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r 1 1j A VOL. XI. SALISBURY. N. C. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 24, 1891 NO. 43. IE i II DEWEf AND MERRITT COMHUNI. CATE WITH WASHINGTON. CASUALTIES MANILA'S SURRENDER. Oar Loft It Reported as Very Light, While the Spanish Lost Heavily Io the Defense of the City. The two American commanders at Manila, "Admiral Dewey and- Major General Merritt, united in a joint dis patch, which was received at Wash ington late Wednesday afternoon, ask ing for instructions as to the manner of dealing with the various elements, particularly the insurgents, now that Manila m occupied by the American eoldiers. After a conference at the white house, in which Secretary Alger and Acting Secretary Allen participated, instructions were sent to the two American commanders. The text of the request for instructions and. the answer was not made public, but See rotary Alger summed up the instruc tions substantially as follows: "The instructions are to enforce law and order, and to treat all law-abiding citizens alike. Cansnaiitios of Capltnlatlon. V Regarding the, taking of Manila it is learned from an American naval officer who arrived at Hong Kong Tuesday that Admiral Dewy, on August Cth, demanded the surrender of Manila within forty-eight hours, the .Spanish commander replied that the insurgents being outside the walls, he had, no safe place for the women and children who were i nthe city, and asked for twenty-four hours' delay. . This Ad miral Dewey granted. At the expiration of the specified time, Admiral Dewey and General Merritt cosnlted and .decided to post pone the attack. . 'v On August 13th the American squad ron formed in line off Manila. The OlympLa fired the first shot at the Ma . latefort. The shots of thy Americans p fell short, and some time was oCTipied ; in finding the range. Then Cal- : lao, one of tHo gunboats - Admiral P. wcy f rb'm " theSrj; got under the fort : andentrina; hotlj : fire? Great destruction was done with the'rapid fire guts. The fort failed to reply, but fired on the American troops that were storming the Spanish trenches. The large American ships were ordered to cease firing after an hour's woik, owing to the failure of the fort to respond. The fighting in the trenches was most fierce. Fifteen minutes after the Spaniards were driven to the second line of defense, they were forced to re treat to the walled city, where, seeing the uselessness of resistance,, they sur rendered, and soon afterwards a flag of truce was hoisted oxer Manila. The Belgian consul at Manila, M. Andre, boarded the Olympia and re turned with an American lieutenant to the Spanish military governor, who agreed to surrender. General Merritt, proceeded to. the palace at 3:30 o'clock, and there found the Spaniards formed in line. The troops surrendered their arms, but the officers were permitted to retain their swords. Iose on American Side. Tba American .loss is reported to be six or eight killed and forty wounded. .The Spauish loss was considerable, but the exact numbers are not obtain able. The trenches were filled with badly Wounded Spaniards. Manila is now under martial law, with General Merritt as military gov ernor. The California Bed Cross Society rendered valuable aid to the sick and wounded. Perfect order prevailed in Manila on the evening of August 13th. As the Americans marched in guards were placed around the houses of all for eigners, in order- to prevent their be iug looted. The ingnrgents were not allowed to . take part in the attack upon the city, but were kept in the re r of the Amer icans. In order to provent bloodshed they were forbidden to enter the city after the surrender, unless they were uuarmed. ALL ANXIOUS TO STAT. Arbitrary Order May Be Necessary Tor Musterlnx Out Tolanteers. The war department has been trying to ascertain the wishes of the troops an to being mustered out, it being the object to accommodate the trQops as far as possible. Up to the present time it looks as if the volunteers want ed to remain and that the 'mustering out will havo to be by arbitrary order. "Information received at the depart-! ment Thursday indicates that the de sire to remain in the service is not confined to the officers, but that the rank and file wish to continue in the government service. A REVENUE TAX DECISION. Mnv Seat Br Express Must Bear the - Required Stamp. A Washington! dispatch says: The attorney ceneral has rendered a decis ion in which he holds that the word" "goods" in the new war revenue meas nre as applied to packages sent by ex press or freight, includes packages of money, and tnereiore me dui oi iaa ing given-the sender mast have a rev enue stamp affixed thereto. V! MOTHER AND SON