our Finn
OVER SANTllO.
The Spanish Trots Hive Left the City
for the America Lines as Prisoners
of War and VIII Return to Spain.
THE EMT SURRENDER THEIR ARMS
All Vorrrt nil War Mnterlnl Included In
the Conditions of Capitulation.
PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES SO AFTER
The mfriran flng now floats over
Santiago. Sunday morning the Spanish
emblem wan hauled down, and 24.000
soldier Inld down thplr orms and pas
Bad Into the American ranks as prison
ers of war.
Defiant Spaniards who rnme to Cuba
oppressing a weak people and fighting
against an Interested nation are to be
returned to Kpnln by o gallant foe.
Amid Impressive ceremonies tho
Spanish troops laid down their arms
between the lines of the Spanish and
Amerlran forces at 9 o'clock Sunday
morning.
General Bhaftor and the American
Who Conducted the Successful Cam
paign Against Santiago.
division and brigade commanders and
their staffs were escorted by a troop
of cavalry, and General Torsi and his
staff by 100 picked men.
General Shafter returned to General
Toral the latter's sword after It had
been handed to the American com
mander. Our troops, lined ud at the trenches.
. were eye witnesses of the ceremony.
General Shafter and his escort, accom
panied by General Toral, rode through
the city, taking formal possession.
The city had been sacked before they
arrived by the Spaniards.
At the palace elaborate ceremonies
took place. Exactly at noon the Am
erican flag was raised over the palace
and was saluted by 21 guns by Captain
Capron's battery. At the same tVne
all the regimental bands in our lines
played "the Star-Spangled Banner."
after which President McKlnley's con
gratulatory telegram was read to each
regiment.
The Thirteenth and Ninth Regi
ments of Infantry will remain In the
city to enforce order and exercise
municipal authority. The Spanish
forces are to encamp outside of our
lines.
General HcKlbbln has been appoint
ed Military Governor.
The ceremony of hoisting the Rtars
and Stripes was worth all the blood
and treasure It cost. A concourse of
10,000 people witnessed the stirring and
thrilling scene that will live forever In
the minds of all Americans present.
Gen. Shafter claims that It would
have taken 6,000 Uvea to have taken
Santiago by force.
The final conditions of surrender
were contained In a dispatch received
at Washington from General Shafter:
"Headquarters near Santiago, July 16.
"The conditions of capitulation In
clude all forces and war material In the
described territory. The United States
agrees, with as little delay as possible,
to transport all Spanish troops In the
troops, as far as possible, to embark
near the garrison they now occupy,
the officers to retain their side arms
and the officers and men to retain their
personal property.
"The Spanish Commander Is author
ized to take the military archives be
longing to the surrendered district.
All Spanish forces known as volunteers,
elvlllzed and guerrillas who wish to
remain tn Cuba may do so under parole
during the present war, giving up their
arms.
"Spanish forces march out of Santi
ago with honors of war, depositing
tbelr arms at a point mutually agreed
upon to await the disposition of the
United States Government, it being
understood the United States Com
missioners will recommend that the
Spanish troops return to Spain with
arms they so bravely defended. This
m leaves the question of return of arms
. entirely In the hands of the Govern
ment. "I Invite attention to the fact that
several thousand surrendered, said by
General Toral to be about 12,000, against
whom a shot haa not been fired. The
return to Spain of the troops In this
district amounts to about 24,000, ac
cording to General Toral.
The government does not favor Gen.
Shaffer's recommendation that the
Spaniards be permitted to return to
their country, carrying arms.
General Toral, the Bpanlih general
who surrendered Santiago, In a letter
publicly acknowledges the great gener
osity of this country In permitting his
soldiers to return to Spain.
President McKlnley and Secretary
Alger Immediately after the surrender
y niiiwio ni me louowing message
of congratulation:
"To General Shafter, Commanding,
Front, Near Santiago, Playa:
"The President of the United States
end to you and your brave army the
profound thanks of the American peo
ple for the brilliant achievements at
Santiago, resulting In the surrender of
the city and all of the Spanish troops
and territory under Oeneral Toral,
Tour splendid command has endured
Hot only the hardships and sacrifices
Incident to campaign and battle, but In
stress of heat and weather has trium
phed over obstacles which would have
overcome men less brave and deter
mined. One and all have displayed the
most conspicuous gallantry and earned
the gratitude of the nation. The hearts
of the people turn with tender sympa
thy to the sick and wounds. May the
. Father tit MarclM nrnteet anA 4nnna.
them. WILLAM MoKINLEY.
