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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-14
At the Front.
starving.

PLAYA DEL ESTE, July 13.-The
armistice continues until Thursday
noon, when the surrender of the Span
iards or a general assault upon San
tiago is expected. General Miles is
. comforting with General Shafter. The
American land batteries are all IN posi-
ton and their guns are trained upon
the Spanish trenches. The fleet is pre-
pared to assist in the bombardment Of
The city and the ships are lying of
Aguadores awaiting the signal TO begin
firing. The wreckers who have been 10
speeding the sunken Spanish cruiser
Cristobal Colon not only hope to be
able to save her, but they think that
she may be able to go to the United
States under her own steam. The
weather is hot and rainy.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July IA
dispatch from General Shafter was re-
ceived at the War Department at 1910
this morning. 1t states that the Span
ish General Toral has not yet made any
definite answer to the demand for sur
render, but is dickering for more time.
His latest proposition is for the ap-
pointment of q commission OF some
kind to agree upon terms of surrender.
The message has been taken to the
White House. While General Shaiter
expresses no opinion as to the outcome
Of to day the plea of the Spanish
General for more time is taken as an
indication that be will surrender to-
day.
Santiago is reeking with yellow fever.
This fact was known to Shafter for
some time, and on last Thursday he an
nounced that as soon as the city falls
he will surround it with troops and
only send in enough to preserve order.
This will be kept up until fall when
fever disappears. No Cuban soldiers
will be allowed to enter the city, Shat
ter fearing a repetition of the Caney
looting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-14
From Manila.

CHICAGO, Ill, July IA cable to
the Record from Manila dated July 8
says; The insurgents are concentra-
ting all their forces around Manila in q
supreme effort to capture it. A gen.
eral attack on the city is expected to
day. The desire of the natives to gain
possession of the Spanish capital before
the Americans begin land attack is
very great. The Monterey and the
second detachment of troops are ex.
pected to arrive on July II, and the in
surgents wish to take Manila if possible
before that day. The American SOL
diers at Cavite are now busy with reg
ular drills, target practice and other
instructions which are expected to
make experienced fighters of them.
There are $50 cases of sickness in the
camp, nearly all due to dysentery. The
1000 Spanish prisoners which were
held by the insurgents at Cayite have
been removed to Lou and Bulucan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-14
War Bulletins.

