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ALL GERMAN FLAGS
ARE AT HALF MAST
Nation Goes Into Mourning
for the Death of Prince
Bismarck.
EMPEROR DEEPLY GRIEVED
Remains Will Be Deposited at a Spot
Where the Prince Selected and
Not Beside Those of the
Emperor He Served
So Well.
Friedrichsruhe, August I.—Tt was found
necessary to close the prince’s cotlin to
night. but it may bo reopened for the cm
peror.
The bodv has not been embalmed but Is
being preserved by the use of the AA'icker
sheim fluid.
Heir von I.in Hack, the painter, who
camo for a portrait of the dead statesman,
did not attempt to paint it, probably be
cavso of the change, in the features. The
castle is still rigorously closed to strang-
Eraperor William, who has ordered Pro
fessor Begas, the sculptor, to design a
sarcophagus for the Herman sovereigns,
has announced iiis intention of attending
the funeral here, but Count Harbert von
Bismarck informed his majesty that the
service would be strictly private and with
out ceremony.
Condl'letice and wreaths arc pooling in
by thousands from all the courts, govern
ments mid lorciivast statesmen of tlio
world.
Tin death chamber, draped in black, is
Impressive in its simplicity.
I’ntil tho remains were placed in their
cotlin the counterpane of the bed was
strewn with roses and rose leaves and
there was a white rose in on.- hand. The
<\-s wire lirmly closed, the lips a little
open, tho face w aring its usual energetic
ixntession. A black polished oak cotlin
with silver handles rested upon a cata
falque draped in black velvet, Four huge
silv-r candelabra stand at the corner.
Al tin feet two .-uirasseiirs mount guard.
The room is deeorati d w ill, palms and ever
greens.
Count Herbert is suffering somewhat
from tin- recent heavy strain.
Herr Andreas Muller, of Hamburg, the
arehite. t, is preparing a plan for the maus
oleum. and a number of Hamburg friends
of Bismark wish to defray the cost.
Mourning Is General.
Berlin, August i. The ceremony of bless
ing Prim o Bismarck's remains will be
Performed tomorrow, only the nearest
relatives attending. The coffin will then
lie closed mid will remain in the castle
until Hie mausoleum Is completed, which
wiil bo in October next.
An official order has been issued com
manding that all Hie flags on warships bo
half-masted on the day of Prince Bis
mari k's funeral; that a salute of nineteen
guns be tic d at noon, mid that all tho
naval officers and officials wear mourning
for a week.
Emperor William, accompanied by the
empress, who wore a mourning costume,
arrived at Kiel this morning. Baron Von
Bulow, the foreign minister, and Dr. Von
( j i e £ oi the empt ror’s civil cab
inet, are also at. Kiel.
The emperor has ordered that gorgeous
funeral obsequies be held in Berlin on
the square in front of the reichstug build
ing.
The famous German artist, Herr 1> ranz
von Gonbach, has been commissioned to
paint the portrait of the dead statesman.
Thus far Emperor William lias tele
graph! d twice to Friederiehsruhe. The
first dispatch, sent on Sunday morning,
was addressed to Count Herbert Bismarck,
and set forth in the most cordial terms
t the late prince, and express-
■ m jesty's gratitude to the deceased
‘'Who h i been a model of the most faith
ful performance of duty.''
Emperor’s Sincere Sympathy.
The emperor also mentioned Prince Bis
marck s domestic life, "which lias been
his greatest Joy," and assures tho family
of ids most sincere sympathy.
The se ..nd telegram begs for the fam
ily's consent to bury the prince's remains
In the Charlottenburg mausoleum, where
the body of Emperor William I reposes.
Tiiis, however, is declined, because of
mat k's dearly expn ssed wish
to bf buried m r the Schloss.
Prine.' Hole ’linin', tlio Imperial chan
cellor, took a special twin for Frledriehs
■uho this afternoon in order to convey to
the family the eondob-ncs of the Prus
sian ministry of stale and to place a.
wruJli up n the former chancellor’s liter.
Th, ::v ■ meils of Berlin and Munich
wiil hold special sessions on Tuesday, the
|i n. ,■ fi ling had the honorary freedom
of both those cities.
Tin C'.-irlruhe city council has passed a
rcsolut i'oi of condolence, and has selected
a deley ition t" attend the funeral.
In regard to Prince Bismarck's testa
no nt, It is known that Friedrichsruhe,
with the title of prince, descends to Count
Herbert Bismarck, the oldest son, the fam
ily of Count von Batz.au, the husband of
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k, ti.at Its recipient need have no fear of
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r**n nested to writ© without dclav.
Prince Bismarck's daughter, remaining
there temporarily. Schoenhuuzon gons to
Count William Bismarck, tho second son.
The late prince’s money, which is esti
mated to amount to several million marks,
a larger amount that was generally sup
posed. is divided among tho three chil
dren and the young Rantzaus. This mon
ey Is partly in the Bank of England and
partly In the Bleidroeders bank. The dec
orations, diamonds and art objects, val
ued at about a million marks, are deposited
at a Berlin jeweler.
Blood on Brain Caused Death.
Dr. Sohw’eninger, the prince's physician,
now says that the immediate cause of
death was effusion of blood on the brain.
Tlie remains of the great chancellor have
been dressed in the uniform of the Hal
berstadt Culrassers.
