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DEWET
FIRED.
The German War Ships
Gels Out ot the Way.
“Don’t Got Botwoon My
Guns and the Shore.” *
The Concord and the Ra
leigh Pour Out Shot
and Shell.
An Important Capture By
the Asiatic Squadron in
the Phillipines-
BY JOHN BARRETT.
< Copyright by The N. T. Journal.)
HnnK Kune. July IS -Manila. July
1« —Th* Amertratia today captured lb*
£p*nl*h garrison at Grande Island, Hu
big bay, Uv cbi< r harbor of Luson.'out
aid* us Manila Agulnaldo. on July *
informed Admiral Dowry that the In
• urgrnta. h-14 all th* Pubi* territory
except the large (eland controlling the
entrance with a strong garrison which
he was unable to tak?.
Ordered Out.
The admiral forthwtttx early on the
7th, dispatched the Raleigh and Con
cord. with emphatic orders to taka the
Island, garrison. On the arrival of the
.hips. they both shelled the principal
Hints, destroying !he torpedo station.
Hi earthworks anil a launch. There
rwas no resporae.
Shot Went Home
' Finally the Raleigh sent a six-inch
shell through the commander's house.
The white flag was Instantly shown.
Capt. Coghlan sent Rodman, of the
Raleigh, end Lieut. Napier, of the
Concord, with a landing party to de
*
mand absolute surrender. The Spanish
solonel, being hopeless, complied.
Big Capture-
Five hundred men, many rifles, 40,-
000 rounds of ammunition and one
Hotchkiss gun were captured. This
give* us control of Sublg and it Is a
splendid strategic point. It frustratea
the Spanish plans to protect the mines
and make ready for any new fleet.
Further, It ends all possible German
designs. The seizure was done with a
dash and a success that surprised the
Germans and other foreigners.
Insurgent Success.
On the same day the insurgents cap
tured a valuable Spanish merchant
coast steamer nonred Fhilipinas. The
native crew killed the Spanish officers.
The insurgents, using this transport,
prepared to attack Grande Island alone,
but reported that the German warship,
Irene, which was anchored nearby, in
tervened and prevented.
Dewey Took a Hand.
Then they came to Cavite and re
ported the situation to Agulnaldo, who
informed the admiral. When the Ral
eigh and Concord entered the Subig bay
the German warships left very sudden
ly. Although the attitude of the Ger
mans is still Irritating, Admiral Dew-,
ey Is managing with great diplomacy.
He does not expect trouble.
tf* CPNTA A W—i
THE AUGUSTA HERALD.
VOt,l MG ML
Th- rereaf*** •**« b* w** ,
rvtM net) th* •upfJy »ihtp> us th- Aw* '
Is Mtw wAu'far. The -eeWe,
from Hong K*m. with ten—meg*** I
•topped MM *fd*red te mm. The long I
exported Australia# Irene* beef *»*#•*. I
ee. Chigoe, he* Mtttri Rhe wee an* j
IhMMUXMetty eekeaaed by the rellere j
Austrian There*
The Attelrieh rmietr Frendnher#, I
•*, ertrv-4. Phe **tnt*"U the Ppentob |
peg n»»t ar,4 leter Adtrtrel Dewey'e. j
r*r feel ntwri-1 from »r. other trip ■
j through the Wbel I thee The rebehi ere :
jilt perfect order ard ere in eptewdtd po- j
[altion for the lighting whew It begin*
Confirmation.
j Copyright by Associated Preaal
Mr* 11 * *» II mg Kong. July 13. -
The thtuigmU on Wednesday report r*l
that the German gun boa Irene, in Bu
blc bay had refuaed to peithit them to
attack the Ftpwnia.’dx on Grand Island,
j Admiral Dewey promptly despatched
j the cruisers Raleigh and Concord to
| tnveeiigaie the matter. Boterlng Bu
i ble bay. th* Raleigh opened fire on the
! forts, whereupon the Irene slipped her
' cable and steamed oat by the other
' i hano'L The result of the fire of the
I Ameriran warship* »M that the Span
! Sard*, numbering 500, surrendered ev
erything.
The Explanation.
