Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-11
Nothing Received SO Far
on Mckinley's Deliver
anCe Wednesday.
But Madrid's Submission
Eventually Is Conf
IDENTIFY Expected.
No Change in Orders to
Commodore WatsOn's
Squadron.

Washington, Aug. 5.-There was
some expectation at the state de-
partment Thursday that perhaps
towards the close Of the afternoon
some word might be received from
Spain through the French ambassa-
cor 10 reply to the presidents de-
liverance Wednesday upon the sub
ject of peace conditions. However, 1t
was perceived from the news dis
patches that the Madrid cabinet meet
ing had been inconclusive, so it was
then presumed that nothing definite
could be expected before this noon at
the earliest. There is a confident be-
lief among the administration Of
ficials that the Spanish government
will accept the terms laid down by
the president that a delay of day
or two in recognizing the inevitable
is to be accounted for by reason Of
the present unsettled condition Of
Spanish internal politics, which
would not countenance unresisting
submission without at least a display
of a purpose to improve the terms.
This. however, cannot be accomplished
and the French ambassador, who. is
well aware of that fact, unquestiW-
ably has so informed the Spanish
government.
Meanwhile the preparations for
Gen. Wade's expedition go on steadily,
number of general officers being
Thursday ordered to attach them
selves thereto, among them Gen.
Randall, who was assigned only the
day before to command the new mil
itary camp at Montauk Point, l.. l..
/ The navy department officials also
ms st that no change has been made
in the orders to Watson's squadron.
Indeed there seems to be now an evil
dent purpose to dispaycn this fine
rquadron to European waters regard
/ less Of the termination of the war,
| the idea being that splendid display
/ by the American ships viii have a
| beneficial effect in inspiring respect
! for our aaval strength.
| Col. Theodore Roosevelt OF the
rough riders, has succeeded in hurry
! ing the movements Of the war depart
ment in fetching Skaters army away
/ from Santiago, though in his disregard
! of conyeutionalities he has drawn up
on his head rather a sharp rebuke
from the secretary of war, who evil
| IDENTIFY regards the course pursued by
| Col. Roosevelt as being calculated to
I
most worthy motives AS far as the
question of removing the troops back
/ into the mountains is concerned it is
! learned that the medical department
/ here made no such recommendation
! All it had to say on the subject was
| that If the troops must remain near
! Santiago, an effort should be made TO
remove them at once 10 some health
! Ter camping ground The department
! Thursday gave out statement OF its
resources in the way of transports at
! Santiago and also as an incident, di-
rected attention TO the fact that the
! troops cannot be withdrawn as a whole
until the Spanish prisoners are dis
posed Of Otherwise, there is no GER
! tainty that, finding themselves able to
| do so, the Spanards would not over
power their captors and repossess
! themselves OF Santiago, thus losing to
/ the American army the small footbold
| in Cuba which has cost so much blood
and money to secure. It is however,
| the expectation that all of the Ameri-
can troops will have been removed
from Santiago TO the United States by
the end OF this month, that IS probably
/ the very best that can be done under
| the circumstances.
Thursday also passed without news
from Con Miles, and in his case the
| department feels no news is good
news. It is believed that at the rate
Of progress that he is reported to have
been making across the Island that the
general will be at the door Of San
| Juan by the end OF next week No
very desperate defense Of Porto Ricos
capital is expected
Z. /, -,t-r,nrnf that the n-irna anl