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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-03

Produce: Butter Extra creamery,
ISc per NJ: extra dairy, 15c; fresh pack
ing stock 1GI4GrIIc. Eggs-F'resh stock.
IeILc per dozen. Live Poultry-Turkeys
6MSc per ID: chickens. I@71zc; spring.
Zoe: ducks, 61Ec. Potatoes-Early Ohio.
SOM34c per bu. Berries-Rlackherrie
3OG25c per 16-qt case, bluebtrries, Coo
@s1 20 per 1s-qt case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-03
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Milwaukee. Sept. 2.
wheat-Lower: No. / northern, 65c;
No. northern. 621zc; December. SIG
Rye-Higher; No. /. 4518c. BARLEY
Steady: No. 2. 4Sc: sample. S2a4lc-
Oats-Steady; 214 q 24c-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-09-03
Chicago Live Stock.

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Hogs-Estimated receipts FOR the day,
17TcG: sales ranged at S2SOM3.90 for
pi-s s3e514OO light. S3.50G3.I0 for
rough packing, S3.60d4.00 for mixed,
and 315d4.Go for heavy packing and
shipping lots. Cattle-Estimated re-
ceiprs for the day, 4.Co0: quotations
ranged at s5.4eM5.7O choice to extra
steers. S475a5.35 good 10 choice do.
s4Ga5.O5 for fair 20 good M-25G 4.65
common to medium do. S4-0Qu 4-io
steers. sS2OI4-2O stockers. S4.05N4.I5
feeders. s2O0G4.25 cows. s3-00d4.15 heif-
ers. S27OGL4.25 bulls. oxen and stays.
81. 50d4.50 Texas steers. $500 4-sO grass
&rcster, steers. 50 OCsi435 western COWS
and heifers. and s4.5eG57CO veal calves.
sheen and Lambs Estimated reseiPts
for the day 7.co0; quotations ranged al
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fast around their bodies and flung themselves into the sea did the Span iards seem to understand. One by one they dropped off, and some were haul ed on board the rescuing craft, but the majority were drowned.
 The engines of the Vizcaya had not been stopped and for hours after she had struck were faithfully throbbing at their useless task. Her guns, too, had been left loaded, and one by one these boomed a requiem over the dying ship
 In all the Ericsson picked up nearly 100 survivors, among them the Viz caya's commander, Captain Eulate. All of the survivors were barefooted and scantially clad, and this added to the terror of this ghastly tragedy. The steel decks of the torpedo boats were uncomfortably hot and the barefooted Spaniards were compelled to execute a continual dance on the heated plates to prevent the soles of their feet from blistering Many of them were frightful- ly wounded, and here the grim serious ness of war comes in again. The padre of the ViZcaya was asked by Lieuten- ant Usher to lend a hand in helping the wounded, but he was unconcerned as to their Sufferings, and turning a deaf ear he sat himself on a chest. That chest happened to be needed for a wounded man who was writhing on the heated deck, but the padre refused to surrender it. Usher motioned to his muscular young executive, Ensign Edie, and the padre vacated the chest immediately and with some loss of dig nity
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of the American troops is excellent, but the water supply is poor, and a number of cases of malarial fever have devel- oped. No deaths have resulted, how ever, and in nearly all instances the fever has been broken by a liberal use of quinine. The hardships of the cam paign and the fears of possible attacks of fever have rid the army in the field and on the coast of non-combatants. with the exception of a few newspaper correspondents who have been on th,. ground since the American warships appeared off Santiago, and who con stitute the force able to report the progress of the war with the assistance of the dispatch boat service The sec ond fleet of transport arrived off Juragua this morning bearing 2500 troops, including large detachment of artillery. If the peace negotiations fail the heavy guns will be a most valuable addition to the artillery now in the field, and it is expected that they will be rushed forward to the front The new troops will be landed to-morroy and pushed forward as rapidly as DOS sible.
 The days of temporary peace are be- ing utilized by both armies in strength ening their defenses. The Americans have strongly entrenched themselves and the artillery now at the front has been placed in a strong position be hind earthworks, and will be ahIe to cover the advance of the troops much more effectively than during the pre- vious engagement
 The wounded in the hosnitaIs are being well cared for. and in almost every instance are recovering rapidlv
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OQUENDO OFFICER
 TELLS OF THE BATTLE

