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P7rom the Pittsburg Dispatch.)

not be more effective, but if the chance
offers to increase our strength, L will
take advantage of it.
I shall not be surprised if we have
Santiago in three days.
''At Ell Caney there are 10000 miser
able refugees from Santiago, old men,
women and children, whom the Span
ish have permitted to go to our lines to
get food. The plight OIL these helpless
people is heart rending. The Ameri-
cans are doing all they can for them"
DISSEMINATING ReiHfOrcements.
Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press.)
Juragua, July 10, via Kingston, Ja-
maica, July 1.-THE shores of this lit
tie cove were the busiest place in Cuba
this afternoon. Five thousand men
were either disembarking from steam
ers or preparing to take up the march
to Gen. Skaters headquarters near
Santiago. There was as much con-
fusion as if ten circuSes were preparing
to make camp. The officers were
looking for horses and mules trying to
keep their men together sending sick
men to the hospital and attending to
ratiOns and baggage The engineers
were building a rought wharf of heavy
timbers to be used in landing from the
The First Illinois infantry number
ing 1880 arrived here yesterday and
will probably be the first of Gen.
Skaters reinforcements to reach him.
A bout $50 recruits for the regular ar
my in the field were under way to the
front.
The District of Columbia infantry
consisting of 915 men arrived here this
morning on the Catania, and began
landing at once.
The auxiliary cruiser St. Paul has
also arrived here with the Eighth Ohio
infantry 1850 men. The steamer is
at anchor quite a distance from the
shore which necessitates a long pull
in the boats in order to get the men
ashore. The landing of troops here
is necessarily made in small boats.
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the regular infantry are now ashore
and it is probable the Eighth Ohio men
from the St. Paul will be landed by
noon today. A coal laden schooner. the
Stevens. drifted against the hospital
ship Relief and both would have drift
ed ashore but for the prompt assistance
rendered them by the dispatch boat
Cynthia II.
Gen. Shafter held a conference with
the American generals at the front
concerning the offer made by the Span
ish commander, Gen. ToraI, to surren-
der Santiago, if the Spanish garrison
were allowed to march out with their
arms and have twenty miles start with
out moIestation. Gen. Toral agreed
that if this was accepted, he would not
destroy the ships in the harbor, the am
in the city. The majority of the gen
erals, Gen. Wheeler leading, were in
favor of the acceptance of these terms,
on the ground that the Spaniards can
march out to the westward anyhow and
burn the city and destroy all the YES
sels guns and ammunition before Ieav-
ing.
The presidents uItimatum is under
stood to be "only solution is absolute
and unconditional surrender of Linares
and army an that will take place if
it requires the whole Of the 225,OOO men
in the United States army to accom-
plish it,
Food and water are very scarce in
Santiago. One biscuit was recently sold
for SIS in geld.
The Cuban auxiliaries have been put
to work policing the camp at this place.
It is earnestly hoped that DR.. Guiteras
will order all the buildings here to be
burned Immediately and thus reduce
the chances of the spread OF a serious
epidemic
Wounded H0meward Bonad.
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TODAY's APPOINTMENTS.
Not an Army or Navy Position
Among Them.

Washington, July 1.-THE president to-
day made the following appointments:
Robert J. Hendricks to be appraiser OF
merchandise in the district of Willamette,
Ore.
Richard o. Jeardeau. to be general in
spector of furniture and other furnishings,
Frederick p. Mckinley of New Mexico.
to be receiver of public moneys at Guth-
Davis L. Geyer of Ohio. to be receiver of
public moneys at Roswell, N. NJ
To be agents for Indians: Charles S.
McNicols of Illinois, for Colorado River
Texas, for the Fort Apache agency in
Arizona; Frederick B. Spriggs OF New
York, for the Nevada agency in Nevada.
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captured.
strike Broken.

Pittsburg. July 1.-THE strike of the
coal miners in the third pool is practic-
ally broken and most of the men have
returned to their work without obtain
ing the district price. The efforts of
the officials to secure the cooperation
of the fourth pool miners proved futile.
The men say they were compelled to
resume work as their families were
without means of subsistence.
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ALL READY.
BOmbardment of Santiago to
Begin Today.

