The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 3, 1898, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JULY 3 1898. SPLENDID SPIRIT OF - OUR MEN Fight From Dawn Until Dusk, Intent Only on S Xhictory. Spanish Penned in the Doomed City at the End of the First Day’s Assault. Copyrighted, 19 Assqclated Press. the | they could be moved seven Insurgents were seriously wounded and sevetal ON BOARD ASSOCIATED | gfightly hurt. At the two DIg JAT DANDY, | Americans were killed and nine off Ju 1, 4 p. m., via | wounded. Kingston, The battle The Spaniards used smokeless pow- of Santi and at | der un;! shot \;i\h much more accuracy 2 N )0( eric: than during the previous engagement. Lo ) American | oy it oo 1n that many more lives troops are t ring at the outer for- \ere not lost, as the opposition bat- ns ¢ Since | teries were less than two miles apart. eal my has | Colonel Wood's command behaved its way across two and a half \i\-m(; great brave Y, fring \’wwd_\'}:nlx]d‘ fles-of bitterly: oc sted and strongly | 4eadly volleys, with the en s shells : £ bitterly: contested and strongly | o oothing and bursting over their : y and the entire line of | poqgs Twe ninutes of fearfully | it is within gunshot | hot work silenced the Spanish batte- i Ten shots were sent into them | thus far is esti- dquarters no response, and it is nresumed that were dismounted or the gun- l and fifty wounded, but oL DI before the death roll y to the left, General Lawton’s | given. Lieutenant | division, with Chaffee’s men and ( € Twenty-second | pron’s battery, was fighting fiercely he only officer known ‘to | With the enemy entrenched in and | o 5 ”_“~1’ !‘" ‘W of | about Caney. The Spaniards contended | 1. wounded, and he Is not | every inch of ground bitterly and urt. fought with unexpected coolness and > Spanish killed and wounded are | courage, but the irresistible onward hundreds. movement of the Americans slowly s of Caney |forced them back upon and beyond 218y | cane ad the forts | “At“ghout 11 o'clock the terrible fir st east of Morro Castle, | from Captain Capron’s guns and .o , have be mu skets of the men broke the Spanish f the e With the ex- | line and a retre: beg toward the 1000 troops, who are | line of outer fortifi The ene- ua, the en. | MY took the trail known as the main 12, the en- | santiago road, and Captain Grimes' 1, together. with | battery immediately pitching shells in ahead of the retreating men, while a detachment of 2000 Cubans, ded by Garcia, was started to cut off the retreat. Garcia’s Cuban troops. v, and if the ess which att t follows the an advance w: commanded the center, owing to Gen- fter at dark last | eral Wheeler's illne but at about ght ev I 0 General Wheel arted on the w that a despe: s vo-mile journey to the front in an am- c¢ome ‘with ‘the bulance. About half way to the front 5 0 he met number ¢ litters bearing ht was spent wounded. The vete n, under protest the popular | by the sureeons, immediately ordered Be a Hot Time | his horse, and, after personally ass ing the wounded into the ambulance, mounted and rode onward. The men burst into frantic cheers, which followed the general all along the line. | By noon, although still very ill, Gen- | al Wheeler had blished headquar- K this: out. the reveille @ risen: the great 1e To- the éxtreme left Daffield th the Thirty- was o est Michigan, ‘his comamand hav | ters at the extreme front and center of | ed the Aguadores bridge byt the line, and still holds his position. to the northeast, was General Kent' The hardest fighting of the d vision,- & mile and a half from th | to have been on the rirht flz 1 held a a reserve force. the line nswhich arrl The cen- heavy casualties reported | there. The advance there was more s | rapid than at other points on the line, | and General Chaffee's brigade was the | first to cross the Little San Juan Riveg, | | likely to be handicapped by the action | . ure | No report has yet been received from | wenty-four hours, | them. A large detachment of General flag will fly from Santi- | Kent's reserves was sent to aid Genes Officers and | Garcia in this work, and it is probable d that the city.