The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 8, 1898, Page 2

000000000000000000000000000000 2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1898. HAWAIIAN ISLANDS ARE NOW UNITED STATES TERRITORY MCcKINLEY SIGNS THE RESOLUTION Nothing Lacking but the Formality of Hawaiian _Acquiescence. Rear Admiral Mil ler Will Proceed to Honolulu and Hoist the Stars and Stripes. WASHINGTON, July 7.—At 7 O'ClOCkl to-night Pre nt McKinley attached | his signature to the joint resolution an- | xing the Hawaiian Islands. Minister ch, having been legislated out of of- | departed for San Francisco and | fice expects to sail on the Alameda on July 13. reta 1 al Ex-Queen Liliuokalani and her sec- | nd Colonel John Richardson hope to catch this vessel. Admiral Miller, commanding the Pn-i cific Station, has been ordered to pro- | ceed to Honolulu and raise the Ameri- | can fl This ceremony is expected to | te the ceremony of annexation. | believed, however, that upon the | al of the Coptic, which left San neisco to-day, the Stars and Stripes | be raised over the islands without waiting for a warship. | resident McKinley and Secretary} Day had a conference this morning. | Minister Hatch was present. Telegrams > sent to Minister Willis, via San | Francisco and the Coptic, advising him that the islands had been annexed and that a warship would reach Honolulu within ten days and Admiral Miller would hoist the flag. Further instruc- tions will be sent to Minister Willis | and President Dole by the warshlp, | which is expected to sail in a few days m Mare Island. | Attorney General Griggs is of the | opinion that President McKinley's sig- | nature of the joint resolutions made annexation complete, but at the same | time the raising of the American flag | will be officially regarded as the final step. It is believed, too, that the Hawailan Legislature may deem it wise to pass a resolution similar to that adopted by Congress and signed by the President to-day. This is not regarded as ab- solutely necessary, but is consfdered an advisable formality. Ex-Minister Thurston is of the opin- ion that this will be a superfluous pro- ceeding, as the Hawalian Senate, in ratifying the annexation treaty, made a tender of the islands, which tender has now been accepted. President McKinley has not yet de- cided whom he will appoint as com- missioners to represent this country and report on the form of government for Hawaii. Under the provisions of the annexatifon resolutions five com- missioners are to be appointed, three to represent this country and two Ha- waif. There will be no haste about making appointments and it may be weeks before this is done. In the meantime, after hearing from the peo- ple of Hawali, the President will ap- point officers to conduct the affairs of the islands. It is thought President Dole will be made the first Governor. California already has three candi- dates in the field for the Hawaiian commission. They are: Ex-State Sen- ator Stratton, Judge Firebaugh and M. M. Estee. Senators White and Per- kins were at the White House to-day. Senator Perkins has recommended Mr. Stratton to be one of the commis- sioners. 10BSON TELLS OF 1S DARING ~RIRLOm Continued from First Page. shore batteries were turned upon us. “Submarine mines and torpe- does also were exploded all about us, adding to the excitement. The mines did no damage, al- though we could hear the rum- bling and could feel the ship tremble. We were running with- out a light, and only the dark-| ness saved up from utter destruc- tion. “When the ship was in the de- sired position and we found the “At the same moment two tor- pedoes fired by the Reina Mer- cedes struck the Merrimac amid- ships. I cannot say whether our explosives or the Spanish torpe- does did the work, but the Mer- rimac was lifted out of the water and almost rent asunder. “As she settled down we scrambled overboard and cut @way the catamaran. A grea: c:eer went up from the forts and warships as the hull of the col- lier foundered, the Spaniards thinking the Merrimac was an American warship. “We attempted to get out of the harbor in the catamaran, but a strong tide was running, and day'ight found us still struggling in the water. Then, for the first time, the Spaniards saw us, ani a boat from the Reina Mercedes rudder was gone I called the mea | on deck. While they were Jaunching the catamaran I touched off the explosives. picked us up. It was then short- ly after 5 o’clock in the morning, and we had then been in the water more than an hour. We “WE LOST ALL AND ARE NECESSARILY DEPRESSED” Admiral Cervera’s Report to General Blanco After His Disastrous Defeat Off Santiago. WASHINGTON, July 7.—The War Department has received the report of Admiral Cervera to General Blanco on the disastrous naval fight to the Spanish cause off Santi- ago. Itis as follows: . “In compliance with your orders I went out yesterday from Santiago de Cuba with all the squadron, and after an unequaled combat against forces more than triple mine, had all my squadron destroyed by fire, the Teresa, Oquendo and Vizcaya being beached and the Colon fleeing. Iaccord- ingly informed the Americans and went ashore and gave myself up. The torpedo chasers foundered. I do not know how many people were lost, but it will surely reach 600 dead and many wounded. Although not in such great numbers, the living are prisoners to the Americans. ; “The conduct of the crews rose to a height that won the most enthusiastic plaudits of the enemy. The commander of the Vizcaya surrendered his vessel. His crew are very grate- [+] (4] © © (] < o L4 < < o © (<] © o [ © © o [ © 2 ful for the noble generosity with which they are treated. © [} o Among the dead is Villamil, and, I believe, Lazaga, and among the wounded Concas and Eulate. We have lost all ° and are necessarily depressed. CERVERA.”