KILLED. Head Split Open frith Aa Ax Mardt -ex Caught and Lynched. . A horrible double murder was dis covered at Friendship, fourteen miles from Amerieus, Ga., at 8 o'clock last Saturday morning, and was followed several hours later by the lynching of the supposed murderer. On a farm at Friendship lived Mrs. Mary McGarrah, about 75 years old, with her son by a former marriage, James Boone. Both were killed some time during Friday night. About half a mile from Mrs McGar rah's home lives another son, John Boone. It was he who discovered the murder, j Mr. Boone went over to his mother's house Saturday morning, and on entering iras horrified by the bloody sight whiclnAet : his gaze. The heads of both had been cleft with an ax. As soon as Via alarm was given peo ple set out ouf a search for the murderer,-and during the day a very re markable' story came to light. Near the McGarrah iome lived Camp Hollis, a negro whbwas one of the firs.t to join in the 'search. In a little while Hollis found in the woods, bound to a tree, his own wife, who declared that she had been the victim of a dastardly assault. She said that a strange negro had come to her house the night before while hr' hus band was' away, had brandished a pis tol and compelled her lo go with him into the woods, where he assaulted her, and then tied her to a tree as she was found. The discovery of thewomaa increas ed the zaal of Hamp Hollis. Several hours -before some of the searchers bar! arrested Eugene Reese on suspi cion. (Reese was carr.ied into the swamp and Held under guard pending a further investigation. Ilantp Hollis pretended to believe that there was no doubt of the guilt of Itoeso and wanted to lynch him without further delay. , Meantime the searching party went to the houseoWf amp Hollis and there founddh bJUxJny axe aad a suit of clothes belonging to Hollis and upon which there were blood stains. Confronted, with this evidence of her. husband's guilt, the wife confessed that Bhe and her husband had plotted to murder old Mrs. McGarrah and her son because they accused the negro woman of having stolen some bacon. The crowd went to where Reese was being held in the swamp and arrived just as Hollis was brandishing a re- I volver in Reese's face. , ' . "' Hollis was dumbfounded when told V3 confession of his wifeTfieroo, confessed and was hanged without further ceremony. Several hundred bullets were fired into his body. Reese was released, ' but later iwas rearrested and carried to Amerieus to await further investiga tion. It is believed that a number of negroes were implicated in the plot. REGIMENTS ORDERED HOME. Biff Camp at Chlckamausra Will Soon Be Deserted. Judging from present indications Camp Thomas, the largest military camp of the Spanish-American war, will soon be a thing of the past. A number of regiments have already been i ordered home. A number of others have been ordered to Kuoxville, Tenn.. and Lexington, Ky., and now comes an order to Colonel "Wheeler, acting cuiei quartermaster, to secure bids from the railroads to convey all remaining at the camp to their respec tive state capitals. TO RETURN THE ST. PAUL. The Auxiliary Cruiser Goes Back to Her Former Owners. ine auxiliary cruiser at. I'aul ar rived at Cramp's ship yard at Phila delphia Monday afternoon. The St. Paul will be returned to the Interna tional Navigation Company by the government as soon as she is put in the same condition as when the great liner was chartered for naval service. A COSTLY RLAZE. Plant of a Pnlp ami Mining Company Destroyed and Loss I S300.OO0. Th plant of the High Falls Sulphite Pulp and' Mining Company, located at Pyrites, N. I., have been destroyed by firo. The cause is not known. The loss is placed at $300,000 and there was an insurance of $50,000. The capital stock of the company is$lc0, 000, held mostly in Potsdam, i. Y. WHEELER COMMANDS CAMP. Takes Chare af Montauk Point Until Shafter Arrives. A Washington special says; .General Wheeler was at the war department Wednesday and had an interview with the- secretary. General Wheeler ceived orders to assume command at Camp Wikoff, at Montauk Point, until the arrival of General Shafter. - General Wheeler was told by the i . secretary oi war io purcnase every thing that was necessary for the com fort of the men and to ?pare nothing that would alleviate the sick and wounded. PRISONERS TO RfeTUJtN HOME. Order Issued for the Release of the Span lsh Prisoners at Annapolis Orders were issued at the naval academy at Annapolis Wednesday Te leasing Captain Emilo Diaz Moreo, captain of the Colon, Spanish navy, as a prisoner of war. Captain Moreo will leave with Admiral Cervera for hpam. 111 41 Aik Unnih nttiIAH AVtlA. u.uc. UF.uu vu.w.. v.r o ue reieaseu m a iew