Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-08-06
OFFICIALS ARE RELIEVED.
Authorities at Washington Glad shnfter's
Army Has Started Homo.

Authorities at Warrington Glad Shnfter'
Army Has Started Homo.
Washington. Aug. 6. Army officer.
are greatly relieved to know from the
Santiago dispatches that what appears
to have been a great danger to the
American arms has been safely passed
by. The reports Of the American com.
manders at Santiago gave for the first
time to the public news of the terribly
demoralized condition Of the American
army. II this state Of affairs had been
known week ago. the most serious re-
suits might have followed. The Span
ish government might have been excit-
ed to refrain from making peace over
lures and to prolong their resistance.
The publicity given to these reports is
most strongly deprecated by almost ey-
cry official of the administration,
The American army at Santiago is he.
ing loaded upon transports as rapidlv
as possible, and 1t is hoped that within
few days the bulk Of the soldiers will
be at sea bound for Montauk Point. N
Y. In the place Of these weary and
battle worn troops will be five regiments
OF immunes, now due at Santiago. SIM
posed to be proof against yellow fever
and at any rate gifted with fresh store
OF energy, Of health, to draw upon.
General Miles has with him in Porto
Rico force probably equal to the ac-
tual demands of the campaign there ca
that the heavy e-enforcements now m
their way to that island or about IN no
dispatched can be safely diverted IN
santiago or any other Cuban mort at
snort notice II occasion should make II
necessary. With knowledge of these
tacts the officials breathe easier and feel
tolerably safe as to the conditions at
Santiago. 1t is supposed that the gov
eminent censors at New York made an
EFFORT to prevent the communication NJ
the 1acts stated in the Santiago dis
patches to Europe, but it is unlikely
mat they succeeded. inasmuch as tho
same news, being freely given out NJ
santiago, undoubtedly must have reach
cd kingston Jamaica. and have been
transmitted TO Europe without censor.
ship at the hands Of our government
II IS said to be overstating the case
70 say that General Shafter was re-
ouked Tor allowing publication Of tho
rouho ropln, for the secretary of war
,onnned his communication to a simrle
inquiry as to whether the general rad
given publicity to the Roosevelt Ietter
ana the round robin. but II ia certa,rI,,
he fact that henceforth effort vii, ~
made to guard such information r,one
closely from the public.
with a realizing sense of the grave
political problems that must be solved
" senior Sagasta, the Spanish nren,ier
'efore ne can finally assent to the 11nlt'
a states demands the administra flow
not surprised that the answer fror,
ne spanish side has been DELAYED -
3 pelleved that, so far as the nreno,an
ihse!r ID concerned, he has made IN
is MIND to accept the conditions hm,
,hile IN that decision he is supnortea
Y a majority Of his cabinet he finds =.
ecessary TO secure the adhesion
eaoers OF other parties in order -
uard against disaster in the fut,,ro
panlsh methods never have Mean 49,,
Or rapidity. and 1t is said that ~
resent is the first case On reoe .ns
mere the Spanish cabinet hn. ~
thin day or two on a mate. "a ..eo
ortant as the pending peace proposaI
herefore 1t Is scarcely expected tha.
ie iast ana decisive answer viii be :
Immediately. '' "e
so 1ar as can be learned. there ,,
zen no further communication betwnos
lie state department and tho Er"s
nnassy since Wednesday nieht Ar
llnlhs tnat the report is true that Go
'sta is seeking minute explanations ~.
e details to be adopted under a y,
'ad or the presidents note II 10 nrah
ne that these explanations ara ba Un-
rnlsned by NJ. Cambon himself As
" rate he has made no further app H..
ton to the state department for in
rmation, and 1t is said here that he !.
luliy advised now Of the presidents
Ientlons that there is no occas ion -.
m to do so. 'o'' LOT
Fire at Niagara University.
buffalo, Aug. GA dispatch 70 r,o
eWs says that fire broke out in ne
apci or the Niagara UNIVERSITY
,t"olic institution on the Amer,o,
a., a. T,s miles below Niagara Fans
II, s Lne charel was almost comn,ets
oestroyed, and the main hni,a v.e-
~ burning. There is no poss,hi,it,'
wing the structure, since the hra '' ~ 81
;, ,a.us Is totally inadequate. Lose -, L
q - ,n 10 %ov,Ooo. The FIRE is attributsd L