The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 12, 1899, Page 1

The OLUME LXXXV-—NO. 10 FRANCISCO DAY, MARCH 12 1899—THIRTY-TWO PAGES, PRICE FIVE CENTS. LAWTON WILL MAKE AGUINALDO PRISONER | H4O404 04040+ 0+0+ 040+ 040+ 04040404040+ 040404040404m MANILA, March 11, 3:13 p. m.—Extensive preparations 3 are being made for a general ad-| e of the American forces.| movement will probably | IN e place early next week.| i however, along B t daylight the| MANILA, March 11.—The reports of the ill health of Admiral Dewey e e BT r E2e o ‘"j have been greatly exaggerated. LEBS S ie s R working | mate with severe cares, not only of battle but of the subsequent diffi- or lading a trench ut{ cult diplomatic situation, has tired the admiral out and necessitates well- 5 5 q earned rest. an and were shelled by a - of affairs here indefinitely. Desultory firing also | ace at San Pedro Macate. | cruiser | 1as relieved the arm-| Buffalo, Pa-| States WOMEN ARE NOT WANTED AT MANILA WASHINGTON, March 11— The War Department to-day issued the following: Adjutant General's Office, transport C ranaque. The last bat diers, numbering cepting a few who are in the hos- 3 9 O4O404040 40+ O+ O 404040401 D4 CHTH040+0 + 0+ D+ D +O4THO40IROIOI0+ 04040+ OQOOf}G of Spanish sol- 885 men, ex-| 1 3 Washington, March 11, 18¢ pitals, were embarked on board | Commanding . Generall ' of= the the transport Buenos Ayres to-| Governor's _Island, New L4 : The following cablegram day. has been received from General A battalion of the Fourth]| ihlnot = safe pisoefor Regular Infantry has been sta-| re! familied. difficuity e : : is experienced in « tioned on the firing line, assigned now her of the chief causes of anxiety families should remain in the ited States.” Under such to General Macarthur’s division. The others have been held in re- conditions the Sec- that no -ve and are encamped on the s¢ retary of War regret R A 4 families of officers or enlisted men Luneta 'Imu\rly ground. A bat-|® wii be permitted to accompany 12 n of the Seventeenth Regu- troops. The families of officers and d officers for whom quarters are legally pro- vided will be permitted to retain their quarter the posts from which troops depart, according to the provisions in memoranduf lar dated adjutant general's 1 non-commissic been assigned, to provost | ring the Oregon | During a rainstorm | daylight | 1 occurred before cf office, January 55 Bolconk ng the rebels on the ex- Sheer M G ‘\i‘ilni.) e ed several volleys at ; 1‘OPBI.\'_I . z c ant General. cans, but without ef- A copy of this order has been sent to all generals commanding departments of the army. HE4C+O+0404 D¢ O+O+0404+0404 have quieted down considerably, it seems probable that as many of the volunteers in the Philippines as care to do so will be re-enlisted in the regulars for the six months allowed by Congress. If the experiment of raising Filipino troops proves successful in the next month ®r so it is probable that a large number of these troops may be enlisted. All accounts say that they are brave men, though untrained, and when well led wlll do excellent work. A draft of seventy-five seamen and 4O4040+40 4+ 0+ 0+ O 40404040+ SHOHTHO4O040 404040 (] L] ernoon, it was was no infor- | nila throwing | s there, that exciting news arly any minute. By | pposed that General | able to get a firm | end of events there, and lans for an aggre! tted al Otis, in his | st week, dangerous to ex- suld be o naval gunners has been made up at the e too far. and for that | Norfolk navy vard, and will leave this alt for General|.yoning for San Francisco, where they he latter had been the Mediterranean of | ipinos on the d had received a vlon that his pres- was eagerly desired. Accordingly. was put at full speed and at intervened were run da During this time did the preliminary will report aboard the receiving ship Independence at Mare Island vard. Their ultimate destination is Manila. ADMIRAL VON DIEDRICH WAS RATED HARSHLY | Special Cabl all Herald. Co v to a forward movement. | don Bennet It is said at the War Department | COLOG: March 11.—The retire- that General Lawton will probably be | ment of Admiral von Knorr brought | 1 Otis to make his ground that he will le for their success. ought to be too exper- tempt to control the move- | out the fact that the Kaiser personal sent what has been described as an im- ‘pul. ive te am to Admiral von Died- | rich, rating him harshly for making trouble and directing him curtly to get allowed by of the troops in the fleld from {out. Admiral von Knorr resented this Manila, where it expected he will |as an infringement of his rights, and remain to ke rvision over | the Kaiser, who had been very much all the ma Philippine | irritated, promptly sent Admiral von group. To .mpt this would be to |Knorr to the right about. Seneat the of the Board of | T ited so much ridi- |CAN ENLIST -GENERAL OFFICERS OF VOLUNTEERS WASHINGTON, March 11.