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"EACH MAN FOR HIMSELF." The Board Says tba Santiago Naval Battle Was a "Cap? tains5 Fight." ?iew York, Oct ll.-Although the American fleet in the battle off San? tiago on Joly 3 obeyed the general orders of Bear Admiral Sampson, given in advance to meet jost each an emergency, it was essentially a V"captains'fight." This is the sub? stance of the report of the board, which bas been investigating disput? ed points ia the battle. Bear Admiral Sampson was not present, and the two erciers signalled ?by Scaley, "cloe* in," and "engage the enemy," did no good, and were unnecessary, for the ships had al? ready closed in and were engaging the enemy when the orders were run np. The board finds in a more gen? eral way that each ship in the fleet knew exactly what to do should Cer vera come ont, and did it when he actually came ont. Each captain fought his ship on plans prepared and orders given by Sampson The findings of the board are sum? marized as follows : 1. The battle was fought and won upon plans prepared by Rear Admi? ra! Sampson. 2. The directing of the movements of ships done by Schley daring the battle was inconsiderable. 3. The New York had no active part in the fight. 4 The Brooklyn was not engaged at so close quarters as bad been rep? resented by the first report On an average she was two miles away from the enemy. 5 The brant of the fighting was borne by the Oregon, Texas and lowa^ 6 The New York was about nine miles from the Colon, when that ship surrendered -and between four and five miles from the nearest sister ship engaged (from which signal dis? tance is taken) ?. The average tange of the ships most engaged was about a mile and - a half. The New York, the board finds, did nothing to affect the issue of the battle At the time of the hottest fighting (between 10 and 10.15 a. m.) the Brooklyn was ia line with the Ore goo, bat three-fourths of a mile far ther oat to sea The Oregon at that time was pouring fire into the Maria Teresa. The Oqaendo was about 3,000 yards distant with the Texas and Iowa a half mile to the rear of her. The issues of the battle, the board learned, was not affected by any sig? nals that Schley made from his flag? ship. The Oregon dashed oat from the very beginning of the engagement and kept within range of the enemy until ?be fight ended The board was made ap of Lieu ?enant Commander Richard Wain? wright of Gloucester, presiding c?5 cer ; Lieut Samuel Comly of the In? diana, Lieut Lewis C. Heilner of the Texas, Lieut Wm H. ?Schaetz of the Iowa. Lieut Alben C Hodgson- of ibe Brooklyn, Lieut Wm Allen of the Oregon and Lieut Edward E Capehart of the New York - X Ao Impudent Fake. Washiogtoc, Oat. 13 -The publica? tion of what purported to bc che xeport of the Wainwright board on the part? taken by the respective vessels of the Tja ired State* fieer io ? he. destruction of Ccrvera'j sqaadr<>n cashed considerable commotion to the CST-., department. In view of the fact tnthe report bad not reached Washington at the date of "the publication ac inquiry was set oe foot by tbe department r.> ascertain first whether the publication were accurate, aod second, who was responsible for the j di&coarresy involved io the publication of j an official report before i; had reached thc navy department. Cjoioiaoder Wainwright, the head cf the board, ar? rived in Washington yesterday and very promptly disclaimed aoy knowl? edge of the pahiicarioo, stating that he h*d left isstrociioan that the report was to be transmitted by tbe recorder, Lieut Capebart, to the commander of the North Atlantic statioo. Commodore Pailiip The commodore io answer to an iaqoiry bf ibu department returned the following di*pitoh directed xo Capt Orawinshi ;!d, chief the navigatioo bureau : B.-ooklfo, Oat 12-N*ry depart? ment, Washington : I ?aw report of Wainwright board first time to night Articles io papers to day manufactured by a reporter entire ; no word of re?em blanoe betweeo the two. Phillip, Commodore. j millions Given Away. It is certiialy gratifying to the public to; know of ono concern in the lar d who are not afraid to be generous to the needy and suffer? ing. The proprietor* of Dr. King's New Dis? covery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds* have giren away over ten million trial bottles of this great medicine ; and bare the satisfac? tion of knowing it bas absolutely cured theo sands of hope! cs s cases. Asthma, Bron? chitis, Hoarseness and all diseases of the Throat, Chest and lungs are surely cured by it, Call on J. F. W. DeLorme, Druggist, and get a trial bottle free* Regular size 50c and $1. Every bottle guaranteed, or price refunded. 3 Control of Spain in Coba Must Cease, Commissioners Have Notified the Authorities. Washington, Ost. ll.-Iostrnotioos have been sect to the United States ! military commission in Coba fixing De cember 1 as tbs date wheo Spanish ! eootrol ever the island mast cease, j The oom missioners, acting apoo these ! instructions, have notified the Span ? iards that all ports and oas toms re j ceipts, and the management of mani ! cipa! affairs will pass into the hands of the American military commander in the island This order was oot intended to work hardships to the Spanish troops or gov? ernment, bat it was thought best to fix a deficite time to end the Spanish role aod to begin operations under the United States. It is probable that the Dotted States troops will go to Coba before that time. Before December 1 it is expeoted to have troops so statiooed that there will be no need of Spanish troops to preserve order. The proclamations that have been issued by the President, establishing custom rates and defining the manaor ia which Coban territory shall be governed will prevail until it becomes apparent that new reguiatiocs are oeeded. jj Oo October 18 Maj. Geo Brooke will assume absolute eootrol of the isl? and of Puerto Kico. It is possible that all the Spanish troops