The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-07-01
SANTIAGO INVESTED.
Gen. shafter Reports That He Il
Closing in on the City.
FasIHoOs state That 10000 spanish Sol
dlers Have Recently Arrived at Santiago
Gen. Pando May ALSO EReot =
junction with Gen. LInarez


WASHINGTON, June s9.-The war de
partment late yesterday afternoon
posted the following:
BAIoUIRL June 2. via Playa del Este. June
Sa-HOn- Secretary Of War: The Yale arriTec
this morning al right Troops nov disembarlz-
ing. Your son, who has been az the front as
volunteer. IS assigned to duty On the stan Of
Gen Du11eld- All is progressing we'll We
to-day occupied an advance position abandonec
BY the enemy yesterday OF the Sevil1a and
Santiago road. west OF san Juan river, within
three miles Of Santiago and from which il car
plainly be seen SKATER
Major General Commanding
1t was very late in the day when the
first dispatch within two days came to
the war department from Gen. Shaft
er, but the news was regarded as so
good that there was no disposition to
complain. 1t disclosed a very salts
factory rate Of progress on the part Of
Gen Shafter toward the town of San
tiagO, and apparently he has gained
all this ground and has come within
three miles of Santiago without SUI
fering any losses since the bloody Skin
mish OF Friday last. Altogether the
performance IS regarded as very graft
flying to the department here As near
as can be gathered from the brief
dispatch, the American army IS now
at the fork in the road, one branch of
which leads to Santiago and the other
| TO Moro castle, at the entrance of the
harbOr. Gen. Shafter is thus free to
move in either direction, according to
| the demands of the campaign. With
| the 1900 men who reinforced him on
| the Yale and the additional brigade
/ that viii reach him to-day, 1t may
| be possible to make even more rapid
] progress in the advance upon San
/ tiagO, as the new men can be relied
upon to relieve the main body of
| troops from the necessity Of keeping
| open the line Of communication be-
/ tween Shafter and his base at Baiquiri.
Meanwhile, further achievements
/ are being prepared and dispatched as
/ rapidly as the best energies of the de-
/ partment can direct, and it is believed
/ that several thousand men sailed from
/ Tampa directly for Santiago yester-
| day. The lines are being frightened
/ around Cuba, and 1t will soon be i'm
/ possible for even small quantities OF
/ food or war supplies to reach the Span
| iards there. The proclamation issued
/ yesterday extending the blockade to
I the south coast and to San Juan, it is
/ believed, viii aceomPlish-this result.
There was no further word from the
Cadiz feet yesterday, though it is still
known to be lying at Port Said under
| pretext Of repairing one Of the torpedo
boat destroyers The delay on the
| part Of the Spanish feet has not
stopped the preparations for the send
ing of the eastern squadron under
| Commodore Watson to the Spanish
| shores. The commodore is fastening
/ with all speed southwark on the
/ Newark to Join and confer with Samp-
son of Santiago.
i sPANIARDs AT SANTIAGO REINFORCED.
] OK THE Rio GUIANA, June %. via Port
Antonio, Jamaica, June 2S.-The most
I startling information obtained from
| the pacificOs is that since the advance
began almost %, 900 Spanish soldiers
| have arrived at Santiago de Cuba. This
statement is made on the authority OF
| Gen. LaWtOn and he is also of the
opinion that Gen Pando may be able
to effect a juncture with Gen Lii
mares at Santiago de Cuba The Gu
bans believe that if the water sup
ply Of the city can be cut OF Santiago
will have to yield at once. They say
that Admiral Cervera's entire feet ex-
cept the torpedo boat destroyer Terror
is in the harbor. Gen. Lawton is in
clined to discredit the report that guns
have been taken from the ships 70
strengthen the defenses on land. He
says that it would be impossible for
Admiral Cervera to reach the Do,
sition Of the American army with
his big guns from where the Spanish
ships lie. No aggressive move BY the
Americans is anticipated for several
days The road to the base Of supplies
must be greatly improved before the
onward movement can be safely made
at present it taxes the quartermaster''
department to the utmost to get pro.
visions and ammunition Apparently
Gen. Linares prefers to place faith il
the defenses Of the city and intends tC
make a last ditch fight of 1t.
few-thOugh only few-hOld to ths
theory that he does not propose fight
ing at all
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