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., July 10.-The captain of Almirante Oquendo shielded by shooting himself in the head when he saw that his vessel was defeated. One of his staff officers gave this yer sion of the battle as seen from the Oquendo:
 AS we stood out of the harbor we were engaged by two ships-the Oregon and the Texas, I think they were We had seen the Texas fire on our forts, and we knew what she could do with her guns. Her shooting was always magnificent and very rapid, so we fired more at her than we did at the Oregon hoping to disable her."
 The officer was told that the Oregon far outclassed the Texas as a fighting machine, and he seemed surprised to hear it. "We had always thought" he said, that the Texas and the Iowa were the best two ships in the Ameri- can navy. We knew, of course, that the Brooklyn was very fast; that is why we planned to concentrate an attack on her, hoping that if we crippled her we would be able to run away from the others"
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HAD SAVED HIS HONOR
 BUT LOST HIS SHIP

PORTSMOUTH, N H., July 1O.- Captain Eulate of the Vizcaya, wound ed and depressed in spirit, said he had saved his honor, although he had lost his ship. That was the wording of a dis patch which he had sent his wife after the destruction of the Vizcaya.
 When you think of the odds I en- countered, you will see that I could do no more than I did" Captain Eulate said. T had only one ship against four. My enemies were the Brooklyn. Oregon and the Texas, and think the Iowa was the other. All four punished us severely, but it was the Texas that gave us our coup de grace-a shell fired rom that vessel entering our port bow and exploding one of the forward mag azines. My men stood by their guns and fought like true Spaniards.
 As the Spaniards lost all their ships and half their number in killed and wounded and had inflicted no damage in return, there was none to gainsay Captain Eulate's claim that his men had fought like Spaniards.
 But naval conflicts now are not de- termined by courage" sighed the mournful captain. Victory is to the finer machine, and the American ma chimes were better than ours. The Vizcaya? An she was fine ship. And now, what a wreck. Poor Spain,"
 Captain Eulate commanded the Viz caya during that vessels visit to New York harbor short time after the Maine disaster. Before that he had come into notoriety as the officer who had ordered the execution of the Com DptitOr DriSODerS
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COMMANDER M'CALLA
 WAS EAGER TO FIGHT

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., July 10.- Guantanamo, the newly conquered har- bor, lying thirty-nine miles to the east ward of Santiago, received the start ling news that Cervera was trying to force his way out at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The bay was well populated with ships. it's sheltered waters afford ing a welcome haven for the weary keels so long in ceaseless motion with the bulky swells which forever roll off Santiagos battered entrance. Among the vessels that had sought its quiet for various purposes of repair, for fuel and for rest were the battle-ship Mas sachusetts, the cruiser Newark (iag- ship of Commodore Watson), the cons verted gunboats Suwanee and Hornet and the torpedo-boats Dupont, Porter and Foote. In addition there were the regular guardships of the port, the cruiser Marblehead and her little con- sort. the gunboat Annapolis, the hospi- tai ship Solace, repair ship Vulcan, two prizes and about a dozen colliers and transports.
 I had gone ashore and had just fin- ished reading digest of General A. W. Greedy setting forth that thereafter
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FALL OF SANTIAGO
 MAY END THE WAR
Peace Spirit Grows in Spain, Though Rabid Element Insists on
 Further Fighting.

