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8PANIARDS DEFEAT THE
CUBAN ARMY.
fhn Insurgent Octieriil Attacked Hpnlilih
Troops on Their Wy to Hurronder Jo
the 'American Commander Forty-one
Cubans Killed.
Nr.w Yotm, July 35. A dUpatoh to
Iho New York Herald from San
tlnco savs: Orcnt exoltoment was
caused ,nt Santiago Thursday by, a
Btory brought In by Cubans that 4,000
Cuban Insurgents, composing General
Onrcla's tinny (or tlio eastern depart
ment of Cuba, bad been routed in u
fierce engagement with n detachment
of Hpanlnli troops bound for Santiago
to Hiirrcudur. In this- battle, which
took plnco at a point several miles to
the north of thlnolty, forty-one Cubans
were killed, the Cubans Bay, and
many more wcro wounded. The Span
ish loss was much smaller, It Is said.
Nothing happening in this vicinity
recently has taken tho American of
ficers and troops so completely by sur
prise as this story of thts battle be
tween the Cubans and tho Spaniards.
Our troops had come to look upon tho
Insurgent as eaters rather than light
ers, and they scarcely believed the
reports that C.arela's men had lain In
nmbuscadoand had opened tho fight
by attacking tlio Spanish troops.
It Is not known whether General
Garcia was awaro of tho number of
tho enemy ho was attacking. If ho
thought ho had encountered a small
forco of Spaniards and could over
power them easily It was a grave mis-
tako, npparcntly. There wero at
least 5,000 Spaniards in tho body, no
according to tho report, and they
drove Garela's men into full retreat u
few hours after the battle began.
Whentho Cuban general withdrew
his troops to tho mountains ho re
solved to movo on to llolgulu, alnnit
sixty miles to tho north of this city.
It was with this object in view that
General Garcia withdrew his troops
from tho American Unci and refused
to longer act as an ally of General
Shatter. Ho decided to capture Hoi
guln if possible and there set up an
insurgent government, making that
place tho Cuban headquarters for thu
Hastern department.
Tho Cubans and Spaniards met on
the road between Santiago unci Hoi
guin. The Spaniards, it Is Bald, had
been gallic, cd from tho fortified towns
in tho vicinity and wero proceeding to
Santiago under tho terms of surrender
ngreed to by General Torul. They
wero seeking to carry out In good faith
tho agreement in ado with General
Shaftcr. They wore not looking for a
light ami wero caught off their guard.
General Garcia, it is said, ordered
his men to form so that they would bo
concealed in tho chaparral, hoping to
annihilate tho first section of the
Spanish troops. His plans wero
promptly put into execution, but the
Spaniards, quickly recovering from
the demoralization caused by tho open
ing shots, fought fiercely, and General
Garela's ambubcado was a failure.
Although unsuccessful in his plan to
trap tho Spaniards, General Garcia, ac
cording to tho Cubans, who brought
the story, sent word to them demand
ing that they surrender forthwith. To
this demand thu Spanish commander
returned an emphatic refusal, General
Toval, ho notified General Garcia, had
surrendered to General Shatter, not to
Cubans.
Despite Information that tho Span
lards were a part of those Included In
General Toral's surrender. General
Gnrola Is said to have ordered his troops
to prepare to fight.
The Cubans quickly took tho posi
tions to which they had been assigned
and tho order to tiro was passed along
tho line. General (tarda had decided,
it Is said, to attempt to carry the
Spanish position by assault, and bis
troops pressed forward when tho word
was given. Their progress was firmly
resisted nt every point by tho Span
lards, who after several hours' fight
ing put the Cubans to rout, with a loss
of forty-one killed and many wounded.
The Spaulgh suffered n small loss.
The story of the battle and its dis
astrous results has groatly excited tho
Cubans. They nro demanding ven
gcanco and cannot understand why
the Americans do not annihilate their
Spanish prisoners of war.
OBJECTS TO CIGARETTES,
tho Ccarlna of Huula forbid It la Ilrr
Presence.
Lonron, July 25. Tho Hally Telo
graph publishes a dispatch from St,
Petersburg which says tho ladles of
the llusslan court arc greatly upset at
the fact that tho czarina has forbidden
cigarette smoklhg In her prcseueo.
