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What is Yet Ahead. THOSE WHO WILL ACT ON THE CUBAN AND PORTO RICAN COM? MISSIONS. Madrid, August 19, 10 p. m.-The cabinet council to-night decided to ap? point Gen. Gonzales Prado second io command in Cuba ; Rear Admiral Luis Pastor Mandero, who succeeded Amiral "Navarro, the Spanish comman? der io Cuban waters, and Marquis de Mcntoro, minister of finance in the insslar eabioet, ss the commission of s va s a a ti cn for Cuba. The Porto Rican commission has not jet been appointed, the government awaitiog an expression of the views of Governor General Machias ; but it bas been decided that Admiral Valla? r?a o shall be one of the commissioners. The peace commission er s have not been nominated, but it is believed tbe composition of the commission has been decided upon, though the names of its members will not be published ) yet, as the government is resolved to -take advantage of the de! a j granted ? bj the protocol in order to avoid a j cabinet crisis. i THIS REPUTED TO SAG A STA. Madrid, August 19-El Liberal publishes remarks made by Senor Sagasta on the diplomatic and political situation, quoting the premier as fol? lows : "From a legal point of view, the present state of things is neither pease nor war, but merily a suspension of hostilities. An armistice would have allowed us to dispel better the . obscurity of the situation, but the j United States dec!ir? to agree to our making a step further io advance "The questions to be solved are numerous and complex. What we bfcve done first is to Uy down certain bases, on which each minister may make any observation which study of the subject suggests. These will continue to be treated in daily cabinet cosacas, it being probable that the questions are the fundamental con? stree ti on for the guide of the various commissions in the fonrthcoming nego? tiations to be supplemented and rectified subsequently by telegraph. "In Cuba, beside evacuation, there are many other problems. Spain may abandon ber sovereignty over the great? er Antilles, but there will remain the.- - question of edifices and all our proper? ties There are lawsuits before the tri banals affecting the interests of the Spaniards. Where and when will these be decided ? In Habana, where a large somber of criminals have been con? demned by Spanish tribunals. What ts to be done with them ? Then there are other questions, for which we have to fix a basis of discussion and agree? ment regarding the Philippines. Be sides these and other problems of great importance, but there is a preliminary question to be discussed. "According to international law, a suspension of hostilities bas been sign? ed and tho surrender of Manila onght to have no legal efficacy. How will that principle be understood by the United States ? This causes us much anxiety, aod we give it great attention, but we are still awaiting the informa tios demanded from Geo. Jaudemes, ! which has not yet reached us, OD ac? count of the difficulties of communica? tion between Manila and Hong Kong " These remarks have all thc appear? ance of being authentic, as they are io accordance with information from other sources and in harmony with Senor Sa gas ta's usual style. The public is still anxious for an ex? planation of Governor General Augus? t's mysterious departure from Mauila, but its curiosity is not likely to be satis? fied for some time, the government de? clining to say anything. - i WON'T AMOUNT TO A ROW OF PINS. Madrid, August 19, 10:30 pm - I; is rumored that the government will instruct the Cuban commissioners to present a strong case for the recogni? tion of Spanish claim for compensation for the cession of public works in Cuba, tbe compensation to take the form of saddling upon Cuba the bulk of the Cuban debt existing io 1895 The papers advocate the strengthening of Ceuta aod Andalusian ports io aotici patton of Anglo-Russian eventualities. Hs The Questions to be Acted Upon by the Cuban Com? mission. Havana, August 19, 9 50 p m. The government has appointed a Spanish commission to consider a definitive basis for a treaty of peace. The personuel of the commission, however, is not announced It is reported .that the questions to be discussed are as follows : First-Cession of Territory and the determination of the conditions and indemnifications by the United States against damage to public buildings, courts and the State's ianda. Second-Indemnity for war and oavy material mutually agreed on to come into possession of the United Sute* Third-Conditions of and time for the evacuation by troops and volun teer8 with tbe war material agreed upon Fourth-Commercial and custom house advantages to be conceded Fifth-The recognition of property of all kinds of all Spanish citizens and guarantees to be offered them during their