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Main, PnvarnUhril Paragraph Iortra,
In; Triltlifut New ot Event tin Tlir7
Have or Will Happen Morrmrnl of
Arm; anil Nioy Departmental Doing
WnlnMilay, July 1.1.
Ge.'vorn snys IiIm Intention was to
fllsnble the llrooklyn, If lie could do
that lio believed liu could escape.
The governor of the Danish West
Indies bus refiiHcil to allow American
nhlps to coal from store belonging to
Undo Hum, claiming Unit to do so
would be u breach of neutrality.
It Is declared tlint. the movement of
the American nrmy on Puerto Itico
lins begun. An noon ns Suntlugo falls,
the bulk of the. regulars will be with
drawn to form thu army to invade
Puerto Rleo.
TJie secretary of the navy Iiuh ordered
the removal of' all submarine mines
which now protect the linrborH of the
United States. They will probably be
exploded, as that In considered the
wifest and quickest way.
The Third Nebraska regiment Is now
afuct, the last eonlpnny being mustered
in yesterday. At 3 o'clock this after
noon Win. J. ltr.vun took the oath us
colonel, and for the 11 rut time appeared
In bin uniform. The regimental band
under Roltt. Ilroivn was mustered In
nt the same time.
Tliurmluy, Inly I 1.
Rigid dlselpllnu is being enforced at
ililckiunuugu, and the volunteers lire
realising more than over what war
menus.
J'ortugnl fears an uniislng in .Spain
-will extend to that kingdom' and is
preparing to take energetic measures
to atop it.
Captain Clark of the Oregon has
lircn made chiof-of-stuff of Commodore
Watson, eominunder of tho eastern
ttuidron under orders to harass the
tip-.inl.sli coast and to pursue and de
tttroy Admiral Ciunnra's tleet.
Dewey has captured another of the
Philippine Islands the Isla (hand.
The Insurgents attempted to take It
lint were prevented from doing so by
the (ionium ship Irene.
Adjutant-General Corbln received
tho following telegrnm yesterday:
Omaha, Neb., July 1.1. I have the
honor to report that I was mustered
into the service to-day and await or
ders. Tho regiment will be uniformed,
equipped and ready to move within a
few days. 1 beg to testify to the efll
rieney of Monk-mint Duff, .mustering
otllccr, and Lieutenant Morgan, acting
quartermaster. (Signed) Iirynn. Col
onel Third regiment Nebrasku volun
teers. All the negotiations for u peaceful
Mirrcndcr of Santiago tie Cuba ended
n utter failure yesterday and the city
.mist full by the sword. General Toral.
the Spanish commander, has finally
and dellnltely refus-d to accept Shuf
ler's proposal for an unconditional
surrender nud tho American tinny now
only uwaijs the word of its general to
begin the Until struggle General Shaf
ter has notitled the government that
he will open up at mum today with all
his batteries, while the naval voisols
will throw 13-lnch shells Into tho city
from the harbor enttance.
l'rliluy, July IS.
According to instructions received
lovernl days ago, naval engineers are
removing the mines from tho various
harbors.
Mujor-Gcnerul Rrookc, who lias been
stntloued at Chiekainauga in command
of tjio First army corps, has been sum
moned to Washington for consultation
In regard to the I'aerto Rlcun cam
paign. The llllbuster steamers Florida and
Fnnltii, under convoy of the little gun
bout I'eorla, landed tho largest expe
dition sent to the aid of Come?.. It
consisted of cannon, rifles ami ammu
nition, and commissary stores. Tho
expedition was beset wltli much dan
ger and one American and several Cu
bans were wounded, and Rrigndlcr
Ciencral Nunez of the Cuban armv was
killed.
Saturday, .Inly ID,
Spain has been practically placed
tinder martial law, nud it is believed
negotiations looking to peace, have
been or soon will be opened up.
Shortly after .1 o'clock yesterday af
ternoon the fourth expoilftiou to '.Ma
nila left Sun Francisco. It consisted of
Ibe City of Pueblu and the Peru.
Mulor-Generul Otis left with the ex
pedition on board the first named ves
sel. About 1,800 men were taken. The
halaneo of tho troops will sail as boon
s possible.
