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SATURDAY EVENING. JULY 16 1s98.
Thk subksndeb of Santiago is very
gratifying to all right iniruled Ameri?
cans, for the reason that it was etlected
without the loss of life to a single u.s.
soldier, but where the "glory" of it
comes io, is difficult to see, inasmuch a?
the town was besieged by overwhelm?
ing forces on both land ami sea, an.i
was suffering from thirst, starvation
and yellow fever. Every well-inform?
ed man knew before the war com?
menced that Spain was iu no condition
io fight the United States, nor indeed
would any other foreign nation be, ex
0 apt Great Britain with its; Canadian pro
vinces, and the jubilation manifested
by Northern people over her defeat !
does them no credit.
Senator Proctor, who when Secre- j
iary of War refused to allow the Mag |
over the War Department to ?y at j
half-mast at the death of the man who is I
well said to have treated that depart?
ment, and who is as much responsible
for the Spanish war as almost any other
man. barring one, by reason of his de?
scription iu the Senate of the alleged
sulierings of the reconcentrados in Cuba,
cjo now filicitate himseit upon the
thousands of lives and the hundreds of
aaiNions of monej- the people of this
csuntry have lost by that war, though,
up to date, not one of the reconcentra?
dos he saw has been relieved.
EVEN according to the censored
dispatch from Santiago, there are four
hundred cases of yellow fever among
the American troops near that town.
Of course, that means a great many
more; but that number of infectiors
centers in an army is ample cause of
serious alarm, and should suffice to
brush away at once any quibbles about
the terms of surrender, so that the
Americans can be removed from that
pestilential locality as soon as possible.
Death on a battle lield, by bullet or shell,
in an aggressive war, is not desirable:
in a hospital, and by black vomit, it is
<even less so.
Senator Hoar says Professor Nor?
ton of Harvard is "color blind and
music ;na(V because he has stated tha'
the "American people have acquired u
varnish of civilized life, but that their
natures have not been refined." Bui
most intelligent, disinterested and un?
prejudiced people, lam-liar with the
?character of the Americans, are dis?
poser! to agree iu this with the Profes?
sor, rather than with the Senator, who
says the body of which he is a member
has not deteriorated.
So many people are now out
of employment, without means of
? support, that, though the war is!
drawing to a close, the war of
lice at Washington is still crowde 1
with applicants and applications for po?
sitions in the arny, the salaries of which
will keep the wolves from the doors of
the families of the applicants at lea~t
for a time, short as that may be. In
the meautime the quotas of private sol?
diers of some of the States remain un
filled. _
A republican member of the V. S.
Senate has been indicted and is now be?
ing tried in a criminal court for fradu
lent monetary transactions. To be a
member of the Senate was once a clear
title to a man's honor and honesty,
even though he liked the (lowing bowl,
but, unfortunately for the sake of the
country, such ceased to be the case at
the commencement of the war between
the States, and it is feared it will never
be so again._
Letters from persons in different
portions of this section of Ihc- State are
to the eilect that unless the prevailing
drought be speedily broken, the pastures
will be dried up and the corn crop be
utterly ruined. But misfortunes come
in battalion.-: rarely singly. a short
wheat crop, and a faiiure of the grass
and corn crops will go hard with peo- j
rple whose taxes have been raised.
Business industries in this country i
have rarely been more depressed than
they now are, even the iron trade, in
these days of "blood :ind iron," being
at a lower stage than it has reached lor
many months. War, high tariff find |
Hack of employment are not usually
considered favorable indications of a
country's improvement, that li by peo?
ple with their eyes open.
FROM WASHINGTON.
I OolT*'Pondonco of the Alexandria Gazetted
Washington. July 16. j
A report that Sampson's fleet had en?
tered the harbor at Santiago came from
the signal operator at Flava del Este
(this morning.
Gen. Shatter reports to the War De?
partment that the Red Cross ship will
?enter the harbor this .morning. He
makes no mention of wari&hM, how?
ever.
Secretary Algersays Jhe governing
is entirely satisfied with the situation in
and around Santiago and there is no '
longer any doubt that the surrender of J
Tora! and his army was linal and com?
plete. "They have unconditionally ac?
cepted our terms," added the Secretary,
"and the next thing is to provide ships
tosend the prisoners back to Spain.
We will advertise at once for ships to '
be used as transports. The Spaniards
will retain their side arms. That is al?
ways customary and it is the only con?
cession made Gen. Toral "
Secretary Alger stated to-day that
arrangements had been completed to
send another hospital ship to Santiago.
It will leave New York Tuesday at 4 p,
m. There will be numerous lnmiuoe
surgeons, nurses, etc., and all the appli?
ances lor relieving the sick and pre?
venting the spread of disease.
Mrs. Jane Creighton, Mrs. Laura
Schwichteuberg and Mrs. P. S. Suy
der, otlicers of the National White
Cross Society, were at the War Depart?
ment to-day. The association has a
number of volunteer nurses which they
oiler to send to the Philippines. As?
sistant Secretary Meiklejohn told the
ladies that if possible the volunteer
nurses would be taken to Manila on the
hospital ship uow being fitted out. In
addition to work in the held the society
makes a specialty of providing for the
wives and cbildreu of men who have
entered the army end whose families
are in want.
