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TORAL AND MILES
BETWEEN LINES
Americans Convince lhe Spaniard >
Thai He Cannot Escape,
MORE TIME IS ASKED FOR
Spanish Officer Insists That His Men
Shall Retain Their Arms.
SHAFTER WILLING T 0 GRANT REOUESF
United States Officers Hold Confer-
ence and Wire the Solution to
the Officials at Washington.
Hobson Present at the
Meeting.
<;,-.ieral V I ■ • h r’s Hc.'dq nartcrs, B-fore
l. ima go <I * < ’ll> >■ i. .1 uly 13, xi i Kingston,
Jiilj n Win ■ tl.iv.- still Hutter over the
opp, '.-ing line The true" his be n <x-
H i.dcd until tomorrow noon, and negotia
tion. I"'king to the surrender of Santiago
ar. p:o.', i ding. Both shies have yielded ’
setn. v.ha t. General Tori’, the Spanish
eon.tn.iuder, realizes the hoped' sness of
tortl .r 1..-. I.iiio-, and the American com
mandin'.; otlb er, Gi m ral Shatter, is m-
, . ' ■ . ■ t ■ ■ ' erms
v'l ii'h it ti:.-1 proposed to impose upon
i .I,- enemy.
I appear:- that on Monday General Slt.'if-
l, ,1 I not gain demand the unconditional
surrender "bleb G-neral Total had rot used
on Sunday, hut off, red as an alternative
proposition to ae. ep: ■.:,<■ capitulation of the
enemy and to transport tflie Spanish officers
ami ttooi ■ to Spain, tin y to Have all their
arms behind and hi to ao ept their p trole.
This proposition 'l'oral de -'ined yes'erday.
This morning it "as decid'd to Isold a
personal Itrervlew with General Total.
,mwal Mil, “ and hi staff, who got no
further titan General Shaft, r'- headquar
t, r> las- night. i. eompmm d by General ;
Shafi' r ami his staff, rod. out to the front
... son S o'clock, under a flag of
Personal Interview with Toral.
\ r , .pn . t for a personal in ' fview w.tlt
, . a. t ■ chief was made
, 1.1 .. .-, ■, :,•■ I to. :is 1 at abo.it ‘.i o ■ doek i ,en-
', ■ Mil, e mu I Shatter. General Wheel-
, r ( , ... ,-d Giltm '■ (’"lorn'l M ' " <';ip-
• ,hi Wilev and Colonel "Mans rode up, |
~ r out imrem liments and w-nt I
m, -.J.> the valb y beyond. They xv. re |
mt by General To and hi: ■l< f of ''aff
■ tlie ho -
<>f t • valley, about half-way b"tw» « n
,m : The inti-rvi. w that follow, d hist-
~j .1, our. The Situ .tiotl Was placed
I, b. fore G. rural Torsi, and he was
. ~ ] ... 11v< of being sen home
. in or k living Santiago
..(..vim. . Tie only condition imposed !>.•-
,•) ) lt . Should not destroy the < xisting |
'.... lti , and should loavi his arms
■ . ~ : •! '.. latter condition 'lie Spanish
■ ■ s peak English, ex
... interpreter. was im
!'\lsibl< ' lit said the laws of Spain gave
.'. r:>l io disci ct ion. lie might abandon
w'l. n he found it untenable, but
ul ,l not leavi is arms behind wlt.l < it
, ..|,i him: "If ’O the penalty of b.eng
. ‘ d ami -hot. H' ■ K" v ‘ '•imi. nt,
■ .- ntc«l him permission to
, ; Santiam.. That was all. further
.j j ji... . w.is powerless Io P>h»
He. Was Hard Pressed.
Without saying so in words General
MJ,.. ! id the tenor of general 'I . ral • rc-
, , .rk“ i'll betray, d his realization that
, .id n ’ hold mt ’ ' When 1: ' 1
< i fu-r < xI-ihbiPi’: that *>tir r o -enfnrr«‘inentß j
■ . ■ ■ up th It he Was completely ,
. . ... ■ .nd now b.ntti rl< s w< ■ ■ belt ; ■
Gem nil Torn] simply shrugged bis .
should.-rs.
"I i m hut a subordinate,” he said, ‘atm
I ~ my g .w. : liment. If it Ls necessary I
General T< i il is 'a man of sixty years
with i strong, ragged face and
. .... i ,|y bearing. Hi brave words
i ' .:!.>.I a t' ling "f respect and admiration
r '
.....id forth, r . m-rid.' of lite In Ids com- |
m v nmnif.st. and I " did not best- i
tnf, i . ~k f..r iim,.' t“ communicate the
rdmi r Madrid, although he dubious
ly y' k h: head wlan be spoke of tho
P'ohab!" re. pon,-e.
In t’. . ■ ■ of the Interview General
T ... aid th ■ bombardment of Sunday i
am! Mnd ha 1 done little damage. He i
from the guns of the j
fl," bad i.'-iroy.d four houses, but he
rt''d that only half a dozen soldiers of I
: ! . : . ■■. . i .■■ "h injured. He also
i <i.'t when General
aft(
1 j .: rt ■ ' ■ iu -1 t hat the wound would
pi-, i ii. ii the ainputa.tlon of his
Con-ultatiun at Wheeler’s Quarters.
« al Mib-.- it th.* int’rvicw did not
: ui ;*• mil di’ti 1 i<»n of the
n rotiiitiorr-, nn: i- Meiu-ra 1-in-chief of the
i ; . ! S- i ‘ h<’ v<»uch»d for the i
■ ■ offered.
rpi.n tli'- r-fiurn of our oonnnandors to
t 1 ;, Aiiirr't'-.'in line an important consult;.-
li -ti i held at <> ■iieij.l Wheeler's h<*ad-
«■*!. .n'g Gar i.t \n«l (.’astillo with their I
j idea round fr >ni the extieme j
i ; Hit io >• (» G-m ral Miles. It was a nota
bl. ’-roup yjiih<’- il un<i» r the protecting
tiwn.f of AP’iiei d Wheeh r’s tent.