(leneral Shafter yesterday said:
"The enemy has surrendered all the
territory and troops east of Santiago.
Tho terms were dictated from Wash
ington. It has been u hard campaign,
one of tho hardest 1 eer saw. The
tllflioultlos to contend with were very
Kraut. Never during our civil war
wore more dlflleult problems solved.
The character of the country and tho
roads made it scqiii impossible to ad
vaiu'o In the face of the enemy. The
transportation problem was hard, but
nil the dlfllculties havo been success
fully .surmounted, Our troops have
Itchnvcd gallantly. They fought like
heroes, nud I ntn proud to have com
manded them. During all tho hard
ships they havo suffered they have
-hown resolution and spirit. They
leservo to conquer.
'The resistance of tho enemy has
heen exceedingly stubborn, Gone-al
Toral has proven himself a foeman
worthy of uuy man's steel.''
Suniliiy, July 17.
Madrid admits that pence negotia
tions are- under way.
The troops under second call are
nearly all rrerultcd.
Fresh provisions are being sent with
nil possibe speed to .sjantlugo,
tVi-era and forty ofllcers are now
-comfortably established nt Annapolis.
German papers are less rabid In tone.
They have beau given a hunch to keep
ulot. .
Tho Morifcfry will 'strip' nt tht! Caro
lines and take possession before pro
ceding to Manila.
x nt MiwawwkftwwMr mmmmamsmu wasv.wswww-
Some of (ho Spanish prisoners on
board the Harvard mutinied just be
fore leaving Santiago and the oillcers
found it necessary to order the ma
rines to fire. Six Spaniards were kill
ed and several wounded.
The following message was rcclvcd
at Washington last night: Camp near
Santiago, July 10. The surrender lian
been definitely settled and the arms
will bo turned over tomorrow morn
ing, and the troops will be marched
nut as prisoners of war. The Spanish
olors will bo hauled down atO o'clock.
nd the American ling hoisted. Signed
Shafter, Mujor-Oenerul.
Mnmtiiy, .Inly in.
Nearly all of the American men-of-war
are at (luatitanaiuo. Commodore
Wntson's squadron Is preparing to go.
to Spain.
Over 81,000 was raised by subscrip
tion among the fleet of Santiago for
the bcnclltof the young wife of (ieorge
II. hills, ot the llrooklyn, who was
the only man klled during the en
gagement with Cervera's squadron.
Several vessels are preparing for the
trip to Spain. An auxiliary cruiser,
with (leneral Miles aboard, will prob
ably leave for Porto Itico In the course
of a day or two. (leneral Miles says a
sufllolcnt force will be sent to the Is
land at once to take it and hold it.
The torpedoes In Santiago harbor
were taken or exploded, after which
tha Red Cross steuuier State of Texas
entered to give assistance to the sick
and wounded In the city, the warships
may not enter the harbor for several
days, probably not until after the ar
rangements have been completed for
transporting the Spanish prisoners to
.spain.
Arrangements for the Porto Rico ex
pedition were under discussion by the
president and the war board last
night. It may bo two or three days
before the detail, of thu new invasion
arc wotited out, but it is probable that
before the end of the present week the
military forces of the expedition will
have effected n lauding not far from
Sail Juan. Prior to .the landing Ad
miral Sampson will bombard the San
Juun fortlilcatlons. It is understood
that (.leneral Miles Is to have charge
of the operation in Porto Rico.
At 0 o'clock ijuudny morning the
Spanish troops commanded by (leneral
Toral. left their trenches and marched
Into the American lines, where one by
one thu regiments laid down their
arms. The stars and stripes were
planted over the house of the gover
nor at noon, after the Americans went
Into the city, (leneral Shafter said
that upon going Into tho city he found
a perfect entanglement of defenses,
and that to have taken the city by as
sault would havo cost live thousand
lives, (leneral MoKlbbcn has been
appointed military governor ofSiintln
go. The ceremony of hauling down
the Spanish flag and hoisting the stars
and stripes was beautiful and impress
ive, and as the emblem of liberty un
folded In the presence of the thousands
who were present the cavalry band
played "The Stars and Stripes For
ever" while the Americans at the sug
gestion of (leneral MoKlbben gave
three cheers for (leneral Shaf ter.
