Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-07-07
MANIFEST ANXIETY.
Intense Feeling In Washington Over
the News from Santiago.
"HE IS FIGHTING, NOT WRITING
The Dsarth of oncial News Regarded ~
Rather . Favorable Indication-Pos-
sible Lines OF Retreat-To Pre-
vent the Approach Of and


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ien 49,
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nave an uniinlseo conn NJ
us SauIN1 A.naHas. 800 NJ.
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as 10 ms 3uug"en1' aeruaas
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maxim, ihsteao . aiio"hns te '"
consol,oa.e ana -.
AS tue oay "oIe aione
ing any news sn aa. a. onasu $50
~ 80 -. w~.,.s
AdJt.-oen- orpin respocs1 me'
prie1, put polneeo nc Is nsuttns,
not writing,- anu tnls WIS aceep'eo as
. 10y ~a-a o,Ipna,. ".na . hu;.t
uu .r. d.. AT ~ ~ 90
u.sPa'e. Aom 10y" . AAS.o, .ne ""
Bile station near Santiago. but IL was
from an engineer officer to Gen. Miles,
and made no reference to the progress
Of the battle. merely referring to GER
tain necessary material and live stock.
Regarded a. favorable indication.
On the whole, this very absence OF
| official news was regarded as rather a
favorable indication, the reasoning be.
ing that this mornings engagement
was but q heavy skirmish, and that
our army was feeling h enemy to dis
cover N strike at his weak spot.
1t was nearly six o'clock when the
signal ohce recelved the welcome news
that b enemy was ~retreating.
Gen. Miles was OF h opinion thai
the action OF to-day was IN h nature
OF q heavy skirmlsh all along tne
American front, particularly along tue
right, n that its main purpose was
to develop the strength OF the enemy
and, II possible, learn the Vulnerable
point along h Spanish front. rms
however, was based only on the lack
of definite information, and Gen. Miles
felt that any hour might bring WORD
of q general engagement.
Believed the spaniards Would Retire Dur
ing the Nien'
hrig.,oen. ouone was in:ii!eu " oe
neve Ins ue sIa";aHa. ,rp,,S sa
s.ahu eooas, INC ~,
'ire uufins IL nsn'' "
e'aSuateo
Inc miiitary u'nori1ie here ar
1uiiy considering n chances OF such
retreat o, spanish army IRON pan
tiago' ano are enoeavorihs 80 " snap
even's Una. oe1 S.s.N" 1T WI
NOT oniy .aas oan'iaso' ouS wi Sap
lure tne is'ooo opanus Dsiole w
GO nopsnwaro 70 onec' 5on''ufe WIFI
0en' T"nuo.
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" %' p@@.r
lines OF retreat mas been placed at IN
disposal OF the war department. On
of the most interesting statements Ii
that of Gederal-Manager Cox, OF thu
Spanish-American Mining Co. at Ban
gulri, who Is thoroughly acqualntee
with Gil the country surrounding san
tiago. DE shows tnat the TWO possloi'
ilnes I retreat are firse' oy tne roa'
70 II, ooDre' or' secoho, ny aoi,o"int
the me u she Saoaniiro m"fa'
ral,roao.
Inc nrs' line Will pe Easy LOT apoo
Ten mics o as 1ar as FL ooore' pu
AFTER tnat the unit is monntaihou
ano barren, ana wouio not anoro SUI
slsIance ana tne pass 70 reach 'he Ger
tra. plateau OF 'he iSiaho "ouio U
-,
~ ..ne w"
De along ING LING VI 'ne auo'o mo
tioneo raiiroao, crossing Tue olerr'
Maestra at I'll Cristo, pass ooo Zee
aoove the sea, ten miles north OF san
tiago, whlcn Is a lowest pass throug
the sierra Maestra Tor many miles
Inc country Dack OF TINS Is a roliin
plateau OF ricn agricu..ura laho.
no" 70 rre'en' .ne approach OF 1e'
49,
-. aa..h -. ~ 49, g an Nv,
rn.s oaS.S pas ~ 20
snans ~ aron ,rast,s hsnts Thi
point Is about TWO miles peyon Tn
Sristo summit, anu Ju'I oeyonu ~
oIs rha dos.r,ot;on - thi
bridge would be the most feasib]
method of preventing the approach c
Gen. Pando's Spanish troops to reliev
Santiago. 1t Is probable nat II tn
. opaniaros re1reat oy TINS roao 'he
Will make a stand on the plateau :
: Ell Cristo and hold the pass OF /
Cristo.
q. The only other pass through tn
mountains near this point is at Oscar
straight line east of Ell cristo pas
!, rs : and IL rs..bed from es s.ntiao
!, via Canev. The road from SANTIAGO I
Caney is fairly good, being wid
enough for vehicles. Between Cane
lad Eonan1 kha Hnol r-IsaI SC ~