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yt j:-.'r; lyy ---vif .yu'y ;v- - y -roi - :- ,. ... 'iy;;;v y; ; us -f Jpi Y-':f !., ''M yyyyI ! .5-: -yy j .-. ;v.,yyyy ; " i-K y: yyy-1 y.y . -My j.,Y i. hlKfiw "'v -tf ; -J-! ' ' ;i , TAia; m ! -h .."iJ;r:M-- U:. iff .: VOL. XI. No. 184 A I )I1"1 :ICULT -nn-.vi : ;.-j r i Before Oui4 Government Regarding the.Lahds ; ' t .. ! LTaken from Spam. ! , j' ) wDELIGATE SITUATION IN CUBA i lodges of theiiVurnmctLt rto CtfbaiH toxbe Carried OutJTim'e eces III !1 sary t Accomplish tliis Fut lire Qbjeet vt l Watson's KxpejlitioiS to Find Camara's Fleet i I N t to' llomtmrd, Spani: -: i i -- f - . -,v -. ' drone Islands to be "s j ' hussador at h he f "!'). i '. H'1 - July Higriiiloaht to- the Ansoclat !: J'O'.ss toflay .by a (-titteman in ti - hltion -to si.fiilk 'itlt knowf.-ctK a s HUthorlty ia tasiM jians r. uh;- ' &w minl'stration with Y-ffrftire to futiir ' war' : i Ij r a 1 1 i j 1 1 s. ' ' 1 1 1 :nute,tari(.? f. '. ft'alfmbt : u as tis follows: : ; ' i'oiiirrioilorii. W tsn m-proff-diiiif i . h Spanish pTiltmuta. ajj soon as t - i'orto Kican fjcpf-diilon h Kottt-n unci i v. ;y In not' to bombard the citi.'H Htv Sfia'iili.b 'o.tst.i iu sii'.li I'Jwfi If '1.. ..! l.u tr,A. L.r tl.f. -ir.'jofr in i.nlart'ji ; -d. ..Vvnil'! tUcrc-; nifiy 1m? other lncldth? i . tnl bunnoHrs fth-- main rni.sHion of Wak- torn k tii!, ta li i c:i re ' of -Admiral C inara .i -iii.ff-t. a,lio:i move-merit or tifs if fleet , a nd th -tva.ru -and apprehensions if I'liuscji by i rcrj--tiJcon?erning:--. U ale . to lie 'Stoppi.-d for filltini; Th hts uu(5er ( 'arnara "will i be located -by Wak-. I on and tinally nn-t and 'riKaj?-d. - iTlj , taik. .occasionally induLKed itjis to t . "ajiary Ilaiidd is utte-rly without fou i-.atlffi.: j fa sr. government had no plan ii to take thoe rslandH and:1 does njt want -th tn ' T ;' "Dt-spHtei popuja r 4'specta tiou: that Porto . H-tvo oi-i :jU''ns will ik- followfM :: lininodiatily by aH1m aKiifnst 11 i: not h& attai-ked j while yellow fevtlr i -ouditiojis ' exisl i .; Ttns is mlain. , -1 jt.lght of national foil r iu cngane uucf trOoi..in and about thti ' jever pi-simile, i jnse4.ueiitiy, -. it wi .;. be left until Tht lirnaie lendsuts &v i wi the autumn. i .Jiafter witl hold hm lAvn. in the ast-rrii strip now surrf n -i Alered. rriav. gradually (Jibh. his wa over some, other dint rlcts, -and ifs the-r uhcjuld be-any particular need of lirf i mediate aftpresslvei actton at any-: ponut -wiH move aKairiKt lit, but Havana wi : 'be lefti'untll yellow fever dangers ar 3iiFFicrrrn: i.v the situation 1 "Me-antirne im tlile next two'inoftthfe i there wlll be ehouwh: to keep this grov i rnmrnt . busy. I We will have to 'cope : with the jnoat Iswlpua problem yet, o i Tnvviairw-.. frtP title 4nvpvnmt'n.t i find thi i 'future at ithe rlanda invblved in thi: t Tivar. The ; ha-uims., dowri',of the Span ! ish flag- and thehcilistinsr of that of thi ' United" Stateh niejihs .more tiran, on iti 1 tace it. indicate.! tu me iopuiar mino 1 Mo more Important matter is to en KBjre the attention! of, the governmen than the detaillsi arriuiRed for.-the -dis . iiositlon, control or 'temporary posses turn ptndins' final' rrarrsfer of poses-J .1 tnon of these- additions .to our, domain There:' are quest tons of. "the.- most intri ate 'nd f(tr .reaching character to. bi ..ider-hh'd. '1'ortVI KI-,. .; -whose fall I: : Jikelyto be recMwled wrthin a:veek orj Ten dhvs, win tiave-i 1. na.- a, iniiiiui Koverjiment- 4"oitto lin-o bf ,;ourse is ic be kept iieitmariently by this' gov-i ,rnment,- biit'tlferil must be a-rnihtary tuvet nine nt hrst and many prelim 1 jiary details will have to be worke"d out li There must 'be a rehabitations of exist ' intc syste-ms -of L trofvernment where wei iiave 'carried., our arms, and-ji'hile lo T ;?al "Bchpjneeviind conditions will form the basis ofUie general Mystem -for Jthe "corrtrol of the ilatid, there must: be - ''numerous : ehatigefi, abolishing such Jaws as ma'y be oppressive. The laws -will j have - to brf very t horoughly gone ver and :the tariff revised 111 some ! -ways, s-bst I in 4,?11ra'- -as far-, as. pos eible the-7 system of government which now exists, is tf i.k lotioweit. .: ah tnis : means: wjiirk of j the -most serious .char v ncter, i.aild in ilhe liibsence of existing '!,ws ta govern tsui-.h matters -the presl-f:!-nt has to 'goj ahead on hl.s,ownire- f.-jionsibsht v-.i .. Jvext- ;. winter; however, when congress -oiivenes, ttie Necessity for laws cov,erii)g stu-h matters-will be Recognized 1 by recommendations i to. congress' to Ihat eird to be submitted ty the: president; and -it Is very prob able the .shaping, of. the desHinies -of Porto Iticw mf similarly cirrumstanc; Fl .he left to a commis SHinefs to be ap point laws for adoption -thy ?d accessions lv Hwn -ion comnks J to diafKthle congress, i tit ijrov.ernment is iiKeij'to be buy fronv iiv,w on, considefing' all these' matters, uf : governnientalTdetail. TO RKTAIN ,ArRONK ISLANDS. . i i lIt is certainty,; so far as now can. be - foreseen, that Guam, the4 island in the i Jadrone group that was' captured tby -'shis gQvernmenjt, will be permanently ietained,a8 acDaling. and supply sta tlon. il For thes.i purpose? it is valua- ible from Its ocaticin . between, the Sandwich and' the. Philippine islands, but ' on the ; point whether the' rest of them will be kept; I am -not-sure. They may be and-HheK-i may not be. 'The dis-- position of thej lied- and- depend Philippines is i unset- si on. circumstances. ( "As to the att tude ofGarcia and: the insurgents in Ciuba,-there is no-ehange in our intention This government; has not been misied -forces.: -With in 11,9 est-unateof those the oppressive hand RV-imtv has- nut on thpyn. Rn lntie-. con - ..-r. n-- . .7-?, - - - . tendinf? against ithe conditions lmpfbsed by- injustice and oppression, -there-should ! have, Ibeenf little, expectation of greater 'abil'jtles;. than- are now: shown: by ' them-. .This government wjll have ip treat theni kfndly, but firmly. It has made a 'pledge .to establish a. firm. and stable government,, and that must , be carried , out. It, 1. therefore?, may be, in i the-light- of present' circumstances and AEJNIl llTHIfl: WATER: - 4 ! . - ' ' y - KEAUM ' TITE 'TESTIMONIALS OF k - MR.: HUMPHREY , AND COL. A ROQER MOO,R. 1 1 - FROM MR. B.B. HUMPHREY. ; ilr. RJ-E. Ward: ; ' --;, . Dear Sir: I have, been using the Aetna LUhia Water and thiwk that I c am -justifiable in' saying- that it has 1 done me much good and ihaa relieved ; ine Of; much fcrouble with indigestion. - ; I . 