NEW YORK, July I'D. Van
Aiken & Company have closed con.
tract with the government to build
piers, floats and railroads at Santiago
BERLIN, July 1.-THE report that
SPANS peace conditions will consist
only of the cession of the Island Of
Cuba and a reasonable war indemnity
is looked upon by the German papers
as case of ''bluff."
LONDON. July IA dispatch 10 Llovi.
from Cadiz says that ell of the buoys .ishl.
snd landmarks have been removed from that
port,
LONDON, July ia dispatch from Mad.
rid asserts that General ToIsl has been on.
dered by the government to resist as long SIS
possible.
GIBRALTAR. Ju'y IA steamer arrived
from the Mediterranean reports having igh,.
ed Admiral Camsra's squadron steering iu the
direction of artagena. Gun practice w.s
constantly carried on aboard the wsrship. Il.
long as they were in sight.
MADRID, July 1.-THE war office hs. re.
ceived from Captain General Blanco nolii.
cation that he has instructed General Toral.
the commander at Santiago, to re ist the
Americans as long as possible, but fully en-.
towering him 10 end the struggle at his lis.
cretion
MADRID, July 14-Captain.G General Bsuco
has wired from Havana that the steamc.
Santo Domingo, from Mexico with caro- Of
Spanish stores, went ashore at Punta Ca.ms.
in the Pinsr del Rio province. The AMER
cans, he says set fire to the ship and the yes'
sci, together with her cargo, was destrOyed.
GALVESTON, Tex, July 14.-The first i'm.
mune regiment has received orders TO be
ready 10 leave on Sunday as transports arc
expected to arrive on that day. The desr'
nation is unknown.
CHARLESTON, S c., July 14-The Third
Wisconsin volunteers will sail to-day io
Cuba. General Wilson will probably sail c.
the transport.
MARE ISLAND NAVY YARD CAL. July 4
Since the rush Of work began at the navy
yard on March 1, over So 10000 have b~@n
disbursed to employees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-14
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Reinforcements have been sent to
the project of Woo Chow, China, who
reports severe loss of imperial troops
and the fear of having TO surrender to
the rebels unless help reaches him.
The italian squadron under Admiral
Candiana is on the way to Carthagena,
Colombia, to seize the custom house for
non-execution of the claim of Signor
Corruti, which was decided in his ia
vor by President Cleveland.
1t was reported in Baltimore yester-
day that financial circles credited the
interests recognizing the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad with the intention
to remove the headquarters of the COM
pany from Baltimore to New York.
The Navy Department was informed
yesterday that the wrecking outfits Or
dered to Cuba to raise the sunken
| Spanish wsrships have reached Ad-
miral Sampson and have commenced
| work. 1t is hoped that at least one yes
sci may be saved and added to the
navy.
At Racine, Wis, yesterday afternoon,
FIRE completely destroyed the three
story structure of the Racine Malleable
and Wrought Iron Company, resulting
! in q pecuniary loss of 100000, to-
gether with probably ten lives and Sc
sious injury to q score or more OF
| others.
William Gray, of the Hawthorne
Athletic Club, Buffalo, did not meet
George Considine, the representative OF
Corbett, and sign articles of agreement
on behalf of Mccoy yesterday, so Con-
sidine has declared the match off and
all negotiations looking to meeting
between the two men are at an end.
A dispatch feom Key West says that
a Cuban who has just escaped from
Havana says that General Blanco at
tempted suicide on learning ofthe com
plete destruction of Admiral Cervera's
feet. He was in his palace with his
staff and General Arolas when the eff
fort was made, and was disarmed with
difficulty. The report is not credited.
DR.. William H. Whitstt has resign
ed the presidency of the Southern Bsp-
fist Theological Seminary, at Louis
vile, KY, in the hope of putting an
end to the controversy between his
friends and his opponents growing out
of certain publications in which he ex.
pressed views on point of church his
tory in which many members of the
church did not agree with him.
Since the beginning OF the war there
have been purchased for army pur'
poses by the government $1,000 mules
and 1000 horses. The total number o.
these animals now in use by the
troops in the field and at the sew.
eral army camps is not far from 1900
mules and 1000 horses. With the
further equipment of volunteers under
the second call purchases continue to
be made, and it is quite probable that
within a few weeks this four footed
army will number $4,000. These will
cost in round numbers IS, 100000
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-14
4 Bloody ARRAY.

NEW YORK, July 14.-One man was
shot and mortally wounded, three
others were stabbed and still others
were injured by broken glass during
fierce fight in q Broadway resort short
ly after o'clock this morning. The
scene of the afiay was the rooms of the
Dove Social Club" device to evade
the liquor law against all-Dight saloons.
At the time Of the row there were ten
men and ten women in the place. The
bar tenders got into row over some
missing money and finally accused one
of the women in the place of taking it.
Some of the men took the woman's
part, and soon there was wild wes-
tern mix up in which revolvers were
freely used with the above result. All
hands were arrested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-14
The Powers advise Madrid.

LONDON, July II The Bsrlin cor
respondent of the Standard says that
representatives of several OF the powers
have confdentially limited to the Mad
rid government that negotiations Tor
peace ought to be begun Immediately.
They have also advised Spain to cede
one or more islands to the payment OF
an indemnity, and to convert the Phil
ippines and other colonies into republics
under Spanish suzerainty.
4 dispatch from Madrid to the Daily
News says that diplomatic soundings
in the direction of reestablishing peace
continue without result. SPANS con-
ditions for peace now seem TO be First
a plebscte of the inhabitants OF Cuba
to settle their own political future; Sec
ond, the payment of an indemnity to
the United States; third, that to Spain
be guaranteed the retention of certain
of her possessions in the Philippines,
and fourth, that time be decided upon
for the eventual evacuation of Cuba by
the Spanish troops.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-14

