Bloomington Progress, Bloomington, Monroe County, 19 July 1898 — Page 2

Republican Progress. BLOOM INCTON. INDw IT. A. GABE, Editor ami Publisher.

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That Is the War Program of the Goy-emment

The Plan of Campaign Agreed Upon

And Geo. Miles Will Lead the Forces On Porto Rico at Once.

A Batch oi Miscellaneous Telegraph News from All Parts of the World.

Fort Kico Next. The first tu pier In the land campaign f the United States against Spain closed Thursday when the Spanish colors gave place over San Uago to tbe American flag. The next to to lowls toe transportation of the Spanish troops back to Spain and the capture oi Porto Rico, unless peace toon in terrenes.

"The next Is Porto Rico," said Secre

tary Alger, after receiving tbe news of

Santiago's lbnaal surrender, "and then Havana." r The Secretai y said tbe Porto Rican ex

pedition will ;o forward immediately. It will eocipriso sew men entirely. The warriors in to trenches before Santiago

have distrngn shed themselves, and it is not deemed pt ndent to bring them in unnecessary contact with tbe new troops in view of the danger of spreading the contagion. Tbe Porto Bican expedition will be commanded by Gen. Miles, though Gen. Brooke, now : n command at Camp Thom

as, to expected to be bis main depend

ence. Tbe si of the exped ition depends on Gen. Mi let' -wishes, but it is believed

35,000 men will be sufficient for tbe pur

pose at San J isn, as tbe navy will be of

greater assist ince than at Santiago, ow

tug to the pot sibility of approaching the

tows more e osely without risking sontact with the mines. Mas Ta Back Bon da.

At oj-MFf vti lnd. Jylge-Qf-Bniita. rendered his decision in the fort Wayne

Street Bailwi y litigation, and finds that

John J. Sbij perd wrongfully and fraudnlently used more than half a million dollars' worn of bonds. Tbe decision says that tbe Cleveland capitalists were aware of SI ipperd's speculations when they purchaied bonds from him, and orders these capitalists to turn back as asseti of the company $990,000 worth of bonds, thus p :o lectins smal 1 creditors and bondholders other than the mortgagers. It was a stunning Mow for the Cleveland bankers, and complete vindication of F. De Bass Ribison. Motion for a new trial was n ade with the roads in the hands of a receiver.

DEWEY'SQUICKWOKK

Few Aaipntatioas Necessary. Or. Harvej , one of the army surgeons who returned from Santiago on tbe Cherokee, visited tbe surgeon General's office in the War Department, Washington. Be Slid that, although tbe number of soldiers wounded in tbe Santiago campaign was large, tbe character of the wounds in it surprisingly large number of eases was not serious. The Medical Corps, he sod, bad bad cood success in treating the wounded, and tbe aseptic method had been used with splendid results, few imputations were necessary. Oenuar Ignorant of Irene's Interference. Berlin special: la response to an inquiry on tin i subject, the correspondent here of the A ssooiated Tress was officially informed tbu nothing, either officially or unofficially, is known by tbe German Government of tbe cruiser Irene's alleged interference with the insurgents at Snbig .Bay. Yellow V( ver Among: the Troops. Fourteen suspicions fever cases hare broken out among tbe employes of the quartermasti x'a department, near Santiago. Tbe x ten have been isolated and confidence ia expressed in toe ability of the doctors t stamp out the disease.

Jokat Hoary James Lynched. Joon Hen: y James, a negro, who assaulted Misi Julia Ilotopp on the public road near hi r home, was lynched two miles west f Charlottesville, Vs., by on armed posse of 200 men. Kesslt of u OU O rod ko. At Guina-e, a town in Pike County, Kentucky, Lake Jordan stabbed John Friscoe, a y rang farmer, killing bim instantly. At. old grudge had been existing for sonui time. Jordan made his escape toward the Virginia mountains. Mills to Stars. Tbe Manhattan and Armada flour mill) at Tol :do, Ohio, will start up again goon., after a shut down of several weeks on oeount of the scarcity of winter wheat. Tb s means empicyment for 800

Bumper Crop in Texas. Now whet t is rolling into Dallas, Texas, by wagon li om the farms within a radius of fifty mile. Farmers say the crop will be the iargt st ever hsrvested in that section of Tex is and of better quality than any previous crops. Eleven Meet Instant Death. At. Clevehnd, Ohio, eleven men's lives were snnffel out in the twinkling of an eye 'n the big water works tunnel that is being constructed under tbe bottom of Lake Erie. An explosion of gas caused the disaster. Plo: Against the Kins. Another ilot at Seoul, the capital of Corea, agaiist the government bits been disclosed. Sveral prominent officials have teen arrest d on a charge of 'complicity. Others, inc udk a former minister of war, have led. Wosi n Sentenced to Death. Mrs. Ma-tha M. Place, convicted of he murdei of her step-daughter, Ida l'la:e, in N ;w York, was sentenced to die in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison luring the week beginning Aug. 29. Anson Released by New York. Capt. A. C. Anson is no longer at the head of the New York baseball club. DIagreement with the president of the dub fu the ca ue of his resignation.

