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m?? arfr a anr f jifl |P^|g% CI WOp-- j^Nl *^%'J|'?J THUIvLOW 8. CA.RTLR, i ^ Family Newspaper : Fur the Fr amotion c* the Political, Social, Agricultural and Commercial Interests. 5 TEKM8. $l.ov) a ik.au, kditou and mjlnauku. > ' ) Patabj,k im autahoji. 'stMl-WEERir bi;iriGH, LANUASTKK, S.CL JuTa^o, imi's. ?lTA^H^TiiT^ ARMS LAID DOWN ' Toral's Surrender is Complete. ' i -UKXKKAL SlIAFTKR FOR t MALI V TAKERS 1'OSSKS- " SION OF TIIL CITY AND 11 HUNS IT HIS FLA'.L jll Die Aiireomont of Surrender (Jon. *ists of Nino Articles?Toral Says That Lverv One of I lis (icnorals Was Killed or Wounded and That lie 1 lad Not a Single i 'ol Loft ? llis Lut no Foroo in the Cap itulatod 1 >istrict is Men. -7, - c Washington, duly 1(. Pho War I)epartinent posted the folio ,v:.n<r bulletin at 5:lap. in.: d "Santiago do Cuba, duly 17. * . . !11 "Adjutant (Jonoral United Status Army, Washington: I have s the honor to announce that the i Ainei ican (lag has been this in- , ? (i slant, 12 o'clock, hoisted over i the house of the eivil governor jj iu Santiago. An immense concourse of people was present. A i j squadron of cavalry and a regi- ,, inent of infantry presented anus and tho bnnd plaved national airs. | j A light hattery tired a salute of -11 guns. Perfect order is being . maintained by the municipal gov- i eminent. The distress is very 1 great, but little sickness in town, j . 1 a Scarcely any yellow fever. A ( small gun-boat and about 200 j senmen left by Cervera have sur-! rendered. The obstructions are | being removed from the mouth r m i t of t tie harbor. r 'Upon coming in the city 1 1 discovered u perfect entanglement v of defences. Fighting as the inniards did tho first day, it : " would have cost 5,000 lives to have taken it. Battalions of -N Spanish troops have been depositing arms since daylight in the ur-J tnorv. over which I Imvn . .u I I j tioneral Tornl formally surron- ^ dcred the plaza ami all stares .it ' t> a. ni. ^Signed) "W R Shafter, J'' "Major (ieneral" TH ANKS TO SllAFTKR. t1 q l'res'dent and Secretary of \\ ar < to General and Armv. < I I O r,\ Telegraph to The (irconvillc , ^ News: ! i, Washington, 1). C., July 10.? c The following messages were sent 0 today hy President McKinloy ami tl Secretary 11 A Alger: J ^ "To General Shaffer, command- 11 Ui: front near Santiago, Playa: n "The president of the I'nited A States sends to you and your (I brave army the profound thanks ,1 of the American people for the j tl brilliant achievements at Santiago .? f ! * resulting in the surrender of the c city and all of the Spanish troops;( mid territory under General To- t ral. Your sp ondid command has t endured not only the hardships>y and saeri liees incident to campaign / and battle, dut in stress of heat d tnd weather has triumphed over s -obstacles which would have over- tl come mon less bravo and deter n iniued. One and ull have displayed the most conspicuous gal- n lantry and earned the gratitude of n the nation. The hearts of tho j, people turn with tondor sympathy tl to tbo sick and wounded. May fl the Father of mercies protect and t A ouifort yon. ii | Sijruoii. | . p "William AIi'K inlf'v. * * ti \> Major (icner.il Shatter, front, ? near Santiago, Pl.vya: I cannot express in words inv ' ratitudo to you and your heroic ri nen. Your work lias heen well 11 lone. fjod hless you all. | Signed | a RA Alger. <1 Secretary of War. , tl THIS FLAC. UAISKD. f' J <!' pain's Colors Replaced hy tlie " Stars and Stripes Troops Lay I>own Their Arnis, Regiment hy Regi- '1 r.it at 'opyrigllt, l^Slv, hv Associated * Press. j In Front of Santiago, Sunday i ' 'nly IT, 1<) a in., via (itiantaiui 1 mi Hay. < )ld (tlorv is now 1 