Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-14

washington July lo'-N hiie INC Ioi'S
expected fa| ol santiago uld not tah'
place to-day II Is cNlucnt that the cl'SIS
mas oeen reacheu' NNHlh the next Il
h"uts santiago rilhcI VIII sun vi
receive such pantlsm ol Hrc as ScluoiIi
1alls TO the lot ol beSciscu ','S' 40
II No refuses VIII o-'eh oii MN ~ l.
noon tomorrow Wlth ever! gun nav
tnd nave the assistance ol tilc nav
when Is nearly feady TO pohloaru tne ci'y
with l3-inch shells.
That Is the programme Ialu doWh ps
Gen. smarter ana II is 10 pe carried out ~
the letter. Gen Shalter is sun coihii'ailu-
ing according to the war departmoht OF
iclals ana althouSh deSpatchcs nave p'r',
received from MaJ'-dcn' Miles signed
major general commanding, IL Is salu 'hat
ne mas not dlspiaceu Cen smarter III tne
uifect charSe or inc oporatloIs'
The public, in one OF these teleSrams
from Gen Miles, was given the hrst no
ucc that our government III the course
@. neSotois win zen Ioral had oherei
10 send the spanish FORCES In santiago
back to spain. rev Gays ago IL was
stated that the PRESIDENT wouid INSIST up
on unconditional surrender but II appears
tnat lhls had peen moullieu' Inns was
0ohc from desire 10 aNold uScn'SS pioou-
shcd Tor Cen. IoraIs army removed 10
spain would bc harmless 10 prevent our
farther operations IN cuba ana would
truction of the Spanish army To allow
the Spanish general TO Withdraw TO the
interior and fan back on Havana on the
other hand, would put us under the OBJ
legation OF overcoming that addltlonal
force when it comes TO the siege of Ha-
Nara. Our government also is moving to
make this proposal to remove the Span
ish forces to spain through strong de-
sire to close the operations at Santiago
ft the earliest possible moment. TINS de-
s!re has been materially strengthened by
The appearance of yellow fever within the
American lines.
1t was at first supposed that tho men
were falling i'll with malarial fever. Now,
however, comes the final admission that
they are genuine cases. Their appearance
has determined the authorities upon II
more active preparation of the campaign.
orders either have or soon Will go forward
)o Gen. Shafter to discuss no more with
lhe Spanish commander, but to proceed to
assault the town as soon as the present
,ruce expires.
1t is expected by Shafter that the navy
viii cooperate and while Secretary Long
has received no direct advicos on that
point from Admiral Sampson he fully
lrcdts this expectation.
Reluctant as the war department is to
,acrfce the many lives that might be
ost in an assault it is deemed to be better
policy to make 1t than TO allow the men
20 rot away with fevers and other dis
tases during the long period that would
be required to perfect the reduction OF
the city by steady investment.
An expectation is still entertained, how
ever, that this assault Will be unnoces-
sary, through ToraPs surrendering before
j begins. 1t was perhaps the spread of
this belief caused by II knowledge of Tho
more energetic steps In prospect that
tended to remove largely the feellng OF
depression manifested at the opening OF
the day upon the circulation of rnmorS
OF the appearance of yellow fever in the
American camps. Regarding the future ol
Santiago nothing has been oinclaIly stated
but 1t Is significant that orders were Is
sued from the department TINS AFTERNOON
10 prepare the lrst and second regiments
of volunteer immunes ior immaculate he'
parture Tor the 'front.' lhis wouid seem 't
indicate purpose TO ehrIlsoh santiago