1 r n ': II TTTTfTTTTnTT 1 I A 1 S I -'--I ' 1"" 'U Middle Sound, FROM COL. ROGER; MOOREyi 1 Mr. rtTE. Wafd: ' ' i ? ti yDear Sirj I take -pleasure In stating tiiat smember of my : family, Tfery i muclf troubled? with. Indigestion, has '! Seen gre&tlv benefitted, by the .usa of 1 ' 1 . Very truly. i I ROGER MOORE., R. E. AVARt), 'Agent. ? Don't forget that we are established : at W. H. GREEN'S PHARMACY, and : 'that wei are ready to serve youajl the time atJ 25 cents ' per -gallon for pure AETNA LITHIA WATER from 'Vir ginia Mineral Springs Company, Roa-a . nokp Vfl 1 - -. . il ... r TASK ..,!-.'- '. 'I i t 1 -.. i' government oT Porto Rico-- Towns One of the La- Ketajned--(erman Am- . ' White House. 'f tftnditions, many.' yearsj before affairs djiexe have iso. shaped (themselves ' as ti tentrust the Hiland to the Gubans and we finaJljr yield Xtur possession of them. The transition-must be gradual, Step by Htet, and the - final general .tange,,,of! control effected onlyjafter a j thorough j training and 1 demonstra tUbn of the t a-bllitles of the people,, be ginning by the trial of .leaders.- at first In minor capacities. This .is what ifi to bes looked for and--1 he gradual tinansition will consume, a length' of ttme considerably ati variancein with Wiluit the pdople most ! expect." u f A' I'AULEGRAM FROM OEN'I-iliAL, : -':r--- : L. ' miles. I '.;. r;:": j ' "j The navy ( department has received the following- dispatch,, timed 1:15 p., li.i.i-today. Mole- St. Nicholas f "tecFetary f .War, Washington:) -; i Am . disappointed . In "non-arrival of Colonel Hecker- wltfi 'construictfon dorps. Colonel Black, arrived- without , tug"-boats, or lighters, j Please send at least four sea-oing lighters and itugs, also General Stone',s tboats at "Jack sonville, if i not already -sent, as I soon as possible.:. Moving along well. 1 1 !i . . I :"MILES."" . There : were several, events of Inter-, est, ;if not of importahce, at thef war and navy departmentSj todaj'. -General-Anderson, at'Cavite, sent, a message saying that Aguinaldo; had declared a distatorshlp land martital- law ove the Philippines 'something1, that gavei the 'cabinet food; for consideration at. Stheir .regular meeting today- There was no opposition- to force any issue with the insurgent, chiefs at thus time, but it i is pretty well understood' that hrf will not be ..allowed to coinmlt: the .-United States government in t!he future treat ment of i the: Philippine "question.ji 1 . , VISIT FROM. GERMAN AMgAS- - , - ;.' SADORi i . i - . -I. TJie visit of the German ambassa dor to the president tnd ;to thei sec- rotary of state was a. ba.-!s fort1 the belief that,' he had calletd to: make' some representation . on that subject i amd perhaDs i as wrell. on -ihe niuestion of peace as affected by ;the : programme laid down, by WatsQn'9 pro j acted voy ige to European waters. If bo, no of ficial confirmation was obtainablcs and a friendly .visit was thie only exolana- . tlon offeredrby Secretary Day for the appearance of the German ambassador ip the dog-days In, "Vifashingtonti The embassy , people were nto- more commu mcatiWi, r, ! . ; ! I 1 : ; jit would 1 not be surprising if it should develop that 'Strong Kur jpean Influences are being.j brought to rbear to a:ssuade the navyii-diepar'tment!.rrom dispatching (Watson's fieetito Eafope.f But so tar they appeajr toi have Ibeen ineffectual, for iti is! pfficially stated that tile departure of .he 1 S'Tuattron is orlv delayed, not abaridoned., il i , AUhiuigh General Ml'es reportefli by cable 1 l-iday from Moe St. Tsichas,; Wiivt i, i that he was f'moVms? aljngi well," with the, first detachment ofUhe: iijilitarv expedition agaiinst Portoi iRicp! t lit--' body of his dis-parch; 'prece4ing! this statement gave, rise a't first' to the apprehension that, like General Shafter at Santiago, General Miles was threatened ntb a costly delav rn ilaiicl-' i?g -lys expedition oniBorto; Kiratir soil,' owing ;fro the abseno -to? -liprhtersil 'and tires. It iwas said at! tho war depart tuent. - later ion, that !-sfomd" ?.-. iihese: lighters w-re alreafiy-n their ilwav ftqm New Orleans anj!New Yoikuiand that, no Sensible dria-jwould orise 011 that score. . -i - ! ' ji' ! THE EXPEDI riON-;TO XI PE V.A., The brief . report from-Admiral Samp-, slm declares Ihe success of the expe-; dition to Nipfe is really more, inn por tijint; than appears on tbei suiface. The btiv -f Nipe lijps on.thct north eoast of Gubfi. almost directty ;,,aoross the Isk land from ; Santiago.:; IK is -(purposed to establish a base there (which --ill-save. Ot least two (days' times in jeiting slip-; T'liesinto: Cuba,- as-onhparbd withfthe Santiago 1 route. 'It'-iw.nl ;ailso form a pbod point of-lopeatiops iaainst'iHol-; guin, not' faf. distant. ! I -;n:: (THE FRbCTiON jWITH (CUBANS. ' ' ' 1 t iThrt war department has - not yet been.imformed thai 1 General Shaffer's 'uban allies have qui the American .lines for the reason sent out in a print- ied 'letter by:!Ueneral uarcia, but: it is scarcely dobbted that such I is the:case, the friction ;ihas been i growing ; .more pronounced every day, since the fall of tsantiago ana it is tearf a tnat a sever ance of relations cannot 1 be longer avoided., t The Cuba.n iunta' Is -still in tibpes of 'avoiding suchi aweasure,- ac cording to the stateiyient of SenonQue sada, on'e of; the Cuban legation bere. ijoBSON AT THE NAVY DEPART- The last, and most agreeable event of the day was the iarrivallat the navy departmenti of Lieutenant Hobson, the hero' of .thei Merrimac. The officials were not informed! of his 'visit 'except. through the, newspapers. 1 Consequently rwhen .-he reached, (the irallway station here at- 2:Si ;o 'clock: ' r ithis afternoon. there was no offlcialjthererto4 meet him' and his reception-was truly democfrat- :ic. sbme one spied him, however; and soon the cry of "Hobson," "Hobson,': rang out and the crowd, (dosed about mm, shaking his hand And . pushing ihim about until he was rescued by the. ipolice and escorted, to his' carriage. He stopped long, enough ito announce! that all pf the men who formed the crew of the Merrimac were safe and in the best, of health. and that after ha had made his: report to the navy department, he expiected to; return to New York iThe Officer was trlven at once to" the Army and Navy Club and after brusbfjig himself up he drove. over rto the 'navy department. I This time be carried fwith him under his arm a large official en velope; which "bore In the- corner tbe inscription, P'Northv Atla-ntic Squadr ron.'" As h'e approached the office sof the. secretary of the navy; there ensued another demonstration. A large crowd bad gathered about the i doorway: and the hearty welcome It gave the yotlng .officer brought blushes to his cheeks. ' Secretary Long- stated: that Hobson did not bring the long, expected report from Sampson and his brother officers! onjthe destruction of the Cervera -fleet. Tlie exact purposfe of his visit was ex plained by an . order issued by Admiral Sampson Instructing him to proceed to Washington: and inform the secretary of the navy of thework, done upon the Cristobal Colon, Lieutenant Hobsdh was instructed to be as expeditious as possible in order that; If lit is practi cable to do so, this fine ship may - be savea to tne umtea ptates-navy.r . 