Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-07-09

|. Commander In Chief Of the Cuban Forces)
but despite the terrific heat and the
Spanish fire the American pressed on
until the Spaniards were forced beyond
the gates of the city of Santiago Mt
eight o'clock, and the commanding
officer ordered firing to cease.
Tonight Gen. Shafter says that he
will ask from Washington that hos
pital ship, medical supplies and
launches for the transfer OF the
wounded be sent here Mt once. lie
states that the wounded far euknum'
Der the killed and he expects terrific
fighting at close range when the city
of Santiago is stormed. The troops
tonight, after 10 hours Of continuous
fighting, arc us eager as ever
As the brigade OF Gen. Lawton
moved forward Mt eight o'clock this
morning upon Ell Cauey, to the north
east of Santiago, the heat had already
begun to be intense. The men went
forward with shout and the fire
which was directed against the Span
ish intrenchments was from the first
successful. The town was upon the
right flank Of the American lines and
il was the intention TO take II first In
order to hold an advantageous posi-
ton to the northeast of Santiago and
thus prevent the joining of the forces
Of Pando and Linares. The enemy
was driven from the carthworks and
the American troops now occupy them.
The attack was not made, however,
without loss OF life and injury to the
American soldiers.
Quickly following the capture OF FL
Caney came the fall of Aguadores,
which lies to the south near where the
Guama river emptics into the ocean,
and close to where the ships Of Admit
raj Sampson were already disabling
-4be fcstiR"atiousi of the Spaniards-
AT Cirartcs is IN anchorage two miles
t,ornev , Moro castle. The Jamaica
;urv mas for many years had its land
Z tho 4 Aguadores. FL caney, or San
4 p,is del Cancy, is village of about
inhabitants on the rood from
nsantiago>t to Guantanamo.
Santiago, therefore, after the taking
OF these two towns, alone remained to
the Spaniards, and there was evidently
IN intense desire on the part Of the
soldiers to bring about its instant
capitulation. They were held in check,
however, and the attack was directed
solidly against the crescent shaped
Spanish line in front of Santiago,
which was gradually forced back
within the confines Of the city.
AZ Viewed In Washington.
WASHINGTON, July Pride in the
courage of the American troops min
giles with sorrow for the loss Of lives
The sense of citation which was all
pervading yesterday ut the news Of
steady successes gave way to a moro
sober feeling in the growing rcahza.
ton OF what the victory was
costing. Gen. Skaters second
dispatch, saying II fear l have
undercstimated to-day's casualties"
reached the war department ut
four o'clock this morning. II fol-
lowed IN earlier message giving the
losses, killed and wounded, as 400.
From other sources came the informa-
ton that the first days fighting had
killed or disabled about 1000 That
would mean one soldier in 20 of the
entire army, or probably one in ten of
the soldiers actually engaged in the
fighting.
AS the figures were studied the i'm.
pressiveness OF war took on q new
phase with those whose memories did
not 30 back IS years. But the
older officers OF tho department,
the men to whom fighting Is n
profession, were not surprised.
They had not expected that
Gen. Shafter could push for
ward and take such points OF vantage
Us FL Caney and San Juan without
suffering They thought loss Of
1000 killed and wounded was by no
means largo considering what had