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VOLUME XVI.
DALLAS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. AUGUST
MANILA FAILS.
City Jombarded
By Dewey.
IDE
l.
Notice of Suspension of Hostil
ities Had Not Reached Ad
miral—Gen. August! Es
caped to Hong Kong.
The department ot state Monday
issued the following bulletin:
“The following dispatch was re
ceived at the department of state at
11:16 p. m., August 15th, from Consul
Wildmau, Hong Kong:
“‘August! says Dewey bombarded
Manila Saturday; city surrendered
unconditionally. August! was taken
t»J Dormans In launch to Kaiscrin
Augusta and brought to lloug Kong.
I credit report.’ ”
Tlie New* Was Expected.
The information contained in Con-
KOUGII If I OK. IIS AT HOME.
Teddy and “Fighting Joe" Reach Mon.
tauk Point From Santiago.
A New York dispatch of Monday
announced that the Bough Biders
were at home. With Colonel Theo
dore Roosevelt and "Fighting .Toe"
Wheeler they reached Montank Point
Monday. They came on the Miami,
which, with the Gate City, the St.
Louis and the Vigilancin and the Mat-
teawan, anchored off shore.
As soon as the Miami was sighted
the quarantine physician, Dr Mugru-
der, put off to her in his tug, The Pul-
ver, and went aboard.
Colonel Roosevelt met him at the
rail. With a hearty handshake he as
sured Dr. Magrudcr that both he and
his command were in first class con
dition.
“I never felt better in my life,” he
said, "and I have not had an ache or
pain since I went away. Here’s Gen
eral Wheeler, too, and his son, Lieu
tenant Wheeler. There does not look
much the matter with them.
Colonel Roosevelt wore a faded uni
form of khaki cloth, much stained and
discolored, but thero was a whole
some bronze on his face and hands,
and if he has lost some tlesh since he
went away he is not any the worse for
it. Genernl Wheeler, too, will pass
the doctors without any trouble. Al
ways gaunt and grizzled, he is thinner
thnn ever, but there is a fire in his
eye, a spring in his step, which shews
that the deadly calentura has not been
able to quench his spirit.
There was a cheer from Roosevelt’s
men as the doctor came alongside.
They gathered at the rail aud hurled
dozens of questions as to when they
were to be allowed to go ashore.
RASSADOH TO ENGLAND
ENTER THE CABINET.
SECRETARY DAY HAS RESIGNED.
Hew Member Is Well K(|nlppe.l For tile,
PlAw So Far an the K.wtrru Problem
sill Wildmau’s brief messi
intense interest, but crea|
prise among those officii
ceived it. For some dajrs
fall of Manila has been ex
last dispatches received fi
Dewey and General Men-
that it was their purpos
surrender of the city as
sihle.
It is believed that the'
note to General August:
the surrender of Manila]
to make n combined sea
tack upon the city unlesi
was acceded to.
While no further inf
thnt received in Cons,
dispatch 1ms been receivi
ministration it is, in a
firmed by a brief dispat
rid.
As soon ns the protoo
last Friday afternoon di
sent to both Admiral
eral Merritt, via Hon
Saturday the British
lian left Hong Kong
ing the dispatches fro
meut. It is expected thuFwould hardy
reach Manila before decisive measures
against the city had been taken by the
American commanders, but every pos
sible effort was made to insure their
speedy delivery. If the report of
General Augusti he truo, and its accu
racy is not questioned in Washington,
the probabilities are that official dis
patches will be received by the govern
ment in a day or two at the latest.
The flight of General Augusti from
Manila created some amused comment
in Washington. As one official express
ed it:
“Had ho maintained his position,
hard as it was, until the arrival of the
news of peace, he would have been a
hero, but ho fled, and he will now he
branded as a coward.”
Admitted by Madrid Paper.
A Madrid special says: According
to La Correspomlepcia de Espaua, the
surrender of Manila occurred after the
last attack made upon the city.
The Westminster Gazette (London)
says it has received advices indicating
that Manila has fallen. News comes
from Hong Kong.
until
his
am
s not
love
true
care
they
e for.
ire a
con-
olonel
done
oving
ldiors
uban
oles is directly the result 1 of his
manly letter. Did Roosevelt stop to
think whether he would be censured
for writiug that letter? Not much. He
was aware of the danger to the men
and he cared not whether his utter
ances made or marred his cAreef. It
was he who was the author and writer
of ‘Round Robin’ and nobody elsa.”
WANTS Li HONG FIRED.
England Shaw* Her Flrinno.s In Dealing
With China.
