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N i : .... . " 1 ! ' - ' - i 1 " . ' 1 ' 1 i .I - - 1 -; - I i i i i " i '. ",;- i ' i ' , j , ; i .i 1 1 ii' .Ay i - i i i VOL. XI. NO. 20G. NEWS FROM MANILA f Quiet Restored in the i ritt is Govertibr General ' MORE DETAILS ( A Brief Joint C ablegrarn from Dewey I leetSliglji Loss on Land Fighting in the Trenches pesper" f t ri j ' : i' ' A il irgents Not Allowed tt f - - -'V' " ', I Our Soldiers?-Are; jO ute Insiirg tack gustfs Flight Prearranged The At Washington, August 17-. -Admiral Dewey's official Announcement of the bombardment ami; surrender of Manila has bn i r,ecel veijl as follows: ; s - :- lr ''Manila, August 13, ISM. ' 'Secretary of, sNaj yr Washington? ; rManUarwurrertjlered today to - the American lnml util naval forces,, after-1- a.ciyrfjitied attack A . division of the the forts -and i irn- -wquatjron t-hellpcl tren5hrnents at Malate-, onhe South Ktde of 'thft 'ijyr! riving buck the tne- rny, our army a il yancing: from that ,-ider'U't the HarrK-" rendered .about - T ilirne. .The city sur 7 e 1 ock til A mer 1- can Hag being h'd lsted by Lieutenant . Urumbyj t-About .000 .prisoners . were takeh. Tfie Nquadrun : had fio i casual ties. : Noiie ofi the "'Op; Auitusti 7th vessels were (injured; tietieral Merritt and formally demanded tha surrender of the cjtf hih t ie. Spanish (?overnor - DiVEY." .! treHerali reiusfrd ' ThbuiHM Hruinby. lla? lieutenant to. Admiral Dewy, - is a. Southerner, ' lyivMnpl teen iapjHjinted Fo the naval . acadefny. from .(St-orK'a. Jlisi pne.snt - ranki .dating ; froij August 24,1 1892, is . that ('of i Iteutttnani. ; senior : gruidtv hi humlx-r list beintfj 1?,',. i , New York August 1 i.i A; special, dis-r Tatch from' Maul i, AuKust lath; via iNiiw York ournaJ, . Honfr Koriff, to T fi nayst i'Kive ' Ameji lean soldiers t were lUlecl : ahtl- forty-five were founded ne rillMUiti mi ijjiima (;ina iii'j nt'M. The Mars and stt'i es were raised over eloek; in . the after ii Adiniral Dewey's rational salute.-. the i'ityi at .r):4i) tkhhiI. ;lni the bay 11etr :1 hn nOered :i The Spanish ' luitJs has not yet bee-n certaiiKd.' . It fi prolably several tin?M as lai-Kf ast!hat of the- Amenoain forci t ne i oior lft stiti'1 storm -th ' man! was - il hero.. When t.he Whit Arr-. troops were the tjiviu-hes and - every f: ; - 1 Has? -went up -Cap-: tain ' (jeiiei'alAujiisti jumped- intov a launf h fromthe icfertnan truiser Kai eerirj AuKUsta. The ruiser tften .left witit'-tii rn : on i board , for Hong Kon(j. ; The FlUppinos "stru&ele us over. $re giau tnai iine The shops are agram ' -nei the blDfkadp has been ratsedand thintr iwlll aotrn 1) just as they were before Admiral Df Spanish rule : heH. ; PIIILIPFIKOB py came to destroy ATTACK OUR T" Kaif "Francisco, jAugrust I7.r-Advlcea from Manila of Adjust 14th, via Hong .-.t,'- ! av: 'i Oi r! troops met with anucih' resistance -irj "the attack on Ma nila eicht"be-insr Ikilled and thirty-foui; Tsein'e' w-OOnded. . The insurgents, who ohiit nut of ' lhe-i-clty. threaten to " cause trouble. Malate onry was bom barded; AU thelships escaped injury Admiral Dewey, has-raised the block eule ' the shops! have re-opened and rthenv is' a great feeling of . relief among "the people of ,thf -fclty. . It is 'stated that after the surrender of Manila, jpulrtaldo's' followers turned upon the jXimeTiciinf and attacked them,- but) jlltey were easily d'feated after a. brief conflict H'he itnilted States monitor Mona-dnock, Oapjiain Whifing, i vhich 1 MeifH flan ;;FranciHie4 i about six weeks iagoi has reached Manila safely, l ; A lOr.NERAIj AGUSTJ-S FLIGHT.; Madrid. -August 17. It is now at f,iT ttnl that i General i August! left Ma nila.' after the, surrender. The-. gov ernmOJTt has rex-fived his re-port giving details -s: to thef surrender, ; but; is not yet: ready to publish it. It is asserted hat General Ajigusti on Aypust-7th refused alii proptsUums to surrender. BisiUn, August! IV The Nord Deut wchei AllegemlneZeitung explains 4hat theKdibenn' Augusta, winch brought caivay General Augusti from . Manila. i,.ft the harbor Ltffpr tht siirrender of the.1 city-and asserts that the .Spanish officers were allow;d to go free, so that Cerwral Auguetl was'able to go whith et he pleased. 1; , . J T'AVhen s Admiral on. Diedrichs per anitted him to g.V t.i Hong Kong on the, ICaiserin Augusta.i' says that .paper,, -it;va by agreement with the Amer- --ti-ah conimanderMnkhief, if lndeed the Jpetman 'admiral considered such agree lment ttill necessary Moreover, it is also to be observed that the Spanish troiops at Manila may by, mutual con pent, proceed tQiSpain or Hong Kong." Hong Kong, August 17. The Ameri can collier Zafirio, from Manila, which arrived here yesterday. is anchored in 'i bav. She left! Manila on the 14th. JJ typhoon. is- raging and it is Impossi ble to land the mans wiui iuuim .Tefls of 4h? battle at Manila.; - ; I however, from an Avi.ioTi ntivailoiricer. that when. Ad miral Dewey, on August 6th. Vlenana: edlthe surrender off Mann -.tr,t,hm1r5 Ihe Soantsh romrnand- l.r-cniiwl that! the insurgents . being fetside vthe.wallB he, had no safe place !for the women And children who were linthei city and lasked for twenty-four hn;tr6'talav.- This 'Admiral Dewey " -rv . .. : in ..i AT tlP-- eXDiratlOn me iBIc-v "iw irrio Artn! rai uewey anu vjeutrii if 3-itt consulted and decided to postpone he attach- I ' . . ! . On August 13th the American squid l- fnrmedi in I line eff Manila. Ihe Olrmpia- firedahe Jirst shot at tha Ma Jate fort i The shots of th6 AmerieanJ iell suortl and some! time was occupi ed in finding th range. Then the Gal lao, one K,f the gunboats captured by Admiral Dewey! from the- Spaniards, jgot under the. tort and sent in a -hot fire.- Great, destruction -was done with She rapid-frfe gan. The Sort ; failed to F-eplybut fired n the American troops, jrvlio were : storming fhe j Spanish tr6mhe: : The ilarge: American ships Avpre ordered t cease firing after ari hour's .AWJk. owing to the failure-,tf -the fort to respond. -, i FIERCE FIGHTING IN TRENCHES. ' The fighting UnJ the trenches was -mo fierce, Irk fifteen minutes the Spfiniajtls werej driven to the second line of defenses and they were forced tto .retreat to the fwalied city, where, seeing th lilessness Pf resistance, they surrendered and , soon afterward a white flag was hoisted over .Manila; The Belgian iconsul at Manila, Andre, boarded; the; Olympia and re turned With an American lieutenant to the Spanish military governor who agreed to I surrender. . General : Merritt proceeded to the palace at 3:30 o'clock .and there found the Spaniards formed in line. iThe troops surrendered their arms, bat thej pfficers were permitted to retain theif swords. JMERRITT IN kCOMMAND OF THE CITi. '- .