will oot have left Puerto Kico at that time ; if so, they will be quartered io barracks ootil they cao be taken away. Io the lan? guage of Secretary ?iger, the Uoited States will be the aosfc and the Spani? ards the guests after October 18. The United Stated will oot ship the remain* iog troops to Spaio at its own expense. That was oo part of the protocol. The custom houses, the money received for customs and the government of the isl? and will pass completely from Spaoish control oo the date set. The present custom regulations ooder the proclama* tioo of the President will prevail. Madrid, Oot ll -The Spaoish gov? ernment announces its intention to maintain a strong force of troops in Coba until the treaty of peace with the Uoited States is definitely signed. Im mediately after peace is signed the cortes will be oonveoed and measures dealing with the reorganisation of all the state departments will ba submitted to parliament. Washiogtoo, Oct. ll.-The peace commissioners in Paris, so far from reaching a point of absolute variance oo the qoestioo of the Philippines. have oot as yet taken ap that subject for oonsideratioo The commission, whenever meeting jointly, has beeo en? gaged entirely with three qoestioos to the complete exclusion of the Philip? pines. These qoestioos related entirely to Cuba, Porto Kico aod Guam, and, accordion to the very last reports from the American commissioners to Wash? ington, they are still ander consider? ation. The Uoited States will not assume aoy financial indebtedness as the re? sult of the cession or release of Cuba and Puerto Kico. lt was fully expect? ed by rhe authorities here that the Spao? ish contingent on the pease commission woaid make a strong effort ro make the assumption of the heavy fioaoeial ob? ligations of these islands a condition of the cession of Puerto Kioo and thc abandonment of sovereignty over Cuba Bat the America commissioners were fully and definitely instructed on these point?, aod the general tenor of these instructions was that snch obligations were cot to be assumed by the United States. No dissatisfaction is felt here at tbs progress of the commission io the set? tlement of the questions assigned to it. Paris, Oct. 12, 12:30 a m -After a fourth joint session-lasting from 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon to quarter past 4-the Amaricao and Spaoish peace commissions adjourned without having reached a fioal conclusion as to any point io the protocol. Thus far there bas been no joint formulation or orystalization of views to be returned by each commission to i's government for embedding ?o the final treaty. The question of the Ph?lippipes has ont yet been considered in joint ses? sion, though the Americans at their sanara'e sessions have acquired ex? haustive information from persons who have lived in the Philippine islands and done business there. They are now, therefore, well ?quipped 'jo dis CUS3 the subject when it comes up . The Spanish, it is believed, have asked to have the Cuban debt assumed by the United States, urging that the debt should pass with the soverignty. The debt so presented for American assumption coders the expense of the ten years insurrection, the recent in 8urrection and the war with the Uni ted States as for as Spain's outlay in ; the war can be classified against Cuba. The Americans probably have re? plied that if indeed and part of the so called Cuban debt is allowable, the part incurred in suppressing insurrec? tions or in the war with the United States is not allowable. The Spanish will doubtless also urge equities in stocks, water front better? ments, publie buildings and perhaps war material. It is possible that this contention will receive consideration on the basis of equities between mort? gager and mortgagee. Thus far no disposition has bees de? veloped on either side to delay the ul tim?is conclusions and the end of the work in haod. The American flommia sioners are anxious to cooc ode HS soon as possible and on recess days they are denoting three or five honrr, ? to discussions and details The adjournment yesterday (Tues day) was to Friday. Said to be Statement | of Garcia's Attitude. Habana, Oct. 14.-Cosmo de Ia Torrieote, aide-de-camp and secretary ot Gen. Calixto Garcia, is quoted io an interview as saying that the general has not acoepted any position from Gen. Lawton or the other American officials ; that it is not true be is making a tour of the eastern part of Cuba-advising tQ8 disbanding of the Coban army, and that there is 00 troth in the statement that Garcia is going to the United States for the purpose of endeavoring to raise a loan, which he has no authority to do. The aide-de-camp and secretary further asserted that Garcia has not denied the legality of the actual revolu? tionary government of Coba, oor has he accepted the supremacy of the United States. But, it appears, Garcia bas uocffisially expressed the opinioo ! that the present Cuban government, jowing to laok of members and person? nel, could not be considered legal, as a quorum was impossible, and, therefore, its actions are unconstitutional. Gen. Garcia, it seems from what his secretary says, io all questions of authority at the present motion only recognizes the general in-chief of the Coban army, though he recognizes the "transitory government of the United States as a cons?quence of interven? tion " And being commanded by the revolotionary government to accept it and to cooperate with the American army at Santiago he obeyed orders Further. Geo Garcia is alleged to advocate the "ol ose st anion between the Spaniards and the Cubans cn the island, forgetting the past and uniting in every effort looking to the establish? ment of idependecce." These statements arc considered among the Spaniards here as indicating Garcia's real attitude toward the United States and the future of Coba. Stenographer Dalbey was removed to-day from tbe Trocha hotel, at Vedado, the headquarters