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The San Francisco call., 1898-02-23
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scarcely worth while to enlarge upon the wisdom of establishing the defenses of our very extended coast. Successive Congresses have vigorously and liber- ally asserted it.
 To this is added a number of re- ports, including letter from Acting Secretary Meiklejohn and General Miles. the latest being a letter from General Miles, written yesterday, in which he says: My Dear Sir: Refer ring to our conversation this morning, I have the honor to state that batteries have been placed in position in new Notifications at Portland Head, Maine; Growers Cliff, Boston harbor; Fort Hancock, approach to Philadelphia; ap- breaches to Washington; the coast of North Carolina; Charleston harbor; Mo bile, Ala; Galveston, Tex: Fort Baker, Cal; Fort Point, Cal, and Fort Stew ems, Or. Batteries will also be placed within few months on new fortifica- tions at Great Diamond Lake, Port land, Me; Fort Constitution, Ports mouth, N. H.; Long Island Head, Bos- ton harbor; Dutch Island, Narragan- sett Bay, R. l.; eastern entrance to Long Island Sound. N. Y: Delaware City, Del; approaches to Baltimore; approaches to Washington; approaches to Savannah, Ga; New Orleans: San Diego, Cal, entrance to Puget Sound Wash, making in all twenty-six new seacost Notifications for the defense of the great cities of the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts, where Notifications have been and are being erected and where artillery is required to protect and man these batteries We are send ing small attachments of men to keep them in fair condition and protect the ammunition, but these are not suffi- cient to man said batteries, hence the necessity for two additional regiments of artillery is imperative and requires immediate attention"
 There are also reports from General Wilson and General Flagler, showing the necessity for the additional force It seems probable that the bill which passed the Senate to-day to create ad- ditional regiments of artillery will pass the House without much opposition if it is reported while the House is in it's present temper. The military affairs committee has jurisdiction over this bill, and Chairman Hull is now absent at his home In Iowa. No opposition is likely to be encountered from the ap- propriations committee. Chairman Cannon is heartily in favor of it. but he wants it distinctly understood that his support is in nowise based upon sentiment produced by the Maine dis aster or any idea that the situation is at all critical.
 'I favor the bill,' said he to-day because I believe the guns in the for tifications we are building should be manned"
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-23
OFFICIALS ARE MUCH RELIEVED Recovery of the Cipher Code and Signal
 Books. Captain Sigsbee Had Been Instructed to Carefully
 Guard Them. An Official Announcement From the Maine's Commander That Re-
 moves Uneasiness.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Feb. PA Washing ton special to the Herald says: There is feeling of relief in official circles over the recovery of the cipher code and signal books from the wreck of the second class battleship Maine. Off, ficial announcement of their recovery was contained in a dispatch received last night from Captain Sigsbee, the vessels commander who has placed them on board the supply ship Fern. These books will remain in the custody of the Ferns commander until the re- turn of his vessel to Key West when they will be placed under the charge of an officer and sent to-the Navy Depart ment.
 Appreciating the importance of pre- venting the books from falling into strange hands, understand that the first dispatch sent by Secretary Long to Captain SigSbee after the issuance of orders for the recovery of the dead bodies of the lost sailors, directed that the wreck be closely guarded and no persons be allowed to approach it who had no business there. The Depart ment was on tender hooks until the re- ceipt of the information announcing the safety of the books.
 Had the books fallen into the pos session of the Spaniards, said prom inent official to me to-day, "the result would have been extremely embarrass- ing to this Government. Of necessity. the first step taken would have been to adopt new cipher and signal code and to have distributed them to all the United States men-of-war in the world This would have taken time.
 had haan in nrOpreSS duriDp that period, the fact that our cipher and signal codes were in the possession of our enemy would have been most embarrassing to the naval forces of this country, and the falling of any inn portant ciphers into Spanish hands would have naturally resulted in giv- ing them an opportunity to meet any surprise movement we might have at- temnted :"
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-23
INGALLS, PREDICTS A
 TREMENDOUS EXPLOSION.
Believes Conflict Is Approaching That Will Change the Map of
 the World.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-An Atlanta (Ga.) special to the Herald says: Ex- Senator John J. Ingalls, of Kansas be- lieves that a general upheaval is near, when the map of the entire earth and the frontiers of nations will undergo a change.
 T believe we are on the brink of the most tremendous explosion that has ever been known in the worlds his tory" he said to me tonight as he left his hotel to lecture in the Grand Opera House.
 There is a universal crisis at hand" he continued. There are many causes which contribute to this crisis-the gigantic armament of the European powers, the territorial encroachment of the rival powers in the Orient and in Africa, the war of the laboring masses against their own condition and the accumulation of wealth by the other class. All are prepared for conflict. Armies are equipped with the most modern engines of destruction, and be- hind all this is a great class who look eagerly for war as an opportunity for employment and profit. 1 can't but be- lieve that struggle for readjustment of frontiers is not far off We will come out of it all right, I feel certain, and I believe that civilization will be ad- vanced, but 1t will work a change in the map of the world
 MT. Ingalls made this prediction in discussing the situation arising from the Maine disaster, which he considers grave in the extreme
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-23
HOURS FOR DRILL
 ARE INCREASED.
Regulars and Militia of Missouri Are We'll Prepared for Active
 Service.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-A St. Louis special to the Herald says: The hours for drill at Jefferson barracks, ten miles south of St. Louis, were increased, but Colonel Vessels, commanding the post, states that it has no relation to the present strained relation between the United States and Spain. Colonel Wes- sels says that he has received no in- structions from Washington. The hours for athletic drill have also been heightened and there is unusual activ- ity at the post.
 Colonel Baldorf, commanding the First Regiment, National Guards of Missouri, which is located here, says that the regiment is now full and upon a war footing and prepared to move within twenty-four hours. It is fully equipped for a campaign and is one of the best drilled regiments in the country. Several meetings have been held in the last few days and hum dreds of men have signed enlistment papers which were passed around at meetings, but no denunciatory speeches have been delivered. General Brad ley, who led the Illinois coal miners against the operators, has written to a local paper stating that he is pre- pared to organize a company and re- port at any point for duty
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-23
Due Precautions Taken to Guard Against
 CpankS.
There Will Be No Dynamite Found in the Bunkers of the Biz
 Spanish Warship.

