The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 9, 1898, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1898. AMERICAN GAINING ADVANCED GROUND Miles’ Plan of Marching Upon San Juan From Four Directions Progressing Satisfactorily. Spanish Soldiers Are Becoming Rattled at the Approach of the Invaders and Many Will Be Captured. PONCE, Porto Rico, Aug. 7 (by Call- Herald dispatch-boat to St. Thomas, - Aug. 8).—Major-General Miles’ inva n of the island of Porto Rico is progr factory manner. Nothing has taken .- place to interfere with the plans finally deécided upon by General Miles, and the American troops are gaining advanced ground every day. This plan of hav- upon San Juan ing the army march from four directions is regarded here as one of General Miles' shrewdest movemen He has the Spaniards in complete t, and has assigned a large enough force under each general to secure successful resistance against Spanish attack At the same time by this G Miles speedily will and Spanish troops ity of Albonito un- suddenly changes its to San Juan over plan enemy haste! the ary road. There will be a formidable American ready to advance upon the Porto capital when the troops under 1 Henry form a junction with der General Schwan at Are- is probable that much of the to be used in the siege of San be sent to Arecibo by trans- from there to San Juan by rail. Thi 11 be work easy of ac- plishment, and General Henry and Schwan undoubtedly will be form a junction with other s soon as they can march to ital. pposition is expected by the merican troops in the execution of is plan. All our men are light- arted and there is plenty of food for The forage for the horses is ex- lent General Miles is giving his personal m to the management of the f the campaign. He intends s forward to San Juan regard- ar Jua wi pert and tak co General able to tr »0pS e New York James Gor- ing in a highly satis- | TROOPS EVERY DAY less of the peace negotlations, unless he receives orders from Washington for hostilities to cea: CONSTRUCTING DEFENSES | AT PORTO RICO’S CAPITAL Speclal Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 189, by James Gor- don Bennett. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Aug. 8.— Troops are busily engaged in construct- ing defenses, although local papers largely publish rumors of peace. The greater part of the population of the city has left for the country, fearing bombardment. I am unable to obtain reliable information concerning the supply of provisions, but there is no apparent scarcity of food in the city. In the country districts there is some distress. The English Consul on his country estate is feeding 200 persons. A new Consul will replace Crawford next week. The Captain General de- clines to grant an interview because of his important position and his delicate | mission, which prevents him from mak- ing any kind of declaration. FREEMAN HALSTED. | GENERALS BROOKE AND | MILES IN CONFERENCE PONCE, Porto Rico, Aug. 8.—General | Brooke s here in conference with Major General Miles. His force is still at Guayama. A force of about 400 regu- | lar Spanish troops are stationed about eight miles away. The United States cruiser Montgomery and the hospital ship Relief have arrived at the port of Ponce. ' TRANSPORT GUSSIE | | ARRIVES AT PONCE WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—The Department has received a telegram | from General Gilmore, of General | Miles’ staff, reporting the safe arrival | at Ponce of the transport Gussie, load- l ed with ordnance supplies. War | TRADE VIEWED BY A CONSUL Improvement Shown in 1896 and 1897. THE IMPORTS AND EXPORTS SUGAR BEET CULTURE NOW AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRY. San Francisco’s Shipping and Com- mercial Interests Benefited by the Klondike Gold Dis- coveries. Special Dispatch to The Call. ASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—The Bureau of Statistics of the Treasury Depart- ment has received a single copy of the report of the British Consul General at Ban Francisco and presented to both houses of Parliament, in which he dis- cusses at considerable length the trade and agriculture of California for the vear 1897. From the report The Call representative has had an opportunity to make the following excerpts: “The year 1897 showed a considerable jmprovement over that of 1896, which in turn was better than {ts predecessor. Bank cl ing products were shipped to Eastern States in increasing quantity. Exports of merchandise show a slight gain, which would have been materially augmented had the shipments of wheat been up to the average. Imports have increased substantially, demonstrating the capacity of the people to buy, and price obtained’ for most of our products were-satisfactory. The wine crop of 1897 was the largest in the his- tory of the State, but prices fell to a point that is unremunerative to the producer. Sugar beet culture is increas- ing in California _and is likelv to be- ne a leading industry of the State in : ne future. 