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H0BSON TALKS

abou. hts Ezper!sncrs ou the SI0rrinHe'
WIN the sinking Of the Ship was not
Successful.
NEW YORK, July s.-A dispatch to
the Herald from on Santiago de Cuba
saws: Your correspondent saw Mr..
Hobson after he had made his report
to Admiral Sampson and he consented
to give the Herald a fuller interview
about his experiences.
He spoke In glowing terms OF the
courage and bravery OF his crew.
I'VE have been thIrty-three days In a
Spanish prison." said Mr.. Hobson, "and
the more / think about II the more
marvellous II seems that we are alive.
at was about o'clock IN the morn
Ing when the Merrimac entered the
narrow channel and steamed in under
the guns OF Moro castle. The stiffness
OF death prevailed. Il was 30 dark that
we could scarcely see the headland. We
had planned to drop our starboard an
Choir at a certain point TO the right OF
the channel. reverse our engines and
then swing the MeFFimRc around, sink
Ing her directly across the channel.
This plan was adhered 10, but cir
eumstances rendered It's execution i'm
possible. When the MerrimaC poked
her nose Into the channel our troubles
commenced. The deadly silence was
broken by the wash Of n small boat ap-
preaching us from the shore. / made
her out to be a picket boat.
'She ran close up under the stern OF
the Merrimac and 1Ted several shots
from what seemed to be three-pounder
guns. The Aerrlmac's rudder was car
ried away by this fire. That Is why the
collier was not sunk across the channel
I'VE did not discover the loss OF the
rudder until Murphy cast anchor We
then found that the Merrlmac would
not answer 10 the helm and were COM
PEELED 20 make the best OF the sltua-
ton.
"The run UP the channel was very ex-
citing. The picket boat had given the
alarm and In Il moment the guns OF the
Vlzcaya, the Almlrnutc Oquendo, and
OF the shore batteries were turned upon
US.
Submarine mines and torredoes also
were exploded all about as, adding to
the excitement The mines dld no dam
age. although we could hear rumbling
and could feel the ship tremble,
I'VE were running Without lights ana
only the darkness saved us from utter
destruction. when the ship was in the
desired position and we found that the
rudder wan gone, i called the men on
deck While they were launching the
catamarln touched on the exploslvcA
AT the same moment two torpcdOes,
fred by the Rcina Mercedes, struck tht
Merrmnc amdshlps. cannot sti
whether our own explosives or tho
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ARMlSTlCE EXTENDED