| fierce fighting occurred. rTow night. All this time General Sumner had | Wood -of close to the line of outer fortifications. his “briga hich- ¢ensisted of the | .At 2 o'clock Caney had not be en- | First First- Volunteers | tered & can troops, but they 3 the. Ténth and one bat | had pushed past and it was theirs at fon . of ‘the, Nin ar Cavalry, all | any time they desired to march into it. af exception of two | At that hour General Shafter, whose treops on the ex under Gen- | headquarters’ for the day had been erals: Lawton fully five | three miles to the rear, went forward miles ‘from: the sea. to assume personal command of the t ‘had been' arranged that General | operations. D should make a féint of attack- | . Some surpri: felt that he did not ing Agador tion fr o'clock: forward tten- at s n's.troops moved ¥ the Fir wait for the siege guns before begin- ning the final attack. The siege guns are still on the beach at Baiquiri, but t he decided yesterday that they were n-movement, an ral Lawt of Capt. unnecessary and determined to strike in the army | at once. nd am * u- The oniy movement that did not meet e } with suc v General Duffield’s at- not_expected to:return to | tempt to occupy the sea village of ntiago had fallen Aguadores. The New York, Suwanee on o] er shelled the old fort and the rifle p all the Spaniards from the vicinity and bowled o the parapet from which 2 through | flew the Spanish flag, but owing to the lley . meeting witn | blowing up of the railroad bridge Gen- 1o opposition, and’General Lawton ad- | eral Duffield’s troops were unable to get vanced along ‘the morth slope fantry and artiliery firing heavi p- din Grimes' guns had just gallopel to plateau in grand style and opened across the river which from the little town and were com- pelled to go back to Juragua. It is probable that an effort will be made to-morrow to repair the bridge and a compiete movement attempted. in- separated them Labrunelle super- kept up with the adva To-day it was reported at Jurag: The observation balioo- that General Duffleld had been de- the first time and feated. This is not true, as he did not three ssful - experimental a encounter any large body of Spaniards. sior ons, the car holding six me 1. Many - dramatic incidents occurred er the musketry fire of the cav during the day, with numerous evi- alrymen the Spaniards- in the litt dences of the splendid personal bravery town of El Paso retreated and Captain of the American officers and men in | Grimes’ battery tock a- position there their work of continuous and intense and began rapid firing into Caney. The ph "al strain, owing to the hills and guns of the two batteries made. the swamps and the fierce tropical sun, place so hot that the e tired, having no artiile After the enemy had ‘been drive from El Paso twenty-one shots we fired by Captain Grimes and Captain Capron from -that position into. the my-‘finally re-: which hammered down upon them the greater part of the day. The Cubans beh.ved with skill and lor, and rendered valable aid. Gen- Garcia and the other Cuban gen- erals led the troops in person, and r fortiflcations. of Santiago before showed great coolness in tight places. sponse came.. When it did come, The Spanish fought stubbornly however; it came. with. unexcelled ‘ac.. | throughout, and the _retreat, though steady, was slowly and coolly conduct- ed. They contested every inch of the way and -fought with unexpected skilil, | their officers handling the troops with bravery and good judgment. As in all of their fighting so far, however, they did most of their work under cover, rarely. showing themselves in large bodies in the open. curacy—shot and shell' from three-ingh dently “taken from Admiral ships, -and tnounted be- tifications;. - shgunners raked: the hill on which ‘El Paso-stands and .which had been made the “headquarters’ .of General Sumner - and”the:Cuban gener- als, 1 Castiilo, Canote and Rabi’| “"All the. retreats were toward Santi- One shell struck.a*large sugar store--| ago, arnd it {s probable that by night- house, " on- the’ red- corrugated- roof: of fall the entire force of Spaniards in the province of Santiago de Cuba will be within the city walls, with the excep- tion of 4000 men under General Pando, whose attempt to re-enforce Santiago is | believed to have been frustrated. |JOY AT CHICKAMAUGA OVER SANTIAGO ADVICES | Evidence of the Totai Obliteration of Sectional Feeling. Among the Volunteers. which*stood some Cubans. viewing the fight. . The roof fell and all the Cubans ere ‘wounded. ‘and three ¢f ‘them. will A detachment ‘of 200 Cubans* went ward from’ EI Paso; and then Colonet »0d,. with the. Rough: Riders and the FFirst and Tenth. Cavalry, s ed-down tiie hillside straighit.. for .the enemy's tifi ions. v Gl e ptain. Grimes’ - battery, poured.--a ‘=ady fire into the Spaniards to pro- ot Colonel ‘Wood’s advance. The dis- ounted cdavalry. ‘paused. on its wa; ough'the' tingled grass and under- Brish, a6 half_“.a;‘ down ‘the hill. | CHICKAMAUGA, July 2.