North Carolina Newspapers

d -- it k : i .1-5 i . ! -tit - ' The Stars 'and Strrries '-. I . 1 . . .: . V. : - - :.; I'" .-:!. ..V! ;-'::!, k tiago at9 O'clock I Today. THE 'TCDVfc Hie Spar Commissioners Plav be rted to Spain The ,rn?po Tiin'-The Presidents Congratulations to he;Army Jl' Peculiar Letter from tibn for Watson's Fleet 4 -: - , .! ! -!! vatic Porto Ricoj . :- : i ' ! 'Wa jFiJiffwjn.-'July ,16. The fact that appe A-redi ia;t last satisfactorily! estab lish i evening. , 'after, .'another tvvt i,tY-f ur hours' active icable corrfe pp" riding jwilli General ,Shafter, was tb-' t j trw'Sjanish army.iitul surrender A C About!' that 'there to'uld be . no bt,-. but! unfortunately -the i details t... HtiTi a jgood .deal beclouded ass f set k c..' in General Shafter's la'st disnatch. ti is r-.alized here that .the terms im-. wt5ed byi the . commissioners: as to th trfemoval j of; the . Spanish troops; " now &ugmnted to a formidable total, iti "vsotve-gravt rep possibility' for our goY-ekjunent.'-i I Still,' the -sUJf corps of the i war department have risen so well to me'e evt ry mergency as it 'Occurred : rthat there I c an be no doubt of their -at3Lty to solve the larL"'- Question-pre- .sened by Jthe ntcesity of removing v.tbir. army, across i the .Atlantic, Fortu :r:ndt,ely Setnefary Alsrer; in anticipation I of ; heavy demands upon the depart -l i m'-nt in 'th- matter of transportation, : i hEt3 't reated ; a new' bureau to take (i.-xharpe- of. jlhat subject alone, i This ijwill be known aa. the' bureau of trans tt kiprrtation and will n- directed-by Col onel JIeekr,'; vh(i hiix, in the! short time he has 'beeri a,t the war depart .jiu'nt, .proved hies executive, abihlies, His .chief assistant will . be Colonel depart- Bird, of thuquarterrnaster's Tnent whifsh; was formerly charged ;rwith all imagers' rela-Uhs ' to transpor- i""ta.tiin. ! HE ' PORTO RICAN. EXPEDITION. The .appearance " of General Brooke ; 4 at ; the war department " 'today save token i of the puri)ose of the adnunis . tration tjO bekm immediately prepara tions fori the dispatch of, a military e?o j pedition :ag-aifist Porto Ilico. r The pen ral made -hat is, on the'whole, a sat isfactory report as to the sanitary con , Jitions existing-, at Gj.ml) Thomas and .showed that the troops were in a con sdition now ! to leave for Porto . Rico if called 4 upon.; '.. It is understood that i two w-e,eks? time will5 be required fo as semble, the' transports, .gret the troops and supplies aboard kt ine of the most available, seaports, which in( this case 5s likely to be Newport ,N.eWs, 1 owing tc the successful outcome of the last f expedition 'from that : port and sail away or Porto Rieo. ; : , ' !' .' TO STRENGTHEN THE BLOCKADE Luckily for- the navy Santiago has capitulated ijust on the eve of the hiir ricane season in the West Indies. The big battleships are able to go, through this weather w-Hh discomfort,!'. -but: the smaller- blockade boats ; will firikj . the taik of continuing th-i blocade fraught with positive; danger. It is, , however, the intention, at any cost to tighten the lines of blockade, particularly at -thoe ports: connected with Havana t.y ,-rail. The surrender of the eastern end -of the islanidto, the United States wKi s afford somej ports of rofuge for our na -. vaJ vessels jin case of absolute needf TO PAROL. ADMIRAL CERVERA." , Secra-ary 'Long has decided that-Ad -rmiral' Cervera may secure a parole If certain detsails' can he- arranged and , ",he wishes ,lto do so. The admiral is expected ! wflh his. fellow officers and . prisoners i at Annapolis ttbnighL - -.AMMUJJlil'JON'jFOR' WATSON'S . FLEET.' "Commander; Brownon, of the auxil iary eruiserrVankee, was in conference -with. Secre tary. Long today arranging r lor the trip iof .this shrp. with the large -jcaj-go ; 'of j-amm-'unition for Commodore '"Wateon's! squadron in its attack on the wast of Spain. .Trie 'Yankee is at : Norfolk and will, i sail tomorrow for Santiago. ! "She- Willi reach there about f. next Tuesday ami the bi?r stock of m- mutiitiohJ will be placed aboard the - battlesliips )aiid . cruisers. . -Thi traias- AETNA LITEM WATER. READ : THE TESTIMONIAIaS X)F MR. 1 HUMPHREY -AN15 COL. - ROGER MOORE, I FROf MR:. B. 35. HUMPHREY. 