Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-07-07

me that vot, will lombard this city, and that
advise the foreign women and children tnas
they must leave the city before zen eiooa " -
morrow morning. It is my duty 70 say 70
you that this city will not surrender ana tnas
I will inform the foreign consuls and lnnaoi'
tants of the contents of your message.
Very respectfully,
JOSE ToRAL.
Commander-in-Chief, Fourth Corps
The British, Portuguese, Chinese
and Norwegian consuls have come 10
my line with Col. Dorst. They ask II
non-combatants can occupy the town
of Caney and railroad points and ask
until ten o'clock of the 5th instant be-
fore the city is fired on. They claim
that there are between $1,000 and co.
600 people-many of them old, who
will leave. They ask if l can sup
ply them with food, which l cannot
do for want of transportation to Caney,
which is Is miles from my landing.
The following is my reply:
The Commanding General, Spanish Forces.
Santiago de Cuba Sir-In consideration OK
the request of the consuls and officers in your
city for delay in carrying out my intention to
fire on the city, and in the interest OF poor
women and children, who will suner
very greatly by their nasty anu
enforced departure from the city. 1 have
action solely in their interest until noon OF the
5th, providing during the interval your forces
make demonstration whatever upon those
of my own am, with great respect.
Your obedient servant,
w. R. SKATER,
Maior-General q. S. v.
Gen. Skaters dispatches breathe the
same air of confidence and determine
ton as shown in his demand on the
Oh Tho fret
made public during the day stated that
his lines completely surrounded the
town from the bay on the north to San
Juan river on the south, leaving the
city thus enveloped by stretch of wa
ter on one side and stretch of frown-
ing American guns on the other.
In another dispatch Gen. Shafter
epitomized the strength of his position
by saying:
81 feel that am master of the situa-
ton, and can hold the enemy for any
length of time"
Gen. Skaters Demand for the Surrender
OF Santiago.
In another dispatch Gen. Shafter
states that his demand for the sur
render of Santiago is still being con-
sidered by the Spanish authorities,
which indicates that the refusal of the
Spanish commander to capitulate was
not final. In any event, IL o'clock on
Tuesday marks the limit of Skaters
concession, and if Santiago has not
capitulated at that hour, the great
siege guns now brought to the front
and in position, backed by the batter
les of lighter field pieces, will begin
their work of destruction.
The present need of reinforcing
Shafter is no longer felt, now that the
Spanish fleet is out of the way. A
considerable number of men, however,
are already on the way and others will
follow.
Will Hurry Watson's Departure.
The changed naval stu alton will
bring no abatement In the activity of
the authorities here in carrying the
war directly home to Spain. There is
a determination to get Commander
Watson's eastern squadron away at the
earliest moment, for the double pur
pose of striking a blow at the coast
towns of Spain, and of pursuing Ad-
miral Camara's feet, which has halted
at the entrance of the Suez canal
Secretary Long made the Off cial
statement yesterday that the feet
would sail at the earliest possible mo-
ment, and although he did not go into
details as to its purpose, it is well I'M
derstood that it will devote its atten-
ton to the Spanish coast and to Ca
mara.
Admiral SIMPSONS Hands Free.
The destruction of the Spanish fleet
at Santiago relieves Admiral Sampson
from surveillance of this squadron,
and he can readily spare the ships in
tended for the attack on the Spanish
coast.
It has been Acting Admiral Sampson
for some time, but that it will be Adj
miral Sampson in fact as we'll as in
name is the prevailing feeling in naval
circles as a result of the victory by the
American admiral.
A Question of Rank.
Shortly after the war broke out
Capt. Sampson was made acting ad-
miral in order to give him rank fit
ting his high command, although his
actual naval rank remains at captain.
By singular coincidence his rank was
advanced yesterday to that of com.
modore, owing to the retirement of AID.
miral Kirkland.
The release of Hobson and the other
heroes of the Merrimac is likely to be
another result of the events transpir-
ing yesterday. 1t may now come
about either by the surrender of the
city which would include the surren-
der of Hobson and other American |
prisoners in the city, Or else by the |
exchange of Hobson for Admiral Ger |
vera or some other high ranking naval |
official. Until yesterday the possibil- |
ity of exchanging Hobson was slight, |
as this government had no Spanish |
prisoner of high rank to offer in his |
place. Now, however, they have one |
of the foremost admirals of Spain and |
among the 1 800 other naval prisoners |
there are many officers of high rank
To exchange Spanish admiral for |
an American naval constructor might |
seem strange under ordinary circum- !!
stances, but it would be done witho ut |
any begrudging by the authorities here |
and would be particularly appropriate,
in view of the action of Cervera at the |
time Hobson surrendered to him
LONG LITIGATION CLOSED.
Over Million and "a Quarter Paid by the
Pullman Palace Car Co. to the Gem
trail transportation Co.