Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-02
bur THEY WIN STEADILY.
|ough, from Seven in The Morning Until Sun.
down.
NINt HOURS FIGHTING TO TAKE cAStY.
r,.,,ean Los. IL 400 In Killed and wound
.d-natuc Wa. Terrible Hesumed
Tsriy Nsst Morning.


Washington. July 1.-The war de-
sarimsnt has received the following
fom Gen. shafter. dated at slboncy.
mad q very heavy engagement to-
foy. which LASTED from : d. M. until
Rundown. We have carried their out
FORKS and are now In ponscsslon ot
1hpm.
There ~ now about thrcc-quaricrs Of
4 mile u open between my lines and
H. city. By morning troops win be
intrenchtd and considerable augmcnta-
non u forces will be there.
4 "Gcn. Lawton's division and Gen
Inte'a brigade. which have been en-
farsd an day la carrying III Caney.
,hich was ACCOMPLISHED at p. m. arr
Non In line and In front OF Santiago
burning the night
II regret TO ray that our casualties
rflii b. above four hundred. OF these
foi many .dlied. sllAfrElI'
ia rcply ~ message anltlng Gen.
nhaftpr how many transports could be
bent back TO Tampa. In order that re-
inforccmcnts fright reach him. Adjt
sGn. C1rldn lac tonight received III"
Following reply; "CoL Humphries has
boon ordered 10 return a. many trans
A,orta az possible at once"
bIdHTING TO RESUME At DAY
BREAK.
slboncy. July I. via Playa del Este,
guantanamo Bay.-tcopyrlght. 1888 by
tho Associated Prcns.) -At O'Clock this
ial,crnoon. after i've hours OF terrific
irhtlng. the Spanish began 70 leave
|ihrlr lntrpnChmuntH and retreat INTO
hhr city. Many Americans were wound
. Il and are being brought In. one man
Hd both arms shot OF and was wound
. q In one hip. but was LAUGHING
II The lighting continued until dark.
Irur forces carried the enemy'H outer
kyurkH and have occupied them this
Evening. The battle VIII probably De
Resumed at dnybrcak
1 THE NEWS IN WARRINGTON.
Washington. July g.-Tho Huspenrc
<xhich followed the receipt Of Gen.
Hshaftef's Dispatch early yesterday
1nnrninr announcing that a battle had
begun near Santiago was relieved at
4 80 this morning when a preliminary
import of the days operations was re-
e.ivcd by Gen. corbin from Gen.
fhaftCf.
The President and the war officials
nrc immensely pleased at the infpr.
|inntion conveyed In Skaters message.
while they learned With HlnccrrHt re-
IpTrt that 10 many Of the American
iroops had fallen In the nght, the
ground gained By the days conflict IL
|Iygnfdod nH "a great victory.
Adlt. Gen. CorHn put the situation
ftrungly and plcturcsqucly this morn
1 iuE while speaking briefly OF the age
ErtsHlvenesa and tonacity OF Gen.
4 shuftpr. The old bulldog" said he.
referring thus Internationally to
the distinguished commander Of the
Fifih corps, rs lying right there with
hlH teeth IN their neck only wulilnn
the coming OF daylight 90 nnihh tho
work De has No mugniacputly begun,
"Tho engagement yesterday was very
heavy Tor preliminary hrht. but II
scores q decided victory Tor ~, ! re-
Trot 20 know that shnfttr has HuH-
tained 40 heavy q loss, but we may
hope that there are not, nH he says,
many Killed. u H. however, pretty
certain Co he trig that she loss of an
army In an engagement like that Of
yesterday whore the battle line OK
tended over several miles, VIII be much
heavier than u indicated by the first
reports II IN mnnlfertly impossible. In
eases whore the battle has ragged alt
with dennltonpHs the loss sustained"
During the early night there was
much speculation concerning the ren-
sons for tho drlay IN receiving ne news
from the battle, Capt. NeHmith, who
Do acting aa chief signal officer during
ODE temporary absence OF Gen. Greedy,
feared that the cable communication
with cuba might have been intorruri-
"a. and none OF the other officials
would ofrcr q suggestion as 20 the fea-
son FOR the delay.
Early IA the evening Secretary Alger
went 90 the White House ana renamed
with the President until the dispatch
from Gen. shafter had been received
During the evening many prominent
officials and members uf Congress were
at the White House, hut only Few VI
them rrmnirrd fnr longer than few
minutes They called merely 10 nscer'
tain whether any news had been re-
ceivcd from Cuba,