Evening Star Newspaper, July 6, 1898, Page 2

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Persons leaving the city for any §eriod can have The Sar mailed to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it st this office, In person or by letter. Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invariably in advance. Sub- ecribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should ive the last address as well as the new one. TO GIVE UP HOBSON! Spanish Will Exchange Merrimac Heroes, a es GENERAL SHAFTER IS GETTER! Spanish Prisoners Mutiny on the Harvard. THE CREW FORCED 10 FIRE Six Were Killed and Twelve Wounded. CUBANS SHOT SPANIARDS The War Department this morn- ing received the following from Gen. Shafter: Adjutant General, Washington: Camp Near Santiago, July 5. I am just in receipt of a letter from General Soui (probably Toral) agreeing-to exchange Hobson and men here. To make exchange in the morning. Yesterday he refused my proposition of exchange SHAFTER, Major General. QUIET BEFORE SANTIAGO. Gen. Shafter Better, But Remains in His Tent. Secretary Alger received the fol- Jowing dispatch from Gen. Shafter this morning: PLAYA DEL ESTE, Via Hayti, July 6. Secretary of War, Washington: Camp Near Santiago, July 5. Captains Alger and Sewell and Mr. Corbin are well. I am feeling better. Had hoped to be up this a. m., but as everything is quiet, I will still. Gen. Wheeler is feeble, temains with command. Gen. Young leaves for Key West to- Gen. Hawkins slightly wound- his foot. All others well. SHAFTER, ox General Commanding. PRISONERS MUTINIED. Six Killed and Twelve Wounded by Harvard’s Crew. > The Evenin < IAGO, via Port An- 6.—Aiter the de- ar tar. ca, July of the Spanish fleet some ‘© of the men on the Maria Teresa were placed as prisoners on the Harvard. For some reason not yet ascer- tained these men mutinied. The officers and crew of the Har- vard were not unprepared, however, he stineers ere fired upon. tiards were killed outright twelve were wounded. This taught the Spaniards a lesson and restored quiet. SHOT BY THE CUBANS. Spanish Sailors Murdered as They Swam From Burning Skips. Special Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star. OFF SANTIAGO, July 5, via Jamaica, July 6. fter the destruction of their fleet le off Santiago, the Spanish sal!- from the burning ships were met by Cubans on the beach, who shot or ed m. The exhausted sailors turned back toward the advancing boats, tfled r3 the for mercy to - Wainwright of the Gloucester, for- © yacht Corsair, who had sunk the » Saw a Cuban shoot at an miard lashed to a flvating spar and fired a blank shot toward him. Capt. vans sont his marines ashore to One of the oftie a said: * shells had torn 12-inch Harveyized stern Through them I could gee naked men, bloody and gashed, roasting in cles through armor plates. would swing against her scorching side, then swing out and back again. “T took 110 off the Vizcaya, all bare as wh n they were born, and I know no worse sights than naked men with bleeding wounds exposed. One swam toward me. ‘Are you an officer?” I asked. ‘No,’ he an- swered, ‘only a mournful soldier." From none of the wounded came a whimper or a groan. In my dreams I had seen the Viz- caya in just this distress and had succored her crew as then, and in doing so I dis- posed them about my little deck precisely as I had done in my dreams.” On the Oquendo and Colon the officers and men took pains to dress as for parade. Ail the crew of the Colon were in fine fresh clothes, even to underwear. While the ves- gel was sinking they put on their best, broke into the quartermaster’s stores and filled their pockets with pies and cakes. The officers said that they had not had a full meal in a week, but probably were try- ing to arouse pity, as, besjdes pastries, they had live cattle and chickens. But they had not acent of money. 