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FRIDAY EVENING. JULY 29, 1898
The fact that about one fifth of the
American army in Cuba is sick with
..fever, much of it yellow fever, should
be sufficient to induce the "humani?
tarians" to urge President McKinley to
hurry the peace negotiations as rapidlj
as possible, so that the fever stricken
soldiers, anil those who will be so
stricken if they be kept there any long?
er, may be brought home at once. Cer?
tainly if the desire to ameliorate the
sufferings of a few negroes aud hall
breed subjects of a foreign government
brought on the wur, that to relieve
those of American citizens should be
sufficient to eud it, tspecially on the
terms of the proposed Spauish conces?
sions.
If the Spaniards in Manila have sur?
rendered to Admiral Dewey, as is re?
ported, they evidently did so to pre?
vent the sacking and looting of the
city aud the outraging of its women, and
the slaughter of its people by the half
savage insurgents, trusting rather to
the amenities of the Americans, than
to the unrestricted avarice, lust aud
fury of the barbarous insurgents, and
their vain and foolish chief. And yet
the war was inaugurated to protect the
"patriots" on the island of Cuba, nine
thousand miles away, from tho oppres?
sion of the Spaniards.
some ok the warriors bold who ar.
now demanding the seizure and at -
nexation of all the Spanish possessors
outside of Spain, assign, as one of tbe
reasons for dispossessitg her of then?,
the assertion that tbf y do not legiti?
mately belong to her, as she took them
by force from the natives. But if that
be so, what right, hut that of might,
on which the jingoes rely, has this
country to the territory the Ptlgrin
Fathers and Capt. Smith captured frorx
its poor and simple minded natives ?
Now that the Sandwich Islands
have been annexed, the sugar trust h&?
made arrangements for erectiug a larte
f ugar refinery at Honolulu, where the
cost of native and Chinese labor
nmounts to little or nothing. Tho mei
of the South, with few exceptions, op?
posed the Hawaiian annexation scheme
for the reason that it would be it juriou:
t) the interest of American labor; but
those of the North supported it almost
to a man, and the latter compose tbi
majority. _
No man man capable of enjoyioi
life can live well any where, withou'
some money, but no well informed man
doubts that a little money enables 01 e
possessing that capacity, to live a more
comfortable and agreeable life in Yn
ginia, than anywhere else on the face of
the globe. As property in the State is o>
cheap now as it ever can be, in tbi
nature of things, those wanting good
homes can never have a better oppor?
tunity for buying them.
Now that Hawaii has been annexe'
and the early possession of Cuba and
Porto R eo assured, the jingoes demand
that the people of the country be tax?
ed to dig a canal through Nicaragua so
that ships can Bail direct from Honolu lu
to St. Juan, and thence, if so di sired,
on to Manila. That the people of the
country will not be benefited by the
immense outla\', goes without saying,
but that a few favored individuals will
be, is equally as plain.
The jinooes now say the United
States must fight the whole of Europe
combined, rather than not obtain au<
retain every foot of land in the Philip?
pine Islands. No pent up Utica con?
tracts the desires of tho jingoes; the\
want the boundless universe, and to
possess it, they will fuht the whoU
human race. Well, this country has
all the jingoes require, men, money and I
ships, and such means will soon de?
velop leaders.
It 13 reported that the administration
will agree to peace, on the terms of the
independence of Cuba, the possession
of Porto Rico and of the Ladroues and
a coaling station in the Philippines
But how any one, or all, of these meas?
ures can help the poor reconcentrados
of Havana, whose hardships so touch?
ed the sensibilities of Senator Proctor
and Consul General Lee, is by no
means as plain as it might be.
The opposeksj of peace except upon
tho most exacting and humiliating
terms to Spain, pretend to doubt the
sincerity of her proposals, thouch how
she could possibly benefit herself by
being insincere, they alone can tell. So
far as relates to sincerity, in respect of
the Spanish war, most people are of
the opinion that the less said on that
csul ject by this country, the better.
i One of the civil service commission?
ers, at least, doesn't hesitate to speak,
though there he step?, of tho practice
now extending through the whole cus?
toms and internal revenue service, of
suspending democratic employees, on
the ground that work is slack and of
Appointing republicans in their places.
But in themidst of war, civil service
Jaws are silent.
FROM WASHINGTON.
1 ! Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.]
Washington, July 29.
The Cabinet had a long session this
morning, but according to Secretaries
Long and Alger nothing definite was
agreed to. It met again this afternoon.
None of its members would say any?
thing regarding the answer to Spain,
but the impression is it will be sent at
once.
Secretary Bliss reached the city in
time to participate in the meeting. The
entire time was occupied in discussing
the answer to Spain's proposal of peace.
As was expected the disposition to be
made of the Philippines was the princi?
pal matter of difference. There was no
difficulty in reaching a unanimous ap?
proval of the proposition to retain Por?
to Rico, Wake Island, in the
Carolines, and Guam, in the
Lud rones and to demand independence
of Cuba under a protectorate of the
United Slates until the people have ar?
ranged a settled stable government of
their own. What shall be done with
th ?Philippines afforded the only ground
for dillerence among the President and
his advisers. It is said that all the
memhers of the cabinet are opposed to
the acquisition of the Philippine Islands.
