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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
THE HOUSE DEBATES
 THE NAVAL BILL.
Members Who Favor Aggressive Action Are Applauded to the
 Echo bv the Galleries.

WASHINGTON, March 24-The na- val appropriation bill was taken up in the House to-day. and after considera- ble difficulty an arrangement was made to close general debate at 1 o'clock tomorrow. There was great pressure for time, but the leaders de- cided to limit, as far as possible. the opportunity for in1amm ltory utter ances The debate to-day was not on sensational lines, but every radical ex- pression was cheered to the echo by the crowded galleries. The speeches of Messrs. Dayton of West Virginia and Arnold of Pennsylvania, both of whom took advanced positions in favor of aggressive action to stop the war in Cuba aroused intense enthusiasm
 Messrs. Boutelle, chairman of the Ma val Committee, and Myer (D.) of Louisiana, also a member of the com mittee, confined their remarks closely to the bill and the extraordinary emer- gency which ne~essitated the large in crease it carried. Several of the other speakers discussed political questions.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
NAVAL RESERVES
 WILL MAN MONITORS.
Governors of Massachusetts and New York to Direct Their Naval
 Militia to Take Charge.

BOSTON, March 24.-A dispatch to the Herald from Washington says: For the first time the militia is called into service and the Governors of Mas sachusetts and New York are requested to direct their naval militia to assume charge of the monitors assigned yes- terday for the protection of the harbors of Boston and New York, in conjunc- tion with the land Notifications The orders, sent to Governor Wolcott of Massachusetts and Governor Black of New York for transmission to the com manding officers of the naval militia, inform them that they will be directed to assume charge of the two monitors assigned to each of those States to as- sist in the second line of defense. The Boston men will be sent on board when the monitors Catskill and Lehigh ar rive, and the New Workers may proceed to Philadelphia and take their two ships around.
 A naval officer will be in command of each monitor and under him will be naval militia officers and efficient Seamen from each organization to give the ships their complements. Instruc- tlons have also been sent to the West ern organizations to hold themselves in readiness for transportation to the East, where they will be sent aboard auxlliarieS, and with what regular sailors can be procured are to comprise the crews. Illinois and Ohio have large, well-drilled militia organiza- dons, and these will be first drawn on.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
of the sea has marked the black rocks of the northern coast.
DEATH OF A NOTED
 RAILROAD FINANCIER,

PHILADELPHIA, March 24.-Charles B. Wright, one of the best-known rail- road men and financiers of the city, died to-day at his home here, aged 76 years. Death was due to a general breaking down of his constitution.
 MT. Wright was born in Erie County, New York. At an early age he be- gan work in Erie. Pa. and for many years he was the leading merchant and banker of that city.
 Becoming interested in Western lands, he organized the Tacoma Land Company and removed to this city, where the company had headquarters He was president of the company up to the time of his death.
 Shortly after the war he became in terested in railroad matters, especially in the Philadelphia and Erie road. His work as president of that company in 1870 attracted considerable attention At this time Jay Cooke was struggling with the Northern Pacific road. Upon his failure, in 1873. General Carr. who succeeded MT. Cooke as president of that road, found it impossible to sell it's bonds or to further its construction. His death cut short his plan for reor- ganization and MT. Wright was chosen the fourth president of the Northern Pacific. He was at the head of the road from 1874 to 1879, and remained director of the road up to the time of his death.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
THE PRESIDENT VERY ANXIOUS
 TO GAIN TIME
He Does Not Want to Act in the Cuban Matter Until the
 Middle of April.

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  proposition the opposition e
 during his he would both Monday recommendation but with the a few will ask for appropriation for the whether within Spanish e Withi he
 with whom the Fresi Mckinley definite He told Congress definite character there would n-tmed e
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
YACHTS AND TUGS
 FOR USE IN WAR.
The Navy Department Has Bought Eight of These Small Craft in
 the Eastern Cities.

