The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-07-16

The number of troops surrendered by Gen
Tora is about Il, 900, though later counting
may increase this number. The United States
government proposes to invite bids from for
eign steamship companies to transport these
forces back to Spain, thus obvating the ne
cessity of using American transports ana the
danger of attack from Spanish warships.
The American army will not march IN and
take possession of Santiago. 1t is felt that
it would be better to permit the army to seek
healthful surroundings in the hills around
Santiago and use regiments of immunes as q
! garrison. AS soon as possible all the troops
used in the Santiago campaign will be brought
home to a more northerly climate.
Now that Santiago has fallen operations
will be at once begun against Porto Rico and
Commodore Watson's squadron will be dis.
patched to lombard potts on the coast of
Spain. General Brooke, who will command
the Porto Rican expedition, was summoned
to Washington. He will have about $4,000
fresh troops, mainly volunteers. The further
loading of reinforcements for Santiago at
Charleston was stopped, and these troops,
including the Fifth Maryland Regiment, will
most likely be used against Porto Rico.
Surgeon General Sternberg says the sur
render of Santiago will simplify the yellow
fever problem. The medical department OF
the army will now be able to isolate the men
who have been exposed to infection. The
number of cases in the army is reported to
exceed 100 and five deaths have resulted.
Surgeon General Sternberg is making ar
rangements TO supplement the working force
of immune physicians and nurses at Santiago.
vessel will leave New York on Monday
carrying number of physicians and nurses
and large consignment of hospital supplies.
DIR. Henry Carmenero, yellow fever expert,
now at Kingston, Jamaica, and several Cuban
doctors will also go to Santiago to assist in
the treatment of those infected with fever.
The ST. Louis, having on board Admiral
Cervera and captured Spanish officers, has
let Portsmouth, n. H., for Annapolis. AID.
miral Cervera and his officers will be asked
to give their parole not to escape and will be
allowed much liberty at the Naval Academy.
The gunboat Bennington sailed from San
Francisco to search for the alleged Spanish
privateer said to be lying in wait to capture
returning treasure-ships.
A dispatch from Madrid says that Governor
General August asserts that Admiral Dewey
dare not take Manila because he is not sure
that he will not have to light insurgents as
well as Spanish. The dispatch also claims
that the insurgents are divided as to the pro-
priety of cooperation with the American
forces. Dispatches from Germany say that
assertion that the Irene violated neutrality by
her action in preventing the insurgents from
capturing Grande Island
The steamers Fanita and Florida, conveyed
by the converted gunboat Peoria, landed
large cargo Of arms and supplies and rein.
forcements of Cubans for General Gomez at
Palo Alto, on the south coast of Cuba. Gen.
Gomez met the expedition and sent plans for
co operation to President Mckinley. In an
effort to land at another point earlier Captain
Nunez, Cuban, was killed and Winthrop
Chanler was. wounded.
The Madrid correspondent Of the London
Times says the feeling in Spain for peace is
growing daily-peace with honor and without
great territorial sacrifices. Inordinate de-
mands by the United States, it is declared,
might easily arouse the warlike spirit of the
Spanish people to such an extent that the
government could not control it. However
DESTROYS the ministers may be to spare the
country further sacrifices, there are certain
concessions suggested in the American press
which public opinion would not allow them
to make