"To Major Oeneral Shafter, .Front.
Near Santiago, Playa:
' "I can not express In words my grati
tude to you and your beroto men. Tour
work has been well done. God bless
you all. i i
"K. A. ALOSR, Secretary of War."
The Cubans may be allowed to es-t-v.1
h a rvern.ant at Santiago. This
l i i -m u su. y the
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MAJOR OENERAL AT MII.E9
Who will In person direct the army
nnrt take possession of Porto Rico.
Gen. Torn), the Spanish commander,
hns yielded to the Amerlcnn ultimatum
Thursday, and. Santiago Is formally de
livered to the American general com
manding. The news reached Washing
ton In a brief dispatch from Admiral
Sampson to Secretary Ixwg, saying
briefly, "Santiago surrendered," and In
the following dispatches from Uens.
Shafter and Miles:
Adjutant Oeneral. Washington:
Have Just returned from Interview
with Oen. Toral. He agrees to surren
der upon the basis of being returned to
Spain. This proposition embraces all
of Eastern Cuba from Acceraderoe on
the south to Sagua on the north via
Palma, with practically the Fourth
army corps.
W. B. SHAFTER. MaJ.-Oen.
Playa, July 14.
Secretary of War, Washington:
Before Santiago, July 14. Gen. Tornl
formally surrendered the troops of
his army troops and division of
Santiago on the terms and under
standing that his troops shall be re
turned to Spain. Gen. Shafter will ap
point commissioners to draw up the
The Spanish General Who Surrendered
Santiago.
conditions of arrangements for carry
ing out the terms of surrender. This Is
very-gratlfylng, and Gen. Shafter and
the officers and men of this command
are entitle to great credit for their
sincerity and fortitude In overcoming
the almost insuperable obstacles which
they encountered. A portion of the
army has been infected with yellow
fever, and efforts will be made to sep
erate those who are infected and those
free from it, and to keep those who
are still on board ship separated from
those on shore. Arrangement will be
Immediately made for carrying out the
Instructions of the President and your
self. NELSON A. MILES.
Major-General of the Army.
The siege of Santiago has lasted two
weeks and was remarkable In the
heavy percentage of loss through
death, wounds or sickness of soldiers
and sailors engaged on both sides.
During these two weeks a great squad
ron has been destroyed, nearly a thous
and sailors have been drowned or
killed by shells and flame and an un
told number of Spanish soldiers have
died In tho trenches at Santiago. About
250 American soldiers have been killed,
and 2,000 more have been sent to the
hospitals, suffering from wounds and
fevers.
The territory surrendered to us by
Gen. Toral makes about 6.000 square
miles. The Spanish soldiers to be sent
to Spain are estimated at 10,000 men.
The territory surrendered by Gen,
Toral Includes a population exceeding
126,000. when the country is In Its nor
mal state. It Includes tho Important
cities of Santiago de Cuba, Guantan
amo, Sagua de Parama and Baraco. .
It is exceedingly rich In minerals,
sugar and coffee. The large Iron and
copper mines at Juragua, Balqulrl and
vicinity are own.d by American com
panies. In the Guantanamo district
are the extensive plantations of Soleda
Esperansa. Los Canos, Santa Cecils
ond others. Baracoa carried on an ex
tensive fruit trade with the United
States.
For the present a military govern
ment will rule Santiago.
Refugees are (locking to Blboney with
paper In one hand and gold In the other
begging tor food.
The United States will open a nort of
entry at Santiago, and proceed to col
lect customs from goods Imported into
Cuba.
Spanish soldiers will now assist the
American navy In removing the tor
pedoes and mines from the Santiago
harbor.
The Red Cross steamer. State of
Texas, was the first to enter the har
bor of Santiago, and gave assistance
to the sick and wounded In the city.
Numerous garrisons about Santiago,
which were ceded to the United States
at the surrender, refuse to lay down
their arms and are In open rebellion.
tielne Sails Is 0Um a Olelai
The Italian squadron under Admiral
Candlanl left La Ouayra Monday for
Carthagena, Colombia, In order to
salts the custom -house there for the
non-exeoution of the Cerrutl claim.
