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VOLUME XVI DALLAS. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JULY ISOS. NUMB! Are Incensed at Gen. Shatter. The Strained Relations Hay He* cessitate Our Whipping the Islanders Also-Shafter Rules Firmly. Advices of Tuesday from Santiago, via Kingston, state that a fact which is impressed more and more every day upon the American officers and men is the Btrained relations between the Americans nnd Oeneral Garcia’s Cu ban soldiers. Indeed tho situation has now reached a point where prac tically no communication exists be tween the two armies, and their rela tions border on those of hostility rath er than the relations which one would have supposed should exist between allies. After General Shatter announced his decision not to let the Cuban junta enter tho city of Santiago, deep mut- terings were heard among General Garcin’s men. It was evident the Cu bans wore greatly disappointed at the step taken by the American comman der, for they had confidently counted upon having Santiago turned over to them to loot nnd plunder as they had in succession sacked Vaiqniri, Siboney and El Cnticy. Consequently their disappointment was keen when they ascertained thnt they were not to be permitted to take possession of the city upon General Torsi's surrender. On Friday last Castillo, a brother of General Demetrius Castillo, went to General Shnfter’s hoadquarters in or der to ascerlain tho cause of this, to the Cubans, inexplicable reason. Bhnftar Talk* Plainly to CaNtlllo. “Why is Santiago to remain in the hands of our enemies?” he asked. “Tho Spaniards are not our ene mies,” replied General Shatter. “We are fighting the soldiers of Spain, but we have no desire to despoil her citi zens. No Cuban will be allowed to enter the oity nor will any American soldier. The government of the city is a matter for the people to decide. When the American array leaves it I presume it will be turned over to you, but not until then.” Castillo, who came direct from Gen eral Garcia’s camp, did not attempt to conceal his chagrin. The Cuban soldiers now fully real ize thnt there is a rising Bentiment against them in the nrmy. They hear nothing but words of scorn from our men as they pass, lugging their bacon and hardtack into the woods. Even onr officers no longer conceal their disgust for their allies, and it is understood that the warm friendship displayed toward them at first has now- turned into contempt, for the Cubans have neither fought nor worked. The correspondent of the Associated Press who sends this dispatch saw a group of Cubans refuse point blank to aid in building roads, and during the two days heavy lighting, while they were loitering in the rear, our surgeous sought in vnin to secure assistance from them, even to cut poles for im provised litters for our wounded. Hundreds of such instances are being told around the campfires, until the name of Cuban is usualiy wreathed with camp profanity nnd very rarely is a kind word spoken of them. In fact, in some quarters there is a disposition to prophesy an early col lision bet ween our men and the Cu bans. General Shatter Monday morning sent an invitation to General Garcia to attend the ceremony of raising the Americnn flag over Santiago, but the Cuban general showed his resentment by seuding a reply which amply con firmed the course which he and his ragged, ignorant soldiers have follow ed during the weeks of hard fighting and campaigning which have resulted in the fall of Santiaga. He declined the invitation, ^saying ho hated the Spaniards and added that he did not want to be where Any of theta were. Since that time the CubanB have been in their camp eating American rations, and our troops have had no oemmuni- cation with them. Strenuous efforts to prevent the spread of infections diseases among the American troops in front of Santi ago de Cuba were made so soon as the t city surrendered. DEPUTIES III,OWN TO ATOMS. Chinese Outlaw Tukes Refuge In Mngn- iltifl and Set* It orf. A special from Oakland, Cal., says: Tho works of the Western Fuse aud Explosive Company were blown up by a murderous Chinaman nt 5:20 o'clock Tuesday morning. Five deputy sheriffs nnd constables who wero trying to arrest the murderer were killed. The dead are : Charles White, son of Shoriff