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WAR I*AIIAGItAPHS.
A Brief Compilation of Daily
Oocurrenoea.
General Miles took no part in the
negotiations for the surrender of San¬
tiago. He has been careful since bis
arrival in Cuba not to assume the di¬
rection of affairs* or to detract in tho
least from the glory of General Shaf¬
fer's achievement.
The inhabitants of San Juan are
greatly alarmed at prospect of an at¬
tack from the Americans and many are
fleeing te the interior.
The English weekly papers express
great satisfaction over the fall 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 tho Americans had
no right to expect.”
An Associated Press dispatch from
Camp McCalla, Guantanamo bay, says:
A launch from the Marblehead went up
the bay Monday afternoon to Verti
caya del Toro, opposite Oainumera,
and gave formal notice to the Spanish
commander of the surrender of Gen¬
eral ToraPs troops, together with the
conditions of the capitulation of San¬
tiago. A limited time was fixed for
' hauling down the Spanish flag over
Caimanera.
| The officials of tho war department
have instituted inquiries into the sani¬
tary condition of the various military
camps in Florida with a view to the
removal of the troops to more salubri
ons places in case it found advisable
to do so.
Major Thomas O. Sommers mid
twenty-five men of the Second Tennes¬
see regiment have left Camp Alger en
route to Cnbn to take charge of the
hospital for yellow fever patients at
Santiago.
Telegrams which have passed be¬
tween the military authorities at Wash¬
ington and those in Cuba qnd the
agents of the war department nt other
places indicate that preparations for
the Porto Rico expedition are being
given earnest attention.
The American troojrs located in the
islands are to be supplied
Are Incensed at
Gen. Shatter.
The Strained Relations May Ne¬
cessitate Our Whipping the
Islanders Also—Shafter
Rnies 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 strained relations between tho
Americans and General Garcia’s Cu¬
ban soldiers. Indeed the 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 Shafter announced his
decision not to let the Cuban junta
enter the city of Santiago, deep mut¬
tering# were heard among General
Garcia’s men. It was evident the Cu¬
bans were greatly disappointed at the
taken by the American comman¬
der, for they hnd confidently
upon having Santiago turned over to
them to loot and plunder as they had
in succession sacked Baiquiri, Siboney
and El Caney. Consequently their
disappointment was keen when they bo
ascertained that they were not,to
permitted to take possession of the
eity upon General Total’s surrender.
On Friday last Castillo, a brother of
General Demetrius Castillo, went to
General Shaftor’s headquarters in or¬
der to ascertain the cause of this, to
the Cubans, inexplicable reason.
SliHfter Talk* Plainly lo Castillo.
“Why is Santiago to remain in the
hands of our enemies?” he asked.
“The Spaniards are not our ene¬
mies,” replied General Shafter. “We
are fighting tho soldiers of Spain, but
wo have no desire to despoil her citi¬
zens. No Cuban will be allowed to
enter tho city nor will any American
soldier. The government of the city
is a matter for the people to decide.
When the American army leaves it 1
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 tliut there is a rising sentiment
against them in the army. They hear
nothing hut words of scorn from our
men as they pass, lugging their bacon
and hardtack into the woods.
Even our officer# no longer conceal
their disgust for their allios, and it is
understood that, the warm friendship
displayed toward them at first has now
turned into contempt, for tho Cubans
have neither fought nor worked. The
correspondent of tho 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 fighting, while they were
loiteriug in the rear, our surgeons
sought in vain 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 usually wreathed
with camp profanity and very rarely is
a kiud.word of them,
I n fact, in some quarters thero is a
disposition to prophesy an early col¬
lision between our men and the Cu¬
bans.
General Shafter Monday morning
pent nil invitation to General Garcia to
attend the ceremony of raising the
Americnn flag over Santiago, hut the
Caban geuornl showed his resentment
by sending 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 Bautiaga. He declined
the invitation, saying he hated the
Spaniards and added that he did not
want to be where any of them were.
Since that time the Cubans have been
in their camp catiug American rations,
•and our troops have had no communi¬
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
city surrendered.
ZOLA SKIPS OPT.
Goes to SwItiprUmt to Avoid Arrefit lly
French Authorities.
