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SSS THE EVENING STAR. ———— PUBLISHED NAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, 1101 Pennsylvania Ave., Cor. 11th St., by The Evening Star Newspaper Company. 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres’t. pscribers in the elty by carrier ir own account, at 10 cents ber week, cr 4s Yr men'h.” Coples at the counter, 2 cents ea h. By mail—anywhere in the United States or Canada—postage prepald—S0 cents Per month. Saturawy Guintuple Sheet Star, $1 per year, with tore Btage added, §:! Mrered atthe Post Oiice at Washington, D. C., oy iil matter.) tptions must be paid in advance. ‘sing made known on application. THE REPLY OF SPAIN The President May Receive It Late This Afternoon. NOT SURE 10 BE SATISFACTORY Our Terms Must Be Accepted Without Any Modification. NO JUGGLING PERMITTED Spain’s reply was cabled from Paris to America this morning. The Madrid Liberal states that there are fears of fresh difficulties arising over the peace terms. At 2:40 o'clock a dispatch was re- ceived at the French embassy, The dispatch, it is learned, was the Spanish answer to America’s terms of peace. It was in cipher and is quite long. The embassy staff began its translation at once, but it will take some time to com- plete the work. It is not anticipated by the State De- partment that the reply of Spain will be communicated to the President before 7 or 8 o'clock this afternoon, and it is re- garded as not improbable that the commu- nication will be delayed until tomorrow. The tenor of the dispatches from Madrid this morning, instead of being reassuring, ig regarded as indicating that the accept- ance announced by Spain is not satisfac- tory in form. No official or semi-official information on the subject has been re- ceived, and judgment, therefore, Is based entirely on the announcement in the press dispatches. These dispatches, while stat- ing that the terms submitted by the United States have been accepted, add that the question of the Cuban ¢ s of interest to Sp by the reply erred to the peace commissioners to be inted. How accurate this d terms of Spain's reply may be the artment has no me of determinin y expresses the wish, after the terms submitted by that the ion of the sidered by ebt in nd other mat- ing ment, au ful laid > any ceptance of the down by the Pre: prepositions of the kind presented as a qualification ceptance of the terms, the reply in will be regarded by this country as utterly unsatisfactory No Modification Will Be Allowed. The terms submitted by the President were very carefully considered before being decided upon and were again carefully re- viewed and analyzed in a conference be- tween the President and the French am- bassader. There was nothing either in- eluded or excluded by inadvertence, and the French ambassador as the representa- tive of Spain was given to understand un- mistakably that no modification or qualifica- tion would be considered after the form was definitely decided upon, and that Spain had either to accept or reject the terms as they stood. It is the purpose of this govern- ment not only to decline responsibility for the so-called Cuban debt, but to absolutely exclude that debt from consideration with the possibility of any responsibility for it being assumed hereaf The position as- sumed by the Department is that is a debt of pace negotiations be- governments. uch a burden of debt rests Spain may have inspired the mag- nous and generous determination of this government not to exact a money in- from Spain, but this is a matter of ty and not of bargain. There is ly satisfactory a ty for the ment, in view of the Madrid press dis- patches, that if th ly of Spain is an ac- ceptance with such qualifications as indi- t will not be satisfactory, and that fied response will have to be by Spain within probably forty-eight hours or the terms offered will be with- wn, and no such favorable terms will again be ylelded. The question of the time to be allowed for the withdrawal of troops, the method of their withdrawal, the dis- position of war material, as well as the fu- of ippines, may properly go t + commission and would be them without regard to any i wish on the part of Spain at this But the preliminary ter->; as a basis lations were stated in -oncise and ® priv ege is not e or cualify them any respect or to accept thm with any * description given in ly is Inaccurate, ble that the French > empowered to withdraw if fou unaccept- ernment is a ques- € powers of the French this matter, and it may the hority, even if are suggested, to accept tly as submitted. In this hostilities will be immediately sus- War to Be Prosecated. On the other hand, if Spain offers but a conditional acceptance, it is not the inten- tion of this government to permit any fur- ther palaver, but will be compelled to an- swer definitely, yes or no, or the offer of terms will be withdrawn, and the war will be pressed with vigor and without further consideration of generosity toward a help- less foe. It Is regarded as entirely prob- abie that in the event of any attempt on the part of Spain at tricks of diplomacy she will lose all prospect of recovering the Philippines and have fixed upon her a money indemnity which will cost