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NAVIES GATHERING FOR BATTLE.
PREPARES
TO LEAVE
NEW YORK
Spanish Cruiser Vizcaya
Will Depart for Ha
vana To-Day.
important Dispatches Carried
Aboard by the Consul Cause
Captain Eulate to Hasten
Sailing Preparations.
NEW YORK. Feb. 24.— Unless
some unexpected order is re
ceived from Madrid the Spanish
man-of-war Vizcaya, which has
been lying off Tompkinsville,
S. 1., since Sunday, will weigh
anchor to-morrow afternoon and
steam through the Narrows to
the open sea on her way to Ha
vana. Alturo Baldasano, Span
ish Consul-General in New York,
called on Captain Eulate late
this afternoon and took to him
important dispatches, one of
which ordered him to leave this
port without delay.
Captain Eulate had been in suspense
about the time of his sailing until the
Consul-General called upon him, but
the order was not unexpected, and all
to-day he had the vessel's crew prepar
ing her for a voyage. The work of coal
ing was continued, with every avail
able man handling the baskets, so that
early to-morrow morning the ship's
bunkers will be packed full. The sea
men were also kept busy putting the
ship in snug shape for cruising at sea,
and all afternoon the ship's gunners
inspected and cleaned all the guns.
After this work had been completed
lo.it her boxes were placed over the
guns' breeches, and the ship's spars
-were all canvaserl.
Other preparations made in the
morning excited in no small degree
the curiosity of hundreds of persons
who lined the shores. Two seamen were
seen aloft in the crow nest of the mili
tary mast aft, while several others on
deck hoisted a heavy object wrapped
in canvas up to them with block and
fall. The object looked not a little like
the barrel of a small cannon. Expect
ing that to-day might be his last day
in port Captain Eulate received several
visitors, who had special passes from
the Spanish Consul-General. Among
these was a pretty little American girl,
about eight years old, who watched
the gunners at work with great de
light. One of the officers noticed her
interest and allowed her to handle sev
eral of the big guns, training them on
houses ashore and vessels at anchor in
the harbor near at hand. Several
ladies from Porto Rico, friends of Cap
tain Eulate's wife, who is a native of
that place, were also among the cap
tain's guests.
When the Consul-General, with the
Vice-Consul, boarded the vessel, about
4 o'clock in the afternoon, they were
saluted by a double line of marines and
escorted to the captain's cabin. At the
same time all the other guests on the
ship were ordered ashore. Mr. Balda
sano remained on board about a half
hour and then returned to Tompkins
vllle on the ship's steam launch, en
route to New York.
When I asked Mr. Baldesano if he
had taken any important dispatches
aboard he evaded the question by say
ing that he had taken many letters to
Captain Kulate since the Vizcaya had
been in port.
"Yes, the Vizcaya will sail for Ha
vana to-morrow afternoon, between 2
and 4 o'clock," he said to me in answer
to a question, "and will go direct to
Havana."
He refused to discuss the subject
further, except to shrug his shoulders
and admit there was a slight possibility
that the Vizcaya might not sail.
"You never can tell just what is
going to happen," he said.
Five junior officers, with Sub-Lieu
tenant Gerardl Sobrini, were granted
shore leave to-day at noon and came to
New York, where they dined at the
Waldorf-Astoria. Before leaving
ADVEBTISEMENTS.
Pears'
It is a wonderful soap
that takes hold quick and
does no harm.
No harm ! It leaves the
skin soft like a baby's; no
alkali in it, nothing but
soap. The harm is done by
alkali. Still more harm is
done by not washing. So,
bad soap is better than
none.
What is bad soap? Im-
perfectly made; the lat
and alkali not well bal-
anced or not combined.
What is good soap?
Pears'.
. All sorts of stores seil it, especially druggists;
ail sorts of people use it.
Tompkinsville for New York the offi
cers, with Detective Davis, enjoyed re
freshment at the historic old Nautilus
Hotel, where more than a hundred
years ago Washington and Lafayette
talked over war matters. There was
no falling off in the crowds that gazed
at the Vizcaya from Staten Island to
day, and hundreds of cameras wer«
snapped at the big man-of-war.
