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    THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
July 21, 1858.
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SCENES
The American and Spanish Gener
als Looked Their Best.
COMMANDERS MET HALF WAY.
Ffc March Into tha f.'Hjr an Impreeelre
Scene Ttie Ilauilliig O.er of tba till
t tfca Araarlaan t.'oinmsnder -Husnlab
4 American Soldier, fraterulis.
Niw Yobic, July 80. A dispatch to
tbNw York Herald, ln(.-I July J7,
ay: Tli day which wm to crown
tb triumph of American arm dawned
wf willy. Tl soldiers rosn with the
tna and at about prcpirinif breskfas.
f bardtack, bacon and coffoo. Mora
loan usual altvcrllr wu shown. Every
body was in fine spirits. Kn the ail
log1 men 'Managm! to shaks oft their
feverish Intliarjfy and to assume a
ebenrful air.
About Hhaftir' hoadquartors the
bustl ws noticeable curly. A bun
4od yard away, at Ouiiwal Whaeler'a
headquarter, orditrlica wr busy ad
dling' tba horsns and pre paring for the
Mirernony, Ilrldlos and middle were
oiled and rubbitd. AJ1 trapping were
made aa smart a possible.
General Nhaftcr appeared, dressed
neatly in a dark blue uniform and
white helmet. General Wheeler wore
yellow drill coat with blue (ti:ug,
Uy o'clodk General fawton, Kent,
Oh fie, Young, Humnnr, llatea, Wood,
Ludlow, llrecklnrldge, and Garcia, at
tended by their staffs, had-arrived.
All showed eitruordinary care in their
Are, and made an imposing assam-blag-.
Hliortly before 0 o'clock General
Abaiter and (leneral Wheeler mounted
aad rode toward the gap through
rbleb tue road passu our line. Other
feoerak followed, and then their
staff. Two mounted troop of the
leorjnd cavalry, under command of
Captain Itrett, acted a an eacort.
WIIBRB TJi 12 GJCNKUALB MET.
Whan thl cavaleode emerged from
IM gap, where they could obtain a
tUw i HaotlaKO and the valley be
tween lit opposing trenohea, a similar
body of Hpanlard was observed
merging from the city. It wa Geo
aval Toral and hi staff, escorted by a
guard ef 100 Infantry. A the two
commander moved toward each other,
their bore at a slow walk, the ad
jacent hill became thronged with
oflleers and soldier, from the conquer
lag and the vanquished armle.
During the night the Kpaniard had
vacated their tranche, but group of
them were scattered all along th
plateau which fronts our line. On
last aide by Bhafter' order, a Hue of
entries had been stationed, with in
tmotloas te permit none of our soU
tfUrs to pass beyoud,
Oeneral rlhafter and General Toral
set about half way between the lines.
I BpanUh general and hi staff were
14 Immaculately. A they n eared
Mb other both generals rode slightly
In advanoe of their attended officer.
When within eay speaking- tllstano
they drew rein simultaneously and
raised their bat. Immediately every
officer on both side uncovered, and so
remained until General Toral and Gen
eral Sbaiter replaced their hut.
At tb eame time General Hhafter'a
avairy eeeort deployed the presented
smber, to which the Npaulsu iufantry
respomded by presenting arm.
ML BEY'S SWOItl) AND SPURS.
After exchanging salutations, Gen
eral Shafter took from Lieutenant
If Uey the sword and spurs of General
era del Ry, who had died bravely
defending Ki Caney July 1, and pre
anted them to General Toral with his
oompllnieuts. Ovueral Toral appeared
ffeote! as he received these souvenirs
ei bis dead eomrnile in arma. lie
warmly tbauked General Hhafter.
II e then banded his sword and spurs
t Colonel FouUlne, his chief of etsff.
Qeneral Hhafter announced himself
ready to receive I lie surrciulor of the
Uy under the terms of capitulation
already airrettd ummi sud sltfutd.
Oeneral Toral said, in hpauUh:
"1 deliver the city end province of
fantlago de CiiIm into the authority of
hs Unltetl ritsten."
General lrl utsil a motion as 1 to
ffer bis swonl, but was instantly
beaked by Geurisl Hlisfter.
Oeneral Torl and hta staff were
then lalroduo! to theprinulpal Anier
lean oftUwrs.
Wblle this wss going on the Ninth
Infantry, in felt msrehlug order, ad
vaaeed frote our lute and took its
oelUot) la the rear of the eavalry.
Va Hlatb bad been svlete4 a rgt.
mm! U oeupy the vif, aad errte4
df teats, bsfersseks sud coo slag
tea all.
