The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 20, 1898, Page 1

STATE 4 Call This Paper not to be taken from the Library.++++ - = NO 1. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1898. PRICE FIVE CENTS. MANLES L | " GINES SAGASTA MUCH WORRY | Declares That It Has| No Effect. SITUATION IS NOT ALTERED PHILIPPINES STILL BELONG TO SPAIN. | American Honor, He Says, Will Not * Permit of the Holding of the Islands Taken After the | Armistice Was Signed. Cable to Copyrigt Bpeetal Hera Call_and don E Gor- | . MADRID, Aug. 19.—Sen :has stated ‘now existin ‘United States and that the situs Pension of he but the to it. Spain, ignty in Cuba ounced all ar ac as booty a | which peace nditions unde: not of s says that the not | and rr t pc interna- captured by that did n of war, > that of a H CORTES lf MAY BE CONVENED| Resolved to Insist That Mfl..i tulation Is Devoid | of Effect. SPANIS e Government ok rable to holds | be | - surrender of the > Philippines. are that the peace | prolc 1. The | mwn.i the nd to | the opin- Rio, the 1veni- »f the Cortes the peace tes will uncils er. erl‘.l‘.‘ S 1 € | LONDON’S VIEW AS TO | AMERICA’S POLICY The Spectator Sees in Our Conquest Beginning of an Over-Sea | Tropical Empire. | LONDON, Aug. 19.—The Spectator in | >F its is this week prophes America will retain all the § possessions she has thinks that lists uiate that Cuba shall be g« United States for twi ays: “America will find herself at the end of the year in the possession of the beginning of an opical empire. Long may she he interests of humanity great as our own.” PARIS TRIBUNAL WILL ; BE FINAL ARBITER| Madrid’s Contentions Given Little Consideration by Washington Officials. NGTON, Aug. 19.—The claims m Madrid that the protocol and lation controls the state 11 be made on at the Paris tribunal or of the case. for granted th both will b SCHLEY MAY SUCCEED MILLER. A More Important Command Than That of the West Indies. NEW YORK, A ~The Tribune's Washington cor t telegraphs: The Navy Dep nt has taken under | consideration the reorg ation of the North Atlantic fleet. is considered | 1t Jikely the North Atlantic station will be divided and one flag off Admiral Sampson, retair mand of the home fleet. The impression | prevails among naval officers that | Schiey will seize the opportunity to se. Eure command of the Pacific station on | _“tlie ‘retirement of Admiral Miller on | and be content to wait v between the ter- | T on the Porto | on and Admiral Miller’s | | the World from Dover, Del., says: Mrs. | sires of the petitioner: | were 1 their State rendezvous of the First Illi- | nois Cavalry and the First Maine In- ANOYING LETTERS SENT MRS, DUNNING 'Came From a Lady in This City. A MYSTERIOUS WARNING DARK HINTS OF IMPENDING TROUBLE. Her Life Threatened by the Writer If She Ever Returned ‘to the City of San Francisco. Epecial Dispatch to The Call NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—A special to Dunning, the younger of ex- Cong an Pennington’s murdered daughters, had been a silent sufferer for at least two s before her death, Quring all the time she was home with r father. ° n P re circumstances that en- | ation from her husband | her to seek her former ~. Dunning remained in | oking his living. =ditable to wtion, sim- | But not | g after she reached Dover there be- | to arrive a series of annoying let- that were addressed to her from There W either of th onymous and gave no er's identity beyond a woman that sent 2 first of them contained dark hat Mrs. Dunning could not un- n ious warnings that she | of nding trouble mp »ng young woman and destroyed the letters | about them to her other member of her | mentioned them in a | her letters to her hus- | t even look to him for | of them. She con- | v in band, sid of some crank that had learned of her € nce while she had lived with her husband in San cisco. Then came letters “that were less! vague. They charged her that she should never think of returning to San | Francisco on peril of her life. These he didn't destroy. | She showed all of them to her father d some of them she mailed back to her husband for investigation.'® What discovered cannot be learned until | rrives here, for {f he ever sent any | explanation to his wife she never told of it. ASK FAVORS OF BLANCO. Peculiar Requests of the New Span- ish Casino at Havana. HAVANA, Aug. 19.