BOMBARDS SPANISH FORTIFICATIONS AT SL'BIG BAY.

GRANDE ISLAND AND SUBIQ BAY, TAKEN BY DEWEY.

Makes Captive BOO Dons and Teaches a German Commauder to Mind His Own BnBlncsH-Had Protected Spaniards from Attack by Insurgents.

Victory Was Complete. Admiral Dewey 1ms it a iiicl another victory in the Philippines. The Spanish gnrrison on Ira ml Island. Subig bay, is now in the possession of the Americans. Ool. Rio. commander of the Spanish forces, and 500 men were taken prisoners. Six hundred Mauser rifles, 40,000 rounds of ammunition ami one Hotchkiss gun were also captured. So suddenly was the attack trade by Dewey's ships that not a shot was fired by the Spaniards, and the most important harbor in the Philippines, next to Manila, was secured without the sacrifice of a single life. July 6 Gen. AguinaUlo. the insurgent chief, reported to the admiral that his soldiers controlled all the Subig bay ports except Grand Island, which was hold by a strong Spanish garrison. He also reported thai the German boat Irene refused to permit thorn to attack the Spaniards on Grand Island. Admiral Iewey early on July 7 dispatched the Raleigh and Concord to take Grand Island and capture the garrison. Almost before daylight the ships steamed close to Grand Island, and before the Spanish sentries knew wliat was going on American shells were pouring into the torpedo station and the earth-

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SAGASTA GIVES UP.

works. Both the station and earthworks were soon a mass of ruins, but still the enemy showed no indications of surrendering. "Throw a shell into the commander's house," ordered Captain Coghlan of the Raleigh. "Those fellows don't seem to be in a hurry to show the white colors." A six-inch shell from the Raleigh was sent toward the enemy, and the aim was true. It went tearing through the Spanish commander's house, and the white flag was instantly shown. Lieut. Rodman of the Raleigh and Ensign Napier of the Concord were placed in commnnd of a landing party, and Col. Rio surrendered with his entire force and arms. The

Prime Minister of Spain Resigns His Position. The ministerial crisis in Spain which

has been imminent and inevitable for some

i mp appears to have occurred at last. It is reported that Sngasta railed upon toe jneen Resent and tendered his own resignation and that of the entire cabinet. While nothing definite is said in the dispatches about the significance of the action, there seems to be little doubt that it is directly due to the general conviction that the time is at hand for the initiation of penee overtures. There are apparently irreconcilable differences of opinion in the present ministry on this vital question, and at least a partial reconstruction has become necessary. SIBONKY IS BURNKD. Health Authorities of the Army Take Radical Measures. The miserable little town of Siboney now lies in ashes. It was burned under the orders of the army health authorities. Almost every building of the fifty which straggled along the irregular bluff was fet afire and the Cuban inhabitants fled to the caves in the overhnnging hillside for shelter. The action was taken at the urgent request of Maj. Iegnro of the hospital corps and served the joint purpose of ridding the hospital camp of the unhealthy and dirty buildings and driving away scores of Cuban followers whose presence was a serious inconvenience to the hospital workers.

srnoxoji-r.ENKniii. steiinbero.

PRISONERS ARE QUARTERED. Spaniards Transferred from the Pt. Louis to Benvey'a Island. AH the Spanish prisoners from the auxiliary cruiser St, Louis, with the exception of Cerrera and his officers, are now quartered in the hospital and half finished stockade on Seavey's Island. Two Guttling guns manned by marines frown down upon the prisoners from the high

GERMAN GUNBOAT IRENE. She attempted to protect Spaniards in Manila, hot desisted when Dewey tent the Raleigh and Concord to investigate.

