Evening Star Newspaper, July 29, 1898, Page 1

THE EVENING STAR. pectin Waser PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsyivaria Ave., Cor. 1ith St., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company. 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. New York Office, 49 Potter Building. The Evening S! served to subscribers In the city by carriers, on ther own account, at 10 cents Per week. or 44 vents per month. Copies at the connter, ts each. Bs mvil—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepaid—oo cents ber month. Saturdy Quintuple Sheet Sta foreign postage added, $3.08. (Entered at the Post Office at Washington, D. C., as second-class msif matter.) €> All mafi subscriptions must be paid in advance. Rates of advertising made known on application. . $1 per year, with Che ven q Star. No 14,170, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1898—TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS, THE STAR BY MATL. Persons leaving the city for any period can have The Star mailed to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at this office, in person or by letter. Terms: 18 cents per week; 25 cents for two weeks, or 50 eents per month. Invariably in advance. Sub- ecribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should give the last address as well as the | new one. = z any one to land at Fort Monroe from the July 19, under command of the colonel entered ae aust ero he found the DENIED BY SHAFTER iietinpatt Concha “RERE. aectyca-yemtenaae A of the ist aPontana. i : afternoon from Santiago with 176 sick and July 22, under command of Brig. Gen. She ne z wounded soldiers. One patient died at sea See eel Harrison Gray Otis. The table around which th President an and three in the Roads of typhoid fever. ae i ee ° ai ae eee ee ane aang the frst | Statements That War Department | according tothe surgeon, it 1s probable | War Department Would Not Be Sur- HAS CHANGED MANY PLANS. Se ee, administration of General Grant, as was Cabinet's Decision on Peace Negotiations, THE PHILIPPINE — ISLANDS Future Ownership May Be Left to a Commission. PORTO RICO 0 BE ACQUIRED \ndependence of Cuba to Be Ac- knowledged. EASTERN COALING STATIONS ge The cabinet today discussed the President's reply to Spain’s peace proposal and reached the following decisions: The absolute surrender of Porto Rico to the United States. Recognition of the independence of Cuba. Cession of one of the Ladrone Islands to the United States as a coaling station and the cession to the United States of at least a coal- ing station in the Philippines. All the members of the cabinet are opposed to the acquisition of the Philippine Islands. Interest focused this morning on toady's cabinet meeting. It was the general ex- pectation that in its results this meeting of the cabinet would prove to be the most im- portant that has been held, not only dur- ing the present, but in many preceding ad- ministrations. It was held that upon the nature of the reply to the Spanish overture for peace would depend the whole future Policy of the United Stetes, for it would de- termine whether the nation should embark upon a policy of world-wide expansion or more cautiously content itself with expel- ling the Spanish flag from the western hemisphere, while at the same time provid- ing what may be in the end an ample guar- antee for the extension of our trade in the @ast. All this means in substance that in fhe best judgment of close observers here the one critical point at issue is the future of the Philippines. As near as could be ascertained from per- sonal inquiry, certainly a majority of the cabinet were disposed to be content with the requirement of a coaling station in the Philippines, allowing Spain to retain the er of the group of islands. How- it may be stated that within the last ight hours the President has confined on‘idences closely to the Secretary of so that the remaining members of red the White House today nds in a receptive condition as to any arguments that might be present- €d upon this important proposition. Assembled on Time. members of the President's official assembled on time at the White House, prepared for a long session, fully ealizing the important work before them. The morning was excessively warm, and members were prepared in summer at- tire for a heated session. The President had a good night's rest and did not appear in his office until 10 e'clock. He refused to see visitors during the morning and devoted his time to prepar- ing for the important meeting, which be- at I o'clock. It was nearly 10:30, how- » When Senator Thurston of Nebraska 1 for a moment's interview and was itted to the cabinet room. He had ly gotten in before Secretary Day ap- ed with @ large bundle of papers. Day had a clear idea now as to what he desired, and when he left the department today for the White House he had his views outlined and