- - i , f ' "Th American loss is reported to be i ix or iht killed and forty wounded. The Spanish loss was considerable, but I ' the exact numbers are not obtainable; i .! Thft trenches were 'filled with badly t der martial law, with General Merritt j .as military governor. .. i . ; .-. . T- The -Cadiz Red Cross society ren City and General Mer- F THE BATTLE land Merritt No Casualties in the to1 Enter the City.i-TlieAt- i J Enter the City. uickly Repulsed Au- tack Agricd On. ' ; lered valuable ah to tbje sick, and wounded. Perfect order prevailed in Manila on the evening of ,August;l3th. M : the Americans marched Jn,f gtiarda were placed around the houses .of-all reigners". in order to pnevent itheir elng looted. The' Insurgents were not Allowed to take part in the attack lupon he city but;were kept in range: by the Americiins. . In order to prevent blood- khed they were, forbidden enter the ity after the surrender pnless they vtre unarmed. - ! .r: n-fr: iiefote the surrwder the Spaniards toiu ned the transpcjrt Cebu fn the 'asig tlyer. It is supposed that Admiral )t.wey was. unaware of the departure if( Governor i General , August!. TJhe kafiro's offlciers first heard the news (of he governor general s nigiht ion tnerr arrival here. General Augusti'3 eacape s jcofisldered to have been jprei-arrang- 1; as he brought with hir hisr.fatnily. and suite. :, . . - 1 V ; ; WHEN DID MANILA SURRENDER. If:.- 1 I yvashingtotn, - August 17t-rNow that hie surrender . of i Manila, jls officiallj leported,: it tan be stated that thes elra ibeing held byi virtue of the milltanvt iiccupatior. and 1 surrender, tand not b virtue of - the protocol. According . tt Admiral Dew-ey's dispatch,) the surren-. (jler occurred 'about 5 o'cloqlc p.' m, las' Saturdays ; The : peace priotocol was igned ati4:2S o'clock p.: nl. , Friday. It si said that the idlfferencej in time be- ween Aianita anu vv asningipn is sucn hat the. surrender; recTtonqd on Wash iigton time, would be about twelve hours ahead of ithe time ait Manila; or about 5 o'clock !a. in. .Saturday morn- ng In point, of actual time, there-i ore." the.-signing of the pejace protocol prvceded the atual surretitler of Ma nila by a- few hours. But it is a--: well established -irule ot; inilltary: law,: ac- ejiieu tne Avoriu ,-over; mat a peace armistice, or cessation of-i hostilities floes not. become binding upon com- nandmg officers until they receive ae- ual notice wf- it.- -, i : Under this rule, rAdrniral Dewey and leneral Merritt would bound by he armistice only i from the time the lotice of " it reached then at Manila. jl his could not have oecuired on Sat urday" prioi? to-the- 'bombardment; as Ik. cable was not working; and no dis patch boat coutd have gotten ;through with the notice before Monday or Tuesday. . .. : , ; f tt i. r . :i London, August ;18. The! Manila cor- frespondent of J The Times! telegraphs, jinder date of August 13th at 5; o'clock : m.: : .. : -; -: ',. '.: The capture of the towji today was hot without: certain melodirslmatic ele ments. Notwithstanding tjhe fact that the Spanish? madea serioas resistance against the .advance of thei right Wing 6f 1 the American' force;! t culd:-not have fetin uiiucuiL to lui aen .nut a.; sui i en er "Would follow a displayi by the land orts to satisfy the Spanish honor. lor has it been wen Kept , secret tnac hie captain i. general, practically sug gested the manner in w-hiqh the Amer- can-, troojs should, advance to prevent osp or lire on ooin siaesi ai ursi il was not lnteixueu - to (atiacK : tne rpnehes, but 'qUietly- to aidvance after he bombardment had, ceased, i : At the last moment," However, ' the trogramme ; !was changed! and orders vpre issued: for the lands battery to pen"fire simultaneously wjth the fleet md for an advance to be made :as; soon is it was considered practicable to as-i iault the Spanish trenches. Thej rea-i on tor tnis cnange oi pmn is not yet Apparent, but considerable-: loss of life esulted. ": 't :j . . :! I . , ie ' ; -; There were i eight battajlioins of the ipirst. ' brigade, under eneral t ' Men hur, in the: fighting I line;, on the fighti with f-three battalions in re- ,hereii while seven battalions :of the Second -brigade, under . General Green; jwere in the itrenches .across, thei road I o the seashore, three others forming reserve. The troops left the TCamp ilit 6;30 o'clock 'in a heavy thunder iktorm. They carried 300, -, rounds of Ammunition and two days' -cooked ra tions' per man.- . . Shortly after 8;4d o'clock the i fleet ot under -way, with flags mastheaded.- At 9 o'clock the Olympia led the; way, attended by !the Raleigh and, the Pe-. Itrel. While the Callao, under Li euten - int Tappan, and the: launch ( Barcolo keot close .! iin: shore in the. - heavy breakers. I 1 Perfect quiet- prevailed -in the; lines bn both sides1 as the great ships, clear led for acionj silently advanced, some- Itimes- hidden! by-Tain j squalls. ; s The plonterey, with the Baltimore, Charles ton and Boston formed ithe reserve; fAt '9:35 o'clock a 1 cloud of smoke. igf-een and white, against, the stormy Uky. completely , hid the Olympia, a bhell screamed across two miles of tur bulent water and burst near the Span ish fort at Malate. Then the -Petrel and Raleigh ;and the active little Cal lao opened a rapid fire, directed toward the shore end -jof 'the -entrenchments. Hh the heavy rain it w-as difficult- to pudge the range.-. and th shots at first fell snort, but tne nre soi Became ac- k?Urate,. and the shells rendered the fort UlVienaoie. v line me iwui guns- ui iLiic ITtah battery made' excellent practice oti the eastern Avorks and swamp. to the eai of the fort..' The Spaniards re- piled -feebly witn a rew sneus. THE RUSH AT "THE TRENCHES. i Less than half an hur after the bitrmbardmerA" began, General; Greene d;ecided4;hat' it was possible to ad-r Vance, - although the signals to- J cease firing were piaregarded by the; fleet, being nearly invisible ion account of the ralri. Thereupon, sIx"ompanles of the Colorado regiment . leaped, oyer their breast .works, dashed into-the swampland opened voUey firings ..front the partial shelter of low hedges with in 300 yards ofj the Spanish lines. A few moments later, the remaining six com rianies moved along the seashore, some vhat covered by a sand ridge formed, by an' 4aL?t' under the .utwprks bf the forts, and at 1J o'clock occupied this formidable stronghold; without . loss. McCoy1 hauled down Ahe Spanish flag and raided the Stars and- Sfripes,- amid wild cheers along J;h Jinev ' ; ' i Meanwhile, the fleet,: observing the movement of the troops along the beach withheld its firej The bombardr menti lasted exactly an hour and a alf. -An hour, later. 'General Qreene ; his staff proceeded along the and U under a hot; Infantry fire beach, sw where; the Eighteenth regularsd $J fh tillery was engaging the envy 0n tne left. -V v;.:-:-' - ., ; -;;.'