THE RED CLOUD CHIEE.
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BRIEF WAR NOTES
CONDENSED SKETCHES OF
ACTUAL HOSTILITIES.
FUln, Unvarnished rnrugroph Portray
ing Truthful w f Kvent u They
llare or Will Happen MuTement of
Army uml Nnvy Departmental Doing
Wednesday, July 0.
Admiral Cervera wits granted per
mission tiy the president to communi
cate with IiIh family by cable.
Tho government will soon .send out
to Manila tnrnty-foiir tmisluiil Instru
ments for the use of tho First Nebraska
regiment.
Honor Sngustn bus announced offi
cially in Madrid that Admiral Cervcru's
squrdron litis becn'destroyrd nnd tluit
Cervera himself Is n prisouorof wur.
Tho Ilrltlsh wnrshlp I'alluls uml
Alert have gone to Santiago dc Cuba
In order to bring awny llrltish subjects
who are desirous of leaving that city
before the lHinbiirdmcnt,
The Spanish cabinet council nt its
meeting Tuesday .night decided not to
open negotiations for nencc, but to
continue the war with all risks while
a single soldier rcnialns in Cuba.
The United States steamer Phila
delphia, which bus been having nu
overhauling at Mure Inland nuvj-'yurd,
will bo ready for sea in about two
weeks. Kite is destined for.Mnnlla.
One hundred recruits for Colonel
Wood's rough riders huvc left .Santa
Pe to join the regiment at Suntlugo.
They are an exceptionally lino body of
men, being well built, nix footers, and
dnring robbers.
One feature of tho lights at Santia
go, which has aroused great indigna
tion among tho Americans, is the act
of Spanish sharpshooters along the
line of march of Americans tiring on
the wounded und members of the
hospital corps.
Tim president hn.s sent instructions
to Sampson and Shaftcr to con for "to-
g ether concerning n joint uttack on
nntiago. Sampson will enter the
I arbor and thus put tho Spanish be
tween land nnd sea forces. Foreign
consuls at Santlngo have asked for
delay of bombardment In order that
.they ranj- remove their subjects.
Representative Ilerry of Kentucky
has introduced n resolution in congrcs's
thanking Commodore Schloy and the
officers and men under his command
for their heroic and distinguished con
duct in. destroying tho Spunlsh fleet.
Mr. llorry said he proposed to see thnt
tho officer to whom tho glory is due
hall bo recognized, declared Schley
was tho real hero, arid that although
6ampson commands tho fleet. It was
fichlcy who was In command when
Oorvern, tried to escape.
Thursday, July 7.
The Itclnu Mercedes, tho last of
Ccrvern's fleet Was destroyed Monday
night.
It is now thought that the attack on
Santiago may bo delayed for several
days at least.
Tho resolution providing for the an
nexation of Hawaii passed tho senate
yesterday by a vote of 42 toSl.
Non combatants nro fleeing from
Santiago in all directions to escape tho
dreaded bombardment by tho Ameri
cans. Word reached Secretary Long yes
terday that tint Alfonso XII had bVtm
destroyed while trying to run the
Uavana blockade.
Russian newspapers counsel the
TJulted States and Spain to 'cense this
terrible war." They declare that di
plomatic intervention has become
necessary.
The report that tho Ilrooklyn had
sunk, and that Commodore Seliley had
"bcon killed, bus not been verified, and
in pronounced a Spunlsh fuk similar
to that about Captain Evans of the
Iowa.
Negotiations nro underway between
Genorul Shaftcr and the Spanish com
mander looking to tho vxchnugu of
Habson and his crow. Sliaftor hopes
to succeed In making an exchange of
prisoners.
President '..lcKinley yesterday Issued
proclamation culling upon the people
01 mo united atates to observe next
Sunday as u day to offer thanksgiving
to Almighty God for the suecefci. of
American arms.
Seven of the Spanish guerrillas who
hnvn boon kIuwiHiw f,r,i, M... 4 ...........
