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2 Parts VOL. XXI.— NO. 212. ffi 111 IPS A RE AT GERMAN STATESMAN LIES DEAD IN FRIEDRICHSRUHE EATH SAID TO HAVE COME TO HIM WITHOUT A STRUGGLE A "Oltl.n "WAS XOT PREPARED FOR news oe his demise: ! oriuer Chancellor of the German Empire Untl lteen In Precarious Health for Many liuya His Iron "Wiil Did x,,t Forsake Him, and He Remained Culm nnd Cheerful t€> the Last Pea Sketch of One of the Most Remarkable Men of the Century. BERLIN, July SO.— Prince Bismarck , ifT-A shortly before 11 o'clock tonight. i ie passed away peacefully. Details of the death of Prince Bis narvk are obtained with difficulty, be •ause of tho lateness of the hour, the Bolatlon of the castle, and the strenu \ *:is endeavors of the attendants of the (family to preveiit (publicity being g-iven :o what they consider private details. The death of the ex-chancellor comes is a surprise to all Europe. Despite .the family's denials, there was an un dercurrent of apprehension when the ■Sinking of the prince was first an nounced, inspired more by what the liamily left unsaid than by any infor mation given. But, when the daily bulletins chronicled improvements in •jthe prince's condition, detailed his ex- I .-ive bills of fare, and told of his Idevotion to his pipe, the public accept ed Dr. Schweninger's assertion when . he said there was no danger why Bis marck should not reach the age of ninety years. The reports were deemed to be a re petition of the alarm that Prince Bis marck was in extremis, which had been often repeated in the past. All the Saturday papers In Europe dis missed Bismarck with a paragraph not ing the improvement, while h;s condi tion was completely overshadowed in Ithe English papers by the condition of the Prince of Wales' knee. It appears that the ex-chancellor's PRINCE BISMARCK. death was not precipitated by sudden complications, but was rather the cul mination of chronic disease — neuralgia qf the face and Inflammation of the j"ins — which kept him in constant pain that was borne with the iron fortitude which might have been expected. The beginning of the end dates from TODAY'S BULLETIN. Fapo. I—lmmediate1 — Immediate Peace in Prospect. Reply Sent to Spain. Prince Bismarck Dead. Merritt Assumes Control. 2— City Life In Porto Rico. Franco Is Growing Friendly. B— Twelfth in a Sham Fight. Shandrew's Seizure Serious. 4— Editorial. Poetry of the Period. 6— Petty Quarrels of Kings. Financial Week Reviewed. 6— Regulation of Fishing. Future of the Philippines. 7— Minneapolis Matters. News of the Northwest. News of the Railroads. B— Sporting News. Saints Lose to Brewers. Yachting nt White Bear. Gossip of the Prize Ring. •—Bicycle of 1899. 10 — Mr. Stevens Renominated. At St. Paul Hotels. Railway Clerks' Picnic. Sheep Farming Profitable. 11 — Career of Lieut. Dickinson. 12— Affairs of the Heart. .Mrs. Wilmerding's Sanity. 13— The Queen of Canines. 14 — Social News of St. Paul. 15 — In Woman's Realm. Literature of the Day. 16— Life of John Lind. Markets. 17— Wants. Today at the Churches. 18— Ride With Bolivian Mails. The Man in tho Caboose (Story). THE ST. PAUL GWm£ IMMEDIATE P&A6E WITH SPAIN IN PROSPE6T WASHINGTON, July 30. — Events ofthe most momentous character occurred at the conference at the White House this afternoon, between the president, Ambassador Cambon, of France, and Secretary Day, carrying the peace negotiations far beyond the mere submission of terms ot peace by the United States, and reaching the point of a preliminary basis of peace between the government of Spain and the government of the United States needing only the ratification of the Madrid cabinet in what was done today to bring the war to an end, Tnis was accomplished on the part of Spain when Ambassador Cambon presented to the president credentials he had received from the Spanish government appointing him minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary, with complete instructions as to action upon every one of the peace propositions submitted by the United States, including the disposition of Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines, the Ladrones, indemnity, armistice, and all other ques tions likely to arise in the course of the negotiations. With these credentials, authorizing him to speak as plenipotentiary for the government of Spain, and with full instructions on any point raised, Ambassador Cambon, on behalf of Spain, not only received the peace conditions laid down by the American cabinet earlier in the day, but thereupon entered upon their full discussion, with a view of reaching a final and complete agreement. After a strong argument, the president and Secretary Day consented to a modification of the American demands in one particular. ' What that modification amounts to is not disclosed, but it is believed not to apply to the conditions for the absolute independence of Cuba, the cession of Porto Rico, or the granting of adequate coaling stations to the United States in