.I
Stats LiXnry
4) ;
PROTECTION ! INDUSTRY ! ENTERPRISE 1 PROSPERITY 1
VOLUME 30.
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1898.
KU1IBER
THE SURREN
DER A FACT.
TOUAL WAS CONQUERED.
IHs:- Coutract Now on Hand.
TltANSPORTATION BURKAU FORIIED.
for Spain.
Owing: to the important mission of
Commodore Watson's squadron, and
the possibility of a long absence from
an American port, every magazine on
the ships will be full when they sail.
Admiral Sampson recently made re
quisition for the ammunition supplies.
as these had run low as a result of the
engagement with Cervera's squadron,
and the frequent shelling of Santiago.
One load already has been taken down
on a supply ship, and the Yankee now
fills up the full quota. Each battle
ship will have about 200 tons of pow
der, with 50 or TO of the largest 12-inch
or 13 inch shells according to the size
of the big guns; 70 to 80 eight inch
shells; 200 to COO of the shells for C-
pounders and other medium-sized
guns, and 500 to 800 rounds for the
small rapid tire truns. The cruisers
allow
ance, without the shells for, the 12 and
.lo-iucii guns. Asiue iroui tins equip
ment of shellsj the squadron is well
proviuea witn sonu armor piercing
shot. There has been ho call for the
renewal of the supply of the armor-
piercing shells, as Admiral Sampson's
Meet seems to have used very few of
them thus far, confining their work to
the big explosive shells. The latter,
although not made for armor piercing,
are tested by the Navy Department to
pass through four inches of solid steel
hot exploding until through the steel.
They have done such execution that
JAdmiral Sampson has reserved almost
ins enure siock oi armor piercing
shells. The Department will Hot set
a time for Commodore Watson's
squadron, but with the delivery of the
Yankee's supply of' ammunition very
UNDER A
CIEBA TREE
TER31S ARE DRAWN UP.
Details of the Surrender.
TORAL'S VAIN EHFOKTS FOR TIME.
Colonel Mocker and Colonel Bird Will Ar
rnzt for the bhlpment of the Captured
Army to 5paln Preparation Under
Way lot the Expedition to
Porto KIco.
Washington, July 1C The fact
that appeared at last satisfactorily icarry approximately the same
.... .... . . . : I . . . . ' . . . . . '
ftat)li9Ueu tins evening, after another
Jl hours' active cable correspondence
with General Shafter, was that the
Spanish army had surrendered; About
thiit. there could be no doubt, but un
fortunately the. details are still a great
deal becloudnd, as set out in General
Charter's last dispatch, c It is realized
here that the terms imposed by the
commissioners as to the removal of the
Spanish troops, now augmented to a
lormiuauie .total, involve grave re
sitonsibility for our i government.
Still, the staffs corps of the "Wax De
partment have risen soi well to meet
Hvery emergency as it Occurred that
there can be no doubt, of their ability
to solve large questions presented by
tue necessity or removing tms army
across the Atlantic. Fortunately,
Secretary Alger, in anticipation of
heavy demands upon the Department I few days will be lost before this for-
A. 1 ' A. A. a i I ' a. f - . .5 ' Ml t 1- J M
midable squadron will be headed for
Spain. . ' ; : 1 :
THE STAMP ON KILLS OF LADINQ.
in the matter or transportion. has
created a new bureau to take charge
of that subject alone. This will be
known as the bureau of transportation
una will be directed by Col. Hecker,
(n tl, fi..IQl,al.a. I Asitant Attornay General Boyd's Decision
t tlw Wnr H,.nnrt!npnt nVovml lik i on the Duty of Railroad, and Express
executive abilities. His chief assistant j companies.
will be Col. Hird, of the quartermas- j The following is the full text of As
tcr'n denartment. which was former! v sistant Attorney General Boyd's de-
clulrged with all matters relating to pision under the war revenue act rela-
transportation. jtive to the duty of railroad companies,
The atmearance of (ieneral lirooke express companies ana otuer common
nt the War Dcimrtuiont to dav' pavfi tarriers in stamping bills of ladinpr,
------- j -
roKcn oi me piirpos or me aumims- I iuiicatj, cic. i
At Plrst Insisted That Ha Had Been MImiii-
deTstood and That There Was No 5nrren
deV, at Least Until Madrid Was Utmrd
From Wanted tha Word CapltM
latlon' Usod Instead of
Surrender
Copyright, 1898, by Associated, Press.