An enormous number of wreaths and
oilier floral tributes have already arrived
at Friedrichsruhe. So strict is the ex
clusion at tlie Schloss that Count Paso
dowski, the minister of tlie Interior, had to
wait twenty minutes • before he was Hd
mitteu.
Tho official Relehsanzelger, which appears
today With black borders, publishes tho
telegram which Emperor AA illkim sent yes
terday to Prince Herbert Bismarck. ft
is as follows:
“In deep sorrow and sympathizing with
the grief which has struck you all, lor
your beloved, great dead, 1 lament tlie loss
of Germany's great son, whose faithful co
operation In tlie work of reuniting the fa
therland won for him the life long friend
ship of my grandfather, resting in God, and
tlie undying thanks of the. whole German
people for all time. 1 shall prepare a lust
abode for his remains in Berlin, in the
cathedral, by the side of my ancestors.
Mourning Is Ordered.
The emperor has ordered the court to go
Into mourning for ten days and has or
dered the army to go Into mourning for
eight days.
The flags on all the Imperial and stajte
buildings will be at half mast until after
the funeral.
qthe Itcichzanzelger published a long lead
ing article today extoling Prince Bismarck’s
Immortal services and declaring the father
land has lost her greatest son. After saying
that Prince Bismarck was not only tho
unifier hut also file ed'ucator of his people,
tho Reiehsanzeiger continues:
‘’lf It is true that states are maintained
by the spirit and power in which they are
created, then the name of Bismarck will
remain for us as a device and revelation at
all times. As Bismarck once declared at
Frankfort, a Prtissia which could renounce
the inheritance of the Great Frederick does
not exist In Europe. In tlie samewaytho
German empire could not exist, at any fu
ture time unless it holds fast to the legacy
of its. founders, Hi,, tirst Hohenzollern kai
ser and his great chancellor."
A dispatch from .Friedrichsruhe to tho
Hamburger Nachrichten says it. lias been
definitely decided that, the remains of
Prince Bismarck are to lie interred nt the
spot selected by himself, where a simple
mausoleum will bo built ami to which the
remains of his wife will be transferred
from A’arsin. Until the mausoleum is com
pleted the funeral rites will be confined to
the simple ceremony of blessing the re
mains, which will be performed by tho
local pastor of the village of Brunstorf.
Prince Bismarck’s final written instruc
tions, signed by himself, express ids de
sire to be buried in a selected spot in tlio
Sachsenwald, and conclude:
"For an epitaph, .1 wish: ‘Prince von
Bismarck, born April 1. I'-'.:.. dii d .' with
tile addition of 'a faithful German servant
of Emperor William I.’ "
Emperor Thanks Americans.
Washington. August 1. Ambassador
White today cabled the state department:
“Berlin, August 1- To Aeb Acting
Secretary, State Department, Washington,
D i am requested to tender the sin
cere thanks of the emperor and the tier
man tieople to tile president and people of
the United States for tile message of con
dolence referring to tlie death of Prince
Bismarck. WHITE.”
Russian Papers Laud Bismarck.
St. Petersburg, August. 1. The news
papers tire unanimous In lauding the great
ness ami eminent genius of I’rlnce Bis
marck. The Novae Vr -ugva says he was
the most gifted diplomatist of all time.
COURT DISPLAY BRILLIANT.
Prince Bismarck’s State Funeral Was
Sadly Disappointing.
Berlin, August 4. Today's ceremony was
brilliant and impressive as regards court
display, but quite disappointing In other
respects. It bore traces of haste and half
heartedness. The church was inadequately
decorated and the public displayed no en
thusiasm in t'lie ceremonial, which, ho far
from having exceptional character of great
national mourning for a nation’s greatest
statesman, differed hardly any from hun
dreds of similar features that may be wit
nessed here at any time.
Perhaps the most disappointing feature,
though it was known beforehand, was
tho fact tUiat not a single member of the
Bismarck family attended. Trie royal pew,
set apart for their accommodation!, remain
ed conspicuously ami significantly empty,
it must be admitted mat Due deceased
slate Ilian was mH. altogether popular with
the nia.MSvs in Berlin, but on such an occa
sion this alone could, hardly account lor the
sparseness and nondescript character ot tine
public attracted to the scene.
The bitterness of the old dhancellor to
ward tin young kaiser seems to reach be
yond death.
Today's incident was emphasized by the
fact that Prince Herbert Bismarck came to
Berlin during* l*iie aftennoon on private bus
iness.
The proceedings were ciharacterized by
the utmost simplicity, but the emperor s
invitations in t'iio official world were liber
ally responded to, many of the leading men
coming from distant places for the sole
purpose of being present. Ihe empuiot
and empress arrived by train at Charlot
tenburg and drove to the church in an
open lamlau drawn oy lour b uses, with
postillions preceded by outriders and es
corted by the squadrons of cuirassiers.
Royal Personages Present.
Shortly after tiie service they I'ift for
AV illhelmshoe. Among the loyal personages
present at the service were Prince and
i’rlticess Frhalrieh of Prussia,
Princess Joaerim Albrecht arid I riedrlch
Wilhelm of Prussia, Prince Max Von Ba
den, tlie prince of Hesse; Prince Albeit
of SHiiles wig-Holsteln, the hereditaiy
prince of llohenzo.lern; Prince Cail of
Holienzollern. the Uieredltury prince ol Hob
eiilolie.
