The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-06

reply of Spain nor any intimhtion az 10
how soon the reply might be expected.
The French ambassador had not been
heard from throughout the day and he.
as well as our government officials, was
waiting for Spain to give the flnai re-
sponse. From this It Is clear that the
spanish cabinet fully realizes the time
for argument. eounter-proposals or
notifications has gone by, and that
there Is only one simple issue to be
met, namely, whether the American
terms viii be accepted as a whole or
rejected.
There Is indeed reason to believe that
| the Spanish government has been de
rectly advised that the stage OF negotl-
atlons Is past and that only the matter
OF an answer favorable or uufavorable,
remains. That the answer has not come
| quickly ls 20 matter of surprise 70 the
| oficIais here, for they realize the tre-
mendous responsibility which Premier
sngasta must assume in making the
peace terms sufficiently paiatnbie to the
spanlsh populace and the political Lead
| ers 10 permit its acceptance without an
internal convulsion. In his conferences
with the President and Secretary Day
the French ambassador has brought
ont clearly the great task before Sa-
Rasta. 1t seems to be the general view
here that II the premier and his minis
| try were untrammelled an acceptance
would come at once and that the pre-
iiminary peace arrangement would oe
now closed. .n,,,
But in preparing the Spanish public
and in guarding against political agl-
| tatlonA hereafter bg public men OF GIneE LLta.
parties, the Madrid officials are Aklns
among themselves, but among all polt-
lcal and social elements. .
Merely Conisetural.
The best informed persons here hx
next Monday as the time when the Uni
| ted states government Is likely to re-
eelve spaln's mai answer, but this is
simply coniectnrhi, for there IL not the
slIVhtest means OF knowing the tenden-
cies al Madrid. II might come to-mor-
| row. but IN the event OF It's coming late
/ In the daV or on Sunday the response
| would not be communicated to the
| Eovernment until Monday. There Is the
same conhdeut belief among officials
that there has been from the hrsL that
Spaln's answer will be O reluctant OUT
not the less conclusive acceptance. AT
! the same time It was Ruggested to-day
| In some quarters that there was q pos
| sibiiity the disclosures made BY the
American general at Santiago concern
inf the serious condition Of our troops
might be a straw at which the Spanish
cabinet would grasp. This Is quite
doubtful, however, as there Is a ques-
tIon whether the statement Of the
| American general ever got outside tle
borders Of the United States, owing to
the atrIct censorship imposed last night.
Moreover, all the evidence reaching tne
| oficiaIs here indicates that Spain Is
wenrV with the conflict and Is convinc-
cd beyond the slightest question OF the
hopeleSsness OF further opposition
LIvsnsd Natter UP.
The day would have been remarkably
dun at tho war department considering
the existence OF state Of war had it
not been for the publication in the
newspapers OF the round robin Sign
ed by the military commanders al San
tIaga and the short but sharp corres-
pondsnce between Colonel Roosevelt
and Secretary Alger. These anorde!di
food for much discussion among all
classes OF officials and the beliet was
general that there are TO be further IN
terestlng chapters in the eorreSpona-
ence provided II is deemed harmless 10
the hest interests OF the army to allow
hirther publications. In proof OF the
allegation that The war department had
bestirrOd Itself to succor the untortu-
nate nrmy in Santiago before che united
protest was made, the following state,
ment is given out By the secretary OF
war regarding the shipment OF troops
north from Santiago;
'Tjntil quite recently It was supposed
that yellow fever was epidemic IN san.
tIaFo. and It was not believed that i
wouId be snEe TO send shiplonds north
os men largely infected with yellow
fever, The disease, II was believed
would spread rapidly on ehlpboard and
result in the death and burial OF many
"on the 18th ultlmo, the secretary ol
wnr keiegrnphed TO General shatter tha'
as soon as the fever subsidized the mer
OF his command would be moved noTtf
10 a camp that had been selected foi
Them ON Montauk Point. on the Soth o'
July General Shafter telegraphed
Made known secretary OF wars teLe'
Vrant that troops would be moved nortI
1s soon as fever subsIded and u had
very good eject on the men! When
bownyer, the true condition was made
knewn, an order was issued TO Genera
shaftrr to move his command north a.
rnnidly MS possible, and all ships In th'
duartermasler's service, possibly 70 ~
10 santiago, were sent there, and h'
great liners, 81. Paul and ST. Louis
were also ordered there. All this wa
done before the Communication signed
bv General Shnfter and MS general
wns received and before Colonel Roose'
velt's letter was published.
cover i50 surgeons are dt Santlag'
opd ia immune nurses have been sen
there, besides the usual hospltaI coIp
tbat always attend such nTl army
Tbere have been less deaths In SANTA
co by yellow fever than By typhoid e
vrr in any camp OF the same size In IN
United stntCA"
must Maintain Di'o'pitne.
Two messages were received at III
war department to-day from Ponce. tn
nrst announcing the death of brHfian
voung army officer, and the second
from General Miles himself, touchin
tho trouble in the Sixth Mnssachusett
, regiment which was the subject OF OF
aelal lnuulrg by Secretary Alger yes
terday, Details OF the latter telegfar
are cot obtaIaRbIe, but It Is 0pparen