The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 13, 1898, Page 1

ThlS Paper not to be taken from the Library_ PR Call VOLUM LXXXIV.—NO. 438 PRICE FIVE CENT SHAFTER'S DEMANDS FOR SURRENDER ARE REFUSED TORAL YET DETERMINED ENTRANCE TO HARBOR OF CARTAGENA, SPAIN, FOR WHICH ADMIRAL CAMARA’S FLEET IS SAID TO BE HEADING. | S S SRES CAMPOS MAY FORM A NEW MINISTRY THAT WILL | BE FAVORABLE TO PEACE But the United States Will Not Open Negotiations Until Spain Announces Directly Her Willingness NEW 12.—The YORK, July gton cc to-day s re 1pOs means, that the ministry pe In o of Campos to th e ure which w Spanish an. th w Prime Mir © must be governed to a c the p g to official advices it has s been the cry of the army that nds ready to retrieve the loss the navy, but should Santiago fall the hands o the American troops > entire army under Lieutenant Gen- al Linares will be captured with it. Then this response will be taken from the and General Campos will probably be relieved from the pressure of tt t body and will be able to con- sider the proposition t~ enter into peace negotiations with the United States. It is known by the officials that Eu- ropean been making efforts to induce the Mad- rid Government to take measures to end ‘the war, but Senor Sagasta has ¥ sed to such action, and the without result except to the fall of the Cabinet of s chief. A different state s will probably exist when is installed, but untu the new Ministers assume the reins of govern- ment the officials admit that peace talk will be ; idle gossip. It is positively uenied in official cir- cles that any direct peace negotiations have been instituted or that proposi- kind have been submitted ain by Department this Government. State officlals are ng the outlook for the reason nothing tangible on which to b se their statements. They deny emphatically, however, that this Gov- ernment has in any way intimated what terms it is willing to give. When Spain announces directly to the United States her ! to end the war y that the President will inform her of the teris upon which he w be v.lling to make peace, e No third power will be consulted in any way, not even in the way of being the medium through which the propo- sition will be made or received, ADDITIONAL SHIPS NOT 'REQUIRED NOW NEW YORK, July 12—A Washing- powers and the Vatican have | chary about | to End the War. ton special to the Herald says: That it is the confident expectation of the Navy Department that the war with Spain will clcse within the next few months is shown by the action of the Board of Construction in recommend- ing against the purchase of four ships for conversion into auxiliary' cruisers which are under construction at the Cramps’ ship yards. A special board convened in Philadel- phia to inspect the ships informed the department that they were in such a state of completion that it will be a comparatively easy matter to make al- terations which would result in their transformation into third-rate cruise: The board fixed six months as the time necessary to put them into conditic for effective service. It has been the belief of the depart- ment that the ships could be got ready for sea within two months and a half. In view of the length of time necessary to complete the ships and the probabil- ity of peace within that period the Board of Construction determined to recommend to the department that the vessels be not purchased. Secretary Long will probably approve the rec- ommendation. | MINISTERIAL CRISIS YET HANGS FIRE LONDON, July 13.—The Madrid cor- respondent of the Times says: The crisis hangs fire. The Ministers still meet in council znd the difficulties of retirement seem even greater than the | difficulties of remaining in office. The ! Conservatives are not prepared to ac- | cept office and it is hard to imagine a Liberal Cabinet without an undisputed Liberal leader. The logical conclusion is that Senor Sagasta must accept the | responsibility of deciding whether or {not to open peace negotiations. |AFTER PEACE COME THE CARLISTS | special cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gor- don Bennett. | MADRID, July 12.