Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-06-29
HE IS NOW WAITING ONLY FOR SUPPLIES
General Merritt Left San Francisco for the Philip
pines on the Newport Today.
DEWEY MASTER OF THE SITUATION AT MANILA

uo ploI was uOt tuJuiOu anu ohO "
the steamers went along side of 1t.
The Vesuvius has done almost nightly
firing since she has been here, the ex-
plosion of her shells producing very
great effect.
ADVANCE BEING HURRIED.
(Copyrighted)-A front of Rio
Guiana, June 28, p. M, per Asso-
ciated Press Dispatch Boat Dauntless,
via Port Antonio, June 80 -Prepara-
tions for the general advance of Ameri-
can troops on Santiago dc Cuba are
being pushed steadily forward, and
troops of all branches of the service are
being hurried to the front. General
Kent's division, conslsting of the Bri-
gades of General Hawkins, Colonel
Pearson and Colonel Worth, joined
General Lawton'S division, and with
the Cavalry Division of General
Wheeler and four batteries of light
artillery, will be strung out in the rear
of General Lawt0n's division. The
front still rests on the second crossing
of the Rio Guiana, on the road to Sans
tiago de Cuba. in the rear of the crest
of Sevilla hills. and mile and half
back. The Brigade of General Bates,
consisting of the Thirty Second Mich
igan regiment, and battalion of the
Thirty-Fourth Michigan regiment,
landed yesterday by the auxiliary
cruiser Yale, remain at Juragua or
Siboney. The delay in the general for
ward movement is due to inability to
GET SUBSISTENCE STORES
to the front rapidly enough. The ad.
vance, it is said. will not be ordered
until every man has three days rations
ia his knapssek This, however, Is
impossible until the road is passable
fer wagon trains. The pack trains can
only convey one days rations in one
day. The men constructing bridges
for the roads have their work almost
completed, and this afternoon the first
wagon trains for six mule teams will
go through. In two or three days
more, every man will have three days
rations in his knapsack. Then the
army will move on the enemy.
suAFTER SAYS FORTY EIGHT HOURS.
WASHINGTON, June 29.-l:20 p. NJ
General Shafter has reported to General
Miles that he can take Santiago in
forty eight hours, but indicates that
the undertaking might involve consid-
cradle loss. He is fully aware of the
approach OF Spanish reinforcements. 1t
is believed here that he intends to
take the town Immediately, and that
the news of the battle may be expected
at any time.
MORE SPANISH ROMANCiNG.
HAVANA, June, 29.-(Copyrighted.) D
II is said at the palace of the Captain
General that the American forces are
finding difficulty in advancing on SAM
tlago. 1t is claimed that they are un-
able to reach Aguadores, in spite of the
protection afforped by the fire of the
warships. The Commander Of the
Spanish gunboat Ardilla, reports that
while accommodating June 26 at Colo
ma, Punta, Certes and other places,
at Coyaela, warship of 5000 tons gave
chase. The gunboat succeeded in
keeping out of range of the guns of
the pursurer. To the southeast, the
stranger which turned out to be an
American warship, appeared in COM
pany with several other vessels. The
Ardilla made reconnaissance the fol-
Lowing day, and discovered that the
American ship had captured the sloops
Nemesia, Amistad and Manuelita, and
the pilot boats Luz and Jacinto. 1t is
claimed that the American ship hoisted
the Spanish flag.
ROUGH RIDERS NOT AMBUsCADED.
WASHINGTON, June 20. = General
Wheeler today forwarded the official
report of the encounter between the
Spaniards and Colonel YouDg's and
Colonel Woods commands. The Off.
GERS are highly complimented fer their
dash and courage. The General says
there is absolutely no warrant for the
statement that our troops were ambus-
caded He says the attack was delib-
erately planned, from knowledge IN his
possession the night before. 81
ANOTHER DEWEY.
CORPORAL Dewey and nine sharp
shooters from the Seventh Infantry
went out at dark, last night, with one
days rations, towards the Spanish lines.
They have not yet returned and it is
believed they are lying in the bush
waiting for night. When the remain
ing battalions of the Thirty fourth
Michigan and the Eighth Massachu-
setts, which arrive on the Harvard to-
morrow. and the 5000 reinforcements
sent out from Tampa, are here, Aqua
dores, q town on the coast four miles
west of Jaragua, will be taken. The
place was shelled today by several
ships. Aguadores will probably be-
come the base of operations. General
Lawton will probably
MAKE DIVERSION WITH