'Mr. R. E. Ward: " ' :" ; Dear I Sir:! I have' been v using the Aetna:. Lithia f Water and Jthink that; I am 'justifiable in saying ithat It hs ilone me much good -and lias relieved ,tne of rrruch trouble with! Indigestion- ? Middle .Sound, , FROM -COL. ROGER MOORE. . Mr. R. E. Ward: - ( DU Sir: ifl take pleasure in. stating that a member k of my family, i very much troiibiled with Indigestion, has been greatly benfiBtted by the usq of Ihe Aetsia' Lithia Water. ! i f ' ' -u1 f :r; ' -! ', ; " Very, truly, '',i- ROGER MOORE. R. EJVARD, Agent. Don't forget that iwe are established! at W. H GREEN'S! PHARMACY, and that we are ready to serve your all the time, at 25 cents per gallon, for pure AETNA "LITHIA, .WATER from Vir ginia Minerai (Springs Company, Roa- to be Raised Oyer Sari- if : -Ji ! . , . ' ' 1 t .:?M ' I !l -1 P:' f y .V HI -I-: f '."'-' ' " : L- '!.!' -I-' 1 1 - r a pttitt ATrmM for Timt-All the Prisoners ito Arms Not to be Returned to - A I General Toral Amniun Preparing, to In. frfirence; of powder and shells :is. a deai cate operation,! requiring time, Sand it if- probably that- the w'eek! will be w ell along before this! and tnei! reeoaiing of thei Yanktje will i permit the fsquadrbn to actually geti under way for Spam Commodore Watson's squadron ahd its possibility! . of Jong, absence' fromn American port, ;very magazine ton tbe shipsi will be full when the ships sajil. Admiral Sampson recently! made requi sition for the 'ammunition supplies, hs these: had run low as a Result fof the engagement , with i Cerver'sj ; squadron and tht frequent shelling ot iSantiao.. One load already! has been taken down . on a isupply iship and the Yankee now fills! up, the full quota. ,Eacb! battle- xship will'iave about 200 itons of pon der, w4th, i fifty, or seventy '.of tjae largest-HL-i-iscfi .or u-incn- gneiss, according to th sjze of the bj gunS; seventyi to eighty S-inth jshellk.t 200, jto 300 of the. shellsi! 'J. for 6-poumdesrs ai)d xjthen mediu-Tni-"szed gunsj and TAX) ' jto 800 : rounds for j the small ' r apt d-fire guns.i Th cruisers carry kpi)roximate ly the 'Same Allowance, without the shells forithej 13 j and 13tinqhi. i gurts. Aside : ffom thisj equipment ofj fphellis, the squadron is well provijded: wjth sol id armr piec ring steel :shot.l The,Te has been ftp. -call if or a,rehewal i of the supply v. bt t $Jii i. alnor-piercing shot, as AdmiralJ Sampson's fleet seems to have used very, few qf . them thus". far, con fining their work to the pig e,xplosie shells. The latter, although not, made for armor pie.rcing are testedj by the navy i department to1 pass ithrough foijr inches otf solid steel, cot -exploding, urj til through the steel. " Thf y have done such execution that Adm raliSampsob has . reserved i almost ihis entire; ! stock of armor rpiercers. , i ! ! j !,;. ' The nkvy department vill not set time fori, trie departure of Oommodoijt Watson'K iSquti-dron,! ibut with- 'the dd- livery -of ihe Yankee's supply of am- munition .very fetv days will, be "osi before this i formidable squadron -wil b; headed or 'Spain TERMS 'OF ;STJRRPjNrifiR. The War department today issued tht fpllqwimgj bulletin: :- :. i i: . , ;.