—Among the most difficult problems facing the present | Government which individually and | collectively desires peace, is a dispatch | from Captain General Blanco who af- | firms that the spirit of the people of sation of hostilities impossible. The Government, if it can be so called, when all members have their | resignations In abeyance, is in a quan- dary as to the peace proposition. “The public has declared it would mean a Carlist rising. A prolongation of the war means the bombardment of Cadiz.” Such are the words to-day of a responsible statesman. One of the leading gentlemen to-day said in is a serious one of moment: “A Carlist | Cuba renders the proposition of a ces- ! speaking of the Carlist question, which | | Insurrection would be of the greatest | benefit to the regency, as it would con- | centrate all the liberal elements around | the throne | The Government has sur taken ample | to-morrow decide upon peac There is now good reason to suppose that no internal 4 sions will be strong enough to alter the course chosen. The | Government has telegraphed to Mon- | tero Rios, President of the Senate, to come at once to Madrid. The signifi- | cance of this lies in the fact that Rios |Is a stanch partisan of peace. FEAR AN EPIDEMIC OF YELLOW FEVER Precautions Taken by the Medical Department to Guard the Men at Santiago. NEW YORK, July 12.—. | special to the Herald says: “At this time of the year the city of Santiago de Cuba is a regular hotbed far yellow fever,” Surgeon General Wyman of the Marine Hospital Serv- ice said to me to-day. Although according to the latest re- ports which have been received by the medical department from Santiago there is not a case of yellow fever among the American troops, every pre- caution is being taken by Surgeon Gen- eral Sternberg to prepare for an out- break of the disease among the troops. Washington | department has been detailed to go to | New Orleans and enlist sixty immune yellow fever nurses. These men are to | be sent to Santiago and will be on hand in case of an outbreak of fever among the troops. | The Government authorities have re- | ceived positive information that there are now several. cases of yellow fever in the city of Santiago. It is greatly feared that after the American troops have possession of the city the disease will break out among them, and the authorities want to be in readiness to successfully meet and keep the dis- ease from spreading. VESSEL LEAVES TAMPA WITH MILES’ OUTFIT Military Attaches From Three For- eign Countries Sail With the Expedition. TAMPA, Fla., July 12.—The steam- ship Lampasas sailed from here to-day for Santiago. She carried General Miles’ outfit, Captain Scott and his bureau of military information and a large cargo of Red Cross and engineer- ing supplies. Besides this there were fifteen horses for artillery use and the Engineering Corps from the First Regi- ment of the District of Columbia, which has been here since that regiment left. A large number of pontoons were car- ried, as well as shovels, picks, axes and many other implements for the use of the engineers in road building. The Major George W. Dare of the cal | Bl Ve mulintario Al (s Sen o prothal i the harbors of the United Statesagainst against the Carlists should it | WOOOOOO® Following the Fall of Santiago the| Men Will Have a Rest Before the Second Invasion. NEW YORK, July 12—The Washington correspondent’ of the @] Herald telegraphs: Major General J. R. Brooke will be in command @ | of the army that will be sent to invade Porto Rico. General Miles @ | will exercise supervision in a sense similar to that in which he now ex- ®/| @ ercises supervision before Santiago. There will be not less than 25- ®| © 000 United States troops, not less than 10,000 of whom will be regulars. @ | ® At the fall of Santiago the men will have a brief rest, and wiil then © © move on Porto Rico. No more troops will be sent from the United @ | 2 States to Santiago. ® “It would be,” said a War Department official to me to-day, “like ® sending coal to Newcastle.” E‘) The place of landing for the Porto Rican expedition has not yet military attaches from Italy, Japan and Germany also are on board, and a large number of Red Cross nurses and phy- sicians. The Lampasas had in tow a large lighter which will be used for unloading the transports at Santiago de Cuba. MINES TO BE REMOVED FROM OUR HARBORS Cabinet Yields to a Deluge of Pro- tests From Commercial Centers of the Country. WASHINGTON, July 12—The Secre- tary of War has ordered the removal of the entry of hostile ships. This action was decided upon at to-day's Cabinet meeting. For weeks past, in fact, al- | most since the beginning of hostilities, the War Department has been deluged with protests from the commercial cen- ters of the country against the continu- ance of these mines, which operated to the great detriment of commerce. In certain cases influences were brought to bear that secured an abatement of the rules, but this only increased the dis- satisfaction in the localities where they were rigidly enforced. Practically it has been impossible for shinning to enter or leave any of the harbors of the United States during the last two months be- tween the hours of sunset and sunrise. The decision of the Cabinet to remove these mines is one of the most signal manifestations of the supreme confi- dence