~ -] were taken aboard the Retna Mercedes and later were seat to Morro Castle. “In Morro we were confined in cells in the inner side of the fortress, and were there the first day the fleet bombarded Morro. T could only hear the whistling of shells, and .the noise they made when.they struck, but I judged from the conversation of the guards that the shells did considerable damage. “After this bombardment Mr. Ramsden, the British Consul, protested and we were removed to “‘the hospital. There I wns separated from the other men in our crew, and could see them only by special permission. Mon- tague and Kelly fell ill two weeks ago, suffering from malaria, and I was permitted to visit them twice. . “Mr. Ramsden was very kind to us and demanded that Mon- tague and Kelly be removed to better quarters in the hospital. This was done. As for myself there is little to say. The Span- iards were not disposed to do much for the comfort of any of the prisoners at first, but after our army had taken some of their men as prisoners the treatment Bakersfield. known. The 000000 COCO00 which can be used by the company to cross the Sierra Madre, the Arroyo Seco Canyon and Cajon Pass, near San Bernardino, through which the over- land route to the East now passes. To cross the mountains by the Arroyo Seco route would necessitate an immense amount of work, and some engineers claim it cannot be done. After the Sierra Madre have been crossed there is still another range between the des- SANTA FE TO | CONNECT WITH BAKERSFIELD LOS ANGELES, July 7.—A former attor- ney of the Santa Fe Railway Company, who has just returned from the East, states that a contract has been let by the company to build a line connecting the Santa Fe here with roufe selected There seem to be but two passes|ert and khe San Joaquin Valley, which is not CO000000000 the Southern Pacific crosses by Te- hachapi Pass. To get through these mountains is not such a difficult prob- lem to solve, for at the west end of Antelope Valley Tejon Pass offers a most favorable route for a railroad, and it is said to be the one selected by the Santa Fe Company. At Bakersfleld, it is possible, the Santa Fe will join the Valley Road, making a through line from Los An- geles to Stockton. events of the preceding weeks. He did not answer at once. “I was greatly depressed at times,” he .said, presently, “as were the other men of the Mer- rimac’s crew. T had a slight at- tack of fever, but it did not last long. Yes, I am entirely well now and hope to participate in the war from now until the of Major Irles, a Spanish staff officer, who speaks English perfectly. The prisoners were conducted to the meet- ing place on foot, but were not blind- folded. Colonel John Jacob Astor and Lieutenant Milloy, accompanied by In- terpreter Maestro, were in charge of | the Spanish prisoners. These consisted | of Lieutenants Amelio-Volez and Au- relius, the latter a German, and both belonging to the Twenty-ninth Regu- lar Infantry, who were captured at El | Caney on Friday last, and Lieutenant Adolph Aries of the First Provisional Regiment of Barcelona, one of the most aristocratic military organiza- | osity and coldness by the native | wailans of Honolulu, who regarded the HAWAIIAN HOSPITALITY REPEATED 'Royal Welcome Extended Second Philippine Expedition. Monitor Monterey and Collier Brutus Reach Honolulu and Procecd to Manila. 29.—The second | command, led the van landward with the Colon almost abreast seaward and the Senator equidistant in the wake forming & triangular echelon. In this manner they approached the landing olace. Friday, the 24th, was another very busy and yet delightful day. The Senator and Colon exchanged berths with the China about daylight and then the work began. The general programme for the morning hours was *a go as you please one” for Eurchaslng supplies, “seeing the town, athing, wandering around and exchang- ing views. The men were kept to a great e‘xwm in company or squad organiza- tions. HONOLULU, June army of transitory occupation of Ha- wailan sofl has passed onward, leaving only happy reminiscences behind it of exceedingly well behaved troops and many object lessons of benefit to Ha- wailans and invaders alike. The first army was received with c}lfxr‘l- a- invasion with doubt and_ suspicion, but the second had no grounds of complaint | A e e i b AMERICAN TROOPS Scene at the Dinper Hour When the Men Were Entering the Grounds of the Executive IN HONOLULU. (From a Photograph by Frank Daney, Honolulu.) During the afternoon the turret monitor Monterey arrived ahead of her consort collier, the Brutus. They also were warmly received. Captain Leutze report- ed that the monitor behaved splendidly after leaving San Diego, but encountered rough weather and