AFTER SANTIAGo's FALL-A dis.
patch from Washington says: 1t is be-
lieved that unless there is very
material improvement in the climatic
conditions, that the fall of Santiago and
the surrender of the Spanish army there
will close the campaign against Cuba
until after the rainy season shall have
passed. Whether this will involve the
return of the army to the United States
is not known, but the presumption is
that with the fall of Santiago the army
will be re-em barked on the transports
and sent to the United States, and re
main until October, or even later, before
making an attack on Porto Rico and
Havana. In the meantime, our navy
will maintain strong blockade of ell
the Cuban ports, and thus make their
occupation much easier than now.
The reports from the front show that
the fleet of Santiago is almost power
less to aid the land force in its assault
upon the city. The guns of Moro
Castle, it seems cannot be reached by
the heavy ordnance of the ships
ON account of the elevation,
and on account OF the danger to our
fleet from that source, it is not deemed
advisable to come within effective dis
lance of the city--seven or eight miles
beyond,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-14
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Fenton Berkeley Whiting, a lawyer
and native of Fauquier county, died re-
Gently at his home in Quincy, Cal.
The one hudred and fifteenth annual
session of the Dover Baptist Associa-
ton convened in Newport News on
Tuesday.
Cary DuVal Langhorne, of Virginia,
was yesterday appointed assistant sur.
geon in the navy, with the rank of first
lieutenant.
Mrs. Phoebe Ann Edmunds, wife of
ex-Congressman Paul G. Edmunds, died
at Lynchburg yesterday, after linger-
ing illness, aged 60 years.
Mrs. Katie Grim, wife of Mr.. Edward
Grim, died at her residence near Win
chester, on the Valley pike, yesterday
after an illness of ten days.
A letter from the White Sulphur
Springs says: Rev. DIR. Moses D. Hoge
has rallied and is much better to-day.
His daughter is now with him. His
physician thinks he will get up and
about again.
Mr.. Joseph Perry, aged about "a
years, was found dead on the street in
Fredericksburg on Tuesday night. Core
ner Doggett summoned jury of in
quest, which rendered veldict of death
from paralysis.
Mrs. Virginia Carter Megeath wife of
James G. Megeath, esq, and daughter
of the late George and Judith Walden
Carter of Fauquier county, aged y
years, died suddenly at her home in
Omaha, Neb., July 2.
A letter from a prominent citizen Of
King George county says: "The farm
| ers, or nearly all of them, have finished
| working their corn. Corn is looking
well, but there is extensive complaint
of species of worm cutting the stalk
near the ground and causing it to fall
The gang of burglars who have rob-
bed large number of postoftices in
small Virginia towns, Tuesday night
blew open the safe at GAINESVILLE and
secured S400 in money and stamps. In
this case as in all the others reported in
this State, the burglars used tools Sc
cured at nearby blacksmith shop.
Mr.. B. G. Smith, OF Northumberland
Pa, with his family has moved to their
Virginia home, "The Cottage" on the
Potomac river, in King George county
They made their trip in private cor
veyance from Pennsylvania to the Pc
tomac and crossed over by steamer al
S.usrt's wharf to their fine estate or
| this side of the river.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-14
Foreign News.

BERLIN. July 1.-The Emperor has
become greatly interested i'll the dyna-
mite guns used in the American navy
especially as regards their action and
results in the bombardment of the forts
at Santiago. He has made many in
quiries concerning them and it is be-
leved that he has instruc ed the
Krupps to manufacture a trial gun.
LONDON, July 14.-Miss Ruth Jen-
nings, daughter of the late Louis J..
Jennings. formerly the chief editor OF
the New York Times, was married to-
day to Charles Richie, son of Charles
7. Richie, president of the board of
trade.
LONDON, July 14.-Signal Man William
Matthews has been sentenced 10 Is months
Imprisonment and dismissed from the navy
in disgrace upon his confession of guilt in
having stolen confidential documents while
he was on board the British wsrship Nile of
the Mediterranean squadron sud the British
training ship Ganges at Falmouth in April
loe+
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-14
St. Louis Sails with Prisoners