-! i;:-.r;i-' ! As the Califorplans under- Colonel Smith came up the beach their4 band playing the national air, occampanied by the whlstlipg of Mauser bullets, and during the sharpshooting continued to encourage the men wiljh inspiring mu sic. (Each ; regiment carried its colors into action. . j . ,i I Ther -was 'considerable street fight ing in the suburbs of ! Malate and Er mita, but the battalion of Calif omians pusned ; into, i the Luntta, a popular promenade within 200 yards of the moat of the citadel. .Then the s white fAg was hoisted at" the southwest cor ner of the ,w;ailvd town. General Greene, with a few, members of his staff, galloped along the Luneta. under a sharp scattering fire from the houses near) the' beach and parleyed with: an officer who directed hunalong to the gate,; further east. vr' . : At-, this moment theSpanJfh forces, retreating from Santa Ana, came Into -view; fully 2,000 strong, followed! by Insurgents who had: eluded : General MacArthurs troops, : and ' now ; opened a fire if or, a brief reriod. The sltua tiotn:,wad awkward, if not critical, both sides beingf slightly suspicious of treachery. The Spanish troops lining; the citadel ramparts, observing the; in surgents, opened fire on" the Galifor-.. nians, killing one and wounding three. The -'confusion, i however,, soon ceased by the advance of the retreating Span lards to- the ; esplanade, when General Greene ordered them to -nter the cit adel ; ' i Soan a letter :wasj brought from the captain general requesting the com mander of thej troops to meet him ;for consultation. : t-c :: i: il :-' . v. p u General Greene immediately entered with; Adjutant. General Bates. M4an iwhile, according to arrangement, i the moment the .white flag was shown JGenerar Merritt, who occupied the steamers i Zaflro as temporary : corps headquarters, sent General Whittier with i Flag1 Lieutenant Brumley ashore to -meet-with the captain general and discuss first.- a' plan i of capitulation, General ; Whittier found the officials .much , startled .by the news that the Americans were still vigorously con tinuing along the ,,whole :: line, the 'American -troops even threatening the t itadel. i , r , i: A HFVAItKABLE DLEL, Two .Tien Locked iu alCoom Have a I Ieperate( Fight Eac-h Kadly Cat I With ihe lQSle Kulfe With Winch j Beth Fought. ::i - i Atlanta, j Ga., August 17.-rJeff "Har bin, a prominent young politician : and man; about town,, fought for thirty minutes thus 'afternoon with Peri no Jordan,: an exrpolicem-an and proprietor of the iChristoptier Golumbas Club, -a resort of tipplers. A vicious looking, iknife, the property of Jordan, was the ionlyiweapon ! and the men fought for its possession, each using it when vic tory, seemed' to be with him. Jordan is fatally wounded, his face and body being-covered With ma,ny cuts". Harbim .also . is wounded" and locked up, while ihis amtst e-nnist . ia .Int m: hosnitnl i ! i The two men until today were fast friends. 'Saturday last they were ar restediifor participating in a distur bance and at S)e police cou'rt Harbin paid, the-fines trb himself and Jordan. Harbinwas-In-a. -saloon today when Jordan ca.me; in.- After a. few words, evidently:! of a pk?asant nature, the two men" left-the place and went to the. Co lumbus rooms;-- As soon as they en-? tered the sclub -room, according to. the story- told by Harbin, Jordan . locked the door and with the remark: "Now,, il'ye s got y'ou i here and I-am going to kill you," removed his coat; and. vest : and produced a long i bladll , pocket knife Both mjen are magnificent speci mens of physical manhood, and, Har ibin seeing a i Chance for life,- grappled iwltnj his; antagonist, i For thirty"' -minutes; the two men fought for possession of the knife. During this ; time Jor dan rinflicted several ; severe cuts on Harpin; but the, latter finally seeured the' weapon. Thoroughly alarmed lest his opponent should again gain posses sion 'Of ; the ;: knife,-; Harbin: cut and siasj-ved his opp'onent until, weakfrom the loss "of blood, he sank to the floor. Harbin,? thinking he had ikilled his man; walked to. the police station and. gave himself up. Officers were sent to the. Columbus Club at; onc,e and -found Jor dan still j alive. lie was removed;. to a hospital and tha club-rooms locked up. The Chief Burgess of Mile Durg, Pa.', AayslDeWitt's Little Early Risers are the best pills Tie ever used in his.fam- ily duri i,- forty, years of house keep ing. ;)' They1 i cure : constipation, sick Headache; and stomach and live" roubles, l S1-;; 11 in size hut great In results. !E.R. Bella- , nellehtful Reception Miss j Ethel .Barnes,; i . the;: charming daughter!. of;i Mr. r,J. W. Barnes, last evening gave one of the most delight :ful receptions of i the Reason at her homt on .Market ;sireet, r between Ninth and Tenth. : The affair. was in honor, of, her friend. Miss .Eva ;South,erland An-. -.' iif ' i ' ! '-; .--!- 7'; I - - -.1 - - ' '- - derson a-,; beautiful:: and attractive yourig laiiy of Wilson, -N. C.,- and there was ! a large attendance of beautiful young ladies tand , gallant young gen tlemen. !. ::1 : .'': ; "; ': .i w if : : - The ; beautiful residence u was i very handsomely ; decorated;' . tvit;: - palms, ferns; and fdifferent evergreens, - and amid the entrancing scene the' receiv ers stood afid; gracefully did the hon ors.;. Those who received were- Miss Eva S. Anderson, Miss Ethel Barnes and;; Miss ; Linnte. Alderman; Miss -Anderson- wore; a, charming!! dress ;, of Ayhite t. satin' and i heldsa bouquet : of maiden hair -ferns; - Miss Barnes wore a lovely dress 'of white mull over "green silks and i Miss Alderman wore a lovely dress of white 'organdy trimmed with roses, i . The ; couples in attendance were as follows:: MisS' Linme Alderman -with Mr. Charles i ' Bodes: . Miss Maggie Dempseyf of jyirginia, -with Mr. Will ;TayIor; vliss Bessie ; Burtt with Mr. I Jim Taylor; ! Miss Grace White with ; Mr.ii Stuart Heinsberger; Miss Ellye ; White with Mr;' Ed. Heinsberger; Miss IBerta; Rpbbins; of Durham; with Mr. Jim Barnes;: Miss Henrie Shepard with Mr, t Chatles Ferguson;; ;. Mjss Mattie Riggsbee, of Durham, With Mr. Bob Haywood; :Misb Mamie Gregg, of Mar ion, S. CI,- with' Mr. iEdj. Huggins; Miss "Mamie, Morrisl -with Mr. John Barnes Miss SaUie!Ennett with Mr; Alex. Mc Geacheya Missi'' Lertai Rhodes, of Vir ginia, with Mr' B. O.J Stone; Miss Nan Huggins iwlth Mr.; Dozier Latta. The evening! was (enlivened with de lightful - and enjoyable vocal and In strumental: musicj, including a duet artistically rendered hy Misses Ander son i and ! Barnes. . Dainty refreshments were serfed.; 1 I f .Win your hy n acting Cough ; Cure suits ; When consumption. battles against disease promptlyj i One . Minute produces immediate.; re taken early it prevents And in . later stages it furnishes prompt relief, R.' R. Bel- lamy, , - I - .