The foreign office, ft is reported at
London, though the report as yet
lacks confirmation, intends to demand
thnt the Chinese government dismiss
Prince Li Hung Chang from power on
the ground that he is responsible for
the reoeut abti-British attitude of the
Tsuug-Li-Yamon.
The foreign office, it is also asserted,
has had under special consideration
the question of seizing the Tukn forts
on the gulf of Pe-Chi-Li, at the mouth
of the Pekin river and the city of
Tien-Tsin, the port of Pekin, in the
event of Chinn refusing to comply
with this demand, holding all until
compliance is assured.
r c ® Washington special says: Presi-
MoKinloy has sclectod lion. John
Hay, our Hmhnssndor to the court of
St, James, as successor to Secretary
of,State Day, and it iB officially an
nounced that Mr. Hay lias accepted.
I Secretary Dny hns resigned to ac
cept a position on tlio peace commis-
«on Boon to meet in Paris. It is not
^et stated who will ho appointed to
succeed Hay.
Of all the mon now in public life in
this country, no other hns had r.o
practical an opportunity to stndy the
eastern question as has Amhnssador
Hay, who has been at London during
a period when that question—or so
much of it as involves the relations of
the Europenn powers to China—has
been the overshadowing issue at the
capital of the Great Britain.
We in this country hear little of that
problem and think less of it. but with
the English it lias been n great vital
issue, and at Loudon it lma received
consideration greater than at any of
the other cnpitnls of Europe, because
the Euglish people believe Hint their
commercial prestige in the east de
pends upon the outcome of the present
complications.
Mr. Hay has been in the midst of
all this and has had opportunity to
study it. While naturally the Euglish
side of the controversy bus 1 icon most
prominently presented to his mind, it
is reasonable to suppose thnt, being a
man of breadth and realizing how
greatly his own country may lie inter
ested in the outcome of the routes!, ),c
has taken pains to study every phase
of the question.
KILLED WIFE AND~SVl.F.
Horrible Deoil Knnctnil Itj the Fattier nf
I-iiglllst Corbett.
At San Francisco Tuesday morning
R. .T. Corbett, father of Janies J. Cor
bett, the well known pugilist, shot
and killed his wife and then turned
the weapon upon himself with fatal
effect, lie had been in extremely poor
health for some time. Death was in
stantaneous in both eases.
It is believed that Corbett was do-
mented. He hud just returned from
Bartlett Springs, where he hud been
stopping for his health.
Pugilist Corbett, who was in Now
York, was much shocked when he
learned of the death of his parents.
At first he refused to believe it, lmt
when tho news was confirmed ho
broke down and ,wept like a child.
Hia trainers, McVey and White, tried
to console him, hut to no purpose.
Corbett said that his fatiier must have
become insane or he would not have
committed such a terrible deed.
TO MUSTER OUT VOLUNTEERS.
Orders Will lie ImmiimI Relieving About.
Fifty Tliousnntl Men.
A Washington special says An or
der will be issued at once, when ap
proved by tho cabinet, mustering out
of tho service about 50,000 of tho vol
unteer forces.
The troops to he mnstered out will
include all the volunteer cavalry and
volunteer artillery in the United
States nt the present time and a largo
nnmber of infantry regiments. The
whole number lias not yot been de
termined.
The mustering out order possibly
ipay be delayed until dispatches are
received from General Merritt respect
ing the conditions at Manila. Dis
patches are expected from the general
at almost any hour.
LEE RETURNS TO JACKSONVILLE.
Mndc No Further Explanation of IIIh
VUIt to WuHliIngton.
General Fitzhugh Lee had a brief
conference with the president Tuesday
and later arranged to leave for his
command at Jacksonville. Ho vouch
safed no further explanation of his
conferences in Washington other than
the desire of the president to consult
with him over the condition in Cuba.
POWERLESS TO INTERFERE.
Spanish Soldier* llcgln Murdering lie-
feu*elHs* Porto Itlcana.
Advices from Pouce, Porto Rico
state that the first report of outrages
by Spaniards within their lines was
brought to the headquarters of Gen
ernl Wilson Monday by a deputation
from Cialos, twenty miles northeast of
Utado. The inhabitants of tho place
raised an American flag after tho Span
ish troops had left. Tho troops re
turned, tore down the flag and mach-
eted ninety of the inhabitants. This
occurred on Saturday. The Ameri
cans were applied to for protection,
but the latter were powerless to inter
fere in the present circumstanoes.
SPAIN ADMITS OFFICIALLY TUB
CAPITULATION OF TIIE CITY.
