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The Palmer's Friend. rrBLISHED WEEKLY AT MORGANTON. - - N. CAROLINA- WAR NKWS KPITOMIZKI. Briefly Told for the Hurried Reader. Sunday. The forma! surrender cf Santiago and occupjing of thesuruo by the American troops. The bnrreuder includes 17,000 rifles and several mod ern coast defence iins. The Ataerica:i flag raised at high noon with iu;pieive ceremonies. Santiago will i;ot le tr.rn ed over to the Cnbun3 for the i ic-on. The harbor of Santiago was opened .tad Bteam launches from the -firooklyu, New York and Vixen entered the har bor. Great activity Hinoa? the trcopa at Tampa. Arrangements for the I 'or to KiCan oxpeditioa discussed at . the White House. ' Mo:iay. Gen. Miles with some ar: tillery and troopa left Siboney, Cuba, for Porto Itieo. A state paper i-sued by direction of President McKinley end cabled to (Jen. Shafter for the ;hUd lishmentof a government for -Santiago and adjacent country. A dispatch to Washington stated lhat the number of yellow fever cases was '.I'rO. Bombard ment of Mauzauillo. Gen. AugTi&ti call ed upon to surrender by Gen. Asuiual do, but declared his intention of carry ing on the fight. Mobs burn public buildings in Spain. Col. W. J. liryau'a regiment has started for the front. Tuesday News from Cuba indicates a growing contempt by the American troops for their Cuban allies. Gen. Garcia declined au invitation to attend the ceremony of raising the American flag over Santiago. A shooting scrape among private soldiers at Jacksonville. Admiral Sampson claimed the seven large merchant vessels in Santiago harbor as prisoners, of the navy and wanted to put prizeirews on came, but Gen. Shafter chimed them as prisoners of the army and refused to recognize Admiral Sampson's claim. Gen. Toral dejected over the surrender. ITag lowered at Caimaneri and troops sur render to the Americ.ius. Another ex pedition sailed for Manilla. Moving troops to Fernandina, . Fla. Gen. Hhafter asked the government to hurry the immune regiment to the front. Wednesday. (ion, McKibben has established a thorough system of pa troling of Santiago. Two Cubans dis guised as refugees" attempting to pro voke'the Spaniards in the streets to riot were arrested at Santiago. Dispatches from'the East say that Manila is ready to capitulate upon a real show of force and intention to bombard the town. The surrender of Santiago not sanc tioned by Blanco, and it is stated Gen. oral will be courtmartialed when he returns to Spain, - News conies from Hantiago by way of Kingston, Ja maica, that Gen. Garcia, of the insur gent army, has been killed. Germany's neutrality unquestioned at Washing ton, in facta perfect unanimity of good feelings exist. Philippine natives ill treating Spaniards. (Jen. Miles cabled the authorities at Washington that he had been delayed at Santiago. The American and Spanish soldiers at San tiago are mooting and mixing on the most friendly terms, and a general feeling of good fellowship is evinced everywhere. The commander of the forces at Guantauamo refuses to sur render. The expedition from Charles ton to Porto Rico sailed at 7 o'clock. The government has awarded the con tract for transporting the Spaniards to Spain to the" Spanish trans-Atiantic Company at $335,000. Thursday. General Miles finally started on tho Port Rican campaign. Postoffice communication established between Santiago and tho United States by order of tho President. The President considerably exorcised over General Miles delay in starting.' Mili tary postoflice to be - established at Portp Rico by order of the postmaster general. Second expedition reached Manilla, Gen. Aguiualdo's ' cabinet took the oath of office at Bacor la the presence of 5,000 natives. Reported death of Gen. Garcia not true. General Garcia withdraws his traopa to the hills and deolares his intention of car rying on the campaign independent of the Americans. Carlists causing con siderable alarm in the province of Cat alonia, Spain. It is reported that Ad miral Dewey may decide to attack Ma nila without waiting General Merritt's arrival. Friday. News was received at Washington that General Aguinaldo had declared a dictatorship and martial law over the Philippines. A visit at the