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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-13

A semi-official note was issued in
Madrid yesterday stating That the span.
ish army has Dot been conquered and
will return home with all its arms and
munitions. As to the Cuban debt, the
United States, says the note, refuses to
assume it, and Spain will try to arrange
with the Cuban treasury to pay it when
the island is able. The Spanish gov
eminent, it is set forth, wishes to retain
all OF the Philippines.
Efforts are being made to allay tue
excitement in Spain caused by the belief
that the surrender has been too humili
ating.
The fleet which the United States has
assembled in Cuban waters will be sent
to the navy yards, where they will be
docked and overhauled and put in first
class condition. They will then be as
signed TO the various foreign stations
which the government maintains. The
permar ent Asiatic'and Pacific squadrons
will probably be strengthened, on ac-
count OF the new conditions following
the war with Spain.
The Navy Department has made
public the list of officers of the North
Atlantic fleet promoted for eminent and
distinguished conduct in battle. Com
m ,dores Sampson and Schley are ele1a at
II to the grade of rear-admiral, Schley
being next in rank to Sampson. Capt.
Philip, of the Texas, is made e. commo.
dore. Captain Hieginson, OF the Mas
sachusetts, Captain Evans, of the Iowa,
Capt. Taylor, ot the Indiana, Capt. Cooke,
of the Brooklyn, Captain Clark, of the
Oregon, Captain Chadwick, of the New
York, Lieut-commander Wainwright,
of the Gloucester, Commander McCalla,
of the Marolehead, and Lieutenant
Victor Blue. of the Suwanee, are among
| the officers promoted.
President Mckinley is not yet ready to
| announce the names Of the peace commits
| sioners.
While TO positive announcement of the
names can be made, it is probable that the
| commissioners for Cuba will be Major Gen
| ersl James F. Wade, Msior General Fizhugh
Lee and Rear Admiral Winfield S. schlcy,
| and that those for Porto Rico will be Major
! General John K. Brooke, Brigadier Gene al
Guy Y. Henry and Capt. William NJ. Folgcr.
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Democratic Hnrnnon.-

SARATOGA, n. y. Aus. IN
McLaughlin's threat to havr M n-''
in the democratic party this fail :. o. (.
had to pound it in with s!adoa &
mer, has been made good. CroEs. - {
Hill have shaken hands ard tsIs ,. u
gether and, this morning, ever -, ~
many man in the village is ssyir, - ..
Hill is good democrat. and III W q
Hill men are saying that Mr.. crot.. =
just ss nice as he can be- Tho ~
leaders last night agreed to boI5 -
State convention at Syracuse Ss1.. y
Der 2S. F''>
SARATOGA, n. y, Aug. I4-n
democratic State COMMITTEE mtti,.1
Grand Union Hotel to-day vim Us.
the 80 memteTs present AMI the s5....
ones represented by proxy. C-.s.
held proxy, but Hill did 10. ann. "a. .
me meeting. James Shey.in. Of ' H.
moved that the State cooy.r' -'i
be called to meet in s. w.
September %. The motion was ,i,.'
ed without a dissenting yota. C..e
man Danforth then stated be had ~.
resolutions adopted by the silver J.
mocracy of Albary. Before H.
could be read B. J. York moved n,
they be referred to the Committee H..
it meet at Syracuse This moion ~,
vailed without word from tie M,
men. Croker urged a thorough o,o..
ization in every distlict ior the ca =,
paign. Then the committee vent,
executive session.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Mooley,an aged lady, fell out o.
second-story window in Richmond
yesterday morning and sustained in
jpries which will probably prove fatal
The Friendship and the Sarah Zane
fire companies of Winchester have
withdrawn from the Virginia Fire AS.
ISOLATION on account Of alleged urjust
assessments.
James W. Spence, prominent res
dent of Frederick county, died at his
residence, at Bethel, yesterday, aged
ffty.five years. He left wife and
three children.
Col. Thomas Whitehead, State COM
missioner of agriculture, who has been
quite i'll for the past two months, Was
at his Office in Richmond for short
while yesterday.
Mr.. John Spicer, of Fauquier, and
Miss Nora Dickinson, Of Stafford coun.
ty, were married Thursday night at
Bera Church, Stafford county, Rev. Mr..
Shopeff officiating.
Rev. DR.. ]. G. Johnston, President
of the Virginia Conference of the Meth
odist Protestant Church of Virginia,
died in Abingdon yesterday. His home
was Mountain City, Tenn.
A telegram received at Richmond
from General Lee says he will not keep
the house he occupied in that city for
another year. This is taken to mean
that he expects to take his family to
Cuba.
At Greenwood yesterday, H. T.
Henry. passenger 90 e chesapeake
and OHIO exc..rsion train from Louis
Vile to Atlantic City, ic.! rom tne
train and died from his injuries after
being brought to Charlottesville.
Col. W. F. Wickham quahEed De
fore thd United States District Court
Yesterday in Richmond, as the referee
under the provisions Of the bankrupt
act. He executed bonds in the sum OF
s.. 600
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-13
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Admiral Cervera.