u.j. , them intends to remain in this country permanently. " a. a - i m f a wjs a aw a Ill Dili 10H: DECISION BE1CHED TO MUSTER OUT 100,000 SOLDIERS WILL BE CONSULTED. Tliote 'Who Are Destroys of Remaining la the Service Will Be Al lowed to Do So. A Washington special of Wednes day says: The president has announc ed his decision to muster out of service from 75,000 to 100,000 of the volun teers. Those to be discharged will include three branches of service in fantry, artillery and cavalry.. The question of the mustering out of the volunteers has been under considera tion for several days, t " It'was quite evident to begin with that a considerable force necessarilv - would have to be retained. With only a part of the volunteer force to be mus tered out, it becomes a delicate ques tion to designate the organizations which should go. . v From a prominent official of the ad ministration, it is understood to be the desire of the president to ascertain the wishes of the volunteer trooris themselves, as to remaining in the ser vice. . " One or two organizations have al ready indicated a desire .to leave the service as soon as the government can reasonably do without them: They are composed largely of business and working men, whose private interests are suffering by reason of their absence from home. So far as the interests of the government will" permit, it is be lieved that the president in the mus tering out of the volunteers, will accommodate himself to the desires of ' the men themselves. With certain obvious limitations, those troops who want to be mustered out will be. and those who desire to continue in the service will be retained so long as they may be needed. , . - It may be some time before the organizations to be mustered out will be designated, but the reduction in the volunteer forces' will be made as soon as possible. - Keview Troops at New York. President McKinley- has decided will permit He so informed Major General Wheeler, with whom he had a long conference Wednesday and who is to assume command at Montauk Point pending the arrival of General Shafter. . Necessarily, the date for the pro posed review will be some time dis tant, as the president's plans are that the soldiers at Montauk ; Point should have ample time to fully recover from the effects of the severe campaign, in Cuba. DEWEY'S OFFICIAL REPORT. A Georgian Was Delegated to Raise Onr Flag Over Manila. a w Aamirai juewey s olncial announce ment of the bombardment and surren der of Manila has been received at Washington and is as follows: "Secretary of the Navy, Washing ton: Manila surrendered today to the American land and, naval forces after a combined attack. A division of the squadron shelled the forts and en trenchments at Malate, on the south Bide of the city, driving baok the en emy. OUr army advancing from that side at tne same time. (Jity surren dered about 5 o'clock, the American flag being hoisted by Lieutenant Brumby. About 7,000 prisoners were taken. The squadron had no casual ties; none of the vessels were injured. ' On August 7th General Merritt and I formally demanded .the surren der of the city, which the Spanish governor general refused. Dewey. WILL REJECT RESIGNATIONS. Spain Instructs the Gorernors General to Remain at Their Posts. A special- dispatch received by the Associated Press fom Madrid states that the crovernment has decided to reject the resignations of the go pernors general of Cuba, Porto! Lico and the Philippines. The cortes, it is assert ed, will reassemble on September 15th. SOUTHERN RAISES WAUES. Cnt 0f Three Years Axo Is Restored to Employes. The Southern Railway company has restored the wages of rrany of its em ployes which were cut during the time of depression several years ago. The company has issued a circular to this effect, and the wages of em ploy as will now be figured on a bacis of 10 per cent more per month. v This means a very large increase in the pay-rolls of the Southern, and means more money will be distributed among the employes by several thou sand dollars. OFF FOR HONOLULU. Officers and Men f tho New York Bed- ment EeaTo San Franelseo. Three hundred and twenty-five offi cers and men of the New York regi ment sailed from San Francisco Friday on the steamship Alliance for Hono lulu. . When the Scandia and Arizona coil fKov will Tim-a rvn hstarrl in ftl 1 i - - tion to their complement of re-en fnrrflmenta for Generaf Merritt. a mil- lion rounds of ammunition for small arms. ALL OF WPIW. WHOLE GROUP WAS INCLTjDED 15 TERMS OF SURRENDER. SPAIN'S COMMISSIONERS Y HAMED. The Instructions Which Were Sent to General Merritt Are Slada FnMIe , . By Secretary Alger, . . fc The war department made publio Thursday the dispatch of General Mer