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HfiWftllflJlS ARE OFFIGIAIiIiY
INFORMED OF ANNEXATION
Great Demonstration Follows the Receipt of the
Welcome News in the City of Honolulu.
Rejoicing Everywhere-
San Francisco, July 27.—The steamship Marl'posa arrived today, having loft
Sydney July 4th, Auckland July 9th and Honolulu on the 21st. July 25th, about
4 p. rn.. the Mariposa sighted the transport steamer City of Rio Janeiro, with all
well on board. She carries Soullh Dakota troops. The Mariposa brings Honolulu ad
vices as follows:
The steamship Coptic arrived from San Francisco on the evening of the 13th
instant, with the important news that the United States senate had ratified the
Newlands resolutions making Hawaii a part of the United States. When ap
proaching land the Coptic signaled the welcome news. Whistles of foundries, of
mills and steamers were turned loose and pandemonium reigned.
The committee of the Honolulu Annexation Club and the executive council
have arranged the official programme of exercises. In the morning there will be
a combined naval and military parade, consisting of men from thy warships and
the full srenglh of the national guard.
After parading the principal streets the procession will move to the govern
ment building Where President Dole, tlhe cabinet, Admiral Miller and staff. Minis
ter Sewall, Consul General Heywood and others will be grouped. The literary ex
ercises will first take place, together with the singing of patriotic American airs.
President Dole will then deliver an address and a salute of twenty-one guns "111
be fired as the Hawaiian Hag is lowered. The audience will then sing "Uho Star
Spangled Banner” to the music of the band, when Admiral Miller will hoist tho
stars and stripes, which will be saluted by twenty-one guns.
Minister Sewall, Consul General Heywood and others will deliver short ad
dresses, and the ceremony will close with tho presentation by President Dole of tin
American flag to the Hawaiian National Guard. The flag Is the. original silk
one used by tho Boston battalions in 1893. when that warship was here.
In the evening there will boa grand display of fireworks, and the govern
ment buildings will bo Illuminated on a magnificent scale. A banquet will be
tendered tc Admiral Miller and a ball will follow at tho opera house. The citi
zens have subscribed $15,000 for tho day’s celebration and the most .mportant
event In the history of the Island will t o celebrated with a magnificence worthy
of the occasion. Returning steamers from the other islands all report vociferous
receptions of the annexation news an d scenes similar to the one which occurred
in Honolulu. Preparations were at once made in all the towns to officially cele
brate the raising of the stars and stripes by Admiral Miller In this city.
The banks have commenced to us e the war revenue stamps on checks and
drafts, a consignment having been sent down on tho Coptic.
The leading men of Honolulu met to day and recommended Harold M. Sewall.
United States minister to Hawaii, for governor of the islands. It had been gen
erally thought that President Dob- would be their choice.
The Ohio, Para, Valencia and Indiana, four vessels of the third fleet of trans
ports which returned to Honolulu on account of an accident to the Indiana, were
delayed hero about twenty-four hours and sailed again for Manila on the 9th.
There -was some defect In tho boilers of tho Indiana. The Monadnock and
the Nero sailed on the. 13th.
jScji SICKNESS IN SHAFTER’S ARM
Washington, July M—Secretary Alger la deeply concerned over the welfare of
the gallant troops under Shafter’s command, now encamped on the outskirts of
Santiago.
The health report shows a surprisingly largo number of cases of sickness, but
army surgeons authorize She statement that these figures are misleading in a cer
tain sense, and that the situation may not be nearly so bad as they would seem
to Indicate. The slightest ailment of the most temporary nature suffices to place
a soldier’s name on the sick reports, wh Idh, tin their present shape, would not. dis
tinguish between such a case and cue of mortal Illness. The Inference is that
many of these cases in Shafter’s camp are of a trivial nature, but go to swell its
grand total of sick and wounded. Notwithstanding this mitigating fact. Secre
tary Alger is going to move the soldiers nt tho very earliest opportunity to a
moro healthful dime.
Wil! Make Camp on Long Island.