A telegram was received at the War
Department to-day from Major Gen
I erul Brooke announcing the departure
of his expedition from Newport News
for Porto Rico yesterday. It consists
of 190 officers and 5,11!)* enlisted men
and will reach Porto Kico next Tues?
day.
The War Department would not be
surprised if Manila had surrendered to
Dewey, but has no such information.
Madrid's report that Manila has sur?
rendered, it is believed, may be due to
knowledge that Spain has authorized
Captain General August! to yield up
the city.
Mr. Brewer, of the civil service com?
mission, was at the White House this
morning, but was unable to see the
President. He says the commission
knows knowing officially of the de?
cision the Attorney General is said to
have rendered some time ago to the ef?
fect that the government printing of
lice should be exempt from civil ser?
vice regulations.
The War Department has been in?
formed that the expedition to Honolulu
will leave San Francisco to-day. This
troop will constitute the first United
States military garrison in the Hawaiian
Islands.
The President to-day appointed
Rufus W. Lane, of Ohio, to be United
States consul at Smyrna.
It is said here that the reason the
government of Hayti has refused to
allow the United States to establish a
weather signal station on that island, is
that it has heard of the mauy recent
false prophesies made by the weather
bureiu in this coun'.ry.
An American, who was appointed to
a consular agency in Switzerland, has
just telegrapaed here from Paris, thai
when he got to his post of duty he
found that it had been abolished by an
act of Congress a month before he sail?
ed for it, though he had called on the
Departmeut before he left to inform
the officials of bis departure.
Congressman Swanson, of Virginia,
was here for a short time to-day. He
says J. R Brown will be his republican
opponent, but that he will beat him by
a bigger majority than he did two years
ago.
Under the provisions of the war reve?
nue law, all special taxes imposed by
that law not paid before t he close of bus?
iness hours to-morrow, will be collected
with an additionjof fifty per cent, to the
amount of the tax.
Collector Bowden, of the port of Nor?
folk, was here to-day. He says his re?
quest that the employees of the Nor
o k navy yard l>e paid as high wages
as those of the private yard at New?
port's News 1ns not yet been granted,
but that the employees will be allowed
to come before the boaid and state their
ot 8e, a privilege never before granted
tbom. He also says the men made no
demand for increased wages in the
present urgency of the government,
b it merely asked it to consider their
c use.
Senator Martin of Virginia was ex?
pected here this morning and several
people were waiting for him athis hotel,
but up to one o'clock ho had not ar?
rived.
The State Department has received a
dispatch from one of its secret acents
stating that Camara's entire fieet arriv?
ed at Cad z on Wednesday.
If the expedition of General Wilson
from Chhi-!e.?ton, and that of General
Schwan from Tampa, have joined forces
with General Miles as is the belief here,
the ranking general now has some
12.000 men and when General Brooke
shall have reached Fajnnlo, there will
be over 17,000 American soldiers on
Porto Riem soil.
It was officially announced this morn
ing that the branch camp of General
Fiizhugh Lee's corps at Miami, Fla.,
will be abandoned on account of its un?
healthy condition Bud be moved to the
main camp at Jacksonville as soon as
transportation can be provided.
Judge Riley, a former Virginia re?
publican, but who has become disgust
elwith his Slate and now, like Mr.
John Wise, hails from New York, says
tho United States should make no peace
w th Spain exc >pt upon terms of absolute ]
and unconditional surrender; also that
if he had anything to do with the man
gement of republican affairs in Vir
g nia, he would "billow the State with
the graves of democrats before they
s iou d carry on their infernal election
irauds."
An old and well known public man now
I ero said to-day that owing to tho midsum?
mer madness now prevailing ho would not bo
surprised if the retention of tho Philippine
Islands shall be insisted upon by this govern?
ment, but that every intelligent m*n knows
that the more territory taken frr.m Spaio, the
batter it would ho for that, and tho worso for
this country.
Among the Virginia republicans hero this
morning was chairman Aguew of tho State
republican ct nimittee. He says he has heard
nothing of any irr.mediato mooting of that
committee with rcferinc; to Congressional
nominatioi s. That, ho says, was attended lo
at tho l*st mooting. He also says he supposes
thoro will ho republ'caii candidates in all tho
districts, but that that will depend upon the
respective district Conventions, most of which
havo been called to dotoruiine whe'hor or not
thov will run candidates, and if they do, to
no uinate them
Captain Bartlett, commander in chief of
the coast defense lloot, to-day ordered a draft
of 100 men from the naval auxiliary to
GuautJLanio to fill vacancies on the ships of
Admiral Samp3on':< lleot cansod by illness.
Seuatcr Bacon, o:' Georgia, was among tho
White House visitors to-day. He says he
fears tho prospects for pence are remote, and
thinks tho Philippine question is likely to bo
the stumbling block.
Tho Cnivoraal Peace Union has sent to
Ambassador Cambon a letter of cordial con?
gratulation on his course in presenting to the
Amoricau government overtures for a cessa?
tion of hostilities.
