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Final Report of Casualties

Gen Saaf5er's Headquarters. July
Is. via Kingston, Jamaica, July Is,
8 80 P.M.-The 6ual report of casu'
alties in the army since it landed IN
Cuba three weeks ago has been forward
ed to Washington. 1t shows an aggre-
gate of 1.9l4. officers and men killed +.
wounded and missing The killed
number 246, of whom 21 were officers ;
wounded 1854. OF whom SO are off
GERS, and missing "a. Including no off
GERS Of the wounded only 6S have
died.
Col Pope, the surgeon 10 chief. says
this is remarkably small number OF
fatalities, considering the large number
of wounded. In the field hospitals
there have been remarkably small
number Of septic wounds and but two
cases of gangreue bave developed, one
of which resulted fatally.
Eben Brewer. who vas 10 charge OF
the postoaice affairs 10 Ccba AID whose
headquarters were at sibooey, died op
Thursday niga, after brief !illoess
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War Department
And Yellow Fever.
The Situation Looks Very
Much More E;ncourag-
lng--.Only 90 New
Cases Developed.

Washington. July l5.-The war
department officials are greatly en-
couraged by the reports on the yellow
fever situation from the army at the
front They we're fearful lest the
statistics from there might chow in.
creasing cases, but were grati6ed to-.
day when dispatch came from
Surgeon Greenleaf, member of Gen.
Miles staff, eaying that during the
past "a hours there had been only %
new cases. This was in marked con.
trast with the reports for the previous
24 hours, which showed a much
greater spread and, with >urgeop
Greenleafs statement that the general
character of the disease is mild, leads
the officials 10 hope that it will be
limited and that the disease will be
kept within bounds Surgeon Green.
leafs dispatch is as follows
''Siboney, July Is.
"OnIy % new cases Of yellow fever
and three deaths reported within the
past "A hours Type Of disease mild.
Camp site moved wheneve. practi-
cable Have taken vigorous sanitary
precautions to prevent the spread OF
the disease" /"
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CORREA's IDEA OF
BASIS FOR PEACE.

Madrid. July l5.lThe minister for
wss, Gen Correa. is quoted as saying 10
an interview that he thought peace might
be arranged 90 the following forms:
The United States aud Spain to
agree 20 le: the CubaDs decide by 8
plebisci,e whether they desire indepeo-
dence or autonomy uDder the suzeraiuty
of Spain.
The two governments to agree to
abide by the result OF the plebiscise.
10 the event of tbe Cubans voting
for independence, the United States to
allow Spain nine months in which to
withdraw her army. gradually aud dig
ni6sdly from Cuba, las soldiers
should after having fought like heroes. I"
Continuing, the minister 70: var
said I'VE ought to retain Porto
Rico a, all costs. 10 order to be always
near Cuba, of which the Americans
will be able to despoil US iu course of
time, and 10 order to more easily com-
municase with the South Am merican re-
publics, which daily display the great
est enthusiasm for Spain.
Gas to the Philippine islands, it is
certain We will retaia them even
though the Americans succeed 10 ooou.
pyiDg Manila, Of which place their oc
cupatioo vii! be most brief. An off,
cial dispatch announces that the rebel
chiefs aud the Americans will not al
ways agree. which is 10 Spaiu's advau-
tage.
"The government has formed as chem e
which will not ouly assure Spain the
possession Of the Philippine islauds, bu,
which will re-estabish tranquility
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Terror on Spaln's Coast.

