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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23

Special to the Register.
MARIETTA, O., January 22.-Ex-Deput1
U. S. Marshal w. E. Mason died at tiys
o'clock this evening from knife wounds
inflicted upon him last night by Morgan
insolvency.
The three terrible stabs which he re-
ceived appear upon investigation to havo
been made with a butcher knife or similar
weapon, and either of them would have
caused his death.
The wounds are between four and five
inches in depth, indicating that McSwee-
ney drove the knife home to the hilt with
all his force.
Mason sank gradually dying from inter.
nal hemorrhags.
Since the murderer fled toward the
Ohio river, after the deed, not the Slight
est trace of him has been discovered.
though it is reported that his brother.
Pat insolvency, ferried him across the
river to West Virginia.
The murderer is about fifty years OF
age, five feet eight inches tall, with short,
legs and long body, wears q sandy brown
beard and weighs about TO pounds. Hs
is slovenly in appearance and is general
ly without suspenders or vest.
BEFORE HIS DEATH
Mason made an official ante-mortens
statement, saying that insolvency stab
bed him thout provocation, in a spirit
of revenge for fancied wrongs.
insolvency had been recently drivers
away from his home by his daughters for,
alleged improper conduct. and had BEEN
living in an old blacksmith shop near the
scene of the crime He was generallyi
considered a bad man when he had AZ
grievance.
Mason served for several wears as al
deputy marshal under Caao1 Marshalsj
Boil and Devanney a9An@1s records
showed him to have bee(1 @fearless and
efficient officer. but sirc.0 taking up
the work of fish and game warden. he
had become very unpopular. His DEATH
is plain case of premeditated murder.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
WOMAN FOUND DEAD.

Ilankakee, Ills, January 22-The
body of Mrs. Mary Williams was dis
covered at an early hour this morning
near the depot of the Big -Four rail
road at Waldron. Foul play is sus-
pected. Mrs. Williams formerly re-
sided in Chicago, but mad decided 10
make her home with sister in Wal
dron. She arrived there last night
after 10 o'clock. she was about fifty
years old and was supposed to have
considerable money.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
ABDUCTS HER CHILD.
Cleveland Society Surprised over Nc"
Phase of Chamberlain Divorce.

Cleveland Society surprised over "
Phase of Chamberlain Divorce.
Cleveland, O., January 22,-The east
end district of the city, where the socl-
ETY. people live, was startled YESTERDAY
by the publicity of an event wh1ehtooA
place January II.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. chamberlain
parted by consent some months ago,
and the wife went to Fargo, n. r. ~
get a divorce, leaving the child mean
while with its maternal grandparents.
but claiming an agreement WHEREBY
She was to educate the child when the
divorce was had. ,.;.
Hearing indirectly that Chamberlain
was saying that she should never nave
the child, she returned to cleveland on
January II, visited fIough schooi ~ .
closed carriage, abducted ne enlIu -
the school gate and in my niihI II
was on the way to Fargo with y. ier
attorney was privy to the aouuc' I,,l
though not with her at the tlihe' ~
child was willing to 90. ana nenoe 'n'
thing was very quietly done.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
SOAP TO CLEAR wOMAN's TEMPLE.
Gigantic Wrapper Scheme to Raise a Debt
of S3OO.OOOO

Chicagu, January 22.-The debt of
about $500, 900 that hangs over the Wo-
mans Temple is to be washed away by
soap. 1t will take 10000 900 bars to do
it; but the ardent members of the w.
c. T. U. from Maine to California, have
made a vow to use just as much soap
as possible, and all of one kind.
The managers of the Woman's Tenn
pie have entered into a broad and COM
prehensive wrapper" scheme, where
by Chicago firm will pay them one
cent for the return of each wrapper
that has inclosed cake or package of
CIV. c. T. u" soap. The last extern
sion of time for payment of the debt
expires on July /. Marshall Field has
promised to give $4,000 if the women
have 100000 by that time.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
THREE BIG DAMAGE SUITS
Entered in the Circuit Court at Parkers-
burg Yerterday Each Plaintiff Asks
$4,000

