AMERICA’S ULTIMA'HJll N0 INDEMNITY or MONEY The Note in Reply to Spain Practically Formulated. The Administration’s Policy in the East. The Cabinet Practi- a. cally Unanimous Against Holding the _ Philippines. ' Washington, July 30.—-The cabinet at its session beginning at eleven o’clock yesterday morning, discussed the pres- ident’s an5wer to Spain’s peace propos- al, and reached the following decisions as to the demands to be made upon Spain. 1. The absolute surrender of Porto Rico to the United States. 2. Recognition of the independence of Cuba. ‘ 3. Cession of one of the Ladrone is- A'lands to the United States as a coaling station, and the cession to the United States of at least a coaling station in "the Philippines. The question undecided is: What dis- position shall be made of the Philip- pine islands as a whole? There is prac- tically no difference of opinion in the cabinet on the question of the reten- tion of the Philippine islands as a whole, all the members being opposed to our acquisition of these islands. There has been no decision, however, on the extent to which the government will go respecting the future of these islands. It- is probable that the an- swer of the president will express the willingness of this government to leave the matter of the future government of the Philippines entirely in the hands of a. joint commission to be appointed by= this government and. the government? of Spain. The probability is also that the United .States will insist upon a. guarantee of certain reforms in the government of the Philippine islands. Our answer will make no mention of money indemnity. Neither will there be any armistice at all. The answer will be in the nature of an ultimatum, and if Spain does not accept it She will fare worse in the future. The note from Spain, it is said, was a very adroit and equivocal document, from reading which one would thinki the only question involved was Cuba. Apparently Spain may not really have intended getting a direct answer from us, but only to open diplomatic corre- spondence. This government will not have any such correspondence but will make a straightforward statement of the present peace terms for Spain’s ac— ceptance or rejection, naming condi- tions that under the circumstances are said to be reasonable and even gener- ous. The cabinet adjourned at 1.30 o’clock to meet again at 3.30. Secretary of State Day was in con- ference with President McKinley as early as 10.20 yesterday morning, pre- liminary to laying the full draft of the answer to the Spanish peace note before the cabinet. Hevcarried with him a portfolio of papers, probably embrac- . ing the secretary’s rough draft of what is likely to be adopted at the cabinet session, as our answer to Spain, and important data in connection with the subject. Public men who talked with the pres- ident and members of the cabinet yes- terday positively assert that the ad- ministration takes the view that this note is the beginning of the end; and that the administration is practically certain the answer of this government and the general terms it will propose will be accepted by Spain. In connection with the peace nego— tiations some significance was attached to the fact that the members of the war board conferred with Secretary Long in his office just before that ofli— cial left for the cabinet meeting. While these conferences are frequent there is a. disposition to regard Ithis particular one as having a bearing on the present negotiations, as Captain Mahan and the other naval strategists composing this board would be able to give valuable advice on the strategic value and ne- cessity of coaling stationsin the Phil- ippines, Ladrones and other points on the highway to the Orient. The president has not, so far as can :be learned, changed in any ‘degree his disposition to take the American peo- ple into his confidence in dealing with this most diflicult and delicate subject, and about the only restraint that is im- posed upon publicity at this stage is that caused by the observance of the amenities of diplomatic exchange. Thus, it will be necessary to communi- cate to the French ambassador the decision of the administration before it can be made known to the American public. ,This is the rigid requirement of diplomatic courtesy, and to fail in this apparently trivial point would be to invite remonstrance that might end in the serious interruption of the ne- gotiations. -3 VVhat New York Did in Three M’onih? Albany, July 30,—This state has fur- nished 20,514 men under the two calls from the president for volunteers, 12,- 490 of whom left the state for active. service fully uniformed, armed and, equipped. On March’31 the strength of the National Guard was 13,803 officers and men, and to-day it is 10,170 officers and men. Since May 2, 20.000 volunteers under the two calls have been sent to the front and a new guard has been established and equipped. Strike. jtil. linsettled New Yerk, July 30.