'he Klondike gold discoveries have proved of considerable benefit to the shipping and commercial interests or San Francisco, The outlook for 1898 was exceedingly bright, but unfor tunatel alifornia suffered from se- vere drought during last winter, and in place of the average rainfall of 18 to 20 inches in this city, less than 9 inches have fallen. The season has 1 the driest recorded in twenty-one c t ears. “The establishment of a steamshipline between Valparaiso and San Francisco is being discussed, and the names of -companies interested are sald to be the Compania Sud America de Vapor of Chile and the Pacific Steam Navigation ‘Company of Liverpool, which at pres- ent operate only to the south of Pan- ama. The opportunity for invading the Northern Pacific is afforded by the expiration of the agreement with the Pacific Mail Steamship Company by which the business north and south of Panama was divided. One of the ad- vantages to accrue to San Francisco _if this line is established will be the opening of a market for mining ma- -chinery, a trade which has been almost exclusively enjoyed by Eastern manu- facturers through shipments to South America via Panama. “Shipments of timber show a heavy decrease as compared with 1896. Great Britain was the best customer, taking 10,202,496 feet out of a total shipment of 38,195 feet. Prices ruled low dur- ine the entire year, the supply exceed- rances show an increase of | over $13,000,000, and many of our lead- | ing the demand, which was very lim- ited on account of the dullness in_the building trades. The exports of hops | | shrank to less than half those of 1896, | but the shipments by rail increased in i ® very satisfactory manner. The amount which left the State was con- sequently considerably greater than in the year preceding. Prices were emi- | nently satisfactory to growers. Brandy | | exports were only one-fifth of those of | | 1896, but overland shipments show a | | substantial increase. The prices sym- | pathized with those of wine and were | | unremunerative. Imports of merchan- | | dise show a substantial increase of | 886,386 pounds as compared with 1896.“ and imports of treasure an increase of | 383,575 pounds. The increase in the im- ports of merchandise was largely owing | | to the improved trade relations with | | Japan and China, and the increase in | treasure is accounted for by the large | | amount shipped to this port from Aus- tralia. | “The new tariff, which put a duty | | on anthracite coal, is likely to see the | | duty interfere with the trade of ship- | | ping Welsh anthracite to this market. ‘*Thr- total imports of coke in 1897 were | 30,320 tons, being 5812 tons less than |in 1896. Of this 2573 tons came from British Columbia and 1894 tons from Australia. These are two new sources of supply for this market. I under- stand that the plant in British Co- lumbia where some of the above men- tioned coke was manufactured is being enlarged to double its present capacity, and it is likely that the imports from | England and Belgium will be affected | by this enterprise as soon as it gets | into running order. The imports of tin | plates show a heavy decline as com- pared with 1896—65,418 boxes less than | that year having been received. These | articles are being manufactured in Eastern States in Increasing quanti- ties and in as heavy consignments are shipped to this market: thev are rapid- ly superseding the imported plates. It | is said they can be laid down here for $1 per box less than the foreign ones, and it is only a question of time when they will entirely displace them. I understand that the imported article is now principally used in packing goods intended for export, in which | case a drawback on the duty is al- lowed.” | The British Consul General devotes | much space in the report to the modern | methods of acquiring mining property. The misfortunes that have befallen the British mining investments in Califor- | nfa are attributed to unbusinesslike methods in acquiring or working property, investing in mines that are fully developed. neglecting to have them thoroughly examined, sending out men to manage mines who have had no practical experience in business, and the greatest cause of disaster is the capitalization of sach concerns by London promoters. EXPRESS MAIL SPECIAL JUMPS THE TRACK Three Men Killed and Seven Mall Clerks Badly Injured in a Rail- way Disaster. CANTON, Mas: Aug. 8.