The surgeon gener.il, under the direction of the secretary, a few days ago
Im-u/.'-ted a tract of land adjoining Montauk Point, L. 1., belonging to the Dong
Island Railroad • Company, which had been offered to the government as sulta
bl< for .- large encampment. The tract is three miles square, contains an abun
dance of fresh water, a considerable lake, a hid 150 feet in height and many other
- nit.irv advantages.' including salt water bathing. Tire necessary orders to
equip this as a camp ground will go forward Immediately and every advantage
will be taken of tho experience gained In the formation of the camps nt Clilekn
maia’a and Camp Alger to make the conditions as comfortable as possible for tho
battle-scarred veterans of Shafter’s ar my. The time for the’.r removal Is left to
General Siiaftcr, the only limitation being placed upon him being that he shall
iv.t delay the homeward sailing of the troops beyond the moment when it shall
be safe for them to leave Santiago, having regard to the fever conditions.
Mcnnwiiiie details are being made of troops to supply the force that shall gar
rison Santiago so long as It shall be found necessary to continue troops there.
This force will be made up almost al together of immunes. No word camo from
General Miles t ’day and the war department assumes that he Is pursuing Ids
advance across the Island of I’orto Rico toward San Juan. They attach little
credence to tiic Spanish account of a battle at Yauca, resting confident In tho
belief that when the facts are known It will be found that this was a victory
of tho usual Spanish type, resulting In the complete achievement of the object
of the American emmunders. Considerable re-enforcements are now arriving
to .support General Miles and before the week Is over the campaign tiiere will be
in full swing.
BRITISH SEAMEN READY TO FIGHT
FOR THEIR AMERICAN KINSMEN
T,ond<yn. July 29.—The Dally Mail fays this morning:
"With the remarkable speech of United Static Senator Dav's, o' St. Patti,
two people have burled the past. Senator David’s speedh 'ls a final and complete
answer to the speech made by Mr. Chamberlain at Birmingham.
"Ilm and lias no med to go whining for alliance. For some years
until her navy has be.-n strengthened, the over-sea possessions ot America must
bo held mon or leas on sufferance; but with the certainty th;'..' tin- British fleet
is on tthe s de of our kinsm< n, all pert) to the Unto d St ites van!
BERLIN DECLARES TERMS OF PEACE HARD
BUT LONDON PAPER SAYS THEY ARE NOT
I/ondon, July 28. -The Berlin correspondent of The Times says:
' The terms of peace which America Imposes occasion surprise here, as much
too hard. The National Gazette remarks that the United States has not won a
victory signal enough 4<> warrant such hard terms and expresses the opinion that
the prospects of peace arc. In consequence, gloomy."
The Times, commenting editorially upon the suggestion of The National Ga
zette tlhat tine United States has not won a victory signal enough to warrant, the
hard terms they would impose, says -
"This suggestion from would-be friends of Spain merely shows that the critics
entirely fa.il to grasp tlie military significance of America's sea power. Only
by prompt and straightforward dealings with President McKinley can Spain hope
to prevent the fruition of American imperial policy In. the i’acllic, the advantages
of which even peace loving, moderate Americans cannot Ignore.”
Continuing, the special says'
"The government does not conceal that It hesitated for some days to go beyond
an unofficial exploration of ti.o Washington administration, because tlhe diplomatic
agents employed to make tho soundings gave conflicting accounts of President
McKinley’s disposition. One represented him as eager tc terminate the war on
moderate conditions; the other, that the most onerous conditions would be. im
posed. so mucth so that the Madrid government thought it useless to sue officially.
“When, however, it was seen that the American war preparations continued.
Duke Almodovar ile Rio, minister of foreign affairs, was instructed to send the
note The cabinet met Wednesday evening to deliberate as to the best means and
<-han'nu I of negotiations. Paris m.d London were both discussed. No decision was,
arriv' d at but a majority favored sending Senor Moret. former minister of the
colonics, on a special mission to London to negotiate tho treaty of peace with
Ambassador Hay.
AIILES OFFICIALLY INFORMS THE
WAR DEPARTMENT OF HIS LANDING
Washington. July 20.—The war department at 11:30 p. m. posted the following:
“St. Thomas, July 2t>, 9:;,’.5 p. m. Secretary of War. Washington. I>. C.—Cir
cumstances were such that 1 deemed it advisable to take the harbor of Guanica
first, fifteen miles west of Ponce, which was successfully accomplished between
daylight and II o’clock. Spaniards surprised. The Gloucester, Commander Wain
wright, first entered the harbor; met with slight resistance; fired a few shots. All
the transports are now in the harbor and infantry and artillery rapidly going
ashore. Tills is a well protected harbor. Water sufficiently deep for all trans
ports and heavy ’-essela to anchor within 300 yards of shore. The Spanish flag
was lowered and the American flag raised today. Captain Higginson, with his
fleet has rendered able and earnest assistance. Troops In good health and best
of spirits. No casualties. MILES, Major General Commanding Army.”
