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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-09
1t Must Come From Spain Direct
and Not Through Other Powers.
NO FEAR OF GERMAN INTERVENTION
Terms That viii Be Exacted as to
Outlying Possessions.
AS TO COALINd STATIONS

The story that the German and Russian
ambassadors visited the State Department
yesterday to communicate with the Secre.
tary of State with regard to the Philippine
situation is not correct Both OF these am
bassadors are out of town, and, in any
event, the situation is not such as to admit
of any discussion OF the Philippines be-
tween the foreign ambassadors. Some for
eign powers may seek negotiations with US
after the terms Of peace have been settled
between this government and Spain, but
this will have to follow, not precede, the
conclusion of peace.
No Fear of Germany.
In spite Of the peculiar course Of Germany
in maintaining a large naval force in the
Philippines. this government calmly ad-
heres to the assumption of perfect good
faith and neutralitye on the part Of Ger
many, and anticipates no sort of interfer-
ence. 1t Is the intention of this govern
ment to decide, without suggestion or ad-
vice from any foreign power. what terms
OF peace will be accepted.
Any sacrifice of this independence of action
would have, it Is feIt, a most damaging ef-
feet upon this country and change our po-
sition with respect ito the nations Of the
earth.
may LUNG All IoBscsAAOASs
The drift Of opinion in Washington is
that Spain is to be deprived of all her out
lying possessions except that Immediately
off her coast, and that II the war is fur
ther protracted through the stubbornness
of the Spanish government the Canaries
as well as the Philippines, Cuba and Porto
Rico will be taken from her permanently.
The terms upon which the war will close
will. 1t is expected, involve the relinquish-
ment by Spain of her sovereignty over all
these islands. ~ ~
No other nation will have any voice in
defining these terms. With peace restored
and these islands at the disposal of the
United States. what disposition will be
made of them depends, 1t is thought, upon
a line Of policy not yet fully determined.
The Independence of Cuba being an objec-
tive point in this policy. that island is
eliminated from the consideration of per-
manent occupation By this country.
A. to CoaltnG STATIONS.
In case the Philippines are retained per-
nanently by the United states, the idea
of permitting the great naval powers hav-
ing interests in the Pacific to acquire coal
ing stations In the philippines from the
United States by negotiation after the
close Of the war with Spain is said to be
contemplated with fAydr. No provision Of
this sort can. however, be included in the
treaty of peace with Spain.
An attempt on the part of any foreign
power to interfere In the settlement with
Spain or to take possession by force OF
any island or station in the Philippines
would be resented and resisted to the ut
most by this government.
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situation Unchanged.

LONDON, July 9.-Although peace rumors
are numerous and there is a general feel
ing that Spain may at any moment sue for
peace, nothing definite on the subject is
known in competent quarters.
Both the officials of the United States EN-
bassy and the British foreign Office say
that the situation is the same as yesterday,
and at the foreign ofio it is declared that
there is absolutely no truth in the story
printed this morning by a New York paper
to the effect that Spain has made informal
overtures for peace with the United States
British ambassador at Madrid, and they
ridicule the alleged concessions attributed
to Spain in the story referred -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-09
Naval pri.oner..

Tt, Navy Department has now learned
that The st. Louis, with her load of Span
ish naval prisoners, will not arrive at
Portsmouth. N. H, until tomorrow. The
Harvard, with the second installment Of
prisoners, sailed yesterday. A graceful
courtesy was extended Capt. Eulate Of the
Vizcaya last Sunday when he surrendered
to the American officers. This was the re-
tention of his sword. an act not usual in
the annals of warfare. 1t was duly appre-
ciated by the captain and by the admiral
OF the Spanish squadron, who communi-
Gated the fact to Gen. Blanco.
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WOULD SURRENDER
Spanish Generals Offer
is Rejected
MUST Be UNCONDITI0NA
Hope That a Bloodless Victory
May Be Obtained.
DISPATCH FROM GENERAL SHAFTER
Arrival Of Transports With District
Troops.
DISPATCH FROM GENERAL SHAFTER
Arrival Of Transports With District
Troops.
SANTIAGO GOvERNORsHIP