PORTSMOUTH, n. H., Aug. 13.-For
the second time Admiral Cervera, of
the Spanish navy, visited Portsmouth
TO day. A great crowd assembled at
the station and there was rousing
companied by his son and two Spanish
naval officers. Admiral Cervera was
the first to step on the platform and as
he did so he uncovered his head while
the crowd cheered repeatedly until the
party reached their carriages. AS
soon as the visitors reached the navy
yard they were cordially received by
Admiral Carpenter, commandant Of
the yard.
A marine guard of fifty men were
drawn up in front of the commandments
headquarters and the usual salute was
fred and the visitors escorted in. They
we're taken to the stockade on Seavey's
Island, where the Spanish prisoners are
confined, and were received soon after
by Colonel Gorney, in charge of the
camp. Here the admiral and his stst
made tour Of inspection and as ex-
pected the meeting between the men
and their former commander was of a
most affecting nature. All the prison
els except those in the hospital were
lined up as the officers entered the
stockade and the Spanish admiral and
his staff personally greeted each one.
Many OF the prisoners wept and kissed
the Admiral's hands and some put their
arms around MS neck. The Admiral
assured all that peace had been declar-
ed between the United States and Spain
and they would soon be freed to return
TO their country. Shortly after noon the
visitors left the stockade for the hos
pital where the pathetic scenes were re-
peated. The cemetery where the dead
prisoners were buried was also visited
ard each OF the visitors knelt to the
ground as they entered and remained
uncovered as they closely examined the
inscription on the temporary slab at the
head of each grave.
The visitors will dine this afternoon with
Admiral Carpenter and it is expected they
will pass the night in this city. Admiral
Cervera will probably give me instructions
in regard to the release of the prisoners when
the government decides to set them free.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-13
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

1t is reported that Gen. Lee will be
appointed one of the military commits
=ioners for Cuba
Admiral Cervers left Annapolis yes
terday for Portsmouth, n. H., to visit
Spanish prisoners.
Two daughters OF the Rev. W. n.
Mebane, of Fredericksburg, died OF
dIphtheria in Wytheville, Va, yester-
day.
1t is reported from Shanghai that
China and Russia have a secret treaty
which amounts to an offensive and de-
fensive alliance.
Two American Observation-Disclosures
Simmons and Allen-were killed on q
steam launch in Yokohoma harbor re-
ceived by collision with Junk.
The receipts from internal revenue
FOR the past fiscal year amounted to
$40, $50 $40, an increase compared with
the previous fiscal year of $24, 249 ,925.
A dispatch from Chattanooga says
Secretary Of State Day will be appoint
cd United States Judge for the sixth
circuit as soon as he resigns from the
cabinet.
Mount Vesuvius is now in a state OF
eruption from q new crater. The erup-
ton is suppose to be connected with
the seismic disturbance felt at Messina
aud in southern Italy.
Rear Admiral Kirkland, commander
OF the Mare Island navy yard at Vallejo,
Cal, died yesterday evening. Rear
Admiral William Kirkland was the
senior officer of the navy. Born in
North Carolina, he entered the service
in July, 1850.
Col. John Hay, the American Am
bassador at the court of St. James, will,
it is understood, succeed Judge William
R. Day as Secretary of State. Mr..
Whitelaw Reid may take Col. Hays
place in London. Secretary Day will
retire from the State Department as
soon as he assumes bis position as chair
man of the commission that will draw
up the treaty of peace between the
United States and Spain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-13
FROM WASHINGTON.
newspaper
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette.I
WASHINGTON. Aug. Is.

