The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-05

or the Red Cross society upon their
arms have been the special object of
attack.
The number of killed and wounded
for the week reaches tonight about 1 800
No effort is apparently being made by
our officers to expedite the listing of the
casualties and not one-fifth of the total
names are known even to the COM
handing officers. Already 500 cases
have been handled at the hospital here
because of the overflow from the hos
pitfalls at the front. All the wounded
here are recovering.
There has been only one death since
the hospital was established, that of
Private Meyers, of the Sixth infantry.
He was shot through the body.
Adjutant Wood of the Ninth cavalry,
who was shot through the face. and
who was not expected to recover, is
improving rapidly and will be sent to
Key West next week.
There has been much conjecture as to
whether Lieut.. NJ. A Babon of the
Ninth cavalry, who is the acting topo-
, graphical officer of the staff, made the
maps of the trails before Fridays bat
tie. He has been at work ever since
most of the time in and around the
Spanish lines He has almost always
refused an escort, and though he has
been shot at several times, he has not
been wounded. Thursday while out with
two men, he encountered a detachment
of the Spaniards and an officer, and
took all prisoners. total of 290 pris-
oners were captured in battle at Caney
Spanish soldiers in uniforms, two Off
GERS and the remainder armed residents
of the town. Nine wounded men were
left in the block house attended by q
native physician. The other prisoners
were brought to Jura qua in charge of
Captain Macarthur and two companies
of the Thirty-third Michigan regiment
and camped along the railroad. The
Cubans followed them in great crowds
and hurled epithets at the frightened
captives. All the soldiers belonged to
n l,vs
expected to be killed.
Preparing For the End.
Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press)
In Advance Of the American Lines,
one mile south of Santiago de Cuba,
July 4. via Kingston, Jamaica, July 8
At noon Sunday acting under instruc-
lions from Washington, Major General
Shafter, the commander of the Ameri-
can troops, sent a letter to General
Linares, in command of the Spanish
forces defending Santiago, demanding
the surrender of the city. The message
was delivered by Colonel Dorst. Three
hours elapsed before the firing could be
stopped. General Linares responded
promptly with an absolute refusal to
surrender.
peated his demand for the surrender
of the city and notified General Linares
that unless Santiago surrendered hos
tilties would be resumed at noon on
Llnares has not replied to the second
request for the surrender of the city.
Conferences with the consuls of the
foreign powers have been conducted
near General WheeIer~s headquarters.
The cOnsuls said there were 81 600 men,
women and children, foreign subjects
in the city and they requested cessa-
ton of hOStilitieS in order to enable
them to b. removed outside Santiago
end to be placed under the protection
of the United States This was
definitely refused by the American
commander who declined to accept any
such responsibility.
The consuls were told that it rested
with them to insist upon Gen. Ldnares
SuTrendering.
The conference was resumed at
O'Clock this morning when the consuls
expressed grave doubts as to Gen. Lii
Mares surrender on account of the false
kilograms in regard to Spanish victor
les and yellow fever among the Ameri-
can troops sent daily to Madrid, which
caused the SpaniardS to think they dare
not surrender and return to Spain.
However, the foreign cOnsulS viii de-
mand the surrender of the city, but it is
doubtful whether they will prevail
All the negotiations are submitted di-
rect to Washington, thus causing some
delay.
Gen. Wheeler telephones to Gen.
Shafter and the latter over the military
line from his tent to the cable station
at Guantanamo bay communicates di-
rect with Washington.
A courier of the Associated Press at
4 o'clock said no conclusions had been
reached.
Gen. Shafter denies the existence of
a general armistice under the white
flag and it is believed hostilities will re-
commence on Tuesday at u o'clock be
fore which time the exodus of the $1,000
foreigners will be accomplished.
The British warships Pallas and AL
ert and the Austrian warship Maria
Teresa have been allowed by Rear Ad-
S9mnSOn enter
Santiago and remove foreign subjects.
One British vessel has already cleared
for Kingston, Jamaica.
The Spanish armored cruiser Cristo-
bal Colon, has listed to her beam ends
on the rocks and it is now practically
inanOsSilIa to save her