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^General Miles Takes Possession } of the Islan#pp JWT $ A§ J>ST. ' i if.'ii !ijli i' linn' iirminifiii 'ii'iiVijiiiiiiiir'. i'.c' • • • . • ttnideots of Ponce Welcome the In­ vaders Enthusiastically. ""1 IPort and City of Pottce Surrender to ^United States Force* Without a Shot >BeiiiK Fired on Either Side--Milea - Issues a Proclamation Taking Poa- .jjession in the Name of the American government and Promising to Pro­ ject the People--Enthusiasm of the Inhahitanta. . -^J^shtngton special: " , >: The American forces won as bloodless f" «* victory in Porto Rico as they did at Ma­ nila. The port of Ponce surrendered at once when a few American Teasels pre­ sented themselves. The following day the city, three miles inland, with a popu­ lation of 50,000, capitulated immediately. Gen. Miles, did not find it as hard a not to crack as Gen. Shatter did Santiago. In the Porto Rican operations thus far '&0t a life was lost. Gen. Miles reports that Illinois and In­ diana troops under Gen. Ernst occupied tile port and city of Ponce after a short skirmish with Spanish troops. Americans tiad four men wounded, nonfe seriously, while the Spaniards lost three killed and thirteen wounded. Gen. Miles issued a & GEN. LEONABD WOOD. Military Governor of Santiago. proclamation declaring the purpose of the Invasion, releasing the Porto Ricans from their relations to Spain, and expressing the hope that they will readily accept the government instituted for them by the United States. Americans pushed on to­ ward the mountains, and Gen. Miles said life expected to encounter no insurmounta­ ble obstacles in his march upon San Juan. Spaniards fled precipitately before the ap­ proach of the American army. . The inhabitants of Ponce gave the American troops an enthusiastic welcome. Gen. Miles issued a proclamation in which he told the Porto Ricans that his soldiers came to bring them "the foster­ ing arms of a great people," and an order, to give them "the largest measure of lib* erty consistent with this military occupa­ tion" and "the advantages and blessings of an enlightened civilization." The in- habitants were assured that their prop­ erty is to be protected and their pro#' perity promoted, while their existing laws and customs are not to be interfered with. The hearty reception given to Gen. Miles' troops at Ponce was not due to his proc­ lamation. The inhabitants are heart-sick of Spanish misrule. They know how much American rule is to be preferred tb it, and they stand in no need of assurances that they will be well treated. Gen. Miles' and Capt. Higginson'e dis­ patches reporting the capitulation of Ponce and describing the strange scenes incidental to the surrender created a gen­ uine sensation in official circles. For the moment the first great victory of the cam­ paign in Porto Rico overshadowed inter­ est in the deliberations of ' the cabinet aaent the terms of peace. Washington- ians were scarcely less enthusiastic over the victory than the Porto Ricans who se­ cured freedom from Spanish tyranny for­ ever by the descent of the Americans up­ on Ponce. Indeed, the capture of the sec­ ond city of Spaip's most easterly West Indian colony is looked upon as a greater victory than the capture of Santiago, in view of the fact not an American life was lost, and the natives celebrated the event with as much ardor as the soldiers who ran the gauntlet of the Spanish fire to achieve it. It came so unexpectedly and the victory seemed to be so complete as to appear incomprehensible. It was ex­ pected Miles would have to fight his way through the Spanish lines before gaining the portal of Ponce, and hence the grace with which the Spaniards laid down their arms and allowed the Americans to enter the provincial capital passed ail under­ standing of Spanish character. The capture of Porto Rico eliminates •one of many disputed points which might arise in considering terms of peace with {Spain. It is no longer problematical as to whether the cession of Porto Rico to the "United States should be a condition of peace. It is ours now by right of con­ quest. Its value may be considered in ad­ justing the war indemnity. But the fact Of conquest is already