Evening Star Newspaper, July 2, 1898, Page 3

HOTTEST OF THE YEAR Mercury Up to 101 at Two C’clock Today. PROSPECT OF GOING STILL HIGHER Several Cases Reported of Pros- trations From Heat. AIR HOT AND STIFLING pete ote The unususl salutation today between Washingtonians wa: “Isn't this terrible And the reply invariably was: ‘Simply awful. The words had no refe ce to the news from Santiago, which was both terrible and awful when it was taken In relation to our killed nd wounded soldiers, and besides, recompense in the Cuban infor- on which told of Morro Castle being in and continued victory for our forces. "sed, then, as they were, in describing the veat y were simple words despite . > meaning. The atmosphere was something worse than either. All night the eral degrees higher temperature than they did two hours later yesterday. A light breeze from the northwest in the morning changed to a stiffer one from the south- west in the earlier afternoon, and while air had been close and stagnant, enervating and sleep destrcying. No breeze found its way through cpen windows to relieve re- cumbent dwellers within. Fond parents wore themselves out fanning their panting babies, and fervent prayers went up from countiess I'ps for relief. None came during the hours of night, and when morning broke everybody knew the day was to be one of the worst in their ex- perience so far as heat was concerned. As the day wore on it became more and more evident that this impression would be more than realized. At 10:30 o'clock thermome- ters in stores on public streets showed sev- this gave some relief in assisting the evap- oration of the perspiration which covered everybody, it felt like the flashes one feels when a furnace door is opened suddenly. The Record. ‘There was an exodus from the city by ev2ry means of exit, and the railroad ticket offices had the busiest Saturday morning of the year. Tonight a great crowd will also get away, and it is fortunate for them, be- cause no hope is held out for any decided improvement in the conditions. That Sun- day int2rvenes tomorrow is a godsend. The readings of the thermometer at the Weather bureau toc a.m., 75; 8 a.m., 8; 12 m., 98; 2 p.m., 101. It will probaoly reach 10% by 4 o'clock. There were several cas2s of prostration during the day. About 2 o'clock an unknown man was picked up by the police on 4th street north- west. between D and E streets. He was sick from tha effects of the heat. The po- lice removed him to the sixth precinct sta- tion, where he received treatment. The Prostrations. George Fisher, colored, forty years old, living at 1315 P street northwest, was over- come about noon near Indiana avenue and 2d street northwest. The Emergency Hos- pital ambulance was summoned and the sick man was taken to the hospital for treatment. noon. James Smith, an engineer on the Balti- more and Ohio railroad, was unable to re- main on duty today on account of the heat. He had to be taken from his engine. The Police patrol wagon was was removed to his hom northeast. ‘The thermometer in The Star’s composing room registered 107 degrees at 2 o'clock. gerne PUBLISHERS ACT TOGETHER. y were as follows: 4 He was doing well this after- it for and he No. 317 H street No English Chicngo Papers to Be Is- aed Today or Tomorrow. CHICAGO, July 2—None of the English Papers were published in Chicago today, owing to a strike among the stercotyners. The stereotypers demanded a reduction in the hours of labor and an increase in wages. It was refused, ard, as a result, at 8 o'clock last evening the stereotypers re- fused to go to work. The following newspapers have entirely suspended publication pending a settlement of the : Times-Herald, Record, Tri- bune, Chronicle, Inter-Ocean, Evening Daily News, Evening Journal and the Dispateh. A meeting of the publishers was held at 11 a.m. to arrange a plan of campaign and to provide for the resuming of publication at the earliest moment, and it was an- neunced that no paper would be published tomorrow morning. The publishers are acting together and will do so. Already they have received a large number of applications from stere typers in other cit and It is the gene belief that sin omething like ployes are directly involved the will not be long. An immediate influx of stereotypers from other cities is expected, and has in some measure begun. The intense interest in the battle at San- tiago renders the situation a peculiar one, and this fact was undoubtedly seized upon by the operatives. There is no little pub- lic feeling aroused against the operatives because of this phase of the case. ee OIL MONOPOLY IN CANADA. Standard O11 Company Owns and Leases All Plants. MONTRPAL, July 2—A Petrola, Ontarto, dispatch says: “It is understood that the Standard Oil Company, which, during the past few years, has spent between $300,000 and $400,000 in estallishing refineries in Sornia, has purchased the Imperial works and has leased every other refining estab- lishment in Canada for five years. It has thus secured an absclute monopoly of cil refininig in Canada. ——__ INTERIOR DEPARTMENT CHANGES. Oficint A jouncement of Recent The following official changes have been made in the Department of the Interior: Office of the Secretary—Promotion: Miss Flora Raymond of New York, clerk, $1,200 to $1,400; resignation: Trezevant Williams ©f South Carolina, copyist, $900. General Land Office—Promotion: Mary Harman of District packer, $720, to copyist, $900. Pension office—Promotions: George C. Stewart of Maryland, assistant chief of division, $1,800, to principal examiner, $2,000; John B. Ward of New Jersey, clerk, $1,600, to assistant