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FEAR THAT THE WORST WILL COME.
DEPARTURE
OF VIZCAYA
FOR HAVANA
New York City No Longer
Menaced by the
Warship.
Before Steaming Away for the
Cuban Capital Captain Eulate
Reiterates His Expressions
of Friendship.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.— The Spanish
cruiser Vlzcaya, which has been lying
off Tompkinsville, Staten Island. ;
since Sunday, sailed this afternoon for j
Havana. She passed Quarantine at
1:26 o'clock. Though Captain Eulate 1
had expected to sail about 11 o'clock, :
■with the tide, the departure of the Viz
caya was delayed until after 1 o'clock
by two officers who were on shore.
These men reached Tompkinsville on
the 12:55 train, with important dis
patches from the consul-general at
New York, and hiring a rowboat start
ed for the vessel.
As soon as they were seen starting
from the pier Captain Eulate ordered^
the crew to weigh anchor and a mo
ment later the chains began to rattle
through the hawser holes. Before the
officers In the small boat had reached
her the side screws of the Vlzcaya be
gan to turn and the big vessel moved
slowly down the stream.
When the small boat reached the
man-of-war's side the officers scram
bled up a rope and the Vizcaya began
to get under headway. As the vessel
ed down toward the Narrows at a
four-knot speed Captain Eulate could
be made out standing on the bridge
watching the distant buildings of New
York as they gradually faded from
view. As the vessel passed through
the Narrows the soldiers at forts
Wadsworth and Hamilton stood upon
the ramparts watching her movements.
No ceremony of any kind attended
the departure of the Spanish man-of
war. She did not salute and the big
guns in the fort were silent as she si
lently moved down stream and dis
appeared in the distance .toward Ha
vana.
The Vizcaya was Just disappearing
beyond the Narrows when a train from
Staten Island ferry brought 200 persons
to Tompkinsville, who had come to
at the cruiser. All they could see
of her was her stern and her flag still
at half-mast aft.
Preparations for sailing were active
ly pushed all night. Shortly after
midnight crates of cackling chickens
and quacking ducks were brought
down from New York and hoisted over
the ship's rail. A steer was also j
brought down on a lighter and hoisted
aboard with tackle. Coaling was con
tinued all night with feverish haste
and early this morning the last barge
was towed awoy.
Captain Eulate received newspaper
men aboard about 10 o'clock this
morning and bade them a hearty fare
well. "I have taken a great interest in
your newspapers," the captain said,
"and leave your beautiful harbor with
regrets. If I could I would be glad to
take you all away with me on the Vlz
caya."
While Captain Eulate was talking
the men on deck went through theirlast
drill, and preparations were made to
weigh anchor and move down the bay
on the high tide.
Captain Eulate listened with interest
to the following questions put to him
by reporters:
"What precautions are taken to
guard the magazines on your vessel?"
"What do you think of our navy
yard?"
"What is your opinion of the possi
bility of complications arising between
this country and Spain over the disas
ter to the Maine?"
To these and all questions of a simi
lar nature Captain Eulate replied with
a smile tha- it would be impossible for
him, under the circumstances, to say
a word. He reiterated the statement
made by him on Wednesday, however,
that he was delighted with the recep
tion he had received in this port and
expressed a feeling of great friendship
for the people of this country.
LOUISVILLE TOBACCO
WAREHOUSES BURNED.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Feb. 25.-The pick
ing, drying and steaming warehouses of
the- National Tobacco Company, situated
at Twenty-fourth and Main streets, were
destroyed by firr- this morning. The loss
will amount to $1,000,000, fully covered by
insurance.
Three men were hemmed in by the
flames, and were more or less injured be
fore they could make their egress. They
%vr-r<--: George Tisshenderf. foroman of
the picking department, whose back is in
jured and who received severe hurts
about the head and chest: William Sem
ple. a picker, whose skull was fractured,
and John Packham, who had both legs
broken and was internally injured. The
last-named two may die.
DENNIS DOREN IS
CALLED TO REST.
