PROTECTION ! INDUSTRY 1 ENTERPRISE ! PROSPERITY !
VOLUME 30.
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1898.
HUUBKR
I All I
WASHINGTON LETTER
r
THE TERMS
nADE SPAIN
LIBERAL.
ABE VERY
IF SPAIN SEEKS DELAY
V BE PUSHED.
WAR WILL
notoriety were what ttiey were read
ing, not a statement of facts, not a
true or. fair representation of the ae
tlonjof officers, nor the truth regarding
the situation' in the field, but a low,
libellous, scandalous villiflcation of
honorable men.
Sickness continues to increase in
Gen. Shatter's army at a rate that
PONCE CAPTURED.
CAMBON
WITH
IN
THE
CONFERENCE
PRESIDENT !
Oar Preparation for Pnshlag the Gaatpeiga
I in Parte Rico Has Not Beea Stopped
(Regular Correspondent.)
Washington, Aug. 1st, -President would be alarming were it not for the
McKinley's reply to the Spanish "feel- small number of deaths. As It is,
ern as to the terms, upon which; we there is much uneasinesf, and plans
would negotiate peace, which Is now for bringing the men back to the U.
in the hands of the Spanish Ministry, 6. at the earliest possible moment are
is not only liberal, it is, under the cir- I being perfected.
SURRENDERS TO THE NAYY..
ChiefCitj in Porto Rico Occu.
pied by Gen. Miles.
POPULACE SALUTE THE STAR3 AKX
STRIPES Wmi ENTHUSIASM.
cumstances magnanimous. It provid
es for the evacuation of Cuba and Por
to Rico, the former to have an indepen
dent government, under the protec
tion of the U. and that the latter
shall become our property, Spanish
troops upon both to be sent home at
the pmense of Strain, and leave , the
Dispatches from Admiral Dewey,
and Gen. Merritt, who has arrived and
taken command of the army, have in
creased the apprehension that -we
shall have to whip both the Spaniards
and the insurgents before the Manila
campaign is over. It is expected that
fon XlArvft' o tw! A 1 I r-a 1 T)avo- wilt
OUt lNOt (Jne WOrCl Ot lniOrma.tl0n question of what shall be done with make a combined land and water at-
the Philippine islands, to be settled tack on Manila in a few days, if the
afterwards. If Spain is wise, she jwill Spanish do not meet their, demands
loose no time in accepting these terms, for surrender, and if Spain does not
as it is very certain that if the war is accept our terms of peace. Then it
continued the terms will grow harder will be seen whether they will have' to
and harder, but for Spain to display fight the insurgents.
wisdom will be a new thing under; the
Leaked Out Philippine Ques
tion the Most Interesting, j
Washington, Aug. 3. After a con
ference on the peace question lasting
an hour this afternoon between the
President and M. Cainbon, the French
ambassador, the latter acting as the
TERMS OF PEACE.
"Spain to Relinquish All Claim of Sovareign-
:'.-"' I". ty Over Cuba. '".'"'
I Washington. Aug. 2. -The follow-
representative of Spain, Secretary Day ing ia an offipial statement given out
a At 1 11. L . J I'
by authority of the president today
as the terms of peace offered by the
United States:
! f :' - 1 a e. .a
eiou m regara to me negotiations as
to peace between the United States
and Spain, it is deemed proper to say
that the terms offered by the United
states to Spain in the note handed to
emerged from the white house and an
nounced that today's conference was
iuclusive, wherefore the parties to it
had agreed to say nothing publicly as
to what had occurred.
The secretary did not appear to be
discouraged as he made this statement,
though he admitted that no time had
been set for another conference.
From this it is gathered that the long
expected answer of the Spanish Gov
ernment to the President's note upon
I eing received had turned out to be
just ns it was expected either a coun
ter proposition or a request for a fuller
statement in detail upon some of the
heads of the Presidents note.
Up to the middle of the afternoon it
.was stated by 'all. parties concerned
that the Spanish answer had not been
received;. that the only formal -note
that had come to hand was one from
the Madrid cabinet to Ambassador
Cnmboh asking for information upon
some points that were not clear to the
Spanish minister. However, just after treaty of peace which shall determine
three ocloclc the secretary or uie
sun. ne r rencn Aiuuaseauur, wuuia
noW aUo the Spanish Minister, accept
ed the terms, but. of course, his ! ac
ceptance goes for nothing until con-'
firmed by Spain.