The dispatch adds that the ladles
havo petitioned her majesty to with
draw tho prohibitory ukase, pointing
out that ladles smoke cigarettes at all
tho courts of F.uropo and that thcro
arc smokers mg tho crowned
heads and the princesses of blood roy
al, including tho dowager czarina,
tho empress of Austria, tho queen of
Iloumanla, the queen regent of Spain
anil tho queen of Portugal; while, they
allege, tho greatest devoted of nil is
tho Princess Henry of Prussia, the sis
ter of the czarina.
SHERMAKONTJIEWAE
A' Katun unit Missouri Itrgltnent Will o
to 1'orto Itlco.
CmcitAMAVOA, July 23. General
llrooko and staff left this afternoon
on a special train for Newport News,
whenco tlloj go fo Porto Hleo. Tho
train was made up of a private car
occupied by General llrooko, two Pull
man sleepers and two baggage coaches.
It will go over tho Queen & Crescent
route by way of Lexington, Ky., and
Richmond, Va. Tho departuro of
General llrooko leaves Major General
Wndo In command of Camp Thomas.
At an early hour to-day tho reserve
hospital corps, reserve ambulanco
eorp3, the signal corps, Troop H, Sixth
United States cavalry and Company F,
Eighth United States Infantry, left on
special trains for Newport News. Tho
sevcrnl commands marched five miles
to Itossvllle, where they wcro loaded
an special trains. To-morrow morn
ing four light batteries of artillery,
A of Illinois, 11 of Pennsylvania, A of
.Missouri, nnd the Twenty-seventh In
diana will leave for Newport News.
Tho whole of tho First corps, with tho
exception of two brigades of tho First
division which are now on the way,
will leave next week for Porto Rico.
Tho regiments arc ns follows: Twenty-first
Kansas, Second Missouri, Fifth
Illinois, Third Wisconsin, First Ken
tucky, Sixteenth Pennsylvania, Second
Wisconsin, Third Kentucky, Thirty
first Michigan, One Hundred nnd Six
tieth Indiana, First Georgia, Sixth
Ohio, One Hundred and Fifty-eighth
Indiana, First West Virginia, Second
Ohio, First Pennsylvania, Fourteenth
Minnesota, First South Carolina, Fifth
Pennsylvania, Eighth Massachusetts,
Twelfth New York, Ninth Pcnnsylva
ula and First New Hampshire.
It is announced hero that immedi
ately after the w.vcral corps havo left
Chicknmauga park the organization of
tho Sixth corps, to bo commanded by
Major General James 11. Wilson, will
bo begun and completed. Tho corps
will consist of twenty-soven regiments
from the second cull for volunteers,
numbering In all 30,000.
Washington, July 2 5. Major Gen
oral Copplngcr, commanding tho
troops at Tampa, has telegraphed Sec
rotary Alger that tho Eleventh nnd
Nineteenth regiments, regular Infan
try, Troop It of tho Second cavalry and
Light Untterlcs M and Cof the Seventh
nrtlllory are embarking to-day for
Porto Itlco. These troops, General Cop
plnger states, totally exhaust tho ca
pacity of the ships now nt Tampa.
General Grant's brigade received
orders to-day to immediately follow'
General Maine's brigado to Porto Rico.
Orders were sent yesterday by tho sec
rotary of war to Gcnoral Graham,
commanding tho troops at Camp Alger,
to send troops under his command to
Newport News for transportation to
Porto Rico.
Commissary General Egan'is rapidly
making his arrangements for sending
supplies to tho Porto Rican army. Tho
transport ship Massachusetts will sail
In a few days from Nowpoft News with
n largo amount of provisions. The ves
sel will go directly to Porto Rico.
General Egan has received a cable
gram from Colonel Weston nt Santiago
in regard to tho commissary supplies.
This is tho dispatch in full: "Tho
Mississippi camo In ycbterdny. Tho
beef Is delightful. Wo Issued to our
troops nnd hospitals 25,000 pounds.
About 33,000 pounds Is tho dally
average consumption. Wo havo light
ered it ashore. Ships holding our
stuff should not draw ovor fourteen
foot of water. Stuff should not bo on
ships with troops aboard where their
rations aro mixed with ours, causing
loss to us. Our losses from this source
nro largo. Full rations aro ibsued
and fresh bread to two divisions. All
will havo fresh bread ln a few days.
Smith writes mo concerning a lot of
bacon and hard bread, parts of 750,000
rations bacon and 500,000 hard bread
sent by your orders for Cubaus. Wes
ton, Chief Commissary."