Gin- r.t L Mill . in l> up fatigue uniform
v. iiti l.*'. donah- . tar at lii.s : aouldi rs and
*• <. : rmiyn h t «n< ire], ,| by i sincle
srrand o: a old braid, looking the ideal
< r sat on an empty ammunition box
and im-med the (enter of tile party.
,a tlic right of General Miles sat Gen
e:..i Si ..I’’ .i- and on his bft was Gen
era! Get- in mud-spotted uniform, with
heavy tiding boots and jungling spurs.
'l'll - Cuban general wore a large weather
worn hat and at his side was a. silver-
n, ?'.nr* 'l mi> .'i<‘t.e. General Garcia, has a
btio-ie .sv.. rfhy f.»< - , with a deep bullet
,vear m ius n»r< h* id. in a general way he
js a n unlike a Cuban edition of General
nil Wl.ccler, grizzle-lK'nrdeil, small
. ‘ Mure ami in ,i brown campaign uni-
l c <l the three officers mention".!,
1 sat th< i!ds-de-canip of
th. four general".
\. slant Naval Constructor Hobson, the I
p, of th- Merrimac, who had come to
he .'Jquarters with messages front Rear
Admiral S impson, was also present. Tho
situation was discussed with the aid of
a profusion of maps, and at the conclu-
sion of the conference, luncheon was
served. It con isted of beans, hard tack
and coffee.
Generals Agree in Opinion.
After this me il G-n< r.il M les. Gene! il
Shafter ami General Garc a, with their
staffs, rode off to inspect the positron on
the right Hank. They all agreed that
Gem ral Toral was securely w-dg' d In.
and tint es. ipe was Imp... • ible. but o" Ing
to delays and lhe itmidenlal loss of life
which "as < < rtain to result from an at
tempt to carry the lowa b, as-ault. the
.longer to our troop- from lev. r and •! s
< :,se. and above all. th. f.'.et th tl th'' Span
:■ i> fleet w ts destroyed which had
the real obj.-.•! of tile .•<mpalgn. It seemed
to be the gem ral disposition to allow Gen
eral Total to evacuat- Santiago. 'fills
"■"tld give us a milit ,ry ami nav il ba
permit t lie start ng r. fuges to return to
their horn. - and would illow th.. Immedi
ate emb irkatlon of th- bulk our army
for the Porto It o. ami. tign.
The rain now falls in sheets every day.
drem him; t >e soldiers, washing out the
roads and swllmg tlm streams into tor
rents. In f.-K-t. our l.tse of supples is
ae'.n ally tli r.-.atem . I by the mount r.n
streams. Two ledge.. I a" iy
this afternoon : ,ft. r . downfall in which
Illi im h and a half of ram fell. The A‘ ua
.l .r.-i river is .tup.,- . the water is
should, r de. p, is run : I ke a small Ni-
agara. A mid" .mibulame lilbd ".th
r- Tigces to Cam v "111" i atl. mpt.sl to
.to.- ’■ . rtv.-i " ..s . ar.i. d two liun.lred
yard .!■■" a the stream, " here the pats< n
g. rs w« ... I. s.m, d " th dilli. ult; .
Colonel Th".'.lor. Roos.-v.lt . one of
those who 1.. I. x. t . army Is threatened
" th a gr.- tt d ■ r-:. r uni. G- m-ral Tor il
. 'I i 11 troops ar. ado". .I t . depart.
Two o: Gvmial Randolph's balierl.s
reaea.-d the front todav ami were pooled
in the c< nter of G< m ral Lawton's d in.
oil the . \ir.'t:ie t ig It, where they .o-iinm :.d
the town !>■ ... :id our l;m ; ami over the
■ Imreh. s. hospitals .-mi othei public budd
ings living the Jt.d cro.- Il lg at lhe . I.t
.rn "I-, of tin: . ity.
Immunes to Garrison Santiago,
Th'- plntm Os th" r.ils .ire not I" allow
our troops to . nter the city. • pt a garri
son "f immnm s. wlrn h " li r. n.atn !>■■: ■■
proof again.si the > low ; -ver.
I'ntil f. a.ly lor .mil' ■ k.n m ■ n the traii.---
port.s lit th- •• t> - pi. IS our m. n "ill be
camped on the heights surrounding S.'n
tigo. «h. re the "ut.-r -. I. Strict in-
-■im tton.s have been issued to th" s. Id', rs
t.. boil lb. ir drinking w-.t- r. but ow: ;; t >
th< tv ol their equip mm th w< I
nigh impossible.
The r liny w. ith' T has ac< i-lm ate.l the
spread of m ilar ,il mid "t!>. r fevrs. In
.some of t tie i. gitm nts over a third of the
men arc untit f m duty.
General CJtaffce, in
Ouffii Id. s st ff< ; n ■ fr. m f- w r.
< Jenera I Mlles was received wi t h great
enthusiasm all along th ■ lim- md "is
greeted with cheers on all sides. Th.,
general expressed himself as icing •
. • ..linglv gratin, d at tin sti.-ngtii of out'
and t e ch if .. t. t -th
thrown up lb- . .mpiim-nt. I m in> of t’.
. ommamllng oflicers p. r .mallv on th- work
accompli: h. d.
To a corr. pond nt of the fated
I'l. . S < J n.-r .I Mi!" ’ said il" w! - I I"
command an army " ich h ..t . 1 the
lit' hills on which our . nter r<
H" added that there was no prouder page
in our military annals than that written
on July Ist.
