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DEWEY'S QUICK WORK GRANDE ISLAND AND SUBIQ BAY, TAKEN BY DEWEY. SANTIAGO IS SHELLED (BOMBARDS SPANISH FORTIFICA­ TIONS AT SUBIG BAY. SLAUGHTER AND DESTRUCTION ARE APPALLING. General Tojral Surrenders to Shatter and Sampson. "Makes Captive 500 Dons and Teaches a German Commander to Mind' His Own Business--Had Protected Span­ iards from Attack by Insurgents. paniards Are Driven, BaclT at Every Sortie and Many of the Finest Build­ ings Are Seduced to Dust--^hips Fire 106 Shots. ISLAND PELL WITHOUT EIGHT . Victory Was Complete. Admiral Dewey has gained another vic­ tory" in the Philippines. The Spanish gar­ rison on Grand Island, Subig hay, is now , in the possession of the Americans. Col. I Rio, commander of the Spanish forces, \and 500 men „were taken prisoners. Sis hundred Mauser rifles, 40,000 rounds of jhmmjinition and one Hotchkiss gun were alteocaptured. So suddenly was the at- taqfk made by Dewey's ships that not a •shoV was fired by the Spaniards, and the most important harbor in the Philippines, next Y° Manila, was secured without the sacrifice of a single life. JulyiO Gen. Aguinaldo, the insurgent ••chief, Reported to the admiral that his •soldierstcontrolled all the Subig bay ports •except (Jrand Island, which was held by a strong Spanish garrison. He also report­ ed that \the German boat Irene refused to perm it\ them to attack the Spaniards on Grand Is&ind. Admiral Dewey early on -July 7 disipatched the Raleigh and Con-: •cord to tape Grand Island and capture the garrisojp. Almost before daynght the ships steanied close to Grand Island, and 'before the fSi?anish sentries knew what was going fcn American shells were pour- ting into tha torpedo station and the earth- Spaniards Saw the Utter Futility of Farther Resistance. ^ Unconditional Capitulation Was the Demand from Washington, Naming of Terms to Be L>eft to the Discretion and Generosity of Victors--Spanish Commander Agrees to All the Terms Offered by the United States--The Prisoners to Be Sent Back^to Spain. An i l ft *4v/re Washington special: Santiago is ours. The capitulation of the city came at noon Thursday. The United States land troops under Miles and Shafter had completely surrounded the beleaguered Spanish stronghold, and Sampson's fleet was lined up ready to throw its terribly destructive shells right into the heart of the doomed town. „ Gen­ eral Toral saw the utter futility of fur­ ther resistance, and shortly before the truce extended to the Spaniards had ex­ pired he asked for the appointment of commissioners to arrange terms of sur­ render. Shafter wired Toral's request to Washington, where the Spanish propo­ sition for commissioners was promptly declined and the order went out that nothing short of an unconditional sur­ render, and that immediately, would be considered. The conference at the White House over General Shatter's message regarding commissioners lasted only about ten min­ utes before an. answer to the dispatch Was framed. In this dispatch General Shaf­ ter was instructed to carry out the or­ ders last sent him--namely, to secure the surrender of Santiago by noon or to re­ new the attack upon the city. The dis­ patch to General Shafter bidding him "YELLOW JACK" IN THE FIELD. Prime Minister of Spain Resigns His Position. The ministerial crisis in Spain, which has been imminent and inevitable for some time appears to have occurred at last. It is reported that Sagasta called upon the Queen-Regent and tendered his own resig­ nation and that of the entire cabinet. While nothing definite is said in the dis­ patches about the significance of the ac­ tion, there seems to be little doubt that it is directly due to the general conviction that the time is at hand for the initiation of peace overtures. There are apparent­ ly irreconcilable differences of opinion in the present ministry on this vital ques­ tion, and at least a partial; reconstruction has become necessary. \ * Advices Say the Scourge Has Made Its Appearance Before Santiago. Under the white flag of truce the most vformidnble ally of. the Spanish army, yel­ low fever, has crept out of Santiago and fallen with appalling force upon the Amer­ ican forces. (Gradually the details were whispered about Washington. It was said the scourge had actually reached the army and that over a hundred cases were reported. The situation is pictured as distressingly bad, the terrible rains and floods doing their share to add to the Health Authorities of the Army Take Radical] Measures. The miserable little town of Siboney now lies in ashes. It was burned under the orders of the army ^health authorities. Almost every building of the fifty which straggled along the irregular bluff was set afire and the Cuban inhabitants fled to the caves in the overhanging hillside for shelter. The action was taken at the urgent request of Maj. Legaro of the hos­ pital corps and served the joint purpose of ridding the hospital camp of the un­ healthy and dirty buildings and driving away scores of Cuban followers whose presence was a serious inconvenience to the hospital workers. GEN. EMILIO AGUINALDO. works. Both the station and earthworks were soon a mass of ruins, but still the •enemy showed,,no indications