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VOL. XXXI. NO. 32.
SPAIN'S ANSWER
MOST BE DIRECT
Nothing But a Complete Ac
ceptance of Our Terms
Will Be Allowed.
MADRID NOT HEARD FROM
Although Without Official Confirma
tion the Administration Believes
the Queen Regent Has De
cided That the War
Must Cease.
Washington. Augutt 7— Although as y<’t
without official confirmation of the report
from l aris that the Spanish government
has decided to accept the terrm laid down
by rhe United States as essential to the ne
gotiation of a treaty of peace the officials
here are proceeding .under the conviction
that the end has come and are giving at
tention to the steps to be taken next, in
view of tho delay In coming to this con
clusion the idea was beginning to pi i vail
that the Spanish govt rnment was about
to enter a plea in abatement, and that the
answer would again be Inconclusive.
In this ca.se the president was disposed
to deal firmly with the Issue, to give
notice that our proposals were with
drawn and to let it be understood that
when Spain again sued for pence tiro
renditions would be more severe than
those first hild down.
If the Spanish answer should em
body an effort to secure any material
change in the conditions it will meet
with prompt rejection.
Some reference has been made In tho
dispatches of British newspapers to a de
sire on the part of the Spanish government
to Include In the preliminary agreement a
clause exempting It from liability from the
Cuban debt. The formal statement of tho
points of the Unit -d Suites note given out
from tho white house made no retereneu
thia Mil>l ■■■: an : It <i nn >t,b<
thing more. But p • samlng that no refer
ence whatever Is made to the. Cuban debt
it is possible the subject may be regarded
«- one that should be treated by the peace
commissioners who are to m-v. later to
frame tire treaty, v. ileh. of < • arse, will
embody many details that are left un
; the main prooositlon, tl ot gli
c abinet officers have authorized the state
ment that no p U't of the Cuban or Porto
Rican debts would be assumed by the
United States.
Based upon the Associated Press re
ports of i h pr gr< . . being made ut
Madrid toward returning thi answer of
Spain it was calculate'! by the depart
ment officia that formal note could
not be delivered to tin- president before
tomorrow, and tliat w:>.- ilio (lie belief
of the French ambo:- adoi.
Note Is Probably Long.
From the length of time consumed in its
preparation the note was belb ved to be
long, thus entailing the consumption of
much time in forwarding it first to Paris,
reducing it to cipher there, transmitting it
our the ca’le and then re-translating it
ci: (lie French embassy. In tire cose of the
la.-t note tiie attaches of the embassy
.
cornmun 1' 01 ;on to the Spanish governin'tit.
though tile conference with Pie president
do ■•! 1' fo:'- 3 oh :• .I; in tile afternoon
with tia amba. .• -idor in possession of the
United States note. Shu.:!'! the Spanish an
.-,• . dit ccipiunct ol our
to apree upon t::e so p bo taken io give
, ■ ct to t So fill ■ tt be
le irri"d it lias not y t been determin' d as
to how this shall be don' . There arc two
way.- open Tin first is ■ military • apitu
.(■■■■ of Cub and
Porta li.'O, wlii' a will immediately place
tiie American military er naval command
ers in ti lnii< al ttpation of tile islands
end enable them to < art y out in their own
way and in iin ir own rime the embarka
tion of the Spanish urnii's in the islands.
The question as to whether they shall be
permitted to i-arrv off their arms is not
now ns materia! as it was in the case of
the surrender of G> neral Torsi's forces at
Santiago, where occurring in (lie midst of
the campaign there was a necessity for se
curing tne moral effect of compelling the
Spanish soldiers to lay d"'.vn tne.r arms.
Spain having succumbed it might be
..rgud that lie United Suites'- m.gilt
.- ant a con. . s.-ion on this point to
. a.iid.'-.a I'ljd' wi'hoUl fear ol t.nVing
the action attributed to fear of the
< onst quinces of it refusal.
This would not apply, however, to the
volunteers who rniuitt elect to remain in
Cuba, as It would not be prudent to allow
so large a body <>t ni'ti to < arry arms
witte ut restraint in t ..... . .■.. instru
ction when de-Hcate arid dirli nit matters
o; internal policy are to b. .-iitl.-d and new
methods applied to the government of the
island.
Protocol May Le Signed.
The second method by which the prcliin-
Inarv pc a. , agi-nvnt nngat be formally
effected would I" io a proto. d i in
signed by I lepr. lemativ. of tl.e presi
dent. probably Secretary l>ay, in tins ease,
and by M Camb -ii in behalf of tin- Span-
Isii government. It was by just such un
agreement as this, known as the Cushing
protocol that wur with Spain was averted
a< a r< suit of the Virginius affair. This
< ourse h n ng the w< igltl of pteceilent may
be adopt'd in this ease. It is probable Hint
in the Philippines the gr at.'st difficulty
will be me, in putting tin agreement into
effect on account of the attitude of tho
insurgents, but General Merritt is now
paining in strength daily and probably
will b" in position to nn-t any emergency.
