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Newspaper Page Text4 MERRITT IS HEARD FROM Terms of Surrender of Manila Have Been Received at War Department. CONDITIONS NOT PLAIN The Administration Is Furnished with a Copy of the Articles Which Were Signed by the Ameri can and Spanish Of ficers. Washington, August 20— Official announce ment of the terms of the capitulation agreed on Manila, reached the war de partment this evening in a dispatch from Major General Merritt. It was the first notification officially of the nature cf the stipulations and < mbraced the complete terms in six articles. There is considerable difference oi opinion as to the exact significance of the terms of capitulation, but the best opinion obtainable tonight construed the language to embrace all Spanish possessions in the Philippines and not Manila alone. While the preamble specifically dies the functions of the commission be "to deter mine the details of the capitulation of the city and defense of Manila and its su burbs and the Spanish forces stationed therein,” it Is pointed out that th' word “suburbs" is an elastic expression and the language of article 1, stating that the Stun V-i troops, both the European and native, capitulate "with” the city and de fenses goes to emphasize this construction. Tins is tee view expres.-eo by war officials and coiisi'lere.l in ti ts light goes to con firm the pr. .s dispatches stating the ca pitulation involves the, whole Philippines. One unusual provision is embraced in the reference to the return of surrendered arm.s, the article providing tor tin return when "the Spanish evacuate, or the Amer ican army evacuxti s." This, horn v< r, is a formal expression and Secretary -Algir tonight showed that there need be no alarm o: that score l>y .saying: “There is no thought of the Ameri cans evacuating.” Ail the unsettled points In the t< rms of surrender will have to be finally de termined by the president, though there is no doald that iv wifi approve whatever agreement General Merritt make.-. The terms make no reference to the harbor ami strictly provides for all occupations. Admiral Dewey, however, has made no report of tin terms. The capitulation fol lows in some r> spe. ts that at Smtiago. March Out with Arms. The Spaniards will be enabled to march out of town with modified honors of war, depositing tlu ir arms, li >w- ver, r seme designated point, and officers retain their tide arms. No .present difficulties will bo experienced in feeding the li.'x'J Spanish troops on the island, though more supplies may have to ba dispatched there later. These, troops will not be returned to Spam by litis government. It is supposed that a merchant ship brought tile Merrill dispatches from Ma nila to Hong Kong, as tin navy depart ment is not aware of lite at rival at Hong Kong of a dispatch bout. The war department iato, this afternoon posted tlte following cab.egram from Gen eral Merrill giving tne terms of the ca pi.uia.iion. Il was: iluag Kong, August 20, 1898. —Adjutant General, W'nsiiington. The following are tne terms ot capitulation: "The undersigned having been appointed . . determine the details of tile capitulation of tin ciiy and defenses ....I ui bs and the Spanisn i . •;•, stationed therein, in accordance witli VI,:. a;,1.-. entered into the previous day Gen ei i Wesley Merritt, I nit ed S: it-.-, army. American command-r-in- ni f i i t <■ Philippines, and his excellency, Don J , Jardi ties, acting genera 1-in-chief e Sp irmy in the Philipi have agreed upon the following: All Troops Surrender. 1. The Spanish troops, European and na- • > : iiato with thi - ty and ue- f<-m s, with ail honors of war. depositing their . rms in the places designated by the ar,tl : rities of tho United Sta tes and re- qmir <h Ignat ed and jiml r lie rd*rs of their officers and sub to control of the aforesaid United Stat< s authoritfc s, until the conclusion of a treaty of peace between the two bellig erent nations. m i.elud 1 n the capitulati n remain nt liberty, the officers remaining 1 their respective whlei shall be r< speeted as long R s ,11- ■ eb . rv.- 'lk- regulations prescribed for their government and the laws in force. 2. ' 'fib ers shall retain their side arms, hor.-es and private property. All public horses . nd public property of all kinds shall he turned over to the staff officers designated by the United States Ui'mpl''" return: in duplicate of men l ■ : ■ . nd full lists of ] property and stur.-s . ' all be rendered to the United States within ten d.ivs from this dale. t All questions r-lating to the repatria tion <>f officers and m-n of the Spanish f>r< ■ s ami of their families and of the expenses which Said repatriation may oc ean' n shall be referred i > tine government of th,- United States at Washington. Span ish families may' h-av- Manila at any time comv< nient to then'. The return of the arms lent 1 1 the Spanish forces shall t l< pine, win n th- t ■ vaeuate the city or v.li-n the American army evacuates 5. Officers and tw n included in the ca pitulation shall be supplied by the United States according to their rank with ra tions and necessary aid as though they were prisoner' of war until the conclu sion of -i. treaty of peace between the ■United States ami Spain. AH the funds in '.no Untinish treasury and all other public ft: al. shall bo turned over to the authori ties o’ the United States. 6. Th':- . ity, its inhabitants, its churches and religious worship, its educational es tablishments and its private (■".q>- rty of all descriptions, are pl.i- i-d under tlte spe cial .nfeguard of th- faith and honor of tl'-o American army F. V. Green, brigadier general of volun teers, United States army. It. 1,. Lamberton, captain United States navy. Charles A. Whittier, lieutenant colonel nmd inspector general. F. li. Crowder, lieutenant colonel and judge advocate. Nicholas de La Pena, auditor general Carlos Reyes. colonel do ingeninors. .7 >se Maria <>l u u< n, Felia d > E tado ma jor. MERRITT. MERRITT FULLY INSTRUCTED. American Commander Directed To Pre serve Order in the Philippines. Washington, August is.