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LAST DAY OF THE WAR.
The President Believes That the
Trouble Is About Ended.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 11.-Up to the
hour Of midnight the President had re-
ceived no official communication as to
the action of the Spanish Government,
but il was stated by those who saw
him tonight that he was very expect
ant that this was the last day of the
war.
The French Embassy has as yet re-
ceived no communication from Madrid
authorizing M. Cambon TO sign the
protocol, but the Secretaries of the En-
bassy left orders on retiring to be call
ed ii any message was received, and
il will be Immediately translated.
The Associated Press bulletin from
Madrid announcing that the Spanish
Cabinet had approved the peace proto-
col and that the French ambassador
would receive instructions to sign it
was very gratifying to the Administra-
ton. but it was expected that would
be the course of the Spanish Govern
ment 1t is confidently expected that
the signatures will be fixed to this doc
ument tomorrow, and Immediately
thereafter both Governments will begin
carrying out its provisions.
The first will be the cessation of hos
tilities, followed Immediately by the
occupation of Manila by General Mer-
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The schooner had in the meantime
gone hard aground, and, being so DAM
aged as to be almost useless, enough
shells We're sent into her to finish her
destruction. She was loaded with green
corn, grain and rum.
Commander Glover warmly praised
the eallantry of the launch party,
which did not falter under heavy fire.
but directed all its energies TO rescu-
ing Hohengren, who was alone on the
wharf and in a perlous situation.
Kourcuris was buried at sea the same
afternoon. Among his effects was
found letter to his father. addressed
to the Isle of Sippanto, care of the
United States Minister at Athens,
Greece.
The next morning the Bancroft start
ed for Sigunea Bay, where the gun
boat Maple had gone to blockade and
sound out a passage. On August 4th,
Commander Glover, who was senior Of
ficer there, transferred his flag TO the
Maple, while the Bancroft's. boilers
We're undergoing repairs. He took the
launch with him under Ensign Nogel-
sang, still armed with her one-pounder.
They proceeded to the northwest ex-
tremity of the Isle of Pines, and there
saw a sloop and large schooner an
chored in shore. The launch went in af-
ter them, but as soon as she was OBJ
served approaching the crews of the
Spanish vessel took to their small
boats.
The sloop was aground. and toward
this vessel Ensign Vogelsang headed
the launch. AS the latter drew near
to the sloop party of Spaniards on
shore opened fire on the Americans.
Then the launchs one-pounder again
opened on the enemy but before she
had fired many shells the Maple open
ed fire with her six-pounder, and swept
the brush lined beach. While the
dense foliage ashore gave the enemy
added advantage, no Americans were
hit. But it is safe TO say that under
the Naples heavy fire large number
of Spaniards were killed or wounded.
The sloop turned out to be a trading
vessel with no cargo on board, and not
being worth the trouble of sending TO
an American port, a few shots from
the Maple put her under water. The
schooner proved to be of value, how
ever. She was the Carnita, loaded with
wood and charcoal She was hauled
out and anchored until the next morn
ing, when the Maple, towing the schoO-
ner and launch resumed her journey to
Sigunea Bay.
Commander Glover says that an ex-
tenSive trade in wood charcoal and
sponges, with some chickens and fruit,
is being carried on between Batabano.
on the south coast of Cuba, from which
port there is a railroad running into
Havana. There are, however, no signs
of foreign products getting into any Of
the ports between Batabano and CO.
Iona, and the commander thinks no
such products have entered on the west
side of the island
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SUPERIOR SKILL WON.
The Naval Battle at Santiago From
a British Standpoint.

