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GENERAL MILES IS
NOW AT SANTIAGO
Immediately Holds Conference with
Sampson and Shatter.
Has No Intention of Superceding the Latter, Who Will
Retain Command of the Forces in the Field Miles'
Purpose Is Merely to Inspect the American Position and
Act with Shatter in an Advisory Capacity,
Washington, July 11. General Nelson
'A. Miles, commanding the United
States army, arrived oft Santlngo bay
shortly after noon today. Fpon thu
arrival of the auxiliary cruiser Yale
on which General Miles was a passeng
er, communication was opened with
Admiral Sampson, and the two com
mandos were soon In confeienee.
During the early afternoon Geneial
Miles landed at Playa del Este, and
communicated with General Shatter,
commanding the American forces be
fore Santiago, with telephone. What
the nature and result of the two con
sultations were Is not disclosed at the
war department, but Geneial Allies
doubtless was placed In possession of
all salient points of the situation frori
the view point of both the navy and
the at my.
MILES' PURPOSE.
It Is understood to have been Gen
eral Miles' purpose to proceed Imme
diately to General Shatter's headiuar
ters at Slboney, and, after dlscussluj
with Shafter the latter's plan of cam
pa'gn, to make petsonal examination
of U.. American position.
It Is h3t to be undetstood that Gen
eral Miles Is to supercede Goneral
Shafter In command of the United
States forces before Santiago. Gener
il Shafter is operating theie under
written instructions fiom the seeretoiy
or war, approved by the president, and
so long" as he Is able physically to do
so, he will retain his command.
A prominent official of the war de
partment said lato tonight that neither
the administration nor General Miles
had any desire to detiact an lota from
the credit due to General Shafter for
the. plans by which he hopes to achieve
a victory at Santiago.
FIRING ENDED BY
FLAG OF TRUCE
W hat the Meaning of It Wat Was Not
Known at Thii Ditpntch (Vat riled.
Ship of Small Avail.
(Copyright, ISIS, by the Associated Pi ess )
Off Santiago, -Ua Playa del Bale,
July 11. At half past nine this morn
ing, after several range finding shots
over the ridge piotectlng Santiago
from the sea, the United States cruis
er Newark opened fire Into the city
with her eight-Inch guns The signal
corps officers stationed on top of the
ridge repoited the effect of the shoir.
The New York, Brookljn and Indiana
participated In the firing, at Interval
of five minutes. The bombaidment
lasted for two hours, when Shatter
teported that the shells were mostly
falling In the bay and doing but little
damage.
The last shot, however, struck a
prominent church In the heart of tin
city, which was heavily stoied with
powder and ammunition, causing n
tremendous explosion. The extent of
the damage Is not vet known.
When the warships ceased firing and
before General Shatter had begun a
land attack, a flag of truce wus seen
coming from the city. The oblect of
this was not known at non today,
when the correspondent of the Ass i
clted Press left the front.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the Unltf d
States auxiliary cruiser Yale, with
General Nelson A, Miles, and the Unit
ed States protected cruiser Columbia,
arrived. Rear Admiral Sampson via
Red General Miles Immediately on his
arrival and the Yale went to Slboney,
General Miles and his personal staff
landing In a pouring rain.
NO NEWS FROM SAMPSON.
Nnyy Department llacelved No Com
nmnlcatlons I rem Santiago,
Washington, July 11. Secietary
Long has lecelved no dispatches tiom
Admiral Sampson up to 9 o'clock to.
night. The secretary was not antlcl
patlng any Important Information from
the fleet
A cable message was received nt
the navy department from Commodore
Schley, but Secretary Long said It
contained nothing pf public Import
ance and would not be given out.
A very large package was brought
to the navy derailment today by En
sign Badger fiom the cruiser St, Louis.
It was supposed that the package
contained the report nf Admiral Samp-
The cruiser Yale also had on board
the Sixth Massachusetts regiment.
NO NEW DEVELOPEMENTS.