-)-, ; f'PIaya, Ju'ly;lf. 1S98. "Adjutant:! General, ; WashSngton: .. i, ."The i cosVditions iqf capitulation ir cludej all lc rces' jaiid war material in described tecritoiiyi I The United Statfls agrees with as little delay as Ippssiblje to transportrall Spanish troops in this J district! to1 the i kingdom' ""cif Spain, the h troops, as tar as possioii to emoai k nean Ithe ; garrisc n they how wcupv. Officers !are to rbtain' their sfde arms and officers and men. to retain their personal! property. ! The Spanish com manders is: authorized to tjakeUhe mili tary : archives beljonging to the surren dered district. All ' Spanish " forcefs .hown as jvoiunteers, moirilizadves anjd guerillas who wish to: remain in Cuba may idoj, so under .parole1 daring thje present ivar, Igivifig up their arms. Thje Spanish I forces- rriarch out of ; Santiago 4 with 4hohorsi: of ijwar," ; depositing their fVarms at lai T)ointrnuiia!rvi aeTeed lmnti to awaitl disposition I of i the: iUnitecl States governmerjt, it being understoota the United 'States commissioners -wil recommend that j the Spanish soldiers return td Spain with the-arms they so bravely defende. This ! leaves thje question of return of arms entirely in the hands; of. the! government. I invite attention to the fact that several thou sand : i sprrenderpd, said by Genj eral Toral to bel about 12.000. against whom iaji shot has not been fired. The return ! ti; Spain: bf ithe troops in this district amounts to about 24.000. . ad wording to General Toral. ". t , W.'R. SHAFTER, 31' Major General Commanding." 'I : i i ' ii i i ' - i !( n i : !, : - .ARMS i NOT TO BE RETURNED. 'The arms surrendered by 'the! Spans rii soldiers at Santiago to, ' General Shafter Will be ikept i by; the ! United States government. This1 : conclusion, reached jlate ' this" - afternoon! by' the president :an) Secretary .!!! Alger,., was mabe public, ; after the latter had ! lefj. his effieej tonight. "All those who have arm will turn; them over to this gov ernmant. I This fs final." !! These wer the secretary's words ' when as1k.ed for information, on; the subjec't. k''Ajid," he added, in response-1 to fnrther Inquiries ana xo ciear any nouDt tnat might exf ist on hte- subject "the rifles will no "be retucrjed to Spain. This ' decision p the president , apphes ahke to -thos Spanish soldiers; who shares not "beri engaged with: the United States; troops as. well As those ! who have; been: per .ticipating ih the ; recent battles.?' i ' r . the Surrender: complete.; 9 p. I m.-j-rire following message ' ha just been 'received i1 and given out byi Adjutant! General Corbin: , t "Camp Near I Santiago, ; 3aly 16. "The surrender; has been definitely settled : and the arms will be turned, over tomorrow morning and the troops! .will be marched out as prisoners of, war. Th$ Spanish colors wlllbe haul-i ed down at 9 o clock .and the American flag hoisted. t 1 SHAFTEJR, ' 'i " I ', i "Major General." I MCKINLEY'S CONGRATULATIONS 1 TO j THE ARMY. . J . , - The. following messages were sent today: by jPresident M;Kinley and Sec retary RJ'A. Alger: , I i "To General - Shafter, Commanding:--"The president! of . tie United States sends to you and your1 brave array the profound ithanks of thje i American peo ple for the brilliant achievements at Santiago, resulting in I the surrender of thcity -aiKi-j all of, the Spanish troops under GeneAl ToraK i Your splendid, 'orprnaV-d has) endured r.pt only th hard hi pa an4 ac rift- incident to tampaigh and battle, bui in strves of heat and, weathefvhas triumphed 'over obstacles , thieh 'iuld have overcome men lsa brae and determined,'.- One and all have displayed the "mosft con Fpieuotis gallantry and earned ' the gratitude of the nation. The ihearts of the. people jturn with m . L . : ' e j a iv tender, sym- Iiiathy to the pick and the wounded. May the Fa.thrr tt Mercies; protect and comfort them.! ! i 'i i ."WILLIAM !MpKI"NLEY." "To. Majori General Shatter; . 1 "I cannot express In.: words my .grat itude to youjand: yourl heroi men; Your work ; has " been well done. God -: -.iUlt I ':-! I !? !'