State Department by the German Ambassador. A brief report from Ad miral Sampson declaring tho success of the expedition to Nine. Lieut, Hobson, the hero of the Merrimac, arrived at the Navy Department. Large military force gathering at Newport News, Va. , preparatory for the Porto Rican invas ion. Gen. Wood appointed military Governor of Santiago. Another. prize boat captured. Tho Spauinh Minister of Publio Instruction is authority for the statement that peace will shortly be concluded. The American troops are advancing on Manila. Gen. Blanco issued a proclamation expressing faith in the army at Santiago and declaring their surrender ierfecily honorable. The Junta expresses great appreciation of the generous conduct of the Ameri cans. Hospital train arrived at Cin cinnati from Tampa with i;r sick sol diers. Transport No. 21 sailed from the Charleston port with the Sixteenth Pennsylvania regiment and compauies D and C Of the Sixth Illinois. Ad miral Camara's fleet reported at the Spanish penal colony Ceuta, opposite Gibraltar. The movement of troops for the Porto Rican campaign began at Chickamauga. WAR NOTEi. Gen. O. O. Howard has gono to San tiago with the paymaster's corps. Clara Barton telegraphs that the yel low fever patients at Siboney arc doing well. Rev. Sam W. Small has been appoint ed -chaplain of the Third regiment of volunteer engineers. Dispatches from Madrid State that the defense works aro beinr actively pushed at all tho Spanish ports. The expedition to Puerto Rico ill witness a further development of bal loon operations in warfare. Six or seven fine steamers in the har bor of Santiago athe surrender fall A3 prizes to the navy and uruiy. Gen. Toral's letter to Gen. Shafter in regard to the surrender of Santiago was a masterpiece of mistilioatiun. The soldiers at Chickamauga Park celebrated tho surrender of Santiago with a grand jubilee meeting. The hospital ship Solace has arrived at New York with 150 wounded Ameri can and Spanish officers and men. "IlablHTjolm doesn't seem to have a very lovable nature." . Vell, no. If Habberjohn were 'at a banquet and some one. should discover that there were thirteen at tlx? table, all eyes would instinctively turn toward Hab berjohn as tho one to go." ylndianapo 1's Journal. Mum HALF That's vWhat It Will Cost Our Government to Get the Spaniards Home. - r Mid W0t DISGUSTED Willi THEIR ALLIES. A Murderous Chinaman BlowsfJp a Powder Factory Satisfied With Ger many's Neutrality General Garcia. Reported Dead Veterans 3Ieet in Atlanta A Mississippi Mob'alWork The American and Spanish Soldiers Hobnobbing at Santiago IllTreatlng the Spaniards. ; Washisotok, D. C. (Special) Ar- rangoments practically have been con cluded by the government for the transportation of the Spanish prisoners! at Santiago, from Cuba to Spain. The contract was awarded to the Spanish trans-Atlantic Company, represented by J. M. Ceballos & Co., of New-York. The company agrees to carry the pris oners from Cuban ports to Spain at the j rate of $20 for each enlisted man, and $55 for each commissioned officer, sub sistence to be furnished by the com pany on the army ration basis, as pro vided for in the government's adver tisement for bids. The award provides also that the company shall have five ships at Santiago in nine days from the 21st instaDt, two in 17 days and enough to complete tho transportation of the prisoners in 21 days. The ships will fly the colors of Spain and will be manned, rrobably, entire ly by Spanish crews. It was remarked as one of the curious developments of the war that the United States govern ment should enter into a friendly con tract with a company, many of whose vessels are auxiliary cruisers to the Spanish navy, and some of which have been captured or destroyed by the navy ISLAND i The Portion Surrendered to the United States is East of the Black Line Running from Ascerraderos to Boca del Sagua. From Baltimore Morning Herald. of the United States. On the baBis of 24,000 and 1,000 officers, it will cost the government 8535,000 to transport the prisoners. Veterans In Atlanta. Tho Confederate Veterans reunion opened with 40, 000 visitors. Governor Atkinson delivered the address of wel come. A great ovation was given Gen eral Gordon. Much