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Till: MORNING NEWS. 1
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E t “' , ‘ jli KSTILL. President. I
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Consuls Urging Linares to
Capitulate.
REPLY not vet received.
Chances Seem to Be Against His
Compliance,
REMOVAL OF RESIDENTS.
Shatter Declines to Assume Their
Protection.
Cor.vri,t. IS9S, by the Associated Press.
j n a.lv i eot the American Lines, One
ji , S"iith of Santiago tie Cuba, July 4,
\ , Port Antonio, July 5, Per the Asso
rt,,! press Dispatch Boat Cynthia 11,
vi, Kingston, Jamaica, July 5, 9 a. m.—At
n 0 n qi rday, acting under instructions
f ] \V,i-hington, Maj. Gen. Shatter, the
coinm.ii'.tltT of the American troops, sent
o i.tur to Gen. Linares, in command of
t Spanish forces, defending SaiUiago.de
nij: f the surrender of the city.
T.. nu ?sage was delivered by Col.
Dorst.
Thu ours elapsed before the firing
E-. . ii. Get). Linares responded promptly
v h on absolute refusal to surrender.
li,n. ch if tor at noon to-day repeated his
den for the surrender of the city and
r,. 'iti. .1 G.-n, Linares that unless Santiago
e r. i :.m1 hostilities would be resumed
nt noon on Tuesday.
Pp io this evening Gen. Linares has not
l .1 to tlie second request for the sur
t ■ ■ r of the city.
: ..as with the consuls of the tor
. powers have been conducted near
(on. Who. tor's headquarters. The con
- . i there were 31,000 men, women and
.1 in, foreign subjects, in the city, and
i l'-ipa-sted a cessation of hostilities
a. . : i- to enable them to lie removed
< .-l ie Santiago and to be placed under
n. promotion of the United States. This
tv s nitely refused by the American
( . n u r, who declined to accept any
seen responsibility.
Ti. m -uls wi re told that It rested with
t. ' in i., i t upon Gen. Linares’ purren
(■ r, Th conference was resumed at D
'■> " k i.iL morning, when the consuls
i>H i grave doubts as to Gen. Linaies’
b " 1 on account of the false l.lo
!-ou i m r.-gar.l to Spanish victories and
I' l ■ ■'.• among the American troop's
to Made u, which caused the
•t i .- to think they could not sur
bi ifi' and return to Spain.
!1 ". r, the foreign consuls will de
-1 surrender of the city, but it is
’ 1 1 wiieiUer they will prevail.
\ ' negotiations tire submitted direct
1 ■■ ington, thus causing some delay.
" ■' lor telephones to Gen. Shatter
1 I 'i t over the military wire lead
j." :, "iu lus lent to the cable station at
:l 'tio Bay communicates direct
v i Washington.
1 r of the Associated Press, at 4
T '' IS afternoon, said no concessions
' r. iched.
• (• r denies the existence of a
inisiice under the white flag,
' 1 1 Llitived hostilities will recom.
1 Tuesday at It, o’clock in the
bi-lore which time the exodus of
' ..I . thousand foreigners will be
nidi Warships Pallas and Alert
' -'"“lrian warship Maria Teresa
allowed by Rear Admiral Samp.
1 the harbor of Santiago to re.
mi subjects.
1 vessel has already cleared
Kl (cii, Jam.
r, \ armored cruiser Cristobal
, n her beam ends on the
1 is now practically impossi
-10 ive her.
,n:l; \K 1% THE BATTLE.
■ uni Incident* I’niler the Ping
of Trace.
; 'k l>y the Associated Press,
het-ler’s Headquarters on the
1 Santiago, Sunday, July 3, 4
i’.'rt Antonio, Jamaica, and
, 1 ’ b L 9 P. m.—Shortly before
orders were sent up and down
~ ' ‘“ f ‘ firing, and exactly at 12
(( of truce was raised above
, ‘ aches on San Juan hill.
::i ' ;l ' ls observed the flag, and a
" ’ later Col. Dorst of Gen.
