The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-16


from matters of actual moment such as
the methods of transportation. the car
rage OF arms, and the transportation
OF the surrendered officers, are some of
the matters to be attended to, growing
out of the fantastic Spanish notions of
honor, and are quite as troublesome to
deal with as matters of vital impor-
lance.
General Greedy received another disc
patch at 5 n. m. containing the infor-
nation that Colonel Allen had landed
the shCTs end of the signal corpe cable
at Playa del Este from the cable
steamer. Colonel Allen was not allowed
to land at Playa on account OF the
Adria coming from an infected dis
trict. All were we'll on board, but no
one was allowed ashore.
Colonel Allen returns this evening to
Baiquiri to repair the French cable at
that point and establish regular COM
munication between Playa and Sanu-
ago, so that the army Will be in tele-
graphic communication with Washing
ton as soon as the city is surrendered.
REMOVAL OF SPANIARDS.
The perplexing problem now to be
solved is how TO carry out the plans
made by. General Shafter 20 remove the
Spanish soldiers who surrender, to
Spain. 1t would have been no easy
undertaking to remove the 2O,OoO men
across the Atlantic under the best con-
ditions, but the reports that Indicated
the existence of yellow FEVER among the
Spaniards threatened All kinds OF DIM
culties. After all, it was decided to be
only a matter of money and II the
price offered is large enough, steam
ship lines can doubtless be found TO
undertake the task. AT the best, sew
eraI weeks probably will be required
to move the SpaniardS. so that II VIII
be necessary to maintain a consider
able proportion of the American army
in the neighborhood for some time
Still, being under no care 10 protect
themselves against the foe. the Amerl-
can troops can be so disposed as to
make themselves very comfortable. In
comparison with what they have under
gone. and by removing them into the
hills lust in the rear of Santiago, II Is
believed that the danger of an extern
sion Of the yellow fever VIII De re-
duced so far that it will no longer De
cause for grave apprehension. me
surgeons reports describe the disease
as of q mild character, and 1t is SAID
that this will readily yield to a change
of altitude.
Secretary Alger is in favor of char
tering neutral vessels to carry the prls-
oners unless Spain pledges herseI IN
advance not to modest or detaln the
American transports upon arrival
Many fear Spain will not consent 10 an
ARRANGEMENT whereby the American
vessels can be used for the prisoners
and in this case recourse will of neces-
sfty be made to European ships. The
possibility that the restrictions OF neu-
trality will not permit the employment
of the vessels flying the flag of a non
nation will force the United
States to use it's own transports; and
in that case the prisoners will be dis
charged. if permission can be secured,
at Lisbon, Portugal. and American
warships will convoy the expedition to
that port, Commodore Watsons raid
ing squadron being utilized for the
purpose.
The prisoners will probably be en-
barked inside of Santiago harbor, as
well as Guantanamo. and fao effort will
be spared to get them out of the way
within the next ten days
Colonel Hecker, who is in charge of
the transportation service of the war
is busy trying to arrange
for the conveyance home Of the Span
ism soldiers. There is a disposition to
appeal directly TO the great Atlantic
lines to make bids to carry their peo-
pie This would, of course, relieve the
of great responsibility.
1t would put the Spaniards under a
neutral flag. which would insure their
reception without difficulty at home
and it would relieve our government of
the necessity of sending with the pris-
oners the heavy guard that would be |
required if they were conveyed on Unit !
ed States transports. Economically. it !
was thought that the proposition was a
sound one. Assuming that the COM
panies charged the usual passenger |
rates for soldiers. the transfer could be /
effected at a cost not to exceed $500, 900, |
4 sum which is probably less than /
would be the cost of the service if un- /
lertaken directly by our government.
But a disagreeable complication has !
arisen from the reports that a low |
lever exists among the Spanish troops, |
rs well as among our own, and it is |
feared that if these reports are well !
founded it may be difficult to induce !
he transportation companies to under
AXE the task of conveying sick soldiers
md those who had been exposed to in
lection. There is also doubt whether
he Spanish authorities would allow the |.
men to land ON Spanish soil.
Adjutant General Corbin said that all +
he necessary rations to care for the
spanish soldiers wher they surren-
Tered had been secured. and were now
n place for immediate delivery at San
iago. 1t is presumed that the quarter
masters offices will avoid the enormous
of transporting these sup
)lies over the mountain trails by send
ng them in vessels into the harbor to