chief of division, $1,800; Alexis L. Pratt of California, clerk, $1,400, to med- ical examiner, $1,800; Miss Ada J. Guitner of California, clerk, $1,200 to $1,400; Rich- ard Hales of North Carolina, clerk, $1,000 to $1,200; Horace W. Eaton of New York, copytst, $000, to clerk, $1,000. Resignations —Jeremiah Connolly of New York, princi- pal examiner, $2,000; Miss Mattie Hodg of Maryland and William C. Hill of Ten- nessee, clerks, $1,200; Jesse T. Hamilton of Kentucky, clerk, $1,000; James B. Goodlet of Texas, copyist, $900; John McDevitt of District of Columbia, watchman, $720. Geological survey—Appolntment: Frank R. Rutter of Maryland, clerk, $1,200. ——-71—____ Referees of Bankruptcy Court. Under authority of the bankruptcy act, Spproved yesterday, Chief Justice Bingham ‘of the District Supreme Court this after- noon appointed Charles H. Armes, Edward S. McCalmont and Chapman W. Maupin, all of this city, referees of the Bankruptcy Court of the District of Columbia for the period of two years, unless otharwise or- dered, each to give bond with two sureties, in the penalty of $5,000 for the faithful per- formance of his duties. pene ee Local Pensions. . Pensions were granted today to the fol- lewing residents of the District of Colum- Dia: James Murray, $6; Thomas Henry, in- crease from $10 to $12, and M. E. increase, $6 to $10. * Mrs. of Columbia, BONA-FIDE CIRCULATION, _ ‘A reference to the statement be- low will show that the circulation sworn to Is a bona fide one. It ts easily possible for a news- paper with an elastic conscience to swell its legitimate circulation enor- mously, in order to deceive adver- tisers, by sending out thousands of papers to newsstands, which are re- turnable, and which are in fact re- turned, but nevertheless are in- cluded in what purports to be an honest statement of circulation. Intelligent advertisers, however, Judge by rescits, and bogus circula- tions don’t give them. The family circulation of The Star is many thousands in excess of any other Washington paper. 3 Circulation of The “Evening Star.” SATURDAY, June 25, 1398. MONDAY, June 27, 1593. TUESDAY, June 28, 1398. WEDNESDAY, June 29, 1895. THURSDAY, June 30, 1893. FRIDAY, July 1, 189s. ‘Total... 207,347 Dally average. oe-+- 84,557 I solemnly swear that the above statement rep- Tesents only the number of copies of THE EVEN- 1NG STAR circulated during the six secular da; ending Friday, July 1, 1898 —that is, the num ber of copies actually sold, delivered, furnish- ed or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona fide purchasers or subscribers, and that none of the copies so counted are returnable to or remain in the office unsold. J. WHIT. HERRON, Cashies Evening Star Newspaper Co. Subscribed and sworn to before me this second day of July, A. D. 1898. GRENVILLE A. WHITAKER, Notary Public, D. C. NEWS OF THE SHIPS, Information Taken From the Daily Squadron Bulletin. Additional official information from Ad- miral Sampson, in the form of the “Squad- ron Bulletin,” issued daily on the flagship New York, off Santiago de Cuba, was re- ceived at the Navy Department today. The first of these bulletins fs under date of June 18. Admiral Sampson reports that on the 17th ultimo a reconnoisance was made of the vicinity of Cabanas bay. The force under command of Lieutenant Harlow con- sisted of two steam cutters, one from the New York, in charge of Naval Cadet Pow- ell, and the other from the Massachusetts, in charge of Naval Cadet Hart. The boat started into the bay at 4:45 a. m. Almost immediately after passing the old fort at the entrance they were fired upon, and the fire was so continued and heavy and at such short range that they were obliged to withdraw. Much of the firing was from within fifty yards. The two launches were struck seventeen times, but no one was injured. The Texas and Vixen went to the support of the launches, and, opening a vigorous and effective fire at short range, dispersed the enemy. Spe- cial mention is made of the conduct of Naval Cadets Hart and Powell, Coxswain O'Donnel and Seaman Blom. Admiral Sampson says that the Cuban forces hold ali the counfry between San- tiago and Guantanamo, and that the Cu- bans state it would be impossible for the garrison of Guantanamo to effect a junc- tion with the forces at Santiago. Artillery is being transported by the Spaniards from the shore batteries to Guantanamo town. A spy reports that the Sandoval gunboat is filled with straw preparatory to her de- struction by fire. A few shots were fired by the Oregon on the 17th’ ultimo, one of the shells destroying a railroad car and firing a large warehouse. Referring to the torpedo system in the bay of Guantanamo, Admiral Sampson says there are two electrical stations for tor- pedoes at the Socapa battery, one at the Estrella battery and one at the Cayo Smith. These stations are connected with two lines of torpedoes of the Lattimenclar system. One line in the channel has seven torpedoes, of which one was fired when the Merrimac was sunk, but without affect on her. The second line had five, also in the channel, about one hundred meters from the first. One of these torpedoes was also fired at the Merrimac without effect. The tor- pedoes are in square boxes of fron contain- ing 226 kailos of gun cdtton. The admiral is informed from what he evidently regards as a reliable source that the sunken Merrimac does not block the channel entrance to Santiago bay. The wrecked vessel lies a little to the right of the channel, and vessels can enter or leave the bay without striking the obstruction. The admiral states that during the bom- bardment of June 3 one the