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VOL III, NO. 169.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA? SATIJ&IMY, JULY 10, 1898.
P R TfTi? SINGLE COPY, TWO CENTS
r XLJLV^?i ONE WEEK. TEN CENTS? *
Mr. C. P. Huntington Says It
Will be Established.
WORK ON MORGAN LINERS
It Kas Ueeu Coimutncalaud Three Venael?
Will be Built. Construction of the
Maiumouth l>r>- Dock
Hegtet?.
Mr. Collis P. Huntington spent yes?
terday at tlie shipyard inspecting the
plant of which he is the principal own?
er. His private cars were switch, d
from the side track at the Chesapeake
& Ohio depol to the shipyard early yes?
terday morning before the multi-mil?
lionaire had finished his toilet for tlie
day.
In Mr. l-Iuiitington's party are Mr.
C. B. Orcutt. of New-York, president or
the Newport News Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock Company. Mr. A. C. Hutch?
inson, of New Orleans, one of the prin?
cipal owners ot" the Morgan Bine, and
Mr. S. N. Miles, .Mr. Huntingtons pri?
vate secretary.
When asked if there was any speefal
significance attached to his mid-sum?
mer visit to Newport News. Mr. Hunt?
ington answered in the negative, ad?
ding that lie simply came down to look
around. Mr. Huntington appeared to
be in good health and handled himself
with the agility of a man much young?
er in years. He was simply dressed.
Regarding the much-talked-of deal
with Sir William Armstrong, the fa?
mous gun manufacturer of London, fer?
tile establishment in this city of an ar?
mor plate and ordnance factory, Mr.
Huntington said that while there had
been some negotiations between h mself
and the distinguished Englishman it
had since been abandoned. Sir William
Armstrong valued his genius at a po t?
ty high figure, "which he proposed to
put against Mr. Huntingtons wealth,
and that was why the deal fell through.
However. Mr. Huntington said lie had
not abandoned the project. Other Eng?
lish and American capitalists had be?
come interested in the proposed indus?
try and it_?;as a matter of a. short
time, "he thought, when the work of
building the plant would lie com?
menced,
"I am not so particular as to the gun
plant,*' said he. "but my present idea
is the armor plant. We hope soon to
have on this large water front above
the yard one of the largest industries
in the country. Only the Bethlehem
and Carnegie Steed Companies are now
making armor plate." _
Work has actually been commenced
on the large dry dock, which Mr. Hunt?
ington proposes to build at a cost of L
00?.00O. and it will be pushed to comple?
tion. As has been slated in the Daily
Press, the site selected for the Immense
basin that will hold two first-class bat?
tleships at one time is located near the
dock nov/ in use. The construction of
the new dock means a great deal to
?<e\vport News. .Besides what will be
earned by the laborers in building the
basin, employment will be given to
more men. as all of the battleships will
be sent here to have their bottoms
scraped and be repaired. The plans
for the dock were approved by Mr.
Huntington some time ago. when they
were submitted by the designer, Gen?
eral Manager Walter A. Bust. The ma?
terial has been ordered and Is expected
to arrive the latter part of this month.
Questioned about ihe building of two
steamers for the Pacific Mail Steamship
Line, to lily between San Francisco and
Japan, Mr. Huntington replied that he
had assurances that the contract would
pe let to his company, bur lie did not
know" when the order for the vessels
would be given.
There was a rumor afloat yesterday
that a deal was pending for the sale of
the yard, hut il was not confirmed by
Mr. Huntington. It was said thai Mr.
Huntington stated that the works rep?
resented SS.pOp.OUO and that he Would
be willing lo dispose of the plant for
$10,000,000,
Work has been commenced on three
Steamers for the -Morgan Line. This
Information came from official sources
yesterduy. President C. B. Orcutt
stated that the contract had been sign?
ed with the Morgan people and the
price for the three steamers was in the
neighborhood of $2;500.000. These steam?
ers are for the coastw ise traffic, replac?
ing the auxiliary cruisers "Yosemite,
Dixie and Yankee, which were -ormer
ly merchantmen, .
The steamers will \ie of about 5.00b'
tons each. 400' feet long. SO feet beam,
ami will hav. a depth of 35 feet. They
will have three decks, constitu ted with
watertight bulkheads, steel hulls and
f equipped with triple-expansion engines,
giving them neur.y 4,0(10 indicated
horse-power. The engine, cylinders
will be thirty-two, fifty-two and eigh?
ty-four inches in size, w.th a working
Steam pressure, of 105 pounds. The pro?
pellers will be a single screw, eighteen
feet in diameter. Steam steering gear
will be provided, also nrc extinguishing'
apparatus and auxiliary engines for
handling cargo. The ships will be
heated by steam and lighted by elec?
tricity. Each steamer will be provided
with two steel masts. The average
speed will be seventeen knots per hour
when loaded.
As yet the contract for building I wo
Ships for the Cromwell Line has nol
been closed, but il is thought that it
will be let in the course of a few weeks.
Mr. Huntington was pleased with the
general appearance of the yard fjr.d
complimented the management and the
employees in general.
Mr. Huntington will, remain in tiro
city over today.
Funeral or Mrs. .1. W. Mexitil-.
The funeral of Mrs. J. W. Messlc
will be held in the Thirtieth Street
Christian church this morning at 8:36
o'clock and the interment will take
place in Greehlnwn Cemetery.
Fllrs , 1- leiiH and ?? d It ng?.
Are positively driven out by the use
of Calvert's Insect Powder. The pat?
ent sift top box makes its own death
dealing dust. Different from all oth?
ers. Only 10c. Ask for Calvert's and
take no other. ju25-eod-lm.