WASHINGTON, March 24.-The Navy Department has succeeded in purchas- ing eight steam yachts and four steam tugs, presumably at or near New York, for use in the auxiliary naval fleet. The boats are about 400 tons each, and in an emergency would be suitable as torpedo boats. The yachts purchased are among the fieetest along the Atlantic coast, and are said to be somewhat similar to the Mayfower, recently purchased from the Ogden Goelet estate. This acquisition to the navy is regarded as an exceptionally valuable one at the present time, as the greatest need is felt for small craft suitable as torpedo-boats and dispatch boats There was additional satisfac- tion at the Navy Department at the large number secured in a single pur- chase The names and amounts paid for the various yachts and tugs are not disclosed, as it is said this would prove an embarrassment to the Gov ernment in promoting speculation on other craft for which negotiations are now pending.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
THURSTON'S SPEECH
 COMMENTED UPON,
The Standard Censures It as "A Fla grant Example of Recklessness
 in Goading Spain to War"

LONDON, March 25-The Standard this morning, commenting editorially on the cabled abstracts of Senator Thurston's speech in the United States Senate yesterday, severely censures it as a fragrant example of the reckless ness of American politicians in goading the Spanish people to war.
 The editorial proceeds: Such ora tory only adds to the insults Spain has borne hitherto with proud calm which has won European respect and should have shamed even bellicose Senator's Such folly is unpardonable in a rep resentative of great nation that is forever declaring it's affection for high principles. If, however MT. Thurston was aware of the intentions of the Washington Government, the speech was significant, for the Government would scarcely employ a speaker so deficient in self-restraint unless it wished the public mind to be fully pre- pared for war. Fortunately, there is no clear evidence yet that President Mckinley is of MT. Thurston's way of thinking
 The Daily News in an editorial on the Conflict between Congress and Presi- dent Mckinley" says: "It.is no won der, after the horrors of the Weyler regime in Cuba, that the President finds it hard to hold Congress in hand.''
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
SAMPSON TAKES SICARD'S PLACE Commodore Schley Will Command the Flying
 Squadron. Changes Made in View Of the Possibility of War With
 Spain.
Fighting Bob Evans Will Be Given Command of the Battle-Ship
 Iowa.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House,

Washington, March 24.
 Captain Evans orders to take con- mand of the Iowa had most impor- tant sequel to-day in the assignment of Captain Sampson, present com mander of the Iowa, to succeed Ad- rniral Sicard in command of the North Atlantic squadron. This is probably the most important assignment the de- partment has made in many months. It is due mainly to the finding or medical court, now sitting at Key West, that Admiral Sicard is tempor- arily incapacitated from active duty, owing to long continued illness.
 Captain Sampson, who now assumes command of the North Atlantic squad ron, is regarded as one of the best fitted officers in the navy, having seen active service during the Civil War and since then having occupied many important positions. He is high authority on naval ordnance, and before taking command of the Iowa was chief of the Bureau of Ordnance of the Navy Department. He is be- tween 50 and 50 years of age, stu dent of naval affairs, of pleasant tenn perament and is considered an officer of exceptional executive ability. Tha retirement of Admiral Sicard has the effect of raising Captain Sampson to the rank of commodore. He is a na- tive of New York, entered the service in September, 1S57 and has been over forty years in active service, nearly fourteen of which were spent on the sea. He concluded his last cruise in June, 1892, since which time he served as chief of the Bureau of Ordnance up to the time of his assignment to the command of the Iowa
 Hardly less important than the ap- practical determination to place Com modore w. s. Schley in command of the fleet now assembling at Hampton Roads. The two commands under Commodore Sampson and Commodore Schley will be of equal dignity, and will be entirely independent of each other, for the present at least.
 Commodore Schley commands the fullest confidence of the administration. During the present crisis he has been frequently called into consultation with the navy chiefs. who recognized his complete familiarity with every detail of naval procedure.
 When the flying squadron was first suggested, his name naturally present. ed itself as probably the Attest man in the service for that particular duty. He came prominently into public no- tice by the successful prosecution of the Greedy relief expedition and later as commander of the Baltimore at Val paraiso at the time of the Chilean revo- lution.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
STAINS TORPEDO FLOTILLA SAILS
 FOR AMERICA
Will Not Be Destroyed, Although Washington Looks Upon the
 Movement With DiSfdVOr.

