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.BLANCO EXPLAINS.
Tells "HoW 1t Happened" at Santi-.
g. ago-Says He will Triumph
= In the End.

): Havana, July 22.-Capt. Gen. Blance
has issued the following proclamation an
nouncing the capitulation of Santiago. It
is dated Havana, july II:
After three months heroic defense and
many bloody combats, owing to the scarcity
Of ammunition and victuals the garrison
Of Santiago de Cuba has been forced to
capitulate under honorable conditions and
with all the honors. Of war. This occurred
on the day of July 49, when it was recog-
nized by the brave Spanish general of di-
vision who was acting commander of the
place: that resistance was useless and that
he*could no longer hold the place: Notwith-
standing that achievements had been pos
sible and that, although he should receive
such from Manzanillo and although he
combats and although he might put the
city in better condition of defense, he
was still face to face with the fact that
endorsements would only make further
inroads upon the already greatly consumed
and nearly exhausted store Of provisions of
the Spanish garrison. The city was thus
placed in a very lamentable condition. The
situation was anticipated, but 1t caused
great depression to the M
the military forces of the Americans is
lacking in strategic Importance owing to
the fact that the city had previously been
American ships and will have little or no
effect on the development Of the Spanish
Earn paign which is to decide Spain's fate
The Spanish aImy Is intact and eager for
glory. tits willing to measure arms with
the Americans, and in this army the King
sof Spain, the Spanish government and the
whole country places the trust of defense
mt any cost of the integrity of Spanish terri
tory and the honor Of Spain's immaculate
flag.
4: This army Is sure to be triumphant and
victorious at the last In spite Of SO many
dangers and impediments, and that it will
show once more the indomitable Spanish
bravery and well-known military talents of
*our people is the hope and expectation of
your general-in-chief. BLANCO.
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LIEUT.. HOBSON ARRIVES
Lands at New Yo.'k-May be Bear
ing Sampson's Official Re-
= port to Washington.

!: New York, July 22.-Lieut. Hobson,
who took the Merrimac into the channel
at Santiago, arrived here today on the
United States cruiser st. Paul, and it is
believed proceeded to Washington by way
of the Pennsylvania railroad. 1t is posi-
BILE that Hobson is the bearer of Ad-
miral SIMPSONS report of the naval en-
gagement off Santiago.
8 When H0bson lett 4 ferryboat at the
foot of Whitehall street, it took but few
moments for his identity to become known
and a crowd soon gathered to cheer him.
gresham j. w. Wadsworth of Genesee,
N. Y, who was at the surrender of San
tiag0, and also came as passenger on the
st. Paul. u.
n Lieut.. Hobson said that he had inspect
ed the wrecked Spanish warships and he
is certain if prompt action is taken that
two of them, the 'Gristobal Colon and Ma
ria Teresa, can be saved. The Oquendo
is total wreck The Vizcaya is not
quite as bad as the Oquendo and some of
her guns may be secured.
Should q gale spring up added Lieut..
Hobson, "all the work Of the wreckers
would 60 for naught, and the Colon and
the Teresa would be lost to u.s. That is
why am hurrying to Washington to ex-
plain to the officials there the necessity of
making contracts at once for the raising of
the warships. They doubtless will do SO
when they understand the situation as 1
can explain it, .=%| r.
81 Philadelphia, Pa, July 22.-Lieut. Hob
son was met at Trenton by reporter
for the Associated press, who rode with
him as far as Philadelphia. The lieu
tenant said that he was ON his way to the
navy department. at Washington with
Admiral Simpsons report of the destruc-
ton of Cerveras fleet and he felt that it
would be ont Of place for him to discuss
any of the matters that were likely to be
covered by the admirars report. 55:.@ II
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BROOKE ON THE WAY.
General Is Going from Chicka-
manga to Porto Rico by Way
of Newport News.