BEFORE Santiago UntiI To-day at Noon, 90
Allow the ypanIsh Commandorto Gene
fer with BIaneo and Essr From Madrid.
The Truee AGordS the Amsriean Army
Loug Needed Rest. F.
Copyright, 1885, by tho Associated PresS9
MAJOR GENERAL SKATERS
HEADQUARTERS. Before Santiago de
Cuba, July Z, by the Associated Press
Dispatch Boat DGuntless, via Port An
tonic and Kingston, Jamaica, Juiy s..
m.-The armGstice has been extend
ed until noon on Saturday, in order to
allow General Mnares TO communicate
with Captain General Blanco and, with
Madrid.
General Linares informed General
shafter that ne had no telegraph opera
tor and one was sent into the city, ae-
companled by the British consul, p. w.
Ramsden, under the British flag.
Not q shot has been fired recently on
either side, but work is being pushed on
the batteries and entertainments. our
position has been greatly strengthened
during the last forty-elght hours, the
American lines advancing to within 4yy
yards of the enemies and our hillsloe
batteries overlook and command the
city.
500 yards to the enemy's great surprise:
The dynamite gun Of Colonel Wooae
rough riders, In charge Of Sergeant
HaIIett Alltop Burrowe, has been oeau-
tifully placed, hidden in snug PIX
The streams have been bridged over,
allowing the transportation OF heaSy ar
tillery with facility and the roads nave
been greatly improved. The BeheFal
health Of the soldiers Is good.
The armistlce is affording q long
needed rest for our men and they are
now In good shape to resume ngntlhs'
General I.Inares Is evidently weaken
inp and the mediation OF the bishop OF
Santiago and the consular corps may
persuade him to surrender.
In case hostllltles are resumed the
MAN Of assault Is for Rear Admiral
sampson 10 lombard the forts at the
rntMIth OF the harbcr, driving the men
away from the guns and then land n
thousand men and orcupy the torts,
while launches, with graphing irons go
in and countermine the haroor. Ihe
Sert NH then enter and lombard the
clty. supporting the land assault.
General Garcia. the inAlirgent .c9Ins-
mander, received orders yesterday llle5t /.
To- attack the spaniards while the negn-
tIations are on foot. 40,
The wrecked Spanish cruisers are sun
flied with ciiRrred bodies, and the buzz
yards arc devourlng the remains. The
Cubsns, by Rear Admiral sampson's or.
ders have buried the bodies OF over lVV
spaniards which were washed ashore
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pliments In lively faShi0n Hs appayeEltlyi
long range, and tho Oregon With heR
locomotive speed was hanging well on
the Colon also paying attention TO the
VIzcaya. The Teresa and the oQuendo
were in hnmes on che beach tuSt tWenty
minutes after the fnst shot was dre4
Fifty minutes after the flree shot waS
fired the ViEcaya put her helm TO port
with q great burst OF flame from theatler
part Of the ship and headed slowly for
tho rocks at Accernderos, where hh9
found her last resting place. 49,
Rescued the BpanlardGs
"As It was apparent that the Iowa
could not possibly catch the CristoSal
Colon and that the Oregon and Brook
lyn undoubtedly would, and as the fast
New York was also on her trail, de-
clded that the calls OF humanity Should
be answered and attention given TO tho
twelve OF fifteen hundred Spanish otii-
GERS and men who had struck their
color8 to the American SQUADRON.
therefore headed for the wreck Of tho
Yizcaya now burning furiously fore and
aft, Whan was in as far ns the depth
Of water wuuld admit, lowered all my
boats and sent them at once to the as
slstanee of the unfortunate men who
were being drowned by dozens or roast
ed on me decks, soon discovered that
the insurgent Cubans from the shore
were shooting on men who were Gtrus-
Cling In the water, after having surror-
dered to US. Immediately put stop
TO thls, but could not put a stop to tho
mutilation OF many bodies by the sharia
inside the reefA
'aThese creatures had become excited
by the blood from the wounded mixing
In the water.
my boats crew worked mnnfuliy and
succeeded In saving many Of the wound
ed from the burning ships"
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WASHINGTON, D. c., July s.-The
President to-day sent these nominations
to the senate:
Volunteer armF--Brlgadier Generals
OF volunteers to be major generals
Hamilton s. Hawlins, Henry ". Law
ton. Adna R. chafLee, John e. Bates.
To be brigadler general-c Colonel
Leonard Wood, First Regiment United
States volunteer cavalry; LleutenAft-
colonel, Chambers McRIbbln, Twenty
FIRST infantry.
First regiment volunteer cavalry, to
be colonel, Lieutenant Colonel Theo-
dore roosevelt, First regiment, United
States volunteer cavalry.
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LIVELY IN THE HOUSE.