The President to-day appointed the
following commissioners on the part of
the United States to consider, together
with the Canadian commissioners who
were appointed sometime ago, ques?
tions in dispute between the two coun?
tries: Senators Fairbank, of Indiana;
Gray, of Delaware; Representative
Dingley, of Maine; John A. Kasson. of
Iowa and John W. Foster, of the Dis?
trict of ('olumbia.
The President to-day appointed X.
i). Murphy Governor 01 Arizona Terri?
tory. Mr. Murphy is an ex-delegate
to Congress from Arizona.
The War Department is completing
arrangements for the transportation to
Spain of the Santiago prisoners. Ad?
vertisements have been prepared call?
ing for bids on the transporta?
tion from Santiago, (Juantanamo,
and two northern points in Cuba
of 1,000 otlicers and :M,U00 men
to Cadi/.. It is the present in?
tention to ship the officers on ditl'ereut
steamers, giving them cabin accomoda
tions. Tne enlisted men will be given
steerage passage, aud the government
rules anil regulations as to space and
air governing steerage passengers will
he observed. The government will fur
uish rations and everything necesssary
for the voyage aud will guarantee that
no person infected with yellow fever
shall enter the ships. No trouble is an?
ticipated in getting the necessary ves?
sels at ouce.
Adjutant General Corbin gave out
the following copy of a cablegram from
General Sbafter :
??Adjutant General, U. S. Army, Wash?
ington :
'?(. ami-Near Santiago, July 16.?
The following letter has just been re?
ceived :
Santiago de Cuba, July 15, lSsis.
To Excellency, Commander in Chief of
the American Forces:
Excellent Sir : ?I am now authorized
by my government to capitulate. I
have the nonor to so advise you,request?
ing you designate the hour and place
where my representatives should ap?
pear to compare with those of your Ex?
cellency to ellect the articles ot capitu
iation on the basis of what has been
agreed upon to this date. In due time
I wish to manifest to your Excel?
lency my desire to know the resolu?
tions of the I'uited States government
respecting the return of arms, so as to
note on the capitulation: also the great
courtesy and gentlemanly deportment
of Your Great Graces' representatives
and return for their generous and noble
impulse for the Spanish soldiers will
allow them to return to the Peninsular
with tbe army that the American army
do them the honor to acknowledge as
dutifully descended.
(Sigued) Jose Tosal,
Commander-in-Chief4th Army Corps.
"Shatter,
"Major General Commanding.1'
For the present, the Navy Depart?
ment will adhere to its intention to
send Watson to Spain with the New?
ark, Oregon. Mas:-achusetts, Yankee
and Vusemite and augmenting that
force later witn a second and stronger
.-quadroi probably under Admiral
^lrnpson'j command.
Captain Charles Taylor, of the Ninth
regular cavalry whose, name appeared
i i the list of killed iu the battle near
Sintiugo, vi-ited war headquarters to?
day. A bullet struck him iu the neck
near the base of the skull and the sur?
geon said that his escape from death
was iittle short of the miraculous. The
ellect of the wouud was to paralyze his
left arm.
Virginia republicans here to day say
t be regular executive committee of their
party in their State are trying to have
Colonel Pat McCaull appointed a mem?
ber of the new labor commission, or
else, to one of the new positions in the
internal revenue service made necessary
by the increased work in that service.
Tin v also -Ay the change that took
I place in the matter of the recent ap?
pointment of the Marine Hospital In?
spector at Alexandria was due to the
fact tiiat the appointee had received the
endorsement of the committee referred
to.
Some Virginians interested in the
West Point neighborhood of their Stale
have lately been trying to have a sauir
tariuin established near that town for
the sick and wounded soldiers who may
be brought back from Cuba, but so far
without success, nor js it probable it
will ever be otherwise.
Strong protests have been made at
the War Department against the blow?
ing up of the expensive mines and
torpedoes that have been planted in all
the Atlantic rivers and harbors of the
ito^ntry, including those of Virginia,
for tbo reason that it would kill many
food lishe?. the putrifaction of which
j in the prevailing hot weather would add
lathe uuwholesomeness of the malaria
in tbe localities in which the mines are
planted.
Richard Sylvester, since 1SS5 chief
tlerk of the District police department,
was to da - appointed by the District
'""ommissfoners as major and superin
t -ndent of the police force, to succeed
t le late William G. Moore.
a Southern Congressman, still here, <wys
j i ho transportation of the American army to
Cuba, aud tho proposed transportation of the
captured Spanish aimy hack to Spain, dissi
: pate the idea thsr tho deportation of the ne?
groes of this country to the homo of their an
cesl .rs in Alfrica is impossible. He says that
fbit ccnld be accomplished in live year?, with?
out any more less of life among the:^ than
they would ?ustaiu if they should remain
where they are.