ready for sub- missio2 to the cabinet in documentary form. The President excused himself to the senator and began the work of the day by iag the papers the Secretary of State with him. The President and his retary of Staté were together for at { twenty-five minutes before the next inet officer arrived. This was Secretary » who drove up‘in his coupe. As he entered the White House he remarked that he expected there would be a long session and that lunch time would be over before the cabinet adjourned. Secretary Gage was the third member to put in an appearance, walking over from the treasury despite the hot sun. Secretary Wilson next drove up. Secretary Long and Attorney General Griggs, who had returned from a fishing trip, then arrived. In connection with the peace negotiations some significance was attached to the fact that the members of the war board con- ferred with Szcretary Long in his office Just before that offictal left for the cabinet meeting. While these conferences are fr3- quent, yet there was a disposition to re- gard this one as having a bearing on the present negotiations, as Admiral Stcard and Captain Mahan would be able to give valu- able advice on the strategic value and ne- cessity of coaling stations in the Philip- pines, Ladrones and other points on the highway to the orient. Postmaster General Smith drove up about 11 o'clock, coming direct from the depot, Having been at his home in Philadelphia for @ day or two. Secretary Alger was ths last cabinet member to errive. When he of the furniture in the same room. furniture has been overhauled at times, but the table has not been changed. Over it the most momentous dis- cussicns in American history have taken place. Ther2 the present cabinet decided the questions leading up to the war. The table was made to accommodate eight persons—the President and seven cabinet officers—three on each side and ome on each end, but the portfolio of agriculture was added some years ago. The table runs north and south. At the south end the President sits in his big, easy, revolving chair. At the north end are Secretaries Bliss and Wilson, two be- ing placed where one was intended when the table was built. On the right of the President, on the east side, Secretary Day sits, while opposite, on the President's left, is Secretary Gage. On the right of Sec- retary Day are Secretary Alger and Post- master Genera! Smith, in the order named. Sitting opposite to General Alger is Attor- ney General Griggs, who persuaded the cabinet in a ringing speech against recog- nizing the independence of the Cubans. Secretary Long faces the Postmaster Gen- eral. in and out, in response to the ring of the President's bell, goes Capt. Loeffler, the trusted messenger of the chief execu- tive. Two other men have the right to enter the room at any time. These are Capt. Montgomery, who walks in from the war room with important telegrams, and As- sistant Secretary Cortelyou, to whom the President dictates every important message or communication. Secretary Porter, of course, goes in or out at intervals when he is here, but he was out of the ‘city to- day. the balance Speculation as to the Terms. Prior to the cabinet meeting several men” having close relations with the administra- tion expressed their opinions of what ac- tion the President would take. In each in- stance the view was expressed that the ad- ministration had concluded that Spain was sincere in her proposal for peace, and this government would act accordingly, pre- senting terms to the Spanish government. it was also thought these terms would be such as Spain would accept. One man who has always been close to the administration was confident,in his be- lief that the terms to be sent to Spain would be substantially as follows: The loss of Cuba and Porto Rico, the questions of the Philippines, of Cuban bonds and of in- demnities to American citizens to be ne- gotiated in a manner hereafter to be agreed upon. He sa.d that this course would not expose the American hand on the Philip- pines at this time, and ought to be satis- factory to the Spaniards. Result of the Conference. At 0 o'clock this afternoon the cabinet took a recess until 3:30 o'clock this after- noon. The session of two hours and a half pretty clearly developed what will be the final decision as to the answer to be sent to Spain. The outlook as The Star goes to press is that Spain will receive a straightforward answer to her note. This answer will say in plain, unmistakable words what this country wants and expects to get. The an- swer will not go in the shape of an ulti- matum, but it will go in a way that will show Spain that only a few points are open to argument. The practical decision of the cabinet, un- less a change is brought about this after- noon, is to demand outright from Spain Cuba, Porto Rico and the Ladrones, <*:ta- ble government to be established in the former. On these