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TERMS SATISFACTORY
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But M. Cambon Has Not Yet Re-
ceived Authority to Sign.
'SAGASTA PROGRASTINATES
The French Ambassador Awaittng Orders
to ‘Sign the Protocol, Advices from
Madrid Say That the Spanish Ministers
Are Ready to Accede to President
McKinley's Demands.
Madrid, Aug. 12.-—The Spanish gov—
ernment has been made perfectly 'ac-
quainted with the principal points of
the reply of the United States to the
latest Spanish communication regard-
ing the peace negotiations, and. the
ministers here are ready to accede to
the terms of the protocol agreed upon
between M. Cambon, the French am-
bassador at Washington, and the Uni-
ted States government.
The queen regent presided at the cab-
inet meeting yesterday. Premier Sa-
gasta and the other ministers, on em-
erging from the palace, explained that
while they had not yet received the
full text of President McKinley’sireply
they had received an announcement
from the French foreign office which
covered the case. The president’s an-
swer, however, was then being trans
mitted to the Spanish government.
The cabinet met during the morning.
but when the ministers adjourned the
full text of. thedispatch of ~M. Cambon
had not been received, consequently
another session of the cabinet was held
early after noon.
Senor Moret, ex-minister for the col-
onies, had a long conference with Senor
Sagasta. The former has been fre-
quently mentioned in connection with
the presidency of the Spanish commis-
sion to draw up the treaty of peace
.with the United States, as he is inti-
mately acquainted with colonial mat-
tors.
Official circles consider that the con-
vocation of the Cortes can be postponed
until the end of September, and that a
suspension of hostilities will be tele-
graphically announced by both govern-
ments immediately after M. Cambon
has signed the protocol. _
Premier Sagasta denied that he an-
thorized the French ambassador at
Washington, as the representativeVof
Spain, to make changes in the Spanish
answer “as regards certain conditions
which might create difficulties during
the course of the negotiations,” add-
ing: “If any changes are to be made,
the government itself will make them.”
The Liberal, moderate Republican,
expresses the belief that President Mc-
Kinley “replied to Spain’s note with
suspicious rapidity.” It adds: “We ac-
cept the sacrifice, knowing that the re—
sponsibility falls upon the government.
The best course is to avoid all useless
procedure while the diplomatists are
quibbling. It is useless to make dis-
tinctions in language in order to reach
a conclusion which is inevitable and
already known, while our blood contin-
ues to flow in Porto Rico and Manila.
During the last three years we have
sacrificed too much blood. It is time
to end it, and this is the only aspect of
the question that at present can be con-
sidered. Anyway, the press is unable
to discuss its other aspects. All delay
in concluding an armistice is criminal.”
London, Aug. 12.—All the advices re-
ceived here from Madrid show that the
correspondents are certain that M.
Cambon, the French ambassador at
Washington, will receive authority to
sign the protocol arranging for peace
between Spain and the United States.
Senor Sagasta‘s statements must in
no way be regarded as affecting the
general situation, but simply as an ef-
fort to make the Spaniards believe that
the United States has made some con-
cessions.
Washington, Aug. 12.-—President Mc-
Kinley and Secretary Day were hope-
ful that M. cambon, the French am-
bassador, would notify them yesterday
that he had been instructed to sign the
protocol agreed upon at the state de-
partment.
They were hopeful, but not confident.
for it takes a long time to send dis-
patches to Madrid by way of the Paris
foreign office, and to turn them into
three languages going and coming.
Still, M. Cambon was told that the
United States are not disposed to brook
delay, and the Spaniards probably un-
derstand by this time that the presi-
dent means what he says.
However, all reports to the effect that
a limit of twenty-four, thirty-six, for-
ty-eigh't or any other number of hours
has been fixed for Spain to sign 'the
protocol are without foundation. No
such condition has been imposed, al-
though expedition has been urged upon
'Spain, and through M. Cambon the
Spanish ministers have promised to
comply.
The only condition in the nature of
an ultimatum laid down to Spain is
that she must promptly sign the pro-
tocol or submit to the breaking off of
all peace negotiations and the vigorous
prosecution of the war in Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines.
Communication With the Front.
