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“The whole squadron X ( then **t out to hunt J J dow r>. r J J “ s ‘ "“ d ‘ { / rcn . ' X \ have . ,J S Q „ ’ J the moi. << } to °' 6 t Z The Weekly Conatitu- * 2) lion is only $1 per year. C bend in your word with f <your subscription. Be > sure to spell your word > / exactly right, so the 1 D Judges may award the C \ prize properly. / VOL. XXXI. NO. 37. MILES STANDS Bl STATEMENT Admits That the newspapers Quoted Him Correctly. HIS ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK Sajs There Were a Few Minor Errors in Punished Reports. BUT m THE MAN THE! THUE Gives Reporters a Statement Showing That He Was Sent to Cuba as ■?man tler-in-Chief and yot as a Visitor to Shatter. ,\ w York. September 7 -’Die t nlted S >:«-- transport Obdatn, having on board Major Genet Nelson A Mlles and his staff, Majot Grcenh if. Captain Whitney. S. eond nt ol ftl eonsin x 01un ... ... . sting of thirty ofll, ■rs and 800 . . corps, ft nt Rteo, art vcd bore today. Mrs. Mih -. son and 'laughter were also cm beard th.' transport, which sailed from I’cnce on September Ist. The surgeon n charge reported all well on i : .i nd no sickness or deaths d irlng of spirits. The transport was dec< iteii profit; ly with palms and dram d with flags. ■.. fol >• truck ■■ - ’■ I A 111' . ■.■ an ensign over i large Spanish flag. tu-il" long :-lri- > • ini' i n.ill .1 c.,d'' si iba.s weri flouting from ea h masthead t" the Miles Stands by Published Letter. G< n( r tl Mih t Im tt id to the Asso< iated J’rvss reporter who tntvi vi. wed him while iheObdam was lyiti.t off Liberty island the t il,. < inti.il ,<enr.ic;, ->f the statement at tributed to him by The Kansas City Star Correspondent at i’onee. I’, rto K eo. “There ar." General Miles said to the newspaper men about him, “a 1. w minor . iraeies in tho publish! .It- irts, such as usually occur in sn> h interva ws. I do n >t eare to point out the inaccuracies re ferred to at lids time, th y are unimpor tant. “It is true that I requested that my troops in I’orto Rico on their return home should be allowed to camp some where near New York, preferably Brooklyn Heights, Fort Wadsworth or Governor's island. And I also request ed of the war department that the troops bo allowed to march through New York city. ..J nev nd d to parade mys< If, as I ehall go to W . dll! gton in a few d tys ..nd would not be In i' al Un time m tlm con templated irade. ", as ked tl t tin Wi eonsin ien aboard t “ O ml remitted to stay in th s chance 5 to' ■ It would do no harm to it tit's. w. stern buys get a glimpse >f New York S n ly they m rit it. Many of them. I Ib.i k. have m v.-r st . n the city, and peril ,t i will n< v< r i ave an other opportunity t . t ■ it ••To my first request, namely that n. v troops be permitted to camp here abouts, in the neighborhood of Brook lyn Heights, and that they be allowed to parade, I have received no reply. To my second request I received a re ply at quarantine this morning or er ing the Wisconsin boys home forth with. “The men will co from the ‘ransports dir. "tly to tlirs. “1 shall stay in the ci y a day nr 'wo to trans n t some business and will then j.io ee'cd to Washington. General Wilson's di vision w d r< i. New York in a day or iwo. I think They will come on the trans . M il . M nit liti. Alamo and Concho. Tt’'' I '* will carry General Wil son and his n< adauarl'Ts. Statement of General Miles. T.ie following statement emanating finm •Senera M ■ to the report noarrt of tne olulam. It is in tlie. form of a ] C ttei in which Gent ral Miles is men tioned in the third person: “While at Porto Rico .and during the voy age returning on the Obdam. on which steamer were General Miles and staff and two battalions of the Second regiment of Wisconsin volunteers, I learned the follow ing facts cone, ruing the Cuban and Port" Rican expedition.