complete. . wcmtabt o* irm -PRESIDENT M'KINX.EV. AMBA.S8A.DOB CAHBOS or PRA-HCC. MAUSER RIFLES ARE TERRIBLE* Ei peri men ts Show Deadly Effects of 8panish Bullets. Major Legarde, who is in charge of the hospitals at Siboney, has made an experi­ ment with the bullets used on both sides in the fights that hare taken place be- "tWet-ii ilio Spanish and American troops around Santiago, with this result: The bullet of the Mauser rifle of the pattern «f 1895 p». *rated 32% inches of yellow pitch pine; the Mauser of 1896, 32.54 Inches, and that of 1897, 35.125 inches. The Ivrag-Jorgensen of 1898 penetrated 96.125 inches, and the Springfield rifle Could only send a bullet six inches through the same wood. This explains •one of the terrible effects of the Spanish toilets. SANTIAGO OFFICIALS OBJECT. Military Governor Wood's Measures Considered Too Tigorona, The vigorous measures of Gen. Wood, the military governor of Santiago, are not to the liking of the Spanish officials of the city. They raise objections to every Sew regulation intended to cleanse and lenelit the city. Despite their protests Hen. Wood continues hi* food work. v ' MERKITT LANDS AT MANILA." Agnlnaldo, the Insurgent General* As­ sumes Defiant Attitude. (Jen. Merritt, commandei-in-chief of the American troops in the Philippines, ar­ rived at Manila on the afternoon of July 29 on the transport Newport. He was greeted with vigorous cheers from all the ships of Admiral Dewey's fleet. The ad­ miral went aboard the Newport and wel­ comed Gen. Merritt soon after the ship came to anchor. Gen. Merritt returned the. call, and, oh leaving the flagship Olympia received a gun salute that could be Jieard easily within the Spanish lines at Manila. The news (jv lckfy reached the city that the American general had ar­ rived. All were reported well on board. The passage was smoorh and agreeable after leaving Honolulu. -,No sto$ was made after leaving there on July 8. It was a quick trip--sixteen and one-half days steaming from Honolulu and twen­ ty-three and one-half from San Francisco, averaging 12% knots an hour, or 300 miles a day. The Newport was escorted to an anchorage near the cruiser Charleston by the gunboat Concord, the crews of the vessels of the American fleet giving her a rousing welcome. Gen. Merritt assum­ ed command of the American forces im­ mediately after he had reported to Ad­ miral Dewey. He established headquar­ ters at the Cavite arsenal'. Aguinaldo, it is asserted, is going to cause trouble, and Admiral Dewey now regards him as an enemy. It has been evident for some time that he was jealous of the American power as moi;e and more American soldiers arrived. While he has kept up a friendly front he has issued secret orders to his men not to permit the Americans to secure horses and equip­ ments. The insurgent commander has re­ cently become openly insolent. Admiral Dewey has communicated the facts to Washington, although he is not alarmed at the outlook. The insurgent leader would not dare order an attack on the American camps, because they are pro­ tected by the guns of the squadron, and it is not certain that the other chiefs would obey his commands. Gen. Merritt, aided by the squadron, could repel a com­ bined assault from both Aguinfildo and the Spaniards of the city. The other in- ASKS MORE HEN. Merritt Insists He Should Be Given 50,000. Secretary Alger received a cable dis­ patch from (Jen. Merritt expressing keen anxiety on account of the situation in the Philippines. Gen. Merritt asks for at least 50,000 soldiers, including the 12,000 now under him. The cause of concern ex­ ists principally in the threatening attitude of the insurgent forces under Aguinaldo. The rebels have moved up on all sides ot Manila and it appears from the late ad vices received by the War Departmen that both the Spanish and the American forces are threatened. Gen. Merritt asks that his force be increased as promptly as possible, or it will, in his opinion, be im­ possible to successfully hold the capital after it is taken by the American army and navy. He urged even before he left Washington that the number of men in his command be increased, and after he reached San Francisco the request was renewed. The response