The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-01
They Have Practically Evacuated the
Town of Caney.
WILL MAKEASTAND AT SANTIAGO
Relieved That the Spaniardswill Make
That the Struggle ofthe Campaign.
A Spanish Pack Train" Cap
tured - Men Now Miss the
BIanketsThey Discarded
on the March.

| Copyright 1903 by The Associated Pres9.
GENERAL LAwTONs HEADQUAR-
| TIERS. FIVE MILES EAST or SAN
! TIAGOsDE CUBA. Wednesday, June %
6 p. M.-VIa KINGSTON. JAMAICA.
Thursday. juno 9o-7 a. M.--The Ameri-
can troops spent yesterday in feeling for
the enemy. otherwise engaging in recon-
noisances.
General Shafter IN person, with "a
small escort, went almost to Caney,
small town five miles northeast Of san
tlago de cuba, with which it is connected
by railroad Lieutenant Standing
and a detail of Cubans and Americans
! sharpshooters occupied small hin north
| west Of the American lines and looking
| directly down on both Caney and SAN
| uago Caney now seems 40 hold only
about three hundred spanish troops, the
| number reported by the Cuban scouts
| in spite oI the belief OF the Americans
| first here that the three thousand Span
iards driven forward BY our advance on
Baiquiri and Juragua had all retreated
! on Cancy and not On Santiago. Ine
| small number OF troops now at caney in
| dicates that the Spaniards have pracu-
| cally evacuated the place and this - De-
| lieved 10 be the case.
Lieutenant Standing was not molested
during his observation, though ne pass
! ed through n camp which twenty-iour
hours previously had been occupied by
a Spanish outpost
A FORGOTTEN PICKET.
Corporal Hucht Of Company II, Sew
| enth United States Infantry, who, with
seven men was sent on outpost duty two
| miles from Santiago de Cuba yesterday
| morning and who was forgotten until the
! Irr t.gwnru1 Shaft
! or and sent into camp The men con-
! sldered the whole affair good Joke.
| They had repeatedly seen tho Spaniards,
| who did not lffer 10 mOlest them and the
| Americans spent the day as if enjoying
| a picnic i'm the woods The corporal
! said that ~ he had with him sufficient
force ne could have brought IN forty
Spanish prisoners.
4 PACK TRAIN.
A detail of company Of the Seventh
| REGIMENT returned here last night In
| state Of great hiliaTity. inquiring where
| they could corral a captured pack tram.
| In the center Of tho group Of soldiers was
! the pack train" "A Spanish pony, accu-
! rately described by a corporal as being
"as thick as shingle. and as long as
| a lathe" The prisoner has been dedi-
Gated by the men 10 carry their captains
baggage.
THE RAINY SEASON.
The camp conditions continue hard.
| Heavy rains yesterday set everything
anoat. Ratious. however, are being sery-
cd more regularly. but they are stll not
| plentiful. Omcors and men fare alike.
! The latter are suffering during the cold
! nights from lack Of the blankets thrown
away on the march These have been
| appropriated by the Cubans, who take
everything in sight and do as little as
| possible. On fhe whole they actually fare
better than our men.
WILL OCCUPY CANEY
The Americans officers generally expect
| a movement to-day 20 capture 'aney.
which Is a short five miles northeast OF
| Santiago This however. T. not official.
Such a move may draw the Spauiards IN
force from Santiago. but in view Of their
| previous retreats when our army mlght
have been seriously harassed on the
march. an aggressive move upon the part
OF the spaniards rs considered unlikely.
sHAFTER TO THE FRONT.
General Shaftcr left his ship to-day and
took up his quarters with General
Wheeler al tho front. His appearance
there gave rise 90 the rumor that an at
tack on Santiago would occur tO-mor-
row. but the staff GERS tonight ffy
IL l. impossible 10 get the army in shape
10 strike "a blow for several days.
About 400 troops are campcd four
miles east Of the besleged city and the
remainded of the f0fccs stretch along
the road from there TO Baragua and
BaiQuiri
The advance forces are ln semi-circle
the left flank resting about Two miles
! from those under General Chanee, with
the extreme right. under Colonel Miles
about mile 10 the northwest. Begin
ming with the Twelfth infantry at the
| extreme left. the Seventh. Seventeenth.
Fourth Twenty-1fth, and Tenth infan-
try extend to the right In the order
named. BeyOnd them. picket lines are
established three quarters OF mile
nearer Santiago city being in plain sight
of General Chanee's and Colonel Miles
troops.
Much amusement has been caused
among the officers by the large number
OF red cross flags flying from buildings
| in Santiago Seven such flags could be
counted to-day and q Is repodrtcd that
two more were hOisted tonight They
are all flying from the largest and most
prominent buildings and our officers say
the Spanish soldiers evidently intend 20
thus Try 20 protect every place I'm the
city Offering a good mark for the Amer
lean artillery.
For the past day Cr two the landing
places have been without incident The
Hospital Corps has finished ITS camp and
several patients are already undergoing
| treatment There are quite a few cases
OF measles under the care Of the physi-
clans. but a majority OF the cases OF
sickness result from the heat and the
extreme hardships the men have under
gone. particularly in waiting for shelter
and food during the landing on Santiago
THE FLEET WAITS PATIENTLY.
The feet lies silently and grimly walt
ing for the moment 20 come when II shall
nnally measure It's strength with ne har-
Dor batteries.
All day long four American mcn-of-war
Iay within "a mile and a half os M0rros
| guns. but not a shot was exchanged.
me sailors on board could almost have
! exchanged words with the soldiers ashore
| and the fact that the Spanards ala not
| risk shot or two Is taken TO indicate
that perhaps they are very short OF am
munition. The Iowa. Massachusetts,. In
diana and New orleans could easily have
been hit. as fhey lay almost mofionioss
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