hinting over the fortilieations of vuitiago. At ! o'clock lliis ^ norning the Spanish troops, nn- I ler conimaiitl <?f Ceneral Tornl, eft their trenches and marched t nto th<i American lines, where, (< no hy olio, l!i?' regiments laid t lown their ht'ins. At the shiiic a inie the Spanish flag was hauled \ lown, and the Stars an I Stripes 1 misled in its phieo. I Tho work of loading the Span- s? sli prisener* on transports pie- * niratory to sending them Imek to I ipain will ho eoinmcneed a- soon * s ship* arc provided. The authorities at Washington ( mvc been urjjcd to uso iiaste in ' his matter. It has been Hiijrtjcstd to use Spanish transports for ' Irs work, fear heing expressed ?l htrt the use of American vessels 1 v on Id result in rendering them 11 langernus for use in moving tinerican troops on account of he exposure of the Spaniards to (l ellow fever. *1 c (>n Hoard tlm Associated Press I1 )ispateh I tout Wanda, Oil* Jura- c nil, (or Siboiipy? Saturday, .Fnlv ' ?>, 7 p in., via Port Antonio, :l hinday. .Ful\ 17, d a in., and Kingston, 7:10 a in.- The Span- 11 di tlaof will come down from San '' iago's walls tomorrow and '' 00 Spanish soldiers will yield heir arms to their American con '' uerers, and the sovereignty of (,V) ipain in Kasteru Cuba will end. ,ll >llicial endorsements of the tcrma *1 f capitulation were received f -oin 1' dadrid at 10 o'clock this morn .01 ig, and unless unforeseen ob .Jales arise, the actual withdrawal Ml f (renoral Toral's forces will be e' n accomplished fact within iii 81 ours. Nino o'clock tomorrow is ' lie hour set for the formal endug <?f the Santiago campaign. '* it that hour, uniler the terms of 1,1 ho agreement the Spanish sol 11 iers will march out from the city 01 hcv have so re*? (Intel v defended ' II under arms, nnd will be re .V eivotl by large detachments <?f ' lonernl Shaffer's victorious " roops. Tho officers will retain heir side arms, but the soldiers q! rill stack their puns before the tmcriunn lines and be. placed nn a 1 | or guard, either to return to al ipain under convoy, or to give tl heir oaths to remain in Cuba as ti on-combatants. In tho meantime several regi- it tents of General Shafter's coin- tl tend wt I l>? sent to take possess- tv in of tho fallen city and to hoist ho Stars and Stri|>ea where the tl ag of Spain has floated for cen-1 > uries. All tho enemy's troops e: i tlie eastern district of Santiago Foi rovince will be marched to Sun- tieers ago, many detachment > from :m<l i ntI . ing points nlreatv !i iiv.j" ,i . .inj auto, ami the out ire force of J:'. Kif 11,1 melt, it is ex|? clod, will .?? -it rady to embark within u fort- shad igh t. ' ()I?si i W hat will lie done with (icncr- ti:t??*? I Shatter's force is not yet fully ?si> lecided. The physicians declare enpiti luit the army, owing to the hard- lice; hips of tiie fever, will not be lit vent* >r active duly for some time to ?'.* on , and (iencrii Miles is bo- dims eved to lie seriously considering lie proposition to leave only im gonei nine regiment ; to hold the con* ihe n m iid province and return (lie with oily of the corps to the United ' Hi dates sending other immune* Span * ! mm thi?re to re enforce the Son- ; mitu iago d< laehment, if necessary. seltfe dany of the troops are eager to i anticipate in tho l'orto liieo the I anipaign which is rumored nlmtil relea icadijiiarters will immediately! Ni ollow. hut this is strongly op* j shall iosed by the surgeons. i i with New rises of yellow fever con- lM>sU inue to appear daily, and fully ? ' 100 are now under treatment, but lu^1" he disease is of a very mild form iols ^ nd the physicians say it is now i 01,1,1 veil in hand. Only five deaths |',or's ar e occurred uji to tonight, the ! so o\v mortality being remarkable j Tl nd most encouraging to Di terdi I llitlM'HS f I Tlil ti?