—The War Department has ed Judge Advocate General Lieber for an opinion as to the from his Geronim dating pture of ymprehe 3 is thought to ve man he | the | for b e job. His training in Indian fighting, in | authority for the President to en fact, has peculiarly fitted him for his | general volunteer officers for service in present command, and General Otis is | the Philippines, and General Lieber with his capabilities. | makes the following reply: “I am of 1l acquainted of Lawton’s numerous being literally translated, is ts up and fights in Indian | the opinion that under the proviso re- | ferred to general officers of volunteers may be enlisted for absolutely neces- who e man 8 o e i oS x| sary purposes in the Philippine Islands. e s % | The President is by the proviso author- dash 1n ey that sent the | jyeq 1o ‘enlist officers and men individu- 1ish det g to La| q11y or by organizations, and this, in my opinion, gives him authority to en- department fully expects Law- 5 ring a few like surprises on b % : @ s and is awaiting news of [ 7 ampaigu with proportionate | [ ix He will, it is said, use every | means of warfare licensed by civilized | 1 nations, including the devastation of | § th countr if this is thought neces- . a speedy termination of | $ inaldo will be starved | % )t be captured by any | ¢ i® 2 the Government is not re- | ¢ laxing its endeavors to strengthen the | ¢ forces in the Philippines. The Ninth| ¢ is ordered to sail from San| ¢ March 21, on the Zealan- of Puebla, and the Sixth | ready to follow on | 0 on Arti be April 16. These two regiments had al- | ¢ ready received their orders for service | o in the East, and the new orders merely | | show that the Government has made | 1 the necessary arrangements for trans-| ¢ ports. What shall be done with the re- | ¢ urning transporis is a question that| & has been le yen until the situation | { has further developed itself. If the re- | { bellion seems to be nearing an end they | | will_return to the United States loaded | ¥ with volunteers for muster out. If| ¢ nothing definite comes up, or if the| ¢ trouble s s likely to be prolonged, | ¢ will probably be held at Manila to - d back the volunteers when they are no longer needed. one at the department is worrying r Epain’s delay in ratifying the ce treaty, because until she does the United States can retain all the volun- teers withcut any to do about it. When tbe treaty is ratified, unless matters One year, however, in this eastern cli- His constitution is still unimpaired, but no man can stand the strain 4340404040+ 040+ D40+ OH0+00+040404 040+ 04040404040+ | S5 NEED OF REST | b ° g : 1 at- ]lxa(':l}lno significance to the word en- | e | Under this construction of the law the President can appoint, or enlist, as | the law says, such general officers of | volunteers as may be necessary. This will mean that the troops in the Philip- pines will be supplied with general offi- cers in sufficient numbers. S b | 'OPPOSITION TO RELEASE OF SPANISH PRISONERS | MADRID, March 11.—It is reported here that Aguinaldo has rodoubled his | opposition to the release of the Span- ish prisoners now in the hands of the insurgents because General Polavieja, | row Minister of War, caused Dr. Rizal, | who drew up the statutes of the Philip- pine League and was, therefore, prac- | tically the instigator of the revolt in ;hr‘ slands, to be shot in December, 896. MARK HANNA OFFERS A LOAN TO CUBANS i | list general officers individually. | Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1399, by James Gor- | don Bennett. HAVANA, March 11L.—A loan of | 00 offered the Cuban Assembly for the payment of the army, now being discussed in secret session, has been proposed by an influential group | American capitalists. At the head of | this group are said to be Mark Hanna | | and Mr. Runkle. The proposition first | came through Senor Quesada, and was | | put before the leaders of the Assembly | on his visit here with 3r. Porter. In | return_for the loan the Assembiy is| | asked to pledge the Cuban revenue for | | repayment in twenty years, with inter- | | est from year to vear, and a commission | | of 5 per cent on the original loan to the | negotiators of the present transaction. The consent and approval of. the | United States to this alienation of the island’s revenues is not