Up to midnight no news from either
the army or navy at Santiago had
reached the departments so far as
the public was concerned. Though the
possibility of Interrupted cable com
munication was suggested as an expla
nation for the lack of advices it was
announced at midnight that nothing
had been filed at Playa del Este for
'the officials here. Both Secretaries
Long and Alger wete at the White
House dining the evening, but le
tumed to their residences eaily and
gave no outward plgns of anxiety or
expectation of startling news
The nuhal of General Miles and
the conferences between him and the
commanding oWceis of the airav and
navy is taken by some to Indicate
that If fighting occuried today it was
not of a serious chaiacter, for with
a, heavy engagement in progiess It
was haidly possible that Admiral
Sampson or General Shn'ter would
find time for conference. It Is thought
that possibly the ariival of General
Miles caused a suspension of actl'e
operations In order that the entire
situation might be discussed. But this
view of the situation is speculation
and without definite advices no one
ran say exactly what the day has
brought forth at Santiago. Officials
contend that a delay of a day or so
can onlv result In bettering the posi
tion of the American forces, give op
portunity for the reinforcements to go
to the front and allow the newly ar
rived artillery to be placed tn advan
tageous location. It Is believed that
If the conflict Is not resumed todav a
final attack Is not far distant.
son of the recent naval engagement
oft Santiago, but It was a batch of
letters written by the Spanish priso
ners to be forwarded to their friends
in Spain. The letters will have to be
examined by the department to see
that they contain no Information re
garding the operations of the war
which should not be communicated
to Spanish circles.
OUR MEN ENCOURAQED.
Arrival of Reinforcements Imparts
New EntliualiKm to Thorn.
(Copyright, 1S9', by the Associated Press.)
Headquarters of General Shatter,
Sunday, July 10 (8 p. in.), per Asso
ciated Press Dispatch Boat, ia Poit
Antonio and Kingston, July 11 (noon).
From 4 o'clock this afternoon unt'l
dark the American guns again poured
a deadly fire Into the Spanish lines.
Our men are gieatly refreshed by
their three days' rest and have been
fighting with lion-like splilt. The
knowledge of the arrival of reinforce
ments gives them new enthusiasm.
The artillery Is In place and Jo'ng
effective woik. The fire from the Span
lards In the trenches Is very weak.
The city of Santiago Is almost In daik
ness tonight, and our men believe thrt
the resistance of the Spaniards Is
about at an end. They expect a gen
eral assault tomorrow.
The Americans are now much better
fortified In the trenches.
StlAPTER'S PRESENT FORCE.
33,850 Men Under fill Command lie
Tore Santiago.
Washington, July 11. Oeneral Shatt
er's available force today after count
ing all reinforcements, and deducting
the dead, sick and wounded. Is 22,8'ft
fighting men, according to military es
timates. This Is based on an estimate
of 16,000 men In Oeneral Shatter's orig
inal expedition and about 10,000 In va--lous
expeditions which have gone slnco
then, making In all 26,000 men. Against
this, however, must be deducted the
casualties In the lighting thus far,
and also the men confined to the hos
pital by sickness. The deduction Is
loughly estimated at 3,000, leaving 21,
000 men available today as the fighting
force of the American aimy.
Another force of 2,500 men, compris
ing General Ernst's brigade, is ready
to start, and with this force Geneial
Shatter's fighting strength will be
swelled to about 25,000 men by the
middle of this week.
Neulenced to lie Hanged
St. Hyaclnthe, Quo., July 11, J. a.
tiutlleman, who was found guilty of the
murder of hi uncle at St. Llblere, and
who was arrested In Illddeford, Me., wns
sentenced today to be henged on Sept 30.
Nerro Hanged lor Murder.
I!eaerdam, Ky July 11. Torn iTrty
den, colored, was hnnged at Hartford to.
day. Hay den's crime was tho killing of
a young colorwl ' ne XT.Jl(.nrw feet
October '
BLANCO WANTS FOOD.
If, Making Desperate KfTorli to En
courage tllockndo Ituniiing.
Washington, July 11. Captain Gen
eral Blanco Is making desperate efforts
to got In supplies through the Ameri
can blockade lines. Inspired by the
successful attempt of the Purlsslma
Concepclon to land supplies on the
Island of Cuba, he Is now causing to be
loaded another steamer at a Mexican
port, with the Intention of tunning thu
blockade and bilngtng food and am
munition to the beleagured capital.