—Three men were killed and a number of mail clerks severely injured at Canton Junction, on the New York, Lock Haven and Hart- ford Raflroad to-day by an express mall special from New York to Boston jump- ing the track. i"’ollowln are the dead: engineer; G. K. Knowlton, fireman: James Schufeldt, engineer. The {njured are: Mail Clerks Joseph Killea, Peter Carroll, H. Butterfleld, F. D. Lincoln, C. A. Buck- land, A. . Seymour and B. Denny. | | | James Sheldon, —— Elder Lampert Dead. CHICAGO, Aug. 8.—Rev. Bartholomew Lampert {s dead, after an illness of elght months. He was presiding elder of the Northern Illinois district of the German Methodist Church and a member of the important committees on missions and church extensions of the Methodist Gen- eral Conference. ——— Advance in Sugar. NEW YORK, Aug. 8—Announcement was made to-day by the American Sugar Refining Company of the withdrawal of its thirty-days price guarantee, and three grades of soft sugar refined by the com- pun{ were advanced one-sixteenth of a ARMY AND NAVY ACTED TOGETHER Sampson’s Assistance to Shafter. THERE WAS NO FRICTION ADMIRAL'S REPORT ON THE SANTIAGO ATTACK. Shore Batteries Bombarded by the Ships According to an Under- standing With the General. Specfal Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—A good deal ‘r\f light is thrown upon the relations between the army and navy during that critical period just preceding the surrender of Santiago by the following extracts from Admiral Sampson’'s re- port, dated July 15, which is now made public by the Navy Department: “On July 1 a demonstration was made by a Michigan volunteer regi- ment at Aguadores under command of General Duffield. The New York, Glou- cester and Suwanee moved up, at the request of the army, to assist in an at- tack, which was to begin at daylight, but the troops, which came by rail, did not arrive until 9:20. “The small river San Juan cuts through a deep defile and is spanned by an iron railroad bridge. There is an ancient fort near the water and on the hill are the small rifle pits. Some sixteen or twenty of the enemy had been counted while the vessels were waiting for the troops, but they dis- appeared when the ships began firing. The troops advanced as far as bridge. A corner of the fort was knocked off by the shells of the navy and the flagstaff was shot away. De- sultory firing was kept up between our troops and the Spanish, the troops re- | turning to Siboney about half past 10 o'clock. “On the evening of July 1 the admiral | was advised by General Shafter that the army would assault at daylight on the 2d, and the navy was requested to keep up a fire at the batteries on the bluff. The squadron, consequently, closed in early on the morning of the 2d and kept up a vigorous fire for two hours, but the attack proposed by General Shafter did not take place on that date. d “On the night of July 10 the Reina Mercedes was sunk by the Spaniards so as to obstruct tle ships. Extensive shore batteries existed and If smaller | vessels had been sunk by the mines or batteries the harbor would have been effectually closed against us. “It was essential to the new scheme of attack by the combined forces that | the position occupied by the eastern and western batteries should be car- ried, and this was the scheme of action first proposed by General Shafter on the day of his first arrival. It was at that time explained to him that it was of primary importance that these | points should first be carried, as their | possession insured the destruction of the mines, the entrance of heavy ships into the harbor and the assault on Cer- vera’s fleet. This was heartily con- sented to by General Shafter, who stated that the entrance to the harbor was the key to the situation. This was repeated in his interview with General | Garcia at Aserradero. It had been the admiral's desire to do everything possible to co-operate with General Shafter, and such an attack as that proposed by the general was in com- plete accord with the views held by the admiral and discussed with his staff. It was proposed to bring up the ma- rines from Guantanamo and add them | to the marines of the squadron, thus making a force of mnearly 1000 men which must be landed either at the foot of the Morro in Estrella Cove, to | assault the Morro or to the westward for the purpose of assaulting the west battery. At the same time a detach- ment of 2000 or 3000 men from the army would proceed by Aguadores, occupy the ground between the Morro and just to the northward of it. A visit to Gen- eral Shafter was arranged, but the ad- miral being ill his chief of staff went instead. “The following arrangement was made: CAMP NEAR SAN JUAN RIVER, Cuba, July 6, 1888.