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The San Francisco call., 1898-07-12
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o1so +o eec1Ire the cooperation of the navy in the attack. The little artillery duel of yesterday appears to have been more serious in its results than was at first suspected by General Shafter hlm- self, for, during the afternoon he was obliged to report as result the ueatu of Captain w Powell, Second Infantry, one of the most gallant and popular officers of the regular establishment. Captain Powell was born in New 1ork and was appointed to the military academy in 1870. He became second lieutenant in 1874 first lieutenant in 1881 and was placed in command or the company which he led to his death in 1896. His death caused deep grief among the officers of the department, who respected him for his soldierly qualities as manifested in his hard service in the West.
 Ex-Secretary Herbert had quite a conference with Secretary Long this afternoon upon the subject of fire proof wood for naval construction. He brought with him a formidable array of facts, gathered from the newspaper reports of the naval battle, to show that fire was the element that worked the greatest destruction among the vessels of the Spanish squadron, and that wherever American vessels had been hit, even in the case of the tiny torpedo-boat they had escaped such fires because all of their woodwork was fire proof. So impressed was Secre- tary Long with the statement that he had concluded to reconvene a special board which was appointed some time ago to deal with this matter and which had recommended that the use of the prepared wood be curtailed in some measure in American warShip build ing.
 Naval officials say that serious IT, regularity occurred at the time the ships of Admiral Cervera's fleets hauled down their colors and surren- dered Inquiries have brought out the fact that the breech blocks of the guns were thrown overheard, thus disa bling the guns and making them practically worthless, and the valves by which the ships were flooded were opened after the 1 surrender, which was a breach of the rules of warfare. the enemy having | ceased fighting and having asked for 1 quarter. It is said that further de- ! struction of the ships at such a time was both wapton and dishonorable, and
 that if the persons responsible for it
 are located they are likely to be held
 accountable.
 The department has not yet received
 the report of the court of inquiry,
 showing in detail the injuries to these ships and the possibilities of salvage The press report of the boards find- ings, saying that only the Maria Teresa l could be saved, excited much surprise, as it was confidently believed that the 1 Colon also could be saved in whole or In part. The officials are still hopeful
 that the full report of the board will show that there Is chance of saving | the Colon.
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WASHINGTON, July Il. - General Shafter's report from Siboney, sent just before midnight last night, caused the officials of the War Department to wait all day with the expectation of hearing that the bombardment of San tiago had begun. No word to that ef- feet came, however, up to the time the department closed, and though there is little reason to doubt that the general carried out the programme of which he had notified the department, it was regarded as possible that he had con- sented to a further extension under the flag of truce, In view of certain signs of weakening on the part of the Span ish commander. It IS supposed here that General Miles, with additional re- Inducements on the Yale, will arrive at Siboney tonight or tomorrow morning, and if a surrender has not been secured by that time, it is be- lieved that the assault upon the town proper will be prosecuted at once with the greatest energy and determina- tion.
 Tests made recently of the naval ord nance gave very unsatisfactory results, when 1t was attempted to project shells over the high hills from the open sea into Santiago City. Possibly bet ter results may be attained tomorrow if the attack is resumed then, but there is more likelihood that the main re- liance will be on such of the lighter draught vessels of Admiral Sampson's it, fir1o oln to the shore and in a better position than the heavy battle-ships.
 The officials here are satisfied that what appears to be delay on the part of General Shafter was really caused by his efforts to carry out strictly the Presidents injunction to prevent the Spanish army from escaping to San tiago. He might have attacked the town several days ago, with the result that if the Spanish were overcome they would have retreated without obstruc- tion to the northwest, beyond the reach of our soldiers to follow. His dispatch written late last night indicates clear ly that he has been trying to complete his line of investment so as to prevent such an escape, and as he appears tC feel satisfied that he has accomplished this the final assault will not be de layed much longer.
 General Shafter is disposed to saw every life possible in the war, probabl! having in mind the particularly larg proportion of killed. wounded and miss ing compared to the total strength O his army from the battle of Caney which the official figures promulgated to-day show was exceptional in Dnoderr warfare.
 It is to save our troops that he de sires to make free use of artillery be- fore the assault proper begins, ant
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ONLY TWO SPANlARDS
 SEEN IN TWO BATTLES
Wounded American Officer Relates His Strange Experience at San
 tiago to Secretary Alger.

