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M'KINLEY
TAKING * HAND
la Hnrniaf ike Porto Rko Expo*
dltiop.
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Ptrunnil Order* Issued By President
to .‘rnipsun This riorr.ing to
I'Mraish Convoy to Miles.
Washington. I». C.. July 21.—Prvsl
d<wt McKinley is thoroughly arouo«-l
over »h* delay * hlch ha* occurred lit
Martin* General Miles anti the **P*dl-
lion for Porto Rico. For sev-rol <tay*
General Mile* and las troops have l*e"*i
•hoard irsnsporta nl Playa awaiting j
the nsvsl convoy, which Is to lie fur
nished hy Bampsor.. Troops are swel
tering In crowded ships under a liroll-
Ing tropical sun. while General Mil-*
has been chafing under what he be
lieve* an Inexcusable delay and bom
barding the war department with dis
tistches. urging that the navy In* hur
ried In preparation* for the expedition
Irstruction* of a most positive nature
were cabled Sampson to supply all the
nereaanry convoya. but, notwithstand
ing these Instructions. Sampson has
proceeded with the preparation for the
expedition with a deliberation that was
exasperating.
The President Is much concerned lest
tbot part of the Porto Rican expedition
which has already soiled from this
country should arrive at the point of
rendezvous In advance of General Mile*
and the navy. It I* feared that if Gen
eral Wilsons command, which sailed
yesterdoy from Charleston, should ar
rive In advance of General Mile* and
tb- navv convoys that serious danger,
and possible disaster, might result, as
General Wilson s ships are absolutely
without protection.
The President this morning issued
personal ordets to Admiral Se.mpaon
thnt he proceed Immediately to Porto
Rico with General Miles.
FOR SOLDIERS FAHILIES.
Major Byrne Wants Old Allotment
Law Revived.
Washing! on. July 21. Major John
Byvne. of New York, prea'dent of I lie
Soldiers and Sailors Families Protec
tive Association, is in Washington in
the interest of the revival of the law
of 1861, under which allotment of (he
pay of soldiers and sailors was made to
families of the volunteers through the
pay department of the army. He had
h conference with the president and
Secretary Alger. Gen. Corbin and At
torney General Griggs, all of whom fc >1
a deep interest in the matter. The
president referred the waiter to the
secretary 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 sin: was flying
the British Slag.
HENALD WANT ADS ENJOY THE LARGEST CIRCULATION IN GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA.
ins cwr* a
THE AUGUSTA HEItAUD.
SOI I MR s it
PICTURES WHICH SHOW WHAT COMMODORE SCHLEY DID IO 1H r 1 r ANISH FLEET.
WATSON DON'T GO
War Ro*rd This Morninc Disbindnl
Squadron and Fieri Will Not
Be Soil to Spain.
i Purpose of the Action to Give Spain
Better Opportunity to 2>ue
For Peace
Special to The Herald,
I Washington, July 21.—At tb*' session
lof the war board this morning it was
I officiidty d'-ildfil to dlsaan t Watson * ,
‘squadron aud abandon the < ontesnplat- 1
! <*d vi*H to Hptka'l Ofltlt• >t in given (
(out that thla officially xlrfir. ami
| that we will not send a fie-t lo attack
! Spain •
i The ridding squadron under Commo
dore Watson ha* been officially <ll*-
II landed, gome of Its vessels will come
north to lie disked and other* have
hem ordered at once to Porto Rico.
This was lhe result of this morning’s
meeting of the war tsiard at which
(secretary Long and Secretary Alger
|tvet'e present. All Idea of sending soy
national vessels across tb* Atlantic ei
jlher to the Canaries or to the coast of
Spain hns been definitely Abandoned,
land American ship* Kill stay in Amer
! Iran waters.
This announcement Is official, T am
|fold lhat inis action waa lak nto give
'Spain * opportunity to take the Inl
(native in seeking an honorable settle-
PORTO RICO WILL Ba KEPT
By United States When Taken, Prac
tically Stated in Washington
By Authoilties.
Washington. July to.—An authorlts-
Uve statement was made today that the
island of Porto Kico will be held as a
.permanent possession by this countiy
es the price of war. Subjoined Is prac
tically an official statement made to the
Associated Press:
"Porto Rico will lie kept by the Uni
ted Slates. That Is settled end has Java
the clan from the first. Once taken
It will never be returned. It will I-a'Ss
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 float over the island
permanently."
