The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-07-14
HE WILL NOT GIVE UP.
Spanish Commander at Santiago
Refuses to Surrender.
Late Sunday Afternoon He Opened
Fire on Our Lines, But His Guns
Is Are Soon Silenced-StrenEth of
the Opposing Forces.

Are Soon Stlenced-StrenEth of
the Opposing Forces.
Washington, July 11.-Short;y after
midnight the war department gave out
the following dispatch from Gen.
Shafter: Enemy opened fire few
minutes past four with light guns,
which were soon silenced by ours.
Very little musketry firing and the
enemy kept entirely in their entrench-
ments. Three men slightly wounded.
Will have considerable forces to-mor-
row, enough to completely block all
the roads on the northwest"
The dispatch also says that Gen.
Garcia reports that the enemy evacu-
ated the little town called Doscaninos,
about three miles from Santiago and
near the bay.
Bombarding the Trenches.
Word has been received from Gen.
Shafter that owing to his belief, which
is equivalent to moral certainty, that
all the Spanish soldiers have left the
city and are in the intrenchments, he
is bombarding the intrenchments with
view of saving the buildings in the
city for future occupancy.
It is rumored here that Sampson
ceased firing at eight o'clock owing to
darkness. One of his ships, it is report
ed, was found to be injured. Which
one is not known. The navigation brl-
reau knows nothing of it.
Both land and sea forces are work
ing in harmony, Sampson throwing
1,100-pound shells from his 13-inch
guns across the six miles of country
separating the sea from the city, and
Shafter firing from his howitzers, ten
at least of which he had in position
early in the day.
Merely Preliminary.
When questioned as to whether he
believed that there had been bonn
bardment of the city, Gen. Corbin re-
piled: "You know as much about it as
I do. have kept nothing back. I
should say, however, that the firing
Sunday was but the preliminary to the
more serious business of to-day" This
being the case, the attempt to take the
city will probably be made to-day.
The news of the bombardment came
at the close of a busy Sunday in the
war department. Previous to the re-
ceipt of this dispatch the secretary of
war had heard twice from Gen. Shat
ter. In the early morning came tele-
gram saying that he had ridden over
the American lines and was gratifed
at their condition. A second dispatch
reported that the lines were impreg-
nable, thus removing any fear of a
successful sortie by the Spanish troops
should e. maneuver of this kind. be at
tempted. Both kilograms, which also
emphasized the fact that Gen. Shat
ter's. physical condition had greatly
improved, were promptly shown to the
| president and occasioned him consid-
cradle gratifca ton.
The belief is held by the best in
formed officials that Gen. Toral, the
Spanish commander, will surrender
when he finds it will be impossible for
him to evacuate the city. Upon what
| grounds this belief is based could not
be ascertained, but that information
to that effect is in the hands of the
war officials there is no doubt. Gen.
Skaters dispatch shows that he is en-
gagged now in strengthening his posi-
ton and to-day will follow up his oper-
atlons with a final assault upon the
city.
Opposing Forces at Santiago.
| The American forces before San
tiagO are as follows.
volunteers-First Illinois, Seventy
| first New York, Second Massachu-
ty-third Michigan '" Thirty, fo un111
y Michigan and Reugh Riders: ...:....:: $500
Lawton's divisions, 13regiments of in
fantry, dismounted cavalry and ar
cub t Garcia '.::::..'.'...''.122oo coo GOO
Reserves oeA ualela '''''''''''''...'... S'oo0 o
| SIMPSONS Fleet-New York, BROOKLYN. In
diana, Massachusetts,, Texas, Vesuyius
ana auxiliaries. 26 of the Is, II and eight
inch guns.
The Spanish forces:
Regular infantry ....................e 5000
taVaiiy ............................ 300
AItlllely 900
Volunteers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. a. 600
Total ..:....:.................... 1890
| Batteries in the half-dismantled forts of
MORO, Socapa, etc., a the entrance to
the harbor.
The Offer to Surrender Santiago.
On Board the Dispatch Boat Wanda,
Off Juragua, July 9, via Kingston, ia
maica, July 1.-The surrender of San
tiapO was formally of:are1 NV +ba