-, in the first place, ] t me say that the w.r lias closed after lining is <:• neral M 1< ■ stated publicly at the beginning of the war that , would bo. 'Die statement was publicly made and a general order was n’ide by him as commander of tlio American army, •n which the idan ho has striv m to pur sue was forrshndoyv. d: namely, . eking to a< . ompl is a r•. •' 111 - "i’h t lie leas ,* is sib In b. s of life. In an interview in lh- latter part of May he said: •• 'The L’nited Slates government is too strong, mo great and too pow. • ful to < oni • i i-onmcti t with the propo-ed invasion of Cuba.' “Referring to the i ropos.-d rush to the f. vcr striek. n city of Havana, In said: “ ‘No officer is fit to command who. from any motive whatever, would needlessly risk the life of a single soldier either from disease or the bul lets of the enemy. I. have never sacri ficed the lives of men under my com- OM IMKi mand, and do not propose to subject them to any unnecessary risks in the present campaign.’ “in tin- order issued to the army nt r.n e uly late, lie direct, d that: ”'Every ollicer of whatever grade will, so far as may be in his power, guard and preserve the health and welfare of those under his charge. He must labor diligent ly and zealously to perfect himself and his subordinates in military drill, Instruc tion and discipline and abo.e all, he must constantly endeavor, by pr< .pt and exam ple, to maintain the higii. sl character, to foster and stimulate tl'.at trim soldierly spirit and patriotic devotion to duty which must characterize an effective army.' “The principle,- thus .nuneiated have been zealously observed from the first. Owing to the fact th tt the f< ,-"'i suited for campaigning in t'ulia hid 1 ex hausted in d. ; at. .- and d- liv in .-.mgr. s I and in necessary preparations, General Miles was opposed to rushing ~n ill-pre pared, undisciplined and um.iuipped army in a movement against the capit >1 of t’uba. defended bv I<AWO thousand train.-d Span ish It ami in this i. ~-ltion he stood practically al.mo for several weeks. Ha vana. Ma: tnz is, Sant lago and a few other points were drawn on his milit try map as both, ds of disease, d'-striu". ii ■■ to an army .and places to be avoid. ■ < during th.- sick season. When IlnaUy called upon to submit a pi m of campaign, lie did 5... and put it In writing. •■I., substance, ho took the ■ tand. fit ■'. that everv effort should be made to equip the .'ubans and thereby enable them to | harass (ho Spanish forces. Forto Rico First. Then Cuba. "The cry of ‘On to lliv.ant' should bo eno.,ill-aged, but wh- tl the transp .r.s, load ed with tl"' ps were out o'- si hi .. land, they should sail as straight as steam pow er could beat- them to the gate of til. An tilles and the k-w of the whole position— I’orto Iticn: then, having s. iz.-d utd o - eupied th it i land, a m. ■■'.•> tent to .'uba n ls to follow bj means of a str >n ; < iv iL i . for. ". w hleh was to bo or lit I and equipped by Am;u«t or Sept.mb"t lie . ontcmpl.lted that ai.c'*.i c ivalrj thrown to the center of Cuba. .Utting the Spanish fore s in tw. and moving we t to II .v in... by lite lime th- rainy imn was over ami It would be Impos into to man -tii er an army, we could move ap. .inst that city a wed organized, well equi p.-d and well disciplined army and .• unph to the capture of lite Spanish fores. The inelosure of Cerv. t . lb in lb. harbor ol S • iti i, , char go 1 the . mdili ins and made 1 polnt. General Mlles, while at Tampa, or- | ginlzed the expedition, felt th. Importance ed exS | SoinV 0 . 1 ;.o ■ ir ns aceompatrying that < xpe.iitton i w . rm i. but luthority was t ■ ■ ■ I’orto Hie... However, b.’l'i.re Hu.