The Georgia press association, to tho num?
ber of one hundred and fifty, will arrive here
this evening ami to-morrow, and pat up at
the Metropolitan Hotel, which is genorally
recognized as Southern headquarters.
a business man of this city, in talking about
she ?0J7 stamp tax to-day, said that if rigidly
and Impartially enforced it would produce a
rovonue largo c:.*o?igh to enable the republi?
cans to buy not onls a second, but a third
term for Mr. McKinley
It was rumored in Baltimore yester?
day that s plan has been formulated
for ths consolidation of British and
American steamship lines.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Bishop Louis Francois Le Fleche, of
Three Rivers, Canada, died yesterday, |
aged seventy-nine years.
Mrs. Elizabeth Linton, better known |
as Mrs. Lynn Linton, the well-known |
novelist, died in London on Thursday.
Switzerland's federal council has pro?
hibited the importation of fresh Ameri?
can fruits, with a view to keeping out
the San Jose scale.
Lieut. Irvine Stephen Bulloch died
on Thursday at Liverpool. He was
sailing master on the Alabama during
the war between the States.
Mr. John H. Thomas, tor many years
one of the leading lawyers of Maryland
and a former partner of S. Teackle
Wallis, in Baltimore, died yesterday,
aged 74 years.
The work of removing the submarine
mines in the channel leading to the
port of Baltimore was begun yesterday
afternoon by a force ot men in charge '
of Lieut. Chas. W. Kutz. of the U. S.
Engineer Corps.
Officials of Colon, Colombia, have no
information as to the Italian fleet which
is on the way to enforce the payment
of a claim of ^?U.ODU, but the State De?
partment at Washington has been in?
formed that the vessels have arrived in
Colombian waters.
In consequence of the persistent and
I sinis er rumors in circulation, Dr. Lap
poui, the physician of the Pope, has
issued an emphatic denial of the report
that the pontitl is suffering from a para?
lytic attack. On the contrary, the
i doctor asserts, his holiness is in good
health.
A fire, which for a while threatened
the entire town of Harper's Ferry, broke
out in the property of the Marmion
heirs, Thursday morning about one
o'clock, and before it could he subdued
had totally destroyed live buildings,
together with contents, including tin
storeroom of W. B. Nichols, with a
stock of general merchandise. Loss
$0,000.
The transport steamers City of Pu
ebla and the Peru, comprising the
fourth Mauila expedition, sailed lroin
San Francisco yesterday afternoon.
The two steamers will arrive at Hono?
lulu in lime to participate in the cere?
monies of annexation. Maj.-General
Otis, commanding the fourth fleet of
transports, will make the Puebla his
flagship. The expedition will be fol?
lowed by another as soon as the troops
and transports can be gotten ready.
In the official list of naval order
posted at the Navy Department yester?
day the announcement was made that
Acting Rear Admiral W. T. Sampson,
commanding the naval forces in Cuban
waters, had been appointed a commo?
dore to date from July 3, the date of
the annihilation of the Spanish lleet at
Santiago. Acting Admiral Sampson's
promotion from the grade of captain to
that of commodore was to fill a vacancy
in the latter grade caused by the pro?
motion of Commodore McNair to the
grade of admiral.
Articles of agreement which will
govern a twenty-round glove cjntest
between James J. Corbett and Norman
Selby (Kid McCoy) were signed at
Considine's Hotel, New York, yester?
day, by representatives of both pugi?
lists. According to the agreement the
men will light for a purse of $20,000,
the winner to take all. before the Haw?
thorne Athletic Club of Bullalo, N. Y..
on the afternoon of September 10, or in
case the weather is unfavorable or a
postponement be desirable on some
other grounds, the bout is to be heid
some afternoon between the 10th and
Pith of September.
SANTIAGO.
General Shafter yesterday cabled to
Washington that at least 25,000 Spanish
troops would be included in the sur?
render by General Toral of Santiago
and an outlying district. Of these about
one-half are in the city of Santiago and
the rest distributed among other Harri?
sons. It was also stated by Genend
Shafter that the formal terms of surren?
der had not been agreed upon, as the
Spanish commissioners insisted that the
Spanish troops should be allowed to
take their arms back with them to
Spain. Over this point the commis?
sioners discussed for several hours on
Thursday and again yesterday morn?
ing. At the time of Shatter's cablegram
no decision had been reached. Genera!
Shafter has no doubt of the ultimate
settlement of this point.
It was stated by General Toral that
permission to surrender had been grant?
ed him by General Blanco and by the
Madrid government. The British vice
consul, who was one of the Spanish
commissioners) stated that the Vmeri
cans had tapped all the water mains
and that a water famine was imminent
in Santiago.
In Washington members of the Cabi?
net express the opinion that Spain will
soon institute a movement for the ces?
sation of hostilities. President McKiu
ley said yesterday that he hopes for
early peace. A member of the Cabinet
stated that no overtures for peace have
been received by any United States
embassy or legation abroad or by the
State Department at Washington. The
outlook for peace is regarded as much
more encouraging since the collapse of
the Spanish resistance at Santiago.
A dispatch from Havana gives an in?
terview with General Blanco, in which
he is quoted as saying that he is not in
favor of any efiort for pt-*ce and only
wished he were young enough to give
his entire life and all his faculties to
lighting incessantly against the United
States, "whose only idea has been to
damage and calumniate my country,
which I love devotedly."
