The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-26

getting THIS reply the American otli-
Ger informed tho captain Of the
port that ho would give him an
hours grace for the military com
mander to como and take delivery of
the dispatch.
In the meantime Snnmartin had
come up town and had conferonce
with the governor general by wire,
laying befor" him tho State of affairs.
But as the hour fixed by the Ameri.
can officer was drawing to it's close
a I'd he threatened to return on bot ri
with the dispatch undelivered, two
members Of tho consular body -
Messos. Il. Nj. Toro, British vice con-
sui, and Z. j. Rosaly, vice consul of
the Netherlands-wont down to tho
port together with our mayor, Mr.
II. U. Colon, and one cf our citizens,
Mr.. L. j. Fournicr, with tho object
of requesting an extension Of the
time fixed by tho officer TO await the
reply Of the governor general.
1t seems that the lntter's answer
to the Military commander was that
he should do his duty-by which, we
suppose, ho implied that resistance
should h" m"'!r, in spite of the i'm.
monse superiority of tho invading
forces and of tho heot, which by this
time, had increased by the arrival of
several moro vessels. As the Amor
lean commander grew impatient at
tho non return Of tho first boat sent
ashore he sent another, bringing two
otlicors and squad Of soldiers, who
bore with them The American tiap
and two rockets for signaling, we
presume, in case of need.
Said officers with tho squad and
flag advanced Ms far us the very door
OF captain Of the ports Office, but the
British vice consul requested that
tho soldiers should withdraw to tho
seaShore, the officer with Old Glory,
etc, remaining, however, ut tho door
of the building. Tho consular and
other officers cn!orcd tho bnildiny,
They wero thero received by tho
captain of tho port, who, by the hy,
was dressed in Il soilrd white drill
SUIT, without any Insignia to denote
his rank. The Grrman vice consul.
MIR. II. q. Fritz, joined his colleagues
Of England aud the Netherlands in
their good Offices in tho matter, to
gether with the American merchant,
Mr. Lucas Valcavicso. Suid consuls
began to work to bring about the
surrender Of the town, which had
beon demanded ut discretion, in their
desire to avoid blootlshod and dam.
age to tho town, as the Spanish forces
were insignificant compared with
those of the United States, and be-.
sides the Spaniards having no de.
fonsive works or artillery to answer
the fire of the fleet.
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AT about 10 p. m. it was rumoroa
That an armistico ha( been ARRANGED.
in virtue Of which the Spanish forces
would evacuato tho town and that
the American troops would not land
within a stipulated time to allow the
former forces to get woll on their
way to Aibonito. 1t was reported
that this arrangement was firm and
tho people began to treat more free.
~ nhont tn" people solution of the
conflict. But, unhappily, their ioy
was of short duration, as-at about
p. NIT began to bo noised about
that tho governor general had de-
posed tho commander, Sanmartin.
ordering him to give up the com.
mand to the lieutenant colonel of the
civil guards, instructing tho latter to
oher resistance to the invading forces.
On this becoming known the alarm
was great among all classes, and tho
exodus to the neighboring country,
which had already begun in the af-
t'rnoon and evening, Was immense,
approaching nearly to panic
But tho vice consuls cont;nuol
thor labors to obtain that tho armis.
tce arranged with Colonel Sanmur.
TIN 10y them should bo respected and
Kept IN good faith and the reproscn-
t"tIves of England and Germany pro.
tested against it's being broken and