Suggestions of ex-secretary
OF STATE.
Would Let tho Cubans Try The Position
of thn Insurgents Would Krrp 1'orto
IU -o, Increase tlio Army and Xnty( anil
Ilullil an Isthmus t'nnul.
Washington, July 20. Tho, German
military attache, Major von Gootzen;
tho Russian Colonel YormolefTj tho
Turkish officer, Mahaaza I ley; the Jap
anese, Mnjor Shlba; tho French at
tncho, Colonel I)e Granprcy, and tho
Englishman, Major Arthur Lee, royal
artillery, with tho American troops nt
Santiago, havo all furnished short mil
itary reports to their embassies and le
gations here in regard to tho oporat
tlons and actions of July 1, 2 and 3 nt
bluonoy and Han .luait mil.
Major vonOdstr.cn's report Is perhaps tho
most Interesting. "Thero was no mounted reg
ular cavalry In action," say i bo, "the cnrth'M
surface not loading Itself to tho movements of
cavalry, tho nrtlllory was four batterlos. each
of tourguns, B2callbor. It was tho American
Infantry that dlt the work. Fighting In dis
persed (open) orJer, their lino was a mtlo lone.
Tho foreign attaches were all up on tho line of
battle, whero wo law everything. One thins
especially Impressed us. Thcro wero three
regiments of volunteers In the fighting line.
The Spanish commanders dlreeted their attach
upon thesa and tho regiments of blacks. The
volunteers wcro never shaken nnd neter
gavo 'ground once. Whora thoy made
an advance they held It. When ono
remembers that soma of these voluntsers the
Scvcnty-llrst New York, tho Bocond Massa
chusetts nnd Colonel Wood's Hough Killers
had not bean drilled more than two months,
their steady advnnco under as hot n lire as was
etorsreuln modern war was a splendid cvl
denco of tho high courage nnd ready adapta
tion to military conditions of the Amerlcnn ol
dler. In the hottest of It all no man wavered.
When the Una was rent uud man went down by
scores, thCM) stalwart Amarlosns simply
dressed their line and went on. It might hato
beenn hailstorm from the skies Instead of one
of rifle bullet, for uurthlug one snw. No vol
unteers on earth ever fctood such a Ore un
shaken for throo hours.
"It was mr nrit sight of war, my baptism of
Aro," said Major Shlba of tho Japanese im
perial nrmy engineers, n graduate of tho French
Military School of Polytcuhnle, then tho great
engineering postgr.iduato school at Ilrlancon.
"Tho batllo was fought under very unusual
conditions. The line was tu a dense thicket
under a tropical sun, whero thcro was not much
opportunity for the line tactics of modern war
or Us schools. Uut ono feature It explolusl
thoroughly tho high courage and Intelligence,
In Kuvllsh the Inltlatlw. of Iho American offl
ccr nnd soldier, bo tho man with tho musket
black or white. The officers did not give over
to tholr sergeants and corporals the leader
ship, as modern taatlci direct. All
went forward together, offioers and mon. The
Spanish main attack upponroJ to bo directed
at tho part of tho line composed of tho blacks,
negro .soldier, but no troops could havo be
haved more gallantly. Tho blacks and whites
went forward with a run. Theru was no at
tempt to malinger, to pretend lllnets, no shirk
ing. Tho difficulty was to restrain tho black
men. 'Steady, steady, men,' tho oUU-crs would
say. 'Lord, let us got nt them!' shouted a great.
black giant, noarly six and one-half feet high,
who was a sergeant. There was no maneuver
ing, nor any need for It. It was simply the old
conditions, whero the strongest and bravest
was leader, only there was no bravest, nil wore
brave. I never realized tho high, cool, endur
ing courage of this conquering American race
as I do now, hnvlug seen them tried in the
Dorco 11 ro of war."
WEYLERFORWARTOTHEEND,
ii.
All Movements for Peaca Ar Illtterly Op
posed by the General.
Wasihnoton, July 20. General Woy
ler is ono of the greatest opponents of
a peace policy In Spaint according to
Information received here. Not only
will ho refuse to havo anything to do
with a penco cabinet, but ho refuses to
exert his infliicnco for tho dynasty
while thoro is tho least talk of yield
ing. Ho believes in war so long as
single soldier Is left.
