I SPAIN’S REPLY IT HAND Minister Cambon Has Not Yet _ Presented It. CONTENTS IS NOT KNOWN The Despatch Received by Ambassador :Cambon Last Night. Spain’s Reply Said to Be of an Uncertain Tone. Spain ust Accept or Reject the Terms as a (Whole. Some Doubt Yet as to'Hex' Sin- . cerity. “lashing-ton, Aug. 4.—I=t was stated at the French embassy yesterday-that the dispatch received by the ambassa- dor Tuesday in reply to his message of last Saturday communicating the peace terms of the United States government would not be presented to the-president until “to-day. No arrangements .01' an interview have yet been made. Officially the embassy will only admit that a. telegram has been received. Unofl‘icially it is Learned that the re— ply is of such a character that the French ambassador will probably not present it until he has received further instructions. He has sent for them and awaits an answer. The knowledge that Spain’s reply is of this uncertain character increases the fast growing belief that Spain is sparring for time and is not disposed to accept or reject promptly the terms of the United States. At a late hour Tuesday night >M. Cambon. the French ambassador, who Is acting as intermediary between the United States and Spain in the prelimi- nary peace negotiations, received a long dispatch, presumably containing the reply of the Sagasta ministry. Late as it was the ambassador, the secretary and the attaches of the em- bassy set to work to translate the dis— patch, a task that occupied them until nearly daylight. It was necessary to translate the ci- pher first into Spanish, and then into English, and to exercise the greatest care to preserve literally the language of the Spanish note. The ambassador would not make public any statement as to the nature yr contents of Spain’s reply. Whether the president will make public the note when he receives it de- pends largely upon whet-her Spain has actually accepted the terms laid down In the government’s note of last Sat- urday, or whet-her there are diplomatic reservations and qualifications that will. compel further diplomatic fencing or possibly the withdrawal of the terms by the United States. The president has demanded that the terms be accepted “in their entirety," and, of course, Spain must eventually accept or reject them as a whole. She may not do so at once, however. Cabi- net officers and others who are conver— sant with the president’s views of the Iituation were disinclined to express an opinion as to the nature of Spain’s re- ply, in View of the fact that it will robably be made public very shortly. The prevailing opinion in the cabinet has been that Spain would accept, as the only possible thing to do under the circumstances, but there are two or three of the secretaries who have no Iaith whatever in the good intentions bf Spain and who are still inclined to Ihink that her reply will be a quibble lnd that she will haggle for a. better bargain. Should the reply be found to be an Lcceptance of the president’s terms, n-owever, the details of “the acceptance will be formally arranged, an armistice will at once be agreed upon, and an- iounced by proclamation, peace com- missioners will be appointed and the Work of gathering the fruits of the war begun at once. In the meantime it is thought all the troops in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines will be maintained there. I Said to Be Waiting on the President. Paris, Aug. 4,—The Madrid corre- Ipondent of the Temps telegraphs, say- Ing that if the definite reply of the Uni— ted States on the peace proposals ar- rives to-day the Spanish cabinet will meet this evening and officially accept me terms. The cabinet ministers, the torrespondent adds, believed that the tgreemen't would be accepted by the country without opposition and the government will not summon the cor- ;es before the autumn. The newspapers are attacking Pre— mier Sagasta, and his colleagues, the :orrespondent of the, Temps at Madrid continues. Thev assert that the pre- mier opened negotiations with Senor Pidal, president of the Spanish cham- ber of deputies, with the view of retur- ning the Conservatives to power so soon as peace is arranged, believing that Conservatives are more competent to reorganize the country. Senor Sa- rasta’s partisans deny this. For the Cup Race. London, Aug. 4.