of surren­ dering. v. "Throw a shell into the commander's house," ordered Captain Coghlan of the Raleigh. "Those fellows don't seem to be in a hurry to show the white colors." A six-inch shell from the Raleigh was «ent toward the enemy, and the aim was true. It went tearing through the Span­ ish commander's house, and the white flag was instantly shown. Lieut. Rod­ man of the Raleigh and Ensign Napier •of the Concord were placed in command •of a landing party; and Col. Rio surren­ dered with his entire force and arms. The STTRGEON-GENEKAI. STERNBERG. army's misery. <Gpn. Miles reports that be lias taken steps to isolate the yellow fever patients and to remove the refugees far enough away to prevent the disease ffom being communicated any further. Every precaution is being taken to pre­ vent the spread of the fever. The army has the benefit of the most experienced yellow fever experts in the medical pro­ fession. The War Department is relying principally upon prompt1 action to stay the disease. The condition of the army at Santiago has been favorable to the spread of yellow fever. Soldiers lying in the trenches under tropical suns, or in drench­ ing rains, are particularly susceptible to the disease. Surgeon General Sternberg, one of the greatest experts on the subject, has strongly urged that no prolonged sieges be conducted. He represents that if the troops are long subjected to the condi­ tions which are reported to have prevail­ ed at Santiago a general epidemic of yel­ low fever is almost certain to break out. Gen. Sternberg believes a long siege of any Cuban city at this season would re­ sult in greater disaster to the men than the bullets of the enemy. He thinks it preferable to sustain some losses through gun fire than to subject the entire army to a general outbreak of fever. PRISONERS ARE QUARTERED. Spaniards Transferred from the St. Louis to Seavey's Island. All the Spanish prisoners from the aux­ iliary cruiser St. Louis, with the excep­ tion of Cervera and his officers, are now quartered in the hospital and half finished stockade on Seavey's Island. Two Gat- tling guns manned by marines frown down unon the prisoners from the high THE BATTLESHIP IOWA. GENERAL JOSE TORAI» notify Toral that be must fight or sur­ render unconditionally without further parley was sent from the White House within a few minutes of 12 o'clock noon. Then there was nearly two hours of anxious waiting before the news waa re- ceived announcing Santiago's fall, and that the Spanish general had concluded to quit on condition that he and his men be allowed to return to Spain^ These terms were such as the American~?om- inander could accept, and the end was therefore hailed as at hand. Indeed^ it had been informally decided at the con­ ference between the President and Secre­ tary of War earlier in the day, in the event of the capture of the garrison, to send the prisoiiers to Spain. This will accordingly be done as the best possiblo way of disposing of the Spaniards, who would otherwise be an expensive charge upon us. \ The statement that the Spnnlirii propo­ sition embraces all eastern Cuba, fruta Ascerradoros to Sagtui, In ImjHirtunt, \r. that it shows the aurrender to embrace all the harbor and contiguous territory of Santiago. It docs not include f lc'tftiiu'uml Manziinillo, where this Nimithrd* ore r©» ported to have considerable pQdjow of sol­ diers, aN thene pluccM nr» to the Went of the surrendered tone, The report of the v.irrender spread llko wjldlire. It wjtu tie ut»«t welcome news that had been lit Washington since the tldl' tfs. of the destruction of Cervera'# ile.-t. It lifted a terrible load from lite '.ilmls of the President and his advisor-,. They had been dividing the wore, and had been bracing themselves ».< hear of a dreadful struggle. They had fully made up their minds that the im­ mediate • conclusion of the campaign at any cost was an imperative military ne­ cessity, That the end should have-been so quickly, so bloodlessly and so satis­ factorily reached is hailed with intense satisfaction in administration circles. That Toral should have consented to the- surrender of the whole of eastern Cuba was even more than had been expected. In reality, though, there was little left of the eastern end of the island to give up after the fall of Santiago, bnt that iittle is now given up to the American general. v>. t '*/f The transportation of the surrendered Spanish troops to Spain is a matter of de­ tail. Of more immediate and urgent im­ portance will be the expeditious removal of our own troops to points where they; will be free from danger of yellow fever. That can be done by a few hours' march: into the hills or prompt starting of an expedition tp Porto Rico, Enthusiastic people see in the fall of Santiago and east­ ern Cuba the speedy end of the war., This belief is not generally entertained in official quarters. It will unquestionably hasten the end, however. News of Minor Note. Peace agitation is sprgi&ling^jffivPrOT-» inces of Sl>aiii. ' „ V . It is again hinted that there will soon be a third call for troops. The actual cash expenditures on ac­ count of the war thus far amount to - 000,000. The Pope is reported to be greatly de­ jected by the destruction of Cervera*s