—Yesterday the President and newly elected board of | the Spanish Casino paid their respects ral Blanco. The president, in the name of all Spanish residents in the and, requested General Blanco to grant himself and his colleagues the ven for the purpose of erecting ters for » volunteers, in order that they might build a sumptuous palace for the exclusive nroperty of the 7, and in which the Span- sh C-nsulate, the Casino and other es- tablishments belonging to Spaniards might be established. He also request- ed General Blanco to authorize the col- ction of funds by popular subscrip- for the purpose of increasine the vy and erecting a statue in Canovas del Castillo General Blanco ans- ed that he found the petition logi- nd practical, and promised to in- 1f in furthering the de- ht hir MUSTERING OUT BEGINS. Several Regiments at Chickamauga Ordered Home. , Aug. 19.—Orders n to-day for the return to giv fantry, now at Chickamauga, 2nd the Second New York Infantry, now at Fernandina, Fla. These regiments were mustered Into the military eer- vice of the Gc of the war rnment at the outbreak | the places mentioned | at | and their return there is accepted as conclusive evidence that they are to be mustered out. Another regiment which has been or- red to return to its recruiting ren- s the First Vermont Infantry. Thnt regiment, now at Chickamuuga, i5 under orders to proceed to Fort Ethan Allen, Vt, and left Camp nas to-day. Similar crders wi e iesued from day to day to (he cther vclanteer regiments selected for mus- tering cut. s TEN ADDITIONAL DEATHS. General Shafter’s Report on the Con- dition of His Troops. WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—In his dis- patch to the War Department to-night concerning the health conditions of his troops, General Shafter reports the death of ten men. Following is the summary of the dispatch: SANTIAGO DE, CUBA, Aug. 19.—Adjutant General of the Army, Washington: Sa y report for August Total ber sick, 12 ; total number total number fever cases, fever cases re: new cases, 91; total numbe: turned to duty, 136 SPANISE CLAIMS IN CUBA. Madrid Seeks to Shirk Payment of the Colony’s Debt. MADRID, Aug. 19.—It {s rumored that the Government will instruct the Cuban Commissioners to present a strong case for the recognition of Spanish claims for h would enable him to | compensation for the cession of public ndent command, per- | works in Cuba, the compensation to take _ haps more important than that ‘of the | the form of saddling upon Cuba the bulk West Indies, as it includes the whole | Of the Cuban debt existing in 185 The Pacific Ocean from Alaska to Cape | Raber® o 28VR08S 8 2ores o antieipe: s Ceuta and Andalusian ports in anti Horn, as well as Hawall and Samoa. | tion ot Anglo-Russian eventualities, THE OLD AGAINST PEOPLES Wm’re\ -- LADY STITCHES ON ANOTHER PATCH. KRR KKK KKK R KRN K KKK NO MORE FUSION. Butler Surrenders to Middle-of-the-Road- sters. HOUSTON, Tex., Aug. 19.—In a speech at the big Populist en- campment at Greenville to-day Senator Marion Butler of North Carolina, national chairman of the Populist party, surrendered to the middle-of-the-roadsters, or anti-fusionists. He declared that as national chairman he would promise that there would be no trades or combines with either of the old parties before the next national convention, and he would call that conven- tion at least a month before the Democratic or Republican con- ventions convened and thus prevent any opportunity for fu- sion. 3k ok k k k ok ok sk ok sk ok ok sk ok ok ok koK kR ¥ X K R ¥ X % * * * * * * * »* * * ? * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * # * X REREERFHRE LR ERL X RELIEVED OF COMMANDS. Generals Wade, Butler and Gordon to Act on Commissions. WASHINGTON, Aug. ' 19.