1 About 5:30( o'clock. Lieutenant Hob son, accompanied by Secretary. Long; went to r the White house to -pay his respects to the president. The presl-1 dent received them in the cabinet room. He gave Lieutenant; Hobson a cordial greeting -and paid him' a'. high, tribute for .what - he regarded ; as one; of the most conspicuous acts of gal lantry in the history ol naval warfare.' ! : 'The lieutenant modestly acknowl edged the compliment - of 1 President McKJnley and quietly turned the con vernation to thef object of hjls mission to th t'mted States at thisi time the effort!-that is being made lo. save to the navy .'of this country some of the vessels of Admiral Cervera's squadron. i Lieutenant Hobson did not bring with bim .the report 0 Admiral Sampson on the destruction if -the -fleet of Admiral Cervera, but he was the bfarer of a verbal message from the Admiral lo Secretary Long: that the .repjort on the battle was in course of prepajration and would be forwarded in a few days. (Concerning theefforts thatf are being made to save some? of the Stranish ships, h-e. informed t' Secretary Iing that rtwo "of the vessels, the Relna Mercedes and the.Inifanta Ma,ria Te resa,! would be saved certainly and he expressed the utmost confluence ihat the ! Cristobal Colon: could be saved also, i With respect to the Cblon, Lieu: tenant Hobson, differs from he wreck ing) experts who ere sent j from . the United States to float the vessels if possible. They are of opinion that the 'Colony cannot be: saved. : i -, : Lieutenant Hobson is enthusiastic in his t-fforts to save. -the shipi and hur ried back to New York to take up the subject of; his mission with the wreck ing company. -Secretary Long said to night that if the Colon could be saved she would be. ii V j ; , By dijtction ojr the secretary of tvar the construction, corps referred to by tieperal Miles "was sent dilrectty to, Porto Rico, Instead of to Santiago, jasf was proposed before: the .surrender of the 1 city. The secretary's orders 'were issued after the. surrender of Santiago and without: the. knowledge pt General Miles; -;!;-.)' fL. ,M I : -At 11:30 o'clotk- tonight! Adjutant General Corbm received a dispatch from (General Shaftelf announcing that there;. had been f.'no fleaths today." i i i TWOPIlIZE STBAnERN ' Captured While Trying' to Run tlie .! Bloetade-BrougUt to Cbrleton. . ::- x ' '':' ' -'"'; .! : -' - -. - :' : Charleston, S. Cy July 22 jTwo prizes were brought into Charleston : harbor today and tonight are. at anehor at quarantine. The; Ollndo Rodriguez,' of Havre,; came, in, this morping-. f rom San Juan. The Frenchman wa.3 iinak ing a" second attempt at running the blockade- on Sunday 'last atl Pan, Juan and was hauled up by a shot front the New Orleans. Lieutenant Russell, s.nd a pripej crew, were put on board and brought the"; ship itc Charleston. The Olidp? Rodriguez iis-.of-l.675. ton3 "degis teit.iind has a crew f 107 ihen and 34 passengers, the latter chiefly negroes, who embarked at Puetro IPlatst, for France. ;Thei vessel was1 clan red from the :San i lcimingo : port forj San ' Juan de Porto RicD with a cargo of tobacco andc;offee. It is-ia fine shipt - The; second; priae in' port is the' small British steamer ; New Founlland cap tured 'by the (Mayflower, off Ctenfuegos W'hihp-1 attempting to run (he .Guban. blockade. This ship has also a cargo of (.provisions anil ai numbjr 'of pas sengers. Libel proceedings jhave been instituted and ; the- prize- commission will Jcpnvene in a few days. Troops From Catup jrUotiin Hlovlus i - T'v -I to' SeWporf NewJ ' ', ; Newport News,: July 22. -It is an nounced tonight that he Third Itlinois, Fourfh Pennsylvania and Fourth Ohio regiments will arrive b'erei tomorrow, af ernoon from Cajnp Thomas; These regiments form Han's brigade and number 144 officers and 3,875 men; An other!; body of troops,! consisting main ly " oflit hospital and ambulance corps, will arrive Sunday and four batteries of 19 lofficers and 700 men arje expected fto .reach ! here, Monday. These troops will smbark next: week on the auxil iary, pruiser St. :Ijouis andf the Har vard, i; Roumanian i- Massachusetts, Y0 semite and City of Washington. Their oampihere has. been prepared for them. ; Forty -ars of subsistence fori the troops arrived here this afternoon and a number of mail pouches, and!othersup plies for ;the postal Btationl in Porto Rico came iri this; evening. The trans port ; Roumania n and the? auxiliary qruisc-ir Ybsemite -arrived hepe today. 1 1' is understood that the Yosemite will not be used; in transporting) troops ' to Pbrto Rico. 'The, St. Louis is in Hantip ton Roads. ! : 'E. C. Barfks, of . Lewisvllle, - Texas, writes.: that one box ot DeWiti'3 Witch Haze4 Salve- was : worth $50.00 to him. It cured his piles'; of ten years standing. (He advises others to? try it; It -J also cures iieczema,'1 skin diseases and : ob- stlna,te sores. ; Rj : !R. Bellamy-.' ;: : t-' r . ii i . lU : i " ' :Xt t',. Troop JUebarkiug at ITIaulla r. ' - f 1 '" --; ':-..! j ;, Manila July 19 . Via' Hanr: ' King, July R2? The. disembarkation of the American troops composing the sedond expedition is being pushed with the utmost energy. The f! Colorado ment lis already f! i in n the Jfield ; near Pearanajo knd otherst regiments '?will be. transferred . without loss of time from the! transports ilo the camp, inl native' boats. : - t- . : - :;. The United States ' cruiser Boston has: been: detailed to cover! the land ing parties. She I pow occupies a ;i po sition (almost within range pf the guns of -Fort Mai to, which is only a short distance from Manila proper. 1 .1 The (brigade commanded by General Anderson- is; still at Cavitel but ' his troops i are -ready to move. - ! ;: The arrival ;here of the United States monitor .Monterey is anxiously ex-. pectedr. . ; .:.- $zrm ' -u-Ar ..j ; '- ' ; I A srulnaldo Declare r Dictatorship ,: Washington' July :22. he follow ing cablegram has just een received at the war department:. -'. ' ', ;.f r "Hong Kong July '22. 