The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-03
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Observation-Disclosures
FLAG OF TRUCE.

in tho cultivation Of the most important
FLAG OF TRUCE.
This morning at "a quarter past seven
Moro Castle advised the marine aulhoIte
ties that an American warship. was on
shore with nag OF truce. soon tWo
American boats with a white nag were
al the entrance of the harbor Colonel
OF star. General Gelpi, Lieutenant Garcia
Verduga. and British Consul Arostesul
were taken on board OF the Spanish war
shin Marques de Molins by The Spanish
tugbOat Balboa so as 10 verify the eN-
change of the prisoners. Ihe American
man-Of-war that came TO Havana BRING.
ing the prisoners was the Maple; \ great
crowd was about the harbor ana san Id
FARO Littoral. and many ladies' were Sen
on the roofs. The spanish warshlp MAI
uues de Molins sailed out stopping lh
front OF Moro. where she hOisttd "a
white flag. The Spanish tug Balboa TOOK
from Moro Castle the Two ,mcrlcan cor
respondents and both Spanish vessels
Al noon the Spanish vessels returned
with the Spanish prisoners th2t had Just
been exchanged and landing n the canal
leria wharf from where they went 10 VS.
10 General Blauco.
ish fleet was sailing near the Mafunlcd
island the Spanish destroyer Terror had
10 enter into the harbOr IN ieDalr some
little damages. The Spanish fleet ola not
stop on that account Tut sailed on To-
ward Santiago de Cuba. knowing tnls'
some Of the American Warships sta-
TONED themselves at the entrance or the
harbor TO prevent the Spanish destroytI
from sailing out. but the Terror silpDed
out between the American smpa uuIi'|
the night. arriving safe at 'Cfto RICO
AMERICAN VESSELS.
Yesterday morning there were seven
teen vessels off Cardena5 but in the after
noon al o'clock there remained only
seven. There we're six American war
ships of Havana to-day az sunrise Dut
they could not be seen clearly on ac-
count of the fog.
Havana Military Governor Genera. At,
olas isissuing orders 10 flN the prices thal
must be charged for all the articles that
are sold at the grocery stores IN oI-St w.
with the concurrence OF the Grocery
''TT SS commissions of the Cuban Assem-
NV that were 90 Eive Information to-cay
about the statute presented Icy Secreta-
" of Justice Gown about the hoh,pay-
ment OF the house rents VIII not 90 SO
until tomorrow. This afternoon there
have bscn only four sun5oats. of HaXa-
ma They were about ten miles OF the
coast -.,
SATURDAY. May 2Sth.-la Lucha pub
fishes to-day an interview that one OF her
reporters had with the Spanish Colonel
CortiiO, about his prison IRE ana now ne
was treated while IN the Onlted Stales;
tho Spanish steamship Argonauta on
April 10Th. when the vessel was about
three miles off tho entrance OF Clentue-
81 lie praises the conduct of the Ameri-
ran officers that transhipped him from
the Spanish steamship Argonauta TO the
American cruiser Nashville. he declares
that the commander 81 the Amencah
American cruiser Nashville. He de-
clares that the commander OF
me American cruiser Nashville af-
ter making them promise that
they would not attempt anything gave
them liberty on board and they were
treated very nicely and with the respect
due to their rank. Spanish Colonel Cor
tito praises the conduct OF the American
Lieutenant. Moss. or the Iwenty-htth
regiment who escorted them with twenty
negro soldiers from the American cruis-
or Nashville. 10 the American steamship
CITY of Key West The Key West Board
OF Health. for fear OF yellow fever COM
pelled them 10 be quardntined on board
the Spanish steamship Guido that had
been captured At the beginning OF the
war
After twenty-four hours they were
transferred TO the Spanish steamship Ar
gonauta. whore they remained for an
other dav. The American Government
had ordered them given second-class pas
sage on hoard OF the American steamship
City OF Key West. but the owner ordered
them Given first-class passage.
At Miami they stayed one day. being
treated very nicely.
A Frenchman changed their spanish
money for American currency and IN
vifed them 20 dinner and I'm the evening
they were allowed 10 60 ashore
Next morning thew took The train for
Titan and travelled IN parlor cars, but
they paid everything with their own
money.
on The wav from Key West 10 Atlanta,
Ga, the town where thew were best treat:
cd Was Macon. where the peonle offered