President Cleveland, Just prior to sur
rendering the presidency to President
McKlnley, rendered a decision as arbi
trator against the republic of Colom
bia In favor of Slgnor Corrutl, an
Italian, who had a claim against
Colombia. According to President
Cleveland's decision Colombia must
pay Corrutl IsoO.OOO, The ease had Us
orvJ at Call, department of Cauoa, In
t r' l . .e t Colombian
r.rv a was ta pro;-. Tits Cu-
7 ; -O '
which will shortly proceed to Invade
OUR WAR WITH SPAIN.
There are on the Island of Puerto
Rico 17,000 Spanish soldiers.
The Spanlnrds looted the city of Pan
tlugo before they surrendered.
Admiral Sampson's Inst bombard
ment of Santiago wrecked 57 houses.
Oen. Agulnaldo. the loader of the
Philippine Insurgents, s only 26 years
of age.
Impure water has caused typhoid
fever among several soldiers at Camp
Alger.
The American consuls nt Gibraltar
and Tangier are buying enormous
quantities of coal.
Admiral Sampson fias given Commo-
nore sontey the credit of running down
the Chrlntohal Colon.
Two hundredSand thirty-five wounded
men have arrived at Fort McPherson
from Santiago battle fields.
All malls leaving Santiago for the
United States will be fumigated to pre
vent the spread of yellow fever.
Gen. Tornl said that everyone, of his
generals was killed or wounded, and
that he had not a single colonel left.
The little town of Calmanes was
evacuated by the Spanish troops Tues
day and la now occupied by Cubans.
The Cuban blockade Is now very ef
fective and there Is no possibility of
getting food to the beleaguered cities.
Dr. Senn, now In Cuba fighting yellow
fever, says that In two weeks 25 per
rent, of the troops will be unfit for
work. - ---'''.
There Is great excitement at Cadis
owing to the expected coming of Wat
son's lleet. Many residents are leaving
tne city.
Boston now hns no further use for
the First regiment of artillery, and has
placed the troops at the disposal of the
govern mem.
Twenty-three rases of yellow fever
and three deaths among the American
soldiers were reported from Santiago
lust Saturday.
Blanco has telegraphed to Madrid
that his army Is ready to strike a ter
rific blow to the Americans, and wishes
the war prolonged.
Latest reports Indicate that the gov
ernment despairs of saving a single
Spanish warship destroyed at Santiago
by Commodore Schley.
Five hundred thousand pounds of re
frigerated beef are now on transports
sailing for Santiago, to relieve the suf
ferings of Cubans and Spaniards.
A Hritlsh schooner which attempted
to run the Cuban blockade was captur-
va oy an American gun Doat and tow
ed to Key West last Tuesday.
Camera's squadron, which Is return
ing to Spain, having given up all ef
forts to interfere with Dewey at
Manila, Is constantly engaged in gun
practice.
It Is said that Captain General Blan
co has cabled to Madrid declaring that
the volunteer army In Cuba wishes
the war to continue, as the troops hops
to secure victories.
. The Spanish prisoners on Beavey's
island while away the time with their
favorite sport, bull-fights. A stalwart
sailor takes the part of a bull while the
others poke sticks at him.
Gen. Garcia, the Cuban soldier, stated
recently that 30,000 Spanish soldiers
have died yearly on the Island, and
that this year, owing to the American
Invasion the number will be greatly
Increased.
Constitutional rights have been sus
pended throughout Spain, and military
law has been declared. Some say this
has been done to suppress the people
during the peace negotiations which
are soon to be made.
Fifteen thousand men have recently
arrived to garrison Ceuta and Tarlfa.
The Spaniards expect an attack on the
straits. A thousand 'men are working
at the earthworks, drummers i and
bandsmen doing sentry duty.
The hospital ship Solace arrived at
Old Point Comfort, Va., a few days ago
from Slboney, Cuba, bringing 44 wound-
cuun niig luun fnn 111 UIB engagement
oft Santiago de Cuba, July t.
Gov. Hastings, haa tendered to ex
Senator Jesse M. Baker, of Media ,Pa
a private In the Sixth regiment, Penn
sylvania volunteers, the appointment
of first lieutenant of Company K,
Curth Pennsylvania volunteers.
TherV'are'l.'4dtf"tone" of" 'sYor "Hi' "the
harbor of Slboney tney cannot be
landed. Clara Barton condemns the
neglect of the government to provide
lighters, so that food can be delivered
to the hundreds of starving women and
children.
Now that the Spanish squadron has
been destroyed, travel to Europe has
Increased. Steamships are crowded,
due no doubt to the fact that four
large steamers of the American line
are In the service of the United States
government.