At tb mm tlne the Tblrteeuth la
InaWy was iatodiug I eta the valley
t reeelve tke HpsuUH gsrrisoa, wkteb
Vef td ekrge froes taeetty. Nle
tbey tarhl aUuig tke Vru4 r4
jaail wttbla asrdt of eur Usee.
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1W1 taey ssleUd alui sad bs gravely
btw4 bt kaewtetlet wttb
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TO IT AT OUT lr Til M CUT.
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MM me m14 iwllu m tl frassv
Tb frttee ear r 14 ef elfag
ja4wtllet reMte sly easel
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Tbai fraalllf , (Uaeral TereJ
asAnled Oeeetsl bksfur avel tmel
w4 tbe eltr,
UNMtl MMkfter beae4 bkl UrM
a4 Mm tw ewiiMnder, tM wm
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MsejB9MMssffaaBA Amms aMAg
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seemed pleated to eee the Amerlcarm
enter and welcomod our soldiers with
glad faces and smilcM.
The cavalcade paused slowly through
the streets until the plaza was reached
in front of the governor's palace. The
general and staff then dismounted. A
grand reception had been prepared for
the occasion In a bcuutlful room with
a lofty frescoed ceiling.
General Toral then formally turned
over the key of the city to General
hhafter. Governor Hon and all the
oflicer of the province and municipal
ity were formally presented to Gen
eral Kliafter and his generals in the or
der of rank.
When the venerable archbishop of
Santiago entered there was a dramatlo
pause. The aged prelate, regally at
tired in his official robes of velvet,
came through the arched entrance,
followed by four priest, robed in
white. When presented to General
frihafter lie bowed courteously and ex
pressed his gratification that further
bloodshed had been averted.
He hoped for a peace as honorable
to (Spain as was this capitulation.
TIIH AUCHWSIlOi' MAI) CHANGED.
It was difficult to realize that thl
wa the same man who gave expres
sion to such bloodthirsty defiance a
few weeks ago.
Noon was set for the raining of th
American flag, and until then the tlm
passed pleasantly at the palace, The
Hpanlsh and American officers in tor
mingled. There was no stiffness.
Everybody chatted pleasantly, Gen
eral Toral moved about, making Intro
duotion and apparently in the best of
spirit.
Captain Mclvittrlek, Lieutenant
Wheeler and Lieutenant Mlley had
been selected to perform the ceremony
of unfurling the flag. At five minute
before If they ascended to the cupola
of the palace. As the cathedral
chimes rang out the hour of noon tb
Rtar and (stripe hot to the top of
th pole, where had waved th banner
of the Castllian.
General Hhafter, General Wheeler
and every American present uncovered
reverently, while the soldier present
ed arm and the band played "Th
btsr rlpanglcd llannur."
TOUAL, TOO, UNCOVERED.
With rare courtesy General Toral
and hi staff also uncovered, and re-,
nialned so until the strain of mial
ceased.
Just before noon the call to arm
wa sounded in every rrglmenUl
camp and eaoh regiment formed, a on
dres parade, along the crest of th
elevated ridge fuoiiig the city. Presi
dent Mch'lnley's dispatch conveying
the congratulations of th people of
the United fttatce wu road to them.
Capron' battery tired a salute of
twenty-one gun a a signal that th
American ilag waved over Santiago.
Every regiment band along eight mile
of tranche struck up "The Utof
KpangUd Itannur," amid thunder of
cheer.
When the artillery salute wa con
cluded the regiment marohed back to
their camp, the band playing
"Dixie," "Three Cheer for th lied,
Whit and litae -"Marching Through
Georgia" and the national air.
After the flag wa raised the Amer
ican general bade farewell to General
Toral and hi staff and left the plat,
escorted by the cavalry.
The Ninth infantry remained and
will garrison the city until relieved.
On the way through the suburbs th
cavalcade passed thousands of refugee
returning from El Caney. Notwith
standing tho accumulated miseries of
the last fortnight, they still had spirit
enough to cheer Geueral Hhafter and
hi ofllcera,
Shortly after 1 o'clock General
bhafter reached hi headquarter,
somewhat fatigued by the exertion of
the day, but exceedingly well satisfied
in the fact that the capitulation had
been couducted gracefully by both
sides.
During th afternoon the arms and
artillery of the garrison were exam
iued by American oflloers appointed
for the purpose, and then plaood 1
the arsenal at (Santiago.
80LDIKKS i KATERNIZE.