her the revenues of the Canaries and put upon her a crushing burden of debt, which would be fatal to the present dynasty. The eastern squadron is ready to sail for Spanish waters at most any hour, and the period of comparative inaction stnce peace negotiations were proposed has not been wasted by either the army or navy. There has been no relaxation. and this govern- ment is even better prepared to proceed with the military operations than it was Che £Fveni No. 14,178. two weeks ago. Porto Rico will be com. pletely in our possession within a very short time, whether Spain yields or not; we are prepared to take Manila and to de- stroy the last vestige of Spanish sover- eignty in the Philippines; and even if the climatic conditions in Cuba render military operations there inexpedient for a month or more, the island alone will suffer from the delay, and inaction there will in no way retard military operations in quarters where far greater injury can be done to Spain herself an@ in a manner to make the Spanish people realize the horrors of war much more than they do in contemplating the helplessness of their armies in Cuba, Porto Rico and at Manila. It 1s hoped that there will be no occa- sion for a further prosecution of the war,« and it is hardly conceivable that Spain could so misunderstand the very plain statements of the President in his terms of peace ard in his talk with the French am- bassador as to lead her into committing the folly of attempt:ng to juggle in her terms of acceptance, but {f the interpretation of the reply conveyed in the press dispatches from Madrid is correct it will not prove satisfactory. At the French Embassy. The French ambassador and staff had awaited it until a late hour last night, and then concluded that it would be here early tcday. But its non-arrival made it appar- ent that a number of formalities of trans- mission had not been accomplished last night. There are no less than five transla- tions, four of them cipher, in the transmis- sion betw21 Madrid and Washington. After the Spanish cabinet meeting last nigght the respcnse was reduced to the Spanish cipher and then sent to the Span- ish ambassador at Paris, Senor Leon Cas- tillo. Then tt was to be deciphered and translated into French, after which Senor Castillo would deliver {t to the French for- eign office, to be reduced to the French cipher, for transmission to the French am- bassador here. These moves, including work on the cipher code, calls by Castillo on the foreign office at Paris and time re- quired for cabling, take, it is calculated, eight or ten hours. A Lengthy Communication. The impression is growing in official quar- ters that the Spanish answer, while in the nature of a concession of the American de- mand, !s not a brief and simple acceptance without reservation or condition. There is no direct official advice on this point, and yet all the advices from Madrid indicate that the ®esponse is a document of consid- erable lengta, prepared with laborious care, and that it implies several features which may not appear in the conditions presented by the United States. Whether an acceptance of this character will be regarded by the authorities here as sufficiently responsive to the American de- mands is a matter exciting much conjec- ture today. In some quarters it is being urged that so long as Spain accepts the es sential principle required by the United States, the disposition here will be to deal With ‘he defeated enemy in a generous spirit ©n minor details. It is probable that this will be the view presented by the French ambassador in case the Spanish reply is not a simple, catagorical accept- ance c the American terms, On the other hand < is believed that a response which opens up diplomatie controversy, and gives the conditions a much broader scope than as originally framed at Washington, may not meet with approval here. In one re- spect, for instance, the Madrid advices seem to imply that the answer is based on an immediate cessation of hostilities. But the view among officials here is that hos- tilities will not cease on the submission of @ conditional response, but that they will progress steadily until the American condi- tions advance entirely beyond the stage cf Possible diplomatic complication over de- tails. There is a strong disposition in some influential quarters to have hostilities con- tinue until the actual evacuation of Cuba and Porto Rico begin by the embarkation of Spanish troops. It is probable that the Spanish reply will be in the hands of the government in time for consideration at the regular cabinet meeting tomorrow morn- ing, when the sufficiency or insuMiciency of the response can be determined. SSS AT CLOSE RA Gen. Hains’ Brigade Twice Attacked by Spanish Outposts. (Copyright. 1898.) Special Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star. GUAYAMA, August 6, via St. Thomas, August $.