Premier Sagasta is quoted.|as saying
in Madrid yesterday that Spain wants
peace, but that "it must be an honor?
able peace, as Spain deserves. The
army,'" the Premier is said to have
added, "is anxious to resist to the last,
but the government cannot consent to
such a useless sacrilice. Had we our
fleet the situation would be very differ?
ent."
The War Department i> informed
that General Linares, the wounded
Spanish commander, escaped from
Santiago before the surrender.
Trap Fishers Indicted.?A special
grand jury of the county court
of Northumberland county on last
Monday brought in twenty-six indictr
ment? against trap-fishermen in the
district of M. W. Hudson, oyster in?
spector, for trap-fishing without license
in waters within the jurisdiction ofthat
county. A great many of the fisher?
men believed the tax to he illegal on
traps located in the Potomac and Chesa?
peake, and refused outright to pav.
Others were willing to pay if all would.
The result has been that very few have
ever paid, and the delinquents will now
probably be put to no iittle inconve?
nience and expense.
VIRGINIA NEWS.
The wh*at yield in Clarke county is
larger than was expected.
I . St. L. L. Moncure, of Caroline, and
brother of Judge E. C. Moncure, died
yesterday.
j A horse fihow is to be held at Or
[ange August 10 and 11. A similar
j show is to he held at Culpeper August
1G and 17.
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Herndon, widow of
the late Rev. Richard N. Herndon, died
at the homo of her son-in-law, Mr.
Charles H. < >'Neal, in Luray y esterday,
aged 1'2 years.
The 21st annual temperance bush
meeting will beheld at Rurcellvilie on
August 3rd and Ith. The Southern
Railway will sell tickets at reduced
rates on this occasion.
Lieut. F. Key Meade, jr., First United
Slates Regulars, is at his homo in
j Clarke county on .-ick leave. Lieut.
Meade was wounded iu the tight before
Santiago, the hall striking him iu the
arm and pussin^ thence into his side.
Il is rumore?d a party of capitalists
want to purchase the Newport News
shipyards. The company has just
closed a contract with the Morgan Line
for the construction of three large mer?
chant steamers lo cost an aggregate of
$2,5110,000.
After running for forty-six years the
Virginia Hotel, at Staunton, was closed
yesterday. During the war the Con?
federate government seized upon the
hotel and used a portion of it as a hos?
pital, but still ball of iL was used as a
house of public rest and entertainment
Kice Johnson, the nine-year-old son
of John Johnson, a farmer of Clarke
county, was drowned yesterday while
wading in the Sbeoandoah river, near
Shepberdsford. The boy stepped into
a hole, and, the current being swift,
was washed from his feet down the
river. The body was recovered later.
James West, a negro, was instantly
killed, and Hayes Ganger, and Fred
Seidl, two while men, ami Edward Bo
land, John Brown, Richard and Sam
Jones, negroes, were seriously injured
by the explosion of a threshing ma
chine boiler on the Yarina farm, about
twelve miles below Richmond yester?
day morniug.
Mr. Charles J. Hayes and Miss Grace
T. Johnson, both of Lexington, were
married Wednesday on tbe pulpit rock
at the Natural Bridge, before a large
audience. The ceremony was perform?
ed bj Rev. Thomas A. Johnson, pastor
of the Baptist Church of Lexington,
who accompanied them to this novel
place of matrimony.
Information was received yesterday
that General Fitzhugb Lee had ap?
pointed Mr. Blackburn Smith chief of
the corps of couriers at his headquar?
ters. Mr. Smith., who was mayor of
Berryviile, resigned everything, and
was tbe lirst to enlist from Clarke coun?
ty, goiug as a private in the Second
Regiment of Virginia Volunteers.
The success in the present Congress
of the republican contestants for demo?
cratic seats has encouraged the belief
among the republicans of Virginia that
even if their candidates fail to receive
certificates of election they may secure
the seats by contesting before a repub?
lican House. As a result the campaign
is likely to be carried on with a view of
bringit g contests after the elections.
Major Benjamin W. Richardson died
at his home, in Richmond, yesterday,
aged eighty-four years. He was born
and raised in Richmond, and was an
extremely active man up to two
weeks ago, when taken sick. He was
a bachelor, and retired from business
some years ago. Ho served gallantly
during the war iu the Confederate
army.
The chief of police at Lynchburg yes?
terday received a telegram from Lieu
tenant-Colonel Thomas O. Keller, com?
manding the Third Virginia Regiment,
at Camp Alger, asking for the arrest of
seven soldiers who were absent with?
out leave. Several buys in blue arriv
! ed there from the North Thursday
j evening, and yesterday morning ('has.
j I'endietou and James Childress, mem?
bers of the Fitz Lee Rifles, were arrest?
ed and sent to jail, pending the arrival
of an ollicer for them.
Mrs. Rebecca Seymour Taliaferro
died yesterday morning at the resi?
dence of her son-in-law, Mr. Lawrence
Taliaferro, in Fredericksburg. Mrs.
Taliaferro was born at "Friedland,"
King George county, in 1S10. She was
the daughter of Alexander Seymour
Hooe, and granddaughter of George
Mason, of Gunston. Her husband,
Captain Hay Taliaferro, was an ollicer
in the war of 1S12. Of her marriage
there was only one child, Mrs. Austin
Taliaferro, and of a large family .she
was the laat but one.