General Wade's re-enforcements for Gen
eral .Miles an going forward regardless of
the progress of peace negotiations.
The agreement to negotiate a treaty
of peace does not necessarily carry
with it a cessation of hostilities.
in the case of the Mexican war it was a
month after the peace negotiations began
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before hostilities were declared to be closed .
and If it is desirable these re-cnforccments
might be intercepted ana returned to the I
United States after they sail. The present
plan of Secretary Alger contemplate that
they shall leave the United States, especial
ly as it is felt, with the practie.il field ex
perience they will acquire m I’orto Rico
under favorable climatic conditions, they
will make good material to u:le both there
and in Cuba in carrying out the govern
ment’s reconstruction policies.
Embarkation Won’t Be Rapid.
Secretary Alger is apprehensive that the
small wharfage resources of Santini: > v. id
seriously retard the execution of flic de
partment’s orders for the speedy return
to the United States of Shatter's army
corps. With the Spa fish steamers :om ng
in to take away Hie surrendered army of .
General Toral, which must lie tji'si re
mov, .1 before it will be safe to withdraw ,
the whole of the Amer ican force, it is going
to be difficult to embark the latter w.tliout
incurring danger of a severe congestion in
tiie unhealthy town. General Shafter ha.-,
been called upon by cable to describe tiie
state of affairs and he will be given all tiie
help in the power of tiie war department,
but still it is believed that the whole of
Shafter's soldiers cannot be embark I »---
i fore the Ist of Septembi r. Mean while t io
I big hospital camp al Montauk. Point is
i being rapidly put in readiness forth .r r -
1 caption. As there Is a doubt as to Hie
I ability of the transports to come alongside
tho wharf in Fort Fond harbor jcoi . ion
I will be made for a number of light draft
sidewheel steamers, possibly New ork
ferry boats, to take, tiie men ashore from
the big steamers.
! DIPLOMATS SHOW AN INTEREST.
■ Representatives of Foreign Countries
Watch Peace Negotiations.
I Washington. August -1. Spre.-k
I von Sternberg, in charge of the G
! embassy in th- absen<-.. of Ami" .d. r
I von Holleben, was at th. Slate .!■ p.iittm nt
i t"dav confonlng witli tl" officials. th'
German aut liorit’.es and Ind.. d all th"
! fore.nn n ores, ntallv."- her", a:.- n-P-ir illy
greatly int-r. -t.'il in Hie progress of p . <
negotiations, and they are ke. ping tlieit
gov. rnments fully advised of tiie various
stages.
; But while there is this natural and ma
-1 terial intvrist, there lias ben no move
I to take any part in the negotiati ms or io
, x.-i, . an infill, io ■ in th- n ull-- N" th-
I er Is there any apparent aux I ' ty mi tlm
i part of ot -r I'mrop. an pow rs in Um
choice of flu Ft ench amb idor to c<m
t duct tiie me -tiatl-ms on i'mi.ilf i ' Spain.
1 The I’.riti a embassy oll.eials ire still
I absent from the city and to far as win
bo learned they have shown no activity
i what. v.r in con t. n with tiie p, ice
I rn goti ition '. Th. It. li in -mil i • "I >r.
I Baron J'ava is here mi 11, is kpt iiim if
■ >st< d on t1... recent developmi nts. 'i he
I Austrian minister and Rus. inn .■imb.'immlor
an out ot the city. Mor ignor Martin. 111,
' ■
| '"An ‘all hands it seems t> lie conceded
i that M. Cumborr it best qu
a.; spokesman for Spain, is the ir.t rm" s
. of Spain were . ntrnst d to lit- care -it .
GREAT CONCERN FELT FOR, CLAHK
Navy Department Anxious To Hear
from the Oregon’s Captain.
' Washin: mi, Aug" t H. A ;•■""! d il of
i concern is felt at trie navy d. partmen'
'at th" bte.iltdown of I'lpmin Clark, of th"
I Oregon. No: 111,. I. ulitest informm .mi ' ,
r. iched ieri - to th. nature of tin cap- •
Mains iiim -. ill that is known i- that .
1 Commodore Watson, his immediate supe- '
rl-.r, i.rd- red .• me ti" it i"’ i d m < x i: . n ■
■ him, witli tli,. result that he was cmid- .-nn- .
< d and ordered borne.
. it do. s not .-i.'ii' 'hat tho m' " • col
lapse is permanent, and ids spl< ndid : hy
sapi. and usually Vigorous i.al:li iltord ■
re:'son;: ble ground for tm belief lu.it he.
will regain lilt- be.il:h in tli" nori.'..
