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SENSELESS
Aiiicmanu j nai me ruiuic-F wrui
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Their Landing inSpalThis
Coiuiiiihhi.iicr.s )NkiAl-s -;it Washington 1 Anxiously
Vwiiitint; the Latest News l rom the i l'rotit (Jon- '
;.i -. i- icrence'at the "NVjiite House Yellow Fever
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in. Qunp The Condition Improved.
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anfctiwi, July iS.-s-Th-war- ii-'-
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Htcjl a 'list.ifit h from
Hstdimt AiJJut
Jcinal Alii
knt General tj-recnlcar,
s' stafE, ,whf h ! a
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three -aaeH if yellow
fli-ath r-u('i'teil vMh
Hows:
'Only- tw-nfy
f-K-r Miid three
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Ahf- "past . twnty-nrtir
noved vh.-n
er. pructi'-abliMi Jlav-tak'.-n! viuor-,us
piecau tfaniK to -preven t t Lie i.ireud i of
the ihs'tiiHe ' f '
The war (Itpdijtmnit' also Jut.ted the
-ftjdiuWiiiKi I'rablejsrawii;".'.! ..i I'1'" !
'A ! "lJla-a. Bahiuiri, July 13.
'"iteui etury'fcf ar, aKliiugtuti -
f"X coiimnsHlori- oit btlialfi of the
ilted States v
aH aipuniu.d) ooiiHiBt
VV litK'ler tndi Iawt(,
jnji of. General;
aiiiJ I.ii-iliu-iiant
ptlley. vvith a fepanisii
k-i anne -the details, for
mni4HioM to
rryiriK into i:
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-arry iriur lino i: eu eci
th
eapit-ulatioiK
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J K ill m t( h Sibt'in y
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tomori'ikvr' i ;
"MILKS"
t rrhe . srte Hid d'lsliatch- is sMriiedcJuiii-Hi.
nlKnal iillleer frf fhaw -fof - t.lie ter-
inlnus'.of lh; rililitury iline atk I'laya
f - I; . i v- "I'laya, July 15c
'The ' iii.imniiiinerf?; - appointed -to
arra.hKe Uie l-i':iils oft the surrend.-r
hHld !a ijitjeUni Vesti-rdav lasting- until
a late fc(4i
riij.rn'iBfi-i
i' ' Tlu-y - met ai?am this
'tt.1l"l II. II VU.fllH
IMl-aed J t teillJ Will be i se-lUeu io-
j:ly."- J 1 'l'f''' l-.v-j f
i f;Nt'oi;RA(JEi)-ijv. yrfLow n:--
' j ' ,VKH jKKt'ORTS.- L
; rfbo war defiiirtmejit; fottioials . are
4tfWatlv i -ncourag.d . by the rttports on
I the rvcHliw:- feverrsitiiation- ifroin- jthe
hy-Jtilhf- front: -Tliey weir? fearfuT
; sir
t the; r t a t fsmti-JTOfTV uiere, jiiijjn.
,w -Inoroaslntf kaserf, Tmit-etP prrat'
(vidk 'tniiaw when a dif-Tiatch amo . from.
aiJtii-geon lii-eenleaf. a. member of (.leu-.:
Milr- t.iafl, saying that aunng tup
I-atit twenty-lourj hours then) nau
'U only tyent M -iu -B-Jifvi" uagBa.
U in iharkeJ 1ontra?t wiihi t;h . re-
jxiits foe the i pii-evJous , t wertty-tou.r
liojirs, tthkh shiiwt-d a mucn Kreaier:
l'Veaa, nu; vui pargeuii; wrj-uiei"
sKt.emeiit
that the sreneral cltaracter
the; ctPease. i mild, . leads t-the offl-
L. CSfi
llsto Iujjk that us ravasesi TMlV-.-btrl
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jilted and that;-the disease will,: be
lit .wtH iwiflnni uoundsi - I fr. .
'Ther'' vas:ailunK and anxious wait
ttiay tis tiear 'tui-tner news irt'oni .t
"t ortimiS'-ionern vho had been chatted
toj niak-e u rr int'nit nts - f r the sui -i
I ii wilder' l,f thi PPIinlsh army at S5;inti-
' t stVrW-' Fiv i enrhteeri hours iiin
-' I -ateie Tniiii ieithi-b- General Rhafter or
.1 (IHheral Miles.- al!ihoKh tberel was. the
Xetnet deifiif' onl the part of the presi
"deht ahitt hiHi'alifin t advisersi to; learn
Avhat had li'Tii done, and aitK'iilarly
rrj-inv.HiihiMl th. actual Surrender
f -tin n t ialPirntfauiSTi:i ji ish . jlroops
'ii'aLt.i'ieenl carriedi .mtT tfri 4-he eahtf
'met m I 11 1 u I lu k, tlv iv was i
tivelv li.AliiriK tioni the fiont which
vwfiild st( a- 4 vuide foi tle delib
?'rations. , It ! wa- .th.iusrht the t able
t had beei 'interrilptod, but on.-lnquiryi
! f .iGeneral ( Sreelsy.. eltjef ; sisnal officer,
i hl; pave hsuraiKje1 that . the cable -was
irfht a dfapntohraslvmer for the situation
I '.ipi' to'-tfi latest moment, andipartieu-rjiarlv-.
imitiiMng-ras to how tar i the sur- ;
irefid'-r iiad proceeded, t No! answer
i-atne -while the cabinet-was in session;
.ilrt th! ifiTeaiHtiine, i General i Greeley
hai-' eabltd and h the liist ofli-
n-i il io hear from the ftont A,dipatli
lJi(,lin KifUtenant1 Jouos. military i'en
ir 'at- Pliavavdet iKstiv reported . ttiat
tht nu'SRu-pe- -:t rtm t he secretary of
-Viir to (?eneral , Khafter was utnly srx
-tfciiuirUv'Ai n papriais ff-om Vashlngton.
to !Plava..,rhe message neeeivea - y iy
MVtieral tlreele.M- ctameit-t
TUL .and 'widtc.ateid that
!5 o clock p.
negotiations
war vpttfin rrotiiTss. urn- -ust . irie uim-
iSaitchfwa submiitled to the president
detail
ere g!iA-en out.-:
SPANISH tJCIRBLES.
owafdi tluT inidiVei of the afternoon
'AUuafclif Troiil General ,ji ues ; itnu
General Sliditer bepa" to arrive n re-
rpbne to Seci etajry Alereru rat Her im
perative requr-At. I Tlu-y were not given
i oi in f till, but in,euth portion as, were
ijnde' puWic ishoWe'd 'that (he ijiegotia
' ions I were still in progress -ind f that
thv Spaniards "had raised rather v?x
jv.!cted questions, r The most'iniportani
ofj These was I an insist ance tutiat the
" flianitoh troopf should retain their
arms when thev return t-o Spain. There
-was entire willingness oil th'.part of
-3neral Toral to turn -over the arms
foi Gvnet al 'Shater at the tun of the
Kiirrender, but svith this was to be the
understanding" that the arms"; iwere -to
1)0 returned to thp Spanish troops when
ppinish soil was I reached. This was- a
..oaridition which 3iad not beew antici
oaned. The authorities, heretidid not
jr-t-ard it seriously, or as likely ;to over
cokie a final "settjlenient, as 1c -was at
tributed to tne ISpanishi sensitiveness
against he humiliation involved! in4he
'Saying doFf! of their arms. :At l the
same time It. was a 'point on .which
neither siile appeared to; be ready to
-vjid... One of th dispatches, firom the
a'rbnt, after, specifying that this dif-,Te-enee
had arisen. dded that it was
fot&ieved a settleijnent would be reach-
; ed before i th4 day closed.
'- peneral i Shaf ter himself summed up
- TNH LITHIft WftTERr
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UpAT) ' 'THE' TESTIMONIALS OF
- f MR.' it HUMPHREY AND COL.
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11 EROV "ilB 4 B:B HUMPHREY. ;
TVTf -m. lV Ward: , ,'. f
.'Dear Sir: f have been using the
etnai Uthla .Water and think that I
-am jastifiable in saying that it has
.done tiei imuch good and hasi relieved
-lie ot much trouble, with indigestion.
I II,; IS. 11. llUAli'tn.ii1x,
-i l !"! I J-. i .1 : I- Middle Sound.
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orwr rrvT" "ROCIER M
RE.
lr. R.-E- Ward: " 1-
Dear Sir: I take pleasure in u6
ibat a ikiemtv- of my I family.? very
inuch troubled with Indigestion.- has
heen irratlv benefitted by the use ; of
the Aetrial; batliia water.
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. very truly,
1 I ROGER $IOORE
I R; E. WAKJJ, Agent.