This Is a large ship of about 3,500 tons,
and she hus alieady taken on a bounti
ful supply of food, and Is expected to
load 2,000,000 cartridges. The craft Is
believed to be the steamship Monte
video, now at Vera Cruz, and protests
have been lodged with the Mexican
government by the American consul
there against the clearance of the ves
sel. The Montevideo Is an auxiliary euils
er of the Spanish navy, it Is said, and
carries a eonsldeiable battery, Includ
ing two Hontorla guns, and a second
aiy battel y, which could make her a'
most formidable opponent for most of
the smaller United States craft now
engaged In blockading the southern
coast of Cuba and off Havana, for It Is
gathered that the monitors have been
withdrawn and are now at Key West.
Notice of the vessel's movements will
be communicated to the blockading
squadron promptly, and It Is entliely
Improbable that she will be able to
repeat the feat of the Puilsslma Con
cepclon,
SPANISH SPIES
MUST MOVE ON
Premier ot Cnnadu Informs Senordii
Iloao and Lieutenant Cnrrnnza
That Tlioy Mint Cot OntThey
Will Co.
Montreal, July 11. Fenor du Bosc,
late f-ecretary of the legation at Wash
ington, and Lieutenant Carrftnza, mlll
taiy attache, will leave Mmitieal to
monow iifit by the Dominion steim
er Ottoman at the urgent and u-peited
request of the Dominion go eminent.
The request was conveyed through Mr.
iv c. ai. 1'ierie, -i. ej who was
the counsel for Messrs du Bosc and
Cirranza in the litigation following up
on the arrest of Detective Kellert, on
a chaige of stealing a letter from Lieu,
tenant Cairanza's rooms.
Sir Wilfred Laurie r telegraphed from
Ottawa on June 30. urging that the de
parture bhould lake place on Satuiday,
July 2. The same day he wrote Mi
St. Pleno to the same effect, olllcially
Insisting upon the departure of his cli
ent. After stating that he had been
furnished by Sir Julian Paunrefote, the
Biitish ambassador at Washington,
with a photographic copy of the stolen
letter, he continued:
LAURIER'P LETTER.
"The letter nf Senor Carranza une
quivocally states that he has been left
In Canada to receive and send tele
Stams and to look nfter the spy sys
tem he was then establishing. Thp ac
tion of Senor Cairanza Is a violation o
the laws of the land and I have there
fore to request Senor Carranza to leave
this country. I ha-e to make the same
lequest of Senor .lu Bosc, who, from
evidence in our hands, Is an accom
plice ip the establishment of the spy
system, which was oiganlzed by Senor
Carranza."
Senor du Bosc became Indignant over
the accusation contulned In the letter
and wrote his attorney that he was not
cognizant of any spy sstem. lie said
he would leave the country at once but
protected against his expulsion and in
timated that the dominion government
w 111 hear from him again w hen the
present troubles aie over,
OUR WAR OUESTS.
Will Bo Well Treated, but Not Made
Hero-Martyr.
Washington, July 11, Captain Coop
er, supetlntendent of the naval acad
emy at Annapolis, spent some time
with Secietary Long this afternoon,
going over the question of caring for
the Spanish naval prisoners, including
Admiral Cerveia, who are to be quar
tered at the academy. A complete un
derstanding was leached by which the
Spanish olllceis will receive every con
sideration consistent with their rank.
While tellevlng the prisoners from all
undue humiliation theie will be no
disposition to bestow such effushe
courtesy upon them as to place them
in the light of heio-martyrs.
The Haivard sailed today fiom San
tiago, bringing the remaining Spanish
prlsoneis. They will be disposed the
same as those brought on the St. Louis,
the men going to Portsmouth and the
officers to Annapolis,
TOTAL LOSS, NEARLY 1600.
Iterlied Official Casualty List
for
First nuttle ol Santiago.
Washington, July 11. Adjutant
General Corbln today received from
General Shafter a levlsed and cor
rected repoit of the casualties before
Santiago on July 1, 2 and 3. It slight
ly Increases the number of killed and
wounded as given In his first leport
and Is as follows:
Killed, 23 officers, 208 men: wounded,
80 officers, 1,203 men; missing, 81; total,
1595. Oeneral Shafter Is ff opinion
that the number of missing will bo
j educed somewhat.