2 The Surrendered Men. Aboard the Colon the surrendered men were crying, “Viva Americanos.” Some of the sailors were so drunk that they had to be hoisted in a sling. The Spanish chap- lains, surgeons and officers would not assist in caring for their own wounded, but ap- peared all to be taking things contentedly, not having expected to be alive today. ‘The last I saw of Cervera he was sitting on the quarter deck of the lowa, quiet and placid, wearing an American jacky’s dirty white hat. It is said Commodore Schley claims to have borne the brunt of the battle, but the Iowa, Oregon and Texas were as prominent, and the Gloucester and Hist also were in the thick of the fight. The Spanish officers say: that it is of no use for Spain to continue the war. Watson's Fleet. Commodore Watson will take a fleet to Spain in a few days, seeking the remainder of the enemy’s navy, while Commodore Schley raay go to Porto Rico. The third officer of the Maria Theresa, who, with 430 of his men, is cn the Har- says that the Spanish ships were the intensity of the vard, overwhelmed with American fire. “We could not breathe,” he said, “and were blinded with the fire. We knew from the first we had no chance of escape.” The captain of the same yessel, who is on board the Olivette, admits that prepa- rations for the sortie were in progress for tour days, and that provision for a long voyage was made. He admits that the sor- tie was made for political purposes, to save the monarchy. The prisoners are being sent north. =e OES CATANIA LEAVES KEY WEST. Transport With District Troops Or- dered to Depart Today, Special From a Staff Correspondent. KEY WEST, Florida, July 5.—The District regiment, on the transport Ca- tania, arrived here this morning. Towner ard Owens of Company D (Capt. Hodges), remain here until able to proceed. We leave tomorrow. —_>—_—_. CONDITIONS AT SANTIAGO, People Panic Stricken and Suffering for Lack of Food. A message received from Gen. Shafter last night indicates that the situation of the people of Santiago is terrible. They ere not only panic suricken over the fear of bombardment, but they are suffering from lack of actual necessaries of life. Gen, Shafter says ‘The town (Santi so) is in a terrible con- dition as to food. The people are starving. Rice is practically the only staple article cf food they nave.” . Further along in the same dispatch Skaf- ter says that the growing food crops ia the vicinity of the city have already been uiilized by the residents of the city, and that the only growing article of focd left is a few mangoes. G Shafter's statement of the situation in Santiago is borne out by the condition FEAR OF THE. PEOPLE|PAUSE IN THE FIGHT|COLON CAPTURED Madrid Authorities Have the Palace Strongly Guarded, CONSERVATIVES FAVOR PEACE Military Men and Carlists Anxious to Keep Up the Fight. THE MADRID SITUATION MADRID, via the Frontier, July 6.--The authorities are adopting strong precautions, fearing popular cutbursts. The palace is strongly guarded. MADRID, Tueséay Evening, July 5, via the Frontier July 6—The enthusiasm aroused by the misleading dispatches to the Spanish government from Cuba is changed tcday into wailing by the friends of the victims and lamentations over the national disaster. The ministers are crest- fallen and are still concealing the worst. The utmost extremity of despair, of rage and recriminations prevail among the pop- ulation, and. the authorities are adopting strong precautions, fearing popular out- bursts, LONDON, July 6—The Madrid corre- spondent of the Daily Telegraph says he is informed peace will be demanded today. Sagasta is Uncertain, MADRID, July 6, noon.—Seuor Silvela, the conservative leader, declares the pres- ent situation is more favorable to peace than to war. But, he adds, the govern- ment alone can judge”of what ought to he done in the present circumstances, ana he will support the government in any deter- mination it may reach. The republicans say the country is un- able to withstand such misfortunes, and that the time has come for a general set- tlement. The military party favors a continuance of the war. Military men say they think Spain could never have expected a naval victory, and that so long as she does not meet with disaster ashore she ought not to sue for peace. The Carlists are anxious for the war to continue. The government views are @:ffer. Senor Sagasta, the premier, says he is awaiting details of recent events from official Spanish sources, adding that he will see the effect which the loss of the Spanish squadren has upon Spain before deciding upon his course. 1 p.m.