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LAST EDITION
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No. 49.
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President's Advisers Go Over
Cables Not Handy for Dis-
the Situation.
patches From Miles.
Domestic Political Situation Renders it Difficult to
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Open Negoliations.
MAY MfiKE HG TODAY
Surprised at Garcia Taking Offense
SECRETARY 101 RETICENT
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and Withdrawing His Troops.
Discusses the Situation in the Light of the President's
fiecent Explicit Orders.
Confidence Becoming Restored in Santiago
and Business Resuming Its. Normal
Condition: Cubans Petition
the President.
Fr:-.ty, July 25. General
it the following replv
i tt- r protesting against
i in the Sentiago surren
iri -inc the withdrawal of
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Ition of recognizing the sovereignty of
the United States or resigning, and
desired to consult Madrid in the mat
ter. General Shafter informed them
that the Madrid government was pow
erless in Santiago affairs, and the jus
tices will consequently resign.
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. .-u.t of. your letter, this ing a petition to President McKinley
1 r-cr.-t exceedingly you a9king for the removal of Spanish of-
: i y.urself as in any way freeholders. They say the Cubans were
a-ri.-'vj.l. You will re- etiuggling for liberty when the Ameri
frt that I invited you to ' cans intervened. Hence all Spanish
;. n: tntn SAntiago to witness authorities should be excluded. With
Ur. which you declined. the exception of a few encounters in
y u icnovT. 1b between'the suburbs, the city is quiet. Shops
J stut-.-s and Spain, and it are opening and business generally re-tr..-
.piestion for me to take viving. Spaniards, both soldiers and
u :ii regard to your forces J civilians, bear no animositv toward
i h.- surrender, which Americans, but speak veitf- bitterly of
: !y t.- the American army. I Cubans. The ninth regular infantrv
. f my government in con-Jarc tne only, troops in the city. They
l -r temporarily persons find not tne slightest difficulty in main-
-3 is vn of cHirse, that : taining order.
t-j .llxrMS!. lO B&9W you T , n", hovo .11 hpon
: 1 hy rny government, I en
( instructions received by
'- '.-I th President, which
t fwry thing that can!
in the government of this-'
::: it is held by the Uni-
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landed and piled up in the customs
shed. Relief stations and cook houses
hove been established where all com
ers are fed. women and children hav
ing the preference.
I No definite plans for the disposition
en given to you and ' troos have Riven out. All that is
r:,n in my report to my.uown Is tnat iney V7 W
t-.i I wirt to acknowledge. W" in the direction of Holgum. which
r. ,t and valuable assist- ! may be attacked. It is expected hat
A 1 Cnn.lnVi irntTicnn 'ill mn kp H Sllln-
the cam-.1"1 i--w-"
b.nn resistance.
Doctor and" Mrs. Lesser and three Red
remain, 1 '"ro-s nurses belonging to Lesser s siau
have all recovered from fever and are
returning home. Dr. Parker, of New
Orleans, is ill with fever. Siboney is
daserted. Nothing is left there except
'. i- rt-d during the cam
: t ry much to know
' -nination to .-withdraw
: t! i? v'ninity. I
FT!:i:, Major-General.
T! N KKLIKVKD.,
Kinl. y s proclamation , the Twenty-fourth infantry and hos
;r..perty rights would pilals. Doctor Guiteras, fever expert.
: l;nv enforced has pro- is returning home.
f f among Span- a party of engineers under Col. Burr
: iifuH-ation of their has been sent to repair the bridges
it many Spaniards will, north of Santiago. Castillo says that
: -i of returning to' Garcia will probably refuse to grant the
I request made by Miles for a detach-p-nish
Court of Jus-! nn-nt of. fifty Cubans to assist in opera-
r. :v e upon the ques- tior.s in Porto Rico.
Watson Will Sail When the PresI
demt 6!ves the Order Medical
Authorities Hope to Prevent Yel
low Fever Epidemic In Camp at
Santiago.
"Washington, D. C, July 2Z.rX two
hours' session of President McKinley,
Secretary Long and members of the
naval war board at the- White House
to-day was devoted to a review of the
general situation, particularly all the
naval features. Commodore "Watson's
programme was the most important
matter considered. Considerable atten
tion was given to Dewey's needs in the
Philippines, with a view to providing
for any emergency.