He urges that tho Spanish govern
ment endeavor to tirgo on Germany
and tho other powers, except England,
against tho United States and thus
compel this government to divide its
forces in order to sustain several fires.
It Is said that ho has urged this courso
upon Romero Roblcdo nnd several
others high in court favor. The Ircno
Incident In Sublg bay, ho complains
bitterly, was not taken ndvantage of.
Hnd thq German government been
urged to resent this and several other
Incidents in tho Philippines, a war
would have been precipitated. Dowoy'a
fleet would have been annihilated, and
Spain would havo had everything her
own way.
Woylcr spoko very favorably of Gon
eral Illanco, saying that he reposed
the fullest confidenco In him, and be
.Uevcs that ho will hold Havana. no'
said that if Illanco docs what ho has
promised and carries out tho projects
which he has before him, the Spanish
flog will continue to wavo In tho west
ern hemisphere. Weylor believes that
tho war will bo a long and bloody one,
but says that Spain will triumph, and
he bitterly opposes anything looking'
towurd an early peace movement.
WHEN SHAFT ER WAS IN LIBBY.
.MOKE TALK OF PEACE.
SPANISH GOVERNMENT IS
FOR ENDING WAR. .
According; to n London Dispatch n Mrs
rtge In Washington lias lleeu Ilrnwn
Vp Preparing Spain l'or More I.ossrs
Fnvnr Annexation to Independence.
BURIED WHERE THEY FELL
HOBSON AT WHITE HOUSE.
Arrive In Washington With Dlspatehel
Front Admiral Sampson.
Washington, July 25. Lieutenant
Hobson, the hero of tho Merrlmae, ar
rived at tho navy department yester
day. Secretary Lontr camo out of his pri
vate office nnd, grasping Hobson with
both hands, Bald with sincerity:
"Lieutenant, I am glad very glad to
see you." Then ho drow him into his
office, whero tho lieutenant was Intro
duced to Assistant Secretary Allen,
and was greetod by Captain Crowln
shield, Captain llrudford and Pension
Commissioner Evans, who happened to
drop In.
About 5:30 o'clook Lieutenant Hob
son wont to tho White houso to pay
his respects to the President. Secre
tary Long accompanied him. The
President received them in the cabinet
room. Ho gavo Lieutenant Hobson a
most cordial greeting nnd paid him u
high tribute for what ho regarded ns
ono of the most conspicuous acts of
gallantry In tho history of naval war
fare. Concerning tho efforts that are be
ing mado to save some of tho Spanish
ships, he Informed Secretary Long that
two of tho vessels, the Relna Mercedes
and tho Infanta Maria Teresa, would
bo saved certainly. " " '
A TUGBOAT BLOCKADE,
Many American Soldiers Worn Laid Away
In Trenches, Cofllnless.
New Yomt, July 20. Dispatches to
tho New York World from Santiago
say: The American heroes who dur
ing tho heat of tho fighting wero com
pelled to force every step of their way
wcro burled where they fell with tho
Bcant ceremony of wnr. Near tho
Quasina blockhouse, which tlm "Rough
Riders" stormed and took some days
previous to the battlo of SanJunn,
twenty-live are burled In ono grave.
Chaplain Vandewater of tho Seventy
first Now York said tho burial service
twenty-five times in ono day.
Tho bodies of Captain Capron and
Sergeant Hamilton Fish wcro buried
here. Both wcro taken homo on tho
stenmer Hudson, which started Thurs
day, by Nicholas Fish, father of tho
dead sergeant.
At the Inst ford before San Juan hill
It is estimated that forty of our men
wero burled in trenches. Twenty lio
In tho trcnohes at tho foot of El Caney.
Owing to tho necessity of feeding
tho starving, caring for tho wounded
and establishing uu orderly govern
ment in the province, tho disinterment
of tho bravo men buried in tho jungles
has been Impossible. Ultimately, how
ever, thoy will bo given a proper burial.
The bodies of tho officers only will bo
sent homo. Coffins will bo provided
for tho men who are to bo buried In
Cuba.
Tho Cuban Insurgents aro retarding
tho work of General Wood In reslorlug
order in the city. They aro still dis
mantled ' because tho town was not
delivered over to them. The Spaniards
aro accepting tho change of govern
ment in Santiago with good grace.
Tho insurgent forces have left the
American camp and gono twenty miles
into the interior. They have been
warned, under the threat of extreme
penalty, not to molest Spanish res
idents or return to tho old system of
brigandage.