—Minutes of conversa- tion between Captain Chadwick of the navy, representing Admiral Sampson, and Genleral Shafter: | “That a long-continued bombardment be made of Santlago from the sea with the heavier guns of the fleet, the fleet firing slowly and continually say during twenty- four hours, at the rate of one shell every | five minutes, excepting one hour at the | rate of one évery two minutes. This re- | fers to the S-inch to 13-inch shells. If this be net sufficient to bring the enemy to terms, that an assault be arranged on the Socapa _battery, using marines and Cuban forces under General Cebreco, and | with some of the smaller ships of the squadron. This attack to be made upon knowing the result of a second demand made upon the commanding officer of the Spanish forces for the surrender of the | place, stating to him the conditions that surround him, destruction of the Spanish fleet, ete., and the number of forces op- posed to him. To give him time to con- sider the matter, the date of the bom- bardment is fixed at noon of the Sth, un- less he positively refuses to consider it at all, when it will begin at such time as is convenlent to ourselves. General Shafter will furnish the ad- miral with correct maps, showing where his lines will be surrounding the eity, and also open tele%’raphlc communication by the way of Siboney down to near Aguadores to give information as to the fall of the first shots. This was followed by the correspond- ence between General Shafter and the Spanish commander at Santiago, in which General Shafter demanded the | surrender of the Spanish forces. Coples of this correspondence were forwarded son, who was algo advised of the terms of the truce agreed upon. On July 10 General Shafter notified the admiral that the bombardment of the city would be resumed by the army on the following morning. He inclosed charts showing the position of the American and Spanish lines and re- questing that the fleet begin the bom- bardment at 4 o’clock p. m. on the 10th. General Shafter added that it would be very disastrous to the morale of his men to have any of the shells fall near them and he consequently requested westward part of the city, near the bay, promising that the falling of the first shell would be observed and the results communicated to the fleet by signal. The bombardment was begun as re- quested and there were several ex- changes of notes between the general and the admiral as to the result of the firing. The following correspondence then took place: Headquarters Fifth Army Cnrfis, July 11 Commander in Chief North Atlantic Squadron: My lines are now complete to the bay north of Santiago. Your shots can be observed from there perfectly—at least, those that fall in the town. Flamcs followed several shots fired to-day, but geemed to bé quickly extingulshed. A number of shots fell in the bay closs to a small gunboat lying near the shore. the | the | an_effort be made to enter the harbor | by General Shafter to Admiral Samp- | that the navy throw its shells into the | | | been found. | As that vessel is eleven days out from | At present they are considering a de- mand for unconditional surrender. I will notify vou of the result. I think it ad- visable to put in some heavy shots—say, ten to thirteen inches—to-morrow, and see if we cannot start a fire. Be careful not to shoot beyond the town, as my troops are within one and a half mjles of it, and you will be firing directly to- ward us. SHAFT! . Major General. Admiral Sampson notified General Shafter on the 12th that he proposed to begin the bombardment next morn- ing with 13-inch shells. The Oregon, Massachusetts and Indiana were promptly on hand on the morning of the 13th prepared to fire, but a tele- gram from General Shafter brought no- tice of a truce, pending negotiations for the surrender of the city. On July 12 and 13 several notes were passed, Gen- eral Shafter advising the admiral of the progress of the negotiations for surrender and Admiral Sampson ex- pressing his readiness to render any assistance desired. In one of these notes, on July 14, Admiral Sampson in- formed General Shafter that he desired to be represented in the negotiations for surrender, as it was the result of the combined forces. At noon on the 14th General Shafter telegraphed to the admiral .that there was apparently every prospect of an evacuation and at 2:30 o’clock on the same day General Miles telegraphed Admiral Sampson that the enemy had surrendered. WRECKAGE FOUND ON THE WASHINGTON COAST Belief That the Overdue Schooner Signal Has Met Disaster at Sea. SEATTLE, Aug. 8.—To-day wreckage was picked up on the shore between | Grays Harbor and Willapa, southern coast of Washington. Boxes of gro- cerles and a memorandum book have They are supposed to have belonged to the schooner Signal. San Francisco to Grays Harbor there are fears that she has met with some mishap. HIRED A NEGRO TO ‘ KILL HER HUSBAND Three Persons, Including the Vie- tim’s Wife, in Danger of Lynching. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 8.