- ■ x," 11- ad.lltiuial forces to go to Samiig.., and they w< re lmmo.il it sly forwarded “On the th.: .1 day id July General Shaf ter telegraphed that his losses h id I■ "U greatly underestimated; that he met with a stronger re-ist.-ince than ho had antici pated, and that he was s irlous y .on 11. r ing the advisability of t.illini-. back to a ‘ position liV" miles to til" rear, nnd that he [ had been unable to be up during the heat for four days. I'nl'T such eir. iiin lan es I General Miles telegraphed General Sliiift. r i tbit he would be with him within a w k I with strong re-enforcements, of course t.ik- llPirfg® WhiriffiiTs Dm ®qdf ©®'&s®db ©tp®|p ©a I z ' A' z ■■ ■■ e. n ,; ■ .’ ■ - \\ I ■ ■ "J. 1 ' I li ■ ; gF’ 1 Ir J MRS. F. H. HANKINSON. D. P. McLAURIN. D. W. PERDUE. Mrs. Quinn Is Grateful. Pistol Ga. September 7.—Editor Con ' stitutimi. Atlanta. G., : Your !■ Her of i recent date re. eived. I am truly grateful I for t' ; io $373. I think your paper tit' gr. :''- 1 cat publication. Ymt tan emmt no for j a life-time subscriber. J will send my pic ture soon. I’l.-.is. send me a tew sample ' copies of tlie last number. 1 will try to i get all the subs< ribers I can. Very >'"- i sncctfully, M rs - *'• b Quinn. Mr. Woods Secures Nice Vacation. Em Worth, Tex., September 7. IX9S.--Edi tor Constitution: Yours of the sth re ceived. I am glad to note from it that one-half f'lo secern! prize of $375 has b en ! awarded me. You have m.v guess re i ".,rd"d .'.iriectly, tt. curding t., impos I'm I copy of my letter to you. <>n se Ins ■ ■ r- ’:'ry Hester's report last Saturday I had hop"d to get in lir-t on tlie contest, as 1 I observed my guess io be within four of tlie j exact number of lodes. Tt will enable m« I to take a much needed vacation for a few ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, iEi’TEM BEE 12, 189 S. . ti'-A -".A n . 'J... J se—y' ■■ ■ Uno .. '•„ i" u ; ---w Vj ■ - ; v ■'. I 1 ' p." i AV- J"' ~ >r ’ V .“'•1 / ■ X L'Xr a H'-- s. I ' Iv ! - i%.A’" i; -",'.--' 7 'i ! -'-A; .-A:: : ' ““i 1 A'-' ~£-’p l ’*-< . T s fs-“ • . '■ A “Name the CuUpff' Hr. President 2” in;; the troops pt.'par.'d for tile s. ■■ oi l ex pedition. which had been order.-I oy president to op. ’-ale Ig i :s: •m- ; n. m. I.i Gul.a is w.ll m i'orl" K'eo I ■ • , !I ',.r. om. ms w. re pm ’i.'d rapidly :m wnd ( i tl | s.qiM' •»’’ ili'in arrivi'l in I'lvan''* y th. ommaiidhig general and were |ml in It on in tie troll -he ■ aroun 1 S tn't tgo. I Had Instructions from President, i “Cnder verbal I'.struetions of th. pr. ••. - I dent G< mr .1 Miles was div .: ed to ■;> . wh rover h. d< tn. 1 his presene. wis r< • qtiired, but that Im should give simh ditee- : tions a; in hi: opinion wetv -■ fm I ( ■ army nnd the governin'nt. ■These w. re th. . tr.-umsi mecs un l. r ’ alien Gone, i! M.' s I f ,g'' , r \mg at S inti ig'. July Hth. no: a V ite indtv.dti.il nas a v silor. Aif p ■' , i , Hint lie went there dlsrob d of li ." . authority or ofilcial cut.ai'lty is too cbi I • i t., bo •oi -idcr. Ibf s- nsible men I Tom the ’ moment he arrived nt S <:■ ti ■. ■ ■ ■ 1 : ■ ; Bp »nsible tor what might occur. 11. arr v. .11 th. re with the Y ale, Columbi i nnd Rita, loaded with infantry. .Mid thret ships load- | ed with artillery, besides those already dis- , embarked, lie <l. signed n disembark the ■ | troops and artlllety named mt the Went ; ■ side of Santi,as was understood b f. re I leaving Washington and before lie wont . - ashore he made th,, ne essary arrange ments no '.rdimKy. He then pt ■.•• bed to days. Vacation would have to be taken * ' between September 10th and 22d or not at i ’ all tit’s year I will endeavor to repay j ’ your kindness by an extra effort to Increase , your circulation. Th" prize 1- very accept able. and j am truly grateful to you. Yours ' i truly. BALDWIN M. WOODS. : Mrs. Hankinson Agreeably Surprised, j i Beech island, S. C„ Sepu-mi, t 8. 