Marseiiles, July Is "A number of
Barcelona steamers have taken refuge
here fearing an American attack on
Barcelona.
London. July Is 1t is announced
in a special dispatch from Barcelona
this afternoon that the inhabitants of
that city are panic stricken. They be-
Iieve the Americans viii! select de
fenseless Barcelona as the first point
to lombard The local banks are re-
moving their specie to the country,
the merchants are sending their goods
to places of safety and many of the cit
liens are leaving The governor of
Barcelona has Informed the people
that they cannot expect help from the
government
Cadiz July l5.-There is
great excitement here owing
to the expected coming of Ccmmo-
dore Watson's equadron y are
leaving.
The Spanish mail steamer plying
between this port and Tangier will
cease to run next week
London, July 16.-Tbe Gibraltar
correspondent of the Daily News
says !:
A naval battle off the Sparisn
coast is considered imminent The
suspension of the constitutional guar
antees is a symptom of the distracted
condition of Spain The nation
wants peace; the army wants vic
tory. Spain cannot continue to strug-
gle. yet peace will be the signal for
revolution, and the European inter.
vention which was formerly desired,
is now dreaded
THE government, through FL
Epoca, advocates direct negotiations
with the United States.
"The military press Indignantly
characterizes peace as treason
Wealthy families are deserting Cadiz,
Seville and Malaga Supplies are
shipped from here to the American
consul at Tangier /"
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The Government of Santiago.

Washington, July II -Coincident
with the occupation Of Santiago, there
are vast variety Of questiors which
are beiog considered by the Psesi-
dent aud bis cabinet respecting the
future political condition bat are to OBJ
.e:c there. 1t will have to be settled
whether the government cf Santiago
province shall be military ooe OF
civil ore with military powers vested
10 the executive officer, or other form
of administration. Unlike the Phil
ippipes. which although nomiually in
our possession. are not. formally 80, all
questions of jurisdiction over and ad-
ministratlou Of the occupied territory
of Santiago mus; bc met Immediately.
Santiago itself is city Of approximate
ly 40. 600 people, and 10 addition there
ere large number OF people 10 toe
csptufed territory whose interests have
to be looked af,er The commercial
side Of the matter also must be attended
to promptly. Santiago being ours, The
presu nption follows that the blockade
maintained by this government will be
declared DOT to exist atd the place
made 40 open port. the goVerDneni
malrtaiciug strict surveillance to
keep supplies from getting beyond
Santiago aud bciag furnished to the
SpanIsrds
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The Spanish Arms Are Ours

Washington. July l9.-The arms
surrendered by the Spanish soldiers at
Santiago TO General Sbafter will be kept
by the Uoited States Government.
This conclusion, reached late this at
terOoon by the President aud Secretary
Alger, was made public by the latter
as be left his Office after 6 O'clock to-
night
"Ah those 8bo have arms will turn
then over to this Government. This
is Gnal." These are the Secretsry's 8
words when asked for inform alton on
the subject. ADD" be added iu re.
spouse to further inquiries aud to clear
any doubt that might exist 90 the sub
ject, 1.-The rifles will Got be returned TO
Spain" !" This decision of the president
applies alike to those Spanish soldiers
who have not been engaged with the
United States troops as we'll as to those
who have been participants 10 the re-
ceos battles
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Dr.. George F shrady, one of the
most eminent medical men in New
York City, says there is much less
danger than has been stated that the
American soldiers will fall victims to
yellow fever and other diseases in
Cuba. He believes confidently that
the percentage of actual sickness
among them will be small in proper
tion to the total number, and that the
actual loss of life from all causes will
be propor;ionately greatly less than
in aoy war of consequence that has
taken place To day he says there ls
no such thing as hospital gangrene
Aseptic surgery has reached the
stage when it is almost an impossible
ity.
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The Red Cross Steamer State
of Texas Has Entered and
is Relieving Needs of
Santlagoans.

Playa del Este, Guantanamo. Bay,
July II, I p. m.-At 9 O'Clock this
morning the hour of the formal sur
render of the 10000 Spanish troops
at Santiago, aud the 10000 others in
the district of east Cuba which the
Spanish have agreed to evacuate, the
Spanish flag was lowered from Moro
castle
Steam launches from the New York,
Brooklyn and Vixen entered the har,
Dor this morning and examined the
batteries, The wrecks OF the Merrimac
and the sunken Spanish cruiser Reiua
Mercedes and the torpedo filiug sta
ton They discovered six Spanish
merchant steamers and one small
gunboat in the ha1bor, aud a prize
crew was placed upon the latter.
This afternoon the torpedoes were
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Health Precautions in Cuba.

