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der " the Secretary Of War.
II. c. CORBIN. Adjutant-General.


PLAYA del Fste. via Haytt.
fReceived Washington. July 10. 1898. $50 p M
Adiutant-General Washington: .
Headquarters near Santiago. Cuba. July lo.-Tele-
gram Of 9th I'm regard 20 evacuation OF spanish
troops received. My position Is mpregnablc against
any attack the enemy can bring against me: nut !,
have not yet enough troops 10 entirely surround
the town The Cuban forces are not to be depend
ed upon for fighting Instructions of the war
Department will he carried out To the letter.
SHAFTER Mator-General.
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The same day he reports propositions from
Toral to march out to the city OF Holguin, but
says:
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This Will give me another day 10 get up troops
from Siooney, the first transports with reinforce
ments having arrived In my opinion they Will
have TO surrender Internationally very after
open fire upon them
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W. r. SHAFTER. General.


" ~. =
MajorGeneral Shafter. Playa del Este. Cuba
In reply 10 your telegram. recommending terms
of evacuation proposed by the Spanish com
mander. after careful consideration by the Presi-
dent and Secretary Of War. | am directed to say
would not he expected to make assault upon
the enemy Mt Santiago until you were prepared 10
will be done. Your telegram of this morning said
your position mpregEable and that you be-
lieved the enemy would yet surrender uncOndit.On-
ally. You have also assured that you could
force their surrender by cutting Off the supplies
Under these circumstances your recon-
mending that Spanish troops be permitted to erac-
uate and proceed without mOlestatOn to Holguin
is great surprise and Is not approved. The re-
sponsibty of destruction and distress 10 tho in
habitants entirely with the Spanish command
The Secretary of War orders that when you
strong enough to destroy the enemy and take
Santiago that you do 1t. II you have not force
enough it will be dispatched TO you AT the earliest
moment practicable Renforcements the
way OF which you have already been advised In
the mean time nothing is lost by holding the posi-
ton you have and which you regard as i'm
pregnabe.
By order " the Secretary Of War
l
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Late that night-July 9-these important
grams were exchanged:

received at Washington. July 3, 1888, 9 D. m)
The Hon. Secretary of War Washington:
forwarded General Toral's proposition to evacu-
ate the town this morning without consulting any
one. since then have seen the general officers
commanding divisions. who agree with me that 1t
should be accepted First, IL releases at once the
harbor; second. II permits the return Of thousands
OF women, children and old men. who have left the
town. fearing bombardment. and who suffering
where they are. though | am doing my best 10
supply them with food; third. it saves the great
obstruction OF property which a bombardment
would entail, most OF which belongs to cubans
and foreign residens fourth IT at once relieves the
command. while II is in good health, for opera
lions elsewhere There are now three cases Of yell
low fever at Siboney, in Michigan regiment, and
II 1t gets started knows where Ii Will stop.
We will lose by this simply prisoners we do
not want and the arms they carry. ! believe many
OF them Will desert and return to our lines. ! was
told by sentinel who deserted last night that
two hundred men wanted to come, but were afraid
our men would fire upon them.
W. r. SHAFTER. General
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Washington. y. C.
MajOr-General MI

N,,or.GeneroI Mics. Camp near Santiago. Playa
You may accept surrender by granting parole to
officers and men the officers retaining their side
arms The officers and men after parSl ,a 10 De per
ing II not accepted then asssu unless s IN yEt tb
sampson and pursue such course as to the assault
as Won Jointly agree upon. Matter should now be
se''''u P'o"''R A. ALGER. Secretary OF War.
on July Is Secretary Alger wrote to the Sec
rotary Of the Navy requesting that he order the
fleet off Santiago at once to force its way into
the bav II possible The reasons given are that
the heavy rains have made the roads nearly i'm
passable for supplies for the troops. and have
filed the trenches and endangered the lives OF
the men from yellow fever Also the enemy's
works were Of such character as to involve
a terrible sacrifice OF life were an attempt made
TO assault them Secretary Long responded in
a mere acknowledgment Of receipt of the COM
munication.
More correspondence by telegraph relative to
the surrender Is given at this point by the Sec
rotary Including General Miless announcement
NJ tho surrender on July II with the under
standing that the Spanish troops would be
turned to Spain. and announcing his arrange
ments for the disposition OF the sick soldiers.
The Secretarys next telegram was addressed
to General Shafter on the following day. and
read: Have you received the absolute sur
render OF the enemy? We waiting the con-
ditons with impotence" Skaters response
was that Miles regarded the surrender as abso
Lutte and the matter would be settled by COM
missioners that day. the 10Th. There was a
telegraphic exchange regarding the Spanish
arms. The Secretary said no propositions could
be entertained to permit them TO carry or their
arms. and Shafter replied that the arms were
surrendered subject to his disposition He re-
garded It as n small matter. but one which he
would not let stand between clearing 10000
Spanish soldiers out OF Cuba or leaving them
there to be captured later and probably with
much loss to ourselves"
long dispatch from General Miles dated
Playa del Este. 21st. tells what general direc-
tons given to General Shafter to be exc
cuted under his orders and supervision In order
to avoid conflict Of authority or misunderstand-
ing 1t Is in this message. which he also pub
l!shed In his report. that he suggested taking
the troops to the highlands In the rear OF SAM
tiago. and II that failed to break UP the dis
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NEGOTIATIONS FOR ST

