The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-08
NOBOMBARDMENTYE
SKATER TO WAIT FOR RE-
IMPROVEMENTS.
h War Authorities Decide to Take No
Chances on Failure to Carry the City
when the Next Attack Is Made--GenI
Miles WIN Probably Take Command.

WASHINGTON, July 6.--Thcrc will be
no bombardment Of Santiago to-day
and probably not during the present
week. This is the opinion OF members
OF the cabinet as expressed on leaving
the White house after the cabinet
meeting. Secretary Algcr and Sccre.
tary Long have beer in almost con-
slant communication with General
shaftcr and Admiral Sampson upon
the situation, and the conclusion has
been reached that it would not be adj.
visablc to attempt to carry the city of
Santiago by storm with our present
force.
General Shafter, in n dispatch re-
ccived last night. confirmed the report
that General Pando with about G,oO0
Spariards had arrived in the city and
were already distributed among the
notifications. This reinforcement
makes the Spanish forces defending
the city from 10000 to $1,000. The
very great advantage of being in
trenched adds materially to their
strength and, in the opinion of mill
tary men, makes their effective fight
ing force from a third to Il half greater
than u own.
General Shafter, in his dispatches
states hat the excessive heat and rains
of the last two weeks have contributed
nearly as much as the Spanish bullcts
to the ineffcctivencss of our army.
Under these circumstances IL is his
opinion that IL would bc unwise to at
tempt TO carry the city by assault.
This view is Shared by the
officials here and also, II is
understood by Admiral Sampson,
In command of the fleet. At the cab
met meeting the Present directed that
kilograms be sent General Shafter and
Admiral Sampson suggesting they con-
fer as to the situation and particularly
rs to the advisability of the admiral's
attempt to force a passage into Santi-
ago bay and SO he in readiness to
render effective aid in the assault upon
the city.
Orders were given looking to the i'm
mediate dispatch of troop ships from
Tampa with rcinforcements for Shat
ter. II is probable that at least 5000
will be sen forward as rapidly as
transportation car be provided.
Thus augmented the forces under
General Shafter will be able to storm
and take the city without delay. The
orders under which both the army and
the navy are now operating give the
commanders wide discretion, and it Is
not doubted that should changed cir
cumstances seem to warrant it, an ag-
gressive movement will be begun.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-An operator
at the cable station at Playa del Este
reports to the signal Office here hat
he has heard hat Sampson bombarded
Moro and Socapa this morning and
succeeded in getting into The narbor.
lie also speaks of Pando being in San
tiago.
WITH S%HAFTER's ARMY, July 4, via
Jamaica. AT 200 yesterday acting
under instructions from Washington,
General Shafter sent n letter t Q Gen
eral Linares, in command of the Span
ish forces defending Santiago, demand
ing the surrender of the city.
The message was delivered by Colo.
mel Dorst. Three hours elapsed before
the firing could be stopped. General
Linares responded promptly with an
absolute refusal to surrender.
General Shaftcr at noon to-day re-
peated his demand for the surrender
of the city and notified General Lin.
ares that unless Santiago surrendered,
hostilities would be resumed at noon
tomorrow (Tuesday.)
Up to this evening General Linares
has not replied to the second request
for the surrender OF the city.
Conferences with the consuls Of the
foreign powers have been conducted
near General Wheelcr's headquarters.
The consuls said there were 81, 900
men, women and children, foreign
subjects, in the city, and they request
ed a cessation of hostilitics in order to
enable them to be removed outside
Santiago and to be placed under the
protection OF the United States. This
was definitely refused by the Amer
lean commander, who declined TO ac-
cept any such responsibility. The
CoubuiS WCIC tolu tiut IL TtStcu WIFI
them TO insist upon General Linares
~surrendering.
The conference vas resumed at Q
o'clock this morning, when the consuls
expressed great doubt as to General
Linares' surrender on account of the
false kilograms in regard to Spanish
victories and yellow fever among the
American troops sent daily to Madrid,
which caused the Spaniards to think
they dare not surrender and return TO
Spain.
However, the foreign consuls will
demand the surrender of the city, but
II Is doubtful whether they will pre-
vail.
All the negotiations are submitted
direct to Washington, thus causing
some delay.
General Wheeler telephones to Gen.
eral Shafter and the latter, over the
military line from his lent To the cab
station at Guantanamo bay, commune
Gates direct with Washington.