—The 4th Ohio, supported by the 3a Mlixots, of Gen. Hains’ brigade, ad- vanced on Guayama yesterday morning and were attacked by Spanish outposts. The whole mountain was ablaze with sputtering fire. The voluntzers behaved well, drove the aniards back and took the town, the cleanest and most picturesque on the island. The inhabitants were rejoiced, and welcomed us with colors hoisted. Then the Spanish attacked again. The 4th Obio met them, and there was hot work at close range with two dynamite guns. Five shots of the dynamite gun and well-directed musketry drove them back. Our troops were armed with the Krag- Jorgensen and the Spanish with the Spring- field. We had three men wounded and che Spanish one killed and three wounded. Whidwick of Cincinnati spends time in comfortirg the wcunded. Our hospital is in the municipal cockpit. Gen. Brooke estimates that the force of the enemy was 400, and that 1,200 more are in the hills. HOT WORK ——— ORDERED TO GO ABOARD. Fifth Illinois Regiment Will Taken on the Obdam ‘Today. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NORFOLK, Va., August 8.—The trans- port Obdam took on a large amount of stores at her pier, Newport News; this morning, and orders were issued for the Sth Illinois Regiment of volunteer infantry to go aboard this afternoon. It is under- stood that Brig. Gen. Grant and staff will also sail on this transport. It is now a matter of conjecture as to when the 3d Kentucky and 160th Indiana will get away to Porto Rico, as no transports have yet arrived. The troops are getting restless and irritated and do not take kindly to this long wait. It is reasserted that the Michigan Naval Reserves on the auxiliary cruiser Yosemite will soon be mustered out of service, and that shfp will go out of commission. Her crew are prominent young men of Detroit and are accredited with some good work around San Juan, where the Yosemite did blockade duty, destroyed a Spanish steamer and damaged the forts. The Yosemite is now in Hampton roads. Be ee os it Ebers Dead. MUNICH, Bavaria, August 8—A dispatch from the villa Ebers, at Tatzing, near this place, announces the death of George Mau- rice Ebers, the Egyptologist and novelist. He was born in Berlin im isst. Novel WASHINGTON, D. ©. MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1898—TEN PAGES. qa Star. TWO.CENTS. THE STAR BY MAIL. Persons leaving the city for any Period can have The Star matied to them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at 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 give the last address as well as the | new one. PEACE COMMISSION | CONDITIONS NEAR SANTIAGO) SHAFTER’S DEFENSE Possible Representatives of the United States. THE QUESTIONS 10 BE SETTLED The President Has Not Considered the Appointments.” SECRETARY DAY’S POSITION SS Speculation is rife as to who will compose the commission on the part of the United States to sit with a commission from Spain to settle certain questions before a treaty of peace can be signed. Nearly every man of prominence, qualified for the work, has been mentioned, but it is absolutely certain that the President has no idea whom he will select. He is never premature and, be- cause developments have not reached that stage, has given no serious consideration to the question of commissioners. When that part of the program is reached he will quickly decide the number of commissioners and will select the men. It is generally supposed that there will be either three or five commissioners, probably the latter number. Among the names so far mentioned are Secretary Day, Senators Allison and Davis, ex-Secretary Olney, ex-President Harrison, ex-Senator Edmunds, Ambassador Porter, Justices Harlan and Brewer, and Mr. Coudert of New York. It is agr2od by all these who are engaged in trying to name the commissioners that Secretary Day will be in the list. He has fellowed every step of the Spanish-Amer- ican troubles from the beginning, and Pres- ident McKinley would not be satisfied with- out his going on the ccmmission. It is now said that Secretary Day will resign and return to his law practice at Canton when all the work of the war is wound up. This is an old story. At the time of his acceptance of the State port- follo {t was stated in The Star that he would probably not remain long in the po- sition, having accepted it at the request of the President. Men who have long been close to Judge Day know that he prefers his profession to politics. No official statement as to the Secretary's purposes is now obtainable, and Secretary Day himself declines to make any state- ment on the subject, so it cannot be ascer- tained positively whether the period of time which he had in mind as the length of his service when he assumed office has expired. Secretary Day's Retirement. While no official acknowledgement can be had that Secretary Day is to retire from the State Department, it Is a safe assump- tion that this 1s the case. His retirement will probably be followed by an appoint- ment to the peace commission, if the reply of Spain leads to the appointment of that commission at once, and Mr. Day's career as a member of the administration will then Close with the re-establishment of peace. Gossip as to the successor of Mr. Day as Secretary of State 1s vague and indefinite at this time. The name of Representative Hitt, whose fitness for the place it is Fpown, the President would recognize, is being mentioned, but it Is very doubtful whether Mr. Hitt’s health is such as to ad- mit of his acceptance. Several of the re- publican members of the Senate committee on foreign relations, including the chair- man, Senator