disappointment was expressed at the unavoidable ab sence of Mrs. Jefi'erson Davis. The interest of the day centered in the first meeting of the veterans at the audito rium in Piedment Park. The speeches of the day were rounded with praises of heroic doeds and achievements of the sons of the South in the present war, and the names of Hobson, Bag ley, Schley and Blue were cheered to the echo." Gen. Chas. E. Hooker, of Mis sissippi, the orator of the day, was given a cordial reception and his ad dreas was well received. Friendly Feelings Kxlst. Hundreds of American and Spanish soldiers who but c ew days ago were shooting at each other cowd the streets of Santiago, meeting and mixing on the most friendly terms. A general feeling of good fellowship is evinced every where, victors and vanquished appar ently being equally rejoiced that the strife and bloodshed are over, and that the horrors of the siege are ended. Quaint stores, with gaudy displays of wares, rire opening rapidly, and the storekeepers eagerly accept American money aud courteously receive Ameri can customers. Uarela Reported Dead. A Kingston, Jamaica, cable to the New York Evening pot, says: "Cu bans arriving from Siboney bring re ports of the death of General Garcia They make a mystery of it, saying that it should not be known in Cuba yet, of in the United States for reasons of state, aud give no particulars exoept that he was shot. Spanish refugees here, who are officially connected with Gen. Blanco, believe the story." SIUcs Detained. Gen. Miles did not sail Monday, as announced, for Porto Rico, but it is stated at the War Department he will leave shortly with one brigade of in 'iautry and some artillery under convoy jf a strong naval escort. 9500 for the Benefit Bale. The first balo of new cotton was sold in front of the exchange building at auction in New York. The first bid was $200, while the buyer, President William iV. Kicg, of the cotton ex change, paid S-iOO for the cotton. The bale had been presented to President by li. fc. B. Beer, of New Orleans, to be sold ' for the benefit of the United States hospital fund. Advices from Hocolula indicate that the coast defence vessel Monterey will take tossession of the Caroline Islands, before reaching Manila. How Peace Could Be Hastened. The Madrid correspondent of The London Standard savs: "The prospects of peace could be much promoted if the United States were to control properly j tho impatience asd ambition of both t the Cuban and Philippine insurgents." . Frisco Train Held L'p. j The Frisco passenger train, between Wichita, Kan. , and St. Louis, was held up by two masked men at Andover, ten miles " east ol Wichita. One man was killed and several hundred dollars ware akea from the express car. DOLLffij BLEW UP TflE POWDER MILL Work of a Murderous Chinaman Six Lives Lost. The works of the Western Fuse and Explosive Company, of Oakland, CaL, were blown up by a murderous China man. Five deputy sheriffs and con stables who were trying to arrest the murderer were killed. The celestial, who was employed in the workB and who caused the awful explosion, had killed a fellow countryman in a quarrel over a Chinese lottery ticket. Ie then defied the officers who went to 'arrest him. The murderer fled into ihe mag azine, which contained five tons of giant powder, barricaded himself, and threatened to blow up the magazine if any one came to arrest him. Deputy Sheriff Charles White, after a consul tation with the others, determined to break down tho barricade, not believ ing the Chinaman would keep his prom ise. Accordingly, the entire posse headed for the door. True to his word, the Chinaman fired the gitnt powder, killing five officers and blowing himself to atoms so email that but one piece has been found. Santiago sr-e ssf 0r OF CUBA, Germany's Neutrality. Inquiries by the Associated Press in j oflloial quarters, at Washington, as to the alleged complications between the United States and Germany in the Philippines, failed to elicit anything whioh might serve as a foundation for the reports of such complications. On j the contrary it is learned that there has i been recent communications between J the two governments of a kindly na ture, and that at no time sinoe the