Put money In thy purse by taking
' in the Globe clenring sale of clothing,
julyl-tf
The new lot of fever preventive wa?
ter filters have arrived at Adams'
Adams' Racket Store. Juli-l-tf
- Ladies' tan shoes 70 cents at McComb.
Hughes & Co., 252 Twenty-eighth stret
Jy 8-tf.
One hundred pairs Ladles' fine ox?
fords, worth $1 and $1.25, 77 cents al
( McComb, T & Co.'s. Jy8-tf
jnuurs 51 AY CAHr 1IKKK.
Major Flacler Selects a Site for a Camp
for the Fourth Arm}' Curpn.
If the War Department acts favora?
bly on the report that will be maiie by
Major Flagler over 20.000 troops will be
encamped on a tract of land north of
this city.
Major Flagler came here yesterday
from Washington tor the purpose of
viewing sites suitable for a large camp.
He called on Mr. L. B. Manville. super?
intendent of the Old Dominion Land
Company, who took him to a site Just
beyond the shipyard embracing a tract
of land containing 300 acres. Mr. Man?
ville selected this place, as the large
main that supplies the city with water
passes through it. Major Flagler went
over the land and was pleased with it
as a site for a large camp, stating that
he would recommend it_ as a suitable
place for the fourth army corps now at
Chickamauga Park.
I It is understood that no more troops
will be sent to Cuba until after the
rainy season is over and the govern?
ment has decided to bring the soldiers
north during the months of August and
September on account of the excessive
heat and the danger of an epidemic of
yellow fever. The men are pretty well
seasoned. Major Flagler said he
thought the fourth army corps would
be sent here if the government decided
to move the troops.
ISOYS K N.I OY TUB BOX.
KliidiitHH or tlu- Lad.? Appreciated at
Camp v Ulm Llbru.
Editor Daily Press:
Will you kindly permit me through
the columns of your valuable paper,
on behalf of the '-Huntington Rifles."
(many having requested me to do so)
to i hank the kind ladies of i he Wo?
man's Christian Temperance Cnion. of
Newport -News, for the splendid box
of edibles which was duly received by
us a day Or so ago.
U is useless for me to tell them how
very much exary one of us appreciated
the same, and I feel sanguine that if
I they could stand by and see us fall
iin line, after we have finished our "fat
I pork and hard tack" and march up
and gel our two pieces of cake, one
fruit and one pound, and see us eat
It. and hear the various complimentary
remarks which are said about them,
they would feel fully repaid for their
lebor. We appreciate the box .much
for the good ihiiigs we enjoj- eating,
hut more because it reminds us that we
are not forgotten at home.
Therefore, we desire again to ask
each and every one of the ladies to
accept our heartfelt thanks and kind
appreciation for the generous gift, and
only trust that the time is not far dis?
tant when we may have an opportu?
nity of showing them our apprecitaon.
either on the Cuban battlefield or in the
far off distant homes which we love
so well. W. S. SAC N DE RS.
Co. C. Fourth Va? Reg.. I". S. V.
TOO MITCH "ItllU JUICE."
.lack Tarn Keep "Coppere" ltu*y Quelling
Row*,
The "jackies" from the cruiser Min?
neapolis, ram Katahdin and supply
ship Resolute, which are in port, have
i been making things lively in Bar Har?
bor for the last few nights.
The tars have not had shore liberty
for several months, and they are vent?
ing their pent up feelings. Many have
been brimful of "bug juice." which
caused them' to engage in free-for-all
street "scraps." Several extra "cop?
pers" wer edetailed to Washington av?
enue and have been on the Jump ever
since quelling rows. As yet there have
been no serious affrays, but a number
of the tars have been arrested and
landed in Jail.
Commander Wilde has culled the at?
tention to two of his seamen, one of
whom is charged with desertion and
the other of whom is charged with hav
ing'overstaid his shore llherty. Both
tars were in service on the ram Katah?
din.
The men arc Walter C. Beupre and
! C. Mitchell. For the former a reward
of $20 is offered and for the latter a rc
j ward of $10.
I Commander Wilde Is especially anx
j ious to recover Beupre. who Is said to
have wilfully deserted his ship and not
broken his liberty as in the cases of
most of the men who are advertised.
1SKI Kb s.
Miss Alice Boyenton is visiting her
grandmother in Buffalo. N. 1'.
Miss Julia Harwod has gone to Buf?
falo. N. Y.. to be the guest of Miaa.
Lee G. Cook for several weeks.
Rev. J. .W. Guy. of Eastern Shore,
will conduct the services at the Second
Baptist church tomorrow. Rev. T. J.
MacKay will leave this afternoon for
Lancaster county. Pa., where he will
spend his vacation in the mountains.
L. M. Sturgis, against whom there
are five indictments, will be given a
trial in the Corporation Court next
week. It will be necessary to summon
eighty jurors If all five of the cases are
taken up at this term of the court.
Captain John McQuaide. of Washing?
ton. Is In the city on business.
Misess Sadie and Caddie Chiles, of
I Bonair. Va.. are visiting their uncle.
Mr. J. W. Foizey, on Twenty-eighth
street.
Mr. Granville Smith, of Washington,
has accepted a position with the New?
port News Shipbuilding and Dry Doch
Company.
Mr. A. L. Hopkins, formerly a gov?
ernment duiughtsmnn at the shipyard,
and lately detailed at Key West, has
resigned and accepted a position with
the shipyard. He arrived in the city
yesterday. _ ,
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Company has arranged to operate a
line of steamers between Newport
News Norfolk and Manchester. Eng?
land via the Manchester ship canal.
