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TB* AUGIfTA; 0 m%»tUL AAVIKOS t%a»»t %1H« <►***••* AfSSAM** •****• mm* w 4 U‘*y »»*»'—!»«> !■*»*•• York Journal ; M'KINLEY TAKING A HAND - I« Himl«* tie Perto Rko Expe ditiop. •9 *.auprf| **” Personal Orders Issued By President to Fampson This florelng to Furnish Convoy to Miles. Washington. D. C.. July 21.—Presl- McKinley Is thoroughly arnuwl over Ow delay which has occurred In starling (leneral Mile* and the exi>*dl tlon for Porto Mico. For several days General Miles and has troops have be<*n alsiard transports nt Playa awaiting tht naval convoy, which Is to be fur nished by Bamp»«T>. Troops are swel tering In crowded ships under a broil ing trnfdcnl sun. while General Mil;** has been ehaftn* under what he be lieves an inexcusable delay end bom barding the war department with dis palcbes. urging that the navy Ih> hur ried In preparations for the expedition. Instructions of a most positive nnture IS ere lai led Sampson to supply all the necessory convoys, but, notwithstand ing ihere Instructions. Sampson has proceeded with the preparation for the expedition with a deliberation that was exasperating. The President Is much concerned lest then part of the Porto Hlcan expedition which has already soiled from Ibis country should arrive at the point of rendezvous In advance of General Miles and the navy, it Is feared that If Gen eral Wilson's command, which sailed yesterday from Charleston, should ar ‘rlve In advance of General Mile* and tb- navy convoys that serioua danger, and possible disaster, might result, ns General Wilson's ships are absolutely without protection. The President this morning Issued personal orders to Admiral Sompson that he proceed Immediately to Porto jUco with General Miles. FOR SOLDIERS FAHILIES. Major Byrne Wants Old Allotment Law Revived. Washing*, on, July 21,-Major John Bytnc, of New York, president of the Soldiers and Sailors Families Protec tive Association, is in Washington in the interest cf the revival of the law of 1861, under which allotment of the pay cf soldiers and sailors was made to families of the volunteers through the pay department of the army. He had a conference with the president and Secretary Alger, Gen. Corbin and At torney General Griggs, all of whom feel a deep interest in the matter. The president referred the matter to the eecretary of war, who had it made spe cial. UNDER BRITISH FLAG. Mayflower Captured Blockade Run ner For Havana. Special to The Herald. Key West July 21.—The Mayflower has captured the big blockade runner New foundland, bound for Havana with a large cargo of munitions and supplies. When caught sit.? was flying (be British flag. , „ HERALD WANT ADS ENJOY THE LARQESI CIRCULATION IN GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. ft* CfM* A WMK Tllli AUGUSTA HEIIALD. M*tWR V* PICTURES WHICH SHOW WHAT COMMODORE SCHLEY DIP TO THE SPANISH FLEET. WATSON DON'T GO Wir Boird This Morniic PisbtiuM Squadron and Fleet Will Nat Be Seat to Spain. f ' T.|"e . Purpose of the Action to Give Sraln Better Opportunity to Sue For Pence Special to The Herald, i Washington. July It.—At the session Inf the war I word this morning It was lofkdidiy decided t<« distant Watsons squadron aud alrandun the contemplat ed visit to Spain'* coast. It is given lout thst this •■•* officially done, and I that we will not send « fleet to attack Spain. The adding squadron under fommo drre Watson has been officially dis banded. Home of it* vessels will cone* north to be docked and others have been ordered at once to Porto ftlco. This was the result of Shis morning s meeting of the war board at which Secretary Long end Secretary Alger were present. All Idea of sending any national vessels across tf»> Atlantic ei ther to the Canaries or to the coast of Spain has been definitely abandoned, and American ships will slßy In Amer ican waters. This announcement 1a official. I am told that this action was taken to give Sraln bti opportunity to take the inl ! native In seeking an honorable settle ment. PORTO RICO WILL Bd KEPT By United States When Taken. Prac tically Stated in Washington By Authoilties. Washington, July 21.