Evening star., 1898-07-30
THE WEEK ENDING JULY 80, 1ses.
The War with Spain.


NJ Cambon, the French Ambassador at
Washington, of her desire to learn whether
this government would at this time consid-
er the question of peace: at an interview
between President Mckinley, Secretary Day
and NJ Cambon this fact was m&1e known
6 I'D the President Lotitied the ambassador
that he would presently hand him formal
r5ply; consi ieration of the terms of peace
to be proposed by tn government was at
once begun and they We're formally dis
c.ssed at the regular meeting of the cab
T. ct friday; semi uiilc al announcement was
made that the United States would pro-
rose, as its minimum concession. to end
the war upon the abandonment by Spain
of Cuba, the cession TO the United States of
Porto Rico and certain islands nc ar Cuba
and Porto Rico; certain cessionG in the
East Indian archipelago fer naval purposes
ard the creation in the Philippines of
naval station, the ultimate disposition of
the group to be left to peace commission
ers. Meanwhile the war was pushed, Gen.
Miles with the first detachment of the
Porto Ricau army effecting landing with
out loss at Guanica, short distance west
of Ponce, on the southern shore; Wednes-
day the port of Pince surrendered to Com
mander Davis of the auxiliary cruiser
Dixie, without resistance. and Thursday
the army entered and occupied the city
proper without firing shot: the population
evinced the utmost enthusiasm for the
Americans and cheered them heartily as
their liherators; in the skirmishing outside
of Ponce four Americans were slightly
Wounded-none was killed: other detach-
ments arrived and others sailed from this
country to reinforce Miles. The chief in
terest at Santiago was in the health of the
Amy of invasion; the sickness spread,
though with few fatalities; arrangements
were perfected by the War Department to
remove the soldiers under Gen. Shafter as
soon IS possible to a camp at Montauh
Point, Long Island; some friction between
the American military and the Spanish civil
authorities developed owing to an effort
# ba Let n disregard the Presidents
reclamation and turn the municipal gov
ernment over to radical Cuhans at once;
strict sanitary measures were prescribed,
causing some further trouble with the
Spanish authorities; inquiry into the con-
dition of the Santiago prisons revealed a
shocking state of affairs, many persons
having been confined for years for offenses
calling for brief sentences. Spanish troops
at Caimanera and Guantanamo surrendered
to Shafter. No definite word was received
from Marila, though the capitulation OF the
city by the Spaniards to the Americans was
reported by way of Madrid; it was reported
that four Russian men-of-war had been
ordered to Manila to protect Russian in
terests' there, likewise that as many Jap
anese warships had been ordered to Shang-
hal to cooperate, If necessary, with the
British and American forces In case or
trouble over the Philippines The omclal
reports of the naval commanders partlcl-
Mating in the destruction of Admiral Ger
veras squadron at Santiago were made
public.
Foreign Affairs.
London was agitated over the disclos-
ures of Ernest Terah Hooley, the bankrupt
promoter, to the effect that he had been
forced to nav enormous sums 10 certain
noblemen for the use of their names as
directors of his various companies ara lor
introductions to other n0biemen, uenlals
were promptly entered by those Interested
The Earl of Mimic, liberal, was appointed
governor general of Canada, to succeed
Lord Aberdeen. The regent of Ihppe-tet
mold filed with the 5undesrat1 formal
protest against the conduct OF the LIN
neror of Germany, whom he charged with
efforts to slight him; he affair caused
sensation and future rolo.e aneclnS the
integrity of the German constitution was
forecasted. The health of Prince Bis
marck caused agitation, it being 6. serted
that he was dying; this was denied. ifsuo,
Chinese ambassador at Berlin, dc 'artcf
suddenly for home, and IL was state. that
his government had recalled him IN dis
pleasure on account OF the methods en-
ployed by him in recent negotiations affect
ing the relations of Germany to the newly
developing Chinese situation. Prince Henry
of Germany left kaic-Chau, China, for
Corea At Halifax the British court of in
quiry into the Bourgogne disaster exhon-
Grated the ship Cromartyshire, with which
the liner collided, from all blame in the
case and held that the Bourgogne was out
of her course; in Paris :: so-called investi-
CATION was held concerning the conduct of
the seamen of the Bourgogne. and after
discharging all but six Austrian sailors,
who were held for further examination.
these, too were discharged and the case
was dropped for want of proper evidence"
The name of Zola, the French novelist, who
recently fled from FraHce to avoid punish
ment for libel, result of his connection
with the Dreyfus case. was dropped from
the roll of the Leg on of Honor; Zola's
whereabouts were not accurately defined.
The efforts of the Italian government to
collect the Cerruu claim from Colombia
were renewed, AMI once more the bonn bard
ment of Carthegina was threatened. A
jury at johannesburg, Transvaal, acquit-
ted Won Veldtheim. accused of numbering
Woolf Joel, trustee cf the estate Of the
late Barney Barnato, the diamond king"
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian premier, an
nounced that the Canada American con-
ference would open in Quebec August %:
in the British house of commons Michael
Davitt urged the government to release
Mrs Maybrick, the nurderess, impris oned
fer several years. The Irish local govern
men. bill passed its thnd reading IN the
house of lords. Severe earthquake shocks
were felt in Chile. A general arbitration
treaty was signed between Italy and Ar
genttna.
In the District.
The attention of the Commissioners was
called anew to the complaint of citizens
that the noise Of crying infants at tie
Founding Asylum 10th street north
west constituted an unbearable nuisance.
the matter was referred TO the superintend-
ent of charities, who reported in favor OF
a plan of boarding the infants out; the
Commissioners decided that they had no
power to do this. The new chief Of police
formed an enlarged bicycle squad, intend
ed to more completely patrol tbs streets
to regulate wheelmen and to supplement
the efforts of the patrolrnsn in catching
fleeing malefactors. The test case concern
ing the validity of the new teic2hane rates
prescribed by the District appropriation
bill was submitted, after argument, to Jus
tice Hagner. who reserved his decision
Fire destroyed $4,000 worth of property
at George Saegmullers mathematical in
Frederick Hanneman, iron worker, died as
a result of injuries received from the fali-
ing of beam at the Hotel Raleigh ennex,
under construction. William Pai,as~ wi bite,
plate printer, was drowned at Indian Head
and Mark Blackford. colo-cd. laborar was
drowned near Chain bridge. Among those