—Major General James F. Wade, formerly in command of the Third Army Corps at Chickamauga, and Major General M. C. Butler, in com- mand of a division of the Second Army Corps at Falls Church, were to- day relieved of their present duties in order to enable them to enter upon the discharge of their important duties as members of the commission charged with the execution of the provisions of the peace protocol regarding the evacu- ation of Cuba by the Spanish troops. A similar order was also issued to- day in the case of Brigadier General ‘Willlam Gordon, commanding a di- vision of the Fourth Army Corps, who has been appointed a member of a sim- {lar commission In the case of Porto Rico. No one has yet been selected to SAYS CALIFORNIA WILL SHOW HEAVY REPUBLICAN GAINS Prediction of Representative Over- street After a Tour of the State. date for Governor. The same causes that carrizd ® ok K K ok ok sk ok ok ok R ok ok k ok & WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—Representative Overstreet of Indiana, secretary of the Republican Congressional Committee, has just re- turned from an extended trip on the Pacific Coast. attention to political conditions existing there and predicts that Cal- ifornia will give an increased Republican House; that Senator White will be succeeded by a Republican Sen- ator, and that Maguire will be defeated by the Republican candi- operating in California with increased effectiveness. Mr. Overstreet feels less hopeful of Washington, and admits the loss of Utah and Colorado by the Republicans. ing as certainly Republican, prophesies gains in Kansas, puts Nebraska in the doubtful list, and says his own State, Indiana, is as certainly Republican as is Vermont. He gave’close representation in the Oregon for the Republicans are He classes Wyom- extraordinary Republican ok K K kK K K K ok ok kR R R B R RS succeed these officers in their present commands, and it is not likely that any action in that direction will be taken for some time. Major General Brooke, who is the other army officer on the Porto Rican commission, is now in that country and probably will not be relleved of his present duties until after the arrival ‘there of his colleagues on the com- mission. —_———— TROOPS SAIL FROM SANTIAGO. SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Aug. 19 (at- ternoon).—A portion of the First Regi- ment of Infantry left this morning on the steamer D. H. Miller. This after- noon 500 of the District of Columbia troops sailed on the transport Hud- son, 500 of the Seventh Infantry on the Yucatan and six companies of the Thirty-fourth Michigan on the trans- port Santiago. The troopas are going forward as rapidly as possible. Owing to the increase in sickness there is much need of hospital ships. The num- ber of those sick is large, and there are not sufficlent accommodations for them, flfififlfifififififlfififinflflfiq‘ pad ped b= pad GATHERING OF SHIP-BUILDERS Henry T. Scott in Washington to Bid on the New Bat- tleships. NEW YORK, Aug. 19.— A Wash. ington special to the Herald says: The opening of bids for the new battleships, which will take place next week, Is bringing to Wash- ington all the prominent builders of the country. H. T. Scott, rep- resenting the Union Iron Works of San Francisco, arrived here yes- terday. ““We shall bid on all kinds of government ships,” said Mr. Scott, “‘coast defense monitors, battle- ships and torpedo boats.” 06 306 06 308 06 30 308 306 30 308 308 308 06 00 XEE X DIFFICULTIES AVOIDED THROUGH ANNEXATION London Times Advises the United States to Hold Fast to the Philippines. LONDON, Aug. 20.—The Times this morning says editorially that it fore- sees circumstances which may impel the United States to a permanent occu- pation of Cuba, and adds: “If America is prepared to under- take the responsibility of the govern- ment of the whole Philippine group, it is hard to see how any other power could legitimately interfere. If the United States repudiates such respon- sibility, a very perilous state of things might ensue, because it would not be easy to dispute the right of other pow- ers to terminate the state of anarchy. Therefore many difficulties will be avoided by American annexation. In any case, no FEuropean power need reckon upon findine the United States pad o o b= o pad bed o bad o o o pod pa L X k=3 p=d b= .as easy to coerce as Japan.” EDITOR OF PONCE PAPER A CELL Porto Rico Newspaper | Suppressed. INCITED NATIVES TO RIOT CALLED ON THEM TO DESTROY SPANISH PROPERTY. Macias’ Craven Soldiers Continue to Perpetrate Outrages in the Northern Part of the . - Island. 5 by Spectal Cable to The Call and the New York Herald: Copyrighted, 15%, by James Gor- don Bennett. ____ PONCE, PORTO RICO, Aug. 19.