war begun has there been greater reason than now exists for confidence in Ger many's neutrality in the war between the United States and Spain. Affairs at Manila. According to advices brought by the Empress of India from Hong Kong, thejehief news of the moment is that Manila is ready to. surrender. Not that the archbishop, and captain-general are ready to capitulate before they are compelled to do so, but that the back bone of resistance is unquestionably broken and upon a real show of force and intention to bombard the town, if the officials do not give in, the Span iards will haul down the Spanish flag. Mob's Deadly Work. A mob at Westville, Miss., stormed the Simpson oounty jail, killing W. T." Patterson, who was confined thereon the charge of murdering Lawrence Brinston. The building and the body of the prisoner were burned. The body of the unfortunate man was literally riddled with bullets. Patterson killed Brinson in April, 1897, as the result of a quarrel. He had had four trials, but always escaped sentence on a technical ity, and the mob intervened, wearied by the law's delay. Toral to be Court-Martlaled. The Madrid government has received a dispatch from Captain General Blanco in which he announced that he had not authorized the capitulation of Santiago de Cuba, and asserting that the place was surrendered without his knowledge. As a result. General Toral will be rig orously tried by court martial. First Por:o Rican Expedition. ( The first expedition for the Porto Rican invasion has left Charleston. Each of the ships, carried vast quanti ties of amunition. and on No. 21 there were 1,00") head of mules. i Schley's Cousin Commits Sujelde. Freeman Bchley, cousin of Commo dore Schley, committed suicide at Tampa, Fla. Prof. Schley's friends who have been intimate with him sav I that his disappointment at not getting 1 in the navy preyed upon his mind and despite his sunny disposition, he could i not bear the idea of being turned down by a kinsman. Refuses to Capitulate. General Parreja, the Spanish com mander at Gvantanamo, refuses to be included in the "capitulation" of San tiago de Cuba. More Gold From Dawson. Seventeen miners who left Dawson on June 28th, have arrived at Seattle, Wash., oa the City of Seattle, bring ing with them gold dust and drafts estimated at 36,000,000. Of this amount f 180,000 was dust. Cable Fouod by Accident. The last cable from Santiago de Cuba was caught by the anchor of the Massa chusetts near Aguadorea. The finding of the cable was accidental. It has been decided to buoy the cable for future use aad aot to cut it. JDEJINQS THE SURRENDERED TERRITORY Natural Wealth, Industries and Popu lation of Eastern Cabaw The" territory in Eastern Cuba, sur rendered by General Toral, embraces about one-third of that province, cer tainly its most -raluable part, if one considers its marvelous fertility as a sugar and coffee district and its inex haustible deposits of iron ore and man ganese iron. The harbor of Santiago de Cuba is one of the largest in the West Indies. Its importance from a naval and military standpoint is of the highest order. Whoever holds that harbor commands Eastern Cuba, The harbor is to Eastern Cuba what the harbor of Havana is to Western Cuba. It is the key to the district at all times. The Morro and lie Socapa forts, ' if modernized, can make for any fleet the entrance to its harbor an impossibility. As a coaling station, as a refuge in the hurricane season, its perfectly land locked harbor holds first' rank. Its geographical position makes the harbor an absolute esssential to the province for six or seven months of the year, when the soft and imperfect roads of the interior and coast sections are wholly or nearly impassable, owing to the copious tropical downpour. The city of Santiago during the rains is almost cut off from the interior, save by a short and unimportant section of railway. It communicates by sea with neighboring ports on the island, and ships to the world without, sugar, cof fee, dye and other woods, iron ore, manganese aud fruits. Santiago before the war had an esti mated population of 71,000, of whom more than three-fourths were Spanish negroes and their descendants, . the whole being the descendants of the