The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 15, 1898, Page 1

VOLUME LXXXIV.=—NO SA FRANCISCO. MONDAY, AUGUST 1 PRICE FIVE CENTS. CABINET PONDERS OVER DISPOSITION OF PHILIPPINES Its Action Will Depend Upon the Reports From Merritt and Dewey. 'Bclic‘i That the Pecople of Cuba Soon Will Request Annexation to the United States. F O R R R R s Australlan, bound for Sydne; was chartered to carry the ne nila. No other vessel was a the pur-ose owing to the pr typhoons. MAY BE ANOTHER FIGHT. Spanish Commander at Aibonito Re-| fuses to Surrender. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14—The White | Bunday not pre blown 1 that the most | ace com- i il JRAL WIL- sotore the | SON, COAMO, Aug. 14—Tell the| | American General, if he desires to avoid further shedding of blood, to re-| main where he e bf the Spanish | Colonel N | comm evillas, to Gen eral Wilson's demand for the surren- der of Aibonito, made last night. A fight is certain to occur unless orders to prevent are sent from Washington. | o i ITALY’S CONGRATULATIONS. First Nation to Felicitate America on | the Return of Peace. | WASHINGTON, Aug. 14—The United States Government to-day received the first congratulation from a foreign power regarding the termination of the The congratulations came from questio Spain stions ating e to growin to Cut e BT of the w Porto Ri by the U that th difficu war. tions has caused the administr through tt Italian Minister, a great deal of ¢ Fava. He communicated an ex- | glve it 8 pression of congratulation on the sign- ing of the preliminaries of peace to- £ shall be done, f the t | gether with the wish of the Italian| us h S Gov: ment, r the war, con- wdust Syhat te protecel ducted with s Jicuous gallantry | Another is that Subig by the Un this country | isdered is the rete: of plan territory for a naval and | might enjoy the benefits of peace. BEm- | 'n be secured and the | bassador Fava in presenting the views erican city at | of his Government expressed the hope | Still ¢ o that thev would be communicated as | Bull S another soon as possible to the President. ; | | - | SPANISH DISAPPOINTMENT. Public Bitterly Criticizes the Philip- | the a vocates of at r that there would be trouble between the governn h occupied a portion pine Clause in the Protocol. { of the 1 i with a line of demarc MADRID, Aug. 14—The city was pa- tion such as would exist in case Manila | trolled T°% o ] = o 1 the bay only were retained The iranaulllity pre afled. The publicatior | nd of Luzon is the largest of the|otf the protocol produced keen disap- so far as'it refers to the it had been hoped, would preserve her vereignty S the protocol dis- Echoing public feel- t and oppositl ‘roup and contalns about 2,000,000 peo- , who are said to be the better cla in the Philippines. lieved that the intment nced by the miral Dewey gu heion : in an archipelago where | expected be trol or interfer of a foreign | ives ungov- ver would make the n ble. 8 A HOSTILITIES AT AN END. Governors of Cuba and Porto Rico Carry Out Peace Instructions. MADRID, Aug. 14—The Governors | The final determination ernment of Porto Rl ment of the gover 3 problem r settlement, but vails that these islands will . im- A d and | every do so | : will be given. military control f al will be probable that matter of government the people of Cuba wi 1it. Cuba , but it is reforms in the f the news | s between | s and Spain, and an- | ng out of the orders. acknowle: the receipt sion of hostilitl - MADRID PRESS MOURNS. | tage of becoming annexed United States. It s thought tha sanitary | ;.. : improvement of Havana and other Dissatisfied With the Terms of the Peace Protocol. | MADRID, Aug. 14—El Pais to-day | prints the text of the protocol signed by nunici- un- | aracter cities, the management of the palities and liberty offered people will be of such s c oL 5 convince the peaple that the | the /United' States and 'Spain. with changed conditions are r the od. I borders, and says: are has been little doubt about soon without colonies is reduced settiing tHe transfer of Porto Rico, | to the role of a third-rate power. | which will be treated at once as an Imparc : “Peace will not| br! a n she so | o the rest .Anl“”(”dn p“igb‘iihmf after three years and a| No more troops wiil be sent to Gen- | eral Merritt unless he asks for them. It is belie i at the War Department that the 16,000 men now there are suf- | dcient to garrison Manila and the | ground which the United States will oc- ‘ £ cupy for the present. & All-of the troops