—The war depart ment today mad -. public lire ord-r sent to General Merritt last evening regarding ti’.e occupation of the city of Manila by the American forces. The order follows: Adjutant General’s Office, Washing ton, August 1-. Major < leneral M-rritt, Manila. Philippines: The pres ident directs that there must be no joint occupation with the insurgents. Tim United States, in the possession of Manila city, Manila bay and harbor, must preserve tire peace and protect persons and property within the city occupied by their military and naval forces. The Insurgents and all others must recognize the military’ occupation end authority of the United States and the cessation of hostilities proclaimed by the president. Use whatever means in your Judgment are necessary to this end. All law-abiding people must oe treated alike. By order of the secretary of war: H. C. CORBIN. Adjutant General. GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF BATTLE. HOW THE AMERICANS DROVE SPANYARDS OUT OF DITCHES And Forced Their Way Into Manila to the Palace and Raised the Flag. Ixindon, August 18.—The Manila corre spondent of The Times telegraphs under date of August 13th, 5 p. ni.: “The capture of the town today was not without certain dramatic elements. Notwithstanding the fact that tihe Spanish made a serious resistance against the advance of the right wing of the American force, It would not have been difficult lo foresee that a surren der would follow a display by the land forces to satisfy’ the Spanisih honor, nor has it been a well-kept secret that the captain general practically suggested the ma liner in which tlhe American troops should ad vance to pn vent loss of life on both sides. At first it was not intended to attack tho •trenches, but quietly to advance after the bombardment 'had ceased. “At the last moment, however, the pro gramme was changed ami orders were is sued for tlie land battery' to open tire simul taneously with tile fleet and for an advance to be made as soon as it was considered practicable to assault the Spanish trenches. Tho reason for this ethange of plan is not yet apparent, but considerable loss of lite resulted. General Anderson placed bis division, ac cording to directions from General Merritt. There were eight battalions of the First brigade under General McArthur in the figtht from tlie line on t'he right, three bat talions in reserve, while seven battalions of tlhe Second brigade, under Gem rid Greene, wire in the trenches across the Calle road to the seashore. Three others formed a reserve. Tlie troops bit the camp nt (1:30 O'clock in a heavy thunderstorm. They carried 300 rounds of ammunition per man and two days’ cooked rations. Shortly after 8:-l5 o’clock the fleet got under way with Hags mast beaded. At 9 o’clock tlhe Olympia led the way. attended by Iho Raleigh and the Petrel. While tho Callao, under Lieutenant Tappan, and tho launch Barcolo crept close in shore in the heavy breakers. “I’erfect quiet prevailed in the lines on both sides as tho great ships, cleared for action, silently advanced, sometimes hidden by rain squalls. The Mon-Urey, with the Baltimore, Clharleston ami Boston, formed the reserve. At 9:li-1 o’clock a sudden cloud of smoke, green and white, against th" stormy sky. completely liid the Olympia; a shell screamed across two miles of turbulent water and burst near the Spanish forts at Malta San Antonio de Abdad. Then tho Petrel and Raleigh and the active little Callao opened a rapid fire directed toward tlie shore-end of the intrenchmen!s. In the heavy rain it was difficult to judge the range, and the shots at first tell short, but the lire soon became accurate, -ami the shells rendered thet fort untenable. V. liile the four guns of the Utah I tilery made excellent practice on the earthworks .ami swamp to tlie east of flic fort. The Span iards replied feebly with a few shots. "Less than half an hour after tie bom bardment began General Gtveim decided that it was possible to advanc.-, although the signals to cease tiring was disre.'.’arded by the fleet, being prol account i f tlie rain. Tib :i-u;n>n ox • ■m.- patiies Os the Colorado regiment lea;-d over their breastworks, dashed in: < the swamp and opened volley tiring from th" part shelter of low hedges within three hundred yards of the Spanish lines. A few moments later the remaining six eom jianles moved along the seashore, some what covered by a sand ridge formed by an inlet under th-- outworks of the fort, and at II o'clock occupied this formidable stronghold without loss. Brumby hauled down tile Spanish flag, and raisec tne stars and stripes amid wild cheers along tho line. “Meanwhile the fleet observing the move ment of the troops along the beach, with drew its lire. The bombardment bad lasted exactly an hour and a. half. An hour later Gem ral Green and bis staff proceeded along the beach, still under a hot infantry tiro from tlhe right, where the Eighteenth regi ment of regulars and the Third regular ar tillery were engaging the enemy, .