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' TftF MORNING NEWS. 1
g.tablished 1850. - Incorporated 1888. -
E J. H. ESTILL. President. >
f 111 1.
Spain’s Reply Sol Acceptance
of Terms.
ITS NATURE KEPT SECRET.
C jbon and the President Con
fer.
Answer May Contain a Counter
proposition or It Mny He Merely n
ilciinest for a Puller Explanation
of Some of tlie Points Involved—So
Time lived for Another Meetlns
of the Ambassador With the Fre
iifent— Preparations for Sending
hen. Made's Expedition to Porto
Biro Progressing.
Wa.-nington, Aug. 3.—'After a conference
c ,n iln p ace question lasting for just an
hour this afternoon between the President
and M. Cambon, the French ambassador,
the latter acting as the representative of
Sp.in, Secretary Day emerged from the
White House, and announced that to-day’s
conference was not conclusive, wherefore
the parties to it had agreed to say noth
ing publicly as to what has occurred.
Tlie Secretary did not appear to be dis
couraged as he— made this statement,
though lie admitted no tlifte had been set
for another conference. From this It Is
gathered that the long expected answer of
the Spanish government to the President's
note upon being received had turned out
to lie just as it was expected, either a
counter-proposition or a request for a full
er statement in detail upon some of the
licails of the President’s note.
Up to the middle of the afternoon it was
stated by all parties concerned that-the
Spanish answer had not been received;
that the only formal note that had come
to hand was one from the Madrid cabinet
to M. Cambon asking for Information on
some points,Jiiat _wej;.e not clear to the
Spanish mind. However, just after 3
O'clock the secretary of the French em
ba.sy, M. Thiebaut, called at the state
dcpai tment and arranged with Secretary
Day for a meeting between the President
and ambassador as soon as possible.
The meeting was for 3:45 o'clock, and
Secretary Day was at the White House
in season, but was obliged to wait about
tin minutes for the French ambassador.
As already stated, after conferring for
un hour, the parties separated, having
been unable to reach a conclusion as to
the acceptance by Spain of the peace con
ditions laid down by the President, and
binding themselves to the observance of
the strictest secrecy as to the proceedings
until further progress has been made.
Thus, it is practically assured in advance
that any attempt to state what occurred
ut to-day's meeting at the 'White House
"ill bu nothing more than pure guess
work.
-Meantime, in consonance with the de
clared purpose of the President at the be
ginning of the overture, this conference
is not operating to restrain military opera
tions in any degree. Orders went out to
day for a conference of leaders of the
r '-intents to accompany Gen. Wade to
Dorto Kico, and within twenty-four hours
some of tlie troops of this expedition will
be boarding the transports at Newport
Ntivs. H is feit that even should an ar
mistice be declared before these troops
see active service at the front, it will be
bene lie i.il for them to have made the trip,
f r otherwise there was danger of the
morale of the troops being destroyed
through their craving to go away from
1,1 big concentration camps and at least
si - the shores of Cuba or Porto Rico.
I 'editing by tlie last experience, Gen.
Wi l, s expedition is going to be the most
complete in details of any that have yet
mb our shores and the soldiers will be
la elected in their health and comfort to
| tit.' utmost degree. Secretary Alger has
' ' f conducted an inquiry into the con
" ""ns that led up to the fearful expert
'*lP wounded soldiers who returned
| > nited Slates on the Concho, and
•cs taken the necessary steps to pre
i repetition of the bad management
" I in that case. Thus there may
’ , v, ™ s llel ‘<y *" Betting the troops away
’"U. Wade, in view of the determlna
-1 to have everything shipshape before
rm 11 arc on board, and as the trans
>t;°n department was taken somc
( v surprise by the suddenly an
"i decision of the Secretary of War
?, '"it this expedition, some days must
before the necessary transports can
' bd at the ports of transportation.
t Shatter's daily health report failed
" v any Improvement In the health
S of the Fifth Army Corps, so
a matter of congratulation that
■'.'"tment was able to announce
b"t it had ordered five of the eav
; k , r -lmcnts °f that corps to be om
t. ; ; ruin,"“ l* [ or tlle n<MV camp at Mon
s'-\STA SI MMONS 811,VELA.
' 1,1< T Nhsrnt Politicians Also Called
Hnck to Madrid,
, M nl - Aug. 3, sp. m.—Premier Sagas
nn ,?■ SUrnmont “ d Senor Silveia. the Con
(1 ‘ lcadcr . and other absent politl
ti.ern V* orcUr to consult with
Warding the peace terms.
lOhe JMofitinu
SPAIN READY FOR PEACE.
Waiting tor Reply of This Conntry
to Latest Proposals.
