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ananaia. (alHnf of fha womb,
waaea," change of W. flmakan
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V I 4.1 VMM.
GAiC
i o uenerai Shatter o
His Grievances.
WITHDRAWS TROOPS
Notillt'M Coiu Si.after That
U(i HfiH Sent IIIh Iteslg
nation to General
G )inez.
New York, July 22.T-A dwpatcli
froul fSiintiiigii gives the following as
buing n letter sent by Goncral Gurcin
to General Bhaflcr:
'riir: On May 12th tha govern
ment of the Republic of Cuba or
dered me as ' commander of the
Cuban iirmy in the east to co opcr
ale wgtli tho American army, foi
lowing (ho plana and obeying the
orders of tho commander. . ' 1 have
lone my best, sir, to fulfill the
wishes of my government, and
have been until now one tf your
most faithfu' subordinates, honoring
myself in carrying out your orders
fur as my powers haye allowed
me to do it, :
The city of Santiago surrendered
to tho American army and news of
that important event was given .to
mo by persons entirely foreign to
your staff. I have not been honored
with a single word from yourself in
forming me about the negotiations
for peace, or tho terms of the capit
ulation by tho Spaniards. The im
portant ceremony of the surronder
of the Spanish army and tho taking
possession of the city by yourself
took .place later on, and I only
now of both events by public re
ports. v "; " " '-
I was neither honored, sir, with
kind word from you, inviting my
self or any officer of my staff, to
represent tho Cuban army on that
memorable occasion. , "
Finally, I know that you have
left in power at Santiago the same
Spanish authorities that for three
years I have fought as enemies of
the independence of Cuba. I beg
to say that these authorities have
never-been .elected 'at Santiago by
the residents of the city, but were
appointed by the royal - decrees of
the queen of Spain!
"I would agree, sir, that the army
under your command should have
taker possession ot the city, the
garrison and the forts.
''I would give my warm co-oper
ation to aity measure you may have
eemed bent under American mili
tary law to hold the city -for your
armyr and to preserve public order
until the time comes to fulfill the
solemn pledge of the people of the
United States to establish in Cuba a
free and independent government.
But when the question arises of ap
pointing authorities in Santiago de
Cuba, under-the peculiar circum
stances of our thirty years' strife
against Spanish rule, I cannot see
with the deepest regret that
such authorities are not elected by
the Cuban people, but are the ones
selected by the Queen of Spain, and
hence are ministers to defend against
the Cubans and Spanish sovereignty,
"A rumor, too absurd to be be
lieved, general, ascribes the reason
f your measures and of the orders
forbidding any army to enter San
tiago for fear of massacre and re
venge against the Spaniards. Allow
me, sir, to protest against even the
shadow of such an idea. We are
not savages, knorine -the rulos of
civilized warfare. We arc a poor,
ragged army, as ragged and as poor
was the army of your forefathers
in their public wsr lor inuepen
ijence, but, as did the hopes of Bar-
a'tngo and Yorktown, we respect tooi
leeply our cause to disgrace it with
barbarism and cowardios.
"In view of all those reasons, I
sincerely regret to be unable to ful-
any longer the orders of my gov
ernment, and therefore I have ten
dered to-day, to the commander-in-
chief of the Cuban army, Major
General Maximo Gomez, my re
signal! on as commander of this sec
tion of our army.
Awaiting his reaolation, I with
draw my forces to tbe interior.
"Very" respectfully yonrv-- -"Calixto
Gaboa."
ENGLAND ON THE AMERICAN NAY Y.
OABTOnXA.
OfMz&i
At Aalterille Toc-aday night oHost
week Walter 8. C tubman stepped
off a second-story porch and was in
jured so that be died next morning.
He was a native of MansachnjetU,
and was a lawyer. He married a
daughter of tbe lata John D. Cam
eron, ami was highly esteemed. . I
Captain Phillips' Noblo Sentiment.
Ships and Men Second to Nona.
SclcntilTo American. ... . ' - .
Although the achievements of our
nnvy in the brief ninety days of the
war speak for themselves and stamp
tho quality of our ships and men as
second to none, iU would bo mere
affectation to say that wo are insen
sible to the instant recognition which
our brilliant fucccss bits received at
tho' hands of the. .English "people.
This recognition has been too instant,
unanimous - and altogether sponta
neous for us to doubt for a moii.ont
that it represents the national senti
ment. k
It is well known that the ideas of
the English people are reflected with
great fidelity in their leading jour
nals, and the following comments on
the Santiago engagement will bo of
special interest. The Saturday Re
view remarked: .