—The queen is greatly afflicted, and Gid not leave her room threughout yester- day. The Spanish government's decision to continue the war is published, and it is acded that the Americans need 200,000 men to continue the cperations in Cuba, it be- ing alleged here that the co-operation of the insurgents is practically nil. Marshal Martinez de Campos has been foremost in the endeavors to prevent dis- turbances, A government crisis is imminent, and it is regarded as probable that Senor Silvela or Marshal Martinez de Campos will suc- ceed Senor Sagasta as premier and pro- pose peace in order to prevent the Ameri- cans from attacking seaboard cities of the peninsula and ruining Spain. The Reason for Delay. LONDON, July 6.—The Daily Chronicle this morning says: “We learn from a sure source that the Spanish government thinks it impossible to make peace row, because to make peace at present would throw the balance of pewer in Spain into the hands of the Car- Vists."" The Madrid correspondent of the S' ard says: “The public is still in favor of proloriged resistance, but excitement is increasing among all classes, and strong precauticns are being taken in all the large tewns, where the garrisons are confined to bar- racks.” The correspondent describes the Irrita- tion of the newspapers, which withheld the believed to a- of the men captured by the American flect from the vessels of Cervera’s squadron. They had been on half rations so long, that many of them were nearly famishe@, and if they had not been taught that capture by the Americans meant death they would have welcomed it, because it insureé them good food and plenty of it. It is learned authoritatively that tre- mendous pressure is being brought to bear upon the Spanish commander of Santiago by the foreign consuls resident in the city to induce him in the interest of humanity to surrender to the inevitable. The con- #cls have communicated with thelr home governments, and it is believed here that representations will be made by them to Spain to induce her to permit the city to surrender, thereby preventing further loss of life and property. What the result of these negotiations may be cannot be fore- told, The opinion expressed by war offi- cials ig that the Spaniards will fight to the lest and capitulate only when they are forced to do so. For that reason any de- ley of offersive action against the city is not regarded in army circles with faver. Troops in Good Spirits. Speaking of the troops under his com- wand, Gen. Shafter says: ‘The men are in good spirits and remarkably well.” In course of another dispatch Gen. Shaf- ter, referring to the condition of thore in- jured, says: “All the wounded are doing singularly well, only one death having oc- curred since the battl A private cablegram received from Gen. Sumner, formerly colonel of the 6th Cav- alry, stationed at Fort Myer, Va., near this city, says: > “All Fort Myer officers safe and well.” ‘The glad tidings received from both Gen. Shafter and Gen. Sumner concerning the condition of the troops, and particularly the wounded, will be received with joy in ell parts of the country. ALFONZO XII CAPTURED. Report That She Tried to Run the Havana Blockade. the she Her guns had been left shotted, and were going off by themselves from heat, but we took care and got alongside. ‘The Horrors of the Fight, “Her decks and sides were red hot. Two men, stark nude, were climbing down a Gavit-tackle, and as the siilp rolled they KEY WEST, Fla., July 6.—It is reported here that the Spanish warship Alfonso XII attempted to run the blockade out of Ha- vana and was captured by an American cruiser. Two more ships are expected today from Bantisgo with seriously wounded soldiers on board, special reports as to the disaster to Cer- vera’s squadron until the governmeat’s confirmation had been received. The Pope's Telegrams. The Rcme correspondent of the Daily Chronicle says: “The pope, it is rumored, has telegraphed the queen regent, begging her not 10 com- Promise the future of the :nonarchy by re- fusing to treat for peuce, ‘which, after the heroism displayed by the Spanish navy, could not be other than honorable.’ “at the same time ths pope cabled Presi- dent McKinley—so it is rumored—appealing to American generosity toward ‘an unfor- tunate but chivairous enemy.’ ‘The Italian forelgn office, however, discredits such rumors, and denies that the powers have taken any action.” , Bismarck's Advice. The Berlin correspondent of the Stand- ard says: “Prince Bismarck advocates the most rigorous neutrality as the only policy for Germany with regard to the Hispano- American war.” No Overtures for Peace. Up to this moment no overtures for peace have come to the government of the United States from any European nation. The same statement applies to the pope. It is, of course, recognized in official quar- ters that Spain’s present condition is so Gesperate, since the annihilation of Cer- vera’s squadron, that it is altogether likely she will put forth her best efforts toward securing peace, either directly or through scme nation willing to speak for her. ‘Ihe wiping out of Cervera’s fleet leaves Spain prectically without a navy, for while Ad-' miral Camara still has a few ships in the Suez canal, moving eastward, yet they are such a pitiful remnant of the original Span- ish navy, never very large, that it is little more than a remnant, and {s quite lacking the dignity of a national navy. Together with this complete marine impotence, it is felt that the internal conditions of Spain will become chaotic when the Spanish peo- ple realize the extent of the terrific blow just given their navy. + The Only Woman Saved. HALIFAX, N.S., July 6—Mrs, Lacasse, wife of A. D. Lacaase, language teacher of Plainfield, N. J., was the only woman saved from La. Bourgogne, Awaiting the Gonference Between Sampson and Shafter. ARMY 00 WEAK 10 ASSAULT Navy Unwilling to Risk Fire of the Batteries. FORWARDING MORE TROOPS What the next move at Santiago is to be depends at this moment entirely upon the corference which has been ordered between Admiral Sampson and General Shafter. ‘his conference had not taken place yes- terday, else it would have been mentioned by General Shafter in the short dispatches ho sent this morning to the War Depart- ment. Besides, according to his own state- ment, the general is still unable to travel, So that of necessity Admiral Sampson must go to Siboney to yisit the general at his headquarters. It will be remembered that the admiral was on.his way to Siboney when the Spanish squadron made its break out of the harbor and obliged him to turn baek. The result of the meeting between the two high officers is waited with great anxiety here, and if they fail to come to an agreement as to the line of attack to be adopted, it will be necessary for the President himself, with the advice of his cabinet, as their superior officer, to forward the necessary orders to the two com- manders. Waiting for the Other. The reason for the order to confer was simple. Matters had reached that pass when each side, army and navy, was wait- ing for the other to take up the attack on the Sfaniards, and nelther side moved. The army felt that Sampson should come into the harbor with his fleet and attack the Spaniards in the rear. The navy thought that the army should attack Morro Castle from the rear, as well ay Socapa and the other powerful batteries, which would open the gate and allow the fleet to get in. ‘The most powerful of our battle ships are as vul- nerable as an unarmored cruiser when at- tacked bya firefromon high directed against their decks, The nayal officers say that is exactly the kind of fire to which the bat- tle ships would be exposed frem Morro Cas- tle, perched 150 feet up in the air. The ele- vation also seems to make the place al- most secure from destruction by the guns of our fleet, which can be clevated only suiliclently to strike: the old castle when the ships are several miles out. at sea, So the state of affairs’ {8, that the navy does not: feel warranted in ordering the almost certain sacrifice of one or more of our best ships, while the army feels that it lacks strength single-handed to attack the Spaniards in their last stronghold in Santiago. There is one, middle course which may be adoptéd; and probably will, if Sampsor. and Shafter have not of them- selves agreed upon some other line of ac- tion. That is, to maintain a statu quo at Santiago until sufficient reinforcements can reach Shafter to settle beyond question his ability to take the town. Forwarding Reinforcements. There ie a rush to the Navy Depart- ment thisnorning to learn what ships were available for these reinforcements. The St. Paul and the Columbia are ready to sail at a moment's notice; the St. Louis left Santiago yesterday bound northward, and the Harvard will follow her tomorrow. These ships will conyey 4,000 or 5,000 men alone, and there are other transports com- ing. The ordnance department 1s hurried- ly engaged in getting together the artil- lery needed for \the