ChickafnauEa Park, Tenn, July 23.-
Gen. Brooke and staff left this after
noon ON special train for Newport
News, whence, they 60 to Porto Rico.
The train was made up Of private car
occupied by Gen. Brooke, two Pullman
sleepers and two baggage coaches. It
goes over the Queen & Crescent via
Lexington, KY. and Richmond, Va. The
departure of Gen. Brooke leaves Maj.
Gen. ]. f. Wade in command of Camp
Thomas
At an early hour today the reserve hos
pltai corps, reserve ambulance corps, the
signal corps, troop H of the Sixth
United States cavalry and Go. F,
Eighth United States infantry left on
special trains for Newport News. The
several commands: marched five miles; to
Rossville, where they were loaded on
special trains.
Tomorrow morning four light batteries
of artillery, of Illinois, B of Pennsyl-
vania, A of Missouri and the Twenty
seventh Indiana, viii leave for Newport
with the exception of the two brigades of
the First division are now en- route. 49,,
The medical officers at Camp Thomas
are unusually busy now. Orders have
been issued from corps headquarters d.
recting that the medical officers give the
"Cu q tuUIUuSu course OF INSTRUCTORS IN
administering to the wounded in battle.
They will be instructed in first aid to
the Vunded and the application of med
ical bandages. This work has been prac-
ticed more or less over the camp, but
an order has been issued directing that
at least four lessons week be given.
Each man, before leaving for the front,
is provided with full medical case
called first aid to the wounded It
consists of bandageS and medical annl;-
ances such as are to be used in stopping
the flow of blood from a bullet wound,
etc.
All over the First corps are number of
dure the hardships Of war. these men are
to be discharged at once. An examining
board from each of the division hospitals,
will at once be appointed to examine and
enquire into the health of the men. This
work will not delay the departure Of tie
corps, as it is so divided up that it can
be done rapidly as well as thoroughly.
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IN CREASE HER NAVY
Great Britain to SPEND 44o. ooo,-
600 TO Maintain supremacy
on the Sea.

b. London, July 9. IN the House Of Cons
mons yesterday Mr.. Goschen, first lord of
the admiralty, announced that the govern
ment would build four battleships, four
cruisers, and four torpedo boat destroyers
within the next three and q half years, at
q total cost Of f8. 200, 600. The govern
ment, he declared, adhered firmly 10 the
& Gss Bpan a.ys esss e
rivals Russia's naval programme, he
said, had made England's policy Of aug
mentatiOn necessary. 0
Mr.. Goschen explained that the present
strengthening of England's navy was di-
rectly due tc Rnssia's action. Russia, he
ton Of four cruisers within the remaining
months of 1898. sIT
Mr.. Curzon, under-secretary for foreign
affairs, said that the government had no
reason to believe that Russia demanded
the sole control of the reorganization of
the Chinese navy, but Mt the same time
Russia did not absolutely deny such inten.
tions. s<s
The subsequent debate on the naval es-
Inmates was strongly anti Russian In its
tenor. &. =s## zs
Mr.. Goschen declared that the armor
manufac turers were working night and
day at full speed, but they would not pro-
d d this year the quantity the admiralty
. IL
that England would always Be able to pro-
duce her own armor and not be compelled
to so abroad for it. ..raz.=s. s {, .:
Speaking of the reconstruction of old
cruisers, Mr.. Goschen said that the gov
ernment intended to improve those of the
admiral class, but in view of the present
conditions prevailing throughout the
world none Of them would be placed in
dock yet.
AS regards new: cruisers. two of the
Crescent class would be built and two of
larger class. The latter would be of
the following dimensions: Length, $50
feet: breadth, e feet, and mean draught,
26 feet. Their displacement would be
II, 100 tons. Their engines would be of
3O,OOO-hOrse power, and they would have
speed of % knots. They would mount
two 9.2 breech-loading guns, sixteen g.
inch quick-frers, and fourteen 12-pounder
quick frers. They would have vertical
side armor six inches thick, and strong
steel decks. Their boilers would be of the
water-tube type, and they would have
twin screws. -s.ssss ....s.-
The members of the House cordially re-
ceived the proposals of the admiralty.
Sir Charles Dixie, however, said he re-
GREETED the length of time allowed the
contractors to build the new vessels. He
complained that the House was not ade-
quately informed regarding the Russian
naval programme, and said he thought
that Great Britain was not spending
enough money on her navy, considering
her wealth. The country, he said in con-
clusion, must maintain an overwhelming
naval superiority over other nations.
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GARCIA TO SHAFTER.
Claims He was Snubbed by the
United States Offioers-With-'
draws to Interior.

