The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-08
1T is POSTPONED.
A Conference Over ACCESSIBILITY of Bonn
harding Santiago at Present.
There is No Possibility That Santiago Will
Be BOR Darded This Week-Gen.
PandO Enters the City With
Over 5000 Spaniards.

ONNA OsOOO CpdhldTOSs
WASHINGTON, July 6.-There was no
BON bardment of Santiago Tuesday and
possibly will not be during the present
week. This is the opinion of mem bers
Of the cabinet as expressed on leaving
the White House after the ca binet meet
ing. Secretary Alger and Secretary
Long have been in almost constant
communication with Gen. Shafter and
Admiral Sampson upon the situation
and the conclusion has been reached
that it would not be advisable
to attempt to carry the city of Santa
go by storm with our present forces.
Gen. Shafter, in a dispatch received
Monday night confirmed the report
that Gen. Pando with 5000 Spaniards
had arrived in the city, and
were already distri buted among
the Notifications This reinforce
ment makes the Spanish forces de-
Tending the city from 16, 600 to $4,000.
The very great advantage of being in
trenched adds materially to their
strength, and in the opinion of mil
itary men makes their effective fight
ing force from third to a
half greater than our own. Gen.
Shafter in his dispatches states
that the excessive heat and rains
of the last two weeks have con-
tributed nearly as much as the Span.
ish bullets to the ineffectiveness of our
army. Under these circumstances it
is his opinion that it would be unwise
to attempt to carry the city by assault.
This view is shared by the officials
here and also it is understood by Adm.
Sampson, in command of the feet
At the cabinet meeting the
president directed that tele,
grams be sent to Gen. Shafter
and Adm. Sampson suggesting that
they confer as to the situation and
particularly as to the advisability OF
the admiral's attempt to force pas
sage into Santiago bay and so be in
position to render effective aid in the
assault upon the city. 1t is known to
be Gen. Skaters desire to have
the feet enter the harbor. Orders
were also given looking to the
immediate dispatch of troop ships
from Tampa with reinforcements for
Shafter, and others now off Santiago,
will be brought here at the earliest
possible moment to aid in the trans
portation of reinforcements. 1t is
probable thai at least $4,000 will be
sent forward as rapidly as transporta-
ton can be provided. Thus augment,
ed there seems to be nc
doubt the forces under Gen.
Shafter will be able to storm
and take the city without delay.
These are the views entertained by
members of the cabinet, who talked
freely Tuesday on the subject. Never
theless the orders under which both
the army and navy are now operating
give the commanders wide discretion
and it is not doubted that should
| changed circumstances seem to ware
rant it, an aggressive movement will
be begun.
A senator who talked with the mill,
tary officials said there was no doubt
of the outcome if the American feet
could get inside the harbor and thus
place the city between the land and sea
! bonn bardmentS.
The arrival at Santiago of Gen.
| Pando with reinforcements for Ii.
mares occasioned some comment on the
course of Gen. Garcia and his Cuban
troops in not holding PandO back, par
ticularIy in view of the fact that Gen.
Lawton's brigade was cooperating
with Garcia, but it is believed the lat
ter left Lawton in an EN- barrassed posi-
ton. At the same time the DISPOSE
ton of the authorities was mainly 30
meet the situation now presented,
rather than to question how 1t came
about. In meeting it the most active
steps toward getting large reinforce
ments to Gen. Shafter were in progress.