i NOTICE UK Of INSURGENTS. LAW FOR MANILA hurt lirrlll lu latatl t . fttlaaatlta- f akllt rrtftrty aai Rlf all U It Iljtrtatlj rrttaattl - Ititrattltat frta Watklag tta. The WHr department Inst week made public the order spnt to tlpn. Merrltt regarding the occupation of the city of Manila by the American force. The order follow: "Adjutant Genernl's Oftlcc, Washing ton. An-nst IT. IK'is. "MaJ. Ueneral Merrltt. Manila, Philip pine: "The president directs that there must bo no Joint occupation of the city with the Insurgent. The United States t In possession of Manila illy. Manila bay and harbor and must preserve the peace and protect person and proper ty within the territory occupied by their military and naval forces. The Inmit Renin and all other imit recog nise the military occupation and the authority of the United Stnt- and the ventlon of hostilities proclaimed by the president. t'e whatever mean In your Judgment are necessary to till end. All law-abiding people mut be treated alike. Hv order secretary war, H. C. I'OKHIN. Ailjt. tlen." len. Merrltt ha prepared a proila matlon to the native, which provide a scheme of government for Manila and surrounding territory and other Island place In our possession, the thief points of which are: Rigid protection to nil In personal re ligion. Municipal law, tribunal and local lntltutlon for punishment of crime to remain, until further notice (except where Incompatible with military rule) subject to supervision of American general. Provo-t mnrshnl nnd ub-provost to be epMilntd. with power to arrest elvll a well a mllltory offender. Open trade for neutral nation. l'ubllc property will b rigorously protected. No Interference with the people so long a they preserve peace, tlen. Merrltt occupies the governor' pslnce. The Hong Kong correspondent of the London Dally New ay: "The term nf the capitulation of Manila a agreed upon Saturday between tlen. Jaudene and tlen. Merrltt Include the cession of the Philippine archipelago to the United States. "An American naval officer who ar rived from Manila on the .aftro tell me that the American practically walked Into Manila. The operation, he say, were confined to the Mulate ide of the city, where the Spaniard had a fort and two line of trenches. The troop wnded through the Mnlate river and walked up the beach a though going to lunch, meeting prac tically no opposition. "I learn that when Oen. Merrltt went ashore after the capitulation of Ma nila he experienced some difficulty In finding Oen. Jaudencs, who ultimately wb fr.und In a church among crowd ef women and children." The Madrid correspondent of the London Standard says: "Spain and her continental patron tlll hope that the V'nlted States may be Induced not to take advantage of the conquest of Manila, but -will be satisfied with coaling stations, trading privileges, etc. Should the retention of Manila be insisted upon, the United State may meet more trouble even than Japan did In securing the results ef her victory over China, and at the hand of the same powers." Capt. tlen. Augustl obeyed Instruc tion In transferring his authority up on Gen. Jaundlve at Mnnlla. The lat ter will be court martloled for not making a more desperate resistance against the Americans. It I now known that 12 American were killed In the land fighting around Manila. The casualties, so far a known, are a follow: The killed: Capt. lllchter. FirBt California. Sergt. D. Cremlns, Astnr battery. First Sergt. M. K. Holmes, Astnr battery. Archie Patterson, bugler, Company I, Thirteenth Minnesota. . Private August Trollen, Twenty third regulars. x John Dunsmorp, First California, Kdward O'Neill, First California. William Lewis, Nebraska volunteer. Robert McCann, Fourteenth volun teer. Samuel Howell, Fourteenth regulars. Private Phoenix. Flrt Colorado. Charles Winfleld. Third regular. ' . iiiii is mr way Auimrai uewey tens of hi second victory at Manila: Manila, August 13. Becretary Navy, Washington: Manila surrendered to-day to the American land and naval forces, after a commnea atiacK. A division of the squadron shelled the forta and ln trenchment at Malate, on tho south side of the city, driving back the ene my, our army advancing from that side at the same time. The city surrendered about 6 o'clock, the American flag being hoisted by Lieut. Brumby. About 7,000 prisoners -were taken. The squadron bad no