Washington, July IA cablegram
from Gen. Shafter was received at the
war department over night stating that
the bombardment of Santiago would
begin today. It appears that the affair
of Sunday was only a preliminary ar
tillery SkirmiSh.
Last evening the war department
posted the following bulletins of dis
patches:
Headquarters Fifth Army Corps,
July 10.
'Adjutant General Washington, D. c.
I have just received a letter from
General TOral declining unconditional
surrender. Bonn bardment by army and
navy VIII begin at or as near 4 p. m.
today as possible. SHAFTER
Major General
"Siboney, July 10.
'Adjutant General, Washington.
Inc st. Paul has just arrived with
General Henry and his command and
quartermasters' stores.
"'HUMPHRIES.'
'Siboney, Cuba, July 10.
"Adjutant General, Washington.
The Catania has just arrived with
the first District of Columbia Volun-
teers. HUMPHREYS.
little later the war department an
nOunced that it had been informed that
the bOmbardment had begun, but the
dispatch was not made public
Shortly after midnight the war de-
partment gave out the following dis
patch from General Shafter:
playa del Este, July 10.
''Adjutant General, Washington.
Enemy opened fire a few minutes
past 4 with light guns, which were soon
silenced by ours. Very little musketry
firing and the enemy kept entirely in
the intrenchments. Three men slightly
wounded. VIII have considerable forces
tomorrOw-enOugh to completely block
all the roads on the northwest. I am
quite we'll. SHAFTER-"
Yesterdays Losses.
Washington, July 1.-THE war de
partment has posted the following dis
patch from Gen. Shafter:
Playa del Este, July II.
To Adjutant General. Washington.
Headquarters near Santiago, July Il
Following report of casualties in the
first division yesterday afternoon just
received:
KiIed-Captain Charles W. Rowen,
Second infantry, and Private Peter Mel
son, Company A, Second infantry.
Wounded-Lieutenant n. J. Lutz.
Second infantry; Private Charles jerks,
Company A Second infantry; Private
Charles LentEe, Company 3, Second
infantry, and Private Nelson Gilbert
jr., Twenty first infantry.
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READY TO QUIT.

Madrid, July 1.-THE impartial says
the Spanish government probably will
telegraph Captain General Blanco that
Spain would reap great advantages by
negotiating for peace before Santiago,
Manila, and perhaps Porto Rico are
CAPTURED
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KANSAS PRIVATEDEAD
McAllister of Miltonvale, Dies at San
Francisco.

San Francisco. July n.-Private Meal
lister of MiItonvaIe died Saturday night
at the hospital Death was due to measles
and a severe cold that settled on his
lungs.
The Twentieth Kansas regiment will be
the last to leave for the Philippines.
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a FRINGE a saratoaa.

Saratoga, n. Y, July 1L-Prince Vic
tor Emanuel of Italy, accompanied by
Count Carpenette has arrived here
from Bar Harbor. They will remain
several days before going to Newport.
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Must Not Get Away.

Washington, July n.-NOtice from
Gen. Shafter to the effect that he pro-
posed to begin the assault and bonn
bardment of Santiago today intensified
the interest with which news from the
front is being awaited at the war de-
partment and there was many inquiries
at the office of the adjutant general
beginning in the early morning for the
latest dispatches To all of these but
one answer was returned. Gen. Shaf-
ter had been given a free hand to deal
with the situation subject to but one
condition that the Spaniards in Santi-
ago must be captured, and he had not
informed the war department to the
details of his plans further than was
indicated in the dispatches received
from him yesterday.
The belief here is that the affair of
yesterday was of little Importance, be
ing perhaps but a feint on the part of
the Spaniards to uncover the American
batteries or to discover some weak spot
which might be made the point of at
tack in SOrtie when it comes to that.
The officials do not conceal their appTe-
henSiOn that the enemy may escape
from Santiago under cover of darkness
and are consequently relieved each day
when the dispatches from the front show
that they still occupy the town. The
president himself was so much concern
ed over the possible escape of the Span
ish force that he directed the sending
of explicit orders to Gen. Shafter to
prevent it at all hazards.
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Yesterday's Lose.
1Terchants' Federation Tonfeht-

The Merchants Federation will meet
tonight at Weber's hall to discuss the
plan of consolidation with the Com
mercial cIuD. The matter of a mer-
chants picnic and the udit0rium VIII
also be discussed.
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SHAT TER IS AT WORK.

lay a quarter of a mile behind the line
of ships.
When the bombardment began a
heavy rainstorm was in progress, with
thunder and lightning but artillery fire
could be heard on shore, indicating that
Gen. Shafter had resumed hostilities
Immediately on the ending Of the arm
istice. Following the roar of Commo-
dOre Schley's guns could be heard the
shrielzing of the shells as they sped on
their way to the doomed city.
Then came a long echo from the hills
back Of Santiago and sometimes a peal
of thunder prolonged the reVerberations
and gave the impression that the city
was bonn mbarded from the sky. sea and
land.
The situation must have been appall-
made the demonstration for the mere
effect which it would have on the WaV-
ering enemy he probably attained his
end
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Wounded fomeward Bonad.

(Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press.)
Guantanamo Bay, July 1.-THE
Onvette is here ready to sail at any
moment for Hampton Roads with 500
sick and wounded on board. among
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All TruCes OF.

Washington. July 1.-Secretary
Long, Admiral Sicard, Capt. Mahan
and Capt. CrowninshieId of the naval
war board were in conference with the
president at the White House today.
Secretary Long stated on reaching the
White House that in his opinion the
fleet had so far taken no part in the
days engagement. Otherwise, he said
Admiral Sampson would have reported,
which he had not done.
On leaving the naval conference at
O'Clock. Secretary Long said that moth
ing had been received indicating that a.
decisive engagement was on at Santi-
agO on the part of either the army or
fleet. In answer to an inquiry the
secretary said that he expected to get
news of the fan of Santiago at any
hour. but added. however, that his ex-
pectatiOn was based largely upon his
hopes. The indications are that all
truces are off and that the final strug-
gle may even now be on.
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'SibOney, July 10.
''Adjutant General, Washington.
Tine st. Paul has just arrived with
General Henry and his command and
quartermasters' stores.
''HUMPHRIES."
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'Siboney, Cuba, July 10.
| 'Adjutant General, Washington.
| THE Catania has just arrived with
! the first District of Columbia volun-
/ teers. HUMPHREYS"
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x 1.-THE ID ID 00NS5

Under Philip " Cs2i.e5) Portugal 70.
covered its independence, Catalonia was
devastated by q ton years civil war. the
Dutch Infested the sphniah possessions
IN America especially PERU three fleets
were destroyed by gales. disease and
the enemy. the Protestant Neither
lands were abandoned forever. fur
thcr succession Of mlsfortunos assailcd
the country. aud SPANS dccadencc
began
In the days OF Charles II uGe5-i7OO)
treaty of Utrecht ms u was Obliged
to code Naples. the island " Sardinia.
Milan and what remained OF the Meth.
orlnnds To Austria, Sicily 10 Savoy and
Gibraltar aud Minorca to England.
Fifty years later her boundaries were
again extended by the addition ~ Lou
isana and Mlnorcu. AZ the nglorlous
peace " Basel u5gi) spain was forced
10 code snuto Domingo 10 France. In
is00 she gave up also 20 France the
province NJ Louisiana. which we pur-
chased from Napoleon seven years att
crwufd 4 short time subsequently she
coded Trinidad ~ England. and from
that time began the rapid loss ~ her
colonial property AZ Trafalgar On oct
a. is05 when the combined French and
spanish fleets we're totally defeated BY
Nelson there was ended the possibility
of spain over having fair Representa-
tlon among naval nations. She has
built ships and expended vast sums Of
money. borrowing On her pledges. mort
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UNITED STATES INFANTRY cHAEGINC A BATTERY IN CUBA.