—An aulhmlta tlvc statement was made today that the Island of Porto Rico will bo held as a permanent possession by this country es th*- price of «ar. Subjoined is prac tically an official statement made to the Associated Press: "Porto Rico will be kept by the t nl ted States. That Is settled end has beyo the nlan from the first. Once taken It will never he returned, it will pads forever Into the hands of the United States and there has never been other thought. Its possession will go toward making up the heavy expense of the war to the United States. Our flag one,- run up there will flout over the island permanently." The same authority says that the fu ture of the Philippines is a matter »f development and that so far there is no certain policy finally adopted regard ing these Islands. They are subject to developments in the war situation In the Pacific. It is intimated, however, though not definitely a'sserted, that the Ladrone islands might follow the fate of Porto Rico and become our perma nent possession. MORE PRIZE STEAfIERS. Santiago Prizes Sailed For U. S. With Prize Crews and No Convoys. Special to The Herald. Santiago. July 21.—The Spanish steamers captured in Santiago harbor when city surrendered, ha-c taken prize yrews and sailed for -Ln.it.3d States. The transports of the United States are finishing unloading nhd ate returning to United States without convoys along with prizes. GOVERNMENT'S REPLY TO GARCIA • Mans iTba fiovfrninfni His Dffided lo Hf fly to Harm's Imlrpfinlfnt Letter. It Me Act* Independently, lie Will Be Cut Off From Food supplic* Which He Dust Secure Independently. i Special to The Herald, t Washington It. CV, July 21.—The Igovernment's answer lo Garda will to |to cut off all supplies Immediately, if Ihe propose* to art Independently he | must also procure foods and supplies ! Independently. BRITISH JsTEAfI. R CAPTURED She Was Headed For Cienfugos With Food and Supplies. Key West, July 2! The British steamer New Foundland. loaded with food surplus, was captured by the Ma'(lower Tuesday off Cienfugos, into j which harbor she eras heading. T*i j blank shots across her bow brought her 10, ard ihe Mayflower put a prize crew cn board of tier and sent her to Char leston, S. C. Toe New Foundland left Halifax Juiy ft. The Mayflower has on board five Cubans wbr. were picked up at various times by Bhlps in the block ading fleet. They fled from Havana and other Cuban ports to escape star ! Vat leu. BRECKENRIDGE AND STAFF. Return on Hudson, Leaving Santiago Today. Spteial to The Herald. Playa del Kate, July 21.—The trans port Hudson bas left, bound fqr Fort ress Monro;;. The bodies of Hamilton Kish and of Capinia ('apron are aboard. Also General Breckinridge and Wh staff are on board. The French war ship Admiral Rigault arrived today end she is feeding the French residents. Siboney, July 21.—Balqulrl is desert ed, The hospital ship Relief sails for home today. OEN. WOOD GOVERNOR. The Rough Riders Leader Succeeds General McKibbin. Santiago, July 21.—Gen, Leonard Wood has succeeded Gen. McKibbin as military governor. McKibbin resumes his command. Wood was a colonel of Rough Riders, lately promoted. He was President McKinley's physician. WILL SAVE THERESA. The Ship Will Be Raised By Next Sunday. Special to The Herald. Washington, July 21.—Sampson re ports that the Maria Theresa will be raised and saved by Sunday. Capt. Pillsbury, commanding the Vesuvius, is si-pcHnlending the wreckers. Waller. Tex. —Cotton is looking well, but is going too much to weed. auu ma, ©a. MILES NGW READY War Dfjtarlmenl Notified Tbat/ie#. 1 Miles. ih Krad) For Porto Kieo. Given Out Th«. He Will Start Im mediately. Hpecial to The Herald. I Washington. July 21 -Corbie, and the I 1 war department are In receipt of a cable from General Miles, in which he states (that he is ready for Porto Rico, and it Is given out by the department that he will start Immediately for Porto Rico. RtD FOX CAUGHT. Was Probably From Breed Imported Here By the Hitchcock*. Mr. LeKny Simpson, who Is conn apt* ed vv'th Day. Tannahlll & Co., brought to the city this morning a red fox. ••hlch was caught by his father a tew days ago. The fox Is a young ona. It will be placed in the Lakeview zoo tbr a while and next fall will be turned Rose for a chase inaugurated. The foxes which Inhabit this section of the country are gray one*, one rarely see* a red fox here. Seme were Im ported Into Aiken county . y the Hitch cock* seme time ago, and the one brought tb town this morning is one of that breed. OEN. ALEXANDER RETURNS. Has Been Arbitrating Boundary Dis pute in Nicaraugua. Gen. 15. P. Alexander, who is too well known bore to need comment or introduction, has returned to America from Nicaragua, and with his family has gene to Flat Rock, N. C., to spend the summer. Gen. Alexander was ap pointed hy Grover Cleveland as one of the commissioners to arbitrate a boundary dispute in South America between Nicaragua and Honduras. SOLDIERS FESTIVAL,. To Be Given 1 his Afternoon and Eve ning on Lower Broad. This afternoon and evening from fi o’clock until 11. a festival on lower Bread street tv!U attract the young peo ple who live in that part of the city. The entertainment is given by the Sol diers’ Relief League, recently organized, and Is the second of their functions of the kind. The festival Is bound to be a success as it Is for so philanthropic a purpose and it behooves every one who can to patronize it. Died Last Night. Eugene Olin, a well known young man about town, died test night at ito ri ty hospital from consumption of the 1 uhgs. Mr. Oita wan the sun of Judy.