The same authority says that the fu
ture of the Philippines Is a matter or
development and that so far there is no
certain policy Anally adopted regard
ing these islands. They are subject to
developments in the war situation in
the Pacific. It Is intimated, however,
though not definitely asserted, that the
Ladrone islands might follow the fate
of Porto Rico and become our perma
nent possession.
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more prize steahers.
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
vhen city surrendered, ha-c taken
prize prevrs and sailed for I n ted
States. The transports of the United
Stales are finishing unloading nhd are
returning to United States without
convoys along with prizes.
GOVERNMENT'S
REPLY TO GARCIA
Tb* Governmeni Has Deckled lo Ne
i ply to Garcia's Independent Letter. (
It He Act* Independently, tic Will Be
Cut (Iff I rum Food .Supplies Which
He float Secure Independently.
- Special In The Herald.
Washingt'.ii I>. (\, July 21—The
•go very, men fa answer In Garcia will te
(in cut off all eupplb-s Immediately. If
Ibe proposes In act Independently he
] must aim procure fend* «n<! supplier
1 independently.
BRITISH STEA.T R CAPTURED
She Waa Headed For Clenfugo* With
Food and Supplies.
I Key West. July 21. The British
I steamer New Foundland, loaded with
fend supplies, was captured hy the
Mn* (tower Tuesday off Cienfiigo*, into
I which harbor she was heading. T*i
blank shots across her bow brought her
j to, and the Mayflower put a priz? crcv
cn board of tier and sent her to Otiar-
I leston, 8. C. The New Foundland left
Hr.Ufax Juiy 'J. The Mayflower has on
'board five Cubans wh. were picked up
i at various times W ships in the block
lading fleet. The” fled from Havana
| and ether Cuban ports to escape star
| vat ICO.
BRECKENRIDQE AND STAFF.
Return on Hudson, Leaving Santiago
Today.
Sprc'al to The Herald.
Pleya del Est”, July 21.—The tratis-
I port Hudson has left, bound fpr Kort
jrcss Monro . The bodies of Hamilton
High and of Cap.oil ('apron are aboard.
Also General Brcekcnridgo and his
elaff are on heard. The French war
ship Admiral Rigault arrived today
and she Is feeding the French residents.
Siboncy, July 21.—Balqulri Is d.-sort
ed. Th hospital ship Relief rails for
home today.
GEN. WOOD GOVERNOR.
The Rough Riders 1 coder Succeeds
General McKlbbln.
Santiago, July 21,—Gen. Leonard
Wood has surer (led Gen. McKibbin as
military governor. McKibbin resumes
his com man!. Wood was a colonel of
Rough Riders, lateiy promoted. lie
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 hy Sunday. Capt.
Pillsbury, commanding the Vesuvius, is
sup r rin tending the wreckers.
Waller. Tex.—Cotton is looking well,
but is going too much to weed.
Al«|| .a | A, t»A.
MILES NOW READY;
War Department Noiified That Geo.
Miles b Head) For Porto Kico.
j Oiv«« Out That He Will start Im
mediately.
iHpedal to The Herald.
Waehinirton. July 21 -Corbin and ttv
I war depart mmt ar*» In rrcrlftt ofaenbl#* j
I from <2* iieral Mllm, In whl« h h»* aiat«*«
j (hot h - is ready for Porto Rico, and It
jin given out by the department that he
will atari Immediately for Porto Rico.
RID FOX CAUGHT.
Was Probably From Breed Imported
Here By the Hitchcock*.
Mr. Lclfny Simpson, who is rantsdj
led w'th Day. Tannahlll & Ca., brought
|to the city this morning a red fox,
j -tblch was caught by hi* father a Cr
days ago. The fox la a young ono. It i
! -fill he placed In the 1-akevlew xoo fur 1
I a while and next fall will he turned
Irose for a chase inaugurated. Th"
j foxes which inhabit thla section of
jthe country are gray ones, one rarely
sees a red fox here. Some were Im-,
I ported Into Aiken county .y the Hitcb
j cocks seme, time ago. nud the one
brought tb town this morning is one
of that breed.
GEN. ALEXANDER RETURNS.
Has Been Arbitrating Boundary Dis
pute In Nicaraugua.