SO.OUO.
Special to the Register.
Parkersburg. w. Va, January o.
Three suits for $4,000 each for dam
ages, have been instituted in the Cir
cult Court here.
The first suit is entitled Maggie
Hannigan and James Hannigan. her
husband. against w. Fl. Karl and Sue
Karl. and is for $4,000 damages for al
legged slanderous remarks.
The second suit is for the same
amount and is entitled Mary Martin
and husband, William F. Martin, vs..
w. H. Karl and Sue Karl, his wife,
and the same offense is alleged.
Karl is the well-known Sixth street
tobacconist and the other parties are
all residents of Parkersburg
Margaret j. Neff and husband, }. W.
Neff, against NJ A. Kuder, proprietor
of the Bee Hive store, is the title OF
the third suit and is for $1,000 dam
ages, the plaintiff alleging that MI
Kuder accused her of taking goods
from his store.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
WOMEN REMEMBERED HIM.

A Handsome Floral Piece from Depart
ment Ladies on Senator Aliens Desk.
Washington, January 22.-On lhe
desk of Mr.. Allen (Neb.) at the open
ing of to-day's session of the SENATE
was a stand of beautiful American
Beauty and brides roses. 1t was a
testimonial from the ladies OF the ae-
partments for your noble and brave
defense of woman's honor.
Mr.. Allen championed the cause Oh
Mrs NJ. E. Roberts. who was sum-
marily dismissed from the pension OF
fee
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
PURSUED BY WOMAN'S WRATH.
Simpson OF to Japan and Damage SUI
Follows.

Simpson OF to Japan and Damage Suit
follows.
Boston, January Pr. E. Simpson,
president Of the RoXbury Carpet Com
pany and the Saxonville mills, and re-
nuted to be worth $7,000,0OO, has been
sued by Miss Mary Benestein for 20
900 for alleged i'll treatment and lail-
IRE to provide for her, as he promised,
Mr.. Simpson is LOW on his way 10
Japan.
Miss Benestein alleges that the De
PENDANT agreed to provide for her Tor
the remainder of her life, but instead
of doing so he kicked her so that sac
became an invalid. They occupied an
extensive suite of rooms at the ThoIn-
dyke under the names of "Mr. and Mrs.
F. A. Symes" Miss Benestein looks 70
be about 26 years old.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
NO LONGER A BENEFIT.
Henry County Institute Against Free Seed
Distribution.

Kewanee, Ills, January 22.-Two irl-
portant resolutions were adopted at
The Henry County Farmers Institute
to-day. The first was to tie effect
that it was the sense of the Institute
that the free seed distribution of the
Department of Agriculture has ceased
to be a benefit and should, thel efore,
be discontinued. The other asks the
State Board of Agriculture of Illinois
to cooperate with the Stata boards of
other corn States in securing corn
exhibit at the Paris exposition in 1900.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
WOOL FROM LIMESTONE.
Remarkable Discovery of a Chemical Ex-
pert at Alexandria, Ind.

pert at Alexandria. Ind.
Anderson. Ind, January &C. G.
Hall. st. Louis man brought 20 Al
exandria to take charge Of the Union
Steel Company's chemical laboratory,
has made a most remarkable discovery
whereby he is enabled to convert lime
stone into mineral wool.
In making experiments a month ago
in hopes of finding a chemical solution
needed at the steel mill ne found that
certain kinds of limestone were con
verted into lava when subjected to
chemical preparations and heat instead
of becoming brittle.
On this he began to work, and has
succeeded in making the purest white
mineral wool that could be found. In
a refined state it can DE nsed in the
finer textures and in the rough state it
partakes Of the nature Of asbestos.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
TOOK ONE BALLOT.
Judge McComss Gains Two and Major
Alexander Shaw Loses Three.