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA. GA., MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1898.
HM A REPLY
BEFOREJIJESDAY
Spain’s Answerto America's Terms
Not Expected Today.
CM HAS FULL AUTHORITY
Frenchman Sends McKinley's Proposition
To the Sagasta Cabinet,
NO CESSATIOII OF HOSTILITIES
Interest Is Unbounded To Know the
Change Made in the Terms at the
Urgent Request of French
Ambassador, but Secret
Is Well Kept.
Washington, July 31.—The persons best in
formed as to the probabilities declare that
the answer of the Spanish government to
the terms of peace outlined by tho govern
ment of the United States is not to be ex
pected before Tuesday This opinion is
based upon a knowledge of the time when
the United States' communication was re
ceived in Madrid. which was not until an
early hour this morning, the time required
to decipher it, the necessity for an extended
conslderaton of the matter by the Spanish
cabinet and also the necessity for carefully
framing the rejoinder.
It is not meant by this statement to ques
tion in any manner the full plenipotentiary
powers of M. ('ambon, the French ambas
sador, in dealing with the subject. On the
contrary, they are In latitude wider than
those usually conferred in such cases.
But his position is .somewhat similar
to that of tile president hims if, who is
oblige.! to secure the sanction of the
United States senate to any treaty of
peace that lie may prepare, lor tile am
bassador must submit to the Madrid
cabinet for its approval any agreement
that lie may enter into.
But in tho drafting of such an agreement
he is fully authorized to procee,] in his dis
cretion. and to guard against any possibil
ity of repudiation of his action, lie lias been
given the ml.iutc-.st <l.>tin:' i..n of tlie.-onccs
slons that will I.- made by the Spanish
I goMTnment on . very point that li.v any
I possibility could bo expected to Vise in
I tho course of th" negotiations, it was not
: known to our government (hat M. Corni-on
■ 1 ad such powers when he appenr.-d yester-
I day afternoon at the white hou ■ ■ to re-
I ceive the American answer, but once the
. president was satisfied that he was compe
! tent to ! ,al m an authoriz' d manner with
J our governmi nt, idiot s cre-
den'lals was hailed with satisfaction, as
I tending to h.-isii n the re.aohitig of an agree
ment without loss of time an,| in the most
d rect manner, for tedmi ali.i. the United
States is now treating w.tli Spain without
the intervention of any third power.
It may be said also t hat M. Cambon
is proceeding with straightforward
ness toward his object and that there
is.no fear of devious diplomacy being
introduced into the negotiations.
There l.s much speculation as to the na
ture of tine am. ndim-nt in the answer of
the United States that the ambassador suc
ceeded in inducing President McKinley to
make, af'er the document (had been so
carefully constructed by his cabinet. All
that can be knowingly stated is that it
relates to that part of the answer which
deals with tine future of tile Philippines.
It u known that the Spate-h efforts wore
concentrated upon the retention of the
islands, and tile Madrid cabinet was will
ing to make almost any sacrifice in its
power to secure that end.
More Than a Coaling Station.
Whether or not the ambassador prevail
ed in tills is not known, but there Is rea
son to believe that the success he attained
was limited, ami tlaat the United States
i proposes to retain some foothold a little
more important han a simple coaling sta
tion in the Islands. Had our demand been
limited to a. coaling station there would ]
have b‘‘en no doubt of its acceptance, and I
it is even probable that the. concession ]
might have been made of a considerable I
tract of land for a naval station and a :
supporting zone.
But it is believed that there was
strenuous objection to the cession of
the city of Manila, the metropolis of
the group, and particularly to the ref-
I erence to a commission of the question
j of the future government of the
islands, for the Spanish government is
desirous that its full sovereignty shall
remain unaffected and without ques
tion.
H is assumed that It was this point
wthleh was tlhe subject of amendment at
the hands of the president yesterday,
though what form of change took Is
still unknown. As some mention has been
made in (lie public discussions of tlhe pos
sibility of the acquisition of one of tlhe
Caroline Islands, it may be stated authori
tatively that tiic matter has not been con
sidered by tho cabinet up to this time.
No Cessation of Hostilities.
