Evening Star Newspaper, August 5, 1898, Page 1

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THE STAR BY MATIZ, i 4 Persons leaving the city for any Perlod can have The Star mailed té them to any address in the United States or Canada, by ordering it at this office, in person or by letter. Terms: 18 cents per week; 25 centa for two weeks, or 50 cents per month. Invariably in advance. Subs ecribers changing their address from one Post-office to another should five the last address as well as thé new one HEROES FOR HOME - Embarkation Begins at Santiago Today, —— DISTRICT VOLUNTEERS RETURN Ordered to Start Saturday or Soon After. SIX TRANSPORTS ALREADY THERE Yale and Harvard Expected Shortly to Help. TROOPS ARE REJOICING The District volunteers are under ord to be ready for embarkation at Santiago tomorrow or as soon af- The removal of the other troops was begun today. General Toral has reported to Shafter that the Spanish prisoners’ camp is unhealthy, and there are twelve deaths daily. Warships are rendezvousing off Fajardo, where the have erected a small battery to resist land- So far no firing has occurred. ferences between the officials and leaders continue at Madrid, but no definite conclusion is reported. ter as possible. Spanish ing. Cc While no reply to our conditions of peace has come from Spain, no yrise is felt by the administration delay, as it is realized that Premier Sagasta, while prepared to accept the terms himself, must win pport from the Spanish leaders. The War Department has ordered fleet of transports that took troops to Porto Rico to proceed to Santiago to take away the troops there. Sec retary Alger say 000 troops will be taken away tomorrow and 10,000 more next week. A. August 4, 11:45 ion).—Major Gen- to mq The st ship- begin to- amoag August 4 n).—From 4 p.m. 2 mo- ge he in- every- at head- rdering north, r, havi of time to take d ort- row transports back arked. Thi to be re y after tome to go ‘OW. on 210th Cavalry will Only the private herses be taken. The other 1 over to General Wond, vat n officer to rece Wood remains here e su nts will be left standing, and all lot nd bedding, which . will be destroyed. al Lawton's di- s . Will go next. All will be on po- > the wharf. The others : there in wagons. men who ere suffering from yellow S will be left here. to provide al of the men District Volunteers, iments will 1, in the following orde District of Columb Massachusetts, 24 Massachu 83d th Michigan. these regiments have been ordered to emselyes in readiness to go on board the transports th> day after tomorrow, or as soon after possible. All the troops will first be examined by a medical board, and any suspicious cases will be left in the hospital. No tenting or sarplus baggage will be taken back to the United States. Captain McKittrick and Dr. Goodf=tlow of General Shafter’s staff left here this after- noon, by the Berlin, for New Orleans. Conditions at Manzanillo. SANTIAGO DE CUBA, August 4, 2 p.m. next no York, 9h (delayed+ in transmission).—The warships Massachusetts and Dixie arrived at Guan- tanamo bay last night and immediately started coaling. Commander Todd of the Wilmington r2- ports that the conditions at Manzanillo, as learned from General Rion, are as follow: ‘There are about 2,000 regulars, 1,000 volun- teers agd 500 bombarderos, or firemen, there. Thy appear to be well supplied with cattle and provisions, but are\believed to be short of ammunition. Recent events in that vicinity have disheartened them, and it is believed that the appearance of an American force, even of only 1,000 men, would result in the capitulation of the place. So far as forts are concerned, they amount to little or nothing beyond some field pisces temporarily placed in position and belonging to the army. But it is said there afe about twenty field guns in the vi- cinity. ‘The last expedition to Manzanillo took the Spaniards there completely by surprise, and they thought an Amézrican force was land- ing, south of the town, near Niquero. The country immediately surrounding Manzanillo is fertile and military opere- tions could readily be carried on there. The only high road leading out of Man- zenillo goes to Bayamo. With a naval ferce in front of the city, at this season of the year, it would not be possible for the Spanish troops to leave Manzanillo except by this road, which could be blocked by a landing party. Insurgent Raids. The general feeling of the Spanish forces at Manzanillo and in its vicinity is best shown by the fact that the insurgent lead- er, Gen. Rios, is encamped within a few miles of the place with 150 cavalrymen, and