You viii accept nothing but an uncondtior
SuIrenoeI ana should make extra precautions
prevent the enemys escape
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No assault Will be made or advance from our
present lines until the Navy comes into the bay
hope to be able by fire from our intrenchments 10
drive the enemy inside OF the city.
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visited these lines. and regards them as I'M
pregnable He says:
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PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED.


without indicating what disposition was made
O. the suggestions contained in this dispatch.
Secretary Alger goes on TO explain briefly the
conditions which confronted the American Army
At that moment. The Secretary Of the Navy
was convinced that Cervera was in Santiago
Harbor. and every energy was bent to concen'
trate the military force near Santiago TO aid IN
the destruction OF the Spanish fleet and the capt
ure Of the city. The great difficulty was the want
OF transports. The loading facilities at Port
Tampa were imperfect. The railroad facilities
were inadequate. there was failure to label
the cars. and the postofiice vas congested so
that bills Of lading were delayed. Few OF the
thirty-six transports finally gathered were nj
for such service. but they were the best that
could be had, and while they were rated at
% 900 passengers in capacity even the lo.o"
persons transported was larger number than
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Through General Corbin. the President re-
piled:
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del Este. Cuba:
You may accept surrender by gra
officers and men. the officers retail
arms. The officers and men after p
mitted to return to Spain. the Unite
ing II not accepted. then assault,
Judgment an assault would rail-
Sampson and pursue such course as
as Won Jointly agree upon. Matter
settled promptly.
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tiago and that he (Shafter) should starve them
out letting the non-combatants come out leis-
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The response was as follows:

Adiutant-General Washington:
Camp near Santiago Cuba. 81 am
present so much I'll as exhausted from tn
strain that has been on me for last two
] am also suffering from an attack of gou
prevents me from moving about. ] have.
the whole business in my hand, and am n
It through able staff officers. When ! do
give up | will. OF course. follow your ord
hope to be better soon. SHAFT
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week How Is your health DO you think some
Be very careful OF yourself r. 4 ALGER
Secretary Of War.
IT. a dispatch OF the same date to Shafter
Secretary Alger directs him to intercept all
press dispatches and make report 10 him ut the
close OF each day Of events Of special impor
lance dispatch dated Camp near Santiago
3D. from Shafter to the Secretary OF War
conveys tho first news of the attempted escape
of the Spanish feet. Lieutenant Allen had re-
ported that Cervera had started out at 10
o'clock that morning; Duffeld had teephoned
from Sboney that Sampson had s!gnalled for
the chase. and the French Consul had informed
General Garcia that Cervera going out at
10 o'clock. having told the Consul that It was
better TO die fighting than to blow up his ships
in the harbor on the same day Shafter ro-
ports that he had demanded the surrender Of
Santiago under threat of bombardment. but up
TO 400 o'clock had received no answer He
says:
Situation has been precarious on account Of DIM
culiies Of supplying command with food and ire
mendous fighting capabiy shown by the enemy
from his almost impregna ole position.
The next day he says that he Is physically ex-
hausted STILL but had eaten n little for the first
time in four days Shafter transmits copies Of
his demand for the surrender Of Santiago and
the reply. refusal. OF date OF July g. and then
shows that he postponed the bombardment UNI
I'll noon OF July ) In order to allow the for
cign consuls 10 remove their people TO FL Caney.
He explains to the Secretary that great suffer
ing will result and he submits the matter to
the President The consuls had told Dorst that
there we're not to exceed 1900 troops In San
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heifers, $2G4.a5; Texas and Indian steers $500
425 cows and heifers, $2.25@350.
Hogs-Receipts, 3,400; shipments, 1900. Market
steady. Workers. s3.4OqS6O; packers, $S.50@3 6S
butchers, }3.60Q3.70
Sheep-Receipts. 500; shipments none. Market
steady to strong. Native. $3.50Q465; culls and
bucks, $2QS.S0; lambs $4.75Q575.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 5.-Cattle-Reoeipts, 200.
Market unchanged; only retail trade.
Hogs-Receipts 1900. Market steady to strong
and active. Bulk OF sales s3.45DS.60; heavies.
SS40@362h; packers, S. 421sG3 62ls; mixed, $4,000
$50: lights. $S.S5Qs50 Workers. $S.45@5.5O; pigs,
So. 25@3e2Is
sheep-i,eceipts. 1000 Market firm. Lambs,
$4.2G05.50: muttons, $3.25GT4.4O
EAST BUFFALO. Jan. 15.-Cattle about
steady.
Hogs-Peceipts. 80 cars. Workers.. good to
choice, s3S0@3.S5; roughs, common to choice, $40
@3.35: pigs, good to choice. SS.70p3.75
Sheep and Lamhs--Rsceipts, 16 cars. Lambs,
choice to extra. s575G5.S5; culls to common. $3.50
Q5.40; sheep, choice to selected wethers, 65490;
culls to common, $240Q375
NEW YORK, Jan. .--Beeves-Receipts, "a; no
sales; exports, $50 beeves, $50 sheep and 372S
quarters of beef. Gables unchanged. Calves-Re-
ceipts, none; no trading.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 9O2. Sheep $3.50
AS lambs. s5@5.25
Hogs-Receipts s.S25. Market firm at s3.sOQ41o.
LOUISVILLE. jan 15.-Cattle-Receipts, zoo.
Market steady and unchanged.
Hogs-Receipts, 2O00 Market 21ac lower on
heavy and mediums. Heavy, $3.55Q3621s; light,
$s.1OQ350; pigs, s275qS.l0
Sheep unchanged.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 15.-Hogs steady at $3G37e.
Cattle steady at S22505.10.
Sheep steady at s--75G465. Lambs steady at
$4@465
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views of Henry CIews.