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Daily
Telegraph to-day contains tele-
graphic description of the naval battle
at Santiago from it's special CORE
spondent at Siboney, under date Of
July 4th in which the writer presents
some considerations showing the terri
BILE potency with which the United
States ships and crews disposed of the
enemy the feebleness of the Spanish
defenses, and the lessons which other
nations can draw from the results of
the battles.
The correspondent says: THE Span
iards We're no doubt hopelessly out
machined but the damage, personal
and material, that they inflicted on
their opponents was so small in pro-
portion to the weapons at their COM
mand that / am convinced had the cor
ditions been reversed the American
sailors would still have won, though.
of course, at an immensely increased
cost
The battle also proves that it is use
less, or worse than useless, because it
gives a false security, to have modern
ships and modern guns, unless the
men who are to work them are thor
oughly trained in their use. In the
spanish navy SucH q tIiiiiS d. ASsi So
practice was rarely heard of, and the
gunners We're only indifferently and in
frequently drilled. In the American
navy, on the other hand, target prac-
tice and thorough drill We're incessant.
The result was that when the day of
battle came, the American gunners
were able to give an exhibition of
craftsmanship in sea gunnery that has
never been equaled in the world, and
which the sailors of no other navy, not
excepting even the almost over-trained
gun Captains of the French navy. can
hope to excel or even to equal. Train
ing, and training alone, is the essen
tial European races are nearly all
equally coura rageouS and all equally
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Expected That Suspension of War
viii Be Announced To-Day.
Spanish Ministers Adhere TO the Statement
That the Protocol Contains No Modi-
fIcations Of Original Terms, But
Only New Suggestions.

MADRID, Aug. II, 10 p. m.-The
Government has received the protocol,
and the Cabinet rose at 9:40 p. m, hav-
wire NJ. Cambon tonight, empow-
eringJ him to sign the preliminaries CT
peace
The day has been diplomatically one
Of the busiest since the outbreak of the
war, there having been no fewer than
various diplomatic conferences.
Though the text of the protocol was
not received until the evening was well
advanced the Government had been
made fully acquainted with its con-
tents through Paris.
The matter was practically settled, as
already cabled, at the Cabinet meeting
this afternon, and the receipt of the ac-
tual document, therefore, only required
meeting of the Cabinet for a formal
acceptance.
Ministers adhere to the statement
that the. protocol contains no modifica-
ton of the original terms, but only new
suggestions. They expect it will be
signed at Washington tomorrow (Fri-
day., and that a suspension of HOSTILE
ties will be announced
Duke Almodovar de Rio, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, assured the corre-
spondent of the Associated Press that
the negotiations for the peace treaty
will take place in Paris, but he says the
Commissioners have not yet been ap-
pointed.
The terms of the protocol will not be
made public until the instrument has
been signed.
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we'll armed, but victory must rest with
that military organization which bes,
prepares its men during the time OF
peace.
so far the lessons of the naval nor-
ton of the American war are:
THAT fast battleships are employed
Have big batteries on board.
Teach the men to shoot well.
''As for personnel, the Anglo-Saxon
can beat anything that floats.
THE battleship is, and must be, the
great arbiter in naval warfare. Pro-
tected cruisers will be helpless excep;
against their own class; then victory
will go to the ship that keeps up the
most rapid and accurate fire. The shir
with the heaviest battery stands the
best chance of success, other things
being equal; and it is to be regretted
that our own naval authorities do not
armor ships as heavily as some of oul
neighbors in proportion to their ton
mage. We devote, no doubt. increased
space and reserve ammunition; but as
Lord Beresford says: It's no use hay-
ing tons of ammunition on board If you
have not guns to shoot quickly at youl
enemy when he appears
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ACQUIRED TERRITORY.
Plans for Temporary Government
Being Considered by President.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-Plans for
the temporary government of Cuba
winch viii be acquired from Spain as
result of the war are now under se-
rlouS consideration by the President
and members of the Cabinet Porto
Rico as an tctual acquisition to tin.
territory of the United States, will be
placed in charge of a military Governor.
who will exercise a supervisory con-
troll of all the functions of govern
ment, under the direction of the Presi-
dent, until Congress shall determine up
on a permanent form of government for
the island.
The President, under the Constitu-
ton, has no authority to go beyond
this preliminary or temporary stage
of the establishment of any new sys-
tenn Of governmental control, and al
though it is altogether probable that in
his message to Congress on the sub
ject he will exercise his constitutional
privilege of making recommendations
upon Congress alone will devolve the
responsibility and duty of determining
the character of the political relations
which Porto Rico shall permanently
maintain to the United States
There are reasons why the President
himself favorS a colonial form of gov
ernment, and this view is shared by
members of the Cabinet Canada is
noted as being a model colonial Gov
ernment, satisfactory alike to the ma
jority of it's people and to the mother
country. This system, however it is
believed, can be put into operation only
after the lapse of a considerable pc
riod, and after the people have de-
| monstrated satisfactorily their ability
to govern themselves intelligently il
all local matters.
Upon the evacuation of Cuba it is be
lieved to be the intention Of the Pres
ident to establish the whole island un-
der g. temporary military government,
similar to that now occupied at San
tiago. When order has been fully re-
stored and the people have settled down
to their peaceful occupations, it is be-
| lieved to be the view of the President
that a convention of the representa-
tives of the people should be called tC
vote on the question of a form of gov
ernment for the island The presence
of the army of the United States would
be guarantee that every citizen who
would subscribe to an oath binding
himself to support whatever form OF
government tHdt Wouiu De ueclueu upon
should have the unquestioned right tc
vote for whoever he pleases to repre-
! sent him at this convention.
| The action Of this body would, how
ever, have to be submitted to the Unit
ed States for approval or disapproval
1t is pointed out that this convention oi
representatives of the whole people il
| the free exercise of their choice might
/ express a wish to boone a colonial de-
| pendency of the United States, Oh
/ possibly a majority might ask to be
| annexed to the United States. In any
| of these contingencies, it is believed
| that their wish will be met with ap-
! proval by the President and his advis-
| ers
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MONASTIC ORDERS.
Powerful Influences Being Brought
to Bear in Their Interest.