WASHINGTON, July 11.-Secretary Alger shook hands to-day with the first of the wounded men direct from the field. A small party of the wounded ar rived here during the day, consisting of Cantain Brereton of the Twentyfourth Infantry; Lieutenant Mccoy, Eighth Cavalry: Lieutenant Cash of the Rough Riders. Lieutenant Mead of the Twen- ty-first Infantry and Lieutenant Irall of the Seventy first New York.
 They were on leave and on their way home to recover from their wounds Lieutenant Mccoy was on crutches and all of them showed they had been in the hands of the surgeons. About noon Lieutenant Cash of the Rough Riders went to the War Department and re- ported to Adjutant General Corbin. The latter showed the wounded officer through to Secretary Alger's private of flee. The Secretary was engaged for the moment with Senator, who. mo- ticing the wounded man, arose and said:
 After you, sir.
 The Secretary warmly greeted this first eyewitness of the fight. He held out his left hand to the Secretary, for
 
 shattered during the first days fight at Santiago. The Secretary listened with much interest to the recital of the conditions prevailing, and assured his visitor that he and all the other wound ed would be given the fullest attention and consideration.
 Lieutenant Cash said that the men he left are cheerful and full of enthusiasm and had no complaints of suffering to make. He said: The Spanish are desperate fighters and very fine marks men. Their fire was extremely hot and well directed and our great trouble was that we could not see them. We simply had to fire where we thought they might be. During the two engagements I was in I saw but two Spaniards. Both of these I saw in the first engage ment. In the second engagement I did not get chance to fire my gun, though I was in it for several hours and was half way up the hill when struck.
 At the first engagement near Sib- oney, where the Rough Riders were first subjected to such galling fire and where we lost a lot of our men, we were not surprised We knew that the Span- iards were in ambush and we were try ing to beat them out"
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orcutt, B: Charles Bernhart, E: T. B.. Holly, D.
 Seventeenth nfantry-sergeants Philip Corporal Charles P. Dovell, E: Adolph Croft, F.; Artificer John L. Hubbard, E; Privates John Dunn, B; John Cerne, c; James Jan Clark, F; Oscar Blodkins, G C. Eaac Ar, sprague, F; John l.. McDonaid, B.
 Twentieth Infantry-Privates William manr mi rrafher m Rafbo Gempasy H Ge9rg9 Ia
 Twenty-first Infantry-Sergeant Julius Schultz, Company G; Corporal Chauncey MI Mlnkler; I,r;, A; Musicians George G. Gand- William A. Garston, A; F. A. Garfield. A. Twenty second Infantry-Sergeant Will liam Ii Parnell, Company E; CorpoHr1alIs son. G; Privates Alexander B. Strock, F; Frank w. Nelson, E; Jonh Sweeney, c; George Hoover. D; John H. Grotness, B; Hoe i e, smth 5do5 B; Charles s A. osgood G. Will
 Twenty fourth Infantry = First Ser geant Merriam H. Ellis. Company D: Cor porals Pat Keys, D; Robert ". Roberts, Thomas Davis. D: Richard Henderson, P; Joseph Butcher. F; Henry Gateles, F; Charles Charles F. Pope, A; Joe L0max 19 TS;,.; H; c; John J. Johnson, H; William Johnston, D; E. Proctor. F; Samuel Bridgewater, 4; Alexander Morrow, c; Charles Hains, G: Toney Moore, A.
 Proctor, Company F; Privates Joseph L. ) Johnson. c; John Thomas, e; William Boyd, c; Elwood A. Freeman, H; Samuel Wharley, c; George P. Cooper, G..
 a First Volunteer Cavalry Sergeant George ". Annijo. Company F; Corporal John Mullen, E: Farrier James Cook, l.; Privates John Henderson, G: Anil Corsie, A: Hoy L. Albers. F; A F. Cosby, K: Will Freeman. F: J. J. Rodgers, L.
 Second Massachusetts Volunteers-Cor- Porals Joseph W. Eaton Company D; mons, M; Privates Alfred F. Rose, D; Edward Donnous. E: Frederick Slate D; Peter N. White. A; David A. Detour, E; Joseph M. Farrell l.: Fred c. Schiller, l.; Howard Mayrch, B; Ernest P. Marble, I; Anthony Kane, D; Arthur l.. Gary. H; Patrick J. Gresham, G; Christopher Rear don, B.
 Ninth Massachusetts Volunteers-Cor- poral James F. Cunningham, Company F.
 Nineteenth Massachusetts Volunteers Private Edward B. Hyde, Company D.
 Seventy first New York Volunteers Company B: James F. Macmahon. H; Privates John Joffreys. B; Malcolm Bar rett, M; H. P Richardson. A: John Man yer. K; H. J. Holskamp, l.; W. B. Clark, l.; Fred Shaw. A Charles J. Dixon, A; Frank L. Flint. D: Joseph G. Pohalski, F; Peter J. Cunningham, l..
 Twenty-fourth Michigan Volunteers Private Homer Durgin, Company A.
 Thirty-first Michigan Volunteers Musician Walter $. Swanger, Company l.
 A'hirty-fourth Michigan Volunteers Privates John A. Ferguson, Company l;
 Hospital Corps-Privates E. J. Griffen,
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SICK AND WOUNDED
 FROM THE WAR
Complete List of the Disabled Men Landed at Tampa by
