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TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR. NO. 311.
SHAFTER'S TROOPS
Tie First Shipload Arrives From
Santiago Camps
Another List of Dead—Rushing tie Tramspoita
tton of Troops—Wool Ms Robbery
of tie People
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SPECIAL, WIRE
New York, Aug. 6.—The U. S. Transport Louisiana, Captain Frank
Kemble, which left Santiago August 1, arrived at quarantine at 3:30 p. m.,
after a passage of five days. The Louisiana brings forty convalescent offi
cers and men under the care of Surgeon Gardiner of the Red Cross society
and Mrs Gardiner.
Health Officer Doty found all on board in a very satisfactory condi
tion. The sanitary condition of the transport was excellent.
The Louisiana brings twelve pouches of mail from Santiago, which
will be fumigated Ivfore they are forwarded to the general postoffice.
Among the officers on the Louisiana were Lieutenant Colonel P. W. E.
Salazar and his brother, Major C. W. De Salazar, and Captain Mitchell
Ellis, all of General Lacret's staff, Cuban army. None of the above officers
were at Santiago at or near the surrender of General Toral. They came
direct from Cuban headquarters al Cubitas to Santiago, where they went on
board the Louisiana. They declined to talk when seen at quarantine.
The Death Roll
Santiago, Aug. 6. —Sanitary report for August 5:
Total sick, 3697; total fever, 2532; new cases fever, 434; cases fever
returned to duty, 601.
Deaths August 5:
First Lieut. James B. Steele, signal corps, yellow fever.
Private Warren Green, Company H, 24th infantry, yellow fever.
(. nrporal George Maufman, Company D, First Illinois, yellow fever.
Corporal Martin C. Nottingham, Company M, 33rd Michigan, acute
meningitis.
Archie Beattie, Company C, First Illinois, yellow fever.
/ Edward Perm, Company 8., 24th infantry, malarial fever.
I Private B. C. Hayes, Company B, 21st infantry, malarial fever.
°r:vate F. W. Caney, Company H, 9th Massachusetts, malarial fever.
Private Thomas V. Gilber, Company D, J4th Michigan, malarial fever.
S. J. Magor, Company C, 2nd Massachusetts, yellow fever.
Deaths August 6:
Private Robert Ramsey, Company C, 24th infantry, yellow fever.
Sergeant Jesse J. Griffith, Company C, Ist Illinois, yellow fever.
Ambrose Wein, 7th infantry, yellow fever.
Start Home Today
Washington, Aug. 6. —The war department officials now say that
Shatter's army will begin embarking in earnest tomorrow, the transports
which are arriving being obliged to take on stores tor the homeward trip.
These, however, will be limited in qmntity in order to avoid unnecessary
delay and only ten days rations will be placed aboard ship. Col. Hecker,
in charge of transportation, said that he believed it would be scarcely nec
essary for the transports to make two trips for in addition to the ships al
ready at Santiago there will be available for transport purposes the steam
ers which are carrying to Santiago the immune regiments which are to re
place the fifth army corps at that point.
The Maria Teresa
The Merritt-Chapman Wrecking company has informed the navy de
partment that the wreckers have succeeded in floating the Spanish cruiser
Maria Teresa and are about to start her under her own steam to Norfolk.
The navy has nothing to do with this voyage, the wreckers having con
traded to deliver all of the vessels of Cevera's fleet that might be recov
ered at Santiago. It is fully expected at the navy department that the
Maria Teresa will require very extensive repairs, having suffered not only
from shot, shell and tire, but from a month's submersion in the quickly
fouling water of South Cuba, also. However, the repairs will certainly be
made, lor the sentimental reason alone is strong enough to warrant the ex
pendUure of money enough to put the ship into serviceable condition.
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 6, 6
military governor of Santiago, this
afternoon called a meeting of the
butchers and retail provision dealers
of the city, with the object of form
ulating a tariff for the sale of nec
essaries of life for which the dealers
have lately been charging exorbitant
rates. All the dealers were highly
indignant at the interference of the
military authority in commercial
matters, but General Wood gave
them until 11 o'clock tomorrow
morning to agree on moderate prices
under penalty of a revocation of their
licenses and the closing of their shops.