stay in the island. Sixth-The form of the government to be established in Cuba. The Evacuation Commission? ers. Washington, August 19 -Major Gen. Wade, formerly in command of the 3d army corps at Cbickamauga, and Major Gen. M. C. Butler, in com? mand of a dividion cf the 2d army corps at Falls Church, were to day relieved of their present duties, in order to enable them to enter upon the discharge of their important duties as members cf the commission charged with the exe? cution of the provisions of the peace protocol regarding tbe evacuation of Cuba by the Spanish troops. A similar order was also issued to? day io the case of Brig. Geo William W. Gordon, commanding a division of the 4th army corps, who bas been appointed a member of a simiiar com? mission io the case of Porto Rico. No one has yet been seicted to succeed these officers in their present commands, and it is not likely that any action in that direction will be taken for some time. What They Now Say About the Authority of Augasti at Marnia. Loudon, August 22 -The Times' correspondent in Madrid says : **A committee consiting of Duke Almo devar de Rio, the foreign minister ; Senor Rermor Giron, minister of the colonies ; Lieut Gen. Correa, minis? ter of war, and Capt. Aunon, minis? ter of marine, is preparing instruc? tions for the Cuban and Porto. Rico commissioners, which wiii be dis? patched on August 31st, so as to ar? rive within the time fixed by the pro? tocol. "In these instructions attention will be called to the distinction be? tween cession of territory and ces? sion of sovereignty. In the latter case it seems to be maintained here that buildings and public works re? main the property of the sovereign power until they are paid for by the new government - "Certain members of the cabinet are of the opinion that the committee will have first of all to determine some legal and administrative modus vivendi during the transitional period until the evacuation is completed. Meanwhile the government will probably call the attention of the cab? inet at Washington to the fact that while the insurgent leaders profess to accept the armistice, their subordi? nates continue to carry on hostilities against outlying Spanish garrisons "While the government thus de voles its attention, for a moment, chiefly to questions of detail relating to the Antilles, much anxiety is felt with regard to the Philippine ques tion, which is likely to create much more serious difficulties. On this ! subject very little guidance is afford ed by the studiously vague terms em? ployed in tbe protocol These words have been carefully examined with the aid of all available dictionaries, not only by the Spauieh ministers, but also by the diplomatic represent? atives of the several foreign powers, and ali seem agreed that in drafting this part of the protocol President Mckinley's aim was simply to keep a free hand for himself until he should have time to collect informa? tion and'decide what policy the Uni ted States should adopt in the far east. "AU possible question** regarding the future of the archipelago are ?hus left opeo, and both government, aod publio opinion here seem in doubt a? to what line ??hall be taken by Spain io the forthcoming negotiation. Much will depend, of course, on the attitude assumed by the United States govern ment, and consequently thc conflicting urrents of American public opinion are watched here with the keenest inter? est The attitude of the powers having far eastern interests, is also much specu? lated upon. It is believed that Ger? many will not allow great territorial changes without having something to say therein. "The ministers still declare that offi? cial dispatches respecting the capitula lion of Manila have not been received, therefore, the Augusti iocideot is unex? plained. "Mail advioes confirm the transfer? ence of administrative authority fro?) Geo. Augusti to the governor of the . i Vsaya? islands "The Heraldo of Iloilo, of June 21st, j publishes an official telegram from the ministe r of war, Lieut. Gen Correa, investing Gen. Rioe with ali the attri? butes and power exercised by the cap? tain general of the archipelago in all thc islands under his command. ''Gen. Augusti, therefore, c-.vvn if he j had remained in Manila, had, in the ! opinion of the Spaoisb government, no ; right to surrender anything but the city j and its immediate environs; bot the ; Americans might perhaps make diffi? culties about admitting this dootrioe, Fuller information ought very soon to be available - .i. ?!?<>- -*mtm Good Sewiog Machines from $10 00 up nt Randie's. If yoQ want a good, hornet sewing mncbine trade, see Randie. CONSTRUING TERMS OF CAPITULATION. Washington, August 21.