"It is Impossible not to feel a cer
tain pride in these hchievcmcnfs of
men of our own race. Every En
glishman, too, nill remember that it
was the possession of the same qual-
ty -the fine mnrksmahship which
the Americans displaywhich gavo
us victories, both on land and sea,
from Crecy to Crimea, and some
thing peculiar and noble happened
in this fight which showed in: a far
higher way the kinship botwoen the
two peoples. , 'Don't cheer,' shouted
Captain Phillip, 'the poor devils are
dying.' It seems to. us that this
expression of tender, sympathetic
humanity is just as fine as the 'Kiss
me, Hardy,' of the dying Nelson."
.The Spectator in a long article on
the same subject says: ;
"The first thought of all English
men is that the American fleet did
work splendid lyi.-The whole
performance of Admiral Sampson's
fleet was in accordance with the best
traditions of Anglo-Saxon navies,
and every Englishmen has read of
their doings, with a flush of pride.
There was the same . old, ' hard
pounding as the Elizabethan sea
used; the same curious mix
ture of steadiness,' daring coolness
and reckloss dash. The moral
aspect of what was almost the first
and what may be the last fleet ac
tion between the Spanish and En
glish races is very much alike. In
both cases it was the man behind
the gun) who, in the last resort, won
tho battle.
"The battle shows that tho Amer
ican navy is a most efficiont fighting
machine. , Wo did not need to be
told that , 'We knew it already and
realized of what stuff the lion's
whelps are mado. They, however,
did not know it on tbe continent,
though they apparently know it
now. ' For ourselves we have little
doubt that the American fleet could
face even that of Franc? without any
great risk of disaster, in spite of the
fact that, by the rule, the French
fleet is ten times stronger. We be
lievo this' could be done if ft were
needful, but it won't be attacked by
France without our taking a hand
in the game. Sampson, Dewey and
tho officers that have the happiness
to command are able to destroy
Trench ships of vastly superior
power, just as we did a hundred
years ago. ' - - - . '
"As for the German and Arhcri
can navies, there can, of course, be
no comparison. I ho Ucrmans are
m
Mi
Remarkable Change in
the Condition of
Affairs
SINCE SURRENDERING.
- Officers assert that there is not
cose of yellow fever Sri Santiago and
that there tiro but few eases of small
pox. Tho streets look fairly clean
and show signs of rare taken by the
Spaniards to prevent an epidemic
during the siege. . . : v ; -.
General Shafter has placed a ecu
sor in charge of the cable office and
only government dispatches are al
lowed to be sent today. 7 It is said,
however, that press and commercial
dispatches will be rocoived, subject
to the Censor's blue pencil Boon
probably tomorrow.
Spanish merchants who have been
interviewed on the subject say they
expect business to revive at once
and hope for largo investments of
American capital within the next
year. - There seems to ue no race
hatred, the bitterness being all di
reefed against the Madrid govern
ment, which is charged with gross
mismanagement of Cuba and bun
Tho City Tnking on New
Life The Stores Opening
Food for tho Destitute.
" Yellow Fever Under
Control-Troops
Moving.
Associated Pross El.patab.
Santiago de Cuba, July -19.
Hundreds of American and Spanish
soldiers who but a few davs aeo
were shooting at each other -crowd 8lin8 durin8 the conduct of the pres
tho streets of Santiago Today, meet- ""v"-
incr nnd rniintr nii tha most friendlv VKLLOW FEVER UNDER C0JCTR01
terms. ; A "'general feeling of good Tho hospiUl headquarters are still
fellowship is evinced everywhere, lortcd at Juragua. . Two deaths
victors and vanouished apparently rom yellow fever were reported
being equally rejoiced that the strife there yesterday, but the names of
and bloodshed are over, and that " victims nave noi Deonmaao
the horrors of the sieee are ended, public. The physicians say there
Quaint stores with gaudy displays a few new cases appearing and that
of wares are opening rapidly, and the epidemio is under control
the storekeepers ' eagerly accept They nltt0 think that the danger to
American money and courteously tne army ia aoo"t passed,
receive American customers. The Commodore Schley with a party
narrow, cobble-paved streets, grilling I of officers visited the city this morn
in the fierce sunshine, are crowded ,ng coming up the bay in a steam
from morning to night by chattering launch. . The Commodore called on
groups of uniformed Spanish gol- Gen. McKibbin and strolled about
diers and crowds of laughing, rol- tne streets, making several purchases
and apparently greatly enjoying
shore leave, lie was rocoived with
great respect by the Spanish offi
ce who learned his name.
TO TAKE A TOUR Of SANTIAGO
PROVINCE.