’Che kings and federal princes of the. cm
plre were not there in person, but only by
representatives. Prince Henry, of Prussia,
was represented by Count Von Su< kendorff.
Count Von la’hndorff, the best known of
tho late emperor's adjutants general and
ii very Intimate frii nd ol Bismarck, though
In very delicate health, came from the dis
tant part of east Prussia. Count Von I’osa
dowski-Wohner, Prussian minister of the
interior: Count Von Waldersee, military
governor of Berlin; Dr. Von Miquel, Prus
sian minister of finance; General Co'ant
Schlietfen. chief of tlie general staff and
members of the civil, military and naval
cabinets were present. All present wore
mourn.ng, except those who appeared in
umform. Tim presence of Dr. Karl Von
Bvelticher, former Prussian minister of
tlie interior, attracted much attention.
A company of the Second Foot Guards
constituted a guard of honor. This regi
on nt 11. id old relations with the lato
prince mid sent its band to serenade him
aft' r Blind’s attempt on his life.
Tlie American ambassador, Andrew D.
White, and tlie Spanish ambassador, Senor
(Mendez de Vigo, arrived almost togetiier
ami sat side bv side. The absence of all
well-known adherents of tlie Bismarcks
was most notiil, especially as many of
them i ante up to Berlin immediately after
, death, presumably to confer on tho
attitude they would observe.
Congregation Stands.
Their majesties took seats in two arm
chairs in front of the altar, all others in
tho congregation standing throughout the
service. Tlio emperor wore tho uniform
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION! ATLANTA, GA., MONDA Y, AVGUST 8,1898,
of tho Foot Guards and tho empress wa«
In simple mourning attire. Tho church,
wtiit not filled with those that wore Invited,
so that ronin of tho remaining congrega
tion obtained admittance. Despite tlm
brightness of tho day tlie electric light
Was used.
On entering. Emperor William shook
hands with Prltico Hohenlohe, tho chan
cellor. The organ was playing Beethoven's
"Funeral March” as their majesties took
their seats, but the music soon passed
Into the homely strains of a German
choral, played very softly like the sound
of a child’s voice singing to Itself. Then
the choir sang Kendal’s "I Know That
My Redeemer Llveth,” after which Dr.
Faber advanced and facing tho congrega
tion. read the sentence of the German
burial service, "Blessed are the dead which
die In the Lord,” adding a number of ap
propriate scripture passages, dike "For
today Is a prince fallen In Israel."
Alter the singing of a choral camo "Gott
Thus Das Ist Wholgathen’’ and then tho
hymn, "Jesus Lebt.”
Dr. Faber offered an extempore prayer
based on the 149th Psalm, which, he said,
hade once been commended to Prince Bis
marck in an important crisis in his life
by an eld friend as a source of comfort
and strength and which tlie great depart
ed had often quoted. The prayer was a
German paean of triumph and gratitude
for the achievements of Bismarck and his
contemporaries. It was rich in scriptural
exclamations like "My Father, my Father,
the chariot of Israel and the hoseman there
of.” Gne passage ran thus:
Passage in the Prayer.
"All who speak tlie German tongue will
laud Thee to the most distant day, and the
hearts of their singers will praise Thee in
ever fresh strains because through Him
and through all those loyal and great men
who stood by the side of King AVI.Ham In
the perilous deeds of war and in the noble
works of peace, Thou didst show Thy
good pleasure in us and didst gloriously help
us. Thia, gavest into their hands sharp
swords to execute vengeance among the
nations who set themselves against us and
to hind tbi !r kings and nobles with iron
chains ami with fetters of the might of our
armies, but afterwards with the gentle
bonds of reverence for true greatness, so
that they wi re forced to do right, ns it Is
written on the tables of the world's history
to ackrowledge the right of the re-estab
lished German empire and tlie right of the
German name, once again come to honor.
Because of al! that swells tlie breasts with
jovful exultation is bound up with the
mime of Thsmtirck, wo therefore thank
Thee that Thon didst t’!”e him tn us.”
Reichstag Sends a Wreath.
Friedrichsruhe, August 1. A magnificent
wreath bearing the inscription. "The Ger
man relrhstag to the first chancellor of
tho German empire.” was laid today upon
tho cotlin of the lato I‘rinee Bismarck by
a delegation composed of Fortner \ lee
President Spahn, Dr. Bochme and Herr
Junghoim. councillor of accounts. Prince
Herbert Bismarck. Count William and the
Countess Von itantz.au, coming here tor
this (.special purpose, received tit■■ delega
tion and conducted its members to the
death chamber, whore tlie delt gallon form
ally expressed. Hie rondoletiees of tlio
relchst ag.
——
NO PRANKS WITH HIS DEAD BODY
Bismarck Had an Aversion To Being
Ferine I a “Beautiful Corpse.”
Berlin, August 5. -Ixird Salisbury’s tele
gram of condolence, d> scribing the "spb n
did genius" of Prime Bismarck, gives great
satisfaction.
Bismarck, it is reported, once said to his
wife:
"I will at least take precautions in good
time ag ilnst. misch i vous pranks l emg
played with my d' id body. I should not
like to furnish wltgl the Berliners call a
‘beautiful corpse’ in one of those theatrical
tragi-comedies, .. miething between a village
fair and a church procession. It would bo
about the only thing that now has any
terrors for me.”
Herr I!ayd"n, editor of the Zukenblatt.
w'hi<‘h published tho foregoing, was one of
Primo Bismarck's ni’.-t intimate friends.