Spanish fours opoucd in the London mar?
ket to day at 39^ as against 3S% closing
yestorday. Tho advance was due to buying
[ for Paris account.
NEWS OF THE DAI.
Swift & Co., of Chicago, have been
I awarded the contract for furnishing the
army in Porto Rico with beef at $9.39
per hundred pounds.
A decision has been rendered in Chi?
cago that the express companies must
pay the stamp required to be affixed lo
receipts under the war tax law.
The governments of Hayti, Mart
nique and Guadeloupe have declined
to permit the United States to establi: h
weather stations in those islands.
Prince de Lenoir, of Belgium, has in?
structed an agent in this country to se?
cure a wife for him who is willing to
pny a million dollars for the title.
The British court of inquiry yester?
day made public at Halifax a decision
exonerating the ship Cromartyshire
and blaming the French liner Li Biur
gogoe for the recent collision.
Treasury Department officials are
considering propositions to reduce the
customs duties on tobacco and cigar?
ettes imported into Cuba. The present
rates will probably be reduced,
Dr. Edward Skinner, a prominent
physician of North Hempstead, L. I,
was shot aud eeriously wounded by a
straoger who called him about mid?
night last night ostensibly to attend
a patient.
The State of Maryland has joiued
i other holders of the first preferred
i stock of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
' road in opposition to the terms ofiend
i these stockholders by the reorganiza
! tion committee.
I Lieutenant Hob3on recommends that
the government buy six pontoons (all
that are available in this country) and
expend $20,000 in air bags to be used
in raising the Cristobal Colon, sunk
near Santiago de Cuba.
It is reported in San Francisco that a
contract for laying a cable between the
United States, Hawaii, the Ladronep
and the Philippines has been let, aud
that communication over it will be pos?
sible within a few months. The com
pany, it is said, will begin work at
Honolulu. The first to be laid will be
cables to the United States and the
Philippines.
The annexation of Hawaii and the
certainty that Porto Rico will soon be
under the American flig has given new
impetus to the scheme for the Nica
raguan canal. Ic is the belief in the
Navy Department that the canal will
be one of the earliest fruits of tho war,
and will not he long deferred. It is
Olid that a movement is already in pre
oaration to present the naval arguments
for the canal forcibly before Congress
as soon as it meets.
The War Department is deeply con?
cerned at the spread of fever in the
army at Santiago, and will bring the
entire command to the United States a'
the earliest opportunity. The men will
be established in camp at Montauk, L
I. The time for the removal of the
command is left to the discretion of
Gen. Shafter, who will be instructed to
hasten the departure of his army from
Santiago as soon as if is safe for the
men to leave. The War Department
last night posted the following bulletin
in reference to the fever condition at
Santiago: Total sick, 4,122: total fever,
3,193; new cases f?ver, S22; cases fever
returned to duty, 542,
CERVERA:S REPORT.
Admiral Cervera has forwarded to
the Spanish government, through the
French embassy, his full report of the
naval engagement which resulted in the
annihilation of the Spanish ileet. The
report is very long, covering many
pages of the Admiral's own writing,
and is even a more elaborate treatment
of the great engagement than that of
Admiral Sampson in his report to the
Navy Department.
Through the vicissitudes of war, Ad?
miral Cervera's report, although ad?
dressed to the Spanish minister of ma?
rine, was submitted first to the Ameri?
can Navy Department in order that the
u-ual precautions might be taken in
communications passing between pris?
oners of war and the enemy's govern?
ment. The examination made by the
naval authorities wassolety for the pur?
poses of precaution, and care was taken
not to intrude into the privacy of the
document beyond this necessary in?
spection. It was then sent to Ambas?
sador Cambon to be forwarded to the
Spanish admiralty.
The strictest secrecy has been ob?
served while the document bas been in
transit, and in order to avoid conjec?
tural stories as to the contents of the
report it can be stated that no intima?
tion as to its contents has been allowed
to escape from the few persons through
whom it has passed en route to the
Spanish minister of marine. If the
Cervera report ever reaches the public
it will be through the Spanish govern?
ment, although it is pronablo that the
report is not of a character likely to be
made public at Madrid.
EPWORTH LEAGUE.
At the Sunday School Epworth
League conventions of the Baltimore
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South at Front Royal on Wed?
nesday Mr. G. E. Roy delivered an ad?
dress of welcome, which was respond?
ed to by Mr. M. L. Walton, presi?
dent of the convention.
Mr. Frederick W. Woodward, of
Washington, D. C , was elected secre?
tary. He is also corresponding secre?
tary.
Mrs. Reeves, of Washington, deliv?
ered an address on primary work in
the Sunday School. She was followed
by Mrs. Whaley, of Baltimore, on tho
subject of preparation of the lesson.
Dr. Boyd delivered an address on the
sub) ct of the Sunday School as an
evangelizing force.
The afternoon session was taken up
by talks by Dr. Knott, of Washington,
on "The Weak Points in the Epworth
League" and Rev. Mr. Hamilton, of
Buena Vista, on the "Literary Work of
the League" and a report from Mr.
Woodward, corresponding secretary,
on the state of the league in the con?
ference. The report shows that the
membership is 8,751, with an aver?
age of 43 to each chapter. The con?
vention will adjourn this evening.