additional troops, and the proportion of this artillery to the troops will be very much larger than was the case with the first detachments. No Attack for Several Days. Opinion in well-posted oflicial circles is that Gen. Shafter will not make an attack upon Santiage for several days. He will wait for whatever reinforcements he thinks necessary. Some of the reinforcements, the majer part of them, will not get to Santiago tor four or five days, The administration does not think thre is any reason to rush the attack, and has probably given Gen, Shafter an intimation of this kind. He will be more certain of Success with a greater force, and time will add to the chances that th? Spanish com- mander may conclude to surrender. This runs through official minds. Gen- eral Linares will undoubtedly become aware of the arrivals of bodies of rein- forcements and ought to see the hopeless- ness of maintaining the struggle. Should he surrender, no more lives would be im- periled and affairs on the eastern end of the island would be more quickly wound up. If Admiral Sampson succeeds in pushing his fteet into the harbor, General Shafter will not walt for reinforcements, but will join the navy in what will be a short fight, disastrous to the Spaniards. This was de- termined on yesterday. Stories have been’ in circulation that there would be no: further fighting until General Miles goes to Santiago to relieve General Shafter, who is iil, but these stories are denied, and the best information today is that General Shafter will finish the campaign he began. -. AN EARLY VOTE ON HAWAII, Confidence of a Speedy Collapse of Opposition to. Annexation. There is talk today of a vote tomorrow on the Hawalian resolutions in the Senate. It lcoked at one time as if @n agreement w2re about to be concluded Whereby a vote to- morrow might be assufed. A hitch oc- curred however, leaving ‘the matter still in doubt. Some senators expres® the greatest confidenc? that the oppésition will collapse after today. Others, in Spite of the efforis at an agreement and the“encotiraging signs, think that the debate m@y consume most of the week. Conferences between individual leaders on bot’ sides of the question point to a possibility of an understanding being reached. At all events, it is evident that the opposition is slowly and stubbornly giv- ing way and that but two or three men are still holding out. ‘ One of the l2aders of the opposition de- clared late this afternoon that there would be no agreement. for 4 vote, but assented to the proposition tha! vote might he had. It is understood that several senators who had been counted on fcr Jong speeches have decided that “they will rot oceupy the time of the Senate further. The opposition no longer make any pretunse of a hope that they can Drevent the yitimate adopzion of the resolutions, 4 bashes See _ Commodore Schiey's Quick and Effect- ive Pursuit of Her. SURRENDERED 10 THE BROOKLYN Wrecks Along the Beach Resem- ble That of the Maine. STEALTHY THE SORTIE [Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.] Off Santiago de Cuba, July 4, 6 p.m., via Kingston, Jamaica, July 5.—After a chase of sixty miles to the westward the Brock- lyn, closely followed by the Oregon, over- hauled the Cristobal Colon after she had run ashore and had hauled down her flag. Captain Cook of the Brooklyn went on board of her and the commander of the Spanish armored cruiser came forward to surrender, and was taken on board the New York, which came up an hour after the Brooklyn and Oregon had completed the capture of the Cristobal’Colon. The latter was not seriously damaged, though she wes struck several times by shots from the Brooklyn and Oregon. During the chase a clever maneuver of Commodore Schiey, in heading due west to Cape Caney, while the Cristobal Colon had taken a more southerly direction, with a much greater distance to cover, rendered the Spaniard’s escape impossible. Schley’s Attack. There seems to be no doubt that the Cris- tobal Colon and perhaps the other three Spanish armored cruisers would have es- caped had it not been for the prompt ac- tion of Commodore Schley. The Brooklyn, his flagship, alone was in a position to at- tack the Spanish vessels as they left the harbor, and Commodore Schley steamed di- rectly toward them and engaged all four cruisers, inflicting great damage upon them. The Oregon was the first to