questions the demand wil be unconditional. As to the Philippines, the probability is that a proposition will be made to leave the matter open to negotiations, the United States reserving the right to lay claim to the entire islands, but as a minimum re- taining a coaling station and possibly a whole island. Spain will not be given to understand that it is the intention of this government to waive claim to the Philip- pine group. She will simply be told that this question shall be negotiated by a com- mission or in whatever form is to be agreed upen. Future of the Philippines. It may be stated with positiveness, how- ever, that the present feeling of the cabinet is that the United States shall not take permanent possession of the islands. Ex- actly what this country ought to do as to these islands was the question under con- sideration. It is said that the cabinet is practically unanimous in every way so far, even as to the Philippines. As was exclusively predicted in Phe Star Wednesday, the Philippines furnished a | great diversity of opinion when the mat- / tar was discussed today. While this opinion Was practically unanimous against the United States retaining permanent posses- sion of the islands, there was a feeling that something is due the insurgents and civili- zation. Severai cabinet members are said to have expressed the view that if Spain agrees to negotiate the question of the Philippines, the United States, if it does not decide to take the islands, will require Spain to reform her government and give the people of the islands better laws, but these questions are only details. Another feature about leaving the ques- tion of the Philippines to be hereafter de- termined was brought out. This was the suggestion that before the question is set- tled by the commission Admiral Dewey shall be sent for and consulted as to the full situ- ation. This would protract negotiations for months. it is realized that Spain may not under- stand the proposition to leave the Philip- pine question open. She may suppose that it is our intention to seize the islands. With this idea in view she would be sure to reject the propositions. If she does this ie administration will have nothing to regret. It will go forward with the con- viction that if Spain does not accept the United States will be compelled to make the terms harder with the progress of time. The propositions to be sent to Spain will Probably include the settlement of all ques- ticns beneath the main ones by the com- mission. This will include the matter of indemnity to American citizens who had fled claims prior to the war and the settle- trent of the Cuban bonds, The administration does not propose to be Saddied with debts of any kind arising out of the war, and Spain will be required to pay these, which will include claims against this government by citizens of foreign countries residing in Manila. Suspicion of the Spanish Not: The views of the cabinet members’ dis- played beyond doubt much suspicion-of the Spanish note presented by M. Cambon. It (Continued on Second Page.) Interfered With Him. HE HAS NEVER BEEN HAMPERED Belief That Prisoners Will Be Em- barked by August 15. THE TROUBLE WITH ROS 2S = SANTIAGO, July 28, 10:15 a.m. (delayed in transmission).—Maj. Gen. Shafter is de- sirous that it should be known thut the United States War Department has in no way interfered with the conduct of the campaign. The general adds that he was never hampered by the War Department, and that if the campaign in this vicinity had failed the fault would have been all his own. The department's only participetion in the operations was in ratifying the terms of the Spanish forces. Gen. Shafter has requested that these statements be published, in view of the fact that the War Department has been criticised for faulty management. Shafter’s Denial. Maj. Gen. Shafter says he has not made certain statements attributed to him in an interview on the subject of the attitude as- sumed by Gen. Garcia, and he explains that the alleged trouble between himself and Senor Ros, the civil governor of Santiago, is a very small matter indeed. Senor Ros is ruifled at Gen. Shafter not allowing him zomplete control of the. civil administration of the entire section of the province of Santiago de Cuba, which has been surrendered to the American forces. Senor Ros considers himself the supreme civil authority, basing his ms upon the state paper issued by President McKinley on July 18, and providing in general terms for the government of the province of San- ttago de Cuba, which contains the follow- ing clause: ‘‘The judges and other officials connected with the administration of jus- tice may, if they accept the supremacy of the United States, continue to administer the ordinary law of the land, as between man and man, under the supervision of the American commander-in-chief.” Senor Ros, it is understood, resents