A Strange Story.
Council Bluffs, July 29.?A pe?
tition for divorce filed by Mrs. Mary
Ward, of this city, yesterday in the
district court here, brings to light a
strange story. Mrs. Ward asks for di?
vorce from T. S. Ward, to whom she
was married it 1876, in Drs
Moines. In the petition she declares
that in 18SS she discovered that
the man she had marriod was her brother and
two chillren were born to them before tho
discovery was made. Ward wrote a note ac?
quainting hl3 wife with his discovery and she
has never seen him since. They were sep?
arated in childhood and were adopted by dif?
ferent families.
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Five hams have recently been burn?
ed in Rockbridge county.
Under an act of the last legislature
county and school script of any descrip?
tion issued to any one owing taxes, is
not transferable while taxes are due
and unpaid.
The Italian government is negotiaing
for the purchase of between 400 and
500 hogBheads of tobacco from parties
in Petersburg. The value of the to
bacco is about ?75,000.
Mr. Henry Chamblin's family, liv?
ing near Millville, Loudoun county, is
very much alllicted with typhoid. Two
daughters have already been burie 1 and
several others are very low.
John Weatherholz, a married man,
living near Mt. Jackson, in Sbenandoah
county, eioped on Wednesday with a
young girl of Luray. A warrant was
issued, but the party succeeded in get
tiog away, going through Brock's Gap
into West Virginia.
At Reliance, Warren county, on
Wednesday evening at the bride's home,
Prof. M. H. Fearnow, instructor of sci?
ences in Shenandoah Normal College,
and Miss Florence Garretson, of Reli?
ance, were married. Rev. Chas. Barnes,
of Ohio, performed the ceremony.
Rev. Dr. M. D. H?ge has so far re
covered from bis recent attack that hp
was able to sit upon the front veranda
of the hotel at White Sulphur yester?
day. There he held a reception, at
which his many friends pressed about
him to express their pleasure at his
speedy recovery.
While watching his father working
on the track, near Front Royal, an
eight year-old son of Mr. James Manuel
was run over yesterday and instantly
killed by a Norfolk and Western train.
The boy seemed to be paralyzed with
fright and stood ou the ties until the
engine struck him.
The Portsmouth soap factory, at Glas
gow street and First avenue, on Scoot'p
creek, was destroyed by fire Wednes?
day night. Nothing was saved from
the buildir.e, and ils destruction entailr
a heavy loss. It was owned by Henry
Wilden, who valued the machioery and
building at ?10,000 and the building at
$1.000. Three dwellings were also
burned.
A letter from Richmond says a gen?
tleman who is in a position to know a
good deal about the military plans ot
the govornuaent says General Lee and
his army will spend the fall and winter
in Cuba whether or not peace between
this country and Spain is restored.
Should the Spanish soldiers retiro from
Havana a big army will be required
there to prevent civil disorders. Lee
fully expects to spend sometime it
Cuba with his corps, peace or no peace.
The indications are that os soon a.
the bankrupt court in Richmond is
ready to begin work there will be a
number of potiiions filed by bankrupts.
Some of these, who have failed there
for very large amounts during the past
few years, are understood to be making
up their lists to bo filed upon the open
ing of proceedings. The list of those
who are expected to tile petitions for a
discbarge from indebtedness include
several of those who have been largely
engaged in laud and other collapsed
hooms in that and otter parts of the
State during the past half dozen years.
FAUQUIER NOTES.
Miss Bessie King, of Alexandria, who
has been a pleasant guest at the home
of Mr. O. O. Ernbrey, at Bealton, left
for her home last Tuesday.
A fire at the Fauquier Springs on
Tuesday last destroyed the laundry
building and $200 worth of the guests'
clothing and injured the engine. The
water tanks were not injured.
Mr. Wm. Sheppard died at his home
in Warrenton ou Sunday, July 24 He
was well advanced in years and came
to this country from Fogand a lew
years after the war, and ha3 ever since
resided here.
R. H. Rush, auctioneer, sold on Mon?
day last for J. P. Jellries trustee, 3acres
?Sroods and S poles, situated about L'i
miles from Fauquier Springs, to Robt.
Drysdale for $310 cash. For Commis?
sioners C. M. White and E. S. Turner.
39A acres in suit of Hull and wife vs.
Cowne, to W. S. Payne, for ?70. For
E. J. Hotckhiss, jr., trustep, a dwelling
and 25 acres of land near Elk Run, for?
merly belonging to Madison Embrey,
to Shenandoah B. & L. Association for
$100.
Over ore hundred ex-Confederates
were present on Monday last to organ?
ize a camp to be composed of all the
survivors of the various branches of the
service in tho county. Capt. Randolph
was called to the chair, Capt. Edward
Carter was elected commander, Rev.
Geo. W. Nelson, 1st lieutenant com?
mander; J. S. Mason, 2nd lieuf. com
mandei; W. N. Lewis, 3d lieutenant
commander and Robt. Hart, adjutant.
It was determined that the camp should
be known as the Joe Kendall Camp iu
honor of the wounded boy, a member
of Col. Stribling's battery, who being
wounded and unable to tight, asked to
be allowed to hold the horses and after
the battle was found with the reins in
his dead grasp.?[Warrenton Virginian.