At General Wheeler's Headquarters,
Before Santiago de Cuba, July 15, 10
a. m., ; via Kingston, July 1C, 7:2o a.
m.The preliminary basis for the
capitulation of the Spanish forces in
eastern Cuba was agreed to and
signed under a picturesque cieba tree.
half way between the lines, shortly
after midnight. Our commissionera
were invited to enter the city by those
representing General Toral, but the
invitation was declined, and the con
ference was held under the spreading
cieba, just such a tree as that under
which Columbus assisted at the cele
bration of mass, on his first landing in
Cuba, near Havana.
At the very outset a hitch occurred,
owing to a misunderstanding of what
was said at the personal interview be
tween General Shafter and General
i
Toral, at noon. At that time our in
terpreter, translating the language of
General Toral, had given Generals
Shafter, Miles and Wheeler distinctly
to understand that Captain General
Blanco had consented that the com
missioners should have plenary pbw
ers to negotiate the terms of surren
tier, sucn terms as tney agreeu upon
to be
mend the matter, to Washington. .
At 4 o'clock General Toral returned
to the city to consult with General
Linares, who had been eironeoutly re
ported dead.! General Toral and th
Spanish commissioners j returned at
CuX), saying they desired; a still fur
ther change in the phraseology of the
articles, and; suggested i a postpone
ment of the negotiations : until morn
ing. This General Wheeler finulj
declined. Thereupon a recess was
taken until 9 0. The commieioners
returned at that hour and the articles
were again gone over In detail Vari
ous changes of verbiage, which tended
only to soften the sound of the terms
without affecting the sense, were pro
posed by the Spaniards, and our com
missioners accepted practically all of
than, : M '
Shortly after midnight General
Wheeler suggested that the good faith
of the Spanish commissioners be tet:
ed.'- All the articles were re-read, and
each commissioner in turn was asked
if they were satisfactory. When they
replied in the affirmative. General
Wheeler asked them to affix their sig
natures. This the- apoeared reluc
tant to do, but they could not well re
fuse. When all had siraed. the com.
,
missioners separated; to meet again at
9:80 in the morning. i
The present municipal authorities
are to have control of the city until
the Spanish troops are embarked.
The Spanish troops from other points
are to be embarked at the nearest
port. Refugees are to return to their
homes, but not until the sanction is
received, and the same applies to the
removal of obstructions at thb month
of the harbor. Pending this, how
ever. Miss Clara Barton; and the Red
Cross agents, with supplies, are to be
allowed to enter the city over the line
of the Juragua Railroad. The water
man which was
y h
The Surrender
of Santiago.
SL'ANISH FLAG TAKEN DOWN
Old
Glory" Unrurled in Its
Place.
A VIEW OF TME HARBOR.
City Showed'No Traces of Th Boss bar aaM at
Under Morro Castle, Harbor of San
tiago de Cuba, July 17, n p. tn. via
Play'a Del Este, Province of Santiago
de Cuba, July 17, (delayed in trans
mission) At exactly nine o clock this
morning the Spanish flag was lowered
from the staff crowning the heights
.upon which battered Morro Cattle
spreads half-way. The ceremony at
testing the defunct soverignity of
CI f A 1 r m . . . .
opain in uns pan oi tne workl was
witnessed by a few Spanish and Ameri
can troops on shore and by the Brook
lyn, New York, Vixen and Vesuvius.
cut is to be repaired I lyR within a few hundred yards of
todayj No. Cubans are to be allowed tne harbor entrance. Almost immedi
to enter the city. All the artillery ately after, the ilag was hauled down
and the batteries at the harbor en- 8tani launches commanded by Lieu-
ttiition to begin immediately prepara
tiohs for the dispatch of a military
xpedition ttgaint Porto Rico. The
general made what is regarded ujron
the whole as a satisfactory report as
tt the Kinitary conditions existing at
Camp Thomas, aud showed that the
trtxms were in a condition now to
h-ave for' Porto Rico, if calleil upon.
' it is understootl that twor weeks tune
will be requireI to assemble the trans
ports, ;get ''the troops and supplies
aboard-at one of the most available
a orts, which in this case is likely
to be Newport Jews, owing to the
successful outcome of the last expetli
tioii from that port, and sail away for
Porto Rico.
Luckily for the navy, Santiago has
npitulated just on the eve of the
hurricane season in the West Indies.
The big battleships are able to go
through this weather with discomfort,
but the smalleu. blockade boats will
tiud the task of continuing the block
ade fraught with positive danger. It
is, however, the intention at any cost
to tighten the lines of blockade, par
ticularly at those port connected
with Havana by rail. The surrender
of the eastern end of the Island to the
United States will affect some ports of
refuge foa our naval vessels in case of
absolute need.
tWretAry Long has decided that
Admiral Cervera may secure a parole
it certain details can be arranged, and
he wishes to do so. The admiral is
'M1" , wun nis fellow officers and
prisoners at Anuapolis to might.