183'.- I Editor Constitution: Your letter at hand ' 1 am agreeably surprised to find myself a successful gucsser in the cotton crop con j test, or rather in ni.iking an estimate of , it. The record is all right, and 1 appre ; elate the prize won very much 1 liaven'i ' a recent picture of myself and send <me tthi't was taken about titre.■ years ago. You are it liberty to * opy t in your p.ip'-r. al though I do not 1 he notoriety at any time. 1 am not situated so as to do much can vassing fur 'Die Constitu: ion. Tito most subscriptions receiv'd I solicit among my . 1 friends, as you will notice most all are directed to Beet it Island. 1 itav. ;>'t been , the I roi t, 3 1.1 alt C. .. lit an- wi' It Gen eral Shafter, a, not. . •: • m to the Span ish comma - del le. ' '1 .- ft •-r f ing . umi's.miia;. y.e li of th. L’nited S'.atec army b i ai I in his camp witii ■ sli.mg I'-e'c. te. '■ “• and Would meet : him betw. .-n th. lire ;ta; y hour agreea- , ble to 1 itn 'I h ■ :i< Sp nlsh < om- : mat".!' r wan that it would m.et him at 12 o'clock nex nori IT < mec n| was . held, and tiller sum “ ver.c t ion b tween til Tot Gener- eral that hud ■ t: hington six ■ h ys fore an. tl t t the d. rml- a lie Iso informed th. Spanlsh j gcnenil that his re-en.'or« . iiieiit • b e! ar . rived w th 1 m. that . mi. of th I had already disembarked and the remainder 1 would be <1 isemb'irk< <1 on the wst .- i'!' of I the 1 ■' ■ tit v for him to o tend ’ vitablc Th. ■ trin.sports eoald bo pla’nly .. :t by the | Spa tl h from ?J >rro <■ st le tnd other i pa in , General Total replied that so long ; as he had rations ami ammunition ho had n order to m dniabn ho Ito r of 1 th" Spanish army. In reap.JUS.' to that h“ i w.i informed that Io- li id .'tlready nitlin ; t lined the honor of th" Spanisl army and that furtltcr efforts w mid I•• i ■ less and ■ would result in the ws. it of raeriliee of hu- » able to do anything for th's summer, as my health lias been very poor, but 1 never j fail to put in a word I'm your >•x 7 ■ ■ 1 1-• ti t pi j per. tlhe best weekly published. 1 will do : all I can for you in the way of raising sub I 1 scriptions as scon as I am a little strong! r. MRS. I’. II- -HANKINSON. Highest Prize Winner. I Mr. D. P. MeL iuriti, who wins the s2..’>oil for his estimate, 11.!99'.t7, on tlie cotton crop, is pm : master at Clio. S. C. His agency for The Cm dilution is well con ducted, he secures a list of about twenty five at his office. This does nicely for a town of 15> popnlat/on, witii only half a dozen stores, ten miles from Bennettsville. If every agent did as well proportionately as Mr. M"l.auiin K'.s done, our list wmtid materially iner- i"". ■' good agent will al ways do good work, and will study out the problems presented in Th Constitution's educational contest- ' n 'l have suiciss with them. Fur at; a c ,Git to sit down and wail mas life He tli. U .sttid tha: he was wait- i Ing to hear from his government and was mforin.'.l by G. ictal Mile that he bid .il r. ady taken mu. h time for tb it purpose, and would tie given until daylight of tho ' following morning, it in ing tin". o'clock, to submit his linal tinsw.r. He logged for longer time an I .are.-: ly i. qliisted until 1 12 o'clock next day; this was finally granted by G.'iuril Miles, Hie m.'l.ag dissolved . I and the oftkers separated. Alger’s Telegram to Miles. ! "On returning from tins conference n. ; i dispatch was received by General Miles i . from Washington as follows: ' “ ‘W ishington, Joly I.'JS -Major Gen- ; e. il Mil. s ’ton ma-,- ... e.-pt nurV'nd'r by 1 : in; p.ir 'io '<> ofileers i.ud mon, the :■ ' i their m th. ofli ' errs nnd titon niter parole t.