The Secretary of War has re-
ceived a telegram from Gen Shafter,
saying that he has received proposals
from the Spanish general at San
tiago, offering to surrender that city
to the American forces under certain
conditions.
These conditions are not known
here, but the matter was considered
at the White House this afternoon
and the proposition to surrender was
declined.
1t is understood that this govern
nent demands the unconditional sur
render OF Santiago and will make no
othel terms.
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Madrid Rumor of Admiral SIMPSONS
Threat to Do 1t.
ALLEGED DISPATCH FROM BLANCO
1t is Said He Has Been Notified to
Evacuate Cuba at Once.
PEACE STILL UNCERTAIN

MADRID. July 0, 10 amt is rumored
here that the Spanish government has re-
ceived dispatch from Captain General
Blanco announcing that Rear Admiral
Sampson has sent him a telesraphic dis
patch summoning the Spanish commander
to order the evacuation of Cuba within
forty-eight hours and announcing that
otherwise the Americans win lombard all
the forts in Cuba.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-09
AMONG THE WRECKS.
Scenes of Ruin, Horror and Dealt
BafHe Description.

Battle Description.
Copyright. 1893, by the Associated Press
On Santiago de Cuba, July Z, by the
Associated Press Dispatch Boat Dauntless,
via Port Antonio, Jamaica, July g. by way
of Kingston, Jamaica, July s, 11:50 p.m.-
-T..s >,essels which compose Admiral Ger
vsras squadron, converted into wrecked
charnel houses. are littering the Cuban
coast, and the scenes of desolation. ruin,
horror and death battle description.
At the entrance of the harbor pf San
tiago de Cuba lies the Reina Mercedes,
sunk at midnight on July 5. Westward,
five miles from the harbor. is a torpedo
boat destroyer, stuck fast in the rocks,
close In shore and battered by the surf.
Rocks jutting out of the water just in front
of where she lies hide her hull from view.
Her davits and the top of her coming tow
er alone mark her resting place.
Visible from the sea. few miles further,
in an inlet embraced by two rightly arms
of black rocks that extend half mile into
the sea. are the remains Of the twin truis-
ers Infsnta Maria Teresa and Almlrante
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GARRISON FOR HONOLULU
Eighth California Regiment is Likely to Be
Sent to the Islands.
Admiral Miller May Depart on the
Phiiadelphia-The Bennington
for the LadrOnes.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.-The gunboat
Bennington has arrived from Mare Island
and anchored near the Rush, Corwin and
Albatross. Admiral Miller will probably
transfer his flag to the Bennington.
The Philadelphia will not go into COM
mission until Tuesday. The Bennington's 8
coal bunkers ara full and 1t is expected she
will sail for Honolulu in few days to
carry the official news of the annexation of
Hawaii
The Examiner says that the Bcnningt on
will proceed to the Ladrone Islands and
may remain there to hold them. 1t also
states that Admiral Miller will go to Homo
lulu on the Philadelphia
The Sth California Regiment is likely to
be sent to Honolulu to garrison that city
1t can be prepared for such service in q
few days and its departure would rot
weaken the Philippine expeditioaary forcs
now here. The choice lies between this
regiment and the 9th California, supple
mented by ths Washington volunteers
h. h. Pearson, jr., and Walter Stanton
of New York. representing Edward c.
Jones Company of New York and a syndi-
cate of New York banks and bankers have
just returned from Honolulu, having offer
ed the Hawaiian government 100000 pre-
LhuLi 1oI SfOoOVU IL per cent twenty
year refunding bonds, which would under
the NeWlands resolution become debt of
the United States. They failed to secure
the bonds, as they found the bill before
the legislature unsatisfactory as to ma
turity and form of bonds and insufficient
time to make changes prior to annexation
becoming fact
The annexation of the Hawaiian Islands
has given American registry to fifty-three
vessels. OF these, twenty-four are steam
ers, four full rigged ships, ten barks and
seventeen schooners. Most of the steamers
are now engaged in the inter-island trade.
Among the vessels which will fly the
American flag are the steamships Aztec
Barracuda and San Mateo, owned by the
Pacific Mail and South Pacific companies;
the island steamers Mauna, Ciaudine, Loa
and Kinaw. and the steam whaler Alex
ander, now in the Asiatc The ships Fort
George. Helen Bromer, John Ena and Ha-
waiian Isles will obtain American registry
as will also the barks Andrew Welch,
Foohng Suey, Iolani, Diamond Head,
Mauna Ala, Nuana, r. P. Rithet, Rosalie,
Himalaya. Roderick Dhu and Santiago.
OF seventeen schooners to change their
colors to the stars and stripes. two. the
American and Honolulu, are four-masted
steel vessels. Tho others are mostly small
craft, engaged in trading among the is
lands.
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AWAITING SIMPSONS REPORT.
Promotion Delayed in His Case and
That of SchIey.