Davis and Senator Lodge, are spoken of, but the difficulty of making a selection of this sort lies In the fact that it is improbable that any one of these sen- ators would be willirg to give up his seat in the Senate for a short term in the cab- in, When the cabinet was first formed the Senate was pretty «ell canvassed and it was made apparent then that senators whose names would naturally be suggested did not desire cabinct positions. Among other suggestions is that of the promotion of Assistant Secretary of State Moore. There may be political reasons for not making this promotion. Smith Suggested. The position of the Secretary of State is regarded as the leading position of the cab- inet, and an appointment to that place would be regarded as a promotion by cther members of the cabinet. It 1s not improb- able therefore that some one now in the cabinet may be selactel to succced Mr. Day, and Postmaster General Smith is mentioned in this connection. —_—$<—$$_ ON TOWARD SAN JUAN. Miles Compelling the Enemy in Porto Rico to Concentrate There. (Copyright, 1898.) Spectal Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star. PONCE, Avgust 7 (via St. Thomas, Au- gust 8).—Amid rumors of peace, the army of Gen. Miles is sweeping on toward San Juan by roads from the east, west and cen- ter. This will compel the enemy to concen- trate his forces at the capital. Gen. Henry ts advarcing on Arecibo, and the artillery is going to Yauco, probably to threaten Mayaguez. We are strong, and should succeed withcut a setback. Tho navy 1s expecting to be called on for little service. A reconncissance at Fajardo shows that there are no batteries there. Report says that San Juan will offer small re- sistance. Se Garment Workers’, Convention. CINCINNATI, Ohio, August 8.—About sixty delegates to the convention of the United Garment Workers, about one-third of whom are women, met today, and, after appointing a committee on credentials, ad- journed till 2 p.m. The convention will be in session several days and will discuss the wage scale and shorter hours. ee Voted in Favor of Admission. NEW YORK, August 8.—The Veteran an@ Hereditary Companions of the Military Or- der of Foreign Wars of the United States have, through all the state commanderies, voted in favor of the admission of officers of the army and navy, as Veteran Com- panions, who are or who heve been In ac- tive service during the Spanish war. ——__ Story of the Wreck Not Believed. LONDON, August 8.—A dispatch from Lioyds’ agent at St. Johns, N. F., says he regards the reported wreck of a trans- atlantic Hine steamship in the straits of nay Isle as being without foundation in ct. SOURS PRIS ES The Gussie is Safe. The War Department has received a re- port from General Gilmore saying that the reaps) which was reported wrecked, is e. Fresh Troops Oan Go There Without Se- tious Danger. Shafter’s Troops Were Thoroughly Exhausted and Were an Easy Prey to Disease, Gen. Shafter this morning telegraphed the President as follows in.regard to the recent reports from Santiago regarding the condition of his army: “I can very readily see what intense ex- citement the publication must have oc- casioned; a great deal more than the situ- ation warranted. Situation is greatly ag- gravated from the fact that before any of the men were taken ill they were thor- oughly exhausted. At least 75 per cent of the command had been down-with malarial fever, from which they recover very slowly and are in no condition to stands an at- tack of yellow fever or dysentery. “Placed here now in the condition in which they were when they came here, I do not believe they would be in any par- ticular danger. The regiment of immunes that recently arrived is not suffering at all, and I don’t believe they will. They can keep out of the sun, are well clothed and well fed. What put my command in its present condition was the twenty days of the campaign when they had nothing but meat, bread and coffee, without change of clothes, without any shelter whatever and during the period twice as stormy as it has been since the surrender. Fresh troops resching here in the middle of Au- gust with good camps, good water, abund- ance of tentage—which they will find here —need not apprehend serious danger. “I thank you for the high regard in which you hold my command and the Value of the services they have rendered. It pays for all the suffering we have en- dured. I have read this to:'Gens. Wheeler, Lawton, Bates and Kent, who concur with me in the view expressed above.” Cause of the Telegram. General Shafter's telegram was read to Secretaries Alger and Long and Attorney General Griggs by the President, and, after discussion, it was decided to give it to the public. The President and his secretaries consider that the telegram is by far the most definite and satisfactéry which Gen- eral Shafter has ever sent from the front. It Is hinted today that the telegram 1s in answer to a message sent @ few days ago by the President, which did not leave room for any further indefinite statements from the commander at Santiago. The Presi- dent is understood to have expressed a de- sire for a full and precise ‘statement from General Shafter. The President is satisfied with what Gen- eral Shafter says. Cabinetyofileers this af- ternoon said they felt sure that the situa- tion at Santiago had been exaggerated, and that troops sent there hereagter would be in no serious danger. a he +04 BRIG. GEN. POLAND DEAD Typhoid Fever Contracted at Chickamauga Was Fatal. ASHEVILLE, N. C., August 8.