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Of sanHago's formal surrender was re-
ceiyed shortly .efore II O'Clock. Just as
the President was preparing to so to
church. About O'Clock In the after
noon, General shafter Forwarded dis
patch that graphically told the story Of
the day, and portrayed a situation en-
tirely satisfactory from the American
point of view. The dfBt message did
not come from General Shafter but from
the vlgllant signal officer who has be-
fore shown that he was alert for Vital
events. The first message was brief,
saying only that he surrender had been
accomplished; that the Spanish troops
marched out Of the trenches, one regi-
ment at a dime, stacking arms for de-
livery to the American forces, and that
the Spanish flag hao been hauled down.
Secretary Alger and Adjutnnt Cen
eral Corbin were at the war depart
ment at the time and wer soon apprlsed
OF the news, but It did not come In the
usual form as a report from General
Shafter, the fact was not bulletlned.
Secretary Aiger expressed his deep
qualification at the elimination OF the
Santiago campaign. 1.e had fully ex-
pected the surrender to be formally car
rled out at 0 O'Clock this morning, ac-
cording to General Skaters telegram
last night, yet It was relief to know
that the last chance for parley and
Spanish diplomacy had passed, and that
our nag was now flying over the city.
A Magnificent Achievement.
'It is a magnificent achievement"
said he, "anG most Of all 1t is a tribute
to the bravery. pluck and endurance of
our American soldiers. Now that their
efforts have brought final and complete
success, 1 believe their campaign will
be recorded as one OF the most glorious
pages OF our military history. Not
more than ten thousand men were en-
gagged when the most serious fighting
occurred, but they pushed forward and
created condition which has brought
the surrender OF 25.000 men,"
Late in the afternoon the official dis
patch came from General Shafter, CIV
ing in brief military fashion an un-
usually clear statement from the gen
eral OF the days events. 1t was en-
tlrely satisfactory from every point Of
view, showing that the American army
was In complete control Of a city that
It would have cost 5000 lives to capture
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DISTRESSING SCENES

Witnesssd In santiAEo-Return of NAKED
and Starving RsfaGess-Ths city sacked
By spapIsh Troops Before Surrender.
Terrible Sanitary CondltlonS.
SANTIAGO DE cUBA.July T.-slnce
I O'Clock this morning stream of refu-
gees has been pouring Into the cItv,
some naked and ell hungry, skeletons
and foot sore. Many had fallen by the
wayside,
The town OF Santiago presents dis
nal sight. Most OF the houses have
been sacked and the stores have al
been looted and nothing 70 eat can pe
had for love or money.
In the streets OF the city this morn
ing at the entrenchments at the breast
works and at every hundred feet or 80
OF the barbed wire fences, were the iiV-
ing skeletons OF Spanish soldiers.
Among the arrivals to-day were the
German, Japanese and Portuguese
consuIs and their families: the British
and French consuls having arrived day
before yesterday.
General Pando was never here, put
$500 men from Manzanlllo arrived on
July 8, making the total garrison here
1000.
The contact mines in the harbor were
removed the day Admiral ceryera left;
two chains OF electric mines, one from
Estrella Point and the other from Soca-
pa are still down.
The armament Of the shore batteries
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MILITARY GOVERNOR