In coiu'luslon G. neral Ml' ■ remarked
that Ii- felt sntislied from G-m ra Toral's
manner and words lji.it h" was anxious to
surrender.
GREAT BRITAIN WANTS A HAND.
Suggestion Macle That Er.g’land tm l
America Form I’totectorate.
Loud m, Julj H Th. S ml ■- Tm< t
morning sm;msls th it th" Emted hl-, es
Pivite Gr< a t Britain as th" nm.-' mt' rest, d
country to join v- th th- finite.! am!
Spain in a pro ei torate ox the 1u P
pine is ands until a govmmne::: capable
of ruling wit ho'.'.t am i tau<" saad have
b..en established. Th" pam'r
“The I’nit' d States may not reasonably
claim a protectorate ov. r ''elm. hut ,-homd
return Borto Ri"o. tit" lmdr"iws ati.l anj
tliHiiyh :hcv irdyht t ’’a nty ■ •'
hr. t 'mum i mn.i the v.ar in.l. mnlty shall
have been paid.”
JACOB DIED THE DEATH OE HERO
Young Kentuckian Loses His Life Try
ing To Save Wounded Comrade.
1 .onisvill". Ivy . July >-• Tlb ' 1::: ’ " l:
sent out bx '.' A .-m ■.'l’-'d le.-s ■> ■ '
of 111 < aney on July Ist includ
ed the name of C. I>. J: ob. Charles I>.
i . |, jr.. .mlisted from Loulsx ille in the
r ,>t ' dry. He was a son of I! .n,
c miles H. J'l-.'ob, four tim' S mayor of this
citv. His parvintw never could believe that
tbt name tn the. list vas Iwir son. but
• : . follow telegram rcc< ■ I ' ■' !■ set
tl.'d th" doubt:
..I M. I'..’. : -.Oh. G i.. Tidy 1!' 1 lm"'ti
f.in a woundt d troopcr »d : ’ ! ’ ; ’ 1 • • ; ■
ry iii the li.'Spi: ;tl Iht” dL’ ill-. 1 d<’:iih "I
( : (iurl< < I>. J.i Jr., July Hl. whil<* n?-
(< nipiiijv I-. • .ii,'. I'irst S-iv iii l i'- ii y. ,l i
1; s wiio had b -!i \v>HH d< d
.... rs mat of th< lb ■ ’ •
the .-minx. At the tim" ol th" xtea.h "
Jacob fo'ir troops "f th.' East .ovary
VV.ru Gint*' colH’t .1 ’.l'd bl lilbd ,i!) " mb'! I
i from
H uri njmliug San Juan, xvlu-r. xvere local, d
111,, a.-.ivy n.i tt.-ri"S prot.■.■ t inn tth a'pr"t. h
to S.m'lag > av-aitirg ' 'ruin:, ds. w hen an
ole "t vation baho ui sett!".! just in tin- r. ar
o! th. tn and attract, d Hi" lire "t H '
Spanish sharpshooters ami light arltlb ry.
'i'irst S"i'.;. .'t't Barry, b.-ing upon tli.- em
bankment, "as worn d. d and J acob see
ing he xvould be killed unless brought to
cover, promptly ran forward and wa a
: .. . int irt y him out of thi l.t
lire .md was struck in.'l'," I’,* 1 , ,y ' l
shr;ipm l and instantly kid"". Ho also le
cefved ’. era I bullet " ’ !
“I have this information from several
eve-witnesses, all of whom w. r.- comrades
in his troop and well acquainted with him.
Jacob was buried about nine in ! es from
111 Caney, between Hl Caney and San Juan.
Hi- griXe is marked by a. Wood, u il. ad
H. M HIIADLIIV.”
Hon. Charles T>. Jacob is prestrat.-d from
the Shock occasioned by the pews of his
boy’s death. He thus loses his only son.
Cuts Havana-Santiago Cable.
Playa, del E.sie. July 12. Captain Young,
ol > the Hvt, c-'innumding an expedition
composed of’ fin- Hist. Hornet ami W.ini
patli.'k yesterday morning (Monday), while
off Santa Cruz, succeeded in cutting the
, eonneeting Havana with Santiago via
Ci nfm-gos. Trinidad. Tunas and \l.inza
nillo. II" cut oft UH I of the Mr.md,
and towed the ends ill oppoiste direc
tions, eaeli for :t couple of miles.
Were To Send Delicacies for Soldiers.
Washington July 1-’. S-irg.-.t G.-ii.-.' 1
Stern!)' r*’ of the ;:rmy. <• sk? th.it rontrl
buttons tn the way of d.-11. .e b v forth"
p.. jamas, etc. intend.,j for til" iroops
■tt S'lntiago b.- sent to Hi, :mmy building,
No. lib Whitehall st re. t, .N- xv York.
THE FEAR. OF YELLOW FEVER.
Surgeon General Wyman Thinks We
Will Have Immunity.
Washington. July 13. lhe surgeon gener
;ll , f the marl.i" ho: pbal S< rviee has 1.-
Ived a telegram num Dr. Geddings, tn
charge o£ the yell° w f'ver detention < imp
i, 1 : , ' trgeon
genera! that all susnects except those from
jlcHenry had been disclmrged am! saying
that he was preparing to clos" the eamp.
He added it statement to th" effect vhat
the quarantine had been raised agtiiir.st all
places except McHenry. E'is.iissing the
situation. Surgeon General Wyman spoke
of tho outlook for immunity from yellow
fex-er In the i'tdted States for the season
as encouraging.
Piles and Fistula,
Cure guaranteed 20 years experience. Par
ticulars free. Dr. Tucker, 16 N. Broad st.,
Atlanta, Ga.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA. GA., MONDAY, JULY IS, I8!>8.