—A scene side, selected a good-$pot to halt, and | Was witnessed at the park to-night that »n there opened:and maintained for | indicates the-patriotism and spirit of tiventy minutes.a hot fire. .. The oppos- | the soldiers at the ‘camp. The Associ- ing batteries banged away, Captain ated Préss bulletin announcing that the Grimes sending a storm. of lead.down | Spaniards in front of Santiazo had been into the outer fortifications and the | griven by the Americans from the rifle during the forenoon, drove | { | count of their using smokeless powder. Bpaniards pounding away at. the hill- | 5 3 pits- into the city was - telephoned to top with vicious persistency. Most of . . the Spanish shells went over the.hill- | Generad. Brooke's h::d‘l“&':;f“ from tops_and fell in a ravine beyond, Here | the: city just after taps. he mnews geveral detachments of Cuban troops spread like wildfire, and more than 20,- were stationed as reserves, and before | 000 soldlers, in their nightclothes, many of them carrying candles, were strug- gling along the road singing national airs and cheering. Quickly a number of bands from Northern regiments, the bandsmen dressed in their nightclothes, set up “Dixie,” and then the Georgia and Ar- kansas bands turned out, playing “The Star-spangled Banner” and ‘“‘Marching Through Georgia,” and Licutenant Cclonel Brooks of the First Georgia and Colonel Good of the TFirst Penn- sylvania embraced each other between the lines of the regiments and were taken upon the shoulders of the men of the two regiments and carried through the camp with their arms about each other. The men went to the headquar- | ters of General Rosser, who came out of his tent and made a rousing, pa- triotic speech. The whole camp was wild for a time. SAMPSON MAY ENGAGE CERVERA THIS MORNING NEW YORK, July 2—The Washing- ton correspondent of the Herald tele- graph: Official Washington is appre- hensive that the occupation of the for- tifications defending the harbor of San- tiago is proving more difficult than has been expected. It was of the utmost importance that these fortifications should be captured before the final as- sault is made on the city. The Span- ish troops in Santiago are assisted in | their work of resisting the invaders just as the American troops would be | if fighting the enemy under the guns of Rear Admiral Sampson's, fleet. The destruction of the defenses is absolutely necessary in order to take the city without enormous loss and de- stroy Cervera's ships. It can be ac- complished only by American men-of- war, which will be debarred from the harbor as long as Spanish troops hold Morro Castle and Estrella battery. This represents the situation as viewed by the war authorities. It is eported the massing of General Duf- fleld’'s brigade near Aguadores is in pursuance of a plan of campaign which s being followed by General Shafter. vidently General Duffield’s troops have been chosen to assault Morro Castle and carry it by storm. The operations of this brigade are of the Spaniards in destroying the rail- road bridge crossing Guama River, which was omplished, according to | an official dispatch from Rear Admiral Sampson, notwithstanding the hot fire maintained by the American warships. The stream will have to be bridged by the engineers with the brigade, and when trceps are over it, their work against Morro Castle will be undoubt- edly unc heavy fire from the bat- teries which the Spaniards have erect- ed to defend the fortress. It is hoped b - the authorities General Duffield’s brigade has carried out this feature of the programme and that the capture of Morro Castle has been or will soon be effected. In this event, as was explained this morning, Rear Ad- miral Sampson will nd out small boats to destrov or raise the mines. evident to the officials to-night | e capture of the city will not | occur before Monday at the earliest. | Rear Admiral Sampson’s ships may be able to enter the harbor Sunday morn- ing and in that case he may be able in a few hours to engage and it is hoped sink Cervera’s ships. When this has been accomplished the American armorclads and the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius will take a position in front of the city and fire upon the anish positions while the troops as- sault the city on land. It is understood in official circles that General Shafter | will take advantage of the intervening time to station his troops so as to prac- tically surround the city and thus cut off the escape of General Linares’ com- mand. pe i AMERICAN LOSS ONE HUNDRED IN KILLED AT CANEY Speclal cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gur-! don Bennett. | PLAYA DEL ESTE, July 2.