Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-06-09
-..lTERTES SILENCED
Eortiflcations Near Santiago Ara
enelled by tho Fleet
REPORTED LANDING OF TROOPS,
Insurgents said 10 Have Made AN At
L..cA on Aianiia Another Un-
cOnhri"sa aauuiOr oIa
Naval COMBAT

orrehpOndenL) --At oGiock Sehtcr-
day morning twenty-ionr vessels OF
the American meet opened IRE upon
the aOrts at the entrance 70 santiago
halpor aud along The coast line. The
firing ceased ABOUT ii o'clock, Nurth-
or details are not yet known here.
Sunday, Colonel Aldea, with Span
Ash force, sustained lire near Punta
Cabrora, from the insurgents ON the
land side and from the American
warshlps. The Spanish forces are
well enmenched on the line from Slb-
oney to Aguaderos, aud today they
checked an attempt OF the American
forces TO land and repealed them.
IL Ia understood here that the mem
beers of The Merrlmac crew are dm-
prisoned at Santiago and are well
treated by the Spanish commander.
London, june IA dispatch to the
Financial News from Cape Haytien,
dated Monday says
AT daylight this morning the
American troops landed At Aqua
dores, few miles east OF Santiago de
Cuba, under cover OF Admiral Samp-
sons guns. The batteries were si-
fenced after n shanp bombardment,"
Port du Prince, June 7.--iAdyices
from Santiago de OuIb0 say that yes
terday morning about 7;45 o'clock a
lively cannonade was heard In the d.
rection OF Aguadores. II increased in
intensity on both sides, and toward
8 o'clock became violent. At half
past 8 o'clock II was still very furious.
No further details have been recelv-
ed, but II Is believed that the Spanish
ships, anchored in the Bay OF Santa
go, held the insurgents in check,
when the latter we're attacking the
town. n is said here-but the source
OF the information Ia doubtful--that
United States troopshlp debarlted
troops under the protection Of the fire
OF the American squadron.
News has been received from Mole
st. Nicholas That naval combat took
place Sunday off Jean Tabel, between
Port de Paix and the Mole. Three
Spanish warships and four Americans
were engaged. After brief but live
ly contest the Americans retired. This
news lacks confirmation.
Washington, June NAVAL officers
shook their heads ip negation yester-
day at the stories that were circu-
lated to the effect that troops had
been landed in force Mt Santiago.
They were so confident That the re-
ports were premature as to warrant
the belief that, from their knowledge
Of the movements Of the transports at
Tampa and Mobile, II would not be
possible for the troopshlps to have ar
rived by this time on the south coast
of Cuba.
The Resolute, reported Sunday as
having been at Nicolas Mole, Hayti,
for brief space of time, is not a
troop ship, in the strict sense Of the
term. She is marine transport and
has on board 800 marines taken to
Key West on the Panther, After ly-
ing in the harbor for several weeks,
suffering from close confinement on
board ship, the men were landed and
went into camp near Tampa, where
they were thoroughly drilled. The
Resolute picked them up about week
ago and started for Admiral Samp-
sons feet The marines were not to
he used, as was at first supposed, on
board the fighting ships OF the feet,
but were intended ITO constitute 9
handing force TO support the feet In
an attack upon amy fortified point
which it was decided to capture and
occupy.
Now that the plan of campaign
against Santiago is understood to
contemplate operation between the
6eet under Sampson and United
States troops under General Shafter,
st is believed that, to prevent confu-
sion among forces on shore, the ma
rine detachment, commanded by Lieu
tenant Colonel Huntington, will be
placed under the orders Of General
Ehafter, ITO act as part of the regular
army for the time being.
The cable cutting ship sent down
by the signal corps to Santiago to cut
the cables connecting Cuba with the
outside world has not yet completed
that work, for General Greely, who is
directly in charge OF It, had notice
yesterday that the cable leading from
Guantanamo to Hayti was still in
operation.
This particular cable was reported
In the press dispatches to AVE been
cut. but Vt is probable mistake was
made and one of the local cables rum
ming along the coast Of Cuba was cut
under the impression that 1t was thu
nrain line. 1t is believed, however,
that this last link that remains h
connect Havana and Madrid will NOS
last longer than day or two more
The cables connecting Key West and
Havana will not be interfered with
by our government, inasmuch as the
censorship. exercised at Key. West