Into passing ambulances and pack
trnlns have been captured. It has not
yet been decided what to do with
them, but it is likely they will bo ex
ecuted. Efforts will be made to savo several
ressels of Cervom's .squadron. It Is
believed tho Cristobal Colon, Vlscaya
and Almlranto Oqucndo can be paved
in part. Tho Colon Is not badly dam
apod, and may be gotten off the rocks
In entirety. It is the best armored
cruiser In the Spanish navy, and will
make iv valuable addition to tho Ainer-
leun navy.
Frlilujr, tlnly ft,
Illnnco ordered Cervcru to muko the
' flash.
Tho Monterey rccoaled nt Honolulu
Juno 27 and departod for Manila ac
companied by its consort tho lirutus.
The senate has passed a bill con
ferring upon Adjutant-General Corbiu
tho rank, pay und allowance of a ma-Jor-geuoral.
John G. Maker of Company H (Chad
ron) Second Neb. regiment, has been
acquitted of tho charge of disobedience
and released.
Sergeant (leorgo Qoddcs of Company
0, (Beatrice) First Nebraska regiment
died nt seu on tho way to Honolulu,
He was burled at sea with military
honors. C. H. Fisko of Company U,
(Lincoln) died at Honolulu und was
buried there.
A Madrid dispatch buys: "Accord
lug to a dispatch from Havana, Cup
tain General lflunco open! urges tho
continuation of tho war, Tha olllcers
In tho city say tha timo has uot ar
rived to sue for peace, one of them ad
ding: 'We find ourselves in n position
from which' wq uro able to make our
enemleirfeel tho consequences of tho
war "
Lieutenant Holiwin and his seven
companion! have been transferred und
nro now back on the American fleet.
Admiral Camara, commander of the
Spanish fleet which recently started
for the Philippines, has been instruct
ed return to Spain,
Tho Cubans refuse to do menial work,
claiming they are fighters and not
laborers. As a result, General Voting
refuses to give them rations.
The Spanish loss In the naval battle
nt Santiago is estimated at 200 killed
and l.fiiKl captured. Tho American
loss wus one killed nnd two wounded,
The second expedition to Manila,
consisting of tho China, Colon, Zeal
andin, and Senator, tho latter having
on board tho First Nebraska, reached
Honolulu June 23 and departed for
Manila on the following day.
Saturday, duty P.
The city of Havana is quiet und
there nre no new coinpllcntfoLH. The
well-to-do nre subsisting tolerably
well, but the poor are dying of starva
tion in the streets. Thc.-c nre many
sights of terrible misery. The bar
racks nro filled with starving women.
It was Sergeant MeKlnnery of com
pany It, Ninth infantry, who shot and
disabled Llnures. The Spanish gen
eral was hit about an hour after San
lunn hill was taken, during tho first
day's fighting. The sergcunt asked
permission to flro and having been
granted It he sighted his rifle to 1,000
yards. The shot fell short. Ho raised
the sight to 2,000 yards. The shot
took effect und General Linares fell
from his horse, shot through tho right
shoulder.
Annexation of Hawaii will probably
cause iv change in (leneral Otis' plan
for transporting troops to Manila. It
bus been suggested that all the forces
encamped in San Francisco be removed
to Honolulu where u camp may
bo established. Transports would
then ply between Manila and Hono
lulu, saving two weeks, which would
be consumed by the round trip jour
ney from Hawaii to California. Tin1
United States may send u body of
troops to Hawaii to support the new
civil uuthorltlcs und to garrison the
islund.
Hnnday, July 10.
From f.,000 to 7,000 additional troops
have been sent to (leneral Shaftcr.
The cruiser Philadelphia, which has
been ordered to Honolulu to raise the
American Hug over tho Hawaiian
islands, will go Into commission nnd
leave the middle of tho present week.
Unless u further nrmlstico wus
agreed upon between Shaftcr und
Toral, the bombardment of Santiago
was begun at four o'clock yesterday
afternoon, us that wus tho hour fixed
for it to begin unless tho Spanish gen
eral unconditionally surrendered. A
dispatch received ut the wur depart
ment at midnight last night from
Shutter says the enemy opened fire u
few minutes past four with light guns
which wero soon silenced. Three
Americans wero slightly wounded.
Shaftcr says he will have force enough
to prevent escnpo of Spanish from
Santlngo. lie is quite well. The be
lief is entertained that Toral will sur
sender when he finds ho cannot get
out.