A Paris dispatch says: M. Emile
Zola, who, with M. Perroux, manag¬
ing editor of The Aurore, was sen¬
tenced Monday to a year’s imprisou
meut and a fine of 3.000 francs, on
the charge of libel brought against
him by the officers of the Esterhazy
eourtmartiai, has gone to Lucerne,
Switzerland, to avoid arrest
COMMODORE SCHLEY ENTERS BAY
AT SANTIAGO.
S CLOSE INSPECTION IS MADE.
Defense* Were Not So Formidable A«
Appearances Indicated—Not a Gun
Mounted on Morro,
At exactly 9 o’clock Sunday morn¬
ing, a few hours before onr flag was
raised over Santiago City, the Spanish
flag was lowered from tile staff crown¬
ing tho heights at the entrance'of the
upon which battered Morro
castlo spreads half way.
The lowering of thir emblem of the
defunct Spanish sovereignty was wit¬
nessed by a few Spanish and American
troops on Hliore and by the Brooklyn,
New York, Vixen aud Vesuvius, lying
within a few hundred yards of the
harbor entrance.
Almost immediately after the flag
was hauled down steam launches com¬
manded by Lieutenants Hobson and
Palmer entered the harbor, penetrating
as fur as tbo firing stations of the sub¬
marine mines.
These mines were judged to be not
so formidable as expected, and later in
the afternoon they were all exploded
under the supervision of the Vixen.
It was seen that two mines hail been
exploded at the time of the entrance
of the Merrimac into the channel of,
of Santiago harbor, bnt it is not
thought probable that either of them
had anything to do with the sinking
of the craft.
Six or seven fine steamers io the
harbor fall as prizes to the navy and
army. The Spanish gunboat Alvariez
had already been taken possession of
by a prize crew from the New York.
The other vessels lie at. the other end
of the harbor at Santiago proper.
Soon after noon Commodore Schley,
with Captain Cook, of the Brooklyn,
Lieutenant J. H. Sears, the flag lieu¬
tenant, Lieutenaut B. W. Wells, tho
flag secretary, and three invited cor¬
respondents of the Associated Press
went into the harbor on a steam
launch which moved slowly in order to
make close observations of the Spanish
forts and batteries.
Every one expressed satisfaction at
tho fact that Morro castle was not de¬
molished by the bombardment.
Morro Citstle Without a Gun.
The old fort stands on the bluff,
terraoe-fasliion. From tlie water's
edge to the brow-lieetling cliff’ there are
huge caves formed by the action of the
waves, and round the base aud in the
superstructure are not a few caves
made by the navy’s projectiles. It
would appear, however, that only one
bastion was knocked to pieces,
while the queer little sontry boxes,
dating back to tbe sixteenth century,
escoped almost intact. imposing
Morro Castle is the only
fortification in the harbor, and it is
only so in appearance, since not a gun
is mounted within or on the crumbled
walls. In fact,all the batteries,masked
aud open, dwindled in their terror-in¬
spiring qualities as the inspection
grew closer.
Commodore Sehldy said he was de¬
termined to have a glimpse at Santi¬
ago City, and the launch was headed
along the west side of the channel,
going slowly and keeping in shallow
water, “lest some contact mine put au
end,” as the commodore remarked, “to
onr quiet pleasure paity.”
Skirting the broad, lakelike spot in
the harbor where the Spanish fleet,
destroyed two weeks ago, used to lie
during the bombardment, and. noting
the brilliantly painted buoys which
marked the shallows, Punta Gorda was
rounded, and, distant about two miles;
the city of Santiago shone out, the ca¬
thedral’ being especially well defined,
aud the masts and funnels of not a few
vessels showing at its wharves.
A HOME FOR UKRVKBA
Will Be Offered By Citizens of Port
Tampa, Fla.
with fresh refrigerated beef as
those at home. Commissary General
Egan has made arrangements to this
end, and lias received a cablegrom
from his agent in Australia saying that
a cargo of beef had been sent from
there to Manila.
A belief is current in Madrid that
the United States warships New York,
Oregon and Texas are now on their
way to Spain, and precautions avoid are be¬
ing taken «t all tho seaports to a
surprise.
The action of all officers at Camp
Alger indicates expectancy that thero
will be an early movement of troops.
Each company commander was in¬
structed to note with particular care
the supplies needed for actual service.
The stars and RtripeH were raised
over the City of Santiago Sunday at
noon.
After extended negotiations Satiago
was surrendered to the Americans.