that were with ( eral Shafter in the Sanitago camy will be out of Cuba by Friday of t 1al says bitterly: “If Spain | fter cior least been vanquished only struggle she could | e with the United | a momentary res- | te fror LONDON, e | it | CTT P funeral hymn on Spanish colonial the destr ym- week. General Shafter will acc b e a0l the Tesiia Sfor pany them to Montauk Point. There | peace m > the ple close their eyes Will remain at Santiago five regiments | to the price, but now upon reading the | : to do garrison duty. It is| protocol, they realize that the cost is “of immun et possible that a battery will be sent ain had and that f th conquered W the loss t empire which h so much glory to Santiago to take the place of the bat- | to the ond rank teries which are to be removed. Gen- The public mind is bout 15,000 men in Porto there is general mourn- be sufficient for the | island and perhaps | ] after the Spanish| Y2 : The remainder of the troops | o o% wiil remain in the various camps to| ditions, they have been assigned for the | lished. h something may be done | ird diminishing the num- s apparent that they d. ment will dispose of the e been in use as fast 1 and are mno service. All ves- avy that can be spared -raphs that Ha- | agitated by the news | ing of the protocol, and that fety to learn the con- not yet been pub- neasiness is felt re- the news of the v have on the Spanish votes Many newspapers e pair that the men | on Spain by lack ition and ability to govern the country,” | will upation of the need r nee: tor bttt bt longer required for sels of the manent navy will be disposed of as soon as they go out of commission probably “being sold at auction. in the evening and that at- tacks were made by the in- surgents at various points. During the engagement fif- teen Spaniards were Killed. The American commander gave the authorities three + hours in which to capitulate. + + ettt reerert et s MANILA NOTIFIED. from service in the West Indies will be | s 1 e et Inal B e 105 S E OF/ THE ENEMY e the r;\)fln ‘-\m be given brief holidays. = + The big battleships of the fleet W o ‘ . " i it i M;‘”r;;r;;;y,g;; Fifteen Spaniards Killed in + and undergo such repairs as may be + pecessary. - There is scarcel e the Attack on Man- i the navy that does not nced repairing. zanillo. : 1t is expected that the la dock in th Neéw York yard will be ready t(n r:xc(»h]': MADRID, Aug. 14.—Reports 4 the ships in about two from Havana state that the 4 The a'\:xllinry vessels of the navy bombardment of Manzanillo 4 Wwhich will not be used for the per- lasted from 3 o’clock until 9 + e + + + + + 2 7 mm;i: Steamship Carries News of : Peace From Hongkong. . HONGKONG, Aug. 14—News of the cessation of hostilities between the United States and Spaln was received here yesterday. The British steamer D R R e s PSP TOUSSSES R AR eSS CALL-HERALD BOAT ENTERS HAVANA HARBOR. First Vessel Flying the A San Francisco, by Lieutenant Veurdigo of the Spi To all appearances Havan: that they were no larger than i On my arrival at the palace dispatch announcing my arrival. vana that the war is over. vations they have undergon O R e e as Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, I went ashore with the resident corresponde palace to see Captain-General Blanco. We were Plaza Armas until we emerged from the pi After our visit to the Harbor Captain’s 0 Inspector and Custom House guard. a is orderly., come to a decision regarding permi So far as I was able to judge from the looks of the people On the faces of many in the thron merican Flag to Visit Cuba’s Capital Since War Began. Correspondent Visits Blanco. ON BOARD CALL-HERALD DISPATCH BOAT MORAN, in Havana ald dispatch boat at 10 o’clock this morning entere: the American fiag to enter the port since Consul: Sailing quietly past the guns of old Morro, the Moran entered the harbor. anish navy and a civil officer, alace. tting me to send a dispatch. gs there a result of the blockade. OO OUSUREE R et hh s S 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. d the harbor of Havana, being the first vessel flying -General Lee’s departure. which had hardly cooled after sending a shell into the The Call-Herald resident correspondent, accompanied came aboard to receive a message. nt and the Spanish officers, and with them went to the followed by an expectant throng, which waited about the It followed us then to the office of the Harbor Captain. ffice we returned on board th There were large crowds on promenade, but I was informed s usual on Sunday afternoons. I was directed by officials to return to the Moran and wait until they had I received permission to send this brief there is a general feeling of relief in Ha- B AR R R R S e Harbor, Aug. 14.