A permanent scale of prices will be
ffxed.
At Quarota'tiamio
Guantanamo Bay, July 31.—
(Correspondence of the Associated
Press.)—For a whole week the bulk
of the North Atlantic squadron under
I Rear Admiral Sampson has lain in
this pleasant, land locked harbor.
Injuries to the battleships from bat
tle and from extra hard usage were
•> being repaired and the Vul
\can, the traveling blacksmith and
L 'repair ship, was busy indeed.
(Continued on Page Five.)
Stops Extortion
p. m.—General Leonard Wood, the
THE THREE PEACE COMMISSIONERS TO REPRESENT THE UNITED STATES
THE HERALD
THE SEVEN STEPS
Spain's Acceptance loes Not End the
War at Once
Formalities to Be Obscired—Spain's Reply Will
Require No Answer—The War
Claims Question
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD.
Washington, August 6.—Major Morrison, judge advocate general of the army,
briefly summarized for your correspondent the various steps in peace negotiations which will
follow the official acceptance.
First —The president and the government at Madrid will agree upon an armistice for
the cessation of hostilities
Second—This agreement to suspend war pending the drafting of the treaty will be
communicated by both governments to their armies in the field as speedily as possible.
Third—Until the commanding generals are officially notified they will proceed accord
ing to their orders.
Fourth—An armistice terminates aggressive warfare, but it does not prevent either
party sending troops to the territoty already occupied by its armies.
Fifth —The United States can continue to send troops to Porto Rico or Santiago.
Sixth —The blockade of Havana need not necessarily be raised.
Seventh—As to Manila, the terms precedent require that'the United States occupy the
city and bay and the armistice will be followed at once by an order from Madrid to allow
General Merritt's troops to occupy the city.
No Answer Received
Washington, August 6.—Spain's answer to the American demands was not received
by the French ambassador up to midnight tonight. M. Cambon and his staff, who had been
awaiting it through the evening, at that hour were convinced that it would not arrive before
tomorrow and the ambassador retired and the members of his staff went to their homes.
Will Need No Reply
Madrid, August 6, evening.—The cabinet today approved the basis of the reply to the
peace conditions proposed by the United States. Duke Almodovar del Rio, the minister of
foreign affairs, is charged with revising the reply, which will be read and approved at the
cabinet council tomorrow morning.
It is stated on good authority that the Spanish reply will give no occasion for a further
response to the United States.
The Question of Claims
Washington, August 6. —The announcement that the United States government will!
assume liability for the claims of the Insurgents against the Spanish government on account
of injuries and damages sustained in the Cuban insurrection has caused the filing of a large
number of claims with the state department. Very many of these are not based on events
occurring during the last rebellion but date back many years, and relate to damages sus
tained through municipal maladministration and such things
On the other hand there are now Spanish claims to the amount of $8,000,000 against
the United States, that in the event of a joint claims committee being authorized would be
proved offsets to many Americans here. A large number of these claims are made by Spanish
citizens on account of property destroyed or appropriated by the confederate troops during
the civil war, thus having exactly the same basis as a number of claims filed by American
citizens against the Spanish government for property seized or destroyed by insurgents in
Cuba. Another class of these claims is of recent date flowing from the abortive efforts of
the commissioners and special courts created by congress to "settle the Florida claims."
It is believed to be probable, however, that in the adjustment of peace terms our gov
ernment will ignore all claims save those preferred by American citizens for losses sustained in
Cuba, allowing the others to be arranged for later on by a joint committee.
Queen's Counselors
Madrid, August 6, 2 p. m. —The queen regent this morning conferred with Senor
Silvela, the conservative leader; with the duke of Tetuan, the former minister for foreign j
LOS ANGELES, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 7, 1898
(Continue.! on Page Four.)