Paris, Aug. 3.—The Madrid correspond
ent of the Temps telegraphs this after
noon. saying that if the definite reply of
the United States on the peace proposals
arrives to-day the Spanish cabinet will
meet this evening and officially accept the
terms.
The cabinet ministers, the correspondent
adds, believe that the agreement would be
accepted by the country without opposi
tion, and the government will not sum
mon the Cortes before autumn.
The newspapers are attacking Premier
Sagasta and his colleagues, the corre
spondent of the Temps continues. They
assert that the premier opened negotia
tions yesterday with Senor Pidal, presi
dent of the Spanish Chamber of Deputies,
with the view of returning the conserva
tives to power as soon as peace Is ar
ranged, believing that the conservatives
are more competent to reorganize the
country. Senor Sagasta's party deny this.
GIVES SPAIN A CHANCE.
Philippine Commisnion Might Bring
About Intrigues.
London, Ailg. 4.—A dispatch to the Daily
Mail from Singapore, says: “President Mc-
Kinley’s proposal that a commission should
decide the future government of the Phil
ippines is considered here as giving Spain
a chanoe of recovering partial authority
over her revolted subjects.
“This state of things, it is thought,might
afford an opening for intrigues of the part
of the foreign powers unfriendly to Amer
ica, Great Britain and Japan aud might
prove dangerous to the cause of permanent
peace in the Pacific.’'
REGIMENTS ODER WADE.
ill nhe-l'p of tlie Provisional Division
for Porto Rico.
Washington, Aug. 3.—The following reg
iments have been designated to constitute
Gen. Wade’s provisional division for ser
vice in Porto Rico: First Rhode Island,
First North Carolina, First New Jersey,
Second Texas, First Maine, Fourth Mis
souri, First Alabama, First Vermont,
First Virginia, First Kentucky, Third
Tennessee, Twenty-eecond New York,
First Arkansas, Fifty-second lowa, Third
Virginia, First Delaware and First Mary
land.
The present stations and routes to be
taken by Gen. Wade's command are as
follows:
The Firts Alabama, First'North Caro
lina, and Second Texas are now at Jack
sonville and will sail direct or from Fer
nandina. ■
The First Arkansas, First Maine, First
New Hampshire Third Tennessee, First
Vermont. First West Virginia and Twen
ty-second'lowa are at Chickamauga and
will sail from Newport News.
The First Connecticut, First Missouri.
First New Jersey, First Rhode Island and
Third Virginia are at Camp Alger, Va.,
and will go from Newport News.
The First Delaware, now in Delaware,
probably will sail from New York.
The First Maryland, at Fort Monroe,
will sail direct.
The Twenty-second New York, now at
Fort Slocum, will sail from New York.
The Fifth Illinois is not in the list, but
will sail with Gen. Wade's expedition, or
ders having been sent in direct last night.
These regiments will be organized into
brigades as follows:
First Brigade—First Rhode
Fourth Missouri and Twenty-second New
York.
Second Brigade—First North Carolina,
First Alabama and First Arkansas.
Third Brigade—First New Hampshire,
First Vermont and Fifty-second lowa.
Fourth Brigade—First New Jersey, First
West Virginia and Third Virginia.
Fifth Brigade—Second Texas, First Con
necticut and First Delaware.
Sixth Brigade—First Maine, Third Ten
nessee and Fifth Maryland.
CONVALESCENTS fROM CUBA.
List of tlie OUlcers Brought Home on
Two Transports.
Washington, Aug. 3.—The war depart
ment to-night received by telegraph from
Gen. Coppinger at Tampa a list of the
convalescent soldiers on hoard the trans
ports Yucatan and Santiago, which are
now in quarantine at Egmont Key, Fla.
The tclcgrifm states that one man, a
packer of the Thirteenth Infantry, whose
name could not be ascertained, died on
the voyage. A list of the sick on the
steamships Comal, Clinton and San Mar
cos could not be obtained on account of
the storm and consequent inability to
speak these vessels. Gen. Coppinger
states that they will be forwarded as
soon as practicable.
The list of the convalescent officers on
the Santiago and Yucatan follows:
Capt. Worden, Seventh Infantry.
Lieut. C. O. Atkinson.
Maj. M. K. Webb.
Cant. Dutllcld.
Col. C. H. Boynton. Thirty-third Michi
gan.
Gen. Duffleld.
Lieut. Rudolph Hayes, Thirty-fourth
Michigan.
den. O. O. Howard.
Maj H Vv'. Weasels. Third Cavalry.
Lieut j 11. Reeves, Sixth Cavalry.
Lieut H E. Wilkins. Second Infantry.
Lieut J. w. Barker. Third Infantry.
