The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-07-08
SEY REPORTED MADLETN THE JDRBBA The FRONT IN CUBA Advancing ON SANTIAGO
SITUATION OF THE CONTENDING
ARMIES.
Cubans Doing the Scouting-Artiilery
mpaign-Measles in Camp.

Campaign-Measles in Camp.
ON THE RIO GUIANA, Tuesday,
June 2S.-General Lawton, General
! Wheeler and General Chatfee have RI
| ders out beyond our advance posts
/ several times and yesterday afternoon
| General Wheeler, on the crest of tn,
| hills forward of the American left,
| actually climbed a tree i'm order to
/ obtain a better view of the country.
/ This is startling evidence of the won
derfu vitality and energy of the great
| eN-Confederate cavalry leader, now G2
years old. Captain Wright, of General
| Bates staff. today followed the line
of the road running out of Juragua
! towards Santiago de Cuba to within
| two and third miles of the city.
! The road approaches within one and
a half miles of our front. and can be
utilized to bring up supplies and the
siege guns. tons of which were land
ed at Baiyuiri this afternoon.
AUGUADORES SHELLED.
SO soon as the remaining battalions
of the SiXty-fourth Michigan and tine
! Eighth Massachusetts, which arrive
on the Harvard tomorrow. and the six
| thousand reinforcements sent out
from Tampa, reach here, Auguadores.
a town on the coast four miles west of
Juragua, will be taken. The place
was shelled today by several ships of
| the fleet. Auguadores is on the line
of the advance of the armies into the
| interior and close to the railroad. 1t
will then probably become the base
of operations, while the supply base
may remain at Juragua. Captain
Wright obtained information on his
reconnaissance, which is believed to
be reliable. to the effect that 5000
| Spanish troops have been sent to re-
inforce the garrison at Auguadores.
General Lawton will probably make
a diversion with his artillery as soon
as it is placed in position.
HEAVY RAINS.
Heavy rains this afternoon made it
impossible 90 move today beyond
General Wheeler's headquarters, but
the roads will be in condition today,
and the guns will probably be brought
up and the intrenchments shelled by
the artillery and by Colonel Woods
dynamite guns. The Shrapnell fire
will be more used by the artillery.
The guns are effective at $500 yards.
The Cubans say that the Spaniards
are in deadly fear of the dynamite,
and General Lawton will see how he
can terrify them. simultaneously
with the bombardment, General Chat
fees brigade will move forward and
occupy a position of vital Importance
i'm advance of our front. The cores
pondent of the Associated Press is
not permitted to divulge its location
at present. The military telegraph
line has been completed as far as
General Wheeler's headquarters. thus
placing the front in direct communi-
cation with General Shafter, who still
maintains his headquarters on board
the Seguranca, where he can keep in
close touch with Rear Admiral Samp-
son.
SKATERS HEADQUARTERS
1t is probably, however, that he will
establish his headquarters at Jura-
qua, tomorrow or Thursday The sol
diers belonging to General Lawton's
, division are ready to move in light
marching order while the reconnoitr-
ing parties are out. This precaution
is considered necessary, in order to
avoid disaster in case the small par
ties of troops should collide with the
Spanish in force. But not single
skirmish has occurred. The Cubans
= under General Castillo are doing com
= mendable work as advance pickets
They are thrown out day and night
from half mile to mile in advance
= of our pickets, along the front and
= flanlls, thus forming double Gordon
= about the army.
, MEASLES IN CAMP.
= There are now more than 13,OOC
: men at the front. Drinking water fol
| the troops at the front is obtained
= from Rio Quayma, "A stream full OF
springs, running direct from the
: mountains. The water is remarkably
/ good and is now carefully guarded
: from pollution. The Cuban and Ame
= rican soldiers bathed in it at first but
[ strict orders have been issued against
. such practices in the future, and sen
finals have been placed to enforce the
orders. Strict orders have also beer
issued against eating the great varie
ties of tropical fruits. the only eXcep
ton being made in the case of mill
from green cocoanuts. which is con
sidered healthy and refreshing, and
4 lines. An epidemic of measles whicl
. was started on board one or two o.
: the transports, is spreading to the
: camps, and about twenty new case!
: have broken out today. The diseas,
! is not dangerous, but the men attack
= I ed have been sent tO thp rear yher,