A oA ehSA A 16 AA AeAo6
 LONDON, July 10.-A special dispatch from Madrid says: The fall of Santiago will convince the most sanguine of the hopelessness of the struggle, and will give the Government the desired opportunity at least to suggest an armistice for the de- cfsion of terms. Circumstantial state ments are already in circulation to the effect that the war is virtually ended and that the Government has actually opened peace negotiations, but they can not be verified.
 A detailed account has been published of Spains naval losses-twenty-one war against practically no losses on the Amer. jean side. This tends to convince the most rabid war advocate, and, as for a long time past, the whole commercial ana industrial interests of Spain are bringing strong influence to bear in favor of peace
 Every day that passes without disturb ance strengthens the peace party. It is believed. however, that there Is a strong undercurrent In favor of continuing the war. and the attitude of the Carlists and Republicans causes anxiety.
 A mysterious, black-edged, unsigned manifesto appeared in the leading squares of Madrid to-day (Sunday) bearing the municipal stamp and headed Gloria Vic naked soldier. The manifesto contains an eloquent appeal from Spanish mothers, calling for the regeneration of the coun- try on the basis of the army, and cry- ing Down with bribed politicians ana this manifesto have been distributed through Spain, and 1t is attracting con- siderable attention.
 The whole of Admiral Camara's squad ron, with the exception of the Pelayo and the San Augustin, which are waiting at Port Said for transfer of coal, is now en route for Spain.
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the appearance of a broken hearted man, and keenly feels the loss of his fleet, containing the pick of the Span ish navy.
 The crew of the St. Louis have had nothing whatever to do with the pris- oners since they came aboard, and have been kept as far away from them as possible. There are a number of Span ish surgeons on board, who have taken good care of the sick and wounded prisoners. There are about forty of the latter, the remainder being ill from the effects of exposure and the rain during the battle. No one is allowed on board the prison ship and none of the officers or crew are allowed on shore.
 At 11:50 the first officer from the St. Louis, Ensign Paine, arrived at the navy yard to officially notify Admiral Carpenter of the arrival of the vessel, and with messages for Captain Phil lips. Cadet Fremont of the St. Louis landed with a gig loaded with mail from the fleet, and it was sent in bags to the postoffice. Ensign Palmer came ashore with important official dis patches for Washington, and left at 2:25 this afternoon with a large grip, which he would allow no one to han dle.
 Admiral Carpenter has effected the arrangements to land the prisoners at their quarters on Seavey's Island to- morrow afternoon, and at o'clock the tug Piscataqua will take three barges loaded with prisoners to the island.
 On the way up from Santiago a num- Der of the Spanish seamen said that they had had enough of fighting, at least with the Yankees.
 It is said that Admiral Sampson's re- port to the Navy Department of the de- struction of Cervera's fleet is about 12,000 words. Ensign Palmer carried the document, which was in book form.
 It is understood that Admiral Ger vera has accepted an invitation to stay at hotel at Newcastle, about four miles from the navy yard.
 Admiral Cervera came on deck late this afternoon and consented to talk with representatives of the press, who went out to the St. Louis on a tug.
 You ask me-" he said, 'how I like America and I answer that 1 have al- ways liked and, l may say, loved your people, but this war has been a duty with me and the men under me. l knew the American fleet clearly out classed us, but it was a question of fighting either inside or outside the harbor. I have many friends in Amer ica and have only the kindliest feelings for them, but every man has duty to perform to his country, and all Span iards tried to perform that duty. There has been much feeling in Spain, and want all Spain to know the truth, that every ship of my squadron fought until the last, and when we could do no more we surrendered. I have much interest to know the exact situation in Spain.
 Captain Goodrich has treated us all as well as any one could possibly be treated. My officers have occupied quarters in the saloon and we cannot complain"
 A telegram was taken out to Admiral Cervera at 10:30 tonight. Nothing is known as to the sender or the purport of the dispatch.
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no press matter was to be delivered or received at the Guantanamo cable hut, nor any commercial or personal mes sages be sent or received, when Colo nel Allen of the Signal Service came dashing out of the tent where is To- cated the wire connecting with Sibo- ney The colonel wanted a boat, and wanted it quickly. I offered him the use of mine and we set off heading for the Marblehead.
 Whats the matter" I inquired.
 Allen sent an anxious glance Seaward and urged the boatman to make haste
 Might as we'll tell me-" I insisted Your chief has barred me from giving away any news"
 "Cervera and his fleet have escaped" Allen said, as he sprang for the sea ladder of the Marblehead.
 Allen disappeared in Commodore Nc Calla's cabin, and a moment later I caught glimpse of that officer as he rushed for the bridge. I did not hear the orders given, but as jumped into my boat, accompanied by Colonel Allen, heard the click of the steam capstan and saw signal go fiuttering to the masthead. At the same instant the inn patient crack of a six-pounder demand ed attention to the signal. Five minutes later the Marblehead was going full tilt for the fleet, which was then rid dled and awash, but which, so far as Commodore McCalla knew, was intact and at sea. Had it been and had the Marblehead encountered it, I have not the slightest doubt but that the intrepid cruiser would have fought them all and kept up the fight so long as anything above her water line was left"
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TORAL'S OFFER
 OF SURRENDER IS
 AT ONCE REFUSED

