Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-06-15
SOURCE AFTER SOURCE OF SUPPLY CUTOFF
With Only Marines and Insurgents the Spanards are
Driven in to Die.
GARcIAs FORCES ARE AIDING MAGNIFIcENTLY

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tablishment of the blockade, severa
interesting and daring expedition
have been made into the enemy's coun
try, to discover the actual condition O.
affairs in Santiago. 1t is no cas-.
matter to get near the city these days
About 5000 Spanish soldiers and 2.OOt
home guard troops cover every road
way about the place, and General
Pando, the Spanish Military Com
mander, is very active, although his
operations are limited by the noun
tains surrounding the place, which are
full of Insurgents.
On Sunday, June A, the converted
lighthouse boat Suwanee, commanded
by Lieutenant Commander Daniel
Delehanty arrived off Santiago. She
HAD ON BOARD
about 10000 rounds Of ammunition,
5000 rifles, 1000 carbines, 1000 mache-
tes and hundreds of pounds of bread,
bacon and other provisions. With the
aid of a Cuban pilot, picked up by
Commodore Schley, she landed this
stuff in two days, besides taking an
active part in the bombardment of Fort
Santiago. The landing was effected
about twelve miles to the westward of
Santiago, In the presence of 500 Insur-
gents. About 100 more Insurgents
were on guard in the mountains and
passes. The ammunition and food,
with the arms. have put the Insurgents
in excellent shape to preveHt the Span
iards from getting provisions from the
outside through the island itself. 1t is
believed that the arming of the Insur-
gents has assisted in cutting off
ONE PART OF THE SPANISH ARMY
from another. Tuesday. June 9TH,
while working near Cesserazsre, twelve
miles from Santiago de Cuba, Lieuten-
ant Commander Dslehanty saw two
sloops trying to run away, up the river
Assaezaro. He fired at them, and they
were run ashore and deserted. Later,
boats crew from the Suwanee cap
tured them. Each of the sloops was
provided with Spanish flag, and one
had heliograph for signalling pur-
poses. One of the sloops was presented
to the Cubans, and the other. which
already had a few holes in it, was sunk
by shots from the Suwanee.
GOOD AS GONE.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 15.-The sec
ond feet of transports weighed anchor
about O'Clock, and are now on their
way to Manila.
GOT THEM AGAIN.
United States Camp, entrance Guam
tanamo Bay, June IA, 6 p. m. via
KING TON, Jamaica, June Is. 10:40 a.
m.-- --(Copyright)-The United States
marines and the Cubsns today attacked
Spanish camp situated five miles
from the American entertainments.
They completely routed the force of
400 Spaniards, breaking up their camp
and destroying the well which supplied
them with water One American was
slightly wounded; two Cubans were
killed and four Cubans were wounded. :.
The Spanish loss is believed to be
forty men killed. Fifteen bodies have
already been discovered.
yEsUyIUs, OLD BOY.
off Santiago de Cuba, Menday night.
The dynamite guns of the Vesuvius
were tested with great success. Three
shots were fired at the Spanish fortifi-
cations and it is believed great damage
was DONE Tuesday morning the New
Orleans shelled and partially destroyed
the new emplacements east of Moro
castle. The Spaniards fired some shots
at the Vesuvius and one at tho New
Orleans, which was struck.
RET YOUR BOOTS, MOI
LONDON, Eng. June 15.-The Star,
TODAY, reiterates the story that Emper
or William of Germany has ordered
the German Consul at Manila to op-
pose the debarkation of American
troops, unless in sufficient force to
maintain order and to protect citizens.
The Star adds that the order to this
effect has been officially given the
United States Embassy at Berlin and
to Secretary Day, at Washington. Ad-
miraL Districhs, according to the Star
| has 2 400 troops and could disembarb
1900 with two Batteries OF Artillery
| for the partial occupation of Manila
GENERAL POLICY OF HURRY.
| WASHINGTON, June 15.-An authcri'
tatiye statement was made by the Wa
department today contradlcting the re.
forts from Chickamauga that 15OO(
roops had been ordered to move q
once. It is said the orders sent th,
commanding officers at Chickamaugs
direct the equipping and arming of th
troops at the earliest possible moment
This, however, is In line with the gen.
eral policy of hurTying up preparation
all along the line. It may be natural,
inferred that those orders to expedite
! equipment will lead up to subseque
orders for movement Of troops.