shells from the fleet struck the Reina Mercedes and killed Capatano de Fragata Emilio Acostay Her- man, second in command of the vessel, and five men, and wounded six men. Under date of June 19, Admiral Sampson reports that the Yankee left the night be- fore to blockade Cienfuegos. The Dixie was sent to blockade off Cape Cruz. Referring to his conf>rence with General Garcia and other Cuban officers, Admiral Sampson reporta that Garcia had about 4,000 men back in the country, perhaps two days’ march from Santiago, and about 2,000 men still further back who were en- gaged in observing Spanish forces, number- ing perhaps 10,000 men at Holguin, in order to prevent their leaving for Santiago. He says that Garcia’s men are well armed and supplied with ammunition, the Florida ex- Ppedition having made up all deficiencies, ——_—_+- e+ —_____ NOMINATED FOR OFFICE. Political News of Candidates Selected by Conventions, HOLTON, Kansas, July 2—The demo- cratic and populist congressional conven- tions for the first Kansas district, held here, have rominated W. W. Price of At- chison. Mr. Price, who is a democrat, was first nominated by his party, and the nomina- tion was indorsed by the populists. Woman Will Decline Office. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 2.—Mrs. Flora B. Renkes, democratic nominee for state superintendent of public instruction, has received an opinion from the attorney general that she is constitutionally eligible to the office, but for personal reasons will decline the nomination. oF as Found Guilty of Manslaughter. LONDON, July 2—W. Mansell Collins, the unregistered doctor. charged with caus- ing the deeth of Mrs. Emily Edith Uzielli, @ society favorite, was found guilty of mansleughter today and sentenced to seven y en Union Pacific Officials Wreckea. REDDING, Cal., July 2.—A special train carrying a rumber of officials of the Union Pacific railroad has heen wrecked between Smithson and Delta, about thirty-fty. north of Redd! engineer _’ THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1898-24 PAGES. TO CLEAR Joint Resolution Affecting Over a Thousatd Lots in This City, e Years by Individuals, Though Owned by the Government. A joint resolution was introduced in the Senate today looking to action which will clear the title of the 1,176 lots in th2 city of Washington, the titles to which are now in the United States, although for nearly a hundred y2ars nearly all of them have been held by individuals and the government has never made any atiempt to take possession of them. ‘The joint resolution for this purpose was introduced in the Senate this aftzrnoon by Mr. Gallinger, and follows: “Whereas it appears from the records of the Wor Department that there are at the Present time 1,176 lots in the city of Wash- ington claimed as the property of the United States, therefore be it - “Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Congress asszembied, That a commission, consisting of the Sec- retary of War, the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Interior, be, aud it is hereby, appointed to dispose of such Icts as the said commission may find to be the property of the United States in the city of Washington, the proceeds to be turned into the treasury of the United States.” The lots referred to are scattered all over the city of Washington, being located in 119 squares. The property claimed by the government, according to the records at the War Department, follows: Square 33, lot 4; square 144, lot 5; square 158, lot 8; square 158, lots 18, 19; square 168, lots 9, 10, 11; square 219, lots 3, 4, 6, 10, 11; square 254, lots 30, 21; square 268, lots 1 to 20, inclusive; square 268, lots 1 to 11, in- clusive; square 269, lots 1 to 9, inclusiv3; square 270, all of, equal to 4 lots; square , lots 1 to 26, inclusive; square 298, all of, equal to 4 lots; square 20), lots 1 to 18, inclusiye; square 300, all of, equal to 14 lots; square 351, lots 1 to 16, inclusive; square 352, lots 1 to 5, inclusive; square 304, lots 1 to 16, inclusive; square 354, lots 1 to 8, inclusive; squar2 385, lots 1 to 8, inclu- sive; square 886, lots 1 to 8, inclusive; square 887, all of, equal to 76 lots; square 388, lots 1 to 38, inclusive; square 434, lots 1 to 12, inclusive; square » lots 1 to 24, inclusive; square 436, lots 1 to 16, inclusive; square 447, lot 20; square 456, lots 17, 18; square 488, lots 1, 2, 3; square 464, all of, equal to $ lots; square 473, undivid2d, con- tains 22 lots; square 500, lots 1 to 43, in- elusive; square 502, lots 1 to 74, inclusive; Square 503, lots 1 to 54, inclusive; square 504, 1 to 1S, inclusive; square 545, lots 1 to inclusive; square 346, lots 1 to 37, inclu- sive; square east of 546, lots 1 to 17, in- clusive; square 547, lots 1 to 22, inclusive; Square 2ast of 547, lots 1 to 10, inclusive; square 591, lots 1 to 15, inclusive; square 596, lots 1 to 13, inclusive; square 597, lots 1 to 15, inclusi 1 to square west of 597, lots }» inclusive; square 612, lot 1; square ; Square south of 667, lots 7, 8, 9, square 779, lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; 50, lots 1, 2, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, , 24; square 7Si, lot 1 8 1, 2, 14; Square 81 15, 16; square S81: containing 24,604% square feet; square $35, lets 1 square 836, lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 14 square lots 1, 3; square S64, lois 4, 5 6,.7; square 865, iots 1, 3, 11, 12, 13, 14, are S95, lots 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; sq 5, 6, 7, 14; square 988, lots 1%, 14;’square 940, lots 3, 4, 5: 3, lot 1; square 959, lots 13, 14 963, lots’ 