casualties, and none of the vessels were injured. On August 7 Oen. Merrltt and I for. mally demanded the surrender of the elty, which the Spunlsh governor gen eral refused. DEWEY. The Insurgent were not allowed to take part in the attack upon the city, but were kept In the rear of the Amer icana. In order to prevent blood shed, they were forbidden to enter the city after the surrender unless they were unarmed. Before the surrender the Spaniard burned the transport Cebu In the Paslg river. It Is stated that after the surrender of Manila, Aguinaldo's followers turn ed upon the Americans and attacked them, but they were easily defeated after a brief conflict. The United States monitor Monad neck, Captain Whiting, which It ft San Francisco about six weeks ago, has reached Manila safely. The troops now have complete pos. session of the city, and are -disarming Insurgents who enter the city. Notice has been given the foreign Admirals of the opening of the port for commerce. The cable will be repaired Immediately. It Is reported that the Philippine In surgents fired upon the Americans when they learned that they would not bo permitted to sack Manila after the surrender. Alaaat s M Ulti .aultaan. The annual report of Commissioner ef Pensions H. Clay Evans will show that at the close of the flscaj year 1898 there were 993,714 pensioners on the roll of the bureau. This was a net In crease of 12.UH0 over the previous year. There were dropped from the rolls dur. Ing the year on account of deaths 88, 11, and for reYnarrlaga and other causes 12,(Mi0 persons were discon tinued. ' fin flalltna Dmraa4. In the swiftest current that has been teen In Bawmlll run, at Pittsburg, for years six children were Friday morn I j swept to death In the Ohio ilvor. OUR WAR WITH SPAIN. Oen. Lnwtnn I now In command of tho troop at Santiago. tlen. Toral, who surrendered Santi ago, ha 1. 'turned to Spain. The fifth regular Infantry ha been ordered from Tampa to Santiago. Itussla ha ent congratulation to the t'nlted State upon the conclusion of peace, tlen. Joe Wheeler Saturday took command of Camp Wlkoff, at Montauk Point. One thousand barrel of flour were shipped to Havana from Texas last Tuesday. tlen. Shafter I very unpopular In Culm, and the native are glad hs hns left Santiago. There wbb a grand review of the 4l.iwm ndlcr encamped at Chlcknmau KU Park last Wednesday, Admiral Cervera In grateful for American hospitality extended, and hopes soon to return to Spain. Spanish p'rlsoner at Annapolis are Investing In trunk, and otherwise pre paring for their departure home. France Is pleased over the honor given her in selecting Pari n the place for settling peace negotiation. No army of occupation- will be ent to Cul.n until the report of the mili tary pcai u commission hn been re ceived. The Arlr.ona sailed Saturday from San Francisco with troops for Manila. Brigadier General Charles King I In command. Now that Manila hn fallen Spain expei'ts much less conlderatlon and award at the bands of the peace com mission. Correspondent of London newspa per soy the conduct nf Dewey and Merrltt nt tho capture of Manila was most humane. The West Penn Hospital at Pittsburg has Informed iov. I lusting of It wil lingness to care for loo sick Pennsyl vania soldiers. The naval board ho adopted a re port recommending 15 new warship. Till report will be presented to con gress at Its next session. Four steamer are being built at the Crnmpa' ship yard. Philadelphia, to ply between New York and Cuban port. They will be named the Admiral Dewey, Schley, Sampson and Walker. L'x-Secretary of State John Shermun, deplore the tendency of this country for the possession of outside territory. He said that thin ambition had been the ruin of Oreece, Home, Austria, Italy and Spain. A Cuban, caught stealing gitnd nt a shop In Santiago, was shot by a en tlnel. Cohans are very Indignant over the killing but military men Approve of the act. Cuban thieve have proved very annoying to the officials. There will be no more war bonds IN ated. The money coming In from the war tax I sufficient to pay all war ex penses, and when some of the volun teers are disbanded a snug um will remain to apply to the war debt. An affecting scene, characterised the meeting recently In the office of Secre tary Alger of Major General Wheeler and Lee. They are old friends and comrades In arms, but they had not