Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-11
TENOR OF EARLIER ADVlCES
Shnftcr Holding His Position before
Santiago with No Fear for the
~ Result.

WASHINGTON, July 1O.-The American
flag 1oated over the White House and the
War and Navy departments today, an I'M
usual thing for a Sabbath, but a sign of the
times. 1t was a reminder of the presidents
call upon the people of the land to cele-
brate the glorious achievements OF the Amer
lean army and navy. The president himself
and the members of the cabinet led the way
in the observance Of the terms of his procla-
nation by repairing to their respective
places of worship and offering up thanks for
the success that has attended a righteous
cause and prayers for a continuance of the
manifestation of divine favor.
In the War department Adjutant General
Corbin was busy at his desk, as he has been
every single day and half OF every night
since the war began, opening official tele-
grams and dispatching orders to all points
where the soldiers are gathered. 1t was not
expected that hostilitieS would reopen at
Santiago today.
No message came during the day from the
army in Cuba until 4;S0 o'clock, when Secre-
tary Alger received a cablegram from Gen
eral Shafter and Immediately sent 1t to the
president. The secretary said the cablegram
indicated there was no change in the situa-
ton and expressed the opinion that there
"Ohiu NC In h6hlihb 'Nao'' NV Shioi
ter, he said, occupied an impregnable posi-
tion and did not fear an attack. The matters
contained in the cablegram beyond that he
did not care to make public. The secretary
at 6 o'clock went home and said he expected
nothing important tonight.
Unconditional Surrender.
The presidents ultimatum was voiced to-
day by an authoritative sourse as follows:
Tho only solution to the situation is the
absolute and unconditional surrender of
General Linares' army, and that will take
place If 1t requires the whole of the 125, 600
men in the United States army to accom-
plish it,"
General Miles will reach the army before
Santiago with the reinforcements within a
day or two and If the end has not been
reached there shortly afterward 1t will be
for him to advise whether this vast army Is
to be called into play.
Another grim reminder of the dark side OF
the war came to the War department today
in the shape of a list, telegraphed from
Tampa, OF the sick and wounded brought
into that poIt. 1t did not include the nam &
OF enlisted men, but this may follow
shortly.
The surgeon general will consult the
medical officers now at Tampa as to the dis
position of the invalids and it is probable
that such of them as are able To bear fur
ther transportation will be brought north,
where they will be surrounded by better con
ditions than exist at the temporary and
crowded southern hospitals. The list OF the
wounded and sick officers brought by the
Cherokee is as follows:
List of wounded.
Captain John Bigeiow, jr,, gunshot of
thigh and left leg.
First Lieutenant NJ. II. Barnum, gunshot
right hip.
First Lieutenant G. ii. Godfrey, gunshot
of scalp.
Major Ellis. Thirteenth infantry, gunshot
left knee.
First Lieutenant William Wassell, gun
shot left cheek and neck, also left hsri.
Lieutenant w. S. Wood, Ninth cavalry,
gunshot right cheek and throat.
Captain J. e Bret, gunshot right elbow.
IL. L. Kinninson, gunshot left breast and
elbow.
Lieutenant ii. G. Lyon. grnshot right hip.
Captain A. G. Ducal, gunshot both thighs.
Lieutenant w. Ii. Simmons, gunshot right
arm.
Lieutenant n. e. Spencer, gunshot right
leg and left hand.
Captain LassiteT, gunshot right side.
The following are sick:
General S. M. b. Young.
Captain A. b. Heyl.