SPANISH CAPTIVES
ARE HOW IN PRISON
The Men Who Served Admiral
Cervera Are On Seavey
Island Now.
GOOD QUARTERS SUPPLIED
Commander of the Colon Kisses Each
Member of His Crew Goodby as
He Is Separated from Them.
He Then Makes Short
Address.
Port mouth. N !!,. Julv 11. The Swinish
lil-omrs who were br.itiuht to tins port
I I th" auxin.iry <r .1 ■ r Si. Louis, from
Santiogo. numb ring I'-l'J of th" 'hen who
..imposed Ji.'irt of t’l" crews of Admiral
<'. rvi i a's .- quadron, are tonight sleeping
p. .i, , fully and in comparotive comfort in
tho new bn i oks "rec'.ed forth. in on
S. lA'-.'. " island. Around them is a guard
of 12.'. marine.-'.
Till.- I f|. ni<'..n they were taken to Gree
b -1 .oding. the landing .-o .db I from
I >e fa.-i that it w.is lu re Lieutenant Gl "-
I.- and the survivors of the ill-fated Lady
I'r iiikliii bay exp. dition t foot on Ameri
can . o'l f • th. tit-1 time a: ■ r tin v ."I
I. - n br0.0.-al bo l< from t!" frozen n..i ':i
bv ('..pt.iin, now ('..mmo.loi", S. hb y. m
ISS|. Tile pri.-'U"!- wi- mor. lied to th--
|, -i,. st pan of Hie island, where each man
~, posited the ■ ye: of the marine
t .,ii.ir.l wh.it' \ r t'-xv ii. longings be pos-
it WO- a pathetic sleht from beginning
to end and such ai w >uld bring t< .'rs to
many . w-< Tie poor, wretched en .iture.s
su uggl".l up th. hill.-i.l ■ ' l ol mr th.- mo. t
part mr ■ some of them I" in;: coxa red
only with t lie fregments of a table cloth
~1- a b '111... I. whil. others had 01. port.Olis
of what v. a- one, a un.fm tn. When 1., -
nien iaii'i'd -oiii" of i uni were so weak
that i , v . oiii.l not siiind ami I lid on the
grou.id until strel.-her., wn- brought and
"ere I'arrie.i l.v theirmrades to lhe maul
toad, whir.' tb.y "'to pl;i.-.l"ii Ihe grass.
Many had w.ninds that were still un'ieab d
~ ...I 1.,, , h.a.ls ai.d arms .low- i the •t
--., . i () f •>, p rrible battle in which th. y
Piught. Tii . rew of t!u- Cristobal Colon
w.l.nidc I in a body. They "ere better
id evidi ally belter f d than the other
men.
Wounded Prisoners on Stretchers.
Thirtv m.-mbers of t It.- < ’olon'. were.
v I. -. ... Iy "..unded and bol to be
corned on sirei. b- '.
The unloading of the crowd was wit
nessed by thousands, but not a jeer was
heard nor an o"i p. t:• >rm. ■■ I which migiit
h tve given off< use to th.' prisom m.
Th. men were furni.d in line anil
marched into tho temporary barracks
wh ch will .serve as apt Imn 1•••. t h.-m.
I--,,, iy have been taken to tile hospital
suffering for lhe mosi part from "ounds,
whil. i .ii a I -" i'" victims "f minor ills.
<if Hi., ollie, r . lb-re w.. rc ten four lieu
tenant-. three surgeons, two ensigns and
on.- I .avmast-r and th. -•■. through com.-
misuii.l."standing ov. r orders from Wash
.; n. "' 1. return.<l : . tin. S’ Louis.
It is und. r.ooo'l tonight, however, that
llns. same officers will bo landt 1 again
l< i II It 'I !' IW.
The line officers will be quartered at the
m .rino botr . ks.
It wo. in inter.-ting Hght to wat.'h tnc
w iy in xvhli'li tin- Spanish prisoners ac
cept'-.1 th* fortunes ol war. Alter breik
ir.g ranks Ury I . k. d about and saw mat
tr.-sses .and . otl. lies and many Other com
fol tri which bad n>l I" "U their lot for
many years in tho barracks, and as they
looked them over they appeared to accept
th.- sltuatton with much 'ln ertttin. - ■
They walk'd nound xvilh "bat appear. I
to be a dignified air and seemed to grow
happy as app.-tlzing idor-i were watted to
theta from th. large kit. In ti.
Kissed His Men Goodby.
One of the most touching incidents of
•be day tie- far. well Captain I. Daz
Moron, of the * stob.il Coion, took ol his
crew jn.-l bvfoi. he went back to the St.
Lou..- . Seine who . w t'he tenderness with
which la w.ilk.-l down the I n. and aff"C
tloii.itvly eml'f i. cd i .' h s'.mtati as il
was his sun could not retrain from t'-ars,
while th" xvhol.' ene "ill !h remember.'l
t o ■■■ ■ • xvi '- I 11 •' one ot the
ton.-hin'Z example'- of the devotion and
revcrenci In "ha h the seamen of every
warship hold th ir commander.
T'hi er. w of the Colon h id lamb d with
,j. v es t ~t the. prisoned, and with them
cam.: Captain Moron.
T’lie muster of the men being completed,
Captain Moron ask. d permission to say a
few pul", rig xvords to ibis m.-ii. The 1 quest
u . readily granted, and <'aptain Moron,
instead of making a formal and elpqui'nt
addri ss IO the long line, walked up to the
man at lhe he.id of it, and taking him
warmly bv the hand, tenderly kissed lhe.
gi m sailor on the cheek. When the m.-n
.-a" the action of the command.r they
".pt as If t .el- In arts xvould break, ..nd
as tin- captain walked down the lino
shaking each by the hand and kissing
. aeh sunburned i 11. . k, eaeli man threw Ills
arm irouml 1 k and
gave him a most hearty embrace.