- rj rf'-':-' I V' !, uicss. uu nil. if :! i ; ; ; ? . i "Jl. A. ALGER, "Secretary of War.' The -following has been received at the White house: i " -Playa del "To; the Presidents 'Ete, July 16. f '"I thank you and my army thanks you - for your i congratulatory telegram of today. I am proud to say every man in it performed ; his (duty gallantly.; Your message r will be reatl to every regiment in i the "armyi at noon'tomor row. , i SHAFTER, - "Major General." H ,A LETTEn FROM IgENERAL TO- ' !-l'!iflrJfi 'tRAL. Ii':'-'- )':-: M The .wars1 department today; posted the .following from General' Shafter: m , "Playa del Este, July 16. y "The following letter has .been, re ceivea.: . : '"'To His , Excelleniy Commanding American Forces: . rExcellent Sir: I am now authorize ed by my government to capitulate. I 4iave the: honor to: so .apprise you -and reraesting that! you designate the hour and plaice where my :representa tives shall appear to confer with those of your excellency fo- effect the ar ticles of. capitulation on the basis of what has been i agreed upon to this date. In due. (time, I wish) to manifest my desire to . know the resolutions, of the United States respecting - the re turn of arms so as to . note on the ca pitulations.: 1 ; . i . ' i " 'Also thei great courtesy of -your great graces and return 'for their great generosity : and impulse for the Span ish soldiers, i aind allow them to return to the peninsula, with -ther honors, the) - ': o o o -t j ' !: 1U1 VUiOill U I. Alii The Terras of Surrender of; . - . - TMPnPTAWT rvrirTQ nr Tnr riuv; and at 9 O'clock Today, the Spanish Soldier !f Will March Out of the City as Prisoners of War and Hoisted Over that City. ' v The'PresidentDecides that . : , . ! - Soldiers Will he Retained by this mmcM' The German Artillery at Surrender of Santiago, 1 i I Active Preparations Are Being 3Iade i r the Invasion of Porto Rico. J j i i The Report of Peace Negotiations : O ! French Ambassador at Washington is Dehii 3 Admiral Cerera and Forty Annapolis on the at. Louis -and r The 3Ionterey(on Her Way to line Islands. I n f j The Spanish Prisoners on the a Pitiful Lot. 5 Watson's Fleet Will Visit Fernandino 2 PrisonersThere. - .. ' ; 4 ? - - M'-!-. . . American army do them, the honor to acknowledge ; as du tifully descended. ! i" ; "'JOSE TORAL., 'MGeneral Commanding, Fourth Army ' Corps.' V 1 ' The remarkable lette if of capitulation addressed by General Toral to General onaiter, ana caDiea n the war de partment this ,:morniirigJ; had the ! initial effect of completely! mystifying the re cipients. Every reader Igave a different interpretation .to the letter and only ion one point j did they j. at first agree: Namely, tthat the translation was wretched . This is Inot the first time- that .General 'Shafter has! failed to convey ito the department a clear understanding, of what he had in mind, but it: was i undoubtedly! ithe very worst illustration he had; yet forwarded. 'u V - . - I- T ' ; i Thinking it over, in the light of pre- ceding dispatches, and -especially of the early morn i n g the brief bulletin of announcing the surrender of the Span iards, the . officials i finally concluded that " this letter wri ten ! yesterday was simply-part of i the fntent. of the Span-i-Eh commander to i gain i time. v I .: ' ! l Ti -. I -; . :" Xb0king. closely at the letter and al-. lowing for the difficulties ; of transla tion, it was-belieyed that -even in this case the Spanish cdmmandef, had ad mitted his surrende and thrawn him self upon the; generosity of the Amer icans in the raattier n of details. The main difficulty in his" mind I was the contention over the arpns of ( the sol- rdiersJ 1 If the i Spanish soldiers possess-i ed these, even in packing" boxe, ''upon their arrival in Spain,; they ( might techn'ically claim to have only evacu ated jSantiago. LiOnj the other hand, re turning without arjns, they, would have surrendered and in ; ! General Torai's mindihe would be-(liable to court-martial and even to fthe imposition of the deathl