It can be stated on excellent authority that strong pressure has been brought to bear on the President having as It's object the dispatch of instructions 10 Minister Woodford directing him to make representations to Spain declaring that the United States would consider the sailing of the torpedo fleet an act of war and would guide its future course accordingly It was also suggested to the President that should Spain persist in ordering the flotilla to sail thls GOV ernment should form a flying squadron to menace the coast of Spain and inter cept the torpedo hotilla. As the Her aid has stated, these suggestions were given most careful consideration by MT. Mckinley and his advisers. Anxious to avoid an act provocative Of war. the President decided not to adopt the sug- gestions offered, but 1t is generally un- derstood that Spain was made aware of the feelings entertained by this Govern ment in this matter. Just as the Presi- dent declined to withdraw Consul-Gen- eral Lee, so the Sagasta Ministry has evidently determined to satisfy public sentiment in Spain by directing the con tinuance of the voyage of the fotilla.
 According to the information cabled to-day by representatives of this Gov ernment in Madrid, the flotilla has been formed by the coalition of the two fio- tillas which left Cadiz, Spain, one on March B and the other on March Y. The fotilla is believed to consist ot three torpedo vessels, the Dona Maria de Molina, the Marques de la Victoria and the Don Alvaro de Bazan, each Of 825 tons displacement and twenty knots, and six torpedo boat destroyers. the Furor, Terror, Audaz, Ozado, Fulton and Prosperina, each of 400 tons and thirty knots; the Halcon and Azor. each of Io8 tons and twenty-four knots, and the Ariete and Rayo, each of o7 tons and twenty-six knots.
 Official advices received by the au- thorities show that these vessels are merely accompanied by armed trans ports and not by men-of-war. as origin ally intended, although the official pro- gramme of the Spanish Government. according to information which came to hand some days ago, showed that Spain proposed to protect the f1otilla by the Cristoba1 Colon, an armored cruiser of 1000 tons.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25

tion that such a result would have to come through the mediation of some third and friendly power. This was regarded here as a semi-official statement that Spain, rather than go to war with the United States, would ask for mediation from some other European power, and that the inde- pendence of Cuba might be accom- plished after all without war with this country.
 In the light of all these possibili- ties the President, who fully appre- ciates all the horrors of war, is very earnest in his desire that nothing should be done in this country to precipitate hostilities. Hence his caution and his desire to avoid any infammatory outbursts in Congress.
 Following the announcement to- day that the torpedo hotilla had left the Canaries came this aphounce- ment by Secretary Long, indie. szig the placing of our squadron andS Best on war footing:
 Admiral Sicard has been granted leave, very much to the regret or the Navy Department, on account of ill health.
 Captain Sampson has been made commander of the fleet at Key West
 Captain Evans has been ordered to take command of the battle-ship Iowa
 "The orders to the squadron in Hampton Roads have not yet been issued"
 Although the announcement did not so state, it soon became known that Commodore W. schley was slated to command the flying squadron ? This announcement was recognized at once as of unusual importance at this juncture. Admiral Sicard has been in command of the fleet at Key West throughout the critical period of the Maine disaster. Captain Samp- son has been in command of the Iowa, but more recently has been conspicuous before the public as president of the Maine Court of In- quiry. Captain Robley Evans is bet ter known as Fighting Bob."
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
Drains are getting very bad. Gloom and unrest.
 Ray of hope.
 Light and fire. No leaks, but full of strength.