'Secretary of the Navy: 1 ilsThe following' lsfor the secretary of war. -Qr the adjutant general. . "Aguinaido declares a dictatorship and .martial law: over; air the Islands. The people expect' independence. Re commend China, ponies. I -. ' i " r "ANDERSON," 5. jCoJonel. Anderson ? was he .'senior, armyj offlcerjit the Philippines when the dispatch, was Bent, probably sev eral days before "its ':Hong iKong date, Reference to China ponies (means that Colonel Anderson' desires jthat kind of- cavalry animals. ' : j : . '! -'Hester' .Cotton market. -' L New ' Orleans, July 22, Secretary Hester's statement of i the world s vis ible "supply-of cottons shows '.a decrease during, the week Just 1 closed of 107,544 bales, against a decrease of lj.3,279 last year.'.t'.ii-i;?'" i::-";i! ; i" j--t.'' .t - t 1 ''- Pr' The I total 'visible supply; is 2,167,270 bales, against 2,274,715 last week and 1,495,600 last yeari Of the tpta-V Amer ican J cotton 4s 1,90370 bales, against 2,179,715 last rweek and 1,208,400 last year; and of all other kinds, including Egypt; Brazll, ' India, etc:, - 264,000, against 255,000 'last! week land . 287,200 last year. . ' t ' 1 Th Powenv'and lie Philippine ' Berlin, July 23.-A idlspatch to The Frankfort Gazette front Shanghai as :serts that the relations .between the Germans and Americans at) Manila, are verv frionrtlV. ::::( i i ' . -- London, - July 23. Te Berlin corre spondent of The Dairy News says: - VThe 'powers, wit& th exception - of Great ! Britain, have! agreed not to al low annexation, or tne rmupptnes or an Anglo-Anwlcran protectorate over the islands.' WILMINGTON N. C.SATURDAYr JlfLY en 11 11 soi i' .;.'.V '4 ;V,;,5.f- .::' .-'f- '. ::. ' ; ':;- '(-.;',; . '-" S fj I t ' V : -:: : ; V' --::l!; He Complains of Having Been Ignored. HIS LETTER-TO SHIFTER " '':-'.: '.',."-:'" if " - V; y - .--.''''. :': -AUeglny; Several Lntan-eii of Dlcor- ' ' 1 - - '-'((. 1 :..- : leous Treatraeol byi tbe Amerieau General lie Froteta Against Sbaf te'r's Ketentlon of Civil Official tn Santiago He: ,;ive Notice of No Longer Co-operating ycitli tbe Anier . h-an Troop. ' ti1- - New York, ,July 22. A dispatch from Santiago-gives the following as being a letter pent by General Garcia to General Shafter: -- ""Sir: On May 12th, the goverriment of the republic.: of Cuba ordered nie as commander of th Cuban army In the east to co-operate with the American army, foflowing the plans and obey ing the orders i of.j its commander. i nave done my I best, sfcr,; to fulfill the wishes of my governtaent and J have ben .until now. - one of your most faithful subordinates! honoring myself in carrying out your ( orders aa far as my powers have- allowed me to do It, "The city of Santiago surrendered toT the- American army, and news of that important 'event was given to me by-persons, entirely foreign to your staff. I have not( been honored with a single word from yourself, inform ing me . about the - negotiations for peace or the terms of the capitulation by the Spaniards. The important ceremony of the surrender of the Spaa- ish army and the taking possession of the city by yourself took place later on, .and I only knew I of both events by public, reports. : I i ' "I was (neither honored, sir, with a. kind word from ttou, inviting myself to represent the puban army on that memorable occasionL ; 1 's j ll ; "Finally, I know that you have left in power at Santiago the same, Span ish authorities -that! for three years I have fought as enemies . of- the. Inde pendence' of Cuba., I beg -to say that these authorities have never been elected at SanWago 1 by the residents of the city, but were appointed - by royal decree of the queen of Spain. I . "I would agree, isiri- that , the army under your command should have ,?..' -M.,.:,. :-l :- J I' r "' ' '.';..--. I': B- ' ... !. -. ; mnAnmiim mvWMin IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE Ut f .Garcia iWrites ta General complaint ana rsoniying tneLatter ot His Kesignaiion 1 The Confederate Veterans - v.- I-! ( f - . - i'.h l,., ;icm lcai t ': : - .:.-- - 1, .-. :-i ! y - ,- r v t , : Aguinaido Declares a Dictatorship, Over the' Philippine lands. . i lt j v There 13 Not a Suspicious Case : More Troops at Tampa Embark on Transpoits anl Others J Leave Charleston. f The Object of Watson's Expedition is to Filtl imara's Flefet and Not to Bombard Spanish Cities. ' ( .'?m " i a f Our Government Will Retain $ a Coaling Station, n The German' Ambassador Galls on the President and on tlie Secretarj' of Stated i . ' ; I Z (ieneral 3Iiles Cables Erpm 5 ers and lugs had not Arrived, i i Spanish Troops at San Luis Z Lentil Convinced of Defeat of Cervera and Surrender of $antiag 5 ' i Forty Thousand Troops are j roi iu hviwjj a iiicu. y its rossioie, 1 ;ic iciua iiicrccues ian ne f i : talten: possession of the city, the gar rison and the forts, j ' , ; i'.'I would give my iwarm co-opera tion to ( any measure you may have deemed ' best under American military law to hold the city for your army a'nd to preserve public order until the time comes to fulfill the solemn pledge of the people of the United States-to establish in Cuba 'a free and independent government; but when the questioa arises of appointing aur thorities in Santiago : de Cuba, under the ' peculiar circumstances of our thirty years strife1! against Spanish rule, I cannot seev but with the deep est regret, 1 that; sucte authorities 1 are not elected by the Cuban peoples but are the same ones selected by the queea of Spain. . . - 1 -' "A rumor, too absurd to be, believed, general, ascribes the -reason for your measures and ot the orders forbidding my army to enter Santiago for fear of massacres and -revenge against the Spaniards. Allow s me, ' sir, to protest against even the shadow of such an Idea. : -We are not savages, ignoring the rules ; of civilized . warfare. 1 We are a poor ragged army, as ragged and as poor, as was the "army of -your forefathers - in their noble war for: in dependence, butt as did the heroes of Saratoga and Vorktown, we respect too deeplyouri cause 'to disgrace it with barbarism! and cowardice. ' 1 "In view of all these reasons, I sin cerely regret to b$ unable to fulfill any longer the . orders of ; my government, and. therefore,-! have tendered today to the commander-in-chief of the Cu ban army, Major - ' General Maximo Gomez, my resignation as commander of this section of our army,- ? T "Awaiting his - resolution. 1 with draw my forces to the Interior. I "Very respectfully yours, ; v 1 "CALEXTO GARCIA Win your; (battles against -disease by r acting ; promptly, one annate Cousb. ' Cure produces - immediate - re-? suits When, tafcen -earty it .prevenis tsumiDitkm. And in later stages it furnishes torompt ( relief. ii. ei '-ji'. K .