- Olin. w ho died about ten years ago. He hud so wasted atvay from the ravages oi the disease, that he was hardly more than a living skeleton, weighing not, more tb*® t>o or 70 pounds at the time of his death. Mr. Olin was well known l.n Macon and Atlanta; having been engaged in business ft) hath places. The funeral-will lake nlaee this af ternoon from the hpspltal. GARCIA WITHDRAWS. Wriles Shorter Thai He Will Ad lodrpeotleDlly. He Has a List <>l kicks Against Amer ican Coinmand.T. Special to The Herald. Santiago, July 20, via Playa del Ba le, July 21. General Garcia has wrl*- i ten a letter to General Shatter In which he declares that he Is disgusted at hi* treatment at the hands of the l American* and will consequently with draw his own fore*'# lo the hills, being no longer willing to submit tc th'* In dignities to which he has hi-en subject ed. Among other things. General Gar-j |eia complain* of Is the failure of th f * I American commander to officially no tify him of the surrender of the Span ish fore s under O metal Torsi. He Is nlfo Incensed a. Hie fact that he' was not Invited to he present at the cere mony nt! ndtng the formal capitulation of Santiago. Another grievance Is the notion cf G.moral Shaffer in retaining i the Spanish etvll authorities in the ad min stratlon of Santiago. For those i arisen* he declare* he will no longer I cooperate with the American forces, but will act Independently as he dirt before the Amaricrn troops landed in i Cuba. General Shatter will return a I formal answer to the Guban leader's I letter. General Shatter's plans now centeinplate the marching of his army north Into the mountains with a view - of preserving the health of his troops nnd of the campaign againsi Holguin, which is now occupied by 10,000 Spao i !sh troops under Lttque. SPAIN’S OFFICIALS IN SANTIOO Say There Will Be No DlLlcultjr in Getting Commanders in Santiago District to Surrender. Special to The'Herald. Playa del Kate, July 21.—The Span ! ish Officials in the city say despite the i report that Gen. Parreja will refuse to j surrender that there is no difficulty j and will be none in getting Spanish , forces in Santiago province lo surren der under the terms of the capitulation , between Shatter and Toral. (IFF FOR HAVANA. American Ships in Key West Sailed Last Night. Special to The Herald. Key West, July 21.—The Puritan, the Amphitrite and the Montgomery left last night after coaling and refitting ! for Havana. MONTEREY ARRIVES. ! Another of Dewey's Reinforcements i at Hand Special to The Herald. Hong Kong, July 21.—The Monterey, has arrived at Manila. nvi MU*A«* A %I AM IHI tt UAV MiS »>. *•» SAMPSON SAYS CONVOYS READY And That Fleet Sills From Cuan tinamo Today. _, . T . Mile* and ?*mp*o« H*vc H*d Some -Cpk) Correspondence. But natter* Now Amica bly Adjusted. Special to The Herald. Washington. July 21— Sampson ca bles this afternoon that Ihe transport fleet will from Guautunamo today as »oun as the Colombia finish * coaling. The c.invoys will be the Indiana, the Columbia, the Cincinnati, the New Or leans and the Yale. Some spicy correspondence has pass ed between Miles nnd Sampson, but new all mattei# are amicably adjusted. Miles refused to sail with the small convey Sampson at first cfffi jd. REGIMENTS FOR PORTO RICO. Not Yet Named Owing to Delay In Washington Plans. Spocial to The Herald. Chi' kamattga. July 21. —Owing to the delay in Washington in completing the plans for the Porto Rican expedition Gen. Brooke has not yet stated what regiments are to be sent from here or when they go. Gen. Haln's brigade, vvhlth was tinder orders to rrnve, did not get cut this morning as expected. KILLED SHALL ALLIGATOR. The Reptile Was Found In a Branch Near Hamburg. Willie Davis, a small colored boy, who lives on Kcllock street, while com ing from Sugar pond, over across the river, killed a small alligator In a branch. He thought it was a scorpion and began to bombard It vigorously. How the baby 'gator got there is a mystery. REPORTED DETACHED. It io Said Sampson Has Been Sent to Eastern Squadron. New York. July 21.