'1 Don't forget that 4 are established
A w Hl flREEN'S PHARMACY, and
that welare ready, to ierve you all the
Itime at 25; cents per gallon tor pure
1A.ETNAI UlnlA WAix-n uum "
-inia Mineral SDrines Company.'Rpa
0MBBLES-
Settlement. ' . j
CONTENTION.
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"UHii 'v iiviui fihu iu i iiwui ;-irii
Kj'nt 'ot to be CqnccJed by Our
the situation, by saying?: i
'It ifjanncjt,
be fariure
btf . no.ssible I that there Will
in i ornr leHnsr " arrangements
No
fi'uestion whatever! has been raipod an
ti the aurrendei Itself. , Not only has
kJeueral, Toral --agreed ). t it, buit this
lasrreement has bwn ratified, by
Gen
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lerah Hlancr;- at"7 1 lavana ' and, by
(Spanish -niith-oriUe at Madrid
General treeJeM received anotlier
disjiatch at & o'clock -containing the;
nforrnatioii that .-'i Colonel Allen had
anded the
orrs cable
Jjure ' M)J ; of the: signal
aj I'laya from 'the .cable
Steamer Adria.' colonel Allen was .not
Ullownl to land at flaya on account
f the AdrLa comiQ? from ; an infected
tomitts fromi an infected
were'rKvell on board, bm
allowed aphore. CoIon?J
UlHtrie'. All w
no one was a.1
Allen' fetarna this levening to Baiciuiri
to repair tlie French cable att that
I'nint and estarbh-sh- repular communi
cation between Playa and Santiago dei
Cuba' Ro-that the army will be in tel-'
firaphic communication with WaMi-'
inpton as soon as the city is surrender?
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The perplexing- problem, now to be
lived is how to carry out-the pledge.
hiade by General tShafter. to remove
the K'paniwh soldiers, who surrender,: to
Spain- It would i have 'been no easy
Undertaking--to remiSe the ?0,000: men
across, the-Atlantic junder the best con
diti5ris, but the reports that indicated
the exitnce of yellow flever among
the 'Spaniards threatened la.ll kinds of
difficulties.1 iATter till, it, was decided
to be only a matter of money, and ;if
the price offered Is large enough,
.tteamsh'tp lines cam doubtless .-be foundi
P undertake the transportation. 'At
the best, several- -wjeeks probably 'Will!
Hie reiiuted .to, r.emwe tie) Spaniards,!
so that'.it AVill be necessary ; tp main-;
Hain a . considerable! proportion of the
American ;army in. the neighborhood
for some time Still being .under .no
care to protect themselves against the
foe,- the American 4.roops. can be I, so,
disposed ''as lb make themselves; very:
rtrtmfortable In comparison with Iwhat.
they rhave undergone, and, by remov
iiig' into,, the 'hills Jut in the. rear . of
Santiago?frts- believed that the, dan
ger of an extension of the yellow i feyer
lll be reduced so faf that it will no
1nger be cause for grave apprehen
sfion. The .snrgeons' reports describe
the disease as -wfa mild type,, and it
is' said hat this wUl readily yield, to
change of location" into higherf'and
(TO'oler, ground, i in. -. - yM l )
f SFCRETART ALGER'SSTATE-M'-l
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The following .statement ihasi been
issued by Secretary . Alger from ithe
dispatches he (has received from, the
oflicers at Santiago: i - in l il i
I "The- coittfhtssioners on the part of
wfrrdft:ne ITnited State? ; named -by. General
Sbafter were I Geierals Wheeler? and
Lawton, ?and, Liuenant Miley. 3Their 1
discussion lasted until late last inignt
qnd wbs takeu jip by them at U ofclock
this niorning.i?rhis surrender dovers
a great' area of tlwii eastern part of Cil-j
bn, of-yonrse" the i; detail may take
4omv 1 it t lo time,;i.")ut- thev are ibefng
pushed along: as rapidly as possible, u ;
'HEXCE.'AT THE f WHITE
IQITSE. I ' S
After , an extended conference j with-
the- president -tofnght, at AvrT(tuhree'
I CTTNl
members of; the cabinet were pr;esen4jfo: Lvther t it ::it iiart
Secretavv "Alger said: "The situation
is just this, i The Spaniards at Santi
ago are . prepared to; surrender, but
they: want to carry v their arms.- We
liavrf determined tol grant no such coi-;
ciessiVm nor any concession except the
gener.rsity of Una government -to
.transport them to; Spain."., i : it; ;l
i secretary Algeri: was asked if iit was:
riot the expectation tht! when it was
llnown that no other terms would be
ira nttjd thei I -surrender .would ! take
place,' and replied -that such wasH the
case. In any event, no other conces
sion; would me' afforded by this govf
eminent. vi .1 ...,4--- - . h
) It was nearly 1 o'clock when the coir
frrertce at liiei White house adjourned.
Beside .Secretary! AJprer -there i-isi-ere
present Secretaries .Bliss and Wilson
and i Postmaster General Srnith4 I Ad
jm$tfft -General Corbin was present the
ia-st .ipart of the conference. , .Secretary
Alger did not say i how mueh. time
would be allowed ) the enemy to lreat h
aVonclusion, but it is known that the
administration will make it very: -short
and submit to no further parley; with
General Toral. The next move is sur
render upon the terms which .the: Unit
ed States proposes or immediate at
tack upon the Spanish.-forces by .the
at niy and navy:
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TIIK KOI TII IiXPEniTION
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ISallatrom San Francisco for Iantla,
-''About KIghteeu Hundred JIeu,lnder
General Otis, oji Board. I : ? ,
-p San Francisep,. Cal., July 15. The
fourth Manila expedition is under way.
Shortly after, 3 o'clock, this afternoon
Major General Otis, from' his flagship,
the City of Piieblo,, signaled the trans
port Peru to get under way. The sig
nals were understood by the anxious
watfhes on shore and- by those, who
hadsurrrounded the two 'vessels lin
small boats, and were received with
great cheering.- k v. '-'ij.
I Long before dusk the last good-byes
had been! said to the departing vessels
from the! decks of the tug boats and
the heavily ladea transports proceeded
ten their way to Honolulu, where they
.will fctopito participate in the annexa
tion ceremonies and to take on fresh
provisions and rflJ their coal bunk-.
I Major iGeneral OUs and staff-have
their headquarters on the City of Pue-
bio, 1 which also carries the remaining
companies oi the Fourteenth - United
States infantry, recruits of the First
and Second : battalions of the Eigh
teenth and Twenty-second regiments,
unlisted men of the First North Da
kota:, First Wyoming and ; First; Idaho
medical iofficers and members ofjthe
.insTiitfii Iroms. a total of 843 men. .
! The troops on the Peru -consist of a
squadrori of the Fourth United; States
-rnvolrv. ! lieht batteries' bf the Sixth
i,JAsitd States artillery, a aetaenmeni
. -hirrl TTriited States artulery.
detachment of the signal i corps . under
Captain Russell, a detachment . or vol
unteeers, medical officers and members
of the hospital corps, aoout z men.
The last orders of General Otis : be
fore leaving were that th remaining
transports Bhould sail as soon as pqs
sible. irrespective of fleets; or other e
pected vassels. The Pennsylvania and
th Citv of Rid Janeiro tare both near
ly ready; and will propably1 be prepared
to sail by neit iiiursaay;
-t-
Sick headacus. fclllousmesa, constipa
tion and all liver and. stomach "troubles
can he qulckly 'cured hyi usln those
famous little Uhj known! as DeWitfs
Little Early Risers.- They; are pleasant
to taks and never gripe,
R. R. Bel-
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kfei)eiutkiioits ; nniHiTiTiiTinu 1 finnnrnnrn nnmrn TinT nrnrimrnnr ngotitiirrV1pt:jafe-wi'iady'ikin Ixt-" - "a i 't T-nrMlT: r t irS rrvx ytn i
1 1 1 1 1 rJ V 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 rJ UkJ H I Ufl rJ xlflVI H-ukn Hy rl thha wmm
Nurth Carolina' UpportuDlty col Invade I II lf 1 1 1 1 1 1 II III : 1 1 1 1 f 1 K I 1 1 1 1 1 I I II HI II ( 1 ' I Hi 1 1 I Ml I I II I ll 111 ll lulriM 'PKardrtwr the leirms of .Vmeci- r T I ? ; L' I--1'! SaI r T ' ' Pi I I V ' Y I I IV'I 1
Atlanta With the jnxlt IlegaUoQ UUllU 1 1 lU I lull UUUI LllLLU vNlUI V I UU I T ULI LllULllVlL c which i?Pin ight4Hept! It'lac&St- I :J TV lL -i I M VJl i - ji'- 1 V ! 1 V 1 A' ) 1 1 I I J Vf-'';.
to the lleonlon ofiVeteran. -Nt i I i ' I I) ' Tl rtl that M Camttii-.-th'-- FWnch i. : '"j- .tu I .rtlf -1 171 '"! t; -v. " liri; H--Til i n. i i n:" TttT:.-: i' if-fH-
tk-Hflp the H1 ! Soldier on the
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Cap Fear Caip No. 'M, l. Cj. V.,
will leave here 'next. Tu ?feday( for -Atlanta
to i attend lithe; gres.i jt-onfet trate
reunion that is to take tpee Jutj :20th,
21 et, 22nd and 23rl ' ' h - . f
i i Colonel , Jifi AVjoodward;: squarter
manter of jiei'NorthNarolina "diviHion,
who returned la Jew days ago from I At -
.i - v . i -a"- i ! i i- -ji. --. ; . . , i , -
fanta, makjes S a godd- point Ini Haying
Northi Caiioljina ( furoishlkl : more1
Bbliinjrs anii spilt n?ore blood for the
confederacy thaik arty other stsjte, rarid
ln suggesting and; urging ;an lattitniU
ance4 of Jthe? veterins of, ' OUr state
commensurate with? her- sacrifices -un
the civil war. It ib therefoTfe to be
hoped ! that i North Carolina ill Offve
the largest! delegation at the reumon.