The sale of Pioonian Springs property, in
Loadonn county, which wan reported a few
weeks ago as lnviug been made to Captain P.
EL McCaull. was practically elo-ed on Thurs?
day, the Loudonn Telephone says, by tho
transfer of the property to .Mi s. C. F. Meek,
of New Y'ork city. She simply assumed the
position in the deal previously occupied by
Mrs. McCaull. Capt. McCaull will assist in
the development of !?.<? miau Springs, and
continue to reside in the dwelling that ..is
taiuiiy now occupies. Mrs. Mouk is a daugh?
ter of the late Wiiliam Milbourn. who re?
moved from that section many years ago.
The Baptist Young People's Union in ses?
sion at Butl'ilo accepted the invitation to hold
the convention in Bichmond iu July, 1899,
I rovided that satisfactory railroad arrange?
ments can be made.
A Mopel i 'airv Near Warrbnton.
Mr. L. D. l'assano, jr., has completed a
model dairy establishment on his farm,
about I of a mile from Warrenton, on
the Southern Railway. His stables,
cow barns and plant ure all constructed
on the most approved plans and equip
ped with every modern convenience
and appliance tor the care of stock and
the production of butter and cream.
The cow stables contain thirty-six
stalls. The herd of thirty cows are
high bred Jerseys and Guernseys. The
manufacturing department is supplied
with a four-horse engine, a steaminc
vat, a separator, combination chuin
snd worker, a vat for ripening cream,
a tester, weighing scales and a cold stor?
age pantry. The methods of feeding
employed produce the hestresulta. The
stock is pastured in the summer, and
eat ensilage, other food and grain in
the winter.
The ScnooL Books.?The State
board of education contiuued its hear-:
ing on the book question yesterday, but
nothing of actual interest transpired.
Representatives of the Chamber of Com?
merce have yet to be heard in regaid to
text-books for the public schools, and
several agents of publishing companies
await an opportunity to speak. Mr. B.
B. Munford will again appear before
the board, this time as counsel for the
University Company, 8nd it is believed
that on the next occasion he will |reply
to those who have seen fit to criticise
hia address of Wednesday.
TJ-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
SANTIAGO SURRENDERS.
The Event Officially Announced?
Sampson's Fleet Enters
tlie Harbor.
Washington, D. C, July 16.?The
following was posted at the War De?
partment this morning:
Playa dkl Este, )
July 16?9:05 a. m.)
Adjutant General, Washington:
Spanish forces have surrendered.
Particulars later. &hafteb.
Upon the receipt of the^llicial an?
nouncement that Santiago had surren?
dered the following message was sent:
WaSHTNBTON, July l?tb.
General Shafter, Commanding, front
near Santiago:
The President of the United States
sends to you and your bravo army the
profound thanks of the Ameiican peo?
ple for the brilliant achievements at
Santiago, resulting in the surrender of
the city and all of the Spanish troops
and territory under Gen. Toral. Your
splendid command has endured not
only the hardships and sacrifices inci?
dent to campaign and battle, but in
stress of heat and weather has triumph
ed over obstacles which would have
overcome men less brave and deter?
mined. One and all have displayed
the most conspicuous gallantry and
earned the gratitude of the nation. The
hearts of the people turn with tender
sympathy to the sick and wounded.
May the Father of Mercies protect and
comfort them.
William McKinley.
Also the following:
Major General Shafter. Front near
Santiago, Playa.
I cannot express iu words my grati?
tude to you and your heroic men. Your
work has been well done. God Ideas you
ill.
R. A. alger, Secretary of War.
The department is informed that
Sampson's tleet entered the harbor at
Santiago this morning.
Secretary Alger and everybody con
nnected with the War Department be?
lieve that the surrender of General
Toral at Santiago has been absolute
and complete. Late last night the
President sent the most unequivocal
and positive orders to General Shatter
directing nim to bombard Santiago un?
less the Spaniards there surrendered
without any lurlher dickering. This it
is believed stopped all quibbling on the
part of Toral.
Terms of the Surreuder.
Playa del Este, July 16.?The
agreement to surrender Santiago and
nil of the island of Cuba east of a line
drawn from Acceradores to Sagua de
Tanamo has been signed and approved.
The terms of surreuder are that the
twenty thousand rt fugees at Cauey and
St honey are to be turned back into the
city. An American infantry and caval?
ry patrol is to be posted in the roads
aurrounding the city. Our hospital
corps is to give attention to any sick
and wounded among the Spanish sol
fliers in Santiago. All the Spanish
troops in the province except General
Lugue's ten thousand at Holguin
are to come to the city and sur?
render. The guns and defences of
the city are to be turned over to
the Americans in good condition.
The Americans are to have full use ol
the Juragua railway which belongs to
the Spanish government. All Spaniards
are to be conveyed home by American
transports with the least possible dt
lay and they are permitted to take por?
table church property with them. This
concession is interesting because at the
lirst threat by the Americans to bom?
bard the city the Archbishop, priests
and nuns came out and demanded a
safe convoy. They were toid to go back
and point out to the Spanish the fool?
ishness of further resistance. The
Spanish troops are to leave the city,
surrendering their arms before leaving.