Death of the General Superintendent
of Construction of the "Western
Union Telegraph Company.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.— Dennis Doren of j
this city, general superintendent of con
struction of the Western Union Telegraph j
Company, died suddenly to-day at Nor- j
walk, Ohio. His death was due to apo
plexy. Mr. Doren was born in 1830.
\\hen Superintendent Eckert took
charge of the military telegraph line
of the Department of the Potomac he put i
Mr. Doren in charge of the construction j
corps and he later laid the cable from ;
Cape Charles to Fortress Monroe, and the
nrst message over it was the news that
the monitor had destroyed the Merrimac.
He kept the corps headquarters in con
stant connection with the headquarters of
General Grant and General Meade.
In ISM Mr. Doren became president of
the American Cable Construction Com
pany and held that office until the two
cables laid across the Atlantic Ocean by
that company had been leased to the
Western Union Company.
When the American Union and the
Atlantic and Pacific companies consoli
dated with the Western Union Company
In I^l Mr. Doren was made general su
perintendent of construction and repairs,
and held the place until his death.
LIVES OF NINE
LOST IN FLAMES
Tenement House in Charles
ton, S. C, Destroyed by
a Conflagration.
Families Living Upon the Top Floor
Are Cut Off From Avenues
of Escape.
Special Dispatch to Th« Call.
CHARLESTON. S. C. Feb. 26.— Nine
lives were lost in a flre which raged for a
short time In Church street this morning.
At 2:10 a. m. a policeman on duty no
ticed big sparks flying from the tenement
house at 160 Church street. The officer
found that a blaze was issuing from one
of the windows on the first floor. The
doors were broken open and the family on
that floor was rushed out without dam
age. Somebody yelled that a family of
women were sleeping on the third floor.
The police rushed upstairs, and when
they reached the top story the life savin*
work was stopped by the flames which
seemed to be playing aJI over the entire
building. Screams from the dying women
were heard, and Officer Bagby rushed in
and pulled out three charred bodies. The
quick work of the flre department check
ed the fire, and it was soon under control,
but not until nine lives had been lost. The
dead are:
Mrs. Rebecca Knlckmeyer.
Albert O'Neil.
Caswell O'Neil.
Josephine Knickmeyer, 7 years old.
Katie Knickmeyer, 16 years old.
Leonora Knickmeyer, 9* years old.
Francis Knickmeyer, 6 years old.
Lillie Knickmeyer, 3 years old.
A baby of Mrs. Knickmeyer's, 1 month
old.
Mrs. Knickmeyer was the wife of Theo
dore E. Knickmeyer, a carpenter.
MEN ARE DYING BY
SCORES ON THE TRAIL
Travelers for the Klondike Succumb
to an Epidemic of Spinal
Meningitis.
SEATTLE, Feb. 25.— The steamship
Cleveland arrived In port a few minutes
before midnight from Dyea. She had on
board thirty-one passengers, two having
come through from Dawson. The body of
William Grant of Victoria, who died on
the trail, was also brought down.
Purser Whitbeck states that he heard
nothing while north that indicated that
the Canadians had planted the British
flag at Summit Lake. He does say, how
ever, that men are dying on the trail al
most by the score from an epidemic of
spinal meningitis. At Skaguay and Dyea
the thermometer has ranged for some
days past at 14 degrees below zero.
The Cleveland was seven and a half
days coming down and encountered heavy
«oas and stormy weather generally. She
passed forty-two steamers, sailing vessels
and tugs.
HAS INSPECTED THE
NICARAGUA CANAL LINE.
Cnpyri&htM, W. by James Gordon Bennett.
PANAMA, Feb. 25.— 1 am informed by
the Herald correspondent with the Nic
aragua Canal Commission, under date of
Greytown, that the commission has
reached that city, thus finishing the trip
on foot from Ochoa. The inspection of
the country and the canal line has been
finished by the commission and it will go
to Costa Rica and Panama next week.