Tiirmliiy, duly 10.
Admiral Sampson's report on tho
destruction of the Capo Verde squad
ron Is on its way to the navy depart
ment. It Is expected that the end of the
week will sco Commodore Watson
started on his way to the Spanish
coast.
A dispatch just at hand says seven
American warslilps are bombarding
Manzanlllo. The effect of the bom
bardment is not yet known.
A dispatch from Santiago says Shaf
ter and Cot respondent Sylyester Sco
vllle had an altercation, and that
Shafter cuffed the correspondent.
Olllcinl advices from Santiago place
the enlire number of fever .cases at
.100 or less. The surgeon-general con
siders tho situation less serious than
feared.
PresidentMcKlnley last night issued
a state paper providing in general
terms for the government of the pro
vince of Santiago de Cuba. The paper
Is not only an nuthoris tion and in
struction of General Shafter for the
government of tho captured territory,
but a proclamation to the people of
the territory of tho intentions of the
government of the I'nlted States re
garding them and their Interests. It
marks the formal establishment of a
now political power in the island of
Cuba, and Insures to the people of the
territory over which the. power ex
tends, absolute security in the exercise
of their private righto and relations,
as well as security to their persons
anil property,
Tho vanguard of the Porto Rlcan ex
pedition has started from Cuba. Gen
eral Miles left on tho Yale with part
of the expedition, and United States
transports carrying tho remainder of
tho troops of (leneral Shatter's com
mand will proceed to the lauding place
agreed upon under convoy of Admiral
Sampson s ships. Upon their arrival
a landing will bo effected under tho
gnus of the ships. Volunteer regi
ments nt Charleston and Chlekainiiugn
will bo sent. It is expected to put
10.000 American troops in Porto Rleo
in the next ten days. Major-tleneral
HrooUu will bo senior ofllcur of (lener
al Miles command, and will have
charge of carrying out the details of
the campaign.
Army comrades of .1. H. McClny,
senior major of the Third regiment,
presented him with a handsomely en
graved regulation sword today.
County Superintendent O. M. Holde
man of York county, being absent as
captain of Co. A, First regiment, the
supervisors havo appointed his sister
to servo until the vacancy is Illled.
Troop to UcTto Uunntanaino.
Kky Wkst, Fla., July 10. Tho
transport Nueces, formerly a Mnllory
lino boat, arrived hero this morning
from Tampa with troops for Cuba, and
will sail during tho day in couinany
with tho troop ship Lampusso. At thu
request of Admiral Sampson bouyu,
moorings, etc., will bo sent to-day by
a government vessel to (luantanamo.
The Intention of the government Is to
bouy that harbor so thnt many naval
vessels may take refuge there during
tho .hurricane soatou. Tho. govern
ment alio oxbec'ts to use It' us u base
of btipnllcs while preparing tho Inva
sion of Porto Itico.
THE EED CLOUD CHIEF.
THE HAGGLING ENDED
SPANIARDS FINALLY COME
TO OUR TERMS.
A DWpafch From Hlmftrr President Mc
Klntey anil Secretary Alger nt Oncii
Kent Congratulation Toral Say lie
Wilt Yield Term Hlgncd.
Wasimnotox, July IS. The War de
partment this morning posted tho fol
lowing bulletin:
"Reforo Santiago Spanish surren
dered. Particulars later. Shatter."
The President and Secretary Alger
evidently regard (leneral Shatter's dis
patch as conclusive, for they at onco
sent him the following cablegrams:
"To General Shafter, commanding
front near Snatiago, Playa: The Pres
ident of the United States sends to
you and your bravo army tho profound
thanks of tho American people for tho
brilliant achievements at Santiago, re
sulting in thu surrender of the city
and all of tho Spanish troops and ter
ritory under General Toral. Your
splendid command has endured not
only tho hardships and sacrifices Inci
dent to campaign and battle, but in
stress of heat and weather has tri
umphed over obstacles which would
have overcome men less brave and de
termined. One nml all have displayed
the most conspicuous gallantry and
earned tho gratitude of the nation.