the Pacific, or to diminish in any vital particular the terms on which peace will be restored. The modification brought about practical unanimity between the president and Ambassador Cambon as plenipotentiary for Spain, and the latter has now transmitted the results of the conference to Madrid for approval, which, if given, will end the war. The profoundly important results developed today came about most unexpectedly. Ambassador Cambon's call was set for 2 o'clock, and it was ex pected to last but a few minutes, while the answer of the United States was being handed to him. But since the original proposition of Spain was pre sented last Tuesday, M. Cambon has been prepared to sp^ak with authority on the questions which were to arise. * The president himself had pre ferred this course, although outside of himself and the ambassador few were aware that the latter would come ready to treat as the envoy of Spain. The first instructions to M. Cambon made him a medium of communicating Spain's first note, but now he appeared with all the attributes of the direct diplomatic officer of Spain, empowered to act for the government within his very complete instructions. The meeting was held in the president's library, and both on the subjects discussed and the impressive manner in which the argument proceeded, it was a conference destined to become memorable. After M. Cambon had presented his credentials as plenipotentiary, and they had been examined and his status recognized as the envoy of Spain, the first business was the presentation of the terms laid down by the United States government. Secretary Day read the terms, pausino- at the end of each sentence to allow M. Thiebault, first secretary of the French embassy, to interpret into French, as the ambassador's knowledge of English is lim ited. This reading by Secretary Day and interpreting by M. Thiebault took but fifteen minutes. Then began the discussion point bypoint The ■ president and the ambassador addressed each other directly with the greatest freedom and firmness, each stoutly maintaining the justice of his position on the several points involved. When, at last, after an eloquent plea by the ambassador, it was agreed to modify the conditions in one particular, Sec retary Day withdrew for half an hour and attended to drafting the modification. This accomplished, the ambassador addressed himself to the president, not so much as the advocate of Spain, but personally, having, with the president, a like interest in humanity. M. Cambon is a speaker of eloquence, and he spoke with an intensity of feeling that made a deep impression on the president and others present. He spoke in French, each sentence being caught up and interpreted by M. Thiebault with rapidity, so that the earnestness of the ambassador's expres sions lost little by this indirect method of communication. The president spoke with equal frankness, and in the lengthy discussion there was scarcely a point in which the range of the war was not met and freely discussed. What the modification is that has been agreed upon can be only conjectured, but there is reason to believe that it relates either to the time when actual hostilities will be suspended, or else to the extent of our interest in the Philippines, leaving unchanged the condition that Spain shall withdraw from Cuba and Porto Rico, grant the United States coaling stations in the Pacific and make important concessions in the Philippines. It is now for the Madrid government to give formal approval to what was partly accomplished today. It is even possible that this approval may come speedily, within a day or two, for there is no need of extended conferences or correspondence, All that was accomplished today, when M. Cambon acted as plenipotentiary. From the fact that he acted under instructions, the prospect would seem to be hopeful for Spain's ratifying what had been done. But it is for Spain herself to determine between the issue of peace or war as now presented. July 20, when the prince was confined to his bed. He had been several days prostrated, but no evidence of his de cline reached the world. On Friday Dr. Schweninger said: "For the past nine days I have hard- ly changed my clothes, having been traveling nearly all the time between Dresden and Friedrichsruhe, as may be noticed by my shabby velvet jack et." He then declared that his patient's lungs, stomach and kidneys were sound, in fact that his whole gigantic frame was sound. "As yet," said Dr. Schweninger, "there ls no catiflcation of the blood vessels, but the pains in his face and legs worry him and shorten his sleep." Dr. Schweninger added to this: "With his extraordinary robust na ture, he may, excluding complications, reach ninety." During Dr. Schweninger's brief ab sence, Dr. Crysander was in constant attendance upon the patient. Although Prince Bismarck was extremely low on "Wednesday, he so rallied on Thursday that he was wheeled to the dinner ta ble to celebrate with his assembled