The Lamar register., 1898-07-13
Evesrrs,so READY.
Capture OF s-ati.x~ s-.B. csr4Ala-eoa
dItissas iH ths CITY.

dIti~sas tn ths CITY.
New York. Iuly io--A Dispatch TO
The Herald says. The artnisfscw which
ended i,s-siay ~ ncon has h--su pns-
lanEs,1 On accpuut o; Gsnsral Ilnan.s
pruisssisian 10 cyacuatc Santiago and
withdraw with his troops 10 Hol.luin
This proposal has bsen communicated
% Wa~hiE gton fer the adtaipi~sraliaa's
orlnsau eunccrnlnE H. Il j. the d.
cide,i desire II a fna1ority ~ il,e Aner-
leans 10 take the city os any honorable
sonditions ard turn Il over 10 a mixed
garrison " American ansI Cutan wai.
dlers, aud Then 10 NOV. ~ anes on
Fqrio Eico Diher- arr - SURF fhat
ihr enetuy caunes hold ihaiE rlfe pits
under the ftrW our iirs-s cptid poar ln-
Ia ihcni that shey visil 70 take the rity
by assault ON SIe othssT band. u Il
: taken and The eaFri~sa surrender.
tie earc q i0os. prisoners wptsld D. a
SERIOUS problem. To guard and prprsr.
" sustain tise~c prl-onsFs would ~
gutrs tbr services of men Who age
Dseds,i slscN here.
Our lines arr IN the shape % barse-
-hor. nse ntiis- IN leaEfh- II 3. iuHo~-
sihie 20 l~-ilrve thar aEy furce ctsnid
ilve under the nre that coald rsfne
fTnsh the Ameriran ilBs-s- siaSr ths.
nrs' dag cf July The Ngf-sranc. ~
the hills about Santiago harS b--cn -
altered thar a native Wuuld NJ; rsSoE-
niNe tb-ni, Wheu nrst climbed ;isetn
there was DothinE IN tbe high waving
srss~ lsgt dead SFanafsis and painting
American soldiers lyIaE On theiE
backs. too hot and tiresi % rursu. IN.
enctuy further. Now this side % the
hiils i succ.~sson ~ t.esnb-fsroSf
rife pits. irrDciss4 aud Tssiouhts. that
look Ike the opcntnE. % many mines
They threstsa every foSs OF ths <ruund
rould live under the American are
thru. hours
Senaral shafier has visited the ride
pats and has hcen Studying The sitna-
lion from the fruat-
When Admiral Sanir@ln's ss-rt
steams into szniiaEu lsartaF he Amer
icans viii nnd srycFsi good prtz<-.
among the yesseis now lying IN the in
ner harlsor.
u has lSccn decided TO romSye thr
American hospital from the roaN into
the mountains An Isolated I-csns has
b.,eu -slecsrd aud the hospital coFfs-
there VIII b. al,le TO make all the sick
and wounded much uiore c0snfor9ali.,
There are now 1900 us-u In the hos
piiaL Dsariy half of the patients suf-
feFing from mountain fever. An un-
easy feeiinz p--rvades The medical de-
Rartnieni. as there l. used of supplies
% all kiHsls
Prom n French refugee l learn that
the SIpaniarJs have already t-.un TO
loot the city He said thzs She spanish
officers had permitted the soldiers 20
break into bon~es vacated ly the Fs.fu-
gees ON the preienss of @earrhius for
food. but In reality 10 smash everything
not Of use TO them and to take what
ever Of value WIS found. The rrfu-
gees complain that they were allowed
to take very little with them when they
were forced to leave the city aud seek
refuge IN the American lines. Gh. road
from SantlnEo to the coast Il sfin nnrd
with unfortunate women carrying tbrir
children and big bundles OF goods
TusglnE at their dresses are hundreds
Of tots overloaded with little treasures
and childish trinkefs I saw several
youngsters carrying live pigs and one
boy WIS trying TO make the best OF
the situation hy holding ienaciously TO
bieEling Md he had In his arms.
Many Of the children among the ncfu-
gees are Sickly. II is a common sight
TO SCI. refined woInen sitting hy the
roadside weeping and begging for
food wearing all their finery and max
ing desperate attempts to maintain
their dignity in distressing circnm-
stances
ARTILLERY REACHES sHAFTEP,