Our preparations for pushing the
campaigns in Porto Rico and in the
Philippines have not been stopped to
ANOTHER LETTER FROM SCHLEY.
He Deelluea to Appropriate' to Himself What
Ought to be Shared With All.
Macon, Ga., Aug. 2. The following Gen, Henry with bis brigade at Yauco,
lavadeiV EathaslaJtlc . WeleaePort
Rlcaaa Declare They Are Aavertcang aoJ
Will Jala Oar Artar.
Port of Ponce, Porto Rico, via the .
Island of St. Thomas, D. W. I., July
23. The port of Ponce surrendered to
Commander C. II. Davis, of tht
auxiliary gunboat Dixie, yesterday.
There was no resistance and tht
Americans were welcomed with en
thusiasm. Maj. Gen. Miles arrived,
here this morning at daybreak with
Gen. Ernst brigade and Gen. Wil
son's division on transports. Gen.
Ernst's brigade immediately started
for the town of Ponce, three miles In
land, which capitulated this afternoon.
The American troops are pushing;
toward the mountains and will join
In order to remove any misapprehen- await Spain's answer, and will not be
stopped, and if Spain refuses the terms
or attempts to gain time by quibbling,
the plans for sending Commodore Wat
son's fleet to Spain, which were defer
rd in order to trive SDain a chance to
French embassy M. Thiebaut, called
at the state depart uientand arranged
with Secretary Day for a meeting be
tween the President and the ambassa
dor at 3:43 o'clock. As already stated,
after conferring for an hour the par
ties separated, having been unable to
reach a conclusion as to the acceptance
by Spain of tho peace conditions laid
dowu by the President and binding
.themselves to the observance of the
Ktrictest secrecy as to the proceedings
until further progress has been made.
Thus it Is practically assured in ad
vance that any attempt to state what
occurred at today's meeting at the
white house will be nothing mora
than pure guess work. ;
Ts-L: r. x , I ask for oeace.' will at once be carried
last are in substance as follows: out. It is doubtful whether any other
:! The president docs not put forward country than the U. S. would have
any claim for pecuniary indemnity, so generous to a defeated foe as
i.... it: v . .. nnt tn insist uDon the na vment of a
uufc requires tue reunquisumeni; oi tail I " . , . .
large money inuemuiij io
doubtful whether the Spanish chara
ter is capable of appreciating ' that
generosity. ; "
The results of the first week of the
campaign of Gen. Miles in Porto Rico,
have been more than pleasing to
President McKinley and every member
of his Cabinet, notwithstanding the
attempt on the part of some j of the
yellow journals, to create the impres
sion that the relations of Secretary
Alger end Gen. Miles had become un
friendly because the latter had not
conducted the campaign in accordance
with Alger8 orders. The same sort of
stories were circulated aoout. secre
tary Alger and Gen. Shafter while the
Santiago campaign was under way,
but Gen. Shafter has since stated that
he was allowed to conduct his cam
paign on his own judgment, and. was
never at any time hampered j in the
slightest degree by orders from the
War Department. It is well knOwn
in Washington that General Miles has
suDreme control of the Porto Rican
letter has been received from Commo
dore W. S. Schley, by Mr. A. W.
Reese, of Macon:
"Flagship Brooklyn,.
'My Dear Mr. Reese: I thank you
for your note of congratulation. I am
afraid I am being praised more than I
which has been cant a red hr onr
troops.
A fight before the ' latter plac on
Thursday last was won by the Ameri
can volunteers. The Spaniards am
bushed eight companies of the Massa
chusetts and Illinois regiments, but
the enemy was repulsed and drivecr
back a mile to a ridge, where the
deserve for a simple act of duty to Spanish cavalry charged, and rtr
which my whole training In life has I routed bv our infant r v.
claims of sovereignty over or title to
the island of Cuba, as well as the im
mediate evacuation by Spain of the is
land; the cession to the United States
and immetliate evacuation of Porto
Rico and other islands under Spanish
sovereignty in the West Indies, and
the like cession of an island in the La-
drones. The United States will occupy
and hold the city, bay and harbor of
iiiauiia, peuumg me conclusion oi a
been directed. The victory was won
by all who were engaged, and the peo
ple's thanks are more due to them than
to me, and I feel that 1 could not ap
propriate to myself what ought to be
shared with all.