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 18, 19, 20; square 965, lot square square 964, lots 1, lots 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8; square 985, lot 8; squar2 987, lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; square 996, lots 7, 8, 9; square 1011, lot 1; square 1012, lot 2; square lots 4, 19, 21, 24, 28; square 1026, to 69, inch e; square 1083, lot 12; square 1054, lots 1, 2; square 1035, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 16, 17; square 1036, lots 1, 2, 5, 6 10, il, 12, 1. square 1041, lots 2, 10; square 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, UW, 12, 13; , lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 20; square 106s, lot 1; square 1008, lots 1, 2, 19, 20; square 1109, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 20; square 1110, lots 1, 15, 16, 17; square 1111, lots 1, 2, 3 4, 20; squar2 1113, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, ; square 1122, lots 1, 2, 13, 14; square 1136, lots 1, 2, 14; square south of 1140, lots 1, 2, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14; square 1142, lots 3, 4, 5, 6 7, 8, 9; squares 1140 and 1142, also 1150 to 1170, in- clusive, 23 squares in the eastern part of the city, which never were divided with the public, averaging 14 lots each, equal to lots, of which 161 lots av public property Most of the land above indicated is im- proved and in many cases it is quite valu- able. S The joint resolutien authorizing a com- mission to see that the government is paid for this land has been referred to the Sen- ate committee on the District of Columbia. It will come before that committee at a meeting to be held next Wednesday. A joint resolution has been introduced in the Senate directing the Secretary of War to inform the Senate by what authority public reservation 186 is occupied for pri- vate purposes. This reservation is bounded by 13th and C streets and Ohio avenue and for a number of years bas been occupied by a mission of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. ————— a NEW JAPANESE CABINET. Successors to Marquis Ito and His Colleagues. A telegram received at the Japanese le- gation states that the emperor has appoint- ed the following cabinet as successors to Marquis Ito and his colleagues, who re- signed their portfolios: Count Okuma, premier and minister for foreign affairs; Count Itagaki, minister of the interior; Mr. M. Oishi, minister of ag- riculture and commerce; Mr. Y. Hayashi, minister of communications; Mr. G. Ohl- ®ashi, minister of justice; Mr. Y. Ozaki, minister of education. Two members of Marquis Ito’s cabinet re- tain their portfolios in the new cabinet, namely, Count Saigo, minister of marine, and Viscount Katsura, minister of war. The new ministers form the first party cabinet ever organized in Japan. They rep- resent a coalition of the two leading politi- cal parties, the shimpotom or progression- ists, and the jiyuto or liberals. —_—____-e-______ WILL RETIRE TOMORROW. Rear Admiral Kirkland to Leave the Active, List. Orders have been given for the retirement tomorrow of Rear Admiral William A. Kirkland, the senior officer of the navy, now acting as commandant of the Mare Island navy yard. Notwithstanding his re- tirement, Admiral Kirkland will continue his present command until the termination of the war with Spain permits his relief by an officer on the active list. His retire- ment will result in promotions in all grades of the navy, but only a few of them will be made at once. The promotions already determined upon are as follows: Commodore F. V. McNair, now on special duty in this city, to be rear admiral; Capt. William T. Sampson, commanding the naval forces in the West Indies, to be commodore, and Commander Francis W. Dickins, as- sistant to the chief of the bureau of navi- gation, Navy Department, to be captain, Commodore McNair and Captain Dickens have quaiified for promotion, but owing to the absence of Captain Sampson from the country it has been impossible as yet to complete his examination for the higher grade. Consequently he will be appointed commodéore, “subject to examination.” The nomination of the three officers named will be sent to the Senate by the President Monday or Tuesday next. SES Gas Consolidation Legal. SPRINGFIELD, IL, July 2—Attorney General Akin gives out an opinion in which he holds that the consolidation of TITLE TEN : Have Been Held for Nearly a Hundred | HUNDRED FALL : (Continued from First Page.) being brought ak arms shot off but was lgughisg. The, Outer Works. Evening—The fighting continued until dark. Our forces carried the enemy’s outer works and have occupied them this even- ing. The #uttte' wilt probably be resumed at daybreak. * The Ameéficatiloss is heavy. Some esfimates place it at 500 killed and wounded. ~ sf One man had had both ‘was wounded in the hip, Shafter Wants a Hospital Ship, In view ef the many. sensational stories that were circylated in regard to the dis- patch recelved..from Gen. Shafter this morning conoerging the alleged extent of American losses. inthe battle of Santiago yesterday, Adjutapt General Corbin con- cluded to make public the text of the dis- Patch. It was dated in the field near San- tiago July 1, and was received at the War Department at 4 o'clock this morning. 