the tow line broke so that she had to go slow. Her engineers claim that with coal she can outrun the | Brutus. On Saturday the second _expedition | salled away about 1:30 in the afternoon to the tune of “Dixie” played by the Ha- wailan Band as supplementary to the “‘Star Spangled Banner” and *‘Auld Lang Loyt Syne. Owing to a misunderstanding as to the hour of salling, a number of officers and men were very late on board and a few were left behind through no fault of their own. There was not a single case reported of intentional desertion. There were three deaths among the men on the transports. The first to go was Sergeant George Geddes of Company C of the Nebraska contingent. He died on Tuesday, June, 2lst, of brain trouble, 1300 miles out from San Francisco on board the Senator. The funeral services, |in which the Zealandia and Colon joined, were most impressive and touching. The regiment’s quartet supplied the beauti- ful choral service. The next to leave the ranks was H. C. Fisk of the Lincoln company of the same regiment. He was sick of typhoid fever throughout the voyage, and was taken ;\shtnre unconscious and died on the 26th nst. The third death was that of Chas. H. Robinson, second cook of the Colon, who died suddenly of dropsy of the heart while on duty on Baturday morning, the 25th. His remains were taken charge of by the L O. O. F. and buried in their lot in Nuuanu cemetery. HORACE WRIGHT. FANNY DAVENPORT IS NEAR TO DEATH NEW YORK, July 7.—Miss Fannfe Day- enport is dying at her country place at South Duxbury, Mass., where she has been lying ill for some time. Members of | her family have been summoned and she. has declined so steadily during the last few days that it is feared the end is closa. LIFE A life that Is one continual worry because of weakness and puniness is scarcely worth the living. Butin thisday you need no longer be depressed if you are worn out or have your Building. | was better. Food was scarce in the city, and I was told that we fared better than the Spanish of- ficers.” 7 I asked Mr. Hobson about the confinement of himself and his men in Morro, and inquired par- ticularly as to whether they were alarmed during the bombard- ments of Santiago’s defenses by the American fleet. “We were confined fn Morro Castle but four days,” Mr. Hob- son replied. “During that time we were not disturbed in any way. In fact, at no time were we in danger, because it hap- pened the fleet did all of its heavy bombarding either before we were taken to Morro or after we had left there.” “You were imprisoned in the city itself after the first four days, then?” “No; from Morro we were ta- ken on board the Reina Mer- cedes, which the Spaniards were using as a hospital ship. During the firing on Friday many win- dows of the ship were broken by American bullets, but no one was hurt.” “How about your hopes and fears during imprisonment? Did you expect to go aboard an American vessel again?”’ This question brought a smile to Hobson’s face. He allowed @000000000000000000000000000000 00 0fhis memory to drift back over the close.” OFF JURAGUA, July 6, by the As- sociated Press dispatch boat Wanda to Port Antonio. Jamaica, July 7, via Kingston, Jamalca, July 7.—Assistant Naval Constructor Richmond P. Hob- son of the flagship New York and the seven seamen who with him sailed the collier Merrimac into the channel of the harbor of Santiago de Cuba on June 3 last and sunk her there was surren- dered by the Spanish military authori- ties in exchange for prisoners captured by the American forces. Hobson and his men were escorted through the American lines by Captain Chadwick of the New. York, who was waiting them. Every step of their jour- ney was marked by the wildest demon- strations on the part of the American soldiers, who threw aside all semblance of order, scrambled out of the -.rench- ments, knocked over tent guys and other camp paraphernalia in their eagerness to see the returning heroes, and sent up cheer after cheer for the men who had passed safely through the Jaws of death to serve their country. The same sceaes of enthusiasm were repeated upon the arrival of the men at the hospital station and our base at Juragua. Hobson, who reached there in advance of his companions, was taken on board thé New York immedi- ately. The flagship's deck was lined with officers and men, and as Hobson clambered up her side and stepped on board his vessel the harbor rang with the shouts and cheers of his comrades, which were re-echoed by the crews of a dozen transports lying near by. . Hobson had little to say in regard to his experiences except that he and his companions had been well treated by the Spaniards and that they were ail in excellent health. . = The Spanish authorities consented this morning to exchange Hobson and his men and a truce was established for the purpose. The place selected for the exchange was under a tree between the American and Spanish lines, two-thirds of a mile beyond the intrenchments oe- cupied by Colonel Wood's Rough Riders near General Wheeler's headquarters and in the center of the American line. The American prisoners left Reina Mercedes Hospital on the outskirts of the city, where they had been con- 1fined, at 2:45 this afternoon in charge tions of the Spanish army; also four non-commissioned officers