seizure was. accomplished with such dash that it astounded the Germans and other foreigners at Manila. The place was captured almost before the foreicners knew that such a step was contemplated. The German warship Irene quickly withdrew when the engagement began. Admiral Dewey's possession of Snbig bay defeats Germany's supposed plans to interfere in tbe Philippines. Tbe insurgents captured the valuable merchant steamer named Phillppinas, and it was their intention to land rebel troops on Grand Island and attack the Spanish garrison. Insurgent officers on the 1'hilippinas say the Germans on the Irene ordered them away from Subig bay, and they were afraid to attack for fear of being fired upon from the emperor's warship. When this situation was reported to Admiral Dewey he at once decided to attack the Spaniards on Grand Island. SPAIN STILL HAS SHIPS. Her Naval Arm in Cuban Waters Has Not Disappeared. Notwithstanding the total annihilation of the fleet of Admiral Cervera, riaiiger to the United States fleet from the Spanish navy has not altogether disappeared from Cuban waters. Admiral Cervera "s squadron was sent to the West Indies for a specific purpose, which it failed to accomplish because the Spanish commander, not realizing the trap into which his ships were entering, ventured into the harbor of Santiago and discovered, when it was too late, that it was impossible for him cither to do the beleaguered city any good or to make his own escape. But the defeat of Cervera has only diminished the naval power of Spain in Cuban waters, and if that Government was disposed to mobilize the extensive Beet of misers, gunboat and mosquito vessels which now abound in the numerous keys and small bays on the Cuban coast possibly it could

makes good showing in a sea tight. Spain 1 has now twelve cruisers, thirty gunboats ; of various sizes, and a number of smnll yachtd and tugs of various sizes and arm- ' aments. which were converted into war ' vessels at the beginning of the Cuban insurrection in 18!)r.

knolls. The Spaniards are as docile as lambs, and seem entire!) broken in spirit and half starved. BLANCO ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Became Desperate Over the Loss of Cervera's Fleet. A dispatch from Key West says that, according to advices received there, Governor General Blanco attempted to commit suicide when he learned of the destruction of Cervera's fleet. The dispatch does not state the manner of Bli nco's alleged attempt to kill himself, but says his staff officers disnrmed him before he could inflict injury upon himself. Death of Lieutenant Ord. The incidents attending the de:ith of Lieut. Ord, son of the late Gcu. E. O. C. Ord, in the fight near Santiago, were dra-

YELLOW JACK" IN THE Kllil,!),

Advices Say the Scource Hus Made Its Appearance Before Santiago, tinder the white flag of truce the most formidable ally of the Spanish nniy, yellow fever, has crept out of Santiago and fallen with appalling force upon the American forces. GrHdu.sty the details were wbisperei about Wellington, It was said the scourge had actually reached the army and that over a hundred caes were reported. The situation is plrttired us distressingly bad, the terrible rains and floods doing their share to add to the

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SLAUGHTER AND DESTRUCTION ARC APPALLING.

army's misery. Gen. Miles reports that he has taken stops to isolate the yellow fever patients aud to remove the ref ugees for enough away to prevent the disease from being eoinmuiicated any further. Every precaution is being taken to prevent the spread of the fever. The army has the benefit of the most experienced yellow fever ixper.s in the medical profession. The War Depart ment is relying principally upmi prompt action ti. stay the disease. The condition of the tinny at Santiago has been favorable to the spread of yellow fever. Soldiers lyiug in the trenches under trrpical suns, or in drenching ruins, are particularly susceptible to the disease. Surgeon General Sternberg, one of the greatest experts on the subject, has strongly urged that no prolonged sieges be conducted. He represents that if the troops are long subjeeted to the conditions which are report td to have prevailed at Santiago a general epidemic of yellow fever is almost certain to break ont. Gen. Sternberg believes a lung skge of i. -iy Cuban city at this season would result in greater disaster to the men than the bullets of the enemy. He thinks it preferable to sustain some losses through gun fire than to subject the entire army to a general outbreak of fever.

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FIRST SnOTS XT SANTIAGO.

MOVE ON PORTO RICO. Advance on Second Spanish Island Has Actually Begun. The movement of the American army on Porto Rico may be said to have begun. No troops have left our shores openly consigned to the island, but the continued forwarding of additional regiments to Santiago when it is recognized that Gen. Shafter has as large an army as he needs is in reality the laying of the foundation of the Porto Rican expeditionary force, and the hurry orders that have been sent to the southern concentration camps for the making ready of large bodies of troops for early movement mark the preparation for the superstructure. The determination of the War Department to send a formidable force for the capture of Porto Rico has been strengthened by the resistance made by the Spaniards in Santiago. The expedition to go against Porto Rico will consist of between 25,000 and 30,000 men. It is not doubted that this American force, with the help of the fleet, will be ample to take tbe island. AGUINALDO TO RULE. Insurgent Proclaims Himself Philippine President. The Navy Department received the following cablegram from Admiral Dewey: United States troops have Inadwi nnd have1 wen comfortably IiimisihI nt Cavite. Luzon island. InsurgeiitH still native. AxulnftUIn proclaimed himself president of the revolutionary republic July 1. I'ewey. As Admiral Dewey makes no mention of trouble with Germany the rumor that he had fired on a German vessel is pronounced baseless. Havana is still in communication wit! Madrid by cubic