Tho hcarts'of the people turn with
tender sympathy to tho sick and
wounded. May tho Father of Mercies
protect and comfort them. William
MeKInley."
"To Major General Shafter, front,
near Santiago, Playa: I cannot express
in words my gratitude to you nml your
heroic men. Your work has been well
done. God bless you all. II. A. Alycr.
Secretary of War."
A MiTTHR FROM TORAL.
hater in the morning the war de
partment posted the following bul
letin: ""Playa del Kste, near Santiago, July
1C Tho following letter has just been
received:
'"Santiago do Cuba, July 10. To
Ills Excellency, Commander-in-Chief
American Forces: Excellent Sir I
nm authorized by mv irovcrnment m
capitulate. I havo the honor to so ap-
priso you, requesting you designntc
hour and place where mv ruiirosentii.
tlvcs shall appear to compare with
those of Your Excellency the nrtleles
of capitulation, on tho basis of what
has been agreed unon to this datn. In
duo time.
"'I wish to manifest mv deiin. in
know tho resolution of tho United
States government resnectinc tho re
turn of my army, so as to note on the
capitulation tho great courtesy of your
great graces and to make return for
your trrcat conorosltv towards tli
Spanish soldiers in allowing them to
return to tne peninsula with their
arms To the American army I havo
thu honor to acknowledge myself as
dutifully descended. Josj Toral, Com
manding General, Fourth Army Corps.
lo licnernibimftur, Commanding
American Forces."
MUST GIVE UP ARMS.
Secretary Aleer stated nnililr.i,.
that the Spaniards will not bu nllmvi.ii
to retnln their arms.
When tho cabinet nflfolnlu it i.
White house, after the war cnnfnv,.,,..,.
it was stated that the entire war situ
ation had been gone over with par
ticular rcrcrenco to the next moves to
bo made. Although no olllclal state
ment was made, it annnnr.vl r.
bo tho general view that tho move
ment against rorto itico and tho dia
patch of Commodore Watson's sminil.
ron against tho coast of Spain were
next in oruer.
THE WAR HOARD IN SESSION.
The war board, including Secretaries
hong and Alger, Admiral Sicard. Cap
tain Mahan and Captain Crowinshield.
had a conference with the President nt
about It o'clock this morning. Secre
tary Day was also present.
Secretary Alger on leaving tho White
house said the conference was not par
ticularly important. It Iind been de
cided to send additional doctors and
nurses and medical supplies to Snntl
ago as soon as possible. Tho situation,
however, was not serious, but there
appeared to bo need for moro doctors
nnd nurses and these would bo sent
forward,
Tho secretary was In tho best of
spirits over tho situation at Santiago.
Secretaries Alger, hong and some ol
their assistants were in conference
with tho President for somo tlmu dur
ing tho morning upon tho situation
at Santiago and tho developments to
follow the formal surrender of tho city
and adjacent territory.
Shafter'8 message this morning
caused a revulsion of feeling in Wash
ington, hast night when it became
known that tho details of surrender
hand not been completed and that the
Spanish commissioners were still hold
ing out, It was felt that the situation
was serious.
Three More Prize Taken.
Key Wkst, Fla., July Jj. Threo
prlzos wcro brought hero yesterday,
but nono of any great consequence,
and the captures were effected with
only ordinary incident.
FOURTH EXPEDITION SAILS,
Major deneral OtU Lark tUn francUc
With Two Transport.
Ban FitANcwco, July lt. Shortly
aftw 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
Major General Otis, from his flagship,
the City of Puobla, signaled tho trans
port Peru to get under way.
As the two vessels anil tho small
fleet nccompanylng It passed tho forts,
the big guns from tha batteries sent
forth their thunder In salute, to which
the transports responded with theh
'am siren. .
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AS TOLD BY CERVERA'S LOU,
The SpnnUli Hn,uailron' Movement From
Cu) Vcrilo to July .