, iaiT conveyed across the dis
-11,1 the following demand for
r °f Santiago:
immanding General of the
1 ’ s in Santiago de Cuba: Sir—
10n°r to Inform you that un
, rr . nt. r j Bha „ be oM|ged to
1 Please instruct the citl
foreign countries and a\l wo
“,lreri th "t they should leave
V. ‘ r ‘‘ 10 o’clock a. m. to-morrow.
'felly, your obedient servant,
"W. R. Shofter,
' or General Commanding.”
observed the flag of truce
T was tired and Col. Dorst
, flrsl * hp men in rifle pits on
1 -“('owed themselves gingerly,
i , j 11 *' there was no danger
' '. UIU of ‘heir narrow quarters,
- ii legs and surveyed one an
other curiously across the intervening val- j
leys.
Mon who had been trying to pick each !
other ofT for three days examined each
other's position and made mental notes |
for future use.
Many of our officers examined the lines I
of the enemy carefully ft; masked bat
teries and trenches.
A correspondent of the Associated Press I
secured with glasses an excellent view of
the situation. Our trenches and rifle pits
extend on the ridge of high ground hear
ing toward the city from the San Juan
redoubt and sweep northward and west
ward.
PLANNING the sortie.
Had C'ervora Sailed Eastward He
Might Have Escaped.
Copyright, IS9S, by the Associated Press.
Off Santiago de Cuba, July 4, Afternoon,
Via Port Antonio, Jamaica, July 5, per the
Associated Press Dispatch Boat Cynthia
11, via Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday, July
5, noon.—Admiral Cervera held a consulta
tion with his officers before sailing out of
the harbor of Santiago de Cuba and by a
small majority the move was agreed upon.
The minority said that destruction was
sure, as many of the firemen had mutinied
and the best men in the fleet were worn
out by serving the guns in the shore bat
teries.
Early on the morning of the sortie care
ful observations were taken of the sea,
east and west. Admiral Cervera decided
upon taking the westward course, with
Manzanillo, Cienfucgos, or, if posisble, Ha
vana, the port to be reached.
He would have gone east but, for the
sighting of a large transport fleet off Sib
oney, and the assurance that a convoy of
war vessels was still with the transports.
Asa matter of fact there is no war ves
sel larger than a converted yacht, except
the New York, that could have obstructed
Admiral Cervera’s escape eastward.
Naval men here are sure that the Span
ish vessels could have disabled or sunk the
New York and escaped had the eastward
course been chosen.
It was feared for a time by many' that
some of the sailors and officers, who
swam ashore from the Vizcaya, the Al
mirante Oquendo and the Marie Teresa,
were killed by the insurgents, who were
seen in the chapparal near the beach.
This cannot be verified at this writing,
as no accurate estimate of the loss to the
Spanish fleet Is obtainable.
It is claimed that one shell killed 100
men on the Vizcaya, raking the vessel
fore and aft.
CIVIL WAR IMMINENT IN’ SPAIN.
Disorderly nnd Population
Arming.
London, July 6, 6 a. m.—The Madrid cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph, tele
graphing Tuesday night, says: “Disorder
is spreading among the military; the
crowds in the city are getting riotous and
everywhere signs are apparent that the
population is arming for civil war.
“Marshal Campos and the captain gen
eral of Madrid have held long consulta
tions as to ways and means of preserving
order.”
The Madrid correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle reports that unusual precau
tions are being taken with a view to pos
sible rising in Spain.
TO FIGHT TO THE HITTER END.
Spanish'Cabinet Wont Open Negotia
tions for Peace,
Madrid, July S, 11:30 p. m.—The cabinet
council to-night, after a short session, de
cided not to open negotiations for peace,
hut to continue the war with ail risks
while a single soldier remains in Cuba.
The government has no news as to a
bombardment of Santiago, and has cabled
Gov. Gen. Blanco for details of the naval
battle.
FOREIGN SHIPS LEAVE MANILA.
Only Two German, Two. French nml
Four British Left There.
Madrid, July 5, noon.—There is much
comment here over the news of the depart
ure of the foreign warships from Manila
at the moment of the arrival there of the
American reinforcements. Only two Ger
man, two French and four British war
ships now remain at Manila, and people
are asking if international politics have
undergone a change and if the Americans
are to be given a free hand in the Phil
ippine Islands.
The news received here that the British
consul at Hong Kong has sent a dispatch
bout to Manila for the purpose of in
forming Rear Admiral Dewey of the fact
that Admiral Camara’s squadron lias tra
verse'll the Suez canal is mucly commented
upon, and the newspapers assert that tho
Egyptian and British authorities purposely
placed obstacles in tho way of Admiral
Camara’s departure in order to delay his
arrival at Manila as long ns possible, add
ing that the British have been more scru
pulous In malntaing tho neutrality of the
Suez canal than they were when they al
lowed a steamer to leave Hong Kong load
ed with arms for the Manila insurgents.