The progress made in the negotiations
has given rise in some quarters to an ex
pectation tlhat hostilities are to be sus
pended verj soon. This will depend en
tirely upon the attitude, of the Spanish
government and the nature, of its answer to
<mr demand. It has been made clear to the
French ambassador that hostilities will not
be suspended except upon the advice of full
acceptance of our conditions, and lie has
undoubtedly informed tlhe Spanish cabinet
that it depends upon Spain when the war
shall cease.
Meanwhile, as an earnest effort
that our government has not interrupt
ed the execution of its campaigns, an
order was issued from the war depart
ment today for the dispatch of an en
tire army division to re-enforce Gen
erals Miles and Brooke in Porto Rico.
I'his will be known as the provisional
divl ion and will bo commanded by Major
General Wade, at tie- pre ant In command
of Camp Thomas, Chickamauga. Ho is
ordered to turn ov.-r that command to
Major G neral Breckinridge, inspector gen
eral of tho army and to report to Secre
tary Algor, in Washington, f r Instructions
before departing for I’orto Rico, bringing
with him bls adjutant general an ms
aides. Tho provisional division will con
• sist of fifteen full regiments and General
Wade will select them, not from the troops
under his old command alone, hut with
particular reference to. an equitable rep-
resentation in Ute Porto Rican campaign
of all the states of the union.
Alger Don’t Like Criticism.
Secretary Alger feels that his depart
ment has been subjected to some unjust
criticism upon the selection of troops for
active service and pronounces an without
foundation the allegation that politics have
dictated these assignments. In the case
of the Fifth Illinois volunteer regiment,
which was withdrawn from the Porto Ri
can expedition In favor of an Indiana reg
iment Just as the troops were about t >
board the cars, it has already been ex
plained by authority that tlie change was
made in recognition of tho justness of
complaint that Illinois had already regi
ments in active service at the front, while
Indiana had not one. Even in that case,
however. Secretary Alger did not make
the selection of the regiment to be held
back; he simply instructed the general
commanding the expedition to select one
Illinois regiment for detention without
designating it.
Secretary Alger is hastening the prepara
tions at Montauk Point for the reception
of the Fifth army corps now at Santiago.
Surgeon Gerteral Sternberg lias Just dis
patched Colonel Forwood, of his bureau,
to the site of the camp with instructions
to erect at once a hospital capable of
accommodating no less than 500 soldiers.
General Shafter has been authorized by a
cablegram from Secretary Alger to no
tify his soldiers of the good fortune in
store for them in order that the men may
be cheered up to wait with patience for
their removal. This cannot lie effected
immediately, owing to the condition of the
men themselves.
. Soldiers Will Be Hurried Home.
The present plan j s to begin as soon is
possfide tlie transport. >.: ton to Montauk
1 oint of such of tlhe soldiers as have recov
ered from the lever and those who have
not yet contracted it. The sick must wait,
for tho pl ysiei . :iK , S av that the climatic
change in bringing them north
would pre,. ital in many eases. But the
delay is not ’.l. -ly to be extended. General
Sternberg says that convalescence in fever
of a type as mild as that at Santiago does
not usually occupy more than ten days, al
though as the season runs on ami the
! virulence increases, this j> riod Is gnatly
J • x’ten.l.'d. A.s soon as tii.it period has
I passed this point, the men will embark for
| ihorm?. Transportation for itltis work is
already under consideration, and Is likely
to be adjusted very satisfactorily.
Tlie navy department has concluded that
I ft can dispense with the four big American
line steam, rs, formerly known as New
York. St. Louis, St. Paul and Paris, and
, the war depart mi nt has begun negotia
i tions for chartering them. .Mr. Griseom.
the president of the line, will meet Colom I
, Hecker, in cliarg.- of transporttlon. to
' morrow by appointment at the war de
; partment to hake tlie nc. essary arrange- .
■ meats by which tho soldiers of tile Fifth i
\ corps can make flying trips on these ves- I
; seis from Cubit to tlie north. The war ,
: department has corrected a statement |
i made yesterday as to the remarkable .-as- ;
I ualties among tlie otfle rs of the Twenty- 1
j fourth infantry, in connection with the |
1 de..th of Pap ain It.-ige. V.'ha: was I
m< ant to hav< iteen sta cd was that every .
! captain of the regiment had been either i
! killed or incapacitated by wounds or dis
ease since taking the field in tlie present ■
. campaign.
HOBSON VISITING HIS MOTHER
PASSED THROUGH ATLANTA THIS
MORNING EARLY.
