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miral might change his course
and either sail south to meet
the Oregon and Marietta or
else seek to evade Sampson
by making for Havana via the
Windward Passage, the chan
nel between Hayti and Cuba.
It was decided that Sampson
had enough coal to last him
for a two days' trip and plen
ty of ammunition, and that it
was wiser to meet the enemy
and give battle rather than
take the chances of again
losing sight of them. Ac
cordingly Sampson was ca
bled to sail immediately for
Martinique and keep a sharp
lookout for the Spaniards.
The scouting cruisers Yale
and Harvard were assigned
to duty to the northwest of
the Windward Islands, the
Yale on the regular steamer
track between^Martinique and
Havana and the Harvard to
keep the^enemy constantly in
sight. The fast newspaper
boats now with Sampson will
also be of invaluable service
to him in this emergency.
So, all in all, any chance of
the Spaniards eluding us is
hardly worth consideration,
but to guard against any pos
sible mischance the flying
squadron at Hampton Roads
was ordered to intercept the
Spanish fleet should it sail
northwesterly for Havana via
the Windward Passage. The
Navy Department officials did
not admit that this is Com
modore Schley's destination,
but there is hardly a doubt of
it. It is 425 miles from San
Juan to Fort de France. If it
shall be decided by the Span
ish to remain there for several
days to coal Sampson's fleet
will give them battle when
they emerge from the harbor.
Our squadron, sailing at a
speed of ten knots an hour,
would cover the distance in
about forty hours, but if this
Spanish fleet is north bound
a battle on the high seas may
be expected to-morrow.
It is believed that the Span
iards will be able to obtain
coal at Martinique, alleging
that they are steaming for one.
of their home ports and,
therefore, exempt from the
operation of the neutrality
law, and that the French sym
pathizers with the Spanish
cause will readily furnish both
coal and other supplies. At
10 o'clock to-night a dispatch
from Martinique says that one
torpedo-boat is in the harbor,
the other six boats outside.
At this morning's brief ses
sion of the Cabinet the inter
esting and important question
was discussed as to what
Sampson should do in case
the Spaniards enter and re
main in the French harbor.
He would be short of coal,
probably, and could not stand
a long vigil. Besides if he
should patrol his ships before
the harbor of France this
would be likely to involve us
in complications with that
nation greater than were
caused by our seizure of the
Lafayette.
It was concluded, how
ever, that the Spaniards
would not tarry long at Mar
tinique, but would sail as
rapidly as possible for either
Porto Rico or Havana after
taking fuel from colliers.
From Martinique to Havana is
about 1600 miles as a ship
would sail via the Windward
Passage ; from Hampton
Roads it is about 1250 miles
to Port au Prince, Hayti, in
*b» Windward Passage, so
that while Sampson's slow
moving fleet might be unable
to catch up with the Span
iards should they cut across
for Havana Commodore
Schley's ocean-going grey
hounds can stop them. Should
the Spaniards conclude to try
to reach Havana without go
ing through the Windward
Passage, but steam instead
round Cape San Antonio, the
western extremity of the isl
and of Cuba, Schley's flyers
would still be able to get
there before them, the dis
tance from Port au Prince to
Havana along the northern
coast being considerably less
than via the southern coast
around Cape San Antonio.
The conclusion is, there
fore, that the Spaniards can
not escape us and that their
fleet will be destroyed within
the next few days. Realizing
this, it was decided by the
President to postpone the in
vasion of Cuba by our land
forces until the Spanish ves
vels are disposed of. The
combined American fleets,
reinforced by the powerful
battle-ship Oregon, will then
bombard the Havana batteries
shell the city, while 60,
000 American soldiers and the
insurgent army will march on
the city from the rear. Alto
gether the prospects are that
the Spanish-American war
will have ended within a
few weeks and passed into
history. This is the belief of
army and navy officers and it
is shared by Washington peo
ple generally.
Among members of the
Cabinet the news of the
Spanish fleet was received
with great satisfaction. None
of them doubted the ability or
purpose of Sampson to de
stroy it His fleet is superior
at nearly all points, and the
result is the test of naval
strength will be awai.ed with
perfect confidence.