was the assign­ ment of two more regiments of infantry regulars and some volunteers to the Phil­ ippine expedition. Since reaching Ma­ nila it appears from the dispatch of Gen. Merritt, his fears that his force was too small for the safe conduct of the cam­ paign have been confirmed. SPAIN GETS TEEMS. THf CONDITIONS UPON WHICH ll'KINLEY WILL END WAR. FIFTY THOUSAND FOR CUBA. This Fofce Will Occupy the Island After Peace Is Declared. The administration is contemplating the detail of an army of 50,000 men for the occupation of Cuba after peace shall have been declared. This occupation, from the present outlook, will begin in the early fall. The force of 50,000 will be selected from the volunteer army exclusively, and pains will be taken to give those regi­ ments which have not yet gone to the front a chance to see service in Cuba. Military government will temporarily pre­ vail throughout the island in all probabil­ ity, and Major Gen. Fitzhugh Lee will be placed in command of the garrisoning army and made military governor of the territory. XA.J. GKNERAX MEBBITT. surgent chiefs are fretting under Agui- naldo's orders, and trouble is brewing in his camp. CAPTURE OF THE BAT OF NIPS. Fierce Battle la Cuba by Four Ameri­ can Warships. Acting nnder orders from Admiral Sampson four American warships on Thursday afternoon entered the harbor of Nipe, on the northeast coast of the province of Santiago de Cuba, and after a furious bombardment took possession of the harbor as a base of operations for the Porto Rican campaign. The vessels engaged were the Topeka, Annapolis, Wasp and Lqyden. In the course of an hour they silenced the forts, sunk the Spanish gunboat Jorge Juan and scatter­ ed the Spanish riflemen who had taken part in the engagement. Nipe is about midway in the blockade line and directly across the island from the city of San­ tiago. WAR BULLETINS. The army of invasion to Porto Rico will number 35,000 when completed. Owing to the great number of sick, the garrison .at Santiago is breaking down with overwork. Artillery is being concentrated in the Northern Sierra, in Spain, where a Carlist rising is feared. Secretary Alger says theVe is no foun­ dation for the report "Jtlifett the Cubans have been cut off from rations. One of our first-cla^s battleships, prob­ ably the Oregon, will be sent to re-enforce Admiral Dewey at Manila. Gov. Pingree of Michigan favors estab­ lishing republics in colonies captured from Spain, the United States acting as guar- difct, Spanish prisoners from Cervera's fleet at Seavey's Island, N. H., cheered the United States gunboat Frolic as she pass­ ed en route for Cuba. Examination of the hulls of Cervera's ships showed that 6 and 8-inch guns had proved more effective in destroying them than those of larger size. The news of the destruction of Admiral Cervera's fleet at Santiago was received at Manila on July 17, and created conster­ nation among the Spaniards. Cuban refugees in Salvador have ap­ pealed to the United States Government for protection against outrages by the pro- Spanish element of that country. Maj. John J. Budd, commander at Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Ga., denies the re­ cent report of escape of Spanish prisoners from the military prison at the barracks. Conditions at Santiago are rapidly changing for the better. Gen. Wood, the military governor, has ordered all shops to open, and hereafter there will be music on the plaza every Sunday and Thursday. The only fortified port in Porto Rico is San Juan, and not more than 3,000 fight­ ing soldiers are on the island. The senti­ ment of the natives is entirely in favor of the United States and against Spain. There is plenty of food. SPAIN--"DON'T SHOOT ANY flORE. I'LL COME DOWN." mmm Cuba to Be PrtCi United 8tatea to Hold Manila and Adjacent Territory- Demands Porto Rico aad Coaling Stntiton in Ladronea. Dons Must Get Oat. Washington special: Spain on Sunday received the reply of President McKinley to the note asking on what terms the United States would open negotiations to end the war. At the end of a long interview with the President at the White House Saturday afternoon, the French ambassador, M. Cambon, acting in behalf of the Spanish Government, transmitted