Capt iln Barker, who was in e >mn ■■ I of
. tl: all-walk, has I'. -:i a.-.- gm d to Jin
command of tiie Oregon in pi ■ ot 1 ip- .
t, i 11 I ’ I:irk.
-I-,, vm-.imy in tie .ommand of the
Newark lias imt b. "ii till' d as y. : Cap
tain B.rk.-r WHS one of tie- origiii li mem
bers of th" Ttav.il war B erd, and n that
I .Him: Hi., navy for im <-s.•. ■. 1■ ■ 111 v. ork a- ,
I e.miplh in ! i-y it- He . onimm- l'd Im' ;
i Oregon wliil. she ■. * to ' '
; J’m-.lic station, pr. ceding C.ijii.,::, Clark.
•
MANY CLAIMS ARE BEING FILED.
Damages Are Wanted by Cubans from
the Spanish Government.
I W.-ishlngtmi. \ugii-t The atimmn ' -
I nwnt tiiat tiie Unit'd Stats gov rnment ■
I will ar- ume liability Im tie < l.tims ot th.
■ insurgents against Vim Spanish government
i on ai-eount of injurli'., and damages so.--
j tained in t'he Cuban insurrection lias caus
l rd tli'- tiling of a large number ol c.alnis
I wii-h the -' il, de] -, in >m n: \• ry mmi>
I t'm-se are not liis.-d up mi i v> tits oemiiti
I during t'm- last i '•!" em. Imt di te biiek
I for many y. .irs ami re! n ■ to • ■ 1
! tom collections, d.-im.'iges sustain' d tlirmign -
iniin.eip.il ma la .1 ui inis< r. i: io n. all' - d 11 •* -
gal conlinenu nt ami such tilings.
SAMPSON’S FLEET STILL INTACT.
! Plava d. 1 I'F.t". Guantanamo I. ,y. Aug
I U st ?;■ m Ti-.- tl. et is still Imre iutm-l,
I awaiting word trmn Washington.
I The collier Febam'n, towing a '"'.nd
I s'-liooner. arrived today. The s.-hooner Ad-
I mir.il Sampson, with provisions for sal -.
| also arrived. Both schooners are from
j Key W. st. The converted yacht X'ix n
Iw is sent to Santiago this morning to t
tile registered ninil Iwl't I sere f - tri. flC'-t.
Th" St. laotiis is still li'-re awaiting a de
■ ision of the question of her entering San
tiago harbor.
i GERMANS DECLARE FRIENDSHIP.
i Berlin. August 1- In ' l w of the deplor
able Im t tliat attitude amt si-i'.timent of
both the German officialdom ami populace
1 have, been and still r< ly misrepr.
I s- -iit(-d in :i large portion of tiie Anwi.an
press. I have undertaken to obtain infor-
I mation from competent quart, is on this
J Tiie vast majority of tiie German popu
i lace is decidedly friendly disposed to tile
, Am r!c.ii:s. t'niy th" aui'.ir ins and tie
' anti-Semites show a defiant attiiiide. Tlicre
I are, to lie sure, quite a number of journals
that have published unfavorable criticisms
I on tiie American warfare, but tins is of
j no meaning wlratever, tliose papers only
I having in mind to "keep up their right to
j criticise," which is. as g, m r iliy known,
i an essentially German peculiarity.
!
Americans Open Bank in Santiago,
j New York. August li.- Tlm North Arm ri-
I can Trust Company's olti received a ca-
I blogram from S. M. Jarvis, its vice pres
! ident. now at Sivntfago, in which it is stat-
BUB F® FHffi;
IMS ACCEPTED
Spanish Premier and His Associates Submit Their Reply to
the Oueen Regent, Who Approves the Promulgation,
Which Will Be Made at Once.
iifi i ifw iT. 'wiuiMPiKena ;
Madrid, August 6.—The Spanish reply to the United States, which it has been learned on high authority,
accepts the American peace conditions, has been completed and was submitted to the queen regent this morn
ing, previous to this afternoon’s cabinet mooting.
The queen regent this morning conferred with Silvela, the conservative leader, with the duke of Tetuan,
the former minister of foreign affairs, and with Marsha! Martinez, de Campos, the former captain general of
Cuba. This afternoon her majesty received Senor Romero y Robledo, whose views are said to be shared by
General Weyler.
Series of conferences between the premier, Senor Saga.-a, and the leaders of the various parties, concluded
this evening with interviews with Senor Canalejas aud o'!, -s.
Senor Barrios, the carlist leader, has not replied to Sc , >r Sagasta’s invitation to come to Madrid In order
to discuss matters. |
QUEEN REGENT SAID TO HAVE APPROVED REPLY TO THE UNITED STATES.