Krajewski, Pesant & Co., controlling
Erie Basin Iron Works. Brooklyn, have
been engaged since last Monday in
repairing the steam steering gear of the
Vizcaya. Although Mr. Lytle, the con
cern's manager, refused to discuss the
matter or to give the nature of the re
pairs being made when I questioned
him to-day, the fact that the firm is en
gaged in making such repairs is well
known.
When within a few hours' steam of
Sandy Hook the quartermaster of the
Vizcaya discovered that the vessel was
not answering her helm. The warship
was brought to an immediate stand
still to permit the chief engineer to
make an investigation. This official
found that the steel gearing connecting
the steam steeripg engines with the
ship's rudder had become disconnected.
A closer examination disclosed the fact
that the main pillow of the block had
been broken and that several cogs of
importance had been snapped off by
the great strain. It was fortunate that
the accident was promptly discovered,
otherwise it is said the damage would
have been far greater. During the re
mainder of the journey to the port the
vessel was steered entirely by hand
steerage apparatus. As soon as the
Vizcaya cast anchor her commander
notified the Brooklyn firm to make the
necessary repairs. Several castings
were made and are now being placed in
position. It is expected that the re
pairs will be completed in ample time
for the Vizcaya to leave this port to
morrow at the time arranged.
AN ENGLISH CAPTAIN
TELLS THE STORY.
Two Shocks and a Swell Caused
Neither by the Tide Nor
by the Wind.
Copyrighted, li'JS, by James Gordon Bennett.
HAVANA, Feb. 24.— Before the
Board of Inquiry to-day the principal
witness was Captain Teasdale of the
British bark Dela. His examination
occupied most of the afternoon session.
It was impossible to glean the nature
of his evidence aboard the Mangrove,
but this evening I rowed across the
harbor to the captain's ship, which is
now alongside the wharf at Regla, dis
charging cargo. On the night of the
explosion she was anchored in the
stream. Captain Teasdale greeted me
frankly on introduction, but on a
statement of my mission at once said
his evidence to-day had been given in
secrecy and he could say nothing re
garding his testimony before the
Board of Inquiry.
Of the events of that fateful night
he spoke freely. "I was sitting in my
cabin at a table writing," he said,
"when I felt my ship tremble. Then
came a shock that nearly upset me, and
I rushed up the companion way, think
ing the steamer had run into us in the
darkness, but I soon saw what it was.
When I reached the deck the Maine
was on fire. The Dela was already
bowing to a slight swell, which in
creased considerably and lasted some
time. I judge we were more than a
quarter of a mile distant from the
Maine. As I stood watching several
objects fell on deck. Several were hard,
and made a sound like iron, but one
soft mass came down, and the men
drek back, thinking it was a human
foot.
"It had every appearance of a piece
of flesh covered with hair, but proved
to be boiler lining or packing, which
was made of some kind of felt, present
ing a hairy surface. I can't, in view of
my evidence before the board, give you
my views as to the cause of the explo
sion. In a few moments the smell of
burning flesh reached us and before
midnight nothing was left of the Maine
but curled up sheets. Next morning I
picked up a number of objects, but no
bodies floated to us. That there were
two shocks and a heavy swell caused
neither by tide nor wind I am certain."
COMPLETING THE
NEEDED FORTIFICATION.
Preparations to Protect the New
castle Harbor and Navy
Yard.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.— A Portsmouth
(N. H.) special to the Herald says: To
day a force of men commenced getting
things in readiness to complete the for
tification at Newcastle, which is to pro
tect the harbor and navy-yard. Car
riages for the two 8-inch disappearing
guns have arrived, and derricks will be
placed in condition to handle the guns,
which are expected to arrive shortly. A
cargo of cement to be used on the
works is on the way, and upon its ar
rival the fortifications will be complet
ed as rapidly as possible.
The wine cellar of the House of Com
mons Is 100 feet long, and usually con
tains about £4000 worth of wine.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1898.
WAR SEEMS
INEVITABLE
Congress Grows Grave in
Discussing the Maine
Disaster.
