'.. a'k timtttott TWO CENTS. TWELVE PAGES. SCRANTON. PA.. SATURDAY MORNING. JULY 16. 1898. TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. "!..- X ' i - SPANIARDS HAGGLE OVER CONDITIONS Want Their Arms Returned to Them When Landed in Spain. Hidnlgbt Meeting of Cabinet No Fnrther Parleying Will Mnst Come Down or Take Come Down Miles Careful to Ayoid Taking Any of Shatter's Thunder Shatter Magnanimous as Well as Brave Would Not Permit His Forces to Hold a Demon stration in Celebration of Victory Red Cross and Sup ply Ships to Enter Santiago Harbor at Once, but Our Forces and Cubans to Be Kept Out for the Present. Washington, July 15. Late tonight the following bulletin was posted at the war department from General Shafter: Headquarters. Santiago, via riaya del Este, July 13, 1S9S. Adjutant General, Washington: Sent you several telegrams yesterday as did General Miles in regard to the sur render. General Toral agreed yesterday positively to surrender all the forces un der his command In eastern Cuba, upon a distinct understanding that they were to h sent to Spain by the United States; that tills surrender was authorized by Gon. Blanco, and that its submission to morrow was merely formal. The commis sioners to arrange details were appointed, Wheeler. Lawton and Mlley on tho part of the United States. Points were im mediately raised by Spanish commis sioners. The discussion lasted until 10 o'clock last night. My commissioners! think tho matter will be settled today and met at D.30 o'clock this morning. There are about 12,000 troops in the city and about as many more In the surrounding district: 23.000 in all will be transported. General Miles was present and said the surrender was as absolute and complete ns possible. It cannot be possible that there will be failure lu completing ar rangements. Water famine In city Im minent. Have supply cut: this was told Lieutenant Mlley by English commis sioner. Will wire frequently when ne gotiations ars progressing. (Signed) Shafter, Major General Commanding. NO MORE NONSENSE. Washington, July 1C After an ex tended conference with the president tonight at which three other members of the cabinet were present. Secretary 'Alger said: "The situation is Just this. The Spaniards at Santiago are pre ' pared to surrender, but they want to carry their arms. We have deter mined to grant no such concession ex cept the generosity of this government to transport them to Spain." Secre tary Alger was asked If It was not the expectation when It was known that no other terms would be granted the surrender would take place, and re plied that such was the case. In any event no other concession would be afforded by this government. It was nearly 1 o'clock when the con ference at the White House adjourned. Besides Secretary Alger there were present Secretaries Bliss and Wilson nnd Postmaster General Charles Em SHAFTER'S PLANS WERE WELL LAID The Spanish Commander Vlelded Not n Mlnulo Too Soon for Ills Own Conifort--Whit Would Ilnvo Hap pened Otherwise. (Copyright, 1S9S, by the Associated Press.) With the United States troops before Santiago de Cuba, July 11, (6 p. rn.). via Kingston. Jamaica, July in (12.15 p. m.) The reverse to the Spanish arms in eastern Cuba is complete. San tiago has fallen and with it all tliu eastern end of the Island, General Toral. the Spanish commandpr, agreed to the general terms of surrender at a personal Interview with General Bhafter this afternoon at whicli Gen eral Miles was present. Tho victor ious American army, after a campaign of three weeks of almost unprecedented hardslps for both otllcets nnd men, ac cept the now,i with heartfelt relief. The victory is greater than appeared nt first. All the Spanish troops in the Fourth corps, the military division of Santiago province, from a line drawn north from Asserrnderos, IS miles west of Santiago, through Dos Palmas, Pai mas Soriano, Alcantaza. to Ragua e'e Tanamo, on the north coast, and east ward to Cape Mays!, are surrendered nnd the territory is abandoned. Be tween 18.000 and 20,000 Spanish priso ners are taken, about 10,000 of whom are imprisoned in the towns of eastern Cuba. All these troops are to be em harked and Bent back to Spain under parole. SHAFTER TALKS. General Shafter benrs his honors modestly. To a correspondent of tho Associated Press lie said: "The enemy has surrendered all the territory and troops east of Santiago. Tho tenra were dictated from Washington. 