penalty. V f - ''( , . '-. -:o - -f v": .. : i'i v .:; j. ; ! ,l -: I ' , : -. . ; However, that was hs concern, and the United States (government having decided that th'e arms must be surren dered General Shafter was so instruct ed, and the; Spaniards must submit. It Is nol doubted,! in., fact,1, from General Shaffer's first dispatch, that they had done so, and his letterJ from Toral is regarded, therefore, 4 asl nothing 1 mpre tfian an illustration of one phase' of the negotiations now passed. , n The Chief Burgess of Mile ourg, Pa., says "DtWitt's Little "Early flisers are the best pSHs he ever used hi fats; fam- ily durt g forty years of "hemase keep ing; ('They i cure constipation, ! flick Jieadaehe i aiids stomach and i1ver roubles. SrH! in size' tut srreat Jn results. R.R. 'Hells. ; ' MadriJ .'ajrs ctsrv- say Spanish g rnment ope led peace v r t gotiaiionsi it,-aay tnrougn. iine rer ambassau.'fjr , at AS ashington, M. Car ii on, with fth-" : governmenjt -lf the Unit! d states w , , It is s &3d, ; in connection with th Spanish Question tiuba to Suggestion oft leaving th!? S '. -s "- I I . f -:ne future government, It-icded by a) plebisiclte qf its inhabijaiife, that Spain would urj reservedly, Accept the dec ision givej ihf such' a;.cige.: !': i-.V--:K j "i . .r..; : ! Washino July 16.--ln I view of rf- newed ije.?t3 that thel French arri bassadoii. l Cambon, 1 had opehti peace . ntgoti jitions or s inquiries rel- nve to possi-Je terms on peace, it cah bi stated aui jioritativelyj after inquiry at the Frena-i) embassy,:, hat no-nego- tlations or inquiries of ny; character' relating to i.eace! hav 'seen made as yet, f off idiall' i ojttnQff lei lly; direct or indirect, by ithe., French ambassador The reports. rrow. out of M. Cambon'p on July lit if. call at : the Vf hite house The purpose, 'if this can nd the entire conversation '.which passed between the president -ar the ambas kador is fully known and t can be stated positively that it contMned: no reference to thfc present corvact between : Spain anjd prospects tbe Unified States or thrt its being bSfeught to a ose. i !- tt u- tCarjroeN of iro?ifrlon fq r tbe Army Tanipal, - Ikia., July 16. The transj ports- MjssU flppi i. a?nl (therokee this af t4rn m, loaded heavily w .j .provisions1 'r the Ameri ah forcesi at Santiago- 1 Sc Iroquois twas to have sailed also, ut her boileif: s were found to be in sit ,h condition that ,k. would be more th' a a week 1 bq fore she will be able io rvt to sea. Th Tarpon 4n sn.ag boat government 'dredge anca Suwaneq,! w hich ! were , recalled a few days since g fter they had started, also went out.; The Gussie will, leave i itov night wijth .mmunition. ajod provision? for Santjiagi' v The Missi sippi (carrp ats and reii- ten car resentat loacs or tresh m ves-of the Mout hern Express Company syho go to Establish Han agency t Sintiago.. " . Fi i -; - it- ' ' '! A U VI 1UU UA1 .J! Santiago II; iv'e Been Coknpleted the Stdrs and Striped Will be , . thelArms I . I of, the. 24,000 Spanish Governmef t. of "fellow Fed r in this f Charleston Fi e a Salute Over the ' 1 ! 1. - j- - : i- .if. Bei ag ' Opened by the Spanish jNval Of ficerfc Reach areiAssigt neid C)uartersi Manila xv 1 1 Capture the Caro- i - Solace, LVri ived at Norfolk, are an i Release the Cuban h - iriiaiit Ioweks his olous 1 Defeated 3 Tvupntr TII1 Ra.rA Tom Ltnl0 . ; i -i ' : I :. .: i i wholowen the Kecord. New York July 1 Fok- the,secon"J time this y sir, Jimmy ; Michael, th 6nce invini )e record bicyclist, forced tpai ink the bitter cup of dai feat. Hjisfj Y id schoolmatle! in Walev Tom Linton was .the 4ne to lowef-r Michael's cb?rs today,! and at the sami? time! he bro ce the. worldts' record fof the distance Linton accomplished th& feat! in a 20 mile i paced rjace at Maitj- hattan Beac in the presence of 15,0Qj people. 