When he left the White House Secre
tary Long said that with the exception
of its participation in the Porto Rico
and Watson expedition, the navy's
work would not be serious until the
Havana campaign is inaugurated. As
for th eastern sauadron, Secretary
Long remarked that it would leave
when the President said so.
Reports received by the Surgeon Gen
eral regarding yellow fever at Santiago
encouraged the belief that an epidemic
among the troops there can be prevent
ed. General Wood, temporarily in com
mand of the city, is taking steps to
secure sanitary improvements.
Congressman Wadsworth, of New
York, who returned from Santiago on
he St. Paul, visitad the War Depart
ment today and reported from his per
sonal observations in the city and pro
vince that the authorities are taking
the most rigid precautions. All suspi
cious cases are isolated with the same
care as the real disease.
The Surgeon General has asked for
an investigation of the charges against
the transport Seneca, which recently-
arrived at New York jvjjh- sick and
wounded from Santiago. One case of
suspected yellow fever has been re
ported from tke chief surgeon of the
army hospital at Fort Mor
THE PRESIDENT TO 60RD0N.
CrdUl Beapa6 to ertla From Con
federate Veterans.
Washington, July 23. The President
responding to a message from Confed
erate veterans, sent his thanks to Gen
eral Gordon tonight, adding:
"The present war has certainly serv
ed one very useful purpose in com
pletely obliterating sectional lines. The
response to the nation's call -to arms
has been equally spontaneous and pa
triotic in all parts of the country'. Vet
erans of the gray as well of the blue
are now fighting side by side, winning
equal honor and renown. Their brave
deeds and the unequalled triumphs of
our army and navy have received the
gratitude of the people. To have such
hearty commendation from yourself
and colleagues of the work of this ad
ministration in the conduct of the war.
and the pledge of whatever support
may be needed to help in bringing it to
successful completion, is indeed most
gratifying."
WILLING TO SURREDFR.
Spaniards at Gutnttnamo Want to Eat
American Rations.
Washington. July 23. The War De
partment tonight received the follow
ing cable from General Shafter:
"A colonel of engineers of the Span-
Point on Southern 'Coast of Porto
Rico With Railroad Connections
to San Juan Selected as Place for
Debarkation of Military Expedi
tion! .V'v
Washington, July 23. Officials moat
intimately connected with the conduct
of the war are confident that General
Miles and the first detachment of the
military expedition to Porto Rico will
reach a landing tomorrow, - but there
Is little hope that Washington will be
apprised of the fact on the same day.
Cable facilities will not be available
for Miles without first sending his-dispatches
a long distance by boat, and it
cannot be expected that the General's
first care will be to communicate with
the government. His most, important
work will be to make arrangements for
landing and protect himself from at
tack.
Unless the original plans have been
changed, the landing of the first de
tachment will be made under the ' pro
tection of the fleet at Aguinaca, 15 miles
west of Ponce on the southern coast.
This proposed landing place was deci
ded on by the War Department as the
safest point from attack, being well
removed from the few batteries which
protect Ponce, and within easy reach
of a fine road which leads from that
town to San Juan. The administration
expects that Miles will debark his
troops without delay, for not only Is it
desired to make a prompt movement
against the enemy, but the general is
anxious to relieve the condition of the
soldiers, some of whom have been on
board ship ever since the fall of San-1
tiago. - The extraordinary activity in
official circles which immediately pre
ceded and followed the Santiago cam
paign will now be lessened until newsi
is received of the landing of Miles.
Ti.ED IN
AORE HELP NEEDED.
- Great Steel Plant.
Chicago, July 23. A company of Ger
man capitalists and steel manufactur
ers has begun the construction of an
immense steel plant upon ground pur
chased from the Pullman Company,
just outside the limits of Pullman, and
will undertake the production of steel
upon a large scale. Twenty acres of
ground are to be covered with build
ings. The new plant will be one of the
largest steel-producing works in Amer
ica, and means the active competition
Of the German manufacturers with
American producers upon their own
ground. The company is said to be op
erating similar plants in Germany,
Austria and Wales.
Wheeler a Candidate.
Birmingham, Ala., July 33. In a let
ter from Santiago to the Democrats of
the Eighth Congressional district, Gen.
Joseph Wheeler announces his candida
cy for renomination to. Congress, say
ing: "It is now very evident that the
war will be of short duration." He
adds that he will not be home to make
a personal canvass.
Landing Places Tor Prisoners.
