The San Francisco call., 1898-03-10
How His Instincts Have Been Manifested in
 Havana Harbor.
The Toe of His Boot for the Person of a Rabid Span
 ish lingo.
Surprise and Discontinue of the Men Who Abused the Visiting
 Yankee Sailors.

Copyrighted 1S9S by James Gordon Bennett. HAVANA, Cuba, via Key West, Fla, March 9.-Captain Eulate of the Span ish cruiser ViZcaya, who was seen 1n New York recently, has just figured in an incident here which may prove that some at least of Spain's best officers will not cater to the rabble desire about Americans in Havana.
 The Vizcaya lay near the Fern be- fore the latter made room for the Mont gomery, and when the vessels swung close together words spoken on the quarterback of one could be heard on the other Boats loaded with enthusi- astic Spaniards have filled the water about the Spanish cruisers since their arrival, and many visitors have been allowed to go aboard and have in spected the eleven-inch guns which landsmen believe are proof of Havana S impregnability. The visitors some times, before going up the Vizcaya's s ladder. have roWed ostentatfously around the Fern. Their remarks on such occasions have been rather pie turesque than polite.
 The Vizcaya's captain on Mohoay stood on his quarterback and heard boat load of people from the shore use abusive language as they roWeu about the Fern. The men on the latter vessel, although they knew the com pliments were intended for them, ig- nored the billingsgate and the shore party pulled to the Vizcaya and board ed her.
 When they were all on deck, near the ladder, the captain of the Spanlsn cruiser, with a word to one or two or T I.ly meet the newcomers. They smiled and bowed most obsequiously. This salute had the effect of placing their bodies in posture exactly fitted to the captain $ purposes. Out shot the neatly polished foot and the nearest obsequlous gentle man was strengthened by the shock with great suddenness. In the cry which followed the pain, surprise and injured pride found voice.
 The captain, who had been carried away momentarily by indignation, then stepped back and the marines, follow ing his example, hustled and slyly booted the rest of the patriots to the side.
 AS they regained their feet the cap tain said, with some feeling, that they were persons of the sort which placed the country in a false position ana sometimes precipitated the sacrifice of useful lives and money
 
 Some friction has resulted from the arrangements regarding the anchorage of the Montgomery. The ships com mander's desire was that when the Fern left her buoy near the Vfzcaya and Oquendo, which berth had been at the disposal of the United States Gov ernment. the cruiser Alfonso XII should be placed at anchor there and the Montgomery re1egated at the Alfonso's old anchorage, far up the harbor to- ward Regia.
 This was not at all in accordance with the idea of Captain Sigsbee. and yesterday, when the Fern left her buoy. he watched carefully the movements of the Alfonso XII. This cruiser, having no boilers in her, was lowed to the anchorage that had been occupied by the Fern. Captain Sigsbee politely ex- pressed his opinion to the Admiral of the Port that the Government had given that berth to the United States for the time, and it was therefore nat urally expected the Montgomery would occupy 1t when she arrived to replace the sunken Maine.
 The Alfonso XII had then been lowed to the buoy and the representative of the admiral explained that the Mont i eomery was to go to a more distant anchorage This would group the | Vizcaya, Oquendo and Alfonso about the gunboat Montgomery, which might mean nothing or something, accord | ingly as circumstances might arise. The American captain thereupon said 1 that this did not meet his understand ing of the arrangements, but that he would report to his superior the manner in which the cruiser had been dis posed of.
 Then he was told that if arrange ments were deemed unsuitable the Montgomery would be given the berth vacated by the Fern.
 All this conference was marked by extreme politeness The helpless Al | fonso XII was immediately lowed back to her old berth near Regla and the in cident was closed.
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