NOW OCCUPIED BY AMERICANS.
In Addition to tho Horabardmotit, the
City'* Entrench manta Were Stormed
With Vigor lly Merritt’* Troop*.
A special ilispatch receivod at Lon
don from Madrid says the surrender of
Manila on Saturday by General Jauhons
has beeu officially announced. The
United States troops immediately oo-
eupiod the oity.
General Augusti, according to a dis
patch from Hong Kong, was dismissed
from his post as cuptaiu general of tho
Philippines ou August 5th. Genernl
Jauheus was ordered to take oommnnd
at Manila.
The Americans notified tho authori
ties at Manila that a bombardment by
sea aud land would commence nt noon
ou August 9th. Tho city surronderod
on the 18th, and tho American flag was
hoisted forthwith.
The Spanish officers were allowed
their freedom on parole. The judiciary
and the administrative otficos are to
remain temporarily in tho hands of tho
Spaniards, The insurgents romain
outside of the town.
Nothing could be moro human, than
the Americans’ capture of the town.
General Merritt nud Admiral Dow-
ey’B plau was to spare every object but
the armed defenses and the trenchos.
Apparently tho Amorican losses were
extremely small.
Tho Spanish intrebchments varied
in point of distauoe from two to four
miles from the center of old Manila.
Defending this loag line of at least ton
miles were not over and probably un
der 5,000 regular , Spanish troops, vol-
volunteers and natives. About liqlf that
uumber were in the hospital.
The attacking force numbered from
10,000 to 20,000 natives and 10,000
Americans on shore aud aboard tho
fleet. In every respect tho advantage
was on tho side of tho attack.
Tho American field guns throw
heavier metal and had longor range
than the Spanish, the marksmanship
of tho United States gunnels was
much superior to that of the Spaniards
aud the mon wore stronger and in hot
ter condition.
The Spaniards aro a small race com
pared with their stalwart opponents,
and worn out by a hundred days’
siego and disappointed by the failure
to arrive of the promised Spanish ro-
licf squadron, they hnd lost heart. It
was a hopeless struggle.
Olympic Storied tin* Hull.
The Olympia fired the first shot ot
9:40 o’clock Saturday morning and a
fairly continuous but by no moans
furious cannonade was kept up until
11:20 o’clock. By that time the Ma-
lato fort was silenced, and the Amori
can troops then stormed tho ontronch-
meuts. Tho Spaniards who wore in
the earthworks stato that the quick-
firing guns of the little gunboat
Rapido, which lay close to the shore,
were far more terrildo in their offer,ts
then wus the raking fire of the ships.
ltosistnnco to tho American attack
was impossible. The First Colorado
rogiinent was the eorliest to clmrgo
the Spaniards, who retired to the sec
ond line, but soon outnumbered, they
were forced into the old city. A part
of Ms'ute suffered severely from tho
bombardmont. The vaunted intram
ural defenses wore not tried.
The Spanish commander, convinced
thnt further realstauco was hopeless,
hoisted n white flag nt 11:80 o’clock,
and tho order of cense firing was im
mediately issued in the center of tho
town, but in the outskirts of the city,
lighting continued for some time after
wards between tho rebels and the
Spaniards.
The only fear felt in the city is in
regard to tho conduct of tho insur
gents.
BLA N('() 0 It RE RE II TO RE M A IN.
£|>iiniftti Government Will Not Relieve
the Captain General From ITU Font.
Tho Madrid cabinet has decided to
order General Blanco and all other
Spanish generals in the Antilles to re
main at their respective posts until
the evacuation is completed. No at
tention will hp paid to Blanco’s efforts
to be removed.
NO CURTAILMENT OF NAVY.
A Strong; Sea Power Will lie Henceforth
Maintained lly Government.
A special from Washington says:
The strength of the navy will not lie
precipitately reduced on account of
the cessation of hostilities, lmt, on the
oontrary, the administration lias de
termined that a very large naval force
is necessitated by the increased obli
gations the United States have under
taken or had forced upon them. Or
ders have been given not only for the
prosecution of energetic operations at
all naval stationa to speedily put in
fine trim all the regular warships of
the fleet, but a very large proportion
of the auxiliaries which were pur
chased.
FOR CUBA AND PORTO RICO NAMED
RY THE PRESIDENT.
THE MEMBERS ARE ALL PROMINENT
The Cuban CoinmlMlon Will Meet In
Havana, and the l'orto lllcan In
the City of Nan Juan.
The president Tuesday appointed
tho two commissions to adjust the
evacuation of Cuba nud l’orto Rico as
follows:
For Ouba—Major General James F.