Washington, Aug. 12.--General Gree-
ly has received a dispatch from Colo-
nel Allen of the Signal Corps. who is
now at Ponce, stating that the tele-
graph lines have been extended, first
from‘Ponce, through Guayama, and
Asroyo, to the headquarters of General
Brooke; second, through Guayama to
the headquarters of General Wilson;
third, through Ajuntas and Utuado tn
the headquarters of General Stone; and
fourth, along the coast to Guanica-
These lines all extend to the cable sta-
tion and they place the United States
in communication with more than half
of the island of Porto Rico.
Heat in the Far Northwest.
, Spokane, Wash, Aug. 12.-—Wednes-
day was the hottest day ever experi-
enced in Washington. At Walla Walla
all records since the. establishment of
the weather bureau twenty-seven
years ago,, were broken when the tem-
perature reached 113 in the shade. The
nearest approach to this heretofore,
was 108 in 1891 and 1894. The observer
also reports that this is the longest pe-
riod of warm weather ever recorded
here. ‘ , Matte“.
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sin Emmerich NEW DEPARTMENT
Cambon Instructed {min the
Protocol, After Which an
Armistice Will Be '
Declared.
Madrid, Aug. 12.‘-The government
has received the protocol and the cabi-
net council rose at 9.40 p. in. last night,
‘ having approved it.
The government has wired M. Cam-
,bon empowering him to sign the pre-
liminaries of peace. ‘ _
The day was diplomaticallyé'one of
the busiest since the outbreak of the
war. There were two cabinet councils
in addition to various diplomatic con-
ferences.
Though the text of the protocol was
not received until the evening was well
advanced, the g0vernment had been
made fully acquainted with its contents
through Paris. .
The matter was practically settled at
the cabinet-meeting in the afternoon,
and the receipt of the actual document,
therefore, only required a meeting of
the cabinet for a formal acceptance.
It is expected that the protocol will
be signed at W’ashington to-day and
that a suspension of hostilities will be
announced.
AT CAMP MONTAU K.
Many Troops Without Shelter and
There is Suffering?
Montauk, L. 1., Aug. 12.--Bad weath-
e'r and lack of preparation has caused
much suffering among the soldiers who
have arrived here from the South.
Many of them are still without shel-
ter and their exposure to the cold north
caster may result in numerous cases
of pneumonia.
Detachments of troops one after an-
other arrived only to find no prepara-
tion made for them. General Young
and his few assistants had not yet pro-
vided accommodations for the soldiers
who arrived W'ednesday. As a result
many of the men who came were with-
out shelter last night.
Much interest was taken in the visit
sell Sage, Mrs. Washington A. Roeb-
ling‘ and Mrs. Colonel M. J. Brown,
whomare to as.=ist in inaugurating the
work of Mrs. Ellen Hardin Walworth
of the \Voman’s National War Relief
Association.
; They arrived at the camp at two
o’clock yesterday. Carriages were in
waiting and they were at once driven
to the hospital. where they began an
inspection of the premises to ascertain
. what the soldiers were most in need of.
General Young says his driven wells
have struck water, but there are some
couplings and pieces of machinery for
pumping that are wanted and they
will have to be received from New York
before the pumping can'begin. Con-
tractor Lockwood says he will have an
ample supply on hand from these wells
in a day or two.
A new railroad station is in course
of construction west of the present sta-
tion, which is too small to accommo-
date the people who now crowd into it.
The new station will be 60x60 in dimen-
sions. The old station will be devoted
to telegraph station and waiting room
for newspaper men.
A long distance telephone has been
put into the station and connection op-
ened up with New York and the out-
side world. '
Work was begun yesterday on the
new postofiice building, which is to be
situated just east of the big restaurant
building.
Washington, Aug. 12.-—T'his order has
been issued by the adju'tant general of
the army:
“By direction of the president the
camp at Montauk Point, N. Y., will
hereafter be known and designated as
Camp Wikoff, in honor of Colonel Chas.
A. Wikoff, Twenty—second United
States infantry. who was killed at the
head of his brigade, July 1, 1898, at San-
tiago de Cuba.”
WATER FOR MONTAUK CAMP-
The Red Cross Society to Supply it In
Tanks Unfit Wells Are Driven.