<? <al iint- fni'flp nv . lull!!' >0i ts, who lui.l grave fears when i ers, lie disease first appeared that the oapit leath rate wouhl he very heavy, i snnel lenornl Miles, in an interview - ! oient lay with a correspondent of tlao i conn Vssi'eisted Press, said In helievod was lie danger from the pest was over '<>n fl aid that the men do not seem to hrok ear it in the least owing to the fate ...I I .< I ? ?i I *..? iiiniii191 un?^i t?i uu; r n>i | I'l.e formal sanction l>y 11 le dadrid government of the terms comp f capitulation today unravelled c'urei he tangled skein of demands and wm* otinter demur.*]-> between the op- "'A v osing commanders which thieat-i cn, t',s ned yesterday to end the nego- | the 1 intions and compel a return to j 1,1 nus After numerous confer ?voun rices had rcbulted in the agree- j colon lent, already sanctioned by (Jen- 11 I"' ral liltinco, General Toral decided count lat the approval of tlie Madrid overmnent wn- necessary before 'M~ '' e could leave the city. (Jeneral 'mve hatter maintained that no such Sp pproval was necessary, that when 24th iencral l'oral agreed to surrendor Kidci in provineo of Santiago and Gen*! Your ral Illnnco sanctioned it, the j Gene L?recment of surrender became 2,00( ii necotuplished fad. He insistI that (Jeneral Toral had either j wool irrendered Thursday or acted in iards ad faith, hut documentary evi- bofor unci! bore out the fact that (Jen- he sa ral Toral mentioned that ho only; In ipitululed subjoc. to his govern- said unit's approval, ninl the six j requ: rtmim isioners l?y whom tho ar-! 25,0( des woro signed at 2:10 o'clock mticli esterday afternoon so rilled. ! distr he whole mutter was cleared up'that lis morning, however, when again ion Toral received the necessary vera motion from Madrid. f*c The agreement consists of nine f dura rticlea. The tirst doclaros that 1 II hostilities shall cease pending ^py 10 agreement of tinal capitula- j on. | "Thf Second?That the eapitulution f??t ichides all the Spanish forces ami ftftor ie snrrendor of all war material it hi n the prescribed linits. ' porU Third?Tho transportation of ""til io troops to Spain nt tho earliest defin ossiliio moment, each foree to he K?co mharked at the nearest port. her < urth ?That tlio Spanish of- he sua!! retain their side arms , tlis ho enlisted mwn their per- toi propcrt y. ill?T ii 11 after the final no ilution, the Spanish forces* \? j as i-t in the removal of all 'I'll odious to navigation in San- l,n harbor. (til ctli? That after tlio final be illation the eoinmandim; of-j of i shall furnish a complete in- on >ry of all arms and munitions in ir ami a report of the sol- mi in flic distnet. ni venth ? -That the Spanish th a! shall be permitted to tako '| > lilitarv archives and records nr him. I ohth ? That nil guerillas and re ish im pilars shall be per ! ?I to lematn in Culm if they! t, giving ;i parole that they not ae.ain take up arms against !? nited Slates unless properly iscd from parole. nth That the Spanish forces' II ' ' be permitted to march out all the honors of war, dr.' iny their arms t.? be disposed >y the I nited States in the 1 :i re, fho'American commission-1 pr ...... ..,.,.1 ( .1. :.. - i . \ < Mil I Ill-Ill I III II If II" i^O V - II' lent that tin* arms of the sol ri ; he returned to those "who en avolv defended them." in in articles were signed ves. iv afternoon after a four V session of the commission- ,v| who agreed that the terms of illation should await the >M Lion of the Madriil jrovern- I" .. (jron Total tlio white-haired ul uander of the Spanish forces, Sl present throughout the sess.' f< md appeared to lie heart I" en. lie spoke bitterly of the ! which compelled him to sue care, hut had 110 word to say i>t tho gallant men who had 1> noted his army. lie doll that ho had little* ohanoo to 4iI would not desire to see wi vorst enemy play with tho pa i 1 hold," ho said to one of (i commissioners. 