The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-04

law-abiding person imaginable.
PAUSED At THE GATES
information was at hand that Santiago
hau been literally torn TO pieces, and
that in the wreck and ruin of demolished
buildings the Spanish casualties num-
bered fully 1000. This was "A fitting
offset or any qualms raised by the re-
ports from the American lines. This in
formation came to one of the engineers
stationed at Santiago, who reported to
the representatives of his country in
Washington the fearful havoc within
the city wrought by the American army
and the fleet. The distress of the city.
even before the battle. was clearly
shown by the action of the consul in
serving out rations of half a pound
daily To his fellow countrymen, a few
hundred i'm number, for the last month.
Evidently there was no food to buy, the
Spanish military forces having taken
every available pound. Only by this Of
ncial distribution of rations to the for
& colony could they be kept from
starvation.
spanish Losses.
Then came the brief but graphic re-
cltal or the terrible eject of the Ameri-
can attack from land and sea. The
bursting shells from our fleet had done
the greatest damage inside of the city.
its soldiers being moved down with the
shot and solid projectiles. The Spanish
general, Linares, was seriously wound
ed. This last fact has been grudgingly
admitted from Madrid, u the report
reaching here left no room for doubt
as To the seriousness OF this feature.
With IT was the further fact h the
Spanish casualties. even behind the en-
trenchments, ran up to 1000 and were
equal to those of the fearless men who
fought i'm the open.
With all the lights furnished on the
situation, official and unofficial. direct
and indirect, IL was apparent that each
side had suffered terribly, with not a
period of lull for those i'm responsible
lty TO measure their conditions, bury
their dead, care for their wounded and
prepare for the graver conflict vet 10
come. The president and his war adj
Nisors remained calm throughout the
trying experiences of the day. All
their attention was directed to the work
of preparation.
Future Action.
The future movements of General
Shafter are well established. They have
been made known i'm his dispatch, but
is was deemed advisable not to make
this portion public. as IL would serve
TO advise the enemy Of the American
plans. 1t can only be said that Cen
eral Skaters forces will be strongly
and favorably located. with the guns of
the American w%arships serving as an
additional protection to their front.
Reinforcements viii be hurried to them,
Nhlch VIII be ample for any emergency,
whether IL be storm or siege. With San
tiago wrecked n filled with 1000 dead
and wounded, the condition there Is
desperate, even critical. There is lit
tie likelihood of any Spanish sortie i'm
force under such circumstances. hut the
possibility is still open that the Span
ish garrison may seek relief by evac-
uating the city and retiring to the
mountain paths to the north. But the
American plans are for offensive, vigor-
Gus action. n with the full resources
of men and arms at the command OF
the country. AS General Miles said
10000. II need be. will move on San
tiago; If more are needed, then 1t will
be 10000. The lesson of Santiago has
served only To enkindle a greater earn
estness throughout every avenue of Off
cial life at the national capital. And
there is a deep set determination 10
meet heroic conditions with heroic
treatment.
A sunday Cabinet Meeting.
Following the receipt OF General
Skaters telegram there was a hurried
war conference at the white house. Sec
rotary Alger. accompanied by General
Corbin, reached there a few minutes
before o'clock. and were Immediately
closeted with the president. Secretary
Alger brought the Shafter dispatch
with him, and also maps and other data
for the important meeting abou; To take
place. General Corbin was with the
president and the secretary for a few
minutes. and then hurried back to the
war department, where he made public
such portions of General Skaters dis
patch as Vas compatible with the pub
lie interest. Assistant Secretary Meikle-
John, who has "A thorough knowledge OF
the transport service. was also hastily
summoned. and reached the white
house about l O'Clock. The conference
lasted for some time.
Fifty Thousand, n Necessary.
General Miles. who also was at the
white house. said that achievements
would be rushed To the assistance of
General Shafter, and II necessary these
would aggregate 90. 900 men, though the
general had no idea that such a number
would by any means be necessary. The
combined American and Cuban forces
now under the command of General
Shafter approximately, he
said. to $4,000 men. while those avail
able for the ~Spaniards were probably
$1,000 soldiers. These included. how
ever. the men at Holguin, presumably
about 10000. and the force under an
other Spanish general, amounting To
abou 5000 men.
General Miles did not say whether the
two bodies OF men last night referred
to had actually Joined General Linares.
but the understanding here is that they
haVe not. General Humphreys is n
charge Of the transport service with
Skaters army, and he viii send back
TO Tamna the vessels lhat can BE