Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-06-30
THE CENTER OF CONFLICT
The Spaniarsi- Have Mined All the
Approaches 10 Santiago
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SANTIAGO. Sunday via rort Antonio.
JsmNica. Moadsy tlthough only
thr~~ ~ four miles - territory now
.erarai.s ten. skaters advance
cs,lsmn and tn Spanish tsrces about
santiago. 3, i likely To tr several days
i~f,r, the a>>snl; uPpa the city j. made.
owing So the tad condition ~ the
rnad-, the machine and field guns can
h- hauled - the frrnt only with grr.t-
c>t difficulty Much ~ this day has
hcca devoted to this work. and the guns
ns,s arc well on the way ~ th. advance
g-ssitton h-id by ten Wheeler. The
work hardly can he completed for two
- thr-e DAYS. however. aud the attack
cannot be- made before then.
sewn thousand american ,rpor> and
:. Oh ~ Geu- t;arcias forcc~ are en-
csmpcd within sight 20 santiago. aud
the American nag j. s;ill Hosting all
along the way FROM ilsiquiri 10 the
NANN~ - " NAfF NNFNA
I, i apparent now that ten. i.insrrs
will Offer M serious opposition To the
concentration 20 the entire American
and Cuban furc-s slrout the city. lie
abandoned his la, opportunity for
making serious trouble when be Or
dsr-l his ircPs To withdras from
>-vilia Yesterday '..n. I.inares. the
American officrrS hrlievr. J. dcvoting
all his energies t. strengthening the
drfen>e~ ~ >an.iags. 10th by land aud
sea.
tIasr~- H.. o fsrx. gsr.-.
frrm several sources the Information
,rcm-~ tha, the spanish general ha, .
larger forc- At his command than has
been supposed Conservative leader
in the cuban army declare that at least
is.epo Spaniarsi~ have been gathered In
santiago II l. also asserted that the
city'> d.fen>-> have been strengthened
to marked degree. and that the zap
turc - the city will M, h. the Easy task
~ many have expected.
Thus far the Americans s..m - 10
more in NEED - artillery than of msa,
bat Il j. believed that the composition
10 the prr~en, land fprc- j. dn. - the
plan f,,r the cooperation "f the a~~,-
The health - al the tr-,y~ 90
ccli~ut All - th. woundei are doing
we'll
teen. >hafter an.l hts subordinate ori-
csr, arr unsiinisa IN their praise If
bath volunteers and regulars while un-
der firv. uur trs-.p~ have shevn th~ru-
--lvv> to h. brave. co-,l and Eager. and
the examples Sct by III. officers have
been worthy II the high~~; praise.
S~,, fixht for ~.a,i.s..
The next iixhting viii L. dirrctiy te-
fare santiago. uur ,rsrsp~ have swept
all before them. They took >.villa
~.-sn.r than they had expected 10. and
without struggle. Owing t. the eS-
traor,iinary .u-rEry "f aur commanding
ofiirrrs in pushing the men along.
coupled with the esgerue>S of the irs-cps
- advance. the American hag was
rai>e,i over >rvilia during saturday
night In this village. where ten.
i.iuar-> made hi> headquarters while
the American tn-eps Ncrr landing. a
desperate engagement was expected
Spanish tr,-,f,- had bs-rn Fastening to
that p-aint from all dirrction> for srv-
sral aays. II Uas the Las, defense be-
TWEEN santiago and the American
trs-npss nespiie it, Strategic import
ancc. however. the >pani4rts offered
little opposition They fred ou our
trs-sps for some time IN desultory wzy.
bu; without effect. They then retired
from the village. leaving it for the
Americans - s-7cupy.
col. Wagner. who took his men two
mile> beyond >evilla. there found the
extreme ouip.>ts 20 the Cuhan>. on the
hanks II the >se,s river Thi, dstach-
men, 80 the American trs-,pa APP
prpaei.cd 10 within a few hundred
yards of the spanish patrols. who
moved along the frunt four miles from
the city. lie ,hsn learned that the
main body - the spanish army wss
within the lin.s only one mile outside
~ Santiago. teen >hsfter newt orls-r.
therefore. will be- Ia attack the enemy.
trenches. Thsse are in regular tr,scha
form. The brush has he-n cleared for
a distance Of I.oee wards from the lines.
which consist If seriss ~ small forts.
connected by deep trenches and by
barbed wire
| Probably In cie.- Range >e-.
II i asserted confidently by the Gu
bans that at least 1900 >psniards are
nov encamped in santiago. Five hum
dred Cubans occupy a position in ad-
vance of the Seventeenth Infantry. but
the Fourth and Twenty-fifth Infantry
are coming along TO take n leading posi-
,ion. They started at daylight from
the Seco river, and will go close to the
Spanish line. At the present rate of
advance it is quite probable that the
two armies will get within range of
each other tomorrow. The Second Cav
airy is going forward with horses and
sixty pack mules.
| There il now no longer any trouble
about furnishing the American tronps