The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-07-16
CONTINUE COMMANDMENT
Americans Steadily Advance on
Beleagured Town.
CITY IS IN DISTRESS
Spaniards at Outer EortifiCatiOns
Make Weak Defense-Find
Dummy Guns.

Gen. Skaters Headquarters, July IL, 1
p. m.-(Via Kingston, Jamaica, July i,
1870 a. m.)-Fighting continued during
the day, and at this hour it is believed that
he city of Santiago will be captured by
the American forces within the next TWEEN
tg-four hours.
The Americans have advanced steadily
all day. In several of the Spanish
trenches our soldiers found dummy wooden
guns and no Spanish soldiers.
There was a very weak fire from the
Spanish troops and the American troops
have received further evidence of the
great distress existing in Santiago.
Washington. d. c.. July 12-The fol
lowing dispatch from Gen. Shaftcr was
received here at $50 il. H.:
Playa del Este. via Hayti. July IL
Headquarters Fifth Army Corps.-Adju-
tant-Gcncral, Washington: 1t has been
very quiet; but little fighting. \ flag of
truce up since - o'clock, considering prOpo-
sitlOn tor Surrcndcring. now that L have
town surrounded on the north. LINES
We're completed AT = p. IN. by Gen. Ludlow
right down to the bay. The line is rather
thin, but will have it strengthened i'll the
arrived at headquarters. Only thr"" or
four casualties. No one killed 50 far as
| can learn. Expect to have two of the
new batteries i'll position tomorrow. Great
deal of suffering among the people VINO
have gone out of Santiago. Am doing my
best to relieve it. but not entirely success
ful
"Shafter Najor-t,pncraI Commandin@.
At - y. III. Secretary AlSer said he had
received no message whatever from Gen.
Shaftcr since the dispatch given out in
the forenoon. lie thought matters We're
unchanged therefore. and assumed that
flag of truce was sJiii lying ana that the
enemy were negotiating Tor surrender.
The only message received from Slhon"y
was a short dispatch from Gen. Miles re
garding transportation. in tn" course Of
which he said: The rains are the
heaviest | have ever known
At the cabinet meeting today t"l"-
grams from Gen. Shaftcr were read and
discussed. but no new plan of campaign
was considered. or important orders ElY-
en- Gen Shaftor'S report that h" had
the city of Santiago completely invested
was received with much satisfaction. as
there had been some apprehension that
the SpaniardS were contemplating Il
night evacuation.
Madrid, July 11-1o:3O p. m.-Gcn.
Blanco has cablcd the government as fol
lows:
The proposal for an unconditional sur
render of Santiago de Cuba being rejected,
huStilitirS were resumed AZ o'clock this
afternoon tSunday). ordered Santiago 10
defend Itself to the bitter end. The enc
my commenced by cannonade, setting
fire to the wreck of the Alfonso MIL,
which h"nCctorth it will be Impossible 10
save.
...ybo t,,,r;o,pc OIL, oDDoar To
threaten Raturanao hay. The cruiser
which | had sent with 10000 ratiOnS to
force the blockade at Santiago, was pur-
sued by the enemy and abandoned its
cargo. This attempt to revictual the town
therefore has failed.
THE enemy opened the attack on San
Juan and El Moro at 40 p. III. by a
brisk fuSillad" and 10y guns. Our troops
maintained their positions and the enemy
abandoned their advanced trenches and
those on the hill of San Juan. The
squadron simultaneously homharded the
town. The firing ceased at I o clock.
our troops behaved admirably and our
losses were slight
Another Havana dispatch says: 'Thc
Americans abandoned their positions at
Santiago The Spaniards had one cav
airy officer wounded
Capt. Aur0p, minister of marine, de
nieS that Admiral Ccrvcra had instruc-
tionS to leave Santiago bay. The govern
mcDt left it to his discretion to make an
exit if he were able to resist in the
bay.
An official dispatch from Iloilo, Philip
pine islands, says: "Seycn chiefs and
2nO0 rebels have made submission to the
military commander
other Spanish newspapers continue the
violent anti-peace campaign.
The EjercitO ESpanol. a service paper.
says: IF we make peace now we de
serve to be spat in the face. If Santiago
fails there still remain 10000 SpaniardS
in Cuba who are determined to defend the
territory"
The Correspondence Militar, another
service paper. declares that the govern
ment must act in conformity with the
wishes of the army in Cuba. which, 1t
adds, desires to continue the war.