The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-14
Two SERIOUS PROBLEMS
THE UNITED STATES NOW HAS
THEM TO CONTEND WITH
CHOW Jack Has Attacked the
Troops Besieging Santiago City
ana the Government Frankly
rfson Santiago When the Place Is
Surrendered.
washington Bureau st. Paul Globe. J
CorcoYdn BuiIdinu.

WASHINGTON, July 13.-(SpeciaI}-
Government officials are wrestling with
two serious problems. Perhaps the
most vexatious is the acknowledged
presence Of yellow fever among the
troops before Santiago. The other is
tane evident intention of the Germans
10 interfere at Manila. The latter seems
TO be within the grasp of Admiral Dew
ey, but the former is causing officials
mere unconcealed anxiety. 1t was given
out mere today that the government
was anxious to close up the CAMPAIGN
In Santiago province as quickly as pos
slple, because of the discovery that the
dreaded yellow scourge had developa1
IN a number OF cases among the troops.
All pianS looking to a gradual invest
ment of Santiago have, it is said. been
abandoned, and the order now hs TO
assault the city and get the unaccli-
mated soldiers out Of the neighborhood
as quickly as possible. 1t is also said
tnat Gen. Shafter has been Instructed
10 parley no more with Gen. Toral but
to take Santiago as quickly as pos
sible.
IMMUNES TO THE FRONT.
So seriously is the situation at San
tlago regarded by government officials
that orders have been issued to the
lmmunes to be in readiness for de-
parture for Cuba when called upon. Of
Hcers have been instructed to prenare
the First and Second regiments Of the
volunteer immunes to depart imme-
dlately for the front. This, 1t Is said.
is preliminary movement looking TO
the garrisoning Of Santiago by the
mmunes when the city shall have been
captured by the American forces. The
regular troops will then be hurried to
some more healthy climate. That is
said to have been the principal object
or today's somewhat hurried cabinet
meeting. It is said that Secretary AL
ger laid before the cabinet reports of
no less than fourteen cases that had
been pronounced mild types of the
dreaded yellow jack. Medical officers
of the army refuse to make any state.
ment on the subject.
GERMAN INTERFERENCE.
There is no longer the remotest shad-
CIV Of doubt that the Germans row or
Manila, If not the home government
are disposed to be rneddlesome. The
action OF the German cruiser Irene In
preventing the insurgents from attack
ing Spaniards in Subic bay is regarded
as ample evidence of what the Ger.
mans would do If they dared. Admiral
Dewey, as usual, seems to have been
equal TO the occasion. He dispatched
the Raleigh and Concord to the scene
OF the disturbance, and when they ap-
peared and began firing upon the Span
ish forts the German quietly weighed
anchor and sailed out Of harms reach.
The commander of the Irene, it seems.
afterward explained that he acted Sin
the interest Of humanity and offered
to surrender fug1tives on his ship to
Admiral Dewey, but the American
commander refused to receive them.
leaving the German the responsibility
he had voluntarily assumed.
MAY BE IGNORED.
The government does not seem in
clined to regard the action of the Ger
man commander with any degree of
seriousness-so it was given out todav
1t Is added, however, that the president
was at first inclined to ask the Ger
man government what this display of
force meant. Finally, so it is said by
those In position to know, it was agreed
that, as Admiral Dewey seemed cana.
BILE of attending to the Germans as well
as to all other disturbing elements in
the Philippines, no action should be
taken save at his request. And there
the matter will likely rest, for 1t is
said that Admiral Dewey is not at all
worried by the Germans or any one
else in the vicinity Of Manila. He is
master there, and he manages to let
that fact be known.
PORTO RICO COMES NEXT.
Porto Rico, and not Havana, will be
the next point Of attack after Santiago,
was the way a war department official