White; George Woodsum, Gns Koch, D. C. Cameron, J. J. Lerri; Mrs. Hill, Goou Nig Chnng. The Chinaman had fortified himself in the magazine and blew it up when the attempt to arrest him was made. The celestial, who was employed in the works and who caused the awful explosion, had killed a fellow country man Monday afternoon in a quarrel over a Chinese lottery ticket He then defied the officers who went to arrest him. The murderer fled into the magazine, which contained five tons of giant powder, barracaded himself and threat ened to blow up the mngazine if any oue came to arrest him. After repeated demands to surrender had been made by the deputies to all of which the same reply came: “If yon come in here I will blow up tho magazine,” the officers retired for the night within the private office of tho company a id twenty yards away. Tuesday morning nt 5 o’clock Dep uty Sheriff Charles White, after a con sultation with the others, determined to break down the barricade, not be lieving the Chinnmnn would keep his threat. Accordingly the entire posse headed for the door. True to his word, the Chinnman fired the giant powder, kill ing five officers and blowing the China- mnn to atoms so small tliut but one piece has boen found. White’s body was fearfully mangled. It was found nearly 500 yards away. Mrs. Hill was visiting a Mrs. Pride, who lives ncross the way. She was killed in the falling debris of the building. All the buildings enught fire. En gines wero soon fighting the flames, but to no avail. The works were com pletely wrecked. Four house wore blown down and about forty partially wrecked. Deputy Shoriff Fred Shcritt nnd Deputy Ed White escaped,but aro painfully wounded. OUK FLAG OVER CIAMAXERA. 8|mnlnr<l* at That l'liuia Notified of Tom I’s Surrender nnd the Condition*. An Associated Press dispntch from Camp McCalls, Guantanamo bay, snys: A launch from the Marblehend went up the bay Monday nfternoon to Verticaya del Toro, opposite Caima- uern, and gave formal notice to tho Spanish commander of tho surrender of General Toral’s troops, together with the conditions of the capitula tion of Snutiago. A limited time was fixed for hauling down the Spanish flag over Caimanera. The American officer also gave no tice that if the Spanish gunboat San doval was disabled in any wny, or if any arms, ammunition, public build ings or barracks at Caimanera or Guantanamo were destroyed the Span iards would not be treated as prisoners of war. The flag was hauled down promptly. From Spanish sources it is learned that the total force in Guantanamo and Caimanera is about 5,000, of which number, however, only about ii.000 nre fit for service; the others be ing disabled by sickness or wounds. What disposition will be made of the prisoners has not yet been deter mined, beenuse of the presence of yel low fever among them. A rigid quar antine will be maintained. ROSTER OF PRISONERS. Total Number Turned Over By Toral I* 22,780. The war department has received a dispatch from General Shafter say ing that the roster of prisoners handed in by General Toral shows a total of 22,789 men. Geuernl Shatter's dispatch added that tho prisoners turned over to him far exceeded in numbers the strength of his own army. General Shafter has asked the war department to hurry forward the regi ments of immune* for service at San tiago city and vicinity in order that there may be a minimum of danger of further infection of onr troops from the fever which prevails at Santiago. NOT ALLOWED TO LAND. The Quarantine Officer at Newport Newt, V*,, Enter* Objection. The United States transport Seneca arrived in Hampton Roads Monday af ternoon with ninety-nine sick and wounded soldiers from Santiago. In view of the prevalence of yellow fever at Santiago, Dr. Pettus, the United States quarantine officer, refused to permit the sick and wounded men to be landed. It is understood that they will be taken to New York. Dr. Pettus says that no yellow fever hag- developed among the patients abdlH, but it is understood that there are thifoe suspi cious cases on the vessel. Leaves Siboney With Troops. i Arrangement*! Are Planned to Hake the Campaign a Quick and Decisive One by Use of Large Force. A Washington special says: After three days' consultation between the president, Seoretary Alger and Gen eral