The herald., 1898-04-11

tne Lonuon 1lmeS, VINO was on the ern
remarked. loudly. May every Yanke'
shell kill fifty of those Spanish dogs"
TROOPS MOVING
HELENA, Mont, April 10-The Twenty
NTH United States infantry. which ha
| been stationed in Montana for the last tes
years, left today early for its new post a
Chckamauga, Tenn. That portion sta
toned at Missoula left via the Northern
Pacific. while those at Fort Harrison ant
Assinaboine went over the Great North
ern. The regiment will consolidate at S;
Paul. from where it will proceed south.
CALIFORNIA DEFENSES
SAN FRANCISCO. April 10.-Genera
Shafter. commanding the department o
California, has decided to recommend th'
immediate erection of a battery and tn
stationing of a garrison at Santa CRU
either Of regulars or national guardsmen
The precautionary measure is deemed ad
visable owing to the fact that the powde
plant near that town would otherwise b.
without protection against an enemy.
The twelve-inch breech-loading riff,
which recently arrived from the east will
be moved to the Preside within thre,
days, and the work of mounting 1t on tn,
disappearing carriage will be pushed Il
rapidly as possible. This will not requir,
more than ten days. The carriage is ex
pected here from the east tomorrow.
PUT BACK TO PORT
PORTLAND. England. April 10.-Th'
new United States cruiser Topeka (for
merly Diogenes). in command of Lieuten
ant John j. Knapp, and the torpedo boa
Somers, Ensign c. w. Hazelyon command
ing. which were en- route for the United
States. put in here today After clearing
Portland such heavy sea was encounter
ed that the Somers was almost buried. ani
Lieutenant Knapp deemed 1t safer to re-
turn.
About 80 Of the Topeka's crew refused tt
sail in her, necessitating the shipping oi
others to I'LL their places.
The Somers. 1t is found, sprung a leak
but her officers do not regard the injury as
serious. Her crew, however, became
frightened, and struck. Being merely
hired hands. not enlisted men, they are
not amenable to naval discipline. and
Lieutenant Knapp is endeavoring to secure
a fresh crew.
NEW YORK, April 10.-The steamship
Etruria, which arrived from Liverpool to-
day, brought a large cargo of war muni-
tions for the government purchased
abroad by government officers, which to-
morrow will be transferred to Governor S
island and the navy yard for shipment to
fortifications along the seacoast, and to
be mounted on vessels recently purchased
as auxiliary cruisers. The cargo consists
of rapid-fire guns, machine guns, heavy
ordnance.
SPANISH PATRIOTISM
VIENNA, April u.-Senor Emilio Cas-
telar, the distinguished Spanish Repub-
lican leader, has contributed an article 10
the Neue Weiner Tageblatt, which. while
furnishing evidence of his ardent love for
MS country, proves that little more than a
high pitch of excitement prevails among
all classes in Spain.
Senior Castelar, retorts to the American
critic, who attributes the Spanish methods
and style of today to the uninterrupted in
te,,ectual decline of that people. For his
part, Senior Castelar, regards the action of
the Americans, to whom he referred
throughout as Yankees" as evidence of
rhe mental decay of the once glorious
American people. He charges them with
diplomatic tricks and artifices, with the
obejct of making Spain responsible for the
result OF the defective manning Of their
fleet and the negligence of the officers of
the Maine. Senor Castelar, proceeds to ar
que that nothing but the height of in
comprehensive arrogance would say that
the Maine was blown up by dynamite"
He declares that ''never was more
thoughtless accusation raised by American
naval officers 10 hide their incompetence
as the fact is that the officers were not at
their posts on the critical night" He de-
scr!bes President McKinley's responsible
lily as awful" and reminds him of the
French convention, where minority over
ruled the majority. In concluding Castelar,
says:
There is no jus .ifcation for the inter-
ference of America in Cuba. 1t is oppose sed
20 The most primitive conceptions OF inter-
national law. The American army will
find us ready 10 defend the graves of our
fathers at the altar of independence"
THE POPE's INTEREST
LONDON, April 1.-THE Rome corre-
spondent of the Daily News, telegraphing
Sunday, says:
The pope left instructions that he should
even be awakeCed when Spains reply
came. Accordingly, during his siesta Car
dnal Rampol.a went to his apartments
with the welcome news Of an armstice
from Madrid. The pontiff declared this
one of the greatest pleasures of his later
years. and expressed a confident hope
that he will succeed in warding off war.
The pope autographed personally TO the
queen regent AID Senior Sagasta today
Sunday to convince them that it was
Spain's interest to concede the armstice
without delay and with conditions in order
to put President Mckinley In such po-
sition as TO make it difficult for him to de-
eide what course to take.
At the Vatican il is said that the armis-
tice will have the effect of modera ting
President McKinleys message and of ir-
ducing congress to give him greater free
dom of action. Il is also pointed out that
since the queen regents personal letter to
Queen Victoria all the powers, including
Great Britain, support Spain.
COAL FOR CRUISERS
PHILADELPHIA, April 10.-The British
steamship Hampstead has been chartered
to carry 300 tons Of coal to the Cape Verde
Islands, the present rendezvous of the
Spanish torpedo flotilla, and the cargo will
be loaded either at this port or Norfolk.
This circumstance is unusual and is looked
upon as significant in view of the fact that
in shipping circles cannot be recalled when
coal was ever shipped to any of the Canary
Islands. Heretofore all shipments for
these islands have been supplied from Car
diff. Other shipments are to rapidly follow
the Hamps stead's cargo in order that the
naval station may be we'll stocked before
the commencement of possible ostilities,
when ehipments would he STONED