Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-06-09

| to this hour 9:l5 p. M, there have been
no direct cable communication from
Santiago since Monday, at midnight.
CUT AT LAST.
| Copyright Associated Press) On
board Associated Press Dispatch Boat
Dauntless off Santiago de Cuba, Wed
nesday night, June 9Th, via KINGSTON
Jamaica. June Accommodates be-
tween the Island of Cuba and the
outer world was severed yesterday
The ngston-Santiago cable was cut
Monday; the Marblehead, Yankee aud
st. Louis cut the Haytien cable run
ming into Guantanamo Bay yesterday.
The ends were buried and Rear Ad-
miral Sampson can reestablish commu-
nication with Washington direct. The
Marblehead also engaged and drove q
Spanish gunboat into Guatanam0 har-
bor, and shelled and reduced
ANTIQUATED FoRTIFICATIoNs
at that place. The Insurgents CO.
operated on the Landslide. The place is
being held until American troeps
arrive. 1t is contemplated to establish
the general base here. The Cubans
are active. and arms, ammunition and
supplies for them were landed by the
Suawanee yesterday, in great guam
titles. The Insurgents ind Spaniards
fight daily. The Marblehead, on
Monday, when. the Insurgents pressed
forward on the west of Santiago,
shelled the Spaniards. who
FLED TO THE MOUNTAINS,
checkering the path followed in retreat
with dead and wounded. Santiago is
on the verge of starvation. All food
has been seized for the Army and
Navy. Troops and sailors are on half
rations. Rear Admiral Sampson has
officially declared that the purpose of
the bombardment of Santiago was to
clear the way for the troops. This
object has been attained. He person
ally
COMMENDED ENSIGN PALMER
for approaching within 15O yards of the
Spanish batteries at night and learning
that the Spaniards were remounting
their guns. Admiral Sampson sent the
Vixen with flag of truce to the en- :
trance of the harbor, yesterday, Offering
to exchange for Lieutenant Hobson
and hie party, some prisoners taken
from the prize the Marblehsad caps
tured off Clenfuegos. Admiral Cervera
CONSIDERED THE MATTER ALL NIGHT
and sent word today that he was pow
erless to act. He referred the matter to
the Military Governor, and the latter in
turn referred it to Captain General
Blanco. A long delay is probal 10.
THAT TORPEDO BOAT AGAIN.
Off Santiago de Cuba, Saturday, June
4, 2 p. M, via KINGSTON, Jamaica,
Monday, June 6, q. m. The firing by
the New York and the New Orleans,
briefly reported last night, was directed
against torpedo boat destroyer, prob
ably the Furor or the Pluton. The
character of the enemy was not def
nitely known until next day, when the
torpedo boat Porter found two loaded
torpedoes floating of the shore.
Neither had been discharged; one sank
and the other was hauled on board the
Porter. 1t exactly fitted the description
of the torpedoes carried by the Pluton
and the Furor. 1t is believed that the
torpedo boat destroyer escaped. She
was seen by the New Orleans. when too
far away to do any damage, and the
heavy fire must have driven her back.
When the New York arrived she
would have had time to stink along the
shore and back into the harbor.
GABLE COMMUNICATION INTERRUPTED
PoRT AU PRINCE Hayti, Juno -
No news has been received this morn
| ing from Santiago and it is said that
cable communication is interrupted.
he WASN'T INJURED.
KINGSTON, Jamaica. juno 8, $3.50 p,
tm., copyright. Tho report circulated
in the United States that Captain
Philip, commander Of the United States
baltleship Texas, had been seriously in,
jured by a shell during the lombard
| ment of the Santiago Notifications or
Monday, is absolutely without founda-
tion. Captain Philip received no injury
whatever. ,rs
SIMPSONS FIRST REINFORCEMENT
| WARRINGTON, June 9.-It is be-
lisved that the first reinforcement
for SIMPSONS feet arrived today. of
!, Santiago. These are 800 marines un
der command of Lieutenant Colone
Huntington, who sailed three days ag'
'. from Key West, on the steamer Pau
ther. They are intended not for dis
tribution among the feet, but as
landing force pure and simple. ThougI
no official confirmation has yet reached
the Navy Department. of the news
, paper reports that come from Samp
! sens feet to the effect that he lande
II MARINES AT CAIMANERA
! and fhax ara in nnssessian Of III