This i can be secufeVl If som'f . of our
-men-fof . means Will? aid I poorl conresd
eratei soldiers to go to Atlanta. iVhy
cannot thoi.e -who Kael thel means
make an effort to help te olJ veth?
All soldiers who get t(J Atl.rtita kvill
be. takeni care oft:. The ci;tizeni bf that
live and: enterprising citjy haiit made
arrangements, to -lodge and f eed I all
who are inot able j to pjiy!foi lit; All
who desire to pay itheir fwn" expenses
can d"to In the; most ecbnomfcal way,
:as :arnnngement'si have been friade jto
give Jodglng atmlo centis an9 ineals
atf very low figures; running! frorn 5
cents ; upwards.: The hotels hae offer
ed rates at ifromil ft. 50 to i $3.00 qjer day
for th6se who care ,for bettei4 accom
modations, ri! ') keeping i iit'ii thtir
Jfiaf-iniW-h' !-iHf4iJ' ' I -f'tj '.. f
: Let the Old Nortnf3ate Hernia great
delegation to Atlanta. : tt-- -)-- j-1
;l;i--f j" '; ... i " ji : f i j ; i- . ; " M
i Thousands)- of n pons ha'e been
eured of piles byiiusin DeWitti WlUh
ifazeli Salve It n hels i promptly and
cures leczema and all tekin-diseiisesJ lit
v gives iimme.diatel; relief.- Itj ; k i Bel
lamy.) i: ,: . .! j -h 3f j.,-..i-! ut 'H- li ' i ' J -
' . ' -I I -i -fl' - l- I - I ' .'r- r-.i ,f I I .
t h Colored l'"xrUrMloit prom Hlllon
' Ther colored Missionary Baptists and
the A..-M. !e. fchurch ik Madi-
son, joined n in
arrived - here
at; i 6:30 o'clock
a n i excursio'ii whuJt"
i: yesterday j jevening
by .way : of the Cape
jFear and ,Yadkin Valley Rail vyay. .The
party numbered 1 150.'; . Most i of. j them
came ' from Madisdn; : but . a few are
from Fayetteville; and other 1 1 points.
.They 'will spend rtoday at tlie seashore
and; leave i for: homeaat 6 o'clock -fhis
fevehingj-j :,' .,;! ;::':i! m' . -:M;'l! :-' L
The editor or dlie ...Cvans City, Pa.,
Globe,: 'writes, if 'One.. -Minute i Cough
Cure fs rightly inatped. It cured .my
children after all other remedies; fail
ed.": It cures coughs, colds: and I all
fhroat and lurig troubles. It. RJ Bel-
lanf-. - - ( ;- ; - .
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2 -. -I Eiomt toal, Watch and Money I
f i Wednesday --. . af teraoon ' whileji Mr;:
.Hampton rnithi . wasleomin a from
1 WnghtsviHej Bach -fqn the Seasoast
trarn i he pulled io.ff! his coat.i contain-
sy. i, -i : I: i. r i ;-v !i , . ; i :
rng a: watch and' a fewr dollars, land
i1 - : I j I ! . 5 - ' i i . I
.other articles ins the pockets and hung
'itron the door ofjthe baggage car. Near
the mineral i spring a coupler of miles
from the, 'city,' the fwlnd blew his coat
out, with the ofhe things, anid" 'thev
.were lost. - ., Hi-' i . i - '
1 Pobllc Comfort for Exoursloult
-Hundreds of excursionists come to
our
seaside iduring , the i summer, but- -when
they-' are; fti i the jetty itheretis o place
for them to go andfsit-down faa, rest
or have other comforts. in i-view
the : fact ' that; these excursionists ,
worth, a great deal Jto our oit
or
are
our
. business vmen ouglijt jto ig'et' . together
ia.d -devise means .tj( ere;ct ;a.!paviliQn
and public -Com fort! for tin visitors, U
would, makes ouTjieltyl all ! the inoreat-i
tractive foritherri: and would bf$ advian-i
tageous to tlie city. ; 'sj
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f. U. 'liarujs, of Lewisvllle,' Texas
1,- Te
writes that Cme. Ijox of DeWiLfs TViteh
Ilaaeli Salvei waa worth $0.00 itohim.
It cured his rule ant, tn vea t- at a n ii I n r-
cures-f-eczenia. iskiit -diseases kind lob-
stinate sores. "II 'i R. Bellamy. f
A Delightful Coiiipliuientary lttecptlon
Thursday
home of rMr
evening the s h,a-ndsome
E. II. 'Sneed, No .16 Nvru
le scene of muth;nleasure
street, was the
-and. merriment j6n- the part "pit thirty
ode) , of Wilmington's - jyounq.' folks.
;Thp occasion i was. a receplion, tenj
dered by iMr. j" iSneedfe : gharming
daughter, ' MissL May JJellflg jSneed,
complimentary :;ttt her I fril 'id and
guest, Miss iMary Harvey, of fv'inston
The past timesiiof the evening wrere
, many and greatbonpoyed.whllehe re
freshments- twerei choicp and elaborate
ly ,&erved. Mr. and Mrs. ,Swed ere
charming .-in their; home, afid most
hospitable .and. 'gracious as liost land
hostess. I :j j fz i f I v - j j .': ' "'
i Among the. visitors' present; was
;Miss Mary !Philipg, bf Tarboro. i i
; !: Win your:, battles against
by ! - acting! ipromptly. One !
disease
Minute-
Cough Ce iproduces immediate , re
sults WheG ! taken early U;i'vents
iconsunrptlo. I .'And n later sstages it
furhiaiiea prompt Relief. ; ; ri R. ; Bel-
1 a mv r
! :
i
i s ; ; i The Churehfa Tomorrow. i
! First ! Presbyterian chdrchj i Rev.
Peyton H. Hoge, D. sD., pastors Divine
service at U a. ;ni, ;and 6 ! p, lkl, con
ducted by Ithe pastor.' Prayer meet
ing on Thnrs;day at 8:lS p. ml Seats
Troa -l. f.. fit I !
I , 1 . Ji i t ! ;. I - , -,-
! ;.- 1 fl : i - i I ! - . ,
First Baptist ilchurch, corner t Mar
ket and I Fifth streets. Preaching; to
morrow at 11 a.1 m. .and 8:15 ;pu m. by
RevJ B. I Lacy Hoge of Selma; N. C.
Sundalv school at 9: 30 a.i mJ I Prayer
meeting iThursday! night at (i'.l p- m.
Public cordially invited, i i i j ,'
Services' "at iFiflh street 5Methodist
church tomorrow ! as follows: Preach
ing at 11 m.
pastor, -ft- Rev.
and: 8:15 p. m.i by the
W. ! L. Cuninggim.
at 14 'p. m. i I'ublic cor
Sunday school
dially: invited to All services. I
Grace M-1 If- church, Rev. A. , P.
Tver pastor.; BerSfices on. tomorrow
.11 a. m.,ianfl 8:15 p.lm. Sunday school
,.nn 'in .2 J i . ln V,
4:3(1 p. m. iperjeuce meeiiug iu iuc
Lecture Room at jM a. m.i r ' .
: Services In SU John's church tomor
row Sixth Sunday after Trinity by the
Rector Rev,r Dr. ICrmichafel; jat 7:45
and li a.; m. -SumdayV school J at p.
- .-fu lliltitN
?Bob Moore, of LaFayette, "Ind., says
that for constipation he has found
DeWitfs Little .Early Ris ra to he per-
fect." Thev never isrrine. ' jTry, I them
for stomach and hver trohbles. R- R-
I 'ceiiauiy. ..r. -ii: j. i :.-: i i
t
r--.