They Believe That Money Can
not Wipe Out Spain's
Treachery.
The Chances Are That the Castilians
Will Soon Be Fighting With
Americans.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House,
Washington, Feb. 24.
Senators are beginning to discuss
what would be the proper means for a
settlement with Spain on account of
the destruction of the Maine, it being
now universally conceded that that
vessel went to the bottom through a
blow from the outside.
The war feeling is running high, and
if the board of inquiry shows that the
accident theory is untenable sensa
tional developments may be expected.
"Tf the destruction of the battle-ship
should be due to an outside attack I
do not see how the matter can be set
tled by the payment of money," said
Senator Gallinger.
"For my part," said Senator Kyle, "I
should be unwilling to see this affair
compromised by the payment of money.
It is one of those great calamities
that cannot be wiped out by the pay
ment of dollars and cents."
"I do not care to discuss the ques
tion," said Senator Cullom, "until we
have the report of the court. The situ
ation is decidedly grave, and I am in
clined to anticipate the worst possible
results."
Senator Harris loooked for a dis
avowal should the report of the court
be againt the accident theory.
"If Spain, under such conditions,
should refuse to pay indemnity de
manded, far more serious results would
follow," he said.
"If," said Senator Money, "the
Maine was blown up without any col
lusion on the part of the Spanish offi
cers, a demand should be made to
Spain for an indemnity for the loss of
the battle-ship and damages for the
lives of the men. Even if the explo
sion came from a submerged mine of
the Government itself, and the Gov
ernment disavowed it, it is my opinion
that damages only and an apology
could be demanded. Under such cir
cumstances, grave as they might be,
there would hardly be cause for war,
for this Government would be com
pelled to accept the Spanish disa
vowal. But I do not think Spain will
do anything. She will not apologize,
and the chances are that we shall go
to fighting."
On the House side the dispatches
printed to-day detailing the serious
conditions existing in Cuba were read
eagerly and the general comment was
that they merely strengthened the be
lief formed already that war was now
inevitable unless Spain evinces the
greatest cowardice.
Mr. Barlow of California said to
night: "It seems to me that treachery
existed, and that when it has been of
ficially exposed and the Maine disas
ter traced directly to it and proven
without a shadow of a doubt, war must
immediately follow."
Mr. Richardson of Tennessee said:
"If the report of the court of inquiry
confirms the press dispatches, the
country will be on fire; resolutions
everywhere urging war will be adopted
and Congress will wait for some action
by the President. Congress, of course,
can at any time declare war, but the
Republican members of the House
would prevent such action unless as a
last resource it should be recommended
by the President."
Mr. Dockery of Missouri said that
he believed the administration would
first enter into diplomatic correspond
ence before reaching the ultimatum of
war. If the dignity of the country could
not be upheld by diplomacy war would
follow.
Judge Maguire and Senator Perkins
merely said that the situation is very
grave indeed.
REFUSES TO DISCUSS
THE MAINE DISASTER.
Yet Mr. Bryan Finds Time to Harp
on the Theme of the Money
Power.
TOPEKA, Feb. 24.— William J.
Bryan addressed 600 Democrats at a
banquet held in this city to-night. The
gathering was in the nature of a re
union of the Democrats. Itsmagni-
tude gives it considerable significance
as showing the Democratic strength as
a balance of power in this State.
Many speakers of State prominence
addressed the meeting.
Bryan asserted that the money power
is to be the paramount issue in the
next campaign, and cited the fact that
the national committees of the Demo
crats, the Populists and the free silver
Republicans have issued an address in
which they assert the money question
is the issue and call for co-operation of
the forces that it may triumph.
In an interview Bryan declined to
discuss the present crisis with Spain.
He said there is time enough to discuss
that affair when the official investiga
tion committee in the Maine affair has
made its report.
THINGS MORE TO BE
DREADED THAN WAR.
