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IT U ■ Bombardment Is Resumed. ) Toral Wanted to Surrender With Proviso That His Army Be Allowed to Retire Un¬ der Flying Flags. An Associated Press dispatch from ! Jurugua, _ via . ... Kingston, . says: The sur render of Santiaga was formally offer ed by the Spanish commander, General Toral, Sunday morning, but the con Aliens .... attached , , caused * prompt . a re fnsal of the offer by General Sh.f ter. The negotiations, however, re Bulted in the extension of the armis tice until noou and white flags of truce still floated over the opposing armies. General Toral’s proposal contem¬ plated the immediate surrender of the city, but he insisted that his army be permitted to march away under arms and with flying colors, and declared that he would fight to the last ditch unless the conditions were accepted. General Shafter replied that nothing but unconditional surrender would be considered by him, but he consented to cable the Spanish offer to Washing¬ ton, in the meantime extending tha armistice. It was shortly before noon Sunday when a little group of Spanish officers, under a flag of truce, came out from under the yellow wall of the besieged city and slowly made their way toward the American line. A detail was sent to meet them and they were escorted to comfortable quarters, while the let¬ ter from General Toral was carried to General Shafter’s tent, two miles from the front. The letter was couched in the icily courteous terms characteristic of such communications and was as brief as possible. It bore 1 the signature of General Toral, who commands at Santiago since General ! ! Linares was wounded, and stated that lie prepared to surrender the ' provided was his oity army was permitted to ' ' capitulate “with honor.” This, be explained, meant that the Spanish forces should go unmolested and in any direction they wished with arms and flying their colors. The letter concluded with the bold statement that surrender under any other terms was an impossibility and would not be considered. General Shafter immediately cabled the note to Washington and sent the general a refusal of his proposal, but said he would communicate with his government and extended the formal armistice until Sunday at noon. Promptly at the hour designated the white flags were taken down along the American line, s&ve one. in front of General Lawton’s brigade, which, by some oversight, was left fluttering its lonely message for an hour. It was first discovered by General Lawton himself, who, on riding up to his line, ordered it taken down at once. Then, as if by magic, the white flags waving over Santiago dropped from their hal¬ yards, and the unofficial truce was at an end. Hours passed without a <shot, the Americans being loath to shoot upon an already defeated foe, while the Spaniards were undoubtedly waiting forthe first shot from our side. Shortly after 4 p. m. the long silence was broken by a shell from one of the eastern bat teries of Santiago,when from Capron’s iron-throated monsters belched back the answer which soon silenced the Spanish guns. A rapid musketry fire followed upon the Spaniards who ap- i peared before their works, which ran j them to immediate cover. SANTIAGO OFFICERS ADVANCED. Hawkins, I.awton, Bates, Chaffee, Majors Wood, Brigadier, Roosevelt, Colonel. Before the adjournment of congress the president sent the following nomi¬ nations to the senate: Volunteer army—Brigadier generals of volunteers to be major generals: Hamilton S. Hawkins, Henry F. Law ton, Adna R. Chaffee, John C. Bates. To be brigadier general: Colonel Leonard Wood, First regiment United States volunteer cavalry; Lieutenant Colonel Chamber* McKibbin, Twenty first infantry. First regiment volunteer cavalry— To be colonel: Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, First regiment United States volunteer cavalry. SAFELY ENSCONCED IN BARRACKS AT P0RTS3I0UTH. ADMIRAL CERVERA AMONG THEM. Men of the Destroyed Spanish Fleet Pre¬ sented a Pitiable Plight When They Were Put Ashore. A special from Portsmouth, N. H. says: “The Spanish prisoners who were brought to this port in the auxiliary cruiser St. Louis, from San¬ tiago, numbering 692 of the men who composed part of the crew's of Admiral Cervera’s squadron, are in compara tive comfort in the barracks for them on Seavey’s island. Cervera and nine of his officers are among the prMoiers. Around them i. a guard of 12o marines. Monday afternoon they were taken to Greeley's landing, the landing so called from the fact thatlife was here Lieutenant Greely and the survivors of the ill-fated Lady Franklin bay ex pe dition set foot on American soil for the first time after they had been brought back from the frozen north by Captain, lg & now Commodore, Schley, in T he £. prisoners .