The admiral's instructions
give him a wide range of
discretion.the Government re
lying implicitly upon his good
judgment. He has been kept
constantly advised so far as
practicable as to events since
he sailed, but he has not been
hampered in his movements
to any degree.
MERRITT GOES WITH
SECOND EXPEDITION.
NEW YORK, May 13.— General
Wesley Merritt, commander of
the Department of the East, who
has been appointed military gov
ernor of the Philippines, return
ed from Washington to his home
on Governor's Island late on
Thursday night. When seen to
day he said he probably would
not start for San Francisco for
at least a week. He has been
accompanied by his personal
aides. Lieutenants Strather,
Mott and Hale.
General Merritt said he would
not sail with the first expedition
for the Philippines. That will be
commanded by General Otis,
who will be in command at Ma
nila until General Merritt ar
rives. He will stay in San Fran
cisco to see that the second ex
pedition is properly equipped and
organized.
During the conference with
the President on Thursday after
noon, General Merritt expressed
the opinion that the army of oc
cupation should consist of at
least 10,000 men, and he thinks
that this suggestion will be fol
lowed. General Merritt does not
know who his successor in com
mand of the Department of the
East will be. He recommended
Brigadier General John I. Rogers
for appointment, but thinks he
will be sent with General Miles
to Tampa.
STEAMSHIPS FROM SAN
PEDRO TO HONGKONG
LOS ANGELES, May 13.— A number
of local capitalists and men interested
In transportation lines in Southern
California are forming a company to
put on a line of steamers between San
Pedro and Hongkong, to touch at
Honolulu and Manila, the probability
of Hawaii and the Philippines becom
ing United States possessions having
stimulated them to the venture. Hon.
Abbott Kinney, a capitalist of this
city, is one of the leaders of the com
pa,ny.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1898.
OREGON PUTS
BACK TO BAHIA
FOR REPAIRS
Engines of the Battle-Ship Slightly
Damaged, Causing a
Short Delay.
Copyrighted, 1898. by James Gordon Bennett.
RIO JANEIRO, May 13.— A warship, whose name I cannot mention
because the Brazilian Government forbids the sending of information
about movements of belligerent vessels, returned to Bahia with her
engines disabled. An examination showed that the Injuries were slight
and after the damage was repaired the warship sailed to-day.
The Brazilian cruiser Tymbera has left Rio for Ba.,a to see that
the guarantee of neutrality is strictly observed at that port.
NEW YORK, May 13 -After an investigation of this dispatch the
Herald is enabled to state on information obtained from other sources
that the warship referred to as returning to Bahia disabled was the
United States battleship Oregon, which arrived at Bahia with the Mar
ietta recently and as stated in a dispatch published in yesterday's
Herald, sailed northward on Wednesday after the vessels had coaled
to their fullest capacity.
FILTRATION OF
RIVER WATER
Plan Suggested by City
Trustee Tebbetts of
Sacramento.
Has Been Proved a Success in
Other Cities and Costs
but $30,000.
Favors the Us© of a Warron Filtor
in Connection With the Pump
ing Plant
Speclnl Dispatch to The Call.
SACRAMENTO, May 13.— The Call's
triumph, In bringing about the means
by which the practice of polluting the
drinking water of Sacramento will be
stopped, will not end with this signal
achievement. So thoroughly have the
people been aroused to the dangers of
present conditions that nothing will
satisfy them short of a pure water
supply. Trustee F. F. Tebbets, chair
man of the Water Committee of the
City Council, in speaking of the situa
tion, said this evening:
"Good for The Call for stirring this
matter up. No better service could be
extended to our people than this one,
which has resulted in not only eradi
cating an evil we have contended with
for years, but, in my opinion, has so
aroused the people that they will not
stop until pure, clear water flows
through the mains of Sacramento City.