Sensational seons EndI iTappiiy, and the
House AdjOaIns with Cheers for the
President, the Naval HeIoss aud Sing.
ting Of Patriotic songs.
The end OF this session OF Congress
in the house was marked by two nota-
BILE incidents. One was sensatlonally
partisan. well!nlgh resulting in person
al conflict upon the floor OF the house.
The scene followed a motion of Mr.
Handy, CDem., Del.), to strike from the
record portions OF partisan remarks OF
Mr. Ray, (Rep., y. ", in q speech
made yesterday. Handy contended that
Rag had not made the remarks which
appeared on the record. Ray In reply
declared he had uttered every word.
Members chung to the hope Of getting
their bills through in the remaining
hour of the session and desired to have
the Ray Handy Incident closed. The
house became excited and Cannon, CRep.
Ills.), denounced the Democrats for de-
laying legislation. A vote was taken
and the house declined to strike out
the speech. Handy then called for d.
vision and demanded tellerS.
Cannon stepped Into the, aisle and
agaln declared the Democrats were de-
llberately obBtructlng business.
Ball, (DOn., TexaS). addressing the
Republican side, declared; "The record
is false and you knew Il was false
when you voted against correcting t."
"That Is a iie," cried Mr.. Cannon, And
In an instant the bellIEerent members
were struggling TO reach each other,
while many others were pulling and
struggling to CONTROL them. The house
was upon It's feet. Marshall, (Rep.,
Ills.), seized Afr. Cannon and thrust him
aside, and when Mr.. Ball asked Mr..
Cannon 10 come outside" and the lat
ter was moving to comply, Mr. Lewis,
(Dem., WRsh.), took charge Of the IL
ilnols member and restrained him.
Meantime the speaker had been pound
ing hard, and the sergeant-at-armS,A ,AIr.
Russell, had seized the big silver mace
and was moving among the members
where the greatest disorder prevailed.
Order was restored slowly and O roll
call proceeded.
The roll call upon Mr. Handy's mo-
tlon to strike out resulted, yeas 5s;
nays l06. Later in the session Mr. Cam
non explained that Mr.. BAN had ad-
dressed his remarks not TO him person.
ally, and therefore he desired TO with
draw his offensive statement.
The house then passed the BILL to re-
lmhurae the states for expenses incur
red In transporting, feeding, clothing,
and caring for soldiers In aid OF organ
lzatlon OF the volunteer army.
The second incident referred to was a
much more agreeable one. in the latter
nil members Joined irrespective OF par
~ affiliations Upon the announcement
OF the adjournment Of the house there
were cheers followed by singing OF pa
triotlc songs. Representative Brom-
well proposed three cheers for Presl.
dent Nick inley, which were given twice
over. Then followed cheers Joined IN
by the entire house, for Admiral Dewey,
srhley Sampson, Hobson and General
Joe Wheeler
The whole house was one vast demon-
slrutlon. and flags were passed about TO
every member and were enthuslastical.
~ waved while the members sang the
close OF the Flfty-1fth Congress.
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Special Dispatch to the lRteIllgsHeer.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July s.-sena-
tor Elklns will leave tomorrow for New
York, to be absent several days. The
senator has been a hard worker since
Congress convened and feels 'he need
OF the absolute rest which he cannot
yet take. He expects TO be In Washing
ton part OF next week and at intervals
during the coming summer.
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ElEYEN tIaETERl LoIT
Daring storm on the Cubsn cOa.,-Nc
Lives Taken.

During Storm on the Cubau CoAbt-No
Llvss Taken,
WASHINGTON, July s,-The war de-
pnrtment was advised tonight that dur
ing a severe storm of the coast OF Cuba
eleven lighters enroute to Santiago in
tow OF tugs were swamped and last. so
far as known no lives were taken. The
lighters were from Mobile, New Orleans
and Charleston, and were Intended for
the use OF General Shafter In transfer
ring supplies and ordnance from the
transports to shore. Their need was es-
sentini to the prompt forwarding Of all
military necessarieS to the front before
Santiago.
The war department upon receipt Of
this information Immediately put Into
operation efforts to replace the lost
lighters at once
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oorYIssIoNrR poWERsl OWN
or Hospital for Woundsd soldi'rs May
hh Accepted.

or Hospital for Wounded soldisFs May
bs Accepted.
Special Dispatch to the IntelllgoneOf.
WASHINGTON. p. c.. July s.-Ron.
George NJ. Bowers has offered Secretary
Alger tho use OF the fsh eommis8Ion'S
station at woodshall, AlaSs., a. a hos
pltnl for the sick and wounded soldiers
who may be brought back from the
south.
Mr.. Bowers believes be can provide
there for four hundred soldiers without
interfering with the work Of the COM
mission. The laboratory and station are
on the vineyard sound twenty miles
from BuEIurd's Bay. It iA understood
Secretary Alger will accept the tender.
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aa.nalorlal oonrt.,yo &C, I,on'l tlO.

Special Dispatch to the tntelllgeneer.
WASHINGTON, D. G., July a-It IL
understood two appointments Of West
Vlrglnla postmasters will be made to-
morrow. that OF a. o. Petty. at Char
lesion, and i. d. dctzendAnner. at
Charlestown. Each of these appoint.
mcnts were sent to the senate several
weeks ago. but failed OF confirmation
because Of protest In each case enter
ed by Senator Faulkner The Objections
were not sufficient 10 cause With
draWal OF the nominations, OF course
and confirmation was prevented only
bV invoking Senatorial courtesy"
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ENCOURAGING STkTEllENTS