1 lias been a hard campaign, one of the hardest I ever saw. The difficulties to contend with were very great. Never during our civil war were more difficult prbllems solved. The charucter of the country rind the roads made It seem almost impossible to advance In the face of the enemy. Tho transportation problem wbh hard but all the dltllcul tles have been successfully surmounted. Our troops have behaved gallantly. at White Honse Decides That Be Tolerated and That Toral a Licking Believed He Will ory Smith, Adjutant General Corbin was present during the last hour of the conference. Secretary Alger did not sav how much time would be al lowed the enemy to reach a conclusion, but it is known that the administra tion will make it very short and sub mit to no further parley with General Toral. The next move is surrender up on the terms which the United States government proposes or Immediate at tack upon the Spanish forces by tho army and navy. SHAFTER NOTIFIED. At 1.15 o'clock this morning, when Adjutant General Corbin left the war department for his home, he was yet without definite information from Gen eral Shafter concerning the surrender of Santiago. In accordance with the decision reached at the conference with the president, he sent instructions to General Shafter that nothing but an unconditional surrender by General Toral will be satisfactory to this gov ernment. In view of Shatter's last dis patch no fear is felt that the negotia tions for the surrender of the forces in Santiago city will not be prosecuted to a successful conclusion. General Tor al, it Is known at first insisted that his men should be permitted to carry their arms with them to Spain. This concession General Shafter declined to grant. Toral has modified his demand regarding the arms and has placed a petition that the arms taken from his men be returned to Spain with the troops. As indicated in Secretary Alg er's statement above given, the peti tion has been denied by this govern ment. The unusual delay, which has puz zled the war officials, is accounted for by the dlfllculty which General Toral is having in surrendering that part of the force under his command, which is not in tho city of Santiago. Gen eral Shafter estimates that there are from 12,000 to 15,000 men in Santiago and nearly as many more in the prov ince outside of the city. It is believed that the delay in the negotiations is made necessary in order to secure the surrender of the outlying garrisons, some of which may question Toral's authority to surrender them without definite Instructions to that effect from Madrid. Tney fought like heroes and I am proud to have commanded them. Dur ing all the hardships they have suffered they have shown resolution and spirit. They deserve to conquer." "The resistance of the enemy has been exceedingly strong. General Toral has proved himself a foeman worthy of any man's steel. The nego tiations Which Cltlmlnatfd in h nr. render of General Toral have been dragging on for ten days, with the In termission of Sunday and Monday, when our batteries and qeet bom barded the enemy's position. Through out these periods of truce, General a oral nas shrewdly played for time, always declining to surrender uncon ditionally nnd falling back, when hard pressed, upon the statement (hat he was simply a subordinate and power less to agree to the proposals without the sanction of his superiors, except under penalty of being court martlaled. At the snme time he seemf-d to Intimate that, personally ho thought it useless to hold out any longer. But ho und his garrison wore soldiers, ho said, and could die If necessary, obeying orders." CALLING A HALT. It was nt the personal interview held by General Shafter with General Toral yesterday that tho American general made the Spanish commander under stand that temporizing must cease and that before neon today a categor ical affirmation to his offer must he re ceived or the bombadment of' the city would begin In earnest. In the meantime, all our plans had been perfected. THo delay had been utilized to gcod advantage. Our lines his been extended until Santiago was nearly turrounded. and our light 'bat teries had been so posted as to be able to do more effective work. In addition, arrangements had been made to land troops at Cabanas, west of the entrance of the harbor of Santiago. The Spanish batteries opposite Morro