Inat OF Schley.
The Pre- sident has determined to promote
Acting Admiral Sampson and Commodore
Schley in recognition of their services in
the destruction of the Spanish naval fleet
In American waters, but is as yet unde-
c!ded as to the extent of promotion. AL
though Admiral Sampson ranks Commo-
dore Scaley in command Of the naval forces
in Cuban waters, he is subordinate to that
off1cer by two numbers in the naval regis
ter. Commodore schley stands number
eight in the list of commodores and Com
modore Sampson stands number ten, hav-
ing been promoted to that grade only
within the past week.
Commodore Watson, also on duty with
the feet at Santiago is senior TO both Of
the others, standing number six in his
grade. The promotion of Schley and Samp-
son to the grade OF admiral would mean
jump OF eight numbers in the case of
the first named officer and of ten numbers
In the case Of Sampson. The embarrassing
point to the President in promoting these
TWO o1ncers is as to whether Sampson by
virtue of his present higher command
shall be given precedence over Commodore
Schley in actual rank in the naval register.
Notwithstanding the more prominent part
taken by the latter in the annihilation of
Cerveras fleet.
Naval officers say that the advancement
of either Sampson or Schley in the grade
of admiral would be disproportionate to the
action taken by the administration in
recognition of the services performed by
Admiral Dewey in the destruction of the
Spanish fleet at Manila. Although II Is
true that Dewey was made an admiral for
that performance. the fact is that he was
advanced only two numbers to a grade
which he would have reached in the ordi-
nary course of events in few months even
If he had never been in the vicinity Of
the Philippines. The question of these pro-
motions will not be finally settled until the
President has received the full report Of
Acting Admiral Sampson in regard to the
glorious naval victory off Santiago
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SHAFTER,
PLAYA DEL ESTE, July 8,
Forbidden THE CUBANs.
Gen. Shafter VIII Not Let Them Enter
Santiago If Il Falls.

Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.
BEFORE SANTIAGO. July 7.-one secret
of the determination of the Spanish soldiers
in Santiago to fight to the death was the
belief which prevailed generally among
them that prisoners taken by the Ameri-
cans would be put to the sword.
1t is now known that after the fall OF Ell
Caney July the Spanish soldiers who
escaped along the foothills marched di-
rectly into Garcia's men. posted to the
north of Santiago. They fought desperate
Iy, but were shown no mercy by the Cubans
and were macheted to the last man. GEN.
Delryne, who was in command, was brutal
ly mutilated.
The voluntary surrender of some of the
wounded Spanish officers and men has dis
PEELED the delusion, and is helping TO in
drce Gen. Toral to consider the proposition
to capitulate.
After the fall OF El Caney the Cubans
sacked the town. Information OF two out
RACES was promptly sent to Gen. shafter
who issued orders that any Cuban found
rifirg the bodies OF dead or wounded Span
iards would be promptly dealt with. To
prevent the possibility Of Cubans pIunder-
ing Santiago when Ii capituldtes II has
been decided to forbid the Cuoans entering
the town.
Owing to the danger Of yellow fever none
of the soldiers will be allowed to go in.
just what arrangement will be made re-
mains for the future to disclose.
Lieut. Brooke says that during the
rault upon Santiago 100000 rounds Of am
munition were used. OF course, thousands
of pounds were lost. ana it can be safely
assumed that fully 5000 shots were wasted
to every ons that fairly found the mark.
It was Sergt. Mckinney OF Company b,
9th Infantry, who shot and disabled Gen.
Linares, the commander of the Spanish
forces IN Santiago. Inc Spanish general
was hit about an hour after San Juan Hill
was taken. during the first days fighting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-09
THE STAR BY MAIL

Persons leaving the city for any
period can have The Star mailed to
them to any address in the United
States or Canada, by ordering It at
this Office. in person or by letter.
Terms: 13 cents per week; 25 cents
for two weeks, or 80 cents per
month. Invariably in advance. Sub
scribers changing their address from
one Post-ofice to another should
give the last address as well as the
new one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-09
More Paymasters Needed.