—On the night of July 30 J. T. Orr, a prominent hard- ware merchant of Clarendon, Tenn., was murdered, being shot through the win- dow of his home. The search for the gullty parties was fruitless until Satur- day, when the Sheriff learned of a state- i | \ | miral McN. ment made by a young woman that Mrs. Orr knew something of thegssassination, | It was charged that she hired a negro named Rennis Record to kill Mr. Orr. A negro named Manse Castle, however, vol- | ! unteered to do the work for the same | amount, so it was stated. | ~Record, Castle and Mrs. Orr were im- | mediately placed under arrest. Yester- | day Castle said that he killed Orr, and | charged that Mrs. Orr had hired him to do the work. Last night a great crowd gathered In the public square and it | looked for a time as if there would be a | lynching. Judge Thomas made a speech | and an urgent appeal to the crowd not | to mob the prisoners. He announced that | he would at once adjourn court at Lo- | noke and try the prisoners. ‘lne crowd dispersed, and Mrs. Orr, who had been kept in the courthouse Since her arrest, was conducted to the jail. Orr's life was insured for $5000 in the | Knights of Pythias and Maccabees. His | wife is the beneficlary. Some conserva- | tive citizens believe that Mrs. Orr is guiltless and that a trial will clear her. | | There will be an examining trial Tues- | day. WILL GET THE POWER FROM SNOQUALMIE FALLS Contracts Let for Supplying the Cities of Taeoma and Seattle With Electricity. CHICAGO, Aug. 8.—Contracts were let | to-day which will result In supplying the cities of Tacoma and Seattle with electric | light and’power, similar, if not far in | | advance of that now being furnished at Niagara. The Snoqualmie Falls Power | Company has just closed contracts for | | | | the completion of {ts plant. This enter- | } rise is undertaken by Chicago parties. he project is perhaps the most wonder- ful development of hydraulic power ye undertaken in this country. he Sno- qualmie Falls are twenty-two miles from | Seattle and about the same distance from Tacoma. In an air line, and have an un- broken vertical fall of 270 feet, and are the only waterfalls of commercial utllity west of Spokane. The flow of the river is equal to 30,000 horsepower at low wa- ter, and the plan of installation is such | that at a small additional expense for | dams and reservoirs the entire drainage | from the snow flelds of the Snoqualmie watershed of 1000 square miles will be available, making over 100,000 horsepower. e MAKES A PRECEDENT FOR FUTURE WARS McNair and Hobson Talk cf the Cour- teous, Generous Treatment Ex- tended Spanish Prisoners. NEW YORK, Aug. 5—An Annapolis special to the Herald says: Rear Admiral McNair and Lieutenant Hobson ex- pressed the conviction to-day that the courteous, generous treatment extended the Spanish officers will have a splendid international effect. “It will be a precedent,” said Hobson, “which will undoubtedly 'be followed by warring nations of the future.” While the Spaniards have apparently every liberty at the academy, Rear Ad- r told a personal friend with whom I talked to-day that he would not be sorry to witness theend of the war and the departure of the Spaniards for their omes. COLOMBIA MUST MEET ' THE DEMAND OF ITALY Instructions Already Sent to Admir- al Candiani Continue in Effect. LONDON, Aug. 9.—The Rome corre- spondent of the Times, denying the ru- mor that the Italian Cabinet council has decided to send additioal men-of- war to Colombia in connection with the Cerruti claim, says: Italy would pre- fer Colombia not to court needless hu- milation, but unless I am totally mis- informed, the government will main- tain the instructions already given to Admiral Candiani. GREAT BRITAIN ADOPTS A FIRM ATTITUDE Situation in China Cleared Uanless the Czar Makes a Counter Move. PEKING, Aug. 8.—Great Britain, it is asserted, has a dopted a firm attitude in the matter of railway concessions in China. The situation is now cleared, un- less Russia makes a counter move. There is general satisfaction in the British set- {lements. ADMIRAL KIRKLAND IS SERIOUSLY ILL Commandant of Mare Island Navy Yard Suddenly Attacked by Sickness. VALLEJO, Aug. 8.—Rear Admiral W. A. Kirkland, commandant of the Mare Island navy yard, was taken suddenly ill to-day and 1s In a serfous condition. T e Rain Prevents Racing. FORT WAYNE, Ind, Aug. 8—Grand clircuit races went over until to-morrow { | | on account of rain. | Arnold, Thorn and others, all | Los Angeles County is concerned, they | have control of the works. | leaders had a struggle and in those pre- | | | { bor. POLITICS SOUTH OF TEHACHAPI Bulla and Gage Racing for a Nomination. FRIENDS OF BOTH CONFIDENT ONE WOULD BE SENATOR, THE OTHER GOVERNOR. Gage Forces Control Los Angeles, but Outside That County the Issue Is in Doubt. Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8.