of North | Regiment Engineers—L. L. Seaman of | ork, to be surgeon, with rank of major. Fourth Regiment Infantry—Rev. S. Chap- man of Virginia, to be chaplain; H. H. Landon of New York and T. Parker of Virginia, to be majors. 8 Tenth Regiment Infantry—W. Kentucky, to be surgeon, with Second Regiment Engineer: rado, to be second lieutenan Seventh Regiment Infantry—C. D. Comfor Missour, to be lleutenant colonel: J. G. T of Illinols, to be surgeon, with rank of major. M. Landry of Louislana and R. T. Burr of California, to be assistant surgeons, with rank of first lieutenant. To be engineer offic Jostah Pierce Jr. of To be chief comm Fuqua of of mafor. | of Golo- | Tt of | davis Ke h rank of major, ict of Columbia atwole of | er, DI , with ra H. Katz of New Je and J. H. He Indiana. To be assistant guartermaster, with rank of William M. Ekin of Kentucky. | 1 paymasters, C. Arrick of Indiana, < of Delaware and H. B. May of Regiment, United States Volunteer To be surgeon, with rank of major, Meacham of Utah infantry arm—Captains to_be v R. Brinkerhoff, Fifteenth In- . Thompson, Twenty-fourth In- | John W. Bubb, Fourth Infantry: | L. Davis, Tenth Infantry; Frank D. | n. Fifth infantry: Charle Paul, | rteenth Infantry; Hugh G. Browl, Twelfth | Alfred G. Markley. Twenty-fourth | L. M. O'Brien, Fifteenth Infantry; ‘illiam Numan, Fourteenth Infantry; Jesse M. | nth Infantry: James Miller, Second In- | Thomas Wilhelm, Ninth Infantry; | v' €. Ward, Sixteenth Infantry; Leopold Parker, First Infantry; David J. Craigie, | wel(th Infantry. 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