1t was as follows: “I fear I have underestimated today’s casualties. A large and thoroughly equip- ped hospital Ship should be sent. here at once. Chief surgeon says he has use for forty more. medical officers. Ship must bring launch and boats for conveying wounded, (Signed) “SHAFTER, « “Major General, commanding.” The Relief Ordered to Santiago. ‘The officials of the War Department rec- ognized the seriousness of the situation as indicated in this brief dispatch, and lost no time in complying with the wishes of Gen. Shafter. Orders were accordingly sent to the hospital ship Relief at New York to proceed immediately to Santiago, and soon after word was received from Col. Torney, the medical officer in charge of the ship, saying that he would start for Santiago this afternoon fully prepared to meet all demands that might be made upon them. The Relief carries a launch and boats, and so will meet the requisition of Gen. Shafter in that respect. The departure of the ship has been delayed by the fact that the launch was not entirely completed un- til this morning. The Relief will pro- ceed to Santiago with all possible expedi- tion, and as she has a speed of twelve knots, it is estimated that she will reach there about Wednesday or Thursday. The Solace to Be Uned. Immediately upon recetving Gen. Shafter’s telegram concerning the killed and wound- ed, Surgeon General Sternberg of the army called on Gen. Van Reypen, the surgeon general of the navy, and the two held a lorg consultation regarding the course to be taken. Fortunately, the ambulance ship Solace is now in the vicinity of Gen. Shaf- ter’s.army, and she will be utilized for any emergency cases which may arise. While the navy ship‘ Solace is designed primarily for the us¢ ofthe fleet, she will be put at the disposiiiom of the army whenever that may be netessary, and the navy and army ships willbe used interchangeably. The Solace is 43 wéfl adapted for treating the wcunded a% her sister ship of the army, and has afcommodations for several hun- dred men. « When last heard from, the at “Guantanamo bay, a short distance from tthe cable station from which the dispatches.gre sent. Medital Officers to Be Sent. Hurried preparations are being made by the War Department to send to Gen. Shaf- ter the meéficalofficers he asked for to at- tend to thé needs of the Wounded as a re- sult of yesterday's battle. The hospital ship Relief, whieh: will leave New York this aftdrnoon, ‘has Ween: fitted out in an admir- able manrer for tha tréatinent of the sick and wounded, and every comfort possible will he provided for the unfortunate. There is a surgeon in charge, with a full corps of competent assistants and a complete outfit for surgical work. Accommodations for probably 500 persons have been provided, and, tn addition, there has been installed in the ship a carbonating plant and an tce manufacturing apparatus, which has facili- ties for making a great deal more ice than is needed aboard ship, and which will be utilized in supplying the hospitals ashore and in the immediate vicinity of the ships. Of course, the greater number of cases of sickness and wounds primarily will be treated in thé regimental and the division hospitals, while the Relief will be utilized to a great extent im bringing back to the United States such cases of convalescents and the more serious cases of sickness which it is felt should be brought north for treatment. The vessel, however, is to re- main at Santiago or any other place to which she may be sent to receive the sick and wounded, after which she will return to the United States. SANG AS THEY SHOT. The Entire American Army Chorused “The Star Spangled Banner.” (Copyright, 1896, by the Associated Press.) Siboney, Province of Santiago de Cuba, July 1, 8 p.m., via Playa del Este (de- layed in transmission).—At this hour the fighting still continues. The entire reserves of the American army have been pushed to the front at once, apparently with the intention of forcing our way into Santiago de Cuba. The troops have advanced nearly to the city, but the fortifications are very strong. Our Losses 1,000. Our losses are heavy. An officer from the field estimates our killed and wounded at over 1,000 men. 5 Shells, supposed to have come from the Spanish fleet, did heavy execution among our troops. During a lull inthe fighting an impres- sive incident occurred. The 2ist Infantry was out in front and suffering loss‘from the Spanish fire, but the men sang “The Star Spangled Banner,” the entire army joining in the singing. STOPPED, AT 9 P.M. Then od} Rijhters at Santiago Took Regt TU Morning. (Copyright, 1808; by the Associated Press.) Siboney,°Pré¥ince of Santiago de Cuba, July 1, 98p-mie via Playa del Este (de- layed tr Bpssiaatom —Ae this hour 49 p. m.) the has practieally stopped. It will he resumed in the morning. Our troops hive “bined several breastworks. They encduntHifd a barbed wire fence eight feet higtin: sar vesrendat$ neavy ENGAGEMENT. Gen, Shafter Reports the Carrying of -dBueshy's Outworks. The Was Dupirtment eariy this morning received -the*fiflowing from Gen. Shafter, dated at Sibodby last night: “Had actvery%heavy engagement today; which lasted:frem 8 a.m. till sundown. We have carried their outworks and are now In-possession of them. There“ls now about three-quarters of @ mile of open between my lines and.the city. By morning tiocps will be entrenched and considerable aug- mentation af.forces will be there. General Lawton’s division and General Bates’ bri- gade, which hive been engaged all day in carrying El> Caney, which was accom- plished at 4 p,m., ‘will be in line and in this -morning when a preliminary report of the day’s operations was received by General Corbin from General Shafter. As had been expected by the offictals of the War Department, the fight lasted un- tit sundown. During the day probably it was not possible for Shafter to stcp in the, mi of the performance of his onerous duties to send dispatches