'- I ;.. Hester's Cotton Market V
New Orleans, I July 15. Secretary
Hester's statement; of the world's, visr
ibte' supply of cctcin shows a decrease
during the week i Just closed of 89,16
bales, against a decrease 5 of 147,431
vast year, i .' ! . r i
- The total visible supply Is 2,274,215
bales against 2,363,881 ,lasWtreek and
1.608.879 last year, i Of this 'the total
of 'American cotton is 2,019,175 bales
aeaiiist 2.102.8eil ilast weel and -1,318,
679 last year: iof all other kinds the
fetal is 255,000,! against 1 261,000 hfist
week ftndWOD. ;st year.
i-
I .t ' ' ' ' I l i t t - "t amuMPa.wr at w asninaTTf.n. nn.i ir i ii ;ia8- ' --, . a ... y i. : . - r i -
Spain tearful of Donies-
;. W'iu i- hi Li t i.
tic Revolt.
OVERTURES FOR PEACE.
-Ii
iHartlai Vdw Ie-lrel ao aa to be Able
to iippieM any TprUlug Abnolute
euorliip of 'ubllcatlontM-Spaln'a
like Teruuvou, lflilth" the
America a OQverniueut "rt ill Agree to
s' i Peaee Itespousiblllty of Surrender
i 'of Sautlaigo Thrown I pou Toral.
I "--j - i i s !- i -a '). :' j, : " '' 'a
: j Madrid, July 15, & a. m. The official
gazette- today publishes a royal de-
cree temporarily suspending through-
';l j ; ' ' ; -I .-! li .. ;; : i J : t -; f j i
out ithe b janish 'peninsulajj" the rights
ot individuals as guaranteed py
the
constitution.
i
i Th? deciiee adds that the government
wijl' render an account to! parliament
of tlie use it: may make ofi this meas
ure.: The: jjublication i of the decree is
generally iic'eepted las being? convincing
proof that Spain is now ready to sue
for peace arid that negotiations ,to
that t flee aie actually la progress.
The! govfcfliimont wishes to ihave full
pjosvt-r toi Suppress any evidences : of
discontent or rebellion i whenever they
itar
The; Carlists are iunous and
a pi-
are sure 1) attempt to create trouble.
: One minister exjprfssed the conviction
that official i overtures ; for peace -will
be made: before Sunday and there lis
reason to I believe France hasi: offered
her i services to ;Spain and that. Spain
has j drawr :up conditions ; fori peace
which offer a base for negotiation. r
; ; Premier agasta Ss cruoted aa saying
that Spain wants peace, but that -'-fit
must be an honorable peace, as-Spain
deserves.'' i "The army," the premier is
said ito haVei added; Via anxious to re
st! to. the lastj but! the" government
fannot otisenf to uch useless secri-
tice.i. Had we .ourj lleet the : situation
ould be liffererit.f' t :. i i si
A dec-ret Of the icaptain- general o
Madrid; which has 1 been affixed! to ,the
w,alls :of this city, I i-says decrees sus
pending tlie iconstitutjional , ;guarantees
tllroughou): the kingdom, have been
published and a statei of war .existing.
it I is ordenedi ; that mo i meetings; take
plb.ee - without the previous ! autboriza
tnln of 'the military authorities It :is
alJso forbidden to publish without pre-
vitius authorization any writings, en
gravings oir designs' whatever. Thede-.,-Le
concludes ;:; with specifying the
punishment which Iwill be: meted out
toj those Who do:not regard ; the "orders
issued
SPAIN'S 1DE:AS OF PEACE TERMS.
Clhe min
ster of war,i General; Correa,
i IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THii Of.
In
tlie Twenty-four Hours ;
Twenty-three New Cases of - Yellow Fever f- lid
t
Therefrom in Our Army! Before
fjter Agreeing to Surrender
a
Conditional on Approval of the
..-.:'( lj. - i i . -! ' i ;
Shaftir Would Not Consent to.
S ! The Spa'nish I Commissioners'
i I I! ' I . . -a
'i Muchrrime by Raising all Kinds
41 ! Minister Correa Will Agree
0
to liejain orto Kico and the Philippines and: Evacuate Cubi
Nirie'Months. j '. Mi , j
e
The Troops at Charleston Have Been Noticed that they W
: p
go to Porto Rico.
Tlae Spanish-Troops IlaverAbandoned thTrenches and Ke-
tired, into Santiago
i :. " ' I.!:
r Tlpe Spaniards Insist that
ArnisL they Must be Returned
'''
SpainL i ; - - 1
J The Attitude of the German tNaval
' ' l .-;:-- i . . ; I . :
Philippines Causes Apprehension
m
i No Peace Overtures Have
j Oflicer from Spanish Authorities
: '." t ' :, !
1 .-. i
I
-H- - J: it - f':.;, -
19 quoted! as, sayiiig-in an inter.view
taat he-1 thought peace mights .be ar
ranged on the following terms; .'
. Thd XTnf ted Sta tes, ' and Spain - to
agree) to: let the 'Cubans decide by a
.plebiscite whether they desire Indepen
fdjbnce on autonomy under the suzerain-:
ity if Sparn, the two governments to-
agree to, abide by the result: of the
jJebi4-ite. In the event of ithe Cubans
ciiting for independence, i the ; i United
States to
allow Snain nine months in
Vhiclii to nvilhdraw her ajrmy gradual
ly i and. dijg-mliedly from Cuba, as sol
-qiersi shotild rafter . having fought like
heroes, 'i ! 1 ' i- -.i '
continuing,, ine inuiiHiei ui war
said: I "we ought to retain Porto Rico
alt ali costs, in order to be always near
Cuba, of pvhich the Americans will be
ible to-; despoil us in icourse iof time,
jjnd in oriier ita -more easily communi
daie with the South American repub
lics, whicjli daily, display the greatest
enthusiasm for Spain. As to the Phi
lippines islands, it' is certain iwe wiH
retain them. ; even -though the LAmerl
cjans succeed in 'occupying Manila, of
which place : their occupation will be
most brief. 'An official dispatch an.
nounces that the rebel chief :and the
Americans- will ; not always: agree.
Which is to Spain's advantage. The
government i has formed a i scheme
which wifl- not only assure Spain the
possessipn ; of- the - Philippines, but
Which Willi re-establish tranquility." I
j Premier Sagasta declares that neith
er the Madrid nor thei Cuban govern
ment have intervened,! in the negotia
tions for Ithe surrender of Santiago de
Cuba.1' He adds', that the surrender
came within the province of General
Toral ancfr under : his responsibility and
the; general simply announced that the
garrison had capitulated,
Tbe ancient Greeks 'believed ; that the
Penates iwere the gods who attended
ttrthe 'Welfare and prosperity of the
family, i h They , i were t worshipped as
household gods i In tevery home. The
household god of today is Dr. King's
New Discovery.' For consumption.
coughs; cold and for all affections of
Throat, Chesta and Lungs it is invahi
able. It lhas been rle,d for a quarter
of a century and is guaranteed to core.
or money i returned, ij: No . household
should be -without this good angel. It
is ipleastnt to take and a safe and
sure remedy fer old and young. Free
trial botltles at R. R.ij Bellamy's drug
store. Regular Size 50c and JLOO. .
., r, ,, ,L ! I l. .-ii ,.;
Wilson AsaIn-0feat Tarboro
s (Special! to The Messeger.) ; i
Wilsoi; N. :C.; July ji 15 Wilson had
a walk-lover with ; STarboro today.
j , : I -ivJ !' 1 ' ! " " J '
Petty was; easy and! Hollwell invin
Icible, He struck out: nine of his op-
ponenis
itin'g of
jwilson.
The features--were the bat
Woodard and Hollwell for
Woodard got three ; twc base
a 'single and Hollwell a
hits and
Single;
a double and trigple.. i . r
I The i scored
! -R.H.E
. ...I ..11 12 4
Wijson.f.'
Tarbord ; . . . . . .. t.. ...'.i.6' 7 7
' Batteries; i Hollwell and :LeGrand,
PettyX land i Accorsini. Umpire lr.
Sherwddd Upchurch pf Raleigh.!