-9-Sl1' Thomas Lipton, the challenger for the America’s cup, has instructed William Fife, of Fairlie, :0 design a yacht to be built by Harland & Wolff, the great shipbuilders of Bel- last. The Yacht Racing Association meets this week, when a. deputation from the Ulster Yacht Club will attend and set- tle al the matters connected with the challenge, so far as this side of the wa- ter is concerned. Secretary Kelly of the Ulster Yacht Club will accompany Mr. Charles Rus— sell, Sir Thomas Lipton’s representative to New York, should the challange be accepted by the New York Yacht Club. To Raise the Colon. New York, Aug. 4.—T1he 1third expe- dition of the Merritt—Chapman VVreck- ing Company, consisting of four pon- toons and the barge Fred A. Sharp, left Staten island yesterday for Santiago. I‘he pontoons were selected by Lieu— tenant Hobson last week and will be. used in raising the cruiser Cristobal Co— 1011. Enlarge Reciprocity Treaty. Paris, Aug. 4.—-—The Temps says the United States have notified the French minister of foreign affairs, M. Delcasse, that they desire to enlarge the reci- procity treaty by including new pro- ducts. France, the paper adds,1 has accepted the suggestion and negotia- tions on the subject will be opened. ' THEbe\l LEE WILL TAKE CARE OF CUBA. Preparations M sxklng to Send the Troops from Jacksonville. Washington, Aug. 4,-Preparations are being made to dispatch Major Gen- eral Fitzhugh Lee and the Seventh ar- my corps to Cuba immediately after the conclusion of peace between the United States and Spain. The plans provide for the embarkation of the men within a week if Spain submits to our terms of peace. For the last two weeks the Seventh corps "has been fully equipped by the assignment of signal officers, engineer officers and surgeons to duty under General Lee, and the regiments of his command have been mobilized. at Jack- sonville, a convenient point for em- barkation. It has been generally understood in official quarters for some time that General Lee would have the honor of entering Havana with the troops of his command. It was presumed that this would be done in the fall, when the campaign in northern Cuba should be begun, but now that an early peace seems probable, General Lee will go in at the head of the garrison force to ad- minister the military government pen- ding the installation of the Cuban ad-‘ ministration. The troops will be distributed among the large towns of northern Cuba, no-- tably Havana, -Matanzas and on the southern coast ‘at Cienfuegos. It is probable that three or four regi- ments of General Lee’s corps will be withdraWn from Jacksonville to join the provisional‘division under General Wade for Porto Rico. -—————-———r— FROM THE LAKES TO EUROPE. Inventor of the Big \Vhalebncks Think Such Comlnunication Near. West Superior, Wis., Aug. 4.-The largest whaleback ever built, the stea- mer Alexander McDo-ugall, has left the slip at the barge works and gone to the Mis-sabe ore docks to load with 6,000 tons of ore for her maiden trip down the great lakes. Captain McDougall, the inventor of the whaleback, is of the opinion that lake boats will soon be going direct from Superior to Europe. He says»: "Next year the new Canadian canal will be opened and off-er a broader field for lake carriers. Boats carrying 2,000 to 2,200 tons will be able .to go direct from Duluth to Montreal and Quebec and thence to England and European ports. The new canal will permit of the passage of boa-ts 270 feet long and drawing 14 feet of water. Vessels of this type can sail on the lakes during the season of navigation and can then go to the sea. and remain there in com- mission all winter, when freight rates on the ocean will demand it. Within the next five years I expect to see a fleet of at least one hundred boats of this class trading between Duluth and European ports.” 1‘ _————-——-b——.— HOSPITAL SHIP SAILS. The Relief Starts for Porto Rico. New York, Aug. 4.—The hospital ship Relief sailed from Pier 17 East 'river yesterday afternoon with nearly every- thing in the way of delicacies and med- ical supplies intended for the sick sol- diers in General Miles’s army aboard. Surgeon Major Torney who is in charge of the floating hospital, said that he would not stop in the lower bay, but would go direct to the ocean and steer for Ponce, Porto Rico, which he expects to reach in four days. In. addition to the seventy members of the hospital ship’s working force, twp military sur- geons accompany the expedition as ob— servers. . One of these is Surgeon Karl Rud- berg of the Swedish army, who ren— dered valuable assistance to the Am— erican wounded at Santiago, and the other is Surgeon General Terry of the National Guard of this state. This medical officer goes in his capacity of national guard officer for the purpose of making observations which may be useful to the National Guard hospital corps hereafter. Revenue Receipts Large. New York, Aug. 4.