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H'.i - ? . xt-r :vs-; H-v.-: .iM-n K::,:irK: - u f ; ffl - :M-mv'' ( " ! . 4. . - I. ,li ...ii. i i. -ifT'l, ' ..I i.,jljLw, I .4jtJ--Ai auL. . - ' ' :m r 1 u ...niJ. , . fri.iln 1.1 i.i I .i ..i.! h wim nthMiAiW. 1 1 int" 1 . iJ M .- r r 111 I li 11 1 1 I 1 . J H' . -ii- I" mi i.' inifi.Tijuniim. I' 'ii' 'm J" '..J;" ' Itll - J'... ! . ''"'-".I '. . ' ' ll : L j ' 1 1! .. s 1 ' " NlillA utiUST 21, 1898. VOL. xi. no. m WILMINGTON N. C, SU RICE'5 ,9NXS -jv! Hz iV-j L : ' I'i ; : ! UM ' : i I . - . ) 1 H !.- - v. Mi . 1 1 11. :-':- fU";:l OUR NAVAL HEROES New York Gives a'lRousing Reception to the Conquerors THE SEVEN BIG Steam iUp North River, life a National Salute' Before the Tomb of. Gen- era! Grant and Return to ThetrAnchorage--TheJiver Astir With Craft's of Every Kind of Thousands of People - ' -I ;- .'. '-J I" :''; -: . - v i v essels snow Jbiiecis 01 rsneus irom Gervcra's lew York, August 20. Hundreds of; thousands of ijeople along thf; banks of thelIudfojx and thousands on all Styles 'k)f river; craft blended- their ''shouts In a royal, welcome to! thjA lurrTed ICorthj Atlantic sciua'Jjm, un-i tier coimaivl jof. Kear . Admiral Fagifi-i eon, and as . fine an Auffiist iday as could be 'destjred-was natures' triibute to the (return. fof the vlctorst For al most three hours stea m whistles of . all isteam; sirens land jsmall &uns, along" the shores shfrieked land! j boomed in the effort tto display the heartfelt enthus asm for the home coming1 of the naval heroes with their1! battle- scarre ships.' . ' .' f i . . T-.-. : Eartjf in thd mornjnff tljeseven big ships ithe New Tork, 1 Iowa, ; ilndiana, .1 Brooklyn. Massachusetts, lOregon and .. Texas-4-lay in New! York -bay ii just off Tompkinsvillej S. I. J There! was no idea with Admiral Sampson that New York - was prepared for so rousing: a recep- J tion.htit.rtho news iwas: hrraicht shfrt-. i ly by a -tug: from the nayy yard and all of the ships of! the squadron were immediately put under ..preparations -;fdr. drdss review-.' j I ! 1 - By . 9j o'clock the- big;- dull i' looking fightinijr ships looming high above the y picturesque confusion of smaller craft . -which bad com down to.get-aj glimpse "of them, werq vready forj movement. Strungfout along their 'decks,! iin long, regular lines, were the' white unif orm ed jackies, with here and Ithere a blue coated! officer alii strongly contrast ? ed - against the- sombre,' lead-cojored ar mor of j the ships,. - j 1 . "When the hour for 'the start cpme, it looked as it it would be impossible for the; great phips to make their,-way througb the 5 perfect; jam of. river e-raft. .'Vessels of all descriptions from' the -smallest ,steamr launch' toi the great ocean liner, were banked j arotmd the squadrons Cheers, and shouts i of wei j come rose frqmi every deick, land the , boats' vhistle all joined in. the shout of1 welcome. Suddenly tbere was a movement on the flagship ! Ne,w York and ,the big vessel started f forward with a slow, stately .glide. She was immediately followed by the other six .ships 1 jin the following order: Iowa, Indiana, Brooklyn, 'Massachusetts, pr- - 'egon, Texas. It was some time before the vessels could get' into! revjew for mation; but by the timej ! the . New York'sj prow came , in line! with Gov ernor's ; Island the other J j ships ' had formed in. ra-regular line. U i ' r ; . Thei jstart was made accompanied by tremendous ' cheering, , screeching . voices ! and booming of cannon. From Castle j William, came the I first) salute. ; It was1 merely a flash of! bright red, which, was immediately smothered in a sheet of smoke before th!e detonation was heard. Then ' came j oiie ' roar across jthe -waters, and sthe ships head - ed right! in the river on-the 1 way ' to General Grant's tomb.. i - I All , along the line, on