ILLINOIS MINERS STRIKE.
They Want Arbitration, but
the
Operntori Are Unfavorable,
Pana, III., July 11. Seveial hundred
union miners continued to sunound
the mines heie and to intercept non
union miners. None have as yet le
sumed woik. Union mlueis lecelved
a thousand dollars aid from the state
oiganlzations today.
The mlneis petitioned the state ai ni
tration board today to urbltiate the
difficulty. Tho opeiators thus far de
cline to submit to arbitration.
Nhnller lo Get .More .Milieu.
Washington, July 11. Arrangements aie
being mndo by tho quartermaster gen
eral for the transportation of 800 mules
from Charleston, S. C on the ships
scheduled to cmiy il.o troops of the First
brldage of Major General Wilson's dils.
Inn which l dtttlned to go to Santiago.
ELEVEN MEN KILLlED
BY EXPLODING GAS
Occurred la a Tunnel Under tbe Bottom
of Lake Erie.
NOT ONE OP THE LABORERS EM
PLOYED IN THAT PART OP TDK
TUNNEL WHERE THE EXPLOSION
OCCURRED SURVIVE TO EXPLAIN
HOW IT HAPPENED.
Cleveland, O., July 11. The lives of
eleven men weie snuffed out In the
twinkling of an eye this evening as a
result of nn explosion of gas In the big
water works tunnel that is being eon-U-ucted
under the I ottom of Lake Eile.
Following aie the names of those who
wtie killed:
JOHN PARKS, foreman, Z2 years old,
tingle.
JAMES PARKS, htothcr of John, SO
years old; single,
JOHN PRADEY, un Italian, 2J 1'eurs old;
tingle.
TONY I3RUNETTI, ltall.in, 22 years old;
single.
JOHN , Italian, 18 years old;
single.
EMERSON SMITH, bricklayer, 11 years
old; married.
JOHN M'CAULEY, Jl yrais old; mnrrleit.
WILLIAM TUCKER, colored, 26 years
old; single.
OPS WATTZ, 28 years old, wife and sev
ered children.
PRANK CLEMENT named, with scv
i lal children.
PRANK HANEY. mairleit, 22 years.
The tunnel Is an Immense affair, be
ing projected to extend outw.nd fiom
the shore for a, distance of Jour and i
half miles and It has been under con
struction for more than a venr. The
work has been attended with grit dif
ficulty About six weeks ago there was
an explosion of gas In the shore' end
of the big hole, which killed eight men
and Injured a number of others.
DETAILS NOT KNOWN
The explosion oceuueJ at a few min
utes befoie seen this evening but no
body will eer be able to tell how It
happened for eveiy witness It, dead and
the bodies of all are lying where they
fell, six thousand feet out undei the
1 ike. The only man In the tunnel who
escaped death Is Con O'Donnell, a loi;
tender, who was stationed 3,700 feet
from the shoie He heard an explosion
or series of explosions. He says there
weie ten of the shocks and the concus
sion w'as something terrible. It threw
bin off his feet and for tome time he
wab in such a dazed condition that he
could scaicely leivember wh.it had
happened. He finally gioprd his way
out and told what had occurred.
Two men, Patrick Varner and Mai tin
McCauley, were the first to venture In
the tunnel afler the accident occuried
They made theli way to a lock f 200
feet from the shore but wero there
overcome by the g"s and fell to the
floor. When they failed to return, a
young man named James Clements, son
of one of the men who was killed, wont
to their rescue. Ho found them almost
unconscious and succeeded tn helping
them to the shore end of the turnel.
''he would-be rescuers say all the
lights were out beyond the 5,000 feel
lock and that they could not go any
furthei.
DREW SPANIARDS' FIRE.
The Steam Launch ol the Vulcnn Kc
trentK Before It nt Gnantaiinmo.
(Copy right, 1818, by the Associated Prevs.v
GuanUnamo Bay, July 11. A steam
launcn from the United States repair
ship Vulcan, which with the Marble
hcacl's launch has been doing patiol
duty In the nanows leading from the
lower to the upper bav, ventured too
neai the Spanish fort just before day
light, and ran Into a hornet's nest as
the result of the men's anxiety tc locate
the small Spanish gunboat Sandoval,
whbh Is known to be In the vicinity of
the foit.