required by the lenders. All that is asked is the pass- | ing by the Assembly of a formal reso- | lution guaranteeing repayment accord- | ing to the terms stated. The Assembly ;has wrangled for more than a week | over the proposition. While a majority | is in favor of accepting, there is a strong minority who have behind them | | the influence of Gomez. This faction | | protests vigorously against the pro- | | posal.. They say it is of a scandalous | | nature. There appears to be little | | doubt, however, that the Assembly will | pass it by the vote required. | ENGLISHMEN BERATE | AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVES | | Action of the Great Midland in Order- ing Engines Here Stirs Up | Bitter Comment. pecial Cable to The Call and the New York | Herald. Copyrighted, 1899, by James Gor- don Bennett | LONDON, March 11.—The action of the | Great Midland Railway in ordering loco- | motives from America has stirred up quite | an uneasy feeling among English engi- neers. In an interview in the Westmin- | ster Gazette with the chairman of a firm of British locomotive manufacturers that leman say Yankee engines are infinitely inferior in quality. Their service ability is quite temporary compared with that of English locomotives. Their valve motions are not | nearly so nicely finished. Their fittings | are hastily pieced together, and they burn much more fuel, but they are cheaper and can be delivered in much less time. Amer- !ica can turn out an engine in three to fiv mé:mhs, while we take twelve at the in side.” The Westminster Gazette then asks the questio: “Can engines built in three months in America be safe iron horses for British lines?"” It seems to me that builders of great lo- comotives which pull fast limited trains on the Pennsylvania and New York Cen- tral roads can answer that question very | satisfactorily. | | | AL Senator Jones’ Condition. WASHINGTON, March 1l.—Senator Jones is reported as resting easy to-night. . 0D, iy i ) .'r(-'?z*(!.r?l"\r’f”“:/m\"uw | for of | 2 WAR SECRETS = IN SPANISH RED BOOK President M Spain, Wanted to Go On Fighting. PHILADELPHIA, March 11.—The | Philadelphia Inquirer prints this morn- ing this story, purporting to come from its correspondent in Washington: “The famous red book of Spain, re- | plete with the secrets of the Spanish Government, has reached the United States through a secret channel. The publication of any matters contained in this book is prohibited by law in Spain. The book is not printed for public perusal. “It shows the inside workings of a plan to have M. Cambon, the Embassa- dor of France at Washington, sound the American Government as to its terms of peace, and brings out the cu- rious fact that when M. Cambon pre- sented his instructions to President McKinley, after having taken the trouble to have them deciphered out of the private cipher of the Department of State for Spain, the Embassador found that the American President had been apprised of his instructions re- | ally in advance of the Embassador, and knew their contents even down to the minutest letter. “This, taken in conjunction with other things brought out in the book, shows that very early in the war the Americans had some underground plan obtaining Spanish official docu- ments and could read the Spanish na- val, military and State ciphers as readily as the Spanish themselves. “The letter of Embassador Cambon to the Spanish Minister of State ex- presses intense surprise that the Amer- ican President should have been made ~quainted with all the little details of his instructions. “Embassador Cambon thought that President McKinley was-anxious to continue the war when Spain accepted the American terms. Under date of August 7, M. Cambon cabled to Mad- rid: Senor Duke: I called at the White House to-day by special invitation of the President. informed the Secretary oL State of the receipt of your cable of Au- zust 7, in which you acquaint me with the act that Spain aceepts the onerous terms imposed bfi the United States. The Presi- dent and his Secretary of State appeared to be much disappointed that Spain had accepted the terms, it seeming to be ap- parent that they thought Spain would re. ject them and America might have a greater excuse for forcing the war to the end. After a long silence Mr. McKinley said: asked of Spain the immediaté _ce: slon and evacuation of Cuba and Porto Rico. Instead of sending to me a cate- gorical reply, I am given a general note. The Spanish Government declares that it cannot give the answer I desire until the Cortes has been consulted. I cannot con sider_such a proposition.” 