to the depart- ment. He was seriously occupied and the work accomplished, as indicated concisely in his dispatch, clearly shows that not much grass grew under his feet during the day. The President and the war officials arc immensely pleased at the information con- veyed in Shafter’s message. While they learned with sincerest regtet that so many of the American troops had fallen in the fight, the ground gained by the day's con- flict is regarded as a great victory. The battle establishes pretty conclusively that the Spaniards are no match for the enthusiastic United States -troops. They were driven from their strong entrench- Maj. Gen. Joe Wheeler. ments in front of Santiago back into the city and the Americans are now cccupying the entrenchments and awaiting only the dawn to resume the greater battle which will result, it is confidently belleved by the war Officials, in the fall of Santiago before Sunday night and perhaps before night- fall today. Gen. Corbin’s Comment. Adjutant General Corbin put the situation strongly and picturesquely this morning whil2 speaking briefly of the aggressiveness and tenacity of Gen. Shafter: “The old bull dog,” said he, referring thus half affectionately to the distinguished commander of the 5th Corps, “is lying right there with his teeth in their neck, only waiting the coming of daylight to finish the work he has so magnificently b>gun. The engagement was very heavy for a prelim- inary figit, but it scores a decided victory for us. I regret to know that Shafter has sustained so heavy a loss, but we may hcpe there ar2 not, as he says, many killed. It is, however, pretty certain to be true, that the loss of an army in an engagement like that of yesterday, where the battle line ex- tended over several miles, will be much heavier than is indicated by the first re- ports. It is manifestly impossibl2 in cases where the battle has raged all day and until dark to ascertain with definiteness the less sustained.” During the early night there was much speculation concerning the reasons for th delay in receiving news from the battle. Capt. Nesmith, who is acting as chief sig- nal officer during the temporary absence of Gen. Greeley, feared that cable communica- tion with Cuba might have been intefrupt- ed, and none of the other officials would offer a suggestion as to the reason for the delay. Karly in the evening Secretary Alger went to the White House and remained with the President until the dispatch from Gen. Shafter had been received. During the evening many prominent offi- cials and members of Congress were at the White House, but only a few of them re- mained for longer than a few minutes. They called merely to ascertain wh2ther any news had been received from Cuba. MAY DELAY DISPATCHES. Serious Interference With Newspaper Work at Kingston. Port Antonio, Jamaica, July 2, via King- ston, Jamaica.—Action has been taken by the Jamaican authorities which will inter- fere seriously with the work of the Amer- ican newspaper dispatch boats running be- tween the coast of Cuba, off Santiago de Cuba, and Port Antonio, the nearest point from which news in regard to events tran- spiring at the seat of war can be cabled to the United States. “The quarantine board of Kingston has issued an order that these boats must not be entered at or cleared from Port Antonio without permission of the board, but must go into quarantine until after investigation. This will detain the boats here several hours at least, and in some cases a day or two and possibly longer. ; Clemency to Be Asked. It is hoped, however, that the quarantine officials may be induced to show clemency in this matter, despite the strict rules ap- Plied this season to ordinary vessels arriv- ing from Cuban ports; because the dis- patch boats do not enter Cuban ports, as there are none of these they can enter now, and when they are not at Port Antonio they are on the high seas, simply engaged in carrying dispatches which are transferred to them by small boats a-mile or more off the Cuban coast, and they have no direct communication with the shore. They have been running to Port Antonio daily for six weeks past, as there is no other means of getting news to the United States promptly. The only direct cable communication with southeastern Cuba is by a line recently es- tablished by the Americans at Guantana- mo and Juragua, which runs to the United States by way of Hayti; but this line is oc- cupied almost exclusively in carrying offi- cial dispatches between the army and navy representatives and Washington, and only the most meager press telegrams can be sent over it, If the Jamaican authorities enforce the quarantine regulation strictly against newspaper boats, which are maintained at great effort and expense, Jamaica will have to be abandoned as a point of filing dis- patches, ang the public of the United States and other countries Will receive a greatly delayed service of news regarding the prog- ress of the war. oo LONDON PAPERS’ COMMENT. Hone Doubts That Phere Will Be an American Victory at Santiago. LONDON, July 2.—None of the weeklies doubt that there will be an American vic- tory at Satiago de Cuba. ‘The Spectator, however, sees evidences suggesting that Gen. Linares does not in- tend to fight with his back to the wall. It believes that he will blow up the squadron, THE FLEETS PREPARATIONS. How Sampson and His Ships Went Inte Action. (Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.) OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, July 1, via Kingston, Jamaica, July 2, 8 a.m.