New York, Aug. 12.—A plan for fur-
nishing the troops at Montauk with a.
plentiful supply of good pure water un-
til vthe digging of the wells is complet-
ed was ad-opted at a meeting of the
executive committee of the Red Cross
Society at the chamber of commerce on
Wednesday. There were present Alex-
ander E. Orr, Frederick D. Tappen,
Cleveland H. Dodge, John P. Faure, A.
S. Soiomons, Douglas Robinson and
William T. Wardwell, ”who presided.
Mr. \Vardwell, for the Standard Oil
Company and Union Tank Line, ten-
dered the use of four oil tank cars,
which hold 6,000 gallons each, the cars
to be furnished by the tank line. This
offer was accepted.
Mr. Wardwell said that the offer was
made because it was considered the
best way of affording a supply of pure
spring water that could be adopted.
It was at first proposed to send the wa-
ter by boat, but so much more time
would be consumed in this way and,
besides, fog and bad weather might
prevent the boat from reaching Mon-
tauk Point in time. The idea of using
the tanks was adopted because it was
necessary that the soldiers should haVe
water and have it quickly.
At the supply depot of the Red Cross
Society at 552 Broadway, Mr. Dodge
said that the Red Cross was sending
supplies to Montauk Point in almost
unlimited quantity.
Stephen Barton, chairman of the Cu-
ban relief committee, a section of the
Red Cross. work, the offices of which
are at 58 William street, had a force
of assistants at work yesterday getting
supplies ready for Montauk Point.
A Discovery of Oil.
- Scranton, Pa., Aug. 12.~—The Wyom-
lng Valley Oil Company announces
that it has found oil in its wells at Con-
verse, Wyoming county. The incorpo-
rators of this company are Wilkesbar-
i re capitalists.
to camp of Miss Helen Gould, Mrs, us- ‘
Military Division of Santiago Is
Created by the War Bureau.
GEN. LAWTON TO' COMMAND
The New‘pepartment Will Include the
Surrendcred Territory in Eastern Cuba.
It Will Hold Until the Cuban Govern-
ment Shall Have Been Placed in Con-
trol. Gen. Shatter and His Army Will
Withdraw. '
Washington, Aug. 12.-Several im-
portant. developments in the military
situation in Santiago are expected to
grow out of the creation of a new mili-
tary department, including the surren-
dered territory in eastern Cuba.
The department will, of course, be a
temporary one, maintained only until
such time as the Cuban government
shall have been installed. Meanwhile
the administration of the military gov-
ernment by the United States will be
facilitated by the new geographical de-
partment.
The appointment of Major General
H. W. Lawton to be commanding gen-
eral of the department of Santiago will
of course lead to the withdrawal of
General Shaf-ter from the city and pro-
vince as soon as the whole of his com-
mand is withdrawn.
As some troops will be maintained
for garrison purposes however, it would
be entirely appropriate for, Gen. Shaf-
ter to remain in Santiago in command
of this part of his corps, in the same
way that General Merritt remained in
the department of California for some
time while preparing for the expedition
to the Philippines, although Gen. Mer-
riam was the commanding general of
the department.
But it is probable that within a short
time General Six-after will secure leave
of absence in order to enjoy a rest from
the fatigue of the hard campaign in
Cuba.
The commanding general will remain
there probably until all the Spanish
prisoners shall have been deported.
There will be no military governor
of Santiago in any strict sense, proba-
bly. General Lawton, with the officers
detailed with him—Generals Wood and
Ew~.—rs--will administer the military
government under instructions from the
president and the war department.
War Department,
Adjutant General’s Office,
lVashingt-zn, Aug. 11, 1898.
By direction of the president a geo-
graphical military department is here-
by established, to be known as the de-
partment of Santiago, to consist of all
that part of the island of Cuba and the
islands and keys adjacent and belong-
ing thereto as have or may hereafter
come under the control of the United
States. The headquarters of the de-
partment will be established in the city
of Santiago. Major General Henry W.
Lawton, United States Volunteers, is
hereby assigned to the command of the
department of Santiago.