As Captain Moron came to t.iie Colon’s
marine guard, one of the men, the eaptaln's
orderly, in an outburst of grief, sprang
from the links and t'hrew bls arms around
his captain’s neck like a child.
When, linally, tho captain reached the
end of the long line, he. turned, and in a
xoi.e silniking wilt emotion, said a tew
xvords of farewell to the crew as a whole.
\s li. linis'li'■!, the'h:il!-.'lad men surrouml
e.l him. grasping his arms and I'gs, all
trying for on.- lust embraci .
Cervera Is Now at Old Annapolis.
Antiapoli , Mi!., July I'l. Admiral Cur
ver.i, t re"ei t command, rof I in* Span
destroyed off San
Hugo, and .ihoilt forty Spanish officers,
"■er.- brought to Illis eily today, and i.i<
noxv prisoner.- of war within the historic
pi-,., a, : ; of f 110 I nited Stales Naval
academy.
Tito auxiliary' cruiser St. Louis brought
the foti :gn prisoners up < 'hesap.-ake bay
this atternoon. Iler bliek hulk was sig bl
ed by th ■ tugs off Annapolis at 3 o'clock
this afternoon.
Admiral Cervera took 1, iw of the of
ficers of the St. Louis and 111.11' lied down
tile gangway of the ship with a stately
tread. He wore a black d'-rby hat, .md
the dark cloth's of a civilian. On hie
]. fl arm he carried a brown overcoat.
I inine.ii i lely following hint were th" recent
gov- t nor of Santiago, also an o.d t .ait,
in eivi ian clothes, Captain l.nlate, I ite
of th" Vizcaya, and the rest of the Span
ish otli. ei.- A lew of them wen ..n d
p, tin Spani.-h uniform, but most ol them
rigged "til "holly or in part in duck
uniforms that hid been tarnished them by
the Alll'-ril all ultieel s.
A Sxvcde Braises American Methods.
w...shin.: ton, July 14 Rudi.erg, a
st ill' surgeon in lhe royal Swedish navy.
A , IIO | ) b< cn to ihe 1 ront with G< era)
i rmx ha rcturneil to Wa
ton and called on Surgeon General Stcrn-
I,Hr. Rudbcrg took an active part
ill caring for th.' sick and woumded on the
b.-it tletield ami has nothing but "-ords of
admiration and pralee for the excellent and
skillful manner In which this was done.
FLEETS ACT AS COLLECTORS
ITALIANS THREATEN TO OCCUPY
COLOMBIAN TOWN.
Following the Example of Germany in
Hayti, Italy Proposes To Do gome
Collecting with Her Fleet.
Washington, July 13 -The state depart
ment has been notified that the Italian
government has determined to adopt force
In securing payment by the republic of Co
lombia of the arbitration award made by
President Cleveland in favor of Ernesto
Cerruti, an Italian citizen, amounting to
$250,000.
To this end the Italian government his
summarily' closed diplomatic negotiations
with the Colombian minister at Rome and
lion notified Admiral C.induri to proece!
with the Italian squadron to Cartagena,
Colombia, and' there adopt forcible imms
to collect the amount. A dispatch from
Cir.'eas, Vimevuela. announces that the
Italian sqt adron under /.limit.:l t'a.ndaH
left La Gtiavta on Monday for C.irtagena in
order to seize th. custom hoi:.-.' there.
United States Cannot Interfere.
In view of the serious possibilities In
volved in the case tile i'nited St ites gov
ernment has sought to avert an immediate
crisis. On the request of the Colombian
authorities that the good olllee-s of trie
I'nit.'d States should be exercised word
was sent to our "harge d'affaires at Rome
to make inquiry into the status of the
case. Thero apf" ars io l e no disposition
on the 1' irt of orr ■ rtmi' til to interfere
in stt.'h steps as Italy may take lor the
execution of th.'' aw 111, as wo are pre, luded
from eontisiing .:n award made by this
government. At tl.e ■ nine time It Is hoped
that Italy may be '.l ; "P".'"'l to grant suffi
cient time to the South American republic
to permit her to pay the award without
suffering lite ia-ii ,’.:iy of a seizure of her
chief commercial port.
Colonel Scruggs on Cerruti Claim.
Italy's d' lermiuo'am to e.'lle.'t the Cer
ruti claim iward'-i by t'r blent < •'lew ' i :id
two days befor. lb eio.e of h:s last term,
h.i.s created much talk in A l.aila. L ille
is known In r ■ .iliout I :. Cerruti elaim which
Italy has aga.ast th" t'.'ita .till'll' ei t 1
public, Colombia.
Th. pr. -. nt eon:p!ic:i: ions arising over
it are likely to I'rodi:. . br..i<'h in the
friendly relation ot the :wo eoiintr.es in
dispute, mid > -ti. •• the t inted Stat' s gov
ernment soim i"i; bi rr.:.--ment.
Colonel W. L. S ruggs, ol Atlanta, is fa
ni:l.ir with th" histoiy of th. South Am. i
icon republics and their many troubke.
being for a long time in tom h with the
Venezuelan gox ■ rum 01, was s. ■ n Satur
day and gaw- t.i" foliowiig account of
the Cerruti ditlnsilty
’ I was in Coloinbi.i as mini.-ter of tb"
United States xvlteti this . .. - ir< Mr.
Ci'r.iitl, it seems, . 'tit" to Colombia as a
young man, tn.irri'.d a native of tho: e,nin
ny .Hid beam Io o|| purposes, if not
teehni.-.i liy. , citizen of t'olunbia. He
ownetl some prop rty in the Cauca v illey,
an.l w hen the r. volution hrok'- out h. took
part in th. t. volution, an.l is - , ■! to haw
voted sever;: 1 tiniiv in the country and ex
ei' i. ' 'l 0.1 th" fun. lions of ei■. :z.' nship.