Speaking of the activity in the New York
stock market last week, Henry Clews says:
ION the one hand. United States takingS
of European merchandise have been dinlin-
ished and, on the other, foreign purchases
of our food products have been very largely
increased through short crops in nearly all
the other supply countries. This has inev-
itably brought home a considerable amount
of our securities, and the drift may con-
tnue for some time longer, but this situa-
ton seems to have passed its climax, ana
with an increase in our imports of merchan-
lise-which has distinctly set in--we may
expect to see some early abatement of the
Encouragement which European money
lenders have been systematically showing
to purchases of our securities, The distinct
growth in the force of the sound-money
movement in this country appears to be pro-
ducing a recovery of confidence in our in
vestments across the Atlantic, but that fac
tor is not likely to have any positive buy
ing effect until the foreign exchanges have
recovered their normal balance. There is
evidence enough, however, that we are quite
able to take care of our own market and
of all the securities that may be sent here
from Europe The latter factor may have
a certain measure of influence in modifying
the euecL OF DulllSn JeQuencleS mere, out 1t
is by no means likely to wholly neutralize
those tendencies, for, after all, the available
floating supply of foreign-held stocks and
bonds must now be approaching its mini
mum.
THE successful working out of railroad
reconstruction schemes is gradually elm
mating those sources of disturbance from
the market. The improving earnings of the
roads facilitate those settlements and help
to bring about better adjustments than in
some cases have been expected. The i'm
proving position of the Pacific roads has
conspicuously wholesome effect. The reor-
ganlzation committee of the Union Pacific
has obtained a controlling interest in the
Oregon Short-ine, which gives them con-
troll also OF the Oregon Railroad and Navi-
cation Company. AS the Northern Pacific
and the Great Northern Railway also held
a large interest in the Oregon Navigation
Company, this arrangement binds more
closely the cooperation between this i'm
portant group of tranScontinentaI roads.
Although there has been some falling
off in the forwarding of wheat the rail-
roads still continue to show large increases
in their gross earnings. The following state
ment, showing the earnings for the first
week of January of the twenty-five roads
reporting on Wednesday last, will fairly
indicate this tendency:
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was persistently weak It's decline has been
attributed to the declared purpose of the
directors to retain the surplus for con-
tingencies, and professional traders have
taken gloomy but uninformed view of
what these contingencies might be. The
tendency of the Hawaiian annexation treaty
in the Senate has been unfavOrable to
Sugar, as annexation would allow Hawaiian
refined sugar to come In free. The indus
trial list generally has been heavy during
the week A feature has been the large
buying for investment account OF gilt-edged
stocks.
The bank statement indicates that the
expected replenishment of the money mar
ket has been accomplished, and a significant
weakening of foreign exchange indicates
that the seasonable outgo of gold is likely
not TO occur on account of the heavy trade
balance in our favor. The item of loan ex-
pansonS does not indicate d very active
demand for money, but in the last few days
offerings of commercial paper were re-
ported to be in large volume. Bidding Tor
choice grades has also been sufficiently ac-
tive to effect d lowering of rates.
The market for railway bonds has been
very active all week and record prices have
been reached for many high-grade issues.
The issues of the Union Pacific group have
been conspicuous and strong, showing adj
vanceS ranging up to six points. Seattle
Lake Shore & Eastern firsts trust receipts
rose at one time 20 per cent, but lost a
part of the gain. Total sales, $23 ,2OJo 600.
United States twos and the old tours,
coupon, are II higher bid, and the new
foUrs Is higher lex. interest for the regis
tered)
The following table, prepared by L. W.
Louis, Room H. Board of Trade. shows the
nj
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Washington Pos