General Greedy advised Gen. Blanco'
at Havana, of the signing OF the protoo-
col. lust as soon as the President q
nroclamation was issued. The French
consul at Havana was informed OF the
suspension of hostilties through mes
slqe from NJ. Cambon. The censor.
soin will be Immediately modified and
all ordinary messages will be allowed
to pass freely.
There is good deal of speculation
concerning the number OF troops to be
discharged and the time when the dis
bandment will begin. 1t is not thought
probable that any OF the volunteers OF
Gen. Shafter's army will be sent back
to Cuba, hut that some of the soldiers
for garrison duty in Cuba, Porto Rico,
Hawaii and the Philippines will be
taken from the volunteer army.
S.rator Sherman has returned from
NV York, and called to see the Presl-
dent this morning to recommend his
frie.d Judge Riley of Accomac, Va,
for the Guayaquil consulate, now va
cant. Mr.. Sherman says he is entirely
out of public lie now and feels like a
gentleman.
AS it has been known for q week
that the war was over, the official dec
laration of it had little or no effect upon
the stock market in this city.
The 7th Day Adventists' camp on the
heights between here and Alexandra
was pretty we'll drenched last night, and
some of the attendants were kindly
afforded accommodations by the resi-
dents Of the vicinity.
The war may have been popular
with the unemployed and young mel
Of the country, but every body here
seems to be glad that peace has been
declared, and all hope that something
may turn up-they have no idea what
that will excite revival of business
actiyty-now at its lowest ebb in this
city, and, accordingly to reliable intel
! ligence received here, everywhere else
in the country.
The British government will not
pledge itselfto prevent the ratification
of railway contracts in China hostile to
Eoglish interests.
Representative Jones of Virginia is here
| to.day in consequence of dispatch received
aoout the Third Virginia Regiment matter
He was at democratic hesdq arters this morn
ing, and subsequently left for the cami
ground OF the regiment referred to, near Dunn
Loring.
Congressman Rixey and Attorney Genera
Montague of Virginia went to Camp Alge
again this morning to attend the investiga
ton of the Third Virginia Regiment affair
As the court ia composed of army officers. tn
prevailing impression on the subject here i
| that General Buffers unnecessary order vii
be sustained, though the testimony is to IN
| eff. ct that the oiien5e was most natural ont
and in any other camp of volunteers woul'
have been unnoticed. The lawyers in tn
case, who are employed by Captain Willsr,
| Of the regiment, say the case against the regi
ment is not sustained.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-13
SATURDAY EVENING. AUG -, 1-98

As THE Spanish war is now over and
the object of the yellow Journals and
their supporters has been accomplished
it NAV not be deemed "disloyal' tc al
Jude to the great change that has taken
Mace in the views OF many people it
the North since the war between the
States, in respect of "rebels." During
that war the people referred to ex,
pressed the worst possible opinion OF
rebels, and said they, one and all, de
served short shrift and long rope,
and that, too, though the rebels were
their own fellow countrymen, were
sustained in what they did by the Cor
stitution, and conducted the war that
was forced upon them or the most civil
lied and humanitarian system that
was ever practiced before or since. Bul
now rebels, though they be West
India negroes and scalawags, the more
barbarous Fllipinos, or Northern carpet
baggers in the Sandwich Islands, who
had no really good cause for complaint
against their legitimate rulers, in Their
eyes, are patriots who deserve honor
in this world and bliss in that which i;
IN come.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-13
u speaking of DR.. Merriman.


Major Wright sent request for a
large armed party. In his estimation
they were 400 or 500 men in the Vir'
GINA party. He felt convinced the
CT Nd intended violence, and was
al aid that the negro, who, be thought,
was held by the crowd. would be killed.
He commanded the crowd to desist,
but no attention was paid to his orders.
No insubordinate remarks, however,
were addressed 10 him personally. He
feared that great trouble might follow,
and so lie felt called upon to send o
message to Gen. Butler, advising that
an armed force be called out. He
did not know of what terrible nature
the consequences might be, and thought
that no measures should be spared TO
stop the disturbance. As Gen. Butler
came up he went to meet him, and as
the two rode up to the hospital inclos'
ure, witness told the general Of the cir
cumstances of the case. The officers
arrested several Virginians, where
upon they parted.
The cross-examination elected the
fact from the witness that nearly all
the men had dispersed before the arm
ed troops appeared.
Other witnesses examined were A. G..
Hourert and G. w. Scott, who kept
stands st the camp; Msj. w H. De
vine. surgeon of the First Brigade, and
Capt. LeMasurier, whose testimony
went to show that the whole affair had
been greatly exaggerated.
From present indications it seems
that the sessions will extend over
three or four days. Up to this time
only witnesses against the Virginians
have been heard, but the testimony
has been of such nature that their
vindication is almost complete without
q word being spoken in their defence.
General Butler was not q success on the
stand. He was testy and overbearing,
and his attitude was clearly that of q
prosecutor. Not only was the evil
dense conflicting as to detail, but Gen.
Butler himself was tripped more than
once by counsel for the regiment. The
most sensational incident OF the in
Quiry, so far, has been an attack made
ny tue Scbelel upoH AtloibcJ COnCi" a.
Montague. The latter was equal to
the occasion, however, and the situa-
lion, which was decidedly warm for g
ime, ended in the discontinue OF the
general.
1t is strongly limited that Gen. But
Ter, in his desire 10 curry favor with the
republican administration, has over
shot the mark in mis- exhibition of zeal
and devotion to the negro. Il is said
that if the President ever had any idea
of appointing him Governor of Cuba,
his di:graceful conduct on Monday
night places him out of consideration
| for that responsible position.
The first witness called this evening was
Capt j. c. w. Brooks chief quartermaster OF
the division. His testimony referred to the
trouble in the hospital lot, rom which place
ne heard shooting in the Bird Virginia camp,
but lie knew Of no overt act on the part of the
men.
Major NJ. c. Butler son of the general
sdjutant to Gen. Butler, took the stand and
testified in regard to the call made on his
quarters for aid in suppressng q disturbance
in the vicinity of the Third Virginia camp.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-13

