The Red Cloud chief., 1898-07-15
TRUCE GIVEN AGAIN.
FIGHTING STOPPED MON
DAY AFTERNOON.
Surrender mas Been Taken Under Con-
ssderHtion Once Moro by the Spanish
Conn ander Washington onicisis En-
vect News NJ Surrender Momcntsriiy.

WASHINGTON, July lathe follow
ing dispatch was received here from
General Shaftcr at half past Q o'clock
this morning:
PLAYA DEL ESTE. July 12.-It has
been very quiet, but little fighting. A
nag of truce up since Q o'clock. Con.
sidering proposition for surrendering,
now that ! have the town surrounded
upon the north.
Lines were completed At s p. m. by
General Ludlow right down to the bay.
The line IL rather thin, but will have
II strengthened In the morning by
General Henry, who has just arrived
NJ headquarters.
Only three casualties; no one killed
far as | can learn.
Great deal Of suffering among the
-pcoplc who have gone ont Of Santiago.
Am doing my best to relieve II, but not
entirely successful. -SHArTRR.
At . o'clock this afternoon Secretary
Alger said he had received no message
from General Shaftcr except the dis
patch given out In the morning. He
thought matters were unchanged,
therefore. and assumed that u flag Of
truce was still flying and that the
enemy were negotiating for a surren.
der.
The only message received from
6iboney was a short dispatch from
General Miles regarding t~ransporta-
tion, in the course Of which he said:
''The rains are the heaviest I have
ever known"
WASHINGTON. July 13.-General Shat
ter's dispatch Of this morning changed
the whole aspect of affairs at Santiago
de Cuba, according to the plan OF cam
paign rs outlined by General Shafter
day before yesterday. The city of
Santiago was 10 have been bombarded
throughout the day. Undoubtedly the
bombardmcnt Of the city did begin
yesterday morning, but officials in the
war department arc inclined 10 thinl;
that the firing did not last for any
'angth Of time.
Secretary Algcr had advised General
Shaftcr to attempt tn demoralizc the
enemy IL possible, hoping that they
would surrender and thus prevent any
great loss Of life amcng either the
American or the Spanish forces. Gen,
eral Shafter seems TO have accom-
plished his object and although hs
does not say that the Spaniards ar,
considering unconditional surren,
der" IL is taken for granted that such
10 the case. General Toral thoroughly
understands that they are the only
terms that will be considered by tn,
American commander.
Officials In Washington arc expect
ing that word will come from Santi
ago to-day announcing the surrende,
Of the city.
am informed that Major Genera
Shafter will receive all credit for tn,
campaign. General Miles positively
stated before he left the United States
that he would not supersede Genera
Shaftcr. ! am informed to-day thai
his principal object in going to Cub,
wa to be on hand to direct the move
ment from that place to Porto Rico.
WirH SBAFrER's ARMY, July. Ill
was not daylight when the American
NoItSS hNoutuCu u hiihS VII N"untlu
Monday morning. II was n foggy
damp morning, and the mist obscure
the enemy's position. When the frs
shots were fired there was not eve,
light enough to make out Santiago.
Captain Hindeis battery sent She
after shell straight into the enemy
trenches, and the roar of the other ba,
terics chimed in rs shell and shrapnc
went flying into the enemy's line,
Twice during the morning the Gatlin
guns swept the exposed part of tn
enemy's trenches, provoking volleys |
reply from the enemy.
Whenever the Spaniards appeare
above their rife pits our shsrpshoote,
went 70 work, causing every dirt
straw hat to duck behind the banks 1
earth.
With the exception of a few dcsu
tory volleys, the ~Spaniards made no r,
ply to u FIRE. Their artillery wa
silent, although the guns APPARENT
were in position. For all signs of IL
about their artillery II might have col
sisted of dummy guns.
Two batteries opposite the left
position have been found to
nothing more than dummy gun
When our scouts inspected the
trenches, the formidable field pieces b
came logs OF wood. and not a Spanii
soldier was TO be seen.
A. the morning passed the impr,
sion grew stronger that General Tor;
the Spanish commander, had succeed
in slipping the greater part Of
army out of the beseiged city. I
only loopholc vas across the bay n
To the westward. Our lines are So
posed to cover the north. Besides, I
artillery is thought to have n compl,
range ON the mountain pass ON I
north.
At General Skaters headquart,
this afternoon, IL Is believed that NJ
tiago will surrender within TWEEN
four hours.
WILMINGTON, Del, July IA tri
probably unprecedented in the ann