Civil Engineer Mcnocul. who was or
df-red back to the United States for court
martial in connection with defec
tive work on Drydock No. 3 at Brooklyn,
has not yet been able to get away. He
will probably sail for New York in a few
days.
Kock has been found in the river at
Ochoa, the site of the proposed dam.
But One Favorite Wins.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 25.— Glenmoynn
was the only winning favorite to-day.
There was a light rain during the after
noon, but not enough to affect the speed
of the track. The feature of the day was
Terramie's win at odds of 100 to 1.
One mile, selling— Gioja won, Briggs
second, Pert third. Time. 1:43%.
Six furlongs, selling— Terramie won,
Brrtha Nell second, Jim Flood third
Time, l:l6Vi.
Mile and an eighth— Mitt Boykin won
Arrezzo second, John Sullivan third
Time, 1:56.
Mile and twenty yards, handicap— El
kin won. Octave second, What Next third
Time, 1:44%.
One mile, selling— Glenmoyne won Ev
erest second, Celtic Bard third Time
1:45^.
Six furlongs— Gypceiver won, Volutante
second, Udah third. Time, 1:17%
Confirmed by the Senate.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-The Senate
to-day confirmed these nominations:
Colonel H. C. Corbln. to be Adjutant-Gen
eral, with the rank of Brigadier-General
Postmasters: Arizona— R. H. Chandler :
Calif ornla-W. H. Peck. Lompoc
An Early Morning Blaze.
A defective flue caused a fire on the sec
ond floor of the building at Front and
Merchant streets, occupied by Kummer
& ALben, photo engraver*. An alarm was
turned in from box 26, and in half an hour
the fire was under control. The damage
is calculated at about $509.
THE SAX FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1898.
AS TO BOATS
FOR RESERVES
Naval Militia Men Con
fer With the Navy
Department.
Are Interested in the Twenty-
Five Vessels Provided by
the Barber Bill.
They Also Desire Greater Appropria
tions to Secure Uniforms and
Camp Eqiiipments.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House,
Washington, Feb. 25.
A delegation from the Naval Militia
Association of the United States was
at the Navy Department to-day. The
visit of the members, however, was not
in response to any requests sent by the
department, as has been represented,
but was simply preliminary to a visit
to the Capitol, where they are to be
given a hearing by the Naval Commit
tee on the Barber bill to further in
crease the naval establishment of the
United States by the construction of
twenty torpedo boats, designed princi
pally for the use of the militia.
While at the Navy Department the
delegation had a pleasant interview
with Assistant Secretary Roosevelt,
who has general supervision of the
naval militia of the country, and with
whom the provisions of the bill were
briefly discussed. The measure, how
ever, had not been formally referred to
the Navy Department by Congress, and
the officials consequently have not
given their opinion regarding its pro
visions. The boats provided for in the
bill are to, be of about 150 tons dis
placement, to have a speed of not less
than twenty-five knots, and are to cost,
including armament, not exceeding
$2,:,00,000.
Two of the boats, the bill provides,
are to be built on the Pacific coast.
When completed they are to be sta
tioned at the principal ports at which
naval militia organizations exist and
are to be manned by skeleton crews
from the United States naval estab
lishment, ready for the full complement
of officers and men to be filled out
from the militia when drill or other oc
casion arises. The association also
desires to urge upon Congress greater
liberality Jn the appropriations for the
naval militia so that they may be fur
nished their uniforms, camp equip
ments, etc.
Commander E. G. Buckland of the
Connecticut militia, who was with the
party, in a brief conversation just after
leaving Assistant Secretary Roose
velt's room, asked that a denial be
made of the published statement that
he had been summoned here for confer
ence with the officials of the Navy De
partment, and added that his visit here
was simply for the purpose of appear
ing before the Naval Committee of
Congress for the purpose stated.
At the Spanish legation a dispatch
was received from General Blanco re
ferring to commercial questions, and
mentioning incidentally that no change
of any kind has occurred in affairs in
SENATOR PROCTOR OF VERMONT.