join’ the Brooklyn, and afterward the lowa, In- diana, Texas and Vixen ciosed around the Spaniards, all pouring in a deadly fire, but from the beginning to the end of the fight the Brooklyn, Oregon and Gloucester took the most important part im the destruction of the enemy. One man, George Henry Ellis, was killed on board the Brooklyn. His head was blown off by a sili. One other man, J. Burns, was injured on board of her. The Brooklyn was struck half a dozen times, but no injury was done to any of the other American ships. Cervera’s Consultation. Admiral Cervera held a consultation with his officers before sailing out of the harbor of Santiago de Cuba, and by a small ma- jority the move was agreed upon. The minority said that destruction was sure, as many of the firemen had mutinied and the best men in the fleet wére worn out by serving the guns in the shore batteries. Early on the morning of the sortie care- ful observations were taken of the sea east and west. Admiral Cervera decided upon taking the westward course, with Manza- nillo, Cienfuegos or, if possible, Havana, the port to be reached. He would have gone east but for the sighting of a large lransport fleet off Siboney and the assur- ance that a convoy of war vessels was stUll with the transports. As a matter of fa there was no war vessel larger than a converted yacht, ex- cept the New York, that could have eb- structed Admiral Cervera’s escape eust- ward. Naval men here are sure that the Span- ish vessels could have disabled or sunk the New York and escaped had the eastward course been chosen. dt was feared for a time by many that some of the satiors and officers who swam asnore from the Vizcaya, the Almirante vUquendo and the Maria ‘leresa were kine by the insurgents, who were seen In tne cnapparal near the beach. fhis cowid not be Verined at this wriung, as no accurate esumate of the Joss to tne Spamisn fleet was obtainable. it is ciaimed that one sheli kilied l0u men on the Vizcaya, raking the vessei tore aud att. The Proud Armada. Special Cable Dispatch to Tbe Evening Star. * Off Santiago, July 4, via Port Antonio, Ja- maica, July 6.—One American sauor Killed and two wounded; 350 Spamards killed, 169 wounded and 1,650 taken prisoners; a broken plate in one American ship, and seven fine Spanish ships of war turned into junk and siranded on the beach—this is the Victory of yesterday, and this the dis- aster which has overtaken the proud ar- mada trom Spain. It came, thinking that we had nothing except a lot of yachts for a navy, and at the Cape Verde Isiands put in provisions for eleven days only, as being certainiy ample for the voyage and for a campaign which would drive us from the face of the waters. At Martinique it was on half rations, and getting more information of our ships, the commanders of the powerful squadron de- cided to run Sstealthily for protection to Santiago's fortifications. Now, after one hour's fight nothing but twisted and shattered wreckage, remark- ably like that in Havana harbor after the Maine explosion, is visible of the four steel belted cruisers, while the two terrible de- stroyers, Furor and Pluton, lie at the bot- tom of the sea, sent there by the little yacht Gloucester. Prisoners say the bombardment of San- tiago convinced them that they had un- derestimated the Americans. So, when Madrid ordered them to go to Havana, they selected the hour when Admiral Sampson, as observed from Morro Castle, usually held Sunday devotions, and then filled up on cognac and started for the sacrifice. They turned in single file, sharp to the westward, with every gun spitting flame and tron and every possible pound of steam on the engines. The officers, with pistols in hand, stood over the firemen and shot them if they showed signs of wing thelr desperate labors, and the gun crews were hurried so furiously that they had no time to aim or to do anything save to thrust ammunition into the breeches and dis- charge it. On the cruisers Vizcaya, Teresa and Oquendo the effect of the fire of the Iowa’ and Oregon was the same; first a burst of steam from the boiler room, then the hiss- ing of the safety valve, opened in a vain effort to relief the stokers and oilers; then the helm put hard aport and the vessel headed for sMore. Next there was an ex- plosion aft and forward a smother of noke, in which there were-tongues of flame, and all at once, after that, came the white flag, taking the place of the red and orange red at the masthead. The Oquendo’s captain put oil on the decks and shot himself. The crew was in such a hurry to surrender that they waved a tablecloth from the forecastle. The Vizcaya hauled down her flag jist in time to save the remainder of her crew from destruction. The Ericsson was run- ning swiftly to her and was preparing to let out a torpedo on her when a quarter- master, looking through the smoke, shout- ed to Capt. Usher: “Too late. The flag's a THE REFUGEES’ FEAR. Pitious Condition of Non-Combatants Santiago. KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 6.