-Unoffi cial advices from Manila] received previous to the arrival of the text of the terms indicated that the capitula? tion of the city included the surren? der of the Philippines, and that Span? ish sovereignty over the entire Archipelago was, temporarily, at least, at an end. This view is not sustained by the conditions cf the surrender as cabled by Gen Merritt, and, it may be said, it is not the view taken by the best infoimed officials of the administration. While some of the war authorities last night were inclined to the opinion that the articles of capitulation, necessarily temporary, aud naturally somewhat elalie in the phraseology, might be construed to mean the surrender of Spanish control over the entire Phil? ippine group, the prevalent opinion now is that they mean precisely what they say, and that the surrender only includes the city of Manila and its immediate surroundings, or "su? burbs/7 as it was expressed in the articles. It can be said authoritatively that the President is quite satisfied with the terms as made by Gen. Merritt and Admiral Dewey. Their insfruc tion8 afforded them considerable laii tude for individuality of action, the President feeling confident that they would secure the best possible terms in the circumstances That they have done so, he is certain. It is pointed cut that the terms of the capitulation of Manila can have but little effect upon the action of the Pans peace commission, in any event The protocol, as signed by the ac? credited representatives of the gov? ernments of the United States and Spain, provides for the cession of the city, bay and harbor cf Manila to the United States, and leaves to the peace commission to determine the disposition and government of the Philippine islands ; whether, there? fore, Spain is to retain her sover? eignty over the islands is a question to be decided by the Paris commis? sion. The action of the commission is circumscribed by the provisions of the protocol, while the terms of the capitulation of Manila, it is suggest? ed, can have but little more serious effect upon the commission's work than those of the surrender of San? tiago. No Danger of Collison With Philippine Insurgents. Loodoo, August 22 -Thc MaD?a oorrespondeot of the Daily Telegraph io a dispatch dated Sunday, says : "Gen. Merritt bas proclaimed a gov? ernment of military occupation: The news of the armistice arrived oe the 16:h. It is feared that the Americans may restore the Philippines to '.Spain and thus reinaug?rate a fresh period of tyraooy, extortion nod rebel'.ioo. The Spanish guarantees for freedom of the ptets and religion and for just ad ministration are useless uoiess uoder foreign ?upervisioo .'The Atcericaos fousd ?800.000 io 1 the Spanish treasury. "Tae unfinished message which I sent you last Saturday was dispatched while street firing was stilt proceeding This proved to be the soliiary incident. ,' lt arose from the fact cbat the Span? iards in the suburb? were oot aware j that the surrender bad occurred. "Foreign opinion is loud in praise of Lhe action of the American oommand- 1 srs in excluding armed rebels from the airy There is good reason to believe ' that their firmness saved Manila from pillage. "A week ago there appeared to be a . possibility of collision with the rebels, but there is no danger now. Every I 1 thing is quiet " it is understood that Spain has af- ' forded England a satisfactory explana tioo regarding the fortifications being j ereoted near Gibraltar, asserting that they were only being constructed in view of expected American aggre6 sions. The good relations of the two 1 governmeote, it is deolared, have not j been disturbed. Owing to the censorship, there are 1 conflicting reports regarding the real attitude of the Carlists. It is alleged that the authorities io several provinces have discovered startling traces of Car- i ( list propaganda among officers io Cat 1 laoia and Aragon, 30 officers being 1 involved. This discovery, it is said, | has greatly annoyed the government. --rn*-mm Some Wish a Muster Out Washington, August 19 -Some ol , che regiments at Camp Alger are can? vassing ?meng theinssives the que>tioo j ? whether or not they care to be mustered j ? out now or wait until later. The First j ? New Jersey is strongly opposed to r? j ? LU ai n in g any longer. j A majority of the Seventh Ohio have , voted that they preferred to remain in I the service, wbi?o tbe Eighth Peonayl- , vania entertains quiet different senti- ! , ments. j, Those cooimauds which left camp ! yesterday for Middleton, Pa , included ! the Second battalion of the Foui?h Missouri and portions of the Seventh j Illinois and (he Sixth Pennsylvania, i , Truth wears weii. People have learned that j DeWitt's Little Etrlj Risers are reliable lit- j tie pills for regulating the bowel/, curiHg con- ; stipation and Bick headache. They don't j gripe -Hugbson-Ligon Co. 1 1 Fearful Condition of Spanish