. TI Sll‘llllll Hllllllll Commodore Schley Takes a. Look I at Ports and Batteries. I Mono CASTLE NO DEFENSE Lieutenante Hobson and Palmer first 'to Enter After the Spanish Flag We Hauled Down. A Half Dozen Prizes in the Harbor. Commodore Schley Thinks the American Fleet light Have Entered Without the Loss «213‘ Single Ship: Under Mom Castle, Harbor of San— tiago de Cuba, July 18.-—At exactly nine o'block yesterday morning the Spanish flag was lowered from the staff crown- Ing the heights upon which stands bat— tered Morro Castle. The ceremony was witnessed by a2few Spanish and Ameri- can troops ones‘hore, and by the Brook— llyn, New York, Vixen and Vesuvius, lying within a 'few hundred yards of the harbor entrance. 'Almost immediately after the flag was hauled down, steam launches, commanded by Lieutenants Hobson and Palmer, entered tht harbor, pene- trating as far as the firing station of the submarine -mines. These mines were judged tobe not as formidable as expected, and, later in the afternoon, they were all exploded under the su- pervision of the Vixen. It was seen that two mines had been exploded at the time of the entrance of rthe Merrimac into the channel of Santiago harbor, but it is not thought gobable that either of them had any- ing to do with the sinking of the craft. Six or seven fine steamers in the har- ‘bor fall as prizes to the army and navy. The Spanish gunboat Alvarez had already been taken possession of by a prize crew from the New York. 'The other vessels lie at the other end of the harbor, at Santiago proper. Soon after noon, Commodore Schley, with Captain Cook of the Brooklyn, Lieutenant J. H. Sears" the flag lieu- tenant, Lieutenant B. W. Wells, the flag secretary, and three newspaper men, Went into the harbor on a steam launch, which moved slowly, in order tomake close observation of the Span- Ish ”forts and batteries. Everyone ex- pressed satisfaction at the fact that Morro Castle was not demolished by the bombardment, Captain Cook say- lng: “We need El Morro as an object lesson, and America is rather shy on ruins, anyhow." " The old fort stands on the bluff, ter- race ,fashion. From the water’s edge to the brow of the cliff there are huge caves formed by the action of the waves, and round the base and 'in the superstructure are not a few cavesl made by the navy’s projectiles. It would appear, however, that only one bastion was knocked to pieces, while the oueer little sentry boxes, dating back to the sixteenth century, escaped almost intact. Morro Castle is the only imposing forfification in the harbor, and it is only so in appearance, since not a gun is mounted within or on the crumbled walls. In fact, all the batter-- les, masked and open, dwindled in their terror-inspiring qualities as the inspec- tion grew closer. . Crowning the hill on the west side of the entrance were the famous six» Inch rapid fire guns from the Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes. These were ugly looking and dangerous, while be- low, on brick foundations on the west- ern shore of the entrance, were some revolvingguns. These were the ones which poured such a bitter fire into the Merrimac. Directly east of Morro Castle, on the crest of the plateau-like cliff, were six big guns, one or two of which were dismounted. The Estrella battery and a small battery further in showed no guns. All the houses near the harbor were deserted, and, strange to say, not one, tpparently, had been touched by a hos- tile projectile. . On the inside of the slope and hill to the westward some hastily construct- ed casemates were seen, into which the Spanish gunners wore wont to retire when our ships Opened fire. When the firing ceased the gunners only had a few steps to climb to their six-inch rapid fire guns, which almost always fired a few farewell shots. At Punta Gorda there were two four- Inch guns, one above the other, and neither protected by even sand or earth. These commanded the harbor entrance pretty well, but they could haVe been silenced by one well directed heavy shell. Commodore Schley has over and over again expressed the belief that our fleet could probably have entered the harbor without the loss of a single ship. The mines might have stopped ingress by sinking the leading ship, but this Is a chance of war, and not so grave as many taken during the civil war, nor as serious as would have been the situation had there been good batteries, properly managed, in the harbor. I A PRISON FOR ZOLA. ,- Be and Editor Perreux Sentenced to One Year Each Silt] to Pay Heavy Fines. Paris, July 19.--The second trial of M. Emile Zola and M. Perreaux, manager of the Aurore, upon charges of defam- Ing the army, was concluded yesterday In the Versailles assizes. M. Labori, counsel for M. Zola, protested against the officers of [the Dreyfus court mar- tial being allowed to prosecute in a. civil capacity, but the court overruled the protest. The defendants were found guilty and sentenced to one year’s imprisonment each. They were also condemned to pay a fine of 3,000 francs each, together with the costs. ' Turbulence In Spain. . Madrid, July 19.