Geh. Shafter’s so-called interference with his du- ties. A little cloud arose over the fact that Senor Ros discharged three employes and substituted for them three of his own friends. The discharged employes com- plained to Gen. Shafter, who ordered their 1einstatement. Since then Senor Ros has been slightly ruffied, but he is continuing to discharge his duties as Gen. Shafter's sub- ordinate. The trouble was really insignificant, but Senor Ros and his three friends being Cu- bans, the matter was magnified in their circles. Senor Ros simply obeyed Gen. Shafter’s orders without protest, though he may have murmured behind his baci. Gen. Shafter has received advices that two Spanish transports, one of them being a hospital ship, have left the Island of Martinique. They are expected here to- norrow. In addition, three Spanish transports left Cadiz yesterday, and four others are to leave Cadiz on July 30. The Embarkation. These vessels are capable of carrying about 15,u00 troops, and the embarkation will begin when ai! the.vessels are here. it is expected that all the Spanish prison- ers of war will be embarked by August 15. The American conimander has authorized the Spanish officers who commanded the troops that came to Santiago during the siege from Manzanillo to send for their Wives and families, in order that they may be able to take them back to Spain at the government's expense. In all there ere about 750 women and children. The telegraph operator at Manzanillo notified the authorities here that Captain General Blanco at first refused to permit the delivery of messages sent by these offi- cers to their families, but later, under a protest from Gen. Shafter, the captain gen- eral ailowed the messages to be delivered. Ships to Curry Prisoners to Spain. MADRID, July 29.—It is understood that the Spanish transports Isla de Panaya and Isla de Luzon will sail from Cadiz today for Santiago de Cuba, in order to embark the Spanish prisoners of war. SANTIAGO CITY PRISON. Conditions Discovered Equal Those of the Bastile. Special Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star. (Copyright, 1898.) SANTIAGO, via Haiti, July 29.—Through the courtesy of Colonel Grosbeck, judge ad- vocate, your correspondent was allowed to accompany the commission on its visit to the city prison, where it went in continua- tion of the work of examining the records of sentences of prisoners confined there. The investigation shed a strong light upon the peculiar methods of Spanish justice. ‘The conditions discovered were comparable only to the Bastile. Men and women were herded together here. Some, guilty only of a petty crime, such as speaking disrespectfully of the govern- ment, had been kept a year without trial. Records of the charges against them had in many cases been lost; witnesses were dead, but the prisoners were detained, though unsentenced, Even the jail officials were in many cases ignorant of the charge against their prisoners. Prisoners forgotten by justice languished there for years. ‘Thomas Ingnando, a native of Havana, ‘was arrested near the end of 1892, charged with bigamy. He never was tried, and is still In prison. Jose Bastona, imprisoned on July 8, 1892, was not tried until the end of 1804. Jose Silvera, arrested for petty theft, was sentenced for four years; on be- ing removed from the dock he got into a struggle with the policeman, and was sen- tenced to an additional four years; on the day of his release he was unjustly sen- tenced again, so that he was sentenced to a total of fourteen years’ imprisonment for a crime the minimum penalty for which was six months. Ge is stili in jail. The majority of Nhe prisoners will be lib- erated. Some were found who have actu- aly served more than the allotted periods; in other cases habitual criminals were re- tained as soldiers, or sent to Spain. z NOT ALLOWED TO LAND. ‘Transport Concho’s ‘Faken Sick Must Be North. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NORFOLK, Va., July 29.—Dr. Pettus, the Marine Hospital officer, refuses to allow that the ship will be ordered north, eo ee AN ENTHUSIASTIC SEND-OFF. _ Troops on the St. Paul for Porto Rico Responded With a Will. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NORFOLK, Va., July 20.