Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-07-22
War Notes

lItAallOn.
The United States will take inn
mediate steps to collect customs at
the port OF Santiago.
Aroport is in circulation at Slboney
that Gen. Garcia, commander Of the
Cuban insurgents, is dead.
The surrender at Santiago gives our
war vessels a splendid harbor for re-
luge during the hurricane season.
The crew of a Spanish war vessel
at the Philippines mu.incd and
1 turned the vessel over to the insur-
gents.
Gen. Shafter reports the total num-
Der OF prisoners surrendered at 22,7S9,
and this number far exceeds that of
the troops of his own army.
The Buffalo, the cruiser bought by
the United States from Brazil, is to be
repaired, fitted with heavy guns and
sent into the active squadron. She
has been ordered to New York for the
changes to bc made.
Mail matter from Cuba is put
through thorough disinfccting pro-
cess before it is distributed in this
country, to obviate any chance of
scattering the germs OF yellow fever
from the infected district.
a Washington dispatch of Monday
states that Col. Lewis, NJ. c. of this
State, has been authorized to act as
inspector of military stores and would
leave this week for Chickamauga to
enter upon the discharge of his duties.
Gen. Toral says that he lost 2G5 men
in the first pitched battle with Rough
Riders-just one less than tine vic
tins OF the Maine. Every General
and Colonel in his command was
killed. His surrender includes o.
600 men.
y dispatch dated at the national
capital Wednesday states that the
President has well-grounded reasons
for belief that Porto Rico will fall
without battle. The Spanards are
already prepared to assert that they
yielded to superior numbers.
The Madrid government now declares
that Gen. Torrel's surrender was with
out its sanction and that he will be
court-martialed for him to explain the
motives for taking that step. 1t
seems difficult for the Spanish mind
to grasp the full scope OF the inevitable.
The Pelayo, the best warship owned
by Spain was seen off the coast of
Tunis, on the 10th, in disabled con-
ditiOn. A cruiser had her in tow and
a column Of smoke was seen issuing
from her hull, which caused the I'M
preston that she had been seriously
damaged in some manner.
1t is reported that the loyalists in
Cuba will endeavor to forestall the
insurrectionists by setting up q gov.
eminent of their own, when independ-
ence is declared. The United States
would thus be confronted by two re-
publics, and peace probably be as far
off rs ever.
Poor Spain is literally between the
devil and the deep sea. If peace with
America is secured she will have war
at home. 1t is out of the frying pan
into the fire, and this doubtless ac-
counts for much of the bravery ex-
hibited on the battlefield-it is the
courage of desperation.
The schooner Three Bells and the
sloop Pilgrim, captured by the gun
boat Dixie, near Manzanillo, on the
9th inst, arrived Tuesday ut Key
West, after a voyage of unparalleled
difficulty. Violent tropical gales pre-
vailed and they were, when driven
near shore, fired on by Spaniards; then
water gave out, and after suffering un-
told hardsh;ps and the most startling
adventures their labors were finally
crowned with success.
The Spaniards at Caimanera when
visited by the Marblehead fixed time
for surrender, whereupon the Ameri-
can officer i'll command of the war
ship gave notice that il the Spanish
gunboat Sandoval was disabled in any
way after the demand was made, or
If any ammunition, public buildings
or barracks were destroyed at Caiman-
era or Guantanamo, the Spanish
would not be treated rs prisoners of
war. The Spanish flag came promptly
down.
Gen. Miles favors leaving only
immune regiments at Santiago, and
return the body OF The corps to the
Uuited States, supplying their places
as far as needed with immunes. About
GOO cases of yellow fever have de-
veloped, but the disease is of q mild
form, and only five cases have resulted
in death, the low mortality being re-.
markable and most encouraging to the
fever experts, who had fears at first
that the death-rate would be very
heavy.
The rigid censorship of the press at
Madrid caused several newspapers to
appear with blank columns represent
ing portions of the news suppressed,