Judge F. r. Farrar, of Amelia,

Judge F. r Farrar, of Amelia,
known throughout The S ate IS John
py Rrb, aud prominent as lecturer,
was found dead at Murphy's hotel, in
| Richmond, at an early hour this morn
ing. He was with Pickett's men at
Philadelphia and returned to Rich:
mond yesterday. He was 50 years old
and his trip to Philadelphia is sup.
posed to have exhausted him.
Representative Lamb, of Virginia, &C.
companied by Col. j. Taylor Ellyson
and other Vlrginians, called on Secre-
larry Alger yesterday TO urge him es-
ablish an army camp near Richmond.
They asked that some Of the troops
near Camp Ager be moved to that vi
cinity. Secretary Alger stated Last
night that he had not yet reached lie.
cision to establish a camp near Rich
mond.
Capt. Hampton of Company E,
Second Regiment Tennessee Infantry,
composed OF so men, reached Warren
ton about l o'clock yesterday morning
from the division camp at Thoroug.
fare, and will remain there several
days. This detachment was sent to
Warrenton to guard the town from the
numerous stragglers which have been
arriving there daily, ever since the
camp has been pitched at Thoroughfare.
The third day of the trial of DR.. A.
jaeger before the ecclesiastical court
of the Southern Virginia Diocese at
Lynchburg yesterday was marked by
many dramatic scenes, owing to the eA'
cited and emotional manner OF DR.. Jae-
ger in his cross examination of witness
es and his many EXPLANATIONS while
testimony was being given. Members
of the court lectured him severely sew
eral times On the subject, and at one
time he threatened to leave.
CONF derate veterans of Pickett's d.
vision, who are visiting Philadelphia,
Yesterday decorated the graves of the
southern soldiers who are buried at
Germantown, Pa. Rev s. A, Grimsley,
Baptist minister, Of Richmond, who
was in the thick of the fight at Gettys-
burg, delivered an grafton. He spoke
of lne generosity of the brave to the
fallen foe and of the lasting peace that
hal been purchased with the price OF
blood. a volley was fired over the
graves by the Sixty-ninth Pennsylvania
Volunteers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-13
SURGEON DUNCAN's TRIAL.

A dispatch from Thoroughfare Gap
says that Assistant Surgeon and Cap
tain Duncan, of the Twenty-second
Kansas regiment, will be tried by q spe.
cial court martial to-day. Brigader-
General Cole will be its presiding Off
Ger. Captain Duncan will be tried on
the charge of desecrating the grave
of Major Duke, Confederate officer,
last Saturday near Union Mills, Fairfax
county, while the Second division was
on the march from Camp Alger to Ma
na5sas. Col. Edgar Dudley, judge advo-
cate, has prepared the charges against
Surgeon Duncan. 1t will take several
days to dispose of the case, as there are
number OF witnesses to be examined.
DR.. Duncan is the anatomist in the
Kansas Medical College. There are
others implicated in this affair, but thus
far all efforts to identify the accessories
have failed. 1t is claimed that parties
present were recognized as belonging
to Tennessee, Indiana and New York
reg ments.
A dispatch from Topeka, Kan, says
Duncan lived at Meriden, Jefferson
county, before his appointment. lie
was implicated in grave-robbery af-
fair at Topeka three years ago and was
arrested but not tried. At that time be
had charge of the dissecting room at
the Medical College in Topeka.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-13
sHAFTER HEARS THE NEWS.