-eremarched to the highe8t rt „f the island, where each man deposited under the eyes of the marine guard whatever few belong ing, he possessed, begin It was a pathetic sight from nlng to end, and such as would bring tears to many eyes. The poor, wretch ed creatures struggled up the hillside clad for the most part in rags, some of them being covered only with the frag ments of a table cloth or a blanket, while others had on portions of what W Whrthe U mi°u anded some of them were so weak that they could not stand and laid on the ground until stretchers were biought and were car ned by their comrades to the main road, where they were placed on the grass. Many had wounds that were still unhealed and their heads and arms showed the effects of the terrible batUe in which they fought. The crew of the Cristobal Colon was landed in a body. They were better clad and evidently better fed than the other men. Thirty members of the Colon’s crew were, however, severely wounded and had to be carried on stretchers. The unloading of the crowd was witnessed by thousands, but not a j eer was heard nor an act performed wbicl1 mi 8 bt b » Te 8 iveu offense to the prisoners. dbe men wore formed in line and inarched into the temporary barracks which will serve as a prison for them, Forty have been taken to the hos pital suffering for the most part from wounds, while not a few are victims of minor ills. SHELLS FELL SHORT. Our Warships Unable to Raze Santiago From the Sea. Dispatches from Santiago state that at 9:30 o’clock Monday morning, after several range-firing shots over the ridge protecting Santiago from the sea, the United States cruiser Newark opened fire into the city with her 8 inch guns. The signal corps officers stationed on top of the ridge reported the effect of the shots. The New York, Brooklyn and Indi¬ ana participated in the firing, at inter¬ vals of five minutes. The bombard¬ ment lasted for two hours, when Gen¬ eral Shafter reported that the shells were mostly falling in the bay and doing but little damage. The last shot, however, struck a prominent church iu the heart of the city, which was heavily stored with powder and ammunition, causing a tremendous explosion. The extent of the damage is not yet known. ONLY ONE CAN BE SAVED. Board of Survey Examines the Vessels of Cervera’s Sauadron. The board of survey appointed to examine the wrecks of the Spanish ships and to inquire into the nature of their injuries report that only one ship can possibly be saved. She is the Infanta Maria Teresa, the former flagship ‘if Admiral Cervera. CASUALTIES OF BOMBABEMENT. Shafter Wires Result of Sunday After¬ noon’s Shelling at Santiago. The war department posted the fol lowing dispatch from General Shafter Monday: Adjutant General, Washington: The following report of the penalties in the first division yesterday afternoon is just received: Killed—Captain Charles W. Rowell, Second Infantry; Private Peter Nelson, company A, Second Infantry. Wounded—Lieutenant N. J. Luts, Second Infantry; Private Charles Jeuks, company *A, Second Infantry; Private Charles Lentki, company B, Second Infantry; Private Nelson Gil bert, Jr., Twenty-first Infantry. SIX VESSELS CARRYING 2,500 HEN FOR SHAFTER. THEY WILL REINFORCE OUR ARMY. Under Command of Brigadier General Randolph and Convoyed by Gunboats Machias, Wilmington and Leyden. Six troopships, carrying 2,500 men, six batteries of artillery and a large quantity of ammunition and supplies, arrived at Juragua at 7:30 o’clock Sun I day morning according to Associated Press dispatches. The transports took the troops and equipments aboard at Tampa and were joined by their convoy at Key West, . qq^y sa iled last Thursday morning, the oh, of Mncon “jf , r ^ First tow™ 300 men° the Hud ° fre ° „ nJars i n th e field and theCom ancfce, Unionist . . and Speciahst car^ in f borses, ammunition, stores and a F ar Hllcrv D and ’ . ,, jr-jf+h artillery J*. under com “*”« f Brigadier _ . ... General n Randolph. „ . , , ° ? >oat he t c0 % achias o ? aua NV ug B „"nd' ‘ s " ®.nnirits f thfir vowe'wa.