This happy change will De yours If you use the grand remedio- treatment "HU6ydH. # never fails to stop drains m week, and tbe vim, the fire and the yigor of youth return rapidly. The big specialists Of fhe Hudson Medical Institute alone can give yoV "Hud- yam Write to them or cali Gf the Institute and qef free circulars and testimonials tell ing you aH thot # has done for weak men. Medjcai advice js as free 10 yo0 as light IS. Ask for it. L1 case your blood IS tainted send or call for "30-6ay blood cure circu- lars. Ho expense to yoD- "30-day blood cure" IS specific whether tbe disease be in the primary, secondary or tertiary form
 Look carefully to see whether your eyebrows are getting thin. or whether you have copper coiored spots. These mean blood tnnt. You have already been told how 10 stop
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
OFFICERS OF THE MAINE
 WILL PROCEED NORTH.
Lieutenan. Commander Wainwright to Be Left in Charge of Wreck
 ing Operations.

HAVANA, March 24.-Orders to re- turn home were received this afternoon by Captain Sigsbee and other officers of the Maine, now here, and all will go north, except Lieutenant Commander Wainwright Chaplain Chadwick will go with the officers. Lieutenant Com mander Wainwright, who will remain in charge of the wrecking operations. will have his quarters as now, on the Fern, Commander Cowles commanding Captain Sigsbee and his brother officers expect to leave for the north by the steamer Olivette on Saturday.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
LEAK

The human being is much like any piece of mechanism. fit gets worn too much i1 one place fhe whole or the machine is quite likely 10 De rendered useless. Buf in one respect we differ somewhat. in tbe machine # IS often tbe fault Of the maker; n be human being # is almost always the fault of the man himself # you discover that waste occurs in your NtaFty then you must at once have thai ieakage stopped # your strength IS being sapped you wW find that the days tend to make matters worse rather fhan better. # you but fake time 6y the foreiock aH your miserable condition can De altered, and you will find that you are n aH things as good man as you were before the ieak- age commenced. How ths IS done IS fold below, and # you follow Instructions your experience wifi De something like th,s:;
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
POSITIVE PROOF
 THAT A MINE
 DID THE WORK
What Will Be Shown by the Re- port of the Court of Inquiry
 Now at Washington.

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The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
VESSEL IN
 DISTRESS OFF
 POINT REYES Some Unknown Ship Was Sending Up
 Rockets. Fear of a Disaster at the Mouth of TomaleS
 Bay.
POINT REYES LIGHT, Cal.

POINT REYES LIGHT, Cal. :, March 24.-At o:45 p. m. vessel was seen laboring heavily near the mouth of Females Bay, about ten miles out, and several distress rockets were sent up.
 Several blue lights were also burned and at 10 p. m. the last rocket was seen. It was then so dark nothing could be made out but the flash of light.
 The operator at Point Reyes called up the life-saving station and men started for the relief of the distressed vessel.
 It is feared that another disaster
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
War Risks Taken.

LONDON, March 24-Business was done at Lloyds to-day in war risks to cover speculative accounts, ten guineas per centum being paid against war be- ing declared between Spain and the United States during the six months
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
Naval Enlistments.

WASHINGTON, March 24.-Tele- graphic orders have been sent to all naval recruiting stations giving unlim- ited authority to make enlistments un- til further orders
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25

$ NEW YORK, March A.
 'o A Herald special from Wash 70 lngton says: Thirteen swift tor 70 pedo boat destroyers and tor
 :. pedo boats, the hornets of the
 ,. Spanish navy, left the Canary
 ,. Islands to-day for Porto Rico.
 ,. As an indication of the anxiety
 ,. felt by the administration over
 ,. the movements of the hotilla and
 3. the watchfulness maintained by
 E the representatives of this Gov 2. ernment abroad, i'll accordance
 ,s with instructions sent to them
 g from Washington, I understand $ that information concerning the
 B departure of these vessels was
 'o received from three different
 F sources-by the State depart
 'o ment from Minister Woodford. ,,oo ,o by the Navy Department from ''o Lieutenant G. L. Dyer, naval at ,. tache in Madrid, and by the War ,. Department from Captain T. H. ,. Bliss, military attache on Min
 ,s ister Woodford's staff
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
Crews for Torpedo-Boats.