Prisoners in Santiago. THEY ARE DYING BY THE DOZENS. Santiago de Coba, August 19. Since the surrender of Santiago one thing has been uppermost in our minds, namely, the health and condi? tion of the brave American soldiers who fought and were victorious And this was very proper ; the men certainly deserve whatever could be done for them upon this score In consequence of protest from com? manding officers, the orders from vVashington as to the disposition of the army were changed and our troops are embarking daily for the health-giving breezes of the north. To day the first of our Spanish prisoners were put on board the transports we have hired to take them home. Ten thousand of these men have been in camp for more than three weeks, just outside of the city limits They were much nearer to the palace than our own men ; they were oar prisoners, and we, one and ali, avoided the roads that led near their camps because of the vile odors that arose therefrom To day as the Spaniards passed through the city on the way to the docks, we saw sights that brought tears to the eyes of men who are not readily moved to tears. Down on the docks, in a narrow strip of shade from a warehouse, some 200 Spanish j soldiers waited orders to move on to the lighter which would convey them to the much talked of Spanish hos pital ship Alicante. These men were thin and of a sickly pallor, hollow cheeked and weak .'We are the well men who brought the sick into town on litters," they explained Down on the wharf, being loaded on the steam li?:hter Bessie, were long lines of stretchers, each with j its pitiful burden Faces that looked | like death heads, every line of the skull marked on the yellow skin, protruding teeth over which lips would not close One man grasped in a claw that had crushed them three American hardtack. Others had food hidden under their scant cover? ings. Their weight was as nothing, yet four well men staggered under the burden of one stretcher Down the city streets came other proc?s-" Bion8 of stretchers Vanquished and Bick, weak, pitiful, moaning, stag? gering, they drifted into town all day long. When the city surrendered, the prospective return to Spaiu brought joy to many hearts ; the ful Sllment of the promise was 6ad Ten American ambulances have been detailed to help carry in those unable to walk, and we have erected tents on the dock where the sick can wait until the lighter is ready for them '.It was not a camp out there," i said a Spanish officer, "it was a graveyard. Between 200 and 300 wert into the hospital daily Hos pita!? It was not a hospital, there were no medicines ; there were no attendants. Forty are dying every? day, and the trenches are full of the j dead We have saved you many a S20 for passage money to Spain There are 9,000 out there yet, only a 1,000 came in to day, but they won't last, long. Dysentery, camp dysen? tery we cai! it, and it is worse than the plague, is carrying them oft* " A white haired officer, with stars and bands on his sleeves, but so thin and weak and pale that he looked nore like a skeleton than a man, walked down the wharf, supported by his wife, who was as much in need of support as he was himself Over a loose board they both tripped and fell There are two young chil? dren in the party who cry almost continually. Finally they ail got on board; the women to spend t^n days DU a filthy, horrible troopship There are many women going thus, wives D? officers who cannot pay for a passage These Spanish troopships bid fair to rival old time slavers in the misery and suffering that will be confined within their 6ides on the j voyage back to Spain. Our own soldiers were sick, but tbe condition of the Spaniards is so many time6 worse, that our men seem 3trong and healthy compared to them The Spaniards were not in this conditiou when they moved to their death camp three weeks ago. j Sicce the war ceased we know liff je j :>f the condition of affair? in the inf:?- | rior of Cuba. They are doubtless very 1 bed, and the government should ber.d J its eoergies to removing them The ! beat plan, it seems to os, is ro provide for a wholesale distribution ot food. That would be a big task, bur. it would iolvc the problem into which we have to deal and in the end would be the ? wisest as well as the oheapest pian, lr j 90 happens that the Spaui>h sympatbi j ST?, are in fairly good circumstances, j owiog to their freedom from persecu? tion Thia fact wouid enable the gov eromeiit to concentrate ifs effort? on thc rural districts, aod ic will not he long uotil the districts cao take care j of themfrelv*-* If the Cubaon are not I fed desperation will drive them to com mu acts which may c&upe a breach Aoy way, if is the proper way to feed the starving a? America iras always doue-State. LEE S CORPS WILL VERY SOON LEAVE. DO OUR MEN