The Amei leans went quite a dlhtance
beyond the patrol limits, and the Span
ish pickets located along the bluff sud
denly opened fire upon the launch with
Mauser rifles which were at once fol
lowed by volleys liom soldiers In the
fort. The launch replied with her 1
pounder, but the firing of the Span
lards was entirely too heavy for tho
little boat to contend against, and she
belt a hurried retreat. Although the
launch wns under fire for ten minutes,
she was not hit once.
SERVOS THEM RIQHT.
Cubani Decapitate Spaniards Causht
Tiring Upon Our Mounded.
Savannah, Ga. July 11. Privates
Kelly, Knepule, Goodman, Carroll and
llrennan. wounded soldiers ot the Seventy-first
New York, left today for
New York on the steamer Kansas utiy.
Pilvate Hacksteer, troop C, rirat Uni
ted States cavalry, was with them.
He was shot In the neck at Slboney,
July 1.
He says that when the Spanish con
tinued firing on out wounded men and
the Red Cross flags, our men did not
hesitate to turn oyer the Spanish piis
oneis to the Cubans, who cut off their
heads The practice still continues,
Hackstcei declaies in spite of General
Shaf ten's denials.
Pnv Jor Our Kov" I" Illiio.
Salem, N? J . July ll.-Paymastcr Ar
nold this men nine completed paying tho
P.lghteentli Pennsylvania leglment xtn.
Honed ut the Delaware City battel y. ami
tho fourteenth Pennsylvania regiment
stationed at Port Delaware and Fort
Mott. near this city, lie dlstilbuted over
$47,000 umong the soldiers
m t
C'erro Gordo Nllllnnm D)ius.
Mount Sterling, Ky July ll.-The con
dition of Generul John 8. (C'erro Qordo)
Williams, ex-United States senator and
veteiau of two wurs, who has been Milk
ing ut -his home near this city, Is such
that the end Is only a qvestlou of a few
houis.
Honor for Jen llnl.er.
IlurriKburg, July 11. Governor Hastings
has tendeied to ex-Senator Jesbe M
Baker, ot Media, a private In the Sixth
leglment, Pennsylvania volunteers, tho
appointment of flrt lieutenant of Com
pany K, Fourth Pennsylvania volunteeis,
Woman Grin it I'oxtofllce.
Washington, July 11, Mrs. M, A. Bon
her was today uppolnted pohtmuster at
Stoneboro, Mercer county, Vr
CONDITIONS IN SANTIAGO.
Deserteri Say They Are Not ai Had
ni Hai Ileon Supposed.
At General Shatter's Headquarteis,
July 10, via Port Antonio, July 11.
(10.20 a, m.) Deserters from the Span
ish ranks today Included a non-cotu-mlssloned
officer. He said that the sit
uation In Santiago was bad but by no
means hopeless from the Spanish point
of view. He ?ald the troops had food
enough for their present needs, were
In good health and would make a good
Tght ,vhen they were called upon. Ha
said the men were glen $1 each on
Saturday and as It was the first money
they had received In many months
they were feeling very cheerful.
The water supply for the Spanish
troops It. getting quite bad, and the
amount of It Is somewhat limited, al
though up to this time theie has been
no serious distress on this account.
Desertions from the ranks of the Span
ish volunteers continue and It Is now
said that fully 5,000 men who agreed
to fight for Spain arc out of the city.
A party of E00 cavaliy left the city Sun
day morning, tnaichlng In the direction
of Holquln. The Spanish Infantry huve
removed all light articles from the
trenches to facilitate their movements
In case the abandonment of the city Is
determined upon.
WAR PRISONERS
ENTER BARRACKS
Pitiable Spoctaclo Pretentcd by Cor
vera'i Crew ai They Lnnd Irom tho
HI. Loul--Mon iu Rngi and Hardly
Able to Stand.