In tlio course of tlie same article he says:
"Dr. Sc.'imeninger knew last Ostober
that tlie prime was doomed but kept
the knowledge secret until tlie end. It was
In accordance with I’rinee Bismarck’s own
wish that tlio letter of resignation was pub
lished six hours after his death because lie
feared that if it was longer delayed high
Influence might prevent jts publication alto
gether."
Eighteen hundred telegrams have arrived
at Friedrichsruhe and ISO have been dis
patched slmo the prince's death. The
whereabouts of tlie memoirs Is still kept
secret, but it is asserted that they .ire in
the hands of Cotta at Stuttgart. Despite
denials it is unliki lj- that they will be pub
lished before December, as they arc not
yet printed and must be copyrighted in
America and abroad for .simultaneous pub
lication.
It is believed that tlie memoirs will fur
nish a key to the dipl jmatlc history of tlie
last forty years.
THEY WILL TRY TO WORK IT OUT
President Ryan, of Electrolytic Marine
Salts Company, Talks.
Boston, August 2.—President Ryan, of the
Electrolytic Marine Salts Company, of this
city, and the directors of the company,
were in session here today diseitssing the
situation into which they liave be. it placed
by tlie sudden departure for Europe of Rev.
P. F. Jernegan, the general manager ot
the company, and the disajipeaiance of As
sistant Manager Fisher.
It was decided to call a meeting of tlie
stockholders within a few days, after which
tlie directors wiil inspect tlie plant erected
al North l.ubee. Me., with a view to as
certaining to what extent, if at ail, it is
capable of extracting gold from the sea.
president Ryan said today:
“All the directors know enough about
tlie process to put tin.- works to rights. We
now intend to go to North Du bee and see
for ourselves what can be done.
"Wo .snail put Hie plant in shape and try
to gel gold from the a' Cumulators. Tnere
is gold tn sea water. The only question is,
can it bo ex trailed at a cost to make it
protitnble. We shall make an experiment,
and report just as we linu it.
"If it tails we shall say so and draw tho
«'<>mpany's affairs to a settlement.
"Jernegan and Fisher have betw. o n them
about $2W,000. Not a dollar of this belongs
to tlie company, but it is their share of tlie
receipts. 1 should think that tho affairs
of the company might be settled anywhere
from 20 to 40 cents on a dollar.”
Jerneg-an Seems To Have Escaped.
Paris, August 2.—The Rev. P. E. Jerne
gan, of the Electrolytic Marine Salts Com
pany of Boston, Mass. lor whose arr.st
a warrant has been issued in that city and
who arrived at Havre yesterday, on board
th< French line steamer Navarro, seems
to have desert, d tho Hain on which he left
H.ivre f>r Illis city. Inquiries made at the
different depots by Hie mayoralty police
bureau and at the different hotels ami
lodgings, have failed to discover a clew as
to tiie whereabouts of the fugitive.
Bobbers Get SIO,OOO in Currency.
Sedalia, <>.. August 4.—The board of di
rectors of the Bank of Commerce issued
a statement to the public tonight in wthich
they announce that tlie robbers who
sneaked into the bank vault on Monday
last secured JIO.OtX) in currency. The money
was In one package of SI,OOO and .eight
een packages, of $51)0 each. This statement
was issued to quiet reports intimating that
the amount of tlie robbery was much
greater. The directors announce that the
loss will be made good by the stockhold
ers if the stolen money cannot be recov
ered. The bank is capitalized for $!UO,000.
Wanted.
Two traveling salesmen In each state.
Expenses and good salary. Experience not
absolutely necessary. For part :< tl trs ad
dress Pocahontas Tobacco Works Co., Bed
ford City. Va. ______
Political Prisoners Released.
Washington August 2.—Tlio war depart
ment his [lasted the following telegram
from General Shafter, dated Santiago de
Cuba, August 1:
"All political prisoners have been imme
diately released as soon as we reached
them. Have not heard from Guantanamo,
but General Ew"l'S went there three days
ago to receive the surrender of arms and
political prisoners. They were undoubtedly
released on ins arrival.”
THE-MAI REPORT OF
SANIIAGO'S SURRENDER
Commissioners Who Drafted Articles
Finally Heard From.
SHAFTER SENDS IN THE PAPER
General Urgently Requests Washing
ton Authorities To Get Spanish
Prisoners Away from Cuba.
Washington, August I.—The secretary of
War has received the following letter front
General Shafter, transmitting the commis
sioner's report of the surrender of tho
Spanish army at Santiago:
"Camp Before Santiago, Cuba, July IS,
1898.—1 take tho liberty of sending to you
this morning a copy of tlhe agreement be
tween the commissioners on my part and
the commissioners on the part of the gov
ernment of Spain for the surrender of
eastern Cuba. The schedule just submitted
shows there to be a little over 22,000 men
and officers—about O.Ot'O more men than I
have had myself; and 1 am glad to say
that we have got ah these men witli very
little loss of life, compared to what It
would have bicn had we to have fought
them. Tho city of Santiago is simply a
network of fortifications at every street
corner.
"1 had no proper conception of its
strength until I went into it, although I
knew these old stone towns were naturally
very strong. Everything is going admira
bly, so far as to transferring is concerned;
and the Spanish troops are behaving well,
as they are. perfectly delighted at the
Uhoughts of getting home.