Paymaster General Stanton Of the army
has recommended to Secretary of War
Alger the appointment of twenty-five ad-
ditional paymasters for the volunteer
army of the service. There are now on the
rolls seventy paymasters In the volunteers
and twenty-five In the regular army, but
this force is inadequate for the work at
hand.
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KILLED NUMBER $50.
Our Wounded Men and Omcers at
Santiago ,2S4.


The following dispatches from General
Shafter were posted at the War Depart
ment today:
PLAYA DEL ESTE, July 9,
Camp Near Santiago, July s
Adjutant General, Washington, u. c.:
Complete report received today OF loss on
July / and 2. Killed, % officers and POS en-
listed men; wounded, 81 officers and / 203
enlisted men; missing, 10 enlisted men.
The reports giving names of the killed and
wounded are being rapidly prepared and it
is hoped to get them off tomorrow
SHAFTER.
PLAYA DEL ESTE, July o,
Fifth Army Corps, in the Field.
Secretary of War, Washington, ID. c.:
Gable operators were permitted to go in
yesterday morning. The English cable was
in working order and some of the operators
were in the city. General Toral wanted
these there, as they were the principal men.
This cable has not been cut and the men I
sent in have not taken 1t up again. Eng
lish cable has been working all the time
through to Havana. SHAFTER.
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Not Disposed TO Intervene.

MADRID. July o. 10 am.-According to
the newspapers here the Spanish minister
for foreign affairs, Duke AmovUvar de Rio,
has declared that no European power is
disposed to intervene in behalf of peace
unless the belljgerents make a request to
that effect
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WILL GO TO HONOLULU.
The Bennington to Sail I'm q Few
Days for Hawaii.

The gunboat Bennington. now at San
Francisco. will not go to the Ladrone
Islands as the San Francisco report states.
She leaves within the next few days, pos
s:bly tomorrow or Monday. for Honolulu
She will retain her place in the Pacific
squadron, and will not be attached to the
Asiatic squadron, which comprises all the
ships in the Philippines and Ladrones. 1t
is probable that Admiral Miller will 20 to
Honolulu on the Philadelphia. 1t is said at
the Navy Department. however. that this
is thus far only probability. as a final de-
cision has not been reached.
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THE REBELLION IN CHINA.

They Have Captured Several villages
and Killed Revenue OmciaIs.
CANTON. July 9.-The rebels have cap
tured Mening and Tien PAX and are now
surrounding Wu-Chuenh-Sien, in Kwang-
Tlng.
been killed.
The situation at woo-Chou Is critical. 4
great exodus OF the wealthy natives is tah
Ing place.
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TWO MORE MAJoR GENERALS.

Young and Kent Honores for Their
Work at the Front.
ton Of Brig: Gen. s. B. NJ. Young and
Brig. Gen. J. F.. Kent to the grade of major
generals Of volunteers. and Col. II. Carroll
to the grade Of brigadier general. These
officers took conspicuous part In the
and I'd instant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-09
Reform School Trustees,

President Mckinley has appointed the
follo wing as trustees of the reform school
for Iris for term of three years: Frank
Strong, Chaplin Brown and Henry M. Hoyt
The President has appointed James e.
Fitch as a trustee of the reform school for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-09
CARING FOR THE WOUNDED.
Orders Sent Regarding Those on the
Cherokee.

Cherokee.
Orders have been sent to the command
ing officer at Key West in regard to the
disposition Of the wounded soldiers now be-
ing brought to that port from Santiago on
the steamer Cherokee. There are 325 cases
on the steamer. OF the number about 100
are serious cases. These patients win be
removed from the steamer at Key West
and taken to the hospital at that place.
The steamer will then proceed to Tampa,
where a hospital train is in waiting to
take the wounded soldiers to hospitals at
Atlanta, Ga, and Fort Monroe, Va. The
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-09

Secretary Day to Take . Rest.
Secretary Day left here this afternoon for
Atlantic City for short season Of rest and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-09
HIGH WATER MARK.