 the Cherokee.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The fol- lowing is a complete list of the sick and wounded soldiers brought to Port Tampa on the transport Cherokee It was sent to the adjutant generals office by Major Cafferty, surgeon in charge. The list of officers was made public last night About 200 of the men have been taken by the hospital train to the Mo- Pherson barracks, Atlanta. The letter following each name designates the troop or company of the soldier:
 First Cavalry--First Sergeant Charles dertmark. C.; Corporal Frank Morgan, D; Privates Martin Robertson, A; E. J. Mix, K; Gideon O. Donange, B; Allen w. Nal len, B; Hugh L. Douglass, c; Hendy Eos bard Townsend, l: Frank B. Wiel, A;
 Third Cavalry-scrgaarits Henry Sleight, Troop K; Joseph T. Murphy, c; William R. Reese, H: Consuela A. Swan, c; John Balla, B; Corporal Edward Bonner, l.; Privates John G. Hurtill, C.; Thomas P. Gordon, K; George Dearlstein, F; Ar thur L. Lucia. E; Jacob Polster, H; Will liam McComb, E.
 Sixth Cavalry - Sergeants Christian Lunternach, Troop E: Charles Voight, C.; Corporal Philip Lowskyy, A. Trumpeters G; Privates William Rudder, G; john H. Boyer. E; John Wright. F; Peter Johnson, r; Benjamin Krustal, J; James J. Ferehat, D.
 Ninth Cavalry = Sergeant Henry F. Wells, Troop D: Corporal John Mason, H; Private Benwell R. Bullock. D.
 Tenth Cavalry-Sergeant George Do- zouls, Troop D; Chief Musician Washing ton Darrow; Privates John F. Chinn, I; Richard Hopkins, G; Houston Reddle, I; Charles s. Hardy, I; Charles M. Berry, E; Thornton Bulkley, I; Wade Kledsoe, D. Joseph Williams, G; John Pruen, B; c; John E. Huston, c; John Reullven, C; Benjamin r. Druien, H; c. F. Took, c.
 Third Infantry-Privates Lewis N. Gull yer, Company F; George Bentley, c; Charles Easterberg, r.
 Fourth Infantry-Corporal David T. Weldon, Company C;Musicians Paul Bue- schell c; Solomon D. Dobsino. D: Pr- yates Harry Bachrach, c; William A. Benner, C.; Michael O'Donnell, E; Hella Huezman, c; Thomas Sherry, c; William Clark, E.
 Sixth nfantry-Corporals Francis Chris.
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tian. Company C:. Dan c. Lytle. p Arti- IH5annsi A; William Taphom, E; c; H. A; Patrick McDonald. E: G. A. Camp. E: Charles Char Franklin. c; William schoom. A; iver i Couts. % B; s. fi'na H. Arnolds ds F; Nelson Ne Pasno. H; Robert c. Doutaz, D; valerian Mlson Vi 5%h W WiIiardP }osePhh hye4ss ynsneBB E. B. William Seventh Infantry-Sergeants John E. Lane, Company p; John J. ,Bushter. c; SSorporals StI POT S George H. Copeland. T. John P. Robert M. Smith. B; F. c. Benham, C.; ". M; Mcfarland, A; Musician Elmer Robert H. Bailey A; Charles pReardon, A; Charles Spellen, H; Charles Greeley, G.,l G; Louis ghs, c. steen; Ei Peter Marion. E: Ernest Gaber, c; George H. Fullerton, B; Fred Jung, c; Daniel Connolly, D; Otto
 Eighth nfantry-Privates Henry C.. Lichten. Company E; James J. Harmon. O., William E. Laston, G. John J. Don HcsSa bs91st e 5SnR MsF Ms1 Mass MMs Ninth Infantry-Corporal Clarence L. AudInS, company D, 1TlNdteS NIeOrSe Fargo, F; Arch F. Nation, G; Nelson D. Tryon, c; A. M Allister, c; Walter Wei chert F.
 Tenth nfantry-Musicians Andrew Hoff- man, Company H; George Fenton, D: Pri- yates Cabin Jones, D; John Welton, H; George P Douglass, G; Frank Ridg1ey, c; Allen c. White, E.
 Twelfth Infantry-SergeantE Edmund Ger Der, Company B; Corporal Paul Shondel Mayer, F; Warren F. Weston, c: ArtifceI Daniel H. Mulkey, D: Privates Sid Cid con, E: Barney Redman, E: Rufus 5 Signor, D; Luther Smith, A: Joseph F. Whitman, G: Orvin B. Hatch, c: John w. Winbern, D.
 Thirteenth Infantry-Sergeant Law. renee Duman, Company B; Corporal Al. den Knowles, F; Musician William Far rell, B: Privates George Graham. c Frank Bryant, c: Joseph F: Phelan, H Peter w. Davis, D; George ". Blanken ship, B: Duncan Kirkland, H: Charles Muller, F; Charles Logan, F; Jerry Sul livan, C.
 Sixteenth Infantry-Corporal Jeremiah Butler. Companv c: Privates Arthur D
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light artillery and S15 recruits for the regular infantry are now ashore. and 1t is probable the Eighth Ohio men from the St Paul will be landed by noon to-mor- row. A coal-laden schooner. the Stevens and both would have drifted ashore but for the prompt assistance rendered them by the Cynthia IT.
 Food and water are very scarce in San tago- One biscuit was recently sold for 8 in gold.
 The Cuban auxiliaries were put to work this morning policing the camps at this place
 It is earnestly hoped that Gutierrez will order all the buildings here to be burned immediately. and thus reduce the chances of the spread of a serious epidemic
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-12
OUR SICK AND WOUNDED
 IN SIBONEY HOSPITALS
Only Seventy-Five Under Treatment for Serious Amputations or
 Rnne Fractures