The line will be called the Manchester
Virginia Line, and will begin operations
in September with three steamers.
Mayer Moss has signed the ordinance
passed bv the common council Tuesday
and the members of the police force will
have ten days vacation each year with
full pay for the time they are absent.
The officials included in the ordinance
are the police Justice, city clerk, city
auditor, citv engineer, chief engineer,
chief of police, sergeant of police and
members of the police force without
discrimination.
OerriH Recorded.
The following deeds of bargain and
sale have been admitted to record In
the clerk's office of the Corporation
Court:
Inside Land Company to .T. R. Hoop?
er; Aonslderation, $300.
Same to same; consideration, $350.
William C. Stuart, trustee, to F. W,
Sanford: consideration, $110.
O. T. Uzzell, et ux,, to E. L. Holland;
consideration, $1,425.
Organdies, dimities, etc., th&t were
12 1-2 and 15 cents, now 7 1-2 cents al
McComb. Hughes & Co.'s, 252 Twenty
eighth street. Jy 8-tf.
How They Fare at Old Point
Comfort.
LIST OF UNFORTUNATES
Everything Being Done by Goveruiueut
Authorities, Uutuiw? Societies ana In?
dividual* That Will Afford Comfort
ami Kellef to Suffering Heroes.
The condition of the sick and wound?
ed soldiers which were brought to Old
Point by the steamers City of Washing?
ton and Breakwater was very gratify?
ing yesterday. But few of them are
seriously wounded, and one of the phy?
sicians expressed the belief that none
would die from the effepts of injuries
sustained on the battlefield. The hos?
pital arrangements are excellent. The
ladies of Old Point and vicinity are tak?
ing an active Interest in the men and
are providing them with all sorts of
delicacies.
Mrs. Ellen Hardin Walworth, of Now
York, director general of the Woman's
National War Relief Association, and
Dr. George Wr. Bailey, of Philadelphia,
an liifficer of the National Relief Com?
mission, are co-operating with the au?
thorities in promoting the comfort and
well being of the suffering heroes.
Mrs. Walworth has engaged quarters
for eight nurses who are expected to
arrive today, and has telegraphed for
a large supply of such articles as can
be used to advantage in the sick room.
One of the first acts of Dr. Bailey, af?
ter his arrive! yesterday morning, was
to arrange for stenographers and
typewriters to go to each ward and
write letters for the wounded men.
Nothing whatever is overlooked that
might attribute to their wellfare.
Following is a list of sick and wound?
ed officers and men received at the U. S.
general hospital. Fort Monroe. Vu..
July 13th, 1898, per steamship City or
Washington from Siboney.
Anderson. Robert H., 1st Lieut. 9th
Inf.
Dove, Wilbur E.. 2nd Blent. 12th Inf.
Edwards. Eaton A., ('apt. 25th Inf.
Guthrie, John B., Capt. 13th Inf.
Hammond, -. 2nd Lieut, '.lib Inf.
Jones Frank B.. Capt. 22nd Inf.
LaMott. Henry. Maj. 1st U. S. Vols.
Liscum, Emerson H., Lieut. Col. 24th
Inf.
Xlalone. Paul B.. 2nd Lieut. 13th Inf.
Martin. Amos H., 2nd Lieut. 1st Inf.
Moon. Henry B., Capt. 20th, Inf.
Patterson, John H., Lieut. Col. 22nd
Inf.
Sorely, Lewis S., 2nd Lieut. 16th Inf.
VanVliet. Robert C. 10th Inf.
Walker. George B.. Capt. 6th Inf.
Williard, Harry O.. 2nd Lieut. ? Cav.
Woodbury. Thos. C. Capt. 16th Inf.
Worth. Wm. S.. Lieut. Col. 13th Inf.
Allen, Pt. IT. 16th Inf.
Anderson, Sergt. G. 6th Cav.
Anderson, Pt. E. 3rd Cav.
Andre. Pt. K, 71st N. Y. Vol.
Bailey. Pt. D, 1st U. S. Vol.
Basker. Tt. E. 12th Inf.
Baylor. Pt. A. 24th Inf.
Beale, Pt. D. 6th inf.
Beals. Corp E, 12th Inf.
? Bentzhoff. Corp G. 7th Inf.
Blaha. Pt. H. 4th Inf.
Blanchard, Pt. E. 6th Cav.
Bork. Pt. C, 8th Inf.
Bowman, Pt. D. 10th Cav.
Bowman, (civilian), with 7th Inf.
Braaten, Pt. F. 3rd Inf.
Bradford, Pt. F. 6th Inf.
Breen, Sergt. E. 1st U. S. Vol.
Britton. Pt. E. 2nd Inf.
-Brown. Pt. A, 10th Cav.
Brown, Pt. B, 25th Inf.
Burleson. Pt. C. 7th Inf.
Bryne, Pt. F. 13th Inf.
Campbell, Pt. D. 10th Cav.
Canning. Pt. I, 71st X. Y. Vol.
Charleton. Pt. H. 9th Inf
Cany (Cary?), Pt. B. 21st Inf.
Cate. Pt. D. 12th Inf.
Cheek. Ft. D, 20th Inf
Coates, Pt. L, 2nd Mass. Vol.
Conroy, Corp. F. 2nd Inf.
Crummell. Corp. E, 4th Inf.
Daum. Corp. C. 2nd Inf.
Davis. Corp. L. 1st U. S. Vol.
Davitt, Pt. G. 13th Inf.
