The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 2, 1898, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JULY o = 1898. [ MORRO PROBABLY CAPTIRED st Page. sibly ‘at ‘the expense of a great many The main reliance of the Amer- authorities will now be placed upon tl ir battle-ships —the lowa, Indiana, Mas setts and Oregon—which will be harbor, accompa- 1 lives. ican war achu- | sent into t nied by torpedo-boats and the dy- namite cruiser Vesuvius. A\lthough there were many army ers on duty in the War Dep nt this evening up to 12 o'clock, when the dispatch ar-| rived from Major General Shaf- ter, Adj it General Corbin was the only officer of the depart- In commenting upon the | spatch General Corbin said: “Our troops must have e most heroic manner. The tch is very encouraging. in th disy : ‘he worst part of the whole is the number of casualties | ted—400 killed or wounded | number for an | 16,000 men.” | aff repor is a very of 15,000 or large army T asked General Corbin what | next | He | would be the ral Shafter. Gener thougt ot he move acted | 77 /& | | | sai { undoubtedl b attack the | | is Ihe general coing to continue the ;r\s thing to-morrow. He un- doubtec means busi d up the advantage as soon as possi- cKinley, Secretary Miles, who before General yatch was received, yiven copies spatch 'Thcv were | ed to learn of the advantage General Shafter, but, ral Corbin, regretted v men had been killed or wounded. That the American ere able to force the en- along the line is re- the at superiority of General Shaf- an indication of HEAVY SKIRMISHING THAT PRECEDED THE BATTLE OF SANTIAGO 1.—Just e of Manila, onth began two | and | that | first here. not kn Never since ir has ther~ been like the a:feeling. of intense Interesc d anxiety manif » officials here are confident t hav done € ing: . pe strengthen 3 er’'s hand f at conflict he zing, and { v an unlimited nce: in:his 4 ;-his bray- and h Thé attac fore the publicomi energ davs be- ed the bat- hod, olidate lowing lhnm to 1ber - him. i long without bring- d, not repor ral Corbin’'s nted and tht response “He: is fight was accepted-as not writing, a likely and sound planation: Just before 4 o'clock camg a -brief d atch from F a del Este, the cable station near !\(unms' But it was from an engineer officer to General Miles and | m; ] to the progress of | the battle, merely referring to-certain | ssary material and livestnck, the whole this very al cial news s regarded , the r eng: oning being | ent was | formation as to the p | treat has been placed at the disposal of | GENERAL ARSENIO LINARES Y POMBO. SRR (s | but a skirmish, and that our army was | feeling the enemy to d yver and at- tack his weak spot. It v 6 o'clock when the al off >d the welcome new 1t the enemy was retreatin General Miles was of the opinion ths the action of as in t nature of a heavy sh all along th American front, particularly on the right, and that its main purpose was to | develep the stren of the enemy, and, if possible, learn the vulne . point along the Spanish front. This, however, , was based or lack of definite inf n eral Miles felt that bring word of a g Brigadier Ger to believe that a stand to-day tl tire during the nig evacuated The mili lering the treat of the S uch a re from chanc nish a tiago, and are endeavoring so to shay events that General Shafter’s forces will not only take Santiago, but will befc o capture the 12,000 Spaniards they get away northward to juncture with General Pando. F yossible lines of r the War Department. 'BIG BALLOON OVER THE BELEAGUERED CITY OF SANTIAGO [ CHICAGO, July 1.—The balloon that 1s now in active use and sailing over the beleaguered city of Santiago and in plain view of 25,000 Span and 17,000 | Americans was shipped from Tampa with Shafter's forces together with the submarine cables and other field tele- graph equipment now being used by the Signal Corps of the regular army in Cuba. W. J. Lloyd, assistant district | superintendent of the Western Union Telcgraph Company. that it probably one of the f and most improved used in warfaj This lmlllmn was shipped from Paris early in Ma and is being charged with oxygen g from tubular reservoirs. wh have been used by the army for experimental | purposes at Fort Riley. The. balloon first charged and then allowed to as cend by means of wire cables from a large reel made fast to a field- wagon. The: cable is used as|a telegraph .and telephone conducter, and the occupants of the” balloon transmit to the ‘ground thelir . ‘observatic There. 