—At day- break Lawton's troops were at Villa Guron and moving toward Santiago. They had taken Caney at 4 o'clock yes- terday at great expense. Chaffee sur- | rounded the village, which is situated | on a hill protected by a fort and block- | houses. ~ Capron’s battery, at a dis- | tance of 2300 yards, demolished the fort'’s tower and brought the flag down. The enemy’s sharpshooters in trees and steeples were hard to find on ac- A charge was ordered. The Twenty- fifth and Twelfth undertook it. They formed 400 yards from the fort and ran cheering against a volley fire, many falling. ‘When they were but fifty yards away the enemy fled, leaving forty dead. The ruined, blood-spattered fort and block- houses were taken. Forty Spanish were killed and 300 sur- rendered. Their commander gave his sword to General Ludlow, while the women of the village wept over the wounded. The Americ: s lost 100 dead and 200 wounded. They proceeded supperless | toward Santiago, but were exhausted and rested until dawn, three thousand Cubans preventing the retreat of Li- nares. SR L AP RETIREMENT OF REAR ADMIRAL KIRKLAND Promotions in All Grades of the Navy the Result From His Withdrawal. WASHINGTON, July 2.—Orders have been given for the retirement to-mor- row of Rear Admiral William A. Kirk- land, the senior officer of the navy, now acting as commandant of the Mare Isli- and navy-yard. Notwithstanding his retirement, Admiral Kirkland will con- tinue his present command until the termination of the war with Spain per- mits his relief by an officer on the act- ive list. His retirement will result in promotions in all grades of the navy, but only a few of them will be made at once. The promotions already determined upon are as follows: Commodore F. V. McNair, now on special duty in this city, to be rear admiral; Captain Wil- liam T. Sampson, commanding the na- val forces in the West Indies, to be | commodore, arnl Commander Francis | ‘W. Dickins, assistant to the chief of the | Bureau of Navigation; Navy Depart- | ment, to be captain. Commodore McNair and Captain Dickins ..ave qualified for promotion, but owing to the absence of Captain Sampson from the country it has been impossible as yet to complete his ex- amination for the higher grade. Con- sequently he will be appointed com- modore “subject to examination.” 3 AR Advances made on furniture and pianos, with | ert | Tillman's speech or without removal. J. Noonan, 1017-1023 Mission, BRINGS DOWN | SPAIN’S FLAG IN THREE SHOTS Gunpper on the Suwanee Knocks the Yellow E mblem From Aguadores’ Fort. bardment of Spanish flag. of the flag were left. bunting. Delehanty. [CICXCIOIOXOIOJOIOYOXOJOYOJOXOOXOI010JO) WITH THE FLEET OFF SANTIAGO, July 2.—When the fort at Aguadores yesterday was ordered to cease Lieu- tenant Delehanty of the Suwanee signaled for permission to knock down the “Yes,” replied Admiral Sampson, “if you can do it in three shots.” When the smoke of the first shot cleared away only two streamers The shell had gone through A delighted yell broke forth from the crew of the Suwanee. Two or three minutes later the Suwanee clouds of debris rose from the base of the flagstaff. Then it was seen that the shell had only added to the ruin of the fort. The Suwanee now changed her position smoke shot out from her side, and up went spouting a cloud of debris from the parapet and down fell the banner of Spain. the flagship will probably never be heard again. “Well done,” signaled Admiral Sampson to Lieutenant Commander (CXOJORORCRERORONORONOROROJOROJONOXOROXOROXOKO KA OROXORCRONOXOXO] the bom- the center of the and huge fired again, slightly. Then a puff of Such yells from [SXoJojoloJolololoTooYolololoIololololo) QUEER WORK IN GERMAN ELECTIONS Director of the Imperial Navy Is Accused of Coercin 8 Voters ‘Owing to Alleged Frauds of Gov- ernment Agents the Socialists Will Contest Copyrighted, 153, by the Associated Press. BERLIN, July 2.