The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 19, 1898, Page 1

The Tall ; to be taken from the Library.++++ LD raper 1oL \ ()I U \IF NO. 19. - SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 1898—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. == PRICE FIVE CENTS PORTO RICO TO BE INVADED AT ONCE SAN JUAN SOON WILL BE TAKEN dttack to Be Hastened Because of Camara’s | Saili Siege of Havana Will Begun Before Months. Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, June 18. General knowl of the fact that two war cc were held at the House tt 1fternoon and even- ng | ve ri 1 sorts of exci At the conference and t les were prese ncil Admiral SI- | 1 of the War It can be stated wority that, while called reserve wise to pre- ney that it ndles to Ik s our no credence has the reports that | the Philippines. n nied the fleet Marine eating the belief d the Mediterrane: was that But no chances will be taken, as it is regarded as certain that sooner or later Admiral Camara’s squadron will sail for the West Indies, and San Juan, Porto Rico, is its natural destination. In fact this isSpain’s only base of supply on thisside of the Atlantic. Therefore it was decided at to-day’s war con- ference to capture both San- tiago and San Juan if possi- ble before this Ffleet can cross the At]antlc able enough to be harass our navy by a’s elu ive tac- Admiral Sampson .t and pay Camara attention before the work at San- ¥ tiago is completcd. [ It was, therefore, decided to rush the | expedition to Porto Rico and also re- | ents to General Shafter. umu! s were telegraphed by Adjutant Corbin to General Graham, t szcond army corps, at b o'clock this afternoon directing him to prepare seven regiments and have them en route to Florida by to-morrow night Active preparations have been in pro- Camp Alger since early this lookiny toward the departure 2bout half the troops now there. Inspections have progressed as rapidly rning as possible, the issue of supplies has continued without interruption and ex- cept fo the camp such regiments as reported to without complete equipment the routine of camp ity has beén s pended in ord to accelerate th: issu- ing and packing of individual supplies of the men. The Sixty-fifth New York, one of the co nds equipped at the expense of the State Government, was the first to be inspected. Then the Third New | York, which also was equipped by the State, was drawn up and after it the One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Indiana. One of the Michigan regiments, proba- the Thirty-fourth, and the Sixth vlvania were ordered to be pre- pared for inspection. A censored special from Jacksonville, eived to-night, says: | “The concentration of gaflant Fitz| Hugh Lee's seventh corps at Jackson- ville §8 to begin at once. The second P adivision of this corps is now complete | as to organization. Six regiments of | the first division now at Tampa are to | Santa Clara Province was regarded as | the best place for establishing the de- ing. Not Be the Autumn regiments are the Third anu Fifth Ohio, i Thirty-second Michigan, First Florida, | Sixty-ninth New York and Georgia. Three other regiments may be expected here to complete the s ond division, and it is believed that the Second | | vegin. “The interpretation of this | movement and its possible bearing on the proposed ex- | pedition to Porto Rico or upon co-operation with Gen- | eral Shafter in Cuba must| be left to those who can| read between the lines. It} can be said that General Lee, who chafes for actlon,‘ is very happy.” The officials of the administration see in the coming of Camara’s fleet an- other menace to the sailing of an expe- dition to Porto Rico unless it gets away | before Camara can reach this side. The immediate capture of Porto Rico will be more important now than before. If the Spanish fleet succe in getting to | San Juan it can make the island a base The ships of Camara, while not dangerous, would be contin- | ually annoying contemplated and real of supplies. expeditions. If Porto Rico is taken from the Spaniards now there will be no base of supplies nearer than the Ca- naries. It straight is not believed Camara will sail for Porto Rico. He