Washington, D. C, July 23.-General
Shafter has cabled the War Depart
ment that the Spaniards have selected
Vigo and Corunna on the Atlantic and
Santander, in the Bay of Biscay, as
ports to which they wanted prisoners
returned.
Brooke Starts for the Front.
Chickamauga, July 23. General
TtrnnkP and staff left this afternoon for
ish army has just arrived from Guin" ! Newport ews The signal crops and
tanamo. It was learned from the ; ; lance corps m ; foiloW tonight.
French Consul that Santiago had sur- f tomorrow. Gen.
' 1 ,1 1 4Un V, CrnUr.lc thprpi1 "ul
lieiluclcu W1 l,"vl ' MrnTnnt coinevfls soon
naa oeen mciuueu. ..noi L-iruuint..
Tj-arias suincieni tais uc
A it" '
Flit
AHI DYflF B
THE Ut
Outward Calm of the People Said to Presage a Furious
Outbreak No Alan Strong. Enough to Grasp the
Reins Has Appeared Above the Horizon.
Madrid, July 23.--The domestic political situation still governs the ques
tion of peace or continuation of the war. If explicit avowals of Sagaita and
other ministers count for anything, the ministry is seeklns to arrange terms.
It is an open question whether the present cabinet would dare to-conclude
peace upon even the most moderate terms McKinley la bound to require, but
within the past week evidence has accumulated that It la Sagaita's lnten
tion to go as far as possible In that direction, then band over the negotia
tions to a military ministry, preparations for which are now well advanced.
The Spanish people thus far have maintained commendable patience and
calm under severe repressive measures the government has adopted. Man
observers, however, do not conceal the belief that the present quiet Is omin
ous. There Is no doubt that Carllsm Is gaining many converts of all classes.
If Romero Robledo, whose position Is undefined, should Join. the Carllsts and
bring Weyler with him, the Alfonslst dynasty would be doomed. Gen. Pola
vieja is deeply' attached to the Queen and Is almost the only public man In
Spain will clean hand's, for years he has denounced the Iniquity of EpanUra
rule in Cuba, but the task of saving the monarchy seems even too much for
him. Prophecy as regards the form which the Inevitable denouement Kill take
remains difficult. No man has yet appeared on the political horizon suffi
ciently strong to handle matters. Two things are certain, first that. Carllsm
is strengthening: second, the government anxiously desires peace.
TROOPS SAIL FOR PORTO RICO.
trv; Private Fred A. Perclval, Com
pany F. Thirty-third Michigan.
Four Tkeusaatf Leave Tamp Under Urgent On the 21st Inst, Sergeant J. Urltton,
Oreers From asfclti j Troop G., First Cavalry; William J.
Tampa, Fla., July 23. Four thousand Howe, teamster; Patrick Sullivan,
men and vast cargoes of supplies, left Company E., Seventh Infantry.
) l - J Aft A. Aft. A ft. ' .
, . . . , , , :n o aeains hi me ironi nave ueen re-
on nine transoorts today for .Porto
. ported as yet. A complete report will
Rico. The expedition was not prepar- be pent n the monilnr. situation
ed to start, but Washington officials, iB not alarming. , though there are
impatient over delay,-peremptorily or- many sick with fever, about l.WO (ex
dered the start last night. The Fifth act number will be given In the morn-
ing.) Onlv a small part of those sick
are down with fever, about 20 per cent,
150 In all. Slight changes of all the
troops have been made to get them on
fresh ground, and. the artillery and
cavalry have been moved about three
miles.
(Signed) SHAFTER,
Major-General Commanding.
Sender Must Pay.
Infantry, which has been occupying
Dry Tortguas since the outbreak of
the war, was to sail, but failed to arrive
until the ships had gone. Gen. Schwan,
commanding the expedition, sailed on
the Mohawk which carried most of the
artillery.