GOOD SHIPS SAIL
ioiotali Troops Start From tie
Golden Gate
Tie Fleet for Manila—Reception to tne Seventh
Is a Success—News of tie North
ern Camps
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SPECIAL WIRE
San Francisco, August 6.—The transports Lakme and Charles Nelson,
which received detachments of the New York regiment and engineer corps
yesterday, left early this morning for Honolulu. The vessels went into tho
stream last night and anchored off Meiggs' wharf, awaiting final orders.
At 6 oclock this morning the Nelson hoisted anchor, and, without any
of the ceremonies which have marked the departure of previous transports,
started on her voyage for Honolulu.
The Lakme, in a similar manner, started on her voyage at 9 oclock, and
an hour later the ship Tacoma, with horses and mules on board, was towed
out to sea, and catching a fair wind spread all her canvas and at a clipping
gait started for her long voyage to Manila.
Movement of Ships
The soldiers on the Lakme and Nelson were in high spirits, for they
realized that they were destined to the paradise of the Pacific, where a boun
teous welcome was awaiting them, and where their duties will be of the
lightest character.
The Scandia and Arizona will probably be ready by the end of next
week for the reception of troops, but just when they will start for Manila is
indefinite.
The ships of the first transpoat fleet are expected to arrive home in about
ten days and with the Scandia and Arizona will form the fifth expedition for
Manila.
The Pekin, Australia and City of Sydney will require but a few days to
put them in condition to make the second voyage to Manila, and the expedi
tion will be under the command of Brigadier General King.
The Scandia and Arizona will take the Seventh California regiment, two
battalions of the Eighteenth and Twenty-third regiments and 900 recruits for
the regiments which have already departed.
A!J the Troops to Go
It is estimated that before September 15 all the troops now in the camp
here will been dispatched to Manila, for, with the return of the first
transport fleet and its second departure, the bulk of the men in the camp can
be taken care of.
The second fleet will probably return before the end of August, and
these ships, consisting of the China, Colon, Zealandia and Senator, will more
than suffice to tike the troops left in the camp after the Australia, Pekin and
Sydney have sailed.
The governor of lowa has communicated to the Fifty-first regiment now
here that he has been in conference with the secretary of war concerning their
fate. He says that Secretary Alger has promised that if transports can be
secured, they will without doubt be sent to the Philippines. Resting com
fortably on this assurance, the Fifty-first lowa are confident that, be it next
month or next year, they will yet sail out of the Golden State.
The Seventh's Reception
No effort was spared to make the reception and entertainment given
tonight at Mechanics' pavilion by Golden Gate commandery, K. of T., to
the volunteers of the three California regiments a pronounced succcess.
Besides the drill by the Seventh California regiment there were many other
entertaining features. The drill program included a long list of military
evolutions. The military features of the entertainment concluded with a
review ot the soldiers by Major General Merriam.
Deserting Camp flerritt
San Francisco, Aug. 6. —Camp Merritt is growing smaller by de.
grees. On Monday the First Tennessee regiment will move to the Presidio
reservation, and then the only troops remaining at Camp Merritt will be
the forces designated to comprise the fifth Manila expedition; the steamers
Arizona and Scandia, now almost ready to receive the soldiers, will take
away the last of the Camp Merritt battalions.
Red Cross Surgeons
The Red Cross surgeons to care for the men to be sent home from
Manila will go out with the next fleet of transports from this port. This will
be in accordance with a request from
the medical department of the United
States army. The Red Cross Society
is gathering all necessary equipment
and medicines for the equipment of
the hospital ship.
Camp Notes
It is officially announced tonight
that ihe Utah battery C artillery has
been ordered to the Presidio. This
means they will not go to Manila,
but will be quartered permanently at
the Presidio.
Col. Park Henshaw of the Eighth
California volunteers announced to-
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night that he will have an exhi
bition drill here some night next
week which will be 1200 strong.
Spain Disgusted
Madrid, Aug. 6.—The news from
Poato Rico is received with great dis
appointment. The Spaniards are dis
gusted with the welcome the natives
have given the Americans and the
volunteers have thrown their arms
down.
The general opinion is that it is
not worth while to risk lives and
spend millions for the sake of territo
ries which are worse than disloyal to
the mother country.