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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 (Continued on Fifth Page.)