Washington, July l6-Pending
the settlement of the details Of the
capituIaeion at Santiago the war
department officials are giving the
major po lion of their attention to the
adoption Of strict measures for the
protection of our troops from yellow
fever and from low tropical fevers.
The department has decided to re
move the troops at Santiago at the
earliest possible moment to the coun
try in the rear. Adjt. Gen. Corbn
said to day that within five miles Of
Santiago proper the conditions were
as nearly IDEAL as obtainable in the
tropics for stamping out the fever;
high mills ensured well drained camps,
most important element in the pre-
servation of health; the water supply
coming from the mountains was pure
and abundant. and fresh sea breezes
prevailed While the main body of
troops is to be transferred back to
these hills until they are needed for
service elsewhere or are returned to
the United States, some troops neces
sariIy will be placed either in the
town itself or in camps commanding
the place, in order to protect the In
habitants 1t is believed that the
two regiments of immunes already on
their way to Santiago will be assign.
ed to that duty. This will be
severe test of the principle involved
in the formation of the immune regi-
ments, for it is suspected that many
of the alleged immunes are merely
persons who have spent only a few
weeks 10 the tropics, under conditions
that never brought them into direct
exposure to yellow fever. 1t is the
present intention of the authorities
here to maintain a military govern
ment at Santiago, regardless Of hints
from Cuban sources that they are pre-.
pared to undertake the administration
there. 1t is believed that the United
States is under moral obligation to
the world to see to it that nothing
but a highly civilized Government
shall be set up in Cuba, wherefore
the authorities here are disposed to
be extremely cautions and to make
full test of the capacity of the Cubans
before entrusting the lives aud pro-
perty of the people of Santiago to
their care
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tonight at which three other members
of the cabinet were present Secretary
Aleer said "Tbe situation is just this:
The Spaniards are prepared 20 surreo-
der, but they want to carry their arms
We have determined to graos no such
concession nor any concession excep,
the generosity of shis government TO
transport them to Spain
Secretary Alger was asked that If 1T
was no, the expectation that when 1t
was known that 20 other terms would
be granted the surrender would take
place. Io aoy eveas no other cooces'
sion would be afforded by this govern
@eu..
The uexs move is surrender upon the
terms which the Uoited States govern
neos proposes or immediate attack upon
the Spanish forces BY the Army aud
NAVY.
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Washington Expects Over
tureS:

Washington. July 15-"Tbere
have been no oversures for peace re-
ceived by any United States embassy
or legation abroad or by the Depart
nent of State at Washington" That
was the statement made by member
of the cabinet who is thoroughly
familiar with the conditions as they
exist to day, aud was called forth by
various seports that ranged all the
way from an announcement that the
basis for a treaty of peace already
had been reached TO the more guard
ed declaration that the Spanish
government had conveyed in an un-
officia! manner TO the United States
government an intimation of some Of
!he CONCESSIONS it was prepared to
make to secure peace.
The propecsts for the speedy in.
slitution of peace negotiations have
frightened decidedly since the col
lapse of the Spanish resistance at
Santiago.
The Madrid correspondent of the
Daily Mail says: "Despite the official
deaials. it is strongly suspected that
preliminary negotiations for peace
are already under way in the shape
of indirect inquiries regarding the
terms of America which Spain might
accept 1t is asserted that NJ Cam
bon, the French ambassador at
Washington, and Sir Henry Drum
mond. Wolff, British ambassador at
Madrid, are acting respectively on
behalf of Spain and America in the
conduct of inquiries which at present
are quite informal.
"Duke Almodovar de Rio. minister
of foreign affairs, and Senor Gamazo,
minister of public institutions, have
been appointed by the government to
conduct the negotiations senor
Gamazo said yesterday to news
paper representative cannot talk
on the subject, as any indiscretion
might spoil the work and create diff
culties
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taken up or exploded, after which the
Red Cross steamer State of Texas
entered to give assistance 10 the sick
and wounded in the city The war
ships may not enter the barbor for
several days. probably not until after
the arrangements have been COM
pleted for transporting the Spanish
prisoners to Spain.
Nearly all the American men Of.
war are now in Guantanamo bay.
Commodore Watson's squadron is
preparing to go to Spain.
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AMERICAN FLAG
IN SANTIAGO.
FLOATS OVER HOUSE OF
CIVIL GOVERNOR.