For Defeat
P
f Ame
ricaii
Fon.es
Cuba
i
V
YELLOW ? EVER SCOURGE
4-
Relied I pu tKelp tieneral 'f ; rnl Oiit
eflflla Ijpere (Poaltlon at .antla
' gfSupufd; r; the; Cou Jirtutlon
Cautlng utwilnru Atiiink tli
People-Spalt lleplorableCdndltJc u
Mbeu-hed by 'lUe
(Tlinlitterlal
onut
i : I
Spain' ifeaf nej
to Secure Pfc
SPAIN S
jLArr- DEFENCE
London,
Jyyi
-r i ne
Mad
cor
The responden
Ti
raesi say .
sus4 tending
throughou
t
Spanish peninsula i the
rights of ipd;duijlS' as guaranteed b"y
the consttuin
probably
make
a greater
ini -es
on
abroad
han 'at
home. ; The
: . . 1 J . . . . .
vary well
that, like ills: tedeiesfcor proolal
iniiig a
state of steidf -wtjiqh r issued
IiymediT
ately af te - t 'e nivs of -the
at i Cavitc, defee)ill
iisaster
te -very
sparingly (apt 'ed Jirid will not!
incon-
venience tjlie vtuieu and well
portion ;of ithtjpopilation.,
i spotted
The newp ofi the 'iapitulalion k.f San-
! I ' ' a : ' i : .- "I . - f
tiago was re?tiveot too iate.acr. com
ment by tlje jTornitig: papers. 1
causes
helped
ii n
dfsappointriiei bedafuse it, waa
thati -.althougs r. General. Toral
was in
aj desperate o imdiaion, i the sp
ead -16f
yellow fevf r i ighti irit ai few daysi have
compelled th 'Vmencans to raise the
siege : and
re- i-e. iPffcial i info
rmation
regarding
the. conditions of sur
lynior
is anxiously ?warted. i;
:The govt rryent f tunusual reticence
concerning! tr&' .lon' dispatches Jreceiv
eq from Ja!pt iejneral BLancd causes
anxiety.! i - ? - i
iRegardinsg tt . ijirospects. on peace,
senor sagasrs.- lntf ryiewed oyi a rep
resentative .o:..t1 Cbrrespondenlia Milf
itar, is ireprefeffttetl as i sayingt . it. is
certain, ' nost tertlin, that tile gov
ernment has ( ndedvored to aicertairis
extra-off lcially., ther disposition! of the
Washingtojn 3csbinei I res pectin id a pa-
eific solutpon, .:)utiifor the. motnent I
can say jbBMteljf inothlng,; because
the; enemy-tmug'Jft WTongly suppdse that
we.desired pat-e at any price and ac-.
fordinelv tshcttt . hiimself morel exact-
ingi I haie te Id i the proposals cabled
to ifjl -dmparci. J, ; wnilcn are s
ihpposed:
to have i been i' omrhUnicated b
3 'res-
idept McKint y tb I M. Cabc
P. .' the.
French :anaba3- iadoif at i Was
aing'ton.
These conditio is , rure so hard
that I
- . VH?
propO-
considered! tl m'J inadmis.-il
government h-.-s neKvs of otheri
J
Ending '
st rJay There Wire-
Three Iea
hs
Santiago.
Toral Tried 1. Mane the Terlijis
ii Madrid! (J .verfiijient. ihlis
:;!. ... .a .ill -i- .i.i t .
on Details i'f 'Surrender Kill
of Objections ? '
to a" Peace W'nch (Allows Spain5
in
rill :
1
lthougli thfi u Surrender Tl
eir
to Them
oti.?Thejir Arrival!
in
li! !l
OS -niiiaiHiers in the
to Our Gpi rnment
Been Receive! fey Any American
i f ! i) s-
', v
sals much
nKre acceptable."-
In reply
to question an to K bother
he intended to.-remaih in olTic
elude peaqe, 3f snon Sagasci siid tha
such w-as-hisisiiiteliians, and. h
b added,
res-pecting tlf-?? ministerial: erf:
feis, this.
statement: "Ian nffirm .cateroricaliy
that .it ; does Aot : formally exist arid
that there is,i- .o danger of its ar sing
iso ! easily sas iL e - ptess ; lndicatl'a.1
The official g.'teette1 publishes! a"
orandum froin the1 president j of the:
council' to I the .fiuaen regent,; ixplaha
tory of: tlje:1 r:yall'decrtee:. suspending.
the: 'constitutional guaranttlps and
briefly sketching i the : militar
situa-
tion.tIt dwells especially upon
the fact
that.! the. conmana or i the ; seal
is now
enemy
completely in the ;aa.nlsi of; th
and. that: jth;.probal:!)i!lity; ! is
tlmt ..an
American sqlrf-dron will ; soonl
: appear
on the Spaninn coast. ii Thje; nimoran
dum drawjs ti-e eonclusiom tmaf"the
I . - :. "S ' I . I ;, 1 ' 1
time has arrived tvheni; the ladmini'stra
tion: should strmgthen. itself."
The Madrid:, correspondent 6f The
Daily Tlagr2j'h says: i
i ''The government has- definitely, de
cided, to oiieni.oea.iN' neeotiatiohss with
... - . ... - : i . ,'---
out uelav. iprono?!ine.as a basit thare-
nunf-istionj of flt rights over Cjuba land
the immedjati : djisqussion of any other
"reasonable ? Xnoposals" the! United
States .may it Ake, j t. h
"'.The reporl' iSthat I an i armed Carlist
band has mavis ltsf appearance in the
neighborhood Leon are unjfounded.
Neither in ti-t" district norj in the
province of C ialdnia I has pvublie dis
satisfactoipn ? dn4nated in any vio
lent or lawKSp;
here that tie
abts. ! Ht lis
Immored
government
intends,-
among other paeifibatory .plank; io ap
point Lieuten mti iGeneral j Wteyler as
captain genet tl .of Catalonia!,
! "Although have not spoke i to him
on the subje? I feel convinced that
under present conditions; he -w puid not
feel Justified accepting the! position.
Informal ne-vtiapions for p ace are
continuing!. i.Tk e ebvernment.
it is re-
ported, retfeiv. d tciday a long
dispatch
in cipher Containing i the: results up to
aate." -1 j.
The .Madrid c correspondent
Standard' pay .i illji: iii
"The Carli ; agitation i Is
proportions ii ? many of the
of The
assuming
northern
provinces, I wh ?:h may serve a s a fresh
argument f ot action on ' the part of
the' governmt nt. .The civl ! und mili
tary autnpru s acting unaen
Jnstruc-
tions or the t- mister of rwar.i
s :watch-t
ing the mov merits f of u Chrl
st emis-
saries who i Tequently flit atbdut the
old haunts , ? f Cartism. ' ! coming i to
Madrid. ; goit : tq Brussels,
and Bau ta:ripor the resulte of their
j; i Special at intipn : is heing
the Pyrennet-1 frontier; where smug
glers on- both sides, and ithe Ifreneh' le-
gitimists lafe lending a will
The . authotl ies tare convinced that
arms andi stores have been intro-;
duced and tf ;t the; Carlists have been
supplied wit: money from abroad
I! i -Represeflfc' t ionts ! have" been
made
against th $ i-esepce of Don
Carlos in
wttl spqn
Brussels, ttit re pon Jaime
loin him." H : .
Join him.T
.!!!!-
; -'! '; , PEAlir,
NEGOTIATIONS.
! The Midrf
i
gspondei
of The
Daily. MaiL i June
als. It is
sUtrperlor q ftrt H that preliminary
negotiatiina for, Tace. ;aife already- un
der way in the shape if; indirect ; in
quiries iregardmir the ieijms of Ameri
ca which Spain might asjtseptl It'ia;
s.erttI that M Camtojriij the' French
ambassador!; ati Washijhtoni : andijlSir
Henify' Drummond-Wolf. BritiBjtt m'
ba-)idor at Madrid aiiiactih:Tesfcr-tiel-
nn'Wtalf of SpaaW and America
In itrje conduct of inquiries which i: ati
present -artfi qufte JuioM.-:.-fnt' ; -ilV'rf
tpiuker Almodevar- Dei t RELminiWf-
or iareign..aLatr. -ana rnor Gamazu.