New York, July ga dispatch from
Santiago gives the following as being
a letter sent by Gen. Garcia to Gen.
Shafter:
Sir: On May - the government of the
err Of the Cuban army in the East to CO.
operate with the American army, follow
ing the plans and obeying the orders OF
its commander. l have done my best, sir,
to fulfill the wishes of my government,
and have been until now one of your
most faithful subordinates, honoring my
self In carrying out your orders as far as
my, powers have allowed me to do it.
The city of Santiago surrendered to the
American army, and news of that inpor-
tant event was given to me by persons ell.
tirely foreign to your staff: have not
yourself informing me about the, negotia-
tions for peace or the terms of the capitu-
lation by the Spaniards. The aSHsportant
ceremony Of the surrender Of the Spanish
by yourself took place later on, and only
knew Of both events by public reports.
was neither honored, sir, with kind
word from you inviting myself or any
army on that memorable occasion. IS
Finally, know that you have left In
power at Santiago the same Spanish ans
as the enemies Of the independence Of Gu.
ba. I beg to say that these authorities
have never been elected at Santiago by the
residents OF the CITY, out were. appointed
by royal DEGREES Of the Queen Of Spain. 5.5z
l would agree, sir, that the army under
your command should have taken possess:
sion Of the city, the garrison and the forts.
1 would give my warm cooperation to any
measure you may have deemed best I'M,
der American military law to hold the
city for your army and to preserve public
order until the time comes to fulfill the
solemn pledge Of the people of the United
States to establish In Cuba free and In
dependent government. But when the
question arises of appointing authorities
In Santiago de Cuba, under the peculiar
circumstances of our thirty years strife.
the deepest regret that such authorities
are not elected by the Cuban people, but
are the same Cnes selected by the Queen
of Spain, and hence are ministers to de-
fend against the Cubans the Spanish SOW
ereignty. 2
A -rumor, too absurd to believe, gem
eral, ascribes the reason of your measures,
and of the orders forbidding my army to
Santiago to fear of massacres and revenge
against the Spaniards. Allow me. sir, to
idea. We are not savages ignoring the
rules of civilized warfare. We are a poor,
ragged army, as ragged and as poor as was
the army of your forefathers in their
noble war for independence, but as did
the heroes Of Saratoga and Yorktown, we
with barbarism and cowardice. ).
In view OF all these reasons, I sincere
" regret to be unable to fulhll any longer
the otders Of my government and therefore
have rendered today to the commander
i IN chief Ct 9Th. the Cuban army, Maj. Gen
mander of this section of our army ut 80.
p Awaiting his resolution. withdraw my
forces to the interior Very respectfully
. yours. CALIxTO GARCIA. :.
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,BRO0KLYN'S WORK.
Careful investigation Shows that
She Fought Every Ship In
Spanish Fleet. s.a5.