met since the war began. Each grasp ed the other by both hand, nnd then Oeneral Lee drew hi friend to hi heart, and they hugged and kissed one another regardless of the fact that many other persons wpre present. Sec retary Alger was visibly affected. TERMS OF PEACE. Nt Iilaada U Bt Oitta t Otktr Ftwtrt aai Amttlta tt Han Trail Otatiiiliai. President McKlnley has decided upon hi policy regarding the Philippines. A Cabinet Minister who saw the Presi dent said that the basis of the instruc tions to our Peace Commissioners will be substantially as follows: First The retention by the United States of the Island of I.uson. on which the city of Manilla In situated. Second Eual trade facilities with Spain In the remainder of the Philip pine group. Third None of the Island to be dis posed of to any foreign natiitn. Fourth The aeverancc of all exist ing relation between Church and State in the entire Philippine group. While the Commissioner will be al lowed a certain degree of latitude In other matter the foregoing points will not be departed from or altered. nigra risiitk O.-lat. At Friendship, Oa., 13 miles west of Ameiicus, a few nights ago Mr. James McUairan and her son, Jamen Boone, were murdered by a negro with an ax while they were in their bed. The fiend caught a negro woman, tied her to a tree In the wood and mutilated her in a shocking manner. She died, but not until ehe had told the murder er's nunie. A crowd at once started after the murderer, caught hlin late thi evening, and promptly lynched him. Killtl B; s railing Otraitt. Four men were killed and five badly Injured Thursday afternoon by the collapse of a cornice on a new build ing in the course of erection at Phila delphia. The dead are: Albert Oreen. brick layer, aged 30 year, leaves widow and three children: Thomas Lyons, brick layer, aged 30: Christian Shoelter, rtoprleter of cigar store near by, aged f9. leave widow and two children: Harry Evan, bricklayer, aged 33 years, of Camden, N. J. Taaatsa latitat May .rtak Oat. In the southern part of the Yucatan peninsula the rebel Indians are taking extraordinary measures to prevent In formation regarding their condition and state of military preparations reaching the whites. Any Indian sus pected of betraying tribal secrets Is promptly executed. Several engineers who have tried to penetrate the wilder ness where the Indians are most num erous, have never returned. The gov ernment will take measures to control them. sauatlta BcaalnW start. August 13th the formal ratifications between the governments of the United States and Hawaii, by which annexation will be made operative, will take place. With the exchange of ratifications and the hoisting of the flag the sovereignty of the United States over these Islands commences, and the republic of Hawaii becomes a part of history. The Hawaii political societies have filed a protest against annexation. Okeasta la Uii Cambria Ins Otaaaay. The Cambria Iron Company, whose extensive plant Is located at Johns town, Pa., will be absorbed by a new corporation, the Cambria Steel Com pany, and It stock will be guaranteed 4 per cent, dividends. The new corporation will have a cap ital of 124,000.000, and the holders of Cambria Iron stock will have the priv ilege of subscribing to three shares qf the neW company the Cambria Com pany, , . HEW YORK'S GRERf Mill PHRhDL GRANT'S TOMB SALUTED. Aran Olala f leaeata sal Itklty Bestirs t Btitlaf Wtlttaa Frta tta ratals Mitt laarttth triat letttetlt Is Oaf Tlat. The fleet of Admiral Sampson was reported off the Highland early, and soon the bay began to liven up with gaily-decked vessels of all kind, from the ocean linr to smalt rowing craft. The Navy Yard tug Nina, which put out to ea Friday afternoon to Inter cept the Meet, returned, passing the Narrow at ..I0 o'clock Saturday morn ing. The fleet approached the Narrow In the following order, about a cable's length apart: New York, armored cruiser, flagship of Admiral Sampson, commanding. North Atlantic Sctiadrnn Captain F. E. Chad wick; Iowa, battle ship, Captain liohley I). Evans: Indi ana, bettleshlp, Captain 11, C. Taylor; Brooklyn, armored cruiser, flagship of Admiral Schley, Cnptaln F. A. Cook; Massachusetts, battleship, Captain F. J. Illgglnson; Oregon, battleship, Cap tain A. S. Barker. AMBASSADOR JOHN HAY Announced to succeed Secretary Day in the Cnblnet. Tho New York was flying Admiral Sampson's blue flag with two white stars. Her decks were crowded with her white-clad crew, who lined up, silently observing the animated scene. At 9.