Returning to Manila, the Irene ex
plained she Interfered “ID the cause of
humanity." She offered to hand over to
the American* the refugees she had
on board. Admiral Dewey declined to
accept them. Governor General Au
guatl has issued a proclamation prom
ising to gram autonomy to the islands
and offering the Insurgents Induce
ments to join the Spanish forces.
Aguinaldo, the Insurgent leader, re
plying, said the overtures of the Span
ish commander came too late.
DARING
DEED Of
AH ENSIGN
Jumped in tbe Ocean and Upon a
Torpedo.
Deed of Heroism Unknown in the
World’s History.
An incident, regarding which the
newspapers doubtless will soon have
columns, is the reported heroic act of
Knsign Glllis, of the torpedo boat Dor
ter.
This young man, who, from his pic
tures, looks like a slxteen-yeor-old boy,
ranks alongside of Hobsco, Blue and
Bagley,
One very daik night Admiral Cervera
sent a destroyer out from Santiago
harbor, but the boat was frightened
back, leaving some German torpedoes
floating around.
‘‘One,” said Capt. Fremont, of the
Porter, ‘‘was coming straight for ray
little boat, a/nd what do you think Gil
lis did?”
‘ The torpedo wa# coming slowly, but
if it touched our side, there would be
nothing more for any of us except
a bed under water.
“Glllis had his coat and shoes oft be
fore I knew it. ‘Don.t do it, Glllis,
said I; 'she's got her war nose on.’
“ ‘l’ll unscrew it, sir,’ said the boy,
end over the side he went, threw his
arms around the torpedo, beaded It
away from us, and then began feeling
for the business end.
"Well, the air rock opening, the tor
pedo dived from tbe ensign’s arms to
the bottom.”
The corsage- blouse is to be ralhor
smaller than last year, and one of the
materials greatly a la mode just now ,
is silver-gray satin. ]
FEVER
RAGES
Yellow Jack Has Broken
Out Among Troops.
Dreaded News that Comes
From Cuba Today.
First Appeared at Sibonay
and Its Real Nature
Just Known.
Immune Doctors and. Nu
rses Ordered to the
Front.
BULLETIN.
(By Aaaoriated Press.]
Washington. July IS.-Fourireu aus
picious fever case* have broken out
among th* employ** of th* quarter
master’* department near Santiago.
The men bare been toolattd and ronfl
deo* ia expresed In th" ability of thn
doctors to stamp out the disease. ,
BULLETIN.
(By Associated Press.]
Wsailing ton. July IS - ('ongrasaman
llilborn. cf California said on leaving
the war departmgnt this morning ihst
ttw* report tbst yellow fever had gain
ed a foothold In the American army at
Santiago was true.
DREADED NEWS COHES.
(Special to The Herald.]
Washington. July IS. An Import
ant message from Santiago was receiv
ed at ten o’ckx’k. Ota. Corbin and Gen.
Alger hurried over to the white house.
Surgeon General Sternberg was hur
riedly sent for and la now at the white
bens*.
Yellow Fever.
It develop# that the message received
from Santiago this morning announc
ed that yellow fever bad broken out
among the American troops. Infor
mation a* to the extent of the fever
is rqfuseil at the war department.
Where it Developed.
The disease broke out near Sl|joney.
At first it was thought It was intennll
tent fever. Stringent measures fyre be
ing taken. Immune doctors and puts
es are ordered immediately to Santia
go. Dr. Guitcras will have <j(i#rgo.
A special hospital quarantine camp is
established.
I
Much Concern.
[By Associated Press.]
Washington, D. C„ Jul 13. Some
concern is felt over the situation before
Santiago, largely because of the lacs of
definite advices. Nothing has been
heard from Sampson directly save a
few messages relating to routine af
fairs, such as transports. At ten o'clock
a speeial meeiing of the war board was
in session at the white house, Alger,
Long and Corbin being among the par
ticipants.
The Fever Reports.
The conference, as far as learned,
related to (he health conditions In the
army before Santiago. Information re
ceived foday from the Fifth army corps
indicated that there was danger of fe
ver at Slboney and other poinls. The
exact state of things reported cannot
be learned, and it may be tbaj there Is
reticence due to the lack er definite
advices as to whether the fever ac
tually has broken out.
The Burning.