—Brigadier General John 8. Poland died here today of fever contracted at Chickamauga. The re- mains will be taken to his home in New York state. Brigadier General John §. Poland was born at Princeton, Ind., October 14, 1836. He entered the United States Military Academy July 1, 1856, was graduated May 6, 1861, and assigned to the 2d Infantry; Promoted to first Heutenant July 6, 1861 captain, June 27, 1862, and roSe to his pres. ent grade of colonel, i7th United States In- fantry, August 1, 1891. He wag appointed Brigadier General of Volunteers May 4, His first active service was in the Manas- sas campaign of July, 1861, being in the battle of Bull Run, and the other battles in which he participated were the siege of Yorktown, Gaines’ Mill, Malvern Hill, Manassas, Antietem, Shepherdstown, Fred- ericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettys- burg. He was eagaged in the defense of the capital against General Early’s ralders. For gallant and meritorious services at the bat- tles of Antietem, Shepardstown and Fred- ericksburg he was made : brevet major December 13, 1864, and was made brevet Meutenant colonel at the battle of Chaneel- lorsville May 3, 1863. At the outbreak of the present war he was in command of Columbus barracks, Ohio, and promptly offered his services; and, at the time of his death, was briga- dier general commanding, the 2d Division, ist Army Corps, at Chickamauga Park, Ga. General Poland was a very able and zeal- ous officer and conscientious in the dis- charge of every duty. His standing in the army was of the high- est; his fellow-officers considering him pos- sessed of a high order of ability and discre- tion, specially adapting him to perform im- portant duties requiring capacity, profes- sional zeal and good judgment. SEuiae aes = LATE ARMY ORDERS. The following named officers have been assigned to duty at Montauk Point, N. Y.: First Lieut. H. B. Howard, 8d Cavalry, to jein his trcop; Capt. W. L. Buck, 13th In- fantry, for duty with his regiment; Capt. Ambrose Higgins, Signal Corps, for arsign- ment to duty pending the arrival of his command; Capt. Robert Séwell, assistant adjutant gencral, United States’Volunteers; Maj. C. B. Namcrede, chiefsurgeon, United States Volunteers. Lieut. Col. Benjamin F. Montgomery, chief signal officer, United States Volun- teers, has been assigned to the 6th Army Corps. He will remain on daty at the White House until such time ap his serv- ices may be needed with his carps. Maj. C. J. Allison, engimeer officer, has been ordered to report to Maj. Gen. Wade for assignment to duty on Ris staff. ‘The following named officets af the termaster’s department have been o to report to Maj. Gen. Leevat Jacksonville, Fla., for assignment to duty: Capt. O. C. Guessaz and Capt. Geo, Li Goodale. Second Lieut. Carl Darnell, aignal corps, kas been assigned to duty atthe Washing- Sr ae reco al cting istant Su n H. H. Bradley has been ordered to Teport to the chief sur- poe at Tampa, Fla., to awalt transporte- 0. 5 uar- mn to Santiago de Cuba. Lieut. Cy George E. Pond, chief quar- termaster? United States Volunteers, has been ordered to re to Maj. Gen. Lee at Jacksonville, for ent to duty as chief quartermaster of corps. & + Mail From the Gherekee Arrives. NEW YORK, Avgust 8.2The Norwegian fruit steamer Uller ‘arrived today from Sanchez, San Domingo. Before going into Sanchez_for her cargo the Uller stopped at Samana, where the United. States consul put on boerd the mat! from the United States transport Cherokee. The Cherokze was off Samana August.1 in company ——+ Alleged Neglect of the Sick at Santi- ago. THE CONCHO AND THE SENECA Declares That Medical Supplies * Were Lacking. HAD FOOD IN ABUNDANCE Secretary Alger has been making a care- ful investigation into the conditions at- tending the transportation of the sick and wounded from Santiayo to the United States. After getting the information in the possession of Surseon General Stern- berg he cabled General Shafter with spe- sial reference to the Seneca and Concho. He called the attention of the general to the report that thes> vessels came away without attendants and medicines and short of water. The reply of General Sha‘ter, received today, states that the Seneca and Concho were ordered te stop at Siboney and report to the chief medicul officer there to carry convalescents home. Dr. La Garde had charge of their movements. Colonel Humphrey looked after the water supply. Colonel Humphrey reports ‘that the captains of the vessels made no re- quest for water, so it was taken for grant- ed that a supply was on hand. Dr. La Garde states that Surgeons Hicks and Birds, who accompanied the Sereca, were furnished with such medi- cines as could be spared. There were con- valescents and waiters enough to look aftef* the sick on a short voyage. The Concho was accompanied by Surgeon Lesser of the Red Cross and four female nurses. All availabl2 help was allowed and all medicines that could be spared were placed on the