His Mother Awaited Him at Lithia
i Springs —Not Known How Long
He Will Remain.
i Llru'enat t P.i. hi.i •m' I’Jer«on Hobson
arrived In At! tnt i this (Mond ly) morning
on the fast train ovet H e Southern i i..-
way from Asheville, N. where lie spent
Sunday with relatives.
He left Atlanta at an early hour for
LI: ilia Springs, where he meets ills mother ;
and other relatives.
| It is not known just how long Lieutenant ;
I Hob.-on will remain in Georgia, but it ts i
: probable tliat h« will pay a visit to friends ;
; in Atlanta before he leaves tne state.
GUANTANAMO TROOPS GIVE UP.
Ten Thousand More Spanish Prisoners
uuuei iaiiuiter viire.
Santiago de cuoa. Juiy -•’■ •..verythmg !
lute is p.a<.vlui. Ino i.Odd spn.-sa
I uiviri al Guantanamo la.d uown (.•'■“ a....a ■
I Uiu.iy. '1 tie 3,00 J num i ,uma •” 1 I
! San i-uis and l.ougo surrenueied Jisi-
I to n.eui.’liunt ..itcy auu 100.1} pavW Ua.uS
I wit it provisions were sent u..< m.
I xne omy otmis im.ud.u in .he cai'.t-
I -ulailon ate Z,W> troops a< Haracea and
i J.oxt al baguti. They nave not ye. ”
I lunii.i nt, uui UK’) ale noA lierc in
I Garcia's vicinity. He is at Jigua.i. > .oda}
i and reactieu tneru without eucouiueimg
any Spaniards,
General Shafter authorizes an absolute
conn au.ctioui ot tne report t:..it tyaieia
encountered a tore oi Spaniards w i.o
! w'. to recurnii.g to Santiago to su rendci
I and was defeated by them.
Colonel Ezra !’• Ewers, of the N ilh in
fantry, acting I'r Ge lerai stialt.a, will
i rec.‘ivo une formal surrender ul ituanta-
I namo. Y.tsterday General Shafter lea used
lorty Cubans who had been eoiilimd in the
local jail on political charges.
indeed, some of them were confined with
out dharges of any character, others on lite
most trivial pretexts and othes solely
because of sympathy with tlie iisurgents'
cause. The jail is still filled vlth n
whose crimes and sentences a. e not or.
record ami are absolutely unkiiav’ii -’O far
as lias yet been ascertained. Agencral in- ;
vestigation lias been order.-d inmedi it. ly,.
American newspapers, whlei httvo ar
rived here, contain articles wit b n appa
rently tinder a mlsappreheinfion of tlie
facts regarding t..ie conduct jf the cam
paign and tlie dictation of tn. terms of
surrender. General Miles wis hero sim
ply as a visitor and adviser
In ills official capacity the had nothing
io do with tlie terms of eii.itulatlon. tlie
entire credit for which belotgs to General
Shafter, who on July 10th received the
following dispatch from Va.sliington of
tha.t date:
"General Shater, Siboney—The secretary
of war directs me to inforn you tlhat Gen
eral Miles left acre at 10:4' List night for
Santiago, but witli instrm ions which do
not In any manner supere-de you as the
commander of tn.- ITilte.. States troops
in the field near Santiago so long as you
are able for duty. CORBIN,
"Adjutant General."
BULLETIN FROM GIN. SHAFTER.
Washington, July 3t)—Th. war departmnet
posts the following:
“Santiago de t'uha. Job 29. via Bermuda.
—Adjutant General, Wafiington. -Sanitary
conditions for July 28th: Total sick. 4,279:
total fever cases, 3,401; new cases fever,
091; cases of fever resbred to duty. 590;
deaths. Private Michael Me'loldrieks. First
Infantry; cause, astheiia following ma
larial feve-. SHAFTER.
"Major Genertl, Commanding."
SCOVEL AT FORTRESS MONROE.
Fort Monroe, Va.. uly 25.—(Special.)—
Sylvester Scovel. Nev York World cor
respondent, expelled turn Cuba for striking
General Shafter, arrived here today on the
Hudson. He declares in an interview to
night, that the genertl struck hhn first and
used language no icntleman could sub
mit to.
Piles aid Fistula.
Cure guaranteed 20/enrs experience. Par
ticulars free. Dr. Ticker, 1G N. Broad st.,
Atlanta, Ga. b
THE CUBANS DESERVE
BETTER TREATMENT
They Are Considered Valiant, Hon
est and Honorable.