New York, August G. —A Madrid special to The N w ’ork Juirnel says:
“The queen regent has approved the reply of the Spanish governm nt to the United Stats ac< pt
conditions laid down by tiie lar-ter under which pcaci wi . bo conclud'd.'
SPAIN DECLINES FEATURE EGARD’NG CUBAN DEBT.
London, August 7.—The’ Madrid correspondent of Ti Sunday "imes says:
“Spain’s answer will accept all the American to m <ccpt that regarding the Cuban debt. The government
will fight this point on the ground that in all other c on.\ y ’ territory by one nation to another the ceded
territory has carried with it its own debt or tho proper; i be' aging to the nation bj which it is ceded.
“Preshlont. McTu’n.’ev will ’•ece-.-e th n-- •- ■■ ” • Intent,
"Senor Sagasta, In conferring with politicians and generals, follows the example of Senor Castelar in 157.,_
His objects are twofold-to provide the responsi'bility for the decision and to avoid the convocation of the cortcs.
"The news from Porto Rico is received with great disappointment. Tho Spaniards are disgusted with the
welcome the natives have given the Americans and the news that the volunteers have thrown down tlielr arms.
The general opinion is that It Is not worth while to risk the lives and spend millions for the sake of territories
which are worse than disloyal to the mother country. Tt. is assumed that there will be no internal troubles over
the evacuation o'' the West Indies. The war lias cost $350.]
td that the company has t-ocured the bank- i
Ing - rooms formerly ou<iipi"<i by the Bank |
of Spain at Santiago, and that the oflire j
' 'has b< •ti fully -miii; opt A Business will
■ !>• gin Monday morning.
ST. LOUIS AT PLAYA DEL ESTE.
Cruiser Is Too Long To Enter the Har
bor at Santiago.
Playa del . August ■: The auxiliary
’ cruiser Si. Louis li.i- arrived here from
J’orto Hico under orders to a. s;st in taking
th< I'nlted States troops home fMii Snn
' tiago. <’.ipt.'in Goodrich, l.uwiver, thinks
■llls ship is 100 long io . n'er th, harbor,
and h ■ will remain i ere until the matter
1 settled.
The transport San Juan arrived from San
tiago wiili troops and provisions and pro
! ceed'al for <.a!im 'era. The Armenia lias
left for Key W'. St.
i The fleet still remains here awaiting
orders from Washington.
R ir Admiral Samp-on expresses the
hope that the pea■■,. negotiations will come
to a i|U ek eim lu<>on. Thl’iiia io.llt tile
campaign Admiral Simpson's keen apprt
. t ion of ti 1 f -starved
Cubans and hi; endeavors to afford them
relief have been a mark'd feature.
T'ilo I’ototn ae has recovt red JI), OOft from
th" Infanta Mia ’! ■r. . which was
driven ashore nt th. time Admiral Cervera
attempted to escape from Santiago.
The tr.in port lb solute, with marines
aboard, is still her. Th, shore is desert
<d. save for the cable operators and our
marines who are on guard.
■j he fI"W-I>. eel - emit a icing Admit I
Sampson's report on July 3d, a.rrived here
last ' nigh-. Tn« y were eagerly read '
■ 111 re tic', ion t the th et, and t I’cj oi t et'-_ <
-d intense satisfa.et.ion. The universal
eonlidt nee ill and devotion Io the admiral t
by Hi. men under his command render'd ;
this expression of feeling a foregone con- i
elusion.
WOOD WILL CONTROL PRICES.
Military Governor of Santiago Wants
a Moderate Scale Enforced.
Santiago de 'Cuba, Atl'-’U'St 6 -General
L enard Wood, the military governor of
Santiago. tliis afternon called a meeting
of the butch'-rs ami retail piowsioii deal
ers of the ' it.v with the object of formulat
ing a. tariff for the sale of th" necessaries
of life, for w'ilich the dealers have lately
lnoi charging exorbitant rates.
All the dealers were bigaly indignant at
the interference of the military authorities
in commercial matters, but Gemral Wood
gave tli'-m until 11 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing to agi'-e upon moderate prices, um.er
penalty of a revocation of their license
and tiie closing of their shops.
A permanent scale ol prices will be fixed
tomorrow.
MASSACHUSETTS IS FLOATED.
Ships for the Spanish Prisoners Will ,
Reach Santiago This Week.
Washington, August fi.—A dispatch was
received today from General Gilmore at
I’once, saving Hie transport Massachusetts
p.,,1 be, n floated amt that tiie . xtent of
).. r injuries from going aground wore not
known, although at most they were not
serii us. Anot .mr dispatch from Ponce
stated that the transport Panama had ar
rived v.ttl.h iis extensive equipment for
dock building, construction, etc. This con
st ruction outfit was originally sent to San
tiago. but getting there after the surrender
it was sent forward to Porto Rico.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1898.