Wade, Rear Admiral William T. Samp
son, Major General Matthew O. But
ler.
For Porto llioo—Major General John
It. Brooke, ltsor Admiral Winfiold H.
Schloy, Brigadier General William W.
Gordon.
Tho announcement of Admirnls
Sampson nnd Schloy as members of
tho militnry commissions for Hnvnnn
nud Snn Juan, respectively, will have
tlie effect of taking those officers from
their duty on shiptmnrd for a time.
Tho navy department will relieve them
from thoir commands temporarily
while the commissions nre in session.
In the absence of Admirnl Sampson,
Captain Philip, who is the sonior offi
cer, will probably bo in temporary
command of tho fleet.
General William W. Gordon, one of
the commissioners, and the only one
of tho six nppoiutoos to the two com
missions who is not widely known, is
a woll known citizen of Savannah, On.
Ho is tho senior colonel of tho Oeorgia
state militia, and served in the ranks
of tho Confederate army. He is 01
years old. He belongs to one of the
wealthiest families in the state and is
'conspicuous socially. Ho was largely
indorsed in the state for briga
dier general.
It was tho president's idea to have
tho regular and volunteer arms equally
represented on the commissions, and
tho south and tho north. ,
During tho day two Unitoil States
Senators declined places in the presi
dent’s l’eris peace eomniissiou. They
were Gorman, of Maryland, and Alli
son, of Iowa.
Senator Allison could not soe his
way dear to accept the honor, and ex
plained thnt the intcrost of his state
In the collate, nnd his desire to con
tinue his former vigorous participa
tion in the shaping of legislation in
that body and other interests, would
preclmlo his taking np tho arduous
duties at Paris that would demand so
much time aud serious work.
Souetor Gorman, of Maryland, gave
no reason for deolining the offer and,
it is stated, tho president is looking
for another democratic senator to take
the place of Gorman.
0 CHARGES AGAINST IIOFFMAN.
AIIng.il Unlawful Act. of SnnliimrU'. Presi
dent Being Investigated.
Argument in the question of oriloring
an inspection ami examination of
hooks and accounts of tlie Seaboard
Air Line in the suit brought by T'hoinaH
B. ltyan, of Now York, the largest in
dividual shareholder, canto up at Asho-
ville, N. C., Tuesday before Judge
Simonton, of the United States circuit
court.
Tho suit has been in progress nearly
a year and it involves tho control of
the Seaboard Air Lino.
Serious accusations against Presi
dent Hoffman, Genernl Counsel Watts
and others looking to the perpetuation
of the control of that property hnvo
been made by Mr. Ryan in iiis bill,
and tho day’s hearing was marked by
submission of affidavits by Ryan and
supplemented by one front the former
general manager of tho road, Mr.
John H. Winder,in which Ryan swears
lie is prepared to prove that President
Hoffman is making largo profits for
himself which h* could aud shduld
have made for the railroad company;
that he has unlawfully and in viola
tion of his duty as president, received
commissions from persons selling sup
plies to the company, and that Hoff
man and General Counsel Wntts 'have
during a number of years been in the
habit of disbursing largo sums of
money amounting to nearly 8100,000
for purposes prohibited by law.
LEE ANNOUNCES FOR SENATE.
General Say* That lie Will He in the
Coining Hare in Virginia.
The Washington Post publishes tha
following:
“General Fitzhngh Lee will enter
the sonatoiial race in Virginia. This
announcement can be made without
any qualification. It is authorized by
Genernl Leo himself, who dictated the
statement to a representative of The
Post
“Upon being asked the question as
to his future inteutions and apprecia
ting the interest felt in the matter
i hrougliout Virginia, General Lee said:
“ ‘I shall be a candidate for United
StateB senator.’ ”
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NEWS FROM PORTO RICO.
Aitmrlcan Flags Kals.it In all ToWaa
Throughout lalantl.
Delayed dispatehos from Ponce,
Porto Rico, state that the volunteers
aro anxious to get home, uow that the
eud has come, though orders have
been issued to tnnke the troops as com
fortable as possible duriug tho in
terim.
Fears are expressed by the natives
that during the period of treaty nego
tiations the Spanish troops may be \
given free license within their lines to '
terrorize the inhabitants] If this
should be tho case, General Miles says
that the Amerieaus would be power
less to interfere.
Lieutenants Fame, French nnd Honor
Antonio Lluvoras, one of the insur
gent leaders, were sent out through
the eonutry mirth and weut to raise
the American flag in all the towns.
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