Yesterday there were fifty funerals
of refugees who died its a result of the
scarcity of food at 11 Cunoy. Santi
ago is still short of food and the streets
aro full of hungry lieggars. 'llio
householders have been ordered to
clean their houses. A big sanitary
force is at work in tho streets am
public places.
General Joe Wheelor Once Captured the
Ofllcer Under Whom Ito Now Serves.
St. Louis, Mo., July 20. A dispatch
to the" St. Louis Globe-Democrat from
Terro Haute, Ind., says: Major Frank
Crawford, paymaster of tho Vandnlia,
was a roommate, so to speak, of Gen
eral Shaftcr in Libby prison for six
weeks. Shaftcr wns a major In tho
Nineteenth Michigan, which was one
of the regiments in tho brigade com
manded by General John Coburu, who
af terwad served a number of terms in
Congress from the Indianapolis dis
trict. Crawford was c. major in an
Indiana regiment and was Coburn'
chief of staff.
In March, 1802, the brigado was in
Tennessee, whero tho cavulry of Gen'
crnl Joo Wheeler, now
ut Santiago, was attacking tho Union
forces' in unexpected places. Coburn's
brigado was ordered on a foraging ex
pedition. Soon after starting it was
learned that Whcolcr'a flying squad
ron was just ahead. General Coburn
sent word to that effect back to tho
general commanding. Tho reply was
that if General Coburn was afraid ho
could return. This angered him and'
ho pushed forward at once. Within a
few miles his brigado was surrounded
and overpowered and many taken pris
oners, among tho latter Crawford andf
Shafter. Thcso two wero sont to
Libby prison, whero they occupied tho
same room for six weeks, at tho end
of which time thev wcro cxchano-cd.
London, July 20. It Is announced in
a dispatch from Mndrld, published
hero this 'afternoon, that the Spanish
government has drawn up a message,
addressed to tho government at Wash
ington, proposing nn armistice for tho
purpose of discussing tho terms upon
which pinco with tho United States
ian be arranged.
Tho press Is preparing all classes for
the loss of Cuba and Porto Rico and
for developments at Manila. El Ira
parclal, reflecting a widespread opin
ion, advocates direct negotiations for
peace with tho United States, and ad
mits that American annexation of
Cuba Is preferablo to Cuban Indepen
dence. El Imparclal nnd El Hcrnldo describe
the military precautions taken nt Mad
rid ugatnst any posstblo disturbance.
Great distress continues among the
working classes at Barcelona and
Malaga, and it is bald that not n vessel
is to bo seen cither at Cadiz or Barce
lona.
Tho 'Madrid correspondent of tho
Times says: I'caco prospects have
greatly improved during the last forty
eight hours. Tho diplomatic explora
tion of Duke Almodovar do Rio, tho
foreign minister, has been more prac
tical than was supposed aud it Is now
tolerably certain that tho govern
ment's efforts aro entering a now
phaso which may gradually lead to
tangible results.
AS THE ATTACHES SAW IT.
The American Soldier u Itcvrlatlon to the
Foreigners.
New .YonK, July 2.r.. A dispatch
fo the New York World from Wash
ington says:
Ex-Secretary John Sherman, in an inter
view, said: "Iregrtt to hear of the reported
differences between Generals Shafter and Gar
cia lu Cuba. If the Cubans dciorved enough
respect to bo recognized by tho United States
It stems to mo thoy should bo respected on the
llsld of battle. They have bottled for liberty
and freedom from Spanish tyranny for half a
century or more nnd now that the objoot which
they have so long fought for Is In sight they
should share In the fruits of victory. General
(Inrclnshouldhavo been Invited to the sur-
munuer
TO DISCUSS FOREIGN POLICY,
Call Issued for n National Conference t
Consider the Subject.
Chicaoo, July 20. The Civic Fedcr
atlon of Chicago last night gavo out a
call for a national conference, to ba
held at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Au
gust ID and.20, to discuss tho future
foreign policy of tho United States.
The call Is signed by over 1,000 mot?
from every state In tho union.
Tho circular letter sent out by
Chairman Henry Wade Rodgcrs and
Secretary Ralph M. Easley asking for
signatures stated that neither tho gen
esis nor conduct of tho war would bo
discussed nor any political caste bo
given the proceedings, the object being
entirely educational.
