The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-14
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WASHINGTON, D. c.,July 1s.-while
the long expected fall Of Santiago did
not take place to-day. It is evident that
the CRISIS had been reached, Within the
next twenty-four hours 1t will either
surrender or receive such baptism OF
IRE as seldom falls to the lot Of be-
sieged town, "If he refuses, Will open
on him at IL noon tomorrow, with eV-
err gun / have, and have the assistance
OF the navy, who are ready to lombard
the city with thirteen-inch shells.
That is the programme laid down oy
General Shofter and is to be carried out
to the letter. General Shatter IS stu
commanding, according to the war de-
partment officials, and although aus
patches have been received from Major
General Miles, signed major general
commanding, Il Is said that he has not
displaced General shafter In direct
charge OF the operations.
The public, in one Of these kilograms
from General Miles, was given the
ArSt notice that our government had
offered, IN the course OF negotiations
with General Toral, to send the Spanish
forces in Santiago bnck 90 Spain. A
Few dave ago Il was stated that the
President would insist upon uncondi-
stional surrender, but It appears that
condition had been modified as tndlca-
ted by General Miles. This was done
from desire to avoid useless blood
shed. for General Toral's army removed
"a. Spain would be harmless to prevent
or further operations in Cuba ana
would serve as good a purpose as would
the destruction of the Spanish army
10 allow the Spanish general to with-
draw 10 the interior and fail back on
fJavann. ON the other hand, would put
% under the obligation OF overcoming
f6at additional force when It comes to
the Siege OF Havana.
10 Save Our Men.
our government also Is moved to
make this proposal to remove the Span
ist forces to Spain through strong de-
sire to close up the operations At SAN
tiaEo at the earliest possible moment.
This desire has been materially
strengthened by the appearance OF vel
low fever within the American lines II
was at hrst supposed that the men
were failing III with malaria ana GU,
matte fever, so the cases were reporter
as simply suspicious. New, however
comes the Anal admission that they are
genuine yellow fever cases. TneM Sp-
pearance has determined the authoIlt ..
i,non a more active prosecution OF the
CsmnSITn. orders either have or soon
I'm "a forward TO General Shatter 70
discuSs no more with the Spanish COM
Inander the terms OF surrender but 70
nrOceed to assault the town with all the
Soree A. his command as soon as the
present truce expires.
II Is expected by Shafter that the
navy viii cooperate, and while secFe-
4ary Long has received no direct ad,
Woes on that point from Admiral
sampaon, he fully credits this expecta-
tIon reluctant as the war department
Ss IA aaeriAce the many lives that might
~ iost ia the Assault, It 10 deemed to be
S,etter policY to make Il than to allow
tbs men 10 rot away with fevers and
other diseaaeS during the long period
that would be required to perfect the
rednotion Of the city by steady Invest
I,Ient. An expectation is ssill entertain.
~ here. however, that this assault Will
~ unnecessary through Toral surren-
derlnF before It begins II was perhaps
4he spread OF this belief, caused by
knowledge Of the more energetic steps
N prospect, that tended to remove
largely the feeling Of depression mani
Tested az the opening OF the day upon
the circulation OF Pumors OF the appear
ance Of yellow fever in the American
camps.
Regarding the future of Santiago,
notbine has been oficially stated, but II
ts si1nihcnnt that orders were Issued
Trhm the department this afternoon to
Srepare the First and Second regiments
n voliinteer lmmunes for immediate de-
Isrfure for the front This would seem
n ID indicative OF purpose on the part
n the government 10 garrison Santiago
with these fever proof men after It's
cnpituiatlon, thus permitting the re-
mov0l OF the regular troops to more
healthy points.
.freshlng TO receive to-day good news
again from Dewey. In fact, II - pe-
Inning 10 be remarked that that otticer
n usually able to make felicitous re-
norris. The administration Is very mueh
niensed with the readiness shown by
me admiral in meeting the grave Issue
IreseHted to him at Subtle bay and Just
rppOFted as ne ulus NHVh VuICelS' WV
were not a little gratihed at the speedy
retirement OF the German cruiser Irene,
AFTER the appearance Of the Raleigh and
Concord. A comparison OF the ships
showS that the Irene was much the
SHnerior to either Of the two American
vessels and IN tonnage was almost as
inrGe as the Raleigh and Concord to-
.gether. From this It Is inferred that the
Tptlrement OF the Irene was from mo-
lives OF general policy rather than from
Snr disposition to try conclusions with
the two American ships.
The Irene.
Tho Irene is a protected cruiser built
~ stoel, with three screws, two tunnels
ead two military masts; 400 tons. Her
protected deck Is Of steel three inches
thick; her armament consists Of four
teen slX-lnch guns, eight one.pounders,
Sour torpedo tubes and one torpedo We
detts boat. Tho RHlelgh has pro-
Sected deck Of one and 0ne-tOurth inch
thickness and the Concord a protected
Sfeel d,sck OF one and one-third incheS.
together the two American boats have
ebont forty guns. four Eatling guns,