1s. little danger of the balloon being plerced by 4 rifle shot on account of its: constant Wi ng condition and the extreme- dif- Acuity of hitting anything-at an eleva-|. tion of say: 2500 feet, which is the -usual limit.-of “the: cable’ T The: French claim’ to have a rifle that ‘will ‘pierce the balloon, but it is claimed there are none: in. use in. either the Spanish -or America: 2 Had the balloon been aboard ‘Sampson’s’ fleet much - anxiety would have been prévented pending -the final’ discovery- of Admiral Cervera i It is Mr. -Lloyd's b | lfef ‘that ‘the -balloon 8- in charge- of Major Jose E:. Maxfield, formerly .sig- nal’ officer’ of the. Department of ‘the Missour!l with- ‘General Brooka_ of. Chi- cago. - This- particular balloon has a “untm;’n harbor. All big men are full of the big powers. They do a-good day's work with pl They are full of vim leasure. They do not feel weak. They feel able to do anything they may be called on to accomplish. Some of nature’s duties cannot be dccomplished unless there is life and fire in the system. Your brai weak. Your muscles do not work *“Hudyan' comes ‘to your relief. strong. It has saved them -from life might be a pleasure. testimonials are giadly sent you. Ask for medical advice.. That is fr the wim of youth—again? n does not act weil when you are well.© You do nothing well. But “Hudyan"” has made 21,000 men gloom. "It has shown.them that if you will ask about it free circulars and And no cent of éxpense is yours ee, too. Why not be full of firew HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE, Stockton, Market and Ellis Sts., San Francisco. _ | behind the city of Santiago, ‘Sl Ixfu'\z capacity of 300 or 400 pounds, | which would enable it to carry two sig- | nal men of ordinary weight as well as the nece ry tel bh and photo- | graphic apparatus. This is said to be ; the first time that a balloon has ever | been put in actual war service on this side of the Atlantic Ocean. SHAFTER CUTS OFF POSSIBLE RETREAT OF THE SPANIARDS NEW YORK, July 1.—The Washing- spondent of the Herald tele- Major General Shafter's ob- <ing an attack at Caney r the purpose of getting the hind and to the north of the nitago, and th ting off > retreat of the Span through ss of El Cristo.” Major General Miles. Just in a north- | erly direction, Is the pass of El Cristo. <h general found it ary to evacuate the city he would | ce tainly attempt to retreat | this pass. Once h army was en- | trenched in this pass it would be an | exceedingly difficult task for the United tates troops to force him to surrender. | Ter. miles west of the Bay of Santiago is the pass of El Cobre. It is not thought the Spanish army will any attempt to retreat in that direc- tion as the country is very mountain- | ous a1 Svild, and it would get no ad- rantage in making such a move. There inother through the moun- tains in a northeasterly direction from the city of San This pass is | known by the name of El Condella. | General Lawton has, however, by his | move this morning made it impossible | for the Spanish to retreat in that di- | rection. They are now, in fact, cooped up In the city of Santiago de Cuba. | 4 | BROOKE TO LEAD THE TROOPS TO PORTO RICO If the War Is f'\mtmued General Miles Will Conducy the Oper- ations at Havana. NEW YORK, July 1.