African slaves sold in Cuba, the last of whom were freed about twelve years ago. The black element in eastern Cuba is in a vast majority. Some thousands ef whites hitherto have been Spanish officers and soldiers, naval officers and sailors, and the rest mer chants and planters. While the ma jority are of Spanish or Cuban descent, many are English, French, Germans and Americans. Many Spanish officers marrieH Cuban wives, and many upon retiring on their pensions settled in Cuba and became land owners and planters. The rich alluvial soil of eastern Cuba has made it the chief sugar producing centre in Cuba. The black soil has a varying depth of from 12 to 18 feet. PUmO'PWKClPE Sugar cane has been growing there without replanting from ten to twenty years, and two yearly crops of fine cane are raised with a minimum of labor and expense. Coflee does very well. A plan tation matures in six years. Once pro ducing, it is a small gold mine to its owners. Cattle do well and have proved very profitable. The forests of eastern Cuba are al most unexplored. They cover its moun tain sides and abound in the choicest of tropical mahogany, hard cedar, lingum vitae and dyewoods. The minerals of eastern Cuba deserve special mention. In the olden days much copper was got not far from the city of Santiago. That industry seems to have been abandoned for the more profitable one of iron ore and managanese iron. The first exists in practically inexhaustible quantities. A few words in conclusion on the cli mate of eastern Cuba. The old-time Spanish discoverers divided climates in mountainous section - in the tropics into three classes, first, the tierra, cal liente, or hot lands, all lands on the coast, and extending about 2,000 feet above the sea level. From 2,000 to 4, -000 feet the tierra iemplada, or temper ate climate; from 4,000 to 7,000 and 8,000 feet the terra fria, or cold climate. The coastal climate - produces all the fruits and vegetables of the tropics. The temperate climate, potatoes, corn and many vegetables including valua ble fruits and woods, not forgetting certain kinds of coffee and cane. The cold climate, woods, the vegetables of northern climates, wild nogs, and mountain game. The coasts are hot and generally un healthy. The acclimated natives stand it, having their bouts of malaria, trop ical dysentery and other ailments. Oc casionally yellow fever kills them. . The temperate zone, with the hill climate of Cuba, is the place for all nn acclimated whites. Acclimation, prop erly so called, is a matter of years. Ill-Treating the Spaniards. Advices received at Madrid from the Philippine Islands say that the natives are ill-treating 4,000 Spanish prisoners, but that it is hoped that the friendly offices of the French government will rescue many of the Spaniards. Roster of Spanish Prisoners. The War Department received a dispatch- from General Shafter, saying that the roster of prisoners had been handed in by General Toral and that the total is 22,739 men. A Home to be Offered Oevera. A movement has been started at Port Tampa to present Admiral Cervera a home on Tampa Bay, in recognition of his humane and chivalric treatment of Hobson and crew, and a desire to save him from insult and possible death should he return to Spain. Canadian Commission Appointed. The President has appointed 'a com mission to meet a similar commission on the part of Great Britian and Canada for the purpose of adjusting the relations between the United States and Canada. Public Buildings Burned. Madrid, Spain (By Cable). The in crease in the octori rates, or dnties on produce taken into towns, is causing turbulence in the rural districts. The populace of the province of Hnelno has rebelled against the import of corn and flour, and attacked and set fire to a number of public buildings. Cerro "Gordon WillUtma Dd. General John & Williams, ex-United States Senator and hero of the Mexican aud cjvil wars, died at his home in Mt 1 Sterling, Ky. TURNED WTO CONTEMPT. The American .Troops .Thoroughly Disgusted With Their Allies. Saktlioo, de Cuba (By Cable). A fact which is impressed more and more erery day upon the men and officer is the increasing strained relations be tween the Americans and General Gar cia' Cuban