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DOINGS OF THE WEEK
A Complete Review of the Telegraphic;
Newt of Tbli and All For-
elgn Lands.
Captain-General Blanco has issued
I proclamation In Havana announcing
the capitulation of Santiago.
News received by the steamer Alki
lays the town of Skagway is still under
martial law, and all saloons are closed.
General Garcia has left Santiago, but
notwitstanding his grievance, the Cu
ban leader will help tw conquer Holguin
ind Manzanillo. , s . '
Senor de Castro, of the Porto Eican
Junta, says bis junta favors American
annexation of Porto Rico, and pledges
the support of his people to that end.
The Spanish minister of public in
struction, Senor Gamazato, is author
ity for the statement that a peace hon
orable to the Spanish army will shortly
be ooncluded. ., .; ,:; ; , i
Lieutenant Hobson, the hero of San
tiago, has returned to Washington to
report to the nnvy department regard
ing the necessity .for prompt action in
the work of raising Cervera's ships.
Nine hundred men embarked on the
steamer Bio Janeiro from San Francis
oo, bound for the Philippines Saturday.
A continuous ovation was tendered the
men as they marched through the streets
of San Franoisco. ; The departure of
two more transports lsexpeoted to com
plete the present movement of troops
to Manila.
American trade with Porto Rico is
the subject of a bulletin just issued by
order of the secretary of agriculture,
A shrinkage is shown in the transac
tions during the past fiscal year, being
smaller than those of any preceding
year since the civil war except 1806,
The falling off in the trade is mostly
in our imports from the islands.
Several London people prominently
identified with the Central Paciflo are
arranging to visit this country within a
few weeks, in consequent! of the re
cent aotlon of congress in creating
commission to confer with the com
pany's representatives and jointly pre
pare a plan for settling the road's debt
to the goverment of f 60, 000,000.
. A dictatorship has been proclaimed
t the Philippines. Aguinaldo an
oounced himself in authority and pro
claimed martial law in the islands.
General Anderson telegraphs that the
natives expect independence. The
insurgents have begun attacks on Pon
drf, SantameBO and Malata, and are get
ting their artillery into action. The
Spaniards were driven from trenches at
Malata and the positions oocupled by
the insurgents.
The Ceruti claim, whtoh threatened
to cause trouble between Italy and Co
lombia, has been paid.
The United States domestic postal
service will be extended to the Ha
waiian islands as soon as the flag it
raised there
The British steamer Newfoundland
loaded with food supplies, was captured
by the Mayflower, Tuesday, off Cien'
fuegoB, into which harbor sue was
beading.
A . Norwegian captain who has
reached New York, says the Havana
blockade is not effective and supplies
are reaching that city through Batuba
no from Yucatan und being shipped
across the island. . !
A Washington authority says Porto
Rico will bo kept by the United States.
That is settled, and has been the plan
from the first. Its possession will go
toward making up the heavy expenses
of war to the United States.
News has been received from .the
Bear relief expedition. The imprison
ed whalers have been reached aud were
better off than had been expected
Most of tlie vessels oan be raved, and
the me have not suffered seriously,
having existed ou fish and wild rein
doer.
A report cornea from Madrid that
Weylur will form a new cabinet, in
which General Po'uvlojna will be min
later of war. . This combination, it Is
further asserted, will support the dyn
asty, repeal tho suspension of constitu
tional tights and contmuo the war to
its utmost limits.
' Cubans must too the mark, and th
captured territory around Santiago will
be governed with a firm hand. N
trouble is feared by the officials at
Washington. The discontent now
noticeable among the insurgents is ex
pected to wear away when once the ino'
tives of the United States are fully up.
predated. ,
The second expedition has reached
Manila. The transport steamor Chin
arrived July 16, and the Zealandl, Co
lon and Senator the day following,
American forces now await the coining
of Merritt before moving on Manila.
Commander of the expedition Is expect
ed about a week hence. , Aguinaldo's
forces still surround the capital. Newt
of the destruction ol Cervera's fleet
caused consternation among the Span
iards. Four American soldiers died on
the voyage,
Minor News Items.
The actual cash expenditures on ao
tount of the war thus far amount to
160,000,000.
In the event of an uprising of the
populace in Spain there is grave dan
ger of a mutiny in the army.
Mail advices irom Hong Kong say
that the Caroline islanders have re
rotted against Spanish rule.
The defenses of the coast oitlet of
Fuaiu are being strengthened to meet
txpected attacks by Americau warships.
LATER NEWS.
The Initial Steps Toward Peace Nego
tiations Taken by Spain.