family the fifty-first anniversary of his wedding. He never for a moment be lieved himself in danger until the last day. On Monday, he ordered some new pipes, and smoked one on Thursday, then conversed brilliantly on the topics of the day, discussing the trials and sentence of M. Zola and the peace ne gotiations between Spain and the Unit ed States. Count yon Rantzau, the prince's son-in-law, read to him from a newspaper an obituary notice of him self, at which he was greatly amused. He perused the papers dally, and this was one reason why the family depre cated the alarmist reports as to his health. FRENCH COMMENT. The French papers generally dis cussed his death. The Temps compared his end with that of Gladstone's, re marking that, while Vie British states man had failed in his policy and com promised his party, he died regretted by all on account of the grandeur of his moral Influence, whereas Prince Bismarck had been less useful, and would perish execrated by many, even in Germany, and inquired grimly: "What sort of funeral will be given him by the millions of Socialists, who Continued on Ninth Pace* SUNDAY MORNING JULY 31, 1898.- EIGHTEEN PAGES. MERRITT ASSUMES CHARGE ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS AR RIVAL AT MANILA OFFICIAL Cablegram Received From Admiral Dewey and the Governor General of the Philippines Arrival of Monitor Monterey Anxiously Awaited More Troops Expected Today Agulnaldo Deiiant. WASHINGTON, July 30.— The navy and war departments make the fol lowing oub'.lc: "Cavite, July 26.— Secretary of Navy: Mer ritt arrived yesterday in Newport. The re mainder of the expedition is expected within the next few days. — "Dewey." "Hong Kong, July SO.— Adjutant General, United States Army, Washington: Cavite, July 25.— Arrived today about 12. Health of commands good. Remainder cf fleet about four days In the rear. All troops assigned me will probably be needed. — "Merritt, "Major General Commanding." Gen. Merritt's expedition included the transports Ohio, City of Para, Indiana and Morgan City, which left here June 27, carrying 3,600 officers and men, un der Brig. Gen. McArthur; the steamer Valencia, which sailed on June 28, with 600 men, and transport Newport, which sailed on June 29, with 800 men, un der the Immediate command of Gen. Merritt. Altogether there were 5,000 officers and men in the third party. The first expedition carried 2,501 men. aud the second carried 3,515 men, so that Gen. Merritt now has under his com mand 11,016 men. MERRITT IN COMMAND. MANILA, July 26 (via Hong Kong, July 30). — Gen. Merritt assumed com mand of the American forces Immedi ately after he had reported to Admiral Dewey. He has established headquar ters at the Cavite arsenal. The New port was escorted to an anchor near the cruiser Charleston, by the gunboat Concord, the crews of the vessels of the American fleet giving her a rous ing welcome. At the close of his official visit to the Olympla, Admiral Dewey's flagship, Gen. Merritt was officially recognized by a salute of thirteen guns. Until he shall have received the reports of the officers who have preceded him and familiarised himself with the situation, Gen. Merritt cannot determine as to his future course. More of the American troops are ex pected to arrive tomorrow. Nothing of the monitor Monterey and the collier Brutus has been heard, and it is supposed the monitor is coaling at Guam island. The troops encamped at Paranaja have not yet made a move, the condi tion of the country betweea the camp and the outskirts of Manila being such, on account of the heavy rains that have fallen, as to make it impossible to advance. The insurgents are still ac tive, but have accomplished nothing. AGUINALDO DEFIANT. WASHINGTON, July 30.— A dispatch received from Admiral Dewey an nounces that Agulnaldo has assumed a bold attitude of defiance, and that it Shafter's Sick List Decreasing. WASHINGTON, July 30.— The war department posts the following: Santiago de Cuba, July 29, via Bermuda.— Adjutant General, Washington: Sanitary conditions for July 28: Total sick, 4,279; total fever cases, 3,406; new cases fever, 696; cases fever restored to duty, 590; death, Private Michael McGolricks, First infantry, cause asthenia following malarial fever. —Shafter, Major General Commanding. would take a large force from this country to subdue the insurgents. MANILA MAY SURRENDER. Gov. Gen. .Aiij'.usil Restrained From Capitulating by Hlh Army. HONG KONG, July 30.