1 mlffif ter i of i fpublic instrucliona and
publjc work&, have been! appointed by
the: govern"ment to conduct the nego
tiations. ; Senor tjamazo! ald yesterday
to a,' newspaper report .-j"! -jfasiftot
talk on: ithei subject,-; aWahy lndiaciref
turn might sood the wrrk. and might
crte ditficuUies.'- Probably thelnew?
or fa termination of h0stijuiie: will' inot
be' published until the cbd'ons l re
arranged. ' No suspensiiri -of ; arms will
I -ret ede- t he" neg t la tiopiU- because ' i -tihe
s-4rrity of food, In Cuba) would cause
t hev armistice to operate disadvanta
gutvuSly to the Srniards whot mlgnti
cohTji me ; t heir remaining' "stores, 'during
its ti'ontmuance In any! case, the gov
ernment is absolutely ;! decided 'ii ijon,
pkpee l ny queen-regent; has i had
hi-ee lnuriews as ith LSeutenant Chm-
tVal itrrea(l mihister; o jwsr.,-anctLas
pvrs'u'add him to eas4 jits opposition
to-ieace. I ressing dispatches .Ini! the
r amVi sense have beenlisht tolCa&taln
GemVal :Blanco.' : 1.". i.; ";J'h
i"(Jne of the chief res$s which have,
clrlvenyhe governmeht! ijtoward peace
If a feaV that the Americans- majitfept
a.' footing in Porto( Ric;d-; thus i estab
lifilurjft aistronfcer t lafmitlo Include (that
inland . in; their demands for. territory.'
iThft A'lenW corresgofident !! Of ; (The
raily ChrwnVle savs:, ; j' learn oil; ire
liabl" authoWt) that ! the "'Aiitirian
c&uit was lnfWnitd today , 'that! $Mit
was (prepared io cede ; piiba andij! I to
i' uiiufinniiy, out rsojt to abandon
lfortt Jiico, SenW J3agasta .trusts! i-,to
be; able to retain Xhfr-PWllppines; ksa
Spanish posfeessionX the jpjowers prefer
ring jthe lislarids; toVemajn in Spanileh
l i.ther th!an Amenicat hands.? 1 1- ' ji-
. JvTl allow yourself x? be slowly tor
tiired; at Uhe stake of disease? . Chills
ana Fever will undermine, and event
ually: break Bown jthe strongest cpnstl-l
ttitioh. "Febrl-Ciira"
eet Chill
Tiahlct with Iron) is mord
effective than
Quinine, and being combined With Iron
is; anj excellent TOhlc and Nerve med
Iclnej . Itj is,, pleasant to take and is
sold Under af positive guajntee to cure
or money refunded. Accept no aiibsti-,
tutesL, The 'just as good" kind njrt
eueci cures. ! ssoia Dy J. g. Shepard, J
tjl..,fjjarain ana H..L.--Fentress, yfit
' t i r:i
SPAMSH Pit I SON KltK
lli,f-I Harvard ReacheN iPortumoutl;,
r . 'Ith Otr a Thounaud o
foardyrhelr Pftlable erudition. I;
: Potsniouth, N. L Hi,' ; ; Jtiy '15; The
United States' auxiliary ";k-nuW' Har
vurdj: in command of Captkiri Charles
F.' ; Cotton, from Santiago, .haying on
'h)arjl .1,008 j Spanish prisbners,- arrit-,.
in Portsmouth -harbor at 6:30
o jcjlock this j" morhing;; ; . Ttbr port? ph
sicans boarded the vessel'! arm"nl-i
Iany wth ; Spanish doctors made anV
inspection, i His visit' disclosed the.
fact phat nearly half of .those on board
are vlll. SixTTSpaniaM-s-! died on the'
passage ;from Santiago tof .Portsmouth,
' zr'Z2Z..rz-irr
;ui umis occurred .ooay alter tne a
tientp aije not; expected tc live: 'There
werej forty serious , cases ; in the sick
baj- andl forty; eqttally asrbad' in'oth'r
portiorisj of shipj" Alii- thfese I.'pi
tiients afe said to be Victims of ma
larial fever,' With which disease thofee
who 'died were, affected. J ! : h : ' v i j:
Trie Harvard left Santiagq Sunday
at ; 4, o clock and made -fair; progress.!
Tlie .'prisoners shj brought were near-;
ly i ajl 1" captured in skirmishes which;
ejeouirrd in ; the advance on Santiago,'
Tl.ey were?;a sorry looking lot,v eyvjni
tl t-se who were not ill, as seen - from
the jdeckiV of a tag alongside ;, today
were in far worse condition than thcisei
who; came last Monday. . I - ' j
i tVjhile Admiral Cervera's mefl thoW
e'i: raan signgjjf 'privatidn, Those seen
today Were tattered, dirty "and ' un-f
kempt. The physicians said .that half
of the 1,008 i were ailing, j
No one was
allowed on board the cruiser.
The bodies of the deadl
wer? buried
ati sea with! military honors
The doctors completed
their exara-
ifettioh this afternoon' and at once
pir&ented their report to Adimral
Carpenter. . The joint finding of the
pil ysicians was to the effect that there
was nothing ; more, serious - on hoard
than ! malarial fever. 1 ' - i . i t i.
f After a consultation it" was thought
hei- tj riot i to take the men off the ship
ttiay, hiit the work of landing will be
undertaken at 9 j o'clock tomorrow
-forenoon land; wirr be accomplished as
qnickly as possible., As soon as t
ie
Spaniards have
been
removed the
Harvard! will b'e
fee tied.;'' ;-HJi;:
thoroughly
disin-
t ' :
M
in
! On board the Harvard
Was a forei
oflicier wlicKwas "Jn the American linies
ati t the land battle, of
Santiago., j fn
speaking bf ,the event he
complimented
ghly on the-
thd i Americans most i h
way theyj fought, saying; it was one- Iof
tjieffiercest ! conflicts , in history.'
i
You heed Cod Liver C 11, you say but
think you can't take it? Try "Mor
rhuvin" a ) perfected "fwlne 'of Cod
Liver OIL" You get all, the (virtue iof
the Oil, without the I disagreeable ef
fects. Sold by J; C. Shepard, J. H.
"Hardin and H..L. Fentress. .
SO PEACE OllRTl'RES
Have Been Reeelved by any American
Ofllelala From Spanish' AulhorlHen. ;
.Washington, July 15.-H There have
. ;: 11 I- . i-; ' :-' t . if-; "j ;'':.'M!, --;-' is-i
been no overtures for peace received
by j any United States embassy or jfe
gation abroad or by the . department
of state at. Washington" That t wjais
the statement made hy a member (of
th cabinet Who is thoroughly famil
iar with the conditions' as they exist
today, and was called forth by var
ious reports; that ranged: jail the way
from an .announcement
that the basts
for a treaty of peace -already had been
!!4- mrai en! Q 'iiil ail :rla)l!lhl.
ICOtUCU, lU VllvT lliUIC; 6vfu,uv.u .vv-v..
conveyed in1 an unofficial , manner to
the United States government an inti
mation of some of the! concessions; It
was prepared to make to secure peace.
The prospects for the ispeedy Insti
tution ' of peace negotiations have
brightened decidedly since the col-
lapse of ithe jSpanish resistance at San-
tiago. ) '-: ';;!" v-f-J-f (! If I .ii!
I! iPresident McKlnley gavie expression
id a strong hope for an ! early peace.
Responding to congratulations on the
success !of the Santiago campaign i he
said: "I hope for. early peace now."
Ia the course of other interviewa he
gavel voice to the same sentiment,, not
expressing .! his : entire ; belief , but . a
Slrvlig llUyV LIIO-L JIC(c nvruiu vyjuc,
ii:t.
'I:
Fatal Boilar Explosion ' ' , "
''I Richmond, 1 Va., - 'July! 15. James
! West, a negro, was.' Instantly killed
'and Hayes Gangetrand : I Fred Seidl,
HwcT'white. men, and Edward Boland,
John K Brown, Richard and Samuel
Jones, negroes, were seriously injur
ed by the explosion of l a threshing
machine boiler on " the ; Varina farts,
about twelve miles below, this city
about o'clock thia morning,
General
SurW6b Agreed rUpoiiw
'.- YM'i 1 -i" "
PTi. ' J i-
TEMPORIZING
This
: rir.nSti.tenlei.tti
Vom ;.i
tf; '-: ::;i.
eneral
' - I
Terms ComniU.sij
fliers in
Over the jNewa iT 'Surre itder
- - , - ' ; I t ; ! . . 5i.si.--i - - I '-. t
:
i . - : . -- ; u:
draw' from! jfe; Trekichesi
" I ;' ? : -ii- ' : :: - i
Cuban 1 gfpa Allowed
I M f ronilthe
TNf'
yright
hjp' A8socl;A? iPresfcj'
: -, ;
the. U
n 1 1 ed S t a t tifc aT r oo p
He.
ntlago
eituoa, Jm i t, pi nv..
ji?yi, 6 p.
Kingston
Jamaica,. 8". Jy
13,i
p. m.j The' reverse to the tt
, f i ;-. i -! -: -. i : . '
in eastern Cuba is compliJ Sar
ms
uba is compli.'; Santiago
hasli fallen.': andj with ftfipiw'eag ern
end of the island. (YeiTorioral,. (.he
Spanish . 'commander, t a'fHd to th
general
eral terms bf1 the iisuririder atl a
personal inter vi
r e!w y. 'fjt h". p Stie ra I s his
rilb.ori.lat:! 4hh ; Genl
uif-
ter
this afteri
Va
. ; -r.i;
Miles: was prese
iitJ.irh,'
after a i
A merioan ..army,
i-npaigiir of
, i1- - . ' r -. i-
ree weeks of
almost
irei.eueiiiea
hardships . fdrfh&th otiic&t and
accept the fi.ws liwilh hefiielt relief.