BATTLESHIPS IDLE
IN GUANTANAMO BAY
Hear Admiral Sampson's Fleet Finds
Itself With \olitiiig to Do.
—
INJURIES ARE BEING REPAIRED
I _—
Chips Are Being Touche 1 Up in Spots
Where Spanish Shells Took Ef
fect During tiie Battles.
Guantanamo Hay. July Id For a whole
v. < k the mill, of th North Atlantic tquad
ron, under R ar \dmir.d Sampson, has
lain -a t i i.s pleasant, land -loel'ad hntb.i.
and With peace term e'-r,-monies, tin- bugle
(all to quarters and drill, tie paint.-m ot
-lii-'S, the visiting purties from one war
vessel to anoUe-r to ,-:iv littlf hint to w. r
or its turmoil outside.
But on the Mg b.ittb'.-lilps was a slightly
(liifen n: r< ent li ; ' 1 '
I battle ami from extra hard usage were
1> mg repaired, and 13. • Vulcan, Um travel
ing blacksmith repair shop, was busy in-
On the Brooklyn a work of almost, stu
pendous character wa being performed.
The mm nts to all tb" five-inch gum', the
| guns tii.d did such .-I '. ndld work in the
... j. td. wtt nd wen
< i.. ng i eplaced by rm me substant ia l modem
I ones’ This m< ant Ur’ dismounting >.f
every one of tin- big tiv.' imdi guns, the
H-moving oi til.- gun it.'elf from the .lack-’
and carriage. Twelve guns in all had to b<-
II pl,I", I n addition to a six-pounder that
li hci ' 1., in and spoiled. Tile work !>• -
gan on Tuesday, when tiie Armoria arriv
ed witii the n-w mounts and in charge of
< ;unn< r Applegate the work, done entirety
by tiie eiew of tiie Brooklyn, proceeded so
rapidly tl.at on Friday- night all were
finished.
Tim diary of the w.ek may prove in
teresting.
Battleships at Guantanamo.
On Saturday. Joly -Sth. th< Brooklyn and
the Vixen left Santiago for Guantanamo,
and for the first tim • in ■ ght weeks the
frowning Mono looked down upon the
Caribbean sea free from menacing war
vessels. Tiie Brooklyn was in bad condi
tion and was order",l to repair at once.
The Texas was order' d t > New York, her
decks being in a pang' rotis condition, and
she signaled tiie flagship that sin- would
. lie ready to start on the morrow. She
1 transferred in tiie nti :i ntimo such stores
' and ammunition as could lie us<>d by other
ships. Cndir the order of th.- department
detailing all tiie armored v-ssels for an
I'iurop'-an voyage, the Brooklyn. lowa. Ore
gon. Yankee, JT.firie. N. w York and In
diana began taking coal ami supplies.
On Tuesday it became known that the
Brooklyn bad been added to Admiral
Sampson’s fleet and Commodore Sch'.ey had
been ordered to select another llagship
from Um small vessels to be left <>n the
blockade
On Tuesday night the Texas hade fare-
well to those with wlmm she had fought so
nobly and started for New York. It w.ts
just at sunset and tiie bugles were blowing
■‘retr.-alw hile otlicers and men on th"
quarter-deck of tiie vess ds stood bare
lm id d as the II igs came down. Tlmn the
Texas was reported as bdng und'r way
and the order was again given to raise tii■■
f flag while the crews of all the big war'-
■ s-bbis were ordered to prepare to cheer the
Given n Grand Send-Off.
As <lu Texas got under way and pa=sed
tim ot'mr ships there were throat-splitting
chi-' rs for her and they were returned with
a will bj' Captain Philip and his gallant
< "i Wednesday all tim ships were busy re
' pairing ami coaling for their long voyage
and it was understood that the fleet would
l ■ ready to sail on Mond i,y.
('.a tiie Brooklyn a ver.v sad accident re
s’’' d from a.- bedience of ord< rs. Karl
Anderson, twenty-four years of age, had
smugg’id aboard a l-p-iund'r shell which
Im had taken from the Socapa battery,
near flic entrance of Santiago bay. Tiie
shell was 10.-idi d and had a. time fu. e. He
I had removed it from the cartridge case,
| but finding the plunger which explodes it
■ hard to unloosen, begin h.am.imring it. it
| exploded, fortunately, however, in a direc
! tion opposite to that of a number of men
i In tiie apartment.
Two pieces siruck Anderson In the ab-
I donicii ami death resulted In a few hours.
I H" died on tiie twenty-fourth anniversary
of his birth.