1 observed that the Spanish Queen had no greater authority than the Ame President, and called his attention to his previous statement that all the conclu- sions of the Peace Commi ners would have to be accepted subject proval of the American Senate. All my observations were futi The President was firm. Seeing he was at the point of ending the interview and breaking off the negotiation I begged him to tell me security he could offer Spain as to incerity. He replied: There is only one way to conclude this series of errors and delays, and that is to draft a protocol which should include the conditions demanded by the United States and to which Spain must agree, if she be sincere in her protestations of a desire for peace. 1 would suggest that minor commissions be created to confer as to_the evacuation of Cuba and Porto Rico. You communicate this proposition to Madrid and ask authority to sign the protocol. If vou get the authority and actually do gn the protocol 1 will at once order a suspension of hostilities, but not other- wise.” H added that as the object of the comi- mission at Paris was simply to draft a treaty this could be proceeded with at once and its ratification left to the Amer- ican Senate and the Cortes. The protocol will be shown to me to morrow. There is no doubt that the ter=s will be strict and rigorous, and I am per- suaded the President cannot be induced to modiy the American pretensi 1 tell you frankly that if Spain does ot accept the protocol promptly she need expect no lenity from the victors. They are deter- mined upon the utter humiliation of Spain | and the success of their arms encourages terite them to belleve that they can obli the kingdom. C i It will be a surprise to most Ameri- cans to learn that Spain began to seek a peaceful settlement as earlv as July 8. On that date the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs sent the following dis- =} [ e e S D S N R i AR e J oo s s o o oe o can ECE Sl S S St S e ol e ot e ol 2 ol i oo B e e SR S Y R 'i i Megrvie PLL e s i o 4 The town of Pendacan, a suburb of Manila, across the Pasig from General Otis’ residence at the Palace of Malacanan, burned by the Filipinos on March 10. To accomplish this the rebels must have crossed the lines of .Generals Hale and King, between the water works and the village of San Pé_c’li?p Macate. ; D e e e S e AR A e o e as e e s e o0 W‘+o+e-fio+o+&o—>fi+fio—o—oo gle candidate has denied being owned ¥ to the ap- | | which this Government cKinley, Not patch to Embassador Leon y Castillo at Paris: See Secretary of State for France and ask him to have the French Embassador at Washington go to the President of the United States and sound him gently on terms upon which a suspension of hos- tilitles might be agreed on. You should act with haste in this mat- ter, byt not with apparent haste or anx- fety, ds such action might prejudice our cause. You should be very discreet in this undertaking, as the Americans are tired of the war and would like to retire. They must not be given the impression that we are discouraged or that our re- sources are fast ebbing. This is the reply that came back: Have seen Secretary of State for France and he personally agrees with the propo- | sition on the ground that the war is a distress to_humanity, a burden to com- merce and has a marked tendency to keep | the popular mind in a state of excitement. | He cannot, however, at this time give me | a definite answer, as he must await the | return to Paris of the French President, | who s absent and will not return until several days have passed. On July 25 the following dispatch | was received from the Spanish Embas- sador at Paris: The Secretary of State Informs me that Embassador Cambon has presented his | instructions and that the American Presi- dent had full information concerning the | document. He welcomed the French Em- bassador and remarked that he was aware | of the mission on which he called and was familiar with his instructions. This the Embassador found to be quite true upon close conversation with President | McKinley. The formal letter of Embassador Cambon to the Minister of Foreign Re- | 1ations for Spain follows, dated Wash- | | ington, July 31, and addressed to his | | Excellency, the Duke de Almodavar del | Rio, Minister of State, Spain: | | The President states that it is the un- alterable conviction of the people of the | Tnited States that only the end of Span- | | ish sovereignty in the West Indie; p top to the war. For man | the Government of the United States, specting the susceptibility of the kingdom | of Spain, has at great expense 1o its | treasury, enforced the