The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-28

Copyright. lssS. by tho Associated Prcss)
ON TiB RIO GUIANA. Sunday, June
%, noon, via Kingston, Jamaica, Mon
day. June q. . q m.--The advance force
Of the American army rests on this
stream, with the city OF Santiago, de
Cuba four and a hasf miles westward
In plain sight. sii.
Last night the outposts, consisting OF
two companies OF the Seventh infantry,
under Major Coolidge, occupied posi-,
tlons at right angles to the road, guard
Ing the crossing mile and a half be-.
ycrd Sabanilia, where three regiments
OF General Lawton's division camped,
the First, Fourth and Seventeenth,
The Eighth, Second and Twenty-second
Massachusetts, with thet rough riders,
Tenth cavalry and portions Of several
other regiments are strung behind
them towards Juragua. About 800 Gu,
bans under General Gonzales We're
camped around General LawtoHs head
quarters. but hess than fifty Of them did
scout duty last night. !. ~
General Wheeler to-day, with the
First, Second and Tenth cavalry and
the rough riders, with the dynamite
guns. moved up to where General Law
toms outposts We're last night, and four
batteries OF the Third artillery and four
FttltnS guns, with a special detail un-
Ger. Lieutenant Parker, were brought UP
and planted on the brow OF a! hill over
looking the basin in which Santiago de
Cuba Hes. -
In Close Quarters. ~ A;
Not a shot was fired from the Ameri-
can side last night, though the front Of
the American hne was not $500 yards
from the entertainments where the
Spanaris propose to combat the ae-
vance on Santiago. \ Is. e
The top OF every hill aud mountain
north and east of Santiago is occupied
by blockhouses. from whence the Span.
;iards can.view the movements OF the
American army as 1t advances beyond
SanbaniHa, while to the eastward OF, the
city, gashing every knoI and bit Of high
ground, are shown entertainments.
There are, thlrty-four Of these trenches
and four lines OF rife pits.
q The general opinion Is that more ar
tillery Will be necessary before It will
be safe 10 attempt to make an assault
upon the Spanish works. as the fire OF
the rifle pits must necessarily be dead
ly and sufficient 10 demoralize. any
force. no matter how brilliant in Its
courage, when halted by wire obstruc-
.tions. 81; ~ 5. ,gS-ilt:
A Probable Siege.
Some officers believe It will be neces-
sary to lay a regular Siege to Santiago
and advance with line Of earthworks
until the rifle. pits can be, shelled with
sharpnel by the light artillery. These
pieces have an effective sharpnei range
of 800 yards. and the Mauser rifles in
the hands Of the Span!ards are sighted
to 1,O0 yards, and they kill at 2,100
yards. ~.
I The problem now confronting tue
army Is the transportation of supplies,
for the roads to the fror,s are still i'm
passable for wagons. but are being Inn
proved In the meantime. the pack
train Is being used. The first Of these
left Jurasua last night. and others left
to-day. The officers and men were COM
pletely out OF rations yesterday. The
Seventh received half rations, and to-
eebS StSs tSSSlNS UUyc dIG
complaining bitterly, but are ;acltiet
with the assurance that the paus TRAN
Will be here tonight. - =, 80
The Cubans with the advance forces,
In spite. Of the good behavior OF their
comrades at Guantanamo, seem to be 4
utterly worthless. An day they sit in
the shade of their palm thatched camps
and ut night they smoke cigarettes and 4
gorge on Uncle Sans rat!ons, while in
sight OF them Uncle Sans boys, with
empty stomachs and, not O bit OF To- I,
bacco for their pipes, build roads all day
under the blazing sun and, sleep on their
rifles under the star-llt sky ut night q
HORRIBLE aIes,rnStrs OF Death.
The span!arls are using brass sheath
ed lead bullets and the brass rips on
touching, and tears the flesh horribly,
while the small brass splinters cause 4
blood: poisoning They are practically
explosive bullets. and are used In the
Remingtons. They also cut a small |
cross through the end. OF the Mauser
bullet, SO that 1t mushrooms on strik-
Ing. with q similar result.
The outlook here Is threatening, Ev-
erybody believes great battle Is mmi-
nent. With the Spanish and American
advance posts almost close enough to 4
see the whites Of each others eyes
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