The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-07-30
SPAIN ASKS FOR PBACR.
Orr Army Landed at Porto Rico.
Sampson on the Way to Spain.
No Interference by Other Pow
ers to be Tolerated.
Gor, Cho fto,.,s A rrao1 To Come Home.
Gen. Skaters Army to Come Home.
FRIDAYS DISPATCHES.

between Garcia and Shafter and 1t is SAID de-
cded to try and conciliate Garcia through
General Wood. A cabinet officer is quoted
as saying that Shafter should have treated
Garcia with more courtesy.
The cruiser Columbia sent dispatch from
Mole St. Nicholas at p. m. that Gen. Miles
and his Porto Rico expedition had passed
Hayti. They are expected to arrive tomor-
row.
The brigade of General Haines arrived at
Newport News 10 embark for Porto Rico and
General Brooks will leave Chickamauga for
Newport News.
Commodore Watson's trip to Spain will not
be abandoned, but he will go not to lombard
coast cities. bat merely to destroy Camara S
feet
Agunaldo has proclaimed himself dictator
of the Philippines and declared martial law
for all the islands.
The Spaniards in Manila believe that Ca
mara's fleet is still on its way to relieve them
and will reach Manila Tuesday.
Ambassador Won Holleben has completely
satisfied the President that Germany is friend
" to this country and will not embarrass us
in the Philippines.
Lieutenant Hobson arrived in Washington
with the report of Admiral Sampson.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAYS DISPATCHES.
General Miles is believed to have arrived
at Porto Rico Sunday night but no direct
news has been received.
Troops for the Porto Rico expedition are
pouring into Newport News.
General Shafter is criticised for his man
agement Of the Santiago campaign, 1t beng
stated that more capable general could have
bo city with loss loss of life.
The Fifth Maryland has been formed into
a new Southern brigade with the Second
Georgia and the First Florida, under Brlga-
der. General Hudson, and will, 1t is sand, be
sent to Porto Rico at once. ;.
Adiutant- General COrbin has recelVeda as
patch from General Shafter, stating that 39O
new cases of fever of all classes were reported
in his camp before Santiago on Saturday.
General Shafter says the situation is not
alarming, although 500 men are sick, about
$50 of them having yellow fever. Malarial
fever and dengue fever, the latter peculiar to
the Cuban climate, constitute the majority OF
the cases. General Shafter reports six deaths
from yellow fever in the hospital at Siboney.
After a rigid inspection DIR. Drummer, OF the
Marine Hospital service, reports that there is
not a case of yellow fever at Tampa.
Havana has been made so strong to resist
the expected attack that it is spoken OF as a
new Sebastopol. The Spanish troops there are
said to be anxious to fight and, ii necessary,
to die in defending the city.
MONDAYS DISPATCHES.
A cablegram from St. Thomas, Danish
West Indies, states that United States troops
began landing near Porto Rico.
General Miles will have %, 900 men for his
Porto Rico eXpepition.
Seven thousand Spanish troops at Guan-
tanamo have surrendered.
,Japanese warships sent to Manila are re
ported to have been ordered to cooperate
with the American and British admlrals Ill
the event of international complications.
The Spanish government, it is reported
desires an armistice for peace negotiations.
Cubans who live in Cienfuegos have APP
peaed to Admiral Sampson to capture that
city and rescue them from starvation.
General Shafter cables that merchants IN
Santiago refuse to accept American silver
dollars at their face value, but insist upon Il
discount of so cents, as in the case OF MeXi-
can dollars. :.
General Hudson's new brigade, including
the Fifth MARYLAND, First Florida and Second
Georgia Regiments, has been ordered to pre-
pare for service in Porto Rico, and to hold
itself in readiness TO embark on transports at
Tampa.
General Shafter reports that 500 new eases
of fever developed in his corps at santiago
on Sunday. One more death from yellow
fever is reported. About $50 men who have
been i'll have returned to duty. The fever Is
of an unusually mild type, and Gen; Shalter
thinks the situation is improving. Inc War
Department has abandoned, for the present
at least, its plan of bringing the army at San :
tiago to the Emitted States.
TUESDAYS DISPATCHES.
Spain has opened peace negotiations through
NJ. Cambon, French ambassador at Washing
ton.
General Miles troops are landing at Qua
MICA. Is miles west of Ponce, Porto Rico.
Senior Ros. civil governor of Santiago, has
been discharging Spanish officials and re-
placing them with Cubans. This has angered
General Shafter, who wishes to make no
changes at present.
Twenty thousand Spanish troops IN the
Santiago district have surrendered.
Four hundred and ninety-five new cases OF
fever among the American troops at Santiago
and one death are reported by Gen. Shaiter.
The total number of cases of fever is 2,l3e.
DR.. Dabney. of New Orleans, an expert IN
the treatment of yellow fever, urges Secretary
Alger to secure the services of a number OF
physicians experienced in the treatment OF
fever and send them to Santiago to take charge
of the hospitals there in place OF the army
surgeons.
WEDNESDAYS DISPATCHES.
An answer to Spain's proposals for peace
is expected to be delayed until Friday and
nerhans until Monday
General Miles troops have been unloaded
from transports at Guanica, Porto Rico.
General Shafter has 3,770 men of his COM
mand sick.
The Spanish troops at Calmanera, near
Guantanamo, have surrendered.
Differences of opinion prevail among cabi.
net members as to the terms to be demanded
by the United States, the principal question
at issue being as to the fate of the Philippines.
1t is generally understood that Spain must
give up Cuba and Porto Rico, also probably
the Ladrone Islands.
The President is said to be firmly of the
opinion that the United States has no use for
the Philippines as permanent possession,
but coaling station there may be demanded.
Another possible element of delay in ending
the war is Spain's disposition to diplomatic
quibbling, which may cause the negotiations
to drag. Alt0getner, the opluloh III " dsn
ington was that there will be some weeks
more of fighting, as no armistice will likely
be granted uutil Spain is willing to make def,
mite concessions as basis for treaty OF
peace.
1t is stated in Washington that the longer
Spain delays in coming to terms the harder
will be the conditions exacted. No money
will probably be asked. as Spain is
considered to be too poor to pay.
President Mckinley is 6rmer than ever be-
fore in his intention to send Commodore
Watson's squadron to Europe. He desires
by this means, according to reports, TO con-
vince Europe that he will permit no outside
interference in settling the terms of peace.
THURSDAYS DISPATCHES.
The cabinet will meet in Washington on
Friday to consider reply to Spain's peace
overtures.
1t is suspected that perhaps Senior Sagasta's
only object in the peace negotiations is to
sound President Mckinley as to the Philip
pines.
A cablegram from Madrid states that we'll
informed persons there say that Spain is will