boys, seeing gold braid on his hat followed him, jeering. He paid no att tention to the childish demonstration. estimating it properly as the foolish ness of children.
 The Vizcaya's flags, of which she displayed several hundred, were taken down at sunset, and tomorrow she will show her ensign at half-mast once more as a sign of mourning for the Maine's crew.
 When night settled on the bay the big cruiser floated at anchor off Tomp- kinsville as if she had been in mill pond. The sky was ohscured by clouds, but hardly a breath of wind stirred, and every sound on board the vessel could be heard with almost startling distinctness ashore.
 Bugle notes, sounding clear and loud along shore, called the men to their quarters at o'clock, and after that the only signs of life on the water were the patrolling launches that guarded her.
 Counsel-General Baldasano was seen this afternoon and asked if he was satisfied with the reception given to
  of the nation and city.
 "I must be pleased and delighted with the reception. We received royal welcome wherever we went,' was the reply
 Tt has been said" it was ventured, that Mayor Van Wyck did not extend a welcome to Captain Eulate when you and the captain called at the City Hall"
 That should not be said. We en- tered the Mayors office unannounced. He was busy and his office was crowd ed with men. He received us cordially, but we saw that he was busy and we soon withdrew"
 What do you think of the naval and police protection given to the Vizcaya?"
 That is an evidence of the friendly relations existing between the two countries that we appreciate. Of course, we could not and would not have asked for it, but that it was of fered is matter of qualification to all representatives of the Spanish Gov ernment here"
 Do you care to express your opin- ion regarding the explosion that wreck ed the Maine?"
 Of that I can say nothing more than that Spaniards here, at Havana and in Spain are satisfied with the methods adopted by the United States Government for carrying on the invest igation'
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-23
AN INCREASE
 OF ARTILLERY Senator Hawley Explains Why It Is A bsOlute
 Necessity. Coast Fertilization Guns That Must Be Properly
 Manned. There Will Be No Opposition in the House to the Bill Passed by
 the Senate.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House.

Call Of1ce, RlgSS dOuSe,
 Washington, Feb. P.
 Senator Hawley, in reporting the bill for the increase of the artillery arm of the army by two regiments, said: 'The speedy passage of this bill or its equi- valent appears to be an absolute neces- sity The Government, after long and careful consideration by those whose offices and studies qualify them to give the most valuable advice, has entered upon the execution of a systematic and elaborate plan of coast defense. The progress therein is indicated in extracts from the annual report of General John M Wilson, chief of engineers Existing contracts call for the emplacement and mounting on or before June 30, 1898, now rapidly approaching, 139 modern high-power steel guns. ranging in call iber from eight to twelve inches; twelve six pounders and 233 twelve-inch nor tars, a total of 387''
 These are to be scattered, according to the best judgment of the engineers and ordnance officers, from Maine to Puget Sound, having careful regard to the relative importance of the positions to be defended The great expenditure will be wasted treasure unless a suffi- cient number of artillerymen, carefully selected and thoroughly drilled, be as signed to the care and use of these costly instruments of defense.
 As the works are from week to week completed the utmost the general con- manding can do is to detail a few care takers to each station. With the aid of the actives of the National Guard and those who have been discharged therefrom after years of instruction, eff fective cavalry and infantry could be collected in a comparatively short time, but in case. of war short notice would be given to the men in charge of the guns on the coast, whose costly ma- chinery requires much mechanical skill and practice. Men fit to be trusted to run great engines on our railroads or even the ordinary steamers of river and lakes, cannot be called into service at days or a months notice. To handle, but especially to fire with pre- cision, the new guns require the highest class of skilled labor. careful esti- mate of the annual additional eXpendi- ture required to maintain the two regi- ments is $530, 054. But some months will expire before the regiments can be fully enlisted and organized. and while the scale of the first year, with it's euuip- ment, will be very considerably greater than that of average subsequent years. it is believed that s450,O possibly less. will suffice for the fiscal year 1899. It is
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-23
EMPLACEMENTS ARE
 NOW COMPLETED.