acknowledgment | by its citizens of Spanish sovereignty in Cuba and accepted the obligations im- posed by neutrality. But at last came A moment when it was impossible to maintain this attitude. The spectacle | kept before- American eyes of fertile ter- | ritory seared by fire and depopulated by | starvation could no longer be endured. Listening to the pleadings of humanity ‘America_lifted up its strong arm in de- fense of a down-trodden people and to | | suppress at any cost to herself a condi- | tion which gave Americans pain. | For these reasons the President of the | ©+0+040+5+0+0+D4CHO+040 4 G+ 0 40 40404040+ United States, acting on the advice of his Cabinet and of Congress, resolved to command of Spain that she remove her‘ | raval and mili‘ary forces from the isla of Cuba and that she give to the inhabi tants of that island thelr liberty and thei political independence. To this end Spain answered by severing | diplomatic relations with the United States and declaring that she interpreted | this act on the part of the American Gov ernment as amounting virtually to a| declaration that a state of war existed | between the two Governments. | The President of the United States regrets that the question of Cuba’s righ had to be settied with the sword and b: conflict between two great nations, but | | | having accepted this eventuality with all its risks and prosecuting the war cn land | and a as his duty told him, he sought | by these methods to obtain the quickest and most honorable peace. In doing this | he has spared no expense either of blood or of money. | | "'The President of the United States,is| pleased to offer to his valorous adversdry | generous peace conditions. He will form- ulate a peace proposition which will have | to meet_with the approval of the Senate | of the United States before peace may be | | finally concluded. The President under- | | stands _that Spain desires to protect Cuba | from danger of premature indebtedness, | and the Government of the United States | is not combating the position of Spain on | this point, but believes that in the pres- | ent state of perturbation on the island | Cuba needs the advice and help which the Government of the United States is dis- posed to give to her. The Minister of Foreign Relations | cabled the following reply to Embas- sador Cambon direct on August 1: | Spain would incline to the belief that | | upon Cuba_should fall the burden of the Jhyment of any indemnity to the United | Bi3tes. Spain is indifferent as to the character of the indemnity or to the terms | of payment. You must find out one important thing wants to know, | namely, if the demand of the United | States for the cession of Porto Rico can- | not be postponed till some other proposi- \ tion may be arrived at or some other kind | i 40404040+ 0+ 040+ O+H040 Continued on Fourth Page. | P st S R e S S a SECR SECH OSSOSO OAKLAND REPUDIATES A JUDAS IN POLITICS The Examiner Unmasked and Held Up to Scorn by Members of Its Own Alleged Party Clear, Ringing Words of Victory From the Republican Standard-Bearers at the Close of the Campaign—Davie’s Scathing A rraignment. AKLAND, March 11.—The Inde- pendent-Democratic = candidates on the municipal ticket held their grand rally at the Taber- nacle to-night. <. W. Wilkins, chairman of the City Central Commit- tee of the Independent party, presided, and introduced ex-Sheriff McKillican, who spoke on behalf of Captain Ed Hackett, the Independent-Democratic candidate for Auditor. The speaker advocated a careful scrutiny of all the names on the ticket and the election of the best, among whom he said Captain Hackett, the old-time Democrat, stood at the head. J. H. Creegan, a candidate for Coun- cilman-at-Large, deplored the propo- sition that Oakland is not as progres- sive as it was thirteen years ago, and declared that only by electing business men to the Council can such conditions | be improved. Robert Graham, a nominee for Coun- cilman-at-Large, said he had cam- 3 % : | : : § : : : g Dear Sir: Many Oal subscriptions. paper. ing the Examiner to o ous power in the pr test. + the great liberty of sent to your address and to the other mem- bers of the late Munjcipal League Conven- I trust youwill appreciate the sit- tion. ready to pay the cost intimate to the col Sincerely yours, / E40404040+ paigned for fifteen days and had not been scored by the newspapers. and might consider himself lucky. He de- voted himself for several minutes to roasting newspaper men who did not report the Independent party candi- dates correctly. F. A. Campbell made a short speech in which he stated that 2 man who had been