"1 send to you personally a telegram of
General Linares to his government, which
one of the consuls gave me. It shows the
straits to which they were put and ttiie
feelings that animated them. He stated tiie
case exactly. 1 did have him so surround
ed that it was imi ossible for him to get
away; and 1 could wail and he could not.
Sending' Out After Prisoners.
"I send out tomorrow morning to receive
soim tilling over 2,000 m. n up In the in
terior, a short distance, about thirty miles,
and in two or three days will send to
Guantanamo to receive t.he 7,000 that have
burr, ndered there. They should be shippea
from Guantanamo bay direct to bpam.
There are also boo m< n eaclh from Baracoa
and Sajua de Tan.uno on the north coast,
who will come into the port for shipment.
1 will send an officer around with a bpanlsii
officer to take Uicir arms and mililaiy
tU "\vL liave got a great deal more than I
had any idea of getting m the way o
munitions ol war. In everything but food
they were well suppH'd. Have got a ll
beautiful modern, nigh power guns-about
"My only fear Is that shall have
some sickness, and it is for that reason
tli.it 1 have wir. d you so earnestly about
:tine these prLsoneis
can go up mme mountains - ' vilh “'JJ
nt mu lifteen or twenty miles, at the n
of Hie rtt iroad al S:m Ems, which lb said
to b“ v.iv nealthy. It in. at any rate
abt ut 1,500 feet the a a. and has
communication by i’«’iii witli bamb,•
••St» fur thur«‘ B no t>*v« r in h;intia„o.
I suppose because tlicrc is »>m. i I '. l '
■'. . ;■' imm u n < c a ;
tills year and Hie I : glish consul tells mo
there was very little last year.
Hardships Were Great.
"Os those .n r. who served throughout
the civil war all .1. clare that they did not
have anything th;, would compare wtta
it for har.lshiiis. With only one set ot
clothes, officers t. ■ ■ peen t lined on dailj
till today, carry.ng thteo days' rations
like t<ie men on th person and ftullering
every privation that .iny man can; added
to all these privations, in addition, all Hie
horrors of discasi in an unknown land,
and v. ry limited accommodations should
tin s- bo wounded Tlio spirit shown by
th. in and by tho whole army was simply
grand. 1 can ree.dl no Instance where a
greater surrender lias been made than
tills. Tile linal surrender of General Toral
and his generals to myself ami my gen
erals was highly dramatic, as well as tho
hoisting of tin; tl.tg over the city of
Santiago, one of tiie oldest cities on this
continent.
"1 want to thank you and tho president
for tlie words of ch. er Hint have come
to us and to say tli.it none of us have
ever doubled tiiat every effort possible to
make our lives as secure and our situa
tion as comfortable as is possible would
be made.”
LINARES’S PATHETIC LETTER.
Commander at Santiago Writes the
Situation to His Government.
Guantanamo, Province of Santiago de
Cuba. July 25.—An otlieial report of Gener
al Einares to the Madrid government,
transmitted on July 13th, is full of pathos,
as it tells of Spaniards thousands of miles
from home, striving to defend property
which the owners have deserted. Tlie re
port sent by cable on July 13lh was ad
dressed to the minister of war. It was
translated fort.. 0 Associated Dress by
Commodore Schley. Tim text in full is
as follows:
“Otlieial Telegram, July 12. IS9S.—To the
Minister of "War, from the General-in-
C'.net of tlie Division of Santiago de Cu
ba.— Although confined to my I'd by great
weakness and in much [lain, the situation
ot the lung suffering troops here occupies
my m:nd to such m extent t ;i i - 1 deem i.
my duty to address your excellency that
tiie state of affairs may be explained.
‘“rhe enemy's lines are very tie ir tlio
town on account of the nature of the
ground; our lines are in full view from
them. Troops w ik; sick in considerable
proportion not sent to hospitals owing to
tlie necessity for keeping Vhejn in tlie
intrenchments. lior-'t anti mules
without tlie usual allowance of forage.
In tlie midst of the wet season, with twen
ty hours' dally fall of rain in the trenches
which are simply ditches dug in tlie ground
without any permanent shelter for the
men; tlhe men have nothing but rice to
eat and no means of changing or dryltig
their clothing. Considerable losses; Held
officers and company officers killed, wound
ed sick deprive. Cue troops of necessatj
Olli.-ers in critical moments.
"t'nder Chese circumstances It Is Impos
sible to light our aay out. J"
H-motine to do <so our force would be lack
ng'oLe-thlrJ of the. men who could not
..VC and we would be weakened besides
caused by the enemy, resulting
C . o in .1 veritable disaster without sav-
? n!l J ir diminished battalions. In order
forget out promoted by the Holguin dlvl
-1 h H U'tll lie necessary for them to come
b! "'l''break the enemy's lines In one place,
so that iny forces may break througn In
u 1.1 i! acting bl conjunction. I’or
another. ’ Holguin division will
th.s ope. anon t wm hav( . (<j bring
a Q l U arge which it is
Impossible U question is otnlnous-
.. The surrender is mevitable.
ly imposed suce eed in prolonging tho
ami we ca ijS useless and the ene-
agony, i 4 .. They see our lines
close up,
cnTmd 'with an elevation that we
were unable to see Iheii ..'ttiils am
rum the sea by the squadron, wh.eh had
•rs .ct range, and bombarded the town in
sections with ’mat Imma.teal precision.
