The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-07-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(Fron Our Regular Correspondent.l
WASHINGTON. D. c., July Is, 1895

WASHINGTON. D. c., July Is, 1895
The fall OF Santiago will make no diff
ference in President McKinley's plans
for rushing the war to close, but should
the yellow fever, which has unfortunate.
ly made it's appearance in the vicinity of
Santiago, become epidemic in our arm y,
it would necessarily make very ma.
terial difference in his plans, as it would
make precautions to save the lives of
our men take precedence over every.
thing else. There is no alarm felt by
War Department officials over the ap-
pearance of yellow fever, as it was ex-
pected that it would be brought out of
Santiago by refugees and the medical
department of the army has taken every
precaution known to science to prevent
its getting foothold in our army; still,
the knowledge that it is there causes un.
easiness.
Admiral Dewey has won another vic
tory, and has incidentally given Germany
an object lesson of the danger of med.
ding in the Philippines. The insur'
CENT? reported to Admiral Dewey that
the commander OF the German gunboat
Irene had refused to allow them to at
tack the Spanish fort on Grande Island,
in subiR bay. Admiral Dewey sent the
cruisers Raleigh and Concord to Subig
bay with orders to capture the fo,t. Az
80 IN as the two cruisers made their ap-
pearance in the bay the Irene steamed
out of it. After the cruisers had destroy
ed the fortifications and the torpedo sta
ton the Spanish garrison, more 1900
men surrendered. After the surrender
the commander of the Irene tried to
square himself with Admiral Dewey by
tslling him that he had prevented the
insurgents attacking the fortsin the in
terest OF humanity, and offered to turn
over the refugees that he had taken on
his vessel. Admiral Dewey politely but
CURLY declined to receive them. The
Germans will probably not attempt to
do any more meddling over there.
One measure that is certain to be
pushed at the next session of Congress
is bill for cable from the Pacific coast
to Hawaii. Since the annexation OF the
islands the need for a cable has been
more pressing than ever. Senator Cullom,
chairman of the commission that will
report to Congress what legislation is
necessary for the proper government
of Hawaii, who with his American COL
leagues will start for Hawaii in August
said about = cable "There has never
been time that it was not perfectly
patent that this cable was important, but
its importance appears greater now than
ever. Here We are, with our Hawaiian
possessions in mid ocean, over 2, 900 miles
IRON any telegraph station. The people
ON these islands do not even know that
they have become part OF the U. s.
think the laying Of this cable will be
provided for at the next session of Con
gress."
French officers are regarded in Europe
- high authority on things military.
Therefore the opinion OF our army
formed by Msj. Grandprey, military
attache Of the French Embassy, who
accompanied Gen. Skaters army to Ou-
ba and witnessed some of the hardest
dshtins around Santiago, 10 worthy of
attention. He said II have the most
complete admiration for your men.
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