IL
FFsm the Businoss WoFld-I lipFl1-
inRIy Large Dsersass IN ~ u.
kauIts Tor lho half Yelr--Gnd ~ aFO
well Employed.
NEW YORK, July a-R. oun &
co:'s weekly report Of trade to-
morrow:
The usual half yearly st1 NJ OF
failures By branches Of huslnsl1 2 pc
cullarly Interesting because E ghoWS
that war and fears Of war have rot
caused an Increase in eomuerciai dis
asters. The surprisingly lafgl and gem
eral decrease in trading delanlte would
without doubt be accompanled ~ cor
responding returns as to Hinuihetur-
ing. but for excessive expanSlqn a some
lines and the helpless eondlton Eeach-
ed By few large firms u other
branches. Failures during ~ leeond
quarter have been smaller theh n the
same quarter OF the past four years In
trading and in manutacturins smaller
than In the same quarter Of any year,
excepting 1894,
The fiscal year hns ended With IMAM
cIal results a shade beYphd geteral ex-
pectations, and the new var ta1 begins
10 increase revenue. mot lefioullg dis
turblng business In any line. NO ren-
SON yet appears to apprehend that the
war revenue win fall beloN eEpeeta-
tions.
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CAPT. EVANS STORY
OF tie Tragic Denouement Of Admiral.
Cervera's Attempted Escape
FROM HFIiARB0R OF SANTIAGO De CUBA

Gapho Description Of the Contest Between the Steel Is
thaas-HoK the IOva" Net tho Enemy With eEIghtns Boz
in His Element His Ship Received Two Unpleasant Re:
ndsrs the CristOba COlOns PrOMoss in the Shape OfTVO
GIoucosters PIucky Fight Thrilling Recital.
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PEACE PREDlC CTIONS
Are not out of Line with Some Of the
Many Surface Indications.
THE RETURN OF cAMARA's FLEET

ofpan Preparation Savetts Fractured Hon
or Which is About all ha Left to Administer UpOn-The
Spanish are in Desperate Plight at Santiago and ifthsre
no Surrender atNOOn Then Shafer and Sampson
will Know the Reason Worriment Over the Proper Treat.
ment Of tie Distinguished Spanish Prisoner Cervera.
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FLOODS HINDERINa
The Advance of Troops at ManIlH-dsr-
man ShID T.nnves.

cAv1TE. Fh!!!ppine Islands, via
HONG KONG, July s.-Fioods in the
country districts are hluierins the ad-
vance OF the American troops.
Rear Admiral Dewey has given notice
that he Will not allow any more rcfu-
gees being removed from Manila on
board ship,
The German cruiser cormoran LEFT
here to-day FOR 1lollo, where The British
gunboats Figmy and Rather are Ia the
hnrbor.
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WASHINGTON, p. c., July SIN ad-
dltlon to the confirmation of to-day's
nominations the senate confirmed the
following;
Volunteer 1nfantry-Fourth regiment,
to be first lieutenant Horace NJ. Pat
ton, Of Wcst virginia To be second
lieutenant. j. A, Thnyer OF West Nir-
glnla.
Volunteer engineers Thlrd regiment,
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CoLWRII NOT GUILTY,
A Big Fu,. stirred Up over = Very LitIi
Matter.

Big FHSI Stirred Up over Very Little
Matter.
LONDON, July s.-The publication OF
the telegram alleged to have come from
Lieutenant colwell, the United States
naval attache here and said to have
been addressed to the navy department
at Washington, IN which the naval at
tnche was placed n the position OF Civ
ing Important information from Madrid
TO the authorities at Washington, has
caused sensation among the diplo-
mats here, who deem It remarkable that
q naval attache should communicate to
his government matters considered as
wholly belonging to the domain of Dip
lomatlc representatives, and It Is freely
predicted that II the reports Of Nen-
tenant Colwell's alleged activity In Sc
curing information from Spain can be
proved, the Spanish ambassador viii be
Instructed to protest against his re-
naming here on the same grounds aS
the American protests against Senior
DuBosc and Lieutenant CarranZR, for
nerly OF the Spanish legation at WASH
ington, remaining in Montreal
The London reports concerning Lieu
tenant Colwell are based on misappre-
iiension arising out OF erroneous pub
llshed reports that It was Colwell who
gave the United States government In
formation that Spain would sue for
peace this week The government as
stated by the Associated Press, did re-
celve such information, but the infer
ence subsequently drawn by certaiD
newspapers that Colwell sent the dis
patch was not warranted. y
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to be frst lleutenants, James P. Bar
ley, ]. D. FauntieToV, Of Virginia. Sec
ond Lieutenant, s. D. Brady. OF West
VirCinia,
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handed over Spanish prisoners to Gu
ban insurgents who beheaded them"