Stores for Shafter will be left at San-
ltago on way. Remnants of several reg-
iments were left behind because of lack
of transports. Among these were four ; .
trooos of Rough Riders. These will ; jjew York. July 23. The Western Un
probobly go in a few days. The trans- j,,n Telegraph Company wan ordered to
fer of troops to Fernandina was. sud- nlmw cauce at a f pedal trm of toe
denly ordered stopped. The Second Supreme court, held In Hrnoklyrl today,
Georgia was already on the train when why a peremptory writ of mandamus
ordered back to camp.' should not liue, commanding and til-
It was learned at the War Department recting the paid teUgraph company to
today that the organizations which receive and transmit a telegram offered
have already left or are about to leave for tranfmlssion at Its Rrooklyn office,
Tampa for Porto Rico are the Eleventh , without the 1 cent stamp required to be
and Sixteenth regiments Regular In- 'placer thereon by the war revenue act
fantry Troop D. Second' Cavalry. . Hat- of IVjS. .
teries C and M Seventh Artillery,. Troop' The court, on presentation of the
A Sixth Cavalry. Company F Eighth facts by plaintiff attorney, dismissed
Infantry. General Ernst's brigade of the proceeding, without hea'rlng the de
First Division of FirM Army Corps, 1 fendant, the r requirement jf the law
consisting of Third Illinois, Fourth that the Fender pay for and attach the
Pennsylvania and Fourth Ohio. Gen-j revenue stamp to the menage being
eral Grant's brigade. First Division positive and certain, as decided by the
First Corps, consisting of First and Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Ju
ly 14, Ulv
GIRL'S CHIMERICAL SCIIEAC
a as captured by
off Sagua Le Grande,
ta'eun a carco of sup-
riobsco Says Force at Work on Spanish
SMps Is Inadequate.
Lieutenant Hob-
arid
b Oi.r Gunboats la the
t of Mpf. ;
J : y - 23. The British. New W.rk. July 21
f .
th, son returnea iiom
v v. . - - -
conferred with officials of the
Wrecking Company regarding
next week.
gutn llekfit of Spain and Premier
Siiata in an endeavor to bring about
report, he was sent to verify it.
will be. very glad to accept surrender,,
are very short of rations, and I shall j
have to begin feeding them at once. Hef
Washington ana tells me mere are o.ww inen t. t., ian.1 near" Manzan
Merritt Piace. Am now iu.b i-.- American sauadron is
n t .o n ennadrnn is DTO-
. - . . . .. . r I i 1 1 I . II Altici l4
!-rer here and l.too sick m nospuau i. . . ,
more; f r T ceedins to Jibara. It is believed that
! expect 2.HK) in tomorrow from San LuiSiCeeVins 1 ' . . cmlill,rfin
T!a . . ...... ... ;two other divisions of the squadron
, vi,' fivs the work now going on on the m
. . ... nrjiimmirv-; olticers
. . . If,.jniri wreOKS IS- I ifiri I'liuniiu"..' ; i
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A.ir.iiral Sampson d
Annapolis, Wasp, and
; - harbor for a naval
rr.barded the forts at
-troyiu the batteries.
e.:amr'that more help is needed. He ex-Baracos and receive the surrender!
:iects toave the Colon and Teresa and;tfere. 1 think the number of prison-
oriowornext day with one of Torarsill concurrently bombard Cieuruegos
to receive the surrender at$and iiariei. ; ' :
go
will hurry matters.
! ers will be fu!iy up
of 22.('J0 or 23,000.
Spanish prisoners SicK.
Annapolis, Md., July 23: Sickness
Surrender to Fuslonlsts
d their way:aironsr the Spanish prisoners is giving t vemion
can. of Terrell, Texas, private in. Corn-
Cincinnati, Ohio. July 23, The con-any Second Texas regiment, put
middle-of-the-road Topu-
Thlrd Kentucky ami I Uth Illinois
light batteries A of Illinois; H of Penn
sylvania and A of Missouri and Twen
ty-seventh Indiana. ( battery, (reneraii -
Garretson s brirade crmsiMlng of Sixth Pla of Female Slo of the Schley Tamlly
Ma.sachuttis and Sixth Illinois: ,Bat-i Nipped In the liud.
teries C and F of Third Artillery. Hat-! W.Swaukee. Wis.. July 23.-Mlf Jes
teries H and F of Fourth Artillery, Hat- Fjr. , hley, of this city, who left I'arls
tery H Of Fifth Artillery and 275 re-' 3 ti.t.y fcr Hadrld to Intervlewr the
cruits.