or Santiago = POnnhylVania Han and >
Veteran Of ths civil War.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 17.-Gen;
Chambers McKibben. who has been ap-
pointed temporary military governor Of
Santiago, IS member OF an old and
welI known Pennsylvania family. He
was born in Chambersburg, not far
from the famous Gettysburg battlefield.
Early in the civil war he enlisted as a
private In the regular army and almost
Immediately afterwards was appointed
a second lieutenant in the fourteenth
infantry. Els first promotion was CIV
en- him on the 10th Of June, 1884, when
he was made a FIRST lieutenant on
August is OF the same year. he WIS
given q brevet commits Sonas captainfe for
gallant services in the }battle Of North
Anna River, Va, and during the opera
tions on the Weldon railroad. AT the
conclusion of the war, Mr.. MciSihbon
chose 20 remain in the army and on the
9TH OF January, 1867. he was promoted
to be n captain In the thirty-fltth infan-
try and on May !. 1896, lieutenant colo
nel OF the Twenty first Infantry. II was
as lieutenant colonel OF the Twenty
first that he went to Cuba. During the
battle Of Santiago his services were Of
SO DISTINGUISHED a character as TO win
for him special mention in General
Skaters official reports. He was among
the officers recommended for promo
tlon and was last week named by the
President as a brlgadier general OF vol
unteers. That the administration and
Generals Miles and Shafter impose
great confidence In him IS indicated by
his appointment as temporary military
governor OF the city.
Captain William AfcKettrick, who had
the honor 10 raise the stars and stripes
over the palace in Santiago Is an aide
de camp on the stnff OF General Shntter.
on the 12th of May he was appointed By
the President to be an assistant adju.
tant general with the rank OF captain
and was assigned soon atterUard TO the
Fifth army corps now under Skaters
command in Cuba. He is a resident Of
California.
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OF Santiago consists of five brass six
inch muzzle leaders in the Moro forti-
ficatlons, two six-lnch Hontorias from
the cruiser ReIna Mercedes and three
twentY-one-cent mortars, never
used In the Socapa upper battery; two
useless twenty Y-one-centlmetre mortars;
two eight centlmetre muZzle leaders and
four eight centimetre field pieces in the
Estrelln battery; one hfty-seyen milli-
metre and one twenty-five millimetre
Nordenfeidt and one thirty-seVen milk
metre Hotchkiss In the socapa lower
battery and two slX-inch Hontorias, two
nine centimetre Krupps and two fifteen
centimetre mortars at Punta Gorda.
-Four Spanish merchant steamers, the
Mortera, Reina de los Angeles, Tomas
Brooks and Mexico and the gunboat
Alvardo are now in the harbor.
The market place has been sacked by
the troops.
twenty-five thousand refugees arc
duartered at FL Caney, five thousand
at Flrmeza and five thousand ut Cubi-
tns FL Boniato and San Vlneente, where
they have been living for fortnight.
In one case Ave hundred were crowd
ed Into one building which was reg
ular piG Ety, with n horrlble stencil.
They used tho water from the river
where soilcd clothing was washed and
all manner OF filth was floating.
Admiral SRmpson's last bombardmeni
OF Santiago wrecked ilfty-seven houses
In the city, causing heavy damage.
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AMID BOOMING CANNONS

And the PuIss Stirring Air Of the ''staF
spartsd BannSri" "oId olsFy" was
Iiolatod Over the Palace At sahtiago-A
Thrilling Scene.
SANTIAGO. Cuba, Sunday, July II. I
D. m.-rhe American Gag Is floating in
triumph over the governors palace At
Santiago de Cuba General McKlbbon
has been appointed temporary military
The ceremony of hoIstlng the stars
and stripes was worth all the blood and
treasure Il cost. A vast concourse OF
IL. 600 people witnessed the stirring and
thrilling scene chat will live forever In
the minds OF all the Americans present.
A finer stage setting for dramatic
episode Il would be difficult 10 imagine
The palace, a picturesque OLD dWelllhB
in the moorish styie OF architecture'
faces the plaza de Ia Reins, the. princl-
pal public square. opposite rises the
Imposing Catholic Cathedral. On one
side is q quaint, brilliantly palhteu
building with broad YerRndahs-the
club OF San Carlos-on the otner'
building OF much the same description,
of inc cafe de la Venus. Across the
filaza. was drawn up the Ninth infantry,
headed by the Sixth cavalry band. In
the street facing the palace stood a
picked troop OF the Second cavalry
with drawn sabres. under command OF
Captaln Brett. Aiassed on the stone
dagginE between the band and the line
OF horsemen were the brigade COM
ruanders OF General Skaters division
with their stafIs.
ON the red tiled roof Of the palace
stood Captain McKlttriek, Lieutenant
Mlley and Lieutenant Wheeler, and I'm
medlately above them upon the nag
stan was the illuminated Spanish arms
and the legend, "Vlve Alfonso KILL
A thrilling srshe.
All about, pressing against the veran-
da rails, crowdlng to windows and
doors and lining the roofs we're the peo.-
pie OF the town, principally women and
non-combatants. As the chimes Oh the
old Cathedral rang out the hour OF
twelve, the infantry and cavalry pre-
sented arms. Every American uncoV-
Grad and Captain McKittrick hoisted
the stars and stripes. As the brllllanu
folds unfur!ed in a gentle breeze against
a Reckless sky, the cavalry band broke
into the strains Of ''rhe Star spansled
Hammer" making the American pulse
lean ard tho American heart thrill with
SOY. AZ.
distant booming Of Captain CaproPs
battery, Airing a salute OF tweuty-one
guns, drifted In. When the music
ceased from nil directions around our
line came floating across the plaza the
strains Of the regimentai bands and the
mufIied, hoarsc cheers Of our troops
The Infantry came to order arms"
moment later, after the nag was UP,
ard the band played "italiy houhu the
EI5r Boys.'' Instantly General Nc
Ribbon called for three cheers for Gen
eral Shafier, which we're given with
great enthusiaFm, the band paying
souga's "The stars and Stripes For-
cver." ,,..
nnd his stan returned to the American
lines, ienvlng the city in lac possession
OF The municipal authorities, subject 10
tho control OF General Mckibbon'
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A QUIET SABBATH
At Camp ThOmaS-rroopS Ready to Move
ut Moments Notice.