castle were to be bombarded and stormed, their guns were then to be turned upon tho city and General Law ton's division, nt tho samo time, wuh .. .., . .. ....., ...... to ft II on the enemy's 16ft Hank under cover of our artillery lire. We could then have enfiladed their lines and have driven them into the city, TORAL'S LAST GASP. Oeneral Toral must have reallze1 that he was trapped and that to hold out longer must mean a useless sacrifice of his men, but he made one last ef fort to gain more timo this morning. While nominally yielding to the terms General Shafter proposed, before 8 o'clock ho sent a communication to General Shafter enclosing n copy of a telegram from Captain General Blanco, explaining that the surrender of such an Important position as San tiago and the abandonment of eastern Cuba would require the direct sanction of tho Madrid government and request ing mnri Hmo tn hrnr from Madrid. At the samo time Captain General Blanco authorized General Toral, it it was agreeable to the American ceneral, to appoint commissioners on each side to arrange the terms of the capitula tion of the forces under his command on the condition of their parole and transportation to Spain, pending the sanction of Madrid He nlo communi cated the names of the commissioners he had selected, namely, Mr. Robert Mason, the British vice-consul; General Toral's chief of staff. Colonel Fontaine, and General Escarjo. ONE MORE CONFERENCE. This communication was so ambig uous that it might all be upset by the refusal of Madrid to sanction the terms agreed to by the commissioners and General Shafter resolved to have all the ambiguity removed before pro ceeding further. At 11 o'clock he mounted his horse and together with General Miles and the staffs, he rode to the front. At General Wheeler's headquarters General Shafter, Gener al Miles, Colonel Maus and an inter preter left their retinue and passed on over our trenches, with a flag of truce, to the mango tree, under which the interview was held yesterday. They were soon Joined by General Toral, his chief of staff and the two other commissioners appointed by him. General Miles took no part in tho negotiations. He has been careful since his arrival here not to assume the di rection of affairs, or to detract In the least from the glory of General Shat ter's achievement. General Shafter insisted at the out set that the commissioners to be ap pointed should have paramount au thority to make and conclude tho terms of surrender, in accordance with the general conditions of our demands. After parleying, General Toral ac ceded to this, explaining that since his last communication he had received direct authority from Captain Blanco to do so. This being the main point, the interview was soon concluded. Be fore parting General Shafter compli mented General Toral highly upon the skill and gallantry of his resistance. GENERAL REJOICING. Upon the return to General Wheeler's headquarters the news of our complete victory was communicated to Generals Lawton and Kent and to the brigade commanders, nnd a scene of general rejoicing followed. General Shafter held a regular levee before he dis mounted and was congratulated and was complimented by all. He Imme diately appointed General Wheeler, General Lawton and Captain Mlley to bo commissioners bn his behalf to treat with those appointed by General Toral. He then issued orders to permit our troops to retire from the trenches nnd absolutely forbidding any one, soldier or civilian, from going Into the Span ish lines. The refugees are to be permitted to return to their homes, but neither our troops nor the Cuban auxiliaries are to be permitted to enter the city at present. A guard Is to be maintained about the city and the camps of our soldiers are to be removed Just to the front or to the rear of our lines, as in individual cases Is most practicable. The change of the camp sites will un doubtedly improve tho health of the troops. GUARDING ARMY'S HEALTH. Tho whole purpose of tho American commander now Is to protect the health of the army, especially from the dread ed contagion. It Is claimed there Is no fever In Santiago, but tho city Is full of filth and stench, and If our men are allowed to go in it will undoubtedly become a pest hole. The boys In the trenches were ignor ant of tho outcome of the negotiations until after a heavy luncheon of coffee, hard-tack and corned beef. Then