(-11'' : ' !' - I" j - - Bryan Helmnt Heaohe Jabkson t -I vllle, JacksonviUe, Fla.; July 22 The Third regiment Tbf Nebraska volunteers, ' lit command of Colonel Won. J.- Bryan, arrived in thei city this morning, on. six special trains ver ; the. Plant sys tem of railways. - . "Is 7 this your first experience with the military?" be was asked.. . "Yes," be replied; "but I have been making good use of my time studying up,, and then my- major and lientenant colonel both haVe had a hand at fight ing, : and we shall get along." " 1 '. "Are you out of politics, now?". t "Yes; for the time. Don't ask me to talk about politics, war predominates now,' , . Bryan's --regiment will be encamped at Panama park; five miles from the ty. yk Y -jP' '' --Y'( ---Y:; r . .- 1 : . : ; rTTim ; - ". i T- 1 r r. f 1 ' M l ' 1 "l tT . . -. ' 1 1 ... ' i. ,-'. A Grand Parade Closes the Programme THE CONTEST OF Gl IES For the Next neettns Balded lul Favor r of Charleston Iim H fnnle fa via i on the Stage-The parade Held Dirlng a Heavy Rain General Gordon Itr. i Tleniux the Veteran. In a i - -.. . ........ 1 Down I Pour The Term ..War -of the Ilebcl- t .:'. . - . : :.- I Hon Condemned : 1 i' .- i '-1;-!--.; 1 Atlanta,- GaJ July 22.-i-The nrfxt .ah nual reunion: of. the United Confeder ate Veterans ill be held in Charles ton. S. C. By ft vote of il,054 to 70 the Convention today decided the contest ly and between the fcEiuth Carolina et Louisville in 'the iformeir's" favd 1 ,' t-.Mr.; Thos. W. (Borot, lof Cha, lestpn. placed -the najm of thjat city before the convention, i calling attentspn s to the fact that South Carollrl city by the sea was;'4he birthplace of se cession and the w.aost ; fitting place for the confederate., s$iijvivors to atemble in the closing; year century. -i v ' of thin e entful " Colonel Gordanj,- of , Tennesse sec- onded the nomination of Charlb ston.. Judge Hazelrrjgrg!,. in putting Jrl nom-i ination the vfej'Kentuekjy metjropolis made a stirring: impresiiion r in: -'---,-.. . i ( ' ; ville's favor.- g: t 1.1 Louia- Colonel liennet h. y oiling s sspi ech in. which he secondea-. the Inomina iion ; of Louisville, was m' of the happ ifest ef- torts or-tne aay.j "wei win no only 1 he lead you byi th J lstill j watersl said, "but by -tfi'3 : distilled waters, and every veteran 'ShJl .taRe with! himt a 161-year-old botleif ouij best Bourbon tor. meuiciiiai jjm; vuBtra iuiiiy.- .1 1 f. : General Cheery n,. of I New Heana added his endorsement of Louibville's claim and LoulsviJle stotk was -ijapidly rising. It remained,' howeverJ -. for tli quent corpomttoij --council, Mr. Jlegare, of Charleston, to agai,n (urn the scales in favor of bis , city, which-ihe ilid 'in a ,very eloquent -ipeech . Upon the modioli of -Colonel oung. of Loiiisville, the selectiL.1 of Caarles- ton was made Unanimous. - ,.The entrance tof Missj Winnie Davis was the -signal of a remarkabl denr the onstration. - arws was escorted tb front of the stie by General Gordon. who introduced:'- her as ithe- i"ch id of our immortal -flief tain, -and our own child.'! Miss fcvis smilingly bowed her acknowledge -'TrfentS: tp her admirers The report of--tfee committee oh rest- ':: t ''- ! ' : .-v ! mi: mvvvi tk i foi' Shatter, Stating; llis Grounds Decide; to Meet at 'Charleston, L : I I. j ' ' ' -' " - ' fj -M - , " .' ,h I I j If 1 of iFever at TanSpa J ' One of the Lacii one Islands Mr . i j !' Mole St j Nicholas 70at IJis Ligh and Palamas Refuse to Surrend 4r to' goi From Gaipp Thomas ; Raisea. ' Mi' J olutions recommfrr.ded I tpat theidates for ;the reunion Vet in future fixad be- tween the : 15th: o." -Dctober and- lpt of Hay, .(This evoki-t j considerable oppb-i sition from its firr" reading' and Itwas decided to leaveJfce time for tlie re-'-union as it had 5b ?en in the past; t By unanimous 'Vite it . was deciped to' condemn the expressions-"war ' f . the' rebellion" 1 being us spiled to. the Mtrug-i gle of :'61-'65 anjd - urge the deiigna-i tion i of it as tb""civili war between the states." Tju'P' was unaninjiously adopted. i pis? j .. -j.! Upon the res.'Onjmendation of the Alabama divisi&fi, ; a resolutionr was passed, calling Ori 'Sall oc the diijisions to aid: in i raisins-' a fund to : put chase; the White: housfet? the donfederAcy. at Montgomery, A&;. j i General S. D. ?e presented to) Gen- - eral Gordon- a ytteture jof Presideht Diaz,: of Mexico.i -who has been i istru- mental In saviniS Ae lifeiof Mac Stew-, art, a confederal!: soldier, who in an unfortunate alte itloni killed a IMexi- can policeman, ,i 1 1 I i ; j. : : A resolution 'WAiladopted expressing: the -thanks of thfciconfederates tb Ma,-s jor ' General Morhliin.who as ad, utant general, has served the (United Cimfett-' erates: Veterans;, wl;f significant i bihty. and persistently' refusing: to accept any: c.oinpiia.iioii aui -. is services. t The: reunion of ' x-conederates came to an (end today.but the Ibig f mature of the iclosing hoi ',s-thei parade of the veterans was seusly interfere-1 with by a heavy rafh, ? -'hich broke: ov :r the city just ! as the procession moved. Heeding not the dvppour; the old sol diers moved ofi and, led 'by their gal lant commander. General; Gordoni pass ed over the original 1 line of mai ch to the music of ; many ' bands 1 and the, cheers, of fully 100,000 people who lined the streets. - ' irs Before half : A& sline 1 of marciibad been traversed Viv)y veteran; ws a wet to the skin. . Genaral Gordon, At the head of the coliimsn. hat Sn hand, never flinched, and; although! wet through.t insfsted upon wm! Jning jin the aaddle-i When (the revieWirlSf stand -was 1-euch-f ed and General J f don: dismoum ed,ihe was importuned 1 y every mem' er of. his staff and man.; friends to on- it this part of the ceremony, fears being ex-; pressed- for; his 4 fealth. ( The ' t allant veteran, however( took his place and, baring his head, tood in the pburing rain until the: ilat I man in the j arade had passed aflfc thi shouts of the thou-i sandsihad die4 away, t j-K ! - . i j; f The! beauty ianu; picturesquen 'ss of tjie pageant was destroyed bjr the weather. : The'catiages! In which the sponsors rode h$X io be plosed aid the effect - 'of - decoratiCns on each vehicle was spoiled and .tlje beauty of tae oc cupants obscured. ;j The rain poured in through the Sides Vf the conveyances: and the sponsors is well as thi vet erans suffered -,- much inconvenience. Several stata- d? -jpped out of trie pa rade when tl i J in was at its heavi est, but tor t'w-tf pst part the Veterans plodded along Ulitil : the ,1 end .was reached. . i - - ?, ? . 