piers, "sheds - bousesl andeyery possible point ..of vantage, people-were packed. J The riv . er; craft,' crowding .thewarships close, . -were, jammed with passengers,, sink1- ing the sides (of the 'vessels almost to .:ftheir guardrais cn one side, giving thQ . Impression th&tr even the ships therh-i selves l)OAved in unconscious salute to the returned; naval 1 heroes; I The width of , the flutter fusion Iludsori ri-ver was a strugglingj ng, dariting mass, of color, con- and cheers. I ' i i.As the vessels moved 'further up th'e river, the water, which had -been calm at the battery1, was churriedj.by the action of the hundreds lot steamers! ' and waves dashed over -the small boats " and shells. of spray r dampened the pas- ' sengers on the lower decks of the! larger! steamers. 1 i . . ' .1 , d up -the river, th'e crowds J became denser) and the enthusiasm more mark4 . ed," At Riverside, drive, wiith .iits steepj grassy! slope, f-the scene iwast like a vast amphitheatre.! Tens of thousands of , persons covered the green slope and : as the J battleships approached . ' a mighty cheer ! arose that j reverberated back and forth across the ( Hudson. At the bottom of j th'e slope an : observation ; train- Icrawled lazily- along, j keeping even; with the ships; above this . the vast sear-of ; humanity, and crowning this General Grant's tomb,' which, was 1 to mark the beginning of the Return bt the squadron, where a national salute of twentyon eruns was fired. The tomb, J standing high, white, knd sol .emn, far above, the waters of the river looked, to be built up on a foundation jof faces. - J- - ? - . . j : . For 'the firs'time in the parade the battleships drew together.j Just at the -paint ff-return there was a momentary ., : lull, as if expec tant of I the climax. Suddenly, frorn the sides and! turrets 'of thej , battleships there was a Vivid ; flash; j following this a U tremendous . roar, announqing the first gun of the national salqte: The heavy) smoke tumbled, down towards' the water and up into the aiif until the ships had been almost! hidden,: but the roar,! coming . again jand aglain, seemed! toi rock the watersj theraselvesi : It was an impos ing spectacle as the bigj .! battleships boomed a salute to the nation, "as, the I (-warships salutjed the final resting place I jf General Grant; and the, guns that ; sounded therknelTi' v of "f Admiral Ger- vera's j ships t Santiago! ; boomed a , jre'verential obeisance to the dead hero, of Cervera.i BATTLESHIPS The Shores Lined WithuTens The Brooklyn and Other . L t-'- : '.: '..I 'i-iF'-ii:' ili'lf1 V t. :-"r!-ir i I.!-:.'. Fleet.1 The i salute ended, squadron ajongnthe tthe . return : of: the, line of i review i was begun.. It was a repetition of the en thuFiastic scenes on; the way up the river. ! Every 'whistle that could; be. brought . into use, played : its part;l ev ery bell,-every-band jjoined in honoring the fleet, and above fall .were 1 the ! re sounding echoes-: of! thershouts from on water and -on -land. ,' 1 ' Ther parade: of the, ships: ! from the time it passed khe batteiti on its nvay up thie . river, tj. the timt It re-passed on its way to a ichor'age oil Tompkins-, -villej s. I., occupied just! two' hours and thirty-five minutes. Jn no way did the biff ships, show the hard usage to.which they had -been sul)jected,. The Brooklyn's thiriy-seven holes, with the exception of those through the smuke stackj had bpen patched and the, biff ship (repainted and, polished till ! she shbnei On the starboard side could be seen a great s steel ; patch- over the.. hole where one of the Yizcaya's. shells went through and on quarter deck a wood en patch where the deck had been torn, up. The armor 'belt still holds the print of a large shell and a critical .eye tcan see the dnts ; made by several rrtore, even through the! gauze of new gray