The proposition embraced the whole
of eastern Cuba. It was agreed that
our government should send the Span¬
ish army back to Spain.
General Wheeler has recommended
the following officers in his cavalry
.division for gallantry in action: Briga¬
dier General Carroll,-Colonel Sumner,
General Wood, Major Weasels, Major
Bebprd, Mnjor Wiut, Captaiu Hawes,
Captain Hartman, Lieutenant An¬
drews, Captain Beckham, Lieutenant
Colonel Dorsett, Major Gavlington,
Captain West. Captain Diokinsofi,
Captain William Astor Chanler 'and
his aids, Lieutenants Steele, Reeves
and Wheeler.
There is great- excitement in Cadiz,
owing to the expected coming of Com¬
modore Watson’s squadron. Mauy
residents are leaving.
Cuban exiles in ^liis country nro al¬
ready making preparations to leave for
Santiago, Cuba. Over a hundred ex¬
pect to leave by a tramp steamer which
will sail from New York within a week,
and a Cuban who lives in the city
states that there are over 5,000 ready
to dasli into Cuba the moment tba^
Havana falls.
The war lias received a
dispatch from General Shatter saying
that the roster of prisoners handed in
by General Toral shows a total of
22,789 men. General Shifter’s dis¬
patch added that the prisoners turned
over to him far exceeded in numbers
the strength of his own army.
The patriotic Germau-Americans in
New York city, anxious to show their
fealty to the land of their adoption,are
agitating a movement to present the
national government with a modern
battleship anned aud equipped. They
expect to open headquarters within a
few days and their countrymen in other
cities of the Uuited States will be
asked to organize sub-committees to
co-operate with them. The proposi¬
tion is indorsed by the leading Ger
mau-Aniericans of New York. Gov¬
ernor Mount, of Indiana,has also given
his approval of the movement.
The war department has sledded to
abandon the camp at Tampa, Fla.,
owing to several suspicions cases fever of
what is feared to be yellow
among the troops.
SANTIAGO"CABLES’ TAKES.
All Communication Han Boon Stopped
* Until Further Notice.
The West Indian and Panama Tele¬
graph company has sent the following
notice to the Western Union Telegraph
company's central cable office at New
York:
“The American government has
taken possession of the^cables at San¬
tiago de Cuba and no communication
via Jamaica and Santiago will be al¬
lowed until further notice."
VESSELS TO BE WELL SUPPLIED
WITH AMMUNITION.
WILL SOON BE OFF FOR SPAIN.
Administration Will Leave Nothin* Un¬
done That Will Assure Success
of tho More.
A Washington special says: Com¬
mander Brownaon, of the auxiliary
cruiser Yankee, was in conference with
Secretary Long Saturday, arranging
for the trip of his ship with the largo
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
shells is a delicate operation,requiring
time, and it is probable that the week
will be w-ell along before this and the
recoaling of tho Yankee will permit
this squadron to actually get under
way for Spain.
Owing to the important mission of
Commodore Watson’s squadron and its
possibility of long absence from an
American port, every magazine on
the ships will be full when the ships
sail.
Admiral Sampson recently made tlie
requisition for the ammunition sup¬
plies, as these had run low as a result
of the engagement with the Cervera
squadron and the frequent shelling of
Santiago. shells
Aside from a big equipment of
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 the big explosive shells.
The latter, although not made for
armor-piercing, are tested by the navy
department to pass through four
inches of solid steel, not exploding
until through the steel. They have
done such execution that Admiral
Sampson has reserved almost his en¬
tire stock of armor-i>iercing shells.
The navy department will not set a
time for the departure of Commodore
Watson’s squadron, but with the de¬
livery of the Yankee’s supply of am¬
munition very few days will be lost
before this formidable squadron "will
be headed for Spain.
SHAFTER IsToNGRATULATED.
Both President McKinley and Secretary
Alger Send Tlianks.
The following messages were sent
to Gen. Shafter Saturday by President
McKinley and Secretary R. 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 aud 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 less brave
and 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 General Shafter, Front,
Near Santiago, Playa: I cannot ex¬
press in words my gratitude to you
aud your heroic men. Your work has
been well done. God bless you all.
“R. A. Alger,
“Secretary of War.”
ZOLA GOES TO PRISON.