—The St. Paul, Capt. Sigsbee in command, passed out of the Virginia capes at 8:10 o'clock this morning on her way to Porto Rico. She should reach her destination in four days, end with her great speed should overtake some of the slower transports which left yesterday afternoon. All was bustle early this morning on the big transport, and the last package of stores was placed aboard about 7 o'clock. Ten minutes later her ponderous anchors were raised, and she slowly moved down the bay, while the crowd on the pier gave the troops on board an enthusiastic send- off, which the troops answered with a will. On the St. Paul, besides:an immense lot of stores and ammunition, most of the latter being smokeless powder cartridges for our -troops there, are parts of the 4th Ohio, the 2d and 4th Illinois Regiments, the signal and ambulance corps. Gen. Frederick J. Grant, with his brigade completed, of the Ist and 8d Kentucky and 16th Pennsylvania, is at Newport News, prised at Surrender. POSSIBLY A SPANISH ASSUMPTION Augusti May Have Been Cent Permission to Give Up. A SUSPICIOUS CHANGE a The War Department would not be sur- prised to learn that by this time Manila has surrendered to the combined American military and naval forces gathered on the shores of Manila bay and off Cavite. How- ever, there is no official confirmation yet of the report that was printed this morn- ing to that effect. The United States gov- ernment is in a position, it is believed, to receive news of so important an event sooner than the Spanish authorities at Madrid. Being hemmed in on all sides, Capt. Gen. Augusti would not be able to ecemmunicate with Hong Kong, the nearest and it is sald that they will embark today’| Cable station, without passing his message on the transports Alamo, Hudson and Rio Grande. ——_+-——_. AUTONOMY IN PORTO RICO. Report That the Colonial Legislature Has Adopted It. LONDON, July 29.—According to a dis- patch from Berlin, a newspaper there pro- fesses to know that the Porto Rican co- lonial legislature has adopted autonomy and has resolved to protest against Amer- ican occupation of the island as a violation of the principles the United States went to war to enforce. ———. SOLDIERS SUDDENLY ILL. Many Dropped to the Ground as if They Had Been Shet. WALLA WALLA, Wn., July 20.—At Fort Walla Walla forty-two men of Company X, ith United States Cavalry; were taken suddenly ill with pains in the stomach and nausea. The men were ordered sent to the -hos- pital, but on the way tmany: dropped to the ground and lay groaning in agony until medical assistance from this city arrived. In a few hours all had recovered: except five, who are in a serious condition, Doc- tors prorounce it cholera morbus, but some persons think the water has been tampered with. —_~_—_ HOLD THE PHILIPPINES, Resolution Adopted by m Francisco Merchants’ Ansooiation, SAN FERANCISCO,, July “20.-The Mer- chants’ Association at a special meeting has adopted a resolution petitioning the Presi- dent to hold and retain the Philippine Is- lands. S:milar action will probably be taken within the next day or two by the chamber. of commeree. —- + — DUNWOODY TO BE COLONEL. Will Aécept a Position in the Signal < Gorps Created by Congress. Lieutenant Colonel H. H. C. Dunwoody has resigned his commission as colonel, United States Volunteer Signal Corps, in order to accept a commission as colonel, Signal Corps, in the regular establishment. This office was created at the last session of Congress, before which time there was no colonel in the Signal Corps. General Greely, the chief signal officer, has the rank of brigadier general, and the officer next in rank was Lieutenant Colonel Dunwoody, assistant chief signal officer. He still re- tains the duties of the latter office under his new designation, but with the increas- ed rank and emoluments of colonel. His new appointment aiso makes him eligible for promotion to the office of chief signal officer, with the rank of brigadier general, in the-event of the resignation, retirement or death of Geperal.Greely, the incumbent. The vacancy ci sated by the promotion of Lieutenant Colonel Dunwoody has been filled by the promotion of Captain James Allen to the grade of lieutenant colonel. = Sn SENOR DU .BOSC’s, EXPULSION, Official Statement That It Was or: dered by the Imperiai Government, LONDON, ‘July 29.The secretary of state for the colonies, Mr. Joseph Cham- berlain, replying in the house of commons today to Mr. Thomas Gibson Bowles, con- servative member for. Lynn Regis, said Senor Du Bosc, the former Spanish charge affaires at Washington, was formally re- quested by the Canadian premier, Sir Wil- frid Laurier, to leave Canada. ‘This, Mr. Chamberlain added, was done-at the direc- tion cf tke imperial government, and on the ground that there was reason to be- lieve Senor Du Bosc was using Carada for the purpose of belligerent operations against the United States. Centinuing, Mr. Chamberlain said that the authcrity to expel aliens from Canada in such cases rests with the crown. Answering another question, Mr. Cham- berlain said the government could not un- dertake to lay on the table-the papers hay- ne bearing upon Senor Du Bosc’s expul- sion. . eg EMBASSY OFFICIALS: IGNORANT. Nothing Known of Effert to Prevent Bombardment of Garthagena. LONDON, July: 29.