"The op|K>site party in the revolution
seized some of hi.- property, . . ,u- om-
ar.\ in that eounlr.'. and In e.inipl.i ine,l to
the It lit 'll m.i and i l.iim' j tb." pro
to. lion of It.ilton ei: iz.iisah.. The mini.-
ter brought th" nt-'itcr to the attention
of t tie g• ■ v.■ f:. in • ' .. :-il rn- •>■•111.1 nd t'-s
lepar.itivn, "hich xvas refund by the <’u
) int ian tit on tin ground that
Mr. C'truli It'd t .ken part in 'he t"W.' i
ton .mt tiier. :.v forfeit' ,I all his netnral
t ights as n resident ■■ ■ • gn< t. and "a ’
besides, to all pi a< t:■ .1 purposes, under
lite constittlt ion of Colombia, a citizen of
that country.
“The ea < 1 ■ eve. was lin ill’ • 1 rred
t (1 the arbitration of President Cleveland.
I am ii"' fami ' "i' . the na t ur.
the grounds on which it" as given. I as
mn.. tl.ai tin.'-s He r.- "etc .-oni'- gr.- it
■ d (.sequent to tin
award. Colom! a w'lll . oniply with th"
t.-rms of th" <b eisi":t, a.lfbough it is not tt
all probability quite ill a eeor.'o n.'e with
“Colombia, like ill those Sout'h Ameri
can countries, is sometimes a little sloxv in
th" pavmen ot obligations ’mt >■'" ( h .-
alwav- mnt if' ‘I i" pay ru i . ■.'ltg.i 1 t"i'
an ,| | have no d< :bt would pay tin II ■ ■
lowed lime, as h <s b". n < u-'.' m iry m ,-.m
ilar < ises.”
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All inia, Ga.
MARYLANDERS HONOR SCHLEY.
Enthusiastic Demonstration Is Heid at
Commodore’s Old Heme.
Frederi. k. -1 ..' Hy 12 An entbu t
demonstration in l'i"im' of Commodore Win
I .qd S< ott hley a d his bl illiant xl. " ■
at Santiago w is 1 eld in Ohls .-ity tonight.
T’,. conimodiae "as born 'acre in is!'', an.l
nimiv of til-.' "1"’ part ieipa '.-d in to
'■■lim. . elebi'aiioii " lit.-long frb als of
the naval hero. After a procession, in
wliicli several thousand people took part,
nieeting was Indd in Courthouse
h'.'.'i. Janies MeSlierry, chief judge of the
M-irx'l’and *ourt of a p pea Is. presided a ol
several prominent persons delivered patri
-1-I,lt esses . R.-SoiltiollS Ild-lpt'd
amid great enthusiasm . '.ngratulat ing < ',.m
n’odore S'-ab y upon his spl. nd).l victory.
These were signed bv the ' ity oiii. ials, on
..rosSPd and forwarded to the “vice ad
miral of the United States navy.”
HODGSON TELLS
HOW IT WS DONE
Georgian Is Naiijalor of the
Brooklyn, Schley's Flagship.
HE MAKES OFFICIAL REPORT
Os the (aval Fight In Which Cem's
Ships Were Destroyed.
ORDER IN WHICH SPHNIftBOS CJME
The Brave Fight Cervera Put Up
Against the Americans—The Ease
with Which Boasted Torpe
do Boat Destroyers Were
Disposed Os.
Atl-ns, Go., Julv 11. (Speel.'il.) A copy
j of theoHiei.il report of the battle between
! tii" Span sb and United States fleets, oft
’ Santiago de Cuba, a.s .seen by the naviga
tor of the I'l'.oklyn, lias been receiv'd
’ her.-.
N.i“i'.i itor Hodgson is a native of this
. cii\ ii 1 .. in i <■ .pv of In.- report to r> la
. tives het . o co ■ ■.I t.. it publica
l ti'..'i n Tin- t 'onsl itiil lon.
Th, olli. ~l r- por:. with a few added
1 comments, is u.s follows:
Navigator Hodgson’s Story.
"S. '.day, July 3. I >;W At ti.3o a. in. 1 rc-
I 1!' \• -I I. ■ nt' emit .1 'LI 'ox as officer of
I I. •!' . It lb ..' il .1 mt a:' nl. in to >me
, sniok ■ risin. from the l. irbor bt. k of tho
I hills and .said he had reported I'. S "it
. ;:ft"r I saw incr -as'd quantities and called
i t "• .rd-rlv to repot" lhe fam. when the
1 1. "koiit in i o -for. trip t-porte.l amok.- in
' th., e rra.ie, |f. ik' .1 '■! < mid not make
I 0111 x . • y clem lx . but hand d th" glass to
I And* ‘ -n, qu.H L-rinaster first class, who
1 ;•> .sum as h«- ;;•»! hi on the entr.inco
I ••■i i i.u th’ ; w<rc coining out.
. I im di itely r< porttul the fact and the
i ship .va.-. c|. a red f<.r - t lon.
“The crew w.'t.' ■ -iiibl. d at quirt-rs at
I th. t A; tins I ni" Mo'i■' ea. .1 w-'S
■ about t-x • p.cat . off "ttr lat biard quar
ter. b'U rth.dk
mib Before the commodoi or cap
. tain '■ .• .■ 1 I ' ■ 1.ti.1"" our ships to the
; i i-:"ard had ac.'-d f t-- enemy, wno
..pen- 1 lire ari he < ante out. N -.1 ti.s to th
: e.irit"ard was th" T'-xas. .'bout one mt'l a
i h- if miles, at .1 th. \lx n was to th-
■ nor: t.xatd of us. b. :w.'. n us and the shore.