Washington. July 17.-The war de-
partmeut posted the following bulletin
at 5 Is p N:
Santiago de Cuba, July II.
Adiutaus General Uoited States Army,
Washington. D G.:
have the honor to announce that
the American Gag has this Instant, IL
o'clock, noon. being hoisted over the
bouse Of the civil governor 10 the city
of Santiago. 40 immense coocouree
of people present; squadron of cava|-
ry and regiment of infantry present.
Jog arms aud baod playing national air
Light battery fred salute of 2l guns
Perfect torder is being maintaioed by
municipal goserumeut. Distress is
very great but little sickness in town
Scarcely any yellow fever. A suall
gupboat aud about 200 seamen left By
Cervera have surrendered to me. %
ssruc,ous are being removed from
mouth of the harbor. Upon coming
ioto this city discovered perfect en-
taoelement of oefeuses Fighting as
toe Spaniards did the 6rst day, it would
have cost 5, 900 lives to have takeo i;
Bastaiions of Spaoish troops have been
'depositiog arms suce daylight 10 armo-
ry, over which have guard. Gen
Toral formally surrendered the plaza
and all stores at 9 a. N.
" r. Shaf'er, Major General
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The Carollnes to be captured.

San Francisco, July l6.-Advices
from Houolulu Indicate thas the coast
defence vessel Monterey will take pos
srou of the Caroline Islands before
reaching Manila While 10 Honolulu
hartor Com mander Lentz-, of the Moo
terey, borrowed charts Of the C4rolin es
from Capt. Bray, of the missionary
bark Morning Star, aud also consulted
with that navigator regarding the har-
bors of these islands.
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TERRIBLE CONDITION
OF REFUGEES.
Some Naked, All Hungry.
Really Skeletons..-The Har-
Dor Mines.
EFFECT OF OUR SHELLS IN
THE CITY.

Santiago dc CUBA, July II Since
4 o'clock this morning a stream of
refugees has been pouring into the
city, some naked, and all hungry,
skeletons and footsore. Many had
fallen by the wayside
The town of Santiago presents a
dismal sight. Most of the houses
have been sacked, and the stores
have all been looted and nothing to
eat can be had for love or money.
In the streets of the city this morn
ing, at the entrenchments, at the
breastworks and at every hundred
feet or 80 of the barbed wire fences
were the living skeletons of Spanish
soldiers
Among the arrivals to day were
the German, japanese and Portu-
guese consuls and their families, toe
British and French cousuls having
arrived day before yesterday.
Gen Pando was never here. but
$500 men from Manzanillo arrived
on July Sd, making tine total garrison
here 1000
The contact mines in the harbor
were removed the day Admiral Ger
vera left, but two chains of electric
mines, one from Estrella Point and
the other from Socapa are still down.
The armament of the shore bat
teries of Santiago consists of FIVE
brass 6 inch muzzle leaders in the
Moro forti6cations two 6.inch Hon.
torias, from the cruiser Reina Mer.
cedes, and three 2l-centimetre NOR
tars (never used in the Socapa upper
battery two useless 21 centimetre
mortars, two 8 inch muzz!e leaders
and four s centimesre field pieces in
the Estrele battery ore 57-millime-
tre and one 25 mll!imetre Nordepfels,
and one 81 millimetre aotchkiss, in
the Socapa lower battery, aud two
6 inch HoDtorias, two 9 centimetre
Krupps and two Is centimetre NOR
tars at Punta Gorda
Four Spanish merchant steamers,
the Mortera, the Reina de Los An
geles. the Thomas Brooks and the
Mexico, and the gunboa: Alvarado
are now in the harbor
The market place has been sacked
by the troops
Twenty two thousand refugees are
quartered at Ell Caney. 5000 at Fir
meza and 5000 at Cuabitas ell Boni-
ato and San Vincente, where they
have been living for fortnight, and
in one case 500 were crowded into
one building, which is regular pig
sty with horrible stencil. They
used water from the river, where
soiled clothing was washed and all
manner Of filth is floating.
The Spanish troops laid down their
arms at g O'Clock this morning They
will be camped two miles outside the
city limits. under guard, until their
embsrkation.
The docks are crowded by incom-
ing refugees in a starving condition
waiting the arrival in the harbor of
the Red Cross society's steamer
State Of Texas. as there are no eata-
bes to be bought in the city
The entrance of the refugees was
quiet and peaceful, they viewing
their wrecked homes philosophically
as the fortune of war Admiral
SIMPSONS last bombardment of San
tiago wrecked 81 houses in the city,
causing heavy damage
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Watson to Spain: Miles to
Porto Rico.