Lieutenant Mile, of General
licking men belonging to General
Shatter's army..
F0OD;F0R THE DESTITUTE,
Great barge loads jt provisions
and supplies have been going to the
wharves all day from the Red
Cross steamer State of Texas, and
the United States army supply ships, shatters stall, left here this mora
and there is evidence that privation ing with a troop of the second cav-
is rapidly disappearing. Along the I airy under Captain Hrott to make
water front under every awning doz-1 the rounds of the entire military
ens of women and children may be I district of Santiago deCuba, and
seen munching American hardtack, for the purpose of receiving the
and food is being distributed very I formal surrender of the Spanish
rapidly. About the plazif and forces. He goes first to San Louis,
in the numerous airy cafes, I where there are about 4,600 of the
the officers of the opposing enemy's troops. Lieutenant Miley
armies loungod throughout the day. will then receive the formal surrcn
The Americans are buying swords, der in ordor, of 800 men at Cobre,
medals and buttons from their late 1,200 at Catakina, 2,500 at Guan
foes. All talk cheerily whenever an tonamo, and 3,500 at Baraooa. A
interpreter jean be obtained. I total of 10,000 Spaniards aro ex
the city taking on new life. , poctea to surrender to this one
Santiago today presents a bright troop of American cavalry. To
and cheerful spectacle to what it did reach Baracoa, Lieutenant Miley
two weeks ago. - Over thirty steam- will be compelled to ride straight
era are flying the stars and stripes I across the island to the northern
proudly in or near the harbor. I coast, led by a Cuban guide. .He
Small boats are7 plying briskly to will ride under a white flag for pro
and fro on the blue waters. In I taction, but Gon. Total has sent
a 1 1 """"Ti
II ... . . whslssssis and daltelana. I
ami
FGYDZil
Akaolutely Puro
BOVAt aWflWO WWrflfa) CO., WsTW VOfMJC
a sliot at them, m there wero no
soldiers loft within the wall at that
time. It" appears that they only
had a few thousand men and they
all went to El Caney at the time
that battle was fought leaving San
tiago unprotected. Reinforcements
arrived later, hon ever, and brought
the number of Spanish troops up to
8,000 men.
At the battle of El Caney our cas
ualties exceeded that of the Span
iards. : "; While thoy had 400 men
killed to our 200, they had only
500 men wounded to our 1,500
The list of tho hounded has been
increased since to over 2,000 men
who aro lying in the hospitals
hero.
Goneral Linares cabled to Madrid
on July 3rd before General Shatter's
demand for the surrender of the
city, setting forth the inability to
hold out against an enemy superior
in numbers, with the Spaniards
dying of fever and starvation and
demoralized by the loss of the fleet.
He urged the government for the
sake of humanity to offer to capitu
late, but adding that, if ordered to
remain, to die like a rat in a trap
he would do so, as his soldiers were
doing their duty, although realizing
that a mistako has been made.
Some information in regard to the
messago leaked out and the Span'
ish officers are loud in their con
demnation of General Linares, whom
they , accuse of faint heartedncse
throughout tho war, to tho extent of
'under the plea of a slight wound"
laying the mantle of shame of sur
render upon tho shoulders of Gen.
Toral's shoulders, instead of facing
the disgrace himself. This fueling
general among tho men, who,
passing tho palace where the stars
and stripes are flying, clench their
fists and mutter : "Que verguenza
para la palna i l'oro, 10 mcrece
bien." (What shame to ourcoun-
try! But she deserves it well.)
Look At This I
For 30 days we will sell you this
Organ DELIVERED AT. YOUR
HOUSE, with nice stool and book
for only $55,00 generally sold at
875.00
We ha-ve secured three counties
for the celebrated. Standard
Rotary Sewing Machine
the lightest running and mont
noiseless machine made.-- We havo
sold ALL KINDS ..(now have .all
kinds in stock) but (he standard
downs them all. 75c a week buvs
one from Ellis.
ELLIS FURNITURE CO.,
Burlington, N. C.
B. ELLIS. Manager.
INSURANCE !
I wish to call the attention of insurers in Alamance county
to the fact that the Burlington Insurance Agency, established in a. J
1893 by the late firm of Tate & AlbrighCis still in the ring.
There is no insurance agency in North Carolina with better
facilities, for placing large lines of insurance, that can give low-
er rates or better indemnity. Only first-class companies, in every ; f
branch of the business, find a lodgement in my office. ' .. With
a practical experience of more than ten years, I feel warranted .
in soliciting a share of. the local patronage, I guarantee full J
eatisfactjon in every Instance. Correspondence solicited upon
all matters pertaining to insurance. -;
I am making a 8jecialty of Life Insurance and ' will make 44.
it to the interest of all who desire protection for their families J
or their estates, or who wish to make absolutely safe and profit-
able investment, to confer with me before giving their applica-
tions to other, agents.