Brooke, during which there was frequent communications with Gen eral Miles at Siboney, the details of the Porto Rican expedition were per fected and the expedition itself was got under way. General Miles, with some artillery and troops, sailed Mon day for Pbrto Rico on the converted cruiser Yale, to be followed quickly by an army of 80,000 men. There are some notable differences in the plans for this expedition and for the stately naval pageant that sail ed away from Tnmpa under General Shaffer's command to attack Santiago. First, there will be practioally no naval convoys, the navy department having declared that they are unneces sary as there is not a Spanish warship in tho West Indies that dare trust its bow out of port. In the second place, the expedition does not start from one point, but will be divided among several ports, thus preventing the tremendous congestion thnt was encountered at Tampa in the effort to start the big fleet. Lastly, there will be no effort mnde to get the ships awny together, but the transports will bo allowed to find their own way to their destination without concerted movements. General Miles leads the way. He had been promised by the president that he should go to Porto Rieo and the promise was redeemed whem the Yale headed from Siboney for Porto Rico, 800 miles distant. General Brooke will be the senior officer in Miles’ command and upon him will fall tho responsibility for the execu tion of the details of his superior’s plans. The point chosen for the landing is kept secret, as the general will land before tho full body of the expedition is nt hand and it is consequently not desirable that the enemy should be able to assemble a superior force to meet him. The distance from Charles ton, where the first body of troops for Miles' expedition starts, is more than double the distauce from Santiago to Porto Rico, so that the transports which sail from the former oity can scarcely reach General Miles before the early part of next week. These Charleston troops are the First brig ade of the First division of the First army corps and are commanded by Brigadier General George H. Ernst. The brigade comprises the Second Wisconsin, Third Wisconsin and Six teenth Pennsylvania regiments. Campaign XVIII Ha Short. The purpose of Secretary Alger is to make the Porto Rican campaign a short one. An overwhelming force will be thrown upon the island, and it is pos sible that a bloodless victory will be achieved when the Spanish become convinced that they have no reasona ble chance to resist successfully. The expedition is to comprise 30,000 men at the start, and it will be swelled soon to 40,000, and if necessary to 70,000 men, the equipment of volun teer forces having now progressed so well as to warrant the statement that that number can be ready for service in Porto Rico within a very short time. PREPARING ill’s FLEET VESSELS TO BE WELL SUPPLIED WITH AMMUNITION. WILL SOON BE OFF FOR SPAIN. UmMsMIon Will Leave N.rthln* Un done Thai Will Ae.nra Success of the Move. A Washington special Bays: Com mander Brownson, of the auxiliary cruiser Yankee, was in conference with Seoretary Long Saturday, arranging for the trip of his ship with the large cargo of ammunition for Commodore Watson's squadron in its attack on the coast of Spain. The Yankee is at Nor folk and will sail at once for Santiago. When she reaches her destination the big stock of ammunition will be placed aboard the battleships and cruisers. This transference of powder and sheila is a delicate operation,requiring' time, and it is probable that the week will be well along before this and the recoaling of the Yankee will permit this squadron to aotually get under way for Spain. Owing to the important mission of Commodore Watson’s squadron aud its possibility of long abseuce from an American port, every magnzine on tho Bhips will bo full when the ships sail. Admiral Sampson recently made the requisition for the ammunition sup plies, as these had rnn low as a result of the engagement with the Cervera squadron and the frequent shelling of Santiago. Aside from a big equipment of shells the squadron is well provided with solid armor-piercing steel shot. There has been no call for a renewal of the armor-piercers, as Admiral Sampson's fleet seems to have used very few of them thus