FAIRFAX NOTES
Rev. and Mrs. Edwin S. Hink?', of
Leeshurg, are the guests of Mrs. W. H.
K. Pendleton.
Mr. Robert Seoane, a Spaniard, who
lives at Merrifield, was badly wounded
in tho hip at the battioof Santiago. Mr.
Seoano was with ihe American army.
His mother has left to bo with hid and
nurse him.
A very delightful dance was given in
the "mill" on Tuesday evening by tho
otlicers of the 1st R. I. Regiment to the
young ladies of Fairfax. Conspicuous
among tho belles was Miss Mary
Powell, of Alexandria, who is the guest
of Miss Ruth Stuart.
Mr. C. L. Campbell's appeal from the
judgment of Justice Crocker fining him
$1,000 and imprisoning him for thrco
months in jail for violating the liquor
law at Camp Alger, was tried in the
county court last week, and resulted in
a line of ?150 without imprisonment.
Mr. Campbell testified without, contra
diction that he was ignorant that he
was violating the law.
The annual meeting of the board
of supervisors was held on Monday
last. The salaries of all the county of?
ficers (except circuit clerk) were fixed
at the same rates as last year, and the
salary of the circuit clerk increased
fromJ?100 to ?150. The committee on
certain repairs to-court-house building
made their report, which was received
and approved, and said committee was
directed to act as therein set out. Bid
of \V. H. Fox for building bridge over
Accotink, near Courthouse, was accept?
ed. Messrs. Thome and Rice were ap?
pointed a committee to settle the treas?
urer's account.?[Herald.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
War Bulletins.
Madrid, July 29.?Aimiral Oamara's
squadron has returned to Cadiz.
Norfolk, July 29.?The auxiliary
cruiser St. Paul passed Cape Henry out?
ward bound at 10 o'clock this morning.
She was the last troopship to leave for
Porto Rico with men of General
Brooke's division. Being a swift ship
she will easily overtake the ileet which
left last night.
Madrid, July 29.?The harbor and
crast lights on the Balearic Isles, which
were extinguished a few days ago, have
been restored.
New York, July 29.?A special to
the Journal says tbeSpanish volunteers
at Ponce. Porto Rico, have revolted and
refuse to join the regulars in the at?
tempted repulse of the Americans.
chicago, July 29?TheTribune pub?
lishes to-day charges against General
Shafter, made by Dr. Nicholas Senn,
chief of the operating staff at Santiago,
holding him responsible for the spread
of yellow fever.
Jacksonville, Fla., July 29 ? Five cire
loft Key Weat last night for Brunswick, Ga.,
via Miami, with troops Tho reports hco
aro that all tho troops there are to he iuove'1
with the exception of a small garrison. It i?
nlsn up tried here that tho Ninth Illinois hns
been ordered here to camp at Panama ParV,
Tho camp foi tho First South Carolina is be?
ing prepared at Panama Park as they are ex?
pected this cvoii'ng.
< battanoooa, Tenn., Ju'y 29.?The First
-'outh Carolina Regiment left for Jaek.sorj.
vil'e this morning. No more orders have
been issued and troops will hardly get away
this wi ck. The Fi.th Illinois is dornendiz d
over ih ir failure to be included in tlnj Porto
Rician expedition after they hid been order
ed out on Wednesday
St. Thomas, D. W. I., July 29.?The p. ri
>f Ponce, Island of Potto Rico -nrrenderco
t Commai.der Davis of the auxiliary gunbo: t
D xio, ou Wednesday. There was no re
lstnnce.
Rumored Fall <>1' Manila.
London, July 29?A Madrid tele?
gram to the New York Herald says the
government has received a telegram
announcing the surrender of Manila to
Admiral Dewey.
Washington, July 29 ?The Philir
pines and matters relating to them art
just at present the chit ftuhject of dis?
cussion among army aud naval officers
All peace propo-ilions seem to hinge ou
these islands and news from Admiral
Dewey and General Merritt is anxious?
ly awaited. The press dispatch of this
morning auuounciry that Manila had
surrendered was read with great ir.
erest in official circles and the war and
navy departments were besieged with
requests for confirmation of the news.
No official dispatches, however, have
been received. Among raval and arrnv
officers the surrender of Manila has
been expected for some time and con
?<( quently much credence is placed in
the press report. Offices who are in a
position to judge freely predict that
Manila has fallen and that an official
dispatch to that effect will soon be re?
ceived.
A decisive movement was looked ft r
&c soon as General Merritt and hi^
forces arrived, and all think that tie
General reached the Philippines several
days ago. Admiral Dewey has fre?
quently reported to the Navy Depart?
ment that he could take the city at any
time, but did not wish to do so until b
force sufficient to cccupy it had arriv?
ed. The arrival of General Merritt
has overcome this difficulty, and it is
thought that the surrender of Manila
has beeu demanded under threat oi
bombardment. Officers are generally
of the opinion that the city hes sur?
rendered, preferring this to a battle.
Scant Allowance in Havana.