- Tennenee Republican Convention '. : .Nahlle, Tenn., August 17.-The re publican l state convention imet today and .nominated .a candidate for .govern- i ;.-;, i ! '"I ' I 'V' or and three) canaiaates for Tailroad commissioners i - ! ; J ; James ; A. Fowler,: : of i Clinton, east Tennessee, was nominated for govern on by acclamation,! The platform - is chiefly-devoted to demanding reforms iri the administration of- state : affairs. It endorses the SU Louis platform and the Snaintenanee of the -gold standard: The administration! of President McT Kinley i end,orsed and the1 annexation or epntroj; of newly ; acquired Spanish territory recommended-. i James A- Greer, Jt. A'; Haggard and Zack Taylor were nominated for rail road commiss ioners, and the convention adjourned i A -nU-mDer of negro delegates attend ed, but Wje convention was almost white" republican. r ., Soldiers Bi oi'Typhold Pevw Atlanta,' Gal, August 17.-Julips GasiT raghi, - a recruit of the Twentieth . inr fantry. residence unknown, and.- Sam Stockldellj private! of Company ;-r.vM, ThIrty-sedohd I Michigan 1 Volunteers, died today at Fort McPherson of ty phoid fever. I Stockdell's remains were sent to Detroit tonight. , WILMINGTON N. C.f THURSDAY AUGUST 18, ' -i , i; i. J .,! ; i i T - ; '-'.-; ; iTj i , '; ff4-f f - I I f 1.1 i V . ; ' I- - I 'It. N ' . -V :. I I ' ! Her Fight With Spanish at Carbarien i AN UNEQUAL CONTEST- She Work Her Way Into a Shallow Ilarbor With Two Slx-Poan4 Gam jilUrkiTwo SpanUh Gonboatn-iTbe Firing Furloutifrom Boat and Shore Ouua Sheila Landed on the. Npan- . 1 . . . .' ' ' T urat'ie K-ine Wblte FlasL Halved and the Armlnilee Annonnred. Key West, August 17. Further de- tails have been received here as. to the!, bombardment of the port of c4.lba4 rien, on the north coast of the province of JSanta 'Clara,! Cuba, lasi Sunday, by the Mangrove, f -V f - : ' i j : . "fhe Mangrove left' here last weejk to protect the landing' of .an , exped tion under ' Colonel Bafcas, which had ;?one ahead on- the schooners Adams and Dellie. When the Mangrove reauhed Santa "Maria key, near Caibarien, she iound the Cuban , party had safely dis embarked, i but feared to advance be cause, of the; presence of the Spanish gunboat .Hernan Cortes and a smaller gunboat, which jwere evidently malcing Caibarien1 their! base. ...Sunday morning-captain; Stuart the ded commander , of the Mangrove, dec to have a shot at the-gunboats; Sound ing her way inch by inch, the Mari groVe "crept along the channel, driaw-in-; eight feet ofi water in ; an average depth of eight and a half; Until ab0ut 9 o'clock when she sighed both the Sjjan ishi gunboats. The Hernan; Cortes jwas anchored near the shore about 1,000 yards to the right of the town, 4ith her broad side to the sea. The small gunboat lay at fthe wharf. - ; i i Thd Spaniards evidently weVe anici pating a battle, i, The sliore was crowd ed: awhile the roof of every, buildiim; that commanded a view U)f the bar-; ibori was- covered.v.with people anxious to 'see the 1 fight. The Hernan Cof-fces M'aiTied two ; 4.7 inch guns t and .four l-pounder9, while her smaller; ,; cjm'- panion was! armedwith three l-pouod- ers. and a iHotchklss rapid-fire gun. The crew of both, numbering in alii ben !tween 75 and iOO .men, eould be seen ion E the de-ks. ;-. Ashore, were several 1-pound field pieces, while thep'an ishi troops I were armed with ; Manser rifles.: - ' j " ; ,.:'! :'.- ; I- . ! ! : ; The Mangrove, ' whose entire battery consists of (only, two -6-pounders, wrk-: ed into a range of 3,000 yards, i i : ; The channel was iso narrow that fnly one! gun could be tired at a. time. -At: 10345 o'clock a. m.; she got up her :ort; 0000 V0aie i , ' IMPOETiHT IVENTS OfiTHt-DAY. t i. A Negro," Supposed to Have tempts to Assassinate a Georgia Volunteer. ; s i "i. : Our Fleet Suffered no Xoss and Only Severn of j the Forces! Were Killed in the Capture of Manilas i i i f !,; After the Capture of Manila i ! Admiral Cervera Meets a Friendly Rece 'iOn in New Yo f In Reply to Request for. instructions IM vey and Merri j . i 1 i' i ;?'u 3 . i t The Mangrove on Last Sunday Had a pi ht With Two ish Gunboats and Land Foilces; Cuba. General Wheeler is Put in tauk Until Arrival of General Shaffer. I 1 E i- s ' . a 1 i ! -. -. - 1 i - - i i General Wheeler Has a IConferend - Wi Ji the President on Conditions in Cuba, ; V General Merritt is Now Acting :;' ' . - . li.. . , - - ; - , - t- - .i . - . :.. l : - v The Spanish Prisoners "Will on Account of the Typhoid Pever on Account of the lyphoid liever Ihere. - k i . ' fViver LJneWamb I ; In Atlanta Two Men Locked Up in, a Rod n Have. a jDesperate J.oot df jMurray str Fight With; a Knife, Each Or e IJsing it ' as Jb Can Take it from era in response tc the .Other. 1 ' ! ,,? ( Ujs hft several, tire QCa0gi vUaa;i ff ,gun with the Hernan Cortes. The shot if el 1 1 short, j Instantly the! Whole sljiore line; burst! into; flame, both gunboats and; the, field pieces pouring in a . heavy fire I upon the American vessel. Etery shot ot this volley, struck the water ahead of the ;Mangr.ove which contin wed; pumpingr away with her port 6 pounar. She concentrated her firf on ithe ! Hernan. Cortes, and the next jfive or : six .shots fell on the vSpaniaird's deck- between the bow and amidships, Scattering; a body ; of men. Some of the ilatter must have been killed, althriutrh thet Spaniards 'dater denied that they su tiered any loss. r-. ; ;i i orva while no Spanish gun was fir ed, ubut : soon the i Spaniards ret th Mangrove's range; and a veritable av. alanche ol shot and shell was; hurled at her.. It was nothing less than a inir acle tlat ;her loss of lite was not heavy. In .the midst' of all this, and: v4hilei the, Mangrove was swingingvcautiously -around to bring her starboardgun jinto play,; the .watch ; shouted: " 'Flag of truee," and sure; enough not only one, but three white- flags- couldbe: seen, on flying two from shore. - from the small gunboatiand. the i government houses! on The Mangrove : acknowledged the signals. Presently a small boat- came out with a Spanish officer, who clam bered aboard 'the - Mangrove, "andl in exceedingly ' nervous tones announped: "Peace is iprocjaimed, and I 'have! in structions for pyour commanding (offi cer! from ithe imilitary commandej- of this district." He? added ; that dujring the engagement the Spanish authori ties in Caibarien had wired the mili tary commander: of the district that the American : ships were i bombarding the port and that immediate resppnse had been received informing them (that peace had! been restored .and the firing should cease.. : : ; . f ; ( The Spanish crev of the small boat which brought the Jfficersrto the Man grove, said the Spahiards had notilost a man, but the officer himself made noiallusion to the fight.which had ast-, ea an nour ana ten minutes.; ; As the Mangrove was creeping! out of the channel she-went aground and lay there five! hours. Had the : same mishap befallen: her during thet en gagement! the chances are that ishe would have been sent to the bottom with, all on board. Thousands of persons " have been cured, of piles by using DeWitts Witch Hazel. Salve. It : heals V promptly j and cures eczema and all skin diseases It gives immediate relief. R. , R. t Bel lamy. . ' , Suicide of an Ariny Ofilcer Washington:, August 17. The' war departmenrt today received la. djsfla'tchj from-Lakeland, Fla:, stating that Cap tain John i Carmichael, commissary de partment, ! had v committed suicidel by -I i- ! -; ) ' ' shooting. ! His home was in Lexington,- Va. i He f married a daughtejr j; pf . John Randolph i Tucker, i When f ap pointed tot the commissary department has with the Virginia Canal Com mission. , He l had been ill for some time.,; i : - .