Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-07-07
SPAIN WILL BE ATTACKED
Commodore Watson is Going Across
With a Powerful Squadron.
Santiago Probably PalIen-GlOrlOuS Work Of
Yale-Bad Development Of Rebel
PlgheadedneSS at Manila.

A special dispatch from Gene
raj Skaters headquarters, Jura-
qua, of June q, brought by boat
to Kingston, Jamaica, says: Mark
ed success has attended the work
of the American army in trans
porting its siege and field guns
from the landing place near
Baiquiri to the heights overlook
ing the city of Santiago. Unless
the Spaniards are able to offer
more resistance than they have
attempted since they evacuated
SeviIla on Saturday night the in
vading army will be ready to at
tack Santiago within forty eight
hours. Much depends upon the
information General Shafter will
receive from General Wheeler,
General Lawton, Colonel Wood
and Lieutenant Colonel ROose-
welt tonight and tomorrow.
General Shafter is at Juragua
and has posted himself on the po-
sitions of the Cuban forces as
we'll as the American. Neither
General Shafter nor General
Garcia place much credence on
the report that General Linares
will attempt an attack on the
American rear. Garcia maintains
that the Spanish commander has
not force enough to warrant such
course.
Dispatches from SKATER.
General Shafter telegraphs to
the Secretary of War under date
of the 9th: "The Yale arrived
this morning all right. Troops
now disembarking. Your son,
who has been at the front as
volunteer, assigned to duty on the
staff of General Duffield."
And to the Adjutsnt General at
Washington: Gall is progressing
we'll. We occupied today an adj.
vanced position abandoned by the
enemy yesterday on the Sevilla
and Santiago road, west of San
Juan river, within three miles of
Santiago and from which it can
be. plainly seem"
The Spanish Typewriter.
1t ia announced in Madrid that
the Americans were repulsed in
The fighting near Sevilla and COM
PEELED to retire to Baiquiri, where
they are encamped under the pro-
lection of their ships guns. 1t is
denied that several wagon loads of
Spanish wounded were taken into
the city of Santiago. General
Linares' troops fought under
cover, the Spanish authorities
claim, and their losses are definite
Iy known to be a captain an
seven soldiers killed and two
lieutenants and twelve men wound
ed.
The latest dispatch from Gen
eral Linares says nothing new has
occurred, but she confirms the
landing at Bsnes of Sanguilly,
Lacret, Betancourt and a thousand
rebels with artillery and 100000
cartridges"
Twenty Thousand Spaniards.
An Associated Press dispatch,
dated Sat the front on the Guiana,
June a." says: 1t is announced
on very high authority that al
most 10000 Spanish soldiers have
arrived at Santiago de Cuba since
the American advance began, and
it is added that General Pando
may be able to effect junction
with Linares at Santiago de Cuba.
A dispatch from headquarters
dated June 81, however, says:
Information has been received
here from Manzanillo to the effect
that five battalions of Spanish
troops, which left that city several
days ago tore enforce General Lin
ares, returned to Manzanillo two
days after their departure.
This is by far the most import
ant news received today. 1t is re.
garded as indicating the failure of
the Spanish attempt under the
command of General Pando to
rush 10000 trained troops to the
defense of Santiago.
General Garcia had not at his
command force strong enough
to face Pando's 10000 troops, but
he felt confident the Cubans could
hold the Spanish re endorsements
in check until General Shafter