paint. u 1 , : .L ; The Iowa has a patch over her: bow &here.!shewas hit bya 6-inch shell, and the Indiana.! had f patched 'up ,f the hole in her dee . If"' 1 - All the 'ships have been painted and theiri peace trappings 1 arranged, ! so tbat as reminders of the greatest naval battles ever rf c ugh ., tlvey:i are rather disappointing. ; .' ! I ' r 1 Previous to tie starting of the. pa rade ' -(Mayor ' V.n Wyck and: the i'citi zens I committee 1 boarded ' the. New Yxrk.i The,' mayor, ini a short address, heartily 1 congratulated i Admiral . Samp son "and the officers j a!nd vmen under liirn on their heroic 1 work in-. Cuban waters and extended the 'welcome and freedom of the city tp-them. Admiral Sampson 1 responded briefly. Admiral Sampson; looking; far bet-4 ter than when -u-ar Commenced, is very glad s to get; heme. Speakingof : his crew?, and; es pecially the- crews j-,. of the Indiana, 'lowa;and .New' Yorkwho haver had no shore liberty for s seven months, he saib:. "Th?y have borne their privation in a manner; beyond all praise;" Ajid' summing up what has been 'one - of. the most successful and important naval campaigns: in the history of the world Admiral Samp son said;: -'The navy has been very fortunate.' "Wie 'have, I. think, made no mistakes." 1 , ' . How much Admiral : Sampson con tributed to the success, of 'the war; the efficacy of his advice e and the splendid manner in whioh he directed the lar gest jfleet ever under the -command -; of one man in the history of the United States, will not probably be known or fully apreciated until ;the history , of this war is wri :ten. , The health o:: the 1let ,is excellent. The shii-s neeel docking1 sadly, the Indiana.'-Iowa an i New, York especially. The ,first name l will probably require a horough ove rhauling of her : ma chinery. One of her condensorss became-disabled on the trip north, t i :x.y. I Shortly after f ; leaving- .Guantanamo for the United I States the Brooklyn ran into a mud bank where she stuck twenty-four hours;, but hauled off un Injured." Admiral Sampson; went to his ;home in Glen Ridge, N. ; J.j tonight. He was accompanied by Mrs. Sampson, and the other; members of his family. . He -was enthusiastically (received HAWAII ANS ItKSTIVE Over tlie Delay in Hoisting the Ameri 1 l I - - Li can Flas at Honolulu. San " Francisco, August 20.-The steamer Glenf irg - today brought : the following advices: ' r" 'Honolulu, August 11. "Tomorrow ill be ian evenitful day in the histcry of Hawaii.! At 11:45 o'clock the i onnali ratiflcation between the governnien :si of , the United States and Hawaii, .by j; which the; Newlands annexation resolution will be made op' erative will take place. With .the ex change of ratif cation and, the hoisting of the flag rth " r sovereignty of the United States .over these islands''com mences. ; . ' ; - I j , "The -date and time were arranged ar ter several cor ferences had been held between Uniteei; States: Ministers Sew all and the Ha ivaiian 'government. : I ' "The delay . Ini rai singj' the flag caused much dissatisfaction ; in this communi ty. 'The public was led to believe! that the American . f !ag 'would le raised irri , mediately on the arrival of Admiral Miller. The' P liladelphia , came in on the 23rd ultimo Soon af te her arrival it was given t ut that the flag would not be raised ; at once, but for good reasons the important event must; wait several . days if inally the government announced that Priday, the, 12th, would see the flag raised, jn! the i meantime! the peo ple became passive; and it is doubtful, in the lights of (recent developments, if the hoisting :ot Old iGiory will be the v A m . .a I .1 i entnusiastic success :it was exnected THE CATHOLICS OF CI B1 ArebbUbop Ireland : InJ Conferfoc lth the President I1U Statement a toPoltlon oftbe Uoman(allilUt of" onr.w roifitlent. ' j '-.. ll'"--- i- Washlngton August" 20. Arch bishop Ireland wba has been in this city for eeveral days, left! tonight.! During his stay he has ; had a number of confer ences with Preldentu McKinley with, whom his relationsf ate of the most ! -- . -1 .;' 1 .