Poitsmouth, N. II., July 11. The
Spanish mlsoneis who were In ought
to this Dort In the auxllary cruiser
St. Louis numbered 692. The men,
who fonned part of the cr c t Ad
mltal Cereta's squadron uie tonight
sleeping peacefully and In appaient
comfoit In the new bariacks elected
for them on Peavev's Island. Around
them Is a guaid of 12r ni.it incs. the
pick of the coips of the mar.ne b.M
raeks on ".he A1 antic j.t..
It was n iiiithtile sl;ht fiom ,-egin-nlng
to end, un 1 ucu, as wdiiII bring
tears 'o nanv eyes. The j.oti, w lat
ched creatures snuggled up the hill
side, c'ad for the most part In rags,
some of the men being covered only
with the fragment of a table cloth, or
a blanket, while otheis had on portions
of what was once a uniform When
the men landed some of them were
so weak that they could not stand
and laid on the giound and stretchers
were brought and by the aid of their
comrades were carried to the main
mad, where they were placed on the
grass. Thlity membeis of the Colon's
crew, severely wounded, had to be
can led on sti etchers.
AN AFFIXTIN'G PCENi:.
One of the most touching Incidents
of the day was the farewell Captain
K. Diaz Morou, of the Crlutobal Colon,
took of his crew lust before he went
back from the Island prison to the
St. Louis. He wal'i'.'d down the line
and affectionately embraced each sea
man as If he was his only son. He
said a few w ore's vi faiewell to the
crew as a whole. At he finished the
half clad men suiro.ni led him, grasp
ing his arms and livs, all trylns for
one last embrace.
"An hour before the captain had been
Joking and talking lightly with the
officers and men, but he went back
to the St. Louis a changed man. The
crew went to their quarters at 5 30
o'clock and Cjptaln Morou returned
to the St. Louis.
A SQUARi: MBAL
The first meal served to the Spanish
prlsoneis showed the measure of hos
pitality of Uncle Sam towiid his
unfoitunate enemies. As a supply for
this fiist supper of the men on Ameri
can soil there weie 1,000 loaes of
bread, COO pounds of roast beef and
fifty gallons of coffee, besides suffi
cient quantities of onions and pota
toes. After supper each man was
given a mattress and a pall of blan
kets. Admit al Cervera experienced a quiet
day on board the St. Louis.
MISS BARTON NEEDS MULES.
Conveyances at Santiago Aro Very
Inadequate nt Proem.
New York, July 11. Stephen F. Bar
ton, chairman of the Central Cuban
relief committee, lecelved a cable
giom today from Miss Bat ton an
nouncing that she had caused to bo
landed In Cuba yesterday twelve tons
of miscellaneous relief supplies from
the State of Texas.
In her cablegram Miss Baiton said
that all conveyances necessary she now
needs mules more than anything else
and needs them urgently.
The rirst New York ' nmbulance
equipment auxllary has already au
thorized Mr. Barton to purchase forty
mules, ten sets of double harness and
two months' feed. Arrangements by
Mr. Barton have been made for the
purchase of the mules in a southern
live stock market and an order, It Is
said, has been Issued by the secietary
of war to give them Immediate trans
port from Poit Tainpa.
EARTHQUAKE IN IIAVTI.
Were Not Duo, However, to
the
("ouclis ot the Voiuvlus.
New York, July 11. Advices receiv
ed hete this afternoon say that an
euithquake was felt tn Cape Haytlen,
Haytl, at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Tho
dlstui banco lasted live seconds and
was so severe as to have dilven the
Inhabitants from their homes In ter
tor. No news of the extent of damage or
loss of life, If uny, has been lecelved.
Itrniincintlon of llenefifx,
chlraKo, July 11, Mrs. George M. Pull
man, In accordance with her Intention ex
pieced some time Mnce, filed In the pro
bato court her formal lenunclutlou of
benefits under her late husband t. will.
This Is preliminary to making claim to
her shaie of the estate under her dow
ugcr rights
French Crulner Siiili,
Port do France, Island of Martinique,
July II. The French cruiser Itlgoult de
Qcnoullly tH sailed, for Santiago dc Cuba
and .thence to Jtimgun, In order lo em
bark' Fiench refugees if necessary,
SAGASTA RESIGNS;
QUEEN ACCEPTS
Strong Military Cabinet, It Is Ex
pected, Will Be Appointed.