Nntf Yoiik, July is. Tho correspon
dent of tho Jew York Evening Sun
wires ns follows from Slboony, July 13;
Following Is tho Spanish record of the
doingsof Admiral Ccrvera's fleet, taken
from tho log book of tho Cristobal
Colon by the Rrooklyu:
"April 14. Arrived nt Porto Grande
(St. Vincent, Capo Verde Islands),
anchoring.
"April 10. The Vl.caya and Alml
rate Oqticndo arrived. All the. vessels
coaled and provisioned. The ship took
stores nnd guns.
"April iH Sailed, together with tho
Infanta Maria Teresa, Vizcaya, Almi-
rante Oqucndo, Furror, Terror nnd
Pluton. The Colon towed the Furor;
the Oqucndo. the Pluton and tho Maria
Teresa, tho Terror. A speed of eight
knots wan arranged.
"May 14 Sighted Curacoa (off the
coast of Venezuela).
"May 1.1 Steamed northward.
"May 10 Rendezvous appointed nt
Santiago do Cuba.
"May 10 Arrived nt Santiago de
Cuba, anchoring nt 8:20 u. m.)
"May !!.' The Colon shifted her an
ehorngc to Enscuada de Gaspar (about
a mile north of Morro castle).
"Mny 27 The watch tower signalled
that ten of tho enemy's ships were In
sight, accompanied by torpedo boats,
or small vessels. At 5:30 the sema
phore signalled that the enemy had
disappeared.
"Mayas. Sent an ofileer to Morro
rnstle to watch nnd report tho position
of the enemy's ships and to announce
their movements.
"May 20. The enemy's vessels were
to the eastward, steaming in columns.
Recognized the llrooklyn, Indiana,
lown, Minneapolis, Texas and a mer
chant vessel. We prepared our battery
mid loaded with nteel shells.
".May 30 At noon tho scmaphoro
announced that tho enemy's squadron
was insight; also tho arrival of war
ships With tw'o masts, with three fight
ing tops each and two smoke-pipes.
"May 31 The Colon was struck by
fragments of a shell fired during a
bombardment and her head was In.
jured.
"Juno 1 The Colon shifted her
berth in the harbor.
"Juno 3, 3:20 n. m. Firing at the
entrance of tho harbor.. Later the
flagship made sitrnal that a merchant
ship was entering tho harbor, it being'
tho Intention to sink her at tho en
trance. As she wus passing Ensennda
dels'ispcro (at thc inner end of tho
narrows) sho was 'sunk by a torpedo
from tho Pluton and by a mine, with
out accomplishing her intentions.
Seven prisoners were taken, one otll
ccr and six men.
"Juno 0 The enemy opened flro at
7:4.1. At 11:3.1 tho semaphore signalled
that tho enemy was withdrawing.
Wo are preparing tho Relna Mercedes
with rapid flro guns at the mouth of
harbor. Later received notice of tho
loss sustained. Tho dead are Com
mander Einllo Costa, executive oflicer
of tho Mercedes., and live men. Tho
wounded nro Ensign Alejandro Mollno
and twelve; iiicu.
"June 10 At:20 the enemy's squad'
ion opened lire on the vhore batteries,
some of the projectiles falling In the
harbor. At 0:0.1 tho Are grew less.
Our batteries continued to Are. 0:3.1
o'clock During tho afternoon equipped
a company for landing.
"June 17 Fifteen of tho enemy
opened flro to tho windward upon
Point Cabrera, lasting until 5:4.1. It
was begun by the Texas, a yacht and
two launches.
"Juno 18 The Mcrrlmae wns exam
ined by divers. Twenty ships ap
peared, only four of which were men-of-war.
One was very large.
"Juno 21 A landing part3 was
equipped nnd went ashore.
"Juno a2, 8 o'clock Heard shots
from the enemy's squadron and real
ized that our batteries were tiring.
Tho enemy tired slowly, tho bombard
ment lasting until 11:30.
"Juno 23 Sent a detachment nshoro
with rifles and ammunition."
"Juno 24, 2.1, 20 and 27 Sent rifles
and ammunition to tho Parplor Iron
pier, Dos Cruces, Dos Cumiuos and El
Cubrc.