Th.? Associated Press sends out the
following confirmation of the ’Augusia
Herald’s and New York Journal’s ex
clusive news of the burning of Sibo
ney:
Off Juragua City, Tuesday, July 12,
via Kingston, Jamaica, July 13. — The
miserable litle town of Juraguacito
(Siboney) lies in ashes. It was burn
ed under tbe orders of the army health
authorities. Almost every building of
the fifty which straggled along the_ir
regtilar bluff was set on fire during
the day and the Cuban inhabitants fled
to the caves in the overhanging hill
sides for shelter. The action was taken
at tli? urgent request of Major Legare,
of the hospital, corps, and served the
purpose of lidding (he hospital camp of
the unhealthy and dirty buildings and
driving away scores of Cuban followers
wbor? presence «vas serious Inconven
ience to the hospital wtrkers. The
b' rning houses also extended along the
trail to the front and numerous block
houses were (jestrpyed together with
the dwellings. j
N «l
IMv lb. JiUrtuMl IW I
WastMM'vfe. July IA A special
nwitxi of IM ttMtd, Maui) railed.
• » nel4 at 1 y ns, InpstaM diapaieb
co ware I.iolvad and 4kw«aa*4 Tbov
i I*l*4 laa tbo tffiwnruure of freer
ahtrb N -tat .’eared nat*M prove to b*
lbs dread'd jrthen free? anion* nit
fore** before *natlo«o It Is learned
I bat tbe all r»**i)o atom* th* lnoa*a ho
bra Aoniiago la I hat thrr* are fourteen
I a«*p riuna r*o*a <*f f*v*r among the
mploysa st ip« *«*rt*inwai*r'a da
[ i arimrst I* th- Am riran an Prnd
n« lb* 4rl*n*l*atl«n Ot le aturl
|rb*r*rtar of lb- freer (boa. mm are
Isolated 1* • valla) near lliboacy
; IVhll* lb* os* co»*«1l **• I* pro*r*oa
all r**i«r* of laformstion at lb* war
a*4 aavy depart meat* wore cfoeed
a*olo*l l.iqnirv a numf-w of public
moo railed »s<t to them th* offlr ala
conveyed tht nett reel impreeaion ftmt
th* wllMary Miration aland* substan
tially t»nrha**rd. with no Ashling and
no *oir*nd*r. Ml iho chief art-niton
for ihrmom**) la boin* directed to .he
health J bjßivntr rood I.ion* of oar
troop*. Merllaal o«r*ra of tb* army
dr- ltr.- to niak# • statement regarding
tb* beaitb of Ibe troop* at Hanliago.
CHINA HAS
A WAR OH
HER HANDS
Tbs Impfriil Troops at Woo l how
la Hard Liars.
Tht Lo»»«a Up to This Time Have
I,goo Men
Canton. July 13. Owing to the de
feat of tbe imperial tvoo|»« near Wo**-
(Chow, a thousand picked bravea hM>'
been dlapatebe-l there, convoyed by
two gunboats. The prefect of Woo-
Cbow report* the imperial losaes at
1,500 killed, and adds that unless re
inforced before Friday he will be forced
to surrender,
the Vellow fever.
Statement Made to the Public in Re
gard Ihoeto.
[By Associated Picas. 1
Washing!.m. I). C„ July «/ Tbe
surgeon general cf the marine hospital
service has received a telegram front
i Dr. Geddingß, in charge of the yellow
I fever detention camp at Fcntainbleau,
Informing the surgeon general that all
suspects, except those from McHenry,
had been discharged, and saying he
was preparing to close the camp. He
added a-statement to the effect that
quarantine had been raised iigatnxt
ail places except McHenry. Discus
sing the situation. Surgeon General
Wyman said that the outlook for Im
munity frarn yellow fever In the Uni
ted States for the season is encour
aging.
"It Is hopeful to the extent, itldt at
least so fsr as we have been able tb as
certain there Is no fever in the coun
<ry at present,” he said. "We hive
made quite a complete Investigation of
the various southern slates and find
them exempt to date.”
CLARK, OF THE OREGON.
He Is Second in Command of the
Eastern Squadron
[Special to The Herald,]
Washington, July 13. Captain
Clark of thn Oregon Is appointed chief
of staff of the eastern squadron, and
thus becomes second in command to
Watson.