The cruisers Harvard and St Louis,
having on hoard the olllcers nnd men
of CervcruV fleet readied Portsmouth,
N. II., yesterday. Admiral Cervera
has the appearance, of a broken hcurt
cd man. He is indisposed and was
slightly wounded in the engagement.
Captain Eulato of the Viscaya. who is
among the prisoners, Is quite ill, hav-
ing been wounded in the head. All of
tho Spanlslj commissioned officers have,
been on parole, und will later be taken
to Annapolis. Admiral Cervcru came
on deck iu the afternoon nnd consent
ed to talk with representatives of the
press, who went out to tho St. Louis
in u tug. "You ask me," ho said,
"how I Ilka America, and I answer
that I have always liked, and I may
say loved your people, but this war
bus been u duty with me nnd the men
under me. I know that tho American
licet clearly outclassed us, but It was
a question of fighting either inside or
outside the hnrbor. I have many
friends in America and hnve only the
kindliest feeling for them, but every
man has n duty to perform to his
country and all Spaniards tried to
perform tliut duty. There has been
much feeling In Spain and I want nil
Spain to know tho truth; thnt every
ship of my squadron fought until the
last and when we could do no more,
we surrendered.
Moucluy, duly 11,
The United States gunlxat Ilenlng
ton will proceed to Ladrono Islands to
hold them.
General Draper, American nmbnssn
(lor u Italy, says that country, next
to hngland, is our firmest friend.
The transports Iroquois and Chero
kee brought 4.10 wounded men from
Santiago to Key West. They were
placed aboard u hospital train and
taken to Ft. MoPherson.
The authorities at Washington nro
now concerning themselves seriously
with the problem of feeding tho desti
tute population of Santiago ns soon ns
ii capiuiuues, as won as the Spanish
prisoners of wur who may surrender.
Major-General Otis has been urged
to hasten his departure for Manila.
On reaching there ho will probably
nssumo command of all tha troops in
the field, leaving (icnernl Merritt free
to discharge tho duties of governor
general. Tho Madrid correspondent of the
London Observer snys tho Spanish
urmy Is the obstuolo of peace. It is
unwilling to yield without trying
further conclusions with Americans.
If they nre deprived of tho opportuni
ty they will rlso und light in Spain
ngulnst the government and In (Jubu
on their own account. ,
Tuesday, duly is.
Spaniards are fearful that Commo.
dnre Wntson will head off Camara on
his return trip. Camara gave tho
Egyptian government a written guar
antee that ho wus bound direct for
Spain. He was then allowed to coal.
Mnjor-Gcncrul Nelson A. Miles, com
manding the army, arrived off Santia
go bay shortly after noon yesterday
on board the cruiser Yale. Soon after
his nrrlvul there ho and Admiral
Sampson held a conference. In the
early afternoon Miles landed nt Pluya
del Este' ond 'conferred with Shaftcr
. by telephone.
HE COULD Wl1 MIT IT.
FLEET BOMBARDMENT OF
SANTIAGO UNSUCCESSFUL
Schley Followed Shaftcr' Order to Open
Fire on I he City Without Any 1'revloii
Knowledge of the Clcn-ral' Purpose
tiuni Too Hhort to Leach the Work.
WlTtT SlIAFTKn's AltMT, July 10.
Tho Ilrooklyn, Indiana and Texas, un
der Commodore Schloy, tired on the
city of Santiago ntSslS this (Sunday)
afternoon, iu obedience to n request
from (leneral Shaftcr, conveyed by u
signal from tho shore.
The wnrsliips lined up from the east
to the west, a quarter of a mile from
tho shore, and fired over the limestone
cliffs that come down to tho sea and.
hldo tho city, five miles distant. The
lombardmcnt wns continued for one
hour.
After thirty-five shots hud been fired
from the M-lneh guns Commodore
Schloy became convinced that tho
Urooklyn's fire was falling short and
ordered n cessation, permitting thu
battleships to continue, they, with
their larger guns.havlng longer range.
Tho Bhots wero fired apparently with
great deliberation nnd at intervals of
two minutes.