At II o'clock last night Adjt. Gen.
Corbin received from Gen. Shafter an
acknowledgement of the receipt by
him of the proclamation OF the Presi.
dent. Up to midnight no reply had
been received from Gen. Miles, it hav-
ing been impossible to get into com
munication with him.
All Of the corps commanders of the
army were notified of the suspension Of
hostilities. In response to the notifca-
ton sent to Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, the
former Consul General at Havana wired
the War Department
Thanks. The Seventh Corps has
ceased firing. Unofficial"
1t is we'll understood that Gen. Lees
command was being reserved for the
attack upon Havana, if the necessity
for one should arise. AS an official of
the War Department expressed it last
night st was bit OF sarcasm of fate
that Lee did not have part in the act
i've operations in Cuba or Porto Rico"
The text of Gen. Shafter's reply fol.
lows: SANTIAGO, Cuba, Aug. I2.
Adiutant General, Washington:
Telegram received message as to
peace negotiations being about conclud.
ed. Will notify Spanish at Holguin by
courier tomorrow. and Manzariilo and
Cieniuegos by wire, and will try to get
Havana. Will also notify ali Cuban
forces can reach. SHAFTER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-13
On the Threshold of a New Life.

LONDON, Aug. 13-The Pail Mall
Gazette in its article commenting
upon the signing of the Spanish
American protocol and consequent
virtual end of the war says: "Ameri-
ca will henceforth have an undisputed
place among the powers which make
the history of the civilized and uncivl-
lied world. Her day OF self contained
isolation is gone forever. America
stands to day upon the threshold OF a
new life."
The Globe says: "For good or i'll
the United States has taken q place
among the great powers and must &C.
cept the responsibilities. She has taken
a position which will compel her to
have foreign policy which will de-
msnd means OF making herself respect
ed abroad. She is already becoming a
strong naval power, and standing
ARMY has become Indispensable"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-13
Wife OF a Dnclisp Takes d BaVd.

Ell PAsoo, Tex, Aug. 13.-Ramon
Gomez and Antonio Velardo settled q
feud originated three years ago in Jua-
rez, Mexico, when Gomez eloped with
the 16.year-old sister of Velardo. The
duel took place on the banks OF the
Rio Grande river. The men exchanged
six shots from revolvers at distance
of five yards. Gomez received two bull
lets in his leg. Velardo was unirjured.
Just as the duel closed Gomez's wife
appeared on the scene and Immediately
attacked the victor with such fury that
he quickly beat q retreat. He was max
ing fast time in the direction of Mexi
co when headed off and arrested by a
customs inspector.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-13

CAPTAIN MORRIS, of the oh New
York regiment, has returned from SAP
tiago. In his account OF a visit he
made to an American hospital there, 10
see a comrade VINO was dying, he says
his friends "face was literally black
with flies; his mouth, which was open
the poor fellow was too weak to
close twas filed with flies, because
there were no nurses to brush the m
away, and that the meanings of the
$50 American soldiers in the hospittl l.,
burning up with fever and without q
drop of cool water or a particle Of ice,
were what he will never forget" And
vet all this and more, and worse, were
the necessary and Legitimate results OF
a war for humanity, the objects OF thai
humanity being the people to whom is
attributed the 'loss" of the missing
American soldiers who went to Cube,
nominally, at least, in their behalf.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-13
Fight in Porto Rio.

PONCE, Aug. 13.-Gerers. "
sent two guns forward yesterday
in the range of the enen IS &
works browning Azimoute q
As the Americans approached
Spaniards opened fire upon the
killing one man and wouu1il.
others. The hillside was swell
with Spanish infantry whose smost
Mausers did not reveal their pol
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-13
Foreign News.

MADRID, Aug. 1@.-Duke Alno
yah de Bio, minister OF foreign al,
has requested the Frercl amba,.s
to transmit to the French goyern
the thanks of the Spanish goyrrrn
for its services to Spain.
MADRID, Aug. l3.-The Official
zette publishes an order permit.
the exploration of wheat and flour
from August 10Th.
FEz, Aug. 13.-The Sultan 0. J
rocco is reported dead.
SiMLA, Aug 13.-It i; rlie-s.ot 3
that Mr. CuIz N. the new y.rr1y. $751;. e
to India in December. The letye P.
pspers are jubilant over HI; spp5u,u.