—Thousands of people met the launches of the English and Austriaa warships at the waterside at ntiago, and when the foreign residents learned that passengers would be taken off the English and Austrian consulates we besieged by hundreds imploring a chance to leave. One Spanish merchant, in a pitiable state of alarm, offered the British consul, Mr. Ramsden, $15,000 in gold to designate him as a Britisn Cuban worthy to be taken away. Those brought to Jamaica came in the clothes they stocd in, some even with ab- sclutely no kind of baggage, having thought only of escaping with their lives. he non-combatauts in the city were in tate of desperate p Miss Ramsden, the British consul’s daughter, ys the American shelis flew around their house on Saturday and Sunday morning. Mr. Rams- den could not leave Santiago and his wife weuld not, The report was that the city would be bombarded yesterday, beginning at 10 in the mcrning, or at neon. he reports varied. Che Spanish Wounded. No one seems to know accurately the ngth of the Spanish forces in the city and its environs, but 9,000 appears a prob- able estimate of those fit for duty. Sure 3 of wounded have been flowing in day and night from the firing lines. Every fifth house in Santiago is an improvised hos- pital. he sailing of Admiral had a bad effect on the were dismayec when they Cervera’s fleet ery. They the w w ships no longer in the harbor, and felt themselves abandoned to fate. They in- terpreted it to mean that Admiral Cer- vera and Gen. Linares ¢ jered the city could rot be held. ‘he destruction of the fleet was not knewn wien the Alert and s left, but was rumored through the derstood here th. 1 officer of in civilian dress, who had e dui came on the Alert, ich is still at Port Royal. of the Almirante Oquendo is have arrived on the Alert in ¢ The captain The archbishop of Saat ed and the authcrities advising a of the city and n havin vorable response, ca 249, communication to Ge received a fa- id 02 Mon- day morning before cable communication Was interrupted. In his cablegram he Said that the Spaniards, having bravely fought and lost, should now, in the inter- ests. of humanity, ceuse to contiaue the useless struggle. Brigadier General Vara del Rey, in command to Gen. Linares, 1 Killed on Sun and Gen. Gen. Linares b v- oral is in chici et San- tiago, with seventy-six other persons, has landed from the Austrian w: it 1s now learned that of-war carried seventy stead of thirty-eight, ported. When the warships ieft reported that 8,000 Sp rived from th colonel in com: A Copy of It and Newspaper Comment Given the Emperor, he spece ited States amt y, Andrew D. Whit y banquet at Le cen printed widely is much delivered in t nis country and ommented upon. The Franktort Zeitung prints the speech verbatim, comments favorably upon it and says Mr. White's utterance ought to be heeded here. The Tageblatt asserts that it will find an echo far and near. Other papers, however, omit the portions which were unfavorable to Germa The Lokal! Anzeiger says Mr. White for- got to set forth the reasons why G rmany does not favor America during the present war. The foreign office has sent Emperor Will- jam a copy of the ambassador's speech, with the comments of the leading papers. a CAPT. MOSHER CHOSEN, ny. Will Be Appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the District Regiment. The President today directed the appoint. nent of Capt. Mosher of the 224 Infantry as Heutenant colonel of the Ist District of Columtia Regiment of Volunteer Infantry. Capi. Mosher is now with his regiment at Santiago. His promotion is due to the President's desire to recognize the valuable services rendered by that officer in the cperations against Santiago, in