Tho signals from tho shore an
nounced thnt tho shells fell a thou
sand feet short and a little to tho left
of tho Spanish position. At dusk the
squadron censed firing and Commodoro
Schley sent a launch to the shore to
nsk General Shaftcr if he desired firing
continued during the night.
When the reporter went nboard tho
Ilrooklyn Commodore Schley said he
was Ignorant of the purposo of the
lombnrdmcnt. The reporter read to
him n messago received from Juragua
from a mounted courier, saying the
nrmlstico was ended and that hostlli
ties had been resumed. J
Commodore Schley said: "General
Shaftcr signaled me' to begin the bom
bardment as soon us I could got Into
position. I, doubted from the start
whether I could hit the city. I had to
guess nt Its location and be very care
ful not to Injure our own army. If 1
bombard to-morrow I shall have range
marks on shore to guldo me, und I
shall take tho ships closer to thu shore
than to-day.
"Tho water oft Aguadores is eg
smooth that our marksmanship wus
not affected by tho swaying of tho
ship. In firing to-day I gave tho tur
rets the greatest possible elevation by
listing the ship. Hut I knew 1 would
fall short. Tho guns will carry more
than fivo miles, but to throw- shots
over the cliff a great elevation is re
quired." At 7 o'clock tho warships were still
In position. When tho bombardment
began n heavy rainstorm was in pro
gress, with thunder and lightning,
but artillery flro could be heard on
shore, Indicating that (Icnernl Shaf
tcr had resumed hostilities immedi
ately upon tho ending of the anuls
tlcc. Following tho roar of Commodore
Schley's guns could bo heard the
shrieking of the shells as they sped on
their way to tho doomed city. Then
came a long echo from tho hills back
of Santiago and sometimes a pcnl of
thunder prolonged tho reverberations
and gave tho Impression that tho city
was bombarded from the sky, sea and
land.
Tho situation must have been np
palling to tho Spaniards, and If Gen
eral Shnfter made tho demonstration
for tho mcro effect it would have ou
tho wavering enemy, ho probably at
tallied his end.
LOST IN SUNDAY'S SKIRMISH.
General Shatter Itepnrt the Killed and
Wounded In tho l'lrt Attack.
Washington, July 12. The war de
partment has posted tho following
dispatch from General Shaftcr:
Following report of casualties in the
First division yesterday afternoon just
received:
Killed Captain Charles W. Rowcll,
Second Infantry.
Private Peter Nelson, CoinpanyiA,
Second infantry.
Wounded J. N. Lutz, Second infan
try; Prlvato Charles Jenks, Company
a, occonu lnianiry; rrivaie unarics
Lcntki, Company li, Second infantry,
and Private Nelson Gilbert, jr.,
Twenty-first Infantry.
Wnihlncton Thanksgiving Service.
Wabiunoton, July 1 L'. Sunday wns
a day of thanksgiving and prnycr in
tho nation's capital. Tho President's
recent proclamation resulted in a con
cert of patriotic utterances from many
pulpits. Thanks wero offered for an
early consummation of peace. In
nearly every church where the procla
mation had suggested tho topic of thu
serman there were special tnuslo nnd
pntrlotlc prayers, tho services closing
with tho hymn "America." President
McKinley attended tho morning ser
vices at tho Metropolitan Methodist
Episcopal church. He went alone to
the church nnd was deeply impressed
by tho discourso delivered by tho pas
tor, tho Kov. Frank lirlstol, D. D. '
It seems sometimes ns if half the
pcoplo wero busy making tools of them
selves. Ex.
SIX TROOP SHIPS ARRIVE.
fnenty-flvn Hundred lUlnforrenmntj for
General Shatter Ileunli JurnRiia.
OfkJuiuoua, Cuba, July 13. Six
loop ships, enrrviuir 2..100 men. slx
.batterlcs of artillery and nlnrgo quan
tity or ammunition nnd supplies, ar
rived hero at 7:30 o'clock Saturday
morning. Tito transports took tho
troops and equipments aboard at Tain
pa and wero joined by their convoy at
Key West. They sailed last Tuesday
morning.