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., July 1.-THE
auxiliary cruiser st. Louis sailed at 5
o'clock this morning for Annapolis
She had on board all the surviving COM
mssioned officers of the wrecked Span
ish fleet, with the exception OF four
lieutenants, three surgeons, two en-
signs and two chaplains, the latter
having been LETT at the request of Adj
miral Cervera to minister to the spirit.
ual needs OF the men held as prison.
ers in Camp Long, on Seavey Island.
Admiral Cervera received a number
Of messages yesterday. Among them
was one from Goy-Gen. Blanco. The
text of the message is not given out. 1t
is known to have contained Isl words.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-14
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-14
WAR NOTES

The Cabinet at the meeting in Wash
ington yesterday decided that, in view
Of the prevalence of yellow fever
among the American soldiers at Santi-
ago, no further truces would be per.
mitted, but that an attack should be
made on Santiago to-day unless the
Spaniards surrendered. Toral has been
given until noon. 1t is not believed in
Washington that the Spanish forces
will surrender Internationally, and it
is, therefore, expected that there will
be terrific attack to day. Prominent
army officers in front of Santiago say
that no general attack will be made
until the new field artillery is in posi-
ton, which will take three days in the
present condition OF the roads.
A dispatch from Santiago gives an
account of American activity on the
southern coast OF Cuba. A lombard
ment of Tunas occurred, and in con-
nection with insurgent parties landings
we're attempted at Taybacoa and Punta
Caney, and finally at Punta Diananta,
where the effort was successful. One
of the cruisers ran aground at Punta
Caney.
The vessels of SIMPSONS squadron
are now patrollinga coast line OF nearly
1000 miles, line greater in extent
than that patrolled by 600 ships during
the civil war.
Gen. Blanco it is reported says that
any attempt by American vessels to
enter the harbor would be useless, be-
cause heavy chains extend under the
water across the entrance from Moro
Castle to La Punts, firmly fastened on
each shore. A line of torpedoes has
been placed across the mouth of Ha-
vana harbor and at the entrance to the
harbors OF Cabanas, Marcel, Bahia
Honda and others along the northern
coast. Masked batteries mounting
heavy guns have been placed at num-
Der of seemingly unimportant ports
along the coast.
A special dispatch from Madrid rep
resents Senior Sagasta, the prime minis
ter, as saying openly that the moment
for peace negotiations had come. 1t is
believed that the government is only
waiting for the fall OF Santiago to ask
for peace. Senior Sagasta has re-estsb-
lished tranquility in the cabinet, &C
cording to Madrid dispatch to the
London Times, aud persons in close re
lations with the minister believe that
as soon as certain confidential commu-
nications now passing between Madrid
and Havana have terminated the U. S.
government will be sounded as to what
general conditions might be taken as
basis for peace negotiations.
The German cruiser Irene prevented
insurgents from capturing the Grande
Island in the bay of Subik, but, as stated
yesterday, went away when Dewey
sent the cruisers Raleigh and Concord,
which captured the place. The United
States proposes to use this incident to
find out the plans of Germany with re-
gard to the Philippines. 1t is argued
in Spain that Germany has commercial
in the Philippines, so important
as to justify her interfering in Ameri'
can progress in Manila.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-14
MEDICINAL,
WHILE THE WAR LASTS

ALI who march, walk or stand, should .bss.
into their shoes Aliens Foot-Ease. a how'd,
1t cures aching, tired, sore, swollen feet ana
makes tight or new shoes easy. It absori,
moisture, and prevents ehsfng, not, :msrtinq
blistered, sweating feet All the regular srmg
troops and navy men use it. Volunteers n
hot climates csn't exist in comfort without i
Aliens Foot-Ease is sold by all druggists and
shoe stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Al
dress, Allen g. Olmsted, LIE Roy, Ny
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-14

The NATIVE Hawaiians are so dis
trustful of the gang of Northern repub.
licans the United States have put and
keep over them, that they are content
to be subject to this government if it
will depose that gang and send honest
and reliable men there to take charge
of their affairs and protect them against
the spoliation to which they have been,
and are now liable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-14
THURSDAY EVENING. JULY IA, 1858.

