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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.’ ” Royal wakes the food pure, wholeaome and delicious. ktKlH 6 eras *OVAl SAMINO *5WO#* ©O., NfW YORK. %' 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. ATLANTA MARKETS. COIllIKdTKI) WKEICIiY.—*33 tirofinrlfl*, Rousted coffee ft 11.80, loss 50$ pot* 100 lb anus. Union coffee choice 12; fair 10: prims '. Sugar standard granulated fijjfo. few Orleans white 6*fc; do yellow OVo; Syrup, New Orleans open kettle 25®40o. lxod 12)^(8>20e; sugar house 28r5)J)5c. ium, blank 80@0fic; green 20(&60c. on, head 7,l/e; oholeo Salt, dal- sacks ftl.2fi; dobbin, li.20; Ice oream $1.00: common Ofttfi 70e. Cheese, full (‘ream lOJ^ffcllWe. Matches,05s 60(J;200a $1.30® 1.70; 300s $2.76. Hoda, boxos Oe. Crackers, soda 6>tfC{ oream 8c;glngorsiu»p* He. Candy, earn- mon stlek flo: fanny 12(9loft. Oysters, F. W. ‘ 60; L. W. 1.16. Flour, Grain and Meat. Flour, all wheat first patent, ft6.50; second patent, *4.25, straight, *8.00 fanny, ft9.75; extra family, ft8.50. 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