vessel. Dr. La Garde states that he was “short of help and everything pretty much,” but that he did all in his power for the comfort of the men placed on the vessels. Medical Department Deficient. Gen. Shafter speaks in high terms of Dr. La Garde, and says that he has worked under “the most disadvantageous circum- stances.” Froin the day the forces left Tampa until the present time he says that there “have never been sufficient medical attendants or medicines for the daily wants of the command. Three times since reach- ing Cuba has the command,” ha says, been “almost entirely without medicines.” This statement, he says, is made to him by the medical directors, aud on one occasion they suggested taking iredicines away from the Spanish hospital. General Shafter emphatically denied that he is responsible for this condition of af- fairs. Such, he says, is not the case. Everything possible was sent with the sick and wounded. The matter of shoriage of water, he says, is inexcusable. He con- cludes his report as follows: Plenty of Food. “There is no excuse for lack of food, as there has at all times been plenty of that. I have no doubt that many more were put on the ship than should have been, owing to the great desire to get home, as they had the fear of yellow fever, and were al- most wholly without hospital accomoda- tion. The sick and wounded had only the cloth- ing on that they wore into battle, and, of course, that was ragged and worn out by the time they raached home. There was none to issue to them at the time they left, and their own extra clothing they could not get at. There has never been a case of suffering here that could be remedied by the means at hand that was not attend- ed to. The surgeons have worked as well as any men that ever lived, and their com- plaint has been universal of lack of means and facilities, “I do not complain of this, for no one could have foreseen all that would be re- quired, but I will not quietly submit to having the onus laid on me for the lack of these hospital facilities.” Surgeon General Sternberg has several times stated that if there was any fault attending the moving of the sick and wounded from Cuba to ths United States that it was the fault of the officers at Santiago, General Shafter’s report states that this was not wholly the case and that all was done that means permitted. What action Secretary Alger will take in the matter is not yet known. Or SIX BODIES RECOVERED. Partly Successful Quest for Steam- ship La Bourgogne’s Dend. ~ BUFFALO, N. ¥., August 8—A Halifax special says six bodies recovered by the steamer Hiawatha have been identified. These were those of Eugene Dubost, E. E. Hundel, Pedro J. Sora, Marcell Gilliatt, Peter Barratt and Joannis Lados. The first three names are to be found in the list of saloon passengers of La Bour- gegne, published after the disaster. The other three names are not in the list, and they were either unregistered passengers or employes on the stzamer. Pedro J. Sora, who was accompanied on the voyage by his twelve-year-old son, aiso a victim, was a civil engineer from Panama, who had been closely associated with De Lesseps in Panama canal affairs. BH. H. Hundel, according to the Bour- gogne’s passenger list, was. accompanied by his wife. Eugene Dubost belonged in Montreal. ——— Personal Mention. J. 8. Van Antwerp, Washington corres- pondent of the San Francisco Examiner and the Minneapolis Journal, is preparing for an extensive trip through Europe. Mr. ‘Van Antwerp will sail about the end of Au- gust for Southampton, and after a week in England will proceed to Carlsbad. He con- templates remaining in Europe for several months. Rev. J. F. Heisse, —. of Wesley Chapel Methodist Epis&pal Church, left today for Ocean Grove for a stay of several weeks. Mrs. Heisse and daughter Hester have been atthe seashore since June. Rev. A. T. G. Apple, pastor of Grace Re- formed Church, will visit his father, Rev. Dr. J. H. Apple, at Eureka Springs, Saeger_ town, Pa. He will return the second weck in September. $$ + ____ Esther Weasel-Temple Divorced. LONDON, August 8.—In the divorce di- vision of the high cctrt of justice today Esther Wessel-Temple of Binghamton, N. ¥., secured 2 decree risi in her sult against William Runcieman, the alleged baronet, who, under the name of “Sir Granville Temple,” married an English actress nam- nes Ingiouville, while his first Esther Wesvel, was siill living. e Runciemaa is serving five.years for big- amy. iZ EXPECTING IMPORTANT NEWS. Officials Looking for a Telegram From Gen. Merritt. Administration officials are expecting an ‘important telegram from General Merritt, and are awaiting its arrival with interest. Some of them say that they would be pleas- ed if it contained the news of the fall of Manila. They are hopeful that it will con- tain such news. The occupation of Manila and bay by the United States is one of the requirements of the opening of peace negotiations with Spain, but high officials say today that they would pr2fer to know that the city was captured, rather than that it should be turned over to our forces by Spain under the peace terms. The capture of the city by the American forces would give whatever claim that may be made more force than its peaceful sur- render under