“The complete exodus of tiie inhabitants,
insular as well as peninsular, Included the
occupants of the publi. otllces with few
exceptions. There only remains tlhe clergy,
and they today started to leave the town,
with the archbishop at their head.
"Tiie def< nders here cannot now begin a
campaign full of enthusiasm ami energy.
They camo hero tllirco years ago, strug-
gling against tlio climate, privations and
fatigue, mid now they are placed in this
and circumstance, where tlhoy have no food,
no physical force and no means of reeuper
fttlng. They are defending tho property of
Uiioso that lutvc abandoned It and of tßioso
tiuit are now being fed by tho American
forces. The honor of arms luuj its limits,
and I appeal Io tho opinions of the whole
nation art to whether these long suffering
troops Ibnvo not kept it safely since May
18th, whorl tuoy were subjected to tiie first
cnnnoniitlo. If It is necessary that the
Hnt'rlflcti bo endured for reasons of which
I am ignoramt or that some one shall as
sume the responsibility of tho unfortunate
termination which I ...nve anticipated and
mentioned in a number of telegrams, I
faithfully offer myself on t'ho altar of my
country for one. amd for tlie other I will
retain tho command for the purpose of
signing the surrender, for my modest, repu
tation Is of little value as compared with
the country’s interests. LINARES.”
808 EVANS’S CHRISTIANITY.
CAPTAIN OF THE IOWA WRITES
TO A NEWSPAPER.
Declares He Sang' Praises to Almighty
God for the Great Victory the
Fleet Had Won.
New York. August I.—Following 1s a
copy of a letter sent by Captain Evans, on
July 23d, in reply to an article published by
The Index, at Williamsport, Pa., praising
Captain Philip, of the Texas, for his "af
ter action prayer,”, and making contrast
between Captain Philip's action an<j what
is referred to by the paper as tho "fre
quently published profanity” of Captain
Evans:
“I beg to acknowledge the receipt today
of a copy of jour paper wh.eh you have
been gt.ud enough to send me.
"I am somewhat at a less to know
whether you st nt it for tile purpose of
calling my attention to th< curse words
attributed to me in the newspapers, or to
Captain Philip’s officious show of spirit in
announcing to his men cn the quai ter
de< k of the Toxas after the battle of San
tiago that lie belli ved in Almighty God. As,
however, you have seen tit to drag my
name in ycur newspaper, I hope that you
will publish this reply that those who have
r< ael your issue of July 15th may also read
what 1 have to say about it.
"1 have never considered it necessary,
and I am sure that a great majority of
officers in the navy do not consider it n< c
essary to announce to their crews that
‘they believe in Almighty God. - 1 think
that gees without saying. We, each of
us, have the right to snow by our acts
how much we are imbued with this belief.
Captain Philip had a perfect right to show
this to his men, and he did; it was simply
a matter of taste.
“Now, for myself, shortly after the Span
ish cruiser Vizcaya hail struck her colors,
and my c-ew nad secured the guns, the
chapl di. of th<- ship, an excellent man,
came to me amt said:
“'Captain, shall 1 say a few words of
thanks to Almighty God for our vic
tory?’ I said: ’By all means do so; I will
have the men sent alt for that purpose,’
and was <>n the point of <l<>Hg so when it
w.m reported to me that a Spanish battle
ship was standing towards us from the
eastward. My first duty to Gog and my
country was to sink this Spanisii battle
ship, and 1 immediately made prepara
tions to do so. When it was discovered
that tills ship was an Austrian, 1 found
my ship surrounded by boats carrying
d.Hn,; and Wounded prisoners and others
ot tl:.- er. w of tlie Vizcaya to tlie number
of 4wo hundred and lil'ty. To leave flies.,
iii' ti to suffer for want of food and cloth
ing while I colled my men aft to offer
prayers was not my Idea of either Chris
tianity or r. lig on. I pref, rred to clothe
the naked, feed the hungry and succor the.
sick, an,] 1 am strongly of tiie opinion tiiat
Almighty Cod has not put a black mark
against me on_uccount of it. 1 do not
know whether T shall stand witli t'.iptain
Philip among tlie first ehost n in the here
after, but 1 have this to say in eoncln
sion. that . very drop of blood in my body
on the afternoon of the 3d of July was
singing thanks and praise to Almighty
God for the Victory we had won ’
COMMODORE SCHLEY'S LETTER.
Commander of the Brooklyn Writes to
a Cousin, in Indianapolis.
Tndinapo'ls, .August I.—Shortly after the
great naval victory off Santiago, in which
Cervera’s fleet was pursued ami destroyed
by the Ameri.'an vess Is of war under Com
modore Schley, Captain John Sciil. y, <-ousht
of the commodore, wrote a letter of con
gratulation for tiie victory won. Today he
re< ■ ived a reply, which in part was as fol
lows:
"b’lagship Brooklyn, off Santiago de
Cub i, July 224, ISIS. My Dear .1" in: The
victory of July 3rd, so compute in results
and so rich in glory for our country, was
the joint product of every one fortunate
enough io be engaged, amt I ought rather
to thank you in their name titan t i appro
pt ito th ngratulations to n
"Surely, it was large enough to win lau
rels for all, and 1 assume no other pride in
it than that lit' lucky place of tills ship in
tho line was yvhere the first heavy' assault
yens made in, afterwards by the speed ami
her direction to keep ‘in tlie scrap’ to lite
finish, which occurred l:ire< ami one-half
hours from beginning.