Brigadier Generals Leonard Wood
and Ezra P. Ewers, United States vol-
unteers, will report to Major General
Henry ”W. Lawton, United States vol-
unteers, for duty in the department of
Santiago.
The officers of the several staff de-
partments now on duty with the gen-
eral officers above named are tempo-
rarily assigned to the like duties at
their respective headquarters.
By order of the Secretary of War,
H. C. CORBIN,
Adjutant General.
The British Columbia Sealers.
Montreal, Aug. 12.—In view of the ap-
proaching conference at Quebec, the
sealers of British Columbia have for-
warded a petition to the. Dominion gov-
ernment urging that no further adjust-
ments or arrangement of the sealing
question be agreed upon which ignores
the cause and reasons for the present
unfortunate and unsatisfactory condi-
tion of those engaged in the fur seal
industry. “It is submitted,” they add,
"that the sacrifices which have been
imposed upon your memorialists and
those whose interests are identical, on
account of the foreign policy of the
empire, should not be overlooked, and
if further concessions are to be made
by the United States for important rea-
sons, or for benefits to other British-
Canadian industries or interests, the
principle of full compensation should
obtain.” '
They urge that a sum of not less than
$200 per ton gross registered tonnage of
each vessel be allowed as compensation
to cover money invested and losses sus-
tained. An appendix shows the gross
tonnage at present to be 3,636.
ON THE DIAMOND.
Games Played Yesterday
At Washington:
NewYork..1 0 00 0 1 0 2 0—4
Washington. 0 0 5 0 2’ 0 0 0 *—7
Batteries, Warner and Doheny; Mc-
Guire and Killen. Base hits, New York
8, Washington 11. Errors, New York 1,
Washington 1.
Second game:
New York.. 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0— 6
Washington. 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2— 3
Base hits, New York 12, Washington
7. Errors, New York 1, Washington 3.
At Brooklyn:
Brooklyn.. 00010001000000—-2
Chicago... 00020000000001--3
Batteries, Dunn and Ryan; Donohue
and “food. Base hits, Brooklyn, 111,
Chicago 10. Errors, Brooklyn 2, Chica-
go 3.
At Philadelphia:
Baltimore... 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0-- 7
Cleveland... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0— 1
Batteries, Maul and Robinson: POWell
and O’Connor. Base hits, Baltimore 15,
Cleveland 5. Errors, Baltimore 2, Claw.
land 4.
Standing of the Clubs.
Clubs. Won. Lost. P.C.
Cincinnati 65 35 .650
Boston 61 35 .635
Cleveland . ............. 59 35 .628
Baltimore .............. 52 38 .573
New York 52 42 .552.
Chicago 54 44 .551
Pittsburg ............... 50 44 .533
Philadelphia . . . . . . .. . . . 43 49 .467
Brooklyn 36 56 .391
Louisville .. 36 61 ,371
W'ashington 32 69, .3485
St. Louis 29 79 .233
'SEANEHAGEE EEEEEE
Reported Sharp Engagement in
Western Porto Rico.
AMERICAN LOSS IS SLIGHT
Gen. Schwan’s Command Encounters a
Force of 1,200 Spanish Troops. A
Fierce Fight Ensues in Which the Spa}:
L iards Are Driven Back With Heavy
Loss. Our Loss 2 Killed and 15
Wounded.
Ponce, Porto Rico, via Kingston, Ja—
maica, Aug. 11.--General Schwan’s
command, on its way to M'ayaguez, un-
covered a force of Spaniards in the hills
lying off the Mayaguez road, near Hor-
migueros, yesterday.
The Spaniards occupied a position in
a. northwesterly direction from the R0-
sario river. The entire Spanish force
of the Mayaguez garrison was said to
be stationed in the hills. The force
comprised 1,000 regular troops and 200
volunteers. A general engagement fol-
lowed, in which Private Farmberger
of the Eleventh infantry and another
private were killed. These are the first
American soldiers who have been killed
by the enemy in Porto Rico. Lieuten-
ant Byron of the Sixth cavalry, aide-
de—camp to General Schwan was woun-
ded 9n the foot and fourteen enlisted
men were also wounded.
The Spanish loss was heavy.
After the engagement Gen. Schwan
continued his advance upon Maya-
guez, which place it was expected he
would reach to-day.