1 31 1 For fouvii ties it was ai pretty racft Michael ileai'mg by a few yards. Sudi- denlv Michael's tire collaosed. Natil."- rally, Linto: 4 pursued himi and aftet riding two fl tps of t the fiffth mile, Mfy chael stpp 3 and f pedalljd slowly t" ''his s coThef,i. ; where he changed hi) damaged) wlel for a new. one. In t meantimie, fjl inton kept going like t wind anjd sb jfore 1 Michaelt came bac rTi;tit traA ! u-aa nn Tnilk : tifj rl . When Ii 1 ael left the ttrack he wa p-rAptd wifh -a Rtnrm of hisses. . Michaj el met with; another . slight drawback on ! entering his tenth mijei when his pacing team.!' brbke a dhain. After Michael let :'u ,' there was little interest in the race f'-utsidei' of Lir ton's effortij to reduce tf record. Although bfo tried hard, jfrf could, add nc new figure until the'riftsfenth mile, when he starts ed ; in by xti bping five, and one-nftl. seconds off"' l!ie record. He continue ahead of th s record r evenyi mile unt the finish, :b-leaking: the 2J-mile -recor bv exactl-v- 1 'even seconds! I He- coul have made-better time had he not losf his pacemakers while rounding for th last lap.. : ; . ' J Not ccpten with the result, Michael at once fhan"inged Linton for apotheg lace itt twai y-uvc: iiuics, suiuiuu o-v1 rntA1 flhd 4tie rare I- a wil'l I be run Irfanhattn p'-jach track Saturday nextf "I don't kl m. there may 1 be others? he isaldi bufc ? -"have used "'Parker'B Tom Cough Syrixf ;ln my familhr for years and would,! U be . without It." , HS knewpbetteJ' ban 1 i.toi buy the inferior preparauon:? aat was Dema urgea upon him. ! Patkei s Tolu Cough ; Syrup. haj ... y ... !. . I no equal, i will immediately relieve any Cough "C I Cold i Whooping CougbL Sore throat, J -Hoarsen ess. t Croup, .Bron.' chitis and aaidred ailments,: contain) jkj injurious ngredlents, ii pleasant t talce and; a ' ite remedy Cor childreri t, Sold by J, C t bepard, J, H, Hardin anii &. I s:entre , Y 1 - J Final Report Before 141 J ' ! . i- MADE PERCENTAGI OF KILLED IalroPrtion to the Number WoundcJM$i1n'gs of CoinmLvioner? on m - rVL; ' 'i;":v :f;- !,! !! ij---: k fj--j :!; : J f'-!!. '! (v.'j; l&d ' j "ifU't- ' 'lil- I "-.: ' f. Terms of PeiicefThe, Spaniards Thr6'ji Maijy, Ohstaclcs in V j the Way of a Ifinal -Sctncnitcnt jiessTIinngs lheni t 'Siftn the Terms of Surrender Sit hey IK Not , ' Like thc Word. t. -j ir: ie uaJ General vShafter's t! headqtiarier'si July 15, via; ingston, Ja.j July 16j 3:3Q p. m. The fi al .report lt casualties Jl - ( : - -J-'fi: - ! . ... in the army 'e. it kanded in; Cuba irwarded three weeks ag has ibwn forwarded to- Washington. It shows an aggrei ! t . .11 i 1 - . . 1 ; - gate of'l.Kli offi .ers and men killed, wounded and rjiissi he killed !hum ber ,246, of whom 11 J wiere officers! t: wounded l.Siil,1 of 9S' are. off Jeers and : missing 84, i inclu ng no off jeers. Of the w6unddd; only have dijed. Colonel Poptj, "the s eon in' -thirl, .says this is a reiharkabl small! n'urn- :l I -H ! ; f I ber of fatalities, bonsi g the large ' : : ' "it ' ul number of wounded ? field, hos pitals there have bee rnai kably. i . '. i small number of, septjic ; woknd and but two cases pf gangrene h deveJj- oped, one of which rdsulted ftally Eben Brewer;, who w as in chiy-'ge of the"; postoffice an airs in: Cuba:and whose headTuarters w ere at 1 Sib died on Thurstiay night; after . . ... t . i . 1 illpess. u THE qOMISSIOfEKS "MEET At General Wheeler's Headquarter Before Santiago de Cuba, July 13, l) a. m!.. viarKinerston. Ja.. Julv !l6. i'.i- .1. i: : - - 1 " r t : . T- y"--"-F a. ,m. Thi preliminary basis f,or' the capitulatlcn of the Spanish 'forces ir eastern uiDa was agreed! to arid sign ed; under a picturesque cleba triee,fthalf way between '.the! linejs; 'shortly; after mijdnrght Ouf"j ; commissioned Iw-ere invited to enter the cr-v hvithrwe! rent : . . .