The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-01

I Ecopyripht. 1875, by the Associated Press)
ON, / ARD THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS / IsPATcH BOAT DANDY, on
1uragua. Province OF Santiago decuba,
"wednesday, June % (6 p. m.), via Kings
ton. Jamsica, Thursday, June 80 III a.
m1-s'he forces of the American nrmy
are being mobllIzed as rapidly as possi-
bic in the vicinity OF Aguadores, four
miles from Santiago de Cuba. The mo-
nent the tedious task Is completed, the
attack on Spain's last ditch In eastern
Cubs. will be begun. When that Will be,
General Shaftcr himself cannot say
Z General Shafter left his ship and took
IN his quarters with General Wheeler
al the front. His appearance there gave
rise 10 the Fumor that an attack on San
tho would occur tomorrow. but the
staff officers tonight say 1t IL impossible
to gel the army in shape to strike q
blow or several days.
( About 2.OoO troops are campcd four
miles past of the besleged city. and the
remainder Of the forces stretch along
tho rad from there to Blragua ana
BaiqUHi.
a The Advance forces are in semi-cir-
clc, the left flank resting about two
lpiles from those under the command OF
i General ChaGiee, with the extreme right,
under command Of Colonel Miles, about
q. mile to the northwest.
Ret crnss PrntrctlOn.
Much amusement has been caused
among the officers by the large number
of Red Cross flugs dying from build
ings In Santiago. Seven such fiags could
be counted to-day, and II is reported
that two more were hoisted tonight
They are all flying from the largest and
most prominent buildings and our oiii-
eers say the Spanish soldiers evidently
irtcrd to thus protect every place IN
theEtty offering good mark Tor the
ARfft 7n artillery.
AFSr1 the past day or two the landing
= ices have been without Incident The
'hospie Al corps has finished It's camp
and eel vernl patients are already under
going fSreatment. There are quite few
cases q Z measles under the care or the
physist ans, hut maiorit, OF the cases
Of Biekhiess result frnm the heat and the
extremjS havlshlps the men have upder-
gone. Spnrtleulnrly in waiting for shelter
and Food during the landing on San
tiaso
IND leet lies silently and grimly walt
ing ~ the moment TO come when II shall
idnllly measure its strength with the
harsF batteries.
ti Norro', silent Guns.
An day long four American men-of-
waf ny within q mile and a half OF
lIotre'S guns, but not a shot was ex-
chahged. THE sailors on board could al
most hnJe exchanged words with the
soldiers dshore. and the fact that the
spanlards did not risk shot or two Is
taken 70 Indicate that perhaps they are
very short OF ammunition. The Iowa.
liassachusetts. Indiana and New Or
lpans could easily have been hit, as
they lay almost motioniess within easy
fange, bu. Moro might have been n
$ ic3intryl 6cnool house for all the hostile
demonstration Il made.
Word was received by Rear Admiral
eanbs0n to-day that the Spanish sup
ply bout PurissIma Concepcion, which
SScFped from jamaica recently, has ar
fiyt safely at Tunas, the port OF Sancu
sphitps, on the southern coast OF the
pr5 tfce OF Santa Clara. The naval OH
ci4 here are much chagrined at the fact
dat the steamer got away.