The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-11
BoMBARDMENT EXPECTED.
Situation in Cuba as Viewed a
Havana.

Havana.
HAVANA, July 9.-No news from
Santiago de Cuba has been received
today. On July 8 the produce, money
and stock exchange suspended opera
tions, observing the day as one OF
mourning for the loss Of Admiral Ger
vera's fleet. On July Z, communica-
tion with Santiago de Cuba was re.
established. According to the first dis
patch received from Santiago, the bonn
bardment Of the place had not begun.
The dispatch stated that an exchange
Of prisoners had been effected. Among
the prisoners received was Capt Vera
de Rea, brother Of Gen. Vera de Rea,
who was killed in the engagement at
Caney.
The American troops landed near
Santiago de Cuba have formed q juno
ton with Gen. Calixto Garcia's forces
and are marching towards Santiago,
placing pieces Of artillery along all the
roads leading to the city.
Col. Ordonese, the inventor Of the
cannon bearing his name, was twice
wounded during the engagement at San
tiago.
Col. Escarios, who recently arrived at
Santiago with reinforcements, after a
heroic march from Manzanillo, during
which he had several engagements,
has been promoted to the rank Of
brigadier general.
The civil governor Of Havana has de-
cided that the festival which was fixed
for July 10 Sunday for the purpose Of
raising money for the establishment
of free kitchens for the poor shall not
be held, on account Of the destruction
Of Cervera's fleet.
The French cruiser D'Estaing arriv-
ed this afternoon from Fort de France,
island Of Martinique. Some of the
members of the Spanish mail steamer
Alfonso XII, which was run ashore
and burned at the entrance of Mariel
harbor In preference to letting the
American ships, capture her, have
reached here.
The latest official dispatches received
report only minor engagements with
the insurgents in the provinces of Pi-
mar del Rio, Havana, Mantanzas and
Santa Clara.
Today all interest Is concentrated
upon the situation at Santiago, and the
public Is anxiously awaiting the out
come Of events there. 1t is announced
that the bombardment of Santiago will
begin tomorrow:
All of the officers of Santiago garri-
son, in spite of the bloody engage
ments already fought and the prospects
of another encounter, are animated
with the determination to fight to the
end, and declare their willingness to
seal with their blood another Of the
glorious pages in their country's his
tory. They have a quantity of pro-
visions and ammunition.
Private advices received here affirm
that the insurgent forces who Joined
with the American troops in the at
tack upon San Juan hill and Ell Caney
sustained heavy losses, their loss being
forty killed. They say they are dis
gusted with the Americans, who compel
them to act as guides and scouts and to
march in the van in all attacks
The Spanish mail steamer Alfonso
XII. was pursued off Cienfuegos by
three American cruisers. The Alfonso
XII fed towards the Isle of Pines,
where she lost sight of her pursuers.
When eight miles from Havana, she
was intercepted by three American
warships and was run ashore at the
entrance to Mariel, with the object
Of saving her cargo. After grounding,
the steamer was fired upon by the
American ships. a number of projec-
tiles from their guns falling aboard of
= @ha IL of 1,o,
cargo was going on, the Alfonso XII.
was approached by an American boat,
evidently with the intention of blowing
her up by means Of torpedoes. The
boat, however, was driven away by a
revolver shot from aboard the steamer
and the fire from the shore by Span
ish soldiers. The ship was subsequent
ly destroyed by. fire caused by explo-
sive bombs from the American YES
sells.