to Duke Almodovar de Rio, the Spanish minister of foreign affairs at LIEUT. COL. J. H. DOBST. He osrried. Shatter's demand for •irrender of Santiago to the Spanish line*. Madrid, the text of a communication em­ bodying the answer of the United States. A cabinet meeting lasting three hours, at which the final touches were put to the American answer, was held earlier in the day. The visit of the French ambassador had consumed quite as long a period. The following is an official statement given out by authority of the President as to the terms of peace offered by the United States; "In order to remove any misapprehen­ sion in regard to tie negotiations as to peace between the t) lilted States and Spain it is deemed proper £*i say that the terms offered by the United States to Spain in the note handed to the French ambassador Saturday last are in sub­ stance as follows: "The President does not now put for­ ward any claim for pecuniary indemnity, but requires the relinquishment of all claims of sovereignty over or title to the island of Guba, as well as the immediate evacuatiosPi Spain of the island; the cession to the United States and the im­ mediate evacuation of Porto Rico and other islands under Spanish sovereignty in the West Indies; and the like cession of an island in the Ladrones. "The United States will occupy and hold the city, bay and harbor of Manila, pend­ ing the conclusion of a treaty of peace which shall determine the control, dispo­ sition and government of the Philippines. "If these termB are accepted by Spain in their entirety, commissioners will be named by the United States to meet com­ missioners on the part of Spain for the purpose of concluding a treaty of peac* on the basis above indicated." CUBANS MAT CAUSE TROUBLE. English Press Discusses the Situation at Santiago. The London newspapers comment on the relations between the Cubans and Americans in Santiago, and are sarcastic at the expense of the former for unani­ mously effacing themselves in the pres­ ence of hard work and Mauser bullets, and then haughtily consuming American rations with patriotic zeal. The Standard foresees the possibility of a serious quar­ rel, the American being compelled to forc­ ibly suppress the patriots whom they went to protect. It says that enthusiasts in the United States might have been less sym­ pathetic with the chivalrous Cuban if they had seen him amid his native scrub in his native Repugnance to soap and the law of decent living. Cubans are like the Cretans, one of the oppressed nation­ alities that it is easier to love at a dis­ tance. The Daily News anticipates th^f the Americans will be compelled for a considerable time to keep a substantial army in Cuba. WILL ALWATS HOLD PORTO SICO. Policy of the Government Is Officially Stated. The authoritative declaration has been made that the'island of Porto Rico is to be held as a permanent possession of this country as the price of war. This prac­ tically official statement was made: "Porto Rico will be kept by the United States. That is settled and has been ths plan from the first. Once taken it will never be released. It will pass forever into the hands of the United States. There never has been any other thought. Its possession will go toward making up the heavy expense of the war to the United States. Our flag will float over the island permanently." WILL BRING TROOPS NORTH. Uninfected Portion of Shafter'a Army to Be Moved. Arrangements are being made to begin the movement of troops froth Santiago to Montauk Point, L.T., immediately. The greater part of Shafter's army will prob­ ably not be withdrawn from Santiago until such time as the yellow fever shall have been thoroughly stamped out It is believed, however, that some of the caval­ ry regiments can be safely brought to Long Island and placed in a healthful camp at Montauk. „ Sagasta's Cabinet Accepts the Terms as Dictated. V PEACE IS MSUKKP. . if *>•*.. *> " i Belief that the End of the War Has Practically Been Reached. Principal of the American Conditions Acceded To by the Spanish Govern­ ment -- Answer Is Forwarded to Washington Through Paris--Lahore of Mixed Commission May Delay Actual Signing of the Treaty, but the Preliminaries Are Full