-4 Fort Hamilton fired the open ing gun of the salute, Fort Wutworth following. The Hrooklyn In passing did not dis play the flag of Admiral Schley. She was flying her battle ensign, which looked stained and frayed, a If they hod seen plenty of ervlce. A the squadron approached Tomp kinsvllle the New York salutPd the Texas, which lay at anchor flying the flag of Commodore Philip. The salute wan returned by the Texu. The fleet slowly assembled oft Tomp klnsvillp nnd then proceeded up toward I he North river In the same order, with the Texas In the renr. The parade which commenced at the Narrow nt 9.30 o'clock, was continued nt Tompkinsvllle, and at 10.30 the Texas, the last of the seven war vessels took her place in line, the full length nf which extended from Governor Is land to Tompkinsvllle. The fleet then sailed up the river to Grant's tomb. It was an ovation from beginning to end. At 11.10 o'clock the New York answered the salute of the shore battery. The other ships also saluted a they came abreast of the tomb. Slowly the fleet steamed onto One Hundred and Thirtieth street and there the New Yolk turned to the left at 11.50 o'clock and started on down the river. At 13 o'clock she passed the tomb once more but her guns were silent, although those of the Wendcl buttery boomed out many time. CABLE MOW W0RKIM0. Otsiaaaltatlts Witt Bulla BataatA st Laat. Major General Merrltt has notified the war department that the cable from Hong Kong to Manila I again In operation. The dispatch from Ueneral Merrltt came direct from Manila and waa received at the war department at 11:13 p m. It read as follows: Mnnlla, August 20. "Adjutant General, Washington: "Cable now working to thl point. (Signed.) "Merrltt." Adjutant General Corbln Immediate ly bore the dispatch to PreHldent Mc Klnley. There waa a conference be tween them. While nothing was made public It Is believed dispatches were sent direct from the President to both Major General Merrltt and Hear Ad miral Dewey, probably expressing the gratification at the nature of the terms of capitulation to which the President had given voice during the evening. IX LTVII WIS1 LOST. Twt Haltli Caaaltttly Dtttrtyai ky fin at Itl iriag a, Ark. Six persons lost their lives Saturday by the burning of the National and Windsor Hotels at Hot Springs. Ark. Five bodies of persons that had been burned were recovered from the ruins. John Hudglns, of Indian Territory, was killed by jumping from an uppr hotel window. Only two of the other bodies have been Identified, th-slr name being Abe Matthews, of Green ville. Miss., and W. H. Well, residence unknown. A cottage belonging to Co lonel O'Brien and the Kentujky Livery Stable were also burned. Oratite ta Afalral Oarrtra. After a sojourn of three days at Portsmouth, N. II., during which he was almost constantly employed in looking atfer the interests of hi sailor prisoners, Admiral Cervera with his son, left Tuesday for Annapolis, going via Boston and New York. A tremendous crowd assembled In the station to bid the distinguished vis itor good -by and the admiral has had hard work In reaching the train. He was nearly fifteen minutes going through the crowd, during which time he shook hands with hundreds of peo ple and was still shaking hands when the train pulled out from the station. Spanish prisoners are at liberty now to yrlte home. Mall may also be sent to Havana, (Is lllltt la WrtA. A frightful rear end collision occur red In the Sharon station of the New York. New Haven & Hartford railroad at 7:80, when an express train, which waa running as the second section of a long train, crashed Into the first sec tion, composed of local cars. Six per sons were killed and 24 seriously In jured. The Injured were nearly all removed to Boston, on a special train which was met by ambulances and surgeons. The rear car of the local train was completely demolished and a portion of tne second car, while the engine of the express train wag crippled. SPANISH COMMISSIONERS. tmre, Oaitlllt, Hani sa4 -irrr M Tal to larr tl Paris. The peace commission will be com posed of Senor Leon y Ctlllo. the Spanish Atnbassador to France; Senors Moret and Merry del Val and Admiral Cervera. The rountry Is still