At Camp ThomaS-rrn0pS Ready to Move
ats aomenps Notice.
CHICRA3iAUGA, CHATTANOOGA
NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, Ga,
July 17.-Thls was a qulet, beautiful
Sunday at Camp Thomas About the
only worl, in progress was that of sup
plying the regiments Of the First corps
with clothing and ordnance stores. In
addition to the large quantity Of ord
nance stores handed out for distribu-
ton yesterday, two carloads OF ammu-
milton, a total of 100000 rounds and
more than a hundred boxes Of general
ordnance stores arrived to-day and we're
promptly handed out (or distribution In
the first corps,
Major General Brooke Is expected TO
return from Washington within two or
three days. Until that time nothing In
the nature OF an order to move is ex-
pected. The troops will, however, con-
tInue TO hold themselves IN readiness
and will promptly respond 10 any order
thnt may come. It was announced by
an officer OF the First Illinois cavalry
this afternoon that that regiment had
been ordered to be prepared 20 break
camp Tuesday.
Some OF the regiments anxious to lose
no time because OF the probability Of an
enrlY order TO move, did not cease tar.
get practice to-day and in portions OF
the reservation rife reports were heard
from morning until night, but all drill
work was suspended and religious sers
vices were held in most OF the churches,
in the Y. VI. c. A. tents and in Camp
Thomas theatre. All OF the evangellstic
organizations were quite active and the
services were for the most part largely
attended.
The reports from the various hospit-
ais yesterday and OF to-day were Of q
most hopeful nature. The fever cases
are confined in the main TO a few regi-
ments, majority OF the commands be-
ing entirely free from fever OF any
kind. The hospitals were wen kept and
are made as cheerful and inviting as
the circumstances viii admit Of.
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WHEELING. W. va MONDAY july I8 1885 FK

factory. Colonel Alden. acting surgeon
general during the absence Of General
sternberg. said a report Of only sixteen
cases was an exceptionally good show
ing, as the number must be taken reia-
lively 70 the large number OF men at
the front. With the surrender accom-
plished, there will be better opportu-
nifty to get the men on high gronnd and
keep them away from infection. During
the day a report was received stating
positively that no cases Of yellow fever
existed on the Harvard which brought
large number OF sick Spanish prison.
ers to Portsmouth, y. II. This not only
relieved officials as 20 the conditions al
Portsmouth, but also as to the Harvard
for Il would be alseveFe handicap to the
navy II this crack craft had to go into
quarantine.
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SEEKING AN HONORABLE PEACE.
Spain viii only Consider the Question Far Cubas
Autonomy is Concerned.
ANY OTHER CONCESSION WOULD Be SUICIDE.