Playa, Del Este, July 17.-Watson's s
squadron is preparing tor the expedi-
;ioh to Porto Eico
The auxiliary cruiser Yale, with
Gen Miles. vii! probably leave for
Porto Rico ia tie course eff q day OF
Two. Gen Miles says suficleo' force
will be sent to the island at cree to take
aod bold il
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0ttumwa, Iowa, July l6 United
States Commissioners Hunter to day
decided for the first time in any
court of question whether express
companies or shippers must pay the
one cent tax to be attached to all ex.
press receipt BE held that the
company must pay the tax underth
laws.
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sHAFrER THANKS MCKINLEY


SHAFrER THANKS MCKINLEY
Washington, July Is, 9 Is p. NJ
The following has been received at
the White House
Playa del Este, July Ii. via Hayti
TO the President, Camp near San
tiago, July 81 thank you and my
army thank you for your congratula
tory telegram to day | am proud to
say everyone in it performed his
duty galaotly. Your message will
be read to every regiment in the
army at noon to morrow.
SHAFTER,
Major General.
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Montreal, July 4.-Y ssterdsy 'here
we're rumors thas Lieut. Carrauasa did
not sail with Seuor DABosc To-day
It is stated positively that Csrrarza was
iu petsupated bv some unk person
and diG not board the shi p W here
Carranza is now is a mystery
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Honolulu, July s-The transport
Valencia arrived yesterday, closely
followed by the Newport There
was a sigh: accident to the ma
chinery of the latter on the way
down az a result Of which she was
hove to for several hours
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Headquarters U. S Army,
Santiago, July II.

headquarters U. > army,
Santiago, July IT.
Adjutaus General United States Army.
Washington
Ny ordnance officers report about
1000 rifles turned 10 to day and 6O0.-
900 cartridges. At the mouth of the
harbor there are quite rumber of foe
modern guns, about 6-iuch also two
batteries of mountain guns, together
With salusing battery of Is old bronze
guns Disa1mipg and turning 10
will 90 oa to morrow. List of
prisoners oos yes,kuown
Shafter,
Major s-Geueral Commanding.
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= Wisdom to-day means comfort to morrow
To prove i, buy White aud use it.
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THE ARMS SURRENDERED

Washington, July II AT II 05
tonight Adj Gsn. Corbiu made public
the following dispatch from Gen. Shat.
ter:
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to Spain. Is W0u!o naVe Oeeu 10 easy
undertaking to remove the 20, ,000 men
across the Atlantic uader the best con
disious, bat the repoets that indicated
the existence of yellow fever among the
Spaniards threatened all kinds of off.
culties. After all. i. vas decided to be
only a matter of mooey and il the price
offered is large enough steamship lines
can doubtless be found to undertake the
transportation. At the best several
weeks probably will be required to re-
move the Spsniards. so that it will be
necessary to mainsaio considerable
proportion of the American army in
the neighborhood for some time. Still
being under 90 care to protect them
selves against the foe, the American
troops caa be disposed as to make
.heueelves very comfortable 10 compar-
ison With what they have undergone
and by removing them into the hills
just 10 the rear of Santiago. it Is be
lieved ,hs. the Danger Of an exsensioe
of the yellow fever will be reached so
far that il will no longer be cause for
grave apprehension The surgeons re
ports describe the disease as of mild
type, and it is said that this will readily
WELD to change Of location into high
Q. aud cooler ground.
Washington. July Is After an ex.
seaded conference with the President
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MarseiiIes, July 5-A number of
Barcelona steamers have taken refuge
here fearing an American attack on
Barcelona.