DEFENSE OF THE INSURGENTS
Shows Where There Was Too Much
Expected of the Wornout Sol
diers of Garcia.
By Jos: Ohl.
The evident effort of some people to be
little the work done by’ the Cubans and to
besmirch the character of tlie men who, as
members of Garcia's army, have been en
gage. I for so long in struggling for their
liberty’, undoubtedly finds inspiration in the
same quarter where the recognition of the
Cuban republic found its most bitter oppo
sition.
Tho real facts concerning the Cubans can
not, however, be kept from the public. All
tlie best testimony tlie testimony of men
who are in the position to know whereof
they speak is that tlie Cubans tire valiant,
honest and honorable; that they fought
well, even if some of them did not want
to engage in the work of building roads;
that they were of much aid in tho earlier
movements, even if overshadowed when
tlie main operations began by the much
greater numbers of tlie Arm riean army;
that tli'-y are honest and earnest in their
deslro for freedom, even If they cannot ex
actly understand why it is that th" Spanish
officials'*who drove them from their homes
should be retained in control of things in
Santiago.
General Shafter, in his letter to Garcia,
pays proper tribute to the valor of tho
Cubans and the good service they rendered
the American army Similar testimony is
borne by other ofllcers in high <omm:tnd;
but tl: re is a tendency on tiic par; of some
of tlie minor otlicers who saw only tlie
fighting after the main army landed to crit
icize and lieiiltle the Cubans. One of these
is a Captain Dowdy, who lias had himself
interviewed in the newspapers here. Ho
decimes, in effect, that the Cubans were
no good.
Correspondent Pepper’s Views.
In contradistinction to his views are those
of t’harles M. Pepper, the special corre
spondent of The Washington Star, who is
■ Just back from Cuba, where lie lias be«r.
i for months. Mr. Pepper lias had the lost
| us opportunities for knowing the work done
j by the Cubans ami studying tlie Cuban
i < liaracter. In an interview published today
' The;., seems a disposition now to ques
: lion Hr effectiveness of the t'ui.ins as al
; lies, and to predict that when the Spanish
! fores have e\a<’uat.<l Santiago the next
I Inis.iK : s of tlie American army of occupa
tion will be Pl 'settle' Hie insurgents. It
\ might bo well to await tlie full statement
' of tin- misunderstanding between General
, Garcia and General Shafter before drawing
eonc'usi.ms of i permanent split. There
li.ii !■ a misunderstandings between the
arm,- and navy, and sometimes misunder
i standings betw'een th" commanders in the
, lie.'.i and the au'.horit .s in Washington,
i but these were .bare.l up without serious
I i-onsj-qitenc s. Twaty tlioit and American
i s.l'iii i , were engaged in tie liberations be
' j.-taniiag i Tne Cubans numbered 4,C0.
iy. t L v, as.-um.’d b.v many that they
wtn ■ show up ns conspi' U ,usiy a.s our
I own ■•;. Garcia v. : b. imed for >-t
--i tin; <;< !,.'ral I’amilo ge: in'" t "■ city with
■>,. » S ; ’ sit t. ■ -.•ar t: ini' w'*'-tx it
sit c .A" tv >p. ■ ■ r I t' '■ ii"'t -t'-r . 'an l.i
11...- t A ul'oi • m.-nts w • > '."t '."t . ::g
• .. ■ 1 ■
! ings about Cubans massacreing Spanish
‘ pr : onwere commented on without in
i' -s :■ ition, and w'i(ten -ral Si,a:: r,
I after investigation, discrediti.l them, noth
' Ing mat'.' was sail. These are not vital
i matter.-’, but in forming a judgment of tho
I present situation they are worth r.-mernber
i i’lir. 'l'lie Cubans offered as allies to tlie
' American army tlie men who had for three
i years b' a engaged in a bus'::whack:ng
' guerrilla warfare. The mass of th. tn pre
...ented th m.S' lv.-s at Daiquiri and Siboney
b - . I md tlieii 1
most of their shirts were ribiijms of rags.
. vere gt dy for the rations led.
: an.l in two v.. l-.s they did ti"' succeed in
' satisfying a 1 i>r.-e years' hunger. Tlie
i Aiiici. it. soldiers wet-" also hungry during
i ... veral .lav- it they kn ■ ng of t h<
■ . nd ' • er
1 of pur. !iig‘ «>ff lighting till tlvir s*om
urhs wci’’’ Tnll.