ritt, giving the official story cf Manila's all, and also the text of the significant instructions sent General Merritt Wed--; nesday, requiring the insurgents and j. Hawaiian flag descended from the flag all others to recognize the authority . stffs on a" grnment buildings of the United States in the territory occupied by our forces. These dis- in the tropical breeze from every offi patches were the only positive develop- cial flagstaff. The ceremony of today ment of the day. " ' ; 1 was mosk impressive one. , xr v 3 L , , n Nothing had been heanUfrom G eral Merritt as to the casualties of the' Manila battle except that ho estimated he killed and wmmded at of ty. Another point on which the officials are. without definite information is as o the extent of our psesent authority in the Philippines. . Under the peace protocol, the United States was given the Occupation of Manila; with the bav and harbor, until 'a permanent dispo"--! sition of the Philippine question was reached. . .. - - , But according to press dispatches,- which are, however, so circumstantial as to be credited in most 'official onar- ers, General Merritt and . Admiral Dewey received the capitulation of the entire Philippine archipelago. There appears to be some doubt, herefore, even among officials, as to 1 - whether our present authority" and .' urisdiction covers Manila t only, as provided by the peace protoeol, or covers all tne I'mlippines. ' I here is a disposition to await fuller official information before laying Mown a policy as to the extent of, our Juris diction in the islands. Secretary 'Al ger said that he had ,heard ; noth ing official of the surrender of the en tire Philippine group. At the same time, the secretary di?l-"not discredit the accuracy of the press" advices stat ing that the capitulation had this far- reaching effect. : . , : T ;Asume AothorltOre Allr ; v - a ciurii AUMotA.u,trt.VC'XnaLtn it ' the attitude of the officials is to "as sume that our authority covers -Manila city, Manila bay and harbor, and also reaches other territory as may be oc cupied by the military and naval forces. The latter phrase "is elastic enough to cover any or all of the Philippine islands that may have been brought under our authority by the recent surrender. ' The instrnctions sent to General Merritt have in view the expansion of our possessions, based on the terms mentioned in the protocol,, as they distinctly state that this government is in possession of Manila and that its authority to preserve peace and order will be exerted "within the territory occupied by thetr military and naval forces." , Spanish Commissioners Appointed. A special from Madrid says: Gener al Blanco, Castellanos and Admiral Manterola have been appointed com missioners for Cuba and Generals ATo rti a a a'rA fYrt.atrn. fin fl Admiral Vo 1 . larino for Porto Rico. It is probable ju.fwu uuv. - that Senor Leon y Castillo, the Span ish ambassador to France, will pre side at the sessions of the Paris com mittee. Senor -Moret's appointment is made impossible by the hostile atti tude of the press. QUEEN CONGRATULATES US. England's Ruler Pleased That Peace Has Been Restored. The state department Thursday re ceived another international congratu lation of the restoration of peace, this one coming from the British ambassa dor. Sir Julian Pauncefote, who is now sojourning at Jew London, Conn. The ambassador communicated the expres sion of profound gratification with which her majesty's government learn ed of ther signature of the prelimina ries of iace between the United States and Spain, and the sincere congratu lations to the president and the gov ernment of the United btates upon the termination of the war. POWDER MILL BLOWN UP. Two "Men Are Killed Outriuht and a Num ber of Others Injured. Monday morning an explosion oc curred at the plant of the Chatta- nooga Powder Co., at Ooltewah,Tenn, eighteen miles above Chattmooga,kill ing two men and injuring, slightly, a number of others. The cause of the explosion is not known and probably will never be as certained. The building in which the explosion occurred caught fire and burned to the grounds The loss will be about $5,000, mainly on the building and machinery, as but little powder was on hand. EXTRA MEN LOSE JOBS. Their Servtees at Frankford Arsenal No Longer Needed. Notices have been posted at Frankford arsenal at Philadelphia to the effect that all extra men who were put to work since the outbreak of the war will be dispensed with on September 1st. About 700 persons are affected i br the order. The reduction in force - will reduce the daily output from 150, 000 to 40,000 cartridges. SCI 1 ISLAND IS GITEN OYER TO UNITED " STATES. CEREMONIES WERE ELABORATE. The Raising of Old