AI’GISTrS FAMILY ESCAPES.
Gen. Monet’s Column Besieged anil
Attacked at Maeahora.
Madrid, July 5,3 p. m.—The Spanish con
sul at Singapore wires the following mes
sage from Gen. August!, captain general
of the Philippines: “The situation is un
changed. My family has succeeded in mi
raculously escaping from Maeabora In a
boat, and, having passed through the
American ve.-se.s, all arrived safeiy at
Manila. ...
"Gen. Monet's column is besieged and at
tacked at Macalxtra.”
SAVANNAH. GA.. W EDNESDAY. JULY 0. 189S.
urnrnm
Bombardment of City Hasn't
Yet Bepn.
SAMPSON TO CO IN FROM SEA
Santiago Will Then Be Between
Two Fires.
FOREIGN RESIDENTS FLEE.
Warships of Their Nations Garry
Them to Places of Safety.
Washington, July s.—As a result of the
cabinet meeting to-day instructions were
sent by the President to Admiral Sampson
and Gen. Shatter'to confer together con
cerning a joint plan of attack upon San
tiago. Upon the outcome of this confer
ence depends the line of action for the im
mediate futre.
For the present the land bombardment
by Gen. Shatter’s forces has been deferred,
as the situation has so completely changed
by the annihilation of the Spanish fleet
that it is manifestly the part of wisdem
for this land bombardment to await the
COMMODOIIE AVIM'IKLD SCOTT SCHLEY,"
Tlie Man Who Won the Naval Hattie Off Santiago.
co-operation and support of a bombard
ment from Admiral Sampson’s fleet.
Up to the close of office hours to-day no
word had come either to the war or navy
department, so far as was disclosed, as to
what determination had been reached at
the conference.
At the same time it is the expectation of
the authorities here that the conference
wilt result in a determination by the ad
miral to take his fleet through the narrow
neck of the harbor, make his way past
the shore batteries and fortifications and
take position before the city for a bom
bardment.
There is reason to believe that tho in
structions sent to Admiral Sampson at
least conveyed the d< sire, if not the In
structions, that be enter the harbor. But
tt Is said that Hie admiral and the general
continue to be the supreme officials in au
thority, and tli.at being on the scene, fully
alive to all the conditions, their Judgment
will bo taken as final in, the course to be
adopted.
There is said to he no obstacle, so far as
navigating is concerned, to the entrance
into the harlior of the American fleet.
The Cristobal Colon, which cleared the
Meirimac and got out of the harbor Sun
day, drew 23 feet 3 inches, which is within
seven inches of the draft of the battle
ships lowa, Indiana, Massachusetts and
Oregon, and is greater than the draft of
the battleship Texas.
Moreover, the navy department lias
known for the last ten days that the neck
of the channel was open despite the sinking
of the Merrlmac, and that there was a
clear seaway of seven fathoms through
which any ship In our navy could sail.
This removes all difficulty, except from
submarine mines or from the shore bat
teries. As to the mine*, little accoin.t .s
taken of them since the Spanish fleet pass
ed over them.
The Spaniards arc In the habit of using
contact mines, so that there is little likeli
hood ot their being mines operated by
electric connection with the shore.
The forts and batteries have been badly
weakened'by the constant fire of the fleet
for many weeks past, and while still a
factor, they are greatly disabled.
Once up to the city the flat and army
could combine in a terrific double fire.
No less, than 292 heavy guns wouid be
trained from the American warships on
the city, aad at the same time the biff
siege guns, which it is expected have been
brought to the front ot Gen. Sliafter’s line,
would rain down a .torrent of steel from
that quarter.
The siege guns ihrow shell-, of 135
pounds. Aside from them are four mouti
tain howitzers and a large number of
small howitzers. These are in the heavy
artillery, while the light artillery em
braces a great number of guns of 2.3 call-
Iber. Combined, this fire from land and
sea would be terrific in effect.
The action of the foreign representatives
at Santiago has been an additional reason
for deferring the bombardment. It was
made known late to-day that one of Gen.
Shatter’s dispatches stated that these
representatives had Joined in a request
to him to put off the shelling of the city
for another brief period until their respect
ive colonies could lx; removed.