Spain has eued -for peace formally
and direotly to President MoKinley
through the French ambassador. The
following official statement baa been
made: ' "The Frenoh ambassador, on
behalf of the government of Spain and
by direction of the- Spanish- minister
for foreign affairs, presented to the
president at the White House a mes
sage from the Spanish government look
ing to a termination of tho -war and
settlement of the terms of peace."
Watson's trip to Spain may be again
delayed. Naval officers think the war
ships should be overhauled before em
barking on their mission.
Famine and deadly yellow jack reign
at
Guantanamo. An average of 15
deaths a day occurs among the troops
and people from these causes. -
Tbe situation in Spain is reported to
be going from bad to worse. Sagasta
is powerless to relieve the situation,
and disaffection in tbe army steadily
inoreases.
A World dispatch from Madrid says
Russia is intriguing against us and in
favor of.Spain. She is said to be mak
ing arrangements for concerted inter
ference by the Continental powers in
important matters. .
Some traitor tore down an American
flag at Long Beach, Wash. The whole
settlement is up in arms and threaten
to hang the man. who did it with the
ropes with which the flag was fastened
should he be caught.
Spaniards sunk the small Spanish
gunboat Sandoval, . which has been
lying near Caimanera. .. This is looked
upon as a gross breach of the terms of
surrender, which the Spaniards then
had knowledge of. especially considering
the fact that food has been sent by the
United States navy into Caimanera.
General Shatter's detailed report of
the Amerioan casualties at the battle
of Santiago has been received at tbe
war 'department. The total number of
casualties was 1,505. Recapitulated,
the American losses were: Killed, 23
officers and 208 enlisted men; wounded,
80 officers and 1,208 men; missing, 81
men.
General Aguinaldo, the leader
of the Philippine insurgents, is fighting
for annexation to tho United Suites.
An agreement has been readied
among the Western roads and freight
rates have been restored to a normal
tariff.
The steamer Charles Nelson has ar
rived in Seattle from St. Michaels with
178 passengers and about 11,000,000
in gold. ;. ; ; '. ; i a
General Brooke, commanding the
First army corps, has sailed from New
port News to .join Goneral Miles at!
Porto Rico.
Four thousand more sick and hungry
Spaniards, from Eastern Cuba surren
dered Monday upon learning of Toral's
capitulation.
As the result of a collision, occurring
near Detroit, the steamer uuward
Smith No. 2 was sunk. The other ves
sel was but slightly dumaged.
A special from Shanghai savs that
four Russian men-of-war have left Port
Arthur, and that it is supposed their
destination is the Philippine islands.
A London dispatoh says Spain will
propose an armistice. The Washington
government will be asked to agree to
suspend hostilities whilo terms of peace
oan be discussed.
A telegram has been received in
Washington from Shatter requesting
that gold and paper be sent to Santiago,
as the tradesmen refuse toaocept Amer
ioan silver dollars at par value, aud rate
them at 60 cents on the dollar.
The battleship Iowa fired on an Aus
trian cruiser oft Santiago harboi. The
similarity of the Austrian ami Spanish
flags is to blame for the incident. The
captain of the Austrian warship, while
not pleased, realized that the firing was
rt mistake. ' Tbe intention of Austria
Is said to be to preserve neutrality to
the end.
General King will command the next
Manila expedition which is to sail from
Sau Francisco by the end of the pres
ent week. General King thinks every
man of the expeditionary force now at
Han Francisco will be needed at the
Philippines to help suppress the ex
pected native rebellion after the Span
jardi are conquered.
Accoidlng to the war views of John
Sherman, elicited in an interview, the
fix-secretary says the grievance of Gen
iral Garcia is just. A blunder was
evidently made. The Cubans should
have been invited to witness the sur
render of Santiago. The retention of
Cuba by the United States, he says, is
not Justifiable under any circmnstaces,
but Porto Rico Bhonld be retained. .
The railroad situation in China Is
rapidly improving. Conservatism has
apparently been at last . thrown over
board and the government Is dealing
out contracts and concessions with an
almost reckless hand. The latest
authorized railroad is to be built by
the Russo-Chinese bank. Evidence of
tho gradual awakening of the spirit of
progress in other lines of industry is
also becoming plainly apparent.
Pence agitation is spreading in the
provinoes of Spain.
It is again hinted that there will
soon be a third call for troops.
Spanish bonds with a face value ol
$5,000 were sold in New York for $100.
It is reported fiom London that the
Spanish ambassador to England "re
cently Informed a colleague that he had
unquestionable information to the effect
that there was an ironclad alliance be
tween Great Britain and the United
States before the war began."
PONCE THE SITE
General Miles' Forces
Have Landed in
Porto Rico.