When Isabella ui7i.i'0O assembled the
throne. royalty was almost poworlosH.
Ferdinand expelled the Jews from the
country nud reutEnniE'd the inlulntlon.
The ruhiuEltiun ot Granada in itgi-2
completed the political consolidation Of
the kingdom. ana then came the dlscov-
cry NJ the now continent by Columbus.
The subsequent occupation Of large por-
ti0ns NJ North ana South America by
Spanish generals aud conquerorH raised
the new kingdom 20 the front rank
among the powers u the earth but the
expeditions 90 the western hemisphere.
the expulsion NJ the Jews and the bulk
~ the Muora proved ultimately fatal
blow 20 the industries of spain.
The conquest ~ Mexico by Cortos. Pc.
ru boy Piznrro ana chile by Almngro add
cd Immensely tu the royal treasury, hut
u succession Of wars burdened the peo-
pie The desperate measures adopted
by the king Tor destroying stll more
thoruughly the ancient privileges OF the
people had largely the desired effect
ana also accomplished the ruin of Span
ish agriculture commerce and artisan
ship.
II was during the reign OF Charles v
ana his son Philip II, In the latter hall
NJ the sixteenth century, that Spain was
the most dominant and powerful nation
In Europe.
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gazing hor mines and raising money on
credit until she Is finally. like Turkey In
the hands NJ the money lenders of Eu-
rope. She has had a CorHicnn Frenoh-
man. Joseph nonnpartc. ruling over
her and nhe has had more foreign SOW
orolgna since th0n In charge Of her
destlnlea than any other nation. Even
the present queen regent 10 an Aus
TRAN.
spain sold Florida 20 the United
states In 1919 for 10000 OO and from
1910 10 1890 her various American culo-
niles. Mexico, Central America and
nearly an NJ South America, gradually
rehollod and gained their Independence
These losses were tremendous In terri
turial extent. Something like two-
thirds ~ the western hemisphere slip
ped from SPANS grasp. In 1871 her coll
oniea In America contained over 20 900. %
600 people. Last year they were 2.OOO.-
900.
During the contests with her conti-
mental possessions SPANS conduct was
gcnerally as iuhuthanly cruel and re-
morsoless as II had been three centuries
before. when her captains " war were
sluughtoring inonenaiye natives about
tho confines of the Caribbean sen. As
In the present, Cuban strife, the soldiers
had permission 10 massacre prisoners Of
war sick and wounded foemen aud
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have been in the habit NJ running from
tho Insurgents In cuba, who, generally
satisfied with victory, have loft them
alone. but tho Americans VIII teach
them new lesson boy running after
them and forcing them 20 complete sur
randrr
our army tactics win ho n novel ana
unpleasant surprise 10 the soldiers OF
queen Regent Christina. They have
had Ho little regular drill IN Cuba that
on tho march or In parade their inoth-
cheney b. painfully visible. Their lack
OF martial carriage has been character
izod ns absolutely ridiculous, There ~
nn irrcgulnrIty 10 thoir movements, a
weakness In their knowledge of the
manual OF arms, a struggling sort NJ
formation. that would boz regarded as
dlH0redltHhle o. the embryo military
companies m country town Ia tho
United states.
Then too. tho ynlor Of the Spanish
troops has frequently been put 10 the
tcBt with disastrous results The Gu
bans huyoulmuFt invariably whipped the
spnninrdg either IN nklrmiHh. pitched
battle or attacks upon 10 called fortified
towns. II has Tor three years past IN
CIhn been largely guerrilla sort Of
warfare. hut when tho opposing forces
| have met in open HELD tho Insurgents
} have almost continually beaten thalr
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Of ralmont the Spanish army officer
cannot be- cNceiled Even the privntes
when full dressed make brilliant dis
play and ore proud M A. The officers
on the spanish generals stan wear
dark blue military coats. with inpois
ana collars N the Hame color thc latter
embroidered IN gold; dark blue trousers.
with light blue stripes. anl scarfa "
light blue slik. ThuIf "ros" IL white.
with a iight blue plume on gala octa-
aIour.
Tho Infantry has dark blue military
coat. with rcd collar ana lnpols and
yellow buttons Tho trousers are rod.
with dark blue double stripes. The
"ros' IL gray with a rcd oockndu, and
the cloak blue. with red seams and
cuffs
Ana thcy wear raltors'
other branches ~ Che service are unit
formed in green or yellow. with black
and brown and rcd trimmings. with
white and rod ana yellow huttona.
Whenever possible sofn. gold lace Ia
attached a. The dress Their uniforms
are the uniy objects. however that VIII
give u shock a. the American soldier
Tho history or their country explains
the condition OF the Spanish milltlirc.
spain 10 docud,nt nation. Her nght-
INK men rtiy Tor glory upon intrigue
rather than upon valur The great liiH-
mHrrk who cannot DO Justly accused %
an 0yoff1ninefH Tor THE republic ~
ours has snid NJ Spain "sho deserves
her fate and like Portugal and Den-
mark. viii sink into lnsignlncdnce."
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They Do Not Possess the Primary
Instincts of SOldiers-=A Study
In "Then" and "NOw."