Commander Bronson of the auxili
ary cruiser YankW, was in conference
with Secretary Ixng to-day, arrang
iw uie trip or nts ship with the
largo of ammunition for Commodore
Watson squadron in its attack on
ine coast, or paiu. The Yankee is at
! h a
.or:oiK ana win sail to-morrow for
SantUgo. She will reach there about
next lucsuay, ana tne nig stock of
ammuxiltiou' will then be pUced
ahoard the battleships and cruiers
I hold that the law . makes it the
duty of every railroad, steamboat
company, carrier, express company or
porporation. Or persbu whose occupa
tion it is to act as such, to issue to tlie
' i ' ; '
snipper, consigner, or his agent, or.
person from whom any goods are ac
cepted for transportation, a bill of
lading, manifest, or some other evi
dence of the receipt of goods, wares,
merchandise received for carriage and
transportation, and that this bill of
lading, mauifest, or memorandum re
quires a revenue stamp of the value of
1 cent affixed to it and canceled. In
case of failure to issue such bill Of lad
ing, manifest, or other memorandum.
the law imposes a penalty of $-0 upon
the raiiroau, steam ooat company.
carrier, express company or corpora
tion, or person guilty of such failure.
The law (section 7) further provides
that if anv. person or persons shall
make, sign, or issue, or cause to , be
made, signed, or issued, any instru
ment, document, or paper of any kind
or description whatever requiring a
stamp, without the stamp being
affixed thereto, such person or persons
shall be guilt j of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction, shall pay a fine of
not more than $100 at the discretion
of the court. The purpose of the : law
Is clear. It was t tax the carrier and
not the shipper; and these provisions
undoubtedly ax upon express com-
panies, railroad companies, and other
carriersrincludeil within the provision
of the law, the duty of provision.
amxinrr and cancel! ntr the stamp re
quired upon the bill of lading, maul
fest, or memorandum for the receipt
of goods received for shipment and
their failure to provide, affix, and
cancel such stamp subjects them to
the penalties provided by the law.
It is suggested that some of these
carriers and express companies are
refusing to receive goods for shipment
until the shipper pay the tax. Whilst
it is not myi province to advise as to
tlie recourse which the shipper may
This, transference of 'powder and shells I have In instances of this; kind, T? I
i ' . 1 I . '
it clehcate oieration retinlrtnt- it-
- 1 n
i it is prouaoia that the .week will
"in nn'i;;, u..uip U1S SUU llie re-
' utngoi the lanketi wm permit the
"luuuryu iu uciuaiiy gei unaer way
am sure that the laws arts ample to re
quire pub carriers and express com
panies to receive sroods tendered for
shipment or surTer
.refusal.
damages for click
bindmjr upon both parties.
Something was said about a notifica
tion to the Madrid government, but
General Shafter insisted that. the cap
itulation had been actually agreed to,
and that no further consent of the
Madrid government was required. -
When the commissioners met, short
ly after 2 o'clock in the. afternoon,
those in behalf of General Toral (Gen
eral Escario, Lieutenant Colonel For-
tan and Robert Mason, the British
vice consul,) combated at once the
idea that the capitulation in fact had
actually taken place. The consent of
Madrid, they, insisted, was still neces
sary; but, at the same, time, they
claimed strongly that it would be
forthcoming, as Captain General
Blanco had authorized, it, and the
home government would do the same.
General Toral, who was personally
present,! and who in fact directed the
negotiations in his own behalf, said he
had never been overruled by the cap
tain general. Still, he added; until
Madrid had' sanctioned it; Santiago
had not capitulated.
All this was extremely unsatisfac
tory to our commissioners, who" clung
tenaciously to the understanding Gen
eral Shafter had received earlier in the
day. Finally, with the question of
whether or not the Spanish forces had
actually surrendered still open, the
commissionera proceeded to the con
sideration of the preliminaries.
