The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-08-06
OFFICIALS CONFIDENT
That Spain Will Not Reject Our
Governments Demands.
THE DELAY CAUSES NO SURPRISE

ment Showing That His Department
was Moving to Relieve Soldiers I'm
Cuba Before the Omcers Protested.
Washington, Aug. 6.-When the presi-
dent closed his official work yesterday
he had not received the reply of Spain,
nor any intimation as to how soon the
reply might be expected. The French
ambassador was not heard from
throughout the day, and he, as we'll
as our government officials. was wait
ing for Spain to give the final response.
Two days had passed without a word
officially from Spain, either in the way
J of inquiry or response. From this it is
clear that the Spanish cabinet fully
realizes the time for argument coun-
ter proposals or modification has gone
by, and that there is only one simple
issue to be met, hamely, whether the
American terms win be accepted as
whole or rejected. There is, indeed
reason to believe that the Spanish gov
ernment has been directly advised that
the stage Of the negotiations is past
and that only the matter of an answer
favorable or unfavorable, remains.
That the answer has not come quick
ly is no matter of surprise to the Of
ticials here, for they realize the tre-
mendous responsibility which Premier
Sagasta must assume in making these
peace terms sufficiently palatable to
the Spanish people and the political
leaders to permit its acceptance with
out an internal convulsion. In his con-
ferences with the president and Sec
retary Day the French ambassador
has brought out clearly the great task
| before Sagasta. 1t seems to be the gen
| eral view here that If the premier and
| his ministry were untrammeled an ac-
| ceptance would come at once, and that
the preliminary peace arrangement
would be now closed. But in preparing
the Spanish public, and in guarding
against political agitations hereafter by
public men of other parties, the Mad
! rid officials are taking time for mis-
sionary work not only among them
| selves, but among all political and So
| cial elements. The best informed per
sons here fix next Monday as the time
when the United States government
is likely to receive Spain's final answer,
but this Is simply conjectural, for there
Is not the slightest means of konwing
the tendencies at Madrid.
There is the same confident belief
!
from the first that Spain's answer will
be a reluctant but not the less con-
elusive acceptance. At the same time
it was suggested in some quarters that
| there was a possibility that the dis
closures made by the American general
at Santiago concerning the serious con-
ditiOn of our troops might be a straw
| at which the Spanish cabinet would
grasp. This is quite doubtful however,
as there is a question whether the
| statement of the American general
ever got outside the borders of the
| United States, owing to the strict CEN
sorship imposed. Moreover, all the evil
dence reaching the officials here indi-
Gates that Spain Is weary with the con-
fiict and is convinced beyond the slight
est question of the hopelessness of fur
ther opposition.
The day would not have been re-
markably dull at the war department
considering the existence of state of
war. had 1t not been for the publica-
tion in the newspapers of the round
robin signed by the military command
ers at Santiago, and the short but
| sharp correspondence between Colonel
Roosevelt and Secretary Alger. These
afforded food for much discussion
among all tldSStS OI OllltldlS, anu lIe
belief was general that there are to be
further interesting chapters in the cor
respOndence, provided ii Is deemed
harmless to the best interests of the
army to allow further publication.
In proof OF the allegation that the
war department had bestirred itself
to succor the unfortunate army In San
tiago before the united protest was
made, the following statement is given
out by the secretary of war regarding
the shipment of troops north from San
tiago:
Until quite recently 1t was supposed
that there was a yellow fever epidemic
in Santiago, and it was not believed
that It would be safe to send north
shiploads of men largely infected with
yellow fever. The disease, 1t was be-
lieved, would spread rapidly on ship
board and result in the death and
burial of many at sea.
"On the 2Sth ult. the secretary Of war
telegraphed to General Shafter that as
soon as the fever subsided the men of
his command would be moved north
to a camp that has been selected for
them on Montauk Point. On the 30th
General Shafter telegraphed; 'Made
known secretary of wars telegram that
troops would be moved north as soon
as fever subsidies and it had very
good effect on the men
when, however, the true condition
was made known an order was is
sued to General Shafter to move his
command north as rapidly as pos
slbe, and all ships in the quartermas-
ters service possible to get to San
tiago We're sent there, and the great
liners, St. Paul and st. Louis, were
also ordered there. All this was done
before the communication signed by
General Shafter and his generals was
received, and before Colonel Roose-
Velts letter was published
"Over 1850 surgeons are at Santiago,
and IT'S immune nurses have been sent
there, besides the usual hospital corps
that always attends such an army.
There have been less deaths In San
tiago by yellow fever than by typhoid
fever in any camp of the same size in
the United States"
Thousands of persons have been cured O
piles by using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
it heals promptly and cures eczema and al
skin diseases 1t gives Immediate relief {
II. Hagenbuch.
Only illegally Married Wives"
Santiago dc Cuba, Aug. 6.-The steam
| err San Juan, which went to ManzanillC