Gen eral Shafter appointed Colonel Astor and Captain McKittrlck to convey the welcome tidings along the lines. Some of the officers favored celebrating tho victory with bands and a noisy demon stration, but General Shatter vetoed the proposition. He said there was no occasion to humiliate tho enemy, who had fought bravely. Not even cheer ing was to be permitted, but before Colonel Astor and Captain McKittrlck could warn the soldiers, tho latter broke out into wild hurrahs. Some danced about, threw their hats into the air, hugged each other and congratu lated themselves upon the prospect of getting out of Cuba in a few days. SUPPLY SHIPS TO ENTER. General Shafter Instructed the com missioners that tho inside harbor en trance must be immediately opened to allow Clara Barton, of the Red Cross society, and the supply ships to enter and that tho railroad from Slboney bo opened for a similar purpose. We are to supply the Spanish prisoners with food pending their concentration and embarkation. General Toral requested this, saying that there was very llttlo food. It Is probable that the Spanish steam ers in the harbor will be used in part for the transportation of the surrend ered soldiers to Spain. The Spanish troops abandoned the entrenchments early this afternoon and went Into the city. General Miles and his staff arrived at Siboney at the front and went aboard the Concha, On the wharf Gen eral Miles said: Santiago has surrendered on our terms after vainly trying for a long tlmo to get better ones. Tho result Is highly grati fying. The Spanish prisoners will bo transported to Spain by us. Tho surren der carries with it not only the city of Santiago, but the entlro Santiago military district, being tho eastern portion of Cuba, wlth a lino drawn from Assera deros on the south coast to Sagua on the north coast, Manzantllo and Molguin are not Included. The possession of the surrendered dis trict will be yielded at once; and a com mission of six, three from each side, will meet this afternoon to arrange the de tails of tho transfer. The American troops will bo left where they aro for a tlmo until they are needed for service elsewhere. I do not wish to say what point will be attacked next. I may come ashore' here again, but hardly think so. PRESIDENT HOPES FOR EARLY PEACE So Expressed Himself la .Response to Many Congratulations. SPAIN HAS NOT YET OPENED NE-GOTIATIONS-BUT THE PRESSURE ON HER FROM ALL QUARTERS IS EXPECTED TO PROVE IRRESISTIBLE-FEARS OF DILATORY MET1I-ODS-THIS GOVERNMENT WANTS DEFINITE PROPOSALS. Washington, July 15. President Mc Klnley gave expression today to a strong hope for an enrly peace. Re sponding to congratulations on the suc cess of the Santiago campaign, he said: "I hope for early peace now." In tho course of other interviews he gave voice to the Bams sentfment, not ex pressing his entire belief, but a strong hope that peace would come. Tho dispatch from Madrid announc ing the royal decree suspending indi vidual rights, in Spain was quickly communicated to the president and was read at the cabinet meeting. As in Madrid, it was generally taken to mean the Imminence of a move of the Span ish government for a cessation of hos tilities. It was received hero with this Interpretation with great satisfaction, but in the absence of n. definite official assignment of Spain's motives, tho ad ministration, while strongly hoping for It, Is not entirely confident of so satis factory an outcome. One member of the cabinet expressed the opinion that the Issuance of the decree at this time indicated the end was not far off, but he was not sure that that was the Spanish intention. He cited the fre quency of mirconalructlon of Spanish motives and that government's inten tional misleading as to the course it in tended to pursue. At the same time he took a hopeful view of tho situation, and thought the royal gironounclnmento might, in the exigency of the Spanish cases, prove to be the entering wedge In n, peace movement. No peace overtures have been mnde as yet an none will be considered un less they come In the form of definite proposals directly from Spain. GERMAN PRESS OPINIONS. The Iione Incident Is Not Tnkcn So rlously in llorlln. London, July 16. Tho Berlin corre spondent of the Times says: The Irene Incident is hardly commented upon here; but the fact that no official de nlal is forthcoming Is worthy of note. The North German Gazette