The Spaniards also agreed to co-operate
s\ iih the Americans in destroying the
mines and torpedoes at the entrance to
tiie harbor and in the bay.
The agreement was signed in dupli?
cate by all of the commissioners on each
side. Captain-General Blanco sent his
approval of the agreement, but added
that he must still consult the govern?
ment at Madrid. He therefore wanted
the matter postponed until he received
an answer from Madrid. The Ameri?
cans refused this but agreed that the
signatures should be conditional. The
Spanish copy of the agreement was sent
to General Blauco and the American
copy was taken to General Miles, who
gave it his approval. The approval of
the government at Madrid was receiv?
ed this morning.
Peace Expected.
Madrid, July 16.?At the conclu
siou of the cabinet council last even?
ing, the ministers stated that the news
of the capitulation of Santiago had not
been confirmed and that they doubted
the truth of the report.
A dispatch to the Itnparcial from
Havana says that a great change has
come over public opinion in that city
and that peace is expected in a few
days. There is great rejoicing over the
prospect. Captain General Bianco
alone is dissatisfied with the situation
and is advocating further sacrifices.
The position of ail airs, the dispatch
says, renders ultimate Spanish success
impossible.
To-day's newspapers are noticeable
on account of the blank spaces in their
columns, indicating suppressions by the
government censors.
MADRID, July 1U.?Madrid news?
papers admit that the government has
opened peace negotiations through the
French ambassador.
Stevenson Expects Cuban Annexation.
CHICAGO, III., July 16\?The features
of the annual meeting of the Illinois
Bar Association in this city yesterday
was the address of former Vice-Presi?
dent Adlai E. Stevenson He was ask?
ed for an expression upon the subject of
territorial expansion. He said in part:
"It would seem that the policy of expan?
sion was being forced upon the people of
the United States, and that we shall be
compelled to adopt it. It is a very dif
Scult problem that is presented to the
nation. Hawaii has become a part of
?iir government by the consent of her
people and in accordance with the
wishes of the people of this country. We
have practically conquered Cuba, and
the understanding is that her people
shall have a republican form of government of
Lheir own. It requires no prophet, however,
i > foretell ibat in the course at titno Cuba will
i>ecome oue of the 8tatts of the Union. I
hive not given thn subject sufficient thought
to warrant my saying whether I am iu fa^or
it territorial expansion at present."
E. C. Blanks, of Lowisviile. ' exas, write* i
that one box of DeWitt's Witch Hs/el Salve i
tVM worth $50 to him. It cured his piles of i
ten years standing. Ho sdvises others to tiy
it It also cures eczema, skin diseases and
obstinate sores. Charles u. Lemon.
More Prisoners Dead.
I Portsmouth, N. H., July 16.?
I There were two more deaths among tbe
i Spanish prisoners on the Harvard last
j night, making a total of ten who have
succumbed from climatic, or a form of
typhoid fever, which attacked the men
when they were in a completely ex?
posed and weak condition.
The dead bodies were buried at sea, as
were the others, being wrapped in can?
vas and towed ten miles outside the
Isles of Shoals and sunk, the Spanish
chaplains holding services over the
dead before they were taken from the
ship. The work of landing the unaf
llicted prisoners wa3 begun shortly after
nine o'clock this morning.
Owing to the. inclination of these prisoners
to give more trouble than tbo others the ma?
rine guard was increased. The stockade is
now overcrowded aud more buildings will be
put up as soon as possible.
He "Wait* for the Waiter.
Chicago, July 16.?E. D. KowlaDd,
said to be a member of a prominent
and wealthy New York family, after
eating dinner at the Grand Pacific Ho?
tel yesterday, gave a $000 bill to Fred
ericfc Keller, a waiter, in payment.
Keller was unable to obtain change
tor the bill from the cashier, and went
to the elevator and thence out of the
hotel building. He has not been seen
since.
Rowland waited somo time for bis chante.
and when he found tho waiter had left with
t.hu money he demanded tbe amount duo him
from the propitutor- of the Grand Pacific.
This was refused, ai.d Rowland loft in auger.
Keller had been emp'oyod nl the hotel only
two days. Ho Cime hero from Cincinnati.
Spain's Home Enemies.
Paris, July 1G.?A dispatch to the
Temps from Madrid says the prefects
reports that tbe Carlists are making
preparations for an outbreak in the
northern provinces.
NEW Yobk, July 1G.?Rafael Diez
de la Cortina, American representative
of Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender,
has received a cablegram from his chief
stating that Don Carlos and his family
were aliout to leave Belgium for Eng?
land immediately, "on account ol
trouble." This is taken to mean that
Don Carlos has received his "conge"
from the Belgian government.
A How Averted.
Jacksonville, Fla., July lt'?.?What
came near being a general tight be?
tween Hocne of the New Jersey andX
North Carolina men was prevented,
\esierday by guards. The row started
over the action of a Jerseyman who
walked through the North Carolina
camp holding an umbrella over a negro
woman and appearing to be on terms of
equality with her. One of the Carolina
toys struck him and a general light en
eued, but was soou quieted.
Lieutenant Blandin.