Copyrighted. 1Sss by the Associated Press.
 ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOAT WANDA, OFF JURA- Kingston, Jamaica, July 10.-The sur- render of Santiago was formally of fered by the Spanish commander, Gen. eral Toral to-day, but the conditions attached caused prompt refusal of the offer by General Shafter. The ne- gotiations, however, resulted in the ex- tension of the armistice until noon Sunday, and while flags of truce still float over the opposing armies.
 General ToraIs proposal contem- plated the immediate surrender of the city, but he insisted that his army be permitted to march away under arms and with flying colors, and declared that he would fight to the last ditch unless the conditions were accepted.
 General Shafter replied that nothing but unconditional surrender would be considered by him, but he consented to cable the Spanish offer to Washington, in the meantime extending the armis- tice.
 It was shortly before noon to-day when a little group of Spanish officers under a flag of truce came out from under the yellow wall of the besieged city and slowly made it's way toward the American line. A detail was sent to meet them and they were escorted to comfortable quarters, while the letter from General Toral was carried to General Shafters tent, two miles from the front The letter was couched in the icily courteous terms characteristic of such communications, and was as brief as possible It bore the signature of General Toral, who commands at Santiago since General Linares was wounded, and stated that he was pre- pared to surrender the city provided his army would be permitted to capit- ulate with honor'' This, he explained, meant that the Spanish should be un- molested and go in any direction they wished with arms and flying their col ors. The letter concluded with the bold statement that surrender under any other terms was an impossibility and would not be considered.
 General Shafter immediately cabled the facts to Washington, and sent to General Toral refusal of his proposal, but added that he would communicate with his Government and would ex- tend the informal armistice until Sun day noon.
 It is deemed probable that the truce may extend even beyond the time des- ignated, as the offer of General Toral to surrender on any terms is regarded as an indication that the Spanish com mander has decided upon surrender upon the best terms obtainable.
 The general condition of the health
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Prisoners to Be Detained at the Portsmouth Naval
 Reservation.
The Broken-Hearted Old Admiral Will Be Per- mitted to Stop at a Hotel at
 Newcastle.