I have made a study of the various
plans and suggestions offered for the
treatment of Sacramento River water
and have come to the conclusion that
the Warren filter will best answer the
purpose and meet the requirements of
our people. The Warren filter plant
usually consists of a settling basin,
one or more filters, a weir for control
ling the head, together with necessary
pipe connections. This system could
be applied to the present pumping
plant and in no manner alter the pres
ent system, save an alteration which
everybody will favor — that is, clear,
wholesome water. The plan I am in
fav:>r of will be no experiment, as
the: w e are over 100 of these filters now
in use in as many different cities
throughout the United States. I be
lieve that for $30,000 we could erect a
filtering plant In connection with our
present water works that would
furnish us with over 1,000,000 gallons
of pure, clear water a day.
"Now that we are about to submit
CHART OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA, SHOWING THE ISLAND AND WATERS
FROM HAYTI TO TRINIDAD, WITH THE PROBABLE SCENE OF THE IMPENDING
NAVAL CONFLICT, AND THE CABLE LINES BY WHICH THE NEWS WILL BE GIVEN
TO THE WORLD.
By Way of Porto Plata, Hayti and Antigua New York Has Direct Cable Connection With the Leeward and Windward Islands With
out Going Through Spanish Territory. The Lines Running South Oo by Way of Brazil to Europe, and One Prom St.
Croix Goes by Way of Ponce, Porto Rico, Kingston, Jamaica and the Bermudas to Halifax and Thence to Euroo*
a proposition to the people of issuing
sewer and high school bonds, I shall
favor including a sufficient amount to
enable us to provide the city with clear
water. The sentiment of the people on
the clear-water proposition was dem
onstrated when the vote on it was
taken a few yeare ago, and now that
this plan will i n no manner affect the
city's ownership, but as a matter of
fact will increase her revenue, I am
sure that it will pass by an over
whelming vote. I have lived in Sacra
mento a good many years, and if dur
ing my present term of office I can
contribute my mite to the end of fur
nishing this city with clear water I
shall be satisfied with my work as a
public servant. The time is ripe for
this movement and I shall not stop
until every stone is turned in this step
of progress, advancement, health,
pride and luxury. Our river water
purified is the best water in the world,
and when the day comes that brings
to the homes of Sacramento a supply
that is clear, cool and sparkling, that
day will mark a new. epoch in our
progress."
Henry F. Brown, In speaking of the
project advanced by Dr. Tebbetts,
said:
"I am In favor of obtaining: a clear
water supply, and if the doctor's plan
Is reasonable and certain I shall do all
in my power to secure its adoption. If
for the expenditure of $30,000 we can
provide Sacramento with clear water,
and still maintain the city's proprie
torship, I think we would be recreant
to our trusts not to do it. Why, at this
time the poor people of Sacramento
are paying out enoug-h money every
month for the rental of filters to pay
the interest on $30,000 and provide for
a sinking fund as well! Take the prop,
osition of providing our public schools
with filters: Their original cost added
to the expense of maintaining 1 them in
proper repair would itself pay the in
terest on $30,000. On the other hand,
if we were to raise this amount by the
issuance of bonds the tax would fall
evenly, and where a hundred families
now rent filters at $1 per month, their
pro rata in providing for the interest
on the bonds would be so small that
they would not appreciate it. I am in
favor of clear water for Sacramento,
and as long as I am a member of the
Board of Trustees I shall do all in my
power to bring^it about. Now that the
principal source of our river defile
ment will be suspended, our people
have taken new hope, and will not be
satisfied until the full limit of our pos
sibilities in the matter of pure drink
ing water has been reached."
Winners at Louisville.
LOUISVILLE. Ky., May 13.— Track was
fast.
Five furlongs, Hugh Penny won. Maceo
second, Lord Zeni third. Time, 1:02.
Four furlongs, selling, Oleska won, Ly
gia second. Aunt Keswick third. Time,
:51.
Free handicap, six furlongs, Gid Law
won, Lillian Belle second. Bangle third.
Time, 1:16.
One mile, selling. Prosecutor won, Suy
dam second, ABC third. Time, 1:44^..
Four and a half furlongs. The Barrister
won, Manuel second, Hannan third. Time,
:57%.
Four furlongs, selling. Terrene won.
