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t The poinTl 1 a Figure out tiiv • Crop as carefully as y* ' r can, using as r basis the y figures reported so far, * C through last Friday, 10, J J 069,680, and make your \ \ estimate at once. You • can tell now as well as y later, and don’t, don’t k Q get left, waiting too long J r to send your figures. j 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 ZZZIJh™ ™W!B ®it»Kii« / tlwWffliWrlw^. w ||B JOlwlllftil I 1 Bak S 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.