—The: offietals. of .the United States embassy are:ignorant of any representations having been made to Great Britain, in conjunction with the United States, for the purpose of: bringing pres- sure to bear upon the Italian government in order tO prevent the bombardment of Carthagena by the Italiansquadron in the event of Colombia refusing to pay the Cer- rutt » amounting to accord- ing to the decision of President Cleveland. tg TO PATROL BENING SEA. Assignment of Vesstis of. the Brit ah e Secrétary Gt Sta kas been advised tEat the» followipg named .vessels of tho British navy have. beesselected for patrol service fi the Béting sea for the present season: <Amphion, Pheasant and Icars. SAS oe LB eats Did Not See the Presi Senator Bacon of Georgia went fo the White House today, but was unable to see the President. The senator sald that he through the United States lines and secur- ing permission for !ts transmission by boat to Horg Kong. And even if a boat bearing such a message had arrived at Hong Kong it is only a fair supposition that the news of the fall of Manila would be communicat- ed at that point to the world at large by means of the cable instead of being con- fined to the Madrid government. Possibly an Assumption. Consequently it is believed that this an- nouncement of the fall of Manila is an assumption, perhaps on the strongest basis, for it may be that the Spanish government having sent permission to Augusti to sur- render, concludes that ke has done so. It was knowg to be the disposition of the Spanish authorities at Manila to sur- render to the American forces instead of to the insurgents when it came to that ts point where the town must fall. It tolerably certain that Admiral Dewey might have received the surrender at any time within the pest six weeks had he been disposed to exert the slightest pres- sure in that direction. Indeed, in one of his. dispatches he made the blunt state- ment that he could take Manila in twenty- four hours if he desired. The reason he did not desire to do so was undoubtedly because of a reluctance on his part to en- trust the destinies of the great city to the insurgents under Aguinaldo, who, at first tractable, had begun to show signs of chat- ing under restraint. Dewey realized that he was being held morally responsible by the civilized world for the protection of the people of Manila against excesses at the hands of the insur- gents. There was also the strongest rea- scns why he should not by failure to care for the interests of foreign residents in the town open the door to intervention of any of the neutral naval commanders who had been lying in the harbor jealously watch- ing for their opportunity. Therefore it be- came necessary for the admiral to maintain existing conditions until a sufficient military ferce arrived to enable him to receive the surrender of the town and to occupy and protect it. This has been done with some difficulty, as will be revealed in the end j when all of the correspondence 1s pub- Ushed, for it has been almost impossible to keep. the insurgents out of the town, and their efforts to effect an entrance have re- doubled as they learned of the approach of the American forces and saw dawning up- on them the possibility of an American cccupation of the town that might exclude them from Manila, precisely as Shafter ex- cluded Garcia’s Cubans from Santiago. New, however, Dewey has undoubtedly with him a sufficient military force to war- rant him in accepting the surrender of Manila, although perhaps not enough to justify an assault upon the town, presum- ing that the inhabitants are not yet ready to surrender. It is said at the War De- partment that at least three of the six mil- itary expeditions that have been dispatched to the Philippines from San Francisco are now at Manila, affording an army of be- tween ten and fifteen thousand men backed up by Dewey's ships and sailors. Possibly a Spanish Trick. Suspicious interest attaches to a pub- lished statement in one of the Spantsa semi-official organs to the effect that Au- gusti has been shorn of jurisdiction over the Philippines beyord Manila and its im- mediate environment, the captain general- cy of the Philippine group being tran ferred to Cal. Rice, c.mmander of the V caya Islands. It is just possible that there is ar important connection between these two items of news, one the surrender of Manila and the other Augusti’s replace- ment, both coming from Spanish sources. As to the latter, it was frankly stated in, the Spanish dispatch that the purpose was to prevent Augusti fom surrendering the extire Philippine group, so that it is con- celvable that, having now arranged the Matter so as to protect their interests in the remainiag islands so far as possible, and having placed themselves in a position to deny that the United States government has made the conquest of the Philippines, the Spanish ministry may have directed Augusti'to surrerder the small jurisdiction remaining to him to the United States to prevent it from falling into the hands of the insurgenis. As the matter will have a decided bearing cn any program the United States may outline respecting