Nearly Twenty Thousand Visited the
New Congressional Library.
Yesterday recorded the high water mark
In the number OF visitors entering the
Congressional Library. During the day the
watchmen counted 1906 persons passing
the entrance doors. OF this number 13, $3.50
visited the library between the hours Of
s and 10 in the evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-09
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

Madrid Liberal Says Cabinet is Com
siderfng q Ten Days Armistice.
MADRID, July 9.-The Liberal says the
cabinet is considering the signing of a ten
days armistice to facilitate the peace nego-
tiations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-09
Lighters at Santiago.

Secretary Alger and Adjt. Gen. Corbin
went to the White House at noon today.
They remained about half an hour. Secre-
tary Alger said that he had received no
news TO the situate at Santiago at
that hour. He said that his department
had obtained lighters at Santiago on which
to land the t-rnns
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-28

are rich and we'll watered. The
principal crops are sugar, coffee,
tobacco and cotton. The annual
imports amount to about S17000000
in value and consist in WOODEN,
linen, silks, metals, hardware. pro
visions, ales, wines and fruits. he
exports are sugar, tobacco, coffee,
cotton, molasses, ruin, hides aud
cattle; value, Sl6,00O,0OO. The value
of coffee exports last year was SILL.
100000; sugar, $4,000; aud tobacco,
100000.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-28
AS England Quotes Trade.

The London Ststist of August 10
says: Exports from the United
Kingdom to United States last
month were over fl,0O0,000 less than
in July, 1897. The imports into the
United Kingdom from the United
States last month showed only a
small decrease. When there is an
opportunity for using money more
profitably in New York than in Lon
don the money left here will be
withdrawn. How much we still owe
to the States is difficult TO ascerta ain
but we estimate that for the past
seven months our purchases OF An
er;can produce have exceeded our
shipments to the States by about
f66,OOO,OOO.
"Deducting the obligations Of the
United States to England for inter-
est, etc, there is still large balance
which has not yet been liquidated.
Continued purchases of American
securities in London by New York
are helping us to pay off portion
of this del J and ara also preventing
gold from Yet being taken, but with
the reduced amount OF securities
now held in Europe it cannot be
expected we shall be able to pay for
our wheat and cotton when exports
of these from the United States
again become very large, as they
will probably do toward the end Of
September,
While We may be able to satisfy
our deb, to the United States for
some weeks by the sale of securities,
it seems almost certain America will
require gold from us in September"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-09-28
The Antarctic Expedition.

The Antarctic Expedition, equip
ped by the generosity Of Sir George
Newnes, has started on its adven-
turous que.t on board the fine steam
bark Southern Cross. Mr.. Borch-
grevink, the leader of the expedition,
has already sailed Antarctic seas,
and, isind1ed, the first man who has
landed on the vast leo fislds of Vic
toria Land since Sir James Ross
days. The white and threatening wall
of ice which seemed to that earlier
voyager and discoverer to bar effect
ually the passage to the South Pole
does not, to Mr.. Borchgrevink, ap
pear so impossible. He hopes, with
the appliances he carries, to be able
to scale it, and once atop, to find a
vast table-land OF snow, across
which his sledge party will find
smooth and easy running to their
goal or as near thereto as may he.
The Southern Cross will sail to Ho-
bart Town, and thence will make
her way to Cape Adair, where a
party of eight will land and erect
huts to serve as base OF operations.
The wood for these huts is slowed
in the hold of the vessel. The
Southern Cross will then leave the
eight heroes until September, 1899,
when she will return, and the word
will be, GAIL hands to the South
Pole"
The equipment is marvellously
complete, instruments and stores
being the most perfect which mod
ern science affords. The expedition
carries also ninety sledge dogs, spe-
cially procured in Siberia at a cost
OF nearly $4,000 The collection Of
guns, ski, sledges, kayaks, snow
shoes, ice axes and so forth is re-
markable, and visitors and friends
had an opportunity of inspecting
them before the ship sailed. On
Friday, Aug. 8, farewell luncheon
party was given by Sir George New
ms on board the Southern Cross.
Speeches were made, toasts were
hOnprad and tho hrava advanturars
were hidden a hearty Goodbye
and God-speed." The proceedings
closed with the National Anthem.
The main object OF the expedition
will be, of course, tn discover the
South Pole, but scientific research
will receive strenuous attention
from the highly trained mon Of sci
ence who compose the party.-The
Illustrated London NeWs.
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Fine French organizes 30. a yard
at l.. B. Kerr's, Queen street