4,Kvorv ono fo y wonorals was killed or idod. I have not a single ol loll and am surrounded hy y? worful onomy. Wo have pn od t'.T idiips oil' this port, fo beside," ho continued, wav- i> lis hands toward tho city, secret troubles there." caking of tho Wattle of tho of dune, in which tho Kouyh /. , At rs and a part or (icneral jj, io's command participated, or tal Total said that loss than he ) Spanish troops were en lal I, hi*- loss being ?."i. lie il not say how many Span-1 01 1 an were killed at I'd Caney and , 'cSantiago. 4,IIeayy. heavy" ^tj id dejectedly. S| response to an unpury, he ''' . . * , in that transportation would lie ircd for liotween 22,00b and j.-j >0 men, there being that tli i of a force in the capitulated 1 ict. lie informed the officers Santiago liarhor had heen i mined since Admiral (Vr- , loft. Cl sneral Miles remained at gnu during the completion of agreement yesterday and a of tho articles was sent him encral Shafter this morning. i sti it 18 splendid," he said, "wo everything that wo came ^ (ienerul Miles went to ( itanamo today, antl it is 10- ^ >d tliat ho will remain there the Washington government itely docides about tho Porto campaign. A large nam- i troop ships are lying oiT iol r?\ un<I it is generally believed' it a lar?re part of (icncral Shut", 's army will ho moved soon. The camp sit .1 nrii^iiii conlsiins tiling now lint hospital tints, tli si iruard of two companies. 1 in blackened ruins of si f >w ^ irncil buildings are still visible, t in most places the debris has1 en removed and the white tents' the hospital eorjis are pitched the ites of the hurne'l hniM-j irs. 'lhe fever hospital is sitted si hoot half si mile across the ilway hr id en to tli" northeast of e town, sind is "well isolated. I vo hundred sun! tifty wounded en are still on the hospital ship idief whieh lies here. All sir<* covering rapidly. spamsii pmst)M-;us. ?'>s Arrive sit Portsmouth and Many Are Sick. y Telegraph to Hie tireenville News. 1 'ort niouth N. 11.. .Inly 1 Ihe auxiliary eruiser Harvard tvincr on hoard l.ous Spanish isoners arrived in Portsmouth irhor t >dav. The port physiun ooarded the vessel and in impanv with si Spanish doctor ado an inspection. The visit -close 1 the fact that nuarlv half those on hoard are ill. Six laniards died on the passage from mtia^o. Another death oeirred tliis forenoon and three itients were not expeeted to live ilil morning. There were forty nous eases in the sick hav and ?rty ei|ually had in other por ins of thi' ship. rpo Mi id. But Three Deaths A mon<r ()ur Troops. y Telegraph to Tho tireenville N o w s: Washington, .Inly Id.?Tho ir department has ]I a distill from Adjutant tumoral reor, of tumoral Miles' stall'as Hows: "Sihoney, duly Id. "Twenty throe now ea-os of How fever and three deaths re rtod within the part twentyiir hours. Tho type of disease 1 mild." \ i ii:\i:k ruit ivIt eertainlv looks like it. hut i*ro is really no triek ahoul it. lyhodv can try it who has Lame it k and Weak Kidneys, Malaria nervous troubles. Wo moan ran euro himself riyht away hy kinir Kleetric Hitters. This dieine tones up the whole ->\stn, nets as a stimulant to Liver d Kidneys, is a hlood purifier d nerve tonie. It euros Conpation, Hoadneho, Fainting icl]>, Sleeplessness ttn> 1 Mclanoly. It is purely vegetable, a i! I laxative, and restores the stem to its natural vigor. Trv ieeti'ie BiMors ami ho eonvineed at they are a mi ratio worker. \erv bottle guaranteed. Only 'e a bottle at Crawford Bros" rug Store. lineso Who May Become Citi7.0ns. y Telegraph to The (ireenville New*. Washington, July 15.?The ale department posts a bulletin ating that Admiral Dewey pays high tribute to tho Chinese on >ard tho American ships at tho ittlo of Manila and suggested at t'aey should rocoivo rocogni in by being made citizens of tho nited States. RdomtoTonr How?li With rmir?r?tii. r:?n<ty Cathartic, cure constipation forever. 