Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-30
TROOPS TO Be HURRIED.
By Next Tuesday Four Thousand
More Troops Will Be at Gen.
Skaters Disposition.
EFFORTS TO CUT THE LAST CABLE.
The Enemy in Cuba Still Connected with
the Outside World by One CabIe-The
Spaniards Using Brass Bullets-Trans-
ports Ordered Back-Peace Conditions
Suggested-Reports of Serious Fighting.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-At Gen.
Miles headquarters deep interest was
manifested in the reports of the first
bloody engagement near Santiago.
Gen. Miles observed his usual reserve
as to the sending of new expeditions
with reinforcements to Gen. Shafter.'
It is quite evident, however, that re-
Inducements will be hurried forward.
both from Tampa and from Newport
News Already Gen. Duffield's force on
the Yale are we'll on their way. The
Harvard will take another force to-day
and by next Tuesday about 5000 more
American troops will be at the dispo-
sition of Gen. Shafter. Within another
week the rest of Gen. Henry's division,
including the Garre ttson brigade, will
be there.
Efforts Cut the Last Cable
WASHINGTON, June Cuba is. to
the best knowledge of the officials
here, still connected with the outside
world with only one cable save those
crossing to Key West and the war de-
partment, through Gen. Greedy, is not
relaxing its efforts to cut that last
link. This runs into the island at
Santiago, crossing from Kingston,
Jamaica. and belongs to an English
company. For several weeks past it
has been known that this cable was in
working order and the st. Louis has
been trying desperately to cut it. In
addition the cable steamer Mancel is
to be assigned to the task and between
the two it is hoped that the cable will
soon be cut.
The SpanIards Using Brass Bullets.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-About a year
ago the Cubans made the charge
against Weyler that he was distribu-
ting brass bullets among the Spanish
soldiers to poison the wounded. This
charge was SO at variance with the
rules of war that it obtained little
credence. At that time the world
could not realize the depths of Spanish
infamy in the treatment of the Cubans.
Yesterday evidence of the truth of the
accusation reached Washington. The
Spaniards are shooting some of Wey-
ler's brass bullets, intended for Gu bans,
at the American soldiers.
Transports Ordered Back.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-Orders have
been cabled to Gen. Shafter to send
back the transports to Tampa as rap
idly as he can get them unloaded.
The navy will provide effective con-
voy. There are $4,000 troops still at
bic will be ordered on the transports
to constitute a second expedition,
whether for Porto Rico, Santiago or
another point in Cub a, depending upon
the result of the present campaign at
Santiago
Peace Conditions Suggested.
MADRID, June 26.-The Correspond
encia of this city to-day publishes
report to the effect that the peace con-
ditions suggested by the government
of the United States include the pos
session by the United States of the is
land of Porto Rico. the independence
of the island of Cuba under the protect
crate of the United States, the estab-
lishment of naval station for United
States warships in the Philippine is
lands and the establishment of a coal
depot for the United States warships
in the Canary islands
Reports of Serious Fighting.
New YORK, June ga dispatch to
the Journal from Cape Haytien, Hayti,
to day SAYS: Reports have reached here
that fighting more serious than any
that has yet taken place is now going
on around Santiago. No details are
obtainable other than that both troops
and ships are engaged and that the
American forces are advancing.