NEW YORK, Feb. PA Raleigh, N. C., special to the Herald says: The emplacements for three 1O-inch disap- bearing guns at Fort Caswell at the mouth of Cape Fear River are com pleted. The guns are mounted. The building of barracks begins at once. Officers and men are looked for in two days to man the guns. No one is all lowed to approach the battery. A bat tery of regulars will occupy tents until the barracks are built. A battalion of naval reserves 2S5 strong is ordered to meet at Newburg for new inspection and instruction by Lieutenant P. O. Butler IT & N
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-23
Cromwell Line Steamers Stop.

NEW YORK, Feb. PA New Or leans special to the Herald says: New Orleans shippers are advised that no more Cromwell line steamers will sail for this port from New York until fur ther orders from Washington. The United States cruiser Marblehead now here for the Mardi Gras suddenly stop- ped receiving visitors about noon and there was hustle and hustle aboard. It is reported that she has orders to be ready to move at moments notice.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-23
Words of Sympathy.

At a meeting of the members of Pickwick Lodge of the Sons of St. George, held last Monday night, the subject of the disaster on the Maine was brought up and discussed, after which the following resolution was adopted:
 Resolved, That the members of Pick wick Lodge note with deep sorrow the terrible disaster that befell our beloved country a few days since in the loss or the warship Maine. and whereby so many of our brave sailors were suddenly hurled into eternity.
 Resolved, That this expression of our sympathy be sent to the San Francisco Call
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-23

 4 Herald's Washington corre- Y < spondent telegraphs: Whatever 4 may be the final conclusions of Y 4 the naval court of inquiry as to Y < the cause of the Maine disaster, < the administration, I am in < position to state, does not antici- 4 pate any contingency which 4 would justify the belief that war 4 with Spain would be the out < come. The authorities all de- < 4 clare that the military and naval 4 4 preparations now in progress are + not in anticipation of such con- < tingency. They are solely of 4 precautionary character
 While the Maine disaster doubtless had the effect of stimulating the ad- ministration and Congress to active preparations, all that is being done at the present time, the officials insist, is for the purpose of meeting unfore- seen contingencies and with the ex- pectation that increased military and naval strength will operate to stave off rather than increase the probabilities of war.
 Up to the present time the admins tration officials have been reluctant to discuss the possibilities growing out of the Maine disaster. They have taken the ground that this country should consider the explosion an accident until there has been ample evidence to the contrary. Now that the public mind has sobered down an official in the ad- ministTatiOn, who is well acquainted with the Presidents views of the sub ject, told me to-day that the time had come when the Maine disaster and the causes which led to it could and ought to be dispassionately discussed.
 While not having been authorized to make an official statement, the official with whom I talked does, I know, re- fleet the views of the administration. He said to me: All the information at ~hand, officially and through the medi- um of the press dispatches. does not justify any conclusion whatever as to whether the origin of the explosion was from the inside or the outside. We have ample evidence, however, that it was not caused by any act of the Spanish Government. There have already been public expressions of disavowal and the deepest regret and sympathy expressed Dy the SpdIlSn dutnOr1CleS Tn havana and Madrid.
 Admitting that the explosion was due to some exterior agency, it must then be determined whether it was caused by accident or design before the United States can determine the degree of responsibility of the Spanish Gov ernment. The worst possible light that could be put on the matter would be that the vessel was blown up by tor pedo or mine directly under the con- trol of the Spanish Government
 Under these circumstances there would, of course, be strong suspicion that those in authority in Havana had cOnnived at or actually ordered the work of destruction. But in the face of the absolute disavowaI the United States would have to have very relia- ble evidence before we jumped to the conclusion that the deed was a hostile one.
 There is certainly nothing in all the facts and circumstances now generally known that would justify the conclu- sion that any Spanish official was re- sponsible for the deed. But for the sake of argument we will admit that
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-23