he occasionally makes raids on the out- skirts of the town itself in order to obtain cattle belonging to the Spaniards. n. Rios says five hundred additional mien are now on their way from the in- terior to join him. Confirmation has been obtained of the report that the Florida expedition for the relief of Ger. Gomez has been successful. On July 25 Gen. Gomez was encamped twenty-five miles northwest of Jucaro, the southern extremity of the Moron-Jucaro trocha. ‘The Spaniards evacuated and marched yond a ‘arge block house to the west- rd of the port of Tunas, in the province of Santa Clara, on July 2: A squadron bulletin s the Spanish forces generally from Manzanillo to Trini- dad are evidently in a very demoralized ecndition. Santa Cruz, the port on the south coast of the province of Puerto Principe, is re- perted to be deserted. There is no shipping there. TORAL WRITES SHAFTER. Spanish Camp Unhealthy and Twelve Deaths Daily. SANTIAGO DE CUBA, August 4, 4:15 p.m. (lelayed in transmission).—General To- ral, the commander of the Spanish troops, sent a letter today to General Shafter ad- vising th> latter that the camp of the sur- rendered Spanish troops is in an unhealthy condition. ‘The Spanish officer also reported that there were several hundred sick in the hos- pitals and that there was an averag> of twelve deaths daily The transports €x- pected here to carry the Spanish troops back to Spain have not yet been heard from. General Shafter will take action at once in order te improve the sanitary condition of the Spanish soldiers and their camp. IMMUN FOR SANTIAGO. Five Thousand En Route to Savannah to Embark. NAH, Ga., August 5.—Five thou- and troops are on the way to Savannah to- day to embark on th2 transports for Santi- ago to relieve the troops there. The troop ships Rio Gran¢ Leona and Minnewaski, which left New York yester- day, are expected to arriv2 tomorrow. The troops, which are all immunes, are the 3d orgia Regiment, from Macon, and the 3d a Sth Regiments from Columbus, Miss. The Mississippi regiments will arrive to- morrow. ee MONTAUK POINT PREPARATIONS, Tented City for 20,000 Men Be Put Up at Once. NEW YORK, August 5.—As soon lumber and tents arrive work -will pushed forward by day and by night to get big army camp and_ hosp! at Montauk Point ready for Gen. Shafter's troops from Santiago. All the available army tents in @ifferent Parts of the country are to be brought to Montauk, and in a few days the barren sands of the point will be transformed into a great tented ¢ with accommodations for 20,000 men work of of Col. Great to as be iuipping the hospital is in William H. Forward, chief wrgeon of the vieie Home tn Wash- om. There will be at least 5,000 beds, 1 1.000 tents with five beds In each tent. Col. Forward says he will have a sufficient number of nurses and physicians to care for the sick soldiers It probable at the sick soldiers will be landed from the transports at Montau! va to even if they have to be transferred smaller vessels with lighter draft. —e. DR. GUITERAS AT PHILADELPHIA. Says Troops Suffer Most From Ty- phoid Fever and Malaria. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Avgust 5.—Dr. John Guiteras, the famous yellow fever ex- pert and one of the leeding Cuban advis- ers in this country, arrived at his home in this city from Santiago de Cuba. Cencerning the yellow fever which has attacked the troops Dr. Guiteras said: “The yellow fever cases thus far have been of a light order and the mortality among the troops has not been heavy. most serious source of trouble at present is frem typhoid fever and malaria. the men ill fn the hospitals are suffering from one or the other of these diseases. yellow fever will become more serious, and then it will be worse than the typhoid.” Continuing, Dr. Guiteras said: “For rezson: cuss the affairs of the army in public. [ shall make uperate, them.” tiago, Dr, Guiteras would say nothing. ae Death of Lieut. J. B. Stecie. Stecle, ago yesterday morning. Oe Ordered to the Navy Yard. -_ has been detached from the Texas to the Washington navy yard. The Most of “As the season drags on, however, the Pparent to all I cannot dis- n official report of my observa- to Surgeon General Sternberg. t of the troops now In Santiago, I sup- will be brought to Long Island to re- it will be an admirable place for Concerning the reported trouble between himself and the Red Cross Society at San- A dispatch from Genera! Shafter recety- ed by the War Department today an- mounces the death of Lieutenant James B. Signal Corps, U. 8. Volunteers, from yellow fever at the hospital at San- THE DELAY