Glory Was Accompa nied by the Patriotic Strains of w Star Spans-led Banner. The steamer Belgic arriving at San Francisco Monday evening brought the following: HoNor.n.17, August 12. Precisely at eight minutes to 12 o'clock today the a io near tne strains of ".Hawaii Ponoi" for the last tim a natinnal anthem: to hear the buffle hlow tn as the Hawaiian ensign sank from its position, and to notice the emotion of many who had been born under it and had lived their livejr. under it, was solemn. But then came the bright call for the raising of Old Glory and the strains Of "The Star Spangled Banner" broke forth as that banner was unfurled to me oreeze. Then the cheers broke frrth and eyes that had been dim for a few minutes became bright and lightened up when the stars and stripes floated . out. The picture presented in and around the executive building was 1 most striking. In the jrrounds and around all the approaches were crowds of onlookers of every section" and of varied nationality. Notably remarka ble was the number of Hawaiians. Within the grounds the military and naval display was fine. Hawaiian troops, United States marines, the mounted patrol, the police and the citizens guard presented a splendid appearance, while the platform for the exercises and the verandas of the execu tive bnilding were gay with brilliant dresses, dancing feathers and ribbons and tne brightest faces that Honolulu possesses. The ceremonies opened with prayer by Rev. G. L. Peterson, pastor of the First Methodist church of Honolulu; TTnitAil St ister .Sfiwall than who had arisen, presented Mm' with nr certified , copy of the joint resolution of congress annexing the Hawaiian islands to the United States. ; President Dole answered, acknowl edging the making of a treaty of polit ical union and formally yielded to Minister Sewall as the representative of the government of the United States the sovereignty and publio property of the Hawaiian islands. Mr. Sewall re plied: "Mr. President: In the name of the United States I accept the transfer of the sovereignty and property of the Hawaiian government. The admiral commanding the United States naval forces in these waters will proceed to perform the duty entiusted to him." The Hawaiian band played "Hawaii Ponoi," the national anthem, Colonel Fisher gave the order to the national guard battery stationed cn the execu tive grounds to fire the national salute of twenty-one guns, which" was also I . 1 1 TV, ., 1 1 . . rePeaa py tne i-nuaaeipnia As the echo of the last gun reverberated in the hills a bugle sounded and the na tional ensign of Hawaii came slowly down, never to go up again. There was a short pause, and then the flagship's band struok up the well known strains of the "Star Spangled Banner," and as the stars and stripes slowly ascended there was breathless suspense. But as it reached the top cheers brokes forth from the crowds below, and salutes of twenty-one gu were again fired by the Hawaiian bat tery and the Philadelphia. Minister Sewall then read proclama tion, stating that President McKinley directs that the civil, judicial and mil itary powers of the government shall continue to be exercised by the officers of the repnbliof Hawaii. All such officers will be required to take an oath of allegiance to the United States and renew their bonds to the United States government. The powers of the minister of for eign affairs will cease, so far as they relate to diplomatic intercourse be tween Hawaii and foreign nations. The municipal legislation of Hawaii and the existing customs regulation will practically remain in force until the congress of the United States shall have otherwise' determined. Follow ing the reading of the proclamation Minister Sewall made an address con gratulating the residents of Hawaii upon the accomplishment of annexa tion. At the conclusion of the ceremonies the National Guard was marched to the parade ground", where Minister Cooper administered the oath of alle giance to Colonel Fisher. The colonel then administered it to his officers.and the captains to the men. ' SIGSBEE GOES UP. Former Captain of tho Maiao Ad ra need for "Estraordinary Heroism." A Washington dispatch states that the president has promoted Captain Charles D. Sigsbee, United States navy, former commander of the Maine, but now commanding the Auxiliary cruiser. St. Paul, by advancing him three numbers on the list of captains in the navy for "extraordinary heroism." DEATH STOPS MORALES. leader In Guatemalan Rerolutlon Ends i Life In Cave The state department received a ca ble dispatch from Minister Hunter, at Guatemala, telling of the dramatic death of General Morales, leader of the . Guatemala revolution, " and the collapse of that uprising. The dis