3 NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-The ( 3 Spanish cruiser Vizcaya may.
 3 leave New York on Thursday. ( } She can hardly finish coaling be- 9 fore that time. Captain Eulate 3 said to-day he did not know ex-
 9 actly when he would sail, and
 , the Spanish Consul told me last 3 evening that orders regarding 3 the ships departure had not
 9 been received. 9 Captain Eulate decorated the
 3 ship to-day in honor of Wash
 3 ington's birthday, and received
 9 on board Rear Admiral Bunce 3 and General Merritt. Three sa- 9 lutes were fired by the cruiser 9 one of twenty-one guns at noon, , to mark the visitors observance
 9 of the holiday, and the others
 3 when Admiral Bunce and Gen. 3 eral Merritt went up her side.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-23
,uuUUUoQUUUUU UUUUu1 AMERICANS
 ADVISED TO LEAVE

e Copyrig ht, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett q HAVANA, Feb. 22.-Americans q in Havana have been quietly . notified by Consul-General Lee q that it might be well for them . to send their families to a place q of safety. These precautions T were taken in view of the fact ' that there is a strong suspicion q that the volunteers-anti-A -Ameri- Q can and anti-autonomy-have q been inspired to create trouble q in case the Maine inquiry proves . that the catastrophe was due to
 o design.
 . In justice to the authorities in . Havana, I can say that they are q taking every precaution in their
 q power to protect all foreigners
 q alike.
 4
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-04
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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-04

"A Denver special says: One of the
most important orders ever issued by
the Union Pacific railroad, in so far as
the live stock market of Denver and
the Western shippers of live stock are
concerned, has just been promulgated.
early In the year on complaints from
shippers that they were being dis
eliminated against on shipments
70 Denver from points west of Colora-
do, the National Live Stock associa ton
took up the matter of adjusting these
rates with western lines. AS q result
the Union Pacific today issued an or
der making Denver the terminus for
all western shipments of stock instead
OF Ogden, Utah. Heretofore q ship
per was compelled, on reaching Op-
den, to select his route to the eastern
10 arkets. IF he selected the Union Pa
chic for Omaha or Kansas City, he was
not allowed to try the Denver market
Without paying the through rate from
cheyenne, Wyo., to Denver and re-
turn, distance of over 21O miles. I'm
der the new ruling a shipper can have
his stock billed to an eastern
market via Denver without extra
charge, thus giving him the advantage
OF two markets instead of one, without
extra freight rates, which made ship
ments from many points ia the west to
thls market prohibitory. 1t is said that
other western roads terminating here
Will make similar rates.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-04
Sparks From The Enuine,


Switchman Moore, of the T. p, i:
| resting up and Brakeman Gardner il
giving signals in his place.
The 7. p. are fixing up their trans.
fer track to the Santa Fe, which was
badly damaged during the last flood.
Work was resumed on the E. P. &
N. E. water tank at this point yester-
day. 1t will be finished in few
days.
Pete Dehlinger, the L. p. carpenter,
who has been visiting in Buffalo, n.
Y. for the past month, has returned to
his duties.
Frank Harden, cashier at the T. P.
depot is visiting at his home in Abb
lene. Texas. He will be absent from
here one month.
They are short of engineers in Mex
leo and six engineers have left here
for Tampico, where they will take
charge OF engines.
Engineer Jesse James, who has been
night hostler in the T. p. yards, is now
handling the switchengine during the
absence of Engineer Lowe.
J. r. Norton has registered a howl
about the HERALD connecting him
with the B. of L. E. He is the general
chairman of the B. of L. F.
Engine No. POI was doing the switch
ing in the T. p. yards yesterday, the
regular switchengine No. 40, known as
the goat" being in the repair shop.
The Jolly wagon" of the G. H.
which went into the ditch three miles
east of Benson, Arizona, Sunday. ar
rived here yesterday and paid off ali
the railroad employees at this point.
They were celebrating the event last
night.
Chas. Lowe, the engineer of the T.
p. switchengine, is eHjoying Is days
leave of absence in the east 1t is
fair young bride. but there is no rea-
son fer his Ell Paso friends to become
nervous over the rumor, as there is
nothing certain about it.
The G. n. engine 1876 which threw
her left side rod at Ysleta Tuesday,
was brought into the yards here yes
terday. The firemans side of the en-
CINE is completely demolished, includ-
ing the running board. To look at the
engine it would seem a mystery how
a man sitting on the freman's seat
could escape death, but such was the
case. The engine will be overhauled
here and placed in condition to assume
her old duties.
The shafting is all up and four first
class machines running in the L. p.
machine shop. I'VE can do most any
thing in this shop now but trim
wheels said Terminal Superinten-
dent Smith yesterday. There was
time and that not long ego when we
were compelled to send everything to
the G. H. to be repaired. but now it is
different. We are prepared to over
haul an engine here and do it in good
shape