—A Times spe- ial from Washington says: The Porto Rican expedition, which is the next number on the war programme after the surrender:of Santiago, is' to be led { by Major-General John R. Brooke, now. | commanding: the First Army Corps at Chickamauga, who: will be. made mili- tary governor of the island: after. its capture. The plans have .so far progressed that General Brooke; has been sélected to command the army of invasion and has been ‘ordered to-get his -corps; com- posed of . twenty-seven régiments - of volunteers, réeady - to move .to :Tampa within a week or ten:days. - From there they will.be: sent to Santiago prepara- tory ‘te the movement on San: Juan, Which will be: made from Southeastern Cuba:as a-base/ With “General Merritt in: the’ Philip- pines and’ General Brooke “in Rico, it* will “remain’ for the ranking major: general “of - the - regular. .army, General Miles; -to ‘lead ‘the main .expe- dition” against Havana Wwhen' the time comeés for the final movement to drive the Spanish out'of Cuba.. Uniess Spain surrenders - sooner, - it ‘is--believed “that General -Miles: will': be “intrusted . with this notable service ‘in ‘deference to his place-. as- commanding-gereral of the army and- in'recognitien: as; well of. his fine récord as an Indian-fighter in days gong by. X i SAGASTA SAYS PEACE IS NOT IN SIGHT Denounces as._Absurd: ‘the Rumors That Spain Is Ready to ° Yield. 2 MADRID, July I.—Premier Sagasta, in an interview to- day in regard " to peace rumors, sai “They are-absurd.. I am astonished that any -attention {s paid to . them There will not-and cannot be any dis- cussion in regard to that matter. I affirm this absolutely. The -Government cannot treat for peace now. That ac- tion depends on developments, and the Governmient will not act until the proper time.” While the Blshop of Barcelona has | | declared in favor of peace, the Bishop | of Segovia has issued a pastoral letter in favor of a holy war. The Chamber of Agriculture of Barce- lona has again petitioned the Govern- ment in favor of peace, and the central ecommittee of the Socialist party has is- sued a-clrcular pointing.out the folly of continuing the ‘war, in.View of the A tatement was made to me this through | make | Porto:|. disproportion of the means of the com- batants, and setting forth also that the working people desire peace. put el INTERESTS THE PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Conference Committee Disagrees on Morgan’s Pacific Roads Re- funding Amendment. WASHINGTON, July 1.—The conference eficiency appropriation ment, funding the debts of the Pacific Rallroads. The House cdnferees would | not consent tc option. The bill now goes back to the Senate, where Morgan's amendment will be either insisted upon vielded. The expectation i{s that the will insist, and new conferees be appointed. Representative de Vries has been hon- ored by Speaker Reed by being appointed on the Census Committee. This is a very important committee, as it will prepate the bill for the twelfth census. DeVries is the ra z Democrat, his name stand- |ing at the head of the list of those com- | posing _the minority. The House to-day passed a bill to pay P. I. Dundon of San Francisco $2000, this beéing the amount forfeited under contract done by him on the Government Harbor, Washington. >"and M of the Sixth United tillery, now on duty at Fort . have been ordered to the Phil- ¢ will sfart next Tuesday. nted as follows. nry H. Ray, Eu- Amanda W. Clark, Pasadena, 35 nzo Leadbetter, Oakdale, $6; Nash Suilivan, San_ IFrancisco; $10. Increase— David H. Hollister, ' Ventura, '$5 o $5; Charls . 'Pasadena, $6 to $12; Vitliam ¥ lgan, Veterans’ Home, Napa, $8 to $10. Mexican War survivors— —Frederick W. *l’\ri;:mnl- illiam Turner, Dry- ed—Edmund F. Lyster, cmens A. Denneman, Clem, incre: dm*——Theuphllu! $6 to $10. 2 Original—Thomas W. Sav- $5. Increase—Jason Steph- T Iman, ashi P Orting, $8 to $1 S ki age, ens, FOR VOLUNTEERS AND REGULARS Nominations of More Army Officers Sent by the President to the Senate. WASHINGTON, July 1—The' President sent these nominations to the Senate: to be cap- McCoy; Third In- Sixteenth; Frank L. g tains of infantr Chandler, Charles. “R.. Noyes, Ninth: . Tsvelfth: Richard -M. James §. Broat, Twenty- Mrd; W T. May, Fif- fourth; Law- H, - Shellen- i Sixteentli; hteenth: ‘Edwin. P ty-third; .Harry. A: -Leonhau- ;" Chatles: B. : Vodges, Eirst; Sleverith Daniel L. How- eton, Twenty- w Penc Second . Lifentenant hird: Infantry. Second Ideutenant Charles. E:: Kilbourng Jri; ‘to. be’ first, lieuten- ant. Volunteer be captain, B to. be_first lieutenant, onio, £ Volunteer Infantry, Third. Regtment—To. be second lieutenant, Edward' Herrillson of Geor- la. \zincers; ‘Second Reglment —.To for-F. D: ‘Anderson of ‘Indiana; Arthur -T. Balléntine- of e Poison in the Ozarina’s. Coffee. LONDON, - July” 1A -'special. -dispatch ferring to. the.report sent from Vienna, ori Junie 25, that :Courit and Countess’ Zuan- off, sald to: have been respectively -cham- berlain of the:Czar and -lady-in-waiting to the Czarina, had. heen ‘arrested- on-a chirge of attempting - to" polson: thetr Majesties, s “The Czarina showed signs, "of W - poisoning from . arsenic; an administered daily to her in cups:of .coffee by the. lady-in-walting. The “Czarina .1s -very unpopular “and " is. frequently. <1nhb0\‘1 lhe (:ax‘mnn'" which had Matthews Eeld for Murder. SAN JOSE, July :1.~=Constable..John . F. Matthews,. who killed Hinrich' Hopken on Tuesday night, was: arralgned to-day ‘chiarge of murder: * His examination Set-for Tuesday. - Matthews was held without- bonds.. “ Hinrich Hopken, father. of the murdered boy, has .gone" insane’ with: grief. Arrested for Murder. STOCKTON, July L—Wiliiam Raber, a Stockton barber, was arrestéd this after- Lohmyer, Onyx, | from Bucharest, capital of Roumania; re-.|' ADVERTISEMENTS. RG22 ) G2 G2 G2 TS R 2R 2R 2D hese Are the Times That Stir Men’s Souls! Unseasonable Weather, Lack of Crops, War Is there any wonder that for a time drops money lacks circulation ? kusiness considerable ? That The first to feel the effect of a crisis like the present condition is the mer- chant. The first to reap the benefit is the consumer, for in order to create a Jemand the merchant is compelled to make large reductions, and make them with a firm and steady hand. Like all other large merchants we We feel the Our great re- effect of war— ductions com- unseasonable prise suits in weather — lack which are em- of crops. ’ No bodied quality use playing thattells—price hide and seek. that sells. For We simply the past few make a fact of it and devise some means of disposing of our tremendous stock by mak- ing big reduc- tions. daysithas been simply play work to sell them. Theyare as advertised. The prices are pulled down on several hundred all-wool single and double breast Sack Suits made up in the latest New York fashion—the richest, rarest and most artistically tailored garments in the laad.” Earlier in the season some of them sold as high as $18 00. During this sale they go for The finest dresser.in the land cannot wear flner than the $7o650 pick of these garments, for they are all trimmed with rich mohair serge or Farmer’s satin; and embody weaves of Cheviots, Worsteds; Cassimeres, Serges and Tweeds, shades of browns, grays, slates, blue and black, plaids, overplaids and pinhead checks. Displayed in our show windows. In our: Children’s Department we give you.one-of the most pleasing surprises ever experienced in -all your dealings and shop- pings for children’s or boys’ clothing, placing on sale about forty different lines of Children’s and Boys’ suits, comprising about 2400 suits in all. Every single suit stylish and up-to-date and guaranteed as to durability, reliability and workmanship. The -assortment. of lovely garments consists of cunning specimens representmg chic and style -for the little fellows in ages from 8 to 8, “and a splendid selection of Reafer Suits for boys 4 to 10; also several lines of Sailor Suits. For the larger boys, those between the ages of 9 and 18, we' can please you with an assortment which is simply grand. Not one of thee suits is. worth less than $8 00 and $5 BO, and some of them are worth “more, but during this sale they go at the surprisingly low price of quin County -for the ‘murder. of- John . C. | Davis at Bakersfield last October. “Raber | had’ madé admissions {0 a woman tend-1 ing to show that lie. commmed the erime. | ‘ —_— Hibernians Condemn Allhmce. TRENTON, N. J., July 1.—The national .ronventlnn of thée Ancient Order of Hi- bernians finished its work to-day. John P. Keating of Chicago was elected president. A resolution was adopted condemning the mooted Anglo-American alliance or: alli- ance with any Euro Story of the Round Up of One of the' Most Infamous Bands of Out- laws in the Southwest In Next Sunday’s Cl.ll. ean power, noon by Deputy SherHf Black of San Joa- |- 395 1IS.N.WOOD & C a8 Market Street. &cmm mm | J