; t under tlie ins!ru t i ms that
had be. .1 given, were not placed in tl.e
\ in ,, u. - ir«i in inking the hl’H’khouses nnd
forts and it ■ uutpiest ioably true that,
did not share to an appreciable ex
t.-n'i in tiios, as.- inlts. It was a rn iimd
of fighting of which they lia.l no conve]>-
tion but this was not surprising. The for
eign military attaehi who watched the
(Wo days' oatties were frank in their own
expressions of opinion whether trained
European soldi, rs could have been led or
driven again.- t tortUiv’i position when tho
artillery had failed as it .lid those In
stances. and tiu- American troops took
tlie intrenchments by common impulse
w itliout being < ithqr 1< d or driven. As
to win tiler tlie Cuban :i■ >op- failed tn any
thing til It Was expected of them <>r in any
duty assigned to them, tlie American com
manders are competent judges. General
Lawton, to whose division most of them
were attached, and General Shafter in
their ottieial reports can lie trusted to do
justice to their allies,
Garcia Made Good Impression.
•'However, tlie part the Cuban troops
had In tlie S..ntl ■ campaign is of lesser
Importance now than the part, they are
to have in tlie future government of tlie
city. 1 do not beib ve that the Cubans,
who for thr.e years kept up tlie tight
against the Spanish troops in tlie bushes
and in the nmun tins at such tremendous
sacrifices, will ever lie a cans, of trouble to
tho I'nlted States. It is because of their
endurance that the flag of Spain is today
disappearing from tile West Indies. That
tile superior force of the United States has
been m ess try to cause its disappearance
does not change tlie conditions. 'l'lie pres
ent trouble is not due to (lie Cubans who
have been lighting for three years. it
sc, ms to be fermented by those who, dur
ing that lime, were in tlie United States.
Some of them went back under tho wing
of tin Amerii in army, and they were
becoming pu tty numerous. Most of 'them
are bad advisers and mischief makers. It
is unfortunate that some of them seem
to have ingratiate,i themselves into Gen
eral Garcia's confidence. When before tlie
landing of the troops General Shafter went
ashore ..nd conferred witli Garcia, the im
pression made by the Cuban general on
tiie American otlicers was an excellent
one.
"They all eulogized him as a soldier and
praised him for ills <•!'• ir understanding of
the situation. At that time, tlie conditions
which should -irevail wtiien Santiago was
taken were under discussion. None of the
American commanders mid any idea except
that of a military government, and the
estimate of two requirements was then
made. Witli tthis notion so clearly fixed in
•heir own minds, it is uoubtful whether in
their conferences with the insurgents they
could have left the Impression that while
Spain a.nd the United states were at war
atty portion of territory taken by Ameri
can troops would lie turned over to the
Cubans, 'i’lie talk abottt tlie co-operatlori
of tin Cubans, n. vertheless, was specific
and definite, and they may have taken
some tilings for granted which General
Shafter did not suppose they eould under
stand. in the conditions which obtained
at Santiago it was better that no Cuban
troops should enter the city until the Span
ish soldiers had been embarked. Tills was
a temporary condition, and though General
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Garcia's susceptibilities tnigl;' have ben
woupded bj ■ 1
ably have prevented complaint <1 had
been left to himself. Th< presenc< wi i
his command of sotn r< ■
New Yo 11 . ■ ■■
it does not Justify his course. ‘ m liiy <>
er hand, tihe Cubans were < c.: it! • I in ad
vance to an explanation of win mil t ir;
government meant. General -v ■d . he. -
been emptying the Jails and prism l
litical prisoners who wire found th re. im
i ■: e d
without trial and wi thou
Cubans may be pardoned f t J '•
understand even the tempo.at? . din
nance of the Spau.sti Judicial ■itU'ors w iu
were responsible for their
’l'.o ir co-operation with ucli oiti< i cou I
hardly be. hearty and their ■ .-epi,
Oer Implied penalty ot 1 utui ■
in civil government if they re I
not be valuable. Tnere aro proo.ems
enough In the future control ■>.
Their solution will not be a .bed by "■ ... n
dem e on a remnant ot Spa.nls 1 1.1. ism
which was part of .1 rotten -.•■- ...
Cubans, on their part, in sealing w 11 .
United States cannot afford to .n.-udh . ■
who 'have not shared rn their <.niggle or
freedom influence their course."