matlc. He was an aid on the staff of Gen. Hawkins and was one of the first i officers to reach the summit of San Juan ! Hill. Just as he paused the brow of the j hill he saw a Spaniard lying on the ground j

nnd, iKiinting to him. he said: "Take care of that man." The Spaniard, thinking Lieut. Ord was ordering him killed, raised his rifle and shot the lieutenant dead. The soldiers were wild with rage and literally tore the liody of the Spaniard to pieces with bullets. Then they kicked it into a trench. Rush at Tampa Continues. The work of loading the transports at Port Tampa with men, horses, artillery and supplies for Santiago continues with great rush. Every available workman who can be secured has been pressed into service on the docks in order to facilitate the Hiiiling of the vessels. Arrival of Sick: mid Wounded. The City of Washington arrived at Old Point from Santiago Wednesday morning with twenty officers nnd 2O0 .sick nnd wounded, who were transferred to the Port Monroe hospital. Thousands welcomed and cheered the wounded heroes as they passed by on litters. All Cniiarratulate Hobson. While a prisoner at Santiago, Lieut. Hobson received many letters from persons who never saw him. They wrote letters of congratulation and commendation, nil of which have been forwarded to Key West, where the naval mail for the fleet is sent. Du Hose nnd Cnrrnuza Deport,

Senor du Hose nnd Lieut. Carrnnza ' sailed from .Montreal Wednesday on the I Dominion line xtenmcr Ottoman. With them went n petty officer and two snilors 1

of the Pannmn, raptured nt the beginning of the war. Madrid Ready with Excuses. A .Madrid dispatch stales thnt the American warships which engaged Admiral Cervera's squndrou at Sum in go used petroleum shells similar to those thai were employed by Admiral Dewey nt Cavite, and that these caused tin. ljros (font broke out on the Spanish ships. Copt. Orldlcy'H AhIic. On board the steamer Kin de Janeiro, which arrived at Sun I'Ynneiscn from Hong Kong and Yokohama, via Honolulu, was an urn containing llnnshes of "nptain'tJridley, formerly captain of the Olymrmi. They were sent to .Mrs. Grid-

I ley at once.

BRAVERY OF OFFICERS. Unprecedented Loss of Men Who Wear Shoulder Straps. A remarkable feature of the fighting in Cuba, and one much 'commented upon in military circles, is the heavy loss in killed and wounded of commissioned and noncommissioned officers. In spite of the distress which the loss of so many officers has occasioned, the army officials point to the list as a splendid evidence of the dash and personal bravery of the men who wear shoulder straps. Among the

killed and wounded since the first night at Juragua have been officers of every grade from colonel down, and in numbers said to be almost unprecedented in proportion to the forces engaged. The loss of officers in the two days' fighting around Santiago demonstrates to military men that the American officers lead their men wherever they are called upon to go and are setting an example which cannot but elevate the esprit de corps of the army.

MAIL FOR SOLDIER BOYS. Through Defecto in Addresses Many Letters Go Astray. The Postoliiee Department is experiencing considerable trouble in forwarding mail to the army and navy because of letters being improperly addressed. All mail matter, as far as possible, is made up iu separate pouches for regiments and companies, but many letters are found in the mails without indicating the company or regiment in which the addressee is serving. If the public would be particular to let the company and regiment appear on the envelope, it would insure the prompt delivery of the letter. Otherwise it may be necessary to send some of this mail to the dead letter office, in which ease it would eventually be returned to the writer.