1. -i . . ! i 1 Thousands of -visitors left Atlanta tonight for their homes. --r ; i . f , Thousands Of , nersrtnn have hppn eured of piles by wing DeWltts jwitch Hazel Salve. Sts ;eals prompter and cures eczema &rd $dl skin diseases.' It gives -Immediate (. relief. B. j K.i . Bel- 1898. "3 r.', ..MO FKVKB AT TAHIP1 : !: '( ,! .'-,,-.1. P '' ' t'i .TT- T -(.,( -' ', i, Thorouth Inspection Show not - Er Suspicious list-Troop Enbtrk. .;lnc.;j.' -yV-i ?V--v-;' '; i Tampa. Fla,-. Uuly; K. The following statement was handed the Associated Press; correspondent today! v ; "The Florida state board: of health have Just completedt a house to house inspection ; of ; the hospitals j sand residences- in the- ;cftyr finding' compara tively little sickness,! not -even. us picious case -of fever. I-unhesitatingly say .there is' no foundation for'the're port of yellow fever n Tampa. .There is not even a suspicua case' in the city or in any off-the military camps; (.Signed.)! W. B. HENDERSON, ii- I '. T. President."' The Eleventh infantry regulars are loading today on the ; transports :. at Port Tampa., So far., po orders have been issued onceftilng the volunteers located at Port Tampa, there being. the First Ohio, Third Pennsylvania: and One Hundred and Flftjtrseventh Indi ana located there-- : : 1 : Soifarall cavalry locajted here have no orders to move and do not seem to be expectmg any. These are the Sec ond and ''-Fifth complete, detachments of a number of 'other regiments, be sides ; a goodly number -of Rough-Rid-ers. Th First and Tenth! cavalry went through today .1 from -. Ijakeland and were loaded oni transports . at Port Tampa. They went, dismounted.' The government renewed: its lease here today? on all the &nd ' occupied by the big corrals .and' veterinary hos pitals. ? 1 A Poor Game of (all (Special to The Messenger.) 5 Wilson, N. C, July 22.--WIlson won from Tarboro -today in the slowest, most ; uninteresting and poorest play ed game ever played here.- Wilson took a big lead .nd, then got careless. WoodarcVs playing at : short Btop was fine. The score: Wilson . . . Tarboro. . R. H. E .20 12. 8 ,14 12 9 I" Batteries; Holowell' and Brake. Petty,! Wills an4 Acfcorsin and Fen- ner. Sick, beadaone, biliousness, constipa tion and all iiver and siomaph troubles can be 'quickly ;cured by slng those famous little pills known fj-DeWitt's Little Early: Risers.. They ae pleasant to take and: never gripe,--,tl. R. -Bellamy.' i , j, ' ;j'j ; ,' ; Y j .' . ! '"p'Y. :n ) - j. Philippine Insurfeotn Suttei He verse London, July 23, -The .flong Kong correspondent of :The Daily &Iail says: ."The latest -mail from Manila re ports that the rebels have, lately suf fered l several reverses;' and ihave lost territory south of Malata 1 f "Mr: Williams, the United ( States consul at Manila, has writteji- s fol lows to Mn. Wildman, the -American consul in Hong Kong: - 1 6 ' "'If the United States woiI be the suzeriai and protecting powr, Aguin aido would hoist ' our flag an look to us for honor which would be liberal and would. be followed, by the largest measure of: solid: advantage to . his, people.'. ' 1 ,& ; The British jKavy London, J- ly 22.-The eagerly-, ex pected statement of the first lord of the-admirality, Mr. George J. poschen, on the supplementary naml pro gramme was made today in tie'holisd of commons'. He reviewed tfie origi-1 nal programme which (Was considered sufficient, when H was framed, ' being based; upon! the two power ! I system, that the navy of Great Brtain be equal ito any other two nations. "I thing DeWitt's lWtch"Hazel Salve Is the finest. preparation on the mar ket for piles." Bo writes John C. Dunn, of Wheeling W. 'Va. Try -it and you will thing the same. It also cures eczema (and i ail skin titseases, ; h K. " R. Bellamy. , ' -f; - . ; . , 1 --' ' Cankara' Fleet Awaiting Event Gibraltar July 22. It : Is : reported here that Admiral Caroara's squadron of Spanish warships is expected at the Spanish penal settlement of Ceuta, op posite Gibraltar shortly, t where they Will "await (events:" 1 ,1 e 11 ;?;, - Telegraphic. Spark ' The London weeklies j devote ihfcm selvesi to a -discussion 1 of wbai' the speaker terms "compulsory , imperial- , ism" and compliments the behavior - of the Americans at Santiago.- : j ,; ; Major: John J.- Bububb, commander at "Fortf McPherson,- denies thai any Spanish prisoners bave escapedgfrom the military! prison at the barracks. ."The Mississippi state" board of iJealth has issued an order releasing -thegtown of Mc Henry which has been in auar- antine for several, weeks. : Russia's Change a to a New IVavy - London, July 23. The Moscow cor respondent of The-Standard says; i'lt seems; that Russia has drcipped the idea1 of spending 90,000,000 robles on her inavy Evidently the decision is a sudden one, because the reprsea tative of the Union Iroa-W6rkfe of San Francisco., who was summpsed to St. ; Petersburg to take orders? for ironclads,'' had actually arrived there when the government 1 changed 1 Its mind'. ' The i motive for the change Ib unknown, bu it is supposed to ijadi cate that the party favoring an Anlo Russian . instead of a Russo-German entente lis gaining strength. . -J. -, , , S- 1 - ' I- ' i: -.K -'-. f 'j . - 'S - 1 ; ! No Yellow Fever at Newport Sewn. J Newport News,; July 22. No as of y ellow: fever has -been reported, at $he Old Port hospital. Preparations bjive been made, showever, for treadng jlr low fever patients if, .thei pes! breaks out.. - . .fl;-' y-" - '-' -'-;- : fi ' , ii : n ! : - --1 .'' ' 1 -. v-''" " ! l more Troop Sail From Chaesto t Charleston. S. C, July v 22,-Tras port Nd. 1 2, ! with the Sixteenth Penn sylvania ; regimenl; and Companies, u and M of the Sixth Illinois, sailed from Charleston at 3:15 .o'clock this afternooii. (The vessel left the harbor at 8: 40 o'clock this morning and was drawing .23 feet, 4 inches- i of watier. Outside, the transport waited .forpie chief engineer .who had gone ashere to engage additional firemen. ;, ? ' ''r-- '': ' . Y ''' .: y ' ::'A':M f 'i- ''is !'" C A Jolly SeW .r.j- ;! - ' u I Quit a number of the First North Carolina men engaged iin a fake guard mount yesterday afternoon, to the amusement: of a large crowd of spfc tators. The men have their old drss iinlfuFTiia ini fan-in and oortions fof thse were &oy&&, and (the balance ot the uniform - made up sol. nags, Das, and anything else that was ; obtain 'able. ( After marching to the guard house and saluting the officer of the guards they went to the tent' of I each commissioned officer and paid each a visit of a few minutes' duration. The boys in .the.North Carolina; regiment cpear to be always bavinpg a gc-od time, and a jollier set of men iwoidld be hard tor find. Jacksonville Citizen. : Now that we . are feeding about 25,000 Spaniards It will be seen that I we bay nae lor our big: crops, j THE F pf Goods on Forign Steamer Reaches Santi- . CUBANS 1 'FO Ga'ijL Under anOrdcr From Wood NoM' Military G?itrnor )f Siutiago--Thc Rciua Mercedes . ''.;--Y.i. ' -. -. (.: - ' ' . . : -ml l. ;.ij Y fY HY i - , ::-. . ; i.'i -..'