Lieut S M. Miiey, Fifteenth Infantry.
Lieut! M. L. Horsey, Twelfth Infantry.
Maj V E. Vdughan, surgeon IT. S. A.
Maj. John Gulteras, surgeon United
States Voluntee rs.
Maj. D. B. Wilson, commissary.
Capt. Dewitt Wilan. A. A. G.
Capt. Marble. Garcia s stafT, and
Stanhope Sams,
H M. Siegman,
E. B. Parks, newspaper correspondents.
AGI'INALDO'S PRISONERS.
Consul Wild man Report* Them
Treated Humanely.
Washington, Aug. 3.—The state depart
ment hase been advised by United States
Consul Wildman at Hong Kong that all
prisoners taken by Aguinaldo, the insur
gent chief, including monks, are "treated
with perfect humanity,” and that all re
ports to the contrary are absolutely false.
SA A'ANN All, GA.. THURSDAY. AUGUST 4. ISOS.
SIGNING OF TREATY OF PEACE.
THREE MONTHS APT TO ELAPSE
BEFORE IT IS ACCOMPLISHED.
Actual Hostilities Expected to Cense
Within a Very Few Days After
Spain Has Notltied the United
States of Her Acceptance of the
Terms Offered Her—Agreement
Might He Signed In Europe—Ex
peditions to Porto Rleo Not to Re
Allan dotted.
Washington. Aug. 3.—On the assump
tion that peace Is near at hand some at
tention is being given to the steps by
which this may be brought about form
ally and the measures necessary lo be
adopted immediately afterwards. It is
said to be not at all improbable that the
preliminaries leading up to the signature
of the treaty of’peace may consume fully
three months, so that it may be well
along toward the legal date of the assem
bly of Congress before the President will
be prepared to present a peace treaty to
the Senate.
This allowance of time is rather moder
ate than excessive. We were two years,
from 1781 to 1783, in arranging a peace
with Great Britain to terminate the rev
olutionary war.
In the case of the Chinese-Japanese war
it was several months before the com
missioners were able to perfect the treaty
of Shimonisaki, which terminated that
war.
It does not follow from this that an
actual state of war will prevail during
this interval of three months, for as a
matter of fact hostilities wilt terminate
within a very few days after Spain has
notified the United States government of
hef acceptance of the terms laid down in
the President’s note of last Saturday. The
military establishment, however, must be
maintained during that time and many
acts performed that are actual warfare.
It Is expected here that the Spanish
pledge to accept the broad conditions laid
down by the United States will take the
form of a written agreement, something
in the nature of a protocol, which, while
a very necessary step in the negotiations
of a treaty. Is not always a part of the
document. The negotiations have not pro
gressed sufficient to indicate who shall he
the parties to this agreement, or rather
who shall represent the principals, the
United States and Spain.
It is possible that it mny be signed in
Washington as between Secretary Day
and M. Cambon. or. on the other hand,
the ambassadors of Spain and the United
States in one of the European countries,
might meet by the authorization of their
respective governments and sign the
agreement.
Protocol, it may be so called, in either
case would rot take the place in any
manner of the treaty of peace, which
would be drawn up later by commission
ers to be appointed for this purpose.
Under the terms of the President’s note,
if they shall be accepted by Spain, the
Spanish government is. bound to evacuate
Cuba and Porto Rico immediately. This
action is not to wait upon the work of the
peace commissioners, but Is to precede it,
and to follow immediately upon the signa
ture of the memorandum, accepting the
President’s conditions.
The word “immediately,” In this case la
perhaps a little deceptive. The experi
ence of the war department in the en
deavor to remove to Spain the Spanish
troops surrendered at Santiago, has not
Justified the expectation that the large
force of Spanish regulars can be gathered
up and shipped home to Spain in less than
about sixty days at best. This estimate
is based cn the fact that it is not Expected
by the Spanish authorities, who are direct
ing the movements of the Spanish troops’
transports, that they wli! be able to re
turn all of the Santiago prisoners to Spain
before Sept. 1. Therefore, what is meant
by the word “immediately” is that the
Spanish government shall, at least, begin
the arrangements at once for the evacua
tion, of the islands.
On the whole, it is a rather fortunate
circumstance that this evacuation cannot
take place en masse and immediately, for
It has been determined that the Spanish
troops withdrawn must be replaced by
United States troops. This is deemed to
be absolutely necessary to guard against
anarchy and to secure the establishment
of a stable form of government In Cuba
under proper constitutional guarantees,
but in all probability not many of them
will have to go there before the present
rainy season has neared its end.
THREW DYNAMITE SHELLS.
Insurgents Capture a Town In Santa
Clara Province.