- . j.- -i -1 ' - ii 1 i cordial character.! The archbishop has declined to discuss the significance of his calls upon! the president, but lit has .been generally understood I that II. he was acting in the, interest of the Catholic church as to its protection in our new possession. Thearchbishon dismisses no wUirii--rfr4riTwVotis !ii -! that' church matters are liable to cause dissensions. iTo the Associated Press tonight hei made the statement which follows: J. ; .' : 1 ; '''.-! . ! 1 ' kl'.-.V f'lT-ii '.A V "The church question in our new possessions offers; no: difBculty. whati ever. .Two 1 principles are already settled by the constitution apd laws of America, j There will be no union of church? and state, such as is estab lished by customs in rcertain Catholic countries : of (Europe;! there rwill - be complete protection of all properties and, of all persons.1. With sucfh t prin ciples Catholics in " the United States are satisfied, and CatboHcs in pur new possessions' will be satisfied., jThe' so called churclt question rneed ' not be considered by imilitaryi of peaccrcommis sions'.' Jt is fujly regualted the moment the flag of thiscountry is raised over a territory. , The people of our new pos sessions understand, I. am sure, i this matter very well, and rfwiU "loyally ac cept the situation, i I.tj may, not be, very easy for them at first to adopt tucuiseivw.. iu-.-aii. cases no -tins suu?- atlon. but the embarrassments felt W themselves in all cases to this situ ne out temporary. , , j . : "The people' will! soon realize that -m . . I. 1 ! I it is their; duty to support religion by voluntary ! and personal contributions. In the greater number,1 of parishes moreover .church propf rties yield am ple revenue to meet al expenses.! The T IMPORTANT EVENTS OF IH)AY. Six Prisoners" Perish in the o o t s ' , The Findings of the Court Case Have Been Placed in General Graham.Ianus. There is Complaint of the Rowdy Cp ndLof American Sol idlers at JLuis, Near Santiago, m General ! Prando, Second in X Cognito to Mexico. . !i British Authorities Order the O .'A Negro in Georgia is Lynched for : .Murdftrjng .Three Persons O and Outraging One of Them. ,'!'; ' ' ' ' O! o The German Press Have Greatlyj Changedthe Tone of Their g ( Comments on th War and Our HjNavy jSouiirig te Praises of g I the Americansfor Valor in AVaranGenercfgtyin Victory. , . The Big Battleships Made a Grand ShoWlon' Their Parade O s D Thousands of People, -i 'jl ' 1 . j ' ' a The American Flag was to be.Raised at iHe nolulu on the 12th; X l There is Much Rioting in Porto Spaniards iu Reyengeof Past Outragesi' f'J-! church everywhere! in l our 'inew pos sessions' is: thoroughly organized; it means no. missionary or experimental aspect; but: has the; full form! and the full strength of complete organization, and is well prepared to care for all her interests without the help of ,1 state or charitable ? aid. ! It. demands I ; no fav ors, Jio i privilege naught, but liberty and legal protection of ' the national and civil rights of its. members, ' Cer tain, people who talk of these, territor ies as fields f or- missionary efforts from the United States do not know what theyarej talking about! Tbey might -with as much sese organize missions for .the conversion of I the Catholics of , Santiago, Havana or j San Juan and their labors would have as, much prospectj of success in Washing ton as in a city in Cuba or PortQ Rico. The separation I of I the countries of South American: from Spain and Por tugal brought f no change of religion, nor will the separation of J Cuba and Porto Rico from: Spain bring any. In deed the Catholic church will j flourish better in Cuba : and Porto i Rico than in other territories; formerly xiolonies of Spain, because in Cuba and Porto Rico there will be for her the liberty and the stability of order which our flag' guarantees.!