Very sincerely yours,
"V. S. SCHLEY."
THE BALANCE SHEET OF WAR.
the control, disposition and govern
ment of the Philippines. If these terms
are accepted by Spain in the entirely
lit is stated that commissioners will be
named by the United States to meet
commissioners on the part of Spain or
the purpose of concluding a treaty t of
peace on the basis above indicated.
List of the Losses on Uoth SUJe..
With the fall of Santiago the third
month of the Spanish American war is
brought to a close. Victory has been
the reward of the best equipped bat
talions, if not always the heaviest.
Both Americans and Spaniards have
shown that they can fight with con
spicuous courage. Mere animal bra
very, however, has been hopelessly
beaten when it had to contend with
m . A. I ft we? A. . A. A 9 .
courage reimorceu oy a xuorougn i oi ine unitea ouiies, in
Gen. Garretson led the fight with
the men from Illinois and Massachu- -fetts,
. and the enemy retreated to
Yauco, leaving our dead on the field
and several wounded. None of our.
men were killed, and only three were
slightly wounded.
The wounded are Capt. Gihon Bar
ret. Private James Drummond, and
Private II. C. Gary.
The Porto Ricaus are glad thj
American troops have landed, and nay
they are all Americans, and will join
our army.
The roads are good for military pur
poses. Our troops are. healthy, and
Gen. Miles says the campaign will be
snort and vigorou.
Gen. Miles has issued the following:
proclamation:
In the prosecution of the war against
the kingdom of Spain by the people
the cause of
ji Pearson Renominated.
Congressman Pearson was
nated by acclamation by the
trict Republican Convention
Asheville yesterday.
re-nomi-9th
dis
held in
ILLITERACY IN SPAIN.
i Was Right In Sticking te His Promise.
j " - -
I The Wadesboro Messenger-Intelli
gencer says that Senator Pritchard
has made good his promise to State
- a v-V m m ' m
senator uaom, oi Anson, to secure
him an office, by haying him appointed
forest inspector at a salary of f 6.50 a
day. and our oontemnorarv adds: It
.a wvaaa ww a w4MVMWt t m its w VUVUI -
There Are Unable to Rid or Write. trayed his party and voted for Pritch-
The Philadelphia! Commercial Mu- axd for United States Senator." I It
heum has compiled from the officials I seems to us that a more correct state
fiimres of Snain a few ddnrtlnna tan. I ment of the case would be that fin
dfng to show reasons for the deplora- J oting for Pritchard in the last
hie conditionpf that country. Ilature, Odom stood up like a man j to
The nonulatlon of that mnntrv i I the trade entered into between the
estimated at 13.000,000, and nearly I Populists and Repubhcans when
halt this number liave no employment. Butler was elected to the Senate for
Accordmg to the census 8,726,519 are the long term and Pritchard for the
Mated to have uo trade or profession, short term. That Butler went back
and of these 6,764, 40G are women- I on the bargain Is no reason why the
The agricultural census is the largest, I honest men of the Populist party
and is eoiuxsed of 4 033 291 men. shall have done so. Odom was "quite
while 92.531 wouienwftrw in tViA fiM. I right in sticking to It Charlotte Ob-
The total number of persons unable to I server. I
campaign, which was planned by him- 1 point. 'or has it enabled her to in-
reau or write is estimated at 6,104,470,
of whom 3,417, are men. The'
schools of the country are attended by
1.733,720 pupils of both sexes, for
whose instruction there are 39.592
teachers. C4.G24 of whom are men.
The following table snows the nuin
Vr of arsons engaged in various
pursuits: Public employes, 97,257;
I.f nsioners,. 01.000; physicians, niale,
U77; female, 73. Writers, male 1,171;
female, 32; actors and actresses, 3,479;
male servanU, 3,407, female servants.
:1 9,506. Professional ' beggars, male,
i.279; female, 51.94S; priesU and
Juouks, 43,329; nuns, e9.519,
A flrDowell Mas Was KIUe4 In the Battle oT
San t la re.
Marios, IJuly 31.- Mrs, Margaret
Haney, an aged widow lady who live
six miles south of here, has Just re
self, and that neither President lie
Kinley nor Secretary Alger has inter
fered; with him or expect to have any
cause to do so. The administration
has the utmost confidence in General
Miles. That confidence has been fol
ly justified by what he has accomplish
ed in a single week. The entire south
ern end of the island, including IU se
cond city and a number of smaller
ones, is under our flag; and not & tin
trie American life has been lost. II ur
er . ....
rah for Miles!