-> allowed to I ■ return to Spain, the I'nit.d States assist- | I ing. If not a,'.opted then assault, unless i ; in your judgment tin assault would f ill. <’■ ...lilt with Sampson and pursue his I course ns to the assault, as you jointly i agree upon. Tho matter should b- ,-cttied I promptly. It. A ALGER. " 'Secretary of War.’ "This." the statement says, "does not ‘ look as if G'-ncral Miles was there as a visitor, lie was eharged with the respon- . slb'lity of ordering an assault tl|xut tho ■ intrenehments and fort iti. at ions of an army, whieh, if su< ssful, would have i < ost lit 1< ast 5,000 ves, or withhold ng the I l for subscribers to fall in his mouth, there , i cannot be much interest or success. Mr. Mei.aurin lias made no special dem- ! j onstmtion over his taking the first prize, i ! He mis ills picture, as we requested, and , : hop.d that I‘. would be satisfactory, and : | in time for this issue. We present it with ; pleasure, and ask that you study the quiet i lines of his face. Ymt can see then how , i lie could figure out carefully the probabll- I j ities of the cotton crop at over live months i i distance and come witfliln three biles of ! I the total number three bales of the exact I , figures. His prize of s2,sfrt will doubtless | be quite acceptable, and will be well in- ; . vested ami m ike peace and comfort for him and his in his declining days. I .Mr. Robert Boyd, of Rowell. Ark., and ! Mr. D. W. I’erdue, of Griflin. Ga.. who. •• picture we bad on hand, have not as yet re.-ponded to OUl* notiee. \\ e give tile let- , tors from Mr. Woods and the two ladies ■ who were in the prize list. The Missing Word for Septeniber. If you will read the top line of the ad- I assault if in his judgment such assault | would fail. “No greater discretion was ever given to any gen* ral commanding an army, and what is mor. , as will be observed, he was authorized to accept the surrender, which in the interest of his subordinates he gen erously declined to do. and went away, leaving all the honor to his next in rank. General Shafter. The Letter from Toral. ‘‘On Pho morning succeeding tne first in terview, a letter was received from Gem ral Toral, of which the following is a literal translation: " 'St int lag. ide< 'n ba, July It. IS9S. —< Jenera I in Chief of the Ami ri'an Eote. s, Honored | Sir: His excellency, the gcueral-ln-chief of I the army of the island of Cuba, telegraphs from Havana yesterday at 7 p. m. the fol- j lowing: Believing bu t< Impot ■ t.'inco as the enpitttlatiou of that place to I be known attd decided upon by lie govern ment of hi- inajest e, I give you mith-■ t int I have sent the conditions of yo.tr tele gram asking an immediate answ r and enabling you also to show this to the gen eral of the American army to see If tie will agr.e to wall the answer of th" govern rrt. ::, which cannot b< as ton as time which lie has decided, as cornmnuieat 1-m bv way of B. rmud.t is more .-low iban b way of Key West, lit the m--anwhil" your honor and' the general of th. arntv may agree upon a c.ipilulation on the | >; Vi's o'- 'fi patri Ilion (returniic.: I ’ S:. .i“ “ 'I have the honor to tran nilt this to von that in case you may consider ' t" foro goin : :i' isl’a.t ory. that h" mav designate persons in reuresentatlon of him ' if, who wth those in my name may gree to clans, a of the capllulatlo:i upon 1 Im itt. is of returning to Spain, accepted already in the beginning bv the gemTal-in-ehlef ol t'lds army Awaiting a g-ply, I am. very re.peetfttllv, your servant. " 'JOSE TORAL.' ' "A* th" mooting in th' following dav j G. tt r.tl Toral stated that he was prepar' d jto surrender wit it the approval of Cte | captaitt g. neral of Cuba, but It would re- I quire a little time to have his nets con j firmed by the home government , that in the I meantime he was prepared to appoint com i missionm's to arrange tho clans's of capit tt ! lation. Not only this, lie offered to sur j render the balance of his command, w'hlc : had not. been under fire during the cam j paign. Tho remark.!bh' offer was on ills i motion, and was in the nature of a. sur |pr : ■ to tin: Ane riean g nerals pr. si nt. j How. ver, a' -Im confer, n- of th. day I previous, Genet.tl Mih : had r. minded him i Gad b» en I. nd' r d tII • >11"-1 li"aI ' t, mi ever off. r. d to an enemy; that his destroy, d. and that they w< re 3,00.1 mil. .