NEW YORK, Aug. 11.-A dispatch
to the World" from Madrid says:
Powerful influences are being brought
to bear again on the Government in
the interest of the monastic orders in
the Philippines, whose fate excites
much apprehension in church circles
and at the Vatican. The Papal Nun
clio visited Premier Sagasta to-day in the
name of the Pope to plead the cause Of
the monks and Jesuits, who have Suf-
fered sorely in person and property in
the past and present instructions.
The Nuncio displayed the most anX-
iety to know if the Government could
give assurance that the standing and
property of the religious orders will be
respected after peace is decslared and
order is re-established.
Premier SagaSta promised that the
authorities shall give protection to the
order wherever Spanish rule still ore
walls in the Pacific archipelago, but he
could do nothing on the island of Lu-
zon, which is now in possession of the
Americans and the insurgents.
Beyond this the Premier would only
give evasive and conditional answers.
He told the Nuncio that if the American
Government assentS to the terms of the
Spanish note forwarded Sunday night,
a mixed commission will meet soon to
settle all Philippine questions, and,
therefore, the Madrid Government must
await the result of the labors of this
commission before it can reply fully to
the query Of the Vatican.
The Madrid press believes that it will
go hard with the monks, as it is an
open secret that both the natives and
the Americans contemplate putting an
end to their sway in the Spanish Pacific
possessions.
The cause of the religious orders is
warmly espoused not only by the Car
lists and the Ultramontanes, but by the
Conservatives, and their newspapers
say the Vatican will appeal to the Eu-
ropean Powers and negotiate direct or
the matter with the American Govern
ment through American Catholic prel-
ates and politicians.
| To-days newspapers report that some
uneasiness, even alarm, prevails about
| the manner in which President McKin-
| ley will view the latest Spanish note.
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Shot and Killed in a Sharp Engage
rnent on Cuban Coast.
How Many Spanish Lives Paid for the kmerl.
Ncan Not Known, But the Enemy's
Loss Believed to Have Been Un-
douhtedIy Sauere.