A movement
Port Tampa, Fla., to present Admiral
Cervera a home on Tampa bay in re¬
cognition of his humane and chivalrio
treatment-of Lieutenant Hobson and
his crew aud a desire to save him from
insult aud possible death should he
return to Spain.
FEVER CASES EXAGGERATED.
The Scourge Well In Hand ami Bati.fac
factory llcport, 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
number of contract doctors and nurses
familiar with fever cases. They will
go to Santiago on the Resolute.
LIGHTHOUSES BURNED DOWN.
Disgruntled Spaniards Show Displeasure
Over the Surrender.
The New York Journal’s Key West
dispatch says that in protest against
the act of capitulation signed by Toral
at Santiago, the Spanish lightkeepers
at Cape Maysi and Cape Luorea, Cuba,
both within the district agreed to be
surrendered, have burned down their
lighthouses.
The Spanish Garrison at Guantana¬
mo City is reported to have spiked its
cannon and blown np its magazines.
DEPUTIES BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Chinese Outlaw Takes Befuge in Maga¬
zine mid Sets It Off.
A special from Oakland, Cal., says:
The works of the Western Fuse and
Explosive Company were blown up by
a murderous Chinaman at 5:20 o’clock j
Tuesday morning. Five deputy sheriffs ,
and constables who were killed. trying The to j
arrest the murderer were
dead are :
Charles White, son of Sheriff White;
George Woodsum, Gus Koch, D. C.
Cameron, J. J. Lerri; Mrs, Hill,
Goon Nig Chung. fortified himself
Tlie Chinaman had
in the magazine and blew it up when
the attempt to arrest him wi^s made.
The celestial, who was employed in
tlie works and who caused the awful
explosion, had killed a fellow country¬
man Monday afternoon in a quarrel
over a Chitiese lottery ticket. He then
defied the officers who went to arrest
him.
Tho murderer fled into the magazine,
which contained five tons of giant
powder, barracaded himself and threat¬
ened to blow up the magazine if any
one came to arrest him. After repeated
demands to surrender had been made
by the deputies to all of which the
same reply came: will blow
“If you come in here I up
tbe magazine,” the officers retired foi
the night within the private office of
the company a id twenty yards away.
Tuesday morning at 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 Chinaman would keep his
threat.
Accordingly tho entire posse headed
for the door. True to his word, the
Chinaman fired the giant powder, kill¬
ing five officers aud blowing the China¬
man to atoms so small that but one
piece lias been found.
White’s body was fearfully mangled.
It was found nearly 500 yards away.
Mrs. Hill was visiting a Mrs. Pride,
who lives across the way. She was
killed in the falling debris of the
building.
All tbe buildings caught fire. En¬
gines were soon fighting the flames,
but tomo avail. The works were com¬
pletely wrecked. Four house were
blow n down and about forty partially
wrecked. Deputy Sheriff Fred Sheritt
and Deputy Ed White escaped, but are
painfully wounded.
OUR FLAG OVER CIAMANERA.
Spaniards at That Place Notified of ToraPs
Surrender and the Conditions.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Camp McCalla, Guantanamo bay,
says: A launch from the Marblehead
went up the hay Monday afternoon to
Verticaya del Toro, opposite Caima
nera, and gave formal notice to the
Spanish ponunander of the surrender
of General ToraPs troops, together
with the conditions of the capitula¬
tion of Santiago. 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 way, or if
any arms, ammunition, public build¬
ings or barracks at Caimanera or
Guantanamo were destroyed the Span¬
iards would not be treated os prisoners
of war. The flag was hauled down
promptly. it is learned
From Spanish sources
that ilie total force in Guantanamo
and Caimanera is about 5,000, of
which number, however, only about
3,000 are 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, because 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 Is
23 , 789 .
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.
General. Shafter’s dispatch added
that the prisoners turned over to him
far exceeded in numbers the strength
Adjourned Trial of tho Author Resumed
and Finished.
The second trial of M. Emile Zola
and M.’ Perreaux, publishers of The
Aurora, on the charge of libel, brought
against them by the officers of the
Esterliazey eourtmartiai, adjourned
from May 23,wasresumed at Versailles,
'France, Monday, in the assize court.
M. Labori raised several objections to
the trial proceeding, which the court
overruled.
The public prosecutor charged M.
Zola with shunning tlie trial, to which
his counsel replied:
“We will not shun the trial if we are
allowed to bring our proofs.”