will be detained at the Canaries some time. This will give the administration fully two weeks to get an expedition off safe- ly to Porto Rico. The prospect now {s that to avoid any possible annoyance from Camara’s fleet heavy reinforcements will be rush- ed to General Shafter to capture San- tiago. At the same time a large army will be moved to Porto Rico as soon transports can be procured. It was definitely settled to day there will be no general invasion of Cuba or attack upon Havana until Ffall. The President, however, contemplates the seizure of a base of supplies on the northern coast of Cuba and establishing communication with the insurgents with the idea of feeding the starving Cubans during the rainy season. Orders to prepare for this expedition have reached Key West and have been confounded with the idea of an attack upon Ha- vana. The President’s plan is to feed the Cubans through the agencv of General Gomez and Garcia. The first move vill be to seize a harbor on the northern coast of Cuba and establish a base of supplies there. General Miles reported to Secretary Alger to-day that every- thing was arranged with the Insur- gent generals to distribute these sup- Tt was said that some point in pites. sired base. It is regarded as certain at the War Department that the third Manila ex- pedition will leave San Francisco some time next week. Ex-Congressman Caminetti of California will surely be appoimed a major. He speaks Span- ish,~Italian and French, and by refi- |STEAM LAUNCHES HAVE A LIVELY BRUSH WITH SPANISH TROOPS ON THE COAST NEAR SANTIAGO . |HOLDING HOBSON AS A SHIELD ormation of the third division will soon Beheved He lS Belnd Dgtalned to Protect Santiago From Bombardment. NEW YORK, June 18—A Wash Apprehension is felt in official cirel of the Merrimac heroes. on Santiago. The officials have glven serious ing me ment preliminary to the attack on necessary to reduce the de a Morro Castle. It Is the confiden t Rear-Admiral Sampson will sei e pr bardmen 10 ner and in.ease or by cials, in view change the Americans. BRNN %4 nRNVUNRN to be of Invaluable assistance to Gen- | eral Merritt in organizing the provis- | fonal military government. The President’s proclama- | tion declaring the Philip-| pines to be under United States martial law will be issued next week. It has been decided to collect reve- | nues from tobacco and spirituous | liquors, as well as from Imports and ex- | ports. WHY AUGUSTI GAVE upP MILITARY COMMAND It Was So T‘mt the Signing of the | Capitulation of Manila Would Have Less Importance. MADRID, June 18.—It is sald here this afternoon that Captain-General| Augusti resigned the military leader- | ship at Manila to the Spanish general | commanding there, g0 that the capitu- lation of that place may be signed by the latter and thus have less import- ance in the eyes of the natives than if signed by the captain-general of the Philippine Islands. The news that Camara’s fleet has been sighted ~ff Gibraltar has caused a feeling of general satisfaction here. — PREFER ANNEXATION TO INDEPENDENCE That Is the Sentiment of Nine- Tenths cf the Population of Porto Rico. ST. THOMAS, D. W. L, June 18.—The latest advices from Porto Rico say that Spanish regulars are being con- centrated in the vicinity of San Juan. The port of Mayaguse has been mined. Nine-tenths of the population, accord- ing to these advices, prefer annexation to independence. Exchange has drop- ped to 116. 3 S e Says Rain Will Handicap Americans. MADRID, June 18.—Advices from Cuba say General Linares is confi- dent the rainy season will handicap the Americans, and he expresses the belief that the latter, when united with the Cubans, will march along the base of the mountains, where there are roads leading to Santiago de Cuba, while the American fleet will attack the fortifica- tions at the entrance of the bay. SRS, The Expulsion of Spies. MADRID, June 18.—7 p. m.