"' . . --
, The screw of nn
costs about 1,000,
Atlantic steamer
THE OREGON'S GREAT WORK,
Officer
From Hatnion' Fleet Tell of
('crTpra I.nut Fight.
PotlTHMOL'TII, N, II., July 12. Tho
few officers who came In on tho St.
Louis and who had participated in the
fight with tho Spanish cruisers off San
lingo, were obliged to tell tho wholo
story of the memorable contest. While
In tho main their accounts did not dif
fer materially from the press dis
patches, yet they seemed to glvo credit
to tho work of tho Oregon.
From an account, as given by one
ofllcc-, It appears that on thu morning
of tho fight four American warships
lay off the entrance to the hnrbor.
The Oregon wns Hllghtly to tho east;
then to the westward came the eon
verted yacht Gloucester, lying between
the Oregon nnd Iowa. To the west
ward of the Iowa was the Texas, whllo
further along, iu fact, eight or ten
miles to tho west of the hnrlxir, was
the Ilrooklyn, with Commodore Sohley
on board.
The position of tho fleet was In
keeping with the plan mapped out by
Admiral Sampson, nnd his command
had definite orders In case tho Spanish
fleet miido n dash nut of the harbor.
While nil the ships had steam up, none
of them, with tho exception of tho
Hrocklyn, was under way. Tho latter
had, a few minutes previous to tho
Lighting of the Spaniards, turned
awny to the westward, and when the
first shot wns fired from the Iowa sho
was going awny from tho fleet nt about
an eight knot gait.
.lust why the Ilrooklyn was steaming
3n to the west nt this timo is not known,
but although she had not gone far and
was still probably qulto near tho sta
tion designated by Admiral Sampson,
her commander nevertheless had to
swing round, and In doing so put his
holm to starboard nnd mado n long
sweep to port, going a mile or more off
shore in the maneuver. Tho first
Spaniard that came rushing out of tho
harbor's mouth was the Cristobal
Colon, with Admiral Cervera on board,
tho Vizcayn was second, tho Almlranto
Oqucndo third nnd tho Marin Teresa
tho fourth, while two torpedo boat
destroyers brought up tho rear.
While the Iowa got In the first lick
at the fleet, as they came dashing by,
tho Oregon wns the first American out
side the Ilrooklyn In motion. Sho
gathered headway so fast that sho cut
In between thz Iowa and the fleet, and
plumped a good 13-inch nt tho Colon
before she had gone by. The Oregon
wns therefore In a moat excellent po
sition to meet tho Vizcayn when sho
came along nnd, with the help of tho
Texas, tackled her so fiercely that sho
was on fire In a fow minutes and head
ed for tho beach. .
While the Oregon's wholo starboard
battery was banging at tho Vlzcaya
the aft guns had swung nround and
were numnlnir shells into the Oqucndo
The wreck of tho three Spaniards
was accomplished in about fifteen or
twenty minutes, and by this time the
Oregon had attained her maximum
speed. With forced draft on and every
pound of steam up, tho big Paciflo
coat battle ship ploughed through the
water as she never did before, except,
perhaps, on her speed trial thrco years
ago.
Leaving the Texas and the Iowa to
complete tho destruction of tho re
mainder of tho Spaniards nnd tho
resent of the unfortunate sailors, Cap
tain Clark headed the Oregon after
tho Colon.
Tho Ilrooklyn by this time had taken
her wldo sweep off shore and was
headed In for tho Colon, opening upon
that vessel with her port broadsides.
As the Colon ran by the Ilrooklyn sho
gave tho latter the benefit of her big
guns, and no less thnn thirty shots
took effect on tho Urooklyn's port side,
a number of them passing clear
through tho Yankee cruiser. The
Ilrooklyn turned again, . bringing her
htarboard guns on tho Spaniard. In
the run up tho const tho Ilrooklyn was
hit a dozen times on her starboard
side, whllo all threo of her tall stnoko
stacks showed tho effect of the Colon'
stern chasers.
The superior sprcd of tho Ilrooklyn
and Oregon scaled tho fate of tho
Colon, and after a run of forty miles
Admiral Cervera ordered the flagship
to be headed for tho shore.