Dean, Pt. F, 24th Inf.
Decker, Sergt. H. 6th Inf.
Doutsehborger, Pt. C. 71st N. Y. Vol.
DeWar. Sergt. K. 1st IT. S. Vol.
Donahoe. Pt. H, 22nd Inf.
Donnelly. Pt. M. 71st N. Y. Vol.
Doston. Pt. H, 6th Inf.
Dunford. Pt. C. 9th Inf.
Dunn. Pt. H. 7th Inf.
Durcan, Pt. C, 4th Inf.
Eisiman. Pt. F. 71st N. Y. Vol.
Ellison, Sergt. F. 10th Cav.
Elvers. Pt. D. 13th Inf.
Emmons. Pt. D. 6th Cav.
Ersteln. Pt. F. 2nd Inf.
Escher, Pt. D. 2nd Inf.
Eshelman. Pt. B. 17th Inf.
Eubanks. Pt. B. 10th Cav.
Fardy. Sergt. E, 16th Inf.
Featherstone. Pt. F, 71st N. Y. Vol.
Feltz. Pt. D. 6th Inf.
fisher. Pt. D. 71st N. Y. Vol.
Fitch. Pt. Band. 24th Inf.
Fitzgerald, Pt. A. 16th Inf.
FlagleV. Corp. E, 2nd Inf.
Flynn. Pt. C, 6th Inf.
Foster, Pt. B. arrt Inf.
Foster. Pt- H. iOlh Inf.
Candy. Pt. C. 9th Cav.
Giesel. Sergt. M, 33rd Mich. Vol.
Geilsenen. Pt. B. 4th Inf. ;
Graham, Pt. D. 16th Inf.
Green, Pt. M. 71st N. Y. Vol. '
Green. Pt. B. 7th Inf.
Greenfield. Pt. C. 6th Inf. ?
Grimm. Pt. O, 9th Inf.
Hagadron, Corp. E. Sth Inf.
Hagans, Corp. G. 4th Inf.
Hall. Pt. F. 71st N. Y. Vol.
Ball. Pt. C. 71st N. T. Vol.
Hamlin. Pt. O. 0th Cav.
Harris, Pt. H, 22nd Inf. .
Haskips. Pt. C, 17th Inf.
Hazard, Pt. H 24th Inf.
Heckler. Pt. F, 71st N. Y. Vol.
Hermans, Pt. F, 24th Inf.
Hess. Pt. H. 71st N. Y. Vol.'
Hicks. Pt. A. 4th Inf.'
Hill. Pt. A, 24th Inf.
Hillborn, Pt H. C. 33rd Mich. Vol.
Illpsher. Pt. A, 10th Cav.
Hohbs. Ft. C. 7th Inf.
Holcomb, Pt. Band, 7th Inf
Horsley. Pt. G. 6th Inf.
Houston, Pt. G. 7th Inf.
Hunt, Pt. B. 71st N. Y. Vol.
Huston, Pt. D, 6th Inf.
Irvin. Ft. E. 9th Cav.
Irvine, Pt. D. 20th Inf.
Isham, Pt. C, 6th Inf.
James, Pt. A, 10th Cav.
Janizek, Pt. I. 1st Cav.
Jensen, Jt. Band, 6th Inf.
Johnson, Pt. G. 34th Mich.
Jones, Corp. F, 10th Cav.
Jurgeson. Pt. I. 1st Cav.
Keller, Pt. B. 13th Inf.
Kenry, 1st Sergt. A. 2nd Art.
Kent, Pt, F, 2nd Mass. Vol.
Kibler, Corp. D, 7 th Inf.
Kirby, Pt. G, 71st N. Y. Vol.
(Continued on Second Page.)
si-:iv voitK taks in /sue dir.
They Say There 1? N ? Witter IfeeSug I5e
iwe vit Coninio?tor<-8 Samp-orraiiid Sohl, y.
Several seamen arrived Lin .the city
yesterday from Santiago.-. They were
on the cruiser New York, .^cttng Ad?
miral Sampson's flagship, but the term
? if their enlistment expired >, this week
and they are honorably diserlarged.
In speaking of the rivalry,, between
Commodores Sampson and ^chley, a
tar said the two commanders were not
at enmity, but both were working for
promotion and honor. The?, flagship
was fifteen miles away whe&-.-Admlral
Cervera attempted to escape'SIrorii the
barbor, and Admiral Sampson put out
at full speed to get into thevflght..but
he was too late. Commodore ; Schley,
the jackey said, was entithid to the
victory, but Commodore Sampson-was
the more popular of the two jrien'in the
navy. . - ,
IlulTalo tVtll UnNortti '
The Brazilian cruiser ;Nietheroy,
formerly the Morgan liner El'Cid; built
at the local shipyard and fecer.t'y
bought by the L'nited States govern?
ment and re-christened the} '.Buffalo,
now at the Portsmouth navy* yard
awaiting a general overhauling, will
not. it seems, be allowed ."{to stay in
Hampton 1 loads, but will-be sent to
Portsmouth. New Hampshire, where all
the work necessary to convert her Into
an auxiliary or any other; kind of a
cruiser will be done.
Votive Court, t
The following cases were .disposed of
in the Police Court y esterd'Ay:
Fred Ric hardson, disorderly conduct;
flm d $C and costs.
Anthony Finch, disorderly conduct;
fined ?3 and costs. "
Martin McDonaugh, drunk; dismissed
on payment of costs of case and patrol
wagon. -
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.
Qui. t Midsummer Condition Pending
Fall Business.
( By Telegraph.)