other conditions. A message was due from Gen. Merritt yesterday. The fact that it had not ar- rived up to 1 o'clock today is taken by Some to mean that Gen. Merritt is en- gaged in operations against the city and has sent no report by a dispatch boat, as he would have done had conditions re- mained unchanged. The conditional surrender of fla, if that cccurs, will, it is feared by some, put the Spaniards in position to demand many things when peace commissioners meet. ++ 0+_______ HEALTH HINTS DISREGARDED. Surg. Gen. Sternberg Issues a Circu- lar on Typhoid Fever. The epidemic of typhoid fever which pre- vails in so many of the camps of the army is giving the War Department a great deal of concern and steps are being taken to check the fever and to prevent any fur- ther spread of the disease. Surgeon Gen- eral Sternberg today issued a circular call- ing attention to a former circular issued by the medical department April 25. The for- mer circular was devoted to recommenda- tions for the health of the troops and min- utely pointed out what to avoid and how camps should be conducted from a sanitary point of view, together with suggestions as to food and clothing of the soldiers. It is the opinion of the surgeon general that these conditions have not been carried out, and in his circular today he says: “The extensive prevalence of typhoid fever in camps of instruction indicates that the sanitary recommendations made in this circular have not been carried out. If mec - teal officers have failed to make the prop: - recommendations as indicated the respon- sibility rests with them. If the recom- mendations have been made and not acted upon by those having authority in the vari- ous camps the responsibility is not with the medical department, but these recom- mendations should be repeated and com- manding officers urged to move their camps at frequent intervals and to maintain a Strict sanitary police.” General Sternberg hopes to have more fa- vorable reports and to soon hear that the epidemic of typhoid has been checked, ——_——_++_____ OFF FOR HONOLULU THIS WEEK. Hawalian Commission Reached San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, August 8—The Ha- waiian commissioners, Senators Cullom and Morgan and Representative Hitt, have ar- rived in this city and will take passage for Honolulu on the Mariposa, sailing Wednes- day. The party, which embraces several mem- bers of the commissioners’ families and their secretaries and clerks, was heartily welcomed all along the line. Before de- Parting they will be entertained by the chamber of commerce and the Union League Club. Senator Morgan, in an interview, said that he thought the settlement, of white families on the islands would solve the la- bor problem there. The Japanese contract laborers might be sent back home at the expiration of their terms of service, but ex- isting contracts must be respected. SS FIX THE RESPONSOSSLITY, The Has Lieut. Smith at san Francisco Must Make Good a Shortage. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., August &.—The beard of survey appointed by General King to report upon the circumstances attending the informal issue of blankets, shoes and clothing by First Lieut. L. C. Smith, regi- mental quartermaster of the 20th Kansas Regiment, has made its report. While Lieut. Smith is not held criminally careless in the conduct of his office, yet the respon- sibility for the shortage is fastened upon him, and it is recommended that he make good the value of the list of supplies, which is, approximately, $700. A report has been filed by the board of survey appointed by General Merriam, finding that 1,024 pairs of shoes issued to the Tenn2ssee regiment were very inferior; that 1,074 Springtield rifles furnished the same regiment were second hand and worked over, though serv- iceable. The condemnation of 1,272 bayo- net scabbards and an equal number of car- tridge boxes is recommended. SS CRUISER KASAGI’S OFFICERS.” Nine Japanese Navalmen Coming to Join Her. CHICAGO, August 8.—Nine Japanese of- ficers spent the past twenty-four hours in Chicago on their way to Philadelphia, where they will place in commission the nearly completed cruiser Kasagi. The party is made up of three commissioned officers and six petty or warrant officers. The former are K. Hideshina, fleet engineer; S. Nakahama, chief paymaster; Y. Suzuki, chief surgeon. Captain Kosiwayujhema, who will com- mand the Kasagi, has been at Philadelphia since his ship was launched, supervising its completion. With him have been a few of the leading officers. The remainder of the officers and a crew of 200 seamen will pass through the city six weeks hence, when it is thought the ship will be in readiness. AS Soon as the Kasagi passes out of the builders’ hands her crew will take her to Portsmouth, England, where she will re- ceive her armament at Thompson's ship- yards. After acquiring her complement of big guns she will cruise for a few months in European and Mediterranean waters. Then she will steam through the Suez canal and finally turn her prow toward the orient. ——— FEDERAL COUNCIL CONDOLE: Sends Prince Herbert Bismarck an Address Concerning Bismarck. BERLIN, August 8.