Key West, July 29?Hunger is kill?
ing in Havana. Rich and poor alike
are bowing to it. Since the extended
blockade has closed the ports of Sagua
1? Grande, Nipe aud Batabano, no pro
visions have entered the Cuban capital,
and General Blanco's scanty store in
the warehouses has been exhausted.
Bread riots have already begun. Two
hrotbers, bakers, were killed by a mob
for defending two dozen loaves. The
mob looted the shop before the arrival
of the civil guard, leaving behind tbrf e
of their number seriously wounded by
the bakers. Charity is dead because
the wealthy themselves are in need oi
assistance, the Spanish regulars, despite
the misery, preserve some show of ord- [
er. The soldiers are marched to and
from work in regular order, as it is
feared a mutiny might break out at
any momeut. As it ie, the volunteers
are loud in their murmurirg Daily
desertions are common. The Spanish
regulars pin their faith on the Camaia
squadron, which tbey are promised will
sail for Havana within a few weeks. It
is believed in the city that General Lee
has landed in Pinar d?l Rio with 50,000
men, and they are expected before the
entrenchments any day. Gen. Blanco
is acting entirely on the defensive. The
insurgents are camped with rifleshot of
I the suburbs of Guanabacoa, Mariano,
and Jesus del Monte.
Key West, July 29.?A letter re?
ceived hero from Havana says the
troops have not been paid for seven
months. Business has been suspended
and the people are upon the verge of
starvation.
loiter Accused of Fraud.
Chicago, July 29.?Murry Nelson &
Company, board of trade brokers, have
begun suit against Joseph Leiter fjr
$17.512 07, which they claim is
due them on an account which clos?
ed June IS with the collapse of
the Loiter operations on the board. In
connection with the declaration of the
alleged indebtedness, an affidavit of at?
tachment was filed by Murrv Nelson,
President of the Murry Nelson Com?
pany, in which he charges that
a transfer (f property was made
by Joseph Leiter on July 22 to John P. Wil?
son for tho purposo of defrauding his cred?
itors In accordance with the petition the
attachment w.is issued and tho properly was
levied upon to-day by the shorn!', and is now
in possession of his deputies
Four More Days of Life.
Bing Bing, N. Y., July 29.?Martin
Tnorn, the Guldensuppe murierer, has
but four more days of life in Sing Sing,
as on Monday morning he will expiate
his crime iu the electric chair. Thorn
t9 awaiting the hour of his execulion
with little concern. He is exhibiting i
remarkable nerve and says be will go j
to the chair without flinching. Thorn I
says his counsel's appeal for a com?
mutation of sentence from death to
life imprisonment was not made at
his solicitation, rnd he not only
expects tnat Governor Black will re?
fuse his lawyer's request, but has
stated to the warden that he would
rather pay the penalty in the electric
chair than serve a life sentence.
Bob Moore, of La Fayette, Ind., says that
for coustipatiou he has found DeWitt's Little
Eirly Risers to be perfect. They never gripe.
Try them for stomach and liver troubles.
Charles G. Leucon.
Spain and (he United States.
New Vukk, July 2L? ?The Herald'
European edition publishes the follow
iug from its correspondent:
Madrid, Thursday.?The govern
ment, it is stated, has received a tele?
gram announcing the surrender of Ma
nila to Admiral Dewey.
It is understood that peace negotia?
tions, if entered upon, will be conduct?
ed from London either by Moret or
Bernabe, probably the former.
In political circles it is said that if
the President's terms are hard General
Correa will re.-ign and be succeeded by
Lopez Dominiguez.
Marshal Martinez Campos has issued
a declaration in favor of immediate
peace. 80 has General Azcarraga.
The papers express indignation
against the United States that hostili?
ties have not ceased upon Spain's de?
claration that she wished to negotiate
peace.
The Stock Exchange has boomed
upon peace prospects. Most stocks
have gone up five points.
Paris, July 2!).?A dispatch from
Madrid says thai General Weyler will
not oppose any negotiations in favor of
peace
London, Ju*y 29.-Dispatches re
ceived here from Washington and Mad?
rid to-day agree iu asserting that the
peace negotiations will be conducted in
London by U. S. Ambassador Hay and
a Spanish commission of one, the Mad?
rid dispatch naming Senor Moret, as
the Spanish representative. There is
ihe best authority for saying that Co'.
Hay has not undertakeu any peace ne?
gotiations nor given any intimation
that he expects to do so.
Foreign News.
London, July 29.?In the House of
Commous to-day Mr. Chamberlain,
Secretary of State for the colonies, an?
nounced that on and after August IS,
the produce duties of Great Britain, her
colonies and dependencies, the customs
taril! of which beiug the same as that of
('inada,would be reduced 25 percent.
Mr. Chamberlain also announced that
Senor Du Bosc, late secretary of the
Spanish legation in Washington, had
been officially requesteJ to leave (Jana
?la upon the ground that he was using
British territory for the purpose of con?
ducting belligerent operations against
the United States.