BY SPAIN| TALK PEACE .TERMS|NEGLECT OF TROOPS Not Suprising That Her Reply Has Not Come. SAGASTA «MUST WIN SUPPORT Acceptance of Our Terms Still Re- garded as Likely. TODAY’S CABINET MEETING With a realizing sense of the gfave po- litieal problems that must be resolved by Senor Sagasta, the Spanish premier, before he can finally assent to the United States’ Gemands, the administration is not sur- prised that the answer from the Spanish side has beéh delayed. It is beifeved that so far as the premier himself is concerned, he has made up his mind to accept the con- ditions, but while in that decision he is supported by a majority of his cabinet, he finds it necessary to secure the support of leaders of other parties in order to guard against disaster in the future. Spanisa methods have never been noted for rapid- ity, and it is said that the present Is the first case on record where the Spanish cabi- net has acted within a day or two on a Matter so important as a pending peace proposal. Therefore it is scarcely expected that the last and deoisive answer will be forthcoming immediately. So far as can be learned, there has beer no further communication between the State Department and the French embassy since Wednesday night. Assuming that the report is true that Sagasta is seeking minute explanations of the details to be adopted under each head of the President's note, it is therefore probable that these ex- planations are being furnished by M. Cam- bon himself. At any rate he has made no Yurther application to the State Depart- ment for information, and it is said there that he is so fully advised now of the President's intentions that there is no oc- casion for him to do so. At the Cabinet Meeting. The cabinet convened in regular sessi promptly at 11 o'clock today. Some spe- cial significance was attached to the pre ence at the session of the naval board of strategy—Rear Admiral Sicard, Commander Crowninshield and Captain Mahan—who came over together, closely following Sec- retary Long, who was the first to join the President. Commander Crowningshield later returned to the Navy Department, evidently to obtain additional papers for the consid- eration of the cabinet. The definite and jong-expected answer of Spain to this gov- ernment’s terms had not been communi- cated, though it had been expected that this session of the cabinet might have the op- portunity of considering the formal Span- ish mdte of acceptance. Secretary of State Day in entering the cabinet room put at rest all reports that the formal answer might now be in the possession of this gov- ernment by saying that the answer of Spain had not reached this government. Questioned regarding the statement from Madrid that the reply would not be trans- mitted until early next week, Secretary Day said he knew nothing of the plans for communicating the reply and had had no understanding as to when it would be made known to this government. Spain's Agreement Expected Soon. The President and his cabinet have no definite idea when the Spanish government will answer the note of this country. The results of Wednesday's negotiations as to details preliminary to peace are in Spanish hands, tkis government having answered all the questions propounded by Spain, and M. Cambon having communicated to the Spanish government the position of this government. President McKinley and Secretary Day stl see strong probabilities that Spain will accept the American terms and end the war. They are certain that Spain will have no excuse to say that she can not accept the peace terms because of unjust treatment on the question of details. The impression continues to prevail that only a few days will elapse before Spain's agree- ment to terms will be received. No one expressed the opinion in the eabi- net today that the prospects of peace have been lessened by the statement of the offi- TS as to the condition of the troops at Santiago. Cabinet members say that the outlook for peace is as bright now as at any time for a week. They declare that the condition ai Santiigo has been some- what exuggerated. One of them pointed to the health reports of Gen. Shafter, say- ing that the last report showed that more men had returned to duty one day than had been stricken with disease the same day, Bringing Back the Troops. Secretary Alger informed the cabinet that the bringing of troops back to this coun- try from Santiago will begin tomorrow, when four steamers will leave with 5,000 men. He safd he expected to bring 10,000 men away from the fever-stricken district next week. Others will follow as fast as transports can be secured. that