Gen. K. I’. Alexander, who Is 100
well known here to need coalmen' or
Introduction, has returned to America
from Nicaragua, and with his family
has g'-ne to Flat Rock, N. U.. to spend
the summer. Gen. Alexander *vas np
rrented by Grover Cleveland as enci
of the commissioners lo arbll*. ale a
beundary dlapule Iri South America
be:ween Nicaragua and Honduras.
SOLDIERS FESTIVAL.
To Be Given This Afternoon and Eve
ning on Lower broad.
This aflernoon and evening from 6
o’clock until 11. a festival on lower 1
Bread street will attract ihe young peo
ple who live in that part of (lie city, j
The entertainment is given by the Sol
diers’ Relief League, recently organized,
nn 1 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 Nizlit.
Eugene Olln, n well known young
man about town, died last night at UK
city hospital from consumption of the
luhgs.
Mr. Olka was the sun of Judge Olln.
who died about ten years ago. H« hail |
so wasted away from the ravages oi '
the disease, lhat he was hardly more
than a living skeleton. weighing
not. more thaw 60 or 70 pounds at the
time of his deiath. ,
Mr. Olln was well known f .n Macon
and Atlanta, having been engaged In
business m both places.
The funeral, will take place this af
ternoon from the hpspital.
GARCIA
WITHDRAWS,
Writes Shatter That He Will Art
lodrprn'leDtiy.
He Has a l.l*t of Kicks Against Amer
ican Command rr.
Special to The Herald*
Santiago, July SO. via Playa del Be
lie, July 21. General Garcia has wrl*-|
. icn a I' iter Lo General Shatter Ifi i
which he declartn that he Is disgusted!
at his treatment at the hand* of lh«|
Americans and will consequently with-]
draw his own fore*-* to the hills, being
mo longer willing to submit to th" In
dignities to which he has been subVt- j
({I, Among oth"r thing*. General Gar-j
: da complains of is the failure of the
I American commander to officially no-j
Uify him of the surrender of the Span- j
Ish fort, a under G-neral Toral. He Is I
rlio Incensed a* the fact (hat he wav
not Invited to be present at th* cere
mony all tiding the formal capitulation
of Santiago. Another grievance is th“
.action of U.-nrral Shaf.cr In retaining
the Spanish civil authorities In the ad
min atratlon of Santiago. For three
reasons he declares he will no longer
I cooperate with the American forces,
; hut will act ItiiL U ndently as he did
before ;ho American troops landed In
'Cuba. General Shatter will return a
i formal anewer to the f ulian leadet a
! letter. General Shafter’s plans now
contemplate the marching of hi* army
north Into the mountains with a view
or preserving the health of his troops
and cf ihe campaign against Holguin,
which is now occupied by 10,000 Span-!
, !sh troops under Luquc.
SPAIN’S OFFICIALS IN SANTIGO
Say There Will Be No Dll.iculty in
Gelling Commanders in Santiago
District to Surrender.
Special to The Heiald.
Playa del Bate, July 21.—The Span
ish official* in the city say despite the
report that Ocn. Parreja will refuse to
j surrender that lhere is n > difficulty i
! and will he none in gutting Spanish
.forces in Santiago province to surren
der under the terms of the capitulation
. between Sbafter 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 relating
j far Havana.
MONTEREY ARRIVES.
Another of Dewey’s Reinforcements
at Hand
Special to The Herald.
Hong Ki ng, July 21.—The Monterey;
has arrived at Manila. |
MAR MM I AHA A St AM
Mil H HAS. JII V M. IN*
SIMPSON sms
CONVOYS READY
I And That Flee! Sails Front (Juan
fanamo Today.
Miles and Sampaon Have Had Some
Spin Correspondence, But
natters Now Amica
bly Ad|u»ted.
Special to The Heiald.
Washington. July 21 —Sampaon ca
!hle» thla afternoon that the Iran*pert
< licet will from Guanumamo today as
soon as the Columbia finish * coaling.
The c mvoys will be the Indiana, the
IColombia, tbr Cincinnati, the Ne*v Or
lleaus anil the Yale.
I gome spicy correspondence hns pa»»-
'fd between Miles and Sa:np«{n. bin
new all maiteis are amicably adjusted.
Miles refused to mill with th’ small
oavey Sampson at first clfeted.