NEW YORK, July 1$.*?Bradstreet's
tomorrow will say:
Pending the initiation of new fail
business, preparations for which are
actively under way in all markets,
tnete exists a quiet midsummer con?
dition, accompanied, however, in most
eases by price steadiness' and confi?
dence to furnish many satisfactory II
'"?trat.s of tin- favorable conditions
experienced during the first half of the
present year, some of which seem
bound to be duplicated during the sec?
ond half. While there seems little
reason to expect anythingjlike the ex?
cited foreign buying of "cereals this
year which occurred lastt season, the
world's wheat crops all pointing to be
exceptionally large, if not record-break?
ing yields, still the situation of carried
over supplies, visible arrdj. Invisible, is
such as to lead to confidence In a good
general demand for most i;f this coun?
try's surplus, though thef outlook fa?
vors a considerable shading of prices
obtained from such produjets.
There is a little more hopeful feeling
in the iron and steel trade,-the result
partly of reduced output.-and stocks of
pig and partly owing toHffeTarge bus?
iness reported, particularly at the west,
where some mills will forego their an?
nual summer shut-downs and others
will curtail the vacation period mate?
rially. Except for some shading In cer?
eals caused by the usual tendency to
discount government crop reports and
look for larger than indicated crop
yields, the price situation is one of
considerable steadiness. Contradictory
reports come as to the volume of ex?
port trade In wheat and corn at the
decline, hut a good business for this
time of the year is undoubtedly doing.
The movement of new wheat at the
southwest is also freer, although far?
mers are rather independent at the
present prices.
Trade conditions of a midsummer
dullness at the east but more inquiry
for raw wool is a feature, and prices
are well maintained on a fairly large
business for this time of the year. Good
cotton, sugar and rice crop prospects
give an undertone of strength to the
southern trade situation, which is. how?
ever, rather at present, except at New
Orleans, where fall orders are reported
of good volume. Features of the trade
movement at the west are the Improved
demand for iron and steel at Chicago.
Louisville and St. Louis report the fall
tr.-nle outlook as good.
Our cereal exports still continue In
excess of corresponding periods of pre?
vious vears. wheat and flour ship?
ments aggregating 2.910.2S7 bushels, as
against 2.72<".i"-42 last week, and compar?
ing with 1.522.092 bushels in this week
n -cent- ago. 2JR4.!>4!> bushels in 1S9R:
l.r.r.2.892 bushels In IK!)"" and 1,873.30(1
bushels in 1S9-I. Corn exports show an
tncrene'e from last week aggregating
2.S22.24S bushels, as against 2.411.272
bushels last week, 2.7?S ",11. bushels in
t\,r. cM-rnsnnndincr ?"?onk n vear ago.
Ilin 271 bushels in 1S0P.. sR-i r,12 bushels
in iS'tn. and 172 0(1(1 bushel" >" 1e94.
Business failures in the TTnlted States
m,mhiir 23S. at- against 241 list week.
247 in tins week a year ago, 2?? In 1S9G.
and 214 in 1S9-;.
Business failures In the Dominion of
Canada number 2S, .air.linst 1R lost
week, 38 a year ago. 33 in 1S9G. and 29 in
1S95. ' _ . .?? *? ',
ARRANGING THE DETAILS.
Commission at. Work on the Terms of
the Surrender.
(By Telegraph.1
WASHINGTON. July It";?The War
Department today posted the following
cablegrams: . . <?;-? '
Playa-Datquiri, July 15.
Secretary or War. Washington:
Commission on behalf of the United
States was appointed. consisting of
Generals Wheeler and "Lawton and
Lieutenant Miley. with Spanish com?
mission to arrange the details for car?
rying into effect the capitulations. I
will reach Siboney tomorrow
The second dispatch is signed .Tones,
a signal officer in charge of the ter?
minus or the military line at Playa,
and is as follows:
"Playa, July is.
"The commissioners appointed to ar?
range "the details of the surrender, held
a meeting yesterday lasting until a
Ate hour. They met again this morn
n? at 9"30 o'clock, and it is supposed
the terms will be_sctUed today."
MAJOR RICHARDSON DEAD.
RICHMOND, VA.. July 15.?Major
B. W. Richardson, of the old Richmond
Blues, died today, aged 84.
A threshing machine boiler exploded
todav below Richmond, instantly kill?
ing Joe West (colored), and seriously
injuring Harper Ganger and George
Seidle (white), and Edward Bowling
and John Brown (colored.)
TANGIERS. July 15.?United States
Consul Partridge has started on his
way home. His mission is not known.
Do you know that clothing is now
being "sold at half value In the clearing
sale now in progress at the Globe,
jyl-tf._?__
Men's fine, cnsslmere suits, worth $9.
for $4.98 at McCornb, Hughes & Co.'a.
jy 8-tf.
FULL OF_SANTIAGO
Full Details -of the American
Triumph.
GREAT SPANISH REVERSE
Entire Eastern End ofEuba Now tu i*os
. session of Our jlm;. Victory.
Greater Than Appeared
at Elrst.
? - (By Telegraph:)
J.VITK' THE UNITED STATES
TROOPS BEFORE SANTIAGO DE
CUBA, JULY 14. 6 P. M.. VIA KING?
STON, JAMAICA. July 15.?12:15 P. M.
?The reverse to the Spanish arms in
eastern Cuba is complete. Santiago
lias fallen, and with it all the eastern
end of the island.
General Toral, the Spanish comman?
der, agreed to the general terms of
the surrender at a personal interview
with General Shatter this afternoon
at which General Miles was present.