Baltimore Md., July IG.?Doctors
at the Sbepard Asylum here eay that
Lieutenant Blandin, watch ollicer of tbe
wrecked battleship Maine, cannot last
longer than the middle of this after?
noon. Typhoid fever with aggravating
mental troubles will end his life. He
imagines himself being blown up all
the time and makes frantic etlorts to
render aid to those about him.
A later dispatch says Lieut. Blaudin
died at noon to day.
The Wounded Soldiers.
Norfolk, Vs., July 1G.?The hos?
pital ship Solace, as arrived at Old
Point. A number of the wounded she
brought from the front are being dis?
embarked. Although it has been
rumored that there are some yellow fe?
ver patients aboard it is apparently dis?
proved by the disembarkation of some
of her sick and wounded. It is stated
that the Solace has been ordered to
start for New York this afternoon.
Mural Halstead.
honolulu, July s, via San Francis
c >, July IG.?Murat Halstead did not
proceed from here with General Mer
ritt. On the trip from San Francisco
he was taken with a fever and upon
the arrival here of the Newport he was
removed to Queen's Hospital, where he
will remain until he is well enough to
return to the United States.
Daly and Colombia.
Rome, July 16.?After the meeting
of the Cabinet which was held yester?
day long dispatches were cabled to Ad?
miral Candiani, commanding the Italian
warships in Colombiau waters. The
government has decided to take ener?
getic action in tbe difficulty with Co?
lombia aud will send an ultimatim to
that gouernmeut in a few days.
Car Shops Bunted.
Eliza heth, N. J.. July 16.?The big
big car snops of the ('entral Railroad of
New Jersey, iu this city, were totally
destroy ed by fire this afternoon, toge?
ther with ssveral dwelling houses.
Several locomotives, cars aud valuable
machinery patterns were cotsumed and
Gild operatives are thrown out of em?
ployment. Loss will be JoOO.OOO.
Steamer Northampton Burned.
norfolk, Va., July 10.?Tho side-wheel
steamer Northampton, of the Old Dominion
Steamship Company, was burned to tho wa
tdi's edge this morning Considerable freight
was destroyed. Tho boat was of 483 tons
burden and plied between this city and points
on tho tributaries of the Chesapeake bay.
phc was a favorite passenger boat. She was
lid feet long. 28 feet beam and ten feet deec.
She win built in li-i<) at Brooklyn. She
was valued at $05,000 and was partly insur?
ed in New York. James Stuart, tho steam?
er's steward, is missing. Naomi I'hysick, the
chambermaid, was pulled front her stateroom
wiudow in her ni^ht clothes, while the tlainob
had almost enveloped bur. The origin of the
lire is unknown. The chartered steamer
Peekskill, from New Verk, narrowly escaped
burning. | The Northampton, it will bo re?
membered, ran on tbe Potomac about ton
yoats a..o She was on the route between
Wadii-igton. this city and ono of tho lower
river excursion resorf.1
War Bulletin?.
GlBbaxter July Iti.?Three regiments of
Spanish infantry have been ordered from Se?
ville to Algeciras. One regiment arrived
there last evening. Troops are actively en
tMgfd in digging entietichments in tho vi?
cinity of Sierra Csrbonera,
Barcelona, July 10.?Long lines of tor.
pjdoea have been sunk in tho hat bor of this
port as well as at other ports.
The Spanish Prisoners.
AwxaPOLIS, Md . July 16.?The St. Louis
with Spanish prisoners at<>ard is expected to
nrrivo here to (lay. It is not likely that the
prisoners will be landed at tho naval academy
ti s afternoon as certain formalities will be
necessary beforo Admiral Cervora and his of
fijors come ashore.
The Markets.
Baltimore, July 16?rtour dull and
unchanged. Wheat easy; No 2 red 81a
Blty; month S0^ga80%. Corn strong; spot
and month .'{tj:t4a.'J7.
new York, July 30. ? Wheat?July open?
ed at 67% ; closed at t>7'w. Corn?Dec open
ed at 33*4; closed at Si1^, Oats?May
opened at ID7.,; closed 20. Pork?Mav
opened at $10 02; closed at $10 00.
Chicago, July .10.?Wheat T-i^; Corn
Geo?wKio?'. n, July 1G.?Wheat 82a5>5.
_medici na l.
WHILE IHK WAR LK|\
All who march, walk or stu.j, .
into their shoes Allen's Foot-?a*
It cures aching, tired, sore, tw, .
makes t'ght or new shoos e?ty. It
moisture, and prevents chafing,
blistered, sweating feet All the
troops and navy men use it.
hot climates can't exist is comfort
Allen's Foot-Ease is Bold r>y all
shoe stores, 25c. Sample sent FBfcE. a?
dress, Allen S. Olmsted. Le Boy, N y"
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
William Ishain, of the City
on rout? to Washington t. bsvi
with the Secretary of W.tr. 1
ventor of a dynamite shell whicb
tired Irom an ordinary cannon v.
effect
Two freight trains were badly
the New York Central and ?
Railroad ono milo north of Crotoi
this morning. It is not known
not any one was killed ur injured.
Captuiu D. II Clark, a retired
was fatally shot at Bos well, N. iL, |
night by his twelve-year did sou
snapping a revolver to see if it w ?