PORTSMOUTH. N. H., July 1o.-The
 auxiliary cruiser St. Louis with TAG Spanish prisoners, including 54 officers,
 arrived in Portsmouth harbor at S:30 o'clock this morning, and a few min
 utes later dropped anchor just above Fishing Island. The big liner left Guantanamo at 6 o'clock Tuesday af-
 ternoon, July 5, and did not make a stop until she dropped anchor in Ports mouth harbor. Including the prisoners there were 1036 people on board the
 boat, and out of this number there were 91 sick and wounded Spaniards under the care of surgeons.
 Admiral Cervera is confined to his cabin. having been quite i'll for the past three days, although he was able to be dressed this morning. Captain Eulate, who was the commander of the Viz caya, and Is among the prisoners, is also quite i'll, having been wounded in the head during the battle off Santi- ago.
 At s:15 this morning the tug A. W. Chesterton went alongside the St. Louis with Health Officer F. S. Towle, who went on board. He made a thor ough examination of the vessel, visited all of the sick, and found that most of the sickness was due to wounds re- ceived during the battle, or to expo sure. He says there is no evidence of yellow fever or other contagious dis eases, and the people in the vicinity of where the prisoners are to be confined need feel no alarm about pestilence breaking out.
 All of the Spanish commissioned of ficerS have been on parole and had the freedom of the ship with one exception and he was the Governor of Santiago de Cuba. who was trying to escape from the city on Admiral Cervera's s flagship, when she was destroyed on that memorable morning of July 4. He refused to sign the parole papers, and consequently was confined in one of the cabins under guard. The remainder of decks and closely guarded. A detach- ment of twenty eight marines from the United States steamer Brooklyn, under Lieutenant Bordan, and twenty-one marines from the United States steam CT Marblehead were put aboard the St. Louis when she left Guantanamo for the north, to guard the prisoners, but they had little or no trouble with the men.
 The prisoners, as we'll as the Spanish officers, are dressed in clothes of every description, as most of them had come aboard with very little clothing, and what they are wearing was given them by the officers and men from the Amer ican fleet.
 Admiral Cervera remained in his cabin during the trip. Health Officer Towle visited him and was warmly greeted. He shook hands with the health officer and in good English said he was situated very pleasantly on the boat, and had received nothing but the kindest and most considerate treat ment from both officers and men ever since he had been taken prisoner. He had not been feeling well for the past three or four days, but expected to be all right in short time. He presents
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LOVES SPAIN MORE THAN
 HE DOES THE QUEEN
General Campos Denies That He Ex- pressed Unconcern Over Ger
 vera'S Defeat

MADRID, July 10.-Marshal Martinez Campos, in the course of an interview at San senasuan, said it was impossible that negotiations for peace should be entered upon by the Spanish and American c,ov- ernments' for the reason that the time was not yet ripe. He had always adyo- ca.ed reforms for Cuba since 1S6s but not autonomy. He fully recognized that au- tonomy had not achieved the expected re- suits, partly in consequence of the island war and partly because it had been grant s eo too late Tn 1Sss," he said, the late oenor Canovas, when premier had pro- posed to him to introduce autonomy bnt ne 'Campos) declined to do so. consider ing the time unfavorable."
 General Campos denied a remark attrib- t uted to him that he was less concerned at than the ross as tS or Admiral Cervera's squadron .nd ! believe" he declared, that Spain iq biif fnonaFcny m T,y are intimately connected Iecuon Tee for the Queen Regent is great. but my aHectlon for my country is greater"
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FEAR THE ARRIVAL
 OF WATSON'S SHIPS
Special cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted. 1898, by James Cor don Bennett.

Special cable to The Call and the New York
 Herald Copyrighted. 1898, by James Cor don Bennett.
 CADIZ, July 10.-The Government has wired orders to display the utmost activity, fearing the arrival of the American squadron at an early date. Guns and howitzers of "A and 30 centi- meters have been placed on Punta Car nero. Heavy artillery and a garrison have gone to Paloma Rocks, between Carnero and Algeciras. Senor Oschando has stated that neither Carnero nor Ceuta are singly able to dominate the entrance to the straits, their guns not being heavy enough, but if well for tified would prove a formidable bar rier to pass.
 A special train of twenty-six cars has arrived at Algeciras with forty eight quick-firing guns and ammuni- tion stores. Another train of the same sort is coming tonight. The guns are being distributed in the neighborhood.
 PORT SAID, July 10.-Excepting the Pelayo and San Augustin, the whole Spanish fleet has put to sea. Including the canal pilotage and towage, the amount paid to the Suez Canal Con- pany by the Spaniards now amounts to G2S, sterling. The Pelayo and San Augustin are remaining here to trans fer coal in the harbor. The Carlos V's chief engineer died in the canal this morning, and was buried here this af ternoon.
 GIBRALTAR, July 10.-Lloyd's agent here has been officially instruct ed to carefully watch for the passage of Camara's fleet. Six thousand Span iards, resident at Algiers, declare they will resent the presence of Americans at Ceuta The authorities fear a water famine. The stream at Camina Is drying up, and supplies are insuffi- cient for daily requirements.