patch ia as follows: "Guatemala, August 18,- 1898. D7t Washington. Ocos was occu pied on the 10th by the government forces and 900 sacks of coffee and other valuable property of foreigners saved from destruction. This occu pation was " aided without force by Captain Fegan, of the British gunboat Leander, acting under request of the British, German and United States ministers. ' Morales retreated before national troops to Cuchumatens moun tains, where he was surrounded and captured yesterday in a cave where he had been hiding for several days, with out food and ill from hunger, fatigue and exposure. The commanding gen eral ordered him removed to San Mar cos. . Medical aid was summoned, but he died on the way to San Sebastian last"night at 11 o'clock. This is thej end of the revolution. Hunteb." The tragic end of General Morales, as reported to the state department, is but the last of the series of stirring events which have occurred in Guate mala within the last two weeks. Mo rales gathered together a good sized band along the Mexican border vnd made his appearance at the large town of Ocos. Here he inaugurated a reign of terror. He seized many thousand bags of coffee and put them to the strange use of building breastworks for his revolutionary band. Sorties were made along the harbor front and launches and other craft burned and destroyed. One of the most audacious acts was the laying tribute upon the United States and other consular offi cers there', in the sum of $1,500. The condition of affairs has been re ported to the state department from time - to time, and efforts were made, in conjunction with the Mexican au thorities, to put an end to the depre dations. " - INCREASE IN MORTALITY Among ftt;vea At Santiago Compiles- , Uoiih Over Money Values. The past week in Santiago, le Cuba has seen the furtheiauce of reforms and improvements already under way. New complications have arisen which we are called upon to settle. There is a slow but steady increase in the death fi Tinvq n estion ngpna-nj-., Jff? canrmoney and their respecAarn. continue to agitato the town, antTtfiii will probably last until little of ;the Spanish money remains. Notwith standing General Wood's announce ment that Spanish gold would be de- prived of its Cuban increase of 6 per cent on its face value and that silver was at 50 per cent discount, many have persisted in considering the centen, 25 francs, as worth $5.30, as formerly, and at no money changers could one get $10 in silver for $5 in gold. Nine dollars in silver was of- fered and this only on small amounts. FIVE CHILDREN DROWSED. Carried Away By Bis Wsts Caused By a Cloudburst. A Pittsburg, Pa., dispatch says: A cloudburst up Sawmill run Friday morning caused a tidal wave in that stream and endangered the lives oi a dozen persons. Six children are miss ing and are supposed to have been drowned. They are: Irene Loftus, Regis Loftus. Genevieve Shaughnessy, Margaret Shaughnessy, Nellie Suals and Anna Holzapfel. - The water in the run began to rise during the morning and at 9 o'clock a great volume of water came down. The missing children, together with some older persons, were standing on a porch of a tenement house. This porch overhung the run. When the great wave, twenty feet hign, came lown the porch was carried away and the people went with it. 'Spanish Prisoners Leave Cnba. The war department has received the following dispatch: "Santiago de Citba, August 19. H. C. Corbin, Adjutant General, Wash ington: Cabadonza sailed this morn ing with 2,148 men, 109 officers, 44 women, 45 children. Two pothers are loaded and probably will sail this af ternoon. "Shatter, Major General.' OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION From General Merritt of the Capitula tion of Manila. Official announcement of the. terms of the capitulation agreed on Manila, reached the war department Saturday evening in a dispatch from. Major General Merritt. It wa the first no tification officially of the natnre of the stipulations and embraced the com plete terms in six; articles. There is considerable difference oi opinion as to the exact significance of the terms of capitulation, but the best opinion obtainable so far construes the language to embrace all Spanish possessions in the Philippines and not Manila alone. MANILA CABLE WORKING. Gen. Merritt Use Uao la Notifying Dot - partnsent of tho Tact. Major General Merritt has notified the war department that the cable from Hong Kong to Manila is in operation. The dispatch from General Merritt came direct from Manila and was re ceived at the war department Satur day morning. It read as follows: "Manixa, August 20. Adjutant ! General.