-1 '-,1 Y :j to be RaisedSparj ln Incredulous a to Surrender of ' I 1 Santiago Mor Jsfkumors of l&ce Negotiations,! : !( : '. " . Ackiiowledglnent af Offer to Return I'ri-,- YMtiY-f .'i;"!i-'".l 1 - '...;' :V t ni4.The CrUis In Madrid. one Playa del Este; Ji .1 Santiago j--!; Cuba i'uly 21.- (Eeliyed in transj J4sion- general ood of the Kouff iRid-rs Uas appointed! military gujvsfhoir o Santiago Ue Cliba" yeiteiiiavllioeeed ng General MeKlbbin,' w ho fa his old duty (anil Who is on: 111 L tlyrns td tcK lis Squads of natifves were Sfnv -iiean the-street apd biy t hrf day 8.and h orses, ; whose femai ns iKIre I f ). lylni In the streets foridays andl'?i-ks. Santiago de Cuba. July 2 jpt-layed 1 - n . transmission.) The Fref - "he Freij jfvl y arrivef;';j. plies foi -tf FUllStf Rigault de Genouilly e thi afternoon wtlK supp 1 i: relet T I - - . 1 - : 1 ef the French clttfcens of SVlni ago. : 1 1 A:, large exodus of cubamtiiii -xpect j?d during the, Inert row ilafci are returning t.i the c-ultivajti1)i thotf jtf ith ;)untryi that work . i belntf lbl chief Source of the wjealth ot the ls5ii I The creater iiart of 'tlHrijr Ml armjf i, - . , , r r j eav-es-hene at daybreak toi( irfow THE FIRST, FOREIGN XGO. The Danish ) steamer B -iiji.n. th lrst vessel joutidei of (the Bw'tjrnmien and Red; Cifoss phips, to entS;;3ftis port Jrtith provls'lot$, armed at I i'tlock: this morning, having !bojir I Ai ,P. Asovoo, the owner off-vf carg Who wentl to General ShafV$ k :hud quarters in order to. inquire'.4)-ut thf customs duties. 1 lie was tot ;!lie j mus pay full duty on. foreign pro$ f -J' undt.-: a foreign flag, set, the rates- liSLMroe vfn der. the Spanish regime. --Jra f -I ' - i Notwlthstandlni? 1 Genera!"., Ciarcia'k nlSltpr pnmTilsinrthflt h hj.T'tilli.wn :tp-U nored andi that the restoratiil of thlt Spanish-: civil authorities tii -llio city pf Santiago wai offensive' t9Jihi anJ that , in consequence pf - thiV 'Se : ha been forced to -(tender ( his "! ignatlon as a general in jthei.Cuban aipolv. hfj ip gding on with his preparaths s,4. for' "k cohtest with the Spanish f"fJies - i i)f HtfrlgUin 1 and Manzanlllo : tdltet ' ais Jthough nothing j had happenJi CiiUANS; TO KET U KN TCyilfKlH I , FARMS. . 'Tomorrow General Garcia-(-iH issue a, decree authorizing, all; Cupfirjs i who nave Deen ariven ;rom tnespianta!- tons and country homes bysti Span- ards and who have taken :-ffuge f 0.1 safety in the cities: and .ton-viS to re turn to .the country and g(."5sb wojru- on -their farms, and plantatia--'5s :as!ur ing them or protection by fJ&rca. He'bas added like- permls'feto thope In jhisj ranks who Iw-iereTPcTtsS; tH frohi the farm lands joryere enjiloyed In the fields at the'oyibreak of nie wart Altogether It mM$ be conted thit General Garcial attitude '-fslfinextiil- .cable. His perillssion to IK! men fn his ranks to goiack to wq, ric; tn tHe farms is: construed to meargnf effok-t to disband his fprces. 1 But, Jhis rn;y hot. be aitogetheu Justified, )a- c& tain a great many of thert!lrHl eohJ tinue to fight. , f. i -Jit j THE JiEINA MEIiCEDEs'V,AN B13 i ' - RAISED . li ' : "; -. I !,..-"- . ; I - Playa del Este, - July -22 Th 'icommlh sion appointed bv Admffral Simpson lo Examine the wreck 6f the-It1ha Mer cedes reports that the vessehn prop ably be raised and add,ed to-t Ameiti can navy., Her guns have lti recov- ered by the Iowa. ; , i t-.:.f (!--?(' " j Washington, July 22. 'ThiJivar dje partmeot has posted the fol wing; ;. ,.-';(! !: : ': j'.'Santya'go.j'j'hly 22, : bAdjutant1 General Corbin, k tfashing , ton: 1 - ' 1,U I t "'Sent two, troops of cajltry wi.h Spanish officers and Lieuteijfatl Mil ?y to 'receive' surrender of" Spar ."jh -troo s 3-t v;San Luis aind Patrrtas. ', ;h"' hud hot! heard of the Joss of :Cerv4a',s fletet lor of Toral's surrender; thei. ydclln ;d ito surrender : unless they cfld; cone jin and see for themselves. dtetacfi anent of officers and. men ca?-e In laist Inight and i-returned this mf fing, ap parently satlsfiedJ 1 ; r j x j, , -The, following7-message, haiin iter jceived at the navy-departnvot; h j 1 "ifiayaf uiy.-4! Expedition to Nipe: has een eki- tlrely (successful, ialthough s- Jie -minies tbave hot been removed f 0 ' want (of. Itime.. iThe.i Spanish cruisers! defending ithe place were destroyed wl-bout, loss ion our pari-i The Ann apoli and -the Wasp afterward1 proceeded sv-ont Nipe ito assist in "the : landing . o"4he cotp hnanding general of the arrfl-:(;on arri- 'val at Porto- Rico. ; ' I . . -HAJt f;bUN. RUMORS" OF PEACE NIVjIOTIA - . . TliDNS. L -V-? , ' - i:.( --'l ij-ir .... --a i : . 1 ft."!''- 11 : (1: London, July 22.-7The Ma')d corre spondent .of : Thei Daily ( H&M j says: "Senor Sagasta told ; a repiv jientatiwe iof El ! Imparcial today Fry) thiat jthe government had alreac eptered lupon. the preliminary Btagef ; pr.a)ce aiegotiatlons. Genei-aliPolavlli has aur. :rived and -will -have' an auJfei-nce- wilth the queen regent tomorrow, 'r , ;s Madrid, Jul3r228 a. ra. J $e .minis ter of public instruction, Se3h-"jr Gamia zo, is authority for the statifVent t-hlat peace, honorable- to-the--Spatr'j5h army "will shortiv be cAnrluded. 1"-;.:!. r!;- Ip an interview in -.The- -(fLrrespan-f .:dncla Miltare, ergan of :ye arnir, Senor Gamazo is icjuoted as3f Jiying: I J fJ"The" Suspension of coic"itutlonat Wberty cannot bti! agreeabr;;:, to thie pVess because it abrogates frslom and prevents the ' publication ii',t - news which 'costs much. But,; .ai4his mq ment. what can the governjnt' dofto check "the -hostile campaifi waged iagainst it? I wasfthei first beg ijlue icabinet to treat the question urgent. ;and I do -not-regret my aptRJ. I Will isav- fronr mv seat In Darllii.'lent- that jl am convinced I jdid, a realf jtervice-j to my couniry. ,r I "At the -same time, I cativlglve you fnews which will please tbeftess. The suspension f thej constltutfWj- vrlll hot lli lnnw fi ,aA.nif mrt ' , rt,.Al 9 flAOt lUllg, 1UI 1 CCM3VIJ, VU W ithem Is the calmness displayed by the Ieopie uiu uie ttnity . c 19 lur ute to ponceal the intentions CYh gM- (honorable peace -which wl jt In: jthe nrgt place,- satisry tne. as"ations! 