Governor Johnston of Alabama Be
lieves in Upholding the Flag
of the Country.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.— A Montgom
ery (Ala.) special to the Herald says:
Governor Johnson answered queries of
a Western newspaper to-night over his
signature as follows:
"I am unable to express an opinion
as to the cause of the disaster to the
Maine. The report of the board will
doubtless settle that question. Our
Government should depart from its
timid policy and promptly take steps
to maintain the dignity of our country.
"Some things are more to be dreaded
than war and one of these is a policy
that brings contempt on the country's
flag. There should be prompt recogni
tion of Cuban belligerency without re
gard to the Maine disaster. Every day
brings me letters from Confederate of
ficers tendering their services in case of
war."
The Spanish Torpedo Destroyers Pluton, Furor and Terror, With the Torpedo Boats Rayo, Alcor and Osor and Their
Tender, the City of Cadiz, in the Harbor of Cadiz, Ready to Start for Cuba.
GENERAL SHAFTER
INSPECTS COAST
DEFENSE WORKS
It Is Now Certain That Army Men
Believe That War With
Spain Is Fast Ap
proaching.
Immediately on his arrival from the
south last Wednesday morning General
Shatter, U. S. A., commanding the De
partment of California, paid a visit to
the Presidio and the works of defense
at Fort Point, where the mortar bat
tery, the dynamite guns and the ten
and twelve inch rifles are planted. The
general's visit to the works was un
expected, arid his staff officers did not
know of the early morning inspection
until his return to headquarters. It is
presumed that everything was found
to be all right from a military point
of view, as no supplementary instruc
tions followed his visit.
Two 10-inch breech-loading rifles des
tined for Fort Point arrived from the
East yesterday, and are now in the
railroad freightyards of this city. Col
onel Moore, assistant quartermaster
general of the Department of Califor
nia, has made arrangements for their
immediate transportation from the
yards to Fort Point. The work of
mounting the guns on disappearing
carriages will be performed by troops
of the Third Artillery, detailed for the
duty, and will be pressed to rapid com
pletion.
Definite intelligence regarding the
quantity of artillery ammunition on the
Pacific Coast is difficult to obtain. In
quiries on this point fail to elicit a di
rect response. The impression exists
that the supply is not abundant.
The interview with Representative
Hepburn of lowa, which was wired
from Washington and published in The
Call yesterday, created much comment
in artillery circles of the army. The
lowa Congressman, who was in the
Union army during the operations
against Island 10, above Memphis, on
the Mississippi River, recalls the fact
that sixty mortars shelled the Confed
erate works on the island for many
days and inflicted very little damage.
He is not willing to vote away public
money to build mortar batteries for
seacoast defense.' Others who served
on the Lower Mississippi . during the
late war entertain views similar to
those expressed by Hepburn. The
Union mortar fleet at Vicksburg shelled
the city constantly for forty-seven
days, but the bombardment did not
hasten the capitulation. Most of the
shells exploded in the earth and did
little more than frighten timid people
with the noise of explosion.
Officers of the United States army
who have made special study of mod
ern ordnance do not agree with the
lowa Congressman. An officer now on
duty in this department: who is recog
nized as an authority on modern high
power guns remarked yesterday:
"There is a vast difference between
the old-fashioned mortars such as were
used during the late war and the mod
ern rifled mortars of to-day. It Has
been demonstrated by practice : firing
that the projectiles can be dropped at
the particular point desired. Take for
example the battery of sixteen mortars
at the Presidio. There are four guns in
each of . the four sections, and from a
central : point the observation is ob
tained. The elevation is uniform . and
so is the charge, of powder. The shells
will attain a' certain upward flight and
descend ' at the point ' designated. / Cal
culation is made for the advance of the
ship aimed at. It ri is - almost a sure
thing that ; one of ' the sixteen projec
tiles would strike • the deck of the ship
on : which i all .; the guns were ' trained.