of the Government in the future, and of the exemption of United States ports from an attack at the hands of hostile power. an’lyhe orderp of removal, it is said, is to apply to localities where the inter- est of commerce demands the same. In cases where it is safe an effort will be made to remove the mines instead of exploding them. Wherever there is any doubt they will be exploded. The ac- tion of the sea in some instances causes the dynamite in the ellipsoidal vessels to ooze out through the screw threads where the plug is inserted, and unless the best care is taken the removal of the plug may cause an explosion. It will be some days before the attual operation of removing or exploding the ‘GENERAL BROOKE WILL LEAD TROOPS TO PORTO RICC been determined upon by the administration. Landing points are scarce on the Porto Rican coast, but a naval base similar to Guantanamo will be captured, and it will not be San Juan. ever, the Bureau of Naval Intelligence has been for several days turn- ing out matter touching upon the advantages to the United States of the possession of Porto Rico, and esp advantages of San Juan as a possession is stated to be that it is al- most in a straight sailing line with the projected inter-oceanic canal. In advance of the army will go a part of Admiral Sampson's fleet. (C [oJojoJojoJoNoJoJoJoJoJoJoloJoJoeJoXooloKoloooXo) In this connection, how- jally of San Juan. One of the mines can be put in practice and the question as to whether the interests of | commerce demand it will be left to the discretion of engineer officers having | Jjurisdiction. over the various districts | of the United States. Orders for carry- Ing into effect the decision of the Cabi- net will be sent to them immediately. Great care will be exercised by these officers to avold any accident. ‘While the mines proper are to be re- moved all the incidental attachments necessary to their installation and operation will be retained, such as the casements, anchors, the cable connec- tions and the switch boxes, so that if it is found necessary to replace the mines it may be done on the shortest notice. DRENCHING RAINS : RETARD OPERATIONS | Spanish Trenches Flooded, but the Men Stubbornly Hold Their Positions. Special cable to C; N " Herald Copyighted. 168, by Tames Soak don Bennett. HAVANA, July 12—~The American army continued to harass Santiago, but not in such force as yesterday because of the heavy rains. Some of the Span- ish trenches are flooded, but the sol- diers do not complain, and continue to hold their position heroically. The land batteries of the Americans bombarded Santiarn yesterday, simul- taneously with the fleet, inflicting some damage to the Santa Inez and San An- tonio forts. In town three houses were destroyed, but no civilians were wound- ed. Of the Spanish troops Lieutenant Francisco Diaz and fifteen soldiers were wounded and one was killed. The attack was begun by the Ameri- cans at 4:45 oclock yvesterday afternoon. A heavy fire of musketry and artillery | was begun from the direction of San | Juan and Sueno. The American fleet | joined in the attack an hour later. The | American fire ceased at 7 o’clock. The Spanish held their position and the | Americans did not advance from their entrenchments. Lieutenant Colonel Pascual Herrera is seriously wounded, yet he may re- cover. 5 | it up, | ments north of the city untenable. | threatened. Most of General Randolph'’s ’ | in the center of General Lawton's new | town. HNO0O0000000O0000OCOO TO So @Another RESIST Truce Is Ar- ranged at the City of Santiago. Torrents of Ra Hauling of Artil in Prevent the lery and Delay @merican Operations. amo Bay, July 12.—This mor afternoon. In his reply General Toral Q000000000 0CA BEFORE SANTIAGO, via Playa del Este, Guantan- reply to General Shafter’s second demand for the uncondi- tional surrender of Santiago, made by the latter yesterday cede to the American demand made on Sunday and again reiterated his determination to resist. ning General Toral sent out a referred to his refusal to ac- 200000000000 Notwithstanding this the American |occupied last week by General Chaf- batteries did not open fire this morning, and the renewal of the bombardment will probably be postponed until to- morrow (Wednesday), when it is hoped that all of General Randolph's batteries will be in position. The slege guns landed yesterday will also be brought up as soon as possible. | Torrents -of rain fell last night, | drowning out the boys in the trenchesi and making the road almost impassa- | ble. This may delay the batteries and siege guns. The volunteers who are | being hurried on to the front are being | located along the right center in the | positions which have been occupied by | General Lawton’s