1.-THE beet sugar industry is the coming
investment of this country" said Mr.. s.
K. Stephens, of Omaha, Neb. The enor-
nifty Of our sugar business is not generally
our capacity for manufacturing either cane
or beet sugar is entirely too small Export
statisticians have been at work on this sub
Ject for some years past. and the result of
their laborS constitutes most interesting
set of figures for one to ponder on. 1t is
estimated that 900 additional establishments,
each representing an investment of $500 900,
are needed in order that the entire sugar
supply consumed in the United Stats can be
manufactured at home. We consume annual
ly about two millions and half tons of
sugar. The money paid TO foreign nations
for their share in this supply amounts to
SIPS O00. GOO
Now, it would seem to me that with all
our room here in America, and with all the
advantages we possess of skilled labor and
unlimited resources, it would be well for
Americans to go to work and produce the
entire supply. 1t is always said that this is
a nation that can produce everything e.
uuired for its own consumption Let it be
so. France, Russia, Germany and Austria
have been making beet sugar for fifty years
or more, and have demonstrated that its
manufacture pays. and pays we'll These
countries have, between them. ,245 beet SUI
gar factories. while in the United States
there are only eight. 1t is estimated that
within the next ten years perhaps fully
100000 tons of beet sugar will be annually
used in this country. Ii the farmers will
set about to raise the sugar beetS they will
experience some sure-enough prosperity. To
produce this amount of sugar would require
So O00.000 tons of sugar beetS. which would
bring at the lowest estimate $3.50 .000 The
industry would employ 5.3VOVV9 acres of
farming land and something like half a
million men to work in tire heldS. The FAC
tories for making the sugar would give en-
ployment to many more ldie people and Gre
ate a general demand for the stuffs that are
necessary in the manufacture. The ques-
ton is one that requires much thought"
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Elsewhere.

CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-To-day's cattle market was
of the usual nominal Saturday character There
were no changes from yesterdays prices for the
few hundred head offered for sale The market
this week closes firm for good cattle and lower
for the poorest. Liberal receipts expected for
next week and a moderate reaction in prices
would cause surprise.
Trade In hogs was fairly active, but prices were
about PIC lower than Yesterday. Hogs sold at an
extreme range Of s340G3.70. chiefly at So 55a3. Co.
and the bulk Of the pigs sold at s3.30Q355. AS
compared with week ago prices were 2iaN5c
higher At the close the best hogs sold at $362L
G3.65
Prices for sheep and lambs firm on the
basis OF S2.65a3 for a few inferior sheep up TO
sA2oGl4.5O for good 10 choice focks. fed Westerns
being salable at So 50145O. Yearlings in de-
mand at %.50l14.75 and lambs at $4.50@5.SJ feed
ing lambs selling at s5@5f0
Receipts-Cattle. 800; hogs, 1900; sheep. 5000.
EAST LIBEl.- l.. jan 15.-Cattle steady. Prime
81 1905 common, ss.25G3.so; bulls stays and
COWS, $3G375.
Hogs active. Prime medium s3s5G3 90; best
Workers. sSSo@3S5: heavy. $37o9s.75: pigs. $3.50
$50; roughs, s2.25d3.25
Sheep steady Choice, s4.656470; common So %
G3.75; choice lambs. s5.75@5.S5: common to good
$45095.60. cal calves. s6.50d7.25
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 15.-cattle-Receipts $500;
shipments, LEGO. Market steady. Fair TO fancy
shipping steers. s4.40G525 butchers and dressed
beef grades. $3s0@4S0: steers under 1000 lbs ia 30
case; stockers and feeders. s2.5o445o; COWS and