ON THE SOUTHERN COAST
A Detachment of Spanish Troops Of
fered Resistance, and In a Skirmish
Forty Spaniards Were Killed and
Not An American Killed or Wounded.
Port of Guanica, ' Island of Porto
Rioo, via St. Thomas Island, July 27.
Tbe UnHed States military expedition
under . command of General ' Miles,
which left Guantanamo bay Thursday
last, was landed here successfully today
after a skirmish between a detachment
of Spanish troops and a crew of 30 be
longing to the launch of the United
States auxiliarry gunboat Gloucester,
Forty Spaniards were killed and no
Americans .were hurt. The troops
were pushed forward rapidly in order
to capture tbe railroad leading to Ponce,
which is only about 2 0 miles east of
this plaoe. .
Guanica, the point of debarkation
of the expeditionary force, is a small
town on the southern coast of the
island. It is less than 20 miles on an
air line distant from Ponce, and 65
miles from San Juan, against which
the assault is to be directed. This
town is situated on a bay of the same
name, which forms one of tbe best
ports in the whole island.
From Ponoe there is an excellent
military road running 80 miles north
to San Juan. The whole of General
Brooke's force, with the New Orleans,
Annapolis, Cincinnati, Leyden and
Wasp are expected here within 24
hours.
SLAPPED SHAFTER.
Newspaper Correspondent Gains an Un
enviable Distinction.
Sylvester Scovel, who has won for
himself the unenviable distinction of
being the only civilian in history who
slapped tbe face of a major-general in
that officer s hour of supreme triumph,
is a newspaper reporter who is pos
sessed of undoubted daring and reck
lessness. Mr. Seovel tried to push his
way, against orders, to the roof of the
palace in Santiaglo when the Stars and
Stripes was being hoisted, and was
forced back. Alter the ceremony he
TLVESTIR JCOVEt-
made his way to General Shafter and
struck that hero in the face with his
palm. He was arrested at once, and
tbe rules of war allowed that he may
be druuiheaded and shot.
Quite a number of waiters in
Den-
er, Col., have joined the army.
Japan Will Co-operate.
London, July 27. A special dispatch
from Shanghai Bays the Japanese war
ihipa Woshlno, Chin Yuen, Itsukuski
ma and Salyn Yen have been hastily
dispatched to Saisheo to reinforce the
Japanese squadron there, making it the
strongest in those waters. It has been
ordered to-opearte with the British and
American admirals in the event ot in
ternational complications. While the
dispatch does not explain the matter, it
is inferred the sauadron is to be in
leadinest for Philippine operations.
SURRENDER OF GUANTANAMO
Seven Thousand Spaniard!
Their Anna.
Lay Down
Santiago de Cuba, July 27. Every
thing here is peaceful. The 7,000 Span
ish soldiers at Guantanamo threw down
their arms today. The 8,850 men from
Palma Soriano, Sari Luis and Longo,
surrendered yesterday to Lieutenant
Miley and today packtrains with pro
visions were sent to them. . i " " j '
The only others iho'uded in tho capit
ulation are the 2.000 at Baracoa and
1,000 at Sagaa. ; They have not j yet
been turned over.
' Garcia is at Jizuani today, and
reached there without encountering
any Spaniards.
.' General Shatter authorized an abso
lute contradiction of the report that
Garcia encountered a force of Span-
CAPT. PHILIP OP THB TEXA.
iards, who were returning to Santiago
to surrender, and was defeated by them.
Colonel Ezra P. Ewers, of the Ninth
infantry, acting for General Shatter,
will receive , the formal surren
der of Guantanamo.
Yesterday General Shafter released
40 Cubans, who had been confined in
the local jail on political charges. In
deed, some of them were confined with
out charges of any character, others on
the most trivial pretexts,, and yet.others
solely because of sympathy with
the Cuban cause. Tbe jail is still filled
with many whose crimes and sentences
are not on record, and absolutely un
known, so far as has been yet ascer
tained. A general investigation has
been ordered immediately.
American newspapers which have
arrived here contain articles written
apparently under a misapprehension of
the facts regarding the conduct of the
campaign, aud the dictation ol the
terms of surrender. General Miles was
here simply as a visitor and adviser.
In his official capacity he had nothing
to do with the term; of the capitula
tion, the entire credit for which belongs
to General Shatter, who, on July 10,
received the following dispatch from
Washington, of that date:
"General Shafter, Siboney: The
secretary of war directs me to inform
you that General Miles left here at
10:40 last night for Santiago, but with
instructions which do not in any man
ner supersede you as the oommander of
the United States troops in the field at
Santiago, as long as vou are able for
duty. "CORBIN,
"Adjutant-General."