Judge McCOmas Gains Two and Major
Alexander shaw Loses Three.
Annapolis, Md, January 22-The
eighth ballot for United States Sena-
tor to-day at noon resulted as follows:
McComas, As; German, 46; Shaw, 16;
Shryock, q Findlay, 8. Total, 113.
After taking one ballot the joint con-
vention adjourned until Monday at
noon. Judge McComas's gain of two
included Senator Emory, Of Baltimore
county, and Delegate Tull, Of Talbot,
both of whom left Major Shaw. Dele
gate Hall also deserted Major Shaw
and went to Mr.. Findlay, making a net
loss of three for Shaw.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
ANOTHER JAP. CRUISER
Launched in an American Shipyard-Mis'
Budd Released the Doves.

San Francisco January 22-The ia
panese cruiser Chitose was successful
ly launched from the Union Iron
Works yard at 1927 a. m. to-day nc
ceremonies of christening the Chltose,
the first foreign warship ever Launched
on this coast, was performed by MISS
May L. Budd, but instead OF breaking
a bottle of champagne, dove was nd
Grated after the new ship lett the
ways.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
GRIGGS NOMINATED
By the President. to Be Attorney
General, Vice McKenna, Confirmed
asa Justice Of the Supreme Court.

Washington, January 22.-The Presi-
dent to-day sent these nominations to
the Senate: John w. Griggs, of New
Jersey, to be attorney general; Selah
Merrill, of Massachusetts, to be consul
at Jerusalem. Syria.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
SPECIAL TRAIN FOR A BOTTLE.
Carried Anti-Toxine 1O1 Miles in as Man
Minutes.

Minutes.
Appleton City, Kan, January Y.
The officers of the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas railway sent a special train l0l
miles from Parson, Kan, to Appleton,
Yesterday, in 101 minutes, to carry g
hottie Of anti-toxine. Cashier H. Will
liams. of the Appleton City Bank, broke
his leg by a fall from horse last
week and tetanus set in. The anti
toxine was ordered by telegraph from
Kansas City, but by mistake was sent
to Parsons, Kan, 101 miles from APP
pleton. The railroad sent the train to
get it, but Williams died.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
WILLIAM {. MASON IS DEAD.
Marietta Officer Expired from Internal
HemorrhageS,

Caused by Stab wounds Inflicted hn
Morgan McSweeney-Physiolan's
Examination Showed Three Ter
rible Clashes, Evidently Made
With a Butcher Knife, or Other
Similar Weapon, and Any One of
Which Would Have Proved Fatal.
insolvency Has Escaped, and No
Trace Of Him Can Be Found-Sun.
posed to Have Been Ferried Over
to West NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. az
McSweeney.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
BAFFLED KIsSER'S RAGE
Fractured the Skull of the Woman Whose
Lips He Sought

Lips He Sought.
Lancaster. Pa, January 22.-Meeting
Alice Buzzard yesterdad, William Tuck,
a colored resident of the Welsh noun
tain, attempted to kiss her and when
the woman declined to be kissed, Tuck
struck her on the head with an ak. He
fed and has not yet been caught. The
woman was found unconscious on the
road and taken to her home. DR.. Dill
Ter who was summoned, is of the
opinion that her skull is fractured and
that she will die from her injuries.
Officers are searching for the colofed
man. who fed Immediately after the
attack.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
ENJOY BRIEF tEELDon.


Frankfort, Ky, January -. -,
and Lee counties furnish soui7 go
persistent habitues Of NE Pa - zen 1,nn.
TURNS 5 .t0 P paTo released from the
nal it+ia u9n bero 0ue Of these had
pen llts tbird nc term far HOUSEKEEPING.
etc, and the Others two le' up haoi, N the
Yesterday all three CANT D AZ, Win
penitentiary, one brinstns KIT H. sister,
him his wife and another ms f 9'o'Gl
making five members Of one lori gapi'a 2
in the prison, one Of them tn ser'i tbjrd
t torn, 90 for housebreaking and larceny
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
IMLEY CLARK'S HEIRS.
Columbus, Ind, Claimants to An Estate OF
S25OOO.OoO.