Glad Hand second, Myosotis third. Time,
WILL DECIDE
FUSION'S FATE
Delegates En Route to the
Conference in San
Francisco.
Populists Intend to Force the
Nomination of Lane for
Congress.
Silver Republicans Willing to Con
c«da Anything to Effect a Union
ol Forces.
BpecJal Dispatch to The Call.
LOS ANGELES, May 13.—T0-mor
row delegations of Democrats, Popu
lists and Silver Republicans will leave
here for San Francisco to attend the
meeting of the fusion committee of the
three parties which is called to meet
at the Palace Hotel on Monday at 2
p. m.
The Populists at this end of the
State are thoroughly alive to the fact
that their State convention has been
called too early, and that this fact
may materially interfere with fusion
arrangements. The Populist city and
county committees have both met and
requested that the State committee
postpone the date from July 12 to some
later time.
Amojig the Democrats here consid
erable dissatisfaction was caused by
the appointment of John W. Mitchell
as chairman of the Democratic end of
the fusion committee. Mitchell has al
ways been opposed to fusion, and his
pretended friendship for fusion now is
regarded with suspicion by those who
really favor it. His appoinment has
caused great dissatisfaction among the
leaders here.
One thing is certain: If the Popu
lists do not agree to change the date
of their convention the motive of hold
ing it so early will soon become appar
ent. It is believed that by pursuing
the policy they have the Populists in
tend to force the nomination of Charles
D. Lane and renomination of Charles
A. Barlow for Congress In the Sixth
District. Silver Republicans here seem
to be willing to concede anything that
is reasonable to bring about a union of
forces. They have no particular can
didates for any office, although they
expect several places on the State
ticket if a union is effected.
FIELD DAY FOR THE
SAN MATEO CADETS
Athletes of the Military School Con
test for Honors at Pacific
Grove.
PACIFIC GROVE, May 13.— The cadets
from St. Matthews' School, who are In
camp here, held their annual school field
day yesterday and presented a very cred
itable record for youthful athletes. There
were thirteen events, all well contested,
the men of Company B of the school bat
talion winning most of them. The essen
tially military features of the day were
especially Interesting to the spectators.
The various events and their winners
were: '
100 yard dash, Blame equipment race,
Armstrong.
220 yard dash, Blame.
Squad race, Company B, time 37 sec
onds.
Running broad Jump Oeer, 17 ft. 11 In.
Shot put (16 lbs.) Geissler, 29 ft. 10 in.
Pole vault. Gerber, 8 ft.
High jump, Geer, o ft. 1 in.
Hammer throw (16 rt>. hammer), Gelsa
ler, 86 ft. 4 in.
Shoe race, Abel.
Wall scaling — Company A.
440 yard dash, Blame.
Relay race, Company B.
The day's sports were pleasantly closed
by a reception for the graduating class at
El Carmelo Hotel in the evening.
The sham battle which occurred this
morning ended the series of practice
maneuvers through which the cadets have
been put during the week, and to-morrow
they will return to San Mateo to com
plete the school term.
Death of Mrs. Morrill.
"WASHINGTON. May 13.— Mrs. Ruth
Swan Morrill, wife of the venerable Sena
tor from Vermont, died this morning at
the family residence on Thomas Circle.
INVASION OF
CUBA AGAIN
DELAYED
War Department Suspends
the Movement of Our
Troops.
Its Action Necessitated by the
Coming of the Spanish Cape
Verde Squadron.
TAMPA, Fla.. May 13.— The sighting
of the Spanish fleet off Martinique, it is
thought, will cause another postpone
ment of the sailing of the fleet of trans
! ports to Cuba from Port Tampa. Some
believe that Saturday or Sunday at the
latest had been fixed as the date of em
barkation of the 4000 troops assembled
' here, and that with this end in view
| the work of preparing and loading the
I transports has been rushed night and
j day. Everything in the camp has been
! packed except the tents, and permis
sion to leave camp has been refused to
everybody.