fleet at Santiago. In the event of an uprising of the popu­ lace in Spain there is grave danger of a mutiny in the army. Mail advices from Hong Kong sayvtbat the Caroline Islanders have revolted against Spanish rule. The defenses of the coast cities of Spain; are being strengthened to meet expected) attacks by American warships. Spain has now only two fighting ships worthy of consideration, the battleship Pelayo and the armored cruiser Carlo® V.; A Madrid dispatch says that the press is clamoring for an investigation and pun­ ishment of Admiral Cervera and his o cers. ' 1 GERMAN GUNBOAT IRENE. Bhe attempted to protect Spaniards in Manila, but desisted when Dewey sent the Raleigh and Con­ cord to investigate. Unprecedented Loss of Men Who Wear Shoulder Straps. A remarkable feature of the fighting in Cuba, and one much commented upon in military circles, is the heaVy^loss. in killed and wounded of commissioned and non­ commissioned officers. In spite of the dis­ tress which the loss of so many officers has occasioned, the army officials point to the list as a splendid evidence of the dash and personal bravery of the men who wear shoulder straps. Among the killed and wounded since the first fight at Juragua have been officers of every grade from colonel down, and in numbers said to be almost unprecedented in proportion to the forces'3engaged. The loss of offi­ cers in the two days' fighting around San­ tiago demonstrates to military men that the American officers lead their men wherever they are called upon to go and are setting an example which cannot but elevate the esprit de corps of the army. FIRST r. S. rOSTOFFICE IN CUBA. It is located at Iiaiquiri and is la charge of Postmaster Eben lirewer, who is the United States Resident Mail Agent for the Island of Cuba, and the first military postmaster to represent this country bn foreign soil. "head money." It is estimated that Cap­ tains Taylor, Evans, Phillip, Chadwick, Higginson, Clark and Cook Will receive about $2,500 each. After the other offi­ cers of the warships receive their share the remainder will be divided ambhg the sailors, who may receive something like $20 -each. NO PRISONERS WERE KILLED. MAIL FOR SOLDIER BOYS. Her Naval Arm in Cuban "Waters Has Not Disappeared. Notwithstanding the total annihilation of the fleet of Admiral Cervera, danger to the United States fleet from the Span­ ish navy has not altogether disappeared from Cuban waters. Admiral Cervera's squadron was Sent to the West Indies for a specific purpose, which it, failed to ac­ complish because the Spanish commander, not realizing the trap into which his ships were entering, ventured into the harbor "of Santiago and discovered, when it was too late, that it was impossible for him either to do the beleaguered city any good 0rX° make his own escape. But the de- feat*.<3^ Cervera has only diminished the navai power of Spain in Cuban waters, and if that Government was disposed to mobilize the extensive, fleet of cruisers, gunboats and mosquito vessels which now abound in the numerous keys, and small bays on the .Cuban coast possibly it could make a good showing yi a sea light. Spain has now twelve cruisers, thirty gunboats of various sizes, and a number of small yachts and tugs of various sizes and arm­ aments, which were converted into war vessels at the beginning of the Cuban in­ surrection in 1S95. Shafter Officially Denies the Alleged Atrocities by Cubans/ T The War Department posted the follow­ ing dispatch, which effectually disposes of the charges made by a sensational New York paper that the Cuban contingent, at Santiago had been murdering Spanish prisoners. The message reads: Secretary War, Washington*. Dispatch as to killing prisoners by Cubans absolutely false. No prisoners have been turned over to them, and they have shown no disposition to treat badly a«y Spaniards who haw fallen into thek hands. • Shafter. Spaniards in Texas. Judge T. S. Parks, a prominent attor­ ney, of Brownsville, Texas, states that many of the wealthy business men of that !city and some of the officials of the coun­ ty are Spaniards, and open in their sym­ pathetic expressions, and have contrib­ uted a large amount of money to the cause of Spain. Wreckers Reach Santiago. The Navy Department received infor­ mation Wednesday that the wrecking ves­ sels sent to southern Cuba for thg^*xvtrs«« pose of attempting to raise the fouwfepan- ish cruisers sunk in the battle wkiHSamp- son's ships had reached their destination. FIRST SHOTS AT SANTIAGO. MOVE ON PORTO RICO. Only Ten Amputations. Shafter reports that those wounded in the firs* Santiago fight are in good spirits. Their wounds are much less dangerous than those made with 45-caliber bulets. Among the large number of wounded there are few amputations--perhaps ten. Vultures Devour the Bodies. The wrecked Spanish cruisers at San­ tiago are still filled with charred bodies, and vultures are .devouring the remains. The Cubans, by Admiral Sampson's or­ ders, have buried over 100 Spaniards who were washed ashore. Blanco's Supply Ship Is Wrecked. Capt, Sawyer, signal officer at Key West, reported to the War Department that the ship San Domingo was wrecked off the Isle of Pines, Cuba, while trying to run the blockade.