without official news nf what la happening In the colo nies. The only Intelligence the public receive Is contained In a few meager pre telegram which have been al lowed to pa the cenorhlp. Great surprise and Indignation have -pen produced by the news of the at tick upon and the fall of Mnnlla. Nothing Is known a to the condition that led to the Rurrender of that town. Agitation I growing among the Inde. pendent classes without distinction of politic. The evacuation nf Puerto Tllco will begin In September, but It I not ex pected that the embarkation of the Cuban troop will be commenced before December. Trtanitat Traat Oaattaalatal. Theo figure reprenent the rnplt.il stock of Ave corporation which are Boon, It I believed, to be embrncpd In one gigantic combination: Illinois Steel Company, 150,000,000; Minnesota Iron Company, $l!fi.0on.0flfl; Cambria Iron Company, 120,000,000: Lacka wanna Iron nnd Steel Company, $-'0.-000,000: Lnrnin Iron Company, llfi.OOO, 000. Total, 1130,000,000. TERSELY TOLD TELEGRAMS, Gen. Lee ha declared that he wants to be Senator from Virginia. Mr. Nelson Mile and daughter have gone to Ponce, P. It., to join the gen eral. Joseph Devote, of St. Louis, mistook hi wife for a burglar and shot her. She may recover. Scrip, redeemable at mine company store, ha been declared constitutional at Wichita. Kan. General Tchernaleff, the conquerer of Tashkend, died suddenly at St, Peters burg Inst Wednesdny. The death I announced of Don Fed erlco Madraso, tho celebrated Spanish painter, In his 84th year. Becoming suddenly Insane, George Ennet, of llockford. III., killed hi ni tcr the other day and then suicided. In a saloon fight at Chicago the other night Magnus Kielberg shot and killed .loneph Cuthliertson, one of his assail ant. Harry Cumberland left Chicago some months ago nnd Invested f'ldo In a trip to the Klondike. Wednesday he re turned with $1.05 In his pocket. While riding horseback at Bedford, Ind., William MeCart was Instantly killed by a stranger a few days ago who took his horse and escaped. A grnnd stand at a ball game at Clssna Park collapsed last Tuesday and 800 spectators were thrown to the ground. Thirty persons were Injured. Ml Emcllne C. Reynolds was found murdered In her room at a New York hotel a few days ago. Hobbery I sup posed to have been the motive of the crime. At Margate thl morning Mr. John Lnwrcnco Toole, the well-known Eng llh actor, underwent a successful operation for the removal of a catar act. In struggling with a prisoner, detec tive Smoot. of Springfield, O., discharg ed his weapon and accidentally killed William A. Johnston, a bystander, last Tuesday. Canned meat I thought to have poi soned 43 children at a picnic near Du buque, In., Inst Tuesday. All will re cover although some were violently 111 at the time. A new cable line was opened between Cape Cod, Mas., and Havre, Fronce, the other day. The president of France exchanged felicitation with President McKlnley over the new line. The transport Rio Grande arrived at Montauk Point this morning and an chored off abort to wait for tho health officer of the ramp. She has men of the Ninth and Tenth cavalry on board. The board of aldermen of New York last Wednesday killed an ordinance In troduced providing punishment for swearing In public places by luylng it on the table by an almost unanimous vote. The report cabled from Gibraltar that General Prlmo de Rcvlra. former ly governor general of the Philippine, has been shot, is without foundation. General De Revlra, It is announced, is In good health. Prof. Litchfield, balloonist, may lose Ills life as the result of a mishap at his ascension at Clarendon, N. Y., a few days ago. He fell into the lake, struck a boat, and was so badly Injured that his recovery is doubtful. Two young women of Philadelphia committed suicide at Philadelphia a few days ago by jumping Into the De laware River. Their names wrre Bessie Faust and Maud HofTnagle, and they left a note saying that they were unfit to live. The Bllns cloth manufactory at Rouen, France, where 2,000 persons were employed, was destroyed by fire. The fire was the work of an Incendi ary, It Is estimated that the loss is more than 100,000. Six lives were lost In the burning of the National and Windsor hotels. The only bodies Identified are those of John Hedglns, of Indian Territory; Abra ham Matthews, of Oreenvllle, Miss.