Zola aud Perreux were each sen¬
tenced to a year’s imprisonment, to
8,000 francs fine and to pay the cost
of the suit._____
G UN S AND A M M U NITION
Secured In the Surrender of Spaniards In
Province of Santiago de Cuba.
Adjutant General Corbin has made
public the following dispatch from.
General Shafter:
“Headquarters United States Army,
Santiago, July 17.—Adjuant General
United States Army, Washington—My
ordinance officer reports about 7,000
rifles turned in today and 600,000
cartridges.
“At the mouth of the harbor there
are quite a number of modern guns,
about sixriuch; also two batteries of
mountain guns, together with a salut
ing battery of fifteen old bronze guns.
Disarming and turning in will go on
tomorrow. List of prisoners not yet
iaken. Shafter,
“Major General Commanding.”
Leaves Siboney
With Troops.
Arrangements Are Plauned to
Make the Campaign a (Juieb
and Decisive One by Use
of Large Force.
A Washington .special says: After
three days’ consultation between the
president, Secretary 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 Porto Rico on the converted
cruiser Yale, to be followed quickly by
an army of 30,000 men.
There are some notable differences
in the plans for this expedition and
for the stately naval pageant that sail¬
ed away from Tampa under General
Sfaaftdr’s command to attack Santiago.
First, there will be practically no
naval convoys, the navy department
having declared that they are unneces¬
as there is not a Spanish wijrship'
in the West Indies that ’dare trust its
bow out of port.
In tbe second place, the expedition
does not start from one point, but will
be divided among several ports, thus
preventing the tremendous congestion
that was encountered at Tampa in the
effort to start the big fleet. Lastly,
there will be no effort made to get the
ships away together, but the transports
will be allowed to find their own way
to their destination without concerte l
movements.
General Miles leads the way. He
had been promised by the president
that he should go to Porto Rico and
the promise was redeemed whem the
Yale headed from Siboney for Porto
Riccjp 800 miles distant. General
Brooke will be the senior officer in
Miles’ command and upon him will
fall the- 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 the full body of the expedition
is at hand and it is consequently not*
desirable that the enemy should ba
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 distance from Santiago to
Porto Rico, so that the transports
which sail from the former city 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 Seoond
Wisconsin, Third Wisconsin and Six¬
teenth Pennsylvania regiments.
Campaign Will Be Sliort.
The purpose of Secretary Alger is to
make the Porto Rioan 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
convinoed 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
of liis own army..
General Shafter has asked the war
department to hurry forward the regi¬
ments of immunes for service at San¬
tiago city and vicinity in order that
there may be a minimum of danger of
further infection of our troops from
the fever which prevails at Santiago.
NOT ALLOWED TO LAND.
The Quarantine Officer at Newport New*,
Y». t Enters 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 has developed
among the patients aboard, but it is
understood that there are three suspi¬
cious cases on the vessel.
SAMPSON’S REPORT AWAITED.
Document Will Give Detail* of Destruc¬
tion of Corvera’s Ships.
A Washington dispatch of Monday
says: “Admiral Sampson’s report squadron on
the destruction of Cervera’s
has net yet reached the navy depart¬
ment, although it is more than two
weeks since that naval fight occurred.
The report is on its way, however,
coming by one of the auxiliary craft,
and will be in hand within the next
few days.”
soon to 40,000, and if necessary to
70,000 men, the equipment of volun
teei 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.
PATRIOTIC GERMAN* AMERICANS.
A Move on Foot to. Present the Govern¬
ment With Modern Battleship.
The patriotic Germau-Americans in
New York city, anxious to show their
fealty to the laud of their adoption, are
agitating a movement to present the
national government with a modern
battleship armed and equipped.
They expect to open headquarters
within a few days and their country¬
men in other cities of the United
States will be asked to organize-sub
cominittees to co-operate with them.
The proposition is indorsed by the
leading Gevman-Americans of New
York.
SANTIAGO OPEN PORT.
President Sign. War Tariff For the Capl
tulatcd City. *
The president signed the war tariff
for Santiago Monday. It adopts in
general the privileged rates now given
Spain there, and makes that tariff uni¬
form for all countries, including the
Uuited States.
The following telegram has been
sent to the principal collectors along
the Atlantic coast:
“You may clear American or neutral
vessels with supplies and provisions
for Santiago de Cuba.”