The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-07-22
CLEARED OF MINES.
The Red Cross Ship Was the First
to Enter the Harbor.
THE GOVERNMENT OF SANTIAGO.
Considerations as to the Future Political
Conditions Of the City-Keifer May GO
to Porto Rico-Barracks Burned
Bids Advertised for.

-Bius AuVerttSeu TOT.
With the American Fleet, off Santi-
ago, July 1s.-The news that the sur
render of Santiago was an accom-
plished fact was wigwagged yester-
day morning from the army signal
station at Aguadores to the flagship
New York. When Gen. Shafter said
Friday that hitch had occurred, and
the city might have to be taken by
force of arms, it was believed that the
navy work would have to be continued
and the harbor forced, and the ar
engagements already in progress for
further campaigning would be serious
ly interfered with. The removal of
this contingency rendered the news of
final victory doubly welcome. Yester-
day forenoon Gen. Miles and his staff
went aboard the New York. For an hour
Gen. Miles sat upon the quarterback of
the flagship explaining the situation
ashore to Admiral Sampson and dis
cussing details for the future co-opera-
ton of the navy and army. Admiral
Sampson declined to send an officer
ashore to see that the Spaniards lived
up to their promise to remove all the
mines from the harbor. He promised
Miss CT ara Barton, of the Red Cross
society, that the Red Cross ship State
of Texas shall be the first vessel to
enter the harbor after he is satisfied
that the mines have been removed.
Yesterday afternoon the torpedoes
were taken up or exploded, after which
the Red Cross steamer State of Texas
entered to give assistance to the sick
and wounded in the city.
THE GOVERNMENT OF SANTIAGO.
Washington, July 49, -Coincident
with the occupation of Santiago there
are a vast variety of questions which are
being considered by the president and
his cabinet respecting the future po-
litical conditions which are to obtain
there. These will have to be settled
whether the government of Santiago
province shall be military one or
civil one with military powers vested
in the executive officer, or other form
of administration. Unlike the Philip
pines, which. although nominallv in
our possession, are not formally so,
all questions of jurisdiction over and
administration of the occupied ter
ritory of Santiago must be met imme-
diately. Santiago itself is a city of
approximately 10000 people, and in
| addition there are large number of
people in the captured territory whose
| interests will have to be looked after.
/ The commercial side of the matter
also must be attended to promptly.
Santiago being ours, the presumption
follows that the blockade main tanned
by this government Will be declared
] IN aNyigt md tha ,,lana t,,aHa
open port-the government maintain
ing a strict surveillance to keep sup
plies from getting beyond Santiago
and being furnished To the Spaniards..
KEIFER MAY 60 TO PORTO RICO.
Miami, Fla, July Is. 1t is under
stood that Gen. Keifer has been asked
how soon he can place his command in
condition to go TO the front If true,
this would indicate that the six regi-
ments here are to be detached from
the Seventh army corps to one OF the
commands under Gen. Miles to accom-
pany him on his expedition of invasion
of Porto Rico. The troops are being
equipped as rapidly as possible and
are now in good condition to under
take a campaign. 1t is further report
ed that officers of the Texas regiments
in camp here have received word that
the Galveston regiment of immunes
has been ordered here and. will arrive
on or before July 20.
Because he was disappointed in'love
c. II. TAFT, aged %, committed suicide
at his home near Columbia, Mo
The fourth expedition to Manila,
consisting of two transports under
command of Gen. Otis, left San Fran
cisco on the 18th.