The responses wcro prompt and en
thusiastic. Tho signers consist of
governors, mayors, presidents ol
boards of trade, presidents of colleges,
presidents of banks, labor leaders,
leading clergymen and manufacturers,
Whilo only individual names aro asked
for, a great many organizations au
thorized their presidents to slgr
ofllclallv.
GLAD TO SURRENDER.
. Although Irnnpl.uU Will IJo Uelletod,
' Gtlhn'it (lu:ird Will lie AI.do Ktrnnger.
Jackbo.nvii j.k, Fla., July 2.. The
government Is dispatching alnrge licet
of tugboats nn 1 other small eraft, car
rvlnir a few ranld-llro jruus, to Cuban
wntcra with tho evident Intention of
relieving tho big cruiters now that
iv.thwU'fcpo; Hpn'nlsUilt. theru; rWUh
patrol can "bo established around tho
Island, thus on Iroly shutting off uU
food supplies for Havana
LITTLE WILL NOT BE OUSTED.
l'ho Hoard to I'.iamlno Into the Ofticer'f
Health Said to lio Dropped.
Camp MnnniTT, San Francisco, July
3!i. Lieutenant Colonol Little of tho
Kansas regiment, into whoso physical
condition a board of medical survey
has beou asked to examine by the col
onel nnd chief surgeon of his regiment,
.said yesterday that ho ha.d.rbeeu In
"formed "Uy 15r1galler'"dl'h?ral'"K'ihR
that on uccount of his obvious good
health tho matter would be dropnet
und no board appointed! "
Veer Very I'revutent.
Wasuinotox, July 20, A dispatch
received Inst night by Ajutant General
Corbln says that 3'JO now cases of fever
of all classes were reported In his
camp before Santiago Saturday. As
thu hamo dispatch reports only four
deaths, nnd none of them from yellow
fever from among tho hundreds of
cases of fever known to balst in the
camp, tho war authorities aro more
than ever Inclined to the belief that
the cases of yellow fever are of mild
tyi.
In times of peace "ol Hers t houh' ? v-
oarr-for" war bv cottluir married.
Spanish Troop Delighted at Prospeot of
Itetnrnlnic to Spain.
Washington, July 20. The War de
partment nt midnight posted the fol
lowing: "Llefatcnant Mlley has returned
from San Luis and Pnima Estrinno,
where ho went four days ago to re
ceive surrender of Spanish troops. Tho
number surrendered was larger than
General Torul reported: 3,005 Spanish
troops and 30. volunteer guerrillas
gavo up their arms nnd gave parole
and have gono to work; 3,000 stands of
arms wero turned in, loaaca on ox
carts nnd started to the railroad.
Spanish troops all apparently greatly
delighted at prospects of .returning
home. They wero on tho vcrgo of
htnrvatlon, nnd I havo to send them
rations to-morrow. If tho numbera
keep up as they have thcro will bo
about 24,000 to ship away nearly
12,000 here, 3,000 from San Luis, 0,000
from Guautanarao, and over 3,000 at
Saguannd Haracoa. SiiArTKU,
Kliot u Kansas Soldier.
CiuntAMAUOA, Ga., July 2H. Frank
Wagner, Company M, Twenty-first
Kansas, was shot by a farmer yestor
dny whilg picking peaches in an or
chard outside the park. A squad of
soldiers dodged the guards by wading
tho crock. Tho wounds aro not con
sidered scrjous. Thoy nro in the faco
and nrm and were mado by bird shot.
There is considerable excitement and
there ma be further trouble.-
It soems sometlniCH na
people were I... 4 '..'.n '..
I selves. Ex.
ji ucu- ,,,... c-nii,,! ami If hn us not a
under Shnftor, ,m',ip.
"Congress passed a resolution to expel Spain
from Cuba. In that resolution it was clearly
stipulated thnt wo would lesvo tho Island to tho
control or tuo people incrcoi aurr u uimm
stable government had been established.
Therefore, we cannot with any show of con
sistency lay claim to tho Island aftor It has
been tnken from Spain.
"It Is yet to bo determined whether or not
tho Cubans aro capapablo of self-government.
If they are, welt and good. We should turn
tho Island ovor to them, but If tho Cubans'be
come dissatisfied with their own form of gov
ernment after we set it up, and rebel against It,
wo would doubtless feel called upon to step In
nnd tuho tho Island. Tills, to my mind, Is the
only contingency which could arise wheroln tho
United States would bo justified In taking
Cuba.