WISH TO STAY AT HOME? I _ I j Special to The State. I Jacksonville, Fla , August 21. There appeared in today's Jackson? ville papers an interview with Gen. Lee steting that the Seventh army corps would go to Cuba about Octo? ber 1 to do garrison duty, but that such regiments as desired could be mustered out. Acting on this, several of the com j panies have gotten up petitions ask ! ing to be released from service These petitions are signed by a pre? ponderance of the enlisted men. No commissioned officer has been asked to sign The great majority oppose the movement The enlisted men take the ground that they volunteered for war, and as peace is assured, the government should not continue to exact sacri? fices from them when it is possible to recruit the regular army to 100,000 men. They believe that it will not dishonor their State. Many signed from less sensible reasons, and as much from pique as from anything else. Many enlisted men refused to sign, some from patriotic reasons, ethers from fear of punishment. The officers, of course, oppose the movement. Some for selfish reasons, others from patriotic Among the latter is Adj Frost, who is willing to go even as a private They take the view that the war is not over, and that the armies of occupation will have fighting to do. At any cost, j whatever may be demanded of us, however menial the work, they think that in all honor and for the sake of our State we should go. Maj. Guile of Gen Lee's staff vis lied Col. Alston this afternoon He said that transports would be here in a few days, and that withiu three .veeks we would embark from differ? ent points along the St John?s river, nearest our camps AH men physically usable to en? dure the unknown hardships of the future will be released, after having been rigidly examined by a board of physicians Each company has sent in a Hst of those who are suffering from constitutional or chronic trou? bles We are getting along nicely, and are fairly well contented. No serious sickness A few will be sent to the convalescent hospital at Pablo Beach. William Banks. MORE MEN FOR MANILA. San Francisco, August 21.-The transport Arizona, with Gen Merriam and staff and about 1.300 troops, sailed for Manila via Honolulu just before aoon The Soaodia with another de? tachment of soldiers, trill depart in a few days It ia understood that Gen. Merriam carries with him plane and au? thority to construct barracks and hospit? als for the troops at Honolulu. B*ig. Gen King is ia charge of thc troops on the Arizona. Major Geo. Merriam has instructions to erect a. hospital at Honolulu to cost, with its site ?35,000 Barracks for at least j 1 300 troops are also be erected at . Honolulu The First New York regi? ment consistiog of 1,300 men and 300 of ihe Second regiment, of volunteers have beeo sent from here a? ?be United States first garrison on the island This fore? will be increased by the enlistment of a battalion of 400 men from the Hawaiian military. Gen. ( Merriam bas authority to spend $190, 000 for the reection of these barracks One of the most exacting duties Gee. Merriam is entrusted with, is the sur? vey of the harbor of Honolulu and a : report as to the Dca means of fortifying 1 it. He has with him three competent engineers who will have immediate charge of that work. Brig Gen. Miller is in charge of the 1 troops remaining in this city, _- 1 Spain's Troubles are But Just Beginning. _ i Madrid, August 21, 10 p. m -It is , 6tated that the cabinet has decided to ; ti.-ake rr presentations to the Washing- I , ton government regarding the conduct of tbe insurgents in continuing to at- J ? tack the Spanish detachments It also ? agreed io pay thc repatriated soldiers i ( their arrear? ot salary when they land I , io Spaiu, and resolved to purc?use I | 250,000 kilos of silver for coinage. | ( The question of the personnel of the j . peace cuwcaissioo bm* not yet beeo de- j finitely decided The government is ? dispieu?-ed with the attitude of Caprs. j Gen. Macias and Blanoo. Tbs laffer bas again positively declined to preside j over the evacuation of Cuba Tee j j capraiu gtLerai of tbe Canary Inlands was removed, owing to his failing to j agree with the war minister's nrraDge mien ts regarding the disposition of j j troop.-. Tbe Catalan party iu Barcelona ts agitating the creating of an administra- j live pioviocial council, offering to pay the state 20,000,000 pesetas annually j , for the privilege ot autonomy. A (stubborn cough or tickling in the throat yields to One Uiuute Cough Cure. Harmless in effect, touches the right spot, reliable and jast what is wanted. It acts at once.