"July 1 Provisions and ammunition
sent to the detachments on shore.
Henrd cannon on shore. During tho
afternoon projectiles passed tho bow
of the Colon. Heard sharp tiring be
tween tho town nnd Sibonoy. Tho
squadron was firing upon tho harbor.
A number of wounded arrived at the
military hospital. Our men slept at
their guns.
"July 2 Tho flagship signaled to
light 11 res under all boilers. Tho
Colon lit hers so as to havo steam nt 2
p. m. At night heard rifle tiring
toward tho town. A little Inter the
enemy's squadron opened oil thu bat.
terlos and bay."
There is no entry on tho log for Julv
.1, the day tho ships came out and were"
sunk. 'Iho log was translated and
printed on board tho llrooklyn ycstcr
day.
We Will Iluoy the Cable.
Oit Samiaoo nw Cuba, July 10. Tho
last cable from Santiago do Cuba was
caught this afternoon by the nnchor
of tho Massachusetts, near Aguadorcs,
just ns tho surrender of Santiago was
announced.
Italy Will Walt.
Rome, July 16. Admiral Candianl.it
is asserted, has been instructed to
await the assembling of tho Colombian
congress at Hogotn on July 20, and the
election of a now president of Colom
bia before taking any definite action
with refcrenca to enforcing tho Ccr.
(rutl claim.
Italian Hqaadron Arrive.
WisniHOTOM," Jalyns. Tho state do-
partmunt has been informed that tho
Italian squadron, inder Admiral Can-
dlanl, lias rc.vched Colombian water.
0EE EOJt P0JIT0 JUC0.
THE FIRST EXPEDITION HAS
STARTED.
the Amlllarjr Cmlxrr Yale Carried the
C'omtnandlnir Ornrral unit four llitt
tcrle of Arllllory Ornrrul llrooUe to
Take 30,001) Men.
Washington-, July 10, Tho Torto
Rlcan expedition has started on its
mission to enpturo that Island.
General Miles leading the Porto Ri
ran expedition, loft. Slbouey, Cuba, to
day upon tho Yalo with four batteries
of artillery and a few seasoned troops.
Two brigades npw nt Charleston are
embarking to-day on transports to take
them to Porto Rico.
All tho force at Tampa, 1.1,000 strong,
Including artillery, will be put aboard
ship ns rapidly as transports can bo
gotten there and sent to reinforce our
other troops.
General Urooke will take tho First
nnd Second divisions of his corps from
Chieknmauga to Porto Rico. Ho will
leave hero this afternoon for Chlcka
mauga to get his troops started. It is
expected that the wholo expedition
will bo under way within the next four
days.
It has been decided to retain General
Shatter's brigade at Santiago for an
indefinite period.
New York city, Newport News and
Tampa nro the embarkation points for
tho American army that has begun tho
movement to Porto Rico to win new
laurels for the United States.
Rids have been made by railroad
companies on transportation of troops
from Chiekainauga to New York city.
The regiments from Camp Alger will
be embarked from Newport News and
the artillery and additional regiments
in the vicinity of Tampa .will bo cm
barked from hat point.
The regulars destined for Porto Rico
aro supposad to bo tha Fifth, Eleventh
nud Nineteenth Infantry, the Fifth
cavalry, two light batteries of artil
lery and eight heavy batteries. These
aro either in Tampa at the present
time or under orders to proceed to that
place.
General Miles cables the secretary of
war that there aro at present four
light batteries of artillery which havo
not been disembarked, and hence can
be safely used in connection with tho
Porto Ricnn expedition. He says that
Ilainc's and Capron's batteries havo
not been affected with yellow fever,
and are available.
The artillery will bo under com
mand of Urlgndicr General J. I.
Rogers, one of the flnest artillery ofll
cers In the service.
The war department is having an
exceedingly dllUciilt task in selecting
tho volunteer regiments for the Porto
Rlcnn army. All aro very anxious to
go to the front, and again political in
fluence is brought to bear to advance
the Interests of the various regiments.