-j iillii v To lleai bf Cessa ion of u Ijostilities. '8 DEFEAT : ;- H- to tijt. Uarrlona on the North Coatt of trosince of Santia go Span- lh jand; luerlran Office rj Sent to Notijfy th-Towna, of the: A Amricaujrroop to Ocrri pjr jTbwe f- ToHnt-lP Wrecked SpafaUh Fleet. 1 JL....IM.A III I i. " I (Copyrig.?. by.Assciatedl Press 1 Santiago Cuba,' Augiusk' li 1130 a. m.f-ThiS nsornlng j Major D- Miley with fe, parft consisting of i FerreK of Gjfenerali Lawton'B ap(ain E. staff; Ma jor Luis Tulles, chiet of.stLff jof the Spanish-Geiral Toral, and' B. !IA Hub- pen, i tne.. ted (.Toss sociei Si reiui n- ed from .JS&SuGi oa and , Sagiaa ide Tana mo, oh thefiirth coast of ..tri' i province of Santiago-, dt Cuba,, vjl went a$t F?day to receive, surrender the Spanisl) those !pointf' S ' i tht-r they fie iformal forces at ; At BaracA: Spanish pi. Idlers and officers sum-hdered, vsith 1.2uu rifles and 200, 0(k' cartilrige, and at Sagjuia de Tan- amo S7?, solf latn and ufflcera with one Krup gurf4l?07()- rifles an d t I 208,000 rounds of yMmunitioiv Major M"V parried thiirfly i Cons of rations toriree Spanish ;trooii s land Dr. Hubbell to i : tsix-tjy Jtons on behalf of of I which ! Baracoa ! i the Red CWSs; Society, -all! and Sagua 4 Tanamc. Majirl Miv, found littles, sfi ckness at either! placand no. yellovr Ifever, .but the- SpaniagSf were in perff jet f ignor the war. anee as. tof Ae progress o They had ft heard of Adnt iral Ce'r- iera'sj defeat. On the co-nt had bveen ld ; that i the arj'; they American transports, ifhich they had ; seem off the coast, twereg -Spanish srups b inging re inforrement; and they wpii lamazed American to hear , th4 jnvws as to the victor-, th "capitulation oq 1 Santiago and tieJ si 3vmg of the protocol: -but withoijt i ex. 5ption, they exptiessed the greatest daght!at the prospect of returnling n Spain. . i ; j i : Americansroops: will - leave! for . Bara- coa and Sa iua de .Tananjp 1 jin the i-oursei of ie uw; : i! . - t Major: Miiiy; learned i that-lthej Spanr lards in th$ district had dope! but ht tie Tightmgiigytth the Insurgt fnr. flPl'ftfflK' fflVct t ; l :. I mil forces Threei hufjSred and seven' tientst fronp-s;the hospital a: ily-ftve par Siboney were prouft ,'t to Sg3g:iago r-i frit land f- ?T1- loo irn. i flhis after- 'MI lea vi hv fhU - ihnsnitnl j , 'i 1 I ' j 2 J J P Been Hired fbr the Purpose, At Land II;' Some of the-nsurgents Att ileked . !.8i at'! CaiSariii North! COabtUof 5 Command o I the Camp at Rlon - ; ! . - "i .. '.: i:. -r . t--i - (-. s :''' . ' , ' ,lt- . i . - - r : . fc;, Governor! General of 3lnila ' ' . . .V- ' . -.- -L ' .. I '! . ' be 3Ioved Uhn Fort McMi rson There : ; , i . , ship QuitaMai tomorrow. The 1 Eighth Ohiolwill 1' av4-n the; Moaawk. OneU commnv ; W 2;the Thirtv-foulthl Michil ata ill Span gan reglirt(f it : will fgo In the morning I VI ' Admisal Cervera is on his wayiback to GuantaiiYmo bav fr i tl-'ansnorta4o Annapolis" from Portsmouth, N. H. tion' on theR-nited States dtciimer Kes-ifi plute. - j 1 c . i . ,; ? -1 M -Over -G00t refugees' from tht provinctfiomplete arrangements for 'the - trans Cd ' - i . J .I . v .- . . ."- r"i ; ,a Cnnin - ' ' ' . days - front Jamaica: They; are 1 mostly? planters their familiesJ The au thoritles aVj" finding great difficulty irftJ maintainii3gdiscipline in trfe city. ivfl ar causing -i city itfi onuch trov-bh q n n Tnniio"h itria initv itf At , . ... J. regiment . CtOred), 1 it will bel necessary to supplerrii sthis witli a Apecial: or1 wpISed spaU fleet3- Spain tbaf . ThJiXi PUJLU'e prefeiedat and government of the today l-visileji; the wrecks oS the war shins hf 4;rt5.rtai rerVefa'a r'ar.iplra promoting peace negotiations tain Sharjp"of! the ChapmLn-iMerritfequfS M..- Dfelcasse "addeJ - that-the govern- v icujvins iiupany , ia wuimiub ousiy to no-tjs tne, waria lfresa, anct-jl expects Ho l,ef her afloat add in suchlrn, ,,' DJtoorn ,irnflr,,0 e- Santiago whin a;fortnight The Maf1 . i IB e & ria Teresa as! a noie ntteea feet tion!Nllluu 1UI . M"J- -? UL pcavc in- her botU$tn - very close U the keelti: This is bejSt closed and stopped witHfl unrivited-ff tes, soder and timent andl ; bagging,1- k-; . , i captam,arp. nowever, his ho sani muA pf the general hospital at rn l la2"mf -h ListbM3.Fort McPherson, Major Blair" I. Tay Colon.j In tUct, ,he consider; the task - e wirei the War -lepi-tmnt nracticafllvis- imnossible . rttsri fp thd3 . ,.r' . . T ' r ,...;... r Jul '""tsvequestmg tne removal oi ine opaiu&u contrary cfion entertained by some, n J. 'v, lPrt n in ann n o mxrirr in nnr i oniotdntAh - thnf : " ',T XZZ?AZZ.l.?al ut the mi htary -prison rX. -ince the opeming - - - . . . n. v - J v i i . , u . CI 11 V ,, uilCT iH I I J - it f f4f;VAefL?0! fJ uvaLcw i iLii liLLitr uiii l i v r n Ha uf"cV'ev5 tuuuaa wun eon - fi ? ; ! - i I 1 I J rn.. laK'.,. -vl- i I . ... '7 jiic Auifuttuie uuueimo ann trte viza.... L.a :j ..,ia. is caya kreftMhl total wrlrt " nr n-tt, I ,3 W v J..-1. M I - nu,u o,rsnui jUUH.,l It M THE COX(ftEST,OP POPiro RTcn, , I i " L " " ' " . S ' CONMl'EST OF popiro RICO I j. r I'll'1 Pone P cto .Ttim A no-ntt k ' . -1 ternoon.