—The Call-Her- e Moran, where we found a Ship were unmistakable marks of pri- D D D D R R D S Rtk thth.th.th.th.th.ththth WILSON ATTACKS A STRONGHOLD OF THE SPANIARDS Porto Rican Engagement in Which Our Forces Are Com= pelled to Retire. Orie American Killed and Several Badly ‘Wounded—Demand for Surrender After the Battle. AT THE FRONT WITH GENERAL | WILSON’S COLUMN, FIVE MILES | BEYOND COAMO, PORTO RICO, Aus. General of Cuba and Porto Rico have | o goene on the main street of Sampaloc, This street, a well paved one, forms a about Manila, and on every occasion summer afternoons, Sundays and holi the city in the various kinds of turnouts to be seen in population of Maniia. latter predominating. An IN American or European horse, THE SUBURBS OF MANILA. the suburban residence of most of the Consuls and better class of the foreign part of one of the most delightful drives to be had days it is crowded with the fashion of the Far East—English, French, however, is rarely seen, the small Manila or China ponies, German and American, the which thrive well in the country, being exclusively used for draught and riding purposes. URGE SALISBURY 10 STAND FHIAM London Editors Bitter in Criticism. PEOPLE CRY FOR ACTION CITE THE UNITED STATES AS AN EXAMPLE. Standard Declares the Time Has Come for the Country to Dic- tate the Course of the Ministry. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Aug. 14.—A dispatch to the World from London says: An im- portant section of the Ministerialists is indignant and chagrined at the con- tinued rebuff and humiliation in China. Parliament having been prorogued, the only means of expressing the dissatis- faction of the supporters of the Govern- ment now is through the press. The Standard, a semi-official Government organ saj “There has been too much surrender. The time has come for the Ministers to determine on and to carry through a line of action which shall secure effect- ual protection to imperial interests and prestige. It is for the country to spec- ify what that action should be. The Government are its trustees and it is itg duty, endowed as they are with am- ple means, to see that its reputation, jts power and its commercial prospects do not suffer disaster.” NEW YORK, Aug. 14.—A dispatch te the Tribune from London says: Par- liament has closed with debates on England’s China policy which have caused dismay among the Government followers and with the appointment of a Viceroy for India which has filled the forward school with delight. By a singular coincidence the same issue of the Times which contained the report of Mr. Balfour’s speech, with hair- | splitting polemics on epheres of influ- ence and the “open door” principle, | recorded M. Pavioff’s success in veto- | ing the Neu Chang loan in spite of | Lord Salisbury’'s offer to guarantee China against the consequences of carrying out the contract. | The chief function of the vigilant | China correspondent of the Times | seems to be to compel the Queen’s Min- | isters to reve their statements of diplomatic policy and to confirm his dispatches the d. fter the event, as | Mr. Balfour has done once more. There | is much dissatisfaction among the Con- servatives in Parliament over the fail- ures of British diplomacy in China and old-fashioned Tory journals like the | Standard are outspoken in warning the Government that clear, vigorous, reso- lute action is needed in order to avert | lasting damage to British prestige and | interests and ruin to the Unionist party. The English people are in fact weary | unto death of empty phrase making. | the American order. understand is the fact that whether neciple of the open door applies ffs, spheres of action, railway conc jons, or what not, Russia in the last six months has been acting with masterful energy in the far east, and by sheer audacity and bullying has dis- placed British influence. M. Pavloff in the last instance has torn up one En-lish railway contract | and Mr. Balfour does not know what will happen in the case of another rall- way concession which lies within the British sphere of influence. Russia, Germany and France are virtually co- fry states like Belgium are taking part in the diplomatic campaign against her. Meanwhile Lord Salisbury has gone to the Continent, Mr. Balfour is pining for golf, and Parliament has broken up for the long vacation. UNCLE SAM MAY HELP OUT SPAIN WITH COIN Likely to Pay for the Transportation of Cervera and His Sailors to Their Hoines. NEW YORK, Aug. 14.