Havana. General Blanco's latter state
ment is believed at th<- legation to refer
to the lack of definite and trustworthy
news pe-nding the private inquiries
now being prosecuted by the America n
authorities. In view of this attitude of
those whose official position gives them
the best opportunity fur full informa
tion, Senor Dubosc and his associates
do not credit th- reports of discoveries
tending to establish the causo of the
Maine disaster. The commercial nego
tiations have been somewhat lost sight
of during recent exciting events, but
the authorities at Havana are hopeful
that these may be expedited at an
early day. The Cuban Commissioner
who has been named to treat on lh<"
matter probably will come to Washing
ton before long, although some delay
of necessity will occur owing to the
more pressing questions which have
come up of late.
UNIQUE ENTERTAINMENT.
The Advertising Carnival at the
First Christian Church
Draws a Crowd.
The most original ami unique enter
tainment that has been Riven by any
church in this city for a number of years
was thnt given by the members of tho
First Christian Church for the benefit of
the Christian {Endeavor Society of that
edifice. The evening: wan most enjoyable.
The programme was most interesting:
Vocal solo, "Winter's Lullaby," Miss
Adele Presley; living picture, "Japan";
tableau, "The First Stroke"; piano duet,
"Danse dun Hannetoa," polka rondo
(Edward Hoist), Misses Sophie and I,ucie
Czarneski. pupils of Mme. M. Lada; liv
ing picture, "Flower Cirl"; living picture,
"A Study in Fruit": vocal solo, selected,
Mme. Alice Waltz; living picture, "A
Study in Vegetables"; living picture
"Vanity Fair"; recitation, "The Violin
Fantasy." Miss Alice Warden Boardman;
living picture, "California"; vocal solo
selected. Miss Flora May Bristol; living
picture, "News"; vocal solo. Professor S.
J. Sandy; living picture, "Nature's
Crown"; vocal duet, selected, Mme. Alice
Waltz and Professor S. J. Sandy.
The Wasp This Week.
This week's issue of the Wasp is a
particularly interesting one. As usual,
the editorial features are vigorous and
ably written, while the "X Ray" col
umn fairly bristles with exposes of fa
kers and hard raps at frauds. The mu
sical criticisms of Lucchesi abound with
clever things, and many a make-believe
impresario will wish the Wasp's critic
had never seen or heard him. The
same might be said of the bright theat
rical review, and as for the society gos
sip—it will interest all, and the "Social
Side Lights," by Paul Pry, will be read
with pleasure by every one who enjoys
a good story- on another. In the "Plain
Talks to Public Characters" Rev. Rob
ert J. Coyle is addressed, and every
clergyman and layman as well should
read what is said to the ministerial
gentleman. Long Green Lawrence is
pictured in a cartoon as- a "Modern
Pharisee." and the other cartoons and
Illustrations are notably good.
May Bury Until July 1.
The Western Addition Funeral Directors,
who have the contract for burying the in
digent dead, secured an extension of time
from the Health and Police Committee
of the Board of Supervisors to utilize the
City Cemetery until July l. The man
tiger of the concern argued that when th£
contract was made the proprietors be
lieved that they would be permitted to
carry on their contract to its conclusion
and that it would be unjust to force them
to procure a new burying ground at their
own expense.
Storn's Horses Attached.
The stable of Mat Storn, the horseman,
at Ingleside track, was attached yester
day by Scott & McCord, the hay and
train dealers, for $204 for feed furnished
torn's horses.
CROWNINSHIELD
HAS RETURNED
Important Mission of the
Navigation Chief to
West Indies.
His Mission to San Domingo
More Significant Than the
Captain Admits.