-nd di rt c.ed the movement for an -nlvance into Malate. Tlie vicinity of the fort v.as un comfortable on account of numbers of sharpshoters in the buildings on both ."ides 2ft) yards distant. The forward movement was ti-' rifare hasteued, ami in a w mm- Ul s t:ie outskirts of the suburb were well occupied, and the sharpshooters were driv en away. Bands Played During- the Fight. "I t the aCilfrnians, under Colonel Smith, came up the beach, their band piay ed the nailon il air, accompani"-! I >■ tlie whistling of Maus'r bullets and during til,- sharpshooting continm d to encoiir.i ..o tlu men with inspiring music. Each tegl meiit serried its colors into action. sher wa.s eonsldi rable str ■ fighting In the suburbs of Malate end i/emlt.but. the battalion of California pushed into the Lunela, a popular proim-m-.de 200 yards to the moat of tlie citadel, then the wli'te Hag w .s hoisted at the southwest eornor of the balled town. General Green, with a few members of his staff, galloped along the Luneta under a slmrp scattering tire from the houses near by the beach and parley".l with the officer who directed him along to the gate further east. "At this moment the Spanish forces re treating' from Santa Ana came into view, fully 2,000 strong, followed by Insurgents V .1 liad eluded General McArthur’s troops, and now opened lire for a brief period. Tlie situation was awkward if not critical, both sides being slightly suspicious of tr achery. Tli" Spanish troops lining the citadel ram parts, observing the insurgents’ action, opom d lire on the Californians, killing one an-i wounding three. The confusion soon ceased by the advance of the retreating Spaniards to the esplanade, when fleneral Green ordered tlmm to eriTir the citadel. A Letter from Aguinaldo. "Soon a letter was brought from the captain general requesting tlie commander of the troops to meet him for consultation. ■‘General Green immediately entered with Adjutant. Bates. Meanwhile, according to arangement.-, tlie moment the white ilag was down, General M"i ritt, who occupied the steaim r Zaliro as temporary corps head quarters, sent Genera! Whittier with Flag Lieutenant Brumby ashore to meet the captain general and discuss first a plan of capitulation. General Whittier found t>he officials much startled by the. news that the attack was still vigorously continuing along tlhe whole line, the American troops even threatening tlie citadel. "Alt available Spanish troops were im immediately massed in the vicinity of the palace, awaiting the succession of events, concerning wlii.'li a certain degree of anxie ty was evident. "Genera! .Merritt entered with his staff at 3 o’clock. The situation wa.s then bett. r undei ood and a conference with <leneral Jamlemz was liel.l. The terms agreed on may the outlined as follow.-;: "An agreement for tlie capitulation of the Philippines: An Agreement of Capitulation. "A provision for for disarming the rm n who remain organized under the command of their officers, no jiarole being exacted. "Necessary supplies to lie furnished for the captured troops, any possible dcficii ney being made good by the Americans. “The safety of life and property of the HTTP WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA. GA.. MONDAY. AUGUST 22, 1898. Spanish soldiers and citizens to be guaran teed as far as possible. “The question of transporting the troops to Spain to be referred to tho decision of tho Washington govrenment and that of returning their arms to the soldiers to bo be left lo the discretion of General Merritt. “Banks and similar Institutions to con tinue operations under the existing regu lations unless these are clhanged by the United States authorities. Spaniards Lay Down Their Arms. “Perfect order prevails tonight on both sides t'he Pasig, the civil guard remaining armed and on duty and co-operating with the American sentries to preserve quiet. “About 2,000 soldiers laid down their arms toniglht in the palace vestibule. “The stories of starvation in the town are exaggerated. The Spanish troops appear to be in excellent condition, and there are only 170 sick." "When the white flag went up Captain General A-ugusti jumped into a launch from tlie German cruiser Kaiserin Augusta. The cruiser then left with him on board for Hong Kong. The Filipimos are glad that the struggle Is over. The shops are again open, the blockr'de has l>cen raised and things will soon be just as they were before Admiral Dewey camo to destroy Spanish rule here. OFFICIAL LIST OF THE KILLED. Merritt Wires Department Names of Men Lost at Manila. Washington. August 20. Tlie war depart ment has received the following: "Hong Kong. August 20, 1898, Adjutant General, Washington: In assault on Ma nila. August 13tli, General Anderson com manded tlie division. General MacArtlmr First brigade, Gemral Greene, Second. Losses w<re as follows: •'Killed— Ff.rst Sergeant Holmes. Astor battery; Sergeant Cvimlns, Astor liatt'-ry; Himlcr I’atterson, Thirteenth Minnesota; Private Thollen. Twenty-third infantry; jTiv.-'te Dinsmore. First California. "Wounded—< 'a p tain Scab ack, 'J'iiirt eenth Minnesota, serious; Captain Bjornstad, same regiment, badly; Lieutenant Bunker, same regiment, slightly, and forty enlisted ln( . n . ’ MERRITT,” BY VIRTUE GF OCCUPATION. MANILA IS HELD, AND NOT UN DER TERMS OF PROTOCOL. Peace Armistice Not Binding Until Official Notice Has Been Re ceived by Commanders. Washington, August 17.—Now that the surrender Is officially reported, it can lie stated that Manila is being held by virtue of the military occupation and surrender ami not by virtue of the protocol. The difference is said to amount to little in practie.il results, yet such as it is officials agree that the occupation is the result of the combined military and naval opera tions. According to Admiral Dewey’s dis patch the surrender occurred about a p. m. last Saturday. The peace protocol was signed at 4:23 p. m. on Friday. It is said that the difference in time between Manila , and Washington is such that the surrend. r. reckoned on Washington time, would bo about twelve hours ahead of the time -it Manila, or about u a. tn. Saturday morn ing. In point of actual time, therefore, the signing of tlie peace protocol preceded tho actual surrender of Manila, by a. few hours. But it is a well established rule of military law, accepted the world over, that a peat" armistice or cessation of liosti.ities