Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-22
THE ATTACK ON SANTIAGO
ARE WAITING FOR TROOPS.
Half-Mast Flag ON MORO Castle
PrisOneEs Taken-Germans May
Land at Manila-Dramatic Scene
ON Santiago Walls.


ON Santiago Walls.
Dauntless, off Santiago de Cuba, Satur-
day, June lS.-Noon.-Via Kingston, ia
maica, Sunday, June ia careful in
spection of the Notifications along the
crest of the hills defending Santiago har-
Dor since the bombardment Thursday
morning shows the American gunners
spread wreck and ruin everywhere. Some
Of the batteries were demolished beyond
repair. The vultures which circled the
hills as thick as swallows around chin
ney for hours after the firing ceased fur
nished gruesome evidence of the fatality
among the Spanish soldiers. Hundreds
of troops could be seen from the ships
digging in mounds of earth piled by the
explosion Of the projectiles from the
heavy guns for bodies, while their heads
were famed by the wings of the black
scavengers of the battlefield.
There were two spots, one on the east
and the other on the west of the har-
Dor entrance, which were denuded of fol-
iage. The hilltops seem literally blown
away. These marked the places where
the 200 pound charges of guncotton blown
by the Vesuvius landed.
| But the most ominous token of death
few from Moro castle. The saffron flag
of Spain was half-masted for several
hours. The significance of this is not
| lr,,a 90 not n,,ckny RI ha ~
flags, but possibly some Spanish leader
was killed by the heavy fire of guns,
though some officers of the squadron be-
lieve that the flag was half-masted as a
notification to the Americans that Lieu
tenant Hobson and his brave men were
dead. If such is the case they must have
been wantonly murdered. The Spanish
might seek to lay their death to the bonn
bardment, but not shot from the Amer
leans struck the fortress. Neither Ad-
miral Sampson nor Commodore Schley be-
lieves that Lieutenant Hobson and his
party have been killed.
We have II prisoners taken at Guam
tanamo, including lieutenant, besides
a number in the United States for repris-
ais or exchange.
s. T.o D..,,-.a
Thoro wos evident decentralization
omono Tho snan;sb troons during the
hon,herdmon, OHioars could ha seen
with drawn swords driving the men to
the guns, but even then they could not
be forced to stay 30 long as our fire was
directed at them. Fifteen minutes night
uo.I, - ~. vo.,,,;,s hoa ohottorod
tbo;r nerves
n Ia ha,;avod hv somo that tho 70.
;noh nro;oo,;,o frod from tho Taxas
,h;oh ,,as ronortod 70 hovo oxn,oded tho
nomdar nnoaar;na in ono ~ the western
batteries d;d NOT fall in the battery
h,,t mont houona and h,ou nm ono of tbe
sh;ns IN ,bo horhor
4 dramatic incident Of the bomhard.
man. ,vos ~. o., of sro n;sh officer
who hrave,v ran along the naranet under
boavv fro onoorroo;ro bis mon IN
stand nv tbe;r g,ns Shot and sbe,,
ro;ned about him and after one terrific
oxn,os;on no wos soon M moro and the
noronot d;sornoored He could not have
asoanad dooth
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| my nn -
LONDON June .o'-ihe DeiiAi 'o''e'
spohuent Oh 'he ZINES .ays;
~ seems Pfopapie ina. ~ n .a Nv
ey - uiiAo,e W u.ue' an n. ~. Ie"o ..
Mi, Aan,;,,l no;dr;ohs NAV land n
force Once a German landing has tax.
en- Mace German interests will doubtless
assume a new aspect and as the Marine
politische Correspondent has already
pointed out. it is as easy to claim guar.
antee or Guarantees for the future in the
Philippines as it was in the shan Tung
peninsula.
The Ko,n;scbe Zeituno. utterinp a
unrnino IN the United States that it will
NOT find colonizinp easy. proceeds to saw:
"An administration which is so corrupt
and 60 comnletelv at the mercy of most
nerr;c;ous pol;t;ca, Influences n. the lin.
ion will hardly renair the rayapes
wrouobt nv Snanish neglect and priestly
ru,e in the conrse of centuries The citi-
zons ~ most Of tho free renubl;cs do not