--The inerease in the petrol rates, or duties on produce taken Into the towns, is causing turbulence in the rural districts of Spain. The p0puIlace of the province of Huelva has rebelled against the imports of corn and flour, and attacked and set fire to a. number of public Mild-lugs. The troops had to be called on to re- press the disorder. The Pals, organ of the Republicans, advocates a military dictatorship,_and the Republicans are endeavoring to se- cure the support of the army and navy for this purpose. , L. -»-— 'f'"-~1—“"'~ 5: v. 'luch as telegraph lines, WEEK UUBIN PRIICLAIIITIIIN" President McKinley Issues a. Mes- sage for their Guidance. A GUARANTEE OF LIBERTY Instructions to General Shatter How to Govan the Surrendered Territory Washington, July lib-A state paper that will mark an epoch in American history was issued last night by direc- tion of President McKinley. It provides, in general terms, for the government of the surrendered part of the province of Santiago de Cuba, and is the first document of exactly the same kind ever prepared by a president .of the United States. the President’s Mfessage. Executive Mansion, Washington, July 1‘8. 'To the Secretary of War: Sir: The capitulation of the Spanish forces in Santiago de Cuba, and in the eastern part of the provinct of Santiago and the occupation of the territory by the forces of the United States, render it necessary to instruct the military commander of the United States as to the conduct which he is to observe dur- ing the military occupation. 'The first effect of the military occua pation of the enemy's territory is the severance of the former political rela- tions of the inhabitants, and the estab- lishment of a new political power. Un- der this changed condition of things, the inhabitants, so long as they per- form rtheir duties, are entitled'to secu- rity in their persons and properties, and in all their private rights and rela- tions. It is vmy desire that the inhabitants of Cuba should be acquainted with the purpose of the United States to dis- charge to the fullest extent its obliga- tions in this regard. It will, therefore, be the duty of the commander of the army of occupation to announce and proclaim in the most public manner that we come not to make war upon the inhabitants of Cuba, nor upon any party or faction among them, but to protect them in their homes, in their cmployments and in their personal and religious rights. All persons who, either by active aid or by honest submission, co-operate with the United States In its efforts to give effect so this beneficent- purpose, will receive the reward of its support and protection. Our occupation should be as free from severity as possible. The judges and the other officials con ected with the administration of Iustice, may, if they accept the su-- premacy of "the United States, continue to administer the ordinary law of the land, as between man and man, under the supervision of the American com- mander-in-chief. The native constabulary will, so far as may be practicable, be preserved. The frtedom of. the people to pursue their accustomed occupations will be abridged only when it may be neces- sar yto do so. While the rule of conduct of the Am- arican commander-in-chief will be such as has just been defined, it will be his duty to adopt measures of a different kind, it, unfortunately, the course of the people should render such meas- ures indispensable to the maintenance of law and order. He will then pos- sess the power to replace or expel the native officials in part or altogether, to substitute new courts for those that now exist, or to create such new or supplementary tribunals as may be necessary. In the exercise of these high powers the commander must be guided by his judgment and his expe- rience and a. high sense of justice. One of the most important and most practical problems with which it will be necessary to deal, is that of the treatment of property and the collec- tion and administration of the reve- nues. It is conceded that all public funds and securities belonging to the government of the country in its own right, and all arms and supplies and Father movable property of such gov- ernment, may be seized by the mili- tary occupant and converted to his own use. The real property of the state he may hold and administer, at the same time enjoying the revenues thereof, but he is not to destroy it save in case of military necessity. All public means of transportation, cables, rail- ways and boats belonging to the state may be appropriated to his use, but unless in case of military necessity, they are not to be destroyed. All churches and buildings devoted to religious worship and to the arts and sciences, all school houses are, so far as possible, to be protected, and all destruction or intentional defacement of such places, of historical monuments or archives, or of works of science or art, is prohibited, save when required by urgent military necessity. Private property, whether belonging -‘n respected, and can be confiscated only as hereafter indivated. Means of trans- portation, such as telegraph lines and cables, railways and boats, may, al- though they belong to private individ- uals, or corporations, be seized by the military occupants, but, unless destroy- ed under military necessity, are not to be retained. . While it is held to be the right of the l’onqueror to levy contributions upon the enemy in their sea ports, towns or. provinces which may be in his mili- tary possession by conquest, and toap- ply the proceeds to defray the ex- penses of the war, this