declared that, so far as It knew, no confirma tion of the incident has been received in official circles. The National Gazette dismisses it as a "rumor Intended to create bad feeling be' ween Germany and the United Stutes." The Vossiche Zeltung recognizes the importance of the fall of Santiago, but emphasizes the fact that Cuba Is In no way lost to Spain, as Santiago is of "no strategic Importance now that Admiral Cervera's squadron Is de stroyed." The military expert of tho North German Gazette's staff suggests it was only the Spanish knowledge of the Im mense superiority of the American ar tillery which led to Santiago's capitu lation. CATHOLIC SUMMER SCHOOL Otliclnllr Recognized by tho Now York llonrd ot Education. Cliff Haven. N. Y July 15. Friday was practically a day of rest for the New York excursionists nnd the cot tagers and campers of the national Catholic summer school. During the afternoon a steamer excursion on Lake Champlaln was largely patronized, and In tho evening a hop at the Champlaln club was the fenture. President of the School Dr. Lavelle announced today that he had received notification from the superintendent of public Instructions of New York city that tho Catholic summer school of America had been recognized by the board of education, and that the teach ers who take Its course will have the right to Increase ot salary under the same conditions as tho Harvard, Chau tauqua and Martha's Vineyard sum mer schools. STATB BOARD OF HEALTH. The 1'ocono Region Is Highly Rec ommended for Ilealllifulnenn. Stroudsburg, Pa., July 15. The mem bers of the state board of health, In session at Swlftwnter today, re-elected Dr. George G. Groff, of Lewisburg, president. The Inspectors, bacteriolo gists, chemists and engineers of the board were all re-appolnted to serve for tho ensuing year. Dr. Richard S. Leo made a valuable report on health In the Pocono region. It showed an exceedingly low rate of mortality and almost absolute freedom from all Infectious diseases. Before adjourning the board made an Inspec tion of the Pocono biological labora tories for the production of vaccine virus and the animal products used in medicine. Wounded Doing Mlculy. Newport News, Vo., July 15. The con dition of tho sick and wounded soldiers which were brought to Old Point by the steamers City of Washington and the Iireakwatcr was very gratifying today. But few of them are seriously wounded and ono of tho physicians expressed the belief today that none would ule from the effects of injuries sustained on tho battle field. 1 . More Wounded from Hnutlngo. Newport News, Va July 13. Tho United States transport Ollvo arrived at Old Point Comfort tonight having on board a number of men who wero dan gerously wounded at tho battle of San tiago. None of them were landed at Old Point. The vessel sailed at S o'clock this afternoon for New York, where the In jured men will bo treated, After llio Canadian Pacific. Washington, July 13. As a result ot thi recent conference between railroad ofll clnlsandthomembcrsot tho Intersato com. merce commission, tho U.tler body today ordered an Investigation in be held In Chicago August 1, into the alleged dis turbance lu passenger rates by the Can adian Pacific null way company. RATIONS FOR THE SPANIARDS. Will Uo Bent In Ships Dfiacllr Into Snntlngo llnrbor. Washington, July 15. Adjutant Gen eral Corbin said today that all the necessary rations to care for the Span ish soldiers when they surrendered had been secured and were now In place for Immediate delivery at Santiago. It is presumed that the quartermas ter's office will avoid the enormous undertaking of transporting these sup plies over the mountain trails by send ing these supplies in vessels Into tho harbor to the city of Santiago. This, it is believed, can bo done safely, as the terms of surrender will doubtless require the Spanish to indicate the location of the mines In the harbor. It is expected that the great body of refugees that fled from tho town on the threat of bombardment will now return, nnd great distress is expected to result from the Inck of food sup plies. General Shafter has been nl lowed to exercise his full discretion in dealing with these refugees, nnd while he will not assume the responsibility for their maintenance he will without doubt spare as many rations as pos sible from his own stores to aid these unfortunate people. DEWEY'S QENBROSITV. Reoommonds