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tilt * AUourri . e JUVIXOS »'■*« ****** mu tad Uw* +m»- rmm York Journal : M'KINLEY TAKING * HAND la Hnrniaf ike Porto Rko Expo* dltiop. * *s* 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. x 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. **• (HA« ftMM* tuMtis ,•:£* LOiX AhD fAtjuoa 'r.:r* fA!«K ~v»»ss MMSMN CUBANJUNTA Condemns Garcia Hat* 11*4 Uw r«A«aiiaua*» Wtt Nii) a»4 Km) tfepatiMrais. 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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.