$.5. OUO, 600.
Columbus, Ind, January 22.TIn all
probability the only heirs to an estate
of $25 100000 are living in this county.
They are George Clark and Mary
Hook.
The estate was left by their uncle.
Imley Clark, and consists of mining
property in Colorado. Edward Hill
ker, of Parachute, Col, is the admin
istratOr.
Both families are in rather destitute
circumstances.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
CHARITY FOR HETTY GREEN.

She is Accused of Once Going to a Free
Dispensary.
New York. January 22-According
to DR.. J. H. Brudenshaw, Hetty Green,
the richest woman in America, posed
as a poverty stricken individual in or
der to receive free medical treatment
at dispensary. He told it at a ban
quet last night, where he spoke on
"The Abuses Of Medical Charity" He
also said that when she was discovered
she was made to pay 5000 doctors fees.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
HORSE HIDES ESCAPE DUTY.

Can't Be Properly Classified as "Hides of
Cattle"
New York, January 22.-The United
States Board of General Appraisers to-
day decided that horsehides are not
especially provided for in the tariff
laws, and should come in free of duty.
This opinion was brought about by a
Chicago firms protest that the Is per
cent. duty provided to be levied on
"hides of cattle did not apply to horse
hides.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
uIILIoNs FOX INSURANCE.
Animal sum Paid to Guard
ninst nss in Michigan.

Immense Annual sum faiu
Against Loss in Mieins"n
Lansing. Mich, January 77i /. hnsiig
ance commissioner Campoell Is p4Ii1
at work making computations w, mn Il .
will be the basis for his forthconiHs
annual report, I'm, that sf1 :
5s7 ags was va paid oft last year by CIT
p oer ,91 If Michigan T for fire, life and az
d den1 IL Insurance. This is more I
tbree ii times s. as much as the an
Stale stale fax ,ll-i lew and double The ar
a pyptg for the support Q
schools The total sum at risk
GOO 900.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
MOST NOVEL OF EyICTIONs.

Roof and Sides of Building Torn Away
From a Tenant
Elkton, Md, January 22-As James
Holland, colored tenant in Henry r.
Torbert's building, in the rear of Main
street, has long refused to vacate, the
sheriff and carpenter finally proceeded,
with the owners authority, to GUST
Holland in a most novel fashion. The
carpenter began unroofng the building
and tearing away the sides Then Hol-
land removed without further trouble.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
MICHIGAN BANK CLOSED.

Marquette, Mich, January 22.-Wil-
kinson's Bank closed its doors to-day.
J. NJ. Wilkinson has made an assign
ment.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
LOST HIS EYE IN A JOKE.

Chisel Raised in Sport. as II TO striRe'
Flew Off the Handle.
Perkasie, Pa, January 22.-As Aman-
dus Groh passed Jacob Lewis's butch
er shop this morning, Mr.. Lewis, with
hammer in hand, ready to strike 10
cosely, remarked: Now | have you.
Groh. in the same spirit, raised
chisel and made a remark similar to
Lewis. AS he lifted the chisel it flew
off the handle and struck Lewis over
the left eve. cutting the eye out.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
CHILD ERiGHItN ED
BY Tramp at Parkersburg -Convuisions
Resulted and Life is Despaired OF.

Special to the Register.
Parkersburg, w. Va, January 22-
The ten-year-old daughter of Attorney
John Thompson, while returning to
her home last evening was followed by
a tramp who finally ran after her, so
frightening her as to bring about con-
vulsions to-day, and it is thought she
cannot recover.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT
Has Agents In West Virginia Buying
Fine Horsefesh for Export.