At this time It is not possime 10 lorm an ap
proximate estlmnto of the amount or inucm
nlty wo should demand from Spain. Much de
pends on luturo ovenis. niiwui ""
over, thnt tho Mnlno Incident should not be
lost sight of when tho United States begins to
figure on indemnity. I havo always believed
tunt tho Malno was blown up by the Spaniards.
It may bo. however, that the act was dono kur
rcptltlously and without tho knowledge of tho
Spanish government. Ilut the Mnlno went Into
a friendly harbor on a friendly mission and
should havo boen protected white In that har
bor. This Is a Tact wnicn mo Aiuum-un ycuyio
cannot loso sight of.
"Ot the Spanish tcrrltsry which may accrue
io us because of tho war thero Is only ono Isl
and which I would bo In favor of rolalnlng. and
that Is Porto Itlco. There are reasons why
Porto Rico would be a doilroblo acquisition,
u,., n. i hrllftvn. there Is no excuse for taking
the Philippines or Cuba. Annexation of the
Philippine Islands would mean endless trouble
for our government. Already we aro confronted
with tho Insurgent leader Agulnaldo, who has
bedecked himself with Jewels, whistles and
other trlnlfets to distinguish himself from
other mortals. If wo attempt to lay claim to
tho Philippine group we may have berlous
trouble with the Insurgents.
"Porto Itlco is needed s a coaling station
for our wnrshlps In tlmo of war nnd for our
merchantmen In tlmo of poace. Tho day has
come when wo should havo coaling stations In
all parts or tno worm, inn jjru-.tu nu, ...
forcibly demonstrated that coal Is as valuable
as gunpowder and wo should malto every pro
vision for fuel In tho future.
"We havo a navy of fair proportions, but tho
future will require an enlargement bf our pres
ent sea force. I om emphatically In favor of
an Increase In our naval strength, but It Is Just
as well that this Injrcase should come gradu-
nil.
"Our land forces also should bo augmented:
a standing army of W.003 would not bo too largo
for our population.
"An Interoccnnlo t anal, which I hope to see
constructed In the near future, would be ot
great advantage to us In defending our West
ern sea coast. It would do away with the ne
cessity of maintaining a largo navy in the Pa
cific A canal connecting tho Atluntlo and Pa
cific oceans should be built by tho govern,
mont."
SHAFTER EXPELS SCOVEl.
Fonr Oilier Newspaper Correspondent! '
Deported From Cuba. u;
Washington, July 20. General Sflaf'
ter reporied by cable yesterday thai
the condition of tho troops at Santlag
was rapidly Improving, and said lit
hoped In the course of a dny or two U
havo them nil located In comfortabls
enmps, where they ,mny rest and re
cuperate, aud where tho sick" may ro- I
caver. Ho Is feeding 11.000 of tin
Spanish prisoners of war, nnd although
ho has not yet been nblo to furnish there
with tents, yet this deficiency is bclna
mado good, nnd meanwhile their pres
ent condition Is no worse In this re
spect than was their condition befor
the surrender.
Tho general mnkes no mention o
tho alleged Jotter from Garcia to him
self, nor docs ho spcnlt of nny friction
between them, hence the department
has come to doubt the authenticity ot
tho published stories on thcso sub
jects. In his report to tho war department
relative to conditions at Santiago, Gen
eral Shafter has thrown some light
upon difficulties in which certain of
tho newspaper correspondents there
have Involved themselves. From hla
report It would appear that, animated
by an ambition to take n prominent
part in thn important events following
each other in rapid succession at San
tiago after the initiation of tho nego
tiations for tho surrender of tho city,
n few of the correspondents wcro
guilty of grave breaches of military
law, necessitating prompt corrcctivo
action by General Shaftcr.
Thus, for Instance, one correspond
ent, In his efforts to tako part In the
flag raising over the city hall, resisted
tho military officers In the execution
of their duty, und even attempted a
personal assault upon tho commanding
general. This mado him subject to
summary and severo punishment even
death yet General Shnftcr, probably
realizing thnt ignornnco of military
law was tho explanation of the action,
contented himself with expelling that
correspondent from Cubn.