The Colon struck about 150 yards
from the bench, and as soon as sho had
grounded Admiral Cervera ordered
everyone to jump overboard nnd
plunged into the sea himself, followed
by nil his officers.
Tho little Gloucester, after destroy
ing tho torpedo- boat destroyers,
turned after tho Oregon and made
such good time that sho was up even
with the Colon when sho ran ashore.
As she drew considerable less water
than cither tho Oregon or Ilrooklyn,
her commander, Lieutenant Comman
der Wainrlght, was able to run in
nulto close to tho stranded ship, and
the Gloucester's boats wero sent out
after tho Mvlmm'ng crew. Admiral
Cervera was picked up just outsido tho
surf, about ton yards from shore, and
after his long swim, wus thoroughly
exhausted.
Tho Colon hud just turned in-shoro
when the rsow York came up alter a
long nnd quick run. The flagship was
enabled to get in a do.en good Bhots.
before tho Colon's flag camo down, bo
that Admiral Sampson bad a hand iu
tho fight, although it was a brief ono
Corbett to Try McCoy.
Nkw York, July 12. It is announced
that James J. Corbett and "ttid" Mo
Coy have agreed upon terms for n 25
round match, to como off nt Ituffulo,
August 27. Tho purso will bo 820,000,
with iv side bet probable. It is said
McCoy's representatives provisionally
accepted Corbctt's stipulations that
should tho police interfere the latter is
to have the winner's end of thojiurse.
Lincoln, Nob., July" 12. A. n. Men
dcnhnll, vice president of tho Stato
Journal company,' fell into a cistern nt
his residence nt 4 o'clock yesterday
morning und yas drowned.
BEGAN AT DAYLIGHT.
WAR DEPARTMENT NOTI
FIED OF BOMBARDMENT.
(leneral Slmfter Pay the rirnt Firing Wait
Only a Preliminary Engagement Af
ter a Confer, nee Hunday American lien
eraU Would Hare Arretted Term.
Waahinoton, July 12. The first shot
In tho bombardment of Santlngo was
fired yesterday afternoon. General
Sliafter had refused to accept tho con
ditional surrender proposed by tho
Spanish commander, General Toral.
Dispatches received earlier stated
that General Sliafter hud ridden over
the Americnn lines nnd found them In
a position that he termed Impregnable.
It was gathered that he would con
tinue tho strengthening of his Hues
during-the nigtit.
Twenty-three minutes later the fol
lowing was received: "My plnjis for
to-morrow arc to keep up tho bombard
ment of the trenches nnd city and com
plete tho investment upon tho north
west by the troops which have Just ar
rived nt Slboney, ono regiment of
which, tho First Illinois, has just
reached me."
Soon nfter noon to-day the following
was received: "1 regret to report that
Captain Rowcll, Second Infantry, was
killed lato yesterday afternoon."
With SiiAKTicn's Army, July 10.
Gencral Shaftcr hold a confcrcnco with
the American generals nt the front to
day (Sunday) concerning the offer made
by tho Spanish commander, General
Toral, to surrender Snntlngo, If tho
Spanish gnrrison were allowed to
march out with the side arms and have
twenty mllus' utart without molesta
tion. General Toral agreed that If thljs
was accepted he would not destroy the
ships in tho harbor, the ammunition
in tho forts or the buildings In tho city.
The majority of tho generals, Gen
eral Wheeler leading, wero iu favor of
tho acceptance of these terms, upon
the. ground thnt the .Spaniards could
march out to tho westward anyhow
and burn the city and destroy all the
vessels, guns nnd ammunition before
leaving.
Food and water nro very scarce in
Santiago. Ono biscuit was recently
sold for S.'i in gold.
At half past 11 General Sliafter notl
fled General Toral, tho Spanish com
mauler, that by President McKinley's
direction tho Spanish proposition to
surrender if tho garrison wero al
lowed to leave Santiago with its sido
arms was rejected and that the United
States would accept no' terms but Im
mediate and unconditional surrender.
General Toral, at 2:45 p. m., replied
in a brief note that ho rejected Presi
dent McKinley's proposnl and , would
consent to no other terms than those
offered by himself.