Wounded on the Hudson.
Newport News, July 27. Tbe trans
port Hudson, from Santiago, arrived at
Hampton Roads at noon today. From
the foremost floatod a yellow fever flag,
indicating sickness aboard. Dr. Pet
tua, the national quarantine officer,
boarded the vessel as soon as she cast
anchor.
The bodies of Captain Capron and
Sergeant Hamilton Fish are ou the ship
it is said that Sylvester Scovel, tbe ;
New York newspaper correspondent
who was ordered from Cuba because of
insulting conduct toward Geneial Shat
ter, is also on board.
Reinforcements for Miles.
Washington, July 27. The war de
partment was busy today hurrying the
dispatch of the remainder of General
Miles' expedition against Porto Rico.
Such progress has been made that it is
hoped that all the troops will be on
Porto Rican soil within a week. Gen
eial Miles is expected to defer his land
ing until then, but presumably will
pick out a suitable place foi encamping
his troops and may establish himself
ashore, awaiting the arrival of the
otLer detachmeuts rjow on tjieir wav.
UNITED STATES :. TROOPS EMBARKING FOR : PORTO RICO' "rit-1 - 1 : !
CRY FOR HELP.
Cubans at Cienfuegos Are Starring
Weyler System in Force.
Guantanamo, July 27. The follow
ing pitiful appeal has been . addressed
by the starving people of Cienfuegos to
Rear-Admiral Sampson: ; ! v
L"Honorable Sir. .- The Cubans, old
men, women and children, resident in
the town of Cienfuegos and this neigh
borhood, are all dying of hunger. The
young men are all in the field with the
Cuban" troops and have no shoes nor
food, ' All the provisions in this town
are in the hands of Spaniards. Cubans
cannot obtain a piece of bread, as it is
necessary to , send everything to the
field. (The Weyler system is in high
sway. The situation is terrible.. If
you, honorable sir, do not come quick
ly with your squadron, to our help and
take possession of this town, we shall
be lost. We beg yon to precipitate
your operations. About 5,000 old men,
women and children shall die of hunger
in this town. Some of these old men
have four or five eons fighting for free
dom. This is our situation horrible
situation. If the great people of the
United States do not come quickly in
our help we are lost. . Foi God's sake,
come quickly.'
"SOME CUBANS."
Nothing can be dpne for the people
of Cienfuegos until the place is cap
tured. This will not, be for some time.
A BIG LOT OF GOLD.
The Charles Nelson Brines Down Over
a Million.
Seattle, Wash., July 27. The steam
er Charles Nelson arrived to lay from
St. Michaels with 173 passengers from
Dawson, and gold dust estimated all
the way from $1,000,000 to $1,600,000.
Purser M. A. Tucker said:
"I believe that $1,500,000 is a fair
estimate. Of that amount I can vouch
for $600,000, which was turned over
to me and placed in the steamer's
safe."
One man, Mr. Tucker said,
$175,000 and another $125,000.
would not disclose their names.
Mr. Lippey, his father and
had
He
two
brothers, carried off the steamer nine
canvas sacks, which weighed about 100
pounds each. This was the clean up
from Lippey's claim, No. 16 Eldorado,
Charles Randall, an old-timer, had
$84,000.
Other individual amounts ran from
$1,000 to $10,000, $5,000 being an
average. " . . . . '. . i
At 5 o'olock this afternoon, 67 pas
sengers had deposited in the assay office
about $300,000. Four thousand ounces
was the largest individual amount. '
This did not include tbe Lippey and
Randall gold. -
About one-third of the passengers
brought no gold. Some of them had
gone in this spring. Not liking tho
proopect they sold their outfits and re
turned. Captain McKettrick.
Captain WilllAm ' McKettrick, the
man who raised the Stars and Stripes
over the palace of the conquered San
tiago de Cuba, is a son-in-law of Gen
eral Shatter and a member ot the gen
eral's staff.
The Earl of Minto has been appoint
ed governor general of Canada.
La nourg-ofne Sailors Arrested.
Havre, July 27. Nineteen Austrian
sailors, who arrived here yesterday ou
La Bretagne, were taken before a mag
istrate and confronted by four second
class passengers, survivors of the
wrecked La Bonrgogne, on charges of
ctuelty and brutality at the time of the
oollision between La Bourgogne and
the British ship Cromartyshire, off
Sable island, July 4. Although the
evidence offered against them was very
Blight, six ot the accused were held on
remand. Tbe othen were discharged.
