The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-07-02

troops were ambuscaded. He says the
attack was deliberately planned from
knowledge in his possession the night
before.
Expected on sunday.
OFF Santiago de Cuba. via Kingston,
Jamaica, June 30.-Gen.g Pando, with
the reenforcements OF $500 Spanish
troops. from Manzanillo, is expected
TO reach the vicinity of Santiago de
Cuba next Sunday.
Pnndo's Advance.
From two Cuban officers picked up
by the Vixen il has been learned that
Gen. Pando is moving eastward from
Manzanillo with $500 Spanish troops,
for the purpose of assisting the be-
leaguered city of Santiago de Cuba.
The Cubans had come TO Aserraderos
in small boats with dispatches from
Gen. Rios for Admiral Sampson and
Gen. Rabi. They report that Gen.
Pando has with him seven battalions
numbering $500 men, with cattle and
n pack train with provisions. lie left
Manzanillo, province of Santiago de
Cuba, on June %, To relieve GEN
Linares. The Spaniards were moving
at the rate of 12 miles a day when the
messengers left, and at their present
speed IL is expected they will reach
Santiago de Cuba next Sunday. July 3.
Hnrassed by Cubans.
The Cubans have n small force hang
ing on the Spanish flank and rear and
harassing Gen. Pando's troops at
49,
west of Santiago de Cuba and the
roads are in bad condition. The Span
iards say that IL Gen. Pando reaches
his goal il will be with less than half
the force he started with. The Cubans
who are harassing him only number
about 200 men, but in the passes and in
the bush they are at great advantage.
Admiral Sampson has ascertained
that Admiral Cervera's fleet has moved
into the upper harbor of Santiago de
Cuba.
Gen. Shafter in his dispatches TO the
secretary of war, complimented the
fleet for its assistance in landing
troops.
With the soldiers landed from the
Yale Tuesday and Gen. Garcia's army
transported from the westward. 81 900
men in all have been disembarked in
the vicinity of Santiago de Cuba.
VIII Soon Attack.
Washington, June 30.--The opinion
prevails here that within n day or two
at most Gen. Shafter will have begun
his attack upon the city of Santiago
proper. The important event of the
day was the generals announcement
that he could take the city in as hours.
but Mt considerable loss. Taken in
connection with the announcement
contained in another dispatch that he
is going TO attack without awaiting
reenforcements IL will be seen that
the officials have ground for their ex-
pectation that the first general en-
gagement of the war will begin In a
very short time. Numerically the OPP
posing armies are not very different,
the estimate of the Spanish forces be-
ing placed at $4,000 men, thoroughly
entrenched and behind barbed wire
fences and bIockhouses, as against
about $4,000 men under Skaters com
mand, aided by 1000 Cubans. One OF
iif kIuNNEt IN Aht
however. Is the Spanish warships, for
unless Shafter Is materially assisted
by Sampson, who might engage the
full attention OF the Spanish ships,
their fire upon the American advance
forces would be very hard 90 meet.
The spanish Reenforcement-.
Undoubtedly Shafter Is animated 70
attack as soon as possible by his
knowledge OF the approach OF the re-
endorsements for Linnres from Man
zanillo. for with this additional force
Skaters position would be disngrcs-
able II not pcrilous, at least until he
had received reenforcements.
II was announced az the war depart
ment that by their reports 1900 soldiers
should have left Tampa Wednesday TO
Join Shafter. They will be three or
four days on the voyage, and II Is prob
able that IL Is this force that Gen.
Shafter refers TO as likely 10 arrive too
late for his action.
Think Germany Acts In Good Faith.
Washington. June 30.---The navy de-
n