—A Washington report, says a correspondent of the Times, says Sampson was detached from command at Santiago and put. In charge of the eastern squadron, leaving Watson to take his place. Hr. Jones in Nashville. In my letter of yesterday t failed to mention that numerous prominent cit izens of Nashville desired to be remem bered to our mayor, Mr. Walsb, among the number being Mr. James Kill!tea. one of the most prominent promoters of the Irish movement. Mr. Paul Hey man, has many warn) friends in Nash ville, who desire to be remembered to him. In fact! I found so many people jin Nashville connected with our cwn ! folks that 1 could not possibly retnem- I ber all the messages entrusted to me. Jerome Jones. "* (*•»« fnwnn* M AMIIS t.Xi >—»♦ LOAN AftD i «**■**» f**IKOS «*—«»_ IUL J.VVSS tit t«i «A§MMMtti CUBANJUNTA Condemns Garcia Itau IU4 t.«M r«wtt(iUit» Will Nat) aMI Am) ttyaiuwib. imilh* turn* n«t« s«t a»»ww«t I>SNMM <* llrfMM Ul Hi* •*' hat tar to ANMftcMI liM* Sport* I In Tb* H >I»M. WwliilUA tml} at - l*i*old*si Pol* nt« iW *r,trtMfy Qo—ads. of Ik* CM* has Jam* im ba>l » ion* rosanUS fl««S today o lb A*nvt»H«a Alan »*4 I a *t »m o*l. !**• aoail*- *» TMr «*. -tom *k#« k fi«w> •«* »*• |*«a lb# wp'SISSa »f Ik* Cob»«t MA I key do Mi MnUtnl* IS ««•**»* SIM *tMM«i« pm kit k»HMf *TJ Mt*r m dm*t*l RS*n*r. T» ortl »* if Oatrl* I* *pt In pl«T* • ■ l*»<r«l.M MM I r. cnpMdkSf fc» tt Will bring ml lb* »»•*>*l of aulbnnty t.ilMt IS Ik* t’ObaO J«0l6 B«d (4MI »uthrtiiir* IS On nr ama sulss lit* refusal to c fHwrsW silk th# Ain* -rir»s» *st *.iMn«* W* amp*. •» •nil* of On baa nncoM pro<"*tn. cad If I in borbad Ml- by hi* lo ops. ih**o •rin b* ns nt&anrt mad* to tab* n**y hln riunmaiid, »Stick stay brlsa about • conflict w‘ib Cuban* and Aat vicnn*. Tb* Imu* b»!ng rnlnml will bn pirirnfly and flrmiy mi* by ih* Am , rirnan silk lb* Cuban Junta * aaaial nnc*. CONFEDERATES. Charleston Working For NfXt Pitre of Meeiiofc. Though Loulm ille Ip to Vesifrdty Was Mire of liie Vote. Atlanta. U*„ July JL—The fight over (be piece ol holding tb* next gather ing of ('esWctstf Veicran* grow* warmer w.th the grogfea* oi th* re union. The K.*ntocky delegation wh.*b , was pi*itically assured of tte conven ! t,ou hnrt* today that Charlealoo la in | the fight to way and that the influence of thf rt.jtrb Carolina del gates is rap id y spr.adltig. The Kentucky delega lion was asamed yesterday of the sup port of Tennessee, but It app ar* that Hist state nt a meeting voted lo go lo Charleston. Texas announces iselt tu favor of Nvw Orleans, but that city not making any sjcclol effort toward securing the meeting, it is believed by the Lcrisville delegation thst Ken tucky will get the Texas votes. Tht» tin for voting on the question will be derided today. The crowds are much larger then anticipated end last night several cht rehes wpre thrown open for the accommodation of the veterans. Ocr, ml Gordon called the canventlou of veterans to onler at the auditorium nt Piedmont Perk at 10:30 a. m. He said: "We ere »» Confederate men and women, but we are also Arnerl erns and proud of our country. (Cii-Ttn), , God htts blessed us as lie has bltjSrit no other nation. It becomes us Who have been spared by hiu Prov ■ iriencf to sing praises to him and 1 want men whose shouts have been I>. nrd in many batleflelds to join in a h mn cf ,'ralsc service. I Tbe committ s cn credentials au , noi need several resolutions: The re lict" < f the hlatorleal committee was a. seated by Chairman General Steph en ». Lee, of Mississippi. The report ! geys: "in the just war in which our country Is at present engaged, our comrades now living atnl the desccnd- P tit * of those who have passed away j have nobly used the opportunity to | .show the world their I ardor. patriotism and readiness to devote their lives to the defense of this, our reunited country." OLD OFFICERS REELECTED. The old officers were reelected by reclamation. They arc: General John B. Gordon, of Georgia, general com manding; General Stephen D. Lee. de partm. n of Tennessee; General V>. L. Cabell, trans- Mississippi: General Wade Hampton, army of Virginia. The convention adjourned until tomorrow. FLEMING RESTING WELL. Under the Operation and Every Prob ability of His Recovery. Special to The Herald. Boston, Mass., July 21. —Congress- man W. H. Fleming, of Augusta, Who has just undergone an operation for appendicitis, is reported as resting well at a late hour this afternoon and that the doctor's entertain every hope and probability of his complete recovery. It will be some six weeks or two months, however, with roost favorable conditions, before be Is fully recover ed.