-, and W. H. Wells, residence unknown. President O. W. Wattles, of the Transmlsslsslppi exposition, has re ceived a dispatch that President Mc Klnley has given positive assurance of being a guest of the exposition during the grand jubilee, which will be the feature of early October. The success of chain letters for rais ing war funds has resulted in the starting of one with which to build a first-class battleship to be presented to .the Government and to be called the American Girl, Money Is already be ginning to come in to the projectors. An Italian miner - at Pittsburg, George Mitchlllttl by name, was swin dled out of 11,300 a few days ago. Two men agreed to sell his farm for 3,000 but wanted a guarantee of $1,300. The man obtained the guarantee, and the Italian discovered the ' satchel empty, which was supposed to contain the $5,000. Sir James Winter, premier of New foundland, left to-night for North Syd ney, en route to Quebec, to attend the International conference there. Pre mier Winter will arrive in Quebec at noon Wednesday, and he has arranged with Sir Wilfred Laurter, the premier, that nothing positive shall be done un til his arrival. The government of the United States of Colombia has accepted in Its entire ty Mr. Cleveland's award in the Cer rutl matter and has deposited 20,000, 000 as security for the payment of the claim with Admiral Candlanl. The in cident Is therefore closed and the Italian warships have been ordered home. The British steamer Toledo, Captain Wlshart, which sailed from Galveston on July 10 for Rotterdam struck on Ct lin Mock. Bcllly Islands. MIloIERInG OUT OF TROOPS BEGUN. WAR CONTRACTS CANCELED. frtraatit PlHkarflaj trait Raaktn fliiiM sal line laalt-tf Traaittrta ' lalaf .Itautai Wits. That the government expect the peace commission to satisfactorily ar range the condition of pence without the need of further hostilities, In nhown by the active manner In which the various department are beginning to reduce expense and decreasing tho number of employes necessitated by the war. Retrenchment In nearly all branches of the army In following close upon the cessation of hostilities. In the ord nance bureau the force at the various ersenal I to be reduced In all canes where thin ran be accomplished with out detriment to the service. The Rock Island arsenal probably will be affect ed more than any other. There before the war about 240 men were employpd. When the peace protocol was signed there were approximately 4.000 men engaged and order have been Issued which will reduce thl number by two third. Before and during the war large numbers of contract were made with ordnance firms for supplying mater ial. In many cane these were made conditional n that they could bo ter minated within a few day after the esation of hostilities, and the depart ment has In every cane availed Itself of this privilege. The quartermaster's department Is dispensing a rapidly an possible with such of the transports that were char tered and for which there I now no riecelty. Considerable labor 1 In volved In this work a a board of ur vey ha to be apimlnted to determine the various incidental questions that arise pending the return of the vessels to their owner. In the engineers' department the ser vices of electrician, mechanics and laborer engaged In the work of har bor and river ml tin defenne nnd of boatmen employed to patrol the ad jacent water to warn approaching c raft of their danger also are being die charged a.i rapidly a I consistent with the good of the service. Order were given lant week for the return to their state rendesvou of the following named volunteer regiments: The First Illinois cavalry and the First Maine Infantry now at Chlckamauga, and the Second New York Infantry, now at Fernandlna, Fin. The First Il linois I ordered to Springfield, III., the First Maine to Augusta, Me., and the Second New York to Troy, N. Y. These regiment were mustered Into the military service of the government at the outbreak of the war at the places mentioned and their return there I ac cepted as conclusive evidence that they are to be mustered out. Similar order will be Issued from day to day to the other volunteer regi ments selected for mustering out. No official Information on thl subject I obtainable at the war department In advance of the Issue of the order. It I said, however, that the Third Geor gia Infantry, the