far, confining their work to tho big explosive shells. The latter, although not made for armor-piercing, nre tested by the navy department to pass through four inches of solid steel, not exploding until through the stool. They have done such execution that Admiral j Sampson has reserved almost his en- : tiro stock of armor-piercing shells. I The navy department will not set a time for the departure of Commodore WatBon's squadron, but with the de livery of the Yankee's supply of am munition veiy few days will be lost before this formidable squadron will be headed < for Spain. SHAFTERIS CONGRATULATED. FEVER CASES EXAGGERATED. The Scoarie Well In Hand and factory Report* Being Made. A dispatch was received at Wash ington Sunday night stating that the number of fever cases up to that time did not exceed 300. This lowered the estimate by one- half from that given in press dis patches, and was a source of satisfac tion to the authorities. Surgeon Archer, at New York, has been given carte blanche to get to gether, at the earliest moment, a large nnmber of contract doctors and nnrsee familiar with fever cases. They will go to Santiago on the Reeolute. Both Fre«l«lent McKinley and Secretary Alger Send Thank*. The following messages were sent to Gen. Shafter Saturday by President McKinley and Secretary B. A. Alger: “To General Shafter, Commanding Front, Near Santiago, Playa—The president of the United States sends to you and your brave army the pro found thanks of the American people for the brilliant achievements at San tiago, resulting in the surrender of the city and all of the Spanish troops and territory under General Toral. "Your splendid command has en dured not only the hardships and sac rifices incident to campaign and bat tle, but in stress of heat and weather lias triumphed over obstacles which would have overcome men lesB brave aud determined. One and all have displayed the most conspicuous gal lantry and earned the gratitude of the nation. The hearts of the people turn with tender sympathy to the sick and wounded. “The Father of mercies protect and comfort them. "William McKinley.” "To Major Geneiial Shafter, Front, Near Santiago, Playa: I cannot ex press in words my gratitude to you and your heroic men. Your work has been well done. God bless you all. “R. A. Aloeb, “Secretary of War.” LIGHTER 1 * LOST. Kleven « Bout. Ilclmr Kent In Klinrter Swamped (Iff Culiiin Count. The war department was advised Friday night that during a severe sturm off the coast of Onbn eleven lighters en route to Santiago in tow of tugs, were swamped and lost. So far as known no fatalities occurred. The lighters were from Mobile, New Orleans and Charleston and were in tended for the use of General Shafter in transferring supplies and ordnance from the transports to shore. /OLA SKIPS OUT. doe. to Bwlticrlisml to Avoid Arrest By French Authorities. A Paris dispatch sayB: M. Emile Zola, who, with M. Perreux, manag ing editor of The Aurore, was sen tenced Monday to a year’s imprison ment and a fine of 3,000 francs, on the charge of libel brought againBt him by the officers of' the E-te.'hazy pourtnurtial, has mfu to Lucerne, Iwitzerland, to avoid arrest. ' .' . 4 . WAR PARAGRAPHS, j A Brief Compilation of Daily * Occurrences. General Miles took no part in the 1 negotiations for the surrender of San- i tiugo. Ho has been careful siuce his arrival in Cuba not to nssiima tho di- j rectum of nffuirs or to detract in the least from tho glory of General Shaf- ! ter’s achievement. Tho inhabitants of San Juan are 1 greatly alarmed at prospect of an at- i tuck from the Americans and many aro fleeing to the interior. , | The English weekly papers express great satisfaction over the fjdl of San tiago de Cuba. The speaker thinks the events presages the end of tho war but describes it as "a stroke of good fortune which the Americans hud no right to expect." An Associated Press dispateh from Canqi MeCalla, Guantanamo bay, says: A launch from the Marblehead went up tho hay Monday afternoon to Verti- ! cayn del Toro, opposite Caimauera, and gave formal notice to the Spanish commander of the surrender of Gen eral Toral’s troops, together with tho conditions of the capitulation of San tiago. A limited time was fixed for hauling down the Spanish flag over Caimanera. The officials of the war