and a pr vate. Lieutenant Aries and a number of men were wounded in the fight at El Caney. The Spanish prisoners were taken through the American ‘ines mounted and blindfolded. The meeting between Colonel Astor and Major Irles was extremely cour- teous, but very formal, and no at- tempt was made by either of them to discuss anything but the matter in hand. Major Irles was given his choice of three lieutenants in exchange for Hoh- son, and was also informed that he could have all of the fourteen men in exchange for the American sailors. The Spanish officer selected Lieutenanat Aries, and the two other Spanish of- ficers were conducted back to Jura- gua. It was then not later than 4 o'clock, and just as everything was finished and the two parties were separating Irles turned and said sourteously enough, but in a tone which indicare considerable defiance and gave his hearers the impression that he desired hostilities to be renewed at onc2: “Our undgerstanding is, gentlemen, that this truce comes to an end at 5 o’clock.” Colonel Astor looked at his watzh, bowed to the Spanish officer without making a reply, and then started back slowly to the American lines with Hob- son and his companions. The meeting of the two parties and tha exchange of prisoners had taken place in full view of both the Ameri- can and Spanish soldiers, who were in- trenched near the meeting place, and the keenest interest was taken in the episode. The reception to Hobson and his lit- tle command when they arrived at the first line of American entrenchments was simply overwhelming. The cheer- ing soldiers literally fell upon Hobson and his comrades. If the young officer, whose home is in Alabama, has any race prejudice, he certainly forgot all about it as he passed through the lines of soldiers on his way to General Wheeler's head- quarters. He grasped the hands of the ebony-hued troopers of the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry and expressed his thanks for the patriotic welcome with as much heartiness as he displayed toward men of his own race. He and .all his men were completely overcome by the re- ception accorded them, and tears rolled down thelr cheeks as the soldiers crowd- ed around them, on this score for little by little the chil- dren, the women and the men fraternized strength depleted. A puny man’s existence is marked by fear and gloom, by restless and so, with the exception of a large number who kept aloof for conscience's sake, the welcome became more univer- sal and more thoroughly cosmobolitan. The chief credit of this is mainly due to | the conduct of the troops who have, so far, reflected nothing but honor upon their country’s flag, although they have created new yells for our noisy boys. Another point, rather a selfish one per- chance, may be mentioned. The troops are very free with their pocket money and quite a notable amount flows into the pockets of the Hawalian boat boys, flow- er ilrls and small vendors. This_time Honolulu was caught nap- | ping, for the steamship China, the flag. | ship of the squadron of transports, sto?e in at 6:30 on the morning of Thursday, the 23d. She had passed Koko Head with- | out being slinaled. but there was just | time, after the five signal whistles blew | for the Government band and a Very re- spectable sized concourse to gather at the | Pacific Mail dock to welcome her incom- | At 9 o’clock nearly 1000 of th | had landed formed on Alakes stoar® W09 with Captain Coyne, N. G. H.., as route | fiulde. marched out to the bathing resorts | Siong the beach from Long Branch to | aikiki. Punctually at 2 o’clock the ed their arrival at the gates utive building, where their band, an ex- cellent one, had preceded them, escops- ed by the Hawaiian Military band. The general public had been excluded from the | groun‘('ls and the “pasture” fenced oft | Wwith “tabu” ropes. Tn the inclosure un- der the spreading branches had been ar- ranged tables and benches for 3200 men, | arched over with the leaves of the cery | and palm, and making the alfresco ban: queting hall cool and picturesque. In i dition to a paid corps of seventy waiters some hundreds of ladles of position_in society, members of our Red Cross So- clety, and others assisted in entertain- ing the guests, who, fermed in companies, took their seats with military precision. They fared fairly well, if not sumptuous- ly, and cheered again and again in honor of their hosts, and especially for the la- dies and Captain George Ashley of the commissariat and his “donkey engine” Kona coffee. of which nearly 50 gallons were consumed. The quantity of fruit devoured by this detachment. to whom apparently pineapples, bananas, mangoes and cocoanuts were rarities, wis enor- mous. s e bugle sound- of the exec- All were regretting the day’s ex- citement would soon be bver when the five | Whistles again blew as the sun was slow- 1y slnk.(ng. Tired as all wire with the pleasant duties of hospitality there was no rest, for the signals meant that the three other transports of the fleet ‘were approaching. | "The" Zealandia, Captaii - Dowdell # / ing. [ ] nights, and oft clammy sweats; by a consclousness that he is oply half a man. He has little or no pleasure, and what he has is less day by day. 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