division, while the| latter has moved forward down to the | right, until he controls the road to | Caimes, along which Toral would have | to retreat should he now be foolhardy enough to make the attempt. The Cubans under General Calixto Garcia took Caimes without opposition on Monday night, and have entrench- ments on either side of the road. The | Americans are now in position to strike the enemy in the left flank and follow making the Spanish entrench- General Toral, realizing the weakness of this flank, has been busy during the existence of the truce in doubling back | with entrenchments and fixing his guns in the direction from which he is | guns will be located upon the heights position, where they command the Yesterday afternoon the Ca- pron and Haines batteries on the right succeeded in tearing up the emplace- | ments for a “palm” battery, as it is | called, and in plumping shells into sev- | eral blockhouses on salients, but the | shots directed at the Spaniards in the trenches did not appear | to have: much effect. Shrapnel were rapidly broken directly over the | trenches, yet in five minutes the trenches at every point of explosion would be alive with the enemy. They would watch for the flashes of our guns and drop before the shells ex- ploded. Our mortar fire was directed at the Spanish bull ring, and tore up almost everything in the vicinity. It is un- derstood the bull ring is being used as a barracks. | Three large steamers lie in the har- | bor alongside the Philadelphia Iron | Company’s wharf and a small Spnnlsh; gunboat is anchored at the head of the bay. All these could be plainly seen | by the Associated Press correspondent. The First Illinols Volunteers and the District of Columbia Volunteers are now located in the trenches that were % %k ok k ¥ ok k k ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ook ok ok ok | fee’s brigade. | RAIN INTERFERES | WITH OPERATIONS | NEW YORK, July 12—A Washing- iton special to the Herald says: Raln seriously interfered with the operations of the American army before Santiago to-day, and dispatches which had been received up to a late hour to-night in- dicate that while the position of the troops has been somewhat strength- ened, nothing more has been accom- plished. One dispatch had: been re- ceived from Major General Miles and two from Major General Shafter. Gen- eral Miles, in his dispatch, which was received this morning, spoke of the difficulty of transporting artillery and supplies to the front, and urged the necessity of having more draught ani- mals. He also asked for pile drivers and appliances for building wharves, and as indicating the reason for the condition of the roads, he said the heaviest rain he had ever known was falling. Thi: patch: is General Shafter's first dis- PLAYA DEL ESTE, via Hayti, July 12.—Headquarters Fifth Army Corps. Adjutant General, ‘Washington: It has been very quiet, with but little fighting. A flag of truce has been up since 2 o’clock. They are considering a proposi- tion for surrendering at noon. ‘We have the town surrounded on the north. The lines were com- pleted at 5 p. m. by General Lud- low right down to the bay. The line is rather thin, but will have it strengthened in the morning by General Henry, who has just arrived at headquarters. Only three or four casualties, and no one killed as far as I can learn. Expect to have two of the new batterfes in posjtion to-morrow. There is a great deal of suffering among the people who have gone out of Santiago. Am doing my best to relieve it, but am not en- tirely successful. SHAFTER. General Shafter's second dispatch was received late this evening. In it he said it had been impossible to ac- complish much on account of the se- vere tropical rainstorm, but he had suc- ceeded in improving his position some- what. He said that the bombardment of the fleet had been effective. As he spoke of no other bombardment it is believed that the land forces did not fire on the city to-day. From his state- ment that he had improved his posi- tion’it is believed that he has probably * * % kK kK ok K ok ok K ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok C00000000000000000000000000000000000 REPORT OF SURI ROME, July 12.—The Tr pitulated. MADRID, July 12, 9 p. cil the Ministers asserted that Duke Almodovar de Rio, sion of peace. 000 undated Kingston (Jamaica) dispatch, received at 6:20 p. m. to-day, affirming that the city of Santiago de Cuba has ca- refused the American demand for surrender. said there was nothing to justify reports regarding a conclu- 0000000000000000000000000000000000 RENDER DENIED. ibune of this city publishes an m.—After the Cabinet coun- Santiago de Cuba had again Minister of Foreign Affairs, 0000000000 C000000CQ000