Fully 100,000 people from Kansas,
Nebraska and Iowa crowded the expo
sition grounds at Omaha, Saturday to
honor Colonel Bryan's "sliver battal
ion." The Colonel rode at the head of
his troops on a magnificent black
charger and received an extraordinary
ovation. He left for Savannah, to Join
Lea's forces. .
On Board the hospital ship Solace,
which arrived at Newport News last
Thursday, was Capt. Concaa, of the
Spanish cruiser Maria Teresa. He la
seriously wounded. Capt. Concas Is
well known In this country, having
commanded the Spanish caravels which
arrived here during the world's fair In
ponco to be mm nut.
MILES WILL COMMAND.
la Stun krmj Will gist las Trlf- Stllltrt at
Saatlifi left 0M Ti.lt (ken m4 Will .
tin Int- SnOtimt f raiiftrtt.
Havifig taken Santiago, American ef
fort on this side of the Atlantic will
now bo directed to the taking of the
Island of Porto Rico, the first move be
ing made against San Juan.
At the same time the program map
ped out for Commodore Watson to
cross the ocean and attack Spain's
home coasts will be csrrled out. -
The Porto Rlcan expedition will be
commanded by Gen. Miles In person,
though Oen. Brooke, now In command
at Camp Thomas, Is expected to be his
main dependence. The size of the
expedition will depend upon Oen.
Miles' wishes, although It Is believed
that 25,000 men will be sufficient for the
lurposo. At San Juan the nary will
ie of greater assistance than It was at
Santiago, owing to the possibility of
approaching the town more closely
without risking contact with mines.
Oen. Brooke was ordered to Washing
ton by Secretary Alger, so that he will
be In a position to make his views
known to the department. The ex
perience gained In dispatching Shaf
fer's expedition it Is expected, will aid
the officials In their determination to
make short work of the Porto Rlcan
affair.
That the navy Is ready to do Its share
at short notice goes without saying.
Porto Ulco is not expected to offer a
very formidable resistance. It Is be
lieved that the moral effect of the sur
render at Santiago will be to dlseour-
CAPT. CLARK
The commander of the Oregon has
been appointed chief of staff of Com
modore Watson's eastern squadron.
This makes Copt. Clark second In com
mand. age the defenders of San Juan. There
Is. however, always the prospect that
neuce may ensue before hostilities hove
progressed against Spain's eastern
most West India Island.
he mnyei of transports the de
partment is fully Prepared for the next
move. The acquisition recently of a
number of trans-Atlantic liners cap
able of carrying several times as many
men as the smaller transports, has put
It on an excellent footing, and It was
announced that no more ships were be
ing bought for the Atlantic coast.
Many of the transports which carried
soldiers to Cuba are now being used
for otheY purposes, chief among which
Is that of bringing the sick and wound
ed to the (Tnlted States. The ships
available by the department are dis
tributed about as follows: Twenty
five at Santiago, 12 at Tampa, 3 at
Charleston, 4 at New York, 4 at Key
West, and others en route to and from
different points.
Tho secretary of war said that the
Porto Itlcar. expedition would go for
ward immediately. It will comprise
new men entirely. The warriors In the
trenches before Santiago have distin
guished themselves, and It la not
deemed prurient to bring them In un
necessary contact with new troops, In
view of the danger of spreading con
tagion. The sick soldiers will be nursed
back to health and brought to the
United States as soon ns they ran be
safely removed. Immune regiments
will be ordered to Santiago tn gurrlson
the town, and these regiments are al
ready under orders to proceed.
The troops that are left behind after
the Porto ttlcan expedition leaves, will
form part lif the big army which will
attack Havana this fall.
KIWS rBOM TBI KLONDIKE1.
Skigiaj riMtl Cliff Mirtlil Uw-SlO.OOt.OOS li
0(14 it Awiitlif Sklfant
The steamer City of Seattle arrived
at Victoria, B. C, last week from Daw
son. She brought news that Skaguay
had been pluced under martial law, and
that all prisoners had been released by
Captain Yeatman.
The vessel brought $250,000 In gold
and drafts. F. A. Kaney, who was on
board, says $10,000,000 in dust is out
bound by the lower-river boats, while
the party, of which he is a member,
brought a quarter of a ton nuggets and
dust with them.
