Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-07-21

couraging News From Philippines.
MADRID, July 21.--A sem. official
note has been published here, explain.
ing the circumstances from Spanish
standpoint of the surrender Of santiago
de Cuba. 1t declares that the letter
which General Toral els alleged te
have written to General Shafter,' il
apocryphal as the telegraphed version
contains 2 statement which it is i'm.
possible for General Toral to have made
because it is untrue that his govern.
ment authorized him to capitulate
The note continues: What hap
pened was that the war minister re.
ceiyed two kilograms from Captain
General Blaneo. The first described
General Torals position, which was
most pitiful because OF the want Of pro
visions and ammunition. 1t also de-
tailed the enemy's proposals.
In the second telegram Captain
General Blanco gave the terms of the
capitulation and requested Instructions.
The war minister replied to both 10y
telling Captain General Blanco to leave
every initiative to General Toral, for II
Is impossible to recommend any othel
line of conduct. General Toral, &C
cordingly, acted as he thought advise
bic and would explain before a court.
martial the motives which induced hlnl
to capitulate.'
LONDON, July 2l.-The Englst Car
lists are most active and are in hourly
expectation of momentous news. The
leader of che organization here saws
1--WE are quite ready for active opera
tions. Moreover there is no doubt the
authorities at Madrid are aware that a
Carlist rising is imminent and that it
will be successful. We are immensely
strong III many parts of Spain and so
soon as the truth of the cowardly sur
render of Santiago de Cuba pereolates,
our forces will be greatly increased.
The foreign enlistment act curtails our
activity in England and ever since the
Madrid government began to get into
difficulties we have been Swallowed day
and night by spies and detectives.
However we have money which is sorely
needed III Spain"
A dispatch from Washington received
at the United States embassy here, but
not from an American source, says the
British ambassador, Sir Julian Paunce-
forte, is active Ill peace negotiations
1t is also admitted that several of the
powers are urging Spain to ask for
peace, the main reason being that Com
modore Watson's appearance will lead
to complications.
New YORK, July 21.--A London dis
patch says: "Sir Henry Drummond-
Wolff, British ambassador at Madrid,
has been fully informed of the terms
xxrhinh ho
ment is ready to make peace.
WASHINGTON, July 21-Seeretary Day
yesterday denied any knowledge OF de-
yelopments in the Spanish American
situation. II hear, he said, "a good
deal of peace talk. but only in the news
papers. That's the only information [
have on the subject" The French am
bassador, NJ. Cambon, is back from a
ten days visit 20 New London, Conn,
where he was enjoying a summer out
ing, while dispatches from Madrid and
Washington represented him as con
Quoting important peace negotiations
with the authorities here. Stewart H.
Woodford, minister to Spain when war
broke out, called on the president yes
terday. General Woodford said there
was no political significance in his visit
here.
MADRID, July 21.-Senor Sagasta and
General Correa, minister of war, de-
clare that the latest news from the Phil
lppines is of the most favorable charac-
ter. General Correa's advices indicate
that the insurgents are now displaying
'only lu1ewarm hostility toward the
Spanish troops"
Captain General August sends an of
fetal dispatch asserting, under date of
July IA, that while the blockade is be-
coming very strict the enemy has lost
heavily in several recent engagements,
''by which the morale of the American
forces has been weakened and the Span
iards have been greatly encouraged"
Rev. DIR. Kyle Declines.
PrTTsBURa, July 2l.-Rev. JOSEPH
KYLE D u nastnr IF the Fourth linn