Key AVest, Aug. 3.-Uapt, Delvally Igna
cio, of the insurgent forces, was brought
here this morning by the gunboat Helena,
which took him aboard mar Tun os de
Zux o on the south coast of Cuba on July
25. He reported that on July 9, Gen. Miguel
Gomez (under whom he served In the Sanc
ti SptrltU3 district of the province of San
ta Ciara) attacked the town of Gibaro (not
Gibara) with 300 men and alter two hours
fighting compelled the Spaniards to raise
the white flag.
Three dynamite shells from the Sims-
Dudley gun, he said, tore big holes in the
walls of the town, killed nine Spaniards
and wounded twelve. One hundred and six
teen prisoners were taken and the town is
held by the Cubans. The Cuban loss was
one killed and throe wounded.
AA'hen Capt. Ignacio left, Gen. Gomez was
making plans to attack the trocha and
restore communication between the east
ern and western provinces.
The Helena, which has been on block
ade duty for nearly a month, sank a num
ber of harbor tugs ami lighters at Casil
da last week, and sent oue little tug, the
Munatoe, which surrendered in preference
to being sunk, to Guantanamo bay.
The Norwegian steamer Franklin, of
about 500 tons, bound from A’era Cruz
with a cargo of food supplies, was captur
ed by the converted yacht Siren on Mon
day off Francis Key near Calbarlen, and
was brought here to-day by a prize crew,
under command of Lieut. Littlefield. She
bad already landed a portion of her cargo
wntn caught.
The blockade of the ports west of the
island of Pines is so well maintained
that not even a smack could get through.
The Eagle, which returned here to-night,
reports that on leaving the Isle of Pines
the Bancroft’s launch was towing out a
schooner from shore, about eight miles
away.
Cnrllst Rising in t'ntnlonla.
London. Aug. 3.—A special dispatch
from Barcelona says a formidable rising
,’ of Carlists has taken place near loroida,
Catalonia.
GAKRETSON AT POMP.
I’oitttlncr Kill the Air With Cheers
on Hl* Arrival.
Ponce, Island of Porto Rico, Aug. 2,3
a. m., via St. Thomas, D. \V. 1., Aug. 2.
noon.—The Porto Ricans of Ponce lined
the streets by the hundreds and tilled the
air with cheering on the arrlwi! of Gen.
Garrelson’s brigade from Yauco.
The arrival of these troops and those on
the St. Louis makes the fighting strength
of the Americans now operating near
Ponce about 9,000 men, equal to the entire
force of Spanish regular troops on the
island.
Gen. Garretson’s camp is temporarily
near the Second and Third Wisconsin
regiments, on the outskirts of the town.
The brigade marched scv.ni.cn miles
from Yauco to Atisby, where they arriv
ed travel-stained and mud-lr -lettered.
Almost the entire population f.iw the
troops pass through the city and gave
them cheer after cheer, particularly as
the artillerymen lumbered by. The offi
cers at the front, including Hillings, Penn
sylvania, and Capts. Austin, W heeler.
Burns and Hall, comiflan.ling the four
advance companies, do not believe the
Spaniards will make an advance. They
claim the enemy will act only on the de
fensive.
There was some firing last night 1.0-
4ween Capt. Austin’s pickets and the
Spaniards in the brush, but no damage
was done.
All the American troops are restless,
due to false alarms of the approach of
the Spaniards, and they are anxious for
an encounter with the enemy.
It is the general belief, however, that
there will lie no forward movement of
the main body of our troops until the
transports arrive. They are expected ev
every hour.
The troops on board the St. Louis are
reported to be In good health. She
brought twelve representatives of the
Porto Rican junta, whose business It is
to inform the people not to resist the
Americans.
The Dixie's shot at Mono Castle on
Saturday caused the utmost consterna
tion at San Juan de Porto Rico, where it
was believed to have signified that the
place would be bombarded within twenty
four hours.
HAVANA STORIES OF FIGHTING.
American Force Reported Repulsed
in Mntansus.
Havana, Aug. 3.—lt is announced from
the palace that on Saturday morning last
the plantation of Preciro of Matanzas
was attacked by a force of infantry and
cavalry under the American flag.
It is added that a squadron of Spanish
cavalry, from the plantation of Dos Ros
sas, "assisted in routing the Americans,”
who are said to have left ten men kilted
on the field. The Spank "U, according to
the report, had two men badly wounded.
In the provinces of Havana and Malan
zas recently, there have been several im
portant skirmishes between Spanish forces
and bands of insurgents.
An insurgent force under the leadership
of Camejo opened fire on Thursday last on
San Nlchalos, but was seemingly repulsed
by the garrison after a short period of
firing.