of Promise- Hostilities May Cease Immediately. Madrid special: .. .. Spain accepts the principal conditions of peace set forth by the American Govern­ ment and only the peace details are need­ ed to cause all hostilities to cease at once. The war is now over, so far as the two countries are concerned, and a peace dele­ gation will be chosen at once to confer with the representatives of the United States. The peace conditions set forth by Presi­ dent McKinley were discussed at length Tuesday by Premier Sagasta and the cab­ inet, and at the conclusion it was given out officially that the terms of the United States would be accepted. Their only res­ ervation was with regard to the method of putting the conditions in force. Spain is ins the mood to grant everything, and merely hopes to save herself some slight degree of humiliation. The news of the Sagaqta cabinet's de­ termination to accede to the American demands was permitted to leak out, evi­ dently with the intention of testing the temper of the people; The populace, where not apathetic, seemed heartily glad that the strain is over. TOOK TWO TOWN*. T**WNl Stars and 8trlpes Raised Over Arroyo and Gnayama. Arroyo and Guayama, two Porto Rican 'towns, were seised Tuesday and the American flag hoisted by Captain Good­ rich of the St. Louis. A detachment land­ ed at Arroyo from the Gloucester and the Wasp and met with no opposition. After entering the town and placing it in charge of his men he moved on to Guayama, four miles west. Here he found that the Span­ ish troops had abandoned the place sev­ eral days before. Guayama may be used as a supply depot for our troops. PBKM1BR SAGASTA. SPANISH MALTREAT WOMEN. Troops Burn Property and Shoot Down Porto Ricans. Spanish troops retreating to San Juan left behind them a path of ruin anid>seso- lation. Angered beyond control by, the American invasion, the Spaniards wreak­ ed vengeance on the inoffensive natives by burning property and maltreating wom­ en and children. In many instances the natives were shot down in cold blood. Gives Wheeler Credit. • correspondent of the Associated Press says that bqt for Gen. Joe Wheeler the American force# . would have retreated from before Santiago on the evening of July 1. He was advised to do so by many brave regular army officers, but he replied; "No, the Spaniards are wors^ off than we are. Pass that word along o4r lines." J Colotiel Compelled to Best. C.. El Heraldo de Madrid says that Don Pedro Verdie, a lieutenant colonel in the Spanish army, has been compelled to stand on the street corners in that city and beg for alms in order to keep his wife and children from starvation. He com­ manded a regiment in Cuba, andt having been severely wounded, was sent home. Being unable to collect his "pay, he was reduced to beggary. War Assessment Is Levied. The fraternal beneficiary order, the United Workmen, has issued a call on each full-rate member for a war assess­ ment of 50 cents to provide for payment of the certificates of members who have died or may die in the service of the Unit­ ed States during the war with Spain. Spanish Prisoners Escape. Eleven Spanish prisoners overpowered their guards and escaped from the San­ tiago jail. The Cubans claim the keep­ ers, who trere also Spanish, net the pris­ oners free. Newa of Minor Note. Lieut. Hobson says the cost of raising the Spanish warships at Santiago will be about $500,000. Thirteen submarine mines were picked up in Guantanamo bay,, near Santiago, by the cruiser Marblehead. The Spanish ambassador at Rome says the war will continue if the United States persists in holding Porto Rico. Sickness is on the increase among our soldiers at Santiago, some of the regi­ ments having a sick list numbering hun­ dreds. The latest estimate of the casualties among our troops before Santiago places the killed at 230, wounded 1,284 and miss­ ing 79. It is said that there are no German war­ ships in Manila bay, and that their with­ drawal was due to the arrival of a suffi­ cient force of American troops to thor­ oughly protect German interests in Ma­ nila after its capture. At the outset of the war Prof. J. T. Hatfield, who taught German in the Northwestern University, enlisted in the navy as a common