soldiers. Indeed the situ ation has now reached a point where there is practically no communication between the armies and their relations border on those of hostility rather than the relations which one would suppose should exist between all. When Gen. Shafter announced his deoision not to let the Cuban Junta enter the city of Santiago, deep mutter in gs were heard among General Garcia's men. It was evident that the Cubans were greatly disappointed at the step taken by the American commander, for they - had confidently counted upon having San tiago turned over to them to loot and -plunder, as they had in succession, sacked Baiquiri, Siboney and El Caney. Consequently their disappointment was keen when they ascertained that they were not to be permitted to take pos session of the city upon General To ral's surrender. The Cuban soldiers now fully realize that there is a rising sentiment against them in the army. They hear nothing but words of scorn from our men as they pass lugging their bacon and hardtack into the woods. Even our officers no longer conceal their disgust for their allies, and it is understood that the warm friendship displayed to ward them at first has now turned into contempt, for the Cubans have neither fought nor worked. i Another Incident. The Hong Kong correspondent of the London Daily Mail says: "United States Consul Wildmau informs me that as the German cruiser, Irene, was passing Mariveles, off Manila recently, the United States gunboat Hugh Mo Cullough was sent after her to ask her to stop. As the Irene refused to oboy a shell was ent across her bow and a small boat went to-discover what she was doing. The German admiral pro tested and insisted that German ships had a right to enter the harbor without being searched, a claim which Admiral Dewey declined to recognize. It is re ported that Admiral von Driedrichs who is in command of the' German squadron at Manila, interviewed Capt. Chichester, of the British cruiser Im mortalite as to what he would do if the Germans interfered with the bombard ment of Manila. Ccpt. Chichester re plied that only Admiral Dewey and himself knew that." Augustl Will Not Give Up. Dispatches from Manila say an im portant interview has just been held between General Aguinaldo'a secretary, Legardo, and a prominent native white man and the Spanish commander, Captain Augusti. The insurgents' repre sentatives urged General Augusti to surrender the city, .asserting that 50, 000 insurgent surrounded Manila and were able to enter it at any moment. The captain-gcnenal replied that he must fight, however hopeless the Span ish cause. Total Strength ot the Army. The total enlisted strength of the regular army to date is about 44,000 men, being about 18,000 short of its legal complement. The volunteer army consists of 1 S3, 000 men, and is only 17, 000 short of its maximum authorized strength, under the two calls issued by the President. The total strength of the army, regular and volunteer, is 227,000 as now organized. Spanish View of the Surrender. A semi-official note has been pub lished at Madrid, explaining the cir cumstances from a Spanish standpoint of the surrender of Santiago de Cuba. It declares that the letter which Gen eral Toral "is alleged to have written to General Shafter," is apocryphal, as the telegraph version contains a state ment which it is impossible for General ToTal to have made, because it is un true that his government authorized him to capitulate. Shooting at Jacksonville. Private Thomas G. Lake, of the Second Illinois Regiment, was shot three times at Jacksonville, Fla., by Private Henry McCIain, of tho First North Carolina Regiment. Lake is in the hospital, but is not seriously woundod. McCIain is under arrest. Blanco Isolated. Gen. Blanco is completely -shut off from communication by cable fwith Madrid, as all of the cables from Cuba Are under American censorship. , Heavy Penalty for Zola and Perreaux. The second trUl of M. Emile Zola and M. Perreaux, publisher of tho Aurora, on the charge of libel brought against them by the officers of th Esterhazy court-martial, was concluded t Varsailles in the Assize Court. M. Zola and M. Perraeux were each sen tenced to a year's imprisonment, to 3,000 francs fine and to pay