right is to be exercised within such limitations that It may not savor of confiscation. As the result of military occupation, the taxes and duties payable by the in- habitants to the former government be- come payable to the military occupant. unless he sees fit to substitute for them other rates or fodes of contribution to the expenses of the government. The moneys so collected are to be used for the purpose of paying the expenses of the government under the military oc- cupation, such as the salaries of the ludges and the police and for the pay- ment of the expenses of the army. All ports and places in Cuba. which may be in the actual possession of our land and naval forces will be opened to the commerce of all neutral nations. I8 well as our own, in articles not con- to individuals or corporations, is to be . I n - NOR.W.‘AL~.K - GAZETTE.- fraband of war, upon payment of the prescribed rates of duty which may be in force at the time of the importa- tion. , WILLIAM McKINLEY. By order of the Secretary of War. To H. C. Corbin, Adjutant General. g, SPANISH MAUSER RIFLES. .o. It Superior to Springfields They Will Be Used by Our M-en. Washington, D. 0., July 19.~-The war department has not yet officially de- cided what is to be done with the 7,000 Mauser rifles that were given up by the Spaniards at Santiago. General Flagler, chief of the bureau of ordnance has been trying to get a report from his ordnance officer in Santiago, but up to this time has been unable to lo- cate him. "I fear,” said General Flagler, “that it will be found. that a large number of the rifles are unfit for service. I have sent orders for my ordnance ofli- xcer in Cuba to make a thorough exam- ination of the rifles surrendered to us :and to report as soon as possible on their condition. We will then deter- mine what to do with them. If it is found that they are superior to the Springfields now in the hands of the volunteers they will tale the place of :the latter arms.” TI-IE ST. LOUIS IN PORT. Returns for Coal and Provisions, After Landing Spanish Prisoners. New York, July 19.--The auxiliary cruiser St. Louis, which carried the Spanish naval prisoners‘to Portsmouth, N. H., from Santiago, and afterward landed Admiral Cervera and the ofli- c-ers of the Spanish vessels at Annap- olis, arrived at this port yesterday and was docked at the American line pier on the North river. The St. Louis will take on coal, provisions, ammunition and ship’s stores and will be ready for sea by Friday. As yet Captain Jasper Goodrich has received no orders, but it is expected that the cruiser will go with the ex- pedition to San Juan, Porto Rico. At the adjoining pier the cruiser Res- olute formerly the passengersteamer Yorktown, is taking on a big supply of ammunition. The Resolute, which will take a number of nurses to Santiago, sailed south in the evening. THE KLONDIKE OUTPUT. Placed at $10,000,000 by Returning Min ere Who Have Reached Here. San Francisco, July 19.--The Klon- dike miners who have returned to civ- ilization on the steamer St. Paul place the total output of the district sur- rounding Dawson City at about $10,- 000,000a season. This is considerably less than previous estimates. Prospecting is being extended in many directions from Dawson, and there are indications of rich develop- ments along the Indian river. There are about 26,000 people in Dawson City and nearly 3,000 on Eldorado creek. The steamers Roanoke and Weare soon to come down from St. Michaels, are expected to bring about $2,000,000 In gold. Eldorado creek yielded more than half of the winter’s gold, and nearly all the remainder came from Bo- nanza. creek. The output of the Mi- nook district does not exceed $100,000. THE HAWAIIAN COMMISSION. Expected to Stay at the Island Until Congress Meets, Washington, July 19.--Senator Cul- lom, chairman of the Hawaiian com- mission, left Washington yesterday with his family for Chicago, from which place h-e expects to make a short tour of the state before going to Ha- waii. The appointments to the staff of the commission have been made, and it is composed largely of employes of the Senate and House of Represent- atives. duce expenditures, none of those ac- companying the party receiving any compensation except the official sten- ographer. The senator will sail from San Fran- cisco about August 10, and it is ex- pected that the party will remain in Hawaii until about the time Congress convenes. DIXIE CAPTURES A PRIZE. Fired Fifteen Shots Runner. Key West, July 19.--Another small English vessel arrived here shortly af- ter noon yesterday as a naval prize. She was captured by the converted at a Blockade cruiser Dixie off Cayo Cruz, on the.‘ south side of Cuba. This time it is the sloop Pilgrim, from Jamaica, loaded with provisions, which were intended to run the blockade into Manzanillo. The Dixie fired fifteen shots at the sloop before. she would heave to. A prize master was placed aboard and the sloop was sent here. The Dixie, after the successful expe- dition off Santiago province, has con- tinued to cruise to the westward. An- other prize vessel is reported coming In from the gulf. Fire in it Mine. Pittsburg, Pa., July 19.