seaman. He was as­ signed to the auxiliary cruiser Yale, and his first service was.jendened in scrub­ bing the decks. Coal Prodnction of United States Is Larger than Ever. From advance proofs of the report of the geological survey it is learned the coal production «f the United States in 1807 reached 200,221,665 short tons, worth at the mines $198,869,178. This is the first time the 200,000,000 ton mark has been passed. Colorado and New Mexico furnished: 09,076 short tons of anthracite last year. Including Alaska, thirty-one States and territories produce coal, Idaho and Ne­ braska furnishing but 645 tons. Pennsyl­ vania continues to rank first, with an out­ put of 54,597,851 tons of bituminous and 52,431,763 tons of anthracite: Illinois sec­ ond. West Virginia increased her lead over Ohio more than 2,000,000 tons, tak­ ing third place; Ohio comes fourth. Ala­ bama fifth, Iowa sixth, Maryland seventh, then Kentucky, Colorado and Kansas in the order named. The number of mines and product last year of the Western States were: Mines. Tons. Alabama 78 5,893,770 Colorado .... .i>........ 97 3,361,703 Illinois 310 20,072,758 Indiana .n...,.».M....115 4,151,169 Indian territory,,19 1,380.380 Iowa ............ ......162 *011,W5 Kansas 71 3,064,012 Missouri 105 2,605,626 Illinois suffered most from strikes of miners, 266 mines being affected. The total number of working days lost there are calculated at 2,660,334, an average of 101 days to each of the 26,407 mines idle. Pennsylvania was the next sufferer, with strikes at 118 mines, at which 29,112 men were idle 72 days and a total of 2,102.386 working days lost. Ohio had 228 mines shut down, 21,685 men idle 78 days each, or a total of 1,090,549 working days PUBLIC DEBT DECREASES^ Cash in the Treasury Increases Ba> cause of War Revenue. The monthly statement of the public debt shows that at the close of business July 30, 1898, the debt, less cash in the treasury, amounted to $987,081,006, a de­ crease for the month of $49,004,486. In­ dependent of the cash, the statement shows an increase in the debt of $182,159. The cash in the treasury increased during the month by over $49,000,000, principal­ ly from receipts on account of the new war loan. The debt Is recapitulated as follows: Interest-bearing debt f847,367„740 Debt on which interest has ceased since maturity... 1,260,060 Debt bearing no interest.. 884,297,441 Friday. Steamer SL Paul sailed from NeWjMft News with tV last of Gen. Brooke's flb* pedition for Porto Rico. Fifty members of the First Illinois reflf* ment at Santiago down with ground fefW in a mild form. There has been only Nl death in the regiment. Cuban couriers reported ait SaatiafU that the Cubans and Spaniards in the b* terior had met in battle, resulting In tkl defeat of the Spaniards. Gen. Miles reported that the city ck Ponce, Porto Rico, surrendered to hla forces without opposition, and that tht Spanish troops were retreating from ths southern part of the island. The Ameri­ can flag tiies over Guanica, Port of Ponce, Ponce and Yauc Total $1,232,925,221 This amount, however, does not include $559,497,983 in certificates and treasury notes outstanding, which are offset by an equal amount of cash in the treasury. The cash i$ the treasury is classified as fol­ lows: Gold .$225,188^»3 Silver ^14^79,906 Paper ' 90,294,617 Bonds, deposits in national banks, disbursing officers' balances, etc 69,757,087 Total $890,069,963 Against this there"are, demand liabilities outstanding amounting to $(>35,225,748, leaving a net cash balance ot $254,844,- 216. DELAY IN DISTRIBUTING BONOS. Investigation of Snsplcious Fubacrip- tions Retards the Work. The work of distributing the war loan bonds is not going op as fast as the offi­ cials wish it would. Much time is occu­ pied in the investigation of subscriptions that aroused suspicion as to their genuine­ ness. These amounted altogether to $19,- 000,000, and as they are scrutinized and passed the number of the subscriptions that will receive allotment of bonds is constantly reduced. It was believed last Friday that the last of the suspicious subscriptions had been disposed of, but a number of them are still undergoing investigation. In addition to these, numerous subscriptions