- Ii4ayed ;f in . tranit Jissinn Counera nihi General : Hdnry, wha'idine, te manager for James J, Cor nave arriyea s nerei report a flag of truce was taken hat whergS o . A refiVwi on Sunday tonly 120 Spanisif 'soldierfff were talCetS i there. The- ;-ihhinitaTit?l cheered ! Americans i in if the-- presl ence ff . the Spanish troopsi. ;The cour-i lers say ar-at had the suspension ofr hostilitiesjpen postponed! two days General Kenrys would have had Areci-I General sttaief h as accomnl .1. ) r ; E ', ! ( . i " :l - L if. in clearing: She rough; mouritain trails between Adjuntas and Utahdo. . A repors Sis; In circulation there " that Aibonitq has beeni tamed hp the ene my, but the; rumor lacks cohfirmation. Deeifott In a Prize Shi Case Charleston, S. C -August &7. In the United States ! district ; co art .' today Judgtj Bratiey handed daw i a decree In ; the casCJ of the .British steamship New Foundand, captured c ff i Havana by the auIiary j; cruiser; ,Maiyflpwer. The iourt jgecdes that the testimony is not sufhV-4ent for the coi demnation of the shit i ' Time is granl ed i for the producing additional ev dehce and the vessel f till be allowed td give bond pending tn next hearing. Ms. jkfc; f , ."J; A STATU OF CHAOS ltlii:;' : S; jtn i-iV fjAtlutsIn in Camp at Fernandtna Dfitinlt Informalloa mm to What oopa Will d-MrkarM 4no ;t ;. a. m . . I L- i f I . diaa, iFla.. August .1". The haotic Condition reerard In r tie tJfeinjents of ihe troops to HuntsrlLle te4j today i and ia fact there has Fs?t np definite orders for the actual oSvemjent, Eaib, reftlmnt is busied kgb apportionfag its three days' travel t tea "days' field rations recently. ,re- ;s,ured by ' orders , with a Tiew to . the 'jjivement on jFTiday, put this- is now rattlers,! ood ! to r be" impoesibler There ,?ta feeling in the regiments that, they "rtBl be! musterdj out as soon ;as they ' Vch Huntsvilfe. With the I officers Cts feeling; is i one of apprehension. iS general Carpente.r, who went to S-t. : ifgustine last night, has n6t returned. wt is -expected back tomorrow. i freneral Jacob, Kline, of the first hri itle. iwhQ haSiibeen, complaning for i?ral!days, is now la bed. While, he ".tiks ! Fernattdlna is :ian 'admlrahe ate, he belieyes that a. thange will elient; himself !( ' .lf red... Gravfea,.; Company It.. First "r to, whose death was reported this -iijojrning, was isent -to Lebanon, Ohio nghtj- - ' j -iM. F. Denose,.' Company K.,'Fir$t JoridaL dienl today of measles,- com- -icated with pneumonia. He was ritbm Alabama,' hut no word can be got jjfjTi)m his people as to the. disposition the-fend v.Vf. tt :; i :' ;. -Cbrpdral Curran, of, Cdmpany L.. 5irst Florida.' was; arrested this morn cjig on ia charge of insubordinaition ll.f i j.'.-li-M ; 'u'H:i ;?!3ick headacne, hlliousnesS; constipa ;ftn and all liver and stomach troubles tnn be quickly- ctlred hy asin -t"..ose Msous J little- pills ! knowi as DeWitt's -;ttle"lariy tusers. They are pleasant irt take; and neyer erina. R.R. Bel- : (Tlnfd .Virginia Kegiment Trial L' Washington, August '17.-At Camp 4&er today; the court - inquiry , in vestigating thej disturbances in which biie Third regiment is alleged to have K'gnred" i listened to brief testimony f m Lieutenant. Hampton, an engineer a itfjeer, who gave1 a technical descrip- gixi of the Virginia camp grounds and e iurrouhdins : itatin? : in . rleta.11 dis- ii-.Tjces within the camp to the Y. M. C. JVi. ' tent, ana tjothe neighboring spots jeonneeted witlu the incidents of the disturbance that is alleged to have fc- pcirred. ; OwingLto the absence ;of Mr. cfjauiinxm, who js BLiii on tne kick, nsi ?fi(J who is expected to plead the case Efhr , the Virginians, thercourt decided tuTiold an open session tomorrow when $jiis hoped Mr j Hamilton will be able gi s anoear. The other' memhers. Attor-' J i i iri. j'QbQre: and . Pears,! were iapain, present were accompanied by Senator Dan- i g 1. Much or j tne-i aay was spent Dy ' g ifie court in going through the evii E d -e'ncej which will be contipued tomor-' : fiw. iTjhe members of the court refuse ; tis give any indication as to what will Le the mature sot -.their report. i Pii Brigadier General Ghenter, General iHobinraind General Hawkins are mem- tionea as possible successors to tne I.JM .... - . , . - . - . . 1 ; l-iOnimaild of the division how under i enerali f t . .. i ! Butler, ff iThef editor, ok: the tfvans City, Pa., HloheJ (writes.!? f'One Minute Cough ifure lis! rightly namei. lti cured' my iildren after jail other; remedies -fajl -tiVijd'. Tt cures !ieoue-hs. colds and all R. Bel nara--. Server s Friendly Heceptiou In; New , I, York. '. l K New York, August 17. There was (jrnsiqerable hndclapping"'" and some beers' at 7 o'clock this morning -when re'ridmiBaj Cervera'landed from the Fall 14ine steamboat .Priscilla at the street. Admiral Cer- tp the greeting raised imps, i ; - Whilej on they boat a passenger shook ft vftanas;; witn ; jervera ana i remarneav iSfyt m giaa to- Know, you were mna- IlHobsoni" -"Lieutenant Hcbson is rave young man and I admired hi -c'ourageL" answered the admiral. ' m Ie visited thet Spanish- prisoners and gswhen ihle 'reaches theres ne expects to t 3 Spain and-- America's Gratitude to France, -. ;:.' h 9 Pq T-!ts fi August i sl7. i-At the; cabinet -mi .'. this, morning the minister of affairs Mj , Delcasse,' read dis- V treigji batches frm President McKinley, and repilbl ic for their good offices vigor-tfjents at wasmngton ana Maaria, ae iHne- th e-ive Francp a nroof of thpir - i -i h I To Itemove the tip ; . ,,, ria ! a!ii anlah PrUouern !- 'i , ....... s Atlanta. ua.j auktjsl h. uwms .u tf the rapid- increase in the number of at 'the barracics of; hostilities with D.. s . . ; I-';': i , -X -.'-!,; i . 'I . TTnera are fifteen of the-doris now , ' i j j I'-o'i-.- rAa.:-n inmin s?t v n-UJ. ! k.,llin n,41l nrnrmms - - awl.clU'llOll. J HIS ! uunuiug nm ov.k,uimu.. " . ueup f..-"-J Ta - lKMI - UUll.Ul KCJII I IK II,' ao SEj'ilrnltt " i;-' j : " ' i ' "' '.1 .il:' I k I I 9 .. .. ;S '. - if 4' W - I ' Corbett aud.Tl.Koy w ui risni -tefe -SNew (york, August 17. George Con- jett, sand toaajt iflaL wurueii '""c -all arrangements! to leave iu: i.n Francisco. He will be accompanied Dy H.is wifk and his hrother Thomas. It has he4n agreed that the Corbett-Mc- Jpy fight shall occur-between Beptem-: per 25th and October 1st. ; . . psJ': i j, . , . . 7 , A Jv i Bob Moore,, of rAFayette, Ind., says that .foir consOnation he has louna ?De Witt's Xilttte Early RIs- a to he per fect.: They never., gripe. rry inem for stomach and livertroubleg. B. K. JBellamy. . J National Cotton Grower Union, f I Memphis, Tenn.,. August 17.-T-h,e meritan Cotton Growers' Protective" Association was disbanded by lti rep resentatives here today. They i then formed la new body to be known as the National Cotton Growers Union. Com nittees are preparing the constitution and byj-laws. IA portion: of the scheme now .in effect is secret. ,4 1 " J ' 'I i I ' i . j. .T .. - . .- i - . 4 : 1 I . i iM : i.:."f '! '.. '' iABvi' in; i. 'HRICJE GElIiTiSV;; ;: ..' . l:.fT Tvr ":"'r-':""""fI :; : '. .' 'J h ; S -.' H-.V.-H.1 I ii -.1,1; f:. ,!:;,.;: ---t i f 1 . i . -, :i m&i '! -:(M' ..'s:'- -"il 4-;-4 ''-' l4:--'. i' ' -r- L ' ' ", I ' J :-- i $A I hi" 1'-. ';1---.; l-' "I thing DeWitt's iWtcfo, Bazel Salve is the finest! preparation on thr; mar ket for (piles. i So writes John C. Dunn, of Wheeling "W. Va. Try it and, La -will thJng th eame. ; It also cures eczemaj and ail akin . disease. B. R. Bellamy, 1 ' j -i. : - I .- - , -- - Al l MUST SFIRAITT The Presiderfrs Instructions for Government St- iv The Insiirgciits ?Cot RecoRnued in ihc tipturi: of the Qty.Conduct o( . 