-. I . : :'! ft ' ' 'Hi i. ' resenting;i uenerai: Toral, but the jinvi tation" was declined I and the confer- enbe was held underj i the ! spreading cieba, just such; a tree as that j under which Oolurribus assisted at the icelej bratiori of -mass 'on jhis I first landing in jCuba, pear HavanaL i j 1 j 1 L iv HITCHES BY, THE jSPANrARpS. 1 1 At the "very ! outset !, hitch occurred, owing tq a misunderstanding of what was; saidi atXhe personal: interview between! Generals Shafterj and' General Topal at noon. ; At that jtimf mr' in terpreter, I translating the "language of. ! General Toral; had given General Shafter, Miles and Wfheeleri distihctiy to understand that ' Cjaptaini ; General Blanco had consented I that! the om- mission sihoukl have plenary powers to negotiate, the 'item s ' of iiurrende'rj such terms as they a? reed upon to Be birjding upon both parties. Something was j said ,a.bout' aj notification to- thp Madrid goyemmerijt,' b it General Shaf ter! insisted that the Irapitulation had been actually 1 agreed to anil that no further consent of the Madrid govern menU waSj required- i--j i:'' !-t-'-i- '- IDEA OF- SURRENDER COMBAT 4 '.When the commissioners met -short -j ly after 2 , o'clock in the afternoon,' those; in behalf of iGeneral "toral i (Gen-f eral Escario, Lieutenant Cdlonelv For4 tan j and ; I Robert jMason, : the British! vice-consul), combatted ' alt oncei the idea-thatjthe capiltuiation had inlfact actually taken' pls.ee. 1 The consent of Madrid, 'they .insisted, was still necn essary; but at the same claimed strongly! that; it time they would; i. be forthcoming; as Captain G co had authorized it an neral: Blan-i the j' home! government - would!- do( the same, Gen- eral Toral, 1 who was ent- and who, In fact, personally pres directed the ne-1 "gotiationsi on his pwri behalf, 1 said he had ! never been overruled by the pap- tam general-,; still, he added; until Mad nd had sanctioned it, Santiago I had not capitulated. i . 1 ! j i All this ,was extremely unSatlsfac tory to our - commissidnerB, ! whoi clung tenaciously-; to the j understanding that General . Shafter had in , the day. -.1 ; . ' received earlier Finally, l with the question of wheth er of not! the Spanish forces had ac tually surrendered I still openj the riom- missioners proceeded to f the 1 consider- ! 1 Jthe articiIes. i Captain! Miley had drawn up thirj teen, articles of a generlal; nature and these were submitted ioj General i Tpral personallyji-kHei made aiBtrong appeal that the word "capitulation" be ijised insteadof'. the'; harsher ( term "surren der," and '.that his! army be allowed to march J out, ithej offcters with their side arms and th men with- their small armsi i He 'said the; arms cjuld afterward be sent to Bpaln, ' either on 'he same !i ships wfithjl the troopsjor some other .shtps. I Qenerai Toral fsirther remarked i that pe expected, Our commissioners as: representatives of a brave ' and ehivalrc ius ' people, wuld not, seek ito hum! iate his 'army! or make; it appear that hfe was vanquish ed. , As brave n rrven, his soldiers desired to go home with honor They had sim ply yielded; to superior force and they would prefer? dying Ito 'going home without their honor. ".! 1h : : "p- . ' r . "Our commissioners could , not resist this appeal, bit they (said- it lay i be yond the terms laiti downrbyUr gov ernment and", they I could only recom mend the! matter to J Washington, j 1 ! At 4 d' clock General Toral returned to the cityj td consult! with General Linares, who hai d been erroneously re ported dead. i -' . GENERAL WHEELEB'S FIRMN :ss General Toral and the Spanish com- Vney, 1 VI Kf III of: the Gasua $es of; the : Army Santiii lo.' : ; !' Gcnl.WhccIcr s Firm. I iennsjfy Keiuctantiy' , , 1 "SurrSiiiir.", ! , : . j : . ! "1- f , sayingrit'y d'lsir'iMj a ' furthent change; tthe phraseology of Tthe sur-. ticlesi, fi sugsesled a : prist ponema.