NEWPORT. R. l., March 24.-Orders have been received here to ship crews for the new torpedo boats Gwyn and Talbot
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25

As soon as Lieutenant Dyer's dispatch reached the Navy Department Secretary Long took 1t at once to the White House and conferred with the President in regard to the significance of Spains action and the policy which should be pursued by this Government in the mat ter. Shortly after Secretary Longs de- parture Assistant Secretary of State Day called upon the President, and during the afternoon, whether as the result of a message sent by Mr. Day or not can not be definitely stated, Minister Polo de Bernabe, Spanish Minister, came to the State Department and remained in conference with the Assistant Secretary for an hour
 There is reason to believe that Minis ter Day and the Spanish Minister dis cussed the action of Spain in ordering the torpedo fleet to proceed on its way to Porto Rico, and this discussion was due undoubtedly to the desire of the administration for an explanation Evidently the representations made by the Spanish Minister were considered satisfactory by the authorities, for 1t was stated after his departure that no formal protest had been made and that the orders to the vessels to sail were due to a desire on the part of the Sagasta Ministry to placate the Spanish people.
The San Francisco call., 1898-03-25
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-11
THE POPE'S INTERVENTION.
ihe Armistfce Attributed 10 the Eff
forts of Leo XIII.

The Washington CORRESPONDENT of the
baltimore Sun says, under date of yester-
oay: Inc granting of the armistice to the
oupans by Spain is ascribed by the Cath
olc authorities here to the direct influence
OF Pope Leo XIII, and they are very much
pleased at the success which has attended
the EFFORTS or the pope and his advisers.
Inc information that the armistice was
granted was received at the apostolic dele
CATION yesterday. The message was brief
consisting OF three words. No news from
either Rome or Madrid was received at the
delegation today
Archbishop Ireland has now accomplished
MS mission here up to date but he will re-
main in the city to do wha tever else he can
IL requested by the pope. When Leo XIII
sent Archbishop Ireland from St Paul to
washington 1t was with the instruction
tnat ne should ascertain what might be
done to avert a war between the United
States and Spain. If he could not suggest
that which might serve to avert the war
ne was to learn what steps might be taken
to postpone action
Archbishop Ireland gave 1t as his opinion
when the Presidents message was DELAYED
| last week to give the Americans time TO
leave Cuba that independence for the Gu
bans was the only thing that could SURELY
avert war; an armistice might DELAY and
possibly avert it. This information was
conveyed from Rome to the Nuncia at
MaorlC, ana IL Is believed by hose inter-
ested that the armistice was granted on
the representation made by Pope Leo XIII
through the Nuncio, close on the intelli-
| gence from Archbishop Ireland So. i'm a
large measure, the mission of the latter has
been successful. The result of the granting
of the armistice has been discounted al
ready.
church authority stated to the Sun re7-
resentative tonight that it is expected to
place Spain i'll a much more favora BILE light
than before. 1t also places the Cubans in
trying position, for if they refuse il gives
| the Spaniards an opportunity to say. with
some degree of truth, what they have all
along contended. that the object of the Gu
| bans Is to force the United States into war
| with Spain in order to accomplish their own
ends. The same authority gave it as the
opinion of those concerned that President
Mckinley and the cabinet believed that the
armistice was sufficient grounds for a de-
lay in declaring in favor of armed interview
ton.
If the Cubans accept the terms they will
be enabled to confer with the Spanish Off
Gals with a view to terminating the war
| by acquiring their independence, probably
on the result of purchase. At any rate If
would delay war between the United States
and Spain until every possible means of
reconciliating the interests of Spain and
cuba should have been exhausted
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at Sasua le Grande may be related. For
nearly two years he has given more than
his salary to support starving Americana
and Cubans. He incurred the dislike OF
the Spanish because OF his charity. and
his life has been daily menaced for months.
collection was made to purchase sup
plies for the Spanish hospital, and Mr..
Barker. 1t vas expected, would refuse to
contribute, but when approached he
promptly gave $50, five times As much as
was given by any other subscriber.
His sympathies were with the Cubans.
flag When Instructed to close his con-
sulate, he sent his rifle, which had been
kept to protect his life. wrapped in the nag,
to General Gomez.