This Does Not Necessarily Mean That a More War-Like
Policy Is in Contemplation, hut Is Rather a Concession
to the Army and a Step Toward Holding the Revolu
tionary Sentiment in Check Ministers in Council,
Our Alleged Terms of Peace,
London, July 12. The Madiid cor
respondent of the Times, telegraphing
Monday, says: "Senor Sagasta went
to the palace today and tendered his
resignation and that of the cabin-it
It Is said that he advised the queen
regent to appoint a new cabinet, huge
ly consisting of the military element,
which would not necessarily mean the
adoption of a wai-llke policy, but prob
ably tho leverse.
"It Is generally expected that the
resignation will be accepted, but tlns
lesult may possibly be merely a par
tial lecoustructlon ot the cabinet. The
ministers are now In council, and Senor
Sagasta has doubtless communicated to
them an account of his audience with
the queen regent."
OUR TBRMS OF PBAPB.
Madrid, July 11 (10 p. m.) It is as
set ted that the United States makes
the following demands as conditions
of seace:
First The possession of Cuba and
Porto Rico, with a port In the C'nn
atles. Second An Indemnity of 48.000,01
(about $240,000,000).
Third The retention of the Philip
pines as a guarantee of the payment of
the Indemnity.
These terms ate regatded as Impos
sible. PUTTING IT MILDLY.
Madrid, July 11. It Is undei stood
thut Premier Sagasta has submitted to
the queen regent a question of eon:l
dence In the cabinet. '
It Is said that Captain General Blan
co has cabled to Madrid declatlng that
the volunteer auny In Cuba wishes
the war to continue, as the troops hope
to secure victories.
London, July 12. The Madtld cone
spondent of the Times, telegraphing
this (Tuesday) morning, says: "The
cabinet resigned In consequence of Ir
leconctlable differences ot opinion on
the question of Initiating peace nego
tiations." ENGLISH OPINION.
London, July 12, The Times, com
menting editorially this 'morning upjii
the "gloomy outlook for Spain," says
"Unless the new cabinet Is qulckiv
formed the delay may easily Issue In
confusion, or even disorder, which
would Indefinitely complicate the
whole problem" The Times thinks the
government at Washington unwise to
Insist upon the unconditional surrend
er of Santiago. It says "Besides ilsk
ing an unnecessatv loss of life, with
out appreciably furthering the con
quest of Cuba, the United States may
soon find themselves in a position ot
serious moial lesponslbillty for t'ie
starving population."
NEWS FROM BLANCO.
Madrid, July 11 (10.30 p. ni.) Geneial
Blanco has cahled the government as
follows: "The proposal for an uncon
ditlonal surrender of Santiago de Cuba
being rejected, hostilities weie te
sumed nt 4 o'clock this afternoon
(Sunday), I ordered Santiago to dJ
fend Itself, The enemy commenced by
a cannonade, setting file to the wiecic
of the Alfonso XIII, which hencefoith
It will be Impossible to save.
"The Americans also apnear to
threaten Baturanao bav. The ciuKer
Penna (?), which I had sent with 10 fa)
unions to foice the blockade at San-
THE NEWS THIS MOUXINU
Weather Indications Today:
fair; Warmer.
1 (jcneiai Uereinl Mlls at the Front
1'iemler Sugatta Resign.
BxplcdliiR (inn Klllh i:ieen Men
2 Geneial-Developments of a Day
at
the a Department
Financial and Comrneiclil
3 Ttoublii lu the Eastern League.
Hiiho Hall News und Comments,
Ilulldlug Tuicles Council 1'iotests the
Stieet tiejlliig Resolution.
4 Editorial.
Comment tif the I'ress.
u Advertisement.
6 Local Regular Session of the Hoard
of Contiol.
Five Dl voices Orantid.
7 Local Judge Wcodwurd Will Try the
Hmllh Case
Big Increase In Postofllco Receipts.
5 Local West Scrunton und Subtuban.
9 News Round About Scrunton,
10 General-General Gobln's Command
On a Practice March.
United States Senator Kenney On
Trial for Aiding a Defaulter.