--An old fire which has been smgldering from time to time and breaking out at intervals for the past 26 years in the Pennyroyal mine of the Marietta and Stillwagon Coal Company at Connellsville, on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, broke out at a brattice wall yesterday and is now raging. The north end of the town is envel- oped in black smoke, which is rolling out of the air shaft and two cave ins In a column fifty feet in diameter and a mile high. Flames at intervals leap up through the black pal]. Deer Blore Plentlful. Malone, N. Y., July 19.--Reports re. ceived from different sections of the Adirondacks show that the anti-deer bounding law is bringing about most gratifying results. The deer are grow- ing more plentiful, are now often seen on the outskirts of the forest feeding, and are much more easily approached than when bounding was in vogue. Big War Expenditures. Washington, July.19.--The bureau of construction and repair is expending a million and a. quarter of dollars a month upon repairing and refitting veg. sels for the war with Spain. The purpose of this was to re-. I admirer. -d I FORGED mom HOME. Fred Turney. Deeply Loved a Lyons-Plains Girl. Cruel Parents Objected to Their Keeping Company. Frederick T. Turney, one of the best known young men in the town of Fair- field, is missing and his parents enter- tain grave fears for his personal safety. He left home last Wednesday after- noon and has not been seen since. The Turneys live in the northern part of the town. For the past. ten years they have lived in the same place and have become. quite well known. Frederick is eighteen years of age and is the only son. For the past. two years he has been keeping company with a. young woman residing in Lyons Plains. The young man has worked upon his father’s farm since he left. school some three years ago. As a reward for his industry and steady application to labor his father purchased for him a bicycle which was presented upon his sixteenth birthday. He took long rides throughout the outlying country, but. very rarely visited the cities. About a year ago Turney attended a church festival at Lyons Plains. While there he met a young woman, whose name at this writing can not be ascer- tained. It is intimated that the parents of the young woman and Turney’s parents were at logger-heads, a dispute having arisen from the sale of some cows. At any rate it. was a case of love at. first. sight. between Turney and his Clandestine meetings were held regularly. Every Sunday after- noon Turney would take his wheel and ride away. In order that he might not attract attention or cause suspicion he would start in different directions but his destination each fair Sunday was Lyons Plains. The afternoon would be spent in the company of his sweetheart. They would also meet evenings during the week. This was kept up for almost a year before the parents of either learned of the secret meets. It appears that. the young woman got. tired of having to go to some secluded place to meet. Turney and informed him that she was not going to do so any longer as it might cause unpleasant stories to be circulated. . This occurred about two weeks ago, One week ago last. Sunday evening the couple attended the Sunday evening church service together. Of course the parents of the young woman heard of the} occurrance. They got. rather in- censed over the matter. They objected to the young man but as they had nothing against his character they could not convince their daughter that she must keep away from Turney. She was forbidden to have anything to do with him ,and was threatened with punishment if she disobeyed. - The young girl was almost distracted as she had an appointment with Tur- ncy for the following evening. The former did not put in an appearance so Turney rode by the house on his wheel. He was hailed by the girl’s father who gave him a good talking to and the discussion ended in a wordy war. The parents of Turney were informed of the situation and also prohibited their son from having anything to do with the Lyons Plains girl. The parents’ protest was disregard- ed several times and as a punishment Turney’s wheel was taken away. This occurred about ten days ago and from that time until last Wednesday. the young man has not been himself. He has acted strangely and on the latter date threatened to go away and never come back. Wednesday while the parents were busy he dressed in his best suit of clothes and went away with $40 of his own money in his possession. This sum was the result. of hard work and long, systematic saving. He was seen taking a train from the Fairfield depot, west bound. The parents fear that he might. commit. suicide when his money is all gone while some of the neighbors are of the opinion that. he would enlist in the army or navy. The young girl’s folks are of English birth and have resided in Lyons Plains but two years. The affair is causing considerable talk while the parents of young Turney are hoping to hear from their missing son. ‘ v7 The soldier laddie‘goes away to face the powder, while his sweetheart stays at ,home to powder her face. ' “ Snorer“ takes out ink, paint, ‘ tar, pitch, grease and stains from clothing and car- pets quickly and completely and ' EegLeaves‘a—RL —.\'0 Acid.— ‘I‘ , SJ. 5: .I P‘OTIII J If" ICC" 2:60, :1 ENE. . No unpleasant odor. and Dry Goods Store: Not inflammable. Samples mailed, 5:, I I. asu-rron, New Canaan, c: ’ M. Sold by FINNEY & BENEDICT. 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