The twelve-inch •; elongated projectile
would pierce the decks and hull sof an
ironclad. ' Accurate 'J firing with the
rifled mortars is attainable. A volley
of sixteen shots can be < easily fired
every five j minutes,: and a ship coming
in at an average I speed by steam would
be exposed to ; the fire for thirty : min
utes. The new mortar battery . now ;in
process *of j construction /•; will , carry a
steel projectile weighing 1000 : pounds." ;':
; Army officers -who :„■ expressed \ the
opinion a few days ago ; since that war
with Spain was not-pjQba>je,-JiqjVctaJte
TO RE-ENFORCE SPAIN'S FLEET IN CUBAN WATERS.
a different view of the situation. They
think the country is drifting toward a
conflict of arms. The preparations
throughout the United States signify
something beyond the ordinary in mili
tary affairs. The question is asked:
"How many A r olunteers would the
President call for in the event of a
declaration of war?" One officer at
army headquarters yesterday re
marked: "One hundred thousand men
would be called for." Another said:
"Three hundred thousand would be
nearer the mark. Let us assume that
the United States troops would be mob
ilized near Key West for operations in
Cuba. Spain has an army of 200,000
seasoned and trained soldiers in Cuba
to-day. It is known that the Spanish
soldier will fight, and he can live on
as little as any other man. It is a
common phrase in Spain that "a Span
ish soldier will live on a sardine and a
kick." To meet the Spanish army 200,
000 strong an equal number of troops
would be necessary."
Should there be a call for three hun
dred thousand troops California's quota
would be six regiments. The National
Guard would not be asked to leave the
Stat°, but many Guardsmen., enlisted
men and officers might enlist as volun
teers and be mustered into the Califor
nia volunteer regiments of the United
States army. In 1861, when troops were
called for by President Lincoln, the
militia organizations did not respond
as regiments or companies. Many of
ficers of the California National Guard
might raise companies of men to join
the voluneer regiments and so gain the
advantage and distinction of active
service in fighting the troops of Spain.
A call for three hundred thousand
men would produce two hundred thou
sand effective soldiers. Kstimates show
that fully one-third of the men of a
new army either die of ailments result
ing from exposure or become disabled
by reason of sickness during the first
year of campaigning. The climate of
Cuba might be so trying on soldiers
from this country that 50 per cent
would succumb to disease and exposure
before a decisive engagement was
fought.
President McKinley knows some
thing of war, and he does not desire to
plunge the country into a conflict if
peace can be honorably maintained. If
war was declared he would not make
the mistake of calling out a few men
for a short length of time. It is be
lieved that he would call at once for
the enlistment and organization of a
force equal in numbers to the Spanish
army in Cuba. Under the protection of
our warships the troops of the United
States could be landed in Cuba and put
in line for active operations against the
Spanish.
Our army might meet with reverses
early in the campaign. Many of our
soldiers would perish in the field before
the fighting began, but new recruits
would rally around the flag and fill the
depleted ranks. As a fighter on land
and sea the American is not surpassed.
Experience has shown that he will
stand up under the severest strain of
battle. In a war with Spain the Span
lards, despite their boasting, would get
a terrible whipping, but war might
cost one hundred thousand human
lives.
TOUGHEST OF MEN
MAY FIGHT SPAIN.
Colonel Sheafe Is Organizing Regi
ments of Cowboys in South
Dakota.
NEW YORK. Feb. 24.— A Sioux Falls
(S. D.) special to the Herald says:
Colonel Sheafe, the officer commanding
the State militia, is recruiting regi
ments of cowboys for service against
Spai . Colonel Sheafe said to-night
thai these men are the toughest on
earth. They are inured to hardships,
have fought Indians, and he believes
that if they are turned loose on the
Spaniards in Cuba they will whip them
i in a very.^hort
PANICKY SCENES
IN NEW YORK'S
STOCK EXCHANGE
Bears Take Advantage of War
Stories and Drive Down Se
curities Several
Points.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.— A scene re
sembling the great panicky scenes of
the summer of 1893 was enacted on the
floor of the Stock Exchange when the
market opened this morning. Crowds
of excited brokers clustered around the
standards and made the air thick with
their shouts to sell stocks. Sell, sell,
sell, was their cry. It made no differ
ence whether stocks were granger, spe
cialty, industrial or coaler, the senti
ment was the same.
The bears got out their war scare
club and used it right and left on hold
ers of stock. The result was the most
extensive throwing over of issues that
had been indulged in for months.