Spaniards Are Driven Hack nt Every Pol-tic and Many of the Finest linildint;B Arc Reduced to Dust Ships Fire lOfl i-li.its. Sight Wuh Sickening. A genercl bo nliaiilmenl began on Santiago Monday at 0:.'l-"i in the morning. Many of the finest build ngs in the city were reduced t dust. The slaughter and dev.ist:iiion heciinc so groat and mo sickening to the sight that Go. Sbafu r again sen; word begging a surrender of the? city before it was entirely destroyed. The Spaniards fought like demons, but were driven back at every attempt that favored of a sortie. The battleships Indiana and New York nnd tie cruiser Brooklyn, from their position ortside the harbor, shelled the city. These terrible missiles of destruction, mostly eight and ten-inch shells, were hurled info the city from a distance of over six miles. Simultaneously with the havoc caused by the shells from the balflrships the army batteries and rille pits poured in fieir deadly fire. There wire UN! discharges fron the ships, 101 of the shells counting. When he morning mist which enveloped the Spanish line lifted Gen. Shatter ordered that eacl; shot lie aimed at some particular object and the firing nt intervals of ten minutes. N i Guttling guns were used. The nfantry did little firing, and only for the purpose of picking off Individual Spaniards. The marksmansoip was excellent, its evinced by an occasional headlong plunge of a hostile sharpshooter from ii tree. The Spanish batteries fired four rounds harmlessly. Siimiltnneouely with the land at lick, the New York and Brooklyn moved ?lose to the shore nt Aguaiiores. The New York wig-wagged to the beach. Signalers went to the crest of the ridge to observe the effect of the shells. The first thell was an eight-inch from the New York, fired nt a high elevation. The men on the ridge telephoned Shaffer, and an hour later signaled to tbe New York. The gunners changed the range .uid fired a Becond shot. Again a wait, more signaling and fine calculation by the gunners. The third shell finally sped over the hill. The signal men were soon wig-wagging excitedly, the officers reported, and the jackies on the New York cheered; they hnd the right range at last. Then the firing began in earnest. Tbe range was 6.500 yards and the direction was north by 27 degrees west. The New York fired at live-minute intervals. At its eig' teenth shot the Brooklyn moved in and nt the twenty-sixth began firing. Her fire, like thnt of the New York, was slow. The Indiana joined in and swung her turrets to starboard, listing the ship. She then opened with a broadside from her 8-inch guns, firing much faster than the New York and Brooklyn, The shore telephone line wns ever active, and the wig-v ag men on the hill were busy telling of the effectiveness of the fin-. At 12:4r, the ships having fired 10(1 explosive shells, the shore signaled that Shafter hnd sent a flag of truce to the enemy and the firing ceased. At 1 o'clock Shatter sent Major Nolle into the Spanish lines, demanding surrender, .lust as tile ships ceased action the Yale arrived with Gen. Miles on board. The Yale sailed around the flagship and wns liberally cheered. Gen. Miles loaded at Siboney and made an inspection. "HEAD MONEY" FOR JACKIE-. $300,000 for the Brave Men Who Destroyed Cervero's Fleet. Something like 200,0(10 will be paid by this Government as "head money" to the bravo officers and sailors who destroyed Cervera's fleet. This is according to the

! law, which provides payment of S100 a

head for every man on the ships of an enemy when these ships are destroyed. Admiral Sampson will receive over 10,OtSI ;is his shore and Commodore Schley will receive only about SLOtK) ,,f the

Sds7iaV

Gave Thanks to tSod, Immediately after the destruction of the Spanish fleet at Santiago, ('ai t. Phil-

I'inST IT. S. P08TOFK1CB IN CUBA. It is located st Iti.iquirl -tnd Is In chniyp nf Po.stiniisler Ebt-n Jrrwer, wlio U the United suites Resident Muli Aient tnr the Island of Cuba, and tin- first luUPury nnstniuster to represent this e.ur.':ry e.n foreiirn mu "betid money." It is estimated that Cnptaii.s Taylor, Kvaus. Phillip, Chadwick, Iliiiisoii. Clark and Cook will receive about $2,ftOO each. After the other officers of the warships receive their share the remainder will be divided among the sailors, who may receive something like 20 each.

NO PRISONERS WERE KILLED. Shafter Officially Denies the Alleged Atrocities by Cubans. The War De.inrtmcnt posted the following dispatch, which effectually disposes of the charges made by u sensational New York pnper that the Cuban contingent at Santiago had been murdering Spanish prisoners. The message reads: Secretary War, Wushliigton: Dispatch as to killing prisoners by Cubans absolutely fals'. No prisoners have been turned over to them, and :hey have shown no disposition to treat badly ony Spaahrds who have fallen into their h tuds. Shafter.

Spaniards in Texas Judge T. S. Parks, a prominent attorney of Brownsville, Texas, states that many of the wealthy business men of that, city and some of the orlicials of the county lire Spaniards, and open in their sympathetic expressions, and have contributed a large amount ,of money to the cause of Spain, Wreckers Rench Santiago. The Navy Department received information Wednesday that the wrecking vessels sent to southern Cuba for the purpose of attempting to raise the four Spanish cruisers sunk in the battle with Sumpsou's .--hips had reached their destination.

CAPT, PHILIP OK THE TKXAS.

ip Of the battleship Texas culled all bunds to itnirters, and with bared head, thanked ( lod for the almost bloodless victory. "I want to make puldie aeknow -edgiiieiit here." he said, "that I believe in God the Pat her Almighty. 1 want all you officers and men :o lift your h,its and from your hearts offei silent thanks to the A liability. "

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A SIIIGEI l.N SANTIAGO-

Only Ten Amputations. S:uifier reports that those wounded in the first Santiago fn?ht are in good spirits. Their wounds are much less dangerous than those made with 45-ealiber bulets. Among the large number of wounded '.here are few amputations perhaps ten. YnttnrcH Devour the Bodies. The wrecked Spanish cruisers at Santiat! are still filled with charred bodies, anil vultures are devouring the remains. The Cubans, by Admiral Sampson's orders), have buried over 100 Spaniards who were washed ashore.