Santiago, July 17.-ICorrespondence Of
the Associated ress.1-There has been
SO much discussion over the parts taken
by the American ships in the battle that
destroyed Admiral Cervera's squadron
counts by eye-witnesses, giving the credit
to one or two ships, that some figures
taken from tables and charts prepared by
an examining board will be Of interest,
The discussions, it must be borne in
mind, are merely coincidental with esprit
de corps and are not at all bitter. Natu-
rally, each ships company believes that
1t I'D the workstoSa greater extent than
An examina ton of the hulls of the
Spanish vessels above the present SUBJ
merged water line shows the following:
Four-inch shells tared only BY the Iowa)-
In infanta v; Maria Teresa. i; Almirante oquen-
fEf'f sfs': sss only
mirante Oquendo. 5, one Of which exploded
a torpedo, Cristobal Colon. 4.
Oregon and fndianal-Teresa. 5; Oquendo,
8; Vizcaya, 1. As the Indiana did not fol-
low the chase. she had nothing to do with
Twelve or thirteen-inch shells-only two
on the Teresa, must be Credited to the bat
tieshtps Oregon, Indiana, Texas and Iowa.
although it Is quite certain that the Texas
fired one.
All the Spanish were riddled with the
rapid-6re of the 1 and 6-pounders car
ried by all the American ships.
1t will be seen from this table that the
greatest proportion of large shells ef
fectively landed went from Commodore
Schley's flagship, the Brooklyn. and that
she placed twenty 5-inch shells in the
vitals of the different vessels of the enc
my, pretty equally divided, except that
the Vizcaya caught one extra. =.
This demonstrated that the Brooklyn
fought every ship, of the Spanish squad
ron in turn and landed nearly twice as
many 5-inch shells as all FIVE vessels did
$.inch ones. and as many as all other
kinds combined
The Iowa comes next with eight 4.
inch shells, FIVE Of which were planted
in the last vessel to leave the harbor, the
Almirante OQuendo.
The ten S-inch shells must be divided
among the four vessels firing them, al
though the two in the Vizcaya undoubt-
eddy belong to the Brooklyn's list of
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LllNDl ON Do BITS til.
Engliah DIPLOMATS Unable TO Dis4
osrn Any Indication az
Peace Proposal.

London, July q. The statement made
by Senior Gamazo. the Spanish minister
3of public instruction. to the effect :Lat
peace, honorable to the Spanish army.
will shortly be concluded, is regarded in
London more as an Indication Of per-
.sonal opinion or hope than as rejecting
any general decision of the cabinet.
Nothing showing any movement In the di-
rection OF peace has been received here
from any quarter likely to be well In
formed on the subject The Spanish am
5bassador. Count Rascon. who was ques-
toned on the subject, said: I'VE have no
sneWs. from Madrid and we have no reason
taken as Senior Gamazo's statement
would indicate. = z rs.
At ! o'clock this afternoon prominent
official Of the British foreign Office said
to q representative of the Associated
press:
1--WE have absolutely nothing confirm
atory Of Senior Gamazo's alleged srate-
ment.5 We wish we had and we hope it is
true, but SO far as we are advised the
signs do not seem propitious for early
peace. z+sE- % u
'."Relative to the idea that England will
be prominently connected with the flu
ture peace negotiations, absolutely moth
ing has occurred thus far upon which to
base the idea. As general principle in
these affairs, the interference of neu-
trail is a mistake until invited by both
beliigerents." aa ~ 8, !.
It is known that the Spanish ambassa-
doris have been sounding the other am
bassadors at all the courts of Europe,
with the object of inducing concerted rep
reservations at Washington to stop the
war, and there is reason to believe that
Great Britain is no longer alone in de-
murring at this and pointing out the use
lessness of such course. ! Z -
On the other hand it is said that the
representations to stop the war have been
made at Madrid, but judging from the
results they have not been sufficiently
strong to induce Spain to come to her
senses. 1t is recognized by all except
Spain, that the United States will refuse
TO listen to suggestions upon the part of
the concerted powers.
In this matter" one of the ambassa-
doris said to representative of the Asso-
ciated press, "Spain knows the irreduci-
Bile minimum upon which the United
States will discuss peace. What is she
waiting for? Spain seems to forget that
the United States can stop the war the
moment she likes. Now that she has no
Spanish fleet to reckon with, she can take
Porto Rico and the Canary islands at
her leisure and finally deal with Cuba in
the cool weather. Then Spain will con-
slider the American terms less ridiculous
than now" ~ -
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MARKETS. ny TELEGRAPH.