“Th- 1- i.ling : : i|> wa - the flag, hip in
| fa nt . Ma ria Teres i. She wa so lowed in
o ' ■ : ■ Vizt tya. Oquendo. ('olon and
i til.- X.o torpedo destroy m. I saw only the
1 li> t three vessel . as w" i. • im.- hotly
. .. » igr.l I th" .|. ns v -niok- .>lis.'tir"d ev
. erytliina to -war.l. Th" T- r ■ i l.'.idmg,
i li ide J t" tile xx Slwar.l. heading for th
' Vixen, which llttb? fellow promptly and
I Very .toperly g.t out of th'.- wi y, Having
I u.s a -i. 'ir to Id. \Yi started ah, ad about
I lull) o' 1... k. manning our .-I irb '.ird I'.ittery,
; poi'tit g our helm mid bi 'ding to the north
i W .rd a id we--:: war 1 at an angle to the
I .M :ri.t T. r. s.i. wiii-'h wmi ab.ift ottr star-
's. ■! I" 'll T•" T' l t:. tl :■...’ I 1..-
i "ard ns \V" int our I" Im m >re ..port, so
I as to paral!. 1 h t eou: an I m.innd the
| port battery, and .s soon -is th- i.ow
i swung around sulliei. ntly our port battery
I b'earre en' . '.d Our tiring was v-ry
i I. ' -’p eially a.s xve rtr.'_'."d <!■'-..r. our
| disfiin.'e at one time being onlx- 1.-’"', x- trd-
“Th" T. • -a f. I off to -t irboard; xx ~'i
our helm bard :.p. r, w '-.'tit-an- .I around.
I bringi >ard battery to bear and
j stood forth > id ves el. which provt Ito
the \ a x.'. wit : th" Dipt tnl., off her
I s'ari' . ird quarter mi l Lie Cristobal Colon
fur:. r ■ i. i rn.
'"' lit Motia Tet'es.i 1. ing on fire, hid
run in while "■ w.i' turning mid xvas
! l>e," :nd. Tii. Vizcaya about this time
i iieoder toward ns as i' to ram.
Il mist box > I.' n this tim- that our
, eight-ineii 'a-11 did so tnu.-li damage. The
| < ..im- . 1.. soon drop, d ..ut and we were
! r.ow I ft v,:t!i tli- Vizcaya and Colon, and
. had gi adually forged ahead out of the stlp-
■ port ot th" r.-st of our ships. Not for more
gon .• i lo med ■■ ■ -■ ■ 11 dense fog
m' ’ - her big
I she was getting in 'ter d.-adlv work. Just
: b fore I saw the Oregon, i notict ! that the
V:z.e.ix i. w ,s on fir" astern, but til - flam :
soon disappeared. The Vizcaya’s - p . d now
' ex . lently .' I n'll ai d. pto.'.i'i'x with a view
! of assisting the Colon to escape, but we
1 -1...'k. ied not a. whit ;on the contrarv. the
• i ru - the boilers for all
th, were Wirrth, for we net ded every
i ounce of steam to catch the Colon, which
I had b en gradually gaining.
A. 1: 10 before we got tho Vizcaya on
’ "ts ri-.'.i rd b.-.'i.ni s!i" was OU lire for,'
j and as . ran in shore and was beach'd.
Alt lough her flag was still flying, we sig-
I naled to th- Gregon. who w is k' . ping eight
alu ng xv U h us. and w t 1 ... 1 . •
I without firing a shot, leaving her to (lie
I otii"|-si:ps which we knew must n: coming
along behind.
“XVe now bent every energy to Caleb the
Co in. which was at least seven miles
ahead. Unfortunately out engine: were un
i . onpl' I mid xv- had steam on iwo boilers
. it tin tieginning of th enga; ment
I eOUIS' , "e * 'ttl'l '.t : .op to . iltpl'' it .
' the engines, but orders w"i'e imme.Jiateiy
. -,i draft, start fires and
gi,,-!) Oi all boiler.- aS fas; a. possibh . But
i steam (annul lie taia-d in our Big bvibrs
i in tl.’f iwtnk'.e of mt ' yes by any means,
! e..:isequ 'iitly the Col.m. which has , .me
out mid r Hill ste.'ii:. had gained grade,.illy
a . ! no doubt t’l y tl.m. It y would es
, a,.'.'. 11l the;, W'le no laggards In th.:
, engine md tiret'ooms on this momentous
"... . I’olll d tl
sure gr.-w mid foot by foul our speed tn
,-,...i e,l from eleven .nd ■' half knots at
tie begi iiiing of l!'" ''iigo'-femenl to six tv* n
knots a- 'he end of 'ha ", Th Oregon
H- l I on like the pluckx- bulldog she is,
and as. we slowly l 'i' sill', '.y gain -.I oil the
Colon < acii of us let drive an oceasional
.shot to t'.'i'l for the rang.-. By 1 o'clock
we r. ac >e,l her with out’ In ivy guns and
seeing tiial tl was up te ran ashori
fired a !'■ gun "'"I hauled down lier colors,
onlx this ship mi l the Oregon ". re in at
G,,. flea ii. but will.in mt .our we xw ie
I j.lined b ' Hi". New York. Texas and Vixen,
which li id been forging ah. ad, but could
not k -ep up wit i th" procession v hk'h
wound up 111 ' ■ : " ■ ■ 1 '
“Asp-r the Colon had surrendered tho
tl' ,I' herons en.'HlX' < pl'll' I .ill Licit' S' .1
x il\ ~i, I robe "11 s'a eontt; et ions, etc., and
I . foie’ "• eo:ild ex. ll gel all 111 prisoners
", \ le .. r< is x■ ry
st,si '■ soon slid oil into deep w.i'.'i'.
j hope we shall be al»’.e to save her.