FEVER PREVAILS
New Cases at Santiago
- Amount 10 r our
""Hundred.' :
FOUR DEATHS iN ONE DAY
Vlotlms Are Not All Suffering From
Yellow Jack Disease of a Mild Type
Shafter Reports That His Men Are
Being Located In Better Camps.
Washington, July 26. A dispatch
received by General Corbin from Gen
eral Shafter says that 896 new cases of
fever of all classes were repotted in
his camp before Santiago yesterday.'
As the same dispatch reports only four
deaths, none of them from yellow
fever, from among the hundreds of
fever, cases , in the camp, the wat
authorities are more than ever inclined
to the belief that the yellow fever oases
are of a mild type. Previous dis
patches from Shafter and the medical
officers of his corps have indicated the ,
existence in camp of a v,ery large num- '
bei of cases of malarial fever ; and I
dengue fever, the latter common in the
Cuban climate. Some clear cases of
yellow fever are reported, but the offi
cials say they are few as compared with
those of other fevers.
General Shatter's dispatoh received
by General Corbin is as follows: s
"Santiago de Cuba,' July 26. Num
ber of new cases of fever of all classes'
yesterday approximately, 896. 1 Deaths
not previously reported, Piivate Daniel
Stone, company D, First Illinois, ty
phoid fever, July 20; Sergeant J. Blair,
regimental quartermaster, died July 23
of dengue fever; Privates William Pea
cock and Garratt Learnesheok, both of
oompany E, Second infantry." '
General Shafter reported by cable to
day that the condition of the troops at
Santiago was - rapidly - improving, ana
said he hoped in tho course of a day or
two to have the men located in com
fortable camps, where they may rest
and recuperate and where the sick may
recover. .
' Ho is feeding 11,000 Spaniards, pris
oners ot war, and although , he has not
yet. been able to furnish them tents,
this deficiency is being made good, and
their condition is no worse in this re
speot than was their condition befon
the surrender.
Troops Mentally Depressed.
Santiago de Cuba, via Kingstor,
July 26. The report published in .tie
United States that therere 80 cases ot
yellow fever in the cavalry division
proves on mvestigaton to be unfounded.
Captain House reports that there is no-
ickness. The First, Sixth and Ninth
Cavalry, the FirBt- and Tenth Infantry
regiments and six companies of the
Randolph light artillery, are encamped
about two miles northwest ol El Caney,
at the .base of the mountains. The
camp is apparently perfectly healthy,,
as to the location, and has a good wa
ter supply. : The . ground is well
drained.
Malarial fever is prevalent, but it al
ways yields to quinine treatment in
the course of four or five days. The
fact that immnnes of the regiment
have this fever as freely as the other
men shows that it is not yellow jack.
There have been no fatalities from ma
larial fever thus far, but so long as the
men are exposed to tlie hot sun- during,
the day, the increasing rain and heavy
dews, malaria will increase and our;
men grow worse. A second attack is.
much more difficult to eradicate, espe-'
cially in the case, of men exposed to the
present conditions; "' ' ' '
The army is mentally depressed by
inactivity, and the uncertainty as to
its future movements,' together', with,
the increasing malarial fever. . , ; ,. ,
SURRENDER OF SPANIARDS.
Interior Garrisons Lay Down Their
Arms.
Washington, July 26. The war de
partment at midnight posted the fol
lowing:
"Santiago, via Hnyti, July 26. Ad
jutant-General of the Army, Washing
ton: Lieutenant Miley has returned
from San Luis and Palmas Sorauio,
where he went four days ago to receive
the surrender of the Spanish troops.
The number surrendered was larger
than General Toral reported. Three
thousand and five Spanish troops and
850 volunteer guerrillas gave up their
arms and gave parole and have gone to
work. . Three thousand stands of arms
were turned in to load on ox-carts and
started to the railroad. Spanish troop
accompanied him to San Luis, and alt
were apparently greatly delighted at
the prospect of returning home." They
were on the verge of starvation nnd : I
have to send them rations tomorrow. -If
the numbers keep up as they have,
there will be about 24,000 to ship
away, nearly 12,000 here; 8,000 from
San Luis, 6,800 from Guantanamo, aud
over 2,000 at Sagua and Baracoa.
"SHAFTER,
"Major-General Commanding."
Not Written by Garcia.
Santiago de Cuba, July 26. It now
turns out that the letter alleged to
have been addressed by General Garcia
to General Shafter, complaining of the
treatment accorded to the Cubans, and
advising General Shafter of General
Garcia's resignation, was prepared by
a - newspaper correspondent named
Aras, who has been acting on tbe staff
ot General Garcia. It is not clear that
Garcia ever saw the letter.
Shafter makes no mention of it.