—Before 5 o'clock this mcrning the crew of the flag- ship were astir, »ating a hurried breakfast, and at 5:50 “gereral quarters” was sound- ed and the flagship headed in toward Agua- cfes, about three miles east of Morro Cas- tle. The other ships retained their block- 1 ading stations. Along the surf-beaten shore the smoke of an approaching train’ from Altares was seen. It was composed of open cars full of Gen. Duffield’s troops. At the cutting, a mile east of Aguadores, the train stopped and the Cuban scouts proceeded along the railroad track. The troops got out of the cars and soon formed in a long, thin line, standing out vividly against the yellow recks. that rose perpendicularly, shutting them off from th> main body of the army, which is on the east side of the hill several miles north. The Sign: m the quarter of the flagship there was a signal by a vigorously wigwagged letter, and a few minutes later, from a lump of green at the water's edge, came an answer from the army. This was the first co-operation for of- fensive purposes between the army and navy. The landing of the army at Bai- quiri and Altares was purely a naval affair. With the flag in his hand the soldier ashore looked like a butterfly. “Are_you waiting for us to begin?” was the signal made by Rear Admiral Sampson to the army. “General Duffield is ahead with the scouts,” came the answer from the shore to the flagship. By this time it was 7 o'clock, and the admiral ran the flagship’s bow within three-quarters of a mile of the beach. Astonished the Pilot. She remained almost as near during the forenoon, and the daring way she was handled by Capt. Chadwick, within sound of the breakers, made the Cuban pilot on board stare with astonishment. The Suwanee was in company with the flagship, still closer inshore, and the Glou- cester was to the westward, near Morro Castle. Frem the southward the Newark came up and tock a position to the west- ward. Her decks were black with 1,600 or more troops. She went alongside of the flagshiz and was told to disembark the troops at Ajcares. Then Admiral Sampson signaled to Gen. Duffield, “When do you want us to com- mence firing?” In a little while a white flag on shore sent back the answer: “When the rest of the command arrives. Then I will signal you.” It was a loi.g and tedious wait for the ships before the second fifty carloads of troops came puffing along from Altaires. By 9:30 the last of the soldiers had left the open railroad tracks, disappeared in the thick brush that covered the eastern side of Agudaores in. No Sign of Enemy. The water of the sponge tubes under the Lreechers of the big guns was growing hot in the burning sun. Ashore there was no sign of the enemy. They were believed to be_on the western bluff, Between the bluffs runs a rocky gully leading into Santiago city. On the ex- tremity of the western arm was an old, castellated fort, from which the Spanish flag was flying, and on the parapet on the eastern hiil, commanding the gully, two stretches of red earth can easily be seen against the brush. These were the rifle pits. At 10:15 a signal flag ashore wig-wagged to Admiral Sampson to commence firing, and a minute later the New York’s gun blazed away at the rifle pits and at the old fort. Commenced Firing. The Suwanee and Gloucester Joined in the echoes which rumbled arouud and filled the gully. All the stored-up thundér of the clouds seemed to have broken loose, and smoke soon rose over the hilis, and the gully was shut out from view. Then the firing became more deliberate. Of our troops ashore in the brush nothing could be seen, but the “ping” “ping” of the small arms of the army floated out to sea during the occasional lull in the firing of ths big guns, which peppered the rifie pits until clouds of red earth rose above tiem. An eight-inch shell from the Newark dropped in the massive old fort and clouds of white dust and huge stones filled the air. —_———_ SENT TO JAIL WITHOUT BAIL. The Suspected Murderers of Post- master Baker Arraigned. Chief Hamlet of the post office inspection service received a dispatch from Charles- ton, 8. C., this afternoon announcing the apprehension of ‘Alonzo Rogers, charged with complicity in the post office outrage at Lake City last February, the details of which, together with the other arrests, were published in yesterday's Star. Rogers, with Phelps, Epps, Godwin, Ward, McKnight and Webster, were ar- taigned before the United States marshal at Charleston yestérday and all held for the crime with which they are charged and sent to jail without bail, pending the action of the grand jury. Other arrests will follow. Chief Hamlet, who planned the capture of the men who participated in the dastardly outrage, has been highly complimented upon the excel- lence of his work. He has left nothing un- done to capture the conspirators, and promises some sensational disclosures when the case is tried. PETTIGREW AGAINST ANNEXATION. The South Dakota Senator Resumes His Hawaiian Speech. Fifteen minutes passed before a quorum answered today in the Senate. Bills were passed as follows: Amendatory to the law | regarding fraudulent affidavits in pension and bounty land cases; to pay the owners of the ship Achilles for expenses incurred in rendering service to the wrecked Ameri- can ship Arabia. Mr. Pettigrew of South Dakota then re- RIXEY BY ACCLAMATION Representative in Congress From Eighth Virginia District Given Renomination. Proceedings of the Convention Hel at Alexandrin—Resolutions Indorse Bryan and Chicng: tform. Bureau of Evening Star, King street, Telephone } ALEXANDRIA, Va., July . hn F. Rixey of Culpeper was today re- nominated for Congress from the eighth ccrgressional district by