contained errors, such as unsigned checks, checks where the amount was not designated or incorrectly filled in, etc. Efforts are be­ ing made to rectify these mistakes, and when the work has been completed the officials will be able to make a compre­ hensive and accurate analysis of the sub­ scriptions. A report has been circulated that the additional $200,000,000 of bonds authoriz­ ed by the war revenue bill would be is­ sued within a short time. Assistant Sec­ retary Vanderlip says that there was no immediate prospect of the issue of these bonds, not even as early as in November, when Secretary Gage had previously in­ dicated as the probable date. UNCLE SAM WILL- RETALIATE. Importation of German Toys Will Probably Be Prohibited. The Government has at last determined to meet the German commercial edicts of prohibition with similar acts. Ger­ many says American food products are forbidden to enter the empire because they threaten the health and interests of the people of that country. The chemists of the Agricultural Department are now engaged in analyzing paints and color­ ings on all toys imported to this country from Germany, with a view to ascertain­ ing whether or not poisonous matter forms a part of the coloring compound, a general impression prevailing that such is a fact. If they determine that the toys are dangerous for children to handle, their further importation will cease. The Unit­ ed States absorbs about all the surplus production of Geririhny in the matter of toys, and if the makers are cut off from this market it will prove a serious blow to a large number of people there whose livelihood depends upon the sale of their handiwork in this line. GOVERNMENT BALANCE SHEET. Report of Receipts and ExpendituraL for Month of July. j The monthly comparative statement of the Government receipts and expenditures shows that'duriup July the receipts amounted to $43.8i7,108, a gain as com­ pared with July. 1S97. of $4,827,000. The disbursements aggregated $74,263,475, an increase of a little more than $24,160,000. The receipts during the month from the several sources of revenue are given as follows: Customs, $15,169,680, a loss of about $1,800,000; internal revenue, $26,- 370,730, a gain of about $0,400,000; mis­ cellaneous, $2,506,730, about the same as a year ago. The expenditures during July on account of the war amounted to about $30,000,000 and to about $90,000^)00 since the war began. BURGOGNE'S VICTIMS AFLOAT. Passing Vessel Sees Bodies Buoyed by Life Preservers. The Austrian steamship Aquileja, which arrived in New York from Medit­ erranean ports, passed, about 120 miles Bouth of Sable Island, on Thursday, a large number of dead bodies kept afioat by life preservers. Near the bodies were a small quantity of wreckage and a life buoy marked "LaA Bourgogue, Havre." The bodies were'j^Sbt less from La Bour- gogne, which was' wrecked in the neigh­ borhood. The British steamer Hiawatha left Halifax on th« same day the Aquiieja passed the bodies to search for them. $atnrday. Madrid advices said the Spaniards' ai£ entrenching themselves at San Juan de Porto Rico. The Navy Department received a dis­ patch from Admiral Dewey, saying that our forces may have to fight the Philip­ pine insurgents, owing to the attitude as­ sumed by Aguinaldo, their leader. AH quiet at Manila. Gen. Merritt arrivedl and assumed command of our army there. M. Cambon, French ambassador hi Washington, on receiving President Mc- Kinley's reply to the Spanish note, pre* sented credentials empowering him to act for Spain in the-matter of peace negotia­ tions. In consequence the terms as pro­ posed by President McKinley were dit>» cussed at once, and when M. Cambon left the White House terms had practfcatfy; been agreed upon. Sunday. Gen. Wade relieved of the gomm^nd ft Camp Thomas to lead a provisional brig­ ade to Porto Rico. Retreating Spanish soldiers in Porto Rico indulged in gross atrocities. Do fenseless women and children were their victims. Battleship Texas arrived at New York for repairs, having suffered to a consitl- crable extent in the engagement *ith Cervera's fleet. Monday. Spaniards at San Juan sank a lUaMil to block the entrance to the harbor. Said that President, McKinley will call an extra session of both houses of Con­ gress as soon as there be peace ratification by the Senate.