Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-06-30

AT THE FRONT, ON THE Rio GUAMo,
second crossing, June %, per the Dis
patch boat Dauntless, via Port Anto-
MO, Jamaica, and Kingston, Jamaica,
June 30.-The front of the army still
rests on the second crossing of the Rio
Guiana river, on the road to Santiago
de Cuba, in the rear of the crest of the
Sevilla hills and mile and a half back
The delay in the general forward
movement is due to the inability to get
subsistence stores to the front rapidly
enough.
The advance, it is said, will not be
ordered until every man has three days
rations in his knapsack. This, however,
is impossible until the road is passable
for wagon trains.
The pack trains can only convey one
days rations in day.
The men constructing the bridge
roads have the work almost completed
and this afternoon the first wagon train
of four six-mule teams will go through
In two or three days more every man
will have three days rations in his
knapsack, and as soon as that occurs the
army will move upon the enemy.
The day has been utilized to good adj
vantage. Although the Cubans affect
to have thorough knowledge of the
country and the trails, nothing is taken
for granted.
The whole country, front and flank,
is being thoroughly reconnoitered, and
an accurate map has been made by the
engineers. Much of the information
thus obtained viii be of inestimable
value from strategy point of view
Last night General Mendoza OF Gen
eral Lawton's staff made reconnois-
sance up to the very trenches of the
enemy, their sentries talking on picket
duty being plainly heard.
Corporal Dewey and nine sharpshoot-
ers from the Seventh infantry went out
at dark last night, with one days
rations. towards the Spanish lines and
they have not yet returned, but no fear
is entertained for their safety. 1t is
believed they are lying in the bush
waiting for night.
At daylight this morning Lieutenant
Smith of the Fourth infantry, with a
detail of 80 men from the Seventh in
fantry, under Lieutenant Dearfoo,
crossed the San Juan and went in
northeasterly direction as far as Caney
or Ell Guamey, as it is marked on the
maps, without encountering any Span
ish troops, and 80 men of Company A,
Seventh regiment, under Captain
Young, also made u reconnaissance in
force The Spaniards have seemingly
retired TO their entertainments, as no
pickets or skirmishers were encount-
cred
General Lawton, General Wheeler
and General Chatfee have had riders
out beyond our advance posts several
times.
Captain Wright of General Bates
staff today followed the line Of the rail-
road running out of Juragua towards
Santiago de Cuba to within two and
one-half miles of the city. The road
approaches within q mile and one-half
of our front and can be utilized to bring
up supplies and siege guns, the first of
which were landed at Baiqulra this
afternoon.
As soon as the remaining battalions
of the Thirty-fourth Michigan and
Eighth Massachusetts, which arrive on
the Harvard tomorrow, and the 5000
reinforcements sent out from Tampa,
reach here, Aguadores, a town ON the
coast four miles west of Juragua and
about the same distance east of the har-
Dor entrance, will be taken
The place was shelled today by sew
eral ships of the feet Aguadores is
on the line of the advance of the army
into the interior and close to the rail
road. 1t will then probably become
the base of operations, while the sup.
ply base may remain at Juragua.
Captain Wright, ON his reconnois-
sance, obtained information which is
believed to be reliable, to the effect that
5000 Spanish troops have been sent to
reinforce the garrison at Aguadores.
General Lawton will probably make
diversion with his artillery as soon as it
is placed in position. Heavy rain this
afternoon made it impossible today
beyond General Wheeler headquarters.
But the roads will dry quickly, the
guns will probably be brought up to-
morrow, and the intrenchments will be
shelled by the artillery and by Colonel
Woods dynamite guns. The shrapnel
fire will be more used by the artillery.
The guns are 2-10 inches, and with
shrapnel they are effective at $500
yards.
The Cubans say the Spaniards are in
deadly fear of dynamite, and General
Lawton will see how he can terrify
them.