After the formalities were finished,
the soldiers of both armies met at out
trenohea and exchanged oourtotl
with great good nature. Our men ar
not rxtrmittetl to cro the trenohea,
but the tipauUrds apparently suffered
no reolralut sud tsiue by the hun
dred. Every Spaniard and Spaulsh soldier
had one or two bottle of win or
liquor in his hsvertsok, which b
offered freely to hi late enemies.
It wa sight to ) men who bad
s i lately fought each other desperately
ehsklug bauds with wry ladioatlor. et
ordtalty, 1 return Ut the wine out
gave hardtack, whloh vu great.
appreciated by the Hpselard.
Iks (5pnlerds seemed I ear ttoth
lag for tb lose vt Cvb ee4 ar aat
lowt to return t 9pin, wbJb they
have not seen far,yrt They
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LATE WAR NEWS.
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tance uguiust the attack of the Ameri
cans and the capitulation of that
stronghold will le a matter of speedy
ncomplishnicnt.
The uruiy under General Brooks will
not comprise more than 25,000.
WATSON'S EXPEDITION.
There are no indications that the ex
pedilion iigainst Spain under Commo
dore Watson is to be abandoned, ow
ing t recent developments in the war
situation. The Indications at present
are tliut tymniodore Watson will sail
lie fore the end of the present week.
Today general orders were issued to
hasten the completion of all prepara
tions, so that the squadron may be
able to sail by the end of this week.
Though the plans of the expedition
took Its inception when the intelli
gence of Cniniira's movement in the
Mediterranean reached the govern
ment, inhlcating a determination on
t he part of Spain to send relief to the
Spaniards hoiuing out ogulnst Admiral
Dewey at Manila, the abandonment of
Cumaru's voyage has not had the ef
fect of alterlpg the plan of the gov
ernment here to send a squadron to
the coasts of Spain.
YELLOW FEVEll SITUATION.
Ofllclal advices received from Santia
go up to tod ii y "luce the entire num
ber of fever cases of all kinds at
scarcely three hundred. The reports
of the surgeons arc optimistic. The
surgeon generul considers the situa
tion much less serious thun it was at
first feared, and the annrehenslons en
tertained when ilrst reports arrived
are correspondingly diminishing.
Generul Duflleld's condition is re
ported much improved. Up to today
ills condition was reported open to
much doubt us he wu taken down
with a mild ubUick of yellow fever. No
furtiii.r ntmrehenslons are entertained
us the attack 1 yledling readily to tho
treatment of surgeons.
Hw Kr o m Hie I'bllllu,
(liy Associated x res.)
Hong Kong, China, July 18. Th
German cruiser Cormeruea arrived
here from Manila on July 15. It re
port thut when it left Manila ail was
quiet. At that time the Insurgent
forces had made no advance and the
second contingent of the American
expedition to Manila bad not yet x
rivvd. The officer of the German
cruiser report that Agulnaldo, the In
surgent leader, had an interview with
the Spanlah captain general of the
Philippine. The result of that inter
view is not known.
New York, July 18. E. W. Harden,
the correspondent of the World at
Munllu, sends hi paper the follow
ing: General Aemollo Agulnaldo, com
mander of the insurgents, occupies ft
fine palace as hi military headquar
ters. He ha fought four battle al
ready with the Spaniard and been
vlctorioua in all. The Spanish lost
125 killed, 200 wounded and 1,400 tak
en prisoners. General Agulnaldo baa
lost 12 killed and ten wounded; no
prisoners.
Geueral Agulnaldo ha 6,500 fully
armed troop and can raise a many
more if he can get arms for them.
He has a carefully elaborated plan of
uctlon, which Include co-operation
with the United States troops.
Agulnaldo Is only 26 year of age,
but he appear fully ten year old-r.
He I a native of the Islands and is
a full blooded Munllian whose people
have been native leader for genera
tions. Thev are wealthy, too, and
Agulnaldo has contributed freely of
his time and money to the relief of
his fellow Islander.
When Governor Oeneral Augustl
hnd liought peace he cabled word of
it to Madrid, and received the thaaka
of the queen. He got out six sheet
poster proclamations of triumph with
his own picture in them, and organ
zed a big parade with rnuc.i artillery
banging and thirteen bras bands 'n
one bunch, all playing different tunes.
And then Dewey arrived Couriers ire
now going through the islands of
Spanish defeat and rousing their
countrymen.