The victorious American army, after
a ./campaign of three weeks of almost
unprecedented hardships for both offi?
cers and men. accept the news with
heartfelt, relief.
The victory Is greater than appeared
at first. All the Spanish troops in the
fourth corps, the military division of
Stfntiago province, from a line drawn
north from Asseradores, eighteen miles
west of Santiago, through Dos Bat
mas, Palmas Sorlann. Aleantaza. to
Sagua de Tanamo. on the north coast,
and eastward to Cape Maysi. are sur?
rendered, and the .territory is abandon?
ed. Between IS.OOn and 20,000 Spanish
prisoners are taken. about 10.000 of
whom are in Santiago. The remainder
are at Guaiitanamo and others are gar?
risoned in the towns of eastern Cuba.
All these troops are to be embarked
and sent back to Spain under parole.
General Shaffer boars his ? honors
modestly. To a correspondent of the
Associated Press he said:
"The enemy has surrendered all the
territory and troops east of Santiago.
Tlie terms were dictated from Wash?
ington. It has been a bard campalirn.
one of the hardest I ever saw. The
difficulties to contend with were very
great. Never during our civil war
were more difficult problems solved.
The character of the, country and the
roads made it almost impossible to ad?
vance in the face of the enemy. The
transportation problem was hard, but
all the difficulties have been success?
fully surmounted. Our troops have
behaved gallantly. They fought like
heroes, and I am proud to-have com?
mand of them. During all the hard
shins they have suffered they have
shown resolution and spirit. They de?
serve to conquer.
The resista-nee of the enemy has
been exceedingly stubborn. General
Toral.has proved himself -a foeman
worthy.~o? any man's steel.- -
"The negotiations which culminated
in the surrender of General Toral havd
been dragging on for ten days, with the
intermission of Sunday and Monday-,
when out batteries and fleet bombard?
ed the enemy's position. Throughout
these periods of truce. General Toral
h;ts shrewdly played for time, always
declining to surrender unconditionally,
and falling back, when hard pressed,
upon- tlie statement that be was sim?
ply a subordinate anil powerless to
agree to the proposals without the
sanction of his superiors, except un?
der the penalty of being court martlal
ed. At the same time he seemed to
intimate that, personally, he thought
it useless to hold out any longer. But
personally he thought lie and his gar?
rison were soldiers, and he said he
could die if necessary in obeying or?
ders."
it was in this personal interview that
General Shatter held with General To?
nal that the American made the
Spanish commander understand that
temporizing must cease, and before
noon today categorical affirmation to
his offer must be received or the bom?
bardment of the city would begin in
earnest.
In the meantime all our plans had
been perfected. The delay had been
utilized to good advantage. Our lines
had been extended until Santiago was
nearly surrounded, 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 to the harbor of San?
tiago.
The Spanish batteries opposite Mor
ro Castle were to be bombarded and
stormed, their guns were then to be
turned upon the city. and General
Lawton's division, at the same time,
was to fall on the enemy's left flat*
under the cover of our military fire.
We could then have cnfllated their
lines and have driven them into the
city.
General Toral must have realized
that he was trapped and that to nold
out longer meant a useless sacrifice
of his men: but he made one last effort
to gain more time this morning.
While nominally yielding to the terms
General Shatter proposed, before S
o'clock he sent a communication to
General Shafter enclosing a copy of a
telegram from Captain General Blanco,
explaining that the surrender of such
an important position as Santiago and
the abandonment of eas:ern Cuba
would require the direct sanction of the
Madrid government and requesting
more time to hear from Madrid. At
the same time Captain General Blan?
co authorized General Toral. if it was
agreeable to the American general, to
appoint commissioners to meet like
commissioners on the American side to
arrange the terms of the capitulation of
the forces under his command, on the
condition of their parole and transpor?
tation to Spain, pending the sanction
of Madrid. He also communicated the
names of the commissioners he had se?
lected, namely. Robert Mason. the
British vice-consul. General Toral's
chief of staff. Colonel Fontaine and
General EsraraJao.
This communication was so ambigu?
ous that It might all be upset by the
refusal of Madrid to sanction the terms
agreed to by the commissioners, and
General Shatter resolved have all
the ambiguity removed before pro?
ceeding further. At 11 o'clock he
mounted his horse, and together with
'General Miles and their stafTs. he rode
to the front. At General Wheeler's
headquarters General Shafter, General
Miles and Colonel Mans and an inter?
preter left their retinue and passed on
over our trenches, with a Hag 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 two other commis?
sioners appointed by him.
General Miles look no part in the ne?
gotiations. He has been careful since
his arrival here not to assume the di?
rection of affairs or taffetraet in the
least from the glory ? General Shaf?
fer's achievement. T
General Shafter Instand at the outset
1 that the commissioner* to be appoint
ed should have paramount authority to
make and conclude the terms of sur?
render in accordance with our de?
mands, jp.
After parleying-, General Tor? ac?
ceded to this, explaining that since
his last communication he had received
direct authority from Captain General
Blanco to do so. This being the main
point, the interview was soon conclud?
ed.. ..
Before parting General Shafter com?
plimented General Toral hlghtly upon
the skill and gallantry of his resist?
ance:
ITpon the return to General Wheeler's
headquarters the news of our complete
victory was communicated to General
Lauten and to General Kent and to
the brigade commanders. A scene of
general rejoicing followed.
General Shafter held a regular levee
before he dismounted, and was con?
gratulated and complimented by all.
He immediately appointed General
Wheeler, General Bawton and Captain
Miley to be commissioners on his be?
half to treat with those appointed by
eOneral To'rnl.