- IT'on imnie. “Toral's offer could he accounted for in on.- of two w tys cither that Hie troops 1 were wanted ~i horn, to meet a. titrcatened re'.oluti.m. or that they wanted Io get h..tno, and lie regard'd this as the only means of doing so at the expense of th" I i’nlt' d States. Whether Blanco and tim rest of tho spani.-lt forces tn ''uba would | have surrendered on the same term-' is not. I now. and perltaps m tv never bo known. Changed His Course. ' "Tito place Os landing th.- i’orto Rican 1 expedition hud been so thoroughly n.lver- I tised in communications sent over the ' mil cable nnd in .- own country ind raph to Mudt : iai front there to San Juan, that not 1 having received the necessary apnliances I with which to d:-u'lnlinrk. Ge 0r.,1 Milas 1 <|." id..l after leaving the Windward pas- I sage ti, change his course mid land on tho i south side o’’ I’orto Rico, where th" Spnn ! lards were tile least prepared and the least | expected t ' receive him. and whet" he I knew that the disembarkation of the troops ' and stippll. s could I"- most easily i ff . ted. ; Prom tho time of that disenibnrkatlon. I during the following n'fnet.'on days of the i campaign, lie kept tho Spaniards guessing Continued on Second Page. | vertisement of the September contest tlhls | wc k. you will sec th it SIOO extra is up for , tho first correct naming of tlie missing ■ word. Os course ymt nmst :-p.’l f' right, ■ lint it will ho necessary to have th" right word in order |.. spoil it prop.'fix. Ymt ■!■ innot s. nd J.,n,s and expo. tite commit tee to road it as Smith limit up the word, ti te w Itole squadron of you set out now and . Ittint it down. Send it in tltis week and get : th" extra SIOO. ■ No one lias named the word as yet. No I j otte lias spelled it out properly. No one lias 1 ■ been within burning distance of tt. w- I cannot say “somebody's burning up.” as the children do in one of their favorite 1 games. But we w ant tlie itoys. tlie girls, ' tl'.,- grown folks to limit up this switob, ami l>e first about it for the extra ono-hundred dell.'tr cheek. i This offer may l>e wit! drawn in the next i issue, inti that will not signify that Hie ; word lias been hit. Get your word in this ! week, and then ymt are sine to have the | chance at the extra SIOO for the first guess. Ohe Sentence ) X FOR THIC C y September Content J $ ,H K X “The whol • nqunaron 1 \ then H't out to hunt £ down ‘’ X \ Fill in the word and f send It right in with your f J subscription. 2 Only per year for \ <’ Tho Weekly Constitu- X tion. The missing word / costs you nothing and € J may pay you a good C round stun. Z 'sZ\z“* X PBICE FIVE (-KNTS ADMIRAL SCHLEY REACHES SAN JUAN Transport Casing Commissionefs ■ How in Porto Rican Waters, I ROW RECEPTION IS GIVEN Spanish Cunboat Fites a Salute of Thirteen Guns to tancans. THE YELLOW FUG IS HONORED United States Sailor Is Greeted En thusiastically by the Great Crowd Present, and Is Nominated for President of His Nation. San Juan de Porto Rico, September (1.