I hnd an Interview with General
Agulnaldo. "Our central government
Is at Cavlte," he said. "I am ap
pointing an officer to control eoch
province. My present Intention Is
either to capture the troops guarding
the approaches to Manila or drive
thrm back Into Manilla snl Invest all
the nil rimers to the city on the west
and south. Our troops from Itutacan
wilt invest all the rntrsnres from the
north snd with the American fleet
Investing the sea aprosi'hes from the
cHxt there will be slisolntrlv no com
miiiilititlou from the 01 tslde world
Into the ellv of Manila. I im ronft
dent my troops will br side to sccsm
plUh this without difficulty."
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BRYAN MADE SPEECHES,
tb Nebraik Kcglment Cheered by
Crowds at Illinois Stations.
Bloominotos, 111., July 21. Th
train bearing Colonel ISryan'B regi
ment of Nebraska volunteer to Flor
ida passed through ISloomington in
four sections yesterday afternoon. Th
train was met by a large crowd of peo
ple, Including many women, and wa
saluted by the firing of cannon. Bryan
was called for and made a brief speech,
thanking the people for the honor
paid his command.
At Mendota aud l'ana large crowd
cheered the Nebraskans.
Ca-STBAUA, 111., July 20. The Bryan
regiment reached Centralla, in th
home county of Colonel Bryan at half
paat 10 o'clock last night, three hours
behind time. A crowd of 5,000 waited
for th train and gave the soldiers a
rousing welcome. Near relatives of
Colonel Bryan gathered here and gar
him an affectionate greeting. A mag
nifioent floral emblem, a wreath ur
rounding a picture of Bryan with
horseshoe suspended underneath tb
picture was presented by the oitisea
of Marion county. The presentation
speech was made by the Rev. J. I
Waller and a brief response mad bj
Colonel Bryan.
ARMY AND NAVY CLASH.
Sampson Claims Hhlpplug In San t lag
Harbor and Hhafter Hays Nay.
Santuoo, July 10. The question
iia arisen a to the disposition to be
made of the half dozen large SpanUh
merohant steamers which were in th
harbor of Santiago at the time f th
surrender. Bear Admiral Sampson ar
rived in the city to-day on the Vixen
and olaimed the steamer were prise
of the navy. He also was desirous of
placing prize crews on board them,
Oeneral Hhafter, however, refused to
recognize Admiral Sampson's claim.
He declared the steamers with every
thing else in Santiago had surrendered
to hiss. The question, apparently, is
till undecided. But at any rate the
admiral returned to his flagship with
out having distributed prize crew
among the merchantmen, and th lat
ter are still in possession of the army,
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Four tllrli Drowned.
FATSOir, Utali, July 21. Four girls
Were drowned In Utah lake yesterday
afternoon. Tlo-ir names were Lucy
Kel, Emma Keel, Susie Keel and
fiteeaer Bauer, their nes ranging
from II to 20 yeaip. The girls were
floating on a plank. One fell off and
was drowned and the others lost their
lire In trying to rescue her.
ample ef eialah rrofretilreneM.
It Is noted that the Philippine wer
liscoverwd in 1521, and formally an
acxed to Spain in 1669, nearly 330 year
tgo. In tfiose 830 years of Spanish
rule but sixteen mile of railway has
been built In the entire archipelago,
rhat la chracterlstlc of Spain' way of
filing her provinces.
With Rim Waiting for Them.
Mrs. Wallace No, 1 don't play soll
alre any more. There are two decks
jf cardH at home now. Mrs. Ferry
But why should that stop you? "You
ion't mean to tell me there Is any fun
n playing unless some one Is waiting
for the cards?" Cincinnati Enquirer.
Democratic County Convention.
The democratic county convention for
Lancaster county is hereby called to
ninet in the Bohanan hall, in Lincoln,
Neb., at 10 o'clock a. m., on Wednesday
the 27th day of July, 1898. for the pur
pose of selecting delegate to the demo
crat!'.) congressional convention of the
the First district of Nebraska
to be held at 1'lattenioulh Au
gust 11, 1808, and the democratic
state convention to be held iu Lincoln
Auifust a, 180S, and (or the purpose
of nominating candidates for the fol
lowing officers ol Lancaster county,
to-wit: t wo state senators, nve state
representatives, one county nttorney,
and one county commissioner, and to
trurmurt auch other business ns nuiv
come propsrly before the convention.
Well Represented.
Nebraska is pretty wll represented In
this war, tli a 11 It you. One reifHtifut iu
tu Philippines, one at I'autp Thomas
ready to o to Cub or Porto It 100, an
other regiment on it war to th front
and a ship load ol provisions lor the
eiif!'ivr Ironi Snaeieh erullv that's
NehrtasVe record to date, and she is
rlv and willing to do as much mure.
-Omaha World Herald.
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