All this hurry and preparation, it is
believed, was on the theory that the
Spanish fleet was at Cadiz, and, with
the rainy season In Cuba practically at
hand, the work of driving the Span
i iards from the island must be done
quickly. Now that there is another
chance for a decisive conflict between
j the American and Spanish fleets army
movements will wait until that conflict,
! which it is hoped will result in the de
i struction of the enemy, will actually
! take place. Should Admiral Sampson
i prove victorious no doubt is enter
| tamed here that orders will be"given for
I instant embarkation and the oppor
! tunity the army has been longing for
i will be at hand.
Trains bearing four companies of the
Sixth Cavalry, with their horses,
wagons and camp outfits, which ■ ar
rived here from Chickamauga during
the night, were switched out to the new
camping grounds in West Tampa dur
ing the day. Several more trains are
on the way, including the Third Cava
lry, and the remainder of the Sixth is
expected in before nightfall. The Sec
ond Cavalry and^the four regiments of
infantry from Cntckamauga are not
expected before to-morrow. It is uar
derstood that General Wade and his
| staff will pitch their tents near the cav
alry site and establish headquarters of
the army corps at that point.
WASHINGTON, May 13.— Direct or
ders were given Ge feral Miles this
morning suspending for the present
the movement of the invading army
upon Cuba. General Miles has there
fore postponed his departure for the
South, and it is announced authorita
tively by the War Department that it j
cannot be stated with definlteness \
when he will leave.
The suspension of the movement of j
the fnvading army upon Cuba was in- ;
duced by the proximity of the Spanish i
Cape Verde squadron to Cuban waters. !
It is deemed by the department to be j
the part of wisdom not to risk the land- j
ing of troops on Cuban soil until VV t \mm
landing can be effected under th^T^"'
tection of a stronger fleet than is now i
available for the purpose.
Assistant Secretary of War Melkle
john announced to-day that the depart
ment acquired yesterday two additional
vemels for transport purposes. They j
are the Stillwater and Breakwater, i
both of New Orleans. The twenty-nine
transports now at the disposal of the I
War Department on the Atlantic are
capable in the aggregate of carrying ;
25.000 troops and 10,000 animate. As
soon as the department is prepared to j
start the army expedition to Cuba the
vessels will be concentrated at points
on the Southern coast and the entire
fleet will move to Cuba as a body, un
der suitable escort of warships.
The War Department to-day issued j
orders for the assembling of 29,087 vol
unteers at Chickamauga. These em
brace twenty regiments and five bat
teries from the following States: Wis
consin, Michigan. Minnesota, Indiana,
Illinois, Maine, Missouri, New Hamp
shire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Ver
mont. The troops are divided among
the different States as follows:
Wisconsin — Two regiments, 93 offl-
cers, 1926 men.
Michigan — One regiment, 47 officers,
928 men.
Minnesota— Three regiments, 150 offi
cers, 2902 men.
Indiana— Fotir regiments. 184 officers,
4104 men.
Indiana— Two batteries, 22 officers,
220 men.
Illinois— Two regiments, 92 officers,
1960 men.
Maine — One regiment, 46 officers. 980
men.
Massachusetts— One regiment, 46 offi
cers. 924 men.
Missouri— Light battery, 4 officers. 119
men.
New Hampshire — One regiment, 56 of
ficers, 590 men.
New York — Three regiments, 92 offi
cers, 1960 men.
Ohio — Four regiments, 18 officers, 3312
men.
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Ohio— Light artillery, one battery, 20
officers, 396 men.
Pennsylvania — Seven regiments, 322
officers, 6860 men.
Rhode Island — One regiment, 46 offi
cers, 9<>o men.
Vermont — One regiment, 46 officers,
815 men.
Total number of regiments, 38; total
number of batteries, 5; total number of
officers, 1450; total number of men,
29,087.
EL PASO, Texas, May 13.— Troop A,
Fifth United States Cavalry, which was
detailed to garrison Fort Bliss whert
the Eighteenth Infantry was ordered
South, left to-day for New Orleans,
pursuant to instructions for General
Graham. The troops number seventy
men and Is in command of Captain S.
A. Macombs. Four privates and Lieu
tenant McClure were left behind for
garrison duty.
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