the acquisi- tion of a coaling station in the Philippines or the acquirement of the entire group of islands, official reports as to the exact stata of affairs are aaxfously awaited. Gen. Merritt Believed to Be There. It is believed at the War Department that Maj. Gen. Merritt has arrived at Manila. Hé sailed from San Francisco June 29, just /@ month ago today. His vessels were fas- ter than some of the others and ought to have reached their destination by this time. “If Gen. Merritt has arrived he is in command of the Department of the Pa- cific, the designation now given the Phil- ippines and the military territory ‘in that part of the Pacific. Next in command to Gen. Merritt is Gen. Anderson, who was ‘in command of the first expedition. 4 ‘There have been six expeditions for the Philippines, as follow: May 25, under Brig. Gen. Anderson, ar- rived June 30. Brig. Gen. Green, atrived July 15, under ) July 17. , Result of Gen. Miles Choosing Guan- ica as a Landing Place. The change of base of operations for the Porto Rican expediticn has resulted in a complete rearrangement of plans of the signal service for that campaign. There will be. no cable connections made with our army at Guanica, as would have been the case had the original landing place been taken, and the war balloons, instead of be- ing expedited ahead, will be held at Tampa, pending further developments. The orig- inal plan as decided on by the war authori- ties was for a landing of the expeditionary forces at Fajardo, on the northeast corner of the island. All arrangements were made by the War Department on the basis of making Fajardo the destination, and nu- merous important details arranged which cannot be disclosed. All these have to be abandoned in vfew of the landing effected at Guanica, a point diagonally across the island and far away from any possible cable communication. . All efforts to establish a cable service have been abandoned, as the nearest point at which a new spur could touch an extst- ing cable is said to be San Domingo, 100 miles or more away. Meantime the army, now somewhere between Yayco and Ponce, lack the advantages had at Santiago of a direct and immediate communication with Washington, and, save by the belated dis- patches which must be sent back to the nearest cable point, will be without cable facilities while progressing over the eighty- five mile stretch to San Juan. —___-e-___. JUSTICE TO THE SOLDIERS. Two Important Orders by the War Department. Two orders have been issued by the War Department which are of importance to the sick and wounded troops and their friends. One autrorizes men who have been fur- loughed from hospitals to report to the nearest government post instead of being compelled to report to the hospital from which they were furloughed. This will al- low the soldiers to be transported from the nearest post to their regiments at the ex- pense of the government. Before this or- der was issued a soldier on furlough from a hospita! could not go home without being compelled to pay his fare back to the hos- pital. This will apply to men from the regular army as well as to volunteers. Another order allows a furloughed man, who has not been paid on account of his regiment being in Cuba, to go to the nearest quartermaster and obtain from him trans- portation to his home, and the cost. is charged against him through the pay de- pertment of the army. Many wounded sol- diers from Cuba have been unable to get pay on account of the absence of their regiments, and when their furloughs were obtained could not go home because they had no money As some of them have not been paid for two or three months, they cannot take advantage of the furloughs that have been granted them and go to their homes. These two orders will allow soldiers on furlough to go home and return without the difficulties they have*heretofore ex- perienced. oe DELAY IN PAYMENT. Sailors Who Destroyed Cervera’s Ves- sels Waiting for Their Prise Money. The sailors of Sampson’s fleet who par- ticipated in the destruction of the vessels of Cervera’s squadron will probably have to wait some time yet for the prize money. The Navy Department has‘ prepared for the use of the auditor of the treasury in settling the accounts lists of ail the crews of the Spanish vessels and of the vessels of our own fleet that patricipated in the en- gagement who were entitled to prize mone but the Treasury Department officials, in their care to prevent any misapplication of the funds, requested that they be sup- plied with further detailed information, and this request has necessitated the return of the lists to the north Atlantic fleet off Santiago for amendment. To prevent fur- ther trouble and delay on this score Sec- retary Long has issued a circular, No. 43, which has been dispatched to all command- ing officers of the navy, laying down the rules for the preparation of the prize lists as suggested by the order from the Navy Department. ———+e.