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Blanco's Supply Ship Is Wrecked. ( apt. Sawyer, signal officer at Key West, reported to the War Deiuirlment that the ship Sail Domingo was wrecked off the Isle of Pines, Cuba, while trying to Mil) the blockade.

Railroad for Troops in Cuba. A. New Yorli firm has been awarded a contract to build "ioels nnd a short railroad nt Santiago do Cuba to facilitate the movement of American troops.

It is reported from London f.iat the Spiuiish ambassador ti Kngliind "recently informed it colleague that he had unquestionable information to the effect that there was an ironclad alliance between Great Britain and the 1'iiitei! States liefer? the war began." A Hi rlin dispatch says that fhe German admiral will do nothing at Manila unless authorized by Admiral Dewejr.

Qeneral Toral Surrenders Shafter and Sampson.

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PELL WITHOUT FIGHT

Spaniards Saw the Utter Fulilify of Further Resistance.

Unconditional Capitulation Was the Demand from Washington, Nuinlnit of Terms to lie Left to the Discretion and Generosity of Victors-BpnnlBh Commander Aicrcci to All the Terms Offered by the United Ftatcs-The Prisoners to Be Bent Buck to Spain. tTaBulngton special: Santiago is ours. The capitulation of the city came at noon Thursday. The United States land troops under Miles and Shafter had completely smnuiileil the beleaguered Spanish stronghold, and Sampson's fleet was lined up ready to throw its terribly destructive shells right into the heart of the doomed town. General Toral saw the utter futility of further resistance, and shortly before the truce extended to the Spat inrds bad expired he asked for the appointment of commissioners to arrange terms of surrender. Shafter wired Tumi's request to Washington, where Hie Spanish proposition for commissioners was promptly declined nnd the order went out that nothing short of nn unconditional Surrender, ami that immediately, would be considered. The conference nt the White House over General Shaffer's message regarding commissioners lasted only about ten minutes before an answer to the dispatch was framed. In this dispatch General Shatter was instructed to cany out the orders last scut him namely, to secure the surrender of Santiago by noon or to renew the attack upon the city. The dispatch to General Shafter bidding him

I CROP PROSPECTS.

Report Shows Decreased Aoreaa of Corn -Wheat Good. The July grain crop report of the De

partment of Agriculture says:

rrellmlm: ry returns to the statisticians ot

the Department of Agriculture oa the acreoge of era Indicate n reduction of 3 per cent, frnn the area harvested lust year. There Is I decrease of ofti.OVti acres In llli-

u. its. of :io:i,oi)o in lows, of HOI.Ono n Mis

souri, of 7 2J,Oii0 in Kansas, and or lS2,0ti

Xebrii!;lu. Tin condition -if winter wheat. s.'i.T. Is .".1 points lower than last neiiith. tmt is still t.." points higher tlinn at ilio corresponding late Inst eiMr, and 4.:t points higher than lie avemjre for the Inst ten years. The nrliiclpnl State averages arc ns follows: Penusylvii idii, Si"; Marylaud. Ml: Tci nessee. 1; Krnturty, till; "lo. Ni: Michigan, Sis; Indiana, ll-l: Illinois, I'M. Missouri, (M; Knn ins, Ml, ond California, 10. The average rendition of spring wheat Is l),". This is 1.8 points higher than at the corresponding date last year, is 0." above the average for

the lust ten years. The principal Slate nverngeti are as follows: Minnesota, 11; South Datota. SO; Xortli Dakota, 02; Iowa, 1)7: Nebraska, 102; Washington, 10U, and

Oregon, ltt,t. The percentage of the whont crop of 1897

reported is still on hand July 1, !$, is

i.ntj. The average condition of the out crop, ;i2.8. Is R.'J points lower than Inst month, but b; 3.3 points higher than nt in-? corresponding -.bite last year. Tie aver: ge condition of ll.irley Is S"i.7, which Is points lower than last year. Winter rye Is tW.8. as compa cd with 115 July 1, 18P7. There Is an Increase of l.:t per cent, in the acrenge of Ir'sli potatoes. There Is a marked Increase In the acreage of tobacco In nearly all the States of principal production. The outlook for the tipple crop Is very discouraging. The wool report Indicates the average weight per fleece as being 3.8 pounds, the s:tnie us last year.