He then issued orders to permit our
troops to retire from the trenches, but
absolutely forbidding any one. soldier
or civilian, from going into the Span?
ish lines.
The refugees are to he permitted to
return to their homes, but neither our
troops nor the Cuban auxiliaries are to
tie permitted to enter the city at pres?
ent.
The order as to the Cubans Is very
specific. They have shown a disposi?
tion to loot every and any place.
Hut. they arc not to have the privilege
of glutting their appetites for plunder
in Santiago.
A guard Is to be maintained about
the city and the camps of our soldiers
are to be removed Just to the front ot?
to the rear of our lines, as In Individual
cases, most practicable. The change
of the camp sites will undoubtedly im?
prove the health of the troops.
The whole purpose of the American
commander now Is to protect the
health of the army, especially from the
dreaded contagion.
Tt Is claimed there Is no fever In
Santiago, but the city Is full of tilth
and stench, and If our men are allowed
to go In it will undoubtedly become
a pest hole.
The bovs In the trenches were Igno?
rant of the outcome of the negotiations
until a heavy luncheon .of coffee, hard
tack and corned beef.
Then General Shafter appointed Col?
onel Astor and Captain McKlttrlck to
convey the welcome tidings along thft
lines. Some of the officers favored
celebrating the victory with hands
and a noisy demonstration, but Gene?
ral Shafter vetoed the proposition. He
said there was no occasion to humiliate
the enemy who had fought bravely.
Not even cheering was to be permitted,
but before Colonel Astor and Captain
McKlttrick could warn the soldiers the
latter broke out into wild hurrahs.
Some danced about, threw their hats
into the air. hugged each other and
congratulated themselves upon the
prospect of getting out of Cuba in a
few days.
General Shafter instructed the com?
missioners that the Inside harbor en?
trance be immediately opened to allow
Clara Barton, of the Red Cross So?
ciety,1 and the supply ships to enter,
and that the railroad from Siboney be
opened for a similar purpose.
it is probable that the Spanish
steamers in the harbor will be used
In part for the transportation of the
mirrendered soldiers to Spain. The
Spanish troops abandoned the en?
trenchments early this morning and
went into the city.
Our commissioners, accompanied by
?n interpreter, entered the Spanish
lines shortly after 2 o'clock, and had
not returned when the correspondent
left with this dispatch.
General Miles and his staff arrived
at Siboney from the front, this evening
and went aboard the Concha. On the
wharf General Miles said:
'Santiago has surrendered on our
(??in s. after trying vainly for a long
limo to get better ones. The result
is highly gratifying. The Spanish
nrisoners will be transported to Spain
hy us. The surrender carries with It
not only the city of Santiago, but the
entire Santiago mllitnrv district, being
I he east ern portion of Cuba, west to
a line down from Asseraderos on the
south coast to Sagua on the north coast.
Mh'iwinillo and llolguin are not in?
cluded.
"The possession of the surrendered
district will be yielded at once, and
a commission of six. three Trum each
Bide will meet the ship to arrange the
details of tin- transfer. The American
troons will be left where thev are for
a tt'ne. until they are needed elsewhere.
'?[ do not wish to say what point will
b nttiieked next. T may come ashore
again here, but hardly think so."
HARVARD AT PORTSMOUTH.
Auxiliary Cruiser Arrives With 1.00S
Spanish Prisoners.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H.. July 15.?The
United States auxiliary cruiser Har?
vard, in command of Captain Charles
P. Cotton, from Santiago, having on
board 1.008 Spanish prisoners, arrived
in Portsmouth harbor at 6:30 o'clock
this morning. The port physician
i hoarded the vessel, and In company
with the Spanish^ doctor made an In?
spection. His visit disclosed the fact
that nearly half of those on board were
ill. Six Spaniards died on the passage
from Santiago to Portsmouth. three
deaths occurred today after the cruiser
reached port, and other patients are
not expected to live. There were forty
serious cases In the sick bay and forty
equally as bad in other portions of the
ship. All these patients are said to be
victims of malarial fever, with which
disease those who died were affected.
The Harvard left Santiago Sunday at
1 P. M.. and made fair progress. The
prisoners she brought were nearly all
captured In skirmishes which occurred
<n the American advance on Santiago.
They were a sorry looking lot. even
?b?se who were not ill. as seen from
the deck of a tug alongside today
und were in a far worse condition than
t'i"?? who came last Sunday.
While Admiral Cervera's men showed
many signs of privation. those seen
i "lay were tattered, dirty and unkept.
The physicians said that half of the
1.00S were ailing. No one was allowed
'?r. board the cruiser.
The bodies of the dead were burled a!
*c" with military honors.
The doctors completed their examina?
tion this afternoon and at once present
'?'l their renort to Admiral Carpenter.
The |oinr finding of the physicians was
to the effect that there was nothing
more serious on hoard than malarial
^After a consultation it was thought
Kpat. not to lake the men off the ship
todnv. hut the work of landing will be
undertaken at 9 o'clock tomorrow mor?
ning and will be accomplished an
ouickly as possible. As soon as the
opaniards have been removed the Har?
vard will be thoroughly disinfected.
On board the Harvard was a foreign
,,m.cor who was In the American lines
?>l 'the land battle or Santiago. In
?neaklng of the event, he compliment?
ed the- Americans most highly on the
wav they fought, saying it wns one of
the' fiercest conflicts In history.
TV.TY,mr,ber the Globe clearing *<?><> n(
clothing. Julyl-t
Spain Continues Her Stub?
born Attitude.