nominated by a convention of 150 Republicans need not apologize for being a candidate. He said Oakland is not ~what it should be, and there is no reason Wwhy it should be so dull, with its many ad- vantages, and he attributed it to the narrow-mindedness of the city govern- ments that have prevailed for the past few years. John L. Davie was received with cheers as he was introduced as “the next Mayor of Oakland.” Mr. Davie said he expected that this campaign would be one of vituperation, especially from certain newspapers, and he had not been deceived. “I asked for no nominations at the hands of any party,” said the speaker, “but they were forced upon me. The Independent Republican Convention was composed of 150 gentlemen and I have no apology to make for accepting their nomination. “The Democratic Convention was composed of the very best of the Oak- land Democracy. Seth Mann, chairman of the Democratic State Central Com- mittee, was an active spirit in the con- vention and so was Henry C. McPike, and surely Warren B. English, the man who four years ago represented seven counties in the Congress of the United States, is a good Democrat. «The Democratic campaign was opened by that grand old Democrat, Hon. W. W. Foote. who has the re- spect of the whole State, and yet I read in the Examiner that I am the tool of a convention bossed by Bros- nahan and Moffitt. That same paper says in to-day’s issue that not a sin- ] EXAMINER METHODS UNDER THE X-RAY. OAKLAND, Cal., March 9, 1899. P& ottrn Examiner have been so offended at the ad- vocacy of our Municipal League ticket by ihis paper that theyhave organi zed to stop This may very seriously injure the Oakland representative of this He has been instrumental in bring- It was necessary to actquickly, and without first consulting you I have taken wation and take no offense. that you prefer that I should do so. | by Brosnahan and Moffitt since the campaign opened. That is false. “I have denied it in every platform that I have spoken from and I again deny it. Mr. Pardee and Mr. Dalton denounce me, and between them and the Examiner you would think Davie | was not the man who was Mayor of this city for two years and who reduced your ferry fares and ran your govern- | ment cheaper than it was ever run, be- fore or since. “Yet with all their abuse, if you will notice, no one has dared to say that | Davie was ever dishonest. “They have hurled calumnies at me, and the Democratic organ will no doubt come out to-morrow morning with a fresh tirade of abuse. In fact, that sheet will give you almost any- thing you want but the news. Al- | though this Democratic campaign was inaugurated and carried on by the very best Democracy of this city, | the Examiner has acted in such an kland patrons of the ur side with tremend- esent political con- ordering the Examiner I hold myself for one month if you lector when he calls O+T+0404T 40404 DHTHO4040 4 D+ O+ D 4040404040404 04040+ O+ O + O +O4T 40404+ + O#OQO#WO‘O‘OMO#O#O¢O¢O‘WI untruthful manner that its own patrons have become disgusted with it and are dropping .it by hundreds, and when a paper’s subscribers drop it, there is something wrong. “To-day Idiscovered that the many good things said by the Examiner of Mr. Snow were paid for by him. One of my friends received a most pecu- liar letter. It asked him to permit the Examiner to be left at his house, and guaranteed that if he did not want the sheet Mr. Snow, the Republican nominee, would pay for it. I am not a Republican, but I have some idea of what the Republicans must think of their nominee for Mayor, who will actually pay for the Democratic organ to be left in their doorway for a month. “I have noticed during this campaign that the Republican press of San Fran- cisco has been so completely tied up to its party ticket that I could get none of my speeches reported. This shows why Republicans can generally get their way—they have money. I do not know whether Mr. Snow respects the spirit of the purity of the election law, but I do not think such campaigning would be acceptable to the Republican party of Oakland any more than to the Democratic party. “Gentlemen, did you ever hear of anything like this before? .- Demo- cratic paper openly asking money from a Republican candidate for Mayor for the purpose of defeating the Democratic ticket? And what does it mean? It simply means that the people of this city are so disgusted with the political hypocrisy of such a paper that they will not have it, unless some one else pays for it, and so to keep up the appearance of hav- ing a circulation it holds a club over the Republican candidate for Mayor