MADRID July ~ MA member of the cabinet in an inter
view to-day asserted that seeking an honorable
peace with the United States
An official dispatch Porto Rico says $50 cases Of ammunition
exploded there killing fourteen persons and woundng many others
MADRID July H. FL impartial says that member Of
the ministry declares that negotiations for peace with the United
States are only possible the question of Cuba concerned
To demand more would be Spain must commit suicide
The report that Senior oret minister Of the colonies in the last
previous cabinet Senior ga will be the representative OF Spain
in negotiations with the United States is without foundation
LONDON July 1a-The Madrid correspondent Of the Standard
says:
The prospects of peace could be much promoted the United
States were to control properly the paence and ambition OF both
the Cuban and Philippine insurgents,
Admiral Camaa squadron and his transports have finally reached
ports their return from Port Said
General Weyr had audience Of hour with the queen regent
to-day He expressed himself grateful for her majesty ga
cou welcome assured her that events had not modified
his opinion as to Cuban affairs
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by storm Moreover, it was very en-
couraging from a medical view IN that
IL showed, contrary to what had been
expected, that there was little sickness
and scarcely any yellow fever in SAM
tiago, but great deal Of suffering and
The President after his return from
church had a conference with secre-
tarles AlEer and Long and Captain
CrownlnshIeld, chief OF the bureau OF
navigation, and q member OF the naval
war board. 1t was stated, after the
meeting, that plans had been discussed
for an aggressive movement, In which
both army and navy Will take part
against Porto Rico. Before going to
the white house Secretary AlEer had
been in conference with General Brooke
for two hours. They had before them
large number OF maps Of Porto Rico
and the plans Of campaign were dis
cusged from every point Of view. 1t Is
expected that General Miles Will 50 de
rect from Santiago TO Porto Rico ana
that General Stone and Colonel Nhchter,
of his stan, win leave from New York
in day or two on the Resolute to join
the general at Santiago. Secretary
Long would not discuss the naval pro-
gramme except to say THAI active prep
arations are on foot for the next for
ward movement.
To be TrHuSportsd to SPAIN
During the day the Becretnry Of war
endorsed tho plan of Colonel Hecker
for transportation for the Spanish
forces at Santiago back to Spain APP
proving a circular Colonel Hecker had
prepared calling for bids for transport
Ing the spaniards home. II provides for
nm aggregate OF 1000 Spanish officers
with lrst class cabin accommodations
and $1,000 soldiers with third class
stoernge passage. The circular says
that the Spanish forces will be delivered
on board at Santiago for transportation
10 CadlE, Spain, or such other port as
may be designated.
ii II stipulated that the accommoda-
tlon shall be up TO the standard TeQillr-
ed by the United Stntos nrmy Teguia-
tlons us TO officers and men in regard
TO galieys, ventilation, etc. The sub
slstence furnished Is 10 be equal to the
prescribed United States army ration.
which is Ect forth In detail hs n guide
TO bidders as TO what they must fur
niBh.
Thn only dlsquletinE Information re-
cclvcd during the dag was az TO the yell
low fever conditions at the front and
this dispatch was modified in an en-
cOuraEing way by General Shnfter's la
ter news, II was n dispatch from Colo
nci Greenienf, chief surgeon with the
army In Cuba saying that sixteen new
cases had appeared. While this was re-
gareed with some apprehension BY lay
men, the surgeon generals department
considered tho showing entlrly salts
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PITIFUL TALE
Told by Wounded spanish ssamsn-Ir
Desperate Straits.

Told by Wounded Spanish ssamsn-Tn
Desperate Straits.
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE United
States hospital ship solaee arrived at
the navy yard, Brooklyn. today, from
Guantanamo, via Old Point Comfort
and Newport News, Va, When the ves-
sci left Guantanamo she had one hun
deed aud a,tg wounded Spanish and
American officers and men on board,
Seven OF the Spanish seamen died
during the voyage, but oil the other
sufferers were put ashore at Old Point
and Newport News.
There wero forty-threc American SOL
dIers and flrty-seven seamen and forty
two spanish seamen among the sick
and wounded when the vessel sailed.
Many Of the spanish soRmen suffered
intensely owing to their weakened con-
dltion at the time they received their
wounds. They told the doctors that Tor
several days prior TO Admiral Cervera's
dnsh from Santiago hnrbor they had
had very little food and were compNlcd
to work In the trenches on land during
the day and attend TO their duties
nboardship during the night, N fact
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WASHINGTON, July l7.-Benjamin
NJ Culbertson. a veteran Of two wars.
died here to-day. He was born in Wells
burg, W. Va. and removed TO sseuben-
vile. Ohio. when a boy He enlisted in
the army from Ohio whrn The war with
Mexico broke out, and served through
the conflict under George ". McCook.
During the civil war ne was q member of
Comapny u, Ftty-second Ohio volun-
tcers. lie took part In the battles of
Perryville, Chlckamauga, Peachtreo
creek and Atlanta, and was ionorahly
DISCHARGED after being IN the Davis ts-
land hospital FOR several months.
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PnLTTInAL CONDITIONS
or Santiago BslAE Considered By the Au-
IhorIuss nt Washington.