Fine Horsefesh for Export.
Special to the Register.
Ravenwood, w. Va, January 22.--
Wick Hayman has sold the great stall
lion, Jim Wilkes, sire Of Dolly Spank
er, to representatives of the Austrian
Government for $500
Anna ST. Claire, Peffle's fast mare,
was also sold, j Stewart purchasing
her for large sum. The two, with
several fine colts purchased, are for
export.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
MRS. MARY PAYNE) B
r-r- n

Cleveland. O.. Janua'
gram from Palm b
nounces the death at Z
Mary Payne Bingha'
Mrs. Bingham was
late Senator Henry
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23

Tor his Wife S Departure from Home
saws He Had Explained to Her
the Methods of Foreclosing Nor
rsges and That They Would Be
Left Without Anything-He Had
Tried to Cheer Her by Promising
10 Go to Work and Earn a Living,
But Without Success-Told Of
HIS Reasons Tor Making Soap and
of he Purchase Of the Potash.
Described His Last Meeting With
Mrs. Luetgert.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-23
DE- 50 IS APPOINTED

Bye Atkinson to Represent West
- 6 at the Southern and Western
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-17

the full quota Each battleship VIII nave
about 300 tons Of powder, with htty TO
seventy Of the largest Finch, or l5-inch
shells, according 90 the size or the piS
guns seventy TO eighty S-inch shells 1JD
20 800 OF the shells for six Founders and
other medium sized guns and 500 TO eN
rounds TOR the small rapid IRE guns
The cruisers carry approximately mo
same allowance, without the smells ior
the u and l3-inch guns.
ARMOR PIERCING SHELLS.
Aside from this equipment OF shells, The
squadron Is well provided with solid arm
or piercing steel shot There has been no
call for a renewal OF the supply of the
armor piercing shells as Admiral bamp-
sons feet seems 10 have used very Few
of them thus Tar, c0nnning their work
TO the big explosive shells. The latter,
although not made for armor piercing,
are tested by the Navy Department 10
pass through four inches Of solid steel,
not exploding until through the steel
1hey have done such execution that al
mirai Sampson has reserved almost his
entire stock OF armor piercerS.
The Navy Department will not set
time for the departure of Commodore
Watson's squadron, but with the delivery
of the Yankees supply of ammunition
very few DAYS will be lost before this
formidable squadron will be headed Tor
Spain.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-17
THE SPANIARDS
FOUGHT MADLY.
Captain Frank 3. Jones, Who Was
Wounded Before Santiago, Here,
GENERAL SKATER DEFENDED,
He Contradicts the Disparaging Re-
ports About Graphic Account
OF the Charge of the United
States Troops at Santiago.

General Shafter has been done gross
injustice BY many Of the puerile and
strained newspaper reports which were
sent out from Santiago by war corre-
spondents. The reports that ne did not
20 within two miles OF the fighting, and
that he loafed around in his tent most
OF the time, slept all night and hair the
day, and drank whisky freely, are with
out foundation, and did the General a
great wrong"
These were the words Of Captain Frank
y. Jones, OF tho Twenty-second Infantry,
United States Army. Captain Jones ar
rived here yesterday about IL o'clock
from Santiago, via Fortress Monroe. He
was wounded IN the battle Of Santiago
on July lst, and was sent back 10 the
United Staes with many other wounded
soldiers on the city OF Washington, leav-
ing Cuba on July Sth.
AN INDIAN FIGHTER.
lie was en- route TO his home at Fort
Crook, Neb., the army post where his
regiment was stationed before II was or
dered to the front. After he was wound
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-17
A DISASTROUS
MORNING FIRE.
The Baughman Stationery COmpauy's
Building Nearly Gutted.
LOSS WILL BE $4,000 DOLLARS,
The Fire Originated i'm the Book Bind
ery-The Fire Department Sue
ceeded i'm Saving the Building
After Hard Fight.