- J ;.i.: i b I : tt ! ' ' '' -f-l ''"I: !' '! l' I Cuba and Porto Rico form an .eccles-t iastical province with the archbishop of Santiago as .metropolitan, -and suffragen bishops at San Juan and Ha vana, j This province will I take its place in the hierarchy,! just as do ithe province of Baltimore and that of SL Paul, making the fifteenth ecclesiasti cal province in .the United States and bringing to our catholic "population an addition of , 2500,000 not to talk of else will come to I America from 'the late war, considerable increase of numbers, and power will come from it to the Catholic church.j As a Catholic I am very math satisfied with the jway things 'have "been i going and, as an American, I am: of course, thoroughly satisfied.! Butj if I were to speak at length of my feelings as an American, the interview j would be ,too, lengthy and I will stop at the religious Tra- ture of the situation." j ! '. lllOTT?U IS POItTrtllICO KatlVe jLehstnc memetie for The Ouira-e-a Committed! hj Spanish 1 dlenH-mtw to PrcTcnt laiiaek on '! .0'Spnii! f: f-':;-'l,; .! ' .i i Poncej Pcfto BJco, jAugxfst !lOj(If layed la tr4Hmission.)A war of re i aliation agf4nstthe Spanish .residents f -the1!. Islafii' "Within .-'the". American lines is thriteaing, retaliation fpr.-the lorribrej Wjrages committed by the Spanish! tr Jps at Clales where over eighty perst are said to have been nacheted tlj the soldiers. The revolt og details the .butchery of men and women,'thJ ravishing of young girls ind namelts 'mutilations have stirred cry for h neance. , '1 Earlyithis morning jthe natives burn ed the towfiol Cota,j seven miles from 'tiprp. i ,-. ifTbs snanlshl " resiaents nea. Ihc Spanlals are terror-stricken and far, a nWeniSii fir; te the Americans for proiecuon j.- . ' The horiir keot by Spaniards here. hich wer6 onened after the. signing -f the peacgb protocol, 1 have been clos- 1 again injougn tear oi. uic.juio. Today's edition of two papers which ivstericallfs demanded vengeance ana he eimilslffn iof all Spanish1 born res : dents we reSs oppressed by the military LUtnoruies tswno axe uuib . ower to aay tne rears oi meu- sh inhabitants. , . ' Captain i-ans,, tne! proves v marsuui, ith two cVnanies of. the Nineteenth infantry atDus command, has doubled , fche provost 3 uard, but the military fave difficuityj in preventing individual cses of persecution.! The natives who are fomenting the tremble'- areof the lowest class and many of" ttjenV are 'criminals. 1 Over wenty-fivejrof the ring leaders in "the lieturbahuV have been arrested. The rep'orl: that the Concho arrived 'iere yestefay was an error. ; Ponces Aligust 20. Morning.-rThe ie,ive'n4 in C-h$ direction of Yauco,and iuana,0ia25;"ia!)pearedl to be ablaze last T" r ; i fv 1 - i ..j, fi a i,,ro m JS ff Stab .fJ 21 fc feceived THe fires were probably, the KW nats engaged in destroying I fl' V t 111 II . Kf u b 11 I T- " - - , Knanistt nr( HCILV. I A mall riOT, occurreu neit-i mia ' j:ir rit1iT--ii! Miles' headauar- iers, but th disturbance was quickly .ll . PnSi fip I lOUSe. ui: v-y-- a howling l-mo Miles stans vmspei,Bin.fo .:, :.! l : M.- io r Uurnjric oTwo Hotels at Hot in the Thir Virginia Regiment Comrbanti in Cuba, Goes m Zafiro to' Iave Hqng Kong in Rico, tH?J Natives Attacking of Spaniard! by er. i v i flour shing his reyolv- -vrio-Hir nUral ATUes returned "to ihis, he$.dquafters here" this afternoon. Hei w4s i grutly pleased by the I. ap 'pearanice orthe troops at i the j front. He witness athe target practice by the soldier! and was present at; a flag jraisingi at. (general "WJilson's camp this ttnornirtg, wich was accompanied by imusic jand cheers. While at ?! the frontj General ; Miles fnmTniiTiira.t!pJ?! -with General Macias regarding tHel depredations "i committed between th'l lines,- General Macias. re plied: courteously and they- jointly agreed to apprehend the offenders near their respe$ive lines.