“The sw.et.--l thought anil tiie greatest
satisfaeti'in comes from tlie fact that our
conduct that day has won the people's love
and earned the nation's admiration. It is
this which encourages us in the public de
fense. no matter at what risk to our-elves.
If it secures peace to our beloved land and
pi-rmlts us to return soon t . our loved on. s
and to our people, our efforts were well
directed.
"Thanking you again, my d'-ar cousin,
and schoolm it. ami fr'a nd, I am aiways,
very' sincerely' yours, AV. S Sl'lll.EA ."
SCHLEY DOES NOT WANT IT ALL.
Macon, G:t., August 2.--Tlie following let
s. r b.-i.s 1>"-n received from Commodore.
AV. S. Schley by Mr. A. AA' Re.se, of Ma
con:
"Flagship Brooklyn, Gun nt.-< rrnmo, Cuba,
July 26, 1898. My Dear Mr. Reese: I t lank
yoii for your note of congratulations. 1 am
afraid I am being pr.iise<l more titan I d -
s i . for a simple act of duty to which my
wlnile training in life has b.-cn dirt'.-ted.
Tlie victory was won by till who yver<- en-
I ed, ind th< pt : le’s t hanks are morn
due to them than t<> me. and I fe.-l tiiat i
could not appr.qiri.t te t.. mys.-ls what ought
to bo shared with all. \’"ry .-■ ticeicl-, yours,
"AV. S. St’ilEEY.”
Grateful to United States.
New York. August 2.—l’resldent T. Es
trada Palma, of t»e Cuban junta, when
questioned today about the estrangement
between General Garcia and General Shaf
ter, said:
"There is no danger tiiat the Cubans will
permit a slight misunderstanding of one
of their countrymen- even of a general
with an Ann rican t » nffect the successful
issue of tlie icimpaign. I know that Gitrciu,
as w.'ll as all the Cubans, has too deep a
si use of gratitude toward tin- United
States to harbor slight or fanciful wrongs
against their benefactors."
Three Fox Hunters Killed.
Hamilton, M<>., August I.—AVhile attempt
ing to dig a fox out of a hole near here to
day three young men were killed by a
cave-ln ami three others were seriously In
jured.
The killed:
JOHN PARKER.
AVI EL BARKER.
JAMES KEYES.
The Injured:
Clarence Baker and two .sons ot AV. S.
Martin.
Hawaii Will Pay Japan Money.
Yokohama. August 1.--It is reported hero
that Hawaii lias agreed to pay Japan
£4i»,000 sterling’ In -settlement <»f the. dis
pute which arose out of the exclusion <»r
the Japanese emigrants from the llawalkin
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A HARMLESS BOMBARDMENT.
MILLIONS WORTH OF AMMUNI
TION THROWN AWAY.
The Investigations at Santiago Prove
Shells Are Not Always Effective
Against Fortifications.
Partlago de Cub i. July 19.- A of
nayal officers anxious to s< ■■ tlie i fi.'i’t of
the. four or five bombardment.- ol the de
fenses of the harbor by tine <'■ et .under
Admiral Sampson, made a two "lays t..ur
of the battc-rh s, finishing their wot k t May
One of them made tho following s .it'-meiit
to the Assoelated l'n-.s corr spond.-nt, who
accompanied th. party:
"Over two million dollars worth oi am
munition tlhrown at the batt' ih s (ieb'ii'lin-g
Santiago harbor was absolutely harmh-.-s
in its effect, so far as the reducing oi the
batteries was concerned, and wliil" it. may
have giv< n the Spaniards a whol ■ "in- re
spect for us, simply bore out tlo w< ’l
- fact that it is a waste of tirm and
money to bombard earthworks.”
Tie party made a clos" ii:-poeti"n <u tlie
cruiser Reina -Mercedes, sunk in the Imtb'f
the night of July 4th, tho day after Schley
sunk Cervora's fleet. The boat lies about
half under water. Th" majority of her
large guns lhave been taken ashore, but her
rapid-fire guns were left,and torpedo's yv"re
in her tub's. She is not in the ehami.-l,
and tlie reason for this Is very appari-ut.
She has nt least five big holes in her E'yin
■the Massachusetts and tlie Texas, and the
way they are placed is a sphndid uibiit"
to ■he line gunnery of those two
ships, which had to Are up : < narrow
harbor mouth n tlhe lark >i '-- ' 1
of a searcllght,
handing at the foot of M >rro, ho pa< y
climbed 210 feet The path wis str.-wn v .la
ammunition for Maus r rill' s, b <-. ■ ' ■ i
tatning thousi.nils id t mm lying ,
At th e foot of the hill to th. r-at m m
Morro wher< the path o
was a well-built ami (qu.pp.d < I ;
station, from which to set off tho mim'd n
the harbor entrance. Com < .<1- d .* “ ■ ■■*
behind a bluff, the oP' rator in lll .
had a lookout from which he had
Y yy of the angle, in which kn' ;
controlled by his k< y. Near him wen Uh
X°X S mlnt O h O would have pressed a
that wHh he mlmm. and
shin on the tingle would nave
bombs. Eight contact v "
t ,r V'v utenant 1 Comma nd' r I "■>■ mm' >
today -HD nan ‘. . tr ie j which
began removing • ■ cott‘>n. m-'r •
ront iin 200 pOlindh ol milieu
than four times what the ordinal mints
are usually tilled wHa.