the St. Paul, St. Louis, Yale and Har- vard will be used to return the troops and to take immune regiments to Santiago. Tariff and Postal Regulations. The cabinet devoted some time to talking about tariff and postal regulations for San- tiago. It {s proposed to make some changes, particularly in the tonnage tax. Secretary Gage was authorized to make whatever changes were deemed wise, and to send them to Secretary Alger, who will in turn send them to General Shafter..One of the tonnage changes will be to relieve vessels in ballast of a tax of 10 cents. The Spaniards formerly exacted a heavy tax on ingoing and outgoing vessels, whether loaded or in ballast. It is thought that some changes may be made in the duty on tobacco. Nothing has been done about tariff regu- lations for Porto Rico. The President and cabinet expect that country to soon be- come a part of the United States, and the tariff regulations for Porto Rico will be- come about the same as those in force im this country. : 7 ————_——o+____ Censor Squires’ New Duties. Mr. Grant Squires of the signal corps, who has discharged the duties of cable censor at ‘the port of New York for -several weeks past, has been’ [END OF It is stated‘ ‘ appointed a second lieuten- |’ Conferences Continue Between the Madrid Leaders, SAGASTA HEARS FROM CASTELAR Advises the Premier to Remember the Virginius Affair. —- + WAR FAVORED MADRID, August 5, noon.—The confer- ences between the political leaders on the subject of the peace terms continue. Senor Silvela, the conservative leader, acting in behalf of Senor Castelar, the re- publican leader, who was prevented by ill- ness from being present, has conferred with Premier Senor Sagasta on the sub- ject. He said Senor Castelar, although an ad- vocate of peace, was of the opinion thet ‘n negotiating its conclusion the government “should remember the , Virginius affair, when the energy displayed by Spain in dealing with the United States saved Spanish interests, and he thought every effort should be made to preserve Spanish sovereignty over Porto Rico.” Senor Siivela added that he personally did not favor any change of policy. Campos’ Views. The Liberal, moderate republican, today publishes an interview with Marshal Mar- tinewde Campos, who is quoted as saying: “I openly favor peace. Everything that has happened in this war could have heen foreseen, but the most pessimistic could never have imagined that our misfortunes would be so great—the destruction of Mon- tejo’s and Cerver squadrons, the sur- render of Santiago and the rapid and un- resisted occupation of Porto Rico. No o could have imagined it, even taking into consideration the superiority of the United. States. Madness to Reject. “Neither the present government nor any other can change our situaticn. It would be madness to think of rajeeting President McKinley's conditions. The liberal party can bring about peace, but Sa, ta should not be asked to sign it. Such a cour would not be prudent, and another liberal cabinet should be constructed.” Marshal Martipez dé Campos, it is point- 2d out, evidently referred to Senor Ga gasta as premier. Senor Gamazo is present minister of public imstruction. name has been freqdently mentioned re- cently In connection’ with the premiership, in the event of the formation of a new ecab- inet. No Danger. of an Uprising. PARIS, August —The Madrid corre- spond2nt of the Temps telegyarhs this aft- ernoon that there is no danger of any up- risings In Spain. He adds that everybody is desirous of peace, “though profoundly de- ploring the necessity for making such great sacrifices.” — MESSAGE FROM AGUINALDO The Insurgent Leader Writes to Consul General Wildman, He Does Not Want to Fight B®indly and Wishes to Know What America Will Do. NEW YORK, August 5.—The Journal prints a cablegram from Hong Kong, pur- porting to give the text of a message s by Aguinaldo, the Philippine insurgent leader, to Consul General Wildman. The message is dated Cavite,-July 30, and in it Aguinaldo says !t has been reported that he “is getting the big head and not, behaving” as he promised Mr. Wildman to do, “In reply,” says Aguinaldo, “I ask why should America expect me to outline my policy, present and future, and fight blind- ly for her interests, when America will not be frank with me? ‘Tell me this, am I fighting for annexa- tion, protection or independence? t 4s for America to say, not me.” “I can take Manila, as I have defeated the Spanish everywhere, but what would be the use? f America takes Manila, I can save my men and arms for what the future has in store for me. Now, good friend, believe me; I am not both fool and rogue. The interests of my people are as sacred to me as are the in- terests of your people to you.” Will Not Use the Suez Cana}. War Department officials say there is no basis for the report coming by way of San Francisco that additional troops may be sent to Manila by way of the Suez canal. The plan for transporting troops in the usual way is going fogwan@ steadily, and Assistant Secretary Mejklejohn, having the matter in charge, sayg the Suez route will not be used. 4 ————+ 04. HOBSON TO BE HEBE AGAIN. Will Complete Agrangements for Raising tae Calon. NEW YORK, August 5.