It Is anticipated that all the larger
river boats will have trouble In crossing
the Yukon Hats, as the river Is lower
than usual at this season of the year,
and this will naturally augment the
traffic by the upper river, even though
the Skaguay-Bennett Railway cannot
be completed this season.
ftifagM Batira to Statiisi.
' The 20,000 refugees at Caney and Sl
boney are now to be turned back into
Santiago. An American Infantry patrol
Is to be posted In the roads surround
ing the city. Our hospital corps are to
give attention to any possible sick and
wounded among the Spanish soldiers
In Santiago. The guns and defenses
of the city are to be turned over to the
Americans tn good condition. The
Americana are to have full use of the
Juragua -railway, which belongs to the
Spanish government. The Spaniards
are permitted to take portable church
property with them.
Ownn tl Aaatftlli.
Admiral Cervera and about 40 other
Spanish offlcera were brought to An
napolla lust Saturday and are now
within the historic preolncts of the
United States Naval Academy. The
auxiliary cruiser St. Louis brought the
foreign visitors up Chesapeake Bay
and a fleet of small craft surrounded
the great cruiser in the hope of seeing
the Spaniards.
Admiral Cervera took courteous leave
of the officers of the St. Louis and
marched down the gangway of the ship
with a stately tread. He wore a black
derby hat, and the dark clothes of a
civilian. On hla left arm he carried a
brown overcoat. Immediately following
him were the recent 'Governor of San
tiago, Captain Eulate. late of the Vis
caya, and the other Spanish officers.
An English newspaper correspondent
has besn arrestej at Puerto filcofuf
MEN BLOWN TO ATOMS.
rnajtt Mill Bxilefci ll rtaitti, . I.,-fines
Wwisjn KIM.
Two explosions which killed 11 men.
wounded about 10 others and wrecked
two buildings, occurre da tthe plant of
the Laflln-Hand powder works at
Pon plon, N. J Tuesdsy. The first ex
plosion was In the house where gun
cotton waa being made, and the sec
ond, presumably superinduced by con
cussion, was In the drying house close
by.
Three men were In the mixing room
when the explosion occurred, and they
were blown to atoms. Chief Engineer
Craig, who waa In the engine room,
had his head crushed to a Jelly In the
wreckage of the boiler house, the side
of which was blown out. John Phillips
was standing near a tree, some dis
tance from the mrxlng house. His head
was blown from his body and was
picked up $0 feet away. His body was
frightfully torn by the force of the ex
plosion and his clothes were whipped
from his body.
After the efcploslon there wss some
talk of a Spanish spy being Implicated
In an attempt tn destroy the powder
mill, but the theory of the men con
nected with the works Is that a grain
of gravel or sand got Into some pow
der, which was In process of handling
In the mixing room, and that as It
went through the machinery the for
eign substance came In contact with a
nietnl surface and threw out a spark,
which Ignited the explosive.
TBANirOBflNS TBI INE1IT.
Omrsmail A4trtlii( hr PratMtli U Biatrl $4,
f00 Bptiith Trtofi.
The government Is Inserting the fol
lowing advertisement in some of the
eastern papers:
' Sealed proposals are Invited for
the transportation of the Spanish
prisoners of war who surrendered to
the United States forces from Santiago
de Cuba to Cadis, or such other port of
Spain ns may hereafter be designated.
Their number Is estimated as 1.000
commlsslond officers and 24,000 enlisted
men. Cabin accommodations are to be
supplied for the officers anl third-class
or steerage accommodations having
suitable galley nccommodntllns, con
forming: to the Uncled States require
ments as to space and ventilation, for
the enlisted men. The United States
Government will deliver the prisoners
on board at Santiago. Proposals to
state the per capita price for trans
porting officers and for transporting
enllHted men and for .their stislstence,
and delivering them on shore at the
Spanish port. Subsistence to be equal
to United States army 'garrison', ra
tions. CABBIEBS tiT TIB TAX.
Anerllif to t Wnblof ti DttliUg tfct Shlpfir Dui
Mot Bit U Affix tkt Stasif.