—In the Senate to-day Senor Salmeron gave no- tice that he would interpellate the Gov- ernment concerning the expulsion from some ulterfor purpose with respect to the proposition for the exchange It is regarded as highly probable by prominent officials that the Spanish delay in this instance is due to the hope that the retention of the prisoners will cause a postponement of the attack s to insure Mr. Hobson's and all non-combatants from the zone of the bom- any Americs that of the Spaniarc hese drastic measures are considered necessary by the offi- of the evident disinclination of the Spaniards Canada of Lieutenant Carranza, late be brought to Camp Cuba Libre, their |son of his knowledge of law is expected| Spanish naval attache at Wa ington speclal to the Herald say: es that Spain is dilly-dallying for thought to the advisability of tak- protection. When the bombard- the city occurs it will of course be nd this will include the destruction t expectation of .the officials here rve a notice on Admiral Cervera to ins are injured by the fire of Amer- Admiral Cervera will be held re- =R % & = 5 8 <3 %8 3 i3 % & & 13 % ] to ex- & % o0 nnRNNNN R8B8 % BR8N ’32”833289& and Senor Dubosc, former Spanish charge d’affaires at Washington, and | requested that the documents relating | thereto be given l() the chamber. BATTLE SONGS YET SUNG AT ST. THOMAS | But Two Editors Who Printed and Sold Them Were Fined. ST. THOMAS, D. W. I, June 18.— Lightbourne and Moulte, two local edi- tors, a Ir)rtnlght ago printed and sold about 500 copies of battle songs of the | Towa and Maine, which were much sung | by the populace here. Complaint was made, unquestionably by the Spanish | Consul, and to-day both the editors | were tried on a technical charge of evading the printing laws and both were convicted and fined. This action has caused the populace much amusement. and they now sing the songs more than ever notwith- standing the efforts of the police to stop them. ddaogle o THIS ABSURD STORY COMES FROM PARIS Captain General Augusti Said to Have Handed Manila Over to a German Admiral. LONDON, June 18.—The Star to-day publishes an absurd story from Paris to the effect that Captain General Au- gusti has Informed the Spanish Pre- mier, Senor Sagasta, that he has hand- ed Manila over to Admiral Diedrichs, the commander of the German fleet, who has occupied the citadel and ar- senal on the plea of protecting the in- habitants. SR NeSE BHIS Madrid Reports Yellow Fever. MADRID, June 18.—According to pri- vate telegrams received here from Cuba yellow fever is raging among the feg=geg=g=F-FoR=R-B-FF-F-F 2551 CUBA’S FLAG IS SALUTED OFFICIALLY ON BOARD THE HERALD- CALL DISPATCH BOAT SOM- MERS N. SMITH, off Santiago de Cuba, June 17.—Via Port Antonio, June 18.—The Yankee went to-day to a point half way between Santiago and Guanta- namo to carry away 150 Cubans encamped there. Flying the Cuban flag, General Perez board- ed the Marblehead and the Cu- ban flag was saluted bv Com- mander McCalla. This is the first time it has been so recog- nized by the Americans offi- cially. K 8 ok 8 8 KB 8 X ¢ =31 - X 08 108 108 0 X0 308 108 303 108 508 308 0% 108 108 6 400 308 308 3% 1% 30000 00 08 A S O RO S O I American marines camped near the en- trance to Guantanamo Bay, and sev- eral cases of the disease are reported to have occurred on the ships of the squadron. The telegram describes the heat as terrible, and says the sanitary condition of the ground has prevented thus far the carrying on of military operations in the vicinity of Santiago. Faniuli iy SPANISH STEAMSHIP OFF CUBA'S COAST The Purisima Concepcion Attempt- ing to Reach Batabano ‘With Supplies. Copyrighted, 18: y James Gordon Bennett. KINGSTON, maica, June 18.—Fear- ful of capture by American fruisers the | Spanish steamer Purisima Concep- | cion, laden with supplies for Spaniards in Cuba, is slowly creeping within the three-mile limit around the south coast of Jamaica preparatory to making a dash directly across to Batabano. Cap- tain Costal of the steamship Spey re- ports having sighted her off Pedro Bluff, thirty miles around the coast | from Port Royal, at 2 o'clock yester- day afternoon. She was lying hove to. Before the Spey sailed out of sight the Purisima Concepcion steamed off in the direction of Black River. The American auxiliary cruiser Yo- semite sailed to-day. WASHINGTON, June 18.