The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-11
FLAGS UP In THANKSGIVING
PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
RESPECTED
Old Glory Displayed Over the White
House and the Army and Navy
Departments In Spite of the Fact
That 1t Was Sunday and Contrary
to the Usual Custom A Busy
Day for officials.

AA"t ~ as sunday and Contrary
to the Usual Custom A Busy
Day for officials.
WASHINGTON. July 1o.-The Amer
lean flag foated over the White house
and the war and navy departments to-
day, an unusual thing for a Sabbath.
but sign Of the times. 1t was a re-
minder Of the presidents call upon the
people to celebrate the achievements
Of the American army and navy.
At the war department. Adjt. Gen.
Corbin was busy at his desk, as he
has been every day and half Of every
night since the war began, opening
official kilograms and dispatching or
ders to all points where the soldiers
are gathered.
1t was not expected that hostilities
would reopen at Santiago today. AL
though no messages came during the
day from the army in Cuba, save those
relating to merely routine matters, it
was believed to be the intention Of
Gen. Shafter to delay the final blow
until he was convinced that it would
be absolutely crushing. Therefore, it
was expected that he would await the
arrival of the reinforcements now rap
idly nearing his command, and expect
ed to reach there tomorrow night or
Tuesday morning.
In addition, he had reported that he
needed more artillery to insure the sue
cess of his plans, and, as Randolph's
batteries arrived only yesterday, two
or three days time will be required
to land them from the steamers and
the progress over the mountain roads
to the positions selected for them on
the heights commanding Santiago.
There is no disposition to invite disas-
ter and unnecessary bloodshed by the
neglect of proper precautions, and by
failing to utilize all Of the power that
can be brought into play by the Amer
lean army.
SITUATION THE SAME.
If there has been any sensible ad-
vance In the negotiations between Gen.
Shafter and Gen. Linares looking to a
surrender of the Spaniards the fact has
not yet been reported here. The situa-
ton therefore stands precisely as it
did last night, the Spaniards have offer
ed to evacuate the town and retreat
across the island, and this offer has
been declined.
The purpose of Gen. Linares was to
cross over northward to Hologuin, sixty
miles distant Once there it might be
possible for him to make his way 20
Havana, although his route would be
beset with innumerable difficulties.
This could not be contemplated by the
president, nor would he permit Gen.
I1inares to remove his artillery to
Spain as had been suggested in some
quarters, for the moral effect would be
bad.
The presidents ultimatum was voiced
today from an authoritative source as
follows:
1.-THE only solution of the situation is
,the unconditional surrender Of Gen.
Linares' army, and that will take place
if 1t requires the whole of the 225, 900
men in the United States army to &C
ccmplish it,
Gen. Miles will reach the army be-
fore Santiago with the reinforcements
within day or two, and, If the end
has not been reached there shortly
wise whether this vast army is to be
called into play.
A grim reminder Of the dark side Of
the war came to the department today
in the shape of list, telegraphed from
Tampa, of the wounded and sick off,
GERS brought into that port yesterday
on the steamer Cherokee.
SICK AND WOUNDED.
Secretary Alger may consult the
health officials now at Tampa as to the
disposition of the invalids, and it is
probable that such of them as are able
to bear further transportation will be
brought North, where they will be sur
rounded by better conditions than ex-
list at the temporary and crowded
Southern hospitals. The list Of the
wounded and sick officers brought by
the Cherokee, is as follows:
Capt. Jlhn Bigelow Jr., gunshot Of tn gh
and calf CT left leg.
Lieut. NJ. H. Barnum. gunshot right leg
First Lieutenant G.. D. Godfrey, gunshot of
NJ G. Ellis Thirteenth infantry, gunshot left
knee.
left cheek and neck, also left hand.
Lieut. w. S. Wood, Ninth cavalry, gunshot
right cheek and throat.
Capt. j. E. Bret, gunshot right elbow.
Lieut. H. L. Kinnison, left breast and ell
bow.
Lieut. H. G. Lyon, gunshot right hip.
Capt. A. c. Ducat, gunshot both thighs.
Lieut. w. H. Simons, gunshot right arm.
Lieut. P. E. Spencer, gunshot right -eg and
left hand.
Capt. Lastter, gunshot right side.
The following are sex: Gen. s. B NJ
Young Capt. A. B. He'll, Capt. S: S. Allen,
Lieut.. C. NJ. Salizman, Ii. ut. G. H. Pat en-,
Lieut.. E. w. Lewis, Capt. Robert Sewell,
Lieut.. R. P. French, Maj. j. N. Coe, Chaplain
c. B. Humphreys, Lieut.. F. Perkins. All are
sick from effect of heat, but all are doing well.
sPRINGFIELDS EFFECTIVE.
The criticisms appearing in the pa
pers, some of them from high military
officials, of the utility of the Spring
field rifles, with which large portion
OF the army is equipped, is calculated
to work mischief. The principal argu-
ment made against its employment by
the critics, is that it's short range allow
ed the Spaniards armed with Mausers,
to pick off our men long before they
get within range of the Springfield.
This is said to be based upon errors.
The Springfield has a range of 3,40O
yards, which is only a few hundred
yards short of the Maus=r and the for
mer's big 500-grain bullet is said to
have better killing power at the long
range.
The comparison of the killing powers
is shown by the fact that several Off
GERS who have organized expeditions
have especially requested the Spring
field rifle TO be furnished them by the