Assistant Attorney General Boyd
decides that It Is the duty of every
railroad, steamboat, express company
or other common carrier to affix the
revenue stamp to its bills of lading or
manifests. Ho says that "the purpose
of the law was to tax the carrier and
not the shipper; and these provisions
undoubtedly fix upon the express com
panies and other carriers the duty of
providing, affixing and canceling the
stamp, and their failure tn do so sub
jects them to the pejialtles provided
by law. It Is suggested that some of
these carriers are refusing to receive
goods for shipment until the shipper
pays tho tax. While it is not my pro
vince to advise as to the recourse
MISS CLARA BARTON,
Who has charge of the work of the
Red Cross in Cutis, alleviating the
sufferings of the Spanish Soldiers as
well as those of the American and
Cuban troops.
which the shipper may have In In
stances of this kind, yet I am sure that
the laws are ample to require publlo
carriers and express companies to re
ceive goods tendered for shipment or
suffer damages for such refusal."
Tfal tnMnt is Sm4 Bultk.
President McKlnley la at his desk un
til after 12 o'clock every night. A con
ference with Secretary Alger and Ad
jutant General Corbln usually con
cludes the day's work, and they rarely
end their deliberations before midnight.
When a midnight council Is not held
the president is engaged with Assistant
Serretary Cortelyou In clearing up his
correspondence and attending to the al
most numberless matters that are
brought to his attention. The president
is bearing up remarkably well under
the strain Imposed by the war. A slight
paleness Is noticeable by those who
have not seen him for a year, but he Is
as vigorous in action and as agreeable
In manner as in the days when he waa
In congress
flial Btprtrf CtiultlM.
The final report ct casualties In the
army since It landed In Cuba three
weeks ago has been forwarded to
Washington. It shows an aggregate
of 1,914 officers and men killed, wound
ed andmisslng. The killed number 246,
of whom 21 were officers: wounded, 1.
684, of whom H were officers, and miss
ing, 84, of whom notie was an officer.
Of the wounded only 6S have died.
The government purchased the
cruiser Ntctheroy from the Braxlllan
government some time ago for $650,000.
She will be the most expensive cruiser
In the government service.
CABLE FLASHES.
Some of the German newspapers
complain of the favor shown American
preserved meats In the army and navy
to the detriment of German meats.
The semi-official newspapers say the
departments of the Prussian Govern
ment are about to forbid their em
ployes from taking Socialist papers or
participating In Socialist agitation un
der the pain of severe punishment.
Irving Scott, the American ship
builder, la returning from Russia, to
which country he had been summoned
by the Csar. for Jhe purpose of. a4v(s-
DEWET DEFIES II CERfliHH WiSHIP.
IMPORTANT SEIZURti
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BiMi Wwt Bit AlUvri to TUl tkt Itlansl sal
AtfHl to iU A4alnl-Bi Still TlTae-
mIi ut Uii rmlfi Wmklfi Unfit.
imli
The Amerlran navy under AnlrsI
Dewey has won another Import vic
tory in tne rapture or Grand Islid, in
Sublg bay. Island of Luson, ar also
the chief harbor In the Phlililnes.
Chief Agulnaldo, on July 8, Infmed
Admiral Dewey that the lnsupntn
hud full possession of Sublg batwlth
the exception of the large Islamcon
trolllng the entrance. A strong Smlsh
garrison occupied the Island, heiald,
and he was unable to take It.
Admiral Dewey, early on theiext '
day. July 7, dispatched tho cser
Raleigh and the gunboat Conrd.
with emphatic orders to Capt. j B.
Coghlan, to take the Island and caiure
the garrison. As soon as the creer
arrived they shelled the prinoal
points on the Island, utterly dcstrong
the earthworks and other fortirtcattia
and laying the torpedo station In ruis.
Capt. Coghlan then sent out a lauih
with a message to the garrison,
mnndlng surrender. There was no i
sponse and the Raleigh finally serif
six-Inch shell through the commands
house. The white flag was Instant
run up on the ruins of the earthwork
The Spanish Col. Rio realized his hopt
Icks position, made submission, an
gave up his sword. Tho 600 men com
prising the garrison were made prls
oneA and their rifles were taken frorr
them. Fourty thousand rounds of.
ammunition and one holchklss gun
were also captured.
Chief Agulnaldo's force of merchant
steamers hns been increased by the ,
Flllnlnos. n lArire Sriunlnh ilAnm.hir, '
which had lain hidden in a creek in
the north of Sublg Hav since war was
declared. Cii, Sunday, July 8, the crew
mutinied, killed the four Spanish of
ficers and captured the vessel, turning
her over to the rebels.