^ one^ nnd a peasant P* ^ ft* bt On the af , , , transport i pass ! , 1 , rmnq 1 d be Xalbot They reached Cape Maysi i * °° Chouses • tb gth wire N f g lighted ° 7 “ ‘“Tun? . - & ^ep fifteen miles off the At 2 o’clock on the afternoon of the gth headlandg o{ Guantanamo bay were gighted and tbe Machias entered the harbol . with mail for Commander M cCalla » 8 fleet and the marines. Th<J transports moved slowly to the wegtward during the night and arr i ve d off j uraguft ear i y j n the morning. ^ the men on tbe Gate City were tr f - ng to make out tbe lines of tbe bl i!di g ashore, four dead bodies drifted paet tbe ship. They were ev¬ idently the victims of Admiral Cerve¬ ra’s ships. The sight created much ex¬ citement on our ships. The Newark was the first to greet the arrival of the recruits. YESSELS CAN BE SAVED. The Viecaya, Marla Teresa and Christobal Colon Will Be Raised. The following cablegram was re¬ ceived from Admiral Sampson Satur¬ day: July —Secretary Playa del Este, 8. of of the Navy, Washington: Prelimi¬ nary report from board ordered to ex¬ amine wrecks states that wrecking ap¬ pliances should be got there immedi¬ ately. Think no doubt about saving Vizcaya, Maria Teresa and Christobal Colon if haste be made. Colon is much the most valuable, being in per¬ fect order. Would recommend most powerful appliances be sent at once. “Sampson.” The department had already ar¬ ranged with the Merritt-Chapman Wrecking company to undertake the salvage of these vessels and two of the vessels of that company are now on their way to Santiago. HAWAIIAN COMMISSIONERS Appointed By President McKinley to Carry Out Annexation Program. The president has appointed Sena¬ tor Cullom, of Illinois; Senator Mor¬ gan, of Alabama; Representative Hitt, of Illinois; Sanfori Dole, president of the Hawaiian republic, and W. F. Frear, of Hawaii, to be commissioners under the Hawaiian annexation reso¬ lution. Judge W. F. Frear is one of the su¬ preme court judges of Hawaii. He is about thirty-five years old and was born in the United States. He went to Honolulu when a child with his fa¬ ther, Rev. Walter Frear, who was for many years pastor of the Congrega¬ tional church in Honolulu. Judge Frear was appointed to the supreme bench by President Dole about three years ago. SAYS CREW WAS COWARDLY. Captain Who Towed the Cromartyshire Talks of the ta Bourgogne Collision. The Allan line steamship Grecian, Captain Nunan, from Glasgow, the vessel which fell in with arid towed to Halifax the British ship Cromartyshire, after she collided with and sank the French liner La Bourgogne, arrived at Philadelphia Monday. One of the officers said: “It is hard for a Britisher to understand how 50 percent of the crew were saved and I only 10 per cent of the passengers, I The fact that only one woman out of j * rescued will down in his- I 200 was go j j tory as a brand of fire on the cowardly crew.” a. nits si tut ini. COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMY NOW IN CUBA. 15 INVESTIGATING THE SITUATION. Holds Consultation With Sampson and Shafter—All Washington Is Relieved. According to dispatches General Nelson A. Miles, commanding the United States army, arrived off San¬ tiago bay shortly after noon Monday. Upon the arrival of the auxiliary cruiser Yale, on which General Miles was a passenger, communication was opened with Admiral Simpson, and the two commanders were soon in con ference. Baring the early afternoon General Miles landed at Playa del Este and communicated with General Shafter, commanding American forces before Santiago, by telephone. The nature and result of the two consultation8 were not disclosed at ^ waf departmeQ t,but General Miles doubtless was placed in possession of a ^ sa bent points of the situation from the th^iew view point po.nt or of both the navy y and It is not to be understood that Gen era i jjjies is to supersede General Shafter in command of the United States forces before Santiago, General Shafter is operating there under writ instructions from the secretary of the army, approved by the president, and a3 lon S as he is able Physically to direct the troops he will retain his command, Relief at Washington, nrrivl, The news of the of General ^ officials and everybody else in Wash ington. Whether