~—Receipts too the sale of stamps in ‘the Second internal revenue district amounted "to $1,688,- 578.27 for the month of July, whereas for the same mont ‘11 last year the re- ceipts wexe only $253, 549. 86. The differ— ence of $1,435,028.41 represents the am- ount of revenue raised f r the govern— ment by the sale of war stamps in the second district alone. Internal Revenue Collector Treat said that the sale of revenue stamps now amounted to about $75,000 a. day. He now had every variety of stamp issued by the government for the war tax on hand, and instead of a. rush» he said, there was a steady sale of proprietary and documentary stamps. Misunderstandings of the law are growing fewer in his district and things are settling down to a systematic ba- 515. The Carlist Uprising. London, Aug. 4.—A special dispatch from Barcelona says a formidable ris- ing of Carlists has taken place near Le- rida, Catalonia. Lerida is a. city of Spain, in Catalo- nia, and capital of the province of Le- rida. As the key of Aragon and Cata- lonia, it is one of the most important military points in Spain. It possesses -great strength, being surrounded by walls flanked with b'astions and by a. wet fosse. It is defended by a castle and several batteries. Rising Reported Ne- Palermo. London, Aug. 4.—The Madrid corre- spondent of the Daily Telegraph says that a Carlist rising is reported at Ven- ta de Banes, south of Palencia. Days as Cruisers Ended. New York, Aug. 4.-—The International Navigation Company has received in- formation from Washington that the charters to the government of the Am- erican line steamships St. Louis and St. , Paul will be vacated as soon as these auxiliary cvruisers can be. returned from Porto Ric-an waters. The Yale and Harvard, formerly the Paris and New York, will be utilized by the war de— partment instead of by the navy, and the charters will be transferred at once. The release and exchange of the ships mean a saving of $10,000 a day to the navy department, while only $5,000 a day will be saved to the government. \ 1 11111011 01' THIHHH Many Towns in Porto Rico Yield to American Forces. FIGHTING. Is NOT NEEDED Gen. Miles Awaiting the Arrival of Ca- valry Force Before Moving on San Juan Brooke Arrives With Reinforcements. Bands of Music Instead of Bullets Greet the Invaders. Cebu: Office Now Open. Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug. 2, via St. Thomas, Aug. 3.—It is not extected that there will be any eztensive movement of the American army toward San J u- an until after the arrival of the cav- alry, as there is a lack of mounts for reconnoitreing. In the meantime re- ports come from San Juan showing that it is not unlikely that that place will receiVe our soldiers as Ponce did. People from San Juan arriving at Ponce say that most of the citizens will welcome American annexation, and say also that the report of the number of Spanish soldiers there is greatly ex- aggerated. They assert that there are not over 6,0000 troops there, and many of these are as badly frightened as the soldiers at Ponce were. They will sur- render if they get a chance. In the meantime the sight of the Am— erican warships, which are constantly cruising outside of the harbor, is hav- ing a good effect. The blockade of the port is effective. Or .ce in a. while a w-lar511p comes in close to shore, and this, with the constant rumors of im- minent bombardment keeps the Span— iards in continual fright. If there are any loyal Spaniards in Porto Rico the Americans have not found them. The army has been here almost a week, and, with the exctptlon of one night, not a shot has been fired. Rumors are continuously coming in that 'the Spanish soldiers have gather— ed at this or that point. but there are never any found when they are'looked for. - The Americans don’t know what Spanish soldiers look like, and every- where the Yankee snldiers go the Por- to Ricans greet them with cheers and, after the manner of the country, hug them. There was a report yesterday that there were some Spanish soldiers at Juana Diaz, and four companies of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania were sent to find them. Couriers announced the coming at the Americans to the peeple of the town and a brass band came out to greet them. All the citir ens were as- sembled 011 the outskirts of the toun and as the Yankee voluntee1s appear ed up the road the band played "Yan— kee Doodle,” and other patriotic Amer- ican airs, while‘ the people cried “\ive los Americanos!” Many had presents of cigars, ciga- rettes, tobacco and bananas and other fruits with which tt -:v loaded damn thj soldiers, and many insis ed upon ta :— ing the visitors to their homes ,an-‘.