does not become bind ng upon commanding officers until they receive actual notice of it. Tills rule is expressed in the United States regu lations governing armies in tlie lie <1 as ' follows: "Article 139- An armistice is binding upon ; the belligerents from the day of tlie agreed I'ommeneemen t, but toe officers ol army are responsible from the <l.iy only when they receive official notice of its ex istence." Under this rule Admiral Dewey and General Merritt would be bound by the armistice only from the time tlie notice of it reached them at Manila. This could not have occurred on Saturday, prior to tho bombardment, as the cable was not work ing and no dispatch boat could have gotten through with tlie notice before Monday or Tuesday, in short it is agreed in all offi cial quarters tln.it the forcible taking ol Manila was entirely regular and that tlie city and bay is now held on the basis of this military an<! enforced taking rather tli.tn on tlie basis of tho mutual arrange ment between tlie two countries. This may bet orne material when tiie question arises as to tlie future of the I’lnlippim s. for it is finely to proceed from tlie American . t.'.n l point tiiat Manila was taken by force of arms and is so occupi< d. There lias been no time to consider what will l»‘ doit" with the 7,000 Spanish prison ers taken, but the fact tiiat an amieabi-..' uii'l'Tstamiltig has been reached with Spain a- to tin- occupation of Manila will probably operate to lighten the condition of these prisoners. SCHEME CF GOVERNMENT READY Merritt Issues a Proclamation for the Control of Islancs. New York, August IS.—A special dis patch to Tie World from Manila, August filth, via Hong Kong today, says that Geti eial" Merritt has prepared a proclamation to tn" natives which provides a scheme of government for Manila and tlie surrounding territory ami other island places in our possession, the chief points of winch at'": Rigid protection to all Jn personal reli gion. .M unieipal laws, tribunals and local in stitutions for punishment of crime to re- , main until furl her notice, exc pt im-ompa tible with military rule, subject to tlie supervision of the American general. Provost marshal .and sul>-provo.st to bo appointed with power to arrest civil us well as military offenders. Trade for neutral nations. Public property to rigorously protected. No inters 'i'lng wit It the people, so long as they preserve peace. General Merritt occupies the governor’s palace. DONE WITH DEWEY’S CONSENT. Kaiserin Augusta Brought August! Away from Manila. Berlin. August 18.—A dispatch from Hong Kong, dated August 18th, and evidently ofiieial, says: "The Kalserln Augusta, which left Ma nila. with dispatches from Admiral Von Diedri'lis after the fall of tli" city, will return there today. General Augusti and his family arrived on board the cruiser, Admiral Von Diedrichs, at the request of Gcu'-ral Augusti. having given/ them pas sage by an arrangement with the Ameri can comminder-in-c.hief. General Augusti has left Hong Kong en route to Spain.” SPANISH PLEASED WITH DEWEY. Madrid. August 18.—The government does not think the United States will try to make capital out of the fall of Manilla, but the papers express much anxiety regarding that point. The Spaniards tire pl' ased with tlie fact that Admiral Dewey excluded the insurgents from Manila and tiro ’hopeful that, tlie friction thus indicated will weigh with till' United States in tlie settlement of tlie I’hilipptne problem. WHAT MANILA MERCHANTS ASK Berlin, August IS.—According to tho Schlesscher Zcitung, the foreign firms in Manila have agreed to urge tlie following considerations: 1. Tiie expulsion of Francimoans, Dornin- Jeans and Augustianiins, who are tlie real Cause of the rebellion. 2. No independent republic. 3. That the Spaniards, if they retain do minion, must pledge themselves not to ham per trade. !. That applications for concessions shall be quickly considered and not shelved for years. 5. That freedom of religion be st'pulated for. ENGIiSND SHOWS FIWESS NOW British Foreign Office Will Demand the Immediate Removal of Li Hung Chang. NO FOLLISHNESS TOLERATED. Charge 1 That Li Hung Controlled the Tsung-Li-Yamcn in Favor of Russian Government. London, August 15.—Tho foreign office, It is reported bore today, though tho re port as yet lacks confirmation, intends to demand that the Chinese government dis miss Prince Li Hung Chang from power on tho ground that he is responsible for tlte recent aiiti-Briti.-fi attitude of the Tsung- Li-Yamen. The foreign office. It Is also asserted, has b.ad under special consideration tlie ‘ question of seizing tlie Taku forts on tho ' gulf of I'e-Chi-Li, at tlie mouth of the ; Pekin river, ami the city of Tlen-Tsin, | the port of I’ekin, in the event of China | refusing to comply with tiiis demand, hold- j ing all until compliance is assured. Meanwhile the semi-official Journal de | St. Petersburg, in today’s issue, deprecates , the tone of the British press and says: j “Russ' i does not contemplate further | acquisitions in the far east. Iler only ob- j ject is lo preserve the advantages recently ' gained. The Russian government does not . desire to injure the economic interests of I Great Britain any more titan those of any i other power.” RUSSIA MAY ACT WITH ENERGY. England’s Move in South Arabia Does Not Please the Czar. Bori n, August 18. Tho papers here com- | ment on a dispatch from Aden, published , in the St. !’ lersburg U< raid deel tring that England lias a-, tinted a pr Uoctoriita 1 over tiie whole of south Arabia from Bab- , el Mandel; rail to ti; Gulf Os Oman. The St. tct'.dmrg He: tld d.,'scr.il»e.s tho I importance of the acquisition, which is equal in ■ xtent to th ■ w'n th of France and comitrises a line of for liieationa which may in the future 'lorn; . th" t i 1 to Ind a ami :i-:si. I n domm'Uia,,’ lite Persian gulf . and j tit 11 ::• I- Th. \o. sis. !." Zcitung hellev* ■ that Rus sia will now ae: wi'.li ■ n rgy to 'secure a ■ position in the Pershin gulf. I WILL HAVE A POLICY IN CHINA. English Papers Declare America’s 1 Navy Is a Power. Ixmdon. August The morning papers comment upon tit" proposed immense in crease in tlie Ameri' an navy. Th< Stand ;'.’d t-ay.