Chlnesa Servants oi Ills Squadron lor Citizenship. Washington, July 15. In further proof of the nobility of the character of Admiral Dewey, is his recommenda tion to tho United States government, now filed in the State department, that the Chinese servants and other Chinese who were on tho ships of his squadron during tho battle at Manila and who rendered most efficient service on that occasion and behaved in a most ex emplary manner, he recognized by this government in some substantial man ner. He seems to think that men who have battled for our country should not be excluded from It. In referring to these Chinese he says they showed such courage and energy In the face of the enemy that they are certainly worthy of the treatment ac corded citizens of other countries who have not thus exposed their lives for the country in which they seek citi zenship. He is decidedly In favor of recognizing these brave and useful Chinese in such a way as shall admit them to the United States, In case they desire to enter it, and to become citi zens of It. YELLOW FEVER UNDER CONTROL. Iteports from Santiago Show That II Is Now Decreasing. Washington, July 15. The w.'r de partment officials are greatly encour aged by the reports on the yellow fever situation from the army at the front. They were fearful lest the statistics from there might show increasing cases but were relieved today when a dispatch came from Surgeon Greenleaf, a member of General Miles' staff, say ing that durlpg the past twenty-four hours thero had been only twenty three new cases. This was in marked contraat with the reports for the previous twenty four hours which showed a much greater spread and, with Surgeon Greenleaf s statement that the general character of tho disease is mild, leads the officials to hope that Its ravages will be limited and that the disease will be kept well within bounds. DON CARLOS FIRED OUT. lie Leaves Hclgium at tho Itaqucst of King Leopold. New York, July 15. Rafael Dler. de la Cortina, American representative of Don Carlos, has received a cablegram from his chief stating that Don Carlos and his family were about to leave Belgium for England immediately, "on account of tiouble." This is taken to mean that Don Carlos hus received his "conge" from the Belgium govern ment. It ha been known for some time that pressuio had been brought to bear upon Belgium by the governments of other countries from which Don Carlos has been expelled, nnd recently It is reported the emperors of Germany and Austria requested King Leopold to ex pel Don Carlos, as his presence In Brus sels was a menace to "the peace of Europe." ON TO PORTO RICO. War Depnrtmont I Very Much Dli posed to It u ill Thing. Washington, July 15. Telegrams which have passed between the mil itary authorities here and those in Cuba and tho agents of the war de partment at other places indicate that preparations for the Porto Rlcan ex pedition are to bo given earnest at tention. The officials, however, decline to discuss the arrangements In pro gress or say from what port or ports the troops are to embark. The transports available for carry ing the men are scattered In a half dozen place, and no order has yet been given to concentrate them at any one post, EUROPE WILL WATCH WATSON. The Powers Will All Mend Ilattleships to Spain's Conn. London, July 15. The powers on this side of the ocean are getting ready to watch Commodore Watson's operations against Spain. England has sent a battleship and several cruisers to Lisbon and has sev eral other warships at Gibraltar. A French squadron, consisting of two battleships and three cruisers, has left Toulon for Tanglers. Dispatches from Rome report that Italy Is about to send a squadron to the coasts of Spain and It is probable that Germany, Russia, and Austria will follow suit. Killed by Holler Explosion. Rlenhelm, Ont., July 15. A boiler In the saw mill of Charles Betts, at Syca more, near heie, exploded today and Chales Betts, proprietor of the taw mill, John Rambo and James Pains wero killed. Joseph Lo was fatally hurt and a num ber ot others slightly, Princsss Chlmnv Dead. Paris, July 15. Tho Budapest corre spondent of tho Llbro Parole announces tho death of Clara L. Ward, tho divot red wife of Prince Joseph of Clilmay and Car. aman. Tho cause ot dcatlt Is said to be milk' fever. SAGASTA PLACES BLAME ON TORAL Says Santiago Surrendered Solely On His Responsibility. Martial