Captain Miles had drawn up thir
teen articles of a general nature, and
these were submitted to General Toral
personally. He made a strong appeal
that the word 'capitulation" be used
instead of the harsher term "surren
der," and that his army be allowed to
march out, the officers with their side
arxne, and the men with their small
arms. J-e said they could afterward
be sent to Spain, either on the same
ships with the troops or on some oth
er ships. General Toral further re
marked that he expected oar commis
sioners, as representatives of a brave
and chivalrous people, would, not seek
to humiliate his army or make it ap
pear that he was vanquished. As
brave men, his soldiers desired to go
home with honor. They hai simply
yielded to superior force, and they
would prefer dying to going Jjome
without their honor. '
v Our toniciissioners conld not reiUt
this appeal, but they said it lay be
yond the tenns laid down by oar gov
ernment and they could only reco in
tra nee to be left intact, and .we are to
obtain possession of the gun-boat in
thcliwrbor. Tne troops which were
landed at Siboney, but which were
not brought up, are to be sent back
on board the transports immediately.
The condition of Santiago is said to
be dreadful, with filth and stench
everywhere. There is much sickness
among the Spanish soldiers, due to
bad and insufficient food, and "there
are many yellow fever cases in the
hospitals. ,
Spain's flag goes dows to-pat.
Washington, July 1G, 9 p. m. The
following message lias just been re
ceived and given out to- Adjutant
General Corbin: f
"Camp Near Santiago, July 1C
The surrender has been; definitely set
tled and the arms will be turned over
tomorrow morning, and the troops
will be marched out as! prisoners of
war. The Spanish colors will be
hauled down at 0 o'clock and the
American flag hoisted. :
"SHAFTER."
entered
tenants Hobsou and Tr'vor
theiarbor, penetratinfir a. far as the
firing stations of the submarines.
These mines were judged to be not so
formidable as expected, and later hi
the afternoon they were all exploded
under the supervision of the Vixen. It
was seen that two mines had been ex
ploded at the time of the entrance of
the Merrimac Into the channel of San
tiago harbor, but It is not thought
probable that either of thin had any
thing to do with the - finking of the
craft.
MESSAGES TO SHAFTER.
WE KEEP TME GUN5.
The PrttJ4at aad Secretary Alffr 57 Thmt
ihm Rill ! AH ta Srrt4trta Sr
f LrdiWIUK.pt by tn Valtd
3tU.
Washington, July lfl.-The arms
surrendered by the Spanish soldiers at
Santiago to General Shaf ter will be
kept by the United States government.
This conclusion, , reached late this af
ternoon by the President and Secre
tary Alger, was made public by the
latter as be left his office, after 6
o'clock this evening.
AU those who have arms will turn
them over to this government. This is
final." These were th Secretary's
words when asked for information on
the subject. "And," he added la re
sponse to a farther inquiry and to clear
any doubt that might exist on the sub
ject, "the rifles will not be returned to
Spain."
This decision of the President ap
plies alike to those Spanish soldiers
who have not been engaged with the
United States troops, as well as to
tho who have been participants in
the recent battles. ; 1
Tb President o4 Secretary Alter Telegraph
Word of CoxTataltln anj Prair.
Washington, July 1C The follow- -ing
messages were sent today by Pres
ident McKinley and Secretary IL A.
Alger:
'To General Shafter, commanding
Front, Near Santiago, Playa.
"The President of .the United State
sends to you and your brave army the
profound hanka of the American peo
ple for the brilliant achievement at '
Santiago, resulting in the surrender of
the city and all of the Spanish troop
and territory nnder General Toral.
Your splendid command, has end a red
not only the banish ips and sacrifices
iacident to campaign and battle but
in streets of heat and weather, has
triumphed over obstacles which
would have overcome men less brave
and determined. One and all bav
displayed the most conjplcuoas gal
lantry and earned the gratitude of the
nation. The hearts of the people tarn
with tender sympathy to the sick and
wounded. May the Father of Mercies
protect and comfort them.
signed "wm. Mckinley.-
-To Major General Shafter, Front,
Near Santiago, Playa:
"I cannot express tn words my grat
itude to yoa and your heroic men.
Your work has been well done. God
bless yon alL
Signed) "IL A- ALGER,
"Secretary of War."
Washington, July 1C, 3:13 p. tn.
The following has been received at
the White House:
"Playa Del Ete, Jaly 15. tU Hajti,
Camp Near Santiago, July 1.
"To the Prrk!enJ
Oliver Bro., the editors and pro
prietors of the Milton j Ileral d, have
sold it to Mr. Ogden F. Crowion. The
Observer wULc the new inanageiscnt
the greatest success. Charlotte Qber-
Ter. 1 ' i
I thank you
yoa for yonr
and my army thanks
congrataUtory telegram of - today. 1
ara proud to ay evrry on in it rr-
formevl hi daty galUntly. Your
iun,i will 13 read to every reglrsnt
in the anay at txy liAsorrvrr,
S guedl '..'SHAFTEK
Miajor UciierxL