-Conditions in connection with the strike of 600 ma— chinists and 200 apprentices in the em- ploy of R. Hoe and Company, printing press manufacturers. 504 Grand street, are unchanged. Whatever prospect there was in sight yesterday for an early adjustment of the differences in- volved, there was none this morn- ing. Brings 8250.000 in Klondike Gold. San FranciSco, July 30.—The steamer Portland has arrived from St. Mich- wels bringing seven returning Klondik- ers and about $250,000 in gold dust» and bullion. a ,_. ' ._ _ .-.. - _. - _ --... MORE Tsooes SENT FORWARB Big Expedition Ordered to Leave Tampa for Porto Rico. Washington, July 30.—A large move- ment of troops to Porto Rico will be made from Tampa immediately and or— ders have been issued directing that the regiments be embarked. Artillery batteries D, G, K and M of the Fifth regiment, E of the Sixth and H of the Seventh, the Fifth infantry and 111-: Fifth cavalry are included in the or- der. General Hudson’s brigade, consisting of the First Florida, Second Georgia and Fifth Maryland volunteers, will al- so go to Porto Rico at once. This transports Yucatan, Alleghany, Comal and San Marco, left Santiago for Tampa Thursday and the .Seguranca, Miami and Mattawan, now unloading supplies at Samtiago, have'been order~ ed back. As soon as these ships arrive they will take on General Hudson’s bri- gade for Porto Rico. This brigade, with “that of General Schwan, which has already sailed for Porto Rico, will form a part of the division of General . Snyder. . , Colonel Hecker of the quartermasL ter’s department said yesterday that, the ‘five transports now at Newport News would proceed immediately to NewYerk, and that hereafter the tran- sports returning from Santiago and Porto Rico would generally go to New York. Six regiments of volunteers, the First and Second Alabama, the First and Second Louisiana and the First and Second Texas, now at Miami, where typhoid fever has prevailed, have been ordered to Jacksonville. The First Ohio. has arrived at Fernandina from Tampa. ‘ ' SAILING OF THE ST. PAUL To 'Reach Ber Destination in Four '- pays. s. - Norfolk, Va., July 30.:The St. Paul, Captain Sigsbee in command, passed out of the Virginia capes at 8.10 o’clock yesterday morning on her way to Porto Rico. She should reach her destination in four days, and with her great speed should over-take some of the slow«.—:r transports which left Thursday after- noon. All was bustle early in the morning on the big transport, and the last pack- age of stores was placed aboard about seven 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 omokeless powder cartrid- ges for our troops, there were parts of the Fourth Ohio, the Third and Fourth Illinois regiments, the Signal and Am- bulance Corps. General Frederick D. Grant and his brigade, composed of the First and Third Kentucky and Sixteenth Penn- sylvania, are at Newport News, ready to embark on the transports Alamo, Hudson and Rio Grande. Shatter Did as He Pleased. Santiago de Cuba, July 29.—Major General Shatter is desirous that it should be known that the United States war department has in no way inter- fered with the conduct of the cam- paign. The general adds that he was never hampered by the war depart- ment and that if the campaign in this vicinity had failed the fault would have been all his own. The department’s on- ly participation in the operations was in ratifying the terms of the Spanish forces. ' ‘ General Shaffer has requested that these statements he published in view of the fact that the war department has been criticised for faulty manage- ment. General Shatter has received advices that two Spanish » transports, one of them being a-ho'spital ship, [have left the island of Martinique. They are ex- pected here to-day. may “EFF? ' ”All .' ON THE DIAMOND. Games Played Yesterday. At Louisville: New York.. 3 0 2 1 0. 0 3 2 1—1 Louisville... 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0—8 Batteries, Grady and Seymour; Kit- tridge and Altrock. Umpires, Gaffney and Brown. Base hits, New York 16, Louisville 11. Errors, New York 2, Lou- isville 0. At Cincinnati: . Brooklyn.... 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 01—5 Cincinnati.. 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 *—6 Batteries, Ryan and Dunn; Peitz and Dammann. Umpires, Emslie and Hunt. Base hxits, Brooklyn 13, Cincinnati 14, Errors. Brooklyn 3, Cincinnati 2. At Philadelphia: Cleveland... 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0—6 Baltimore... 1 l 3 0 0 0~0 0 0—5 Batteries, Powell and Creiger; Hug— hes and Clarke. Umpires. Lynch and Andrews. Base hixts. Cleveland 10. Bal- timore-10. Errors, Cleveland 3, Balti- more 1. . ‘Second game: ' Cleveland ...... 0 O 0 2 0 1 0 0— 3’. Baltimore...... 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0— 3 Batteries, Jones and Creigern Nops and Robinson. Umpires, Lynch and Andrews. Base hits, Cleveland 10, Bal- timore 7. Errors. Cleveland 2, Balti- more 2. Game called on account of darkness. At Chicago: Washington. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1—3 Chicago ..... 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 1 *——'8 Batteries. Dineen and Farrell; Calla- han and Donohue. Umpires, Snyder and Connolly. Base hits, Washington 7, Chicago 12. Errors, Washington .3, Chicago 2. At Pittsburg: Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0—1 Pittsburg. . . Batteries, Fifield and McFarland; Hoffer and Bowerman. Umpires, Wood and Swartw-ood. Base hits, Philadel- phia 6, Pittsburg 7. Errors, Philadel- phia 0, Pittsburg 0. Standing of the Clubs. Clubs. Won. Lost. RC. Cincinnati ....... . .. . . .. 59 29 .670 Boston ............. . . . .. 55 30 .647 ‘Cleveland 52 32 .611 Baltimore ..... . .. .. 49 32 .695 Chicago ................ 47 40 .540 New York ............. 44 40 .524 'Pittsburg 44 43 .506 Philadelphia .. . . .. .. .. . 40 42 .4sz Brooklyn 33: 49 .402 Washington .. .. ..... . .. -31 53 .369 Louisville St. Louis 24 65 4270 00201000*—'3' 32 55 .368' i l I in MANILA HAS FALLEN Report of the Surrender Gaines by Way Of Madrid. LONG HEARS NOTHING YET The City’s Surrender is ,Reported by Cable. The Report May Be Due to Knowledge That Spain Has Authorized Augusti tn Yield the City. War Depart- ment Believes That Major General llIerritt Has Arrived at Manila. Paris, July 30.--A dispatch from Ma- drid to the Paris edition of the New York Herald says the Spanish govern- ment has received a cable message an— nouncing the surrender of Manila to, Rear Admiral Dewey. Washington, D. C., July 30.-—T‘he war department would not be surprised if Manila has surrendered to Dewey, but has no such information. Madrid’s report that Manila has sur- rendered it is believed may be due to knowledge that Spain has authorized Captain General Augustin to yield up the city. The United States government is in a position, it is believed, to receive news of so important an event sooner than the Spanish authorities at Ma- drid. Being hemmed in on all sides, Captain General Augusti would not be able to communicate with Hong Kong, the nearest cable station, without pass- ing his message through the United States lines and securing permission for its transmission by boat to Hong Kong. Consequently it is btlieved that this announcement of the fall of Manila is an assumption, perhaps on the strong- est basis, for it may be that the Span- ish government. having sent permis- sion to Augusti to surrender, concludes that he has done so. It was known to be the disposition of the Spanish authorities at Manila to surrender to the American forces, in- stead of to the insurgents when the town must fall. It is tolerably certain that Admiral Dewey might have received the sur- render at any time within the past six weeks had he been disposed to exert the slightest pressure in that direction. Indeed, in one of his dispatches he made the blunt statement 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 intrust the destinies of the great city to the insur- gents under Aguin-aldo, who, at first, tractable, had begun to show signs of impatience under restraint. Dewey re- alized 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 insurgents. There was also the strong- est reasons why he should not, by fail- ure 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 watching for their opportunity. _ Therefore, it became necessary for the admiral to maintain the stain duo until a sufficient military force arrived to enable him to receive the surren- der and to occupy and protect it. It is said at the war department that at least three of the six military expe- ditions 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 sail- ors. The Articlés of Surreufi-r. Washington, July 29.——The following bulletin has been posted at the navy department: St. Thomas, U. S. S. Massachusetts, Ponce, Porto Rico, July 28.—Comman- der Davis, with Dixie, Annapoli Wasp and Gloucester, left Guanica Ju 27 to blockade Ponce and capture lighters for use of army. City of Ponce and Playa surrendered at 12.30 a. m., on July 28. ' _ American flag hoisted at 6 a. m., on 28th. Spanish garrison evacuated. Pro- visional articles of surrender until oc- cupation by army. 1. Garrison-to be allovved to retire. 2. Civil government ,to remain in force. _ . 3. Police and fire brigade to be main- tained without arms: 4. Captain of the, port not to be made prisoner. ‘ Arrived at Ponce from Guan'ica with " Massachusetts, General Miles and Gen- eral Wils n and transports at 6.40 a. in. 28th. Commenced landing army in cap- tured sugar lighters. No resistance; troops welcomed by inhabitants; great enthusiasm. Captured sixty lighters, twenty sail- ing vessels and one hundred and twenty tons of coal. Sailors Must \‘lail. Washington, July 30.