The Italian government has just sent
g feet to Carthagena, to seize the Gus
toms house there and collect claim
due Italy by the United States OF Co
lombia. Having determined to drive
the Spanish government out OF the
western hemisphere and enforce the
Monroe doctrine, it will now be incum-
bent upon the United States of Ameri-
ca, that is if they be consistent, to inter-
fere in behalf OF their sister republic,
and tell moparchical Italy to touch not
the "free soil of South America" If
this country presumes to be the pre-
tector and defender of all the whole
western hemisphere, it cannot afford
to. allow an "efiete European mon
archy" to Cypress Colombia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-14

No WONDER discerning and prudent
Canadians are becoming anxious in re
spect of the prolonged peace and com
fort with which their country has been
blessed. The spirit of territorial as
erandizement and imperialism now
rife in this country, and the revived
idea of manifest destiny" that is be-
coming prevalent here, may we'll sug
pest to them that their homes are too
near the "land grabbers" TO escape
seizure and annexation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-14

THE fights, squsbbles, disturbances
and executions among the different
bands of insurgents on the Philippine
Islands, even before their independ-
ence has been achieved, show plainly
enough what may be expected of them
after the Spanish government there
shall have been destroyed. Bad as
fhere government may have been, ii
could not possibly have been worse
than what may be expected Of thai
which the insurgents, with the aid o
the United States, are trying to estab
lish in its place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-14
The Wonnded Soldiers.

FORT MONROE, Va, July 1.-THE
u. S transport Breskwater arrived al
inner quarantine off Old Point Com
fort this morning having on board 500
wounded soldiers from Santiago. This
with the 229 received yesterday gives
the field hospital here some 600 more
troops than it has immediate accomoda-
tions for. Details from all the com.
panies here are busy erecting addition
al hospital tents and it is probable that
houses on the post will be utilized for
sheltering the wounded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-14

THE RECENTLY happy and contented
town of Siboney, Cuba. has been
burned to the ground by the American
army there, and its unfortunate inhabi-
tants driven out, naked and starving into
the desolate wilderness. Who has been
benefited thereby? But still Governor
Altgeld, of Illinois, says the Spanish, is
3 "holy WAR;"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-14

WITH THE surrender of Santiago to
the American forces, it is hoped, for
the sake of both parties to the war, that
peace may be Immediately declared,
the unacclimated soldiers of this couf-
try brought back from Cuba, and the
people of both countries speedily re-
sumo their suspended peaceful occupa-
tjons and try to repair the damages &C
casioned by the unnecessary war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-14

AN OLD and intelligent subscriber to
the Gazette, in q note, renewing bis
subscription, says:
~ avail myself Of this occasion to
says, without desiring to Hatter you,
that no paper that read, in my judg.
ment, SO fully sizes up the situation
through its editorial columns. 1t Is
very gratifying to me as an old Alex
audrian to note that the Gazette has
the nerve and ability 10 state plain
truths. regardless Unpopular opinion"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-07-14
The Markets.

new YORK, July 14-Wheat-July open
ed at 677s closed at 67as. Corn-Dec open
ed at 49,; closed at 32t.. Osts-Msy
opened at 1914 closed 1875. Pork-Msy
opened at So 90 closed at 50 90.
BALTIMORE, July 14.-Fiour dull and
unchanged. Wheat easy: No 2 red sega
SO; month 90sS01. Corn easy; spot Boa
351s month 35a35A
CHICAGO, July 14.-Wheat 73A74; Corn
315s.
GEORGETOWN, July 14-Wheat 9Oa95.