—A Washington special to the Herald says: President Mc- Kinley and Acting Secretary of the Navy ‘Allen will consider this week the method to Spain. It is desired to send Admiral Cervera and his men to their homes with all practicable dispatch. Spain will have to go to very heavy expense to transport the army in Cuba home, and it is possible she may not be able to raise the money to pay for the re- turn of the prisoners at Annapolls and Portsmouth. In this event there is reason to believe the United States will place a contract with a steamship line for the transportation of Cervera and his sailors. The cost would be about $100,000. | They cry aloud for stirring action of What they clearly | | operating against England, and small- | to be adopted for sending naval prigoners | POPE LEQ'S RACE 1S ALMOST RUN Near to His Holiness Death. CONDITION GROWING WORSE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY HURRY TO ROME. Insisted on Getting Up on Friday, but Was Carried Back to Bed in a State of Partial Collapse. Special Dispatch to The Call BERLIN, Aug. 14—The Rome corre- spondent of the Cologne Gazette says: | The condition of the Pope no longer ad- mits of disguise. His health has gradually gone from bad to worse and his Holiness is now a decrepit old man, who rarely speaks. His volce is of the ers confuse him. He has been observ- ed to commence the same prayer ten times without noticing the repetitions. ROME, Aug. 14.—The Pope's extreme weakness has produced great commo- tion and excitement among the mem- bers of the Sacred College. It is re- ported that France, Germany and Aus- tria, as being chiefly concerned in the acession to the Papacy, have ordered their representatives not to leave Rome. The Pope’s physician thinks there is no danger if the Pope is able to pull through the hot weather. All the mem- bers of the family of the Pope have huried to Rome. His Holiness on Friday insisted on getting up, but soon had to be carried to bed again in a state of partial col- lapse. “Father Bill” Daly Injured. NEW YORK, Aug. 14.—"Father BIi" Daly, the well-known horseman, was bad- 1y injured to-nl%fl in a runaway accident at Sheepshead Bay. The center pole of his surrey broke, throwing him to the ground. His left shoulder was dislocated and he sustained internal Injuries | weakest, thinking tires him and pray- | 12, 12 o’clock evening (delayed in trans- mission).—General Wilson moved one Lancaster battery out to the front this afternoon for the purpose of shelling the Spanish position on the crest of the mountain at the head of the pass through which the road winds. The en- emy occupied a position of great nat- ural strength, protected by several lines of intrenchments and a battery of two howlitzers. The Spaniards were eager for the fray, and earlier in the day had | fired upon Colonel Biddle of the Engi- neer Corps, who, with a platoon of | Troop C of New York, was reconnoiter- | ing on their right flank. As our battery rounded a curve in the road 2000 yards away the enemy opened an artillery and infantry fire. Four companies of the Third Wisconsin, which were posted on the bluffs to the right of the road, were not permitted to respond to the infantry fire. The guns advanced at a gallop in the face of a terrific fire. They were unlimbered | and were soon hurling shell and shrap- | nel at the enemy at a lively rate, strik- ing the emplacements, batterics and in- trenchments with the rhythmatic reg- ularity of a triphammer. The enemy soon abandoned one gun, but continued to serve the other at intervals for over an hour. They had our range, and their shrapnel burst repeatedly over our men. One shell burst, the fragments Killing | Corporal Swanson of Company L and P e R s BARK C. C. FUNK LOST. Captain Nissen, His Wife and Two Children Among the Drowned. + LONDON, Aug. 14—Ad- 4+ vices from Melbourne re- + port that the American bark + C. C. Funk, Captain Nissen, :which sailed from Tacoma on May 22 for Melbourne, 4 has been wrecked on Flin- 4 ders Island, Tasmania. + Eleven of those on board + the bark, including Captain + 444444 | army in Porto Rico. + Nissen, his wife and two + children, were drowned. 