- Washington: Cable now working to this point. ' 'Miunt.' n 11 t 4) FOR PUBLIC IMPR0TEMENTS CUBA AND PORTO RICO. IK INSTRUCTIONS -BEING FORHULRTED Madrid Gorernment Preparing To Throw Obstacles In the War or the Commissioners. A Madrid cable dispatch says: A' committee consisting of Duke Almodo-. Tar, the foreign minister; Senor Ro mero Giron, minister of the colonies; Lieutenant General Correa,' minister of war, and Captain Aunou, minister -of marine, "is preparing instrnctions for the Cuban and PHo Rin com missioners, which wilF be dispatched on August 31, so as to arrive within the time fixed by the protocol, In these instrnctions attention will be called to the distinction between cession of territory and cession of sovereignty. In the latter case it seems to be maintained here that buildings and publio works remain the property of tho sovereign power until they are paid for by the new gov ernment. Certain members of the cabinet are of the opinion that the committee will have, first of all, to determine some legal and administrative modus vivendi during the transitional period until the evacuation is completed. Meanwhile the government will prob-. ably call the attention of the cabinet at Washington to the fact that while the insurgent leaders profess to accepf armistice, their subordinates continue to carry on hostilities against outly ing Spanish garrisons. While the government devotes ita attention for a moment 'Chiefly to the' questions of detail relating to the An tilles, much anxiety is felt with regard -to. the Philippine question, which is likely to create much more serious difficulties. ' .-v . ( ' , On this eubfect very'Httle guidance is afforded by . the studiously f vague terms employed fix the protocol. These words have been carefully ext.mined with the aid of all available diet ion a-, ries, not only by the Spanish minis ters, but also by the diplomatic repre-, sentatives of several foreign powers, and all seem agreed that in drafting this part of -the protocol, President McKiuVnii-fcT . Yet tt? ml :tioa2T!d the o?i?y, thBNUiutcUilatea i should adopt in the farjtast. All possible questions regarding the" future of the archipelago are thus left open and both government and publio opinion -here seem in doubt as to what line shall be taken by Spain in the forthcoming negotiations. Much will depend, of course, on the attitude as sumed by the. United States govern ernment, and consequently the con flicting currents of American publio opinion are watched , here with the keenest interest. CLAIM CAUSES DISCUSSION. We Will Pay For Nothing-, However, tho Commission Doesn't Stipulate.- Premier Sagasta's claim as set forth in Madrid dispatches, that Spain will expect indemnity for all government property, buildings, barracks, fortifi cations, etc,, in Cuba, Porto Rico and elsewhere, has excited much comment as showing the difficult questions to be treated by the military and peace com- missions. In official quarters at Washington there is no disposition to make a coun ter claim to Sagasta's proposition, for this will be done in due time before the cotr missions. MERRITT MILITARY tiOYERJTOR. General lias Taken Charge of Affairs la the City of Manila. Advices from Manila state that Gen eral Merritt. has proclaimed a govern ment of military, occupation. The news of the armistice- arrived on the 16th. It is feared that the Americans may restore the Philippines to Spain and thus reinangnrate a fresh period of tyranny, extortion and rebellion The Spanish guarantee for freedom of the press and religion andfor just "ad- - !.! 1!.- 1 ...I..- ministration are useless uuiea uimw foreign supervision. , m BUTLER WAS MAGNANIMOUS. H Ag-ree to Iji-X Mlddle-of-tho Bonders Have Thrlr Way. , In a speech at the bigpopulit en campment at GreenvilleTexa, Friday Senator Marion Bntler, of North Car olina, national chairman of the popu list party, surrendered to the middle-of-the roaders, or en ti-f unionists. He declared that as nationalchairman be would promise that there would be no trades or combines with either of the old parties before the next national convention and that he would call that convention at least a month before the democratic or repnbiican conventions convened, and thus prevent any opporr tnnity of f nsion. --. RAIDS ATTRACT ATTENTION. Not Beliored Caban Insorente Disre garded the Armlstleo. The reported insurgent raids in Cnba caused considerable comment in official circles, but the view was taken at the war department that the raids did not indicate a purpose on the part of the Cubans to disregard the sus pension of hostilities. It is presumed that the raids occurred before the Cubans were aware of the armistice arranged by the United States author ITS CO APE 11 J.
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