The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-08

enough food was reserved to supply
those whose delicacy and good breed
ing restrained them from begging.
Many Of the better classes lave Of
fered to pay almost any p-ice for
transportation to Juragua and thence
by water to. some other port. 1t seems
that they hope to make arrangements
to- get out of the country. few Of
the best Spanish families came to e.
Caney, but MANY preferred to share
the fortunes of war, while many went
to San Luis and other places north,
where they fFaye villas and casties. = sg.
IT Is probable that all except few
of the younger men who fed with the
women and children will be given
something to eat before night, but how
long this relief can be extended is prob
lematieal. Many, of course, will be
driven to the woods and be forced to
subsist on mangoes and other fruit.
Quite number of. the Spanish vol
unteers who came out with the refu-
gees and who at first were allowed
their liberty are being gathered up
and placed under surveillance. While
it Is known that most Of them well
coined the opportunity to escape, it is
feared some Of them may be spies.
1t is learned from the refugees that
there was regular mutiny among the
volunteers the day after the fighting
began. The volunteers were loud in
their demands that the city should
be surrendered.
SOLDIERS WOULD SURRENDER.
It Is learned that Admiral Cervera
was practically goaded into making his
desperate effort to escape from the
harbor. Both he and his sailors were
assailed as towards for not fighting
the Yankees. Some marines were as
saulted in the streets. The night after
the fleet was destroyed the cruiser Mer-
cedes was sunk across the entrance to
the harbor or an attempt was made to
sink her there to prevent the American
warships going in.
Mr. Ramsden, the British consul,
when asked whether the Spanish gen.
eral would continue to resist. replied:
"Of course he WILL Toral will fight
till he dies
Different stories, however, are told as
to the soldiers. One consul, who de-
clines to allow his name or nationality
to be used, said the soldiers were loud
in their demands for a surrender and
many feared the assassination n of Toral.
The following dispatch was received
from Gen. Blanco: do not surrender" !"
paraphrasing the old cry of Napoleon 5
Old Guard. This statement is confirm
ed by the French cable operators, who
have left Santiago.
The desperate character of Gen.
Toral's determination to continue the
struggle is apparently well known, and
this information is among the mos.
reliable that has come out of the be-
leaguered city-that the Spaniards
have less than a days ammunition re-
manning. Had an assault along the
line been pushed on the second day Of
the fighting last week, as was con-
templated, the night before. it Is prob
able that Santiago would now be ours.
A lack of ammunition places a time
limit at least upon the enemy's ability
to hold out. This lack applies to artil-
lery and siege guns as we'll as small
arms.
1t is learned that the siege guns in
the Lunette are eight-inch instead of
flve-inch, and that one of the batteries
mounts bronze guns of large caliber,
one Of which, 1t is said, now enfilades
cur first line Of entertainments occupied
by the Sixth and Sixteenth infantry
An examination of the forts, earth
works and entertainments about FL
Caney amazes our officers. They can
not understand how it was possible to
carry the place with infantry. The
last stand was made in an old Roman
Catholic church, which had loopholes
for guns. A Red Cross flag has been
placed above the old building, which Is
now used as a hospital, prison for
Spanish captives and wounded The
walls are spattered with the blood of
the defenders Of the town. One Of the
pillars was shattered by shell from
Capt. Capon's battery. The wounded
prisoners are being cared for by our
surgeons.