In accordance with instructions sent
by Secretary Long, three monitors
havo loft Key West for Porto Riean
waters, whero thej- will take station
In front of San Juan, whoso fortifica
tions they will attack. Tho monitors
aro the Puritan, Amphltrlte and Mlun
tonomnh, while tho Terror remains on
guard off Havana.
ThcnrrU.il of these three vessels
will Incrensc tho blockading force In
front of San Juan to six vessels. It Is
not intended to keep all of these ships
at that point, however, but on the ar
rlval of the monitors tho other ships
will go to other Porto Rlcan ports.
There are only seven ports which it
will bu necessary to blockade San
Juan, liayn, Mayagucz, Aguadilla
Areclbo, Fajardo, Naguago and Arroyo.
At tho present tlmo tho only Port de
clared In a state of blockade is San
Juan. It is expected tha't upon the
arrival of tha monitors tho President
will proclaim 'tho blockade of th
entire island.
MORAL EFFECT ON HAVANA,
(That the Londou Time Thinks or tin
Tall of Nuntlnco.
LoNno.V, July 10. Tho London Times
in the course of its weekly review this
morning, says: Tho Santiago negotia
tions aro honorable to both combat
ants, and their success was probably
duo to tho wlso and statesmanlike
concessions of Washington to send tho
Spanish gnrrison homo. The prospect
of regaining their natlvo land is na
turally grateful to the wearied troops,
and this stroko of policy will probably
have great effect on the garrison at
Havana.
The direct gain to tho United States
from the capitulation is small, but the
indirect results aro Important In tho
growth of mutual respect between tho
two nations, and tho lesson to the
Madrid government that It may now
abandon a hopeless nttltudo without
loss of military honors.
Judging from tho American experi
ment at Santiago, tho prospect ot bom
bardment from invisible naval stations
over cliffs will not bo very alarming in
future warfare.
Yonty-four Dead In n Truislan Mine.
llnESi.AU, Germany, July 10. A dis
patch from Glewltz, Prussian Silesia,
gays that twenty-four persons have
been killed by a cage accident at the
l'aulus colliery near Morgenrot.
To Drlro Spain to Knlrtde.
MATinin, July 10. El Imparclal says
that a member of tho ministry declares
that negotiations for peace with tho
United States are only possible so fai
ls tho question of Cuba is concerned.
To demand more would bo to say that
Spain must commit suicide.
Death of CI. A. 1'IIUtiury,
Minnkai-ous, Minn., July 10.
Georgo Alfred Plllsbury, of tho Arm of
tlllsbury fc.Co., president of the
Northwestern bank and one of the
best known men in tho Northwest,
died hero to-day, aged 82 years.
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MORRO WAS WITHOUT GUNS.
Bntitlnso'4 Harbor Dpi' hcs I,uri;cly I mag.
Iimry- ut To c'.tfil by Our Shot.
Santiwio. July i 1!). At exactly 9
o'clock Sunday morning the' Spanish
flng was lowered from thii staff crown
ing the heights tiiKin which battered
Morro castle spread half way. Tho
lowering of this emblem of the 'defunct
sovereignty of Spain in thts part of
the world was witnessed by a few
Spanish nnd American troopo on shore
nnd by tho llrooklyn, New York, Vix
en nnd Vesuvius, lying within a few
hundred yards of tho -harbor entrance.
Almost Immediately after the flag
was hauled down steam launches com
manded by Lieutenants llobson and
Palmer entered tho harbor, penetrat
ing as far as the firing stations of the
submarine mines. These mines wnr
judged to bo not so formidable as ex
pected, and later In thenfternoon they
were all exploded under tho supervis
ion of tho Vixen.
It wns seen that two mines had been
exploded at the tlmo of tho entrance of
the Mcrrlmae Into the channel of San
tiago harbor, but It is not thought
that either of them had anything todo
with the sinking of tho craft.
Six or seven steamers in tho harbor
fall as prisoners to the army nnd navy.
Tho Spanish gunboat Alvarez had al
ready been taken possession of by n
prize crew from tho New York. The
other vessels Ho at tho other cud of the
harbor, at Santiago proper.