On Tuesday a funeral party went ashore
and with the usual honors buried Ander
son. The biily lay In a stained pine box
dres. ed in his best clothes and an Ameri
can flag softly draped his cotlln. 11 is com
; rad".- carried him to his last resting place
’ while tiie flags on tiie Heet went to lialt-
■ m i. A firing party of marines sounded
I "letrcal" lor him witii a volley and an
; o.ik slab in Cuban soil marks his last rest
’ ing place.
■ Hi Ur afternoon the nows came that
' Spain i.ad simd for peace and the men went
i altm st wild with excitement, hoping that
■ pi .ee would be cone tided.
I <m July 31st t’ae Massachusetts arrived to
l coal.
< ’• >nim«' lore Watson’s fleet cannot be
j rea«ly befor* W't-in-.-day at the earliest.
; THE EUTUKE NAVAL POLICY.
Fleet Now Commanded by Sampson
Will Remain Large.
'Washington, August fi.- If Ute navy do
' pirtmeiit i'"i'i. mplal ■ s any further (' innge
I in the composition of tile eastern squadron,
which was d' ined fur a cruise io Spanish
■ waters, tiie matter has not taken form
las yet. This st itement applies to the
I Ships themselves, ami the talk of sending
' Admiral Sampson in charge of this east
ern squadron consequently is rather specu
. lative at this time.
Os eoi r-e it is wi ll understood tlhat In
tiie event pi ice is restored there nuts: be
i a complete reorganiza tion and distribution
' of the United States naval fences and this
, will involve undoubtedly the separaton of
I the four naval commanders of high rank
I now on duty in comic-tion with the north
i Atlantic licet. . namely: Admiral Samp
i son. Commodore Watson. Commodore
I Schley and Commodore Howell.
! Tiie north Atlantic fleet comprises about
I a hundred vessels, tile most numerous
and pow< rl'ul force ever commanded by an
i American admiral. Such a gigantic force
i would not be maintained in one station in
I time of peace. Many of tlhe auxiliary ves
sels and the monitors which are unfit for
general cruising will be retired from com
mission anil laid up in the nayy yjir.'J or in
case of the form, r, will be sold. A. suffi
cient force of tiie remaining vessels will
bo retained on tiie north Atlantic sta
tion to maintain it as the most important
naval < ommand. Tiie others are to be dis
tributed between Hie various other stations,
Pacific, Asiatic and soutli Atlantic. Tile
European station, which was vacated com
pletely just prior to the war, will be re
haliitated.
But with the exception of the eastern
squadron the north Atlantic fleet Is imt.
to lie diminished as long as the war con
tinues. .Mot" clearly than ever it is now
perceived to lie the strong arm of the coun
try and tile naval officials are congratulat
ing themselves that they were able to re- I
sist the pressure brouglht to bear 'at one
time upon them to expose this tremendous
force to dissipai.ioli by profitless attacks
upon strongly defended forts.
FIVE DEATHS ON TRANSPORT.
Lampasas Reaches Hampton Roads
with Sick from Porto Rico.
Fort .Monroe, Va., Angus: U, The gov
ernment transport Lampusas arrived in |
Hampton Roads this afternoon. She ennu
from J’oncc direct, and brought with bi-r
two officers and 102 men wtio are suffering
I from typhoid and malarial fever, tiie for
j ni'r p.-' ■ ■inilnat: nn.
I Tin re were five deaths from typhoid
ea rout" fi m Ponce. Tim men aboard her
are largely from New England and W - ■
con- i. 'l'lk v will probably not bo landed ;
at t" field hospital here, owing to Ic.r- n
fi< i< : :<«•< ''111111'1'1:11 inns. Tin medic.', staff
of t'lte transport l onsis s of I'r. .M .' i. R'-d
Cro: In < ha: I>r. Clini a
Dr. Booth. Unlike the other transiiorts
which bro ght wounded up wlthou ; i
nurs< s. th f/ampasas had tbo rd twet
six li< d Cross nurses, under .Miss Rutby.
This afternoon the tody of Morris < os
burg. of tho Third Wisconsin regimen:,
was burled ashore. Among th" sick are a
1 number of members of tho Sixth Alassi
! ciinsi'tts I'l' -'.imi nt.
I Tiie names of the men who died on the (
I steamer are:
I ERNI-iST .MARSHALL, company Sixth
I Ma-(- " fill: •'•It:-, typhoid. buta'd ilSili'le at
i Guani' i. ,
j wi 1 I,:-; PAGE company I', Sixth Mis-
I sa hu fit -. typhoid; burted at sea
i ,\f < "BEItG. company sixtn
; Ul.ir'i ■--.plioid buried ,a Imre at Gmina-a.
I v, i ! d'.l M HAYN. company H, Second
; regiment, typhoid; buried at sea.
, j in '1:1 ,A I' i 'X. comp my I■. Second
M it con- n, buried at sea.
YACHT CARRIES ARMY SUPPLIES
Boxes of Foo I and Barrels of Bacon
Fill the Staterooms.