General Schwan has not asked for
reinforcements, but General Miles is
sending a Kentucky regiment with
field guns on board a steamship to join
General Schwan at Mayaguez.
General Roy Stone’s handful of men
have not taken Arecibo, nor have they
entered L‘ares. General Henry is be—
yond the ridge on his way to Utuado to~
and meet him at Arecibo. General Wil—
son is going on steadily and easily to
Aibonito, and General Brooke is ad-
vancing slowly; '
The Spanish will have the choice of
retiring from Abouito to San Juan or
Lares, or from Arecibo to San Juan or
Aibonito.
If they prefer to make a stand they
have a strong position at Aibonito in
lthe mountain pas5es.
Washington, Aug. 12.—The following
was posted late last night:
Ponce, via, Bermuda, Aug. 11.
Secretary of War, Vv‘ashington:
Following message received from
Schwan:
Camp near Hormigueros, 10.
Advance guard, including cavalry of
his command, while rec-onnoitering
northwest of Rosario river, near Hor-
migueros, discovered strong Spanish
force which lay concealed in the hills
north of Mayaguez road. In the gen-
eral engagement which followed, Lieu-
tenant Byron, Eighth cavalry, my aide
de camp, was wounded in the foot, and
Private Farmberged, Company C, Elev-
enth infantry, and one other private
were killed, and fourteen enlisted men
were wounded. It is reported that the
most, if not the entire Spanish garri-
son of Mayaguez and surrounding
country, consisting of 1,000 regulars and
200 volunteers, took part in the engage-
ment. We drove enemy from his posi-
tion, and it is believed inflicted heavy
loss. A wounded Spanish lieutenant
was found in field and brought in our
lines. Conduct of officers and men was
beyond all praise. I propose to contin-
ue my march on Mayaguez at an early
hour to-morrow.
SCHWAN.
MILES.
.H'ormigueros is a small town three
miles south of Mayaguez.
Mayaguez is the third important city
of Porto Rico. Its population is about
20,000. It is the capital of the depart-
ment of Mayaguez. The city is on the
brow of a. hill :half mile from the sea.
on the western side of the island.
General Schwan’s brigade is made up
of the Fifth, Eleventh and Nineteenth
United States infantry.
The movement of Schwan’s troops is
in accordance with the plan of General
Miles for an advance on San Juan
from the eastern, central and western
parts of Porto Rico. Schwan holds the
flank on the west, while General Wil-
son, under whom Troop C was engaged
in the fight at Coamo, holds the cen-
ter. Coamo is about fifty miles east
of Mayaguez.
Pope Leo Not Seriously Ill.
Rome, Aug. 12.—Dr. Lapponi and all
the Vatican authorities confirm the
statement that the pope’s illness is
slight. The doctor did not stay the
night at the Vatican.
The pontiff shows symptoms of gas-
tric inflammation, but parto‘ok of nour-
ishment last evening and was in exceb
lent spirits. - _,. '
He arose this morning at 5.30 o’clock
and celebrated mass. \
Dr. Lapponi visited the pope at 8
o’clock this morning.
“Heavy Sugar'lmprirts.
Washington, Aug. 12.--The advance
statement of sugar imports issued by
the bureau of statistics shows that the
total imports of dutiable sugar during
July were $5,299,870, as compared with
$2,281,287 for July, 1897.
The amount of sugar that was with-
drawn for consumption amounted to
$3,926,545.
Large Fire in New Orleans.
New Orleans, Aug. 12.--A fire last
night in Osborne Turkish bath estab-
lishment, on Bourbon street, penetrated
into several large Canal street retail
stores, doing considerable damage to
stocks. The loss will approximate
$200,000; well insured.
Salmon Fishing Poor.
sea-son on the Columbia river closed at
midnight. The season’s pack amounts
,to 315,000 cases, which is 75,000 cases
. below the pack of last year.
Gen. Wheeler’s Contest.
Montgomery, Aug. 12.--Judge Rich-
ard has withdrawn from the race for
'Congress against General Wheeler in
'the Eighth district.
’Ja—nox r”. . us
day, and General Schwan will push on ,
Astoria, Aug. 12.--The salmon fishing‘
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