—The public con- tinues to be absorbed in the-quinquen- nial elections recently held in this country and their results. The news- papers are teeming with incidents in- dicative of queer electioneering meth- ods observed during .the campaign, and a mass of evidence is presented proy- ing that intimidation was resorted to in many districts, notably in the rural sections. The Socialists will contest a number of seats, including the Dantzic con- stituency, w..ere the director of the im- perial navy yard is charged with co- ng voters to support the Govern- ment candidate. They will also con- test the seats in Cassel, Elbing and Dortmund, and in the Second and Fifth districts in Berlin. In the latter place, it is alleged, enough illegal ballots were counted in favor of the anti-socialist candidate to vitiate the result. The increased strength of the Cen- trists is now 104, and the weakening of the Government side in the Reichstag induced the Centrists to formulate a list of demands for the coming session, including the recall of the Jesuits, the abolition of the last remnants of Cuturkampf, the reinstatement in the | constitution of the articles granting ab- solute political equality to the Catho- lic church and the restitution of the Catholic department in the ministry of public worship. The representative of the Associated Press learns, however, from good au- thority, that although he cannot pass new measures without the co-operation of the Centrists, Emperor William will not sanction the recall of the Jesuits, which the Centrists regard as the most important of their demand. Emperor William recently declared that as long he was King of Prussia the Bundes- rath should not have a Prussian vote in favor of the recall of the Jesuits nor of the other demands enumerated. It is probable, therefore, that there will be trouble between the Centrists and the Government during the next session, especially as a number of those elected on the re-ballots, who were ald- ed by Centrist votes, are pledged to support the Centrists in themselves, giving the Center at least nineteen votes. The Conservative newspapers con- tinue the campalign for the abridgment of the Reichstag franchise, maintaining that this is necessitated by the immense growth of the Socialist vote. The rep- resentative of the Assoclated Press learns that Emperor Willlam and the King of Saxony are both in favor of this movement. The Emperor has in- structed the chief of his private cabi- net to prepare at the earliest moment a report giving minute details of Social- ist progress, by districts, towns and villages, the conditions governing each and the fluctuations previous to elec- tion. A special Cabinet meeting will be summoned to discuss the matter as soon as the report is completed. The press of the country is now com- menting 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 situation as very unfav- orable for the Americans as well as for the Spaniards. With regard to Cuba, it is thought that the American forces, apart from vellow jack and the influ- ences of the climate, are entirely in- adequate. All the American operations since the United States forces have been landed, it is asserted, have been ill-advised and showed lack of fore- sight. The fact thot the army of occu- pation is so insufficiently equinped with everything needful skows, the papere declare, poor generalship. Some comment has been aroused by in the United States Senate regarding the Philippines. The National Zeitung reiterates the state- ment that Germany has not yet shown a desire to interfere excent to protect German subjects, should the necessity arise, which is by no means unlikely, as neither Spain nor the United States seems to be able to cobe with the natives, The paper adds: “If the United States should conquer and retain the Many Seats. :Ph!l(ppines or if Spain relinquishes | them to the United States, then they would become theirs by right of war, and it is improbable that any power | would go to war with the United States | in order to dispute their possession. | Should Spain, however, lose the Philip- pines without the United States con- quering them, then all the countries interested in the far East wouldi be concerned in their fate.” ! At a meeting of the Colonial Society | at Dantzic on Tuesday, at the instance of the president a resolution was adopt- ed which is liable to create a variety of trouble. The resolution provides that no German, no matter where he may emigrate, hereafter shall lose his nationality, except on his own initia- tive. A bill embracing the resolution, which is indorsed by the Emperor and by many members of the Reichstag, v\i'lll be introduced at the coming ses- sion. Prince Hohenlohe, the Imperial | Chancellor, although nearly 80 years of | age, is learning to ride the bicycle. The yacht race arranged recently be- tween the Empress of Germany and her sister-in-law, Princess Henry of Prus- sia, who were on board the Iduna, late the American schooner yacht Yampa, | against Emperor William on board his | new yacht Meteor, was sailed on Tues- | day. The race started from Hemmel- | mark and was over a course of fifty- six kilometers. It was won by the Me- | teor by a half hour. Prince Bismarck is regaining his health. He is able to walk again, and is as active and keen witted as ever. Since March the orchards throughout Germany have been thoroughly search- ed for the San Jose scale. The Prussian Minister of Agriculture, Baron von Hammerstein- ton, now reports that no sign of the San Jose scale has been found, although another insect closely resembling it has been discovered in great numbers. WOUNDED JOINED IN SINGING “THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER” Copyrighted, 185, by the Assoclated Press. SIBONEY, Province of Santiago de Cuba, July 1, 8 p. m., via Playa del Este July 2.