GENERAL J08B TORAL.

notify Toral thnt he mufit fight or surrender unconditionally without further parley was sent from the White House within a few minutes of 12 o'clock noon. Then there was nearly two hours of anxious waiting before the news was received announcing Santiago's fall, nnd that the Spanish general had concluded to quit on condition that he and his men be allowed to return to Spain. These terms were such as the American commander could acopt, nnd the end was therefore hailed as at hi nd. Indeed, it had been informally decided at the conference between tie President and Secretary of War earlier in the lay. in the event of the capture of the garrison, to send the prisoners to Spain. This will accordingly be done as the best possible way of disposing of the Spaniards, who would otherwise be an expensive charge upon m . The statement thnt the Spanish proposition embraces all eastern Culut, from Ascerraderos to Sagun, is important, in that it shows the surrender to embrace all the harbor nnd contiguous territory of Santiago, It docs not include Holguin and Manzanillo, where the Spaniards tire reported to have considerable bodies of soldiers, as these places an? to the west of the surrendered zjue. The report of the surrender spread like wildfire. It wns the most welcome news that hnd been received in Washington since the tidings of the destruction of Cervera's fleet. It lifted a terrible load from the minds of the President and his advisers. They hind been dreading the worst and luid boon blueing themselves to hear of n dreadful struggle. They had fully made up their minds that the immediate conclusion of the campaign at any cost was an imperative military necessity. That the end should have been so quickly, so bloodlessiy and so satisfactorily reached is hai'ed with intense satisfaction iu administration circles. That Toral should have consented to the surrender of the whole of eastern Cuba was even more thinn had been expected. In reality, though, ther- was little left Ot the eastern end of tbe island to give up after tbe fall of Santiago, but that little is now given up to the American general. The transportation of the surrendered Spanish troops to Spain is a mutter of detail. Of more immediate and urgent importance will be the expeditious removal of our own troops to points where they will be free from danger of yellow fever. Thnt can be done by a few hours' march into the hills or prompt starting of an expedition to Porto Uko. i'mthiisiast ic people see in the full of Santiago and eastern Cuba the speedy end of the war. This belief is not generally entertained in official quarters. It will unquestionably hasten the end, however.

News of Minor Note. Peace agitation is spreading in the provinces of Spain. It is again hinted that there will soon be a third call for troops. The actual cash expenditures on account of the war thus far amount to $60, 000,000. The Pope is reported to be greatly dejected by the destruction of Cervera's fleet at Santiago. In the event of an uprising of the populace in Spain there is grave danger of a mutiny in the army. Mail advices from Hong Kong say that the Caroline Defenders have revolted against Spanish rule. The defenses of the coast cities of Spain are being strengthened to meet expected attacks by American warships. Spain has now only two fighting ships worthy of consideration, the battleship Pelayo and the armored cruiser Carlos V. A Madrid dispatch says that the press is clamoring for an investigation aud punishment of Admiral Cervera and his officers. The Spanish Government is looking for a pretext to put Gen. Weyler safely behind the bars on account of his intrigues with revolutionary elements, Ex-Postmaster General Wanamaker has requested permission of the Governor of Pennsylvania to enter the State National Guard with a twelve company regiment. Gov. Sanginez of Lower California manifested his friendliness for the United States by having his military band give a concert on the Fourth of July, in which American national airs were the most prominent. Spanish bonds with a face value of $5,000 were sold In New York for $100.

TO EXTEND WEATHER BUREAU. Ufficlcncy of Its Service Will Soon Be Greatly Increased. President McKinlcy has on his desk the draft of in crder for making the greatest extension of the weather bureau service ever made in its history. The general deficiency bid carried .in appropriation of 7.-.,0D0 to enable tbe President, in his discnrtio'ii, to authorize tin: establishment of observing and reporting stations nt various points on the Caribbean sea, but the promulgating of the order has lieen withheld pending the conclusion of negotiations with the Governments interested for the right to locate observers and stations. These have mostly responded favorably, and iu a few days the order is expected. The scheme contemplates the location of stations on the island of Trinidad, at St. Kipps, Barranquila. the islands of Curacoa. Martinique. Hayti. the Barbadoes and San Domingo. There are already in operation stations at St. Thomas, Kingston, .Tnmoien ami Havana. The latter has not been interrupted a single day since the trouble bognn. When the propose! belt of stations shall have twin located and arc it operation the entire coast of the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean sea.

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BAD OUTLOOK IN ALASKA.

DiscouraKini Reports Brought by Passengers from Klondike.

Nearly all the miners who arrived from the Klondike on the schooner Hattie I. Phillip say they left the country owing to ill liMilth. W. P. Pinkham, a mining engineer of Boston, who was sent up to the Klondike on liehnlf of an Eastern syndicate, is confined to his room by a frost

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terly of the way a few capitalists in Dawsou attempted to corier the provision market and charge exorbitant prices for Hour, beans, etc., but their scheme failed, as miners with more provisions than they needed sold their surplus stock to old residents nt cost. The price of flour has now fallen from $7." to $S n sack. Gold dust is being sotd in Dawson for $13 an ounce. T. D. Watson, formerly of Portland, Ore., predicts hard times in Dawson. There is no credit system there, aiiri v.ithout cash a man may starve. AH the men agree that it requires the hardest kind 9f work to get ahead on the Yukon. Th? schooner Altair has arrived at Snn Francisco direct from Ko.Iink island with bags of low-grade ore from the famous Mountain of Gold which dipt. Moore of the schooner Free Trade so glowingly described to H. Talbot Watson of England. Wntson says if properly worked the claims taken up there will pay.