______ OFF FOR PORTO RICO. Gen. Brooke Announces the Depart- ure of Troops. A telegram was received at the War De- pertment this morning from Major Gen. Brooke announcing the departure of his expedition from Newport News for Porto Rico yesterday. It consists of 190 officers and 5,119 enlisted men, and will probably reach Porto Rico next Tuesday. The arrival of the 1st Ohio Regiment at Fernandina has been reported to the War Department. Orders have been given for the troops now at Miami to proceed to Jacksonville. These orders affect six regiments, as fol- lows: The Ist and 2d Louisiana, the ist and 2d Texas and the Ist and 2d Alabama Volunteers. The 2d Regiment of New ¥ork Volun- teers has arrived at Fernandina. The War Department is informed that the expedition to Honolulu will leave San Francisco today. It consists of the Ist Regiment of New York Volunteers, under Col. Barber, and a battalion of the 24 Reg- iment, United States Volunteer Engineers, urder Capt. Langfitt. These troops will censtitute the first United States military garrison in the Hawaiian Islands. They will be in command of Col. Barber of the ist New York Volunteers. * Surgeon Gen. Sternberg has ordered an officer of the medical corps to go to Mon- tauk Point, Long Island, to establish a hospital there for the troops which will be sent from Santiago to the new camp im accordance with the order of Secretary Alger. —_—__-e+______ CAMBON CONGRATULATED. A Letter Received From the Univer- sal Peace Union. The Universal Peace Union has sent to Ambassador Cambon a letter of cordial congratulatton on his course in presenting to the American government overtures for Pato Rican Town Does Not Resist TROOPS ARE WELCOMED Report That Manila Has Ca- pitulated. gs eee PHILIPPINE NATIVES SEND MESSAGES Their Protests to the Presidentaand Senator Davis. See AGAINST SPANISH RULE PN ERAT Sato ST. THOMAS, D. W. I, July 29.— The port of Ponce, Island of Porto Rico, surrendered to Commander Davis of the auxiliary gunboat Dixie, on Wednesday. There was no resistance, and the Americans were welcomed with en- thusiasm. The capitulation of the town of Ponce took place on Thurs- day afternoon. (Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.) Port of Ponc2, Island of Porto Rico, July via the Island of St. Thomas, Danish st Indies, July 29.—The Port of Ponce surrendered to Commander Davis of the auxiliary gunboat Dixie yesterday. There Was no resistance, and the Americans were welcomed with enthusiasm. Maj. Gen. Miles arrived here this mor ing at daylight with Gen. A and Gen. Wilson's division on board trans- ports. Gen, Ernst’s brigade immediately for the town of Ponce, three miles which capitulated this afternoon. The American troops are pushing toward the mountains, and will join General Hen- ry with his brigade at Guanica, which has been captured by our troops. A fight before the latter place on Thurs- @ay last was won by the American Volun- Ernst’s brig: started inland, teers. The Spaniards ambushed eight companies of the Massichusetts and Illi- nois Regiments, but the enemy was re- pulsed and driven back a mile to a ridge, where the Spanish charged were routed by our infantry. The Fight at Guanica. Gen, Garretson led the fight with the men from Illinois and Massachusetts enemy retreated to ¥ dead on the field and several wou None of our men were killed and only thr were slightly wounded. The wounded are: Capt. Gihon Barrett. Private James Drummond. Private H. C. Gary. The Porto Ricans are glad the Ameri- cans have landed and say they are ail Americans and will join our arm The roads are good for military pur- poses. Our troops are heaithy and Gen. Miles says the campaign will be short and vigorous. SURRENDER OF MANILA. Madrid Reports That Admiral Dewey Has Been Victori PARIS, July 29—A telegram from Mad- rid to the Suropean edition of the New Ycerk Herald says that a cable dispatch has been received at the Spanish capital arnouncing the surrender of Manila to Ad- miral Dewey. cavairy and and the four a. uco, leaving Narrowing the Capitalatt LONDON, July 20.—The Madrid corre- sporident of the ‘Times say$: “The national voluntary war fund now exceeds 25,000,000 pesetas. La Correspon- dencia de Espana asnounces that in view of the probable capitulation of Manila, Gen, Rice, captain g2nera! of the Vizcayas Isl- ands, has been ordered to assume charge of all the territory formerly administered by Captain General Augusti. Thus Gen. Au- gusti will be able to sign only the captula* tion of the city of Manila and its environs.” , Message to McKinley. INDON, July 29.—Natives of the Philip- that the peace terms include the return of those islands to Spain. As a result, they have held @ meeting here and, after con- Sultation with the Philippines in France and Belgium, have cabled to President Mc- Kinley and to Senator Davis, chairman of