—Naval Construc- tor Hobson said today, that he will leave for Washington this gyenigg to complete the arrangements for the work of raising the Cristobal Colon. ; He thinks the Colom will be saved, He “said that all material for the work had been made already, Ingluding 1.200 alr bags and 1,200 pontoons; ne feu enant said that he intends to ‘visit Admiral Cervera at Annapolis, so that he-may pay his com- pliments to him. eect DEATH OF CAPT. HUBERT. A Victim of Brain Fever in Porto 2 Ricos ‘ Adjutant General Corbin today received the follewing telegrqm from Ponce, Porto Rico: > = s n Ed Sth Infantry, died of brain fever a Notify his wife at Pert Signed.) = Captain Hubert was 4 o'clock last night. Qurrent Talk About Treatment of the Soldiers. CONDIFION OF MEN AT THE FRONT Criticism of Bureaus in the War Department. a COL. ROOSEVELT’S LETIER ‘ The Roosevelt round-robin has stirred up things in the departments. The matter is heing talked of by both military men and civilians, and it appears that this outspoken expression of Col. Roosevelt and all the general officers under Gen. Shafter at San- tiago has brought to an issue a matter which hes been agitating the department for some time. Much regret is felt by the military men generally that the trouble Which exists and has led to the extraordi- nary course adopted by the officers at San- tiago, should have been made™public. The opinion is expressed In some quarters that Gen. Shafter should simply have acted on the strongly expressed advice of all his offi- cers, but not have made public their com- munication. It is said that the agitation looking to the relief of the soldiers who succumbed to sickness has been in progress for some time, and that the impatience of the officers at Santiago at being unable to get relief sought has been worked up to uch a point that it could not longer be con- trolled. Gen. Shafter’s Neglect. It is said about the War Department that from the beginning there has been great difficulty in getting from Gen. Shafter ex- plicit information as to the uation of af- fairs at Santiago, and that Gen. Shafter has said repeatedly that it would not do to » his force materially while the Span- ish pri | His ho reports in character, giving the number of sick, the deaths, the number of new cases and the number of discharged from the hospital, from time to time, but it is said the re- Purts did not disclose the fact that the men d from the hospital were utterly ited for duty, and were in such condition as to render it impossible that they should be again fit for duty for a long time if kept In that climate, and that they id not disclose the further fact that a large Proportion of the army, not actually on the sick lis bilitated and so reduced in strength as really not to be fit for duty. It is not said directly that the éepartment Was in absolute ignorance of this state of a , but it is insisted that steps were be- ing taken as rapidly as possible to get the troops norta. The publication of the round-robin has, however, brought the matter to the sur- fece and set things in motion in a way to bring about results more speedily than there was any prospects of under the ordi- nary ted-tape methods of the department. en statistical in , were ¢ ai Now that there has been outspoken com- plaint of u vigorous character by men of such ch. the officers signing the letter to General Shafter it is expected that a great deal may come to the surface con- cerning the management of affairs with t to the army, concerning which si- s been observed in public up to this time. Branches of the Service Criticised. Privately there has been a great deal of grumbling and criticism with respect to the service of the quartermaster’s and sur- geen general's branch of the service. It has been complained of from the first that @ great deal of hardship and suffering has been inflicted upon the army on account of their not being properly provided with the ordinary necessaries, in field and hospital. The ‘medical department of the