Mr. Pepper’s statement of the situ
g.ven auued vaiue oy the char.u-i. . ot tin
man making it. Ho is 1 ‘
character, a man of sterling .no-y i.y an i
undoubted substantiality, and vvn.it . <• says
is valuable.. The Cubans doubtless have
not been impressed by General s..al.> is
diplomatic methods any .lan n. v«-
the. authorities here in t\ iis.iingion. and
the natural conditions have been aggia
vated in consequence.
The Cuban; ir all right. They may no.
have met the dilletante expectations ot
Kidhard Harding 1 >avis, but 1 must bi
rememtiered that our own army ..oes not
do that. We have to bear in m: d that
ttie Cubans are Latins and must be in -.'ll
with as such. We know very little ab mt
tihem as yet. We cannot help app: •■latum
their feeiines of surprise when they see
the Spanish oflleials retained in control of
tilte affairs at Santiago amd their doubts
Os the good faith ot this government are
natural. We have no more right, however,
to misjudge them and deciare them In
capable' of maintaining a stable govern
ment because they arc raged and hungry
now than they have to doubt th" go. d ,
faith of this government toward them be- i
cause the exigencies of tin- situ Ulen make |
It expedient to retain their < nomies and i
oppressors in power over them. Unless tin- |
crowd that is anxious to control the gov
ernment of Cuba for purposes of their own
-the “good thing" crowd that has iiceess
to the white 'house by the back stall way
- able to control things, as they are '-y
--ln to t he present misund -rst tndlng
between the Unbars and our a i.i horitles '
will be strnigntened out in good lime. As I
Mr Pepper s ivs. it is the (’itbams who ,
have made possible the expulsion <f the j
Spaniards from this 'hemisphere, and they i
deserve the liberty toward which they have j
contributed their best efforts.
! WILL SOON SHIP SPANIARDS
Colonel Hecker Hears from Attorney
for One of the Bidders.
! Washington, July 25.—The war depart
: merit has received a letter from a New
i York attorney representing J. L. St. John,
I protesting against the award for trans
porting the Spanish prisoners 4n Spanish
' In addition to the claims that have been
| made in this matter heretofore, he alleged
| that Ills client had pot been heard resnect-
I ing a bid which had been put dn Colonel
I Hecker replied to the attorney today, say
ing that Mr. Si. John's bid wis upon a
i letter denoting him a paper manufacturer,
I and Mr. St. John had not responded to a
j telegram requesting his presence in Wush
i ington save by letter, saying tha.t he was
[ gi.id th.it the contract had been placed so
I advantageously to the government. Colonel
j Hecker also said that the department was
| fully advised as to tho location of the
; Spanish ships before tho contract, was
i made.
I Probably before the end of the week tho
, Spanish eempaii' will begin th< discharge
lof its obligatli 1 ■ and have shi >ped at San
' tlago at least 1,(100 of the Spanish soldiers
1 on the Jong journey to Spain, a trip which
Ij; is exp'- tcd will occupy io.nit fifteen
I days. Word came to the war department
1 to 1 ty through the medium of the United
States c< nsul it F< >rt de ETa nee, Isle of
Martinique, that the Spanish steamship
Alicante, which has been lying there for
several weeks, was about to sail for San
tiago to ship some of the prisoners. She
is due to arrive there about Thursday
morning.
HUNGER CLAIMS MANY VICTIMS.
Havana's Blockade Is Said To Bo Now
Effectual.
■New York. July S'. A dispatch from Key
West to The Journal says:
"Hunger Is claiming many victims, rich
and poor, in Havana.
".Since tin extended blockade has 010s o <l
tho ports of Sagna la. Grande, Nipe and
I to. 1.1 '.i no no provisions have entered the
I Cuban capital and General Blan- o's scanty
] supply in the warehouse is almost ex-
I hau.sted. Two b: .n hers, bakers. Were killed
I by a moo for det- uding two dozen loaves.
| “Charity is dead, because the wealthy
themselves are in need of assistance."
Sergeant Hamilton Eish's Euneral.
New York. July 25.-The funeral services
over the body of the late Sergeant Ham
.' llton Pish. Jr., of the Hough Riders, who
I was killed In the assault on Santiago.
I were held in St. Mark’s Episcopal church
I today. There was a tremendous crowd in
i the vicinity of the church when the ser
| vice began and many were unable to enter
the building.
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