Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-06-29


read at the cabinet meeting to-day from
Santiago. General Shaftcr and Admiral
Sampson have full authority TO when
and how to attack and. therefore, the time
when the decisive engagement will take
place depends upon circumstances known
only TO themselves.
copyrighted, 1885 by the Associated Press.)
JURAGUA, PROVINCE OF SANTIAGO
DE CUBA, Monday. June q. PER ASSo-
cLATED PRESS DISPATCH BOAT
WANDA, p. m, VIA KINGS
TON, JAMAICA. Tuesday. June Is,
10 a. m.-Major General Shafter,
in command of the army of in
vasion, arrived here board the trans
port Seguranca, from Baiquirl, with Colo
mel John Jacob AstOr, Captain Stewart
Brice and Lieutcnants Milay and Nobel,
and his staff, about o'clock this after
noon. He was met by General Bates, who
was experimenting the landing of commits
sary supplies in the surf. General Shafter,
in full uniform and wearing straw he'll
met. was soon mounted on large, hand
some horse and rode through the town,
surveying the scene of the landing opera
tions and the camps of the troops. He
halted for moment before the cottage
which serves as the headquarters of the
Cuban insurgents, and where Generals
Garcia and Castillo paid their respects 10
the American commander.
About an hour later. General Shafter
struck out on the road 10 the 'front.' IN
order to consult with General Wheeler ana
the division commanders and look over the
field of operations before Santiago de Cuba.
The movements of the troops TO the front
are steadily going on TIE American and
Cuban infantry and cavalry and long lines
of mule pack trains and batteries of artil-
Iery choke all the roadways over the hills
to Santiago de Cuba.
AT 10 O'Clock this morning General Pear
sons brigade, the Second, Tenth and Twen-
ty-first infantry of the First division, Cen
eral Kemp commanding, moved out TO oc-
cupy a position on the extreme left, toward
Morro castle and for few hours the camp
was almost deserted. Then the auxiliary
cruiser Yale came in sight with the new
arrivals of American volunteers, consist
ing of the Thirty-thfrd regiment and one
battalion of the Thirty-fourth regiment OF
Michigan infantry. commanded by Colonies
Peterman and Boynton. Brigadier General
Duffield accompanied them. and the men
are now encamped, awaiting the rest of the
Thirty-fourth Michigan and the Ninth Mas
sachusetts regiment, on board the Harvard.
which vessel is expected here tonight.
copyrighted, 1885, by the Associated Press.I
OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Monday,
June "a VIA KINGSTON. JAMAICA, June
~ a. m-Lieutenant Victor Blue, of the
ar Hillary gunboat Suwanee, returned to the
flea to-day from another investigating trip
ashn-e de reported that Admiral SCeryeras :
ships are all in the harbor. With the ex-
ln hna 6aCfr thar-
are at anchor and show no signs OF sctv-
ity. tst
Lieuten.,nt Blue went ashore on Saturday
to the we.t of MORO castle, accompanied
by some Cub ban guides. He advanced until
about two miles north of Cabanas, and al
most I'D to the enemy's batteries. He trav-
eIed sixty miles and rejoined the Suwanee
this morning At one time the lieutenant
was at a Cuban outpost, separated by only
40 yards from Spanish outpost.
They popped away at each other all the
lime said Lieutenant Blue. but do not
tbink the Cubans hurt the Spaniards very
much. and I know the Spaniards did not
hurt the Cubans."
Lieutenant Blue was able to locate accu-
rateIy the position of each of Admiral Ger
yeras ships.
Rear Admiral Sampson warned his fleet
this morning to exercise great care in
dl
pointing out that the American army had
advanced, and that our own troops might
be depIoyed on the hillside
I. * hardly likely that any serious action
will be taken by the navy until Wednes-
day BY that time, the army is expected
I, be ready for another forward move
ment.
The dynamite gunboat Fesuvius fired
three shells last night. They fell in the
"A
batteries.
During the night a loud explosion oc-
CURED on shore near Aguadores. 1t Is be-
lieved 10 have been caused by the Span
iardc trying TO blow up the railroad tres
lie near that place.
II is now said that Juragua may be Sc
Iccted as the permanent coaling harbor
for the fleet.
Gustav weineck. an ordinary seaman,
belonging 10 the flagship New York, was
drowned yesterday. The New York was
cCa!ing in front of Morro castle from the
collier. Alexander when Wsineck jumped
from the collier in an attempt 10 get on
board his own ship. He fell between the
flagship and the collier and sank at once.
The body was not recovered.
The Dolphin has gone to the Havana
blockade and the Helena and the Yanton
have gone 10 the Eastern blockade.
A bulletin issued to the fleet by Rear
Admiral Sampson yesterday said: From
report made by one of the wounded,
nephew of Surgeon Berryhill. of the flag
snip New York. considerable part of the
damage to our troops on Friday last was
done by seven-millimeter machine guns
manned by seamen. that there would
seem TO be some probability in the report
of the use ashore of the crews Of Admiral
Cervera's squadron.
RECRUITING AT ST. LOUIS.