The insurgents are also announced to
have attacked Gamarraga, defended by a
fort, in the province of Santa Clara, for
the purpose of capturing cattle which
wore pasturing there. The Spanish ver
sion of the afTair says the insurgents were
driven off after an exchange of shots,
which lasted ten ifiinutes.
SPAIN TIRES OF PORTO RICO.
Disloyalty of the Native* Disgust*
the Dons.
London, Aug. 4.—The London correspon
dent of the Standard says: “The Madrid
press strongly blatnes the want of loyalty
the volunteers in Porto Rico have display
ed in allowing the American invaders so
easy a walk-over. Indeed, this behavior
tends to diminish the regret at losing the
Island,
“Santos Guzman, Calvo and other chiefs
of the Spanish party In Cuba, who have
recently returned to Santanda, speak
despondently of the condition of the Isl
and, and declare that America will be com
pelled to keep an army of 193,0X1 men
men there for yeafs to come."
ROY STONE HETIHN'S TO PONCE.
Efforts to Float the Grotirtdetl Trans
port* Unavailing.
Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug. 2, Evening, via
S'. Thomas, Aug. 3.—Gen. Roy Stone, who
went yesterday to Adjuntas, where many
outrages were reported, reached there
safely and is now returning.
The location of the troops remains un
changed, awaiting news of the landing of
Maj. Gen. Brooke at Arroyo, near Guay
ma, which Is slow work.
Thus far the efforts lo float the trans
ports Massachusetts and Roumanian have
been unavailing.
SPANISH GUNBOATS IN PACIFIC.
fine to Be Rim to Cover ns Soon ns
Dewey Get* Time.
San Francisco, Aug. 3.—A special to the
Chronicle from Cavite dated June 29, says:
"There are nine little Spanish gunboats
scattered about this and the Carolne
group or Islands, and when Manila has
been stormed Admiral Dewey will turn
his attention to their capture or destruc
tion.
“It is probable that 'wo of the vestals
sunk by Admiral Dewey's fleet may yet
be raised and render'd serviceable.’’
CAVALRY COMING HOME.
All the Iti.ler* Nim\ at Santiago Or
dered to Mo aln uk Point.
Washington, Aug. 3.—A1l the troops of
cavalry with Gen. Shatter’s army and the
eight companies of Roosevelt's Rough
Riders have been ordered to proceed to
Montauk Point, L. 1., for encampment.
Gen. Shatter has been directed to use all
the transport facilities he can command
and to send the troops North as rapidly
as possible.
The regular cavalry with Gen. Shatter
comprises eight companies each of the
First, Third, Sixth, Ninth and Tenth Cav
alry, all dismounted, and four mounted
Aroops of the Second Cavalry.
POSITION IN PHILIPPINES.
DUTY" TO OTHER POWERS MAKE
IT DELICATE.
Pending Decision of the Pence Com
missioner* United States Would He
Morally obligated to Maintain the
Mntu Hno in the Islands—United
Mates Mould Also lie Hound to
Prevent Insurgents From Fight
ing.
Washington, Aug. S. —An Interesting
question, and one of vital importance to
the administration, is the attitude'to !*>
assumed by tlie United States towards
the Philippine insurgents In the event
that no reach an agreement for the sus
pension of hostilities with Spain.
It is stipulated in our peace terms that
the United States military forces shrill
occupy and establish a military form of
government over the city of Manila mid
the bay, with the surrounding territory.
This involves an immediate surrender
of the Spanish forces, not to Aguinaldo,
hut to Gen. Merritt, and there is some
fear the insurgents will resent this very
bilierly and t)%t It will be necessary to
expel them forcibly from the territory
described.
Beyond this il Is said in some quarters
that pending the decision of the peace
commissioners as to the future of the
Philippines the United States will tic mor
ally bound to maintain the stata quo In
tha islands at large.
In other words, having deprived Spain
of the means of resisting the onslaughts
of the insurgents, it is urged thal the
United States would now lie bound to
prevent the latter from continuing their
warfare.
There is a lack of information In
Washington on many important i>oinls
as lo the conditions in the Philippines.
For instance,lt is not known,even approxi
mately, how extensive the revolutionary
movement has been throughout the vast
group of 1,200 islands and among the large
population, estimated to aggregate !*’-
tween 8.(100,100 and 15.000,000. If the revo
lutionary movement is general uml ex
tends to very many of the islands the task
presented to the United States military
and rlavnl authorities will be one of great
magnitude, In the event tliai It Is decided
to be incumbent upon us not to restore
Spanish eovereigply where It has been
lost, but to prevent its overthrow in sec
tions where It is still supreme, and to pre
vent excesses and outrages at the hands
of the insurgents.
