Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-07-08

"oheral Shat.
the Front-spaniards Hois,.1
Cross Flags Over the CITY,
Off Juruaga, Province of Santa.
Cuba, via Kingston, July s.-Tbst
OF the American army is being n,
lied as rapidly as possible in tbo !
ity of Aguadores, four miles from
tiago de Cuba. The moment III. ,
GUS task is completed, the atts,,
Spain's last ditch in Eastern Cub,
be begun. When that will i
Shafter himself cannot say. Tbeb,
can be moved without serious A.
and are pushing forward randi,
the movement of the packb,
wagons, ambulances and artills,,
somewhat slow.
From Daiquiri, where the arI
was landed, to the present point Of
centration, the road runs tbOp,
tangle of underground up and
steep hillsides and over treacb,
swamp-bordered streams iol did,
of over l2 miles. Through This
tinuous thicket the vanguard Of
army is cutting its way. Engineel
at work leveling the track and A
pits, while large force OF regulsr
volunteers, with axes, aided BY Cd
with machetes, are hacking down
and clearing out tho brush. A
light guns have already reached
position. The seige guns are nd
within five miles of the vanguard
General Shafter left his ship /
and took quarters with General VII
at the front. His appearance there
rise to rumor that an attack V
occur tomorrow, but the staff d
say it is impossible to get the am
shape to strike blow for several
About 1900 troops are campd
miles east of the besieged city, snl
remainder of the forces stretch
the road from there to Juragm
Daiquiri. The advance forces are
semi-circle, the left flank resting
miles from there under comma
General Chaffee with the extreme
under command of Colonel Miles
a mile to the northwest. BegiI
with the Twelfth infantry at b
t1eme left, the Seventh, Seventa
Fourth, Twenty-ffth and Tenth j
try extend to the right In order Da
Beyond them picket lines are
lished three-quarters Of a mile 3
Santiago city, being in plain sI
General Chatfee's and Colonel
troops.
Much amusement has been q
among the officers by the large nd
of Red Cross flags flying from bull
in Santiago. Seven such flags
been counted today, and it is IeP
that two more were hoisted tOi
They are all flying from the large
most prominent buildings, and Oa
GERS say the Spanish soldiers evla
intend to thus try to prOteci
place in the city offering a goOcl
for the American artillery.
For the past day or two lsD
have been without incident, Id
pital corps has finished its canI
several patients are already unuV
treatment. There are quite
cases of measles under the care
physicians, but majority OF tN
OF sickness are the result OF DV''
the extreme hardships the men
undergone, particularly in walul wa,
shelter and food during the land'l
The fleet lies silently and
waiting for the moment to cOus,
it shall finally measure lts 'T' W
with the harbor batteries A
long, four American men'Oi'N,s. Y.
within a mile and a hall Oh =
guns, but not shot was eScp'
The sailors on board could almU,
exchanged words with the J
ashore, and the fact that the oP'i
did not risk shot is taken 70 y
that they are very short OF amI'us u,
The Indiana, Iowa, New orlsa.' =.
Massachusetts, could easily na.
hit as they lay almost motlonlGJ
in easy range, but Moro m's u
country schoolhouse for all 'n'
demonstration it made. A
Word was received by KeSf'n'
Sampson today that the Span''
ply-boat Purisima Concepciup'
escapd from Jamaica recently
rived safely at Tunas' tns ,,a :
Sancti Spiritus, on the SQUIRE o,''
of the province of Santa oI',S .s,,
naval officers here are mucn y, vS''
at the fact that the steamer ~