The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-16
HObnob With French.

At 8 o'clock on Thursday morning
July IA, the French cruiser D'Estaing
nred a salute in honor of the national
fete of France, the anniversary of the
taking of the Bastile and repeated the
salute at noon and at shutdown.
Ihe Spanish gunboats in the bay
holSted the Spanish flag and also dis
played French flags, while the Spanish
cruiser Cinde de VenaditO saluted the
french nag while the salutes were be-
ing fired.
The Austrian warship Maria Theresa
arrived here during the afternoon Of
Thursday. While passing Cabanas for
tress the Spanish band ashore played
the Austrian imperial march which was
answered from on board the Austrian
vessel by the band of that ship playing
the Spanish royal march. The people
assembled on the wharves greeted the
visiting warship enthusiastically. She
saluted the Spanish flag and the salute
was answered from the Cabanas bat
teries and from the guns from the
Spanish cruiser Alfonso XIII. After
the Maria Theresa had reached her
mornings, she hoisted the French flag
and saluted it, the compliment being
returned by the French cruiser DIES
tang 1t is reported here that Ameri-
cans since the night of July IA, have
ceased attacking Santiago and have
again made propositions to the garrison
to capitulate.
There are continual rumors that the
besieged and the besiegers are treating
in regard to the conditions of capitula-
ton.
'PerfidiOus Yankees.
Juan Masso Parro, the former in
surgent brigadier general who surren-
dered to the Spaniards and who raised
a. brigade of Cubans for the service of
the Spanish government, has written
a letter to Captain General BIancO in
which he says:
LAS result of the loss of Admiral
Cervera's fleet and other things, write
to say that I never as much as at the
present time understood how dearly I
love Spain, the country of heroes, of
which am proud of being a son. Never
as now have L felt as sorry for having
fought against her and 1 also regret
in view of the great events which are
developing, among them being the con-
f1ict going on around US, that 1 have
not ten lives to lose for Spain, instead
of only one. I am willing to sacrifice
the latter for the country which las
been always great and though at times
unfortunate, always triumphant at the
last moment even when things have
looked the blacklist"
In conclusion, the former insurgent
brigadier general says he will be one
of those who will take revenge on the
''peridious Yankees
The commander of the Austrian
cruiser Maria. Theresa and some Rus
sian army and navy representatives
who arrived here on board of her to
join the Spanish army for the purpose
of studying the war, visited the palace
today. The Russian party is composed
of Lieutenant POkhinsnff, of the Rus
sian navy, a naval attache of the Rus
sian legation at Madrid, Captain Geo.
Bendz of the Sweden-Norway artillery
service, and Col J. de Giliski of the
Russian army.
After having a long conversation with
Captain General Blanco, the party of
visitors called upon them with mem
bers of the colonial government, but not
finding the latter they went to see DR.
Congosto, the secretary general of the
Spanish government and the bishop of
Havana, and then held a long confer |
ence with Captain General Blanco.
DR.. Fake, the German consul here, |
has taken provisional charge of the |
consulate of Austria Hungary.
Conference at Washington.
Washington, July 16.-Secretaries AL |
ger. Long and some of their assistants, |
were in conference with the president |
for some time today on the situation at
Santiago and future developments to |
follow formal surrender of the city and |
adjacent territory.
DisCredited Reports.
Washington, July 16.-At the war and |
navy departments it was stated this |
morning that they knew absolutely |
nothing of reports first, that SIMPSONS |
fleet and second that an American Red |
Cross boat had entered Santiago har- |
Dor today. They discredited the reports. |