The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-21

\ SPANISH COMPANY WINS
AMaxdsd the Contract for Transporta.
fio< y-No Time Will Be Lost in
Sending Them Away

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x1me Wall Be Lost In
sending Them Away
Associated Press Special Wire
WARRINGTON. Julv Embarrassment
practically were concluded by the govern
u3ant tonight for the TRANSPORTATION al
the Gpanish prisonerr At Santiago from
Cuba 20 Spain.
The contract was awarded to the span-
hi Transat lantious company. represented
BY ]. II. Ceballos q Co. Of New York. The
companv aerees To carry The nrtaoner.
from Cuban ports to Spain at the rate Of
~ tor each enlisted man and az for each
commissioned officer subsistenca "a he
4 fa,rnishetl nv the comnanv on the army ra.
tion basis. a. provided for in the govern
ment's advertisement for bids.
The award provides also that tho conn
panv shaIl have Ave aims At Santiago in
nina davs from tomorrow 1.-THE 21st instant,
TO IN seventeen davs Prom tomorrov
ana enou~h 70 comnlete the TRANSFORMATION
! ~ 1ha prisoner. an twentv.one davs from
tomorrow.
49, .s.
- 80 x ~ 20 ..SS :. -. 80.
termaster generals department Of the
etny, went 10 new York 10 consult with
enApplns companies concerning tns trans
portetion OF the spanish troops surren-
usreo ~ Sanuaso' BIOS wnicn ne mao
previously aovettiseo hor were openeu at
tae army oulu'ns IN Nov 1orA .ouay'
Coionei decker returneo 70 WASHINGTON
snas evening. Ionignt ne nao CONFER
ence a. the war department WIN oecre-
safy Anger Vuartermaster General Luo-
ln6ton ana AoJutant 1enerai CorD'n' Inc
oaos OF the severai companies were CON
oaoereos tnat OF the spanish Iransatian-
uQue company nnaiiy Deine accepted, as
IN all respects II was regarded a. the Dest
MADE IN the OASIS OF zA'oov enhsteo men
ana 1VW ofncers' II VIII COST the govern
nens soso'oW 10 transport the prisoners.
Tne ships VIII ny the coiors OF SPAN ana
vu be manned probably enureiy oy span
nn crews II was remarked tonisnt az
one OF the curious oeveiopments OF tne war
that the United states government snoulo
ented into friendly contract with a COM
pany. many OF whose vessels are au&n-
saries to the spanish navy ana some OF
which have been captured or oestroyeo oy
the navy OF the United states.
r,.,,h,..o. pa.or.r.
-.,S,..c~- - ~
wAen.NuA I'm 'u,y lne '...uies
es9 w-n'eo w Son'. Sn-e' ~ 90 ~ %
1 .lIly e1A W o.v p p..,,,s ~. ~.
- as .ae Ieoss :. e "-. 80
. 49, - - ~
Z. 49, -,.,,.. ~. ~ c,.,t.rauo erorg III.
a,,.r,.h +roor. .urrardered 4. calculated
!. 49,. -,ae.rr. - d,st,,rh +ba denart-
49, ,,,.r ~ ~. .h,rrnert AZ thssa .o,-
49, 49, 20 sno,r The d.nart,rert :.
s.-ss s,s,,s~.t,o,,s ~. - rl.ca .hoord
..ss-.s,s..s - ,a ,,sed sor corvavorca ~
~ t-nons .rv soldiers hav,nr yellow
800. y, - MI, rroho h,v \. racs.sarv m
-,- ~. .,,--s,,de-e,5 oevrr ,rder vsry
80 .s.s..-, -,,,s. - th.,, .,st o,,t cars.
.s,,- -, -,...,,. .hcv,,nr ~. fs,rte.t
49,. - z,s.ss. vur.r ~. othar.
q 49, .~.,,..d o. s,,e,o,.,t t,r,a
49, .s,-,,- .,,rs that NAV ho va not con-
s-s.s 49,. 800. th.,, NIL, ,,e rsod,, =, az,
s .,- 80 80 :. 49, =. All, ~, +hot
- aS.nt.or -, +hss. ,,r.cout,or. Involve
-. 49,. =, ~. 1870. - ~.
sS--..sss 1900. - e,.,n 80 a. !. ao,ht,,,,
- mi. nova can be made within n month.
mi. AeIav Il unfortunate. IN view of the
,,c..,hiiitv Of trouble ensuing from the
,,resenca of the two armies. as well as the
C,,her. a. Santiago but an the spanish
csvtcers have been. or will be. paroled. II ia
,-..,,,.d +bev viii use their influence
.~crv the enlisted men tn nravent anv
s-,ctfon
a.c-s+srv A,rer has cabled tn General
Sha fter directing him to cause to be pre.
-ared Mt the earliest possible moment a
rovrnlata list of the American soldiers suf-
e.r,rg from vellov fever. as we'll as those
vho have lost their lives from that dis
...e This than will he teleeraphed to thu
war Denartment. and II is expected will
..-ve ~ allav the suspense of the relatives
.nd friends Of our soldiers.
Z r. - believed that the naval contingent
n the Porto Rican expedition. composed
- ,roncIads which are to make the at
teck unon the San Juan forti6cations
started last night from the base Of santi.
- d,rectlv for san Juan The NAVY Do.
rert,nant however. decline. as vet tn "a.
scind its rule regarding the disclosure of
information relative to the movement OF
tne naval vessels.
News came 10 tne navy department TO-
day from Gibraltar that three spanish
transatlantic steamships nao taken re1use
IN tnat neutral port, having learned that
commodore Wa'sons squaoron nao ap-
peareo on Saui1' AS q matter ol iac' Nom-
mO0Oro watson mas not yet started, ana II