Mine Apparatus Up to Da •
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Xi.™.-
T^tn?E
>""■-. ,-x:s
et"";!;;
very dangerous large modern guns, am
oe-Jnst will' ll Admiral Sampson had four
tl,™ massed the tb ;X.°UXiXMas-
Nl Gkmcester and Indiana. In
Rudely'constructed earthworks but with
excellent and deep for the gun
ners to bring ammunition along ot run
for shelter, were four tuuz.zde- oad.ng
bronze cannon and two iron 8-nch mor
tars. The cannon are very old, cast _n
1873 the mortars in 1893, cast at Havana.
They have no sighting arrangement and
only point in one direction, so that unless
a ship entered their zone they weae not
Uangerotts. There wero also two little
three-pounder field pieces foi* repelling land
attacks. ~ . ,
On the Morro itself tire two bronze can
non of tlie same make and set. ral old
fasliionc'l small mortars. There was plen
ty of ammunition, but of old-fasihioned
kind, the bombs having wooden plug time
fuse.’ There tvas little or no damage done
t
exc< pt: the dismounting of an old gun.
' the destruction of the lighthouse tnd a
small frame house near. The damage
tvas all done by tiie dynamite shells of
the A’esuvlus and ut night. The shell had
torn a great hole, completely demolishing
the hou tt ng but a pile of debris and
tor,- out th-' side of the lighthouse. Large
quantities of broken American shells could
i lie found about and quite a number of big
shells tiiat had not exploded were gathered
up and |iut together by tlie Spaniards.
Americans Fired Well.
Tlie majority’ of tlie shells lan.led in the
’ earthworks, Jtk tb< low the crest of th
I showing that the Amehlcans fired well, but
ouaside. <>f [.lowing up the earth ther ■ was
no result. AA’hen tlio shells hit any build
ings they created great hav ><■ and traee.s of
many- were visible on the Morro and some
of the officers' quarters, where Immense
i gaping hob s yvere torn in the stole- e ck.
Did Morro’s drawbridge was shot away
and one yv'.iole wing or tower was crumb
■ | ting to pieces from tlie effects of a 13-:nch
I shell from the Oregon.
Then tin- Estrella and Catalina, icitteri -s,
just, inside Morro point, w re v. :'<<!. f'.it
l alin.'i was a. crumbling ruin, without a. gun,
{ and Estrella, an 010-time brick fort, aa i’
two mortars, one of which was fully in
I place.
I The second day was devoted to an in
j spc-’tlon of th" western battery, which h.ul
i mainly been attended to by Inn Brooklyn,
; Texas, A lx' ti and Suwanei . No tn >re .'.m-
I age was lone here than on tlie east side.
■:. . .
I similar to those of tlie oilier, but there are
■ tw<> 6 and four I'l-inch llontoria rifles, with
! iiri-e.'h-l'iading mi ■ han ism and s'. .-I s.ii.
* The guns are ([Uiek-lire and eas ly trained
i and y cry formidable. Tliey- tire suppos -d : >
be part of tl.e main battery of tlie it- Ina
I M. rc.'.l' and. ir is b dieV'-'l were mamu-.L
I by- sailors. There were also two large
i mart: rs, ,-imilar to those on th" t ist.rn
I battery . There wa- oyer t"' l rounds of am
munition for the big modern guns. Just
below tie battery’ on th ( a l s:d - wa i
twelve-pound'r r .pid-lire gun with plenty
of ammunition for it.
ST It AAA BEFItI I‘I.AXT BOtlK.
That iiink'-'. tug berric. That ninkes big inonev.
Write < It !■-. AIACi'N, liiKlcsiUc, N. l-'er ins
book oil ctiltur.e <tc. Si nt free.
Can’t Fix Responsibility.
New \"tk, August When tlie tr
port. I reakwater returned to this city from
Santiago the at my oflb’ers of the depart
ment of the cast wer surpri;-" I to And
that thousands of pounds of food w'n . Ii
had been sent south had never been un-
* loaded from tlie vessel and was still in tlio
hold A board of tsurvey v. is at',i tinted ly-
Colonel tiilli'Sjti . commander et tlie <! ■-
partrnent of the east, to determine for
whim the stores had be- n 11<:.:■<>< 1 and
why they Were not unloaded. This board
tins ri ported that the stores vvi tv not un
loaded because there was immediate need
ot the -. ■ ■ to trat rl tlie sick and
wounded. Tile board deekaes that it Is
unable to tlx the responsibility for the
failure to unload the supplies.
Judge Sneed's Fee.
Knoxville, Tenn., August 2.- (Special )
Chancellor H. B. Lindsay today handed
down a deere.- grantii'g .ludg. Sneed sl'3,-
866.66, as his fee as counsel of Um city of
Knoxville in tine suit of tlie Knoxville,
Cumberland Gap and Louisville railroad
1 against th" city for tiie payment of $2?.<.0i0
in bonds. The city won the suit, and Judge
Sneed asked for $25,000 as his fee. Tills was
denied by tlie city officials, and suit was in
stituted. Both the city and Judge Sneed
have appealed to the supreme court.
Sells’ Circus Man Dead.
Columbus, 0., August I.—Eplirlam AA'.
Sells, the. elder of the Sells brothers, the
wed known eircii.s men, died hero at noon
today of Bright’s disease, after an lllnwts
of several months.
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