—No con- firmation has reached here of the re- port from Spanish sources that the Spanish food laden steamer Purisima Concepcion has managed to slip into Manzanillo, Cuba, and if this should | turn out to be the case there is a | strong disposition to hold somebody ac- | countable. While the town mentioned | is not within the blockading lines, it is felt that with due vigilance the vessel | could have been captured by one of the | American cruisers. The vaxatious feature of the boat's reported arrival at Manzanillo is that the large amount of supplies she car- ried are probably placed in reach of the Spanish defenders of Santiago. There are other Spanish forces in the neigh- borhood reported to be in desperate straits as to food and ammunition who | may be enabled, if this rumor proves | true, to continue effective resistance for some time. FIRE AT THE SANTA CRUZ POWDER WORKS Employes Exfing\flsh a Blaze Before the Camp Merriam Soldiers Arrive. SANTA CRUZ, June 18.—Fire was discovered this after..oon in the ether plant at the California Powder Works. The long roll was sounded at Camp Merriam and soldiers armed with shovels and buckets hastened to the scene, regardless of all danger. Cap- tain Rottanzi accompanied the sol- diers. When the plant was reached the fire had been extinguished by the powder mill employes. —— Stores for the American Fleet. NEW YORK, June 18.—The collier Hannibal, in command of Captain Col- by, left the navy yard to-day. The ves- sel is bound south with provisions and stores for the American fleet. The cruisers Columbia and Topeka are in readiness for service and will leave the navy yard to-morrow. Recruits for Battery D. L.OS ANGELES, June 18.—The fifty- two recruits for Battery D, heavy artil- lery, under command of Lieutenant Diss, left this city to-day for San Fran- cisco, where they will be placed under command of Captain Steere. WILL HOLD A CAUCUS. Democrats About to Outline a New Plan. ‘WASHINGTON, June 18.—A caucus of the Democrats probably will be held Mon- day night, & request for a call having been circulated by Mr. Bailey of Texas. The eaucus will be held to consider the question of making in the future caucus action upon public questions binding upon | all participants. Since the war Demo- cratic caucus action has been advisory rather than mandatory, and members i Carry Plenty Copyrighted, 189, by James Gordon Bennett. GIBRALTAR, June 18.—I have ob- talned from an absolutely reliable source the following information re- specting the movement of Admiral Ca- mara’s squadron. It completes—in- deed, corrects—certain details of the message I sent yesterday. The Cadiz fleet sailed thence at 5 o'clock yester- day afternoon in an easterly direction. | It is composed of the Pelayo, the Carlos V, the Rapido, the Patrioto, the Audaz, the Osada, the Prosperina, the Colon, the Alfonso XII, the Giralda, the Pre- lago, the Covadonga.the Antonio Lopez, the Isla de Panay, the Buenos Ayres and the San Francisco. The Minister | of Marine is aboard the Prelago. The first eleven of the foregoing passed here at 5 o'clock this morning and are going to Cartagena for orders. It is not known where the other five are. All the auxiliary cruisers except the Rapido, the Patrioto and the Buenos Ayres have had their guns re- moved and their naval crews replaced by former merchant service officers and crew. The Antonio Lopez is loaded entirely with ammunition. The Buenos Ayres has a regiment of infantry aboard and the Isla de Panay another. The San Francisco has a regiment of marines. The other auxillary cruisers carry 20,- 000 tons of coal and abundant provi- sions. The steamship San Augustine has | been released. She sailed hence at mid- aay for Cadiz, ostensibly. The Spanish Government guaranteed that her coal was for commercial purposes only. The Alfonso XIII and the Vitoria re- main at Cadiz as guardships. Neither is formidable. Both are defective. It is reported from Cadiz that more German ships have been purchased by the Government and are to join the fleet elsewhere. CAMARA'S FLEET STILL HEADED EASTWARD Navy Department Receives Informa- tion as to the Vessels’ Movements. WASHINGTON, Jufie 18.