—The sailors of Sampson’s fleet who participated in the destruction of the vessels of Cer'vera's squadron probably will have to wait some time yet for their prize money. The navy department had prepartd lists of all the crews of the Spanish vessels and of the vessels of our own fleet that participated in the engage- ment who were entitled to prize money, for the use of the auditor of the treas- ury in settling the accounts, 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 further trouble and delay on this score, Secretary Long has is- sued a circular, No. 43, which has been dispatched to all commanding officers of the navy, laying down the rules for the preparation of the prize lists as suggested by the order from the navy department. Weyler and Ca\mpos for Peace. Paris, July 30:—A dispatch from Ma- drid says that Generals Martinez Cam- pos and Azearraga are in favor of" the immediate conclusion of peace. The dispatch further adds that Gen- eral Weyler will not oppose any nego. tiations in favor of peace. ' A DANGEROUS EXPERI‘M . ‘, In Order to Convince a Jury a Lawyer Drank Poison. Kansas has her “lady” soldiers, but Nebraska has a man who. surely is equipped for conquest in any clime, if courage is any sign. He is now a brigadier general and his name is bolby, or Kolby. In. a cause celebre in Omaha he defended a husband against the charge of having poisoned his wife. The entire State became in- terested in the long trial. Autopsies were held and poison enough to' kill ten people was extracted and placed in evidence. The case seemed cer- tain to go against the defendant. Ev- erybody said he was guilty and would go to the gallows; everybody except (Jolby. ' In the summing up Colby had the glass containing the poison placed be- Iore him, and in a vigorous peroration said: “Why, Your Honor, and gen- tlemen of the jury, to say that this is poison is to make chemical analysis a fraud for all time. There is abso- lutely nothing in this powder that could harm a man, or woman or child. The question is whether my client poisoned his wife or not. He did not. To show you the uttter harmlessness of this ‘deadly’ potion I will eat it here in your presence.” With that‘he tossed. down his throat the entire con- tents of the glass. The court gasped, the prosecution was paralyzed, the jurors nearly fainted, while a great revulsion of feeling took possession of the audience that choked the room. In the agitation of the moment Colby, pretending to 'be greatly un- nerved by his edort, slipped out of the courtroom door, closed it behind him and then ran across the street to his office as hard as his legs could carry him. There he found physi- cians in waiting with a stomach pump and such antidotes as were needed to quiet the action of’ the poison, for deadly poison it was. They got to work on him and in a few'minutes he wes well enough to drink a tin-cupful 'of red liquor and return to court. . When the jury saw him sit down quietly at the bar it brought in a verdict of “not guilty.” Such a man would make a good soldier.——New York Press. —-——o PRINCIPALITY OF MONTENEGRO. An Independent Little State and Deter- _mlned to Remain So. Though but imperfectly known in America, and for that matter in west- ern Europe, the tiny principality of Montenegro is a land full of interest, and destined in the near future to play no small a part in the history of east- ern Europe. Modern Montenegro, the smallestlindependent state in Europe, after Monaco, Andorra and San Ma- rino, dates from 1851. The govern- ment of the principality is an absolute monarchy, hereditary in the princely family of Petrovitj Niegoche, by order of masculine primogcniture. Not- withstanding the oft repeated preten- sions of the sublime Dorie, Montenea gro has always refused every kind of suzerainty on the part of Turkey and has remained to this day an indepen- dent state. 1'1 the hands of this auto‘ cratic prince, Nichols I, are concen- trated all the political, administrative, judiciary and military powers of the principality. The Montenegrin army is wonder- fully strongr for so small a nation, and consists of 24,000 men. divided into two divisions of 12,000 men each. Each of these divisions includes two brigades. Every Montenegrin brigade is formed of five battalions, splendidly armed with Minie and Thomas Seder-t rifles. The reigning prince is the com- mander-in-chief of the army; under him is a chief of the staff, .with two generals of division and four briga- dier generals. The army consists al- most entirely of infantry, with a small contingent of artillery. To their great physical strength, marvelous agility and keen eyesight, the Montenegrin joins a remarkable knowledge of ev- erything pertaining to the science of warfare. But what in particular char- acterizes the Montenegrin as a war- rior and what makes him superior ’to any European soldier is his strong sense of individuality, his pride of in- dependence, which enablq! him to per- form the most wonderful acts of cour- age. Though small, the Montenegrin army, owing to the special character- istics of its soldiers, is a force that will play a leading part in the next conflagration in eastern Europe- Providence Journal. Found In True. 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