-; "Sm-it a fleet operat ing from Manila as a itase would Im able ; to oxerc:.;e consider IF influence upon the ! progress of ex "tits in ' i.aeso wa’ers, and added to lb.'' Ell-;!, it China squadron and I the .l.tp.ui'. '- navy, wo.tld make a mighty armament in teed." 'i’be Si indut'd suggests tiiat this consld- , oration may givi Russia a p ause. 'l’l.e Daily Mail cay : ’ rhe m w pro- | gramme is .<a r t ling in its imm* ■it j'. lite < Amer.' ; a mivy jump- fi t'i.rth place ■ among tie world's lie' '. It will not long ' remain fourtti, t -r will It e l-mg l.etoro I the United States will 1: ve a policy in j China." ARE WATCHING THE FAR EAST. , European Countries Wondering Wlrnt j America V7ill Do. Paris, August is. Tie main position in I the far eas is alt i tm it; ■; great attention. ' Tlte Soleil stays: ■'The Am r!< tns will quadruple tlte value | of tlte Pliil.ppim'S :ind M anila will become. , the rival of Hom K 1 I tited States will liave a preponder ting tituation in Chi nese wafers. Tlaei' i no mark -t tliey de sire morn eae . t ' > . and though tm v lia \ I."" f"r. .siallts 1 by other ; powers, limy will as ■ ar.-dl v .v rtake their | rivals b • ■ that region, and in tli ' e"ia:i.g br. ak-up ot > the Chines'' emjiire ti" Ua aed Stales will ' not l.e ' . ■ t 'fit with tl.e worst fortunes for ■ tbeir heritage.” Tiie Temps, while congratulating Franco 1 upon the role of pei;eem tker, r. ■■ >gn tics , tile fact tiiat it is B t al\v ays a. good thing I to put a fing' r h> tw ; at t.'" hammer and tit. anvil. The Temps sajs: “Tlte Un;l''d Stab s will not bear a word . of intervention ami I’r in '‘ litas no int' r comi.ro gratuitously witli a C'.'i;i!r> t'-mly destati'd lor a mor,- aetiv" p; rt in ; • tt international at’- ' fairs. It a ■ U'i be ar; i■ s lo count over- j much on Spanish gratitude.” Heavy Floods Do Great Damage. ■, 1 Hood, md dan- | . ■ " rra d below N,.Unital, i \ ceme- , t e ry w: .■ destroyi-d. Tlte Kurop. . n r< si- i dents are beiiev'. 1 ’ 1 have escaped, but . many natives were killed. o Paying the Cerruti Claim. Colon, Colombia, Ai’” u- - r.*, vi.i, Galves - •. of l.ogoti, is limming r.” )>.iyincoii of the! unsi tt)'*l portion of th* (’• rruti ' laini, tho i arrangcin o’ io < ulnii rite at tlhe expira- | tlon of eight months. Corea Will Grant Mo More Concessions. I Yokohama. Aupaist ■ The Coroan gov- ; eminent, tup’ying' to a 'hrman request for; conc«?ssions, has iiotitL I the German con- BRUMBY, OF GEORGIA,HOISTED FLAG; OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEWEY Washington, August 17.—Admiral Dewey’s official announcement of tho bom bardment and surrender of Manila has been received as follows: ‘‘Secretary of th, Navy, Washington: '-P' ' Manila surrendered today to the American , land and naval forces after a combined at- t.'y '**■£7.?tack. A division of the squadron .-lielld b ', or,s intrenchments at Malate, on u'" the south side of the city, driving back tho ■'t:'"fil enemy, our army advancing from tiiat side at the same time. City surrendered about 4 & o’clock, tho American flag being hoisted Ji '/y by Lieutenant Brumby. About 7,<iHo prison- p'M ers i v *‘ re taken. Tlhe squadron had no cas- W unities; none of tho vessels were Injured. *" ,,n Au K u °t 7th General Merritt and I formally demanded the surrender of the I o ' // / city, which the Spanish governor general ’.■ . / refused. DEWEY.” '’'p'/ Thomas M. Brumby, flag lieutenant to Admiral Dewey, Is a souGierner, having been appointed to the Naval academy from Georgia. His present rank, dating troni '' -August 24, 1892. is that of 11« utenant, senior '■ ■ /:/ grade, his number of the list being ■ ' ■ • “ Cn.u.ltle, at ''/ /' ■ / New York, August 17.—at special dispatch / /' /. / from Manila August 13th, via Hong- Kong / f ' to Tiie Journal, says tiiat five American j ),’UTFN VNT BPUAIBY soldieis were killed and about fotty-flve , r ,, r, .. . afnrc in.l wounded in the capture of Manila tins The George.n Who Hoisted the Stars ano Stripes Over Manila. afternoon. The stars and stripes wire raised over the .ity at 5:10 p. m. During the day Admiral Dewy’s fleet thundered a national salute. The Spanish loss has not been ascertained. It is probably several times an large as tiiat of the American forces. 'The Colorado tioopa weie tne first to storm the trenches. nul nt Seoul that it proposes to establish a railway bureau and to construct Its own railways, mid that tlhen foro no further conittKHlons will bo granted, MAY BE HELD FOR CONTEMPT ■ Earl de la Warr Denies That He *Ao cepted Large Sums as Compensa tion for Introductions. London, August 16.