1 '. . 'r.-. 'i -. "... ! :;.,; 1 ' !i; - ifc-j a "i- ,!;U - rwi l fill ' m . ml T . . l A -MiMt .ir bluing aurush lJCiipc....cv t rench liaMtt ; ' FelijuiomJtwcenilf K :.: ii- i i . - -.- ,1 ; PMPncs.isnerai Micclcr cnt His liorn; Fittu re MH; ?;.'(. . Tff" ' ,. i .n r-. . .. .;?.-.-;;:.';! :l K - - " Hm"i. AUKusyj, j..-;.tne:; jtwo:' American commanders y j t ManilaajAd miral Dewey and Maj4l (Seneralj liler rui. united in a Joint dispatch i hich was received ; here - lrfMit his -aftertioon. asking for instruct,ionta th44nau-'- ner of ideaUng--withf : various jele- ments, partioularlyj insurgents, now that. the city lis blapJeif by AmerV lean forces. Af tef a .Jtoltif&rVnjre - ajti .-the White house in w'hiefi -'fe'tretarv Atcer and Acting Secretary partft !ed, instructions vrer -Sei" to itlip iPiU- t'Wo Anveruan commandeTs. j.The tit of the request for Mhstrui'nsp aijj of . . -i , . "t - - i r i 1 f . . tjie answer was not iafi.f publijL-H but Secretary Alger, jsumnie up; thij in- bhuwimhs as suupraniruf as follows: s ''The instructions; are- f enfori flaw ana oraer.anu - to tfeatfair- ljw ing Ji'itizims alike;."-! ":r''-.!li-j,; j' ,.," I The instructions (are i pra'tipal febid- h ' : i-,1v: j the inif as those sent last nighiftoi Gotl eral Lawton, The Jatter order 'spSwili'- caiiy stated that the insurgents; tanust recognize, the military decupatioh and authority of the United -States and th cessation of hostilities; proclaimed .by this government. Doubtless the? same rule is being applied tni thv insufients under lAgulnaldo, ajqhougfl it wa.f .nit uiuciaiiy siuijeu inath sut;j ppectutH or ders w ere made. v K ,-.lA V K It is said the ; jointiAiajchif rom Ilewey and Merrlt ,didilvt. in tHnis, reler to Aguinaldo !finirl,lid : thw j-"itv-' 6ructions'mentjoh;;t4e';f)'rirentj;yau-. r - MX I name, i 11 is- -;5veaf? understood', hbwever, that theideiirej yjr the Amer ican commanders was to Have insitruc tlons mn the manner Of Mealing with .the' large and menacing 'forces ..btfj- in-! surgents. under Aguinaldti, w ho that surrounded j Manila fo1, many weeks and who, it is thoughtjfmay hav-;de- ,.i ., ,1 . . , i V. . . ft ...... , i With (the Amvrican fories, as . th4 Cu ban insurgents did at 'Santiago. It had been thought in s;ome,iquarterIhero that the showing heretofore imaae! bv thl: insurgents would ileaj? :t6Itheiri re- iteiving a cenam--. mov- or, recpgm tion' in the way of Jof tt actioiii be-r tween the 1 United : Statin forcesl and those! of the Insurgents If hen' the city was occupied; but the intmictton sent tonight afe based 'on occupation by the united States alone, H.P h . as a high administration, official itHimed lip 'the suuaiion:. .1 nere snail di" no 101m ac tion i: except 1 between; Merritt and and and Dewey. ; They' will majnain (law order ana 1 win trea insurgents Spaniards alike.f requiri&k all "td fdb-i serve peace ana order. Aside fromi this Joint .dispatcm the only other; word j received from- if Ma nila during the day ; was in the brief .dispatch from j Admiral L Teey an- nouncing the surrender o;"he, -city last Saturday. A. detailed" c "spatph. rotn General MerTitt was; eaj . irly I awalled as i t was ; feared that t f-"shan en- gagement of the land ,fon?;s during the; storming ofManila .resifed !! jnj- iome' casualtus-l6n our stile; tiiJ-noi dispatch came' from him up to; the'ose ofj sffice "hfjurs tonight, eKcept!theHne ' linjT'hich he joins with Admirar ri'vey . Lck ask ing, ifori Instruction's. Sejetary Alger conqluoVd i from. this4thaj'! the casual ties icould not have! beehl .!tf;avy, ..s he felt I. sure General ..-i -M-Vift -, jwould promptly report any 'conlerable loss. CONDUCT OF GEltMAf FADMlfrAli j; J . AT MASfli; ). ; It-I was noted that, nJeher ' f.hk i)ir!t' dispatch of Admiral Dife ;W-y nor ; the, joint j dispatch r of Deviajkt Merritt made any reference to tf part v hichj the iGerman cruiser, Kairin. Auf ;usta ,tooki in removing " Caf'ain .' General; August.i- from iMahila tiHong Hbngj From this the officials beve that the American commande,rs fye -. riot attadh serious, significance to the cour te" Of the German naval authofeitiesi The in' cident continues to causb -some Irrita tion here, but it is' pracf tcally cejrtatn that no official coghizarili?; wMll be j tak en pf 'it. ! A high official of the bavy department said that, Vt : mostii the course of the Germaj. hJ-al command er was one of bad tasf ;Therej lis ho disposition in any offictjalH quariir at present to carry th incident "tj- fhe point -of i considering it a breach of neutrality, as has beeni suggested in some British newspapri. ; ' j : ; . XEW FRENCH' CABLE LINE. ' t President McKinley' I and j President Faure. of France, today exchanged di rect; felicitations over the relatiotis 'of the I two countries and expressions of mutual esieem oi u! two H-iutiL cjev;u tives. The, oceasion jiwas the Opening of a new cable, between: Capej Cod Mass., and Havre, on the French jcpast, and ithe, wires were corinectedj to Effect a through circuit, tjetweeri the TV'hite house at Washington and the presi dent's palace lat Havre, Among hose present at the White house werej M. Cambon,, the French amhassadorb M, Thiebaut, the first secretary, and lAni- - fbassador Cam bon's young jsori;! Acting Secretary iof Sta.teT'jgre.ianu npre sentative' Taylor, of Oh), j i i The message from M t aure, wj as folltvs:' 1 i , ;,- ' L:;'l'' ' ! - - -:' "T-n.Hlg Excellency,! Mr," MeKin'.c, rts'dent of the UnitJ States: ."( ; rj!J! affords! m4 Bpeciali;pltasure :i In augurate ; the new' ;sumiaine conimu nication which -unJte ihQfe directly than heretofore' our Hwo Countries, by ad dressing to you an expression off the feeling of sincere sympathy; existing between the! French I republic; and: the republic of the United States. . - VI desire Also to -renew to you.l Mr. President, the assuranc. of my high esteem and rconstanufriendship. H p .- 1 "FELIX FAURE." .- At 1:36 o'clock President McKinley sentj the following responses h ? r "To His Excellency, M. jFaure, Fresi-- dent of the Republic of France: "I am happy to t tellev that every addition to the means of commuiilca tion . between "our 4o countries can serve only t to keep alive and to strengthen that feeling oj. cordial good will which has so strikiniriy pharapter ized their relations both-in early and 1 n recent times. Permit ivie. Mr- presi dent, most heartily to re?-iprocate your expressions of esteem atd -friendship. - It f U "WTT.T.TATLf XVXCVKT.W.V i The ceremony today ij the resiujlt of an arrangement made mjny weeks ago .. a. L. i .. ; 3 i ' r.Ti-1 , 1 i . . ueiween rresiueni Mci)ie,aHu jin- f bassador Cambon. . It -ftas .the call for this purpose which first started ( con-, i Jecture as to France hjelng the nation , to initiate a peace movement between t tne fumieacates anaj spain. LONGEST T .CABLE BLE LTNE IN THE ; f 4 WOBLP. The completion of the line was ac complished lni mid-ocean, the ' two ca bleships approaching each bther jfrom the i American! .and the French-sid f the water and linking together K'the two ends. TheMine is a renewajr of the oio i! j? rencn ! iu running irom J--ape Cod Mass.,! : to i Havre, I France, it lW the longest cabl liae to the-world, th ; ..',;-; - i. i i .