Phlladelp-mi. August c.-The steam yacht
May, carrying sixty tons of supplies sent
liv the na ianal relief commission to tiie
An ■ . iy in Porto Rici
<l.'v. T'm Muy is tiie property ot Mr. and
yii . r.-i. .-..' ler, w'ao plac'd th- yacht at.
v-.. the iil relief comm t
The luxurious staterooms and dining
room.: were convett.d into Height .ooms
and piled with boxes of food and barrels
of mo on. 'Hie cargo of the May also in
cludes -111 kindtf of medi'.-al supplies and
surgical in. trunicnis and an lee machine
and plant having a capacity of .HX) pounds
daily and cold storage facilities.
Those who -ailed on the May were Mrs.
Van Ren.-sa 1 r and li'-r daughter, Miss
Fell, and national relief commissioner H< i.
William Potter, Alexand r Van Renssae
ler, Ia C. Vanuxem anil S. S. Proff.
i SPANISH PRIZE BROUGHT IN.
Badger at the Tortugas with a Gioup
of Captured Ships.
K. v We t. Aug-ist 1 'I'll" Spanish
! s ,.|„„ r I, ,i.„, -. Os .A-. tens. load, d with
■ corn an<’ i r3vi.*i"iib and bound from Prog
reso, Mexico, for Bat.-.b n>, has been ad-
I ded t< the list >f w ir prizes. She was cap-
■ tured by tiie gunbo.-it J! ml' , near Corricn
i tes I. y, a Week ago v si'-rday, and was
The Budf-"r, which took her prizes to
Tortugas .■ f• a d ivs ago, is still there
aw.mag- orders Her P r zes are a barge.
■ a brigand a tow boat, wnh-h w. re trying to
! get from Nuevitas to Havana. Thle. liun
i died and <■ glil.v tw i * k and wounded
l Spanish soldi. soni. ol whom have 1 ■ :
j legs and arm.-, ire .il'.'.ird the prize and
will i." li. Id in qn ir.mtin.'
At tile Tortugas tin reports of the Imm
i ptoach tl). Badger or her pr.ze and the
I details cannot be learned.
Transport Sails for Cuba.
I T imp .. Fl i., Augu • 1 Th tr pot t
: Michig tn saiii d ye.-1 rd ty from Pot ■ Tampa
: and . I the bar of t ■ bay ' ■■ Sb
? ■ ' ■ ■'
I chief of the Cuban cavalry, w is on board
and w .11 ml;mm md of nts forces in
■c ma again. <:■ m ral C >pj ingi r. of th
I Fourth army cor;..- With headquarters m
I , . < city iaa 1" ' d "'.I" ■ tl 'I IV tO gO
to Porto R on< • He will sal ti
H port \rk insas tomorrow, uni <s an-
; other boat arrives from quarantine beiore
Transport Returns with Officers.
Tampa, Fla., August 1 The transi >rt
ULf. TT",:;
known army offlci rs and they ar all ' x
•mu.. I- gm through with Hie perbM ot .1
■ ti ntion. A large quant it y of artl'l.-ry
; being loaded 0.1 tiie \rk:insns und. r di
1 peeled th.it lb'- lm.:t V. 11 rail tomorrow
| f,,r Port > it... 'i'll.- 1 itrd .-avairv Ift
, this city tonight for Fernandina. Several
| more troops are to l>. moved yet.
SEMI-OFFICIfiL fWRTH GERMAN GAZETTE
EXPLAINS THE IRENE INCIDENT FULLY
Berlin. August 2.—The sem'-offl. lal North German Gazette till- cv. i ing pub
lishes a statement on tile subject of the German poli. y at Mani'a. ba "• I on oflk ll
reports, explaining that this is done "wit!, the view of corre. ling in ;ri pres ra
ti" is in foreign 11-wspapors." It says that for tii" purpos o' ill,ir ling ':• tor
man colony immediate shelter in cas" of need, some chartered steam 'r- wer* an
chored near the German warship Irene, in the I’asig river, under the pre’
the armed boats.
Tiie French and British colonies, the statement continues, follow'd this ex
ample.
Agu'.naldo still, according to the North German Gazette, gave R :r Admiral
Dewey a written assurance that the i isurg tits would act immaae .' it'.] at \ • il-
naldos riapicst. and with Admiral L'ewe.i s approval the comma!.• ier ot t." Irene
took four Spanish I.ul.es and six chil iren from th" Frau i of I- t ian tn..i r his
protection and placed them on board a ebar’ered steamer, ('very step b mg taken
with a thoroughly friendly understanding with Adrn ral Dewey and t’.ipt.itn G, a
erai Augusti.