Chtikamaun Troops for Porto Rico.
tlago, was pursued by the enemy and
abandoned Its cargo, This attempt lo
revktual the town, theiefore, haa
failed
"The enemy opened the attack on
San Juan and El Moiro nt 4.13 p. ni.
by a brisk fusllade and bv guns. Our
troops maintained their positions, and
the enemy abandoned their advanced
trenches and those on the hill of S m
Juan The squnelton simultaneously
bombaided the town. The firing cease 1
at 7 o'clock. Our tioops behaved ad
mirably and our losses were slight."
THE QUEEN'S TERMS.
London, July 12 The Berlin corie
Hpondent of the Standard says: "Thu
queen regent Is vn filing to open peao
negotiations with the United StatcM
without any mediation of the povverc,
provided the conditions aro not too se
vere. Her maximum concession nt
present Is a declaration of the Inde
pendence of Cuba."
GOVERNMENT OF HAWAII.
Task of Commission Is ot Tnr Reach
ing Importance.
"Washington, July 11. Tb.e commis
sion which has been appointed to lec
ommeii'l a form of government foi the
Hawaiian Islands will have a task of
fai -reaching Importance. It will de
volve upon It not only to1 frame a.
system of government for Hawaii, but
also to so shape Its work that It may
become the basis for governments to
be est&bltshed in places which may be
In our hands at the end of the war
with Spain.
The woik Involves a th'nough Inves
tigation of conditions in Hawaii and
an examination of all treaties and ob
ligations which the United States will
have to assume. Senator Cullom will
bo chairman of the commission, and
upon him will fall a lare share of the
purely executive work. It Is the In
tention of the commission to employ
lawveis nf note to give- advice In the
many delicate legal cuustlons which
will ailse, and thera will be a staff
of ecretailes and stenographers.
The president wishes the commission
to complete Its woil 1 efore October,
but It Is doubtful whether this can be
done.
TROOPS AND NURSES.
Acttvillcsof n Day at Tnmpa--.Moro
(Ju ns for Minltor.
Tampa, Fla., July 11. Thlrty-nlno
Red Cioss nurhes passed through heie
tonight going direct to Port Tampa.
About five hundied men compos
ing one company of the Flist Ohio
and two companies of the Third and
Fifth Ohio, ai rived and Joined their
lespective regiments today.
J. G. Elderkln, who was lecently
honorably dlschaiged from the Seventh
infantry, was killed this afternoon by
a train.
Another expedition will stait for San
tiago tomonow. The steamer Lam
passas, with some of the hcuvy ai
tllleiy fiom Geneial Rogers' command,
will lead the fleet She will also cany
a number of Red Cross nurses and
supplies. Six. 7-inch howltzeis and
eight large field pieces weie loaded on
her today. L&.&Z.l.l
GARRISON FOR HAWAII.
Tho First New York Gets the Coveted
Assignment.
New Yoik, July 11. Secretary Alger
today Issued orders attaching the Ha
waiian islands to the military depart
ment of California
The Flist New Yoik volunteeis, Col
onel Baibei commanding, will be as- ,
signed for the time being as the gar
rison at Honolulu.
Public Receptions Postponed.
Washington. July 11 Owing to the In
cessant demands cm hlK time Incident f
the wai. the public rtceptlons given ty
the prtsident and Mrs McKinley on Men
days, Wediusdays and Fildays, huve
been Indefinitely postponed.
Not n Pencn Move.
Washington. July 11 It can be stated
on authority that the conference of hi
French amb. tudm. Camboii, with Iho
picsblent this afternoon had no i elation
whntevei to the Spnuloh-Aineilcun war
or to peace nci,otlutlon.
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It m to tho Front.
Washington, July 11 Wllllum Jennings
Bryan's leglment of Nebraska Intar.try
today war' ordered to Join General fltz
hugh l.eW.s corps ut Jacksonville.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
WdBhlitiMon. July 11 Foiecast
for Tuesday I'm t astern Penn
sylvania, fair weather: warmer;
light tuslerly winds becoming
bomherly. New Yoik, July U-fHerald's
forecast) In the middle stutcs find
New England, today clear to fair
weather will prevail, with fight
tcmpeialuie. changes mid light u
fresh iiorthei steilv wind on
coasts In tho tmiulni. inllnred bv
a warmer condition In Iho hu rlor.
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