More Men Needed

Washington, July 5.- Like a thunderbolt out of a clear .sky carne a dispatch to the secretary of war at noon Sunday from Gen. Shafter on the battlefield saying it would be impossible to carry the city of Santiago by storm with his present forcé of men. This carne at the moment when war department officials were expecting word that Santiago had fallen and that our flag was waving over other details, showing splendid bravthe city. Gen. Shafter gave many ery on the part of our men, but all this was lost sight of in the fact of the momentous report that the city itself, after three days of desperate battle, could not be taken. The dispatch was carried by Adjutant General Corbin to the white house, where a council of war was held by the president, Secretary Alger, Gen. Miles, Gen. Corbin, Assistant Secretary of War Meiklejohn and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Allen. The officials wore an outward calm, but the report had caused the deepest agitation. All attention was directed to sending reinforcements to Shafter immediately, in order that the battle might be renewed and Santiago taken. At the war council It was positively determined there should be no halt in the movement on Santiago, except Buch time as was necessary to get more men to Shafter. They will be sent from Tampa in large numbers and 16,000 men will then be moved from Chickamauga to Tampa to go forward on transports. Dispatches were sent to the neet off Santiago to have twelve transports return at once to Tampa to take on more troops for Shafter. Hurry orders were sent to I Tampa, and one expedition of six ships with about 6.000 men left there Sunday. Gen. Shafter's report caused an agitation throughout the national capital almost indescribable. Great crowds surrounded the bulletin boards and churchgoers were greeted with cries of "Extra" papers. The public shared the apprehension of officials, and it was feared Gen. Shafter's position had become dangerous and possibly critical. The official dispatch given out did not contain all Gen. Shafter reported, as part of the report of nis future plans was suppressed in order not to reach he enemy.. This told of the place he would occupy in order to protect his force from an attaek by the enemy. It will be near the coast and under the guns of the American ships. There will certainly be no more fighting for the present until large reinforcements reach Shafter. In the meantime there is a possibility that the Spanish troops may make an attaek on our forces, but this is not expected, as the Spaniards are quite as much worn out as our men. There are reports showing that the Spanish loss is over 1,000 and that their leading general. Linares, is severely wounded. Santiago is a mass of ruins, caused by the flre of our troops and bursting shells from Sampson's fleet. The city is like a great morgue, filled with the dying and wounded, and starvation is added to the horrors of their situation. They are far worse off than Shafter's troops, although they cling to their intrenchments in despera. yon. The war councils at the white house were devoted to the planning for sending reinforcements. Every available ship has been ordered to Tampa, and a Wholesale movement of troops will begin there. Although feeling keenly the failure to take Santiago, officials at the war department say that our troopa have done splendid service against terrible odds. They have suffered from the terrible heat and have cut through almost impassable underbrush. They have captured many outposts of , tiago, driving the Spaniards into the city. But the forts and intrenchments, combined with guns of the Spanish fleet, have glven the enemy heavy advan tages. Gen. Miles may be sent to the field at once to take supreme command, owIng to the emergency. He wishes to ïo, but the war department hesitates :o grant permission for fear it will be taken as a criticism of Shafter. There is no desire by the president or the secretary of war to criticize Shafter In any way. They say he has done the best possible under adverse circumstances. Many of his best generáis have been prostrated with the heat and are suflering with fever. Major General Wheeler and Gen. Young are among hose fever stricken. This seriously cripples our strength. Wheeler and Young will be brought home and other generáis sent in their places. There are rumors also that the heat and clima '? have told seriously en General Shafter himself, and that he has been unable to lead the army during the flght. Officials say the heat and climate have done more than Spanish ltets to hurt our troops. Military authorittes are divided tn opinión as to what circumstances brought about Gen. Shafter's condition. Some say it would have been better policy to have divided the Spanish forces and flght them near the coast, where Admiral Sampson's ships could have helped shell