- Lieut. Richard Pearson Hobson a welcome at Atlanta, Ga., and then to Lithia Springs, where he met his moth­ er and was given a reception. Latest advices from Manila said that Admiral Dewey had received word from the city that the Spaniards were ready to surrender whenever called upon to do SOw A direct cable dispatch from Ponce, Porto Rico, said Gen. Miles' troops wet* gradually and cautiously making their way northward on the military road that extends from Ponce to s»n Tnsu. Gen- Brooke arrived at Ponce. ' y Sagasta and his cabinet held a low- hour session, discussing the terms ot peace. A telegram was sent to Washing­ ton asking for an explanation of some point in dispute, and pending the receipt of an answer an adjournment >was taken. Tuesday. •• Gen. Garretson's brigade arrived w Ponce, Porto Rico. 8torles of outrage by retreating Spifil'- iards in Porto Rico denied. 1 Madrid reports 2,000 Spanish volun­ teers in Porto Rico surrendered, to Gen. Miles. j'v Gen. John G. Breckinridge arrived at Camp Thomas, Chickamauga, and as­ sumed coBrtnand of the troops there. Arroyo and Guayama, in Porto Rico, seized for the American army of inva­ sion, to be used as a base of supplies* " Gen. Garcia and his forces of Cuban in­ surgents reported to have defeated Span­ ish soldiers near Mayari after heavy fight­ ing. Notwithstanding the apparent Speedy termination of the war, preparations go on in Washington to rush re-enforcement* to Porto Rico. Gen. Merritt sent a telegram to {fen. Merrium at San Francisco virtually de­ claring that 30,000 more troops should be sent to Manila because of fear of trouble with the insurgents. President McKinley received from confidential agents in Europe, which were confirmed by advices to for­ eign diplomats in Washington, that Sa­ gasta had decided to accept the terma af ? peace proposed by the United States. Wednesday. *4" Eighteen regiments ordered to Porto Rico under Gen. Wade. Gibora. Cuba, captured by troops under Gen. Gomez. A dynamite gun aided in the victory. M. Cambon, French ambassador, wss in conference with the President regard­ ing the terms of peace. Reported the President denjed Spain's request far modification of the terms. Manzanillo ready to surrender to Gar­ cia on condition that the Spanish troops be allowed to march out with their arms. Garcia's army, having captured Wayari, reported marching on Hoiguin. ̂' ^ ' Thursday. '•?!.- \-xf*" Third Illinois regiment Gen. Brooke at Arroyo and engaged & skirmishing with the Spaniards. < Gen. Miles formed practically a Jew plan of campaign in Porto Rico, bis object being to hem in the Spanish troops at Aibonito, as well as to avoid mined roads. In consequence of an appeal by the commanding officers in our army at San­ tiago, the President ordered Gen. Shat­ ter's troops brought home as aeon as pos­ sible. Sagasta summoned political leaders to a conference in Madrid, presumably to discuss the peace terms. All-in formation as to the progress of the negotiatiaCkS withheld from the people of Spain. Notes of Current Bveqla Mrs. Eliza Guy. colored, years, died at Wyoming, Del. Strong efforts will be made to aHmuIMn the raising of cotton in Hawaii. v: . A wealthy American named Beegel lost his life on Mont Mane by falling into the crater, < Samuel D. Ilaynes of Maine, a life con­ vict and former incorrigible, has becoSM - a devout Christian. Ex-Queen Liliuokalnni of Hawaii wfij seek to recover from the United States crown hinds and a large sum of money. Lola Smallj^aeksou-Ford. daughter of Rev. Sany'&niall. the evangelist. *ifl make her debut on the stage in New York this fall. Although only 24 years old. she has been twice married and divorced. She is said to be a very handsome woman and decidedly talented. * Etelka A. Knapp of Oakland, CaL. has been legally adopted by her own fatherin order that she uiay inherit $100,000 of her grandfather's money. The grwndfathifr did not recognise the little girt, who ta the daughter of lus soa s bnt provided for "future children."* Law­ yers advised Mr. Knapp that around this provision bf the adoptioa. .Hi#! "WSk • \ i<>% j'SSS qi ! -