the coBt of the suit. . Not la Sympathy with Them. The Cuban Junta is not in sympathy with the insurgent generals in their endeavor to create strife between the United States and the Insurgents. Manzanlllo Bombarded. A special dispatch from Havana, dated Monday, says: "Seven Amer ican warships heavily bombarded Man zanillo. Three steamers of the Menen dezLine were set on fire. Several gun boats that were in the harbor issued forth in defense of the town, but were stranded. The patriotic German-Americans in New York, anxious to ahow their fealty to the land of their adoption, are agi tating a movement to present the na tional government with a modern bat tleahipw armed aade4uipd, II Ml Gen. Aguinaldo Declares Dictatorship and Martial Law Over the Philippines. SPI8H flHIEHIB Wk 111811 BE EFFEGIED. Admiral Sampson Cabled tbe War Department that the Nipe Expedition Was a Sik.css Gen. Blanco Issued, a Proclamation. Gen. Wood Appointed Military Gournor Santiago. Afuiaaldo's Ornaments. Americans Complimented. DISPATCHES from Cavite eay the entire- regiment of First California Volunteers have ad vanced to Jan bo, only two miles from the Spanish lines surrounding Manila. The California troops have been thrown out by General Aderson to form the advance of the attack in force. South Manila is to be captured first. The Colorado and Utah batteries are being landed at Parangue, directly from the ships. The Tenth Pennsylvania Vol unteers, with the rest of the artilUry, will land at Malabon, just north of Manila. Brigadierjleneral Francis V. Green, formerly colonel of the Seventy first Kegiment, of New York, is in command of the advance. General An derson remaining at Cavite. Bombarding Malato Fort. . The insurgents are gradually getting artillery into action against Pondo, Santa Meso and Malato. The fighting is desultory. The Spaniards have been driven from, the trenches outside Mai-' ate and the irsurgents are strongly en trenched near the walls of the fort. The insurgents have begun-to bombard Malato fort, and havo struck the. tele graph company's cable house. SCENE OP THE PORTO &ICAN ' CAMPAION UNDER GENERAL MILKS. Agulnaldo's Ornaments! General Aguinaldo has issued an ab surd proclamation dealing chiefly with official insignia." He, as president of the Philippine ministry, is to wear a gold collar, with a gold triangular pen dant, engraved with the sun and three stars, and to carry a gold whistle, as well as a stick with a gold handle. and a tassel of erold. The badges of innumer able other officials are minutely dealt with in tl..rw!mt;nTv Aguinaldo Declares Dictatorship.1 The following telegram has been re ceived at the War Department: "Hong Kong, July 22. Secretary of the Navy: The following is for the Secretary o War or the Adjutant General: Agur naldo declares dictatorship and martial law over all the islands. The people expect independence. (Sigqeb) An derson." It Was All Yellow Stuff. Major John J. Bubb, commander at Fort McPherson, denied that any Span ish prisoners had escaped from the mil itary prison at the barracks. Bryan's Train in a Wreok. The third section of the train carry ing William J. Bryan's Third Nebraska Regiment to Jacksonville, while back ing into the depot at Macon, Oa., was run into by a switch engine. A caboose at the rear end of the Pullman car, in which were Major Scharman, of the Third Battalion, and several officers, was stove in. Nobody was injured, Entered Upon Peace Negotiations. The Madrid correspondent of the London Daily Mail says: "Sen or Sagaata told a representative of El Imparcial that the government had already entered upon the preliminary stage of peace' negotiations., " . May be Added to Our Navy. The committee appointed by Ad miral Sampson to examine the wrek of the Beina Mercedes, reports that the vessel can be raised and added to the American navy. - ' tiebels Have the Swelled Head. Dispatches from 'Cavite say that the rebels have "swelled heads" and are likely to cause the Americans trouble. Protectorate Will .Not Be Allowed. .The Berlin correspondent of the London Daily News says: "The pow ers, with tbe exception of Great Bri tain, have agreed not to allow an American annexation of the Philippines or an Anglo-American protectorate orer