The North German Gazette then adds:
“Tiie imperial consulate at Manila has under its protection not only German
residents, but subjects of Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Holland and I'ortugal, t> all
of whom tin* protection of the warships will be, it necessary, similarly extended.
< PROBLEM!
How mueb du you fig-
C lire it?
J The Crop in tight
/ through Pndayu'M
✓ 1
• Next will proba*
£ blv take the notual re«
C-ipts beyond
X 11 ,1)00. 000.
C Now where will the next
J two wveks put it*
TIME IS GETTING
\ SHORT.
UK ICE AVE CENTS
SCORES DIE DAILY
IN CITY OF HAVANA
Money and Wine Alone Arc
Plentiful In Cuba’s Cap
ital City.
FOOD CANNOT BE BOUGHT
Flour and Meat Are Not at All Ob
tainable in. the Besieged. City,
While the Supply of Fuel
Has Been Completely
Exhausted.
j New York. August 3.—Accounts of thi
condition of affairs In Havana, Matanzai
and Cardenas were given yesterday by
passengers of the steamer Fridtjof Nan
sen, from S.igna. She brought twenty-nine
refugees, most of whom were Spaniards,
: who had made, all sorts of sacrifices to es
cape from tfio island in anticipation of
. its becoming con trolled by tho insurgents.
Many of them wore weil supplied with
funds, hiving turned ail t'helr available
property Into eash. They paid S2OO each
for passage.
Almost all those aboard being Spanish
syrnpat h.z-rs, a meeting was held in th"
saloon while the ship was off Barnegat, N.
J., at which a majority pledged themselves
to refuse to give any information to
Amer;.-tins regarding t'ho condition of
things In Cuba. 7k few. however, consented
to talk after they had got .ashore, but
even they were very unwilling to permit
their n.-imes to bo used.
One woman who h id reached Sagna by
rail from Havana said tliat the condition
i f affairs in tin- capital .vas deplorable,
and was daily growing worse.
"There is plenty of money.” she said,
"but of what use is it, when it will li.irdly
pureiiit'se anything? It ;is Impossible to
get boo flit any price, and even hors? Ut-sli
I costs JI a pound. Bread costs 2C cents a
pound, and is very had at that, and eggs
which are brought from the. country in
small quantities, coats 35 cents each. Tho
supply of condensed milk is practically
exhausted, and tho little left Is sold at
m'... ' ■■■■'. '
Deaths Are Numerous.
; “On on average ten to twelve persons
. uro found dead of starvation In the streets
. every day, and tills takes no iccount of
the scores who dally die of hunger in tiie
Imus's. No words can d' Ser!l>e the hor
rors of Los Fosses, thw p!.-:ci. it the foot
ol the I’rado, where th'- wretched recon
centrados are herded together. 1 was toid
that there were no less than 4.0® of these
1 way, for. ;
of course, nothing i.- being done for their
relief, when the governnu <■ tiot eu >ug 1
food for its own soldiers. Worse thin
liiis, the officials beat and abuse them
shamefully.
"A few gis lamps are still burning In
the .streets, but tile electric lights are only
lit on Thursday nights, when there is mu
sic in the Barque Central. Wliat a ghastly
mockery those band concerts are vvi-li so
many p'opu starving to .-itti within sound
of music. AH the. t'neat. - s dosed,
and t heir lobbies are night! 1< 1 witli
the homeless poor. Wine is the only : ling
in the city that is plentiful and cheap, so
tliat even the poor can get a little nt tlm< a.
Stores anti Hotels Closed.
: "Almost all the stores in Weyler and
O’Rel'.ly streets are clos <l, as are all the
principal hotel- The ■■■■•'k of ii is a!
most -ompletely exh.ansted, and for a few
days the local trains th at run to the Veil -
do, I'.n-t the Sant t Clara battery, were
s ipped for want of fuel. They are now
burning wood, but even tliat will toon be
gone."
j Ju in Zarraga Zartc said;
I "I do not know anything of t'he condition
'of ihiiik-c- In H ivana. but 1 do know
ls ';■"' !1 . nL-m b! n w.aU.'
M 1 starv alion ■ bc< n a vol it ■ by
ptitlon of The’’outbreak '.'f tfi'- 'w .r 1 fid in
h%e* s°oid 3 a''’ high' prices, and' '\ imard' of
,ai.' nii-i who mad" sl"*i,n<K.> .11 a tpe. illation
5
.im
The Nansen brought a cargo of sugar,
whi.-h S.e mseharged at Williamburp
S ■' I'so brought MIS b ■■ of toba to
ofswtr n achffig the ( 1' d St ites sin e
ISLE OF PINES WITHOUT FOOD.
Key W( st, Fl 1.. Yugust 3 rhe report
H <an •' on the strei ;th . • un
questionablt authority U H If
A .1, 1,0.1. lof its food r . "in- cs a month
ago and its own people are now starving.