The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-06-10
SANTIAGO SHELLED.
Sampson Cables That He Bombarded
the Forts and Silenced Them.
ADMIRAL UNHAMPERED BY ORDERS.
A Dispatch Received at Madrid Concerning
the Bombardme nt-Reported Junction
OF Americans with insurgents
Near Santiago.


Near Santiago.
| WASHINGTON, June S.-Shortly after
seven o'clock yesterday evening infor-
nation confirmatory of the Associated
press dispatches concerning the bonn
bardment of the Notifications of San
tiago reached the navy department
1t came in the form of cablegram
from Admiral Sampson which was
made public in the following bulletin:
Secretary Of the Navy; Bombarded forts at
Santiago, 1880 TO ten m to-day June 8 ST.
fenced works quickly without injury of any
kind, though within 1000 yards SAMPSON
While the officials of the navy de-
partment declined to say definitely
whether the bulletin contained all the
information given in Admiral Samp-
sons cablegram, there is reason to be-
lieve it did not The officials refused
to discuss the subject or to vouchsafe
further information than was posted
on the bulletin board. Only one addi-
tional point was elected by question
ing. That was that the cablegram
contained no information about the
landing of either land forces or
marines
uC TtCClNtu from Au-
miral Sampson was evidently quite
satisfactory to the naval authorities.
While they declined to discuss either
the reason for or the probable conse-
quences of the bonn bardment, they are
thoroughly satisfied with the results
accomplished. 1t is pretty well under
stood that the bombardment was for
the purpose of paving the way either
for the landing of troops or actually
to cover the landing of marines.
Dispatches received by the Associ-
ated press from Spanish sources last
night indicate that a landing was
effected, either during or Immediately
after the BON bardment. This is re-
garded by naval authorities as entire
ly reasonable. 1t is deemed likely
that Sampson landed sufficient force
of marines to hold the ground he had
gained and to make preparations for
the landing of the regular forces upon
their arrival, if, indeed, some of them
are not already at hand
THE ADMIRAL UNHAMpERED by ORDERS.
WASHINGTON, June s.-The extent of
SIMPSONS attack on the Santiago de.
lenses has brought out one fact very
clearly namely, that he has prac-
tically unlimited power as to the time
and character of an attack, and that
he is unhampered by restrictions from
Washington. The exact nature of his
orders has never been made public,
but a naval official in a position to
know what they are said that AID.
miral Sampson had greater power con.
ferred upon him than had ever been
given to any other commander-in-chie
1t was for him to decide on the
time for an attack, and the place and
manner of its execution. He may at
tack before troops arrive, or, in his dis
erection, act without the cooperation
of troops. Or, if circumstances war
rant, he may refrain from any opera
tions. In short, it is said that Admi-
raj Sampson is complete master of the
tactical and strategic operations by
the naval forces off Santiago The
only reservation made in this general
principle, is that.the center of govern
ment shapes general policies and the
naval campaign is directed toward the
execution of this general purpose of
the government. In the present case
the authorities here have laid down
the general ends to be attained in Cuba
and Porto Rico and the war board has
supplemented this with every bit of
information which could assist the
commander-in-chie But beyond this,
Admiral SIMPSONS authority is prac-
tically without limit
DISPATCH FROM ADMIRAL CERvERA.
MADRID, June S.--The following Off
cial dispatch has been received from
Admiral Cervera: Six American yes
sells have bombarded the Notifications
at Santiago and along the adjacent
coast. Six were killed and II wound
ed on board the Relna Mercedes; three
officers We're killed and an officer and
II men were wounded among the
troops The Americans fred 800 shells
of various calibers The damage inflct
ed upon the batteries of La Socapa and
Moro castle was unimportant. The
barracks at Moro castle suffered dam
age. The enemy had noticeable losses.
REPORTED JUNCTION WITH INSURGENTS
CAPE HAYTIEN, Hayti, June s.,-Ac-
cording TO the latest direct advices
from Santiago de Cuba the lombard
ment which began at 745 a. m. Mon
day and continued until lO:3O was re.
sumed again for short time about
midnight 1t was then believed that
the Americans had effected a junction
with the insurgents near Daiquiri.
some distance east of Aguadores and
near the railway line to antiago
Firth Missouri Wants More Men.
CHICKAMAUGA PARK, Ga, June S.