At 3:15 p. m. General Sliafter noti
fied General Toral that tho armlstlc
would be terminated and hostilities
resumed at 4 o'clock. At tho same
time he issued instructions to each of
the division commanders to prepare
for a fresh attack tipon tho Spanish
works. These orders have been pro
mulgated from Aguandorcs to El
Cnney.
When the courier left with this dis
patch, Just before 4 o'clock, the artil
lery was preparing to open tipon the
Spaniards at the end of the armistice.
Tho dynamite gun had been trained
on the Spanish blockhouse with such
absolute precision that tho first shot
would obliterate it.
The American soldiers will sleep in
the trenches to-night (Sunday). Eight
batteries of light artillery will be in
position at midnight to-night and the
seige guns just landed will be ready
for action at 10 o'clock to-morrow
(Monday) morning.
General Shaftcr said to n corre
spondent: "General Henry nnd his
division nro now landing at Jurngua
nnd are coming up as rapidly as possi
ble. Our lines cannot be mado moro
effective, but If the chnnco offers to
increase' our strength, I will take ad
vantage of It.
"I shall not bo surprised If wo have
Santiago In three days.
"At El Caney there aro 10,000 miser
able refugees from Santiago, old meu,
women nnd children, whom tho Span
ish have permitted to go to our lines
to get food. The plight of these, help
leas people is heart rending. Tht
Americans are doing all they can for
them."
General Hawkins, commanding the
first brigade of General Kent's divis
ion, who was wounded in the foot dur
ing tho attack mado on our lines Sat
urday night by tho Spanlnrds, hai
returned to tho United States. Colonel
Theakor of the Sixteenth infantry hat
succeeded General Hawkins in the
command of tho brijjndo, und Colonel
uoouoi mo itougn itinera will suc
ceed General Young. Lieutenant Col
onel Kooscvelt will command tht
Rough Riders hereafter.
Death In the Klondike.
IAN FitANCisco.July 12. The schoon
er nattio I. Phillips, from St. Michael,
brings tho sad nows of tho death by
freezing on tho Mnnook trull of Victor
F. Maldhof of Now York, who was
United States consul to Annnburg,
Saxony, during the first administration
of President Cleveland.
Two Volunteer From Carrollton Bhot In
a DUreputatilo Itcsort In Wnihlngton.
Wabiiinoton, July 12. A general
fight in a disreputable house last night
resulted in tha shooting of Charles
Cliunn ulid William Whitfield, privates
In Company A, Fourth Missouri volun
teer infantry. Chunn wns bhot
though tho right forearm, the bullet
shattering ono of tho bones. Whit
field received a shot iu tho ball of tho
thumb, which passed through tho
hand and badly lacerated two of his
fingers. Uoth the Injured men come
from Carrollton, Mo. Thu doctprs fear
that Chunn Is seriously hurt,
SPANISH PRISONERS,
Admiral Cerrrn ntul 71.1 Other Iteaeb .
I'ortuniottth nn the St. l.ouli.
PoitTHMui, rtt. N. II., July 12. TbJ
auxiliary cruiser St. Louis, with 74 l
Spanish prisoners. Including flfty-four
nlllccrs. nrrlvcd in Portsmouth harbor 1
at 8:30 o'clock yestcrdny morning, nnd
a few minutes later dropped nnchor
just uIkjvc Fishing island. The big
liner left Gunntanamo at 0 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, July 3, und did not
make a stop until she dropped nnchor
In Portsmouth hnrbor. Including the
prisoners, .there wero 1,030 pcoplo on
board the boat, nnd out of this num
ber there nro ninety-one sick and
wounded Spaniards under tho care of
surgeons.
Admiral Cervera is confined to his T
cabin, having been quite ill for the
past threo days. Captain Eulatc, who
was commander of the Vlzcaya, and is
among the prisoners, is also quite ill, ,
having been wounded in the head dur
ing the battle off Santiago.