UkEE~FlOur-Steady. Wheat -
ssessSy ~ ~ seanf TRACK Sa 'f&st En
Strong; No: 2 white, on track, 2!1ac; No. 3
VI xhite' on ira. track .s 25@EAe; BarleyIouiet;
Provisions-S Steady; pork. 9.s5; lard. $50
Flour is steady at 4.so@4.90 for patents;
bakers. 3sO@3.9o. and 2.sJ@s.oo for rye:
10. Is for bran. 12.5oai2.75 for Standard mid
diings, and 13.75@14.00 for white.
Chicago 9. Close Wheat c--Juy; I6Ac;
6ers s7SaS7Sze; Nay, 76cs GeinUSuiy.
MAY. s5Sas7Nc: s9Sssts-5q!y, &c; sepsem:
SEP s w. EaTdE1uIS ft S5s: septeS
BET. 5:so@5.62; October. 5ss; December.
SOL. Ribs-July. $50; September. a.65; oc-
'o NEW = YORK - Close = Wheat - July,
e2Nc; September, 5se; December. &c;
March ':. 72Ae. ot Gcsn-september, ssxe. Oats
HIRRERPooLzs Close g. wheat-ouiet, I'd
5s11Ad; December, 5s7lsd. Corn Steady;
unchanged to I'd higher. July, SOD. Sep
te sT o1G Sstoss5 ss4f irregular and
unsettled: No. 2 cash elevator, re: track,
74@7ee; July: '41ss; sePts%ber, SsA9ssks;
Der, ssAc oats-HIsher: No cash, 2shc;
track, 2S1sc; July. 2sAc; September; 2oMc;
FSsx;ees x1ts 2s &C. RT Es,aPF@ As
DULUTH - Close wheat Cash No. I
hard, Sc; No. Northern, s5c; No. North
Sortessn to arrive, Sc: .5siy, SIS: septen-
s4c; September. 9sc; October, CSC.
: MINNEAPoLls,- Wheat Steady and
S7ae; december. SsMe: No, hard. aoSs:
No. Northern. SSAc; No. 2 Northern, sake
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MORE TROOPS START.
Another Expedition Sails from San
= Francisco to Join the
Army at Manila.

San Francisco, CAL, July 23.-The
transport steamer Rio Janeiro, bearing
two battalions of South Dakota volunteer
recruits for the Utah Light artillery and
a detachment of the signal corps, sailed
today for Manila. The vessel was ac-
corded the same ovation which has been
given to the other transports which have
sailed for the Philippines, and nothing IN
usual occurred as the vessel steamed down
the bay toward the ocean. The expedi-
ton will be under the command of Brig. :
Gen. H: G. Otis, who has stated that lie
will make all possible speed to join the
United States forces in the Philippines.
The Rio will stop at Honolulu to take
on fresh supplies and to refill her coal
hnnkers - q -. - - - FL ID
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GRAIN rs LAID WASTE. !.
Hail Plays Havoc with 20, 900 Acres

Hail Plays Havoc with $4,000 Acres
& z: I'M FIJI. in North Dakota. s4ssS s,.5.
5 Casselton, N. D., July 23.-Abort $500
acres of grain were totally destroyed by
hail in Cass county. The nearest point Of
sCasselton. The storm went over three
townships in the shape of crescent.
From statements made by the farmers,
there must have been meeting of two
separate storms, and farms in the line Of
the first storm were untouched. AT Cas-:
selton, the clouds were not threatening.
and scarcely any rain fell. IS
B Fargo, N. d., July 23-Hail struck the
par5 Of
in section almost eighteen miles long
and one and one-half miles wide. It is re.
ported TINT at least ID, 900 acres were laid
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GARCIA IS LICKED.