This accounts for tho departure pf the
foreign warships from Santiago harbor, as
they are bearing away the foreign resi
dents before the bombardment begins.
The acflvity of the consuls at Santiago
has led to no d'plomatic complication thus
far. and the authorities h. re feel that
nothing of that nature will develop.
The state department to-day took oc
casion to dispel some of the Spanish illu
sions over the escape of Admiral Cer
vera’s fleet. It seems that Madrid Is not
alone in the belief that the fleet made a
handsome sortie from 'Santiago and left
the American ships far in the rear. To
day a cablegram came from United States
Minister Lunis at Caracas saving that the
Spanish residents there were glorifying
in the Spanish naval victory. The min
ister' was informed briefly that Cervera’s
fleet had been destroyed, the admiral
made prisoner and that Gen. Shatter had
demanded the surrender of the city.
The definite official report reaching here
to-day that the Spanish fleet had entered
the Suez canal made no change in the
plans of tho navy deparlment as to send
ing Commodore Watson's squadron to the
coast of Spain.
Secretary Long said it would start at
the earliest possible moment, but he did
not care to give the day of departure.
The annihilation of the Spanish fleet
continues to he an aljsorblng topic among
naval officials, and they are giving most
generous praise to Commodore Schley for
the notable manner in which he directed
the fight when the immediate command
fell to his lot. The commodore's friends
have long predicted that if he secured an
opportunity he would render good account
of the fighting ability of the American
navy, and they are glad this opportunity
was afforded. It is one more and perhaps
tho greatest achievement in a long line
with which Commodore Schley's name
has been associated, othera Including the
relief of the Greeley At- tic expedition and
the command of the Baltimore at Valpa
raiso when war was Imminent as the re
sult of a mob attack on the American
blue-jaokcts.
Kingston, Jam., July 3, 2:15 p. m.—The
foreign war vessels were requested by Ad
miral Sampson not to enter the harbor, but
to send steam launch* up to that city.
They did so, and brought away such per
rons ns the British nnd Austrian consuls
designated, among them Miss Ramsden,
daughter of the British consul, and Mrs.
Brooks, wife of one of the firm of Brooks
Brothers.
Most of the fugitives Were well-to-do
Cubnn-F.nglish, or Cuban-Austriuns, of
nan .-s not known outside the city.
Tho passengers by the Dallas were land
ed here about an hour ago. The Cubans
assembled at the wharf and cheered wild
ly and the women in the party burst into
tears.
Sagasta Announce* De-feat.
Madrid, July 5, 8 p, m.—Senor Sagasta,
the premier, has announced officially that
Admiral Cervera's squadron has been de
feated. that the Almirante Oquendo was
burned, and tho Inf.mto Marla Teresa
sunk, and that Admiral Cervera himself
Is at prisoner of war.
The dispatch containing the Information
has uot yet been fully deciphered.
SI ID I SIB
Six Regiments Leave Chicka
maup for Charleston.
TWO SHIPS NOW THERE.
Start to Be Made As Soon As
Troops Are Aboard.
TENTS DOWN AT CAMP ALGER
Two Regiments Also Leave There
for Charleston.
Chlckamauga National Park, July 5.
There was another change- of orders to
day from Washington renewing the or
der made yesterday and rescinded later
in the day.
Gen. James H. Wilson and staff are or
dered to proceed at onco to Charleston
with the First and Second brigades of the
First Corps, reorganized by Gen. Brooke,
as follows:
First Brigade—Gen. Oswald H. Ernest,
commanding; Third Wisconsin, Col. M. T.
Moore, commanding; Second Wisconsin,
Col. Charles A. Bern, commanding; Six
teenth Pennsylvania, Col. Willis J. Ru
ling, commanding.
Second Brigade—Gen. Peter C. Halns,
commanding; Third Illinois. Col. Fred
Bennilt, commanding; Fourth Ohio, Col.
A. B. Colt, commanding; Fourth Pennsyl
vania, Col. D. B. Case, commanding.
Gen. Wilson left this afternoon at 6
o’clock, accompanied by his staff.
The First brigade of Gen. Wilson’s di
vision broke camp this afternoon and
marched to Ringgold, where they will em
bark early to-morrow morning for
Charleston.
The Second brigade will leave in the
morning by the Southern from Rossville.
Nothing has been given out ns to the
movement of any additional troops.