. The , victory is greater & m:appvi; ted
at first- r'All the iSpaniships In the
-Fijgkr thj ' corps,-. ' h'.mtl.tat f-vislor of
Santiago provihee. from M ne lri wh
qrth f rom. Asseraderos, f Jbteetl moles
est pi, Rantiago,i inrougn i'ainta.
3aima- Sorlanh. Alcant
ua
dieS .Tanamo,
on the norfcR last, kna
eastward :; to . Cape May-ei3i' sunt
ered and the 'territory MQisbando
Hetwfe'en 18.000 iand 20.000 fiWiish pj'is
oherslare taken about PiSofi of n liom
! L. C . 1- . rwt . .I'-! , I
are an Santlapp
at Guantananio
3 ine reir jynier
re
and iothfelare
ir-
risoneq in tne towns, or f
kmim Ctilia-
Ajl these'- troops'
are j to i e- embarted,
ahd isent bacfc :t
Spaiti. ter parole. ::
PLAYING FOR ,
E.
!enerai Shafte
bears' sMs hoiilirH
irtodestly.' To a.:
correspti4ent pfthe
.Vciated Press
he itiaid:.. . , ;- -
"T.he enemy has surrendered all
lyiTiiory ana trocais. eass ot santiaKo
The rerais were dk'tate'd ' f;om Wa -h
IhgohX It hasi herCai hrj; campal rtti
onei -of h.e htidest I eieij jsaw,' ; The
diflicUltiep ,tO;contend with were v -ry
sreat., Never iduring ". bur: Civil
werei moret difflciklt prqbl4ms soHled.
The 'character pf the .coijjnSry and.
roads made It iseem alm0siii.iimpossiple
f,.:;flJflK.n ,::iiuA 1
The tf anspOrt&t ion problriv- was 1 hard,
nut.-. au- tne ainicmties ha, been sbc-
cessf ully; ; surmounted, -.tlir ! troops
have! behaved gaMantly. .jiihey fou
like -heroes and lam jirf- id to h
them. Duiatff- an
hirdshlDs thev haveVuffsrt!r thev ha
showh resolution .andxspf.rt: i
serve . to -cbjnquer. , . The r jp'iance
the, enemy has been wrjfojjyjgjy . st
of
born.! ; General TpralJ yihivjBd h
aevt.fi. ioeman wPTiry- WnHmT. tn
feteelfv,; ,;.;; ;..-;; i-rv :$mft :.
"The negotiation whfchM ulminnied
In: the surrender bl Genepti1oral h4ve
been - dragging - on Sfor tn:flyR, with
the ihtermisslon iof SunaS pt)d M.ln
day, when -our batteries plei?t btln
.barded the enemy's posl.i. jThVouh-
?ut these periods i of . trVi-ii. on(-fai
oral has shrewdly; pliJ4 fur tjiW
alwa'ys decliningj to , surfiSQer 'uncwni-
IditijOiially and falling bafKhen hard
presaeu, I upou ine smigihfm, mat ne
was ASllmpiy " a subrdihaei'id !powr
less 'itol agree to jthe: pjro;fajB withdut
tne ; sanction j. or riis 'sjuutHfs;: exc pt
under penalty of being pijuft-m.arti il
ed.j; !At ;the same time ,i'V itemed, toi
in t im a t e! t h a t , : r per so n al ij'g " he thought
it useless to hold but ariivt loneer. B it.
he and his garrison, wejjhtsoldiers. fie
said, and .'could die, if n4fi3ary, -oby-intr
orders.'." ; ;:- fif,j i I
i TEMPORISING M
. -, ; L r - : t, :.l J ; i i . 1
, It was at the personal j-terview;Mid
oy general snatter witatseneraii to
ral yesterday : that the M:iericiaih igeln-
eral made the Spanish' cPh
Oliot maHa . f l GrtaloW V.airrrnQnJlotJ iiin:
derstahdl that itemporlziif-;must ceake
ind that before noon toife's a categoti
caT afflrmation t his off,gnust bf 'ije
cei ved or j the bombardm'etil; of the! cijty
Would begin in earnest. Mir; i tne' meah
time,:iall our plans' had ? tj perfected
The delaiy had been: liWid to good
advantage.. Our) :-ilinesft,' been ,'. ex
tended until Santiago iwSf-rnearlyv stir
rounded, ancf our; -light 0Ktterle8 ; bad.
oeen :So posxea, iq aBfe-axo aoi-jnjire
effective work.
In addition.
!ajfing'encj:s had
been
made to land troops at W iiartais.
wast
of the entrance of the pfe'bori of ' Sah
tiago. SI ' -!.! K: -. Kffef ' 1 1 f
jThei Spanish batteries fr.i- osite! Morfeb
cfastle wlere -.j'jjoi be ; iigi.bardied and
I stormed, 'heir! guns' wSnyMheni; to pe
turned upon the city, 3 ?id Geneiial
!La wton'H. tdivi'iion , 'at ; rri'.f'ame tinrle;
was to fall on the enerrf left flajk
unoericQver .of our arti w nre. i we
could j then have : ertfilaS I. their ; Hnps
and Ihayfe dciven f themi,Pghe c
j j rt-.l tq: tAL.y . ifEW IlioGBi'
i ;!!.;' .: .; ' i I: vt-.i i ; f. is: - :
;; Gerierajj Tbrali must :hvAe - rpalize
that I he was trapped. ad.?'nat to he?
longer, meant a uBeiessjiieriflce; of lii
menj but he irtiade one r,a.f ; effort t
gain: more tinie this i HQttring. ! Whl
nominally yieiaing'io His,ierni uc:
eral iShafter proposed, .fcelfire. 8. o'clb:
he Sent a communicatjifv to General
Shafter, enclosing a 'i$i of. a ! tefcr
gram i from i Captain CJe it ral Blaniio,
explaining; that! the sufrf'inijer of! swh
ah ihipor:ant position Sse 3$ntiago, a
,the kbandonmeht "J of .M: Merft x Cu
would require! the dirpi sanction
the Madrid! Kovirnmentls ii reouesti
more time to hear from! 5 idrid. Att
same time. Captain 4 tral Blah
auwiviitu ... ....... ... -. . V ' - - , , .4 (
agreeable to the AmeracLi general.
o
e
I appoint- '-. commissioners t meet f li
V.Vfll-illlii5ni viitti n v . vi3 iici ivail
e
to arrange thev terms 'of f nitulatipn
the forces under his : darf hand, om -the
m hand, osh tr
.condition of their! parolef? kid tranlsi)dr
of the iMadrict i governtrffftw j! He 'alfeo
communicatedj ihej nari9eSf the1 corb-
. . I j: ' .rj?.-. L i
oenerai Torai's Chier fc a-arr. C
i uuutiuv iuiu ueiienu ycrajao
i SHAFTER INSISTS Off: DEFINITE
ANSWERS
igL-
- This- communication! ivs so am
ous that it, might ajl ;b, upset byt the
refusal of Madrid to! if janction Ithe
terras agreed to by tBef ommissioniars
and General Shafter jref ilved to hajve
ail lue amoigunr reirjUT ?u, wiure who-
ceedlng further, i A l ). o'clock i V he
mounted his horse ami;, together with
General Miles and thSrf itaffs, he rtide
to. thp front. ! At I Gainful WheolJr'ii
headquarters,! Generalsf" Shafter aVid
Miles and Colonel Mau and an 'inter
preter left their lines- ai J passed oifer
ouri trenches, i with afl y: of truce, jto
the; mango tree.' undrf irhich the iti-
terview : was- held ysst-srl y. They wer
soon Joined by Gener! .ral. his ehsiJ
or stair, and the two euF commission
ers .appointed by hjntk 3 V
I : General t Miles tools ii iN part in the
negotiation. : He ha tbeen ; care-fuI
since his arrival here'-bt to assupne
the; directions of affajf jior to detract
in the least from thef.flory of uen
eral Shaffer's achievei nta. f j
General Shafter lnitis at the out
set that the coromiajtk sers to be ap-
pointed should hays v Paramount au
thorjty to make : anxjionsiude 'he
I .1 i -, ... : . t:
! 1
i-'.
rj
i 1 . M.-t L' ' fc . i' a, ;
Miauer firms' "
Spaniard It
- ' - ' I Y- I ili! I !.. . ;.!-.i
Confcrence-Our Trtmps Rejoicing
:,-;;.... ; r , .::.,.. . - . . i- . ; r .
Trtnips on Both Sides Vith
- : - - i - . : i .-: - ' i i ! . Hi. ! : i
- - j ; -i. i ..-! j;'! -i " !
- - .Neither Ainerican lih
U V , i' - '(
I':f
U tntertlw City-N6
ColniiiiiAsioncn. I
P. J '
LU' la -:Vi-' f '
:H
run ,f (surrender. In
AIK-4
;,:'-'
Tritl
ith (
our deiniida.