Three Vessels Left South of Cuba to
Cope With Spanish Ships
in Those Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.— A Washing
ton special to the Herald says: There
is reason to believe that the trip which
Captain A. S. Crowninshield, chief of
the Bureau of Navigation, made to the
West Indies, was more significant than
now appears on the surface. Tanned
by his exposure to the sun. Captain
Crowninshield resumed to-day his
work at the Navy Department. When
I saw him during the afternoon he said
| that he and his son had joined the
Brooklyn in New Yj>rk and on board
that vessel as the guests of Captain
A. C. Cook, commanding, he had gone
! to San Domingo, where his son owned
banana plantations. It was with a
view to benefiting his physical condi
tion as well as to give his son
an opportunity of disposing of his
I plantations that the trip had been
I made. He learned of the destruction
of the Maine while in San Domir.go,
and this hastened his departure from
that place earlier than had been ar-'
i ranged. The Montgomery fortunately
! arrived at San Domingo and picked
' him up, and on board that vessel !:«
| and his son had gone to Port Tampa.
! where they took a train for Washing
ton.
Captain Crowninshield emphatically
denied the report that he had inspect
ed any Cuban harbors or made any
arrangements for a coaling station in
San Domingo. He did not take with
him. he added, any plans of Cuban
harbors with which it is said the de
partment had been furnished.
It is the general Impression in naval
circles that Captain Crowninshield's
■ visit to San Domingo was more impor
! tant than he will admit. In some quar
i ters it is suggested that while on the
Brooklyn he discussed with . Captain
Cook the plan of campaign to be pur
sued by the division of the North At
lantic Squadron south of Cuba in case
of a difficulty with Spain. Some color
is lent this impression by reason of
the fact that the Brooklyn upon leav
ing St. Thomas, where Captain Crown
j inshield disembarked, went to St. Ku
cia, where she will join the cruiser Cin
cinnati and the gunboat Castine. These
three vessels, it is understood, will Join
the gunboats Wilmington, Annapolis
i and Vicksburg, probably at La Guayr.
It is proposed by the administration to
keep three vessels south of Cuba for
the present. There will probably be no
addition to this force, as it is felt that
they can cope with any Spanish ves
sels in Southern Cuban waters, leaving
the northern division of the North At
lantic Squadron, which is at Key West,
to deal with any vessels in northern
waters.
PROCTOR IS
GOING TO
HAVANA
He Admits That He Will
Meet Consul=General
Lee There.
Fears That the Spanish Women of
Havana Will Goad the People
Into an Uprising Against
Americans.
KEY WEST, Feb. 25.—Notwith
standing Senator Proctor's denial of
having any Cuban mission, and that
he was simply South for a fishing and
Pleasure trip, the ex- Secretary of War
sailed from here this forenoon for Ha
vana. He was asked about meeting
Lee in Tampa, but he laughed the
story off and said there was nothing
in it, and when asked about his ohange
of plans in taking this Cuban trip now,
he turned it off lightly, saying that be
ing so near the scene of operations he
thought he would run over and see for
himself the true situation of affairs,
affecting to believe that the reports
from there were worse than the actual
facts.
When asked if he were going to see
Lee he denied the story of being a
special envoy, but admitted after
some questioning that he would be
likely to see Lee— in fact, would de
pend on him for furnishing him accur
ate information, as he deemed Lee a
very level headed and conservative of
ficial, one who would not get excitod
and lose his head in the midst of all
this red-hot discussion.
From an authentic source it is known
that the news sent by your correspond
ent as to the Tampa meeting was cor
rect, but the facts getting to the pub
lic so quickly, it was decided that if
Lee left, even for a day, it would cre
ate too much excitement, and the plan
was changed and Proctor's pleasure
trip was extended to Key West and
Havana.
The special trains prepared by the
Plant System and other details all bear
this out.
Much comment' is made here over the
fact that Dr. W. F. Bruner, United
States Sanitary Officer, who succeeded
Dr. Williams at Havana, has sent his
family here for safety. Dr. Bruner is
a yellow fever expert from Savannah,
Ga., and enjoys the confidence of the
Government and the medical frater
nity to a great extent. He has antag
onized the Spanish officials and the
medical men of Havana by his truth
ful reports regarding the filthy condi
tion of Havana and the prevalence of
yellow fever and other diseases there.