Paris, July 29.?La Bourgogne hor?
ror is again egitatiug the city and a
new and stricter investigation may re
ult. La Matin, and the Presse have
oeen printing interviews with passen?
gers who reiterate and emphasize
the charges of brutality agaiust the
??^?aruer's cresv. M. M. Holcbard and
other returned passengers make the
accusations. It is evident that their be?
reavements and sufferings have unhing?
ed their minds thus discounting their
statements. Nevertheless this fresh
Hgitation had decided M. Lockroy to
order an investigation.
London, July 2'.).?The chancellor of
t ie diocese has ordered the exhuma?
tion of the remains of Thomas Chase
Druce, who is alleged to have been no
other than the fifth Duke ot Portland,
who was supposed to have died unmar?
ried in 1S79. The order of the chan?
cellor is based upon the application of
Anna Maria Druce to the consistory
court of the diocese, claiming that her
son, who is now in Australia, is the
rightful Duke of Portland.
Arrival of the Steamer Leuna.
NEW York, July 29.?The transport
Leona, Captnin Wilder, arrived this
morning at Quarantine from Sibouey
with fifty convalescent soldiers, two
newspaper correspondents and a negro
boy, who went with the Ninth Cavalry
from Tampa. The L?ona left this port
on June 1'2 for Tampa, where she em?
barked the First and Tenth United
States cavalry and proceeded to San?
tiago, landing the troops there. The
steamship remaiued oil' the Cuban coast
until July 2."., when ste sailed for
Hampton Koads with her fifty con?
valescent soldiers. Of this number five
were wounded a' the front. Oa arriv?
ing at Hampton Koads on July 27 the
steamship, owing to her fever ca;es on
board, was ordered by the local
health officer to proceed to this port.
There were no deaths during the
voyage. Besides the convalescents on
the Leona there are twelve sacks of
mail brought from Siboney camp. This
will be immedately disinfected at quar?
antine and forwarded to the postoffice
this afternoon. Dr. Doty boarded the
L -ona on arrival and found all sick and
wounded convalescent or improving.
The twenty-nine suffering from fever
were chiellv malarial patients. There
were no surgt oos on board and the men
were attended by the ship's people and
their own officers and comrades. The
steamship will bo thoroughly disinfect?
ed, If at the end of tweuty four hours
it is found that none shows symptoms
of yellow fever the Leona and all of the
detained pa-seugers will bo released.
To faxe His Son.
Austin, Pa., July 29.?In order to
save the life of Grant Thompkins' 7
year-old son Louis, who was terribly
burned by contact with a kitchen stove,
tho father ye.-terday permitted the phy?
sician to cut cuticle as lar^e as a man's
hand from his back and graft it on the
child. A portion of cuticle from Dr.
Webster's arm was also applied.
Prefers Direct Negotiations.
New York, July 2:).?A dispatch
from London this morning says: "It is
understood in well informed circles
here that the Madrid government pre?
fers to conduct direct negotiations with
the United States respecting the future
disposition of the Philippine Islands
without, any international conference
in London."
."0,000 Overcoats lor the Army.
WASHINGTON, July 2!?.?Contracts were
awarded by the Quartermaster General yes
teiday for the niHnufat ttire of 50.00J over?
coats for tho army, and for a largo quantity
of tenting c'oth Tho contract for overcoats
was awarded to Kirschhium & Co, of Now
York at V-> M each. Tho 10,000 yards of
shelter tent matorial is to be suppled by
John Wanaraakcr, r f Philadelphia, at 11\
c.mtsayard Thisisapa't of a contract for
272,000 yards of this cloth.
Starts for the Scene of His Crime.
LofisviLi.z, Ky., July 20.?Louis Warner,
tho Northampton banker, started back for the
Ecene of his alleged embezzlement at 2:30
o'clock this afternoon iu custody of the chief
of polico and Sherilf Clarke. Northampton
will bo reached abont !) o'clo'k Saturday
morning Warner evinces anxiety to get
baefc. Ho says ho has frnnda there who will
furnish him bond and he states his confidenro
that his trial will clear him.
A dispatch from Alto Pass., 111.,
states that twelve members of a picnic
party were drowned by a cloudburst at
Mountain Glen, five miles south of Alto
Pass, yesterday.
Thousands of persons have been cured of
piies by using DcWitt's Witch HhzcI Salvo
It heals promptly aud cures eczema and all
.-kin diseases. It gives immediate relief
Charles U. Lennon.
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From Affluence to Poverty.
New Yobk, July 29 ?Mrs. Duncan
K. MacKae, widow of the Consul Gen?
eral to Paris under President Pierce
and her daughter, Mi&8 Virginia Mac
Rae, are to be evicted to-dsy from their
home, at No. 1344 Chisholm street, in
the annexed district, through the action
of a loan association to which tn<-\ are
indebted $91.50. A deputy is in charge
of the premises and the furniture will
be seized and sold to-day if the hi!. jg
not paid. The MacRae family, before
the civil war, was one of the mos
tirguiehed in North Carolina.
The Red Cross Steamer.
New York, July 29.?The Bed Cross
steamer State of Texas has arrived in
the lower bay. She will be be
quarantine. Mrs. Porter, wife of the
President's private secretary, and w | o
bas been caring for the sick and wound?
ed at Sibobey and Santiago, is a:
The State of Texas has a crew of
men and brings Sister Blanche, one of
the Red Cross nurses and Red Cross
surgeons Bell, Long, Dougherty
Lightstone._
1 he Markets.