SHAFTEIUS REPORT ON HIS SICK.
A Totnl of 4,g:tp Men 111 anil lii
Dentil* on Auk. 1.
Washington. Aug. 3.—Gen. Shafter sends
the following sanitary report for Aug. 1:
Total sick 4,239
Total fever eases 8,179
New eases of fever 689
Cases of fever returned to duty .... 679
Deaths on Aug. 1 15
Gen. Shafter reiiorts the fever situation
as follows for Aug. 2:
Totnl sick 4,290
Total fever 8.038
New cases of fever 594
Cares of fever returned to duty 700
Deaths H
July 31—Private C. Conrad Jaqkson, First
Infantry, aeuge dysentery.
Aug. I—M. V. Johnson, Seventh Infan
try, asthenia, following yellow fever.
James M. Rro ke, Second Massachusetts,
dysentery.
Andrew Rydeberg. Third Infantry, tu
berculosis.
%ug. 2—James W. Wheeler, Second
Massachusetts, heart disense.
Richard Bearse, Hecond Massachusetts,
nostalgia.
O. W. Johnson, Fourth Artillery, yellow
fever .
H. A. Shaw, Twenty-fourth Infantry,
yellow fever.
Albert.!. Chapman, Twenty-fourth Mich
igan, malarial fever.
T. R. Bennett, Thirty-fourth Michigan,
remittent malarial fever and acute gas
tritis.
Private William Ohcvers, Company 1,
Seventy-first New York, exhaustion fol
lowing malarial fever.
GRANT’S Bit IGA UK EMBAIt K ING.
Six Companies of the First Kentucky
lionr<l tlie Hudson.
Newport News, Aug. 3.—The first detach
ment of the Third Brigade, First Army
Corps, In command of Brig. Gen. Fred D.
Grant, embarked late to-night on the
transport Hudson for Porto Rico, and at
5 o’clock in the morning the Hudson will
steam out of Hampton Roads bound
south.
The troops on board are six companies
of the First Kentucky Regiment In com
mand of Col. Castleman. Before they
went aboard the vessel the troops were
paid off.
It is not known when the oilier troops
will sail, but It Is not probable that an
other transport will leave before Friday.
Gen Grant and his staff will embark on
the auxiliary cruiser Yale Saturday, if
ibe present programme Is carried out.
The Third Brigade irt composed of the
First and Third Kentucky and the One
Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana Regiments,
two troops of cavalry and two batteries
of artillery from P< nnsylvnnia.
Col. James Hamilton Lewis, the Demo
cratic member of the House of Represen
tatives from the state of Washington, ar
rived here this afternoon from Chlcka
maugu I’ark. He has been assigned to
duty on Gen. Brooke’s staff, and will em
bark for Porto Rico with Gen. Grant’s
expedition.
PRINCESS OF M ALES LEAVES.
Humored That She Hn* Hod n Dls
■grecuient With the Prlnee.
T/ondon, Aug. 3.—There appears to be
some mystery in connection with the de
parture of the Princess of Wales for Co
penhagen.
It Is seml-officially reaffirmed that her
leaving England due to the illness of
her mother, the Queen of Denmark, but
two denials of her majesty’s Illness have
been received from Copenhagen, and ru
mors are current that the Princess has
had another disagreement with the Prince
of Wales, similar (0 the quarrel which
took the ffrlncess abroad for some months
Id 1893.
TWO JACK IKS PROVE IIKHOES.
Handed They Capture n Con.
pie of H|imii(n!i Smacks.
Key West, Fin., Aug. 3, 9:30 p. m.—An
other Jackie has achieved the rei>utation j
of a hero. Be is Boatswain Mot Nevis of j
i ho gunboat (Bancroft.
One day last week the Bancroft, accom- I
panted by the converted yacht Engle,
which hod been covering the blockading
station around the Isle of l’ines, sighted
a small Spanish schooner In Sugunea boy.
The Bancroft’s steam launch, in charge
of Nevis, with one other seaman, each
armed with a ritle, was sent in to toko the
schooner. This was only the task of
minutes, and the pretty launch returned
with her prize, which proved to lie the
schooner Nile, little more than o smack,
and with no cargo. Her cuptuin was an
American, and with him were his Cuban
wife and seven children, all vowing loyalty
to the Cuban cause. They pleaded pov
erty, and that the Nltu was their only
mean* of livelihood.
Commander Clover of the Bancroft prom
ised lo return her at the proper time.
Meanwhile he sent Nevis ill with her to
snch,,r near the wreek of the Spanish
transatlantic liner Santo Domingo, sunk
by the Eagle a few weeks ago.
Then the Bancroft and Eagle cruised
off lo Mangle l’oint, where they happen
ed to Ik- in communication with the Insur
gent camp.