the islands." ""SBBBSBBBBSajBsaBM""' To Abolish tbe Censorship. Directors of leading newspapera waited upon Senor Sagasta and urged him to abolish the existing; state of siege and censorship. " . Caagbt by the Mayflower. The British steamer NeW Foundlaud, loaded with food supplies, was captured by the Mayflower off Cieafaegoa, into which harbor she waa heading, and a prize crew on put board of her and sent to Charleston, 8. C. Santa. Fes Train Held Up. The south-bound Santa Fe passenger train was held up near Saginaw, eight miles north of Fort Worth, Tex., by masked men. Nothing was obtained and nobody oa the train injured except those on the engina. - fi; U ' A Proclamation by Blanco. Captain General Blanco has issued a proclamation stating that tho Spaniel, army at Santiago capitulated "with honors of war owing to the exhausted store of provisions of the Spanish Kr rison." The proclamation further pay a "The Spanish army is intact and eaer for glory. It is willing to meafurt arms with, the Americans, and in tin army the King of Spain, the Spams!, government and the whole country places the trust of defence at any cjt of the integrity of the Spanish tern torv and fhe honor of Spain's Immacu late flag. 'Americans Complimented. ' The London weeklies devote them selves to a discussion of what tho Speaker terras "compulsory imperial ism' and complimented the behavior k the Americans at Santiago. The Nipe Expedition. . rne loiiowing message nas ueen re ceived at the Navy Department: "I'la v u, July 23.- Expedition to Nipe has l eeu entirely successful, although the miutM have not been removed, for wnut uf time. The Spanish cruiser Jorgo .Tu;i:i. defending the place, was destroy i wtihout loss on our part. The Annai olis and Wasp afterward procee k i from Nipe to assist in tho landing t the commander general of tho army arrival at Porto llico. (Signed) Hum t son. "Thank God,' Said the Queen. A special dispatch from Madrid ki.vs "The arrival of Gen.' Polavieja La . n creased tho persistent talk of a cnh:-., rL iueyueeu neKeni w crel.t 1 with exclaiming: Thank God !' u she knew hewai coming. Opim differ as to whether a senii-uiiliu v cabinet would make for peace or fur continuance of the war, but all h -agreed that it would at any rate put u . end to the present inverebrato poll- v Captured by tho Maple. The Spanish sloop Domingd Auruii of about 20 tons, was captured by ti United States auxiliarv gunboat Map! and towed into Key West. Will be Converted Into Crulifrv The four prize steamers fiuido, (V Una, Miguel Jovet andBuena Ventura, may be converted into cruisers. To Give Catalonia to France. Advices from Madrid say tbat t' grams from Barcelona report a -r ing movement in favor of tho inter tion of France, and that stei about to be taken to formally inv. France to take Catelonia, ot v.h: Barcelona is the capital, and which i. an area of over 12,000 miles, under i. protection. ; . mm The Weekly Dank Clearing. The total bank clearings for the v . in the United States wore $r,-l.V2, v ' CM; per cent increase 5.0. Exclui: of New York $473,031,003; per c increase 5.5. Very Friendly. , A dispatch to- the Frankfurter zette, Berlin, from Shanghai, asserts that the relations between the (Jen.. and Americans at Manila are friendly. Postal Facilities at Santiago. The President has issued a order opening postal -comruu: between the United StaUv iu i Santiago district Carlists Creating Al arm. The Carlists are creating con- able alarm in the province of Cata A number of. Car list papers have suppressed. It is said Senor and the authorities dare not arrt A 0- molest the Carlists. General Wood Appointed General Wood, of the Ilou-h I;: has been appointed military ov: of Santiago de Cuba, succeeding ' cral McKibben, who returns to L. duty, and who is on the sick list. rli. Col. Bryan Arrives In Jackson viii The Thiid Ilegiment of Nehrki Volunteer, in command of CoL W J. Bryan, has arrived in Jacksonv:- Fla, on six special trains, wc? Plant System, i lit PosCofflce at Porto KIco. Postmaster General Emorv has made another extension postal service in establishing I c' Bico as a military station ir.u;rt t department
The News-Herald (Morganton, N.C.)
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