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DOLE: TO BE ACTING GOVERNOR

Hawaiian Commission Sails for Honolulu Auk. lO, It is stated that President Dole of Hawaii will be appointed acting governor of the islands when the United States tiss nmcs jurisdiction. Senator Ctillom, chairman of the Hawaiian legislative commission, learned Wednesday that the first ship on which they could sail from San Francisco to Honolulu is the Alnmcda, booked for departure Aug. 10. Accommodations for the p irty were secured on her and the members were notified to be in readiness to leaie on that date. Allien Berry, son of Ilepreseutntive Berry of Kontxeky, otie of the most enthusiastic ndvocntes of annexation in the House, will be sergeant-at-arms of the commission.

Loupkn & Dowhex, Attorneys, office over National Bank. All legal business carefully attended to. Probata business and collecting of claims will lie given prompt attention. Duncan & Batm.vs, Attorneys, office south side square. Will practice in all courts and give? the most enreful attention to probate business and collections. Eicharo A. F1.11.K, Attorney, office, over Hall Dry Goods Store, west sWo (quare. Probata business a leading specialty. Collections made and promptly remitted. IIadi.f.v & Mn.r,RK. Attorneys, oflpje in Masonic Hall building. Will practice in all courts, and will make a iipecialty of probata business, commercial collections, etc, etc. Wm. II. East, Attorney. Probate . business given special attention. Will collect claims ami make loans. Office, north Walnut street. TjKE & GniM:s, Attorneys, office over Hall Bros, store, west side square. Will practice in all courts, and giro probate business the most careful attention. Wiiio.t & HEmr.nr, Attorneys at Utr, OOl, ,n Amir ltl.wtta .ti.ttir litum urrnt

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and give special attention to probate business and collections. Dunn & Sauk, Attorneys at Law. Office over Hall Bros, store, west side. Probate business and general collsctions will receive prompt attention. Joun R. East, Attorney, office' on Rogers Street, near .Sixth. Gives -attention to the practice of law in all courts, and will give probate business special care. EnstONDSON & Kbi.i.t, Attorneys. Office in the now Allen block, up-stairs.

lnisincss in au conns wui receive careful attention. Probate business a specialty. Conn & MiKiis. Attorneys. Office on the west side of tho square, up-stairs. Business in all courts given close and careful attention. Collections a specialty. C. R. Workaia, Attorney: pension business aleading specialty; will practice in all courts.; office over the Eagle Clothing Store, west, side public square. rrt IV 1 . ,

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Morro Castle is no more. Who said we did uot have a first-class navy? Spa n's navy is mostly submarine, apresent. Two fleets gone nnd one going aud the war barely started. Add the Ijidronc Islands to Cubit. Porto Rico and the Philippines. There is a widespread feeling thnt Spain doesn t know when she bus had enough. In :en years to come Fourth of July celebrations will have an added significance. However strict the blockade may lie miintaiued before Havana. Blanco can't be sh it up. Whether it was Sampson or Sehlliy, the fleet ii destroyed, and tuat is what it eniue over here for. It was a glorious Fourth, thanks to Shafter and Sampson, and the brave men In their commands. If Spain doesn't treat for peuce pretty soon, there will be nothing left of her with which to treat. Among other things Spain is in need of is 11 good m binet maker who understands designing and finishing. The Spanish board of strategy is now relieved "f all further work in regard to plans for Cervera's lleet. Then! is just at present a great issue before the people of (he United State, the f.'IKI.UiKl.iKKI bond issue. Admiral Sampson seems to have made more breaches iu his relations with Schley than in the ships of Cervera. It is alleged that Spain wants to secure the status quo ante. What Spain upelB is a serviceable "uncle." When Cervera left Cape Verde he said: "I gi- to meet the enemy." It looks as though he became the enemy's meat. The Spa 11 inrds objected to the sinking of the Merritnac. Ir is natural that they should try to raise that objection. Doubtless there are very many patriotic girls in the United States who would enjoy being called Hudson's choice, Dewey's lleet ran whip Cnnmrn's. So cun Watson's. Cnmara isn't going to he bottled up. He's going to be like a cut iu a sewer pipe, witii a bull terrier at tither end o.! the pipe.

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