01 the army. After that. If. Seif-'J Sagasta should think fit, he will as.i'e queen regent If she tal has cofiJdencei tn her present advisers."; c 5 :( 8 p. m. The leaders of tk newspa pers waited; upon; Senor S.fjiasta late this evening and urged hiir' P abolish the' state of siege and cen-, rshipj I A dispatch from San Jua ae Porto (Rico says -a jiewt insular! ' iinet has i been- formed under the 1 pr dency of i Senor Nulez : Riveira. i 1 ( ytJ. 1 Paris. July 22.4-The. Mai today i publishes a paragraph ts&W:.: tht YwhUe nothing definite) is.klWwn, tt la , rumored that ! Senor ; Leon w Castillo 1 (the - Spanish ambassador fY Partis) has been instructed to apt'cli Gen eral Horace Porter (the UnJd States (ambassador to France) wit? rtb view .PRICE 5 CENTS. . f .- M'. -. '--''-:'- : ml .:.(Y.V. -,Y,,. -.,Y'.,, - - -'...,..'1,-:. PST CARGO THEIR FARMS '-? !- - "- f- :. " ;; -. !'Y--:" " Allowing: Ui' Soldiers to do o-Gcneral of opening secret peace negotiation." General Porter, ithe Anferlcan am basador. said to a. representative of the (Associated Press: "Vou can depy, la :ihv most, mphrVv- tnannur, ! that any; peace negotiations have beeu oiK'Ae..( ui 'tt ithe prontmt moment. I cannot - concqive j; w hat originated Th 1 Mat.ltji'9 itatCHnriit.". - . ' .:. e "- ( Washington, July 2 The Madrid govtrium-nt : officially, has Veeognlzed th- i proposed j return-, by the Unltedii , States of th "Santiago prisoners; t Spatn. Thbt recog-nltion Vaine today lu ihf ,f.trm of a b'ttr to General Char ter Ifrom tlenc'rnl .Tora.1, ,coi;ntnaiidi', t of tfie Spanish troops at' Hxintiasoj Tti factc'of- Ihe receipt- of tH5, U-tt-erf-u-ai i comimufiicatetl t the. war dpaftrnenc 4 tonight ln'the fallowing dispatch"rriu 1 tleneral Shatter, - ' "f- (j Santiago de Cuba. Juiy 22. JI 1 O Cm bin, Adjutant General, i-Washlngton - "T am just- in reci-ipt of a letter form, tl General Toral.: saying the Spanish eo retary of war- desires the troops land- , ed-Jt Vigo Cpruna, on the Atlantic, and fat Sanders In the bay of Hlncus ' - "SHAFTER. . ;: - !j i: (.; "Major Gener Th request" of the Spanish! go ment wlH be complied' with Ml something unforeseen slum II prev London, July 3 Tri-AIadrld r rial I dispatch; ' this morning .toi iT Ttmeto. Dally! News and Standar toward peace and. moreover that tha joiai Hint-- ui-( ,-Him uiauuu ui .quiiu rv 1 , . 1 - , - . 1. : . f- . 1 k ago: (was a preliminary to peace ( must, bn abandoned, 1 , I 1 :A! special dispatch from Madrid ay: 1 : "Tlie arrival i t of General, -i l'olavfej. has hicreased th persistent talk !of a-j cabinet crisis.) The -.queen . regent Is i" creditei with,, k-Tti ialmlng fThank Ood. r V 1 I when ohe knew he was. coming. Opln- ; ions 1 differ as V whether a semi-mill- - : 1. turyj cabInet:.would- make for peace or r j fr.r . nnnllnAAMI, ,-. V. k,,b i kit - . -fi ore agreed that (it would at any put: an end to thei policiv. ' Certainly V . 1 s . J tebrat ru'ni'u Mm -onslderab e i-onrt (the present d'rff ra Polavleja, In. : "The 1 Yjff1 lou1' juncture. . .. . - the I A ' . 1 "i"""11 iairtd that sta - ' , v-ommoaore Watson's I ling is due ,to a desire to give Oen-'i : Polavleja time to form n r hegotiate ,for peace." . it. Hlauco'a Uoasiliil PrOrlamallou1 - ' t -Havaru 'July'fi;2.-Captaln General Blanco ( ha , Issued a proclamation; rtatng tihat the Spanish army at ban- ' titfgp capitulate'd "with all honorsi of warj oxMng to the' exhausted store, o provisions of the Spanish garrison'" ', 1 Tbe proclamation, further sftyn: - 1 f'The j Spanish amiy in. intact ana I .eager for glory. t IB willing to meas- ' ure arms with the Ameftcan and! n ' this , army the,. King of Spaliu Ihe Fpaaish n government and . th ahi.. , ! "court try jplaoes .tlie .trust of defense at any'coBt of th tntcriXy 6f th ish territory and the huaor ot spiH- emaculate flag "I 1 Hii-:,.v:, 1-l:J.-:.;--v:-'''-ff: A Statement From the Cuban Juuta Nw York, J.uly 22: After a consuls . tatiAn at the office of the Cuban Junta ' todafy, Domingo. Capote.' the Vice pres-1 ident of the Cuban , republic, issued . V statement concerningf the reported rrtls-l V" understanding between General Shar-' ' ter:!and Garcia. He has no official In-1' " formation concerning the- trouble.' He' expresses great appret-latlon of th -generous conduct of ; the IJnited States' inaffording aid to. the -Cubans and be-; .Hevies. the pledges of ithis t-ountry will j be "redeemed. He regards trie policy tan -: outlined in the. president's recentproc-",'-lamatioii as reasonable apd practica-j b,e." -'MV'-iJ.-UY;'- j;4-:.-:iYfe.4'"- 1 K . : - - Y, ' ,';H-: j: V f . The IIosDllal Train -' !! ?M-.' . ( ' ; , - - - r ; 1 - "intinnati, July 22, A special hos pital train arrived at Newport, .Ky.; this , afternoon ; over the Cincinnati Southern and trie Chesapeake and Ohio railways. It 'brought 135 sickmoldlers frotn Tampa, to.tn hospital .at Fort .Thomas.-, . - ' ; Two mn dlt-d -on i the way. namely Private .D. Crawley, Compuny ; F, Sixty-ninth New York,- of typhoid : t ver.i and John ; BrohUton; hurt 'in: a railway accident. "There are no suspi cious cases. i: ' ;(- !'- ;-: ( . ;,.! - -- Among those oh the train; were: 1 J; J. Sunervllle, iG. A. Davis and- Howard A. i Sigman, Second vGeorgla; -Gottlieb Hjtman and W- H. Ward, First Flor ida, i ! , Isolated WirdW. Ht Davis, Fiaiili Holsche, J. W. Jovner. D.I 8. Man ning. M: P Fleming, Walter Lee, Mk'hael Byle (is; ujiw, Edwairctrt, T. M; iMWdlebrook ond Georgia; Scbaw; -John fa.nd J.' A. Phillips, Sec- W. H, ! Littlefleld, W. j J. Anderson,! First Florida. A Hpanisli Mloop; Captured ( Key -West, Thie Spanish u-ia.AJuiy za. 1:3a p. m fiUjop Domingo Aurelio, of about twenty! tons, was cautpred by the !( United States .auxiliary 1 gunboat: Maple last Sunday, and was : brought here-today. When taken tbe" sloop was ' leaiving Sagua. de'Tanamo, province of Santiago de Cubabound, according (tor her papers,; fr Gibara with a cargo (of - looacco, a case ot ciotn ana some pro- .i visions. She had a crew of three men on board. 4 , -, 4-t i'-;:rl:-i'BiFaiIare;',:Y;;(f''( Washington, July . 22. Carsotx ife MacCartney for some years the leading stocki brokerage Brm 1. in ' this - city, made an assignment today to Charles W.f i Robinson one of : the 1 firm's em- ! ploys. : The jl labilities are stated at--9ZtiL143;; assets $36,095. The failure i is ascribed to bad investments and los ing speculations. , 1 1 Tfc K7l im t bi-jWst trad bk fmwdmr kaowa. Actaal t to ! it ss i tiara frJw that as? 4to so :eYi FQVDZR Absolutely Pure KCWA4. BMUNa VCWOE OO htw vowc I'ln DCF(.I i S 1 .5 . ! t ;-:,it .-- lr-','i! t 1" -' p-.;;. JN i I ' n V f 2i . ' r si i !'l '
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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July 23, 1898, edition 1
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