The quartermaster’s department is rush
ing full equippage lo the first corps. A
carload of rifles was received to-day and
given out to the Fourteenth New York,
Eighth Massachusetts and First Georgia.
Forty-eight boxes of equippage for the
surgeons of the hospital corps were hand
ed out, putting the deparlment in excel
lent condition.
The government paymasters require
about two more days for paying off at
Camp Thomas. The first corps has been
paid throughout.
The amount paid tills corps is estimated
at about $1,500,000. The elegantly appoint
ed hospital train, recently at Tampa, will
leave to-morrow with 100 sick from the
First Corps for Fort Thomas, Ky.
The Lain arrived to-day in charge of
Maj. Richards, assistant United States
surgeon.
TROOPS PASS THROUGH ATLANTA.
Six Regiments Hushing From Chlck
u lining a. to Charleston.
Atlanta, Ga., July s,—Slx regiments of
troops from Chlckamauga, bound for
Charleston and thence to Santiago to rein
force Gen. Shatter, passed through At
lanta to-night. The total number of men
in tho regiments was 7,200. The troop
trains, numbering twenty-four in all,
came In over both the Southern and tho
Western and Atlantic roads from Chick
-1 amaugn.
Great preparations were made by the
Georgia road to carry tho troops through
on fast time. They expect to make the
run to Augusta in four hours and to
Charleston In eight.
Tho .troops are part of Gen. Brooke’s
corps, being the following regiments: Sec
ond and Third Wisconsin. Sixteenth Penn
sylvania. Third Illinois, Fourth Ohio and
Fourth Pennsylvania. Maj. Gen. Wilson
is in command of the movement.
'The troop trains passed through the cen
ter of the city, being transferred from the
Southern arid Western and Atlantic tracks
to the G.orgla, and a gr- at crowd gather
ed and cheered them on their way to the
front. The orders for the movement of
these troops were Issued yesterday, hut
this morning were countermanded for
some reason. A few hours after the coun
termand, however, the orders were Issued
again and the movement begun. It la
supposed that the news from Santiago was
responsible for the countermand and re
issue.
CRITSEKS AT CHARLESTON.
Vessels Waiting; to Carry Reinforce
ments to Shatter.
Charleston, H. C„ July s.—The cruiser
Columbia, Capt. J. H. Sand, and the aux
iliary cruiser Yale, Capt. Wise, reported
off Charleston bar at 9 o’clock this morn
ing, and boat crews were ut once sent up
to the city for orders.
la an hour's time it became known that
Charleston had been selected as the point
for the embarkation of the next expedi
tion to reinforce G< n. Shafter, and that
iroops were en route here from Camps
Thomas and Alger.
At noon a long supply train arrived In
the city from Tampa, via the Plant Sys
tem. It had forty-eight cars, carrying
1,000.000 rations for the soldiers, and prep
arations for transferring these to the
ships were begun at once.
The troops from Camp Thomas were re
ported en route at 2 o'clock, and the rail
road officials said they would have them
in the city ready to embark by noon to
morrow. This detachment of the expedl
tion consists of 7,30 men, fully equipped !
and ready for service.
Those from Camp Alger came via the
Atlantic Cyast Line system, and can
scarcely arrive here before to-morrow
night. It is not probable, therefore, that
the actual work of embarking the expedi
tion will Is' under way before Thursday.
The chief engineer of the Columbia said
to-day that the Columbia and the Yale
could accommodate about 2,500 men and
their baggage. He said, however, that
ll was reported in naval circles that the
Harvard would Join the expedition here,
so that it is icosslhle that 4,000 men may
he sent to Gen. Shatter's aid from this
city before the Week is out.
The troops from Camp Alger are the
Sixth Regiment from Massachusetts and
the Six Ili from Illinois, so dispatches ro
relvcst. here to-day sinted, but it is possi
ble that other regiments have been ordered
here also.
The work of embarking the men will
he done with all the dispatch -possible.
The govc rnment has chartered the Commo
dore Perry, the Sapho, the Pilot Boy on l
the Planter, ail excursion steamers, to
take the troops down the harbor.
The Columbia and the Vale are anchor
ed off the liar and cannot come up to the
clocks, owing to the fact that they draw
over tw*nty-stx feet when loaded. They
v. ill have to be coaled at the mouth of the
jetties from barges, and the troops will
board them from the excursion steamers.