which Capt. Moshe> was wounded while gallantly lead- ing his company in the assault. When the Ist Disirict Regiment cf Vol- unteers was organized Capt. C. H. Heyl of the 234 Infantry, then acting as adjutant general of the District militia, was offered the licutenant colenelcy of the regiment, but he declined it, preferring to serve in the regular establishment in a more sub- ordinate capacity. Since then the President has not been able to select an officer for the place, and 8S a consequence it has never been filled. The heroism displayed by Capt. Mosher at Santiago offered the President the oppor- tunity of recognizing that officer's serv- ices and at the seme time filling the va- eancy in thé District of Columbia Regi- ment. The nature and extent of Capt. Mesher’s injuries are not fully known here, but the hope is expressed that they are not sufficiently ‘serious to prevent his joining his new regiment on its arrival at Santiago and entering upon the discharge of the duties to which he has been as- signed. Capt. Mosher was formerly associated with the District militia as adjutant gen- eral, and is well ard favorably known to all of its members. His appointment will undoubtedly be most gratifying to the rank tnd file of the District Regiment now on its way to Santiago, and he is bound to receive a hearty welcome from the boys when he joins thenr SIX HUNDRED LOST La Bourgogne, French Liner, Sunk at Sea, en WASHINGTONIANS ON BOARD $$$ Disaster Early on the Morn ing of the Fourth. —_—_.—___- FIFTY-NINE PASSENGERS = SAVET In All Only One Hundred and Sixty- Five Escaped Death. LIST OF SURVIVORS —_ + __—_ HALIFAX S., July 6—The British iron ship Cromartyshire was towed in here this morning by the Allen liner Grecian, with her bow torn away by a collision, sixty miles south of Sable Island, with the French steamer La Bourgogne, which latter vessel went down ten minutes later. Of the 600 passengers and crew on board La Bourgogne only 200 were saved. ved by her husband. The captain and other deck officers went down with the ship. The Cromartyshire laid to and picked up the 200 passengers and seamen who were rescued, transport- ing them to the Grecian, which came along shortly afterward. The Official Account. The log of the Cromartyshire, signed by Captain Henderson, is aa follows : “On July 4, at 5 am., dense fog; position of ship, sixty miles south of Sable Island; ship by wind on the port tack, heading about W. N.W.4 though under reduced canvas, xX ing about four or five knots per hour, Our foghorn was being kept going regularly every minute. “At that time heard steamer’s whistle on our weather side or port beam, which seemed to be nearing very fast. We blew her and were answered by steamer’s whistle, w hen, al! of a sudden, she loomed through the fog on our port bow and crashed into us, going at a terrific speed. Our feretopmast and maintopgallant mast came down, bringing with it yards and everything atiached. I immediately ordered the boats out, and went to examine the damage. I found that our bows were completely cut off, and that the plates were twisted into every conceivable shape. The Ship Disappeared. “The other ship sappeared through the fog. However, our ship was floating on her collision bulk- head so there seemed no immediate danger of her sinking. We set to work immediately to clear the wreck- age and also to ship our starboard anchor, which was hanging over the starboard bow and in danger of punching holes in the bow. “We heard a steamer blowing her whistle on coming back and we an- swered with our fog horn. The steamer then threw up a rocket and fired a shot. We also threw up some rockets and fired several shots, but we neither saw nor heard any- thing. “Shortly after, or about 5:30 a.m., the fog lifted somewhat and we saw two boats pulling towards us with the French flag fying. We signaled them to come alongside, and found that the steamer was the La Bour- gogne from New York for Havre, and that she had gone down. We laid to all day and received on board about 200 survivors from among the passengers and crew, reported to be in all about 6oo. Passengers on Rafts. . “Several of the passengers were on life rafts without oars, and I called for volunteers from among my crew and the surviving French seamen to Some of the passengers and seamen One woman was s at the front. | {rom the sunken steamer assisted us,