Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-07
TO YIELD H0BS0N.
SpaniardS Consent at Last
to an Exchange.
THE WAR SITUATION.
Washington Awaits Result OF
Leaders Conference.

ment That He Is Still Unwell, That
Hawkins Is Wounded and That Young
Has Gone to Key West-CerveSa TO he
Taken to Fort Warren, Boston-Prep-
nrations Being Rushed to Send Shafter
Re.enforcements-Tr on Their Way
to the Front From Chickamaugs-Mad-
rid Awakeps to the Truth About Cor
vera, and the City Is Full Of Lamenta-
tions-spanish Crisis at Hand.
Washington, July 1.-THE war depart
ment posts the following from General
Shafter:
Camp, Near Santiago.-1 am just In
receipt of a letter from General Toral
agreeing to exchange Hobson and men
here, to make exchange at once. Yes
terday he refused my proposition or e1-
change"
Secretary Alger also received dis
patch from General Shafter today. 1t
read:
playa del Este, via Haiti, July g.
Captains Alger and Sewell and Mr.. Cor
bin are we'll. l am feeling better. Had
hoped to be up this a. M, but as every
thing is quiet l will remain still. Gen.
eral Wheeler is feeble, but remains with
his command. General Young Is leaving
for Key West. General Hawkins slight
ly wounded in foot. All others well"
Adjutant General Corbin, soon after
receiving the Official announcement
from General Shafter, communicated
the facts to the president. 1t was most
welcome tidings for the president. who
has felt keen anxiety over the safety Of
the Merrimac heroes. He took occasion
to express his relief to several OF those
found qualification that Hobson and his
men would soon be released and return,
ed to their country In safety.
The war department Is making all
possible haste to get supplies to the
army In front of Santiago. After a con
ference with the president and Attorney
General Griggs at the White House to-
day Secretary Alger said that the St.
Paul would sail from New York at once
with an abundant supply of food. cloth
ing and medicines for the army and
feet.
General Shafter had reported that
during the engagements in front Of the
city the soldiers threw away their tents,
clothing and everything else that could
tighten their burdens, and in conse
quence they were in serious need. The
St Paul, the secretary said, would have
in her cargo a sufficient quantity OF
duck suits and light underwear to sup
ply every man In the field. Hospital
stores also were being sent, and it was
expected that all pressing needs would
be relieved by next Saturday or Sunday.
The Next Move.
What the next move shall be at San
tiago depends at this moment entirely
upon the conference which has been or
dered between Admiral Sampson and
General Shafter. This conference had
not taken place yesterday else 1t would
have been mentioned by General Shat
ter in the short dispatch he sent today
to the war department, 1t will be re-
membered that Admiral Sampson was
on his way to siboney when the Spanish
squadron made Its break out Of the har-
Dor and obliged him to turn back. The
result of the meeting between the two
high officials is waited with great anx-
Iety here.
Sampson and Shafter, 1t is thought,
may decide to maintain the statu quo
at Santiago until sufficient REINFORCE
rnents can reach Shafter to settle be-
yond question his ability to take the
town. There was rush to the navy de-
partment today to learn what ships
were available for these REINFORCE
ments.
The st. Paul and the Columbia are
ready to sail at a moments notice. The
st. Louis left Santiago yesterday, bound
northward, and the Harvard will follow
her tomorrow. These ships will convey
1000 or 5000 men alone, and there are
also transports coming. The ordnance
department is engaged in getting to-
5ether the artillery needed for the addi-
ional troops, and the proportion of this
artillery to the troops will be very much
arger than was the case with the first
Admiral Sampson has been directed |
to send his prisoners to the United |
States. Possibly the Harvard will bring |
some of them. The st. Louis is filled |
with the wounded soldiers and cannot |
De used to convey the Spanish sailors. |
Tie enlisted men and nOncOmmssion-
ID officers among the prisoners will be
sent to Portsmouth, N. H., where they |
will be confined on Seavy's island, in
he harbor. Orders for the immediate
of that place for the recep-
ion of the prisoners are going forward.
The commissioned officers, from Admi-
al Cervera himself down to the en-
igns, Will be sent to Fort Warren Bos-
on harbor, where they will be turned
'ver to the army for safe keeping.