acclamation. The ccuvention met in this city at the Opera House promptly at 12 o'clock, with about 100 delegates present. Mr. Leonard Muar- bury, chairman of the district committ called the convertion to order. Mn John A. Keith of Fauquier was made temporary ckairman, and Mr. R. B. Hutchinson of Prince William county secretary. The committee on organization and resolutic were appointed and retired. Mr. E. E Meredith of Prince William county was mude permanent chairman, and Mr. S. C. Chanceller of Louisa permanent secretary. Nominations were then declared to be in order. Mr. Eppa Hunton, jr., of Fauquier ecunty, in an eloquent address nominated Mr. John F. Rixoy of Culpeper. Mr. E. Meredith seconded th> nomination and moved that the nomination be made by ac- clamation. This was done, each delegate ng to his feet A committee of five was appointed by tha chairman to escort Mr. Rixey to the hall. Mr. Rixey appeared later, amid the cheers of the delegates, and took the stand, wh>re he was introduced by Mr. Skackleford of Orange couxty. Mr. Rixey delivered a short address, in which he thanked the People of th» district for the honor be- stowed upon him. The convention then ad- journed. Upon invitation of Mr. Rixey the dele- gates took dinner at Brill’s saloon with him, The Resolutions. The following are the resolutions adopt- ed by the convention: The democratic party of the eighth con- gressional district of Virginia, in conven- tiun assembled, reaffirms allegiance to and belief in the principles of the great demo- cratic party of Jefferson, Monroe and Jack- scn, and especially declare belief in those principles as applied to the present condi- tions by the platform of the party adopted -tt Chicago in 1896, and as upheld in the ensuing campaign by our matchless leader, Wm. J. Bryan, in whose wisdom, courage and devotion to the best interest of our yr e have an unshaken and abiding ust. Recognizing that the successful conduct of the existing war with Spain is of para- mount impor e to the country, and that the administration responsible for the con- duct of the war should receive the earnest support of all loyal citizens, without regard to party affiliations, we pledge our support to the President and his administration im all necessary measures looking to the Vig- orous prosecution of the war to a speedy, rable and victorious peace. heartily indorse the course of Jobn F. Rixey, our present able, energetic and efficient representative in Congress, on all public matters, We congratulate him upon the restored state of his health, and com- mend him especially for the persistent and intelligent interest he has manifested in those measures in which his district has a peculiar interest, and call attention to his effort to have an experimental agricultu, station established at Arlington as an in- stance of this interest. —_ + —— : VERDICT FOR 81,217,402.16, Pullman Company Promptly Paid It to the Plaintif. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 2.—In ac- cordance with the mandate of the Supreme Court of the United States, Judge Butler, silting in the United States circuit court here, has made a decree directing Puli- man’s Palace Car Company to pay to the Central Transportation Company $1 «2.16, being the amount of $727,846. with interest from January 1, 1885, July 1, 1898, The case arose out of a contract for the lease of cars and resulted in much litt- gation. The Pullman company defended the bill in equity on the ground that it had no power under its charter to make the contract in question. Immediately after the handing down of the decree, A. H. Wintersteen, for the Pullman company, paid to J. W. Bayard, representing the transportation compan} the full amount of the claim. The cos! which are also to be paid by the Pullman company, have not yet been ascertained. Sei eters NEW YORK BANKS. They Now Hold $62,000,000 in Excess of the 25 Per Cen’ ie. NEW YORK, July 2—The weekly bank Statement shows the following changes: Surplus, reserve, decreased $192,700; loans increas>d $8,384,700; specie increased $1 300; legal tenders increased $975,700; depas- its increased $12, ed $6,600,000. ‘The banks now hold $62,0 in excess of the requirements of tha cent rule. Sere UTAH MOTHERS’ CONGRE: Notable Speakers From All Over the Country Are Present. SALT LAKE, Utah, July 2—The big ses- sion of the mothers’ congress of Utah is being held in Assembly Hall, which is packed. Some of the most notable speak- ers of the country are present to discuss matters pertaining to the child. The star attraction at the first day's ecs- sion was Mrs. Ellen Henrotin of Chicago, honorary president of the General Fede: tion of Women’s Clubs, who was warmly received. Mrs. Mary E. Mumford spoke on “Bdu- cation.” Mrs. Ellen A. Richardson of Bos- ton discussed “The Child and the Coun- try,” the program concluding with an ad- dress on “The Child: An Interpeliation,” by Mrs. Harriet Hellar of ‘The congress will conclude today with a literary session ia the morning, a business session in the afternoon and a reception in the evening. —_—-_—_ FAIR CONTEST FEES, ous Sums to Be Paid Lawyers for the Daughters. SAN FRANCISCO, July 2—Two con- tracts, involving the payment of the largest individual fees for legal services ever paid in California, have been filed for record in this city. ‘The contracts in question are between Theresa A. Oelrichs and Virgmia Fair, daughters of the late James G, Fair, and the legal firms of Licoyd & Wood and Garver, Bishop & Wheeler. The inden- tures call for the payment to each of the firms 5 per cent of the portion named of the estate of James con- : fF i file fi