Two hours later they returned. Nothing
could be seen of the launch nor the prize.
Suddenly Commander Clover, who, was
scanning the water with his glass, shout
ed to Capt. Sutherland of the Eagle:
"By Heavens, they have recaptured n.y
prize.”
The little schooner lay near the wrecked
steamer, but the Spanish tlag was flying
from her mast and she was apparently
Milled with men.
Meanwhile, the gunboat Maple had
drawn up, and Commander Clover sent
her to the rescue. With guns ready, she
made toward the schooners, but* the sight
(hut met the Maple's crew was not what
was expected. Nevis and his companion
sat alone in the boat, apparently unable
to navigate her out of the harbor. Each
had a rifle across his knee, and was keep
ing a wary eye on a party of half dozen
Spaniards huddled In the other end of the
boat. The Maple offered Nevis a tow, but
lie replied,with a Joke and declined the
proffered assistance. Then It developed that
In going Into anchor he had observed two
smnll Spanish boats near the wreck of
the Santo Domingo, and resolved to cap
ture them also. He knew that It was
a hazardous work, but a bluff carried him
through.
He took the Spanish colors off the
schooner, ran them up and boldly run
In. The re were six men in the other boats
and they watch, and the approach of their
supposed compatriots, when Nevis and
the other "Jackies" suddenly shifter the
rifles to their shoulders and demanded an
immediate surrender. The scared Span
ish seamen lost no time in complying end
had tin- unique < xi>erience of surrender*
Ing to their own flag.
The capture was no mean one for these
men gave important Information to the
American ships. They were residents of
the little town of Cuaz, province of
Santa Clara on what Is called Pirate’s
Lagoon because In ancient days It was
a favorite resort of the brethren of Capt.
Kidd.
The town has a population of 1,(100 and
the Bancroft and Eagle would have taken
IK>session, but they could not spare a
permanent force to protect the noncotn
batant women and children.
Aiiwnoxixr. camp alger.
Departure of the Men 3on There Al
ready t inier W ay.
Washington, Aug. 3.—ln accordance with
an order, Issued by the war department
, last night, the regiments of the Second Di
vision at Camp Alger prepared to move to
day. At noon the regiments of the Third
Brigade, First Rhode Island, Second Ten
nessee and Third Missouri, were on the
march In the direction of Manassas, Va.
The First Brigade, consisting of the
Twenty-second Kansas, Third New York,
and One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Indiana
started at 2 o,'clock.
The Seventh Illinois and Fourth Mis
souri were ordered to move an hour later.
The division will march nine miles to-day
to Burke station. To-morrow it will march
seven miles, arriving at Manassas the
third day. The First division will follow as
soon as mule teams can return from Ma
nassas.
Meanwhile corps headquarters, the two
division hospitals, and the eight regiments
from the First division will remain in their
present quarters. They .probably will not
be moved before Tuesday, while It Is
agreed that the cause of the removal of
the enmp was the typhoid epidemic, It Is
not known whether the neighborhood of
Manassas is to be a permanent camp site,
or whether the troops Anally will go to
some other point. Forty-eight cases of ty
phoid have been reported since yesterday
afternoon.
Mll/.l ItH OF THE KODRHtI EZ.
Satisfactory Adjustment of the Mat
ter Expected.
Washington, Aug. 3.—A call by M. Cam
lioii at the state department to-day is like
ly to cause speculation, though It has no
reference to the jteace negotiations or to
the affairs of Spain, but Is for the purpose
of discussing a matter relating to France
and the United States.
Home weeks ago a United States war
ship captured the French merchant steam
er OUnde Rodriguez when she was nine
miles off Ban Juan.
It was claimed she was running the
blockade, and she was taken to Charles
ton, S. where she Is still retained, with
a number of passengers and freight, and
with the official mail of the French minis
ter at l’ort au I’rince. Both the French
embassy and the French Transatlantic
Steamship Company asked for the release
of the steamer on the ground that she
was not running the blockade.
The department of Justice has been con
sidering the subject, and the prospects
ar<- for a satisfactory adjustment and a
release of the steamer, If no claims for
detention are made.
M. Cambon called at the state depart
ment on the matter to-day.
Hawaiian Volunteers.
San Francisco, Aug. 3.—Gen. Merritt,
commanding the department of California,
has received the following dispatch from
Adjt. Gen. Corbin:
“The President directs that if any of
the military forces of the Hawaiian Is
lands desire to become a part of your
volunteer army that you are authorized
to organize not to exceed one battalion
of infantry, naming the officers and caus
ing the officers and men to be mustered In
to the service and have them to report
eo Col. duty.”