service, In particular, has been the subject of com- plaint, and the general slowness in provi ing for the needs of the army has been a matter of comment. ble conditions the soldiers in the fieid mu: be subjected to suffering and privation, and complaints are to be expected, but it ap- pears prolmble that our army at Santiago has been compelled to suffer unnecessary privation, and it is even complained that the hospital service in the camps in this country, which are accessible to all forms of supplies, has not been as efficient as It might be. It is beginning to be doubted whether the cases of the Seneca and Con- cho, on board which the sick and wounded soldiers being brought from Santiago sut- fered such desperate privation, present an exceptional case. Case of the Santiago. The arrival of the San Marcos at New York from Egmont Key with a large num- ber of sick and wounded soldiers is said to be awaited with great anxiety to officials of the War Department. The sick on board the San Marcos were brought to Egmont Key on board the Santiago and two other transports which had taken the horses be- longing to Schwan's brigade and Ran- dolph’s artillery and some cattle to San- tiago. On the arrival of these transports at Eg- mont-Key reports began to come to Wash- ington of the terrible condition of the sick on board and the absolute lack of prepara- tion for their care before leaving Santiago. it is judged from these reports that when the sick are disembarked at New York they may have a tale to tell of worse con- ditions even than existed on the Concho and Seneca. It is said that the three transports which brought them to Egmont Key were in the condition of unclean sta- bles; that after discharging their cargo of horses and other animals at Santiago they were immediately loaded with the sick and wounded, and sent back without being cleansed, and with little provision for the care of the sick. It is reported tnat the conditions attending the voyage, until the sick were transferred to the San Marcos at Egmont Key, were almost unendurable. Conditions at Camp Alger. The state of affairs with regard to the care of the sick which is said to have ex- isted at Camp Alger until very recently may give an idea of how much worse the situation must be at Santiago and on board ili-equipped and badly managed transports. it is said among department officials, in to hold the department down to the nar- Towest lines, leaving little to their discre tion, and practically precluding the prompt- ness of action which the emergency of war demands. Col. Roosevelt's Letter. Considerable comment is being indulged in on account of the publication, this morn- ing of the letter from Colonel Roosevelt to Secretary Alger concerning the fitness of the cavalry forces at Santiago for ser- vice in-Porto Rico, and the reply of Secre- tary Alger, in the nature of a rebuke. It appears as if the letter of Roosevelt were personal in its character, and looser in form of expression than would have been in a more fermal communication. The good judgment of the Secretary in making pub- lic the letter is qnestioned by some, and one story, which is being talked over toda is that there is a political side to the qui tion, the Secretary's rebuking letter being calculated possibly to injure Colonel Roose- velt's political prospects in New York. It is said that Senator Platt looks with great disfavor upon the possibility of Colonel Roosevelt's military services being recog- nized by a nomination for governor of New York. Not Made Public by Shafter. Much complaint is being made in mili- tary circles on account of the round-robin of the Santiago officers haying been given toe the public. The press dispatch convey. ing the Roosevelt letter and the letter signed by all the officers gave it as obtain- ed from Gen. Sha The matter y 1d by the Presi- dent and his Secretaries at the cabinet meeting today, and the fact of the letters being given out for publication was viewed with disapproval. Gene Shafter had been communicated with on the subject, and {it is understood that a dispatch was received from him declaring that he had not authorized the publication, and representing that the con- ditjons at Sentiago had improved. Se Se Sa BARCOCK’S FIGHT. He Has Carried All ‘the Counties in His District but One. MR, Assistant Secretary Schrader of the re- publican congressional committee today re- ceived the following letter from Mr. Henry c n at Madison, Wis.: ‘Present indications are that Mr. Bab- cock has carried every county in the di trict except one, and there is now a strong ae is is a very gratifying re- sult