SIBONEY, Province of Santiago, July 10 (via Playa del Este. by the Associated Press dispatch-boat Cynthia ID.-There are only seventy-five wounded men in the hospitals here, who are being treated for serious amputations or bone fractures. In the hospitals at the front there are no wounded soldiers. The serious cases and all the rest of the wounded are on board the hospital ship Relief or on the trans ports bound north.
 The situation from sanitary point of view is susceptible of much improvement.
 The landing of the endorsements is progressing rapidly All the men of the First Illinois Regiment, six batteries of
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-12
HOW TORAL WOULD
 SURRENDER SANTIAGO
Proposition Received With Favor by Majority of the Generals
 Under Shafter.

SIBONEY, July 10(via Playa del Este).- General Shafter held conference with the American generals at the front to-day concerning the offer made by the Spanish commander, General Toral, to surrender Santiago if the Spanish garrison were al- lowed to march out with side arms and to have twenty miles start without mo- lestation.
 General Toral agreed that if this were accepted he would not destroy the ships in the harbor, the ammunition in the forts or the buildings in the city. The majority of the generals, Wheeler leading are in favor of the acceptance of these terms, on the ground that the Spaniards can march out to the westward anyhow, and burn the city and destroy all the vessels guns and ammunition before leaving.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-12
WHAT WAR COSTS
 THE UNITED STATES
Nearly Sl00,000,OOO Already Paid Out of the Treasury to Con-
 duct the Army and Navy,

NEW YORK; July IA Washington special to the Herald Nearly cash has already been paid of the impossible difficult exactly what would be the ordinary of the directly cargeabe However pendu the and the the expendl period last The this pended which The expenditures has been These and which fallen defense expenditures about expected they will this when actually field the maintaining thao
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-12
WILL BE SUBSCRIBED
 SEVERAL TIMES OVER
Popular Demand for the Big Bond Issue-No Chance for Banks
 or Corporations.