—That the City of Angels has at least two candi- dates for Republican honors is made manifest by the contention of the friends of Henry T. Gage, the candi- date for Governor, and R. N. Bulla, candidate for United States Senator. Each claims the power to control the delegates from this end of the State. The friends of Gage contend that the fight for Governor should take preced- ence over that for Senator, while the Bulla forces insist that a United States Senatorship is of greater importance to the people of the southern part of the State than is the Governorship. The Gage fight is being made by W. E. Dunn, W. W. Parker, George L. pro- nounced railroad men, and, so far as The flurry at Gage's headquarters in the Hollen- beck for the past two days assumed the proportions of a boom and that he will secure the delegation from tLis county to the State convention is gen- erally conceded. As to adjoining counties there is con- siderable difference of opinion as to who will control the delegates, and Bulla's friends insist that they will have strength enough in the conven- tion to convince the delegates that a United States Senator should come from the south, which means the selez- tion of a Governor from the northern part of the State. Bulla is making a dignified fight. He is doing nothing to antagonize the friends of any of the other aspirants, and the part taken in the selection of delegates by him is merely with a view to protecting the interests of himself and friends. No complaint is being made by the Gage forces that Bulla has Been guilty of unfair means. On the contrary, they admit that while he has been making a strong fight, it has been dignified and fair. R. J. Waters, Republican candidate for Congress in the Sixth District, has been slated for the nomination by the Gage element, and his fight is managed by W. W. Parker directly. His can- didacy is being pushed so vigcrously | that it is conceded he will secure the nomination at the hands of delegates slated for the Congressional conven- tion. Democratic primaries were held this evening in various precincts through- out the city and county to elect dele- gates to the county convention which will meet on Wednesday to name eighty-one delegates to the State con- vention. Despite the fact that there was a contest between two factions of the party a very light vote was polled. In the Seventh and Eighth wards local cincts the largest vote was polled. To judge from the returns received what is known as the “anti-push” element of the party will organize the convention. The delegates to the State convention will be for the Maguire and fusion pro- gramme. The only trouble will arise over the renomination of Congressman C. A. Barlow. Ex-Congressman James McLachlan, who has been a candidate for the re- nomination, will to-morrow announce his withdrawal from the race. This leaves the fleld clear to R. J. Waters and he will probably be nominated by acclamation. IN FAVOR OF EXPANSION. Democratic Leaders of Missouri in Accord as to Policy. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 8—A spgcial to the Post-Dispatch from Springfield, Mo., says: It is declared here that when the State Democratic convention meets on Wednesday the leaders will be found in perfect accord on the plank of the plat- form referring to the acquisition of terri- tory by the United States. Editor James Bradshaw, a brother-in-law of Speaker Farris, candidate for Governor, who joined Congressman Richard Bland last week in a letter of apparent opposition to the acquirement of territory, says to-day: “There will be no trouble about the plat- form. All that Bland desired from the start was to prevent a declaration against the annexation of territory. His position is just this: We will have Porto Rico in a short time. When peace s declared Americans will pour into Cuba and devel- op Its industries. Before a vear perhaps formal applications will be made for it to be annexed to the United States, and Cuba will inevitably pass into our hands. Why should the Democratic party of Mis- sourl declare itself against a procedure which will be shortly consummated? As to the Philippines, we have no_business with_territory on’ the other side of the world, except to secure sufficient land to answer for a coaling station or naval har- Therefore, 1 say that Bland and Stone are in perfect accord on this sub- et Democratic State Committeeman Virgil M. Conklin of Carroll voiced the Missouri sentiment in its extreme to-day when he sald: “I am in favor of acquiring all the ter- ritory favored by every other Democrat, and in addition a coaling station at Ca- diz.” PROTESTS AGAINST A ; FREE SILVER PLANK Senator Hanna Opposes the Proposed Action of the Utah Re- publicans. SALT LAKE, Aug. 8.