El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-07-09
SANTIAGO DOOMED.
The Bombardment of Santiago Re
sorted to Have Begun.

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sorted to Have Begun.
WASHINGTON. July 9.-Nothing has
been received here to indicate that
the plans agreed upon by Sampson and
|Shafter that the bombardment will be
begun today at Santiago will not be
noon, and it is confidently expected
that the battle will begin on time un-
less the Spanisrds surrender. By
night it is expected our troops will
have possession of the city.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-The war de-
partment received q cablegram from
Shafter at noon saying the lombard
ment had begun.
SIBoNEY. July s.-Previous inform
alton to the contrary Notwithstanding
General Pando Is not at Santiago. He
is at Manzanillo with his entire force.
The only reinforcements that have
arrived since the American army land
ed are two bodies of.1O00 men each who
went in before the city was surrounded.
The only chance the Span
iards now have to get in or
out is along the coast, and the
fleet is Watching as closely as the army
to prevent soldiers entering or leaving
the city.
WASHINGTON, July "a few min
utes past IL O'Clock today Secretary
Alger's private secretary announced
positively that the bombsrdment of
Santa go began at noon, conveying the
impression that official advices had
been received to this effect.
Later, however, when the depart
ment was asked when q copy Of the
official dispatch would be made public,
it declared that no such dispatch had
been received, although there wss no
doubt the bombardment had already
commenced.
Prominent senator who left Alger's
Office few minutes before IL o'clock,
STAGED that all arrangements had been
made to begin the bombardment at II
o'clock, and that it would take place
as scheduled.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-Although
several dispatches have been received
by the war department this morning,
up to o'clock none were made public.
A dispatch received last night shows
that Skaters army is now
in much better position than
it has been for several days past.
Under direction of the engineer corps
the roads have been greatly impro, ed.
Shafter had five days rations in his
trenches. Ordnance supplies have
also been forwarded to the front in
large quantities.
WASHINGTON, July 9.--It is learned
that Shafter has csbled that Linares
has offered to surrender under certain
conditions which the war department
will not make public at this time.
The president has directed that q re-
conditional.
NEW YORK, July 9.-The Mail and
Express in its last edition, announces
on the authority of one of Secretary
Alger's official aides that the bonn
bardment of Santiago has begun.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-Watchful
correspondents who are grabbing at
every item of news or possibility of an
item, heard an official of the war de-
partment say few minutes before
o'clock that firing at lSantisgo was in
progress and was very heavy.
LONDON, July GA rumor said to
emanate from Madrid that Sampson
has demanded evacuation under penal
ty of bombsrdment is not credited here.
This and like rumors however indi-
cate that a'panic has taken hold of Mad
rid.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-It is said
now that Gen, Shafter has extended
the armistice until noon tomorrow to
enable himself and Linares to arrange
terms for the surrender of Santiago.