Third Alabama Infan try and tho Flrat Maryland Infantry are among the number already selected for mustering out. The secretary of war Saturday or dered the Fifty-second Iowa regiment, now In camp at Chlckamauga, to pro ceed at onre to De Moines, la., where they will be eventually mustered out. There Is Illness In the camp there with which the Iowa troop are threatened and therefore the dispatch of the Iowans home was expected. TBI OA HP AT MIDDLETOWlf. liitMB Tktataa4 Trwif Will AiMmklt Tkira Wlttla s -aw Daja. Sixteen thousand troops will be en camped at Mlddletown, within the next ten days. Colonel James M, Moore, as sistant quartermaster general of the United States army, Is personally di recting the arrangements for the camp. General Superintendent Frank L. Shpppard and Frank P. Abercrom bie, superintendent of the Bedford division of the Pennsylvania railroad, are also on the ground pushing the work. A tralnload of 300 mule from Thoroughfare Gap reached the camp Tuesday morning. An hour later a long train containing wagon and other quartermaster stores pulled Into the camp. Among the first troops to arrive will be the First Delaware, Sec ond West Virginia, Tenth Ohio and Third battalion of the Sixteenth regi ment. WAI HOT TIT INDID. iMtilitias Hay I Bateael If tka fiaai Oiaaia Intra Dlaefrw. Although hostilities have ceased the state of war is not at an end and will not be until the ratification of the treaty of peace. This cannot be ac complished until after the cortes of Spain and the senate of the United States have agreed upon whatever terms may be agreed to by the com missioners of the two nations. There Is always a remote contingency that the commissioners may not finally agree. In which case there would be nothing left to do but to resume hos tilities. This contingency, however, re mote, is enough of itself to prevent this government from permitting a general muster out of the army, regu lars or volunteers. Neither this nor the necessity of keeping enough men In the servlco for garrison duty will prevent discharges In Individual cases of merit. It Is said the president de sires the war department to grant dis charges In all meritorious cases. DtBtaat tf talla't Htnkaato. Foreign firms are urging the adop tion of the following considerations: First The expulsion of Franclmoans and Augustlnlan. who are the real cause of the rebellion. Second No independent Republic. Third That the Spaniards, if they retain dominion, must pledge them selves not to hamper trade. Fourth That applications for con cessions shall be quickly considered and not shelved for years. Fifth That freedom of religion be stipulated. Will Bias laasiaria Van BaalAly. J. M. Ceballos, of the Spanish line, who has the contract for transporting the Spanish troops from Santiago to Spain, ssld that there would be no de lay in the transportation. "Within a few days," he said, "the harbor of Santiago will be full of transports, and within a few weeks all the soldiers will be aboard ship." Mr. Ceballos said the Spanish Trans-Atlantic line, of which he is the agent, will shortly resume its service between New York and Havana. Iiealarta Baift4 ky tta Aaulrltaa flag. It is reported that Spanish soldiers, erased by liquor, came from Manatl tu dales, Porto Rico, Saturday. An im provised American flag has been raised on the plasa. The sight of it so en raged the Spaniards that they attacked with machetes all the men, women and children they could find. BATTLE OF MANILA. TV Oily 0arHrt4 Witt Baa ky tta A aw las Tratf. The final as well as the first victory of the Spanish war has been won by Admiral Dewey. Manila was raptured on Saturday. August 13, by the romblned land and naval forces of the United States. They bravely rushed upon the enemy In line of battle. The formal surrender of the city took place In the afternoon. The Spanish flag wss replaced by a 40 foot American flag, the fleet giving It a national salute. Seven thousand Spanish prisoners were taken, along with 12,000 rifles and an unlimited amount of ammunition. The Spanish officer were allowed their freedom on parole. The judiciary and tho administrative office are to remain temporarily In the hands of the Spaniard. The Insurgents remain out side of the town. According to the latest Information Admiral Dewey gave Oeneral Augustl an hour In which to surrender at the time of