—La Neuva Era, an afternoon newspaper, established the day after the occupa- tion of this city by United States troops, was temporarily suppressed to- day by the United States military au- thorities because of the publication of an article headed “Vengeance.” The article called upon Porto Ricans to destroy Spanish property and pre- vent Spanish shopkeepers doing busi- ness. This offense was worse in view of the demonstrations of the last few nights in various towns in the southern part of the island against Spanish resi- dents. The Spanish shopkeepers in Ponce are now afraid to open their places. Native police are powerless to curb the spirit of the mob and it is doubtful whether they would do anything if they could. La Neuva Era's presses were stopped after the first edition had been put on the street. Its editor was ar- rested on a charge of inciting to mob violence. This action and the deter- | mined attitude of the provost guard it is expected will bring citizens quickly | back to an orderly mood. Spanish outrages in the northern part of the island continue and the local pa- pers have published a list of victims at Cailes. Among the names are those of many young girls who have been ill- treated by Spanish soldiers. General Miles probably will com- municate with Captain General Macias about the matter. OCEAN GRAVES FOR SIX BOYS IN BLUE Perish at Sea While Being Returned From Santiago to the United States. NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Aug. 19— The steamer Olivette arrived at Fort Monroe this afternoon from Santiago de Cuba, having on board 200 patients | of the Fifth Army Corps, including twenty-five officers. While the Olivette | was at the following men died and were buried: Corporal Tenth Cavalry, August 14, Charles Waldman, Company C, First District of Columbia, malarial dysen- tery, August 16. J. H. Spencer, Company I, First IIi- nois, fever, malarial dysentery, Au- gust 1 Major Caspar H. Conrad, Eighth In- fantry, malarial fever, dysentery, dled off Santiago de Cuba, August 15. Herbert H. McCormick, First Illinois, dysentery, malarial, August 18. Homer Covery, Company F, Thirty- Emery Brown, Troop E, malarial dysentery, | fourth Michigan, malarial dysentery, | August 19. NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—The Mobile brought 1600 troops in all, of whom 300 are reported on the sick list. Ten deaths occurred on the voyage from dysentery and typhoid. Sergeant Alfred Judson and Fred Gaslin, of Troop H, of the Rough Riders, died in camp yesterday from | convulsions. . CUBANS MUST DISBAND. Island Insurgents Will Have teo Follow Peaceful Pursuits. NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—A special to the Times from Washington says: | There have been conferences between Estrada Palma and other representa- | tives of the Cubans and officials of the United States relative to the insurgents | and what would be done with them. | Mr. Palma was advised that the United States would not consider the question of compensation of the Cuban | troops, because there was no power in the Government to do so, even if there was the inclination. He was told that the best thing the Cubans could do was to advise the men in arms to dis- band, retire to their homes and engage in peaceful pursuits. That the members of the Cuban Junta recognize that this is the only thing to do is seen in the fact that emissaries have already been dis- patched to Cuba with a view of carry- ing out the desires of the United States Government. These emissaries will try to persuade the Cuban leaders that resistance to the United States author- | ity would result only in further dis- tress in Cuba. e -——— NO WORK ON DEFENSES. Spaniards Too Busy Telli What They Would Do to Americans. Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 159, by James Gor- don Bennett. CADIZ, Aug. 19.—The Numancia has been docked for reconstruction. It has been decided to send the Pelayo, the Carlos V and the Vitoria to each of the ports where the repatriated Span- jards are expected. Cartagena has an- other cock and bull story about a new submarine boat, the invention of a naval lieutenant. The military preparations on the southern coasts are temporarily stopped. The whole district has been so excited discussing what would be done that nothing has been accom- plished. Now that peace is settled all the southerners are mopping their brows and conscling themselves thag had the Americans come they wouldj have had a hot reception. el Chicago Capitalist Dies at Pomomgs POMONA, Cal., Aug. 19.—John A. Paclge ard, aged 80 years, a Chicago capitalish, dled at his home at Lordsburg at an earfg hour this morning.