after the political fight they put up on him; one of the worst political battles with- in my experience. He comes out of it stronger than e with the people of the whole state interested in him and his wel- fare. +e TARIFF ON STEEL. Manufacturers Want the Santiago Reduced. Me: Wood, Casselis and Rand, repre. enting iron and steel concerns of Mary- nd, saw President McKinley today, in company with Senator Elkins and National Committeeman Kerens. Several Maryland and Pennsylvania companies use a great deal of the iron ore taken out near San- tiago, Cuba. Spanish export laws fixed a duty of 5 cents a ton on this ore. When General Shafter took charge at Santiago the export duty was raised to fifteen cents. Duty at The steel concerns claim that this increase in duty, together with the Dingley tariff, will close down their works in several tes and throw out of employment many men. They want the former export rate re- stored, and saw the President in the hope of uring a change. DEATHS AT THE FRO Gen. Shafter's Report of Those Who Have Sucea ed to Discase. The following dispatch from General Shafter, diseribing the condition of the army, was given out by the War Depart- mert this morning: SANTIAGO DE CUBA, August 4, 1808. Adjutant General of the Army, Washing- ton: « Sanitary report for August 3. Total sick, s of fever, er returned to duty, 3 se Private Conad C. John- Company A, ist Infantry, acute dysen- Boostel, tery; August 2,’ Private Har Company A, 8th Infantry, d ate Hugh Galbreath, Company G. fantry, yellow fever; August Christian Larsen, Company F, ry, typhoid fe rett, Company E, 17th Infantry, chronic dysentery; Private Henry Kaester, Com- pany L, 34th Michigan, malarial ’ fever; Private Peter D. Haan, Compeny D, 34th Michigan, malarial tever; Private Joseph Greiner, Company D, 34th Michigan, ma- larial fever; Private George Martin, ‘Com- pany L, 34th Michigan, malarial fever. SHAFTER, Major General. ee AN ARMY OF 100,000. Representative Hall Believes Th Will Be Needed in the Future. Chairman Hull of the House committee on military affairs, who is now in Wash- ington, is interesting himself in questions which will come before that committee for settlement during the short session of Con- gress. One of these is the status of the regular army. “This 1s an important subject,” said Mr. Hull to a Star reporter today. “As soon as peace is declared the regular army will be reduced to about 26,000 men. 1 think that 2th Infant- er; Private Thomas J. Bar- tit -| SS FAJARDO IS FORTIFIED Small Spanish Battery to Oppose American Landing.” WARSHIPS ARE GATHERING THERE Awaiting Shots From Shore Before Shelling the Enemy. OFFICERS’ Sipe RESIGN ATION as Special Cate Dispatch to The Rvening Star, (Copyright, 1808.) OFF FAJARDO, Porto Rico, August 4 (via St. Thomas, August 4).—Our warships rendezvouing here, awaiting orde The Spanish have erected a small bat- tery to oppose the landing of our troops. They. will not open fire, our ships ere not shelling it. Desire Annexation. PON( Porto Rico, August 4, noon (via St. Thomas, August 5).—In Porto Rico no desire is expressed for anything except an- nexation to the United States, Trade cen- nections und political sympathies are most- ly American. The Spanish volunteers say that they were impressed Into service against their inclination, and wherever our army has its headquarters they are glad to surrender and take the oath of the new allegiance. The English and French settlers are at every one will concede that this number will not be sufficient fer the future. In my opinion we will need 160,000 regulars for scme time to come. he reorganization bill, which passed at the last session, brought the reguiar army up to 6i,000. “I thought that probably 50,000 would be the appropriate figure for the standing aimy of the future, but within the past three months conditions have arisen which will put an entirely different face upon the situation. We will need men in the Philip- pines, in Cuba and in Porto Rieo, and I doubt if 50,000 men’ will be enough. “Steps will be taken to frame a measure in the recess of Congress, to be submitted to the committee on military affairs as soon as it meets In December. The com- mittee can then pass upon it, and we hope to secure early action in the House, and Senate. Of course, my suggestion of 100,000 men ts entirely my own opinion. and the committees of the House and Senate will fix the number.” + 04 WANT WALES TO COME HERE. Anglo-Americ: Movement Leaders Favor the Idea. LONDON, August 5.