A more serious offense, from tho fact
that it might easily have led to rioting
and loss of life, was that of three other
correspondents, who, It appenra by
General Shaftcr's report, by circulat
ing Inflammatory posters, stirred up
tho town. They were likewise de
ported, and as evidence that he has no
ill-feeling toward the paper represent
ed by them, but desires only to cxer
ciso such control ns Is Imperatively de
manded In tho Interest of safety of our
troops nnd protection of tho people
under their care, General Shaftcr hais
declared that these correspondents
may be immediately replaced by others
from the same paper, who will observe
tho rules of prudence. No mention is
made of any other cases requiring at
tention, nnd it is indicated that tho
relations between tho newspaper men
and the army officers nt Santiago are
generally amicable and satisfactory.
In a very dignified manner General
Shaftcr takes notice of somo of the
severely critical newspaper articles
that havo appeared, touching the con
dition of tho troops before Santiago,
while they lay in tho trenches. Ho
admits that thero was a shortago of
tobacco for a time, but shown conclu
sively that thcro was no lack of the
necessaries of life, and that tho troops
were adequately supplied with hard
bread, bacon, siifrar and coffee. Al
though this bill of fare is not as cxten
sivo as that afforded troops in garri
son, it embodies tho main features of
the army ration while on field service
and removed from n base of supplies.
As it hus been nllccd in somo quar
ters that thcro was a lack of purpose
in tho battles incident to the advanco
upon Santingo, it is interesting to note
thnt while General Shaftcr admits
that for two days he was himself lying
ill, owing to tho great heat nnd ex
posure, he asserts that the plans laid
down In advunco for tho movement
were carried out with absolute exactness.
CUBANS ARE INDIGNANT.
Fnnston Rebnked Ileporters.
San Fjiancibco, July 20. Several
privates In the. Kansas regiment, act
ing as corrcspendents for their homo
papers, havo been printing complain
ing letters, and in somo cases severe
criticisms of tholr officers. Yesterday
Colonel Funston ordered the more
flagrant offenders of them to bo
brought before him. He gavo them a
scathing rebuke, with the warning
that they might expect severo punish
ment should they again offend in so
unsoldlerly a manner.
Circumstances make fewer men than
they discover.
llondl for 30,000 People.
Washington, July 2i5. A treasure
statement shown there nro about 30,
000 persons to whom bonds under the
governments popular loan will bo al
lotted. All persons offering to tako
54, ft 00 op'less will receive bonds. Tho
first shipments of the new bonds were
made to-day.
lesent Oenernl Shatter's Attltndo In lp
norlng Garcia Annexation Is Feared.
Santiago pe Cuda, July 2d. The
Cubaus here resent General Shaf ter'a
attitude in ignoring General Garcia
and in refusing to allow tho Cuban
troops to enter Santiago, or to consult
General Garcia on terms of tho sur
render of tho city. General Garcla'a
action in withdrawing his troops to
the interior, his letter to General
Shafter and tho resignation of bin
command, forwarded tq General Gomez,
are approved and applauded by all
classes of natives. General Garcia re
fused to accept a subordinate place.
Insisting that ho was an ally.
General Shafter's answer, saying
that this was a war between tho United
States and Spain, Irrespective of Cuba's
individual interests, and President
McKlnley's Instructions with reference
to tho administration of the surren
dered district, are interpreted as at
tacit avowol of American Intention to
annex the islund and not to grant in
dependence. This is opposed by tho Cubans Scnor
Joaquin Castillo, president of the San
Carlos Cuban club and it brother of
General Castillo, urges an official pro
test to President McKinloy without
dolay, saying "silence now would indi
cate our consent to tho American at
titude, which Is a plain breach ol
faith, that Cubans cannot possibly to!
crate."
If half tho
"Speller Combine" Quits.
Jort.iN, Md July 20. The Cherokee
Lanyou Speltcj Company, popularly
known as tho spelter ,, combine, is no
more, and the different elements which
comiose It will soon be opcrutiiiL'lndc
I neudeutly.
An Officious Correspondent.
Santiaoo de Cuha, July 23. The
ilocument which is being circulated M
tignatures among Cubun residents jfti
Santiago, addressed to tho President
of tho United States, thanking him for
tho co-opcratlon of tho nrmy of tho
United States and expressing tho hope
that tho American government will
recognize Cuban sovereignty In tho
turrendcred portion of tho provinco of
bantlago do Cuba, was drafted by
Arms, the newspaper correspondent on
tho staff of tho Cuban C.utlllo, who
drafted tho nlleged letter of protest
from Uenerul Garcia to General Shaf-iur.
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