department have instituted inquiries into tho snui- tary condition of the various military camps in Florida with a view to the removal of the troops to more salubri ous places in case it fouud advisable to do BO. Major Thomas O. Sommers aud tweuty-flvo men of tho Second Tonnes- see regiment havo left Camp Algor en route to Cnbn to take charge of the hospital for yellow fovor patients at Santiago. Telegrams which have passed be tween the military authorities nt Wash ington and those in Cuba and the agents of the wnr department at other places indicate that preparations for the I'orto Rico expedition are being given earnest attention. Tho American troops located in the Philippine {stands nre to lie supplied witli fresh refrigerated beef just as those at home. Commissary General Egan has mnde arrangements to this end, nnd haH received a cablcgrom from liis agent in Australia saying that n cargo of beef had been sent from there to Mnuita. A belief is current in Madrid that tho United Staten warships New York, Oregon and Texas are now on their way to Spain, uml precautions are be ing taken at all the seaports to avoid a surprise. Tho action of all officers at Camp Alger indicates expootnney that there will be nil early movement of troop*. Each company commander was in- 0 structcd to note with particular care the supplies needed for actual service. The stars aud stripes were raised over the City of Santiago Sunday at noon. After extended negotiations Batiago was surrendered to the AmeriBatttf’T The proposition embraced the whole of eastern Cuba. It was agreed that our government should send the Span ish army hack to Spain. General Wheeler has recommanded the following officers in his cavalry division for gnllantry in action: Briga dier General Carroll, Colonel Blimner, General Wood, Major Wessels^JliIajoM Lebord, Major Wint, Captain Hawes, Captain Hartman, Lieutenant An- drows, Captain Beckham, Lieuteni Colonel Dorsett, Major Garlinp Captain West. Captain Dickim-uu^ Captain William Astor Chanler ana Ins aids, Lieutenants Steele, Reeves nnd Wheeler. There is great excitement in Cadit, owing to the expected coming of'GlCk- modore Watson’s squadron. Many residents arc leaving. Cuban exiles in this country are al ready making preparations to leave lor Santiago, Cuba. Over a hundred'es- pect to leave by a tramp steamer whith will sail from New York within a week, and a Cuban who lives in the eltyl states thnt there are over 5,000 rapdy to dash into Cnba the moment (Hat Havana falls. The war department has re^ftfed a dispatch from General HhafteWaaying that the roster of prisoners hagaed in by General Toral shows a total, of 22,789 men. General Shafter** dis patch added that the prisoners turned over to him far exceeded in &uijnb*rs the strength of his own ^rmjj^ V. The patriotic Germau-Amarican* \ New York city, anxious to show thelr fealty to the land of their adaption,are. agitating a movement to nrwent the national government witljji?modern battleship armed and eqniued. .They expect to open hendquarteifa within a ; few days and their countrymen in other | cities of the United Btlrips will be asked to organize anb-c&mittee* to j co-operate with tbenj. The proposi- 1 tion is indorsed by the flkding Ger- : man-Americnns of New Tork. Gov- i ernor Mount, of Indiana,fts also (-jven j his approval of the movement. I The war department Uis decided to abandon the camp at ,Tampa, Fla., owing to several suspicious cases of ■ what is feared to be. yellow fever, among the troops. .’ • J * EXPLOtMC Uiifnd.uMto Vtetln Tunnel (Jn A spooial from The lives of eleven ' out Mondky evenii works ttipnel that i under the bottom of j suit of an exojoiloi] The tunnel ia- being projected/1 from the share leFv nud a half mil**, au| dor eoustljrtljtiotr for ] The cxploiqMUD oecij ntos before fvo’clod but nobody wilteW caused it, or ho ' every witnqes of nil ore ly J feet out midi Am against 1 " Esterhs from France) ai MX, pith ie charge t by the cqnrtmart was resume , onday,- iit tjnl M. Labor! raised several] the trial proceeding, Wl overruled. 'Th# public prosecutor J ZdHLprith shunning thej his counsel replied: “We will not shun allowed to bring on Z(4* and Perreujj t«|jed-to a “year's 3,fflo-franos fine. of thetaUit. 8. 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