All of tho Spanish commissioned of
ficers have been on parole and had tho
freedom of tho ship with one excep
tion, and ho was tljo governor of San
tiago do Cuba, who was trying to es
eapc from the city on Admiral Ccr
vera's flagship when she was destroyed
on that memorable morning of July
3. He refused to sign tho parole pa
pers, and was consequently confined
in one of tho cabins under guard. Tho
remainder of the prisoners were con
fined between decks nnd closely guard- r
ed. A detachment of twenty-eight
marines from the U. S. S. Ilrooklyn,
under Lieutenant Itordan, und twenty-
one marines from tho U. S. S. Marble- ,
head wero put nboard the St. Louis
when she left Gimntnnumo for the
North, to guard the, prisoners, but
they had llttlo or no troublo with tho
men. Tho prisoners, as well as nearly
all the Spanish officers, nro dressed lit
clothes of every description, ns most
of them had come nlonrd with very
llttlo clothing, nnd what, they are
wearing was given them by tho officers
and men from tho American fleet.
It is understood that Admiral Cer
vera has accepted an invitation to stay
at a hotel at Newcastle, about four
miles from thu navy yard.
Admiral Cervcra's stay at the hotel
will, however, bo short, as tho St.
Louis will coal as soon ns tho Spanish
sailors aro landed and will then leave
for Annapolis with tho Spanish of
aeers. It is understood that tho steamer,
after she discharges her prisoners, will p
coal at Newport Nows and then take a
Inrgo number of troops to Cuba.
Admiral Cervera cume on deck and
consented to t Ik to representatives of
the press, who went out to tho St.
Louis in a tug.
"You ask me," ho said, "how I like
America, and I answer that I have
always liked, nnd I may say loved,
your people, but this war has been a
duty with mo and tho men under me.
I know that tho American fleet clenrly
outclassed us, but It was.a question of ( 4
fighting cither insldo or outsido the
harbor. I have many friends in Amer
ica, nnd have only the kindliest feel
ings for them, but every man has a
duty to perform to his country, nnd
nil Spaniards tried to perform that
duty. There has been inunh feeling in
Spain, nnd I want nil Spain to know
the truth, that every ship of ray squad
ron fought until tho last, and when
wo could light no moro we surren
dered. "I have much Interest to know the
exnet situation In Spain.
"Captain Goodrich has treated us all
as well ns anyone could possibly be .
treated. My officers have occupied
quarters in the saloon, and wo cannot
complain."
FEW WOUNDED LEHMN CUBA,
Nearly All Illialded Soldier Have Deea
Kent North.
With Shai-teh's Amir, July 10.
There aro only soventy-flvo wounded
men in 1110 nospunis ncrc, who nre
being treated for serious amputations
or bono fractures. In tho hospital at
tho front thero aro no wounded
soldiers. The serious cases and all the
rest of the wounded nre on board the
hospital ship Relief, or on tho trans
ports bound north.
Tho situation from a sanitary point
of view Is snsccptlblo to much improve
ment. Tho landing of reinforcements is
progressing rapidly. All tho men of
the First Illinois regiment, six batter- t .
ics of light artillery and 851 recruits
for the regular Infantry nro now ashore
und It is probable tho Eighth Ohio
from tho St. Paul will bo landed by
noon to-morrow (Monday).
A coal-laden schooner, the Stevens,
drifted against tho hospital ship Re
lief and both would have drifted ashore
but for tho prompt assistance rendered
them by,tho Cynthia II.
SAMPSON SENDS HIS REPORTS
Official Account of tho Destruction at
Cervera' Fleet Drought to Washington,
Wasiunoton, July 12. Ensign Pal
mer arrived In Washington to-dny,
bilnging a series of reports from Ad
miral Sampson, including tho reports
of'his subordinate officers, describing
tho destruction of Cervera's squadron. f
Thcso reports aro under examination
und such parts of them as are deemed
sultnblo for publication will bo given
to tho press later.
WRECKED A' HOSPITAL CAR.
A Train Hearing Wounded Soldier In
Colllilon In Florida. f,
Wasiunoton, July 12. Surgeon
General Sternberg received a dispatch
from Surgeon Richards to-day, stating
that tho hospital train bearing the
wounded to Fort McPherson, near At
lanta, was in n renr-end collision six
miles south of High Springs, Via., at 8
o'clock last. No ono was hurt, the
dispatch said, but the private car was
demolished. Surgeon Richards ex- 1
pected tho train to reach Fort Me
Phersou nt l o'clock this afternoon.