— Letters re ceived here from Cavite, under date of July 26, -j-tate that the insurgents have done nothing since their 3econd repulse at Malato, when the American troops were held under arms through fear of an attack by the Spaniards. There are now 4,800 American soldiers within an hour of Manila, near Malato. Their camp is protected by trenches and guns, and is covered by the guns of the cruiser Boston and the Callao, from the sea. The American transports, it is said, will start on their return to San Fran- IEIEDBICHBUHE, BISMAECK'S HOME.. Cisco in a few days. There is no sick ness among the troops. It is believed that Gov. Gen. Au gust! will surrender, owing to the fact that Admiral Camara's squadron has returned to Spain, but the army offi cers desire to resist to the last, and there is a prospect that peace will be concluded prior to the capture of Ma nila by the Americans. About a dozen small Spanish steam ers have passed out recently under the Insurgent flag, ostensibly to go to Gen. Agulnaldo, but the suspicions of the Americans are now aroused, and no more of these craft will be allowed to proceed. BETTER HIDE. HONG KONG, July 31— The British steamer Yuen Sang has arrived here. She left Taelebam, island of Deyte. Philippines, on July 23, and Cebu, cap ital of the Island of that name, on July 25. She reports that Taelebam was quiet, and that there were no signs of rebels. At Cebu, however, the rebels made raids periodically. The Span iards, according to the reports of the Yuen Sang, are preparing defenses, consisting of trenches and bamboo ob stacles. There is one small gunboat at Cebu, which hides in the river di rectly any warship is sighted. One German warship, the name of which is unknown, Is cruising in the neighborhood of Cebu. It ls reported that a Chinese steamer is supplying the rebels with arms. ONE RAY OP HOPE. SAN FRANCISCO, July 30.— Brig. Gen. Charles H. King has been selected to command the troops which sail on the Scandia and Arizona. Gen. Merritt's telegram, stating that he would need all the troops originally destined for the Manila expedition, has revived the drooping hopes of the reg iments still here. WANTS TO BE LET ALONE. Ambition of the Average Filipino Does Not Soar Aloft. MANILA, July 22 (via Hong Kong, July 30). — Conversation with a very considerable number of natives has failed to disclose the existence of any perceptible anti - American feeling among the Filipinos. These people arc apparently satisfied to accept annexa tion to the United States. Their prin cipal desire is for a peaceful existence, with the minimum of trouble. They, however, earnestly wish the abolition of oppression incident to Spanish of ficial rapacity and the tyranny of the religious bodies. The natives have no objection to the church apart from the orders of friars. The Filipinos are scarcely interested In any particular form of government, but only desire to be left alone. The rebels, who recently captured Callocan, shelled the Spanish block house at Maipago, where, after hav ing smashed the Spanish cannon, thf-y bayonetted twenty Spaniards. German officials here explain that the landing of food at Manila recently was a mere trifle, and was for the re lief of German residents. It has now been decided to discontinue this mode of aiding the subjects of Germany at Manila. WILL FIGHT DESPERATELY. Spaniards in San Jnan Determined Upon Resistance. LONDON, July 31.— The Madrid cor respondent of the Sunday Times says: "Telegrams from Porto Rico an nounce that Capt. Gen. Macias has de cided to entrench San Juan. A ma jority of his 18,000 men are spread over the island in detachments. They have been ordered to defend themselves as long as possible, and as a last resort to retreat to the capital. "It is feared that the Americans will easily secure San Juan, various offi cials reporting that the natives are not likely to resist. The garrison of San Juan will fight heroically. They are not hampered, as was the garrison of Santiago, with a lack of food and ammunition, stores and supplies des tined for Cuba having accumulated there." |j WAR NEWS IN BRIEF. | '! Peace arrangements hastened by the ? i' Spanish government appointing M. i |i Cambon minister extraordinary, and t 1 1 authorizing him to act directly. 5 I 1 French minister springs a surprise S ji by presenting credentials from the c i\ Spanish government. ? !' Concessions made to M. Cambon do i 'i not alter the main points in the peace t i| terms named to Spain by Amerioa. 5 ]' Gen. Merritt arrives at Manila and i 'i assumes charge ofthe American forces < t\ there. 5 11.I 1 . Admiral Dewey reports that Aguin-S \ aldo is defiant, and intimates that the \ c United States may have to conquer the > J insurgents. s \ People of Ponce, Porto Rico, wild with < Xjoy over the arrival of the American 5 > troops. S S Ponce men cheer the Stars and J i| Stripes, while the women adorn them- ,' \> selves as for a fete, and give hearty Ji • \ welcome to soldiers. ij <| Gov. Gen. Macias appealed to by \> ZPorto Rico friends to urge the Madrid S i | government to yield to the inevitable ij X without bloodshed. ) Parti PAGES 1-10 PBICE FIVE CENTS. II SI Ifl li REPLY TO PEACE NOTE HANDED M. CAMBON YESTERDAY PROBABLY NOW IN THE HANDS OF MADRID AUTHORITIES UNITED STATES WILL HOLO MAN ILA AN INDEFINITE FEUIOD CommlMion to Settle the Pnture ot tlie Philippine. A ff ul„„iuo', Bad Break in Defying American, WIU Likely Cat Him Ont of All Consideration in the AdJuMt.nent of the Philippine. Question Porto Rleo to Be Ceded, Cuba to Be Freed From the Spanish Yoke Spaniard. Must Abandon gov. erelsrnty In West Indian Water.. WASHINGTON, July 30.