The Press., 1898-07-21
wa.h.nwton Letter.
Waahinrton. JulY ls. lss

Washington, July IS, 1898.
 Peace may speedily follow Gen. Shaft CTS victory in compelling the surrender of Santiago and 25,OOO Spanish troops without further bloodshed, but, notwith- all that has been and is being printed to the contrary, there is nothing | official in sight to indicate it. Every act of the administration since the surrender | of Santiago, indicates the belief that the | end of the war is still long ways off In fact, there is little probability of peace un- | til the members of the Spanish govern | ment get rid of the idea that the wishes of European powers are to be a factor in the terms of peace, and recognize the fact that those terms are to be dictated from Wash ington.
 Watson's expedition to Spain is now booked to sail in about week. A day or two ago the report was that 1t had already sailed. Within a week the movement for the capture of Porto Rico will be under way.
 The breaking out of the yellow fever in our army at Santiago has made 1t certain that no summer campaign against Havana will be undertaken. The administration Is unwilling to send our soldiers: where that disease can hardly be escaped during the next three months. When the news first reached Washington that there were several hundred cases of yellow fever in our army at Santiago, 1t came very near to creating panic. Every possible pre- caution Is being taken to prevent the fever becoming epedemic and, although, news of the progress of the fever is very meague. owing to rigid censorship at Santiago, there is now little better feeling. But there Is still much uneasiness, and ample cause for 1t, too.
 The condition which binds us to send the 25,OOO Spanish troops, captured at Santiaga, back to Spain Is regarded in Washington as an excellent one. Although 1t is a big job, 1t can be much easier accomplished than was the landing of our army over there, as the ships that will carry them can go right up the Santiago wharves to receive them. It will be much cheaper to send them home than it would be to keep them as prisoners.
 Senator Cannon, of Utah, who has just returned from a visit to his brother, who is It. Col. of Torrey's Rough Riders, now at Jacksonville, Fla, stopped at Ft. Me Pherson, Ga, where he visited some wounded friends. He says of that visit : "I never have seen anything like the patriotism of the wounded soldiers at Ft. MePherson The wounded of the 24th Infantry, which came from Ft. Douglas, Utah, and who participated in the battle of San Juan, are there, and the officers and men are anxious and eager to get back in the fray"
 Experience teaches governments as well as individuals. When the campaign opinion of those on the inside of the ad- mlnistration circle, and was publicly stat ed in q semi-offleial way, that it was the intention of the government after Santiago was taken, to withdraw all our troops, ex- cept possibly regiment or two left for show, and allow the Cubans to establish their civil government in the town-tO make it the capital of the Republic Oi Cuba. Opinions have changed since them although only a short time has passed The Cuban insurgents do not stand as high In the estimation of the administra ton, either in fighting or peaceful ca pacity. as they did. In the tests whicE have been applied to them, they failed tC [ come up to expectations. Consequently !, Santiago will remain under U. s. Militar, control until further notice, instead O being turned over to the Cubans.
 Everything that Admiral Dewey doe appears to strike the people of this countr, as about the right thing, from showing his resentment at the commander of tn, German cruiser Irene, interfering to pro tect the Spanish garrison of fort in Su big bay from an attack by the Philippin' insurgents, by sending the Raleigh anC the Concord to batter down the fort anC capture the five hundred Spaniards com posing the garrison, to that portion of hi report to the secretary of the navy especially commenting the Chinese wht are serving in his fleet in minor capacities for bravery under fire. That he should b, willing to say good word officially for tn, much-abused Chinese, and to recommend that those in his fleet be rewarded witl American citizenship, shows Admiral Dew ey to be as well supplied with moral a. with physical courage. Nothing bu praise Is heard in Washington for Dewey | and thanks that we should be fortunatl enough to have such Q man in the Philip pines at this critical peroid. He is beinl especially commended for having so plain ly shown the Germans that he intended carrying out his plans regardless of then and their ships.
 President Mckinley has named the fol lowing gentlemen to represent the U. S upon the joint commission that will shortl meet for the purpose of trying to settle al matters that are in dispute between tn U. s. and Canada, in accordance with tn, treaty signed last spring: Senators Fair banks, of Indiana, and Gray, of Delaware
 Representative Dingley, of Maine; Hon John A. Kasson, of Iowa, who has charg of the interests of the U. $. in the negoti
 ation of all reciprocity treaties, and Hon
 John w. Foster, ex-secretary of state. el The examination of the Northampto , banks shows that Warmers defalca ton a will reach a total of S64O,O 900. The say