—The federal council has sent Prince Herbert Rismarck an ad- dress of condolence. It refers to the de- ceased as “the great, heroic first chancel- lor of the united fatherland,” and con- tinues: “The two decades during which he work- ed at our head have become imperishable landmarks of Germanys greatn and welfare, and his spirit ‘was so powerful that it will continue to make itself felt for centuries to come. His name will al- ways be honored as the supreme the ‘CABLED FROM PARIS Spain’s Reply Forwarded This Morn ing by M. Delcasse. MORE NOTES ARE EXPECTED TO PASS Madrid Liberal Fears Fresh Diffix culties Will Arise. LONDON APPREHENSIVE PARIS, August §.—The Spanish ambassa- dor this morning presented to the French minister for foreign affairs, M. Delcasse, Spain's reply to the peace terms of the United States, which was subsequently cabled to Washington. A Fresh Note Expected. MADRID, August 8, 9 a.m.—The Liberal this morning says: “The government accepts the United States’ conditions ad referendum, belteving that it is not authorized to cede territory without the vote of the cortes. If McKin- ley objects the cortes will be convoked this month. A fresh note from President Mc- Kinley, replying to Spain’s reply is expect- ed during the course of this weck. Continuing, the Liberal expresses the opinion that “certain passages in Spain's reply may lead to an exchange of cable messages of a critical nature, possibly cre- ating fresh difficulti London Fears Complications. LONDON, August 8.—Although there are fears of possible complications, t ance of the peace terms by Sp: ened prices all around in the stock exchange today, especially in the case of American and Spanish securities, though the business done was not extensive in view of the set- tlement. —<— MONTAUK’S WATER SUPPLY, There May Be Trouble in Obt Enough of It. NEW YORK, August 8—A dozen ambu- lances from the Red Cress Society have ar- rived at Montaul Point and ward is going on with his preparations to provide for the care cf the sick soldiers, who are to arrive from San There may be trouble in obtaining an ample supply of water. The work of driv- the wells is sing slowly. At nt it looks as if the water works will the main drawback to the camp. When the works are completed, however, it 4s gen- erally expected that there will be a supply of water for 20,000 troops, as well as thous- ands of horses and mules. The Montauk Indians who are occupying the old Indian reservation have sent a complaint to Wash- ington that they believe the railroad com- pany is taking away their rights by run- ning the railroad tracks over the reserva- tion property. The railroad company, however, say that this matter has already been decided in the courts, and that the descendants of the Indians have really no ground for com- plaint. TARGETS Unique Practice Begun by the Troops at Camp Thomas. CHICKAMAUGA-CHATTANOOGA NA- TIONAL MILITARY PARK, Tenn, Au- gust 8.—After a nine-mile march to Ring- gold, Ga., this morning, the signal corps, which has been stationed at Camp Thomas for some time, left on a special Western and Atlantic train for Newport News. The train goes via Atlanta and the Seaboard Air Line. The seven regiments included in General Wade's Porto Rican expedition are still awaiting moving orders. The paymasters began their work today. A novel target practice in the 2d Brigade teday. Colonel Smith, ordered six companies to fi stead of firing at the regular tar they will shoot at pictures of men in prone px tion. Work on the new “G hospital was begun to —_—> WIFE ACCUSED OF MURDER. It is Charged That She Hired Two Colored Men to Kill Her Husband. MEMPHIS, Tenn., August 8.—The peop! of Clarendon, Monroe county, Ark., are fearfully wrought up over an assassination that tcok place there on July 30 and the developments which took place on Satur- day and yesterday. On the night of July 30, J. T. Orr, a promtent hardware merchant of Claren- don, was murdered in his house, and now his wife and two negroes are in jail, the negroes being charged with the murder direct end Mrs. Orr is charged with hav- ing procured their services to make way with her husband. There was a demon- stration there last night and a lynching bee may yet be the climax, rge M. Sternberg” ——— KILLING WEATHER IN NEW YORK, Three Deaths Attributable to Humid- ity and High Temperature. NEW YORK, August 8.—Protracted high temperature and extreme humidity were the causes assigned for three deaths in this city today. The victims were: DeWitt Cc. Lawrence, fifty-six years old, said to have been a former inmate of the Soldiers’ Home of Maine; Mrs. Catherine McCoy, Domenico Tictrayersa, aged seven years. At 3 am. the temperature was eighty- one degrees and at ¥ o'clock the record was eighty-five degrees according to the instrument in the signal service tower, while on the street as high as 100 degrees was shown on thermometers. Fe nepali COLORFD SOLDIERS COMING. The Only E >giment of Its Kin the LU rited States Army. SPRINGFIELD, Il., August &—The men of the 8th Illinois Infantry, colored, were paid today and later left over the Balti- more and Ohio Southwestern, going via Cincinnati and Washington to New York. They expect to arrive in New York Tues- day night, and will take the steamer Yale direct to Santiago.

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