Law Proclaimed in Spain Expected Coming or Watson's Squadron Excites Intense Alarm in Spanish Port Cities Inhabitants Fleeing to Places of Safety. Carlists Preparing for an Uprising Spanish War Minis ter Outlines a Singular Scheme of Peace The Dons Are Evidently Rattled Interview with Sagasta, Madrid, July 15. Premier Sagasta declares that the government in Cuba has not Intervened In the negotiations for tho surrender of Santiago de Cuba. He adds that the surrender came with in the orovlnce of General Toral and under his responsibility and the gen eral simply announced that the garri son had capitulated. A decree of the captain ceneral of Madrid, which had been nfllxed to the walls of this city, says decrees sus pending the constitutional guarantees throughout the kingdom have been published and, a state of war existing, It Is ordered that no meetings take plnce without the previous authoriza tion of the military authorities. It Is also forbidden to publish without pre vious authorization any writings, en gravings or designs whatever. The de cree concludes with specifying the punishment which will be meted out to those who disregard the orders is-i sued. SPAIN PEARS WATSON. Cadiz, July 15. There is great ex citement here owing to the expected coming of Commodore Watson's squad ron. Many are leaving. The Spanish mall steamer plying between this port and Tangier will cease to run next week. London, July 15. It Is announced, In a special despatch from Barcelona this afternoon that the inhabitants of that city are panic stricken. They believe the Americans will select defenseless Barcelona as the first point to bom bard. Tho local banks are removing their specie to the country; the mer chants are sending their goods to places of safety, and many of the cit izens are leaving. The government of Barcelona has Informed the people that they cannot expect help from the na tional government. Paris, July 15. A despatch to the Temps from Madrid says the prefects report that the Carlists are making preparations for an outbreak In the northern provinces. SPANISH PEACE SCHEME. Madrid, July 15. The minister for war. General Correa, Is quoted as de claring. In an Interview, that he thought peace might be arranged on the following terms: The United States and Spain to agree to let the Cubans decide by a plebiscite whether they desire independence or autonomy un der the suzerainty of Spain. Tho two governments to ugree to abide by tho result of the plebiscite. In the event of the Cubans voting for independence the United States to allow Spain nine months In which to withdraw her army gradually and dlgnlfledly from Cuba, "as soldiers should after having fought like heroes." Continuing the minister for war remarked: We ought to retain Porto Rico at all costs, In order to be always near Cuba, of which tho Americans will bo ublp to despoil us lu courso of time, nnd in otder to more easily communicute with tho South American republics, which dally display the greatest enthusiasm for Spain. As to the Philippine Islands. It is cer tain wo will retain them, even though tho Americans succed in rccupylng Manila, of vvhlrU place their occupation will be most brief. An official dispatch nnnounces that tho rebel chief and the Americans will not ulwaya pgrec, vhlch Is to Spain'ii advantage. Tho government has formed a scheme whleh will not only assure Spain THE NEWS THIS MOUNINU Weather Indication! Today: Fair; Cooler; Variable Winds. 1 General No Further Parleying with General Tctal. Sagasta Suys Spanish General Must Assume Responsibility for the Sur render. 2 General Serntar Kenney Testifies In Ills Own Behalf. Financial nnd Commercial. 3 Local Condition of the Eastern League. Quay und Legislation. Fashions ut Saratoga. 4 Editorial. Comment on tho Surrender. 5 Local Soclnl and Personal. Religious News of tho Week. One Woman's Views. Plays and Players, 0 Local Socialist Labor Candidates Named, Uniform System of Bankruptcy. 7 Local Attachments for Absent Voters. Meeting of the Poor Hoard. 8 Local West Scranton and Suburbun. 9 News Round About Scranton. 10 Progress Made tn the Use ot Explo sives. 11 Sunday School Lesson for Tomorrow, War Plans and Correspondents of tho Associated Press. 