(. j General Macias said the Spanish i trqops-would! begin retiring- shortly, a.'-' i :' m i .-. -i . . The scommission ;oit ! Forto I itico wiu meet las.sfon as General Gordon reaches ' here: ; .It is .believed that the existing, .turmoil will cease upon the evacuation the island by the: Span ish, i iil'-m n i' si. l:U'-.;-.;i-; vr A-: Alarirting, imports, of threatened out rages continue to pour in but none of them tvere ?Confirmecf today. ; J j Ml The Chiefi urgess of Mile onrg,' Pa., says DeWit s Little fEarly Riser$ are the! best pilj he everj used In his fam ily duri o Jrty year of house keep ing. They I'-i cure i - constipation, f sick headache -feaid 'stomach and 'liver -oubles. S.fi ill in size ? hut srreat In results: R-TC Bella-! I . - i'i KTcnniiAii : i- ' . R. E. Piplcfn will nkn another excur sion to Nortblk Washington and ( Bal timore Augtii 23rd. Price from Glolds boro to Nortilk and return ;$2.50; : to Baltimore Sr:s "Washington i City and return tis $5. ' Train! leaves : Goldiboro Tuesday mining onj. arrival of rain from WilmijCston, August 23rd, i giving I you two da; s. in Baltimore or Wash- I'taSton " Clty.i Merchafata and business nnd visit & lit i more I or . "WnshlTiPnTi City.' One fist class rate frornl alj sta- tioris north of and - including, Rocky Point ;iintj included. For j further particulars frite ;to TTianas'pr. i i f 'is..! ttxi'- H.l. r; e. pipkin, - . Goldsboro, X, C' au 13!dwi;tf .i Sick i headivh. biliousness.! constipa tion and alHiVer and stomach troubles lean hei quiclcIy Ncured hy using dose fcmoiH little pilli knbnvjj as DeWitt's Little iJarlyj Risers. They are pleasant to take ant? ; never erSn. JES. t R. Bel- SPAIN'S As to Settlement pfj Affairs1 in i : - f . GMuch Trouble1. SAGASTA'S CLAIM 'FAR-FETCHED He Wants Indemnit for all Public in Cuba and Porto 1 RicoMany of Capitulation of Manila Kcceicdint War Dcpartiiicnt la ; Inspection of OimpJAlj;cr Inquiry in the Third Case Sent to General Crahani. jst io.- Washington; Augus - Premier. Sa- gasta's: claim as set forth' ini Madrid dispatches; that Spain J will expecj in-' demnity? for i all-'-government property, buildings, barracks, fortifications, j etc., in Cuba, Porto Rico, i and elsewhere, has! excited much comment,-as show ing: the difficult iuestions to -be treat ed: by the military aml'pece commis- sri!s. .In official' quarters : here there is ho disposition , to . make a ounter claim to' Sagasta's proposition, '(or this be don6 in due time before th6 commissions, and there is no purpose to outlin,e the government's policy in advance. - At the same time. ' fading officials expres's their individucl opin ion j that Premier Sagasta's claim- is very far-fetched, aslit-'issaid to be-the. established: rule of international i law that all public, property of a sovereign government passes, to the concjuerer when a change of territory occurs. Th rule is - equally well established that private property undergoes no Chang1. The question IsTsomewhat complicated ih the present': case by the fact! that Cuba and Porto Rico are not acquired strictly by conquest, but' (rather by mutual agreement. In the case of Cu ba the question is further complicated by the fact that the Xnlted States has not t; asserted'; a purpose to acquire or annex. ' thej territory, but ! merely to free it from! Spanish domination. . - ' The war department has received, the following: i - 1 - ' i ! ' "Hong Kong, August,- 20. ''Adjutant General, Washington, t. C: , "In assault on Man ilt 'August "13th General ;Anderson commanding divis ion General McArthur, First, brigade; General Greene, Second.' fosses were as follows: " ' , 1 "Killed -First- Sergeant" Holmes, As; toribattery; i Sergeant Crimins, Asror battery;: Bugler Patterson, Thirteenth Minnesota; Private Thollen, .Twenty third infantry; Priv-ute :Dinsmore, First California- ' I - "Wounded Captain Seabeck, Thir teenth iMirinesotaj serious; Captain Bjornstad. same - regiment, : i badly; Lieutenant Bunker, same regiment, slightly,:: and I forty enlisted men. .' . r j "MERRITT.' j The vfSLT i department received the following dispatch from General Mer ritt! late, this afternoon: -I ; i I il ? "Hong Kong-, August 2.0; Adjutant Oeneral, "Washington, D. C.: h "Touri cablegram of the 12Jh,i di recting military operations be suspend ed, (received afternoon of the 16th. Spanish j commander notified. Acknowl edge receipt of cablegram same ' date containing" proclamation of' president. - 1 I n, "MERRITT." - The war department-late this af ternodn! posted the following cable gram frpm General Merritt giving the terms of the icapitulation 6f Manila: I . ."Hong Kong, "August 20. 'Adjutant I General, Washington, D. C,: I "The fallowing! are the terms of the capitulation:! - ) r - "-.! ! i : "The Undersigned having appointed a commission to (determine the details' of the capitulation Jf the city, and defences.of- Manila and its suburbsahd the; Spanish forces stationed there, in accordance with 1 agreement: entered ilnto the prevjpus day by Major Gen eral: "Wesley Merritt, U. S. A.; Ameri can commander-in-chief in the Philip- pines, and his excellency, Don Fermin Jeademes, acting. gerteral'-n-chief . of the Spanish armyr-.in the Philippines, have agreed upon the following:. I v I " '1 The Spanish troops, : European andi native, - capitulate with the. city and defences, with all honors of war, depositing their' arms in the places designated- by the authorities of the United States and remaining in quar ters designated and under the United States authorities, until the conclusion of a treaty of, peace between the two belligerent nations, j , ! " 'AH persons Included in the capit ulation remain : at liberty, thfe i officers remaining in their respective homes, which shall be respected as long as they observe: the regulations . prescrib ed ! for their government7 and the law in force. - , " '2, Officers shal retain - their side arms, horses and private properties. All I public i horses and public property of all kinds shall be turned over to the stiff officers i designated by the Unit ed States. . ' f , I j ..,!:f3.. Complete returns in duplicate pf i??ien by organizations and full lists of public property and sftores shall be rendered to the United States within ten ; days .from this date. " '4. j AU - questions , relating to the repatriation of officers and men of the Spanish forces' and of. their families' anu oi tne expenses wnicn said- re patriation may occasion -shall be re- ! ferred to the government of the Urdt- ed States at I Washington. Spanish families may leave Manila ' at. any time convenient to them. Ttoe return of the arms surrendered by the Span ish forces- shall take place when they evacuate the city or' when the- Ameri can , army evacuates, j i s "i5. Officers , and men included fn thej capitulation shall be supplied by the! United! States according, to their rank: with, rations and necessary aid BDSITK )N Cuba to Cause km HuilJiAgs ana Other St itcs Property Complfcatc Q u est iiis- T-crra ? - Ktrprt of the Court of. jVirRtniavRef;imcnt . .v T j 1-.' untlS th' . conclusion:: peafti be t w etl-n: t h e U n 'pai.- All the. fund.