Union Pacific preferred was one of the
first of moderately high priced securi
ties to suffer. Three thousand shares
were sold in running order, prices rang
ing from 53% to 52, and later sales were
registered at 51%. The stock closed
last at 54%. Manhattan was a most
conspicuous loser. The stock opened
with 2000 shares running sales from
105 down to 102. This was sufficiently
sensational as a starter in view of the
fact that the closing price of Manhat
tan was 107%.
But the bears were not yet done with
the stock of the local transportation
company. They hammered and ham
mered and the price fell to 98% in short
order, a drop of 9*4 points. Metropoli
tan street railway sold at 139%, as
against a closing of 144, and soon lost
7 additional points. Burlington was
also pounded, starting in at quotations
of 94%, against a closing of 96% and re
ceding to 92%. There were 2000 shares
of St. Paul at the opening, showing a
loss of a point to that granger.
Sugar was another object of attack,
selling off on heavy transactions to
123%, against a closing of 125%. Rock
Island yielded up a point; so did L.
and N.; Northern Pacific gave 3%;
Reading 2 per cent, and, in fact, the
whole market was affected by the
handling of the news from Havana.
Authorities in Wall street were of the
opinion that the avalanche of selling
orders put in at the opening of the
market had most to do with the early
slump. These orders came from com
mission brokers. There was very little
demand for stocks at the start, and
stop orders caused a large drop in Man
hattan, Metropolitan, Sugar and other
easily moving securities. There were
abundant indications that the bear
element, which has been working
actively in the market for a week, was
an important factor in depression. This
element bought stocks as low figures
were reached. The decline was so
rapid as to make a large profit in ar
bitrage business, and foreign houses
for a short time had all they could do
to fill their dates. After the first slump
the supply of stocks decreased ma
terially, and led traders to work for a
rally.
Standard Oil opened at 365 and sold
down 15 points. The activity of the
market was shown at an astonishing
decrease after the congestion of selling
orders at the opening had been worked
off. The first swift recovery of 1 to 4
points was partly lost, and then prices
began to work back slowly to the
higher plane. Commission houses re
ported selling orders received from
widely distributed points through the
country, indicating liquidation of long
holding of securities.
Government bonds fell a quarter to 1
per cent, latter in coupon fours, both
of 1907 and 1925. Spanish fours fell a
half per cent additional in London
There were large purchases here
for London account during the morn
ing, the rapid decline making the arbi
trage operations profitable. Railroad
.bonds shared in the. weakness of storks.
and fell 1 and 2 per cent throughout.
In the afternoon there was another free
selling movement.
In the last hour of trading another
selling movement occurred, but none
of the leading stocks reached the low
level of theopenlng hour. Anotherslight w
rally followed, but the close was ir- *
regular. ____^_
DOUBLE LAUNCHING
OF BATTLESHIPS.
Ke&rsarge and Kentucky to Be Slid
Into the Water in a
Month.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24.— A Richmond,
Va., special to the Herald says: Officers
of the Newport News shipyard an
nounced that a double launching of the
battle-ships Kentucky and Kearsarge
will take p.ace on March 24, and will
be the first double launching of first
class battle-ships in the world.
Governor Bradley and staff will come
from Kentucky, and Miss Christine
Bradley will christen the Kentucky
with a bottle of water taken from the
spring at which Abraham Lincoln
drank when a boy, while Mrs. "Win
slow, wife of Lieutenant Winslow, U.
S. N., will stand sponsor for the Kear
sarge. These ships could be put in
commission in six months, it is said,
but the contractors have received no
hurry orders. The Illinois, the third big
battleship building at Newport News,
is only a month or two behind the
others. ,
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fhe case Our neighbors remarked to me that >
they thought my wife the stoutest Mtle woman
they ever knew. We think our good health due
to the use of your family medicines."
Dr Pierces Pleasant Pellets cure consti-
pation. Constipation is the cause of many
diseases. Cure the cause and you cure the
disease. One "Pellet" is a gentle laxa-
tive, and two a mild cathartic. Druggist*
sell them.