The soldiers can be easily put aboard in
twenty-tour hours, so that the expedition
should In- en route to Santiago by Satur
day at the* latest.
STAHT FROM CAMP AI.GEII.
(iarretNon'i llilgmle I,eaves Full uf
ElllllllNillNlll.
Washington, July s.—The Second brig
ade, First division of the Second Army
Corps, broke camp at Camp Alger this
afternoon and started on Its journey to
Santiago to reinforce Gen. Shatter. The
Second brigade is composed of the Eighth
Ohio, Sixth Illinois and Sixth Massachu
setts, Gen. Garretson commanding.
The Sixth Massachusetts was the first
to get away, getting aboard the cars at
Dun failing and leaving for Charleston,
S. C., shortly after 10 o’clock. The other
regiments will depart before daybreak.
The Ohio regiment goes to New York,
where it will embark on the St. Paul, and
the Illinois troops go to Charleston, S. C„
and with (he Massachusetts men, will Iks
transported upon the Harvard and Yale.
All superfluous baggage was left behind
and everything that could b* spared was
discarded. It being the desire to move the
regiments with all possible haste.
Only six horses wc re allowed to a reg
iment, all others lielonglng to the brigades
Vicing retained here, whence they will be
shlpp <1 as soon as possible to Tampa, un
der charge of a commbsloaed officer, ami
from there they will be sent later to San
tiago.
The brigade Is In fine condition, and the
men loft enthusiastic and eager to reach
the seat of war before the end of the
Santiago campaign. It Is expected to have
the troops off Santiago Sunday.
CEIIVEHAIS FAMILY IJiCIIEDELOBS.
Can't Ilclleve Dispatch From Him
Announcing Ills Capture.
London, July 6.—The Madrid corre
spondent of the Times says: "Admiral
Cervera’s family have received a telegram
professedly from him, stating that he Is a
prisoner, but Its authenticity Is doubted.
"The following Is the only official dis
patch the government has received since
yesterday:
" ‘At dusk last night there reached the
Soeapa battery seven shipwrecked men
from the sunken torpedo boat destroyers.
They said the Infanta Maria Teresa was
steaming In a damaged condition behind
Point Buzcr out of sight of the town, and
that the Almlrante Oquendo wus alire.
Subsequently other sailors, I do not know
how many, got ashore und confirmed the
above.
" ‘The enemy attacked our forces dur
ing the morning, causing us a loss of
seven wounded. Col. Escario’a column
has arrived.’
"The dispatch goes on to deserilie the In
tervention of the- foreign consuls at San
tiago and the offer of the Americans to
delay bombardment on the morning of
July 5, provided the Spaniards refrained
from attacking them.
"it concludes with the words: ‘I have
agreed.’ ”
CAMARA EATERS THE CANAL.
Ten Vessels in the Fleet Round for
the Philippines.
Port Said. July s.—The Spanish fleet un
der the command of Admiral Camara, con
sisting of the Pclayo, Carlos V, Patriota,
Rapido, Buenos AyreH, Isla de l’anay, San
Francisco, Isla de Luzon, San Augustin
and Ban Ignacio de Loyola lias entered the
Sue* cariai. j
The Spanish forpedo boats which wore
with the fleet have been ordered to Messi
na, Sicily.
Cadiz. July 6.—Dispatches received here
this morning report a Are continuing for
twolvo hours on board the Spanish cruiser
Alfonso XHJ.
It is said that no serious damage was
done, but the accident will delay her de
parture for some time.
IIEFIGKES REACH JAMAICA.
Three Warship* Arrive at Pori Royal
With Eighty Passenger*.
Copyright, HitS, by the Associated Press.
Kingston, Jamaica, July 6, 2:15 p. m.—
The British warships Alert and Pallas, the
former with fourteen refugees and the lat
,lT with twenty-eight, and the Austrian
man-of-war Kaisertn Harla Teresa, with
thirly-elgbt refugees, arrived at Port
Royal to-day. They left the entrance of
the harbor of Santiago de Cuba ut 4
o'clock yesterday (Monday).
SPAIN MAY APPEAL TO POPE.
gpnnlsh Ambassador In Conference
nt Vatican.
Borne, July s.—There have been several
conferences during ihe last few days be
tween Cardinal Hampolla, the papal sec
retary of state, and Mgr. Merry del Val,
Spanish ambassador to the Vatican.