—It is reported, in connection with the Anglo-American moye- ment, that strong endeavors are being made to get the Prince of Wales to visit the United States and Canada next sum- mer, and it is added that encouragemen: has been given the idea in responsible quarters. ‘ —-~—- : BRICE WILL BUY Ir. Report That the Ohio Southern Road ‘Will Beeome Hin Property. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star, sale ‘August 20, ~ strongly pro-American. Gen. Roy Stone Was entertained by a delighted English planter, who had not spoken his own tongue for twenty years. The natives would probably organize a revolt if Porto Rico did not become one of the United States. s Maj. Gen. Wilzon has moved headquar- ters from Ponce to Juan Diaz. Of the 6th Massachusetts officers the colonel, lieutenant colonel and three majors nd three ©: s resigned. They were charged with incompetency and iack of dis- cipline. ARRAYO BAY, Porto Rico, August 3, evening (via 8t Thomas, August 4).—Under a brilliant moon and the searchlight of tne! cruiser Cincinnati, the lest of Hains’ Brig- ade has been landed, and Gen. Brooke has established his headquarters. Gen. Grart’s lith New York ts expected. The artillery and cavalry from New York are wanted, but the transport Massachu- setts is stuck in the mud at Pence with them on board. The design is to take Guayama tomorrow and advance over tue mountain to Cayey. Beyond is Aibonita, where the enemy is concentrating, a movement which Ger Brvoke will lead off, while our troops « the Ponce road come up behind them, and thus stand at the Thermopalayan pass at Afbonita. This may posstbly be circumvent- ed and the Spanish scared farther to Sua Juan. Guayama is garrisoned by three battal- ions of 150 men, The Spanish cavalry which Was sent to attack the Gloucester’s marines at Arroyo last evening had four men wounded. As already detatled, fifteen men wearing Red Cross badges sent to recover them this morning were captured. The British consul recognizing a physi+ cian, dentist and apothecary, all were re leased. They said that the Spanish volun- teers sympathized with the United States, to which the district exports sugar and molasses. The Cincinnati and Gloucester will shell Guayama to cover the advance of our troops, but have an order not to injure the church, which is the finest on the islan The town, at the foot of a slope, hide among trees. Resistance is unlikely ull our troops are over the mountain. Guerrilias are shooting at our outposts north of Arroya and Ponce. The trouble in, the 6th Massachusetts Is partly attributed to the fact that white soldiers refuse to re- turn the salutations of negro officers of; the negro company. The examination, no} doubt, will end in a separation, which will, be, in effect, a disbandment. Porto Rican ! whites are puzzled, and ask, “Will the! blacks be better off under the Americans than under the Spaniards? Gen. Corbin Telegraphs for Informa- tion. At the instance of the governor of Massa- chusetts, Adjt. Gen. Corbin has telegraphed Gen. Miles at Ponce, saying that the Sec- retary of War wishes to know if there is any unusual cause or incident copnected with the reported resignation of the colonel and lieutenant colonel of the 6th Massachu- setts Regiment. The reports of these res- ignations were to the effect that much friction had occurred between the brigade staff and the officers of this regiment, lead- ing up to a large number of resignations by regimental officers. —_____+ e+—_______ PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS, Announcement at the White House of Recent Selection: = The President today made the following appointments: Register of the land office at San Fran- cisco, Cal., Aaron B. Hunt. Receiver of public moneys at San Fran- cisco, Sargent S. Morton. Receiver of public moneys at Marshall, Minn., Christopher F. Case of Minnesota. ee in the navy, Charles O. Alli- one. Collector of customs, district of Genessee, N. ¥., Martin J. Calihan. PARIS EXPOSITION, FOR THE Appointwenuts That, It ix Said, Are likely to Be Made. It is sald to be among the strong proba- bilities that Maj. Fred. Brackett, who 1s now the appointment clerk of the treasury, will become secretary of the commission to the Peris exposition. It is understood that Mr. Peck, the commissioner general, is fa- vorable to this appointment because of Maj. Brackett's wide experience in matters of this kind. Maj. Brackett is warmly rec- ommended by all who have learned that his name will probably be presented to the Presicent. It is also said to be probable that the arsistant commissioner general will be Prof. B. D. Woodward of Columbia Uni- versity, New York. +++ Personal Mention, Mr, John R. McLean, who has been spenil-