The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-05


end stirred every heart in the national
Saphal today. making it indeed q glorious
Fourth Of July. Word came from Shafter
from Sampson and from Dewey telling
of successes already achieved and those
near at hand. The wildert and most in
describable enthusiasm greeted Admiral
Sampson's dispatch announcing the COM
Dlete humiliation of admiral Cervera' :
eeet and the surrender Of the admiral
himself with 1900 Spanish prisoners. Cheer
after cheer rang through the corridors
of the state. war and navy building. A
surging mass of newspaDE correspondents
struggled for The bulletin boards and "a
dreds Of officials and clerks crowded up
TO hear the stirring news. First the hur-
rahs started IN the navy department. but
as the word passed along, the cry was
takjen up until every nail and corridor
echoed with the news Of the victory. soon
the news spread outside and ran to the
Fourth Of July crowds until the whole
national capital was sharing in the cheers.
To say that the glad tdings was well
come 10 the president and his advisers
was expressing il but mildly. Among them
and in all official quarters It was accept
cd not only as a glorious victory on the
national day Of the republic but one which
dealt such a blow to Spain that she could
not rise again.
made public One of them stated that ne
mad the enemy surrounded on the nortn
and east. Another contained the state
ment: 4 feel that I am master Of the
situation and can hold the enemy for any
length of time"
In still another General Shafter said
mis- demand for the surrender of Santiago
was still being considered py the Spanish
authorities.
YET another dispatch from Shafter, prob
ably the most important OF all. was not
made public up to ! o'clock. 1t was at
great length, covering five or six typewrit-
ten sheets of telegraph paper.
Briefly and semi POLITICALLY It's contents
were summed up as follows:
General Shafter made q demand for The
surrender Of Santiago. This was a. first
refused by the Spanish commander, but
the demand was apparently taken under
consideration. General Skaters notice
was thai he would begin the bombarding
of the city TODAY unless the surrender
was made. Fearing the awful results Of
bomba-dInenl. the representatives of for
eign consulS stationed at Santiago assem-
bled and asked that another day be given
for the women children-and non-combat-
ants to be taken cut of the city. 1t was
thought, under the circumstances, that
General Sbafter would give a reasonable
time for the removal of the women and
children. At all events a period of mac
ton followed. the expectation being that
:he surrender would be made By tomorrow
noon or else that the bomhardment would
then begin.
The news from Dewey was equally stir
ring in character His official dispatch
bore the Hong Kong date of July T. al
though it came from Cavite July /. 1t
told not only of the arrival of the first ex-
petition, but of the capture Of Guahan,
Ladrons Islands, with its garrison of six
officers and "a men, and the surrender
of the guahoat Leyte. with 50 officers and
Ga men.
IN THE SENATE.
washington. July AT noon today in
the senate Mr.. Turpie, Ond), read and
commented upon the Declaration of indie
p4ndence
He had rot rvocecded far when he was
interrupted by Mr.. Frye CMaine). who an
rouEced that he had heard exceptionally
good news and asked that the cle.k be
directed to read the Associated Press dis
patch conveying Admiral Simpsons ca
blegram telling Of the capture Of the Spa
nlsh fleet.
At The conclusion cf the good news all
senator's and occupants of the galleries
Joined IN applause. which was prolong-
ed The chair refrained, for once. from
any effort to check a demonstration of APP
proval in the senate chamber.
NOISE AT CAMP ALGER.
Washington July 4-The day at Camp
Alger was spent in a boisterious celebra-
ton Of the Fourth and the victory at
Santiago The boys had not intended to
make the day so full Of noise and fire.
works. but the news from the south had
the effect OF clearing au THE stock Of ev-
cry fireworks dealer in the vicinity.
RATHER TAME AT MILWAUKEE.
Milwaukee. Wis. July 4-There was no
ret program for the celebration Of hide
,enderce Day in Milwaukee today. This
was owing to the week OF carnival in cell
sbratior Of Nyisconsin's jubilee a a state,
which had just ended. The main features
of entertainment were the annual roget
"a of the Lake Michigan Yachting assoc
o!ation on Milwaukee Ray and the Cream
City Bicycle cubs road race
CHICAGO'S UNIQUE WAY.
Chicago. July 4-Thc people of Chicago
took a unique and patriotc parner Of
celebrating Independence Day a week
ago everything was well advanced for one
Of the largeSte pyrotechnc q sHlays in
the history of this city. Everything had
been arranged on an elatorste scale
IIreeches were 10 have heNn made by ex-
President BENJAMIN Harrison. United
States Senator Mason and otAer promin'
ent men.
Al the 1rel arations came % y sudden
stop several DAYS ago when Che Army and
Navy League sent their missionaries
among the people and argued that the
money expended for fireworks and other
accessories could be puut 10 better use
by donating the money 20 The support
of the families Of the soldiers fgAtias be-
fore Santiago. As result the treasury
Of the Army and Navy league has beer
enriched 10y some thousands Of dollars
No organized celebration was therefore
had in Chicago today.
EVERY NATION But SPAIN.
Omaha Nsb. MY AIN an the 10 years
that have interviewed between the Dec
taration Of Independence and the triumph
Of Sampson over the Spanish fleet IN.
nation birthday was never more strlk.
ingly signalized than at the exposition
grounds today. Not only the vast throns
IF American men. women and children
but the Turks and Algerians. Arabs
Moors and Chinese participated in tht
mighty salutauon TO the stars and stripes