KEY WEST Fla), Aug. II, 1890
p. m-One more name has been added
to the small list of the navS's war
victims. Emanuel kourouris, coal
passer on the gunboat Bancroft. was
shot and instantly killed during sharp
engagement with Spanish rifiemen at a
point of land jutting in Cortis Bay, on
the south coast of Pinar del Rio,' on
August I'd. 1t is not known how many
Spanish lives paid for his, but the Span
ish loss was undoubtedly severe
The Bancroft was cruising about Cor
tis Bay on blockade duty. when q sail
was seen close to the land about ten
miles to the northward. The gunbOat' 5
steam launch was armed, with one
FOUNDER, and Lieutenant Henry B. Will
son, with fourteen men, all carrying RI
fies, was sent in to intercept the stran-
ger. She turned out to be a Spanish
schooner When first observed, the
Spaniard lay near the wreck of the
Santo Domingo, recently sunk by the
Eagle.
BY the time the steam launch reached
that point the schooner had worked into
a port, and party Of Spaniards, includ-
ing a body of soldiers, was attempting
to haul her ashore The launch stood
boldly in, and brisk fire from her one
FOUNDER speedily scattered the crowd.
The. Spaniards took refuge in high
grass on the right shore, but in spite of
the fact that the party in the launch
was ignorant of the enemy's strength,
the Americans went ahead with their
work with admirable GOODNESS.
James Munroe, a first-class appren-
tice, swan to the schooner and made a
line fast to her, in order to pull her
out At the same time Valdemar Ho-
hengren, an ordinary seaman, dropped
over the side of the launch and made
for a pier, where a small sloop-rigged
boat was moored. The launch then
commenced to haul off the schooner,
but the. line parted, and While another
was being run to her the Spaniards,
who had sought shelter in the woods,
poured in a murderous rifle fire. kour-
ouris. who was leaning over the side Of
the launch, was shot through the breast
and fell dead. Fortunately no one else
was even injured
Instantly the men in the launch began
a rapid return of fire with their rifles,
while Lieutenant Wilson maneuvered
the launch SO as to take line thrown
by Hohengren from the small boat
which he had showed off from the pier.
Her bow was pulled out, and the one
FOUNDER was opened on the ambuscade
with such well-directed aim that the
Spaniards We're routed without chance
to return the American fire.
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THE REPLY TO SPAIN.
Regarded as Satisfactory in OFF,
cial Circles at Madrid.

MADRID, Aug 11.-In official circles
here the reply of the United States to
Spain in the matter of the peace nego-
tiatlons is regarded as satisfactory.
Premier Sagasta, however, denies
that he authorized the French Embas-
sador at Washington, Cambon. as the
representative of Spain, to make
changes in the Spanish answer las
regards certain conditions which might
create differences during the course Of
negotiations.
The Premier added: IF any changes
are to be made the Government itself
will make them"
Before entering the council chamber
to- day several of the Cabinet Minis
ters said the advices received from
the Spanish ambassador at Paris,
Senor Leon Y Castillo, We're that the
protocol contained no changes in the
conditions, and only slight modifca-
tions of the terms of the Spanish note
The Ministers added that as soon as
the text of the protocol was received
and approved M. Cambon, the French
ambassador at Washington, would lie
authorized to sign it.
The Liberal" Republican, expresses
the belief that President Mckinley re
piled to Spain's note with suspicious
rapidity." 1t adds: I'VE accept the
sacrifice, knowing the responsibility
falls upon the Government The best
course is to avoid all useless procedure
while the diplomats are quibbling- it
is useless to make distinctness in Ian
guage in order to reach conclusion
which is inevitable and already known.
while our blood continues to flow in
Porto Rico and Manila. During the last
three years we have sacrificed too much
blood 1t is time to end it, and thus
is the only aspect of the question that
at present can be considered Anyway.
the press is unable TO discuss its otaeF
aspects. All delay in concluding an
armistice is criminal"
Senior Moret, formerly Foreign Min
lister, had a long conference to-day with
Senior Sagasta. The former has been
frequently mentioned in connection
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TROOPS COMING HOME.
The Embarkation of the First Di-
vision COmD1eted.

SANTIAGO, Aug. 1.--12:35 p. H.
Major General Henry w. Lawton, U.
S. w., has been appointed as Military
Governor of the Department of Santi-
ago, and Brigadier General Leonard
Wood, U. S. ", has been requested to
remain as Governor of the city of San
tiago under General Lawton. Cen
eral Ezra Ewers has been appointed
Governor of the city of Guantanamo.
The transports Manteo and Berkshire
sail north to-day with the Twenty first
and the balance of the Seventy first
thus completing the embarkation of the
First Division.
The embarkation of the Second Di-
vision will begin tomorrow
Captain Jacobson of the German war
ship Geier was taken over to the San
Juan battlefield this morning, escorted
by Major Miley of General Shafter 5
staff
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Literally Ground to Pieces.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11.-Engi-
neer Buddres, who was working on
Beale-street wharf, in charge of a
hosting engine, was killed this after
noon in an awful manner. Buddres
was standing on the drum of the en-
gine adjusting part of the machinery
with a wrench. In some unaccountable
manner he started the engine. slipped
and fell between the wheels, and was
literally ground to pieces. The engine
had to be taken apart before the body
could be removed to the Morgue. Bud
dres was 60 years of age.
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WORD FROM MILES.
Two Dispatches From the Com
manding General of the Army.