S Nav York INlv On - d3amafoh IA thn
= 49,, 81 ..,s .rpa -. ny
11staau aloIn san..Ako " tori AnLonio
says: Great excitement was caused ut
Santiago today (Thuraday} BY story
brought N By Cnbans that 1000 Cuban
inanrpents us romnnsinr Gnr ~ rc;a, !.
..,s, -. 4. 49,, - :
an 10y ~. s4e sasteau oI S,uDS,
Wy ansa s9ussu ~ !. nsrse ensasehens W tsa
g mta ~ - ~ oounu 1oI
,n;,,. ml 4S sovA piaco ~, e
nitr f"rtsla,,. ~. t.;i,sd 4hs
Cnbans say, and many more were Wonnd-
ed. The Spanish loss was much smaller,
it is said.
American ORcers surnriaed.
Nothinp ha nnaninp IN this ricinitv 20
Gently has taken the American officers
and troODs 40 comnIetely Nv. snrnfise M
this story Of hattie hetween the umha M
and the Spaniards. Our troons had come
to look nnon tho insnraenfk as eaters
believed the feports that Garcia's men
had lain in an1huscade and hafi openetI
the FIGHT by attackinp the Snaniah froans.
II Is not known whether Zen. Garcin
was aware az the number az the enemy
he was attacking. II he thonent he Ind
encountered small force Of Spaniards
crave mistatal amarshtIv. There " vsr .
at least 400 Smp;ards n tho sodv' ac.
cordinr To renoff and thew drove Garcia =
men intn FIJI rstrast5a foE hours aftns
the haffle hecah. @l,'....:.'>' = :,
When the CInfmu cener.f w;thf9rew bis
troops to the mountains he resolved to
move on to Holguins about sixty miles
to the northwest Of the city, If the Amer
leans would no allow them to wreak ven.
rennce nnnn tho Snan;ards in Sent;aCn@
the Cubans prenose3 to storm some other
impoftaft nlace and fake nnssess;on If #
on their own aceo,;nt f >H>", - = -.
- 49, =" r.. -.
). "ah:eu 20 Adke hoiGaln'
Ten. Gareia Withdrew his troops from the
American lines and refused longer to act
as an ally OF Gen. Smarter. He decided
to capture Hoigqln u possible, and to there
ti,e. W ,o a. th r.h 5ns,n..< fa. A ~
EASTERN demrtment' ~ >' -
RI Is NOT stated how far tn tho north.
xcst IF Sant;aao Gau Garcio,s army ha 4
proceeded mon This mission when The
Snan;sh trocf1s 1raro anoorntorod Thov
had heen marchinr for many hours. how.
ever. and must have been we'll started on
their Journey. :.
The Ctbans and Standards met On the
road between SANTIAGO and Holauin. The
Spaniartls. it is said, had been gathered
from the fortified towns in the vicinity
and were proceeding to Santiago under
the terms Of surrender agreed to by Gen.
Toral. They were seeking to carry out
in good faith the agreement made with
Gen. Shafter. They were not looking for
a fight and were caught of their guard.
Gen. Garcia. it is said. ordered his men
to- form so that thew would be Concealed
in the chauparal. hopine to annihilate The
FIRST section of the Spanish troops. His
MANS were PROMPTLY mt into execution,
put e: the s2anlards' Quickly recovering IN 9
onen;,c shots foneht SarceIv and Con
Garciass ambnscade was a faIInre
Al+honoh nnsnooossf,,1 :, h;s .,,., j.,
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WANTS ANNEXATIO
Gen. Aguinaldo Said to be Working
- for This Disposition of the
go, IS Philippines.

New York, July PA dispatch to the
World from Hong Kong says: Gen.
Aguinaldo. the leader of the Philippine in
surgents, is fighting for annexation to the
United States. -. -.-z..
The Cortes and the Basa families and
other families of influence in the island
have been giving money freely to buy
arms for the insurgents ON assurances
from the United States consul here, Mr..
Wildman, that they could trust to the
American spirit of Justice g,