the enemy. But Shafter determine to drive them away from the coast and pen them up in Santiago. He thought he could then surround the town and capture it. He evidently had greatly underestimated the strength of the city's defense, as nis storming has been done at very heavy cost of life, and now he is obliged to retire and wait for more men. The president showed his continued support of Shafter by sending a dispatch congratulating him and the troops on their bravery on flrst day's fighting. This dispatch was sent by the Secretary of War and says: "The president directs me to say that you have earned the gratitude and thanks of the nation for the brilliant and effective work of your noble army on Friday, July 1." It is probable the president will at once issue another proclamation calling for more troops, as the struggle at Santiago, whiclws known to be far weaker than Havana, has dis closed the heeavy task ahead. There is to be no halt in the aggressive campaign, and the apparent temporary reverse of Gen. Shafter will bring forth efforts by officials here for an army large enough to crush the Spaniards at every point. Late in the afternoon the President again held a council of war, attended by most of his cabinet. The plans for sending reinforcements were again gone over and a most vigorous policy determined upon. Germán Criticg. Berlín, July 5. - The press of the country is now commenting upon the Spanish-American war in a more unbiased manner, and with less venom toward the Americans, although the military editors continue to regard the situatlon as very unfavorable for the Americans as well as for the Spaniards. With regard to Cuba, it is thought that the American forces there, apart from yellow jack and the influences of the climate, are entirely inadequate. All the American operations since the United States forces have been landed, it is asserted, have been ill-advised and showed lack of foresight. The fact that the army of occupation is so insufficiently equipped with everything needful shows, the papers declare, poor generalship. Will Hold Kaiser ln Check. Paris, July 5.- The alleged good faith of Germany in the matter of the seizure of the Philippines, which, it is said, the Washington government does not doubt, is not so viewed on the continent. In fact, the belief i that Germany has ulterior designs The attitude of the other powers however. it is believed, will hold th war lord in check. An Italian states man is credited with saying that h did not believe any European powe would raise a hand to prevent the bombardment of Manila by American ships. By such a step the power interested would be regarded as an ally of Spain and her actioin would mean war. Not a power in Europe, he says, would dare to take the step. Dewey Is Disappointed. London, July 5.- The Daily Telegraph publishes a dispatch from Manila, under date of June 28, via Hong Kong, which says that the non-arriva of the transports from San Francisco has grievously disappointed Admira Dewey. The Americans express the utmost confidence in their ability to dispose of Admiral Camara's squadron or any other ships that the Spaniards may send, but they admit that they wish that Admiral Dewey had at least one battleship. News of Battle at Tam pa. Tampa, Pla., July 5.- The news of the severe loss sustained by Gen. Shafter's army at Santiago reached Tampa Sunday. The excitement is intense, and the men are wild with the desire to go to Cuba and avenge the death of their comrades. This feeling is as strong among the volunteers as among the regulara, and there is not a soldier here who is not far more anxious to be in the midst of the conflict now than he was before the bad news was received. Spanish Ministers Crltlcised. Madrid, July 5. - At a banquet In Madrid Señor Romero y Robledo made a violent anti-government speech, accusing the ministers of inactivity and being without an original idea, and leaving everything to the admiráis and generáis. He concluded with pointlng out that the existing institutions would be endangered, adding: "But, nevertheless, we must do our duty as Spaniards and defend our country." W1U Be Kept Out of the Way. Madrid, July 5.- There is belief here that the squadron of Cámara will not go to the Philippines. Neither will it return to Spain. The evident intention is to keep it out of the way of the American fleet in order that it may not go the way of the Manila squadron or meet the fate the ships of Cervera. Spanish Claim Victory. Madrid, July 5.- No official dispatch has been received regarding the battle of Santiago de Cuba; but private telegrams afflrm that the Americans suffered a distinot check, and that a great number of them were captured. Coaling Uutslde Port Sald. London, July 5. - Lloyd's agent at Port Said, telegraping Sunday, says the Spaateh fleet is anchored outside Bgyptian waters, anü is engaged la paling.