Soon after noon Commodore Schley,
with Captain Cook of tho llrooklyn,
Lieutenant It. II. Sears, tho flag lieu
tenant, 1!. II. Wells, the flag secretary,
and three correspondents, went Into
the harbor on a stenm launch, which
moved slowly in order to make closo
observations of the Spanish forts and
batteries.
Everyone expressed satisfaction at
the fact that Morro castlo had not been
demolished by tho bombardment, Cap
tain Cook sa'ylng: "We need El Morro
ns an object lesson, and America is
rather shy on ruins, anyhow."
The old fort stands upon tho bluff,
terrace fashion. From tho water's
edge to the cliff there are numerous
caves formed by tho nctlon of the
waves, and around the has? und In the
superstructure nro not n few caves
made Jy the navy's projectiles. It
would appear, however, that only one
bastion was knocked to pieces, while
the queer little sentry boxes, dating
back to the sixteenth century, escaped
almost intact.
NOT A GUN ON MORRO'S WALLS.
Morro castlo Is tho only imposing
fortification in tho harbor and it is
only so In appearance, since not a gun
is mounted within or upon the crum
bled walls. In fact, all tho batteries,
masked and open, dwindled in their
terror-inspiring qunlltics as tho in
spection grew closer.
Crowning tho hill upon the west side
of the entrance were tho famous 0-inch,
rapld-flro guns from tho Spanish
cruiser Relna Mercedes. These wero
dungcrous, while below, on big found
ations upon the western shoro of tho
entrnncc, wero some revolving guns.
These wcro tho ones which poured
such a hard flro into the Merrimnc.
Directly cast of Morro castle, on tho
crest of the platcuu-liko cliff, were
six big guns, one or two of them dis
mounted. '
Tho Estrella battery and a small
neighbor further in, showed no guns,
while the famous Cayo Smith filled the
islet with blue, white and yellow hues
situated in groves of flowering trees,
soino of the buildings looking as if
they had been tho resorts of pleasure
seekers in happier times. Others wero
humblo enough to bo flshcrmen'r
houses.
NOT TOUCHED IJY A SHOT.
All wero deserted and, strange to
ftay, not one, apparently, had been
touched by a hostile projectile.
On the insido of the slope and hill to
tho westward somo hastily constrrct
cd, though very comforting, casemates
wero seen, jnto which tho Spanish gun
ners wcro wont to rctiro when our
ships opened fire. When tho firing
ceased tho gunners had only a few
steps to climb to their six-inch rapid
fire guns, which nlmost always flred a
few spiteful farewell shots.
At Punta Gorda there wcro two four
inch giins,,one nbove tho other, neither
protected even by sand or cnrtl
These commanded tho harbor entrance
pretty well, but they could havo boon
silenced by ono well directed heavy
choll.
Commodore Sehley has over and over
again expressed tho belief that om
licet probably could havo entered the
harbor without tho loss of a single
ship. Tho mines might havo slopped
ingress by sinking the leading ship,
but this is tho chance of war and not
so grave as many taken during tha
civil strife, nor as serious as would
havo been the situation had thero been
good batteries, piopcrly manned, in
tho harbor.
DYNAMITE IN THE JAIL.
St. Joseph Prisoner Iteioft to Dotpcmte
Mcbui to Gain l.loorty.
St. JosKrii, Mo., July 10. Last nigh'
dynamite was exploded in the conntj
jail by convicts awaiting transfer td
the penitentiary. The rear end of the
jail was wrecked, but the prisoners'
escape was prevented by citizens
M. ZOLA MUST GO TO PRISON.
The Court of Appeal lloaRlrmi the Rest
teuoo of tho Loifor Court.
Vr.nsAii.i.Ks, France, July 10. The
second trial of M. Emllo Zola and M.
Pcrrcnux, publisher of tho Auroro, on
tho charge of libel against them by
tho ofllcers of the Estorhazy court
martial, which adjourned from May
23, was resumed here to-day in tb
assize court.
Zola and Pcrrcnux were each sen
tenced to a year's Imprisonment, to
pay a fine of StlOo, and to pay tho costs
of tho suit, This sentence is tho cam
as the first from which Zola appcaityl
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