Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-06-11

HAVANA, June 11.-Several Ameri-
can warships bombarded Baiquiri, some
distance east of Aguadores and near the
railway line to Santiago de Cuba, yes
terday.
Official advices from Santiago say
that the bombardment 'caused no dam
age"
Baiquiri is a mining locality, and
some of the mines are under American
control.
At the palace it is denied that there
was any bombardment of the Santiago
Notifications yesterday
ON BOARD DISPATCH Boat WANDA,
oFE SANTIAGO DE CUBA, June 9, via
Kingston, Jamaica, June 11.-It is be-
Ieved the navy will follow the landing
of troops by forcing the passage OF the
narrow channel leading to the harbor of
Santiago de Cuba, fishing up the sunken
mines and compelling Admiral Cervera
to make q stand.
If the destruction of the Spanish
fleet is successfully carried out it will
end the last vestige of Spanish dominion
in Eastern Cuba. The harbor of Guam
tanamo is completely under the control
of the American feet and the landing
of marines at that point is expected to
occur simultaneously with the landing
of troops at Santiago de Cuba.
OK BOARD THE DISPATCH Boat
WANDA, Off Santiago de Cuba, June 8,
via Kingston, Jamaica, June 1.-The
navy awaits the army.
The fighting ships of Rear Admiral
Sampson and Commodore Schley have
battered down the coast defenses of
Southern Cuba and have sealed up Adj
miral Cervera's fleet in the harbor of
Santiago de Cuba by sinking the collier
Merrimac in the channel at it's entrance,
which the guns of the fleet cover un-
ceasingly. Scout boats, running under
the shadows of Ell MORO, have cut the
Haitien cable and now hold 35 miles of
the coast east of Santiago de Cuba, in
GLIDING Guantanamo harbor. Under
the GOV er of the guns of the fleet East
ern Cuba may be safely invested by
land and sea, Admiral Cervera's fleet
annihilated and the entire province and
its towns and harbors seized and held
after short campaign.
The harbor of Guantanamo is fine
base for land and sea operations. The
harbor is capacious and has 40 feet of
water The land approaches are not SO
precipitious as at Santiago de Cuba.
The low lying hills can be easily crossed
with trains of siege guns, and there are
level roads to Sa ntiago, 33 miles dis
tant where few mountain batteries,
beyond the reach of the fleet, will be
taken to an eminence commanding the
city and the Spanish ships.
Guantanamo is an important place. 1t
has six miles of water harbor and will
be of great value to the United States as
navy and army supply station, coaling
depot and cable terminus
The Spaniards made but slight de-
fense Their batteries were silenced on
Tuesday by the Marblehead in few
minutes firing at 1900 yards. A small
Spanish gunboat ran into the inner har-
Dor.
The Oregon, Marblehead and Yankee
hold the harbor waiting to land ma
rines.
The navy's work has been done well.
Daily and nightly ships patrol the 30
miles of coast, within easy gun range of
! the shore.
This morning the New York, New
| Orleans and Porter were close in shore
off Baiquiri, east OF Santiago, where
there are extensive ironworks A large
iron pier offers an excellent landing
place. Possibly one detachment of
troops will land there, another force
may land west of Ell MORO andsa third
body of troops may land at Guanta-