The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-06-10
SPAIN WANTS PEACE
Washington Thinks Spaniards Are
Feeling Their Way to Secure 1t.
THE HEROES OF THE MERRIMAC.
Efforts to BE Made for Their Exchange
The Ambulance ship Solace-A Manila
Hero Dead-Havana Fortifcations--
Little Sickness In the Army

Little Sickness In the Army
WASHINGTON, June 6.-The belief is
growing in the best informed govern
ment circles that Spain is sincerely
anxious to make peace and that even
now she is seeking favorable oppor-
tuntty to make overtures in that direc-
ton. Numerous evidences of this have
come TO the attention of the authori-
ties here, but up to this time no actual
move has been made toward ascertain
ing on what basis the United States
would consider peace. 1t is said that
the first step would be toward having
some disinterested power make an in
quiry of this government us to what
terms would be accepted, after which,
the terms being stated, it would be
for Spain to form a commission and
make formal tender of peace. The
authorities here feel that Spain is feel
ing her way toward a movement of
this kind. But while Spain is thought
to be anxious to secure peace, she APP
pears to be unable to secure the serv-
ices of a disinterested power to take
the initiative in peace movement
THE HEROES OF THE MERRIMAC.
New YORK, June GA Washington
dispatch TO the New York Herald says:
Naval Constructor Hobson and the
seven brave men who assisted him in
sinking the Merrimac, who were all
taken prisoners by Admiral Cervera,
will be liberated as soon as possible.
1t is the belief of the authorities here
that Gen. Blanco and Admiral Cervera
will not hesitate to agree to an eX-
change of prisoners. President McKin
ley will, in all probability, reward Hob
son by commencing him to the senate
for 'extraordinary heroism." 1t lis also
proposed to substantially recognize
the gallantry of the men, who, under
his command, rislSed their lives to
bring victory to their country. If they
be fit for it each man will be appoint
ed warrant officer and, in any event,
all will be awarded medals of honor in
recognition of their bravery. The
promotion of the men to warrant rank
will result in placing them in posi-
tions of command, in providing them
with better accommodations aboard
ship and in beneftting them fuan-
cially.
THE AMBULANCE SHIP soLAcE.
New YORK, June 6. The ambulance
ship Solace came into port yesterday,
having on board 81 wounded and sick,
some of whom had been transferred
from the American warships in Cuban
waters and others taken from the hos
pitfalls at Key West. Her after deck
had been tented off with canvas and
in swinging hammocks lay half a
dozen of the more seriously i'll of the
patients; the convalescing room was
the basking room of score or more of
the poor fellows who had not given
up the fight without a struggle, while
the privilege of the decks had been ac-
corded all those who were able to
move about or anxious to watch the
green hills as the good ship moved in
shoreward.
A MANILA HERO DEAD
WASHINGTON, June Capt Charles
V. Gridley, commander of the cruiser
Olympia and one of the heroes of the
brilliant victory at Manila, is dead
The announcement of his death was
received by the navy department late
yesterday afternoon in a cablegram
from paymaster Calf, from Kobe, Japan,
dated June 4, and directed to Secre-
tary Long. The dispatch contained
this simple statement: Capt. Gridley
died to-day Remains accompany me
on Coptic." Capt. Vernon Gridley is
the first American officer of great
prominence whose death is direct re-
suit of the existing war with Spain.
WORK ON HAVANA FoRTIFIcATGoNs,
KEY WEST, Fla, June 6.-The inn
pending invasion of Cuba and the San
tiago situation are the only topics of
interest here. Intense anxiety is felt
for more and definite news from Com
modore Schley and Rear Admiral
Sampson and the north coast blockade
has become minor incident. The
only arrival yesterday from off Havana
reports an unchanged condition there.
There has been no hostile demonstra-
tion from the shores, so far as the inn
mediate vicinity of Havana is con-
cerned, the only sign of life there
abouts is the incessant work being
done on the Notifications.
LITTLE SICKNESS IN THE ARMY
WAsHNGToN, June G.-Surgeon GEN
eral berg said the reports of army
surgeons showed that, notwithstand-
ing the sudden change in climate and
the terrible rain which the troops in
Tennessee, Virginia and Florida had
suffered, less than two per cent. of the
volunteers were ailing and that only a
dozen or more men in all the entire
army of 200, 900 men were seriously i'll.
Most of the cases of sickness thus far
reported have come from lying on the
damp ground aud eating indigestible
food.