—1 n the queen s bench division of the high court of justice today Justice Wright resumed the hearing of the motion to commit Earl de ia Warr, Messrs. Broadley, Bradshaw and Rucker for con tempt of court in attempting to induce Er nest Terah Hooley, the bankrupt company promoter, to falsify his evidence in the bankruptcy court. Hooley, who was sworn, explained the discrepancy between his statement that he had paid Earl de la Warr £50.00 and the earl’s statement that he had only received £25,000 by saying tiiat he paid tlie latter £25,000 directly and subsequently paid him an equal amount through Mr. Broadley, Mr. Hooley’s agent, for division between Earl de la Warr and Lord Albemarle, Hooley said he had since discovered that Broudley kept the £25,000. Regarding Earl de I t Warr’s alleged offer of £I,OOO If he (Hooley) would contradict his former evidence, the bankrupt said that I Broadley at the Brunswick hotel offered | him the money in tlie earl’s presence: and i the correction of certain statements which I Earl de la Warr wished him to make was written out there. Hooley deposed in tlie I presence of the carl. After severe cross-examination in which | Mr. Hooley stuck U. his guns. Justice 1 Wright dlsmis. • d the summons against Mr. Bradshaw. The latter then went on the stand and I asserted tiiat. Eafl de la. Warr, in tho . course of a conversation with Bradshaw as j to Mr. Hooley’s position, offered to pay , Hooley’s hotel bill for a. month and said I he was prepared also to help Mrs. Hooley to tli" extent of C 1,090 . E.'iH de fit Warr, I Mr. Bradshaw declared, asked him not to I let Mr. Hooley know of the offer, as tho matter might be construed as an attempt 'at bribery. It was understood at the same Interview that Mr. Hooley would be asked ! to correct, his original evidence. While on tlie stand Mr. Bradshaw faint -1 ed. Earl de in. Warr was next sworn and ho i repeated in substance tlie testimony li" had | already given before, the registrar in l.arik ' ruptev. to tlie effect tiiat lie had ree";ved nothing for becoming director in tlie Dun lop company or for introducing others to Mr. Hooley. He admitted tiiat he had sug gested to Mr. Bradsli.iw that the latter i could, perhaps, induce Mr. Hooley to cor rect certain inlsst itements. During cross ' examination with r.-fereinee to his telegram i to Mr. Hooley asking him to make it | clear that lie (tho earl) did not receive £50,- 090 pounds o»n account of the flotation of | tlie Dunlop company, tiie earl said tlie only i ol.iject was to get Mr. Hooley to correct i wrong statements, adding: "I nev r saw tlie paper alleged to have been writtem at tlie I’runswick hotel.” Earl de la Warr acknowledged receiving fs.ino os a. gift. Ho said tiiat lie subsequent ly received £1,300 and at a later date, bor fowed £IO,OOO, but this money was tut paid him for joining the directorate. Later the earl said be was released from this debt by Mr. Hooley. !(.• admitted tiiat he knew tiiat Lord Albemarle received £9,000 and Mr. Broadley £B,OOO. When lie qiies tlcned Hooley with relation to his mis statements, lie. deposed that tlu latter re plied: "That Is all right. I did not know what I was s .ying, ami I s ...II i k" th" first opportunity i<> straighten maters out." Mr. llrc .dlev tcstiti.’d that tb. ro was not a word ..I’ truth in th" s: ■(< ment that. )><> l> .d intere.'pte.l mom x. 11, .-liar let. rlz.. 1 Mr. Hooley’s evidence as "a farrago of falsehoods.’’ Justice Wright will deliver his decision tomorrow’. TOPE HAS SUFFERED A RELAPSE Physicians Deny the Report, but Great Anxiety Exists. Rome, August 19.- Rumors are in circu lation that tlu- pope lias suffered a further relapse. Dr. 'l'aponl. his holiness's physi cian, denies tho report, but anxiety pre vails. ■ SPANISH VESSELS FOR CUBA. Raising of the Blockade Will Start tho Ships. Madrid, August 15.—Duke Almodovar do Ri ■ h:i; ri. ei'i 'i an intimation that tho Cuban blockade lias been raised and eablo c< mmuniction restored. Numerous ves se.t: are being prepared In Spanish porta to take provisions to Cuba. Jago Will Be Brought Back. Queem-town, August 1 W Jago, chief officer of the White Star l.ine steamer Britannic, w.'io was arrested h. re Friday morning on the arrival of th" Cumird Lino steamer Lu. aniit on a chare," of being con cerned in robbing tile mails and in smug gling, was discliarg. <1 this morning, but was immediately f air, st.-.l upon a warrant ! ued at the request of the United S embassy, charging him with embezzlement and larceny. He will be tak- n to Jam don. Slaughter in Southern China. London, August 19. Tlte Hong Ron"- cor respondent of Th.- Times say.. 1 1> ,7 t ) io slaughter in southern China continues. Corpses float past Wn-Chatt daily. Two hundred rel.els who had entered Tal- Wing-Kong were defeat' .1 by General M.t- Wiio, Who killed 100 of tlie rebels and took sixty of them prisoners. The gentry in th.- districts of Pakl.tn and Mu Gus duly send to the magistrate be tween ten and twenty rebels for execution. fl HIGH COWRY ABOUT SANTIAGO Cultivation of Cane and the Manu facture of Sugar Result in Some Great Fortunes. ABOUT TOBACCO AND COFFEE. ! Both Are Cuban Products of Rars Quality and Aroma and Bring’ Good Prices. Santiago de Cuba, July 31.—The province of Santiago de Cuba, and especially that part of it east of a line drawn between Sagtta de Tanamo, San Luis and Sam lago, is today of vital interest to thousands in the United States. The natural resources of the country and its fertility, its products and its industries are of paramount importance. Richness of the soil !t«W", as elsewhere in the island, entitles it to considration from an agricul tural standpoint. The raising of cane and tho manufacture of sugar are tho chief sources of wealth in the province. Guantanamo, Santiago and Manzanillo are the three important sugar shipping ports of eastern Cuba, Next in importance, agriculturally, come , the coffee and tobacco plantations, with which Santiago province is thickly covered. Large quantities of cocoa have been shipped annually to Spain and France, at prices varying between and sl7 per hun dredweight, but for years no coffee has been exported from tlie island of Cuba. Tlhe reason for tills lies in the fact tiiat Cuban coffee, like Cuban tobacco, is of a rare quality and aroma, raised anil selected by experts, and of necessity bringing a price which would not easily find a market for the product abroad. On the fields Cuban coffee sells for from s2l to $25 per hundred pounds. Vegetables Require Little Attention. Maize, yams, sweet potatoes and other vegetables grow everywlierc with little care or supervision. Coffee shrubs need lite ' shade, and these plants offer it. The result ( is that on must coffee plantations these | vegetables are grown, which amply feed j and sustain the planter, ami is after six montliis on a, seif-s'.staining basis, witli a gooil coffee crop ahead as clean profit. Tobacco is grown extensively at I’alma, Sorranino, San Luis, Bare, Juguincy and Guica, must of which has hitherto been shipped to Germany. Baracoa, on the north coast, is tiie home of tho cocoanut and plantiain in its wild luxuriant state. Tlie shipments of these fruits to tiie north lias for many years warranted two steamship lines < xclusively engaged in tlhe fruit trade to run between Baraeoa and New York. The plantains and bananas are extensively used in the man ufacture of vinegar. Tlie woods and forests of eastern Cuba abound in every variety of hardwoods, tho principal being maliog.tny, cedar, rosewood and "majag i< t," a w•• • ; known the wci 1 over us Hie strongest and most durable ot : all woods. .Most, of them, In fact, nlm-tenths of tho woodlands, are virgin forests. which it would take y'-.'.rs and years to de finiate, and which have so far escaped the destruc tive hand "f man, owing to the lack of transportation facilities to tliie seacoast. Iron and Manganese. Next in importance to its agricultural products, Santiago do Cuba's iron and man ganese mines are very important. Tho great iron mountains and mill's of Santiago are owned and operated by three companies —the Juragua Iron Company, Hi" Spanish- ! American company, and Hie Sigua Iron ; Company. The Juragua is the oldest and largest company operated here. This com- ! pany, a branch of the Pennsylvania Iron Company, was formed and tlie. property acquired in 18S1. Its shipmen s of Bessemi r ore so far exceed three million tons. Tlie total output of the Juragu.t mines Is con trolled by tlie Bethlefhern iron works, tho Pennsylvania Steel Company and tho Mary land Steel Company. Its maximum month ly output Is 40,000 tons. Slboney is the. ship ping port of Juragua Iron Company’s mines. The Spanish-American Iron Company, of which Charles F. Rand, of New York, is president, acquired its property in 1889. Its sihlpments so far have been 400,000 tons—to Philadelphia, Baltimore, England, Scotland, Wales, Belgium ami Germany, win re it has been sold in .the open mar ket. Its maximum monthly output Is 29,- 000 tons. Balqulri is the s'hipping port of the Spanlsli-Ainerlcan Iron Company. Both these mining companies stiut down I owing to the war on April 21, 189 S. They I will resume work at once. Tlie Sigua lion i Company, which started with a big boom i in 1890, built a broad gauge railroad nine I miles long and extensive buildings ami ■ eiieds and’have not been iheard from since, i abandoning their property and closing I down tlie.r mines. sigua, about seven I miles east of Baiquiri, was their port of ' shipment. All their buildings, sheds and I Wharvea. valued at $2,000,090, were burned i down by the insurgents and their railroad I beds and trestles, evidently very badly j built, have i.een washed away in tlie last i three years by the heavy rains. Their ma chlne shops have all been destroyed end at one time Were used as suit works by the Cubans. One thing must be said in favor of tho Spanish government in this respet. Their mining laws have been exceedingly liberal, encouraging and offering every >. icility to the opening up of this new field. As is well known, the Santiago ore, with its low percentage or phosphorus, ranks to gether with the Swedish ami tlie Spanish derm rera mineral as the "crack ore" of the ' world. As it name indicates, “El Cobre, ’ about ' fifteen miles from Santiago, is the heart of the copper fields of Cuba. These cop per mines are extremriy valuable and have been worked since early in the century. Tills rich and fertile soil, with its wealth of agricultural and .nineral resources, where droughts, floods and frosts are un known, is practically undeveloped, owing ! to the total absence of transportation la- ' cllitics by rail or by -oads. in tlie whole i province of Santiago de Cuba there are ! eighty miles of railroad, and not a mile of I road deserving tlie name between any two | towns or villages excepting narrow paths, i scarce allowing a horse or a mu'," t<> pass , through the woods across streams and over mountain:;. Industrially. Santiago is woefully behind ' tlhe times. Witli a wealth of mineral le- I sources, rich in agric.ultural iTi'i mineral | soil, Santiago de Cuua only aw.iits Amer- | lean brains, enterprise and capital to make I it one of tlie richest, as well as one of he J most, beautiful spots in tlie world. KNOTTY PROBLEM TO UNRAVEL In Which the Political Fortune of Han nis Taylor Is Involved. Montgomery, Ala.. August. 17.—(Special.)— Tiie democratic state executive committee, which met here today, lias a knotty prob lem to unravel. Tlie case comes up from Washington county and tlie result affects materially the interests of Messrs. George Washing ton Taylor and Hannis Taylor, who are rival candidates for the democratic nomi nation to congress in the Mobile district. The facts are these: In the late campaign Mr. A. J. Wood was declared by tile demo cratic chairman of Mashington county to be nominated for probate judge. Many democratic voters, however, objected to Hie manner of hi.s nomination and to that of the nominee for the legislature, and ran Independently Mr. J. B. Rawles, a demo crat, for the judgeship and Mr. M. H. Sul livan, a former populist, but who had con fessed democratic faith, for tlie legislature. The two latter won. The populists of the county held a mass meeting during the campaign and formally disbanded and united with tiie democratic party, recom mending to tiiat party the support of Rawles and Sullivan. They voted also fur tlie democratic state ticket. The congres sional executive committee of the district I 1 Oaw Op a W " V \j® v»» 'i Nly desk at the office and tried two of the best expert physicians of Chicago, but obtained no benefit,” writes L, B. Long, Supt. Manistee. Furniture Works, Manistee, Mich. “I was completely run down and sleep or rest was impossible. When in this condition 1 concluded to try Dr. Miles’ Nervine, and after using three bottles, am now enjoying good health and attending to business without any fatigue whatever. It re stored my health completely.” is sold by all druggists on guarantee, first bottle benefits or money back. Book on heart and nerves sent free. Dr. Miles Medical Company, Elkhart, Ind- met recently and pi'ssid a resolution that no person h" allowed to vote in th" con gres.Hlonal primary who had not xoted for Wood and t k other nomim es as declared liy Chairman M' soly. in other words put ting ii|) the bars which the state conven | tlon had lit down last April with such | good results for the democratic party. The i effect of the cotigressdon'il commit tee's reso- I lutinn is to give the vote of Washington county to G. W. Taylor, whereas th" rule ; applied to voters in the state election would en.ible Hannis Taylor to carry It. The state executive committee, as the su preme court of the party jn the state, was ca’led on to settle tho matter ami hence tnfiav's meeting. The ca.'-'o is exciting tremendous interest in th" stat" The committee assembled to day. bat no s h.ivfni’ a quorum present ad journed until 11 o’clock tomorrow. CURTIS ACT CAUSES TROUDLE. Provisions of the Bill Are. Difficult To Carry Out. Washington, August IS.—The interior dcp.iiTmcnt is experiencing some dtflii-n'ty in carrying out Uie provisions of <he Cur tis act revising the laws of Indian Terri tory. It provides, among other things. Chat I all annuities, royalties, etc., sluii be paid the residents of the territory by (he t e< ro tary of the interior, but docs not make ap propriation to d'fray expenses i icurred in this work. This and otn r provisions of tin - bill, it is said, undoubtedly will be amended by congress. Tho sccretar,v of the interior, wirh new holds prnctii ally tlie uoslti m of govi inor of the territory, will mike public regul.i tions carrying Into effect the "r’is act. Supcrintindvnt Wrigh.t, who has b""-i sen* to flic territory to invesdgate cmiditicnH there, will make a. report t> the »=»'<■ ret ary and the information si-cin'i d in this way ' may bo used in formulating He reguia- I tions. j THEY EXCHANGED GREETINGS. Presidents of the United Slates and of France on Opening- New Cable. Washington, August 17.—President Mc- Kinley and l’ro<:fd"'it I’.iuro. of France, to day exchanged dirret felicitations over tlio ' relations of the two countries, and ex pressions of mutual esteem of the two chief executives. ’Tlie occasion wa.s the opening of a new cable between Cape Cod, M ■ and Brest, on the French coast, NATIONAL COTTON GROWERS. Maxwell, of Louisiana, Succeeds Lane for the Presidency, Memphis, Tenn., August 16.—Tho National Cotton Growers’ :<ition met here to [ day. The ..-.-oi'iation v.a< called to order by M. D. Greer, vice president for T"iin< .;- I Earth of tlie vice presidents fav ired most I heartily the continuation of the organiza tion. but on different lin They hud ac complished a great deal, but it had not done as much good or accomplished as much as It. should. The speakers favored, above all other things, the divcrsifieiifion of crops. Reduction of acreage, which has lieretofore been tlie shibboleth of tl.e a. 1 .-ociation, was put aside, and made secondary to crop di versification. It was argmd that reduction of acreage would naturally follow diver sification. The association entered upon the elec tion of .1 if’ nt to tu< '•"< d the lut< Hec tor D. Lane. E S. I’et' is. of Texas, and F. I„ M ix well. of Louisiana, were nominated for the presidency. Only th" vice prisdents ai.d the secretary voted, and Mr. Max,v. 11 n ccivtil five votes an.! Mr. Fetors three. (in motion of Mr. Byri, of Texas, the election of .Mr. Maxwell was made unani mous. STEAMER SAILS FOR HAVANA. First Vessel for Cuba Since the War Leaves New York. New York, August 16. - Tlie first steam ship to sail for Havana since the beginning of tlie war from (lie port of New York, was the Schleswig, of t'.i>' Munson line, which sailed today for Havana and M.itanzas, witli provisions. The Bratton, of the Munson line, will sill for Cardenas tomorrow, and the Ardan Rose, of the same line, will sail Saturday for Mat.inza.; and (' irdemis. Tlie chartered steamer Lydia, of the Ward line, is scheduled to sail tomorrow for Havana. She will carry twmty-four passengers, her full capacity. ’flu Lydia will be followed by the Mafttzas. formerly tho Spanish prize steamer Guido. Both tlhe. Maianzas and tlie Lydia are heavily laden with provisions. PRIEST SUES HIS ARCHBISHOP, Catholic Minister in Chicago Appeals to the Courts. Chicago, August 15. —The Rev. Anthony Kozlowsky, priest In eliarge of tlie Al’ Saints Polish Catholic church in Liioeca street, has invoked the aid of the Ameri can court, to obtain redress for his griev ances against Archbishop Feenehan, ot tins diocese, and Cardinal Ledocliow'ki, the head of the Congregation of tile Propa ganda at Rome, tureugh whom tlie edict of • xcommunit atlon was promulgat' d against the priest June 20th. DIED ON HIS CHILDREN’S GRAVE. St. Louis Man Commits Suicide in Bellefontaine Cemetery. St. Louis, August 16.—R. W. Colson, a broker on tlie Merchants* exciiangi , win found dead today, lying across tho grave ot four of tits children at Bellefontaine cemetery. He had committed suicide with a dose of strychnine. Financial difficul ties are thought to have been the cause of his act.

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The Atlanta constitution. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, August 22, 1898, Page 4, Image 4