NEW YORK, July H. A Washing ton special to the Herald says: Sub scriptions for the $2e0, 100000 bond issue, which will close on Thursday of this week, continue to come in rapidly, and the loan will be subscribed several times over The intention of Congress to make it popular loan will be car ried out, and the present indications are that it will be distributed among at least 200, 900 individuals, the average amount of bonds allotted to any one person being s1000 Assistant Secre- Treasurer Vanderlip told me this afternoon that individual subscriptions would amount to more than the entire loan, and not bond would go to any bank, corporation or firm.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-12
POPULAR TENDENCY
 IN FAVOR OF SCHLEY
But Among Naval Officials the Desire Is to Suspend Judg-
 ment Till Sampson Reports.

NEW YORK IA Washington special Herald In the absence official from Admiral
 before Santiago there tendency already od toward Commodore Schey the But the people especially and many public there be desire suspend judgment until all the shall have been developed This neutral feeling and officers when they learned the
 received to-day Commodore Schey and Admiral ing Sampson the credit and the other denying friction between these naval of the feet including Schley for their
 Public however Bailey Texas the Democratic leader House. said I should the arrival of official before expressing
 think the and credits and be his accordingly"
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SHOE BARGAINS.

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SKATER IS NOW ANXIOUS TO SAVE
 HIS SOLDIERS
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WASHINGTON uy 1.-The Department has posted the 5 following dispatch fromG General Shafter: VT, :. IT July -Adjutant General Washlngton 1ead quarters Santiago 1.-The following report oi m yesterday afternoon has just been receNTa Captain Charles Infantry and Private Peter Neson Company A, Second Infantry N Lutz, Second Infantry fra oheS Private Charles lentk Company
 Second Infantry Gilbert IT, Iwenrst h. fantry"
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THINGS TO WEAR.

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 Big discounts on everything in custom tailor department. Save few dollars your suit now.
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Death of ex-senator conger.

WASHINGTON, July u.-Ex-Senator Conger of Michigan, who has lived here since he left the Senate. died at Ocean City, Md, this afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-12
FREEMAN HALSTED'S
 SENTENCE MODIFIED
Curzon Makes Statement Regarding the Canadian War Correspond
 ent's Case.

ent's Case.
 LONDON, July 1.-The Parliamentary Secretary for the Foreign Office, Mir. Cur zon, replying in the House of Commons to-day to question on the subject of the arrest of the Canadian war correspond ent, Freeman Halsted, who was arrested at Porto Rico and sentenced to nine years Imprisonment for taking photographs of the Notifications at that place, said that recent reports showed the conditions of Halsted's Imprisonment had been altered, as they were threatening to seriously af- feet his health The British Ambassador at Madrid, Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, had therefore been instructed to make representations to Spain, with view to prisoner, and he had expressed the hope that the latter's sentence of nine years imprisonment would eventually be miti- gated
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THINGS TO USE.

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 Mexican Hammocks. strongest kind. 500 S1 Satchels days to close. .................Ss 50
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
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LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.


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 DOMESTIC PORTS. FORT ROSS-Sailed July 11-Schr La Chilena, for San Francisco.
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Succor for French Refugees.
 FORT DE FRANCE. Island of Mar unique, July 1.-The French cruiser Rig ould de Nouilly has left for Santiago de Cuba and thence for Juragua. in order to embark French refugees, if necessary
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THINGS TO EAT.

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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-10

You can still buy Coffee al 10 cts
at Posten's.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-10

SIsTERsvILLE's new administra-
ton is strictly of the reform type,
and making things in that mu-
nicipality hum. They have rigidly
enforced the Sunday closing law, an
unusual departure for an oil town;
have bad the old mayor and chief OF
police arrested, and are now trying
to GUST the new city sergeant who,
as has developed since his appoint
ment, is not resident of the city.
The appointee. Nissan, Immediately
upon election filed his bond, which
was accepted. He has made dis
position to fight the matter to a fin
ish, and it is likely there will be a
breezy time. The meetings of the
council have become the town
amusement, and at every session
there is "a crowded house. Dissen-
sions have caused the resignation of
g b. West, and another member
sadly confesses that he is on the
fence whether to resign his seat and
retain the confidence of the people
who elected him, or to quit attend
ing the sessions.