BLOCKADE
RUNNER
WRECKED.
San Domingo in Ruins Oil' the Isle
of Pines.
Believed to Be One of the Ships Se
cured By Blanco.
[By Associated Press.]
Washington, July 13. Captain Saw
yer, the signal officer at Key West, has
reported to the war department that
the ship San Domingo was wrecked off
the Isle of Pines, Cuba, while irying
to run the blockade. Her nationality is
unknown, but it is beileved she was
one of the vessel* secured by Blanco
to run tbe blockade.
New York Futures.
New Yoik, July 13. Futures open
ed firm; sites 1500,
July 0.03
August i 0.00
Septoniber 0.01
October 6.04
November 6.04
December 6.07
January .. .. .. 6.00
February 6.12
March. - ■. 6.53
BY THE
SWORD
The Only Way Santiago
Can Be Taken.
Toral Finally and Flatly
Refuses lo Surrender.
Miles Request to Accept
Toral’s Terms Un-
Heeded.
War Department Orders
the Assault on—Ran
dolph Pushing On.
(Special to The Herald.)
Washington, July 13. An uncon
firmed rumor is lo the effect (bat Gen.
Miles has cabled tbe president urging
that Linares' proposition to mceilt
Santiago be accepted. Mile* is o 5 Ibe
opinion that under existing cln-umsian
rea Santiago cannot be taken for some
time and that delay may cost the lives
of hundred of Americans from fever.
Rush the Work.
[Special to The Herald.]
Washington. July 13. When the
extraordtnaiy cession of tba cabinet en
ded. Secretary Alger said to me: "The
administration has decided to push Hie
assault on Santiago at once with all
force and energy possessed.” The ap
pearance of yellow fever determined
the action.
Negotiations Off.
[By Associated Press.]
Off Juragua, Tuesday, via Kingston.
—All negotiations for the peaceful
surrender of Santiago ended in utter
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THE CRUISER RALEIGH.
failure today, and the city must fall by
the sword, Toral, the Spanish com
mander, has finally and emphatically
denied Shatter’s request for uncondi
tional surrender and the American ar
my only awaits the word to begin the
final struggle. Just when (he attack
will be made depends upon the time
which will ensue before General Ran
dolph can land his batteries at the
front. i
The Movement.
Randolph’s movement began early
this morning and tonight out of ten
batteries only one of four guns had
succeeded in making its way over the
almost impassible trail lo the front.
FIVE roil a»A A YEAR
WEDNESDAY, JULY u.
This nrfth th* frtw tworrire already
1 1 brer |* not remold*red by tbe inert
ran ramm*nder •* MVki**l, *nd pern
bably Id hour* more Milt e:np*» refare
' Ibe general *HMn*emm< begin*
tazndon. Jnty 11, A «g>rriai diepoirh
I *
I from Madrid •aye lr,»nr< ha* repl ed In
the Spanish *overn«nenra redrew*4
represeniaikme in evgard In pear* by
j energetically ptmeeting against the
idea. f
Shaftßr’s Cable.
Washington. I). C., July 13—Saatp
leon be* b**n ordered to **el*t Hhaf'er
la the assault on Santiago. He la dl-
1 1 reted to lake ail th* nrrseeary risks
ftrereMry Long rent (he cable *1 J p.
m This I* believed to meaai "forr* th*
harbor."
The war department gives out a part
of dhaftrr's cable today. Phafter says:
"After an Interview of an hour and
a half with Toral, he has extended
truce till tomorrow, relieves he mede a
strong Impression on Torsi, told him
hla unconditional surrender only will lie
received." Shatter roeieiudea: "If he re
fuse# I will open on him at noon to
morrow with every gun I hove, and the
a distance of the navy, which la ready
with 13-Inch sheila.”
Miles Cable.
Miiea rabies that Toral had a meet
ing with Shatter and Wheeler. Toral
said he had received permission to
withdraw and surrender Baotlago har
bors, porta, munitions of war and en
tire eastern* Cuba. He urgently re
quested until tomorrow noon to receive
an answer from his government regard
ing an offer of the United States to
send his forcea to Spain. Sballer
granted thin.
Alger cabled Miles that Total's of
fer to withdraw would not be accept
ed.