—A movement hav- ing been recently inaugurated to incorpor- ate the Democratic financial plank in the latform of the State Republican, party of fhnh. Senator M. A. Hanna, chairman of the National Republican Committee, has addressed a letter to United States Mar- shal Glen Miller of this city in which he says: “T have been informed that it has been suggested that the Republican party of Utah at the next State convention indorse in its platform the free coinage of silver. As chairman of the national committee, charged with the duties of the position, protest, against the Republicans of any tate taking such action. It would be clearly in opposition to the principies of the party as declared in the platform at the national convention at St. Louis, and I trust you will use your influence and efforts to the end that that declaration may be sustained.” CERVERA PUTS THE BLAME ON BLANCO Latter Responsible for the Blockad- ing and for the Destruction of the Spanish Ships. NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—A Washington special to the Herald says: Captain General Blanco is held responsible by Admiral Cervera for the destruction of to Madrid, which has been translated to Spain through the French Embas- sador, Admiral Cervera calls attention to the orders issued by Captain General Blanco for his entrance into the harbor of Santiago and for his departure therefrom. Admiral Cervera states that upon his arrival at Curacoa he received in- structions to procesd to Santiago. Against his judgment he carried out his instructions, well knowing in ad- vance that his fleet would certainly be blockaded. He received orders July 1 to leave the harbor, and notwithstand- ing his telegram to Captain General Blanco, showing the result of a sortie of the kind, he was ordered to obey instructions. The report of the com- manding officer of the Colon, I am told, shows that he really surrendered to the battle-ship Oregon. Had it not been for the bursting of a steam pipe which caused the revolutions of the Colon’s engines to drop from 86 to 54 per minute, the Colon would not have been caught so easily. SIGSBEE TO COMMAND THE BATTLESHIP TEXAS Captain Goodrich Transferred From the St. Louis to the Cruiser Newark. NEW YORK, Aug. 8—A Washington special to the Herald says: Secretary Long informed me to-night that orders had been given assigning Captain C. F. Goodrich to the command of the protected cruiser Newark, and that Captain C. D. Sigsbee will relieve Captain J. W. Philip, in command of the battle-ship Texas. In making these selections Secretary Long was guided by his desire to give the offi- cers named an opportunity to complete thelr tour of duty at sea. Captain Goodrich is now In command of the auxiliary cruiser St. Louis, and Captain Sigsbee is commanding officer of the St. Paul. Captain Goodrich has not been quite four months at sea. Captain Sigsbee’s tour of sea duty In his present s not covered quite a year. . Louis and St. Paul have been ordered to Cramp's shipyvard, and imme- diately upon their arrival they will be placed out of commission and be returned to the American line in practically the same condition as they were before their conversion. It is regarded by the naval authorities as particularly fitting that Captain Sigs- bee should be given command of the Texas. The Maine and the Texas were the first battleships of the new American navy, both having been provided. for by Congress in the same appropriation bill. For years the Texas was looked upon as the most unfortunate vessel in the navy. Her fine work in Cuban waters, especially during the engagement which ended in the destruction of Admiral Cervera's squadron, has dispelled this feeling. ———— DANGEROUS FAD TAKEN UP BY PARIS BEAUTIES Hypodermic Injections of Perfume Becoming Popular in the French Capital. BURNING OF BISMARCK Buildings Are Consumed Like Waste Paper. ORIGIN OF FIRE IS UNKNOWN LOSSES WILL REACH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS. Firemen Powerless to Check the Ravag:s of the Flames—Many People Rendered Homeless. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. R BISMARCK, N. D., Aug. 8.—Fire destroyed the best portion of the city of Bismarck this evening, licking up hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of property. The flames originated in the agent's office of the Northern Pa- cific depot. Almost before they were discovered the entire building and the immense warehouse of the company were in flames. Oils and powder contributed fuel and bcfore the flames could be checked they had spread to the block of brick buildings across the alley, destroying the Tribune office, Hare's hardware store and an entire row of buildings. The flames then leaped the street to the magnificent First National Bank building, which melted away in a few minutes. The Central Block followed and the flames spread to the postofiice, sweeping over the entire block and