Evening star., 1898-06-06
FIRING ON SANTIAGO
Combined Army and Naval
Attack on Defenses,
FIVE THOUSAND MEN LANDED
Junction Effected With Gen.
Garcia's Insurgent Column.
TROOPS HAVE HEAVY SIEGE GUNS
Landing Made Under the Guns of
SIMPSONS Fleet.
TROOPS HAVE HEAVY SIEGE GUNS
EIGHT BEGAN EARLY TODAY

Dispatches from Cape Haitien to-
day rciterate the statement that a
combined attack is being made by
our army and naval forces on the de-
fenses at Santiago.
The rumor that the Spanish gun
boat Terror was sunk by a I3-inch
shell from the Oregon was both de-
MED and reaffirmed in dispatches
from Cape Haitien today
Colonel Hay has made request
OF the British government that Lieu-
tenant Carranza be expelled from
Canada on the ground that he is vio-
lating the neutrality laws
Naval officials have completed
plans for the armament OF the cruiser
Buffalo, formerly the Nictferoy,
which is expected at Norfolk in a
day or two.
The reports that troops have been
landed in force in Cuba were denied
this morning at the Navy Depart
nent
Gen. Miles has sent some sharp
reports to the War Department,
criticising the conditions OF things at
Tampa and vicinity.
The promotion of Lieut.. Hobson,
the hero OF Santiago, is being con-
sidered by the Navy Department.
The 34th Michigan Volunteers
have again been ordered to Camp
Alger.
The urgent deficiency bill, appro-
priating SI7,745,ooo for the war and
navy departments, was reported to
the Senate and passed.
The House decided to non-concur
in the Senate amendments, and to
send the war revenue bill to confer
ence. 1t was strict party vote.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendments to the bill for the pro-
lection of homestead settlers who
serve the government in the exist
ing war
In congressional circles it is not
believed that Spain will ask for peace
until the very last extremity, even if
Porto Rico and Cuba are captured.
CAPE HAYTlEN. Hayti. June G. 1:30
p-m--Adyices just received from Santiago
de Cuba say the bombardment of the port,
the fortifications and the neighboring land
ings. particularly Aguadores continues.
CAPE HAYTIEN. Hayti, June @, 1850
a.m--At o'clock this morning strong can
nonading was heard from the direction of
Aguadores- little east of Moro Castle,
which defends the eastern entrance of the
harbor Of Santiago de Cuba.
A quarter Of an hour later the noise OF
the cannonading greatly increased, the fir
ing evidently proceeding from guns of the
largest caIiber.
Five Thousand Troops Landed.
NEW YORK, June Ca special from
KingstOn.Jamaica, reports that 5000 United
States troops have landed near Punta
Cabrera, little to the west of Santiago
de Cuba, where a junction was effected
with Gen Calixto Garc,a's army of 3.o0O
insurgents. 1t is added that the landing
was effected under cover OF a fire from
Admiral SIMPSONS fleet With the troons
were several heavy siege guns.
NEW YORK, June ga special from
Cape Haitien today reports that at daylight
this morning. under cover of Admiral
SIMPSONS guns. a force of United States
troops were landed at Aguadoros, a short
distance east of Santiago harbor
Attacked Saturday Afternoon.
MADRID. June 6. s ANA dispatch 10
the impartial from Santiago de Cuba saws
that at 10 o'clock on Saturday evening
twenty American warships opened a. no,
attack on Santiago de Cuba. but that thew
were distant that their shots did no,
reach the forts.
The dispatch adds that, seeing the fulfill.