PROSPECTS IMPROVING
More Favorable Iad.lea.Uon. of tne Speedy
liw-ltotlonor Peace Negotiations
Since the Collapge of the Re- '*
"Utanco at Sautiago.
...????B'' Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON, July ik
ment of State at Washington." ffi
as a statement made by I member of.
far wtthnih Who J? . th"'-?"Sh.y famil?
iar with the conditions as they exist
today and was called forth by various
-eports that ranged all the way from
m announcement that the basis for a
i taty or peace already had been reach
d, to the more guarded declaration
hat the Spanish government bad
conveyed In an unolllctal manner to
the united States government an ln
?Iniatlon of some of the concessions It
ias prepared to make to secure peace.
The prospects for the speedy lnstltu
lon of peace negotiations have Bright
ned decidedly since the collapse of
he Spanish resistance at Santiago.
President McKinley gave expression
to a strong hope for an early peace.
Responding to congratulations oh the
success of the Santiago campaign he
said: "1 hope for early peace now."
In the course or other Interviews he
gave voice to the same sentiment, not
expressing his entire belief,' bat a
strong hope- that peace would come.
PREPARING TO YIELD.
LONDON, July 16.?The Madrid cor?
respondent of the Dally Telegraph
says:
"The government has definitely de?
cided to open peace negotiations with?
out delay, proposing as a basis the re?
nunciation of all rights over Cuba and
the Immediate discussion of any other
sonable proposals' the United
States may make. *
"The reports that an armed Carlist
hand has made Its appearance In the
neighborhood of Leon are unfounded.
Neither in that district nor In the prov?
ince of Catalonia has public dissatis?
faction culminated in any violent or
lawless acts. It Is rumored here that
the government Intends, among other
pacificatory plans, to appoint Lieuten?
ant General Weyler as captain general
if Catalonia.
"Although I have not spoken to him
on the subject, I feel convinced that
under present conditions he would not
feel Justified In accepting the position.
Informal negotiations for peace are
continuing. The government, it is re- im?
ported; received today a long dispatch
in cipher containing the resuUs up. to
date." ,
The Madrid correspondent of the
Dally Mail says:
"Despite the official denials. It is
strongly suspected that preliminary ne?
gotiations for peace are already under
(ay in the shupe of Indirect Inquiries
egarding the terms of America which
Spain might accept. It is asserted that
M. Cabun. ihe French ambassador at
Washington, and Sir Henry Drum
mond-Wolff. British ambassador at
Madrid, are acting respectively on be?
half of Spain and America in the con?
duct of inquiries which at present are
quite Informal.
"Duke Almodover de Rio, minister of
foreign affairs, and Senor Gamazo,
minister of public Instructions and
public works, have" been appointed by .
the government to conduct the negoti?
ations. Senor Gamazo said yesterday to
a newspaper representative: 'I cannot
talk on the subject, as and indiscretion
might spoil the work and create diffi?
culties."
"Probably the news of a termination
of hostilities will not be published until
conditions are arranged. No sus
isioti of arms will 'precede the nego?
tiations, because the scarcity of food in
Cuba would cause the armistice to ope?
rate dlsadvantageously to the Span?
iards, who might consume their re?
maining stures during Its continuance.
In any case the government Is abso?
lutely decided on peace. The Queen
Regent has had three Interviews with
Liutenant General Correa, minister of
war, and has persuaded him to cease
opposition to peace. Presslng dls
patches 1 nthe same sense have been
itit to Captain General Blanco.
"One of the chief reasons which have
driven the government toward peace is
a fear that the Americans may get a
footing in Poto Rico, thus establishing
a stronger claim to include that island
in their demands for territory. Stocks
are rising on the Madrid exchange ev?
ery day, strengthening the conviction
iat peace is near."
The Madrid correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle says:
"The issuance of the royal decree
suspending the constitutional guaran?
tees and virtually proclaiming a state
of selge is evidently Intended to check
?Carllsrn. The Carlist organ El Correo
Espano! was prohibited today from the
publication of an Insulting article."
The Vienna correspondent of the
Dally Chronicle says:
?T learn on reliable authority that th?
ustrlan court was informed today
that Spain was prepared to cede Cuba
and io pay indemnity, but not to aban?
don Porto Rico. Senor Sagasta trusts
to be able to retain the Philippines as
Spanish possession, the powers pre?
ferring the islands to remain in Span?
ish rather than American hands."
M'COT AND CORBETT TO FIGHT.
(By Telegraph.)
NEW YORK. July 15.?Articles of
greetnent for a fight between James
,T. Corbett and "Kid" McCoy. the
match to take place at the Hawthorne
Athletic Club, of Buffalo, on September
10, were signed In this city today. Mc
loray signed for the Hawthorne Athletic
Club and George F. Considlne for Cor
bett and W. B. Gray for McCoy. The
purse la to be $20,000, the winner to take
I all.
FATAL EXPLOSION.
(By Telegraph.)
RICHMOND. VA., July 15.?James
West, a negro, was Instantly killed and
Hayes Granger and Fred Seldl, two
vhite men. and Edward Boland. John
Jrown. Richard and Sam Jones, ne?
groes, were seriously Injured by the ex?
plosion of a threshing machine boiler
on the Varina farm, about 12 miles be?
low this city about 7 o'clock this morn?
ing._
Rig hair-price sale of men's pants,
at McComb. Hughes & Co., 252 Twenty
eighth street. Jyg-tf.
One hundred pairs boys' pants, slaes
I 5 to 14, worth 50 and 75 centa for 39
'cents tit McComb, Hughes & Co.'s.
I July 1-tf.

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