Only ten companies of the Sixth Illl
nmc m harked from Tamua, the re-
mainicg two companies tailed wiih jeace U'tur. the United States and
General Ernst's brigade from Char-' cf);tn fc.j, betn told to come home Im
leston. Colonel Hecker. quartermaster. ; . b lur faUH.r Cn;irI,B Hchlejr
has been in charge of the transporta- j
tion business of the Porto Hican expe-." - tt ln l Commodore fcchlef.
dition. He will leave here Wednesday! In a i-:ir written to hln daughter
or Thursday and sail for Porto Itico tf.jay Mr.. Schley tchl hr that hr
from Newport News. Hecker wa3 to ,;an uaw r.yt only impracticable, but so
have taken charge of the transporta- ati-urd on tr te farcical. "I wrote her,"
tion of supplies to Porto Hico for the Cor.tlnur-d Mr. Shley. "that ber set
first expedition. Yesterday a telegram uld crnbarraes the. Commodore, brlnr
was received from General Miles say-1 about no good results and gi'e her a
fng he was disappointed because Heck-; noterSety which would not only be un
er bad not arrived. It was then deter-' pleasant to vr. but to us alL X am
mined that Hecker fhouid proceed to very sor.y that her unwarranted action
Miami, Fla., July 23. Virgil II. nun- i0rto Rico as soon as ne naa eonciua-j jx crtatea to mucn pupneuy iwr wi
ed arrangements for pending the Span- and no g.ofan come rrom It.
ish prisoners at Santiago heme. ."of - jrs- I would welcome everr
ovcriuri n.-:u by anyoojy u woujh
War News From Spain.
Havana, via Madrid July 23. 18,000
TEXAN HOOTS TO KILL.
. - . . .. rm r- -a ktnrn Win iKultCd
to the estimate; aoiairr tui,iy --
a Young Woman.
i "A- mined channel.
I 1 near the Topek !
ur.hurt.
J'lye Juan
the
cei n.
rnunicipal authorities much con-, j;st5 wnieh was called to meet here
They have instructed health o:Ti- Septi'mtxr Sth, is off, owing to the re
DEATHS FROM YELLOW FEVER. help in -n,l T.g the war. but such step
i . !mu be regulated by the constituted
i ... t. iri n strict watch for the first
eon -
fusal of Texas to atandon the fusion
was st
The Americans outbreak of yellow fever. wiicn quar-
wing
"t and opened fire at'juine wi'l b3 hud ca
i ., in i-i r.n the. acaaemy.
.r.g tl.e Spanianl, Several Spamaras nae uii
l "
sii.k within?
All.vcd Carco for antlaso.
New York, July 22. The steamer
Philadelphia, carrying sixty five 1-
three revolver balls into the neck, and
breast cf Sam Drummer, negro gam-
"grd into a Miny soiJiers ic. pui iiiua nui j auiiJcriiJH - -
flardej a Aiaraiir.a.v a:y outi'.'ie crtfan. ration. iy uaugwier
ehlrrton. Juli ZZ ThJa 3Ipatch of a v rm. tympathetlc nature, an
tcnisht. The
-acant lot and fell
suited Miss
rresro Eiase
deadv lie. tad in-
Jennin5.: a young white
- ,J . !., v,frr,m General t:ia:;er . w as gien
v f.'n.ua ill a. ui y ,wvs: r s.u c nuc - , .....
... . . ' . . rv... ! i,,- v War Twrartrr.ent at micnsgni: ion? r.
soldier were.mang purcnaees. iuu-, - - - . . . . ;.- x ....... .n.i..fu
Santiago, LUW. JU Aujumn; trau - " 1
following for aar I hiTir.tnrcpic mownuni. tus a
ure In regard to
Lome Immediate-
out v.hlle r.hr.'ad he rot In with one of the
. .. t.r th ti.ere are scv
3f can was arrested- by Lieutenant Smythe
fifteen i
1 r?c lor AiirMll. ' , r t r---, i
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- lAvii.k v suuit. . - - . - - . s , . . 4. rt. . r - f-fc-sf-rai. it iii.i;.. ivu.
rw:ud that the harbor! San Francisco. July 3.-oenerai Wer, waternelcs and medical IhUnlH rinen dkd at yellow fever bosplWlo cot Irvrte ter co
mm,,. The Wasp and' Otis and troors sailed on the Rio 1Ies, uu for Santiago today. Many-n -lare M ,10 t giblney ioday: Jack Dongan. ciril-U.ls. She wjil come
. them up the' Janeiro for Manila today making raRrs, former residents, are re-carv tend P- h'n Bert little, band. Seventh Infan-'ly.- . .
nearly 13.00 gone so far. . : turning to resume business. excitement fodo a td the kiUin0. ,un,.7" w . " .
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