lnr dsppsod one captain g"naul and
virtually controlled several others They
are che nnigurloa NJ cuba. and Do be-
these 10000 men that thr United sutoH
solllom must nrht principally and uf-
feetivciy
The ordinary Spanish regular In cuba
o. not fueWuu thnt viii excite any
particular dread In the heart " nn nn-
tngunisJ ile IL iarnoly th" peasant boy
NJ Spain. turn from the pillow nnd draft
ed from tho hacienda. or the guttor
rough N Nhn towns ami yItioa made 10
nrht compulaorliy Tor his cuuutry'H sup.
pissed wclurr THE NcW ENGLAND MILF
tIn onn easily defeat him. when he W.
even In superior force. anywhere nnd ut
any time. Tor the American iH usually "a
mlfksm1n frequently crack shot
strictly ohodlant Co command. while thr
spanish is neither Not has he the
stamina tho physical strength ur tho
moral courage Co combat ull thrH" char.
nrtorlatcs Hu prominent in the regular
American soldier white BE- additionally
Injured a. hnrdshIps that tho other has
never known. The Srlulufi possesses
the foroclty ~ tho wounded tiger. pHr-
hnps. and will stab and shoot Hn .nof-
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years ~ service. a three months cam
pnign viii make genuine veteran ~
him. while am experience ~ six years
has proved the utter incaparlty of the
ordinary SpgnIard aH man possessing
any qualifications for military pruwoss.
The cuban spanlurds are not Regular
~ armed, Thcy have the Lee Milford.
the Remingtun and possibly few hum
dred1 Of tho Kmg-JorgeuHen rifles They
have even obtained arms from Germu-
ny AMI some chasscpuis still remain In
their possession.
rho regular Infantry ~ supposed to
carry the Muusor 2iG pnlihor magazine
rifle, holding hye cartridge but they
do not practice target shooting. II rs
too much trouble Their watChword ia
"munnnn' tomorrow. There iH "a pre-
vnillng element OF shiftlessupBs in their
character ana the military discipline
IL not sufficiently ngid 10 eliminate To
any great extent this superlntlyo trait
Thor ahsurdly deficient summary in tho
navy la duplicated In their excessive ig-
nurarce VI how 90 use a musket or rlne
or the krupp guns Of their artillery In
the army ranks, Briefly stated, there
is every indication that the Spanish
regular m cuba viii Doe conquered even
more easily than was the Mexican by
Taylor ana Scott In 1851
iut In the one item of gorgeousness
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What manner Of mon are these Span
iards. whom We are just now engaged
IN teaching a much needed losaon7 Are
they really brave. OF will they nrht drs-
pcfatcly only whom c0fnored7 Are they
nmohablo 10 discipline Are they inn
bued with genuine patriotism or mere
~ nctuntod extensively by Unborn hatred
VI virllc. progressive natlon7 DO they
possess that indonnablo something
known NJ esprit Dc corps" without
which no army or navy can be- effect
ivcf In short are they good soldiers
ana HailnrH7 Those are the questions
In which the American people nrc
acutely Interested at the present mu-
mont
10 begin with. tho military force N
spain ~ not formidable organization
compared with that NJ other European
powers even " the statements omannt-
ing from Premier snrnHtn. which nfc
certainly not an underestimate ~ fact
are conceded a. be- correct Many ma
tions have from two 90 four times us
many available nghtlug men. ana the
United states can place moro than slX
times A. many In the field ns Spain.
ana the individual spanish soldier does
not compare fayorably with those N
other countries
Accepting their public documents ns
authoritative tho RphuIarda ln an
emergency rnn rails" an army NJ a0mo-
thing less than 800. 900 men. tn, rcgn.
lars are only ~ 900 IN number tho nrHt
reserve 1000, ana the second reserve.
90 b. called out only In dire extremity.
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The Manner of Men to Whom We Are Just
Now Engaged In Administering
Well Merited T1raSl1ing.

neamon and greet nayirntors. though
100 tulr particular thUs uvta cXcCIIrd uy
th" P4ruguaas. Thay have fought well
with outihss and cirblne. but In neither
thn army nor ihe navy tDlny lathotc any
esprit le corps the mutual dependence
between officers and mon that might ue
regarded ns n possible precursor uf sue
ceaa.
Companions nrc ordinarily Odloua.
but thr spanish soldiers in cnhu ana
Puerto Rico especially and their conll-
luu la similar in th0 philippines cane
not compete Doc strength. activity.
mhrksmanahlp. drlll aud che power 90
ansage ln forced marches with tho
American. Nor have they the duflng
courage a. rush on 10 the muzzlcs %
the rnemy'H guns when their ranks nte
being dpcimHtod They viii turn and
run like sheep Tor they are 70 deFoner-
alto race. whom u Hooma almost nifty
~ have to whip except because ~ their
having the scorpion AMI viper nature
thoy must ho UhnstiHod or crushed In the
interests NJ common humanity. Thoy