It is known here that he regards the
situation as being very grave, and that
if the report of the inquiry board is un
favorable Americans in Havana will
likely have unpleasant if not dangerous
experiences. Hence he sent his family
here to be out of harm's way.
Mrs. Bruner prefers not to say any
thing about her husband's ideas or
plans, but she admits that Americans
in Havana are greatly worried for fear
of violence from the volunteers and the
mob element, and many are leaving on
every trip.
The Spanish women make life un
pleasant for the wives and daughters
of Americans there by their illy con
cealed jibes and taunts, and by reason
of their influence there are fears of an
uprising, as their sharp and bitter
words lash the volunteers into frenzy.
Offers an Oregon Brigade.
PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 25.— General
H. B. Cnmpson, late brigadier-general
of the Oregon National Guard, to-day
sent the following message to the Ore
gon delegation in Congress: "In the
event of war with Spain I request you
to tender my services to the President.
I agree to furnish two regiments of in
fantry, one regiment of cavalry and a
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Oregon Brigade."
Gallant South Carolina Militia.
COLUMBIA. S. C, Feb. 25.— Several
military companies in South Carolina
have offered their services to Adjutant-
General Watts in the event of war.
Extraordinary precautions are being
taken to keep outsiders from forts and
fortifications in Charleston harbor,
passes from the Secretary of War be
ing required.
Steel Turret for the Porter.
BRISTOL, R. 1.. Feb. 25.— The mam
moth new steel turret for the torpedo
boat Porter now lying disabled at Mo
bile, Ala., was started on its way to
that city to-day, accompanied by two
steel workers from the Herreshoff
works, who will put it in position on
the vessel.
Wrecking Tug Off for Havana.
BOSTON, Feb. 25.— The wrecking tug
Underwriter left for New York and
Havana to-night. Diver Michael Sulli
van left on the tug.
HAVE DONE NOTHING YET.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25.— The general pas
senger agents of the Western roads
were in session to-day, considering the
best methods of carrying on the war
against the Canadian Pacific road.
They did not reach any conclusion and
will resume their deliberations to-mor
row. A strong feeling developed in fa
vor of putting in the cut rates through
the Missouri River gateway as well as
through the St. Paul. The probabili
ties are that it will go in through both
gateways. Having secured the suspen
sion of the long and short haul clause
of the interstate commerce act, the
American roads think they can con
serve intermediate rates without con
fining the cut to any particular routes.
They propose to do this by selling
tickets on the rebate plan, charging the
passenger an amount sufficient to pre
vent him using through tickets to in
termediate territory and refunding
him the difference when he arrives at
his destination. This is the plan rec
ommended by the committee.
The First Cut Here.
To-day the Canadian Pacific makes
the first open move to localize the rate
war by selling through tickets from this
city to New York, via steamer to Vic
toria, for $40 first class and $30 second
class. This is a reduction of $39 first
class and $37 50 second class on the
rates in operation before the northern
lines started quarreling among them
selves
Vice-President Stubbsof the Southern
Pacific, when seen yesterday, seemed
disinclined to think that his company
would take any part whatever in the
war. "If this move of the Canadian
Pacific is a bluff it is a mighty good
one," he said. "The Canadian Pacific
is in the position of a man shooting at
a barn door, while we, if we attempted
retaliation, would only be shooting at
a mark the size of a 3-cent piece. The
travel that we would get by the same
sort of a move in their territory that
they have started in ours would not
conic anywhere near making up to us
the loss we would sustain."
Durrant's Damage Suit.
Judge Hunt yesterday sustained a de
murrer of Horace Smyth to the complaint
of William A. Durrant. against him to re
cover $50,000 damages for slander. The
demurrer was made on the point that
the complaint was not clear as to whether
the plaintiff alleged that the slander
committed in the year 1896 or 1597. The
plaintiff confessed to the demurrer and
Judpe Hunt sustained it. hut granted the
plaintiff ten days in which to amend His
pleadings.
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