Miles takes active and personal charge of the operations about Santiago or not, it is certain that everybody in authority breathes easier ®)w that he is there, There is a difference of opinion as to whether Miles is to take charge over Shafter’s head, but flie best opinion at the war department is that he is to be commander-in-chief in fact as well as in name. BITTER FEELING ENGENDERED Between Sampson and Scliley Over Credit For Destroying Cervera’s Fleet. It is currently reported at Santiago that considerable bitter feeling exists between Admiral Sampson and Com¬ modore Schley ever who should have credit for the destruction ©f Admiral Cervera’s fleet. It is said that the admiral forbade Commodore Schley to telegraph to Washington his version of the great naval victory on Sunday morning, when the Spanish fleet, under Admiral Cervera, was destroyed while attempt¬ ing to escape from Santiago harbor. The troubl* between Sampson and Schley is acute, and the fleet is buz¬ zing with gossip about it. Admiral Sampson’s friends are deep¬ ly chagrined that his flagship should have happened to be absent when Cer¬ vera dashed out of the harbor. Everyone on the New York laughs at Commodore’s Schley’s assertion that the Brooklyn was struck thirty times by Spanish shot. They deolare that the commodore should be repri¬ manded. TENDERED RESIGNATION. Premier Snjjnsla For Himself and Cabinet Asks to Be Relieved. The Madrid correspondent of The London Times telegraphing Monday says: “Senor Sagasta went to the palace today and tendered his resignation and that of the cabinet. It is said that he advised the queen regent to appoint a new cabinet, largely consist¬ ing of the military element which would not necessarily mean the adop¬ tion of a warlike policy, but probably the reverse. “It is generally expected that the resignation will be accepted, but the result may possibly bo merely a par¬ tial reconstruction of the cabinet. The ministers are now in council and Senor Sagasta has doubtless commu¬ nicated to them an account of his audience with the queen regent.” BASIS OF PEACE, Would Be Satisfactory to Spain, Widely Discussed, ’ A cable dispatch from _ Madrid says: The possibility of peace with the United States is being widely discussed i n the newspapers and by the public. Ihe Conservative Co -e ative pa rmrtv i derlaresfWn declares Spam is prepared to accept peace provided it implies only the loss of Cuba. But, they assert, Spain would prefer war indefinitely if the United States should claim Porto Rico, the Islands or an immense indemnity which would be impossible for Spain to pay. Were Cautions Man.^ lot?” you able to sell !-° ld ,, a asked the s Hn ^ the cemetery. The 5j head. get the full “He value was afraid? “if sh *%! “But, hang of it it all! a Sf die some time!” exclaimed N intendent. “That’s what 1 ? u N but he only ld a should be lost answered 8ea>”J.ri?%'0* • at LUle agok Tlie Climate 0 f Cuba, Because of froquent raln ® to fevers are e ul)a a common ailment they are In many section* There, Mates. Ailments of this kins a ,!le r> what pa^t o' the globe ther no tosaJ cured with Ilostetter's . these Sides being Litters a also speclflc make for malar?? 1 * H 1 * iiorves and mustles, and firm b ^- ^ S5.aT e a ° e *" al ** h di«tp^n ?urth^n n wMLh a ?s a dcMs?G?to a flt ?7t! 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The hero is a newspaper man whofl connected with one of the Nil Orleans dallies: Something over two years ago, oJ cold winter’s day, his wife gave ittj H s, letter to mail, and ha slipped his overcoat pecket. It was addrtsl to a friend in Los Angeles. Two wfl igo, during a chilly snap, he put oil overcoat, and in the lining he feltl long lost missive. Conscience sa sn, and without noticing the date gi membering when the letter had a given him, he rushed off and posteil I It was when the reply came from frieud in Los Angeles that the sec* tfl wa3 out. Tl ♦ friend thought that il writer must have gone crazy. “I glad plied, to “but get what your letter,” earth the is the friend mattj ij on thathaj with you? You wrote things pened two years ago and about notki else.” mattd j It took some time to get Tiffij ! straightened oat.—New Orleans Democrat. THEY WANT TO T These Grateful Women WhoHafl Been Helped by Mr3. Pinkham. Women who have suffered seven! 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