-Hugb son-Ligoc Co. i ? SANTIAGO SOLDIER ON CUBAN CONDITIONS. The Country in a Horribly Devastated State. A Virginia member of the hospita! departmeot of the Second division of the Fifth army corps, which was in Co? lumbia on his way home on a furlough, chatted interestingly to a representa? tive of The State yesterday about the state of affairs io Cuba. He had been ia the Santiago district, arriving there the day after the big fight, and is now off cn a furloaoh to try and recover from an attack of intermittent fever, which h? contracted in Cuba. "Yes," said he, "I will talk to you abone Cuba, provided yon don't U9e my name, because I am still a member of the United States army, and I might be punished for what I say ''Conditions in Ceba? "Weil, they are horrible. The Cubans are starving to death every day, and their plight is growing more and more serious. ? cannot 6ee anything for them io the future hut wholesale death, unless our government promptly sends them food and clothing. The imagination can hardly take in the completeness of the devastation of the country there. The armies of Spain and Cuba have swept back and forth over the land, carrying ruin with the torch at every trip, so that now there is nothing but a few co? coanut? for the natives to maintain themselves on. What was missed by one army was picked up by the other, f cannot see how the Cubans are to keep alive much longer. They are starving by the hundreds daiiy now. It was pitiable to see those poor crea? tures hanging about our camps, picking up hard tack and old clothes the sol? diers threw them. The women and children, as well as the men, were either ragged or altogether naked, and with their faces sunken and haggard from want of food. They were the im? personation of misery. "There is no crop on the isiand, and all we had for roads were ditches, some 16 and 20 feet deep, which had been washed oat among the undergrowth by the heavy rains. "Of course the soil is very fertile, and Cuba ought to make a rich and prosperous place, but it will be a long time yet before residence there by .civi? lized people will be possible, though it doubtless will ic time be of great com- * meroial importance, especially to tbe - south. The lamber market there is es? pecially rich. But I wonld not advise anyone to go there just now, because of the conditions I have just told you about. "The health conditions in Cuba, bow ever, arc cot any worse than they are among the soldiers in Florida. There are prevalent ia Cuba all styles of fever, tut there is no smallpox, and the yellow fever is of a mild type. Ia Florida malarial fever, and especially typhoid fever, is playing havoc among the troops, and deaths are becomiog alarmingly free fc. Every day a large number ot sick are transferred to Atlanta and elsewhere, but the hos? pital fills up as fast as it is emptied "I will tell voa tt?o interesting inci? dents that grew oct of the Santiago fight among the wounded. "One of thef-c occurrences shows the unique effect of the present day steel bullstt. A private ic a iront rank was shot through the right lung, and, though 'h? bullet thar, passed through this vital part of the tody killed tbs fellow ju?t behind bira i? the rear rank, the mas with the woaad through bis luog is to? day a6 well and lively as a jay hird. The clean, sharp wound healed without suppuration, and when I left him in Florida he wan walking about out of doors as if nothing had happened to him "The other incident ?3 this : A North Carolina reguiar just before he left for Cuba had a talk with his girl, aod she advised him to take a fquirrel along with him to Cuba as a mascot. He protested against the absurdity and nuisance of &ucb an awkward mascot, bat when she insisted wirb tears in her eyes and declared the would nevei agaiu cee bim alive unless he carried the squirrel with him, be consented, al? though she could give co other reason than that she felt this would be bis oo\y salvation. The soldier kept his promise to always have the little pet near him, and it rode upon his shoul? der when he went into the fight A ballet cut off the tail of the squirrel, ar.d as be turned to see what was the rxatter another bullet slightly wounded bim in the head. The missile would hive pierced his brain had he not tern? ed to look at the squirrel jost at tba: time The North Carolinian is now ori his wav homo on a furlough to teil his swei theai-t about his narrow escape " The State, August 23 BLANCO TO BESWE HOSTILI- r TIES. Madrid, August 23 -The Spanish government, alter discussing the Cu bau situation, has decided that inas? much as the Cuban insurgents have * not laid down their arms, the Spanish army must resume hostilities against the insurgents TO BE aiTJSTEBED OUT. New York, Aug 23 -It ;? stated that orders will be issued from Wash? ington to day naming the Regiments to be mustered out, All the troops at Chickamanga. except one regiment* which has been ordered to Hutsville,. ?md abo the Rough Rider- are includ? ed in the order.