Thu Italia aksuir.es that Spain may
again intend to ask the Pope to intervene
in behalf of peace.
f DAILY, n A THAR.
■I 5 CELTS A COPY,
i WEEKLY 2-TUUCB-A-WLfc.K 11 A THAR
ini mm
Milas May Go to Relieve Him
ot His Command.
BELIEVED HE’S BLUNDEREP
Made Mistake of Underestimating
the Enemy.
ALGER OPPOSES A CHANCE.
Secretary Ta' es a Stand In Favor
of Shatter.
Washington, July s.—There is talk In
administration circles or relieving Gen.
Shatter from command of the Santiago
expedition on account of continued ill
health.
When Gen. Shafter cabled Gen. (Miles
that ho was absolute master of the situa
tion and could lake Santiago within forty
eight hours after the forward movement
begnn, his Htoek took a mighty upward
jump.
Gen. Rhnfter’s name was on everybody's
lips, and at once the clique In and out of
the war department, t hat Is constantly
fighting Gen. Miles, began touting Gen.
Shatter for that much desired lieutenant
generalship.
Gen. 'Miles’ suggestion that he would
llko to go to Santiago was promptly sat
down upon and he was given to under
stand that if anything In the way of credit
was got out of this Sanitago campaign It
was to go to Gen. Shatter, who is S
Michigan man.
Then parae tho call for reinforcement's
to put a dampener upon tho brightest
holies of promotion.
The destruolion of Admiral Cervera's
fleet acted ns a buffer to ward off the se
vere criticism that would have been heap
ed upon his head, but to-day, after tha
first cxhulieranee of that rejoicing has
died down, the situation in which Gen.
Shafter finds himself formed the chief
topic of discussion in official circles, and
the result Is that even the men who wero
disposed to sing his praises loudest ara
beginning to criticise him.
To Washington it looks ns If Gen. Shaf
ter had made that most fatal mistake fos
a commanding officer to make—that of
underestimating the strength of his foe*
That mistake has ruined, many a good
cause and has placed tho lives of many;
good men in Jeopardy.
To-day, when the advices from Santi
ago nre so unfavorable as to call for de
lay In the proposed bomlmrdment, the
tendency to place that mistake at the door
of Gen. Shafter Is perhaps natural. It
may not be fair to criticise him before we
know the Information upon which ha
based his estimates of a forty-eight-hour
campaign, but he Is being criticised all
the same.
At to-day’s cabinet meeting there was
mueh questioning of the wisdom of leav
ing tlie command in the hands of a mao
w'ho allowed himself to get Into such a
questionable position as his army finds it
et if. There was a call for Gen. Miles to
go to the front, perhaps to call It a sug
gestion would be better, for cabinet offi
cers are not prone to offer anything strong
er than suggestions. Just who made tha
suggestion in to-day’s meeettng is not
known, but whoever did reflected the feel
ings of the public.
This suggestion called for a protest from
Secretary Alger, and the gossip Is that
for a time things were rather heated about
that cabinet room. Secretary Alger talk
ed of the necessity of having Gen. Miles
here and the President agreed with the
Secretary of War. ;
The result Is, Gen. Miles, tho general
commanding the army, does not know
whettier he is to go or not, and there is
nobody outside the little clique that Is
close about the Presklent, that does know.
Atlanta Is to furnish accommodations
for the confinement of Admiral Cervera,
the distinguished prisoner of war now In
the custody of Admiral Sampson off San
tiago.
The question of taking care of tha
Spanish prisoners captured by Sampson's
fleet was considered at the cabinet meet
ing to-day and Fort McPherson was se
lected as tho site for the military prison.
Immediate steps will te taken to fit up
quarters for the Spanish officers and sail
ors. who were taken with the courageous
and chivalrous Cervera, and orders have
1m i u issued to the commanding officer at
Fort McPherson to make the venerable
Spanish admiral as comfortable as possi
ble upon his arrival.
There is a desire on the part of some
members of the administration to bring
Admiral Cervera to Washington and treat
him with the greatest consideration that
military ethics will permit in connection
with a prisoner of war. His bravery and
daring la recognized and appreciated by
ail Americans who have followed his re
markable adventures in the West Indies
since war with Spain was declared.
SHAFTER DEFENDED.
London Time* Hap* the Armchair
Critic Of ihe General.
London, July 6.—The Times, editorially,
this morning warmly defends MaJ. Gen.
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