REGIMENTS FOR
PORTO RICO.
Not Yet Named Owing to Delay in
Washington Plans.
Special to The Herald.
| Chickamanga. July 21. —Owing lo the
'delay in Washington in completing the
] | !:.ns fur the Porto Rican expedition
Her. llrooLc has not yet staled what
I regiment* are to be sent frnai here or
| when they go. Gen. Main’s brigade,
which was under orders to move, d'd
! not get out this morning as expected.
KILLED SHAi-L ALLIGATOR.
The Reptile Was Found in a Branch
Near Hamburg.
Willie Dav's, n small colored hoy,
who lives on Kellock street, while cem-
I it-.g from Sugar pond, over across the
[ river, killed a small alliyator In a
branch. He ibought It was a scorpion ,
and began to bombard It vigorously, i
How the baby ’gator got there is a
mystery.
REPORTED DEI ACHED.
It lo Said Sampson Has Been Sent to
Eastern Squadron
New York, July 21.—A Washington
report, says a correspondent of the
Times, sib's 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 lelt.'-r of yesterday I failed to
mention that numerous prominent cit
izens of Nashville desired to he remem
bered to our mayor, Mr. Walsh, among
the number being Mr. James Killil. a,
one of the most prominent promoters
of the Irish movement. Mr, Paul Her
man, has many warm friends in Nash
ville, who desire to be remembered to
him. In fact, 1 found so many people
in Nashville connected with our own
folks that I could not possibly remem
ber all the messages entrusted to me.
Jerome Jones.
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CONFEDERATES.
Charleston Working
For Nexl Plate of Meelinir. Though
LmiiM ill* Ip le \eMtrtlay
Has Mire of (he Vols.
Atlanta. Ua.. July It.—’Th* light over
th* pipes of hcldtng tb, next gather
ing of OnfMenit Veterans grow*
w.niurr win the grogrzaa cl ihe re
union. The K mucky delegation wh.ckt
, wn pu t tically asaured of lb' oonvea
-1 non linda today that Charleston la in
the fight to sra: and tUat the iutlurr.ee
o. the Sou li Carcilun del.gules Is rap
itl’y spr-adiug. The Kentucky delega
tion v. assured yestilrday of the sup
port of Tenn< ssre, hut It app ora that
ihat Mate at a meeting voted to go lo
Charleston. Texas announces seif iu
favor of New Orleans, hut that city
not milking any si.ulal effort toward
securing the meeting, it is believed by
ihe Louisville delegation that K.*u
tncky «vill get the Texas votes. Thu
Hu..' for voting on the question will be
decided today. The crowds are much
larger tin n anticipated and last night
several churches were thrown open for
ihe accommodation of the veterans.
Orr. rai Gordon called ihe cunvenllou
of v"terans to order at the auditorium
tit PI dmont Pr.rk at 10:30 a. m. Hu
said: "We are all Confederate men
and women, hot we ari also Ameri
cans and proud of our country.
iCUrtH. . Ccd has bicreed us as he
has bitted h« otht: nation. It becomes
ns d'lto have been spared by his Prov
idence to sing praises to him and J
want men whose shouts have hcerr
h.-nrd ni many batlcflelds to join in
a hymn c! prslsc service,
i The committ *s on credentials au
noi need several resolutions: The re.
per* cf the historical committee was
~, rented by Chr.lrman General Steph
,cn 1). Lee. of Mississippi. The report
Hays: “In the Just war in which our
country Is at present engaged, our
comrades now living and the descend
ants of those win have passed away
hov. nobly used the opportunity to
I show the world their
a rdor. patriotism an d
r r.dlness to devote their lives to the
dafenso of this, our reunited country."
OLD OFFICERS REELECTED.
The old officers were reelected by
ncelamatlon. They arc: General John
B. Gordon, of Georgia, general com
manding; General Stephen D. Lee, de
part m.-n of Tennessee; General W. L.
Cabell. frnns-Mlsslsslpp!; 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, Muss., July 21.—Congress
man W. H. Fleming, of Augusta, who
has just undergone an operation for
appendicitis, is reported as resting well
at a lute hour this afternoon and Lhat
the doctor’s entertain every hope and
probability of his complete recovery.
It will be some six weeks or two
months, however, with most favorable
conditions, before he Is fully recover
ed.