-The reply of the Lnlted States government to the Spanish overture for peace was this afternoon placed in the hands of M. Cambon, the French ambassador to be by him transmitted to the gov ernment of Spain. It was 4:30 o'clock before the minis ter received the answer, and, as it makes about 1,100 words in all, must be reduced to the diplomatic cipher and then transmitted by cable. The Madrid authorities probably will not receive it until some time tomorrow. At 10.-30 o'clock this morning, in ac cordance with the agreement reached yesterday, the members of the cabinet began to assemble at the White house, but it was nearly 11 o'clock before they were all present and ready to resume their discussion at the point where It was interrupted yesterday, by adjourn ment. Secretary Day had prepared a draft of the answer, based on the ex pressions of his colleagues In the cabi net yesterday, and it was expected that only a short time would be con sumed in going over this and giving it formal approval. It turned out oth erwise, however. Probably over-night new factors had suggested themselves or fresh influences had been brought to bear, for the cabinet was soon en gaged in an animated discussion of the Philippine settlement. On the other points of the answer there was no disagreement, and these proposi tions were ratified as they stood yes terday, namely: Cuba to be free; Porto Rico to be ceded to the United States; one of the Ladrone Islands (probably Gauim) to be ceded to the United States as a coaling station, and, as an Immediate step, all Spanish mil itary forces in the West Indies to be withdrawn, with the formal relin quishment by Spain of her sovereignty over any possessions among those Isl ands. As to the Philippines, the cabinet agreed upon the following point: That Manila bay, with the city and surrounding territory, should be re tained in the possession of the United States at least for such a length of time as is necessary to devise and put in operation same plan for the future government of the entire group. After that point, the main divergence of opinion began and all sorts of propositions were put forward and urged by Individual members as the best means of dealing with the future of the islands. AGUiNALDO'S BAD BREAK. In the very midst of the discussion the element that had strongly urged the necessity of protecting Aguinaldo In any settlement we shouid arrange, received a severe check through the receipt of a cablegram from Admiral Dewey, stating that the insuiger.t eh ef had assumed a defiant attitude, an.l Admiral Dewey expressed the opinion that the United States would be oblig ed to make war upon them, necessitat ing the requirements of 150.000 troops to subdue the islands. "While this did not bring about a complete dismissal of tho proposition to take the insurgents ' into account in settling the terms of peace, it did have the effect to cause an agreement upon the proposition to defer action upon the question as to the disposition of the islands until the other phases of the peace negotiations have been satisfactorily adjusted; meaning by that that the matter goes over until the last Spanish flag has disappeared from the Western hemi sphere, and the American flag is ho.st ed to stay over the coaling stations wo require In Micronesia. The discussion lasted tw:; hours ar.d a quarter before the cabinet hit upon the best course for the United States to adopt. It was finally decided that what we desired could be best done by the appointment of a joint commission, limited in its representation to the gov ernments of the United States and Spain, which commission is to endeavor to settle the details of the government of the Philippines, and determine what treatment shall be accoided the insur gents, the United St.tes aimy and navy meanwhile occupying Manila and Ma nila bay, and thus retaining a position to enforce speedily the verdict that shall be finally reached by the com mission. CAMBON AT THE WHITE HOUSE. As the cabinet meeting adjournel A ■- sii tant Secretary John Moore, who had been called into the meeting at the la^t moment, went to the state department to put the views of the president and cabinet in the proper diplomatic form, and while this was doing notice was sent to the French ambassador that the president would be pleased to hand him personally the reply of the UrUed States government at 2:30 o'clock th's afternoon. It was expected that thi3 ceremony would occupy only a few mo ments; that the ambassador would t>ki the note and immediately hurry with it to his cipher clerks, and thin to the telegraph office. In this expectation Assistant Secretary Moore went out of town on an afternoon train and Secre tary Day, as he went to the White house to meet the ambassador, tossed his gripsack into his carriage in the firm expectation of being able to catch