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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
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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,
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winds becoming variable. -f-
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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
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