thorIIiss nt Washington.
WASHINGTON, d. C., July 17,-co-
Incident with the occupation Of santI-
nEo there are a vast variety OF ques-
tlons which are being considered by the
President and his cabinet respecting the
future political conditions which are 10
obtain there. There Will have 10 be
settled whether the government OF San
tlago province shall BE- military one or
n civil one with military powers vested
in the executive officer, or other form Of
administration.
Unlike the Philippines, which, oil
though nomlnallH IN our possession, arc
not formally so, all questions Of Jurls-
dlction over and administration Of the
occupied territory OF Santiago must be
met Immediately. Santiago itself Is q
city OF Approximately 10000 people, and
in addition there are large number OF
people In the captured territory whose
interests have TO be looked after. The
commercial side OF the matter also must
be attended to promptly. Santiago be-
ing ours. the presumption follows that
the blockade maintained by this goV-
ernment viii be declared not TO exist
and thc place made an open pOrt-thc
government maintaining strict sur
vclllance TO keep supplies fiOm getting
beyond Santiago and being furnished to
the SpnniurdB,
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WASHINGTON July 1.-THE war
department posted the following bulle-
tin at 5Is p. m:
SANTIAGO De CUBA, July II.
Adjutant General U. S. Army. WASH
iuston. D. c.:
Ihave the honor to announce that the
American nag has been, this instant u
o'clock noon, bOIsted over the house of
the eivll government in the city of San
tlsgo. An Immense concourse of people
were present. squad of cavalry and a
regiment of infantry presenting arms
and the band playing the national air.
A light battery fred salute of twenty
one guns. Perfect order is being main
tained by the municipal government.
The distress is very great, but there is
little sickness in town; scarcely any yell
low fever. a small gunbOat and about
two hundred seamen left by cervera
have surrendered to me. Distractions
are being removed from the mouth OF
the harbor
UPON COMING INTO THE CITY I
DISCOVERED a PERFECT ENTAN-
CLEMENT OF DEEENsEs. FIGHT
ING AS THE sPAN1ARDs DID THE
FIRST DAY, IT WOULD HAVE COST
FIVE THOUSAND LIVES TO HAVE
TAKEN IT.
Battaiions of Spanish troops have
been depOsIting arms since daylight In
urmOry over which I have guard.
General Torai formally surrendered the
plaza and alt stores rtsGm
(siEned) W. r. sHAFTER,
Major General.
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SPANISH GUNBOAT DESTROYED

by the Cruiser New OrIenns-At snpts'i
to Ran tho Porto RiSAH blockade with
Provisions.
ST. THOMAS, D. W. l., July 1.-THE
United States cruiser New Orleans yes
terday completely destroyed the Span
ish gunbont Antonio Lopez, whose cap
tain recently ran his vessel ashore at
Salinas, near San Juan de Porto Rico.
upon being chased by two American
vessels while attempting to enter San
Juan with a cargo of provisions and
war material.
The Porto Rtcan blockade is being
keenly felt at San Juan and the refu-
gees are overcrowdIng the aecommoda-
tlons there.
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The Most Impressive and Soul STIRRING
Scene of the Closing Century.
THE OFFICIAL TERMS OF THE SURRENDER
Of the Spanish Forces 10 Have Taken the
City BY Force of Arms
WOULD HAVE COST FIVE THOUSAND LIVES,

So Complicated and nanged We're the Deonses Soldiers Of
TOras Command lay Down Their Muskets Retire within
the American LnosOne Of the Most Dramatic Episodes in
Condition Of Starved Naked Refugees
The City Looted BY the Spanish Sodery Before the Capltu
tOnGonera Nc Ribbon Has Control of the CtyThe Troops
Surrendered Number About sOOOTAo Question Of ThOr
Transportation to Spain.
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WASHINGTON. D. c., July n.-At
u,o5 o'clock tonight, Adjutunt General
corbin made public the following dis
patch from General shRttsr:
HEADQUARTERS U. S. ARMY,
SANTIAGO. July II.
To Adjutant General United States
Army. washington.
Mg ordnance officers report that
about 1000 rifles were turned in to-day.
and six thousand cartridges. Al the
mouth of the harbor there are quite a
number of fine modern guns, about six
Inch; also two batteries of mountain
guns togethOr with saluung battery
o, fifteen old bronze guns. The dis
nrming and turning in viii go on to-
morrow. The list of prisoners has not
yet been taken.
CsIgned) sHAFTER,
Major General Commanding.
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REJOICING AT WASHINGTON.

RELIEF OF GovsrnmSnt on Receiving OF
the surrender Of santluso-fhS Porto
fl,s,u n--rTAnsportHtton Of
Spanish PrlsonsrH 90 sPn!n'
WASHINGTON. July 1.-THE Ameri-
can dag is now waving over Santiago
The nrs. message conveying the news
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they said they were on the point ct
starving and were desperate enough to
attempt anything,
At first when the Spanish seamen
were brought aboard they thought theg
were going TO be killed, but after Q
couple OF days their fears were allayed
when they found that they we're treat
ed SO Kindly.