carrying down the postoffice, Mer- chants’ Bank block, Griffin block and all the intermediate frame and brick structures. The fire crossed the street and devoured Kupitz's store and the greater part of the block. The flames also advanced north into a residence block and completely destroyed it. The firemen were powerless to check the in- | roads of the fire, which spread to scores of buildings, licking them up as so much waste paper. The origin of the fire is unknown, as no one was in the freight office when it started. It is impossible to estimate the loss to-night. All the wires are burned, the Western Union office be- | ing one of the first to go. The railroad | office was also destroyed. A temporary Special cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gor- don Bennett. PARIS, Aug. S.—According to the Fig- aro a new fad is looming up here. This is a hypodermic injection of perfume. The idea is said to have been discovered by a popular French actress, whose nanie is not given, who noticed after taking an overdose of morphine that the odor of the drug exhaled from her body. She developed this idea by using different per- fumes the same way. As a consequence on Monday she is perfumed with violet, on Tuesday with white rose, on Wednes- day_ with chipre, on Thursday with chefry blossom, et The Figaro fays that a doctor friend of the artist pointed out to her that this idea. dangerous, as, unless the per- fume was absolutely pure, it might cause blood poisoning. This may give a check to the devotees of subcutaneous injections of perfume. business. The following buildings were de- stroyed: Penwarden's confectignery | store, Morris’ shoe store, Hare's hard- | ware store, the Tribune Publishing Company, B. Raithwaite’s shoe store, | First National Bank, Bardsley's drug | store, Eppinger’s clothing store. Rem- | ington’s drug store, Gussner’s grocery, | J."C. Kuntz's cigar factory, Gorusch’s | bakery, Wensig’s cigar factory, Small's restaurant, Wilcox’s dry goods store, | Phelp’s stationery store, Sweet’s gro- | cery, the Postoffice, Kuntz' restaurant, | Slattery’s grocery, Massen’s paint shop, | Review office, Kupitz’ grocery, Meri- | cle’s poolroom, Booth’s restaurant, Morehaus' stationery store, De Graff’s | clothing store, Mrs. Dunn's millinery | store, Steimitz’ harness shop, Justice | Tibball's office, Doble’s clothing store, ]cut-ln was made to handle imperative | | Office, Surveyor —— TYPICAL SPANISH | United States Land | General’s office, Best's drygoods store, Northern Pacific | express office an tation, baggage and freight warehouse, CONFUSION INCREASES ‘While Troops Are Being Redrafted for Home Armaments Pour Irto Algeciras. Special Cable to The Call and the New York | Herald. Copyrighted, 189, don Bennett. GIBRALTAR, Aug. 8—The typlcal Spanish confusfon is increasing. A troop is being drafted back of Carbonera, ad- jacent to posts of Algeciras, for redraft to homes, while armaments are still be- ing poured into Algeciras. Eight 24-cen- timeter guns arrived yesterday. trains of warlike stores and ammunition are at Cordova, awaiting instructions. The whole arrangements are delightfully confused. by James Gor- SRR To Accept the Viceroyalty. LONDON, Aug. 8.—The Evening News to-day s=ays it learns positively that George N. Curzon, the Parliamentary Secretary for the Foreign Office, has ac- cepted the Viceroyalty of India, in suc- cession to the Earl of Elgin. The India_Office Informs the Associated Press_that it is unable to definitely con- firm the report, but the indications point, it is added, to Mr. Curzon's appointment as Viceroy of India. et Two | | Wills’ seed store, Mellon’s bank build- ing, lawyers’ office of R. H. Register, | Boucher & Philbrick, State Attorney Allen, County Judge Fort, C. D. Edick, Alexander Hughes, A. T. Patterson and | several others. | Every drug store in the city is burned and all the groceries but two or three, | also two newspaper offices and the | great bulk of the business portion of | the city, with several blocks of resi- dences. | Many people are homeless. The | | Sheridan House had a narrow escape, | but was saved. The line of fire extended from the Northern Pacific tracks to Thayer | street on the north and Fourth to Third | streets on the east and west. ; Insurance may coyer half the loss. |DEMANDS RELEASE OF THE OLINDE RODRIGUEZ France Sends Instructions to Embas- sador Cambon to Take Prompt Action. PARIS, Aug. 8.—The Temps to-day says: “Fresh and energetic instructions have C ‘Winners at the Chess Boards. OLOGNE, Aug. 8—In tournament t After rece: Charousek and Tschigorin a the morning session of the seventh round of the inter- national chess masters’ day Steinitz won from Janowskiand Schif- fers and Schlechter drew. Heinrichsen and Popiel drew. 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