lantdemnnd. made on Saturday. General Auguetl refused to comply. The bombardment which began at 9.80 a. m wan continued for two hours, and then the American land forces stormed the trenches, sweeping all be fore them. Thoe within the wall attempted no resistance. The First Colorado Volun teer stormed the outer trenches and drove the Spaniard Into the second line of defense. Then the American troop nwept on, driving all the Sunn lards Into the Inner fortlflcatmns, where the Spanish commander, seeing thnt further resistance wan useless, hoisted the white flng and surrendered. The foreign fleets watched the bom bardment with acute Interest. The American warships engaged were the Olympla, Petrel, Rnleigh, McCuIloch. Boston, Monterey, Charleston and Bal timore. Admiral Dewey and General Merrltt, it I reported, had Issued order to spare all except armed defense of the eity, and consequently the town I un derstood to be but little damaged. Some street fighting between the insurgent and Spnniurd occurred on the out skirts, but order prevailed within the wnlled section. The Chinese merchant are delight ed at the prospect of a resumption of bunlness. The blockade wan Immediately raised Ihe nhopn In Manila are reopening, and the people are pleased. The cable will shortly be replaced. BEDD0IN9 TEB AEMT. 0a Bialrtl Tktataa4 Ttlaatatrs Will It Kattmf Oat is Tkirty Dajt. The war department has begun the work of mustering out the volunteers, about 35,000 In number, who will not be needed In the service. The order was prepared, but was not Issued, as It wss deemed best to await news from Manila before disbanding any of the troops. It I expected that all the cavalry and artillery of the volunteer force now In the United States will be mustered out. Unless there I a decided change In The famon cavalry leader who jnst arrived from Santiago, at Montauk Point, L. I. the present plan of the war depart ment about 100,000 volunteers will be mustered out within the next 10 days. They will previously be ordered at or near their State capitals. The proposed reduction of the army will still leave military force of about 114.000 men, regulars and volunteer, available for all military purposes. It is believed to be the purpose of the Administration to maintain an army of at least 100,000 men until all the pending complications with Spain are finally disposed of. Gov. Hastings wishes all sick Penn sylvania soldiers brought to the horns state to receive medical treatment. IIBST (HILLS, TIM TOBACCO. Btw tta Kiwi tf Flaw Ckaagti tta Attitol af Kariaaa TtwarA tta laasiarta. On Sunday morning the converted lighthouse tender Mangrove made Its appearance before Carlbien. Cuba. Ad vancing on the port It opened fire on the town. The gunboat Hernan Cortes and the shore batteries replied, the regulars, volunteers and firemen rush ing up with great enthusiasm. At 2.20 a. m. the firing ceased, though the Mangrove did not retire. It fired 87 shells over the town. No injury waa dpne to persons and no damage waa caused in the town. Later In the afternoon the gunboat Cauto, under a flag of truce, started for the Mangrove to Inform It of the signing of the protocol. The captain of the Mangrove replied: "Thank God. I am a friend of peace. C will go and communicate the good words to my superior officer." The) American sailors presented to the Spaniards tobacco and refreshments. Baaaias Oaatnts far Araar ruts. The Carnegie Steel Company of Pittsburg has been awarded the con tract for furnishing 2.500 tons of armor plate for the Russian battleship that Is to be constructed at the Cramp ship yard, Philadelphia. The contract is for $840 per ton, or $100 per ton more than the Carnegie Company secured for the laat Russian contract, and $340 per ton more than Congress agreed to pay for the armor plate for the battle ships Illinois, Alabama and Wisconsin. In round numbers this new contract will net the Carnegie Company $L 12.000. Mask laftrlai at -ssiuf. ' The Massachusetts Aid association hospital ship Bay State has arrived at Santiago from Uuantanamo bay. Hos pital supplies and nurses are much needed. Large quantities of supplies have already been distributed by Dr. K. G. Brackett of the aid association, who arrived two weeks ago. . All the hospital ships leaving Santiago are un der orders to return. eiiA tow wgisuta:
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