The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-05-07
MAY SOON BE OVER.
Spain Likely to See the Inevitable
and Surrender Cuba.
Report OF Mortality Among spanish Sol
diers Can Hardly Be BeIfeved-Ton
Major Generals Agreed Upon
Source of War News Shut ON.

WASHINGTON, May Am opinion
freely expressed last night by naval
officers is that the very decisive victory
of Adm. Dewey's feet will mean proba-
bly, an early end to the war, without
further naval battles of Importance.
The American feet, it is suggested, is
now supreme in the waters of Spain's
Pacific possessions, and indications
were strongly toward the slipping OF
the Philippines from her control. 1t
was said that, only by quickly yield
ing to our demands in Cuba, could
this loss possibly be averted.
Spain, it is argued, was con-
fronted with a situation which prom
ised naught save disaster in case she
elected to force more fighting. The
superiority of the American feet has
been demonstrated in the Pacific and
the same, it is contended, would be in
evitable n the Atlantic in case the
clash comes. From whatever point of
view considered, the policy of more
fighting on the part of Spain promises
nothing but more Spanish misfortune.
Enormous Death Rate.
WASHINGTON. May 9.-The mortal
ity among Spanish soldiers in Cuba is
almost beyond credence. Within the
past few days official information on
this subject has reached the president
and Lieut.. Gen. Schofield. 1t has come
through the medical service of the
government, and is known to be re-
liable. During 1897 the Spanish SOL
diers who died of disease in Cuba num-
bered 80, 5S4. During the year more than
SO, 900 Spanish soldiers were sent back
- u
at least 5000 of them were in a hope
less condition, and either died en-
route or soon after they landed in
Spain. This information, furnished
to the president through the United
States marine hospital service, has
had much to do with fixing the
determination that the volunteers
shall not be sent to Cuba If the island
can be freed without their help and
certainly not until after the sickly
season.
New Major Generals Agresd Upon.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-The president
is ready to send to the senate ten NOM
nations for major generals. OF these
five are appointments from the regu-
lar army and five are from civil life to
command volunteers. They are: From
IiAC II. VI
Elwell s. Otis, of New York; John ].
Coppinger, of New York; Henry C.
Merriam, of Maine; James F. Wade,
of Ohio. From civil life - James
Fl. Wilson, of Delaware; Joseph
Wheeler, of Alabama; Fitzhugh Lee,
of Virginia; George r. Snowden,
of Pennsylvania; Charles +. Roe, of
New York.
A Source of News Shut ON.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The war ed
partment is very seriously concerned
over the publication in some of the
morning papers of its intention to Sc
! lect Gen. Shafter to command the first
detachment of troops to be sent to
Cuba To prevent any further disclo-
sure of the plans of the campaign Sec
retary Alger yesterday issued a most
sweeping order directed to all bureau
chiefs of the war department and all
officers on special duty, from the high
est to the lowest, instructing them,
under no circumstances, to give any
information to the press on any sub
ject connected with the war.