The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-15
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Lieutenant Blu, Established the Is BEING nisc(
Fact Beyond Doubt.
lie MADE A DANGEROUS JOURNEY WAY 10 BRING 1lI8
To Get the Information Is to Strike Vigorous NS&A1
Sampson. Successon
DAILY SklRNlSnlNG GUlNG on THIS is THE ri AN AGRl
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"e"e'" the s""n'"ras "nd 1t Is Sad Cabinet Mex
mn the CT,
Dead ons.
To Get the Information Desired by
Sampson.
DAILY SklRNlsnlNG GUlNG on
between the spnninrIs and the In
suracntS WIN Compass the city.
Fifteen Dead Dons.

tcopyrightcd. 1898, by Associated Press)
ON Board the Associated Press Dispatch
Boat Wanda. or Santiago dc Cuba. Juns
iS,--2 p. M. via Kingston Jamaica, Jahe
Il, a. m.The delay in the arrival OF
the transports IA aserihed here tolay -
fear that all ADMIRAL Corvera's squadron
might mol be In the Santiago bay
Once Tor all Admiral sampson decided TO
settle this question officially ant on sat
urday last he sent Lieutenant Victor Blue
Of the gunhoat Suwanoe to investigates.
Lieutenant Hue landed safely and proceed
od TO the hills overlooking the harbor and
city. He distinctly saw and definitely TO-
catcd two spanish nrmorcd cruisers aud
two torpedo hoaS dcstroyers.
The results of this expedition, he re-
ported this morning (MonraD to Admiral
sampson. ON the deck OF the flagship New
York. Lieutenant BiU2 travelled about
evenly TWO miles, following the cast line
OF the city.
lie brought paper issued last Saturday
in Santiago, In Witch complaint Is made
that the army and navy are falling 10 dis :
tribute to the citizens their proportions Il
the provisions remaining in tba city.
l.ieuteuantBluc report has definitely en-
| posed the fiction that any OF CeTVera I
cruisers were In the Bahamas or in pos.-
| ton TO attack the transports which at
now confidently expected at an early dat
| Admiral Sampson complimeutcd him o.
! his daring and successful mission. nv
! Blue also reported thar skirmlshlng con
| unuod In the hills around Santiago be
tween the Cubans and the spa lizards. The
latter have been repairing The ioruiiea
lions OF the city, as II rs expected sampson
| viii renew the bambNrdmcnt IN anlicl u
lion of n possible arelya! and landing o
troops this week
General Calixto Garcia has been expect
ed to arrive near Santiago ana TO report II
Admiral Sampson today. but this moFnin
II turned out that the Information hpoI
which the explanation was based was IN
correct The whereabouts OF General Gar
ella Is not definitely known.
Early this morning three shots we're lirp
from Morro fort IN the naval piokets /
the line maintained at The entrance OF N
harbor.
Capt.in Evans o. ". IVA STONED viii
In two miles OF the barber mouth an
flashed HIS searchlights square on the ioT
until the firing ceased.
The hospital steamship Soiace arrive
Ibis morning and left at noon for Gnanta
namo II Is said tina the marines a
Guantanamo Will be able to maintain thei
position until the long expected troops ar
rive.
During the second night attack by IN
Spanish, which ended at dlybreik I'M
morning they held their ground agalns
desperate odds and the discovery OF n
bodies Of fifteen spaniards, including y
lieutenant, shows how deadly was III
American defence The Spiniards sen
1000 men by train from tho city o
Guantanamo to attack, but the spnnlard
were unable TO reach the carthworka.
The Marblehoad sheled the woods bu
rould not locate the Spanish line with &C
curacy she has been since REINFORCED b
the Dolphin.