After.; :p,arley'mir,
t
ac-;
t r.'deil til,! t hi a. V x t ! ai rii n ir
hat,
tjpc !i
Wia Ait trnmun(allon he h4 .miv
i
t-kl authority fropi the Captain trnkr- j
: 111 a nivi Vil. nr: t d tVnt ill r Ml Wit
tne. interview, w as;; vhu f ciivivi-
. i. : . . . i i ;-v. i ... t i.. i U:.
. .i..v.w. f... .." ..,: ."-. - T 7 T JI
. t I ........ I .... ' uAAn 1,1.1, ... -
iii fore ipartlnir. i! jVreiieral TShaftWr j
4inpUnif.nte.i , tleneral TToral ; hlifhiy J
iHn- the fkill and garfantry: i,hik r- j
instance. -:-- i:-;-r --At -,j : 1!
Upon the return jtk Gpct l ,YisiH
er s. I, htaviquarieisr:? tne ews nour
otnulete victory 'Vv
a.4-M!ilii:ilfi
Hindi' MX 'sUlei
Mted :.
o ;.'!iral I.aivton
rteral
Keiit land to j the Hrigaae i Mtntnat4-S
-r. A jcenv or ,,'t-iirrai irejoivjuiK :ur-i
iowed., ! i . rii r ; ti.Y:ii''.!:-.'
. GitiefS.1 .-Shaffer held a iregulaX. )vhh is
before:" he. 4i8ininnteil aid Vtn-,!:
tfatulaie!, antrompttnielited i by4aU.
lie. immediately appointed tiVnerabi ii
(Wheeler n.i jLaVt'tn- aid ' ; Captain i
Miley ,to : be oomtni..4Unefii oil hl i
half to treat: vjth those appintedf b
Gienkral ToriU.;! He then lanued rOers
to,
permit our
I 1 rciirhi.s..;
ti-f ph t! rl Ire I Jifom
. I. ; i. j ... i . . ;j ; i.Hk.i a
the
Kill i HUSOIUUfiy
ding any; one
ho tiller orciviHan jk
gi4ng Into I hi; jSjiiHiish liprji.; ; !" p ; L ' 1
!I?BANS N&T TO KN'fTKU THE ITT
The..refug. Hjaf e ti ! bi permitted to i
return.; to their ihonity.) but uoUlie.' pur
renjpsi tiiM- ilio! Cubiirt airxlluirles jjara
to W ipe'rini'tt d -fitrlithe, cTty at
preserif. . Th.e'iorcpr ft-f toj thei Gubana
U ii'erji sjHnJWi f Th(y have. showh .
disposiitloii jtiiri(it Wvery rand-!jiny
4ilve ; j b'ujt, " they j lirej po
to have the
pi ijiiei;f jit Igtuj Kfiling IfWir: lappeilll-a j
for Ipi luniieri i;li j Huntiagi.,
A:
iTtm r.f i t
t ( wuvintatii-ed arioHt ,
hMe c'lty
and
th j Rami's f '11' f'Wdier - are. tol b '.
reimkved jusff livi (h.i j tronjt' or .to 'jthV
reimkv
ate; most; pactic.:ibl.fJ! The cluttigei oi
th camp sitfM will ; undoubtedly, m
jnvye the he;tl' ".r- the . troops
fornnianiler' nowKlj jaa'8lt'ah
heklth of i hVH -rmyHT lit "l I,e
-tl, i : -v, . "If np.euia)lV' from
in ureaiieo.i MinLrv' l, s ; :
-thctre' la m0P:L
clf is
All!" y mmm
' IHfl- SIT' JIMnU!.l I.i Irt.v t .
MHe bays An th& -At
orbnt of the butcoSite .t tho : :"-J
tla-
ij'iin uhui a npavv; hinr-httni. r,f
harl i tack J and- .corned I beef.. Then
Genera Shafter,npPtlnte- Colonel "
Zr and, c aPta ! Mr KitrrEck- to convey - 7
the welcome! tiUings atopic" h ' ll'-ij i'v--.
ah0! th- ifnrs fJvred iCejeKl
tingheyictOTtyJwjth.' bnds.; and Aii t-.!,'
rmopMrattp rmt -iirGenHraH: ,'Slalt' 1'- !
vetoed' the jprdp0(,itlon.-1He said tkiere rJ; J
;was no oqeasint to humiliate ihalknI ' i,
emy whoihad mught bjravv-lv. Not T-"'-;
v. . . . 1. 1 : . .. ; . - . - :
ii -v.ii.k jwas -ip me- permlttei, but b.
?V'T '9n' iAfr.' and,i.Captaln4 Met V
rvninicK cpuid j warn the,' Holdiem th
lattct broke ; out , Into wild' hurrahs.
.son; ..abe nd, abmit. thrw their, hut
into J4 the air. hilgKed ea h other iand
ConKrattolmONl. i t:WrnseHes unnn
the
a a
he prwpect ox getting r Kit? of Cuba
A'f?1 'Mil; f fti i fU'H'rtN
u'tNl 1 Oeneral Shafter InstrtXM the
t.l'.-the;irivniU'!'
missioner j that! thenHBtde harbor
trahqe le -tinimliately pened to
f.
ni-
al-
low mara HartAm' !h- r.i
Bocjeiy-andrfhfe fHuppfy; ships to -eater, V
and that the-trpllroatl from Biboney i " -be
opened Tor a plmllar purpose. ! ! ;
- Wej are to -supply, the Spanish prl- i
onohiiwith food f lending helr concen- ; J
trationj-and embarkation j Oeperal To
ral j requested jtiiisi, -saying that ; ther' '
was j very "lit tle j food. sW It i probabl ; . ;I
that thelSpaniiflii steametjs In the harf' I
borp .wiil: be; Uasetl ln::part;f tor -HiiAlM '
transportatiun of the surrendered solr - i-:;
.diets to Spain
. It l-i
r : I - si
SPANIARDS ABANDON
Til
Spanish! troops,, abandoned i the
entrjv.nchments early ; : this
afternoon .
andl 'went into; the, cityrr j. ' A .. - h
Oft.IR COMMlSSfONEP,$ IN THE 1
. i r.usrp.H . -a 1 . il'--: -vf;j;-;!-
- - -: i ;!T? Ti-V -,, ; ;' '. .
: iur commissioners, Accompanied by
aty Interpreter,' t ntered th Spanish
HrieiSj! shcrtly (affer lo'tlock and Wad
hit!-' returned n; ! the-jeorre.Hpqndent
n;f t. with this-diHpatch. J '" ; ' H i
Gienerafe Miles and his staff .arrived
t Biboney frorjrijthe friont this evenlnir
ni wen t aboard- the Conchlai On ; th
harr he said:! f Santiago ha aurren-
erd. on pur tcms after) vainly trying
for; a long 4lm lo; get; better oneslThe
ressiiH is- highly 'gratifying. The Span
ish f'riionjers i will b'.. transported j; ito
Spairt : by us.ij The' IsurrfendetV 'ieaYrles
wlthi it not i only, (the tfty of Santiaerv.
but! ithei. entire j jptiago militarf jdlsf
triot being, the! puitern.', portion of jCu
ba, Twesitt-jto a tipe, down! frdm Agsera
3eion;oni the south ott .tj SaRurW on
the' north -cpastj ! Manzanillo and Hoi
giiin "are) not ; included.. The posssjjttori
of the surrendered district will j. be
yieldied at oncei and a. Ommlssloa ibf
sixi'j three f romj : each side, t w ill meet
this i. afternoon i 16 arranjge - the' detains
of the: transfer The" American trbop
win bp left whefe they are" for a, tirnw, i
until they, are i needed for service: itsen' j ii'
-iwhere,--;'!' m not,wihto say, wnat
poilnt. will biattacKed jnext-i IJ may
come ashore again here, but hardly
think so.V
. I- -
-I1 i
"I don't know." there may be others" J
he said; but I have used 'Parker'a Tola ;
Cough-Syrup an my "family ror yeara
and ; would not ! ;be ; wi thou t it." rue :
knew better than to i buy the Inferior
preparation that was being urged tipon .
hlnii .Fanteri .xom v;ougn esyrupinaa j
no teaukU It ii will immediately relieve a
Sore throat Hoarseness,
Croup. Bron-
cbitis and kindred ailments. - Contains
..a I.MMlMif. I nln.aant
no injurkras ingredients,!
is pleasant to.
take and a safe ! remedy
for children.
SOld by J. C-Shepard, J.IL Hardin and -
H. L. Fieiwreaa.ii ; .; i J, -.-
Te Rayal ia tfcaalgaeat yraaa kakiag watr
ma. Actaal testa show n
tmtrA Imrlmmd tk UV ntmm ttrmmA
II
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