—Word came to the Navy Department that the| Spanish Cadiz fleet was still headed eastward to-day. The basis of the re- port is not known, but it is probably from the skipper of some merchant ves. sel which has passed the squadron, for the ships, of course, have long since escaped the range of observation of the lookout at Gibraltar. All the re- ports relative to the movements of this mysterious squadron are received by the naval officials subject to confirma- tion, for experience has taught them have been gsrm.lt!ed to participate in caucuses left tru‘ vote in unlrl of ac & that the Spanish are freely availing, themselyes of the rather puerile device P R I NN IINIIBVERN HOW HAVANA GETS SUPPLIES PORT ANTONIO, Jamatea (via Kingston), June IS—Well authenticated reports have reached here that Havana is re- ceiving supplies through Bata- bano, on the south side of Cuba, opposite Havana. The supplies are taken to the Isle of Pines, off the south eoast of Cuba, in large ships, and are carried across at night in small boats to Batabano and from there are taken to Havana, a distance of twenty-five miles, by rail. The American commercial agent at Port Antonio has noti- fied the Washington Govern- ment that this is going on. It is impossible to get provisions on the islands of Jamaica, all supplies being sold to a Spanish agent. An English newspaper corre- spondent from Havana arrived here yesterday. He says there are ample supplies of all kinds, except flour, in the city, and that supplies of all kinds are con- stantly landed ,at Batabano. The American blockade at that point, he says, amounts to little. Sifldi&%&i%fisfli’zfli&fi!ifl!%%fl%%%%%%flfi%fl%flgggfigfl&a 2 &8 NRVVUUURR&K nRRYRRN CAMARA’S SHIPS WELL EQUIPPED of Coal, Pro- visions and War Mu- nitions. Eleven Vessels Have Passed Gib- raltar, Going to Carthagena for Orders. of naval movements in the hope to mislead our campaign directors. s s S Aunon Reaches Carthagena. CARTHAGENA, June 18.—Captain Aunon, the Minister of Marine, arrived here to-day on board the torpedo-boat destroyer Giralda. Captain Aunon in- spected the ironclad Lepanto. - Hopes of the Spaniards. MADRID, June 18.—It is confidently believed here to-night that Admiral Camara’s fleet is going to Manila, and that this may prevent the dispatch of American troops there, and at least pns&!puue the loss of the Philippine Isl- ands. GERMANY’S DISLIKE FOR AMERICANS It Is Probably Due to Apprehension Over Uncle Sam’s Growing Power. ITHACA, N. Y., June 18.—Professor L. H. Bailey of Cornell University, who is in Munich, Germany, at the present time, has written to President Schur- man the following concerning the sent- iment of the German people toward America and the war: “War news Is scarce, but opinions of America are plenty. Two or three nights ago I listened to a discussion of the United States, in which it would have been difficult to have found lan- guage to convey more invective, ha- tred and misinformation. As a na- tion we seem to be regarded as hetero- geneous, uncultured, mercenary and in danger of collapse. I find many such opinions in people who are well read, but I believe that animosity is confined mostly to the uninformed classes. “Much of the feeling is the result of the natural distrust of republican insti- tutions, and I think that much of it is also due to the commercial rivalry of Americans and to a feeling of appre- hension of America’s growing power. It looks to me as If the interests of Germany are with us rather than against us, and I do not believe that there will be any rupture in the rela- tions between the two countries. In this war they do not understand us and the circumstances, but we have com- mon interests in the march of civiliza- tion and we will find ourselves together in the end.” BERLIN, June 18.—The Kladdera- datsch to-day contains a number of cartoons grossly insulting to America, sneering at the American militia, and charging them with cowardice. The Spanish Consulate here is pub- licly appealing for subscriptions to in- crease the relief fund, and it is under- stood that court circles will respond generously. Proposals for Battleships. WASHINGTON, June 18.—The Navy Department to-day issued advertise- ments calling for proposals for building three battle-ships aut.horhed by the ot gending out pumerous false 1 nayal appropriation bUL z