of the Amer? ican military commission, to the Quita del Rey hospital, suffering from malarial fever. Lieut Col. Clous emphatically denies the published statement that 10,000 Cubans will cooperate with the Ameri? can troops in the preservation of order after the evacuation cf the island by the Spaniards. The American officer also decies that MataDsas will be ocou pied ty tbe Cubans when the Spanish forces leave that place - i i i i t^m Our Commissioners Com? plete Ail Details of the Evacuation. i Washington, Oct IS-The fol? lowing cablegram has been received at the war department : San Juan de Puerto Rico, Oct 12* Secretary of War, Wasbington : The United States commission have informed tbe Spanish commission that the United States expect to have complete possession of Puerto Rico on October 18th. The Spanish com mission assent to this acd say it is ex? pected the evacuation will be com plete on or before that day. If not, they will concede possession The United States commission has prac ticaliy completed the details of the evacuation and the joint commission has held its last session and adjourn ed without delay The United States troops will be placed in .San Joan and the flag hoisted ?it noon October 18th. (Signed) Brooke Major General This dispatch is very gratifying to the war department officials, aud it ends all contention regarding tho possession of Puerto Rico. The details of the agreements reached by the commissioners have noi been received at the department, but as the negoiations seem to have progressed smoothly, it is supposed that the instructions of the admiois tration to the commission have been carried out. London, Oat. 12.- The empress dow? ager of China and the imperial clan, accordiog to a special dispatch from Shanghai, have adopted as ibo new em? peror, a "oo of tbe late Emperor Tung Chi. who will shortly be proclaimed. War in sewing oachioes, bat tte "Whitd' victorious. - * t -j*-^ A Clever Trick. I: certainly looks like it? but there is really no trick about it. Anybody can try it who bas Lame E-?ck and Weak Kidneys, Malaria or nervous troubles. We in'-an be can cure himself right away by taking Electric Bitters. Thia medicine tones up the whole system, acts as a stimulant to the Lirer and Kidneys, is a blood puriSer and nerve t??nlc. It cures Con? stipation, Headache, Fainting Spells, Sleep? lessness and Melancholy. It is purely vege? table, a mild laxative, and restores the system to its natural vigor. Try Electric Bitter and bo convinced that they are a miracle worker. Every bottle guaranteed. Only 50c a bottle a J. F. W. DeLorme's Drug Store. 3 S S Extravagance of Handbills. 3Y M. H HILL. Waiking along a business stteet in a beautiful little city that is the cen ter of population in a thickly inhabit ed neighborhood, I saw standing on the corner a man He was old, un ; kept, had on a dirty collar and a shab I by hat There are many like him all over the country, and if you met him : on a lonely country road you would call bim a tramp, and pass by on the other side Slung across this tramp's shoulder was a satchel containing handbills, advertising one of the city's stores. I had always considered that store respectable until I saw that tramp j with those handbills There he stood, and while he handed out those bills he was the representative of that store. And what a representative ! I spent ten minutes watching him, and in that time probably several hundred people passed bim. To each be endeavored to give a bill Three out of every five refused the bills and would not take them, the bal ance accepted them to throw them in the street after they had parsed him, and not more than one really kept the bills for longer than two minutes, for as I followed the procession np and down the street that whole block was strewn with the bills The business bouse putting out those bills must be extravagant and careless. Extravagant, because this was the poorest kind of advertising, throwing money in the street ; and careless, because they anthorized their representative to throw paper into the street, which had to be cleaned at the expense of taxpayers ; and if I was a member of that city council or board, that business house would pay a fine for every bill thrown How much more business like, economical, and sensible to have in? serted the same advertisement in the favorite family newspaper, which en? ters the homes of all the people in the city and it? suburbs The firm would not make of itself a public nuisance, but would gain and bold the respect of the commooUy. Chicago, 111., Oct. 13 -SGOW fell ic thia city for over au hour tn oiga c. lt was the first thia season, and the cari ?esr in 26 years \ Pains of Rheumatism Have Completely Dis? appeared Since Taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. Rheumatism is due to acid in the blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla neutral? izes this acid and permanently cures thc aches and pains of rheumatism. Read the following: " I was troubled with rheumatism when I was a small boy, and I have been a suf? ferer with it more or less all my life. Not long ago I took a bottle ot Hood's Sarsa? parilla, and it did me so much good I continued its use, and since taking three bottles I have felt no symptoms of rheu? matism." R. B. BULLOCK, Durham, N. C. "I was troubled with rheumatism and could hardly walt. I have taken three bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla and today am a well man." ROBERT JOKES, 302 Macke St., Wilmington, North Carolina. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the best-intact the One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. St ; six for ?5. Get HOOD'S. H/wwi'c Ollie are t?e favorite cathar llUUU 2> fllld tic. ?J! druggists. 25c. The experience of over half a century baa been concentrated into the nabing of You get the benefit of ali this labor, skill, brains and capital. 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