- making them welcome. Half the houses in the town had tbr' American flag waving. In the public square the mayor made a speech of welcome, in which he said that all the people of Juana Diaz were Americans now, while the crowd shouted: “Death to the Spaniards!” ' Besides the towns already mentioned nine others have signified their delight at the coming of the Americans. These towns are Arroyo, lj’atlllas, Yabucoa, Salinas, Santa Isabel, Adjuntas, Penuc- ias, Gu'ayabal and Guayama. There were Sp-anish‘troops in all of the im- portant towns in this list. Guayama had a large garrison. It was reported to the American camp that these soldiers intended to make a fight, and this morning General Wilson sent two companies there. On the way the Americans met couriers who stated that the citizens had ordered the Span- iards out of the town and hoisted the American flag. The mayors of four other towns vis- ited Ponce and told General W’ilsou that the people of their towns were glad to be Americans. The towns had sur- rendered and they were ready, they said, to turn over‘everything to the Americans and have American officeis appointed. The auxiliary cruiser 'St. Louis arriv— ed here this morning, bringing Porto Rican refugees, Anltonio Mate] Liuve- ms, a. wealthy merchant; Rafael Mu- noz, Mateo Faiardo, Jose Maria De Soca and six others. The men started a revolution in Porto Rico a year ago. They went to San Domingo, but came. back. They were caught by the Spaniards and put in jail, but subsequently releas- ed and later deported. They have been in New York since. Upon their arrival to-day they were received by the popu- lace as heroes. The bands played Am- erican airs, prominent men made spee- ches of welcome and the people fell up- on their necks and hugged and kissed them and wept tears of joy. Their pro— gress to their homes was a. continual ovation. The returned refugees 'had a confer- ence this afternoon with leading citi- zens of. the town, and several of them later said that there was no question that ninety per cent. of the people want annexation. They feel that the United States are their deliverers, and would rather join the American republic than have self government. They were accompanied here by Mr. Powell, United States minister to Hay— ti. Besides the refugees the St. Louis brought General Brooke and the ThiId Illinois volunteers. General Brooke landed and reported to General Wilson. Two batteries of artillery have arrived from Gu-anica. and been sent ahead to join the outposts, fourteen miles dis— tan-t. As they were going through Ponce they met with a. big reception. The St. Louis also brought Mr. Bob inson, who came from Washington to establish a. po-stot'fice here. He at once had a conference with General Miles. General Wilson said later that the of— fice would be opened 'to-morrow morn- mg. The cable office was opened yesterday in charge of the Signal Corps. The tel- egraph lines have been restored, and there are now four stations connecting all of the headquarters. (I G .1'\ Z- l‘; ‘T T E I BOCK LANDS IN HAVANA. A Case Which May Lead to Seriom Complications. " Havana, Aug. 3.—-Aboard the German cruiser Geier, which has arrived from .Vera Cruz, is the German banker and cigar manufacturer, Gustav Bock. The German warship Geier arrived at half past nine o’clock this morning from Vera Cruz. ‘When passing Ca. bana fortress the Spanish military band played the German imperial march. At 10.45 the French cruiser D’E'sta- ing arrived. She reported the French steamer Manoubia taken to Key West by the American ships at Isa..belas .May 21 last Gustav Bock brought Kim'self into prominence by his stren- uous endeavors to get back to Havana from Key West; His interest in the cigar business in the Cuban-city was said to be about $4, 000, 000. He claimed to be a German subject and manag =d to obtain a permit to go through the blockading fleet on the German steam- er Pol-aria. Then the Cub-ans took a. hand to block him and charged that he wasno Ger- man, but a Spaniard and an intense partisan. Further, that he was a. 0010- nel of Spanish volunteers. On these grounds his arrest as a spy was called for. As the days w'én-t by evidence accu- mulated as to Book’s hatred of all things American and Cuban, and it came out that he had olfered $10,000 .for the body of Antonio Maceo when that leader was harrassing Havana. When it was impolitic to talk about Spain, Bock became an ardent cham- pion of Germany, and took special pains to vent his impotent spleen against England. At this time it was commen- ted on with much surprise that among others who Raye him credential-s rec- ommending that he be allowed to enter Havana, was General Fitzhugh Lee. May 23, Colonel Bock‘ was still held at Key Wes-t. The district attorney admitted knowing he was a spanish sympathizer, but said a court martial should act in his case. The district at- torney said further that he thought Bock would have been arrested before but for the fact that the country thought the war would not amount to anything. Meanwhile Mr. Bock was putting in his time holding conferen- ces with the German naval attache at Key West. May 24, the New York Herald re- ceived a letter identifying Bock as a German. The communication was writ- ten by one who knew him, a relative in fact. The same day Secretary Long of the navy, to whom the case had been re- ferred, decided that Mr. Bock could not enter Havana, and the decision gave general satisfaction. June 5, Mr. Bock expressed himself as 'having given up his idea of going to Havana and two weeks later said he would leave Key West and go to the Catskills to rest. June 25, Bock was in New York and stated that he was no spy, and that his sympathy for Spain was because he had lived in ‘Hsvana for.for-ty years. Mr. Bock further said that in May he had returned from Germany, where his family resided Bock’o Landing a. Serious Matter. ' Washington, Aug. 4.——T~he state de- partment has received no 0511131111 notice to the effect that Gustave Bock, the al Ieged Spanish spy. has been landed at Havana by a Germ-an vessel. If such is the case it would be regar- ded as a serious matter by the ofllcials of the government. It is ndt thought that Germany would allow Bock, on board of one of hex vessels, and as c. ially it is not believed that the Ge authorities would land him in Cuba.n If the report prcr‘es to be true? it mav prove a source of complaint by the United States authorities. The First Steamer to Ponce. Brooklyn, Aug. 3. —_The steamship Sil- via, which will sail next Saturday from the South' Central Pier, Atlantic Basin, for Ponce, Porto Rico, will carry a. full cargo and many passengers. She has been leased by Miller, Bull & Knowl n for the New York and rto co Steamship Company, _wh' formerly ran a regular line to Ponce, San Juan and the other parts of the island. Behring Sea Award Paid. Ottawa, Ont., Aug. 4.—T‘he check of the United States for $473,000, the am- ount of damages adjudged by the Beh- ring Sea Claims Commission to have been sustained by the Canadian seali.-g fleet in consequence of illegal seizure by American cruisers prior to the Paris award, was received by the department of marine and fisheries yesterday. ON THE DIAMOND. Games Played Yesterday. At St. Louis: Brooklyn... 1-0 2 O 0 0 0 St. Louis... 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Base hit-s, Brooklyn 8, St. Lou rors, Brooklyn 3, St. Louis Second game: Brooklyn.... 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 S-t.Louis.. .0005201 Base hits, Brooklyn 13 SttLoui Errors, Brooklyn ,St. Lou 15.8 1 1 H‘ moo 9° N) til ’3 ISA-w OH KIT «1-: 2. At Pittsburg: Pittsburg... 1 0 0 0 2 *—4 Washington. 0 0 0 0 0 0—1 Batteries, Weyhing and Farrell; 'Hof- fer and Bowerman. Base h-its, Pitts- burg 8, Washington 5. Errors, Pitts- burg 2, Washington 1. At Louisville: Louisville ......... 0 0 1 0 0 1 0—2 Boston... 0000001—1 Batteries, Willis and Bergen; Dow- ling and Kittridge. Base hits, Louis- ville 4, Boston 3. Errors, Louisville 1, Boston 2. Game called at the end of the seventh inning on account of rain. The Cleveland-Philadelphia game at Philadelphia was postponed on account of rain. Both games at Chicago, scheduled with ‘Baltimore, were stopped by rain, as was also the New York-Cincinnati game. 00 00 Standing of_tlre Clubit. Clubs. " Won. Lost. P.C. Cincinnati 62 30 .674 Boston . 57 31 .648 Cleveland 55 34 , .618 Baltimore 50 34 .595, Chicago '0 40 .556 New York 48 40 .545 Philadelphia. ..... . 42 44 .488 Pittsburg 46 ,44 .511 iBrookiyn 33 52 .338 Louisville 32 58 .356 Washington 31 57 ,352 'St. Louis .............. 25 67 .272 I M-""~‘ '.-v~«— - ’- ‘ v w:- ‘nl THE YEAR b SUBSCRIBIN FOR THE 1 111111 AND " = N. Y. WEEKLY TRIBUNE. BOTH PAPERS Sent to anv eA'd dress ‘ FOR One — Dollar? ADDRESSHALLHonnEns. To GAZETTE. 6. he
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