12 General Gobln Will Not Seek Active Duty. the possession of tho Philippines, but which will rc'cstabllsh tranquility. SAGASTA TALKS. London, July 10, The Madrid corres pondent of the Times snvs: The news of the capitulation of Santiago was re ceived too late for comment by tho morning papers. It eausos disappoint ment because It was hoped that, al though General Toral was In a desper ate condition, the spread of yellow fever might In a few days have com pelled the Americans to ralso the siege nnd retire. Official information regarding the conditions of surrender is anxiously awaited. Tho government's unusual reticence concerning the Ions dispatch received from Captain General Blanco causes anxiety. The correspondent's note, in a significant fact, that a certain Cuban magnale who had nlways declared that he would remain In Cuba ns long as he had hope of the island being pre served to Spain, has left Havana for some unbloeknded port, whore ho hopes to find a neutral ship to tako him to Europe. Regarding the peace prospects Senor Sagasta, Interviewed by a representa tive of El Correspondent Mllitar, is X represented as saying: It Is certuln, most certain, that tho gov ernment has endeavored to ascertain cx-tra-ofllclnlly tho disposition of tho Wash, ington cabinet respecting a pacltlc solu tion, but for the moment I can say abso lutely nothing because the enemy might wrongly suppose that we desired peace nt any price and accordingly show him self more cxactirg. I havo rend tho pro posals cabled to El Imparcial which aro supposed to havo been communicated by President McKlnley to Minister Catnbon, tho French ambassador at Washington. These conditions aro so hard that I con sider them inndmlfcsnble. The govern ment has news of other proposals that are much more acceptable. In reply to a question ns to whether he intended to remain In office to con clude peace, Senor Sagasta said that such was his Intention, and he added, respecting the ministerial crisis, this statement: "I can affirm categorically that It does not formally exist and that there is no danger of Its ntislng so easily as the press Indicates." The official Gazette publishes a mem orandum from the president of the council to the queen regent, explana tory of the royal decree suspending the constitutional guarantees nnd briefly sketching the military situation. It dwells specially upon the fact that the command of the sea Is now com pletely In the hands of the enemy und that the probability is that an Ameri can squadron will soon appear on the Spanish coast. The memorandum draws the conclusion that the tlmo lias ar rived when the administration should strengthen Itself. SPAIN IS "TRANQUIL." Madrid, July 15 (11 p. m.) On leav ing the cabinet council this evening tho ministers professed still to be without confirmation of the reported capitula tion of Santiago. Owing to tho state of siege, tho censorship of dispatches Is extremely rigorous and numerous messages are held back. All ;iarts of the peninsula aro offic ially described as "tranquil." Don Car los Is expected to Issue a manifesto here. General Weyler has abandoned his Intended journey and will remain in Madrid. EXPECTS CUBA TO BE A STATB. Ex-Vice President .Stevenson Thinks That Dentin)- U Clenr. Chicago, July 15. Adlal E. Stevenson, ex-vice-president, asked his views on territorial extension, said: We havo practically conquered Cuba, nnd tlu understanding Is that her peonlo shall have a republican form of govern tnent of their own. It requires no prophet, however, to foretell that In tho courso of tlmo Cuba will becomo one of the stutes of the Union. FRESH BEEF FOR MANILA. Undo Sam Tnlaiig Good Cnro ot Ills Distant Soldiers. Washington, July 15. The American troops located In tho Philippine Islands aro to be supplied with fresh refriger ated beef Just as those at home. Commlssuiy General Engan has made, arrangements to this erd and has re ceived it cablegram from his agent in Austtiilia saying that a cargo of beef had been sent from there to .Manila, WEATHER, FORECAST. -t- f - 4- Washington, July 13. Forecast -f 4- for Saturday: For eastern Penn- -f -f sylvuniiw fulr; cooler, northerly winds becoming variable. -f- f New Yotk, July 16. (Herald's f forecast) In the mlddlo Btatcs and -f f Now England, today, fair to partly -- cloudy weather will prevail with -f f slight temperature changes and 4-4- fresh to light variable winds, be- 4 4 coming mostly tmithrrly. followed 4-4- by light local rvlu In the lake re- glon. -f t-H-t-M-ttt-H-ttt-f ft tt tt tt. '
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