Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-22
Monday. July IL.

Monday, July IL.
For two hours Monday morning Admir-
al SIMPSONS ships threw shells toward
Santiago One of them blew up church
filled with ammunition Just as General
Shafter began his land attack flag OF
truce was seen coming from the city,
which stopped the fighting. The purport
of the message is not yet known.-Gener-
al Shafter believes the Spanish troops
have taken advantage Of the truce to flee
from the city. The attack on the city
Sunday was not an attempt TO capture the
city.-General Miles arrived at Santiago
de Cuba at noon. He had a conference
with Admiral Sampson and later COM
muncated with General Shafter.-General
Shafter reports that in the action of July
1-3 at Santiago twenty-three officers and
20S men were killed, eighty officers and
l20S men were wounded, and that eighty
one men are missing.-From o'clock
Sunday afternoon until dark the Ameri-
can artillery poured a deadly fire into the
Spanish lines at Santiago The reply was
weak. indicating. as believed. that the end
of Spanish resistance is near.-General
Shafter reported that the First Illinois
regiment has reached his command.-Sen-
OF Sagasta has rendered to the queen
gent the resignation OF the Spanish cab
inet. 1t is said that he has suggested that
the military party be called to the admin
istration of the government but this does
not necessarily imply the adoption OF a
war program.-AH of Admiral Camara's
war ships now en- route to Spain
Trooper ]. D. Hackster. First United
States cavalry. wounded at Santiago. has
arrived at Savannah. Ga, and reports
that Spaniards who have been captured
after firing on Red Cross flags and on
wounded men are turned over to the Gu
bans. who behead them-Report Is made
that the Infanta Maria Teresa is the only
ship of Cervera's fleet that can be saved.
1t is denied that Spain has entered pro-
outa oft,-+ Il, tfr,t,o tn Df
Lieutenant Colwell. United States naval
attache.-Du Bose and Carranza. Span
ISL representatives, in Canada, will leave
Montreal, having been told by the Cana
dian officials to QUIT the country.
At $50 this morning. after several range
finding shot over the ridge protecting
Santiago frora the sea. the United States
cruiser Newark opened IRE into the city
with her S-inch guns.-The signal corps
officers stationed on top OF the ridge re-
ported the effect of the shots. The New
York. Brooklyn and Indiana participated
in the firing at intervals of five minutes.
The bombardment lasted for two hours.
when General Shafter reported that the
bhells We're mostly falling in the bay and
doing but little damaEe-The last shot
however. struck prominent church in
the heart of the city which was heavily
stored with powder and ammunition
causing a tremendous explosion. The ex-
tent of the damage is not yet known.
Wnen the SnlpS ceased Nrlng ana DeIOr6
General Shafter had begun a land attack
a flag of truce was seen coming from the
city. The object of this was known at
noon when the correspondent left the
front-At o'clock this afternoon the
United States auxiliary cruiser Yale with
General Nelson A. Miles. and the United
States protected cruiser Columbia ar
rived.-Rear Admiral Sampson visited
General Miles Immediately on his arrival
and then the Yale went to Siboney Gen.
oral Miles and his personal staff landing In
a pouring rain.
Tuesday. July IL.
General Miles reached the front at San
uago Tuesday morning and assumed COM
hand of our forces i'm the field He said
be could capture Santiago in three days.
he found that our hospitals and trenches
were full of water. He also found affairs
ut Siboney in a shocking condition and
ordered the town destroyed by hre.-Ohi-
cial Washington was without news during
the day. so far as the public was advised.
The only news from the front made pub