—At this hour the fighting continues. The entire reserves of the American army have been ordered to the front at once, apparently with the intention of forcing our way to San- tiago de Cuba. The troops have ad- vanced nearly to the city, but the for- tifications are very strong. Our losses are heavy. An officer from the field estimates our killed and wounded.at 1000 men. Shells, supposedly from the Spanish fleet, did heavy execution among our troops. During a lull in the fighting an im- pressive incident occurred. The Twenty-first Infantry was out in front and suffering loss from the Spanish fire, but the men sang “The Star- spangled Banner,” even the wounded joining in the singing. - WOULD SACRIFICE HER THRONE FOR SPAIN Queen Regent Desires the Interven- tion of Europe to End the War. PARIS July 2.—The Matin says the Queen Regent of Spain desires the in- tervention of Europe and would wil- lingly isacrifice the throne for peace, which is imperative in the interests and for the honor of Spain. |8 | Red Cross Entertainment. PASO ROBLES, July 2.—The enter- tainment for the benefit of the Paso Robles Red Cross Society was a grand success, financially and socially. The grand march was led by Miss Eva Friedman of San Francisco and Profes- sor M. Heyman. The march was a beautiful one, the evolutions ending by the formation of a cross emblematic of the society. Mrs. Blackburn and Miss Beatrice Farnum, the leading spirits in the formation of the local society, with the other ladies interested in the work, are planning other affairs for the ad- vancement of the cause in this vicinity. BEFORE THE BIG BATTLE COMMENCED Richard Harding Davis Tells of the Plans of Attack. Generals Wheeler and Young Compelled to Relinguish Com- mands Owing to Fever. Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett. 2 brigade, ‘embracing the Rough Riders under Lieutenant Colonel * Roosevelt; First Cavalry, Colonel Diet, and Tenth | Cavalry - Licutenant Colonel -:Baldwin. Colonel - Carroll's. Second . Brigade, which is lost at present in the moon- shining across a sea of mist two miies wide and two miles long, which looks in the moonlight like a great lake in the basin of the hills. Three columns of United States sol- GENERAL SUMNER'S CAMP, BE- | First Infantry; - Lieutenant: <Colonél |FORE SANTIAGO, Thursday, June 30| Bisbée, T r-fourth Infantry, (by Herald-Call Dispatch-boat Golden| Lieuter lotiel Dageett. s 1o wait Rod to Kingston, Jamaica, Friday. ""&{}“‘.fi"' 1[ ;“[f :T,m'“ L “““\"m:)r;rt,ge , s ” ' | extreme’ left of -the plain a 2 y July 1).—The attack on Santlago is 10 | faces Santiago Brsat Banies begin in a few hours—at 4 o'clock to- | brigade of cavalry and Captain Grimes’ morrow. From this ridge we can see | battery of the Secgnd Artille The the lights of the city—street: lamps | battery is ‘flanked by Colonel “Woods' | ! diers are to descend to-morrow morning }léfilt, ; uxjp-‘»x;t ux; mr:n:-me(nt' t{v 3:2 i3 Fast G ity, eat. | 1eft of San Juan: It comsists of. the :"w gt el tlhe,,“l‘ll_)'pm”t Third Cavalry, Major Wessell's' Sixth ng up on their way the little villages of | ¢y yvairy, and the Ninth Cavalry, Colo- El Caney and San Juan. They have | ne] Hamilton. * General - Lawton -will been pouring down, since early this | probably advance with General Chaf- morning, the narrow trail that leads|fee. -General Kent's division will- re- from Siboney to Santiago. They came | Main in the rea General ' Shafter’s | headquarters are also in.the rear. in two single lines over the foothills on Y R e S A St ST riAlon either side of the trail, a foot deep With | ; gemonstration in front of Aguadores. water and mud. | The pl over which the troops’ will The line seems interminable. Thou- | manéuver is abo't two miles long and sands of men, slipping and stumbling | two miles wide; quickly -covered ~with in the wet grass and mud, passcd slow- | 8reat bushes, ' vines - and _cacti. The ly. As there seemed no end to them, | !l::“lfi )t]h:‘i‘“fi:fr‘ l‘-i“;? MG anlrl'”“'. g I some one said they were the same men | % With