The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-06
PRESSURE BEING BROUGHT To
BEAR UPON SPANIARDs
FOREIGA CONSULS URGE CONSENT
TO THE INEVITABLE
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY PANIC
STRICKEN AND STARVING

spain May BE Asked by the po,
to Order CapItuIation Inv IN. Co.
render of Her Army In the Re-
ieaguered City-Government Ha.
cheering Advices From Gen.
shafter-American Wounded A..
Doing Weil-Said Tint snon
iards Are Prevented From sur-
rendering by Being Told Am.
leans Will XIII Them.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-This has
been a comparatively quiet night at
ooth the war and navy departments.
Several dispatches were receivad ~.
Ad5t. Gen. Corbin from Gen. shafter.
Out their contents were not given IN
the public. No bulletins had been nost-
ed at midnight either by the war de-
partment or by the navy department.
"A message received from Gen. Shafter
indicates that the situation of the peo-
pie Of Santiago Is terrible. They are
not only panic-stricken over the fear
OF bombardment, but they are suffer
ing from lack of the actual necessaries
of life. In one of his kilograms Cen.
Shafter says:
The town (Santfago) is In a terrible
condition as to food. The people are
starving. Rice is practically the only
staple article of food they have"
Further along In the same dispatch
Shafter says that the growing food
crops in the vicinity of the city have
already been utilized by the residents
OF the city and that the only growing
article Of food left is a few mangoes.
Speaking Of the troops under his
command Gen. Shafter says: 1.-The men
are In good spirits and remarkably
WELL"
In the course Of another dispatch
Gen. Shafter, referring to the condf-
ton of those injured, says: "All the
wounded are doing singularly well,
only one death having occurred since
the battle"
A private telegram from Gen. Sum-
ner, formerly colonel of the Sixth
cavalry, stationed at Fort Meyer. Va,
near this city, says: "All Fort Meyer
officers safe and we'll"
The glad tidings received from both
Gen. Shafter and Gen. Sumner concern
ing the condition of the troops and par
ticularly the wounded, will be received
with joy in all parts Of the country.
SITUATION is DESPERATE.
Gen. Skaters statement of the situa-
ton in Santiago is borne out by the
condition of the men captured by the
american feet from the vessels of Ger
vera's squadron. They had been on
half rations SO long that many Of them
were nearly famished, and If they had
not been taught that capture by the
Americans meant death, they would
have welcomed 1t, because it insured
them good food and plenty of It,
1t is learned authoritatively that ire
mendous pressure is being brought to
bear upon the Spanish commander OF
Santiago by the foreign consuls resi-
dent in the city, to induce him in the
interest of humanity to surrender To
the inevitable. The consuls have COM
municated with their home govern
ments, and 1t is believed here that rep
RESERVATIONS will be made by them to
Spain to induce her to permit the city
to surrender, thereby preventing fur
ther loss Of life and property. What
the result OF these negotiations may
be cannot be foretold. The opinion ex-
pressed by war officials is that the
Spaniards will fight to the last and
capitulate only when they are forced to
do so. For that reason any delay of
offensive action against the city is not
regarded in army circles with favor.