WASHINGTON, August 1.-THE
War Department has received two dis
patches from General Miles under date
of Ponce, August 10th, as follows:
CONTINUED on Eighth Page)
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Sutter County Democrats.

YUBA CITY, Aug. 1.-THE Demo-
cratic County Central Committee to-
day selected delegates to the State
Convention.
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A CHILD'S SHOCKING DEATH.
DRANK CARBOLIC ACID FOUND
IN A BOTTLE.
The Terrible Affection That Fell
Upon the Family of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. e. Brown.

A heart-rending tragedy occurred yes
terday by which the year-and half
old little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
+. Brown of iii y street lost her life.
Directly opposite the Brown residence,
on NJ street, is the home of George o.
Brown, the child's uncle. The little one
had gone over to her uncle's, as she
was accustomed to doing, and while
there entered one of the bedrooms,
where a small bottle of carbolic acid
stood on the wash-stand
Childish curiosity prompted her to
draw the cork and swallow the con-
tents Of the phial. The little one then
returned 10 where her aunt was, car
rying the empty bottle in her hand.
Mrs. Brown at once surmised what
had happened, and quickly telephoned
for a physician. Word was also sent
to the child's parents
Twenty minutes later the child was
a corpse. Before the physician could
get there she was seized with convul-
sions and died few minutes after he
arrived. Mr.. Brown was at his Office
Oh Fourth street. a mile away, and
though he made all haste the little one
was past relief when he reached the
house.
1t has been a terrible blow to the
parents, who have the sympathy Of the
entire community in their afiiiction.
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MANY THOUSAND.
Alsip's Alleged Misuse of Fair
Oaks Colony Funds.

General c. II. Howard, one of the cap
itallSts interested i'll the Fair Oaks Col
ony, is in the city, having come here
Ior the purpose of ascertaining to what
extent the company had suffered
through the management of its affairs
by Edwin K. Alsip, the missing real es-
tate dealer.
General Howard declines to say in
what sum the company has been in
1uled, but there are stories out to the
effect that Alslp had hypothecated Sc
many thousand dollars and pocketed the
plunder.
The Union Building and Loan Asso-
citation, which is the owner of Pythian
Castle at Ninth and | streets, has a
claim against the custodian of the build
ing, W. a. Wall, for some $500 on col
lections from rentals, but Wall declares
he paid the money over to Alsip shortly
before the latter left the city, and claims
that he can prove it by William Farley,
who was present when he paid the
money.
Wall says he did not take receipt, as
he was in the habit of paying in the
money without taking receipts. AS an
offset to the latter statement the at
taches of Alsip's former office say that
Wall was always given receipts when he
paid in money. During December he
paid in some $500
The matter will be inquired into by the
building and Loan Association
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A NIGHT WITH THE STARS.
Professor Leuschner's Lecture This
Evening on Astronomy.

An interesting and instructive dis
course viii be given al the Congrega-
tional Church this evening by Professor
Leuschner, instructor in astronomy at
the State University, under the aus
pices of the Sacramento Lecture Associ-
alton
Professor Leuschner was recently
connected with the Lick Observatory
on Mount Hamilton, where he enjoyed
unusual advantages in the pursuit of
the science Of astronomy, and in aGdi-
ton thereto he has travelled widely in
the Old World and made a study Of
the subject under the most nfavOrable
circumstances abroad.
The lecture tonight will be rendered
doubly interesting by being illustrated
Professor Leuschner is abuudantly sup
piled with photographs of the heavenly
bodies, and these pictures are enlarged
and thrown on canvas by the latest inn
proved instruments The Professor
avoids technical or scientific terms as
far as possible in his lectures before
the public, so that even those who
have never made study of the subject
Of astronomy will be able to thoroughly
understand him.
Reserved seats for the lecture can be
secured without extra charge at Pur-
nells bookstore up to 6 O'clock this
evening