dificulty that - two'men’ cah marching in a circle around the hills | vanee on Santiase wilbbe slow. to impress the Spanish outposts. There no -inténtion - to. rush the s | ¢ity to-morrow, but to occupy the ob- jective point, which is the town of San Juan, and so to threaten the city with- in a quarter.of a mile of its walls. Now, near midnight, General Sumner and his staff are making maps in péncil, by the light of a candle. Troops are still passing in the.moonlight and "the lowed the leader’s bell. There were |jights of ‘Santiago have been put ~out. long halts while generals and colonels | T the: bushes of.the.basin . beneath us fumed and swore and sent aids splash- | 99 460 men are sleeping,”buried in - the ing between the lines to hurrv up one | cos of mist, wajting for the day. regiment and send another down the RICHARD HARDING DAVIS. side trail on the banks on either side. restod ateer ot e A A roci | DISAPPOINTED: BY THE: FAILURE OF - _DUFFIELD’S PLAN and laughed and cuatted as though Copyrighted, ‘1598, by the Assoclated. Press. Hours passed and the men moved forward in unbroken lines, the moon rose and still they passed, -great, stalwart giants in brown, and young volunteers in brown, and cavalry mounted and unmounted, white and colored, and pack trains of mules fol- they said, “Now you will know how- it ! is yourselves.” Russia’s military at- | tache looked at them and smiled. “Save | me from my friends,” he said, “I can take care of my enemies myself.” | If the regiments are not lost im the | underbrush, which is not likely to. hap- | pen, as the moon makes everything as |.vja Port ‘Antonio-Jamaica, 6:30 p. m.—— light as day, the three columns Will | Great disappointment is felt by . the a@\'ance'al reveille tn-_mnrro\f'. ‘but they i navy officers over General Duffield’s will move under 4 new commander. ~ |inapility.fo-eross the stream at Agud- In the army, whereas in spite of half | R R, ratlons, tropical sun and tropical | 40Tes, which Tuns through a gully. Had storms, the sickness is only 2 per cent, | Pontoons’ been “brought - from - Altares two of the generals are ‘down with | the western bluff of -Aguadores; com- fever and have relinquished their com- | manding an--excellent ‘position, = could mands. General Joseph' Wheeler's | have heéen taken and .held under cover place is taken by General Sumner and | of the firé.of the fleet. Thére was a Colonel Wood of the Rough Riders | trestle- across: the stream; one span of moves up to the command of a brigade | wpich. hpd been partly destroyed at the held by General Young, whe s also | Goiernena. - Tt Isinot quite understood down with fever. Colonel Carroll of the | V05! e elat e el Sixth Cavalry takes General Sumner’s | WhY. General Duffield did not tfy this 6FF SANATAGO DE CUBA; July 2, command of the First Brigade of.| method of crossing.. cavalry. | The auxiliary ‘cruiser Yosemite 'and General Ludlow of the engineers, for | the Tepa ship .Vulcan arrived this some unknown reason, is made, by or- | morning. : der from Washington, to take command | The-Newark was not damaged by her of Colonel Van Horne's First Brigade | collision with- the -dispatcl -boat Dol- | phiz. Sieteg EAST CORNER OF MORRO CASTLE IS KNOCKED TO PIECES by the: Associated Press. of Infantry of the second di on. It is proposed to reach San Juan, a little suburb of Santiago, just outside of its gates. General Chaffee, with the Twelfth Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Comba; Seventh, Colonel Benham, and the Seventeenth, Lieutenant Cclonel Haskell, is to take El Caney, a town oc- cupied, it is believed, by one regiment of Spanish soldiers. It is on the far right of our line. General Chaffee's attack on El Caney is to be under the fire of Capron’s bat- | tery, which is on the hjll between EI Caney and the trail along which Chaf- fee will move. General Ludlow, with the Second Massachusetts Regiment, Colonel Clark: Twenty-second Infan. | try, Colonel Wikoff, and Eighth Infan- try, Major Conrad, is re-enforce Chaffee if necessar: Otherwise he is to advance to the village of Duero, be- yond Caney, which is the most conspic- uous object in the basin. This will bring him to the right of San Juan. General Miles, with the Fourth In- fantry; Lieutenant Colonel Bainbridge, Copyrighted, | SIBONEY, July 2,2 P. M. (via Playa | del Este and Guantanamo).—The bom- | bardment of ‘the forts at the: entrance | to Santiago harbor was résumed early this morning and lasted over an -hour. The east corner of Morro Castle was knocked to pleces and: the flag ~shot down. 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