On Wednesday, July 6, the Filipinos,
with 200 rebels, started to Orande Is
land, at the entrance of Sublg Bay, In
tending to capture the Spanish gar
rison stationed there. Tho insurgents
claim that the German cruiser Irene,
which was In tho bay, ran alongside
the Filipinos and notified the rebels
that they would not be allowed to cap
ture the garrison, and also saying that
the Germans did not recognise the
rebel flag.
Admiral Dewey's possession of Sublg
bay defeats Germany's supposed plans
to IntojXere in the Philippines. The
plan was designed and executed with
great dash and bravery, and its suc
cess haa surprised the Germans and
other foreigners here.
On returning to Manila the Irene ex
plained that she interfered "In the
cause of humanity," and offered to
hand over to the Americans the re
fugees she had on board. Admiral
Dewey, however, declined to accept
them.
The navy department haa received
from Admiral Dewey the following
dlspatrh:
"Agulnaldo Informs me his troops
hove taken all of Sublg bay except Isla
Orande, which he was prevented from
taking by the German man-of-war
Irene. On July 7 the Raleigh and Con
cord went there; they took the Island
and about 1,300 men, with arms and
nmmunltlon. No resistance. The Irene
retired from the bay on their arrival.
I shall send the Boston tn Cape En
gano about July 16 to second army de
tachment. It Is not practicable to
sent to Cuam. No transport vessels
avalluble. DEWEY.
Governor General Augustl has Issued
a proclamation, promising to grant
autonomy to me islands ana offering
the Spanish forces. General Agulnaldo,
the Insurgent leader, in reply said the
overtures of the Spanish commander
came too late.
BIWABD FOB TDI MATT. A
Alnlnl SunpMi Will BtMln $10,000 1st BU Xti
SnillM Soma hr Dutiajrlii XU Spiaiia Flnt.
Something over $200,000 will be paid
by this government as "head money"
tn the brave officers and sailors who
destroyed Cervera's fleet. This la ac
cording to the law, which provides pay
ment of $100 a head for every man on
the ships of an enemy when those ships
are destroyed. There Is an old adage
In the navy about the distribution of
money earned In this manner. Accord
ing to the Jack Tars the money Is
poured over a ladder, whereupon all.
that falls through goes to the officers
and what remains on the rungs goes to
the sailors.
Nevertheless, every man In Admiral
Sampson's fleet will receive a purse,
small or great. Admiral Sampson will
recelvo over $10,000 as his share, but
Commodore Schley will receive only
about $4,000. It Is estimated that Capta.
Taylor, Evans, Phillip, Chadwlck, Hig
glnson, Clark and Cook will receive
about $2,500 each. After the other of
ficers of the warships 'receive their
share the remainder will be divided
among the sailors, who may receive
something like $20 each,
A Sialtarf aTtiiin.
The town of Slboney, at the mouth
of Juragua river, In Cuba, waa burned
the other day under the ordera of the
army health authorities. Almost every
building of tho 50 which ' straggled
along the irregular bluff was set fire to
during the day, and the Cuban Inhab
itants fled to the caves In the over
hanging hillside for shelter.
TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD.
The W. C. T. U. have abandoned all
efforts to aecure the temple building at
Chicago.
The navy department haa asked for
bids to construct two floating docks, to
cost not over $250,000.
Six persona were killed by a boiler
explosion In the Niagara starch works
at Buffalo last Thursday.
All of Blanco's dispatches to Spain
will now be examined by Americana at
Santiago before transmission.
The eighth annual convention of the
Baptist Young People's Societies waa
opened at Buffalo last Thursday. ,
The opportunity to subscribe for the
$200,000,000 war loan cloied last Thurs
day. The bonds have been subscribed
for more than six tlmea over.
Ex-Prealdent Cleveland subscribed
$10,000 for the new war bonds. His bid
will be rejected with many others aa
no applications for more than $5,000
will be granted.
The 'ashes of Capt. Orldley. ot
Dewey'a flagship. Olympia T.aye In
terred at Erie, Pa., last Wednesday.
The body had been cremated at Hong
Kong, prevluua to Its removal to this
country.
The capital stock of the Westing.
house Airbrake Co., oi Pittsburg, waa
Increased from $5,000,000 to 11,000,000)
last Wednesday. The cash dividend
of thla company for the last ten years
have amounted to $14,598,000.
'Marshall Field, of Chicago, has pur
chased a valuable piece of real estate
from Levi Z. Letter, for $2,100,000. Thla
cash will enable Leiter to pay some of
the debts, of nis aon,. Joseph Leiter, the
deposed wheat klnjr.
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