Very respectfully ,; , '
Y JAMES P. ALBRIGHT, J
- BURLINGTON, N. G
Suppose
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fine sailors and brave men, but a
struggle between the United States
and Germany would be very short
and very complete.'' . , -
The Speaker says: "The greatest
credit is due to the American navy
for the manner jn which the war has
been carried on. ' The exploit of
Dewey and the sea fight at Santiago
have proved tliai the British sailor
has in his American kinsman a
worthy ally and rival. So far as her
fleet is concerned, America need noi
fear comparison with any country in
the world."
It will be aeen that tbe English
people, who follow all naval opera
lions and development with a fever
ish interest, have been quick to
realize that the secret of our success
lies in oar excellent gannery. The
estimate of our ability to face the
French fleet, "ten times stronger"
than our own, makes tot) much both
ot oar own pro wee and tbe numer
ical superiority of tha French. Their
fleet U not ten times nor even
three times as strong a oor own.
If it be taken as three timet
aa 'strong in ships and material ,
wa agree with Tbe - Spectator
that the personal element - would
probably,, as in the ksi century,
more than ofTaet the differenced
Wfty wlH yon bar Mtr natiaratMt fowl I
kra UrmWm TaiH.liM IUS Vaata H aa
,l.il aa Ijrmm St'P. Toar runrtat
uUnnW u ref u4 t BKffwy la etvry r.
wkerMfaUfceuM'. 1'nw.iiimiA aa
snort, everything denotes bustle and
activity. Tho immense sheds along
the water front are already packed
with merchandise and the large store
rooms rented along Marina atreet are
busy receiving goods which are
being steadily unloaded. - Every
where there are signs of a revival of
commercial activity and prosperity,
Miss Clara Barton yesterday began
distributing' supplies, relieving
thousands of eases of distres.froin
hunger and sickness.. The ke fac
tory has resumed work and the
water supply will bo turned on to
day;
The chango in the appearance of
the city is kaleidoscopic and a cou
pie of days, when further shipments
arrive, will suuice lor tne normal
business to revive. AH the stores
are open this morning, by uenerai
McKibbiu's order, but the saloons
remain cloned for the present in
order to avoid the possibility of a
clash between the soldiers in case of
drunkenness...
The electric light plant is working.
The pawn shop ara doing a rushing
business, their counters being
crowded by people of all aorta of
color and condition, pawning heir
looms, clothes, dresses and furni
ture. Officers tender their medals,
spurs and swords, and civil em
ployes offer their tortoise shell, gold
beaded canes, which are In tarn
bought at fancy prices by American
soldiers, officers of newspaper corre
spondents as relics of the war. There
bare, been more machetes sold to
our men aa souvaairs than were laid
down on the morning of the surren
der. ; . .
About .4,000 Spanish troops re
main in the city, but the majority
will ba removed as soon aa a camp
ing ground beyond the rifle pits can
be arranged.
AMERICAS TROOPS MOVE TO THE
HILL.
The American troops are being r
rrvcTed from their old encampments
behind the trenches to cooler and
better spots in the hills north of tbe
town. - ' " . .
members of his staff ahead of then?
to notify the post commanders of
the terms of the surrender.
Tho wound of General Linares is
much more serious than was ro
ported. His loft arm has been am
putated and tonight he is in a se
rious condition.
WEARING SPANISH UNIFORMS.
4, . - -
There is no clothing in the city
except the blue and white striped
linen uniforms, and many of our
men are dressed in these Spanish
uniforms. They present a stiange
appearance -and are greeted with
laughter.
Tbe readiness and avidity with
which the storekeepers accept green
backs fa remarkable. - -
General Shafter' a order to close
all the rum shops has had the effect
of keeping the city quiet and peace
ful, do far there bare boon no
drunken brawls and noises. ,
Many of tbe Spanish soldier are
anxious to become . American
citizens andare appling. for nat-
uralizAtion papers.
A number of officers of high rank
in the Spanish arm condemn their
government's policy in dividing its
forces in Cuba, Potto Rico and the
Philippines instead of concentrat
ing them, and possibly saving one
colony. . The cutting of the fleet is
also strongly censured, and the
8panish naval officers all argue that
it is impossible under the present
crippled condition of Spain to make
a successful resistance anywhere.