- The LT it. I States tran : >rt ■ -g ■■ ■ ing R. ar Admiral W. S. Schley and Briga dier General W. W. Gordon, of the Porto Rice military eomml. .Aon. a "'.vcd off t harbor la. t night, but did not ent; r u >tll this morning. The l’nited St:it.". ; prot'ci.d cruiser New Orleans, which is lying m the harbor, fired an admiral’s salute of thir teen guns Tito Spanish gunlioat Isabel Segundo re sponded wit it thirteen guns, whereupon tho New <>rliar:s set the Spanish flag at the peak and saluted it with thirteen guns. A l.oat immediately put off from tho New Orleans to tlie. Seneca and took Ad m.t'-'l S'd'',.".' I'boar-' A:* be went OV< ' l tile s.'e t ■- side tho tia.; ■'tn; l '. aract.g whom ho had become ' xceedlngly popular, | gave three cheers and a tiger. One man i In ills en;:; isiasm yelled: “Hurrah for the next president:" Admiral Schley was given an enthusias tic reception on board the New Orleans. Th. Skneca I.fought al -, tho postal cmn mi'-nou, thirty nurses ana lx contract surge' us. There are tblrte.-n postal clerks witii the commission fur the variou. yia tloi!.'. The commissioners will mike an Investigation into the postal system of tho is an.l and report to W ishlngton. E. Den ar, J, I > H. Lu- ■ at <1 W. H La throp, repteventing tlie Boston firm of De- Eord k Co,, which has >. en appointed tho | government'.-- fiscal agent In Porto Rico, j will establish I..inks at San Juan and Ponce. They believe the United ''tsile.-i ; government will eventual!,'. rcti .• tl.e I Porto Ri.an currency, which tho local ! banks are trying to maintain close to p..r at an arbitrary price. It is valued ap proximately at J1.0u0.000. The Sent,.a pro.'" Is to Port"" thia after noon. Paymaster Arthur, who is on board, inis $1,1100.(fO for the troops When the admiral's pennant was r>l""i on board the Now (>rl. ins the marines paraded and the ban ! played. Shot Ty b<- \ all'?rlno made an official visit to Admiral Schley and w ■ saluted witii sex en tins During the afternoon Admiral Schley and General (lot I m 1 into ashore and took up where th, ■ w emu in lion of (tie comrnis lon. 'I walked 't"mi tho quay to tit" hotel, a.ttr.l ting much .itten- The Spanish soldi,-rs and siib.rs who thronged the city seem, i . . illy curious to see the man wlto .lestroy d e’ervera s fleet. Tlie only guard forth" party con wore unnecessary, as there was no hostile demonstration whatever. About I o'clock General Brooke arrived from bls headquarters it Rio Pl I' is and the throe commissioners, all of whom are outranked by Captain <!• ner.i. Macias, made a call of courtc > upon him. The l’nited States commissioners desire to dispatch lit' ir work as soon as posslb’.':, but they have no idea of th" time it will require. Everything depends upon tho at titude of tlie Spanish commG : nt 'is. All appears clear .sailing to General Brte and his colleagues, but it is reported that tite Spanish commissioners expect consid erable* compensation for the Spanish prop erty to be relinqiiislicd. Their Instructions were reeeiv, I yesterday by tlie steamer Ciudad de Cadiz. One of tlie commissioners is said to have remark,.! to Admiral Schley that lie was anxious to leave for Spain, and that if ito had his way tlie pro codings woul.l termi nate so that ho could go in 0. week. BOTH BODIES READY FOR WORK Spaniards Were Inclined to Delay Con ference, but Americans Were De termined To Push Matters. San Juan de I’orto Ri-'O. Septeniber 9. The American ev'icvation commissioners, at a meeting held yesterday afternoon, de ci.l.M to notiij Caplam <e ictal Ma'-ias that they were present and ready to pro ceed with business, A communication to tl.is off. et was drafted in nmst < ourteous terms. It asked where and when the Span ish commissioners would meet the Amer icans. tjioutenant Sears, lb ar Admiral S hloy's ll.lieutenant, delivered tin eomnmtiica t,,n to tlie captain general, driving to the jKilaeo a. brick was hurl, d al. him from the sidewalk. Being an old baseball pliy.-t, he was able, partly, to ward the missile ( ff w'lth his hands, and it. fell, sti iking I him on tlie ankle, but only s.igbt injury. Tltis is tlie first incident of tlie kind since our arrival l.erc. The h-'iit. mint did not Continued on Second Page.