Fannie Daveupoit, the actress,
galnirg slowly, and it is the belief |
bury, Mass., that she will be we i on :
to health when the summer wane-.
Says She was Hypnotized.?Mr.
Maria Pierce, middle aged and
dressed, who lives in Brooklyn, i
panied by two other women, one <
whom was her daughter, calli d
police court yesterday and
to see Magistrate Brenuer. Mrs
Pierce asked the magistrate
warrant for the arre.-t of the
an Episcopal church in Brooklyn
said be had been hypnotizing her -.!.,..
the death of her husband, three year;
ago. Through the clergyman's by
influence, she declared, she had -
ed tortures, and, unless she obtaii
lief, would die. She wanted tbe<
man sent to prisou for at lea.-t
and a half years, which she regit:
about the proper punishment lor hip.
The clerk assured her that the el.:,
man would be locked up forthwith,a
Mrs. Pierce left the courtroom COflte
ed. Mrs. Pierce is rational on evei
subject except that of hypnotism by thi
clergyman.
Death of Princess Chimay.?Tb
Budapest correspondent of the Paris
Libre Parole announces the death(
Clara L. Ward, the divorced wife
Prince Joseph of Chimay ami Cars
man. The cause of death is said io be
milk fever.
Clara Ward, the Princess I
was the eccentric daughter oi a wealtl
citizen of Detroit. Years ago she ?reu*!
abroad and married the Prim 1
Her name became a by word foi
She became involved in atiair
included Kings and prominent
Finnally, a year or so ago, si
with a Hungarian musician, and
eled about with him openly ami no?
toriously. At the theater tbey m
appear in a box, regardles.
of the audience. It wa> rumore I
she intended to visit the United -
as a vaudeville star.
Won $b\000 at Roulette.-] :.
Branch sporting men are mucl
ested just now in G. T. Howard, of .
hannesburg, South An
Tuesday night devoted IS
his valuable time to w ir.r.n^ -
the Ocean Club, at that rest rt.
ard is a speculator in Jobanni sh . ..
came to tbis country to see tbe I
Fitzsimmons priz* fight in I
City. He has been in Asbury Par!
his respects to Corbett an i ?. di
Braui'h to play roulette. Eighl was
oiito ?jumhor, and it Won ri peal
lie did not have to repeat hi.H
$10o in $10 chips an I k ? ? wet ?
be had a pocketful of Iii? l> - H
quickly aud cashed in w liout
meut.
Baseball.?The following is
of the National League guc. - |
day : Cleveland ?>, Waahingti u i
5, New Vork 4: Pittsbui ?,
Brooklyn ?"?, bt. Louis '2; Baltii
cago !); Philadelphia 7, ( inch
following is the standing of ? i
Won. Lost Pel D I
Cincinnati. 5]
Boston. 47
Cleveland. 4 "> - 1
Baltimore. 13 -?>
Chicago. i."> :',::
Pittsburg. tit :M
Now York. US :.'>
Philadelphia. 3\l
Brooklyn. .:') 11
Washington. 28 i ?
Lou is vi I lo. ?_'?"> 5
St.Louia. -2:: 5?!
To-day's Bchedule:?Cleveland ai
ington ; Cincinnati at Phi lad el
villo at Now York: St. Louis ?i
Pittsburg at Boston : Chicago at Ba
The grand oflicers of the I
eil Royal Arcanum, oi the -
ginia, have notified Portsi
of their intention to pay it an 1
visit on the 28th instant.
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE
By local applications, as they
tbe disoased portion of the ear. Thi re ?
one way to cure deafucs, and that ?
jtitutional remedies Deafness
in intlamed conditiou of the i
3f the euatafhian tube. When
inflamed you have a rumb.in/ *
perfect hearing, and when it is
leafness is the result, and ui eis
mation can bo taken out an
jtorod to its normal condit oi
be destroyed forever: nine cas
ire caused by catarrh, which
an inflamed condition of the nan
We will give one hundred dol
?-e of deafness caused by cati
not be cored by Hail's Catari
for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY >v CO , I
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills uro the bt -'.
Win your battles again>t disca*
iromptly. One Minute Cough ' "
mmediato results. When taken <-,:
^euts consumption. Aud iu ?
? rnishes prompt relief. Charles
IAst of Unclaimed Letters
Tho following is a list <?? ll
wining iu the Alexandria, VS.,
uly IGth.
Persons calling for letters w
bey are advertised.
Advertised letters not called f"'
reeks will be sent to the duul let)
loxauder, .1 L Bich. e?7
?iggs. Chss E Robinson, M "
;rown, Joseph Scanlon. i 1
ntler, J Smith. Mrs I- -
amcs, Augusta Weis, H<
ackson. Mrs L White. Mial
ovo, BT ? w
J03. LCBUPPEB.""1
Bob Moore, of La Fayettc,
>r constipation he has found i? 1
Itrly Bisers to bo perfect. I
Yy them fox stomach and i?
harles Q. Leunou
^ASCABETS?The Can:.. I 5
U 25 and 50e a box. Kors
E.S. LEADBFA-lr.- ^
DOZEN" BROOMS, can ?
for sale low by ^ jujJIJ^
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