25c. If C. O. C. fall, druffgtata refund money. 1'ITI Kl'Ii CONDITION. Train of Si<-k and Wounded Sol diers Arrives at A1 IiiiiIm. Atlanta, (in.. .Jr.lv IN.?Tiio hospital train bearing in) privates reached Fort MePherson tonight. About lullf the men are wounded and the other* are ill of tvphonl fever. A nuinlier of the men wore unronseions when taken from the train ami the doctors say there are several who will not recover. Oniv those whose eases were mo-t serious were taken oil here, and the train started for Fort Thomas, Ky., after niOuiuhl wiili those a hie to stand tne ride, nr.rrr.u vr xr.wroitr nkws. Newport News Ya , .July IN. The condition of the >ick and wounded soldiers which were , brought to Old Point hv the ' steamers City of Washington and the I'reakwater was very <rratii'yino to lav Hut few of tliesn are seriously wounded, and one of the physicians expressed the belief today that none would die from 1 ho effects of injuries sustained on 1 lw< Tl... l?.i .... ?... r.?V, . . ? . V . , . tilts IK ?^| H lil I ill* ! >-un*;ements are excellent. The ladies of Old Point and vicinity ni'c taking an active interest in the men and are providing them with all sorts of delicacies. UK WAS A SMOOTH AUTlCIilv Spaniards Have Ih-en Wining and Pining a Man Thev Think a Spy. London, duly l.*>.?A di-paleh to the Daily News from (iihraltar tells a long story of a pseudowealthy Mexican who was lionized for six weeks at Madrid and Cadiz, wlnwc ho dined with Admiral Camara, who inspected the I10..I 'i 11 /1 !.? .l.Jnn.,.. - ..XX V Itiixt UK ??v ? x - UIKI III V \ 11 > way won the confidence of tin* ollicials, onlv to disappear the moment a warrant was issued for his arrest, lie turned np afterward in Tangier and confessed to tlie correspondent of the Ihiilv News that his name, was Fernandez and that lie was a captain in the Second Texas Fin^'is, Iii> Spanish descent, he said, enabled him to deceive all the Spaniards while acting as the confidential agent of the I'nited States government. An Old Idrn. Every day strciitttheiis the belief of emin?!nt physician* that impure Moo<l is the canst- of ilie majority of our diseases, i wciity-five yenrs ni;o tliis theory was used a? a luisis for the formula of Itrnwns' iron Hitters. The many remarkable cures eili-< tcil by this famous ohl In>11 11<>1<I remedy are sufficient to prove that the theory iseorree--. Uro>vna' Iron liitters is Kola by all dcaic*. To Build Bridges. Etc. A crowd of tJOO Negroes have been gathered by the government in n n Charleston. They are to goto Cnha . as laborers, and will boused as ini < . t :i i i ..i i -c unrein u? iii11in MUKIM aiKi (in (uliei work. Tlioyaroto receive *i a day each.---Yorkville KiKjuircr. w Sarr 1 our Life. Hy ii?dl>K " I "K Ohkat Koitth Amkkican Kii?nkv < no ," Thlw i new remedy i* a gr? at mirpri^e on ae? i count of Itn exceeding promptness in roliol'ihtr ill I l:i> Iv i.liinVK III it 1. 'dor and Hack in mule or femnlo. It relieves retention ofwate- and pain in 1 pnuHiiiK it almoaf immfdialely. Have yourselves by usiiiK this niarveloua euro. I(h use will prevent fatal consequences'n alrnoct all eaaes by its Kreat alternative and healing powers. 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