5 + - + + + + + + o 4+ + + + + + + + + o + + * + D e R RS RS seriously wounding Corporal Yanke and Privates Bunce and Vought. Captain Lee and Private Sizer of Company F were wounded by Mauser bullets. Captain Paget, the British army of- ficer who is with the American forces for the purpose of observing the opera- tions in the field, distinguished himself by aiding Dr. Woodbury. In about two hours the enemy aban- doned the other gun and the men be- gan to flee from the intrenchments toward a banana grove in the gorge. Our guns sh d them as they ran. One gun was now; ordered to advance to a position a quarter of a mile fur- ther on. It had just reached the new position when Spanish infantry re- enforcements filed into the trenches and fired down a deadly fire upon our men, compelling the battery to retire at a gallop. Then both the enemy’s howitz- ers reopened and shrapnel screamed and Mausers sang. Another gun gal- loped from the rear, but our ammuni- tion was exhausted. Lieutenant Haines was shot in the body by a Mauser just before his gun retired, the ball following a rib. The orders issued for two companies to ad- vance were countermanded and the fir- ing soon ceased. Colonel Bliss went forward to the enemy’s line with a flag of truce and explained that peace negotiations were almost concluded and that their posi- tion was untenable and demanded their surrender. The Spanish have no com- munication with the outside world, but the commander asked until to-morrow in order that he might communicate with Governor General Macias. General Wilson and staff viewed to- day’s action from a hill at the right of the battery. The enemy’s guns were fired from a high elevation with low velocity. ‘The Spaniards had the ranges as accurately as they had at Santiago. Their position from the front is almost impregnable. Estimates of the strength of the enemy range from 500 to 1000. Their position is five miles from Aibonito. S MACIAS WOULD NOT QUIT. HEADQUARTERS OF GENERAL WILSON AT COAMO, Aug. 13, noon (delayed in transmission).—The orders to advance given to General Ernst's brigade were countermanded upon re- ceipt of the President’s order to sus- pend hostilities. General Wilson this morning sent a party with a flag of truce to notify the Spaniards of the suspension of hostili- ties, but the flag was not respected. This was by order of Governor General Macias. As General Macias has no communication with Madrid, he may thus cut himself off from official noti- fication of the situation, although/na- tives have been sent through the Span- ish lines to spread the news that a ces- sation of hostilities has been ordered. The soldiers of the American army generally receive the news of peace with delight, < though some are dis- appointed that there is to be no further fighting. and many officers express re- gret at the suspension of hostilities in the midst of the campaign. -———— AMERICAN ADVANCE STOPPED. PONCE Porto Rico, Aug. 13 (even- ing).—The peace news has stopped all forward movement of the American General Wilson at Coamo and General Schwan at Mayaguez will remain at those places. General Henry, who is at Utuado, will return to Adjuntas, and General Brooke, who had advanced beyond Guayama, will return to that town. General Milcs expects to do “nothing pending the arrival at San Juan of the Peace Commissioners. — OUR LOSSES CONSIDERABLE. Spectal cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 188, by James Gor- don Bennett. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Aug. 14—An official bulletin to-day says that the in- vading army confined itself to an ar- tillery fire upon the intrenchments where the advanced posts of Aibonito are situated. On the Spanish side an artilleryman was wounded slightly. The American losses were considerable, it is stated, and the invac rs have retired in the direction of Loamo. The American troops, the bulletin says, also opened an infantry fire om the road from Salinas to Aibonito, bug they did not succeed in driving the Spanish forces from the positions which tL.y occupied there. At 5 o’clock in the afternoon firing ceased and did not recommence during the whole night. FREEMAN HALSTEAD. ST WILL NOT SURRENDER. COAMO, Porto Rico, Aug 13, via Ponce, Aug. 14.—Colonel Bliss went out from the lines to-day and met Colonel Neuvilas, who brought the answer of General Ostego to the demand for the surender of Aibonito, of which he is militarv commander. General Ostego refused positively to comply with the request, the substance of his reply be- ing that if the Americans desired to avoid bloodshed they weuld remain where they are. General Wilson then determined to resume his advance un- less he should be stopped by the news of peace