“Thus in less than four hours we had
galled a glorious victory, d'Stroymg f.n, r
~f th'' I nest slips in the Spanish navy,
killing a id wounding some I.E’O men and
taking La" prisoners. This is the estimate
of the Spanish admiral, who is one of our
prisoners. All 1 know is that the Spanish
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WAS OFFICER- OF THE DEC.F-
Explosion of the Maine Is Saio so t- |
the Cause of His Death.
B dtimoi.'. Md.. July )’■ 1 " ’ ‘ i
J. Bland who xx '
.... nigh the Vn I ■'
ship Maine was blown ''!> i ; > 1 \ .
bar. di",l .it 11"" I !0.l . ■
Pratt Hosp:tai In tiii’ '■' . 11 '' - 1 ' '
~ ~ .t mening '' ■ "
the (hoek !• ' elved when the Mam
’r, , J
imonv 1., fol' the I. md ■■ 'l' l ■’ i
W t, XX. 1! ■ d t “ '
States hydrograph"' "Hi" ' >" ' ' ' , ;
H'is xv f. a’. I two ■■
was thought that the c '
.lilti.-s would rei- ll'.l m ’ ''■ : - ’
vows - ' " ,J ' bis di(l "" ■ ' '
. • . " how. X
If; return Io Ills home i"
- . ml ■ ■ ■
,i, , He ■mi d U o>
dist liom his mind tin h 1
f. i . t wh i w 1 *
lhe baule: '■’ Maine - '' < I
m 111 -of his comrades, and on Jti.y I t
broke ... - n unde- tli< ' ’ “ -
removed to the hospital.
In the delirium widen -u H-." •
li.- reverted eon'.lt - ■ '
■
U,and fam-hd h msell ■■
issuit’.;'' order- .111(1 m'l'i’g m H"'. >'■■•' "•
bis slr’mnal' S His wife wa: with iim
. • ■
been nil.: bl" to I• . het. It wa
hop..!, until tod t.x. I ' c I"' m"- 1 ' •
but his illm-s: took an uni ivot'ibl' tut . (
mid last night h x . up
American Squadron Anticipated. i
I.lon July 13. A(1 sp iteh ■
Telegraph fri m Gibralt-u' :a.xs ' e- \nui-
Ican squadron is expected at T-m :!■ i ut I
Friday .
MR. WHITSITT HAS RESIGNED
HELD CHAIR OE HISTORY IN BAP-
TIST SEMINARY.
Hißesignation Will Put an End to
the Great Bone of Baptist Con
tention.
- ~i Ju ■ : I>r Vs. mH.
. . . -
t , S ~Jn Daptist T it.< -o’ogical seminary
!.i] , ....... , ’ uthu i ■ u,| t ' th'- con-
troversy In-tv. -cn hi. t'rbnds in les oppo-
. r,, v ng out of certain publications,
, . view: on ■ .
t i , m a |) '.oi in wliie.i many mem
|. ;. , lib < lie.eh ,!id 1. -t ogive with
Ititti. 1 w.: conveyed in
th,, follow in ■: t--i.-gr.tm sent tmlay:
••To il.tii. ,|. ■ mi L-vering. I’r sident of
th,. |: . i > . t- ' .Southern Baptist
I ~| >. mil, : ■ H.il'inm ■ I hereby
1. ngn mt tilt, e . ;,r. sei' i.i of : South-
~. i Haptist Tie • o.'■.;!< e. 1 s niitmry and pro-
I ,s' - J. ■ to t 11..- • IT' el at
I It, close of : ■ ion of ISU'.-'J.
■\\ I 1.1.1 AM JI \V I i ITSITT.
j Whit in ie- mi,,tt.:n < .un it be
~..1, ,| . . the t.exi regular met ’ Illg
~t the IIIIH-e.. wllie'l tv.il be in Muy,
I ... v.lien ;.i,. Southern Dapt-.-a conven
tion n. ■ .n Louisy lib
Th,. ,gi,'iii;e,.iinst Dr. Whitsitt Ims
, ..w be. n u io .' i n for tn ' <• than two
i' ;t bej ii, soon after tin- appear-
, <e ;t nW monograph written by
Innt mt th- . itbi--- '. of lite practice of
intra r.-t oil |,< e.iii-. l-ingiisli Baptists. Ila
limit the pmutimi that for a certain brief
p- t ,>d immei ion Was not practiced by
Ute tally Lnglish elittrelt. An article which
b cult ti I it. i- ,i ,o Joint-. Um-: I'lneyelopue-
■ . a- ; ’ ■ :- ' rial 1 hi critics. A
brisk ,"t.'i: ir,-y as Io (Im a -tuiimj of
his views i on took on more or less oi'
i- p'titm.m and iet.on.il character Much
bad feeling --rtii,-,] to be engendered, and
ev h sid ■ added fu-'l to the Hames by at
eusitt.g lite ota. r sid.- of r.---orting to un
fair lacties, iaelmi.t.g even falsehood and
lorg ■: y.
i ' m Her was twice b< for ■ the 1 rus
tl e.s Os 111'. .- I '".-..irv did l.efore tile Sotllil
' t'n llaiiii. . , -,nventioll, On l<oth -tccasions
lite fri'-ltds of Ml Whitsitt triumphed
Although the cunt rover. -. had not up to
this t ate i i.ittr--I t.te seminary, s-mi, o;
the liu-'kls of tile inst-tution. including s t
■ i.-1 u til, i of th, till, w h., 'mi\ e
.■ -■■ too'l ,i >r. \v iiltsit t, began to
take alarm. 'l’m \ .1,.l not wan 1 , to share
the responsibility for continuing a light
that u) al idy cre-
ntoil so mii.ty . Ii- i.tiion.s In the d-.-mnomi
nati.ms and was lilmly to create mure.
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