FIGHTING HARD.
The Insurgents on the Very Ranks of
the Spaniards.
[Special to The Herald.]
Manila, via Hong Kong, July 13.
The insurgents yesterday made vigor
ous attacks on the Spaniards from all
sides, with little result. They shelled
th? Spanish blockhouses and trenches
at Manila and captured the Spanish
guns at Santa Mesa.
There was a furious musketry fire
all night long at San Juan, Santa Ana,
Paso and Pasay, the Spaniards replying
with artillery and musketry. Four
hundred native militia at Santa Ana
joined the insurgents. Th? insurgents
have rushed the Malate entrenchments,
pushing forward to the walls of the
fort, but had to retire at daylight. The
probable loss Is 100 men each. The
Americans and insurgents are acting
independently. Both are conducting
their own operations and are hoping to
evolve an agreement afterwards.
The chubby king of Spain will not
he the possessor of so many titles after
Uncle Sam gets through using his
shears on his lock*. *JL
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HEAVY
RAINS.
They Have Undone
Much of the Work.
Extraordinary Session of
the Cabinet at Capital.
The Work of the Army
Embarrassed 3y the
Storms.
Fighting Bob Evans Vol
unteers to Force the
Harbor.
(Speeial to Tha Herald.)
Washington. July 13. Secretary
Day. Attorney. General Griggs, Admir
al Sicard and Capt. Mabon of the war
board were rent for this afternoon and
Joined ia n burry an extraordinary
conference at the white bouse. Specu
lation is Increasing as to what tW sit
uation la. All information la refuted.
What Culiom Says.
Senator Culiom. who wrut to the
white hduse with Gen. Alger, said
thet word was received from Santiago
iliai the heavy rains of tbe last thirty
six Ju>Ul» had destroyed the work ot
the army during the past week and in
coneeqiienre there would be a delay
until the damage was repaired.
Force the Harbor.
It was asserted that the -exult of the
conference will be the tending of re
gent orders to Sampson to force the
harbor nt ail hazards and bombard and
take the city quickly In order to save
the army from furiherhosa.
Shortly before .one o'clcck the war
conference lapsed Into an extra ,d n
sry cession bf the cabinet —Bilss be
ing th* only absentee.
Rush For News.
There dm a great rush of officials,
f^•hat l e^Y I '•na , uetespaper men seeking
IhYc filiation.
II is stilled Ihst Capt. Bob Evans has
volumrered to rue the harbor and
peraiisieon to go.
NEWS FROM DEWEY.
His Dlspctch Has to Do Willi the
Question of Supplies.
[lty Associated Press.]
Washington, July 13.
department has tcoeivfeU a cablegram
from Dewey. The text is not mada
public, but It relates simply to the
question of supplies for tbe American
Asiatic squadron. No reference is
made to the reported interference by
a German gunboat between the insur
gents and tbe Spaniards.
GOVERNMENT
CONTRACTS
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tj
Southern Railway, Through Its Wall
Street Agents, Secures Them.
Gets in Its Fine V’ork to tile Ex
clusion of Other Roads.
It is learned today that the Southern
railway has effected a very important
and desirable scoop, and that hence
forth all the.troops at Camp Hiomasi,
Clilcamouga, instead of heading for
Cuba via the Georgia rallr—d, passing
ihdougb Augusta, thence to'Charlestdn
to embark, will leave camp over the
Southern railway for New York,
where they will take ship for the
south.
The reason given for this important
step i stbnt while Charleston is a Cine
pert and considerably nearer the pres
ent objective- point, ships of depth of
draught such as the transports must
necessarily be cannot clear the bar.
Under the most favorable conditions,
vessels drawing 20 feet or more can
not safely and comfortable get into
Charleston, while Savannah claims 26
feet.
For this reason Charleston is to bo
given the go-by, as well as all /other
southern ports, and the Southern rail
way is to have the exclusive hauling of
the troops from the southern camps in
to the city of New York. This is the
reason for the order Issued from Wash
ington today, cancelling all contracts
for the moving ot troops over any of
the railroads, in the south, excepting
the Southern, tuyd the will ,
take them to r.orttf^^^Cjgjjre
if t ■ -l. to 'jKwiraßMdJß
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