The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-15


tre spanIsh colors gave place over san,
tISro to the American flag. Next wiz
t.I,oY, re tbs transportation of the Span
.C ,.s troons bnck to their native lands
, "ad tss capture of the island OF Porto
p,co npless peace soon inteTvenes. The
sIsvs az santiago had lasted-two weeks
and was remarkable in many respects
s,d IN none more than the heavy per-
csntaee Of losses through death'wounds
or sickness Of the soldiers and sailors
engaged on both sides,
Looking back over the record OF these
,wo weeks, It is seen that great IRON
cIsd squadron has been destroyed that
nsarIy a thousand Spanish sailors have
hssn 5rowBed or killed by shell or fame
ana that nm untold number Of Spanish
Soldiers have died In the trenches OF
Santiago, -. ,sn A,,ar,-
con soldiers have been killed ana IN
ToInd numbers 1000 more nave oeeh
semi 10 the hospitals from wounds re,
yers and other ailments. Our heet haa
a remarkable exemption from disaster
IN the many engagements u mas hI1
ysIth tho forts at the entrance OF the
baFbor and With the Spanish squadron
You,rs Next, Porto IIIeo.
aNExr IS PORTO RICO" SAID
sEcRBTARY ALGER. AFTER RE-
cEtvrNG NEWS OF sANTIAGo's
FORMAL SURRENDER. A n D
rE5rN IF NEED BE, HAVANA"
The secretary was in excellent spirits,
11e mas been more anxious than he dar-
"a Ia show as TO the condition OF our
slck soldiers and looked with apprehen-
sion mon the possibility OF a prolonga-
flon az the struggle In heunhealthyVal-
iov az Santiago. The secretary said that
fhe Porto Rican expedition would so
Forward Immediately, 1t will comprise
rey mon entirely. The warriors IN the
trenches before Santiago have dlstin-
Gnished themselves. and It Is not DEEM
ed prudent 10 bring them In unneces-
sary contact with new troops in view
~ The danger OF spreading contaglon'
The sick soldiers will be nursed back
40 health and brought to the United
States as soon us they can be Sately re-
moved, Immupe regiments VIII oe Or
dered to Santiago to garrison the loWn'
and, as stated In these dispatches yes
terday, two Of these regiments are al
ready under orders to proceed
Miles WIn Command.
rhe Porto Rican expedition will be
commanded by General Miles In person,
though General Brooke, now in COM
nand Mt Camp Thomas, is expected to
be his main dependence. The size OF the
expedltion will depend upon General
Miles wishes, although Il Is believed
that 25,O0O men viii be sufficient for the
purpose. AT San Juan the navy VIII be
OF urenter assistance than 1t wns nj
Santiago, owing to the possibility OF
approaching the town more closely
without riskIng contact With mines.
General Brooke IS NOW on his way to
Washington by direction OF Secretary
Alger. 30 that he VIII he in position to
make his Views known to the depart
ment. The experience gained In dis
patching Skaters expedition, i Is ex-
pected. will aid the officials in their de-
termination to make short work OF the
Porto RIcan affnir
Snm Juan will no Easy,
There will be plenty of transports
available for the expedition as the gov
ernment has devised other means Of re.
moving the spaniards captured at San
tlago TO Spain than by carrying them
on these transports That the navy IS
ready to do It's share a: short notice
goes without saying. Porto Rico Is not
expected To offer very formidable re-
slstance. II Il believed that the moral
effect ot to-day's surrender at Santi-
ago win be TO discourage the defenders
OF san Juan. There Is. however, al
ways the prospect that peace may en-
HuC before hostilitles have progressed
nqaiHst Spnin's easternmost West In
diH island
Rumors were nflOnt this afternoon to
the effect that the Spanish government
had at last made overtures IN that d.
rectlon. but their basis probably and
the current belief that one more reverse
TO the Spanish arms would be sufficient
to compel the Spanish government to
sue for peace and this reverse was fur
nished by the surrender OF Torars
army.
Territory Surrendered by TornI.
The territory surrendered to us by
General Toral makes about 5000 square
miles. The spanish soldiers 10 be sent
10 Spain Is estimated at 10000 men.
Major Hopkins, the military aide 10
Secretary Alger, this afternoon had
spread before him O huge map Of Cuba,