-nd i of th ,5VPot iations until m,ornfnKi This G v'yal Wheeler firmly d.iclinedl Thert a recess as taket untllt 9.S o ICk. The 'commissionofs rr turned" 3jt Mhaf hour and the fcrtlcWsJ were kin gone' oven 'in detallf Vkrl'i ous iChj is of; verbiage, which tend'! ed, on" 5o soften;-the, sound rof ;the terms l 'hout afTectlng' the: sehs, wore propysf iby the 1 t?ianiards at'j-iour comiht ciners accf ptd . prat tivully all f:them : - j ;-, r SV: : TEST? Tljil SPANIARD S GOOD :rv " I ::iTH.'iu ShuH hi afttV f midnight, lC:ciivral Whiff Ii axiggested ,that the goJ-flth of thi' ln'isltiicornmisFiuntirs be test ed. -A utW articles ftw re-rvud dntl a h trifi'issioneri in turn was asketl if thej j5re satisfactory- Wbn they, replied ,4: th" affirmative, l Gtyneraf Wheels 5 1 asked i them to affix ; their. : signat .;-. This 'they appeared! re luctanr,Vrt do, but ;theycoUld not well refuse ,VVhen all had signed., the ctma- - missing ;?rs separated,! to meet again at 9:S(X.--'clock in the morningi ; i i The, jesenf j, municipal i autlvJrltles are tol, 'n,tinuo in' control of the eityj until v . 4 hpanisn troops are cmbark- ed, gi Jbpanlsh troops ,fronii ether. oints 3" o tuf embarked at the near est po Refu V-S are 'to re himes B'tt'not until t turn to! their he sanction oC r.oelved. and the same an . ... .V. .1 L removal of the obstruc- thi(Vv mouth of tbe harbor H I this, , however, Miss Claral the) Red Cross I Society J piles, are to be allowed to en "Aty over the1 line of the Jur- srofld v1 t--T" whirh -was cut is to. be to be , , f J"ay .' N o . C u ba sfAenter the city. n-s ire X; 1 1 P1HS. t i- fionsj i fends jiarixm n with'sl ter thi atrua, 1 repair? allowed . All i Artillery ( and the batteries r at the intact arbor entrance are tn be left v ttre vn potam possession jlinboat in tlv harbor, f of the 1 The Sibone Sfbuti wVch were not brought up,: ara o ?be seyit bac k on board tho transpq 'immediately. ' - ' ' The iditjor iolL Santiago is said to be dreq '. ul, with filthand stehch ev ervwho'V. Th-prp -',mtn.,K i o;.imaM among ft ; Spanish Rldlers. due to bid and inf 1: iTiclent fwofl and i thire .ftr manvl 3,' iow( fever caVs inhthjr hospU tals. f ' :- ! (' : Wla. jfrur baTUes aWinst dioRw hy aq.? promptly. One atinute Cough t ' pre produces . immediate S re- -suits , t iem taken 1 early Nit prevent consumf . Km. -And In later stacr It rurnisn prompt relief. Ii. Bet- lamy.i - 1. Pltlablc Condition of KpaaUh i . J if ... 1 i Norfo! ;C, Va., July 16. The hospital ship So. i arrived at NorfoIkand1 wentjtq .4ie naval hospital at H:20- o'clock f - afternoon. CommandseB 1. 1 )ifught fiftv-nine Amertoansf ; i Dunlap .and foi jylseven -Spaniards, i Most: xtLi the Ami yeans, were; from the marlnesr; wno 101 -fitj at- Liuantanamo.; Vii j -The.;Sv 5rtfh Prisoners awoke a greafi deal, of f.'rfuine sorrow and aympathy they .be H,g;i barefooted, ragged and their ci :ing. bearing marks of, flre Some,hj ost a leg, some an arm some lirii .Zifr about the decks and'fioma lay as t -11: unto death on their, C6t8ri motlorrit j'jVith terrible bullet wounds' in their- allies. The Americans . bore signs of iirrible suffering, but were la better cdition than the foe. An Im mense t; ng, watched the disembark- ment. A Abngjtbe wounded were Lieu tenant I -4ral, jot the torpedo boat de stroyer S'ror,! who jumped overboard from hisesel and was struck by hexi propfellpr sosJng a. leg; Captain Concha comman; !ofi the Infanta Maria, Te resa,; wo' kilediin the arm: Lleutenan' I ! 1 I X Fijano, UtheiPluton; Dr. Nicholas,, ."j surgeon . ' the , vizcaya, and.: others ! ; ;; James firns,' a j fireman on HhV BrooklynM"l only s man wounded irf the fight ith Cervera, Is here shot through, y 4eS. . ; , ; , , ll Tke Royal .Jto Egbert yxfa bmkSmq mom 6 MOWB. i'rt tMU b0W tt UN tkki ytmtr tUm my tkr tfM4 : U fsQlutely Pure tuvt NO POWDEH o., mcw vote. -, - '- - :i :! ; sr..- Imi i'P' ilf! fll- .ti. Hi i 1 I I ;.:ii,-!; K:il- -! 1 t 1 i if 3; 1 J 1 if : j : 4' 1" :.H;