The useable amunition of the
Spanish troops here waa exhausted
before the sorgeoder, as the 2,000,-
000 cartridges found in the maga
zines at Santiago do not fit the Mau
ser rifle.
OCR TROOPS FOTJUHT LI XX TIOKRA.
The Spaniards say oar troops
fought like tigers and that their
discipline waa excellent, but they
insist that mora Urea were lost on
either aide than was warranted by
the conditions of July 1st. They
assert that our uoope oouJ! bare
walked into tbe city without firing
. A SECRET SESSION.
lealteatlary Directors Iteollue to Tell
What, Tkujr are IIId with tha
Peoples' Mono?.
lUlolan Poet, July art 7 -
The Board of Directors of tho
Penitentiary mot again yesterday
and after being in session an hour
and a half adjourned.
A member of the board was ask
ed last night what business was
transacted. The reply was: "The
Board was in executive session and
the proceedings are socrvt."
Now isn't this a beautiful display
of nerve? A Board of Directors of
a State institution transacting the
State's business in secret. There
has been much aprchension on tho
part of the public about the mis
management of the State prison. It
has been charged . by an appointee
of the Governor that His Excellency
said that the funds of the institution
had been squandered- and even
stolen. What must the public
think now, when the transactions of
the Director of Die institution are
kept secret.' . ,
These directors are hero drawing
the people's good money. This
they do not wring (axes from the
public by secret methods. The
Board cannot justify any such pro
cedure. The voters of. this State
hare a ; right to know what the
Board ia doing with the matters
confided to its care and they will
not countenance any ideh methods.
! As yet no reply has been made to
Mi. Simmons' request for John R.
Smith's report and other informa
tion asked.
Suppose you had a nicely displayed
advertisement in this space, then what?
Why the 2.500 eyes that scan these
pafees-every-week would see it and
would know of your business, and when
something in your line was wanted they
would naturally look you up.
See? Had you ever thought of it?
mmm 1
' Encttae Sparta UnlaMM nmxrw all Hard.
aottarOalleaaaS lasss sad Btocniahe from
heisss. asanas. CartM. Spa ma, Swee
7. Klne- nM. HtiSsa, SfBlRe. all MwoOea
Thraats.Cena-ha.eta. asm hr nee of one
bottle. Warranted the swat sroaderfal
BteaaishsnraeTOTkaovB. Sold by T. A. At
stifht. erasYlst.aiBhaas. M. C.
The Republicans hare renominat
ed Tboa. II. Sutton to be judge of
the eastern criminal district. ;
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LATEST RATAL BATTLE.
M pan Ish Onnboata and Shipping- at
JMansaallla Deatroyeti,
Aiuoclated Preas Dispatch.
I'laya del Este, Guontanamo Bay,
Julv 21. The following is the
official account of the latest naval
victory, that at Manzanillo, modest
ly told by Commander Todd of the
United States gunboat Wilmington
in his report to Admiral Samjwon
"At 7 o'clock in the morning of
July 18 the vessels on blockadeduty
in this vicinity, the Wilmington,
Helena, Scorpion, Hist, Hornet,
Wampatuck and Osceola, approach
ed the harbor of Manzanillo from the
westward. At 7:30 o'clock the Wil
mington and the Helena entered the
northern channel toward the city,'
tbe Scorpion and the Osceola the
mid-channel and the Hist, Hornet
and Wampatuck the southern chan
nel, the movement of the vessels
being so timed as to bnng them
within effective range of the shipping
at about tbe same moment.
"At 7:50 o'clock fire was opened
on the shipping, and after a delib
erate fire," lasting about two and a
half hours, three Simnifh transports,
El Gloria, Jose Garcia and La
Pariciama Concepcion, were burned
and destroyed. The Pontoon, (which ;
harbor guard and storesbip), prob
ably for ammunition, was burned
and 7 blown Op. Three gunboats
were destroyed. One other was
driven ashore and aunk and a third
was driven ashore and ia believed to
hare been disabled. ' :-
"The firing was maintained at '
range which U believed to he beyond
the range of the shore artillery. It
was continued until after a gradual
... . ....
dming in, tne snore oauenes opened
fire at a comparative short range,'
when the ships were recalled, the
object of the expedition baring beeo-acoomplk-hed,
and tbe ideas of the'
commander-in-chief carrid out, as I
understood them; that is, to destroy
the enemy's shipping, bat not to en-'
gage tbe field batteries or forts. : i-
"No casualties occurred on board
any of our vessels. Great cake was
taken in directing the fire that as
little damage as possible be done to '
the city itself, hnd so far as could be
observed little if any waa done." '
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