- nf a trebly, toff ted Sraties Ainl xv the FpaniaJu fund nhall l bn treitury- andj all other turtS'd over to the' au U-ni&d Stated. ' -1 - , -. thoritK- of t-ha Thi5 jelty. itn ihh.bltant. it f uca'lonal eijabhshmeii'ts and Hr pri---.fi vat pro pert y of ail .l'cnptlni. are plarj:d under! ftpnolal; sf?K-uard pf Lh5 faith, an l ho bcjinof thi -American1 nr- my, 4- 'P. V. GltEEN, ,'IJrift-vliT lt S. ?A. t ! JR. I,. neraj .of Voluntt-rP :''.' !V;'- ll-i: U. 4. .--.!.. f; LTON". " Vaptatn. U. .5 'A':-CHARLIE A. lieutenant (Jolont-1 ' I"'.: i ' hi and, Ii5iector General. " 'It'itfnant Colonel and Judge Ad- - v.ite S-"NICHaLA iETiV PEXA;' t C, i . ' 'AuilitorfGeneratlExcts-. 1 V"ari;os;iu:vi:s, . - 'Colon ! I do ! Intrenleres. ; 'jo si: MARIA, ESTRADA. . ' , , "-Major 1 'i "MERRITT." 4 i A 3 w i A ic)m miss Jon, consisting of . SurgeoxJ Majffs ReedJ Vaughaxi- and Shakos- peam?;: began torl ay an iKaraination In to th sanitary' arrangfmentsf Camp a i gen: Itlfio w seeihs very j uncertain wheth er W, troop.4 at Dunnl "L.orinff Will go to 'J5ddleto n. Pa,, j as af scarcity of suit$J)Ie.. ground : and-water is reported. Gtii.ral I?ilti(r's sudeessor for the timr being i Ceneral ,Gobin ADfiRSE,TO THE j VIRGINIA- RECf Tl!ji report ft this riourt r.f -Inquiry n Ue case of the'Thjrd Virginiar has beer.jforwarc ed toGenVral Graham at Midftetown. Although nothing defll-nite--tan be learned in regard to this reptt it is 'believed tb be adverse to the rirgfnia regimentJ An investlga tionby a number of iortlcers has shown' thamost of the: : enlistjed men are dis--satisfied and desire toj return to .their fornjr occupations.. I', ' ii , -. ABspeclal to . Thv! Star from- Thor- ougbfare.'Va.; says thht orders recelv- ed .Cst-.--nigh : have foimpletely ; altered General Davis' i plans ) for" the .move- -mm! of his division. An indefinite stay at l hoxtoughfare has1 been onler ed On, acfcoujnt of t'h lack of .water at Mitlletown, Pa. Afiother reason is that sufficiejit grqund for the entire Second - corp. cannott pe- secured there for 4 reasonable period.. ' Officers are nw-aminlng ground in the vicinity. I of Thoroughfare;wi'th,a viewrof felect- 1 ing '"new calmp. sites. Some of the places' now occupied ;are low and damp,1 j Filth fhas already accummulated In ' dangerous a lantJtlesLandthere Is ur- gent'need fott'a change. It is expectedh---thae,fvery regiment will be on new; '!' ' p-rrtV4H twr Tmsi-.U,. t T.A i j ' il l, fest great disappojr tment at -the. -chahe'-in pans rega-ding the trans--fer jo Midd etown. ; ; Bgh Moore of; LaFatyette. IndT.. say that for constipation i -he has found u$Kinva Millie Ji:ariy ma b to be per fect ; They jaever '- gifipe. Try them for stomach and vllvei troubles; ; HJ .R...- Bellamy, i ; :,-.M , pe Cable to jntilla Opened W ashlngton. . Augus(?0.Major 'Gen eral '-Merritt has notified the war le vattint thiat the 'liable from Hong : Kong-.(i Mahilafis aain In operation; Thf; 'dispatch front General Merritt came direct from Manila and'waa're-' ceivetl at the warJ .department ,! at ' ll:12.,clock p. m. I( read' as follow:,' J !. "Manila. Atigust to. ' Adjutant General, Washington, D, C.i' "Gatile now working to this point. - . . :J ' i t t "MERRITT." ' Adjutant General rorbin I carried the dispatch to President McKinley; Ther .was a conference between them. Whila noininjr was I made public, it Is be lieveddispatchej "wei-e sent .direct from the president to bofth 1 Maior Gehira.l MerritJ and I Admiral Dewey, probablyH peiiiK-xpe gratneation at the na ture of 'the jterms ol capitulation j txf whichjUhe presiden had given Voice' during! Jhe evening. i- - The RrJ is the Ugfcec grade bkia powaW 0wa ACtaal tesUsaow it eaea eaa. i tkifd farther taaalaay ether brtad. ' 1! 1.5 :. VI Absolutely Puro l ' ' t' :: m - - ' . 6 . .. I . : - B hi 1 I lamy. as thought they f were prisoners of " war At M!ftg PCWBCII CO., new VOWC rv:t: f:: -. - -- ' - - ' - :
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Aug. 21, 1898, edition 1
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