I DAIRY, *lO A YEAR.
5 CENT'S A COPY.
I WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK *1 A TEAR
IK Hit
Brig. Gen. Kent's Report on
the Fighting,
SOLDIER COURAGE SUBLIME
Regulars Fearless Under a Fierce
Fire,
Seventy-First A i-u York Regiment
tlic Only tint- to Lose Its Ilcnd In
the Knee of the Terrible* ltnln of
Bullets—lts Men in Front of the
Regulars When the Buttle Begun
and l.ay Down In the Thleket anil
Allowed the Other Troops to Pass
Over Then,—Every Regular Army
Officer at Ills l’ost of Duty Fearless
of Death.
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Pres*.
Correspondence of the* Associated Press.
Headquarters of the First Division of
the Fifth Army Corps, Near Santiago da
Cuba, July 22.—MaJ. Gen. Shatter having
authorized the publication of the report
of Brig. Gen. J. Ford Kent of the battle
of July 1, 2 and 3, a certified copy of th
report is now furnished to the Associated
Press by MaJ. A. C. Sharpe, assistant ad- I
Jutant general First Division, Fifth Army
Corps.
The opening portions of the report deal
with orders given and the first forward
movement toward San Juan hill on the
morning of July 1.
He detuils his inspection of the enemy’#
position made at the front ami the open
ing of the fire by Grimes' battery.
He then continues: "Having completed
the observation with my staff, I proceeded
to Join the head of my division Just com
ing under heavy Arc, We were already
suffering losses, caused by the balloon
near by attracting tire and disclosing our
position. The enemy's Infantry tire,
steadily Increasing in intensity now, came
from all directions, not only from the
front and the dense tropical thickets on
our flanks, but from sharpshooters thick
ly posted In trees in our rear, and’from
shrapnel apparently aimed at the balloon.
"I.ieut. Col. Derby of Gen. Shatter's
elaff met me atiout this time and inform
ed me that a trail or narrow way had
been discovered from the balloon a short
distance back leading to t|je left of a ford
lower down the stream. I hastened to
the forks made by this road and soon af
ter the Seventy-first New York Regiment
of Gen. Hawkins' brigade came up. I
turned them Into the by-path Indicated by
I.leut. Col. Defby, leading to the lower
ford, sending word lo Gen. Hawkins of
this movement. This would have speedi
ly delivered them In their proper place on
the loft of their brigade, but under tho
gulling fire of the enemy, Ihe leading bat
talion of tills regiment wim thrown Into
confusion and recoiled in disorder on tho
troops in rear.
“At this critical moment the officers of
my staff practically formed a cordon be
hind the panic stricken men, and urged
them to again go forward.
I finally ordered ltv m to He down In tho
thicket and clear the way for others of
their own regiment, who were coming up
behind. This many of them did, and tho
Second and Third Battalions came forward
In better order, and moved along the road
towards tho ford. One of my staff officers
ran back waving his hat to hurry for
ward the Third Brigade, who, upon ap
proaching the forkß, found the way block
aded by men of’ the Seventy-first New
York. There were other men of this regi
ment crouching In the bushes, many of
whom were encouraged by the advance of
the approaching column to arise and go
fofward.
"I pushed the head of my division as
quickly as I could towdrd the river In tol
um of tiles of twos parallel in the narrow
way by the cavalry. Owing to the congest
ed condition of the road the progress of tho
narrow column was, however, painfully
s ow. I again sent a staff officer at a gal
lop to urge forward the troops in the rear.
The head of Col. Wikoff’H brigade reach
ed the forks at 12:20 p. m., and hurried on
the left, stepping over prostrate forms of
men of the Seventy-first.
' This heroic brigade (consisting of the
Thirteenth, Ninth and Twenty-fouuh
United States Infantry) speedily crossed
the stream and were quickly deployed to
the left of the lower fotd.
\\ nlle personal!?* superintending Ih's
Movement, Col. ‘Vlkuff was killed, the
command of *h.‘ brigade then devolving
upon Lieut. Col. Worth, Thirteen Infat*-
tij, who Immediately fell severely wound
ed and then upon Lieut. Col. Liscum,
Twenty-fourth tnfamry, who five minutes
luttr also fell under the withering Are of
(be enemy. The command of the brigade
tnen devolved upon I teut. Col. E. P. Ew
er?, Ninth Infantry.
“Crossing the lower fork a few minutes
later, the Tenth and Second ascended tho
high ridge beyond, driving hack the enemy
in the direction of his trenches.
"Col. E. P. Pearson, Tenth Infantry,
commanding the Second brigade, and tho
officers and troops under his command de
serve great credit for the soldierly man
ner in which this movement was execut
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