For me second time within week,
Richmond was visited this morning by q
disastrous FIRE, and as result the mann
moth book and job printing department
and book blndery of the Baughman Sta
tionory Company IS almost a total de-
structlon.
Policeman George r. Mattern was pa
trolling mis- beat on Man street about 3
o'clock. All had gone quietly up TO that
time and there were few PERSONS stirring.
As the officer approached tho state
Bank he heard a noise OF breaking glass.
In an instant he had followed the sound
around 10 south Twelfth street where
from the windows of the Baughman
building he could sec thin streams Of
smoke Issuing.
A FATEFUL BOX.
ff Within a few feet was the now cele-
brated and fateful box No l8. whose on
inous combination OF strokes had sum
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-17

ed he was given furlough to get en-
tirey well, and go home to his famiiy
for a short while before being ordered 10
the front again. He expects to return
TO Santiago within a month.
Captain Jones has been in the army
nearly twenty years. lie graduated at
West Point IN 1879 and has since seen
service Much of his career as a soldier
has been spent on the frontier. where
ne took part in many lively battles with
the Indians. His home Is Sardis. Miss,
where his parents live. lie stopped over
i'm Richmond yesterday from II until 2
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-17
THE SANTIAGO CASUALTIES.
omciai Report of the American Losses
Since the Army Landed in Cuba.

GENERAL SHAFTER'S HEADQUAR-
TIERS. July Is, Via KINGSTON, JAMAl-
ca, July 16-3;3O p. M.-rhe fnal report
of casualties in the army since it landed
in Cuba three weeks ago has been for
wardod to Washington. 10 shows an az
gregate of ] ,914 officers and men killed,
wounded and missing. The killed number
2l5, of whom twenty-one were officers;
wounded /. .5S4. OF whom ninety-eight are
officers. and missing eighty-four, includ-
ing no officers.
or the wounded only siXty-eight have
died. Colonel Pope the surgeon-in-chief,
SAYS this Is a remarkably small number
0,ontAaed on Sixth Parel
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-17
COMPLETING THE
NEGOTIATIONS.
Spanish Commissioners Seem Dis
posed to Delay Matters.
CHANGES IN VERBlAGE PROPOSED
"Capitulate" Instead Of surrender
Wanted Madrid's Sanction-Thcy
Were Not Conquered But Over
powcd by Superior Numbers.
Copyright 1855, by the Associated Prcss)

Copyright, 1SsS, by the Associated Press)
AT GEN. WHEELERS HEADQUAR-
TIERS BEFORE SANTIAGO DE CUBA.
July 15.-t a. M.-VTA KINGSTON, ia
NfAICA, July 16-1.25 4. M.-rhe prelim-
mary basis for tho capitulation Of the
Spanish forces in eastern cuba was
agreed TO and signed under picturesque
Cieba tree. half way between the lines,
shortly after midnight our commits
sioners were invited 20 enter the city by
those representlus General Toral, but the
invitation was declined and the confer
ence was held under the spreading Cieba,
lust such "a tree IS that under which
Columbus assisted al the celebration Of
mass on his first landing in Cuba, near
Havana.
A MISUNDERSTANDING.
At the very outset pause ensued ow-
ing 10 a misunder landing OF what was
said at the personal interview between
General Shafter and General Toral at
noon. At that time our Interpreter,
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-17
GENERAL ToRAL's LETTER.

The Translation is had and the Efect
Of Letter is Mystifying.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE War De-
psrtment to-day posted the following
from General Shafter:
PLAYA Dell ESTE. NEAR sANTt-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-17

Erom a phOtograph taken as cadet az
West Point)
o'clock, when he took the Chesapeake and
Ohio for the West. His visit 10 Rich
mond was for the purpose Of paying
brief visit to his uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene L. Hatch, No. 7ol west
Grace street
WOUNDED IN THE LEG.
Captain Jones is every inch soldier In
appearance, and has a pleasing manner
combining dignity and cordiality. He
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