MADRID. July S.-Ln Correspondent
ella d'Espana says there is feeling OF
alarm due to belief that United States
;yarships Oregon, Texas and New York
are now on their way to Spain and that
precautions are being taken at all the
senports to avoid a surprise.
The ministers are divided In their
opinions as TO the advIsahllity OF Inn
MEDIATE negotiations for peace. The war
party is Inclined 90 adopt the view Of
Marshal Martinez Campos who consld-
ers that the army must first, by no.
Die Victory, wipe out the defeat OF the
navy.
The peace party urges direct negotl-
atlons with the United States rather
than though powers whose selhshneSs
has allowed Spain to be crushed BY n
strong enemy and who may now intrl-
que for harder conditions, desiring 10
profit by her Acknowledgement
The cabinet council this evening con-
sIdered the questions OF new cables and
military measures necessary in view OF
an American attack upon Spanish ports.
All rumocs as 10 peace negotiations
are scml-oflcially declared to be un-
founded,
CAIRO, Egypt, july S.-AdmIral Ca
mara, the commander of the Spanish
neet which was bound for the Philippine
Islands. and recently passed through
the Suez Canal. has Informed the Egyp-
tion government that he has been or
dered to return to Spain. Therefore his
chips wTi. 50, through the canal lmmedI-
ately srtt viii proceed westward. The
Spanish warships VIII. now be allowed
10 coal, as they are returning home.
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criticism of crop estimates d the less
needful because the best authorities all
agree that supplies for the coming year
promise to greatly exceed home re-
oulrements and a fnll export demand,
though for a month or tWo-get Europe
mag require much more than usual.
This will help to sustain the market,
while the earlier receipts are coming
torward and prices will then be deter
mined largely by the outlook tor crops
Abroad. which is not as ret entirely en-
couraginR. Wheat has reflected but lit-
lie, the Improved prospect, advancing
from Csc TO SOC for spot reglrdles9 OF
the usual stories OF injury, the cerrent
commercial and the department reports
belnR apparently dlstrusted by the
trade, The cotton crops look better and
the prospect is reflected IN . DECLINE Of
a sixteenth In the spot price. The
manufacturing works at the north are
quite well employed, much more than
usual during the vacation season and
the demand for goods is SOMEWHAT I'M
proving. Abroad the state OF the man
ufacturer does not encourage hopes OF
an extraordinary demand for the raw
material, while the stocks held bV mtii-
ers are known to be unusually large.
The south IS increasing the manutAc-
.ture rapidly and not entirely n place OF
northern mills. There Is 20 diSheRften-
ment In other textile manufactures, ana
business Is good and groUing in silks,
bagglng, hemp, products ana llnen'
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n..,her rnrrcn,, ror 1o.,lnr.

For West Virginia. showers and thun-
der storms; variable winds, becoming
nOrtheriy. ~
generally fair; light nOrthwcsicrly Winds
Local Temperature.
Tho temperature yesterday as observed
by Q. Schucpf, druggist corner Market
and Fourteenth streets, was as follows
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It is NOT enough to dismiss the iron
industry with the bold statement that
1t Is using up more iron, even at the
slowest point of the year than ever be-
fore. 1t is getting bigger domestic con-
tracts for agricultural implements and
car materials, and also for structural
work than in anV previous year, but es-
pecially for plates, the demand for
which quite overruns the capacity OF all
tho works and not mainly on govern
ment account. Nevertheless the demand
has not pushed prices ofimaterial up-
ward for this Is the waiting and hght-
ing period and the PRODUCERS Of pig and
OF blliets have yet come probisms to
settle between themselves, Meanwhile
no fall in prices appears, but q better
demand for products with every e1pec-
tatIon that within two weeka the pro-
duclng. capacity Of the works Will be
much more fully employed than It has
been for six months.
Failures for the week have been 229
in the United states, ngainSt 2oe iust
year, and II In Canada, against 80 last
glnF
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The manufacture OF wool heBitates,
although distinctly better demand has
appeared during the past ten days be-
cause prices at which western wool is
sold are 900 high for eastern markets
,G1id apparently too high fof ptdntable
manufacture. Sales for the week q the
three chief markets have been only
100000 pounds. OF which s,se1boo were
domestic, against l4,12O,5Oo iagt year, Of
which s,ssg, 800 were domestic and e,11s,-
$50 pounds in the same week Of 1859, OF
which 1851, GOO were domestic. The
markets are all dull In spite Of q fairly
large demand for territory and Austria
lian wool in blocks, but the nanufae-
turers are very cautious IN purchasing,
although there is every evidence Of a
great consuming demand for goods
which manufacturers with reasonably
cheap material can supply II ls for
them nn open question whether they
can meet It Il they have 70 pay such
prices as are asked by western holders.