Brigadier General Chat. P. Eagan,
Commissary General of the Army bas
made public a scratching denuncia
tion of Mr. Robert B. Roosevelt, for
having written a letter to the Secre
tary of the Sons of the American Rev
olution, charging shameful incapacity
or infamous dishonest in the commis
sary department. The tenor of Gen-
Eagan's remarks, which make a column
of noo pari el may b judged from the
following quotation: "Notoriety is
what Mr. Roosevelt wants, and he Is
bound to have it. He deserves ithe
stayed at home. "He did right to stay
at home. Notoriety is what he is af-
ceived a letter from her son, James, ter; we see it in every line of liU wnt-
announcing the death of his father.
Daniel W. Hanev. lie was Jailed In
the battle at Santiago.
McDowell county had four boys in
the battle at Santiago. Tom Brown
and Edward McCall making the fourth
with the Haney brothers.
i Robert Young, who shot and killed
Chris Conley, at Bakersville, last
week, and was also shot badly by
Corner, is rapidly recovering from his
wounds. Charlotte Observer.
ing. 1 He carefully avoids giving a
name or a date. Of course, we know
why. He could not do it and tell the
truth. But he could manufacture a
letter in such sbp and form a to
bring I misery and dhtress, to every
father and mother, wife and sister , of
the men at the front, who did . not
know that the dUingenious represea
tatisa of a lawyer for the purpose of
"hnowledge. of the weapons which liberty, justice, and humanity., its
modern science has placed 4 in the military forces have come to occupy
hands of governments. The willing- the Island of Porto Rico. They come
nessofthe Spanish soldier to. die In bearing the banners of freedom, In-
the last ditch, and of the Spanish sail- spired by a noble purpose, to seek thr
or to go down with' his ship has not enemies of our government and of
prevented Spain being beaten at every I yours, and to destroy or capture all
in armed resistance. They bring you
the fosteiing arms of a free people,
whose greatest power Is justice and
Y..mnttr all llrlr.r wltf.ln (t..lt-
fold. Hence, they release you from
your former political relations, and it
is hoped this wilt be followed by your
cheerful acceptance of the government
of the United States.
The chief object of the American
military forces will be to overthrow
the armed authority of Spain, and.
give the people of your beautiful
island the largest measure of liberty
consistent with this military occupa
tion. They have not come to make
war on the people of the country, who
for centuries have been oppressed.,
but, on the contrary, they bring pro
tection not only to yourselves but to
your property, promote your pros
perity, and bectow the Immnnitiee
and blessings of our enlightenment
and liberal institutions and govern
ment. It U not their purpose to Interfere
with the exiiting laws and customs
which are wholesome and beneficial
to the people, so long as they conform
to the rules of the military adminis
tration, order, and justice. This If
not a war of !eva!at!oa aud desoU-
control of the military and naval
forces the advantage and bleiiingiof
ealightexied ciTilixatioiu
flictany considerable damage upon
her enemy. This can be proved by
placing side by side the losses suffer
ed by the combatants in the first three
months of the war: .
8PAMSH LOSS.
21 war ships.
' "21 merchant vessels.
1,200 sailors killed,
1.300 tailors prisoners.
Santiago and neighborhood.
Fourth Army Corps (12,000 to 15,000
men.)
, Lad rone Islands.
AMERICAN LOSS.
1 merchant vessel. .
Under 50 sailors killed and wounded.
COO soldiers wounded.
1,500 soldiers wounded.
Such comparisons as these must
speedily convince even the most san
guine of Spanish ministers that fur-,
ther fighting will only result In fresh
disasters for Spain, without inflicting
serious injury upon the United States.
London News.
TAR-HEELS OOSOCTH.
The North CereUawa RegUeent Left Raleigh
Yeeterdejr Alleraeee CeetpenUe 4
rett! lee-
Tbe Second Regiment ' North Caret?
Ilea Volunteers broke camp at Ral
eigh yesterday afternoon. Comiames
B, H. K, and L, Captains Bell, Wag
ner, MacRae and
If you have been skk you will Sal
Gibson patsed I Hood's Sa rsa pari Ua the best medicine
for St Sision s Ixdan-A !rrcgth.