- -. 5 ?' .- -- t o: -Manila. -: i . v I & ) t V !ft i' K ';! "f- -Ai: - i M:, -t'?m I!--'" -.k:' II0RITY ALL OWED . . w k , - - r 1 ! , in Conference W th tu. ul Viexvof th'e : lof -it ii tui 7 1 ' t!."r5 othvr Atlahttc-b 'hfrt shortfetied ty tiuching atjji'ava 'f:lai T1h..jtcimnrf): :tyday (in 'thW.secunll of el kit4 Which :hag .iH'Hirred lreitldent th HUf-h aha n! a n dj ; Q use n Virtria hi vl n r .' ihans'vi"! t'ohrtltiin Autrost "&. whoni ithe AtlanVie cable waa tlrst laif- - . 'ii- - ' ; . nK ;!.";- .; iOeneral Vheeter rtHflv-i-d -ordrW . to day ; to usiMim cmtnvnd rTf fCtomp . W tkoff -rnttk thr arriyi l't tletleml Sh itter, lie v -t lold f-y Mtii secr'llary v ar, to ;furifhftH .&y tihfn aisce y forjhe coraft M tfi1nV meitijaind npare; riUhihgf that wouli a!U;4ate to WITH ;TH.K - nESltNTl;' : fit; leneral Wheeler had 'a tHreAiuari- teta ' of ' an :hoar .ronlert'm-wUftJ .tlw president today, i The jveuident waited talk over th t ondttloni . In- Cuba witn Urn:l TV heeler i tut tha, wu i hfcf object; of a i t R-RrapUic; uiiiniioif thjat orought . the general ler", 1 . u ne; prestdpnt put . numer-ous -mumi. tMna-'ito the , htj of the Sntiairo eiaiu- palgn:. and ; i ec-el vel, not HmtV .aii l ac- Iciwnt of his general exitfrienc lij that;. campaign, but alsii his ylewp 01 i;arl oiis Issues incident Ui the icd;utiii-tit of affairs on th islanil. f )nej poUrj jtriit 1 was uppermost; ..wftM tne poiwiouirT ir I tt rupture With the Cuban, tnsurgntrf. ! Gi(nerall Wheeler s, statement wtr--- i vtrjr'y r-(issuring. !'.ll the i I'ttujld, bet weeh the : A -merSoj ' V. I fl ........ ........ frtoti.ttv", h ana and I'ut bjins twUl soin ihXss away! -and .'thereN will be harmony jund the bont of frel ti; them,' He said there ivasi a ;c 1 ass ot i len J iv t'u ba w hi ha d hijv fcr tlly tfither Cubanjt. buitJ on ' thr .contrary. ..had . b- Jnt faijdrahlw to ; Ste' wfioi'. likely.-- febutd !d rail i; they p1Uld "to; keep -'ttti'4.b'M ml S under sit ai.d-i , inft. itnough" nv dtd tiot .apprf Iw ua any I dangerous renults." tieneral Whefer i iuggested that. th harites atrainHt ithit i In'iurgents; -of , taking artloU'j ' in Jth i field had extenuating. '.clrcuntatanceB. especfaliy in vUm k.f the starving con-. dilon ,!"; of many: of them.! . General 1 Wheeler j tfeiievedi ihe . Cubkns in j time. wi eii ireeu, irini flpiri vJSHBl , ana Kl en it- etable a ands f huiantj coyernmtht, ' wtuld bec(nu a lawiU'JInjfj'ahd useful : pel'pla. f . i; HP'-', '"-. :-.y- )" The: president i$Vjvery aoll-itous about " th hoal.ta sit the iontatik Point .camp an i gave .exrnicit 1 in3iru(;Ciona verbal ly to. General Wheeler as t the non? i dutt of the camp. lie wanted every thing passiblel iand teasonable done for i thj? Interests t the men at the camp, j- WMEELER DEFENDS & THE CU .. . I ,J.i- - t i (,;-.-..'. ;-..-:... ;' . t .- I Just jat; the, close of ! office hourf In thje war department General Wheeler stppped sto, speak ito a group; of news paper ' men and was aoort surround eI by a crowd of employes as well, who li$tened to' wha ' he had , t6' nay re garding his experience, with- thf Cu bins. The trouble seemed to be that tf ey wanted to co-operate ahd hot) he u. ide'r orders from the; A mertaniBen ei alsj ; After all was explalneil to.iherri, h iweverj he1,-;, for the mofet jpart, got ! along yery-'wellti He safel lhailtfiey cpuja not, unuei-suiiKi our , language and ojften orders given tV themf w hen trains- - lated seemed no idoubt harsh and hW ioi) narsa ; anjd Hi)' several;; rolsunder- t'i !!;',':lv-::i refusing to work. ' Upt. This; led- to se tanidngs. , If i. ' As to be Cubans- re e afd they did some "work When they tindefstood sits importance, ! llut. they were not able to i accomplish.'- much, owing to their.physical condi tion.' They uiad been living mostly on, fruits indv vegetables iahd did' not " dos-tpm i tku , strength for the. hardships- which well-' ieu-soimer nave io go-xnrnugn; ;uen-!.. eral . Wheeler also &rxke of she : report!-'" of Jthe pilferingL withwhich"?they (are charged and said that about '20001) peo ple ame,ut or Santiago wuhout; any-f , thing toyiiT Thet Soldiern ! when they ;!' were pushing ahead ltt ani eafferntrit 11 had to discard their rrolls; to-ntainjing; prdvisiona. j Some of them dJmprUhed - ; tnai tneir rood naa peen $toi-n;; taut t -might HaVe.been the deststnt peophs people. who came out sf "Santiago" an welll as the Cuban, toldlers. SENATOR; DAyraON j THE PEACH' f -: - ;i' . ; commission. ;:j-' if I .; -i; Washington, ' j ; August 1 ;.-3enator Davis, chairman' of the S riate com- - Imtttee on; fore-ignrelatlons. has accemt;.- jed the' tender) of art appointmentlasMi member off-tne peace commission. Spanigh Americau TUB SEA BOA KD CASK. Tle Bay t oDnaiaed in th A raiment - .' by Counsel for the Company, j - ' ; Asheyllle. N.' C., Aygt 17.:Argu--nient was jconllnued tptuay Jbeforejjuage - iStmontonJ of he; uj ted States iircjuity ! court, In j :he j;asf ff Thpmas 'jvlRy a.n,?.. Pf--ew I -York, ' to f compel . . ah " ek a rp i i ia Hon lot the; bookst and accouhts of he abjDardAlr...ijirieK h-r-rii j ;. f. . Ex-Judge Fisher, of Baltimore. i.eoun- " iel for President Hoffman and the Sea board interests; argued tor three hours in favor of dismissing . tbe motion, Claiming that the issues w-re ! already before the Maryland courts and I should ; L Be-? tried j there; -j He showed tht ; ijhe itaieign ana vjaston roau naa i a. rignt t purchase the stock of the Seaboard -, lap'd Roanoke under, the! North CaroUna jlfws" and, 'referred at j jengthj to"; tthA ppoiing agreement among the stock- : hplders as being entirely legal and not . against the; public policy. ; i ;' r t - j Mr. King, ofi AtlantaU- also; of the f. Seaboard: counsel, began his argu ment f.ollowing Mr, Fisher. He e'ein- t tended i tnait the case, should ,be . dls-T : V ;:i i massed .And i claimed, that; there was i -i nothing in. the ease to 'warrant an ex-; - j aminationnotthe tjooks ot tne com- !.. i pny. : lie declared that the desired' j object; of jthe examination was for the I pijirpose of substantiating the charges ! made by Mr. Ryan.'-- - :A -;$', "?J- Ike Royal ia Um a9fat r ya aw4r r fcaowa. Actaal facta afcow it ' j tfcira farther tfcaa mmy atWr brnad, F0VDZR Absolutely Pure. kOVM. XUnM FCWWK OO., UW VOHK. ' 1 : -' - - X' i . ::.:; : . K ;1- :! ' . i' a- if- fit n-i -:U. i-1 !--7 a -; ' 1 , , r.., ! A"' 'i'-:. i . - ;-; , , - i ; r- " . i -v'-r.t ; r : : . . . i " f !.? - - T- " i( 1