Georgetown, July 29.?Wheat 6Sa72
chicago, July 2!?.?Wheat 72>& I
33^.
New York, July 2!).?Wheat 70.
Baltimore, July 29.?Wheat?jpol
mouth 70"'ga71; Corn 37%t38.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
The funeral of Sergeant Hamilton
Fish, of the Rough Riders, who lost his
life in the fight at Santiago, took place
in Sr. Mark's Church, in New York,
this mor&iog.
A spark from a passing engine set fi
the fan house of tho Richmond mine in s
ton, Pa, yesterday evening. Tho fan \
down the shaft and shut otT the egrets
men who were in tho mine at the time. Af
ter great difficulty they were rescued tl
a second opening.
By the explosion of machinery at tb
or hon'o of the Citizens' Electric Light i om
piny at Kokomo, In!, last niyht the
was wrecked and George Dunning, tin
neer, was killed. Escaping steam fill*
house aud prevented his rescue. The city is
in darkness.
In anticipation of possible troti: |<
the men who have b?eu locked out, the W
Nail Trait yesterday commenced
down tho seven feet fence which c
their mills at Anderson, Ind., und will
it with a 14 feet sjlid board affair as h bsrri
cade.
The Baitimore Federation of Laboi
placed the Eickerbockcr Ice Comp nj
tug all companies there, ou the unfaii .
cause the latter employs nou union
shoors as the result of ? recent strike.
Tho Bradtead worsted mills at Jami
N. Y , wore damaged to tho extent
00O by tire last night. Much valuabb
terial was destroyed aud SJO employi
thrown out of work.
WAR NOTES.
A cablegram from Madrid state,
in well-informed circles there it is Baid
that Spain is willing to cede Cuba toao
American protectorate and yield i -
session of Porto Rico; also a coaling
station in the Philippines. With the
understanding that no indemnity is ,o
be demanded and that Spanish
eignty in the Philippines is to be re?
spected, the newspapers of Mad:,
sider eccepiable the terms of pea< ?
tributed to President McKinley.
It is stated in Washington that
no war indemnity will be demanded of
Spain, at present, an accurate bo
this country's expense in the remaic
dor of the war will bo kept ami if Sjiaia
should not accept peace at present she
would have to foot the bills.
The Berlin correspondent of tt
don Times says: "The terms ol
which America imposes upon S
occasion surprise here as being
too bard."
Senor Rose, Spanish civil gov<
Santiago, in an interview to
Wood, the military governor, i
nirg things in a high-banded manner,
and of various acts in violation ol
dent McKiulev's instructions.
Bed Cross Flamed fob Veli
Dr. William M. Gray, of Wash .:
was recontly tnnsferrod from
microscopist ?t the Arm. Medic;
fervico on the hospital ship Llclii :'.
iugtou for a Jay or two after his U ;
boney. Ho will leave eoou with Iho
for Porto Eico. last evening, at
Chevy Chase, he sp ke of some ?f
perienccs that surgeons bid at ?
coping with the yellow fever,
leuco among our soldiers," said
"is traceable in my opinion to tb< I
officials I do not question tl o
sincere purpose of Miss Clara Bai
cannot say as much for some i
about hor. The Bed Cross peopli
diroct instructions on going to Cuba'
undertake hospital work. They
tine themselves to distribute:
the Cubans.
"These instructionl were n >t oIm ?
pitais wore socn opened in the Cuban b<**
orhutsat Siboney.and Bed Cross son
were in charge. Orders bad
burn tho city of f-iloney :n boo
Shafter landed, but some bow
d. no. Amaricios are certs
infected with yellow fev<
houses of the character thst i
noy, and sure enough yellow fever did
Its appear;-nee tmong the tl
tin exposure in tho Red I
There was no yellow fever ?I S
war malarial fovor."
Chicago Hau. Pelted - A' '
yes'oiday evoniug the greatest
Chicago has known within the n -
Weather Bureau broke ov< i
duration waa brief, but it - 1
Wit- in one hour 1.1 ln< hes of ra n ? _
tempoia'ure fell from 9l d?^r'
grees in tivo miuu es; the **ii ;
six mile galo; there was a I
hail, and thousmdsof dollars w
was broken. Tho hailsloni -
ever seen there. One wa?pi
town street that measured three n
ameter. Tens.of thooaandi of p?ei -
were broken, though the b<
tho big 8tore3 witlntool th(
every sheet of glass that wasJ ?>"
window facing the south, trees
avenues and boulevards wen
od of foliage, and thousands
r.0 er birds were killed by the I
tial bembardment. Hon* *
tic and many runaways were ?
parson was hurt seriously M ''
learned. Thestoim was not iar-i
extent. _ ^_
A union meeting of tbe. Pj j
Leaguee of Occcqaan Ci?u
held at Occoquan, V7edne8d?J
gust 3.
Sick headache, um:- '*.? .^?j, '
and all liver and atoniacr,
quickly cured : T
Pills known as I reWitt s 'L. ^
Tney are pleasant to tsxe au
Charles G. Lennou,